Wednesday, April 14, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 State Request pulled Senate passes budget

Committee will work out differences with House version

By KAITLIN LANGE The Indianapolis Star Tribune News Service The Indiana Senate passed its version of the $35.8 billion state budget Tuesday by a 39-10 vote, with one Democrat joining all Republicans to approve the measure. Democrats unsuccess - fully tried to amend the budget Monday to raise the minimum wage, increase the cigarette tax, restore various line items that had been cut 15% dur - ing the pandemic, increase teacher pay and put an end to phased-in corporation tax cuts implemented under former Gov. Mike Pence, among other amendments. “It’s still not a budget that I can vote for,” said Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney “There’s still some things in here that doesn’t U.S. Aggregates, which is hoping to expand its operation north of its current site (pictured) at 2228 W. 125 address in totality what I South, has withdrawn its request to rezone about 115 acres, most of which sits between county road 100 South and feel that every single Tyson Road, east of county road 200 West. Portland Plan Commission had voted 6-2 April 1 to recommend that Hoosier want to see accom - Portland City Council deny the request. plished or needed in this session.” Sen. David Niezgodski, D-South Bend, broke with US Aggregates withdraws its rezoning application the rest of his 11-member caucus to vote to approve the budget. after negative vote from Portland Plan Commission Key difference between By RAY COONEY Portland City Council drawal, so the request issues that remain of can send questions, con - the House and Senate ver - The Commercial Review deny the rezoning has been honored. concern related to the cerns and letters of sup - sions will have to be Portland City Council request. That decision In an official state - rezoning,” the statement port to [email protected]. worked out in a confer - won’t be deciding on US then had to be certified ment, the company indi - said. “Once US Aggre - US Aggregates has ence committee and then Aggregates’ rezoning within business 10 days, cated plans to modify its gates has had an opportu - been advocating for a face one last vote in each request, at least not for with Portland City application for rezoning nity to evaluate and see couple of months for the chamber before it can now. Council then to act on in an effort to gain if they can address the rezoning of a parcel of head to Gov. Eric Hol - Jay/Portland Build - the request within the approval both from the concerns they plan to land (about 115 acres comb’s desk. ing and Planning next 90 days. plan commission and resubmit their applica - total), the bulk of which Still, Democrats had Department reported Rather than having city council. tion for rezoning and is between county road concerns about the lack of Tuesday that US Aggre - the request move to city “US Aggregates … felt have another meeting 100 South and Tyson a cigarette tax increase, gates has pulled its council, US Aggregates’ that it was important with the Planning Com - Road, east of county road absence of action to request to rezone land attorney Josh Atkinson that they have favorable mission, where they hope 200 West. The company address teacher pay and in order to allow an requested that the appli - support from the Plan - to gain their support.” hopes to open a new what they see as an expansion of its stone cation be withdrawn. ning Commission prior The company reiterat - quarry site on the prop - inequitable school-funding quarry. City attorney Bill Hin - to moving forward and ed its desire to continue erty, which sits north of formula. They unsuccess - Portland Plan Com - kle determined that want to work with the to be a part of the com - its current site at 2228 W. fully tried to amend the mission on April 1 voted plan commission rules members of the commis - munity. 125 South. budget and likely will try 6-2 to recommend that allow for such a with - sion to understand the It noted that the public See Pulled page 2 again before it passes the full Senate. See Budget page 5 Protests continue By KIM HYATT, ANDY MANNIX and LIZ SAWYER Star Tribune Tribune News Service Demonstrators are calling BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Law enforcement moved in for independent investigation with heavy force against protest - ers outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday night, bringing the third straight immunity, the legal principle that Dozens of police officers in riot evening of mass demonstrations makes it difficult to sue police gear, along with National Guard over the police killing of Daunte officers individually. members, stood on the other side Wright to a dramatic ending. “Ending qualified immunity is of a large metal fence erected The protests began peacefully an example … to stop killing peo - around the perimeter of the sta - at 4:30 p.m., with activists gather - ple on the taxpayer’s dollars. … tion earlier this week. ing in droves in front of the police We want an independent body to As members of the crowd station and demanding that state investigate police killings and not shouted and shook the fence, officials appoint an independent the BCA,” she said, referring to police began deploying flash- The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney investigation into Kimberly Pot - the Minnesota Bureau of Crimi - bang grenades. ter, the Brooklyn Center officer nal Apprehension. Protesters responded by throw - who shot Wright during a traffic The crowd marched to the near - ing objects such as water bottles stop Sunday. by FBI Field Office, where speak - back, striking some officers on Holiday treats Activist and attorney Nekima ers continued to demand justice their helmets. The Minnesota Two-year-old Harry Long reaches for an Levy Armstrong told the crowd for Wright, and then back to the State Patrol declared the group Easter egg during the City of Dunkirk’s event that she recently spoke to Gov. police station. unlawful around 8:30 p.m. Scores Saturday at Dunkirk City Park. Harry was visiting the Tim Walz about introducing nine After the rally, as night fell, an of troopers moved toward the park with his grandpa, Gary Wilson. police reform bills to the Legisla - estimated 800 to 1,000 protesters crowd, firing riot gas, projectiles ture, including ending qualified remained outside the station. and more flash-bangs.

