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BY FRANK LEWISPDT STAFF WRITER

Four Columbus men are facingdrug charges following a jointoperation between the PortsmouthPolice and the Scioto CountySheriff’s Office.

Police and deputies said theyconfiscated $7,070 in cash,about seven grams of crackcocaine and a small amount ofmarijuana Friday.

4 Columbusmen face

drug charges

See DRUGS, A3

BY RYAN SCOTTOTTNEY

PDT STAFF WRITER

The Scioto County CommunityHousing Improvement Program(CHIP) is available to help pro-vide safe, decent and sanitaryhousing for members of the com-munity. The program has been inScioto County since about 1983,and was preceded by the Commu-nity Housing Program.

The CHIP program is income-based, and qualifying individualsmust be at or below 80 percent ofthe state poverty level, based onthe size of their family. It is avail-able to all the residents of SciotoCounty, except for the residents ofPortsmouth, who are instead cov-ered by the city’s CHIP program.The Village of New Boston is also

County CHIPprogram

assists localhomeowners

See CHIP, A3

SPORTS

Moving on upJeeps win district title■ SPORTS, B1

BY FRANK LEWISPDT STAFF WRITER

As the Ohio River continues torise, city officials in Portsmouthproceeded to the next step in floodprotection Friday by installing thefirst of a series of floodgates thatare part of the City of PortsmouthFlood Defense System.

The floodgates at Third and

Madison streets are two of 13floodgates that are part of the city’sflood wall/levee system.

The flood wall, levees and floodpumping stations make up theFlood Defense System, which issupported by a levy that has beenapproved by Portsmouth votersevery five years. Flood pumpingstations have been engaged sincethe river reached 36 feet.

Rick Duncan, Portsmouth direc-tor of Wastewater and FloodDefense, said the city’s FloodDefense Operating Plan, devel-oped by the U.S. Corps of Engi-neers, calls for various floodgatesto be erected, depending on theelevation of water in the Ohio andScioto rivers, beginning with thefloodgates at Third and Madisonstreets.

Portsmouth Mayor David Mal-one said erection of additionalfloodgates at other locations might

be required if the river rises higherthan indicated by current projec-tions.

Malone said Portsmouth FloodDefense Supervisor Mike Bowman

2 floodgates go up

BY RYAN SCOTTOTTNEY

PDT STAFF WRITER

Several individuals and institu-tions were honored March 5 byLifeline of Ohio at the “Eveningwith the Stars” for their roles insaving lives through organ and tis-sue donation. Among them wasDawn Scott Little of Ralph F. ScottFuneral Home in Portsmouth.

Fourteen awards were presentedby the federally designated organprocurement organization at theninth-annual ceremony, “AnEvening with the Stars,” in Colum-bus. Each award was introduced bya local individual whose life hasbeen touched by donation. Amongthe presenters were organ and tis-sue transplant recipients, a trans-plant candidate, and a donor fami-ly member.

Little received the Lifeline ofOhio Funeral Service Partner ofthe Year Award. She is a funeraldirector, embalmer and member ofthe funeral services communitywho, according to Lifeline ofOhio, has demonstrated profes-sional excellence in support ofdonation. She called it a humblingexperience.

“I believe organ donation is sovery important, and I try to encour-

age my colleagues in the businessto support and encourage theirfamilies to donate, and I was hon-ored that they recognized that. Itwas the least I could do,” she said.

Little is also an enucleator forthe Central Ohio Lion’s Eye Bank,and she travels to hospitalsthroughout the state collectingeyes that have been donated for

Local funeral director awarded by Lifeline

Weather

High Low OutlookMON 49 33 CloudyTUE 57 47 SunnyWED 57 44 RainTHU 64 54 Cloudy

Today Cloudy High 50Tonight Cloudy Low 33

USA Weekend■ INSIDE

• William Brammer• Jerry Brown• Margaret Ewing• Kenny Gibbs• Helen Hern• Thomas Jones Sr.• Carl Kennedy• Walter Martin• James Myers• Michael Porter

Obituaries

See Page A2

Ohio River levels at Portsmouth, 7 a.m.SUN 55.2MON 55.0TUE 53.7CREST: Sun a.m. 55.2

Printed onrecycled paper

Third and Madison are first of 13 to rise

See FLOODGATES, A3

See Lifeline, A3

West Graham

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

BY FRANK LEWISPDT STAFF WRITER

John Hogan sat in the back ofthe Port City Cafe and Pub Sat-urday morning, preparing for thebig St. Patrick’s Day parade andthe subsequent party at the pub,contemplating the possibilities.

“If 1.8 million people show upto watch our parade we will sur-pass the one in New York City,”Hogan said.

Hogan said the PortsmouthSaint Patrick’s Day paradebegan back in 2007.

“It started with a bunch of usactually here at Port City Pub,”Hogan said. “We started theSeven Nations Celtic Club, and,in addition to some of the otherstuff the club is involved with,we decided we needed somekind of community connection.Somebody said, ‘let’s have aparade’ and we took it fromthere.”

Hogan said he spoke with KimBauer of the Scioto County Wel-come Center who had a lot ofexperience having been involvedwith the Portsmouth River Daysparade, and she told him how toput a parade together.

Why is the Portsmouth St.Patrick’s Day parade different

See PARADE, A3

Frank Lewis ■ Daily Times

Participants of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade are seen in Portsmouth on Satur-day, March 12.

INSIDEMonday starts Flood SafetyAwareness Week■ INSIDE, A5

LOCALA2 Sunday, March 13, 2011 Portsmouth Daily Times

Obituaries Service Schedule• Sara Rader — Memo-

rial service at 9:30 a.m.Sunday at Grace UnitedMethodist Church and atnoon Sunday at South Web-ster (Pinkerman) Commu-nity Church in South Web-ster with a luncheon follow-ing.

• Debra Jarrett —Noon Sunday at PhillipsFuneral Home in Ironton,with callers 11 a.m. tonoon Sunday.

• Ancel Rule — 1 p.m.Sunday at Erwin-Dodson-Allen Funeral Home inMinford. Interment in Har-rison Furnace Cemetery.

• Wilford Shaw — 1 p.m. Sunday at Barbourand Sons Funeral Home inTollesboro, Ky. Intermentin Bethel Cemetery.

• Delma Canter — 2 p.m. Sunday at Carey’s

Run Church of Christ, withcallers 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday.Interment in FriendshipCemetery. Arrangementsby Roger W. Davis FuneralHome in West Portsmouth.

• Carl Kennedy — 11 a.m. Monday at F.C.Daehler Mortuary Compa-ny in Portsmouth, withcallers 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday.Interment in McKendreeCemetery.

• Gary Wachen-schwanz — 10 a.m. Mon-day at Defenbaugh-Wise-Schoedinger FuneralHome, 151 E. Main St.,Circleville, with callers 1to 5 p.m. Sunday.

• Carrie Hoople — 11 a.m. Monday at BrantFuneral Home inPortsmouth, with callers 4to 8 p.m. Sunday. Inter-ment in Rushtown Ceme-

tery.• Sue McDowell —

11 a.m. Monday at RalphF. Scott Funeral Home inPortsmouth, with callers 4to 6 p.m. Sunday and 10 to11 a.m. Monday. Intermentin Memorial Burial Park.

• Joseph Nocella — 11 a.m. Monday at PineLawn Memorial Park inNew York. Callers 2 to 4and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday atNoce Funeral Home inWest Babylon, N.Y. Localarrangements by Thomp-son-Meeker Funeral Homein West Union.

• Randy Wilburn — 11 a.m. Monday at Rober-son Funeral Home in SouthShore, Ky., with callers 6to 8 p.m. Sunday and 10 to11 a.m. Monday. Intermentin Kehoe Cemetery.

• Carol Smith — Noon

Monday at Phillips FuneralHome in Ironton, withcallers 10 a.m. to noonMonday. Interment inHighland Memorial Gar-dens.

• Phillip Coleman — 1 p.m. Monday at Wright’sFuneral Home in Greenup,Ky., with callers after 6p.m. Sunday. Interment inFriendship Cemetery inFlatwoods, Ky.

• Robert Johnson — 1 p.m. Monday at MortonFuneral Home in SouthShore, Ky., with callers 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.Interment in SiloamCemetery.

• Norman Dewey — 11 a.m. Tuesday at BotkinFuneral Home in Waverly,with callers 4 to 8 p.m.Monday. Interment inGardner Cemetery.

Meetings Local Briefs

Monday• Wheelersburg Board

of Education, specialmeeting to considerquestion of “discussionand approval of con-struction design devel-opment documents,”etc., AdministrativeOffice, 620 Center St.,Wheelersburg, 7 a.m.

• Scioto County Fami-ly and Children FirstCouncil, meeting, 411Court St., 1:30 p.m.

• Portsmouth CityCouncil, meeting, Coun-cil Chambers, SecondFloor, City Building,728 Second St., 6 p.m.

• Sciotoville Commu-nity School andSciotoville ElementaryAcademy, board meet-ings, meeting, annex,East High School, 224Marshall Ave.,Sciotoville, 6 p.m.

• Eastern Local Boardof Education, regularmeeting, platform room,1170 Tile Mill Road,Beaver, 6:30 p.m.

• Nile Township trustees,regular meeting, TownshipOffice, 12215 U.S. 52,Friendship, 7 p.m.

• Clay Townshiptrustees, regular boardmeeting, Clay SeniorCenter, North Arrow-head Drive, U.S. 23overpass, 7 p.m.

Tuesday• Board of Scioto

County Commissioners,regular meeting, Com-missioners ConferenceRoom 107, Scioto Coun-ty Courthouse, 602 Sev-enth St., 9:30 a.m.

• Portsmouth PublicLibrary Board of Trustees,meeting, Portsmouth Pub-lic Library, 1220 GalliaSt., noon.

• Northwest LocalSchool Board of Educa-tion, regular session,media center, NorthwestHigh School, 800Mohawk Drive, McDer-mott, 5 p.m.

• ADA Committee ofthe Alcohol, DrugAddiction, MentalHealth Services Boardof Adams, Lawrence,Scioto Counties, meet-ing, 802 Chillicothe St.,5:30 p.m.; Board ofDirector’s of the Alco-hol, Drug Addiction,Mental Health ServicesBoard of Adams,Lawrence, Scioto Coun-ties, meeting, 6:30 p.m.

• Council of the Vil-lage of New Boston,meeting, Council Cham-bers, Room 16, NewBoston Community Cen-ter, 3980 Rhodes Ave.,New Boston, 6:30 p.m.

• Madison Townshiptrustees, meeting, Town-ship Hall A, White Grav-el Road, approximatelyone-half mile off Ohio335, Minford, 7 p.m.

• Northwest RegionalWater District Board, reg-ular meeting, Thomas E.Slye Annex, 123 SmithSt., McDermott, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday• Harrison Township

trustees, monthly meet-ing, Minford FireDepartment, 8484 Ohio335, Minford, 7 p.m.

OLBH seeks junior volunteers

Our Lady of BellefonteHospital (OLBH) is seek-ing junior volunteers whoare interested in summerwork.

Junior volunteers ages13 to 18 work at the hos-pital from June untilAugust. Junior volunteersare needed to assist invarious hospital depart-ments with a variety ofrewarding tasks. OLBHprovides junior volunteersan opportunity to experi-ence the health care fieldand to learn responsibletraits and habits whileworking in a professionalenvironment.

For more informationconcerning becoming ajunior volunteer atOLBH, contact LuannSerey, OLBH director ofCommunity Services, at(606) 833-3653.

Waverly townhallmeeting is canceled

The town hall meetingwith State RepresentativeCliff Rosenberger onMonday, March 14, at thePike County GovernmentBuilding in Waverly hasbeen canceled due tounforeseencircumstances. The town

hall will be rescheduledin the near future.

Northeast HeadStart begins registration

Head Start is mandatedto have full enrollmentwhen classes begin inAugust. Complete appli-cation now to ensure slotsare available.

Northeast Head Startand Greenup County Pre-school Programs are nowrecruiting children for anearly enrollment for the2011-2012 school year.Preregistration will beheld from 9 a.m. until2:30 p.m. Friday, March25, at the McKell HeadStart Center at McKellMiddle School in SouthShore, Ky., (606) 932-9467; Greysbranch HeadStart Center behindGreysbranch ElementarySchool, (606) 473-0767and Argillite Head StartCenter, behind ArgilliteElementary School, (606)473-9689.

Applications will beaccepted for 3- and 4-year-old children. Chil-dren must be 3 years ofage on or before Oct. 1,2011, to be eligible forenrollment next fall. Ifyou cannot visit one ofthe above classrooms onMarch 25, call one of theabove Head Start class-

rooms and schedule anappointment with a Fami-ly Advocate.

Children that areaccepted for enrollment inthe Head Start programmust meet income guide-lines that are set forth bythe Department of Healthand Human Services. Par-ent should bring theirchild’s birth certificate,social security card,immunization certificateand proof of income withthem on March 25.

Head Start is funded bythe Department of Healthand Human Services andoffers an array of servicesincluding nutritiousmeals, educational activi-ties, visual, speech andhearing evaluations,health check-ups, medicaland dental services, socialservices, parent involve-ment, transportation andservices to children withdisabilities.

Northeast Head Starthas a contacted/blendedprogram (referred to asthe KERA Program) withGreenup County SchoolDistrict. All disabled 3-and 4-year-old childrenand children 4 years oldwho qualify for a freelunch may also apply forenrollment on March 25.

If there is no school,the preregistration will berescheduled.

From PDT staff reports

Bible Verse

James 5:16Therefore confess your

sins to each other and prayfor each other so that youmay be healed. The prayerof a righteous man is pow-erful and effective.

Today• Alcoholics Anonymous, Belle-

fonte Behavioral Health Center, St.Christopher Drive, Russell, Ky., 9a.m. and 7 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, litera-ture meeting, Wayne Hills Com-munity Center, closed discussion,10 a.m.

• Bingo, CAO Activity Building,2738 Scioto Trail, 2 p.m.; doorsopen, noon.

• Elks City Club, Keno, games,socializing, 544 Fourth St.entrance, 1-5 p.m.

• Bingo, Notre Dame HighSchool, 2220 Sunrise Ave., 7 p.m.;doors open, 5:30 p.m.

• Narcotics Anonymous, closed,nonsmoking, New Beginning’sGroup, 17th Street Learning Cen-ter (old armory), 17th Street, 7 p.m.

• Russell D. Williams PostAmerican Legion, karaoke, 950Gallia St., 7-midnight p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, liter-ature meeting, closed discus-sion, Wayne Hills CommunityCenter, 8 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, Min-ford Hope Group, MinfordMethodist Church, East Street,Minford, 8 p.m.

Monday• Blood drive, identification

required, walk-ins invited, WesternHigh School, 7959 Ohio 124, Lath-am, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Accepting Angel Food ordersfor March, cash, money orders orfood stamps only, Potter‘s HouseMinistries, 5409 Winchester Ave.,Sciotoville, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 24-hour-a-day, closed discussion,Kingdom Hall Community Center,13th and Findlay streets, noon.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Stop

the Insanity Group, New BostonCommunity Center, 3980 RhodesAve., New Boston, noon.

• Health fair, free health screeningsand massage sessions, prizes andgiveaways, Daymar College, 3879Rhodes Ave., New Boston, 3-6 p.m.

• Overeaters Anonymous, dis-cussion, Shawnee State UniversityCampus Ministry House, 1301Third St., 5 p.m.

• Elks City Club, Keno, games,socializing, 544 Fourth St.entrance, 5-11 p.m.

• Ohio University SouthernCommunity Band, rehearsal, OUSCommunity Building, corner ofNinth Street and Bob Lutz Way,Ironton, 5-7:15 p.m.

• Author Jules Bennett teachingsecond class of writing seminar,“The Path of Publication,” CopleyMeeting Room, Portsmouth PublicLibrary, 1220 Gallia St., 6 p.m.

• Planetarium shows, free, opento public, Shawnee State Universi-ty’s Clark Planetarium, 940 SecondSt., 7 p.m.

• Divorce Care, seminar andsupport group for people who aredivorced or separated, CornerstoneChurch of the Nazarene, 12138Gallia Pike, Wheelersburg, 7-9 p.m.

• Narcotics Anonymous, NewStrength, Hope and FreedomGroup, closed meeting, All SaintsEpiscopal Church, Fourth and

Court streets, 7 p.m.• Narcotics Anonymous, Hon-

estly Dedicated Group, open meet-ing, care unit, cafeteria, Our Ladyof Bellefonte Hospital, St. Christo-pher Drive, Russell, Ky., 7 p.m.

• Al-Anon 12&12 Group, meet-ing, All Saints Episcopal Church,610 Fourth St., 7 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 12&12Group, closed discussion, step meet-ing, All Saints Episcopal Church,Fourth and Court streets, 8 p.m.

To submit items, mail at leasta week in advance of meeting toCalendar, Daily Times, 637 SixthSt., Portsmouth, OH 45662-0581.Items can be e-mailed to pdt-news@portsmouth-dailytimes.com. Include in writ-ing the names of the club orsponsoring organization, time,day, date and complete addressof event planned. For an item tobe repeated in the Calendar, anew notice must be mailed in foreach meeting date. The Timeswill not hold items for repeateduse. Please do not call in items.

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Today, why not try ...Portsmouth Little The-atreʼs performance of“Gopspell,” directed byJason Chaney, $15 perperson per show, $12for senior/student pershow, tickets at boxoffice one hour beforeshow, theater, 1117Lawson St., 2 p.m.

Carl E. KennedyCarl Edward Kennedy,

82, of Stout, Ohio, diedMarch 11, 2011, at theSOMC Hospice Center,Portsmouth, Ohio.

He was born May 2,1928, inScioto Coun-ty, Ohio, ason of the late

Walter and Mary Kennedy.He was a member of the

U.S. Army for two yearsand served in the KoreanWar, and retired a river-boat mate of the OhioRiver Company for 25years.

He is survived by hisbrother, Paul Kennedy andwife, Bonnie; and threechildren, son, Roger(Marge) Kennedy ofLucasville, Ohio, daugh-ter, Vicki (Tim) Bivens ofStout, Ohio, and daughter,Brenda (Jack) Smith of St.Marys, West Virginia;grandchildren, BreannaKennedy of Chillicothe,Ohio, Michael (Sandy)Holsinger, ChadHolsinger, of Stout, Ohio,Cassie (Jarred) Love ofMarietta, Ohio, Erica(Chris) Morrison of St.Marys, West Virginia,Travis Sigler of Alexan-dria, Virginia, and AndreaSmith of St. Marys, WestVirginia; one nephew,Robert Kennedy of WestUnion, Ohio; seven great-grandchildren; a step-daughter, Sandra Bach andtwo stepgrandchildren,Megan and JR Bach ofPortsmouth, Ohio.

In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded indeath by two brothers,Robert and Floyd; two sis-ters, Dorthy and Mable;and one grandson,Nathaniel Kennedy.

Funeral services will beheld 11 a.m. Monday,March 14, 2011, at F.C.Daehler Mortuary Compa-ny in Portsmouth, withMinister Wayne Harperofficiating, and intermentin McKendree Cemetery,Stout, Ohio. Gravesidemilitary rites will be con-ducted by the HonorDetail of James DickeyPost 23 American Legion.Friends may call from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday atDaehlers.

Margaret Ewing, 88Margaret Ewing, age 88,

of Lucasville, Ohio, went tobe with the Lord, Friday,March 11, 2011.

She was born in Wheel-wright, Kentucky on Febru-ary 25, 1923 to Mont andBessie “Stacey” Wheeler.Margaret was a dedicatednurse, retired from Edge-wood Manor NursingHome where she was lovedby staff, patients, and theirfamily members. Margarettouched many lives with hergenerosity, patience, andunconditional love. She wasdevoted to her children andgrandchildren. Her homewas a haven of peace andcomfort where she lovinglyprepared delicious meals.Many hours were spentwith loved ones visiting onher porch swing surroundedby beautiful flower gardensand hanging flower baskets.

Margaret leaves behindmany devoted friends andfamily members. She waspreceded in death by herhusband James RussellEwing, a son James, a sisterIrene Leslie, and a grand-daughter Amy (Brad) Myers.

She is survived by daugh-ters, Louise (Tom) Unger ofWest Union, Ohio, Janice(Harold) Griffith of Hilliard,Ohio, Connie (Jack) Lacey ofBlacklick, Ohio, and Judy(Steve) Lacey of Lancaster,Ohio, sons, Gary (Debbie)Ewing of Lucasville, Ohio,and Mark (Betty) Ewing ofLucasville, Ohio, one sisterSue (Glen) Jones of SouthWebster, Ohio, twenty grand-children, Sheila Unger,Tammy Unger, Tiffany(Keith) Nichols, Karen (Bob)Mitchel, Debbie (Fred)Nichols, Wendy (John) Ding-man, Janel (Ryan) Chapman,Chris Lacey, Jackie (Paul)Fry, Dwayne (Elizabeth)Lacey, Nicole “Niki” (Andy)Hoffer, Stevie (Jamie)Moore, Tina (Jeff) Valtqzar,Loretta (Bill) Allman, JeffreyLacey, Michael (Michelle)Ewing, Tracey (John) Hat-field, Megan (Darren) Penix,Amanda Ewing, and JamesEwing, and thirty-three great-grandchildren, all of Ohio.

Funeral services will be11:00 A.M. Wednesday,March 16, 2011 at theBotkin Funeral Home inOtway, Ohio with PastorJosh Powell officiating.Burial will follow in RembyCemetery. Friends may callfrom 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday at thefuneral home.

www.botkinfuneralser-vice.com

William Brammer, 69

William S. Brammer, 69,of Rock Camp, died Friday,March 11, 2011, at his home.

Arrangements are pend-ing at Tracy BrammerFuneral Home in Ironton.

Jerry Brown, 67Jerry Lee Brown, 67, of

Gallipolis, died Friday,March 11, 2011, at hishome.

Service will be 10 a.m.Wednesday at WilcoxenFuneral Home, 2226 Jack-son Ave., Point Pleasant,W.Va., with interment inSaint Louis Catholic Ceme-tery. Friends may call 6 to 8p.m. Tuesday at the funeralhome.

Kenny Gibbs, 41Kenny Gibbs, 41, of New

Boston, died Thursday,March 10, 2011.

Arrangements are pend-ing at D.W. Swick FuneralHome in New Boston —dwswickfuneralhome.com.

Helen Hern, 88Helen Louise Hern, 88, of

Greenup, Ky., died Friday,March 11, 2011, at an Ash-land, Ky., hospice center.

Services will be 1 p.m.Monday at Reed FuneralHome in Greenup, withinterment in Plum GroveCemetery. Friends may call11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday atthe funeral home.

