Saturday, February 20, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Winter Wild removal grant awards issued Foundation funding totals nearly $285,000

Local organizations will be receiving nearly $300,000 in grants. The Portland Founda - tion announced Friday afternoon that it has awarded $282,485 via its winter grant cycle and $2,346.76 in teacher creativ - ity mini grants. The largest of the 22 grants, from a total of 26 applicants, was $40,000 to Jay County 4-H on a $1 to $1 matching basis for the ren - ovation of the 4-H build - ings at Jay County Fair - grounds. John Jay Center for Learning was awarded $31,800 to cover tuition costs for Jay County High School students to partici - pate in the SkillsTrac The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Industrial Maintenance Program. It also received This black bear is one of a group of animals, owned by an Ohio man, that were confiscated from a Jay County $5,000 each for its robotics property Friday. The United States Department of Agriculture and staff from Wild Animal Sanctuary of Colorado removed the and STEM camps, its sen - animals with assistance from Jay County Sheriff’s Office. Sanctuary officials said the animals were taken because Sawmiller ior learning series and its speakers series and sympo - was not following USDA guidelines for housing them. sium. A Better Life – Brianna’s Hope and Jay Community Center each received USDA, animal sanctuary confiscated Ohio man’s $30,000. The former will use the funds for addiction bears and mountain lion from a Jay Co. property treatment and the latter for By BAILEY CLINE its Boomer Sports pro - tuary staff, he was not following gram. The Commercial Review the USDA guidelines for hous - Seven bears and one cougar. Arts Place was also ing them. He also owns two awarded a total of $30,000 That’s how many wild ani - other large cats at the premises mals were confiscated Friday — $25,000 for its Music - that were not removed because Works program and $5,000 from an Ohio man housing them they were not suffering, said for a post-pandemic cele - on a Jay County property. sanctuary founder Pat Craig. bratory community per - Representatives from the In Indiana, it is legal to own a formance at the Hudson United States Department of variety of traditionally wild ani - Family Park amphitheatre. Agriculture, staff from Wild mals, such as bears and moun - Jay County Drug Pre - Animal Sanctuary of Keenes - tain lions, with the correct per - vention Coalition received burg, Colorado, and local offi - mit. Ohio, however, has had a $25,000 to fund its peer cials worked together for about law since 2012 that denotes such recovery coaches. five hours beginning about 10 creatures as “dangerous ani - “As always, The Portland a.m. Friday to remove a combi - mals” and prohibits any owner - Foundation is very pleased nation of grizzly and black ship. to be able to award these bears, as well as one mountain Sanctuary staff worked on the grants,” said Doug Inman, lion, from the property. property on the east side of executive director of The The animals formerly county road 150 West between The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Portland Foundation. “The belonged to Ohio native Robert county roads 400 north and 500 funds would not be possi - Sawmiller, who leases space to north, coaxing the animals from Staff from Wild Animal Sanctuary use a forklift to ble if not for the countless house them at the 4200 N. 150 their enclosures and into cages. gifts from Jay County citi - East property owned by David They used a forklift to transport transport a cage holding a black bear to a trailer Friday at zens over the last 70 years. and Emma Eicher. the cages down the driveway 4200 N. 150 East, Portland. The animals were owned by These programs help sup - Sawmiller’s animals were and to the road, where they were Robert Sawmiller of Ohio. It is legal, with the proper permits, port our mission; to removed Friday because, then placed in a large trailer. to own such animals in Indiana, but Ohio law prohibits enhance the quality of life according to Wild Animal Sanc - See Wild page 2 ownership deeming them “dangerous animals.” for the people in Jay Coun - ty.” See Grant page 2

Retrospect Portland teen died in fire Tragedy struck on Port - assistant chief Gary John - father, said he had stepped land’s southeast side 25 years ston reported that fire had outside to clean out her car. ago this week. already engulfed the house When he went back for a vac - The Feb. 20, 1996, edition of when he arrived on the uum he saw a wall of smoke The Commercial Review scene. and heard her cry for help. included coverage of a fire “All I know is what we try “I couldn’t even walk that morning that took the to do is rescue first, but when inside,” he said. “The smoke life of 17-year-old Carrie it’s fully involved there’s pretty much hit me in the Patch of Portland. nothing we can do,” John - face. I stepped back and Patch’s home at 1303 Mas - ston said. “I pulled right up heard Carrie screaming. sachusetts Ave., Portland, here and it was too hot — I “I hollered her name a cou - caught fire about 10 a.m. that could feel the heat. ple times. I tried to tell her to The Commercial Review/Ed Balint morning. Patch was trapped “My feeling was there was get out of the window. I car - Fire took the life of Carrie Patch, 17, Portland, on in an upstairs room. She was no way we could get in the ried a ladder to get around a pronounced dead by Jay home. It’s tough,” he added, window and there was the morning of Feb. 20, 1996, when her 1303 Massachusetts County coroner Mark Bar - his voice trailing off, eyes already smoke coming out of Ave., Portland, home caught fire. She was trapped in an nett just before 11 a.m. moistening. it and I couldn’t hear her upstairs room. Pictured, a Portland firefighter sprays water at Portland Fire Department Randy Patch, Carrie’s step - anymore.” the front of the house.

