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Early Treats for voting tots Families walked along Meridian and Main streets Friday evening passes for the annual Jay County Chamber of Commerce Merchant Trick-or-Treat. Jay County record businesses set up tables and distributed treats to passing More than families, with crowds coming in waves as trick-or-treaters rushed 4,300 ballots through to fill their candy have already buckets. Clockwise, Ellie Stone, 2, glances into her candy bucket been cast while her father, Jason, holds her; Knox Verneman, 3, sits with his By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review father, Justin, as they help hand Decision day is Tues - out candy near the intersection day. of Walnut and Meridian streets; Many local voters have six-month-old Addison and 2-year- already made theirs. Jay County Clerk’s old Jaxon Toland finish crossing Office reported that as of the intersection of Meridian and early Friday afternoon Main streets with their mother, 4,311 absentee ballots had Lindsay Hardymon. been cast in the form of The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline early or mail-in voting. The bulk of those — 3,586 — were in-person. Early voting continues from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday at Jay County Courthouse. Ballots cast already in Jay County represent more than a third of its registered voters. The total is also a record. Jay County’s high- water mark for early vot - ing came during the 2016 general election when 3,086 absentee ballots (38 percent) were cast. Early ballots in the 2012 general election came in at 2,348 (29 percent). The county also saw large amounts of absen - tee ballots cast in this year’s primary, which was delayed until June with the mail-in option extend - ed to all registered voters ISDH reports record-high COVID cases because of the coron - avirus pandemic. Forty- INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — 4,286, including con - positive coronavirus beginning of the week. the agency reported on nine percent of those who Indiana reported more firmed and presumed cases in one day. Indiana’s seven-day Sept. 22. voted did so in advance. than 3,000 new coron - coronavirus infections. Eighteen new cases of rolling average for newly The coronavirus dash - On Tuesday, Election avirus cases for the sec - The 3,205 new infec - COVID-19 were reported confirmed cases also rose board also showed that Day, polls will be open ond straight day Friday as tions reported Friday in Jay County Friday, to 2,608, according to the 1,662 Hoosiers are cur - from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the state’s new COVID-19 came one day after the bringing its cumulative health department’s daily rently hospitalized with voters to make their cases and hospitaliza - state agency reported total up to 399 confirmed update Friday of its coro - the coronavirus. That’s choices on races ranging tions continued to surge. 3,649 new infections. positive cases. That is the navirus dashboard. That down slightly from the from county-level offices The Indiana State Those cases reported second highest single-day is the highest level the 1,733 Hoosiers that Thurs - to president. Mail-in bal - Department of Health Thursday set a daily high total since the start of the state has seen during the day’s update showed were lots must be turned in to also reported 26 newly of newly reported cases pandemic. pandemic and more than hospitalized — a number the clerk’s office by noon recorded COVID-19 of COVID-19 and were the The county’s death total triple the seven-day that was highest since Tuesday. deaths, raising the state’s first time Indiana had from the virus stands at rolling average of 858 early April. See Voting page 2 pandemic death toll to recorded more than 3,000 six, the as it was at the newly confirmed cases See COVID page 2

Retrospect Original Walmart opened in Portland Twenty-five years ago this the opening, grabbing a cart week, Walmart opened in Port - and heading down the aisles. land. “There were people coming The Oct. 30, 1995, edition of every day asking when the store The Commercial Review fea - was open,” said Walmart Local residents swamped tured a story about the opening employee Seth Butcher. “They’d the new Walmart store in of the new store on Meridian pick stuff up off a shelf and Portland on Oct. 28, 1995, Street at the north end of Port - were walking around and we’d during its public opening. land. say, ‘Sorry, we’re not open yet.’” Shoppers from Jay County The store was bustling as it Jay County residents had and beyond visited the city’s opened its doors to the public on been hungry for a retail option, first “large discount store” Oct. 28, 1995, a few days prior to the story said, noting that Fish - its official grand-opening event. er’s Big Wheel in Portland had since Fisher’s Big Wheel “It’s like a seven-hour sprint,” closed its doors about two years closed about two year’s said stocker James Phillips as earlier after the chain filed for earlier. he wheeled an empty cart into bankruptcy. the store. “Portland was starv - “Yeah, I think it’s swell,” said ing for something like this, and Portland resident Bennie they’re eating it up. It’s been Brown. “I wish they would have busy, non-stop.” had it a long time ago.” The store drew customers The store was in operation at from all over Jay County and the site for almost 11 years beyond on its first day. Hopeful before the current Walmart shoppers had been wandering Supercenter opened in July into the store for weeks prior to 2006. The Commercial Review/Ed Balint

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Jay County had a high tem - end with a south wind of about 5 Fall property taxes are due perature of 45 degrees Friday to 15 mph today with gusts up to Nov. 10. There will be no Satur - Tuesday — Coverage of with temperatures below freez - 25 mph. day hours prior to the deadline, Tuesday’s Portland City Coun - ing in the morning. Sunday will be very windy, but the office will be open until cil meeting. Today will be warmer with possible gusts up to 40 mph. 5:30 p.m. Nov. 9 and 10. A drop temperatures expected to peak All the while it’ll be mostly box is available for payment at Wednesday — Results from at 52 degrees. sunny and cool with fall-like the south side of Jay County Tuesday’s election, including There’s a 30% chance of rain temperatures to welcome the Courthouse. Masks are how Jay County voted in the in the late evening going into new month. required at the courthouse, and presidential race. Sunday. See page 2 for an extended the public must use the south Expect some wind this week - outlook. (Main Street) entrance. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Saturday, October 31, 2020 Voting ... Continued from page 1 Jay County Clerk’s Office will sioners, at least two new county Republican Jeanne Houchins, send to the statehouse and Con - Polling sites for Tuesday are as take similar precautions Tues - council members and a new fellow Republicans Matt Min - gress. follows: day as it did at polling sites in school board member selected. nich and Ray Newton and Incumbent Republican J.D. Bryant Community Center — June, using shields, masks and In the contested commissioner Democrats Josh Gibson and Prescott is running for his second Wabash and Bearcreek precincts gloves to protect poll workers race, for the south district seat, Judy Aker. Incumbent Democrat term representing District 33 in First Church of the Nazarene from the spread of COVID-19. It Republican Brian McGalliard is Gary Theurer chose not to seek the Indiana House against Demo - — Wayne 7 is suggested, but not required, taking on independent Bruce another term, and incumbent crat Julie Snyder. And incumbent Jay Community Center — that voters wear a mask when Counterman. They’re seeking to Republican Cindy Newton lost Republican Jim Banks is seeking Wayne 1, Wayne 3, Wayne 4, they go to the polls. fill the seat currently held by her seat in the four-way primary a third term as the U.S. Represen - Noble and Madison The race for president, with Republican Chuck Huffman, race. tative for northeast Indiana, Jay County Courthouse — incumbent Republican Donald who chose not to seek re-elec - The lone contested race for Jay including Jay County, against Wayne 2 Trump seeking a second term as tion. School Board is for the District 6 Democrat Chip Coldiron. Jay County Scout Complex — he faces challenge and former Rex Journay, a Republican, is seat currently held by Krista At the local level, Republican Greene, Jefferson and Pike vice president Democrat Joe headed to becoming the commis - Muhlenkamp, who chose not to incumbents Michael Brewster Pennville Community Center Biden, highlights the ballot. Indi - sioner from the north district. seek a second term. That contest (coroner), Brad Daniels (survey - — Penn ana Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Repub - He’s unopposed after knocking pits Ryan Wellman against Vick - or), Paula Miller (treasurer) and Redkey Faith Ministries — lican, is also seeking his second off incumbent Mike Leonhard in ie Reitz. Jon Eads (clerk) are all uncon - Redkey term in a three-way race against the primary. Incumbent school board mem - tested. Gail Dues, who in June Union Chapel Church — Jack - Democrat Woody Myers and Lib - Five candidates are in the race bers Phil Ford and Jason Phillips defeated incumbent Max Ludy in son ertarian Donald Rainwater. for the three at-large seats up for are running uncontested. the Republican primary for Jay West Jay Community Center — Locally, Jay County is guaran - election on Jay County Council. Jay County voters will also get Superior Court Judge, is also Dunkirk 1, Dunkirk 3, Knox teed to have two new commis - The field includes incumbent to make their choices for who to uncontested. CR almanac COVID ... Capsule Continued from page 1 of all ICU beds in the dis - state's public health emer - Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday More than 70% of Indi - trict are occupied by gency that was due to Reports 11/1 11/2 11/3 11/4 11/5 ana’s ICU beds are also in COVID-19 patients. expire Sunday for another use, according to the Hospitalizations have 30 days. It the eighth health department. More grown since Republican Hit and run extension of the emer - Damage was esti - of Indiana’s ICU beds are Gov. Eric Holcomb gency over the outbreak mated at under $1,000 now filled than at any announced on Sept. 23 his that he originally after someone appar - other point in the pan - decision to lift nearly all ently drove into a Port - demic so far. of Indiana’s COVID-19 declared in March. 45/27 46/32 57/40 63/45 64/46 To date, nearly 1.7 mil - land woman’s vehicle District 6, which restrictions while extend - while she was at work The first Sunny Warmer Temper - Similar lion people have been test - day of Novem - with similar under sunny ates will weather from includes Jay County, has ing the statewide mask Monday morning at ber will be tempera - skies with no warm to the Wednesday 70.4% of its ICU beds in mandate. ed for COVID-19 in Indi - the Village Pantry at cooler, espe - tures as rain currently 60s under under mostly use as of Friday. That Holcomb late Friday ana, and a total of 175,893 704 N. Meridian St., cially at night, Sunday. projected. sunny skies. sunny skies. Portland. with mostly Mostly clear Clear and Partly cloudy Some clouds total was at 59.2% on afternoon issued an exec - Hoosiers are known to cloudy skies and near warmer at at night. at night. Monday. Nearly a quarter utive order extending the have had the virus. Cheyanne R. Jellison at day. Windy. freezing late. night. told the Portland Police Department that an unknown car drove into the back of Lotteries IU professor resigns the 2007 Toyota Prius she was driving. The Prius is registered to Hoosier Pick 4: 6-8-3-8 BLOOMINGTON (AP) Daily Student newspaper dent article and said — An Indiana University published an article this Thursday that McGibbon Leslie Stinson, Port - Midday Pick 5: 5-8-1-8-6 professor accused of sex - week detailing Hogan’s land. Daily Three: 7-4-5 was barred from interact - ual harassment has left accusations against ing with Hogan and from Daily Four: 5-5-5-4 Powerball the school, IU announced McGibbon and a result - Circle K accident Quick Draw: 2-9-10-12- directing plays while Damage was esti - Estimated jackpot: Friday. ing 2019 investigation mated between $1,000 18-20-30-34-39-46-52-54-56- Murray McGibbon, under the Title IX federal Hogan is a student. 59-61-67-74-75-76-77 $127 million and $2,500 after a Port - who had been an associ - civil rights law. The arti - After the Daily Student land man and a Win - Mega Millions ate professor in the cle said the investigation article was published, chester man were Ohio Department of Theatre, found McGibbon sexually multiple groups called involved in accident at Estimated jackpot: Midday Drama, and Contempo - harassed Hogan in 2018 for McGibbon’s removal the Circle K gas station Pick 3: 4-9-2 $118 million rary Dance, no longer is and revealed a “concern - from the IU faculty. at 729 S. Meridian St., Portland, at 7:45 a.m. with the university, the ing pattern," The Herald A published home tele - announcement said. Times reported. Thursday. Markets Josh Hogan, an IU jun - IU spokesman Chuck phone number for Qadon T. Ferrell, 16, ior, had accused McGib - Carney did not dispute McGibbon could not be Portland, backed a 2003 Lexus GS400 out of a bon of sexual harass - any of the details pre - located and he could not Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s p a r k i n g s p a c e a n d i n t o ment in 2018. The Indiana sented in the Daily Stu - be reached for comment. a 2015 Chevy 3K2 being Fort Recovery Montpelier driven by Jerry P. Corn ...... 4.05 Corn ...... 3.84 Zicht, 70, Winchester. Wheat ...... 5.74 Dec. corn ...... 3.96 The Lexus is regis - Beans ...... 10.50 Portland City Court tered to James L. Fer - POET Biorefining Dec. beans ...... 10.53 rel, Portland. Portland Wheat ...... 5.83 Judge Donald Richmond Hill, New York, $25; James R. Beasley, Indi - Corn ...... 4.08 Jan. wheat ...... 5.90 Gillespie speeding 64 mph in a 55 anapolis, disregarding auto Fined and sentenced mph zone. signal, $160.50; Joseph E. The Andersons Sunrise Debra E. Bennett, Port - May, Bryant, disregarding Richland Township St. Anthony land, overgrown weeds, Trials scheduled auto signal, $160.50; Trista SERVICES Corn ...... 3.85 Corn ...... 3.93 $160; Andrew Z. Henson, Brendan Reed, Portland, L. Carreno, Portland, fail - Saturday ure to register, $160.50, Dec. corn ...... 3.89 Jan. corn ...... 3.93 Dunkirk, speeding 43 mph speeding 65 mph in a 55 speeding 41 mph in a 30 , Les: 10:30 a.m., Beans ...... 10.41 Beans ...... 10.40 in a 30 mph, $150; Brandon mph zone, Dec. 2; Misty D. Johnson mph zone, $11; Tanya R. Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Dec. beans ...... 10.51 Dec. beans ...... 10.44 Conn, Portland, disregard - Thornburg, Hartford City, Scruggs, Kokomo, speeding Wheat ...... 6.04 Wheat ...... 5.78 ing stop sign, $160.50, driving while suspended, Home, 308 S. Wayne St., Fort 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, Dec. wheat ...... 5.99 Dec. wheat ...... 