OBITUARIESPage A3• Bobbie A. Dotson• David Wilson• Lenora Kanniard• Ottis O. White• Paul F. Riggs• Linda S. Norman
Flood Warningissued for Gallia,Mason counties
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The National WeatherService in Charleston,W.Va., has issued a floodwarning for the OhioRiver at Gallia and Masoncounties. The warning isin effect until Thursdayevening, or until the NWScancels the warning.
The NWS reports thatthe Ohio River at PointPleasant will rise aboveflood stage early Tuesdaymorning and continue torise to near 42 feet byearly Wednesday morn-ing. The river is expectedto fall below flood stageby Thursday morning.
Cadot-BlessingCamp to meet
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio —The bi-monthly meetingof the Cadot-BlessingCamp #126 Sons ofUnion Veterans of theCivil War will be held at6:30 p.m. on Thursday,March 10 at the GalliaCounty Convention andVisitors Bureau, CourtStreet in Gallipolis.Anyone with documentedCivil War ancestors isencouraged to attend.
Lenten Luncheons to begin Ash WednesdayBY HOPE ROUSH
POINT PLEASANT— The Christian obser-vance of Lent officiallybegins this Wednesday,which is known as AshWednesday. Lent isdefined as “the period offasting leading up to thefeast of Easter, recallingJesus’ 40-day fast in thewilderness.” In the
Christian tradition, Lentis the period of the litur-gical year leading up toEaster.
Lent is seen as a timeof sacrifice for Jesus. Thetraditional purpose ofLent is the preparation ofthe believer — throughprayer, penitence, alms-giving and self-denial —for the annual commem-oration during Holy
Week of the death andresurrection of Jesus.
To celebrate Lent, theMason CountyMinisterial Associationwill once again resumetheir weekly LentenLuncheons. The first lun-cheon is slated for 12p.m. Wednesday atTrinity United MethodistChurch in Point Pleasant.The meal, which consists
of soup, sandwiches,cookies and beverages,will be provided by thechurch. The luncheonand service will lastapproximately one hour.All Lenten Luncheonsare interdenominationaland everyone is welcometo participate.
Rev. Rick DeQuasie,pastor of Trinity UMC,will serve as the speaker
for Wednesday’s lun-cheon. DeQuasie, whohas served in the pastoralministry for nearly 38years, is currently serv-ing in his eighth year aspastor of Trinity.DeQuasie also is a presi-dent of the MasonCounty MinisterialAssociation as well as avolunteer chaplain atPleasant Valley Hospital.
Scott celebrates birthday by joining forces with Soles4SoulsBY HOPE ROUSH
MASON — For ayoung girl, birthday par-ties often mean cake, icecream and of course, pre-sents.
However, one Masongirl plans to celebrate hereighth birthday by givingto others. For her birthday,Mady Scott, a student atNew Haven ElementarySchool, has partnered withthe Soles4Souls cam-paign. The Soles4Soulscampaign collects shoesfor those in need.
Scott will celebrate herbirthday on Saturday from6:30-8:30 at theRiverbend Arts Centerbuilding in Middleport,Ohio. Rather than gifts,she has asked her guests tobring new or gently usedshoes, which will be sentto the Soles4Souls organi-zation. According toTracey Connolly, Scott’smother, Mady wanted tohave a big birthday party,but wanted to find a wayto help children in need atthe same time.
“She came to me withan idea that she wanted nogifts for her party butwanted to think of a wayto help other kids. Shefound a non-profit organi-zation to join forces with— Soles4Souls,”Connolly said. “She gotreally excited when shesaw that Kim Kardashian,Kellie Pickler and RandyJackson were involvedwith the organizationbecause she lovesAmerican Idol.”
Connolly added that shecontacted the Soles4Soulscampaign to receive moreinformation.
“Mady had no idea thatso many children did nothave shoes. She couldn’tbelieve it,” she said.“(Soles4Souls) been veryhelpful. They sent us allkinds of information,gave us flyers to put in herinvitations and gave us abig donation box to use ather party.”
After sending partyinvitations to her class-mates at New HavenElementary, the school
also decided to help Scottcollect shoes forSoles4Souls. According toConnolly, Scott hasalready collected 250
pairs of shoes for the orga-nization. Along with theschool and party, those
MASON CO. SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR:Second and third place winners
POINT PLEASANT —The Mason County CareerCenter hosted their Career& Technical StudentOrganization Contests onFeb. 23. Students who par-ticipated are enrolled inclasses at the career centerand are members of eitherSkillsUSA, FFA, HOSAor FBLA.
SkillsUSA• Graphic Design
(Instructor Jeff Wamsley)— Bella Enrico, GraphicDesign
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BY MATTHEW PENNINGTONASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON —When China launchedthreatening war games offTaiwan 15 years ago onthe eve of an election onthe self-governing island,the U.S. deployed two air-craft carriers, and Chinaquickly backed down.
Things don’t seem soone-sided any more.
China’s military hasbeen on a spending spreeat a time that the debt-rid-den U.S. government islooking to cut defensecosts. On Friday, Chinaannounced a 12.7 percenthike for this year, the lat-est in a string of double-digit increases.
That trend has triggeredworries in Congress andamong security analystsabout whether the UnitedStates can maintain itsdecades-long militarypredominance in the eco-nomically crucial Asia-Pacific.
While the U.S. militaryhas been drained by 10years of costly conflicts inAfghanistan and Iraq,China has developed air,naval and missile capabil-ities that could undercut
U.S. superiority inChina’s backyard.
China is still decadesaway from building a mil-itary as strong as theUnited States. It has notfought a major conflictsince a border war withVietnam in 1979 and isnot a Soviet-style rivalthreatening Americansoil.
But the shift raisesquestions about whetherthe U.S. can meet its com-mitment to maintain astrong presence in theAsia-Pacific for decades— a matter not just ofglobal prestige but alsoseen as critical for safe-guarding shipping lanesvital for world trade andprotecting allies.
China already has aninnate geographicaladvantage in any conflictin the west Pacific. Oneexpert posits that with itsmilitary buildup, Chinacould conquer Taiwan bythe end of the decade evenif the U.S. military inter-venes.
China regards Taiwanas part of its territory.Relations between thetwo, long seen as a poten-tial flash point, havewarmed in the past two
years. But China’s asser-tion of territorial claims inthe South China Sea,which it has declared as a“core interest” — essen-tially something it couldgo to war over — hasspooked its neighbors andfortified their support fora strong U.S. presence inthe region. Even formerenemy Vietnam is forgingmilitary ties with the U.S.
Last week, thePhilippines deployed twowarplanes after a shipsearching for oil com-plained it was harassed bytwo Chinese patrol boatsin the South China Sea.Japan scrambled F-15fighter jets after Chinesesurveillance and anti-sub-marine aircraft flew neardisputed islands in theEast China Sea.
“As China’s militaryhas gotten more capableand China has behavedmore aggressively, anumber of countries arelooking at the U.S. as ahedge to make sure theycan maintain indepen-dence, security and sta-bility,” said AbrahamDenmark, director of theAsia-Pacific SecurityProgram at the Center fora New American
Security.But those allies ques-
tion whether the U.S. canretain its freedom to oper-ate in the region, andwhether its economy —highly indebted to Chinaand struggling to recoverfrom a recession — cansustain its high level ofmilitary spending, saidBonnie Glaser, a Chinaexpert at the Center ofStrategic andInternational Studiesthink tank.
The U.S. PacificCommand has 325,000personnel, five aircraftcarrier strike groups, 180ships and nearly 2,000aircraft. Tens of thou-sands of forces stay onChina’s doorstep at long-established bases inSouth Korea and Japan.
China’s defense spend-ing is still dwarfed by theUnited States. Even ifChina really investstwice as much in its mili-tary as its official $91.5billion budget, whichsome analysts believe,that is still only about aquarter of U.S. spending.It has no aircraft carriersand lags the U.S. indefense technology.Some of its most vaunted
recent military advanceswill take years to reachoperation.
For example, Chinatest flew its stealth fight-er in January, monthsearlier than U.S. intelli-gence expected, but U.S.Defense SecretaryRobert Gates says Chinawill still only have a cou-ple of hundred of these“fifth-generation” jets by2025, when the UnitedStates should have 1,500.
But China’s growingarray of aircraft, navaland submarine vessels,ballistic and cruise mis-siles, anti-satellite andcyber war capabilitiesalready enable it to pro-ject power beyond itsshores. It plans new sub-marines, larger navaldestroyers and transportaircraft that could expandthat reach further.
