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City is considering combining with trash pick-up

By ROSE SKELLY The Commercial Review Curbside recycling could return to Portland. But residents would have to pay for trash pickup too. At its meeting Monday, Portland City Council heard several options for combining trash and recycling pickup into one service, with residents paying at least a portion of the cost. Council members also heard a proposal from a Redkey resident who wants to start his own recycling company. Since January, Port - land Mayor Randy Geesaman and other city officials have met with recycling vendors in the area to get estimates on The Commercial Review/Mary Freda bringing back curbside recycling pickup. The one Ray Willey, co-developer of the Todd Project, stands in the Todd Opera House Monday. Willey and fellow developer Bill they’ve found most prom - Brown told Dunkirk Industrial Development Corporation on Monday that they will not meet their July 1 deadline for having two ising is East Central restaurants open. As a result, they will be required to pay back $150,000 in funding provided by the city and DIDC. Recycling, which is locat - ed in Muncie and processes both trash and recycling. Todd Building developers won’t hit July 1 target, Under a contract with East Central Recycling, city employees would will be required to pay back $150,000 to city, DIDC still use the city’s trucks By MARY FREDA opment agreement out - ect, asked Willey a series to run pickup routes. The Commercial Review lined a two-year period of questions, including: They would collect both DUNKIRK — The Todd that we would get the “So, Ray what’ll be your trash and recycling at the Project won’t make its building renovated, the timeline then? What’s same time — separated slated July 1 deadline. restaurants open. Of your timeline now?” into different colored Project developers Ray course, we’re coming up “I knew you were bags — before delivering Willey and Bill Brown on that two-year period going to ask me Jack. the bags to Muncie to be told Dunkirk Industrial and that’s not exactly I’m going to defer just a sorted. Development Corpora - close in sight.” week and get back to you Portland Board of tion (DIDC) during its Willey said a couple of because it’s driven by a Works voted on March 7 meeting Monday that the reasons for the delay financing,” Willey to acquire two new trash Todd Opera House proj - include other projects he, responded. “I think we trucks for the city. It will ect is behind schedule. along with co-developer have that figured (out), purchase one outright for Originally, two restau - Brown, are involved with the direction we’re $167,887 and lease the rants — Firehouse BBQ in Indiana and else - going. But can I get other, likely on a five- and a Mexican restau - where. Willey told The another week’s time year contract. rant — were slated to be Commercial Review they from you? And I’ll come Baker Tilly (which complete and in opera - are working on six ven - back with what we con - merged this year with tion in Todd Opera House tures in New Castle sider to be a reasonable, by July 1, per the city’s Umbaugh & Associates, alone. revised timeline.” The Commercial Review/Mary Freda contract with Todd the city’s financial con - “In retrospect, I proba - If the restaurants Building Group, LLC. sultant) has spent the last bly made a mistake in aren’t renovated and in Todd Building Group, LCC announced Now, Willey said that negotiating ... I probably operation by July 1, city few weeks creating a Monday that it won’t make its July 1 deadline to won’t be the case. should have asked for attorney Wes Scheme - trash and recycling rate open two restaurants in Dunkirk. In June 2017, “We’ve been working three years or so,” Willey naur said Todd Building study. It estimated the on the project for quite said. “It’s a little bit of an Group will have to pay annual cost to combine the City of Dunkirk, Dunkirk Industrial Development Corporation and Todd Building some time. As you know, ambitious timeline to back the $150,000 it was trash and recycling pick - it hasn’t gone as robust start with.” given by DIDC ($75,000) up in a five-year contract Group entered an agreement that would have two and quickly as we had Council member Jack and Dunkirk City Coun - with East Central Recy - restaurants, one barbecue and the other Mexican, originally planned for,” Robbins, who previously cil ($75,000). cling would be approxi - renovated and in operation by July 1, 2019. Willey said. “The devel - voted against the proj - See Deadline page 5 mately $311,100. See Recycling page 5 Going outside? Schools may contract for food, custodial By JACK RONALD “I’ve been very pleased with At Gulley’s recommendation, The Commercial Review the level of detail we’ve been able the board approved a memoran - Jay School Board members will to get to,” said Gulley. dum of understanding with be asked in April to consider con - Based upon the feedback he has Watch Communications, a sister tracting school food service and, been getting, Jay Schools would company of Community Fiber perhaps, custodial services to an retain all current Jay Schools Solutions, in connection with outside firm. food service and custodial that company’s efforts to expand Superintendent Jeremy Gulley employees with sufficient senior - broadband internet access in told board members Monday he ity to be qualified for the Public rural Jay County under a Con - Associated Press/Vincent Thian continues to be in talks with Com - Employees Retirement Fund. nect America federal grant. pass Group Managed Services Those who don’t qualify for PERF That approval came on a 6-0 about how such a transition would become employees of Com - vote from Ron Laux, Chris Snow, might take place. pass. Krista Muhlenkamp, Donna Student vigil School corporations are under “They won’t go backwards in Geesaman, Mike Shannon and Students hold candles Monday during a increased pressure from the state their pay,” Gulley said. Kristi Betts. Board president moment of silence as they gather for a vigil to to reduce the level of spending on Whether Gulley will recom - Phil Ford had convened the commemorate victims of Friday's shooting, outside the non-instructional expenses and mend privatizing food service, meeting but had to leave prior to Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. redirect those dollars to the class - custodial services or both is an that vote. room. open question, he noted. See Schools page 5

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The high temperature United Way of Jay County, peaked at 42 degrees Monday Community and Family Serv - Wednesday — Coverage of in Portland. The low was 26. ices and Second Harvest Food Thursday’s State of the Coun - Elizabeth Schwartz , 76, Tonight’s low will be in the Bank will partner for a food ty Address. Berne lower 30s. Rain is expected tailgate from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details on page 2. Wednesday with a high in the Wednesday at Jay County Friday — Results from upper 40s. Fairgrounds. Thursday’s NCAA Tourna - See page 2 for an extended Income verification is not ment games. forecast. required. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Portland City Court Judge Donald Gillespie Dallas R. Newsome, Dunkirk, sumption; Susan S. Wexler, Weekley, Dunkirk expired Montpelier, operating with a Fined and sentenced disorderly conduct, $285. Evanston, Illinois, speeding 69 plates; Jonathan M. Grieshop, false plate; Hailey C. Belcher, Caleb J. Stanford, Portland, in a 55 mph zone; Ryan Picker - Portland, false plate; Aaron L. Richmond, possession of para - dog at large ordinance viola - Deferrals ing II, Muncie, speeding 80 in a Wilhelm, Portland, improper phernalia; Johnny M. Halzey, tion, $160; Zachary R. Capper, Eric R. Marshall, Dunkirk, 55 mph zone; Jacob M. Case, plate display; Billie J. Caylor, Redkey, leaving the scene of an Montpelier, false plate, $160.50; disorderly conduct; Robert A. Dunkirk, speeding 45 in a 30 Winchester, false plate; Jennifer accident; Joshua Sparrow, Port - Tesa M. Stevens, Dunkirk, seat Burris, Fishers, speeding 50 in a mph zone; Nichole M. Acker, L. Ward, Dunkirk, visiting a land, operator never licensed; belt violation, $25; Kendra A. 35 mph zone; Sharene N. Weav - Portland, speeding 50 in a 35 common nuisance; David L. Caleb Baxter, Rockport, minor Walk, Portland, driving while er, Portland, speeding 70 in a 55 mph zone. Chilcote III, Redkey, reckless consumption and public intoxi - suspended, $160.50; Baily J. mph zone; Jonathan T. Bodette, driving; Meredith L. Jester, cation. Younger, Portland, expired New Haven, speeding 70 in a 55 Dismissed Muncie, operating with a false plate, $160.50; Dillon R. Kimble, mph zone; Victorio G. Canales, Jack R. Wilson, Noblesville, plate; Roger R. Oberlin, Bryant, Continuance granted Portland, public intoxication, Decatur, speeding 54 in a 35 mph speeding 81 in a 55 mph zone; driving while suspended; Todd George S. Reum, Yorktown, $285; Ray Wilson, Portland, zone; Mary Helmuth, Freder - Richard A. Phillips, Portland, A. McCulloch, Hartford City, no speeding 75 in a 55 mph zone, unlawful taking of deer, $285; icksburg, Ohio, minor con - expired plates; Harriett A. valid license; Chad A. Weaver, March 27. CR almanac Jay Superior Court Judge Max Ludy days served. Assessed court Vehicles suspend Warner marijuana, a Class B misde - Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Fined and sentenced costs of $185 and placed on for three months beginning meanor — Granted a condi - 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 Stacy R. Cox, 52, 2910 X formal probation for one Jan. 14. A charge of operat - tional discharge. If Blount Street, Bedford, pleaded year. ing a vehicle while intoxi - fulfills the conditions of the guilty to possession of mar - Cheyenne N. Cline, 21, cated with a blood alcohol discharge, the charge will ijuana, a Class B misde - 1195 N. U.S. 27, Portland, concentration of .08 per - be dismissed in one year. meanor — Sentenced to Jay pleaded guilty to eight cent or more, a Class C mis - Moriah N. Goedtel, 24, County Jail for 30 days and counts of theft, Class A demeanor, was dismissed 317 E. Cherry St., Bluffton, 48/35 46/33 48/28 49/32 56/40 given two days credit for misdemeanors, on Feb. 21 as part of a plea agreement. pleaded guilty to disorderly — Sentenced recently to 180 Kristy A. Bishop, 38, no conduct, a Class B misde - Rain likely Partly Sunny with Sunny with Mostly one day served. Assessed in the after - sunny with a a high of 48. a high of 49. sunny with a court costs of $185 and days in Jay County Jail for address listed, was found in meanor — Sentenced to 180 noon and high of 46 Mostly clear At night, most - high of 56. ordered to pay a drug each charge, to be served violation of her probation days in Jay County Jail evening with and a chance at night with a ly clear with a Mostly cloudy concurrently, and given 160 on the original charge of with all but 18 days sus - wind gusts up of rain. At low of 28. low near 32. at night with a abuse, prosecution, inter - days credit for 80 days theft, a Class A misde - pended and given 18 days to 20 mph. night, partly low of 40. diction and correction fee Cloudy at cloudy with a served. Assessed court meanor — Ordered to serve credit for nine days served. night. low of 33. of $200. Charges of unlaw - costs of $185. an additional 90 days of the Will be served consecutive - ful possession of a syringe In a separate case, three sentence imposed Aug. 6, ly to the sentence for a and possession of a narcot - petitions alleging violation 2015, and given credit for charge of disorderly con - Lotteries ic drug, Level 6 felonies, of probation on the original time served since Jan. 24. duct in Wells County Supe - were dismissed as part of a charge of possession of Her probation was termi - rior Court. Assessed court plea agreement. marijuana, a Class B misde - nated unsuccessfully. costs of $185 and placed on Powerball 42-43-54-58-68-71-74 Maria S. Garringer, 48, meanor, were dismissed. Aspen Hansen, 21, 9815 formal probation for six Estimated jackpot: Cash 5: 17-21-35-42-45 678 Katelynn Place, Port - Kayla L. Warner, 19, 1200 Big Bend Drive, Indianapo - months. $550 million Estimated jackpot: land, pleaded guilty to theft, Hazel St., Wabash, pleaded lis, pleaded guilty to posses - Robert R. Dewitt, 57, 6353 $393,500 a Class A misdemeanor — guilty to operating a vehi - sion of marijuana, a Class S. U.S. 27, Portland, was Mega Millions Sentenced to one year in cle while intoxicated, a A misdemeanor — Sen - granted a deferral on the Estimated jackpot: $45 Ohio Jay County Jail with all but Class C misdemeanor — tenced to Jay County Jail charge of operating a vehi - million Midday two days suspended and Sentenced to 60 days in Jay for one year with all but cle while intoxicated Pick 3: 7-7-1 given two days credit for County Jail with all but two two days suspended and endangering a person, a Hoosier Pick 4: 3-2-0-2 one day served. Assessed days suspended and given given two days credit for Class A misdemeanor — Midday Pick 5: 4-6-1-0-0 court costs of $185 and two days credit for one day one day served. Assessed The charge will be dis - Daily Three: 3-1-9 Evening placed on formal probation served. Fined $10, assessed court costs of $185, placed missed in one year if Daily Four: 1-0-2-1 Pick 3: 8-6-6 for one year. court costs of $185.50 and on formal probation for one Dewitt fulfills the condi - Quick Draw: 8-10-12- Pick 4: 2-0-7-0 Amber S. Newton, 31, 101 placed on formal probation year and ordered to pay a tions of the deferral, 14-16-18-24-38-40-47-49-51- Pick 5: 7-3-6-2-0 Moody Ave., Portland, for six months. Ordered to drug abuse, prosecution, including paying a sub - 52-59-62-64-66-68-70-74 Rolling Cash: 3-7-13-25- pleaded guilty to theft, a pay an alcohol and drug interdiction and correction stance abuse program fee Evening 28 Class A misdemeanor — countermeasures fee of fee of $200 and a substance of $400. A charge of operat - Daily Three: 9-3-9 Classic Lotto: 2-5-28- Sentenced to one year in $200 and a substance abuse abuse program fee of $400. ing a vehicle while intoxi - Daily Four: 8-0-7-1 45-46-48 Jay County Jail with all but program fee of $400. The Jenna G. Blount, 18, 314 S. cated, a Class A misde - Quick Draw: 1-4-12-17- Kicker: 3-5-4-5-1-7 36 days suspended and court recommended the Middle St., Portland, plead - meanor, was dismissed as 18-19-23-25-26-28-34-35-40- Jackpot: $11.9 million given 36 days credit for 18 Indiana Bureau of Motor ed guilty to possession of part of a plea agreement. Markets Felony arrests Sunrise May corn ...... 3.74 Theft Patricia A. Golder, 53, 215 E. She was booked at 5:14 a.m. into St. Anthony June corn ...... 3.82 A Portland woman was arrested North St., was arrested on a war - Jay County Jail and is being held on Corn ...... 3.72 this morning on a theft charge. rant for theft, a Level 6 felony. a $6,000 bond. April corn ...... 3.72 Central States Beans ...... 8.32 Montpelier April beans ...... 8.39 Corn ...... 3.62 Wheat ...... 4.31 April corn ...... 3.65 Capsule Reports Obituaries Beans ...... 8.57 Elizabeth E. Schwartz , Cooper Farms A p r i l b e a n s ...... 8 .6 0 D r o v e o f f r o a d d a y a f t e r n o o n . l a n d P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t B e r n e , t h e s is t e r o f a G e n e v a Wheat ...... 4.51 Stefanie S. Lykins, 44, Fort Recovery A semi truck went off the someone had entered her man, March 31, 1942-March New crop wheat ..4.56 road Monday morning was driving north on Indi - home and taken between 17, 2019. Services will be at March corn ...... 3.73 when its driver lost control ana 1 near its intersection $60 and $70 worth of food. 9 a.m. Thursday at the John April corn ...... 3.73 The Andersons in icy conditions. with county road 650 North F. Schwartz residence, 2692 May corn ...... 