Thursday, February 6, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Trump unloads on rivals FRHS farce at prayer breakfast By JILL COLVIN, ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pres - ident Donald Trump unleashed his fury against those who tried to remove him from office at a prayer breakfast today, a day after his acquittal by the Senate in his impeach - ment trial. Speaking from a stage where he was joined by congressional leaders, including Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who led the impeachment charge against him, Trump shat - tered the usual veneer of bipartisanship at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. “As everybody knows, my family, our great coun - try and your president have been put through a terrible ordeal by some very dishonest and cor - rupt people,” Trump said at the annual event. His airing of grievances came hours before he was to The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney deliver a formal response to the impeachment vote Fort Recovery High School senior Ally Kaiser, playing Annabel Glick, and freshman Isaac LeFevre (Harry at the White House. Witherspoon) perform together during Wednesday’s rehearsal for the production of the musical “Lucky Stiff.” Shows are “They have done every - scheduled for 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday in the elementary/middle school auditeria. thing possible to destroy us and by so doing very badly hurt our nation,” said Trump, who tri - Production of musical comedy umphantly held up copies of two newspapers with ‘Lucky Stiff’ is set for this weekend banner “ACQUITTED” headlines as he took the By RAY COONEY money she believes is through,” said Evers- stage. The Commercial Review rightfully hers. Westgerdes. “They’re His remarks were A hero on the run. Confusion and comedy doing fantastic. They whiplash-inducing after A woman with a gun. ensue. started working on it the more sober comments And an ending with a Performance details “I think it’s just a lot of over Christmas break … before him, including twist. fun for the kids,” said and even though they’re keynote speaker and Har - With the first song of Shows Tracy Evers-Westgerdes, young they’ve taken a vard professor Arthur act two, the cast pres - 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday who is co-directing the good leadership role.” Brooks, who had ents that brief synopsis Fort Recovery elementary/middle auditeria show along with Reid Another challenge for described a “crisis of con - of what is to come Knuth. “They just have a the actors has been tempt and polarization” “Lucky Stiff.” Advance tickets lot of fun doing a comedy accents. LeFevre’s With - in the nation and urged Fort Recovery High $5 for students and $8 for adults like this.” erspoon is British. School’s production of By calling (419) 375-4111 or those gathered to “love The cast brings a mix LaPorta is from New Jer - your enemies.” the musical farce is this emailing [email protected] of experience and youth, sey. Fullenkamp’s Luigi weekend with shows at “I don’t know if I agree with seniors Morgan Lit - Guadi is Italian. And sev - with you,” Trump said as 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday in Tickets at the door mer, Seth Fullenkamp eral characters in the he took the microphone, the elementary/middle $6 for students and $9 for adults and Kaiser and junior Monte Carlo setting dab - and then he proceeded to school auditeria. Caitlin Weigel in major ble in French. demonstrate it. The show, based on roles along with fresh - Knuth has worked the 1983 novel “The man Isaac LeFevre and with the students on “I don’t like people who Man Who Broke the seventh grader Caden changing their voices, use their faith as justifica - nephew, girlfriend and Annabel Glick, a repre - tion for doing what they Bank at Monte Carlo” favorite charity. sentative from the chari - Marchal. Those last two using examples of pro - know is wrong,” he said in by Michael Butter - As part of that effort, ty played by Ally Kaiser, were vaulted into larger fessional actors on worth, revolves around the nephew — shoe follows in hopes that roles — Marchal plays YouTube to help guide an apparent reference to efforts to collect a $6 salesman Harry Wither - Witherspoon will fail in Vinnie DiRuzzio, brother them. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, a million inheritance spoon, played by Isaac his effort. And the girl - to Weigel’s Rita LaPorta “I think we’ve been longtime Trump critic from a recently LeFevre — must take his friend, played by Caitlin — several weeks into the reasonably successful,” who cited his faith in deceased man. In the deceased uncle on a final Weigel, gives chase in production process. he said. becoming the only Repub - mix are the man’s trip to Monte Carlo. order to retrieve the “They both really came See Farce page 2 lican to vote for Trump’s removal. See Trump page 5 China opens another hospital By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING — China today fin - ished building a second new hos - pital to isolate and treat patients Second new faciltiy opens of a virus that has killed more than 560 people and continues to as virus death toll clears 560 spread, disrupting travel and peo - ple’s lives and fueling economic fears. A first group of patients was bed hospital with prefabricated mainland China, at least 260 expected to start testing a new wards and isolation rooms began cases have been confirmed, The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney antiviral drug, as China also taking patients. including two deaths in Hong moved people with milder symp - Other treatment centers had Kong and the Philippines. toms into makeshift hospitals at tight rows of simple cots lining Hospital workers in Hong Kong sports centers, exhibition halls cavernous rooms where patients demanding a shutdown of the Packed house and other public spaces. with milder symptoms would be border with the mainland were The stands were full Saturday for the Jay The health care system in the cared for. And Wuhan had anoth - on strike for a fourth day. Hong County High School boys basketball team’s game central city of Wuhan, where the er 132 quarantine sites with more Kong’s leader Carrie Lam against the Blackford Bruins and No. 1 scorer in the outbreak was first detected in than 12,500 beds, according to the announced a 14-day quarantine December, has been over - official Xinhua News Agency. of all travelers entering Hong state Luke Brown. Fans were lined up to buy tickets whelmed with the thousands of Chinese health authorities Kong from the mainland starting before 5 p.m. for the game that started with junior ill patients. A new, 1,500-bed hos - reported 563 deaths and another Saturday, but the government has varsity action at 6:30 p.m. pital specially built for virus sharp jump in the number of con - refused to seal the border entirely. patients opened days after a 1,000- firmed cases to 28,018. Outside See Hospital page 5

