Wednesday, October 14, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Rate of cases is increasing By RAY COONEY Details about those who have mid-August through the end of The Commercial Review died are not being released September. It was below 1 during Cases of COVID-19 in Jay because of privacy considera - the first two-and-a-half months County are growing at a faster tions. of the pandemic. rate than at any time during the Jay County has had Among the counties adjacent to There has also been an out - ongoing pandemic. Jay County, Delaware has the break of cases at Persimmon In the 14 days since the county 56 new cases of COVID-19 highest COVID-19 death total at Ridge Rehabilitation Centre in recorded its first death from the 71. It is followed by Darke (50), Portland. Indiana State Depart - disease caused by coronavirus, in the last two weeks Mercer (27), Randolph (eight), ment of Health’s website indi - there have been 56 new cases Wells (five), Adams (four) and cates that currently there are five reported. That’s a rate of four Blackford (three). positive cases at the facility. new cases per day, with a peak of Only four counties — Union, “We’re obviously concerned a dozen Oct. 3. Heath Butz, administrator and see more people in that high-risk Benton, Switzerland and Martin with any congregate setting Jay County also has had two environmentalist for Jay County category that become infected, — in Indiana have not had a death when we have an increase, espe - additional deaths result of Health Department. “It’s definite - you’re going to increase that like - related to COVID-19. cially when we have a higher risk COVID-19. The county was one of ly sad to see the three deaths lihood of more deaths occurring Jay County has continued to population because there’s more the last in the state without such we’ve had. And I think that’s part - in the future. Those people who see an increase in its rate of new risk of those individuals having a a death, but has now had three ly in correlation with the posi - are at higher risk for the severe cases per day. That number had more severe reaction to it,” said since Sept. 28. tives we’ve seen in that popula - version of illness, you need to doubled to 4.0 over the last two Butz. “Any death is too much,” said tion that’s more at risk. As you take extra precaution.” weeks after coming in at 2.02 from See Increasing page 5 Murder trial is moved again

Hiestand dates moved to May

The trial for one of the three women charged with the January murder of a Portland man has been moved again. Jay Circuit Court Judge Brian Hutchison on Tues - day rescheduled the trial for Shelby Hiestand of Portland to May. She is charged with the Jan. 12 The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz murder of Shea Briar. The change came after Hiestand’s attorney filed a Tractors for Jake motion for a continuance. Jay and Mercer County residents lined their farm equipment along Indiana 67 in eastern Jay County and State Road Hiestand’s four-day jury 29 in western Mercer County this morning in memoriam of Jacob Muhlenkamp, 15, a Jay County High School freshman who trial is now scheduled for was killed in an off-road vehicle accident late Friday night. Muhlenkamp, a rural Portland resident, an active member in Jay May 17 through 20. A final County FFA and an avid farmer, was laid to rest today following a service at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in rural Bryant. pre-trial conference is slat - ed for April 23. Her trial was originally scheduled for late June and then was pushed back to mid-November. Trial dates for Esther J. Young trial rescheduled for March Stephen and Hannah The trial date for a Portland at 221 S. Meridian St., Portland, Knapke, the other women woman charged in connection with about a 3-month-old child who was charged with Briar’s mur - her son’s death has been post - not breathing. Hayden Markle was der, are slated for Jan. 11 poned. then transported to IU Health Jay, through 14 and Feb. 21 Jay Circuit Court Judge Brian Portland woman is charged in where he was later pronounced through 25, respectively. Hutchison during a pretrial confer - dead. Hiestand and Stephen ence Tuesday set a two-day trial for connection with son’s death Indiana State Police, Indiana were arrested Jan. 14, two Jennifer F. Young, 35, Portland, for Department of Child Services, Jay days after Briar was found March 1 and 2. A final pretrial con - County Coroner’s Office and Jay early Jan. 12 on the county ference will be held Feb. 10. County Prosecutor’s Office investi - road 125 West bridge over Young is charged with neglect of gated the boy’s death, resulting in Loblolly Creek, just south a dependent resulting in death, a Hayden Markle, the 3-month-old A separate trial for Ryan Markle the April 15 arrests of Young and of county road 850 North. Level 1 felony. She also faces son of Jennifer Young and Ryan on the same charges is scheduled Ryan Markle. Knapke was arrested eight charges of possession of metham - Markle, died March 6. An autopsy for Jan. 4 and 5. In Indiana, Level 1 felony days later. phetamine, a Level 5 felony, and found the cause of death to be Portland police and Jay Emer - charges carry a sentence of 20 to 40 According to court docu - possession of paraphernalia, a acute methamphetamine intoxica - gency Medical Service were called years in prison and up to a $10,000 ments, Stephen and Hies - Class C misdemeanor. tion. March 6 to an upstairs apartment fine. tand admitted to police that they had plotted to kill Briar over a custody dis - pute. Stephen and Briar shared a child. Town hall scheduled The documents provide By DAVID BAUDER the following account of AP Media Writer Briar’s death: NEW YORK — NBC The three women picked News agreed to put Presi - up Briar at his home with dent Donald Trump before voters in a town hall event Trump and Biden will plans to “hang out” and on Thursday after the pres - then drove to the bridge. ident submitted to an inde - both hold events on Stephen then distracted pendent coronavirus test Thursday evening Briar, allowing Hiestand to with the results reviewed retrieve a gun from the by Dr. Anthony Fauci. vehicle. Hiestand then The announcement shot Briar once in the Wednesday sets up dueling back. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney town halls with Democrat - Trump, who tested posi - confidence that the presi - Briar was found about 2 ic opponent Joe Biden on a tive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2 dent is “not shedding infec - a.m. Jan. 12. He was trans - night the two candidates and spent three days at the tious virus.” ported to Fort Wayne’s Smoothing out were supposed to meet for Walter Reed military hos - Trump’s ability to reach Lutheran Hospital, where A crew from Milestone their second debate. Biden pital, took a coronavirus a national television audi - he died later the same day. is appearing on a similar test Tuesday administered ence on Thursday was in Hiestand, Stephen and Contractors work Tuesday to install a stone town hall event in by the National Institutes part dependent on Fauci, Knapke are all being held shoulder alongside country road 800 north, Philadelphia, televised by of Health, NBC said. who had expressed anger without bond at Jay Coun - east of Indiana 1. The work is part of ABC. Both NIH clinical direc - at the Trump campaign in ty Jail. In Indiana, murder ongoing paving and repairs to roads in the NBC said Trump would tor Dr. Clifford Lane and recent days for using one carries a sentence of 45 to area of Bitter Ridge Wind Farm. be at least 12 feet from Fauci reviewed Trump’s of his statements in a cam - 65 years, with an advisory moderator Savannah medical records and said paign ad. sentence of 55 years. Guthrie and the audience. they had a high degree of See Scheduled page 5