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Jay County had a high tem - Jay County Health Depart - perature of 63 degrees Tues - ment is now accepting walk- day. The low was 41. ins for the coronavirus vac - Thursday — Coverage of James Jackson , 88, rural Tonight’s low will drop cine for those 18 and older tonight’s Jay County Council Portland into the mid 30s. Expect a from 1 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays meeting. Barbara Bryan , 75, Port - windy day Thursday with and Thursdays. Walk-ins will land gusts to 25 miles per hour and also be available from 9 a.m. to Saturday — Results from Jill Gonzalez , 61, Portland a high of 54 under mostly noon Saturday. the JCHS softball team’s game Details on page 2. sunny skies. Those interested in getting against Norwell. See page 2 for an extended the vaccine can also make an outlook. appointment at ourshot.in.gov. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Felony court news Unlawful possession it for 90 days served. He was with all but 30 days suspended for 16 days served. He was guilty to the Level 6 felony Three men were sentenced to assessed court costs of $185. As and given two days credit for assessed court costs of $185. charge of escape –– knowingly jail recently after pleading part of his plea agreement, two one day served. or intentionally violating a guilty to unlawful possession Level 6 felony charges for pos - He was placed on probation Escape home detention order or inten - of a syringe, a Level 6 felony, in session of methamphetamine for 11 months and assessed A Redkey man recently tionally removing an electron - Jay Superior Court. and maintaining a common court costs of $185. pleaded guilty to escape, a ic monitoring device. He was Anthony M. Fisher, 26, 25 E. nuisance were dismissed. Joshua I. Sparrow, 20, 411 E. Level 6 felony, in Jay Superior sentenced to 240 days in Jay Sheridan St., Redkey, was sen - Trenton A. Ray, 26, 301 Pierce 36th St., Marion, was sen - Court. County Jail and assessed court tenced to 180 days in Jay Coun - St., Ridgeville, was sentenced tenced to 180 days in Jay Coun - Jason C. Miller, 47, 900 W. costs of $185. ty Jail and given 180 days cred - to one year in Jay County Jail ty Jail and given 32 days credit High St., Redkey, pleaded See page 5 CR almanac Obituaries James Jackson She was born in County High School graduate and a Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday July 3, 1932-April 12, 2021 Ashland, Kentucky, on graduate of Ball State University 4/15 4/16 4/17 4/18 4/19 James L. Jackson, age 88, of rural April 11, 1946, the with a bachelor’s degree in criminal Portland passed away Monday, April daughter of Henry justice/criminology and a 2000 gradu - 12, 2021, in IU Health Ball Memorial and Sarah (Crawford) ate of Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Hospital. Bellomy. She was mar - She was a member of He was born in Muncie on July 3, ried on March 3, 1966, the Indiana Bar since 1932, the son of Herschel and Helen to Cline Bryan who 2000, member of 51/35 58/37 55/40 58/39 63/45 (Pence) Jackson. He was married on survives. She was a Bryan Delaware County Bar homemaker and had Association and mem - April 18, 1992, to Vera Another Mostly Overcast Some sun Mostly worked for Youth Service Bureau and ber of Trial Lawyers Imel, who survives. He day of mostly cloudy skies to throughout the during the cloudy during Ludwig’s. She was a member of Trin - of America. cloudy skies start the week - day. Some morning only the day, with was retired as a truck end. Winds winds may ity United Methodist Church where Jill was an avid and high to be followed winds reach - driver for Union City winds, which may reach 10 blow, but other - by a 20% ing between she was active in various church Chicago Cubs fan. Her to 15 mph but wise cool tem - Body Company and are expected chance of rain 10 and 15 committees. She was past president favorite place to be Gonzalez to reach 15 to wil calm by the peratures. later. mph. also had been a barber. 25 mph. evening. of Jayceette in Boyd County, Ken - was in Chicago cheer - He was a Korean Con - tucky. ing on her Cubs. Jill did not know a flict veteran serving in Barbara was a loving mom and stranger. She treated everybody she the U.S. Air Force. He grandma and enjoyed working on her was close to like family. She loved her was a member of Jackson Lotteries flowers. family very much. You could tell by American Legion Post Surviving are her husband Cline; the way she spoke about them. Her #211, where he served on the Honor two daughters, Lisa Fields (husband: family was her everything. Powerball 19-23-39-41-46-50-53-57-59- Guard, D.A.V and Westchester United Ron) of Portland and Angie Bell (hus - Surviving are her children, Court - Estimated jackpot: $67 60-62-63-66-68-69-71-78 Methodist Church. Jim was active in band: John) of Richmond; one broth - ney Nichols and her favorite son-in- million Cash 5: 8-9-12-17-40 harness racing for several years. er, Bill Bellomy of Ashland, Ken - law Johnny Nichols of Portland, Estimated jackpot: Surviving are his wife Vera; one tucky; two sisters, Sharon Pope of Chrissy DeVoe of Pennville, Indiana, $272,000 son, Doug Jackson (wife: Debbie) of Mega Millions Lexington, Kentucky, and Peggy and Christopher “Buddy” Gonzalez Portland; three daughters, Jane New - 10-15-19-45-68 Arthur of Ashland, Kentucky; six of Portland; grandchildren Emily house (husband: Bill) of Latrobe, Mega Ball: 9 Ohio grandchildren, Andrew, Nicholas, DeVoe, Kelsey DeVoe, Tea Nichols, Pennsylvania, Barbara Stahley of Megaplier: 4 Midday Matthew, Kaitlyn, Addie and Alexis; Trey “her Trey baby” Nichols and Portland and Sandy Love of Bluffton; Estimated jackpot: Pick 3: 8-7-1 and one great-granddaughter, Paisley. Taylee Nichols, all of Portland; great- three step-children, Gene Steveson $240 million Pick 4: 1-0-2-0 She was preceded in death by a grandchildren Aleah Cox, Layden (Rogina Prescott) of Portland, Larry Pick 5: 5-9-2-6-3 brother, Robert Bellomy. Boyd, Lincoln Bailey, Grant Furner Steveson of Linn Grove and Juanita Hoosier Evening Funeral services will be Friday at 7 and Eli Furner, all of Portland; and Basham (Jeremy Stocker) of Port - Midday Pick 3: 5-3-9 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral one brother, John Nethery of Col - land; seven grandchildren; several Daily Three: 6-6-3 Pick 4: 6-7-5-6 Home. Visitation will be Friday from orado. great-grandchildren; and two step- Daily Four: 1-6-8-8 Pick 5: 4-4-8-8-0 5 to 7 p.m. She was preceded in death by her grandchildren. Evening Rolling Cash: 5-9-16-18- Memorials can be made to the Jay parents, Herb and June Nethery. He was preceded in death by a son, Daily Three: 2-0-4 19 County Cancer Society. Funeral services will be Saturday, Robert Jackson; and grandson, Chris Daily Four: 6-8-0-5 Estimated jackpot: Condolences may be expressed at April 17, 2021, at 2 p.m. in the Baird- Jackson. bairdfreeman.com. Freeman Funeral Home in Portland Quick Draw: 11-14-18- $182,000 Funeral services will be Friday, with Pastor Randy Davis presiding. April 16, 2021, at 2 p.m. with Pastor Burial will follow in the Hillcrest Darrell Borders presiding in the Jill Gonzalez Cemetery in Redkey. Visitation will Baird-Freeman Funeral Home. Bur - March 1, 1960-April 11, 2021 Markets be Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. in the ial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery Jill A. (Nethery) Gonzalez, age 61, funeral home. with military graveside rites by of Portland passed away Sunday, Memorials can be made to the fam - Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s A m e r ic a n L e g io n P o s t # 2 1 1 . V is i t a - A p r i l 1 1 , 2 0 2 1 , i n I U H e a l t h B a l l ily. Fort Recovery tion will be Friday from noon to 2 p.m. Memorial Hospital. Montpelier Condolences may be expressed at Corn ...... 6.05 the funeral home. She was born in Gary, Indiana, on Corn ...... 5.96 bairdfreeman.com. Wheat ...... 6.31 Memorials can be made to Jay March 1, 1960, the daughter of Herb May corn ...... 5.97 •••••••••• County Cancer Society. and June (Stoddard) Nethery. Beans ...... 14.37 The Commercial Review publishes POET Biorefining Condolences may be expressed at Jill was a well-known criminal death notices for those with a connec - Sept. beans ...... 12.25 bairdfreeman.com. attorney for Delaware, Jay and sur - Portland tion to our coverage area free of Corn ...... 