Saturday, August 7, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Court asked Fiery fourth to block vaccine mandate IU requires Jay County High COVID shots School band director Kelly Smeltzer (left) for all and percussion students, instructor Mitch Snyder employees (right) celebrate together after the Marching Patriots’ By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press performance during the WASHINGTON — The preliminaries at Supreme Court is being Friday’s Indiana State asked to block a plan by Fair Band Day contest. Indiana University to JCHS repeated as the require students and Class 3A percussion employees to get vaccinat - champions — it has ed against COVID-19. It's won the award three the first time the high court has been asked to times in the last six weigh in on a vaccine man - contests. The date and comes as some Marching Patriots corporations, states and advanced to the finals cities are also contemplat - and finished fourth, ing or have adopted vac - just 0.013 points cine requirements for behind third place workers or even to dine Winchester. JCHS had indoors. The case is not the first finished third in each time a coronavirus-related of the last four state issue has been before the fair competitions. court. In rulings over the past year the conservative- dominated high court has largely backed religious groups who have chal - lenged restrictions on indoor services during the cononavirus pandemic. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney In the current case, how - ever, a three-judge federal appeals court panel, Jay County percussion repeats caption victory including two judges appointed by former Presi - dent Donald Trump, was as Marching Patriots finish fourth at state fair one of two lower courts to By RAY COONEY side with Indiana Univer - The Commercial Review sity and allow it to require Everyone knew the Band Day the vaccinations. The plan competition was up for top 10 announced in May grabs. Muncie Central 93.625 requires roughly 90,000 students and 40,000 Any of the top six Centerville 91.725 employees on seven cam - bands could win it. A top Winchester 91.263 contender could also fin - puses to receive COVID-19 Jay County 91.25 ish as low as sixth. vaccinations for the fall The Marching Patriots Kokomo 90.638 semester. ended up in the middle of Lebanon 89.625 Students who don't com - that continuum. Northeastern 89.163 ply will have their regis - Jay County High West Lafayette 86.7 tration canceled and work - School put together a cou - Decatur Co. 78.338 ers who don't will lose ple of performances it Marion 76.425 their jobs. The policy does have religious and medical was proud of Friday as it Photo provided finished fourth at the exemptions, but exempt Indiana State Fair Band Class 3A percussion cap - students must be tested The Jay County High School Marching Patriots’ percussion twice a week for the dis - Day competition. tion award. section repeated as the Class 3A caption award winner during Friday’s There was also oppor - ease. The school “Fantastic,” said JCHS Indiana State Fair Band Day competition. JCHS has now won the award tunity to celebrate in the percussion instructor announced this week that late afternoon, as the Mitch Snyder, whose sec - in three of the last six state fair events, with other victories coming in for now, everyone, regard - Marching Patriots won tion also won in 2019. 2015 and 2019. Prior to the recent percussion wins, the Marching less of vaccination status, their second consecutive See Fourth page 5 Patriots’ last caption award was for music in 2006. must wear a mask indoors while on campus. See Asked page 2

Retrospect JC took 3rd in 1996 contest Twenty-five years ago this fully defended its state fair “We’re not used to being week results of the state fair left title, scoring 87.7 points. third, but there’s 27 guys Jay County’s band in tears. Winchester followed with 86.1 behind you.” The Aug. 8, 1996, edition of and Jay County had 85.1. Silence overtook the Jay The Commercial Review fea - There was a massive gap County camp late in the tured coverage of the Jay Coun - between those top three and evening. ty High School Marching Patri - everyone else, as Indian A day that had been full of ots’ third-place finish at the Creek was fourth at 73.2. cheers, chants and smiles Indiana State Fair. “The kids did fine,” said had drawn to a close. Hugs Despite finishing in the top JCHS band director Dave were exchanged. Tears three, the group was left disap - Humbert. They did what they welled in eyes and streamed pointed. It had finished as high had to do. Just the numbers down cheeks. Band staffers as second at previous contests didn’t fall the right way. It huddled and talked quietly as during the summer. ended up the top three bands they reviewed scores. The Commercial Review/Ed Balint Senior color guard member being there … so shake them “It’s a lot of my summer Members of the Jay County High School Jill Roessner said she was “dis - up and we might have come and a lot of my senior year, so appointed at the scoring. I up with another number I’m kind of sad,” said senior Marching Patriots wave a flag on the track as they wait for thought we did the best show we because it’s that tight of a Stephanie Rager. “I’ll be here the night show’s placings to be announced at the Indiana could and it’s up to the judges.” draw and that’s a good deal to in the future cheering them. State Fair Band Day competition on Aug. 7, 1996. JCHS Franklin Central success - be in. I’ll miss it.” finished third behind Franklin Central and Winchester.

