Wednesday, March 31, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Coca-Cola to leave Portland Local production facility scheduled to close Nov. 1

By RAY COONEY Our Portland facility will and JACK RONALD remain operational until Novem - Coca-Cola Consolidated The Commercial Review ber and we will work closely announced this morning that Coca-Cola is leaving Portland. with our valued teammates to it will close its Portland The company announced in a provide them the best informa - bottling facility Nov. 1. The press release this morning that tion and options possible.” local plant currently has 54 its Portland production facility Both Portland Mayor John employees. Operations will will close Nov. 1. Boggs and Jay County Develop - shift to Coca-Cola’s Speedway Local employees were ment Corporation executive facility in Indianapolis. The informed of the decision this director Travis Richards were company has had a presence morning. unaware of the impending “We have made the difficult change prior to this morning’s in Portland for more than 100 decision to relocate our produc - announcement. years. tion operations to our Indianapo - “My first concern is the … jobs lis area facility,” Coca-Cola Con - that we’re going to be losing,” solidated said in the press said Boggs. “ release. “This decision reflects Coca-Cola, 1617 N. Meridian our overall growth in this region St., currently has 54 employees and is a result of our investment at its Portland facility. in a new facility in Whitestown. See Coca-Cola page 2 The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Biden set to detail plan

Infrastructure initiative is expected to total about $2 trillion

By NANCY COOK, ARI NATTER, A year of BILLY HOUSE A year of and JENNIFER EPSTEIN Bloomberg News Tribune News Service President Joe Biden will unveil his vision for a mass ramp-up in U.S. infrastructure spending today in Pittsburgh, a city the White House views as ccoorroonnaavviirruuss a prime example of an old manufacturing hub revi - talized by new industries from health care to tech - nology. The administration wants the same type of reorientation that Pitts - burgh saw to provide fresh opportunities to working- class cities and towns across the country. While the president’s plan does feature traditional road, bridge and airport proj - ects, the package also includes items like high- speed broadband, along with long-neglected priori - ties to update the electrical grid, replace lead pipes in homes and schools and retrofit and weatherize commercial buildings. Today marks the anniversary of the first Brian Deese, one of Biden’s top economic aides, told senior congres - confirmed case of COVID-19 in Jay County sional Democrats on Tues - By RAY COONEY ease. Local events, including Jay County Health Department to extensive visiting restrictions day that the infrastructure The Commercial Review County’s 4th of July celebration halt in-person classes for a March 15. Three days later, Jay package would amount to It’s been a year. and parade, were canceled. Hun - month. Students were sent County Commissioners took about $2 trillion over eight Today marks the one-year dreds were infected. More than home with their Chromebooks action to close Jay County years, according to a per - anniversary of Jay County two dozen lives were lost. and other devices as a modified Courthouse and other county son familiar with the dis - recording its first confirmed In short, it was far from what e-learning schedule was put in government facilities to the pub - cussion. The proposal is case of COVID-19. we’ve come to accept as normal. place. lic. vastly bigger in size and The year of the coronavirus “We, like everyone, can see Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb breadth than the nation’s pandemic was unprecedented. The beginning how dynamic and fluid this issued a stay-at-home order — last long-term infrastruc - Schools were shut down for While Jay County’s first case spread of the coronavirus is,” Hoosiers were to avoid public ture bill — a $305 billion, months, spring sports, prom, of COVID-19 was confirmed a said Jay Schools superintendent contact with the exception of five-year surface-trans - band and other activities can - year ago today, the county had Jeremy Gulley at the time. “We “essential activities” — that portation initiative in celed, and graduation held out - already been feeling the impact spoke — we speak frequently — went into effect March 25. Most 2015. doors. Businesses were closed, of the pandemic for weeks. and it was determined that the retail businesses were shut It envisions an expen - then reopened with restrictions On March 13, a Friday, Jay school closure made sense given down except for delivery and sive political gambit car - that have gotten more and less School Corporation acted on a the environment.” carry-out service. ried out over the next strict with the waves of the dis - recommendation from Jay IU Health Jay announced See Coronavirus page 5 decade to try to create well-paying jobs. See Plan page 5

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Jay County’s high tempera - ture reached 72 degrees Tues - Thursday — A look at an day. The low was 45. upcoming Indiana Depart - Tonight will be drastically ment of Transportation The jury trial scheduled to different, with the low dipping bridge project. Robin Stults , 57, Portland begin Monday in Jay Circuit into the mid 20s and a chance Details on page 2. Court has been canceled. of flurries beginning around Saturday — Results from Jurors will not need to appear. 11 p.m. Tuesday’s high will be the Fort Recovery softball in the mid 30s. team’s game Friday against See page 2 for an extended Mississinawa Valley. outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Coca-Cola ... Continued from page 1 A source told The Commer - and Courier (Lafayette) report - ny will likely move equipment to Homes, a manufactured housing Sources told The Commercial cial Review that third-shift ed March 1. other locations. Ultimately, the company. The Delauter family Review this morning that about employees were asked to stay The Whitestown automated Portland site will be put up for later sold the business to a larg - 10 of those employees have been after their shift this morning. warehouse and distribution sale. er Coca-Cola distributor. with the company for at least 30 Representatives from Coca- facility is slated to be complete in The company has been in the Though the Portland business years and some have been there Cola then delivered the news to April. In its press release, Coca- community for more than a cen - began as a bottler, in recent more than 40 years. the first- and third-shift Cola said the new facility is part tury, having celebrated 100 years years it has produced a variety “It’s always hard to lose an employees together. of