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reported in the Sunday,Jan. 23, 2011, edition ofthe Sunday Times-Sen-tinel that prospective can-didates for the GallipolisCity Commission electioncan file a statement of can-didacy and nominatingpetition to the GalliaCounty Board of Elec-tions or the Gallipolis CityAuditor by Friday, Feb.18. However, all paper-work must, in fact, beturned in by Thursday,Feb. 17. Statements ofcandidacy and nominatingpetitions can be picked upat the city auditor’s office,848 Third Ave., Gallipolis.

Township meeting Jan. 25

GALLIPOLIS — TheGallia County OhioTownship Associationmeeting will be held at 7p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25at the Gallia CountySenior Resource Center,1167 Ohio 160, Gallipo-lis.

Free Clinic open Jan. 27

GALLIPOLIS — TheFrench 500 Free Clinicwill be open from 1-4 p.m.on Thursday, Jan. 27. Theclinic is located at 258Pinecrest Drive, off Jack-son Pike. It was organizedto serve uninsured resi-dents of Gallia Countyage 18 and older. In theevent that schools areclosed on the day of theclinic, it will be canceled.

Patriot man dies from gunshot woundSTAFF REPORT

GUYAN TWP. —Deputies from the GalliaCounty Sheriff’s Officeare investigating a fatalshooting that occurredSunday afternoon in thesouthern part of the coun-ty.

Reportedly, at approxi-

mately 5:21 p.m. on Sun-day, Ralph Dempsey, 37,Patriot, entered the resi-dence of Henry R. Fill-inger, 53, 1781 JohnsCreek Road, without per-mission and Fillinger laterfired on Dempsey, strikinghim in the stomach.

Dempsey fled the scenein a vehicle, striking a util-

ity pole in Fillinger’s dri-veway and then fled west-bound on Johns CreekRoad before crashing hisvehicle over an embank-ment.

Dempsey was intiallytransported to HolzerMedical Center in Gal-lipolis and was later trans-fered to a Huntington,

W.Va, hosptial, where helater died from his injuries.

Deputies took Fillingerinto custody for question-ing. It is believed that Fill-inger and the shooting vic-tim knew each other andthe incident was the resultof a domestic dispute.

Deputies and membersof the District Two Vol-

unteer Fire Departmentand Gallia County EMSresponded to the scene.Information about anypending charges has notbeen released. Officialswith the Gallia CountySheriff’s Office willrelease more informa-tion when it becomesavailable.

Plea deals reached in drug casesBY AMBER [email protected]

GALLIPOLIS — TwoGallia County womenrecently plead guilty tocharges of drug traffickingin the Gallia County Courtof Common Pleas.

Shyanna R. Rose, 20,Gallipolis, plead guilty toone count of trafficking indrugs on Jan. 11, 2011, a

fifth degree felony. Rose was originally

indicted on two counts oftrafficking after sheallegedly sold or attempt-ed to sell one Oxycodonetablet on Feb. 8, 2010, andsold or attempted to sell30 Clonazepam tablets onFeb. 8, 2010. Clonazepamis a prescribed medicationused to treat seizures andcertain types of panic dis-

orders.Rose was arraigned on

Sept. 13, 2010, in thecommon pleas courtroomand plead not guilty to thecharges against her. How-ever, after negotiating aplea agreement, Roseplead guilty to count oneof her indictment, drugtrafficking, a fifth degreefelony.

The defendant is sched-

uled to appear in the com-mon pleas courtroom onFeb. 2 for sentencing inthis matter.

Vonda K. Ravenscroft,45, Gallipolis, plead guiltyto one count of traffickingin drugs on Jan. 18, 2011,in the common pleascourtroom.

Ravenscroft was origi-

3 arraigned in common pleas courtBY AMBER [email protected]

GALLIPOLIS — Threeindividuals were recentlyarraigned the GalliaCounty Court of CommonPleas on various charges.

Troy R. McDaniel, 45,Point Pleasant, W.Va., wasarraigned on Jan. 19 oncharges of violating a pro-tection order and commu-

nity control violationcharges in five separatecommon pleas cases.

In three separate 2009cases, McDaniel was sen-tenced to 24 months ofcommunity control onFeb. 16, 2010, after plead-ing guilty to three countsof violating a protectionorder on Feb. 9, 2010, fifthdegree felonies.

On Jan. 19, 2011, com-

munity control violationswere filed with the courtand allege that McDanielhad contact with lawenforcement on April 4,2010, failed to show docu-mentation of working orregistering with the unem-ployment office, failed tomake office visits with hisprobation officer, failed topay court costs, did notperform community ser-

vice and had contact withthe victim on April 4,2010.

McDaniel later pleadnot guilty to the allegedcommunity control viola-tions and is scheduled toappear on Feb. 4 for ahearing in this matter.

The indictment inMcDaniel’s two 2010 cas-

Swan Creekfatal fire ruled

accidentalBY AMBER [email protected]

CROWN CITY — Offi-cials with the Division ofState Fire Marshal haveruled that the Jan. 10 fatalmobile home fire inSouthern Gallia Countywas accidental.

According to a pressrelease issued on Mondayby the state fire marshal,the fire at the mobilehome located at 2520Swan Creek Road in OhioTownship, was the resultof combustible materialsbeing placed too close to akerosene heater in the liv-ing room of the home.

The resulting fire,which was reported at 10p.m., on Monday, Jan. 10,caused the death of 5-yearold Isaiah E. Johnson. Thechild’s mother, 29-yearold Nina Johnson, wasalerted to the fire by hersurviving daughter, 6-yearold Shayla Johnson, whoescaped the fireunharmed. Nina Johnson

Gallipolis mangets 3 years in

prison for drugsBY AMBER [email protected]

GALLIPOLIS — A Gal-lipolis man was recentlysentenced to three years ofincarceration followingguilty pleas to drug traf-ficking and drug posses-sion in the Gallia CountyCourt of Common Pleas.

Lorenzo Fields, 27, wassentenced on Jan. 18 to theOhio Department of Reha-bilitation and Correctionfor 18 months for onecount of drug traffickingand 18 months for drugpossession, sentences thatwere ordered to be servedconsecutively for a total of36 months.

The indictment in thiscase alleged that Fields wasin the possession of 15.6grams of crack cocaine onJune 19, 2010, and had alsoprepared said drugs for saleor shipment on the day inquestion.

Fields was originallyarraigned in the common

STAFF REPORT

GALLIPOLIS — The21st annual Brittany’sStyle Review attracted acapacity crowd to theAriel-Ann Carson DaterPerforming Arts Centre inGallipolis on Sunday.

The event featured stu-dents from nine highschools in Gallia, Jackson,Mason and Meigs coun-ties with more than 100young people modelingthe latest in prom fashion.Schools representedincluded Eastern, GalliaAcademy, Jackson,Meigs, Point Pleasant,River Valley, South Gallia,Southern and Wahama.

Also participating wereMiss Gallia County Lind-sey Miller, Little MissGallia County SydneeRunyon, Little MisterGallia County Ty Rossiter,River Rec Queen AllieHamilton, Jr. Miss RiverRec Lexie Johnson, MissMothman Brittany Sayre,Little Miss FirecrackerTaylor Fitch, Little MisterFirecracker Brady Fitchand Little Miss Chili FestSavannah Morrow.

The Gallia-Meigs Per-forming Arts Dancers per-formed during the show.

Following is a list ofstudents from each GalliaCounty high school whoparticipated in the show:

Gallia Academy —Tiana Bartrum, CarolineBaxter, Traci Blair, Mag-gie Bostic, Heather Cald-well, Chadd Carpenter,Tori Dillon, Caytlyn Hall,Haley Johnson, DesiMontgomery, MaddieMoritz, Kenzie Newbury,Cayla Plese, HannahRoach, Kayla Saunders,Morgan Siders, SarahSydnor, Zack Tackett andOlivia Trout.

River Valley — KatelynBirchfield, Jacob Brown,Jessica Burns, CourtneyCarroll, Kelcie Carter,Emily Coleman, HaleyCox, Jainai Fields, NikkiGeorge, Abby Hammond,

Prom Show draws big crowd

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Andrew Carter/photosThe 21st annual Brit-

tanyʼs Prom StyleReview was held Sun-

day at the Ariel-Ann Car-son Dater Performing

Arts Centre in Gallipolis.Students from aroundthe area modeled the

latest in prom fashion forthe capacity crowd.

Itʼs cold out there, evenfor hardy New Englanders

MONTPELIER, Vt.(AP) — Train equipmentfroze, cars sputtered,schools canceled classesand cold-weather enthusi-asts opted to stay insideMonday as a bitter blast ofbelow-zero temperatureswith promises of minus-50 wind chills gripped theNortheast.

The gasp-inducing coldtested the mettle even ofNew Englanders, whopride themselves on win-ter hardiness.

“Snot-freezing cold,”was how Kelly Walsh, 28,described it, walkinghome from an auto partsstore in Vermont’s capitalafter buying a new batteryfor her car, which would-n’t start Monday morning.It was minus 21 there at 7a.m.

“I usually really like it,”she said. “Today is a bit ofnuisance.”

Schools in western andnortheastern Pennsylvania,across upstate New Yorkand parts of Vermont andNew Hampshire closedtheir doors or delayedopenings to protect stu-dents from temperaturesthat dropped to minus 27or even lower.

Amtrak suspended ser-vice between Albany andNew York City, saying theextreme cold affected sig-nals and switches. Ithoped to resume limitedservice later Monday.

“It takes your breathaway if you’re not readyfor it,” said Dan Giroux,shop tech at NorthernOutfitters snowmobilerentals in Greenville,Maine, where the fleetwas mostly idle because itwas too cold for mostfolks.

In New York, the citydoubled the number ofoutreach vans it sends outlooking for homeless peo-ple in such cold, checkingon street people every twohours.

“Our priority is to makesure they’re safe andwarm,” said Seth Dia-mond, commissioner ofthe New York City’sDepartment of HomelessServices.

In Providence, R.I., itdipped to minus 1 earlyMonday, the first below-zero reading there in sixyears, the National Weath-er Service said.

Even hat-shy teenagerswere taking precautions.

“It’s hard to getteenagers to bundle up,but even they’re putting ontheir hats this morning,”said Tim Scott, director ofdevelopment at FryeburgAcademy, in Fryeburg,Maine, where it hit minus28.

Skiers said “no thanks”at some resorts. AtMaine’s Sugarloaf, wherea ski lift recently failed inwindy weather and sentsome riders to the hospi-tal, the combination ofcold and wind causedoperators to shut downlifts to the summit. Fourlower lifts were still run-ning, however.

“We have a few peopleskiing — not many,” saidresort spokesman EthanAustin. “There’s a fewhardy folks who want toget their turns in, no matterwhat.”

Others took it in stride.“It’s a winter day in

Maine,” said Maude Gard-ner, of Allagash, in thenorthern part of the state,shrugging off a minus-24

reading Monday. After all,it was nothing compared toa minus-46 reading in Jan-uary 2009.

The wind chill in someareas of New England wasexpected to make it feel ascold as minus 50. Windchill advisories and warn-ings were also issued inupstate New York, includ-ing the Adirondack moun-tains, where Saranac Lakeposted a reading of minus36 early Monday.

In Philadelphia, a groupof determined parentswaited on a sidewalkovernight to enroll theirchildren in kindergarten ata prestigious school run inpartnership with the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania.The Penn AlexanderSchool eventually openedits doors, letting the par-ents in from the cold.

The cold, which wasexpected to hang arounduntil Tuesday — just as apotentially dangeroussnowstorm approaches theNortheast — was blamedfor two deaths over theweekend.

In Lansford, Pa., a 49-year-old man died afterspending the night in hiscar. In North Haven,Conn., a woman’s bodywas found in a drivewayafter she apparently felland froze to death Satur-day night.

In Pittsburgh, a womankicked her 12-year-old sonout of the house withoutshoes, police said. Officersfound the boy walkingaround coatless in thesnow about 2:30 a.m. Sun-day, with temperatures justabove zero. His motherwas charged with childendangerment.

Put your financial ʻpuzzleʼpieces all together

Unless you keep trackof obscure holidays, youmay not be aware that Jan.29 is National Puzzle Day.And while this day maynot draw much attention,it does recognize theenjoyment that millions ofpeople get from doingpuzzles. Of course, you’llfind puzzles in all aspectsof your life. Consider, forexample, the type ofretirement lifestyle you’veenvisioned: travel, volun-teering, pursuing hobbiesor perhaps even openingyour own business. Tomake this picture come tolife, you need to put thefinancial “pieces” togeth-er: And one way to helpaccomplish this is to con-solidate your variousretirement accounts —such as your IRA, 401(k)and other employer-spon-sored retirement plans —with one financial servicesprovider.

When you consolidatethese types of accounts,you can gain a number ofkey benefits, includingthese:

• Potential reduction offees and paperwork — Byworking with just oneprovider, you may be ableto save on the fees andpaperwork required tomaintain your account.

• Easier management ofdistributions — Mostretirement plans, includ-ing a 401(k), 457(b),403(b) and traditionalIRA, require you to starttaking minimum distribu-tions once you turn 70?.(These distributions arenot required for RothIRAs.) While it may not

be difficult to determine asingle distribution, it canbe cumbersome and con-fusing to calculate multi-ple distributions frommultiple providers. Hav-ing all your required min-imum distributions(RMDs) coming from asingle provider can greatlystreamline the process.

• Easier calculation oftaxes — Most types ofretirement accounts aretax-deferred — but onthose accounts, taxes willbe due on your with-drawals. By consolidatingyour accounts, your distri-butions will be easier totrack, as mentioned above,which may make it easierfor you to calculate thetaxes due.

• Unified investmentstrategy — If you place allyour financial assets withone financial servicesprovider, you’ll find itmuch easier to follow asingle, unified investmentstrategy. A qualified finan-cial advisor can help youallocate your investmentdollars in a way that’sappropriate for yourretirement goals, risk tol-

erance and time horizon. To start the consolida-

tion process, make adetailed list of your finan-cial assets, such as yourbank accounts, invest-ments, IRAs and employ-er-sponsored retirementplans, such as a 401(k) ifyou work for a privateemployer, a 457(b) if youwork for a state or localgovernment, or a 403(b) ifyou work for a school orother tax-exempt organi-zation. You might thinkthis is a simple andstraightforward task, butyou would be surprised athow many people actuallylose track of these types ofaccounts and, as a result,forfeit the money that isrightfully theirs.

After you’ve identifiedwhat assets you have, andwhere they’re located,seek to consolidate themwith a financial servicesprovider. Try to find onethat offers face-to-faceservice and regularreviews of your situation.