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Jay County had a high tem - Fort Recovery High perature of 21 degrees Friday. School’s production of “And Mable Holcomb , 91, Port - Today’s forecast calls for a Then There Were None” con - Tuesday — Results from land chance of flurries early fol - tinues this weekend. Shows the JCHS boys swim team in Anthony VanNote , 68, lowed by partly sunny skies are 7 p.m. tonight and Sun - today’s sectional meet. Lynn and a high of 24. Wind chill day, as well as Feb. 26 and 27 Marilyn Smith , 71, St. values may approach minus in the Fort Recovery Elemen - Thursday — An update on Marys Township, Ohio 10. Sunday’s high will be 36 tary/Middle School audite - the ongoing coronavirus pan - Details on page 2. with snow and rain expected ria. There will also be a mati - demic in Jay County. in the evening. See page 2 for nee at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets an extended outlook. are $6. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Saturday, February 20, 2021 Wild ... Continued from page 1 opportunities –– like they In total, the organization has ago and opened its Keenesburg like these guys up on rock cliffs Other than temperatures always do,” Craig explained, about 80 employees and 160 vol - location to the public about 20 or in valleys, up on trees, and reaching the low teens, Wild noting that the USDA had unteers. years ago for educational pur - just watching the site. It’s just Animal Sanctuary CEO Ryan informed Sawmiller of the nec - Sheriff Dwane Ford and poses. The organization spays so much better than what (they) Clements said, the process went essary changes several times deputy Brad Wendel joined the and neuters each incoming were in.” smoothly. It did take a while to before seizing the animals Fri - group Friday for extra assis - creature to avoid reproduction. The staff made visits to the declutter the area and coax the day. His organization has taken tance. Ford, a former conserva - He and his staff –– such as Greater Wynnewood Exotic animals into portable cages, he ownership of the animals and tion officer, talked about how Clements, who has been there Animal Park formerly owned added. will be keeping them at his Kee - the team worked efficiently, and nine years –– have picked up by Netflix series star Joe Exot - Clements estimated their nesburg sanctuary about 40 he emphasized the importance animals from all over the Unit - ic, also known as the “Tiger enclosures at the Jay County miles northeast of Denver. of the public following proto - ed States, as well as Canada and King.” Craig said he and his property were 20 feet by 20 feet With about 10,500 acres of cols. Mexico. staff have confiscated animals for three bears. Craig said the land and more than 600 lions, “There’s just laws that you “We just want them to live three or four times from the animals were living in a space tigers, bears and wolves, Wild have to follow and go by,” he out the rest of their lives as franchise, which was taken providing little shelter from the Animal Sanctuary’s three facil - said. “No matter what you’re happy, healthy and natural as over by Jeff Lowe, renamed cold weather and with no bed - ities (two in Colorado and one doing.” they would in the wild,” “Tiger King Park” and moved ding. in Texas) represent the world’s Craig started Wild Animal Clements said. “It’s crazy see - from Wynnewood to Thack - “They had given (the owner) largest carnivore sanctuaries. Sanctuary more than 40 years ing a grizzly bear you rescued erville, Oklahoma. CR almanac Obituaries South Adams High Mable Holcomb School. Marilyn Smith Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Aug. 11, 1929-Feb. 19, 2021 July 26, 1949-Feb. 14, 2021 2/21 2/22 2/23 2/24 2/25 Mable M. Holcomb, age 91, of Tony retired in 2015 Marilyn K. Smith, 71, of St. Marys Portland passed away Friday morn - after 38 years with Township, Ohio, died at 3:46 a.m. Sun - ing, Feb. 19, 2021, in Visiting Nurse Anchor Hocking, now day, Feb. 14, 2021, at St. Rita’s Medical and Hospice in Fort Wayne. Ardagh Glass of Win - Center in Lima, Ohio. Born in Portland on Aug. 11, 1929, chester, Indiana. He She was born July 26, 1949, in Jay she was the daughter of Lennie and was an avid Dale County, Indiana, to Leonard and Earnhardt Racing Fan Ida Mae (Lanning) VanNote Catherine (Bowsher) Bonifas. 36/32 35/30 39/32 40/28 34/21 and loved to watch Walker. She was mar - On April 20, 1968, in Portland, Indi - Snow and Some There will The high basketball and football. He loved his Partly ried on Oct. 9, 1948, to ana, she married Roger A. Smith, rain are snow is pos - be intervals temperature cloudy skies family very much and had a close expected sible in the of sun and will climb to are expected James F. Holcomb who survives. relationship with his brother, Jerry. beginning early morn - clouds with a 40 degrees with a high of and he passed away Other survivors include: after 4 p.m. ing hours. high of 39. under mostly 35. The low Everyone that knew Tony was a Wind gusts up The high will cloudy skies. will dip to 20 on Feb. 27, 2003. Son Brett Smith of St. Marys, Ohio Mable was retired friend. to 20 miles be in the mid degrees He leaves to cherish his memory a Son Chad Smith of St. Marys, Ohio per hour likely. 30s. overnight. from CTS in Berne Son Blaine Smith of St. Marys, and also worked at loving wife of 22 years, Marcie (Younger) VanNote; his mother, Ohio Beals Restaurant in Holcomb Daughter Shannon (Christopher) Portland. She was a Nancy Nelson (husband: Mike) of Lotteries Winchester, Indiana; two daughters, Saeler of St. Marys, Ohio member of the Collett Nazarene Nine grandchildren and seven Church and attended Second Shawn Marie Urick (husband: Dustin) of Portland, Indiana, and great-grandchildren Hoosier Pick 4: 0-3-9-8 Chance at Life Ministries. Sister Tana (Bob) Garringer of Midday Pick 5: 7-9-8-9-4 Surviving are one son, David Hol - Tasha VanNote (Chris Fisher) of Union City, Indiana; two stepsons, North Salem, Indiana Daily Three: 5-9-6 Rolling Cash: 3-13-17- comb (wife: Rhea) of Portland; two Brother Greg (Nona) Bonifas of Daily Four: 3-7-0-7 daughters, Nancy Jonas (husband: Jimmy Denton of Winchester, Indi - 21-37 ana, Jeff Roser (Pam) of Portland, Dunkirk, Indiana Quick Draw: 1-12-13-17- Estimated jackpot: Roger) of Portland and Brenda Brother Dan (Lisa Belda) Bonifas 18-23-27-38-41-42-49-52-53- Eads (husband: Michael) of Port - Indiana; a brother, Jerry VanNote $505,000 (wife: Darla) of Winchester, Indiana; of Portland, Indiana 57-58-64-75-76-78-80 land; two sisters, Jean Balle of She was preceded in death by her Portland and Patricia Miller of 14 grandchildren, Miles, Marcus, Powerball Triston, Emma Jo, Halo, Tiffany, parents Leonard and Catherine Boni - Ohio Kokomo; 14 grandchildren; 34 Estimated jackpot: $78 JoJo, Austin, Shawn, James, Jaiden fas; and brother David Bonifas. Midday great-grandchildren; and one great- million and MayKaylee; six great-grandchil - She was a graduate of Madison Pick 3: 0-2-1 great-grandson. High School in Jay County, Indiana. Funeral services will be Tuesday, dren; two nephews, Rocky VanNote Pick 4: 7-9-8-9 (Mandy) of Redkey, Indiana, and For many years, she worked at Pick 5: 3-5-6-2-4 Mega Millions Feb. 23, 2021, at 2 p.m. in the Baird- Pantry Pride and Big Bear Grocery Freeman Funeral Home. Burial Adam VanNote (Erica) of Ridgeville, Evening Estimated jackpot: $20 Indiana; a niece, Nikki Tam (Matt); Stores in St. Marys. Pick 3: 9-0-4 million will follow in the Gravel Hill Ceme - Marilyn will be remembered as a tery west of Bryant. Visitation will and two beloved canine companions, Sissy and Dale. devoted wife, mother, grandmother be Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m. and great-grandmother. Memorials can be made to Sec - He was preceded in death by his Markets father, William; and a stepson, Todd Private family services will be held. ond Chance at Life Ministries or Condolences may be expressed and Diabetes Foundation. Denton. The family will be having private memories shared with her family at Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s C o n d o l e n c e s m a y b e e x p r e s s e d a t m i l le r f u n e r a l h o m e s . n e t . bairdfreeman.com. services. Burial will be in Spartan - Fort Recovery Montpelier burg Cemetery of Spartanburg, Indi - Arrangements have been entrusted Corn ...... 