Michael Porter, 27Michael Joseph “Jaybird”

Porter, 27, of South Shore,Ky., died Thursday, March10, 2011, at Southern OhioMedical Center.

Arrangements are pend-ing at Roberson FuneralHome in South Shore,where friends may call 6 to8 p.m. Monday.

James Myers, 44James Rodney Myers, 44,

of Willow Wood, diedThursday, March 10, 2011.

Service will be 2 p.m.Sunday at Perkins RidgeChurch, with interment inPerkins Ridge Cemetery.Friends may call noon to 2p.. Sunday at the church.Arrangements are under thedirection of Phillips FuneralHome in Ironton.

Walter Martin, 85Walter Martin, 85, of

Ironton, died Saturday,March 12, 2011, at an Iron-ton care center.

Arrangements are pend-ing at Tracy BrammerFuneral Home in Ironton.

Thomas Jones Sr., 56

Thomas Charles JonesSr., 56 of Ironton, died Fri-day, March 11, 2011, atSouthern Ohio MedicalCenter.

Services will be 1 p.m.Tuesday at First Church ofthe Nazarene, 2318 SouthFourth St., Ironton, withinterment in WoodlandCemetery. Friends may call6 to 9 p.m. Monday at thechurch. Arrangements areunder the direction ofPhillips Funeral Home inIronton.

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Happy 21st Birthday CHARLES EDWARD

NEWSOME 3/28/11

Tragically lost in a vehicle Crash 3/13/10

If roses grow in heavenLord Please pick a bunch for us

Place them in Charlies arms,& tell him they are from everyone.

Tell him we love & miss him,and when he starts to smile,

place a kiss on his cheekand hold him for a while.

because remembering him is easy,we do it every day,

but there is an ache within our heartsthat will never go away.

Sadly missed by Mother Candace, Dad Charlie, Sisters Mykal & Amy,

Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins,Nieces, Nephews, And Many

Loving Friends.

John H. West Jr., 24;Tyrail L. Graham, 24;Andre J. Gilliam, 25; andKevin D. Harrington, 24, allof Columbus, were arrestedduring the operation in thearea of Kendall Avenue inPortsmouth. All werecharged with trafficking incrack cocaine and posses-sion of crack cocaine, boththird-degree felonies.

Police said theyalso impounded a2006 Dodge Charger.

The four suspectswill be arraigned Mon-day in PortsmouthMunicipal Court andadditional chargesmight be presented tothe Scioto Countygrand jury.

Portsmouth Police ChiefCharles Horner said heencourages people inPortsmouth to call in reportsof drug activity to (740) 354-

3784 (DRUG) And SciotoCounty Sheriff Marty V.Donini said drug activity inthe county may be reportedto (740) 354-7566.

FROM A1 Portsmouth Daily Times Sunday, March 13, 2011 A3

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with the relationship be-tween a bond’s price andits interest rate. When abond is issued, it sells forface (“par”) value, whichis the amount returned tothe bondholder when thebond matures. This bondalso comes with a“coupon” rate — the in-terest rate that the bondwill pay throughout itslifetime. So, for example,if you paid $10,000 for a10-year bond with acoupon rate of five per-cent, you would earn$500 per year, every year.If you held the bond untilit matured, you’d also getyour $10,000 back, pro-vided the issuer doesn’tdefault. But if market in-terest rates move up tosix percent, and youwanted to sell your five-percent bond before itmatures, you’d have tooffer it at a discount fromthe $10,000face value.Conversely, if marketrates were to fall to four

percent, you may be ableto sell your $10,000 bondfor more than its facevalue, because investorswill be willing to pay apremium to earn thehigher interest rate. Now, let’s flip the equa-tion, so that instead ofbeing a bond seller,you’re a buyer. If youwant to increase your in-

vestment income, youmight be interested in apremium bond. You pay apremium for the bond inreturn for higher interestpayments for the life ofthe bond, and, if you holdit until maturity, you’llstill get the face valueback (again barring a de-fault). Furthermore, because

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has been working closelywith local Scioto CountyEmergency ManagementAgency and the state tomonitor river levels.

“(Scioto County EMADirector) Kim Carver givesus a report every time shegets new information,”Duncan said Saturday after-noon. “She is in constantcontact with Mike Bowmanand he actually is the onewho calls the crew out and

gets the gate up if we needto put up another gate.”

Duncan said his officeworks closely with theScioto County EMS and theOhio River Forecast Centerto identify critical river lev-els for the operation of theFlood Defense System. Hesaid each day computermodels predict crests basedon any new precipitationand other factors such assnow melt. When andwhere actions are taken inthe City Flood DefensePlan are based on that infor-mation.

The Ohio River ForecastCenter predicts the OhioRiver will crest at 54.4 feetthis evening and beginfalling. However, river lev-els remain above flood stageof 50 feet for about five daysbefore falling out of floodstage. According to reports,several other cities on theOhio River, including Hunt-ington and Ironton, havealso erected floodgates intheir flood defense systems.

FRANK LEWIS may bereached at (740) 353-3101, ext.232, or flewis@heartlandpubli-cations.com.

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covered by the countyCHIP program, and is oneof its major target areas.

“We’ve done it for a longtime here, and we thinkwe’ve done a lot of goodstuff over the years,” saidFritz Leighty, CommunityDevelopment Consultantfor Scioto County.

The program is funded at$544,000 for two years,earning bonuses for alsoassisting Habitat forHumanity projects in NewBoston and Portsmouth.The program also helpedprovide money for theScioto County DomesticViolence Shelter.

“One of the most popu-lar things is the homerepair program,” Leightysaid. “Right now we’reworking with CommunityAction weatherization pro-gram. A lot of times they’llhave roofs that leak andthey can’t put in the insula-tion because of the leaking.So we’ll go in and fix theroof and they’ll zap it withweatherization.”

The program also hashome-buyer assistanceprograms to help newhomeowners renovatehomes that are in very badcondition, and even has anew construction program.

“There’s owner rehaband supplement pay-

ments,” Leighty said.“Now we’ve added emer-gency payments to keepfrom becoming homeless... and we figured out a wayfor Catholic charities to dothis.”

Leighty said federalfunding for the CHIPprogram is in danger.Although PresidentBarack Obama has pro-posed a meager 7.5 per-cent cut, Republicanswant to cut it entirely.He said the programwill likely have itsfunding reduced morethan what Obama hasproposed, but not asdrastic as the Republi-cans have countered.Unfortunately, Leightysaid, the program hasalready been the targetof repeated cuts over thelast 10 years, and anymore would make itmore difficult to operateeffectively.

The program doesrequire participants torepay for their services, butonly if they sell their prop-erty before their agreementexpires, Leighty explains.

“What we do is a declin-ing mortgage,” he said.“After 10 or 15 years,depending on the amountof assistance, if you stay inthe house you don’t oweanything back.”

Last year, the CHIP pro-gram used $125,000 fromthe Neighborhood Stabi-

lization Program (NSP) toeither clean up or remove50 properties, and threat-ened homeowners to putliens against their propertytaxes. As a result, Leightysaid 20 of the homeownersavoided liens by cleaningthe property themselves,and the other 30 propertieswere cleaned by the coun-ty.

“The health departmentcondemned them and wecame along right behindthem and told them that in30 days we were going totear them down,” Leightysaid. “One of the first oneswe tore down, when wewere looking at this placean elderly couple wholived next door came outand asked what was goingon. We told them we weregoing to tear it downbecause for 10 years therehas been stolen propertyfound in there and partiesgoing on and drugs, andthe neighbors just thoughtit was wonderful.”

Anyone interested inlearning more about theCHIP program, or apply-ing for assistance, can con-tact the Scioto CountyCommissioner’s Office at(740) 355-8313. There areno application fees, butproof of income isrequired.

RYAN SCOTT OTTNEY canbe reached at (740) 353-3101,ext. 235, or rottney@heartland-publications.com.

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transplant. She said mostorgan donations take placein larger city hospitals, buteye donation can be doneright here in Scioto Countyand she asks people toremember the importanceof giving the gift of sight.

“Almost anybody candonate their eyes, and I’ma huge believer in eyedonation because a corneatransplant takes placerather quickly and it’ssight saving. It’s wonder-ful,” she said.

The Lifeline of OhioInfinity Award, honoring amedia outlet for a commit-ment to furthering under-standing about organ andtissue donation and stimu-lating debate about theissues surrounding itthrough accurate, thor-ough and consistentreporting, was given toTracy Townsend ofWBNS 10-TV.

The Lifeline of OhioCoroner of the Year Award,honoring the coroner whohas demonstrated excel-lence and made a differ-ence in support of organand tissue donation, waspresented to Stewart D.Ryckman, M.D. ABMDI,Richland County Coroner.

The Lifeline of OhioCommunity PartnerAward, honoring an organ-

ization or business that hasestablished a leadershiprole promoting organ andtissue donation in theircommunity was awardedto The Ohio State Univer-sity Medical Center - Com-munications and Market-ing Department.

The medical profession-als receiving awardsincluded:

Riverside MethodistHospital, Columbus – Hos-pital of the Year Award,presented to a hospital thatdemonstrates outstandingcollaboration to supportthe mission of donation;

Dr. Bradley Harrold,Grant Medical Center,Columbus – Physician of theYear Award, honors a physi-cian for commitment toorgan and tissue donation;

Lauren Evans, RN,Riverside Methodist Hos-pital, Columbus – Nurse ofthe Year Award, given to anoutstanding hospital nurse;

Beth R. Hoffman, RN,Marion General Hospital,Marion – Liaison of theYear Award, recognizes thededication and innovationof a hospital liaison in pro-moting donation;

Roger Fuerst, St. Rita’sMedical Center, Lima –Clinical Educator of theYear Award, given to anindividual who hasexcelled in supporting oreducating the hospital staffabout organ and tissuedonation.

Winifred Payne, RN,MSN, Nationwide Chil-dren’s Hospital, Columbus– Hospital Administratorof the Year Award, recog-nizes the guidance anddirection of a member of ahospital administrationteam in promoting dona-tion;

Chaplain Patricia Krebs,Mount Carmel West,Columbus; Rev. DonnaMorley, Grant MedicalCenter, Columbus; MountCarmel East SurgeryDepartment, MountCarmel East, Columbus;St. Rita’s Medical CenterDonor Council, St. Rita’sMedical Center, Lima –STAR award winners fordemonstrating exemplaryService, Teamwork, Atti-tude and Respect in thedonation process.

“People were very warmand welcoming, and afterthe event so many peoplecame up to me and I reallyfelt humbled because Ithink what these familieshave been through to getwhere they are, donors andrecipients, and I thoughtthat I’m not the one thatdeserves this awardbecause they’ve all sacri-ficed so much,” Little said.

For more informationabout Lifeline of Ohio, visitwww.lifelineofohio.org.

RYAN SCOTT OTTNEY canbe reached at (740) 353-3101,ext. 235, or rottney@heartland-publications.com.

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from other communityparades?

“In my mind it’s a paradefor no purpose, other than acelebration of life, a cele-bration of the coming ofspring, a celebration of fel-lowship, and it is not relatedto any official holiday,”Hogan said.

Hogan said St. Patrick’sDay began in Boston in1737 when some IrishTroops who were conscript-ed in the British armydecided on St. Patrick’sDay to march. The St.Patrick’s Day parade wasthen picked up in New YorkCity in 1762. It is the largestparade in the world.

“We have had lots offolks come forward to wearcostumes,” Hogan said.“We have had some whosaid they plan to come insome of the Civil War re-enactor outfits becausehuge numbers of Irishcame off the boats fromIreland back during thatperiod of time and wentright into the army, bothnorth and south, and fought

in the Civil War.”Hogan said there would,

as expected, be lots of greenon display. One of those gotan early start. Bill Jordanfrom South point wasdecked out in a green Irishtop-hat with lights thatblinked, and a kilt. He wasalready at the pub waitingfor the parade to start.

Hogan said the SevenNations Celtic Club reflectsthe original tribal people inNew York that it is believedcame from the Ural moun-tains in Russia. And as civi-lization progressed, thosepeople decided to keepmoving west to avoid civi-lization, and they finallyended up in the British Isleson the extreme westerncoast of Europe.

The seven nations arerepresented as Ireland,Scotland, Wales, part ofCornwall, Brittany on theNormandy Peninsula, aportion of Spain, and theIsle of Man (Mann).

“Immediately followingthe parade, the Cyril ScottPipe Band will come in andperform here (Port CityPub). That has become atradition,” Hogan said. “It isvery impressive when you

get all the bagpipes in thiskind of old facility. Afterthat, this year, we also havefolks from Cirque d’Artperforming here all day.They have put together atraditional dance troup. Sothere’s going to be tradi-tional Irish dance here.”

Hogan will be singingtraditional Irish songs withJason Burton and the Rose-mount Ramblers will alsobe performing, — “andwe’re bringing in fromColumbus, a group calledthe Drowzy Lads.”

Hogan said Thursday isthe actual St. Patrick’s Day,and he said the crowd forthat party is even larger thanthe one that gathers duringand after the St. Patrick’sDay parade.

“I think people enjoy thisholiday because there is noreason for it,” Hogan said.“It’s a celebration in whichpeople can just turn loose.You can finally see spring iscoming. There is a light atthe end of the tunnel. So youcan just say, ‘okay, I thinkwe’re gonna make it.’”

FRANK LEWIS may bereached at (740) 353-3101, ext.232, or flewis@heartlandpubli-cations.com.

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Bill Jordon of South Point was decked out in his St. Patrick’s Day regalia in anticipation of Saturday’sSt. Patrick’s Day parade in Portsmouth.

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COMMENTS FROM THE WEB

Hilltop fire station to closeThe Portsmouth Fire Department’s

Hilltop station at 2323 17th St. is closingSaturday morning as part of the city’s 20percent budget cuts.

“That is the decision myself and theMayor (David Malone) agreed on in try-ing to comply with Council’s demand wecut 20 percent out of the budget,”Portsmouth Fire Chief Bill Raison said.

4ptown wrote: Could we use theHilltop fire station as the Police Deptsince there still isn’t one??

pappynana wrote: I don,t live in thecity, but their actions effect me. I wouldlike to ask all elected persons not only inPportsmouth, but in the county to take a20%cut in pay and benefits. This wouldshow realleadership.

CJFalcon wrote: And increasedresponse times means higher home own-ers insurance. Scioto county already hasincreased premiums because of the possi-bility of wildfires in Shawnee State forest.I guess the people get gouged no matterwhich way you turn. And no - I don’thave an answer for it.

Corrections Officers opposetower plan

The Corrections Officers union at theSouthern Ohio Correctional Facility isvoicing its support for State Rep. Dr.Terry Johnson’s stance against closingtowers at that facility and his oppositionto Senate Bill 5, which would reportedlyrestrict collective bargaining by stateworkers.

JohnSmith201056 wrote: After the riotseveral years ago during which a officerwas killed and several seriously injured,you would think that cutting anything thatadds to secuity would be completely outof the question. This riot proved howvolatile the prison atmosphere is and howswiftly it can turn into a deadly battle-ground.

tellthetruthwontyou wrote: If thePrison were a private business and theowner of that business wanted to closewhat ever portion down, thats the way itwould be.

But when its a State job, the state isalways wrong according to employees, thathave their wages paid by the taxpayers.

SOPA to sign $13 millionsteel plant agreement

NEW BOSTON — The Southern OhioPort Authority (SOPA) announcedWednesday that its members will sign apurchase agreement Monday for Infra-Metals to construct and operate a $13

million steel plant in New Boston. Thenew plant is expected to add 100 jobs toScioto County.

thinking-outloud wrote: This is greatnews! I have a suggestion for Portsmouthwho is wanting to balance the budget.Take some advice from the Mayor ofNew Boston! Better still, sell Sciotovilleto New Boston so we can be part of agrowing community. The moneyreceived, would more than balance theirbudget, and then they could continue tosit on their behinds, doing nothing tobring industry into this dead city.Keep upthe good work New Boston!

Kasich continues tough talkon drug abuse

COLUMBUS — In his first State of theState Address, Gov. John Kasich talkedabout the state’s prescription drug over-dose epidemic, and one county wasprominent on his lips.

“The devil had been running SciotoCounty. These people were alone,”Kasich said. “Guess what? The cavalryhas arrived. You will not stand alone andthis Legislature will not let you standalone.”

Philnptown wrote: People with painare the only patients who are routinelyabused in this fashion, simply because theone medication that can really help, andsometimes even cure our condition, ispolitically useful as a demonized sub-stance. I feel that I have suddenly, withouttrial or sentencing, been relegated to thestatus of an untrustworthy, lying criminalon the basis of nothing but the facts of mypain and needing treatment for it. Thankyou Governor Kasich and Scioto CountyTeams for this I will live the remainder ofmy life in chroinc pain!

xcitizen wrote: There are exceptions tothe rule, however take a look around yourtown. There is no way 90% of the peoplehave chronic pain that you need thestrongest pain meds available for the restof your lives. They are not focusing onpeople that truly need it but the other 89%of the people on them dont need them anddo abuse them. Thank God that someoneis finally making a positive step. I hopethey get rid of all pain clinics then youcan go to a real doctor and be treatedappropriately. Your town is dying becauseof these things and sometimes even get-ting out of town isn’t enough. It will fol-low you. It has ruined my life and I wishthese things would be taken away forevernot only in Portsmouth but in Ohio.

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Everything changes; everything stays the same

Spring is here, flowers are bloomingand — elections are in the air. There hasto be. Why else would the PortsmouthCity Council take time away from the realand very pressing problems of the city topass a resolution supporting governmentunion workers.

Things never change in politics. It’s allabout votes, votes and yes money. Howabout the last council man or woman inPortsmouth turn out the lights when theyleave.

Gaylord CooperSouth Shore, Ky.

First year troop 1785give thanks

This year is the first year for SouthWebster Girl Scout troop No.1785; thistroop was started in November 2010 byleader Heather Nix and co-leaderLeighann Montavon. Troop No.1785 con-sist of 15 young ladies pre-k through thirdgrade.

The troop members would like to thankHeather Nix and Leighann Montavon forbring the girl scout oppuritunity to theSouth Webster Community. We wouldalso like to thank Little Ceasars ofWheelersburg for donating pizza’s to ourtroop for our Investiture Ceremony onFeb. 24, 2011, the South WebsterCommunity Church for use of the church,and a very big thank you to the parents oftroop No.1785 and the South WebsterCommunity for the love and support forour troop. We would also like to thankThe Portsmouth Daily Times and theCommunity Common for publishing thetroops pictures of events they have donethis year.

Judy SlackTroop mother

Oak Hill

Rethinking New Boston traffic lights

Apparently the people in charge of traf-fic in New Boston never drive throughNew Boston. If they did, then they wouldbe as frustrated as the rest of us.

But if the village of New Bostonintends to completely stop the flow oftraffic, then it needs to ramp up its game.I got a green light the other day.

Roger LivingstonPortsmouth

A world of possibilities awaits our children

When our children are growing up weencourage them to be any thing theywould dream to be.

But as I thought about this I realizedthat there is very few dreams that do notcome true with out a good education.

We all have a teacher that made a bigdifference in our lives for the better.

I’m sure Bill Gate, Warren Buffet,Ronald Regan and John Kennedy just likeall of us that have that certain teacherwho saw what we could be. Even thoughwe may not have thought so at the time.

A teacher can change many lives forthe better by helping that one student,because that student can make the world abetter place.

If teachers do not have any say in classsize it can hurt the struggling student.

Who else would know what will helpstudent learn better then the teacher thatinteracts with them every day.

Repealing Collective bargaining willnot balance the budget.

It will drive teachers out of Ohio.Even if every state worker was laid off

police, firemen, teachers, prison guardsand all the other state workers that servicethe people of Ohio it would only be a sav-ings of $2 billion.

If Ohio is to be a leader in the futurewe have to give our children a good qual-ity education.

The quality of a education can dimin-ish with a over crowded class room andoverwhelmed teachers.

Please call your state representative andask them to vote no on Ohio S.B.5.

Tim Wiseman Sr. Washington Court House

Alternative energy can’t compare to coal

According to the 9/1/10 internet report“U.S. Energy Consumption by EnergySource-2009,” America consumed atremendous amount of electricity in thatyear. Of that amount, 37 percent was pro-duced from petroleum, 25 percent fromnatural gas, 21 percent from coal, 9 per-cent from nuclear and 8 percent fromrenewable sources. Nine percent of the 8percent renewable came from wind and 1percent came from solar.

Consider that the cost of electricityproduced by petroleum and natural gas issubject to every revolution that occurs inthe Middle East. When they start fightingover there, we pay higher prices overhere. On the lower end, we are scared todeath of nuclear power. We’ve heard ofnuclear “accidents,” and nobody wantsthat. And while there is a lot of talknowadays about wind and solar powersources, solar doesn’t have a chance andwind is just a drop in the bucket whencompared to other sources. Also, produc-ing electricity from these sources is moreexpensive, but is appealing due to thefederal tax incentives offered for start-up.To go a step further, look at what hashappened in Hawaii and California. Inthese ideal areas for wind power, manywind farms there have fallen in disrepairwhen the government money dried up.Think about it.

So what is left? Plain and simple, it iscoal. It is that proven source that keepsthe lights on in the heart of America.Even though the current administration,OSM and the EPA would like to abolishcoal mining, coal is a very preciousresource to our country and to our way oflife. It is a big part of this nation’s power!Accordingly, I ask all Daily Times readersto contact your elected officials and letthem know America needs coal and ourminers need to continue mining it!

John F. Enyart Ashland, Ky.

By JULIE CARR SMYTHAssociated Press

COLUMBUS — It was1992 and Ohio SenatePresident Stanley Aronoffwas on the golf coursewhen his cell phone rang.

The Republican lawmakerstepped away from his com-panions, Coca-Cola execu-tives, to take the call. Whenthe exchange was over,Aronoff and then-Democratic House SpeakerVernal Riffe had agreed towedge an unpopular carbon-ated beverage tax into thatyear's state budget. At apenny per 12 ounces, thedecision would cost distribu-tors of Coke and other sodas$67 million — that's $148million in today's dollars.

And it happened rightunder their noses.

Lawmakers are increas-ingly conducting publicbusiness on their personalcell phones, through callsand text messages. Yet thenumbers for those phonesand the bills that showwhom lawmakers called ortexted and when are large-ly unavailable to the publicfor review. Legislaturesdon't pay those bills,which is among the rea-sons that records related tothe phones aren't consid-ered public under statelaw.

Records requests sub-mitted by The AssociatedPress to the Ohio Senate,the Ohio House and Gov.John Kasich seeking the

personal cell phone num-bers of top staff, lawmak-ers and the governor, alongwith related phone bills,revealed that no such pub-lic records exist. All thatturned up was a list ofHouse staff members' cellphones that had beentyped up for internal distri-bution — no informationfor lawmakers themselves.