As you can see, by con-solidating your variousinvestment accounts, youcan help solve the “puz-zle” of creating the retire-ment you seek. So whenthe time comes, startputting all the piecestogether. You might likethe picture that ultimatelyemerges.

(Isaac Mills is a financialadvisor with Edward JonesInvestments, 990A SecondAve., Gallipolis, phone441-9441. Edward Joneshas been serving the needsof individual investorssince 1871, member SIPC.)

Businesses: File W-2s onlineBY MARCUS GEIGER

SOCIAL SECURITY

If you own a businessand have employees, youknow the law requires youto file W-2 forms eachyear for them. Dependingon the size of your busi-ness and amount of timeyou have, that could leaveyou feeling like you’redrowning in paperwork.But Social Security offersmore than a life preserver— we offer you a way tofile your W-2s without anypaper at all. File your W-2s the fast, convenient,and paperless way —online.

Filing your W-2s elec-tronically is free, fast, andsecure. And there’s anadded bonus: when youfile electronically, youreceive an extra month tofile because electronicallyfiled W-2s aren’t due untilMarch 31. You’ll alsoreceive an electronicacknowledgement receipt.And when you file elec-

tronically, you can printout your W-2s for youremployees.

Social Security’s freeelectronic filing option isavailable for any smallbusiness. When you regis-ter to file electronically,here’s what you get: Free-dom from buying paperforms; W-2s for youremployees and for yourrecords; Electronicreceipts you can use asproof that you filed ontime; and Extension toMarch 31 to file.

You can register now toget started on your 2010W-2s. Just take these sev-en simple steps: Go towww.socialsecurity.gov/employer; Select “BusinessServices Online” (BSO);Select the “Register” but-ton; Complete the regis-tration form, Select yourown password; Select“Request access to BSOServices;” and Completethe wizard for selectingthe applications youwant to access in BSO.

To learn more, visitSocial Security’s Busi-ness Services Onlineat www.socialsecuri-ty.gov/bso.

Oprah Winfrey finds sistershe didnʼt know she had

CHICAGO (AP) —Oprah Winfrey has dis-covered she has a half-sister — a Milwaukeewoman who was given upfor adoption by Winfrey’smother nearly 50 yearsago, when the talk showhost was eight years old.

An emotional Winfreyintroduced her newlyfound sibling to viewersMonday and explainedthe woman’s persistentquest to find her birthmother.

“This, my friends, isthe miracle of all mira-cles,” Winfrey said beforebringing out the 48-year-old woman, who through-out the program wasidentified only as Patri-cia, with no mention ofher occupation or anyother details.

After years of search-ing for blood relatives,the woman met Winfreyon Thanksgiving Day oflast year.

When Patricia was bornin Milwaukee in 1963,the young Winfrey wasliving with her father anddid not even know hermother was pregnant, she

said.Patricia, who Winfrey

said bounced from fosterhome to foster home untilshe was adopted at age 7,had given up after previ-ous searches for hermother. But she decidedto resume looking severalyears ago at the insistenceof her grown children.

The effort seemed to hita dead end when awoman from the Wiscon-sin adoption agencycalled to respond to herinquiries.

“She was telling methat my birth mother hadcalled her back, and shehad made the decision atthat particular time thatshe did not want to seeme,” Patricia said.

Coincidentally, on thelocal news that day was astory about Winfrey’mother, Vernita Lee, whorevealed details about twoof her children who hadsince died. Those details,Patricia said, matchedinformation she had seenin papers about her ownadoption.

Winfrey’s mother alsosaid that one of the

deceased children hadbeen named Patricia.

“The hairs on the backof my neck stood up,”Patricia said. “Because Iknew one of my siblingsand I shared the samename.”

Later, she found morematching details, includ-ing the fact that Winfreywas born in 1954, thesame year as the womanPatricia knew was hersurviving sibling.

Patricia found thedaughter of Winfrey’sdead sister in Milwaukee,and they took a DNA testthat confirmed their rela-tionship.

Lee, who recently suf-fered a minor stroke, saidshe never told Winfreyabout her half-sister,“because I thought it wasa terrible thing for me todo, that I had done, gaveup my daughter when shewas born.”

Winfrey said docu-ments from the girl’sbirth reveal that Lee gaveup the baby for adoptionbecause she did not thinkshe could get off welfareif she kept the child.

Cholera takes a breatherin Haiti, but could surge

SAINT-MARC, Haiti(AP) — The cholera epi-demic that has ragedacross this country isclaiming fewer victims,with a sharp drop in newcases everywhere from theshimmering rice fields ofthe Artibonite Valley tothe crowded urban slums.

It is a welcome develop-ment, but tinged withdoubt: It’s not yet knownwhether the epidemic thathas killed nearly 4,000people is fading or merelytaking a break, only tosurge again perhaps withthe onset of the next rainyseason.

“The general situation isimproving. It’s clear,” Ste-fano Zannini, chief ofmission for the aid groupDoctors Without Borders,said Sunday. “The prob-lem is that the possibledevelopment of the epi-demic is unpredictable. Itis impossible to saywhether the situation willcontinue stabilizing.”

Any progress on con-trolling the disease wouldbe a rare bit of good newsfor Haiti, which is passingthrough a particularlygloomy period. The coun-try is on edge amid a polit-ical crisis over a disputedpresidential election, andcould see more of the vio-lent protests that para-lyzed cities and hamperedcholera treatment inDecember. Meanwhilehundreds of thousands arestill homeless from lastyear’s earthquake, and amuch-reviled former dic-tator suddenly returnedand took up residence inthe past week.

Zannini, whose group iscontemplating scalingback its more than 40cholera treatment centers,was unable to muster evencautious optimism regard-ing the disease. The besthe could say was that hewas happy new cases anddeaths are decreasing tolevels not seen since soonafter the disease emergedin October.

“I would not be opti-mistic,” he said in an inter-view with The AssociatedPress at his Port-au-Princeoffice.

For the moment, atleast, the statistics aremoving in the right direc-tion. The number of newcases has dropped toabout 4,700 per week,down from more than12,000 per week inNovember, and the trendis downward in all 10 ofHaiti’s departments, orregions, according to theHealth Ministry’s latestbulletin, released Thurs-day. The only places itappears to be still risingare in a few isolated spotsin the northwest andsouth.

Behind the drop is amassive emergency publichealth campaign inresponse to the outbreak.A new network of choleracenters staffed by Haitiandoctors and nurses, NGOsand international volun-teers has made it easier forvictims to get oral andintraveneous rehydrationtreatment, saving thou-sands of lives.

There have also beenextensive efforts to ensureaccess to clean water, aswell as public publichealth campaigns to teachpeople how to avoidcholera. Finally the dryconditions of recentweeks have slowed thespread of the bacteria.

Health statistics in Haitiare unreliable, so it’s hardto get a precise picture ofthe situation. WorldHealth Organizationspokeswoman NykaAlexander noted that it’shard to know what is hap-pening in remote regionswhere many have little orno access to health care.

Some 40 patients a dayare still coming to theDoctors Without Borderstreatment center in SaintMarc, where the diseasefirst exploded, but that’s athird of what it was inDecember and there has-n’t been a death in sixweeks, said field coordi-nator Oscar Sanchez Rey.

“Is this is the end?Nobody really knows, butthe situation is better,”Sanchez said as he took abreak from treatingpatients, including a fam-ily of six that all came

down with the diseasetogether. He cautionedthat even though fewerpeople are getting sick,the center’s work is stillcritical: “If no one istreating patients, they aregoing to die, because it’sa lethal disease.”

Lilane Estime, 42, triedto sleep on a woodenbench as doctors attendedto three of her children.She said all four had piledonto a motorcycle taxiand traveled an houralong a dusty coastal roadto reach the clinic. Seem-ingly healthy, she said shecould feel cholera insideher, though she hadn’tgotten sick yet.

“If there’s a diseasegoing around killing peo-ple, you’re going to bescared,” Estime said.

In Cite Soleil, the denseslum at the northern edgeof Port-au-Prince, thenumber of new cases isnow about 15 per week,down from a high of 700,and there are similarreports from nearbyneighborhoods. In thehard-hit Artibonite Valley,the weekly new caseloadis about 700, comparedwith more than 4,800 inNovember.

“We don’t want to say,‘OK, cholera is finished,’because it’s not,” saidCinta Pluma, a spokes-woman for the aid groupOxfam. “But it does seemto be going down.”

Caused by a bacteriathat spreads through con-taminated water, the dis-ease so far has sickenedmore than 194,000 peo-ple and killed about3,890 nationwide. It canlead to a rapid, painfuldeath through completedehydration, but is easilytreatable if caught intime.

In December, U.N.Secretary General BanKi-Moon warned the out-break could affect asmany as 650,000 peopleover six months, but thatseems less likely now.The Pan-AmericanHealth Organization stillprojects cholera willsicken about 400,000people over a year.

Isaac Mills

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Community Calendar

Card Showers

Virginia Garnes will cel-ebrate her 90th birthdayon Jan. 28. Cards may besent to her at P.O. Box104, Vinton, OH 45686.

Edwin Elliott will cele-brate his 86th birthday onJan. 29. Cards may besent to him at Box 2609,State Route 141, Gallipo-lis, OH 45631.

Merrill S. Waugh willcelebrate his 91st birthdayon Jan. 31. Cards may besent to him at 836 ValleyView Drive, Crown City,OH.

Herman (Jack) Nelsonwill celebrate his 80thbirthday on Feb. 5. Cardsmay be sent to him at 125Third Avenue, Gallipolis,OH 45631.

Odella Kerns, formerlyof Gallipolis, is recuperat-ing from a broken shoul-der. Cards may be sent toher at Quaker HeightsNursing Home, 514 W.High, Waynesville, OH45068.

Events

Tuesday, Jan. 25GALLIPOLIS — Gallia

County Ohio TownshipAssociation meeting, 7p.m., Gallia CountySenior Resource Center,1167 Ohio 160, Gallipo-lis.

Thursday, Jan. 27GALLIPOLIS — French

500 Free Clinic, 1-4 p.m.,258 Pinecrest Drive, offJackson Pike.

GALLIPOLIS — GalliaCo. Alzheimerʼs/Demen-tia Family Caregiver Sup-port Group, 1-4 p.m.,Holzer Medical Center,conference rooms A,B,C.Info: Amber Johnson,441-3406.

BIDWELL — Adultwalking group, 5-6 p.m.,River Valley High School.

MERCERVILLE —Adult walking group, 5-6p.m., South Gallia HighSchool.

GALLIPOLIS — Digitalphoto book class, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Gallia Acade-my Middle School. Info:Connie Bradbury, 245-0593, or e-mail 90_cbrad-

[email protected], Jan. 29

GALLIPOLIS — SouperSaturday free lunch pro-gram, noon-2 p.m., HolzerClinic Sycamore, located atcorner of Sycamore Streetand Fourth Avenue, Gallipo-lis. Info: 245-9873 or [email protected].

RODNEY — Freelunch, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,Rodney United MethodistChurch, Ohio 588, Rod-ney.

Monday, Jan. 31BIDWELL — Adult walk-

ing group, 5-6 p.m., RiverValley High School.


Tuesday, Feb. 1GALLIPOLIS — Holzer

Clinic-Holzer Medical Cen-ter Retirees lunch, noon,Golden Corral Restaurant.

Thursday, Feb. 3BIDWELL — Adult walk-

ing group, 5-6 p.m., RiverValley High School.


GALLIPOLIS — Digital

photo book class, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Gallia AcademyMiddle School. Info: Con-nie Bradbury, 245-0593, ore - m a i [email protected].

Saturday, Feb. 5GALLIPOLIS — Ameri-

can Red Cross blood dri-ve, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., New LifeLutheran Church, 900Jackson Pike, Gallipolis.

Monday, Feb. 7GALLIPOLIS — Gallipo-

lis Neighborhood Watch, 7p.m., 518 Second Avenue.

BIDWELL — Adult walk-ing group, 5-6 p.m., RiverValley High School.


Thursday, Feb. 10GALLIPOLIS — Gallia

County Retired Teacherslunch, noon, Golden Cor-ral. Speaker: DebbieSaunders, BossardLibrary director.

BIDWELL — Adult walk-ing group, 5-6 p.m., RiverValley High School.

MERCERVILLE — Adultwalking group, 5-6 p.m.,South Gallia High School.

Wednesday, Jan. 26ADDISON — Prayer

meeting, 7 p.m., AddisonFreewill Baptist Church.Rev. Jamie Fortnerpreaching.

Sunday, Jan. 30BIDWELL — Fifth Sun-

day Laymenʼs Service,10:45 a.m., DeaconGlenn Miller; 2:30 p.m.,Rev. Keith Fulton.

ADDISON — Sundayschool, 10 a.m.; eveningservice, 6 p.m.; AddisonFreewill Baptist Church.Pastor Rick Barcuspreaching.

UNDATED — Worshipservice, 1 p.m.; Sundayschool, 2-4 p.m.; Center-point Freewill BaptistChurch, corner of Cen-terpoint Road and NeboRoad. Info: Elmer Hill,245-1010.

GALLIPOLIS — Sun-

day school, 9:30 a.m.,worship service, 10:40a.m., evening service, 6p.m., First Church of theNazarene, 1110 FirstAve., Gallipolis. Info:446-1772.

GALLIPOLIS — Thechurch of Christ in Gal-lipolis meets at 234Chapel Drive. Sundaymeeting times are: 9:30a.m., Bible class; 10:30a.m., worship; 5 p.m.,evening assembly. Thechurch meets at 7 p.m.Wednesday for Biblestudy. Web site:www.chape lh i l l chu r -chofchrist.org.

GALLIPOLIS — TheGallipolis church of Christmeets at 214 Upper RiverRoad. Sunday servicesinclude 10 a.m. Biblestudy, with classes for allages, and 11 a.m. wor-

ship. Bible study is alsoheld at 7 p.m. Wednes-day. Web site: www.gal-lipolischurchofchrist.net.

Wednesday, Feb. 2ADDISON — Prayer

meeting, 7 p.m., AddisonFreewill Baptist Church,with Rev. Mark Dulappreaching.

Saturday, Feb. 5ADDISON — Harmony

Quarterly Conference,9:30 a.m., AddisonFreewill Baptist Church.

RIO GRANDE — Oasis2011, 6:30 p.m., Univ. ofRio Grande Lyne Center.Doors open 5:30 p.m.Free admission. Info:(740) 645-0344.

Sunday, Feb. 6ADDISON — Sunday

school, 10 a.m.; eveningservice, 6 p.m., with Pas-tor Rick Barcus preaching.

