Saturday, November 19, 2016 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com 75 cents Trump settles lawsuit By DAVID KLEPPER Jay County High and ELLIOT SPAGAT School cheerleaders Associated Press Alexus Liette, Shelby SAN DIEGO — Presi - Clark and Paige Howell dent-elect Donald Trump prepare to send Renee agreed Friday to pay $25 Omstead (left) into the million to settle lawsuits air during practice against his now-defunct Trump University for real Thursday. The Patriots estate investors, averting will compete Sunday at a trial in a potentially the Hoosier Champ- embarrassing case that he ionship at Pendleton had vowed during the Heights High School in campaign to keep fighting. an effort to earn a berth The agreement came 10 in the Universal days before jury selection Cheerleaders Associa- was scheduled to begin in one of three cases. The tion’s National High complaints accused School Cheerleading Trump University, which Championship in Feb- wasn’t an accredited ruary in Orlando, Fla. school, of defrauding stu - JCHS last competed in dents who paid up to the national champ- $35,000 a year to enroll in ionship in 1989. programs that promised to share Trump’s real estate secrets. About 7,000 students would be eligible for refunds if U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel approves the proposed set - tlement. Under the terms, Trump admitted no The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney wrongdoing in two class- action lawsuits in San Diego and a civil suit JC cheerleaders are vying for trip to Orlando brought by New York By RAY COONEY JCHS have been to the years to conform and Attorney General Eric The Commercial Review UCA nationals just get things ready. The Schneiderman. The Patriot cheerlead - Hoosier Championship twice in the school’s 42- current freshman class The settlement lifts ers have focused on the Jay County High School’s Competition begins year history, the last trip we just thought, we what would probably have state fair competition cheerleaders will compete 11:30 a.m. coming in 1989. They knew we only had a few been a major headache for for the last couple of Sunday at the Universal will try for berth No. 3 seniors going out, and Trump as he works to fill decades, typically fin - Cheerleaders Association Jay County performs when they take the mat we had a bunch of tal - key executive branch posi - ishing at or near the top Hoosier Championship at 12:36 p.m. at 12:36 p.m. Sunday. ented freshman coming tions and get acquainted Pendleton Heights High of the pack. School. The schedule for Awards “It’s been a long time, in. … We thought this with foreign leaders. The They didn’t get the the day is at right. approximately 2:30 p.m. said Abby Champ, would be the time to try San Diego trial, on a case chance to prove them - whose sister, Andrea, it.” filed in 2010, was expected selves on that stage this was part of the last The preparation for to last several weeks, guar - year, as inclement national squad that was the attempt began long anteeing daily news cover - weather washed out the the best in the nation. High School with a bid coached by their aunt before this year, with age of a controversy that competition. Fortunate - The Jay County High to the Universal Cheer - Mindy Weaver. “We the 2014-15 squad dogged him during the ly, they already had School cheerleading leaders Association started talking about it, returning to the Indiana campaign. another goal in site. squad will compete Sun - National High School actually, a couple years Cheer Championship Trump’s political rivals They’re now hoping to day afternoon in the Cheerleading Champi - ago. We looked at the for the first time in seized on the lawsuits to earn the opportunity to Hoosier Championship onship on the line. middle schools and we about a decade. try to portray him as dis - test themselves against at Pendleton Heights Cheerleaders from knew it would take a few See Nationals page 2 honest and deceitful. Trump brought more attention to them by repeatedly assailing Curiel, who oversaw the San Diego cases. Trump suggested the Indiana- Zika emergency declared over born judge’s Mexican her - By JAMEY KEATEN The World Health Organization Health Emergency of Interna - this disease and associated conse - itage exposed a bias. and MIKE STOBBE was quick to note that the move tional Concern” was declared in quences still remain to be under - The thousands of for - Associated Press does not mean the agency is February, when Zika clusters stood, but this can best be done mer students covered by GENEVA — Acknowledging downgrading the threat of the were appearing and a sharp through sustained research.” the San Diego lawsuits Zika is “here to stay,” the United virus that has spread across increase in research was needed “It is a significant and endur - will be eligible to receive Nations health agency on Friday Latin America, the Caribbean — with the looming Rio Olympics ing public health challenge, but it at least half and possibly lifted a 9-month-old emergency and elsewhere. Nearly 30 coun - in mind. no longer represents an emer - all their money back, as declaration and prepared for a tries have reported birth defects WHO said the emergency meas - gency,” Dr. David Heymann, who much as $35,000, said longer-term response to the mos - linked to Zika, with over 2,100 ures had led the world to an heads the WHO emergency com - Jason Forge, an attorney quito-borne virus that can result cases of nervous-system malfor - “urgent and coordinated mittee on Zika, said after the for the plaintiffs. The in severe neurological defects in mations reported in Brazil alone. response.” But the virus has con - panel met for the fifth time this plaintiffs’ attorneys newborns whose mothers were The officials also emphasized tinued to spread. The agency year. “There was no downgrading waived their fees. infected. that the now-lifted “Public acknowledged “many aspects of of this.” See Settles page 2 Sheriff, mayor charged HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A federal individual for towing contracts in Gary grand jury has indicted a northwestern and Lake County, prosecutors said. The Indiana sheriff, his top deputy and a three men face wire fraud charges, and mayor, accusing them of collecting bribes Buncich and Szarmach also are charged in return for contracts for towing and with bribery. other services, a prosecutor announced Snyder is accused of receiving $12,000 Friday. from Cortina and the same unnamed indi - Indictments name Lake County Sheriff vidual for towing contracts in Portage, John Buncich, Chief Deputy Tim Downs, located in neighboring Porter County. He’s Portage Mayor James Snyder and tow also accused of accepting $13,000 for other company owners William Szarmach of city contracts or projects from 2013 to 2014. Chase Street Auto in Lake Station and He faces a charge of obstructing tax laws John Cortina of Kustom Auto Body in for impeding the government’s collection Portage, U.S. Attorney David Capp said at of personal taxes he owed and payroll a news conference. taxes owed by his mortgage business, First The FBI last week raided Buncich’s Financial Trust Mortgage LLC. offices in Crown Point, Indiana. Buncich, Downs, Szarmach and Cortina The Commercial Review/Nathan Rubbelke The indictment alleges that between were all arrested and taken into custody February 2014 and October 2016, Buncich, Friday morning, Capp said. Snyder was to Downs and Szarmach worked to enrich surrender to federal authorities later, offi - November embers Buncich and his campaign committee, cials said. A group of firefighters work to put out a fire Friday afternoon Buncich Boosters, through towing con - “These investigations are not over,” in rural Dunkirk. Multiple Jay County fire departments were on scene tracts. Capp said. “Our public corruption team to put out the fire. Buncich received over $25,000 in cash will continue its work, particularly into and $7,000, often collected by Downs, in the towing contracts in both Lake and checks from Szarmach and an unnamed Porter counties.”
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Continued from page 1 “It’s different,” said Kenna tucky, is not a situation where It was a gauge to see where Kahlig, who is part of that big the winner takes all or the top the Patriots were in their skills freshman group. “And with as three are guaranteed a spot in on a different stage and against much work as you put into it, Orlando. Instead, squads must different competition than they it’s fun to see the outcome of achieve a specified total on the see at the state fair. it.” 100-point scoresheet in order to Champ and her assistant “This is the fun stuff,” added move on. coaches weren’t sure if their sophomore Randi Ferguson. Champ noted that because squad would even make it past The Patriots returned to squads are coming off of the the preliminary round. It did, Indiana Cheer Championship, Indiana Cheer Championship and then finished second to a key chance to test them - just two weeks ago, judges may perennial powerhouse Pendle - selves after the state fair com - award bids to squads that come ton Heights. petition was canceled, and up just short of the threshold Last season, they stepped placed fourth at the Nov. 5 but show the ability to compete away from the Indiana Cheer state finals. at the national level. Championship to focus on JCHS has spent the last few “When it’s all said and done, building their skills. A group of weeks adjusting its routine for the placement doesn’t matter high schoolers worked on their the Universal Cheer Associa - to us,” said JCHS assistant stunt abilities while the entire tion score sheet, which empha - coach Ashley Loucks. “It’s group plus eighth graders — sizes different skills. about the bid.” this year’s freshmen — targeted Among the key changes are A bid would earn them the tumbling in an effort to make it the elimination of some of the chance to compete against the squad’s signature skill. jumps and dance, and the addi - about 80 other squads in their “Tumbling at that point was a tion of signs and poms. The division at the national cham - little weaker for us, but we squad has also changed its pionships Feb. 11 and 12 in knew those girls who were stunt sequence, adding some Orlando, Florida. eighth graders at