It is the same in mostother states.

Only a few, includingFlorida, Colorado andTennessee, have placedelectronic communica-tions under their open-records laws, according tothe Reporters Committeeon Freedom of the Press.

In Michigan, the high-profile case of formerDetroit Mayor KwameKilpatrick, whose text mes-sages with his lover and topaide were forced into theopen by the state Court ofAppeals in 2008, set anearly precedent for estab-lishing officials' texts andcell phone records as pub-lic. But that doesn't meanpublic bodies are com-pelled to keep such records,nor that texts retained by aprivate company can bereached through open-records laws.

And the law isn't evendecided on what legalstandard to apply to textmessages. Are they phonecalls, e-mails or memos?

Some states have movedtoward shielding, ratherthan opening, the records.

Just in the past week, UtahRepublican Gov. GaryHerbert signed into law ameasure to prohibit releaseof public officials' textmessages, voice mails andother electronic communi-cations, amid concern thataccess had been abused byjournalists.

Brenda Erickson, a seniorresearch analyst for the non-partisan National Conferenceof State Legislatures, said 31states including Ohio ban orlimit the use of electronicdevices on the floors ofHouse and Senate chambers.

Erickson said such poli-cies are generally aimed atcontrolling disruptions,not preventing inappropri-ate communicationbetween or among law-makers — or limiting lob-byists' reach. Cell phoneand texting restrictions areoften not effective in com-mittee hearings, the frontline on any bill, she said.

"It happens all the time,and people do it to avoiddisclosure," said NeilClark, a former Senatefinance director and long-time Statehouse lobbyistin Ohio who facilitatedAronoff's cell phone callon the pop tax, which waslater repealed.

The practice meanssilent text messages can flybetween a lawmaker and alobbyist seeking to swayhis or her vote without apublic hint of the interac-tion. A list of cell commu-nications that took place on

the day of a hearing wouldnot be a public record.

Clark said he asked leg-islative leaders to extend aban on texting during floorsessions to Ohio commit-tee hearings.

As a lawyer who has exten-sively explored privacy issues,Aronoff says whether the billfor the cell phone he used thatday on the golf course in 1992is a public record is not a sim-ple question.

For one thing, lawmak-ers are generally protectedby "legislative privilege,"which shields certain com-munications so lawmakersaren't impeded from freelydoing their jobs.

"These things are neverquite as easy because theseare both constitutional rights:the right of privacy and theright to know," Aronoff said."From the beginning of ourcountry, these have been tworights that are bumping intoeach other and you can makegood cases for all of them.”

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It might seems ironicthat Flood SafetyAwareness Week beginsMonday, when arearivers are out of theirbanks and in the processof cresting.

The Ohio Department ofInsurance, OhioDepartment of NaturalResources, OhioDepartment ofTransportation and OhioEmergency Management

Agency are teaming up toinform Ohioans about thedangers of flooding.

As the Scioto CountyEmergency ManagementAgency prepared for theweek’s events, swollencreeks spilled over intothe larger rivers lastweek. More than amonth’s rainfall came injust a week and a healthysnowfall ran down on topof it.

Scioto County EMADirector Kim Carver saidthe high waters prompted

the City of Portsmouth toengage its flood defensesystem, which includesboth pumping stationsand flood gates. Two ofthe 13 gates wereinstalled to the floodwall, and she said justthree more feet wouldhave required installationof several more to protectthe city from the ragingflood waters.

“Flood Safety AwarenessWeek is held each year toremind citizens of thingsthey need to do to protect

themselves, their familiesand their property whenflood waters threaten,”Carver said. “The mostimportant tip for the weekwas to never drive throughflood waters. Floods arethe No. 1 weather relatedhazard in southern Ohioand are deceivingly dan-gerous.”

Carver said residents thisweek are reminded to stayahead of a flood by makinga plan should a flood watchbe issued, and knowingwhere safe ground is

should flood warnings beissued.

“Many area roadwaysremain impacted by back-water flood issues that haveworsened with the presentlevels on the Ohio andScioto rivers,” Carver said.“Once the rivers drop backinto normal stages, tribu-taries will drop as well,opening back up the morethan a dozen city, county,state and township road-ways impacted by highwater.”

Carver encouraged all

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CLEVELAND — Ablue-collar Ohio countyhas fired a law firm overcontroversial collectivebargaining legislation, amove that underscores thepolitical rancor involved inthe debate over a bill tolimit union rights of publicemployees, people on bothsides of the issue saidFriday.

"It's setting Ohioansagainst each other and pit-ting Democrats againstRepublicans and it's gettingmessy," said state Sen.Joseph Schiavoni, a

Y o u n g s t o w n - a r e aDemocrat and opponent ofthe collective bargainingbill. "I just don't believethis bill is in the bests inter-ests of anybody right now."

Schiavoni attended themeeting Thursday inYoungstown at whichMahoning County com-missioners voted unani-mously to fire theColumbus law firm ofDownes, Fishel, Hass andKim. The board voted lastMay to hire the law firm torepresent the county incontract talks with laborunions.

C o m m i s s i o n e r sexpressed concern about thecost of the contract and the

firm's involvement with thecollective bargaining bill.

Union leader JohnMichaels called it aRepublican law firm withpolitical ties to GOP Gov.John Kasich, TheVindicator newspaperreported.

Founding partnerJonathan J. Downes toldthe newspaper that the firm"leaves politics at the door"when representing thecounty. Citing attorney-client confidentiality, hetold The Associated Presson Friday that he respectsthe county's decision butcould not comment further.

The law firm has beeninvolved with Ohio Public

Employer Labor RelationsAssociation, a trade groupthat applauded the Kasich-backed collective bargain-ing bill, but its attorneyscome from different politi-cal backgrounds, accordingto Brooke Carnevale, theassociation president and aColumbus city humanresources officer.

The association's posi-tion paper on the bill callsthe current collective bar-gaining law governing pub-lic employees "one-sidedwhen passed, and (it) hasgrown even more seriouslyout-of-balance throughcourt and agency interpre-tations since."

Carnevale said she was

unaware of any other inci-dents where union criti-cism had led to repurcus-sions over the collectivebargaining bill but said theemotion-charged issue putsattorneys in a tighter spot.

"They continually walk abalance, not only with thepublic sector jurisdictionsbut, you're talking aboutattorneys who have to walkin and maintain relation-ships with unions on a reg-ular basis," she said.

She stopped short ofcalling the firm's dismissalan unfair tactic. She saidthe issue might be seen dif-ferently depending onwhether a person viewed itas a management lawyer or

as a politically sensitivepublic official.

The GOP-led OhioSenate passed the collec-tive-bargaining measurelast week, 17-16.

It would restrict the bar-gaining rights of roughly350,000 teachers, firefight-ers, police officers andother public employees inOhio. They would nolonger be able to negotiatehealth care benefits or cer-tain working conditions,and they would be barredfrom striking.

The measure is likely toreceive strong support inthe House, whereRepublicans hold a 59-40majority.

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IWAKI, Japan — Anexplosion at a nuclearpower plant on Japan’sdevastated coast destroyeda building Saturday andmade leaking radiation, oreven outright meltdown,the central threat menacinga nation just beginning tograsp the scale of a cata-strophic earthquake andtsunami.

The Japanese govern-ment said radiation ema-nating from the plantappeared to have decreasedafter the blast, which pro-duced an intensifyingcloud of white smoke thatswallowed the complex.But authorities did not saywhy, and the precise causeof the explosion and theextent of the ongoing dan-ger were not clear.

Japan dealt with thenuclear threat as it strug-gled to determine the scopeof the earthquake, the most

powerful in its recordedhistory, and the tsunamithat ravaged its northeastFriday with breathtakingspeed and power. The offi-cial count of the dead was686, but the governmentsaid the figure could farexceed 1,000.

Teams searched for themissing along hundreds ofmiles of the Japanese coast,and thousands of hungrysurvivors huddled in dark-ened emergency centersthat were cut off from res-cuers and aid. At least amillion households hadgone without water sincethe quake struck. Largeareas of the countrysidewere surrounded by waterand unreachable.

The explosion at thenuclear plant, FukushimaDai-ichi, 170 miles north-east of Tokyo, appeared tobe a consequence of stepstaken to prevent a melt-down after the quake andtsunami knocked outpower to the plant, crip-

pling the system used tocool fuel rods there.

The blast destroyed thebuilding housing the reac-tor, but not the reactoritself, which is envelopedby stainless steel 6 inchesthick.

Inside that superheatedsteel vessel, water beingpoured over the fuel rods tocool them formed hydro-gen. When officialsreleased some of thehydrogen gas to relievepressure inside the reactor,the hydrogen apparentlyreacted with oxygen, eitherin the air or the coolingwater, and caused theexplosion.

“They are working furi-ously to find a solution tocool the core,” said MarkHibbs, a senior associate atthe Nuclear Policy Programfor the Carnegie Endowmentfor International Peace.

Nuclear agency officialssaid Japan was injectingsea water into the core —an indication, Hibbs said,

of “how serious the prob-lem is and how theJapanese had to resort tounusual and improvisedsolutions to cool the reac-tor core.”

Officials declined to saywhat the temperature wasinside the troubled reactor,Unit 1. At 2,200 degreesFahrenheit, the zirconiumcasings of the fuel rods canreact with the coolingwater and create hydrogen.At 4,000 degrees, the ura-nium fuel pellets inside therods start to melt, thebeginning of a meltdown.

Chief Cabinet SecretaryYukio Edano said radiationaround the plant had fallen,not risen, after the blast.Virtually any increase indispersed radiation canraise the risk of cancer, andauthorities were planningto distribute iodine, whichhelps protect against thy-roid cancer. Authoritiesurged people within 12miles of the reactor toleave.

It was the first timeJapan had confronted thethreat of a significantspread of radiation sincethe greatest nightmare inits history, a catastropheexponentially worse: the1945 atomic bombings ofHiroshima and Nagasakiby the United States, whichresulted in more than200,000 deaths from theexplosions, fallout andradiation sickness.

Officials have said thatradiation levels atFukushima were elevatedbefore the blast: At onepoint, the plant was releas-ing each hour the amountof radiation a person nor-mally absorbs from theenvironment each year.

The Japanese utility thatruns the plant said fourworkers suffered fracturesand bruises and were beingtreated at a hospital.

As Japan entered its sec-ond night since the magni-tude-8.9 quake, there weregrim signs that the death

toll could soar. One reportsaid no one could find fourwhole trains. Others said9,500 people in one coastaltown were unaccounted forand that at least 200 bodieshad washed ashore else-where.

The government said642 people were missingand 1,426 injured.

Atsushi Ito, an official inMiyagi prefecture, amongthe worst hit states, couldnot confirm the figures,noting that with so littleaccess to the area, thou-sands of people in scores oftowns could not yet bereached.

Japan, among the mosttechnologically advancedcountries in the world, iswell-prepared for earth-quakes. Its buildings aremade to withstand strongjolts — even Friday’s, thestrongest in Japan sinceofficial records began inthe late 1800s. The tsunamithat followed was beyondhuman control.

For Japan, a new threat: nuclear meltdown

By PAUL HAVENAssociated Press

HAVANA — A Cubancourt on Saturday foundU.S. contractor Alan Grossguilty of crimes against thestate and sentenced him to15 years in prison, a verdictthat is sure to have sweep-ing repercussions foralready-sour relationsbetween Washington andHavana.

The court said prosecu-tors had proved their casethat Gross, 61, was work-ing on a “subversive” pro-gram paid for by theUnited States that aimed tobring down Cuba’s revolu-tionary system.Prosecutors had sought a20-year jail term.

The Maryland native wasarrested in December 2009while on a USAID backeddemocracy-building proj-ect. The U.S. governmentand Gross’s family say hewas working to improveInternet access for theisland’s Jewish community,did nothing wrong, andshould be released.

Cuban officials havecalled him a mercenary andmaintained his motiveswere more nefarious. Thecourt said the program thatGross worked on — part ofa $20 million Washington-effort to support democra-cy on the island — showedthat the U.S. governmentcontinues to seek the over-throw of a Cuban govern-ment ruled since 1959 by

brothers Fidel and RaulCastro.

The Havana court foundthe evidence presented atthe trial “demonstrated theparticipation of the NorthAmerican contractor in asubversive project of theU.S. government thataimed to destroy theRevolution through the useof communications sys-tems out of the control ofauthorities,” according to astatement read out on theafternoon news.

It said that during testi-mony in the two-day trial,Gross “recognized havingbeen used and manipulat-ed” by his company —Bethesda, Maryland-basedDevelopment Alternatives,Inc. — as well as by

USAID and the StateDepartment. It said he hasthe right to appeal the sen-tence to the SupremePeople’s Tribunal, Cuba’sequivalent of the U.S.Supreme Court.

D e v e l o p m e n tAlternatives was awarded amultimillion-dollar con-tract for the program inwhich Gross was involved,and Gross received morethan a half million dollarsthrough his company,despite the fact he spokelittle Spanish and had nohistory of working in Cuba.Gross traveled to the islandseveral times over a shortperiod on a tourist visa,apparently raising Cubansuspicions.

The USAID programs

have been criticized repeat-edly in congressionalreports as being wastefuland ineffective, and fund-ing was held up briefly in2010 over concerns follow-ing Gross’ arrest. Themoney has begun flowingagain, though U.S. officialssay DevelopmentAlternatives is no longerpart of the program.

While the verdict wasnot unexpected, it is sure tohave a chilling impact onrelations. U.S. officialshave said repeatedly thatno rapprochement is possi-ble while Gross remainsjailed.

In testimony beforeCongress on Thursday,U.S. Secretary of StateHillary Rodham Clinton

called on Cuba to free theAmerican.

“We deplore the injusticetoward Alan Gross,”Clinton said. “We wanthim home.”

Gloria Berbena, aspokeswoman for the U.S.diplomatic mission on theisland, told The AssociatedPress that American diplo-mats had not been notifiedofficially of the court’sdecision and were still try-ing to verify it. Severalpeople close to the casehad said earlier the courtwould notify Gross’sCuban lawyer, who wouldin turn tell her client andAmerican officials. It wasnot clear if she wasinformed before the verdictwas read out on the news.

American contractor found guilty in Cuba

By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. —The speaker of Maryland’sHouse vowed thatDemocrats would try againnext year to pass legislationlegalizing gay marriage,but the intense lobbying byfaith groups against themeasure in recent weeksshows that it won’t be easy,even in a state known for itsliberal politics.

A loose coalition ofDemocratic legislators failedto cobble together enoughvotes to overcome oppositionfrom Republicans and reli-gious groups, including theCatholic church and manyblack congregations, to makeMaryland the sixth state tolegalize gay marriage.

Lawmakers had plannedto vote on the bill in theHouse, but it was withdrawn

instead Friday and effective-ly killed for the year.

Opposition from somereligious groups grew afterthe Senate narrowly passedits version of the measureFeb. 24. Then some blackDemocratic lawmakerswithdrew their support,while freshman legislatorshad trouble determiningwhat constituents wanted.

House leaders didn’t relyon a traditional whippingoperation to line up voteson a hot-button social issue,even after Republicansgains last year.

Busch had been meetingwith his fellow delegates fordays seeking votes, sayinghe will try again next year.

Delegate Anne Kaiser, D-Montgomery, one of thechamber’s openly gay mem-bers, said supporters werealways a few votes short ofthe 71 needed and that many

factors blocked their way.The bill’s withdrawal

bitterly disappointed gaymarriage supporters whosaid they had appearedclose to a major victoryafter the Senate, consid-ered the more conserva-tive of Maryland’s twoDemocratic-controlledchambers, approved asimilar proposal.

Same-sex marriage islegal in Connecticut, Iowa,Massachusetts, NewHampshire, Vermont andthe District of Columbia.Rhode Island lawmakers aredebating legislation to legal-ize same-sex marriage.

But the Maryland bill hittrouble in the House twoweeks ago after a commit-tee had to delay a series ofvotes on the issue and someDemocrats, including inthe black community,began wavering.

Maryland gay marriagebill dies with no final vote

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Wheelersburg knocks off IrontonBy DEL DUDUITPDT Sports Editor

ATHENS — The Piratesgot a second chance, andmade the most of it as theydefeated Ironton 58-52 onSaturday to win the boysbasketball Division III Dis-trict Championship at theConvocation Center on thecampus of Ohio University.

The last time the twoteams played just a few of

weeks ago, Ironton defeat-ed Wheelersburg 55-37.

"This game was notabout winning or losing,"Wheelersburg Coach TomBarrick said. "It was aboutplaying with passion andintensity, and we did thattonight. You don't get toomany second chances, sowhen you get them youhave to take advantage ofthem. We redeemed our-selves tonight."

Wheelersburg (19-5)jumped out early thanks toWebb Ballard, as he pumpedin 16 of his game-high 19points in the first half.

"I was getting open andmy teammates were get-ting me the ball," Ballardsaid. "We had great ballmovement tonight and Iwas feeling good."

A Ballard bucket fol-lowed by a 3-pointer fromClay Massie put the

Pirates ahead 19-15 nearthe end of the first quarter.

Ballard opened the sec-ond quarter by nailing a 3-pointer from the corner,and Brandon Schankweilerfollowed with a shot off theglass for the 25-17 lead.

"I think the biggest dif-ference in this game andthe last time we played(Ironton) was that tonightwe actually playeddefense," Ballard said.

"We guarded them tonightand sat down on them."

The Pirates took a 31-25lead into the break.

Ironton (14-8) came outin the third and closed thegap to 33-30 when TreyFletcher went strong to thebucket. Fletcher, a six-foot-five sophomore fin-ished with 12 points andsix rebounds.

JEEPS ROLL

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South Webster's Josh Wright (20) battles Fairfield's Chris Cox (35) for a rebound in the first quarter of Saturday'sDivision IV District Finals contest at the Convocation Center at Ohio University.

South Webster claims district titleBy DEL DUDUITPDT Sports Editor

ATHENS — The SouthWebster Jeeps took advan-tage of a technical foul nearthe end of the game to winthe boys high school Divi-sion IV District Champi-onship 60-52 over Fairfield

on Saturday at the Convo-cation Center on the cam-pus of Ohio University.

Fairfield had a 50-49lead with 2:44 to play inthe game when Chris Coxwas given a technical foul.The Jeeps then went on an11-2 run, highlighted by afast break that featured anice dish from David Sut-

ton to a cutting AustinLoop for the hoop, and a54-50 South Webster lead.

"That was the turningpoint," Sutton said. "I hadthe ball, and there was adefender in front of me,and I didn't want to charge.I knew Austin was trailingme so I dished it off."

Loop, who finished with

19 points, said he wasthinking the same thing.

"I saw that David hadthe ball so I shot the lane,"Loop said. "He gave me agreat pass and I was ableto finish."

Connor Scott, who alsohad 19 points, then finished

Del Duduit ■ Daily Times

Oak Hill’s Breanna Butler (11) drives to the hoop against Sardinia East-ern's Andrea Neu (22) during Saturday's Division III regional tournamentcontest at the Convocation Center at Ohio University.

Strite shoots LadyOaks to Final Four By CODY LEISTPDT Sports Writer

ATHENS — MiquelStrite missed from one spotthe entire game Saturdayafternoon at Ohio Universi-ty's Convocation Centeragainst Sardinia Eastern.

The misfire was at the foulline, the only one not to goin for the Lady Oaks. OakHill got a big game out of itssenior point guard in a 50-44win over the Lady Warriorsin a Division III RegionalChampionship game.

“You've got to have faithin your teammates and Iknew that if I missed thatshot, my teammates wouldbe there to rebound for me,”Strite said. “If I didn't shootthat shot, there would besomeone there to shoot it

there too.”It marks the second time

in four years the AP top-ranked Lady Oaks will beplaying at Ohio State'sJerome Schottenstein Cen-ter for a chance at statesupremacy. They will playin the 3 p.m. Friday contestagainst Elyria Catholic,which defeated YoungstownUrsuline 50-41.

“It's an overwhelmingbunch of emotions,” Stritesaid. “After Lakin (Caudill)got hurt in the sectional finals,it was hard for me to fathomnot having her there becausewe've played with each othersince second grade.”

Strite made all seven ofher shots in the game, withsix of them coming from

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By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football Writer

NEW YORK — NFL Com-missioner Roger Goodell andleague general counsel Jeff Pashare slashing their salaries to $1each during the lockout.

Goodell and Pash promisedin January they would takesalary cuts if there was awork stoppage. Goodell earnsabout $10 million a year,including bonuses, and Pashnearly $5 million.

Goodell also has asked theleague's compensation commit-tee to delay any bonus paymentsto him until there is a deal withthe players' union.

Also taking cuts will be allleague personnel at the NewYork headquarters, NFL Filmsin Mount Laurel, N.J., and atNFL Network and NFL.com inCulver City, Calif. For now,salaries for those league employ-ees will be reduced by 12 per-cent, an amount equal to twoweeks' pay.

If the work stoppage contin-ues into August, salary reduc-tions for management-levelemployees will range from 25percent for executive vice pres-idents to 20 percent for seniorVPS and 15 percent for VPs.Directors will take a 10 percentcut and managers will be

reduced by 5 percent.In 2009, Goodell took a 20

percent pay cut and the leaguestaff was trimmed by 15 percent.

Several teams have institutedfurloughs and pay cuts becauseof the lockout, which began Sat-urday morning after the players'union decertified and the ownerslocked them out.

The Kansas City Chiefs havea plan to reduce salaries by lessthan 10 percent during a pro-longed labor stoppage while let-ting all personnel keep theirjobs. Those making the mostmoney, including general man-ager Scott Pioli and coach ToddHaley, are taking the biggest hit,but no employees will be laid offor furloughed. If there is a full2011 season, employees wouldbe reimbursed for money lost.

The New York Jets have saidbusiness-side employees wereasked to take one week's unpaidfurlough every month during awork stoppage. They also willmake reimbursements should theentire 2011 season be played.

"While we have every reasonto believe that the season will goon as planned, it makes sense toadjust our policies to reflect thatuncertainty around exactly whenan agreement will be reached,"Jets executive vice present ofbusiness operations Matt Hig-gins said.

Goodell slashes salaryto $1 during lockout

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Michigan forward Jordan Morgan dives for a loose ballagainst Ohio State forward David Lighty on March 12.

Buckeyes withstandlate Michigan rallyBy MICHAEL MAROTAP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS — JaredSullinger had 14 points and 13rebounds, and No. 1 OhioState boosted its bid for theNCAA tournament's top over-all seed with a 68-61 victoryover rival Michigan in the BigTen semifinals Saturday.

