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WeatiierLocalNationAVorld 4AMonday, May 2, 2005 Coshocton Tribune Teachers Prosecutor considering charges against runaway bride ...1. will include assistants and therapists in addition to teachers. The goal is to recognize them for their outstanding work throughout the year. "We do different things every year," said Angela Richcreek, vice president of the Hopewell School PTO. "The PTO parents who did it last year got everyone a shirt with their name and department on it.

We have to stick with a budget and go with that." Richcreek has enjoyed planning the week. "Our teachers are extremely appreciative of everything we do," she said. "It's a nice week that says thank you for all your hard work and that we appreciate you taking care of our kids." jmccormicknncogannett.com 295-3417 AP Photo Jennifer Wilbanks, center, covers her face as she walks down a terminal concourse in the Albuquerque International Sunport, escorted by Albuquerque Police officers including Ofc. Trish Ahrensfield, left, toward a plane headed back to Atlanta Saturday afternoon in Albuquerque, N.M. Wilbanks, 32, a missing Georgia bride-to-be turned up on a seedy stretch of Route 66 and told authorities Saturday she'd been abducted, then copped to the truth, she fled the pressure of her looming wedding.

The Rev. Bob Horner thanked church members who had helped in the search for Wilbanks and provided support for family members. "Number one, we are so thankful that Jennifer has been found," Horner told the congregation. "Number two, I want to publicly thank all of you who prayed and you who went to Du-luth to be with the family." An FBI spokesman said Saturday that Wilbanks apparently made a sudden decision to flee her looming wedding and did not realize hundreds of people were looking for her. But he also noted she cut her hair to avoid being recognized.

Porter said he would speak on Monday to police in Albuquerque, where Wilbanks turned up late Friday and called her fiance and 911 to report that she had been kidnapped. Despite angry calls from some residents, authorities in Albuquerque said they had no plans to charge Wilbanks, though they haven't ruled out the possibility. "We don't have to charge everybody," said Albuquerque police spokeswoman Trish Ahrensfield. "We have discretion. We are human beings.

We have feelings and we are professional at the same time." By all accounts, authorities in Albuquerque befriended the woman. Wilbanks boarded her plane wearing a new FBI hat, blazer, polo shirt and pants and carrying a new tote bag and teddy bear, a gift from the aviation police chief. She flew first-class and said she planned to name the bear "Al," for Albuquerque. "Law enforcement is really making a major move to deal with people in crisis," Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schulz said Sunday. "Miss Wilbanks was definitely a person in crisis." But the Gwinnett County district attorney noted that vast law-enforcement resources were used to look for the missing bride.

After she disappeared last week without her keys, wallet or diamond ring, more than 100 officers led a search that involved several hundred volunteers, including many wedding guests and members of the bridal party. Porter said he had no jurisdiction over the woman's initial 911 call in Albuquerque, in which she told an operator she was kidnapped by a man and a woman in their 40s who were driving a blue van. Through sobs, she told the dispatcher they had a small handgun. But Porter said Wilbanks could be charged for reporting her kidnapping story over the phone to Duluth Police Chief Randy Belcher. Last year, a Wisconsin college student who faked her own abduction and turned up curled in a fetal position in a marsh was given three years' probation for obstructing police and was ordered to repay police at least $9,000 for their search.

Obituaries Paul Scheetz COSHOCTON Paul F. Scheetz, 94, of Covington Square, formerly of Crescent Drive, passed away at 11:20 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2005, at Coshocton County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Given-Dawson Funeral Home, Coshocton. Guy S.

Lowery FRESNO Guy Swigert Lowery, 82, of 54678 C.R. 2, Fresno, died Saturday, April 30, 2005 at the Coshocton County Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 9, 1922 in Bedford Township to Nell G. (Swigert) and Clay Martin Lowery.

He was a 1940 graduate of Roscoe High School. He married Janet E. (Hamilton) Lowery on June 1, 1944. By CHARLES 0DUM Associated Press Writer DULUTH, Ga. On what was to be her wedding day, Jennifer Wilbanks wore not a white veil but an orange towel over her head to prevent the media from taking her picture.

