Saturday, June 19, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 TORNADO HITS Storm destroys several homes in northeast Jay, continues path of damage into Fort Recovery area By RAY COONEY and BAILEY CLINE The Commercial Review A tornado ripped across northeast Jay County and into Mercer County near Fort Recovery late Friday afternoon, leaving a swath of destruction in its wake. The tornado destroyed at least half a dozen homes, including several in the area of county roads 450 East and 500 North. A complete accounting of the damage was not available at press time. The one piece of good news as of Friday evening was that the residents of Jay and Mercer counties escaped the tornado unscathed. No injuries were reported in Jay or Mercer counties as of 8 p.m. Friday. “No injuries, thankfully, have been reported,” said Amy Blakely, director of Jay County Emergency Management Agency, adding that her agency, Jay Emergency Medical Service, Jay County High - way Department, local law enforcement and others Special to The Commercial Review/Josh Stephenson were all in the area work - ing to get a handle on the situation. “We’ve got peo - A tornado ripped through northeast Jay County and into Mercer County late Friday afternoon. The aerial photo above ple out trying to assess taken via drone by Portland Police Chief Josh Stephenson shows the destruction at the property of Edward and Paula how bad things are and get Davidson, 5006 E. 500 North. Below, clean-up begins at the Matt and Betsy Minnich home, 5212 N. 450 East, where the roof things clear.” and the front of the garage were torn off. Damage continued southeast through Jay County and into Mercer County, with the The hardest hit location tornado passing along the north side of Fort Recovery. based on initial observa - tions was in the area of county roads 450 East and “We saw the debris flying, Several buildings were 500 North. (I) didn’t think it was wiped out at the Edward “That’s apparently the mine. Apparently it was.” and Paula Davidson prop - worst of it,” Blakely said. In the aftermath, the erty at 5006 E. 500 North. Homes with severe dam - Minnichs walked over A series of utility poles age in that area included broken glass, loose bricks was also torn down along those owned by Keith and and other pieces of their the east side of county Melissa Brunswick at 5396 house scattered across the road 450 East north of N. 450 East — it no longer yard in order to assess the county road 500 North. had a roof — and Matt and damage. Their outbuild - Trent Muhlenkamp said Betsy Minnich just to the ing was flattened, half of his wife Kelsi first saw the south at 5212 N. 450 East. their home’s roof was weather taking a bad turn At the time the twister missing and their garage from their home at 6263 E. hit, Betsy Minnich and was reduced to nothing Indiana 67. her children were 2 miles but a shell of strand “I didn’t think much of south helping her parents boards and concrete. it at the time,” he said. with a garage sale. Matt The tornado also hit an “Then I kind of got up and was at Minnich Poultry unoccupied building at looked. It’s like, ‘OK, it’s instructing other workers 5183 N. 450 East owned by time to go to the base - to buckle down for the H&G Agriculture Hold - ment.’ And then, it was storm. ings. Grain bins and out - just like that, it was “We could see the torna - buildings lay in the field done.” do,” Matt Minnich said. or around the property. See Tornado page 2 The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline

Retrospect City prepped for race Twenty-five years ago “This is a town that’s Street was to be decked this week, Portland was different from any place out with a red, white and preparing for visitors. on earth,” said Rosie blue balloon arch, with The June 22, 1996, edi - Grapner, chair of the pit tape designating the pit tion of The Commercial stop committee, noting areas. Food stands were Review featured cover - the hours of volunteer - also to be set up on age of the city making ing that had gone into Court Street, with an preparations for the getting ready for the announcer’s stand at the arrival of the Corel event. intersection of Court Great American Race. The Great Race, a and Main streets. They included: time-speed-endurance (George Reitenour, a •Hanging 40 banners rally for pre-World War Portland man who par - to decorate Jay County II vehicles, had started ticipated in the Great Courthouse in patriotic June 16 in Tacoma, Race four times, was set colors Washington. Drivers to be the announcer and •Decorating dozens of were slated to begin his car — Spirit of Jay downtown buildings their drive June 26 in County — was going to •Converting Main Peoria, Illinois, with a be on display.) The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald Street on the west side pit stop late in the day in “I think Portland is of downtown into a pit Portland before an going to do as good a job Portland’s Les Eads, an old car collector and active volunteer for area for the 82 drivers overnight stop in Lima, as has ever been done the Portland Great Race pit stop, had the yard in front of his Main Street who were headed toward Ohio. on a pit stop,” Reitenour home decked out in preparation for the event. Jay County. The pit area on Main said.