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Jay County had a high tem - Applications are open for perature of 82 degrees Friday. the 2022 Lilly Endowment There is a 30% chance of Community Scholarship Tuesday — Results from Carolyn Friend , 78, Port - showers and thunderstorms through The Portland Founda - Monday’s JCHS girls golf land today. Otherwise, skies will be tion. match. Cheryl Smiley , 45, Port - partly sunny with a high of 84. Those interested can apply land The high will climb into the at at portlandfoundation.org. Thursday — Coverage of Details on page 2. upper 80s Sunday under most - The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Wednesday’s Jay County ly sunny skies. Sept. 2. Council meeting. See page 2 for an extended For more information, call forecast. Jessica Cook at (260) 726-4260. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Saturday, August 7, 2021 Obituaries Carolyn Friend Her husband — John Friend, Pastor Herb Hummel will offi - Ford (husband: Spencer and Penrod Funeral Portland, Indiana ciate the service and burial Marcus), Port - Home in Portland. Services to May 29, 1943-Aug. 5, 2021 Two sons — Danny Weaver, will follow in Gravel Hill Ceme - land, Indiana, celebrate Cheryl’s life will fol - Carolyn “Sue” Friend, age 78, Portland, Indiana, and Gary tery, west of Bryant. and Samantha low at 6 p.m. at the funeral a resident of Portland, passed Weaver, Portland, Indiana Condolences may be Damron, New home. away Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at expressed at williamson - Castle, Indiana Albany Health One daughter — Karen Memorials may be directed spencer.com. One son — and Rehabilita - Faught (husband: Robert), Port - towards the family in care of land, Indiana David Smiley, Williamson-Spencer and Pen - tion Center in Smiley Albany, Indiana. One sister — Ruth Bruss (hus - Cheryl Smiley Portland, Indi - rod Funeral Home. Sue was born band: Butch), Portland, Indiana Jan. 14, 1976-Aug. 3, 2021 ana Condolences may be May 29, 1943, in Nine grandchildren — Erin, Cheryl Smiley, age 45, a resi - Two sisters — Tina Lessing expressed as williamson - Portland, the Telisa, Laura, Sara, Kristy, dent of Portland, passed away (husband: Duane), Portland, spencer.com. daughter of Ken - James, Bailey, Jayden and Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, at her sis - Indiana, and Davene Steen •••••••••• neth and Mary Megan ter’s home in Pennville. (husband: Brad), Pennville, The Commercial Review pub - Anna (Zigler) Friend 12 great-grandchildren Cheryl was born Jan. 14, Indiana lishes death notices for those Hinshaw. Sue She was preceded in death by 1976, in Bellflower, California, Two grandchildren — Antho - with a connection to our cover - retired from Pennville Custom two grandchildren, Adam and the daughter of David Baynes ny and Elizabeth Ford age area free of charge. They Cabinets after 20 years. She was Garrie Weaver. and Linda (Ball) Horine. She She was preceded in death by include the name, city of resi - a member of R.E.A.C.T. and Cir - Visitation will be held Mon - married Jason Smiley on May two sisters, Brenda Mourant dence, birth/death date and cle X where she enjoyed square day from 2 to 7 p.m. at 10, 2005. and Linda Guntle; and a grand - time/date/location of services. dancing. Williamson-Spencer and Pen - Survivors include: son, Matthew Theurer. There is a charge for obituar - Sue married John Friend on rod Funeral Home in Portland. Her husband — Jason Smiley, Visitation will be held ies, which are accepted only Dec. 18, 1965. Funeral will be held Tuesday at Portland, Indiana Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, from from funeral homes or mortuary Survivors include: 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Two daughters — Amy Jo noon to 6 p.m. at Williamson- services. CR almanac Felony court news Unlawful possession served. His sentence will cution, interdiction and $1, assessed $185 in court Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday A Portland woman was commence following his correction fee. costs and ordered to pay a 8/8 8/9 8/10 8/11 8/12 sentenced to jail after sentence from another $200 drug abuse, prosecu - pleading guilty in Jay case decided in June. Dealing drugs tion, interdiction and cor - Superior Court to unlaw - Allen was placed on proba - Three Jay County resi - rection fee. As part of his ful possession of a tion for 640 days, assessed dents were sentenced to plea agreement, a Class B syringe, a Level 6 felony. $185 in court costs and jail recently after pleading misdemeanor charge for Cameron P. Morgan, 22, ordered to pay $201.45 in guilty in Jay courts to deal - possession of marijuana. 88/71 88/72 89/72 89/71 86/68 1860 W. 400 North,was sen - restitution to Thomas ing drugs. Abby M. Romine, 31, 226 Tempera - There’s a Skies will Another More rain tenced to 372 days in Jay Gaerke. Robert Lucas Dunn Duff, E. Elder St., Portland, tures will 40% chance of be mostly 50% chance is expected County Jail and given 372 33, 215 Arlington Ave., pleaded guilty in Jay Cir - swell to the rain Monday, sunny with a of rain with a 50% Drunk driving Dunkirk, pleaded guilty in cuit Court to dealing in high 80s Sun - with tempera - small chance Wednesday chance of days credit for time day under tures reaching of rain. The under mostly showers. served. Morgan was A Dunkirk woman was Jay Superior Court to deal - methamphetamine, a Level mostly sunny 88. high will be sunny skies. sentenced to jail after ing marijuana, a Level 6 5 felony. She was sentenced skies. around 89. assessed $185 in court costs. pleading guilty in Jay felony. He was sentenced to to four years in Indiana As part of her plea Superior Court to operat - 545 days in Jay County Jail Department of Correction agreement, a Class A mis - ing a vehicle while intoxi - with all but 270 days sus - and given credit for 15 days demeanor charge for crim - cated and possession of pended and given 10 days served. She was fined $1, Lotteries inal trespassing was dis - methamphetamine, both credit for time served. assessed $185 in court costs and ordered to pay a $200 missed. Level 6 felonies. Duff was placed on proba - Emily L. Smith, 40, 4460 tion for 275 days and drug abuse, prosecution, Hoosier Pick 4: 5-6-3-6 S. 700 East, was sentenced assessed $185 in court interdiction and correc - Midday Pick 5: 7-9-0-8-5 Theft to one year in Jay County costs. tion fee. The court recom - Daily Three: 1-2-8 Rolling Cash 5: 1-3-12- A Union City man was Jail and given 16 days Cody S. Gierhart, 31, mended Romine for pur - Daily Four: 0-8-3-9 22-28 sentenced to jail after credit for time served. 