Saturday, July 31, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Indiana officials Entering Valhalla push for use of vaccines
COVID-19 cases are up as the delta variant spreads
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press and Report for America INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s top health offi - cials made pleas Friday for people to get vaccinat - ed and continue wearing masks as an especially contagious coronavirus variant spreads through - The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney out the state, but they said they had no plans to reinstate statewide The Fort Recovery High School health mandates. marching band debuted its show — Valhalla — In recent weeks, the during its ice cream social Friday night at number of new COVID-19 Barrenbrugge Athletic Park. Pictured above, cases in Indiana color guard member Olivia Hawk performs with “bounced back up” to the band behind her during Friday’s show. At left, rates comparable to a trumpet player Jacob Hartke marches alongside year ago, the state’s several saxophones. The band’s show features health commissioner, Dr. Kristina Box, said during a Norse mythology theme with music including a news conference. the Viking boat song “My Mother Told Me,” Although the state had “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes and well below 2,000 new con - several Richard Wagner operas. firmed cases per week in June, it is now seeing 4,000 to 6,000 cases per week. The biggest threat is from the delta variant, which spreads more easi - Infrastructure package clears another hurdle ly than previous versions By KEVIN FREKING senators helping it clear York, said the chamber not finished by the time al amendments, but with of the coronavirus. Tests and LISA MASCARO one more hurdle and brac - should be able to process lawmakers adjourned. the cooperation of our conducted this month on Associated Press ing to see if support can the legislation quickly Senators will return for Republican colleagues I a sample of Indiana’s WASHINGTON — The hold during the next few given the bipartisan sup - a rare Saturday session as believe we can finish the cases showed that as of Senate further advanced a days of debate and efforts port. But as the day they push through a bipartisan infrastructure Friday, more than 94% of roughly $1 trillion infra - to amend it. dragged into evening, the lengthy process. bill in a matter of days,” them were the “highly structure plan Friday Senate Majority Leader full text of what promises “We may need the week - Schumer said. viral” strain. with a bipartisan group of Chuck Schumer, D-New to be a massive bill was end, we may vote on sever - See Infrastructure page 9 See Vaccines page 2 Curly hair, Hipple cares well as for its proximity and affordability. It was also one of Where the only beauty schools she was able to visit in person because FRHS grad of coronavirus restrictions, they’re with most other opting for vir - is looking tual tours. going “Being able to be there and forward to see how everything worked helped a lot,” she said. learning at Hipple would like to learn more about nail and skin care. beauty school She also hopes to specialize in curly hair in order to under - stand how to better handle it, both for her own hair manage - Editor’s note: This story is the ment and for future clients. fifth in our summer series about “I personally have curly hair, local 2021 graduates’ plans after year-long program. She’ll go and I don’t know what I’m doing high school. It will run on Satur - through about 1,500 hours of with it,” she admitted. “It would be nice to know more about that days through August. If you training before receiving her and help people who also have have a suggestion of someone to license. curly hair and just don’t really include, email details to Throughout her high school [email protected]. know how to treat it and get it to career, she was actively its full potential.” By BAILEY CLINE involved in multiple clubs, The Commercial Review In middle school, she enjoyed Laura Hipple has always including choir, several high braiding her own hair as well as enjoyed doing hair. school drama club productions friends’ and classmates’ hair, That’s why she’s pursuing a and as a dive team member her and she braided hair for others degree in cosmetology, junior and senior years. She while working at the pool. She Photo provided “I feel like I always liked to do also started a part-time job her has also cut and styled some of other peoples’ hair,” she said. sophomore year at Ambassador her family members’ hair, tak - Fort Recovery High School graduate Laura Hipple “(I like to) help people feel bet - Pool, and balances her time this ing tips from YouTube videos has always enjoyed braiding and styling others’ hair, but year between working for the ter about themselves.” and other online tutorials. admits she doesn’t really know what she’s doing with her own Hipple, a recent graduate pool and at Gels IGA grocery And while she doesn’t have a from Fort Recovery High store of St. Henry, Ohio. lot of other experience in the curly locks. She’ll be attending Amber’s Beauty School to School, plans to attend Amber’s She chose Amber’s because field yet, Hipple said she’s ready learn not only about how to handle curly hair, but other Beauty School in Muncie for a she heard positive reviews, as to learn. aspects of the industry including nail and skin care.
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Jay County had a high temperature of 77 degrees Jay County Solid Waste Friday. Tuesday — Coverage of Management District will Today’s forecast calls for a Monday’s Portland City Coun - have recycling trailers avail - Ernie Harris , 54, rural high of 76. Skies will be most - cil meeting. able today. Trailers will be Pennville ly sunny Sunday with a high open from 9 a.m. to noon in the Details on page 2. of 77 and a slight chance of Thursday — Results of the shopping center at 220 Lincoln showers. Monday’s high will GOP caucus to select a new St., Portland, and Dunkirk be 75 under sunny skies. member to Jay County Council. City Park. See page 2 for an extended outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Saturday, July 31, 2021
Retrospect Fire hit downtown Portland Fifty years ago this week, a Cleaners, 311 N. Merdian St., stairs to her apartment, but fire took one life and were damaged by smoke and heat and smoke kept them destroyed four downtown water. from reaching the door. Portland businesses. The cause of the fire was Delbert Beals, owner of The Aug. 2, 1971, edition of unknown at that time. Beals’ Lunch, was sleeping at The Commercial Review fea - John Schisler, who was the restaurant at the time of tured coverage of the fire hospitalized for injuries from the fire and said he “barely that broke out at Beals’ the fire but released the next got out.” Lunch, 301 N. Meridian St., day, said he tried to help Portland Fire Chief Ray Portland. Etta Grimes, 87, Grimes, who lived in an “Bud” Williams said the fire Portland, died in the fire, apartment above Ja-Mar. He spread quickly because there which destroyed the restau - reportedly pounded on the were no fire walls in the sec - rant, Miller Barber Shop, 303 door saying “Wake up Etta; ond story of the building. It N. Meridian St., Rupe & Son there’s a fire” and attempted apparently started in the rear The Commercial Review Garage, 305 N. Meridian St., to open the door without suc - of the restaurant and worked and Ja-Mar Appliance, 307 N. cess. A second attempt to get its way up the south wall to Meridian St. into her apartment was also the second story. Thick black and gray smoke hovered over Two other businesses — unsuccessful. Damage was estimated to Portland’s downtown business district when a fire broke out in Ligget TV, 309 N. Meridian Upon arriving, firefighters be at least $100,000 (at least Beal’s Lunch on Aug. 1, 1971. Etta Grimes, 87, Portland, died St., and Keep-U-Neat Dry twice tried to make it up the $671,000 in today’s dollars). in the fire, which also destroyed four businesses.
