JCDC Approves Budget by RAY COONEY the Commercial Review Meeting for the First Time in Eight Months, Jay County Development Corporation Did Some Catching Up
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Water park’s numbers Massive mural were cut in half Late start, coronavirus restrictions limited attendance and revenue
By RILEY EUBANKS The Commercial Review Final numbers from the 2020 Portland Water Park season are in. Water park manager Missy Bader told Portland Park Board at its meeting Tuesday that attendance and revenue in 2020 were less than half of what it was than the past two years, appropriately so since pool season and capacity were cut in half by coronavirus restrictions. Total attendance round - The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney ed to 10,275 and income was figured at $58,866, Bader A mural, seen here in early September, on the north side of the Weaver Building in downtown Dunkirk is in its final said, compared to an aver - stages. The mural highlights the city’s history, heavily featuring its prominence in the glass industry. age attendance of 24,000 and revenue of $134,000 in the 2019 and 2018 pool sea - sons. It marks the second Bliss project on north side of Weaver Building straight year the pool has failed to make a profit. City clerk-treasurer Lori gives an extensive look at the history of Dunkirk Phillips said the pool had a By RAY COONEY $38,533 net loss in 2020 and a The Commercial Review $5,808 net loss in 2019. The DUNKIRK — Drivers headed expenses this year will south on Main Street through increase because the street Dunkirk for years saw a crum - ‘The excitement just kept growing as we went. and parks department has bling wall that remained from not finished winterization a downtown building that had Now that it’s a couple days from of the pool, Phillips said. been demolished. Rather than its usual Now, when they glance to the being done we’re even more excited opening on Memorial Day east, they’re greeted by a giant weekend, the water park train, the smiling face of because it just looks fabulous.’ opened on July 4 weekend, Frank Merry, Charlie DeCamp —Dru Hall, Mural committee chairman around the time Indiana hard at work and a flame rising Gov. Eric Holcomb began into the city’s logo. easing coronavirus-related Those are just some of the restrictions on such facili - elements artist Pamela Bliss is ties. at its center. The right side of Tharp, a downtown designs she sent the mural putting the final touches on It was, however, open for the mural features DeCamp, a streetscape, the Cinderella committee, “and I wasn’t feel - some weekdays in August this week as she completes a Dunkirk man who worked as a Queen of Glass crown and an ing it.” after Jay Schools delayed giant mural on the north wall glass blower. To the left is a array of glassware. At the far It took months for the plans the start of school until of the Weaver Building. train, adorned with the west side of the mural is an to evolve. It was the idea to after Labor Day. Normally “The excitement just kept Dunkirk Speedcat logo, as rail - enormous flame, reminiscent have the train and DeCamp the water park is only open growing as we went,” said Dru roads were integral to the glass of the days when it was painted as if they’re emerging on weekends after school Hall, chairman of the Glass industry. There is also a mod - thought the gas boom would from the wall — almost a 3-D starts in early August. Capital Mural Committee. ern view of Ardagh (the city’s never end and gas wells burn effect — that brought the Capacity was also limited “Now that it’s a couple days remaining glass factory), vari - constantly. mural to life. to 50% and the facility was from being done we’re even ous glass bottles and an A&W For Bliss, it was finding a “I thought, ‘I need to make it shut down for an hour more excited because it just root beer mug — Indiana Glass way to bring all of the various look like it’s popping out of the every day for cleaning. looks fabulous.” made the company’s first such elements together that was wall,’” said Bliss. “In order to Bader said it was impor - The mural is an amalgam of mugs — pouring out its con - most challenging. Her early make it interesting, I’ve got to tant to have the pool open the city’s history, and much of tents. efforts weren’t hitting the do something. … So I just had this year to provide some that history is glass-related. The mural also features a mark. to get away from it for a little “normalcy” to the commu - The image of Merry, the first nod to the city being the home “They really weren’t feeling while and then recharge.” nity in a year that has been president of Indiana Glass, is of choreographer Twyla it,” said Bliss of the initial See Mural page 2 anything but normal. See Park page 2 JCDC approves budget By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review Meeting for the first time in eight months, Jay County Development Corporation did some catching up. Board also elects directors, The organization, which had reviews its recent activity not met in person since Febru - ary because of the ongoing