6769 W. 400 South, Port - poseful incarceration, Quick Draw: 1-4-7-13- Estimated jackpot: pleading guilty in Jay (She will serve her sen - land, pleaded guilty in Jay meaning upon completion 15-19-22-26-29-35-36-37-40- $120,000 Superior Court to theft, a tences for each charge, Circuit Court to dealing in of a substance abuse treat - 44-45-48-49-51-63-80 Level 6 felony. both one year, consecu - methamphetamine, a Level ment program, the court Powerball Joshua R. Allen, 35, 1868 tively.) She was fined $25, 3 felony. He was sentenced will consider modifying Ohio State Road 32, was sen - her sentence. As part of Estimated jackpot: assessed $185 in court to 11 years in Indiana Midday tenced to 730 days in Jay costs and ordered to pay a Department of Correction her plea agreement, a $226 million Pick 3: 4-2-8 County Jail with all but 90 $200 alcohol and drug with six years suspended Level 4 felony charge of Pick 4: 9-4-8-0 days suspended and given countermeasures fee and and given credit for time dealing in a narcotic drug Pick 5: 6-8-4-5-6 Mega Millions 10 days credit for time a $200 drug abuse, prose - served. Gierhart was fined was dismissed. Evening Estimated jackpot: Pick 3: 0-6-6 $191 million Markets Capsule Reports Trailer trouble Mitchell’s trailer was towed, with tion with county road 200 West. The A Muncie man’s trailer lost its bal - damage estimated between $5,000 and Silverado then continued off the east Cooper Farms W h e a t ...... 7 .2 3 a n c e a n d s h if t e d o f f In d i a n a 1 a b o u t $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 . s id e o f th e r o a d a n d in t o th e d i tc h . Fort Recovery Sept. wheat ...... 7.07 8:35 a.m. Thursday. Two witnesses –– Jennifer and Lee Corn ...... 6.65 Larry A. Mitchell, 69, Muncie, was Abandoned vehicle VanSkyock –– later told Jay County Sept. corn ...... 5.85 Central States driving north on the highway near An unknown person drove a vehi - Sheriff’s Office they watched the Wheat ...... 6.89 Montpelier county road 300 South. He later told cle into the ditch on Mount Pleasant driver, whose identity remains Corn ...... 5.55 Jay County Sheriff’s Office he had Road and fled the scene about 10:26 unknown, exit the vehicle and run POET Biorefining Sept. corn ...... 5.55 cattle in his trailer. He said as his 2004 southwest on Mount Pleasant Road. Beans ...... 13.36 p.m. Wednesday. Portland Chevrolet Silverado crested a hill, the The driver of a 2001 Chevrolet Sil - The vehicle was towed, with dam - Sept. beans ...... 13.36 cattle shifted their weight, causing age estimated between $10,000 and Corn ...... 6.70 Wheat ...... 7.19 verado was driving southwest on the Sept. corn ...... 6.45 his vehicle to go off the road. road and approaching the intersec - $25,000. Oct. corn ...... 5.81 Sunrise St. Anthony The Andersons Corn ...... 6.57 Richland Township Sept. corn ...... 6.05 Asked ... Corn ...... 6.50 Beans ...... 13.47 SERVICES Sept. corn ...... 5.72 Sept. beans ...... 12.82 Continued from page 1 vide immunization documentation but Sunday Beans ...... 13.77 Wheat ...... 6.69 The vaccine mandate is being challenged after a backlash changed its policy to Harris , Ernie: 2 p.m., The Sept. beans ...... 13.07 Aug. wheat ...... 6.72 by eight students who argue in court make providing proof optional. Students Briar Patch, 190 S. Washington papers filed Friday that they have "a con - and employees now must simply attest to St., Pennville. stitutional right to bodily integrity, autono - their vaccination in an online form. Monday my, and of medical treatment choice in the College officials across the country Today in history Friend , Carolyn: 11 a.m., context of a vaccination mandate." They're have struggled with whether to require Williamson-Spencer and Penrod asking for an injunction from the high vaccinations, with some schools mandat - Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - On August 7, 1998 , sive in the Pacific dur - court barring the university from enforc - ing them and others questioning whether merce St., Portland. terrorist bombs at U.S. ing World War II. ing the mandate. Seven of the students they have legal authority to do so. Simi - embassies in Kenya and (Japanese forces aban - qualify for a religious exemption. lar lawsuits against student vaccine Wednesday There is no deadline for the court to act, requirements have been filed in other Tanzania killed 224 peo - doned the island the fol - Smiley , Cheryl: 6 p.m., but the students are asking it to do so by states. Williamson-Spencer and Penrod ple, including 12 Ameri - lowing February.) Aug. 13. Over the past two weeks, vaccine man - Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - cans. In 1964 , Congress In July, an Indiana district court judge dates have become a particularly hot merce St., Portland. In 1782 , Gen. George passed the Gulf of sided with the university in declining to issue. On Friday, United Airlines Washington created the Tonkin resolution, giv - issue a preliminary injunction blocking announced it would become the first Service listings provided by Order of the Purple ing President Lyndon B. the vaccine mandate. A three-judge panel major U.S. airline to require vaccination PROGRESSIVE Heart, a decoration to Johnson broad powers of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Cir - for workers. Google, Facebook, Tyson OFFICE PRODUCTS recognize merit in in dealing with reported cuit voted 3-0 to uphold the decision earlier Foods and Microsoft are among the other enlisted men and non - North Vietnamese this week. Two of the three judges were companies mandating vaccines. 120 N. Meridian St. commissioned officers. attacks on U.S. forces. appointed by Trump and the third by for - Late last month, the Department of Portland, Indiana 47371 In 1789 , the U.S. In 1971 , the Jay mer President Ronald Reagan. Veterans Affairs became the first federal (260) 726-9201 Department of War was County Fair kicked off The university initially was going to agency to require vaccinations for its progressiveofficeproducts.com established by Con - with an antique car require students and employees to pro - health workers. gress. parade as 104 vehicles In 1942 , U.S. and chugged down Meridian other allied forces land - Street in Portland and ed at Guadalcanal, then down Votaw Street marking the start of the to the fairgrounds. first major allied offen - —AP and The CR Citizen’s calendar We Cancel TIMESHARES for You Monday commissioners room, Every year 150,000 people reach 9 a.m. — Jay County courthouse, 120 N. Court Commissioners, commis - St., Portland. out to us for help getting rid of their sioners room, court - 6 p.m. — Jay School timeshare. In 2019, we relieved over Board, General Shanks, house, 120 N. Court St., $50,000,000 in timeshare debt and Portland. 414 Floral Ave., Portland. 