5.57 Corn ...... 5.38 ana. Family and friends may gather to the Miller Bros. Funeral Directors Wheat ...... 6.16 March corn ...... 5.41 Anthony VanNote to share and remember from 11:30 in St. Marys. Beans ...... 13.77 Aug. 23, 1952-Feb. 17, 2021 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, •••••••••• POET Biorefining March beans ...... 13.77 Anthony Wayne VanNote, 68, of 2021, at Wilson Shook Funeral Home, The Commercial Review publishes Portland Wheat ...... 6.36 Lynn, Indiana, passed away early Thomas Memorial Chapel of Lynn, death notices for those with a connec - Corn ...... 5.62 March wheat ...... 6.38 Wednesday morning, Feb. 17, 2021, Indiana. tion to our coverage area free of March corn ...... 5.58 at Reid Health and Hospital of Memorial contributions may be charge. They include the name, city of Richmond, Indiana. made to Cancer Services for Ran - residence, birth/death date and The Andersons Sunrise He was born Aug. 23, 1952, in dolph County, 133 N. Meridian St. time/date/location of services. Richland Township St. Anthony Winchester, Indiana, the son of Winchester, IN 47394. There is a charge for obituaries, Corn ...... 5.42 Corn ...... 5.51 William E. and Nancy J. (Rutledge) Condolences may be expressed at which are accepted only from funeral March corn ...... 5.47 March corn ...... 5.51 VanNote. He was a 1972 graduate of wilsonshookfh.com. homes or mortuary services. Beans ...... 13.89 Beans ...... 13.64 March beans ...... 13.89 March beans ...... 13.68 Wheat ...... 6.50 Wheat ...... 6.06 March wheat ...... 6.50 July wheat ...... 5.98 Grant ... SERVICES Continued from page 1 itage Festival; Midwest Pet Other teacher creativity Saturday Each receiving $10,000 Refuge for equipment and grants were: $294 to Lind - , Lavern: 10:30 a.m., Today in history grants were Jay County repairs; and Second Har - sey Peterson of East for Wolters Fourth of July Committee vest Food Bank for its Sen - purchase of the Expand - Holy Trinity Catholic Church, for its annual celebration, ior Safety Net program. ing Expression Tool Kit 120 E. Main St., Coldwater, Ohio. On Feb. 20, 1905 , the first American to orbit Jay County Fair Associa - Kate’s Kart received and other materials; Alsip , Maurice: 11 a.m., U.S. Supreme Court, in the Earth as he flew tion for a new speaker sys - $4,000 for books for pedi - $288.84 to Lisa Cook for Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, Jacobson v. Massachu - aboard Project Mercury’s tem and radios and Port - atric patients and Dunkirk speech and language 221 N. Meridian St., Portland. setts, upheld, 7-2, compul - Friendship 7 spacecraft, land Park Board for the Beautification Committee instruction materials; , Lauranna: 4 sory vaccination laws which circled the globe $254.54 to beth Mathewson Teeter-Fox construction of a disc golf got $3,385 for its Webster p.m., Baird-Freeman Funeral intended to protect the three times in a flight course at Hudson Family Depot Park summer con - for SnapWords Pocket public’s health. lasting 4 hours, 55 min - Park. West Jay Communi - cert series. Chart Cards; $250 each to Home, 221 N. Meridian St., Port - In 1792 , President utes and 23 seconds ty Center was awarded Teacher Creativity Rhonda Clott and Meg land. George Washington before splashing down $8,500 to repair eaves and Grants of $300 or less are Mauger of Jay County signed an act creating the safely in the Atlantic masonry at its facility, distributed to help cover Junior-Senior High School Tuesday United States Post Office Ocean 800 miles south - Youth Service Bureau the costs of learning expe - for the Jay Business Pro - , Mable: 2 p.m., Department. east of Bermuda. received $7,500 for its riences teachers feel are fessionals of American Holcomb In 1839 , Congress pro - In 1971 , gasoline Keeping At Risk Students important for their stu - state competition; $207.10 Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, hibited dueling in the prices dropped in Port - in School (KARSS) pro - dents but fall outside of to Jenny Gibson of East 221 N. Meridian St., Portland. District of Columbia. land. Bisel’s apparently gram and Jay County Spe - the school budget. Receiv - Elementary for Snap - In 1933 , Congress pro - touched off a local com - cial Olympics got $7,250 for ing $3,000 each were words Pocket Chart Service listings provided by posed the 21st Amend - petition when it dropped entry fees. LaVetha Loucks of West - Chards; and $202.28 to PROGRESSIVE ment to the U.S. Constitu - its prices to 26.9 cents per The foundation awarded lawn Elementary School Christy Shauver of Red - tion to repeal Prohibi - gallon. $5,000 grants to: Benefi - for a soprano ukulele stor - key Elementary for read - OFFICE PRODUCTS tion. In 1987 , a bomb left by cence Family Scholars for age rack and Brooke ing and math curriculum 120 N. Meridian St. In 1942 , Lt. Edward Unabomber Ted Kaczyn - monthly events to educate Schmiesing of East Ele - for special education. Portland, Indiana 47371 “Butch” O’Hare became ski exploded behind a single parents about serv - mentary School for The deadline for the (260) 726-9201 the U.S. Navy’s first fly - computer store in Salt ices; Jay County Historical Chromebook chargers and next round of grant appli - progressiveofficeproducts.com ing ace of World War II Lake City, seriously Society for its annual Her - a charging cart. cations is June 14. by shooting down five injuring store owner Japanese bombers while Gary Wright. defending the aircraft In 1998 , Tara Lipinski carrier USS Lexington in of the U.S. won the ladies’ Due to COVID restrictions, the South Pacific. figure skating gold medal In 1962 , astronaut at the Nagano Olympics. the Jay County Soil & Water John Glenn became the —AP and The CR Conservation District 62nd Citizen’s calendar Annual Dinner/Meeting is not being held as in the Monday 6 p.m. — Dunkirk 9 a.m. — Jay County Board of Works, city past 61 years. Commissioners, commis - building, 131 S. Main sioners’ room, court - St. You may join us on Facebook house, 120 N. Court St., 6:30 p.m. — Fort Portland. Recovery School Board, Live (Jay County Soil and 3 p.m. — Jay County conference room, high Solid Waste Management school, 400 E. Butler St. Water Conservation District) District citizens’ adviso - 7 p.m. — Dunkirk ry committee, council City Council, city build - on Wednesday, February 24th, chambers, fire station, 1616 N. Franklin St. ing, 131 S. Main St. 12:00 o’clock-noon. 3:30 p.m. — Jay County Solid Waste Management Tuesday District, council cham - 5 p.m. — Dunkirk bers, fire station, 1616 N. Park Board, city build - WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING Franklin St. ing, 131 S. Main St. YOU ALL NEXT FEBRUARY! The Commercial Review Saturday, February 20, 2021 Family Page 3 FFA activities set FFA week will go on, dents within each