Instead of being led down the aisle by her father, she was led by police to an airplane that flew the runaway bride home. Now officials say the 32-year-old woman's cold feet may have gotten her in hot water. On Sunday, Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter vowed to look into whether she violated the law by reporting a crime that didn't exist. Wilbanks initially told authorities she was abducted while jogging but later disclosed she took a cross-country bus trip to Albuquerque, N.M., to avoid her lavish, 600-guest wedding. Porter said Wilbanks could face a misdemeanor charge of false report of a crime or a felony charge of false statements.

The misdemeanor carries a penalty of up to a year in jail; five years in prison is the maximum sentence for the felony. "If there's criminal responsibility, that's something I have to do something about," Porter said, adding that no decision would be made Sunday. "I think it's really going to depend on the circumstances on how this was done." Meanwhile Sunday, members of Peachtree Corners Baptist Church, where Mason is a member, said prayers and expressed concern for Wilbanks and her fiance, John Mason, who did not attend services Sunday morning. From Page 1 Pearl, told The Associated Press she saw the tape and the man being held was definitely her husband. She said he had been in Iraq about 18 months, working as an engineer.

The car bomb attack occurred in Tal Afar, 93 miles east of the Syrian border, the U.S. military and a provincial official said. Mourners had gathered for the funeral of Sayed Talib Sayed Wa-hab, an official of the Kurdish Democratic Party, said deputy provincial governor and party spokesman Khisru Goran, speaking from nearby Mosul. Goran said a car plowed into the funeral tent and exploded, but the U.S. military said it was not a suicide attack.

About 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded, the U.S. military said. U.S. troops, Iraqi police and ambulances raced to the carnage, but unidentified gunmen blocked the road and fighting broke out, Goran said. At least six other car bombs one of them a suicide attack and four roadside explosions hit Baghdad on Sunday, killing six Iraqis, wounding more than 20 civilians and five U.S.

soldiers. In one blast, the attacker failed to fully detonate the explosives inside his car outside an American base in Baghdad, the military said in a statement. U.S. soldiers pulled the driver out of his burning car, and the man later said he was forced to carry out the attack to protect kidnapped family members, according to the statement. Five more explosions rocked the capital late Sunday.

Two roadside bombs detonated near a small amusement park in central Baghdad, killing one Iraqi and wounding two others, while two more roadside bombs targeting police patrols in western Baghdad wounded six officers, they said. Police had no immediate information on the fifth blast. Insurgents also ambushed an Iraqi checkpoint on a small road Marriage Licenses Joshua Wayne Andrews, 29, oil field and Supnna Mane Iraq ii'i-'" telTliiirnnllflniiitiiiiiirniiiiii---tT' urnr From Page 1 "We want our students to know how great we think our teachers are," Martin said. "We teach our students the importance of encouraging each other and recognizing when people help us." Hopewell School PTO also has several activities planned for its staff. They have decorated the window at Main Office Supply, will decorate a bulletin board at the school, serve a continental breakfast, put candy in the staffs' mailboxes, serve lunch, hand out survival kits and flower pots with construction paper flowers that have pictures of the students on them.

At Hopewell the celebration Veggies From Page 1 etables a day, according to the nonprofit Produce for Better Health Foundation. That total is less than half the amount recommended in the government's new food pyramid, which says the average person should consume about 5 cups of fruits and vegetables a day. Now the question is whether people will try to follow that advice or just give up, said Ellie Krieger, a dietitian and author. "For many people, they feel like that's an overwhelming amount to consume in a day," Krieger said. "Let's break it down, just up it by 2 a day, take it in incremental steps.