6.14 July wheat ...... 6.25 rounding counties. She was a deputy May corn ...... 6.16 public defender for Delaware County charge. They include the name, city of Sunrise Barbara Bryan since 2015. She was one of the select - residence, birth/death date and April 11, 1946-April 13, 2021 ed few to be chosen to attend and time/date/location of services. The Andersons St. Anthony Barbara S. Bryan, age 75, of Port - graduate from National Forensic Col - There is a charge for obituaries, Richland Township Corn ...... 6.06 land passed away at her residence lege taught by Berry Scheck in the which are accepted only from funeral Corn ...... 5.97 May corn ...... 6.06 Tuesday, April 13, 2021. summer of 2016. She was a 1978 Jay homes or mortuary services. May corn ...... 6.01 Beans ...... 14.38 Beans ...... 14.23 May beans ...... 14.38 May beans ...... 14.25 Wheat ...... 6.46 Wheat ...... 6.08 May wheat ...... 6.46 July wheat ...... 6.10 Pulled ... SERVICES Continued from page 1 Today Officials from the company have said Giddings , Phyllis: 1 p.m., Today in history there is three to five years worth of mate - Meacham Funeral Service, 648 rial remaining at the current site. The W. State St., Albany. new site, they said, would extend the life Company plans On April 14, 1912 , Records and Motown of the operation by about 30 years. Friday the British liner RMS Records, founded by to resubmit US Aggregates representatives first McClain , Cathy: 1:30 p.m., Titanic collided with an Berry Gordy Jr., were spoke about the request publicly at the application Williamson-Spencer and Penrod iceberg in the North incorporated as Motown Feb. 16 Jay School Board meeting and Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. Record Corp. made their first presentation to Portland merce St., Portland. ship’s time and began In 1965 , the state of Plan Commission three days later. Jackson , James: 2 p.m., sinking. (The ship went Kansas hanged Richard Its proposal was met with opposition discussion among the commission mem - Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, under two hours and 40 Hickock and Perry from the start, with those who live in the bers. 221 N. Meridian St., Portland. minutes later with the Smith for the 1959 “In Beacon Heights addition, on Tyson Road, The nine-member plan commission, Bryan , Barbara: 7 p.m., loss of 1,514 lives.) Cold Blood” murders of on Rose Drive and elsewhere in the vicin - which currently has one seat vacant, first Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, In 1828 , the first edi - Herbert Clutter, his ity of the proposed expansion attending deadlocked 4-4 on a vote to recommend to 221 N. Meridian St., Portland. tion of Noah Webster’s wife, Bonnie, and two of meetings and sending letters to the build - Portland City Council that the rezoning be “American Dictionary their children, Nancy ing and planning department. They have approved. It then voted 6-2 to recommend Saturday of the English Lan - and Kenyon. raised a variety of concerns, including to city council that the request be denied. Gonzalez , Jill: 2 p.m., Baird- guage” was published. In 1970 , President about property values, noise, dust, traf - City council makes the ultimate decision Freeman Funeral Home, 221 N. In 1865 , President Richard Nixon nominat - fic, well water levels, aesthetics and other on all rezoning requests. Meridian St., Portland. Abraham Lincoln was ed Harry Blackmun to issues. Had city council denied the request, US shot and mortally the U.S. Supreme Court. US Aggregates officials have consis - Aggregates would have to wait a year Service listings provided by tently maintained that the company before resubmitting. wounded by John Wilkes (The choice of Black - PROGRESSIVE Booth during a perform - mun, who was unani - wants to be a good neighbor. In response Having pulled the request, US Aggre - ance of “Our American mously confirmed by to concerns it has noted that it must fol - gates has the option to modify it and resub - OFFICE PRODUCTS Cousin” at Ford’s The - the Senate a month low regulations laid out by a variety of mit it. 120 N. 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Daughter threatens to leave Dreams mix DEAR ABBY: My best friend was so damaged by the abuse (since we were babies) and I are he received that he could not with lullabies having a disagreement. She had go on, and I respect you for By KWAME DAWES two kids when she was 16 and 17 Dear wanting to prevent something It must be one of the who are now in their early 20s. similar from happening to great mer cies of life that American One of them still lives rent-free Abby your sister. Groups such as the time pro vides us with the under her roof. American Foundation for Sui - mag i cal capac i ty to turn Life in Poetry My friend struggled her whole cide Prevention (afsp.org) offer mem o ries of the com plete life but got a college degree, counseling referrals after a alarm of car ing for an bought a house five years ago and family member takes his own infant child into a delight - owns two cars all on her own. She what started it, and you life. You may be able to find a ful bit of nos tal gia. has recently started having shouldn’t have inserted your - qualified referral there. Adri an Mate j ka man ages master’s degree at South - friends over on the weekends and self. When you tried to “help,” •••••••••• to cap ture both the splen - ern Illinois University Car - bondale. drinking. While I don’t do that, I your input was rejected. DEAR ABBY: I usually send dor and bewil der ment of He is the author of “The understand she had kids early You have already said special occasion flowers to my ear ly father hood in this ten - Devil’s Garden,” which and wants to have a little fun now enough. Now, resist the wife at work. I was wondering if it der poem. won the New York/New in her 40s. She’s very responsible impulse to stir the pot and step could make some co-workers who Matejka was born in Nuremberg, Germany, and England Award and and pays her bills. back so your friend can handle do not receive flowers from their grew up in Indianapolis. He “Mixology,” a winner of the The other day I walked in and this herself. partner or husband feel neglected, is a graduate of Indiana 2008 National Poetry her daughter started screaming at •••••••••• and worse, cause friction between University and earned a Series. me that I need to tell her mom to DEAR ABBY: I come from a them and my wife. If you feel this stop and saying that she was mov - family with incest and physical could be a potential problem, I can Up, Up from Daydreams/Lullaby ing out. I was shocked that she and psychological abuse. 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How you probably would have heard when you sleep & sleep like it’s your job since I still soon realize living on her own do I go about getting through to about it. However, you should don’t know what I’m supposed to do when you wake isn’t easy. My friend didn’t agree her about it all? — BAD HISTORY ask your wife what she would up. In your dream of passing cars & Oregon hills and hasn’t said anything to her IN IDAHO prefer because she may enjoy underneath us, I sing a made-up song while Federico daughter about how she spoke to DEAR BAD HISTORY: Before the public gesture of husband - Aubele & the car’s intemperate hum really lullaby: both of us. I want to help my attempting to do that, it’s ly love. Little one, this is a start. Little one, it starts with a heart. friend because she comes to me important that you talk with a •••••••••• for advice, but I don’t know how. licensed therapist about what Dear Abby is written by Abigail American Life in Poetry is Matejka, “Up, Up from Day - — DISAPPROVING FRIEND happened to you in that Van Buren, also known as Jeanne made possible by The Poetry dreams/Lullaby” from The DEAR FRIEND: People often unhealthy environment. Once Phillips, and was founded by her Foundation (poetryfounda - Chattahoochee Review (Fall say things in the heat of anger. that is done, ask if you can mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact tion.org), publisher of Poet - 2019/Winter 2020). Poem You walked in on a fight bring your little sister to some Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or ry magazine. It is also sup - reprinted by permission of between your friend and her sessions. P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ported