Friday, March 13, 2015 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com 75 cents Three bid for water park By RAY COONEY president Rod Ashman. years. Portland City Council in The Commercial Review “They’re all pretty close, which May approved funding for 68.4 Bids for the Portland Water means they’re pretty competi - percent of the project up to Park project are in. tive. $2.25 million, and a committee Portland Park Board on Board plans to “I was scared that they might was formed to raise the remain - Thursday opened three bids for come in at $4 million, and we’d ing money. the project, which will replace select contractor be out of business here. So I The new facility will include the 55-year-old Portland Pool, think we’re in business here, a lap/competition pool, dump with all of them coming in just for project next week and we’ll be able to work with bucket, lily pad walk, slide and under the $3.3 million engi - something here and go for - zero entry as well as new rest - neer’s estimate. HWC Engineer - ward.” rooms and a concession stand. ing will review the bids, and the Kyle Lueken of HWC Engi - Park board member Donald park board tentatively set a in with the low bid for Portland tional cost for an alternate — neering will review the bids to Gillespie asked if equipment at meeting for 4 p.m. Thursday to Water Park at $3.21 million. the addition of a second slide — make sure they meet specifica - the skate park located northeast choose a contractor. MacDougall Pierce Construc - with Muhlenkamp at $75,700, tions, and the board will then of Portland Pool could be The board also agreed to pur - tion of Fishers was next at $3.22 RLTurner at $77,000 and Mac - select a contractor. moved to Milton Miller Park chase a new lawnmower and million, and Muhlenkamp Dougall Pierce at $78,500. Discussions for the new facil - before construction on the new discussed possible improve - Building Corporation of Cold - “We were hoping for some - ity to replace Portland Pool, facility begins. Street and parks ments at Portland Memorial water, Ohio, followed at $3.296 thing to come in under $3 mil - which has had a variety of superintendent Ryan Myers Park. million. lion, but we weren’t sure what maintenance problems, have said he plans to do so. RLTurner of Zionsville came Each firm also gave an addi - was out there,” said park board been ongoing for more than two See Bid page 2 Committee focuses on air quality By DEVIN ZIMMERMAN is that the conditions caus - The Commercial Review ing odors to spread from The focus for the coun - CAFOs can vary greatly. ty’s confined feeding oper - Variables such as climate, ation study commission average wind conditions, Thursday was the control the type of animals in the of airborne pollution pro - farm and even the feed duced by CAFOs as well as used can effect the spread water and soil quality in of airborne pollution. Indiana. This makes the selection In a continuation of the of setback regulations dif - CAFO committee’s meet - ficult to nail down, said ings focused on public Heber. education, a speaker from “The whole idea of set - Purdue University as well backs isn’t an exact sci - as representatives from ence,” he added. “It just both Indiana Department isn’t. of Environmental Man - In Jay County, setbacks agement and Indiana are 2 miles for Portland, 1 State Department of Agri - mile for Redkey and Pen - culture visited Jay County nville and a half mile for to share their knowledge Salamonia and Dunkirk. on those issues. Confined feeding opera - “The number one issue tions in the county also the industry faces is must be at least: odors,” said Albert Heber, •1,550 feet from any area a professor of agricultural zoned rural residential and biological engineer - •1,250 feet from any ing at Purdue University existing church, school, The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald and specializes in the business, public building study and control of the or area zoned commercial airborne pollutants creat - •750 feet from any resi - Lots to read ed by CAFOs. dence not owned by con - Heber has run studies fined feeding operator Audrey May looks over some of the dozens of books to be given away Thursday during around the state in which •100 feet from any road Pennville Elementary School’s 10th annual Literacy Night. he measures to what or highway right-of-way extent odors are spreading •100 feet from any prop - from CAFOs and imple - erty line ments solutions. The committee also He has used natural fil - heard from Logan Garner, ters, which are biodegrad - a representative of Indi - Board tables flap gate decision able filters placed over ana Department of Agri - By DEVIN ZIMMERMAN Two companies also With Portland’s current They placed a second ventilation units to con - culture. Relating to The Commercial Review placed bids to take over the curbside recycling con - bid offering a two-year trol emissions. But a CAFOs, Garner focused Portland Board of Public city’s curbside recycling tract expiring April 1, the contract with the first downside to those is the primarily on the care of Works opened bids Thurs - service. Board members board also opened bids year requiring payment fact that they rely on mois - topsoil and runoff. day for both the upcoming Bill Gibson, Jerry Leon - from Best Way Disposal of $4.11 per unit and $4.24 ture to function properly. “There is a huge push flap gate project and the hard and Mayor Randy and Waste Management. for the second year, or just The other option Heber both nationally and across city’s curbside recycling Geesaman tabled both mat - They were based on 24,000 a single year for $4.24. has explored is the use of the state to build soil program. ters for review until a meet - recycling units and vary - Waste Management, trees and shrubs to con - health,” Garner said. Three bids were placed ing at 10 a.m. March 27. ing time spans. represented by Melinda trol the spread of airborne “Really I think, there is for the sewer flap gate proj - For the flap gate project, Best Way Disposal, rep - Antell, offered two bids as pollution. The most effec - not a magic bullet for it.” ect, which will involve the Landon Excavating, Port - resented at the meeting by well. Based upon weekly tive method, he said, is to Garner discussed the installation of 10 new land, placed a bid of Mark Landring, placed pick-ups the first bid plant shrubs nearest the positive effects of no-till sewer gates around the city $18,600, Culy Contracting, one bid with a one-year called for either a one- building, with evergreens farming, based upon the to help with flooding issues. Winchester, submitted a bid contract for $4.06 per unit, year contract at $4.30 per behind those and finally fact that it doesn’t disturb The three bids varied great - of $57,810 and Watson Exca - two years for $4.15 per unit, two years for $4.41 or deciduous hardwoods phosphorous, which helps ly, with the highest and low - vating, Redkey, topped the unit and three years for three years for $4.52. after