Roger Cliff, a respect-ed defense researcherwho recently testifiedbefore a congressionalhearing on China, saysmany of the missiles andstrike aircraft have arange of about 900 miles,which put them withinattacking distance of vir-tually all U.S. air andnaval bases in the region.
They include the DF-21Dmissile which is designedto target aircraft carriers.It employs technologythat no other U.S. rivalhas mastered. It does notappear to have been test-ed yet against a maneu-vering target at sea.
Cliff said if trends con-tinue, China should havesufficient missiles andprecision bombs by theend of the decade to ren-der inoperable for a weekor more all airfields onTaiwan and U.S. airbases in Okinawa, Japan,and possibly others far-ther away. He said thereare between 40 and 50Chinese air bases within500 miles of Taiwan,each generally hosting asquadron of 24 aircraft,which could overwhelmsuperior U.S. aircraftthrough sheer numbers.If China acquiredamphibious landing vehi-cles, he forecast it couldconquer Taiwan.
If U.S. military plan-ners are worried aboutthat possibility, theyaren’t showing it. Theysay plans to cap defensespending within fiveyears won’t derail mod-ernization plans.
Libyan warplanes strike rebels at oil portBY PAUL SCHEMM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
RAS LANOUF, Libya— Libyan warplaneslaunched multipleairstrikes Monday onopposition fightersregrouping at an oil porton the Mediterraneancoast, the second day of aharsh government coun-teroffensive to thwart arebel advance towardMoammar Gadhafi’sstronghold in the capitalTripoli.
President BarackObama said the U.S. andits NATO allies are stillconsidering a militaryresponse to the violenceand Britain and Francewere drafting a U.N. reso-lution that would estab-lish a no-fly zone. U.N.aid officials said up to 1million foreign workersand others trapped inLibya are expected toneed emergency aidbecause of fighting in theNorth African nation.
The anti-governmentforces trying to oustGadhafi say they will beoutgunned if the regimecontinues to unleash its
air power on them and arepleading for the interna-tional community toimpose a no-fly zone toprotect them from morestrikes. However, theyoppose foreign troops onthe ground.
“We don’t want a for-eign military intervention,but we do want a no-flyzone, said rebel fighterAli Suleiman. “We are allwaiting for one,” headded. The rebels cantake on “the rockets andthe tanks, but notGadhafi’s air force” hesaid.
The government hasmanaged to halt for now arebel advance that beganlast week when fightersventured beyond theopposition-controlledeastern half of the coun-try.
The rebels are nowstruggling to maintainsupply lines for weapons,ammunition and food,with many living off junkfood, cookies and cans oftuna. They are waiting forrocket launchers, tanksand other heavy weaponsto arrive with reinforce-ments from their head-
quarters in the eastern cityof Benghazi.
Meanwhile, the U.S.has moved military forcescloser to its shores to backup its demand thatGadhafi step down. Butenforcing a no-fly zonecould take weeks to orga-nize, and U.S. DefenseSecretary Robert Gateshas noted that it must bepreceded by a militaryoperation to take outLibya’s air defenses.British Foreign MinisterWilliam Hague saidSunday that a no-fly zoneover Libya is still in anearly stage of planningand ruled out the use ofground forces.
Obama said the U.S.will stand with the Libyanpeople as they face “unac-ceptable” violence. Hesaid he has authorizedmillions of dollars inhumanitarian aid. He alsosent a strong message toGadhafi, saying he andhis supporters will be heldresponsible for the vio-lence there.
Hague told the Houseof Commons Mondaythat Britain is “workingclosely with partners on a
contingency basis on ele-ments of a resolution on ano-fly zone.” A Britishdiplomat at the U.N.stressed that the draft res-olution is being preparedin case it is needed but nodecision has been made tointroduce it at theSecurity Council. Hespoke on condition ofanonymity because thedraft has not been madepublic.
Libya appears to besliding toward a civil warthat could drag out forweeks, or even months, asrebels try to oust Gadhafiafter 41 years. Resorting toheavy use of air attackssignaled the regime’s con-cern that it needed to checkthe advance of the rebelforce toward Sirte —Gadhafi’s hometown and abastion of support for thelongtime leader.
Anti-Gadhafi forceswould get a massivemorale boost if they canblast through Sirte, a majorobstacle on the marchtoward Tripoli.
Libya’s main populationcenters lie along the coun-try’s main east-west high-way on the Mediterranean
coast and the struggle forcontrol of the country isbeing waged between thegovernment and the rebelstrying to push the front linewestward toward the capi-tal.
A force estimated at 500to 1,000 fighters was push-ing steadily down the high-way toward Tripoli when itwas driven out of the townof Bin Jawwad, 375 east ofthe capital, on Sunday bypro-Gadhafi forces usinghelicopter gunships,artillery and rockets.
Gebril Hewadi, a doctorat Al-Jalaa Hospital inBenghazi, said 30 havebeen killed on the rebelside in the past three daysof fighting and 169wounded.
The rebels regroupedabout 40 miles to the eastin Ras Lanouf, where MiGfighters circled over rebelpositions Monday beforelaunching airstrikes behindtheir front lines in themorning and afternoon.
In and around BinJawwad, pro-regime forceswere running patrolsMonday and there wereminor reports of skirmish-es with rebels on the out-
skirts.One strike hit a road near
the town’s only gas station,destroying at least threevehicles and wounding atleast two people.
The opposition alsoholds two main battle-ground cities close toTripoli, and the govern-ment appears to have solid-ified control Monday ofone of them — Zawiya.Just 30 miles outsideTripoli, Zawiya had beenthe city closest to the capi-tal in opposition hands.
A Zawiya resident saidgovernment tanks andartillery opened fire onrebels around 9:00 am andthe attack hadn’t stoppedwhen he left the city at1:30 p.m. All entrances tothe city were under gov-ernment control and therebels had been driven outof the city’s centralMartyr’s Square and anearby mosque by theheaviest attack in severaldays.
“The tanks are every-where,” he said. “Thehospital is running out ofsupplies. There areinjured everywhere whocan’t find a place to go.”
China challenges US predominance in Asia-Pacific
BY MARCIA DUNNASSOCIATED PRESS
CAPE CANAVERAL,Fla. — Its decades-longmission accomplished,space shuttle Discoveryheaded home to retirementafter undocking from theInternational SpaceStation on Monday for thelast time.
The world’s most-flownspaceship got a dramaticsend-off by “Star Trek’s”original Capt. Kirk.
“Space, the final fron-tier,” actor WilliamShatner proclaimed in aprerecorded tribute.“These have been the voy-ages of the space shuttleDiscovery. Her 30-year
mission: to seek out newscience, to build new out-posts, to bring nationstogether on the final fron-tier, to boldly go and dowhat no spacecraft hasdone before.”
On the final leg of itsfinal journey — due to cul-minate with a Wednesdaytouchdown — Discoveryperformed a victory laparound the space stationimmediately after undock-ing. The shuttle and stationcrews beamed down pic-tures of each other’s ves-sel, with the blue cloud-specked planet 220 milesbelow as the stunningbackdrop.
NASA TV showed livefootage of Discovery as it
soared over the AtlanticOcean and the Saharadesert, and in a matter of afew minutes, over theMediterranean Sea andnorthern Italy. The breath-taking shots were capturedby the space station crew.
“It looks beautiful,”observed Scott Kelly, thespace station’s skipper. Hewished the six shuttle pas-sengers a safe ride home.
To ensure safe passage,the shuttle astronautspulled out their 100-foot,laser-tipped inspectionboom and checked theirship for any signs ofmicrometeorite damage.The safety procedure wasput in place following the2003 Columbia disaster.
Discovery is being sentto the SmithsonianInstitution for display afterit undergoes severalmonths of decommission-ing. NASA’s two othershuttles will joinDiscovery in retirement,following their upcomingmissions.
The oldest of NASA’ssurviving shuttles,Discovery will haveracked up nearly 150 mil-lion miles by trip’s end,accumulated more than 39missions in nearly 27years and spent 365 daystotal in space. It flew to theInternational SpaceStation 13 times and madethe first shuttle rendezvouswith Russia’s Mir station
in 1995.Discovery first flew in
1984 and carried theHubble Space Telescopeto orbit six years later. It’sflown 184 astronauts,including John Glenn atage 77 in 1998.
