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SOPA finds success in raising funds Wayne Allen PDT Staff Writer

Officials with the Southern Ohio Port Authority (SOPA) have found success raising the necessary funds to hire a director and fund economic development activities. “We are taking this as a sign the local business community is

behind economic development and likes the idea of having a single point (person) for the county, headed by a professional,” said C.B. Herrmann, SOPA spokesman. When asked about the response SOPA has received, Herrmann said, “At this point it seems we are limited by the

number of calls we can make. We’ve gone to the local governments for support. The village of New Boston, city of Portsmouth and Scioto County are seeing the advantage of working together. Individually nobody can afford to put the money into economic development that it takes.”

Herrmann said collectively, those things can happen. “We’ve also gone to the former SOGP (Southern Ohio Growth Partnership) members and (Portsmouth area) chamber (of commerce) members who are solid in the community and want to see it grow for support,” Herrmann said. “We’ve

been very pleased with the support we’ve received from big organizations to individuals.” When asked if there were any expectations going into the fundraising campaign, Herrmann said, “We feel this is the right thing to do. We See SOPA | A3

Scioto County residents injured in Adams Co. crash Many involved airlifted to regional hospitals Wayne Allen PDT Staff Writer

ADAMS COUNTY — The Grorgetown Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is reporting that a serious traffic accident involving three vehicles occurred Friday night on State Route 73. Several of those involved are residents from Scioto County. According to released information from OSHP, “a 2007 Dodge pickup truck, operated by Mark Maxwell, 53 of Hillsboro, Ohio was westbound on State Route 73. A 2003 Ford pickup operated by Jason Lute, 30 of McDermott, and a 1999 Ford pickup, operated Chris Thompson, 36 of Rarden were traveling eastbound on State Route 73.” Though the accident is still under investigation OSHP’s preliminary investigation indicates, “the vehicle driven by Maxwell drove left of center and struck the vehicles operated by Lute and Thompson.”

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Pictured are Anna Cardenas (left), Karen Evans (center) and Annita Thompson (right) at St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church dressed in what they will be wearing during the tour of churches.

Annual Tour of Churches set

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Final preparations are underway for the 28th annual Tour of Churches that will begin at the Scioto County Courthouse Friday, Dec. 13. The event is hosted annually by the Business and Professional Women (BPW) of Scioto County and is free to the public. “Tours will start from the (Scioto County) courthouse at 6 p.m. There will

be tours leaving every 15 minutes, and the last tour starting at 8 p.m. The tours will be led by guides dressed in vintage clothing carrying lanterns to help guide the way,” said Ann Cardenas, event spokesperson. Participating churches include: • St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church — Fifth and Market See TOUR | A3

Cory Thompson, 5 of Rarden, was airlifted to Childrens Hospital in Cincinnati and Mildred Thompson, 28 also of Rarden, was airlifted to University of Cincinnati Hospital. Both were passengers in one of the vehicles and both had serious injuries. Maxwell was also airlifted to University of Cincinnati Hospital with serious injuries. OSHP is also reporting that those with less serious injuries were transported to Adams County Regional Medical Center for treatment. All of the vehicles involved in the crash sustained what is being described as substantial damage. The crash remains under investigation by the Georgetown Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Wayne Allen may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 228, or tallen@civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Wayne on Twitter @WayneallenPDT.

Pretrial set for Solid Waste case Wayne Allen PDT Staff Writer

It has been more than a year since the LawrenceScioto County Solid Waste Management District (LSSWMD) cut ties with the Ironton-Lawrence County Community Action Organization (CAO). Caught in the middle of what appears to be a messy divorce between the two organizations is the question of who owns vehicles that the staff of the LSSWMD were driving at the

time of separation. The vehicles include, a 2008 GMC “Savana Pass Van 3500,” a 2006 GMC Envoy, a Leonard open utility trailer, a 2008 Pontiac G6 and a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. Since the dispute began, information and documents have been gathered from both sides trying to seek a resolution to the issue. Unable to come to a resolution, in March, Assistant Scioto County Prosecu-

tor Danielle Parker filed a complaint for declaratory judgment on behalf of the LSSWMD. After continued gridlock, a pretrial has been scheduled in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court for Dec. 11. In April the case had been assigned to Lawrence County Judge William Cooper. LSSWMD is asking for a judgment in favor of the See WASTE | A3

