Saturday, April 18, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Order set to New routines extend Fitness centers getting creative through By CHRIS SCHANZ The Commercial Review Businesses across the county May 1 have been impacted in one way or another by the coronavirus pandemic. Governor They may be deemed essen - tial, but the volume of sales announces may have decreased drastically. For some, there may not be stay-at-home enough work to go around, so will continue employees may be laid off or furloughed. Non-essential businesses, By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review such as the three fitness centers We’ll be staying at home in Jay County, are affected in a little longer. different ways. Indiana Gov. Eric Hol - They’re forced to be creative comb announced Friday in finding ways to interact with that he will extend the their clientele, or they’re sud - state’s stay-at-home order denly finding more time for through May 1. improvements while they “That’s not to say that weather the closure. we’re going to pull up “We’re kind of crazy limited immediately after that,” because we can’t do anything,” said Holcomb, who will said Eleathia Harding, who sign the executive order along with husband Darrin own Sculpt Fitness, 120 E. Commerce extending the stay-at-home St., Dunkirk. “We’ve been trying period Monday. “It just to make improvements without means it’s going to allow us spending money.” to make some changes or The Hardings, for example, some tweaks, some accom - have had time to spruce up the modations, as we see appro - front entrance of the gym, priate around the state of adding a fresh coat of paint and Indiana.” a wall decal. They purchased The order that is current - LED lights to replace the fluo - ly in place had been set to rescent bulbs. expire at midnight Monday. “We didn’t have any time to Indiana has been under a do this kind of stuff,” Darrin stay-at-home order since said. midnight March 24. Ohio’s stay-at-home Motivation to train order, which began at mid - night March 23, also runs In times we’re forced to be at through May 1. home, routines get changed and Holcomb’s announce - finding motivation to stay atop ment came as Indiana State diet and workout programs can be challenging. Department of Health Mitch Waters, one of three reported 642 new cases of personal trainers at Jay Com - COVID-19 on Friday, the munity Center, 115 E. Water St., highest thus far during the Portland, had his schedule dis - coronavirus pandemic. rupted. Photo provided The state also reported 42 “I wouldn’t say I was lazy, but new deaths as a result of I was doing house projects and Sclulpt Fitness in Dunkirk recently updated its entryway with a new coat of paint COVID-19. It marks the third straight day that the wasn’t doing any physical fit - and decal (above) since being forced to close under Gov. Eric Holcomb’s stay-at-home orders. ness,” he said. “I’ve gotten a lot new death total has sur - Owners Darrin and Eleathia Harding have used the time the gym has been closed to perform passed 40. of my projects done, so I’ve been some maintenance. Scuplt Fitness opened March 2019. Mitch Waters (below), a personal concentrating on cleaning up Both the new case and my diet and physical stuff.” trainer at Jay Community Center, demonstrates an exercise during one of his Zoom training death numbers cover those That led the Hartford City sessions from his home in Hartford City on April 7. reported to the state depart - resident and 2002 Jay County ment of health during the High School graduate to start 24-hour period ending at through FaceTime. They’ve also leading training sessions midnight Thursday. through Zoom. relied heavily on their Face - Jay County has had eight He had about a half dozen book group — Sculpt Fitness positive tests for COVID-19. participants in each of his first Motivation — so the members Other area county case three sessions, April 7 through can share meal ideas and ways totals are as follows: 9. Friday he had 15 tune in. to stay active during Indiana Delaware – 91, Darke – 55; Using Zoom for workouts was Gov. Eric Holcomb’s stay-at- Mercer – 13; Randolph – 10; nothing new for him; as coach home order. Adams – six; Blackford – of the Blackford girls “It’s been way more active six; and Wells – five. team, he was using it to interact than it has been before,” Eleath - Indiana now has a total with his players. ia Harding said. of 10,154 cases of COVID-19 Now it’s evolved into a way Patriot Fitness, located at 105 and 519 deaths. for him to keep in touch with N. Meridian St., Portland, has Ohio reported 693 new his clients while staying physi - also been posting workouts on cases and 29 new deaths cally active too. its Facebook page. Friday. The state now has “It’s being a good motivator 9,107 cases and 418 deaths. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, personally because I’m held Members The Commercial Review screenshot accountable,” he said. “I may All three gyms in Jay County Holcomb and governors not want to do it but I’m going to have decided to alter the mem - billing its corporate partners. The Patriot Fitness Facebook from Michigan, Kentucky, do it because it’ll push me to berships of their client base. Most of the fitness center mem - page stated memberships will Illinois, Wisconsin and stay in shape.” Kyle Cook, executive director bers pay on a yearly basis, so be extended by the total number Minnesota announced The Hardings have continued of JCC, said its memberships there is a limited amount of of days the gym is closed. Thursday they would be their personal training sessions will be extended, but it is still monthly fees to collect. See Routine page 2 working “in close coordina - tion” on plans for lifting stay-at-home orders. Kokomo plant making ventilators By CARSON GERBER contract with the Department of humbling to see the passion and com - COVID-19 by Kokomo Tribune Health and Human Services. mitment people have put into this Ventilators began rolling out of the The move to fire up mass produc - work.” the numbers Kokomo General Motors Compo - tion Tuesday marks a lightning-fast “Thousands of men and women at nents Holdings plant Tuesday to sup - turnaround for GM and the Kokomo GM, Ventec, our suppliers and the port coronavirus patients around the facility. Kokomo community have rallied to Below is a look at Indiana’s key COVID-19 statistics over the country, just three weeks after the In less than a month, the company support their neighbors and the med - course of the last week. The highest new case and death totals for the week are in bold. company started retooling the facility has transformed the factory, shipped ical professionals on the front lines of for the project. in all the parts required to make the this pandemic,” she said in a release. Date Total cases New cases New deaths April 11 7,435 528 30 The plant is now mass produc - ventilators and implemented exten - “Everyone wants to help turn the tide Sunday 7,928 493 13 ing Ventec Life Systems’ critical care sive health and safety protocols in the and save lives.” Monday 8,263 331 7 ventilators and plan to ship out more workplace. GM also continues to hire Peter Navarro, White House assis - Tuesday 8,527 313 37 than 600 of the machines this month. to create a workforce of more than tant to the president, said ventilators Wednesday 8,955 440 49 Thursday 9,542 611 41 The company is set to produce 1,000. are now rolling off the assembly line Friday 10,154 642 42 30,000 ventilators from the Kokomo GM Chairman and CEO Mary at the Kokomo plant “as fast as tanks plant, after signing a $489.4 million Barra said it was “inspiring and once did in an earlier World War.”