Shatner’s message wasplayed for the shuttle crewMonday morning, just afew hours before theundocking. His wordswere followed by thewake-up music, “Themefrom Star Trek.” It was therunner-up in a contestsponsored by NASA tomark the end of the shuttleprogram. The No. 1 vote-getter — “Blue Sky” byBig Head Todd and theMonsters — will be
beamed up as Tuesday’swake-up tune.
Mission Control andDiscovery’s astronautsalso paid homage to leadshuttle flight directorBryan Lunney, who isquitting NASA as the pro-gram draws to a close. Hisvoice cracked as he bidfarewell, and he received astanding ovation in thecontrol room.
“It’s been a hoot,”Lunney told the astro-nauts. “Couldn’t have hada better choice for my lastflight.”
Shuttle commanderSteven Lindsey said he’drather be celebrating withLunney than inspecting hisship.
Space shuttle Discovery heads home to retirement
BY TOM KRISHERASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT — Part of aMichigan auto parts facto-ry that was damaged byfire last week started pro-ducing again over theweekend, easing a partsshortage that had forcedtwo auto companies to shutdown some assemblylines.
The fire Wednesday at aMagna International Inc.plant caused GeneralMotors Co. to shut downthe Ohio factory thatmakes the Chevrolet Cruzecompact. Mazda MotorCo. halted an assemblyline in Flat Rock, Mich.,
that makes the Mazda 6midsize sedan. Thousandsof workers were temporar-ily idled.
The Magna plant alsomakes parts for ChryslerGroup LLC, Ford MotorCo. and Nissan Motor Co.vehicles
GM said Monday thatthe Cruze plant inLordstown, Ohio, wouldbe restarted on Tuesday,and workers at an adjoin-ing parts stamping plantwould be back Mondaynight. The Mazda 6 assem-bly line, in a plant jointlyoperated with Ford, willremain shut down for therest of this week, aspokesman said.
About half of the Magnaplant’s production restart-ed during the weekend,Magna spokeswomanTracy Fuerst said Monday.Company officials hadbeen working since theblaze to restart production,and were able to get part ofthe plant in HowellTownship, Mich., back inoperation, she said. Somemachinery also was movedto a shuttered Magna fac-tory in nearby Brighton,Mich., and it is producingparts there temporarily, shesaid.
“We have begun to sup-ply many of our customerson a limited basis,” Fuerstsaid.
The plant makes ceil-ings, consoles and otherplastic interior parts for theautomakers. Spokesmenfor Nissan and Chryslersaid production had notbeen affected, and a mes-sage was left for a Fordspokeswoman.
Fuerst said some of themolds used to make theparts were damaged, butthe company worked withcustomers over the week-end to repair the equip-ment at the factory, whichis about 45 miles north-west of Detroit.
Only about 25 percent ofthe factory space was dam-aged in the fire, but itburned two large holes in
the roof of the building andcaused structural damage.Fuerst said some of thatdamage had been fixed.Firefighters, who poured1.2 million gallons ofwater on the plant to putout the blaze, have said itscause was accidental, start-ing in machinery intowhich foam was injectedto make some of the parts.
GM closed itsLordstown, Ohio, assem-bly plant on Friday andMonday, and at least sixother GM factories wereaffected by the parts short-age. Officials were stillassessing the impact atmidday Monday.
The Mazda assembly
line also was shut downstarting Thursday. “Lostproduction will be madeup with a combination ofovertime and added shifts,”spokesman Jeremy Barnessaid.
The fire showed justhow fragile the auto com-pany parts supply chain is.For the past three decades,companies have cut costsand become more efficientby going to a just-in-timeparts delivery system sothey can avoid paying forhuge stockpiles of parts. Toavoid buying costlymachinery, many partscompanies make a particu-lar part at only one sitewith no backup.
Fire-damaged auto parts plant back in operation
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Bobbie Anne (Bell) DotsonBobbie Anne (Bell)
Dotson passed awaySaturday, March 5, 2011,after a long illness in PointPleasant.
She was born onNovember 13, 1947 inWilliamson, the daughterof Hazel (Scott) Donohoeand the late Harry Bell.Bobbie was named from aWWII bomber, “TheBobbie Anne of Texas,” onwhich her father was thetail gunner.
She was a graduate fromWilliamson High School in 1965. In 1967, Bobbie wasmarried to Tom Dotson of Williamson at the FirstBaptist Church, where she was a member.
She began a secretarial career at Marshall Universityin the Athletic Department in 1967, and was secretaryto the Vice President of Academic Affairs at MU in1971. She took time from her career to raise theirdaughter Tomi, then moved with Tom to make theirhome in Point Pleasant. Bobbie continued her career assecretary to the Prosecuting Attorney of Mason Countyfor 25 years, from which she retired in 2008, due to ill-ness.
Bobbie was an avid golfer, enjoyed showing herEnglish cocker spaniels, Bogey and Kate and was anaccomplished quilter.
She is survived by her mother, Hazel; husband, Tom;daughter, Tomi; granddaughter, Bailey; sister, Judy;and brother, Chuck; in addition to a number of otherloving family members.
Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Saturday,March 12, at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in PointPleasant.
The family respectfully requests that no flowers besent.
Online condolences may be made at www.wilcoxen-funeralhome.com.
David “Opie” WilsonDavid “Opie” Wilson,
75, of Ashton, died Sunday,March 6, 2011, at CabellHuntington Hospital.
He was born July 28,1935 in Cabell County, ason to the late George andRuby Perdue Wilson. Hewas an millwright for theUnited Steelworkers ofWest Virginia.
In addition to his parents,he was preceded in deathby his son, Nathan Wilson;and brothers and sisters,James, Mary, and Betty.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Wilson of Ashton;daughters and sons-in-laws, Lora and Tommy Blain ofAshton, and Madora and Lonnie McCarty of AppleGrove; daughter-In-law, Elaine Wilson of Glenwood;brother, George and his wife, Lula Wilson of Milton;grandchildren, James and (Cookie) McCarty, Izzy andBrent Kyle, Krissie and Jerry Finley, David “Spankey”London, Scott and Danielle Wilson, and Joy and BobDean; great grandchildren, Mizouri, Kaleb, Riley,Nathaniel, Jadon, Daphne, Lilly Ann, Haley, Araya,Gabe, Emmaleigh, Aidan, and Neva; and many nieces,nephews, neighbors and friends
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday,March 9 at Moore’s Chapel Church in Ashton withRev. Ted Nance and Charlie Langdon officiating.Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends maycall from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, at the Deal Funeral Homeof Point Pleasant.
In lieu of flowers, Opie’s requested donations bemade toMoore’s Chapel Church.
The Deal Funeral Home of Point Pleasant is servingthe family. Please visit www.dealfh.com to send con-dolences to the family.
Paul Francis RiggsPaul Francis Riggs, 82, of West Columbia, died
Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Lakin Hospital.Arrangments are incomplete and will be announcedby the Wilcoxen Funeral Home of Point Pleasant.
Linda Sue NormanLinda Sue Norman, 63, of Point Pleasant, died
Saturday, March 6, 2011, at Cabell HuntingtonHospital. Arrangements will be announced by theDeal Funeral Home of Point Pleasant.
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Mason County ForecastTuesday: Mostly
cloudy, with a high near56. Southeast windbetween 6-10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Aslight chance of showersafter 3 a.m. Mostlycloudy, with a lowaround 40. East windaround 8 mph. Chanceof precipitation is 20percent.
Wednesday: Showerslikely, with thunder-storms also possibleafter noon. Cloudy, witha high near 54.Southeast wind between8-14 mph. Chance ofprecipitation is 70 per-cent. New rainfallamounts between a halfand three quarters of aninch possible.
Wednesday Night:Showers likely, mainlybefore 1am. Cloudy,with a low around 40.Chance of precipitationis 70 percent. New rain-
fall amounts between atenth and quarter of aninch possible.
Thursday: A chanceof showers. Cloudy, witha high near 47. Chanceof precipitation is 50percent.
Thursday Night: Achance of showers.Mostly cloudy, with alow around 31. Chanceof precipitation is 30percent.
Friday: Mostly sunny,with a high near 48.
Friday Night: Partlycloudy, with a lowaround 32.
Saturday: Mostlysunny, with a high near56.
Saturday Night: Achance of showers.Mostly cloudy, with alow around 32. Chanceof precipitation is 30percent.