an ongoing effort to assess its in Portland in 2019. It was found - of canned products for Coca- employer, especially one that’s Officials at the Portland needs in the state and region. ed by Orien Holsapple and origi - Cola. had such a long tenure in the facility would not comment on With the new site becoming nally operated out of a frame Coca-Cola was honored as 2016 community,” said Richards. the announcement this morn - operational, Coca-Cola will con - structure adjacent to the Hood Industry of the Year in the Jay Boggs added that he wished ing. solidate warehouse distribution Building on Main Street. For County Community Awards. The the city had been given an The news of the local shut - operations including from its many years, it was owned by the Portland plant was named North opportunity to make a pitch to down comes less than a month Speedway facility in Indianapo - Robert Delauter family and its American Profit Team of the keep a Coca-Cola presence in after the company announced lis. The shift opened up the bottling operations were housed Year in 2012. Portland. that it would close its Lafayette opportunity for expanded pro - on Arch Street in a building that With more than 50 jobs leaving “I wish they would have distribution center, also in duction at the Speedway site. is now the home of Museum of the city, Richards emphasized talked to us if there was any response of a shift to the new Brian Nick, Coca-Cola vice the Soldier. Operations were the importance of JCDC and oth - possibility to keep the plant or a facility in Whitestown. The president of communications, moved in the early 1980s to the ers helping those individuals in storage terminal or something Lafayette facility will close at said this morning that after that current location, which was for - their search for new jobs and job open,” said Boggs. the end of April, the Journal facility is shut down the compa - merly the site of Horizon training. Obituaries CR almanac Robin Stults One daughter — April 2, 2021, from noon 2 p.m. at Trinity Kreider- Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday March 6, 1964-March 9, 2021 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/4 4/5 Stone (husband: Funeral Home in Portland. Servic - Robin Stults, age 57, a former res - Eric), Bluffton, Indi - es to celebrate Robin’s life will fol - ident of Portland, passed away on ana low at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 2, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at her home One son — Bobby 2021, at the funeral home. in Bluffton. Armstrong (wife: Burial will follow at IOOF Twin Robin was born on March 6, 1964, Sara), Redkey, Indiana Hill Cemetery in Pennville. 36/21 46/31 61/42 67/44 69/50 in Portland, the daughter of Robert Eight grandchil - Stults Condolences may be expressed at Armstrong Sr. and Priscilla (But - dren williamsonspencer.com. A chance of Sunny skies Another Sunny Mostly ler) Butcher. She worked at Two sisters — Marty Redford, •••••••••• flurries after 8 all day and day of sun - skies by day sunny skies a.m. Otherwise clear skies at shine in the and clear with tempera- Bluffton Rubber Company and Wal - Portland, Indiana, and Rita Broth - The Commercial Review publishes mostly cloudy night. Tempera - forecast for evening skies tures near the mart in Portland. She was a mem - erton (husband: Robert), Portland, death notices for those with a con - with winds tures will begin Saturday. by night. Oth - low 70s. Partly ber of the Eagles Lodge in Port - between 15 to get warmer Mostly clear erwise rela - cloudy at Indiana nection to our coverage area free of and 20 mph. for the rest of night skies. tively warm. night. land. Two brothers — Robert “Peewee” charge. They include the name, city the week. Robin married Pete Stults on Armstrong (wife: Susie), Portland, of residence, birth/death date and Sept. 15, 2006. Indiana, and Russell Armstrong time/date/location of services. Survivors include: (wife: Kelli), Portland, Indiana There is a charge for obituaries, Lotteries Her husband — Pete Stults, Several nieces and nephews which are accepted only from funer - Bluffton, Indiana Visitation will be held on Friday, al homes or mortuary services.

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Thursday ers’ room, courthouse, 10 a.m. — Portland 120 N. Court St., Port - Board of Works, mayor’s land. office, city hall, 321 N. 6 p.m. — Portland Meridian St. Plan Commission, audi - 3 p.m. — Jay County torium, Jay County Commissioners special Courthouse, 120 N. meeting, commission - Court St., Portland. The Commercial Review Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Family Page 3 Everyone needs resilience, care By KWAME DAWES José Alcantara’s poem, which appeared in the American Win ter 2020 issue of Rat - tle, seems sim ple enough Life in Poetry — a splen did and hope ful account of a famil iar moment — a bird stunned by a col li sion like to do, take one with glass, held in the moment to describe hand and then, recov - anoth er, seem ing ly unre - ered, it flies away. lat ed moment. In the end Then we return to the it is a poem about title, “Divorce,” and we resilience and care, see it’s doing what poems some thing we all need. Divorce He has flown headfirst against the glass and now lies stunned on the stone patio, nothing moving but his quick beating heart. Photos provided So you go to him, pick up his delicate body and hold him in the cupped palms of your hands. You have always known Gold he was beautiful, but it's only now, in his stillness, in his vulnerability, that you see the miracle ratings of his being, how so much life fits in so small Jay County Junior-Senior a space. And so you wait, keeping him warm High School students competed recently at the against the unseasonable cold, trusting that Indiana State School Music when the time is right, when he has recovered Association District Solo and both his strength and his sense of up and down, Ensemble Contest and he will gather himself, flutter once or twice, earned gold ratings. Pictured and then rise, a streak of dazzling above are high schoolers color against a slowly lifting sky. Paulina Esquival, Raylyn Chaffins, Shea Bailey, Hannah We do not accept unso - ka-Lincoln. Poem copy - Boggs, Aiden Garlinger, Alexis licited submissions. Amer - right ©2020 by José Alcan - Durham, Mitchell Winner, ican Life in Poetry is made tara, “Divorce,” from Rat - possible by The Poetry tle, (No. 70, Winter 2020). Destiny McManus, Lilly Foundation (poetryfoun - Poem reprinted by permis - Hedges, Isaac Braun and dation.org), publisher sion of José Alcantara Nathan Manson. At left are of Poetry magazine. It is and the publisher. Intro - seventh graders Joseph also supported by the duction copyright © 2021 Boggs and Avery Wentz. Department of English at by The Poetry Founda - the University of Nebras - tion.