UNDATED — Worship

service, 1 p.m.; Sundayschool, 2-4 p.m.; Center-point Freewill BaptistChurch, corner of Center-point Road and NeboRoad. Info: Elmer Hill,245-1010.

GALLIPOLIS — Sun-day school, 9:30 a.m.,worship service, 10:40a.m., evening service, 6p.m., First Church of theNazarene, 1110 First Ave.,Gallipolis. Info: 446-1772.

GALLIPOLIS — Thechurch of Christ in Gallipo-lis meets at 234 ChapelDrive. Sunday meetingtimes are: 9:30 a.m., Bibleclass; 10:30 a.m., wor-ship; 5 p.m., eveningassembly. The churchmeets at 7 p.m. Wednes-day for Bible study. Website: www.chapelhillchur-chofchrist.org.

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Dear Dr. Brothers: Iam wondering if it isOK to talk to yourselfduring the day whenyou are trying to getthings accomplished. Iam a 42-year-old manwho works as a carpen-ter. People think thiskind of work is just saw-ing, but it actually takesa lot of concentration,attention to detail andcareful calculations andmeasuring. I can handleall those tasks better if Isometimes talk myselfthrough it — sometimesout loud. Should I begetting these strangelooks from the guys? —K.C.

Dear K.C.: Manypeople actually talkthemselves through theday — and if only thecar hears them, no onelifts an eyebrow. But ifyou are in public doinga job and are providinga running commentary,people tend to check forthe cell-phone earpiecefirst, and then start mak-ing assumptions if youare talking only to your-self. That said, there’snothing wrong withhaving a little inner peptalk. You might justneed to practice catch-ing yourself when youlet that inner dialogueleak out to where otherscan share in your adviceto yourself.

Giving yourselfadvice actually can bevaluable when gettingsome tasks accom-plished, especially in afield like yours, where amistake can be costly. Aresearch team at theUniversity of Torontorecently sought to findout if the inner voicewas helpful or not, anddetermined that it didassist their experiment’sparticipants when theywere attempting to fol-low instructions on acomputer. Theresearchers asked thepeople to repeat a wordto themselves in orderto block the “innervoice” that would helpthem stay on task, andthis allowed them to actmore impulsively. So ifyou need to keep your-self on track with someinner talk, it’s probablyhelpful. But whenyou’re not alone, prac-tice trying to keep youradvice to yourself. Nomore funny looks.

• • •Dear Dr. Brothers: I

am wondering if there issomething wrong withour society. I had such acool idea for a barteringsetup, where people inmy dorm could help one

another out with tutor-ing or finding stuff tofurnish their rooms. Butwhen I posted the rulesand how it works, hard-ly anyone signed up. Iasked a girl who neededa lamp fixed and knewhow to teach someoneto sew why she didn’ttry to barter, and shejust said it made her“uncomfortable.” Huh?— S.T.

Dear S.T.: You have agood idea, and there aremany bartering servicesout there — especiallyonline. But I can seewhy you are confusedand disappointed aboutwhy your own plan for abartering service hasn’ttaken off. I know that itis difficult for people tograsp something newlike this that they arenot used to. We are soused to paying for ser-vices that exchangingthem seems a little scary— how do we knowwhat things are worth?Maybe what we have tooffer isn’t really goodenough, or maybe wewill be cheated!

A recent study byresearchers from threeuniversities found thatpeople don’t reallyunderstand barteringand are sometimes tooshy or afraid to ask forassistance from a mem-ber of the community.They may be unsure ofthe value of what theyhave to offer, and maynot be comfortable witha system that doesn’tuse money. They alsoare sometimes suspi-cious of the motives ofothers — “Why would astranger help me?” Orthey just don’t haveenough examples to fol-low to feel comfortablewith the system. As forwhat is wrong with ourcountry — this researchactually focused on aservice in Finland, soit’s not just an Americanissue! Keep trying.Everything new —though bartering is actu-ally very old — needs abreaking-in period!

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Fifth Sunday Lay-menʼs Service atMt. Carmel Baptist

BIDWELL — Mt.Carmel Missionary Bap-tist Church Laymen’sFifth Sunday service onJan. 30. Morning worshipbegins at 10:45 a.m. withDeacon Glenn Millerdelivering the message.Afternoon services willbegin at 2:30 p.m. with theRev. Keith Fulton, choirand congregation of UnionBaptist Blackfork as theguest. Dinner served fol-lowing morning wor-ship. Rev. Gene A. Arm-strong invites the public toattend.

Church of Christmeetings

GALLIPOLIS — Thechurch of Christ in Gal-lipolis meets at 234Chapel Drive. Sundaymeeting times are as fol-lows: 9:30 a.m., Bibleclass; 10:30 a.m., worship;5 p.m., evening assembly.The church meets at 7 p.m.Wednesday for Biblestudy.

In keeping with NewTestament teaching andexample, the Lord’s Sup-per is remembered eachfirst day of the week.Singing is vocal with noinstrumental accompani-ment. Free Bible courses

are available by mail andthere are Christians whowould be glad to study theBible with you personallyin your home. Send yourname and postal address tothe address above, or call446-1494 to take advan-tage of either service. Visitthe church website atwww.chapelhi l lchur-chofchrist.org.

Oasis 2011 at URG

RIO GRANDE —Oasis 2011 is scheduledfor Saturday, Feb. 5 at theUniv. of Rio Grande LyneCenter. Doors open at5:30 p.m. The showbegins at 6:30 p.m. Theevent features Christian

motivational speaker RickRigsby and comedianBrad Stine with music bythe Elizabeth ChapelPraise Band. Admission isfree. For information, call(740) 645-0344 or visitthe websitewww.oasis2011.org.

For prayer needs

UNDATED — Forthose who would like toshare a personal prayerrequest or schedule aprayer time, leave a mes-sage for Janice Williamsat Christ UnitedMethodist Church at (740)446-0733, or contact Rev.Jack Berry at (740) 379-2413.

GALLIPOLIS — Griev-ing Parents SupportGroup meets 8 p.m., firstTuesday of each month atNew Life LutheranChurch, Jackson Pike.Info: Jackie Keatley at446-2700 or John Jack-son at 446-7339.

GALLIPOLIS — GriefSupport Group meetssecond Tuesday of eachmonth, 8 p.m., at New LifeLutheran Church. Facilita-tors: Sharon Carmichaeland John Jackson.

GALLIPOLIS — Seren-ity House support groupfor domestic violence vic-tims meets Mondays at 2p.m. For more informa-tion, call the SerenityHouse at 446-6752.

GALLIPOLIS — LookGood Feel Better cancerprogram, third Monday ofthe month at 6 p.m., Holz-er Center for CancerCare.

GALLIPOLIS — Alco-holics AnonymousWednesday book study at7 p.m. and Thursdayopen meeting at noon;Tuesday closed meetingat 8 p.m.; Friday openlead meeting, 8 p.m. St.Peterʼs Episcopal Church,54 Second Ave., Gallipo-lis.

GALLIPOLIS — Nar-cotics Anonymous, 7:30p.m. every Thursday, St.Peterʼs Episcopal Church,541 Second Ave., Gallipo-lis. Open discussion.Candlelight meeting.

POINT PLEASANT,W.Va. — NarcoticsAnonymous Living FreeGroup meets everyWednesday and Friday at7 p.m. at 305 Main St.

GALLIPOLIS — 12Step Support Group forSpiritual Growth meets at7 p.m. every Tuesday atNew Life Lutheran

Church. Facilitators: TomChilds and John Jackson.

VINTON — CelebrateRecovery at Vinton Bap-tist Church. Small groupslooking for freedom fromaddictions, hurts, habitsand hangups everyWednesday at 7 p.m.Info: 388-8454.

VINTON — Vinton Bap-tist Church food pantryevery Monday from 5-6:30 p.m. Info: 388-8454.

GALLIPOLIS — GalliaMS (Multiple Sclerosis)Support Group meets thesecond Monday of eachmonth at Holzer MedicalCenter. Info: AmberBarnes at (740) 339-0291.

GALLIPOLIS — NAMI(National Alliance onMental Illness) meetingswill take place the firstThursday of each monthat 6 p.m. at the GalliaCounty Senior Resource

Center, with a generalmembership meeting at6:30 p.m. Info: Jill Simp-kins (740) 339-0603.

GALLIPOLIS — GalliaCounty Stroke SupportGroup, first Tuesday ofevery month, 1 p.m., atBossard MemorialLibrary.

GALLIPOLIS — RiverCities Military SupportCommunity (RCMFSC)meets the second Tues-day of the month at 7 p.m.at VFW Post 4464(upstairs), 134 Third Ave.The meeting and activi-ties are open to all fami-lies and friends who wishto support our servicemenand women in all branch-es of the military. Info:245-5589 or 441-7454.

GALLIPOLIS —Overeaters Anonymousmeets every Sunday, 5:30p.m., at St. Peterʼs Epis-copal Church.

Local Briefs

Free lunch atRodney UMC

RODNEY — RodneyUnited Methodist Churchand Centenary UnitedMethodist Church aresponsoring a free lunchfrom 11 a.m.-1 p.m. onSaturday, Jan. 29. Thelunch will include soup,sandwiches and dessert.The lunch will be servedat Rodney UnitedMethodist Church, Ohio588. This is a joint effortby the churches to helpfamilies that are strug-gling financially.

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An American wish list for Obama’s speechBY CALVIN WOODWARD

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Health care is Shannon Taylor’s “big,big hot button” and no wonder. She is anurse in Tennessee who examines hos-pital bills for a health insurance compa-ny, and a mother who saw PresidentBarack Obama’s health care law comejust in time for her family.

In the State of the Union speechtonight, she will be looking for Obamato stand firm against Republicans whowant to take the law apart. Health insur-ance for her daughter, who has lifetimemedical problems, could hang in thebalance.

Many other Americans feel a personalstake in what Obama will say Tuesdayand do later — and what Republicansdo in response. The hunger for jobs andeconomic growth stood out in inter-views with more than 1,000 people, partof an Associated Press-GfK poll askingAmericans what one thing they mostwant the government to accomplish thisyear.

It is apparent, too, that health care isstill very much on people’s minds, thatspending has reached frightening pro-portions for many and that a notableshare of Americans wants nothing morethan to see partisan bickering end.

In upstate New York, Donald Dixonputs his faith in Republicans to restrainDemocratic spending and bring down adebt that he believes makes every eco-nomic problem worse — and robs hisgrandsons, each with a master’s degree,of good jobs.

It’s enough to make the retired Baptist

preacher invoke the fire and brimstonerhetoric of the pulpit, even as he rendershis judgment in a cheerful tone.

Obama “tells us we are going in theright direction,” Dixon says, “which tome is over the precipice of hell.”

It falls upon presidents to describe thestate of the union when much of thatunion is in the depths of winter’s gloom.

The polling revealed a season of dis-content; also some stirrings of hope.More than half disapproved of Obama’shandling of the economy and just morethan one-third said it has improved inhis first two years. Still, he’s consideredlikable, strong and in touch.

Altogether, 38 percent cited the econ-omy or an economic issue when askedwhat they would most like to see thegovernment accomplish this year. Fully31 percent said health care is the No. 1issue to tackle — regardless of whetherthey favor or oppose the law — and 21percent cited the budget. Among eco-nomic concerns, jobs topped the list.

Dixon believes the debt alreadyweighs on job creation and economicgrowth and it will take a decade to turnthat around. The Republicans, he says,are off to a good start on that front.

His grandsons have master’s degreesin education and business, and neither isable to get a job in his discipline. Theone with the MBA lives with relativesand recently welcomed a baby. “He’sbeen painting houses,” Dixon, 74, saidfrom Little Falls, N.Y. “Wintertime uphere, you don’t do much painting.”

Debt is also a concern of those youngenough to inherit its growing weightdown the road. It’s what Eric Tolbert,

19, a Purdue University student fromWest Lafayette, Ind., most wants thegovernment to fix. “I think it will be alltalk at first,” he says of the promises tocut spending. “But we may see moreprogress in a year or two.”

Says James Lenoir, 41, an Aberdeen,Miss., car salesman: “The economy is ina bad fix. Job creation is one of the mostimportant things the country needs.There has been progress but not enough,fast enough.”

Can the parties work together? Lenoirglumly predicts not. “On most issues,it’s going to be gridlock.”

Health care plays out in public opin-ion in ways as complicated as the lawitself. Angie Wyatt, 46, an Alexandria,Ky., middle school teacher and motherof six, calls for the law to be repealedbecause “I don’t like government con-trol.” But she does like one of its princi-pal elements: the government’s prohibi-tion on denying health insurance to peo-ple who have been sick.

In Chattanooga, Taylor, the 46-year-old nurse, says she is well aware ofabuses in the medical system, as onewho pores over itemized hospital billsto be paid by the health insurer sheworks for. And she figures Obama’s lawmay not be good for health insurers.

She’s willing to take that chance.“I’ve seen the system abusers, but

those are the people you hear about,”she says. “You don’t hear about the oldladies who are buying four pills at atime at Walmart because that’s all theycan afford.”

Taylor’s daughter, 22, has celiac dis-ease, an autoimmune intestinal disorder

that has required expensive treatmentsand will follow her through life.

“She was just about to age out of myinsurance coverage,” Taylor said. “Wewere starting to get on the panicky side.Without insurance, we would be bank-rupt.” Her husband, disabled in a caraccident, is helped with medical bills byMedicare.

Now, the health care law entitles chil-dren to stay on their parents’ plans untilthey turn 26, three years longer thanbefore and without the condition thatthey be full-time students.

And by 2014, insurers will need toaccept all applicants regardless of med-ical history. Insurers will also be prohib-ited from charging higher premiums tothose in poor health.

“If the House will quit being silly andtrying to overturn it,” she says of thelaw, “there will be something there forher.”

Employment was the top single issueidentified by those interviewed, men-tioned by 23 percent. Only two otherindividual issues topped 10 percent: fix-ing or reforming health care at 15 per-cent, and fixing the economy at 14 per-cent.

Six percent set aside material worriesto say they want bipartisan cooperationabove all else.

The AP-GfK Poll was conducted Jan.5-10 by GfK Roper Public Affairs andCorporate Communications. It involvedlandline and cell phone interviews with1,001 adults nationwide, and has a mar-gin of sampling error of plus or minus4.2 percentage points.

Poll: Hiring plans top layoffsby most in 12 years

BY DANIEL WAGNERASSOCIATED PRESS

Industry economists say the U.S. economic recovery is gaining strength,with more firms expressing positive hiring plans than in over a decade.

