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Weather Tuesday, Nov. 12, 20025 A Zanesville Times Recorder i AFTER THE STORM Hunters 1 1 jr i P. IJ-. george said. "This was a real successful event It was a lot of work, but it was the best time I've ever had hunting." And, actually, he didnt hunt The guides were there to make the hunt possible for the hunters.

Well before the event, the volunteer guides gathered with hunt master Brian Cox, an AEP employee, and scouted hunting locations. They then returned to those areas and cleared trails and brush, and built blinds. Ohio Division of Wildlife District 4 Director Jim Marshal commented Friday evening that "the hunters are coming in happy. They're having a good time, and they're seeing deer we'd like to see more Wheelin' Sportsmen events across Ohio." "You could really feel the enthusiasm when the hunters went out this afternoon," Wildlife Education Officer Carol Wells said. "We have hunters here from all over the state you just wish you could bottle the enthusiasm." Wheelin' Sportsmen is an outreach program of the National Wild Turkey Federation and strives to assist disabled persons interested in shooting, hunting, fishing, archery and other outdoor activities.

cmartinnncogannett.com CHRIS CROOKTimes Recorder Rob Antalik provides a steady shoulder for his cousin Michael Monak as they head into the brush that will be their blind while hunting deer on the AEP ReCreation lands Friday. Monak has muscular distrophy. ingum River between McConnelsville and Stockport were also offered. Some 200 people attended Friday's dinner. NWTF Regional Director Chris Estadt of Caldwell said he was pleased with the way things were going Friday and the support shown by local residents and businesses.

One of the guides, Kent Papa-george of Roseville reported that his hunter, John Bustock, 67, of Twinsburg, shot a 4-point buck Saturday. "He was real happy," Papa- From Page 1A "I could hear him behind me," Rathburn laughed. Berthold was also new to the AEP lands. "This was my first time here. It's pretty country, just awesome." The youngest hunter in the group, 14-year-old Seth Dille of McConnelsville, was deer hunting for the first time.

Still excited Friday evening, Dille reported he and guide Curt Coleman of McConnelsville saw a deer, but it wasn't close enough. Gary Caster, manager of recreation and forestry programs for AEP, said Dille did get a shot at a deer later in the weekend, and, although he missed, he was eager to tell everyone about it By the end of the weekend, five deer had been taken by the hunters, with the largest being a 7-point buck shot Sunday by a wheelchair hunter named David Jacobson. "There's no doubt this will be back next year," Caster said, although he noted that they may have to think about some changes because the facilities at the fairgrounds were filled to capacity with the 300 people who attended Veterans From Page 1 A The crowd certainly appreciated the entertainment, but they were there to honor the inductees, and each was greeted with a standing ovation when they were introduced. BobMcClure The first was Korean War Navy veteran Bob McClure, who died in 2000. His widow, sons and other relatives accepted the award, and son Roger McClure told the crowd: "We are very honored to have his name added to the Muskingum County Veterans Hall of Fame." McClure was a highly visible member of the Dresden community, serving on the village council, a charter member of the Dresden Jaycees, a worker for the annual Dresden Homecoming and a past president of Dresden American Legion Post 399.

Ed Jones Ed Jones was the second Make AP Photo Michelle Finger and Gary Hurst look over what Is left of part of Finger's parents' house Monday in Van Wert after tornadoes passed through the area. the dinner Saturday evening. Hunting wasn't the only activity making up the weekend. Events for public participation included a rifle and pistol shooting competition at Rayner's Range at McConnelsville Saturday afternoon, along with a trap shooting competition at the Morgan County Gun Club. The steak dinner Friday evening was open to the public, as was a hog roast Saturday night The events included entertainment, auctions and raffles, and sternwheeler rides on the Musk Dresden man to be honored.

It was his second honor of the day, having been presented a plaque earlier in the day in Dresden by the Longaberger where he still works at the age of 80. Jones told the crowd that he stood there in all humility, grateful for the honor and just a simple country boy. He was recognized for years of ministering to veterans, prisoners, nursing home residents and friends. He told the crowd, "If there's any glory in all this, it is the glory of God and not Ed Jones." Jones also ran a lawn mower sales and repair service for many years in Zanesville and served on both the Republican and Democratic central committees. Jones is a World War II veteran, having served in the Pacific with the 77th Infantry Division.

Uoyd "YVhitey" Barnes Whitey Barnes told the crowd he was almost speechless at the honor, commenting that it 6 I thou ght gone9 we were was easier to face Japanese Zeros than to get on stage for this award. He introduced his wife and daughters. Then he mentioned the satisfaction he had received from helping adults learn to read as a volunteer some years ago. In his nomination for the hall, it was noted that Barnes had received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the U.S. Air Force Academy for his promotion of the academy at area high schools, was twice president of the Zanesville Band Boosters, helped organize the first Bonanza of Bands and helped establish, and support, the machine shop program at the Mid-East Ohio Vocational School.

A veteran of World War II, Barnes piloted a P-38 fighter in the South Pacific. Donald Pa'dcy Don Paisley thanked the committee for the honor of the award, then asked all his relatives who had attended to stand up, prompting Kunkel to comment later, "I know how to sell out all the events here, just tell Don to come and bring all his relatives." Paisley is also a World War II veteran, serving as a flight engineer and waist gunner on a B-24 crew in the 866th Bombardment Squadron in the Pacific. He is a former member of the Franklin Local Board of Education, including time as president of the board, and has served on the Muskingum County Fair Board for 30 years. Keynote speaker Judge Jeffrey Hooper, struggling with laryngitis, took the crowd back to America's first veterans of the American Revolution, and talked also of the origins of Veterans Day in the Armistice Day that marked the end of World War I. He was painting a word picture of the debt we owe the men who have served the nation in the armed forces, and that we must do more than just stage a parade now and then or tell them how great they are.