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To sub - all kinds of addictions, will ERY — A 12-step Christian have lost a baby through The current REMC Board of Directors has mit an item, email meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. recovery program meets at miscarriage, birth or ill - [email protected]. each Wednesday at Redkey 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. each ness will meet from 7 to 9 been working very hard to keep up with United Methodist Church, Thursday at A Second p.m. at St. Vincent Ran - all the changes in power resources. These Today 122 W. Main St. Come early Chance At Life Ministries, dolph Hospital, Winches - AL-ANON FAMILY for a meal. For more infor - 228 S. Meridian St. in Port - ter, in community room 1. are challenging times to keep rural electric GROUP — New Begin - mation, call Pastor Randy land. For more informa - For more information, call cooperatives informed and to keep your electric nings, a support group for Davis at (765) 369-2085. tion, call Brenda Eads at Kimberly Sibery at (765) rates as low as possible. 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Bluetooth, remote start, backup camera, local trade, 59,000 miles The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Wednesday, March 31, 2021 U.S. Ag employees ask for support To the editor: of the small businesses we work products to do business? — the and women that have a vested There has been a lot of focus with. trucking companies in Jay interest in Jay County. recently regarding the rezoning Letters to We understand you have con - County, the concrete businesses In addition to working at U.S. and expansion of a new mining cerns and questions, and we in the area, even our own road Aggregates, we are first respon - operation in our community. hear you, but the dangers posed crews. Not allowing this rezon - ders, pastors and veterans. We A group that has been quiet the Editor to our livelihoods need to be ing request to pass will increase are going above and beyond to until now has been the employ - heard as well. hardships on every citizen of help build opportunities in the ees that would be greatly impact - The experience and training Jay County. community we love and support. ed should this expansion not many of us have is very specific U.S. Aggregates has always All we are asking for is the happen. where from 30 days to 30-plus to the field in which we work, looked out for us as employees, same love and support be shown Some of you may not know years of experience in our making finding meaningful having a safety culture that is to us in return. this, but our quarry started out unique, mining skill set. We are employment elsewhere a diffi - second to none. I can assure you Corey Price and fellow U.S. as a small business. What most 22 hard working men and cult undertaking. For example, the same caution and care will Aggregates employees James of you knew as Meshberger’s women. We are 22 families, with someone who has spent their be provided to our neighbors. Humbles, Kari Reynolds, Eric became a part of a bigger busi - spouses and loved ones. Thanks past 15 years as a heavy machin - We want to see our community Miller, Charles Myers, Conner ness, the family-owned U.S. to the opportunities the quarry ery operator simply does not thrive as much as anyone. We Ray, Zach Williams, Randy Hart - Aggregates that you know today. has provided, many of us are the have the necessary skill set to also care about the well-being of man, Tristin Eley, Seth Fugiett, As a whole, we have provided head of our households. That compete at the local factory envi - the people. Chad Franks, Jim Cassudakis, Jay County with materials, and equates to more than 50 children ronments available. This is true Some of us have been here Mason Franks, Daniel Ward, more importantly opportunities, and grandchildren that have for us in sales, quality and virtu - since the beginning. We are a Nathan Stone, Riley DeVoss, since the 1950s. been supported by mining in ally the entirety of our staff. part of Jay County. We are sit - John O’Connor, Kelly Norton, At this time, our quarry con - Portland. Twenty-two is a small number ting next to you in church. We Lonnie Mock, Rebecca Toschlog, sists of 22 employees ranging In the mix of all of these peo - you say? What about those in the are volunteering at your child’s Adam Smith, Steve Swingley from age 20 to 63. We have any - ple, there are countless families community who rely on our school. We are a group of men and Eric Reynolds Youngest will be far from the last By JACK RONALD The Commercial Review Let’s talk about Khin Back Myo Chit. She’s been on my mind in the for the past week. Khin Myo Chit was three Saddle months past her sixth birthday, not much younger than my grandson Gabriel and my grand - daughter Johanna. Khin Myo Chit lived with her family in Chan - myathazi Township of Confronted Myanmar’s Mandalay region. Yes, I know that’s a with mouthful. Many of the demonstrations names of people and places in Myanmar qualify in the streets, as a mouthful. the military Khin Myo Chit was in her family’s home when called on soldiers and police kicked snipers. in the door a week ago Tuesday. Terrified, she ran Protesters to her father and jumped in his lap, telling him she quickly was scared. became Then security forces loyal to the leaders of a target military coup that seized practice. Telephone doctor visits work power Feb. 1 shot her. By SIRINA KEESARA If DHCS officials truly believe that Her father ran to the and ANASTASIA COUTINHO video provides higher-quality care nearest medical clinic with At the beginning of the pandemic, Guest than audio-only visits, a move to his daughter dying in his a crucial change to Medi-Cal reim - video should be accompanied by arms. She did not make it. attempted to help the bursement policy made telehealth grants that support building techno - Later, her family took wounded or gather up the more accessible than ever for Califor - Opinion logical infrastructure at safety-net her body and went into bodies of the dead became nia’s most vulnerable populations. clinics and digital literacy for their hiding. The regime’s secu - targets as well. And, more Visits conducted via telephone, patients. The Federal Communica - rity forces have recently recently, the killing has online video or in person were to be tions Commission has set up a simi - been snatching the bodies become more random and covered equally. The move to telehealth has helped lar program in the COVID-19 era that of those they have killed, more wanton. Pedestrians Our experience as clinicians dur - improve access for Californians with helps health care providers connect apparently in an effort to minding their own busi - ing this time has shown us that put - the most barriers to care. At West remote services to patients. conceal the casualty count. ness have been killed. A ting telephone visits on equal benefit Oakland Health Council, another fed - Rather than reducing care access One week ago, Khin Myo teenager steps outside his footing has dramatically expanded erally