http://host69-005.meigs.lib.oh.us/files/original/49394cb354834e97afb3f40ceab953a7.pdf bc1866223d2d4795285fcb0e4a05c784 PDF Text Text ---'.lllc.tl • Wednesday, December 10, www. mydailysentinel.com . Pag~ 86 • The Daily Sentinel BY TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND Tim Couch couldn't quite finish off the Cleveland Browns' rally. However, he may have started his own comeback. Cleveland's conflicted quarterback saved the Browns trom being humiliated Monday night on national TV, replacing starter Kelly Holcomb just before halftime tmd directing two touchdown drives in the second half. However, Couch's heroics he played on a sprained knee came up just short when he was sacked on fourth down with t :51 remaining as the St. Louis · Rams held on for a 26-20 win . For Couch, though. Clevel<md's sixth loss in seven games was a personal triumph. His performance was just the latest chapter in a strange season in which the former No. I overall pick lost his job. got it back, lost it again, got hurt and was then asked to bail out the Browns in their hour of need. Hoicomb threw two interceptions in 35 seconds of the second quarter, prompting Browns coach Butch Davts to bnng m Couch, who responded by going 5-for-5 on.hts two scor- ing drives and throwing a 28yard TD pass to Quincy Morgan. "We were looking for smnebody to go itl and play effectively. and Tim ·did," said Davis, whose deci~ion to bench Couch before the season may be the single biggest reason why the Browns are 4-9. Follo'.Ving the game, Davis refused to say who his quarter~ back would be tor Sunday's game in Denver. ·-r m not going to do it in a press conference," said Davi s, who called a press conference to name Holcomb his starter following training camp. "I'm sure we ' ll have a decision to make." By not namin~ a starter, Davis may be settmg the stage for Couch to start the Browns' remaining games against the Broncos, Baltimore and Cincinnati. Those games could serve as an audition. for Couch retuming to the Browns in 2004. . It had been assumed that the live-year veteran. who is due to make $7.6 million next season and $8 million in 2005, would be released later this winter. Last week, Cmtch said he was sure he wouldn't be back if he was going to be a backup. Team president Carmen Poli<:y has said the club will not bring .back both Couch and Holcomb next year. So someone l1as got to go. and after the way Holcomb has struggled tn his first crack at betng a starter. Couch may get a chance to win back his starting job. ··obvimisly, I want to play:' Couch said. "Right now, I have no idea (if he's starting). I'm just co ming into next week like l always did: ' . After Holcomb threw hts second interception to Aeneas Williams - the first was returned for a TO - Davis decided he had seen enough and yanked Holcomb for the second straight game. With the Browns trailing 17- . 0 last week at Seattle, Davis pulled Holcomb at halftime. But Couch was only in for live plays before spraining hi s left CLEVELAND (AP) Fortunately, the Cleveland Brown s only have three games lefl. 'fhey"re running out or players. Defenstve end Courtney Brown and three other Cleveland starters sustained season-ending injuries in Monday night's loss to the St. Louis Rams. a tinal blow to the demoralized Browns who have been banged up all season. "We continue to be ravaged by injuries. which is obviously frustrating and disappomting tor all of us," coat~ Butch Davis said. "l really feel for the players:· Brown, the fanner No. I overall pick whose NFL career has been slowed by serious injuries, ruptured his right biceps tendon in tl1e second quarter Monday night. It 's the third straight season Brown has been unable to tinish because of an injury. He missed the tinal four regular-season games and the Browns' playoff game last season with a knee injury. In addition, running back ;ames Jackson tore a ligatnent in his right knee on a knee. "On Monday night, he jogged onto the fteld with 17 seconds left in the tirst half to a h~ro 's welcome from Browns fans who have been tough on Couch since 1999. But despite the benchings and the criticism. Couch insists ·he wants to stay in Cleveland. "I believe in this team," he said. run in the tirst quarter. kicker Phil Dawson broke his left arm while making a tackle and offensive. gua rd Chad WEST POINT, NY. (AP)Beasley broke his right ankle Am1y i, cnunting on Bobby in the 26-20 loss. Ross and his record of success The club also said comerto turn around college footback Lewis Sanders, who did ball \ worst team. not play aga inst St. Louis, Ross was hired to lead Amlywill be sidelined the remainon Tuesday. returnin g to footder of the season because or a ball after resigni ng as the persistent groin injury. ' Detroit Lions' coach three All five playe rs were years ago. His football experiplaced on the reserve-injured ence is vast: Ross coached the list, joining a grou p that San Diego Chargers to the already included left tackle Super Bowl in 1995 and won a Ross Verba, center Jetf Faine, national title at Georgta Tech 111 tiuht ends Aaron Shea and e . . Steve Heiden and delen51ve 1990. tackle Alvin McKinley. Army. meanwhile. is in disThe Browns (4-9) haven't arrav. It became the tirst team been able to shake ttie injury in NCAA history to tinish 0-13 bug since Verba tore a biceps after losing to Navy 34-6 on muscle in the final exhibition Saturday. The academy tired game. coach Todd Berry in October Nine · offensive starters with the team 5-35 in his four have missed a iota! of 47 seasons. John Mumford acted games because of in/·uries, as interim coach. going 0-7 and several players inc uding atier replacing Berry. quarterbacks Kelly Holcomb · Ross said his past service in (broken leg), Tim Couch the Army and his sons' military (sprained knee) tackle Bmry background - one graduated Stokes (sprained ankle) have from the Naval Academy, played hurt with injuries that from tl)e Air Force another would have normally kept Academy - made hi 111 a good them out. lit tor the job. .At AYLORTEAM otoealerships We Have the Holida Giving Spirit! . . :AND·!"(, .. "·~~~:. 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8 Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio $fo';a·t, · L• - 129,065 "''"9' ~ l.ri>ll1\ Ul!l2 Sale Price '24,986 ""•'"'' 1.!~"91 Micropowder plant holds promise of 1,300 jobs SPORTS i Couch back in the saddle. See Page 81 BY KEVIN KELLY kketty@ mydaityregister.com POINT PLEASANT Groundbreaking is expected by summer 2004 for a rubber micropowder production . plant at Apple Grove that could ultimately provide up to I ,300 jobs in the area, a .company official said Wednesday. ACI Elastomers USA is completing the acquisition of about 550 acres owned by American Electric Power as the plant's site, said i"~l@u,l 1"'''"9' F; ~"":" 144,095 l.___QJBl Sale Price '37,913 IHil~~~ ;,,~ ~ ltM!'I S22,595 Ll..2Q8. lr>C""t Sale Price 20,68,7 'f'[' <jJll UII. ">11H, 116,315 Sate Price 'B,681 ''"~ \" '"~ 6 _ S30,QQ5 1..J.Q1l .., ~ ~...~ 250 Columbus Road. Athena • 594- 5337 Save s1,526°0 .l..l.lli ,Sate Prke '20,942 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE V6, ••1oy l mJiing '18,684 2004 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER •ulo, powor ""'9hl •d U>let" ~r,, ~es, -~ ~ir, . ---- --~~ i42;·i 'so JAYLORTEAM NISSAN . MSRP 127,480" Sell 122,9540' S24,72S »--"".!' & t.r..... $24,927 $24;'6 82 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY EX VD, • 1110. 1111. 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Meigs High ners received $2 and $15 School s Family Career . respe~tively from the Corrummity Leader.; of America Merchants Association. ,.------......-~ Debbie Mohler dis· plays her prize winning raspberry bars in the Pomeroy · Merchants Association 's cookie contest . baking (Cha~ene Hoeflich) teaCher, judged the contest which ha;l more than a dozen entries. WAS $19,991 NOW $18,991 DR $309 Me. $369 Me. 1999 Oldsmobile Alero . s;.e_'t . lite ~ CO i:t~ i POMEROY - With the local flu vaccine suppl y. all but depleted. health offit:ials are switching their attention to preventing the spread of fl~. "What we fe ared would happen has happened .'' Health Commissioner Norma Torres said. "We have run out of the vaccine, and will not likely have an additional supply." Holzer Meigs Clinic has also run out of the vaccine. according to Manager Diana Jeffers. " Holzer is out of the vac- cine except for a few shots at different locations. The state is trying to get more for us. but it doe sn ·l look good at this poinr.·· According to Torres. a mobile health unit fro m the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medi ci ne is sc heduled to visit Meig s County sites in the coming weeks. and while it> supply of the vaccine is also exhausted. it may receive additional supply from the Ohio Depanment of Health . Torres said those who have not recei ved a llu shot but wish to should contact the mobile program at (800) 844- Piuse see VKdne, As members were given almost a ·month to prepare fur service expected to take them away from home for up to 18 m~:~~:~e are hometo wn boys. We alwa ys want to show the support:· said Lesl ie Stepp of Point Pleasant as she and her familv stood at the comer of Viand and Sixth streets thi s mornmg. The Stepps know two members of the companv who left today. Anthonv Toler and Jason Simms. a .. d wanted to be on hand in the pre-dawn darkness · as the convoy moved out in shifts of four from the armory. · -· · · · .. 11 tt were us gomg. tt I S important to know your town is behind you:· Stepp added. Marshall Bonecutter . of return. Point Pleasant. across the Yellow ribbons, posters. street waving an American banners , signs and any means · flag as the convoy turned onto of expression were employed Sixth Street. has a brother-into demonstrate local support law. Ronnie Pike, among the for the more than 170 mem- troops headed for Fort Dix. bers of the company who "We had prayer for them in traveled today to Fon Dix. church:· Bonecutter said. N.J., for pre-deployment "You look for the good in this training. because the)' are out doing the The company was called to actLve duty on Nov. 14 and its Please - co...rd, AS WINNER OT THE POMEROY MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION COOKIE BAKING CONTEST 2004 Civic LX lease $199 mo. + lx w/approved credtl AHFC. 2004 CiviC VP lease $180 mo. + tx w/ approved crodil AHFC. 1.9% lor 36 mo., 2.9% lor 48 mo., .3.9% tor 60 moon 2000 and Green, slaiKIB!d. caravan Sport Lo'ITERIES West Vu:-ginia l" in;r. & lrt~l" - 1998 Honda CRV 2001 Dodae Neon S£' 2~ CI>')'Mt ~!lld 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AWD vo Aulomal ic, pow£>r window~. power lock~. power m 1 rrm~ . cruise. tilt, air, 6 dis_ c in da~h CD playef, alloy wheel~ I I 2002 Dodge Grand Low: Detallt on PatiO A2 · $180!~ 2004 DODGE CARAVAN SXT Sale Price '24,97J breed@l)1ydailysentinel.com POINT PLEASANT _ In the gathering light of day. members of the 3664th Maintenance Company of the West Virginia National Guard bid farewell to their families . entered military vehicle> packed with equipment. and left their homes in the tricounty area for service in Operation Iraqi !'reedom. As they traveled south from the armory on W.Va. Route 62 into Point Pleasant. and on to Ripley and l-77, friends . neighbors and maybe a lot of people they didn "t know lined the streets of Point Pleasant and the road out of Maso n County to wish them a safe [ fiJI'" l._2jJi BY BRIAN J. REED kkelly@ mydaityregister.com t..2.ill '>a.T~, ~ I!'L•r•• "'ul.rrh ... ,nl1111l•"n' Local flu vaccine depleted BY KEVIN KELLY . $24,145 ..,..... \\"" Guard departs for Iraqi operation training INSIDE Cloud·y, HI: 30s, 2004 DODGE NEON SXT . 1 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA Please see Plant. A5 · • ExceSl?ive weight didn't cause cargo ship to tip over. See Page A7 • Meigs County Girl Scout Diary.See Page A6 • Community Calendar. See Page A3 late Price '21,580 M•"· i<, 6 ' 1'1 2003 NISSAN XTERRA SE 414 Pleasant Rotary Club. He will address the county commission today :}t 4 p.m. Similar presentations by Smith are slated for Cabell , Kanawha and Putnam counties. Srnith provided the "meat and bones" on information and discussion held with the development authority over the past year, said authority member Bryan Stepp. ACI Elastomers USA. when completed, will produce micropowder from used l•rw ""' ~ - V6 '"' m.m ..... . late Price '28,746 2004 JEEP WRANGLER X lrtp Cameron Smith, vice president of business development for London-based ACI Cotp. Ltd. "We are so excited about the progress we are making," Smllh said. "The economic development this will generate · and the stimulation of business will be terrific." Smith is in Mason County this week updating officials and citizens on the plant's progress. He met with the county's development authority Tuesday, and spoke Wednesday to the Point 2004 JEEP LIBERn 4X4 ll.QZ2 b Rrl>ltn ~"9' ~ lltboifl -. Oo!lt.rR.t>ll -·~ 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE . IIIli(~!)\\ . Ili( I \IBII{ tt .:.! oo : ~ ,) ol ' l :\I'S• \ui. ,) J . '\u .-,; 2004 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB di 4X4 low P<l< l.. o..-1 DODGE lAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 Sl T. Ht'""· low llol<i..><Jt. S 1XJ140J I 1 0 ' play Sunday, ·Bt lriiM~r. CO:O:J•i>t•l ,.. Levi Jones, hoping to WEATHER CAB 4X4 .. ' 90 Days till st pa~ments unds Dec. 31st wJapproved cred tL X·Box or DVD player w/purc!lase of new ot u5ed vshtcle Dec. 1Olh · 14th on I~ Prior sales a~c l uded . 90·Day 1111 st Payment leases excluded QUAD. .- l Plus $' 1""9~'339 . . .... BGSU, Northwestern prepare for Motor City Bowl, Bt . Page AS , • Barbara Reeves Sale December 11, 12, 13, & 14 -0 nly! .· 2004 NISSAN AlTIMA 2.5 S . .. ' OBITUARIES And Your Choice of X-Box or DVD Player with Purchase During our Holiday Sale! .. . . 2003 Ross to coach Army football Couch steps back Browns lose into Browns' future four starters .. ., . Saturday the homemade wooden toys on display at the Farmers Bank will be judged. Entries will continue to be accepted until noon when the judging gets underway. On Dec. 20 the candy making contest will be staged at Peoples bank. Entries are to be brought to the bank between 9 a.m. and noon 'at which time thejudging wiU begin. Ftve pieces of candy are to be placed on a paper plate for the judging. A card with the name, address and telephone number along with a copy of the recipe .are to be subrrutted with the entry. Prizes in those contests will also be a $50 savings bond from the bank hosting the contest for first, $25 for second place and $15 for third place provided by the Merchants Association. Raspberry Bars 2 112 cup all-purpose Dour I cup margarine l cup sugar I egg l cup cho"pped pecans for walnuts l tO--ounce jar raspberry preserves Combine nour, marl!arine, sugar, egg and ~uts m a mixer bowl. Beat at low speed until crumbly. Reserve I 1/2 cups mixture. Press remaming mixture into greased 9xl3 inch baking pan. Spread p~­ serves to within 1/2 Inch of edge. Top with reserved crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Yield: 24 bars. . . .. �... .., ....................... , . .. ~·- .. Page A2 OHIO The Daily Sentinel Thursday, December 11, Friday, Dec. 12 POMEROY - In a quick and dec isive move, Pomeroy Ma yor Victor Young Ill sought and recetved village immediate · counci l's approval to hire a contractor to demolish a vacant house at 209 Butternut Avenue l Dayton 18"/30" . making it !he second house • demolished within a week in the village. Early Tue sday morning, Jeffers Excavation demolished the dilapidated house at 209 Butternut Avenue and there are plans to take down a two-story house located ·c 2003 AccuWeather. Inc. nearby at 204 Butternut Avenue in the very near future. ") ~~ ~~ ~~"' "' • '<:-.,__ ~"' ~ti>- (i_~Village Council has long Sunn ~ ?l Cloudy' Cloudy Showers T-storms Ram Flurries Snow Ice viewed these vacant houses as health hazards. Police Chief Mark Proffitt sought out the owners of the property at 209 earlier this month. On his own initiative. he traveled · several hours to BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS a 40 percent chance of snow Mount Vernon to convince While watching the house located at 209 Butternut slowly fall Today... Mostly cloudy and and sleet. Lows around 29. the owners to transfer owncooler. Highs in the upper Sunday ... Cloudy with a 40 ership of their property to to pieces Tuesday morni11g, Pomeroy Police Chief Mark Proffitt. Bob Jeffers. owner of Jeffers Excavation, and Mayor Victor 30s. pcrcelll chance of rain and the village. Young Ill make plans to remove another house at 204 Butternut clear. sleet. Highs around 38. Topight ... Mostly "Once they knew how located nearby. (J. Miles Layton) · Lows in the lower 20s. Sunday night... Partly cloudy important this was to the vii· Friday... Mostly clear. Highs with a 30 percent chance of !age and what would be quickly took action Monday ing a foundation made of in the mid 30s. snow. Lows around 26. done, they gave us the prop- evening by calling council stone bricks cut from a local Friday night... Partly cloudy. Monday .. .Partly cloudy. erty," Proffitt said . members to get permission quarry come tumbling down, Lows around 23 . Highs around 46. Young said the property at to remove the hou se. Jeffers he was looking ahead up the Saturday...Partly cloudy Monday night...Partly 209 Butternut is worth only Excavation was familiar with street to the next demolition then mostly cloudy with a cloudy. Lows around 33. a few hundred dollars. The the site and knew what to do. project the village has chance of rain ... Sleet and Tuesday ... Partly cloudy. village will be responsible "It didn't take much. We planned a dilapida.te.d snow in the afternoon. Highs Highs arotlnd 50. .. for any back taxes remaining took it down quick," said Bob two-story structure at 204 around 34. Chance of precipi· Tuesday night...Mostly on the property which Young Jeffers, owner of Jeffers Butternut. The village tation 30 percent. doudy with a 30 percent chance estimates to be minimal. Excavation. acquired ownership of the Saturday night... .cloudy with of rain. Lows around 40. When the deed was transWhile Jeffers was watch- house in much the same way ferred to the village. Young . . . · · ... •.••··• Cloudy and Cooler Court News A DAY ON WALL STREET Dec. 10, 2003 Dow Jones 10,000 ~· ;_ ' ·:-:·~., Cases heard in Meigs County Court 9,500 ' 9,000 .· 1M '' 9,921.86 Pet. change from previous: ·0.02 OCT SEP NOV High Low 9,958.38 9,882 .38 8 ,500 DEC Record high: 11 ,722.98 Jan. 14. 2000 Dec. 10, 2003 2.000 Nasdag 1,800 1,BOO t ,904.65 Pet. cl'\ana• from pr.vlou1: ·0.19 OCT SEP NOV 1;400 DEC High Low Record high: 5,048.62 1,916.00 1,887.46 March 1O, 2000 Dec. t 0, 2003 u oo Standard& 500 Poor's . . , ,060 1,000 m!~Ri!ll '"'~~~~- SEP t ,059.05 • Pet. chaniJB • from prevloue: -0.11 OCT NOV High Low 1,063.02 1,053.41 950 DEC Racord lllgh: 1,527.46 March 24, 200Q AP Local Stocks Acl - 29.73 AEP-27.95 Garnett - 86.52 General EJectric - 29.n RD Shell- 47.50 RCJd<oMJII - 34.44 Akzo - 34.80 Ashland Ire.- 41 .00 BBT - 38.Q1 GKNLY - 4.90 HaJ1ey Davidson- 46.33 Kma'rt - 25.91 Sears- 46.00 SBC-24.61 BU-13.25 KI"JE'r - 6ob Evans - 30 719 Bo!g'Narner - 79.78 CH)' Holclng- 35.59 Cham;>ion- 4 40 Charm"9 StJops- 5.32 Col - 26.89 OUFI>nt- 43.95 DG - 19.40 FEderaiMogJI-.27 ltd. - 17.34 AT&T -19.88 USB-27.78 17.37 NSC - 22.70 Oak HillFinarcieJ - 30.42 . 