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There was about four tenths The Indiana legislature this of an inch of freezing rain week removed from a pro - Friday — Results from Wednesday in Jay County. The posed bill a provision that tonight’s girls swimming sec - high temperature was 33 tional preliminaries at Jay Charles Ross , 43, Muncie would require businesses to degrees and the low was 28. County High School. Vivian McDaniel , 83, Port - allow pregnant women to take Snow showers are expected land longer breaks and take unpaid tonight with an inch of accu - time off after childbirth. What Monday — Coverage of Details on page 2. mulation expected. The low are your thoughts on the issue? Saturday’s Third House Ses - will be 26. Send letters to the editor to sion with Sen. Travis Hold - See page 2 for an extended [email protected]. There is a man and Rep. J.D. Prescott. forecast. 700-word maximum. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Nation Thursday, February 6, 2020 Pence files Trump paperwork in Indiana By TOM DAVIES Trump’s actions as president what he said was a failure by Tuesday, according to the Indi - met Indiana’s requirement of Associated Press in urging his reelection this the Trump administration to ana secretary of state’s office. at least 500 voter petition sig - INDIANAPOLIS — Vice year. lower prescription drug prices. Weld’s candidacy has gained natures from each of its nine President Mike Pence’s wife Pence boasted in 7 minutes “No spin or surrogate can little traction across the coun - congressional districts. returned on Wednesday to the of remarks about national eco - change the fact they lied,” try, and Trump will almost cer - Former Vice President Joe Indiana Statehouse where her nomic growth, the low unem - Zody said. “This year, the tainly have his renomination Biden; Sens. Amy Klobuchar, husband used to serve as the ployment rate and new foreign prices of more than 400 med - secured by the time of Indi - Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth governor, filing the paperwork trade deals under Trump, say - ications will rise and Hoosiers ana’s primary. Trump easily Warren; former to put President Donald ing “we are getting things will continue to feel the pinch won the 2016 Indiana primary Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Trump’s name on the state’s done.” in their pocketbooks.” and later selected Mike Pence businessmen Tom Steyer and Republican presidential pri - “It’s been three years of Trump won’t be alone on the as his running mate on his way Andrew Yang; and Hawaii Rep. mary ballot. action,” she said. “It has been Republican primary ballot in to carrying the state in the gen - Tulsi Gabbard had filed their Karen Pence walked with three years of results. It has May as former eral election by 19 percentage candidacy by Wednesday after - Republican Gov. 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Obituaries CR almanac Continued from page 1 “He has a lot of experience don, played by Caleb Evers Charles Ross The show also marks the with Jay County Civic — around Monte Carlo Charles William Ross, 43, Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday a former Portland resident, 2/7 2/8 2/9 2/10 2/11 first time for Evers-West - Theatre. … And I’ve done with Glick and LaPorta in gerdes and Knuth as a five or six musicals here at tow. died Tuesday at Brookside directing team. Fort Recovery. I think we “It’s really funny,” said Haven Center in Muncie Evers-Westgerdes last complement each other Reid. “I think they’ll enjoy following an extended ill - directed a Fort Recovery very well. There are things it. The kids have put in lots ness. show — “Seussical the that he has strengths in and lots of hours prepar - Arrangements are pend - Musical” — in 2011 with that I don’t have strengths ing it.” ing at Williamson-Spencer 30/22 33/22 38/34 38/28 39/29 Karen Meiring. 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The way my wife looked and After reading the very lar situation with my wife, I I agree that when a human felt in the very end will stay poignant letter to the editor by Letters to can sympathize with Austin. being is in this shape and there with me for as long as I live. Austin Flynn, I felt I would like I do know many times Vicki is nothing more that medicine, When she had a Fentanyl to add a few cents worth. would say to me, in a very pri - doctors, specialists can do than patch, morphine, Ibuprofen As Austin points out, being the Editor vate way, “I just want to get this to eliminate needless suffer - and Tylenol, all at the same with someone whom you know over with, I can’t live like this.” ing, a dignified way to end time, and could not kill the is going to pass away in the Of course I, in my selfish would be very humane and pain, who would think ill of immediate future is very hard. human feeling, did not want to gracious. There are not enough words Did I do enough? entertain the thought that she We had talked a lot about letting them stop the agony in the dictionary to describe just Was there someone else they would not be around to enjoy would the ending of one’s life and suffering themselves. how you feel while you are in could have seen? more things that we had be a breaking of God’s law. In honor and memory of the Twilight Zone, somewhere Could I have helped prevent planned to do. I always thought I believe, and I hope that she Vicki, I also support the Indi - between reality and denial. this? that there was something just did, that when a person is in ana House Bill 1020. Your mind races through all Well, the answer to all the around the corner that would this condition, God would Charles E. Tague the thoughts: above is, no. clear the clouds. understand and give comfort. Portland Social media is a growing cesspool By MARGARET SULLIVAN The Washington Post Nature abhors a vacu - um. And so does Twitter. Margaret As it became obvious late Monday night that a tech - Sullivan nical glitch would dramati - cally hold up the results of the long-anticipated Iowa caucuses, social media exploded with dark ideas only deepened by legiti - about what had happened. mate concerns about the The hashtag “May - security of the new method orCheat” was trending, a for tabulating Iowa caucus nasty shot at Democratic votes, as a Wall Street Jour - candidate Pete Buttigieg nal article warned last promoted by Mike Cer - week. While Democratic novich, the rabble-rousing Party leaders claimed a pro-Trump media person - new mobile app would ality, who tweeted out his make it more efficient to conspiracy theory in the report results from the cau - early hours Tuesday about cus sites, others worried connections between the about susceptibility to former South Bend, Indi - hacking. ana, mayor and the tech - Douglas Jones, an associ - nology company behind ate professor of computer the app at the center of the science at the University of electoral screwup. Iowa who has studied elec - If that was too subtle, he tion security, told the Jour - followed up with a tweet nal that the app was a that simply repeated “security nightmare,” and Tech may be the answer “RIGGED!” 