in first meeting since February coronavirus pandemic, approved its 2021 budget, elect - ed officers and directors and reviewed the last 20 months of activity during its annual meet - nesses and industries — are Richards reviewed 2020 spending ing Tuesday. expected to be down. thus far, saying the organization The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney The JCDC board approved its The biggest change in JCDC is under budget in part because 2021 budget at $309,650, which is spending plans for 2021 is the of limited travel and other relat - up about $17,000 over the cur - elimination of a $5,000 expendi - ed expenses during the pandemic. rent year. That increase came in ture for the Hoosier Opportunity “We look like we’re in pretty Saturday slide the form of public pledges — local jobs website, a partnership good shape,” he said. Bailey Glessner, 4, grins as she slides funding from local government between Jay, Randolph and The board elected Barbara down one of the inflatable attractions Saturday — as the organization requested Wayne counties. Those funds will Street as secretary and Trent Pax - during the Community Fall Festival hosted by The and received additional funding come directly from economic son as treasurer. President Doug ROCK Church and Community & Family Services at from the county and City of development dollars rather than Loy and vice president Doug Hudson Family Park in Portland. Portland. (It comes after several being funneled through the JCDC Stanley are in the midst of their years of budget cuts.) Private budget. two-year terms at the helm. pledges — those from local busi - JCDC executive director Travis See JCDC page 5
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Continued from page 1 Haynes Park and to fill cracks and coat Bader and board members also basketball courts at the park and near the expressed confusion as to why lifeguards city’s park department office. Guard rails did not receive a pay increase after the will eventually be installed at each end of board voted to increase the starting wage Haynes Park because the existing fence from $8 to $9 per hour in March. has proven to be insufficient, Portland Pet “I know we lost money and it’s hard to Street and Parks Department’s Matt Shau - sit here and ask for a raise, but if we want ver said. of the to keep this pool that’s only 5 years old •Heard from Shauver that six out of 10 running, we have to have employees, too,” grills in the parks have been salvaged. The Bader said, adding the water park is los - grills the department could save are being week ing employees to McDonald’s and Wal - coated and reinstalled deeper into the Punky, a 2.5-year- mart. ground at the parks, he said. old femlae, is Board secretary Chris Compton said •Received an update from Portland’s available for adoption that raise was supposed to have been for - Brett Resler that temporary disc golf bas - from Midwest Pet warded to Portland Mayor John Boggs’ kets had been installed in Hudson Family office for enactment. and Weiler-Wilson parks with permanent Refuge. The fee is Board president Shauna Runkle said ones to go there by the end of the year, he $50. Applications for she was upset Boggs never contacted her said. The course comes at little-to-no cost adoption are prior to the budget process beginning. to the city because Resler raised around available at Phillips said it’s still possible to include $18,000 from local businesses and dona - midwestpetrefuge.com. raises for lifeguards in next year’s budget, tions to build the course. which has yet to be finalized. •Learned that work had been completed In other business, board members Giles on the roof of the amphitheater at Hud - Laux, Brian Ison, Glen Bryant, Compton son Family Park by Goodhew’s Roofing and Runkle: and Metals. “As (John Goodhew) said, it’s •Approved claims totaling $11,140 to unique and one a kind, and that’s true,” Photo provided install a guard rail on the east side of Shauver said. Mural ... CR almanac Continued from page 1 The committee first approached Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday 10/8 10/9 10/10 10/11 10/12 Dunkirk County Council about the possibility of a mural early last summer. Council agreed in July to spend $21,200 to repair the wall that had a variety of structural issues after the remainder of the building 70/47 77/59 76/53 68/53 72/55 was torn down following a fire. The repairs included removing some Cooler but Warmer, Warmer Cooler Slightly still sunny especially at under mostly under mostly warmer bricks and plaster, tuck pointing with a calm night, with a sunny skies. cloudy skies. under mostly and capping the top. wind during low in the high Cooler at Temperatures cloudy skies Randy Fisher, a mural enthusiast the day. Clear 50s. Some night com - should stay and a 30% at night with clouds at pared to Fri - consistent to chance of who pushed for the works Bliss temperatures night but still day. No rain Saturday at rain all day painted in Portland and also served in 40s mostly clear. projected. night. and night. on the Glass Capital Mural Com - mittee, said he sees the