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Jay County Chamber of Jay County had a high tem - Commerce will host a Meet the perature of 68 degrees Tues - Thursday — Coverage of Patricia Wedmore , 80, Candidates Night at 6 p.m. day. The low was 43. tonight’s Jay County Council Oakville Thursday at Jay County Event Tonight’s low will be in the meeting. Marvin Hartnagel , 86, Center, 555 S. Bridge St., Port - mid 50s with winds at 15 to 25 Coldwater, Michigan land. Candidates for U.S. House miles per hour. Expect a high Saturday — Results from Junior Bergman , 83, District 3, Indiana House Dis - of 60 degrees Thursday with the JCHS football team’s inau - Jerome, Michigan trict 33, Jay County Council, occasional rain showers. gural game against Benjamin Details on page 2. Jay County Commissioner and See page 2 for an extended Logan. Jay School Board are among outlook. those invited to attend. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Felony arrests Obituaries Patricia Wedmore from 4 to 7 p.m. at Dutcher Funeral Minnie Hazel (Huey) Bergman. Failed to appear 827 S. Shank St., was Home in Coldwater. Junior married Saundra J. Prible Sept. 2, 1940-Oct. 11, 2020 A Portland woman is Marvin was born Sept. 15, 1934, to on March 1, 1959, in Liberty Center, arrested Tuesday. Patricia “Pat” Ann Wedmore, 80, being held with no set Paul and Sarah “Margaret” (Butch - Indiana, and she survives. She has a previous of Oakville passed away Sunday, bond in Jay County Jail er) Hartnagel in Adams County, Junior was raised in Jay County, Level 6 felony charge for Oct. 11, 2020, at her residence. after she failed to appear Indiana. On Jan. 22, Indiana. They then lived in Omaha, She was born Sept. 2, 1940, in in court. maintaining a common 1955, he married the Nebraska, for 18 Portland, Indiana, a daughter of Brianna D. Newton, 22, nuisance. months, and then the late Ernest and Treva (Lee) love of his life, Bon - lived in Taylor, Steed. nie Ingram, in Port - Michigan, in 1964 for She graduated from Portland land, Indiana. They several years. Junior High School. Pat was an active moved to Coldwater lived in the Jerome, member of First when Marvin took a Michigan, area for Brethren Church of position doing tool the past 20 years. CR almanac Oakville. Most impor - and die work at Mid - Hartnagel He graduated from tantly, she loved west Foundry where Bryant High School Bergman Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday spending time with he worked until the in Bryant, Indiana, in 10/15 10/16 10/17 10/18 10/19 her family and grand - closing of the company. He then 1956. He was in the Air National children. went to work at Hayes-Albion Guard Reserves. He was an air Survivors include Foundry for seven-plus years before courier for a delivery service for her husband of 57 retiring in 1998. many years. years, Henry “Biff” Wedmore Marvin was a devout man of Junior was formerly a trustee at Wedmore of faith, being a long-time member of Taylor Center Baptist Church and 60/35 56/34 60/46 65/40 55/39 Oakville; children, Chris Lyons of Calvary Baptist Church of Quincy, was treasurer and usher at Grace There’s a Chance of Warmer Warmer Cooler Sulphur Springs and Jason (Mary) where he also served as a deacon. Baptist Church in Somerset Center, 50% chance frost in the under mostly during the day under mostly Wedmore of Cocoa Beach Florida; He was a former member of the of rain during morning. Oth - sunny skies and cooler at cloudy skies Michigan. He loved to entertain at the day with erwise cooler and no rain night under and a 30% grandchildren, Derek (Danielle) Mason’s at Green Lodge in Kinder - social events and he always brought temperatures and sunny currently pro - mostly cloudy chance of Cass, Natasha (Ross) Riggs, Devon hook. dropping during the day jected. Mostly skies. rain during family members together. He Lyons, Shawn (Ashley) Wedmore, Marvin was an avid outdoors - close to freez - and clear at cloudy at the day and enjoyed gardening, working out - ing at night. night. night. evening. Jason (Krissy) Wedmore Jr., Sam man, especially fishing and camp - side, deer hunting and loved ani - Wedmore, Gabriel Wedmore and ing. He liked to spend time doing mals. Desiree Sirk; great-grandchildren, wood carving and traveling. Marvin Surviving besides his wife Saun - Aleigha, Rylen, Remington, Gavin, coached Little League baseball for Lotteries dra is one daughter, Ellen Lemelin Cub, Krosley, Krayson, Addison, 16 years. His true joy in life was of Taylor; three sons, Kerry Sally Jane, Layla, Trevor, Megan, spending time with his family, espe - Bergman of Inkster, Michigan, Sara, Mark, Destiny and Isabella; cially the grandchildren. Powerball Daily Four: 00-1-8-4 Terry (Cheryl) Bergman of Carmi, close cousin, Marie Journay; Mr. Hartnagel is survived by his Estimated jackpot: $72 Quick Draw: 1-6-9-10- Illinois, Phillip (Kelly) Bergman of numerous nieces and nephews; and wife of 65 years, Bonnie Hartnagel million 11-14-19-27-29-30-31-33-44- Texas; 11 grandchildren; 12 great- close friends, Judy Kimmel, Kathy of Coldwater; his children Nancy 48-50-55-59-60-77-79 grandchildren; three great-great- Lynn and Linda Russell. (Dave) Haylett of Coldwater, Mark Mega Millions Cash 5: 9-20-41-44-45 grandchildren; one brother, John In addition to her parents, she (Deb) Hartnagel of Inverness, Flori - Estimated jackpot: Bergman of Monroe, Indiana; 11-44-45-46-70 was preceded in death by her son- da, and Thomas (Melissa) Hart - $100,000 nieces, nephews and cousins. Mega Ball: 25 in-law, Darrell Lyons. nagel of Jackson, Michigan; his sib - He was preceded in death by his Megaplier: 2 A celebration of life service will lings John (Vesta) Hartnagel of Ohio parents; one grandson, Timothy; Estimated jackpot: $77 be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Sally Midday four sisters; and six brothers. million 2020, at Oakville First Brethren (Gary) Ireland and Susan (Lloyd) Pick 3: 2-2-5 Funeral services will be held at 11 Church with Pastor John Garrett Knittle, both of Portland, Indiana; Pick 4: 7-0-2-3 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at Grace Hoosier officiating. his grandchildren Matthew (Val) Pick 5: 7-0-3-7-8 Baptist Church in Somerset Center, Midday In lieu of flowers, memorial con - Haylett, Joshua (Erin) Winters, Evening Michigan, with Pastor Brian Hen - Daily Three: 7-7-00 tributions may be made to WMS, Courtney Hartnagel, Chris (Lisa) Pick 3: 4-1-8 drick officiating. Burial will take Daily Four: 00-2-6-6 Women’s Missionary Fund or the Hartnagel, Chase (Vanessa) Pick 4: 7-2-9-9 place in Roseland Memorial Gar - Quick Draw: 1-2-8-9-13- First Brethren Church of Oakville. Haylett, Halie (Jesse) Renbarger Pick 5: 1-0-7-0-4 dens in Jackson, Michigan. Visita - 15-26-29-32-40-55-56-57-58- Arrangements have been entrust - and James Watson; 10 great-grand - Rolling Cash: 7-12-13- tion will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday ed to Hinsey-Brown Funeral Serv - children; and many nieces and 59-63-67-71-78-79 21-38 at the Brown-Van Hemert Funeral ice in New Castle. nephews. Evening Estimated jackpot: Home in Addison, Michigan, and You may express condolences or He was preceded in death by his Daily Three: 7-5-00 $110,000 then from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at share a memory of Pat at hinsey- parents. Grace Baptist Church. Social dis - brown.com. Memorials may be directed to Calvary Baptist Church of Quincy. tancing will be followed. Markets Memorial contributions are sug - Marvin Hartnagel Condolences may be expressed at dutcherfh.com. gested to Grace Baptist Church. Sept. 15, 1934-Oct. 12, 2020 Condolences may be expressed at Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s M a r v in P a u l H a r t n a g e l , 8 6 , o f b r o w n v a n h e m e r t. c o m . Fort Recovery Montpelier Coldwater, Michigan, went to be Junior Bergman •••••••••• Corn ...... 