qualified health center, the options, DHCS should accelerate a Chit was buried in a Mus - house to get some water to access to care without compromising expansion to telehealth is responsible planned transition to payment sys - lim cemetery with only help his mother with quality. Yet the Centers for Medicare for cutting the missed visit rate by tems that reimburse for quality of close relatives present. household chores and gets & Medicaid Services, along with Cali - half compared with before remote care rather than quantity of care. The strangest part of my a bullet in the brain. fornia’s Department of Health Care services were rolled out. Now only The structures, called “alternative daily routine for the past After I’ve read through Services, recently signaled they 15% of patients miss their appoint - payment models,” will pay a set several weeks has been the day’s inventory of new would reduce or eliminate reimburse - ments. amount per patient per year for good editing an update of the corpses, I attach what is ment for audio-only visits. The survey of La Clinica de La health outcomes, rather than paying death toll. It occupies known as the metadata, The proposed change will uninten - Raza patients also found that more per visit. These models allow about an hour each morn - the stuff that makes it pos - tionally reinforce inequalities in the than half of them would prefer at providers the flexibility to use what - ing, and it is unrelentingly sible for search engines to health care system. It will undo gains least some of their visits to be remote. ever method of care — phone, digital grim. find news on the internet. I made in expanding access for the Evidence shows that telehealth use outreach, community health work - First, I read through the struggle to find words to most vulnerable. To preserve these during the COVID-19 pandemic has ers, group visits or individual visits copy provided by one of write a new headline and a gains, equal payment for audio-only reduced the barriers that families — that will result in the best out - my colleagues on The new teaser. Again, it’s hard visits should be maintained. face in obtaining the care they need, comes for their patients. Irrawaddy. I correct the to say, “death toll rises” in Despite the major investments that including transportation, child care The new DHCS policy may intend English, rewrite sentences a new and compelling way. have been made in video technology, and work schedules. These barriers to improve quality of care. It does to make them clearer and Then, finally, I give the most telehealth visits at safety-net are not unique to care during the pan - provide more options than were try to make sure that the story a slow read, some - health care providers — including the demic. available pre-COVID, but it removes a final version is in compli - times out loud, to make federally qualified health centers we Despite findings that audio-only crucial and much-used method for ance with the news outlet’s sure that I’ve done it jus - work for — are conducted by tele - visits expand health care access, the patients to connect with primary style manual. tice. That’s when the fate phone, without any video component. Department of Health Care Services care that has proved extraordinarily Lately, I’ve also strug - of someone like Khin Myo From March through August 2020, has indicated that audio-only visit useful. Safety-net clinics will have to gled to find new ways to Chit is inescapable. less than 4% of primary-care visits at payments will be eliminated or fall back on approaches to care that say the same thing. Last week was especially similar health centers in California reduced compared with video or in- don’t work as well for their patients. After all, how many tough. The death toll as cal - were conducted by video, compared person visits, reasoning that tele - Without strong data that support ways can there be to say, culated by The Irrawaddy with the nearly 50% that took place phone visits provide a lower quality one approach to remote over another, “shot in the head”? hit 327 — though it is prob - over the telephone. of care. Not much data exist to show the Department of Health Care Serv - When Myanmar’s mili - ably higher because of the In the communities we serve, we video provides higher quality of care, ices should not move to change tele - tary seized power and countless people who have see that poor internet access accounts and little of it is conclusive. health policy that is clearly working arrested the democratical - been seriously wounded — for much of the disparity. Just half of Some studies have speculated that to expand access to care. Patients and ly elected leaders of the and 22 of those slain were patients have access to Wi-Fi at home equal pay for all modes of telehealth their health care providers should country, they were met kids. and nearly 60% use a cellphone, with will lead to overuse in an already get to choose what works best for with overwhelming civil - The task before me was limited data plans, as their main strained state health care budget. The them. ian opposition. And they to edit 22 brief profiles of internet access point, according to a explanation given is that audio-only •••••••••• responded to that opposi - all those under the age of survey conducted by La Clinica de La visits will be conducted in addition to Keesara is an obstetrician-gynecolo - tion with brutality. 18 who had lost their lives Raza, a federally qualified health cen - in-person and video visits, making gist at the West Oakland Health Coun - Confronted with demon - so far. ter with clinics in Alameda, Contra them superfluous. Yet, Medi-Cal cil and an affiliate scholar at Stanford strations in the streets, the Khin Myo Chit was the Costa and Solano counties. These patients are already chronically Medicine’s Clinical Excellence military called on snipers. youngest, but she was far findings mirror a similar study of undertreated and deserve more care Research Center. Coutinho is a family Protesters quickly became from alone. patients served by the San Francisco than they are currently receiving, physician at La Clinica de la Raza in target practice. Those who And others will follow. safety net. regardless of how that care is given. Contra Costa County. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Counties, Joe Diffie, who had been sched - COVID-19 timeline from Oct. 28 through Dec. 14, it cities and towns will still be uled to play at the Jay County was racking up 100 cases an aver - allowed to enact their own Fair, died of COVID-19 at the age Today marks the one-year anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 being con - age of every five days. restrictions, though in Jay Coun - of 61. firmed in Jay County. The county has since totaled 1,828 cases, with nearly 700 “When you look at a graph of ty none are currently planned. of those coming in November. Below is a look at some of the key dates over the By the time the health depart - course of the pandemic in Jay County. the first wave and then the fall, For the hospital, the pandemic ment confirmed the first Jay the first wave was barely a blip," continued to shine a light on a County case of COVID-19, The Jay Schools close Schools reopen said Jay County Hospital presi - direction healthcare had already Commercial Review had already dent Jon Vanator. “Part of me been moving — a focus on well - published 52 stories and opinion March 13 Sept. 10 thinks we were almost lucky to ness and preventing illness pieces on the topic. have that trial run … and I think rather than waiting to fix what’s “It was just a matter of time enough smart people in the sum - broken. The goal will now be to until we got a case here,” said Courthouse closes First death recorded mer, when things calmed down, continue on that path, imple - health department environmen - said, ‘This is not done. Get ready. menting tools like telemedicine talist and administrator Heath March 18 Sept. 28 … Here it comes.’ … I’m glad the in the process. Butz said at the time. right people seemed to listen to It’s also taught the importance the modeling and forecasting of flexibility, both in terms of The progression Stay-at-home begins 500th case recorded that showed the second surge staff responsibilities and the The initial stay-at-home orders March 25 Nov. 5 would be coming and it would be health system as a whole. issued by the governors were set big. Because that’s when it got “I think we learned a lot about to last two weeks. They were hairy.” being nimble,” said Vanator. “It extended. Start of school delayed 1,000th case recorded Cases have dipped since then. hit pretty fast, and we had to On April 2, Indiana State After more than 400 cases in make a lot of big decisions really Superintendent of Public July 29 Nov. 24 December, that number was cut fast. I think that’s one of the big Instruction Jennifer McCormick almost in half in January. Febru - take-aways just for IU Health in announced that schools would ary saw 57 cases, and March is on general. We’ve got to be agile. not reopen for the remainder of 100th case recorded First vaccine given a similar pace — still more than We’ve got to make decisions the 2019-20 year. On that same day, in the first months of the pan - quickly.” the Jay County community host - August 16 Jan. 12 demic, but far fewer than the Looking over the next couple of ed its largest single event show - peak. years, Gulley is focused on mak - ing support for healthcare work - Jay County Health Department ing good use of federal stimulus ers as more than 225 vehicles administered its first coron - dollars to help students who have gathered in the IU Health Jay gradual reopening had five the week following Thanksgiving avirus vaccination Jan. 12. As of experienced negative effects from parking lot for a vigil, with hospi - stages, to run through Independ - break. The corporation made the Tuesday, more than 7,500 doses of the pandemic. That, he expects, tal employees watching from the ence Day. same move after the winter vaccine had been administered in will include expanded summer roof of the facility. Jay County’s 4th of July Com - break, with another week of vir - Jay County — mostly at the school programs and additional From the day school closed, Jay mittee announced June 3 that all tual learning. health department and IU Health metal health resources. School Corporation continued to of its annual activities, including “It’s been an exhausting year,” Jay — with 3,017 individuals fully He’s also hopeful that prom and provide food to children, first at the parade, would be canceled. said Gulley. “But also a source of vaccinated. (The Pfizer and Mod - graduation will be at least close to daily school pick-up sites and The Jay County Fair was held, pride. Even though we’re tired, erna vaccines being used in Jay the traditional experience. gradually shifting to using bus but in a shortened format and we’re proud of what our commu - County both require two doses.) “What I hope to see is a much routes to deliver in bulk (five with no grandstand events with nity, our parents, our employees, In total, Jay County has record - more normal spring than we breakfasts and five lunches at a the exception of a demolition our teachers and our kids have ed 1,828 cases of COVID-19 in the experienced last spring,” said time) to students in rural areas. derby, from July 15 through 18. been able to overcome.” last year, an average of about 5 Gulley. On April 14, Central Indiana The Tri-State Antique Gas per day. November was by far the For the health department, the Track Show Association (CITSA) Engine and Tractor show would The numbers worst month, with an average of immediate focus is to continue announced its summer band be held in full five and a half Jay County proved relatively 22.8 cases per day. vaccinating and educating. Butz competition season would be can - weeks later. lucky during the early stages of Twenty-eight have died of the noted that one of the concerns is celed. (There was a still hope for a On July 29, Jay School Board the coronavirus pandemic. disease in Jay County. that if not enough is done, new state fair competition, but neither voted to delay the start of the It was one of the last 11 coun - “I think overall … the county variants could pop up that could it, nor the fair itself, would be 2020-21 school year to Sept. 9 from ties in the state without a case of did fairly well, especially when be either more deadly or spread held.) the originally scheduled Aug. 12 COVID-19. It recorded just 13 you compare it to some other more easily. The primary elections, origi - in order to allow staff more time cases in April, and its May locations,” said Butz. “Any death He noted that vaccination clin - nally scheduled for May 5, were to prepare for a year that featured “spike” was 35 cases. is too many, but if you go per capi - ics may be around for a while if postponed until June 2 with Jay more than 400 students being COVID-19 was all but silent in ta, we weren’t hit as hard as some booster shots prove to be neces - County cutting down to five taught virtually. (Classes would Jay County in June and July, with other locations were.” sary. polling places and voting by mail actually begin Sept. 10, as the first a combined 28 cases. But the He’s also hopeful that the cur - recommended. On May 1, Hol - scheduled day was canceled numbers began to climb in What’s next? rent positive trends in local case comb announced details of his because of fog.) August. Beginning Tuesday, state numbers continue and we can all Back on Track Indiana plan, with With cases surging in the coun - After taking four and a half restrictions related to COVID-19 get a break soon. retail locations first able to open ty, Jay Schools announced Nov. 24 months to reach 100 cases, the will be lifted. Indiana will shift to “I think it’s been a long year for May 4 at half capacity and small that the junior-senior high school county recorded its next hundred a “mask advisory” — they will be all of us,” said Butz. “I think social gatherings allowed. The would shift to virtual learning for in a month and a half and the recommended but not required — we’re all a little