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Making a killing Your Daily Guide to Life Chillicotheyr Web sites serving as places to battle lJ. online Meeting needs Area native, military man helps children overseas: Page3A lz3 becoming very popular. PagelB A Gannett newspaper 'UHj-t FRONTIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES rui InJIPCo 11 11 HURRICANE KATRINA Drive brings out generous nature of city Help out Supplies will be accepted at Community Action in Central Center from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today.

Donation recommendations: Baby items (infant formula, diapers, baby wipes, blankets, clothing), toys for children of all ages, paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, etc.) bottled water, non-perishable food items, sleeping bags, cleaning supplies, toiletries, bedding, school supplies, bath towels and washcloths and new underwear in all sizes. For more information, please contact Dee Cuckler at the Ross County Community Action Agency at 702-7222. By LISA ROBERSON Gazette Staff Writer Shirley Kearney said she like everyone else has old clothes to spare. But instead of letting them take up closet space, Kearney bagged them up and dropped them off Monday at a tractor-trailer parked at Central Center. The vehicle, which is quickly filling with donations, will leave Ross County this evening for Decatur, Ga It will then be turned over to a state agency saddled with the task of helping thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors rebuild their lives.

Giving in this time of enormous need is something every American should do, said Kearney, 68. "I'm always willing to help out and do what little I can," she said after placing the large bag in the hands of Dee Cuckler, of Ross County Community Action Agency. "Everyone should help their fellow man." 1 N' Its ') fe i wit- y7 Scioto Valley residents still can. The City of Chillicothe is working with Community Action, the Ross County YMCA, Ross County Job and Family Services, Adena Health See DONATE, Page 2A IN Photos by Marcus MarterGazette Paints catcher Jeff Funaro sits silently Monday while watching the Kalamazoo Kings celebrate on the mound after Chillicothe's 3-0 loss in game 5 of the Frontier League Championship Series at VA Memorial Stadium. Heartbreaking defeat can't stop fans' cheering KALAMAZOO Marcus MarterGazette Phillip Burt, 2, center, hands over a donation to Dee Cuckler of items purchased by his mother, Shannon, Monday afternoon while sister, Regan, 5, looks on in the parking lot of the local Community Action.

The donation drive will continue today from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. if A 'ft Kings win series, 3-2 Families separated by storm reunited i By MICHAEL S. JOHNSON Gazette Sports Editor The comeback story that was the Chillicothe Paints' 2005 season may have come one chapter short of completion in a 30 Game loss to Kalamazoo Monday night, but that didnt appear to dampen the affection loyal fans feel for their club. 'Tve been a Paints fan from the very beginning," said Bill NeaL who rarely misses a home game at VA Memorial Stadium.

"I've been rooting for them year in and year out. We have a wonderful club around here. "It's disappointing (to lose in the championship), but when you only get two hits, you cant win many ball games." Paints' faithful stuck around for the award ceremony at home plate presenting the Kings their first Frontier League title in franchise history. The championship was Kalamazoo's second professional sports title its first since 1980 when the city's hockey team won the Turner Cup championship as members of the International Hockey Iieague. Neal was one of many fans in the i CHILLICOTHE Fans cheer on their Chillicothe Paints Monday as the players are introduced in front of the large crowd in game 5 of the Championship Series against Kalamazoo.

Inside into the playoffs," he said. "They just didnt quite have enough. They'll be back next year." Steve James, of Chillicothe, was stands who couldnt believe the Paints' massive turnaround from last place in July to earning a wildcard berth and subsequent championship series appearance. "They fought their way out of the basement and scratched their way I Full game coverage, final thoughts from Phil Gray and a farewell to departing players, Page 5A See PAINTS, Page 2A By WENDY KOCH Gannett News Service Shantell Antoine was so weak after a hospital stay for kidney failure that she agreed, reluctantly, to let her 3-year-old son, David, spend a weekend in church-organized child care. It was the wrong weekend.

When Katrina hit New Orleans, she couldnt contact his caregiver, who left without calling. She was evacuated to the Superdome, but because she needed dialysis, was quickly sent on to Baton Rouge. "It was like a nightmare," says Antoine, 30, a lifelong New Orleans resident. She had trouble sleeping and ended up in an emergency room because of the added stress. She was reunited Thursday with her only child in Lafayette, where she now lives.

Like David, at least 883 lost Katrina kids have found their parents in the largest effort ever in the USA to reunify families. Child advocates and volunteers have worked around-the-clock, abetted by TV networks that have broadcast pictures of kids separated from parents. "We're making these matches so incredibly fast." says Marketa Garner Gautreau, assistant secretary for the Office of Community Services in Louisiana's Department of Social Services. Yet three weeks after Katrina, the agonizing search for missing kids continues. Despite the joyful reunions, 2,393 kids are still reported as missing or looking for their parents in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, according to the National Center for Missing Exploited Children.

"Not only are we recovering more kids but we're hearing from more parents," says Ernie Allen, the center's president and CEO. The center is checking each case but its database may not be definitive. Some of the missing may not have registered with the center (www.miss-ingkids.org) or the Red Cross. Some may be staying with extended family members. Others may have found their parents but not updated their registry.

Southeastern board approves garage funds "We have been batting around the idea for a year and a half. This is the last thing we had to do to complete this." Dave Hice, board nit'iuivr plete this." The district moved all of its schools into one facility in 2003 after passing a levy in 1999 to build a new school. Since the new school was built, the district constructed a new athletic facility and two playgrounds near the campus. Southeastern Superintendent Brian Justice said the garage is being paid for Facility is final piece to new campus By JESSICA BURCIIARD Gazette Staff Writer The Southeastern Board of Education Monday unanimously approved taking $300,000 from its general fund to pay for its new bus garage. The money will go toward the completion of a four-bay bus garage, which will house both buses and lawn equipment.

The garage is scheduled to be completed by Nov. 1. "It holds three buses at once," said board member Dave Hice. "It has a bay for our tractor, too." Now the bus drivers drive the school buses home and risk having them damaged by the elements or vandalism. The garage will save on fuel costs, wear on the buses and decrease the likelihood of bus vandalism.

Hice said the garage makes up the final part of the district's new school campus. "We have been batting around the idea for a year and a half," said Hice. "This is the last thing we had to do to com See GARAGE, Page 2A MSSl Reach more than 160,000 readers with a Big Buckeye classified ad. Call 775-7355 or toll free (800) 472-5547. On the Web, visit centralohio classifieds.com ii Thelma Jean Hawk, 65 Walter Hettinger, 83 Donae Stevens, 71 Kevin Stuttz.

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