the time were elements and making others Liette considers this week - going to come in with tum - more difficult. end, and hopefully the trip bling,” said Champ. “So we Junior Breea Liette sees the south that will follow, as a focused our older girls on that.” Patriots first stunt as key to chance for the Patriots to prove After a long summer practic - confidence, especially for such themselves. It’s an opportunity ing for a state fair competition a young group. to move beyond success at the The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney that never happened, each “If the stunts hit, I would say state fair and make their mark cheerleader had to decide we’re going to do really well,” on an even bigger stage. Jay County High School cheerleaders, from left, whether they wanted to contin - said Liette, whose sister, “It’s really awesome. I’ve Nina McShane, MaKenna Davis, Mikale Knight and Cheyenne ue on, practicing for months, in Alexus, is Jay County’s lone always wanted to go to nation - Liette cheer during Thursday’s practice. Just two weeks after the effort to earn a spot in senior. als,” she said. “It’s definitely nationals. The group pared The Hoosier Championship, one of my biggest dreams. I competing at the Indiana Cheer Championship, the Patriots down to 17, nine of whom are which will include 25 squads love competing … and going will vie for a national berth at Sunday’s Hoosier part of the class of 2020. from Indiana, Ohio and Ken - and doing bigger things.” Championship. Obituaries CR almanac Andrew Moeller woman, he died Sunday him in death on June 1, Fort Recovery; several sib - at Briarwood Village in 2011. lings; 18 grandchildren; 26 April 22, 1925-Nov. 13, 2016 Coldwater, Ohio. He was a member of the great-grandchildren and in- A Mass of Christian Born in Wendelin, American Legion and laws. burial for Andrew F. Ohio, to Daniel and Hen - V.F.W. Post, both in Fort Memorials may be sent Moeller, 91, Burkettsville, rietta (Stammen) Recovery. to State of the Heart Care. Ohio, was held Thursday Moeller, he married Viola Surviving are seven chil - Condolences may be in Burkettsville. The M. Rindler on May 1, dren, including Barb expressed at father of a Fort Recovery 1946, and she preceded Fortkamp (husband: Fred), www.hogenkampfh .com. Felony arrests Syringe possession Probation violation p.m. Thursday into Jay held there on a $10,000 A rural Redkey man was Three Jay County resi - County Jail and is being bond. arrested Friday afternoon dents were arrested for held there on $1,000 bond. Adam C. Affolder, 37, on a drug-related charge. probation violations Tabitha G. Harvey, 34, 1024 N. 600 West, Port - Lance M. Stephen, 30, recently. 379 W. Pleasant St., was land, was arrested for vio - 9486 W. 400 South, has been Michael S. Sargent, 35, arrested for being found lating the terms of his preliminarily charged 6121 E. 500 South, Port - in violation of the condi - probation on a previous with possession of a land was arrested after tions of her probation for Class D felony sentence syringe, a Level 6 felony. being found in violation a previous felony convic - for possession of marijua - He was booked at 4:05 of the conditions of his tion. na. He was booked at 9:55 Markets p.m. into Jay County Jail probation for a previous She was booked at 9:23 a.m. Friday into Jay and is being held there Level 6 felony conviction. a.m. Friday into Jay County Jail. He is being Closing prices as of Friday without bond. He was booked at 8:54 County Jail and is being held on a $300 cash bond. Sunrise Jan. corn ...... 3.53 Fort Recovery Feb. corn ...... 3.55 Corn ...... 3.61 Capsule Reports Dec. corn ...... 3.63 Central States Beans ...... 9.57 Montpelier Dunkirk fire p.m. to the fire, which was items, including pallets, departments. Fourteen Dec. beans ...... 9.62 Corn ...... 3.39 More than two dozen located on the property of wood, trees and a semi Dunkirk firefighters Wheat ...... 3.52 Jan. corn ...... 3.45 firefighters from three Jay E & S Leasing Trucking trailer were ablaze as worked to get the fire Dec. wheat ...... 3.62 Beans ...... 9.68 County fire departments Inc., 1004 S. Knox Road. result of the fire. under control in addition Jan. beans ...... 9.77 responded to a fire Friday The fire occurred after a Two trucks from to approximately a dozen Cooper Farms Wheat ...... 3.88 afternoon in rural controlled burn got out of Dunkirk Fire Department firefighters from Pen - Fort Recovery Jan. wheat ...... 4.05 Dunkirk. hand, Dunkirk Fire responded to the incident nville and Redkey. Nov. corn ...... 3.62 Dunkirk Fire Depart - Department said. A num - as well as trucks from Pen - The fire was under con - Jan. corn ...... 3.52 The Andersons ment was paged out at 3:39 ber of miscellaneous nville and Redkey fire trol at 4:33 p.m. Wheat ...... 4.10 Richland Township Corn ...... 3.45 POET Biorefining Dec. corn ...... 3.45 Thanks Portland Beans ...... 9.66 Nov. corn ...... 3.63 Dec. beans ...... 9.66 Settles ... to UUninited WaWaayy Dec. corn ...... 3.63 Wheat ...... 3.94 Continued from page 1 Two days after the elec - JRDS Trump has denied the tion, Trump’s lead attor - helps those with allegations and said dur - ney in the San Diego Today in history ing the campaign that he cases, Daniel Petrocelli, special needs would not settle. He told said he was “all ears” to On Nov. 19, 1969 , Versailles by a vote of supporters at a May rally settlement talks and Apollo 12 astronauts 55 in favor, 39 against, that he would come to accepted an offer to have Charles Conrad and short of the two-thirds San Diego to testify after U.S. District Judge Jeffrey United Way Contribute to the 2016 cammppaiiggn Alan Bean made the sec - majority needed for rat - winning the presidency. Miller of San Diego bro - of Jay Countyy CCaall: (260) 726-7010 ond manned landing on ification. “I could have settled ker negotiations. the moon. In 1942 , during this case numerous times Forge said the agree - In 1863 , President World War II, Russian but I don’t want to settle ment was reached an hour Abraham Lincoln dedi - forces launched their cases when we’re right. I before a hearing for Curiel cated a national ceme - winter offensive don’t believe in it. And to weigh Trump’s latest tery at the site of the against the Germans when you start settling request to delay the trial Civil War battlefield of along the Don front. cases, you know what until after the Jan. 20 Gettysburg in Pennsyl - In 1973 , David Hem - happens? Everybody sues inauguration. The plain - vania. melgarn and Robert you because you get tiffs’ attorney said he “def - In 1915 , labor activist Muhlenkamp, both of Joe Hill was executed by rural Portland, were known as a settler. One initely detected a change firing squad in Utah for elected to one-year thing about me, I am not of tone and change of the murders of Salt Lake terms on the Miami known as a settler,” approach” from Trump’s City grocer John Morri - Valley Milk Producers Trump said at the time. camp after the election. son and his son, Arling. Association advisory In 1919 , the Senate council. rejected the Treaty of —AP and The CR Citizen’s calendar
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Photo provided Character nominees These Jay County High School students have been nominated for the Character Counts wall at JCHS. Pictured in front from left are Derrick Potter, Tristan Miller, Jennessey Trissel, Riley Tinkham and Kayla Ferguson. In back from left are Sarah Schwieterman, Conner Benter, Colt Meranda and Dillon Muhlenkamp.
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The objective is to fill a nine-by nine grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine three-by- three boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each. The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Saturday, November 19, 2016 Democrats failed to turn out base By NATHAN RUBBELKE ington. They are the epitome of In just four Indiana counties lowest turnout figures. They The Commercial Review the old guard. did a majority of voters choose averaged about a 61 percent Democrats are supposed to be When Donald Trump talks of Hillary Clinton. turnout this year, compared to 72 the party of millennials. Off and “draining the swamp,” he may be Two of them were the state’s percent in 2012. A 2014 report from Pew referring to such long-standing most populous counties: Marion Coincidentally, these were the Research Center found those Running leaders. and Lake. Both are Democratic wards that most strongly voted ages 18 to 33 were the most liber - And that message may res - strongholds. Both saw a drop in for Clinton in March’s presiden - al age group. onate with independent and mod - voter turnout. tial primary. “About four-in-ten Millennials erate voters. Maybe even some In Marion County, turnout These turnout figures, coupled are mostly (28 percent) or consis - Democrats, too. It’s clear there dropped to 51.76 percent from with the aging leadership, high - tently (13 percent) liberal in their have more than 170 years experi - were voters who previously voted 56.41 in 2012. In Lake County, the light a lack of excitement in the views, compared with 15 percent ence in Congress. They were all for Democrats and then voted for drop was from 60.59 percent in Democratic party. who are mostly (12 percent) or elected before I was even born. Trump in this month’s elections. 2012 to 56.76 this year. It’s own base wasn’t even influ - consistently (3 percent) conserva - Now, age alone shouldn’t be the That’s probably the case in Jay Between the two counties, enced enough to turnout a few tive (44 percent are ideologically sole metric to measure a party or County. For instance, Trump gar - Clinton received 17,661 fewer weeks ago. Even with strong mixed),” the report stated. candidate’s ability to excite a nered 71 percent of the vote here, votes than President Barack turnout in Marion and Lake But if you head to Capitol Hill, political base or demographic. but no local contested Republican Obama did in the 2012 presiden - counties and St. Louis City and it’d be hard to realize that Democ - After all, 75-year-old Bernie earned more than 68 percent. tial election. County, it’s unlikely Clinton rats are the party of youth. Sanders did just fine in reeling The aging Democratic leader - Missouri tells a similar story. would have won either state. A leadership meeting of Wash - millennials and college students ship in Washington should not be Clinton only won three counties However, Missouri and Indi - ington Democrats may look more into his movement. the party’s only concern. and the City of St. Louis. ana both had hotly contested like a gathering of AARP mem - But having nearly an entire set So should the voter turnout Turnout in the state’s largest statewide contests on the ballot. bers than a congressional caucus. of leaders from one generation from this month’s elections. An county, St. Louis County, was It’s likely the lower urban vote 76. 