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Aeiker, Racine, reckless olleration, $100 and costs, seatbelt, $30 and costs; Christian F. Arthur, Poca, W.Va., speeding, $30 and costs; Shawn E. Baker, Athens. passing bad checks, costs only; Vickie L. Bias, Portland. $30 and costs; Jeremy L. Bickles, Pomeroy, driving in marked lanes, $20 and costs; Tara M. Block, Pomeroy, no operators license, $50 and costs, seat· belt, $30 and costs; Amanda Brotherton, Cottageville , W.Va., speeding, $30 and costs, seatbelt, $30 and costs; Gar y R. Bryan, Bottom, W.Va., permit violation, $20 and costs; Jeffrey L. Buck, Belpre, failure to register, $20 and costs; Sarah Caruthers, Pomeroy, speeding, $20 and costs: Billy J. Casey, Henlawson, W.Va., speeding, · $30 and costs ; Barry E. Clark, Norfolk, Va. , speeding, $30 and costs; Genesis S. Coli, Lancaster, seatbelt, $30 ·and costs; Jean M. Collins, Pomeroy, speeding, $30 and costs; Preston Cook, Syracuse, disorderly conduct, costs only; M. Cooper, David Wapakoneta, speedirg. $30 and costs; Gary L. Cooper, Portland, seatbelt. $30 and co sts ; Jeffrey A. . Cox, Middleport, speeding, $30 and costs; Craig L. Cundiff, Rutland, driving under suspension/revocation, $200 and costs, display plates/valid sticker, $25 and .costs; Candy M. Dailey, Long Bottom, speeding, $30 and costs; Kelly J. Daniels, Middleport. disorderly conduct. $50 and costs; Scott R. Dewees, overload, $310 and 26 Weeks 52 Weeks . · . . '50.05 . ' t00.10 . .. '200.20 PROUD TO BE APART OF YOUR LIFE. The Daily Sentinel Subscribe today • 992-2155 www.mydailysentinel.com . . ' .._,....... . costs: Donald M. Diehl, Reynoldsburg, use/posession of drug paraphenalia, $50 and costs; Gary R. Dill, Long Bottom, $20 and costs; Adam C. Doczi, Middleporl, spotlighting (deer) $50 and costs, seatbelt-passenger, $20 and costs; Jesse A. Dubbs, Shade, drug abuse, $50 and costs; Scott J. Duckworth, Powell, costs only; Marcilla Duff, Ypsilanti, Mich., speeding, $50 an<! costs; Fernado,. Linthotage, Athens, speeding, $50 and costs; Jell M. Fricker, Chester, speeding, $30 and costs; Barbara S. Fry, Pomeroy, $30 and costs; Matthew P. Gibbs, Albany, speeding, $30 and costs; James E. Gilkey, Cheshire, seatbelt, $30 and costs, driving under suspension/revocation, $200 and costs. that it did with the other two houses already tom down. Young said the house had been vacant for a number of years and was in danger of falling in. Jeffers said that as soon as he can fi gure out how his men can safely take the house down, it will be done. The house sits close to the street and just a few feet from the house next door. Kim Meadow s has li ved next door to the old house for the past three years and can't wait for the village to tear it down. The second floor of the house ·has collapsed · into the first t1oor which is riddled with graffi;j , loose boards and exposed rusty nails. Rats and snakes live in dilapidated structure. "In the past year, I have killed 17 snakes. So yes, I will be glad when they take that house down," said Meadows who has three children . "I think it will help the neighborhood because it will be much safer with these houses down . Chief Proffitt and the mayor need to be commended big time for this." According to Pomeroy clerk-treasurer Kathy Hysell , there are between I0 to 12 abandoned and/or burned out houses in the village. It cost $3,000 to remove the h!,)use at 209 Butternut Avenue and will cost another $4.000 to remove the house at 204 Butternut Avenue. "Cleaning ,up these eyesores is going to be good for the village and make it a safer place to live," said Young. Man pleads guilty in attempt to set house fire CANTON (AP) - A man pleaded guilty to trying to set a house on tire, leaving his estranged wife, her male companion and three children asleep inside. The fire didn't spread far and those inside escaped unharmed. Gary W. Rockwell pleaded guilty to aggravated arson, aggravated burglary and five counts of attempted murder Wednesday rather than risk a trial and a potential prison term of up to 70 years. Stark County Common Pleas Judge Lee Sinclair imposed the 20year sentence that prosecutors recommended. Rockwell, 40, of Sebring, told police he was drunk at the time and regretted what he had done. He led police to the two empty lighter fluid containers he had thrown from his car on his way back home Sept. 30. Rockwell told Alliance police he had second thoughts shan' ly after setting the fire. Ohio Briefs Public meetings Monday, Dec:. 15 RACINE- Racine Villa¥e Council wi ll meet 111 recessed session in Council chambers at the municipal building. Clubs and Organizations "Thursday, Dec:. ll POMEROY Rodders 2000 Car meet at 6:30 Wendy 's. Anyone in membership is attend. The Club will p.m. at interested invited to TUPPERS PLAINS VFW 9053 will meet at the Tuppers Plains hall at the 7 p.m. A dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 MIDDLEPORT The Widow s Fellow ship will have a Christmas luncheon at the Golden Coral at noon. Members are to take a $1 exchange gift. Let your caller know if you intend to attend. .. -· ......... ' BY J. MILES lAYTON j layton@ mydailysentinel. com "= ~ CHESTER Shade Ri ver Lodge 7:30 p.m. at the hall . New officers to be installed. Monday, Dec. 15 HARRISONVILLE The Harri sonville Senior Citizens will meet at II a.m. A potuck dinner will be served, blood pressures will be taken, and all seniors are invited to attend. Saturday, Dec. 13 MIDDLEPORT .Annual inspecti on of Boswonh Council will be held at the Middlepon Masonic Temple followin g a 5 p.m. dinner. Reservation s for the dinner are to be made with Dan Arnold, 992-5963 by Dec. 6. POMEROY Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter. DAR, Christmas luncheon I p.m. at the Meigs Mu seum . Hal Kneen to provide a program of holiday music. Social Events Saturday, Dec. 13 RACINE - Santa Clau s will be coming to the town of Raci ne I p.m. at the Rac ine Fi re Department building. Parents can have ~h e ir children's pictures taken with Santa . Each child will receive a treat. Cookies. hot chocolate and coffee will be served. The event is sponsored by businesses and organi za ti ons. For more information conytct Kathryn Hart, 949-2656/ · EAST MEIGS - A holidar concert will be presented at 7 p.m. at Eastern Hi gh School. There will be performance s by the concert choir, th.e handbell choir, and the concert band. Church events ,. Saturday, Dec. 20 . RUTLAND The Rutland Free Will Bapti st Church will be presenting a Christmas play. "Three Nail s," the story of the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, 7 p.m. at the church. Pastor Jamie Fortner invites the public to attend . Local Folks Council 462 , Royal Order of CHESTER - Roger Gaul, Scotland , Dwight Warehime Gr.and Master of The Grand Mark Lodge 3, 32nd Degree Council of the Royal and Masons Valley of Cambridge, Select Masons of Ohio, and Holy Royal Arch Knight his wife, Paula, were honored Templar Priests Galilean at a recent reception held at Tabern.acle No. XXIII and the Ramada Inn in Ohio River Valley Council Nelsonville. 194 Allied Masonic Degrees. Nearly 300 members and Among the honored guests guests from across Ohio, were Steven Krekus, Grand Kentucky and West Virginia Master of Masons in Ohio attended the dinner and recepand Carol; Steven Duncan, tion to honor Gaul in his new Grand High Priest of Royal position that leads the Ohio Arch Masons in Ohio and Grand Council comprised of Toni; Roy Ritter, Grand approximately 15,000 Royal Commander of the Grand and Select Masons. Commandery of Ohio and He was elected and Alice; Ed Howard, Prior of installed as grand master at Ohio Priory 419 Knights of the Grand Council session the York Cross of Honor and held at the Holiday Inn East Donna; and Randy Williams , in Columbus in October. Deputy Representative for During his 40-year tenure in the Masonic lodge, Gaul has Roger Gaul of Chester was Ohio, 32nd Degree Masons. The master of ceremonies at the served as master of Shade elected and installed Grand River Lodge 453 , high priest Master of the Grand Council of reception was Jeffery Humble, of Pomeroy Chapter 80, the Royal and Select Masons Inspector of the 6th Arch, Royal Master of Boswonh Council of Ohio this 'tall. He is pictured and Select Masons of Ohio. · 46, and past worthy patron of with his wife, Paula. Knights 1emplar in full uniform from the Fourth Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order Valley York Rite College 196 Division formed the honor of the Eastern Star. .In addition, he is a member and received the Order of the guard and presented ihe flag . of Ohio Priory 18 Knight · Purple Cross in Indianapolis, The flag lecture, leading the York Cross of Honor and Ind. in August. Pledge of Allegiance and the He is also member of the invocation was done by received the Knight York Grand Cross of Honor earlier Red Cross of Constantine Grand Chaplain of The Royal this year. Gaul has also Lafayette Conclave, Knights and Select Masons of Ohio. served as governor of Ohio Mason of Ireland Kilwinnin Dan Arnold of Pomeroy. Thursday, December u, 2003 Too many TVs spoil the meal fot annoyed restaurant patron: DEAR ABBY: Wh at do you th ink of restaurants that have televisions in eve ry room while you're try ing to eat dinner with your famil y" They make me crazy ' I can 't stand them. ] consider dinnertime to be a special opportuni ty for famil y members to share a nutritious meal while conversing about the ·events of everyo ne's day. We don't · answer the pho ne or the doorbell , nor do we watch TV, so that we can concentrate on hearing about school and work . Because during the rest of the day family members eat at different times and rush about, dinnertime is sacred . Occasionally we dine out at dI·t·t·erent restaurants sq .that I can have a break from cooking and doing di shes. Lately they all seem to have TV s in every rool)1, and instead of talking, everyone stares at the TV like hypnotized zombies. If a b11seball or footb all game is on, everything else is ignored. Thi s defe ats the purpose of having dinner out together. Can anything be done to get the TVs removed from the dining areas in restaurants? Shouldn ' t there be a choice as to whether you eat in a room with a television or not? Restaurants used to have small TV sets in the bar area.. but not in the dining room . I hate to give up eating out. but I' m about ready to. Any ·· Dear Abby other suggestions? - TVLESS MOM, SOUTH MIAMI, FLA . DEAR MOM : You have my sympathy, but the restaurants are only obeying the laws of supply and demand. They are providing televi sed acce ss to the games because their customers are demanding it. If the restaurateurs f h ·k1 · b · re use, t ey ns USI· ness because theirosmg customers wil! · watch the event el sewhere. 1 agree that the "traditiona!" family dinner is impor· tant. Not only does it draw families closer. it also fosters communi cations skill s. 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DEAR ABBY: I' m .conce rned about a frien<J I' ll call Edith. De spite the fact that her hus band cied 1e1 era! years ago. she L'O nll nues to wear her engagement a nd wedding rin gs . b that in poor taste or what'! When I pointed this out to Edith. she simply 1aid it wa' her bu sineS'. What do vou say. Abby'! ED!Tk S FRIEND I".,,· DES .'., 10\NES DEAR FRI E1\D : I agree with Edi th . A 11 1d o 11 m''~ wear her wedd ing ring' a' long as she wi,he,. When she is ready to date again . the rings can be switched to her ri ght· hand. inw rporatcd intti another pi ece of JC" el n. •11 simpl y put away. . P.S. If yo u are real !) Edith 's fri end. wh1 are )'ou labeling and cnuci1in g l1er'! She is hurt ing no one. Proud to be aparl of your life. Radiant {olor and Brilliant "ighlights - 2ND ST. PageA3 BY THE BEND The Daily Sentinel 2003 Second house comes tumbling down in Pomeroy; Jeffers Excavation eyes another house on Butternut Ohio weather ~· Old Fashioned.Curio Reg. l839 Reg. $849 sa/.! '1679 $aJ.!SfJ79 Store Hours: t::so-5:00 Mon- Sat Reg. S1129 sa/.! SS99 ' • OH -991-3671 MASON, WV ( - • --:--- .. .. . .. ... .- .. ---... • • • �OPINION The Daily Sentinel The Daily Sentinel 111 Court Street • Pomeroy, Ohio (740) 992·2156 • FAX (740) 992·2157 www.mydallysentlnel.com Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Diane K. Hill Controller-Interim Publisher Charlene Hoeflich General Manager-News Editor VIEW NATIONAL Release if deminees News Chief, Winter Haven, Fla. , on the release of detainee> in Cuantanamo: , The Bush administration is finally beginning to resolve the fa te of the prisoners held in legal limbo at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It is overdue. Published accounts say . that more than 100 - one account says 140 - will be released in December and January to their home countries .... The administration has insisted that neither U.S. laws nor imernational treaties, such as those governing prisoners of war, apply to the detainees, and it has asserted its right to hold them indefinitely and largely incommunicado. That assertion has outraged world opinion and badly dam· aged the United States' reputation as an upholder of the rule of Jaw and a champion of due process. Many of the prisoners, most of them captured in Afghanistan, have been in custody since January 2002 ... The Supreme Court just recently agreed to hear an appeal 011 behalf of 16 of the· detainees- two Britons, two Australians and 12 Kuwaitis- seeking the right to challenge their imprisonment in U.S. courts. If the court finds for the detainees, the administration will lose its rationale for running Guantanamo as it does. Pagei\4 Thursday, December' 11, 2003 ' ' since the 1960s. Unless trends change, Frist said, "one in three Americans txim in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime" and the rate will be one Morton in two for African-Americans Kondracke and Hispanics. People suffering from diabetes cwi go blind, experience kidney fai lure and lose limbs because of poor circulation. Congress should do what it can A 2001 surgeon general's to encourage -- or require .. report estimated that the annu· them to help tight obesity. a] cost of treating obesity-relatA.t the moment. as George ed illnesses -- heart disease, Washington University law high blood pressure and diaprofessor John Banzhaf has betes -- is $ 11 7 billion a year. pointed out. the threat of JawSo it behooves the governsuits has caused McDonald's, ment to do something about the among other chains, to provide crisis. The Food and Drug some nutritional information to Administration announced this customers and to offer more summer that it will require non-fattening foods in its food labels to list trans fatty acids and Commissioner Mark .restauran I s. Backers of the "Personal McClellan has announced a Responsibility" bill (incl uding study of other measures the the National Restaurant FDA might take. Associati on and its front group. The FDA probably needs The Center for Consumer legislation from Congress to Freedom) maintain that people require that fast food restau· know what they're getting into mnts list the calorie and fat conwhen they order a Big Mac, a tent of their fare on their menus super-sized order of fries and · or at the orderi ng counter. chocolate sundae. There's probably no way to Well. they do. But fatness is legislate this, but federal offinot just an individual problem. cial s surel y could encourage As Frist said, it's a national private insurance companies to problem that's getting worse charge a higher premium tor every year. people who are overweight "Sixty percent of Americans than they do for those who today,are overweight," he said. aren~t .. much as they do for "There are 300,000 deaths a smokers. year that can be di rectl y attribAnd, they could cheer on air· uted to fat." he added. And the lines when they coinemplate percentage of children who are charging double fares to pasoverwei ght has quadrupled sengers who are too obese to fit Barbara Reeves into · a single seat. Southwest Airlines considered such a step, but backed down under public pressure. Other steps Congress could take include giving states an incentive to restore physical education programs to their schools and institute other antiobesity programs such as the "weight report cards" instituted in Arkansas and the ban, on soda machines being considered in Maine. Fiscal crises have forced some school di stricts to install vending machines containing snacks and sodas as moneyraising devices. The federal government ought to subsidi ze banning them. The bill that Prist recommended, the Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act (IMPACT), does authorize the government t~ examine whether food aid programs for the poor, including school lunches, contribute to health or obesity. It also adds obesity as a pri· ority condition to be addressed in federal training programs for health professionals, but mainly it creates a fund for local demonstration projects and an evaluation system to see what wot·ks. That's all to the good. But a real attack on obesity requires making people pay -- both those who serve up fatty foods and those who consume them to excess. (Mono11 Kondracke is executive edirvr of Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill.) r INCINIW{rl f'o>l'. AIDS help ITS BEEN A 600D YEAR. ~~· 12127 C 2003 by NEA, Inc. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR . Letters to the editor are welcome. They should be less than 300 words. All/etters are subject to editing and must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsign'ed le.tters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personaliJies. The opinions expressed in the column below are the consensus of the Ohio Valley Publishing Co.'s editorial board, unless otherwise noted. , J. REED breed@ mydailysentinel.com and to use the pens " Proffitt said. "While the pen will sometimes cause a legiti· mate bill to turn dark , it's still a reliable way to identi· fy the counterfeit bills." Proffitt said the bill s received at the two local stores were convincing counterfeit s. "When the cqunterfeit bi lls were received, I contacted the Secret Service. and they explai ned there are three characteri stics which identify leg itimate curren cy;· Proffitt said. "There 's a strip on the left side of the bill that's revealed when the bill is . held up to the light. Inside the bi lL th ere's a watermark of the face on the bill. and there are red and blue fibers woven into the paper." Proffitt said he wi ll meet with merchants and cashiers to help them identify coun· terfeit currency, and in the meantime. urged local stores to. contin ue checking bills with the special pens. Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift said he has not been notified of any coun· terfeit currenc y in the vii· Iage. POMER t ' Y - At least two local merchants have received counterfeit- currcn· cy, and local police are urg· ing merchant> anti con· sumers to he cautiow,. Pomeroy Poli ce Chief Mark Proffitt said a counterfeit $50 was recen.ll y received by Powell 's Super· Valu. and a fake $ 10 bill by Dollar General Store. According 10 Proffitt . local merchants have been urged to use a specia l pen designed to identify cou nterfei t currency. Using a special ink formula. the pens cause counterfei t bill s to turn dark. and while they can also, occasionall y, cause a leg itimate bi ll to t.urn dark. also. they are a good first measure against counterfeit currencv. Proffitt said. ProiTi·u said a bill which turns dark can also can serve as probable cause reason enough to hold the customer who pas.,es the bill and contact Jaw enforcement. "I've strongly urged local merchants to be on the look out for counterfeit currency, Celebrllfing special doys with you! Sunday Times-Sentinel 74Q-992-2155 Vaccine 2654 to check on the suppl y and on the sched ule of local visits. Torre s 5aid the health department has not received confirmation from the Ohio Depanment of Health of any · flu cases in the county. "We've see n a lot of people who say they' re ex periencing flu symptoms and who are on their way to their doctor," · l'orres said . "I' ve said for a couple of years that we could expect a drift or shift in the nature of the organism that causes flu , and it' s a shift for which we don 't yet have a vaccine and probably won't have until the next flu season," Torres said. 'Z003 HIV Carroll County Times, Westminster. Md., on the conrinuing threat of AIDS: Advances in medicine have cut into the deadly nature of , AIDS and people with HIV, but those advances are part of the reason why more education is necessary. Experts say that new HIV cases continue to increase. And a majority of the new cases are coming from a younger segment of the population. Part of the reason, they say, is because youngsters see cases of superstars who have developed AIDS living longer, more productive lives, and they begin to think that the disease isn't the killer it once was. They are wrong .... That is scarier for people if they are not in monogamous relationships. Trouble 'is, you probably won't know if your date is HIV positive unless he or she tells you, and there is a good chance that your partner may not even know. The state and nation have made considerable progress in the fight against HIV and AIDS . But the battle is far from over. POMEROY Barbara Jane Reeves, 70, Pomeroy, died Monday, Dec. 8, 2003 at Hol ze r Medical Center in Gallipolis. She was born March 30, 1933 in Sciotovi ll e, daughter of the late Lunda and Lora Owsley Chandler. She was a homemaker and supervisor for the R.G . Barry Corp. Surviving are her husband, Charles "B ill '' Reeves; a son. Randy Reeves of Pomeroy; and a dau ghter. Kati e McKnight Reeves of Florida. Four ~randchlldren: Shane McKmght, Amy Rivera, Bradley Reeves and Candi Reeves: seve n grandchildren: and a sister. Bonnie Criner of Sunbury, also survive. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother. Bill Chandler. and a sister, Jean Mingu s. · Services wi ll be held at 2 p.m . on Friday, Dec. 12, 2003 at White Funeral Home in Coolville with Janice Kuhn officiating. Friends may call from 12 noon until the time of service at the funeral home . from Page A1 01AHlER· <!J ThE Counterfeit bills identified BY BRIAN Could a tax .on fat and sugar fight obesity? The Senate's majority leader and top doctor calls obesity a "growing epidemic," "a major national health crisis" and "a plague." But what is Congress doing about it'1 Not much. In a floor speech Nov. 2 1, Mal·only Leader/heart Sllrgeon Bil Frist, R-lenn., called on senators to support a $60 mil lion bill funding demonstration projects in health and litness education, but Congress is nowhere near doing what it ought to: tax fat and sugar. A hefty tax based on the fat and sugar content of fooils would discoumge consumption. provide revenue for education programs (including physical education in schools) apd recover some of the billions that obesity-related illnesses cost the government in Medicare and Medicaid outlays. Taxing fat and sugar in fast foods and snacks is a far better way to tight obesity than allowing trial lawyers to get rich suing McDonald's, Wendy's and Burger King. The government can make far better use of the money than lawyers. Having made billions suing tobacco and asbestos companies, trial lawyers have set their sights on fast food chains -leading House Republicans to promote legislation to bar them from doing so. There is a good case for eventually passing the socalled Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, but before protecting the merchants of fat from lawsuits, Obituaries avoid sharing cups and other drinking containers durin g the flu season," Torres said, "and always a good idea to avoid unventilated areas where there are a lot of people who may be ill." According to Torres, even the common challis used in some church communion services can spread 11 u and other illnesses. Several cases of strep throat and eve n whooping co ugh, particularly among infa nts, have been reported in the area, Torres said, but the symptoms are not to be confused with those of flu. "When you have the flu , the most significant symptoms are aches lind pains," Torres said. "If it's flu you have, your head will ache, your JOints will ache like arthritiS - it will even hurt to comb your hair." "I th ink we're seeing that shift this tlu season.'' Accordin g to Torres. the immunization administered each year targets the three most deadly flu >trains from the previous season. " If something new comes up in 1he mea mime. we can only assume that the vacci ne will give immunity to tlu in ge neral ," Ti)rres said , "but specifically there's no guar· an tee that an y particular type of flu that arises can be prevented, becau se the vacci11e is made in the summer time." So without a vaccine. what can be done to prevent flu illness thi s season') According to Torres, frequent hand washing with an anti -bacterial hand soap and using a tissue when sneez ing and coughing are a good place to start. " It's also very important to Alliance Zone .. Those rel ation ships can lead to the creation of new products, Smith said. · from PageA1 . "Those uses are why bein¥, here is very important to us,· tires shipped into the plant by he said. "My key role is in . rail and on the Ohio Ri ver. fosterin g and building part· Di scarded tires will be nerships within the polymer . obtained from various zone.'' sources, including sites in the . ACI. whose chairman and area. . chief executive officer is The raw material will come Patrick Adair. is investigating into ihe plant, be subjected to opportunities for ex pansion a process separating the ele- of the micropowder business ments of the tires, produce worldwide, and added that powder and ship thj: product the Apple Grove plant is a to customers, again mostly major step in increasing prorelying on the river and rail duction to meet demand . service. The firm is building a plant Micropowder from rubber similar to · the one planned is used in a variety of prod- locally iQ southeast Asia, ucts . including conveyer with another fac ility in the belts, auto engine belts and works for the Middle East. car bumpers, Smith said. "The company continues to "This process is well·estab- evolve the form of business;·· lished and has been proven Smith said. " We are a global over a 10-year period by mul- company identifying the hubs tiple independent reviews,'' of business opportunity in the Smith said. "Our process is U.S. and the world." effective in separating the In his presentation to the components of the tire into its Rotary, Smith £hawed a parts with no wa&te." design of the plant· where the Smith also stressed that the product will be made. a fourproduct and what it goes into story structu re with several ts recyclable . buildings. The support ACI Elastomers USA i,s process will be enclosed interested in West Virginia within the main plant, Smith and Mason County not only said. due to the location, but also Throu~hout his presentain forging potential partner- tion, Sm1th stressed that ACI ships with other plastics man- Elastomers USA is environufacturers in the Ohio Valley mentall y-frie ndly and will grouped under the Polymer not produce any byproducts. Plant .· America's poster man-child The story of a god's fall from tist office visits for whitening who outfit their offices with grace is as ancient as language, more than tripled. foosball tables and still dress as and recent headlines make clear The irony, of course, for if they're hanging out at the stuit has lost none of its populist Michael Jackson is that for all dent union. appeal. Television is 1oday's his extraord inary efforts to Have you ever read Lois campfire, the place we gather to remain ·a child, Jackson has Lowry's book, "The Giver" listen to and feed our fascinaJoan ended up, at age 45, looking (Bantam Doubleday Dell, tion with the crimes and humilRyan like an old woman. His police 2002)? It's about a futuristic iations of those whose lives mug shot resembles a matron society in which one citizen once seemed dusted with gold. whose facelifts have stretched carries the painful memories But their descent -- .and the her skin to the breaking point, for the whole population. In lavish attention we pay to it ·and no.,.., her lipsticked mouth some ways, I think, our tells us as much about our- molestation. Jackson is still an is too wide, her eyebrows too absolute fascination with selves as about these fallen emblem. however extreme and high and her poor nose has Michael Jackson -- which, I idols. perverse, of a society stuck in been whittled to the size and would argue; is only partly In the recent parade of Neverland. shape of a Nestle's chocolate about the accusations of child ignominy, from Wall Street's Looking old has become chip. molestation -- is something masters of the uni verse to abnormal. It is considered a Instead of Peter Pan in like that. He is like a totem that Martha Stewart.. Rush character defect, a sign of lazi- Neve rland, Jackson has emblemizes the outrageous Limbaugh and Kobe Bryant, ness. negligence. even sloven- become Gloria Swanson in extremes of our own flaws and Michael Jackson's story stands liness, like not showering. You, "Sunset Boulevard." He is a indulgences. He stands at the out for its creepy, riveting pecu- not the passage of years. are to modern 0. Henry story, spend- far end of the vanity and conliarity. And not entirely because blame if ,you are wrinkled or ing all his money and time try- sumerism spectrum, allowing the Santa Barbara district attar· gray, given the availability of ing to purge the unsightly crea- us to seem pretty normal by ney is charging the pop star every fix-it imaginable: hair ture he imagined himself to be comparison. Yes, we might with molesting a boy, the sec- replacement, hair removal, -- only to lind that his efforts spend lots of money and time ond such charge in 10 years. depi gme nting .agents, peels, have turned him into an actual on looking and acting young, The rumori;, old and new, are hormone creams, anti-eel- grotesque. on surrounding ourselves with flying, fanned by what we lulites, botox, silicone, ,colla· Our fascination with Jackson toys and gadgets, but we're not already know from th~ trove of gen. antioxidants, hydroxy is not only aboot his obsession wacko about it like he is, so we documentaries, interviews and acids, retinoids. moisturizers. with looking young but also, must be OK articles detailing the singer's These product~ and services very literally, with remaining As the lawyers fire juvenile ecceiuric . life. Some say have introduced a new word to young. He li ves in a children's barbs at each other and press Jackson has a tattoo of a the lexicon: cosmeceuticals. theme park with carousels and conferences seem more like beloved children's book char- They are the part-drug, part- zoo animals. But before gossipy slumber parties, as we acter in a stmtegic location on cosmetic products that are now Jackson built his Neverland gather 'round the television for his body. We hear that the a $3.2 billion industry. We Ranch and declared his ambi- the next delivery 1of the salamother of the alleged victim spend another $7 billion a year tion to become Peter Pan. psy- cious, irresistible details, there has made accusations of physi- on cosmetic surgery, according chologist Dan Kiley landed on is a boy somewhere in this cal abuse in the past. winning to the American Association of the bestseller list with his 1983 stpry, isn't there? . at least one financial settle- Plastic Surgeons. Last year, book, "The Peter Pan Perhaps all we know for sure ment. The district attorney nearly 6.6 million people had Syndrome," about men not is that a boy has been exploited made his own contribution to plastic surgery, the most ever. wanting to grow up. The label and betrayed, either by a the circus by treating the whole In the last decade, the number stuck, and soon we recognized beloved superstar who molestthing like a performance, tum- of people getting facelifts has that the syndro~TIC wasn't limit- ed him or by a beloved parent ing his press conference about increased 84 percent. Forehead ed to men alone. who made him lie. What we these most serious of charges lifts (whatever they are) are up Indeed, postponing adult- also know is that, perhaps "Entenainment 176 percent. Eye jobs are up 91 hood for as long as possible is more than anything else, that into an Tonight" exchange of quips . percent. a hallmark of modem · boy .needs the adults in this and sarcasm. · Teeth ,whitening. once the Ameri~an culture. The most tragic mess to start acting their Yet like the fables in ancient province of models and movie popular TV shows in recent age. Greece, the str.mge and dis- stars. has become the most' history have been "Seinfeld," (}O(m Ryan is a columnist lurbing story of Michael ~equested dental service, "Friends" and "Sex and the for the Sah Francisco Jackson is a reflection of the according to an American City," about adults who can't Chronicle. Send comments to culture in which he li ves. Academy . of' Cosmetic ) quite escape from adolescence. h'er in care of thi.<newspt!per Setting aside the as-yet Dentistry survey of its mCJW"' There is a grown-up genemtion or send her e-mail at joanunproven charges of child bers. From 1996 to 2000, den· of mostly high-tech workers ryan@,sfchronicle:com.) The desi gn revealed there are no stacks on the plant. The firm is working with several regulatory agencies, including West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state Division of Natural Resources, and Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration. Smith said environmental groups are "our best fri ends. They are helping us in every way. We' re greens, absolutely." An initial investment of $ 100 million is expected by ACI when construction on the .plant begins. Smith said up to 500 construction jobs will be created over a· five year period as the plant goes up. The first ,phase is expected to bring an estimated I 05 new employees into the plant, with up to 1.300 jobs created when all phases are complete . An initial boon to the local employment scene will be the need for around I 00 fabrica· tors. Smith said. A•site anal ysis on the plant location is underway and ACI has retained Marshall Uni versity to conduct an econom ic development survey on the plant's presence in the area, Smith satd. Guard from PageA1 job for us. " It's a good time for some, a joyful time for others. but they are doing it for the United States,'' he added. A prayer vigi l at Krodel Park Wednesday night dre~ a huge crowd to hear former American Legion national commander Miles Epling, and three area ministers Pete Allinder of Sandhi II Road Church of Christ, the Re v. 'Richard Sargent of Main Street Bapti st Church and George Topping of the Hende rson Church of Christ - · offer prayers, inspiration and support for the guard members. " Residents were encouraged to bring flashlights and shine them, or leave the headlights on their cars on as a show of support. Point Pleasant Mayor Jim Wilson served as master of ceremonies, and the audience also heard from Mason County Commission President Rick Handley. It is the firs t time the 3664th has answered the call for mobilization since Sept. 25, 1961 , when the w mpany was activated durin g .the Berlin Wall Cri sis. At the time. the unit was stationed at Fort Polk. La., filling in for a Texas armored unit that had been sent to Germany. The company was gone for a year. This time, as coalition force s continue the recon· struction of Iraq after the end of hostilities May I, it is possible the 3664th will be sent overseas, said Maj . Michael Cadle, public affairs officer for the state Na tional Guard. "We are anticipating they will go overseas. but they won't know that until they get to that point in their train,ing," he said. The determinati on of where the 3664th is assigned will come from field commanders, based on their need for equipment and personnel , When West Virginia Army Nat1onal Guardsmen came past the Mason County Career Center today on their way to pre-dep loyment. this message from the students and staff was one of manv they saw. "The students and staff pi the career center want.;d to let you know that you are in our hearts ." Career Center Director Ruth Caplinger told the guard . (Photo courtesy of Ruth Caplinger) years ago. "I can st ill prepare Cadle said. The 3664th was initially weapons anti look. anyannounced as leaving for thing ." Cundiff reca lled a bumpy. Camp Atterbury. Ind .. for pre-deployment training. but 22·hour trip in trucks when the destination was recently the 3664th was se nt !>Duth. " Louisiana v.a s like being changed to Fr1 t Dix. Cadle cc uld not say why in another pan of the world the change was made. but for a soldier fr om Point noted that train ing assign- Pleasant ... he said with a ments are based on a number laugh . Local ly. people wanting to of fac tors. such as availabili se nd care packages to the ty of lodging and facilities. Pre·deployme nt is expect· troops can drop otT items at · the Mason County Touri sm ed to take about 30 days . The company joins more Center. Nothing c;m be sent than 2,000 West .Virgi nia until a federal post office box guardsmen now committed to number is established. At the armorv. a new fam ithe Iraq i operation. Cadle said he has not received any ly support coordinator has more information about state been named. Wend y Beegle. guard units being called up. wife of company member Lt. and noted that not many are Zane · Beegle. has stepped in for Mary Hamm of Poin t left. A unit from Martinsburg is Pleasant . Hamm·s hu sband. First returning home this weekend aftertwo years in service. one Sgt . Jessie Hamm. was stateside and the past year in declared. medicall y non · dep loyable. one of several Iraq, Cadle said. One resident. Mason company members unable to Mayor Raymond Cu ndiff. joi n their comrade s fol lowing ex pre ssed his wis h to join the medi cal examin ations . He company. of whi ch he was a has since been repl aced as member and armory employ- first se rgeant by Stephe n Roberts of Gallipoli s Ferry. ee until 1979. Mary Hamm said she and " I would like to go with this outfit," sa1 J Cund iff. a ·her husband will con tinue mechanic and cook for the work ing with soldie,_· famiunit when it was call ed up 42 lies, now and in the future . Limited Edition GfitZasuuzJ SctZn~ PROUD TO BE APART OF YOUR LIFE. 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I > The Daily Sentinel • Page As www.mydailysentinel.com . Thursday, December u, 2003 4 e~~ . EQUIPMENT: , • • • . " ( • �.... T .., • PageA6 REGION The Daily Sentinel Thursday, December u, MEIGS COUNTY GIRL SCOUT DIARY Meigll Brownie Troop 1100 Troop leader Debbie Smith and family are moving to New Mexico. Jerrena Ebersbach will resume as leader until a leader is found for the troop. The meetings will be changed to 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, at the Pomeroy Library. Two girls participated in the Pomeroy Christmas Parade on Nov. 30. Eastern Junior Troop 1290 Troop members compeleted the Puzzlers badge. made Girl Scout Law bracelets and participated in the nut sale. Junior Troop 1276 The troop met at the Pomeroy Library with 16 girls present. The troop elected Duty Leaders for the month as follow s: Opening, Kastle Balser; dues, Cheye nne Beaver; snack , Samanth a Pridemore; scribe, Hannah C leek and closing, Jahnna Lydic. April Smith was a special guest, and taught each gi rl the correc t way to thread a sew in g needle. Each gi rl was given a square of fabric, a round piece of felt and a button . They learned how to correctly sew the piece of felt , representing a badge or patch, onto the fabric, which represe nted the Girl Scout sash or vest. Then she taught the girl s how sew on a button correctly. The girls di scussed a group sewin g project and decided to create a quilt. Smith agreed 10 instruct them on a monthly basis. Girls will learn how to coordinate fabric and create individual quilt blocks to be sewn into a large quilt. The y will use both hand sewi ng techniques as well as machine sewing. At the meeting Nov. 12. the November birthdays of Hannah Cleek, Jahnna Lydic and Brianna Buffmgton were noted. Leader Beth Lydic led the girls in songs and games whi le Paige Cleek handed out nut s to parents. The group discussed The Samaritan's Purse project and items that can be used to till shoeboxes to be shipped overseas. Next week's meeting will be devoted to the project and shoeboxes will be delivered to Bob's Market on Thurs. Nov. 20. Girls voted . 