4.02 Corn ...... 3.70 with his Lord on Monday, Oct. 12, March 1, 1937-Oct. 12, 2020 The Commercial Review publishes Wheat ...... 5.79 Dec. corn ...... 3.79 2020, at Maple Lawn. Junior DeWayne Bergman, age death notices for those with a connec - Beans ...... 10.24 A funeral service will take place 83, of Jerome, Michigan, formerly tion to our coverage area free of The Andersons Dec. beans ...... 10.33 at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, at of Jay County, Indiana, passed charge. They include the name, city Richland Township Wheat ...... 5.84 Calvary Baptist Church of Quincy, away on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at of residence, birth/death date and Corn ...... 3.72 Jan. wheat ...... 5.82 Michigan, with Pastor Frank Sny - Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice time/date/location of services. Beans ...... 10.21 der officiating. Interment will fol - Home in Jackson, Michigan. There is a charge for obituaries, Wheat ...... 5.94 Sunrise low at Oak Grove Cemetery. Visita - He was born on March 1, 1937, in which are accepted only from funeral St. Anthony tion will be Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, Jay County, Indiana, to Oren E. and homes or mortuary services. POET Biorefining Corn ...... 3.74 Portland Dec. corn ...... 3.74 Corn ...... 3.99 Beans ...... 10.17 Oct./Nov. corn ...... 3.89 Dec. beans ...... 10.31 Capsule Reports Dec. corn ...... 3.99 Wheat ...... 5.69 Jan. corn ...... 3.97 Dec. wheat ...... 5.64 Taxes due Nov. 10 use the south (Main Jay County Treasurer’s Street) entrance. Office issued a reminder A drop box is available this week that fall taxes at the south side of Jay Today in history are due Nov. 10. County Courthouse. Pay - There will be no Satur - ments can also be turned On Oct. 14, 1964 , civil 1) rocket plane over day hours prior to the in at First Financial Bank, rights leader Martin Muroc Dry Lake in Cali - deadline, but the office First Bank of Berne and Luther King Jr. was fornia. will be open until 5:30 p.m. Farmers and Merchants named winner of the In 1960 , the idea of a Nov. 9 and 10. Masks are State Bank. Nobel Peace Prize. Peace Corps was suggest - required at the court - In 1920 , The Farmers ed by Democratic presi - house, and the public must No stop of Bearcreek Township dential candidate John F. Damage was estimated held an organizational Kennedy to an audience between $5,000 and $10,000 meeting, electing Ves of students at the Univer - after residents of Jay and Miller president and Fre - sity of Michigan in Ann Blackford counties were man Jones vice presi - Arbor. SERVICES involved in an accident in dent. In 1964 , Soviet leader Friday Portland at 6:31 p.m. Sun - In 1933 , Nazi Ger - Nikita S. Khrushchev BERNE, IN Garringer , Maxine: 11 a.m., day. many announced it was was toppled from power; Collett Church of the Nazarene, Jasmine Seeley, 21, withdrawing from the he was succeeded by 4525 S. 100 West. Montpelier, caused the Now Seeking: LPN/RN League of Nations. Leonid Brezhnev as First accident after she failed to Swiss Village is now offering a $5,000 sign-on In 1939 , a German U- Secretary and by Alexei Manor , Edwin: 11 a.m., Williamson-Spencer and Penrod stop while westbound on bonus for Full-Time LPNs or RNs on night shift! boat torpedoed and sank Kosygin as Premier. Water Street at its inter - the HMS Royal Oak, a In 1968 , the first suc - Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - Positions will be 36 hours/week, 6pm-6am, with every third weekend section with Middle Street. British battleship cessful live telecast from merce St., Portland. required. Positions eligible for benefits including health, dental, vision, She drove into a south - anchored at Scapa Flow a manned U.S. spacecraft , Marvin: 11 a.m., and life insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and 403(b) retirement plan Hartnagel bound 2006 Lincoln Zephyr in Scotland’s Orkney was transmitted from Calvary Baptist Church, 770 E. participation. Come join our team!! Islands; 833 of the more Apollo 7. being driven by Christian Chicago Road, Quincy, Michigan. J. Gummer, 18, Salamonia. Apply online at www.swissvillage.org than 1,200 men aboard In 1981 , the new presi - , Mary: noon, MJS were killed. dent of Egypt, Hosni Goode Seeley was driving her or send Resume to: In 1944 , German Field Mubarak, was sworn in Mortuaries, 109 S. Meridian St., 2007 Nissan Quest and was Kayla Reilly, HR Specialist Marshal Erwin Rommel to succeed the assassinat - Redkey. charged with a Class A Swiss Village,1350 W. Main St.Berne, IN 46711 took his own life rather ed Anwar Sadat. infraction for driving Or e-mail: [email protected] than face trial and cer - Mubarak pledged loyalty Saturday without insurance, accord - ing to a Portland Police tain execution for to Sadat’s policies. , Junior: 11 a.m., allegedly conspiring In 2001 , as U.S. jets Bergman Department accident Grace Baptist Church, 12240 E. Jay County Solid Waste against Adolf Hitler. opened a second week of report. In 1947 , U.S. Air Force raids in Afghanistan, Chicago Road, Somerset Center, Management District Capt. Charles E. President George W. Michigan. Deer hit (“Chuck”) Yeager Bush sternly rejected a Hanlin , Phil: noon, Baird- Two Portland residents became the first test pilot Taliban offer to discuss Freeman Funeral Home, 221 N. were involved in deer- FREE to break the sound barri - handing over Osama bin Meridian St., Portland. related accidents in cen - er as he flew the experi - Laden to a third country. tral Jay County Friday. mental Bell XS-1 (later X- —AP and The CR Sunday Damage was estimated /DQG¿OOGD\V between $2,500 and $5,000 , Patricia: 2 p.m., Wedmore after deer ran in front of a Oakville First Brethren Church, 2013 Ford Edge driven by LQ2FWREHU Citizen’s calendar 320 W. Oakville Road, Oakville. Karen R. Hirschy, 64, and a For Jay County residents ONLY 2014 Ford Explorer being Vouchers available at Today 1976 W. Tyson Road, Service listings provided by driven by Randal C. 2Ia+W]V\a;WTQL?I[\M,Q[\ZQK\WNÅKM 7 p.m. — Jay County Portland. Stephen, 34. 