3:45 p.m. — Jay County 6 p.m. — Dunkirk maintenance fees. We can help. Board of Works, city Election Board, voting building, 131 S. Main St. room, courthouse, 120 N. 7 p.m. — Dunkirk City Court St., Portland. Council, city building, Get your free information kit 4 p.m. — Jay County 131 S. Main St. and see if you qualify: Public Library Board, Community Room, Wednesday library, 315 N. Ship St., 7 p.m. — Jay County 877-329-1207 Portland. Council, commissioners 6 p.m. — Jay County room, courthouse, 120 N. Regional Sewer District, Court St., Portland. The Commercial Review Saturday, August 7, 2021 Family Page 3 Alaskans kept beached whale alive By MERYL KORNFIELD with seawater to keep it wet By 2 p.m., when a NOAA offi - killer whale research organiza - in the Pacific coast area, The Washington Post and to fend off birds, Fair said. cer boated to the scene to tion. Whales sometimes acci - researchers can place each by A young, 20-foot-long orca That’s when good samaritans relieve Strickland’s crew, the dentally beach themselves their distinguishable mark - had stranded itself on jagged came to the rescue: Over sea - tide had started to come in, Fair when the tide is lower than ings: T146D has a nick on the rocks in Alaska. weed-slicked rocks, helpers said. they expected, said Jared Tow - top of the dorsal fin and scar on Mere feet from the open scrambled with white buckets, An hour later, with the tide ers, a researcher with the group a white patch in the back, Tow - water, where its pod called for collecting water and tossing it coming in, the whale refloated, and the Canadian government. ers said. it, the 13-year-old killer whale over the beached whale, accord - moving a bit slowly at first. It The whale, named T146D, was It probably escaped the was in dire straits as the hours ing to a TikTok video. Once the meandered around a little most likely hunting harbor beaching with some superficial passed Thursday morning. The group had attached a hose to a before swimming away, Fair seals and didn’t realize it had injuries, Towers said, but that’s whale, stuck near the eastern pump, they sprayed water said. NOAA was not able to con - swum too close to shore until it thanks to humans on the scene shore of Prince of Wales across the whale’s back. firm whether the whale was was too late, Towers said. who did the right thing: calling Island, caught the attention of It seemed to cry out as people able to reunite with its pod. Towers and another expert the authorities and then people on a passing boat who helped from a careful distance. NOAA said that the 8.2 earth - recognized T146D, a juvenile called the U.S. Coast Guard “I don’t speak a lot of whale, quake that shook parts of Alas - Bigg’s killer whale, from past drenching the whale to prevent before 9 a.m., Julie Fair, a but it didn’t seem real stoked,” ka late Wednesday night had no photos taken of it and its moth - possible overheating. National Oceanic and Atmos - Capt. Chance Strickland told connection to the stranding, er, T146. The young whale was Now that T146D has probably pheric Administration spokes - the New York Times. Video which was 1,000 miles away. last spotted off the coast of returned to waters along Alas - woman, wrote in an email to taken by bystanders showed The whale joins five others in British Columbia earlier this ka and Canada, researchers The Washington Post. The Strickland and others from the past two decades that month, he said. expect to soon catch a glimpse stranded whale was four to five their boat, M/V Steadfast, vigi - researchers know were strand - Killer whales have uniquely of the animal, hopefully back feet above the tide line when lantly soaking the whale. ed on the West Coast before shaped dorsal fins and white with its pod and hunting har - NOAA first learned about it. “There were tears coming out they freed themselves or got patches, making it possible to bor seals. The agency authorized crew of its eyes,” he added. “It was help from humans, according to identify them from past photos. “It’s only a matter of time,” members to spray the whale pretty sad.” research by Bay Cetology, a With about 300 whales recorded Towers said. Friend tangled in roommate’s melodrama DEAR ABBY: I have two good I’m now wondering if I have used times people have to learn the define their spouse as “hus - friends who dated all through col - that as an excuse to spare her hard way, and Jen appears to band” or “wife,” when male lege until “Isaac” broke up with from all the things I feel she ought be one of them. If you uncou - couples marry, both spouses “Jen” in a very stressful and dra - Dear to know. I don’t know how I would ple your life from theirs and refer to their partner as “hus - matic way. We were all living even broach the subject, and it’s spend less time with them, it band.” With female couples, together in a house, and he broke Abby making me irritable around will be healthier for you. the spouses are both called up with her to date a girl he liked them. Help! — HOPING I’M A •••••••• “wife.” Household tasks usual - from his newspaper club. We used GOOD FRIEND DEAR ABBY: There are several ly fall to whomever does them to host parties for the club, and DEAR HOPING: Jen made same-sex couples within our cir - best or wants to do them. the girls would openly flirt with clear that she doesn’t want to cle of friends and former co- Roles are assigned according him in front of Jen. During the because she’s still hoping that hear any bad news from you. workers. Whether male or female, to ability and circumstance, mess of the breakup, I learned “maybe” something could hap - If you disclose what you know, each has a husband and wife. We rather than imitating tradi - that Isaac had known for a while pen. Earlier this year he told me you will lose your housemate. are not sure how it is decided who tional marital duties. (By the he wanted to end things with Jen, that he was not planning on get - The message you want to will assume which role; and we way, the same applies to some and stayed with her only because ting back together with her, but deliver falls into that category. don’t feel comfortable asking opposite-sex couples as well.) he wanted to have enough people he’s here almost every day, insist - From your description of what might be too intrusive a •••••••• for a nice student house. ing on spending time with us. Isaac, he’s a user and a player. question regarding their relation - Dear Abby is written by Abigail Fast-forward three years: We It’s frustrating since I feel Jen She would be better off with - ships. We would appreciate it if Van Buren, also known as Jeanne are out of college, and I still live deserves more. She’s very anx - out him in her life. But she you could find the answer, if Phillips, and was founded by her with Jen. Isaac relies on her for ious, and told me during the must arrive at that conclusion there is one. — CURIOUS IN THE mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact all his emotional needs and says breakup that she didn’t want me herself. (After their breakup, EAST Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com she’s his “best friend.” She can’t telling her any details about him she should have realized he DEAR CURIOUS: Unlike or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA say no to him or distance herself that she wouldn’t want to hear. couldn’t be counted on.) Some - with straight couples, who 90069. Community Calendar Notices will appear in the month. It is located at Will be served from 5:30 to JAY COUNTY PASTORS versity Health Jay Hospi - the second Tuesday of each Community Calendar as 510 E. Arch St., Portland. 