project as key to revitalization. Lotteries “I think it’s a tool to help fix up a building that’s going downhill, that’s decaying,” he said. “It’s a Powerball Daily Four: 8-6-9-4 way to help fund the rejuvenation Estimated jackpot: $52 Quick Draw: 5-8-18-19- of a building.” million 21-23-24-27-28-29-36-40-43- Fisher noted that while it might 44-48-57-59-64-67-75 be difficult to fundraise just to fix a Mega Millions Cash 5: 10-21-37-40-42 building, adding the element of a 15-16-18-39-59 Estimated jackpot: mural creates some community $125,000 Mega Ball: 17 spirit. “That’s the coolest thing about Megaplier: 3 Ohio Estimated jackpot: $60 this,” said Hall. “If we didn’t do Midday any more than what we did this million Pick 3: 3-1-1 spring and last fall as far as prep - Pick 4: 0-5-7-5 ping that wall, it still would have Hoosier Pick 5: 6-2-8-0-2 been a wonderful thing.” Midday Evening Bliss has spent several months Daily Three: 7-4-8 Pick 3: 9-1-1 working on the mural, her latest in Daily Four: 1-3-9-3 Pick 4: 8-6-0-6 a long list that she’s created all Quick Draw: 1-5-14-16- Pick 5: 8-0-2-4-6 around Indiana. And at about 65 23-26-30-31-33-34-51-53-56- Rolling Cash: 17-22-23- feet wide by 30 feet tall, it’s among The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney 57-66-68-69-72-77-79 24-37 the largest in the state. Evening Estimated jackpot: Last summer, Bliss painted the A plaque in the park adjacent to the Weaver Building in Daily Three: 8-4-2 $120,000 Portland Rockets mural on the downtown Dunkirk provides details about the new mural that is in its south side of Hall’s Ritz Theatre final stages. The mural features scenes from the history of Dunkirk, building in honor of the team’s featuring its prominence in the glass industry. Markets 60th anniversary. She also painted the Elwood Haynes mural on the north side of the Eagles building. tall — who became a human rights Bliss has had several helpers on Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s H e r w o r k in h e r h o m e t o w n o f a d v o c a t e i n I n d ia n a . th e m u r a l , in c l u d i n g h e r d a u g h t e r Fort Recovery Montpelier Cambridge City, including one of Murals can help remind a city or Carly (Mattingly) Dee, her daugh - Corn ...... 3.99 Corn ...... 3.69 Abraham Lincoln, is among her region about its history, such as ter-in-law’s sister Carolina Rodas Wheat ...... 5.91 Dec. corn ...... 3.79 favorite. She’s also responsible for Dunkirk being the “Glass Capital and fellow artist Charlene Mosley, Beans ...... 10.27 the 60-foot-tall Reggie Miller mural of Indiana,” Bliss said. It can also who she met while working on the The Andersons Dec. beans ...... 10.32 in Indianapolis and a 35-foot by 52- help build community pride, she “Loving Vincent” project. Fisher Richland Township Wheat ...... 5.96 foot John Mellencamp mural in added. and Hall also had the opportunity Corn ...... 3.71 Jan. wheat ...... 5.96 Seymour. “When you start doing public art, to do some “fill-in work” on the Beans ...... 10.26 The next project on her schedule people become interested in it,” mural. Wheat ...... 6.06 Sunrise is an Indianapolis mural of Roman - said Bliss, whose work is displayed “Every time she let me do it, I St. Anthony ian-born Holocaust survivor Eva at pamelabliss.gallery. “Sometimes thanked her because it was just Kor — it will match Miller at 60 feet it starts a chain reaction.” cool,” said Hall. POET Biorefining Corn ...... 3.71 Portland Dec. corn ...... 3.74 Corn ...... 3.92 Beans ...... 10.17 Nov. corn ...... 3.89 Dec, beans ...... 10.29 Dec. corn ...... 3.99 Wheat ...... 5.81 Felony arrests Jan. corn ...... 3.97 Dec. wheat ...... 5.76 Probation violation with two Level 6 felonies being held in Jay County failing to appear in court. 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Eliminate reverse parking on Main St. To the editor: I was under the impres - sion that the parking Letters to spaces on Main Street on the west side of Portland were for “practice park - the Editor ing” for when they were anticipating redoing Meridian Street. Now that they have what about the new busi - scrapped the idea for ness that just opened? Do Meridian Street, I think you want to destroy their they need to put the park - business before they even ing spaces back to their get the chance to make a original design on Main go of it? Street. Continuing the It’s almost like the city way they are presently has no respect for the busi - will probably destroy nesses on that street. some of the businesses on This is just my opinion. that street. I think the “practice park - There are businesses on ing” is over. I would like to Main Street that have eld - see the parking spaces erly people visiting who returned to their original do not like, or even want to design on Main Street. attempt, to bank into an Sheila Snyder angled parking space. And Portland How’s retirement? Journalists fulfill key mission By CAROL HUNTER to the correct depart - It has been great A look at winners of the ment. THANK YOU. I always Pulitzer Prize in the past read your articles and By JACK RONALD two years underscores why