35 times. that it’s hard to protect President Donald Trump individual cellphones By MARK BENNETT ous, unless you are looking for it,” wasn’t far behind. Though against the range of possi - Tribune-Star (Terre Haute) Chenette said. he didn’t immediately sug - ble cyber threats. Somehow, the nostalgic charm of He teaches cryptography, a method gest malfeasance, he Add to that, of course, “Sandlot” would fizzle if the kid- Mark of communicating covertly that dates claimed it as a personal vic - the established facts about baseball movie put digital-imaging back to ancient times. A related art, tory: “The Democrat Cau - Russian interference in the “smart glasses” on the pitcher, catch - Bennett stenography, involves hiding the fact cus is an unmitigated dis - 2016 presidential election, er and batters. that a message is even being sent. aster. Nothing works.” His and the whole picture Or, if the young characters com - (The Astros thought their garbage- 2020 campaign manager becomes a muddle of municated on their neighborhood can banging system was a secret until Brad Parscale used the things that might be true, diamond with special high-tech a former team member fessed up, and episode to sow doubt: things that might sound watches to hide their signals from signs and try to alert the batter to the then video replays confirmed the “Democrats are stewing in true but are in fact false or rivals. type of pitch. The ability for players plan.) a caucus mess of their own exaggerated, and flat-out That may be what the big-league and coaches to crack opponents’ sig - Chenette cited an example of ste - creation with the sloppiest preposterous lies. version of the game is coming to. nals — including catchers calling nography that unfolded in the 1960s. train wreck in history. It And this mess isn’t about You’re killin’ me, Smalls. pitches and third-base coaches call - American prisoners of war in Viet - would be natural for people to stop with Iowa. Yes, a sign-stealing scandal has ing for bunts and stolen bases — is nam were forced to read enemy prop - to doubt the fairness of the The circulating false - opened a Pandora’s box of cheating considered an art. It’s part of the aganda while being filmed. The cap - process,” he told The Wash - hoods “could so erode faith possibilities that has Major League game. tive soldiers blinked in Morse code ington Post’s Anne Rumsey in the election that a losing Baseball exploring ways to prevent Using a video feed from a covert the word “torture.” U.S. intelligence Gearan. candidate’s supporters its spread. The situation also has center-field camera is just flat illegal. personnel figured it out. The captors Meanwhile, memes fea - may refuse to accept the plunged a tradition-steeped profes - As a result, the MLB heavily penal - didn’t. Unlike baseball, the soldiers’ turing Hillary Clinton results, either for the nomi - sional sport — now in its 151st year ized the Astros. Their manager and signals weren’t already known or hunched over a keyboard nation or the White — into 21st-century technology. general manager were suspended expected by the viewers in advance. circulated with the hashtag House,” warned David Two Rose-Hulman Institute of then fired this month. Houston will MLB may test other options. Ear - #iowacaucusdisaster. Becker, founder and direc - Technology profs speculated on ways lose their two top draft picks for two pieces for catchers and pitchers could All credible reporting tor of the Center for Elec - advanced technology could be inject - years, and pay a $5-million fine. Two receive signs from coaches; catchers seemed to confirm the tion Innovation & ed into the majors for Popular Sci - members of that 2017 team lost their could still use finger signs to call explanation that a techni - Research. ence magazine earlier this month. jobs as managers of the Red Sox and pitches, but a wearable number cal snag, not dirty tricks, “The thing that keeps me On Wednesday, the Terre Haute New York Mets. would indicate which sign in order is was to blame. But it didn’t up at night,” Becker told educators — math professor John Houston’s method of sign stealing real; or catchers could punch a pad by matter. Iowa conspiracy the Associated Press, is Rickert and assistant professor of is a mix of high tech (relaying video home plate to trigger lights only the theorists were already that even if the 2020 elec - computer science and software tech - of catcher signals to a dugout moni - pitcher could see near the mound, as working overtime long tion is fair and well-man - nology Nate Chenette — explained to tor in real time) with primitive com - CBS and Yahoo Sports reported this before voters head to their aged, “the losing party’s me the potential of high-tech devices munication (banging on a trash can, month. Or, catchers and pitchers caucus sites Monday supporters won’t accept influencing the national pastime. once for fastballs and twice for off- could communicate by wearing evening, thanks to another that democracy worked.” Teams could use technological tac - speed stuff). More sophisticated smart watches. technical glitch that You could see that ugly tics to shield their signals from detec - forms of communication are possi - “At some point, they’re going to prompted the Des Moines reality taking shape in the tion by opponents. And, teams could ble, and the MLB may be forced to have to acknowledge these sort of Register to cancel the early hours of Tuesday use technology to discreetly steal the embrace some type of new signaling ubiquitous devices,” said Rickert, a release of its vaunted Iowa morning, as hashtags flew other teams’ signs. technology, or resign itself to polic - longtime fan of the Milwaukee Brew - Poll on Saturday night. and political opportunists “It could really go as far as people ing an ever-escalating predicament. ers and a member of the Society for Supporters of Bernie rubbed their hands in glee. want to take it,” Chenette said. Professor Rickert thinks “heads-up American Baseball Research. Sanders and Andrew Yang Legitimate media has a must devel - display” smart glasses, or goggles, Indeed, tech devices are every - circulated the hashtag huge responsibility here: to op a strategy to deal with cheating, may be an option for teams to more