by the Department of Adrian Matejka and the daughter. You have no idea It is tragic that your brother 90069. English at the University of publisher. Introduction Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem copyright ©2021 by The copyright ©2020 by Adrian Poetry Foundation. Community Calendar Notices will appear in mation, call Pastor Randy ference room, 410 Pilgrim Community Calendar as Davis at (765) 369-2085. Boulevard in Hartford City. space is available. To sub - STRESS AND ANXIETY For more information, call mit an item, email CLASS — Meets each Joni Slentz or Lisa Garrett [email protected]. Wednesday at 2nd Chance at (765) 348-1072 or (800) 272- at Life Ministries, 228 S. 3900. Today Meridian St., Portland. For AL-ANON FAMILY more information, call Thursday GROUP — New Begin - (206) 726-9625 or (260) 703- STITCH ’N’ CHATTER nings, a support group for 0534. QUILT CLUB — Will meet friends and families of BRYANT/NEW CORY - at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 15, alcoholics, will meet at 6:30 DON SENIOR CITIZENS — in the Community Room at p.m. each Wednesday in the Will meet at 11:30 a.m. Jay County Public Library. Zion Lutheran Church, 218 Wednesday at the Bryant CELEBRATE RECOV - E. High St., Portland. For Community Center for a ERY — A 12-step Christian more information, call carry-in dinner. Meat is recovery program meets at (260) 726-8229. provided. 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. each A BETTER LIFE – BRI - CAREGIVER SUPPORT Thursday at A Second ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- GROUP — For caregivers Chance At Life Ministries, based recovery group for of persons with 228 S. Meridian St. in Port - all kinds of addictions, will Alzheimer’s disease or land. For more informa - meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. related dementias, the tion, call Brenda Eads at each Wednesday at Redkey group will meet at 6 p.m. (260) 726-9625 or Dave Keen United Methodist Church, the second Wednesday of at (260) 251-8792. 122 W. Main St. Come early each month at Blackford A BETTER LIFE – BRI - for a meal. For more infor - Community Hospital con - ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- based recovery group for all kinds of addictions, will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Thursday at The Rock Church, 1605 N. Meridian Sudoku St., Portland. Come early for a meal. For more infor - mation, call (260) 766-2006. SENIOR CITIZENS CARD CLUB — Will meet at 1 p.m. on the first, sec - ond, third and fifth Thurs - day of each month at Jay Community Center. INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH JAY HOSPITAL OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP — Will meet at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of each month in Indiana University Health Jay Hos - pital Conference Room B. The group is for ostomy and intestinal diversion patients and their friends and family to offer mutual support and learn about the latest products and information. JAY COUNTY TRAILS CLUB — Will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Solution the second Thursday of each month at Jay Commu - The objective is to fill a nity Center. nine-by nine grid so that each column, each row, and Friday each of the nine three-by- CINCINNATUS three boxes (also called LEAGUE — Will hold its blocks or regions) contains program meeting at noon the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each. on Friday, April 16, at Har - mony Cafe in Portland. Members are encouraged to wear a face mask and practice social distancing. The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Coca-Cola news sparked memories By JACK RONALD tling plant had been located. That icy cold water. You had to reach in •At least that story was written. The Commercial Review involved some excavation, and and guide the wet, cold bottle of There was one I wanted to do that News that Jay County’s Coca- Back the excavation turned into a bit refreshment through a maze to was nixed by the Coca-Cola pow - Cola production facility will be of soft drink archaeology. Appar - get to its exit. A delight. ers that be. About 2010, I got wind closing hit home. in the ently, off-brand bottles were rou - •Given today’s emphasis on of the fact that the Jay County It also prompted a flood of tinely pitched out the back door. food security at places like Coca- Coke plant was so team-oriented memories: Saddle Some of them were intact, and a Cola and Tyson Mexican Origi - and so cross-trained that it didn’t •When I was about 7 years old few are still at the newspaper nal, it’s remarkable to think back really need a plant manager. and in second grade, I discovered office. Others made their way to on a childhood field trip through Think about that for a second: A that the handles on the drawers local antique stores. the Portland bottling plant when production facility that knows in our kitchen cabinets could they’d be cleaned, sanitized and •One Coke memory always it was located on Arch Street in what it is doing, works consis - double as an opener for a Coke recycled, then filled with another prompts a bit of guilt. In a child - what is now the home of Museum tently as a team, fills in for one bottle. They worked perfectly. But 6.5 ounces of the pause that hood caper I have written about of the Soldier. Hands down, it was another and still hits the top qual - my mother soon noticed that the refreshes. before in this space, some of my the coolest field trip ever. ity marks, all without someone popping of the bottle cap also left •I was probably about 10 years fellow hooligans in the neighbor - •By the 1970s and 1980s, Coke designated as “the boss.” It would a discernible dent in the front of old before I encountered the hood and I once boosted a case of was outgrowing the Arch Street be one heck of a story, a national her kitchen cabinets. And I was terms “soda” or “pop.” When you warm Coca-Cola from a family’s building. Owner/patriarch Bob story as far as I was concerned. quickly identified as the perpe - grow up in a Coke town, all soft garage. Taking it to our Delauter kept hinting at plans for But there would be no green light. trator of the damage. That ended drinks are Coke until you learn makeshift “hideout,” it suddenly a new plant, and I kept pestering And without corporate coopera - that. otherwise. “What kind of Coke do occurred to us that we needed to him to submit to an interview so I tion, business stories have a ten - •It was always a little exciting you want?” “How about a Seven- get rid of the evidence of our could do a story for the paper. He dency to die on the vine. Still, I to get a bottle from an exotic loca - Up?” “Sounds good.” petty theft. So we drank it. All of kept putting me off. What he did - was proud that when the plant tion like, say, Union City. As •My understanding is that the it. Warm. Maybe even hot on a n’t want, he explained, was to go was named North American Prof - everyone above a certain age original bottling plant in Port - summer afternoon. No better public with his plans then have it Team of the Year for 2012, they knows, Coca-Cola bottles during land was just west of the Hood punishment could have been some unforeseen problem crop up invited me to the celebration. Not the first half of the 20th century Building, where The Commercial devised. that scuttled things. I understood, the mayor. Not the Chamber of bore the name of the original bot - Review has its offices and both •Coke machines are fine, but but I still kept after him. Finally Commerce. Not Jay County tling plant on the bottom of the The CR and The News and Sun there was nothing like a Coke he relented. We did the interview. Development Corporation. Just a green glass bottle. Because folks are printed. The building has cooler. The Mobil station located I wrote the story. The paper pub - guy who messed up his mother’s moved around, bottles that origi - been gone for more than 40 years. where Cook’s Nursery and Trim lished it. Then — exactly as he kitchen cabinets opening Coke nated in one location might even - Several years ago, the company now operates had the best. Bottles had feared — there was a speed bottles after school when he was 7 tually end up in another. There, re-paved the spot where the bot - of Coca-Cola were swimming in bump and the plans were shelved. years old. Keep notices in