77. 76. signals a possible disconnect article from the Wall Street Jour - down only by about 3 percent totals shifted the margins in the Those are the ages of House with the party’s base. It also sig - nal highlighted that turnout was from 2012, but that still meant those. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, nals a deep contrast from House down nationwide in the general Clinton received nearly 17,000 If they’re smart, Hoosier and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and Republicans. Their top three election. Most concerning to less votes than Obama did in that Show Me State Democrats should Assistant Leader James Clyburn. leaders — Speaker Paul Ryan, Democrats is that turnout was year. address the party’s turnout and 65. 71. 66. Majority Leader Kevin down in a number of urban The figures from St. Louis City age problems immediately. Both Those are the ages of Senate McCarthy and Majority Whip areas, which have been a tradi - tell a more important story. In states have Democratic senators Democrats Chuck Schumer, Dick Steve Scalise —- are 46, 51 and 51 tional base for Democrats. nine of the city’s 28 wards, more up for reelection in 2018. They Durbin and Patty Murray. They respectively. A closer look at the numbers than 90 percent of voters chose won’t win without decent were elected as the party’s top However, it’s not just the ages should worry Democrats. I went Clinton. turnout in urban areas. three leaders in elections held that are troubling for the Senate ahead and did some research on However, these wards, located Somehow, they’ll have to earlier this week. Democratic leaders. It’s also the my current home state of Indiana in heavily African-American excitement for their base. That’ll Combined, these six leaders length of their tenure in Wash - and my native state of Missouri. neighborhoods, had some of the be a challenge. Learn from Cubs’ success Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly With the World Series Hoosier under wraps, the undeni - able story in national baseball this year is the Editorial Cubbies’ success. It’s been 71 years since former Billy Goat Tavern owner Billy Sianis brought down what is known as the curse of the Billy Goat on the team When and more than a century since the Cubs won a developing World Series. talent, Underlying the team’s accomplishments this focus on season are some business principles that apply to those who just about every company are actively on some level. Here is a wrap of some key strate - engaged and, gies we have identified: if challenged, 1) It takes transpar - ent leadership. have the The Cubs-obsessed ability to Ricketts family pur - chased the team in 2009 contribute ... and invested more than $18 million over five years in Theo Epstein, a former Red Sox sports executive. needed — recall the Insta - Getting Romney would be huge Epstein in turn courted gram photos of team and hired manager Joe members in their pajama By CHRIS CILLIZZA Donald Trump the candidate: Mag - Maddon, from the Tampa onesies on a road trip. The Washington Post nanimity. A willingness to pick the Bay Rays. Basically, The balance is important The news, as always, came via person he believes is best for the job, investments in leadership and the only way to get it Twitter: Chris not just someone who was unfail - were made to bring about is to truly get to know “NBC News: Source close to ingly loyal to him during the cam - a turnaround. your employees and what Trump with direct knowledge of his Cillizza paign. Someone who might chal - And, when the leaders makes them tick. thinking confirms Sunday’s meet - lenge his assumptions or opinions stepped into place, they 3) Engage your team ing with Romney is to discuss Sec - from time to time. An equal, not a were honest about the and put members first. retary of State” lackey. Mitt Romney, the face — and voice sacrifices that would need Instead of over analyz - to take it, it would represent a major Again, this would, largely, run — of the resistance to Donald counter to how Trump ran his pres - to be made to rebuild the ing what his team could coup for the president-elect. Why? Trump in the Republican primary idential campaign. But that would organization from the have done better after a 1) Romney is a serious and highly loss, Maddon is known for and the general election will huddle also make picking Romney all the ground up. Any company respected, card-carrying member of celebrating what players with the president-elect over the more powerful as a symbol. Cam - that has undergone a the Republican establishment. turnaround should be did well and keeping the weekend to talk about possibly serv - paigns are one thing, it would be 2) Per above, Romney has made no able to relate to the pain full business plan in per - ing as the nation’s top diplomat. Trump saying, but being president secret of his disagreements — both and, as noted in examples spective. It’s uniquely possible, of course, is another. I want to be surrounded from many business In addition, he looks to that this meeting is solely for show. personally and on policy matters — by the best people for the job — no school management the team members to be After all, Trump isn’t exactly some - with Trump. matter what we said about each books, a quality transfor - inventive individuals. one who forgives and forgets. And 3) It would settle the nerves of other in the past. mation requires dedica - Several experts have said Romney has significant policy dis - millions of people who didn’t vote This is, of course, the whole tion and investment from he values talent over agreements with the president-elect for Trump as to what sort of presi - “Team of Rivals” concept that gar - all levels. expertise for this reason. — most notably in how they view dent he might be. nered President Barack Obama so 2) Know your team It’s a strategy the Har - Russia. (Romney has said Russia is The biggest question mark — for much good press in his own transi - and lead by example. vard Business Review rec - “our No. 1 geopolitical foe.” Trump all of official Washington — is tion period back in late 2008. Trump Maybe it has to do with ommends all managers has, um, not.) whether Trump can get beyond his has further to go — a lot further to Maddon’s motto for the practice. Plus, the Trump transition team own personal grievances and loyal - go — than Obama did to heal the team this year: “Try not When developing tal - seems committed to floating literal - ty pledges to actually focus on doing rifts within his own party and to suck.” The Cubbies’ ent, focus on those who ly every person who has ever been a the best thing for the country over answer doubts about his readiness success certainly has a lot are actively engaged and, Republican of any renown as a the next four years. Who he picks to do the job to which he was elect - to do with Maddon’s if challenged, have the potential Cabinet appointee. for his key Cabinet posts — and Sec - ed. But, the Romney meeting is a humor, realistic expecta - ability to contribute to So, yes, this could all be just a retary of State is one of the most step in the right direction. tions and positive atti - the future of the company. giant feint in the ongoing reality critical — is a key early indicator of Getting Romney to sign on would tude. Those individuals may show that is “Donald Trump, Presi - where Trump’s mind is. be an even bigger one. In addition, he knows not necessarily be the dent.” Picking Romney — or even South •••••••••• his players. He knows ones with the standout But, what if it isn’t? Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, another Cillizza writes “The Fix,” a poli - when to push them, when performance today or If Trump is willing to actually prominent critic whom Trump met tics blog for the Washington Post. He to give them a break and years of accomplish - offer Romney the Secretary of State with Thursday — would show some - also covers the White House. Follow when a dose of crazy is ments under their belts. job and Romney is actually willing thing that was sorely lacking in him on Twitter @thefix. The Commercial Review US PS 125820 HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus
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The Commercial Review Saturday, November 19, 2016 Business Page 5 Ardagh going ahead with IPO Ardagh, parent compa - ny of glass container plants in Dunkirk and Business Winchester, filed a regis - tration statement Thurs - day with the Securities Roundup and Exchange Commis - sion as a first step toward floating its stock on the at its Pioneer, Ohio, store, New York Stock Exchange. and a fine of $117,579 has Both the Irish Times been proposed. and the Irish Independent The Toledo Blade reported the filing on Fri - reports that the latest fine day. is part of a larger pattern. The company has said “The U.S. Department that the number of shares of Labor says Dollar Gen - to be offered and the price eral has racked up more range have not yet been than $1 million in pro - determined. posed penalties for its vio - Ardagh operates in 22 lation of workplace safety countries and employs rules over the last six aboue 23,500. It has annual years,” The Blade report - sales of more than 7.8 bil - ed. lion Euros. The company has been Irish financier Paul cited more than 100 times Coulson owns about 36 since 2010, and many of percent of Ardagh Group. those citations had to do The initial public offering with blocked exits. of Ardagh stock is expect - “Dollar General’s con - Photo provided ed in March or April. tinued pattern of ignoring its responsibility to pro - To speak tect its employees and its Jay County Develop - customers in all of its Now generating ment Corporation execu - stores is cause for real The Watervliet Solar Power plant is now generating energy for Indiana Michigan Power. tive director Bill Bradley concern. Obstructed exits Located just east of Watervliet, Michigan, the plant has more than 50,000 solar panels and will will be the featured speak - are a real danger. Seconds generate up to 4.6 megawatts of electricity annually. That’s enough to power 650 homes. I&M er at the Jay County matter in an emergency, has three other solar plants already online and is now capable of generating enough electricity Chamber of Commerce’s and no one should have to to power 2,000 homes annually via solar power. monthly networking struggle to get out of a luncheon, set for noon store safely,” Kim Nelson, Nov. 29 in the conference the administration’s Tole - rooms at Jay County Hos - do area director, told The First Merchants Bank, reported an 8-percent drop was hired to transport their fists at protests, pital. Blade. declared a cash dividend in its third quarter profit grain for the farmers, but chanting, ‘Workers, stand Bradley will be dis - In an official response, Tuesday of $0.15 per this week. is believed to have illegal - up!’ They have appealed to cussing the state of the Dollar General said, “The share, a 7 percent increase Revenues for the quar - ly sold some of the loads local economy. local officials with patriot - company employs a num - over the prior quarter. The ter totaled $118.18 billion, under his own name and ic fervor, invoking the Reservations are ber of measures designed dividend is payable on and earnings totaled $3.03 kept the proceeds, thought struggles of Mao Zedong required and must be to ensure store managers Dec. 16 to shareholders of billion, down from $3.3 bil - to be more than $400,000. against foreign imperial - made by noon Wednesday. and their teams under - record as of Dec. 2. lion for the same period Cost of the luncheon is $8 stand the necessary steps ists. They have posted per person. to create and maintain a First Merchants Corpo - last year. China trouble screeds online against To make a reservation, safe store environment. ration is a financial hold - Walmart’s move into unkind bosses and ‘union contact the chamber at Dollar General has taken ing company headquar - Not guilty? China is running into puppets.’ (260) 726-4481 or via email immediate actions to tered in Muncie. It com - A Mount Vernon, South some headwinds, with “In doing so, the Chi - at membership@jaycoun - address the situations ref - prises First Merchants Dakota, man pleaded not labor unrest reported in nese work force of the tychamber.com. erenced in the OSHA cita - Bank, which also operates guilty this to two counts several parts of the coun - world’s largest retail tion at the store in Pio - as Lafayette Bank & Trust, of grand theft in which he try. 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Bank. keeping the money. ment against the giant the working class and pit - The company was cited Cash dividend According to The Daily retailer. ting that against its fear of this week for a “willful First Merchants Corpo - Profits dip Republic of Columbus, “Across China, Walmart independent labor violation of safety rules” ration, parent company of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. South Dakota, the man employees have raised activism,” The Times said. Deeds Marvin A. and Linda D. 20, Richland Township. K. Snyder, deceased, to Portland. Dudley to Christopher D. Thomas E. Nixon to Robert H. and Vivian K. Jeffrey G. and Kay A. and Catherine B. Baugher, Zachary and Janelle Morehous, warranty deed Corle to Dylan S. Swingley Manager of Emergency warranty deed — Lot 2-5, Homan, warranty deed — — Heritage Commons, and Tricia R. Schmitmey - 30-33, Evan Evans Second 50 acres, Section 7, Pike Portland. er, warranty deed — 2 Medical Services Addition, Redkey. Township. Delores M. 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Cash, warranty Michael D. and Jennifer deed — Lot 30, Hawkins Chester Thomas, This position will be responsible for overseeing deed — 12.14 acres, Sec - Acheson, corporate war - Addition, Portland. deceased, Madonna M. department operations and personnel for Jay tion 19, Greene Township. ranty deed — 138.14 acres, Beulah F. Hiser Revoca - Wooten, to Madonna M. County Emergency Medical Services. This Nancy Bach to Marc Section 17, Penn Town - ble Trust to Edward W. Wooten, deed affidavit — opportunity requires 3 to 5 years EMT or Alan Fulkerson, warranty ship. Enyart, trustee deed — Lot 7, 8, 9, Mt. Auburn Paramedic field experience. Must possess a deed — 7.5 acres, Section Lorna B. Snyder, Robert Lot 14, Manuels Drive, Addition, Dunkirk. working knowledge of industry laws, rules and regulations, supervisory experience and an Associate’s degree is preferred. Must have a valid Vectren pressed to close plants Indiana Driver’s License. For confidential consideration, please submit By JOHN MARTIN of change for good." different models, a lot of she pointed to the Integrat - resumes to: Evansville Courier & Press During the march, two different scenarios taking ed Resource Plan's sched - Jay County Hospital More than 50 advocates representatives of the into account the recent uled release on Nov. 29. Attn: Human Resources of wind and solar energy marchers, Wendy Bredhold presidential election and Vectren is taking public 500 W. Votaw Street, Portland, IN 47371 and Jean Webb of Evans - many other variables ... input into account while production marched from Phone: (260) 726-1824 • FAX: (260) 726-1912 ville, met with Vectren and we'll all figure out what writing the plan, Kelley the Four Freedoms Monu - E-mail: [email protected] ment to Vectren Corp. on CEO Carl Chapman and they do on Nov. 29," said said. The utility says it is Wednesday evening, urg - Chase Kelley, Vectren vice Bredhold, a representative considering consumer ing the Evansville-based president of marketing and of the Sierra Club's Beyond cost, the environment and utility to use those communications. Coal campaign, and a for - a list of other factors. resources and set retire - "Mr. Chapman very gra - mer City Council member. Vectren's residential util - ment dates for aging, coal- ciously met with us. He Kelley described the ity rates are the highest fired power plants. said they have run a lot of meeting as productive, and in the state. Jay County Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer Every three years, Vec - tren must update its Inte - grated Resource Plan, which is a 20-year roadmap for energy production. The CongrConongrngrgrraraatulattulatuulalaationsationsttitioiononns requirement had been every two years. Vectren will reveal its latest IRP on ttoo thethhe 220017 Nov. 29. The Sierra Club and its LillyLiilllyly Enndonddoowmentowmentwmwwmemenentnt allies made their opinions known on Thursday as the sun set over Downtown. CommunitCComommmumuunnititty SScholarchchohololalaarrshiprshipshshipip They carried signs and homemade wind turbines, FinalisFiinanalalliissts!sts!tst ! chanting things such as "Ain't no power like the power of the sun cause the Left to Right: Jacob Geesaman, power of the sun don't stop." They said poor air Lillian Rogers, quality in this region caus - es health problems such as Erika Kunkler, & asthma. Kaitlyn Carpenter Mallory Rodenberg, an Evansville resident whose father is a Vectren retiree, told fellow marchers that THEE PORTLAND Vectren can "show us that www.portlandfounndation.orgg corporations can be agents FOUUNDATION The Commercial Review Page 6 Local/Indiana Saturday, November 19, 2016 Hoosier woman’s hobby rocks By LISA TRIGG page. Tribune-Star For the times she hasn't TERRE HAUTE, Ind. felt like getting out her - (AP) — A few months ago, self, she has let other peo - Teresa Taft didn't know ple hide the rocks. She can how powerful a few small make 30 to 40 per day, and rocks could be. she has made 600 since she But, since September, started. she has seen her Indiana She asks people who Rocks page on Facebook make their own rocks to grow with photos of smil - share to use a Sharpie pen ing faces holding up the to write Facebook Indiana rocks she has left in ran - Rocks on the underside so dom places. that people will go to the "I just want to make peo - page to record their finds. ple's day. Make them She recommends letting smile," she said Tuesday a freshly painted rock sit as she sat in her rural Clay for a couple of days to dry, County home painting col - and adding a clear glaze as orful designs and Christ - the final touch so that the mas-themed messages on paint will withstand the a new group of rocks. weather. "It keeps my mind off Anyone wanting an idea my own problems," she of what to paint can said. Google rock painting, she Taft was diagnosed in said, and get all kinds of 2010 with Chiari malfor - ideas. mation, a congenital There are groups of Girl defect that produces struc - Scouts in Vincennes, tural defects in the cere - Greencastle and Illinois bellum. As she puts it, her who are painting rocks. skull is too small for her The shapes of the rocks big brain. often dictate what she In her case, the effects paints on it. of the condition include Many have fun faces, blinding headaches, but others have starburst fatigue, muscle weakness designs of dots and squig - and nausea, among others. gles. It has left her disabled. Some are animals. Some So, when a friend intro - are objects such as pickles duced her to a painted or flowers. rock project that people on She uses regular craft the West Coast were doing, Associated Press/Joseph C. Garza paint, sometimes paint Taft decided to try it. markers, and pencils to She's not an artist, but Teresa Taft paints tiny dots on a yellow rock in her apartment near Brazil, Ind. Taft has been etch into paint. she is creative, and that's painting faces, Christmas trees, artistic designs and inspirational sayings on the small rocks and leaving She even got permission all it takes to turn an ordi - them in places where they can be easily found to brighten the days of others. from her 96-year-old nary rock into a happy grandmother to take a face that can brighten rock from her yard to dec - someone else's day. Cre - — along country roads, or her Facebook page Indi - rocks around