where and every evolving. Big-league “#releasethepoll,” claim - identify what’s false quick - thanks to the illegal sign-stealing discreetly relay signals between baseball may have to allow some tech - ing without evidence that it ly. To relentlessly explain scandal involving the 2017 World pitchers and catchers, or from a nology for safe signaling, while using had been killed because how disinformation flows. Series champion Houston Astros and bench coach to both. Only the wear - other technology to detect illegal their respective candidates And to get accurate infor - possibly the 2018 champion ers could see the signs as “augment - sign-stealing tactics. “A lot of it did better than expected. mation out quickly — but Red Sox. An MLB investigation, fol - ed reality” images. “It would be hard - depends on what the governing body Calmer voices could be never before being fully lowing a report in The Athletic er to intercept,” Rickert explained. decides is permissible,” Chenette heard amid the shouting vetted. online publication, determined the MLB also must try to think ahead said. but you had to listen care - But even if executed per - Astros used a center-field camera to of teams trying to cheat. One possi - MLB may need to employ technolo - fully. fectly — and it won’t be — relay pitch signs from the opposing ble tactic could involve a team slight - gy experts, such as the Rose profs. “People should get a much of this will be in team’s catcher by video feed to a ly altering the outfield scoreboard Technology lay people may fail to grip,” wrote Sam Stein of vain. monitor in the Houston dugout hall - display to tip off home-team batters anticipate an untapped avenue for the Daily Beast. “There are The vacuum already will way. Astros team members would to the type of pitch called by a catch - cheating. paper ballots. The caucuses have been filled to the decode the signs then bang on a er’s signals, and detected by video “And if they overlook a loophole, happen OUT IN THE brim. garbage can to inform the Houston devices, Professor Chenette speculat - someone else will find it,” Rickert OPEN FOR EVERYONE •••••••••• batters whether a fastball or off- ed. An alteration of just a few pixels said, “and we’ll have another problem TO SEE. … There isn’t a Sullivan is The Washing - speed pitch was coming. in a recurring scoreboard image later on.” wizard behind the curtain ton Post’s media columnist. Players on the field — such as a could be a code to knowing home- Peanuts, Crackerjacks and smart here.” Follow her on Twitter @sul - runner on second base — are permit - team batters. watches. Somewhere, Casey Stengel But the murkiness was lview. ted to steal an opposing catcher’s “They’re changes that look innocu - is scratching his head over all this. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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It estimated 7,000 were the two leaders have sparred pub - on strike and said those who licly. were working were worried The House speaker shook her about their safety. head at various points during China’s National Health Com - Trump’s remarks, but didn’t oth - mission said the number of erwise acknowledge the presi - infected patients who were “dis - dent’s attack. Earlier she had charged and cured” stood at 1,153 offered a prayer for the poor and as of today. Details weren’t given, the persecuted. but milder cases have been seen Trump also heralded his in younger, healthier people. administration’s efforts to sup - The youngest patient is a baby port free religious expression, an born Saturday in Wuhan and important issue to the evangeli - confirmed positive just 36 hours cal Christians he values as part after birth. of his political base. Those efforts “The baby was immediately include protecting prayer in pub - separated from the mother after lic schools and curtailing federal Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer the birth and has been under funding for organizations that artificial feeding. There was no discuss abortion services with Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, was the only Republican to vote for President Donald close contact with the parents, patients. Trump's impeachment on an abuse-of-power charge. Romney voted against the obstruction-of- yet it was diagnosed with the dis - His comments, including his Congress charge. usual campaign litany of eco - ease,” Zeng Lingkong, the direc - nomic boasting, were a clear sign tor of neonatal diseases at Wuhan Children’s Hospital, told that the post-impeachment first message once the trial lashing their fates to his like cessors. Party members also Trump is emboldened like never China’s state broadcaster CCTV. closed, Trump posted an animat - never before. know that Trump rains retribu - Zeng said other infected moth - before as he barrels ahead in his ed video using a Time magazine Throughout the impeachment tion on those who cross him. For reelection fight with a united ers have given birth to babies cover to suggest he would remain process, Trump drew satisfac - all of Trump’s talk about how who tested negative, so it’s not Republican Party behind him. in office “4EVA.” tion as Republican senators, Democrats stick together, he’s Republican senators voted yet known if the virus can be Democrats handed some more many of whom opposed his long- got the Republicans in his fist. transmitted in the womb. That largely in lockstep to acquit good news to Trump. The Iowa shot candidacy and still dismiss “We’ve never had a president, “still needs further study,” he Trump on Wednesday, relying on caucuses, the nation’s first presi - him in private, overwhelmingly as I said, who’s as vindictive and said. a multitude of rationales for dential nominating contest, was defended him and defied conven - nasty as this one and he strikes The new virus is in the coron - keeping him in office: He’s guilty, thrown into disarray by a tabulat - tion, tradition and public opin - fear in the hearts of a lot of peo - but his conduct wasn’t impeach - ing mishap. That deprived any ion polling in the process. ple,” Senate Minority Leader avirus family that includes able; his July telephone conversa - candidate of a clear victory and While Trump is among the Chuck Schumer, D-New York, MERS and SARS, and it causes tion with Ukraine’s president allowed Trump to paint the least popular presidents in mod - said last week. fever, cough and shortness of was a “perfect call”; there’s an Democrats as incompetent and ern history, he has nonetheless Trump’s sky-high approval breath, and in severe cases, election in 10 months and it’s up corrupt. maintained wide support among ratings within his own party pneumonia. to voters to determine his fate. Trump’s tenuous relationship Republicans, with 83% approv - acted as a deterrent