10 use troop funds to cover mailing the boxes. On Nov. 19, the troop met at the Pomeroy Library wilh 13 girl s attending. Meeting time was spent wrapping shoe boxes and tilling them with toys and gifts brought in b y the girls ' for the Samaritan's Purse project. A total of 33 boxes were sent by the troop. Several donation s were received to cover the cost of mailing the boxes. The girls were encoura~ed to attend the local productiOn of "The Music Man" to tinish the required ste ps for the Theater badge. Troop mem- ber Kastle Balser will. be a Scout calendars as an ex tra cast member in the 1)1USical. money making project. Chelsea Smallwood, Amber Hockman. Hailey Ebersbach. Reedsville Junior Chelsea Davis, and Ashley Troop..ftl42 Work is . continuin g on Romines ass isted at the "Gem started several patches and of the Day " Cl,luncil launch have been doing a step at event on Nov. I, and earned each meeting. We are earning several requirements towards the Sign of the Rainbow. the Coal Activity IPP. Nine girls attended the Bi ssell , Whitney Darci Girl Zone Putman, Brooke John so n, Tri -Council's "Horsin' Around" Nov. 15 Shelby Smith. and Brenda Barber helped the Brownie ancl 16 at Camp Molly troop weave there sit-upons Lauman m Lucasvi ll e. The and helped in covering them girls were tau gh t ho w to with clear contact paper so properly care for and groom a horse. They were able to they would hold up longer. We have been working on take part in the groo ming the Child Cru;e patch. The aspect as well ijS leading the troop p'lanned and held our horse. re-dedication and investure Each of them rode a horse ceremony along wi th the selec ted just for them . A short Brownie troop. We are mak- interview beforehand was ing plans to hold a welcome done with each gi rl in order ce remony for our new to get a better feel on which Reedsville Daisy Troop in horse's personality matched with her, and the n the two December. were matched. ' Members also discussed Bi,g Bend Cadette and ca reer goals wi th college Troop 1.208 The troop met on Nov. 2 a few college girls from The and worked on ';Networking Ohio State University and IPP. "· The troop worked on Shawnee State University. the universal resource loca- One co llege st udent also tors and developed a list of taught them to properly hold thei r favorit es under the cate- and touch a milk snake if gones of .edu, .gov, .and they desired. · During the mont h of corn. The gi rl s also began working on their se rvice pro- . Novembe r. the troop particiject as part of thi s badge and pated in several community researched jobs they would serv ice projec ts with the serbe interested in invol ving the vice uni t's Food Drive for the Parish and by donating supinternet. The troop voted to sell Girl plies to the Senior C iti zens' Man accused of being Nazi guard fights to keep citizenship CINCINNATI (AP) - A judge's decision revoking the citizenship of a man accused of being a Nazi guard was based on partial evidence the government pulled from wartime documents, a lawyer for John Demjanjuk told a federal appeals court. Attorney John H. Broadley told a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday that U.S. District Judge Paul Matia erred in finding that the government had proved by "clear. co nvincing , . and unequivocal evidence" that Demjanj uk, now 83 , was a concentration camp guard. Demjanjuk, who wants the court to overturn the order and reinstate hi s citizenship, could fac e. deportation if U.S. Di strict Judge Paul Matia's 2002 order stands. The retired Cleveland autoworker has· been lighting such charges since 1977. an earlier case, In Demjanjuk was convicted in Israel, sentenced to die and then acquitted of being a sadistic camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible. The case being appealed involves new charges ftled by the Justice Department. Broadley to ld three judges of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ·that , the government didn 't present entire documents, only the bits and pieces that supported its case. He pointed to the government's refusal to analyze the signature on an identification card that belonged to a Nazi guard who prosecutors say is Demjanjuk. " The government's case mostly relied on picking and choosing facts from docu ments," Broadley said. Demjanjuk has maintained that he was a priso ner of war during World War II. Justice Department lawyer Jonathan Drimmer said the record clearly shows that Demjanjuk was a Nazi guard. "The government's record is more than complete to identify Demjanjuk on seven wartime documents," he said. Government lawyers have said that Demjanjuk's defense presented " no credible argument, reaso n, or proof to support a claim that he was elsewhere during World . War II or that Nazi documents refer to someone else." Drimmer said Matia had ample time to consider the documents and other evidence in the case. "His decision was clear," Drimmer said. "And it showed that the government clearly proved that John Demjanjuk was a guard at Nazi concentration camps." Ed Nishnic, Demjanjuk's son -in-law, said after th e hearing that even though the case has lasted more than 26 years, the family is determined to continue the fight. " Despite everything; we have faith in our justice system," he said. "We'll go on as long as necessary." Nishnic and hi s wife, Irene, are in the midst of a divorce. He remains involved in the case and as the family's spokesman. Drimmer declined comment after the hearing. light ce remony was the se tting. Recei ving their Cadette Bar were Ashley Rommes and H ~iley Ebersbac h. Not present but earning thi s bar were Amber Hockman and Stacy Macomber. Each gi rl received her· membership star and disc and patches earned up to date . Ashley Romines was awarded her Bronze Award as well. Others present were: Mariah Hill , Autumn Ebersbach. Chelsea Smallwood. Jennifer Payne. and Ericka Cogar. For their Chri stmas· party, the girh \uted to go see a movie fo llowed by a pizza party. They will have a gift exchange. Many of the · girls plan to go on the Gir l Zone skiing trip in December. use. The. next reg ular meeting Me mbe rs also made plans Re- will he held from ~ to 4 p.m. for their dedication/Investiture/CoLt rt on Dec . 28 at the Pomeroy Library. of Awards Ceremony. The troop voted to sell cal- · Meigs Cadette endars and have start ed Troop 5212 wo rki n · o n their Cadette The troop is working on the· Challe n ~ c. a req uirement for Games fo r Life IPA . the Silver Award. The troop is donati ng $ 10 Mee ti ngs during November towards a gift for a needy girl have been spe nt lea rning the ir age. Ashley Romines about various types of ga mes · '1: volu nt ee red to 'do th e shop- anJ learni ng so me new games. These have included ping. On Nov. 30. )even girl s Ice Breakers. Active Games, participated in the Pomeroy Cooperat ive Games. Quiet C hristmas Parade. Games. and many more. Mega n Johnson , Lindsey Immediately following parand . Danielle ti cipation in the Parade. the· Hou se r. troop held it s In vesti ture. Meadow s are plan ning a Rededication , and Court of Court of Awards Ceremony Awards Ceremony. A cande- to be held in Dece mbcr. survival kits. 1 , _ troop participated tn the national Operation Christmas Chi ld as well. On Nov. 23, the troop met and worked on their Exploring th e Network IPP. The troop has learned how to send an email althoLtgh the majority knew how to through personal home use. Members learned how to use search for specitic areas of interest. For thet r service project , the girls listed question s in areas of sc ience, art. mustc. geog raphy and researched safe web sites for the younger gi rl scouts in the ·service unit. They also develo ped a time sheet and personal guidelines fo r their fami ly Mother remembers daughter's giving at Christmas ELYRIA , Ohio (AP) Stacey Bow man 's favorite Christmas was the year the teenage r and ·her boyfriend dressed up as Mt'. and Mrs. Santa Claus and gave out gifts to needy children in Elyria. Her mothe r wants to continue the tradition , even though Stacey died in a car acciden·t in January. Barbara Bowman is askmg people to bring new toys and nonperi shable food s to he r daughter 's memorial service Sunday. The toys will be given to the Salvation Army and Second Harvest Food Bank . The se rvice will begin at 4 p.m. in the parking lot of Elyria Comm unity Ch urch of the Nazarene 111 Elyria Township. Those in attendance will walk to th e si te of the accident for a brief prayer service. ''It 's what she would want to be done in her memory," said Bowman, of South Amherst. "S he could never stanJ to see a child suffer. She would want to see children get toys and people get foo d in her memory." ,. "We got very close to a bill the governor could accept, all the public safety provisions were agreeable to the governor," said .. spokesman Orest Holubec. "But the public records provision as passed by the conference committee is too limiting." House Speaker Larry Householder said he believed he had the votes to override a veto. Senate Presicient Doug White said he did not have enough override votes. Householder, a Glenford Republican, said he was willing to risk a veto over the issue. " You ' re trying to curb crime by criminals not knowin g who is carrying concealed weapons," said Householder, of Glenford. White said it was time to pass a bill regardless of Taft's posi tion. · "You can only whittle and spit so long," said White, a Manchester Republican. "You make a deal or you walk away." The. Legislature had been unable to pass a concealed weapons bill for the past eight years. Forty-live other states have some version of a concealed carry law, according to House Republicans. The bi II removes a current provision of law · that allows people am;sted for carrying a hidden gun to prove to prosecutors or a judge that . the practice is essential for safety reasons. . That provision is known as - - - -· ---- ·----· ---- __: ____ ,,---~----- - ALBANY. N.Y. (AP) Authorities tried to determine why a cargo ship less than one-quarter full tipped on its side in the frigid Hudson divers River, while Wednesday conti nued the search for three missing crewmen. Coast Guard investigators were looking into whether the ship 's ballast was managed properly tq handle any shift in weight. The 289-foot Stellamare. !lagged in the Dutch Antilles. tipped as a 308-ton generator was being loaded Tuesday at the Port of Albany. according to the Coast Guard. The ship had loaded 66 1· tons of General Electric stee l turbi nes bound for Italy and Romania. Excessive weight was not a factor, authorit ies said. . Coast Guard Cmdr. John Cameron said the heavy-lift ship was onl y at 20 percent capacity when it tipped. Eight of the ship's crew of 18 Russians were resc ued from the riverTuesday. with some · suffering hypothermia. Seven other crewmen were removed from the shi p by he! icopter. Two crewmen remai ned hospi tali zed Wednesday. one in serious and the other in fair condition. Debris and poor underwa- HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) A searc h for three mi ssing tee na gers uncovered at least two bodies buried be neat h fres hl y poured concrete in the basement o f a house, authoriti es said Wednesday. Both we re w rapped in plastic and duct tape. Autho rities have identi fied th e corpses as white males. Pathologist s did not immediately release the results of an autopsy on the first body. "The person took a long time in doing this." Lake County Coroner. David Pastrick said. "It took awhile for our pathologist to remove all that was around the body." Additional remains - possibly those of a third victim Dive rs from the New York State Police and the City of Albany approach the Dutch ship Stellmare's port side, at the Port of Albany as they search for the three missing crewmen after the ship rolled over Tuesday. [AP Photo/United States Coast Guard, Petty Officer Mike Hvozda ) ter vis ibility of I to 3 feet hampered divers' efforts to lind the mi ssin g crewmen, state police said. Offic ials pulled the divers from the water for the day about 5 p.m. Ofticials were still unsure whether · the missin g crewmen were in the ship or if they went into the river, where temperatures were in the low 30s Wednesday. Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings said so und equipment inside the ship overnight di(] not detect any significant sounds. Netherlands-based Jumbo Shipping, which owns the vesse l, identitied the missing as Y.A . Akofin . 48; S.A. Khasenevich. 43; and Y. Alexeev, 46. Hometowns were not immediately avai lable. "We fear for the li ves of were ·fo und Wednesday mo rning, and investigators were working to collect them. Police Chief John Cory said an anthropologist was bei ng brought in to exam ine the remains. In vesti gators had searched the two-story house fo r about I 0 hours Tuesday and removed two body bag s. Cory said a tenant he described as "a perso n of intere.s t" had been taken into custody and was being questioned. · He would not identify the person in custody. No criminal charges were filed . On Wednesday, officers used ground-penetrating tadar equipment and a dog trained to search for bodies. Cory said. Officer Michael Jorden, a ci ty police spokesman, said three male teenage rs have been reported missing in the past several month s. Mi chae l Denni s, 13, was last seen Sept. I0 at a home near the one that was searched. Names of the other two, ages 19 and 16, have not been released. Nancy DiGiovanni, a Dennis family friend, said Michael and other children used to frequent the hou se where the remains were found . The site of the search was just north of the community's downtown. . ·Sunday ,Times,.Sentin~I:~: ., • A '· ..•" the missing 'crew members as the water temperature is very low," Jumbo spokesman Arnold Van der Heul said . "Our prayers and thoughts are with them and their loved ones." . Gov. George Pataki arrived at the port Wednesday. "Obviously our firs t thoughts - everybody's tirst thoughts - are with the three people still missing," he said. Brothers convicted in beating of child at Bibl~ program AUSTIN. Texas (AP)- A pa,tor and hi' brother were convicted Wedne,day in the beating of a Bible student. who was >truck repeatedly with a tree branch after acting up during a su mmer church program. Joshua Thompson and hi s twin brother. Caleb. 23. were co nvicted of felony charges of injury to a child . and aggravated a>sault with a deadly weapon in the beating of Louie Guerrero, who wa' II at the time . Prosecutors say the beating caused injuries so severe that Guerrero spent a week in intensive care under the threat of kidney failure and needed a blood transfusion. " I knew they were going to be gui lty. I wasn't worried about it." said Guerrero·; n\other. Norma Arellano. ''It hurt me very much what they did to my son." The jury deliberated abovt three hours. Sentencing was set for Thursday when they could face anything from probation to life in prison . The courtroom. which was packed with Guerrero's family and church members. was silent w hen the verdicts were Thompsons read. The showed no outward reaction as the convictions were an nounced. Several ·members of the fundamenta list Capitol City Bapti>t Church left in tears after the twins were taken into custody. Guerrero !lashed a big smile when he walked ou t with hi s family. Prosecutor Beth Pay an called the Thompson brother> "cowards'' and " bullies" and said the beating was a "cold. calculated. violent act against a little boy." At one point during closing arguments. Payan raised a yardstick over her head and smacked it down on a table in front of the jury to simulate the beating. Guerrero. now 12. and a doctor who treated him said he was hit at least I00 times. Jurors saw graphic photos of the boy's back with red and purple bruise s and blood spots from scrapes or puncture wounds. "Josh Thompson unleashed his anger and hisrage· on that 11-year-old boy." Payan said. The brothers admitted the beating but disputed the blow count and its intensity. Joshua Thompson said Guerrero \ parents had given him permi >S ion to punish the. boy and that he didn't intend to inllict serious injuries . Guerrero\ parents deny , telling him he could hit their child. ''When I lay my head on my pillow at night. I try to forgive myself." Caleb Thompson said. LONDON (AP)- British drug regulators wamed Wednesday that common antidepressants other than Prozac should not be prescribed to children because of a risk that the drugs could make young patient' suictdal. A study of evidence frotn drug companies concluded that the risks from selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRis. to side effect; included suicidal those under 18 outwetghed the fee lings. an.xiety. insomnia. benetits. according to the weight loS> and headaches. Medicines and Healthcare These drugs are not hcen<ed for Products Regulatory Agency. use by people under IS-yC<tr.HJld Of the type of drug examined only tluoxetine, marketed as . Prozac. was not included in the warning, the agency said. The regulatory agency said but an indepe ndent advisory group said -.ome doL1ors independently prescribe them to youths. ba<;ed on their own judgment. We remember those who have passed away and are especially dear to us. I On Wednesday, December 24, we will publish a special page devoled to those who are gone but not forgotten. They will be similar to the sample below: 'subsclibe today¥ 740-~2-2155 , I you wish. select one of the following FREE verses below to lacconJpai") your tributl'. The Sternwheel Riverfest Committee wishes to thank the following businesses and industries for supporting the 12003 Sternwheel Riverfest Fireworks Display: an affirmative defense. Instead, people who fear for their lives could receive an emergency 90-day permit after undergoing a back. ground check and signing an affidavit saying they believed they were in danger. In addition, people without a permit could carry a concealed weapon on their own property and still use the afftrmative· defense. That exception is aimed at large property owners, such as farmers . The · bill settles an issue over carryi ng a concealed weapon in a car by·· requiring a permit hol~er to carry the weapon in plain sight or keep it in a locked container. A person carrying a gun in a holster under a jacket, for example, would have to take his jacket off in the car. Householder earlier Wednesday replaced a member of the committee working out differences on the concealed weapons bill. Householder, without explanation, announced that Rep. Jimmy Stewart, an Athens Republican was replaci ng Rep.·· Bob Latta, a Bowling Green Republican. Householder said he wanted to let a new House member have experience on a high-protile conference committee. Earlier Wednesoay, White took himself off the same com~ittee and added Sen. Steve Au st ria, who oversaw the bill 's passage in the Senate. '! Officials: Excessive weight didn't 'cause cargo ship to tip over in Al.bany, N.Y., port Thursday, December n, 2003 Police in Hammond, Ind., remov~ British government warns against use remains from house after search for teens of most antidepressants for children Stacey was killed Jan . 3 on an tcy stre tch of sta te Route 11 3 whe n her car skidded over the med ian into the path of a car dri ven by a Vermilion man, who was slightly injured. Stacey attended Lorain Com munity Coll ege for nu rs in g and work ed at Cambridge Home Health Ca re, visiting bed ridden people in their homes. People knew her as a waitres s at the Farmer Boy restaurant in Amherst Tow nship. House, Senate, approve concealed carry bill COLUMBUS (AP) Ohioans. could carry concealed weapons after passing a background check and · completing safety training under a bill approved by House and Senate lawmakers late Wednesday. Gov. Bob Taft immediately said he would veto the bill out of -concerns over public records. It was the first time state lawl)lakers in both chambers have sent a bill to the. governor that would allow Ohioans to carry .a concealed weapons. The Ho use approved the bill 69-27 just minutes after the Senate approved it 25-8. The bill means ' Ohioans ''can have the opportunity to defe nd themselves against ·attack" while becoming trained in the proper use of ftrearms, said the bill 's sponsor, Rep. Jim Aslanides, a Coshocton Republican . Rep. Michael DeBose, a Cleveland Democrat, questioned the message the bill ~ent to young people. The bill says "you can take the law into your own hands if things don't go how you want them to be," DeBose said. . Taft said he would veto the · bill after pushing un successfully for reporters to have access to the names of all permit holders in a county. Instead, the bill would· give reporters access to limited public records on a name-byname basis. NATION • WORLD The Daily Sentinel 2003 PageA7 David ' · Andrews July 10, 1961-May S, 1980 May God's angels guide you and protect you throughout time. I Middleport Community Powell's Super Valu Association Office Service &.. Supply Middleport Department Store Foreman &.. Abbot Crow &.. Crow Law Offices . Attorney Charles Knight Marvin G. Burt Prosecutor Pat Story Holzer Clinic Pomeroy Flower Shop Pomeroy/Middleport Lions lngel's Electronics Club Ken's Appliances Sue Malson Gheen's Industrial Services Ken McCullough johnson's movies Wheels&... Deals jeff Warner Insurance Attorney Steven L Story . Ohio River Bear Insurance Plus Agency . Ingels Carpets Fisher Funeral Home Glockner's Attorney Christopher Tenoglia Gavin Power Plant Brogen Warner Insurance Downing-Childs Mullen Musser A t-tr.r•n<>" Bernard V. Fultz Mayor Victor Young , Commissioner jim Sheets Pomeroy Merchants Association Clark's jewelry · Eagles Club r-_;:'d' AEP Open Christmas rve9-4 Always in our hearts, John and Mona Andrews and family I. We hold you in our thvughts and memorie~ fore \ er. 2. May God cradle ynu i·n H i~ ;mm. nnw and fl'rrh'r. 3. Forever mi sSt.·d. ne\Cf for~oucn , Ma~ God h0ld ~ou m the pJim of His hand. ~ . Thank you for the l.l. (lndcrful da~ ~ we shared toge~her. ~~~ prayers will he Y.ith you until \It meet agam . 5. The days we shared \.\Cfl.! sweet I long w sec )OU again in Glxl' s hearcnlj glory · 0 . Your courage and hraYCr) 'it ill inspire mall. and thr mrmol') of your smile tills us wi lh joy and laughter. 7. Though out nfs1g:ht. you "II forever he in m~ hean and rlllnd 8. The davs mav come and !W. hut the times we shared ""ill alwavs remain . 9. .\1ay th.e Iighi of peace shine nn :our face for eternit~. · 10. May God's angels guide you and protCl't ynu throughout time II . You were a light in our life that hum .. f,,n:\ er tn our heans. 11 . Ma} Go.fs gran:~ "hme mer !OU !"or allti mr I ~- You are in our tht1ughts and prayc~ fro m morning to night and from year to year. 14. We send thi s m~~gr with a lo\ing kh~ for eternal rcq and happiness. 15. May the Lord bk~~ ~ ou with Hi' grace' and \' amt. ](wing hean. TO REMEMBER YOlR LOVED ONE .INTHIS SPECIAL \\Al. SEND Si.OO PER LISTING • Sl2 IF PICTVRE Il'iCLlDEJ) F!Uout the form below ami •lro11 off to The J)aiJy Sentinel With Fondest M••mories Ill Court St., Pomeroy, OH 45769 DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER l 7, l:! 1\oou r-----------------------------~-------, Please publish my tribute in the special Memory Page on Wednesday, December 24. · 1 I Also the following who donated to support the festival! 