A new survey from the National Association for Business Economicsfinds that economists are more hopeful about overall economic growth, thejob market and demand for companies’ products and services by manymeasures than they have been since the start of the Great Recession.

The survey found that business decisions are now “being driven by thefundamentals of an improving economy,” said Shawn DuBravac, an econo-mist with the Consumer Electronics Association who analyzed the findings.

The quarterly survey includes the views of 84 economists for private companiesand trade groups who are NABE members. The data are reported by broad indus-try group. Many results are expressed as Net Rising Index, or NRI — the per-centage of panelists reporting better outlooks minus the percentage whose outlookis bleaker.

The number of economists who saw hiring by their firms increasing overthe next six months was 42 percent, compared with 7 percent who expect-ed to lay off workers. The NRI of 35 was the highest in the 12 years thatthe question has been asked.

However, more layoffs were expected in the transportation, utility, infor-mation and communications sectors.

That optimism followed increased hiring by the economists’ firms during thequarter ended Dec. 31. About one-third of those surveyed said hiring hadimproved at their companies, compared with 6 percent who said workers werelaid off. The NRI of 28 represented a 10-point increase over the previous quar-ter.

All major industry groups saw more demand for their products and ser-vices, the sixth straight quarter of positive results. Demand grew by slight-ly less than in the previous quarter, but has held relatively steady since lastspring, the NABE said.

Eighty-two percent of the economists expected the nation’s economy togrow by two to four percent in 2011, up from 54 percent in October. Thelatest government data had the economy growing at a 2.6-percent annualrate in the July-September quarter.

Economists who saw their companies’ profits grow in the final quarter of2010 outpaced those who saw margins shrink by an NRI of 21 percent —the largest spread since 2005.

Only 6 percent expected their firms to cut back on capital spending, thelong-term investment that creates crucial demand for big-ticket manufac-tured items. Most expected to invest more in the next 12 months.

More than half of those surveyed said they were selling to overseas markets.Within that group, 97 percent said foreign sales were increasing or unchanged.

The survey was conducted between Dec. 17 and Jan. 5.


Local Briefs

Obituaries

Deaths

David Charles EbertDavid Charles Ebert,

58, of Gallipolis, Ohio,went home to be with theLord on Saturday, Janu-ary 22, 2011, following abrief illness.

Born April 25, 1952, inCharleston, W.Va., Davidwas the son of Charles A.Ebert and Gwendolyn L.Ebert.

He followed in hisfather’s footsteps by serv-ing in the United StatesMarine Corp and then becoming a master crafts-man. He was self employed, working as a FloorCovering Specialist, and was well known for hishonesty and perfection with every job. David was agood friend and neighbor.

He was preceded in death by his father, Charles A.Ebert, Jr.; a sister, Linda L. Ebert and grandparents,Charles A. and Hester A. Ebert and Harry H. andHiland S. Bulmer.

David is survived by his wife of 28 years, Judy(Spurlock) Ebert of Gallipolis, Ohio; his children,David Charles Ebert II of Gallipolis Ferry, StefanieEbert of Nitro, Joe (Jodi) Shinn of Point Pleasant,and April Shinn of Wytheville, Va. He is also sur-vived by his mother, Gwendolyn Ebert of Hender-son; three sisters, Carol Blaine, Donna (Fred)Backus, and Sonia (Carl) Birchfield all of Hender-son; eleven grandchildren, several nieces andnephews and many friends.

He will be sadly missed by all who knew him andespecially by those close to him.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednes-day, January 26, 2011, at the Wilcoxen FuneralHome in Point Pleasant with Pastor Gary Warnerand Pastor Dean Warner officiating. Burial will fol-low at the Zion Cemetery in Gallipolis Ferry wheremilitary graveside rites will be given by the WestVirginia Marine Honor Guard and American LegionPost No. 23 of Point Pleasant. Visitation will befrom 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be made at www.wilcox-enfuneralhome.com.

Harold E. WhittHarold E. Whitt, 79, of

Gallipolis, passed awayon Sunday, January 23,2011, at University EastHospital in Columbus,Ohio.

He was born onNovember 10, 1931, inGallipolis, son of the lateW. Hollis Whitt andLeona M. Roush WhittRalph. Harold was a 1949GAHS graduate andretired from Akzo Chemi-cals in 1992. He was aKorean Air Force veteran. He was a member ofVFW Post 4464, American Legion Post 27, manyother veterans organizations, and was active withthe Gallia County Funeral Detail. Harold enjoyedtraveling.

Surviving are his brother, John (Lee) Whitt ofEnosburg Falls, Vermont; one sister, Kay (Homer)Hockman of Logan, Ohio; one sister-in-law, Naomi“Sis” Whitt of Crown City, Ohio; three stepsisters,Vivian (Rich) Curfman of Ray, Ohio; Betty (Ray)Rupe of Winter Park, Florida, and Joyce (Cliff)Bryant of Hewitt, Texas; one stepbrother, Kenneth(Sharon) Ralph Jr. of Pickerington, Ohio; fournephews, Rick (Sheri) Whitt, Eddie Whitt, JimHockman, Billy Hockman; five nieces, LladaAdams, Treva (David) Caldwell, Becky (Davey)Meaige, Charla (Rick) Whobrey, Dawna Callan;several great and great great nieces and nephews;and a special cousin Eloise Jones.

He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfa-ther, Kenneth Ralph; brothers, Charles L., Jerry andGary Whitt; stepbrother, Marvin Ralph, and onenephew, Ronnie Whitt.

Services will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, January26, 2011, at the Willis Funeral Home with Rev.Ralph Workman officiating. Burial will follow inGravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funer-al home on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, from 6-9p.m.

There will be full military services at the grave-side by volunteers of area veterans lodges.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations inHarold’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association,644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203.

Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to sende-mail condolences.

Carl E. Stewart, Jr.Carl E. (Ed) Stewart, Jr., 58, Raccoon Township,

died Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, at his residence. Funeralarrangements will be announced by the CremeensFuneral Chapel.

Emma E. HouckEmma E. Houck, 83, Gallipolis, died Monday, Jan.

24, 2011, at her residence. Arrangements will beannounced later by Willis Funeral Home.

Robert Johnson, Sr.Robert “Hank” Johnson, Sr., 73, died Saturday, Jan.

22, 2011, at his home. Funeral service will be held at1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, in the CremeensFuneral Home, Racine. Officiating will be Rev. DonWalker. Interment will be in the Greenwood Ceme-tery. Friends may call from 5-9 p.m., Tuesday at thefuneral home. A fire department memorial servicewill be conducted at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday in the funer-al home chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be sentto the family by visiting www.cremeensfuneral-homes.com.

Gallia County Forecast

Local Stocks

Tuesday: A slightchance of snow showers,mixing with rain after 10a.m., then gradually end-ing. Mostly cloudy, witha high near 41. Southwind between 4 and 7mph becoming calm.Chance of precipitation is20 percent.

Tuesday Night: Achance of sleet, mainlyafter 5 a.m. Mostlycloudy, with a lowaround 30. Calm wind.Chance of precipitation is30 percent. New precipi-tation amounts of lessthan a tenth of an inchpossible.

Wednesday: A chanceof sleet before 8 a.m.,then a chance of snow.Cloudy, with a high near35. Calm wind becomingnorth between 6 and 9mph. Chance of precipita-tion is 50 percent. Newprecipitation amountsbetween a tenth and quar-ter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Achance of snow showers,mainly before midnight.Mostly cloudy, with alow around 23. North-west wind between 4 and7 mph becoming calm.

Chance of precipitation is40 percent.

Thursday: A slightchance of snow showers.Mostly cloudy, with ahigh near 33. Chance ofprecipitation is 20 per-cent.

Thursday Night:Mostly cloudy, with alow around 23.

Friday: Mostly sunny,with a high near 37.

Friday Night: Partlycloudy, with a lowaround 27.

Saturday: A chance ofrain showers. Partly sun-ny, with a high near 41.Chance of precipitation is30 percent.

Saturday Night: Achance of snow showers.Mostly cloudy, with alow around 23. Chanceof precipitation is 30 per-cent.

Sunday: A chance ofsnow showers. Partlysunny, with a high near30. Chance of precipita-tion is 30 percent.

Sunday Night: Mostlycloudy, with a lowaround 14.

Monday: Mostlycloudy, with a high near28.

AEP (NYSE) — 36.75Akzo (NASDAQ) — 62.50Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 53.26Big Lots (NYSE) — 32.60Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 32.38BorgWarner (NYSE) — 68.98Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 14.56Champion (NASDAQ) — 1.30Charming Shops (NASDAQ) — 3.25City Holding (NASDAQ) — 34.37Collins (NYSE) — 63.60DuPont (NYSE) — 48.89US Bank (NYSE) — 26.84Gen Electric (NYSE) — 20.04Harley-Davidson (NYSE) — 36.49JP Morgan (NYSE) — 45.02Kroger (NYSE) — 21.70Ltd Brands (NYSE) — 28.81Norfolk So (NYSE) — 64.31OVBC (NASDAQ) — 19.67

BBT (NYSE) — 27.79Peoples (NASDAQ) — 13.46Pepsico (NYSE) — 66.18Premier (NASDAQ) — 6.57Rockwell (NYSE) — 74.73Rocky Boots (NASDAQ) — 11.14Royal Dutch Shell — 69.53Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 75.15Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 56.05Wendy’s (NYSE) — 4.82WesBanco (NYSE) — 17.93Worthington (NYSE) — 19.04

Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ETclosing quotes of transactions forJan. 24, 2011, provided by EdwardJones financial advisors Isaac Millsin Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 andLesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at(304) 674-0174. Member SIPC.

was unable to rescue the boy and was later transportedto Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., fortreatment of smoke-related injuries. Shayla Johnsonwas taken into the care of relatives.

According to information provided by administratorswith the Gallia County Local School District, IsaiahJohnson was a pre-school student at Guiding HandSchool in Gallipolis. Shayla Johnson is a student atHannan Trace Elementary School in Mercerville.

According to Shane Cartmill, public information offi-cer for the State Division of Fire Marshal, the mobilehome was completely destroyed by the fire and investi-gators found no evidence of smoke alarms in the home.

The investigation was conducted by the Division ofState Fire Marshal, the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office,the Gallia County Coroner’s Office, the MontgomeryCounty Coroner’s Office and the District 2 VolunteerFire Department.

An account to benefit the Johnson family has beenestablished at People’s Bank on Third Avenue in Gal-lipolis. The account is in the name of Tanya Johnson,Nina Johnson’s sister-in-law.

Teresa Miller, Lexi Moles, Hannah Overstreet, Court-ney Parsons, Kelsey Pasquale, Ashley Rucker, KristinSmathers, Kyla Thaxton, Josie Vanco and Lacie Wol-ford.

South Gallia — Melissa Baird, Courtney Blackburn,Tiffany Delaney, Levi Ellis, Sarah Fraley, MirandaHammond, Christina Howell, Dalton Matney, DannyMatney, Jaylan Nolan, Rebecca Rutt, Paige Sanders,Lauren Saunders, Brittany Savitz, Allie Short, Cassan-dra Strait, Andrea Thomas and Caitlin Watson.

nally arraigned on Sept. 15, 2010, and plead not guiltyto one count of drug trafficking and one count of drugpossession after she sold or attempted to sell one Mor-phine tablet on Jan. 26, 2010, and was allegedly in thepossession of said tablet.

After negotiating a plea agreement, Ravenscroft pleadguilty to count one of the indictment, trafficking indrugs, a fourth degree felony.

Ravenscroft is scheduled to appear on Feb. 18, 2011,in the common pleas courtroom for sentencing.

es alleges that he violated the terms of a protection orderon March 8 and April 2, 2010, both fifth degree felonies.During his respective arraignments on Jan. 19,McDaniel plead not guilty to these charges.

McDaniel is scheduled to appear for a status confer-ence in this matter on March 1. A negotiated plea agree-ment may be filed with the clerk of courts by March 25;otherwise a jury trial is scheduled for April 7.

Robert R. Masters, 23, Gallipolis, was arraigned onJan. 18 on one count of drug possession and one countof drug trafficking.

Masters allegedly was in the possession of 20 and onehalf Roxicodone tablets, a schedule II controlled sub-stance, on May 22, 2009, and allegedly prepared saiddrugs for sale or shipment, both third degree felonies.

Masters plead not guilty to the charges against him. Astatus conference has been scheduled in this case forMarch 8. A negotiated plea agreement may be filed withthe clerk of courts by May 20. A jury trial is scheduledfor June 21 in this case.

Kala M. Cisler, 21, Gallipolis, was arraigned in twoseparate cases and charged with one count of receivingstolen property and one count of forgery.

The indictment in Cisler’s first case alleges that onJuly 8, 2010, the defendant forged a check in theamount of $1,025, a check belonging to Mount ZionMissionary Baptist Church, a fifth degree felony. In thedefendant’s second case, she was allegedly in the pos-session of a personal check on Oct. 6, 2010, propertythat had been obtained through the commission of atheft offense, a fifth degree felony.

Cisler plead not guilty to the charge in each of herrespective cases. Cisler is scheduled to appear for a sta-tus conference on March 8 in the common pleas court.A plea agreement may be filed in each of Cisler’s casesby May 6; otherwise a jury trail is scheduled for June 7.

pleas court on July 20, 2010, and plead not guilty to thecharges against him. However, after negotiating a pleaagreement, Fields plead guilty to one count of traffickingin drugs and one count of drug possession, both fourthdegree felonies on Nov. 16, 2010.

In addition to his prison sentence, Fields was ordered toforfeit $1,426 cash to the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office assaid funds were proceeds from or were used in the com-mission of the offenses.

Fields will be subject to up to three years of post releasecontrol. The defendant was further ordered to pay thecourt costs and was given credit for six days served.

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Homeless Count today

GALLIPOLIS — Officials with the SerenityHouse and Woodland Centers are participating in astate-wide count of homeless individuals through-out the county from 12 a.m.- 11:59 p.m. on Jan.25. The count will include individuals living inshelters, on the streets, as well as individuals liv-ing in substandard housing conditions, living withfamily or friends, and those who are expectingeviction within seven days. For a complete list oforganizations who are participating in the count, orto be counted, contact Serenity House DirectorMelissa Kimmel at 446-6752. Individuals wishingto be counted can also call the Woodland CenterCristis line at 446-5500.

Gallia Board of Elections closure

GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Board ofElections office will be closed Jan. 26-28, 2011,while the staff attends the OAEO Winter Confer-ence. The office will reopen on at 8:30 a.m., Mon-day, January 31, 2011.