that kept China has strongly defended For Trump, there was one over - with the GOP establishment has ing of his job performance in a nearly all Republicans from its epidemic control measures, riding message to draw from his been a consistent theme of his January poll from The Associat - breaking ranks. The fear was including locking down several acquittal: Even at a time of maxi - political life in recent years, and ed Press-NORC Center. palpable among GOP senators cities in central Hubei province, mum political peril, it’s his he has repeatedly put the party’s Taking their cues from Senate worried not just about being the where the outbreak has been Republican Party. values to the test. Majority Leader Mitch target of an angry tweet but concentrated. More than 50 mil - Trump avoided talk of Still, most Republicans have McConnell, with whom Trump about a Trump-backed primary lion people are under virtual impeachment in his State of the grudgingly stuck with him, has a respectful, if not particu - challenger or a revolt among quarantine in Hubei, but outly - Union address on Tuesday night. through the revelations of the larly close, relationship, GOP strong Republican supporters. ing cities, towns and villages By the next day, he was already “Access Hollywood” tape, in senators fell in line to block new Still personally stung by have enacted varying restric - moving to use impeachment as a which he was heard boasting witnesses and documents in the impeachment, Trump is betting tions and other countries have 2020 rallying cry. about sexually assaulting trial. The final vote Wednesday that he can sell his acquittal to severely restricted travel to and Trump tweeted after the Senate women, and Charlottesville, was no different: Only Romney, a the American people as a vindi - from China. vote that he would mark his where he defended white longtime Trump critic, voted for cation, that he can activate his The outbreak has also acquittal with a statement at supremacists during a racial removal. supporters and mollify even his ensnared two cruise ships, with noon today to “discuss our Coun - clash in the Virginia college Romney seemed to anticipate skeptics in the center. Democ - the passengers and crew now try’s VICTORY on the Impeach - town, as well as Helsinki, where retribution, telling Fox News, “I rats are left with the more chal - quarantined on the docked ves - ment Hoax!” The president’s sup - he sided with Russia’s Vladimir have broad enough shoulders to lenging task of explaining the sels in Hong Kong and Japan. porters were being invited to join Putin over U.S. intelligence agen - bear the consequences.” details of the Ukraine case to the Ten passengers confirmed to him in the East Room. cies about Moscow’s 2016 election Trump has benefited from a American people, and the White have the virus were escorted off The president and his allies interference. new class of Republicans in Con - House believes Trump’s less the Diamond Princess at a port sent giddy tweets needling his Now, they are giving him the gress who have proved to be complicated message will pre - near Tokyo, after 10 others were accusers and Democrats. In his victory he’s been waiting for and more partisan than their prede - vail. taken off the previous day. The Commercial Review Page 6 Nation Thursday, February 6, 2020 Missouri facility continues trend that’s truly not sustain - able.” In Missouri, six rural hospitals closed in the Nearly 200 last five years. It’s part of a group of states that hospitals have seen higher rates of closures — states that have closed haven’t expanded Medi - caid. The hospital associ - since 2005 ation is supporting an initiative to get expan - sion on the ballot in November. By SEBASTIAN Researchers have found MARTINEZ VALDIVIA that Medicaid expan - Side Effects Public Media sion is linked to better BOONVILLE, Mo. — financial health for rural It’s a cold and windy Jan - hospitals. More people uary morning in qualifying for Medicaid Boonville, and Thomas means hospitals get more Talent has driven close to reimbursements for care an hour to Pinnacle they provide. Regional Hospital for an George Pink, a Univer - appointment. The only sity of problem: the hospital professor who studies closed suddenly the day rural hospital finance, before. says closures affect Talent didn’t find out towns in a number of until he saw a sign on the ways, from contributing door saying “this hospi - to unemployment to scar - tal and all of its services, ing off new businesses. including the emergency He cautions that while room, will close on Medicaid pays more than Wednesday, if you are uninsured patients, who having an emergency, call might not pay at all, it’s 911.” often still less than the “It’s a long drive for us Side Effects Public Media/Sebastian Martinez Valdivia services cost. When you and nobody let us know add in the costs of main - anything,” Talent says. “I A sign in Boonville, Missouri, announces Pinnacle Regional Hospital’s closure, referring tenance, Pink says it’s got ‘em on the phone and not uncommon for hospi - they said that they’ve patients to emergency services, the closest of which is a half-hour drive away. Nearly 200 hospitals, mostly rural, have closed in the last 15 years. tals to fold. closed down, didn’t say “It costs a lot of money why.” to maintain a technologi - In a news release, the Talent says a hospital going to do for a doctor rumors in the days before tals have in common. cally up to date and phys - Kansas City-area Pinna - representative told him after — it’s all up in the the closure. Across the board, they ically safe environment cle Healthcare they’d send through his air,” he said. “This might “Management was say - are struggling for many for hospitals,” Pink says. System said the costs of prescriptions, but he be a good idea to get this ing, ‘no, no, we’ve got the of the same reasons as “If you haven’t got the bringing the 46-bed hos - can’t afford to wait long. Pinnacle off the city lim - things in line that we their communities: an money to do that, then pital into compliance “I’m a severe diabetic,” its of Boonville.” need to get taken care of’ aging population, higher it’s not surprising that a with state regulations he says. “I’m out of my Pinnacle Healthcare and all that,” he says. rates of poverty and geo - hospital might have to were too high. The com - diabetic medicine. I have System took over the hos - “And ‘we’re going to push graphic isolation. That close for those reasons.” pany declined to talk sciatica on both sides. pital in late 2018. Early forward with getting often leaves these hospi - Boonville residents more about it. I’m in a lot of pain. My this year, Pinnacle repairs made that need to tals operating with tight now face drives of half The closing is a blow to pain prescriptions — I announced the hospital be made to keep every - profit margins or at a an hour or more to get Boonville, a town of 8,000 have no more refills on would no longer offer lab thing going.’ Then the loss. care, and local officials that overlooks a bend in those.” testing or new direct next morning, got up Nationwide, 197 hospi - have raised concerns the Missouri River. It’s Other patients, like 84- admissions due to regula - and, hey, you’re closed.” tals have closed since over ambulance response named after two of year-old Jim Farris, tory issues. Dave Dillon, of the Mis - 2005. times. The community Daniel Boone’s sons who showed up to pick up Jesse Trigg worked as a souri Hospital Associa - “What we have found is faces the same dilemma ran a business in the medical records at the radiology tech at the hos - tion, says every hospital just less than 50% of as many other rural area, and it’s had a hospi - hospital’s emergency pital for the last six is different in terms of rural hospitals are oper - towns across the county: tal for more than 100 rooms. months. its finances, but there are ating in the red,” Dillon how to live without a hos - years. “I don’t know what I’m He says there were challenges rural hospi - said. “In the long run, pital. The Commercial Review Thursday, February 6, 2020 Church Page 7

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Darrell Borders Services: 9 a.m. Dan Coffman (260) 726-4786 Second Chance (765) 768-7157 Services: 9 a.m. at Life Ministries 205 W. Union St. Bethel United Services: 10:40 a.m., 5 p.m. 228 S. Meridian St., Port - Portland, IN 47371 Methodist New Beginnings land Indiana 167, 4 miles north First Church of Christ Holiness Church Dave Keen (260) 251-8792 260-726-8761 of Dunkirk 1049 Union City Road, Fort of Blaine Mike Eads (260) 703-0733 Recovery Services: 10:30 a.m. Call us today! Scott McClain 4017 W. 200 South Services: 10:45 a.m. David J. Nicholson Randy Smith (419) 375-2860 (260) 251-2406 St. James Lutheran Bluff Point Friends Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. County road 600 East, Williamson, fccftrecovery.org south of county road 400 80 E. 650 South nbholiness.com South Services: 10 a.m. Spencer & Penrod First Community Robin Owen Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. New Covenant Baptist Fellowship Services: 10:30 a.m. Funeral Homes, Inc. Boundary St. Paul 341 S. Meridian St., Red - 1238 W. 450 South [email protected] Todd & Rob Penrod key Chuck Myers Corner of Treaty Line Everett Bilbrey Jr. St. Joseph Catholic “Serving As We Road and county road 300 (260) 251-0063 Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. 1689 St. Joe Road, Fort Would Be Served” East Recovery From 2 Convenient Locations Ava Gannon First Free Will Baptist New Life Ministries Rev. Ned Brown (260) 726-2373 PORTLAND (260) 726-7111 12369 W. 600 South, 415 S. Helen St., Portland Services: 7:30 a.m. Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. Dunkirk Dr. Kay Fairchild PENNVILLE (260) 731-8811 Marion Donathan (260) 755-6354 St. Mary’ s Catholic Bryant Wesleyan Sunday school: 10 a.m. Services: 4 p.m. 346 S. Broad St., Dunkirk 209 S. Hendricks St. Services: 10:50 a.m., 6 p.m., drkayfairchild.com Rev. Paul Hudson MAY Paul VanCise 6 p.m. Wednesday Services: 10:30 a.m. Sun - FINANCIAL (260) 997-6231 New Mt. Pleasant day, 5:30 p.m. Thursday GROUP, INC. Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. First Presbyterian 402 N. Ship St., Portland United Methodist Now offering bryantwesleyanchurch.com 5905 S. Como Road St. Paul Catholic Medicare D Rev. M. Rex Espiritu 517 Meiring Road, Fort (260) 726-8462 Tim Wallace and Medicare Advantage Calvary United Recovery Services: 9 a.m. (765) 499-7838 Plans, Dental, Vision and Methodist Services: 10:30 a.m. Rev. Ned Brown Hearing 301 N. Main St., Dunkirk Sunday school: 10:15 a.m. firstpcportland.org Services: 8:30 a.m. Sunday 217 E. Pearl St. BRIAN BROWN Susan Durovey-Antrim Noble Congregational your hometown agent (765) 499-0368 Portland, IN (260) 729-5200 Christian St. Peter Catholic Services: 10 a.m. Fort Recovery Church 111 W. Main Street of the Nazarene 1964 N. 800 East 1477 Philothea Road, Fort (260) 726-2833 Portland, IN susan.duroveyantrim@in Aaron Huey Recovery umc.org 401 E. Boundary St., Fort Recovery Services: 10:30 a.m. Rev. Ned Brown Rev. Dennis Kelley Services: 10 a.m. Sunday Christ Chapel (419) 375-4680 Oak Grove MAY 105 S. Elm St., Fort Recov - Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. United Methodist Sugar Grove Nazarene FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. ery [email protected] 829 S. Indiana 1 County roads 400 North Quentin Elsea Jake Ohlemiller and 550 West LIFE • HEALTH (419) 733-1469 Fort Recovery (260) 731-5172 Rev. Dan Sickels EMPLOYEE BENEFITS christchapelfr.com United Methodist Services: 10:30 a.m. (260) 731-4733 MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTS 309 E. Boundary St., Fort Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. ANNUITIES Church of Christ Recovery Pennville Friends (the 2nd and 4th Sunday at JEFF HALL (Southside) Rev. Allan Brown Maple Street and Indiana Pennville Park) your hometown agent 1209 S. Shank St., Portland (419) 678-2071 for 25 years 1, Pennville (260) 729-5200 Bob Graham Services: 9 a.m. Dee Hartman Sugar Grove (260) 726-7777 United Methodist 111 W. Main Street Services: 10:30 a.m. Portland, IN Services: 10:20 a.m., 6:30 Full Gospel County roads 600 South p.m. Lighthouse Tabernacle Pennville United and 1150 West, Dunkirk 468 E. Washington St., Methodist Scott McClain Church of Jesus Christ Dunkirk 190 W. Main St., Pennville Services: 9 a.m. of Latter-Day Saints Robert Thomas Gary Phillips 1865 S. Indiana 167, (765) 348-4620 (260) 731-3801 Temple Baptist Dunkirk Services: 9:30 a.m., 6:30 Services: 10:30 a.m. Indiana 167, between Andrew Stevens p.m., 6:30 p.m. Thursday Dunkirk and Albany (765) 768-6969 Pleasant Hill Collins Glenn Great Food, Services: 10 a.m. Geneva First 9945 N. 800 East, Union (765) 768-7708 United Methodist City Services: 11 a.m. and 6 No Bull! Church of 100 W. Line St., Geneva Bruce Bryan p.