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The Daily Sentinel INSIDE Reeves fired by Falcons, Page 82 Jackets, Flyers akate to 1-1 draw, Page 83 Scorsa and standings, Page 88 Thursday, December 11,2003 Prep Schedule Tonight Girls Basketball l ogan E Gallia Academy (ppd until Saturday at 1 p.m.) Symmes Valley at South Gallia Nelsonville· York at Meigs Waterfor .-J at Eastarn Southern at Miller Daniels to perform at Christmas variety.show Wahama at Buffalo ·a Friday, Decembar112 Boys Baaketbell Galtia Academy at Logan (ppd untii Sat .. Dec. 20) Cross Lanes Christian at South Gallia Belpre at Meigs Eastern at Waterford Federal Hocking at Southern Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Herbert Hoover Grace Christian at Hannan Wrestling Point Pleasant at St. Albans Red Dragon Tournament • a featured p,erformer in . the POMEROY - A show. "Marc has Christmas variety gained his reputashow will be pre- tion by ·distinguishsented at 3:30 p.m. ing himself as both Sunday in the Meigs entertainer and jugHigh School gym- gler through the nasi urn under span- blending of his comof the edy juggling, sorship P o m e r o y - warmth, and the use Middleport · Lions of other arts,' said Club. Utt. The performed The event is being started juggling at 13 staged · to raise and is now considmoney for the Club ered a world-class to be used to benefit guggler, said Utt. needy children with Also appearing the purchase of will be Mark Wade, Christmas gifts and one of the busiest to support other professional ventrilcommunity projects oquists in North in Meigs County. America. He annualKenneth Utt of ly performs <lver 400 the Lions Club said shows around the that Marc Daniels, country. Mark has described · as a first been the opening act class juggler who has for such top head· for · liners Garth been Mcintire, Mel Tillis, Loujse Mandrell, Marie Osmond, hundreds of others. . Comedy magician Roger Despard will also be be performing at the show. He has appeared for the past 25 years all the country and is known for not only his magic tricks but the humor he injects sometimes by involving members of the audience in stunts. There will also be a special guest appearance by Santa. Tickets are $7.50 in advance .and $8 at the door. Children 3 and under admitted free . Saturday, December 13 Boyt Basketball River Valley at Southern Girls Baaketball South Gallia. at Coal Grove Wrestling Gallia Academy at Ripley liwitalional River Valley, Meigs at Warren Invitational Point Pleasant•at Sl. Albans Red Dragon Tournament Sponsor contest set for Rio hoops game . d,:. ' .. ' ,. ,., ·:. . 'tt· ,' ' ' Chrisbnas dinner &Show A Christmas dinner and show. feac turing· Dwight Icenhower ,doing a· tribute to Elvis will be held in .the IV!eigs High School gymnasium Saturday night . .Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The show will be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost of the dinner and show is $12 and the show $7 will all proceeds to go toward the junior and senior Spanish class trip to Mexico. Tickets can be purchased at the Purple Turtle in Gallipolis, the Farmers Bank and Mane Image in Pomeroy, and the office Service and Supply in Middleport. RSVP for dinn;e r reservations to 740-992- Celebrate the Christmas season with a hilarious comedy play. Rodney United Methodist Church will present 'Christmas in Cricket County.' at 7 p.m .. Friday, Dec. 12 and 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1}'atThe Ariel Theatre. The play, a comedy, is about 'City Cousins' meeting their · ' Country Cqusins.' The 'City Cousins' are Oswald (Eric Whitt), Mimi (Bridget Harris), Petunia (Suzy Hines) and Pete (Brad Harris). The 'Counrry Cousins' are Glenda Mae (Sharon Shoemaker), Brenda Mae (Robin Caudill) , Elkin (Mike Hemphill), Donna Jo (Paula Whitt) and Fester (Todd Hines) . It was produced by special arrangement with Contemporary Drama Service, and was written by Eddie McPherson . Charlene Hemphill is director; Pastor Jay Nesselroad is in charge lights and curtains; Kaci Shoemaker and Brittany Elliott are in charge of props and music. Admission is free. 2964, '' Come on ooor ro Bob ts For- All Your- Fa.U And Deoor~tmg ·. . COLUMBUS (AP)- The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Jamie Push or to a one- year contract on Wednesday, bringing back an original member of the team in the wake of several InJUnes. Pushor, 30, has been playing for Syracuse. the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate. He attended training camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs this fall, then signed with Syracuse on Nov. 18. Pushor registered three ~oals and 16 assists with 148 penalty minutes in 136 games with Columbus during the 2000-0 I and 2001-02 seasons. He was selected by Columbus in the 2000 expansion draft from the Dallas Stars, then was traded to Pittsburgh for a fourth-round pick on March 15, 2002. He has also played for Anaheim · and Detroit. The Blue Jackets are hurting on the blue line, with captain Luke Richardson (broken finger), Duvie Westcott ~ruised foot), Jaroslav Spacek (groin) and Rostislav Klesla (knee) all missing substantial playing t!me due to i.njuries. show the MAC deserve s more bowl bids . "Thi s game · is big ger than Bowling Green," Harris said. " We are representing the MAC conl'erence for the Northern Illinoi s and the Toledos and the Marshall s that · are sitting at home in December without an opportunity to play in a bowl game. " This season, Northern Illinois beat majur conference teams Alabama and Maryland; Marshall beat Big 12 champion Kansas State: and Toledo beat Pittsburgh. "At the same time . we are representing Bowlin g Gre e n and th e senior cla ss at Bowlin g Green . We ' ve establi shed ourselves and we want to go out winners." Harris spoke Wednesday at Ford Field , site of the bowl, for a pre game new s conference . The game will be televi sed at 5 p.m . o n ESPN. Bowling Green coach Gregg Couch back in the saddle BY TOM WITHERS Associated Press BEREA - Tim Couc h is back where he started , and· he doesn:t want to leave . Cleveland's beleaguered quarterback was given back his starting job - for at least one week - and Couch now says he's willing to take a pay cut to keep it. Couch , who has been jerked in and .o ut of the starting lineup this season, will start Sunday's game at ·Denver and expects to be Cleveland's No. I QB for the final three games. As for next season , Couch said for the first time Wednesday that he would restructure his contract to remain with the Browns. " I' m open to anything," Couch said . "I want to be here. I've kind of started this thing and I want to be part of it when we make the transition to being an elite football team. I think I can help us get to that point. ''I'm sure at the end of the year we'll have to sit down and talk. If it takes restructuring and doing whatever it takes , I'll be wil)ing to work with them. We'll see if they even want me here , and if they do, we ' ll see how we can make it happen ." The Browns were expected to release Couch follow ing the seaso n. He is sc heduled to make $7.6 million in 2004 and $8 million in 2005 . Team president Cannen Policy has said Couch's future with the Browns would depend on him re structuring h is deal. Couch's strange season came full circle Wednesday when Browns coach Butch Davis, who benched the QB in favor of Kelly Holcomb before the season, said Couch would open against the Broncos . " It was time to give Tim a second shot;" Davis sa id. Davis said the latest switch- his seventh at the quarterback since Week I - does not nece ssari ly mean Couch would start the final three games. Holcomb, though, isn't expecting to get another shot. "Thi s hasn 't been what I dreamed about," said Holcomb. a backup for seven seasons. "But it 's reality. I haven 't lost my confidence. I know I can play thi s Cleveland Browns quarterback Tim Couch celebrates after a two yard touchdown run by Jamel White in the fourth quarter against the St. Lo uis Rams Monday in Cleveland . (AP) Please see Couch, B4 Banged-up Browns get Prep Basketball Belpre tops Meigs in Trihelp, add five players BEREA (AP) - The Cleveland Browns added five players to the active roster on WednesP.ay, fi,lling holes created by losing four starters this week to season-ending injuries. The club placed defensive end Courtney Brown, running back James Jackson, kicker Phil Dawson and guard Chad Beasley on the reserve-injured list after each sllstained major injuries in Monday night's loss to the St. Louis Rams. · The Browns have lost 12 players for the season with injuries. Among the new additions is kick· er Brett Conway, who was released three weeks ago by the New York Giants. The club signed defensive line· man Felipe. Claybrooks and defen· sive back Ron lsrdel from the practice squad to the active roster. Free agent running backs Nick Maddox and fullback Josh Mallard were also signed. Kicker Derrick Frost and defensive end Corey Jackson were added to the practice squad. Brown, the former No. I overall draft pick, ~ore a b1ceps mus· cle. It 's Brown's fifth significant in~ur_y since being drafted in 2000: A slmllar injury to Browns offensive tack· le Ros s Verba sidelined him for six . months. Dawson broke his left arm while helping to make a tackle in the first quarter. He stayed in the game and made two kickoffs and an extra point in the second half while wearmg a cast. . Jackson tore a ligament in his right knee and said he should be running in three weeks. · Beasley, who was filling in for Paul Zukauskas, broke his right ankle. Zukauskas has returned to the team following his mother's death last week. Valley Confere.nce ~pener STAFF REPORT sports@ mydailytrib'une.com · BELPRE Belpre outscored Meigs 15 -6 in both the second and fourth quarters Wedneday night en route to a 48-33 Tri- Valley Conference opening win on the home floor. The win improves the Lady Eagles to 3-1 overall while Meigs fell to 1·2 on the young seaso n. Meigs claimed a 10-7 lead after one quarter of play and battled to an 11 -11 draw in the third stanza. but otherwise struggled offensively. Jay nee Davis paced Meigs with I 0 points while Sammy Pierce scored eight. Angel Harter chipped in six points, Joey Haning contributed five and Justin Dowler had four. Whitnev Blackburn scored a ' game-high 14 points, including a trio THE DEFENDERS OF OUR FIEEDI ~LEA SANT VALLEY HOSPITAL would like to thank the -service personnel of the 3664th MAINTENANCE COMPANY of the NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY for 228 Main St. 1/4 mile north of Pomeroy ·Maeon Bridge MISon, Wnt VIrginia Phone (304} i'73-5721 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK ,. 2400 EM1Im Awnue Olllllpolt., Olllo . . Phone (740) -1711 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK I Please see Bowl, Bl • Featuring Kentucky Fried Chicken 992-5432 Pushor rejoins Blue Jackets DETROIT (AP) - Northwestern players already know Bowling Green quarterback Josh Harri s has big conference talent. Two years ago Harri s led the Mid-American Conference's Bowling Green back from a 14point deficit against the Wildcats to a 43-42 victory. But Harri s hopes the nationally televised rematch between the Falcons (10-3, 7-2) and the Big Ten ' s Wildcats (6-6, 4-4) in the Dec. 26 Motor City Bowl will help of 3-pointers. for the winners while teammates Brittany Ferguson and Tabitha Van Dyke chipped in eight apiece. Belpre was aso a winner in the ju niu or varsity contest, posting a 29 -8 victory. Meigs will look to pick up its first Ohio Division win tonight when the winless Nelsonville-York Lady Buckeyes (0-4, 0 _1 TVC) pay a visit. Belpre will be in · h h McArt ur tomg t to tanbgle with the Vinton County Lady · Vikings TVC). 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BGSU, Northwestern prepare for Motor City Bowl A WIRED WORLD COMPANYN 1-800-972-5757 their dedication and patriotism. Our thoughts and prayers are. with them· as well as their families and friends- during this holiday season. ' ~• •• •. : PLEASANT VA~LLE Y : HOSPITAL •• . ····~······················~r·····················t············· ~ ' . ' �. ' . • Page B2 • The Daily Sentinel Thursday, December 11,2003 www.mydailysentinel.com National Football League Reeves fired by Falcons 2004. " A window's been closed Associated Press but a door is open," he said. FLOW E P.Y BRAN CH, ''I'm interested in seeing Ga. - Dan Reeves had onl y what it is." Ree ves has by far the one reqt1est fo r hi s boss: If you' re going to fi re me, let longest tenure of consecutive years as a head coac h in the me know fi rst. When Atl ant.a Falcons league. He coached in four ow ner Arthur Blank deliv- Super Bowls - three with ered the grim news, Reeves Denver, one with Atlanta but lost each time. reacted in typical fa shi on. Too proud to hang around Even Denver coach Mike as a lame duck, Reeves asked Shanahan had kind words for to be let go immediately. So, hi s former bo ss with whom a remarkable 23-year run as he had a celebrated falling an NFL head coach may have out when Reeves was the ended Wednesday with three head man in Denver and games left in a di sappointing Shanahan was his offensive se ason. . coordinator. Reeves thought The Faleons (3-1 D) had Shanahan was secretly drawhigh hopes after making the ing up plays with quartersecond round of the playoffs back John Elway. But all was forgiven on last season . But the team col lap sed after Michael Vick this day. broke his leg in a preseason , "To last as long as he has game. and to have been in as many Reeves' firing came just Super Bowl s as he has is three <jays after Vick made really a credit to what he is hi s first start of the season, about," Shanahan, said . leading the Falcons to a 20- "That is really hard to imag14 overtime' victory over . ine - · a guy lasting 23 NFC South-leading years." Carolina. For the first time since "If the decision had 1973, when he took a year already been made to release off to sell real estate, Reeves me, my feelings were that I will spend a football Sunday would like it to be immedi- without a team to call his ately," said Reeves, the own. What are his plan s for I sixth-winningest coach in o'clock, when the Falcons NFL history. "It's like calling take on the Indianapolis a player in and saying, 'I'm Colts? " I'll be watching the going to release you but I want you to play three more game," he replied. "You bet." games until I find somebody For all but one of the past to replace you ."' 39 years. Reeves has been Defensive coordinator part of the NFL - first as a Wade Phillips, a former head player, then a player-coach, coach in Denver and Buffalo, then an assistant coach and, will take over for the rest of finally, as a head coach beginning in 1981 . the season. On Tuesday, Blank told He coached in Denver for Reeves that he would be 12 years, followed by four fired at the end of the season seasons with the New York but wanted him to coach the Giant s and nearly seven last three games. Reeves years with the Falcons, makwouldn ' t think of it. ing him the longest-tenured "I told him he could write coach in team history. Reeves broke the news to the last chapter any way he wanted," Blank said. "He his players at a morning came in through the front meeting. In the afternoon , he door. I wanted him to go out began to clean out his office, through the front door." coming out brietly to shake Reeves, 59, has a career record of 20 J. J74 _2, includ- hands with several reporters. ing the playoffs. He had one "Dan is a sweet guy, very year left 011 his contract and sweet," Vick said. " I think he didn't rule out the po ~sibility went the extra mi le for us, of coaching somewhere in and a lot of guys are going to BY PAUL NEWBERRY ABOVE: Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Reeves argues a call in the second half of play against the Detroit Lions at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta , · in this Dec. 22, 2002 photo. BELOW: Reeves reacts during a post-game news conference after the Falcons lost 20·6 to the Philadelphia Eagles in a divi· sional playoff game at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Pa., on Jan. 11, 2003. The Falcons fired Reeves on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, dismissing the sixth-winningest coach in NFL history with three games left in a dis.appointing season, a team source told The Associated Press. (AP) miss him." PLAYOFFS REG. SEASON TEAMW LT W L coaching wins 0 NAME 1 1 Don Shu-Ia George Halas Tom Landi'/ 34 7 324 270 1 · Cur!.Y. Larn~eau 229 1981 1982 1983 t 984 1985 1986 1987 19aa · t989 t990 ·a· ·o- ·o· . a· a o' ·or i 992 · · o;;;;.;9;· i3 ···· a· o 1993 NYG<anls ii 5 iJ ~~~: ·::::~~ .. TOTALS 1 . Chuck Noll 209 0 1 0 1 Dan Reeves 201 Reeves o o o 0 . i: ;~ 'll! ~o o~ . o -·o I 1 -"--~ 190 165 2 I "Super Bowl appearance AP SOURCE : Associeled Press But it had grown increasingly clear that Reeves wasn' t the right man to lead the Falcons . He's an old-style coach who loves fullback s and tight ends. Vick would likely work better in a spread offense, opening up the field for his remarkable talents. In his first start of the season , Vick rushed for 141 yards - the third -highest total for a quarterback in NFL history. Reeves, who wielded great power over personnel decisions, also has to take the blame for failing to stockpile adequate depth at key po si· tions. In 1999, a year after the Falcons won their first NFC championship, star running back Jamal Anderson tore up a knee and was replaced by Ken Oxendine, last seen in the XFL. This season, backup quarterbacks Doug Johnson and Kurt Kittner played poorly after Vick went down with a broken right leg and needed 3 1/2 months to recover. In addition, Reeves has only two winning seasons in the last nine years. Blank wasn't swayed by the victory over the Panthers. While · saying Phillips would be considered for the job, Blank is like to set his sights higher. . Among the possible candi, dates: former Vikings coach Denni s Green and college coaches Bob Stoop s of Oklahoma. Nick Saban of LSU , and Kirk Ferentz o( Iowa. Green's form er agent is Ray Anderson . th e Falcons' ex ecutive vice president. Blank also plans to hire a new general manager, having gone through hi s first two .years as owner without any one in that post. Tampa Bay 's Rich McKay is thought to be the Falcon s' top choice. Blank said the new GM will have control over personnel, making it clear that he wouldn' t concentrate all the power in one person . "We're not going to have that type of head coach," he said. "I believe in checks and balance s." Blank had hoped to use the final home game on Dec. 28 to honor Reeves. whose win total is surpassed only by Don Shula, George Halas , Tom Landry, Curly Lam beau and Chuck Noll . Now, it may not happen. ''I'm still hoping in some form or fashion to say thank you for what he's done in the NFL for almost 40 years." Blank said. · "His career should be honored." Oklahoma QB White is AP Player of Year NORMAN , Okla. (AP) - Jason White spent much of the night in darkness, staring at his bedroom ceiling, his swollen right knee slightly elevated. · It was Sept. 7, 2002 , hours after Oklahoma's quarterback cmmpled to the turf against Alabama with a torn knee ligament. He had the same injury in his other knee the year before. Unable to sleep, he feared his career was over before it really began. Yet White did return - and produced a remarkable comeback . He beat out three quarterback s for the starting job, put Oklahoma in the Bowl Championship Series title game, and was honored Wednesday as The Associated Press College Player of the Year. He emerged as the nation's top-rated passer, leading the third-ranked Sooners ( 12-1 ) to a Sugar Bowl berth against ·No. 2 LSU (12-1) on Jan. 4. White. a Heisman Trophy finali st, received 27 votes in balloting by the panel of sport s writers and broadcasters on the AP coll ege football poll. Pittsburgh receiver Larry Fitzgerald was second with 19 vote s, followed by Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning (3), Kansas State running back Darren Sproles (3 ), Michigan running back Chri s Perry (2), USC quarterback Matt Leinart (I) and USC receiver Mike Williams (I). The nation 's top-rated passer was selected AP Player of the Year for the second straight season ; Iowa 's Brad Banks won in 2002 : . White also becomes the second OU quarterback to win "in the past four years, after Josh Heupel in 2000. White's season-ending injuries the last two years both came without being hit. That'led to questions about his durability - not to mention ability. In fact, many considered him the Sooners' lone question mark coming into the season. Witb·over DON TATE MOTORS book Need a new or used car or truck but can't get one because of Bad Credit, Slow Credit, Bankruptcy. Divorce. Medical Bills or Any Other Reason? ) Don Tate Motors can lielp you get the car or truck you DESERVE!! 