Adult walking groups forming

UNDATED — Adult walking groups will meetfrom 5-6 p.m. each Monday and Thursday duringthe months of January and February at River Val-ley and South Gallia high schools. For informa-tion, call Connie Bradbury at 245-0593 or [email protected]. The class is sponsoredby the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center.

Free photobook classes

GALLIPOLIS — A digital photo book class willbe offered on Thursday, Jan. 27 and Thursday,Feb. 3 at Gallia Academy Middle School. Theclass will meet from 5:30-7:30 p.m. To register,call Connie Bradbury at 245-0593 or [email protected]. The class is sponsoredby the Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center.

Alzheimerʼs/Dementia support group meeting

GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia CountyAlzheimer’s/Dementia Family Caregiver SupportGroup will meet from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.27 in conference rooms A-B-C at Holzer MedicalCenter, 100 Jackson Pike. For information or toregister, call Amber Johnson at 441-3406.

Soup-er Saturday set for Jan. 29

GALLIPOLIS — The Soup-er Saturday freelunch program will be offered from noon-2 p.m. onSaturday, Jan. 29 at Holzer Clinic Sycamore inGallipolis. This program is an outreach of RioChristian Church in Rio Grande and is designed tomeet the needs of those who are struggling eco-nomically. For information, call 245-9873 or e-mail [email protected].

HC-HMC retirees lunch

GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Clinic and Holzer Med-ical Center retirees will meet for lunch at noon onTuesday, Feb. 1 at the Golden Corral Restaurant,Upper River Road, Gallipolis.

First Friday set for Feb. 4

GALLIPOLIS — Organizers of Holzer Hos-pice’s Camp Beaver program will be the featuredpresenters during the Gallia County Chamber ofCommerce First Friday meeting planned for Fri-day, Feb. 4. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. at theGallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau, 61State Street, Gallipolis. RSVP by Friday, Jan. 28 toMichelle Miller at 446-0596 or by e-mail [email protected].

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Tea partiers say defensein mix for budget cuts

WASHINGTON (AP)— Back home, tea partiersclamoring for the debt-rid-den government to slashspending say nothingshould be off limits. Teaparty-backed lawmakersecho that argument, andthey’re not exempting themilitary’s multibillion-dol-lar budget in a time of war.

That demand is creatinghard choices for thenewest members of Con-gress, especially Republi-cans who owe their elec-tions and solid Housemajority to the influentialgrass-roots movement.Cutting defense and can-celing weapons couldmean deep spendingreductions and high marksfrom tea partiers as thenation wrestles with a $1.3trillion deficit. Yet it alsocould jeopardize thou-sands of jobs when unem-ployment is running high.

Proponents of the cutscould face criticism thatthey’re trying to weakennational security in a post-Sept. 11 world.

House Republican lead-ers specifically exempteddefense, homeland securi-ty and veterans’ programsfrom spending cuts in theirparty’s “Pledge to Ameri-ca” campaign manifestolast fall. But the House’snew majority leader, Rep.Eric Cantor, R-Va., hassaid defense programscould join others on thecutting board.

The defense budget isabout $700 billion annual-ly. Few in Congress havebeen willing to make cutsas U.S. troops fight inAfghanistan and finish theoperation in Iraq.

Defense SecretaryRobert Gates, in a recentpre-emptive move, pro-posed $78 billion inspending cuts and an addi-tional $100 billion in cost-saving moves. While thatamounts to $13 billion lessthan the Pentagon wantedto spend in the comingyear, it still stands as 3 per-cent growth after inflationis taken into account.

That’s why tea partygroups say if the govern-ment is going to cut spend-ing, the military’s budgetneeds to be part of the mix.

“The widely held senti-ment among Tea PartyPatriot members is thatevery item in the budget,including military spend-ing and foreign aid, mustbe on the table,” said MarkMeckler, co-founder of theTea Party Patriots. “It istime to get serious aboutpreserving the country forour posterity. The mentali-ty that certain programsare ‘off the table’ must betaken off the table.”

Former House MajorityLeader Dick Armey andMatt Kibbe, leaders of thegroup FreedomWorks,recently wrote in a WallStreet Journal editorial that“defense spending shouldnot be exempt from scruti-ny.” On Gates’ proposedsavings of $145 billionover five years, they said,“That’s a start.”

Just about all Republi-cans — and plenty ofDemocrats, too — favorparing back spending. Butwhen it comes to specificcuts — eliminating moneyfor schools, parks, hospi-tals, highways and every-thing else — the decisionsget difficult. Every gov-ernment expenditure hasits advocate and no onewants his or her programcut.

Fault lines haveemerged within theRepublican ranks overhow deep to cut and whereto whittle. In the comingweeks, lawmakers willfeel the pressure from con-stituents and colleagues.

“Everything is ultimate-ly on the table,” said Rep.Jon Runyan of New Jer-sey, a freshman Republi-can and a tea partyfavorite.

That view could pro-duce a rough tenure forthe 6-foot-7 former foot-ball player, who justearned a coveted spot onthe House Armed ServicesCommittee, a fierce pro-

tector of military interests.The congressman’s districtis home to Fort Dix, whichmerged with neighboringMcGuire Air Force Baseand Lakehurst Naval AirEngineering Station tomake the military’s firstthree-branch base.

Runyan expects a com-mittee fight over Gates’proposal to cancel a $14billion program to developthe Expeditionary Fight-ing Vehicle for theMarines and use that mon-ey to buy additional ships,F-18 jets and new elec-tronic jammers. Already,several members of thepanel, including the chair-man, Rep. Buck McKeon,R-Calif., have signaledthey will challenge Gates’move.

Runyan says he willdecide after he’s heardarguments from bothsides.

No matter how muchdefense spending istrimmed, none of the cutsis likely to reduce themoney that’s available tothe military to spend onthe war fronts.

“We want to make suremen and women put inharm’s way have theresources they need,” saidSen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.,who recently traveled toAfghanistan and Pakistanwith several of his GOPcolleagues, including anumber of other freshmen.“That doesn’t mean theentire defense budget hasto be taken off the table,”he added.

Kentucky Sen. MitchMcConnell, the topRepublican in the Sen-ate, said he didn’t think“anything ought to beoff-limits for the effortto reduce spending.” Hetold “Fox News Sun-day” that “I don’t thinkwe ought to start outwith the notion that awhole lot of areas in thebudget are exempt fromreducing spending,which is what we reallyneed to do and do itquickly.”

High court rejects farmerwho tangled with Tyson

WASHINGTON (AP)— The Supreme Court onMonday turned down anappeal from a former Ten-nessee poultry farmer whosued Tyson Farms afterlosing his contract to raisetheir chickens.

The justices did notcomment in turning awayAlton Terry, who saidTyson cut him off becausehe helped organize areafarmers and complainedabout the company’s prac-tices. Lower courts hadpreviously dismissed thelawsuit.

Terry, essentially, arguedthat he lost his contract toraise chickens on his 12-acre farm, because hesquawked too much.

Terry was a poultryfarmer who broughttogether a group of areafarmers and told them theyhad the right to complainabout Tyson’s practices.He also raised concernsdirectly with Tyson,among the world’s largestmeat companies.

Terry says Tyson andother big companies havetoo much sway over farm-ers, and federal courts alsohave bowed to agribusi-ness interests by setting toohigh a standard for thefarmers to succeed incourt.

He casts his fight as a“struggle between thosewho grow our food andthose who process andmarket it.”

Tyson, a unit of Spring-dale, Ark.-based TysonFoods, Inc., had urged thecourt to stay out of the law-suit, arguing that the 6thU.S. Circuit Court ofAppeals in Cincinnatiproperly dismissed it.

The 6th Circuit ruledthat Terry not only had toshow that he was harmed

by Tyson actions, but thathe also had to prove thecompany diminished com-petition by ending Terry’scontract and sending a sig-nal to other farmers. Terrydidn’t even claim anticom-petitive behavior by Tyson,much less prove it, thecourt said.

At an earlier stage inthe case, the Bush admin-istration’s AgricultureDepartment sided withTerry. Since Barack Oba-ma became president,USDA has proposed rulesthat would limit the controlchicken companies haveover the farmers who raisebirds for them and wouldmake it easier for farmersto file suits under the 90-year-old Packers andStockyards Act. The pro-posed changes wouldmake clear that farmersdon’t need to prove indus-try-wide anticompetitivebehavior to sue under theact.

Last year, AgricultureSecretary Tom Vilsack saidthe law has not kept pacewith the marketplace,where consolidation hasstrengthened the hand ofthe big companies in theirdealings with farmers.“Our job is to make surethe playing field is level forproducers,” Vilsack said.

USDA said it is review-ing the 61,000 comments itreceived about the pro-posed changes.

Tyson contracts withfarmers to raise broilerchickens. Under the con-tracts, the company sup-plies the chicks, feed andknow-how to get the birdsup to a weight where theycan be slaughtered. Grow-ers are paid under a formu-la that measures weightgain in the birds relative tohow much feed has been

provided.Terry bought his farm in

2001, but only after gettingassurances from a Tysonmanager that the farm hewas buying had a first-ratereputation. He says he wasled to believe that he wouldnot need to make majorinvestments in the poultryequipment anytime soon.

The following year, hesaid, he began to learnabout problems otherfarmers were having withTyson. After a while, heformed an association ofarea farmers and forward-ed complaints about Tysonto USDA.

His growing conflictwith Tyson came to a headafter he was three timesdenied permission towatch his birds getweighed by the company,as he claims is his rightunder federal law and thecontract.

By March 2005, lessthan four years after Terrybought the farm, Tysontold him it would no longerprovide chicks. Accordingto Terry, the company saidit ended its arrangementwith him because the farmneeded costly equipmentupgrades and his behaviorhad become confrontation-al.

But Terry said the realreasons for the terminationwere his efforts to organizethe farmers and his com-plaints to USDA.

He filed suit in 2008.After losing the Tyson

contract, Terry tried to sellthe farm but couldn’t, hesaid, because Tyson’sdemand for expensiveupgrades scared off poten-tial buyers. Eventually helost the farm to foreclo-sure.

The case is Terry v.Tyson Farms, 10-542.

Moscow airport terror attackkills 31, wounds 168

MOSCOW (AP) — Asuicide bomber carrying asuitcase walked intoMoscow’s busiest airportand set off a huge explo-sion Monday, killing atleast 31 people and wound-ing nearly 170.

The international arrivalsterminal at DomodedovoAirport was engulfed bysmoke and splattered withbody parts after the mid-afternoon terror attacksprayed shrapnel, screwsand ball bearings at passen-gers and workers. Hun-dreds of people were in theloosely guarded area at thetime.

President DmitryMedvedev immediatelyordered authorities to beefup security at Moscow’stwo other commercial air-ports and other key trans-port facilities. He also can-celed plans to fly out Tues-day to Davos, Switzerland,where he aimed to promote

Russia as a profitableinvestment haven to worldbusiness leaders.

Monday’s attack wasmost likely carried out by asuicide bomber and“attempts were being madeto identify him,” Investiga-tive Committee spokesmanVladimir Markin said. TheInterfax news agency saidthe head of the suspectedbomber had been found.

No one immediatelyclaimed responsibility forthe explosion, whichoccurred at 4:32 p.m.(1342GMT). ButChechen militants haveclaimed responsibility forprevious terror attacks inMoscow, including a dou-ble suicide bombing onthe subway in March 2010that killed 40 people andwounded more than 100.

The latest attack on theRussian capital also calledinto question Russia’sability to safely host major

international sports eventslike the 2014 WinterOlympics in Sochi and the2018 World Cup. It wasthe second time in sevenyears that terrorists had hitthe Domodedovo airport:In 2004, other suicidebombers penetrated thelax security there, killing90 people as they blew uptwo planes.

Large-scale battles inChechnya ended yearsago, following two devas-tating wars between Rus-sia and the republic’sseparatists, but Islamicmilitants have continuedto carry out suicidebombings and otherattacks. Most of theattacks have been inChechnya and other pre-dominantly Muslimprovinces in the southernCaucasus region, butsome have targetedMoscow, including its sub-ways, buses and trains.

Top senators seek dealon rules for nominations

WASHINGTON (AP)— Senior senators arenegotiating to reduce the1,400 presidential appoint-ments subject to time-con-suming Senate confirma-tion, hoping to streamlinea system that has frustrat-ed administrations of bothparties, according to offi-cials familiar with the dis-cussions.

These officials said that100 posts or more could bedropped from the list ifdiscussions between Sens.Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., result in an agree-ment that gains the supportof the rank and file in bothparties. Judicial appoint-ments would not be affect-ed, nor would the mostsenior positions at Cabinetdepartment or independentagencies.

In addition, the two menhave discussed curtailingthe right enjoyed by indi-vidual senators to blockaction on a nomination orlegislation anonymouslyfor up to five days. Thisrule is widely flouted.

The talks are occurringagainst a backdrop of callsfrom some Democrats forfar more sweepingchanges in the Senate’s fil-ibuster rules, which allowthe minority party —Republicans now — toslow or defeat nomina-tions and legislation with-out allowing a yes-or-novote.

Given a lack of supportamong Republicans andpast opposition from someDemocrats, these broaderproposals appear to havelittle or no chance of win-ning the two-thirds major-ity the Senate’s rules sayare generally required totake effect. Advocates ofthe revisions argue that asimple majority vote issufficient to put them inplace at the beginning of anew Congress, as they

want to do. But it is notclear they can commandthat much support in aninstitution where Democ-rats and aligned indepen-dents control 53 seats, to47 for the Republicans.

The Senate returns towork Tuesday for the firsttime in two weeks; theproposed rules changesare among the first ordersof business.

The talks betweenSchumer and Alexanderwere set in motion byagreement between thetwo parties’ top senators,Majority Leader HarryReid of Nevada, D-Nev.,and Minority LeaderMitch McConnell, R-Ky.

In a scripted back andforth the day the Senateconvened for the year,Reid said, “In the vastmajority of instances, theindividuals nominated bythe president are not con-troversial, but many havefaced delays beforeassuming their positions.These delays mean criticaldecision makers are not inplace. And the delaysmake it harder to findqualified people — manygreat nominees simplycannot wait around formonths as the stress anduncertainty affects theirfamilies.”

McConnell said thenumber of nominees sub-ject to confirmation hasgrown significantly. Headded, “I look forward toworking with the majorityleader and my colleaguesin the coming weeks aswe finalize this proposal.”

The Constitution givesthe Senate the power toconfirm nominees, andthe list of positions sub-ject to approval has grownsharply in recent decades.One recent study said thenumber of core policypositions has risen from295 in 1981 when Presi-dent Ronald Reagan took

office to 422 when Presi-dent Barack Obamaarrived at the WhiteHouse.