5 p.m. — Portland PROGRESSIVE Hirschy was westbound from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday Council, commission - and Dunkirk City Building ers’ room, courthouse, Economic Development on county road 300 North OFFICE PRODUCTS near U.S. 27 at 7:36 a.m. from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 120 N. Court St., Port - Income Tax Advisory Committee, council and Stephen was west - Two per household/address in October. land. chambers, Portland 120 N. Meridian St. bound on county road 200 Each voucher allows one truck or trailer load. Fire Department, 1616 South west of its intersec - No commercial trucks or trailers Thursday N. Franklin St. Portland, Indiana 47371 tion with county road 200 4IVLÅTTWXMVNWZ^W]KPMZ][M 7:30 a.m. — Jay School West at 7:58 p.m. when deer 6 p.m. — Redkey Town (260) 726-9201 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Board special meeting, Council, park cabin, 200 ran in front of their vehi - NO SATURDAY VISITS administrative office, S. Mooney St. progressiveofficeproducts.com cles and they were unable to avoid driving into them. For more, call (260) 729-5071. The Commercial Review Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Family Page 3 Wild nature tour scheduled for Saturday The sights and sounds of the and photographer Gene Stratton- to Sunday at Ball State University. be purchased at bsu.edu/theatre, Limberlost will be the focus of a Porter. Participants should be Department of Theatre and by calling (765) 285-8749 or visit - guided tour this weekend. Taking prepared to hike up to 2 miles. Dance students will perform ing the box office located near Limberlost State Historic Site Admission ranges from $2.25 “The Children’s Hour,” a 1934 will host a guided tour of Lim - play about two teachers falsely Bracken Library from noon to 5 Note for youth members to $4 for adult p.m. weekdays. The box office berlost Music of the Wild Nature non-members. The event will accused of being lesbians. The Preserve and Bird Sanctuary at 9 begin at the Limberlost Visitor Lillian Hellman play will be also opens an hour before per - a.m. Saturday. directed by Veronica Santoyo and Center, 202 E. 6th St., Geneva. formances. Attendees will join a Limber - focuses on the ramifications of Seats will be limited and masks lost naturalist for a hike along false accusations. Limberlost Creek, which runs the ecology of the area, which Play begins Thursday Students, faculty, staff and sen - will be required to abide by CDC through the area. The naturalist was used as the setting for “Music Tickets are still available for a iors can buy tickets for $5. Tickets and Ball State University COVID- will provide information about of the Wild” by author, naturalist play that will run from Thursday are $10 for everyone else and can 19 guidelines. Flag of marriage ‘Perfect guy’ becomes abusive waves steadfastly DEAR ABBY: I have been with food is spoiled. I’m embarrassed BY TED KOOSER “Dylan” for three years, engaged for her. U.S. Poet Laureate for two. I have a lot of insecurities I’ve tried to talk to my mother Jehanne Dubrow is the American about it. Dear about this many times in the past, wife of a recently retired We met right after my hus - but she just doesn’t get it. I have naval officer and has writ - Life in Poetry band’s death. Dylan was the per - Abby had her carpets shampooed and ten very moving poems fect guy in the beginning. Looking brought in professionals to do deep about their life. This fine back, I realize there were a lot of cleaning. How can I tell her I can’t love poem is from an as-yet red flags. stay with her any longer? — unpublished manuscript. He spends most of his time on GROSSED-OUT DAUGHTER IN Dubrow lives in Texas The newest, due out this Facebook or talking about his your family to find out if you MARYLAND and has, at quite a young year, is Simple Machines, high school years. He is also secre - and your kids can stay with one DEAR DAUGHTER: Tell your age, already published from University of Evans - tive. He acts like the world’s nicest of your relatives. mother that you love her, and eight collections of poems. ville Press. guy around others, but when It is important you get safely you have been concerned for we’re alone, he calls me stupid and out of there, so do NOT disclose years about her living condi - Pledge insecure. I never knew what a nar - to this man any of the prepara - tions, which is why you hired Now we are here at home, in the little nation cissist was before, but I believe he tions you are making. It goes professional cleaners periodi - of our marriage, swearing allegiance to the table is one. without saying that this cally to help her. Delivering the we set for lunch or the windchime on the porch, I built a business, which has engagement should be broken. message that you will be stay - its easy dissonance. Even in our shared country, done very well. I’m liked by every - •••••••••• ing in a hotel when you visit is the afternoon allots its golden lines one but him. People have told me DEAR ABBY: I have an issue the least of your problems. so that we’re seated, both in shadow, on opposite to run. Why do I torture myself? that I can’t be the only one with, Clearly, she needs more help ends of a couch and two gray dogs between us. Last week he broke my windshield especially as our parents age. My than you can give her. There are acres of opinions in this house. because I asked him about his mother has never been the clean - I, too, am concerned about I make two cups of tea, two bowls of soup, phone, which he is always using to est or most sanitary of housekeep - the fact she doesn’t know the divide an apple equally. If I were a patriot, text someone. I want to be happy, ers. Everything “looks” neat and food in her refrigerator has I would call the blanket we spread across our bed and I feel like a loser right now. My straight, but look closer and you’ll spoiled, and for that reason, I’m the only flag—some nights we’ve burned it kids don’t like him at all. Help me, realize her place is unsanitary and suggesting you discuss this with our anger at each other. Some nights please. — UNHAPPY IN THE MID - filthy. with a social worker in the we’ve welcomed the weight, a woolen scratch WEST When I visit, I am near tears the town where your mother on both our skins. My love, I am pledging DEAR UNHAPPY: I am con - entire time. My husband tells me resides. She may need someone to this republic, for however long we stand, cerned about you. Because you to stay in a hotel, but I don’t know to check on her regularly, I’ll watch with you the rain’s arrival in our yard. now feel that your verbally how to tell my mother I don’t feel ensure that her kitchen and We’ll lift our faces, together, toward the glistening. abusive fiance could become comfortable staying with her. I fridge are kept clean and gro - violent (Exhibit A: your broken bring along my own towels and cery shop for her. Believe me, American Life in Poetry is Poem reprinted by permis - windshield), place a call to the washcloths. I take us out for meals you and your mother both have made possible by The Poetry sion of Jehanne Dubrow. National Domestic Violence so we don’t have to use her dishes. my sympathy. Foundation (poetryfounda - Introduction copyright © Hotline (800-799-7233) and ask I’m not a clean freak, and this is •••••••••• tion.org), publisher of Poet - 2020 by The Poetry Founda - someone to help you craft an not my imagination. A friend of Dear Abby is written by Abigail ry magazine. It is also sup - tion. The introduction's escape plan. Your next call hers contacted me to tell me she Van Buren, also known as Jeanne ported by the Department of author, Ted Kooser, served as should be to the police to file a was concerned about Mom Phillips, and was founded by her English at the University of United States Poet Laureate report about that broken wind - because she doesn’t seem to notice mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem Consultant in Poetry to the shield. Your third should be to how dirty her house is or that her Dear Abby at DearAbby.com. copyright ©2020 by Jehanne Library of Congress from Dubrow, “Pledge.” (2020). 