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday Barry McCune (765) 964-3664 1204 W. Votaw Portland the Living God (Miracle Missions) (260) 368-7655 Services: 9 a.m., 6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran (260) 726-9647 8472 S. 800 East, Union Services: 9:30 a.m. mypleasanthillchurch.org 301 N. Wayne St., Fort City Recovery Services: 10:30 a.m. Geneva Nazarene Portland First Robin Owen 225 Decatur St., Geneva Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Church of Nazarene (419) 375-4498 Behind every project is a Baird-Freeman Brenda Haddix 920 S. Shank St., Portland Services: 9 a.m. (contem - (260) 346-2172 Funeral Home Church of God Stephen Hundley porary service, fourth Sun - Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. day) of Prophecy (260) 726-8040 Portland True Value Sunday school: 9 a.m. [email protected] 797 N. Creagor Ave., Por - Prayer meeting: 7 p.m. Services: 10:45 a.m. tland portlandnaz arene.me  e Teeter Family Wednesday Trinity United Shop Local Nanette Weesner Save Time • Save Money (260) 766-9334 Portland Friends Methodist Gilead Church 323 S. Meridian St., Por - 221 N. Meridian St Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. County road 650 North, 226 E. Main St., Portland (260) 726-6263 Herb Hummel tland [email protected] one-quarter mile east of Bal - 1100 N. Meridian St. Portland, IN 47371 (260) 729-7393 Darrell Weaver bec Portland, IN (260) 726-7171 Church of the Brethren Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 10:15 a.m. (260) 726-8391 Floral and Chicago friendscare4others.net Services: 10:30 a.m. avenues, Portland Hickory Grove Sunday school: 9 a.m. Kevin McClung Church of the Brethren Praise Chapel portlandtrinity.com Church of God (260) 729-7295 Indiana 1 and Indiana 26 Union Chapel Services: 10 a.m. Earl Doll 4527 E. 1000 North (Jay, (260) 731-4477 Randolph County line) 6200 N. 375 West, Bryant Church of Services: 10:30 a.m. Rev. David Parry Rev. Michael Morgan the Living God (765) 584-7045 (352) 425-5914 Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 10:20 a.m., 6 p.m. South Broad Street, High Street (260) 726-9345 United Methodist Dunkirk Redeemer Lutheran Union Chapel Church 115 E. Main St. Rev. Theodore Wagoner 435 High St., Geneva Malin and Elm streets, of the Nazarene Services: 7 p.m., 7 p.m. Fri - Rev. Michele Isch Portland, IN Bryant County road 900 North day (260) 368-7233 Services: 9 a.m. Martin Bornhoeft (Jay-Wells county line) www.portins.com (260) 997-6787 Fred Stevens Collett Nazarene Services: 9 a.m. Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. 450 South, 1 mile west of Holy Trinity Catholic 7321 E. Indiana 67, Bryant U.S. 27 Redkey Faith Walnut Corner Billy Stanton Rev. Kenneth G. Alt , C.PP.S. Ministries County roads 200 North (260) 251-2403 9811 W. Indiana 67, south - and 500 West Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Services: 7:30 p.m. Satur - day; 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. west of Redkey Steve Rogers Rev. Craig and Robin (260) 251-1113 Cornerstone Baptist Sunday; 7:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Cotherman Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. 211 E. Main St., Portland Saturday; 7 p.m. Wednesday (765) 369-2920 Wayne Ward churchofthemostholytrin - Services: 10 a.m. Westchester (260) 726-7714 ity.com RedkeyFaith.org United Methodist Services: 10 a.m. 4487 E. 400 North Hopewell of Redkey First Christian Randy Fennig Dunkirk Nazarene Life Ministries Union and Malin streets, (260) 726-6311 226 E. Center St., Dunkirk County road 200 South, 2 Redkey Services: 10:35 a.m. Tom Fett miles east of Indiana 1 Jeff Hammers (765) 768-6199 Rev. Ruth Funk (765) 468-6172 West Walnut Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. (260) 251-8581 Services: 10:30 a.m. Church of Christ Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. 204 W. Walnut St., Portland Evangelical Methodist Gil Alicea Used Auto and 930 W. 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She finished in a six-way tie Wednesday in its 84-77 Competed in a pair of of 7.21 seconds to place Played for the NAIA No. also had two points, two for ninth place in the loss to Manchester. events for the Fordham 18th out of 36 competi - 11 University of St. Fran - rebounds and a steal in high jump at 4 feet, 9 Cox scored four points University men’s track tors in the 60-meter dash. cis women’s basketball Saturday’s 65-41 victory inches. for the Yellowjackets, team at the Metropolitan He was also 20th in the team in Wednesday’s 57-33 over Goshen. Insight ... Continued from page 10 I look forward to the next in a program. You get to know I was pleasantly surprised three seasons to see Renna their personalities while essen - last week when a group of make her run at Freeman’s tially watching them grow up. Patriot boys basketball players record, and maybe even Bales’, It’s special. — I remember Noah Arbuckle No one is just a number on a and what kind of heights the Well, until this year, Chris and Brayden Sprunger being jersey or a name in a program. Patriots, a young team this had been there with Mason, one there, among others — showed year, can reach. of the best wrestlers in school up to support the swim teams You get to know their history, every step of the way. on Senior Night. And they did - personalities while essentially A connection It’s only right that he’ll be back n’t just pop in for a few minutes Chris and I had lunch Jan. 17 Saturday when the senior will and leave. They stayed for the watching them grow up. to discuss his possible return to most likely break the school entire meet. The CR. We came to an agree - record for wins and that he’ll That’s a good step in the right ment a few days later. get to watch him in his effort to direction. As for the return date, I left become the Patriots’ first four- The next few days offer the that in a few years Shannon role, which is no easy task for a the ball in his court. (He had time state medalist later this opportunity to keep up that pat - Freeman’s record will be sur - freshman. the OK to wait until after the month. tern. Be there Friday night to passed. Renna already has 361 points winter sports season, or •••••••••• support the JCHS girls basket - My first assignment of the this season prior to Friday’s longer.) He quickly chose Feb. 8. My second run as sports edi - ball team in the sectional tour - winter sports season was the sectional semifinal. Even if she Seems odd, right? A Saturday. tor, officially 14 weeks and one nament. Show up Saturday to Jay County girls basketball goes scoreless against Winches - Chris hasn’t said anything to day, has been fun. cheer on the girls swimmers in team’s season opener at ter — she won’t — just by keep - me about why he chose that Then again, while Chris is the sectional or the wrestlers in Alexandria. It took me less than ing that pace over the next date, other than he was ready to covering the Patriot wrestlers the regional. Or take in the last a quarter to realize I was watch - three seasons she would hit come back, but I am convinced Saturday, I’ll be right next door home gymnastics meet Monday ing one of the best girls basket - 1,444 career points. Mason Winner had something handling the girls swimming night. ball players in the school’s his - The school record belongs to to do with it. sectional finals. (And then the Keep up the good work. tory. Freeman, an Indiana Basket - You see, one of the most fun boys swimming sectional two Renna Schwieterman can ball Hall of Famer, at 1,458. things about being a sports edi - weeks later, and the Fort Recov - Record breaker? score from anywhere on the (The most points ever scored by tor in a small community is get - ery girls basketball sectional Records are made to be bro - court, she can get to the basket a player in this count is 1,723 by ting to know the athletes on a championship game that ken. and she’s an excellent passer. 