People don't realize it doesn't have to be all or nothing." A big part of the challenge is that produce is not widely available where some are most likely to buy it in a fast-food restaurant or vending machine. "It's more than just peeling an orange it's having it there when you're hungry at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and forgot to bring anything from home," said Dr. Elizabeth Pivonka, a dietitian and president of the foundation. The group helps run the "5 A Day for Better Health" program, a public service campaign aimed at getting people to eat more produce. Center From Page 1 aminations.

We'll also have a library of materials they can use." The new teaching room is walled off, still in the initial construction phases. The machinery used to conduct mammograms will not transfer over, Tipton said. It is still in working condition, but its age and need for recalibration after moving into a new building led to purchasing a newer one. Tipton also pointed out several different rooms in the current facility that are used for file storage. They will be condensed into one storage room.

There also will be a new prosthesis area Currently, CCMH relies on outside sources for prosthetics. What won't be new, Tipton stressed, is the style of care patients currently receive. "Though the facility will be bigger, we're going to keep the care one-on-one," Tipton said. "The only thing changing is we have our own space for the center." dshultznncogannett.com 295-3444 1 Details Today: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs around 50.

Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

Chance of rain 30 percent. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning: Then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 Local almanac Precipitation Yesterday Month to date Normal I Yesterday's highs and lows 92 at Death Valley, Calif. 14 at Laramie, Wyo.

i Local forecast I I Today 1 Tuesday i High: 50 i' 1 1 1 Low: 35 Low: 35 0.01 0.01 0.11 AP Photo A man who was identified as Australian Douglas Wood is seen in this image taken from a video delivered by Iraqi militants to news agencies Sunday. On the two-minute video, the blond-haired man identifies himself as Douglas Wood, a 63-year-old who lives in California and is married to an American. He appeals to U.S., Australian and British authorities to withdraw from the country. "I don't want to die," he says on the tape. New 8-ounce grab-and-go cups of water-packed carrots and celery made by Irwindale, Ready Pac will appear in grocery stores this summer.

Del Monte makes grab-and-go cups of fresh-cut fruit that are sold in convenience stores. It's a huge market that keeps growing, said Kirk Teske, Del Monte's central region sales director. "Everybody wants to get into this stuff," Teske said. "It's just multiplied like crazy, and it'll get bigger." Ready Pac is also selling ready-to-go "bistro" salad bowls Cobb salad, chicken caesar, blue cheese. They keep meat and other protein separate from greens, come with a fork and dressing and are ready to tuck into a lunch sack.

The company is testing the salad in some Papa John's pizza chain restaurants. Produce is not as cheap to prepare and package as other foods. An apple or cherry or strawberry is still hand-picked; labor can account for half the cost of fruit. Vegetables and fruit are commodities that do not stay fresh for long. Produce companies say demand will help lower the cost.

Fun Fruits will sell for 50 cents to a dollar, Harris said. The bistro salad is selling for about $3.50 per bowl, Dickstein said. And Del Monte's 8-ounce fruit cups sell for about $2.19, Teske said. Community appeal To continue adding and expanding its services, Coshocton County Memorial Hospital is looking to raise $85,000 throughout April during its second Community Appeal. Last year, $113,000 was raised through the monthlong appeal.

Donations were designated to one of four categories Community Outreach to continue offering a number of health screenings; Extended Care Facility to make more private rooms and a second floor solarium; Oncology Services to support the service and provide necessary equipment; and Greatest Need which was used where needed most in the hospital. This year, funds are sought to continue with the Extended Care Facility renovations and to purchase new mammography equipment for the Breast Health Center. High: 65 Low: 39 mph. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday and Wednesday night: Mostly clear. Highs around 60. Lows in the upper 30s. Thursday through Friday night: Partly cloudy.

Highs in the mid 60s. Lows 39 to 44. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Source: AccuweatherAP near Diala Bridge in eastern Baghdad, killing five policemen and injuring one, police said.

Insurgents in a pickup truck started firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades early Sunday, police said. Other insurgents appeared from behind nearby trees and joined the attack. Six more policemen and two civilians were injured when gunmen fired on two separate patrols, police said. U.S. and Iraqi officials had hoped to dent support for the militants by including members of the Sunni Arab minority in a new Shiite-dominated Cabinet that will be sworn in Tuesday.