divi - just in a different format. sion for the semester. Fort Recovery FFA will Taking take part in several activ - Donors get gifts ities in celebration of Note In February, donors to National FFA Week, the American Red Cross which runs Feb. 22 will receive a $5 Amazon through 26. gift card via email. The celebration of FFA The effort comes as a events will be for students in Fort Recovery will fea - measure to thank its only rather than open to ture a tractor drive-in donors for helping to Tuesday morning at the the public as they have ensure a stable blood sup - high school parking lot. been in previous years. ply, according to a press Those same tractors will release from the organiza - then parade through the On the list tion. Fort Recovery Elemen - Fort Recovery High The following are near - Photo provided/Meghan Davis tary/Middle School park - School graduate Morgan by blood drives scheduled ing lot near the conclu - Litmer was named to the in February: sion of the school day at Miami University Presi - •Bryant: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Modified Mardi 2:50 p.m. dent’s List for the fall Feb. 22 at Bryant Wes - New Orleans residents adjusted this year as Mardi Gras FRHS will also host a semester. leyan Church, 209 S. Hen - parade permits were not issued because of the ongoing coronavirus petting zoo from 10 a.m. Litmer is majoring in dricks pandemic. Instead of decorating floats, they decorated their homes. In to 2 p.m. Thursday in the university studies. In •Bluffton: 11 a.m. to 4 the Bayou St. John neighborhood, Meghan Davis, a military contractor ag shop at the high order to be on the presi - p.m. Feb. 26 Bluffton- in the Old Aurora community, went with a Queen of Hearts motif. school. dent’s list, a student must Wells County Public Because of the ongoing be ranked in the top 3% Library, 200 W. Washing - coronavirus pandemic, of undergraduate stu - ton St. Wrongful conviction shared without permission DEAR ABBY: I’m a gay man I bring up things he does that Couples counseling may save course your “guy” thinks in my late 40s, partnered with upset me. your relationship, but only if things are fine the way they a man in his late 50s. There are I love this man with all of my the balance of power is are. They are — for him. I’m a lot of issues from my past Dear heart. He was one of only two adjusted. delighted you decided to that I try hard to move beyond people who stood by me during •••••••••• return to college and get and let go of. I was wrongly Abby my trauma and made it possible DEAR ABBY: I was friends your degree. By doing so, you accused and convicted of a to prove my innocence. He was with my guy before getting into are taking control of your crime I didn’t commit, for also my “first.” My love for him a relationship with him seven life, which is moving in the which I was sentenced to life in has only grown over the years, years ago. The problem is, I feel right direction. prison. but this issue of my story being like we are not growing. He is Please understand that you I sat in prison seven years went through that,” and “Man, revealed has to stop. — FRUS - still living with his mom, we may not only outgrow the before I was able to prove my you must be a strong person to TRATED IN THE MIDWEST have no plans for the future, etc. relationship, but also this innocence and regain my free - have gotten through that.” DEAR FRUSTRATED: You At least once a year, I ask him young man. By all means, dom. Even then, I was forced to How do I move past this, if not only have to speak up, but how he views our relationship, keep him as a friend if you accept certain requirements to he keeps telling people a story you also have to be heard. but I only get the same response can. Be a role model if he’s keep my freedom, regardless that is NOT his to tell, but That your much older partner that things are fine the way they able to learn from your exam - of being proven innocent. mine to disclose if I choose to dismisses your feelings is con - are. I have now started back in ple, but continue to broaden Unfortunately, I’m finding it do so? The shame and embar - trolling and condescending. college while maintaining a full- your horizons. difficult because my partner rassment of facing this trauma He has no right to disclose time job, but I’m so frustrated I •••••••••• keeps sharing my story with of my past on a regular basis VERY personal information feel like giving up on the rela - Dear Abby is written by Abi - people who are complete isn’t healthy for me. How can I about you with strangers. tionship and moving on. I’m gail Van Buren, also known as strangers to me. When they get him to understand that he You wrote that this is your actually stuck between a Jeanne Phillips, and was found - meet me, the first words out of needs to stop doing it? first relationship. If this con - breakup and keeping a friend - ed by her mother, Pauline their mouths are things like: I’m afraid to say anything to tinues, it may not be your ship. Any advice? — UNCER - Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at “You poor man, I’m so sorry,” him about it. He dismisses my last. Present it to your part - TAIN IN ALABAMA DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, or “Wow, I can’t believe you feelings most of the time when ner in exactly these terms. DEAR UNCERTAIN: Of Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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All women are rant. p.m., in the fellowship hall A BETTER LIFE – BRI - invited to attend. Includes BRYANT AREA COM - at Evangelical Methodist ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- activities and devotional MUNITY CENTER — Church, 930 W. Main St., based recovery group for time. Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. Portland. New members substance abuse. Meal PORTLAND ROTARY starts at 6 p.m. and the CLUB — Will meet at noon meeting is from 6:30 to 8 each Wednesday at Har - p.m. every Tuesday at the mony Cafe, 121 N. Meridi - Nazarene Fellowship an St. Building across from the AL-ANON FAMILY For Jay County Schools Sudoku Nazarene church, 249 E. GROUP — New Begin - February 22-26 Center St., Dunkirk. 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Rays of contracted to do so, but he was •County, city and town workers who go well beyond the 9-to-5 to Whenever we see a forecast helping. who are driving plows, dump make sure these essential servic - that calls for massive amounts of Insight As we both shoveled away, trucks and other heavy machin - es are staffed. snow, we can’t help but think the another truck came down the ery in order to clear the snow •And to anyone else I may have meteorologists will be wrong. street. It was headed to plow a away. forgotten. There are so many who Perhaps they’re over-hyping the driveway a few houses down. •Independent contractors who work to make our lives a little eas - storm. (Weather coverage draws Like the shoveler, I don’t know make their way to our homes and ier during these times. plenty of eyeballs, whether it be foot of snow. As we strolled down the circumstances, but again, the businesses to clear our driveways Yes, the snow can be no fun. (It to TV screens or social media Tenth Street in Portland, headed driver was helping. and parking lots. feeds.) back toward home, there was a can also be a lot of fun, once the Those are the things that stand •Emergency personnel who are travel issues are gone and we get Sometimes they are wrong. car struggling to get through the out during times when the there to help us 24 hours a day, to