newspapers Herald Bulletin (Anderson) Some Indiana lawmak - ers seem intent on under - Hoosier mining government trans - parency, a linchpin of democracy. Editorial Specifically, bills to take public notices out of newspapers — where they belong — have been intro - duced year after year in the General Assembly. The majority of lawmakers Millions of have ultimately turned back these proposals. But Hoosiers, that doesn’t stop their col - on the leagues who would throw a veil over information other hand, that should be easy to find. The current effort, Sen - read print ate Bill 409, includes a newspapers clause that would remove the requirement that or visit townships have specific newspaper receipts and expenditures published in a local news - websites. paper. Instead, the infor - Newspapers mation would be available for public inspection in are widely read the county auditor’s office. because Real people have been excluded Here’s the problem: Very few Hoosiers make they contain By BETH ROTMAN We need to go even further. Con - The Fulcrum gress must pass the For the People regular trips to the county a wide range Tribune News Service auditor’s office or ever Act, which passed the House last When working-class Americans Beth month as HR 1 and is now awaiting peruse the auditor’s web - of useful embrace the possibilities born of debate in the Senate as S 1, because site. information, democracy, it often highlights that Rotman the legislation would help curb the Millions of Hoosiers, on including our government of, by and for the peo - dominance of wealthy special inter - the other hand, read print ple is a work in progress. This is cer - ests drowning out the voices of work - newspapers or visit news - public notices. tainly the case when it comes to ing-class people. paper websites. Newspa - empowering working-class Ameri - Our system is out of balance and pers are widely read cans to compete for a congressional of the wealthy instead of the priori - wealthy special interests now use because they contain a seat. Just ask Nabilah Islam. ties and views of the vast majority of their power to amplify their own voic - wide range of useful infor - Islam ran for Congress in Georgia Americans. Historical economic es and drown out the voices of every - mation, including public performance and a wide last year without a living wage or inequity along the lines of race and day Americans. notices. range of other govern - medical insurance. The Federal Elec - gender has translated to a lack of Small-donor programs such as the Government websites? ment activities. tion Commission then lacked the quo - political representation for Ameri - one included in the For the People Not so much. Transparency of town - rum required to issue an advisory cans of color and women. Act, and the one I led in Connecticut, Supporters of Senate ship transactions, the tar - opinion, requested by the candidate, Big Money still determines who work to combat these inequities and Bill 409, which passed get of SB 409, is a prime as to whether she could use campaign can run for office and win, and what elevate the policies that favor large through the Indiana Sen - example of the public’s funds to pay for health insurance. elected officials must work on when swaths of everyday Americans. (The ate without a single dis - need to know. As detailed So Islam had to go without cover - they get into office. Possibility is born legislation in Congress would estab - senting vote and awaits a in a 2018 investigative age while campaigning for elected of democracy, but Big Money has our lish a voluntary public financing sys - vote on the House floor, report by CNHI News Indi - office last spring, during the first democracy in a stranglehold. We tem for congressional candidates, argue that it’s too expen - ana, township govern - surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. must make it easier for everyday under which donations up to $200 sive for public notices to ment costs Hoosiers near - (She finished third in the Democratic Americans to represent us in Wash - would be matched six-fold, so long as be posted in newspapers, ly half a billion dollars a primary for an open House seat north ington. the candidates agreed to forswear of Atlanta.) and it is true that newspa - year and is a petri dish for Islam is now petitioning the FEC, almost all Big Money contributions.) This scenario was unsafe for her. pers charge for the serv - inefficiency, poor record which finally has a quorum so it can Following implementation of the And it was unhealthy for our democ - resume regulating the campaign ice. keeping, nepotism and Connecticut program, the state racy. finance system, to make clear that But public notice fees fraud. became the first in the nation to enact So do Indiana lawmak - Congressional candidates who rep - candidates may tap their campaign sweeping health care coverage for its are just a drop in the buck - resent the diversity of America — ers really want to put accounts to pay for health insurance. service workers. et for local government Islam only recently turned 30 and She is also asking the agency to township financial Real people have been excluded units. Elkhart County, for would have been the state’s first Mus - strengthen rules that have long records in a place where from democracy by a disproportion - example, spent just 0.13% lim member of Congress — must be allowed candidates to draw a limited ate number of millionaire members almost nobody will go of its budget in 2020 on able to seek office in Washington salary from their campaigns while of Congress. Working Americans public notices. The county looking for them? without worrying about a living wage running for federal office; Islam embody our nation’s hope, possibility seat, Goshen, spent even For millions of or health insurance. Only 2 percent wants the regulations altered to and promise. less, 0.01%. Hoosiers, that’s a rhetori - of the members of Congress have include a living-wage floor as part of These are the voices we need seek - While the cost of pub - cal question. working-class backgrounds, and mil - the the salary formula to make the ing elective office in Washington and lishing in the local news - •••••••••• lionaires make up more than half of funds available from the beginning of across the country, and it is time we paper is modest, the cost This column was provid - Congress, even though they amount a candidate’s campaign. take every step necessary to end the of not doing so would be ed to The Commercial to fewer than 5 percent of the nation - This would be a great start toward millionaire’s club. Nabilah Islam’s steep for Hoosiers who Review through the al population. elevating opportunities for working- efforts at the FEC are a great start. want to know about sher - Hoosier State Press Associ - Consequently, public policy deci - class Americans to run for Congress, •••••••••• iff’s sales, government ation Information Net - sions made by Congress too often and my organization supports her Rotman is director of money in poli - spending, public school work. reflect the interests and preferences petition enthusiastically. tics and ethics for Common Cause. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Letters should be WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 2021 rates: 13 weeks – $39; six months – $68; one year – 700 words or fewer, signed and include a phone number $125; Mail: 13 weeks – $47; six months – $77; one for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit year – $135. letters for content and clarity. Email letters to Home delivery problems: [email protected]. www.thecr.com Call (260) 251-9588 The Commercial Review Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Local/Indiana Page 5 Budget ... Continued from page 1 The House had passed its version of the budget in February. The Senate’s ver - sion passed out of commit - tee Thursday. It includes money for police training to replace dollars that usually comes from the purchase of life - time handgun carry per - mits. Senate president Pro Tempore Rodric Bray had promised to make the per - mit free when he killed a bill that would have killed the permit required to carry a handgun. On the mental health side, the Senate is dedicat - ing $50 million for the Health Issues and Chal - lenges Grant Program and $100 million to the Family and Social Services Admin - istration from federal The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney COVID-19 relief money to address mental health issues. Technique tutoring The budget also provides Instructor Asia Coffee of Cakes by Coffee, Indianapolis, demonstrates a technique to Erin Aker during Saturday’s for money to so-called “pro family” organizations, Jay County 4-H youth cake decorating workshop in the Bob Schmit Memorial Exhibition Hall at Jay County Fairgrounds. including the anti-abortion group Real Alternates, and $600,000 to fund a Food Empowerment Pilot Pro - gram, designed to increase quality food access and Capsule Reports teach people to prepare healthy meals. Jay wins fine arts competition. The fine arts team of Earning second-place ribbons ciplinary team (Alex Ardizzone, Differences between the The Jay County Academic Team Hannah Boggs, Mackenzie Brown were the English team (Lainey Mackenzie Brown, James Larrow, two chambers will have to picked up a victory in one disci - and Sarah McClain took first place Reynolds, Brooke Stauffer and Ava Sarah McClain, Tessa Miller, be worked out before law - pline Tuesday while earning rib - in the final league meet of the sea - Stockton), the social studies team Lainey Reynolds and Brooke Stauf - makers adjourn later this bons in all of them in a five-team son. The team will compete the (Alex Ardizzone, Mackenzie Brown fer). The team was third in science month. Eastern Indiana Academic League regional competition Tuesday. and Tessa Miller) and the interdis - and math. Here’s what else is in the budget: No cigarette increase Felony court news Bray said the Senate was not interested in a cigarette Continued from page 2 23, 333 N. Main St., Level 6 felony, in Jay Supe - tax increase, partially Possession Dunkirk, pleaded guilty to rior Court. because it is a regressive Several Jay County resi - possession of metham - Paige S. Guffey, 27, 240 E. tax, meaning it impacts dents were sentenced to phetamine, a Level 6 felony, Commerce St., was sen - lower-income households jail recently after pleading in Jay Superior Court. She tenced to 18 months in Jay at a disproportionate rate. guilty to drug possession was sentenced to one year County Jail with all but 30 He also argued the House’s charges in Jay Superior in Jay County Jail with all days suspended and given proposed increase was not Court. but 44 days suspended and four days credit for two large enough to truly Cindy L. Myers, 48, 58 E. given eight days credit for days served. She was impact smoking rates in Charles St., Redkey, plead - four days served. She was placed on probation for 17 Indiana. ed guilty to possession of placed on probation for 321 months, assessed court The House’s version of methamphetamine, a Level days, assessed court costs costs of $185.50 and the budget had called for a 6 felony. She was sentenced of $185, ordered to pay a ordered to pay a $200 drug 50.5-cent cigarette tax to 545 days in Jay County $200 drug abuse, prosecu - and alcohol countermea - increase per pack, which Jail with all but 180 sus - tion, interdiction and cor - sures fee. would have brought the pended and given two days rection fee and ordered to Guffey was also ordered total tax to $1.50 per pack. credit for one day served. submit an evaluation with - to submit an evaluation The House also would have She was placed on proba - in 30 days for substance within 30 days for sub - established a new 10% tion for one year, assessed abuse counseling. As part stance abuse counseling retail tax on electronic cig - court costs of $185 and of her plea agreement, two and pay $9,367.04 in restitu - arettes. ordered to pay a $350 sub - Level 6 felony charges for tion to Jodi Hines. The stance abuse program fee possession of metham - court recommended Indi - $408m for schools and a $200 drug abuse, phetamine and maintain - ana Bureau of Motor Vehi - The Senate budget pro - prosecution, interdiction ing a common nuisance cles suspend Guffey’s posal includes $408 million and correction fee. As part were dismissed. license for 145 days. As new dollars for K-12 of her plea agreement, a part of her plea agree - schools through tuition Class B misdemeanor Resisting ment, a Class B misde - support, slightly more than charge for possession of A Portland man was sen - meanor charge for leaving the House’s proposal for marijuana and a Class C tenced to jail after pleading the scene of an accident $378 million and Gov. Eric misdemeanor charge for guilty to resisting law was dismissed. Holcomb’s proposed possession of parapherna - enforcement, a Level 6 increase of $377 million. lia were dismissed. felony, in Jay Superior Auto theft Senate Democrats sug - Cierra M. Rockwood, 25, Court. A Portland man was sen - gested a funding formula 1007 Blaine Pike, Portland, Gerald R. Hoffman Jr., tenced to jail after pleading that would have allocated pleaded guilty to posses - 38, 918 W. High St., also guilty to auto theft, a Level another $300 million to sion of a narcotic drug and pleaded guilty to operating 6 felony, in Jay Superior increase teacher pay, a sub - unlawful possession of a a vehicle while intoxicat - Court. ject on which the Republi - syringe, both Level 6 ed, a Class C misdemeanor. Jeffrey S. Mast, 42, 1218 can budget is silent. That felonies. She was sen - He was sentenced to 547 S. Miller Ave., was sen - amendment was not adopt - tenced to 540 days in Jay days in Jay County Jail tenced to 547 days in Jay ed. County Jail and given 496 with all but 120 days sus - County Jail with all but 120 days credit for time served. pended and given four days days suspended and given Choice expansion Rockwood was assessed credit for two days served. eight days credit for four The Senate did include court costs of $370 and He was ordered to serve days served. He was placed an expansion of the state’s ordered to pay a $200 drug 116 days on house arrest on probation for 427 days robust private school abuse, prosecution, inter - and placed on probation and assessed court costs of choice programs — includ - diction and correction fee. for 427 days. Hoffman was $185. ing the new Education As part of her plea agree - assessed court costs of As part of his plea agree - Scholarship Accounts. ment, a Level 6 felony $185.50 and ordered to pay ment, a Class A misde - However, it’s a substantial charge of maintaining a a $200 drug and alcohol meanor charge of criminal cut from the program the common nuisance was dis - countermeasures fee and a mischief was dismissed. House had proposed to missed. $350 substance abuse pro - fund and expected to be a Troy D. Easton, 52, 316 N. gram fee. Firearm theft point of contention when Hickory, Dunkirk, pleaded As part of his plea agree - A Losantville man was the two chambers come guilty to possession of ment, a Class A misde - sentenced to jail after together to reconcile differ - methamphetamine, a Level meanor charge of operat - pleading guilty to theft of a ences between the two 6 felony. He was sentenced ing a vehicle with a blood firearm, a Level 6 felony, in budgets. to 180 days in Jay County alcohol level of 0.15 or Jay Superior Court. The ESAs would be Jail and given 38 days cred - more and a Class C misde - Austin M. Blevins, 24, brand new for Indiana, it for 19 days served. He meanor charge of reckless 7466 E. 875 North, was sen - allowing parents who opt was assessed court costs of driving were dismissed. tenced to one year in Jay in to the program to receive $185 and ordered to pay a County Jail with all but state dollars to pay for edu - $200 drug abuse, prosecu - Drunk driving eight days suspended and cational expenses such as tion, interdiction and cor - A Dunkirk woman was given eight days credit for private school tuition or rection fee. As part of his sentenced to jail after four days served. He was other services. The money plea agreement, a Class A pleading guilty to operat - placed on probation for 357 would go to families, in lieu misdemeanor charge of ing a vehicle while intoxi - days, assessed court costs of the public school their driving with a suspended cated and endangering a of $185 and ordered to pay student would have other - license was dismissed. person with a passenger $700 in restitution to Shel - wise attended. Natasha M. Newsome, less than 18 years old, a ley Wilburn. The Commerrcial Revieew welcoomes GOOD-RRICH BRREWERRYY to the loocal business commmunity.y Good lucck with yyour new venture!