Blue Lace project involves a Portsmouth company Wayne Allen PDT Staff Writer

The Blue Lace Project is an idea that originated with the New York-based company Flint and Tinder. Their idea is to restore the practice of purchasing products made in the USA. Behind that thinking, Flint and Tinder has partnered with Portsmouth based Sole Choice inc., to manufacture shoe laces for the Blue Lace Project, a www.kickstarter.com project. According to the project description, “We (Flint and Tinder) asked more than a thousand retailers why they don’t carry more domestically produced products. They all said the same thing: ‘Our customers don’t care about domestically produced products.’ We need your help to prove

them wrong.” Flint and Tinders Kick Starter project goal was to raise $25,000 to mass produce the blue laces. As of Saturday afternoon pledges totaled $85,506 with 6,617 backers. “We were contacted by Flint and Tinder who had heard about us through another consumer of ours in New York City. They (Flint and Tinder) are a company based out of New York City that started a year and a half ago making men’s underwear made in the USA,” said Bryan Davis, Vice President of Sales for Sole Choice Inc. “They contacted us about a lace program, we were not sure what they wanted to do.” Davis said the company wanted to have a shoelace that screams made in America.

The project description states, “We asked one of America’s very last shoelace manufacturers (Sole Choice, Inc.) to produce the very best shoelace they’d ever made. Adding extra pressure to the pot, we promised that if they could develop something truly impressive, it had the potential to become more than just a simple shoelace; it could become a symbol. This symbol could do more than just help their business, it could help break the ongoing cycle of outsourcing and making things cheaper, faster and worse. It could help all American manufacturers.” Davis said the lace is a triple-dense, double-waxed canvas lace tipped in Aluminum. See BLUE | A3

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Strongman Matt Mills putting laces to the test. Mills is pictured pulling a 13,000 pound truck with a pair of Blue Laces.

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BRANDON AEH in death by his grandmother, Dana McCloud. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Franklin Furnace with Pastor Ralph Shaffer officiating. Online condolences may be left at www. WolfeNelsonFuneralHome. com. WOLFE-NELSON FUNERAL HOME in Sciotoville is handling the arrangements.

MARY MC KINLEY NELSONVILLE — Mary Jane McKinley 86, of Nelsonville, Ohio passed away November 30, 2013 at Kobaker House, Columbus, Ohio. Mary Jane was born April 5, 1927 in Portsmouth, Ohio to Jesse and Mabel McKinley. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church Tuesday December 2, 2013 Nelsonville, Ohio with Rev. Karen Walters officiating. Graveside service at approximately 2:30 p.m. at

WHEELERSBURG — Jessie Irene Lemon Angell, of Wheelersburg, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away at Concord Nursing Home in Wheelersburg, Ohio on Friday, November 29, 2013 at the age of 94. She was born on January 14, 1919 to Orpha and John Lemon. She married Elmer Lewis Angell on July 3, 1937. She was a homemaker for most of her life, and a former member of Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and a former member of Brandon Heights Baptist Church in Brandon, Florida. She is survived by her son, Larry C. Angell (Barbara) of Wheelersburg, Ohio, two grandsons, Larry II of Wheelersburg, and Edwin Harrington, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, Two step granddaughters, Sharon King, of Wheelersburg and Elizabeth Biel of Lake Wales, Florida, many great grandchildren, niece Louise Voux, and nephews, Jimmy

Lucasville Cemetery, Lucasville, Ohio. Calling hours will be observed Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Warren-Brown Funeral Home, Nelsonville, Ohio and Tuesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 205 W. Columbus St. Nelsonville, Ohio 45764. Letters of condolence Acord may be sent to this family at WAVERLY — The Rev. the website, www.brownfu- James W. “Bill” Acord, 85, neralservice.net. of Franklin Avenue, Waverly,

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Holcomb, Ronnie Lemon and Lewis Lemon. She will be deeply missed by her family, and her care-giver Linda Charles, her husband, Johnny and daughter Linsey and son Andrew. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by a daughter Carole Marie, twin sons, John and James in infancy, ten brothers, and sisters Dorothy, Goldia, Mary Jane, Garland, Leslie, Robert, Virgil “Billy”, Emil, Russell, and Denver. Friends and family may call at Willis Funeral Home in Gallipolis, on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Mina Chapel Church on Neighborhood Road in Gallipolis at 1 p.m. December 3, 2013 with Pastor Ralph Workman officiating. Burial will follow in Mina Chapel Cemetery. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send email condolences.