2004 to 2006. 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That could in a different costume and not The Commercial Review bit hole and started dredging up be a little confusing if you were falling down) out of Dayton and “That guy’s beard,” I said to Back musty memories of small-mar - trying to keep track of hapless Sammy Terry from channel 4 my wife as we were watching a ket TV hosts from my youth. Alfalfa’s attempts at romance come to mind. baseball game, “makes him look in the Do you remember: with the princess-like Darla. •Curley Myers? There’s a name like Happy the Hobo.” •Engineer John? He was an •Cowboy Bob? He popped up on I had almost forgotten. He hosted She looked up from her knit - Saddle avuncular or grandfatherly type channel 4 out of Indy in the wake a show featuring old cowboy ting for half a second and said, who hosted “Cartoon Express” of something called “Popeye and movies, wore a cowboy hat him - “You’re right.” on Fort Wayne TV early in the Janie.” Janie was nice enough, self and strummed his guitar It’s testimony to our nearly 50 morning before school. Later in but even kids who love cartoons now and then. years of marriage that she knew had its roots in the earliest years the day, if you were home sick grew weary of Popeye’s spinach- And then there’s Bob Shreve. who the heck Happy the Hobo of television in America. from school, you’d see him with - fueled plots pretty quickly. Bob hosted late-late night was. While “Happy’s Place” aired out his engineer’s cap and over - •Harlow Hickenlooper? He was movies on broadcasts out of Day - You probably know too if on several Fox affiliates back in alls delivering the weather a purveyor of Three Stooges ton and Cincinnati. I didn’t you’re of a certain age or had the day, most of the earliest kids’ report. shorts, products of the 1930s that become a member of his audi - kids at a certain time in Ameri - shows were limited to a single •Uncle Orrie? How about his were being pitched to kids in the ence until college. can life. station. sidekicks Ferdie Fussbudget and 1950s and 1960s. Harlow was an He played the role of a bar - His TV show aired on channel The formula was pretty simple. Nosey the Clown? They appeared after-school host on channel 6 out tender — the sponsor was 55 out of Fort Wayne in an after- Cartoons, the Three Stooges, the on WHIO-TV out of Dayton, of Indianapolis and took over Schoenling beer — and had a school time slot. It featured a Little Rascals, old cowboy movies Ohio, and their antics were from a previous host — a guy repertoire of bad jokes that he live studio audience of kids, or old horror movies provided framed around old Little Rascals called Hoosier Hank — that I pre - repeated every weekend. “Do you some slapstick and corny jokes, the core. Then you needed a local short subjects from a generation ferred. want to see Chickie a little and an abundance of cartoons. host, preferably someone willing earlier. Uncle Orrie always wore •Selwin? Late night TV on Fri - longer?” he would ask as he In other words, it was the to dress up in a silly costume, and a Union Civil War cap and a vest. days and Saturdays was dominat - stretched a rubber chicken. exact opposite of what PBS was maybe a live audience of Cub Nosey’s trademark was falling ed by old horror movies from the Shakespeare it was not. “Mas - offering kids: “Sesame Street,” Scouts or Brownies who were down; the talent pool was a little Universal Studios collection of terpiece Theatre” it was not. “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” prepared to scream with delight limited. Ferdie, as I recall, was cinematic crap. Selwin, I believe, “Sesame Street” it was not. “The Electric Company” and on cue. just irritating. Also irritating was out of Indy. But every market But in the hours after mid - more. While my wife moved on with was the show’s tendency to keep had its own variation: Ignatz night, it could occasionally be But it had its appeal, and it her knitting, a sweater for our the Little Rascals movie running Hammerslob (Nosey the Clown counted as entertainment. North Korea is a major threat The Washington Post Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared in Guest an interview Friday, is “the greatest threat, frankly, to Americans all Editorial across this great coun - try.” Around the same time he delivered that dubious assessment, North Korea was staging a military parade to celebrate the North Korea, 75th anniversary of its ruling party — and dis - in contrast, playing, for the first time, has continued what appears to be a huge new intercontinental bal - to expand listic missile that could be capable of carrying mul - both its tiple nuclear warheads to arsenal the U.S. homeland. For the record: Iran of nuclear does not yet have an atom - warheads Report shows antitrust revival ic bomb, though it has more than quintupled its and its By KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL business — such as forcing Facebook stockpile of enriched ura - missile Special To The Washington Post to split off Instagram and WhatsApp nium since 2018, when Largely lost last week amid the Katrina — and preventing platforms such as spectacle of President Donald Trump President Donald Trump capabilities ... Amazon from giving preference to its turning the White House into a withdrew from the multi - Vanden own services or products. (Amazon COVID-19 hot spot was a Washington founder and chief executive Jeff lateral accord limiting its rarity in these polarized times: Con - Heuvel nuclear program. Nor Bezos owns The Washington Post.) It gress doing its job. calls for increasing the budgets and does Tehran have a mis - vulnerable to pre-emp - The House Judiciary subcommit - sile capable of reaching tion, because it relies on authority of the Federal Trade Com - tee on antitrust issued a remarkable mission and the Justice Department the continental United liquid fuel and because its report of its 16-month investigation Google), e-commerce (Amazon), and Antitrust Division. States. North Korea, in sheer size makes it easier into the monopoly power wielded by start-ups and entrepreneurs (Apple). Although the subcommittee inves - contrast, has continued to to spot. Still, the appear - four of America’s Big Tech compa - They directly compete with business - tigation proceeded with bipartisan expand both its arsenal of ance in North Korea of nies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and es that use their markets. The report support, that fell apart when it came nuclear warheads and its what would be the world’s Google. The 449-page document tracked how they have gouged suppli - to remedies. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, missile capabilities while largest mobile ICBM is details the costs and abuses of those ers and imitated, acquired or elimi - the right-wing disrupter, assumed Trump has romanced its vivid evidence of monopolies and calls for strengthen - nated competitors. It showed how minority leadership of the subcom - murderous ruler, Kim Trump’s failure to con - ing antitrust laws and enforcement, their profits allow them to enter into mittee midway through the investiga - Jong Un. Pompeo’s claim tain, much less eliminate, including cracking down on mergers new lines of business, where they tion and focused his attention on the underlined that, in assess - the regime’s nuclear pro - and requiring the four behemoths to repeat their predatory strategies. canard that the platforms discrimi - ing risks to U.S. security, gram and the threat it spin off parts of their businesses. As the subcommittee detailed, the nate against conservatives. Rep. Ken the Trump administra - poses to the United States. The subcommittee revived a key Big Four have acquired hundreds of Buck, R-Colorado, announced that he tion is dangerously out of Trump has participated function of Congress: the power to companies, often to eliminate poten - agreed with most conclusions of the touch with reality. in three summit meetings investigate, report and set the stage tial competitors, in what are known investigation but dissented from rec - Experts are still assess - with Kim; at one point, for legislation. The report itself may as “killer acquisitions.” Meanwhile, ommendations of forced divestments ing photographs of the beguiled by flowery let - become a keystone in a long-overdue antitrust regulators are underfunded or strengthening antitrust laws. giant rocket displayed ters from the dictator, he dawning of progressive tech reforms. — or possibly compromised by lobby - These dissents will not blunt the force early Saturday in declared that they had Since the mid-1970s, Congress has ing — and seldom are their powers of the investigation or the report. Pyongyang on a truck fallen “in love.” But nego - celebrated the rise of new technology exercised under antitrust laws to Antitrust has reemerged on the pro - with 11 axles. It is thought tiations on the North’s and tech businesses. Both political block mergers. Of nearly 100 Face - gressive agenda, thanks to the sup - to be an expanded version disarmament went parties, for different reasons, dis - book acquisitions, the Federal Trade port of Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D- of a mobile ICBM known nowhere, in part because missed antitrust concerns as a relic Commission extensively investigated Massachusetts, and Bernie Sanders, as the Hwasong-15, which of poor preparation by of a bygone age. For Democrats, glob - only its 2012 purchase of Instagram I-Vermont, and a growing progressive North Korea successfully Trump, who reveled in alization and technology seemed to (over which the FTC took no action). caucus in the House. Outside intellec - tested in November 2017. the spectacle of summitry guarantee competition. When When monopolies have unlimited tual and policy support is deepening The earlier missile is but made no effort to antitrust was excised from the party power to buy up or kill off competi - with the help of organizations such platform in 1992, it had been there tors, they turn perverse. History believed capable of travel - grasp the complex issues. as the Open Markets Institute. since the Gilded Age. For Republi - shows how, in a variety of sectors, ing 8,000 miles and strik - The administration did In the short term, the report could cans, markets cured themselves; monopolies led to prices going up, ing any target in the con - succeed in inducing Kim stiffen the spine of the Federal Trade antitrust was simply another form of quality and innovation declining, and Commission as it finishes an tinental United States. to hold off on nuclear and regulatory abuse. wages and working conditions wors - antitrust investigation into Face - Experts believe the more ICBM tests after 2017, and Into the vacuum between these ening. Inevitably, concentrated eco - book. Same for the Justice Depart - powerful version could the moratorium may con - positions came the rapacious Big nomic power becomes a political ment as it heads into court against carry two to three times tinue through the U.S. Four. The subcommittee report issue. The Big Tech monopolies illus - Google. Taking on the economic and the payload, which means election, since Kim likely details how they came to operate at trate the cycle. They control more and political power of Big Tech isn’t for it could be intended to favors the re-election of a unprecedented scale and reach. The more parts of society. They employ the faint of heart. This report not deliver multiple war - president he has so easily companies’ combined valuation is legions of lobbyists to consolidate only charts a course, but the waves it heads, or decoys to throw manipulated. But it would more than $5 trillion. Add in their control. Big-money politics generates could also help to turn the off U.S. missile defenses. be no surprise if North Microsoft ($1.5 trillion) and Tesla expands their influence. They have tide. To be sure, the missile Korea’s new rocket flew ($275 billion), and the collective value grown further during the pandemic, •••••••••• has not been tested yet; sometime after November is nearly equal to that of the NAS - as more economic and social activity Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and it’s possible what — and the danger the DAQ 100. has moved online. publisher of the Nation magazine, appeared in the parade regime poses to the U.S. The Big Four have enormous influ - The subcommittee report includes writes a weekly column for The Post. was merely a mock-up. If homeland continued to ence given their hold on communica - recommendations for action, includ - Follow her on Twitter @KatrinaNa - it is operational, it may be mount. tions infrastructure (Facebook, ing divestment of different lines of tion. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Email letters to Home delivery problems: [email protected]. www.thecr.com Call (260) 251-9588 The Commercial Review Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Local/World Page 5 In review Supreme Court halts census Stopped By MIKE SCHNEIDER istration retaining control of the operations would end on Thurs - up controlling the numbers used INDIANAPOLIS — Associated Press process that decides how many day. for the apportionment, no matter Absentee ballots cast The Supreme Court on Tuesday congressional seats each state At issue was a request by the who wins next month’s presiden - in Indiana must arrive ruled that the Trump administra - gets — and by extension how Trump administration that the tial election. by noon on Election tion can end census field opera - much voting power each state has. Supreme Court suspend a lower In a statement, House Speaker Day to be counted, a tions early, in a blow to efforts to The Supreme Court justices’ court’s order extending the 2020 Nancy Pelosi called the Supreme federal appeals court make sure minorities and hard-to- ruling came as the nation’s census through the end of October Court’s decision “regrettable and said Tuesday, spiking a enumerate communities are prop - largest association of statisti - following delays caused by the pan - disappointing,” and said the 10-day extension erly counted in the crucial once-a- cians, and even the U.S. Census demic. The Trump administration administration’s actions “threaten decade tally. ordered by a judge. Bureau’s own census takers and argued that the head count needed to politically and financially The decision was not a total loss A judge had cited partners, have been raising ques - to end immediately to give the exclude many in America’s most for plaintiffs in a lawsuit challeng - slow mail delivery tions about the quality of the data bureau time to meet a year-end vulnerable communities from our ing the administration’s decision being gathered — numbers that deadline. Congress requires the democracy.” because of the coron - to end the count early. They man - are used to determine how much bureau to turn in by Dec. 31 the fig - Associate Justice Sonia avirus as a reason for aged to get nearly two extra weeks federal funding and how many ures used to decide the states’ con - Sotomayor dissented from the high extending the count if of counting people as the case congressional seats are allotted to gressional seats — a process court’s decision, saying “respon - ballots were post - made its way through the courts. states. known as apportionment. dents will suffer substantial injury marked by Nov. 3. But However, the ruling increased After the Supreme Court’s deci - By sticking to the deadline, the if the Bureau is permitted to sacri - the appeals court, in a the chances of the Trump admin - sion, the Census Bureau said field Trump administration would end fice accuracy for expediency.” 