5.73 license plate violation, $25; Dec. 2; Maryann Cortez, Recovery. Redkey, license violation, $171; Clarence E. Johnson, Hailey A. Curts, Portland, Witherspoon , Joann: 1 Dec. 2; Joseph H. Honey - McAllen, Texas, speeding license plate violation, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, p.m., Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Today in history $160.50; Jonquil L. Muse, cutt, Parker City, driving while suspended. $171; Joshua K. O’Dell, Port Winslow. Indianapolis, driving while Richey, Florida, speeding 73 suspended, $160.50. mph in a 55 mph zone, On Oct. 31, 1941 , Lyndon B. Johnson Monday Waivers $153.50; Russell J. Kalvig, work was completed on ordered a halt to all U.S. Failed to appear Ivan Gonzalez, Berne, New London, Missouri, , Paul: 6 p.m., the Mount Rushmore bombing of North Viet - license violation, $160.50; Stant Debra L. Crump, Port - speeding 67 mph in a 55 Williamson-Spencer and Penrod National Memorial in nam, saying he hoped for land, driving while sus - Sar Pee, Fort Wayne, speed - mph zone, $147.50; Sein Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - South Dakota, which fruitful peace negotia - pended; Mariana Gutier - ing 57 mph in a 35 mph Win, Fort Wayne, speeding started in 1927. tions. rez, Portland, speeding 40 zone, $171; Jzanna S. 43 mph in a 30 mph zone, merce St., Portland. In 1860 , Juliette Gor - In 1984 , Indian Prime mph in a 30 mph zone; Reeves, Lima, Ohio, speed - $148.50, failure to signal, don Low, founder of the Minister Indira Gandhi Matthew R. Jinks, Muncie, ing 83 mph in a 55 mph $25; Peyton A. Nichols, Service listings provided by Girl Scouts of the USA, was assassinated by two driving while suspended zone, $171, license viola - Albany, speeding 51 mph in PROGRESSIVE was born in Savannah, Sikh security guards. tion, $25; Samantha (three counts); Taylor A. a 40 mph zone, $146.50; OFFICE PRODUCTS Ga. In 1994 , a Chicago- Kunkleman, Delphos, Ohio, Izquiero, Portland, speed - Michael S. Gritton, Indi - In 1920 , the Portland- bound American Eagle license violation; Jonquil L. ing 42 mph in a 30 mph anapolis, speeding 50 mph 120 N. Meridian St. Redkey American Legion ATR-72 crashed in north - Muse, Indianapolis, driving zone, $147.50; Jeffrey T. in a 40 mph zone, $145.50; Portland, Indiana 47371 football team lost 35-7 to ern Indiana, killing all 68 Underhill, Eaton, speeding while suspended; Heather Rory S. Oberie, Indianapo - (260) 726-9201 Hartford City. people aboard. R. Reno, Gaston, license 42 mph in a 30 mph zone, lis, speeding 60 mph in a 40 In 1926 , magician In 1998 , a genetic violation; Hannah E. $147.50; Roger P. Thornton, mph zone, $171. progressiveofficeproducts.com Harry Houdini died in study was released sug - Rhamy, Montpelier, speed - Grand Island, Nebraska, Detroit of peritonitis gesting President ing 40 mph in a 30 mph failure to obey signs, resulting from a rup - Thomas Jefferson did in zone; Christie N. Schoen - $160.50; Jama A. Abdi, tured appendix. fact father at least one heer, Bloomington, speed - Columbus, Ohio, failure to I, Connie Woodru , Dressel, In 1941 , the Navy child by his slave Sally ing 75 mph in a 55 mph obey signs, $160.50; Nate A. Lane, wish to sincerely destroyer USS Reuben Hemings. zone; Madalynn M. Hobbs, Sanders, Albany, seat belt thank everyone that sent James was torpedoed by In 1999 , EgyptAir Noblesville, speeding 54 violation, $25; Hurley G. cards, owers, letters and a German U-boat off Ice - Flight 990, bound from mph in a 30 mph zone; Bookout, Warren, failure to the many phone calls, and land with the loss of New York to Cairo, yield, $160; John P. Wise - Crom J. Patterson, Albany, that brought food to us for some 100 lives, even crashed off the Massa - speeding 41 mph in a 30 man, Bellefontaine, Ohio, though the United States chusetts coast, killing all mph zone; Brittany N. speeding 64 mph in a 55 sympathy gestures since the had not yet entered 217 people aboard. Rivera, Hartford City, mph zone, $144.50; Donald death of my son, Robert Dean World War II. In 2001 , New York hos - license plate violation; T. Pendleton, Marysville, Dressel. Robert passed from In 1961 , the body of pital worker Kathy T. Varinder P. Singh, South Ohio, seat belt violation, complications of diabetes on Josef Stalin was Nguyen died of inhala - September 5, 2020. I received removed from Lenin’s tion anthrax, the fourth Tomb as part of the Sovi - person to perish in a many gis, and over 70 sympathy cards. It was all sooo et Union’s “de-Staliniza - spreading wave of bioter - appreciated!!! tion” drive. rorism. Explanation of Red Mackey Award In 1968 , President —AP and The CR Bob received the Red Mackey Award while playing BERNE, IN football at Purdue University and the award states that it is, “Made to the senior elected by his squad as the Citizen’s calendar Now Seeking: Full-Time Laundry Technician member who most nearly emulates the characteristics Now seeking a Laundry Technician to work in the which Red Mackey felt important and tried to follow Housekeeping/Laundry department at Swiss Village. This position is Monday Board, council chambers, responsible for washing, drying, folding, and storing laundry according in his relations with his fellow man, his school, and his 5:30 p.m. — Portland fire station, 1616 N. to prescribed procedures in a sanitary and safe environment. Position country...Was always in his relations City Council via online Franklin St. will be Full-Time, 40 hours/week, with every third Saturday required. with his fellow man, loyal, honest, open, generous, video application 7 p.m. — Pennville Seeking candidates who are reliable, have good work habits, and are helpful and genuine. Was always in the application 7:30 p.m. — Fort Recov - Town Council, town hall, in good physical condition. Must be at least 18+ years of age to apply. ery Village Council, vil - 105 N. Washington St. Position eligible for insurance benefits, Paid Time Off, and 403(b) of his skills: disciplined, competitive, tenacious, lage hall, 201 S. Main St. 7 p.m. — Salamonia Retirement Plan participation. aggressive, a team player. Was always to his employer, Town Council, School - Apply online at www.swissvillage.org or send Resume to: community and his country; loyal, dedicated, energetic Tuesday house Community Cen - Kayla Reilly, HR Specialist,Swiss Village and positive. 7 p.m. — Portland Park ter. 1350 W. Main St. Berne, IN 46711 Presented to Bob Dressel, 1991 Football Or e-mail: [email protected] The Commercial Review Saturday, October 31, 2020 Family Page 3 Births Hughes Amelia Beth, a daughter, was born Oct. 5 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie to Nathan and Hannah Hughes of rural Portland. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Loren and Zina Spahr of Port - land. Paternal grandparents are Reige Hughes of Dunkirk and Meri Hughes of Muncie. Great-grandparents are Pat and Linda Wysong of Portland. Marriage licenses

The following marriage licens - es were issued recently by the Jay County Clerk’s Office: Brendon James Crabtree, 34, Dunkirk, and Kabrie Renee Tiller, Photo provided 21, Dunkirk Joseph TA Swartzentruber, 20, Bryant, and Joann M B Schwartz, Quilting to honor 20, Geneva David Miguel Garcia, 25, Port - In honor of the 100th anniversary of American Legion Post #211 in Portland, quilt tops from the estate of land, and Delmy Elizabeth Galvez Janice Hudson, former recording secretary of the Mississinewa Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Martinez, 39, Portland were presented to Grandma-N-Me Quiltin. The Portland quilt shop will finish the tops and award them to veterans at a Arnold Kenyon Wessman III, celebration Nov. 28. Pictured, from left, are Viola Cline and Gentry Clark of the Grandma-N-Me, Jo Moser, a relative of 40, Troy, Ohio, and Jennifer Hudson, Jay County Veterans Affairs Officer Cliff Moser and DAR member Judy Crull. Renee Link, 37, Portland Pete S. Eicher Jr., 22, Geneva, and Emma G. Girod, 22, Bryant Man is uninterested in meeting half-sisters DEAR ABBY: My father, who nice, but it’s too late in the the only time I talk to my broth - cause another family feud. — has been gone for 40 years, had game for me. Do you agree? — er is when it concerns our par - CURTAILING IN CALIFORNIA many good qualities, and he ANCIENT HISTORY ents (whom I take care of). DEAR CURTAILING: You provided well for our family. I Dear DEAR HISTORY: I do Two years ago, my sister-in- should have stopped the gift loved him and treasure many agree. Because your father’s law informed me that she never exchange two years ago when of the memories I have of my Abby flings caused you, your really cared for me and has your sister-in-law told you time with him. However, his mother and your sister pain issues with my family. When I she had never really cared for deep-seated lechery over - and embarrassment, I see no asked her why, she accused me you. Tell your brother you no whelmed his life and destroyed reason for you to engage of being a liar. I don’t know longer feel the joy in it that what might have been an idyllic with these individuals if you why she feels this way. I talked you did before his wife told ‘50s youth for me. It caused more toward releasing rela - don’t wish to. That said, if to my brother about it, and his you what she did and that you great pain and embarrassment tionships than making new they have questions about answer was vague. would prefer to send cards to my mother, my sister and me. ones. My wife has had a stroke, your father’s medical histo - Although my sister-in-law from now on. Don’t worry I recently received communi - so we pretty much confine our ry that could be relevant to has issues, she still wants to about causing another family cation from four different half- entertaining to our children them, consider providing the exchange birthday and Christ - feud. Your family is already sisters I didn’t know of who and grandchildren. answers. mas presents. I am finding it fractured, and I doubt that discovered our kinship I deeply regret any pain my •••••••••• difficult to purchase a gift for once your parents are gone, through DNA tracking. I am father’s libidinous nature has DEAR ABBY: My brother and someone who doesn’t care for he and his wife will be stick - indisposed to a reunion. I may caused, but I am not inclined to his wife have been married for me. Is there a nice way to say I ing around, so don’t be sur - have felt differently at one spend time dealing with the 40 years. They moved out of no longer want to exchange prised when it happens. You time, but I am 81 now. I no results of his affairs. I don’t state 10 years ago. We no longer gifts and would rather we just are a good daughter, and you longer travel and am leaning want to be cold. They seem get together for holidays, and exchange cards? I don’t want to have my sympathy. Community Calendar Notices will appear in BRYANT AREA COM - day. For more information Community Calendar as MUNITY CENTER — or to schedule an appoint - space is available. To sub - Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. ment, call (260) 726-8636. mit an item, email every Monday, Wednesday Walk-ins accepted. [email protected]. and Friday. BREAD OF LIFE COM - PING PONG — Will be MUNITY FAMILY MEAL Saturday played from 9 a.m. to noon — Will be served from 5:30 PORTLAND FARMERS each Monday at Jay Com - to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury Unit - MARKET — Will be open munity Center. ed Methodist Church, 204 E. from 8 a.m. to noon each WEST JAY COMMUNI - Arch St. in Portland. Every - Saturday through October TY CENTER GROUP — one is welcome. in The ROCK church park - Doors open at 10:30 a.m. TAKE OFF POUNDS ing lot, 1605 N. Meridian St., Bingo will begin at 11 a.m. SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will Portland. Euchre begins at 1 p.m. meet for weigh-in at 5:30 ALCOHOLICS ANONY - There is a $1 donation for p.m., with the meeting at 6 MOUS — Will meet at 10 center’s expenses. For more p.m., in the fellowship hall a.m. upstairs at True Value information, call (765) 768- at Evangelical Methodist Hardware, Meridian Street, 1544. Church, 930 W. Main St., FULLFFULFULLLL PPAGE-FULLAGAGEAGE-FUG FUFUULLULL COCOLORCOOLOOLOROROR Portland. For more infor - PREGNANCY CARE Portland. New members mation, call (260) 729-2532. CENTER — Free pregnan - welcome. For more infor - cy testing with ongoing mation, call (260) 726-5312. $ Monday support during and after NARCOTICS ANONY - 4242255 PORTLAND BREAK - pregnancy. The center is MOUS — Will meet at 6 p.m. INCULDESINCINCULDEINCUNCULDESDESESS bannerbanbbannnnerner aadd ono CRC website.ebsite.b iite Contact FAST OPTIMISTS — Will located at 216 S. Meridian each Monday at A Second meet at 7 a.m. for breakfast St., Portland. 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Commercial $ THE LANDING — A 12- BBlackl k & Whitehitet step program for those in 1511505500 sixth through 12th grade Review will meet at 5:55 p.m. each Tuesday at 2nd Chance at 260-726-8141 Life Ministries, 228 S. Meridian St., Portland. For [email protected] Friday’s Solution more information, call (260) 703-0777 or (260) 726-5273. The objective is to fill a A BETTER LIFE – BRI - nine-by nine grid so that ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- each column, each row, and based recovery group for each of the nine three-by- substance abuse. Meal ” three boxes (also called 6 starts at 6 p.m. and the blocks or regions) contains meeting is from 6:30 to 8 the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each. p.m. every Tuesday at the Run ANY 6-inch6 ad (1x6, 2x3, 6x1 or 3x2) four times Nazarene Fellowship Build - ing across from the in Noovember for $200 (Regularlar price - $312) Nazarene church, 249 E. Center St., Dunkirk. The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Saturday, October 31, 2020 Help deserving receive Jay honors Congratulations. If you see the individuals, or izen of the Year Award winners that nominations are open. The That goes out not only to the someone who is involved with James Luginbill, Sam Shoemak - process is fairly simple. winners of this year’s Jay County one of the other winners, take a er, Sandy Bubp, John Young, It can be especially gratifying Community Awards, but all those moment to say congratulations Stephanie Arnold and Bob to see someone you nominated who were nominated. Editorial and thank you. Schmit. take the stage to be recognized for The community awards, hosted It’s interesting to look at the list All of these winners have been their efforts, especially when by Jay County Chamber of Com - of previous award winners. The honored only because someone they may not have realized how merce, are always an excellent names provide a snapshot of this took the time to nominate them. much their efforts meant to the event. It’s not just about who wins community over the last few Still, there are many who give community as a whole. and who loses, because no one lie Ellis, Drew Houck, Jack Rob - decades. Consider previous Life - of their time to help, many who We encourage everyone to take really loses. The evening is all bins, Joseph Vormohr and Mark time Achievement Award win - have probably never been even a few moments and make a nomi - about celebrating those who take Leavell. Also earning awards this ners like Leo Glogas, Greg and nominated for an award. Don’t let nation. You could well find your - their time to make our communi - year were Valentine Feed and Marianne Moser, Dave Humbert, that happen again. self at next year’s community ty better. Supply, Jay County REMC, Jay Elizabeth Starbuck, Harold If you know someone you feel awards ceremony watching your This year, the list of individu - County Human Society and Schutz and inaugural honorees is deserving, keep an eye out for nominee get the congratulations als who earned awards were Mil - Sculpt Fitness. Lee Hall and John Jaqua, and Cit - the chamber’s announcement they so richly deserve. — R.C. U.S., Europe don’t don’t agree on tech By ALEX WEBB Bloomberg Opinion It’s tempting to imag - ine that the U.S. is finally Alex catching up with Europe when it comes to skepti - Webb cism — and regulation — of Big Tech. The reality is different. While the Department of Justice is now pursuing a sion’s impending deci - lawsuit against Google sion on whether to bring parent Alphabet Inc., and a lawsuit against Face - a House panel has pro - book have, admittedly, posed reforms to curb the the potential to be more power of Silicon Valley’s blockbuster than any - biggest firms, the Euro - thing the EU has man - pean Union’s tackling of aged to achieve. Big Tech is at a very dif - The DOJ has already ferent stage in its evolu - intimated that it is open tion. to considering so-called But ploughing too far structural remedies, ahead of the U.S. may be which can be further- risky. reaching than behavioral It’s useful to consider ones. An extreme exam - tech antitrust regulation ple would be precipitat - in two acts. In the first, ing Google to separate or Indiana slipped in last decade authorities seek to use divest part of its busi - tools already at their dis - ness. By MICHAEL HICKS shrinking higher education budgets. posal to correct compa - Even so, the Google and It is election season, and voters are COVID-19 may lessen this, but it will nies’ worst excesses. Facebook cases (should right to consider issues of taxes and take more than one pandemic to Should this prove ineffec - the latter materialize) spending. Of course, fiscal policy Michael reverse a trend that favors high-rev - tive, lawmakers can then are both likely to take isn’t the only consideration of elec - enue out-of-state students. But, move to the second act years. toral decisions. Still, fiscal policy mat - Hicks COVID-19 also reduced the share of and seek to strengthen And proposals from the ters, and we should be honest with new college students by 5.0 percent, these tools by updating House subcommittee to ourselves about the effects of con - which will more than offset whatever antitrust laws. update antitrust laws trasting policies. I begin with a few boost it gave to in-state enrollment. unassailable facts. In the EU, the first act seem a long way from Make no mistake, lower funding for All things being equal, higher taxes has played out over the graduating to a bill, let ana’s economy is in trouble. Not only in-state students is a leading causal reduce economic activity. You cannot factor in brain drain. Kids who leave past decade, as the alone an act. While the are we in the worst economic down - argue that it is good to tax alcohol or turn since the Great Depression, the state for college rarely return, region’s antitrust police DOJ case may have bipar - cigarettes heavily to dissuade con - things will get worse before they get and only a small share of out-of-state have leaned on existing tisan support, changing antitrust laws does not, sumers from smoking and drinking, better. We also have neglected mainte - students will elect to remain in Indi - tools to impose so-called and then pretend that income or prop - nance on those aspects of our econo - ana. When universities cut the share behavioral remedies, unlike in Europe. If the cases prove successful in erty taxes have no effect on earnings my that influence growth. Since 2009, of in-state students, we do lasting which aim to stop dis - or wealth. It is also true that, all reining in the tech Indiana slipped in every key measure damage to our long-term growth crete anti-competitive things being equal, higher govern - prospects. Without a higher share of giants, it’d be easy to of long-term growth. So, we are practices: fines totaling ment spending tends to increase eco - poised to emerge from the COVID-19 working adults with a college degree, argue that the current 8.2 billion euros ($9.7 bil - nomic activity. As an example, spend - downturn in far worse shape than we Indiana’s economy will languish. tools are adequate, and lion) on Google for ing on roads boosts employment in did from the Great Recession. The K-12 problem is worse, and pay monopolistic misbehav - therefore new laws aren’t the short run. In the long run, public Though our economy lagged badly no attention to the campaign ads you ior in e-commerce, required. Indeed, the infrastructure improvements and in 2019, from 2009 to 2018, Indiana hear. After adjusting for inflation, per search and mobile oper - cases might be an effort better educational outcomes boost added jobs. But, the biggest category student spending is lower than it was ating systems; and an to preempt the need for growth by increasing the productivi - of new employees were those without in 2010. Now, I have been a leading injunction seeking back new legislation, accord - ty of people and equipment. a high school diploma. And, in the advocate for more aggressive cost- taxes from Apple Inc. ing to Nicolas Petit, a Of course, all things are never longest expansion in U.S. history, saving measures in education, partic - Further probes into professor of competition equal, and we balance the taxes and Indiana’s share of adult workers with ularly in the merging of small school Apple, Amazon.com and law at the European Uni - spending through the political a college degree slipped beneath that corporations. But, the lack of state Facebook are well under - versity Institute and the process, but there is not some perma - of Kentucky. These outcomes affected funding for schools precipitates a cri - way. author of “Big Tech and nent tax or spending level that is opti - the broader economy. sis in staffing. And to be clear, we Despite those efforts, the Digital Economy: The mal. The experience of the past Over the 10 years, Indiana’s per don’t have a teacher shortage, we Big Tech’s dominance of Moligopoly Scenario.” decade and the new COVID-19 reces - capita income relative to the average have a pay shortage. There’s no rea - online advertising and e- As the EU proceeds sion has laid bare some lessons. American dropped faster than at any son to believe me, just know that Indi - commerce continues irrespectively with plans Indiana views itself as a paragon other time in history, while produc - ana’s teacher pay commission recent - seemingly unabated. It is for a new antitrust tool - of fiscal probity. We tax our residents tivity grew at only half the national ly announced they are keeping their perhaps too early to say box, antitrust chief Mar - very little, and have accumulated a average. Hoosiers are relatively poor - report secret until after the election. that behavioral remedies grethe Vestager and her solid Rainy Day fund. Indeed, only er than we were in 2009, and prospects There’s only one reason to do so, and have failed to keep the cohort will have to make three states that are richer than us for future growth are worse. it is because they are recommending firms in check. But the difficult choices about collect fewer taxes per resident. How - Again, Hoosiers are among the more spending on schools. European Commission, whether and how to use ever, there is more to fiscal strength least taxed Americans. It is magical In the coming weeks, I will release the bloc’s civil service, is those new powers. Don’t than low tax rates and a large fiscal thinking to argue that Indiana’s fis - a more detailed analysis of Indiana’s pulling together a set of get me wrong: Strength - reserve. Having adequately funded cal restraint has improved our eco - dimming economic prospects. The proposals which, if ening European regula - public services and well-maintained nomic prospects, simply because our most eye-popping statistics outline approved by the Euro - tors may well be desir - infrastructure is just as important as long-term economic prospects have some truly misguided fiscal decisions pean Parliament, would able and prompt the tech a Rainy Day fund. For many folks, worsened over the past decade. The in Indiana. From 2010 to 2018, in infla - this is hard to visualize, so let me use give it expanded