The regular-season leaguechamps and defending tour-nament champs will play in arecord-tying third straightchampionship game Sunday

against either sixth-seededPenn State or seventh-seededMichigan State. Illinois alsoplayed in three consecutivetitle games from 2003-05.

Jon Diebler scored 16points and William Bufordhad 14 for the Buckeyes (31-2). They have won sixstraight games overall and allthree matchups this seasonwith Michigan (20-13).

The Wolverines were led byDarius Morris with 16 points

By RUSTY MILLERAP Sports Writer

COLUMBUS — The Colum-bus lawyer who tipped off OhioState coach Jim Tressel that twoof his players were involved in afederal drug trafficking case hasreceived death threats and nowsays he regrets ever contactingthe Buckeyes coach.

"I'm not the Judas in this situa-tion. You know, I feel like Peter, butI'm not the Judas," attorney Christo-pher Cicero said in an interview Fri-day with ESPN's "Outside TheLines" and reported on ESPN.com.

Tressel has admitted he violat-ed NCAA rules for not disclosinginformation Cicero e-mailed tohim. He repeatedly refrainedfrom telling Ohio State's compli-ance department or his superiorsabout potential NCAA bylawviolations involving some of hisplayers.

Tressel has been suspended forthe first two games of the 2011season and must pay a $250,000fine. The NCAA could levy addi-tional penalties on Tressel. Thecoach received a resounding voteof confidence from athletic direc-tor Gene Smith and Ohio State

President E. Gordon Gee at a newsconference on Tuesday night.

In the first e-mail from Cicero,at 2:32 p.m. on April 2, 2010,Cicero said that Ohio State play-ers were giving autographedBuckeyes football shirts, jerseysand footballs to a Columbus tat-too-parlor owner who was underinvestigation by the U.S. Attor-ney in a drug-trafficking case.

"Just passing this on to you,"Cicero wrote.

Exactly four hours later, Tres-sel replied: "Thanks. I will get onit ASAP."

Lawyer says he was trying to warn TresselMan that tipped off Tressel says he has received death threats

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Pirates take it to the Fighting Tigers; win district title

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ON THE AIRSunday, March 13

AUTO RACING6 p.m.ESPN2 — NHRA, Gatornationals, atGainesville, Fla. (same-day tape)

CYCLING4 p.m.VERSUS — Paris-Nice, final stage, atNice, France (same-day tape)

GOLF1 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour/WGC, CadillacChampionship, final round, at Doral, Fla.3 p.m.NBC — PGA Tour/WGC, CadillacChampionship, final round, at Doral, Fla.7:30 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, Puerto Rico Open, finalround, at Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (same-day tape)10:30 p.m.TGC — Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic,final round, at Newport Beach, Calif.(same-day tape)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL4 p.m.WGN — Preseason, Chicago Cubs vs.L.A. Dodgers, at Las Vegas

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL1 p.m.ABC — Southeastern Conference, cham-pionship game, Alabama-Kentucky winnervs. Florida-Vanderbilt winner, at AtlantaCBS — Atlantic 10 Conference, champi-onship game, Dayton-Saint Joseph's win-ner vs. Temple-Richmond winner, atAtlantic City, N.J.ESPN — Atlantic Coast Conference,championship game, North Carolina-Clemson winner vs. Duke-Virginia Techwinner, at Greensboro, N.C.3:30 p.m.CBS — Big Ten Conference, champi-onship game, Ohio State-Michigan winnervs. Michigan State-Penn State winner, atIndianapolis6 p.m.CBS — Men's NCAA Division I tournamentSelection Show, at Indianapolis

NBA BASKETBALL3:30 p.m.ABC — Orlando at Phoenix

NHL HOCKEY12:30 p.m.NBC — Chicago at Washington

RODEO9 p.m.VERSUS — PBR, Glendale Invitational, atGlendale, Ariz. (same-day tape)

WINTER SPORTS4:30 p.m.ESPN2 — U.S. Open SnowboardChampionships, at Stratton, Vt.

NBA STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Boston 46 16 .742 —New York 34 30 .531 13Philadelphia 33 31 .516 14New Jersey 20 43 .317 26.5Toronto 17 47 .266 30

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Miami 44 21 .677 —Orlando 41 24 .631 3Atlanta 37 27 .578 6.5Charlotte 26 38 .406 17.5Washington 16 47 .254 27

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

y-Chicago 45 18 .714 —Indiana 27 37 .422 18.5Milwaukee 25 38 .397 20Detroit 23 42 .354 23Cleveland 12 52 .188 33.5

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBx-San Antonio 52 12 .813 —Dallas 47 18 .723 5.5New Orleans 38 29 .567 15.5Memphis 36 30 .545 17Houston 33 33 .500 20

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 40 23 .635 —Denver 38 27 .585 3Portland 37 27 .578 3.5Utah 34 31 .523 7Minnesota 16 50 .242 25.5

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 46 20 .697 —Phoenix 33 30 .524 11.5Golden State 28 36 .438 17L.A. Clippers 25 40 .385 20.5Sacramento 15 47 .242 29x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched division

TRANSACTIONSBASEBALL

American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX_Optioned RHPStolmy Pimentel and INF Oscar Tejeda toPortland (EL). Reassigned RHP TonyPena Jr., RHP Jason Rice, RHP Clevelan

Santeliz, RHP Kyle Weiland, RHP AlexWilson, C Tim Federowicz, C RyanLavarnway, INF Brent Dlugach, INF HectorLuna, and OF Che-Hsuan Lin to theirminor league camp. Voided the minorleague contract of RHP Jason Bergmann.KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Optioned LHPEverett Teaford and RHP Kevin Pucetas toOmaha (PCL). Reassigned LHP JohnLamb, LHP Will Smith, LHP Chris Dwyerand RHP Steven Shell to their minorleague camp.TEXAS RANGERS_Added RHP BrettTomko to major league spring trainingcamp. Optioned OF Engel Beltre, RHPFabio Castillo, RHP Wilmer Font and LHPZach Phillips to their minor league camp.TORONTO BLUE JAYS_Claimed LHPCesar Cabral off waivers from the TampaBay Rays.

National LeaguePHILADELPHIA PHILLIES_Signed seniorvice president & general manager RubenAmaro Jr. to a four-year contract extensionthrough the 2015 season.

HOCKEYAmerican Hockey League

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS_SignedG Alex Petizian.

ECHLELMIRA JACKALS_Announced F OrenEizenman was assigned to Connecticut(AHL). Announced D Drew Paris wasrecalled by Toronto (AHL). Signed D VinnyGeonnetti.READING ROYALS_Signed D BrockMeadows. Announced F Eric Castonguaywas returned to the team from Bridgeport(AHL), F Andrew Sarauer was returned tothe team from Hershey (AHL) and GDaren Machesney was returned to theteam from Worcester (AHL).

COLLEGEGEORGIA TECH_Fired men's basketballcoach Paul Hewitt.UTAH_Fired men's basketball coach JimBoylen.VIRGINIA_Announced the resignation ofwomen's basketball coach Debbie Ryan.

LOTTOCLEVELAND — These Ohio lotteries weredrawn Saturday:

Midday 33-4-3

Midday 45-0-2-4

Ten OH Midday03-05-13-28-34-38-40-41-42-44-46-47-50-54-55-60-63-65-69-72

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and Tim Hardaway Jr. with 15.Michigan got as close as

47-45 with 9:51 left, but theBuckeyes answered with 16straight points and held offa late charge that got theWolverines within four inthe final minute.

A win Sunday wouldmake Ohio State the firstBig Ten team to defend itstourney title since MichiganState in 2000.

Since losing two of threein mid-February, theBuckeyes have reeled offsix straight wins. Andthey've dominated therecent series with theWolverines, just like infootball.

The difference Saturdaywas simple: Balance, expe-rience and poise.

It looked as though OhioState had put the gameaway when Buford hit a 15-footer to end an 11-0 runthat gave Ohio State a 38-27 lead early in the secondhalf.

But Morris, just like hedid in Friday's quarterfinalwin over Illinois, rallied theWolverines. They used an8-2 run to get within 47-45.

Ohio State answeredquickly. Sullinger openedthe decisive spurt with a 5-foot jumper and a freethrow, and by the time itended, the Buckeyes hadscored 16 straight points tomake it 63-45.

Game over, right?Not quite.The Wolverines scored

13 straight points in theclosing minutes, getting asclose as 65-61 with 21.4seconds to go. But OhioState made three of its lastfour free throws to finallyseal it.

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However, the coach didnot tell Smith or anyone inhis compliance departmentuntil officials presentedhim with the e-mails inJanuary — more than ninemonths after star quarter-back Terrelle Pryor andfour teammates were sus-pended for the first fivegames of the 2011 seasonfor selling signed jerseysand gloves along withchampionship rings andtrophies for money in addi-tion to getting discounts ontattoos.

Cicero said he hadreceived death threats inthe past few days since hisrole in Tressel's NCAAviolation came to light.Yahoo! Sports first report-ed on Monday that Tresselhad prior knowledge of theimproper benefits involv-ing his players.

"I wanted him to knowthat the kids had beenhanging out with a person

who was the subject of afederal investigation,"Cicero said when askedwhy he told Tressel aboutthe players' relationshipwith Eddie Rife, theowner of the tattoo parlor."As a result of that, I alsoheard that they had beenexchanging memorabiliawith this particular per-son. And I outlined that inthe e-mail. I threw it outthere, quite frankly, itwas just to tell him(Tressel) that that's whatit was."

Tressel said at Tuesday'snews conference that hedid not disclose the infor-mation from Cicerobecause he was concernedabout preserving the confi-dentiality of a federal druginvestigation. But Tresselnever spoke to any federalagents about the matter andCicero did not ask him tokeep the information tohimself until an e-mail onApril 16 in which Cicerosaid he had spoken to Rifein his office the nightbefore.

Cicero is a former walk-on football player at OhioState in the 1980s whenEarle Bruce was the headcoach. He did not immedi-ately return a call from theAssociated Press seekingcomment.

In the same e-mail,Cicero wrote, "These kidsare selling these items fornot that much and I can'tunderstand how they couldgive something so preciousaway like their trophies andrings that they worked sohard for."

Tressel signed an NCAACertificate of ComplianceForm — on which indicat-ed he had no knowledge ofany possible NCAA viola-tions — on Sept. 13, 2010.He also did not report theinformation he hadreceived from Cicero whenuniversity officials toldhim on Dec. 9 that playershad sold memorabilia toRife and that the U.S.Attorney was pursuing acase against Rife. On Dec.16, Tressel was asked if hehad been contacted on the

memorabilia matter and hereplied "that while hereceived a tip about gener-al rumors pertaining to cer-tain of his players, thatinformation had not beenspecific, and it pertained totheir off-field choices," theuniversity said in its for-mal letter to the NCAAregarding Tressel's viola-tion.

During Tuesday night'snews conference, Tresselsaid, "I don't think less ofmyself at this moment. Ifelt at the time as if I wasdoing the right thing forthe safety of the youngpeople and the overall situ-ation."

Ohio State hasappealed the suspensionsof the five players whoare set to miss the firstfive games of the 2011season. The others arealso important players forthe Buckeyes: startingreceiver DeVier Posey,leading rusher Dan"Boom" Herron, first-string offensive linemanMike Adams and backup

defensive linemanSolomon Thomas.

With Big TenCommissioner JimDelaney weighing in onbehalf of Ohio State andthe five players, the NCAApermitted all five to play inthe Buckeyes' 31-26 SugarBowl victory overArkansas with their sus-pensions not starting untilthe following season.

Cicero confirmed onESPN that the two playersoriginally involved in thememorabilia sale werePryor and Posey.

It was while assemblinginformation to appeal theirsuspension that Ohio Stateofficials discovered the e-mails between Cicero andTressel — and first con-fronted the coach.

Asked what Tresselshould have done with thee-mailed information,Cicero said, "The heckwith coach Tressel. If I hadto do it all over again at theend of the day, I'd havenever sent him the e-mail(s)."

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of six free throws down thestretch.

"That play where we hada big guy (Sutton) gettingout and leading a fast breakwas big," Scott said. "Thatplay was huge and gave us athe lift we needed."

Scott also said the techni-

cal foul played a major fac-tor in South Webster's run.

"That was a big part ofthe game," Scott added."Ashton (Miller) reallystepped up and hit the freethrows to give us the leadand we never gave it upafter that."

South Webster (18-4)entered the fourth quartertrailing 41-39. The deficitgot to 45-43 after Cox con-

nected inside for the Lions.Miller and Loop scored

back-to-back for SouthWebster to give the Jeeps a47-45 lead.

Fairfield later took a 50-49 lead after Ian Adams putback an offensive rebound.

That's when Cox pickedup the technical foul andgave the Jeeps momentum.

"I don't know what hap-pened there," Fairfield

Coach Matt Carson said."Something was said to theofficials. But overall, I thinkSouth Webster moved theball well in the fourth quar-ter and just executed better."

South Webster CoachSteven Ater said he was gladthe see his squad reboundafter being outscored 22-11in the third period.

"It was just mental tough-ness," Ater said. "We took

better care of the ball, andwe were able to block outbetter in the fourth. "

South Webster jumpedout to an early 21-12 lead inthe first quarter after Suttonconnected underneath at thebuzzer. The Jeeps took a 28-19 lead into the break.

Fairfield (11-12) was ledby Cameron Rolark's 23points.

South Webster is now in

the "Sweet 16" and will payManchester, which defeatedWhiteoak 63-48, in theregional tournament onTuesday at the ConvocationCenter.FAIRFIELD — 12 7 22 11 —- 52SOUTH WEBSTER — 21 7 11 21— 60Fairfield -- Adams 4 1 10, Hargrave 2 0 4,Williams 2 0 4, Rolark 8 4 23, Ferrell 1 0 2, Cox 3 3 9.South Webster -- Miller 1 4 6, Scott 4 1019, Loop 8 0 19, Dyer 1 0 2, Wright 1 0 2,Malone 1 2 4, Sutton 4 0 8.3-pointers -- Fairfield 4 (Rolark 3, Adams)South Webster 4 (Loop 3, Scott).

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Scoreboard

beyond the arc. She fin-ished with a game-high 23points after going three-of-four from the charity stripe.The team was 13-of-14from the line.

Oak Hill coach DougHale was pleased of Strite'sperformance, even thougha confession by Stritereveald her struggles shoot-ing at The Convo.

“I'm really proud ofher, she thinks that shestruggles shooting here,”Hale said. “As I told her

the other day, I looked atall of the banners on ourwall and I (told her that)we've had a lot of greatteams on that wall and alot of great players. I said(she'd) be on that topfive.”

He reminded Strite tojust stay calm and feel freeto shoot it when the timecalled for it.

“She felt good all day,”Hale said. “...So she canshoot at The Convo.”

For the third-straighttournament game, theLady Oaks went into thelocker room facing adeficit. In Saturday's con-

test, Oak Hill was trailing23-22. That deficit bal-looned to 32-22 before theLady Oaks would scoreagain.

“We've had some adver-sity but we're so strong as ateam and we care so muchabout one another,” Halesaid. “Our kids that arebanged up, they're still withus and they help us. Lakincoaches her heart out offthe bench and so does KylaAdkins so that's a goodthing, that's a positivething..”

Strite spearheaded a 13-0run to close out the thirdquarter and gave her team a

35-32 lead going into thefourth quarter. Earlier inthe game, Oak Hill trailed8-2 to start the game andneeded a 13-3 run to closeout the first quarter with a17-13 lead.

“We knew that it wouldbe a game of runs,” Halesaid. “(Lady Warriorscoach John) Burrows andthe Eastern program isjust solid. They've beento the state more than wehave so that's how goodthey are. I'm glad we metthem in the regionalfinals instead of the dis-trict semifinal (like) lastyear.”

All five Lady Warriorscracked the scoring col-umn with Allison Prine's12 points being the team-high.

CODY LEIST can bereached at cleist@heartland-publications.com or by phoneat (740) 353-3101 ext. 242.

Oak Hill 17 5 13 15 –50Sardinia Eastern 13 10 912 – 44Oak Hill – Burton 3 2 8, Ta. Hale 2 2 7,Butler 3 2 8, Roseberry 0 2 2, L. Adkins 02 2, Strite 7 3 23, Totals 15 13 50.

Sardinia Eastern – Yockey 1 2 4, Prine 50 12, Black 3 2 11, Rickey 3 0 9, Burns 32 8, Totals 15 6 44.3-Pointers – Oak Hill 7 (Strite 6, Ta.Hale); Sardinia Eastern 8 (Black 3,Rickey 3, Prine 2).Records – Oak Hill 24-0; SardiniaEastern 20-5.

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However, Shane Ward, asix-foot-two sophomore,took Fletcher strong to thehole on a spin move andgave the Pirates a 35-30lead with 6:02 to play in thethird.

"Coach told me to beaggressive," Ward said. "Ithought I was a little quick-er (than Fletcher) so I triedto get a step on him."

Ward finished with 10points and four rebounds.

Ironton came out hot inthe fourth quarter andclosed to deficit to 48-47

with 3:50 to play afterTrevor White nailed twofree throws.

But Wheelersburg coun-tered and extended its leadto 52-47 after Ward scoredinside off a nice pass fromAustin McBee.

"We just had a great weekof practice," Ward said."And it showed on the floor."

From that point,Wheelersburg hit six of 10free throws to close out thegame and advance to theregional tournament.

According to recordswith the Ohio High SchoolAthletic Association, thewin gives the Pirates their17th district crown.

"We had to roll the diceand do something differenttonight," Barrick said. "Wemoved Andy (Stegman)around tonight because Iknew they would try tofocus on him. We were for-tunate because our guysstepped up."

Wheelersburg will playin the regional tournamenton Wednesday at theConvocation Center.

Ironton -- 17 8 12 15 -- 52Wheelersburg -- 19 12 14 13 -- 58Ironton -- Morton 1 0 4, Elliott 1 5 7, Carter6 3 16, Fletcher 5 2 12, Culbertson 1 0 2,Dutey 1 0 2, White 3 3 9.Wheelersburg -- McBee 1 0 3,Schankweiler 2 2 6, Ballard 6 5 19, Ward5 0 10, Stegman 3 5 11, Miller 1 4 6,Massie 1 0 3.3-pointers -- Ironton 2 (Morton, Carter),Wheelersburg 4 (Ballard 2, McBee,Massie).

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Chiefs’ owner confidentthere will be 2011 seasonBy DOUG TUCKERAP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas CityChiefs owner Clark Hunt saidSaturday he is confident there will bean NFL season in 2011 and that theChiefs will be in better position toweather a long work stoppage thansome other teams.

Hunt was involved in much of thenegotiations last week that finally brokedown when the NFL Players Associationmoved to decertify and then filed anantitrust suit against the league.

Hunt told The Associated Press the

Chiefs will benefit from Todd Haleyhaving two years to get his program inplace and develop a continuity on hisstaff. Hunt said the league has notfocused on the possibility of usingreplacement players, as it did in the 1987players strike.

"I do think the work stoppage is goingto have an adverse impact on NFLteams," Hunt said. "I personally believethat teams that changed head coaches thisoffseason will have a very difficult timegetting ready to play football in 2011because they're likely to lose some or allthe (offseason practices) that teams typi-cally have the benefit of."

By HOWARD FENDRICHAP Pro Football Writer

WASHINGTON — Allalong, the NFL said it wascertain the union would dis-solve itself and playerswould head to court forantitrust lawsuits.

All along, the unioninsisted the league's ownerswere planning to lock outthe players.

And that's exactly whathappened.

Unable to decide how todivvy up $9 billion a year,NFL owners and playersput the country's most pop-ular sport in limbo bybreaking off labor negotia-tions hours before their con-tract expired. At midnight,as Friday became Saturday,the owners locked out theplayers — creating theNFL's first work stoppagesince 1987 and putting the2011 season in jeopardy.

The league said in a state-ment Saturday it was "tak-ing the difficult but neces-sary step of exercising itsright under federal laborlow to impose a lockout ofthe union."

On Friday, the uniondecertified, meaning itdeclared itself out of the busi-ness of representing players.In exchange for giving uptheir rights under labor law,the players became able totake their chances in courtunder antitrust law.

That paved the way for 10players, including MVPquarterbacks Tom Brady andPeyton Manning, to sue theowners in federal court inMinneapolis in a class-actionclaim. The players alsosought an injunction to blocka lockout — even before onehad been imposed.

Despite two extensions tothe collective bargainingagreement during 16 days oftalks overseen by a federalmediator — followingmonths of stop-and-startnegotiating — the sides couldnot agree on a new deal.

The league's statement

Saturday called the NFLPlayers Association's decer-tification a "sham" and saidthe players' court action is"built on the indisputablyfalse premise that theNFLPA has stopped being aunion and will merely delaythe process of reaching anagreement."

The statement told fans:"We know that you wantfootball. You will have foot-ball. This will be resolved."

As was clear all along,the dispute came down tomoney. In the end, itappeared the sides wereabout $185 million apart onhow much owners shouldget up front each season forcertain operating expensesbefore splitting the rest ofthe revenues with players— a far cry from the $1 bil-lion that separated the sidesfor months.

But the union refused tobudge any further withoutgetting detailed financialinformation for each team.

"I would dare any one ofyou to pull out any econom-ic indicator that would sug-gest that the NationalFootball League is falling onhard times," NFLPA execu-tive director DeMauriceSmith said. "The last 14days, the National FootballLeague has said, 'Trust us.'But when it came time forverification, they told us itwas none of our business."

By dissolving andannouncing it no longer rep-resents the players in collec-tive bargaining, the unioncleared the way for class-action lawsuits against theNFL, which exercised aCBA opt-out clause in 2008.The antitrust suit — foreverto be known as Brady et alvs. National FootballLeague et al — attacked theleague's policies on thedraft, salary cap and free-agent restrictions such asfranchise-player tags.

Invoking the ShermanAct, a federal antitruststatute from 1890 that limitsmonopolies and restrictions

on commerce, the playersare seeking triple theamount of damages they'veincurred. That means thestakes could be in the hun-dreds of millions of dollars.

It could take a month forthere to be a ruling on theunion's injunction request,and antitrust judgmentsshould take longer.

Depending on what hap-pens in court — aMinnesota judge has heldjurisdiction over NFL labormatters since the early1990s — next season couldbe threatened. The last timeNFL games were lost to awork stoppage came whenthe players struck 24 yearsago, leading to games withreplacement players.

A lockout is a right man-agement has to shut down abusiness when a CBAexpires. It means there canbe no communicationbetween the teams and cur-rent NFL players; no play-ers — including those draft-ed in April — can be signed;teams won't pay for healthinsurance for players.

Even though the NFL isearly in its offseason — andthe regular season is sixmonths away — this ishardly a complete down-time. Free agency usuallybegins in March, and thereare hundreds of free agentsnow in limbo. Also thismonth, under a regularschedule, team-organizedoffseason workouts wouldstart. The lockout grinds allsuch activity to a halt.