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WILLIAM SPENCER MCDERMOTT — William Kenneth Spencer, age 71, of McDermott Rushtown Rd., McDermott, Ohio, died 7:30 A.M. Friday, November 29, 2013 at his residence. He was born April 6, 1942 in Paintsville, Kentucky, a son of the late Walt and Ida Spencer. On April 15, 1962 he was united in marriage to Mary Smith Spencer who survives. Also surviving are one son, William Spencer and wife Sharon of McDermott; two daughters, Nancy Puckett and husband Rick, and Christina Miller, both of Lucasville, Ohio;

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Ohio went home to be with his Lord at 10:05 a.m. November 29, 2013 at the Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Boyer Funeral Home in Waverly. Burial will follow in Omega Cemetery with military graveside services by the American Legion Merritt Post #142, Waverly, Ohio. Friends may call at the Boyer Funeral Home 4-8 p.m. Monday and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons International.

www.boyerfuneral.com ARBAUGH WATERLOO — Paul Arbaugh, 50, of Waterloo, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at the Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Ky. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, December 2, 2013 at the Myrtle Tree Missionary Baptist Church in Arabia, OH with Bro. Burial will follow in Flagsprings Cemetery and visitation will be Sunday from 4-6 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home, 1004 South 7th Street Ironton, Ohio 45638 and Monday from 12 p.m. until the time of the service at the church. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.

five grandchildren, two great grandchildren; and one sister, Bethel Sowards and husband Clarence of West Portsmouth, Ohio. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Ray, James, and Jay; and two sisters, Reba and Mandy. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Botkin Funeral Home in Otway with Pastor Robert L. Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Rockwell Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 11 a.m. Psalm 138:2 to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the fuI will bow down toward your holy temple and will neral home. praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulwww.botkinfh.com ness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the death of Cleveland billionaire and philanthropist Peter B. Lewis, the push for relaxed U.S. marijuana laws lost its most generous supporter. That’s left supporters wondering what comes next. Lewis, chairman of Progressive Insurance, died Saturday at age 80. Since the 1980s, he had donated an estimated $40 million to $60 million to marijuana law reform — including underwriting ballot campaigns, research, political polling and legal defense efforts. Largely through Lewis’ efforts, and those of several other billionaires, 20 states since 1996 have passed medical marijuana laws, 17 have decriminalized the drug and two have passed legalization language.

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LUCASVILLE — Newborn child was born and passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Ohio University Medical Center in Columbus. He is survived by his mother, Stacy Aeh and father, Jeremy Stone; grandfather, John Aeh of Lucasville; uncle, Allen Aeh of Lucasville; great-uncle, Jeff Aeh of Minford; great-aunt, Brenda Woodall of Jamestown, IN. He was preceded

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PORTSMOUTH — Kathryn Dorothy Cooper, Age 90, of Portsmouth, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013 at SOMC in Portsmouth. She was born in Greenup County, KY on February 20, 1923 to Harm and Clara (Billups) Logan. She enjoyed traveling and was a longtime member of Portsmouth Baptist Church. Kathryn is survived by three brothers, Ralph Logan (Donna) of Wilmington, Rufus Logan (Joan) of Columbus, and William R. Logan (Madonna) of Miamisburg; one sister, Norma Springer of Satellite Beach, FL; many nieces and nephews including special nephew, David Springer of Jackson and special niece Teresa Browning of Wheelersburg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her

husband, Earl; one brother Otho Logan; six sisters, Melissa Frazie, Anna Patrick, Mamie Moulton, Delpha Hignite, Mary Bellany, and Helen Logan who died in infancy. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at WolfeNelson Funeral Home in Sciotoville with Pastors Mike Phillips and Oscar Perry officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Burial Park in Wheelersburg. Friends may call on Monday from 4 - 7 p.m. at the funeral home and Tuesday one hour prior to the service. Online condolences may be left at www. WolfeNelsonFuneralHome. com. WOLFE-NELSON FUNERAL HOME in Sciotoville is handling the arrangements.

MARGIE PRICE SCIOTOVILLE — Margie G. Price, 55, of Sciotoville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 29, 2013. Born on February 27, 1958 in Ironton, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Minnie Wilson Burke and was a clerk at the former Johnson’s Citgo in Sciotoville. Margie was a very proud member of the Sciotoville Church of the Nazarene, where she was a Sunday school teacher, was a volunteer at Potter’s House, and an avid fan of the Mighty East High Tartans and Kentucky Christian University. Also preceding her in death were her step-mother who raised her, Jenny Craig, brothers Jerry and Waldo Burke and sisters Linda Hale, Cathy Burke, Sandy Galloway and Mona Burke. Surviving are her husband, David Price, a son, Ryan (Lindsay) Price of Ironton, two daughters, LaDusta “Dusty” Odell and Brandi (Joe) Steele, all of Sciotovi-

lle, six brothers, Glenn Burke and Butch Craig, both of Wheelersburg, David Burke and Paul Burke, both of Ironton, Tim Burke of GA and Bill Craig of Sciotoville, three sisters, Pauline Lemaster of Waverly and Linda Haywood and Brenda Linkous, both of Wheelersburg, and seven grandchildren, two of whom she raised, Destiny Odell and Justin Crager, and a lifelong friend, Francine Nichols. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the Sciotoville Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Chad Garinger and Rev. Ed Myers officiating. Interment will be in the Junior Furnace Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the BRANT FUNERAL HOME IN SCIOTOVILLE from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Potter’s House. To offer condolences visit www.brantfuneralservice. com.