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Jay County had a high tem - Will you go to prom with perature of 45 degrees Friday. us? Anna Marcum , 83, Pen - Skies will be partly cloudy Page 4 — Teenagers are •Get dressed up in your nville today with a high in the mid providing an example for us prom outfits. Terra Alexander , 44, Indi - 50s. the low will be 41. Expect a all to follow. Editorial. •Take a picture. anapolis high of 57 Sunday under •Send your photo to us at Cinda Johnson , 60, Moapa cloudy skies with the low dip - Page 5 — Local businesses [email protected]. Valley, Nevada ping to 35. Skies will be mostly get together to share message •We will run all of your pho - Details on page 2. sunny Monday with a high of to community. tos in a special section April 57. See page 2 for an extended 25. forecast. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Saturday, April 18, 2020 Routines ... Continued from page 1 we’re trying to take the hit for No revenue ming, we just have to wait,” Cook With both the gym and salon It also said any monthly pay - everybody.” About 80% of the revenue for said. “If we have to cancel a forced to close, they’re not able to ments the gym would normally She also said some of Sculpt’s Jay Community Center comes by sport, we’ll offer a voucher. serve any of their customer base. collect will not be deducted until clients have chosen not to extend way of its programming, such as On Monday, the community “No income, but all the bills,” the end of each member’s con - their membership based on the soccer and flag football in the center announced the cancela - Darrin said. tract. closure of the gym, and others spring, T-ball in the summer and tion of spring traveling soccer. Sculpt Fitness opened March 2, Sculpt Fitness is offering the have paid ahead of time for soccer in the fall. Other sports have been post - 2019, and has seen its member - same service. another year just to help out the For example, if the center has poned with hopes of getting them ship skyrocket. But without a All three gyms closed March 24 business financially. 200 children in its soccer league completed a little later than nor - revenue stream, the owners are because of Holcomb’s order. “We definitely want people to at a cost of $50 per child, it brings mal. unsure how long they can hold “It’s not our fault that we’re know we appreciate the support in $10,000. T-ball is about $5,000 The Hardings face a different out. closed down, but it’s not their we’ve gotten,” Eleathia said. and football is roughly $2,500, problem. The building that hous - “I hope that day never comes,” fault either,” Darrin said. “We’re going to try our best to be Cook said. Sponsorships total ings their gym is also home to Darrin said. “I try not to think Eleathia added: “We under - something awesome to come back about another $3,500. Eleathia’s hair salon, another about it. We’re going to be hurt - stand it’s affecting everybody so to.” “When we don’t have program - business deemed non-essential. ing if it gets extended out.” CR almanac Obituaries Anna Marcum degree in political science and com - Cinda Johnson Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Nov. 4, 1936-April 16, 2020 pleted courses in drama and film and March 13, 1960-April 6, 2020 4/19 4/20 4/21 4/22 4/23 Anna Mae Marcum, age 83, of Pen - television at the Tish School of the Cinda Denise Johnson, 60, nville passed away Thursday, April Arts at New York University. passed away on April 6, 2020, in 16, 2020, at her residence. Terra was a devoted mother and Overton, Nevada. She was born in Dunkirk on Nov. 4, wife and lived to serve others. She Cinda was born on March 13, 1936, the daughter of Ross and Garnet was a former social justice leader at 1960, in Portland, Indiana, to Smith. She was married in 1953 to Oasis Church, Los Ralph Thomas Grayson and Judith 57/33 55/43 56/35 60/46 61/46 Willard Marcum and Angeles, and a proud Jo-Ann Bye. She he died in 2003. She and active member of Tempera - Tempera - Tempera - 30% 50% married Troy Lynn was a homemaker and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. Johnson in Las tures will be tures will be a tures will chance of chance of rain Her sisterhood was warmer bit colder with approach the rain all day during the day Dunkirk High School Vegas, Nevada, on though it no rain cur - 60s without and 50% at but tempera - central in her life and graduate. May 19, 2012. He died could rain. rently project - any rain pro - night. Other - tures will still she joined her sorors 40% chance ed, Mostly jected. wise mostly be warm. No Surviving are two Oct. 1, 2018. monthly in Chicago of rain during cloudy. cloudy and rain projected sons, Terry Marcum Cinda was raised in the day. still warm. at night. for fellowship and to (wife: Stephanie) of Jay County and later Portland and Dean engage in community Alexander projects focused on moved to attend Cali - Marcum (wife: Deb - Marcum fornia State Universi - Johnson bie) of Pennville; four serving the underprivileged and the Lotteries elderly. She never passed on an oppor - ty San Bernardino daughters, Roxanne Hartman (hus - and graduated with a bachelor’s band: Russell) of Pennville, Lori tunity to help those in need. Along with her husband Bryan, degree. She then worked as an Hoosier Pick 4: 9-0-3-6 Campbell of Portland, Angela accountant for San Bernardino Midday Pick 5: 0-5-0-6-4 Esparza (husband: Benito) of Pen - Terra enjoyed travel and she was blessed enough to see all corners of County for over 25 years and retired Daily Three: 6-3-5 Rolling Cash: 3-6-16-21- nville and Lisa Harris (husband: Wes) the country along with her beloved in 2012. She then moved to Moapa Daily Four: 1-00-6-6 of Pennville; one brother, Clyde 32 tropical beach locations by his side. Valley, Nevada. Quick Draw: 1-2-4-7-10- Estimated jackpot: Smith (wife: Darlene) of Pennville; She enjoyed scuba diving, cro - two sisters, Donna Curtis of Pen - Despite coming from different 12-15-19-31-36-37-40-44-46- $100,000 places, Bryan and Terra were each cheting, jewelry making, reading 48-55-58-59-60-68 nville and Phyllis Jacobs of Pen - and traveling. She was very nville; 15 grandchildren; 24 great- other's best friend and loved to spend Powerball time together laughing and enjoying thoughtful and generous with her Ohio grandchildren; and four great-great- time. She will be remembered as Estimated jackpot: $24 life. Midday grandchildren. the “Card Lady,” for the many million Private