regula - giants to think more low-tax environment is not the tion-adjusted terms, Indiana author - the example of a homeowner. panacea it was once believed to be. ized more than $5,025 million in new tory powers to tackle so- carefully about their actions. Every homeowner knows that The facts have changed, so we must business tax incentives, and only a called “gate-keeping” keeping a home well maintained is net $17 million in new education Although it may appear change our minds. Indiana’s well- platforms and may expensive. It means extra work and intentioned efforts at frugality have spending. Let me say it plainly, such that Europe and the U.S. include the ability to expense every month, but delaying contributed to slower economic spending priorities are charitably force company breakups. are now singing from the home maintenance can be even more growth by neglecting the key inputs characterized as nuts. They con - They could arrive by the same hymn sheet, there expensive. Ignoring that leaky roof, to a fast-growing, prosperous econo - tribute mightily to a hidden deficit end of the year and be is a subtle discord. Any termites or chipping paint can lead to my. that has significantly diminished considered by parliament perceived European over - other problems. Delaying critical Despite claims of success, since Indiana’s long-term growth in 2021. reach could set the two home repairs is a fool’s economy. 2009, our share of adults with a col - prospects. Just like a homeowner In short, Europe is regions on a collision To the credit of Indiana’s General lege degree grew at only two-thirds with a big savings account, a leaky nearing the end of the course. Assembly, they figured that out on the national average. The arithmetic roof and termite damage to the foun - first act and is about to •••••••••• road funding, which was terribly neg - of this is grim. We are today well dation, it is time to ask for serious embark upon the second. Webb is a Bloomberg lected. We’ve begun the long, slow below the national average in the edu - and in-depth review of spending pri - The U.S. has mean - Opinion columnist cover - path towards repairing our previous - cational attainment of our adults and orities. while only just lifted the ing Europe’s technology, ly unkempt road system. Still, it is getting worse. •••••••••• curtain on Act I. The Jus - media and communica - pretty clear more important aspects From 2009 to 2019, the share of in- Hicks is the director of the Center for tice Department’s case tions industries. Follow of our economy have been unnoticed. state students at our major universi - Business and Economic Research at against Google and the him on Twitter at @atb - This is our hidden deficit. ties shrank. This was the result of Ball State University. Email him at Federal Trade Commis - webb. Make no mistake about it, Indi - universities reacting to rapidly [email protected]. The Commercial Review US PS 125820 HUGH N. 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Business The Arby’s Foundation awarded grants totaling roundup $6,750 to LifeStream that will be used to provide meals for clients in Jay, Blackford, Randolph, Delaware, Grant, Henry book. and Madison counties. “We are addressing the The meals will be provid - situation and wholeheart - ed to clients 17 and younger edly regret the incident,” as well as their families. the JCDC board said in Funding also helped Sec - press release. ond Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana to pro - Ardagh partnering vide United States Depart - Ardgah Group, Glass – ment of Agriculture food North America, which boxes to supplement the operates glass manufactur - meals. ing plants in Dunkirk and “This generous grant Winchester, announced from the Arby’s Founda - Wednesday that it has tion will enable LifeStream selected TricoBraun Services to provide supple - WinePak as its exclusive mental food and meals to wine distributor for small our younger clients living and mid-sized wineries in with disabilities,” said the western U.S. LifeStream vice president The companies will part - of programs Mandy ner to offer wine bottles of Williams in a press release. various colors, sizes, styles “These individuals and and finishes. 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The Arby’s Foundation recently presented a check for $6,750 in grants to LifeStream Services to dation for helping us serve “TricorBraun WinePak’s help provide meals to clients in Jay, Blackford, Randolph, Delaware, Grant, Henry and Madison counties. vulnerable populations in extensive sales infrastruc - our communities, both ture allows Ardagh to fur - Fairchild in a press release. their ability to provide the stores as test centers to work is fortunate to have through this grant and ther expand its reach to “In addition, we can test factual, quality journalism rotate new technology tools with their ongoing volun - additional wineries in the many outstanding nurses, teer support of our Senior West,” said Ardagh chief and treat symptomatic that is required.” and other enhancements. including our award-win - Safety Net food distribu - commercial officer John T patients who test negative Some of the changes the ners, among its ranks — tions.” Shaddox in a press release. for COVID-19 for seasonal Reid recognized company will be testing nurses who deliver exem - “With manufacturing facil - illnesses such as flu or Reid Health of Richmond include: plary care, compassion and Groups apologize ities and sales teams serv - strep and provide appropri - on Wednesday was honored •Check-out changes — service, who understand ing you from the heart of ate treatment and care.” for its “commitment to Testing different hardware the importance of team - Jay County Visitors and and software in an effort to Tourism Bureau and Jay the major North American infant and maternal work and mentoring oth - improve the check-out County Development Cor - wine regions, more small Changes announced health” at the inaugural ers, who can lead in times experience and making it poration each issued state - and mid-sized wineries can The Journal Gazette INspire Hospital of Distinc - of crisis, and who are true contact-free ments this week addressing experience the high level of announced this week that tion recognition program. champions of promoting comments made on the per - attention, responsiveness publisher Julie Inskeep INspire, funded by the •Inventory app — A healthcare in our commu - sonal Facebook pages of and ease that comes with will retire Dec. 1 after 37 Indiana Department of newly developed app that is nity,” said Lutheran region - employees. buying from Ardagh years with the Fort Wayne Health’s Safety Protecting designed to make stocking al chief nursing officer Blake Watson of the visi - through its new alliance newspaper. Indiana’s Newborns grant, speeds faster Natalie Seaber in a press tors and tourism bureau with TricorBraun.” Inskeep had been pub - was created to help imple - •Pick-up procedure — release. and Ami Huffman of JCDC lisher for nearly 24 years. ment care for Hoosier Using in-store signs and made comments regarding Testing expanded She will continue to serve moms and babies. handheld devices to make O’Reilly reports Reid Health earned the the time it takes to pick up businesses that supported CVS Health announced on the paper’s editorial O’Reilly Automotive on honor for its efforts in items for an online order Sunday’s “American Patri - Wednesday that it will board. 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Skufca becoming publisher. substance use and obstetric Lutheran Health Net - Managing editor Jim Tou - hemorrhage. work announced Tuesday Sales increased by $541 ogized for the posts, saying CVS, which offers testing million compared to the they did not reflect the at its Portland location, will vell will become editor, and “Our team is passionate - that nine of its nurses assistant managing editor ly dedicated to healthy received the 2020 Nursing same period last year, opinions of JCDC of the make the tests available to reaching a total of $3.21 bil - visitors and tourism patients at no cost, proving Lisa Green will become babies and mothers in our Excellence Award. lion. 