VIRGILLA ZACHARIAH BLACKLICK — Virgilla ‘Jill’ (Clifford) Zachariah, age 47 of Blacklick, OH went to be with our Lord on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Riverside Hospital. Proceeded in death by her parents, Virgil and Wilma Clifford and nephew, Joshua Swayne. Survived by loving husband, Dennis Zachariah and son, Jonathan Winters; seven sisters, Vickie (Ray) Lilly, Sheila Taylor, Rhonda (Roy) Charles, Tammy (Jesse) Rawlins, Debbie Gifford, Lisa (Bill) Sersion, Konni (John) Reynolds and one brother, Alan (Vera) Clifford. Also survived by father and mother-in-law, P.V. Zachariah and V. Zachariah; brother-in-law, David Zachariah; and two sistersin-law, Diana and Dafne Zachariah. Jill previously worked at Nationwide In-

surance and was currently employed by Chase Manhattan Mortgage. She attended the Gahanna Freewill Baptist Church. Friends may call from 4 to 7 pm on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the SC H O E D I NG E R NORTHEAST CHAPEL, 1051 E. Johnstown Rd., Gahanna, OH. The funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 where the family will receive friends starting at 11 am. and until the time of service. Pastor Curtis Booth, officiating. A graveside service will be held immediately following the funeral service at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, 5600 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH. Visit www. schoedinger.com to share a favorite memory of Virgilla “Jill” Zachariah.

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From page A1 community would support it and they have,” Herrmann said. “I’ve been asked by (SOPA) members what was realistic number that could be raised. I initially said I thought we can raise $60,000, I was confident of that. After less than a couple of months of knocking on doors and talking to people I’ve now raised that to $100,000 and I think we are going to surpass that.” Herrmann said thus far SOPA has support from Sun Coke, Southern Ohio Medical Center, Glockner’s, Hatcher Realtors, American Savings Bank and Lutes Supply. He said most of the commitments

have signed on to support SOPA for three years. He said a number of other appointments have been set up to gain more support from other organizations. Earlier this week it was announced that Jason Kester, a Columbus Attorney and Scioto County native, had been hired as SOPA’s first executive director, with an annual salary of $65,000. For more information about SOPA visit them on Facebook. Wayne Allen may be reached at 740-353-1151, or tallen@civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Wayne on Twitter @ WayneallenPDT.

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Charles Nichols – Graveside services 3:30 p.m. Monday in Rushtown Cemetery. Arrangements by McKinley Funeral Home in Lucasville. Mary Munson – Noon Tuesday at Sparks Funeral Home in Grayson, Ky., with callers 10 a.m.noon Tuesday. Interment at Veterans Cemetery Northeast. James Acord — Graveside services 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Boyer Funeral Home in Waverly. Burial will follow in Omega Cemetery in Waverly, Ohio. Brandon Allen Aeh — Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Sunset Memorial

Gardens in Franklin Furnace. Jesse Angell — Funeral services will be held at Mina Chapel Church on Neighborhood Road in Gallipolis at 1 p.m. December 3, 2013 with Pastor Ralph Workman officiating. Burial will follow in Mina Chapel Cemetery. Paul Arbaugh — Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, December 2, 2013 at the Myrtle Tree Missionary Baptist Church in Arabia, OH with Bro. Burial will follow in Flagsprings Cemetery. Kathryn Cooper — Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Wolfe-Nelson Funeral

Home in Sciotoville. Interment will follow at Memorial Burial Park in Wheelersburg. Mary Jane McKinley — Graveside service at approximately 2:30 p.m. at Lucasville Cemetery, Lucasville, Ohio. Calling hours will be observed Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Warren-Brown Funeral Home, Nelsonville, Ohio and Tuesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Margie G. Price — A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the Sciotoville Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Chad Garinger and Rev. Ed Myers officiating. Interment will be in the Junior Furnace Cemetery.

