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Light up St. Clairsville
T-L Photo/SETH STASKEY
ST. CLAIRSVILLE Mayor Robert Vincenzo stands in front of the new clock in front of the Belmont County Courthouse. The clock will be known as the Vincenzo Clock. It was a birthday gift from his wife Dr. Lorrinda Saxby. The clock was officially dedicated Thursday evening during the holiday festivities in St. Clairsville. Additional photos from the Citizen's Bank St. Clairsville Holiday Parade may be found on Page C4 and at cu.timesleaderonline.com
November 20, 2009
Surrogate takes stand
November 20, 2009
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The star of the show took the stand in the courtroom of Belmont County Common Pleas Judge John Solovan on Thursday afternoon.
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Yorkville operation to resume production
November 20, 2009
MARTINS FERRY — Nearly five months after being shutdown, Severstal Wheeling's Yorkville plant will be back up and running starting in December and that could mean more work for another local steel facility.
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Buckeye mapping its future
November 20, 2009
DILLONVALE — If things do not change by 2014, the Buckeye Local School District will be looking at a situation that would all but beg state officials to take over control of the district since it would be effectively broke, having only $3,000 in...
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Judging a cookbook contest or simply: Yeah, we get paid to eat
Fri, November 20, 2009 @ 2:56PM
The Buds have the BEST job on the planet! We get to eat at a restaurant every week AS PART OF OUR JOB! Our boss not only EXPECTS us to eat out, she WANTS us to! How sweet is that?! As an added bonus this week, we were “forced” to be judges at the Times Leaders Holiday Traditions Recipe Contest. The event featured 15 of the valley’s best cooks showing off their skills. The event was held at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Upper Ohio Valley’s Festival of Trees at Oglebay’s Pine Room. Talk about a rough gig! Try eating 15 dishes in the course of a hour! And then try to rate ‘em! Thankfully, we were joined by Ron Kettler of St. Clairsville - a big Bud fan - so we weren’t out there on our own! The good news is: three of us were eating like pigs and no one thought a thing about it. The bad news is: there was judging to be done.
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My Favorite Christmas Movies
Thu, November 19, 2009 @ 9:14AM
7 days.....that's all I have left to dust off the cobwebs. It's that time of year to break out some of my all-time favorite movies....Christmas movies! So here it goes....my "Top 10" Christmas movies! 10. Elf: Let me preface this by saying I am NOT a huge Will Ferrell fan. So, for this to make my list is astonishing! Buddy the Elf finds his way to New York City from the North Pole to search for his "real" dad. Buddy's "elf" ways help people have faith in Santa Claus and remember the significance of the holiday. It's a lot corny, but it will keep you laughing. 9. Home Alone: Hysterical! 8 year old Kevin gets accidentally left behind while his family is in France for Christmas. Kevin has to defend his house from moronic burglars.
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Give him the ball coach
Mon, November 9, 2009 @ 1:50PM
Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly gets paid a lot of money to make decisions about his football team. Thus far during his tenure, few would argue with the choices he's made. But I have to disagree with his most recent call. Kelly announced Monday that senior quarterback Tony Pike, if fully healthy, will be his starter for Friday's key Big East showdown with West Virginia. There's no denying Pike's credentials. At 6-foot-6, he has an NFL-caliber arm and his 1,633 yards and 15 TDs pre-injury this season are hard to ignore. But he's also missed the last 3¢ games recovering from a forearm injury on his non-throwing arm. Even if he's 100 percent, he'll have to shake off some rust. Do you really want your starting quarterback working out a few kinks in the team's biggest game of the season? The No.
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Water Victory
Tue, November 17, 2009 @ 7:02PM
It is hard to fathom that residents in the Mt. Victory Road area of Belmont County have lived without water for this long. I -- like most of us -- take turning a faucet to get water for granted. I can't imagine having to haul water to my home on a daily basis for drinking, showering and doing laundry. That is a hardship no one in this day and time should have to shoulder. That is living in the dark ages. It is gratifying to see those dry times ending. I have never had the opportunity to meet Franklin Shaffer. But I have been told by several individuals close to the project that without him, Mt. Victory Road would still be staring at a desolate futur.
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Close call for teen driver
Wed, November 18, 2009 @ 9:09AM
As parents, we are always worried about our children. No matter what age, it is a constant that we are concerned about their safety. When they get behind the wheel of a car that dread increases ten fold. I drive many miles a week and see numerous drivers make poor decisions, sometimes these are teen drivers. Because I cover high school athletics, I can sometimes put a name to the face behind the wheel. While I will not reveal the violator, the recent narrow escape is worth noting and perhaps it could save some young people from injury or worse. I was traveling down Route 7 on the two-lane portion and a mini van approached from behind. I was traveling the posted 55 mph speed limit and could tell the vehicle was impatiently waiting to pass. When the driver moved out into the left lane approaching a curve both the oncoming traffic and myself had to hit the brakes hard to avoid a collision.
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OHSAA Football Playoff Picks
Thu, November 5, 2009 @ 11:12AM
The most wonderful time of the high school football season arrives this week around the Buckeye State. The OHSAA Football Tournament kicks off Friday and Saturday with action in six divisions leading to Stark County during the first weekend in December. All told, 186 tournament games will be contested over the next five weekends, resulting in six teams winning the brass ring and earning the distinction of being called a state champion. My predictions are fairly simple. I'm not one who ventures out on a limb too far especially when it comes to high school sports because upsets very rarely happen. The better teams always seem to rise to the occassion. My picks are as follows: Division I: Cleveland St. Ignatius Division II: Louisville Division III: Steubenville Division IV: Kettering Alter Division V: Coldwater Division VI: Delphos S.
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