graveside services will be She was ambitious and could never Pick 3: 6-3-1 be distracted from chasing her pas - birthday cards she sent. Family Pick 4: 6-3-8-4 held in the IOOF Cemetery in Pen - was the joy of her life. nville with Pastor Herb Hummel pre - sions. She was a member of the Pick 5: 4-4-5-6-8 Mega Millions Cinda is survived by her chil - siding. Screen Actors Guild and was a work - Evening Estimated jackpot: ing actress and model for over 10 dren, Bryan Laub (Genesis Hino - Memorials can be made to the Jay josa) and Bryanna Laub; her step- Pick 3: 5-3-0 $159 million County Cancer Society. years. She published a book and pro - duced a movie. daughter, Kristy (Scott) Gudaitas; Baird-Freeman Funeral Home is in her grandchildren, Jude Christo - charge of arrangements. Her professional passion was based on healing. She had her own pher Lopez, Emma Gudaitis and Markets Condolences may be expressed at Brianna Gudaitis; her adopted son, bairdfreeman.com. massage practice (Holistic Terra) in Broad Ripple for almost 10 years and David M. Eisinman; her siblings, Kevin (Rhonda) Grayson, Christi - Sunrise Central States was not only a therapist but a friend Terra Alexander to many of her clients. na Grayson and Carmen Grayson; St. Anthony Montpelier May 24, 1975-April 10, 2020 She was a proud mother and was and several nieces, nephews great- Corn ...... 2.97 Corn ...... 3.07 Terra Deveaux Alexander, Indi - able to see her son achieve the goals nieces and great-nephews. May corn ...... 2.97 May corn ...... 3.09 anapolis, passed away April 10, 2020. that they, together, had worked so She was preceded in death by Beans ...... 8.39 Beans ...... 8.26 She was born May 24, 1975 in Chica - hard to achieve. Most importantly, her husband, Troy Lynn Johnson. May beans ...... 8.45 May beans ...... 8.27 go. she was a child of God and worked A celebration of life service will Wheat ...... 5.23 Wheat ...... 5.23 Terra is survived by her husband, daily on her relationship with Him. be held at a later date. July wheat ...... 5.23 Bryan Alexander; son Hymne Given the current circumstances, The family invites you to leave a Cooper Farms D e v e a u x o f I n d i a n a p o l is ; s te p d a u g h - th e r e w i l l b e a p r i v a t e s e r v i c e i n t h e m e s s a g e o r m e m o r y i n t h e i r g u e s t Fort Recovery The Andersons ters Maddie and Bridget Alexander Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, Port - book at moapavalleymortuary.com. April corn ...... 3.27 Richland Township of Carmel; mother Sandra of Dolton, land, Indiana, with burial in the •••••••••• May corn ...... 3.27 Corn ...... 3.17 Illinois; brothers William Haulcy Green Park Cemetery. The Commercial Review publish - es death notices for those with a June corn ...... 3.28 May corn ...... 3.17 (wife: Diane) and Demetrius Haulcy A public homecoming celebration connection to our coverage area free Beans ...... 8.36 (wife: Katnetha); mother-in-law Alice will be held in Chicago at a later date. Alexander of Portland; and sisters-in- In lieu of flowers, memorials can of charge. They include the name, POET Biorefining May beans ...... 8.36 law Gina Denton of Portland and be made in her honor to the Indi - city of residence, birth/death date Portland Wheat ...... 5.34 Kristie Alexander of Johnson City, anapolis Neighborhood Christian and time/date/location of services. Corn ...... 3.02 May wheat ...... 5.34 Tennessee. Legal Clinic. There is a charge for obituaries, She was a graduate of Northern Condolences may be expressed at which are accepted only from funer - Today in history Illinois University with a bachelor’s bairdfreeman.com. al homes or mortuary services.

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Monday ery Village Council, via 4 p.m. — Jay School Zoom. Board executive session, via Google Meets. Wednesday 5 p.m. — Jay School 11 a.m. — Portland Board, via Google Meets Housing Authority at bit.ly/JSCschoolboard Board, Community 5 p.m. — Ridgeville Room, Jay County Public Town Council, Library, 315 N. Ship St., My darling you are no more with us in a library/fire department, 308 N. Walnut St. Portland. physical form, but your memory will always 5:30 p.m. — Portland remain in our hearts. You were a great City Council, via Zoom. Friday 6 p.m. — Fort Recovery 8 a.m. — Portland person, and people like you leave an School Board, via Zoom. Redevelopment Commis - indelible mark on the world. 7:30 p.m. — Fort Recov - sion, via Zoom. Your loving husband, Charlie. The Commercial Review Saturday, April 18, 2020 Family Page 3 Go for a walk in the face of the COVID-19

By JACK RONALD improve your physical, The Commercial Review emotional, mental and Sunshine is in the fore - spiritual health in these cast. challenging times. The walls have been •Dunkirk City Park. closing in during this stay- You’ll find the playground at-home period and since equipment sporting yel - spring finally seems to low caution tape to keep have decided to arrive for kids off; that’s because real, it’s time to get walk - hard, shiny surfaces are ing. particularly prone to pass - A hike in the woods ing along the coronavirus. would be great, but unfor - The Speedcat Alley area is tunately conditions are open to vehicular traffic, still a little too muddy. but it doesn’t get much. That means “chasing It’s generally safer for pavement” as Adele would walking than most city say. And because side - streets. No specific route walks can be iffy or non- is necessary. There’s a existent, that can also roundabout in the middle mean walking in the of the park where the street. American Legion Post has No one wants to be a erected a series of flag - traffic casualty after dodg - poles. That gives you the ing the pandemic, so option of walking one remember the safety rules route, then spinning off from elementary school: on another. There’s park - •If you’re walking in the ing available at the West street, always walk on the Jay Community Center. The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald left side. That way, you’ll •Hudson Family Park. be facing oncoming traffic That’s an obvious and pop - Dunkirk City Park is one of several places for folks getting a little stir-crazy during the stay-at- and will know when to get ular choice. It may also be home order to talk a walk without getting muddy. There is motorized traffic through the park, but it’s out of the way. one that complicates •Wear brightly colored social distancing. When considerably less than