After selection by thepresident, each appointeefor a post requiring con-firmation generally sub-mits paperwork to a Sen-ate committee that willhandle the review andthen makes a series ofcourtesy calls on individ-ual lawmakers, whosometimes use the oppor-tunity to extract promisesin exchange for speedyapproval.

Nominees generallytestify and answer ques-tion at a public hearing,the committee acts andthen, in a final step, theentire Senate votes. Theprocess can move speedi-ly — or take months, evenif there is no apparentopposition.

The sheer volume canslow the pace.

The Senate ForeignRelations Committee hasjurisdiction over 303posts, including 185ambassadors. The SenateJudiciary Committeeoversees 252, including92 U.S. attorneys and 92U.S. marshals. The SenateCommerce, Science andTransportation Commit-tee has control over 101,and the Senate Banking,Housing and UrbanAffairs Committee over83.

Officials said Schumerand Alexander werereviewing the list with agoal of eliminating posi-tions with relatively littleinfluence over policymaking at federal agen-cies. The officials whodescribed the talks did soon condition of anonymi-ty, saying they were notauthorized to discuss thempublicly.

Presidents in both par-ties have been affected bythe current system.

SPORTSB1

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Tuesday, January 25Boys Basketball

Southern at Waterford, 6 p.m.Jackson at Meigs, 6 p.m.Federal Hocking at Wahama, 6 p.m.Point Pleasant at Poca, 7:30 p.m.Buffalo at Hannan, 7:30 p.m.South Gallia at Belpre, 6 p.m.River Valley at South Point, 6 p.m.

WrestlingRiver Valley, Wahama at Trimble, 5p.m.

Wednesday, January 26Girls Basketball

Wahama at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m.Southern at South Gallia, 6 p.m.

Thursday, January 27Boys Basketball

Ravenswood at Pt. Pleasant, 7:30 p.m.Girls Basketball

Eastern at Wahama, 6 p.m.Meigs at Athens, 6 p.m.Fairland at River Valley, 6 p.m.Belpre at South Gallia, 6 p.m.Southern at Waterford, 6 p.m.

WrestlingGallia Academy at Logan, 6 p.m.

LOCAL SCHEDULEGALLIPOLIS — A schedule of upcom-

ing high school varsity sporting eventsinvolving teams from Gallia, Mason andMeigs counties.

Point Pleasant crowned WSAZ champions

Bryan Walters/file photoThe Point Pleasant wrestling team, pictured above, came away from this weekend’s two-day WSAZ WrestlingTournament with top honors after winning the 2011 team title by 39 points over the 27-team field. GalliaAcademy also placed ninth, while Wahama was 19th and River Valley was 21st overall — wrapping up theteam results from the OVP area. Complete details of the 2011 WSAZ will be available in the Wednesday sportseditions of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Point Pleasant Register and The Daily Sentinel.

Eastern’sBrayden

Pratt (15) isdouble-

teamed bySouthern

defendersRyan Taylor,

left, andMarcus Hill,right, during

Saturdaynight’s TVC

Hockingboys bas-

ketball con-test at

Charles W.Hayman

Gymnasiumin Racine,

Ohio.

Sarah Hawley/photo

Tornadoes spoil Eastern’s streak, 43-35BY SARAH HAWLEY

[email protected]

RACINE, Ohio – A 14-3run to begin the game onSaturday lifted theSouthern Tornadoes overthe Eastern Eagles — end-ing Eastern’s nearly twoyear league winningstreak.

After winning 19 con-secutive TVC Hockinggames, the Eastern Eagleswent for No. 20 against theteam which gave themtheir last league loss — theSouthern Tornadoes.Southern defeated Easternby a score of 50-49 on Feb.20, 2009, at Eastern HighSchool.

This meeting had a lotriding on it for both teams.The game came one weekafter Eastern’s regular sea-

son winning streak wassnapped against Valley at21 games. The Tornadoeswere going for their fifthconsecutive victory after arough start to the season.

Only one team wouldend with its winning streakintact — the SouthernTornadoes.

Eastern would not leador tie the game at any pointafter Southern took a 3-0lead on a basket by Ethan

Martin. The Eagles cut thelead to two (5-3) at the6:15 mark of the first quar-ter, before the Tornadoesscored nine consecutivepoints. Eastern’s next scorewould not come until thefinal minute of the firstquarter. Southern held a14-5 advantage after thefirst quarter.

Neither team wouldscore in the first three min-utes of the second quarter,when Eastern cut the scoreto 14-7. A 5-0 run by theTornadoes gave Southernits largest lead of the half(19-7) with 2:15 remainingin the second quarter.Eastern outscoredSouthern 6-1 in remainderof the quarter, allowingSouthern to hold a 20-13lead at the half.

Eastern scored first in

the second half, butSouthern’s lead was noless than five during thethird quarter. Followingthe Eagle’s opening basket,the Tornadoes went one a9-2 run to equal theirlargest lead of the contestat 12 points. Southern led29-17 for more than aminute, before Easternclosed out the third quarterwith a 10-3 run. ThePurple and Gold led byfive, 32-27, at the end ofthe third quarter.

Southern took a sevenpoint lead with six minutesremaining, but Eastern cutthe deficit to four (34-30)with 4:45 remaining in thecontest. The Eagles wouldcome no closer, asSouthern opened up an

Martin Hendrix

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Lady Knightsedge Wirt

County, 51-50TRIBUNE STAFF

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SAINT MARYS,W.Va. — The PointPleasant girls basket-ball team rallied back

from afive-pointf o u r t hq u a r t e rd e f i c i tS a t u r d a yevening toclaim aspot in thec h a m p i -o n s h i pgame ofthe SaintM a r y sI n v i t a t -ional fol-lowing a51-50 tri-umph overW i r tCounty.

T h eL a d yK n i g h t s

(5-6) led 10-9 after onequarter of play, thenwent on a 13-6 chargein the second canto totake a 23-15 lead intothe half.

Wirt County, howev-er, retaliated with afurious 23-10 surge inthe third canto, allow-ing the Lady Tigers totake a 38-33 edge intothe finale.

Point responded downthe stretch with an 18-12 run, which allowedPPHS to advance toMonday night’s finalagainst host St. Marys.SMHS defeated Belprein the other semifinal.

Sarah Hussell pacedthe Lady Knights with agame-high 17 points,followed by AndreaPorter with 14 markersand Kohl Slone witheight points. KatieBruner and AllisonSmith added respectivetallies of seven andthree points, whileAmanda Roush roundedthings out with twomarkers.

Leigh Thomas had 13points to lead WirtCounty, followed byHannah Nichols witheight and KatelynCottrell with sevenpoints.

POINT PLEASANT 51,WIRT COUNTY 50

Point 10 13 10 18 — 51Wirt Co 9 6 23 12 — 50

POINT PLEASANT (5-6): SarahHussell 17, Andrea Porter 14, KohlSlone 8, Katie Bruner 7, AllisonSmith 3, Amanda Roush 2,Makenzie Thomas 0, Ajay Adkins 0,Skylar Dawkins 0.WIRT COUNTY (n/a): Leigh Thomas13m Hannah Nichols 8, KatelynCottrell 7, Brandy Bunch 6, KelleyBunner 6, Miriam Smith 4, BrittaniGaskins 2, Kaitlin Leadmon 2.

Hussell

Porter

River Valleysweeps

BuckeyesBY SARAH HAWLEY

[email protected]

BIDWELL, Ohio —The River Valley Raiderscompleted the season

sweep ofN e l s o n -ville-Yorkwith a 47-38 victoryo nSaturday.

T h eRaiders (5-7) had pre-v i o u s l yd e f e a t e dt h eBuckeyeson Dec. 4by a scoreof 71-67.

R i v e rV a l l e youtscoredt h eBuckeyes12-11 inthe first

quarter, and held a 21-18lead at the half. NYHScut it to a two point mar-gin, 30-28, going into thefinal quarter of play.River Valley outscoredNelsonville-York 17-10in the fourth quarter totake the nine point victo-ry, 47-38.

Cody Smith led theRaiders in scoring with13 points, followed byDominique Peck with 12.Austin Lewis earned adouble-double with 10points and 11 rebounds.Trey Noble scored sixpoints, while AaronHarrison and Derek Flinteach had three points.

Casey Cox pacedNYHS with 12 points,followed by Jared Dexterwith nine, Daniel Klinewith seven, Kyle Moorewith five, Alec Swinglewith three, and NathanDean with two.

River Valley was 18-54

Smith

Peck

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Blue Angels fall to Logan, 70-33BY CRAIG DUNNSPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE

CENTENARY, Ohio— In early December,the Logan Lady Chiefsracked up what has stoodas a season high in pointswhen they defeated thevisiting Gallipolis BlueAngels 70-33 in aSoutheastern OhioAthletic League girlsbasketball game.

The Blue Angels haveimproved quite a bitsince then, however, andthey led the league-lead-ing Lady Chiefs 24-22 athalftime of their SEOALrematch Saturday nightat Gallia Academy HighSchool.

But the Purple andWhite stood up to thechallenge, tallying 35second-half points for acome-from-behind 57-47triumph to remain unde-

feated (7-0) in confer-ence play.

The Lady Chiefs, whoimproved to 11-1 on theseason, played withoutone of their leading scor-ers, senior guard BaileyTopf, who missed thegame due to illness.

Her absence — com-bined with a week-longlayoff and the improvedplay of the Blue Angels(4-11, 2-6 SEOAL) —were factors as Purple &White fell behind 7-0four minutes into the

game and trailed 10-5 atthe end of the openingstanza.

“We had a long layoffbefore we playedLancaster (in their onlyloss of the season earlylast week) and had aweek-long layoff (sincebeating Jackson lastSaturday), so it doesn’thelp us,” said Logancoach Pat Walsh. “I thinkwe missed our first eightshots of the game. Butwe were taking goodshots that just weren’tfalling.”

Senior Abbie Linton(12 points on the night)and freshman AshleyFrasure (14 points)stepped up in the secondquarter, however, withFrasure scoring eightpoints and Linton seven,to help the Lady Chiefs

Young Rosier

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Lady Pointers roll past RV, 77-42BY BRYAN WALTERS

[email protected]

SOUTH POINT, Ohio— The River Valley girlsbasketball team droppedits third consecutiveleague contest Saturdayafternoon following a 77-42 setback to host SouthPoint in an Ohio ValleyConference matchup inLawrence County.

The visiting LadyRaiders (6-7, 2-3 OVC)never led in the contest, asthe Lady Pointers (9-2, 4-0) stormed out to a 19-10advantage after eight min-utes of play. The hostskept that momentumgoing into the secondcanto, doubling up RVHSby an 18-9 margin to takea comfortable 37-19 cush-ion into the intermission.

SPHS extended its leadto 57-34 after a 20-15 runin the third, then closedregulation with a 20-8

charge to wrap up the 35-point outcome.

Brooke Marcum led theLady Raiders with 12points, followed by AlliNeville with 10 markersand Kaitlyn Roberts withseven points. CadyGilmore and KelseySands were next with fiveand four points, respec-tively.

Jessica Hager roundedout the scoring with twomarkers. RVHS was 7-of-17 at the free throw linefor 41 percent.

Jalynn Bradburn pacedSouth Point with a game-high 23 points, followedby Allison Mitchell andKayla Fletcher with 14markers apiece.

River Valley returns toaction Thursday when ithosts Fairland in an OVCcontest at 6 p.m.

SOUTH POINT 77,RIVER VALLEY 42

RV 10 9 15 8 — 42SP 19 18 20 20 — 77

RIVER VALLEY (6-7, 2-3 OVC):Jessica Hager 1 0-1 2, KaitlynRoberts 3 1-3 7, Kelsey Sands 1 2-6 4, Alli Neville 4 0-1 10, CadyGilmore 1 2-2 5, Brooke Marcum 52-4 12, Beth Misner 0 0-0 0.TOTALS: 16 7-17 42. Three-pointgoals: 3 (Neville 2, Gilmore).SOUTH POINT (9-2, 4-0): AllisonMitchell 5 4-6 14, Erin Dillow 1 0-0 3,Kayla Fletcher 6 0-0 14, KimmieBennett 6 1-3 13, Jalynn Bradburn11 0-0 23, Aundrea Bradburn 0 0-20, Eryn Khounlavong 0 0-0 0,Brianna Whaley 1 1-1 4, AngelicaStewart 2 0-0 4, Brooke Lucas 1 0-02, Kyra Carter 0 0-0 0, Kadesha Fox0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 33 6-12 77. Three-point goals: 5 (Fletcher 2, Dillow,Whaley, J. Bradburn).

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pull within two at theintermission.

“Frasure played agreat second quarter,”praised Walsh. “Shecame off the bench andsparked us just when weneeded something.

“We knew going inBailey wasn’t going tobe with us, that CaitlinSmith would start andFrasure would playmore minutes than sheusually does,” he added.“Caitlin hit some reallybig shots for us.”

Whereas Frasure andLinton made the scoringnoise in the first half, itwas seniors LorynCassady (a team-high15 points, eight stealsand six assists) andSmith (11 points) whodid so in the secondhalf.

Cassady netted twohuge triples and scoreda couple layups offsteals in scoring 10points in the third peri-

od as the Lady Chiefstook the lead early inthe early going andnever let it get away.

Logan led 37-32entering the fourthquarter and held aseven-point lead whenSmith came throughwith a big trifecta togive the Lady Chiefs adouble-digit advantage.

Smith had all 11 ofher points in the secondhalf and Cassady had 14of her 15 counters in thethird and fourth quar-ters. Logan also netted7-of-8 free throws in thefourth stanza to keep theBlue Angels at bay.

“We did a pretty goodjob controlling thetempo in the fourthquarter,” Walsh said.“Once we got the leadwe did a good job tak-ing very good shots.

“Gallipolis handledour pressure defensewell at the beginningand did a good job get-ting shots in transition,”he added. “They reallyplayed well.”

Gallia Academy got15 points from TaraYoung and 10 from

Morgan Daniels. Youngscored 10 points in thefourth quarter to keepthe Angels close, andDaniels was a force onthe inside as she sooften is.

“Daniels was a bigfactor in the first half,”Walsh said. “She reallyplayed well. We playedzone in the second halfto better cover her up(defensively), thenYoung came up and hitsome shots.”

Craig Dunn is thesports editor of theLogan Daily Times inLogan, Ohio.