CR almanac Obituaries Ernie Harris Sydney Rae Harris, Services to celebrate Ernie’s life Muncie, Indiana will be held on Sunday, Aug. 8, Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday June 6, 1967-July 29, 2021 8/1 8/2 8/3 8/4 8/5 Sister — Robbie 2021, from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Briar Ernie Harris, age 54, a resident Ray (husband: Rob), Patch in Pennville of rural Pennville, passed away on rural Pennville, Indi - Condolences may be expressed Thursday, July 29, 2021, at his sis - ana at williamosnspencer.com. ter’s home in rural Pennville. Brother — Jack •••••••••• Ernie was born on June 6, 1967, Harris, Hartford The Commercial Review publish - 77/54 75/55 77/56 80/59 81/61 in Portland, Indiana, the son of City, Indiana Harris es death notices for those with a Basil Harris Jr. and Bobbie Sister — Carol connection to our coverage area Mostly Sunny Sunny with More sun Skies will sunny skies skies all day highs in the is in the fore - be mostly (Roark) Harris. Ernie graduated Harris, Hartford City, Indiana free of charge. They include the with a small and mostly upper 70s. cast for Tues - sunny Thurs - from Jay County High School in Nieces and nephews — Todd, name, city of residence, chance of rain clear skies at Mostly clear day with tem - day, with a and thunder - night. evening skies. peratures high of 81 1985. He owned and operated Har - Jason, Stacy, Terry, Lance, Tonya, birth/death date and storms in the reaching 80 degrees. ris Tree Service for several years. Erin and Tyler. time/date/location of services. evening. degrees. Survivors include: He was preceded in death by his There is a charge for obituaries, Two daughters — Chelsea Jean father Basil Harris Jr. and a broth - which are accepted only from funer - Harris, Scottsdale, Arizona, and er, Eric Harris. al homes or mortuary services. Lotteries
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Gor - weather near Nashville. state health department’s Jayland’Jayland’ss bachev signed the Strate - In 1971 , Apollo 15 chief medical officer, Dr. gic Arms Reduction crew members David Lindsay Weaver. The Treaty in Moscow. Scott and James Irwin biggest increase has been Award WinningWinning Newspaper In 1715 , a fleet of became the first astro - among the 12- to 15-year- Spanish ships carrying nauts to use a lunar rover olds, who have gone from gold, silver and jewelry on the moon surface. 17% fully vaccinated to sank during a hurricane In 1996 , bidding for 21%. The next highest off the east Florida coast; the former Jay County increase has been among of some 2,500 crew mem - Public Library site ended Hoosiers ages 16 to 19, who August bers, more than 1,000 with Barry and Elizabeth are now more than 34% died. Hudson and Greg and vaccinated. With schools returning In 1919 , Germany’s Marianne Moser as the at full capacity, Box said 2nd - 7th Weimar Constitution lone bidders. The cou - Indiana still doesn’t have was adopted by the ples’ bid was later accept - enough students who are republic’s National ed, and they donated the Assembly. property to Jay County In 1964 , country Arts Council (now Arts singer-songwriter Jim Place). Reeves, 40, and his man - —AP and The CR SERVICES Monday Haworth , David: 10:30 a.m., Citizen’s calendar Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel, 365 W. Monday City Council special Main St., Berne. 5:30 p.m. — Portland meeting, auditorium, City Council, council Jay County Courthouse, August 8 chambers, fire station, 120 N. Court St., Port - SUBSCRIPTION SPECIAL , Ernie: 2 p.m., The 1616 N. Franklin St. land. Harris Sign up fforor a subscription August 2nd through 7th and be entered 7:30 p.m. — Fort Recov - 7 p.m. — Portland Park Briar Patch, 190 S. Washington into a drawing to win prizes including: Roadside Emergency Kits, ery Village Council, vil - Board, council cham - St., Pennville. lage hall, 201 S. 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The Commercial Review Saturday, July 31, 2021 Family Page 3 Band events scheduled This week is all about the visit poetrysocietyofindi - band. ana.org. Coming off of band camp Taking this week, the Jay County Drive underway High School Marching Note Our Home Family Patriots have another busy Resource Center is again week ahead, beginning hosting its Back-to-School with the Drums at Win - Supply Drive. chester contest tonight and The drive serves to pro - continuing with its annual bands returning to the vide school supplies to ice cream social and then track to perform again more than 200 children in the Indiana State Fair com - later in the evening. Mercer County, including petition. Fort Recovery. Items need - Drums at Winchester Entries open ed include book bags, fold - kicks off at 6:30 p.m. A statewide poetry ers, facial tissue, markers, tonight at Winchester Com - organization is looking for pencils, erasers, pens and munity High School. Jay all of those and more. highlighters. A full list is County is slated to take the Poetry Society of Indiana available for online shop - field at 7:24 p.m. is accepting entries for its ping at a.co/g9zhUwf. The Marching Patriots annual poetry contest. Donations will be accept - will then host their annual The contest features 23 ed through Aug. 12 at Our ice cream social from 6:30 categories, with prize Home, 117 W. Fayette St., to 8 p.m. Tuesday at JCHS. money for the top three in Celina, Ohio. Volunteers Photo provided Their state fair preview each. The entry fee is $10 will sort and pack dona - show will follow at 8:30 p.m. for members and $15 for tions, which will be avail - at Harold E. Schutz Memo - non-members. The dead - able for pick-up Aug. 17 and rial Stadium. line is Sept. 1. 