you’ll find on city streets. Always follow the social distancing rules, and the Jay clothing. Something high things dry out a bit, the County Health Department recommends wearing a mask when in public. visibility could save your Kelly Baggs Nature Trail life. is worth an explore. Ben On top of that, there are Myron’s company has Salamonie to Wayne north of Indiana 18. activity, it offers an abun - the trail at the hospital. some basic COVID-19 done an excellent job of Street, then take the There’s a small parking lot dance of safe, paved walk - •Green Park Cemetery. guidelines to follow: clearing out ash trees that bridge and enter the park on the west side of the ing routes through mature This one may sound a lit - •Wear a mask. If you were hammered by the in the Weiler-Wilson sec - road, and Veronica’s Trail trees. The fair association tle grim. After all, medi - don’t have a mask, cover emerald ash borer. But for tion. leads away from that to has done an excellent job tating on one’s mortality your nose and mouth with now, the asphalt paved •Veronica’s Trail. the west. It gets its name over the years, maintain - has been an everyday a scarf of some sort. Even path that goes from the Loblolly Wetlands Nature from a young girl who vis - ing and improving the activity these days. But a bandana will do. playground toward the Preserve is one of Jay ited the Loblolly site on a property. With gatherings walkers discovered this •Remember social dis - amphitheatre and around County’s finest outdoor school trip. She was in a at the fairgrounds at risk spot years ago and have tancing. It’s okay to walk the pond is the best choice. recreational sites. Again, wheelchair and couldn’t this year because of found it a thought-provok - as a pair with your signifi - One of the advantages of the regular trails could be take the trail that existed COVID-19, take advantage ing, quiet place to get cant other. But it’s not OK this path is that you can muddy for the next few at the time. The next time of enjoying it in its natu - some fresh air and sun - to be elbow-to-elbow with customize the length weeks. But Veronica’s she visited, it had been ral, quieter state. shine. You’ll see some people outside your house - depending upon your Trail is an asphalt paved paved so that she could •The fitness trail at IU familiar names along the hold. And it’s definitely energy level and the quali - route that leads to a board - share the experience with Health Jay Hospital. This way, and you may learn a not OK to walk three or ty of the day. There’s plen - walk over a wetland and her classmates. is a shorter route, so you’ll bit of local history. four abreast. ty of parking available. If up to a site on higher •Jay County Fair - probably want to do multi - Most importantly, you’ll With those rules in you want to really stretch ground that’s a nice place grounds. Few sites pro - ple laps. The location is get out of the house. mind, here are half a your legs, leave the car by for bird watching. The voke more local pride than convenient, it’s paved, it’s And when you get back, dozen paved walking Freedom Park and take preserve is located on the fairgrounds. And peaceful and there’s plen - be sure to wash your routes that could help the Riverwalk along the county road 250 West, when it’s not bustling with ty of parking adjacent to hands. He wants to boost vocabulary ELECT DEAR ABBY: I am a 26- sion. If there was a es to teach her daughter year-old college graduate. word she didn’t under - consideration for the GAIL SIEGRIST I immigrated here in 2001, stand, she would look it feelings of others, or so English is my second Dear up in a dictionary. Not reprimand her when language. I have no accent, only can this be fun, I she’s cruel and hurtful, and I have been doing well Abby have heard others say see less of the two of DUES in my life overall, except I that’s the way they them and spend more score low on reading and learned English, too. time with the other Jay County Superior Court Judge written communication She also read books in cousins. Paid for by the committee to elect Gail Dues for Jay Superior Court Judge when I take exams. English with a diction - DEAR ABBY: When I I’m intelligent and a someone who, like you, ary by her side. Audio - take my dog for a walk, I quick learner, but my immigrated to the Unit - books could be helpful, always carry little doggy vocabulary is kind of lim - ed States in her early too. An adult education bags and pick up his busi - ited, and it makes me feel 20s after having spent class might help you not ness. I live in a residential stupid, especially when I her first 17 years in Rus - only improve your neighborhood with alleys don’t score well on exams. sia. From there she vocabulary, but also behind the houses. After I try to read, but I don’t went to Italy, where she help you sharpen your my dog does his business, always have the time. Do learned to speak Ital - written English skills. I pick it up and often you have ideas on how I ian. From there she Please consider it. throw the tied-up bag in a can improve my vocabu - came to the U.S. DEAR ABBY: My 11- trash can along the alley. lary or do better on When I asked her how year-old niece sometimes Is this rude? Is it illegal to exams? — SMART BUT she learned English, she calls my 7-year-old son fat, put things in other peo - FEELS STUPID told me it was by watch - which hurts him to the ple’s trash cans? My dog DEAR SMART: I know ing American televi - core. He’s very close with may make several stops his cousins, and we get along our long walks, and together a lot. I have I don’t want to carry his talked to my sister on waste with me the whole numerous occasions about trip. — CONSIDERATE IN it. COLORADO Sudoku My son knows it’s not DEAR CONSIDER - OK to make fun of how ATE: Whether it’s ille - others look, and he doesn’t gal in your community understand why she says is something you should these mean things to him. check because there She’s old enough to know may be an ordinance better. I don’t know how to that forbids it. While I get through to my sister can’t speak for every - that this behavior should one, some of the home - be reprimanded when she owners those trash cans doesn’t seem to care. — belong to would strenu - FED UP IN WISCONSIN ously object to someone DEAR FED UP: Your throwing dog doo-doo sister’s parenting skills into them. That’s why appear to be question - my advice is, “When in able. Because she refus - doubt — DON’T.”