Carol appreciate the help you give The Commercial Review America needs journalists. to our fellow citizens.” “So,” someone asked, “how do Back It’s not just nationally rec - Hunter America needs journalists you like retirement?” ognized media giants pursu - to unite our communities in It was a warm, sunny morn - in the ing stories around the globe sharing the common joys ing — maybe one of the last ones for a while — and folks had gath - that win journalism’s most and trials of being human. Saddle ered for a groundbreaking cere - prestigious honor. It’s news Iowa columnist Courtney bewildering flood of friends’ mony at Arts Place. Crowder wrote a moving staffs that are digging out photos, personal opinion, It was a time of celebration: stories about abuses harm - propaganda disguised as piece when the state reached Completion of an ambitious cap - the grim milestone of 1,000 ing people in their local news and wacky conspiracy ital campaign, launching work deaths from COVID-19. One communities. theories. At the same time, on a major upgrade to what was This year, the Anchorage, reader wrote, “That was a prominent cable “news” out - once the Jay County Center for Alaska, Daily News, with beautiful column, raw and lets fill prime time with ide - the Arts and building a new My sister Linda contributions from ProPub - real and moving. It was also ology-driven commentary visual arts building across the lica, won the Pulitzer for comforting and for that I has suggested rather than news reporting. street. public service “for a rivet - thank you. You put into America needs journal - It was also, apparently, a time that all of us are ing series that revealed a words so many of the things ists, who are ethically for questions. Or one question: third of Alaska’s villages we’re all feeling in this sleep-deprived bound to maintain inde - “How’s retirement?” had no police protection … painful time.” pendence and impartiality So, I figured, what’s the during our and spurred an influx of America needs journalists in their reporting. Journal - answer? money and legislative to tell the stories of ordi - working lives. ists’ allegiance is to the Overall, it’s great, though changes.” nary people who do extraor - there are pluses and minuses. Also this year, the Gannett truth, regardless of whether dinary things. Another of the facts they find might be On the plus side, I’d list: Co.’s Louisville, Kentucky, my recent favorite columns •The end of waking up to an perceived as favoring one Courier-Journal won the from Courtney was about alarm clock. My sister Linda has seems to be working. There’s Pulitzer for breaking news cause or hurting another. Joe Barksdale, now in his suggested that all of us are Journalists are human and just enough structure to make reporting “for its rapid cov - 90s, who has sold chocolate sleep-deprived during our work - me feel useful. Typically, I’ll erage of hundreds of last- sometimes fall short, but chip cookies at the Iowa ing lives. Only in retirement can independently seeking the wake up (after a good night’s minute pardons by Ken - State Fair since 1993. For we make up those lost hours of sleep) to find an article or maybe tucky’s governor, showing truth is our north star. seven years, he barely broke slumber. I have good friends — Our readers recognize two in my email. After a light how the process was marked even, but he believed in his retired — who are up at the workout, a shower, breakfast, by opacity, racial disparities that America needs journal - cookies, made from his crack of dawn. That’s not the ists to hold government and scanning The New York and violations of legal grandmother’s recipe. With case at our house. Most morn - Times, The Washington Post, accountable, from the local norms.” new locations and the twist ings, we’re up about 8:30 a.m. or The Boston Globe and a few And in 2019, the staff of school board to Congress. of piling the cookies high in even 8:45 a.m. That’s a far cry other news sites, I’m ready to sit the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, As the coronavirus spread a pyramid, sales took off. At from the 6 a.m. or earlier that down to try to figure out how to Advocate won the Pulitzer this spring, journalists at the 2019 fair, he sold nearly 2 ruled my working life. When I make the articles from Burma for local reporting “for a the Des Moines Register and million cookies. That would started working at the newspa - better. Often that means re-read - damning portrayal of the across the country dug out be impressive enough, but per, I was expected to be in the ing a sentence multiple times, state’s discriminatory con - information about the there’s more: The business office by 7 a.m., so I am truly trying to make sure that I know viction system, including a responses by local hospitals, netted $725,000 in profit last appreciative of the difference. what the writer is trying to say, Jim Crow-era law, that county boards of health, year and could have sold for •The muddled calendar. Some then providing the words that enabled Louisiana courts to state government, Congress millions. But Barksdale has