tired.” Plan ... Continued from page 1 senior economist at the They would involve Center for Economic and Good Fridday at Zion both updating the coun - Policy Research, a left- try’s infrastructure and leaning think tank. “Like Thursday Apriil 1st Carry-in & preparing for the coming a lot of people, I underes - Evening Servvice start 6 p.m. weather patterns wrought timated Joe Biden. He by climate change — was always in the back - financed by tax hikes on ground — as vice presi - Good Friday Service 8 p.m. the wealthy and corpora - dents are supposed to be tions, anathema to Repub - — always in the center of licans and business the party politically. And groups. he was clumsy. That is The White House is what we saw, and that is expected to propose why I underestimated Thee meaning oof Easterr at enough tax increases on him. But I can’t quarrel Wednesday to cover the with what he done since Zion cost of the package, he took office.” Goodo Friday according to two people Later this spring, the familiar with the plan. administration plans to oodo Friday is a Christianan holiday that is 10:30 a.m. Biden is not expected to unveil the second part of celebratedc every year on the Friday preceding Easter go into great detail on the the long-term economic G:\UKH`.VVK -YPKH` JVTTLTVYH[LZ [OL JY\JPÄ_PVU  specific tax increases, program, focused on child of Jesuss Christ and apart from reiterating care and home care aid, his deathh at Calvary, the locationtion outside of Jerusalem’s plans to roll back a por - along with an expansion ^HSSZ^OLYL [OL JY\JPÄ_PVU [VVR WSHJL Zion Evangelicaal Lutheran Churchh tion of former President in early education, health Though Good Friday is considereddered a holiday, and is a Donald Trump’s 2017 tax care funding and money legal holiday in many countriess across the globe, the 218 E. Higgh St, Portland cuts. for community college commemoration is not characterizedcterized by White House aides students. spent the weekend debat - fourth century, the Apostolic Constitutions described Good ing the make-up and size Going alone Friday as a day of mourning andnd prayer. In addition, many of the tax-increase pack - Biden allies do not Christians fast on Good Fridayy, eating only one full meal and age. Deese spent part of expect either package to two smaller meals that do not add upp to a full meal. 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ThisT year Good Friday is sweeping legislative pro - unified on the infrastruc - celebrated on April 2. posals, totaling anywhere ture package as Republi - from $3 trillion to $4 tril - cans and business groups lion, he is expected on decry tax cuts and pro - Wednesday to focus on a gressives try to push Eastter Worship narrower discussion of toward an even larger rebuilding roads and spending package. April 2ndd Good Friday Service 7 pm bridges and transitioning One Biden ally said the Jerryy Qualls, special speaker. to clean energy. White House should Easter SundayS Serivce 10 a.m. The Wednesday speech spend as much as $7 tril - will introduce the propos - lion on both infrastruc - al that the White House is ture and the second “car - calling the American Jobs ing economy” proposal, a Plan, which follows on the signal that progressives Church of Good of Prophecy $1.9 trillion American will push for as much 797 Creagorg Ave.A Portland Rescue Plan Act that spending as possible on Biden signed earlier in top of the already-passed March. $1.9 trillion coronavirus For progressives, suc - relief bill. cess in passing the bulk Biden’s speech and the of the packages could put infrastructure plan is also Biden in the pantheon expected to delve into with Lyndon Johnson or ensuring that communi - Franklin Delano Roo - ties of color benefit, said sevelt, presidents who two people familiar with instituted sweeping the plan. The speech will changes through legisla - make the point that such tion on civil rights and neighborhoods often have the social safety net. borne the brunt of pollu - “This really is transfor - tion, so they should be a mational in a way we have key part of the transition not seen since the Great to a new economy and Society,” said Dean Baker, clean energy. The Commercial Review Page 6 Comics Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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CONSTRUCTION ment of Environmental Man- Large amount of Ray- Business Manager or e- agement of our intent to comply sum as provided for in said De- Amish crew. Custom built By Steve Becker cree with interest and costs, I mor pattern. mail with the requirements of 327 homes, new garages, will expose at public sale to the Auctioneers Note: This gpcbusiness@embarq- IAC 15-5 to discharge storm wa- pole barns, interior/ exte- ter from construction activities highest bidder, on the 22 day of is an outstanding auc- mail.com April, 2021, at 10 A.M. of said rior remodeling, drywall, associated with the Pennville- tion with a nice collec- day, at the 120 N. Court Street, windows, doors, siding, CROWNPOINTE OF Allen Rebuild Project located tion of quality items. between the Pennville Substa- Ste. 305, Portland, IN 47371, the roofing, foundations. PORTLAND is hiring fee simple of the whole body of This collection has been tion (40.48109, -85.13609) and 260-726-5062, leave hard working, dedicated Allen Tower (41.02553, - Real Estate in Jay County, Indi- packed and stored for message. Certified Nurse Aids (C. 85.05781). Runoff from the pro- ana: the past 5+ years. Lot Number Seventeen (17) N. A.). Full time, part time, ject site will discharge to the “SEAMSTRESS NAN” Please visit Auction Zip Wabash River, St. Mary’s River, in Meeker's Second Addition and PRN positions avail- HOMEMADE Sewing for photos. and contact Haines Creek, Three Mile to the town (now city) of Port- able. Please apply in Creek, Blue Creek, Camp Run, land, Jay County, Indiana. and Alterations, Quilts, our office at house at 745 Patriot and Thomas, Shoemaker, 38-07-21-204-115.000-034 Baby Blankets, Fleece (260) 726-2700 Drive, Portland, IN 47371 Moser, Bracht, Henschen, Con- and commonly known as: 709 Blankets, Appliqué, Zip- with any questions. rad, Kutzman, Lambert, Houk, E Main St, Portland, IN 47371. or online at www.cpcom- pers, Hemming, Memory Gordon & Lucy Kesler, and Doctor's Ditches. Questions Subject to all liens, encum- munities.com/portland. T-Shirt, Special Orders Deceased or comments regarding this pro- brances, rights of redemption, For questions please call ject should be directed to Peter easements and restrictions of 260.766.9334 Loy Auction 260-726-3577. Jarrette of Quanta Electric record not otherwise foreclosed AU31600027 Power Construction, LLC. WICKEY CONSTRUC- ALUMINUM SHEETS and extinguished in the pro- 260-726-2700 CR 3-24-2021- HSPAXLP ceedings known as Cause TION Roofing, Siding, Auctioneers #38C01-1911-MF-000035 in the Pole Barns. Call for free Gary Loy AU01031608 Circuit Court of the County of estimate. 