William Kenneth Spencer — Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Botkin Funeral Home in Otway. Burial will follow in Rockwell Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Virgilla Zachariah — The funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 where the family will receive friends starting at 11 am. and until the time of service. Graveside service will be held immediately following the funeral service at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, 5600 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH.

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From page A1 mouth; • Grace Community Church (formerly Bigelow Church) — 415 Washington St., Portsmouth; • All Saints Episcopal Church — 610 Fourth St., Portsmouth; • First Presbyterian Church — 221 Court St., Portsmouth; • Evangelical United Church of Christ — 701 Fifth St., Portsmouth. “Each of the churches are wonderfully decorated for the Christmas season and at each church a local parishioner will share the local history and answer

questions, with some of the churches dating back to the 1800s,” Cardenas said. “Tours end at First Presbyterian Church with refreshments provided. There will also be free Christmas music and entertainment in the lobby of the courthouse.” For more information about the tours call Norna Prior, BPW President at 740-259-4033.

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Blue According to the project description, “Flint and Tinder wanted to put the lace to the test. They called upon American strongman Matt Mills and asked him to put the laces to the test. With nothing but a single pair of Blue Laces linking his harness to a set of ultra-heavy duty tow straps, Mills was able to pull a 13,000 pound truck.” The project has proven to be a success so far. “On the second day the Blue Lace Project had exceeded their goal and called us and tripled their order and they don’t think that’s the end,” Davis said. “It’s all to support American manufacturing and to show people they need to support made in the USA products.” Davis said the average life span of the blue laces

are a couple of years. He said on a normal lace the life span is around six months. In the project description video, Jake Bronstein with Flint and Tinder states, “If they’re (Blue Laces) strong enough to pull a 13,000 pound truck, they’re probably tough enough for whatever you’ll put them through…they just might be sturdy enough to pull us all together.” For more information about the Blue Lace Project visit, http://www. kickstarter.com/projects/ jakehimself/the-bluelaceproject-a-revolution-builtone-foot-a?ref=live.

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Waste From page A1 Plaintiff in the amount of $230,255.59 and any amount in excess that is deemed appropriate by the court as reimbursement for any and all over payment made by Plaintiff for compensation to defendants, for the time provided and expenses incurred up to the termination date. Within the document, there are six claims for relief. LSSWMD is also asking for a judgment in favor of the Plaintiff in the amount of $84,134.49 as reimbursement for any and all funds paid by plaintiff for the purchase of the vehicles. In April, the CAO responded to the claim filed against them by the LSSWMD. In their response and counterclaim, CAO goes through each of the claims made by LSSWMD and responds to the court. CAO states they are the owner of the vehicles in questions and the plaintiff (LSSWMD) is wrongfully detaining the vehicles and trailers. CAO, states they are entitled to possession of the vehicles and trailers, or if such vehicles and trailers

cannot be recovered, they are entitled to the present value of $58,250. CAO said the termination of their agreement effective Nov. 9, 2012 the plaintiff (LSSWMD) owes the pro-rated compensation to them in the amount of $32,108.64. CAO states it has performed all of the conditions on its part, but the plaintiff has refused to pay the balance of the compensation due. CAO is asking they be granted judgment against the plaintiff (LSSWMD) for attorney fees and costs in an amount to be determined at a trial of this matter. Under all of the claims CAO, is asking the court to dismiss LSSWMD’s claims and they be granted judgment against plaintiff for interest; costs for this action; and for such other and further relief as may be just and necessary. For more information about the LSSWMD visit www.lsswmd.org. Wayne Allen may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 228, or tallen@ civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Wayne on Twitter @ WayneallenPDT.

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Gifting those who help u Gifting those who help us throughout the year Gifting those who help us throughout the year Holiday gift-giving etiquette can be confusing, especially when it comes to gifting those men and

women who arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily friends or family members, but still help us out in a variety of ways. Deciding how to thank the people who intersect our lives by delivering mail or cleaning the pool

can take a little ingenuity. Gifting preferences often vary from region to region. What might be acceptable in a certain area of the country may be frowned upon elsewhere. For example, in urban areas cash gifts are usually appreciated, whereas rural, close-knit communities tend to give homemade gifts. The rule to remember, above all, is that if a gift is given with good intentions, it should be happily received. That being said, here are some general guidelines for gifting those men and women who help us throughout the year. * Determine your list. Think about the people with whom you interact regularly. The sanitation workers who pick up the trash twice a week and your mail carrier may take priority over the hairstylist you visit once every month or two. * Establish a budget. The holiday season can be costly, so set a firm limit on what you plan to give, perhaps between $10 and $20 each, and stick to that budget for each recipient. * Recognize that not everyone is allowed to accept gifts. Some service providers are not allowed