March and early April arewhen many sponsors andcorporate partners renewtheir deals with the NFL,part of why the league sayshundreds of millions of dol-lars in revenue are going tobe lost now.

"This obviously is a verydisappointing day for all ofus. I've been here for thebetter part of two weeksnow, and essentially ... theunion's position on the coreeconomic issues has notchanged one iota," New

York Giants owner JohnMara said. "One thing thatbecame painfully apparentto me during this periodwas that their objective wasto go the litigation route."

The NFLPA also decerti-fied in 1989. Antitrust law-suits by players led to a newCBA in 1993 that includedfree agency, and the unionformed again that year.

The sides met from 10a.m. until about 4 p.m.Friday, discussing a newproposal by the owners.When the possibility of athird extension to the CBAwas raised, the union said itfirst wanted assurances itwould get 10 years of audit-ed financial information.

"I will tell you this: Anybusiness where two partnersdon't trust each other, anybusiness where one partysays, 'You need to do X, Yand Z because I told you,' isa business that is not onlynot run well, it is a businessthat can never be as success-ful as it can be," Smith said.

At 4:45 p.m., Smith andthe union's negotiators leftthe mediator's office. About15 minutes later, the uniondecertified.

"No one is happy wherewe are now," NFL leadnegotiator Jeff Pash said. "Ithink we know where the(union's) commitment was.It was a commitment to liti-

gate all along."After Pash talked to the

media outside the FederalMediation and ConciliationService, union lawyer JimQuinn spoke at NFLPAheadquarters about threeblocks away and said: "Ihate to say this, but he hasnot told the truth to ourplayers or our fans. He has,in a word, lied to themabout what happened todayand what's happened overthe last two weeks and thelast two years."

The NFL said its offerincluded splitting the differ-ence in the dispute over howmuch money owners shouldbe given off the top of theleague's revenues. Under theexpiring CBA, the ownersimmediately got about $1billion before dividing theremainder of revenues withthe players; the ownersentered negotiations seekingto roughly double that.

But the owners eventuallyreduced that additionalupfront demand to about$650 million. Then, onFriday, they offered to dropthat to about $325 million.Smith said the unionoffered during talks to giveup $550 million over thefirst four years of a newagreement — or an averageof $137.5 million.

"We worked hard," saidNFL Commissioner Roger

Goodell, who was joined atmediation on Thursday andFriday by nine of the 10members of the owners' pow-erful labor committee. "Wedidn't reach an agreement,obviously. As you know, theunion walked away from themediation process."

Also in the NFL's offer,according to the league:

—Maintaining the 16regular-season games andfour preseason games for atleast two years, with anyswitch to 18 games downthe road being negotiable.

—Instituting a rookie wagescale through which moneysaved would be paid to veter-ans and retired players.

—Creating new year-round health and safetyrules.

—Establishing a fund forretired players, with $82million contributed by theowners over the next twoyears.

—Financial disclosure ofaudited profitability infor-mation that is not evenshared with the NFL clubs.That was proposed by theNFL this week, and rejectedby the union, which beganinsisting in May 2009 for acomplete look at the booksof each of the 32 clubs.

As Pash outlined each ele-ment of the owners' last offer,he ended with the phrase:"Evidently not good enough."

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Union, league see worst fears come true; NFL in limbo

J. Scott Applewhite ■ Associated Press

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, center, speaks with reporters on March 11.

J. Scott Applewhite ■ Associated Press

DeMaurice Smith, executive director for the NFL Players Association, arrives to speak with reporters on March 11.

NFL locks out players after union decertifies

ODNR Releases

COLUMBUS —National Flood AwarenessWeek, March 14-20, is anexcellent time for Ohioansto determine their localflood risks, according tothe Ohio Department ofNatural Resources(ODNR), Division of Soiland Water Resources.

The Federal EmergencyManagement Agency(FEMA) publishes floodmaps for the purpose ofidentifying areas at risk ofthe 1-percent-annual-chance flood, or baseflood.

If you are interested inviewing the floodplainmaps for your area con-tact your local flood-plain administrator orvisit FEMA’s MapService Center,http://msc.fema.gov.

These maps are the basisfor the flood zone determi-nations that banks (andother lenders) use to deter-mine who needs to pur-chase flood insurance. Interms of local floodplainmanagement programs,possession and use of theappropriate FEMA flood-plain map(s) and FloodInsurance Study is a partic-ipation requirement for allcommunities in theNational Flood InsuranceProgram.

Carrying flood insuranceis one of the easiest ways ahomeowner, renter, busi-ness owner or communitycan mitigate, or lessen, theaffects of property damageassociated with high water,according to the OhioDepartment of NaturalResources.

A flood insurance policycan be written to coverstructures, contents of

structures, or structures andcontents combined. Anylicensed property or casu-alty insurance agent canwrite a flood insurance pol-icy.

Although most floodinsurance policies are writ-ten by local agents, thepolicies are underwrittenby the National FloodInsurance Program of thefederal government.Individual communitiesmust participate in the pro-gram for flood insurance tobe made available. In Ohio,more than 700 municipali-ties, as well as 86 of the 88counties participate in theNational Flood InsuranceProgram. Flood insuranceis available in a township ifthe county in which it islocated participates in theNational Flood InsuranceProgram.

If you want to learn moreabout flood insurance, visitFloodSmart.gov. At thissite, you will be able to finda local agent, learn addi-tional flood facts, assessyour flood risk, and file aclaim.

Anglers and BoatersShould Prepare for Cold

Water Temperatures

COLUMBUS — TheOhio Department ofNatural Resources(ODNR) has good advicefor the thousands ofanglers who soon will bewading in and boatingupon frigid waterways inhopes of landing a prizecatch—dress for the watertemperature instead of airtemperature.

"Recreational boatersand anglers are amongthose most at risk of sus-taining hypothermia due

to a cold water immersionif they are not dressedproperly for the water tem-perature," said PamelaDillon, chief of the ODNRDivision of Watercraft."Boating and fishing safe-ty begins with the choicespeople make before get-ting on the water; it is crit-ical to take steps to reducethe risks of hypothermiaexposure at this time ofyear."

Hypothermia is a condi-tion in which body temper-ature drops below normaldue to exposure to coldtemperatures and requiresmedical treatment.Unexpected immersioninto cold water can result indrowning and often con-tributes to hypothermia forthose persons who areunprepared for extremelycold water.

People are usuallyinclined to dress for the airtemperature instead ofwater temperature whenenjoying outdoors recre-ation on or near the water.Generally, the water tem-peratures of Ohio’s water-ways remain bone chillingand are very slow to warmduring March, April andearly May.

The following are somesafety tips to help reduceexposure to the risks ofhypothermia while boatingand fishing:

* Dress for the currentwater temperature and notthe air temperature whenboating in early spring.Wear layers of protectiveclothing including neo-prene, polypropylene,wool, synthetic fleece andGoretex. Avoid 100 percentcotton and denim gar-ments, such as blue jeans,sweatshirts and flannelshirts. The final layer of

protective clothing shouldalways be a U.S. CoastGuard approved life jacketor vest.

* Carry a cellphoneinside a plastic bag in casean emergency should arise.

* Avoid alcohol con-sumption to help preventthe onset of hypothermiasymptoms.

* Avoid capsizing andswamping by ensuring thatboats are not overloaded,but are properly loaded andbalanced before leaving thelaunch ramp or dock.

* Properly and safelyanchor a boat from the bowwhen using a single line.

* File a float plan witha person of responsibilityso that assistance may berequested if boaters are sig-nificantly overdue in theirreturn from the water.

Additional informationon boating safety tips andeducation programs maybe found online atwww.ohiodnr.com/water-craft or by following theDivision of Watercraft onFacebook or Twitter. Youmay also call toll-free (inOhio only) 1-877-4BOATER.

Boxing up Ohio’sForestry

Accomplishments

COLUMBUS — Inhonor of the UnitedNations International Yearof Forests this year,young forest ambassadorsfrom Franklin andHighland counties aresharing Ohio with theworld, according to theOhio Department ofNatural Resources(ODNR), Division ofForestry. This uniqueglobal partnership is

being coordinated withProject Learning Tree(PLT).

Middle-school studentsfrom several Greenfieldschools, guided by theirteacher Barb Cook, andstudents from Deb Todd’sfifth grade class at SlateHill Elementary inWorthington, assemblednumerous items represent-ing Ohio trees and forests.All chosen items had to fitin a 15x15x8 inch card-board Forest ExchangeBox.

The Highland Countystudents are from the giftedand talented programs rep-resenting four Greenfieldsystem schools: BuckskinElementary, RainsboroElementary, GreenfieldElementary and GreenfieldMiddle School.

“We had a great timeplanning and rounding upitems for the Ohio box,”said Cook. “Whenever weuse a PLT lesson or activityin class, the students learna lot and have fun in theprocess.”

The Slate Hill studentsreceived items for the

Forest Exchange Boxfrom their HighlandCounty counterparts andadded their own researchprojects highlighting theforests of Ohio.Finishing touches weremade to the Ohio box byPLT intern Ron Dreyfus,an urban forestry majorat The Ohio StateUniversity.

“Our state’s ForestExchange Box was anespecially good learningexperience, and the kidsare excited about showingoff Ohio this way,” saidTodd.

“The InternationalYear of Forests designa-tion stresses the humandependence of sustain-ably managed forests,and PLT has embracedthis opportunity for stu-dents,” said RobertBoyles, chief of theODNR Division ofForestry, state sponsor ofPLT. “We are proud ofthe students for theirhard work on this proj-ect, which representsOhio’s forests to theworld.”

OUTDOORSB4 Sunday, March 13, 2011 Portsmouth Daily Times

G. SAM PIATT

Fishing in the region ispretty much on hold rightnow as streams, rivers andlakes are flooding. Evenfarm ponds are too muddyto produce. Fishing back-waters is sometimes pro-ductive, but is pretty muchunpredictable.

As I write this, the raincontinues coming down,and the Ohio River contin-ues coming up. And myfriends living in the floodplain — such as down alonglower Ziegler Lane west ofPortsmouth and inBeattyville, the little villagein South Portsmouth whereI spent my boyhood —wring their hands and watchthe river.

They can ill afford towait too long, until it's toolate to back a truck up tothe porch.

In Beattyville, the lasttime some residents,such as the late HoboCooper, had to movetheir belongings out wasin March 1997, whenthe Ohio River reached63 feet. Predictions forthe current event call fora crest today (Sunday,March 13) of about 54feet.

But will it? At 58 feet itwould begin to back intothe ditches that carry stormwater into the river and startto creep into the villagefrom the lower end.

At 9 a.m. Thursday, therainfall was heavy andexpected to be so for at leastanother 24 hours. And itwasn't just a local rain. Itwas coming down all theway up to Pittsburgh.

Hobo's widow, Jerri,looked from time to timeout her windows toward theriver, about 50 yards away,and wished Hobo was hereto make a decision.

In 1997, the water creptup the walls of the tworooms on the front of thehouse, which are at groundlevel, but did not get on themain floor, which is fourfeet above ground level.Even so, they lost the fur-nace and AC and hot watertank. The water wound upsurrounding the house andfilled the streets and thefamily barely managed toget their belongings out bytruck before a boat wouldhave been necessary.

"I'm almost 74. I can't gothrough that again," JerriCooper said.

At that time they didn'thave flood insurance. TheFederal EmergencyManagement Agency(FEMA) loaned themenough money to replaceequipment and some floor-ing and get things back inorder. The loan was made at3.5 percent interest andshe's still repaying that loan13 years later.

This time she does haveflood insurance, paid for at$42.50 a month. But thepolicy calls for her to paythe first $2,000 in damages.

Today, at my home inSand Hill, two miles aboveSouth Shore, I don't have tobe concerned about flood-ing. If the river reaches myhouse, Noah will be loading

animals into the ark.But having lived in the

flood plain nearly all of mygrowing-up years, I cansympathize with JerriCooper and others like her.Most of the time they enjoytheir home on the river.With no flood wall toimpede their view, they canwatch the towboats go by.They can have their own lit-tle boat dock, and just walkdown "under the bank" togo fishing. But every sooften, such as now, they arereminded afresh and anewthat the beautiful Ohio canturn ugly; turn from being afriend into being the enemywho invades their propertyand their lives.

I was too young to fullyexperience the Big One, theflood of 1937, when theOhio River reached 74 feetat Beattyville. At the timewe lived at the top of StonerHill, in Old Fullerton, highup where we could lookdown on the river, see itbending past New Bostonand flowing on pastPortsmouth; see the SciotoRiver flowing down fromthe north to empty into thebigger river at the lower endof Portsmouth.

There is one sharp imagethat sticks in my mind fromthat flood of '37. It is of mymother, standing in ourfront yard, holding me inher arms, and pointing to ahouse - or was it a barn? -floating down the middle ofthat yellow, debris-strewnriver.

I recall quite vividlyanother flood, five or sixyears later, when my fathermade a wrong call on whento move. We had movedfrom the top of Stoner toDover, Ky., following my

father's job as a track main-tenance worker on the C&ORailroad.

But before the summerwas out he was transferredback to the FullertonDivision, and this time wemoved into a house in lowerFullerton, between the rail-road and the river, in theflood plain.

The radio told us theriver would crest that nightat a level just below thelevel of our floors. Wetrusted the prediction andwent to bed.

Sometime in the night Icame out of sleep to findmyself in the arms of myfather. He had on hip bootsand carried me through afoot of water, out the frontdoor, and across two thickplanks reaching from thefront porch to the roadway,where a truck waited. All ofour belongings had to be

carried across those planksand loaded into the truck.There was no such thing asflood insurance in thosedays.

We moved into a little redbrick at the foot of StonerHill. But soon we weremoving again, to Ashville,Ohio, following my father'sjob.

After a year there, wemoved back, this time locat-ing into a cottage inBeattyville, the next streetup from where Jerri Cooperlives today.

And there we encoun-tered the unpredictableOhio again. The rivermoved up the street until itsurrounded the MethodistChurch next door. It creptinto our yard and throughthe yard up each side of thehouse, but still a couple offeet below our floors.

My father drove a stake

into the yard with blackstrips of paint a foot apart.He watched this throughoutthe day as the water movedup, slower and slower allthe time. As night fell thewater level seemed to beholding almost steady. Wewent to bed, and I won-dered if we would be evac-uating again in the middleof the night.

But wen morning camewe found that the water hadbarely seeped in on the edgeof one floor in the lowestpart of the house.

And stopped. By noon ithad fallen a few inches.

In late afternoon, as thewater continued to recede,the sun came out.

And life on the banks ofthe river was good again.

G. SAM PIATT can bereached at (740) 353-3101, ext.236, or spiatt@heartlandpubli-cations.com.

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The Ohio River, shown in a summertime view looking upstream from the Kentucky hills as it winds downtoward Wheelersburg.

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Shawnee State University is seeking applicants for the position of Financial Aid Specialist. This position assists in the general office operations, maintains knowledge of specialized areas of financial aid, (includingloans, PELL, scholarships, federal work study, and/or 3rd party/outside agency award programs) and assistsstudents’ and parents’ aid concerns in the initial phase of the student aid process. Other duties include: informstudents and parents about eligibility requirements for institutional aid programs; direct students in completionof the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), scholarship applications, student aid appeals, andother financial aid processes; apply aid from federal, state, institutional and/or outside agencies and monitorstudents’ program requirements. This position provides backup to the Student Business Center. The completejob description can be found at www.shawnee.edu/employment.

Qualifications: Associate degree or completion of technical specialty programs of two to three years duration (or equivalent knowledge)* Two years related experience. Demonstrated expertise with automated computer systems and relational databases (i.e., Jenzabar, PeopleSoft, Banner, Lawson, etc.).  Must beable to produce spreadsheets, reports and/or documents using current software applications (i.e., Microsoft Excel, Word, etc.).  Demonstrated ability to perform semi-complex mathematical calculations.  Must have high level analytical and communication skills to articulate the complexities ofthe financial aid process with students/parents and interact effectively with a variety of publics and situations. Demonstrated ability to be detail oriented.  Must be able to complete work assignments withaccuracy while responding to frequent and varied interruptions.  Motivated team player with a positive attitude and demonstrated ability to take initiative and provide superior customer service.  Must be self-disciplined and able to work independently with strong work ethic and exemplary work place skills (punctual and task oriented).  (*“Equivalent knowledge” means knowledge attained at a level commensurate with the educational requirement stated above*)

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INSIDEAnniversaries . . . . . . . . . . .C2Births/Birthdays . . . . . . . . .C2Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6Engagements . . . . . . . . . . .C2Entertainment Calendar . . .C2Horoscope . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6,7Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C5

Sunday• Set clocks ahead one hour as Daylight

Savings Time begins.• Members of St. Mary's Over 50 Club,

meeting for lunch, Buffalo Wild Wings,Portsmouth, 2 p.m.

Monday• Portsmouth Rotary Club, lunch and meet-

ing, Sodexo Ballroom, University Center,Shawnee State University Campus, SecondStreet, noon.

• St. Peters Over 55 club, meeting, St.Peters Hall, 2176 Lick Run Lyra Road,Wheelersburg, noon.

• Lucasville Kiwanis, meeting, LucasvilleLibrary, 103 Ohio 728, Lucasville, 6 p.m.

• Down by the River Quilt Guild, meeting,First Presbyterian Church, Third and Courtstreets, 6:30 p.m.

• Greenup County Wildlife Club, meeting,clubhouse, Pinson Road, Maloneton, Ky., 7p.m.

• Elk Lodge, meeting, gold course, 7:30 p.m.• Sciotoville Post Veterans of Foreign Wars,

meeting, Post Home, 601 Harding Ave.,Sciotoville, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday• New Boston Kiwanis, luncheon meeting,

Kiwanis Housing, Rhodes Avenue, NewBoston, 11:45 a.m.

• Maloneton (Ky.) Homemakers, meeting,McKell Public Library, 22 McKell Lane, SouthShore, Ky., 1 p.m.

• Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis sup-port group, meeting, Classroom 2, GibsonBuilding, East Campus, Southern Ohio MedicalCenter, 2201 25th St., 5:30 p.m.

• Surviving Our Loss and ContinuingEveryday (SOLACE), support group for fami-lies and friends who have lost a loved one to adrug related death, All Saints EpiscopalChurch, 610 Fourth St., 6-7:30 p.m.

• South Webster Class of 1961, meeting toplan 50-year reunion, South Webster HighSchool, 10529 Main St., South Webster, 6p.m.; all classmates please attend.

• Third annual Celebrity Dinner and Auction,$25 advance tickets required, SOMC FriendsCenter, 1202 18th St., 6-9 p.m.; for reserva-tions contact Amy Huffman (740) 354-3829, ext234.

• Shawnee Nature Club, meeting, ArmyNational Guard Major Randel "Randy" Rogersdiscussing birds and flora of Iraq, ForrestRoom, Hill View Retirement Center, 1610 28thSt., 7 p.m; in addition to his official duties, hewas the unofficial naturalist for his unit whilestationed in Iraq; besides birds, he also sawnumerous mammals and photographed manywildflowers; for information contact MarijeanRapp at (740) 858-2758.

Wednesday• Portsmouth Kiwanis, luncheon meeting,

Ramada Inn, Second Street, 11:45 a.m.• Northwest Local Professional

Development Committee, meeting, NESConference Room, 4728 Henley DeemerRoad, McDermott; high and middle schools,2:45 p.m.; elementary following dismissal.

Thursday• Retirees of USEC's Piketon Plant, both

hourly and salary, monthly luncheon, Gatti’sPizza, located at 1658 11th St., Portsmouth, 11a.m.; spouses encouraged to attend; for infor-mation call USEC Public Affairs at (740) 897-2863 or (740) 897-2457.

• Voice of Veterans, meeting, VAMCBuilding 35, Room BB-112, 17273 Ohio 104,Chillicothe, 1 p.m.; for information call EmilyBreighner, Ph.D., local recovery coordinator, at(740) 773-1141, ext, 6322, or e-mail atemily.breighner@va.gov.

• Wheelersburg Kiwanis, meeting, PorterTownship Hall, 1535 Dogwood Ridge Road,Wheelersburg, 5:30 p.m.

• Portsmouth Area Depression and BipolarSupport Group, Cornerstone United MethodistChurch, 808 Offnere St., 5:30 p.m.; for informa-tion call (740) 353-2548.

• Celebrate Recovery, safe place for anyonewith a hurt, habit, or hang-up to gather, worshipand share, Cornerstone United MethodistChurch, 808 Offnere St., 5:30-8 p.m.; for moreinformation call Pastor Kym James at (740)353-2548.

• Portsmouth Area Jaycees, business meet-ing, 2033 Gallia St., 7:30 p.m.; new and poten-tial members are invited; for information call(740) 353-6709.

Saturday• Scioto County Memorial Day Association,

meting, James Dickey Post American Legion,705 Court St., 1 p.m.; Paul Claxon, president;David Holt, vice president; June Meade, secre-tary; William Rush, treasurer; for more informa-tion call (740) 858-5388; next meeting at 1 p.m.April 16.

By ERIC KEPHASPDT Staff Writer

For most college students,spring break is a time for relaxingand having fun. For a group ofabout 20 Boston College stu-dents, this year's spring breakmeant more than that.

While others flocked to vaca-tion favorites like Cancun,Mexico, this group of studentsleft chilly Boston, Massachusettsfor chilly Portsmouth, Ohio.Upon their arrival, they teamedup with Habitat for Humanity andhelped build a new home onFranklin Avenue.

"We're with a program calledAppalachia Volunteers fromBoston College," one of the stu-dents, Katy Pizza, explained."The program as a whole goes todifferent areas of the Appalachiaregion to do either Habitat forHumanity work or work in thecommunity."

Another student, MarkDornauer, pointed out that thestudents often benefit from theexperience just as much as thecommunity does.

"This is a change for kids of areally different background —usually from the northeast, fromBoston College — to kind of seewhat life is like in a differentregion of the country," Dornauersaid. "So this project is as somuch to help the community herein Portsmouth as it is to bring asense of enlightenment to the kidshere."

Dornauer hails from Tiffin,Ohio and has visited Portsmouthbefore, so he already knew what

to expect. That was not the casefor Pizza.

"For me, I'm from California...and it's so different," Pizza said."It's a very eye-opening experi-ence, but the people here havebeen so welcoming."

Specifically, Pizza said she wassurprised by the area's religiousdevotion and general hospitality.

"This is a very faith-basedcommunity, and that's kind of dif-ferent from the area I've comefrom," Pizza said. "But peoplereally kind of put their faith intoaction. They're so hospitable."