260-273-9776 250 PUBLIC NOTICE Jay Indiana, and subject to all Ben Lyons AU10700085 real estate taxes, and assess- GOODHEW’S ALL SEA- Travis Theurer ments currently due, delin- SON Construction- Spe- AU11200131 quent or which are to become a cializing in standing Aaron Loy AU11200112 lien. seam metal roofs. When Troy Foust AU19800068 NOTICEPublic TO TAXPAYERS Notice OF PROPOSED ADDI- Said sale will be made without Quality Counts, Count TIONAL APPROPRIATIONS relief from valuation or ap- Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Jay County, Indiana that praisement laws. If the sale is On US. A company you 110 HELP WANTED set aside for any reason, the the proper legal officers of Jay County Council at the Jay County can trust. Member of the Purchaser at the sale shall be Court House, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., on the 10th day of March 2021 EXPERIENCED SEMI entitled only to a return of the BBB. New Installation will consider the following additional appropriations in excess DRIVER needed in Port- deposit paid. The Purchaser and repairs. Call Rodney of the budget for the current year. land, IN. Monday-Friday shall have no further recourse Thornbury, owner 765- HIGHWAY against the Mortgagor, the Mort- 509-0191 dedicated run only, 1176-003-40-0014 Vehicles $309,566.00 gagee, or the Mortgagee's Attor- $0.60/mile, 2500-3000 Prosecutor Deferral ney. miles/week. Lots of ben- 2400-001-40-0011 Office Equipment $5,785.99 F. Dwane Ford efits included. Call/text Inkeepers Tax-Tourism Jay County Sheriff 260.251.7839 or email 7304-001-30-0027 Contractual Services $58,461.61 Doyle & Foutty, P.C. 41 E Washington St, STE 400 THE customerservice@tjx- Health Bio-Terrorism 8109-001-40-0011 Office Equipment $700.00 Indianapolis, IN 46204 pservice.com CR 3-24,31,4-7-2021 HSPAXLP CLASSFIEDS 8109-001-40-0022 Equipment $650.00 Total $375,163.60 Find it Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be heard. The additional appropriation as finally made will be Buy It referred to the Department of Local Government Finance. The DLGF will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of √ Sell It! READ THE CR Out funds to support the appropriations made within fifteen (15) The CR (260) 726-8141 THEN RECYCLE days of receipt of a certified copy of the action time. Classifieds Anna Culy www.thecr.com Jay County Auditor CR/NS 3-31-HSPAXLP

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Notice is hereby given that the NOTICETax Duplicates for theTO several TAXPAYERS taxing units of Jay County, for OF the year JAY 2020 payable COUNTY 2021, are now in theOF hands TAX of the County RATES Treasurer, who CHARGED is ready to receive the taxes charged thereon. The fol- lowing table shows the rate of taxation on each $100.00 worth of taxable real and personal property. First installment is due on or before and delinquent after May 10, 2021. Second installment is delinquent after November 10, 2021. 2020 pay 2021 Jay Tax TAB Rates 2020 pay 2021 Penn Pennville Dunkirk Bearcreek Bryant Greene Jackson Jefferson Knox Madison Salamonia Noble Pike Richland Redkey Wabash Wayne Portland Co Cum Capital Dev 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 JEMS 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 County General 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 County Health 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 Cumulative Bridge 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 Jay Co Jail Lease Payments 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 Reassessment 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 County Total 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 Twshp Cum Fire 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0181 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Twshp Fire fighting 0.0293 0.0000 0.0000 0.0281 0.0000 0.0209 0.0168 0.0242 0.0019 0.0106 0.0000 0.0104 0.0272 0.0281 0.0000 0.0193 0.0641 0.0000 Twshp General 0.0613 0.0613 0.0149 0.0271 0.0271 0.0091 0.0339 0.0130 0.0148 0.0133 0.0133 0.0150 0.0299 0.0149 0.0149 0.0301 0.0097 0.0097 Twshp Poor 0.0188 0.0188 0.0170 0.0153 0.0153 0.0020 0.0019 0.0000 0.0000 0.0040 0.0040 0.0063 0.0000 0.0170 0.0170 0.0000 0.0160 0.0160 Twshp Recreation 0.0201 0.0201 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Township Total 0.1295 0.1002 0.0319 0.0705 0.0424 0.0320 0.0526 0.0372 0.0167 0.0460 0.0173 0.0317 0.0571 0.0600 0.0319 0.0494 0.0898 0.0257 Library Debt Service 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Library General 0.0485 0.0485 0.2064 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 Library Total 0.0485 0.0485 0.2064 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 School Education 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 School Operation 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 School Debt Service 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 School Pension Debt 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 School Total 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 Corp Aviation/Airport 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0593 Corp. Cum Cap Improve 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0973 0.0000 0.0000 0.0500 Corp Cum Capital Dev 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0447 Corp Police Pension 0.0000 0.0000 0.0281 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Corp General 0.0000 1.0983 1.4785 0.0000 0.6077 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2046 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.4542 0.0000 0.0000 0.8475 Corp Parks & Recreation 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0410 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1054 0.0000 0.0000 0.1186 Corp Park Bond 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0537 Corp Street(MVH) 0.0000 0.0000 0.1545 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4045 City Total 0.0000 1.0983 1.6611 0.0000 0.6487 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2046 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.6569 0.0000 0.0000 1.5783 Total Tax Rate 2.0984 3.1674 3.8198 2.0689 2.6895 2.0304 2.0510 2.0356 2.0151 2.0444 2.2203 2.0301 2.0555 2.0584 3.6872 2.0478 2.0882 3.6024 State of Indiana, Jay County, SS: I, Anna M Culy, Auditor of Jay County, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of all tax levies for the taxes collectible in the year 2020 pay 2021. 