Forest Park can place the colorful bits. orate. Her grandmother ativity and a lot of paint, as she walks into doctor's ana Rocks are what keep in Brazil. They tucked And she is gratified now keeps the rock in her that is. offices for medical her going. them in trees at adult when she sees other peo - house. "I had been in a dark appointments. "There's one little boy height and hid them at ple taking up the project. But she warns that the place since I got sick," she "You just have to wash who said he didn't want to ground level for kids to Rocks have been found in act of spreading smiles said. "When I get in that them if they're dirty," she go to his doctor's appoint - find. Bloomington, Indianapo - and kindness through the pain again, I don't want to said. "I know if people saw ment, but he found a rock She has left them at lis, Vincennes and Terre painted rocks can be go to that dark place me standing at the sink and it made it better for schools, outside stores and Haute, as well as Brazil. addicting. again, so I try to do this for washing a bunch of rocks him," she said. "That's hospitals. Wherever she "Just think about all the "I can't go anywhere other people." they'd think I'm crazy." why I do it." goes lately, she takes a smiles you haven't seen," anymore without seeing a She picks up rocks But the responses to the Last week, she and her pocketful of rocks and Taft said as she scrolled picture in a rock," she wherever she finds them rocks that are posted on boyfriend distributed 130 arrives a bit early so she through the Facebook said. Jay Superior Court Judge Max Ludy Roesly was fined $1 and driving while suspended, and assessed court costs program or paying the criminal misdemeanor Fined and sentenced assessed court costs of a Class A misdemeanor — of $183.50. Beaty is also course fee, and for failing Midland Funding LLC Matthew W. Pennington, $183. He was placed on for - Sentenced Nov. 10 to one ordered to pay an alcohol to pay probation adminis - vs. Angela Best, civil col - 58, Geneva, pleaded guilty mal probation for 12 year in Jay County Jail and drug countermea - tration and user’s fees. lections to operating a vehicle months. with all but 20 days sus - sures fee of $200 and a $400 Jefferson Capital Sys - while intoxicated, a Class Zachary J. Newlin, 19, pended. Wormer was fee for a Jay Superior Cases filed tems LLC vs. Annie C misdemeanor — Sen - Portland, pleaded guilty to given 20 days credit for 10 Court Substance Abuse Portfolio Recovery Asso - Costello, civil collections tenced Nov. 15 to 60 days in theft, a Class A misde - days already served. She program. ciates LLC vs. Tasha L. State of Indiana vs. Jay County Jail. He was meanor — Sentenced Nov. was assessed $183.50 in As part of a plea agree - Allen, civil collections Christopher W. Godsey, given six days credit for 14 to one year in Jay Coun - court costs and placed on ment, a charge of posses - Portfolio Recovery Asso - Level 6 felony three days already served ty Jail to be served consec - formal probation for 12 sion of marijuana was dis - ciates LLC vs. Tiffin S. State of Indiana vs. utive to a sentence months. missed. He was placed on and began serving the High, civil collections Chad E. Guntle, Level 6 imposed in a felony case. Aaron R. Zimmerman, formal probation for 11 remaining 54 days begin - Portfolio Recovery Asso - felony All but 32 days of Newlin’s 23, Berne, pleaded guilty months and the court rec - ning Nov. 15. ciates LLC vs. Amanda State of Indiana vs. sentence are suspended to charge of disorderly ommends to Indiana Pennington was fined Chilote, civil collections Andrew Wilhelm, Level 6 and he was given 32 days conduct, a Class B misde - Bureau of Motor Vehicles State of Indiana vs. felony $100 and assessed court credit for 16 days already meanor — Sentenced Nov. that the Beaty’s license be Daniel M. Flipski, crimi - State of Indiana vs. costs of $183.50. He is served. He was assessed 9 to 64 days in Jay County suspended for 90 days. ordered to pay an alcohol nal misdemeanor Pedro A. Serna, criminal court costs of $183 and Jail and given 64 days Zachary W. Robbins, misdemeanor and drug countermea - placed on formal proba - credit for 32 days already was found to have violated State of Indiana vs. Dou - sures fee of $200 and the glas H. Hudson, criminal State of Indiana vs. tion for 11 months. served. As part of a plea the terms of his probation Travis Lee Nichols, crimi - court recommends Indi - Lucas G. Chapman, 34, agreement, a charge of and was ordered to serve misdemeanor nal misdemeanor ana Bureau of Motor New Castle pleaded guilty possession of parapherna - an additional 90 days of State Farm Fire vs. Sub - State of Indiana vs. Vehicles suspend his to driving while suspend - lia was dismissed. Zim - his original one-year sen - urban Propane and Water Lance Tobias Simon, license for six months. ed, a Class A misde - merman was assessed tence for theft, a Class A Tec, civil tort As part of a plea agree - meanor — Sentenced Nov. court costs of $183. misdemeanor. He was Credit Acceptance Corp criminal misdemeanor ment, a charge of operat - 10 to one year in Jay Coun - Dillon M. Beaty, 21, Win - given 60 days credit for 30 vs. Kandi L. Franks and ing a vehicle with an alco - ty Jail with all but 30 days chester, pleaded guilty to a days already served. He Donald E. Ervin, civil col - Judgments hol concentration equiva - suspended and he was charge of operating a began serving his sen - lections Second Round LP as suc - lent of 0.08 percent or given two days credit for vehicle while intoxicated tence on Nov. 10 and is to LVNV Funding LLC vs. cessor in interest to San - more was dismissed. one day already served. endangering a person receive day-for-day good- Bridget McGill, civil col - tander consumer was Alexander R. Roesly, 18, Chapman is to serve the with a passenger less than time credit. Robbins vio - lections granted $3219.92 plus Union City, pleaded guilty remaining 28 days of his 18 years of age, a Class A lated his probation by fail - State of Indiana vs. interest and costs from to theft, a Class A misde - sentence on weekends. misdemeanor — Sen - ing not to use drugs or Dushawn E. Coe, criminal Stephanie Doll, civil col - meanor — Sentenced Nov. Chapman was assessed tenced Nov. 9 to one year controlled substances on misdemeanor lections 15 to one year in Jay Coun - court costs of $183.50 and in Jay County Jail with all or about Oct. 9, failing to State of Indiana vs. MutualBank is granted ty Jail with all but two was placed on formal pro - but 34 days suspended. pay costs of $183 to the Jay Brett A. Gilland, criminal $20,859.76 from heirs at days suspended. He was bation for 12 months. Beaty was given 34 days County Circuit Clerk, fail - misdemeanor law of Marian Wright, given two days credit for Amanda L. Wormer, 32, credit for 17 days already ing to enroll or complete State of Indiana vs. unknown, mortgage fore - one day already served. Redkey, pleaded guilty to served. He was fined $100 the “Thinking for Good” Tabitha M. St. Myers, closure Portland City Court
Judge Donald $144.50; Christopher A. belt, $25; Jessica E. tions-dog at large; Terra S. 30 mph zone, no insur - of accident, Nov. 30. Gillespie Pfeifer, Bryant, seat belt, Thompson, Winchester, Ogan, Portland, driving ance; Casey D. Shawver, Fined and sentenced $25; Austin M. Krauss, speeding 74 in a 55 mph while suspended; Nancy Portland, possession of Pre-trials set Kyler J. Carvel, Redkey, speeding 77 in a 55 mph zone, $152.50; Joshua C. Phillips, Fort Wayne, paraphernalia. Gregory L. Sites, Port - failure to yield, $158.50; zone, $169; Bakhodir Leonhard, Muncie, speed - expired plates; Heather A. land, public intoxications, Matthew D. Gannon, Port - Djalilov, Hollywood, Flori - ing 45 in a 30 mph zone, Sheets, Portland, no insur - Trials continued Feb. 1; Joshua R. Curts, land, false registration, da, off truck route, $148.50; Thomas L. Wright, ance; Justin S. Stephens, Michael L. Pearcy, Muncie, aggressive driv - $158.50; Osiel M. Valdez, $158.50; Dale W. Stanley, Redkey, speeding 75 in a 55 Dunkirk, speeding 44 in a Union City, leaving scene ing, Feb. 1. Union City, speeding 67 in Muncie, off truck route, mph zone, $169; Chase A. a 55 mph zone, $145.50; $158.50; John G. Stepowoy, Anderson, New Castle, Zachary C. Whittington, Stow, Ohio, speeding 71 in speeding 50 in a 35 mph Portland, minor consump - a 55 mph zone, $149.50; zone, $148.50; Donald E. Jay Circuit Court tion, $283; Michael D. Lles, Kelsey S. Deibert, Battle Spice, Bryant, seat belt, Columbus, Ohio, speeding Creek, Michigan, speeding $25; Kenneth Pearce, 74 in a 55 mph zone, 75 in a 55 mph zone, $169; Ozark, Missouri, annual Judge Brian nour vs. Monica Leigh Carrington Mortgage is $152.50; Stacy S. Lewis, Jay A. Bastian, Fort inspection, $158.50; Tyler Hutchison Ridenour, dissolution granted $67,978.22 from Richmond, speeding 82 in Wayne, speeding 71 in a 55 M. Vankirk, Granger, Cases filed State of Indiana vs. Lynn Egly, mortgage fore - mph zone, $151.50; Michael speeding 54 in a 35 mph Dusty Rowles, Level 5 closure. a 55 mph zone, $169; David Jefferson Capitall Sys - E. Fernandez, Bryant, seat T. Grillot, Fort Loramie, zone, $152.20; Daniel R. felony tems LLC vs. Amanda L. belt, $25, expired plates, Ohio, speeding 49 in a 55 Cox, Portland, expired Dissolutions $158.50; Jaylin A. Thomas, mph zone, $147.50; Camer - plates, $158.50. Chilcote, civil collections Judgments Jasma Wilson and Lima, Ohio, speeding 72 in an C. Marbaugh, Ohio Terry J. Robinette vs. Crossroads Financial Christopher Wilson, Nov. a 55 mph zone, $150.50; City, Ohio, speeding 50 in a Failure to appear Pheobe D. Robinette, dis - FCU is granted $2,525.70 15. Joseph B. Schmit, speed - 35 mph zone, $148.50; Casie Vanessa Perod-Ramirez, solution from Joseph Lavrey, civil Nick Young and Gladys ing 66 in a 55 mph zone, R. Reno, Dunkirk, seat Portland, ordinance viola - Bradley Richard Ride - collections. M. Young, Nov. 10. The Commercial Review Page 7 Saturday, November 19, 2016 Comics STATEWIDE STATEWIDE 30 LOST STRAYERD SPEED BUMP Dave Coverly CLASSIFIED ADS 40 NOTICES 60 SERVICES