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The Commercial Review Saturday, October 31, 2020 Sports/Classifieds Page 9 Daly shares lead while battling cancer BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — something the doc told me I’d “I just hit it really good,” Daly “Just trying to put the ball on “Finally made a few putts from Playing his fourth event since be,” Daly said. “Trying to drink said. “The bad drives that I did the fairway, put the ball on the medium distance or short dis - revealing he’s fighting bladder the right stuff, but it’s hard to hit, I could find it, hit it. I just green, give myself some looks tance,” the 63-year-old Langer cancer, John Daly shot an 8- take Diet Coke away from me. I putted really, really good. … The and probably did my best putting said. under 64 on Friday for a share of was proud of myself, I only putter felt really, really good there on the back nine and “Played pretty solid, maybe the lead with Jim Furyk in the smoked six cigarettes today. Usu - today and these greens are so knocked in some putts that had a one loose drive here or there, but PGA Tour Champions’ Tim - ally I smoke about a pack and a good, that if you get on a little little bit of length to them, 10, 15, my irons were better today than berTech Champions. half.” roll, it helps. You could see by the 20 feet,” Furyk said. most days.” Daly had his lowest score in his Daly eagled the par-5 18th — scores, a lot of low scores today.” Local favorite Bernhard Seventy-year-old Tom Kite bet - five-year career on the 50-and- hitting a 7-iron to 12 feet — for a The 50-year-old Furyk won this Langer, the winner in 2010 and tered his age with a bogey-free 67. over tour. The two-time major first-nine 31 on The Old Course at year in his first two starts on the 2019, was a stroke back with Ernie Els had a 69. champion won his lone Champi - Broken Sound. He finished the senior tour. He birdied the last Duffy Waldorf, Scott Parel and Country rap artist Colt Ford ons title in 2017 in Houston. round with a bogey on the par-4 two holes and three of the last Robert Karlsson. Joe Durant and opened with a 76. He’s playing on “Just tired all the time, just ninth. four. Brett Quigley shot 66, a sponsor exemption. Joins ... Continued from page 10 “He understands this is Ohio State expects PSU’s best going to be (a) building process,” Hamlin said of By TRAVIS JOHNSON Still, Fields has been around time,” Fields said. “You can’t “You can control what you Jordan, winner of six NBA Associated Press long enough to know how it really look in the future.” see,” Clifford said. “I’m bound championships with Chica - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — works in 2020. Given the truncat - The Nittany Lions would pre - to miss another pass this year. go. “Winning is a broad Justin Fields looked eager to ed schedule, there is no wiggle fer not to look into the past. Our running backs are bound term. Your odds of losing make up for lost time during room. All the swagger Ohio Their stumble on the road to miss a hole or a cut, a guy are much greater than they Ohio State’s season-opening State showed last week can van - against the Hoosiers was mostly might not make a block. Those are of winning. blowout of Nebraska, operating ish in an instant on Saturday at the result of self-inflicted are physical mistakes that we “Is he expecting to win in the Buckeyes’ offense with such No. 18 Penn State (0-1). wounds. Ohio State offers a can correct. It’s the mental mis - the first half of the season? I efficiency pollsters vaulted his The Nittany Lions were sup - chance at a reprieve, though takes where, could you have don’t think that’s a realistic team to No. 3 in the polls after posed to challenge the Buckeyes Penn State knows it needs to do prepared for?” expectation. But I do believe four quarters of nearly flawless for Big Ten supremacy. That was more than give the Buckeyes a The Buckeyes tightened up he thinks we can go out football. before Penn State was stunned game. The last four meetings on defense last week after sur - there and win in our first Throwing 20 completions and in overtime by Indiana last Sat - have been decided by a total of rendering a quick opening year.” a pair of touchdown passes in 21 urday, meaning any shot it has 16 points, but Ohio State won the scoring drive against Nebras - Hamlin likened the start - attempts will do that. So will at staying in the race depends on last three. ka. up effort to 2009 when Tony running for a team-high 54 yards it knocking off Ohio State for “It’s not something that goes They forced five punts, two Stewart became co-owner of and another score. Leading the the first time since 2016. through my mind, like, ‘Oh, we turnovers and allowed 10 points a winless Cup team that Buckeyes (1-0) to the end zone Fields understands the stakes. can hang with this team,’” Nit - the rest of the way. They’re scored four victories in six times in 10 drives was help - A win and the Buckeyes may be tany Lions quarterback Sean anticipating a tougher test this ful, too. Stewart’s first season as able to cruise all the way to the Clifford said. “I’m not here to week with Penn State’s speed It was a heady start for a pro - owner-driver. regular-season finale against hang with Ohio State. I’m here on the perimeter. Ohio State gram that spent the first six In its third season, Stew - rival Michigan. A loss? Fields to beat Ohio State.” cornerback Shaun Wade, who weeks of the season watching would rather not go there. Clifford, who tossed two inter - was tasked with guarding for - art-Haas Racing won the from home and a quarterback “Being at Ohio State, we ceptions last week, has some mer Penn State star KJ Hamler, Cup title. that looks like a possible Heis - expect to win every day but to more confidence after his first has had eyes on newcomer “This is a lot like what man favorite now that Clemson manage those expectations, I post-game film session with new Parker Washington all week. Tony did,” Hamlin said. star Trevor Lawrence is dealing think we just have to take it one offensive coordinator Kirk Ciar - “He reminds me of KJ a little “When he came over there, with COVID-19. game at a time, one week at a rocca. bit,” Wade said. he brought winning and rel - evance to it, and all of a sud - den, very good people want - ed to work for them. And they started to build, and started to build, and next Some sideline NFL players to wear masks thing you know they’ve got a championship organiza - By BARRY WILNER players not on the field, it game and who had close contacts “Assistant coaches and mem - tion.” AP Pro Football Writer “strongly encouraged” all active with 17 teammates and two team bers of the football staff should Ed Laukes, a vice presi - The NFL is recommending that players in the bench area who are staffers — most of which pay particular attention to ensur - dent of Toyota Division Mar - players on the sidelines who are not about to enter the game to occurred while the player was ing that players remain separated keting at Toyota Motor not participating in a game or wear masks while standing on standing on the sideline — “we while waiting to enter the game, North America, said the about to go on the field wear pro - the sideline and/or sitting on the are strongly recommending that as well as avoiding grouping or manufacturer will prove tective masks. bench. clubs continue to implement bunching,” the league said. 23XI with the best equip - In a memo obtained by The “A