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Lenora Harris KanniardLenora Harris Kanniard, 71, of Ashton, died
Saturday, March 5, 2011, at her home with her familyat her side.
She was born January 1, 1940 in Kentucky, a daugh-ter to the late Hargus and Bess Harris. She was a home-maker.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in deathby a daughter, Valetta Kanniard; three sisters, FredaBackus, Elizabeth Harris, and Callie Landnum; and sixbrothers, William, Arnold, Jack, Verlie, George, andJulia Harris.
She is survived by her children, Vincent James andJanett Kanniard of Milton, Valissa Robin and DonaldWaugh of Ashton, Vatinna Lynn and Terry Shrock ofApple Grove, Vernon Tyrone Kanniard of Apple Grove,Van William Markas and Donna Kanniard of PointPleasant; 16 grandchildren; one great grandchild, withone on the way; and her sisters, Virginia Fry ofThurman, Ohio, and Lois Denny of Bidwell, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday,March 8, at Balls Chapel Church in Ashton with Rev.Bobby Ray officiating. Burial will follow in the BallsChapel Church Cemetery. Friends may call two hoursprior to time of service, Tuesday, at the church.
The Deal Funeral Home of Point Pleasant is servingthe family. Please visit www.dealfh.com to send con-dolences to the family.
Ottis O. WhiteOttis O. White, 78, of Point Pleasant, went home to
be with his Lord on Monday, March 7, 2011, atPleasant Valley Hospital.
He was born November 3, 1932 in Poca, a son of thelate Otis Orren White and Gagie Loraine (Orr) White.
Ottis was a U.S. Army Veteran, was retired fromKaiser Aluminum Plant as a pipefitter, and was a mem-ber of New Hope Bible Baptist Church in PointPleasant.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in deathby two brothers, Richard White and Randall White.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Eileen (Gatens)White of Point Pleasant; their children, Patty andWayne Sanders of Point Pleasant, Brooks and TrishaWhite of Hurricane, Jody and Ron Durst of PointPleasant, and Angie and Tom Anderson of Hartford;one sister, Dorcas Kent of Poca; 11 grandchildren,Brooke (Adam) Quintrell, Erin Sanders, BradleyWhite, Kevin White, Miranda Durst, Kenneth Durst,Rebecca Durst, Jill (Luke) Harris, Meghann Hesson,Trey Anderson, and Cara Hesson; and five great grand-children, Dylan Quintrell, Zane Quintrell, AbbySanders, Wyatt Harris, and Nate Harris.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday,March 9, at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in PointPleasant with Pastor Dean Warner officiating. Burialwill follow at the Forest Hills Cemetery in Letart.Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funer-al home.
Online condolences may be made at www.wilcoxen-funeralhome.com.
who would like to donate to the cause can drop shoesoff at Connolly’s workplace, Kennerly Surgical, locatedbehind Tudors in Point Pleasant.
Soles4Souls was founded by Wayne Elsey. Accordingto www.GiveShoes.org, the mission of Soles4Souls is“changing the world one pair a time.” Soles4Soulsreceive large donations from footwear companies,retailers, churches, non-profit ministries, civic groups,schools and individuals. The organization accepts alltypes of new and gently used shoes, including athletic,running, dress, sandals, pumps, heels, work boots,cleats, dance, flip flops and more.
“Soles4Souls has given away over 12 million pairs ofshoes through its five year history, currently deliveringa pair every 7 seconds! Over 300 million childrenaround the world are without shoes while over 1.5 bil-lion pairs of shoes lay idle in American closets,”Connolly said. “I am just so proud of Mady for wantingto make a change — one pair at a time!”
After her party, Scott will continue to collect shoesthrough the month of March. Shoe donation boxes alsowill remain at New Haven Elementary for the remain-der of the month as well.
Publishing; and Leah Williamson and RebekahDonohue, Digital Design.
• FBLA (Instructor Mrs. Rollins) — NathanHannum, Impromptu Speaking; Mekennah Lewis,Client Service; Wesley Davis, Business Plan; MaggieCriste, Public Speaking I; Kylenn Criste, PublicSpeaking II; and Lauren Lanier, Electronic CareerPortfolio.
• FBLA (Instructor Mr. Meadows) — LyndieLayton, Computer Applications; Anthony Darst, HelpDesk; Matt Cornell, Justin Hall and Teran Barnitz,Sports Management; Whitney Layton, Intro to TechConcepts; Ally Darst and Bekah Darst, WordProcessing I; Aron Hart, Miranda Cobb, and JenniferWestfall, Word Processing II.
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White House promotes Muslim help against terrorismBY EILEEN SULLIVAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON —The White House ispushing a message ofreligious tolerance aheadof this week’s congres-sional hearing on Islamicradicalism, which hassparked protests ongrounds it unfairly sin-gles out Muslims aspotential terrorists.
President BarackObama sent his deputynational security adviser,Denis McDonough, onSunday to a Washington-area mosque known forits cooperation with theFBI and its rejection ofthe al-Qaida brand ofIslam.
“Being religious isnever un-American.Being religious is quin-tessentially American,”McDonough said.
The speech came justfour days before the con-gressional hearing,which has already givenrise to protests ongrounds it is unfairly tar-geting Muslims. In NewYork’s Times Square onSunday, about 300 peo-ple gathered to speak outagainst the planned con-gressional hearing, criti-cizing it as xenophobicand saying that singlingout Muslims, rather thanextremists, is unfair anddivides the nation.
Speaking to an inter-faith forum of Muslims,Christians, Jews andother faiths,McDonough, the presi-dent’s point-man oncountering violentextremism, was clear:“We’re all Americans.”
The majority of therecent terror plots andattempts against the U.S.have involved peopleespousing a radical andviolent view of Islam,making it difficult toignore the role religionplays in this particularthreat. But focusing tooclosely on Islam and thereligious motives ofthese attempted terrorattacks also threatens toalienate an entire com-munity that has nothingto do with these violentbeliefs.
New York RepublicanPeter King, chairman ofthe House HomelandSecurity Committee thatis holding the hearings,thinks the Muslim com-munity can and shoulddo more to help lawenforcement thwart theseattacks.
“I don’t believe there issufficient cooperation”by American Muslimswith law enforcement,King said Sunday onCNN. “Certainly mydealings with the policein New York and FBI andothers say they do not
believe they get the same— they do not give thelevel of cooperation thatthey need.”
Two of the witnessesscheduled to testifyThursday are relatives ofmen who were radical-ized and turned to terror-ism. One is the uncle of aSomali man fromMinneapolis — BurhanHassan — who left thecountry in December2008 to join a terrorgroup in Somalia. Thefamily believes Hassanwas killed and buried inSomalia.
Another witness is thefather of CarlosBledsoe, who prosecu-tors say shot and killed asoldier at a militaryrecruiting center inArkansas in 2009.Bledsoe grew up in theMemphis, Tenn., area,converted to Islam andchanged his name toAbdulhakim Muhammad.
McDonough saidMuslim Americans arenot the problem, but partof the solution.
“No community canbe expected to meet achallenge as complex asthis alone,” McDonoughsaid. “No one communi-ty can be expected tobecome experts in ter-rorist organizations,how they are evolving,how they are using newtools and technology to
reach our young peo-ple.”
The Muslim commu-nity has been integral intipping off law enforce-ment in many of theplots uncovered over thepast two years. In 2009,the Muslim communitycame forward when theylearned five NorthernVirginia men had trav-eled to Pakistan with thehopes of joining a ter-rorist organization.
McDonough saidagencies throughout theObama administrationwould continue workingto understand theprocess of radicaliza-tion. He also promisedfurther outreach toIslamic communities inthe United States, aswell as efforts to dispel“misperceptions aboutour fellow Americanswho are Muslim.”
King’s critics, includ-ing the first Muslimelected to Congress,Minnesota DemocratKeith Ellison, say it iswrong to single out areligion.
“We’re concernedabout the breadth ofthis,” Ellison said onCNN Sunday. “To saywe’re going to investi-gate ... a religiousminority, and a particu-lar one, I think is thewrong course of actionto take.”
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BY LIZ SIDOTIASSOCIATED PRESS
BARTLETT, N.H. — This time,Mitt Romney has a clear pitch: I’mthe strongest Republican to chal-lenge President Barack Obama onthe country’s single biggest issue— the economy.
“He created a deeper recession,and delayed the recovery,”Romney said Saturday, previewinghis campaign message beforeRepublicans in this influentialearly nominating state.