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Blue Jackets ska~e to 1-1 tie with Flyers BY RusTY MtLLER Associated Press team." t ~- j . -~-. -~ A11anla___4_ 12 o 2001 Atlanta 7 9 o~ i 200,2____ .!-11¥_llta_ 9 .c..~ _1__ i 2003 .Atlanta 3 to 0 i 2606 o WINS o o t9s{:NY.fii~,;~•·· r :-::r ·a · 1 1995 NY G<anls 5 11 o ! :~~px ,:.~~~ .~__j_~ o Phon•• - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Daily Sentinel 111 Court St. · :-~.~~~~:~ OH·"'·''"'"'-""" The Daily Sentinel • Page B3 www.mydailysentinel.com COLUMBUS - It was just a tie, but the Columbus Blue Jackets looked at it as a decisive victory. Sami Kapanen, who lost several teeth earlier in the game, scored with 1:08 left in regulation to lift the Philadelphia Flyers into a J. J tie with the Blue Jackets on Wednesday night. " It was a really good ' tie," Columbus coach and general manager Doug MacLean said . "Some ties are not good . This was a good tie against a pretty good hockey All·tlme NFL Denver t O 6 0 0 Deriver - 2 7 o Denver 9 · 7 - 0 0 Denv'Or'"1'3- 3 o Denver 11 5. o "Denver 11 · 5 0 ! 2 -' Derive-, - io 4 1 i 2 · Denver . ! o 'Denver 11 5 i 2 Denver 5 11 0 0 Hi!f1 ·~-Denver -1T . • o t YEAR Thursday, December 11, 2003 C<)lumbus goaltender Fred Brathwaite was brilliant all night while stopping 40 shots. Kapanen's goal came after the Flyers had continually peppered .him with shots for a full minute . . "I got a chance to get in there and we got a point," Brathwaite said. "But we should have had two." Brathwaite, spelling first-line goalie Marc Denis: was at hi s best in the overtime, stop· ping eight shots with the Flyers applying heavy pressure. Philadelphia, which has the NHL's best record, had a man advantage for most of the extra session. "He's a big pinch hitter,. one of the best in the business," MacLean said of Brathwaite, who has also toiled for Edmonton, Calgary and St. Loui s in nine NHL seasons. "He's been waiting patiently for his chance and he came in and got us a good point." · Brathwaite twice stopped Eric Desjardins in the final minute of overtime and also had late saves against Jeremy Roenick , Tony ·Amante and Mark Recchi. Kapanen 's fifth goal came after he muscled the puck loose from Columbus deft:nse man Darryl Sydor at the back boards. Kapanen grabbed the puck and jammed it in on Brath waite, who was pinned tight to the near post. The puck slipped in through his leg pads. "It was a pretty good shift. We worked hard down low," Kapanen said. "I got a loose puck and took it to the net and just tried to bang it home. It slowl y trickled over the goal line ." In the second period, Kapanen had been hit by an errant stick from teammate Donald Brashear. He lost hi s bottom two from teeth and shattered the tooth on either side: "It felt like I had a mouthful of ~ and ," Kapanen said. Jeff Hackett had 19 saves for the Flyers, who have lost just once in their last 18 games (1 3- 1-4-0). Columbu s opened the scoring at the 6:47 mark of the first when Nikolai Zherdev du g the puck off the wall to David Vyborny who slid a cross-crease pass to Manny Malhotra for a one-timer. It was Malhotra 's third goal since being picked up off waivers from Dallas on Nov. 21. "Vyborny made an incredible play," ~alhotra said. "He put a perfect pass on my tape . He waited long enough to draw the goalie to him . I was at the back door. It makes a big net for me to shoot at." Columbu s, which had never beaten the Flyers in five previ ous meetings , had three prime scoring opportunities. Rick Nash, on a five -game goals streak, had a clear breakaway a minute into the overtime but was wide of the net with his shot. Both Zherdev and Trevor Letowski hit the post with slap shots that would have given the Blue Jackets a 2-0 lead in the final minutes of regulation. "This team has tremendous spirit, " Philadelphia coach Ken Hitchcock said. Philadelphia Flyers' Mark Recchi (8) and Columbus Blue Jackets' Geoff Sa nderson during the first period of their game in Columbus Wednesday. (AP) "There 's lots of teams with thi s much depth and this many skilled players, but this team has a very unique spirit. Every game we play ri ght now we get the other team 's A game. Everybody gives us 100 percent and we 're still answering the bell and getting points, especially on the road ." Notes: D Jamie Pushor rejoined the Blue Jackets for hi s second stint. An original (8 ) collid~ member of the team taken in the ex pan,io n draft, he played 136 games for Colu m bu~ before being traded to Pittsburgh.... Referee Kerry l;raser took two big tumbl es. hittin~ the back of his head in the 'econd period and then getting tlattened by Nash in OT. ..: Columbus is 0-for-11 on the po wer play iq its last three games .... The Flyers arc 12·0· 2-0 at home and 5-3-5- 1 on the road. Levi Jones walking, hoping to play Sunday versus 49ers BY JOE KAY Associated Press ------------~ CINCINNATI - Left tackle Levi Jones could walk through the Cincinnati Bengals locker room Wednesday, leaving a slight hope that he might not have to miss a game. torn cartilage Jones had repaired ·in his right knee on Monday, and the club listed him as doubtful for its home game against San Franci sco. The Bengals (7-6) need to win to stay among the top playoff con- Bowl from Page 81 Brandon joined Harris, Northwestern's coach Randy Walker and linebacker Pat Durr for the event. Brandon, in his first year as head coach, led his team to a I0-3 record and its first bowl game since 1992. "We're very excited to get a chance to play in this bowl game," Brandon said. "I walked in here and started getting goose bumps just looking out on the field .... I can't wait for our players to get up here and experience a bowl game." Bowling Green is the third MAC team to play in the Motor City Bowl. Marshall made four appearances from 1997 · 2000 and Toledo has played in the last two. Walker, who spent nine seasons as a MAC coach with the Miami (Ohio) University RedHawks, his alma mater, knows a little something about MAC football. Miami won the MAC by beating Bowling Green in the championship game and is going to the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala. · "I am very proud of my roots in the Mid-American Conference," Walker said. "Bowling Green is a great institution and the quality of football they're playing · speaks for itself." Northwestern didn't start the season with the quality of football it wanted, going 2-4, but won four of its last six games to become bowleligible and the first Big Ten team to play in the Motor City Bowl. "At some point in the season, it maybe didn't look like things were going to go the right way," Walker said. Durr,' one of Northwestern's best defen)" - tenders. T h e B e ng a I s doh ' t have an experienced backup at tackle, so Jones' condition is getting a lot of attention. "It' s been getting better day by day, " Jones said . ."I came in here yesterday (for treatment) and I couldn't walk. By the time I left yesterday, I was walking lightly. Today I'm walking around fully without crutches . sive players, remembers Harris' game against hi s team. Harris had a then schoolrecord 498 yards of total offense, completing 30 of 47 passes for three touch· downs, in addition to rush· ing for 91 yards and two touchdowns and catching a touchdown pass. . ..- "At that pace, hopefully I'll be · "It was very upsetting , espe· running by Saturday and playing cially with the caliber of game by Sunday." we were playing ," he said. ''I Cincinnati was in trouble after was in the locker room going Jones fell awkwardly and tore crazy because I wanted to go cartilage in the second half of a back out there ." Rehberg, a guard who hadn 't 31-13 lo ss in Baltimore . Scott Rehberg replaced him, but gave played tackle in the regular seaup two sacks and had two false son since 1999, is practicing at start s as the Ravens pulled away the spot thi s week while Jones and opened a one- game lead tries to get his knee ready. Quarterback Jon · Kitna took over the Bengal s in the AFC North . the blame for many of the prob· Jones stayed in for one more lems with the offensive line, play after the injury, then real- which gave up six sacks. Kitna ized something was wrong and ·was sick and hoarse on Sunday he needed to come out. in Baltimore, so hi s linemen "That was basically his coming-out party," Durr said. "He threw the ball all over against us. When Bowling Green needs to make a play, he's their goto guy. I don't think you can completely shut him down , but you need to contain him, a lot like Michael Vick." Stocklnt stuffers for the whole family. had trouble hearin g the c·alh . , "What happened Ia" "cc k was not a res ult of Lc\'i guihg down and ha ving to put a gu) in," said Kitna. who "'" sti ll a little hoarse on Wed nesd"' · " If you look at th e fil m. ·ever~ defen sive lineman wa' getti ng the jump on our offen>i,·e line, Why? Becau se they cou ld n't hear me . "'This week. they' ll hea r me . 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Page B4 • The Daily Sentinel Thursday, December u , 200 3 www .mydailysentinel.com PITTSBURGH - Jerome Bett is is 5 yards away from overtaking Franco Harris on the NFL career rushing list, a pending accomplishment generating mo re than passing interest in a city that still reveres Harris. Nearly 20 years after his reti re ment. Harris remains as visi ble in Pittsburgh as any star from the Steelers' fo ur Super Bow l teams of the 1970s. He owns a business, is a regular in TV . commercials and make s personal appearances. "He's passing up Franco, and that does mean a lot around here." lineman Alan Faneca said Wednesday. "I'll bet he (Bettis) fee ls the same way, too." He doe s. When Harri s appeared on Bettis' weekly TV show to offer congratulations, it meant considerably more to Bettis than a quick handshake on the sidelines or a cell phone call. "He said it couldn't happen to a better person, and if there was anyone he wanted to pass him , it would be me," Bettis said. "That was an honor for him to say something like that. He was a back I always circled as, if I passed him, it would be great." That Bettis might do it this season, and for the same team with which Harris ran for all but 170 of his 12,1 20 yards. also is special to Bettis especiall y given how this season started . . Cast off by his fi rst NFL team, the Rams, after three seasons, Bettis had flashbacks to that disappointment when Amos Zereoue was chosen during training camp as the starter. When that experiment dido ' t work - Zereoue had more carries for zero or minus yards than any NFL rusher Bettis returned to the lineup Oct. 26 agai nst St. Louis. Maybe he wasn 't good as he was during his six consecutive 1,000-yard seasons fro m 1996-2001, but he's prov ided an upgrade over what the Steelers (5-8) were getting. After gaining only 3 13 yards in l O games, Bettis has 26 1 yards the las t thre·e weeks. His 106 yards Sunday against Oakland represented only his second I 00-yard game in 2 1/2 seasons and the Steelers' first in IS games. "I' ve been given an opportunity during the second half of the season and I' ve made the best of it," said Betti s, who doesn' t kn ow if the Steelers will bring him back next season. "Whert that takes me, I can 't control, unfortunately. But I want to leave a lasting impression." Bettis, who has 12, 116 yards, could pass up not only Harris, but No. 7 Marcus Couch from Page 81 ga me." · Cou ch has re li eved Ho lcomb th e pas t two wee ks. He came in late in the fi rst half on Monday ni g ht aga in st St. Loui s after Holcomb threw two inte rceptions. Co uch rallied the Browns with a pair of second-half scoring drives and threw a 28-yard TD pass to Quincy Morgan in Cleve land 's 26-20 loss. Davi s was impressed by Couch's outing. He' d like to see another one just like it. " We're tryin g to fin d someone who will deliver some co nsiste ncy," sa id Dav is. "We need som ebody to play well and somebody to emerge .' ' Browns (4-9 ) The haven' t had a quarterback controversy thi s season. The revo lving door has been a fi asco for the team, which has lost six of se:ven and must face the Broncos, Baltimore and Cinci nnati down the stretch. Couch said Cle veland 's endle ss quar1erback derby has taken a toll on the team. "I don 't think it' s been good for it," he said. "At that position you ' ve got to have a leader, you ' ve got to have a guy that everyone believes in and rallies around. To shuffle guys in and out has been a tough situation for me, for Kelly and the rest of the team." A fresh start elsewhere could-· do wo nders fo r Couch, who besides being by passed by Dav is, has endured the ·· wrath of Off;ee llowc-8' Allen and No. 6 Jim Brown before the season ends, starting wi th Sunday 's game against the Jets (5-8) and their league-worst rushing defense. Bettis needs 128 yards to go past Allen ( 12,243) and 197 to overtake Bro wn ( 12.3 12). The 230-pound Brow n's run-'em-over style probably most resembles Bettis' among ris ks of starting o.fe r wi th a new team, which is why he wants to stay. "Sometimes the grass is not always gree ner on the other side," he . sa id. "Maybe it wo uld be, may be it wouldn ' t be . I know we ha ve a good nucleus of guys bere I like playing with, I like these rece ivers. I fe el comfortable with the coaching staff. I' m just going to go with the fl ow. If they wa nt me here , I want to be here. If not, I' ll go elsew he re ." those in the top I 0. The 225pound Harris. who sti ll leads Bettis by 2.925 yards in yardage gained with Piu sburgh, was tall , rangy and elusive and didn 't absorb unnecessary contacl. "I' m a big back, so I' m partial to big backs," ·the 255poun d Bettis said. "He was a special run ning back. He was OWINGS MILLS. Md. As Jamal Lew is strives to set the NFL single-season rushing record, the Balti more Ravens are seek ing to cl inch their fi rst di vision title in team histmy. 11· the Ra vens realize their goal before Lewis does. th ei r star runn ing back may be forceu to abandon hi s quest. Lewi s leaus the NFL with 1,622 yards rus hing. Jr he muintai ns that 125 yards-pergame average, he will fin ish with 1.997 yards - IOR shott of the NFL-record 2,105 that Eric Dicke rso n compiled in 1984. . On Sllltday the Ravens face Oak lanu. which ran ks 31st in the NFL in rushing defense . " It 's the ultimate challenge to us. " Raiders coa~ h Bill Callahan said Wednesday. Bah imore then plays Cleveland , a tean1 Lewis burn ed for a record 295 vards rushing in September. · If the Ravens beat Oakland and Cleve land and secondplace Cincinnati (7-6) loses to 25% Off Whitman's Sampler Asst. Chocolates 21b. Reg. $17.99 ~ P/l!t compliments of Pizza Hut 1.) Send us your naine, address and phone number. 2.) Include your cairter's name, your route number or sub5ctlber·number. 3.) In liO words or less, tell us why we should choose ... -.-,1":., ~.mer , either San Frant isco or St. Louis. Baltimore will wi n the AFC Nort h title before facing the Stee lers in the last game of the season. That cottld compromise Lewis' run at the record, because the Ravens want him fresh for the playoffs. " Rig ht now we' re just foc used on Oakland," Ravens offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh said . "That's a tough team, and looking two or three weeks down the road is not going to do us any good." Lewis doe sn't care if the Ravens have cl inched the div ision, he wants to face a Steelers team that held him to 69 yards in the season opener. "I would love to play aga in st Pittsburgh because of the tirst game we played agai nst them," Lewis said. 'Tm still a player. You ' ve got to be smart about things, though, so coach (B1ian) Billick and I will handle that when the time comes." Lewis must average 16 1 yards over the fin al three game;s to catch Dickerson. Even if he can't get there. Lewis still has a decent shot at becoming onl y the til"th player in NFL history to reach the 2,000-yard mark. "It crosses your mind, but that's up to the linemen." Lewis said. "I think they' re more anxious to get that mark than I am. As long as they take care of things up front, it's attai nable." The members of the Ravens' otl"ensive line - most of whom toil in anonymity - would love nothing more than seeing Lewis re;ach 2,000 yards. 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Call (740)446·4233 rep airs on major brands 11"1 shop or at vour hOme Male Pomenan-dog-very Used fu rniture Store 130 gentle Andy J H . Yoder. Bul aville Pike. Mattresses. 1032 t St At. 14 1 Galliooils OH 4563t dressers. couches . bunk beds. good refrigerator. gas range . rec11ne rs . what -nots Open your heart th1S season Grave Monu ments . and give one of these won(740)446·4762 Gallipolis . derful dogs a forever home.· Me1gs County Dog Pound. Ohio. Hrs. 10-4pm Phone (74 0) 992· 3779 tor Virglnie Houae Oinmg Table more Information · SIDerian 3 yr&.. with 6 chairs oak wood H ~< sk y (male). mtx 5250. Cell (304 )875·1 l83 Boxeri AonweHer (fe male) 3-4 yrs . sma ll Like New. white Pei(Jngeee (male). " yrt, sma ll (Ben)l type ) Terrier. (male). 3-4 yrs .. Yellow' Labrador (fema le). 2 yra.: Buy , or 1111 River ine German Sheppard mix, 4 Antiques, 1124 Eut Malrt mo. otd . on SR 12-' E. PorMroy, 7.&0992·252e . Rusa Moore. Regleterecl owner. i ---·.-....-· ._,..Hy-. l!lo YIISOl.IA'~Xll.S Af>ARTh1E'11i tUR RE.vl" Tara Townnouse Trailer for re nt. ideal lor one Apa rlmenis Very Spacious or two peopl e. No pets. ref· 2 Bedrooms . 2 Floors, CA, 1 erences. (740)441·018 1. 1/2 Bath. Newly Carpeted Adult Pool & Baby Pool APARTh1F.NTS Palio, Start $385/ Mo . No FORRmf Pets. Lease Plus Secur~ ty 1 and 2 bedroom apart· Depos11 Requtred , Days 740-446- 3481 . Even1ngs ments. lurnished and LJnfur740-367--()502. nished . security depos1t required , no pels. 740-992Twm R1vers Tower IS accept22 16. Ing applications tor wac11ng 2 Fur ntshed sm all apart- hsl for Hud·subSIZed. 1- br. ments for renl. Liv1ng room . apartment. call 675-6679 kitchen, bedroom , & bath EHO 2 BA. near Holzer. CIA. eco· nom1cal gas heat, all appli· ances lurn1shed, inc luding WID, no pe ts. lease and 2003 Oakwood 1 6x80, 3 deposit required. $485. 740bedroom, 2 bath, all the 446·2957. extras. aski ng $29.000 must 2 mil es from Pomeroy. 2 1111 lor application & inlor· ~ SERVICES • be moved, evenings bedroom, kitchen furnished, mation. (740)949·2446 $350+ utilities, $350 deposit , TURNED DOWN ON Effici ency Apartment. 3 no pets. (7 40 )992· 542 1 S091AL SECURITY ISS!? GOOd used 14x70 2br/2bth. roo ms and bath. All utilittes Will help with delivery. Ca ll 2br_ house in New Haven No Fee Unless We Wi n I pa id. Dow nsta irS. 9 19 Harold 740·385·9946 1·8 88-5112·3345 $300. a month. Ref. & secu· Second Ave . $285 month . H. I \I I ..., I \II requi red (740 )44 6-3945 rity depos it Need to sell-Good clean (304)882· 2890 Repoa. Only 2 left. For Lease: 1600 sq Feet . 97 Redman t 6x72 $1 0 ,999 ; 2br References & deposit. beaul ifully restored 2 nd t"OR SALE 90 Fleetwood 14x70 $7,999 No Pels. (304)675·5162., floor, 2 bed room apt. 1 1/2 (740)709· 1186 or (740)288· 3 Bedroom Brick, bath s. livmg and din1ng Complet ely refinished home. 1605. Mercerville Road. Close to roo m. rear deck. Lots ol storGreat localion . in Gallipolis HVAC. Downtown New 14 wide only 5799 school s, $500/mo Call age Ohio. 3 bedrooms. 2 lull down and only $169.76 per (740)256· 14 17 or t740)256- Gallipolis. All modern a men~· baths, priced to sale now. ties $600/month _ Secunty month, call Nikki. (740)385- 6228 Phone (740)446-9539 and key" deposits_ No pet~ 7671 3 bedroom home wlbase· References reqUired New 2003 Ooublewide . 3 BR ment in counlry. near (740)446-4425 or (740)446& 2 Bath. Only $1695 down Rodney. $500./month . 3936. and &295/mo. 1-SOQ -691- Depos il & references. For Lease: 2 Hoar. spacious. 6777 (740)245 -0380 after 8pm totally remodeled. 2 bed· · Save· $9 160· Save th is 3 bed room hOu se 1n rQPms. 1 112 baths. unfurWeek 's Fealure Home. New Minersville, $400 per month, nished apt. New HVAC and real ..tate advertising 2003, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, $250 dep osit, HUD appliances. $600/month . In this newspaper Ia over . S9,000 in Facto ry approved , (740)94 9-2025 plus utilities. Downtown s ubject to the Federal Opti ons al Dealer Cost . ~ Gallipolis Security and Key Fair Housing Act Qf 1968 2280 sq. ft .• Huge Family 3 Bedroom house in deposit requtred. No pets . which mahea II lllegelto room. Purchase This Home Pomeroy. $32 5·00 -S400.00 References reQu1red . advertise "•ny Friday 12/ 12 o r Saturd ay "'" depoSit. (740)992·0175 (740)446-6882. 8 :00 to 5:00 preference, llm"-tton or t2/13 and receive a free Hot Brick in Gallipolis. 3 bed· di tcrimination baud on Po int Wasf1er and Dryer. rooms, 1. 