player wearing a mask dur - measures to encourage physical “It’s really a look at how we can ment and resources avail - Associated Press on Friday, the ing a close contact has a signifi - distancing among players and expand that physical distancing able. league’s management council cantly reduced probability of staff on the sidelines during on the sideline … the distancing He noted the turnaround also suggested the 32 teams being designated a ‘High Risk games,” the memo said. and face masking are critical,” Furniture Row Racing had enhance physical distancing on Close Contact’ after an exposure While the NFL considers said Dawn Aponte, the NFL’s once it aligned with Gibbs the sidelines while the NFL con - to a COVID-positive individual,” expanding the bench area further chief football administrative offi - and Toyota. siders expanding the bench area. the memo said. down the sideline, teams may cer. “Every week we are learning Furniture Row was a mid - Although the NFL stopped Citing a player who tested posi - consider reconfiguring or adding something and trying to share dle of the pack team before short of mandating masks for all tive two days after playing in a benches. best practices … with our clubs.” the partnerships and then won the 2017 title with Truex. Success will be critical, Sports on tap Laukes said, to both Toyota and NASCAR benefitting Local schedule Nov. 6 Dame at Georgia Tech (ABC); Indiana at at Texas Tech (FOX) 4:05 p.m. — NFL Football: Los Ange - Jay County — Girls basketball at Rutgers (BTN); TCU at Baylor (ESPN2); 10:15 p.m. — College Football: West - les Chargers at Denver Broncos (CBS) from Jordan’s involvement. Monday Union City – 6 p.m. LSU at Auburn (CBS); Northwestern at ern Kentucky at BYU (ESPN) 4:25 p.m. — NFL Football: San Fran - “They’re coming in to help Fort Recovery — Junior varsity foot - ball at Celina – 6 p.m. Iowa (ESPN) 10:30 p.m. — College Football: cisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks (FOX) the sport, along with Toyota, TV schedule 4 p.m. — College Football: Texas at Nevada at UNLV (FS1) 8 p.m. — Soccer: USL Champi - but they’re only going to Tuesday Today Oklahoma State (FOX) onship – Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Phoenix help the sport if they win,” Jay County — Girls basketball scrim - Noon — College Football: Boston Col - 7 p.m. — College Football: Mississip - Sunday Rising FC (ESPN) mage vs. Huntington North – 6 p.m. lege at Clemson (ABC); Memphis at pi State at Alabama (ESPN); New Mexico 1 p.m. — NFL Football: Indianapolis 8:20 p.m. — NFL Football: Dallas Laukes said. “We’ve seen Cincinnati (ESPN); Michigan State at at San Jose State (FS1) Colts at Detroit Lions (CBS); Las Vegas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles (NBC) others come and go. It’s our Thursday Michigan (FOX); Kansas State at West 7:30 p.m. — College Football: Ohio Raiders at Cleveland Browns (FOX) Fort Recovery — Volleyball regional Virginia (ESPN2); Iowa State at Kansas State at Penn State (ABC); Navy at SMU 2 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Monster Monday primary responsibility to semifinal vs. Tiffin Calvert at Elida – 5:30 (FS1); Purdue at Illinois (BTN) (ESPN2) Energy Cup Playoffs – Cup Series at Mar - 8:15 p.m. — NFL Football: Tampa Bay help them win.” p.m. 3:30 p.m. — College Football: Notre 8 p.m. — College Football: Oklahoma tinsville (NBC) Bucanneers at New York Giants (ESPN)

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Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Jordan joins Toyota, Gibbs By JENNA FRYER But 23XI is not a fifth AP Auto Racing Writer Gibbs car — that’s against CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR rules — and Michael Jordan expects to Hamlin had to prove its field a winning team when independence for the team 23XI Racing begins to launch. 23XI will be a NASCAR competition JGR customer and operate next season. The first from a shop owned by Ger - move toward victory lane main Racing, which is came Friday in a partner - going out of business. ship with Joe Gibbs Rac - Mike Wheeler, who led ing and Toyota. Hamlin to five wins over Jordan partnered with three seasons including current NASCAR driver the first of Hamlin’s three Denny Hamlin as new Daytona 500 victories, will team owners and will field be crew chief for the No. the No. 23 for Bubba Wal - 23. Wheeler this past sea - lace. The formation of son was the competition 23XI — pronounced twen - director for Leavine Fami - ty-three eleven — was ly Racing, a team aligned completed in September with Gibbs that is closing. but the final pieces “The way the rule is weren’t confirmed until meant to be interpreted is Friday. its not a fifth JGR car, so Joe Gibbs Racing won they’re not providing serv - last year’s Cup Series ices to us for free,” Hamlin championship with Kyle said. “They are not provid - Busch and both Hamlin ing us the cars for free and and Martin Truex Jr. are everything is independ - The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz in contention for this ent. We are not using any year’s title. Hamlin has of their staff. It’s our own driven for Toyota and JGR organization, we have our since 2008, so an alliance own payroll, our own ven - Double defenders with any other manufac - dors that we have to pay, so Fort Recovery High School juniors Lilie Leuthold (6) and Grace Guggenbiller (14) put up turer would have been a this organization stands a block against the attack from Kinsey Thobe of Marion Local during the second set of the significant conflict of on its own.” Division IV Northwest District 5 championship on Thursday at Fort Site Fieldhouse. Leuthold interest. That means 23XI will finished with three blocks and Guggenbiller had one in the Indians’ five-set win against the Flyers. “My main goal for 23XI also have to win on its Racing is to be competi - own, no small feat at tive for a championship as NASCAR’s elite Cup level. soon as possible,” said Jor - Hamlin noted that team - dan. “Our partnership mate Busch, the reigning with Toyota and Joe Gibbs NASCAR champion, just Racing gives us the equip - won his first race of the Indians decline option on three players ment, resources and season Wednesday night By TOM WITHERS dling one of the AL’s best pitching placed him on outright waivers, expertise to do it.” in the 34th event of the AP Sports Writer staffs. hoping another team might claim JGR is the flagship Toy - year. CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Hand’s option was worth $10 mil - him so they Indians would avoid the ota team and considered Tempering Jordan’s Indians have declined contract lion, Carlos Santana’s was for $17.5 buyout. one of NASCAR’s top expectations will be a options on Brad Hand, first baseman million and Domingo Santana’s $5 Chris Antonetti, the team’s presi - organizations. Gibbs has challenge, but Hamlin Carlos Santana and outfielder million for next season. The team dent of baseball operations, had won five Cup titles since insisted the goal is to win Domingo Santana for next season, paid buyouts of $1 million to Hand, pointed toward the moves and a sub - 2000 and last year celebrat - in their inaugural season. moves that cut $30.75 million from $500,000 to Carlos Santana and stantial cut in payroll earlier this ed a banner season in Hamlin said they are also the team’s projected 2021 payroll. $250,000 to Domingo Santana. All month due to the team’s financial which its four drivers already looking at expand - The club exercised its $5.5 million three become free agents. hit caused by the COVID-19 pandem - combined to win 19 of 36 ing to two cars for 2022. option for catcher Roberto Pérez, Cleveland previewed the Hand ic. MLB teams were not permitted to races. See Teams page 9 who has been exemplary in han - decision on Thursday, when the club have fans at games in 2020.