retirees grumble that they have make the writer’s point clearer. send defendants to jail with - and the White House. One donated the business to the trouble keeping track of what Sometimes, it’s simple. Some - out jury consensus on the Register reader wrote, fair, and his beloved grand - day it is. I understand that, but it times, it’s a puzzle. But after an accused’s guilt.” “Thanks for the Register’s mother’s recipe to the citi - doesn’t bother me. Instead, I find hour or so, there’s a sense that myself embracing the endless National Newspaper Week reporting on COVID-19 in zens of Iowa. I’ve made a difference. And weekend that retirement affords. is Oct. 4-10, and this year’s Iowa. I urge you to have America needs more when you are retired, that’s Want to take a framing project to theme is “America Needs your reporters continue to inspirational stories like especially important. press on the issue of better Michael’s in Muncie? No need to •Indulging in afternoon base - Journalists,” a fitting focus that. wait until Saturday. Just go as the ranks of journalists transparency from the gov - This year, amid a pandem - ball. Sure, I could have slipped ernor’s office and IDPH whenever you want. Need to away for a game now and then dwindle. ic, newspapers have faced mow the lawn? No need to wait Digital disruption has col - (Iowa Department of Public unprecedented challenges. when I was not yet retired. But Health). … The public needs until Saturday. Everyday is Sat - that would have carried a meas - lapsed legacy newspapers’ Register journalists, press urday. Do things when you want better reporting and we rely ure of guilt. Now afternoon primarily advertising-based operators and our delivery to do them. How cool is that? on the media to press this.” baseball is guilt-free. business model, and thou - force have risked their own •The absence of deadlines. And on the minus side, the list sands of newspapers and Government exists to health to ensure our news Maybe this is something that serve the people, but Ameri - is short but profound: journalism jobs have van - report reaches readers each newspaper people have a special •Seeing folks. Retirement ca needs journalists to navi - ished as a result. From 2004 day. understanding of. Newspaper takes away the routine contact to 2019, more than a quarter gate the bureaucracy and One reader wrote this to production, especially daily that sometimes seems inconse - of the nation’s newspapers dig out needed information. me, “I want to thank you newspaper production, is built quential but provides so much folded, leaving behind vast A reader wrote this to Lee and everyone else for being around deadlines. You either enjoyment day in and day out as news deserts, according to Rood, the Register’s Read - there through this crisis. It learn to live with them and meet we go about our lives. I’m talk - research by the Hussman er’s Watchdog: “Thank you is so comforting to open the them or you drown. As someone ing about running into people at School of Journalism and for your article regarding front door each morning who tended to procrastinate now the post office, chatting with Media at the University of stimulus checks mailed to and have my paper there as and then as a young person, I folks on the street, joking with North Carolina. Reporters deceased people. My mother usual. … I worry about all of found the discipline imposed by the staff at the bank, stopping by and editors employed by died 3/4/2019. I received a you being our lifeline. deadlines to be a challenge. I met a friend’s office for a bull session newspapers dropped by $1200 stimulus check made Please know that we appre - the challenge, but I’d be the first about local politics and, most about half. out to her with “DECD” ciate everything you do.” to admit that I’m glad to be out importantly, seeing my col - At the same time, America behind her name and mailed America needs journal - of that hamster wheel. I still leagues and co-workers every needs journalists more than to me at my home address. I ists, and it is an honor to be have the occasional dream day. ever to fulfill their main knew we were not entitled to that lifeline. where page one hasn’t begun to I’m trying to eliminate that mission: to seek and report the money, but was at a loss •••••••••• come together and the clock is minus a little at a time, making the truth. Social media as to what to do with the Hunter is the Des Moines ticking ominously. an occasional stop at the bank or delivers Americans some check. … Your article pro - Register’s executive editor. •The arrival of new routines. the post office, popping into old credible, vetted journalism, vided the information I Email her at chunter@regis - As I mentioned a few weeks friends’ offices now and then but it’s mixed in with a needed to return the check termedia.com. back, I’m doing some part-time and making sure those connec - copy editing for a news website tions with folks at the office out of Myanmar/Burma. And it never slip away. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus
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NEW YORK — Stocks The Dow Jones Industri - are recovering on Wall al Average was up 416 Street today after Presi - points, or 1.5%, at 28,189, as dent Donald Trump of 10:24 a.m. Eastern time. appeared to backtrack on The Nasdaq composite his decision to halt talks on climbed 1%, despite a call another rescue effort for by Democratic lawmakers the economy. for Congress to rein in the The S&P 500 was 1.3% Big Tech companies that higher in morning trading dominate it and other after Trump sent a series indexes. The proposal, of tweets late Tuesday say - which follows a 15-month ing he’s open to sending investigation by a House out $1,200 payments to Judiciary Committee Americans, as well as lim - panel, could make it harder ited programs to prop up for Amazon, Apple, Face - the airline industry and book and Google’s parent small businesses. company to acquire others The tweets came just and impose new rules to hours after Trump sent the safeguard competition. market into a sudden tail - Amazon rose 1.9%, and spin with his declaration Apple climbed 1.2%. that his representatives Google’s parent company should halt talks with fell 1%, and Facebook lost Democrats on a stimulus 0.9%. effort for the economy But much of the mar - until after the election, say - ket’s attention remains ing House Speaker Nancy fixed on the prospects for Pelosi had been negotiat - more stimulus for the econ - The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline ing in bad faith. The stakes omy from Washington. this are high, as economists, morning’s gains helped the investors and the chair of S&P 500 recoup almost all Laptop learning the Federal Reserve all say of its loss from the day Elementary student Ashlynn Fox completes classwork on her laptop Thursday afternoon the economy needs anoth - before, when Trump’s at Bloomfield Elementary School. er dose of support follow - tweets suddenly sent it ing the expiration of week - from a 0.7% gain to a 1.4% ly jobless benefits and loss. JCDC ... Continued from page 1 over the course of the last year- help encourage and work toward that may be available to them on the expansion of the Pennville The board also retained direc - plus. new developments. He explained after graduation. library through $333,333 in fund - tors Dan Watson, Gyneth Augs - Reviewing the JCDC strategic the CrownPointe Communities is Huffman’s overview explained ing Jay Region! received for burger, Ashley Savieo, Loy and plan, Richards detailed how the planning an expansion north of that in her 15 years at the helm, being a finalist for the state’s 2019 Stanley. It elected Angela Pax - organization has worked toward its current site in Portland and Jay County Community Develop - Stellar Communities designa - son, Alicia Corwin and Josh its goals. that the task force is pursing ment has worked with local com - tion. Atkinson as new directors. On the economic development other developers. munities to bring in more than She has also worked with com - The newcomers replace the front, it worked with local indus - On infrastructure, he reiterat - $22 million in funding through munities on Community Cross - retiring Bob Lyons and Larry tries FCC, Reier Pullets, Minnich ed the need for high-speed inter - grants and loans. That has gone ings grants through Indiana Holmes as well as Duane Saut - Poultry, Tyson Mexican Original, net in underserved or unserved toward projects such the new fire Department of Transportation. bine, who departed the board Fisher Packing and Fort Recov - areas of the county. Watch Com - station in Redkey, the addition of Jay County, Portland, Dunkirk early this year after moving to ery Industries on $16.2 million in munications won the federal Con - a senior center at Jay Communi - and Redkey were awarded a com - Florida. investments this year. He pointed nect America Fund Phase II con - ty Center and sewer separation bined $2.19 million for paving Jay County Community out that tax abatements for those tract for the county and has until and wastewater treatment plant projects so far this year. Development director Ami projects represent an investment 2025 to build out the infrastruc - upgrades for Redkey. The board also heard its 2019 Huffman and Richards shared by local government of about $1.6 ture to serve the specified areas. This year, Huffman has helped audit report from Scott Bollen - with the board much of the million while tax revenue For workforce development, he communities work to receive bacher of Bollenbacher and same information they present - brought in during the same peri - highlighted Manufacturing Day, their funding through the federal Associates. The accounting firm ed to commissioners last od is $6.6 million. an event JCDC sponsors in which Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Eco - gave the organization its highest month, detailing the worked For housing, he noted that a local high school students tour nomic Security (CARES) Act. rating for the overall report and their organization has done task force has been created to industries to learn about jobs She is in the process of working for its use of internal controls.