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Jay County’s high tempera - ture peaked at 77 degrees Fri - Tuesday — Coverage of Jay day. County High School’s gradua - Jessica Roop, 31, Con - After severe weather, Dunkirk Public Library tion ceremony and Monday’s nersville including a tornado, blew Board has scheduled an execu - Jay School Board meeting. Charles Klingel , 86, through the county Friday, tive session for 6 p.m. June 28 Muncie more showers and thunder - at the library. A special meet - Wednesday — Results from Details on page 2. storms are expected today. The ing will follow at 6:30 p.m. the Jay County Summer Swim high will be 86. Team’s meet against Wells See page 2 for an extended Community. outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Saturday, June 19, 2021 Obituaries Jessica Roop expressed at williamson - place because of people like ing and planning, talking and they bought in the ’70s on Anna spencer.com. him. sharing many things. He decid - Maria Island, where memories June 23, 1989-June 17, 2021 As a young man, Charlie ed to ask Glenna Applegate to with family and friends were Jessica Roop, age 31, a resi - could be found at the Fort Recov - marry him and they wed in 1968. cherished. dent of Connersville, Indiana, Charles Klingel ery Roller Rink skate dancing, Together, they raised two daugh - Surviving are daughters passed away on Thursday, June Jan. 1, 1935-June 15, 2021 17, 2021, at her Charles Klingel, 86, went to backwards, without missing a ters and celebrated 51 years of Angela Faith and Julia Apple - home in Con - be with his Lord and Savior, beat or falling. For several years marriage in 2019. Charlie loved gate; a grandson, Tait; a great- nersville. She was Jesus Christ, on June 15, 2021. he sang baritone in the Union being with his family and grandson soon to be born; his a former resident He was born on Jan.1, 1935, City Barbershop Quartet. attending any and all school and sister Susan Klingel-Dowd of Portland. in Madison Township, Jay In 1953, Charlie joined the Bat - sporting events of his grandson. (Michael) of Muncie, Indiana; Jessica was County, to Herman and Mil - tle Group, Guard Unit at Port - Charlie became Muncie dis - nieces, nephews, cousins and born on June 23, dred Klingel. He land. In 1957, he acquired the trict manager for The Independ - friends. 1989, the daughter was a graduate rank of S.F.C., then in ’58 he ent Order of Foresters life He was preceded in death by received his Expert Infantry insurance company. He was his parents, Herman and Mil - of Terrie (Gar - Roop of Madison High ringer) Roop. School in 1953 Badge at summer camp. He inspired by the people in his dred Klingel of Salamonia; his Survivors include: and a member of graduated from Indiana Mili - office and their success, togeth - wife, Glenna Klingel; and a Her mother — Terrie Roop St. James Luther - tary Academy, The Sabor Class, er. It afforded him the opportu - brother, Donald Klingel of (companion: Sam Crump), Port - an Church. Six Sixty-One Indiana Army nity to travel with his wife in Rushville, Indiana. land, Indiana Charlie loved National Guard. the U.S. and Canada and he Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Her grandfather — Joe Gar - questions, asking Charlie worked with his stayed with Foresters until to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, at ringer, Portland, Indiana them, finding Klingel father and brother on the same retirement. Eden Church, 11205 Indiana 3, Uncle and aunt — Scott and answers to them land his paternal grandfather Ever constant in Charlie’s life Muncie, Indiana, with the funer - Beth Garringer, Bradenton, … pondering everything. How settled after immigrating from was the love of the automobile. al following at 1 p.m. Pastor Florida can I fix that? What’s the best Germany in 1881. Known as Jay- Because he needed more to do, Kevin Holt will officiate. Burial She was preceded in death by route to our destination? How Ayr farms because of the regis - he began buying and working will follow. her grandmother; Norma Gar - did you accomplish this? tered Ayreshire cattle, they also on cars in the ’70s. He built a On behalf of Charlie, his fam - ringer. What’s the name of that orna - had poultry and farmed. model classic in his garage and ily would like to thank Elmcroft Services for the family will be mental tree? Is that a support - Charlie earned his private drove it in a lot of car shows and of Muncie for its caring staff. held privately at Williamson- ing wall? I wonder if this seed pilot’s license in the late ’50s and parades, usually walking away Memorials may be made to Spencer and Penrod Funeral would grow here if I planted it? encouraged his date to “Come with best in class. He loved the Second Harvest Food Bank, 6621 Home in Portland. How can I improve this? Fly with Me.” Hesitant at first, early model T-Birds and Mer - Old State Road 3, Muncie, IN Burial will be held at Green He was a doer and never she finally agreed. He loved to cedes. He and his wife shared a 47303. Park Cemetery in Portland. understood the concept of dance, and this woman enjoyed passion for remodeling homes An online guestbook is avail - Condolences may be boredom. The world is a better dancing, too. They liked dream - and landscaping, including one able at ballardandsons.com. Tornado ... CR almanac Continued from page 1 The storm continued on a general - Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 6/20 6/21 6/22 6/23 6/24 ly southeast trajectory, destroying a barn at the 6428 E. 300 North property of Gregory Wright and Michael White’s home across the road at 6137 E. 300 North. Matt White, Michael’s brother, who 89/73 83/54 70/50 75/58 82/62 grew up in the home that was hit Fri - day, watched the storm from a dis - There is a Showers Expect The high Skies will tance. 