that. They all act to in reducing runoff. est more than $55,000 apart. list at $76,145 bid. $4.24. See Gate page 2 filter air, causing odor par - Mary Lou Renshaw ticles to drop to the from IDEM discussed her ground more quickly. department’s responsibili - As of now, Indiana does ty for the maintenance not enforce statewide reg - and monitoring of water - Ferguson calm after shootings ulations on setbacks for sheds in Indiana. She By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER in the wake of a scathing Justice Michael Brown, whose shooting CAFOs, or a sanctioned described how impaired Associated Press Department report on racial bias in death by a Ferguson police officer buffer zone between the biotic communities, or the FERGUSON, Mo. — Protesters its law-enforcement practices. in August made the city a national feeding operations and loss of natural life in called for calm but vowed to keep A larger crowd of about 200 pro - focal point. other structures. These water sources, can be pushing for change in Ferguson a testers gathered later outside the “We’ll not be derailed in the pur - are regulated by local ordi - caused by both sedimenta - day after the shooting of two offi - police department, but the scene suit of justice by anybody or any - nance, said Heber. And ry deposits as well as cers in front of the city’s police was a marked contrast to the previ - thing that wants to get in our way,” sometimes, houses and being habitat driven. Sedi - department heightened tensions in ous night, when fights broke out said the Rev. Traci Blackmon, a other structures can be mentary deposits pertain the St. Louis suburb. before the shootings. member of the state’s Ferguson trapped within a zone to runoff into water Dozens gathered for a candlelight Some called for specific changes: Commission who led the prayer where odors are an issue sources, while habitat-dri - vigil Thursday night, where they the resignation of Ferguson’s vigil at a public plaza in downtown because of the close prox - ven reductions can be expressed sympathy for the wound - mayor or the disbanding of the Ferguson near the police depart - imity of a CAFO. caused by things such as ed officers. They also prayed for police department. Others were ment. “We refuse to stop.” The problem, however, the dredging of streams. peace as Ferguson moves forward there to remember 18-year-old See Calm page 5

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The high temperature Jay County Solid Waste Man - Saturday — Lizzy Schoen - Thursday in Portland reached lein competes at regional gym - Michael Spahr, 53, Portland agement District will have recy - 52 degrees. The overnight low nastics meet at Huntington Matilda Maurer, 89, Upland cling trailers from 9 a.m. to noon was 36. Saturday: North. Story, photos. Carolyn Dyson, 69, Redkey Rain is expected tonight •MainStreet Market, Port - Mark Funk, 57, Hartford through Saturday morning. land. Judan Judo Club. Tuesday — Coverage of City The low tonight will be 44. •Former Ludwig’s parking lot, Monday’s Jay School Board Details on page 2. For an extended forecast, Dunkirk. West Jay Optimist and Portland City Council see page 2. Club. meetings. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Friday, March 13, 2015 Obituaries Gary to Michael Spahr Matilda Maurer Carolyn Dyson Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier with Adam Cissell be part July 31, 1961-March 11, 2015 Sept. 2, 1925-March 10, 2015 Oct. 15, 1945-March 11, 2015 and Delmar Neal officiating. Bur - Michael Lee “Sparky” Spahr, 53, Matilda May “Tillie” Maurer, 89, Carolyn Sue Dyson, 69, Redkey, ial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery 721 E. High St., Portland, died a former Dunkirk resident, died died Wednesday at her home. of study in Montpelier. Wednesday at his home. Tuesday at University Nursing Born in Monticello, Kentucky, Visitation is 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday By ERIC TUCKER Born in Fort Wayne to Harold City in Upland. to John and Lottie (Sweet) Dish - Associated Press and one hour prior to services on “Chick” and Barbara (Gray) Spahr, The daughter of Fred and Emma man, she is survived by her com - WASHINGTON — Six Monday at the funeral home. he was a 1979 graduate of Jay (Luzadder) Sutton, she was a 1945 panion George Smith, Redkey. cities will participate in a Online condolences may be County High School. graduate of Hartford City High An employee of Kitco in federal pilot program sent to http://www.glancyfuner - He had worked at Meshberger School. Bluffton for several years until its aimed at reducing racial alhomes.com . Brothers Stone Corporation in Preceding her in death on Sept. closing, she had bias and improving ties Portland and was a 2, 1974, was her husband John also worked at Wal - between law enforcement member of Port - Maurer whom she married on Aug. mart. Mark Funk and communities, Attorney land Moose Lodge. 16, 1963. She attended Cal - Feb. 15, 1958-March 11, 2015 General Eric Holder said Surviving are a Retiring from Kerr Glass in 1980 vary Baptist Mis - Mark Dorwin Funk, 57, Hart - Thursday. daughter, Erin after 30 years of service, she had sion in Montpelier ford City, died Wednesday at St. The cities are Fort Gillette (husband: also worked for Area 6 in Portland and The Old Coun - Vincent Hospital of Indianapolis. Worth, Texas; Gary, Indi - Steven), Redkey; his and Pennville and retired from ty Church in Hart - ana; Stockton, California; mother, Barbara Sam’s Club in Fort Myers, Florida, He was the brother of a Dunkirk ford City. woman. Birmingham, Alabama; Loy (husband: at the age of 80. Dyson Minneapolis; and Pitts - Calvin), Portland; a She was a member of St. Mary’s Surviving in Born in New Castle to Max Dor - Spahr addition to her win and Anna Marie (Usrey) burgh. The announcement brother, Robert Catholic Church in Dunkirk. of their selection came six “Bubba” Spahr, Surviving are two daughters, companion are five daughters, Funk, he worked at Anchor Hock - Vicki Pettus (husband: Ray - ing Glass in Winchester for more months after Holder Portland; two sisters, Kay Corle, Judy Duncan (husband: Lex), revealed the National Ini - Portland, and Jane Hernandez, Montpelier, and Shirley Dollar mond), Dunkirk, Lisa Parfitt, than 35 years. Portland, Missy Cissell (husband: Surviving are three sons; his tiative for Building Com - Fort Wayne; a stepbrother, Rick (husband: Jeff), rural Dunkirk; munity Trust and Justice, Loy, Portland; two stepsisters, four grandchildren; eight great- Adam), Odon, Faye Heath (hus - mother; a brother; two sisters, band: Shane), Eaton, and Karen including Daphne S. Dickey (hus - in the aftermath of the Fer - Nancy Pease, Fort Wayne, and grandchildren; and six great-great- guson, Missouri, police Chowning (husband: Lee), band: Larry), Dunkirk; five Judy Stolz, Lexington; and four grandchildren. shooting last August. Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; two grandchildren; a nephew; and a grandchildren. Visitation is 10 a.m. Saturday at As part of the $4.75 mil - brothers, David Dishman, Mont - great-nephew. Visitation is 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday MJS Mortuaries-Dunkirk Chapel, lion project, researchers pelier, and Kirby Dishman, Roll; at Baird-Freeman Funeral Home followed by 11 a.m. services with Visitation is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. will study data and conduct in Portland, followed by 7 p.m. serv - Pastor Randy Davis officiating. two sisters, Mary Helen Neal Monday at Thornburg Memorial interviews to develop plans ices with Pastor Hugh Kelly offici - Burial will be in Dunkirk I.O.O.F. (husband: Delmar) and Janet Chapel in Parker City, followed by for curbing bias and strate - ating. Cemetery. Chipman, both of Montpelier; 12 1 p.m. services. Burial will be in gies for building trust Memorials may be sent to the Memorials may be sent to Jay grandchildren; 16 great-grand - Blountsville Cemetery. between residents and law donor’s choice. County Cancer Society or State of children; and several nieces and Online condolences may be enforcement. Separately, Online condolences may be sent the Heart Hospice in care of the nephews. sent to http://www.wilsonshook - the Justice Department to http://www.bairdfreeman.com . funeral home. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at funeralhomes.com . said it would offer extra training and help to com - munities that are not part of the project, which is part Bid ... of the Obama administra - tion’s “My Brother’s Keep - CR almanac Continued from page 1 Doug Inman, a Jay Tonak, Shauna Runkle, er” initiative aimed at Myers also presented County Commissioner Ashman and Gillespie, minority men. board members with who has been involved with Kristi Betts absent: plans for new restrooms with Pee Wee football for •Asked Myers to talk at Portland Memorial decades, said the organi - with Jay County High Park. zation gifted property to School athletics director They call for the rest - the city in 1998, and at Steve Boozier about using Felony rooms to be built west of that time local officials Hudson Family Park for the large softball dia - had promised the lot cross country meets. mond and north of the would be paved within a Boozier has expressed arrests shuffleboard courts. The year. interest in using the park Possession arrest current restrooms east of All of those issues were and plans to attend the Joseph Kelly Abrams, the shuffleboard courts tabled, with Ashman not - board’s April meeting to 29, 1860 N. 550 West, Port - would be demolished, ing that the park board is discuss the issue. land, was arrested Thurs - and sidewalks would be not in a financial posi - •Tabled a decision on day and is being held in Lotteries extended to the new facil - tion to make those whether to pay half the Jay County Jail on $4,500 ity. improvements as the cost of a new tractor for bond, facing a charge of Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: Myers brought up the water park is its current use at the Portland Jun - possession of cocaine, possibility of replacing a priority. ior League fields at Weil - Estimated jackpot: $110,000 narcotics or methamphet - stone area with concrete The board approved the er-Wilson Park. PJL $33 million amine, a Level 6 felony. over a three-year period purchase of a new lawn - made the request for help Abrams also faces mis - Hoosier in front of the concession mower for the parks with the estimated Powerball Evening demeanor charges of pos - stand at Hines-Inman department at a cost of $12,000 tractor last session of paraphernalia Estimated jackpot: Daily Three: 2-9-1 Field at the park. As part $5,419 from Albany’s Roy month, and Myers has and driving while sus - $137 million Daily Four: 9-7-9-1 of that discussion board Padgett Sales, which had since found a comparable pended. Cash 5: 20-23-32-37-41 member Donald Gillespie the lowest of three option at a cost of Ohio Estimated jackpot: raised concerns about quotes. The new mower $10,900. Board members Evening $75,000 the field’s stone parking will replace a 2008 Toro, said they will take those Pick 3: 4-2-6 Poker Lotto: AH-10C- lot, which is against city which is being traded in numbers into considera - Pick 4: 9-9-2-5 3D-9D-8S Gate ... code. Such parking lots as part of the purchase. tion and discuss the mat - Continued from page 1 Pick 5: 2-7-2-6-1 Quick Draw: 1-06-21- are required to be a hard In other business, ter at an upcoming meet - Their second bid Rolling Cash 5: 05-13- 33-37-38-39-47-48-53-54-55- surface. board members Holly ing. offered pickups every 18-25-38 56-57-59-61-63-69-75-79 other week, costing $4 for one year, $4.10 for two or $4.20 for three. 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It’s an So if you take a gander toward pare the sounds created by Then why do I buy them? experience to go to a record the center of the page, you’ll Interruption scraping a needle over vinyl to It really comes down to two store, sift through stacks of notice the title of this column is in Routine high definition digital tracks. If things. pressings and maybe get lucky. “Interruption in Routine.” you think the sound quality of For one, some modern artists And I think that really is the My goal is to hopefully get records is superior, you are are putting a lot of effort into appeal behind the product. readers to stop, put a momen - unfortunately mistaken. the disks. Jack White is con - And I’ve never turned to my tary pause to their day-to-day Some say records are coming stantly releasing vinyl press - girlfriend on a Thursday and goings-on and consider some - back. And they are. Sorta. ings through his record label, said, “I can’t wait to download thing new, or something old thoughts about a product that In fact, according to data from Third Man Records, and these music with you this weekend.” from a different perspective. stirs arguments in some, scoffs Nielsen SoundScan record sales run the gamut from weird to We’re going to keep it light from others and adoration from went up 52 percent in 2013. How - cool. White’s release of “Sixteen For some that may not be today. It’s my second column many: Records. ever, the measly 92 million Saltines,” for example, comes as enough to justify the price tag and I had a big lunch, so I don’t It’s not much secret that vinyl records sold in 2013 is dwarfed a clear record filled with a blue hanging from a vinyl copy of see any reason to jump into albums have become something by sales in 1978, which exceeded liquid. Even if you don’t care for Ted Nugent’s “Free-For-All.” debating abortion, gay rights or of a trendy status symbol nowa - 450 million units. records, I doubt anyone could For me, it is. if Han shot first. (If you don’t days. I’ve seen hipsters twirl So they’ll probably never see it and not think it’s cool. It’s fun to have a collection. understand that joke, ask a their mustaches while spewing return to their former glory. You There’s a certain collectability Plus, if