BERNE, IN Now Seeking: Part-Time Friday’s Solution Residential Activities Assistant Swiss Village is seeking a Part-Time Residential Activities Assistant to in meeting the social needs of residents by helping plan and execute purposeful The objective is to fill a group activities. This position will be 21 hours/week, Tuesday-Thursday, 8:30am- nine-by nine grid so that 4:00pm. Seeking candidates who can be flexible to work weekends, evenings, each column, each row, and and other hours as needed for special events. Candidates must be willing to each of the nine three-by- obtain a Chauffer’s License to drive the Swiss Village bus, have a strong desire three boxes (also called to work with residents, be well organized, and be dependable. blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9 only Apply in person, online at www.swissvillage.org, or one time each. send Resume to: Kayla Reilly, HR Specialist Swiss Village 1350 W. Main St., Berne, IN 46711 Or e-mail: [email protected] The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Saturday, April 18, 2020 Teens show maturity beyond years Our youth — children and to come from it.” — Jay County year. I understand the situation memorable.” — Suman again, teenagers — are expected to take High School senior student we’re in, but it’s just really hard on graduation cues from the adults in their council representative Mikele to deal with it.” — Jay County Thoughtful. lives. Suman on the changes to her High School junior Griffin Resilient. Maybe it should be the other Editorial senior year Lennartz on the cancellation of Understanding. way around. “It’s been hard. There’s defi - the summer band season Realistic. Students from preschool nitely not a sense of closure. It “I’m just excited that we’re Wise. through college have been dealt a feels like we’re running into the having something. I know that a Their comments show all of difficult hand this year. next chapter of our lives with - lot of schools are just saying, those things and more. Their schools were shut down “At first I was really upset out having the final moments ‘Here’s your diploma, we’ll mail These teenagers are hurting, in March. Classes were moved about it because I kind of felt that we were all kind of looking it to you.’ There’s no ceremony there is no doubt, because some online. Sports seasons, art like we were entitled to have a forward to. But I think our class or anything at all. We’re still get - of the experiences they expected exhibits, concerts, plays and a prom and a regular commence - has done pretty well. We have ting something at least. They’re are just not possible because of variety of other events have been ment. And I just felt like the odds an understanding that the doing the best that they can for the ongoing coronavirus pan - canceled. were against us and it was some - world is hurting right now, not us.” — JCHS senior class vice demic. But they’re also showing The summer band season is thing that was very unfair to us. just us. This is just a side effect president Chase McFarland on tremendous maturity, adaptabili - over before it began. But I took some time to think of everything that’s happen - drive-in graduation plans ty and grace. Prom has been postponed. about it, and it made me appreci - ing.” — JCHS senior class pres - “I just really want everyone to These are trying times for Plans are being made for a grad - ate the senior class and the peo - ident Devan Bennett on the realize that something doesn’t everyone. It is in dealing with uation ceremony that will be far ple I have been around my whole school closure have to go perfect for it still to be such adversity that true charac - different from what is customary. life way more than I think I “I kind of saw it coming. I did - beautiful. It doesn’t have to be ter is revealed. Yet, here are some of the would have if this didn’t hap - n’t really want to believe it at the same thing that everyone Our youth are providing an thoughts Jay County youth have pen. So, it’s definitely been an first, but it needed to be done. else has done for years and years example for all of us to follow. shared over the course of the adjustment, but it’s one that I We’ve done so much hard work and years for it still to work out We could not be more proud. — week: think there is a lot of positivity that I really wanted a senior for all of us and for it still to be R.C. Extend GI Bill to heroes in scrubs By HUGH HEWITT The Washington Post “Never in the field of human conflict was so Hugh much owed by so many to so few.” Hewitt So Prime Minister Win - ston Churchill declared to the British House of Commons in August of 1940 as the Battle of indeed around the world. Britain raged in the skies Civilians like me, with and the Royal Air Force family in uniform, have a defended the United little more understanding Kingdom from Hitler’s of the sacrifices our serv - Luftwaffe. ice members make, but That salute from still we only imagine we Churchill echoes across know. We don’t. 80 years to this day and is Even front-line war cor - amplified in the praise for respondents with pedi - every front-line respon - grees as long and as deep der in every ambulance as the now-retired John and firetruck, police car Burns of the New York and nursing home, and of Times and Dexter Filkins course in the triage tents, of the New Yorker are emergency rooms and quick to say their lives at ICUs of every hospital in the front lines were Be thankful for those who help America. While a record much, much easier than number of patients con - those of the warriors. To the editor: need help from is now closed. Or so tend with a virus the likes Even when post-traumat - As everyone here locally were eas - they thought. of which they never imag - ic stress strikes reporters ing into this “stay-at-home” action, Letters to There were a couple local business - ined, they are ministered (The Post’s former war one of the things that really kicked it es that opened their doors to people in to by teams of doctors, correspondent Tom Ricks in was local factories and businesses need of this very thing. FCC opened nurses and specialists as has written movingly shutting down. the Editor its doors to help its employees. I well as by cleaning crews about this), the country This left a lot of people from this myself got my help at Matt’s Garage. and cafeteria workers still draws a line between area suddenly unemployed and What a blessing to have someone who keep these vast combat soldiers and unsure of what to do. you don’t know go out of their way to everyone else. All of these unemployed people from home and couldn’t help. The make sure you are OK. These people expanses of hope at work Indianapolis office would just leave around-the-clock. The This crisis is the now need to get signed up on unem - stepped up in a time of need and con - chance to mark the valor ployment, right? you on hold forever until you gave fusion and deserve to be recognized health-care professionals, up. first responders and hos - of civilians who serve Not so easy for some. It may be for it. hard for some to believe, but not So where do you turn? Don’t get me wrong, I am very pital staffs around the every day now in conflicts everyone in today’s world has a Wait, the local library. They have grateful for our medical community world are showered in every bit as life-or-death as war and the complicat - home