5 bathS. basement, Fu rnished one bedroom Apt. race, color, religion, Hx Cole 's Mobile Homes . carport . S650, references. clean. no pets _M us t ~ willr~~mlllal status or nation .. 15266 US 50 E. Athens . deposit, no pets. 740.446· mg l o give re fere nces . origin, ar any intention ta Phone: (304) 675-1 366 make any such Ollio 45701 Where You Get 9209 preferance, llmltatton or Your Money's Worth• Grac1ous livtng. 1 and 2 beddlacrlmln.tion." room apartments at VillaQe Lors& bedroom, 1 bath hou Manor and AIIJers ide Thla ~per wUI not ACREAGE Apartment& · in M iddleport. ted in Rodney Villag knowingly accept I, family room. living room From $278-$348. Call 740adv•rtlaementa for reel 28 acres mil on Scen ic ew heat pumplturnance 992-5064. Equal Ho using •W~t•whl e hls ln Drive, 15 min. from town . vlalatton at the l.w. Our Opportunities. 500 / mo n t h + depoa 1t 535,000. Call (740 )368· readert ere hereby 740 «6-3128 8, 42. Modern one bedroom apt. Jnforml'd thet en dwelling• MYertiMd In Middleporl, 3 bedroom 7 40-«8-0390 House and 112 acre land home on niCe quit etreet. tor lhl• newspaper.,.. New 1 bedroom apt. Phone In Flatroek. Weet Vlrgi na . evalleble on an equ•l rent or u le. owner w ill 510,000. Call after &p m . finance . contact Donie 740"""'6·3736 (740)992·87 69. Tumer Reality, U0-992Nice 2 bedroom apartment Lota t9 & 10 Heatley S 2886. In !own. • Hardwood floors New Log Home on 1.3 Add ition In Bidwell. TWo Par11y tum. 3 br. houH out plul utility room. $385/mo, acres, land contract avail· jarge level loti. Price to aale baCk ol Letart, uaed aofa & no pelt. For more informaa ~e . If needed $240,000. now. Pho ne 740--448-9539. cttalr Uke new 304-882·3970 Hon can (740) 446 4•67 uk (740)258-9247 or (740)845I ~ I ' I \ I '" for Liaa or Faye. 0870. --------1 North 3rd Ave. Middleport 2 Ranc h. 3 Bedroom, 2 Car bedroom furn ished apt. garage, New Haven, W.Va . Oeposll FOR 1 or 2 small bedroom trailer & refe rence Photos. Information onli ne $250. a month , $200. required. No Pets (740)992· www.orvb.com , code 1 11503 o r, call 304·882 - 1-42 4ttl, Sm. Furn ., 1 BA. Depoal1. No· pela, LP gao 0185 near. t304)895-3815 2770. W/0, N:. , $2110/rno. Oopoo11 One Bedroom Apt on , 2nd i The Gallia lawrence Farm Service Agency is accepting applications for a lull lime permanent office pos ilion with benef its. Applications may be picked up at the Far m Service Agen cy office. 111 Jackso n Pike roo m 1571 , Gallipolis Ohio 4563 1 or by calling the ollice at {740)446-8687_ All appl ications must be returned to the office by 4:30 pm. Monday. December 22. 2003 www.comics.com © 2003 by NEA, Inc . 10 B USINE'i'l Substi1u1e AN wanted for 1M Meigs Counly Boa rd On Ot'MKilJNITY Menta l R etardation and Developme ntal Disabilities, hours 9am·3pm, must have OH IO VA l LEY PUBLISH currer\t AN licer:~s e 1n the lNG CO. recommends tha state of Ohio . Prefer experiou do business with peo ence in Public health nursi ng le you know. and NOT 1 and/or working w~h children end money th rough th and ad ults with developmen· mail until you have 1nvesli tal di sabilities_ Send res ume ated the offering. by Fr iday, Decembe r 25th to: MCBMRDD. 1310 Carleton Slre et, P.O. Box 307 , Syracuse. Oh 45779 tl!RRENT J Bedroom mob1te home located on Forres t St. Henderson , WV $300. per month , will acce pt assis1ance. Ph . l304)675-3626 NoT NCA<I. f HAVe A 11\1\( "1\1 Mouu; HOMtli 2 bed roo m. WW carpe l. wood deck, very, very nice In Gal lipolis Phone {740)446·2003 or ~7 4 0)446 · 1409. ~11-r'f ... ., u w. advertlaernt~ntl are eubj.et to r ~~R(;, ~ll"f'f )<.If-fy, HE:!<-~:>, Krf"fi l'rl-ry Seeking Physic al Therao!st and Occ upallonal Therapist cornpel itive salary, llexible work hOurs, and generous benefit package. Send resume to Tri-State Physit:al Therapy Inc. PO Box 375 Ba rboursville WV 25504 For Job Inq uires cal l 304· 733-9870 ' adv~ CorriiCHon wMI be rnllda In the flrllt aval...,.. ediUon. the Fe<Hral Fair MCklalng Act of 1981. Help wanted ada meeting EOE atandarda. We wilt not knowingly aecep1 any acl venlalng tn vlol Mio n o1 the lew. are atwaye e onlldenllat. • Current rete card appllea. • All rea l RN 'a 1 f!.ii4 POLICIES: Ohio Valley Publishing reHr'ltla the rlgM to edit, r•Ject, or cane•l any ad at any time. Errara muat tMI r~rt.cl on t he flrat n.y Dl Trlbun• Sentlnet-Reglatar will bit reepon•lbla for no mar• IN n the co.t of thll ltpK4I occup~ by the e rror and only the first lnHrtion. We lwrighttmic .net 176 1-I00-17H071 Ex1. 2072 How you con hove borders ond qraphics ~ added to your classified ads (. ;}r . 1m Borders $3.00/per ad Graphics SOC for small $1.00 for large All Dl•play : 1 2 Noon 2 Bu•lne•• D • y • P rior To Publication Sunday Dl• play : 1 :00 p . m . 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Call Marilyn 304-882·2645 Joyce 304-675 -69 19 April 304·882-3630 992-2157 • All ads must be prepaid• Description • l nc:lude A Prtce • Avoid Abbreviat i ons • Include Phone Number And Address When Needed • Ads Should Run 7 D•v• 110 2· 8 week old puppies. 1 mal e , 1 female. Very cute and smart Call (740) 256· Make 50% sell ing Avo n. 64 13. Limtted t1me ON LY. (740)4 46-3358 6 half Lab puppies. aboul 6 JC • - Djsolay Ads • S t art Your Ads With A Ke yword • Inc:l ud e Complete Should lnctude These ltems To Help Get Response ... 1/2 -.J;;j)30% only $11.99 Pizza Nut Mall ~ed11 ~ ·to: enjoy ing th is late-season comeback. "It's more satisfying, but it's still disappointi ng because the season hasn' t been what we ex pected," he . said. "Wherever I finish this year is where I fi nish. I didn ' t come into tt\e season looki ng for a certain number." lli:t.P WANTFJJ "Carrier-of-the-Month" If they are selected, your carrier will win dinner for two at a big, physical ru nning back and you look at his numbers, ami they were just staggering. To thin k a guy could do someth ing li ke that in such a short period of time . ... I would say he is the best ever.' '· Betti s missed mdst of the second half of the 200 I and 2002 seasons with injuries , anothe r reason why he is Ravens' Jamal Lewis rambles toward 2000 yards Nominate them for ~~ -i-. •r;,r.:·-· . The Daily Sentinel • Page BS Oearltir~ Wol"d Ads Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pittsburgh $teeters running ba ck Franco Harris (32) tries for some extra yardage during Super Bowl IX against the Minnesot a Vikings in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 12 , 1975. Steelers running back Jerome Bettis is fi ve yards away fro m overtaking Franco Harris on the NFL career ru shing list. (AP) · . Do You Just Your Sentinel Newspaper . . .. www.mydallysentlnel.com Or Fax To ti tle in three years, and earned a berth in the Sugar Bowl against No. 3 Oklahoma with a chance to win the school's second national title. LS U finished fas t to get into that position . The Tigers were in seventh place in the BCS on Nov. 3 with a tough ~lo s in g stre tch to come. That's when Saban got his team together before an off week to sharpen its focus. With games remaining at Alabama and Mississippi, home against Arkansas, and possibly in the SEC title game, Saban knew his players couldn 't get bogged dow n in any BCS controversy. "I said we' re going to talk about the BCS and where we're ranked. This is the ti me to talk about it ,' ~ · he recalled. "I told them when we leave this room we' ll foc us on what is and not what was. "Rankings arc what was. Rankings are what happened last week. we had to worry about what will happen this week. We knew we had no control of the BCS but we knew that if we didn 't win we diJn ' t ha ve a chance. We could onl y control what we could do." Brown s fan s durin g hi s time in Cleveland. If released, the 26-yearold would likely be the top quarterback on the freeage nt mark et. Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer was in a simil ar spot last winter and left Ari zona to si gn a seven-year, $40 million deal with Denver. · "For me, I knew I needed to get out of Ari zona, and it was time for a new start," Plummer sa id in a conference call . Cou ch understands the ~ In One Week With Us REACH OVER 285,000. PROSPECTS PLUS YOUR AD NOW ONLINE To Place l\egi!)ter m:rihune Sentinel Your Adw can Today•• ~ (740) 446-2342 (740) 992-2156 (304) 675-1333 Saban wins AP Coach of the Year NEW YORK (AP) - Nick Saban called his LSU team together early last month, when the Tigers were in seventh place in the BCS standings and a long shot to make it to the Sugar Bowl . He told the players now was the time to voice any fru stration over the rankings. because after that, they could only talk about the next game. The players kept quiet, the Tigers kept winning, and Saban's steady leadershi p helped him earn The Assoc iated Press Coach of the Year honor Thursday. Saban received 22 votes in balloting by the panel of sports writers and broadcasters on the AP college football poll , beating out Southern California's Pete Carroll by fi ve. Oklahoma's Bob Stoops and Tul sa's Steve Kragthorpe tied for thtrd with four votes each, and Navy's Paul John son and Mi chigan State's John L. Smith tied fo r fifth wi th two votes eacli. Terry Hoeppner of Miami of Ohi o, Joe Novak of Northern Illinois, Ri ch Rodri guez of West Virginia. Iowa's Kirk Ferent z won the award last year. The second-ranked Ti gers won a schoolrecord 12 ga mes; captured their second SEC . Ut:ribune - Sentinel CLASSIFIED and Jim Brown Bettis could overtake Franco B Y A LAN ROBINSON Associated Press Thurs da~ Dec. 1 1 , 2003 ,, ... End& •-•itiiittiiilio-.,.1. Fo r Sale Big SCreen TV floor model, 36 Inch screen Gets good picture. Cell (740 )9927091 11111 . W.oom To Do ·--llliiiriitii--.,.1 Georges Portable SawmiH . dcn'l haul your logs to the mill just call 304-675-1957. and Atference e required . [740)446-3687 2 Bedroom I\Ou... full base· ment, stove anet refrigerator, furnlshecl ln Town . $400. per month, plus deposit . References ReQuired . (304)875-6902 . ~i:~=~,J A~ilttred CM1tm11 Bsssett Ho und. 7 weeks, 2 Bedroom mobile nome In Hoar In Point Pleasant. Call 3 yr. old Dell compu ter, had 1st t nott end wormed. $650. for more information $250. Call (740)388·9327. ~ ac l ne area . NO PETS. (304 )675·2f« cafl (7<1())245-01 55 99 8511 1740 ) 2-5 Upe1airs. 2BR. - - - - - - - 2 bedroom mobile home. S to ve / Ref ri ge r a t or . Che rry J1nssen Piano. ~ t1Wl\u:.t'lt 3 • Water, sewage. trasl'l paid . Water/Trash InduCed. $285 u:cellent condition, $1 .000. No pets Security deposit plus ,depoail. Call sfte r · 19V5 Grey Buidl: Lasabra. Uaed Trumpet 5300. Call required . Call (7 4,0 }441· 7:00pm. (1-'0)446-7620 or Own owner, exc•uent condi· 1304)675· 4729 betwHn 4540 OOI"ime (740)« l.o583 lion. 53.000. (304)1175-5668 7:30 tnd -':00 -~----------- • r· •-~~ l �... • . ._,_ - . . . ... .' ·- . ... . • Thursda~Oec. 11,2003 www.m~ailysentlnel.com Page B6 • The Daily Sentinel !r~~~!Mmm !B!m!'~lj~~~~le~~~~;wil-;.~~m~UM~.~~~~ _ looking lor a rmg bought in front ol The Art School, Gallipolis around October 40 775·1 075 · Baby Pygmy goats, cutel Ready for Christmas Call 740 245·9142. American Legion Post 128 li~Y& GRAIN For Sale: Hay about 2000 Starts 6:30pm Basket Bingo $4,000 in Baskets (740)446-7857. Rounct Bale hay, first and cutting. Orchard grass and clover. Call (740)446-7787. second II~ I \ 110 \ AIIIUl Phillip Alder FOR SALE BINGO 2171 Every Thursday & Sunday Doors Open 4:30 Ada E. BiJsd/1996 MME. Md+ek 1997 Earlv birds start • 6:30 $500! POLICE IMPOUNDS. Hondas, Cl1evys, Jeeps, etc! Cars !rom $500. For listings 1·800·719-3001 ext 390 1 1991 Ford Tempo GLS auto/trans. Needs body work but runs good . $500.00. (740)992·0274 L ast Thursday or e\'ery month All pack $5.00 Bring this coupon Buy $5.00 Bonanza Get 5 FREE 121.22 o1 the Ohio Revised Code, notice Is hereby given that the Melgs County Budget Commission wlll be meeting on December 16, 2003, at 10:00 A.M. The meet· lng witt be conducted In tho Meigs County Auditor's Office, Meigs County Courthouse. Meigs County Budget Commission Nancy Parker Grueser, Secretary · Sunset Home Construction DEER PROCESSING Bryan Reeves New Homes, Room Additions, Skinned, Cut & Wntpped Summer Suusuge Made Garages, Pole Buildings, Roots, Siding, Decks, Kitchens , Drywall & More St. At. 124 between FREE ESTIMATES! Racine & Syracuse Maplewood Lake Christian Campground 949-2734 740· 742-341 CourierI Messenger BISSEll BUILDERS InC. New Homes • Vinyl Sidin g • New Garages • Replacement Windows • Roofing COMMERCIAL and · RESIDENTIAL FREE ESTIMATES 74D-992·7599 ' Cellular ·• Stop In and l~c • CunfhlenUol Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 w~ t4AV~ 28 I>IFHil~NT v/0~1>5 "IC~:· ANI> 79 I>IFF~Il~NT '- 1996 Jeep Cherokee 1994 Cadillac Sedan Devi lle iOO,OOO mites. 4x4, tilt, CD , White. 67,000 miles axe. player. runs good. 52,500 cond. $6900. 304-675·7256 080. (7 40 }256·1233 or Pt. Pleasant Hardware 740 256-903 1. 40 1996 Pontiac Grand Prill, 4 MomRCYC1.ES door auto, $2,295. Day: 740- ..__ _ _ _ _ __. 446·1615 o r evening 740· ~ 446· 1244. 200 t XR80, likenew$1 ,200 1998 Saturn Sl.4 dr, 5 Call 740·446 -8138-avenings sp.. manual ABS, 1 owner or 740·446- 1761 -day as k for $4299. 304·675·6199 or Ross 722-3862 95 Cl1rysler Newyorker, 2003 Suzuki AM 125; rode excellent condi lion, leather very little, like new. Cost power sunroof, runs great, $4,850. Sell $3,800 or trade $2500 must seU, 740·4 16- for car. (740)367-0632_ 0174. r CAMPERS& TRUCKS MmORHOMES FOR SALE 1989 ·aMc F15, 4x4. long 1988 GMC Camper for sa le. bed, 4.3 liter, automatic. Call (740}446·4325 740-709-9688. ~IR\H/"i If so, you qualify for a * TRUCK. CALL r10 (740)446-94 16. M-F 9-5. 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Sontag has a great fla•r for sensmg when it is right to do ·wrong_,. Sittie~g North . he would normally have opened one no· trump . showing 13-15 points m tile sys· tern 11e was us1ng w•lh partner Steve Altman . But Sontag decided 1nstead to start with one diamond . which m princ1ple indicated an unbalanced 11and w1tl1 no tive·card maJOr. H •s subsequent f1ve clubs announced (zero or) three aces . AQainsl six hearts. West led the d1amond 10. How did Altman plan the play? · At most tables, North opened one notru mp, promising 15·17 potnts. Soulh responded with a two-diamond transfer bid, guaranteeing al least five hearts then drove to Slam. This made Norll1 the declarer. East led a spade; West ruffed and shifted to a diarT')ond Each declarer. shrugging his shoulders , took the finesse. but East won will1 the kmg, gave his partner another spade ruU, received a diamond ruff in return . and delivered a third spade ruff: lour down 1 their opponents on th •s deal. 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I If I~ �ScoREBOARD The Daily Sentinel Zanesville 61 , Whee ll~ (W.Va.) Park 47 Zanesville W. Muskingum 53. McConnels ~ i ll e Morgan 32 Prep Basketball Glrll Basketball .Belpre 48, Melga 33 MeigS 10 6 ,, ~8 7 15 , 6 - 33 48 W.Ve. prep beaketblll aco,.• Wedneadlly'• Results 15 Girts MEIGS tH . 11-1) - .Alstine Oowler 2 M Bella ~re , Ohio 64 , Tyler Consolidated 35 4. Samrn; PieR:o 3 2-2 B. Angel Herter 3 Berkeley Springs 61, Hancock, Md. 41 0-1 6, Jayneo Davis 5 ~ 10. Joi1't Han;ng Charleston Catholic 49, Chapmanville 36 1 3-4 5. TOTALS - 14 5--11 33. FayeHeville 54, Herben Hoover 37 ~ BELPRE t3' 1, Hl) - Whitney Hamlin 81, Buffalo 23 5 1·2 14, Shawntae Cline 2 o-1 4, Aubr8e Spring Va lley ao . Roane County 25 Milklf 2 0-2 4, Holly GoalS 2 :H; 7, TWtha~ Tolsia 74. South Point. Ohio 72 Von l¥<s 4 11-2 B. Ashley Hamilton 1 M 3. Tygarts Valley 64 . Highland County, Va. Britlar"!Y Ferguson 4 o-o 8. TOTALS - 20 33 4·13 48. Valley Fa~ene 39, Guyan Valley 38 3-poiol goa~ - Meigs tnc>r<!J, Belpre 4 Zanesville. Qllio 61, Wlleeling Park 47 (Blackburn 3 and Hami~on) . -m Boys Basketball Standings SEOAL Marlena Logan Gallipolis Warren Pt. Pleasant Athens Jackson League w l Overall l 1 0 I 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 w 0 0 1 I 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Alexander Wellston Belpre Meigs Vinton Co. Nelsorwille· York League W L Overall 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 TVC-Hocki ng ~ag{ Federal Hocking Trimble Southern Eastern Waterford Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 w l Overall W L 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 Girls Basketball Standings SEOAL Marietta Warren Ath ens Pl. Pleasant Jackson Gallipolis Logan leagu,e w l Overall W L 2 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 I 0 1 I I 2 2 0 I 2 2 1 2 0 3 TVC-Ohlo Belpre AleKander Vin ton Co. Meigs Wellston Nelson\iille-Yo rk League W L 0 0 Overall 1 0 0 0 1 1 l I 0 1 2 0 0 3 4 0 w 3 1 TVC·Hocklng league Southern Trimble Federal Hocking Eastern Waterford Miller Overall w l W L 1 1 I 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 I 0 2 3 0 0 0 Ohlo High School Girls Baalcetball Wednesday's Rasulta Akr. Hoban 53, Akr. SVSM 42 Allian ce Marlington 48, Sebring 47 Amherst Steele 46, Rocky River 40 Ashtabula Lakeside 59, Painesvi lle Harvey 50 Ashtabula SIS. John & Paul SB, Cle. His Lutheran E. 56 Atwater Waterloo 68, Mantua Crestwood 46 Avon Laks 55, Olmsted Falls 21 . Barberton 59, lyndhurst Bru~h 49 Bay Village Bay 65, N. Olmsted 45 Beachwood 4 8, Columbia Station Columbia 19 Beavercreek 47, Greenville 19 Bellaire St. John's 64, Tyler (W.Va.) Consolidated 35 Beloit W. Branch 45, Canal Fullon NW 26 Belpre 48, Po meroy Meigs 33 Berea 52, N. RidgB'Iille 35 Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 50 ,' Parma Normandy 49 Byesville Meadowbrook 34, Coshocton 27 Carrollton 6 1, LisbOn Beaver 29 Centerville 52, Piqua 32 Chagrin Falls Kenstoil 62, Kent Roosewelt 42 Chill icothe 52, Jackson 49 Cols. DeSales 50, Cols. Watterson 46 Cots. Hartley 50, Zanesville Rosecrans 48 Pro Basketball National Beskelball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE AHantlc Olwlslon WLPct GB . 12 10 .54 5 Plliladelphia 10 11 .476 t ', New Jersey 10 12 .455 2 Bostori 7 14 333 4', Wastlington 7 16 .304 5', New York 15 Miam1 3 19 .136 9 Orlando Central Division W L Pet GB indiana 17 5 .773 t5 7 .682 2 New Orleans 14 8 .636 3 Detroit Toronto 13 a .619 3' , Milwaukee 10 12 .455 7 Atlanta 7 1"6 .304 10', Chicago 5 15 .250 11 Cleveland 5 16 .238 11 •,, WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W l Pet GB Houston 13 7 .650 Dallas 13 8 .619 •, Denver 13 8 .619 ', Memphis 12 8 .600 1 MinneSota 12 9 .571 1'1 Utah 12 9 .57 1 1', San Antonio 13 10 565 1', Pacific: Divllion W L Pet · GB 18 3 .857 L. A. l akers 14 5 .737 3 Sacramento 10 10 .500 7', Golden State · 10 10 .500 7\ Portland 9 10 .474 8 Seattle 7 11 .389 9 ~, L.A. Clippers 8 13 381 10 PhoeniK e TVC·Ohlo ' Cvyahoga Hts. 58. Richmond Hts. 45 Dover 58, Gnadenhunen Indian Valley 29 Dresden Tri·Valley 69, Philo 31 E. Cle. Shew 49, Cle. JFK 47 Elyria 49, Brunswick 42 Eudid 73, Cle. VASJ 71 Gartield Hts. Trinity 79, Garfield Hts. 57 Garrettsville Garfield 55, Rootstown 50 Geneva 39, Conneaut 29 Huber Hts. Wayne 61 , Spring. S. 48 Hudson 70, Macedonia Nordonia 59 Independence 64, Brooklyn 37 Jefferson Area 57, Ashtabula i::dgewood .2ae s·, Tueaday 'a Games Toronto 100, Cleveland 93 Indiana 93, Washington 79 Atlanta 11 2, Denver 98 Miami 92. Phoeni11 72 Philaclelphia 78, Detroit 76 New J~ rsey 101 , Seattle 88 Golden State 98, Minnesota 95 Houston 93, Portl and 91 Sacramento 105. LA Clippers 95 LA. Lakers 98, New York 90 Wednesday '• Games Boston 126 , Seattle 112 Orlando 95, Washington 91 · Memphis 103, Atlanta 90 Milwaukee 94, Golden State 89, OT San Antonio 102, Portland 77 Utah 95, New York 73 L.A. Clippers t OO, Dallas 99 Thursday's Games Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m San Antonio at Houston, 8:30 p.m. New Orleans at Phoenix. 10 p.m. Friday's , Games Denver at Philadelphia, 7 · p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m. · Toronto at Boston. 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Indiana , 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Miami, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Orlando, 8 p.m. Seallle at Detroit, 8 p.m. Chicago at Milwaukee. 8:30 p.m. Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m. Dallas at LA. Lakers, 10:30 p.m New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. College Basketball Wednesday's College Basketball Major Scores EAST Delaware 76, Loyola, Md. 71 George Washington 76, Towson 57 Holy Cross 66. Fordham 57 Long Islan d U. 78, Albany, N.Y. 65 Monmouth, N.J. B7, Hofstra 79 Rutgers 60, Penn St. 47 St. Bonaventure 65, lana 62 Toledo 95, Siena 7 1 SOUTH Auburn- 73, Montana 51 Charleston Southe rn 92, Voorhees 73 Coppkl St. 68, Morgan St. 66 , OT East Carolina 86, N. Caroli na A&T 53 l ouisville 80, Seton Hall 71 Maryland 69, Florida 68, OT Nicholls St. 83, Southern U. 80 Vanderbilt 85, Tennessee St. 64 Virginia Tech 80, VMI 56 MIDWEST Ball St. 83, AnderSOfl, Ind. 48 Bradley 59, Butler 55 Creighton .61 , Nebraska 54 E. Illinois 80, St. Francis, Ill. 57 lnd.