3.73 Richland Township Bilal Muhammad, 26, when a deer ran out into Car fire S. U.S. 27, Berne. Corn ...... 3.66 Woodbridge, Virginia, was the road. She was unable to A car driven by a Salamo - •••••••••• POET Biorefining avoid hitting it with her April corn ...... 3.66 driving a 2016 Freightliner nia woman sustained The Commercial Review 2005 Chevrolet Equinox. Portland Beans ...... 8.59 semi truck west on Indiana between $2,500 and $5,000 in publishes death notices for March corn ...... 3.77 April beans ...... 8.59 26 approaching its intersec - Damage in the 2 p.m. col - those with a connection to lision is estimated between damage as a result of a car April corn ...... 3.77 Wheat ...... 4.57 tion with county road 250 fire last week in Adams our coverage area free of $1,000 and $2,500. charge. They include the East. Because of ice on the County. road, Muhammad lost con - name, city of residence, Police said Kimberly D. trol of the truck, which Backing accident birth/death date and Today in history Hiday, 45, was southbound went off the north side of Two Portland residents time/date/location of serv - the road. were involved in a vehicle on U.S. 27 near Adams ices. On March 19, 1945, sion the organizations The truck is owned by M collision Sunday afternoon. County road 100 South on There is a charge for during World War II, 724 solvency would be and C Transport Inc., Lukas A. Darby, 29, was March 13 when heavy obituaries, which are people were killed when threatened without it. Gainesville, Virginia. backing his 2009 Honda smoke started coming from printed as they are a Japanese dive bomber In 1993, Supreme Damage in the 6 a.m. Accord out of a private the rear passenger side of received. We accept obituar - attacked the carrier USS Court Justice Byron R. accident is estimated driveway on Mount Pleas - her car. ies only from funeral Franklin off Japan (the White announced plans between $5,000 and $10,000. ant Road near its intersec - Monroe Fire Department homes or mortuary servic - ship was saved). to retire. (White’s depar - tion with county road 200 responded to the call. es. In 1918, Congress ture paved the way for Deer struck West. He didn’t see Ryan R. passed the first law Ruth Bader Ginsburg to A Petroleum woman hit a Mock, 42, who was driving establishing daylight become the court’s sec - deer with her vehicle Sun - north on Mount Pleasant saving time in the Unit - ond female justice.) Road, and backed into ed States, with clocks to In 2003, President Mock’s 2000 Chevrolet Sil - be moved forward one George W. Bush ordered verado. Penny Sanders hour from the last Sun - the start of war against The Silverado went off March 18, 2018 day in March to the last Iraq. (Because of the SERVICES the west side of the road, In our hearts your memory lingers. Always tender, fond Sunday in October. time difference, it was Thursday causing damage to land - scape owned by Jennifer and true. There’s not a day we don’t think of you. (This law was repealed early March 20 in Iraq.) Schwartz , Elizabeth: 9 a.m., in August 1919.) In 2013, Pope Francis John F. Schwartz residence, 2692 VanSkyock. Jim Sanders & Family In 1931, Nevada Gov. officially began his min - S. U.S. 27, Berne. Damage in the 2:30 p.m. Fred B. Balzar signed a istry as the 266th pope, accident is estimated measure legalizing casi - receiving the ring sym - between $5,000 and $10,000. no gambling. bolizing the papacy and Service listings provided by In 1973, Jay County a wool stole exemplify - MEL SMITLEY’S COMPLETE Theft REMC manager Oscar ing his role as shepherd AUCTIONEERING A Portland woman Vold defended a pro - of his 1.2-billion strong & REAL ESTATE reported a theft from her 630 North Western Avenue posed 20.5-cent rate flock during a Mass at PORTLAND, INDIANA 47371 home Monday. hike, telling Indiana the Vatican. (260) 726-6215 Tina M. Schofner, who Public Service Commis - —AP and The CR Mel Smitley - AU01011555 lives in the 900 block of Laci Smitley - AU10600051 Boundary Pike, told Port - Citizen’s calendar

Wednesday Thursday 9 a.m. — Jay County 5 p.m. — Portland Commissioners execu - Historic Preservation tive session, commis - Commission, Commu - BERNE, IN sioners’ room, court - nity Resource Center, house, 120 N. Court St., 118 S. Meridian St., Now Seeking Full-Time Housekeeper Portland. Portland. Full-Time, 1st Shift Housekeeper: Monday-Friday with minimal weekend 3:30 p.m. — Portland 5 p.m. — Redkey commitment. Prior experience in housekeeping is preferred. Seeking Board of Aviation, air - Town Council executive candidates who are at least 18+ years of age. Position eligible for insurance port, 661 W. 100 North. session, park cabin, 200 benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and 403(b) Retirement Plan participation. 6:30 p.m. — Fort S. Mooney St. Apply in person, online at www.swissvillage.org, or send Resume to: Recovery School Board, 6 p.m. — Redkey Kayla Reilly, HR Specialist board room, high Town Council, park Swiss Village school, 400 E. Butler St. cabin, 200 S. Mooney St. 1350 W. Main St.,Berne, IN 46711 Or e-mail: [email protected] The Commercial Review Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Family Page 3 Enrollment events set Students interested in Horizon Convention Cen - taking classes at Ivy Tech ter in Muncie. Community College will Taking The conference will fea - have several more ture Loretta Swit as its chances to enroll quickly. Note keynote speaker. She is Ivy Tech will hold best known for playing express enrollment events Maj. Margaret Houlihan March 21, 26, 27 and 28 at on “M*A*S*H.” its campus at 4301 S. The event will also Cowan Road, Muncie. mer and fall semesters include a resource fair The express enrollment began Monday. and breakout sessions of slated for Thursday will older adults, veterans, run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration set caregivers and healthcare The March 26 and 27 ses - Fort Recovery pre- professionals. sions will run from 9 a.m. school registration for the to 6 p.m., and the March 2019-20 school year is Hosting academy 28 event will be from 9 scheduled for 7 p.m. a.m. to 5 p.m. Indiana Wesleyan Uni - March 26 in the elemen - versity will host its Wild - Those who attend the tary/middle school audi - express enrollment will cat Summer Academy teria. June 23 through 28. have help from staff Those attending will regarding applying for The camps include a need to bring their child’s variety of options, includ - admission, orientation, birth certificate, immu - testing, financial aid, ing new offerings in sci - nization record and Photo provided scheduling a meeting ence and songwriting this with an academic advisor Social Security card. The year. Camp topics include and registering for class - child does not need to art, business innovation Ag advocates es. attend. and entrepreneurship, No appointment is nec - For more information, leadership and life calling, Jay County FFA members participated in the FFA Agricultural essary, but those who plan call (419) 375-4131. nursing, science, music, Advocacy Day at the Indiana State Capitol Building to kick off National to attend should bring a theatre and writing. Ag Week. They participated in agriculture issues workshops, copy of their SAT, PSAT Conference set The base fee for the leadership workshops and met with legislators. Pictured, from left, are or ACT scores, high LifeStream Services academy is $375. For more Lucas Lyons, Sophia Fugiett and Dillon Muhlenkamp. school transcript and will hold its annual Aging information, or to register, prior college credit. Well Conference from 8 visit indwes.edu/summer- Registration for sum - a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 6 at academy. Something is missing in online relationship DEAR ABBY: I met a really or years with my life on hold, almost anything she wants. DEAR REGRETFULLY: I’m great guy online eight months waiting for a perfect time to She’s a shopper, a borderline not