30% chances and thunder - sunny skies temperature be mostly of showers storms are with a high of will be in the sunny with a “It was a big funnel cloud,” he said, and thunder - expected with 70. mid 70s high of 82. noting that his own house had been storms in the a half-inch of under mostly afternoon rain possible. sunny skies. hit by a tornado in 2007. with winds up The high will “This was devastating here,” he to 20 mph. be 83. continued, pointing across the road to the Wright property. “It physically pulled posts out of the ground. Lotteries They’re 4 foot deep and square. … And that building’s been there since I The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney was a kid.” Hoosier Pick 4: 1-2-9-1 The Wrights were in the process of Debris from Friday’s tornado was strewn all over, including Midday Pick 5: 2-2-1-9-9 trying to account for livestock shortly here along county road 300 North near county road 600 East. Daily Three: 2-6-9 Rolling Cash 5: 5-16-35- after the storm. The roof of at least one building Daily Four: 1-5-4-7 36-39 move the debris and livestock trailers the Dunkirk area, crossing U.S. 27 just Quick Draw: 06-12-14- Estimated jackpot: was ripped off at Fort Recovery Lum - to haul it away. Others came to drop south of county road 300 North and 22-25-29-32-34-35-39-41-42- $100,000 ber Company, 2550 Wabash Road, just off water, help with the debris or load leaving a series of homes damaged 50-58-59-61-62-67-70-79 north of the village. moving trucks. along the county road 300 north corri - The storm skirted the north side Powerball Though the Brunswicks are cur - dor. It continued on to Celina, Ohio, Ohio and east sides of Fort Recovery, con - Estimated jackpot: rently on vacation, neighbors were where it destroyed a Dollar General Midday tinuing a line of damage from near there working Friday to cover the store. $52 million Pick 3: 5-5-5 the intersection of Fort Recovery- exposed house. The funnel cloud Friday came with - Pick 4: 6-4-4-8 Minster Road and St. Peter Road Matt Minnich estimated at least 80 in about a quarter-mile of the Carl Pick 5: 8-7-7-3-8 Mega Millions southeast toward Fox Road and people came out to his home in the and Laurie Muhlenkamp house at Evening Estimated jackpot: $30 Township Line Road. aftermath to offer their assistance. He 3707 N. 550 East that the 2017 storm Pick 3: 0-2-3 million Pieces of twisted siding, pink fiber - noted his family will be moving into a lifted and moved off of its foundation. glass insulation and other debris was home his parents built recently until The Muhlenkamp’s son, Austin, was strewn across miles and miles of further notice. at home for that storm. This time, fields stretching from where the tor - “The house doesn’t bother me,” he Laurie and her daughter Briana saw Markets nado first touched down in Jay Coun - said. “Instead of being stressed out the tornado blow through. ty deep into Mercer County. about the fact that, you know, it’s all “We saw it swirling, a black circle Sheryle Kuhn, administrative Cooper Farms W h e a t ...... 6 .5 2 t o r e u p , I w o u ld s a y t h a t I ’m m o r e o v e r t h e r e b y D e n n is a n d T h e r e s a ’s July wheat ...... 6.52 assistant at the Mercer County Emer - moved by the fact that I live in a place,” Laurie added, pointing north - Fort Recovery gency Management Agency, noted the Corn ...... 6.75 neighborhood and community that west toward another Muhlenkamp Central States storm downed multiple power lines, showed up (to help) … that means couple’s home at 4202 N. 550 East. “We July corn ...... 6.74 trees and farm outbuildings, along Wheat ...... 6.60 Montpelier more than anything.” went to the basement then.” Corn ...... 6.83 with damaging about four or five It was at 3:38 p.m. Friday that Jay She said she did not receive a tor - July corn ...... 6.81 homes. County Sheriff’s Office sent out a nado warning until she and her POET Biorefining “I think everybody took cover,” Portland Beans ...... 14.13 message warning of a severe storm daughter were already in their base - Nov. beans ...... 12.83 Kuhn said. “We were pretty fortunate with 60-mph winds and possible large ment. Corn ...... 7.10 Wheat ...... 6.53 there were no injuries.” June corn ...... 7.10 hail. Mercer, Blackford and Delaware Shortly after the storm, Mercer Within about an hour of the torna - Aug. corn ...... 6.37 counties sent out similar messages County Electric was reporting about Sunrise do blowing through the county, fami - about the same time. 3,000 customers without service. Jay St. Anthony The Andersons ly, friends and neighbors were Friday’s tornado crossed the path County REMC on its Facebook page Corn ...... 6.67 already descending to help the clean- of the last such storm that caused said it was “experiencing widespread Richland Township July corn ...... 6.67 up process get underway. They severe damage in Jay County. That outages due to the extensive storm Corn ...... 6.70 Beans ...... 14.03 arrived with front-end loaders to help 2017 tornado traveled northeast from damage.” July corn ...... 6.70 July beans ...... 14.03 Beans ...... 14.11 Wheat ...... 6.18 July beans ...... 14.11 July wheat ...... 6.18 SERVICES Today in history Saturday DUNKIRK Markley , Jackie: 5 p.m., 5 p.m., Williamson-Spencer and On June 19, 1865 , family to dispense with Penrod Funeral Home, 208 N. Union troops arrived in German titles and sur - Commerce St., Portland. Galveston, Texas, with names; the family took MEMORIAL CHAPEL news that the Civil War the name “Windsor.” Monday was over, and that all In 1944 , during World Glass , Gregory: 5 p.m., MJS remaining slaves in War II, the two-day Battle Mortuaries, 109 S. Meridian St., DIGNIFIED • COMPASSIONATE Texas were free — an of the Philippine Sea Redkey. event celebrated to this began, resulting in a day as “Juneteenth.” decisive victory for the Sunday AFFORDABLE In 1775 , George Wash - Americans over the Coons , Jalen: 4 p.m., MJS ington was commis - Japanese. Mortuaries, 109 S. Meridian St., sioned by the Continen - In 2011 , the Portland Redkey. tal Congress as com - Rockets swept a double - $11,295,295 mander in chief of the header from the host Monday Continental Army. South Bend Sultans — 12- Caylor , Harry: 7 p.m., In 1911 , Pennsylvania 0 in five innings and 7-2 Williamson-Spencer and Penrod DIRECT CREMATION became the first state to — to improve to 10-5. Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - Includes crematory fee and establish a motion pic - Tyler Reynolds, who merce St., Portland. simple urn ture censorship board. returned to the Rockets In 1917 , during World this year, tossed a no-hit - Tuesday War I, King George V ter in the game-one win. Klingel , Charles: 1 p.m., ordered the British royal —AP and The CR Eden Church, 11205 Indiana 3, $55,895,895 Muncie.