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We were that tonight. … We’ll looking for that the whole first watch this, learn from it, half. I think we had a couple but we can’t lose another opportunities we just missed out one.” on. We found that second goal The Lakers were up by (and) things got a lot easier.” seven with 2:27 left in the Jay County, which had its regu - third after a 3-pointer by lar season game against Black - Davis; Miami scored the ford postponed then canceled next six to get within one. because the Bruins had to quar - Herro made a 3 early in the antine because of the coron - fourth to get Miami within avirus pandemic, had plenty of one again; the Heat opportunities to add that insur - promptly fouled Markieff ance goal in the first half as it Morris on a 3-point try, dominated the scoring chances, and he made all three 17-1. shots. Hunter Shumaker had two Butler scored inside to shots sail over the goal, and he tie the game with 6:27 left; wasn’t quite able to get to a per - James scored the next five fectly placed cross from Perod at points himself, including a the midway point of the opening three-point play where he half. ended up flat on his back Cristian Marentes also had a after spinning the ball per - few scoring opportunities miss fectly off the glass for a the frame. score on a drive while tak - But almost as quickly as Jay ing contact. County scored in the first half, it doubled its lead early on in the The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz second. The Patriots, who had a 5-2 Jay County High School senior Gio Perod makes a run toward the goal past Blackford On tap advantage in corner kicks, con - defenders Dawson Hundley (12) and Evan Watt (16) during the first half of the Class 2A Sectional verted their first chance after 24 quarterfinal on Tuesday at Eastbrook’s Berryhill Stadium. Perod had a goal less than six Local schedule intermission. Today minutes into the game and the Patriots went on to win 2-0 and earn a spot in tonight’s semifinal. Jay County — Boys soccer sectional Perod sent the ball in from the semifinal vs. Muncie Burris at Eastbrook left corner, and it found a hole – 7 p.m. near the far post behind Reid. attacking end of midfield for a “I can see them pretty compa - Thursday Shumaker, who was crashing the majority of the game. rable to us,” he said. Jay County — Girls soccer sectional play, kicked the ball into the “This is something we’re not The first semifinal tonight, set ‘I talk about trash semifinal vs. Hamilton Heights at York - town – 7:30 p.m.; Junior high football at short side of the net for his sec - used to,” Horn said. Ruiz’s for 5 p.m., pits the Delta Eagles (9- balls all the time. Winchester Driver – 6 p.m. ond goal of the season. shutout was his fourth of the sea - 4) against the 13th-ranked York - Fort Recovery — Volleyball vs. Min - ster – 5:30 p.m.; Middle school football “That was beautiful,” Horn son. “We’re not usually a team town Tigers (12-2-1), who defeated When you get in at Marion Local – 5 p.m.; Junior high vol - said. “I talk about trash balls all that’s dominating the possession. the host and No. 14 Eastbrook leyball vs. Versailles – 5 p.m. We do more attacking and then Panthers 3-2 in penalty kicks the box you have the time. When you get in the box Friday you have no idea what’s going to get back and defend. Monday night. That game needed no idea what’s Jay County — Football vs. Lapel – 7 happen — might end up a hand “They did a very good job. We eight rounds of PKs to decide a going to happen ... p.m. ball, might land in your lap — found the open man and just winner. Saturday you just have to be on your feet moved the ball around.” Jay County defeated Delta 2-0 you just have Jay County — Volleyball in Union and ready.” Earlier in the night, Burris on Aug. 27 and suffered a 3-0 County Invitational – 9 a.m.; Cross coun - to be on your try sectional at Muncie SportsPlex – JCHS goalkeeper Ian Ruiz knocked off defending sectional defeat Aug. 29 to Yorktown. Both 10:30 a.m.; Girls soccer sectional final made just four saves because the champion New Castle by a 2-0 of the Tigers’ losses this season vs. TBA at Yorktown – 2 p.m.; Boys soc - feet and ready.’ cer sectional final vs. TBA at Eastbrook – 10 players in front of him limited margin (Jay County beat New came on penalty kicks. —Brad Horn, 7 p.m.; Junior high volleyball in ACAC the Bruin chances. The junior Castle 2-1 back on Aug. 25). Horn The winner of each semifinal tournament at Adams Central – 9 a.m. JCHS boys soccer coach Fort Recovery — Cross country in didn’t make a save in the first expects another game which will tonight advances to the sectional Coldwater Lions Invitational – 9 a.m.; Vol - half as the Patriots were on the come down to possession. final at 7 p.m. Saturday. leyball at Fort Loramie – 10 a.m.