LOGAN 57,GALLIA ACADEMY 47

Logan 5 17 15 20 — 57Gallipolis 10 14 8 15 — 47

LOGAN (11-1, 7-0 SEOAL): BrookeSimons 0 0-0 0, Caitlin Smith 6 1-211, Ashley Frasure 5 4-6 14, LorynCassady 6 5-6 15, Abbie Linton 7 0-0 12, Jackie McClain 0 0-0 0,Stephanie Murphy 2 1-2 5. TOTALS:26 11-16 57. Three-point goals: 6(Smith 2, Cassady 2, Linton 2).GALLIA ACADEMY (4-11, 2-6SEOAL): Samantha Barnes 2 2-5 6,Heather Ward 2 0-0 4, Haley Rosier2 5-6 9, Tara Young 8 2-2 15, MattieLanham 1 1-2 3, Morgan Daniels 42-2 10.TOTALS: 19 12-17 47.Three-point goals: 3 (Young 3).

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WEST VIRGINIA

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Associated Presshigh school boys and girls basketball polls with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

BOYS BASKETBALL

CLASS AAA

1. Wheeling Park (4) 11-2 86T2.G. Washington (2) 10-1 84T2.Preston (3) 10-1 844. Hedgesville (1) 14-0 725. Morgantown 8-1 576. Woodrow Wilson 10-2 537. Logan 6-4 378. Fairmont Sr. 9-1 259. S. Charleston 7-4 2010. Washington 9-2 12

Others receiving votes: Huntington 7, Capital 4,Parkersburg 4, Martinsburg 3, Ripley 2.

CLASS AA

1. Poca (7) 12-0 952. Wyoming E. (3) 7-1 923. Shady Spring 10-0 834. Oak Hill 7-2 685. Scott 10-3 446. Ravenswood 7-2 39T7. Magnolia 8-4 32T7. Tug Valley 9-3 329. Weir 8-3 2710. Bluefield 6-2 25

Others receiving votes: PikeView 6, Chapmanville 3,Keyser 2, Philip Barbour 2.

CLASS A

1. Trinity (6) 11-1 952. Chas. Catholic (3) 8-3 873. Bishop Donahue 10-2 734. Madonna (1) 9-1 675. Gilmer Co. 9-3 596. Midland Trail 7-2 477. Parkersburg Cath. 7-3 388. Wheeling Cent. 5-6 339. East Hardy 9-1 1710. St. Marys 8-3 10

Others receiving votes:Tucker County 8, Notre Dame 6,Wahama 6, Saint Joseph Central 3, Mount Hope 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

CLASS AAA

1. N. Marion (10) 9-0 1002. S. Charleston 10-0 903. University 11-1 774. Greenbrier E. 11-1 665. Bridgeport 10-1 576. Spring Valley 11-1 537. Huntington 9-3 438. Parkersburg 10-3 249. G. Washington 8-4 2210. Nicholas Co. 8-2 12

Others receiving votes: John Marshall 3, FairmontSenior 2, St. Albans 1.

CLASS AA

1. Summers Co (10) 11-0 1002. Westside 8-2 763. Ravenswood 11-2 754. Berkeley Springs 12-1 655. Scott 8-3 636. Lincoln 11-2 557. Braxton Co. 10-2 478. James Monroe 7-3 249. River View 8-5 1810. Clay Co. 10-4 13

Others receiving votes: Weir 5, Tolsia 4, Frankfort 2,Sissonville 2, PikeView 1.

CLASS A

1. St. Marys (8) 14-0 982. SJ Central (2) 8-5 80

3. Williamstown 11-2 794. Wheeling Cent. 10-3 605. Pocahontas Co. 11-2 555. Chas. Catholic 9-3 557. Tucker Co. 9-4 318. Notre Dame 8-3 228. Parkersburg Cath. 7-3 22T10. Valley Wetzel 9-3 11T10. Buffalo 10-2 11T10. Meadow Bridge 8-2 11

Others receiving votes: Greater Beckley Christian 4,Gilmer County 4, Madonna 3, Cameron 3, Clay-Battelle1.

OHIO

BOYS BASKETBALL

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — How a state panel of sportswriters and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boysbasketball teams in the third of seven weeklyAssociated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in paren-theses):

DIVISION I

1, Cin. Moeller (19) 13-0 2512, Gahanna Lincoln (1) 12-0 1893, Cols. Northland (1) 10-0 176T4, Cin. La Salle (1) 14-2 133T4, Westerville S. (1) 12-0 1336, Tol. St. John's (2) 10-1 1247, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. (1) 13-0 104T8, Garfield Hts. 12-0 76T8, Tol. Whitmer 10-0 7610, Massillon Jackson 9-2 45

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Warren Harding33. 12, Huber Hts. Wayne 31. 13, Mentor 16. 14,Lakewood St. Edward 15.

DIVISION II

1, Day. Dunbar (18) 11-2 2382, Carrollton (4) 12-0 1753, Akr. Buchtel (2) 10-1 1744, Chillicothe (1) 9-1 1555, Zanesville 11-2 115T6, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 11-1 87T6, St. Paris Graham 9-1 878, Circleville Logan Elm 10-1 809, Van Wert 11-1 7610, Akr. SVSM 6-7 40

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Kettering Alter39. 12, Shelby 29. 13, Cols. Hartley 27. 14, Day.Thurgood Marshall 26. 15, Defiance 18. 16, Cin. N.College Hill 17. 17, Struthers 13. 18, Delaware BuckeyeValley (1) 12.

DIVISION III

1, Archbold (21) 14-0 2482, Piketon (2) 12-0 1863, Cin. Taft (2) 11-1 1834, Chesapeake (1) 11-1 1825, Akr. Manchester 11-1 1306, Lima Cent. Cath. 10-2 1167, Casstown Miami E. 10-1 998, Cin. Summit Country Day 12-1 819, Oak Hill 10-2 5410, Sugarcreek Garaway 11-1 39

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Orwell GrandValley 35. 12, Jeromesville Hillsdale 16. 13, Ironton 14.14, St. Clairsville 12.

DIVISION IV

1, Zanesville Rosecrans (9) 13-0 2302, Day. Jefferson (14) 10-2 2203, Berlin Hiland (3) 12-1 1784, Continental 12-1 1665, McComb 11-0 1566, Richmond Hts. 12-0 1087, Columbus Grove (1) 10-1 968, Spring. Cath. Cent. 10-1 959, Bedford Chanel 9-3 6010, Reedsville Eastern 11-2 23

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, PitsburgFranklin Monroe 19. 11, Ft. Recovery 19. 11, Minster19. 13, Kalida 13. 14, Salineville Southern 13.

Prep AP basketball pollseight point lead with :45remaining. The Tornadoeswon by the score of 43-35.

Martin led theTornadoes with 14 points –including three three-pointfield goals. Senior ZachManuel added 12 points,Andrew Roseberry scorednine points, Ryan Taylorhad five points and MarcusHill scored three points.

Tyler Hendrix pacedEastern with three three-point field goals, followedby Brayden Pratt and KyleConnery with six pointsapiece, Max Carnahan andDevon Baum had fivepoints each and JonathanBarrett had four points.

Eastern outreboundedSouthern 24-16 in thegame — including 13-3on the offensive glass.Connery led the Eagleswith eight boards, whileMartin and Roseberryeach had six to leadSouthern.

Southern was 13-30from the field for 43.3 per-cent and the Eagles were13-46 for 28.3 percent.The Tornadoes shot 4-7from the three point arc for57.1 percent, while theEagles were 6-25 for 24percent. Eastern was 50percent from the freethrow line (3-6) andSouthern was 13-25 for 52percent.

The Eagles committedthree more turnovers thanSouthern (15-12) and ninemore fouls (23-14).

Southern won the JVgame by a score of 42-37.Kody Wolfe led theTornadoes with 14 pointsand Chris Bissell pacedEastern with 12 points.

Southern’s last victoryover Eastern had been inthe district tournament fol-lowing the 2009 regularseason. The Tornadoesswept all three games dur-ing the 2008-09 season,while the Eagles won bothmeetings in the 2009-10season.

The second meetingbetween the two teamswill be in the season finaleon Feb. 18 at Eastern HighSchool.

Southern will travel toWaterford on Tuesday andthe Eagles will host Millerof Friday.

SOUTHERN 43, EASTERN 35

Eastern 5 8 14 8 — 35Southern 14 6 12 11 — 43

EASTERN (11-2, 8-1 TVC Hocking):Max Carnahan 2 0-0 5, BraydenPratt 3 0-0 6, Matthew Whitlock 0 0-0 0, Tyler Hendrix 3 0-0 9, KyleConnery 2 0-2 6, Devon Baum 2 1-25, Jonathan Barrett 1 2-2 4.TOTALS: 13 3-6 35. Three-pointgoals: 6 (Hendrix 3, Connery 2,Carnahan).SOUTHERN (7-5, 5-3 TVCHocking): Dyllan Roush 0 0-0 0,Ethan Martin 4 3-5 14, AndrewRoseberry 3 3-8 9, Ryan Taylor 2 0-0 5, Nathan Roberts 0 0-0 0, DustinCuster o o-o o, Marcus Hill 1 1-1 3,Zach Manuel 3 6-11 12, DillonBlankenship. TOTALS: 13 13-2543. Three-point goals: 4 (Martin 3,Taylor).

Team StatisticsField goals: E 13-46 (.283), S 13-30(.433); Three-point field goals: E 6-25 (.240), S 4-7 (.571); Free throws:E 3-6 (.500), S 13-25 (.520);Rebounds: E 24 (Connery 8), S 16(Martin 6, Roseberry 6); Offensiverebounds: E 13 (Connery 5), S 3(Martin, Roseberry, Manuel);Assists: E 9 (Pratt 2, Hendrix 2,Connery 2), S 9 (Martin 4); Steals: E3 (Hendrix 2), S 11 (Roseberry 3,Manuel 3); Blocks: E 1 (Baum), S 3(Roseberry 2); Turnovers: E 15, S12; Team fouls: E 23, S 14; JVScore: S 42, E 37.

Streakfrom Page B1

Southern’sMarcus Hill(32) releas-es a shotattemptover anEasterndefenderduringSaturdaynight’s TVCHockingboys bas-ketballgame atCharles W.HaymanGymnasiumin Racine,Ohio.

Sarah Hawley/photo

from the field in the vic-tory for 33.3 percent. TheRaiders were 2-10 for 20percent from there pointrange.

In addition to Lewiswith 11 rebounds, Smithhad eight, Peck added six,Noble had four, Harrisonadded two, and Flint hadone. Harrison had threeassists, while Noble andSmith each had one.Noble and Harrison eachhad one steal.

NYHS won the JVgame by a score of 52-22.River Valley was led byKody Lambert with sixpoints.

The Raiders travel toSouth Point on Tuesdayand will host Rock Hill onFriday. Both are OhioValley Conference games.

RIVER VALLEY 47,NELS-YORK 38

NY 11 7 10 10 — 38RV 12 9 9 17 — 47

NELSONVILLE-YORK (4-7): NathanDean 1 0-0 2, Casey Cox 5 1-3 12,Daniel Kline 3 0-0 7, Jared Dexter 33-4 9, Kyle Moore 2 1-2 5, AlecSwingle 1 0-0 3, Isaiah Mello 0 0-00. TOTALS: 15 5-9 38. Three-point goals: 3 (Cox, Kline, Swingle).RIVER VALLEY (5-7): Trey Noble 14-4 6, Aaron Harrison 1 1-2 3, DerekFlint 1 0-0 3, Dominique Peck 6 0-412, Austin Lewis 3 4-6 10, KyleBryant 0 0-0 0, Cody Smith 6 0-0 13.TOTALS: 18 9-16 47. Three-pointgoals: 2 (Flint, Smith).

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IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT,GALLIA COUNTY, OHIO LoanCentral, Plaintiff, VS. James M.Marcum, Deceased, et al., Defen-dants. Case No. 10CV208 JUDGEEVANS James m. Marcum, De-ceased, Unknown Spouse, if any, ofJames m. Marcum and the Un-known Heirs, Devisees, Legatees,Administrators, Executors, Credi-tors and Assigns of James M. Mar-cum, Deceased whose last knownaddresses are unknown, arehereby notified that Defendant,Loan Central, filed a Complaint forForeclosure and other EquitableRelief and Notice Under Fair DebtCollection Practices Act on October29, 2010, Case No. 10CV208, onthe property described as follows:Parcel no. 01900115203 (a com-plete legal description of the realestate can be obtained from theCounty Auditor's Office). PropertyAddress: 6313 State Route 554,Bidwell, Ohio 45614. And that thereremains due and owing $2,739.86with interest at the rate of 12.48percent per annum from June 6,2010, and cost: that the defendantsnamed in the Complaint, may havean interest in said property: there-fore, Plaintiff, demands that it befound to have a good, valid andsubsisting lien on said premises, forthe amount owing; that the Defen-dants equity of redemption be fore-closed; that all the parties berequired to answer as to their inter-est in said premises or be foreverbarred from asserting any interesttherein; that all liens on said prem-ises be marshaled and their priori-ties determined; that said premisesbe sold as upon execution and theproceeds of said sale be appliedaccording to law; and for suchother relief as is just equitable. De-fendants first hereinabove men-tioned are further notified that theyare required to answer said Com-plaint for Foreclosure and OtherEquitable Relief and Notice UnderFair Debt Collection Practices Act,on or before twenty-eight (28) daysfrom the last date of publication, orjudgment may be rendered as de-manded therein. FRANK &WOOLDRIDGE CO., L.P.A. Attor-ney for the plaintiff P.O Box 6356Columbus, Ohio 43206 614-221-1662. Jan 11, 18, & 25, 2011

PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearinghas been scheduled on January 27,2011 beginning at 10:00 am at theGallia County Courthouse commis-sioners office to review and solicitpublic comment on the GalliaCounty Department of Job andFamily Services to be providedfrom July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013in Gallia County by the GCDJFS.Jan 21, 2011

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COURT OF COMMON PLEASGALLIA COUNTY, OHIO WellsFargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff -vs-Sandra Silver Defendants.Case No. 10CV238 Judge: D.Dean Evans. LEGAL NOTICEIN SUIT FOR FORECLOSUREOF MORTGAGE. Sandra Sil-ver, whose last known addressis 407A Highland Drive, Whiting,NJ 08759 and Jane Doe, nameunknown, surviving spouse ofMichael S. Silver whose lastknown address is unknown, andthe unknown heirs, devisees,legatees, executors, administra-tors, spouses and assigns andthe unknown guardians of minorand/or incompetent heirs ofSandra Silver, all of whose res-idences are unknown and can-not by reasonable diligence beascertained, will take notice thaton the 29th day of December,2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.filed its Amended Complaint inthe Common Pleas Court of

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Gallia County, Ohio in Case No.10CV238, on the docket of theCourt, and the object and de-mand for relief of which plead-ing is to foreclose the lien ofplaintiff's mortgage recordedupon the following describedreal estate to wit: Property Ad-dress: 587 State Street, Thur-man, OH 45685, and beingmore particularly described inplaintiff's mortgage recorded inMortgage Book 433, page 692,of this County Recorder's Of-fice. The above named defen-dants are required to answerwithin twenty-eight (28) daysafter last publication, which shallbe published once a week forthree consecutive weeks, orthey might be denied a hearingin this case. LERNER, SAMP-SON & ROTHFUSS Attorneysfor Plaintiff P.O. Box 5480Cincinnati, OH 45201-5480(513) 241-3100 [email protected] JAN 18, 25, &FEB 1, 2011

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DALLAS (AP) —Welcome to Big D,Packers and Steelers.