“The consequence is soaringnumbers of Americans enduringunemployment, foreclosures andbankruptcies. This is the ObamaMisery Index, and it is at a recordhigh.”
“It’s going to take more than newrhetoric to put Americans back towork — it’s going to take a newpresident,” said the former busi-nessman and Massachusetts gover-nor, essentially offering himself upas the best — if not only — solu-tion.
But will GOP primary voters buyit?
Specifically, will this argumentfrom the once-failed GOP presi-dential candidate be strong enoughto convince conservatives whodominate the nominating conteststhat they should overlook theirunease about him: his signing of aMassachusetts health care law sim-ilar to Obama’s unpopular nation-wide one, as well as his reversalson social issues and hisMormonism?
This is the central question ofRomney’s all-but-announced sec-ond White House bid.
An answer will come over thenext year.
He’s virtually certain to enter therace this spring, though campaignsigns posted along the road leadingto the New Hampshire hotel wherehe spoke this weekend may havegotten a bit ahead of him. They said“Mitt Romney for President” andsuggested this theme: “TrueStrength for America’s Future.”
He and his aides insisted theywere leftovers from 2008.
Never mind the other signs:Romney lapel pins in the shape ofNew Hampshire. They dotted theaudience, and at least one adviserwas overheard all but confirming toattendees that Romney was run-ning again.
In his first campaign, Romneystruggled to explain to Republicanswhy he would give the party thebest chance to win the WhiteHouse.
He never settled on a single cam-paign message. He embraced socialissues even though financial oneswere his forte. He picked big andsmall fights with opponents —specifically front-runner JohnMcCain. He floundered as he triedto convince voters that he was ahard-core conservative, even
though he had governed aDemocratic bastion as a moderate.
Today, Romney is a differentcandidate in a different time.
Back then, he was little knownand fighting to be heard. Now, heweighs in on the national debateonly when he has something to say.He’s the closest thing to a front-runner in a GOP field that lacksone.
It’s a blessing that he’s universal-ly known. It may be a cursebecause GOP opponents are likelyto come after him hard.
In the last race, the top issues —war and immigration — didn’t playto his strengths. Now, stubbornlyhigh unemployment, slow econom-ic growth and budget-bustingdeficits are voters’ chief worries.
It’s no doubt a much better fit forthis successful businessman whoco-founded a venture capital firmand helped rescue failing compa-nies.
In the 2008 campaign, Romneystood out by relentlessly attackingMcCain and other opponents. Hestruggled to outline what he stoodfor and how he would govern.Now, he’s focused on assailingObama on the economy as well asselling his own credentials andideas for long-term prosperity. Indoing so, he’s drawing a more sub-tle contrast with his GOP chal-lengers.
Compared with the feeling-his-way campaign of 2008, Romney’sadvisers say writing his book “NoApology: The Case for AmericanGreatness” helped him focus on thetopics he cares most about andcrystalized his thinking about run-ning for president.
But there’s this political reality:Romney’s best chance to win thenomination rests with economicissues, and the remnants of therecession give him the chance toemphasize his business credentials.He can’t let the race again bedefined by cultural topics or herisks losing because many conserv-atives still don’t trust the sincerityof his conversions on gay rights,abortion and other issues.
His appearance Saturday night atthe Carroll County Lincoln DayDinner at a northern NewHampshire hotel both provided atemplate for his upcoming cam-paign and showed how Romneyhas evolved as a candidate.
Scripted to the point of comingoff as stiff in his first run, Romneynow is clearly more comfortabledoing the retail politicking that pri-mary voters demand. He workedthe room with ease, shaking handsand chatting up well-wishers withan almost neighborly air. His tie —ever present in 2008 — was gone.His hair — always perfectly coifed— flopped over his forehead.
And he didn’t seem to care.With his wife, Ann, by his side,
Romney took the stage and imme-
diately deviated from his preparedremarks to share a few lightheartedstories about living part time in thestate. He reminisced about his lastcampaign in New Hampshire. Henoted that his wife was trying topush him to run.
“When we were driving in here,we saw these old Romney for pres-ident signs ... I don’t know wherethey came from,” Romney said.Then he joked that his wife mayhave pulled them from his garage.
Then he launched into what canonly be described the central casefor a candidacy.
“I like President Obama, but hedoesn’t have a clue how jobs arecreated,” Romney said, noting thatObama has never run a business.
Romney reminded his audiencethat he spent much of his life in theprivate sector. “I know how jobsare created and how jobs are lost. Ihave helped guide more than oneenterprise that was in crisis.”
He said “turnarounds work whenthe leader focuses on what’s mostimportant.” He then tried to makethe case that Obama did just theopposite.
“He delegated the jobs crisis to(Democratic congressional leaders)Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid andhe went to work on his own liberalpriorities,” including a climatechange plan and a health care over-haul. “The next president mustfocus on what’s most important:getting Americans back to work.”
Romney explained what he saidhe stood for: lower taxes for com-panies, a smaller bureaucracy, aceiling on federal spending. Hecalled for repealing the health over-haul that conservatives view as asymbol of costly government over-reach.
The issue is an obvious politicalvulnerability for Romney;Obama’s law was modeled in someways after one that Romney signedin Massachusetts.
Romney addressed it head-onwith an argument voters are likelyto hear often.
“Our experiment wasn’t perfect— some things worked, some did-n’t, and some things I’d change,”he said. But, he added, “One thingI would never do is to usurp theconstitutional power of states witha one-size-fits-all federaltakeover.”
It’s not his only hurdle.Many conservatives, particularly
in Iowa and South Carolina, stillview his religion skeptically anddon’t trust him on social issues.That helps explain why his focus isheavily on New Hampshire —where fiscal conservatives are thekey electorate — as he gears up foran economy-focused campaign.
With primary voting set forFebruary 2012 if not earlier,Romney has less than a year tomake his case — now that he hasone.
Romney, novice no more,focuses on Obama, economy
GOP DilemmaBY LAURIE KELLMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Restrict abortion or cut spending?The Republicans’ “Pledge for America” says the
new majority will do both. But negotiations over thefederal budget threaten to force the GOP, including its87 House freshmen, to choose between them.
It’s a lesson in congressional reality that has Republicansstruggling with how to vote — and what to do — when adivided government pits pledge against pledge.
“That’s a problem — and I mean, a real problem,”said Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the conserv-ative Republican Study Committee’s budget andspending task force.
How would he vote on a budget that cuts spending butlacks the promised abortion restrictions? Jordan winces.
“We haven’t seen the finished product,” he said.The House last month passed its version of the bud-
get that would fund the government through September.The measure would cut spending by $61 billion andprohibit federal dollars from going to PlannedParenthood as long as the organization performs abor-tions. It also reinstates restrictions, lifted by PresidentBarack Obama, on government money for any organi-zation that funds abortions in foreign countries.
The abortion restrictions have almost no chance ofbeing included in the spending plan that the Democrat-dominated Senate ultimately passes. That could beweeks from now despite a March 18 deadline that car-ries with it the threat of a partial government shutdown.
A compromise that could pass both the House andSenate will contain at least a good portion of the cuts thatnow-GOP freshmen promised during the campaign andsay their constituents loudly demand. Slashing federalspending, they insist, is their No. 1 priority.
Restricting federal money for abortion providerscomes a close second or third, as much a part of theGOP’s campaign “Pledge” as spending cuts andrepealing Obama’s health care overhaul.
The new Republican majority has done plenty offighting for what they promised, but getting their wishlist through the entire Congress is a tougher task. Thehealth care law repeal failed in the Senate. The House’sbudget received a thorough scoffing from SenateDemocratic leaders and Obama said he would veto it.
House Republicans say just having their debate lastmonth went a long way toward satisfying their cam-paign promises.
In an emotional overnight session on the currentyear’s budget, the House voted 240-185 to block fed-eral dollars from going to Planned Parenthood.
There was more.The spending bill, before any amendments, reinstat-
ed a prohibition on federal money for any organizationthat uses its own funds for abortions performed in for-eign countries. Obama lifted the restrictions in 2009.
Under current law, federal dollars may not be usedfor abortions except in the cases of rape, incest orwhen the life of the mother is in danger.
Pro-choice lawmakers and groups said theRepublican efforts on abortion amount to an attack onwomen and family-planning services. Democratsmake the case that while Planned Parenthood per-forms abortions, the group uses federal money onhealth services for women who can’t afford it anyother way.