3-0 opinion, over - turned the decision and said Indiana’s noon rule still stands. The “pandemic has caused great loss but is not a good reason for the federal judiciary to assume tasks that belong to politically responsible officials,” said Judge Frank East - Day erbrook of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of two Appeals. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Testified Barrett testifies in GRAND RAPIDS, the second day of her Mich. — Members of Senate Judiciary anti-government para - Committee hearing military groups impli - on Tuesday. cated in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor ahead of the November election because of her meas - ures to slow the coron - avirus also discussed Washington Post/Demetrius Freeman abducting Virginia’s governor, an FBI agent testified Tuesday. The disclosure came during a federal court Increasing ... hearing in Grand Rapids, where agent Continued from page 1 mended working with primary update about COVID-19 at a press respiratory droplets from Richard Trask Jay School Corporation current - care physicians to do so, adding conference at 2:30 p.m. today. sneezes and coughs, close person - revealed new details ly shows no positive cases of that shots are also generally avail - With many restrictions lifted, al contact and touching some - about investigators’ COVID-19. Since the dashboard able at pharmacies and as well as Butz emphasized the continued thing with the virus on it and use of confidential was initiated Aug. 18 — in-person the health department while sup - importance of taking precautions then touching the mouth, nose or informants, undercov - classes did not begin until Sept. 9 plies last. Vaccines are available at to help slow the spread of the dis - eyes before washing hands. Cen - er agents and encrypt - — there have been four student IU Health’s primary care facilities ease. ters for Disease Control and Pre - ed communication to cases and nine employee cases, all in Jay County, and Meridian “I think a lot of people as we vention guidelines encourage fre - thwart the purported of which have since been released. Health Services and Mercer Health moved into stage have made an quent hand washing, avoiding scheme to abduct Dem - There are currently 21 students have each scheduled free flu vac - assumption that maybe, ‘OK, we’re touching the face with unwashed ocratic Gov. Gretchen and five employees “excluded” cine clinics this month. OK now, we’ve moved beyond it,’” hands, avoiding close contact Whitmer. from school because of close con - “There’s extra emphasis on it he said. “But we still have COVID with those who are sick, covering tacts with someone who has this year,” said Butz. “Make sure in the community. We still have coughs and sneezes with a facial COVID-19. you get a flu shot so hospital sys - community spread going on in tissue and wearing a mask in Approved Jay County’s total of 246 cases as tems and medical providers aren’t Indiana, across the United States public. The World Bank has of the state health department’s inundated with, on top of COVID, and locally. So it’s still important to For most, COVID-19 symptoms approved $12 billion in Tuesday update is second-lowest in people with the flu.” do all those measure to help reduce are mild to moderate, including financing to help the region behind Blackford Coun - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb the risk of getting it — social dis - fever, cough and shortness of developing countries ty (167). Other area county case moved the state to Stage 5 of its tancing, wearing your mask and breath that clear up in two to buy and distribute totals are as follows: Delaware Back on Track Indiana with an hand sanitizing and washing your three weeks. Other symptoms coronavirus vaccines, (2,513), Mercer (1,336), Darke executive order Sept. 24. The move hands. The more time you spend may include chills, muscle pain, tests, and treatments, (1,007), Adams (400), Wells (339) and removed previously issued capaci - and the closer proximity you spend headache, sore throat and loss of aiming to support the Randolph (289). ty limits for restaurants, bars and around people without any protec - taste or smell. Older adults and vaccination of up to 1 Butz emphasized the importance other facilities. The state’s mask tion, the higher risk you’re going to those with pre-existing health billion people. of Jay County residents getting mandate remained in place. have for contraction of COVID.” problems are susceptible to more their flu shot this year. He recom - Holcomb is scheduled to give an Coronavirus is spread through severe illnesses. The $12 billion “envelope” is part of a wider World Bank Group package of up to $160 billion to help Scheduled ... developing countries Continued from page 1 canceled. In light of the tional half hour of analy - estimated 73.1 million Stephanopoulos on Sept. fight the COVID-19 The coronavirus task president’s infection, the sis. Trump’s town hall on people, the Nielsen com - 15 was seen by 3.8 million pandemic, the bank force member said a commission shifted the NBC is scheduled for an pany said. people, Nielsen said. said in a statement late quote used in the cam - format to a virtual meet - hour. An estimated 6.7 mil - Thursday’s Trump Tuesday. paign ad was taken out of ing, and Trump declined In addition to prevent - lion people saw Biden at town hall on NBC will be The World Bank said context. to participate. ing viewers from getting a an NBC News-sponsored held outdoors at the Perez its COVID-19 emer - A formal matchup Both town halls will side-by-side comparison town hall last week. Like Art Museum in Miami. gency response pro - between the Republican begin at 8 p.m. Eastern, of the two men, the duel - the Trump event on Audience members will grams are already president and Biden that but Biden will have the ing events will likely be Thursday will be, it was be socially distanced, reaching 111 coun - was scheduled for Thurs - last word. The ABC event, seen by far fewer people. simulcast on MSNBC, required to wear a mask tries. day in Miami by the non - moderated by George The first debate CNBC and streamed and submit to a tempera - —Associated Press partisan Commission on Stephanopoulos, will last between the two men last online. ture check before enter - Presidential Debate was 90 minutes with an addi - month was watched by an Trump’s town hall with ing the venue, NBC said.

