Thursday, May 2, 2019 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Betts makes departure official By RAY COONEY ting things into better shape,” with U.S. 27 running through the The Commercial Review she said. “The safety innovations eastern side of the city of just It’s an off-year for school and working with outside busi - over 3,000. Her husband, Eric, board elections, but Jay School nesses and those types of things has family in the area. Corporation’s governing body School board member has been groundbreaking. The move will also offer the will still be getting a new mem - “I just think it’s been a lot of family better access to therapy in ber. resigning effective June 11 really good changes in six and a nearby Chattanooga, Tennessee, After announcing earlier this half years. for her son, Cayden, who suffered year that she would be leaving “I’m sad to go, because I’m not a brain injury in 2016. The Chat - Jay School Board, Kristi Betts a quitter, but it’s the best thing tanooga Area Brain Injury Asso - has made the decision official for our family.” ciation provides services and by turning in her letter of resig - action to accept her resignation buildings, Betts said she is proud Betts added that she will take support for brain injury sur - nation. It will be effective June at its next meeting. of the progress that has been part in the JCHS graduation cer - vivors and their families. 11. While acknowledging that the made. emony June 2, before she and her “It’s just kind of time for a The board, which is now board over the last several years “It’s been awesome to be a part family move this summer to change,” Betts said. “We need to accepting applications to fill the has faced difficult decisions, of kind of a changing of the ship, Chickamauga, Georgia, which is focus on Cayden.” board seat, is expected to take including the closure of school re-routing the finances and get - almost due south of Portland, See Betts page 2 Barr Shanks to skip shrouded House hearing

Attorney General, committee at odds over questioning

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attor - ney General William Barr plans to skip a House Judi - ciary hearing today on spe - cial counsel Robert Mueller’s report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and the Justice Depart - General Shanks Elementary School was ment. shrouded in fog about 7 a.m. this morning. Jay School Barr’s decision — he Corporation instituted a three-hour delay this morning to cites a disagreement over allow the fog, especially in the southern portion of the the questioning — came the day the department missed county, to clear. a committee deadline to provide the panel with a The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney full, unredacted version of Mueller’s Russia report and its underlying evi - dence. Those moves are likely to prompt a vote on holding Barr in contempt Opposition seeks to keep momentum and possibly the issuance By ANTHONY FAIOLA the opposition was facing a populace to continue the At 6 a.m. today, Maduro be united, and that’s what of subpoenas, bringing and MARIAN ZUNIGA limited array of options. effort — though it appeared at a military base loyalty is. It has to be a col - House Democrats and the The Washington Post Opposition leader Juan remained unclear how in western Caracas along - lective strength.” Trump administration CARACAS, Venezuela — Guaidó on Wednesday exhausted, crisis-battered side Vladimir Padrino The Trump administra - closer to a prolonged battle Venezuela’s opposition called on Venezuelans to Venezuelans would López, a member of the tion has said that Maduro in court. sought today to maintain stage daily protests until respond. Guaidó insisted president’s inner circle was prepared Tuesday to Even though Barr pressure on President Maduro leaves. The cam - late Wednesday that politi - who the Trump adminis - abandon office and flee to informed the panel he isn’t Nicolás Maduro through paign, opposition officials cal change remains within tration has said was nego - Havana, before being coming, Committee Chair - further protests as the said, included an appeal to Venezuela’s grasp. tiating his ouster. stopped by the Russians — man Jerrold Nadler said he embattled socialist leader public servants to show “As long as we are mobi - “The empire is investing a claim that Maduro will still convene the hear - convened a weekend of civil disobedience by wear - lized and united, we are in dividing us and say strongly denied. Also on ing, raising the prospect of dialogue to critique his ing blue armbands to very close to achieving our there’s a civil war in Fox, President Trump an empty witness chair. mandate and fine-tune work. freedom,” Guaidó said on Venezuela,” Maduro said, appeared less certain late “I hope and expect the attorney general will think “the revolution.” After two days of violent the Fox Business Network. referring to the United Wednesday about Russian overnight and will be there Following a failed protests that left two peo - “Can’t tell you a specific States. “They say they have involvement, saying, “You as well,” Nadler said. attempt Tuesday to stage a ple dead and dozens date or time. Working on to intervene, to weaken our hear rumors ... rumors As Barr refused to testify, peaceful military revolt wounded, the opposition transition. Democracy has homeland. No matter the about Russia and a lot Democrats sought to speak and overthrow Maduro, was banking on a resilient always taken time.” circumstance we have to about Cuba.” to Mueller himself. Nadler said the panel hoped the special counsel would appear before the commit - tee on May 15 and the panel Bayh honored was “firming up the date.” The attorney general’s cancellation meant he would avoid another round in Indianapolis of sharp questioning after testifying Wednesday By TOM DAVIES leaders over the past several before the Senate Judiciary Associated Press decades joined a few hundred oth - Committee. Democrats on INDIANAPOLIS — A federal ers in a crowd that filled part of a the panel charged that Barr judge praised former U.S. Sen. Statehouse atrium and the bal - was protecting President Birch Bayh for helping make her conies above. The two-hour service Donald Trump after he career possible by championing the brought together political rivals assessed Mueller’s report federal law banning discrimination honoring Bayh, who sponsored the on his own and declared against women in higher educa - landmark 1972 Title IX anti-dis - there wasn’t enough evi - tion, while old political hands crimination law along with the con - dence that Trump had com - recalled Bayh knowing the location stitutional amendments lowering mitted obstruction of jus - of every Dairy Queen in Indiana. the voting age to 18 and allowing tice. Mueller didn’t charge The legacy forged on Capitol Hill the replacement of vice presidents. Trump with obstruction, and the jovial hog farmer-turned- Republican former Gov. Mitch Associated Press/Michael Conroy but wrote that he couldn’t politician who won three terms in Daniels said while he worked on exonerate him, either. the Senate were both remembered unsuccessful campaigns against Former Indiana Governor and Sen. Evan Bayh and his The standoff with the during an Indiana Statehouse Bayh, he respected the Democrat Justice Department is one memorial service Wednesday for for his unwillingness to waver from wife, Susan, are joined by hundreds of mourners gathered of several fights House Bayh, who died in March at age 91. his beliefs in pursuit of votes. Wednesday at a memorial service honoring his father, former U.S. Democrats are waging with Scores of Indiana’s government See Bayh page 2 Sen. Birch Bayh, at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. the Trump administration.