Planned Parenthood has undertaken a formidablelobbying campaign to kick out the restrictions fromthe Senate bill.
Watching the negotiations from the House, somesocial conservatives were uncomfortable even talkingabout how they would vote should a newly negotiat-ed budget pass the Senate and come to the Housewithout the anti-abortion provisions.
If they vote against the new version, they alsowould say no to spending cuts they demanded.
If they vote for it, they would ditch, for now, theparty’s anti-abortion promises.
Rep. Chris Smith, perhaps the House’s most fer-vently anti-abortion member, said he’d vote againstany budget that doesn’t “preserve life.” Blockingmoney for Planned Parenthood also cuts spending,said Smith, R-N.J.
“There’s no reason to be divided. These are twinobjectives,” Smith said, predicting many Republicanfreshmen opposed to abortion will vote with him.
Freshman Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., isn’t oneof them. He opposes abortion. But he said he’d vote fora budget that lacks new restrictions on the procedurebecause current law already bans federal dollars frombeing used for most abortions. Banning taxpayer dol-lars from going to Planned Parenthood, he said, shouldbe a battle for another day if it comes to a choice.
“If we’re staying with that current policy, I thinkwe’d still be safe,” Schweikert said. “Because for me,it’s substantially about the fiscal position” he took inlast year’s elections when it came to reining in thefederal deficit.
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POINT PLEASANT — Among the many commu-nity service projects of the Mason CountyCommunity Educational Outreach Services is the col-lection of pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald Housein Huntington.
On Friday, Feb. 19, four of the club’s members trav-eled to Huntington to deliver the tabs they collected in2010. While there, the members took a tour of thefacility guided by Doris Brozik, volunteer coordina-tor.
The house was built in 1987 and added to in 1993.It contains 20 bedrooms (one handicapped) and canhouse four people to a room. Air mattresses are oneach of the beds. To stay at the Ronald McDonaldHouse, you must be referred by a hospital, doctor orclergy. Guests are asked to pay $20 per night, but ifthey cannot afford this, they are not turned away. Thelength of stay varies depending on the child’s illnessand treatment. Stays can be as short as one night, oras long as several months. Sometimes, stays areextended into a year or more.
This house is for families of seriously ill childrenwho are being treated at local hospitals. Most of thefamilies at the Huntington facility come from WestVirginia and surrounding states, including Ohio andKentucky.
The home is maintained by two and a half paid staffmembers. All others are personnel or volunteers. Theywork three hour shifts and the house stays staffed 24hours a day, seven days a week.
There are a total of four kitchens where guests canprepare their meals. Groceries are provided by vari-ous organizations, including area Farm Bureau’s.Sometimes, a club or other organization will come inand cook a meal for the occupants of the home.
In addition to the bedrooms and kitchens, there alsois a library filled with books. If a guest begins readinga book and doesn’t get it finished during their stay,they are welcome to take the book with them. Thelibrary contains the entire New Testament in Braille.
There additionally is a computer room with sevencomputers, and a long-distance telephone room (cour-tesy of AT&T where guests can make long distancecalls free of charge). A laundry room with four wash-ers and four dryers, along with supplies, also are pro-vided for the use of those staying in the home. Inaddition to all that, a play room with a big patio andgrill also provides a place for families to cook out andenjoy the outside.
When guests leave, volunteers strip their beds andbring the linens to the laundry room and the hospitalpicks them up and sanitizes them.
The tour guide estimated the Mason Co. CEOS’scontribution of pop tabs totaled about 25 pounds.They receive 35-40 centers per pound when cashed inand the funds are used to buy milk, bread and otherfresh foods.
Besides saving pop tabs, there are several otherways groups or individuals help support the RonaldMcDonald House. Over 75 percent of their operatingfunds comes from individuals, organizations and busi-nesses in the tri-state area.
POINT PLEASANT — The Pleasant CEOS Clubheld their February meeting at the home of GarnetSchwarz, hostess. Garnet served members a deliciousluncheon of stuffed shells, salad, sandwiches, pie, coffeeand tea before the meeting.
Club president Betty Farmer led the meeting.Meditations from Daily Guideposts were presented by
Rae Mitchell. The reading, written by Roberta Messner,referenced Jeremiah 31:3-4 and was entitled, “SendingValentines”.
Health Motivator Marylin Higginbotham read anAlyce Faye Bragg poem entitled, “Are You Out There,Spring?” which she had gotten from the Charlestonnewspaper. She discussed Celebrating Connections, thismonth’s theme, and reminded members to remember togive themselves a hug, as well.
The lesson on macular degeneration was presented byCatherine Yauger. Her goals were to help membersunderstand macular degeneration and its symptoms, toidentify risk factors and preventative measures, and toidentify resources available for treatment. Members alsoshared firsthand experiences of family members witheach other.
Janice Smith encouraged members to continue toshare memories with family members as they corre-spond with them and to transmit those family values tothe next generation.
Carolyn Litchfield reported that the Marketing andMembership committee for the county plans to have aplant exchange on May 19. She also asked for contribu-tions for Club Connections.
Rae Mitchell encouraged members to continue keep-ing track of their reading lists and to use the PurposefulReading lists.
Several members brought items for a “Show & Tell”session.
Marylin Higginbotham showed a heart-shaped potatothat she had gotten in a bag she had gotten at the grocery.
Lynne Fetty showed a Kindle, which is an electronicbook that can be downloaded with thousands of books.She also told of stories her dad told when he was dyingthat none of the family had ever heard before and nowcan get nothing more about the stories from her deceaseddad. She encouraged members to keep the old storiesand to write the old stories for other family members.
Catherine Yauger showed the Images of MasonCounty book and showed a photo on page 45 she hadsubmitted. She explained that she had found out after thefact that the photo was completely mislabeled. She hadtyped up corrections to give to anyone who had the bookso that they would have the correct information.Catherine also had several extra calendars to share withanyone who needed one.
Garnet Schwarz showed a picture made from a part ofher husband’s mother’s quilt. She also showed an origa-mi fabric tree hanging from Australia and a box with tas-seled angels.
Betty Farmer presented birthday gifts to GarnetSchwarz, Janice Smith and Lorrie Wright and sent a pre-sent to Terry Hughes. The group sang ‘Happy Birthday’to them, as well. Betty also presented Garnet with a host-ess gift.
Those attending included Clinedda Austin, JanieBennett, Koneda Devrick, Betty Farmer, Lynne Fetty,Lucille Fowler, Wilma Hagley, Marylin Higginbotham,Carolyn Litchfield, Faye Meadows, Rae Mitchell,Marcia Nibert, Garnet Schwarz, Janice Smith, MaryVickers, Lorrie Wright, and Catherine Yauger.
AARP #3192 meetsPOINT PLEASANT — AARP #3192 met at the Fort
Randolph Terrace on Main Street on Feb. 16 for theirmeeting. President Marge Blake opened the meetingwith the Flag Pledge. Regina Johnson gave the medita-tion entitled, “Don’t Look Back”, and read Philippians3:10-17. She also gave a prayer for members.
Marge Blake gave talk on Alaska and showed itemsshe brought back to West Virginia after living in Alaskaa number of years ago. She also talked about the beau-tiful Northern Lights.
At a later date, AARP State President Ruth Wagnerwill install Marge Blake as the new president and BettyFarmer as the new vice-president.
The next AARP meeting will be held March 16 at theFort Randolph Terrace at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments willbe served. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Submitted photoMembers of the Mason County CEOS are pictured dur-ing their visit to the Ronald McDonald House inHuntington. Shown are April Pyles, Catherine Yauger,Doris Brozik (volunteer coordinator), Yvonne Fetty andAnne Byus.
Submitted photoPresident of the Pleasant CEOS Club, Betty Farmer,shares a plaque during “Show & Tell” at the clubʼsFebruary meeting.
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Dear Dr. Brothers: I’m65 years old and in no wayconsider myself a seniorcitizen. As a matter offact, I take a certainamount of pride when mychildren call me imma-ture. I don’t considermyself too old for any-thing — that’s why every-one seemed shocked bymy recent reactions tosome scenes in movies. Itseems every time there isa violent scene, I am sup-posed to start cringing andbe disgusted. Should I actas though I don’t enjoy agood gory sci-fi film oncein a while? I don’t wantmy grandchildren to thinkI am strange. — L.B.