6:30 p.m. at Asbury United AND CHAPLAINS — Meet tal. month in the Community space is available. To sub - The website is museu - Methodist Church, 204 E. at 11:30 a.m. on the second JAY COUNTY CIVIC Room at Jay County Public mit an item, email mofthesoldier.com. Arch St. in Portland. Tuesday of each month in THEATRE — Holds its reg - Library, 315 N. Ship St., [email protected]. Everyone is welcome. the chapel at Indiana Uni - ular meeting at 6 p.m. on Portland. Monday TAKE OFF POUNDS Today PORTLAND BREAK - SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will JAY COUNTY DEMOC - FAST OPTIMISTS — Will meet for weigh-in at 5:30 RATS CENTRAL COM - meet at 7 a.m. for breakfast p.m., with the meeting at 6 MITTEE –– Will meet at 9 at Richards Restaurant. p.m., in the fellowship hall a.m. in the Jay County BRYANT AREA COM - at Evangelical Methodist Democrat Headquarters, MUNITY CENTER — Church, 930 W. Main St., 221 South Meridian St., Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. Portland. New members Portland. every Monday, Wednesday welcome. For more infor - PORTLAND FARMERS and Friday. mation, call (260) 726-5312. MARKET — Is open from 8 PING PONG — Will be NARCOTICS ANONY - a.m. to noon each Saturday played from 9 a.m. to noon MOUS — Will meet at 6 in the parking lot at The each Monday at Jay Com - p.m. each Monday at A Sec - Rock Church. munity Center. ond Chance At Life Min - ALCOHOLICS ANONY - EUCHRE –– Will be istries, 228 S. Meridian St. MOUS — Will meet at 10 played starting at 1 p.m. in Portland. For more a.m. upstairs at True Value each Monday at West Jay information, call Brenda Hardware, Meridian Community Center, 125 Eads at (260) 726-9625 or Street, Portland. For more Hoover St., Dunkirk. Dave Keen at (260) 251-8792. information, call (260) 729- PREGNANCY CARE DIABETES SUPPORT 2532. CENTER — Free pregnan - GROUP — Meets at 3 p.m. DUNKIRK HISTORICAL cy testing with ongoing on the second Monday of SOCIETY — Is open from support during and after each month at Mercer 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first pregnancy. The center is Health in Coldwater, Ohio. and third Saturday of each located at 216 S. Meridian REDISCOVERING JOY month in the former W.E. St., Portland. Hours are 1 to — The support group of Gaunt Jewelry building, 5 p.m. Monday through Fri - widows and widowers 113. S. Main St., Dunkirk. day. For more information meets at 6:30 p.m. on the MUSEUM OF THE SOL - or to schedule an appoint - second Monday of each DIER — Is open from noon ment, call (260) 726-8636. month at R & R Fabrica - to 5 p.m. the first and third Walk-ins accepted. tions, 601 E. Washington Saturday and Sunday of BREAD OF LIFE COM - St., St. Henry, Ohio. In MUNITY FAMILY MEAL August, the group will be — going out to eat at the Town Tavern in Chickasaw. For more information, email [email protected] Sudoku om. Tuesday BRYANT COMMUNITY CENTER EUCHRE — Will be played at 1 p.m. each Tuesday. The public is wel - come. THE LANDING — A 12- step program for those in sixth through 12th grade will meet at 5:55 p.m. each Tuesday at 2nd Chance at Life Ministries, 228 S. Meridian St., Portland. For more information, call (260) 703-0777 or (260) 726- 5273. A BETTER LIFE – BRI - ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- based recovery group for substance abuse. Meal starts at 6 p.m. and the meeting is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday at the Nazarene Fellowship Friday’s Solution Building across from the Nazarene church, 249 E. The objective is to fill a Center St., Dunkirk. For nine-by nine grid so that more information, call each column, each row, and Amanda Price at (765) 283- each of the nine three-by- 2107. three boxes (also called NARCOTICS ANONY - blocks or regions) contains MOUS — Will meet at 7 the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each. p.m. each Tuesday at Church of God of Prophe - cy, 797 N. Creagor Ave. in Portland. For more infor - mation, call (260) 766-9334. The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Saturday, August 7, 2021 Start offering vaccinations to kids By ANDREAS KLUTH around the most vulnerable adult “normality,” which seem tening curves.” For that matter, Bloomberg Opinion group — the yet-unvaccinated trivial compared to the needs as we’re learning to live with As new variants –– delta, and elderly — by shuttering of children. In a pinch, is it this virus for the long term, we then probably epsilon and Andreas schools, which we suspected really more important to open should also bid farewell to whatever comes next –– bring (often without good evidence) cinemas and bars, or to keep infection numbers as a metric us more waves of COVID-19 in Kluth of superspreading the virus. kids in their classrooms? Next for policy, and base our deci - the fall and winter, policymak - In doing so we accepted that time — if there has to be a next sions exclusively on hospital - ers and citizens in all developed many kids would plummet into time — let everything else go izations and deaths, as we countries should say out loud loneliness, anxiety and depres - into lockdown before even look - would in a flu outbreak. and in unison: This time, let’s come fall, winter and spring — sion; that they would spend a ing at schools. And yes, I say all this as an save our kids. schools must stay open whether sizable part of their young lives Even as we open schools irate and worried dad. Overall, This means, yes, offering without social contacts; and again, of course, we must take we’ve managed the pandemic infections rise again or not. youngsters vaccinations if the that they would fall far behind many precautions, which may reasonably well in countries In this pandemic so far, chil - parents agree, as Germany just in their learning — so far that become quasi-permanent — like Germany, where I happen decided to do for children older dren have not suffered much in they may never be able to make and why not? The kids should to live, especially given that we than 12, even while a commis - purely medical terms. They up the loss. generally wear masks, unless always had bad, shifting or con - sion of scientists still dithers rarely get bad cases of the dis - Starting in this next academ - common sense suggests a situa - tradictory information to work about recommending this step. ease, although research is woe - ic year, therefore, we must col - tion is safe (as when gathering with. But we weren’t being fair Even more importantly, it fully lacking about “long lectively return the favor: Now outdoors, say). Windows should to the kids. Whatever the virus means that the vaccine slouch - covid” in young patients. we adults must circle the wag - stay open as long as the weath - has in store for us, let’s put the es among us adults should They’ve instead suffered in ons around the young, so they er allows it. And schools should children first from now on. finally bare arms to build the every other way — educational - can resume their much needed install air filters, which we as •••••••••• epidemiological equivalent of a ly, psychologically and socially learning and socializing. taxpayers should fund gener - Andreas Kluth is a columnist firewall around the young. I’m — because they can’t develop As mentioned above, the eas - ously and without whining. for Bloomberg Opinion. He was still against mandating shots. healthily without physically iest way we can do that is by But the in-person teaching — previously editor in chief of But the moral case for getting attending school. getting vaccinated, if we by vaccinated educators — and Handelsblatt Global and a jabbed is now incontrovertible In effect, we tacitly decided haven’t done so already. But we the learning must go on. Educa - writer for the Economist. He’s