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The high temperature Indiana Department of Wednesday in Portland was 73 Transportation is considering degrees. The low was 50, and Friday — Results from removing the traffic signal at there was 0.2 inches of rain. today’s JCHS baseball game Vera Johnson , 85, Dunkirk Main (Indiana 167) and Com - Showers are expected against Bluffton. Thelma Phillips , 92, merce streets in Dunkirk. tonight, with thunderstorms Goodyear, Arizona What are your thoughts on the possible. The low will be in the Monday — A final look at Details on page 2. issue? mid 50s. More rain is possible Tuesday’s primary election Send letters to the editor to Friday with a high in the mid field. [email protected]. There is 60s. See page 2 for an extended a 700-word maximum. forecast. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Thursday, May 2, 2019 Obituaries Vera Johnson Johnson, whom she married on call two hours prior to the funer - She was a member of Collett Graveside services will be December 31, 1953, and lost on al from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday. Church of the Nazarene. held on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at May 30, 1933-April 29, 2019 April 24, 2006. Burial will follow in I.O.O.F Thelma married Elvin Bluff Point Cemetery, south of Vera I. Johnson, 85, of While at Miller’s, she enjoyed Cemetery Dunkirk, Indiana. Phillips Sr. on Aug. 15, 1947, Portland. Dunkirk, Indiana, passed away Arrangements have been peacefully at 4:28 bingo and puzzles. Previously, and he passed away on Nov. 15, Arrangements entrusted to she loved line dancing, square entrusted to MJS Mortuaries – 2012. Williamson-Spencer and Penrod p.m. Monday, Dunkirk Chapel. April 29, 2019, at dancing and singing Gospel Survivors include: Funeral Home in Portland. Vera was a member of Redkey Miller’s Merry music with the Muncie and Flori - One son — Larry Phillips – Condolences may be Faith Ministries. Manor in Warsaw, da choir groups. Waddell, Arizona expressed at williamson - Donations to the charity of Indiana. Vera is survived by a son, One daughter — Linda Tim - spencer.com. your choice may be made in lieu Vera was born Richard Johnson (wife: Leca) of mons (husband: Ronnie), •••••••••• of flowers. in Dunkirk, Indi - O’Fallon, Missouri; two daugh - Lynchburg, Virginia The Commercial Review pub - ana, on May 30, ters, Rita Darlene Stover of War - Two sisters — Ruth Bowser lishes death notices for those with 1933, a daughter of Johnson saw, Indiana, and Rhonda Denise Thelma Phillips (husband: Ed), Anderson, Indi - a connection to our coverage area the late Zella McAchren (husband: Todd) of Sept. 19, 1926-April 24, 2019 ana, and Sylvia Ditmar, Union free of charge. They include the Louise (Uhrick) and Charles Sin - Monticello, Indiana; eight grand - Thelma M. Phillips, age 92, a City, Ohio name, city of residence, clair Clay. children; 14 great-grandchildren; former resident of Portland, Ten grandchildren, several birth/death date and She was a 1951 graduate of and many nieces and nephews. passed away on Wednesday, April great-grandchildren and sever - time/date/location of services. Dunkirk High School and gave Funeral services will be held at 24, 2019, in Goodyear, Arizona. al great-great-grandchildren. There is a charge for obituar - years of dedication to Jay Coun - MJS Mortuaries – Dunkirk Thelma was born on Sept. 19, She was preceded in death by ies, which are printed as they are ty Hospital in Portland, Indiana, Chapel at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 1926, in Randolph County, Indi - her husband; one son, Elvin received. We accept obituaries until her retirement. with Pastor Craig Cotherman ana, the daughter of Ray and Phillips Jr.; five sisters and one only from funeral homes or mor - Vera was the widow of Max officiating. Friends are invited to Stella (Newton) Prescott. brother. tuary services. Man facing dealing charge CR almanac A Pennville man was arrested sion of marijuana, a Class A misde - Wednesday morning on several meanor. He was also arrested for Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Felony 5/3 5/4 5/5 5/6 5/7 drug-related charges, including failing to appear in court on the dealing. charge of possession of metham - Jason L. Corwin, 47, 405 E. Lagro arrests phetamine, a Level 6 felony. St., was arrested on a warrant for He was booked at 8:21 a.m. into dealing methamphetamine, a Level Jay County Jail and is being held 2 felony, maintaining a common nui - sance, a Level 6 felony, and posses - without bond. 64/49 60/46 68/50 72/56 74/56 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny with Mostly Partly with a high of with a 40 per - a high of 68. sunny with a sunny with a 64 and a cent chance Partly cloudy high of 72. At chance of rain chance of of rain and a at night with a night, mostly and a high of Bayh ... rain. Mostly high of 60. At low of 50. cloudy with a 74. Showers cloudy at night, mostly low around likely at night Continued from page 1 Indiana University law degree who served as Indiana governor night with rain cloudy with a 56. with a low “He was in legislative office, while serving in the Indiana and senator, said his father’s com - possible. low of 46. near 56. where a person can get by with House. He won his first of three pass was to do what was moral and words, can get by with symbols,” narrow elections to the Senate in decent. Daniels said. “He was a doer.” 1962, serving 18 years until he lost “He understood that there were Lotteries Bayh worked the family’s farm to Dan Quayle during the 1980 worse things than losing an elec - in Shirkieville near Terre Haute Ronald Reagan-led Republican tion, one of them is not standing before being elected to the state landslide. for anything,” Bayh said. “And so 12-14-19-22-27-30-31-35-39- Powerball Legislature in 1954 and earning an Evan Bayh, the late senator’s son he did.” 5-23-28-56-66 41-46-67-69-71-80 Power Ball: 17 Cash 5: 5-9-11-27-29 Power Play: 5 Estimated jackpot: Estimated jackpot: $85,000 $199 million Betts ... Ohio Continued from page 1 her tenure, and the board The board plans to select board selected Tammy Mega Millions Midday She added that the tim - late last year voted to shift its new member at its June Bennett from a field of five Estimated jackpot: Pick 3: 3-5-8 ing is right, with her seventh and eighth graders 17 meeting. candidates who applied to $252 million Pick 4: 2-5-9-9 youngest daughter, Abi - to the high school building This marks the second replace him. Bennett Pick 5: 0-0-1-9-6 gail, graduating from — have been challenging, time in recent years that a served out the final year of Hoosier Evening JCHS this year, and her but said she is proud to board position will be filled the term and did not seek Midday Pick 3: 6-0-4 daughter, Alison, will be have been part of imple - following a resignation. re-election, with Ford win - Daily Three: 9-7-1 Pick 4: 7-7-3-0 attending the University menting changes that need - Mike Masters resigned his ning that seat unopposed in Daily Four: 6-1-9-3 Pick 5: 2-0-5-6-0 of Tennessee at Chat - ed to happen. post Dec. 31, 2015, and the the 2016 election. Quick Draw: 4-10-15- Rolling Cash: 3-4-5-22- tanooga beginning in the As she prepares to leave 17-30-37-46-48-52-53-56-57- 24 fall. her board position, Betts 58-62-67-68-74-75-78-80 Estimated jackpot: Chickamauga Battle - offered praise to students Evening $130,000 field, the site an 1863 Civil and staff. Daily Three: 3-7-3 Classic Lotto: 13-21-30- War battle, is also where “It’s really been incredi - Daily Four: 6-4-5-4 31-35-48 Eric proposed to Kristi in ble to see the passion that Quick Draw: 1-3-7-9-10- Kicker: 7-7-4-4-2-8 1992. the staff and the students “It’s kind of full circle 26 and the administration years later,” she said. have for education,” said Markets Betts was first elected to Betts. “It’s easy as a parent the school board in 2012, to say, ‘Yeah, my son’s defeating incumbent Jim teacher cares.’ But to see Sunrise Oct. corn ...... 3.71 Sanders and Kirk Comer the beating that they’ve St. Anthony Dec. corn ...... 3.81 for the District 1 seat that taken over the years from Corn ...... 3.73 represents the City of Port - the state level, and they June corn ...... 3.63 Central States land. 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Admission $17.99 The Commercial Review Thursday, May 2, 2019 Family Page 3 JCHS releases corrected list An error in Jay County son, Kinsley Jellison, High School’s recent honor Tasya Johnson, Ashton roll report affected about Jones, Christian King, 100 students. Janae Kirby, David Kohler, The corrected list Olivia Kunkler, Vivienne includes the following sen - Kunkler, Samuel Lavy, iors: Josie Adkins, Kristy Brendan Lawhorn, Riley Alig, Daniel Amezcua, Leavell, Breanna Lehman, Storm Armstrong, Joseph Elaina Lenington, Ian Atienzo, Molly Ault, Ciara Liette, Kensey Litton, Bon - Bailey, Alexa Barrett, nie Logan, Logan Luedike, Brockert Bayless, Conner Cheyanne Madara, Carson Benter, Abigail Betts, Mader, Frida Marentes- Daniel Bracy, Rebecca Estrada, Brandon McIn - Bruce, Karlie Bullard, tire, Carissa Mercer, Bren - Gwendolynn Butcher, nan Miller, Caitlynn Miller, Photo provided Tessa Butcher, Katherine Traiden Miller, Dawn Min - Byrum, Shelby Caldwell, nick, Brooklyn Mock, The Jay County High School Academic Team recently closed its season at the Academic Lacey Canterbury, Kelsey Mason Mock, Isaac Senior Super Bowl Area Contest in Richmond. Pictured, front row from left, are Mary Hartman, Ava Cassel, Sierra Caster, Trey Moeller, Makayla Moore, Stockton, Catherine Stafford, Liz Stewart and coach Anni McClung. Middle row are Lucas Lyons, Castillo, Chandler Chap - Alexandra Mosser, Ben - Isaac Braun, Kaleb Weaver, Ethan Andreshak, coach Brittany Martyne and coach Connie Aker. Back man, Shelby Clark, Chloe jamin Muhlenkamp, row are Caitlynn Miller, Leanna Miller, Hannah Troyer, Dillon Muhlenkamp, Jackson Lyons, Isaka Dalei, Combs, Kryssa Compton, Bradley Muhlenkamp, Alexis Cox, Donald Coy, Caitlynn Muhlenkamp, coach Liz Lawson and coach Zach Keller. Calli Crosby, Madison Cur - Dillon Muhlenkamp, tis, Nathanael Day, Kailee Kendra Muhlenkamp, Denney, Hanna Dillon, Kevin Myers, Xavier Clare Dirksen, Michael Ninde, Gwendolyn Academic team closes season Dirksen, Kaitlyn Dow, Omstead, Daniel Ostrows - Kameron Edwards, ki, David Ostrowski, Jay County High School’s Stewart and Kaleb Weaver) is open to all ages. There Cheyenne Ellenberger, Matthew Paquette, Megan Academic Team closed out teams all finished second at will also be a kite-making Emily Farmer, Gabriel Patterson, Hannah its season recently at the Taking the area contest. workshop for children. Faulkner, Randi Ferguson, Phillips, Maggie Pryor, Academic Senior Super For more information, Andrew Fluckiger, Matalin Racster, Gavin Bowl Area Contest in Rich - Note Fair is Friday call Dick Claycomb at (765) Matthew Franks, Timothy Randall, Paul Reffitt II, mond with the English, fine Jay County’s Community 348-3711. Frantz, Daniel Fugiett, Derrian Riojas, Isaac Rob - arts and social studies Innovation Fair will be Lucas Gallegos Vargas, bins, Jaden Robbins, teams each taking first held from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. Celebration set Camille Gambill, Kendal Sophie Robbins, Jonathan place. Ethan Andreshak, Mary Friday at Jay County High Cornerstone Center for Garringer, Madalyn Gar - Rockwell, Elizabeth Rose, Despite winning the area Hartman and Liz Stewart. School, with awards to fol - the Arts in Muncie will ringer, Robert Garringer, Kaitlyn Ruiz, Austin Samp - contests, none of the teams Jackson Lyons, Dillon low at 1:45 p.m. conclude the current class Wyatt Geesaman, Spencer ley, Michael Schlechty, attained the top-five score Muhlenkamp and Cather - Jay County High School session with its Spring Cel - Gillum, Kyle Grayson, Ryan Schlechty, Lucas out of 58 teams statewide ine Stafford teamed for the students will showcase ebration Sunday. Parker Grimes, Dara Schmit, Joshua Schwartz, needed to advance to the social studies win. their inventions in the The event will begin at 2 Grove, Olivia Gundrum, Christian Scott, Andrew state finals. The science (Ethan JCHS commons. The event p.m. in E.B. Ball Auditori - Austin Haffner, Joseph Simmons, Samara Slade, Caitlynn Miller, Cather - Andreshak, Isaac Braun, is open to the public. um. The student art gallery Hall, ShyAnn Harker, Ali - Ivan Smeltzer, Jasmine ine Stafford, Ava Stockton Lucas Lyons, Leanna will be open from 2 to 5:30 son Harris, Katelyn Harris, Southerland, Catori Stew - and Hannah Troyer teamed Miller, Dillon Muhlenkamp Time to fly p.m., and there will be Noah Harris, Keith Hart - art, Andrew Toney, William to win the area contest in and Kaleb Weaver), math Hoosier Kitefliers Socie - improvisational belly danc - ley, Candler Hedges, Klar - Trammell, Lillian English. They came the (Isaac Braun, Jackson ty will host the Ansel Toney ing and martial arts class isa Hemmelgarn, Thomas Trinidad, Samantha closest to attaining a state Lyons, Isaka Dalei and Memorial Kite Festival demonstrations at 3:30 p.m. Hemmelgarn, Allison Her - Twigg, Laramie VanSky - berth, placing 12th among Kaleb Weaver) and interdis - from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur - The event is free and nandez, Shelby Hiestand, ock, Whitney Vaughn, Indiana’s participating ciplinary (Ethan day at the Academy of open to the public. For Joseph Hilty, Sarah Hilty, Zackary Vaughn, Cherie teams. Andreshak, Isaac Braun, Model Aeronautics, 5161 E. more information, visit cor - Aria Hovis, Conner Huey, Walter, Sarah Walter, Caleb The area champion fine Dillon Muhlenkamp, Memorial Drive, Muncie. nerstonearts.org or call Caitlin Hummer, Ethan Webster, Dallas Willis, Skye arts team was made up of Catherine Stafford, Liz The free kite-flying event (765) 281-9503. 