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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Colts assistant addresses criticism UCLA By JIM AYELLO The Indianapolis Star Tribune News Service INDIANAPOLIS — When stuns Frank Reich left Philadelphia, it was a little like a conquering hero riding off into the sunset. As UM offensive coordinator, he’d helped turn Carson Wentz into an MVP- By JAMES HAWKINS caliber quarterback and played a The Detroit News major role in the Eagles winning a Tribune News Service Super Bowl championship. By the INDIANAPOLIS — A time Reich left for Indianapolis, brutal first half, no his legend had been solidified in answer for UCLA’s the City of Brotherly Love. He’ll Johnny Juzang, a sput - be adored there for the rest of his tering offensive per - life. formance and a rough The same cannot be said, how - finish. ever, for a couple of his current Top-seeded Michigan offensive assistants. Wide somehow navigated it receivers coach Mike Groh and all and had four shots to newly minted senior offensive save its season in the assistant Press Taylor left final 11 seconds, but Philadelphia the hard way. They missed each attempt as were fired, sharing the blame with it fell to No. 11 UCLA, coach Doug Pederson for the 51-49, in the Elite Eight Eagles’ offensive inconsistencies matchup Tuesday night in the years following the Super at Lucas Oil Stadium. Bowl and even accused of having Freshman center problematic relationships with Hunter Dickinson had the team’s star quarterback: 11 points for Michigan Wentz. (23-5), which didn’t Fair criticisms or not, ever since make a field goal over the Colts acquired Wentz via trade, Philadelphia Inquirer/Tribune News Service/Yong Kim the final 5:22, missed its there have been lingering ques - final eight shot tions about how he’d mesh with attempts and scored his ex-Eagles coaches in Indi - Frank Reich, left, and Carson Wentz are seen as members of the Philadelphia Eagles. just two points in the anapolis. While Groh, hired last Reich, coach of the Indianapolis Colts, and Wentz will be reunited in Indianapolis after Wentz was final four minutes of offseason, has yet to speak publicly traded to the Colts in February. the game. since Wentz was acquired, Taylor Juzang finished with had an opportunity Tuesday to 28 points — 18 coming speak with local media for the first ble attention to detail — some According to the Philadelphia to Wentz to coach him properly. in the first half — and time to address some of the con - reports suggested he was more of Inquirer’s Jeff McLane, “There Taylor replied that there was a lot Tyger Campbell added cerns that followed him from a friend to Wentz than a coach. was internal concern that Wentz’s to be learned from a 2020 Eagles 11 points for UCLA (22- Philadelphia after he was hired in A holdover from the Chip Kelly friendship with Taylor could cause season that went sideways, but 9). early February. era in Philadelphia, Taylor was the a conflict of interest and that his that he was “confident” in his rela - After Juzang split Reports out of Philly haven’t offensive quality control and assis - inexperience could allow for the tionship with Wentz. two free throws with painted a very flattering picture of tant quarterbacks coach with the quarterback to overpower him. … “The way I personally handled six seconds left to make Taylor — at least in terms of his Eagles when they drafted Wentz in In the quarterback room, when his things, I feel good about it,” Taylor it a two-point game, ability to work with Wentz after 2016. Just four years apart in age, errors were pointed out, Wentz said. “Were there things I could do Michigan still had a being promoted from quarter - the two hit it off quickly as Taylor would sometimes make irrelevant better? Absolutely. I would hope a chance to save its sea - backs coach (his role since 2018) to became a sort-of confidant to excuses and Taylor wouldn’t cor - lot of people looking back on the son. But Mike Smith passing game coordinator in 2020. Wentz, a conduit he knew he could rect him.” season would say that, especially a misfired on a 3-pointer While the 33-year-old seems to be go to with questions he wasn’t Colts add to offensive line depth season that went as poorly as it did from the wing and almost universally lauded as a bur - comfortable asking other coaches. by signing Julién Davenport, for us. So there’s a number of Michigan’s last shot geoning football mind — he’s been However, Taylor’s youth and bringing back Joey Hunt Insider: things I’ll reflect on and hopefully after a video review credited with digging up the close friendship with Wentz Tevi, Davenport provide depth, but will grow upon. But in terms of ended with another design for the Philly Special in reportedly became an issue for Colts still have work to do on offen - professionalism, the way I handled missed deep ball from Super Bowl LII and Reich has Eagles brass in 2020, which wor - sive line that relationship, I do feel confi - Wagner. raved in the past about his incredi - ried it contributed to Wentz’s On Tuesday, Taylor was asked dent in that.” regression. whether he felt he was “too close” See Addresses page 7 NFL season expands By GEOFFREY C. ARNOLD will play the AFC East, NFC West vs AFC Oregonlive.com North, NFC South vs. AFC South, and Tribune News Service NFC North vs. AFC West. NFL owners approved expanding its The league will start the season at the regular season to 17 games per team same time –– the Sunday following Labor beginning with the 2021 season, the league Day weekend (Sept. 9, 2021) and will keep announced Tuesday. one bye week. The change occurred after the players The regular season will expand from 17 agreed to give owners the option to to 18 weeks and push the conclusion of the increase the number of regular season regular season to Jan. 9. The league will games in the new 10-year collective bar - be forced to push back the beginning of gaining agreement of last year. The pre - the playoffs to the weekend of Jan. 15-17, season schedule will be reduced from four 2022 and Super Bowl 56 will be played Feb. games to three to maintain compliance 13. with the collective bargaining agreement, Here are the matchups for the 17th game which stipulates no more than 20 com - in 2021: bined games in a season. •Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers The league expanded its regular season •San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Ben - for the first time since 1978. gals “This is a monumental moment in NFL •Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Ravens history,” NFL commissioner Roger Good - •Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns ell said in a statement. “The CBA with the •Dallas Cowboys at New England Patri - players and the recently completed media ots agreements provide the foundation for us •Washington Football Team at Buffalo to enhance the quality of the NFL experi - Bills ence for our fans. And one of the benefits •New York Giants at Miami Dolphins of each team playing 17 regular-season •Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets games is the ability for us to continue to •Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis grow our game around the world.” Colts Each club will now compete in an •New Orleans Saints at Tennessee additional AFC vs. NFC game for the Titans 17th game. The games in 2021 will be •Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville between teams that finished in the same Jaguars position in their division during the pre - •Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans vious season. The schedule will be on a •Green Bay Packers at Kansas City rotating divisional basis with AFC •Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles teams as the home squad for the addi - Chargers tional game this season. •Chicago Bears at Las Vegas Raiders For games this season, the NFC East •Detroit Lions at Denver Broncos.