and overwhelming. as societies in 2020 that we can also help by foregoing tion is a right too fundamental the author of “Hannibal and But above all, it means that — needed to circle our wagons some of our other relics of to sacrifice for the sake of “flat - Me.” Rioters were not heroes The Washington Post Police officers are duty- bound to protect them - Guest selves and others from harm; they have no more basic and urgent obliga - Editorial tion. For Capitol Police officers, that means safe - guarding Congress, its the stairwell they had elected members and mounted from the Speak - employees. On Jan. 6, a er’s Lobby at the entrance Capitol Police officer, man - to the House chamber. ning a door just outside Among the furious throng, the House of Representa - some chanting “F--- the tives chamber, where law - makers and staffers just a blue!,” were rioters who few yards away faced made their intentions imminent danger from a clear: They wanted to surging, violent mob, fired exact revenge on then-Vice a single, close-range shot President Mike Pence, at a rioter who tried to House Speaker Nancy vault through a smashed Pelosi and others they window. believed, in their Trump- That rioter, Ashli Bab - fueled delusion, to be com - bitt, was killed. Every lost plicit in election fraud. life should be mourned. Scores of police were But it is remarkable that hurt by rioters that day. As she was the only rioter Babbitt climbed or was killed by an officer’s gun boosted through the shat - that day, amid the most tered doorway, the Capitol dire attack on the U.S. Police officers on the Capitol since British other side had every rea - son to believe she and El Paso is still healing troops set it afire on Aug. 24, 1814. On Thursday, those who would follow By ROBERTO JOSÉ ANDRADE open in the geographic center of felt like a familiar betrayal. President Biden signed her through the breach FRANCO the city. It’s in the rust-colored bor - In June, Abbott announced a into law a measure award - presented a lethal threat. Special To The Washington Post der wall that has always represent - $250 million “down payment” to ing the legislative branch’s That’s why the Justice On Monday afternoon, dozens of ed more than just the divide build “hundreds of miles” of bor - highest honor, the Con - Department, in April, people gathered inside La Fe Cul - between Texas and Mexico. der wall between Texas and Mexi - gressional Gold Medal, to decided not to bring crimi - tural and Technology Center. The If there is an undercurrent in co. As The Post reported, “Abbott the U.S. Capitol Police and nal charges against the center is part of La Fe, as it is most Texas history, it is anti-Mexican painted a bleak picture of border others, including the D.C. still-unnamed officer who often called, the health clinic that violence, epitomized by the white cities as victims of an ‘open bor - police, who defended the pulled the trigger. has served El Paso’s Segundo Bar - supremacism practiced for more der’ policy he blames for the large Capitol and those within Investigators concluded rio for decades. Inside the center’s than a century under the guise of numbers of migrants ‘wreaking it. That recognition was there was “no evidence to auditorium, in between murals of law enforcement by the Texas havoc’ and ‘carnage’ on both popu - deserved. establish that, at the time Che Guevara and Emiliano Zapata, Rangers. The border wall is a mon - lous and remote communities Babbitt is celebrated the officer fired a single there is a large poster. It shows a ument to that hostility; the El Paso along the Rio Grande.” posthumously by some shot at Babbitt, the officer large pair of hands cupping a massacre was just the latest mani - Because more is always needed, Republicans — including, did not reasonably believe smaller, upturned pair, which are festation of it. the Texas-Mexico border has been repeatedly, by former pres - that it was necessary to do in turn bearing a white lotus. There’s no ignoring that. No for - increasingly militarized. In places ident Donald Trump — so in self-defense or in Above this image is the phrase getting it, not even when watching such as El Paso’s Segundo Barrio, who turn logical and defense of the Members of “Healing Together.” ballet folkorico and matachines you hear helicopters so often they rhetorical somersaults in Congress and others evac - That was the reason for the gath - dance, or hearing mariachis sing sometimes fade from notice. As a campaign to transform uating the House Cham - ering, a day before the Aug. 3 sec - — as they were at the La Fe memo - you drive down the highway that ond anniversary of the El Paso her into a patriotic symbol ber,” the department said. rial. It sometimes feels like events runs parallel to the border, you see massacre. Healing together, as at such as these are the closest El U.S. Border Patrol vehicles parked and martyr. The sad truth A Republican congress - several other sites across the city Paso will get to the therapy that we in the wall’s shadows, waiting to is that Trump is exploiting man, Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, had been this week, by honoring the 23 peo - all need. There was something pounce, as if they’re desert preda - her for a second time. First ple who died in a shooting perpe - oddly comforting about being tors. he lured her, and so many speaking with the Capitol Police officers guarding trated, according to prosecutors, there, mourning together, with At the La Fe Cultural and Tech - others, to Washington by a white supremacist who feared the doors to the Speaker’s those who understand why, when nology Center on Monday night, with the pernicious goal a supposed “Hispanic invasion of trying to explain the feelings from the poet Gris Muñoz fought back Lobby as the mob closed of overturning a fair and Texas.” The suspect, Patrick Cru - that day two years ago, sometimes, tears as she spoke. She had taken free election. Now he is in. He was steps away sius, who faces multiple state and “I just don’t know,” is all one can off her mask, noting that it had mischaracterizing her when the officer shot Bab - federal charges, has pleaded not say about the ever-present anger, been awhile since we’d all been death as a “murder” with bitt. “That young lady’s guilty to capital murder. pain and sorrow. together. And then she said, “It’s the contemptible goal of family’s lives changed and El Pasoans gathered to heal, Such as many communities been 730 days since that Saturday rewriting the history of [the officer’s] life also because forgetting that saddest of along the border, most with a sig - morning when a white terrorist Jan. 6. changed,” Mullin told days feels impossible when you nificant Mexican ethnic popula - followed the I-10 highway that rib - Make no mistake: The George Stephanopoulos of live here. tion, El Paso is underserved by the bons through Texas, from his pole-wielding, bloody- ABC News. “But what also To live in El Paso is to live state. Higher poverty rates, less hometown into mine.” minded rioters in whose happened [after Babbitt around constant reminders of that access to quality education, more We still remember that day. It midst Babbitt was shot was shot] is that mob that day. They’re there, in the “El Paso residents without health insur - began as a beautiful morning, but were an immediate men - was trying to go through Strong” stickers that have faded ance. Unsurprisingly, the pandem - it turned gray, and by the evening, ace to this nation’s elected that door, they left. . . . His and cracked under the harsh ic turned several of these areas dark clouds were pouring rain on representatives and oth - actions I believe saved desert sun. There, in the multiple into COVID-19 hot spots. When El Paso. ers. They pounded and people’s lives even more. murals and signs across the city Gov. Greg Abbott (R) prioritized Two years later, that day is splintered the thick glass- Unfortunately, it did take that say the same. It’s in the Wal - the health of businesses over peo - impossible to forget. Two years paneled door separating one, though.” mart where it all happened, still ple’s health amid the pandemic, it later, El Paso is still trying to heal. 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2021 Jay County Fair