Project Manager Jeff Hamiltonsaid that the Boston College stu-dents did a great job, especiallyconsidering many of them lackexperience.

"The students are great. Ofcourse, they don't have muchexperience so it takes a littlepatience and time," Hamiltonsaid. "They're great workers.They work at it. You show themwhat to do a few times and theypick it up real quick like."

Hamilton said was to have thewalls up before the BostonCollege students left, but saidthere is no timeline for the projectas a whole.

"(It'll be done) when we getdone," Hamilton said. "When youdo it with volunteers and youdon't know if you're going to havetwo people or 20 people, we don'ttry to do a timeframe. We just getit done as soon as we can."

ERIC KEPHAS can be reached at(740) 353-3101 ext. 234 or atekephas@heartlandpublications.com

Shipping down from BostonBoston College students volunteer to build a home in Portsmouth

Eric Kephas ■ Daily Times

A group of students from Boston College spent their spring break helping Habitat for Humanity build a house in Portsmouth.

Eric Kephas ■ Daily Times

Boston College students work to get the walls put up on a home in Portsmouth on Tuesday, March 8.

Eric Kephas ■ Daily Times

After a short break, a Boston College students receives instruction.

Eric Kephas ■ Daily Times

Project Manager Jeff Hamilton is seen hard at work on March 8. Hamiltonsaid there is no timeline for when to have the house completely built.

It’s been fiveyears since myfriend and cowork-er, Julie Gillespie,passed on at age 31due to ovarian can-cer. Over the yearsI’ve receivednumerous testi-monies of how hereight part series,chronicling her bat-tle with cancer, hasinspired andencouraged its readers. I’mconfident that there aremany others who can stillbenefit from Julie’s nakedlyhonest confessions andinsight; therefore I amrepublishing her series insequence. But I remindreaders that this seriesevolved unplanned andunrehearsed over severalmonths. Here is part two,“To Ask or Not to Ask”.

“I’ll be the first to admitthat I’m not the most well-informed cancer patient.This was vividly illustratedto me one day when a co-worker asked what kind ofcancer I had. When I repliedthat I had ovarian cancer, heasked me what type of ovar-ian cancer. I had absolute-ly no idea. He seemed sur-prised and quickly changedthe subject.

There are endless clichesthat encourage one to “takecharge” when diagnosedwith a life threatening ill-ness; “Knowledge is power,take control of your health”and my personal favorite,“Remember your doctorworks for you,” are just

some of the clichesthat come to mind.Maybe it isbecause I’m trust-ing by nature, orbecause I work in ahospital, but I’venever understoodwhy we areencouraged to havean adversarial rela-tionship with thosewho are trying tocare for us. It is

such a waste of time andenergy.

Do I believe one shouldget the best doctor they can?You bet! Do I advocate get-ting second opinions?Absolutely! But for heavenssake once you settle on adoctor, a little trust and faithgo a long way to aid inrecovery; as does knowingwhat your limits are withknowledge of your disease.

When I was first diag-nosed I wanted to knoweverything. I charged intomy first consultation armedwith a litany of questions.What stage am I? What arethe fiv-year survival rates?What is the rate of reoccur-rence? I did not like hisanswers, which went alongthe lines of Stage IV with alow survival rate and highreoccurrence rate. I felt asif a Mack truck had hit me.It was then that I decidedthat if I was to fight this dis-ease I could not know everydetail. If I did, it would killany will to fight.

This is a personal choicethat is difficult for many tounderstand. We live in the

information age in whichany problem or illness weface has it’s own web site.They provide wonderfulinformation for those whocan handle it. I just happennot to be one of those peo-ple. That’s not to say Ihaven’t looked. It’s like thecar wreck analogy, youknow it won’t be pleasantbut you have to take aglance. You never see whatyou want to see. PersonallyI wanted to visit the website or read the book thatsaid my cancer had a 100percent survival rate andwould never come back.Unfortunately the first site Ivisited began with a tributeto its founder who recentlydied of her cancer. I shutdown the computer.

I don’t stay completely inthe dark. I ask questions ofmy doctors and my nurses,but I don’t obsess aboutlearning everything there isto know about my diseaseand treatments. I stronglybelieve in two things, myGod and my oncologist’sability and integrity. Ibelieve that while knowl-edge is power, ignorance isalso bliss. So these dayswhen I surf the net it is usu-ally to read up on the latestworld events. When I sitdown to read it is usually agood fiction novel or maga-zine. Now I no longer fellthe need to read endlessbooks to become an experton ovarian cancer. I livewith it everyday. I think thatmakes me expert enough.

I invite you to send com-

ments directly to Julie’sparents at gillispie6812@roadrunner.com.

LOREN HARDIN is a mem-ber of SOMC Hospice, part ofSouthern Ohio Medical Center.He can be reached by e-mail athardinl@somc.org or visitwww.lorenhardin.com.

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Engagements

Anniversaries

Births

Williams - BashamRenee Hacker Williams

of Ironton will become thebride of Nicholas R.Basham of Portsmouth onSaturday, March 19, 2011,at the Cornerstone UnitedMethodist Church.

The bride-elect is adaughter of Larry andBernadette Hacker ofIronton. She is a graduate ofSt. Joseph High School inIronton and OhioUniversity. She is a kindergarten teacher at Rock HillElementary School.

The future bridegroom is a son of David and JuliaBasham of Franklin Furnace. He is a Green High Schoolgraduate, a graduate of Morehead State University with aBachelor of Science in Music Education and a graduate ofOhio University with a Master of Science inAdministration. He is a band director at Rock Hill LocalSchools and 3rd Ward Councilman for the city ofPortsmouth.

Hawkins, 50 yearsMr. and Mrs. Larry N.

Hawkins of Cincinnati andHuntington, W.Va., cele-brated their 50th weddinganniversary on Friday,March 11, 2011.

They were married onMarch 11, 1961, in BereanBaptist Church inSciotoville by the late Rev.Henry Hawkins, Larry'sfather.

Linda is a daughter of thelate Dale Jenkins and Mrs. Lucille Jenkins of Sciotoville.Larry is a son of the late Rev. Henry and Frances Hawkins.

Larry and Linda are parents to Larry Hawkins Jr.(Donna) of Jasper, Ind., and Teresa (Joseph) Evans ofHuntington, W.Va., and grandparents of six.

Larry retired from Procter & Gamble of Cincinnati after37 years, and Linda retired as a clinical nurse specialistin mental health from the Pauline Warfield Lewis Centerof Cincinnati, where she worked for 32 years.

Wilson, 50 yearsMr. and Mrs. Robert

Wilson of Portsmouthobserved their 50th wed-ding anniversary in January2011.

Mr. Wilson and the for-mer Gerry Nourse wereunited in marriage on Jan.28, 1961, at Long RunMethodist Church inClarktown.

Bob and Gerry are theparents of three daughters,Lynn (Rod) Clark of Evansville, Ind., Jill (Keith) Harris ofMount Vernon, Ohio, and Sara (Gill) McKinney ofPlainfield, Ill. They also have eight grandchildren.

Mr. Wilson is retired from American Electric Powerwhere he worked for 42 years. Mrs. Wilson retired fromCommunity Action Clinic after 27 years.

A reception for family and friends will be held April 2at Hill View Retirement Center, 1610 28th St.

Southern Ohio Medical CenterFeb. 22Sheri Nichols and Brian Taylor of Otway, son.Feb. 24Mickey Ward and Andra Ward of Portsmouth, son.Feb. 25Wes Cassidy and Lindsey Hussey of Portsmouth, son.Jill Cracraft and Josh Cracraft of Manchester, daughter.Jessica Chambers of Stout, son.Draymane Robinson and Jessica Porter of Portsmouth, son.Ashley Hicks and Rusty Woolridge of Piketon, daughter.Feb. 27Amber Hatfield and James Howard of Waverly, daughter.Kala Jackson and Kevin Rodgers of Beaver, daughter.Taylor Riggs and Marie Tackett of Otway, son.Feb. 28Mr. and Mrs. Erin and Cori Martin of Portsmouth, son.March 1Robert and Jennifer Jones of Wheelersburg, daughter.March 2Valerie Cannady of Beaver, daughter.Jessica Scott of Blue Creek, son.Tim and Cindy Miller of Minford, daughter.Don and Sarah Butler of Ironton, daughter.March 3Jason and Bridget Bennett of Wheelersburg, daughter.Amanda Ault and Ryan Bailey of Wheelersburg, daughter.Patty Howell and David Howell of Vanceburg, Ky., daughter.Angelika "Angel" Allen of Portsmouth, daughter.Shad and Crystal Conn of Wheelersburg, son.March 4Katie Shepherd of Wheelersburg, daughter.Mr. and Mrs. Adam and Ashley Barton of Sciotoville, son.March 7Mindy Grooms and Brian Bradford of Portsmouth, daughter.David and Brittany Grassel of West Portsmouth, son.LaShawna Moore-McGinnis of Portsmouth, daughter.Matthew and Erica Johnson of Oak Hill, son.March 8Gwena McCane and Jacob Bentley of Vanceburg, Ky., twin sons.March 9Brittani and George Roberts of Otway, daughter.Chelsea Rose and Stephen Rose of New Boston, daughter.Michaela Alberty of Jackson, son.

Question: Canyou tell me aboutNiacin? Somepeople use it forraising their goodcholesterol, and Ihave also heard itcan preventAlzheimer’s. Isthis correct? Arethere other uses?

Answer: Niacinis a naturally occur-ring B vitamin,commonly referredto as B3. Like all of the Bvitamins (there are eight),niacin helps to improvemetabolism, keeps the nerv-ous system functioningproperly, and is essential forkeeping the skin, eyes, hair,and digestive tract — espe-cially the liver — healthy. Italso plays an important rolein manufacturing hormones,improving circulation andlowering blood cholesterollevels.

Niacin is found naturallyin many foods, such asdairy products, lean meats,poultry and fish, eggs,green vegetables and nuts.

It is also found inyeast, breads andcereal grains.Vitamin B3 defi-ciency is very rarein the UnitedStates, but it doesoccur. Alcoholismis the most fre-quent cause of B3deficiency in theU.S. If the defi-ciency is severe, itcauses a diseasecalled Pellagra,

with symptoms of skin dis-ease, diarrhea, dementiaand depression.

Because vitamin B3 is awater soluble vitamin, it isnot stored in the body. Itpasses through the kidneysand is excreted in urine, soit must be replenished reg-ularly. Most people do notneed a B3 supplement; infact, it can be toxic in highdoses, causing damage tothe liver and vision,increased blood sugar lev-els, and recurrence of pre-existing gout.

Niacin has been widelyused in the last 50 years to

lower the low densitylipoprotein, or bad choles-terol, as well as triglyc-erides. It also raises thehigh density lipoprotein, orgood cholesterol. Becauseof its beneficial affects oncholesterol, niacin has beenincorporated into severalprescription medications.

It is also believed thatniacin’s affect on choles-terol has secondary bene-fits, such as reducing therisk of atherosclerosis(hardening of the arties)and in reducing the risk ofa second heart attack.

As for Alzheimer’s dis-ease prevention, somestudies have shown thatpeople who have dietshigh in niacin may be at alower risk for Alz-heimer’s, but no studieshave been done to see ifniacin supplements makeany difference.

If you have Type 2 dia-betes, you need to becareful with niacin sup-plements because they’vebeen shown to raise bloodsugar, so close sugar

monitoring is important ifyou are diabetic and takeniacin. Also niacin shouldnot be taken if you havegout.

A common side effect ofniacin is facial flushing.This can be reduced by tak-ing a regular strength adultaspiring about 30 minutesbefore taking the niacin.

Niacin does interactwith many medicationsso please check withyour physician beforeyou start taking anyniacin supplement.

Family Medicine is a weeklycolumn. To submit questions,write to MARTHA A.SIMPSON, D.O., M.B.A., OhioUniversity College ofOsteopathic Medicine, P.O.Box 110, Athens, OH 45701, orvia e-mail to readerques-tions@familymedicinenews.org. Medical information in thiscolumn is provided as an edu-cational service only. It doesnot replace the judgment ofyour personal physician, whoshould be relied on to diag-nose and recommend treat-ment for any medical condi-tions. Past columns are avail-able online at www.familymedi-cinenews.org.

To ‘B’ or not to ‘B’

Dr. MarthaSimpsonContributingColumnist

It was the best oftimes, it was theworst of times ...The Feb. 23 issueof The Journal ofthe AmericanMedical Associa-tion (JAMA) has acommentary bytwo internistsabout Rosiglita-zone and the classof drugs it belongsto, thiazolidine-dione (TZD).(1) This classof drugs treats type 2 dia-betes by increasing sensi-tivity to insulin. The first ofthe TZDs, Troglitazone(Rezulin), was a block-buster for Pfizer. It waswithdrawn from the marketwhen it was found to causetoo much hepatitis.Rosiglitazone (Avandia)was the next of this class tofall into disrepute becauseit may increase the risk ofhaving a heart attack orstroke. There is one drugfrom this class left,Pioglitazone (Actos) which

is not totally freeof those risks. Partof the problem isthat decreasingblood sugar istaken as surrogateevidence that thedrug will decreasedeath and compli-cations of type 2diabetes, sincethose problemsare associatedwith elevated

blood sugar. But some-times surrogate changesare a leap of faith too far.There is also the problemthat all 3 drugs in this classcause weight gain. Theyare also very expensive.Drs. Lipska and Ross thinkthat maybe, "It is time tothink outside this class."

More optimistic is areview in the next issue ofJAMA (2) of a promisingnew class of drugs for low-ering cholesterol.

A major internationaltrial will investigatewhether a cholesteryl ester

transfer protein (CETP)inhibitor can reduce car-diovascular risk. The studyannounced during theScientific Sessions of theAmerican Heart Assoc-iation held in Chicago inNovember, seeks to deter-mine whether lipid modifi-cation with anacetrapibreduces the risk of coro-nary death, myocardialinfarction, or coronaryrevascularization in pa-tients with established vas-cular disease who are tak-ing a statin to treat elevatedlow-density lipoproteincholesterol (LDL-C) (badcholesterol). In preliminarytrials, this drug was foundto lower the bad cholesteroland elevate the good cho-lesterol by a new mecha-nism of action. It might betoo soon to break out thechampagne or buy stock inMerk because a trial of anearlier drug from this class,torcetrapib, was terminatedin 2006 after it was found

to cause excess deaths andcardiovascular events. Thisnew drug does not seem tohave those problems, andthese investigators aregoing about it right. Theyare assessing overall out-comes and not just choles-terol changes, which "are asurrogate end point, and wehave come to be suspiciousof surrogate end points;there is not a guarantee ofsuccess."

1. Lipska KJ, Ross JS.Switching fromRosiglitazone. Thinkingouside the class. JAMA.2011; 305:820-1.

2. Midka M. CETP inhi-bition shows promise asway to reduce cardiovas-cular disease risk. JAMA.2011; 305:136-7.

JOHN DITRAGLIA, M.D.,writes a weekly column devot-ed to "Fat Sciences," one ofthe biggest preoccupations ofAmerica. He can be reached at(740) 354-6605 orjditrag@zoomnet.net or visitfat-science.org.

Tale of two drug classes

JohnDiTraglia,M.D.ContributingColumnist

LorenHardinContributingColumnist

For years, SocialSecur i ty hasstressed the con-venience, security,and safety of get-ting benefit pay-ments electroni-cally. Soon, direct deposit(or Direct Express) willnot only be the best way toreceive Federal benefitpayments — it will be theonly way.

That’s because the U.S.Department of theTreasury announced a newrule that will phase outpaper checks for Federalbenefit and non-tax pay-ments by March 1, 2013.

Here is how the transi-tion will work.

• Anyone applying forSocial Security orSupplemental SecurityIncome (SSI) benefits onor after May 1, 2011, willreceive their paymentselectronically, while thosealready receiving paper

checks will needto switch to elec-tronic paymentsby March 1,2013.

• Anyone al-ready receiving

their benefit paymentselectronically will contin-ue to receive their paymentas usual on their paymentday.

• People receiving bene-fits have the option ofdirect deposit to a bank orcredit union account (oftheir choice) or into aDirect Express — DebitMasterCard — cardaccount (a Treasury-rec-ommended prepaid cardoption). You can visitwww.GoDirect.org tolearn more.

• Social Security, SSI,Veterans Affairs, RailroadRetirement Board, Officeof Personnel Managementbenefits, and other non-taxpayments are included.

For most people gettingmonthly benefits, thiswon’t really be a change;already 8 out of 10 benefi-ciaries receive paymentselectronically.

Why the push for elec-tronic payments instead ofpaper checks received inthe mail?

• It’s safer: no risk ofchecks being lost or stolen;

• It’s easy and reliable:no need to wait for themail or go to the bank tocash a check;

• It saves taxpayersmoney: no cost for postageand paper and printing;

• It saves you money: nocheck-cashing fees orbank fees; and

• It’s good for the envi-ronment: it saves paperand eliminates transporta-tion costs.

If you still get yourcheck in the mail, youdon’t need to wait for thenew rule to go into effect

to enjoy the benefits ofelectronic payments.Please visit www.godi-rect.org today and begingetting your SocialSecurity and SSI pay-ments the safe, easy,inexpensive, and greenway — electronically.

TONIE GARCIA is theSocial Security DistrictManager in Portsmouth.

The Board of Trusteesof the Portsmouth PublicLibrary will be meeting atthe Main Branch Tuesday,March 15, at noon.

Reading MonthActivities AnnouncedMarch is National

Reading Month and weare ready to celebrate!There will be numerousactivities through themonth geared toward allages.

• Dr. Seuss Celebrationat Your Library

Children may visit andlibrary location during themonth of March and pickup a Dr. Seuss reading log.Prizes will be given forreaching the reading goalof five Dr. Seuss books inone month. There will alsobe a party for children whoreach this goal at the endof the program. For moreinformation, call (740)354-5562.

• K-9 Reading TimeSeveral friends of the

library and their very welltrained dogs have volun-teered their time to helpkids read. Between thehours of 10 a.m. and noonSaturday, March 12,Murphy, one of ourfavorite literary caninesand his owner will be pres-ent in the Copley MeetingRoom of the Main Libraryto listen to any child whowould like to read to him.Call (740) 353-5834 formore information.

• Programs at theMain Branch

Writing SeminarThe Main Branch of the

Portsmouth Public Librarywill be hosting an excitingseries of classes designedto assist aspiring authors

in their efforts to write andbecome published. Thisseries will take placeMonday evenings duringMarch and the beginningof April in the CopleyMeeting Room.

The second class isbeing taught by NationalBest-Selling Author JulesBennett. It is titled ‘ThePath to Publication’ andwill take place at 6 p.m.Monday, March 14. Call(740) 353-5834 for moreinformation.

YogaThe Portsmouth Public

Library will be hosting itsYoga group at 10 a.m. inthe Copley Meeting Roomon Tuesday, March 15.

Irish ShamrockCandlestick

The Local HistoryDepartment will be pre-senting an "IrishShamrock Candlestick"craft on Thursday, March17, at 4 p.m. in the CopleyMeeting Room at theMain Library. Adults willhave fun crafting andlearning about Irish tradi-tion. Call (740) 354-5304to register.

Warm Up AmericaA Group of local knit-

ters will be meeting towork on projects to assistthose in need Saturday,March 19. For more infor-mation please call 740-353-5834.

• Upcoming Children’sActivities AnnouncedStorytimes for children

ages 3 months to 6 yearsat various PortsmouthPublic Library locationswill be held this week. Theschedule is as follows:

Family Storytime —Appropriate for children

of all ages New Boston —

Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.;Northwest — Thursday

at 11:30 a.m.;South Webster —

Thursday at 11:30 a.m.;Lucasville — Friday at

1 p.m.Books N’ Play —

Appropriate for childrenages 4 to 6 years

Main Branch —Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.

Toddler Time —Appropriate for childrenages 2 to 3 years

Wheelersburg —Tuesday at 1 p.m.;

Lucasville —Wednesday at 11 a.m.;

Main Branch —Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

Book Babies —Appropriate for childrenages 3-24 months

Main Branch —Thursday at 11 a.m.

St. Patrick’s Day CraftThe Northwest Branch

of the Portsmouth PublicLibrary will be hosting aSt. Patrick’s Day Craft forkids Wednesday, March16, at 4 p.m. Call (740)372-8314 to register.

• Technology ClassesOffered

The InformationTechnology Departmentof the Portsmouth PublicLibrary will be participat-ing in the Every CitizenOnline program, a state-wide initiative to encour-age residents to use broad-band connections, duringthe months of January andFebruary. Free computerclasses will be offered at avariety of library loca-tions. There will also be anopportunity to take advan-tage of price reduced-price

initiatives for broadbandservices.

The InformationTechnology Departmentof the Portsmouth PublicLibrary will be offering avariety of computer class-es this week. The scheduleis as follows.

Monday, March 14 —Every Citizen Online at 2p.m. at New BostonLibrary.

Tuesday, March 15 —Every Citizen Online at 2p.m. at WheelersburgLibrary.

Thursday, March 17 —Microsoft Word at 11 a.m.at Portsmouth Library.

Thursday, March 17 —Job searching/resume at 4p.m. at PortsmouthLibrary,

If you have any ques-tions regarding the abovementioned technologyclasses or to sign up, call740-354-5688, ext. 204.

Address of thePortsmouth Public Libraryand its branches are:Lucasville Library, 103Ohio 728, Lucasville, (740)259-6119; WheelersburgLibrary, 10745 Old GalliaPike, Wheelersburg, (740)574-6116; New BostonLibrary, 3850 Rhodes Ave.,New Boston, (740) 456-4412; South WebsterLibrary, 496 Webster St.,South Webster, (740) 778-2122; Northwest Library,13056 Ohio 73, Room 12,McDermott, (740) 372-8314; and PortsmouthLibrary, 1220 Gallia St.,(740) 354-5688 or chil-dren’s department at (740)354-5562.

Source: Grace Peach,publicity coordinator

LIFE & FUN Portsmouth Daily Times Sunday, March 13, 2011 C3

The 7 Nations Celtic Club's, St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee would like to thank all of the following businesses

and individuals for your support in making the 5th St. Patrick's Day Parade the best one yet.