Dear L.B.: Many times,we feel the same on theinside even though ouroutside is aging — grace-fully or not. To some ofus, there is no way weever will believe that weare growing old and aresupposed to be interestedin “old folks” topics. Wejust want to carry on theway we always have, andthat isn’t so unusual orhard to understand.Unfortunately, we some-times are forced by othersto take our place in thescheme of things ... andthat’s when we decide it’stime for us to start actingour age. The problem isthat we have old, outmod-ed ideas of what is accept-able behavior for a seniorlike us. When we are overa certain age, we are “sup-posed to be” grossed outor otherwise offended bythings that are shocking,violent and disgusting,aren’t we?
Whenever someonetells us to act our age, itshows that he or she has acertain view of whatmaturity is and when itshould be reached. Manyyounger people areuncomfortable with theidea that Grandma still hasa sense of humor, an inter-est in men or sex, and ahealthy disrespect for theestablishment. If you’ve
always had a youthful out-look and a playful person-ality, it is not likely thatyou’re going to turn into agrouchy old lady anytimesoon. So enjoy the free-dom to be who you are,and let the others worryabout growing up andgrowing old while youenjoy life.
• • •Dear Dr. Brothers: My
71-year-old sister has justbeen diagnosed withbreast cancer. The out-come has yet to be deter-mined, and everything isstill pretty much up in theair. She’s having a realtough time. I’ve becomeso focused on the latesttest results that it didn’toccur to me until we weredriving home from thedoctor’s to wonder justhow this whole ordeal isaffecting her mind. Howcan she cope with the ter-rible anxiety she must befeeling? I want to help heras best I can. — R.F.
Dear R.F.: The wholeordeal is just beginning,and it is good for you tofocus early on the trau-matic news and try tothink of ways to help yoursister cope. For a while,she probably will be over-whelmed with medicalissues and plans. It wouldbe a great help for you orsomeone else in the fami-ly to be there with her andfor her while all thosedecisions are made. If youcan, get a clear idea fromher physicians about thecourse of the illness andthe treatment options,
A S K D R . B ROT H E R S
Should she just pretendto be offended?
Dr. Joyce Brothers
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For the RecordWest Virginia State Police
LAKIN — A single-vehicle accident occurred Feb. 8in Ashton on Whitten Ridge Road. Amos E. Tincher ofMilton was driving a 1998 Cutlass Oldsmobile. Tincherwas traveling eastbound on Whitten Ridge Road whenhe lost control of his vehicle, ran off the road, and strucka residential home. No injuries or property damage wasreported. Trp. J.C. Kirk investigated.
• A two-vehicle accident occurred Feb. 10 in Leon onLeon Baden Road. Driver #1 was Kenneth L. Blessingof Leon. He was driving a 2010 Ford F-150. Driver #2was Roger S. Smith of Millwood. He was driving a2006 Chevrolet Colorado. Blessing was traveling southon Leon Baden Road, while Smith was traveling north.Both vehicles met in a narrow area, and struck mirrors.No injuries were sustained. Sr. Tpr. A.B. Ward investi-gated.
• A single-vehicle accident occurred Feb. 11 in PointPleasant on Sandhill Road. Robert E. Fruth II of PointPleasant was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Impala (policecruiser). Fruth was traveling eastbound on SandhillRoad when his vehicle left the roadway surface, trav-eled over an embankment into a field, drove parallel tothe roadway surface, swerved back to the left, struck theembankment and then drove over the embankmentagain where he came to rest in the field. He was carriedfrom the scene by Mason County EMS personnel. Sr.Tpr. A.D. Wootton investigated.
• Robert A. Jordan, 21, of Leon, was arrested Feb. 5by Tpr. S.C. Allen on charges of sexual assault andabuse (3rd degree); and two counts of burglary. He wastransported to the Western Regional Jail.
• Patrick K. Green, 31, of Letart, was arrested Feb. 8by Sgt. E.B. Starcher on charges of domestic battery.Green posted a $1,000 PR bond.
• Jacob A. Kirher, 24, of Point Pleasant, was arrestedFeb. 8 by Tpr. S.C. Allen on warrant charges for leavingscene with property damage.
• Michael S. Kiggs, 40, of Letart, was arrested Feb. 8by Sgt. E.B. Starcher on charges of battery. Michaelposted a $500 PR bond.
• Michael T. Roach, 36, of West Columbia, wasarrested Feb. 8 by Sgt. E.B. Starcher on charges ofassault/battery. Roach posted bond.
• Timothy L. Pearson, 43, of Gallipolis Ferry, wasarrested Feb. 8 by Sgt. E.B. Starcher on charges ofdestruction of property. Pearson posted a $500 PR bond.
• Hollie R. Bumgarner, 39, of West Columbia, wasarrested Feb. 8 by Tpr. S.C. Allen on warrant charges forfalse pretense. Bumgarner posted a $1,000 PR bond.
• Keat E. Shuth, 23, of Mt. Alto, was arrested Feb. 8by Cpl. K.M. Gilley on charges of petit larceny. Shuthposted bond.
• Tyler J. Hesson, 30, of Letart, was arrested Feb. 11by Sgt. E.B. Starcher on charges of two counts of falsepretenses. Hesson posted bond.
• John C. Wamsley, 63, of Clifton, was arrested Feb.11 by Sgt. E.B. Starcher on charges of worthless check.
• Stephanie L. Fetty, 28, of Clifton, was arrested Feb.16 by Sgt. E.B. Starcher on charges of a capias. Fettyposted bond.
• Brook N. Carmichael, 22, of Mason, was arrestedFeb. 18 by Cpl. K.M. Gilley on charges of burglary.Carmichael was transported to the TOT Regional Jailwhere she posted a $20,000 bond.
• Shawn W. Carmichael, 23, of Mason, was arrestedFeb. 18 by Cpl. K.M. Gilley on charges of burglary.Carmichael was transported to the TOT Regional Jailwhere she posted a $20,000 bond.
• Derek M. Newell, 23, of Letart, was arrested Feb. 22by Sr. Tpr. J.C. Kirk on charges of sexual assault (3rddegree).
• Todd E. Lewis, 42, of Point Pleasant, was arrestedFeb. 22 by Sgt. E.B. Starcher on charges of maliciouswounding. Lewis posted a $10,000 property bond.
• Daniel Rife, 34, of Point Pleasant, was arrested Feb.27 by Tpr. S.C. Allen on charges of petit larceny. Rifeturned himself in at the courthouse.
• Christopher P. Rayburn, 41, of Letart, was arrestedFeb. 28 by Tpr. S.C. Allen on charges of failure toupdate with the sex offender registry; and worthlesscheck. Rayburn was transported to the WesternRegional Jail.
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WEST COLUMBIA — Timothy A. Peyton, 38, ofAshton, was arrested Feb. 1 by Cpt. B.C. Peterson oncharges of domestic battery.
• Lesley D. Hall, 35, of Point Pleasant, was arrestedFeb. 2 by Lt. T.M. Stewart on charges of obtaininggoods by false pretense.
• Wendy M. Roush, 44, of Hartford, was arrested Feb.4 by Dep. T. Powell on charges of domestic battery; andviolation of bond condition.
• Cass L. Vaughn, 19, of Point Pleasant, was arrestedFeb. 4 by Dep. T. Powell on charges of domestic battery.
• Matthew R. Smalley, 28, of Point Pleasant, wasarrested Feb. 4 by Cpl. K.M. Gilley of the West VirginiaState Police on charges of failure to appear.
• Donald W. Leach, 32, of Point Pleasant, was arrest-ed Feb. 6 by Cpl. C.A. Varian on charges of DUI—firstoffense.
Southeast Ohio tourism: Business alive and doing well according to area officials
RIO GRANDE — Theconsensus opinion amongtourism officials whoattended the SoutheastOhio Tourism Expo lastSaturday is that the indus-try at the regional level isalive and doing fairly welldespite the recent eco-nomic hard times thathave been felt across theBuckeye State.
The event was hostedby the Gallia CountyConvention and VisitorsBureau (CVB) and washeld at the University ofRio Grande Lyne Center.
Tourism officials fromAthens, Gallia, Meigs,Pike and Vinton countieswere in attendance at theexpo to preach the goodword about tourismopportunities in theirrespective areas, accord-ing to Bob Hood, directorof the Gallia CountyCVB.
Brandi Betts, directorof the Vinton CountyCVB, said events like theexpo are valuable becausethey allow CVBs to reachprospective visitors who,due to the economic situ-ation, will probably vaca-tion close to home duringthe travel season.