I have people over, they “Star Wars” fan.) drivel about superior sound don’t need to hide your iPods to them. don’t know how to change the So, I’m going to delve into my quality. and you won’t have to fret over Secondly, there isn’t a point to music. Girlfriend should be the one to move out DEAR ABBY: I have been dating my boyfriend, Mike, for about two years, and things are going great. During this time, I have become very close with his family. Both of his parents came to the United Dear Abby States from Europe, and with their cul - ture comes his mother’s traditional cook - ing and the need to make sure everyone’s bellies are full. I have always enjoyed her food; howev - er, in the last six months I have become a next week is crazy at work. Let’s try to get together next month when things calm vegetarian. Out of courtesy for her, I down.” But there was no follow-up. have been making sure to eat at home They do travel a lot, have small children before spending time at Mike’s house. I and demanding jobs, so it’s hard to know can see that his mother feels a bit put off if the delays are real or if they aren’t because I have been eating less of her interested in being friends any longer. food, but I feel it would be rude to ask her How much do we try before feeling we’re for a separate meal to accommodate my annoying them and giving up? — BACK diet. What should I do? — NERVOUS IN HOME IN OHIO NEW ENGLAND DEAR BACK HOME: Do as your friends DEAR NERVOUS: Your boyfriend’s suggested and give them a call in a month mother may be put off because she does- n’t understand why you seem to be enjoy- or six weeks. If they are still unavailable, ing her cooking less. If you and Mike say, “OK. Then the ball is in your court,” have been seeing each other for two and see if they follow up. And if they years, you and his mother should be able don’t, then realize it’s time to give up. to have an honest conversation with each When you moved away, they moved on. other. DEAR ABBY: As a Valentine surprise, TELL her you enjoy her cooking, but my boyfriend of two years presented me that you have changed your diet and no with a donation he had made in my name longer eat meat, etc. If she volunteers to to his favorite charity. I thought it was prepare something else for you, it would impersonal and it hurt my feelings. Am I be gracious of her. However, if she does- wrong to think he really doesn’t care n’t, I agree that it would be rude to ask much for me? — ROSE-LESS IN NORTH her to do so. CAROLINA DEAR ROSE-LESS: Let me put it this Photo provided DEAR ABBY: My husband and I were close friends with another couple, seeing way, your boyfriend isn’t very good when them once or twice a week. Then we had it comes to gift selection. Many men to move away from our hometown aren’t. But more important than candy or To serve because of a job opportunity. We tried to flowers is how he treats you the other 364 Jackson Hobbs, a junior at Fort Recovery High School, was stay in touch, but predictably were not as days of the year, and that’s how you chosen to serve on Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s student close as when we were neighbors. should judge him. advisory board, through an application process. The board will meet A few months ago, we were able to move ——— twice a year in Columbus, Ohio, to discuss key issues facing teenagers back home, and we have been trying to Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van in the state. revive the friendship. We have invited Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips them to dinner three times only to be told: and was founded by her mother, Pauline “We have commitments this week, and Phillips. Community Calendar Notices will appear in landlords are welcome. um, 903 E. Main St. in BREAD OF LIFE COM - third Monday of each at Medler’s Furniture the Community Calendar ALCOHOLICS ANONY - Portland. Tammy Snider, MUNITY FAMILY MEAL month at Richards Restau - Store. Honor representa - as space is available. To MOUS — Will meet at 10 central district director, — Will be served from 5:30 rant. tives from classes of 1935, submit an item, call fami - a.m. upstairs at True will be the guest speaker. to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury PORTLAND ALUMNI ‘40, ‘45, ‘50, ‘55, ‘60, ‘65, ‘70 ly editor Virginia Cline at Value Hardware, North Refreshments will be United Methodist Church, — Organizational meeting and ‘75 should be present (260) 726-8141. Meridian Street, Portland. served. Guests are wel - 204 E. Arch St. in Port - for 2015 at 6 p.m. Monday and the public is welcome. For more information, call come. For more informa - land. Everyone is wel - Saturday (260) 729-2532. tion, call Paula Confer at come. JAY COUNTY LAND - MISSISSINEWA CHAP - (765) 369-2656. 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Main St. • Portland (260) 726-8141 The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Friday, March 13, 2015 Milestone must be remembered If you haven’t been thinking wracked the American South in memory to make it more palat - stood what it meant to be an about Selma this week, you the 1960s on “outside agitators,” able. But doing so would be a ter - American and some of them did should have been. while refusing to acknowledge rible mistake. not. Selma, Alabama, a sleepy city the sour and sinful infrastructure There was absolutely nothing It’s not that those folks weren’t of about 20,000 seems an odd Editorial of white supremacy that allowed about Selma that was palatable. patriotic. In their own way, they place to find its way into Ameri - a privileged minority to prevent The events arrived with the taste were. can history. voters of another race from com - of national shame, and all of the But their loyalty was to a myth - But it has, just as surely as Con - ing to the polls. efforts to cast the blame on “out - ical memory. It bore little connec - cord and Lexington, Bunker Hill, We remember reading with side agitators” just made the tion to the real challenges facing Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor or Iwo years ago. We remember seeing horror about the deaths of civil whole thing that much more dis - the country, and it failed to dedi - Jima did when they became peaceful, non-violent marchers in rights workers who gave offense tasteful. cate itself to making this country indelible milestones. search of voting rights beaten by sharing a ride in a car or shar - At the time — and those of us better. Those of us of a certain age with enthusiastic cruelty. ing a soft drink with a person of of a certain age remember this And, when all is said and done, remember Selma mostly from the We remember watching “Bull” another race. clearly — there was an unshake - making this country better is black and white images broadcast Conner, George Wallace and oth - And yet, it is so easy to forget. able feeling that some of the resi - what the Selma milestone is all over network television news 50 ers blame the troubles that And it’s even easier to revise dents of the United States under - about. Remember it. —J.R. Consolidation would save $$ By ABDUL HAKIM-SHABAZZ IndyPoltics.Org Abdul I know this is some - thing a lot of school dis - Hakim- tricts in Indiana don’t Shabazz want to hear, but it’s time to seriously look at con - solidation. I bring this up because it’s budget time at the that a district might have Statehouse and as Indi - trouble filling staff. ana lawmakers look at And why stop at how much to spend on K- instruction?’ 