to accept cash gifts or presents. Government employees, for example, may be prohibited from accepting cash gifts or gifts that exceed a predetermined amount. With this in mind, gloves or a gift basket may be your best option. * Gift a little more to personal care professionals. Your hairstylists, masseuse or anyone who performs more personal tasks for you may warrant a larger gift. Etiquette suggests giving a gift equal to the price of one session of service, even if that gift is cash. Therefore if your hair cut costs $35, gift $35. * Health and child care employees warrant special treatment. A private nurse, nanny or nursing home worker should be gifted for the holidays. Avoid cash gifts with health service providers, opting for a more personal gift that is a token of your affection and appreciation. If gifts are not allowed, consider making a charitable donation in the personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. Visit Santa without all the tears Visit Santa without all the tears The holiday season means

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it’s time once again for parents to take their youngsters to visit Santa Claus. Pictures with little boys and girls lining up in their dress clothes with Santa are a holiday tradition, and youngsters are often anxious for their chances to share their Christmas gift wishes with the jolly man in red. But as integral as such photo sessions are to the holiday season, parents know they are one crying fit or meltdown away from having this tradition turn into trouble. After waiting in long lines to see Santa, it’s understandable when everyone’s patience starts to wear thin. The combination of antsy children and aggravated adults could set off a chain reaction that culminates in tear-stained cheeks and a sullied holiday memory. Pictures with Santa can go much more smoothly when you employ the following tips. * Prep children. While kids may love the idea of Santa, youngsters face to face with a man in a red suit and a big, white beard may be nervous. Begin talking up Santa a few months before Christmas, mentioning how nice and

friendly he is. Gauge how kids act around costumed performers at fairs, circuses and birthday parties and help them grow accustomed to people in costumes. If costumes elicit screams of horror, wait another year before seeing Santa. * Visit during off-peak hours. Weekends and evenings are the busiest times to visit Santa. This means long lines and longer wait times. Instead of dealing with the masses, try to get to the mall when the doors first open. Otherwise, let the children skip a day of school and visit during the week when the lines are shorter. * Consider another venue. Many different places of business host events where kids can meet Santa. Families may be able to share a meal with Santa at a restaurant or visit him at a nursery while selecting Christmas trees. A different environment may be less intimidating to children and take the pressure off waiting in line in a busy mall. * Go well-fed. There’s little worse than waiting in line and doing so hungry. Hunger pangs can turn even the most placid

child into a menace. Pack snacks to enjoy while waiting. Opt for items that will not stain lips and teeth or drip onto clothing. * Make it a family photo. Sometimes the only

way to entice a little one to take a picture with Santa is to provide some added security. Dress your best and be prepared to have to step in and cozy up to Santa to ensure your child is all smiles.

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Elvis items featured at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Old-time Elvis Presley fans and lots of newer, younger ones flocked to a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Friday to see his stylish ID bracelet, custom-made motorcycle, eye-catching rings and military mementos. The exhibit opened in conjunction with Elvis Presley Enterprises and includes more than 40 artifacts loaned by his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn. The items include a walnutsize 41-carat ruby and diamond

ring, a 25.5-carat opal ring and a sapphire pinkie ring. The rock hall inducted Presley in 1986 and calls him “the undisputed King of Rock and Roll.” The rock hall says he holds records for the most Top 40 hits with 104 and the most Top 10 hits with 38. “Elvis was the creator, he was the beginning,” said fan Peter Webster, 72, of Portland, Maine, while visiting the rock hall during a family holiday gathering in Cleveland. “There were other people who sang rock ‘n roll music before he did, but he brought

rock ‘n roll music onto the stage.” Visitors lined up to watch a video montage and check out Presley’s 1975 custom made SuperTrike motorcycle and the white suit that he wore when he performed the song “If I Can Dream” in a television special. There’s also the script for a 1968 NBC special and a 1971 souvenir menu for Presley’s shows in Lake Tahoe. Presley’s Army service beginning in 1958 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., gets the headline treatment, including his fatigue shirt, his induction orders and his

signed receipt for an M1 rifle. His military service and smiling photo pointing to his sergeant’s stripes may surprise people more familiar with the anti-draft sentiment years later during the Vietnam war. “I think people respected him because he served in the Army,” Webster said. The Presley exhibit at the rock hall alongside Lake Erie is updated every two years with loaned items from Graceland. “We’re using it as a chance to introduce some really iconic artifacts and also to change up the

exhibition space. It’s more than just a refresh,” said rock hall president and CEO Greg Harris. “We all know Elvis didn’t invent rock ‘n roll. He was the shot heard ‘round the world for everybody to embrace it and be moved by it,” Harris said. Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss., on Jan. 8, 1935, and grew up surrounded by gospel music. He died of a heart attack at Graceland on Aug. 16, 1977. He was 42. Elvis Presley Enterprises was created by the Elvis Presley Trust to manage its assets.