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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Lakers Jay to play one more game take a 3-1 Early goal lifts Patriots past lead By TIM REYNOLDS Bruins, Burris AP Basketball Writer up next tonight LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James woke up from his gameday nap Tuesday and decided it was time to send his Los Angeles Lakers teammates By CHRIS SCHANZ a message. The Commercial Review He grabbed his phone MARION — The Patriots and told the Lakers they entered sectional on a three- were facing a must-win game losing skid. game. Perhaps a new streak is on the “I felt that vibe. I felt that horizon. pressure,” James said. “I Jay County High School’s felt like, for me personally, boys soccer team this was one of the biggest got an early goal games of my career.” — almost too Message delivered. early — and James and the Lakers added some are back in control of these insurance in the NBA Finals, one win away second half Tues - from the franchise’s 17th day in a 2-0 victo - 2 championship. James fin - ry against the ished with 28 points, 12 Blackford Bruins rebounds and eight assists, in the Class 2A The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz Anthony Davis’ 3-pointer Sectional 24 quar - with 39.5 seconds left final - terfinal at East - Jay County High School senior Hunter Shumaker tries to corral a bouncing ball near ly settled matters and the brook’s Berryhill 0 Blackford’s Dayton Hoover during the first half of the Class 2A Sectional 24 quarterfinal on Lakers beat the Miami Stadium. Tuesday at Eastbrook’s Berryhill Stadium. Shumaker had a goal in the second half of the Heat 102-96 in Game 4. “They did Patriots’ 2-0 victory. The Lakers lead 3-1 and about exactly as I expected them can win the title when the to do; they played a good game series resumes Friday. of soccer,” said JCHS coach but come sectional time they minute. Gavin Muhlenkamp and made a quick turnaround “Big-time play. Big-time Brad Horn, whose 6-8 Patriots find a way to play. fired a shot from near the top of while kicking the ball toward moment,” James said of meet the Burris Owls (11-4-1) in “Even though the past few the 18-yard box, but Blackford the far side of the net. Perod’s Davis’ 3-pointer. “Not only the semifinal at approximately years we haven’t won a section - goalkeeper Ian Reid deflected it shot tucked inside the post for for A.D., but for our ball - 7:30 p.m. tonight. “I don’t know al, we’ve still played our best away. the eventual game-winning goal club and for our fran - what it is with this team, it soccer at the very end.” The deflected ball made its after 5:38 had ticked off the chise.” seems sometimes throughout Jay County got the only goal it way to the left side of the goalie clock. Davis finished with 22 the season we get lackadaisical, really needed in the sixth box. Gio Perod chased it down, See Play page 7 points, Kentavious Cald - well-Pope scored 15 and Danny Green added 10 for the Lakers, who didn’t trail at any point in the final 20- plus minutes. The Lakers are now 56-0 this season Patriot tennis falls in regional semifinal when leading going into MARION — Crosby Heniser the fourth quarter. had an early advantage. Jimmy Butler scored 22 He wasn’t able to keep it long. points for Miami, which Heniser was the lone Patriot Local got 21 from Tyler Herro, 17 to take a set Tuesday as the Jay roundup from Duncan Robinson County High School boys ten - and 15 from Bam Adebayo nis team had its season end — who returned after missing two games with a with a 5-0 loss to the Lapel Bull - Sam Myers of Jay dogs in the regional semifinal neck injury. at Marion. Myers lost at No. 2 doubles 6-0, County High School “I just loved seeing our The Bulldogs advance to the 6-0 to Ian Bailey and Nicholas makes contact on a guys compete. I love how regional final tonight against Thalls. serve during the first set they respond in between Delta, which knocked off of his No. 2 doubles those four lines,” Heat defending regional champion 8th wins conference match in the regional coach Erik Spoelstra said. and host Marion 3-2 in the WOODBURN — The Jay semifinal against Lapel “This was a throwback game and there were some other semifinal Tuesday night. County Junior High School on Tuesday at Marion. Heniser took the first set eighth grade football team fin - moments of truth there at against Lapel freshman Jacob ished off a perfect Allen Coun - Myers and his partner, the end, and probably the Erwin 7-6 (7-3) in their No. 1 ty Athletic Conference sched - Gavin Esparza, fell to Ian bottom line is they won singles match, but lost the next ule by beating the host Wood - Bailey and Nicholas those moments of truth.” two 6-4, 6-2 in the longest match lan Warriors 8-6 on Tuesday to Thalls 6-0, 6-0, as the He’s right. Whenever of the evening. win the conference champi - Patriots’ season came Miami had something At No. 2 singles, Simon Dirk - onship. to a close with a 5-0 going, the Lakers snuffed it sen dropped a 6-3, 6-2 match to The Patriots (6-1, 6-0 ACAC) out. Isaac Bair, and Abraham Dirk - got 112 rushing yards on 12 car - loss to the Bulldogs. James’ 3-pointer with sen fell 6-3, 6-4 to Camden Good - ries from Sean Bailey, and an 8:18 left in the third put the ing at No. 3 singles. additional 50 yards on six Lakers up 55-54 and set the The Patriots’ No. 1 doubles touches from AJ Myers. tone for the way the rest of tandem of Frankie Crump and Vasin Ridgeway had two the night was going to go; Gavin Myers fell to Corbin interceptions, while Aiden L.A. leading, Miami chas - Renihan and Landon Bair 6-3, Phillips and Ben Crouch also ing. 6-1. Darius Esparza and Sam picked off passes. See Take page 7 The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz
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