12 education, I don’t If there was ever a case think we can have that for consolidation it’s the conversation without back office functions: seriously looking at con - human resources, solidation; or at least accounting, janitorial, having that conversation. cafeteria, transportation, For those of you who administration, purchas - are not aware, Indiana’s ing, the list goes on and school funding principle on. Why not consolidate is pretty basic. The all the back office func - money should follow the tions into one location. If child, and if a school has major corporations can fewer children, then have a central place for guess what: it should get their worldwide opera - less money. tions, there’s no reason The most recent analy - that the school districts sis of Indiana’s 92 coun - in Wayne, DuBois or Ver - ties showed nearly 70 of million counties can’t do them losing student pop - the same. ulation by 2020. A recent If my memory serves study by Ball State Uni - me correctly, there are versity revealed that what, five school corpora - Netanyahu faces storm at home more than half of Indi - tions in Howard County By DANIEL GORDIS camp, and whether fear of Tzipi ana’s 291 school districts for how many people — Bloomberg News Livni as prime minister will pre - had fewer than 2,000 stu - 90,000? (Hamilton County For all the vitriol in the U.S. sur - vent many people from voting dents. by the way has three rounding Benjamin Netanyahu’s Daniel Labor (now the Zionist Union). That same study times the population but speech last week to Congress, it Isaac Herzog is apparently palat - showed that 78 percent of only six school districts.) was nothing compared with what Gordis able for many, but not so Livni, those school districts lost Some rough math means the Israeli prime minister faced who co-chairs the party. A large ad more than 100 students you’ve got some high upon his homecoming. running on YNet this week showed between 2006 and 2012. schools in Howard Coun - Israeli politics are generally Herzog’s face, and said, “You start And, at the time, there ty with graduating class - more vicious than their American with him … .” Then the photo publicly that his workers are were 51 school districts es of what — 100 or so? parallel, and Netanyahu returned slowly morphed into Livni, and telling him they will not vote with fewer than 1000 stu - Seriously? to face what is almost a perfect the ad continued, “But you’ll be Likud because of the ad in which dents. And I am not just sin - storm raging around his re- elec - stuck with her as your Prime Min - Netanyahu compared them to the For the record, my high gling out rural school dis - tion campaign. ister for two years.” It was an ad enemy. Defense Minister Moshe school in Chicago had tricts. There are 11 school It began with comments by Meir for Likud, which seems to have about 2,000 students. districts in Marion Coun - Dagan, a former director of Yaalon, long known as a straight decided that its strongest argu - With so many school ty and 16 in Lake. Give Mossad, who said that the prime shooter, said Netanyahu didn’t ment is no longer pro-Netanyahu, districts losing student me a break. minister’s conduct of the conflict know about the content of the ad. but anti-Livni. population, I have a hard How hard is this con - with the Palestinians would lead Given that the prime minister was Whatever the outcome, this elec - time feeling sympathy for cept? Apparently pretty Israel to being either a binational filmed reciting lines clearly meant tion will almost certainly prove them when they won’t hard since it hasn’t hap - or an apartheid state. for the ad, though, people found much closer than Netanyahu ever look at consolidation as a pened. Dagan has long been critical of even Yaalon hard to believe this imagined it would be. Calling way to resolve their And I get the emotional Netanyahu, but former Mossad time. these elections seems to have been financial issues. aspects of all this. No one chiefs have virtual demigod status The third blow was a leaked doc - a major political blunder. Think about this. How wants to see the high in Israel, so his accusation (which ument allegedly indicating that President Reuven Rivlin has much could the taxpayers school they attended he repeated in front of an estimat - the prime minister had agreed in announced that in the event of a save not having to pay for closed because they have ed 80,000 people at an anti- principle to return to the 1967 tie between the two major parties, buildings which are no fond memories of scoring Netanyahu rally Saturday in Tel lines in a deal with the Palestini - he will work toward a unity gov - longer in use? four touchdowns in one Aviv, where he also said that ans, something he has said pub - ernment instead of an illogical How many times have game or they remember Netanyahu has brought Israel to licly he would never do. Avi amalgam of small parties cobbled you heard your school when “Oh What a Night” its worst crisis since its creation) Issacharoff, one of Israel’s leading together — precisely what administrators lament was the theme of their clearly stung. political commentators, wondered Netanyahu was hoping to put about not enough money, high school prom. How - The Likud itself brought on the whether the leak originated with behind him. but they don’t have as ever, fond memories must second phase of the storm with an U.S. President Barack Obama and For Netanyahu, the specter of a many students to manage give way to fiscal reali - undeniably stupid and offensive was payback for the speech to Con - unity government is painfully as they did, five or 10 ties. TV ad that showed people in a self- gress — an indication of how dam - ironic. It was a unity government years ago? School districts can’t help group, all there due to aging he thought it might prove. in 1967, just before the Six Day Consolidation, if done complain about not hav - Netanyahu’s policies. On Sunday night, apparently seek - War, that got Menachem Begin properly, can resolve a ing enough money when There was the mobile-phone ing to prove that Netanyahu has (Likud’s founder) into the govern - multitude of issues. For they aren’t willing to company executive who can no not softened, the Likud announced ment. example, if School Dis - have the hard discus - longer charge customers through that the prime minister no longer If Israelis end up with a unity trict A can’t afford the sions and accept the real - the nose, the port worker who can