18 at Celina First Church of Bikers donate Indiana State Fair Band Winners will be God. Bikers Cruise’n for a Cure recently made a donation to Jay Day follows Friday, begin - announced during Poetry Those in need of assis - County Cancer Society’s WALK Against Cancer. Pictured, from left, ning at 9 a.m. Jay County Society of Indiana’s Fall tance should register online are Brian Franklin, Paul Schmidt, Susan Luedike, Tisha Gierhart and High School will take the Rendezvous, which is at ourhomefrc.com/school - Charity Wimmer. track at 10:54 a.m. scheduled for Oct. 29 supplies by Aug. 5. For more Awards are scheduled for through 31. information, call (419) 586- 4:15 p.m., with the top 16 For more information, 4663. Online relationship blossoms for older woman DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, I money, even if it’s only a ment by saying, “Thanks for gers my way, and he winks at me met a wonderful man online. “temporary loan.” the kind words, but my sister often. He’s from Wales in the U.K. He’s •••••••••• is better than I am at …”, and Next week my husband and I 21 years younger than I am, so, Dear DEAR ABBY: My sister is the mention several of them. are having eye exams. Would it naturally, I’m cautious about worship leader at our church, but •••••••••• be too much to ask him to get col - how our relationship will hold Abby I sometimes fill in for her. When I DEAR ABBY: I have been mar - ored contacts to match our Ger - up through the years. (He’s 42; do, I receive a lot of compliments ried for 22 years but I have a man shepherd? — DIANA IN I’m 63.) in the form of comparing the two strong affection for my male best CALIFORNIA He says I am everything he’s of us. For example, “Your sister friend, “Ryder.” He’s extremely DEAR DIANA: That’s a dog - dreamed of, and more. He’s non - is great, but I like it better when easy on the eyes, so much so that gone good question. Since I caution you to get to know judgmental, kind, sweet and very you sing.” It makes me uncom - even strangers comment on how your husband hasn’t objected him, his family and his witty. His intelligence amazes fortable because I want us both to handsome he is. Sometimes we to the spooning and the lick - me. I love and respect him more friends IN PERSON before do well in life. I have no desire to nap together and take turns ing, I’m sure he would fur-give than any person I have ever making any formal commit - outshine my sister. How can I cor - being the big spoon. Occasional - you. known. Is it possible to have a ments. I say this because he rect this when it happens with - ly, he will put his tongue in my •••••••••• long-lasting relationship when may not actually be the per - out shaming the person? — ear, and I think it’s cute. My hus - Dear Abby is written by Abigail there is this kind of age differ - son he is representing him - EMBARRASSED IN AURORA band is OK with it and shows no Van Buren, also known as Jeanne ence? — FOUND MR. WONDER - self to be, and women in your DEAR EMBARRASSED: signs of jealousy. I’m pretty sure Phillips, and was founded by her FUL situation have been taken Make a list of things your sis - my feelings are reciprocated mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact DEAR FOUND: It is possi - advantage of. This man may ter does better than you in her because when Ryder looks at me Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or ble, but it is unusual. If you be married. Because of this, capacity as worship leader. with those big brown eyes, it’s as P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA know this person only online, you should never send him Then respond to the compli - though he is shooting love dag - 90069. Community Calendar Notices will appear in PING PONG — Will be MUNITY FAMILY MEAL Community Calendar as played from 9 a.m. to noon — Will be served from space is available. To sub - each Monday at Jay Com - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury mit an item, email munity Center. United Methodist [email protected]. CAREGIVER SUPPORT Church, 204 E. Arch St. in GROUP — Will meet at 1 Portland. Everyone is Today p.m. the first Monday of welcome. PORTLAND FARMERS each month at Portland TAKE OFF POUNDS MARKET — Is open from 8 Place, 430 W. Lafayette St. SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will Now Seeking: Full-Time Housekeeper a.m. to noon each Saturday For more information, call meet for weigh-in at 5:30 in the parking lot at The (800) 589-1121. p.m., with the meeting at Full-Time, 1st Shift Housekeeper: Monday-Friday with Rock Church. EUCHER –– Will be 6 p.m., in the fellowship ALCOHOLICS ANONY - played starting at 1 p.m. hall at Evangelical minimal weekend commitment. 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I’ve sevelt pursued in office were women who told me they are struggling in their lives. We never made a formal study of it, Hamilton still relevant to him, and he planned to vote for Ronald Rea - don’t always vote for them — but have talked with plenty of wanted candidates who’d uphold gan that election. Given their sometimes, other issues rise to them over the years, and one them. party affiliation, this surprised the fore in a given election. But thing sticks with me from those What has always struck me, me. One of them explained, I’m reminded of a conversation I conversations: There’s no one though, is that voters also find “Well, I like the way he treats his had early one frosty morning, thing. People find a myriad of rat for the White House and a plenty of more particular rea - wife,” which drew nods from standing at a plant gate. An elec - interesting — and sometimes GOP House member. This has sons to cast a ballot one way or others in the room — they saw in tion was coming up, and I asked idiosyncratic — reasons for vot - grown much less common — in another. Sometimes, they care a Reagan’s graciousness toward a man striding past me how he ing this way or that. both federal and state elections. lot about a particular project — Nancy a sign of character that planned to vote. He was support - Some care mostly about a sin - As ideological camps have hard - a road, a new school, or some drew them, and I’m confident ing the same ticket I was run - gle issue — abortion, say, or cli - ened, party affiliation is part other piece of infrastructure. Or they weren’t the only ones. ning on, he told me, adding, “I mate change — and if a politi - and parcel of who many people they worry about the taxpayer Of course, there are always vote for the candidate I think cian doesn’t meet muster on it, are. dollars required for that project, the highly personal reasons. I will help the ordinary guy.” they don’t even give her or him a Sometimes, it’s not so much and so vote against anyone who ran into a fellow once who told That’s a very American senti - second glance. Or they care ideology as what a party’s lead - supports it. me he always voted for a certain ment: We back candidates we about a candidate’s ideology or ers stand for. I remember asking Sometimes, public policy actu - politician. “I don’t agree with think will bear our interests in party — conservative or liberal, one man in my district how he ally has