“It’s huge to be able tocome to an event likethis,” stated Betts. “Theseare the people who areultimately going to comeand stay in our communi-ties and take advantage ofthe things that we have tooffer. You can’t bank onsomeone from anotherstate or from 8 or 10 hoursaway to come to yourplace and take advantageof the things that youoffer. So you really haveto go out and find the peo-ple who are within a cou-ple of counties who willeat in your restaurants andstay in your cabins andshop in your stores andhike in your parks.”
Betts said tourism inVinton County has con-tinued to generate incomeeven in the face of therecent economic down-turn.
“We’ve seen the lodg-ing tax go up every singleyear for the last, well,seven years,” Betts said.“And even during therecession, when othercommunities are com-plaining that their lodgingtax is going down, ours isat least holding its own.”
Sharon Manson, direc-tor of the Pike CountyCVB, said the expoallows CVBs to exhibit
the diversity of activitiesand attractions located insoutheast Ohio.
“It shows the differentactivities that are avail-able and how you canpackage the differentevents to promote yourcounty,” she said. “Youget the chance to interactwith (other CVB direc-tors) and get ideas thatother ones have had. Wecan use some of theirsand they can use some ofours. So it’s a real goodway to interact with oneanother.”
As for the economyand its effect on tourismin Pike County, Mansonsaid “we’re holding ourown.”
“It’s been a littletougher, but we’ve justcome up with some dif-ferent ways of doingthings, and families arestaying around the homearea more so than goingaway,” she said. “Sowe’re doing all right.We’d like to see it a littlebetter, but consideringthe situation and theeconomy, we’re doingokay.”
Emily Maluski, opera-tions manager for theAthens County CVB,said the recent economicdownturn has prompted
an increase in day trips orshort weekend jaunts inAthens County. Overall,though, Maluski saidtourism in Athens Countyis “doing pretty well”despite the economy.
Hood said he waspleased with the turnoutfor the third annual expo.
“It’s been great; a lotbetter than we even per-ceived,” he stated. “I’vegot to say thanks to theones who have stayedwith us all three years.The first year it was a lit-tle light, and we’ve got-ten better each year, butthose original peoplewho came and stayedwith the program, you’vegot to say just ‘kudos’ tothem. It’s been great.We’ve already had peo-ple who said that theywant to participate againnext year.”
Hood said one of thekey components in theGallia County CVB’smission is education andthe agency partneredwith area schools toallow students to have theopportunity to participatein the event. He said stu-dents from the two publicschool districts in GalliaCounty as well as OhioValley Christian partici-pated in the expo.
Andrew Carter/photosThe French Art Colony and the Gallia County Genealogical Society OGS were just two of the local tourist attractionsrepresented at the third annual Southeast Ohio Tourism Expo, held last Saturday at the University of Rio Grande.Convention and visitors bureaus from around the region were also represented.
POMEROY — SheilaArnold of Pomeroy, whohas been writing andsinging gospel music formore than three decades,continues to releaserecordings of her musicand performing at variousgospel music conventionsaround the country.
She will travel to PigeonForge, Tenn., to sing at theCountry Gospel FanfestApril 28-30 and then willstay on for a few daysmore to sing at a gospelconvention. In August, shewill go to Madisonville,Ky., to sing at the CountryGospel Music Association(CGMA) convention, andin October will perform atanother GMAC conven-tion in Branson, Mo. ThenNov. 1-12, she will singher gospel music at theArtist Music Guild atHeritage USA in North
Carolina.Arnold said
her latest invita-tion to performcame from an“unexpec tedsource.” GennyFoley, daughterof Red Foley,arranged aninvitation forher to perform in“The Legend” at theCommodore in Nashville,Tenn., on July 7. She willbe one of three guests onthe program that night andwill be accompanying her-self on the bass guitar andsinging her own music.
“This is a real honor,”she said.
Sheila has made sixrecordings of her ownoriginal material, the latestbeing “Forever Yours.”
Since becoming a mem-ber of the Country GospelMusic Association in1998, she has won fivesinging awards and three
songwriting awards. In both 1998 and
1999 she won theSilver CrownAward for FemaleVocalist of theYear; in 2000 theSilver HeartFemale Entertainer,and in 2001 theSilver HeartA w a r d / F e m a l e
Entertainer and theGolden Heart Award forInternational FemaleEntertainer at theBronson, Mo. convention.
In 2009 Sheila won theSilver Heart Award forSongwriter of the Year inMiddletown, Ohio; theGolden Heart Award forInternational Songwriterin Branson, Mo. and inAugust 2010 again wonthe Silver Heart Award forSongwriter of the Year atBronson.
Over the year Sheila hassung with several groupsincluding the Soul
Seekers, Gospel Tones,and Sunrise Trio and atone time hosted a radioprogram called “Sheilaand Friends” that aired onWFYZ-FM.
While much of Sheila’stime is spent writing andperfecting her music, shestill takes time to contin-ue her ministry in MeigsCounty. She is the praiseand worship leader andbase guitarist at FaithHarvest Church where atevery service some of herown songs are included.She accepts invitations tosing from other churches,(740-416-2131) and car-ries with her recordingsof her music to share.
Sheila says her goal inwriting and singinggospel music is “to reachout and touch others”with her music. It’sapparent by the populari-ty she enjoys as shemoves along that she isdoing just that.
Arnold
Vocalist Sheila Arnold still on the road making music
POMEROY — It’s all about the sur-vivors — “it” being the annual MeigsCounty Cancer Survivor AppreciationDinner with the keynote speaker fromOhio University’s Scripps School ofCommunication.
The free dinner is at 6 p.m., Friday,March 18 at the Mulberry CommunityCenter. The dinner serves a dual purposeand not only honors cancer survivors butis the official kick-off for the 2011 MeigsCounty Relay for Life. This year’s RFLis June 11-12 at the Meigs County FairGrounds. The event is free to all MeigsCounty cancer survivors, local Relay forLife team captains and their guests. Theevent is once again under the direction ofthe Meigs County American CancerSociety Advisory Board andSurvivorship Taskforce.
The Meigs Cooperative Parish is cater-ing the free meal with entertainment pro-vided by the Community Band under thedirection of Meigs Marauder BandDirector Toney Dingess. The keynotespeaker is Eric Rothenbuhler, associate
dean of OU’s Scripps School ofCommunication — a fitting choice con-sidering the dinner is a chance for thoseaffected by cancer to communicate theirexperiences and their resources in fight-ing the disease.
Also, Kim Painter will discuss theACS’s Patient Navigator Program whichis a free service to navigate cancerpatients and their families through theirexperience with the disease — this couldinclude anything from transportationissues, referrals to physical therapy, helpdirect patients toward financial assis-tance programs, nutrition counseling, etc.Navigators are confidential and help all,including the medically underserved,those with and without insurance, etc.
Meigs County ACS Advisory BoardSecretary and Survivorship TaskforceMember Courtney Midkiff noted, “It isthe consensus of the Meigs County ACSAdvisory Board and SurvivorshipTaskforce Members that our cancer sur-vivors inspire us to live life to the fullestand to cherish friends and family becauseyou don’t know what lies ahead. Weappreciate our cancer survivors who havefought this terrible disease and have
given us the desire tomake a difference inthe fight against can-cer. We look forwardto a delightful eveningof fun, food and fel-lowship.”
This is the fifth can-cer survivor dinnerheld in Meigs Countywith more than 100local survivors,patients and theirguess attending lastyear.
Midkiff noted,“Participants haveenjoyed past dinnersand given us overwhelmingly positiveresponse, therefore, we decided to con-tinue the celebration to honor our neigh-bors who have or are battling cancer. Weencourage cancer survivors to invite oth-ers they know who share the cancer jour-ney.”
For more information or to RSVP byWednesday, March 9, contact JoAnnCrisp at 949-2365 or Courtney Midkiff at992-6626 or Rae Moore at 992-2600.
Submitted photoThe upcoming Meigs County CancerSurvivor Appreciation Dinner is free to allcancer survivors, Relay for Life teamcaptains and their guests. This yearʼskeynote speaker is Eric Rothenbuhler,associate dean of OUʼs Scripps Schoolof Communication. The dinner alsoserves as a kick off for the 2011 MeigsCounty Relay for Life. Pictured are sur-vivors at last yearʼs RFL.
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