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Gabe Pinkerton (above) plays the bass drum Friday morning while the Jay County High School Marching Patriots warm up prior to their preliminary performance at the Indiana State Fair Band Day competition. At right, a trio of Marching Patriots, including Danielle May (front) point their instruments high during Friday’s show on the track in front of the grand stand at Indiana State Fairgrounds. Fourth ... Continued from page 1 Smeltzer had nothing but Going on the track and and performers and were all hyped, but we a thank you to the class “It was quite an honor positive reviews for his running a show like that artists by state fair band were controlled. It paid that brought in the most to hear our name called Marching Patriots. brought me to tears.” day.’” off, everything we’ve done money during its Spirit of again today.” “That was a really The victory was not For other caption this season, right there on ‘76 fundraiser this spring. The JCHS percussion incredible run,” he told only a repeat for the awards, Jay County fin - the field.” With the fourth-place section posted a score of them while standing on a Marching Patriots, but ished third for musical That word — electricity finish, the Marching 173, edging Richmond by ladder following their pre - gave them their third per - performance behind — was on the minds of Patriots have now been in one point for the Class 3A liminary performance. cussion caption award in Muncie Central and Win - many of the Marching the top five more times — caption award. Northeast - “You need to feel good the last six years as they chester, third in Class 3A Patriots after their pre - 32 — than any other band ern, which is in Class 2A, about that. … also won in 2015. and fourth overall for gen - liminary show. But their in the history of the Indi - had the next highest score “I’m extremely proud of Snyder, who said ‘’that’s eral effect, fourth in Class success went beyond that. ana State Fair Band Day at 168. the performance today.” exactly how I heard it in 3A and fifth overall for They also came together contest. (Prior to Friday, Overall, the Marching The percussion caption my head” as he walked off both visual performance and accomplished some Jay County and Anderson Patriots posted a total of award could be consid - the track late Friday and auxiliary. Muncie of the goals they had been were tied.) 91.25 in Friday night’s ered a surprise given that morning, explained that Central was first in Class focusing on at band camp Smeltzer said after a finals, just 0.013 points the band initially planned the last week or so of 3A for general effect, and during the last few decent performance dur - behind third-place Win - to go without a drum line practice was intense. The music performance, visu - practices this week. ing the band’s preview chester. (JCHS had fin - this year. With numbers focus for the group was on al performance and auxil - “We have been working show for the community ished third in each of the in the section down, the artistry, balance, blend iary. Class champions on our releases and finish - Tuesday, he felt the inten - previous four state fair show was initially written and clarity, as well as help - were Monroe Central ing a phrase,” said senior sity change during band day competitions.) to only include the front ing the performers under - (Class 1A), Centerville saxophone player Lilly Wednesday’s practice. Muncie Central, which ensemble. But the stu - stand sometimes it makes (Class 2A) and Muncie Hedges. “And I feel like we The Marching Patriots had won two of the five dents pushed to have a sense, even for drums, to Central (Class 3A). did a really, really good then finished Thursday’s Central Indiana Track drum line included and play quietly. There was nothing but job. Cut offs were together. shortened session — they Show Association con - were willing to pick up “It’s all about quality, excitement as the March - We crescendoed together. let out early to allow more tests leading up to the new instruments in order musicianship and quality, ing Patriots walked off We finished the phrase, time to sleep because they state fair, ended up solidly to make it happen. knowing your role within the track late Friday and we really pushed it all departed JCHS at 5:25 taking the title with 93.625 The result couldn’t have the entire ensemble, morning. the way to the end.” a.m. Friday — with great points. It was the Spirit of been much better. knowing when to step up “That was phenome - Three schools — Hager - run, he added. Muncie’s third state fair “What I think went real - and sometimes knowing nal,” said junior trumpet stown, Elwood and “You still don’t know title and first since 2014. ly well was just the inten - when to step back, not set - player Gabi Bilbrey. defending state fair cham - until you get down to the (Muncie Southside, which sity we came out with,” tling for anything less “Indeed it was,” pion Anderson — pulled venue,” Smeltzer said. closed in 2014, won six said senior bass drum than what you know responded color guard out of the contest because “All you can do is follow state fair championships.) player Nathan Manson. you’re capable of,” said member Lia West. of outbreaks of COVID- the protocol you have Centerville was the run - “Because at the beginning Snyder. “We aim for today, “That was by far our 19. The Marching Patriots been and hope that rein - ner-up with 91.725 points. (of warm-ups) we were state fair band day, not best run of the season,” donned purple ribbons in forcement has worked Kokomo scored 90.638 very tired and just didn’t ‘How amazing can we pos - baritone saxophone play - honor of those bands. throughout the season. points for fifth place play really clean. And sibly be at our first com - er Aidan Garlinger said Jay County band mem - They did that today. They behind Jay County. then we kind of snapped petition,’ but ‘How good later. “It felt amazing. bers also wore “1994” but - actually exceeded that Band director Kelly into it in the warm-up arc. can we be as musicians There was electricity. We tons on their left should as today.”