nothing to do with how anything he stands for,” the man mind and reflect our concerns. Republican or Democrat — and voted and why. He responded, “I they vote. Over the years, for said, “but he helped get my son However we define them. don’t feel much need to look always vote for FDR.” This was instance, I’ve noticed repeatedly out of Vietnam.” Another one •••••••••• beyond the label. For some years after Roosevelt had died. that likability matters a great told me I had his vote because he Hamilton is a Senior Advisor decades, split-ticket voting was “FDR’s not on the ticket any deal, and may in fact override liked my short haircut. I for the Indiana University Center fairly common: that is, voters more,” I told him. He laughed everything else. We tend, for refrained from saying I hoped on Representative Governmen. chose a Republican presidential and said he knew that, but he instance, to like people who are there was more to it than that — He was a member of the U.S. candidate and a House Democ - always voted for whoever he positive, constructive, and for - but I certainly thought it. House of Representatives for 34 rat or, less commonly, a Democ - believed would vote in accord ward-looking, and who make us In general, though, Americans years. ILEARN gets failing grade KPC News Like most students, Indiana apparently Hoosier hasn’t learned anything from ILEARN. The only thing the Editorial annual standardized test is really good at measur - ing is how committed the state is to an useless, expensive, failure of an exam. In 2021, just 28.6% of students passed both the English and math por - tions of the ILEARN test, Indiana paid the successor to the $45 million equally maligned ISTEP+ test that had equally dis - over three mal passing rates year to years to year. That was a significant implement drop from 2019, the last ILEARN time the test was admin - istered. The drop was and the expected, as the impacts output from of COVID-19 on the end of the 2019-20 school year the test has and the whole of the 2020- proven to be 21 term were likely to Biles remains the GOAT have a chilling effect on effectively By DIANA NYAD vaunted individual event. And if the performance. worthless. Special to The Washington Post Greatest of All Time, at the Olympic But let’s make no mis - I’ll admit my first reaction to Games that are the supposed and pos - take, even before COVID Simone Biles’s decision Tuesday to Diana sibly last pinnacle of her career, hit, the passing rate on drop out of the women’s gymnastics states that she can’t trust herself, who the test was only 37.1%. team competition at the Tokyo Nyad are we to say otherwise? All Indiana students in Olympics was critical. Gymnastics events require danger - grades three through Biles said the pressure of being the ous, almost unreal maneuvers. Were eight as well as high their driver’s licenses face of the Tokyo Games was mam - Biles to go out there lacking confi - school sophomores are failed, we wouldn’t give moth. The official word, after medical dence — were she to spin out of con - subjected to the multi- licenses to 90% of those exams, was that this was not a physi - seemed at first — between Osaka’s trol — there could be serious conse - day, hours-long testing applicants. cal problem but rather an issue of French Open withdrawal and Biles’s quences. It is not an overstatement to regimen that has a histo - Students are tired of mental health. Biles was worried less choice was the word “team.” Osaka warn that an egregious mistake, ry of being plagued with taking these meaningless about her body failing, and more was playing singles at Roland Garros. whatever its precipitating cause, Her decision affected her alone technical glitches as well exams. Teachers are tired about “fighting” what was going on could result in paralysis. inside her head. (although Roland-Garros officials as inane and confusing of trying to teach to the Now the flip side of Biles’s leaving content. Biles later explained that she was - would probably beg to differ). Biles her teammates to compete without unclear and unattainable n’t herself, especially on a vault that withdrew from a commitment to her No school in the four- standards ILEARN is her comes into play. She ultimately had her confused as she twisted in team. She stepped down from repre - determined that she couldn’t sum - county area has ever apparently trying to topped a 50% pass rate on space — a phenomenon gymnasts call senting her country. mon her best, and that her teammates measure. Superintend - “the twisties.” She described how she Billie Jean King is well known for had a better chance of scoring well the ILEARN test. ents are tired of talking This year, some schools finished that vault in a state entirely the expression “pressure is a privi - without her. She opened for them a about how little stock had overall pass rates unfamiliar to her. She had lost her lege.” To be sure, not many other ath - spot in the individual all-around that they put into ILEARN below 20%. spatial awareness. letes — perhaps Michael Phelps, Tom she would have taken — giving anoth - scores as a gauge of Do we really believe For the first time since we’ve been Brady and a very few others — know er gifted athlete a chance to go for whether their students that the majority of stu - witnessing her mastery, Biles was what it is to have all the world’s eyes medals, to chase the dreams they’ve laser-focused on you, to carry the dents in our local school are being properly edu - openly floundering in self-doubt. worked so hard for. With her decision, Biles drew par - highest possible expectations with systems are that far cated. The same decision that on Tuesday allels to tennis star Naomi Osaka, your every move. behind what they should Indiana paid $45 mil - seemed to some of us unsportsman - who dropped out of the French Open But wasn’t this the crucial moment know at their age? lion over three years to like now, on Wednesday, seems a his - earlier this year, describing mental for the GOAT — the “Greatest of All toric sacrifice. Now, Biles’s con - If that were truly the implement ILEARN and health problems and the trauma of Time,” a label Biles has embraced — tention that she believes she is help - case, if 7-in-10 are failing the output from the test dealing with the media. Osaka had to rise up as no other athlete could? ing the team by not competing ILEARN and not up to has proven to be effec - tively