sled, throw snowballs and They certainly were not this intersection at Bridge Street. We weather impacts our daily lives. seven days a week, 365 days a year watch our dogs burrow through week. stopped to try to move him along There seems to always be some - whether we’re buried in a foot of There was snow over the week - with a push — the driver was one helping out their grand - snow, flooded or cooking in the it.) Yes, children probably miss end. There was more snow Mon - attempting to get to his grand - mother, their friend, their neigh - summer heat. their friends at school. Yes, it can day morning. And then the seri - mother’s house to clear her bor. •Jay County REMC and Indi - be a challenge to get to work. Yes, ous snow began Monday after - driveway — but were unsuccess - And, of course, there are our ana Michigan Power crews that it can be extremely frustrating to noon and kept going strong ful and he decided to turn back many government workers, the work to make sure we have power, be stuck at home for days on end. through Tuesday morning. up and go home. He was trying to Indiana Department of Trans - and thus, heat. But at the same time, there are It brought with it plenty of help. portation, the county and our •Those who go well above and so many working to clear the those trying to help. Then, early Tuesday morning cities, towns and villages. With - beyond the call of duty. On Tues - white stuff and get us back to I was out Monday walking my after yet another walk, I was out out them, the travel restrictions day, we wrote about a sheriff’s school, back to work or simply dog — Scooter doesn’t seem to shoveling my driveway. As I was we had to deal with this week office employee who went into out of the house, so many help - care too much if the tempera - about halfway through the would have been more severe work Monday night and slept ing. They deserve a big pat on the tures are in the single digits or if process, a truck pulled up and a and lasted far longer than they there in order to make sure he back. he has to hop along through a man got out and began shoveling did. would be on the job Tuesday. We Thank you. Bill needs to focus on relief The Washington Post The United States needs more federal funding to Guest cope with the ongoing dam - age done by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Congress Editorial and President Joe Biden should provide it on the widest bipartisan basis pos - sible — and swiftly. That means setting aside legisla - tive items not directly relat - ed to COVID. Yet the bill now moving ... this through the House shows particular signs of losing focus in just that way. Specifically, the bit of House Ways and Means sausage-making Committee has attached a plan to rescue financially illustrates the troubled retirement sys - tems known as multiem - complications ployer pensions affecting that develop some 10 million people, of when Hedge fund told an ‘audacious lie’ whom about a tenth are in By MARGARET SULLIVAN whether to keep supporting it. It’s a the most distressed plans. lawmakers The Washington Post dilemma that newspaper readers all Though the predicament start to When Alden Global Capital over the country are dealing with, as might have worsened dur - announced Tuesday that it was posi - Margaret private-equity firms swoop in to pick ing the pandemic, the pen - stray from tioned to buy the Chicago Tribune away at the remaining profits of a sion problem is a perennial and several other major newspapers, Sullivan once robust industry, earning their with which committee straightforward its statement might have sounded ugly nickname: vulture capitalists. chairman Richard Neal, D- attention to promising. Almost all newspapers are strug - Massachusetts, has long But only if you knew nothing about gling these days because their been concerned. And it is a the most urgent how this hedge fund has sucked much lifeblood — print advertising — has real one: Many of these COVID-related of the life out of the newspapers it restrained telling of the situation. declined drastically and readers have defined-benefit plans, already owns in places like Denver I’ve been covering Alden’s moves moved online. But they are still doing which cover workers of an needs. and San Jose. for years, in part for my book pub - some of the most important journal - entire industry, as opposed “Our commitment to ensuring the lished last summer, “Ghosting the ism in their regions. They still matter to a single company, face sustainability of robust local journal - News: Local Journalism and the Cri - immensely. insolvency due to the fail - ism is well established, and this is sis of American Democracy.” The few success stories are those ure of many companies part of that effort,” the statement When Alden comes in, it’s slash- papers lucky enough to have relative - that formerly contributed ending a much more vital and-burn time. Newsroom jobs — program — extended said. ly enlightened and well-intentioned to them. Meanwhile, the The hedge fund’s record with news - reporters, editors, photographers — unemployment benefits — — often local — owners who under - portion of the federal Pen - papers is well established, but that’s are cut to the bone. Decisions are at the end of August rather stand the value of journalism. sion Benefit Guaranty about the only truth in that state - made not for long-term sustainability, Among them: the Minneapolis Star- Corp. that protects multi - than September, as Mr. ment. not for service to the community, not Biden originally advocated. Tribune, the Boston Globe, the Los employer plans has only $3 “To put an audacious lie like that in for humane treatment of skilled and Angeles Times and the Philadelphia billion on hand and is pro - To be sure, this might be front of these communities and these dedicated staff, but for next quarter’s intended as a temporary Inquirer. jected to run out of cash as journalists is further evidence of profit-and-loss statement. The one potentially bright spot in early as 2025. accounting move, which their unsuitability as owners,” said And so it was simply realistic when (for arcane procedural rea - this week’s announcement was that For years, Republicans Ann Marie Lipinski, whose expertise journalist and press-chronicler the Baltimore Sun, one of the Trib - sons) the Senate can still and Democrats have tried on the subject is unquestionable. Not Joshua Benton wrote this on Twitter une papers, is likely to be sold to a adjust, as a Democratic to negotiate a package to only is she the head of Harvard Uni - after hearing the news: “The lamps nonprofit formed by Stewart Bainum protect workers without House aide familiar with versity’s Nieman Foundation for are going out all over America, we Jr., a Maryland hotel executive. soaking taxpayers — most the legislation explained to Journalism, but she also spent 30 shall not see them lit again in our life- Whether Bainum can make the diffi - of whom do not even have us. years at the Chicago Tribune — a time.” cult finances of a local newspaper defined-benefit pensions. Nevertheless, this partic - summer intern who became a The Alden playbook is clear. work is unknown. Proposals have generally ular bit of sausage-making Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative “They are the ultimate cash-flow As for the Chicago Tribune, Lipins - involved some combination illustrates the complica - reporter and then, until 2008, the mercenary,” industry analyst Doug ki told me Wednesday that — amid of benefit trims, greater tions that develop when paper’s top editor. Arthur told The