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50th anniversary Births Fields Huntley Lee, a son, was born May 29 to Leah Knott and Erik Fields of Connie Dunkirk at St. Vincent Randolph Hospital in and Jack Winchester. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Ronald Grandparents are Erik Knott of Parker City, Ernie and Amy Fields Jack and Connie Ronald of and Lori Hall. Great- Portland are celebrating grandparents are Bill their 50th wedding anniver - and Kathy Fields and Kay sary today. Segraves. Constance Evelyn Frank and John C. “Jack” Ronald May were married June 19, 1971 at Pagan Reigns, a son, Trinity Episcopal Church in Connie and Jack Ronald - 1971 Jack and Connie Ronald - 2021 was born June 6 to Kate - Jacksonville, Illinois. lyn Bradburn and Kyle Connie is the daughter of last year as an environmen - May of Winchester at St. the late Dr. Charles and tal specialist for her own trustees of Minnetrista Cul - Massachusetts; and Sara Vincent Randolph Hospi - Dorothy Frank of Jack - firm, Twin Leaf Consulting. tural Center, Muncie. “Sally” Ronald (husband: tal in Winchester. sonville. Jack is the son of Connie currently serves as The couple has three Ben Lawson), Bloomington, He weighed 4 pounds, the late Hugh N. and Sara president of Friends of the daughters, Margaret Ronald Indiana. They have four 10 ounces. Haynes Ronald. Limberlost. Jack is currently (husband: Josh Lawton), grandchildren. Grandparents are Jesse Jack retired as publisher treasurer and a board mem - Watertown, Massachusetts; The couple plans to cele - and Sherry Rowles of of The Commercial Review ber at Arts Place. He also Emily Ronald (husband: brate with a trip to Italy in Portland and Danny and in 2020. Connie also retired serves on the board of Michael Veloso), Waltham, the fall. Candy Bradburn of Win - chester. Great-grandparents are Jerry and Linda Hopkins of Portland, and Larry and Sherry May of Con - Young professional can’t escape gossip nersville. DEAR ABBY: I’m a girl of 23 who The problem is I don’t really care when she wants to visit you. Segraves has never had a boyfriend. Now for her companion, and he is Problem solved. Laney, a daughter, was that I finished college and am a always around my mom. He comes •••••••••• born June 7 to Marrissa journalist, I have met some guys, Dear over to my house when she does, DEAR ABBY: When six of us and Matthew Segraves of mostly from high school and places Abby plops himself in our den and turns women got together for lunch, one Winchester at St. Vincent like that. One of them, who went to on the TV — LOUD. gal brought copies of her mother’s Randolph Hospital in my middle school, recently asked We now need to replace the newly published book of poetry. Winchester. me on a date. Another one from reclining chairs in the den. He The book was $20. After describing She weighed 7 pounds, high school asked me out, too, in weighs more than 300 pounds, and the book and her mother, she 5 ounces. the same week. (Neither one ever ANYthing. Romances evolve I can’t find a loveseat or chairs that offered one to each of us to PUR - Grandparents are Lori talked to me in the respective from friendships, and friend - can accommodate his weight. He CHASE! I thought she showed poor Hall of Winchester, schools.) Even if I wanted to go out, ships take time and effort. Hang won’t allow Mom to drive herself taste by pushing this book on us. Penny Moore and Johnna I’m a little nervous because I’ve on to your sense of humor, and over here. What can I do? I would We all bought one because we felt Alston of Anderson, never been on a date. What do you remember: You are at the begin - like comfortable seating in my den, obligated. What’s your opinion Gary and Lisa Moore of think I have to do? I know I should - ning of an interesting career but I don’t want furniture that will about what she did? What would Winchester and Kevin n’t care about what my family and and life journey. Stop worrying break the first time he sits on it. — have been a tactful way to refuse? and Dodi VanSkyock of friends say, but they are gossips. — about the gossips, and take IMPOSED UPON IN THE SOUTH — DUMBSTRUCK Ridgeville. FEELING WEIRD IN MEXICO advantage of the opportunities DEAR IMPOSED UPON: You DEAR DUMBSTRUCK: You Great-grandparents are DEAR FEELING WEIRD: I’m that are opening up for you. are under no obligation to buy could have thanked the woman Kay Segraves of Port - glad you wrote. You do not have •••••••••• furniture to accommodate for offering the book, told her land, Linda Moore of to do anything except calm DEAR ABBY: My mother and someone you “don’t particular - you are sure it was “wonderful” Winchester, and Ruby down and get to know these her companion recently moved to ly like.” Tell your mother YOU and refused by saying, “But I’m and Jeff Brown of Ander - guys. You should not rush into be closer to me (20 minutes away). will provide the transportation just not into poetry!” son. Community Calendar Notices will appear in Saturday and Sunday of located at 216 S. Meridian MOUS — Will meet at 7 Community Calendar as the month. It is located at St., Portland. Hours are 1 p.m. each Tuesday at space is available. To sub - 510 E. Arch St., Portland. to 5 p.m. Monday through Church of God of Prophe - mit an item, email The website is museu - Friday. For more informa - cy, 797 N. Creagor Ave. in [email protected]. mofthesoldier.com. tion or to schedule an Portland. For more infor - appointment, call (260) mation, call (260) 766-9334. Today Monday 726-8636. Walk-ins accept - JAY COUNTY PASTORS PORTLAND FARMERS PORTLAND BREAK - ed. AND CHAPLAINS — Meet MARKET — Is open from FAST OPTIMISTS — Will BREAD OF LIFE COM - at 8 a.m. on the fourth 8 a.m. to noon each Satur - meet at 7 a.m. for break - MUNITY FAMILY MEAL Tuesday of each month at day in the parking lot at fast at Richards Restau - — Will be served from 5:30 Richard’s Restaurant. to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury The Rock Church. rant. JAY COUNTY CANCER United Methodist Church, ALCOHOLICS ANONY - BRYANT AREA COM - SUPPORT GROUP — Will 204 E. Arch St. in Port - MOUS — Will meet at 10 MUNITY CENTER — meet from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in land. Everyone is wel - conference room C at Indi - a.m. upstairs at True Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. come. ana University Health Jay Value Hardware, Meridi - every Monday, Wednesday TAKE OFF POUNDS Hospital. Open discussion an Street, Portland. For and Friday. SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will for cancer patients, sur - more information, call PING PONG — Will be meet for weigh-in at 5:30 vivors, family members or (260) 729-2532. played from 9 a.m. to noon p.m., with the meeting at 6 anyone