worthless. been willing to pay the hefty fines for Wasn’t this the time for Biles to go out becomes not only authentic, but also snuff academically, why missing the mandatory press confer - to the vault with her coach, perhaps rational thinking. then is Indiana still giv - So why is Indiana still wasting time and money ences at the tournament, but that led her teammates, and do her routine Next week, Biles may or may not ing out high school diplo - to controversy and she then opted out over and over again, to cure her case on ILEARN? find her way back into competition mas to about 9-in-10 high altogether. of the twisties? I’m not going to for each of the four individual events: Put that question on school seniors? If our Perhaps, I initially thought, there demean Olympic silver medals — balance beam, uneven bars, vault, students and education the test next year. were lines to be connected between which the U.S. team won without floor exercise. But I, for one, have cat - system are such failures When all of the stu - Osaka’s anxiety and Biles’s current Biles — but would the team in fact apulted back onto the super Simone as ILEARN would sug - dents get it wrong Olympics psyche. Who are we to tell have had a much better chance for Biles fan wagon, rooting for the best gest, high school diplo - because there is no right Biles she should toughen up and get gold with a Biles who had tackled her for gymnastics’ GOAT — in her sport, mas should be as rare as answer to the question, over her temporary slip from perfec - demons and risen to the occasion? and in her life. bachelor’s degrees in don’t worry — ILEARN tion? I was already on Osaka’s side, That was my critical outlook on •••••••••• Indiana. scores can’t get much with compassion for her need to tend Tuesday. But now, Biles has with - Nyad is the first person to swim If 70% of students tak - lower or much more use - to her mental health. drawn from the individual all-around without the aid of a shark cage from ing the written test for less to educators anyway. But the clear difference — or so it competition — her sport’s most Cuba to Florida. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus
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Ribbon cutting Jay County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon- cutting ceremony Wednesday for Be Your Best –– Always Be Evolving. The non-profit organization at 112 E. Main St., Portland, seeks to provide educational and behavioral support for children ages 5 through 18.
The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline Partnership to provide tech education A state agency, a community tee to find Julian’s replace - farm income, expected income covery and development part - college and a business are ment. growth, crop and livestock nership. Kumquat, which is teaming up to offer tech train - Business prices, interest rates, exports, based in San Diego, could earn ing. TCC to donate inflation, alternative invest - up to $2 billion for drugs result - Indiana Department of roundup Round Room announced its ments, U.S. policy, and farmers’ ing from the agreement reach - Workforce Development and The Cellular Connection stores liquidity, all played a major fac - ing the market. Ivy Tech announced this week will be donating backpacks of tor in the price increase we’re “Using small molecule that they will collaborate with school supplies as part of its experiencing,” said Purdue inhibitors to target specific Amazon Web Services on a School Rocks Backpack Give - associate professor Todd H. tumor antigens in complex with statewide initiative to provide offered the chance to win away. Kuethe, who authored the sur - the immune machinery pres - cloud computing education chamber gift certificates. The stores, including the vey. ents a unique opportunity to courses and certification for There will also be additional Portland location at 922 N. stimulate an enhanced tumor- high school and community promotion of specials partici - Meridian St., will distribute the Wynnchurch purchases specific immune response,” said college students. pating businesses will be offer - backpacks from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun - Wynnchurch Capital CEO of Lilly’s Loxo Oncology Amazon Web Services will ing. day. They will include pencils, announced Wednesday that it unit Jacob Van Naarden in a provide schools with free pro - The radio spotlight event will paper, a pencil box, a ruler, fold - has acquired Trimlite Manufac - press release. “We look forward fessional development, techni - coincide with the effort, offer - ers and glue. turing. to working with the accom - cal training and certification ing businesses the opportunity “The start of the school year Wynnchurch, which owns plished Kumquat team to identi - exams for educators who will to highlight themselves on a is an exciting time, and we are Portland Forge, added Trimlite fy candidate medicines that begin teaching cloud comput - live broadcast from the cham - thrilled to support the educa - to a portfolio that also includes interact with this target class.” ing courses. The goal of the ber officer. tion of the youth in our com - Northern Wholesale Supply, program is to certify at least munities through our School The Wheel Group and Drew Walgreens opening 5,000 Hoosiers over the next President retiring Rocks Backpack Giveaway,” Foam Companies. The Wash - Walgreens Boots Alliance two years. Muncie-Delaware County said Scott Moorehead, CEO of ington-based business is a man - and VillageMD announced “We are pleased to collabo - Chamber of Commerce Round Room, in a press release. ufacturer and distributor of plans last week to open a series rate with AWS to bring this announced this week that Jay “By providing families across residential doors and related of new Village Medical at Wal - opportunity to Hoosiers across Julian will retire as president the country with essential door products. greens practices in northern Indiana,” said Ivy Tech presi - and CEO of the organization school supplies, we’re easing “Since its founding, Trim - Indiana. dent Sue Ellspermann in a and as chief economic develop - the back-to-school shopping lite’s commitment to customer The companies are planning press release. “As the state’s ment officer of the Muncie- burden and helping set chil - service has allowed the compa - locations in South Bend, Mer - community college our focus is Delaware County Economic