going to label your ago. He lives in another country meet. What should I do? — hoarder, yet very generous to mother-in-law as insensitive and we have been in a long-dis - Dear GAMER GIRL IN INDIANA her children. She buys expen - or you as ungrateful. I do tance relationship for the last DEAR GAMER GIRL: sive and unwanted gifts for all think the time has come for six months. We talk all the time, Abby When someone you meet her kids — satisfying her shop - you and her son to have a video chat frequently and have online is reluctant to meet in ping urges by getting us dou - frank talk with her and grown very close. I have never person and interact with you bles of her latest cooking gadg - explain that, while you are clicked with anyone like I have fully, there is usually a rea - et, vacuum cleaner or 10-pound grateful for the gifts, you with him, and I know he feels son. Having had these box of chocolate we shouldn’t could better use the money the same. When I have asked, he says I “health problems” all his life, be eating in the first place. she’s spending on them for We are having a significant should be patient and he doesn’t one would think there would While we’re not poor, we help with her grandchil - disagreement about meeting in want our relationship to be be a NAME for the illness and sure could use the money she’s dren’s school tuition. person. I’m willing to travel to about waiting to do things a treatment plan. Because he wasting on these silly gifts. If that offends her, so be his country. The expense, while because of his condition. Mean - has neither, I question How do we tell her that it’s it, but if she loves her not negligible, is within my while, I know how much pain he whether his health is the rea - awkward for us to receive an grandchildren, I don’t think means. However, he says he has is in. I see it every time we chat, son he doesn’t want you to expensive vacuum when we it should. some serious ongoing health and I know how much it affects visit him. He may be in a rela - need help with school tuition •••••••••• issues and he wants to wait until him. It’s not going to scare me tionship or not as he has rep - for our kids? Is it wrong for us Dear Abby is written by Abi - they are resolved to meet. He has away. I just want to be there with resented himself in some to look a gift horse in the gail Van Buren, also known as had them for much of his life, him, to see if we work as well in other way. What you need to mouth, or insensitive of her to Jeanne Phillips, and was although they have gotten worse person as we seem to online. do is move on. flaunt her purchasing power founded by her mother, Pauline during the time I have known I don’t want to add to his •••••••••• while we’re struggling? — Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at him. So far, there has been no stress by insisting we meet, but I DEAR ABBY: My mother-in- REGRETFULLY UNGRATE - DearAbby.com or P.O. Box diagnosis or treatment plan. also don’t want to spend months law has the means to buy FUL 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Community Calendar Notices will appear in meeting is from 6:30 to 8 mation, call (260) 766-9334. MOUS — Will meet from families and friends of Thursday of the month at Community Calendar as p.m. every Tuesday at the ALZHEIMER'S CARE - 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each addicts, will meet from 7 to Jay Community Center. All space is available. To sub - Nazarene Fellowship GIVER SUPPORT GROUP Wednesday upstairs at 8 p.m. each Wednesday at seniors are welcome. mit an item, email Building across from the — Will meet at 5:30 p.m. the True Value Hardware, First Presbyterian Church, STITCH ’N’ CHATTER [email protected]. Nazarene church, 249 E. third Tuesday of each Meridian Street, Portland. 402 N. Ship St. in Portland. QUILT CLUB — Will meet Center St., Dunkirk. For month at Jay County Pub - For more information, call at 1 p.m. March 21 at Today more information, call lic Library community (260) 729-2532. Thursday Church of the Brethren. BRYANT COMMUNITY Amanda Price at (765) 283- room. For more informa - AL-ANON FAMILY CELEBRATE RECOV - New members are wel - CENTER EUCHRE — Will 2107. tion, call Deb Tipton at GROUP — New Begin - ERY — A 12-step Christian come. be played at 1 p.m. each JAY COUNTY HISTORI - (260) 729-2806 or Elasha nings, a support group for recovery program, the FORGET-ME-NOT — A Tuesday. The public is wel - CAL SOCIETY — Will hold Lennartz at (765) 729-4567. friends and families of group will meet at 10 a.m. support group for parents, come. its monthly meeting at 7 FRIENDS OF JAY alcoholics, the group will and 6:30 p.m. each Thurs - friends and relatives who THE LANDING — A 12- p.m. March 19 at Portland COUNTY LIBRARY — Will meet at 6:30 p.m. each day at A Second Chance At have lost a baby through step program for those in Fire Station. Portland Fire meet at 6 p.m. the third Wednesday in the Zion Life Ministries, 228 S. miscarriage, birth or ill - sixth through 12th grade Chief Mike Weitzel will Tuesday of each month at Lutheran Church, 218 E. Meridian St. in Portland. ness will meet from 7 to 9 will meet at 5:55 p.m. each discuss the day-to-day the library. High St., Portland. For For more information, call p.m. at St. Vincent Ran - Tuesday at 2nd Chance at operations of the fire more information, call Brenda Eads at (260) 726- dolph Hospital, Winches - Life Ministries, 228 S. department. Those in Wednesday (260) 726-8229. 9625 or Dave Keen at (260) ter, in community room 1. Meridian St., Portland. For attendance will also have WEDNESDAY MORN - A BETTER LIFE – BRI - 251-8792. For more information, call more information, call the opportunity to see the ING BREAKFAST CLUB ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- A BETTER LIFE-BRI - Kimberly Sibery at (765) (260) 703-0777 or (260) 726- city’s new firetruck. — Will meet at 8 a.m. in the based recovery group for ANNA’S HOPE — A faith 964-6075 or Nikki Bosworth 5273. NARCOTICS ANONY - east room of Richards all kinds of addictions, based recovery group for at (765) 584-6452. A BETTER LIFE – BRI - MOUS — Will meet at 7 Restaurant. All women are will meet from 6:30 to 8 all kinds of addictions, ORGAN TRANSPLANT ANNA’S HOPE — A faith p.m. each Tuesday at invited to attend. Includes p.m. each Wednesday at will meet from 6:30 to 8 SUPPORT GROUP — Will based recovery group for Church of God of Prophe - activities and devotional Redkey United Methodist p.m. each Thursday at meet at 3 p.m. on the third substance abuse. Meal cy, 797 N. Creagor Ave. in time. Church, 122 W. Main St. Asbury United Methodist Thursday of each month starts at 6 p.m. and the Portland. For more infor - PING PONG — Will be Come early for a meal. For Church, 204 E. Arch St. in in the IU Health Blackford played from 9 a.m. to noon more information, call Portland. Come early for a main conference room. each Wednesday at Jay Pastor Randy Davis at (765) meal. 