Relative: Ohio Amish girl in chemo case doing well Associated Press

AKRON, Ohio — An Amish girl with leukemia spent time at a natural cancer treatment center in Central America after she left home with her parents in Ohio to avoid being forced to resume chemotherapy treatments, the girl’s grandfather said. Sarah Hershberger, who recently turned 11, her parents and the couple’s baby daughter now are in hiding in the United States, Isaac Keim said.

The family left the small Amish community where they live in rural northeast Ohio just days before a state appeals court appointed a guardian in October to take over medical decisions for the Sarah, said Keim, who told the Akron Beacon Journal that he accompanied them to the unnamed clinic. The Hershbergers have been fighting doctors at Akron’s Children’s Hospital in court for months after the parents decided to halt the treatments be-

versed. “What kind of gift would that be, if we could get this resolved and they can come back home without a fear of being in contempt of court or having their child snatched away,” Keim said. “We’re praying every day that this thing can be resolved and get their lives back together.” The Hershberger’s five other children are staying with community members near their farm outside the village

of Spencer in Medina County, about 35 miles southwest of Cleveland. Keim said that CT scans and blood tests show that the natural treatments are working. He said she is cancerfree. “She’s a vibrant, healthy girl,” Keim said. The Amish are deeply religious and shun many facets of modern life, but they don’t reject modern medicine. Andy Hershberger said this past summer that the family agreed to

begin two years of chemotherapy for Sarah last spring but stopped treatment in June because it was making her extremely sick. Officials at Akron’s Children’s Hospital have said they are morally and legally obligated to make sure the girl receives proper care. They said the girl’s illness, lymphoblastic lymphoma, is an aggressive form of nonHodgkin lymphoma, but there is a high survival rate with treatment.

SW Ohio county’s new veterans court offers help

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cause they were making Sarah sick. Doctors say her leukemia is treatable, but say she will die within a year without chemotherapy. The hospital sought to force treatment after the family opted to try natural medicines, such as herbs and vitamins. The family has appealed the court decision that gave an attorney who’s also a registered nurse limited guardianship over Sarah. They don’t plan on returning until the ruling is re-

DAYTON, Ohio — A new veterans court in one of southwestern Ohio’s largest counties is trying to help and support criminal offenders who have served in the military. The new Montgomery County court is one of about a dozen specialty courts or dockets in Ohio set up for veterans. Nine more courts around the state are awaiting certification for such efforts, according to the Dayton Daily News . The court kicked off this month with eight defendants appearing before Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Dennis Adkins,

who thanked each of them for their military service before addressing their charges or probation possibilities. “I figure if anyone needs a second chance or help, it’s those that have served our country,” Adkins said. “They’d come back from a tour in Afghanistan or Iraq and they’d get involved in the criminal justice system and usually by the use of alcohol or drugs or some sort of violent outbreak … there has to be some sort of relationship.” Veterans courts are designed to help former members of the military work on the issues that may have led to

their crimes, such as substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health issues. Court officials also can link participants to job training, benefits and housing services. Willis Taylor, an Army veteran who served for four years in the 1980s and became an alcoholic and homeless, said veterans court has helped him stay sober for more than a year, get off the streets and find a good job in the commissary at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. “I actually look forward to going to the court every month,” Taylor said. “They actually help instead of trying to hurt you.”

For inaugural poet, a journey home to America CHRISTINE ARMARIO Associated Press

MIAMI — The Miami neighborhood where inaugural poet Richard Blanco grew up, in many ways, resembles Cuba his family left behind. Down the street, a man sells avocados from a small table. His favorite bakery, a few blocks north, serves guava pastries and cafe con leche. As a child and even as an adult, this was home. But it wasn’t necessarily what he imagined as America. “There’s always a little part of you as an immigrant that goes, ‘Well, I’m not really American,’” Blanco said in an interview Monday with The Associated Press at his mother’s home in Miami. “There’s that other little boy on TV or some place I haven’t been yet.” That feeling of displacement has been at the crux of his poetry. When it came to writing the poem for the 2013 inauguration of Barack Obama, however, he was forced to re-examine his own rela-

tionship with America and what it meant to be American. Blanco was born 45 years ago in Spain to Cuban immigrants who moved to the United States when he was an infant. The experience of writing the poem, Blanco said, was transformative. “I finally realized that my story, my mother’s stories, all those millions of stories of faces that were looking at me at the podium, that is America,” said Blanco, the nation’s first Latino and openly gay inaugural poet. “I finally realized that I’m not the other.” Blanco describes the writing the inaugural poem and two others — and the journey he has embarked on since — in a book, “For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet’s Journey,” recently published by Beacon Press. Tasked with writing three poems in three weeks, Blanco said he struggled initially on the direction to take. He doesn’t know how or why he was chosen though he knew the White House committee’s choice was symbolic.