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Notice is hereby given that the NOTICETax Duplicates for theTO several TAXPAYERS taxing units of Jay County, for OF the year JAY 2020 payable COUNTY 2021, are now in theOF hands TAX of the County RATES Treasurer, who CHARGED is ready to receive the taxes charged thereon. The fol- lowing table shows the rate of taxation on each $100.00 worth of taxable real and personal property. First installment is due on or before and delinquent after May 10, 2021. Second installment is delinquent after November 10, 2021. 2020 pay 2021 Jay Tax TAB Rates 2020 pay 2021 Penn Pennville Dunkirk Bearcreek Bryant Greene Jackson Jefferson Knox Madison Salamonia Noble Pike Richland Redkey Wabash Wayne Portland Co Cum Capital Dev 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 0.0333 JEMS 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 0.0555 County General 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 0.4401 County Health 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 Cumulative Bridge 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 0.0550 Jay Co Jail Lease Payments 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 0.0698 Reassessment 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 0.0113 County Total 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 0.6897 Twshp Cum Fire 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0181 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Twshp Fire fighting 0.0293 0.0000 0.0000 0.0281 0.0000 0.0209 0.0168 0.0242 0.0019 0.0106 0.0000 0.0104 0.0272 0.0281 0.0000 0.0193 0.0641 0.0000 Twshp General 0.0613 0.0613 0.0149 0.0271 0.0271 0.0091 0.0339 0.0130 0.0148 0.0133 0.0133 0.0150 0.0299 0.0149 0.0149 0.0301 0.0097 0.0097 Twshp Poor 0.0188 0.0188 0.0170 0.0153 0.0153 0.0020 0.0019 0.0000 0.0000 0.0040 0.0040 0.0063 0.0000 0.0170 0.0170 0.0000 0.0160 0.0160 Twshp Recreation 0.0201 0.0201 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Township Total 0.1295 0.1002 0.0319 0.0705 0.0424 0.0320 0.0526 0.0372 0.0167 0.0460 0.0173 0.0317 0.0571 0.0600 0.0319 0.0494 0.0898 0.0257 Library Debt Service 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Library General 0.0485 0.0485 0.2064 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 Library Total 0.0485 0.0485 0.2064 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 0.0780 School Education 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 School Operation 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 0.6073 School Debt Service 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 0.5419 School Pension Debt 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 0.0815 School Total 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 1.2307 Corp Aviation/Airport 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0593 Corp. Cum Cap Improve 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0973 0.0000 0.0000 0.0500 Corp Cum Capital Dev 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0447 Corp Police Pension 0.0000 0.0000 0.0281 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 Corp General 0.0000 1.0983 1.4785 0.0000 0.6077 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2046 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.4542 0.0000 0.0000 0.8475 Corp Parks & Recreation 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0410 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.1054 0.0000 0.0000 0.1186 Corp Park Bond 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0537 Corp Street(MVH) 0.0000 0.0000 0.1545 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.4045 City Total 0.0000 1.0983 1.6611 0.0000 0.6487 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.2046 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 1.6569 0.0000 0.0000 1.5783 Total Tax Rate 2.0984 3.1674 3.8198 2.0689 2.6895 2.0304 2.0510 2.0356 2.0151 2.0444 2.2203 2.0301 2.0555 2.0584 3.6872 2.0478 2.0882 3.6024 State of Indiana, Jay County, SS: I, Anna M Culy, Auditor of Jay County, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of all tax levies for the taxes collectible in the year 2020 pay 2021. Anna M. Culy, Jay County Auditor CR/NS 3-31,4-7,14-2021-HSPAXLP Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Fort, Jay softball to clash Visit thecr.com for the on diamond Thursday, latest breaking news and see Sports on tap Sports to view photo galleries

Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Long Jay girls first, boys second ball lifts By CHRIS SCHANZ The Commercial Review The Patriot girls cleaned up Patriot the field events. It included the top three spots in the shot put. softball The boys got a handful of The Patriots hit the wins, too, but just not enough. ball all over the field. Jay County High School’s girls They hit it past the out - track team had nine event wins field, too. And often. to take first place while the The Jay County High Patriot boys were second out of School softball team three squads Tuesday in a sen - blasted eight home runs ior-night meet with Allen Coun - in a 21-0, five-inning ty Athletic Conference foes thrashing of the East - Adams Central and South brook Panthers on Tues - Adams. day. “I’m very pleased with how Mady Fraley hit the everything went,” said JCHS first homer of her career track coach Joe Imel. “I think we on the first pitch in the had a really strong meet.” home half The JCHS girls scored 70 of the first Local points for first place, moving to 5- inning. 0 on the season. South Adams, roundup which has won the last three Rieley ACAC championships, scored 52 Brewster, Renna Schwi - points for second while Adams eterman and Haley Central totaled 25 points for Gillette hit back-to-back- third. The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz to-back homers as Jay South Adams’ boys had 87 County (3-1) scored six points to get the win, with Jay Jay County High School’s Natalie Wehrly, left, hands the baton to Makinsey Murphy runs in the first inning. County (45) in second and Adams between the second and third legs of the 4x100-meter relay during a meet with the Adams Aubrie Schwieterman Central (24) in third. The Patriots went yard as part of a Central Jets and South Adams Starfires on Tuesday. Along with Bralee VanSkyock and Shae five-run second inning, are now 3-2 on the young year. Bailey, the Patriot girls won the race and went on to win the meet as well. Kinsey Shannon and Elisa then Renna Schwieter - Parazzi, the latter of whom is an man added her second exchange student from Italy, both step in at long jump as well,” we’re poised to continue to get jump, which was the final event bomb of the day, a three- had a pair of individual wins. Imel said. “She is an extremely better,” he said. to be completed for the night. run blast, in the third Shannon won the 100-meter talented high jumper. She won Sophia Fugiett had the Patri - Kunkler had a height of 5 feet, 6 inning. dash, edging out South Adams long jump, so that’s going to help ots’ other individual win as she inches. Riah Champ and Tay - sophomore Ali Smith for the us as we move forward in our led almost wire-to-wire in the 800 He also helped the 4x400 relay lor Brown hit the first win. season.” run. team which included Griffin round-trippers of their Shannon nabbed the lead with Imel got the biggest smile on Bralee