interested in help - DUNKIRK HISTORI - each Monday at Jay Com - p.m., in the fellowship hall ing with the group. For CAL SOCIETY — Is open munity Center. at Evangelical Methodist more information, contact from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on EUCHRE — For those 55 Church, 930 W. Main St., Linda Metzger at (260) 726- the first and third Satur - and older from 12:30 to 3 Portland. New members 1844. day of each month in the p.m. at West Jay Commu - welcome. For more infor - former W.E. Gaunt Jewel - nity Center in Dunkirk. mation, call (260) 726-5312. ry building, 113. S. Main PREGNANCY CARE NARCOTICS ANONY - St., Dunkirk. CENTER — Free pregnan - MOUS — Will meet at 6 MUSEUM OF THE SOL - cy testing with ongoing p.m. each Monday at A DIER — Is open from noon support during and after Second Chance At Life to 5 p.m. the first and third pregnancy. The center is Ministries, 228 S. Meridi - an St. in Portland. For more information, call Brenda Eads at (260) 726- 9625 or Dave Keen at (260) Sudoku 251-8792. PORTLAND EVENING OPTIMIST CLUB — Will meet at 6 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Richards Restau - rant. Tuesday BRYANT COMMUNITY CENTER EUCHRE — Will be played at 1 p.m. each Tuesday. The public is wel - come. THE LANDING — A 12- step program for those in sixth through 12th grade will meet at 5:55 p.m. each Tuesday at 2nd Chance at Life Ministries, 228 S. Meridian St., Portland. For more information, call (260) 703-0777 or (260) 726- 5273. A BETTER LIFE – BRI - ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- Friday’s Solution based recovery group for substance abuse. Meal starts at 6 p.m. and the The objective is to fill a nine-by nine grid so that meeting is from 6:30 to 8 each column, each row, and p.m. every Tuesday at the each of the nine three-by- Nazarene Fellowship three boxes (also called Building across from the blocks or regions) contains Nazarene church, 249 E. the digits from 1 to 9 only Center St., Dunkirk. For one time each. more information, call Amanda Price at (765) 283- 2107. NARCOTICS ANONY - The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Saturday, June 19, 2021 Let’s give infrastructure a chance The Washington Post Washington. 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What this attract people in the years ahead. 1970, all the net job growth, actual - before you consider the drawing Senate and House seats count omits is the nearly 14,000 Almost one in three Hoosiers ly more than 100 percent of it, has inefficiencies and environ - within states, at least for those 49 COVID deaths that are above the live in the communities that aren’t gone towards the production of mental impact of a system states that have a bicameral legis - expected levels of mortality in the growing. About 20 percent live in services. That’s more than 100 mil - that requires power-hun - lature. state. places that are growing faster than lion jobs. The production of goods, gry computers around the This is the 41st time the United That means nearly two-thirds of the national average, and the which are consumed outside a world to vouch for each States has conducted a census. The Indiana’s population growth in remaining half live in places that local region, has declined by 8 mil - transaction. first was conducted in the summer 2020 was erased by COVID, a popu - are in relative population decline. lion. One major engine of local Crypto’s lack of actual of 1790, as required by the Consti - lation equivalent of a Chesterton, This reflects deeper, longer-term, economic growth is simply the utility won’t stop many tution two years earlier. Auburn or Bedford. This should be structural problems in the state’s consumption of local services. from profiting handsome - Demographers are also keenly a sobering piece of data. In a better economy that suppresses popula - I know it boggles the mind of ly. Its novelty and detach - interested in the decennial census. world it might even give cause for tion growth. Those places with sig - many readers that consumers ment from any sense of These counts give us a better idea the many critics of Gov. Holcomb’s nificant population loss should be might drive local economies. Many fundamental value make it if the annual population estimates pandemic restrictions to reconsid - familiar to everyone. of you have been told that making appealing to the very inter - conducted by other government er their objections. Muncie and East Central Indi - stuff locally and selling it else - mediaries it was designed agencies are accurate, and it pro - Many of the trends of the past ana saw large declines that contin - where is the source of economic to disrupt. Traders and vides a more comprehensive snap - decades continued in 2020. The ue a half-century trend. Terre growth. You’ve been misled, and hedge-fund managers shot of changes in American pop - greater Indianapolis region Haute and West Central Indiana the best way to explain this is sim - thrive on the volatility; ulation. The more detailed data absorbed almost 75 percent of the likewise extended their long-term ply to note that the world economy banks can offer custody that will arrive over the next cou - state’s population growth. Most of decline. Both Elkhart-Goshen and has grown some six-fold over the services; creators of ple years will tell us more about the rest occurred in Fort Wayne. South Bend-Mishawaka metropoli - last century. To the best of my exchange-traded funds are the structure of age, education, This continues the 21st century tan areas reversed several years of understanding, we are conducting eager to offer bitcoin ver - race, ethnicity, ancestry, marriage trend where the Indianapolis met - growth. These types of trend very little trade with Mars. sions. Investors briefly val - patterns, family structure and ropolitan area absorbs more than reversals are likely linked to the The final reason people matter is ued crypto exchange Coin - hundreds of other pieces of data. 100 percent of new jobs and close weakness of factory employment that population growth, particu - base at more than $100 bil - Economists care about the data to 80 percent of new people in the 18 months prior to the pan - larly net in-migration is signal lion, thanks to the fees it for even more immediate reasons. statewide. Few places outside the demic. The regions extending a that the community is doing some - charges customers want - Population growth of a region is large metropolitan regions are half-century of decline remain thing right. The ability to attract ing a piece of the action. the strongest single sign of region - growing. decades away from reversing the people is the most important eco - Cryptocurrencies’ gyra - al economic health and a marker As we dive