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Tammy Jo’s Studio presents The Nutcracker Frank Lewis

PDT Staff Writer

Few presentations are more synonymous with the Christmas season than The Nutcracker, the beloved ballet that tells the story of a little girl named Clara who is given a magical nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. She encounters the frightful King Rat before embarking on a wondrous journey through the Land of Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets. Now, Tammy Jo’s Studio will present the River Cities Dance Company in The Nutcracker in two shows on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the John P. Stephens Cultural Arts Center at RacelandWorthington High School Featured performers are members of the River Cities Dance Company with Ally Smith, a 7th grade student from Clay, as Clara, Kristen Ratliff as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Chloe Thorner as the Snow Queen, Natalie Swarts and Stephanie

Swarts as the Guardian Angels, Olivia Couchot as the Dew Drop Fairy and Karoline Edmonds as Coffee from Arabia. Also performing as the Ballerina Doll is Alexis Kitchen, the Arabian Doll is Katie Wesley and the Harlequin Doll is Maria Clevenger. Joining the RCDC cast as guest artists are Patrick Sloan as the Nutcracker Prince, Mitch Haley as the Cavalier and Patrick Ingram as the Snow King and Coffee from Arabia. Reserved tickets for either performance are $12 for adults and $8 for children age 5 and under. Reserved tickets for performances are available for purchase at Tammy Jo’s Studio or at the door if seating is available. For more information, you may call 606-473-5244 or 606-836-8685. Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or flewis@ civitasmedia.com. For breaking news, follow Frank on Twitter @ FrankLewisPDT.

Man charged in fiery Ohio crash that killed couple Associated Press FREMONT, Ohio — An Ohio motorist traveling at more than 125 mph was charged Friday with vehicular homicide after his car struck a minivan, killing a couple inside, the State Highway Patrol said. Andrew D. Gans, of Kent, faces two counts of vehicular homicide with a reckless specification after Thursday night’s crash on the Ohio Turnpike, where both vehicles burst into flames. The victims, Wilbur and Margaret McCoy, both 77, of Toledo, were wearing seatbelts when they were hit and were trapped inside of the minivan, the patrol said. Gans, 24, suffered injuries that were not lifethreatening and was hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation at a Toledo hospital, said staff Lt. Anne Ralston, a patrol spokeswoman. He was later released from the hospital and taken to Lucas County jail, according to the hospital and jail records. Gans has spoken with investigators, but Ralston declined to comment on what he said or whether he offered any explanation for his alleged erratic driving. No court date has been set and the case will go to a grand jury. The patrol said the incident remains under investigation. Two troopers separately spotted Gans’ car but weren’t able to catch or keep up with it before the crash near Fremont, about 40 miles southeast of Toledo, Ralston said. Other drivers began calling dispatchers about the

speeding, weaving vehicle just before 7 p.m., about 20 minutes before it crashed into the back of the minivan. The driver covered roughly 60 miles in that time and passed two troopers, each of whom tried to pull behind the westbound car but lost sight of it as it sped away, Ralston said. “Just because it was going so fast, we were never able to get into a position where we were actually engaged in a pursuit with it,” Ralston said. “We were simply trying to catch up and intercept this vehicle and get it stopped.” The speeding vehicle stunned some holiday travelers who witnessed it. Josh Pickett of Toledo told The Toledo Blade that he was headed home from Thanksgiving dinner with relatives in Cleveland when the speeding driver passed him, followed about a minute later by a state police cruiser. “I was going 76, and the guy passes me like I was standing still,” Pickett told the newspaper. He said within a few minutes, traffic suddenly stopped “and I saw really big flames.” Ty Mahaffey told The Blade a car zoomed by him “at an enormously high rate of speed. … I have never seen a passenger car going so fast.” The Toledo resident said he was going around 80 mph “and when he passed me, it was like I was going in reverse.” He said afterward he had to pull over briefly to collect himself. The turnpike’s westbound lanes were closed for several hours but reopened early Friday.

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