Y’all are in for a goodol’ time.

The first Super Bowl inNorth Texas is going tobe a big, gaudy celebra-tion of excess, just likethe stadium where thegame will be played. Soit’s great that two teamswith large, loyal fanbases will be the stars ofthe show.

Bring all theCheeseheads and TerribleTowels you want. Big asCowboys Stadium is,there will be room forthem all — more than100,000, counting folkswho’ll pay $200 to hangout around the buildingand watch on TVs.Plenty of people insidewill be watching on TV,too, unable to pry theireyes from the gargantuanvideo boards.

This game should be aheck of a sight: twoproud franchises led byquality quarterbacks anddazzling defenses.Oddsmakers figure theFeb. 6 game will beclose. The early line wasPackers by 21⁄2 points.

Green Bay advancedby going into Chicagoand beating the rivalBears 21-14 on Sunday.It was the third straightroad playoff game forAaron Rodgers, ClayMatthews and the NFC’sNo. 6 seed.

“We’ve always felt thatwe are a very good foot-ball team. Now we havethe opportunity toachieve greatness, andthat is winning the SuperBowl down in Dallas,”Packers coach MikeMcCarthy said. “I have afeeling there will be a lotof green and gold there.That will be great.”

Ben Roethlisberger andTroy Polamalu liftedPittsburgh into the biggame for the third time insix years by knocking offRex Ryan and those big-talkin’ New York Jets 24-19 in the AFC champi-onship game Sunday.

The Steelers are in theSuper Bowl for theeighth time overall,matching the Cowboysfor the most appearances.

Pittsburgh already hasthe most titles with six.That includes a pair oftight wins over Dallasteams led by RogerStaubach, who happensto be the chairman of thecommittee that plannedthis game.

Good thing he doesn’thold a grudge.

“The Steelers fans,you’ve got to kind of likethem, as far as their dedi-cation,” Staubach saidlast week.

Roethlisberger will belooking for his thirdSuper Bowl title, whichwould put him behindonly Joe Montana andTerry Bradshaw, whoeach won four. Amongthose Roethlisbergerwould tie with ring No. 3is another formerCowboys great, TroyAikman, who is No. 2 toStaubach on the game’sexecutive committee andwho will be broadcastingthe game on Fox.

For Roethlisberger,leading the team this faris quite a story consider-ing he missed the firstfour games as punish-ment for his behavior in asmall Georgia collegetown over the offseason.He was accused of sexu-ally assaulting a youngwoman, though nocharges were filed.

For Rodgers, one titlewould be enough tomatch his predecessor,Brett Favre.

Both teams startedstrong and held on fordear life to win their con-ference titles. Pittsburghwas up 24-0 but needed agoal-line stand to finallysilence the Jets. ThePackers jumped ahead bytwo touchdowns on theBears, who nearly pulledit out with third-stringquarterback Caleb Hanieleading the comeback. Anative of nearby Forney,Hanie would’ve been aconquering hero return-ing home had he pulledoff the rally. Instead, aninterception in the finalminute sent the guysfrom “Titletown USA”packing for Dallas.

All Super Bowls are ahuge deal, especiallywhen a city or stadium ishosting for the first time.Well, this time, you’ve

also got to remember thatwe do things bigger inTexas — like the hostcommittee’s budget com-ing in around $40 mil-lion, making the roughly$16 million spent lastyear in Miami look likechicken feed.

Things are spread outdown here, too. TheSteelers are staying inFort Worth, the Packersin Irving and all mediaevents will be in Dallas.Oh, yeah, the game itselfis in Arlington. That’swhy this is technicallycalled the North TexasSuper Bowl.

The Steelers will havea lot going for themdown here.

They get to practice atthe home of college foot-ball’s new power, TCU.And two of the four prosports teams are ownedby Pittsburgh natives:Mark Cuban of the

Mavericks, ChuckGreenberg of theRangers. Cuban tweetedon Sunday night, “You’regoing to love DallasSteeler Fans !! Bring mesome Primantis and ICLight !”

The Packers will bepracticing at SMU. If it’stoo cold or too wet,they’ll drive down thestreet to the indoor facili-ty at Highland Park HighSchool. That’s right —the Cowboys andMustangs don’t have anindoor facility, but localhigh schools do. This oneboasts football traditionalong with lots of money;it’s the alma mater ofHall of Famers BobbyLayne and Doak Walker,as well as Lions quarter-back Matthew Staffordand Steelers punterDaniel Sepulveda, who ison injured reserve.

There aren’t many

tourist attractions here.The biggies are DealeyPlaza, where PresidentKennedy was shot;Southfork Ranch, hometo the fictional Ewingfamily from the TV show“Dallas,” and the FortWorth Stockyards. Theother hot spot isCowboys Stadium,which rakes it in on dailytours.

Neither team hasplayed there since itopened last year, so theymay be looking forwardto it, too. The Steelersshould have more insideinformation on the placebecause offensive line-man Flozell Adams spenthis entire career with theCowboys until this sea-son.

Once known as “HotelFlozell” because of hissize, he should be able togive guys restaurant rec-ommendations, too.

Maybe he can even talk arookie into hosting a din-ner at the steakhousewhere Dallas’ DezBryant dropped $54,896on a single meal a fewmonths ago.

While both teams willbe aiming to take homethe Lombardi Trophy,they can already startclearing space in theirtrophy case.

Upon their arrival,each team will get a cus-tom-made, handcraftedsaddle valued at $12,500,courtesy of a local bootand saddle maker.

They carry this game’slogo, with six sterling sil-ver and gold conchosengraved with the NFLlogo. The saddle hornwill feature a sterling sil-ver and gold horn capwith each team’s logo.

The Cowboys may notbe in it, but there will beplenty of cowboys flavor.

Howdy! A Big D welcome to Packers, Steelers

AP Photo/Charles KrupaPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) beats New York Jets linebacker Bryan Thomas (58)and defensive tackle Sione Pouha (91) on a 2-yard touchdown run during the first half of the AFC champi-onship NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday.

Bengals won’t trade QB PalmerCINCINNATI (AP) —

The Bengals aren’t willingto trade Carson Palmer,who wants to leave one ofthe NFL’s least-successfulfranchises while he’s stillin his prime.

Owner Mike Brownsaid Monday that the 31-year-old quarterbackasked for a trade a littlemore than a week ago.Brown told Palmer theteam wouldn’t trade himbecause he’s central to itsplans.

“He was told that, andthat we count on himgoing forward,” Browntold The CincinnatiEnquirer and the team’swebsite in Mobile, Ala.“He was told that we arenot in a position to tradehim.”

The franchise quarter-back has decided it’s timeto leave his mess of a fran-chise.

Palmer hasn’t talked tothe media since makinghis trade request. A textmessage seeking commentwasn’t returned. AgentDavid Dunn released astatement saying that“because of the lack ofsuccess that Carson andthe Bengals have experi-enced together, Carsonstrongly feels that a sepa-ration between him andthe Bengals would be inthe best interest of bothparties.”

Palmer was the fran-chise’s building blockwhen it made him the firstoverall pick in 2003,Marvin Lewis’ first seasonas coach. He led theBengals to the playoffs in2005 and 2009 — theironly winning records inthe last 20 years — andrebounded from severeknee and elbow injuriesalong the way.

His trade request is

another telling moment fora franchise coming off a 4-12 season that was inmany ways its most disap-pointing. Lewis’ contractwas up, but he decided tostay even though Brownrefused to make any sig-nificant changes in howthe team operates. Brown,Lewis and the staff are inAlabama to coach playersfor the Senior Bowl.

During the taping of anepisode of “The T.OchoShow” that will airTuesday night on theVersus cable network,receiver Chad Ochocincoand Terrell Owens saidPalmer was unhappy withLewis and the front office.

“If he’s asking for atrade, he obviously wasn’tcomfortable with the rehir-ing of Marvin Lewis,” saidOwens, who is a freeagent. “He’s been verystealth and discreet withhis message, but he’s say-ing there’s a problem with-out saying there’s a prob-lem.”

“At this point, I thinkhe’s frustrated with man-agement and the headcoach, management notembracing him ... a bunchof stuff,” said Ochocinco,who also might not beback next season.

Palmer’s request is anindication he doesn’t thinkthe team can win the wayit currently operates.Brown said they didn’t getinto specifics of what wasbothering Palmer.

“We’ll just have to seehow it plays out,” Brownsaid. “We’ll reach out tohim and understand thethings that are in his craw.Maybe there are things wecan do that will appeal tohim. We’ll try to and seewhether he can get it fitback together in thefuture.”

Brown has a history ofrefusing players’ requestsfor trades. WhenOchocinco tried to gettraded before the 2008season, Brown dug in.Ochocinco expects thesame to happen with hisquarterback.

“Carson isn’t going any-where ... relax,”Ochocinco tweeted onMonday.

Palmer has few optionsif the team decides itwants to keep him. Thequestion is how having anunhappy quarterback willaffect the organization.

The 2002 HeismanTrophy winner at SouthernCalifornia became thegame’s most impressiveup-and-coming passerwhen he led the Bengals tothe playoffs in 2005,breaking a streak of 15years without a winningrecord. He tore up his leftknee during a playoff lossto Pittsburgh.

Late in the 2005 season,Palmer agreed to reworkhis contract to give theclub more salary cap flexi-bility. He got six yearsadded to the deal, whichlasts through 2014. At thetime, he said he wanted tofinish his career inCincinnati.

Since then, the Bengalshave made the playoffsonly one more time, losingto the Jets in the 2009 sea-son. The offense has beenin flux, bouncing from arun-based approach in2009 to a mix of run-and-pass last season that didn’twork. With Owens andOchocinco as his top tar-gets, Palmer completed362 of a team-record 586attempts for 3,970 yardsand 26 touchdowns. Healso matched his careerhigh with 20 interceptions.

Brady unanimous All-ProNEW YORK (AP) —

It’s unanimous. And TomBrady has outdone evenhimself.

The record-settingPatriots quarterback is theleading vote-getter forThe Associated Press2010 NFL All-Pro Team,the seventh straight year atleast one player has gottenevery vote. Three yearsago, when Brady set theleague record for touch-down passes, he missedby a half-vote of beingunanimous, sharing a bal-lot with Brett Favre.

As usual, Brady prefersto deflect praise to the restof the Patriots, who went14-2 this season beforelosing in the playoffs tothe Jets.

“I’ve been here for awhile, so I’ve seen ouroffense evolve,” Bradysaid. “We do some differ-ent things now than we’vedone in the past.Ultimately we’re still try-ing to do the same thing,which is be productiveand win games.”

Brady won those 14games as the league’sleading passer, and hewent a record 335attempts without an inter-ception. Overall, he threwfor 36 touchdowns andhad just four picks.

Brady is one of threeNew England playersselected to the squad by anationwide panel of 50media members who reg-ularly cover the NFL. Heis joined by guard LoganMankins and inside line-backer Jerod Mayo.

A player has made theteam unanimously since2004, including one ofthis year’s All-Pros,Baltimore safety Ed Reed.The Ravens also havedefensive tackle HalotiNgata and kicker BillyCundiff on the team.

One rookie makes APAll-Pro: Detroit defensivetackle Ndamukong Suh.

“It’s a great honor andit’s an award I’ve had myeye on, along with beingin the Pro Bowl,” Suhsaid. “Those are two ofthe highest accomplish-ments you can have otherthan winning a SuperBowl and being MVP. Tobe the only rookie speaksvolumes about the help Igot from my teammates— especially on thedefensive line — and mycoaches.”

Suh’s work, including10 sacks that ranked himtops at his position, soimpressed longtimedefensive coach GuntherCunningham that theLions coordinator said,“I’ve never seen anythinglike this and a lot of peo-ple want to compare him,”he said. “There’s no com-parison.”

It’s also difficult tocompare Oakland’s ShaneLechler to other punters.Lechler has the most All-Pro selections of anyoneon the 2010 team, six.

The AFC is the domi-nant conference with 18of the 27 spots: nine onoffense, seven on defense,two special teamers.

Joining Brady in thebackfield is one of the sea-son’s biggest surprises,Houston running backArian Foster. He wentfrom a nonentity with theTexans to the league’sleading rusher with 1,616yards and 16 TDs. Theother tailback is KansasCity’s Jamaal Charles,like Foster a first-timechoice.

Foster’s guide throughholes in the line, VontaLeach, is the fullback, alsofor the first time.

The wide receivers areAtlanta’s Roddy White

and Indianapolis’ ReggieWayne, both newcomers.White led the league with115 catches.

Dallas tight end JasonWitten makes it for thesecond time.

Up front are Mankinsand New Orleans’ JahriEvans at guard, Miami’sJake Long andCleveland’s Joe Thomasat tackle, and center NickMangold of the New YorkJets. Evans, Thomas andMangold are repeatersfrom last season. Longand Mankins are first-timers.

Cundiff and Lechler arejoined on special teams byChicago returner DevinHester, who also was anAll-Pro in 2006 and 2007.This season, Hester’s17.1-yard punt returnaverage set a record, andhe passed Brian Mitchellfor career kick returntouchdowns with 14.

Along with Reed, mak-ing his fifth All-Pro squad,Ngata, Suh and Mayo ondefense are ends JuliusPeppers and JohnAbraham; outside line-backers Clay Matthews ofGreen Bay and JamesHarrison of Pittsburgh;inside linebacker PatrickWillis of San Francisco;cornerbacks NnamdiAsomugha of Oaklandand Darrelle Revis of theJets; and safety TroyPolamalu of Pittsburgh.

Defensive repeatersfrom 2009 are Willis andRevis.

Polamalu, Peppers andWillis make it for the thirdtime, Abraham, Harrisonand Asomugha for thesecond.

In all, 10 AFC teamsand eight from the NFCare represented. Chicagoand Atlanta are the onlytwo NFC clubs with twoplayers.

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