dren up for success.” ny to successfully broaden its rillville, Griffith and Portage on bringing the education Development Alliance. product offering and expand this year. They have a goal of needed to earn credentials that His retirement date is slated Prices hit high into new geographies,” said opening at least 600 facilities in result in high-paying careers for April 1, 2022 Purdue University’s Farm - Brian Crumbaugh, partner at the U.S. over the course of the right into the communities we “If you look at where we land value and Cash Rents Sur - Wynnchurch, in a press release. next four years as part of a $1 serve.” were in 2009 when Jay took on vey suggests that farm prices in “We are excited to partner with billion investment announced this role and where we are Indiana climbed to an all-time Patrick and the entire Trimlite in January. Support local today, the advancements are high in June. management team to continue “According to the CDC, six in Jay County Chamber of clear,” said Terry Pence, chair According to a press release growing the business.” ten Americans live with at least Commerce is holding its Shop of the chamber board, in a from Purdue, “top quality farm - one chronic condition, with Local Jay! campaign next week. press release. “That is the land” averaged $9,785 per acre, Lilly hunting many needing multiple daily Its “Jay County Spotlight” truest mark of the impact Jay up 14.1% from the same time Eli Lilly has reached an medications, emphasizing that radio broadcast is scheduled has made. As a business com - last year. Prices also increased agreement with Kumquat Bio - the coordinated care model of for Thursday in conjunction munity we are stronger and for average ($8,144) and low sciences to find new immuno- Village Medical at Walgreens is with the campaign. better positioned for tomorrow quality ($6,441) farmland. oncology drugs. now more important than Shop Local Jay! is an effort to than we were when he took on Prices surpassed previous According to MedCityNews, ever,” said Walgreens vice pres - highlight local business, with this role.” records set in 2014. Lilly is paying Kumquat $70 ident of healthcare services the chamber providing “shop The board has formed an “A unique combination of million in cash and an equity Jamie Vortherms in a press local” stickers and customers eight-member search commit - economic forces, including net investment to start a drug dis - release. Steel Dynamics expanding By HOWARD GRENINGER Tribune-Star (Terre Haute) Steel Dynamics Inc. plans to expand its manu - facturing facility in the Company plans $231 million Vigo County Industrial Park and add 84 employ - investment in Vigo County ees. The company is eyeing an investment of about $231 million for its Steel includes adding a galva - foot facility held on June Dynamics Heartland LLC nizing line and paint line, 23, 1998,” Witt said in the facility in Terre Haute, cranes, water treatment letter. which includes construct - equipment, rail and scrap “Not only was Heart - ing a 390,000-square-foot yard, plus mobile equip - land Steel the first major expansion of its cold roll ment and coil handling new manufacturing com - steel plant at a cost of equipment. pany to come to our com - $196.35 million and Telephone messages munity since Sony installing $34.65 million in seeking comment left for DADC over a decade prior, new equipment. Roberto Bohrer, opera - but the robust infrastruc - The company next week tions manager for the ture and other improve - will seek 10-year tax abate - Terre Haute plant, and ments constructed for ment from the Vigo Coun - with David Lipschitz, Heartland Steel literally ty Council on both the pro - director of investor rela - helped pave the way for posed new building and tions, at Steel Dynamics other significant new com - equipment. corporate office in Fort panies in the [county The project is slated to Wayne, were not returned. industrial park] such as create 84 new jobs at an In a July 15 letter sub - Staples Distribution Cen - estimated annual wage of mitted to the Vigo County ter, ADVICS, ThyssenK - $80,000, plus benefits, Council, Steve Witt, presi - rupp Presta, Casey’s Gen - according to its tax abate - dent of the Terre Haute eral Stores Distribution ment filing before the Vigo Economic Development Center, Verdeco Recy - County Council. Corp., said the corpora - cling and Select Genetics. Additionally, the compa - tion fully supports the “Put another way, but ny, located at 455 W. Indus - requested 10-year proper - for the presence of this trial Drive, would retain ty tax abatement, for both facility, we likely would 226 employees with annu - property and equipment. not have many of the com - al salary at $21.6 million. “As a bit of background, panies that we have today Those jobs have an aver - Steel Dynamics’ facility in in the [county industrial age annual wage of the Vigo County Industri - park],” Witt said. $95,575, according to its al Park commenced life as Steel Dynamics pur - tax abatement filing a startup steel processing chased the steel plant from before the County Coun - company, Heartland Steel, Companhia Sidenrurgica cil. with a groundbreaking for Nacional in 2018 for $400 The new equipment the new 800,000 square- million. The Commercial Review Page 6 Puzzles Saturday, July 31, 2021
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The AU11200131 with a winning attitude FOLLOWS: jay county humane soci- Troy Foust who enjoys a challenge Section l: Fund Established. ety can serve as an infor- AU19800068 and will attract new There is hereby established a fund to be known as the ARP mation center. 260-726- clients to print and digi- Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. PUBLIC AUCTION Section 2: Sources of Funding. 6339 tal media. The source of funding includes monies allocated to the Town Located at 4801 S Responsibilities: Devel- 250 PUBLIC NOTICE of Pennville, Indiana from the American Rescue Plan Act of The 40 NOTICES Broad Street Dunkirk, IN op and manage revenue 2021 and distributed to the Town in 2021 and 2022. Friday Afternoon producing relationships Section 3: Uses of Funding. PLEASE NOTE: Be sure AUGUST 6, 2021 AT with current clients and A. 