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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 Tuesday, March 19, 2019 It is important that we use facts To the editor: on the failure of his stated mis - increasingly not to governing were Jews, and Muslims in I'm writing to thank Brenda sion on the eve of Obama’s re- but to making governance America from before the Revolu - Fennig for her wonderful piece of Letters to election. impossible.” tion. There were no Buddhists, comic/stress relief letter to the “McConnell’s comments in It was misstated that America or Hindus, in America, at that editor that was headlined “We 2010 after the mid-term elections was formed as a Christian coun - time, that I'm aware of, but they should unite, support Trump” of the Editor came to symbolize what many try. Our founding fathers wanted were to be welcomed. Thursday, March 14, 2019. on the left deemed an all-in strat - a nation that was not formed to “In God We Trust” is the There were inaccuracies and egy to precipitate suffering in be any religion. Proof is cited motto of the US, as of July 30, much misinformation in her order to claim victory, one that from ATI.com: “These are the 1956, when President Dwight piece, and I'd like to dispute her rats, when having control of the ultimately failed as Obama men that fought for religious Eisenhower signed it into effect. claims. government, have called for the handily won across many battle - freedom and the separation of It had been used on a two-cent Corruption? Where is there government taking control of ground states last night.” church and state. In fact, God, piece in 1864, and came to be proof of any Democrat who has any means of production of any - Then, just a bit from Jesus Christ and Christianity used on dollar bills in 1957. E been convicted of any corrup - thing. They have continued on Wikipedia.com: “During are not stated once in all of the Pluribus Unum — out of many, tion, or any other illegal acts? It with capitalism. Socialism is Obama's presidency, minority Constitution, and it is clearly one — was the original motto of seems to me as though the con - taking over the businesses of obstruction reached all-time done so on purpose. the US, from 1782 until 1956. victions, and criminal charges the country, which are still highs, as McConnell insisted “The Constitution even bars Facts are very important to have been brought on members under the reigns of capitalism. that any bill passing through the all laws from ‘respecting an make use of. It is important to of the Trump campaign and The Democrats are black - Senate needed a supermajority establishment of religion,’ while do your research, like I did, administration, not the Democ - balling the country? What did (60 votes rather than 50). also protecting ‘the free exercise before making wild accusations. rats. Mitch McConnell do, in 2010? I'll McConnell justified the obstruc - thereof.’” Nancy Pelosi made such a state - There was talk of socialism, use a brief bit from an article tionism by falsely claiming that Remember, the founding ment, but it was Mitch which doesn't exist in America. from Inquisitr, of Nov. 11, 2012: the 60-vote threshold was the fathers understood their history. McConnell, and Newt Gingrich, The Miriam-Webster online dic - “Mitch McConnell, Senate historical norm in the Senate. They’d seen how the Christian who began the division of tionary defines socialism as: Minority Leader and the man Yale University political scien - governments of Europe took recent history, not the Democ - any of various economic and who came to represent the parti - tist Jacob Hacker and University advantage of the individual free - rats. The Tea Party drew political theories advocating col - san gridlock that marked much of California, Berkeley political dom of its citizens. They’d seen strength from Mitch and Newt, lective or governmental owner - of the President’s first term in scientist Paul Pierson describe the constant internal bickering and their division, which is still ship and administration of the office after an election night McConnell as the major figure and wars amongst Christian fac - evident in the Republican Party means of production and distri - comment in which he vowed to (along with Newt Gingrich) in tions. even today. bution of goods. prioritize making Obama a one- transforming the Republican The founding fathers wel - Daniel E. Chase I don't see when the Democ - term president, has commented Party into a "party geared comed all religions, and there Portland Cities and towns are ever-changing By MORTON J. MARCUS Last week, I spoke to their Honors at a meeting Eye of the Northern Indiana Mayors in Logansport. on the The session began at the Dentzel Carousel alongside Pie the Elk River. It was a com - fortable site for officials who are forced by an anti- urban legislature to spend so much time going around in circles. Beforehand, I examined what’s happened to the ... the share population of Indiana’s 547 of Indiana’s incorporated cities and towns between 1970 and population 2017. Of those 547 places, in cities 454 (83 percent) were home to less than 5,000 each. and towns How big does a town have to be or what econom - under 25,000 ic activity must it have to rose from constitute a community? Does a population of 22 26 percent (River Forest, outside of to 32 percent. Anderson in Madison County) qualify? What about Meridian Hills (pop - ulation 1,694 in Marion Damage will be long-lasting County) or Mentone (popu - ulation in cities and towns under 25,000 rose from 26 By RAMESH PONNURU Lelling tried to paper over some of lation 973 in Kosciusko Bloomberg Opinion County)? At least Mentone percent to 32 percent. And these issues. He declared: the share of incorporated Bizarre, hilarious and disturbing, “This case is about the widening offers a commercial area the college-admissions scandal is a while Meridian Hills and places 25,000 and over Ramesh corruption of elite college admis - dropped from 41 to 33 per - perfect fit for our political moment. sions through the steady application River Forest may be just A central claim of today’s pop - Ponnuru residential artifacts from cent. This means unincor - of wealth combined with fraud. ulists, both on the right and on the There can be no separate college the past. porated areas, which were 33 percent of the state in left, is that we have a ruling class that admission system for the wealthy, Some tiny towns of 1970 wields power in its own interests and 1970, edged up to 35 per - and I’ll add there will not be a sepa - grew dramatically by 2017. justifies that power with the pretense cent. rate criminal-justice system, either.” Fishers (Hamilton County) that it has earned its position The Resistance has retorted that Our two biggest cities, There manifestly is a separate sys - had 628 persons in ’70 and through merit. Jared Kushner’s family seems to tem for the wealthy that is beyond mushroomed to 91,800 in Indianapolis and Fort The elites, for their part, do not have bought him a slot at Harvard. Wayne, together grew by any prosecutor’s power to end. The ’17. Proximity to Indi - always recognize themselves as such. On the left, the prevailing reaction to prosecutions are in reality about acts anapolis on Interstate 69, 203,600 (18 percent). But They consider themselves part of a the scandal has been to argue that it the next eight cities all lost of fraud that were committed against aggressive land develop - meritocracy, with merit defined shows that rich white people benefit the universities. As interim USC ment and a determination population. The decline largely in terms of educational cre - from their own version of affirma - was least in Muncie at 460 president Wanda Austin put it in an not to be an appendage to dentials. The legitimacy of the tive action in admissions. How much email to students, “USC is the vic - Carmel or Noblesville persons and greatest in process by which institutions of difference is there, really, ask left- Gary at 99,400. Hammond, tim.” The university is supposed to made Fishers a recent hot higher learning select students is wing critics of the universities, be able to sell spots, not have its South Bend, Evansville, spot. thus tied to the legitimacy of their between bribing a coach to pretend employees skim its profits. East Chicago, Anderson Only 191 of those 454 own privilege. your son is a pole vaulter and bribing Trump’s version of populism is a small towns (42 percent) and Terre Haute together Standardized tests and grade-point a whole university to pretend you little different from some previous grew in population. These lost another 99,800. averages work for our meritocrats funded that new dorm in the spirit of ones. Past populists have inveighed 191, however, accounted for How much of this is sim - the way the Sorting Hat does in the pure charity? against a ruling class that they con - an increase of 370,900, ply higher incomes driving Harry Potter