supports the two-state solution. government in the next few weeks, A.P. History teacher and ity that there are too no longer get away with working Hours later, Netanyahu denied he the looming question will be School District B can’t many of them and it’s only three hours a week, and a ever said that. The Likud is des - whether these elections were a afford the A.P. History time for class to be dis - Hamas terrorist complaining perate, struggling to keep the ship slight bump in Likud’s enduring teacher, then why not missed and consolidate. about Netanyahu’s war on terror - afloat in a storm that keeps grow - run, or whether they signal the combine resources and •••••••••• ism. ing stronger. gradual return to power of Labor, split the difference? The Hakim-Shabazz is an In a country with deep socialist It has been a steep and precipi - which — beginning in January teacher would work in attorney and the editor roots, the nasty portrayal of lazy tous fall since those glory 1949 — ruled this country uninter - one district on Mondays and publisher of Indy - workers was edgy enough. But moments on the podium before the rupted for 29 years. and Wednesdays and in Poltics.Org. He is also a depicting a Hamas terrorist in the U.S. Congress. Netanyahu is clear - •••••••••• the other on Tuesdays frequent contributor to same group as laborers went way ly in trouble. The two major ques - Gordis is senior vice president and Thursdays. numerous Indiana media too far. Israelis woke up Monday tions that will determine the out - and Koret distinguished fellow at The same thing can be outlets. He can be morning to a YNet headline noting come of next week’s election are Shalem College in Jersualem. Fol - done for math, science, reached at abdul@indy - that a Likud candidate, the head of what number of Likud voters will low him on Twitter @DanielGo - English or any subject politics.org. Israel’s Airport Authority, said actually abandon the right-wing rdis. The Commercial Review US PS 125820 HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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In review Encouraging SHARM EL- SHEIKH, Egypt — Sec - retary of State John Kerry delivered words of encouragement today for Egypt’s efforts to attract greater foreign invest - ment but no new mili - tary assistance as demanded by the coun - try’s president. Kerry’s hands are tied because the Obama administration is undecided about whether to affirm Egypt’s progress on democracy and human rights or issue a nation - al security waiver. It must do one or other under the 2015 federal Associated Press/Jeff Roberson budget to unblock hun - dreds of millions of People take part in a candlelight vigil Thursday in Ferguson, Mo. Two dollars in military aid police officers were shot early Thursday morning in front of the Ferguson Police for Egypt. Department during a protest following the resignation of the city's police chief in the wake of a U.S. Justice Department report. Convicted SALT LAKE CITY — Family and friends of a Utah cancer researcher Calm ... found dead in her bath - tub in 2011 say their Continued from page 1 but were later released, and the shooting highlights “a search for justice came Officers from the St. no arrests were made by disconnect between some to an end when a jury Louis County Police late Thursday. The shots communities in this coun - Department and the Mis - were believed to come from try and law enforcement ... convicted her ex-hus - souri Highway Patrol were a handgun across the street So we’ve got to go back to band of murder. summoned to bolster secu - from the police depart - the drawing board.” Salt Lake City pedia - rity but largely stood idle in ment. In a statement, Ferguson trician John Brickman the distance. The protesters The gunman may have Mayor James Knowles III Wall, 51, faces up to life had largely disbanded by fired from up to 120 yards and the city council said in prison following the 11:30 p.m. No arrests were away, a distance longer that although they respect verdict delivered made. than a football field. But the right to protest peace - Thursday night, after The shootings just after with a line of roughly 20 fully, “we cannot continue about seven hours of midnight on Thursday officers standing in front of to move forward under deliberation by five came as protesters had the building, the shooter threats of violence and men and three women gathered after the resigna - did not have to be particu - destruction to our commu - in the largely circum - tion of the city’s embattled larly accurate to hit two of nity. We ask our residents stantial case. police chief. They marked them, Belmar said. and clergy in this area to the first time in more than In Washington, President partner with us as we make To release seven months of tension in Barack Obama took to our way through this ISLAMABAD — A Ferguson that officers were Twitter to relay his prayers process.” Pakistani court today shot at a protest, and the to the officers and to The calls for healing and ordered the release of bloodshed threatened to denounce violence against reconciliation weren’t the main suspect in the inflame the already fraught police. “Path to justice is received favorably by all. 2008 Mumbai terror relationship between police one all of us must travel As participants gathered attacks by cancelling a and demonstrators. together,” Obama wrote, before the prayer vigil government order Both wounded officers signing the tweet with his Thursday night, shouts of under which he was were released from the hos - initials to indicate the pres - “white power” came from a detained for the past pital Thursday, but St. ident personally composed passing pickup truck. three months, a Louis County Police Chief it. Brown’s August shooting defense lawyer and Jon Belmar — who called Attorney General Eric by former Ferguson Police prosecution said. the attack an ambush — Holder said the gunman Officer Darren Wilson But Zaki-ur-Rahman said they could have been was “a damn punk” who prompted protests locally Lakhvi was unlikely to killed. One was shot in the was “trying to sow discord and across the nation, and be freed quickly right shoulder, the bullet in an area that was trying tensions escalated in because he still faced exiting through his back. to get its act together, trying November after a county charges in a separate The other in the right to bring together a commu - grand jury declined to pros - kidnapping case, prose - cheek, just below the eye. nity that had been frac - ecute Wilson. Justice cutor Jahangir Jadoon The bullet lodged behind tured for too long.” Department investigators said. The Islamabad his ear. But U.S. Sen. Claire concurred with that find - High Court “cancelled Several people were McCaskill told NBC’s ing in a report released taken in for questioning “Today” show Friday that March 4. the detention order for Lakhvi after conclud - ing that no solid evi - dence was available to keep him in the jail,” Obama to visit VA he