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To respond to workers performing essential work during the CHANGE OF chairs; 7 Up hanging COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay takes, but they do hap- solutions to achieve Tracey Lynn Gannon Review to eligible workers of the Town that are performing such es- pen, and we may not clock; Wagner ash tray; them. Qualifications: Petitioner porcelain; granite; elec- sential work, or by providing grants to eligible worker of the know unless you call to Strong problem solving Notice of petition for change Town that are performing such essential work, or by providing tell us. Call before 12:00 tric Bass guitar; Fender and analytical skills. of name grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who pm for corrections. The Band Master amp; (2) Have basic computer Tracey Lynn Gannon, whose perform essential work; Commercial Review, 309 Fender amps; Fiesta; skills. Be able to work mailing address is: Portland, c. For the provision of government services to the extent of the Fire King mugs; Yamaha IN, in Jay County, Indiana , reduction in revenue of the Town due to the COVID-19 public W Main, Portland, Indi- on a deadline. Have hereby gives notice that health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most C ana 260-726-8141. drum set; 2 wheel cart; good communications Tracey Lynn Gannon has recent full fiscal year of the Town prior to the emergency that shop vac; golf clubs; skills. Be organized and filed a petition in the Jay Cir- being 2019; or 50 RUMMAGE SALES wood step ladder; gas have a positive attitude. cuit Court requesting that her d. To make necessary investments in water sewer or broad- can; and many other Be able to pay attention name be changed to Tracey band infrastructure. Lynn West. Notice is further B. The Council shall adopt a plan which provides details for BARN SALE 111 S 200 items not listed. to detail. given that the hearing will be the use of the funds. 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Travis Theurer Apply in person along Duly adopted by the Council for the Town of Pennville, Jay J. L. CONSTRUCTION AU11200131 with your resume or mail TOPublic THE OWNERS Notice OF THE County, Indiana, on the 6th day of July, 2021. Amish crew. Custom built Troy Foust AU19800068 in your resume to: The WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL Town Council homes, new garages, Commercial Review ESTATE AND ALL Alicia Corwin S PUBLIC AUCTION INTERESTED PARTIES Millie a. Ellis pole barns, interior/ exte- PO Box 1049, rior remodeling, drywall, Saturday, July 31st, NOTICE OF Attest: Krista M. Scholer, Clerk-Tresurer 309 W. Main St., SHERIFF'S SALE 7-31-2021 HSPAXLP windows, doors, siding, 2021 TIME 10:00 A.M. Portland, IN 47371 By virtue of a certified copy roofing, foundations. of a decree to me directed LOCATED: 3430 W SR Attn: Business Manager 260-726-5062, leave or e-mail gpcbusi- from the Clerk of Circuit message. 67, Portland, IN Court of Jay County. 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Courtney Benter (left) showed the grand champion wether while Bretton Basford (right) had the grand champion boer doe and grand champion buck during the Jay County 4-H Meat Goat Show on July 13 at Jay County Fairgrounds. Champs crowned at meat goat show Aubree McClure topped the pygmy goat show again. Bretton Basford followed in his sister’s footsteps. They were among the list of grand champion winners July 13 during the Jay County 4-H pygmy goat and meat goat shows at Jay County Fair - grounds. Aubree McClure (left) McClure repeated, showing showed the grand the grand champion pygmy goat champion pygmy goat again. She had the top wether on July 13 during the and mother/daughter pair, and Jay County 4-H Pygmy took the top spot in intermedi - Goat Show at Jay ate showmanship. County Fairgrounds. Basford two grand champions in the meat goat show, winning Wyatt Twigg (right) for both boer doe and buck. His showed the grand sister, Eden, had the grand champion market doe champions for meat doe, meat during the meat goat mother and daughter, meat buck show. and market doe in 2018, buck and boer doe in 2019, and doe in 2020. Bretton also had the cham - pion junior doe, champion year - ling doe, champion senior doe, champion mother/daughter and reserve champion doe this year. He won the advanced showman - ship title as well. The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline Photo provided Wyatt Twigg teamed up with his brother Austin to sweep the Other results were as fol - Senior doe Reserve champion: Caleb Dol - Reserve champion: Maisey market doe category. Wyatt lows: 1. Kelsey Muhlenkamp lar Keller showed the grand champion, Pygmy 2. Aubree McClure while Austin had the reserve 3. Aubree McClure Medium market doe Medium wether grand champion. Wyatt also Junior doe class 1 Reserve champion: Austin Champion: Cienna Muh - showed the champion medium 1. Melana Zimmerman 2. Kaylee Zimmerman Meat goats Twigg lenkamp market doe. Junior doe And Courtney Benter showed 3. Aubree McClure Reserve champion: Caiden Reserve champion: Chloe Muh - Heavy market doe Muhlenkamp the grand champion wether lenkamp while also winning for senior Junior doe class 2 Champion: Abby Benter Reserve champion: Ella Stock - Heavy wether showmanship. 1. Aubree McClure Yearling doe Additional showmanship 2. Aubree McClure Reserve champion: Seth Degler ton Champion: Courtney Benter wins went to Finn Hemmelgarn Reserve champion: Lucas (beginner) and Melana Zimmer - Ornamental Senior doe Mother/daughter Lyons man (senior) for pygmy goats, 1. Finn Hemmelgarn Reserve champion: Ava Stock - Reserve champion: Caleb Dol - and Emalynn Clark (beginner), 2. Finn Hemmelgarn ton lar Reserve grand champion buck: Frederick Lingo (junior) and Cameron Clark Cayden Buckland (intermedi - Yearling doe Light market doe Light wether Reserve grand champion ate) for meat goats. 