novels, opening up a For that matter, isn’t recruiting sidered to have too much power. which was one-quarter of urban sprawl, a desire by world of magical possibilities by rec - athletes, even real ones, a departure Trump, by contrast, portrays elites the jump in Indiana’s pop - home owners to ride lawn ognizing innate talent. Populism’s from a rigorous standard of academ - and the institutions they run as ulation over those 47 years. mowers at a distance from liberal opponents have frequently ic merit? Isn’t it an even bigger one to incompetent, weak, frivolous and dis - On the other side, the 258 unappealing neighbors? borrowed the imagery of Hogwarts give preferential treatment to the honest. places under 5,000 lost only How much is state policy to for themselves, with President Don - children of alumni? It is an overdrawn case, and the 41,300. That averages out to deny cities and towns the ald Trump as Voldemort and the And doesn’t the desperation of universities are not, in truth, as bad three or four per year, per right to annex property? Resistance in the place of Dumble - actress Lori Loughlin’s race to win as this scandal makes them look. place. The biggest losers What are the impediments dore’s Army. It is a series of books admission for her daughter — a Academic merit plays a large role in (population declines of to mergers or consolida - that climaxes in a battle for the con - “social media influencer” whose admissions, even if not quite as large 1,000 or more) were Long tions? trol of a school. resume includes a YouTube video a one as the universities would have Beach (LaPorte County), Do we have the imagina - The reality of the admissions where she says, “I don’t really care you believe, and their interest in it is Dunkirk (split between Jay tion to discuss how this process, as revealed by this scandal, about school” — highlight how little sincere. and Blackford counties) population distribution is disenchanting. The rich daughters many prospective students and their But the damage will last. Political, and Attica (Fountain will play in the world of of Hollywood can hobnob with uni - families view “higher learning” as financial, religious and journalistic County). internet relations, self-dri - versity board members — on a yacht, the purpose of college in the first elites have done quite a lot to seed the Some would rid Indiana ving vehicles, smaller no less — and have their parents buy place? ground for populist challenges by act - of small cities and towns, households and climate their way into the freshman class. There may be answers to these ing in a way that discredits them. absorb them into their change? The connection to self-righteous and questions, but they are uncomfort - Add academic elites to the list. counties or annex them to •••••••••• anti-Trump Hollywood makes the able questions for the universities •••••••••• other places. Yet, the data Marcus is an economist. story even better as an illustration of nonetheless. Ponnuru is a Bloomberg Opinion make clear that, as a group, Email him at mortonjmar - populist suspicions. Steve Bannon Announcing the investigation and columnist. Follow him on Twitter the share of Indiana’s pop - [email protected]. could hardly have written it better. arrests, U.S. Attorney Andrew @RameshPonnuru. The Commercial Review US PS 125820 HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Technologies and a $2,200 “We’re going to negoti - donation from Ballisti - ate a percentage,” Gulley glass Inc., both for school said. “I’m very excited safety. about this.” •Learned that Jay Gulley also told the Schools has joined board that the transition Food2School a coopera - to a six-school configura - tive that provides sub - tion is still on track with stantial savings by lever - no change in the timeline. aged buying power for “This is preparation, food services. the entire year,” he said. •Approved the list of “It’s an opportunity to re- summer school classes invent.” for 2019. In other business, the •Added introduction to board: engineering design to the •Heard new business Jay County High School manager Tarinna Morris curriculum for the 2019- report that all of the cor - 20 school year. poration’s fund balances •Hired Kendra Lyons as “are in a good position at a technology/network this time.” support analyst, Melissa •Named Morris school Cox and Dominic Mar - corporation treasurer tyne as instructional Associated Press/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi and Violet Current assistants, Ted Habegger deputy treasurer. as a driver education Schoolchildren are stranded Monday across a collapsed bridge in Chimanimani, southeast •Accepted a $1,000 teacher and Debra Losch of Harare, Zimbabwe. donation from the as a science teacher. Dunkirk Elks Lodge for •Approved the retire - the West Jay Middle ment of vocational School student trip to teacher Doug Tipton Washington, D.C. effective March 22. •Approved participa - •Accepted the resigna - Cyclone threatens tion again this summer tions of instructional in the free student school assistant Liana By FARAI MUTSAKA cent to 100 percent capaci - saw people on rooftops and lunch program. About McLaughlin, special edu - and ANDREW MELDRUM ty. in tree branches. The 1,900 lunches will be cation teachers Brittney Associated Press “People visible from the waters are still rising and served each week for Watson and Megan Hun - CHIMANIMANI, Zim - air may be the lucky ones we are desperately trying to seven weeks beginning ley and custodian Roxan - babwe — Rapidly rising ‘Inland and the top priority now is save as many as possible.” June 10. Open public sites na Gaines. floodwaters have created ocean’ to rescue as many as possi - Satellite images were include General Shanks •Approved leaves of “an inland ocean” in ble,” he said. helping the rescue teams to Elementary School, Red - absence for instructional Mozambique endangering endangers The extent of the damage target the most critical key Elementary School, assistant Caitlin Gilbrert, scores of thousands of was not yet known as many areas, Haga said. Rescue families, aid workers said families, Westlawn Elementary library instructional areas remained impassible. operations were based at today as they scrambled to School and East Jay Mid - assistant Brenda Cash wildlife With key roads washed Beira airport, one of the rescue survivors of away, aid groups were try - few places in the city with dle School. and teacher Ashley Cyclone Idai who clung to •Approved $161,980 in Drees. ing to get badly needed working communications. rooftops and trees. food, medicine and fuel into The waters flooded a roof work at East Ele - •Approved extracurric - Hundreds were dead, mentary School by ular assignments for hard-hit Beira, a city of swath of land more than 30 many more were missing hoosel with the World Food some 500,000 people, by air miles wide in central McGuff Roofing Inc. of Chloe Steigerwalt as an and thousands were at risk Program. Many people and sea. Mozambique, said the aid Muncie. McGuff was the assistant softball coach, in Mozambique, Zimbabwe were “crammed on Cyclone Idai swept group Save the Children, low bidder on the project, Adam Homan as assistant and Malawi. Mozam - rooftops and elevated across central Mozambique and more than 100,000 peo - which also includes $3.95 baseball coach, Cindy bique’s President Filipe patches of land outside the before dropping huge ple were at risk. per square foot for Denney as middle school Nyusi has said the death port city of Beira” and amounts of rain in neigh - “The assessment emerg - removal and replacement golf coach and Whitney toll could reach 1,000. WFP was rescuing as boring Zimbabwe’s eastern ing from Mozambique of wet insulation and Gray as Best Buddies Emergency workers many as possible and air - mountains. That rainfall is today is chilling,” said $4.35 per square foot for adviser. called it the region’s most dropping food, water and now rushing back through