computer, laptop, Wi-Fi, etc. computers and internet. and our local police and fire depart - admiration and rightly And a lot of cell phones will not work Nope! ments. But sometimes the help you so. ed “peacetimes” that usu - ally follow. It would for this because they are the wrong Their thoughts on helping their need will come from your own com - How about some con - community was to close their doors. require careful drafting format. munity. crete thanks to go with Understandable, considering the to make sure that a grant The state saw fit to remove our God Bless those who put others the desperately needed Portland Work One office because whole country was demanding we first. I for one, am very grateful. of GI Bill benefits to civil - prayers? apparently it wasn’t needed. The avoid each other. But now where do Steve Moore In Tuesday’s column, I ians was not too lightly Muncie office staff was all working these people go. Every door that they Portland referenced an idea that is conferred. But clearly circulating through Don - there are tens of thou - ald Trump’s White House sands of Americans at — eligibility for front-line work in the virus “hot responders to the virus zones” who are risking Be hopeful for coronavirus vaccine for GI Bill benefits. It is themselves and their fam - The Washington Post is attempting to use synthe - ral drugs and other thera - on the president’s mind ilies every day for the Nobel laureate Peter sized genetic material, pies that could interfere as well. I hope he follows common good. We should Medawar once defined a Guest known as messenger RNA, with the steps that the coro - through on the idea; it clap them to and from virus as “a piece of bad that would help the body navirus takes to infect a cell would be good for the work when we can, but we news wrapped up in pro - recognize the virus and tar - or replicate inside it. Some country to have a legisla - should also create for tein.” He wrote in 1983 that Editorial get it, rather than the estab - are looking to see if exist - tive proposal on which 80 them a concrete set of “no virus is known to do lished method of using ing drugs or vaccines to 90 percent of the citi - economic thank-yous for good.” attenuated pathogens or against other illnesses, zens can agree. those seeing us through The key to stopping the protein particles from the already tested for safety, The “Forever GI Bill,” the crisis. They, too, have novel coronavirus is that rapidly by China. Also, a real virus. The approach might be repurposed. new process of preliminary signed by Trump in been at the point of the no virus can multiply on its underscores the value of Yet another approach research reports unleashed August 2017, enjoyed spear. Only at home, in own. It must invade a living a torrent of open source acquiring the whole would be to create entirely huge bipartisan support scrubs, for days on end. cell. All hopes rest on a genome sequence so early. new drugs or therapies, There’s little doubt that drug, vaccine or other ther - information. because the American What might save us? Other vaccine development such as using the plasma of the vast majority of apy to disrupt the virus military enjoys huge More than 70 vaccines are efforts are also delving into recovered patients to pro - Americans would sup - attack or impede its replica - bipartisan approval, and tion machinery. This is being researched. The Nor - whether it is possible to vide the protective antibod - port this expansion of the various “GI Bills” have complicated science. way-based Coalition for manipulate genetic materi - ies needed to help ward off always advanced through GI Bill. The famous post- Traditionally, it takes Epidemic Preparedness al to create an effective vac - the virus. Congress rapidly. World War II measure has years to develop, test and Innovations, an interna - cine in a new way. Two com - The science is immense - Even as the GOP and evolved over time and manufacture a vaccine; the tional public-private collab - panies are experimenting ly challenging. But we can Democrats wrangle end - should evolve again. one that worked in Congo oration started in 2017, has with taking a snippet of take heart knowing that so lessly about how much Right now. against Ebola was under been funding a number of genetic code and entwining many creative, persistent and where defense spend - •••••••••• development for a decade. experimental projects. One it with a harmless virus, and indefatigable ing should flow, both par - Hewitt, a Post contribut - These hurdles haven’t of them, created by Moder - hopefully spurring the researchers are working on ties have traditionally ral - ing columnist, hosts a changed, although one fac - na of Cambridge, Massa - body to produce antibodies more than 140 experimen - lied to support the men nationally syndicated tor giving science a head chusetts, and the Vaccine that would go after a coron - tal drug treatments and and women who have radio show on the Salem start is that the whole Research Center of the avirus invasion. vaccines, cooperating fought the long wars in Network. Follow him on genome of the coronavirus National Institute of Aller - A second overall across company lines and Afghanistan and Iraq and Twitter @HughHewitt. was sequenced and shared gy and Infectious Disease, approach is to create antivi - national borders. The Commercial Review HUGH N. 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McDonald’s told the He later owned the Ban - New York Post that the dido’s restaurant chain, store was quickly shut - including the popular tered when it became Bandido’s in Portland, and aware of the disturbing was often on hand to greet notice and that the restau - diners. rant’s apparent ban on Photo provided black people was “not rep - Geneva selected resentative” of the compa - The town of Geneva has ny’s values. been selected for a “Make Sending a message It Hour Own Mural Fest” A group of local business owners got together this week to share a group message to Only a handful in northeast Indiana, the Only a handful of Adams County Economic the community via social media. “Stay home for the people you love. Be safe. Community over COVID-19 testing centers Development Corporation COVID. Jay Together. All for one, one for all. We’ll get through this. We’ll see you soon!” at Walmart, Walgreens has announced. 