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Caplan noted. “It’s cruel to sug - are at the Mother Ship, either ad recently caught my attention: The Cleveland Clinic is a mas - gest you’re getting something good or bad? Patients can never “When researching hospitals, About ter at such ads. A recent com - special or otherwise unattain - tell from the advertising. A consider how much research mercial featured a woman able when that’s not the case.” recent study published in the they do.” Health whose heart was failing. She These ad campaigns designed JAMA Network Open found that The ad for Mt. Sinai Health told viewers the Clinic saved to make you think favorably of a the likelihood of surviving com - System advised riders that the her life. “No one else could fig - hospital are part of a larger plex cancer surgery appears to research “we do today drives ure out what was wrong with campaign to build brand recog - be greater for those who had the medicine we will do tomorrow,” ly giving superior care? me.” nition much like detergent or procedure at the top-ranked hos - and the hospital system was Why is this something I need What’s wrong with that testi - cereal makers do. “Medicine is pitals than at their affiliates. proud that it ranked among the to know before choosing a hospi - monial? “The problem with mainly being treated like a busi - Until we know more, the best top four medical schools in the tal? I can think of several other these ads is they may not be giv - ness,” Caplan explained. “More advice is to take hospital adver - country in research dollars per measures — like a hospital’s ing a realistic picture to people and more, people are treated as tising with a grain of salt. Do investigator. infection rates for blood stream who have serious life-threaten - customers, and doctors are research on your own if you are I’m used to outlandish and or surgical site infections or its ing cancers and other diseases treated as providers. You’d be a in a situation where you can questionable advertising, but readmission rates — that can and suggest that survival, if not sap if you don’t advertise. I see make a choice — many people this ad rose to a new level. indicate poor care and are far certain, is at least likely” at the a lot of cut-throat competition.” can’t — using the Medicare Hos - If I were looking for a hospi - more useful. These metrics are hospital sponsoring the ad, says Such brand recognition adver - pital Compare website and any tal for a surgical procedure or sometimes available on state Arthur Caplan, a professor of tising is especially important state information. You might were taken to a facility in criti - health department websites or bioethics at New York Universi - when what Caplan calls the also consider information on cal condition as I was in 2017, on the Medicare Hospital Com - ty Langone Medical Center. Mother Ship Hospital buys leapfroggroup.org, a nonprofit the last thing I’d care about was pare site. Those ads are misleading, smaller facilities in other loca - patient safety organization, to that the hospital ranked highly This kind of hospital corpo - Caplan told me. He explained tions as a way to bring in more help with your decision-mak - for “research dollars per inves - rate advertising falls into the that many ads push individual - patients. When people live in ing. tigator” — whatever that same bucket as ads that tout ized or personalized medicine communities where, say, a hos - •••••••••• means. medical miracles for hard-to- so patients think that the med - pital like New York’s Mt. Sinai The Rural Health News Serv - How does implying that the cure patients that occurred in ications or treatments are or the Cleveland Clinic has ice distributes this column research a hospital conducts the hospital paying for the ads. designed specially for them. bought a satellite facility, they’ll through partnership with today, which will take years to You’ve probably seen those, too. “They give the impression think favorably about someday Hoosier State Press Association. benefit patients if it pans out, For months New York Presbyte - there’s a pharmacy up in the being a patient at the local affil - Email Lieberman at trudy.lieber - indicate the hospital is current - rian promoted the story of a lit - attic brewing up a medicine just iate. [email protected]. Police must earn trust and respect The Washington Post A 9-year-old boy was leaning against a car in Guest Washington when a Dis - trict of Columbia police officer told him to leave. Editorial The boy mouthed off to the officer. He shouldn’t have. But what followed — the clearly terrified young boy chased by police and wrestled into handcuffs — was an out - If the rageous overreaction, an abuse of police power 9-year-old that feeds community mistrust. leaning Someone (the mayor? against the police chief? the offi - cers involved?) needs to the car had say “this was wrong” and been white, “we are sorry.” Video taken by a would police bystander of last week’s have even incident has gone viral, and it is disturbing to thought watch. It shows the small to shoo boy squirming and crying as he is chased down by a him away? police officer, and eventu - If the ally handcuffed as other officers watch. incident had Bystanders to the 7 p.m. occurred in Plans need basis in reality incident cry out, wanting to know what the boy had a cul-de-sac By STEPHEN STROMBERG Pretending otherwise alienates peo - done. instead of The Washington Post ple who should be allies in the cli - So scared was the child Beto O’Rourke released a new cli - mate effort. O’Rourke is not the one that he soiled his pants. an urban mate plan on Monday, and it’s big. Stephen standing in the way of action on cli - He was not charged with a intersection, The Democratic presidential can - mate change. Neither is Sen. Dianne crime but was released didate from Texas promised that the Stromberg Feinstein, D-Calif., an earlier object into the custody of his would it have first bill he sent to Congress would be of the Sunrise Movement’s ridicule. mother. a climate bill that would surge $5 tril - The problem with O’Rourke’s plan “My son was not a been handled lion over the next decade — “the sin - is not his ambitious goal of net-zero threat. He was not com - differently? gle largest investment to fight cli - greenhouse emissions by 2050, which mitting a crime. He was mate change in history,” a news ical Green New Dealers demand that is the horizon to which serious cli - not harming anyone. It release said — into the global warm - the United States get to net-zero emis - mate wonks should be looking. It is should have never been to ing fight. He aims to get the United sions by 2030, not 2050, even though that he would direct hundreds of bil - that,” the boy’s mother States to produce no greenhouse the United Nations sets the target for lions of dollars into federal grants told Fox 5 DC. on a body camera, are the emissions on net by 2050 and to get global net-zero emissions at mid-cen - and tax breaks rather than make car - The boy is black and the subject of an internal halfway there by 2030. That is a mere tury. bon pricing, through a carbon tax or officer white, raising investigation. 