Thanks go to:• 40 ET 8• Barb & John Biggs• Diamond Gem• Hallmark Health Care• Hickies Hamburger Inn• Hopeworks• IBEW Local 575• Interim• Dr. Robin LaValley

• Lewis Materials• John McHenry,

Attorney At Law• OSCO Industries, Inc.• Party Connection• Port City Café & Pub• Rhythm'n Rhinestones• Robert Knox - John Evans,

Eye MDs

• Rosemount Self Storage• Scotty's Potty's• SOMC• Southern Ohio Cab. Co.• Star, Inc.• The Lofts @

840 Gallia Street• Villi Chiropractic Center• Dr. Terrence Bourke Welsh

ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE COMMITTEETHANKS TO THE COMMUNITY

BIRTHDAY SALUTESMake someone’s week

special with a Birthday Salute in the

Portsmouth Daily Times

Birthday Salutes available foreveryone. Children up to 5 yearsof age with photo is $11.00, with-out photo any age is free. Thedeadline is Wednesday at 12:00Noon. Send your picture and birth-day information (please type, orprint legibly). Please include aphone number (phone numberwill not be published). Alongwith a check payable to thePortsmouth Daily Times. For re-turn of picture please enclose aself addressed stamped envelope.

Mail or bring to:P.O. Box 581, 637 Sixth Street

- Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Happy 2nd Birthday

Allison Mineer March 4, 2009,

Love, Daddy & Mommy

Parents: Steve & Beth

Mineer60179629

5th

MikennaDawn Hall!!

Lots of Love, Daddy, Mommy and

Mykenzie!

The 26th annual Scioto County picnic was held Monday, Feb. 28, in Fort Myers, Fla. This event was started by Bill andJenny Combs of Portsmouth. The first picnic was held at Wiggins Pa State Park in Naples, Fla. It was later moved to LakesPark in Fort Myers where it is held each year on the last Monday in February. This year it was attended by 25 former SciotoCounty residents and visitors to Florida. Each year Bob and Pat Klingman make the arrangements for the picnic. In listen-ing to the stories that are told each year it is easy to see that everyone is proud of Scioto County and they brag a lot aboutthe school they attended. The rivalry goes on. The next picnic is Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Lakes Park, Fort Myers.Attending the Scioto County reunion were Bill and Jenny Combs, Ken and Cindy Combs Weitlanf, Robert and Pat SmithKlingman, Charles and Mary Lou Jarvis, Les and Marilyn Wilson, Carrie Jean and Paul Murphy, Sonny Hoskins, John andVera Downs Sengstock, Bob William, Jim Redding, Edna Brackey, Russ Thompson, Al Parsley, John and Deannie Lawson,Phyllis Smith, and Tom and Pat Miller Bowen.

Source: Vera Sengstock

ANNUAL PICNIC HELD IN FORT MYERS, FLA.

St. Patrick’s Day is com-ing! St. Patrick’s Day iscoming! Leprechauns,whiskey, potatoes, the colorgreen, a love of dancing,hospitality, shamrocks…What do you think of whenyou think of the Irish? Ithink of these, but mostly Ithink of poetry.

No one really knows forsure why Ireland’s contribution to world literature hasbeen so disproportionately large for such a relatively smallisland. Indeed, Irish verse holds the honor of being theoldest vernacular poetry in Europe. In other words, theIrish knew that poetry was for the people, and that itshould read and sound like the common people — and notsome artificially ornate creation for a select few. There isa mystique with the Irish, and their love of words andword play. They turn suffering into song, and the world isa playground for their wit and biting humor.

May those who love us, love us;and those who don’t love us,may God turn their hearts;and if He doesn’t turn their hearts,may he turn their anklesso we’ll know them by their limping.This anonymous prayer displays the famous Irish wit, as

does the following toast:When you drink, you get drunk.When you get drunk, you fall asleep.When you sleep, you surely can commit no sin.When you don’t sin you go to heaven.So let’s all get drunk and go to heaven.Perhaps the greatest Irish poet of all-time, is William

Butler Yeats. Here is one of my favorites of his, in whichhe makes us ponder, on a more serious note, the originsand true identity of the self:

Before The World Was Made

If I make the lashes darkAnd the eyes more brightAnd the lips more scarlet,Or ask if all be rightFrom mirror after mirror,No vanity’s displayed:I’m looking for the face I hadBefore the world was made.

What if I look upon a manAs though on my beloved,And my blood be cold the whileAnd my heart unmoved?Why should he think me cruelOr that he is betrayed?I’d have him love the thing that wasBefore the world was made.

Have a great St. Patrick’s Day, all. And as the Irish say:“As you slide down the banister of life, may the splintersnever point in the wrong direction.”

Address correspondence and poetry submissions to: ncar-pathios@shawnee.edu" or NEIL CARPATHIOS, Department ofEnglish and Humanities, Shawnee State University, 940 SecondStreet, Portsmouth, OH 45662. (740-351-3478).

Irish PoemsLetʼsTalkPoetryNeilCarpathios

The Scioto CountyHistorical Society, whosemembers are keepers of the1810 House, will have theannual business meeting at1 p.m. Saturday, March 26,at the 1810 House, 1926Waller St. There importantdecisions to be made per-taining to the operation ofthe house.

The house is open fortours on weekends fromMay through December,and tour guides are desper-

ately needed. Also volun-teers are needed to assistwith the cleaning in prepa-ration for the spring open-ing.

Also it is time to renewmemberships with theScioto County HistoricalSociety.

For more informationwrite to the Scioto CountyHistorical Society, P.O. Box1810, Portsmouth, OH45662.

Society is looking for volunteers spring opening

Library Briefs

Electronic payments are a mustTonie GarciaContributingColumnist

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FOODC4 Sunday, March 13, 2011 Portsmouth Daily Times

FAMILY FEATURES

Yes, there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It’sfound in each blade of grass growing in Ireland’s lushpastures. Small herds of cows graze freely, and the milk,rich in beta-carotene from the grass, produces butter andcheeses of an exceptionally golden hue.

Thousands of years before the Irish discovered potatoes, dairycows, milk and butter were being woven into the fabric of Irishsociety, according to the Cork Butter Museum in Cork City, Ireland.The Cork Butter Exchange, a market created by the merchants ofCork City in 1769, was in its time, the largest butter market in theworld, exporting as far away as Europe and America.

Today, dairy products continue to play an important role in Irishcooking. Coopera tives of farmers, creameries and cheesemakersprovide delicious Irish butter and cheeses throughout the U.S. underthe Kerrygold label.

Here are some iconic recipes from some stars of Irish cooking,using Kerrygold cheeses and butter. To learnmore about Kerrygold, and for where-to-buyinformation, visit www.kerrygold.com/usa.

Roasted Root Vegetable Soup Serves 4 to 6

“You can substitute pumpkin, turnip or celeriacfor the swede (rutabaga), or just use a mixture —this is a very flexible recipe.” — Neven Maguire, chef/owner of the renowned

MacNean House and Restaurant in Blacklion,County Cavan, Ireland; popular TV cookingstar and cookbook author

1 small swede (rutabaga) cut into cubes

2 carrots, cut into cubes1 parsnip, cut into cubes3 tablespoons olive oil4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) Kerrygold

Irish Butter1 onion, finely chopped2 celery stalks, finely chopped1 garlic clove, crushed1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme1 quart (4 cups) vegetable stock

1/2 cup single cream (or substitute half and half)

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 400°F. Place swede, carrotsand parsnip on baking sheet and drizzle with 2 table spoons olive oil. Season generously androast for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brownand tender, shaking baking sheet occasionallyto ensure even cooking.

Meanwhile, heat remaining tablespoon oliveoil and butter in large heavy-based pot, and addonion, celery, garlic and thyme. Cook for 4 to 5minutes until softened but not browned, stirringoccasionally.

Add roasted root vegetables to pan and thenpour in stock. Bring gently to boil, then reduceheat, cover and simmer for 25 to 30 minutesuntil completely tender, stirring occasionally.Purée with a hand blender until completelysmooth.

To serve, stir cream into soup. Gently heatthrough and season to taste, then ladle intowarmed bowls.

Note: You don’t have to add the cream ifyou’re watching the calories, but you mightneed a little extra stock to thin the soup.

Cheese ToastiesServes 4 to 6

4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) Kerrygold Irish Butter

8 slices firm, country-style white bread1 package (7 ounces) Kerrygold

Dubliner Cheese, grated1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Butter bread and arrange cheese over half of the slices, buttered side down. Sprinkle with chives and cover with remaining slices,buttered side up.

Preheat a griddle or large non-stick fryingpan and cook sand wiches two at a time 2minutes each side until golden brown andcheese has melted. Keep hot.

To serve, cut the cheese toasts into fingers.

Brown Soda BreadMakes 2 loaves

“This is an all-purpose and relatively fool -proof recipe based on several I col lectedwhile researching ‘The Country Cooking of Ireland.’” — author Colman Andrews, whose Irish

cookbook won the 2010 James BeardFoundation award for Best Interna tionalCookbook and Cookbook of the Year

3 1/2 cups stone-ground whole wheat flour, preferably Irish or Irish-style

1 1/2 cups unbleached white flour, preferably Irish, or pastry flour, plus more for dusting

3/4 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon softened Kerrygold

Irish Butter, plus more for greasing

1 3/4 to 2 cups room-temperature buttermilk

Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix wheat flour, white flour, baking soda and salttogether in a medium bowl. Work butterinto mixture with your fingers.

Form a well in the middle of flourmixture and pour buttermilk into the well. Form your hand into a rigid clawand stir dough slowly but steadily in aspiral motion, starting in the middle andwork ing outwards. Dough should be soft but not too wet or sticky. (Start with 1 3/4 cups butter milk, graduallyadding, if necessary, to achieve the rightconsistency.)

Turn dough out onto a floured board.Flour your hands lightly, then shapedough into a flat rectangle about 2inches high. Cut dough in half length -wise with a wet knife, then gently pusheach half into a lightly greased glass orfoil loaf pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes,or until the tops of the loaves are nicelybrowned.

Serve this bread with plenty ofKerrygold Irish Butter.

Dubliner Shepherd’s PieMakes 4 to 6 servings

“Our family loves a hearty shepherd’s pieafter a long day working on the farm.Because our cows produce milk to makeKerrygold Dubliner Cheese, we like to addsome shredded Dubliner to the potato crust.” — Donal Murphy, Kerrygold dairy farmer,

Bandon, County Cork, Ireland

Potato Topping:1 1/4 pounds russet potatoes,

peeled and cubed2 tablespoons Kerrygold

Irish Butter1/3 cup milk

1 cup shredded Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese

1/2 teaspoon salt

Filling:1 pound lean ground beef2 tablespoons Kerrygold

Irish Butter1 medium onion, chopped4 small carrots, peeled and

sliced 1/4-inch thick2 tablespoons flour

3/4 cup Guinness Stout3/4 cup beef stock

1 teaspoon dried thyme1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed

Preheat oven to 375°F and lightly butteran 11- x 7-inch baking dish. Cook pota -toes in boiling water for 15 minutes oruntil very tender; drain well. Mash withbutter and milk until smooth, then stir incheese and salt and set aside.

Crumble beef into a medium skillet andcook until no longer pink; remove fromskillet and set aside. In same skillet, meltbutter. Add onion and carrots; cook for 10 minutes over medium heat to soften,stirring occa sionally. Stir in flour andcook for 1 minute more.

Add Guinness, stock, thyme and salt;cook and stir until mixture is slightlythickened then stir in peas and cookedbeef. Spoon into prepared baking dishthen spread potato mix ture over the top.Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until top islightly browned.

Rhubarb CrumbleServes 6

“Crumbles are the ultimate comfort food. Vary the fruit according to the season.” — Darina Allen, founder of the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in Shanagarry,

County Cork, Ireland

Brown Soda Bread, Roasted Root Vegetable Soup and Cheese Toasties

Rhubarb Crumble

Dubliner Shepherd’s Pie

Filling:1 1/2 pounds rhubarb, cut in

1/2-inch slices1/2 cup sugar

Crumble:4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) Kerrygold

Irish Butter4 ounces (scant 1 cup) white flour,

preferably unbleached1/4 cup superfine sugar

Preheat oven to 350°F. In bowl, mixfilling ingredients; turn into a 1-quart (4 cups) capacity pie dish.

Rub butter into flour just until mixtureresembles coarse bread crumbs, then stir insugar.

Sprinkle this mixture over rhubarb inthe pie dish. Bake for 30 to 45 minutesuntil topping is cooked and golden. Servewith whipped cream and soft brown sugar, or try stirring a little Amaretto intoyour cream.

Recipe adapted from the “BallymaloeCookery Course Book” published by Kyle Cathie.

Entertainment

Etterling has completed Basic Combat TrainingArmy Pvt. Amy L. Etterling has graduated from Basic Combat

Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army

mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill andceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military cour-tesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship,weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armedand unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics.

She is a daughter of Mitchell Crump of West Portsmouth.Etterling graduated in 2005 from Sciotoville Community School.

Source: Joint Hometown News Service

Etterling has graduated Basic Combat TrainingArmy Pfc. Brison Shupert has graduated from basic combat train-ing at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Armymission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, andreceived instruction and practice in basic combat skills, militaryweapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremo-ny, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, mapreading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basicfirst aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

He is a son of Jeff Shupert of West Portsmouth. Shupert graduat-ed in 2005 from Portsmouth West High School.

Source: Joint Hometown News Service

Military News

• Southern Ohio Museum, 825 Gallia St.— Hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday throughFriday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday; admissionfree, donations accepted, suggested donationof $2 per adult, $1 per student, senior or child;for information call (740) 354-5629.

• Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, 940Second St., Portsmouth, OH 45662; McKinleyBox Office, (740) 351-3600 or info@vrcfa.org.

• Through March 30 — “Youthful Visions,”an exhibit of artwork created by Scioto CountyHigh School art students in the Local HistoryDepartment of Portsmouth Public Library, 1220Gallia St.; viewing during regular library hours;artwork from the following high schools on dis-play: Clay, Minford, New Boston, Northwest,Portsmouth, South Webster, Valley, West andWheelersburg.

• Through April 1 — Exhibit "The MatrixSeries: Brent Kee Young" showing in RichardsGallery of the Southern Ohio Museum, 825Gallia St.; for information call (740) 354-5629.

• April 1 through April 12 — Patriots andPioneers Events at Campus Martius Museumin Marietta; Washington County commemorat-ing the 223rd anniversary of the community'sfounding; for information call (800) 860-0145.

• April 1 through Nov. 20 — "Controversy:Pieces You Don't Normally See" at OhioHistorical Center, located I-71 and 17thAvenue in Columbus; $5 in addition to the reg-ular admission charge; for information call(800) 686-6124.

• Through April 10 — Macy's PresentsAmerican Artists of Color at the HuntingtonMuseum of Art; information at hmoa.org or(304) 529-2701.

• Through April 29 — Annual display ofquilts made by Down by the River Quilt Guildwith theme "New From Old" at the PortsmouthPublic Library, 1220 Gallia St.; during regularlibrary hours; for information call (740) 353-5834.

• Through May 11 — Exhibit "Against theGrain: Modernism In the Midwest" at theKricker Gallery of the Southern Ohio Museum,825 Gallia St.; for information call (740) 354-5629 or visit www.somacc.com.

• March 13 — Portsmouth Little Theatre'sperformance of "Gopspell," directed by JasonChaney, at 2 p.m. at the theater, 1117 LawsonSt.; doors open 1:30; $15 per person per show,$12 for senior/student per show; tickets at boxoffice one hour before show or purchasingonline; (740) 353-7034 or www.pltlive.com.

• March 15 — The Counseling Center'sCelebrity Dinner and Auction from 6 to 9 p.m.at SOMC Friends Center, 1202 18th St.; forinformation call Susan McComas at (740) 354-3829, ext. 240, or Amy Huffman at (740) 354-3829, ext. 234.

• March 16 — Curator's SmARTtalk withChristine Shearer, curator of the exhibit"Against the Grain," at noon at Southern OhioMuseum, 825 Gallia St.; free; for informationcall (740) 354-5629.

• March 18 — Portsmouth Area ArtsCouncil's performance "The Magic of StephenKnight," a family show, at 7:30 p.m. at the VernRiffe Center for the Arts, 940 Second St.;appropriate for grades prekindergarten throughthree; paac@shawnee.edu.

• March 18 — Art exhibit by the Emmitt ArtHouse from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Pike CountyVisitors Bureau, 126 West Second St.,Waverly; reception beginning at 5 p.m. withawards at 6 p.m.; contact Shelly Grossman at(740) 941-1025.

• March 19 — “Quilter’s Day Out” withKentucky Heritage Quilt Society District 10 from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UK Extension Office onU.S. 23, at the intersection with the IndustrialParkway, Wurtland, Ky.; for more informationcontact President Joan Litteral atjolevan@yahoo.com or 606) 473-9336 orKHQS District 10 Leader, Nancy K. Osborne,at (606) 923-4784 or nkquilt@gmail.com.

• March 19 and 26 — "Uncommon Ohio: AWoman's Place" at noon and 2 p.m. and"Echoes in Time Theatre" at 1 and 3 p.m. atOhio Historical Center, located I-71 and 17thAvenue in Columbus; free with museum admis-sion; for information call (800) 686-6124.

• March 19-20 — 28th Annual Tri-StateModel Train Railroad Show from 9 a.m. to 7p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sunday at Greenbo Lake State Resort Park inGreenup, Ky.; for information call 1 (800) 325-0083.

• March 19 — Cabin Fever Arts Festival atSouthern State Community College, SouthCampus Appalachian Gateway Center, spon-sored by the Appalachian Artisans Guild; con-tact Penny Lowery at (937) 603-3128.

• March 19 — Maple Syrup Festival atMapleberry Farms, 458 Mount Tabor Road,Waverly; see maple sugar production with pio-neer methods to modern evaporation; free; callGayle and Sharon Rickey at (740) 947-2331for more information.

• March 20 — Spring Equinox with Friendsof Serpent Mound, 3850 Ohio 73, Peebles; allday; many come during the Equinoxes andSolstices to hold ceremony; $7 a car parkingfee; (937) 587-2796.

• March 25-26 — "Horsin Around withMurder" mystery dinner theater at 7 p.m. atHighlands Museum in Ashland, Ky.; tickets $50each; www.highlandsmuseum.com.

• March 26 — Swingin' in Three-PartHarmony at 7 p.m. at Southern Ohio Museum,825 Gallia St.; the Local Girls with early 20thcentury American songbook, including bebop,blues and hot and vampy tunes from the 30sand 40s; $10 general admission and $8 formembers; for information call (740) 354-5629.

• March 27 — Page One-Room SchoolHouse Event, corner of Page Road off VaughnRidge Road, West Union; contact the AdamsCounty Travel and Visitors Bureau at (937)544-5639.

ENTERTAINMENT Portsmouth Daily Times Sunday, March 13, 2011 C5

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(:35) Late Night

(WPBO) 4 99 14 Nightly Business

Being Served?

John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind

New Play Piano in a Flash: 3 Steps to Piano Success

Rock, Pop and Doo Wop

(WLWT) 5 20 5 Access H.

Extra Chuck (N) The Event (N) Harry's Law News (:35) Tonight Show J. Leno

(:35) Late Night

(WSYX) 6 - 6 Ent. Tonight

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(:05) Seinfeld

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(WKMR) 7 - - PBS NewsHour Best of TeleFund News Kentu-cky Life

Workplace Skills

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(WGN) 11 13 7 Funniest Home Videos

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(WVAH) 12 11 11 2 1/2 Men

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Eyewitness News Family Guy

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Ray-mond

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2 1/2 Men

Mike & Molly

Hawaii Five-0 News (:35) David Letterman

(:35) LateLate

(QVC) 14 14 17 PM Style This weekly fashion magazine offers access to the latest fashions and the hottest trends.

ISAACMIZRAHILIVE Electronics Today

(TBS) 17 3 57 King of Queens

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Family Guy

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(HIST) 26 26 63 American Pickers Pawn Stars

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(A&E) 28 28 39 The First 48 Intervention Intervention (N) Heavy (N) Heavy Intervention

(ESPN) 29 29 30 Selection Special (L)

NBA BBasketball San Antonio Spurs vs. Miami Heat Site: American Airlines Arena (L)

NBA BBasketball Orlando Magic vs. Los Angeles Lakers Site: Staples Center (L)

(ESPN2) 30 30 31 MLB BBaseball Spring Training New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox Site: City of Palms Park (L)

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SportsCenter NFL Live College Basket.

(FOXSP) 31 31 43 WPT PPoker Tennis Champions Series HHalls of Fame

Slap Shots

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Golden Age

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MMA M1 Fighting Championship

(USA) 32 32 33 NCIS NCIS WWE Monday Night Raw

WWE Monday Night Raw

(:05) White Collar (:05) Law & Order: S.V.U.

(LIFE) 33 33 37 <++ Half a Dozen Babies ('99, True Story) Scott Reeves, Melissa Reeves.

<++ One Fine Day MMet-Mother

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(TVLD) 34 34 70 Sanford and Son

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(DISC) 36 36 53 Pig Bomb Hogs Gone Wild Hogs Gone Wild Hogs Gone Wild Hogs Gone Wild Hogs Gone Wild

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Spong-eBob

My Wife and Kids

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George Lopez

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The Nanny

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(SPIKE) 38 38 47 (:25) UFC Fight Night 21 Florian takes on Gomi in mixed martial arts action.

<+++ Man on Fire ('04) Denzel Washington. A disillusioned mercenary seeks vengeance when a girl in his care is kidnapped.

(TNT) 39 39 51 Bones Bones Bones The Closer HawthoRNe CSI: NY

(CMT) 40 40 - The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dukes of Hazzard

Ron White's Comedy Salute to the Troops

Ron White's Comedy Salute to the Troops

Smarter Than

Smarter Than

(MTV) 41 41 35 Silent Library

Silent Library

True Life Jersey Shore Skins Skins True Life

(VH1) 42 42 45 Basketball Wives Basketball Wives (N)

Wedding Wars (N) Beverly Fab. (N)

Love&-Hip-Hop

Basketball Wives Wedding Wars

(MSNBC) 44 44 49 Hardball With Chris Matthews

The Last Word The Rachel Maddow Show

The Ed Show The Last Word The Rachel Maddow Show

(CNN) 45 45 54 John King, USA In the Arena Piers Morgan Tonight

Anderson Cooper 360 Piers Morgan Tonight

(CNBC) 46 46 40 The Kudlow Report

Behind the Counter

Biography Harley-Davidson

Biography Sears MMad Money Biography Harley-Davidson

(FNC) 47 47 56 FOX Report The O'Reilly Factor

Hannity On the Record The O'Reilly Factor

Hannity

(AMC) 52 52 46 (6:00) <++ From Dusk Till ...

<++ The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen <++ The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

(TOON) 53 53 27 Johnny Test

Johnny Test

Advent/(:15) MAD

Regular/(:45) Regular

King of the Hill

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Amer-ican Dad

Amer-ican Dad

Family Guy

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Robot/(:15) Robot

AquaT/(:45) AquaT.

(TOOND) 54 54 - Pair of Kings

Life on Deck

Zeke&-Luther

I'm in Band

Pair of Kings

Fish Hooks

Zeke&-Luther

I'm in Band

Life on Deck

Phineas and Ferb

Pair of Kings

Life on Deck

(DISN) 55 55 71 (6:30) <+++ Tinker Bell

< 16 Wishes ('10) Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Kendall Cross.