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Ruth A. Garr to Ruth A. lenkamp, personal repre - M. Fiechter and Ricky L ing Trust, quit claim deed Lot 4, 2, Original son to Jay County, ease - Garr Living Trust, quit sentative deed — Section Fiechter to Pennville Part - — Section 19, Jackson Plat of Dunkirk ment — Section 31, Wayne claim deed — Section 7, 12, Penne Township, 23 ners LLC, warranty deed Township, 19.2 acres Bruce A. Murray to Township, 4.79 acres Madison Township, 60 acres — Section 27, Penn Town - Robert and Anna C. Douglas and Lisa M. Mur - Michael A. and Teena acres Robert Blumenhorst ship, 2 acres Geiger to Mary D. Boxell, ray, warranty deed — Sec - Watson to Jay County, Ruth A. Garr to Ruth A. and Arlean Blumenhorst Lawrence N. and Rox - warranty deed — Part of tion 33, Penn Township, easement — Section 31, Garr Living Trust, quit to Gary and Freda Rohrer, anne McCowan to Nor - Outlot 7 in Jackson and 145.25 acres Wayne Township, 2.1 acres claim deed — Part of Sec - quit claim deed — Lot 6, man D. McCowan, warran - Reeds Southside Addition, Fredric L. and Elizabeth William Bradley Upp to tion 17, Madison Town - Outlot 5, Bakers Addition ty deed — Lot 117, Daugh - Portland J. Bailey to Jay County, Jay County, easement — ship Linda K. Lugar to Linda erty Addition, Redkey William Muhlenkamp easement — Section 6, Section 6, Pike Township, Ruth A. Garr to Ruth A. K. Lugar, death deed — Lot Lawrence N. and Rox - (deceased) to Robert D. Richland Township 5.46 acres Garr Living Trust, quit 31, Bakers Addition anne McCowan to Nor - and Beth A. Martin, per - Randy D. and Mary L. Bruce P. Toland to Jay claim deed — Part of Sec - Jennifer Hampson to man D. McCowan, warran - sonal representative deed Bickel to Jay County, ease - County, easement — Sec - tion 18, Madison Town - Mary L. Sponheim, quit ty deed — Lot 118, Daugh - — Section 4, Wabash ment — Section 6, Rich - tion 6, Pike Township, 9.13 ship claim deed — Lot 3, Block erty Addition, Redkey Township, 39.5 acres land Township acres Gregory Scott Miller 16, Original Plat Bryant Lawrence N. and Rox - William Muhlenkamp Patrick J. and Andrea E. James E. Stone and and Dianna J. Miller to David Sponheim to anne McCowan to Nor - (deceased) to Robert D. Byrum to Jay County, Carol J. Stone (deceased) Indiana Department of Mary L. Sponheim, quit man D. McCowan, warran - and Beth A. Martin, per - easement — Section 6, to Jay County, easement — Transportation, warranty claim deed — Lot 3, Block ty deed — Lot 119, Daugh - sonal representative deed Richland Township, 7 Section 1, Jefferson Town - deed — Section 31, 16, Original Plat Bryant erty Addition, Redkey — Section 4, Wabash acres ship, 3 acres Bearcreek Township, .942 Catherine Jones to Daniel A. Neuen - Township, 40.6 acres Wendell E. and Christi - Mark and Julie A. acre Mary L. Sponheim, quit schwander and Mary B. William Muhlenkamp na M. Frazier to Jay Coun - Steigerwalt to Jay County, William Muhlenkamp claim deed — Lot 3, Block Neuenschwander to (deceased) to Robert D. ty, easement — Section 1, easement — Section 6, (deceased) to Lynn 16, Original Plat Bryant Daniel A. Neuenschwan - and Beth A. Martin, per - Jefferson Township, 4 Pike Township, 8.2 acres Fiechter Farms Inc., per - Roger L. and Beverly J. der Revocable Living sonal representative deed acres Jeffrey A. Steed and sonal representative deed Inman to Philip J. and Trust and Mary B. Neuen - — Section 4, Wabash Monzur S. Haque to Jay Sandra K. Wendel to Jay — Section 12, Bearcreek Tracy M. Laux, warranty schwander Revocable Liv - Township, 54.8 acres County, easement — Sec - County, easement — Sec - Township, 80 acres deed — Part of Outlot 25 ing Trust, quit claim deed Deutsche Bank National tion 31, Wayne Township, tion 6, Pike Township, 8.66 Paul J. Wickelman and in Bakers Addition — Section 19, Jackson Trust Company and Bear 5.6 acres acres Marchia W. Wickelman Roger L. and Beverly J. Township, 14.2 acres Stearns Asset Backed Kaleb Joseph and Brit - Ernest L. and Elizabeth (deceased) to Paul J. Wick - Inman to Philip J. and Daniel A. Neuen - Securities Inc. to Jeffrey tany Rae Hemmelgarn to A. Schoenlein to Jay elman, deed affidavit — Tracy M. Laux, warranty schwander and Mary B. Miller and Jayne Miller, Jay County, easement — County, easement — Sec - Part of Section 26, Greene deed — Part of Outlots 15, Neuenschwander to warranty deed — Lot 2, Section 6, Pike Township, tion 5, Pike Township, 1.1 Township 16, 17, 18, and 19 in Bakers Daniel A. Neuenschwan - Spahr First Addition, Red - 50.3 acres acres William Muhlenkamp Addition der Revocable Living key Charles B. and Staci R. Ernest L. and Elizabeth (deceased) to Troy Muh - Mid-State Farmers Trust and Mary B. Mary Ann Clark Trust Keen to Jay County, ease - A. Schoenlein to Jay lenkamp, personal repre - Mutual Insurance to Neuenschwander Revo - to Shane A. St. Myers, ment — Section 6, Pike County, easement — Sec - sentative deed — Section James P. and Kristen R. cable Living Trust, quit warranty deed — Section Township, 4.1 acres tion 5, Pike Township, 28.8 12, Penne Township, 40 Schoenlein, warranty claim deed — Section 20, 21, Wayne Township, .34 Linda Twigg to Jay acres acres deed — Section 11, Green Jackson Township, 4 acre County, easement — Sec - Ernest L. and Elizabeth William Muhlenkamp Township, 1.5 acres acres The Graphic Printing tion 36, Greene Township, A. Schoenlein to Jay (deceased) to Troy Muh - Levara E. Clifton Spe - Daniel A. Neuen - Co. Inc. to Rock and Kathy 74.9 acres County, easement — Sec - lenkamp, personal repre - cial Needs Trust and Deb - schwander and Mary B. Fuqua, warranty deed — Steven L. Wright to Jay tion 5, Pike Township, 8.34 sentative deed — Section bie D. Shreeve to Jack E. Neuenschwander to Lot 3, Block 2, Original County, easement — Sec - acres 12, Penne Township, 30 Houck, trustee deed — Daniel A. Neuenschwan - Plat of Dunkirk tion 1, Jefferson Town - Diane Rasmussen to Jay acres Section 19, Wayne Town - der Revocable Living The Graphic Printing ship, 11.7 acres County, easement — Sec - William Muhlenkamp ship, .5 acre Trust and Mary B. Neuen - Co. Inc. to Rock and Kathy Michael A. and Teena tion 6, Pike Township, 6.8 (deceased) to Troy Muh - Kurt J. Fiechter, Todd schwander Revocable Liv - Fuqua, warranty deed — Watson and Gary W. Wat - acres The Commercial Review Page 6 Comics Saturday, April 18, 2020

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Record ... Oregon’s Ionescu Continued from page 8 Martin stepped up in the pocket and is WNBA top pick fired a dart to Brandon “Speedy” By DOUG FEINBERG really cool feeling and Schoen who was crossing the middle AP Basketball Writer shows all the hard work we of the field on a post route. NEW YORK — Oregon went through this year Callihan drilled Martin a split sec - star was paid off,” Ionescu said. ond after the Indian got rid of the ball. the No. 1 pick in the Most high school quarterbacks would “Really proud of her and WNBA draft, as expected. what we were able to do as have probably tucked the ball to run When she’ll play for the in an attempt to avoid Callihan. teammates and excited to is Not Martin. He stayed in the pocket, see her future in the pros.” unclear. felt the pressure and still went went third through his progression. It resulted in With sports on hold to Indiana and Chennedy a 75-yard touchdown as Schoen bolted because of the coron - Carter was the fourth pick untouched for the score. avirus pandemic, it was a by Atlanta. Dallas took (More on that play later.) draft Friday night like no with the fifth Keeping track? That’s three TDs for other with players in their pick. The Princeton star Martin. own homes instead of a was only the second Ivy Same quarter, Martin to Koch yet central location, Commis - League player to be draft - again. sioner Cathy Engelbert ed that high. Harvard star Four TDs for Martin. Two for Koch. announced selections Allison Feaster was also Still more. from her home in New Jer - selected fifth in the 1998 In the third quarter, in spite of sey, holding up the jersey draft by the Los Angeles missing a series with a cramp in his of the player being cho - Sparks. calf, Martin surpassed 300 passing sen. South Carolina players yards for the first time in his career. “Of course it was differ - The cherry on top of Martin’s ent than what I had and went exceptional effort, and Fort Recov - expected, and just excited sixth and seventh to Min - ery’s 33-14 victory to win the Division to be