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A STATEWIDE 150 BOATS, SPORTINGRegional. 190 FARMERSavail- AMISH CREW CON-Metal Saturday,LAND NovemberAUCTION 19, NovemberPUBLIC AUCTION 19, 2016 DRIVERS:Home Weekly/Bi-Week- able,LEASE Coldwater, SPACE OH. TWO BEDROOMwith ShingleSTRUCTION Roofing/Siding, 2016 10:00 AM ly Guaranteed. Paid Manufacturing, ware- detachedLARGE HOUSE two car Old Barn Restoration, 10:00 am Bubp Building, Jay Co Loaded & Empty/Rider housing, assembly, dis- garage. $550/month. Foundation & Concrete 3168 S Boundary Pike, Fairgrounds Program. No-Touch, tribution, offices, inside 765-730-3083. D Work, New Construc- Portland Bedroom suite; dressers; Benefits & Monthly and outdoor storage. tion/Room Additions. 160 acres +/-, with large china cabinet; furniture; Bonuses. 877-758- Easy access to major LAND Free Estimates. 260- brick home, barns & trunks; antique books; 3905 highways and railroad CONTRACT/RENTto buy. 1833 W/ 251-5494 buildings offered in 5 lamps; Fenton, Fiesta, access with loading DowneyOPTION Lane Albany, tracts and entirety. Lefton; Tiara; Milk white; docks and overhead THE TOWNis now OF taking PEN- IN. Nice 3 bedroom Tractors(Ford, AC, Far- small kitchen appli- cranes available. Con- NVILLEapplications for Police ranch. 937-548-2501 V 90 SALE CALENDAR mall); riding ances; paperweights; tact Sycamore Group, Reserve Officer. Must mowers(Country Clipper, heaters; 9”, 22”, 24” TVs; 419-678-5318, live within a one mile 40 ACRE FARM AUC- Kubota, Yamaha); farm cups/saucers; Forge www.sycamorespace.co radius of Pennville, be 220 REAL ESTATE Saturday, TIONNovember 19, equipment; farm items; 4 anvils; printer; Toro blow- m over 21 years of age. Before 2016 wheeler; shop equip- er; weed eater; yard Experience preferred when you youREAL list ESTATEyour Real Estate 10:00 am ment(pressure washer, tools; bikes; much more. E but not necessary. mayWHY be RENT able to buy for or book your Auction Lehman Park Pavilion generator, compressor); Alice Valentine, Applications may be zero money down. Call Call Mel Smitley’s Real 212 Park Avenue, antiques( secretary, high Deceased picked up @ the Pen- for more information. Estate & Auctioneering Berne, IN boy, steel & buggy By Ellen Caupp nville Town Hall, 105 N Heather Clemmons. 260-726-0541 cell, 260- Farm: West of Geneva wheels); collectibles; Loy Real Estate & Auc- Washington Street, 765-748-5066. 726-6215 office. Laci on SR 116 to CR 300W primitives; guns; house- tion Monday and Fridays Smitley 260-729-2281, R then South 1 mile. hold; appliances. 260-726-2700 9am-1pm or Wednes- or Ryan Smitley 260- CR 300W and CR Pauline Borders, Gary Loy MAPLE HEIGHTSat 701 S day 1:30pm-5:30pm. 729-2293 1150S. Deceased AU01031608 AWesternPARTMENTS Avenue, Port- Hartford Twp. farm. By Darrell Borders 260-726-5160 land, Indiana, is now Excellent road frontage. Pete Shawver Ben Lyons KITCHEN FLOATERFor more taking applications for FOR RENT/RENTJay, Blackford, TO T Very productive farm AU01012022 AU10700085 HEADinformation START go to CFS one and two bedroom Randolph,OWN Delaware, ground. Pete D. Shawver 260-251-2939 Website: commu- apartments. Rent based Madison, Henry Coun- Harold J Keller, Owner AU19700040 Travis Theurer nityandfamilyservices.o on 30% of adjusted ties. Over 300 Houses Miz Lehman Realtors- 260-726-5587 AU11200131 rg, or Facebook: Com- gross income. Barrier and apartments. Auctioneers Zane Shawver 260-251-2520 munity & Family Servic- free units. 260-726- Heather Clemmons 765- 260-589-2903. AU10500168 Aaron Loy es, Inc. EOE 4275, TDD 800-743- 748-5066 clemmon- I www.auctionzip.com 260-729-2229 AU11200112 3333. This institution is spropertiesllc.com www.mizlehman.com CDL DRIVER/DOCK- an Equal Opportunity 4 AC63001588 Full Time/Part time LAND AUCTION WEAVER AUCTION Provider and Employer. BedroomHOUSE FOR 2 bath SALE House Chris Yoder Thursday, December 8, Saturday, November 26, Growing Company with and office and AU01030238 2016 2016. need Class A CDL driv- NEED MORE STOR- detached garage On a Bart Lehman 6:00 PM 4-H Building, Jay Co. er who would work PJ’s U-Lock and AGE? double corner lot in S AU08800606 Location: Lion’s Club Fairgrounds, Portland, loading dock majority of Storage, most sizes Ridgeville Recently Jason Bluhm Civic Center 307E IN. time, taking loads as available. Call 260-726- remodeled. New bath- AU08900171 100N, Portland 10am / 10:30am Double needed. Expected 2-3 4631. room has a JETTED Phil Wullimn 120+/- acres, Madison Ring. days a week driving Twp., Por tland. 2002 LS Venture; 1995 OTR to start. This job TUB! Too Many AU01001374 TIRED OF NON-PAY-For Offered in 4 Tracts. Achieva. Household fur- can grow to full time upgrades to list. Must jINGust 10% RENTERS? of monthly E Tarter Realty nishings; appliances; rid- driving, or stay as driv- see to appreciate. Only ESTATE SALE rent/ life could be 100% Saturday, November 19, Auction & Appraisal Co. ing mowers; antiques; er/dock if candidate $46,000! Call Keith 765- better. Property manag- 2016 Brody Tarter collectibles; glassware; wishes. Drivers home 509-0910 ing. Heather Clemmons in 10:00 AM AU11400074 tools; wicker couch; every weekend, and 765-748-5066 clem- Women’s Building, Jay 765-595-8155 primitives; Shopsmith V; hotels are offered while monspropertiesllc.com 230 AUTOS, TRUCKS County Fairgrounds Dave Tarter hit/miss engines; musi- on the road. If part time Antiques, primitives, AU1960021 cal instruments; position is desired, it SANDY HOLLOW The collectibles, tools, guns, McCormick distillery would be driving only. East FUQUA CHRYSLER 15 crocks, Dazey china bottles; Jack’s Apply at Smith Brothers MainAPARTMENTS; Street, Portland; DODGE JEEP RAM: Saturday,PUBLIC November AUCTION 19, New and Pre-owned churns, 10 cream cans, Dairy box; 8 oak chairs; of Berne. 356 Monroe two bedroom, two bath 2016 cars, trucks, minivans, 4 rifles, shotgun, hol- snow blower; garage fur- St. Berne, IN. upstairs; living room, 9:00 am SUV’s. Full service and sters, saddle, new pellet nishings. family room, kitchen and 107 W Main Street, parts department 127 Commercial pistols. David Loy Estate, Oth- half bath downstairs; Bryant, IN EXPERIENCED SEMI-Start East Commerce Street, Civil War papers, ers central air; washer/ Kenmore washer and aDRIVERt.50 per NEEDED mile. Home Dunkirk, 765-768-6224. antique furniture, Victro- www.auctionzip.com dryer hookup; attached dryer; bedroom suite; every weekend. Compa- Monday- Friday 8-6; Sat- la, costume and Sterling #11389 garage with opener. picnic table; JD 110 rid- ny pays for insurance. urday 8-2 www. jewelry, childs wood Mel Smitley’s Real $650 monthly plus secu- Review ing mower; Bosch heavy Call 949-246-1570 or FuquaChrysler.com wagon. Estate & Auctioneering rity deposit and utilities; duty drill; double wheel Email osodemiyo@tjx- Craftsman snow blower, AU01011555 260-525-0277 or 260- grinder; floor jacks; log pservice.com CA$H PAID FOR JUNK Fisher wood stove, 260-726-6215 Office 726-7257 Any year, any chains; job site tool CARS Craftsman and DeWalt 260-726-0541 Cell condition. Running or boxes; heavy duty pipe tool chests, log chains, Laci Smitley not. We tow away. 765- cutter; lots of hand tools; 130 MISC. FOR SALE 510 W HIGH ST, PORT- bounce house, lawn fur- AU10600051 2 bedroom apt. 578-0111 or 260-726- sockets; wrenches; ham- LAND C niture, household, gen- 260-729-2281 $450 plus deposit. All 5143 Massey’s Towing mers; old scales; tractor JAY COUNTY electric. Water is paid. erator, military. 500 S. Jon Saul Estate seat and much more. Meridian,ANTIQUE MALL Portland. 260-703-0477 King Auctioneering Clayton Hummel Estate 110 HELP WANTED Under new ownership! Sale conducted by 250 PUBLIC NOTICE Mark King Building being remod- ONE AND Apartments. TWO BED- Green Auction MANPOWER PORT- AU09200213 now hiring for eled and reorganized! LakeROOM of The Woods, L 260-589-8474 LAND 260-729-1142 machine operators, Have many more deal- Geneva, water included www. Auctionzip.com assemblers, inspectors, ers! 260-766-4030. www.SoldonGreen.com with rent, no pets, 260- mold makers, mainte- PublicNOTICE OF SHERIFF'SNotice Rob Green 433-2081 Visit Us At: nance. 609 N. Meridian CHRISTMAS TREES SALE AU19500011 St. 260-726-2888 Cut your own tree- By virtue of a certified copy of a A thecr.com Bill Liechty Spruce and Pine. UPSTAIRSapartment ONE BED- with decree to me directed from the AU01048441 Wreaths, Grave Blan- stove/refrigerator,ROOM very Clerk of Jay Circuit Court of Jay AUTOMOTIVE TECH- County, Indiana, in Cause No. Full-time, com- kets, Straw Maze. Open clean. $375 month. 765- NICIANS 38C01-1608-MF-000022 wherein petitive pay based on Fri, Sat, Sun 11-5:30. 730-3083. JPMorgan Chase Bank, Na- experience plus vacation November 25th- tional Association was Plaintiff, and retirement. Apply @ December 23rd. Sud- and Brandon L. Fisher a/k/a ONE AND TWO-BED- Brandon Fisher was a Defen- S Zuma Automotive, LLC, hoff Tree Farm 6314 SR ROOM APARTMENTS 314 S Main Celina, Ohio 49, Fort Recovery, Ohio in Pennville. New appli- dant, required me to make the ances including AC. sum as provided for in said De- or [email protected]. 419-942-1039 cree with interest and cost I will New carpet, laundry on expose at public sale to the premises. Service ani- NOW TAKING highest bidder, on the 22nd day Second shift 190 FARMERS COL- mals only. 260-368- of December. 2016, at the hour RESUMES S w/weekends. Must be 21 UMN 9187 of 10:00 am or as soon thereafter as is possible, at Jay County years of age or older; Spread- must be able to work AG RENTAL Courthouse/3rd Floor - Main, ers: DDI, Artsway Verti- TAKING APPLICA-bed- Portland, IN 47371, the fee sim- weekends; must have cal. New Holland 228 TIONS FOR A 3 ple of the whole body of Real references. Wages $8.50 room house in Pennville. Estate in Jay County, Indiana. skid loader w/full cab, Washer/dryer hookup. I to $10.00. Northside heat/ac. Fort Recovery A part of the East Half of the Stove/refrigerator fur- Southeast Quarter of Section Carry Out, Attn: Ruth, 419-852-0309 1226 N. Meridian, Port- nished. No pets. Deposit 17, Township 22 North, Range required. 260-703-1120 13 East of the Second Princi- land, IN 47371. pal Meridian, Jay County, In- 200 FOR RENT diana, more particularly de- DRIVERS: SIGN-ON Storage. 3 ONE-BEDROOM415 scribed as follows: F & Paid Orienta- INMAN U-LOC APTS FOR RENT Commencing at an iron pipe BONUStion! Low-cost Insur- Mini storage, five sizes. 