However, the lineup named by incoming Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari after months of political wrangling excluded Sunnis from meaningful positions and left the key defense and oil ministries among other unfilled posts in temporary hands. Since the late summer of 2003 and just a few months after U.S.-led forces toppled Saddam, in- Record Hudson, 29, housekeeping. Matthew Scott Cronin, 18, Army National Guard and i yv 1 i 1 1 Wednesday I Thursday High: 60 1 1 1 Low: 38 I. High: 60 Low: 38 He retired from General Electric in Coshocton in 1981 after 32 years of service. He was a farmer, a member of the United Steel Workers Union, the Coshocton County Fair-board for nine years, a 4-H advisor for nine years, a member of the Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church, he loved hunting, fishing, attending fairs, and watching all sports on TV.

He is survived by his wife, Janet Lowery of Fresno; three daughters, Coleen (Charles) Fox of Newark, Jevene Lowery of Columbus, and Nancy Jo Lowery of Fresno; three sons, Thomas Lowery of Fresno, Dennis (Nancy) Lowery of Coshocton, and Bruce (Terri) Lowery of Warsaw; eight grandchildren, Dawn (Jason) Martin, Bob (Chandra) Fox, Marcella (Donald) Starkey, Jamie Walker, Bret and Megan Lowery, Bryon and Amanda Lowery; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Martha (Albert) Young of Walhonding; two sisters-in-law, Jean (Carl) Stein of Fresno, Doyce Barr of Fresno; one brother-in-law, John Anderson of Coshocton; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is preceded in death by his parents, one sister, one sister-in-law, two brothers-in-law, and a nephew. Calling Hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at the Fischer Funeral Home in Warsaw. A private family funeral will be held at 10 a.m.

Wednesday with Rev. Jonathan Truax officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Fresno. Memorial contributions may be made to Coshocton County Memorial Hospital, 1460 Orange Coshocton, OH 43812. Bible digest "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shallenterintothe kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 7:21 AV) Being a Christian is more than just saying we are.

Our lives should reflect that we belong to Him. J' I surgents have used spectacular attacks and hostage takings to drive home their opposition to U.S.-led forces and their Iraqi allies. In the videotape announcing Wood's capture, he appealed to President Bush, Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Californian Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to order coalition forces out of Iraq and to let Iraqis look after themselves, saying he did not want to die. "My captors are fiercely patriotic.

They believe in a strong united Iraq looking after its own destiny," Wood said on the tape. A militant group calling itself the Shura Council of the Mujahedeen of Iraq claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. The group previously said it abducted a Turk, who was freed in September. More than 200 foreigners have been kidnapped in Iraq since Saddam's regime collapsed in April 2003. More than 30 hostages have been killed by the captors.

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Gary Lee Williams, 21, unemployed and Jennifer Liana Hughes, 29, unemployed. Divorces Filed Milford Workman, 446 N. 9th St. vs Terri Workman, co Express Packaging, 301 Enterprise Drive, Newcomerstown. Robert L.

Grandstaff 18404 Township Road 284 vs Amanda Grandstaff, same address. Dissolutions Filed Susan M. Young, 24231 Township Road 249, Newcomerstown and Steve Young, P.O. Box 61, West Lafayette. Gregory B.

Glazier, 52339 County Road 425, Fresno and Melissa A. Glazier, co Floyd Bates, 22100 Valley View Drive, West Lafayette. ct my, ecqjvdence continue to upcdent ijeiu RE-ELECT Temperatures High yesterday 54 Low yesterday 40 Normal high 66 Normal low 44 SHERRY KIRKPATRICK 3rd Ward City Council Experienced Dedicated Sunrise: 6:18 a.m. Sunset: 8:18 p.m. PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT KIRKPATRICK KIRKPATRICK TRFAS 1670 EVFRORFFN PARK DR COSHOCTON OH.