able to be here with nesota and Dallas. The VII state championship, came in the my family and the people Gamecocks finished No. 1 fourth quarter when he lofted a 30- closest to me and be able in the AP poll this season. yard touchdown pass to a wide open to spend this time,” Iones - Chicago chose Ruthy Wes Wenning on a post route over the cu said from her home in Hebard with the eighth middle. California. “Making the pick — marking the fifth “I didn’t really envision playing this most out of what’s going consecutive season and well,” Martin said in the post game on in today’s society. Just ninth overall that three press conference. “I just knew that I really happy to be able to college teammates were needed to get the ball in the hands of spend this moment with taken in the opening our playmakers and I did. them and excited to have round. “They just made a lot of stuff hap - gone through this “Really shows what pen. Everyone just made plays.” process.” kind of environment we All Martin did was complete 25 of Ionescu set the NCAA had at Oregon,” Sabally his 39 pass attempts for 385 yards and record for triple-doubles said. five touchdowns while setting five and was the first college New York took UConn’s Division VII state championship player to have over 2,000 with the game records that still stand today. The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz points, 1,000 rebounds and ninth pick. Phoenix picked He owns the most passing attempts 1,000 assists in her career. of Vir - (39), most completions (25), passing Ionescu was one of three ginia 10th. Seattle took for - yards (385) and passing touchdowns This photo from Dec. 4, 2015, shows Fort Recovery High first round picks for New mer South Florida star (five). His 75-yard dart to Schoen is School quarterback Caleb Martin pointing back toward the sideline York, which also had Nos. also the longest scoring touchdown — after throwing his fifth and final touchdown pass in the Indians’ 33- with the 11th 9 and 12. passing or otherwise — in Division 14 victory over the Mogadore Wildcats in the Division VII state pick and New York closed VII state final history. “I’ve been working for out the first round drafting championship game at Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State this for my entire basket - from It was Martin’s coming out party. University. Martin’s record-setting day was his own personal coming- Just two months later, he committed ball career and super Louisville. to Toledo, becoming the program’s out-party in guiding the Indians to the team’s first state title. excited to see that come to New York, which was first NCAA Division I player. fruition,” Ionescu said. the first team ever to have “I don’t know if I necessarily envi - “I’m very humbled and five of the first 15 picks in state record. excited for the opportuni - the draft, selected Jones’ sioned it, but we knew that he could Koch’s two TD catches matched play this well,” Fort Recovery coach ty.” Louisville teammate Kylee Marion Local’s Hunter Wilker a year Ducks teammate Satou Shook at 13 and Duke’s Brent Niekamp said after the game. earlier. ‘I didn’t really “The opportunities were there as far Sabally, one of three jun - at 15. That day, the Indians amassed 458 envision playing this as coverages and matchups, so we iors to forego their last The Liberty also made kept going to it and he kept making total yards of offense, which is a Divi - well. I just knew that I year of college eligibility two trades after the draft, plays throughout the game.” sion VII state record. needed to get the ball and enter the draft, went acquiring Willoughby for Martin’s efforts helped his team - The game featured the most total in the hands of our second to Dallas. It’s the Shatori Walker-Kim - mates set or match Division VII state touchdowns (seven), most combined third time in the history of brough. New York also championship records that have yet to points (47) and the largest attendance playmakers and I did.’ the draft that the top two traded , be broken as well. (7,957) in Division VII. —Caleb Martin picks were teammates in who they drafted in the Schoen finished with 125 receiving And Martin’s exceptional effort was college. third round, to Minnesota yards, on just five receptions, for a at the center of it all. “To go 1-2 with Satou is a for .

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Exceptional Efforts Martin’s day one for the record books Editors note: In more than six years, Chris Schanz has seen his fair share of individual perform - ances, whether in a single contest or over the course of a career. In this “Exceptional Efforts” series, he will take a look back at some of those standout games or careers. •••••••••• By CHRIS SCHANZ The Commercial Review Football is most definitely a team sport. But mostly, it’s individuals who get all the credit for a team’s suc - cess. Coaches are judged by wins and losses, but how many times are they on the field throwing the pass, running the ball or making a tackle? Quarterbacks throw for all those yards, but who gave them time to throw? Running backs get the praise for rushing the ball, but who’s big men shoved the other big men out of his way to make room? Although it takes 11 players to move the ball down the field on offense, or 11 defensive players from stopping the opposing offense, it’s specific players who generally account for all the recog - nition. Especially when some of those The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz individuals are responsible for records at the state’s highest level. Enter stage left, Caleb Martin. In this Dec. 4, 2015, photo, Fort Recovery High School quarterback Caleb Martin looks downfield for an open It’s Dec. 4, 2015. The Fort Recov - receiver as Kyle Knapke (53) provides protection during the first quarter of the Division VII state championship game at Ohio ery High School football team is Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University. Martin’s effort, which included setting five Division VII state championship making its debut in the state game records, helped the Indians’ to the team’s first state title. championship game at Ohio Stadi - um on the campus of Ohio State University. ting performance, and that’s not first for Koch and Martin’s second. It took a team of Indians to just by the Tribe winning the pro - How about another two-TD per - reach such uncharted territory. gram’s first state championship formance in the second quarter, He set the tone for a record-setting Caleb Martin, with help of his game. too? performance, and that’s not just other teammates on the field, car - Martin, at the time an uncom - Martin’s third score was per - ried them to the promise land that mitted junior with NCAA Divi - haps the best play of his career. by the Tribe winning the program’s day against the Mogadore Wild - sion I aspirations, was just warm - The 6-foot, 2-inch, 200-pounder cats. ing up his arm for total domina - dropped back to pass with first state championship game. It started on the Indians’ first tion. Mogadore defensive lineman Kyle Martin ... was just warming up drive when he connected with Not too much later in the first Callihan charging around the Darien Sheffer for a touchdown. quarter, Tanner Koch caught a edge to Martin’s right. his arm for total domination. He set the tone for a record-set - Martin pass for a touchdown; the See Record page 7