VanSkycok, Natalie Lennartz, Dylan Knapschafer career in the fourth, dur - 80 meters to go for a win in the his face while simply saying Wehrly, Makinsey Murphy and and Aaron Funkouser to a time ing which the Patriots 400 dash as well. “One, two, three in girls shot Shea Bailey teamed for a win in of 3 minutes, 48 seconds, which struck for seven runs. “Kinsey today, a really strong put,” referring to the Patriots the 4x100 relay, while Abby Ben - was first place. Renna Schwieterman showing in the 100 and coming sweeping the top three spots in ter, Natalie Miles, Bailey and Skyler Bee, Gavin Farmer, led the way with five back in the 400,” Imel said. “She the event. Kylie Klopfenstein, Shannon combined for a victory Owen Ransom and Adrek Pogue RBIs, while Brown col - works on that (400) in practice who was third in discus, had the in the 4x400 relay. won the 4x100 relay in 47.49 sec - lected four hits and four really, really hard.” top put, with Chelsea Frontz sec - Winning times and distances onds. RBIs. Parazzi led a one-two punch in ond and Gabi Bilbrey third. in the girls events were not pro - Imel noted the boys’ 4x100 and The Patriots out-hit the long jump with Cash Hollowell, Bilbrey was first in discus, vided. 4x400 relays ran their fastest Panthers 23-3. and then she won high jump as completing the field event sweep Isaac Kunkler had the only times of the season. Haleigh Clayton got the well. for the Patriots. individual win for the JCHS “I’m really pleased with how win pitching, striking “Elisa Parazzi, we asked her to “I feel like we’re strong and boys, taking the top spot in high we did,” he said. out six and walking a pair in five innings. Early lead carries Jay A seven-run first Tribe softball inning carried the Jay County baseball team to a Jay County Solid Waste 15-5 victory over the East - brook Panthers on Tues - keeps rolling day. Trailing 1-0 heading to Management District ROCKFORD, Ohio — The Indians just keep the bottom of the first rolling. Fort Recovery inning, Jay County (2-2) Fort Recovery High started the frame with a School’s softball team roundup walk and three consecu - pushed its winning streak tive singles, the last of to seven games, opening its which a two-run knock FREE from Blake Caldwell that Midwest Athletic Confer - ence schedule with an 11-4 gave the Patriots the lead victory Tuesday over the Tribe falls on late they never relinquished. host Parkway Panthers. rally Dusty Pearson, Austin The Indians are now 10-2 FORT RECOVERY — Curts, Sam Dunlavy and (1-0 MAC), and have 10 or Parkway scored five times Josh Dowlen all brought more wins for the 10th time in the sixth inning to hand in runs as well, with SHRED in the last 24 seasons. the Fort Recovery baseball Dunlavy hitting an RBI Fort Recovery struck for team a 7-5 loss Tuesday. double and then scoring three runs in the first and Fort Recovery (3-3, 1-1 on a passed ball. third frames, and led 7-1 at Midwest Athletic Confer - The Patriots added the end of the fourth. The ence) scored three runs in three more runs in the Indians added four runs in the fifth inning to break a 2- third inning and put up a the sixth before allowing 2 tie, only to have the Pan - five spot in the fourth DAY the Panthers to score three thers even the score again before the Panthers made runs over the sixth and sev - and take the lead. the defeat a little more enth innings. Parkway collected five respectable with a four- Jackie Homan had a singles and a pair of walks run fifth. home run and a pair of to overtake Fort Recovery Crosby Heniser and April 17th doubles while finishing and get the win. Caldwell had three hits with four RBIs to lead the Brock Dues paced the each. Quinn Faulkner Indian offense. Maddie Tribe offense with a double Guggenbiller had a homer, and a single. Riley Will fin - tripled, singled and a single and two RBIs, ished with a single and knocked in four runs. 9am - Noon while Sophie Pearson col - three RBIs, as Ryne Post Pearson moved to 2-0 lected three singles and and Cobe Wendel had sin - on the mound, allowing two RBIs. Cali Wendel also gles as well. five earned runs on seven drove in a pair of runs. Dillan Evers suffered the hits with five strikeouts at the Rain Barrel Homan also got the win, loss, allowing seven runs — and one walk. allowing four runs — three six earned — on eight hits In 10 innings this sea - earned — on nine hits in 6 over 5 1/3 innings. He son, Pearson has a 3.50 1/3 innings. She struck out walked four and struck out ERA with 13 strikeouts District Workshop one and walked one. six. and two walks. 7NÅKM Interested in Sports on tap Local schedule header vs. South Adams – 11 a.m.; 10 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Boston Softball quad at Celina – 2 p.m. Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers (TNT) Thursday Jay County — Boys golf at Wapa - harvesting rainwater Monday Friday hani – 4:30 p.m.; Track at Delta –5 Jay County — Boys golf at Delta –5 3 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana p.m.; Softball at Fort Recovery –5 p.m.; Softball vs. St. Henry – 5 p.m.; p.m.; Girls tennis at Bluffton – 5 p.m.; Pacers at Utah Jazz (FSIN) Girls tennis vs. Winchester – 5 p.m.; JV 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Los Ange - Junior high golf at Winchester Driver – baseball vs. Bellmont – 5 p.m.; Junior 4:30 p.m.; Junior high track hosts Mon - les Clippers at Philadelphia 76ers high track hosts South Adams and (ESPN) from your rooftop? roe Central and Wes-Del –5:30 p.m. Woodlan – 5:30 p.m. Fort Recovery — Track hosts quad – 9:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: New Fort Recovery — Baseball vs. York Knicks at Dallas Mavericks (ESPN) 4:30 p.m.; Softball vs. Jay County –5 Shawnee – 5 p.m.; Softball vs. p.m.; Baseball at New Knoxville –5 Wapakoneta – 5 p.m.; JV baseball at p.m.; JV baseball vs. St. Marys –5 Saturday Franklin Monroe – 5 p.m.; Junior high 3 p.m. — National Hockey League: p.m.; Junior high track at Coldwater track hosts tri – 4:30 p.m. April 22nd quad – 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres (NBC) Friday TV schedule 4:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: New DW30$WWKH'LVWULFW2I¿FH Jay County — Softball vs. Norwell – Today Orleans Pelicans at New York Knicks 5 p.m.; JV softball at Norwell – 5 p.m. 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Brooklyn (ESPN) Fort Recovery — Softball vs. Anna – Nets at Philadelphia 76ers (ESPN) 3:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Brook - 5 p.m. 9 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana lyn Nets at Miami Heat (ESPN) Pacers at Houston Rockets (FSIN) Jay County residents ONLY! One load per residence Saturday 9:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Dallas Sunday Jay County — Girls tennis at Eastern Mavericks at Memphis Grizzlies (ESPN) 1 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana Hancock – 9 a.m.; Softball at Richmond Pacers at Atlanta Hawks (FSIN) and proof of residency. 5825 w 400 S. Portland Invitational – 10 a.m.; Baseball dou - Thursday 7:07 p.m. — Major League Base - bleheader at Centerville – 10 a.m. 7:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Mil - ball: Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Fort Recovery — Baseball double - waukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks (TNT) (ESPN)