11 years away — and a mere nine Never mind that O’Rourke’s plan is a cap-and-trade system, the center - inevitable questions The incident, and one years after he would take office. far more detailed than the Green piece of his effort. Economists agree New Deal resolution or the accompa - about the officer’s mind - involving a 10-year-old Meeting this goal would require a that a market-based program would nying fact sheet that Rep. Alexandria set. less than a month before, massive shift in how the country gen - slash greenhouse emissions efficient - erates and consumes electricity, not Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, released, If the 9-year-old leaning has prompted D.C. Attor - ly, while direct government spending to mention big changes in how Amer - then retracted. As expert after expert against the car had been ney General Karl Racine, is a recipe for massive investment in with agreement from ican farmers grow food, how Ameri - explained after Ocasio-Cortez and infrastructure that might help — or, white, would police have can industry builds things and how Sen. Edward Markey, D-Massachu - even thought to shoo him police and the mayor, to like California’s high-speed-rail consumers spend their money. setts, revealed the Green New Deal mess, might not. O’Rourke favors car - away? If the incident had launch a review of police Which is why the Sunrise Move - resolution, getting to net-zero emis - bon pricing, but he buried the idea on occurred in a cul-de-sac procedures regarding ment, a growing force on the envi - sions by 2030 is a fantasy that, even if the fourth page of five in a campaign instead of an urban inter - minors that will include an examination of best ronmental left, quickly attacked the science demanded it, is utterly fact sheet, probably because a grow - section, would it have infeasible. Net-zero by 2030 would practices from other him? ing swath of the left irrationally been handled differently? “If he wants to earn the support of require a national mobilization of departments. opposes the policy. And would a white kid young people he needs to show he’s resources surpassing that of World In the fight against global warm - That’s all fine and good, mouthing off be seen ready to stand up to the oil and gas War II. Good luck with that. ing, we do not have the activist’s lux - through the same lens as but officials surely don’t lobby and push for the scale and It is a measure of how much ury of ignoring reality. O’Rourke’s a black child talking need a study to recognize speed of action we need,” the Sunrise Democrats fear getting on the wrong plan avoids some of the worst excess - back? and acknowledge the Movement said in a blistering Mon - side of the nothing-realistic-will-sat - es of the Green New Deal ideologues Police Chief Peter New - damage that has been day statement. isfy-us contingent that O’Rourke — but not every mistake they make. sham called the incident done. O’Rourke tried to make his plan tried to make his plan seem consis - •••••••••• an aberration among the Among those hurt are seem as unrealistic as the Sunrise tent with the Green New Deal label. Stromberg is a Post editorial writer. more than 500,000 yearly the police themselves, Movement’s expectations. “Beto’s But support for the Green New Deal He specializes in U.S. policy and poli - encounters police have whose hard jobs are made plan aligns with the 2050 emissions is a bad litmus test for presidential tics, covering elections, the White with the public. The easier when they operate goal of the Green New Deal,” a cam - candidates. Opposing the Ocasio- House, Congress, legal affairs, energy, actions of the officer, with the trust and respect paign news release insisted. In fact, Cortez plan does not make one a cli - the environment and health care. Fol - which were also captured of the community. the Sunrise Movement and other rad - mate denier. It makes one informed. low him on Twitter @strombergsteve. The Commercial Review US PS 125820 HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Area churches are listed Faith Community Little Salamonia Redkey Church with location, pastor and 9560 W. 200 South, Dunkirk Christian Church of the Nazarene phone number, services and Hubert Harriman 1098 E. 300 South, Portland 801 W. High St. website or email address. (765) 661-2103 Adam Ridenour Robert Farris All services are Sunday, Services: 10 a.m. Services: 11 a.m. (765) 369-2676 unless otherwise indicated. Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m., Family Worship Center Mary Help 6:30 p.m. Wednesday This Area Asbury United 200 E. Elder St., Portland of Christians Methodist Ronald Willis River of Life This Area Church page is 403 Sharpsburg Road, Fort 204 E. Arch St., Portland (260) 726-4844 Recovery 722 W. Main St., Portland Church page is made possible Allison Yankey Services: 11 a.m., 7:30 p.m. Rev. Ned Brown Susan Hathaway (260) 726-8464 Wednesday (419) 375-4153 (260) 729-1095 made possible through thefamilyworshipcenter.org Services: 11 a.m. Services: 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. Services: 4:30 p.m. Satur - through the courtesy of asburyministries.org day, 9:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday Fellowship Baptist The ROCK the courtesy of the following Banner Christian 289 S. 200 West Mount Tabor 1605 N. Meridian St., Por - Assembly of God Hugh Kelly tland the following sponsors! United Methodist Matt Ransom 1217 W. Votaw St., Portland (260) 726-8873 216 W. Pleasant St., sponsors! Services: 10 a.m. (260) 726-7474 Michael Burk Dunkirk pastorkelly@fbc-port - Services: 10 a.m. (260) 726-4282 John Retter land.com [email protected] Services: 10:30 a.m. (765) 768-7273 Services: 9 a.m. Salamonia Bellefountain First American Baptist United Methodist 427 S. Main St., Dunkirk Church of Christ Dan Coffman Mount Zion 3900 S. 600 East 440 S. 600 East United Methodist Bruce Phillips Gordon Jackson (765) 768-7157 Services: 10:40 a.m., 5 p.m. County roads 600 East and (260) 335-2017 Services: 9 a.m. 200 North Services: 9 a.m. First Church of Christ Rev. Darrell Borders Bethel United (260) 726-4786 Second Chance Methodist 1049 Union City Road, Fort Mellissa Hall Recovery Services: 9 a.m. at Life Ministries Indiana 167, 4 miles north 260-729-5200 David J. Nicholson 228 S. Meridian St., Port - Call me for your of Dunkirk New Beginnings land (419) 375-2860 Promotional Pens • Pencils Scott McClain Services: 10:30 a.m. Holiness Church Dave Keen (260) 251-8792 Business Gifts • Calendars Services: 10:45 a.m. fccftrecovery.org of Blaine Mike Eads (260) 703-0733 4017 W. 200 South Services: 10:30 a.m. Bluff Point Friends First Community Randy Smith 80 E. 650 South Baptist (260) 251-2406 St. James Lutheran Services: 10 a.m. 341 S. Meridian St., Red - Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. County road 600 East, Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. key nbholiness.com south of county road 400 Everett Bilbrey Jr. South Boundary St. Paul Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. New Covenant Robin Owen * Great Gifts For Corner of Treaty Line Fellowship Services: 10:30 a.m. Friends & Family Road and county road 300 First Free Will Baptist 1238 W. 450 South [email protected] Great Food, East 12369 W. 600 South, Chuck Myers * Gift Baskets & No Bull! Ava Gannon Dunkirk (260) 251-0063 St. Joseph Catholic Gift Boxes (260) 726-2373 Marion Donathan Services: 10:30 a.m. 1689 St. Joe Road, Fort made in downtown Portland 1204 W. Votaw Portland Services: 9:30 a.m. Services: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Recovery 260-726-4937 Rev. Ned Brown 112 S. Meridian St., Portland (260) 726-9647 New Life Ministries Services: 7:30 a.m. Sunday Bryant Wesleyan First Presbyterian 415 S. Helen St., Portland 209 S. Hendricks St. 402 N. Ship St., Portland Dr. Kay Fairchild St. Mary’ s Catholic Paul VanCise Rev. M. Rex Espiritu Behind every project is a (260) 755-6354 346 S. Broad St., Dunkirk Matt’s Garage (260) 997-6231 (260) 726-8462 Services: 4 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Rev. Dave Newton drkayfairchild.com Services: 10:30 a.m. Sun - bryantwesleyanchurch.com firstpcportland.org day, 5:30 p.m. Thursday Portland True Value New Mt. Pleasant Calvary United Fort Recovery Church United Methodist St. Paul Catholic Shop Local Methodist of the Nazarene 5905 S. Como