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We have to treat tomorrow like seeking to win their third pen - bullpen in the ninth inning for Melancon’s bullpen grab. “I didn’t feel good with a big the first game of the series and nant in four seasons. the second straight night, and “That’s more home runs than lead because these guys are too come out strong,” Melancon Kyle Wright, another rookie Mark Melancon once again I’ve caught my entire life, let powerful, and that’s a good ball - said. “There’s no reason for right-hander, is on the mound caught the ball on the fly. alone one season,” Melancon game to win. They all are now,” either club to take their foot off for the Braves, who have Atlanta had a five-run lead at said. “Hopefully tomorrow Braves manager Brian Snitker the gas. … Nobody has won any - outscored opponents 37-13 in the time. By the time the reliev - night is three in a row.” said. “We kind of shot ourselves thing yet.” the playoffs. er was summoned to the Atlanta led 7-0 in the seventh in the foot there at the end. Freeman put the NL East “This team’s got a lot of fight. mound, the lead was down to but the lead had dwindled to 8-6 Melancon did a great job com - champion Braves ahead to stay We’ve done it all year,” Seager two. Melancon held on once when Melancon replaced Josh ing in.” with a two-run homer in the said. “We were one swing, one again. Tomlin with two outs in the bot - Rookie right-hander Ian fourth off rookie Tony Gon - anything away from tying that Freddie Freeman also home - tom of the ninth after Corey Anderson extended his postsea - solin, who filled in after three- ballgame and going into extras. red for the second night in a Seager’s RBI double and Max son scoreless streak in an time Cy Young Award winner This is a long series. We’re look - row, and the streaking Braves Muncy’s two-run homer. abbreviated start as the Braves Clayton Kershaw was scratched ing up to the challenge.” beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8- Albies extended the game moved within two wins of their because of back spasms. Free - Freeman was hit on his right 7 on Tuesday to take a 2-0 lead in with a fielding error on Will first World Series appearance man added an RBI single as part elbow by Alex Wood’s pitch in the National League Champi - Smith’s grounder to second, since 1999. All previous 14 of a four-run outburst an the eighth and was shaken up onship Series. and reigning NL MVP Cody teams to win the first two games inning later. but stayed in the game. IU ... Sports on tap Continued from page 8 “I think, No. 1, we’ll play more this year with players such as Leal final vs. Kalida/Lima Central Catholic – Local schedule 5 p.m. “Trey is an all-around type of guy perimeter-oriented guys,” Miller and Lander in the mix as well as Thursday Oct. 23 who can drive, shoot and is really said. “The ball-handling, the pass - Jackson-Davis, Indiana’s 2019 Mr. Jay County — Volleyball sectional Jay County — Football sectional quarterfinal vs. Norwell at Delta – 6 athletic,” Franklin said. “Anthony ing, the I.Q. to play the game will Basketball Award winner. He has quarterfinal at Delta – 7 p.m. p.m. Fort Recovery — Football TBA/at is a knockdown shooter, big-body hopefully lead to that. We’re hoping worked on getting stronger with his Fort Recovery — Volleyball vs. New Delphos St. John’s – 7 p.m. guard and can create when he needs some of the freshmen coming in can right hand and from mid-range. Bremen – 5:30 p.m.; Middle school football vs. Parkway – 5 p.m. Oct. 24 to. Khristian is explosive, quick, can play a part in the backcourt.” “I’ve been using it (right hand) a Fort Recovery — Junior varsity foot - Friday ball vs. Delphos St. John’s 10 a.m. shoot it, can create for others. He’s The goal, of course, is to space the lot more in practice, just trying to Jay County — Football at Benjamin gonna be a really good player.” floor for 6-9 forward Trayce Jack - get those reps up,” he said. “Obvi - Logan (Bellefontaine, Ohio) – 7:30 Leal did it all in high school, aver - son-Davis, a third-team, All-Big Ten ously, I can shoot the ball better, p.m. TV schedule Today aging 18.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and selection who led Indiana in scoring especially on that pick and pop from Saturday 2:45 p.m. — UEFA Nations League 2.8 assists as a senior, becoming the with 13.5 points last season while mid-range. If a guy steps up, being Jay County — Cross country region - Soccer: Italy vs. Netherlands (ESPN2) al at Muncie SportsPlex – 11 a.m.; Vol - 6:05 p.m. — MLB Playoffs: Nation - school’s first Mr. Basketball winner breaking the school’s freshman able to get the ball to Joey or Rob or leyball sectional semifinal vs. Delta at al League Championship Series – Los since Jordan Hulls in 2009. Hulls, a record with 270 rebounds. He decid - someone in the corner, I want to be Delta – 11 a.m.; Volleyball sectional Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves, shooting guard, also signed with the ed not to declare for the NBA draft able to do that, too.” final vs. TBA at Delta – 7 p.m.; Junior Game 3 (FS1) varsity football vs. Heritage – 10 a.m. 8:40 p.m. — MLB Playoffs: Ameri - Hoosiers and scored more than 1,000 this season after the COVID-19 pan - Leal is expected to become part of Fort Recovery — Cross country in can League Championship Series – points while helping revive an Indi - demic and has All-American aspira - the solution, too. MAC Championships at Coldwater – 9 Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros, a.m.; Football regional Round of 16 vs. Game 4 (TBS) ana program that was gutted follow - tions this year. And he can’t wait to get started, Fairbanks – 7 p.m.; Junior varsity foot - ing Kelvin Sampson’s text messag - Jackson-Davis may have been even if Assembly Hall is empty. ball at Fort Loramie – 10 a.m. Thursday ing scandal. even more effective had the “I wouldn’t have imagined it,” TBA — MLB Playoffs: American Monday League Championship Series – Tampa But unlike Hulls, Leal’s size, cou - Hoosiers shot better than 32.6% Leal said. “But at the same time, it’s Fort Recovery — Freshman football Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros, Game 5 pled with so much depth in the from 3-point range, allowing defens - still the same opportunity and the at Delphos St. John’s – 5 p.m. if necessary (TBS) TBA — MLB Playoffs: MLB Playoffs: backcourt, gives Miller far more es to clog the middle. same goal, so I’m going to embrace Oct. 22 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta options than he’s had in the past. That could be much more difficult it.” Fort Recovery — Volleyball sectional Braves, Game 4 (TBA)

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