down to municipal trend. nomic development metric. To be tions will most likely cre - of prosperity. So, population levels, the big growth as a percent These data are interesting and honest, whatever is in second ate and destroy many growth alone is often the best of population comes in places useful, but it is really critical to place hardly matters. That’s why more fortunes yet. Author - measure of recent improvement in within the Indy region. So, Ingalls understand why economists view the decennial census and the ities should pursue the economic conditions. Perhaps (Madison County), Whitestown population growth is a measure of annual estimates of population criminals, caution the more importantly, population (Boone County), and Bargersville prosperity. There are three reasons growth are so decidedly important unsophisticated, and growth is a robust measure of and Trafalgar (Johnson County) all that are related but worth consid - to economists who study and ensure that speculative future economic prospects for a grew at rates five times the nation ering separately. advise about economic growth. fervor doesn’t threaten the region. For that reason, civic lead - as a whole, and closer to 15 times The first of these is that people •••••••••• broader financial system. ers should be closely attentive to the state rate of growth. Larger are the driving force of economic Hicks is the director of the Center Beyond that, look out. population growth. communities typically grow more growth. As inputs to the produc - for Business and Economic Your crypto is worth only The 2020 Census revealed unsur - slowly, but that didn’t stop Win - tion of goods, people matter far Research and the George and what the next buyer will prising results. Indiana’s popula - field, Pittsboro, New Palestine, more than capital investment, tax Frances Ball Distinguished Profes - pay — and that could be an tion grew last year by 23,943. This Plainfield, Avon, McCordsville or rates, incentives or infrastructure. sor of Economics in the Miller Col - awful lot less than you measure is “as of” a date in March, Zionsville from fast growth. It is inevitable that local elected lege of Business at Ball State Uni - hope. so it largely measures growth A few places outside the Indi - leaders get excited about a new versity. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Ribbon cutting Jay County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting event last week for Mustard Seed Remodeling. The business can be reached at mustardseedremode [email protected] or (260) 251-5685.

Wheat Ardagh announces investment easing A manufacturer with local ers here at Muncie Mall now Carroll has served as a distin - ties announced that it is invest - that we have extended mall guished professor of pediatrics grain ing in STEM education. Business hours,” said Muncie Mall gener - and associate dean for research Ardagh Group, which oper - al manager Chataun Porch. mentoring at the IU School of ates glass manufacturing facili - roundup Medicine. He was also one of the shortfall ties in Dunkirk and Winchester, Adams honored leaders of the university’s By MEGAN DURISIN announced Monday that it is Adams Memorial Hospital COVID-19 Medical Response and KIM CHIPMAN providing a multi-year grant to Team. Bloomberg was recently awarded the Amer - Project Lead the Way for sci - ican Diabetes Association Edu - He will be responsible for Farmers from ence, technology, engineering ceremony next week for Cryo leading and coordinating IU’s Kansas to Kyiv are Beauty & Wellness. cation Recognition Certificate. and mathematics. The honor goes to organiza - response to major health issues. gearing up to collect The funding is expected to The ribbon-cutting is sched - "Over the last year of our abundant wheat crops uled for noon Friday. The busi - tions that provide educational benefit more than 500,000 stu - services for diabetes self-man - intensive and all-consuming in coming weeks, help - dents in the United States over ness operates at 406 W. Votaw St. efforts to keep Indiana Universi - ing ease a global grain inside the Clear Choice Chiro - agement and support that meet the next decade. It will also be the National Standards for Dia - ty safe from the pandemic … the shortfall that’s fueled a used for teacher training. practic office. need for a more systematic uni - surge in prices. betes Self-Management Educa - “Ardagh is a major employer tion and Support. versity-wide approach to future Spring rains show - in all of the communities in Office opens public health crises and to on- ered fields in the Black Mercer Health has opened a which we operate across the Airport adding going medical and other public Sea region, U.S. Plains Americas and Europe,” said new primary care office in Celi - health issues has become clear," and European Union, Ardagh chairman and CEO Paul na, Ohio. Indianapolis International IU president Michael A. McRob - bolstering prospects Coulson in a press release. Mercer Health Medical Group Airport recently announced it bie said in a press release. for the approaching “Social sustainability is at the has a new office at 329 E. Market will be offering a new non-stop winter-wheat harvest core of our sustainability strate - St. in the south end of the build - flight. Walmart invests across major suppli - Through American Airlines, gy. We recognize the critical role ing that also houses Dr. Neal In a press release Thursday, ers. The staple is the education, and access to educa - Holleran’s office. Nurse practi - travelers will be able to fly non- first major crop col - Walmart announced that it is tion, plays in ensuring equal tioner Ben Werling will see both stop from Indianapolis to making an investment in Drone - lected in the Northern opportunities and in building pediatric and adult patients in Austin, Texas, beginning Sept. 8. Hemisphere, and hefty Up to continue working toward successful, vibrant communi - the office. Flights will increase to twice harvests will aid in developing a “scalable last-mile ties. We expect to invest $50 mil - The new location can be daily beginning Aug. 2. replenishing grain delivery solution.” lion over 10 years to support reached at (567) 890-7124. For “This is a triple win for silos drained by surg - Walmart last year partnered education in our U.S. communi - more information visit mercer- Hoosier travelers,” said Mario ing Chinese demand with DroneUp to launch trial ties.” health.com. Rodriguez, executive director of deliveries of at-home COVID-19 and poor weather last the Indianapolis Airport year. testing kits via drone. DroneUp Fair awarded Job fair set Authority. “We’re getting anoth - operates a drone delivery net - The outlook for er new nonstop, and to the great refreshed