(:40) Life on Deck

(:05) Shake Up

Shake It Up

Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb

Hannah M.

Hannah M.

(COM) 57 57 50 <++ Disaster Movie (2008, Comedy) Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian.

Always Sunny

Always Sunny

Always Sunny

Always Sunny

Daily Show

Colbert Report

The Comedy Central Roast

(TRAV) 58 58 59 Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain (N)

Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain

(WE) 59 - 73 Charmed Golden Girls 1/2

Golden Girls 2/2

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

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Golden Girls

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(E!) 60 60 76 E! News (N) Sex and the City

Sex and the City

Kourtney & Kim

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Chelsea Lately

E! News Chelsea Lately

(TLC) 61 61 44 Outrag-eous Kid

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Cake Boss

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Outrag-eous Kid

19 Kids & Count

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Outrag-eous Kid

(SYFY) 62 62 52 (5:00) <++ The Core Hilary Swank.

Being Human Being Human (N) Stargate Universe (N)

Being Human Stargate Universe

(FX) 65 65 42 2 1/2 Men

2 1/2 Men

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(FOOD) 66 66 62 Iron Chef America Unwr-apped

Kid/Candy Store

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Diners Ice Brigade

Good Eats (N)

Diners Diners

(BIO) 67 67 - Notorious The Preppie Murder

Biography Billy Joel

Biography Eric Clapton

Raw Nerve

Raw Nerve

Raw Nerve

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Biography Billy Joel

(HALL) 70 70 - Petkee-ping

Petkee-ping

Martha Bakes

Mad Hungry

Martha Touched By An Angel

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

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Bethenny Ever After

Bethenny Ever After

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Bethenny Ever After

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(OXY) 72 72 - Bad Girls Club Bad Girls Club Bad Girls Club (N) All About Aubrey (N)

Bad Girls Club All About Aubrey

SUNDAY EVENING MARCH 13, 2011 T1 - Portsmouth

T2 - Franklin Furnace T3 - Lucasville

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Paula White

Rejoice in the Lord

Anker-berg

Michael Youssef

Rod Parsley

Jentezen Franklin

Hal Lindsey

Irvin Baxter

M. Ashim.

Increasing Word

(WSAZ) 3 4 3 Dateline NBC (N) Great Restaurant (N)

The Celebrity Apprentice (N) News (:35) Outdoors

(:05) Storm

(:35) Grey's

(WPBO) 4 99 14 (6:00) LLes Misérables This concert features music from Les Misérables, in honor of its 25th anniversary.

Suze Orman's Money Class Nature

(WLWT) 5 20 5 Dateline NBC (N) Great Restaurant (N)

The Celebrity Apprentice (N) News (:35) Sports

(:05) Outdoors

(:35) Matthew

(WSYX) 6 - 6 Funniest Home Videos (N)

Secret Millionaire (N)

Desperate Housewives

Brothers & Sisters News (:35) Seinfeld

(:05) The R.S.

(:35) Judy

(WKMR) 7 - - The Best of Laugh-In Celtic Woman: Songs From the Heart ADD and Loving It Wash. Week

Wshi-ngtn

(WCHS) 8 8 8 Funniest Home Videos (N)

Secret Millionaire (N)

Desperate Housewives

Brothers & Sisters News (:35) Ent. Tonight Judge Brown

(WQCW) 9 9 21 (6:00) <+++ Rescue Dawn

<++ The Stepford Wives ('04) Matthew Broderick, Nicole Kidman.

Met-Mother

Met-Mother

King of Queens

King of Queens

The Hills The Hills

(WBNS) 10 18 10 60 Minutes The Amazing Race (N)

Undercover Boss (N)

CSI: Miami (N) News (:35) Sports

Criminal Minds

(WGN) 11 13 7 Inside Vault

Chris-tine

Chris-tine

Met-Mother

Met-Mother

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WGN News

(:40) Inst. Replay

Monk Monk

(WVAH) 12 11 11 Simp-sons

American D. 2/2

Simp-sons

Bob's Burgers

Family Guy

Clevela-nd Show

Eyewitness News Seinfeld Seinfeld Family Guy

Family Guy

(WOWK) 13 12 13 60 Minutes The Amazing Race (N)

Undercover Boss (N)

CSI: Miami (N) News Numb3rs Decision

(QVC) 14 14 17 Clarks Footwear Acer Computer Workshop

Judith Ripka Sterling Collection Acer Computer Workshop

Tarte Beauty

(TBS) 17 3 57 (5:30) <+++ Wedding Crashers

<+++ Hitch (2005, Comedy) Eva Mendes, Will Smith.

(:15) <+++ Hitch (:45) < The ...

(FAM) 18 5 38 <+ Beverly Hills Chihuahua ('08, Com) Piper Perabo, Drew Barrymore.

< Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011) Odette Yustman, Christine Lakin.

Funniest Home Videos

Joel Osteen

Ed Young

(WLPX) 21 21 21 (5:30) <+++ The Edge

<++++ Top Gun (1986, Action) Kelly McGillis, Tom Cruise.

<++ Tin Cup Kevin Costner. An ex-golf pro attempts to impress his rival's girlfriend by competing in the U.S. Open.

(HIST) 26 26 63 Ax Men Ax Men Ax Men Only in America Underwater Universe

Ax Men

(A&E) 28 28 39 Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Breakout Kings (N) Breakout Kings Criminal Minds

(ESPN) 29 29 30 College Gamenight (L) TThe Fab Five (N) SportsCenter Sports-Center

(ESPN2) 30 30 31 (6:00) NNHRA DDrag Racing Gatornationals -- Gainesville, Fla.

College Gamenight (N) The Fab Five (N)

(FOXSP) 31 31 43 WPT PPoker WPT PPoker MMA M1 Fighting Championship

Golden Age

Final Score

WPT PPoker Barclays PL Review

(USA) 32 32 33 Law & Order: S.V.U.

Law & Order: S.V.U.

Law & Order: S.V.U.

Law & Order: S.V.U.

Law & Order: S.V.U.

White Collar

(LIFE) 33 33 37 < He Loves Me (2011, Thriller) Max Martini, Heather Locklear.

Army Wives (N) Coming Home (N) Army Wives (N) Coming Home (N)

(TVLD) 34 34 70 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

Ray-mond

Ray-mond

Ray-mond

Ray-mond

Ray-mond

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(HGTV) 35 35 48 House Hunters

House Hunters

Holmes Homes

Holmes Homes

Holmes Inspect 2/2 from March 6

House Hunters

House Hunters

Income Property

Income Property

Holmes Inspection

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Sons of Guns

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Sons of Guns

Sons of Guns

Sons of Guns

Sons of Guns

Sons of Guns

Sons of Guns

Sons of Guns

Sons of Guns

Sons of Guns

(NICK) 37 37 28 (6:00) < Best Player

My Wife and Kids

My Wife and Kids

Hates Chris

Hates Chris

George Lopez

George Lopez

The Nanny

The Nanny

The Nanny

The Nanny

(SPIKE) 38 38 47 (5:15) <++++ Star Wars: Episode V: The E...

(:40) < Star ...

<++++ Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

(:05) <+ Bangkok Dangerous

(TNT) 39 39 51 <+++ Jurassic Park (:25) <+++ Jurassic Park (:05) Leverage

(CMT) 40 40 - (:15) Wedding

(:45) RedBaby

(:15) Ron White: Stupid

(:15) Ron White's Comedy Salute to the Troops

(:45) <++ Welcome To Mooseport

(MTV) 41 41 35 My Life as Liz

My Life as Liz

Jersey Shore Jersey Shore Skins The Real World: Las Vegas

<+ American Pie Presents: The ...

(VH1) 42 42 45 Basketball Wives Basketball Wives (N)

40 Most Shocking Breakups (N)

40 Most Shocking Breakups (N)

Basketball Wives 40 Most Shocking Breakups

(MSNBC) 44 44 49 Charlie Sheen: Winning Ways?

Caught on Camera

MSNBC Undercover

Charlie Sheen: Winning Ways?

Catch a Predator 1/2 cont'd next

To Catch a Predator Pt. 2 of 2

(CNN) 45 45 54 News-room

Cover Story

Murder in Mexico Piers Morgan Tonight

CNN Newsroom Murder in Mexico Piers Morgan Tonight

(CNBC) 46 46 40 Diabetes Life

Wall St. Journal

The Selling Game Made Millions

Made Millions

Supermarkets Inc Target: Inside the Bullseye

American Greed: Scam

(FNC) 47 47 56 FOX Report Weekend

Huckabee Justice with Judge Jeanine

Geraldo at Large Huckabee Justice with Judge Jeanine

(AMC) 52 52 46 (5:30) <+++ Predator

<+++ Terminator 2: Judgement Day <++ Eraser (1996, Action) Vanessa L. Williams, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

(TOON) 53 53 27 (6:00) <++ Zathura: A Spa...

Young Justice

Clon-eWars

Baby Blues

The Oblongs

King of the Hill

Family Guy

Family Guy

Childrens/(:45) Robot

Superjail/(:15) AquaT.

Squid/(:45) Mongo

(TOOND) 54 54 - KickBu-ttowski

KickBu-ttowski

Phineas and Ferb

Zeke and Luther I'm in the Band Aven-gers

Narut-oShip

Narut-oShip

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Spider-Man

(DISN) 55 55 71 Shake It Up

Shake It Up

Good-Luck (N)

Wizards Shake It Up

Good Luck ...

Shake It Up

Shake It Up

Wizards Wizards Hannah M.

Hannah M.

(COM) 57 57 50 (6:45) <++ The 40-Year-Old Virgin ('05) Catherine Keener, Steve Carell.

<++ Disaster Movie (2008, Comedy) Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian.

Tosh.O South Park

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(TRAV) 58 58 59 Man v. Food

Man v. Food

When Vacations Attack

The Wild Within Bizarre Foods Anthony Bourdain The Wild Within

(WE) 59 - 73 My Fair Wedding With David Tutera

My Fair Wedding With David Tutera

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My Fair Wedding With David Tutera

Rich Bride, Poor Bride (N)

My Fair Wedding With David Tutera

(E!) 60 60 76 (5:30) <+++ Knocked Up

Holly's World

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Chelsea Lately

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(TLC) 61 61 44 SisterWivesHon-eymoon

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Sister Wives Hoarding: Buried Alive

Sister Wives Hoarding: Buried Alive

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<++ The Core Scientists discover a problem with the Earth's core, which threatens the entire world.

<+ Earthstorm (2006, Action) Dirk Benedict, Stephen Baldwin.

(FX) 65 65 42 <+++ Kung Fu Panda ('08, Com) Voices of Jackie Chan, Jack Black.

<+++ Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ('08) Ben Stiller.

<++ Taxi (2004, Comedy) Jimmy Fallon, Queen Latifah.

(FOOD) 66 66 62 Chopped Challenge Chopped (N) Iron Chef America Cupcake Wars Chopped

(BIO) 67 67 - I Survived... I Survived... I Survived... I Survived... Beyond and Back

I Survived... Beyond and Back

I Survived...

(HALL) 70 70 - Touched By An Angel

Touched By An Angel

Touched By An Angel

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Golden Girls

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

(BRAV) 71 71 74 Bethenny Ever After

Bethenny Ever After

The Real Housewives

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Watc-hWhat

The Real Housewives

Watc-hWhat

(OXY) 72 72 - Snapped Karen Grauber

Snapped Stacey Castor

Snapped Linda Henning

Snapped Shannon Crawley

Snapped Donna Fryman

Snapped Michelle Hall

Husband doesn’t like to partyDear Dr. Brothers: My

husband is painfully shy. Hereally doesn’t like to go outmuch, and lots of peopledon’t even know he exists!We’ve been married fiveyears, and every time I goout with my friends, they al-ways ask me where he is.Some take offense, thinkinghe feels he’s too good forthem — but he’s really notlike that. He’s very sweetand kind. Is there anything Ican do to try to get him toovercome his shynessaround other people? — L.J.

Dear L.J.: It doesn’tsound like this is a hopelesscase — after all, you man-aged to somehow get closeenough to this man to fall inlove and get married! And itcould be that he has a num-ber of friends of his own,whose company he prefersor with whom he feels morecomfortable. If you and yourfriends are very outgoing, itmay simply be too over-whelming for your husbandto join in the festivities. Be-cause he is shy, his socialskills might not be up tosnuff, and he might find thewhole idea of socializingrather terrifying. You areright not to be bullying himinto participating, but docontinue to invite him alongjust in case he may want tocome sometime.

You really don’t owe anyapologies to your friends foryour husband’s absence —unless you are expectingthem to fulfill his role whenyou go out without him. It’s

good that you aren’t givingup your social life because ofhis shyness, but make sureyou are not spending somuch time apart that it ad-versely affects your mar-riage. If you find yourselvesgrowing apart or not beingaware of what is going on inthe other’s world, you maywant to spend some timealone to rekindle the inti-macy that is missing. Per-haps one day you will start afamily — an act that isknown for bringing shy dadsout of their shells as they dis-cover the world along withtheir children.

Dear Dr. Brothers:Help! I’m jealous of a boat!My husband finally savedup enough money to buy alittle fishing boat, and Ithink he’s in love with it. Ihardly have seen him sincethe first morning he got it,as he lovingly painted thename “Roxy” on the backof it. He’s built a carportspecifically to house it, andI swear I heard him talkingto it before we went to bedlast night. What the heck iswrong with him? — T.F.

Dear T.F.: I see that youare a little perplexed aboutyour husband’s new “love,”

and I understand your confu-sion. You probably thoughtthat those kinds of feelingswere reserved for you andother family members. Itsounds like you indeed havesome competition, sinceRoxy is taking up all thetime you used to share withyour husband, and he is in-vesting a lot of emotion inhis fishing boat. And itsounds as though it isn’teven fishing time yet — justwait till he gets out on thewater with his new “girl-friend”! No wonder you arewondering if you will be re-placed by a thing. It makesyou question how well youare completing your hus-band.

Although being material-istic is not considered politi-cally correct, the authors ofa recent study published bythe Journal of Consumer Re-search found that being inlove with a car or firearmcould ease some owners’loneliness and emotionalpain. They also pointed tosome owners calling cars petnames, making love-at-first-sight impulsive purchasesand demonstrating “passion,intimacy and commitment.”All of which goes to showyou that you are not alone,and if it wasn’t traditional toname a boat with a femalename, your husband proba-bly would have done so any-way! So, all you can do atthis point is admire his newlove object and perhaps joinhim next time he feels likegoing fishing!

Husband is becoming more abusiveDear Annie: I have been

married to “Ralph” for 14years. I have one daughterfrom a previous relationship,and Ralph and I have six to-gether. My oldest daughteris now 18, but Ralph becamephysically abusive of herstarting when she was 9. Iwas always afraid to stop itbecause I thought he wouldturn on me. He has been ver-bally abusive of me for thepast 10 years. When he hurtour 3-year-old son, I toldhim to stop, but he threat-ened to harm me if I stoodup to him again.

Ralph insults our kids,and they have been afraid ofhim for years. This pastsummer, we went on vaca-tion with his family, and thisis when he physically as-saulted me. Our childrenwere terrified, and I didn’tknow what to do.

I’ve had two miscarriages,survived thyroid cancer, hada partial hysterectomy andam now being watched forbreast cancer. I help Ralphrun his business, and I doeverything for the kids. Hedoes nothing. We have gonefor counseling, but it hasn’thelped, and now I havepanic attacks. I love my hus-band, but don’t think I canhandle living with him any-more. He won’t go for angermanagement counseling,saying he doesn’t “fit intothat category.”

I don’t have a job yet, al-though I am almost donewith my degree. Ralph readsyour column. Please helphim see what needs to bedone. — Lost and Confused

Dear Lost: We hope you

see this before Ralph does.This message is for you. Getout. Your husband is anabuser who is not interestedin making the difficultchanges necessary to im-prove the lives of his family.Why should he? There areno consequences for him.Meanwhile, you are allow-ing this terrible situation tocontinue while teachingyour children how to behavelike their father, and thatthey deserve to be abused. Ifyou won’t leave for yourself,do it for them. They needyou to be strong enough toprotect them. Please call theNational Domestic ViolenceHotline at 1-800-799-SAFE(1-800-799-7233) and findout how to get out safely.

Dear Annie: I recently in-vited my friend “Alice” tojoin me on a trip. She de-clined, saying she needed tosave her money.

Upon returning from mytrip, I discovered that Alicehad gone away with anotherfriend on a much more ex-pensive trip that same week-end. How do I deal withthis? — Lone Traveler

Dear Lone: Alice lied toyou, either because she did-n’t want to go with you orshe didn’t want you to knowthat she had already ac-

cepted a better proposal. (Itis also possible that some-one subsidized the more ex-pensive trip and made her anoffer she couldn’t refuse.)Regardless, the situation hasdamaged your friendship.You need to let her knowthat you are disappointedshe didn’t trust you enoughto be honest. Let her explainherself so you can decidewhether you can forgive her.

Dear Annie: I read theletter from “Wisconsin,”whose husband died and herfriends have stopped visit-ing.

I became a widow 10years ago at age 53, and thiswas my experience, too. Allof our dearest friends werethere for the first few days,and then stopped. I was toldthat the other wives consid-ered me a threat and didn’twant me near their hus-bands.

We belonged to a privateclub, and I’ve attended a fewevents alone, but as soon assomeone’s husband cameover to talk to me, the wifewas there within seconds,hanging all over him. Thatnever happened when myhusband and I attended theseevents together. Unattachedwomen, whether single, di-vorced or widowed, are athreat, and that’s all there isto it. — Widow inLouisville, Ky.

Dear Widow: That is truein some instances, but notall. Often, unattachedwomen are excluded be-cause their social group in-cludes only couples, orbecause friends cannot getpast their own awkwardness.

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NEW YORK — The BigEast tournament is so big, itapparently needs its owntheme song — and it’s get-ting one, courtesy of NickLachey.

The 37-year-old pop singer— and Cincinnati Bearcatsfan — penned “Last OneStanding,” a tribute to themen’s basketball tournamentbeing played out this week atMadison Square Garden. Thesong will make its nationaldebut during the champi-onship game on Saturday.

“My two biggest passionsprobably in life are sports andmusic, so for me it was agood opportunity to marryboth in this song,” Lacheysaid during a break in BigEast tournament play on

Thursday. “I think the BigEast conference is the bestin the country, especiallythis year. I think we’re goingto break a record for themost teams sent to theNCAA tournament thisyear.”

The song’s chorus asks,“Who’s the last, last onestanding?” Unlike many ofthe slow, anthemic balladsthat tend to play during thehighlight reel at the end oftournaments, Lachey’s tune isa driving rock song.

“Writing it, I kept seeingthese highlight packages,dunk after dunk after dunk,”the former “Newlyweds” re-ality star said. “Sports is somuch about energy and allthe excitement you get beingthere live at a game, and I

wanted to capture it in asong.”

Lachey was hopeful thesong would be playing as histeam — the CincinnatiBearcats — held the trophy.But they were trounced byNotre Dame in a blowoutThursday night.

His fiancee, Vanessa Min-nillo, decided to sit out thistournament and stay at theirhome: “It’s the middle ofpilot season. She’s got biggerfish to fry. She’s gonna let theboys have some fun thisweekend,” he said.

Lachey plans to be at thechampionship, but he won’t beperforming the song live: “Wekind of talked about trying topull off a live performance,but it was too last minute toget a band together.”

Lachey writes fight song for Big East tourney

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BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun

BEETLE BAILEY Mort Walker

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE Chris Browne

HI & LOIS Brian and Greg Walker

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MUTTS Patrick McDonnell

THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane

DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum

CONCEPTIS SUDOKUby Dave Green

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, March 14, 2011:

Learn to communicate your bottom line and what you desire. You might not be comfortable with your options, but with willing associates and friends, you’ll find the path. Often, you might need to assume a position of power, although you would prefer not to. Know that you will do well. If you are single, you will discover how easily you could tumble into a relationship. Make sure you really want what is being offered. If you are attached, more close times add to the romance. Expect to be a little more connected. CANCER enjoys being with you.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-DifficultARIES (March 21-April 19)

Your mind will be on a domestic or personal matter, no matter what. If you can get this situation han-dled, you will be happier and able to direct your energy positively. An overly serious attitude later today won’t help. Tonight: Choose something relaxing.TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Keep a conversation flow-ing, even though it might not always be comfortable. A sense of warning could mark the moment. Remember, you are in control of your feelings, and your attitude can determine the end results. Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Be aware of your budget and make good decisions. You might not know what is workable at first, so follow through on various ideas. A boss might be making a decision intuitively; therefore, for you, logic won’t work here. Tonight: Head home.CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Speak your mind, knowing what will happen if you don’t. Others will make assumptions that might not be right; therefore, it could be a prob-lem. At least put in your two cents. Return calls promptly, as events and discussions color plans. Tonight: Chat away. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Kick back, especially if you are feeling less than upbeat. Perhaps enjoy some free time alone or work-ing alone. Make time for a walk or yoga -- some centering activity. On the other hand, you are more sensitive and tuned in to others. Tonight: Take a deep breath.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Open up to possibilities

by listening to others’ suggestions. Meetings prove to be a fertile source of ideas. Brainstorm with others. Be careful about committing to spending or an investment. Wait. Be aware of what you have to offer. Tonight: Return calls.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Stay sensitive to what others offer, and be aware of the unusual fac-tors that are playing into a decision. If a boss feels insecure, he or she could become difficult. If you need to take a stand, you may become more aware of issues around you. Tonight: A must appearance.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Take an overview, and don’t react to a situation, if possible. When you detach from the immediate, you will understand a child’s or loved one’s reaction. You’ll know what to do as a result. Add a touch of ingenu-ity to the mix. Tonight: Let your mind wander.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Work with different people directly. This type of attention always gives a sense of importance to the other party. Notice how simple it is to give that feeling. A roommate or family member could be irritating. Smile and let it go. Tonight: Mosey on home.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Keep reaching out for someone you care about. You might be a bit put off by this person’s attitude and actions. Let it go, especially if this person is a boss or another key figure. The right time will come. You will know when it arrives. Tonight: Visit with oth-ers.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Maintain a nice, level approach to a situation that could impact you. You might feel like taking more radical action. Don’t -- time is your ally. Someone reveals his or her caring. Remain responsive and open; others might respond slowly, but they will respond. Tonight: Get as much rest as possible.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Your creativity emerges when dealing with issues, friends, children or nearly anything. Just allow this energy to manifest. You have an unusual ability to bond high physical energy and dynamic creativity. Choose where you want to use it. Tonight: So what if it is Monday?

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