Washington Post. the pain of the Alden news — she had employer insurance premi - lawmakers start to stray Lipinski has particular expertise, “They want to find cash flow and been thinking about an ad campaign ums and federal support. from straightforward atten - but she’s far from alone in knowing bleed it to death.” she remembers from her time at the Yet the bill just approved by tion to the most urgent how distressing this news is. Sometimes that means selling off paper, which during her tenure boast - Ways and Means one-sided - COVID-related needs. Those who know anything about real estate. The Hartford Courant’s ed 700 newsroom staffers and a dozen ly provides the funds a slug Difficult as the multiem - local journalism in America are in staff has been told that they will no foreign bureaus. of federal cash, with little ployer plans' difficulties general agreement: Being bought by longer return to a newspaper build - “It was this beautiful, romantic, structural reform required are, they have a few years Alden is the worst possible fate for the ing, or even a newsroom. That’s sweeping view” of Chicago and the beyond a somewhat of solvency left, time newspapers and the communities increasingly common. surrounding region, she recalled. increased employer premi - enough to craft a more involved. Almost always it means cutting The ad’s tag line: “A great city um. Its likely net cost: $56 financially balanced fix Here’s how the Morning Call in staff, even if that means that the deserves a great newspaper.” billion. through regular order Allentown, Pa. — one of the papers “product” — the paper’s reporting That reflected “a fundamental com - To make this pension rather than the party-line about to come under Alden’s control and editing — suffers badly, making it mitment that was not negotiable.” bailout fit within the $1.9 method of reconciliation. — told its readers the news: much less valuable to its customers, In many — most — American trillion budget ceiling sug - That is the approach that “Alden has a history of aggressive even the ones who very much wish to cities, that commitment no longer gested by Mr. Biden and we, along with thoughtful cost cuts to boost profits at the news - support the journalism. exists. The negotiation is over, and enshrined in a budget rec - legislators of both parties, papers it owns through MediaNews I remember a conversation with a the price tag is on the deal. onciliation resolution, have long advocated, and to Group, which counts The Denver San Jose Mercury News subscriber a That’s very bad, and the worst is along with $1,400 stimulus which Congress should Post, The Boston Herald and The few years ago who told me that he yet to come. "checks" and other spend - return once it has passed a Mercury News in San Jose, Califor - hardly recognized his Alden-owned •••••••••• ing items, the committee credible, focused COVID nia.” paper in its withered form and was Sullivan is The Washington Post’s had to offset the cost by relief bill. That is accurate, and a very struggling with the decision of media columnist. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Byju’s close to purchasing its rival A company that counts a for - facility in northwest Jay County, Lilly up front, with up to an The investment is the largest mer Portland resident as a transferred ownership of the additional $835 million in “mile - corporate contribution thus far. major investor is close to acquir - Business Crescent Wind project to Con - stone” payments to follow. Echoing Green, a global non- ing one of its rivals. sumers Utility. The new owner, a Rigel’s R552 is a drug that tar - profit that seeks to enhance social Byju's is expected to sign a roundup subsidiary of CMS Energy, gets a critical signaling protein innovation by finding, support - deal to buy Toppr Technologies, announced Tuesday that it has that regulates inflammation in ing, and connecting emerging a firm that provides online officially taken ownership of the tissue. social entrepreneurs, plans to learning materials to fifth wind farm located in Hillsdale launch programming to enable through 12th grade students. County. The facility features 60 CVS reducing leaders working to dismantle ence, and expertise our entire The purchase is expected to turbines and puts out 166 CVS Health said during an structural racism and build staff, especially our ag lending have a price tag of about $150 megawatts of energy annually. earnings call Tuesday that it inclusive communities. team, offers our customers is million. Bloomberg reported the plans to reduce its office space “Echoing Green launched its paramount to the continued pending purchase this week. IU launches by 30%. Racial Equity Philanthropic growth and success of our area.” Byju's, a company based in Indiana University has Eva Boratto, chief financial Fund with a mission to support Bangalore, India, spent part of launched a new website for its officer and executive vice presi - lasting change through social 2020 raising capital, including Purdue partnering office of business partnerships, dent of CVS Health, said the innovation, which is directly in from Mary Meeker’s BOND Cap - Purdue University announced Inside Indiana Business report - shift is in part a result of the line with our philanthropic ital. Meeker is a Jay County Tuesday that it will join with ed this week. ongoing coronavirus pandemic. goals,” said Comcast executive native and Portland High School MITRE as “academic vision The new website was created The move is a cost-saving meas - vice president and chief diversity graduate. partners.” with a focus on managing and ure. officer Dalila Wilson-Scott. “Com - The company has been The university said the part - developing partnerships with The shift will help the compa - cast is committed to championing expanding recently, including a nership will allow both to bring industries. It will also serve as a ny save between $900 million this critical work, and we view $1 billion deal in January to pur - together expertise, assets and showcase for the university’s and $1.1 billion in 2021, Boratto this partnership with Echoing chase Aakash Educational Serv - resources to advance innovation business partners. said. Green as a fundamental part of ices. It also bought WhiteHat Jr. and workforce development. “Our business partnerships our efforts to advance greater in August for nearly $300 mil - “Through our work with team is here to help the IU com - NextEra meeting equity for all.” lion. MITRE, we recognized the vast munity connect with new and NextEra Energy announced In August, BOND Capital val - potential to expand our success - existing business partners, and this week that members of its Ardagh announces ued Byju's at more than $10 bil - ful collaborative research and to develop plans to guide part - senior management team will Ardagh Group this week lion. education model in cybersecuri - nership efforts and optimize out - take part in various investor announced that its revenue for “Byju’s has emerged as a clear ty to many other areas of focus,” comes," said IU associate vice meetings next week and in the fourth quarter came in at $1.7 leader in education technology,” said Purdue executive vice pres - president of business partner - March. billion, an increase of 5% over Meeker told TechCrunch in ident for research and partner - ships Valarie Gill. "We help fac - Among the topics to be dis - the same quarter in 2019. June. ships Theresa Mayer in a press ulty, staff and researchers facili - cussed are that NextEra’s long- Ardagh, which owns and oper - release. “Our shared