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 81, Bowling Green 75 Indiana 66, Notre Dame 63 Kansas 80, Fort Hays St. 40 Kansas St. 54, Wichita St. 50 UMKC 72. Denver 68 Wis.·Milwaukee 86, Va lparaiSQ 82 Wisconsin 73, Wis.-Green Bay 57 SOUTHWEST Texas Te<:h 67, TCU 60 FAR WEST BYU 92, W. Oregon 56 Boise St. 87 , IdahO St. 78 Colo rad o 84, Colorado St. 78 Fresno St. 66, Pacific 51 Portland St. 71 . Pacific, Ore. 43 UC Santa Barbara 66, Westmont 36 Wed nesday 's Women's Basketball Major Score• EAST Army 74, Binghamton 62 Boston U. 79, Cent. Connecticut St. 49 DePaul 98. Manhattan 57 George Washington 76 , Boston COllege 75, OT St. John's 57, Buffalo 47 St. Peter's 68, Monmou th , N.J. 37 SOUTH c ·hananooga 66, High Point 53 Coppin St. 86, Morgan St. 60 Liberty 76, Norfolk St . 54 Maryland 76, Loyola, Md. 61 Xavier 75, Kentucky 60 MIDWEST Or8.ke 61, Iowa St 36 Illinois 78, Bradley 50 N. Iowa 53. Wyoming 46 SW Missouri St. 79, 'Missou ri 70 Valparaiso 86 , lnd.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 60 SOUTHWEST No major team scores reported from lhe SOUTHWEST FAR WEST Air Force ao, N.M. Highlands 56 Arizona St. 87, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 74 Fresno St. 70, long Beach St. 65 Gonzaga 75, Boise St. 54 Oklahoma 90, Montana St. 59 San Diego 65. San Diego St. 60 Pro Football National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE Ent PF WLTPct y-New England 11 .2 0 .846 Miami . 8 5 0 .615 Buffalo 6 7 0 .462 N.Y. Jets 5 0 .385 PA 269 209 241 203 214 200 240 255 a South W L Indianapolis Tennessee Houston Jacksonville T 10 3 0 9 4 0 5 8 0 Pet PF PA .769 372 281 .692 347 261 .385 211 317 4 90 ' 3oa 229 264 North W L TPct PF PA Baltimore 8 5 0 .6 15 331 251 7 6 0 .538 28i 297 Cincinnati 5 .385 250 284 Pittsburgh 4 9 0 .308 212 250 Cleveland We at W L TPciPFPA )(·Kansas City 11 2 0 646 388 267 8 5 0 .615 324 233 Denver Oakland 3 10 0 .231 229 305 San Diego 3 10 0 .231 247 349 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Eaat WL TPct PF PA x-Philadelphia 10 3 0 .769 281 222 Dallas B 5 0 .615 236 244 Washington s a 0 .385 256 287 4 9 0 .308 209 286 N.Y. Giants South W l T Pet P~ PA 8 5 0 .615 248 249 Carolina New Orl eans 6 7 0 .462 263 29,2 Tampa Bay 6 7 0 .462 244 19B Atlanta 3 10 0 .231 241 342 North WLTPct PF PA Minnesota 8 5 0 .6 15 344 302 760538 332 276 Green Bay 5 8 0 .385 240 281 Chicago a o Detroit .t -· 9 0 .308 209 294 10 3 0 Seaftlo 8 5 0 San Francisco 6 7 0 Arizona 3 10 0 PF Sunday'• Games San Diego 14, Detroit 7 Green Bay 34, Chic_ago 21 Pittsburgh 27, Oakland 7 Jacksonville 27, Houston 0 Washington 20, N.Y. Giants 7 Indianapolis 29, Tennessee 27 Baltimore 3 t , C incinnati 13 Philedelpllia 36, Dallas 10 Minnesota 34, Seattle 7 Tampa Bay 14, New Orleans 7 San Francisco SO, Arizona 14 Buffalo 17. N .Y. Jets 6 New England 12, Miami 0 Denver 45, Kansas City 27 Atlanta 20, Carolina 14, OT Monct.y't Game St. louis 26. Cleveland 20 Sunday, Oec. 14 Buffalo at Tenn essee, 1 p .m. Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Indianapolis. 1 p.m. Seante et St. louis, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Houston at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. San Franci sco at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. JacksonvilkJ at New England, 1 p.m. Clevelai'KI at 081'lver, 4:05 p.m. Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 4:15 p.m. carolina at Arizona, 4 :15 p.m. Green Bay at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15 Philadelphia at Miami, 9 p.m. Hockey National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE A11entlc: otvtelon W l T OLPisGFGA Philadelphia 17 ·3 7 1 42 84 52 New Jersey 15 5 6 0 36 61 40 N.Y. Rangers 10 11 5 2 27 75 72 N.V. Islanders 11 13 2 1 25 72 72 Pinsburgh s 15 4 2 18 54 98 Northeast Division WLTOLPisGFGA 15 8 5 3 38,.. 81 73 Toronto 12 5 7 4 35 73 67 Boston 12 9 3 3 30 83 60 Ottawa 13 123 1 30 6366 Montreal 12 14 2 1 27 65 80 Buffalo Southusl Division W l T OL PIS GF GA Atlanta 15 11 3 1 34 92 87 Tampa Bay 13 7 4 1 31 61 50 Ca rolina 8 11 8 1 25 55 68 Florida 9 14 S 1 24 61 79 8 18 1 1 18 70 89 Washington WESTERN CONFERENCE Cantrel Dlvlalon W L T OL Pis GF GA 17 10 3 0 37 10473 Detroit St. louis 16 6 2 1 35 70 55 Nashville 14 11 1 0 29 67 66 8 14 4 1 21 55 75 Co lumbus 6 145 3 20 5381 Chicago Norlhwett Division W L T OL ·Pis GF GA 16 7 3 1 36 86 63 Colorado 15 7 4 2 36 87 66 Vancouver Ca lgary 13 9 1 3 30 64 60 11 13 '3 0 25 73 82 Edmonton tO 13 5 0 25 57 6t Minnesota Pacific Olwlalon W L T OL Pts GF GA Los Angeles 14 10 1 3 32 75 67 San Jose 9 89 229 6768 Anaheim 10 10 4 5 29 65 79 10 10 7 , 28 70 82 Phoeni)( 11 15 3 0 25 60 72 Dallas Two points for a win, and overtime loss. one point for a tie Tuesday's Gamee NY Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 2 St. Louis 3, Toronto 2. OT Minnesota 2, Calgary 1 Carolina 3, Edmonton 2 Vancouver 4, PiHsburgh 3, OT Wedneeday's Game• Philadelphia 1, Columbus 1', tie Montreal 2. N.Y. Rangers 1 Boston 1, Florida 1, tie Atlanta 4, Los Angeles 3, OT New Jersey 1, N.Y. Islanders O, OT Detroit 7, Buffalo 2 Phoenix 2, Dallas 1 Castellano, C Casey Martinez. C Nick Bolton at Washington, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawe, 7:30 p,m Toronto at Minnesota. 8 p.m. LO& Angeles at Nashville. 8 p.m. Detroit at Ch~go. 9 p.m. Carolina at CaiQBry, 9 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose . 10:30 p.m. Fridey'a Gem. Sl. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7:31J p.m. Montreal at Florida, 7:-30 p .m. ~hi ladelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 8 p.m. Chicago at Dallas. 8:30 p.m. Edmonton•at Phoenl)(, 9 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE Northern Olvlaloo W L T Pis GF 14 6 2 30 65 Johnstown 14 7 1 29 74 Wheeling 14 9 0 28 . 70 Atlantic City 12 7 3 27 67 Reading Peoria 10 6 Cincinnati 12 11 10 10 Trenton ~ Toledo Dayton Tempesta , INF Jim Deschaine. INF J.P Roberge, OF Mark Budzinski, OF Kevin Gibbs. OF Jim Rushford and OF Mark Smith on minor league contracts. PITISBURGH PIAATE5-Ag reed to te rms with OF Oaryle ward and RHP Juan Acevedo oo m1nor teague contracts. SAN DIEGO PAOAE5-Agreed to terms with RHP Aklnori Otsuka on a two- year contract. National Balketball A11oclatton NBA- fined Portlancl coach Maurice Cheeks $7,500 tor verbally abUsing ofti· dais and tailing to leave the courl in a timely manner after his ejection against Memphis on Dec. 7 lOS ANGELES CLIPPEA&-Adivated GA 4 1 49 65 50 54 24 54 52 25 &4 62 1 21 48 52 992205863 7 10 2 16 51 70 SOuthern Division W L T Pts GF GA Florida 14 5 4 32 90 71 Greensboro 14 7 0 28 83 71 Columbia 13 5 2 28 69 56 Roanoke 12 9 25 77 73 South Carolina 11 9 1 23 57 57 Charlotte 10 9 3 23 70 71 Florence 8 10 3 19 56 73 Greenville 4 13 2 10 49 75 WESTERN CONFERENCE Cenlrll Division W L T PlsGFGA 15 5 3 33 78 62 Gwlnnett 13 5 2 28 59 42 louisiana 12 a 4 2a a5 72 Mississippi 12 7 2 26 71 66 Pensacola 982205055 Augusta 7 15 2 16 54 80 Columbus 5 15 2 12 50 84 Texas PacHic Division W l T PtsGFGA 15 8 2 32 89 63 Alaska 14 2a 65 54 Idaho 12 5 4 28 62 56 Las Vegas 10 7 2 22 51 56 San Diego 8 11 2 18 50 58 Bakersfield 7 14 2 16 60 88 Fresno Lo ng Beach 6 12 2 14 44 70 a o NOTE : Two points are awarded for a win . Overtime and sllcotout losses earn one point and are referred to as ties. Wedneaday'a Games Cincinnati 6, Johnstown 2 Charlotte 4, Fresno 1 Thursday's Games Peoria at Dayton Gwlnnett at Greensboro Frldey'a Games Cincinnati at Atlantk:: City Greenville at Augusta Charlotte at Bakersfield Reading at Dayton Columbia at Florida Long Beach at Fres no Trenton at Greensboro TaKas at Louisiana Mi ssissippi at Pensacola Johnstown at Peoria Florenc~ at Roanoke Idaho td San Diego Gwinnen at South Carolina Toledo at Wheeling Transactions American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Waived INF· OF Brian Oaubach. DETROtT TIGERS- Agreed to terms with 2B Fernando Vina on a two-year contract. TEXAS RANGER s-Agreed to terms with 1B Brad Fullmer on a one-yaar contract. Named Stan Hilton pitching coach for Clinton of the Midwest League. National League CINCINNATI REDS- Placed LHp John Bale on walyers. COLORADO ROCKIES- Agreed to terms with 3B VInny Castilla on a one· year contract. MILWAUKEE BREWER5-Agreed to lerms with Ned Yost , manager, on a two~ea r contract extension. NEW YORK MET5-Agreed to terms with SS .Kazuo Matsui on a three-year contract. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIE5-Agreed to terms . with lHP Jim Crowell. LHP Mike MEMPHIS GA IZZLIE S-Acli~ated G Troy Bell !rom the injured list. Placed G Dahntey Jones on injured list. PHIL 4DELPHIA 76ERS - Piaced G Wi\He Green on the injured list. Activated F Glenn Robinson on the Injured list. Signed F Zendon Hamilton. PHOENIX SUNS-Fired Frank Johnson. coach . Named Mike D'Antoni coach . National Football Leegue ATLANTA FALCONS- Fired Dan Reeves. coach. Named defensive coordl· nator Wade Phillips coach for the remain· der of the season . CLEVELAND BROWNS-Signed Dl Felipe Claybrooks and DB Ron Israel from the practice squad. Signed K Brett Conway, RB Nick MaddO)( and FB Josh Mallard. Signed K Derrk:k Frost and DE Corey Jackson to the practice squad. DENVER BRONCOS- Signed WR Atnaf Harris to the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS-Signed LB Jody littleton and S Julius Curry. GREEN BAY PACKERS--Si ~ned CB James Whitley. JACKSONV ILLE JAGUARS-Waived WA Matthew Hatchette. Signed LB Courtland Bullard. MIAMI 00LPHIN5-Aeleased C Ben Claxton off the practice squad. Signed WR Carl Morris to the practice squad. PATRIOTS-Re· NEW . ENGLAND signed FB Larry Ce nters. Released WR J.J. Stokes. Placed LS Lonie Paxton o n injured reserve. Signed LS Sean PtkDermon. Signed P Travis Dorsch to the practice squad. Waived OL Jamil Soriano from the practice squad. NEW ORLEANS SAINTs-Placed RB James Fenderso n on injured reserv4i! . Signed C Terrence Wagner from the practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDER5-Piaced OT John Parrella on inju red reserve. Signed WR John Stone from the practice squad. Signed C Blai ne Saipaia to the practice squad. PITTSBURGH STEELERS--Piaced RB Verron Haynes on injured reserve. Signed RB Dee Brown. SAN FRANCISCO 49ER5-S;gnod FB Ja sen lsom from the practice squad. Sign ed WR Bosley Allen and WR Jermaine ·Lewis to the practice squad. Placed WR Arnaz Battle and WR Arland Bruce on injured reserve. WASH INGTON REDSKIN S-Re·signed Ol Daryl Terrell . Signed LB Cllrton Smith fro m the practice squad. Signed QB Brandon Doman and DE Greg Wh ite to the practk::e squad . National Hockey League COLUMBUS BlUE JACKETSRecalled 0 Jamie Pusher from Syracuse of the AHL. loaned C Dan Frit sche to the U.S. national junior hockey team. DETROIT RED W1NG5-Recalled G Curtis Joseph from Grand Rapids of the AHL . MINNESOTA WILD-loaned FWV Brent Burns to the Ca nadian national junior hockey team . NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Recalled G Ari Ahonen from Albany of the AHL. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS- Assigned 0 Ric Jackman to St. Jo hn's of lhe AHL. WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Fired Bruce Cassidy, coach . Named Glen Henion coach. COLLEGE .SAVANNAH STATE-Named Richard S. Basil football coach. MORE LOCAL NEWS. MORE LOCAL FOLKS. Subscribe today. 988-2155 Slvlnp 62 Mayfield Hts. Mayfield 74. Stow-Munroe Falls 72 Medina Buckeye 57, Richfield Revere 49 Mentor Lake Cath. 62, Madison 38 M~adore 65, Mogadore 'Field 59 . N. Royalton 50, Middleburg Hts. Midpark _ 50% Off li All Tree Trimming Items 45 New Concord John Glenn 45, CrookSville 39 New Philadelphia 41 , Uhrichsville Claymont 28 Obarlln Firelands 65 , Sh9 ffield Brookside 25 Painesville Riverside 63, Chardon NDCL \ Ji All Holiday Decorations i 39 Parma 51, Medina 31 Piketon 62, Portsmouth Notre Dame 36 "Ravenna SE 42, Peninsula Woodridge 31 "Annual ~~entage yi~ld (APY) i_ s current aa of the date of this issue but is sublect to ch11nge. $500.00 mrn1mum openmg depo.sil required. There is a penalty for earty withdrawal unless the withdrawal IS made witllin the lrrsl 10 calendar days alter maturity. Not available f~r IRA's or brolwed funds. This special is only available lor a limited lime. ' Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio F Glen Rice lrom the injure(! list. Placed C Olden Polyniee on the injured list ECHL All Artlfldal Trees All Artlfldal Wreaths l) All Seasonal Crafts lf) All Artlfldal Garlands &. Bows 'i ,, l l l '\ 1...,•\ , d 1 l , 11 - IJ{IIl\, , lllll,lHII\1 ' , Thompson Ledgemont 61, Fairport Harbor Harding 41 Thornville Sheridan 58, New lexington Racine Syracuse • Davis bullies Bucks. See Page 81 BY BRIAN J. REED CHARLESTON (APl breed@myda1lysenti neLcom Striking Kroger Co. workers in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio ratitied a new conPOM EROY - A $7 .fXJO tract on Thursday, endin~ · fun ds transfe r apprm·cd their two-month standolf Thu"day will allo w Meig' with the Cincinnati superCo unt y Sheri ff Ralph market chain over medical Tru "ell 10 make hi s fi nal coverage. dcp~11ie .,· payroll for 2fMI3: Union officials said the Meigs Co unl y contract was app roved 962approved Commi " ione" 717 . A simple majority was ' eve ral tra n. , fe" al Tru"ell \ required to ratify the agreereque'l. including lhc '1>7.000 ment, whic h covers some tran , k r from Tru "cll 's con· 3.300 members of United tract re pai" line item into his Food and Commercial salaries line. Commi ssioners Workers Local 400 who al so approveu a $4.754.'!6 went on strike Oct. 13 at 44 transfer from the contract 'erstores in the three state s. vice., fund to the supplies Three stores will not fund , and a $ 168.42 transfer reopen. the company said. Striking Kroger workers Dale Price , left, and Tracey Har per, from Tru,sell's ti res fund lo Shares of Kroger rose I center, check in to review the newest proposed contract with hi s supplies fund . cent to $ 17.35 on the New Kelley Drum heller at the Charleston Civic Center in ta bled Co mmi " ionef\ Charleston, W.Va. 2003. (AP Photo/ Bob Bird) Trusse ll 's request for a $688 Please see Kroger, AS OBITUARIES Page AS • Helen Bowers INSIDE • Sustainable forestry topic of local radio program. See Page A6 ; • Roman Catholic bishops tour Appalachia. See Page A2 : • Community Calendar. See Page A6 WEATHER Clear, HI: 30s, Low: 20& Details on Pace A2 LoTI'ERIES Ohio Pick 3 day: 6-0-1 Pick 4 day: 4-7-4-3 Pick 3 night: 8-5-6 Pick 4 night: 2-3·1-3 Buckeye 5: 15-16-26-34-36 West Virginia Dally 3: 3-3-5 Daily 4: 5-7-4-8 Cash 25: 7-9·12-13-14-16 BY J. for the agency. said the toy s mean so much to the chi ldren. " I think we have made a difference each time we deliver these gifts.'' he said. Earlier this ·week , Hollman traveled on narrow muddy roads throu gh the woods over hill and dale to a liny mobi le home al the top of a small hill. Hoffm an knocked on the door and a surprised man greeted him. Hoffman said that as he gave the man toys for his chi ldren. the man started to cry. Chapma n sa id there are many distressed familie s lhis year in Meigs CoUI1ty which boasts th e second hi ghest unemploymen t rate in the stale at 14.3 percent. A lot of families have run out of unemployment be nefits makin g ihe holida ys a strained time. The loys go a long way to maki ng the holida ys a bit easier. Chapman said during the next couple of weeks. MILES lAYTON jlayton@ mydailysentinel.com MIDDLEPORT - Santa Claus gets a little help each year from Job and Family Services in Meigs County. As part of a Ange I Tree project, slaff members collee! and deliver toys and gifts to more than 450 ch ildren making their holidays brighter. "We do this because we know there are a lot of children in the co unty as well as their parents who may not be able 10 afford gifts," said Barbara Chapman. program coord inator at Job and Family Services. For the past I 0 years, toys have been d.onated by area churches, bu sin esses and schools. The toys are wrapped and delivered to children just before school lets o ut for the holidays. George Hoffman, a researcher and grant writer J. REED breed@mydailysentinel.com INDEX 2 SECI10NS- 12 PAGES Calendars A6 Classifieds B3·4 Comics Bs Dear Abby A6 Editorials A4 Faith •Values A2 Movies Obituaries As As BI A2 Sports Weather © 2003 Ohio VaHey PublhdUng Co. POMEROY - Meigs County Commissioners will begin meeting with county officeholders next week to determine what they need to operate their departments next year, while balancing a budget based on even less money than they have had on which to operate thi s. year. The Meigs County Budget Commission has estimated revenue for next year at $3.26 million . Their 2003 budget was based on a $3.4 million revenue certification, and a 2002 carlyover balance of $195,000 . Accordin g to Commissioner Jim Sheets, trillhfe r from hi s food line item into , upplie,. pending a balance determ ination By ltan, ferring funds from line item' with , urplus balance s. Tru " ell ha' been able to return deput ie' 10 work for the last two months of the vear. · ,t.., county offices prepare to clo'c their books for the 2003 budget year. comm issioner' approved a number of transfer> and appropriations adjustmenh for other office, , well. Commi ssioners a' approved a 5 1.920 appropriation and a 1ransfer of $ 1.528.30 for the engineer: a $750 lr<ln,fer for the board of electi ons: a $ 1.020.77 appropriati on adju stment for Probate Court: a $39.000 the~e part-time Santas are going to be giving away model cars. a castle . a tea set, several helicopter- and airplanes and a bike or two. Heather Haggy. co-chairman of the Angel Tree program at Job and Family Services along wi th Dena Dugan , said th e program means a lot to so many people. ''We have been doing this. coordinating thi s for the pas1 10 years because giving is the right thing to do ... said Haggy. Right: Dena Dugan (sitting) and Heather Haggy chaired the Angel Tree program which provided gifts to more than 450 childre n around Meigs County this holiday season. (J. Mi les Layton ) the county expects a carry over at year end of approximately $200,000 - just enough, he said. to meet the needs of county operati ons until real estate tax revenue begins coming in later in the tirst quarter of the new year. Those needs include three payrolls, estimated ·to cost the cou nty $187,000. Meetings between commissioners and county officials will begin on Dec. 17, and according to Commissioner Mick Davenport, will center around the needs of inJ ividual departments, and a re view of 2003 appropriations. While commissioners said Thursday they are not ·able to project any specific across the board cuts for 2004, Davenport said any measures needed 10 approve a balanced budget wi ll be considered. Commi ssioners imposed a 15 percent CU I in appropriations fi1r 2003, and a five percent c ut in 2002 . "We have asked the budget' commission 10 confirm whal we can expect in terms of revenue for next vear before we begin meeting" with office holders," Davenport said. The county continues to adj ust its spending levels to conform with dwindling revenue, resulting from the loss of personal properly tax from mi'ning equipment from · the Meigs Mines. as well as cuts in local govern ment funding from the stale, and lower sales tax revenue. aruund the holiuay s. striking Kroger workers and the union representing them have joined wit h th e Salvmion Army to col lee! toy ., for needy ch ildren. The collective drive began Tuesday and will continue through Monday. The striking grocery work ers. <ill members of the UFCW Local 400. will help col lect toys throughout West Virginia. alo ng with other union members. Local labor centra l bodies wi ll coordinate the collections within their regions and the Salvation Army will handle the distributiori, with Local 400 coordi nating with the charit y agency. "It has been a rough period not only for our strikin g members. but for many work - Lowthers . "The members underst and this and wanl to do whm they can to help · make l~e holiday a happy holiday. · The Salvation Army runs a toy drive for the need y cverv C hri stmas season . but thfs year. through Local 400. the toy drive wi ll have 1he additiona! support of the slate's union members. Local 400 decided to lend a hand after hearing that the S<\lvation Army was collecting less thi s year because of the Kroger strike. The labor movement has always been a big supporter of the Salvation Army. Strugg lin g families with children throughout West Virginia. Ohio and Kentucky are to be th e recipients of the Diabetes Support Group The H,olzer Medical Center Diabetes Support Group will meet Sunday, December 14 2:00 pm • 4:00 pm HMC French 500 Room Open 7 days a weeki. Featured speaker - Billie Toothman of Purdue Pharmaceuticals Christmas Dinnerl Please bring a covered dish to the meeting. '---"-- __ !.?':.!~~~in_form~!on, or LINOI. 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