Road 205 W. Union St. 301 N. Main St., Dunkirk 517 Meiring Road, Fort Save Time • Save Money 401 E. Boundary St., Fort Tim Wallace Recovery Susan Durovey-Antrim Portland, IN 47371 Recovery (765) 499-7838 Rev. Ned Brown (260) 726-6263 (765) 499-0368 Rev. Dennis Kelley Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 8:30 a.m. Sunday 260-726-8761 Services: 10 a.m. (419) 375-4680 1100 N. Meridian St. Portland, IN Call us today! susan.duroveyantrim@in Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Noble Congregational St. Peter Catholic umc.org [email protected] Christian 1477 Philothea Road, Fort Recovery Christ Chapel 1964 N. 800 East Fort Recovery Aaron Huey Rev. Ned Brown 105 S. Elm St., Fort Recov - Price United Methodist Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday ery 309 E. Boundary St., Fort Monuments Steve Long Recovery Oak Grove Sugar Grove Nazarene (419) 375-1065 Rev. Allan Brown United Methodist County roads 400 North Mon-SatMon Sat 10am-6pm Monument Sales (419) 678-2071 829 S. Indiana 1 and 550 West Sun 1pm-6pm & Lettering Church of Christ Services: 9 a.m. Rev. Dan Sickels (Southside) Jake Ohlemiller Serving (260) 731-5172 (260) 731-4733 1209 S. Shank St., Portland Full Gospel Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. 260-766-4030 Central Indiana Services: 10:30 a.m. Bob Graham Lighthouse Tabernacle (the 2nd and 4th Sunday at since 1992 Pennville Park) 500 S. Meridian St. (260) 726-7777 468 E. Washington St., Pennville Friends 765-524-5294 Services: 10:20 a.m., 6:30 Dunkirk Portland, IN Maple Street and Indiana www.pricemonuments.com p.m. Robert Thomas Sugar Grove (765) 348-4620 1, Pennville United Methodist Church of Jesus Christ Services: 9:30 a.m., 6:30 Dee Hartman County roads 600 South of Latter-Day Saints p.m., 6:30 p.m. Thursday Services: 10:30 a.m. and 1150 West, Dunkirk Williamson, 1865 S. Indiana 167, Scott McClain Spencer & Penrod Dunkirk Geneva First Pennville United Services: 9 a.m. Andrew Stevens United Methodist Methodist Funeral Homes, Inc. 190 W. Main St., Pennville Temple Baptist (765) 768-6969 100 W. Line St., Geneva Todd & Rob Penrod Services: 10 a.m. Barry McCune Gary Phillips Indiana 167, between (260) 368-7655 (260) 731-3801 Dunkirk and Albany “Serving As We Church of Services: 9:30 a.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Collins Glenn Would Be Served” (765) 768-7708 the Living God From 2 Convenient Locations (Miracle Missions) Geneva Nazarene Pleasant Hill Services: 11 a.m. and 6 8472 S. 800 East, Union 225 Decatur St., Geneva 9945 N. 800 East, Union p.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday PORTLAND (260) 726-7111 City Brenda Haddix City PENNVILLE (260) 731-8811 Services: 10:30 a.m. (260) 346-2172 Bruce Bryan Trinity Lutheran 301 N. Wayne St., Fort Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. (765) 964-3664 Sunday school: 9 a.m. Services: 9 a.m., 6 p.m. Recovery Baird-Freeman Prayer meeting: 7 p.m. mypleasanthillchurch.org Robin Owen Church of God (419) 375-4498 of Prophecy Wednesday Portland First Services: 9 a.m. (contem - Funeral Home 797 N. Creagor Ave., Por - porary service, fourth Sun - tland Gilead Church Church of Nazarene County road 650 North, 920 S. Shank St., Portland day) Nanette Weesner [email protected]  e Teeter Family (260) 766-9334 one-quarter mile east of Bal - Stephen Hundley bec Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. (260) 726-8040 Trinity United Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 10:45 a.m. [email protected] Methodist 221 N. Meridian St portlandnaz arene.me 217 E. Pearl St. Hickory Grove 323 S. Meridian St., Por - Portland, IN 47371 Church of the Brethren tland Portland, IN Church of the Brethren Portland Friends Floral and Chicago Don Zlaty (260) 726-2833 (260) 726-7171 avenues, Portland Indiana 1 and Indiana 26 226 E. 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Main St. Methodist/Jay County Redkey United Zion Evangelical 2875 E. 200 South Kingsley Full Gospel Methodist Lutheran Church Portland, IN Gordon Jackson 4030 S. 700 East, Dunkirk 122 W. Main St., Redkey Martin Bornhoeft Lay leader: Beth Stephen Stuart Phillips Susan Martin 218 E. High St., Portland www.portins.com (260) 726-9184 Services: 9:30 a.m. and 6 (765) 369-2085 (260) 726-8832 Services: 10:15 a.m. p.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 11 a.m. The Commercial Review Page 6 Comics Thursday,y, May 2, 2019

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Pearl Smitley 260-729-2281, Visit & Auctioneering ING EQUIPMENT Street, Portland. 260- or Ryan Smitley 260- Visit Us At: 726-2833 729-2293 www.auctionzip.com AU01011555 Crown thecr.com S Auctioneer ID #4243 TToo 260-726-6215 Office PGoUinNt, INS H- MOWay! !4 th & 5th, avail- See Pictures. 260-726-0541 Cell Lake County Fair- aLbElAe,S EC oSldPwAaCteEr , OH. Pete Shawver Laci Smitley grounds, 889 S. Court Manufacturing, ware- 250 PUBLIC NOTICE AU01012022 AU10600051 St., Sat. 9-5, Sun 9-3 For housing, assembly, distri- E 260-726-9621 Cell 260-729-2281 information call 765-993- bution, offices, inside Pete D. Shawver 8942 Buy! Sell! Trade! and outdoor storage. AU19700040 Easy access to major PublicPUBLIC NOTICENotice 260-726-5587 100 JOBS WANTED highways and railroad NOTICE TO TAXPTAXPPAAYERSAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIAATIONTION in Zane Shawver 180 LIVESTOCK access with loading Notice is herebyreby given the taxpayers of the City of Portland, AMISHan Cy RwEoWrk .L NOoO KjoIbN Gis AU10500168 docks and overhead Jay County, IndianaI that the proper legal officers of the City of tFoOoR big or small. Pole 4H SUFFOLK LAMBS 260-729-2229 Born Janu- cranes available. Contact Portland at their meeting place at the City of Portland Council barns, roofing, remodel- aFrOyR 2S01A9L. E.G ood lambs Sycamore Group, 419- Chambers, 1616 North Franklin Street, Portland, Indiana ing. 260-849-2489. The LocPaUteBdL: IBCu AbpU CExThIOibNition available now. Call 765- 678-5318, 47371, on Mayay 20, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. will consider the following Hall, Jay County Fair- 857-2558 for pricing. www.sycamorespace.co additional appropriation in excess of the budget for the curr-- grounds 110 HELP WWAANTED Spreaders: m rent year. AG RENTTAAL Economic Development Fund Portland, Indiana Commercial JINNY’S CAFE IN 205-001-357 Edit Promotion (Mural) $10,000.00 Saturdaayy, May 4, 2019 Second shift Taxpayersa appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be 10:00 AM wBaRiYYAtrAesNsT 2pm-10pm. 3 110 HELP WWAANTED heard. The additional appropriations as finally made will be Kitchen appliances; oak daayys on 3 daayys off. Call referred to the Department of Local Government Finance. Review furniture; kitchen smalls; 260.997.8300 between The DLGF will make a written determination as to the suffi- washer/dryer; 6am-8am ciency of funds to support the appropriations madede within fif- Longaberger; Precious teen (15) days of receipt of a Certified copy of actionion taken. Moments; Hallmark Dunkirk WWalkingalking Lori Ferguson RETTAAIL SALdEaaySys- F&U wLeLe k&- ornaments; coins; collec- PPAARTT--TIME Clerk-Treasurer tor toys; bell collection; ends. Clean work environ- City of Portland C ment, good hourly paayy. CR 4-25,5-2, 2019 -HSPPAXLPAXLP park bench; DVD’s/VHS; & Motor Rouapply atte Drivers lamps; wash board; Must be 21 or older. Apply @ Northside Carry Out, assortment of chickens; The Commercial Reevievieeww stompers; collection of 1226 N. Meridian, Port- L signs; Ex-Cell 5000 watt land, IN. Attn: Ruth 309 W Main St Poro tland, IN 47371 generator; garage/gar- TO THE OWNERPublicS OF THE Notice WITHIN DESCRIBECRIBED den tools; clamps; too 130 MISC. FOR SALE Picck up application 8-4 or call 260-726-8141 REAL ESTTAATE AND ALL INTERESTED PPARARTIES much to list. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Stout Family from 8:00 to 6:00 pm By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me ddirected from NSEelEl uDn EwXaTntReAd iCteAmSsH in? the Clerk of Jay Circuit Court of Jay County, Indianaiana, in Cause A Loy Auction #31600027 The CR Classifieds. Call No.: 38C01-1812-MF-000035, wherein The Bank of New YoYork 260-726-2700 Ask fforor ToniaTonia 260-726-8141 or go Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trusteee for the Cer- Auctioneers online to www.thecr.com tificate holders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loanan Trust 2005- Gary Loy AU01031608 or email [email protected] 8CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Serries 2005-8CB, Simply click on “Classi- Ben Lyons AU10700085 was Plaintiff, and Denice R. Bell, Robert A. Bell, Amera Mort- fieds” to place your ad! S Travis Theurer gage Corporation, Mortgage Electronic Registrationration Inc., as AU11200131 PART-T-TIME DRIVER nominee for American Mortgage Corporation, a MMichigan Cor- ALUMINUM SHEETS poration, was/were Defendant(s), requiring mee to make the Aaron Loy AU11200112 23”x30”,.007 thick. Clean sum as provided for in said Decree with intereest and cost, I and shiny on one side..35 NEEDEDD will exppose at public sale to the highg est bidder, on the 6th day S cents each or four for of June, 2019 at the hour of 10 AM. or as soon thhereafter as is √ Out $1.40, plus tax. The Com- ToTo make newspaper bundle deliveries in possible, at 224 W. Water Street, Portland, IN 47371, the fee The CR mercial Review, 309 W simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Jay Coounty, Indiana. A part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast quarter of Classifieds Main, Portland 260-726- Portland. www.thecr.com Section 29, Township 23 North, Range 14 East, morem particu- 8141. Approximately 25 hours per week I larly described as follows to wit: Monday thru Saturday Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Norttheast quarter m of the southeast quarter of section 29, Townshhip 23 North, Contract h o Apply at: The Commercialal Review Range 14 East and running thence South on thhe east line of Bridge p said quarter section five hundred ninety-nine (599) feet for a 309 West Main Street • Portlland, Indiana point of beginning; thence South on said East line of said F By Steve Becker quarter section one hundred fifty (150) feet to a stake; thence No Phone Calls Pleaseease West fofour hundred sixty (460) fefeet to a stake; thence North one hundred twenty-three (123) feefeet parallel to the Eaast line of said quarter section to a stake; thence East two hundred sixty (260) feet to a stake; thence North twenty seven (27) feeet parallel to I 130 MISC. FOR SALE the said East line of said quarter section to a stake; thence East two hundred (200) feet to the point of beginning,ning, contain- ing 1.42 acres more or less. Also: SPECIAL FORR THE Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Southeasttheast quarter of section 29, Township 23 North, Range 14 East;; thence South E seven hundred and fifty-two (752) feetfeet on and alonga the East MONTH OF MAMAYY line of the said Southeast quarter to a point; thenceence West fifty (50) feet to the point of beginning; thence Southh two hundred $25 Cu yard for organic mulch of choice by five and seventy five hundredths (205.75) feet parallelp to the Graber Lumber. Delivery AvAvailable. East line of said Southeast quarter to an iron pin;n; thence East D four hundred and eighty one (481) feet parallell to the North Call 260-385-892525 line of the Southeast quarter to an iron pin: thence North three hundred sixty foufour and foforty fivfive hundredthsh (364.45) fefeet 2828 W 500 S., Bernen , IN parallel to the East line of said Southeast quarterrter to an iron pipe on the Southeast corner of thence Southeasterlysterly seventy three and one tenth (73.1) feet to an iron pipe: thence South one hundred and twenty-three (123) feet parallelel to the East line of said Southeast quarter to an iron pin: theence East four hundred and ten (410) feet to the point of beginning.ning. Containing 2.5 acres more or less. More Commonly Known As: 1348 South Meridiann Street, Port- A land, 47371 Parcel ID: 38-07-29-401-020.000-034; 38-07-29-401-0021.000-033; 38- 07-29-401-022.000-033 Together with rents, issues, income, and profifits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuationn or appraise- ment laws. D Dwane Ford,Sheriff of Jay County Phillip A. Norman #13734-64 Lynn C. Pluister #26499-71 Phillip A. Norman PP.C..C. 2110 Calumet Ave.Ave. S Valparaiso, IN 46383 CR 5-2,9,16-2019-2019- HSPPAXLPAXLP

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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Star baseball completes win over Bluffton BERNE — It took more than a week to complete, but the Starfires prevailed nonetheless. Local The South Adams High roundup School baseball team nearly added to its lead, and Grant Besser made quick work of the Tigers in the top of the seventh An 18-hit effort helped inning as the Starfires Homestead Bedding edge completed a 3-2 victory REMC on Wednesday in over Bluffton on Wednes - Portland Junior League’s day in a game postponed Rookie softball. Stella from April 23. Skirvin led Homestead Rain and wet field con - with three singles and ditions forced the game to three RBIs, while Joella be postponed eight days Wagner contributed three The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz ago with South Adams (11- hits and a pair of RBIs. 3, 2-0 Allen County Athlet - Kali Newell and Gabi Tucupita Marcano of the Fort Wayne TinCaps makes dirt fly while sliding into third base as ic Conference) leading 3-2 Petro each had three hits, Kane County’s Buddy Kennedy gets ready to apply a tag on a throw from catcher Jose Herrera during the heading into the bottom and Kendall Schemenaur chipped in a pair of sin - bottom of the first inning Wednesday at Parkview Field. Marcano was out on the double steal attempt, of the sixth inning. and the TinCaps went on to beat the Cougars, 10-4. As the it was resumed gles. Wednesday, Spencer Clark Kennady Lyons led hit a one-out double and REMC with three hits, as AJ Dull walked with two Karsyn Schwieterman, outs to give South Adams Charlee Peters, Alivya runners on first and sec - Schwieterman and Ash - Reigning in the rain ond, but they failed to add lynn Brunswick had two to the lead. hits each. By CHRIS SCHANZ ished 5-for-5 with a double, four sin - In the top of the sev - The Commercial Review gles and an RBI, put down a bunt to enth, Besser struck out all Pioneer tops FORT WAYNE — Like rain to a load the bases. Cougar starter Jack - ‘For us to put up three batters on nine Barnett’s spring bloom, the TinCap bats just son Goddard walked Tucupita Mar - pitches — the Tigers Bentley Comer notched needed a little bit of moisture. cano to score Fernandez and make it a big number, a swung at only two of them two doubles and a single Once the sky opened up and began 4-2. crooked number — to give the Class 2A No. on Wednesday, helping to rain, the TinCaps struck for nine Kane County manager Vince Har - 4 Starfires thewin. Pioneer Packaging to a 9-2 runs on seven hits, including a pair rison turned to reliever Erin Bald - when we’re down Besser, who threw the win over Barnett’s Auto of knocks by Xavier Edwards on his win, and Agustin Ruiz ripped the new 4-1, it’s huge for final 4 2/3 innings and Parts in PJL’s Rookie career day, during the fifth inning hurler’s third pitch to deep left center totaled 13 strikeouts for baseball division. that carried Fort Wayne to a 10-4 win field for a go-ahead, bases-clearing us as a team the game, kept his ERA at Rayden Sollars and Der - against the Kane County Cougars on double. to carry out the 0.00 for the season. ric Coons both finished Wednesday afternoon at Parkview “Agustin has been hot all year,” In 25 innings this sea - with three singles for Pio - Field. Contreras said. Ruiz, who finished rest of the month.’ son, he has 63 strikeouts neer, which got two hits “We needed a game like this to get with four RBIs, raised his average to —Xavier Edwards to just three walks, apiece from Noah Wentz back on track, but we’ll see what hap - .354, second only to Edwards (.390). pens (Thursday),” said TinCap man - allowed three hits and has and Alex Huntsman. “For him to come up, it’s nothing ager Anthony Contreras, whose team unusual for us, him driving the ball a WHIP of 0.240 in nine Beckam Hough, Irik had lost four in a row and five of its the opposite way. For him to clear the to keep things simple. That’s what appearances. He is also 3-0 Donathan, Brayden Scott, last six games. “We got the taste back bases you could see that momentum I’ve been trying to do and it panned and converted all four of Blake Jellison and Tanner his save opportunities. in our mouth. It was a good offensive shift and it was huge for us going for - out today. Day each contributed sin - performance. Played good defense for Nic Stuber had two sin - ward.” Efraín Contreras picked up his first gles. the elements that were out there with The TinCaps were far from done win of the season. He allowed four gles and drove in two runs John Osborne, Varen the wet conditions. scoring, though. earned runs on five hits, struck out during the first iteration Ridgway and Kenton “We needed a good performance Luiz Almanzar, Nick Gatewood, three and didn’t issue a walk. of the game. Nick Miller Cochran smacked two sin - from the whole team, not just the Fernandez, Harris and Edwards — he Kane County built its lead with a and Besser also collected gles each in the loss for pitching staff or the offense. We need - doubled for his second hit of the run in the dry first inning on a Zach hits. Barnett’s. Josh Brown, ed a whole team effort to bounce back inning — also scored runs as the Tin - Shannon sacrifice fly, and Shannon Brayden Keihn, Takota and hopefully we can get this going Caps had all four of their doubles knocked in a pair of runs in the third Homestead edges Curtis and Oakland for tomorrow.” come in that frame. to put the Cougars on top 3-0. After REMC Ingram each singled. On the surface, though, it was the “It’s huge,” Edwards said. “We Ruiz drove home Fernandez in the offense that Fort Wayne (12-13) need - know we’re not out of any game. For bottom of the third for the TinCaps’ ed most against Kane County (15-11). us to put up a big number, a crooked first run, the Cougars made the mar - Two of the top three spots in the number when we’re down 4-1, it’s gin three again on a Tra Holmes solo order provided the spark the home huge for us as a team to carry out the homer in the fifth. team was desperately searching for rest of the month.” But once the rain started, so too did coming off four consecutive losses. As for Edwards, who took the team the TinCap offense. As Kane County (Arizona Dia - lead with his 10th multi-hit game of “(Antony Contreras) had a pretty mondbacks) came to bat in the fifth the season and first five-hitter of his powerful message to us yesterday inning with a 4-1 lead, rain began to career, his success at the plate is a after the loss, just that we needed to lightly fall. Two batters into the bot - result of him keeping things basic. bounce back and get back to winning tom of the frame — a Juan Fernandez “I’m just seeing the ball pretty well baseball and how we did at the begin - single and a Juwuan Harris walk — it right now,” he said. “Just trying to ning of the season,” Edwards said. “I started to pour. keep it simple in the box. Hitting is think we definitely carried that into Edwards, the leadoff man who fin - hard enough as it is so I’m just trying today.” Sports on tap

South Adams — Baseball at Southern Local schedule Wells – 5 p.m.; Softball at Southern Wells Today – 5 p.m.; JV softball at Norwell – 5 p.m.; JV Jay County — Boys golf at Bluffton – baseball at Wayne – 5:30 p.m.; Middle 4:30 p.m.; Baseball vs. Bluffton – 5 p.m.; school girls track at Adams Central Relays Softball vs. Bluffton – 5 p.m.; Girls tennis – 5:30 p.m. vs. Adams Central – 5 p.m.; JV softball at Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. Kane County Bluffton – 5 p.m.; JV baseball at Bluffton Captains – 7:05 p.m. – 5 p.m. Fort Recovery — Track in Mercer Coun - Friday ty Meet at Coldwater – 4 p.m.; Baseball at Jay County — Track at Madison-Grant Versailles – 5 p.m.; Softball vs. Versailles Argyll Relays – 5 p.m.; Softball at Muncie – 5 p.m.; JV baseball vs. Versailles – 5 Central – 5 p.m.; Baseball at Woodlan – 6 p.m.; Middle school track in Mercer Coun - p.m.; Softball at Woodlan – 6 p.m.; JV soft - ty Meet at Coldwater – 4 p.m. ball vs. Woodlan – 6 p.m.; JV baseball vs. Woodlan – 6 p.m.; JV softball at Muncie Central – 6:30 p.m. Fort Recovery — Baseball vs. Lehman Catholic – 5 p.m.; Softball vs. Lehman Catholic – 5 p.m. South Adams — Track hosts Starfire Invitational – 5:30 p.m.; JV baseball at Nor - well – 5 p.m. Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. Quad Cities River Bandits – 7:05 p.m.

Saturday Jay County — Baseball doubleheader at Hagerstown – 10 a.m.; Softball double - header at Elwood – 11 a.m.; Fort Recovery — Softball doubleheader vs. St. Henry – 11 a.m.; Baseball at Ken - ton – 1 p.m.; JV baseball at Kenton – 11 a.m. South Adams — Boys golf in Bi-County Tourney – 9 a.m.; Softball in Garrett Invita - tional – 9 a.m.; Baseball hosts Starfire Invi - tational – 9:30 a.m. Local notes Swim coach needed The Jay County Summer Swim Team is in need of an interim coach for the 2019 season. Anyone interested is asked to submit a letter of interest no later than May 2. Letters can be mailed to Portland Vet - erinary Clinic, Attn: Summer Swim, 1407 W. Votaw St., Portland.

Clinic will be in June Jay County High School will host a ten - nis clinic from June 18 through 20 at the JCHS tennis courts. Cost is $20 per person, with a $40 max per family. Participants who register before June 7 will receive a t-shirt. The clinic, which will be taught by JCHS boys tennis coach Scott Miller, will be from 10 to 11 a.m. for those entering third through fifth grades, and from 10 a.m., to 11:30 a.m. for those entering sixth through ninth grade. For more information, contact Miller at [email protected] or by phone at (260) 726-9306.