1. Aubree McClure Champion: Courtney Benter Champion: Madi Paxson wether: Madi Paxson Infrastructure ... Continued from page 1 But Sen. John Cornyn, R- Texas, predicted, “It’s going to be a grind.” PRINTING The effort got off to a Bipartisan plan includes haphazard start Friday. Shortly after the Senate $550 billion in new spending August began the procedural vote, over a five-year span it was stopped. Cornyn said the reason was that 2nd - 7th some of the text in the draft bill did not comport with the agreement between the shape the bill and allow for product of our group, we negotiators. The rare amendments from mem - will make it public togeth - CUSTOMIZED bipartisan work is testing bers of both political par - er consistent with the senators’ ability to trust ties. bipartisan way we’ve Round or Square one another. “I’ve been disappointed worked for the last four Several moments later, that Senator Schumer has months,” the senators said. Beverage Coasters the vote resumed and the seen to fit to try to force us The bipartisan plan is effort to proceed to consid - to vote on a bill that does big, with $550 billion in eration of the bill passed not exist in its entirety, but new spending over five by a vote of 66-28. I hope we can now pump years beyond the typical Earlier this week, 17 the brakes a little bit and highway and public works GOP senators joined all take the time and care to accounts. A draft circulat - Democrats in voting to evaluate the benefits and ing Capitol Hill indicated it start the debate, launching the cost of this legislation,” could have more than 2,500 what will be a dayslong Cornyn said. pages when introduced. It’s process to consider the bill. Schumer had hoped to being financed from fund - That support largely held introduce the text of the ing sources that may not Friday with Republican bill later in the day with pass muster with deficit Leader Mitch McConnell supporters aiming to com - hawks, including repurpos - of Kentucky again voting plete action before leaving ing untapped COVID-19 yes to nudge the process for the August recess. Sens. relief aid and relying on FOR along. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and projected future economic COMMERCIAL PRINTING SPECIAL But whether the number Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ari - growth. Orders placed August 2nd through 7th Any of Republican senators zona, released a statement Among the major invest - willing to pass a key part of saying they were close to ments are $110 billion for ¢ President Joe Biden’s agen - finalizing the legislative roads and bridges, $39 bil - Our BEST PricPrice! 30 ea. 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FORT WAYNE — The out, Peyton Smith hit a team’s third world series two-run double to center berth comes down to this field to score Pratt and Hol - afternoon. ley. Two batters later, Smith The Portland Rockets scored on a fielding error rode an early lead to a 5-2 by the Blues. victory against the Fort Fort Wayne, which had a Wayne Blues on Friday 5-1 mark including four night in the second round straight wins against Port - of the National Amateur land this season, broke the Baseball Federation shutout in the home half regional tournament at of the fourth inning on a Carrington Field. two-out single. With a 2-0 record in the Smith, who shut down four-team, round-robin the Royals on the mound tournament, a Portland Thursday night, knocked win against the Fort Wayne in his third run of the Jackers in their game at night on a fifth-inning sin - 2:30 p.m. today would gle as the Rockets led by The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz clinch the regional champi - three once again. onship and the team’s first Smith finished 2-for-3 world series berth since with three RBIs and a walk. 2017. It would be just third After the Blues cut the Pullin’ machine world series berth in the deficit once again in their Ken Miller, a Bellvue, Ohio, native, and his machine “Corn & Soybean Special” make team’s 50-plus year history. next at bats, Portland put their way down the track during the first day of the Fort Recovery National Tractor Pullers The Jackers played the the game away as Holley Association Grand Nationals on Friday at Ambassador Park in Fort Recovery. Miller finished South Bend Royals later led off the seventh inning third in the 7,500-pound Modified Tractors with a distance of 353.845 feet. The winning Friday night. Regardless of with his second home run distance was 365.2 feet. the outcome of that game, of the season. Holley led however, the winner the Rockets with three hits between the Rockets and and three runs. Pratt had a Jackers becomes the multi-hit game, while regional champion. (If Caleb Richardson and both teams are 2-1, tie- Noah Collins each regis - breaking criteria comes tered singles. Sports on tap down to head-to-head Jake Van Pelt (2-2) went record.) the distance in recording Local schedule tational 8 a.m. Racing: Hungarian Grand Prix – Practice Soccer (NBCSN) Playing as the visiting the win. He scattered six Today Fort Wayne TinCaps at Great Lakes (ESPN2) 4:05 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Portland Rockets vs. Fort Wayne Jack - Loons – 7:05 p.m. 6 a.m. — 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Base - Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels of team once again, Portland hits over seven innings, ers in NABF Regional at Carrington Field in ball – United States vs. Korea (NBCSN) Anaheim (FS1) (9-20) scored the only runs allowing two earned runs. Fort Wayne – 2:30 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. — 2020 Tokyo Olympics (USA) 6 p.m. — 2020 Tokyo Olympics (USA) Fort Wayne TinCaps at Lansing Lugnuts Jay County — Girls golf at South Adams 9 a.m. — Formula 1 Racing: Hungarian 6 p.m. — UFC: Fight Night prelims – it needed in the top of the He struck out six and – 7:05 p.m. Invitational – 9 a.m. Grand Prix – Qualification (ESPN) Hall vs. Strickland (ESPN) first inning. walked three. Fort Wayne TinCaps at Great Lakes Noon — Basketball: The Basketball 7 p.m. — Basketball: The Basketball Cameron Pratt led off Left-handed Portland Sunday Loons – 7:05 p.m. Tournament quarterfinal – AfterShocks vs. Tournament quarterfinal – Sideline Cancer Fort Wayne TinCaps at Lansing Lugnuts Florta TNT (ESPN) vs. Team 23 (ESPN2) with a double, and Jared veteran Tyler Reynolds (1- – 1:05 p.m. TV schedule 2 p.m. — Basketball: The Basketball 7:10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Holley followed with a sin - 6) will take the rubber Today Tournament quarterfinal – TBA (ESPN) Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets (BALLY) Tuesday 4 a.m. — 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Mens’ 3 p.m. — 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Bad - 10 p.m. — Boxing: Andre Dirrell vs. gle to put runners at the against the Jackers in the Jay County — Girls golf at Bellmont Invi - Soccer Quarterfinal : 6 a.m. — Formula 1 minton, Archery, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Christopher Brooker (FS1) corners. Following a strike - winner-take-all game. Coming Soon! Plan now to
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