said. By JIM KUHNHENN and JOSH HOFFNER cism for traveling to Phoenix without Associated Press stopping at the VA hospital. Launched PHOENIX — President Barack Obama Obama, joined by the new VA secretary, CAPE CANAVERAL, is making a first-time visit to the Ari - Robert McDonald, is expected to meet with Fla. — NASA launched zona veterans’ hospital that triggered a veterans, VA employees, veterans’ groups four identical space - national examination into how the gov - and elected officials, including Sens. John craft Thursday on a bil - ernment cares for its former service McCain and Jeff Flake, the two Republi - lion-dollar mission to members to get an appraisal on the can senators from Arizona. McCain has study the explosive health system’s progress and its linger - been especially critical of the administra - give-and-take of the ing needs. tion’s response to the VA’s troubles. Earth and sun’s mag - Obama will travel to Phoenix on Fri - The White House defended the VA’s netic fields. day to draw attention to the Veterans actions to correct problems. The unmanned Atlas Affairs Department response to wide - “Long after it fades from the headlines, rocket — and NASA’s spread mismanagement where VA work - this is something a lot of people have been Magnetospheric Multi - ers falsified waiting lists to conceal working on and that he president feels scale spacecraft — chronic delays in care. strongly about,” White House spokesman soared into a clear late- The visit comes amid questions from Eric Schultz said. night sky, right on lawmakers who say veterans are still not The White House said Obama would time. benefiting from changes in the law that announce the creation of an advisory com - —Associated Press were meant to improve their access to mittee to address ways to improve the VA’s care. A month ago, Obama drew criti - service to veterans. The Commercial Review Page 6 Comics Friday, March 13, 2015

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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Hoops teams saw success By CHRIS SCHANZ The Commercial Review One team was 20-6. The other finished 18-7. Line Both played for a confer - ence championship, but Drives only one claimed the title. And both also had good runs to the sectional title game. I’m talking about the Jay the Jay County boys team County High School boys too. and girls basketball teams. The Patriots had their And despite not winning 14th consecutive winning a sectional trophy, that season. They won 18 games doesn’t mean either team for the second time in pro - had a disappointing sea - gram history. They had son. won 17 games only three Here’s why. other times — 1987-88, 2011- The girls compiled the 12 and 2012-13 — the last of 20-6 record. The last time which was a 20-3 season. any Patriot girls team came This year’s squad was close to that 20 wins was also the best defensive back-to-back 18-win sea - team the school has ever sons in 2007-08 and 2008-09. had. The Patriots allowed a The Patriots beat the state-best 33.08 points per game, and held opponents teams they were supposed Associated Press/Darron Cummings to — they were 11-0 against to 30 points or fewer in 14 teams that finished with a contests. Each of those resulted in victories. Indiana Pacers' Rodney Stuckey is defended by Milwaukee Bucks' Chris Johnson during record below .500. They the second half Thursday in Indianapolis. Stuckey scored 25 points in the Pacers’ 109-103 didn’t lose to an Allen Jay County beat Muncie County Athletic Confer - Central for the third time overtime victory. ence opponent, winning in as many years and the both the regular season seventh in 39 tries. (Six of and tournament title, and those wins came during were a stellar 11-1 on their coach Craig Teagle’s Indiana outlasts Milwaukee tenure.) It defeated all of its home floor. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The the stretch.” od with an eight-point lead. The Jay County also had conference opponents with Indiana Pacers outlasted the Mil - Indiana was on the verge of clos - Pacers biggest lead was 10 points some quality wins against exception of state-ranked waukee Bucks. ing in the fourth quarter when in the game that had eight lead teams with records of .500 Leo, which handed the They might just do it in the East - David West’s jumper with 2:45 left changes and eight ties. or above (it was 9-6 against Patriots two of their seven ern Conference standings, too. in regulation gave Indiana a five- Indiana’s backups outscored teams with such a resume). losses. Rodney Stuckey scored 25 points point lead. Indiana failed to score Milwaukee’s reserves 52-10. Along It beat Leo twice. It also Last year, the Patriots and Luis Scola had 17 points and 15 again in regulation, and Milwau - with their effort and production defeated Fort Wayne South struggled to match up with rebounds to help Indiana beat Mil - kee’s Ersan Illyasova had five off the bench, Pacers coach Frank Side twice — once on the teams that had big post waukee 109-103 in overtime Thurs - points in the final 2 minutes to Vogel was pleased with the offen - road and the other on a players. This season, it was day night. Since the All-Star break, send it to overtime. sive production despite 20 neutral floor. The Patriots the opposite. Many of their the Pacers are NBA-best 9-1 and Michael Carter-Williams led the turnovers. outlasted a tough Pendle - opponents had a tough time have pulled within 3 1/2 games of Bucks with 28 points. Illyasova had “The Bucks are No. 1 in the ton Heights team in over - handling Adam Dirksen Milwaukee for the sixth seed. 19 points and 10 rebounds, and league in forcing turnovers,” Vogel time, also on the road. down low. With Jay Houck Down by two points in overtime, Zaza Pachulia finished with 16 said.” We knew it was going to be a Sure the girls had their supplementing Dirksen, the Pacers used a 9-0 run to take a points and 12 rebounds. much more challenging night on fair share of tough losses the forwards gave the 105-98 lead. “Our guys fought tonight on a the offensive end, in particular tak - too. The Jan. 3 game majority of their foes fits. George Hill sealed the victory back-to-back,” Bucks coach Jason ing care of the basketball, and it against Fort Recovery easi - That is, until Monday. with two free throws with 16 sec - Kidd said. “Short-handed, guys was. We’ve got to be more disci - ly comes to mind, when Jay County was faced onds left, stretching the lead to six. stepped up. Everybody gave every - plined. To our guy’s credit, they they made just four field with the task of trying to Hill and C.J. Miles each finished thing they had. There’s a lot of grinded it out and got a win.” goals in a 41-24 loss to the stop Homestead’s Caleb with 17 points. good stuff on the road against a Indiana’s Roy Hibbert missed Indians. They also strug - Swanigan, a heavily- “We took it as a playoff game. team that is playing extremely the game because of an infection gled against eventual sec - recruited McDonald’s