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Gov. Maureen O'Connor said the state also was working to see if it could apply for federal aid. Taft planned to tour the damage in the two counties on Tuesday. It was too early to assess the entire damage amount Authorities from throughout northwest Ohio were busy Monday trying to figure out how many homes and businesses sustained damage from the Indiana state line to Lake Erie. Farm fields were littered with jungle gyms, toys and even cars.

"We have a number of vehicles where we're not even sure where they came from," said Rick McCoy, the emergency management director in Van Wert County. Sirens sounded about 28 minutes before the tornado hit the city, which is about 10 miles east of the Indiana state line. Four of eight plants were destroyed at a city-owned industrial park. Two deaths were reported in Van Wert County. Nicholas Mol-lenkopf, 18, of Van Wert, was thrown from a car, and Alfred Germann, 75, was killed when his Van Wert house collapsed.

In nearby Putnam County, two people were killed and one critically injured when a mobile home overturned, said sheriff's Sgt. Brad Nelson. Denver Branham, 72, and his wife, Cretie, 67, died in the trailer near Continental, and their daughter, Margie, 42, was hospitalized Monday in critical condition. As the storm moved east, Dar ren Smith, 24, was killed when his house near Republic in Seneca County was flattened. Two others in the home were injured, the sheriff's office said.

f. Thursday Friday i Thursday Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs near 50. Chance of rain 30 percent. Thursday night Cloudy with a chance of showers.

Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Friday Cloudy with a chance of rain. Then a chance of snow showers late. Highs in the mid 40s.

Source: AccuweatherAP 3 1 1 1 By JOHN SEEWER AP Writer VAN WERT Huddled in a coal bin in his basement, Paul Davis felt his house moving. Then it all started piling on top of him. "I thought we were gone when everything shifted over," he said Monday while clearing tree limbs from his front yard. "It pinned us in there." The tornado packing winds of more than 200 mph was one of dozens spawned by a ferocious storm that flattened factories and farm houses across a 100-mile path through northwest Ohio on Sunday. Five people were killed and at least 25 injured.

A half-dozen states were hit by the storms that left at least 33 dead and more than 100 injured. Davis, his 16-year-old son, Stephan, and two motorists who rah into his house when they saw the tornado were trapped and had to dig through cinder blocks and wood beams. They crawled out through a hole in his front porch. His house had moved 30 feet off its foundation, leaving behind a basement strewn with paint cans, canning jars filled with green beans and a holly wreath. Across the road just outside Van Wert, a tractor-trailer sat on top of the Cooper Farms turkey processing plant at least 20 feet off the ground.

National Weather Service teams inspecting the area think the tornado was a category F4 storm, the second most severe on the scale for measuring damage from tornadoes, said John Taylor, a meteorologist in Syracuse, Ind. The last tornado that strong to hit northwest Ohio was Feb. 18, 1992, also in Van Wert County, he said. Gov. Bob Taf declared a state of emergency in Van Wert and Ot- I Local forecast 8 Today Wednesday Details Today Partly sunny.

Cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

Wednesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Wednesday night Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Local, Precipitation Yesterday Month to date Normal .61 1.14 3.20 i i 1 If From Page 1A was living at the residence with his then 23-year old wife, Stacy, and three children.

He told U.S. Marshals he was self-employed, restoring automobiles from his garage. Authorities discovered a different story during the house raid. Following his arrest, Sharrer was indicted in U.S. District Court in September 2001, where the dates of his alleged criminal drug activity were documented between October 1999, through his arrest on June 18, 2001.

Federal prosecutors said Shar-rer's property was used to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony and argued the real property was subject to forfeiture. Wojdylo said the government was able to show a "clear and convincing" connection between Sharrer's drug activity and his home. As a result, the home was forfeited. The forfeiture came shortly after Sharrer's guilty plea in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 100 kilograms of marijuana. Sharrer, 30, now sits in a federal prison in Cumberland, where he is serving a 93-month prison sentence 21 months for the weapons conviction and a consecutive 72 months for the ding conviction.

With credit for good-time, he will be eligible for release on or about March 20, 2008. The $18,145.10 and a bank account subsequently seized from Sharrer containing $5,000 were forfeited to the VS. Government. The U.S. Marshals Service has already distributed nearly $20,000 of this money back to the Muskingum County Sheriff's Department and Columbus Police Department for their participation in the federal investigation," Wahlrab added.

The grant is part of the Federal Equitable Sharing Program sponsored by the S. Department of Justice where state and local law enforcement agencies are eligible for up to 80-percent of the proceeds, after expenses, from the forfeiture and sale of property. Both law enforcement agencies will also be eligible for a portion of the sale proceeds from the sale of the Flint Ridge Road home and property-. The U.S. Marshals Service does not sell weapons and, therefore, the six guns seized from Sharrer will be destroyed, Wojdy-k explained bgaddrtncoganiietLcoai 450475S i inzz Drop off a gift at any Best Buy store by December 15.

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