Machiel Pouw, Save the removal and replacement •Approved field trips by destructive flooding in 20 blankets, he said. Mozambique, further inun - Children’s response leader of deteriorated wood the JCHS PVE Club, East years. Heavy rains are Mozambique’s Pungue dating the already flooded in Mozambique. “Thou - blocking. Jay seventh graders, the expected to continue and Buzi rivers had over - countryside. sands of children lived in •Approved a new job archery club and the through Thursday. flowed, creating “inland “It’s dire,” Caroline Haga areas completely engulfed title for Trent Paxson — robotics team. “This is a major human - oceans extending for miles of the Red Cross told The by water. In many places, assistant superintendent •Approved a bus itarian emergency that is and miles in all direc - Associated Press from no roofs or tree tops are for instruction — at Gul - request by Zion Early getting bigger by the tions,” Verhoosel said. Beira. “We did an aerial even visible above the ley’s recommendation. Learning Center. hour,” said Herve Ver - Dams have reached 95 per - surveillance yesterday and floods.” Deadline ... Continued from page 1 Building Group has spent ing Group has yet to secure per - In November 2017, Willey told Mexican restaurant after Fire - Council started discussing $300,000 on the renovations manent financing. However, the The Commercial Review he house BBQ opens. the project in March 2017. Con - thus far — $90,000 of which city is only responsible for dol - anticipated Firehouse BBQ “Bill and I are committed to cerns raised by the project have come from the city and ing out another $60,000 to help opening in spring 2018, with the seeing the project through,” included protecting the city’s DIDC. The other $210,000 has fund the renovations. Mexican restaurant open closer Willey said. “We’re not going to and taxpayer money and lack come from a $50,000 loan from The building still needs to its slated July 1 completion abandon the project or walk of financial backing. Ultimate - Bank of Geneva and private plumbing, a heating, ventila - date. No restaurant has been away from it.” ly, the project passed 3-2, with funding. tion and air conditioning contracted for the second space. Willey added that he should council members Jesse Bivens Willey said there’s still (HVAC) system, electric, addi - However, Willey said Todd be back in Dunkirk some time and Robbins dissenting. “another few hundred thou - tional flooring, a fire sprinkler Building Group anticipates during the last two weeks of Willey told DIDC that Todd sand” left to go, and Todd Build - system and equipment. beginning renovations for the April. Recycling ... Continued from page 1 ization plan planned for “The main three cost Monday has been pushed drivers that you have … back. Geesaman said the are your employee salary draft has been updated and wages that would go ‘The main three cost drivers that you have … council needed more time towards trash and recy - to read over it before vot - cling, landfill usage fees at are your employee salary wages that would go ing. Residents can also look Muncie and then your towards trash and recycling, landfill usage fees at a copy of the plan at city vehicle costs, which are hall. comprised of fuel, mainte - at Muncie and then your vehicle costs ...’ •Heard from Geesaman nance or repairs on those —Ross Hagen, Baker Tiller that the city has sent a vehicles and then insur - check for $52,649.83 to Jay ance as well,” said Ross County Solid Waste Man - Hagen of Baker Tilly. agement District. The Also included in the rate month to pay for the serv - year lease on a trash truck cling,” Hagen said. “Prop - of the recyclable that we money is unused recycling estimates were the lease ice, the annual fee of and a salary of $15,100 for a erty taxes are based on try to collect.” grant funds given by the payments for the new trash $37,400 for a five-year lease part-time employee home values ... so really For the last couple of waste management district truck and the possibility on a trash truck and a •$6.84 per household per everybody is getting the months, Fisher has been to Portland over the years. of hiring a part-time salary of $15,100 for a part- month to pay for a portion same service, but different brainstorming the idea of Council voted at its last employee to drive the time employee of the service, the annual property values are paying starting his own local recy - meeting to return it after a trucks to and from Muncie Currently, trash pickup fee of $37,400 for a five-year a different amount for that cling company to process formal request from the each day. is paid for out of the motor lease on trash truck and a service that’s backed by materials from Jay County district. If the city wanted to vehicle highway fund. salary of $15,100 for a part- those property tax levies.” households. He asked coun - •Received a clarification recoup 100 percent of the from Geesaman about Hagen told council it could time employee After Baker Tilly’s pres - cil for support as he moves cost of trash and recycling Brick Alley, which runs continue contributing that Portland residents cur - entation, Redkey resident forward. pickup, it had four rate behind Sharlette’s Fudgery options for city residents: money – $175,000 – toward rently do not pay a sepa - Tony Fisher proposed a dif - “I just think there needs and HoosierBoy Smoke - •$13.43 per household per providing trash and recy - rate fee for trash pickup. ferent solution to the recy - to be a bigger focus on recy - house and Brew and is adja - month, which would pay cling pickup in the future, Before recycling pickup cling problem: a local com - cling and I think if I put cent to Community for the service and the which would bring the cost was halted last fall, resi - pany that would process this company together I Resource Center. While annual fee of $59,200 for a for residents down to: dents paid $4.25 per month the materials. can do that for the City of there has been some discus - three-year lease on a trash •$7.08 per household per for the service. Fisher is the manager of Portland, for the county,” sion about revamping the truck month to pay for a portion It wouldn’t decrease a plant in Bluffton that reg - Fisher said. alley and closing it to traf - •$12.64 per household per of the service and the property taxes to stop ularly purchases recycled Council did not make a fic, nothing has been final - month, which would pay annual fee of $59,200 for a using money from the materials from materials decision on recycling Mon - ized. The only action that for the service and the three-year lease on a trash motor vehicle highway recovery facilities (MRF) day, tabling the matter to has been approved is for the annual fee of $37,400 for a truck fund, Hagen said, but could such as East Central Recy - consider its options further. utility companies to install five-year lease on a trash •$6.29 per household per free up that money for cling. In other business, coun - new lines beneath the alley truck month to pay for a portion other uses. It could go to “I see first-hand every cil members Bill Gibson, for HoosierBoy. •$13.98 per household per of the service and the different funds, or could be day what comes from a Judy Aker, Michele Brew - •Learned that the animal month to pay for the serv - annual fee of $37,400 for a used as the local match for material recovery facility ster, Kent McClung and control task force has met ice, the annual fee of five-year lease on a trash Community Crossings such as the MRF you noted Don Gillespie, absent Judy several times and is prepar - $59,200 for a three-year truck Grants in the future. from Muncie. They do not Hedges and Janet Powers: ing an ordinance to better lease on a trash truck and a •$7.63 per household per “The other point with do a very good job of •Were informed that the control animals in the salary of $15,100 for a part- month to pay for a portion that is it really is a more resourcing our recyclables, public hearing, second county. Geesaman said the time employee of the service, the annual equitable approach to pay - separating them,”Fisher reading and vote on Port - task force should have •$13.19 per household per fee of $59,200 for a three- ing for trash and recy - said. “It devalues the value land’s downtown revital - something to present soon. The Commercial Review Page 6 Comics TuTuesday, March 19, 2019