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Jay County High School super senior drum major Breanna Lothridge (above) pumps her fist and grins as she and her fellow Marching Patriots walk away from the track following the preliminary round. Pictured below, from left to right: JCHS band staff member Devin Lykins works to replace a tire on one of the group’s props just minutes before the preliminary show after it went flat on the trip from the buses to the track; color guard member Audrey Hummer swirls her light blue ice flags near the end of the second movement of the Marching Patriots’ “Of Fire and Ice” show; and Gabi Bilbrey plays the trumpet during one of Jay County’s powerful hits. The Commercial Review Page 6 Puzzles Saturday, August 7, 2021

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Now, they’re set to clash. coach Grant “I figured they would try to Zgunda gives make that match-up again, both direction to skill of us taking close, decision loss - players during a es that night,” said Kenney of drill as part of UFC 259. “Being exciting fight - practice on ers, I figured Song was coming Monday. The next. If there’s anybody out of Patriots, who have the top 15 that belongs there, it’s a Red-Blue us two.” Kenney referred to Yadong as intrasquad an “exciting fighter,” saying scrimmage at 10 they have similar styles. But, he a.m. today, will said, he feels like he is the more scrimmage at well-rounded of the two. Bellmont on Friday. He is a slight betting favorite heading into the fight. Beyond moving up to the main card, tonight’s fight will be different for Kenney in another way. He’s fought four times since the start of the coronavirus pan - The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz demic early last year — twice in Las Vegas and twice on UFC’s in the United Arab Emirates. All of those fights have been missing something. Tame ... Sports on tap “The last four fights have been during COVID, no fans,” Kenney Continued from page 10 late grandfather, Joe Newgarden, is in p.m. Local schedule Fort Recovery — Boys golf at said. “My first three UFC fights Today “I think there’s obviously pressure the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame. Joe Botkins – 4 p.m. Fort Wayne TinCaps at Great I was in the early card, so the that everyone wants me to succeed here Newgarden also invented the Robo-Pong Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. South Lakes Loons – 7:05 p.m. Bend Cubs – 7:05 p.m. arena wasn’t packed yet any - and is expecting me to succeed here,” he table tennis robot. ways. 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New - South Adams – 4:30 p.m.; Boys golf All photographs — and many As he does before every fight, “I think we absolutely have the per - garden was raised about 25 miles north in Mercer County Championship – more unpublished pictures that can the former Patriot two-time TBA be viewed at TheCr.com — are avail - formance to win the championship,” of Nashville in Hendersonville and now Fort Wayne TinCaps vs. South able for purchase from The Commer - wrestling state medalist gave a Newgarden said. “We don’t have a lot of lives with his wife closer to the city. The Bend Cubs – 7:05 p.m. cial Review. shout out to all of his support - Prints cost $4 for 3x5 or 5x7, and room for error.” championships raised his profile in the Wednesday an 8x10 is $7. Digital copies are $5 ers in Jay County. 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Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Kenney, Yadong meet on UFC main card By RAY COONEY the press conference with the split-decision defeat to former The Commercial Review other nine main card fighters bantamweight champion HOUSTON — Step by step, and UFC president Dana White . (He went the has climbed the on Thursday night. “It was my distance against Cruz, who ladder. Jay Co. graduate to kick off first one. … I was a fan, too, was ranked 11th, falling by a He took his first fight at UFC 265 approximately 10 p.m. watching Derek Lewis do his 30-27, 29-28, 28-29 split deci - home in Jay County on a whim. thing … sion.) Then he moved to Arizona as “It feels great. That’s where I That loss ended a three an amateur, to the professional want to be. That’s a great start match winning streak for Ken - ranks and eventually to the takes on tonight and prelims at 8 p.m., on UFC for me … to get a big opportuni - ney, who is 5-2 since stepping UFC. as part of UFC 265 at the Toyota Fight Pass and ESPN, respec - ty to fight on pay-per-view.” up to the UFC in March 2019 Tonight, fans have to pay to Center in Houston. tively.) The main event features Kenney and Yadong fought and 16-3-1 overall as a pro. His see him fight. The fighters, who are at simi - No. 2 against No. back-to-back at UFC 259 in only other loss came against Kenney, a 2009 Jay County lar points in their careers, will 3 Ciryl Gane in a bout for the April. Yadong first took a loss Merab Dvalishvili, who is now High School graduate, has lead off the five-fight main interim heavyweight title. by unanimous decision to Ken - ranked 11th in the ban - risen to the main card on pay- card that begins at 10 p.m. “It was pretty cool,” said ney’s teammate Kyler Phillips, tamweight division. per-view for the first time as he (Early prelims begin at 6 p.m. Kenney shortly after finishing and Kenney followed with a See Meet page 9 Newgarden set to tame home track By DAN GELSTON popped in and gave him a AP Sports Writer big bro hug. Newgarden NASHVILLE, Tenn. — and Joey Logano high- Josef Newgarden kept his fived and Austin Cindric pingpong paddle nearby in slapped hands and got a a case while the home - pat on the back. town driver gave his latest Newgarden was the promotional pitch on why clear winner for most pop - IndyCar will be a smash ular driver in Nashville, a hit in the Music City. fitting title for the Ten - The two-time IndyCar nessee native who’s champ prepped for a final focused on a third champi - night of fun in his charity onship at the same time event before he shifted his he’s playing host to celebs, focus to racing. race fans and the casual “I’ve tried to front-load Broadway gawkers who all my work, get it out of want to know what’s up the way, up until (Friday) this weekend with the which I think is the smart open wheel cars zipping The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz thing to do,” he said. over a bridge suspended 80 And then, play time feet above the Cumberland called. River. “Teammate! Teammate! “It’s going to be very On the approach Let’s go!” embarrassing if I don’t Janae Jacobs of the Jay County High School girls golf team watches her approach shot Newgarden’s spiel was win,” Newgarden said. make its way on the 11th green during the South Adams Invitational on Wednesday at Wabash broken up and he bounded Newgarden said the Valley Golf Club in Geneva. The Patriots placed ninth out of 10 teams. away when fellow Team remark was meant to be Penske driver and ping - tongue-in-cheek. Sort of. pong partner Ryan Blaney See Tame page 9