1/2 N Ship- $350 plus (found) marking the South- ance, Holiday & Vacation Security fence or 24 electric and gas heat. east corner of the Southeast Pay, 401k CDL Class-A hour access units. Gate Available December 1st. Quarter of said Section 17; thence North 00 degrees 00 Call to start your career hours: 8:00-8:00 daily. 922 S Meridian- $350 Pearl Street, Portland. minutes 00 seconds East (as- with Averitt: 855-779- plus electric and gas sumed bearing)1070.71 feet I 2818 260-726-2833 heat. Washer/dryer with the East line of said hook-up. Available Southeast Quarter to a Rail- November 15th. 203 E road Spike (set) marking the Walnut- $430 plus elec- Point of Beginning of the 110 HELP WANTED property herein described; tric, heat/water fur- thence South 89 degrees 28 E nished. Available minutes 39 seconds West November 20th. Call 909.68 feet with an existing Spencer Apts. 260-726- wire fence and its Easterly ex- 7368. tension to a wood corner post; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 14 seconds West Walking & Motor CLEAN, 2 BEDROOMappli- 324.45 feet with an existing D APARTMENT, wire fence and its Northerly ances including wash- extension to a 5/8" diameter er/dryer furnished, cen- rebar (set) on the South line tral air/heat. In town no (as monumented) of a 38.089 Subs smokers/pets. Refer- acre tract described in a deed apply at recorded in Deed Record 138, ences/deposit required. page 772 the Office of the The Commercial Review Call 260-726-7350 M-F Recorder of Jay County, Indi- (or 260-726-9504 after ana; thence North 88 degrees 309 W Main St Portland, IN 47371 5pm). 35 minutes 22 seconds East 909.94 feet with said South Pick up application or call 260-726-8141 234 Oak line to a Railroad spike (set) Street.REDKEY Three bedroom on the East line of said South- from 8:00 to 6:00 pm duplex, one block from east Quarter; thence South 00 A degrees 00 minutes 00 sec- Ask for Kim or Tonia school and store. Water onds West 338.56 feet with paid. Washer /dryer said East lien to the Point of- or email [email protected] hookup. $550 month. Beginning, containing 6.923 260-251-1808. acres, more or less. (301 .544 square feet +/-) Absolutely no pets! More Commonly known as D 5786 S 600 W, Redkey, IN 47373-9447 TWO-BEDROOM712 N APARTMENT: Parcel No. Main, Dunkirk. Stove/ 38-10-l7-400-016.000-024 refrigerator furnished. Together with rents, issues, in- Total electric. $325 plus come and profits thereof, said deposit. Section 8 OK. sale will be made without re- lief from valuation or appraise- S 765-748-2379. ment laws Clean, 1 Dwane Ford, 504 W RACE Jay County Sheriff bedroom upstairs apart- SUSAN M. WOOLLEY, Plain- ment. Appliances fur- tiff Attorney 726- nished, water paid. No Attorney # 150 pets/smoking, Damage FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 8415 Allison Pointe Blvd., deposit/references Suite 400 required. $500 month. Indianapolis, IN 46250 260-729-5000 CR 11-12,19,26-2016 8141 CR 11-12,19,26-2016 -HSPAXLP The Commercial Review Saturday, November 19, 2016 Sports Page 9 Stuns ... Continued from page 10 “I thought rebounding Box score was huge,” Comer said. “For the third game in a Bellmont Squaws row we’re smaller than at Jay County Patriots our opponents but we’ve Girls varsity summary out-rebounded every opponent so far.” Bellmont (2-3) FG-FGA FT-FTA PTS Maddie Sonnenburg Velez 1-4 1-2 3 and Hunter combined to MSonnnbrg 3-8 1-2 7 Hunter 4- 11 4-5 13 score six straight points Selking 0-5 0-0 0 for Bellmont, which McMahon 2-2 4-4 8 pulled within 12-9 mid - Hoffman 0-3 0-0 0 Thomas 0-1 0-0 0 way through the first Fluelling 0-4 0-0 0 quarter. But Homan’s Scott 0-1 2-2 2 SSonnnbrg 1-2 0-0 3 triple, and a basket by Totals 11-41 12-15 36 Kendra Muhlenkamp .268 .800 started a 10-2 run to close Jay County (3-0) out the period. FG-FGA FT-FTA PTS “Obviously when you Homan 4-9 0-0 10 EMuhlnkmp 3-3 0-0 6 hit shots it really helps Ault 3-6 0-0 8 things,” Comer said. Dues 5-12 0-0 11 “The good thing with this Caldwell 5-7 2-2 13 KMuhlnkmp 1-1 1-2 3 team is they are sharing BMuhlnkmp 3-4 0-0 7 the ball and they are Omstead 0-1 0-0 0 The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz Shreve 1-5 0-0 3 drawing double team and Dirksen 0-0 0-0 0 getting people open Phillips 0-0 0-0 0 Pictured is the 2016-17 Jay County High School boys basketball team. Front row from left are shots. Dillon 0-1 0-0 0 manager Dawn Minnick, manager Aleah Barrett, Jordan Stultz, manager Joey Hall, manager Kiersten Totals 25-49 3-4 61 “We have girls that if .510 .750 Rabon and manager Alexa Barrett. Middle row are Spencer Calvert, Cole Stigleman, Michael Schlechty, you leave them open Garrett Rodgers, Ryan Schlechty, Max Moser and Holton Hill. Back row are assistant coach Garrett Krieg, Score by quarters: they’re going to knock Bellmont 11 9 12 4—36 assistant coach Zach Fullenkamp, Jason Schlosser, Wyatt Geesaman, Jay Houck, Parker Grimes, coach them down.” Jay Co. 22 14 16 9—61 Chris Krieg and assistant coach Brad Horn. Caldwell became the 3-point shooting: Bellmont 2- third different player to 12 (Hunter 1-5, SSonnenberg 1- lead Jay County in scor - 1, Velez 0-2, Hoffman 0-2, MSon - nenberg 0-1, Fluelling 0-1). Jay ing as she finished with County 8-17 (Ault 2-4, Homan 2- 13 points. She also had 3, Dues 1-4, Shreve 1-4, Caldwell Crucial ... three rebounds and a 1-1, BMuhlenkamp 1-1). Continued from page 10 time defending sectional pair of assists before Rebounds: Bellmont 20 Becoming just the champion Homestead dur - exiting the game with a (Hunter 6, MSonnenberg 4, Hoff - JCHS boys basketball man 2, Thomas 2. Fluelling 2, school’s third 1,000-point ing the regular season for knee injury late in the team 2, Velez, Scott). Jay County scorer is a definite possi - the second year in a row. fourth quarter. 35 (Ault 7, Omstead 5, team 4, Date Opponent Time Dues had a season-high EMuhlenkamp 3, Caldwell 3, bility. He is currently 12th The Patriots travel to Fort BMuhlenkamp 3, Homan 2, on the career points list Wayne to take on the Spar - 11 points, and Homan KMuhlenkamp 2, Shreve, Dillon). Tuesday, Nov. 22 Hagerstown 6 p.m. chipped in with 10 for her with 764. He needs 78 to tans Feb. 18. Friday, Nov. 26 Richmond 6 p.m. third straight game Assists: Bellmont 4 (HUnter 2, crack the top 10, 150 to The season-opener Friday, Dec. 2 Woodlan 6 p.m. Velez, McMahon). Jay County 9 vault in the top five and against Hagerstown is Thursday, Dec.8 Muncie Burris 6 p.m. reaching double digits. (Ault 3, Caldwell 2, KMuh - Tuesday, Dec. 13 Yorktown 6 p.m. lenkamp 2, Dues, BMuh - 413 to tie 2013 graduate also a new addition, and Ault contributed game lenkamp). highs in rebounds Brock McFarland’s record former ACAC foe rival SFraidtuaryd, aDye, cD. e1c6 . 17 FDoerltta Recovery 6 p.m.. (seven) and assists Blocks: Bellmont 0. Jay Coun - of 1,177 points. That Leo is back on the sched - ty 2 (Homan, Omstead). Tuesday, Dec. 20 Winchester 6 p.m. (three). means over a 22-game sea - ule. The Patriots host the Friday, Dec. 30 Muncie Central 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 Adams Central 6 p.m. “It is great because it is Personal fouls: Bellmont 10 son he needs to average Lions Feb. 11. hard for the opponents to (McMahon 3, Hoffman 2, MSon - and roughly 18 points per “It’s hard to find the nenberg, Selking, Thomas, game to become the all- right teams to play you at Tuesday, Jan. 10 ACAC Tourney @ TBA TBA scout,” Comer said. “How Fluelling, SSonnenberg). Jay Friday, Jan. 13 ACAC Tourney @ TBA TBA do you (prepare) against County 12 (Ault 2, Dues 2, Cald - time scoring leader. the right time,” Krieg Saturday, Jan. 14 ACAC Tourney @ TBA TBA well 2, KMuhlenkamp 2, Homan, “They would be cool to said. “Hagerstown is us? Who do you want to BMuhlenkamp, Omstead, Friday, Jan. 20 South Adams 6 p.m. stop? Someone else will Shreve). get if I get them,” he said going to be a very, very FSraitduardy,a Jy,a Jna. n2.7 21 BSoluuftfhtoern n Wells 65 p.m.. of the milestones. “But good basketball team … step up. Turnovers: Bellmont 16, Jay “We are a deep team County 16. ultimately we want to win Then we come back with TShauturrsddaayy, ,J Faenb. 2. 82 FBWlac Skfoourd th Side 6 :3p0.m p. .m. and the more we continue and we want to have fun Richmond (Nov. 26), to play well the more and while we’re doing it. If which is obviously a very SFraidtuaryd, aFye,b F. e1b0 . 11 LHeeoritage 6 p.m.. more confidence the girls they come along with it athletic team.” Friday, Feb. 17 Norwell 6 p.m. that’s cool. That’s awe - After winning the con - will get.” Junior varsity Saturday, Feb. 18 Homestead 6 p.m. A strong second quar - some. ference tournament, Jay Friday, Feb. 24 Bellmont 6 p.m. As good as the Patriots’ Home games in bold offense was on Friday, its ter gave Jay County its “The main goal is to County had to settle for a defense was just as solid third win of the season in win.” share of the regular sea - in stopping Hunter, who knocking off Bellmont The 6-foot, 6-inch, sen - son title with a loss to was averaging 19.3 points 34-27. ior is also aiming to Heritage. Despite not win - per game through the The Patriots (3-0) led become more of a leader, ning it outright, the Patri - Squaws’ first three con - just 7-6 after the first especially given the fact ots still have a target on tests. Hunter scored 10 of quarter, but a 10-3 edge in he will be the focal point their backs as the team to ‘Ultimately we want to win her 13 points in the first the second gave them a of the offense this season. beat. and we want to have fun while half, and four of them 17-9 advantage at inter - “I’ve had a lot of years “We just play one game were from the free-throw mission. The lead bal - to develop under older at a time,” Krieg said. we’re doing it. If (scoring line. looned to 25-15 heading players and the coaching “Everybody is going to milestones) come along with Comer kept a steady into the fourth quarter, staff,” he said. “Now I come after you. It’s not rotation of defenders on during which Bellmont kind of take it upon going to be easy. We have it that’s cool. That’s awesome. the sophomore, who she made a push but wasn’t myself to be a leader.” to come to play night an The main goal is to win.’ had to work for every able to overcome the How can he handle that? and night out. shot she took. She was 4- deficit. “Just being aggressive “We can’t take anyone —Jay Houck, for-11 from the field, and Hanna Dillon led Jay and taking my opportuni - for granted like we took JCHS senior