All- That’s the way we wanted to come well.” in his left elbow, giving Ian Mahin - tional champions Muncie American with NBA poten - in,” Miles said. “It was a big win Indiana never led in the first mi the start. Mahinmi fouled out Central, Concordia and tial. for us. (Milwaukee’s) a team we’re half and was down 12 in the first after a flagrant-1 was called in Richmond. The Patriots had a 21-17 chasing in the standings. We were quarter. A strong third quarter overtime. He had eight rebounds Then there’s the section - lead midway through the just able to make some plays down sent the Pacers into the final peri - and 10 points. al championship game second quarter, but saw it against Homestead. quickly fade. And then the For nearly eight minutes, fourth-ranked Spartans Jay County went toe-to-toe created some space in the with the heavily favored third quarter. Spartans. But then Home - In addition to Swanigan, Notre Dame hangs on in quarterfinal stead showed why it fin - Jay County had difficulties GREENSBORO, N.C. which the Hurricanes (21- said. “We couldn’t get much game hung in the balance. ished the season with 26 with point guard Jordan (AP) — Notre Dame did just 12) came all the way back to of a rhythm. ... But this “We just kept coming wins and an appearance in Geist, who had 19 points to enough to avoid another take a two-point lead with group all year has been back to, ‘You know what? the state finals. It went on a complement Swanigan’s early exit from the Atlantic 6½ minutes left. He fin - really poised away from our We’re not in a great rhythm run that matched its win 21. Coast Conference tourna - ished with a team-high 16 building.” offensively — we’re going total to put the game out of The JCHS boys had a ment. points on a bizarre night The Irish earned their to have to defend to win,’” reach. good season, something Steve Vasturia hit the go- for third-seeded Notre first tournament win after Brey said. There’s no doubt the they can look back on and ahead 3-pointer with 6:13 Dame, which couldn’t miss a first-day exit from last Angel Rodriguez scored Patriots were a good team build from going into next left and the 11th-ranked in the first half then could - year’s debut season. They 15 points to lead sixth-seed - this year. They were second year despite losing three Fighting Irish overcame a n’t shoot for most of the advance to the semifinals to ed Miami, which came so in Class 4A (19th overall) in seniors. Justin Dirksen, blown 20-point lead to hold second against Miami’s face No. 2 Duke. close to the kind of win the defensive average, surren - Zach Pryor and Nick off Miami 70-63 in Thurs - zone. Brey praised his team’s Hurricanes needed in dering 35.5 points per Clemens all saw a ton of day night’s quarterfinals. “I’m really proud of our defense, with Miami miss - Greensboro to help game. playing time. Vasturia’s 3 helped the group because we really ing eight straight shots and improve whatever chance Next season has the mak - Like the girls, the boys Fighting Irish (27-5) survive struggled against their going more than 6 minutes they had of earning an ings to be just as promis - will have a good core of a disastrous collapse in zone,” coach Mike Brey without a basket when the NCAA Tournament bid. ing. The Patriots will lose players returning next seniors Bre McIntire and year, including Adam Dirk - Catherine Dunn, but they sen and Houck. But Kyler will also have juniors Abby Carvel, Bowen Runyon, Sports on tap Wendel, Ava Kunkler and Jason Schlosser and a host Lyla Muhlenkamp, sopho - of other role players will be Scoreboard Big Ten Conference Tournament – quarter - 5 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: – final (ESPN) final (ESPN); American Athletic Conference American Athletic Conference Tournament 9:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NBA Basketball more Taylor Homan and looking to fill the void from Tournament – Memphis vs. Temple – semifinal (ESPN2) Southland Conference Tournament – final Indiana 109, Milwaukee 103 F/OT freshman Hanna Ault this year’s seniors. (ESPN2) 6 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: (ESPN2) Washington 107, Memphis 87 7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Mountain West Conference Tournament – 9:45 p.m. — Boxing: Sergey Kovalev returning with a taste for Jay County’s basketball Cleveland 128, San Antonio 125 F/OT Big 12 Conference Tournament – semifinal final (CBS-4,7,15); Big 12 Conference vs. Jean Pascal (HBO) success and an itch for a teams had a good year on (ESPN2) Tournament – final (ESPN) 11 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: sectional title. the court. They just ran Local schedule 9 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: 7:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Pac-12 Tournament Conference – final Sometimes, good teams into Homestead squads Today Big 12 Conference Tournament – semifinal Mid-American Conference Tournament – (ESPN) Jay County — Lizzy Schoenlein in gym - (ESPN2) final (ESPN2) 11:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket - just run into better ones. that were having better nastics regional at Huntington North — 6 11:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket - 8:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: ball: Big West Conference Tournament – Such was the case with ones. p.m. ball: Pac-12 Conference Tournament – American Athletic Conference Tournament final (ESPN2) semifinal (ESPN2) Saturday Jay County — Boys and girls track in Saturday Patriot Invitational at Anderson University – 1 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Cooper Farms Processing in St. Henry is 3 p.m.; West Jay and East Jay wrestling in Big Ten Conference Tournament – semifi - Allen County Athletic Conference tourna - nal (CBS-4,7,15); Southeastern Confer - ment at Adams Central – 9 a.m. ence Tournament – semifinal (ESPN); Mid- currently hiring for the following positions: South Adams — SAMS wrestling in Eastern Athletic Conference – final Allen County Athletic Conference tourna - (ESPN2) ment at Adams Central – 9 a.m. 3 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Valspar Cham - pionship – third round (NBC-2,13,33) Production, Assembly, 3 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: TV schedule Southeastern Conference Tournament – Today semifinal (ESPN2) Sanitation, Maintenance, & Noon — Men’s College Basketball: Big 3:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Ten Conference Tournament – quarterfinal Big Ten Conference Tournament semifinal (ESPN); American Athletic Conference Tour - (CBS-4,7,15) Summer help. nament – quarterfinal (ESPN2) 3:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: XFINITY 2 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Series (FOX-45,55,59) These positions are for both first and second shifts and offer competitive wages, an excellent benefit package as well as a monthly gainsharing bonus program! 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