supplies is Jay County Fair Association Muncie Mall will host a job work. was honored this week with the fair next week. city of Austin, Texas, where contributing to a cool- food and music culture thrive, down in prices after a Governor’s Century Business Delaware County Job & NextEra to meet Award. Resource Fair, hosted by East - and American will leverage NextEra Energy and NextEra rally across agricul - Indy headquartered Republic tural markets pro - Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednes - ern Indiana Works and the City Energy Partners announced a day awarded 101 Indiana compa - of Muncie, will be held at the Airways’ operations and E-175 series of meetings Tuesday. pelled a gauge of glob - aircraft.” al food costs to near a nies and organizations with cen - mall, 3501 N. Granville Ave., Members of the senior man - The airport had previously decade high. Still, tury and half-century awards for from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday agement team of NextEra, announced 16 new non-stop weather issues linger their longevity of service. Jay and 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday. It will which owns and operates Bluff flights to begin between May in some growing areas County Fair Association has include employers from a wide Point Wind Energy Center in and easing lockdowns been in existence for 149 years. range of fields in both the public and September, including to Los Jay and Randolph counties, are are boosting grain More than 1,160 Indiana com - and private sectors. Angeles, Boston and Orlando. participating in a variety of demand, tempering panies have been recognized “This job fair is aimed to con - investor meetings this month. the likely retreat. during the award's 30-year histo - nect Muncie’s talented workers Chief named They plan to discuss issues “It should help some ry. with employers looking to hire, Indiana University including long-term growth rate of the food inflation this is a critical part of our part - announced this week that Dr. expectations. concerns — bread is Ribbon cutting ners' efforts to strengthen our Aaron Carroll has been named A copy of the presentation such an important Jay County Chamber of Com - economy and support the local as its inaugural chief health materials is available at NextEr - part of people’s diets,” merce will host a ribbon-cutting workforce, including our retail - officer. aEnergy.com/investors. said Jack Scoville, a vice president for Price Futures Group in Chicago. “There’s Poultry prices soaring enough of the growing season left that there By MICHAEL HIRTZER and several large fast-food McDonald’s, KFC and still could be some DOMINIC CAREY restaurant chains recently Burger King have all issues.” Bloomberg launched fried-chicken recently introduced new Conditions for soft- Chicken-sandwich fever sandwiches in a bid to chicken sandwiches. At means poultry is pacing wheat in France, the match Popeyes’ 2019 viral U.S. restaurants, orders for EU’s top producer, are U.S. food inflation in the success. Sales have also meat case. chicken entrees were up the best for this time surged with consumers U.S. producer prices for 4% for the year ending in since 2015 with a few preparing more meals at processed poultry jumped April 2021, according to weeks left in the grow - home during the pandemic. to an all-time high in May, market researcher NPD ing season. A May crop Meanwhile, poultry pro - climbing 2.1% in the eighth ducers have struggled to Group. tour in the U.S. bread - straight monthly increase, basket state of Kansas keep up with the growing U.S. government data demand, with labor short - pointed to record showed Tuesday. Gains in ages at meat plants and yields, and a stretch of poultry outpaced the 0.8% severe winter storms that sunny, warm weather increase in the broader pro - killed thousands of birds has set early harvests ducer price index. constricting chicken sup - “off to a good start” The surge comes after plies. following showers, according to Justin Gilpin, chief executive officer of the Kansas Wheat Commission. Russian analysts have been ratcheting wheat estimates high - er, and yields in Ukraine could climb near a record. Mykola Gorbachov, president of the Ukrainian Grain Association, likened the country’s non-stop showers to a Scottish spring. “Weather conditions are just perfect,” he said at last week’s International Grains Council conference. “All fields are green.” Prices are easing as OTR Driver – Ft. 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The other six teams ence, Conference USA, would be chosen at-large Sun Belt and Mid-Ameri - from the selection commit - can Conference. alive tee’s rankings. The plan “Four of us were at one By CHARLES ODUM calls for first-round games place. Now I think we have AP Sports Writer on campuses and quarterfi - 11 of us at that place,” ATLANTA — Seth nal and semifinal games Bowlsby said. “Now, we Curry hit six 3-pointers played in bowls. move to talk to the presi - and scored 24 points and The detailed proposal dents and see if we can get the top-seeded Philadel - was developed over two them at that place.” phia 76ers avoided elimi - years by four members of Incoming Pac-12 Com - nation in the Eastern Con - the CFP management com - missioner George Kli - ference semifinal series by mittee: Bowlsby, Southeast - avkoff, whose represents beating the Atlanta Hawks ern Conference Commis - the only Power Five con - 104-99 in Game 6 on Friday sioner Greg Sankey, Notre ference to publicly support night. Dame athletic director Jack playoff expansion, left his Swarbrick and Mountain first CFP meeting encour - The 76ers overcame West Commissioner Craig aged. Trae Young's 34-point Thompson. “The good news is every - effort to force Game 7 on “You can imagine how one who’s on this confer - Sunday night in Philadel - many pages of notes I have ence committee supports phia. on two years of work. And expansion. So we’re Tobias Harris also had that’s what we’re trying to aligned on that,” said Kli - 24 points, making four free bring everybody else up to avkoff, who attended the throws in the final 13 sec - speed with,” Bowlsby said. meeting along with outgo - onds to protect the lead. This week’s meeting was ing Pac-12 Commissioner Joel Embiid added 22 the first chance for the Larry Scott. points and 13 rebounds. Young's long 3, just before the shot clock expired, cut Philadelphia's lead to 94-93. Embiid Kaulig ... answered with a basket. Continued from page 10 full-time Xfinity for Kaulig Free throws by Embiid Without team owners and the team’s longest-run - and Tyrese Maxey, who like the Wood Brothers, ning full-time driver. scored 16 points off the Richard Petty, Rick Hen - Allmendinger was lured bench, pushed the advan - drick, Chip Ganassi, Joe out of semi-retirement by tage to 98-93. Gibbs and Barney Visser, Kaulig and team president Danilo Gallinari's jam for whom we all have the Chris Rice, who persuaded with 20 seconds remaining highest respect, the char - Allmendinger to help them cut the lead to three ter system would not be the grow the organization that points. valuable and sustainable first entered NASCAR in After rallying from business model it has 2014 when Matt Kaulig put deficits of 18 and 26 points evolved into.” his company, LeafFilter in their last two wins, the Spire said it would con - Gutter Protection, on a Hawks finally started tinue to field the No. 7 next Cup car as the primary strong. Atlanta led by 12 season with Corey LaJoie partner. points in the first period, as a chartered entry. Kaulig had his own team and never trailed in the “We remain committed by 2016 and has been push - first half. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney to NASCAR and the Cup ing toward a move to Cup Atlanta led 51-47 at half - Series and we will contin - since. time. The 76ers opened the ue to look for opportunities Haley and Allmendinger second half with a flurry to grow and compete in the each joined the team in To the plate future,” Spire said. 2019. Allmendinger has of four 3s, including three Madison Reier tosses a pitch for Masonic Lodge on Haley has driven Cup five wins, 16 top fives and by Curry, for a 12-0 run to Thursday night during the team’s 8-6 loss to All Circuit Electrical in races for Spire and gave 19 top-10 finishes and won open the second half that Portland Junior League Major softball at Weiler-Wilson Park. the team its only victory in at Kaulig’s home track of gave Philadelphia a 59-51 a rain-shortened July race Mid-Ohio Sports Car lead. The 76ers led by 11 at at Daytona in 2019. But he’s Course earlier this month. 68-57, following a jumper by Embiid. Atlanta cut the lead to 80-76 entering the final period. Rockets roll With Atlanta leading 92- 84 with 4:03 remaining, Embiid was called for an in return home offensive foul when guard - Being back at home including a doubleheader ed by John Collins. Embiid proved helpful for the Sunday in Fort Wayne. fell on top of Collins on the Rockets. Smith had three hits in all court and Collins then With a pair of home as nine Rockets teamed shoved the 76ers center runs in the mix, the Port - up on the 12-hit effort. before both rose to their land Rockets cruised to a The result was never in feet. Embiid had his arms 10-4 victory Thursday doubt, as Portland scored stretched out wide with night over the visiting once in the second inning Collins' hands around his Muncie Chiefs. The win and three times in the neck as both walked off put a halt to a three-game third to kick off their big the court under the basket. skid. offensive night. Officials reviewed the Zach Tanner and Pete Jared Holley tossed altercation and called Smith each hit home runs three solid innings to technical fouls on each for Portland, which had help the Rockets (4-10) to player with no free throws closed last weekend with the win. He also had two rewarded. three consecutive defeats hits. 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Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Kaulig to join Cup Series By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kaulig Racing has pur - chased two charters from Spire Motorsports and will move to NASCAR’s Cup Series next year with a full- time ride for Justin Haley and select races for AJ All - mendinger. Team owner Matt Kaulig had been eyeing a move up to Cup and made it official Friday while announcing multi-year contract exten - sions with both drivers. Haley will run a full Cup schedule while All - mendinger will run select races and also compete in The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney the Xfinity Series. “Not only are we plan - ning on making a splash in the NASCAR Cup Series, Byrum breaststroke we plan on continuing to Brooklynn Byrum moves through the water on the breaststroke leg of the 11-12-year-old girls medley relay trophy hunt in the Xfinity Thursday for the Jay County Summer Swim Team during its victory over Blackford. Series,” Kaulig said. “AJ has been a phenomenal addition to this Kaulig Rac - ing family and we are glad to have him back with us moving forward.” Playoff expansion moves forward Spire confirmed after the Kaulig announcement it is By RALPH D. RUSSO The Pac-12 is pushing for each line and the earliest expansion that the committee could consid - selling two of its three char - AP College Football Writer Power Five conference to would be possible is 2023 if there er without having the shackles ters to Kaulig. ROSEMONT, Ill. — College receive an automatic berth. are no big snags. Change could of trying to figure out when to “Matt Kaulig will bring Football Playoff expansion took Expect at lot more negotiating be as far out as the 2026 season implement it,” CFP Executive new ownership and new another step forward Friday as to come. after the current media rights Director Bill Hancock said. “The enthusiasm to the the full group of commissioners “This is the beginning of a contract with ESPN expires. group this week didn’t get into NASCAR Cup Series who manage the postseason sys - long, ongoing process,” Big 12 The proposal put forth by a sub - implementation time in a signif - garage,” Spire said in a tem wrapped up two days of dig - Commissioner Bob Bowlsby committee that included Bowls - icant way. That will come later.” statement. “NASCAR has ging into a plan for a 12-team for - said as he departed Big Ten by does not address when a new “The first step is determining created a valuable charter mat that would revamp the headquarters in suburban format could be implemented. whether this new format is fea - model and we’re grateful to national championship. Chicago. “It’s going to be “The working group inten - sible or something the people on the sanctioning body and The first debate about what months before we come to any tionally did not get into it. They campus want to do,” Hancock all the owners who have the final version of a new play - closure on any of this.” wanted to put a proposal in front said. come before us. off will look like has emerged: There is no announced time - of the management committee See Playoff page 9 See Kaulig page 9 33nd Annual Maria Stein Country Fest JuneJune 25,26,27,25,26,27, 20212021 mscountryfest.com The Maria Stein Country Fest Aquatic is located on the grounds of the Acrobatic Shrine of the Holy Relics in Show Maria Stein, Ohio. It's located in Mercer County, Ohio on St. Several Shows Johns Road between State Fri., Sat., & Routes 119 and 274. Sun.

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