made one of her five County with 10 points. ties when they come,” he Heritage for granted that shots from 3-point range. Samm Twigg and Claire said. “But also play with night because they’re “I thought they did a Dirksen both chipped in the team (and) make the going to pounce on you.” South Adams (Jan. 20), good,” Krieg said. The nice job with her, face with eight points, and best decisions for the Jay County has home Southern Wells (Jan. 21) Patriots are 16-3 in two guarding her at times Hannah Phillips added team.” conference tilts against and Heritage (Feb. 10) on years against ACAC oppo - and putting a little bit of four. Kendal Garringer Jay County has a slight - Adams Central (Jan. 7) the road. nents. Two of those losses contact on her at times,” and Hallie Fields each ly beefed up schedule than and Bluffton (Jan. 27). It “As a whole our confer - were to Leo two years ago. Heim said. had two points. in the past. It plays three- meets Woodlan (Dec. 2), ence is going to be pretty “I’m excited.” Sports on tap Local schedule South Adams — Girls basketball at Middle school boys basketball vs. South - Texas Tech at Iowa State (FS1); Texas as Hall of Fame Tip-Off (ESPN) cisco 49ers (CBS-15) ern Wells – 5 p.m. Kansas (ABC-6,21, ESPN2); Northwest - 3 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Sprint Today Union City – 6 p.m. 5:30 p.m. — Women’s College Bas - ern at Minnesota (BTN) Cup Series – Ford EcoBoost 400 (NBC- Jay County — Girls swimming at ketball: UConn at LSU (ESPN) Tuesday 7 p.m. — College Football: Clemson 2,13) Westfield Invitational – 10 a.m.; Girls Monday 7:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Basket - Jay County — Boys basketball at at Wake Forest (ESPN); Chattanooga at 3:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket - basketball vs. Winchester – 6 p.m.; JV Jay County — Girls swimming vs. ball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off – Final (ESPN2) Hagerstown – 6 p.m. Alabama (ESPN2) ball: Hall of Fame Tip-Off (ESPN2) wrestling hosts quad meet – 9 a.m.; Adams Central – 6 p.m.; Freshman boys 8:20 p.m. — NFL Football: Green Bay South Adams — Girls swimming at 7:30 p.m. — College Football: Ari - 4 p.m. — NFL Football: Miami Dol - Boys basketball scrimmage vs. Yorktown basketball vs. Delta - 6 p.m.; West Jay Packers at Washington Redskins (NBC- Marion – 5:30 p.m.; Girls basketball at zona State at Washington (FOX- phins at Los Angeles Rams (FOX-59) – 2 p.m. boys basketball vs. Blackford – 5:30 2,13) Leo – 6 p.m. 45,55,59) 4:15 p.m. — NFL Football: Philadel - Fort Recovery — Football vs. Minster p.m. 8 p.m. — College Football: Penn phia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks (CBS- 9:20 p.m. — Men ’s College Basket - in regional championship at Wapakoneta South Adams — Middle school girls ball: GIldan Charleston Classic – Final Wednesday State at Rutgers (BTN): Oklahoma at 4,7); New England Patriots at San Fran - – 7 p.m. basketball at Southern Wells – 6 p.m.; (ESPN2) South Adams — Boys basketball at West Virginia (ABC-6,21) Union City – 6 p.m. 10:15 p.m. — College Football: New Mexico at Colorado State (ESPN2) 10:30 p.m. — College Football: USC TV schedule at UCLA (ESPN) Today Noon — College Football: Wisconsin Sunday at Purdue (ABC-6,21); Kansas State at 1 p.m. — NFL Football: Tennessee Baylor (ESPN2); Ohio State at Michigan Titans at Indianapolis Colts (CBS-15); State (ESPN); Iowa at Illinois (BTN); Okla - Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys homa State at TCU (FS1) (CBS-4); Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Ben - 3:30 p.m. — College Football: Vir - gals (FOX-45); Chicago Bears at New ginia Tech at Notre Dame (NBC-2,13); York Giants (FOX-55); Pittsburgh Steel - Indiana at Michigan (ESPN); Florida ers at Cleveland Browns (CBS-7) State at Syracuse (ESPN2, ABC-6,21); 1 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:
- (260) 726-9345 115 E. Main St Portland, IN www.portins.com Saturday, November 19, 2016 FRHS football meets Follow us Minster at 7 p.m. tonight, on Twitter, see Sports on tap Sports @commreview Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Guard play Strong start stuns Squaws crucial for By CHRIS SCHANZ The Commercial Review In each of their first two Jay County games this season, the Patri - ots had a slow start on offense. boys hoops It didn’t happen for a third straight. The Jay County High School girls basketball team scored on a set play off the opening tip on its way to Patriots open making the first eight shots it took and dominated the season at glass Friday night in a 61-36 Hagerstown victory over the visiting Bellmont Squaws. on Tuesday “We got off to a lot better start tonight,” said JCHS coach Kirk Comer, whose team shot better than 50 per - By CHRIS SCHANZ cent from the field for its The Commercial Review best offensive performance In the Patriots’ three-point over - of the young season. “Gives time loss in the sectional opener us a little confidence going last season, two things came to into the second quarter with light. a little lead. One, it’s hard to win by turning “It’s a lot nicer to get off the ball over 40 times. to a good start like that.” Two, Jay Houck has the potential Junior Hanna Ault pushed to become the most prolific scorer the opening tip to Shelby in school history. Caldwell, who passed to a As the Jay County High School streaking Emily Muh - boys basketball team opens it sea - lenkamp for the first basket son Tuesday at Hagerstown, sec - of the game. Britlyn Dues ond-year coach Chris Krieg doesn’t followed with back-to-back see the high number of turnovers buckets as Jay County (3-0) being an issue. scored the first six points in And Houck is using his breakout a game during which it performance as a springboard to never trailed. reaching a couple scoring mile - “They kind of came out stones. and punched us in the “Our guard play is so good this mouth a little bit and it was year,” said Krieg, whose team was hard for us to recover,” said 17-7 and the Allen County Athletic Bellmont coach Andy Heim, Conference tournament champion whose team falls to 2-3. “We a year ago. “(Turnovers) don’t con - also didn’t play our best cern me as much as it has in the tonight. It’s a two-fold con - past.” tributing factor, maybe one For the Patriots, it will just be a thing leads to the other.” matter of which player will be Grace Hunter — she led tasked with facilitating the offense the Squaws with 13 points in place of Kyler Carvel, who grad - — made a basket and a foul uated as the team’s leader in assists shot for Bellmont’s first with 3.1 per game. Junior Cole points, then Dues and Shel - Stigleman was tied for second on by Caldwell answered with the team with Houck at 1.8 assists consecutive 3-pointers. Dues per game. Stigleman, his classmate drained hers from the right Holton Hill, sophomore Ryan corner on an assist from Schlechty and senior Spencer Ault, then dished a pass to Calvert are all capable of running Caldwell at the top of the the point to feed Houck and the key for a wide-open trey. other forward the ball down low. Jay County, which was 8- Those forwards are senior Jason of-17 from long range, made Schlosser (4.7 PPG), sophomore four 3-pointers in the open - Michael Schlechty (he saw limited ing quarter and had six by The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz action as a freshman) and sopho - halftime. Taylor Homan, more Wyatt Geesaman. It will be a Briana Muhlenkamp, Shelby Caldwell, a Jay County High School sophomore, shoots between group effort from those four to Audrey Shreve and Ault also Bellmont’s Carrie Scott, left, and Ivy Thomas (20) during the second half Friday at replace the void of 6-foot, 8-inch, made baskets from beyond JCHS. Caldwell scored a team-high 13 points in helping the Patriots to a 61-36 victory Adam Dirksen, who averaged 13.8 the arc. over the Squaws. points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds “They ran their sets to per game. perfection and got wide “Realistically you can’t replace open looks and we didn’t do shooters credit, they were missed, they were there to end, and out-rebounded that,” Krieg said. “You just have to a very good job of switching knocking them down.” grab the rebounds. Jay Bellmont 35-20 for the con - have the other kids step up. We all or getting out on their shoot - On the seemingly few County had a 15-10 edge on test. have to play together as a team. We ers,” Heim said. “Give their occasions the Patriots the glass at the offensive See Stuns page 9 have to block out as a team and rebound as a team. We just can’t rely on one person or two people to get our rebounds.” Houck, who has started each of the last three years, has increased Run gives Purdue win his scoring total by an average of WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — first 18 attempts from 3-point five points per game from one year During Matt Painter's 12 seasons range. to the next. He finished his junior coaching Purdue, the Boilermak - But with Caleb Swanigan finish - season averaging 15.4 points per ers have suffered shocking home ing with 19 points and 11 game, including a 35-point effort in losses to Wofford, Bucknell and rebounds, the Boilermakers (2-1) the sectional loss to Fort Wayne Gardner-Webb. closed the game with a 20-0 run to South Side. With 7:08 remaining in Friday salvage a 64-56 victory in an on- “It gives me a lot of confidence night's game against the Georgia campus Cancun Challenge game. that I can score a lot more than State Panthers, Purdue trailed 56- Dakota Mathias hit two 3-point - sometimes I have scored,” Houck 44 and was in danger of falling to ers and P.J. Thompson one during said. 1-2 after making only two of its the game-closing run. See Crucial page 9 Knight, Suns beat Pacers INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brandon Knight scored 17 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Indiana Pacers 116-96 on Friday night. Jared Dudley added 16 points, Alan Williams had 15 points, and Devin Book - er and Leandro Barbosa 13 each. Phoenix's back - ups outscored Indiana's reserves 78-35, the most points by bench players in the NBA this season. The Suns improved to 4-9 with their second road victory. Myles Turner led the Pacers with 22 points, and Jeff Teague had 21 points and seven assists.