commit - tate interdisciplinary and multi - term financial expectations are ates glass manufacturing facili - Bank on the list ment to solve problems for a faceted opportunities with a unchanged. The company ties in Dunkirk and Winchester, American Bankers Associa - safer world makes MITRE an strategic and coordinated expects its adjusted earnings per recorded $6.7 billion in revenue tion has named First Bank of ideal strategic partner for Pur - approach across IU’s seven share to be between $2.40 and for the year, an increase of 1%. Berne as a Top 100 Farm Lender due, and we are thrilled to solid - regional campuses.” $2.54 this year, with 6% to 8% “The Group performed well in in the nation. ify this through our signing of growth in 2022 and 2023. the quarter, with strong earnings First Bank of Berne the vision partnership agree - Lilly makes deal NextEra owns and operates growth in Metal Beverage Pack - announced its placement on the ment.” In an agreement announced Bluff Point Wind Energy Center aging and volume growth in list this week. The top 100 are MITRE is a not-for-profit cor - Thursday, Eli Lilly will get in southern Jay County and Glass Packaging,” said Ardagh determined by farm loan vol - poration based in Virginia. exclusive licensing for autoim - northern Randolph County. chairman and chief executive ume. mune and inflammatory dis - Paul Coulson in a press release. “We’re proud to be recognized Invenergy transfers eases treatments from Rigel Comcast commits “The resilience of our business - as one of the nation’s leading ag Invenergy on Tuesday has Pharmaceuticals Inc. The com - Echoing Green announced es, the adaptability of our teams lenders,” said First Bank of transferred ownership of a panies made a joint announce - Tuesday that Comcast NBCUni - and the outlook for our sustain - Berne agribusiness banking Michigan wind farm. ment of the licensing deal. versal has committed $2.5 million able products was underlined in manager Ron Gentis in a press The company, which recently Reuters reported that Rigel toward its $50 million Racial 2020. … We look forward to fur - release. “The knowledge, experi - announced a proposal for a solar will receive $125 million from Equity Philanthropic Fund. ther strong progress in 2021.” The Commercial Review Page 6 Puzzles Saturday, February 20, 2021

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The PublicSTATE OF NoticeINDIANA the personal nature of the sale; however, i know jay county humane soci- Located: Bubp Exhibi- Alsip Auctioneering will COUNTY OF JAY, SS: my father would want me to handle this for him. I ety can serve as an infor- tion Hall, Jay County be selling the estate of IN THE JAY CIRCUIT COURT became an auctioneer at the age of twenty and he mation center. 260-726- Fairgrounds, Portland, Morris Alsip due to a CAUSE NO: 38C01-2102-EU- IN sudden illness. Our 000006 has been by my side every step of the way. Commercial 6339 IN THE MATTER OF THE Sale will be held in the 4-H Building at the Jay Saturday, February 27th, intent was to hire a third UNSUPERVISED ESTATE 40 NOTICES 2021 party auction service OF: County Fairgrounds in Portland Indiana. I want to 10:00am because of the personal JOHN E. HANLIN, (Deceased) thank the auctioneers and the ones who have asked PLEASE NOTE: Be sure Household Goods-Old & nature of the sale. How- NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED to help with set up. The weather is making the set Collectors Items; Hover ever, I know my father ADMINISTRATION Review to check your ad the first Notice is given that TAMARA up more difficult so pictures will be added on a Round mobility cart; would want me to han- day it appears. We can- K. HANLIN on the day 8th day day to day basis prior to the sale. Jazzy mobility cart; Oak dle this for him. I not be responsible for of February, 2021, was ap- We have a large amount of antique smalls more than one days 4 drawer dresser w/mir- became an auctioneer pointed Personal Representa- incorrect copy. We try ror, 4 drawer marble top at the age of 20 and he tive of the estate of JOHN E. including jewelry, silver and gold advertising commode; 4 piece bed- has been by my side HANLIN, deceased, who died signs, furniture, toys, guns and a lifetime of tools. hard not to make mis- on January 31, 2021. The Per- C takes, but they do hap- room suite; 3 cushion every step of the way. sonal Representative is autho- there is also a car hauler trailer and a corn pellet pen, and we may not sofa; Bavaria 4 place I want to thank the Auc- rized to administer the estate stove. We are not sure what we will find and this is know unless you call to setting china; Samsung tioneers and the ones without Court supervision. just a start to the listing. Make sure to check back All persons who have claims tell us. Call before 12:00 flat screen TV; 2 Lazboy who have asked to help for updates. recliners; Camel lighters, with set up. The weath- against this estate, whether or pm for corrections. The not now due, must file the claim THIS WILL BE A GREAT SALE WE HOPE L Commercial Review, 309 presser cooker; West- er is making set up in the office of the Clerk of this YOU CAN ATTEND. 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Jay County (15) the end of the first period The state’s defending cham - three positions, with sopho - is in third. before trimming the margin to pion broke a record that’s older Local more Jackson Condie a distant three points, 28-25, at halftime. than he is. second with 334.85 points, and Tribe rallies past Cards The Tribe outscored the Cardi - Jay County High School sen - roundup sophomore Tre Phillips third FORT RECOVERY — An 18- nals 18-9 in the third quarter ior Justice Murphy squeaked with 328.6 points. point third quarter helped the and held off a potential rally in into the final qualifying spot Murphy totaled 279.7 points, Fort Recovery High School boys the fourth. and Delta’s Sam Bennett set a a mere 1.45 points higher than basketball team surge past the Brian Bihn had a game-high new pool and sectional record fifth-place finisher Mason New Bremen Cardinals on Fri - 14 points to lead the Indians, in the IHSAA diving sectional as a sophomore, won the Whitton of Muncie Central. day for a 55-50 victory at Fort who also got 10 points from Cale Friday at JCHS. regional title with 674.05 Delta is in position to win its Site Fieldhouse. Rammel and nine apiece from The top four advance to points. seventh straight sectional title The win moves the Indians to Clay Schmitz and Regan Mar - regional, which is set for 5 p.m. The Delta senior beat the pre - as swimming consolation and 11-11 (4-4 Midwest Athletic Con - tin. Tuesday at Fishers. vious record, set by Jay Coun - championship heats are set for ference) while the Cardinals fall Trevor Bergman scored 11 Bennett, last season’s state ty’s Caleb Bye 21 years ago, by 1 p.m. today. The Eagles have 53 to 14-8 (6-3 MAC). points to lead the Cardinals in champion who was also fourth 143 points. points, and Muncie Central is Fort Recovery trailed 17-13 at the losing effort. Fresh ... Continued from page 10 high the next three years “He kind of got in the because that was not fun,” scramble position, those he said. get to where you’re 50/50,” Based on state rankings, Myers said. “He was right Clark had the toughest there where he was going to match of the three Patriots finish that takedown and as he squared off against that Haines kid made a No. 4 Kysen Montgomery small adjustment and we of Brownsburg in their 132- ended up giving one up. pound quarterfinal. “That early takedown Montgomery, now a four- that