1972 Redkey graduate Greg personal level. No one is just a night.) And there’s a good chance She’s taken on a leadership Bales.) number on a jersey or a name More fun awaits. Sports on tap Local schedule letic Conference Touranment at St. Henry Winthrop vs. Campbell (ESPNU); Wichita 5 p.m. — Women’s college basket - women’s Olympic qualifying champi - the semifinal round at 6 p.m. Friday – 5 p.m. State vs. Cincinnati (ESPN); Tulsa vs. Con - ball: Yale vs. Harzard (ESPNU) onship (FS1) against Winchester. Today necticut (ESPN2) 6 p.m. — College hockey: Wisconsin 10:35 p.m. — NBA basketball: Port - Jay County — Girls swimming hosts Friday 8 p.m. — NBA basketball: Philadelphia at Michigan (BTN) lan Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz (ESPN) FR tickets available sectional preliminaries – 5:30 p.m.; Boys Jay County — Girls basketball section - 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks (TNT) 6 p.m. — NHRA drag racing: Lucas Advance tickets for the Fort Recovery basketball tripleheader vs. Southern al semifinal vs. Winchester at Yorktown – 9 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: Oil Winternationals qualifying (FS1) Local notes High School boys basketball games Friday Wells – 6 p.m.; West Jay Middle School 6 p.m. Houston vs. Tulane (ESPNU); Arizona vs. 7 p.m. — NBA G-League basketball: at St. Henry and Saturday at Shawnee are sixth grade girls basketball vs. Blackford - Fort Recovery — Boys basketball at St. USC (ESPN2) College Park Skyhawks vs. Delaware Sectional tickets available available. 5:30 p.m.; West Jay Middle School Henry – 6 p.m. 10:30 p.m. — NBA basketball: Hous - 87ers (ESPN2) Advance tickets to the Class 3A Sec - Tickets will be sold in the high school wrestling at Blackford - 5:30 p.m.; East ton Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers (TNT) 8:15 p.m. — NBA basketball: Toron - tional 24 girls basketball tournament at office until 4 p.m. today and from 7:45 Jay Middle School wrestling at South 11 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: to Raptors vs. Indiana Pacers (ESPN) Yorktown are available at Jay County a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday in the high school Adams – 5:30 p.m.; East Jay Middle TV schedule Arizona State vs. UCLA (ESPN2); San 9 p.m. — College wrestling: Penn High School. Tickets are $6 for a single office. Advance tickets are $4 for students School sixth grade girls basketball at Today Diego vs. St. Marys (ESPNU) State at Wisconsin (BTN) game or $10 for the tournament. and $6 for adults. All tickets at the door Delta – 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. — High school basketball: 9 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: They are being sold from 7:30 a.m. will be $7. Fort Recovery — Girls basketball vs. Archbishop Stepinac vs. Christ The King Friday Buffalo vs. Central Michigan (ESPNU); to 4 p.m. daily in the JCHS athletics •••••••••• St. Henry – 6 p.m.; Seventh grade boys (ESPNU) 12:30 p.m. — Tennis: The Match in Troy vs. South Alabama (ESPN2) office. To have an event listed, email basketball vs. Versailles in Midwest Ath - 7 p.m. — Men’s college baskketball: Africa (ESPN2) 10 p.m. — Soccer: CONCACAF Jay County opens sectional play in [email protected].

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Rays of Insight It has been a fun return By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review It’s been fun. But it’s about to come to an end. On Saturday, Chris Schanz returns from what I’m now referring to as a The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney “temporary leave of absence” to The Evening Leader in St. Marys, Ohio. Sectional to start He’ll take the reins again The Jay County High School girls swim team, including Emma James (pictured swimming the backstroke during covering the Jay County the Patriots’ Jan. 28 win over Blackford and Muncie Burris), hosts sectional preliminaries beginning at 5:30 p.m. tonight. High School wrestling Diving preliminaries will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, with swimming and diving finals to follow at 1 p.m. Saturday. team as it hosts the region - al tournament beginning at 8:30 a.m. At that point, I’ll be sports editor no more. So, I thought I would spend today sharing some Bader earns top-three finish at ND thoughts from the winter One Ball State University indi - a 2016 Jay County graduate, was to lead the Ravens (8-12) to a 35-28 sports season I’ve had the vidual finished in the top three sixth in the 200 individual medley advantage on the glass. She also pleasure to cover. Saturday at Notre Dame. Collegiate in 2:11.69. She added a seventh- had three assists, two steals and It was a former Patriot. place effort in the 200 butterfly two points. Kudos, boys Alex Bader, a 2018 Jay County Check-up with a time of 2:08.23. The sophomore also totaled six Chris and I have both High School graduate, placed Vormohr posted times of 24.76 points, four rebounds and two taken fans, students and third in the 100-yard backstroke in the 50 freestyle for 11th place assists in Wednesday’s 48-44 loss adults alike, to task in the for the Cardinals as they battled and 53.97 in the 100 freestyle for to Rose-Hulman. past over the lack of sup - against Indiana, Michigan State 12th. port for sports other than and the host Fighting Irish. The sophomore was also 11th in Kendal Garringer basketball and football, Bader earned the No. 3 spot in the 100 butterfly in 59.55 and Hanna Ault Jay County – 2019 and for girls sports espe - her signature event with a time teamed with her cousin Anne Jay County – 2018 Turned in a pair of top-10 fin - cially. So, it’s only fair to of 1 minute, 4.94 seconds. She Vormohr, a 2016 JCHS graduate, Led the Anderson University ishes for the Manchester Univer - point out when they live trailed Erin Szara, Michigan Apsara Sakbun and Peighton women’s basketball team in sity women’s track team at Satur - up to expectations, or sur - State’s swimmer of the year last Gilbert for second in the 200 rebounds Saturday as it knocked day’s Ohio Northern University pass them, as well. season, and Elizabeth Fry of freestyle relay in 1:36.59. off Earlham 56-51. Joe Banks Invitational. See Insight page 9 Notre Dame. Sophie Bader, Alex’s sister and Ault hauled in eight rebounds See Collegiate page 9

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