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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Blazers Group voices concerns prevent Initial offering • to Jay School Board By CHRIS SCHANZ Pacers The Commercial Review A week after meeting as a group, their voices have been from heard. John Hemmelgarn, on behalf of a group of more than 100 clinching who attended a town hall meet - By ANNE M. PETERSON ing last week to discuss issues AP Sports Writer with the Jay County High PORTLAND, Ore. — School athletics department, Damian Lillard plans to stood in front of Jay School take a bit more control over Board on Monday to air a num - games in the absence of ber of grievances with the backcourt mate CJ McCol - Patriot athletics programs. lum. First, as Hemmelgarn read Lillard had 30 points and from a statement, was the 15 assists as the Portland accountability of coaches Trail Blazers beat the Indi - regarding their influence and ana Pacers 106-98 on Mon - leadership to athletes. Another day night in their first was unequal treatment of said game since McCollum athletes, the feeling of being injured his left knee. bullied or not encouraged to “I guess being a little more hands-on and manag - succeed by those coaches. ing what’s going on out Others included a rather there, just knowing that a extended coaching vacancy guy who averages 22 points which has affected offseason isn’t on the floor,” Lillard conditioning, community said of his adjustment. “It involvement at sporting events, doesn’t mean I have to recognition for seniors and an The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald score more points, or domi - overall lack of spirit and pride nate the ball, but just mak - for extracurricular activities John Hemmelgarn reads a statement during the Jay School Board meeting on ing sure that I’ve got con - outside of sports. Monday at JCHS. Hemmelgarn spoke on behalf of a group of community members who have trol over what’s happening “Many parents in the com - concerns with the Jay County athletics programs. out there a little bit more.” munity have brought these Jusuf Nurkic added 18 matters to the attention of the points and 11 rebounds for athletic director and superin - ings because they were worried way that could make our own presentation of the group’s the Blazers, who led by as tendent and these people feel it would affect the playing time kids proud of us,” he said. “I findings at the April 15 board many as 21. Portland has they have been ignored and for - for their kids. appreciated the comments I meeting. won four of five and is gotten,” Hemmelgarn said, “It would affect other things. read just a few days ago in The After Monday’s opening dis - holding onto fourth place although Jay Schools superin - A lot of people are afraid to Commercial Review. I was cussion, Hemmelgarn said he in the Western Conference. tendent Jeremy Gulley later speak up like that.” happy to see in there, there was is hopeful for talks to continue. Myles Turner had a sea - responded by saying “Folks Gulley stressed he hopes any goals that did not include find - “We’re going to present our son-high 28 points and 10 will sometime say when they dialogue between the board ing ways to tear people down, stuff to Gulley first so (the rebounds for the Pacers, do not get their way ‘We have and community members from head-hunting, all that wasn’t board) could have executive who missed out on clinch - not been heard, no one listens this point forward continues to part of what I saw in that arti - meetings so then it goes to the ing a playoff spot in the to us.’” be in a polite tone. cle. school board,” he said. “That’s East. Indiana (44-27) has Hemmelgarn continued: “I think it’s going to take a “That’s important.” kind of where it lies. We can’t lost six straight on the “Many feel repercussions with willingness for all of us to lis - Hemmelgarn also asked the go in demanding things. You road. coming forward with issues. ten to each other respectfully, board to hold off any potential have to go through the proper The Blazers (43-27) have That was a common theme seek common ground, find contract extensions for athlet - channels with this whole won 10 in a row against the with a lot of people. A lot of ways so that we can collaborate ics administrators and coaches process and that’s been a learn - Pacers in Portland. people didn’t show up to meet - together in a responsible way, a until he is able to give a formal ing thing for all of us.” Bojan Bogdanovic’s layup pulled the Pacers to 100-91 with just under three minutes left, and Turner made free throws to get Indiana closer. The teams NCAA women’s traded free throws down the stretch, but Portland was stung when Nurkic fouled out. bracket leaked Wesley Matthews’ layup NEW YORK (AP) — One regret the error and extend closed the gap to 102-97, but of the joys of March Mad - our apology to the NCAA Al-Farouq Aminu made ness is the surprising and the women’s basketball free throws on the other things that can happen dur - community. We will con - end and Portland held on. ing the NCAA Tourna - duct a thorough review of McCollum, averaging ment. For the women, there our process to ensure it 21.3 points per game this was an unpleasant surprise doesn’t happen in the season, got hurt during Sat - before the tournament even future.” urday’s loss at San Anto - began when the field was In 2016, the men’s bracket nio. He has a popliteus revealed early thanks to a was leaked during the strain and will be re-exam - production error. selection show, reverberat - ined in a week, the team The bracket was mistak - ing on Twitter and else - said. It isn’t known enly broadcast by ESPN where as fans wondered if whether he’ll be back hours before the network the picks were accurate. before the end of the regu - had its selection show The No. 1 Lady Bears are lar season. revealing Baylor, Notre the top team in the Greens - “I don’t like to miss Dame, Mississippi State boro Regional while defend - games, but I’ve got to do and Louisville as the No. 1 ing champion Notre Dame what’s best for myself from seeds in the women’s is the first choice in Chica - a health standpoint, and NCAA Tournament on go. Baylor was the overall doctors will sign off when Monday. ESPN apologized top seed in the field and will they think I’m ready,” he and scrambled to air an be trying to reach the Final said before the game. early selection show to Four for the first time since Lillard said the first reac - release the brackets while 2012. tion was that the Blazers screenshots of the picks The Irish are looking to would miss him. were shared across social repeat as champions and “But you’re just happy networks. are potentially better than that it wasn’t a more long- “In working with the the team that won the term thing. It could have NCAA to prepare for school’s first championship been a more serious tonight’s Women’s Selec - since 2001 last season. injury,” he said. tion Special we received the Notre Dame returns most Turner scored 11 points bracket, similar to years of its team from last year, in the opening six minutes past. In the midst of our including Final Four MVP and the Pacers led 19-12. preparation, the bracket Arike Ogunbowale, who hit They stretched the margin was mistakenly posted on game-winning shots in the to 11, but Portland got to 31- ESPNU,” the network said semifinals and champi - 28 by the end of the first in a statement. “We deeply onship game. quarter. 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