we gave up really kind time state medalist, domi - of hurt us.” nated the match to a 16-0 Wood, who was a section - tech fall in 4:40. Mont - al and regional champion gomery led 9-0 after the first as well as semi-state run - period and was ahead 14-0 ner-up, ends his year 37-5. at the end of the second. Rowles, a 106-pounder, Despite the lopsided loss, wasn’t able to get any Clark (28-7) was not disap - offense going in his match pointed as he walked off against fifth-ranked the mat. Natham Smith, a South - “I still feel like I wrestled port junior. Rowles had pretty good,” he said. “He Smith in a headlock but was a really tough kid. I got wasn’t able to score the to his legs a few times, two-point takedown or get about took him down (and) the pin early in the first about reversed him a few period. Instead, he got times. The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz rolled onto his back, giving “He’s just really good on Smith two points, and then top and really good at tilt - Jay County High School junior Ethan Dirksen tries to get a shot up between Norwell defenders Smith scored a three-point ing so he got a lot of near - Luke Graft (12) and Eli Riley (4) during the third quarter Friday at JCHS. Dirksen was called for a charge on near fall. falls. But overall I feel like I the play. And he later blocked the potential game-winning 3-pointer as the Patriots beat the Knights, 47-45. Rowles (37-3) almost got a wrestled pretty good reversal later in the period against him.” but surrendered another Despite having three near fall, this one two state qualifiers for the first points, and he was down 7-0 time since 1987 and none of Seals ... after two minutes. them earning a medal, the Continued from page 10 fouled on the floor with 1.5 seconds ning points, finished with seven. Smith got a takedown in youngsters hope they have They took a 41-40 lead on a Dirk - left. Brody Bolyn had 10 points to join the second period for the set the tone for the rest of sen bucket from the right baseline He sank both, and at the other end McBride in double figures for the final points of the match. their careers. with 3:45 remaining, then got a 43-40 Dirksen got a hand on McBride’s Knights. “I just didn’t wrestle like “When things don’t go advantage when Dirksen assisted on potential game-winner from in front myself,” said Rowles, who the way you want them to a Dusty Pearson layup with 1:06 to of his team’s bench. Junior varsity like Wood was a sectional you just have to take posi - play. “We finally got in situations at the A slow start offensively and a and regional champion. “I tives out of it,” Myers said. McBride, who led all players with end that we practice and (are) trying Knight surge in the third quarter didn’t wrestle great at all. I “These guys had the oppor - 27 points, brought the Knights (8-12) to get over the hump,” Bomholt said. resulted in a 45-30 loss for Jay Coun - let him control the match tunity to come down here within one, 43-42, on a layup with 36.9 “That’s what was so frustrating up to ty. when I should have. and feel what it’s like to ticks left. this game is we practice those situa - The Patriots (7-9) trailed 8-2 at the “I almost had him a cou - wrestle in the state finals Dirksen was sent to the line for a tions but we never really got our - end of the first quarter and had the ple times but I just didn’t do and get that experience. one-and-one with 34.5 seconds selves in those situations to try to same margin, 16-10, at halftime. The what I could.” “You just hope that they remaining and he made both, put - win the basketball game at the end.” Knights had a 15-9 edge in the third So he’ll be using this as take what they learned ting Jay County on top 45-42. Dirksen led Jay County with 19 quarter for a 31-19 lead and contin - fuel going forward. here and build on it for McBride drained his seventh and points, and Bennett Weitzel was sec - ued to pull away down the stretch. “Now I’ve got a chip on another season and they’re final 3-pointer from the left wing ond with 10. Pearson chipped in Brady Davis led Jay County with my shoulder and I’m going ready to come back and with 18 seconds to go, and on the eight points. Dowlen, who’s two free 13 points, and Blake Bogenschutz to come back and place place here.” ensuing possession Josh Dowlen was throws proved to be the game-win - ended with 11 points. Sports on tap All the materials andd services you need too Local schedule 1 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: get it done rright on time! Carl Steed Andd Associates, Inc. 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Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Dirksen Fresh out block First-year Jay County grapplers fall short in opening round, seals leaving Patriots without a medalist for the first time since 2015 victory By CHRIS SCHANZ By CHRIS SCHANZ The Commercial Review The Commercial Review INDIANAPOLIS — Having the Ethan Dirksen made Patriots reach the state meet is nine baskets. nothing out of the ordinary. It was the one he stopped Returning without hardware, on defense that really made however, is. the difference. Jay County High School fresh - Dirksen, a Jay County men wrestlers Cody Rowles, High School junior, blocked Tony Wood and Cameron Clark the potential game-winning each lost in the opening round of 3-pointer from Norwell the IHSAA Wrestling State sophomore Luke McBride Finals on Friday at Bankers Life with half a second remain - Fieldhouse. ing as the Patriot boys bas - It marks the first time since ketball team hung on for a 2015 and just the second time in 47-45 victory Friday against nine seasons Jay County hasn’t the visiting Knights. had a state medalist. “Ethan is Ethan,” said “It’s upsetting,” said JCHS JCHS coach Jerry coach Eric Myers. “You like to Bomholt. “He has been our put another name on that podi - most consistent player all um and get another medalist. year (and he) continues to “It’s upsetting today to not be. Plays on both ends of have anybody wrestling into Sat - the floor. He’s the one guy urday. I think in a few days we’ll we have right now, he does - be pretty happy with what we n’t take possessions off. accomplished.” The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz “I’m not saying we have Winners in each weight class other guys that do, but you Friday are guaranteed a top- Cody Rowles, a Jay County High School freshman, tries to turn Nathan Smith of never, ever, can look at him eight finish and a medal as the Southport for a takedown during the first period of their 106-pound opening-round match of and say that was just a lack state finals resume at 9 a.m. Sat - the IHSAA Wrestling State Finals on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Rowles of effort on his part. He urday. lost by major decision, 9-0, and all three JCHS freshmen dropped their opening matches, plays both ends of the floor Tony Wood, a 120-pounder, was marking the first time since 2015 the Patriots have not had a state medalist. the way a high school play - the only Patriot to score a point er needs to play.” during his match. The ninth- The Patriots (6-8), who ranked Wood fell behind 2-0 to escape and a takedown gave from his bottom position 10 sec - onds to go in getting a 5-3 deci - snapped a four-game losing No. 15 Braden Haines of Browns - Wood a 3-2 lead heading into the onds into the third period, then sion. streak, were down 28-21 at burg in the first period before an third period. Haines broke free took Wood to the mat with 18 sec - See Fresh page 9 half and 38-36 after three quarters. See Seals page 9