'You Just Don't Know'

Friday, September 6, 2019 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Effort underway By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press ABACO, Bahamas — A few meager possessions stuffed in plastic bags, some of the haggard Bahamians who lost Effort picks up homes to the ravages of Hurricane Dori - an are waiting at a small airport hoping to help Bahamas to catch planes out of the disaster zone as an international humanitarian effort following Dorian to help the Caribbean country gains momentum and the death toll has risen to 30. A few hundred people sat at the partly The Bahamian health ministry said heli - flooded Leonard M. Thompson airport copters and boats were on the way to on Abaco island Thursday as small help people in affected areas, though offi - planes picked up the most vulnerable cials warned of delays because of severe survivors, including the sick and the eld - flooding and limited access. erly. The evacuation was slow and there At least 30 people died in the hurricane was frustration for some who said they and the number could be “significantly had nowhere to go after the Category 5 higher,” Bahamian health minister hurricane splintered whole neighbor - Duane Sands told The Associated Press hoods. in a telephone interview late Thursday. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney “They told us that the babies, the preg - The victims are from Abaco and Grand nant people and the elderly people were Bahama islands and include some who supposed to be first preference,” said died from injuries after being flown to Out for the day Lukya Thompson, a 23-year-old bar - New Providence island, he said. Easton Johnson leaps from the steps as he leaves tender. But many were still waiting, she The hurricane hit Abaco on Sunday Bloomfield Elementary School for the day Thursday. said. and then hovered over Grand Bahama Despite hardship and uncertainty, for a day and a half. those at the airport were mostly calm. See Effort page 5 N.Y. is leading Facebook ‘You just don’t know’ antitrust Local cancer patient cherishes each day inquiry By RAY COONEY By TAYLOR TELFORD The Commercial Review and TONY ROMM “Shock.” The Washington Post Susan McLaughlin- New York is leading a Dick thought she had an multistate investigation ear infection. of Facebook for possible She went to her doctor’s antitrust violations, Attor - office and got medication ney General Letitia James that should have cleared announced today, kicking up fluid in her ears. But off a bipartisan wave of when she went back two independent state weeks later, the fluid was inquiries targeting the still there. And the dizzi - social media giant as well ness she had initially as Google’s parent compa - experienced was getting ny, Alphabet. worse. James will work with By the time she the attorneys general of returned again, on Jan. Colorado, Florida, Iowa, 25, 2016, she could barely Nebraska, North Caroli - walk. na, Ohio, Tennessee and “It took my son and my the District of Columbia daughter’s boyfriend that on an inquiry focused on morning — they pulled “Facebook’s dominance in the car up to the steps — it the industry and the took them to get me out of the house,” she said. “I potential anti-competitive was that weak.” conduct stemming from Upon arriving at the Photo provided that dominance,” accord - doctor’s office, she was ing to a news release. immediately sent to Jay “Even the largest social Susan McLaughlin-Dick’s life has had its ups and downs since she was diagnosed three County Hospital. That led years ago with a stage IV gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Her experience has taught her that tomorrow media platform in the to blood work that showed world must follow the law is not guaranteed and to cherish her time with her children Carla (left), Shelby (center, behind Susan) dramatically low hemo - and Chris, and her six grandchildren. “We’re going to keep fighting this,” she said. and respect consumers. I globin levels, which led to am proud to be leading a a CT scan. bipartisan coalition of And that’s when they fit that same word as well. said the 47-year-old Port - have started to stop work - stage I to stage IV. The attorneys general in inves - found it — a gastrointesti - Susan’s initial hemoglo - land resident. “They did ing.” larger the number, the tigating whether Face - nal stromal tumor. bin level — 2.1 — was well not know — doctors, Susan was still alive more the cancer has book has stifled competi - Cancer. below the normal range nurses — did not know and kicking. But the diag - spread. tion and put users at risk,” So, yes, Susan was of between 13 and 15. how I was still living. nosis was startling. Susan’s tumor was James said in a news shocked. “I was the talk of the Because that low, your Gastrointestinal stro - stage IV. release. “We will use every The staff at the hospital hospital at that time,” heart, everything, should mal tumors range from See Cherishes page 2 investigative tool at our disposal to determine whether Facebook’s actions may have endan - gered consumer data, reduced the quality of VP confronted on climate consumers’ choices, or By JILL COLVIN change the president’s issue,” Coveney said, try - increased the price of Associated Press mind. ing to leverage Pence’s per - advertising.” REYKJAVIK, Iceland — But again and again, sonal connections to the The Washington Post Vice President Mike Pence Pence has appeared to country. “It’s a huge issue previously reported that is receiving a tongue-lash - brush off the efforts, which for this country right now. more than half the ing from European allies as spilled into public view It’s dominating politics he plays understudy to the nation’s attorneys general before he’d even left the air - here. It’s about trying to president on the world were readying a Google port in Shannon, Ireland. mitigate against potential stage. There, Simon Coveney, damage.” investigation, expected to From the Taoiseach of be announced Monday in the country’s foreign min - Pence, appearing less Ireland to the mayor of ister, confronted Pence than amused by the public Washington, but it was Reykjavik, leaders have with an urgent message confrontation, said he was unclear whether other been publicly confronting about the potential impact “grateful” for Coveney’s tech giants like Facebook Pence on issues such as the of Brexit. He warned a “candor” and quickly piv - The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald and Amazon would find U.K.’s exit from the E.U., return to hard borders oted. But the pleas contin - themselves in the coali - nuclear disarmament and between Ireland and ued in Pence’s meetings tion’s crosshairs. The Wall climate change. Northern Ireland would with other Irish leaders, Street Journal first report - The appeals appear part not only disrupt commerce, including Taoiseach Leo Moon shot ed that Facebook would of a desperate effort to try but could also threaten a Varadkar. A half moon was shining brightly also be subject to investi - to get through to a Trump fragile peace. “All I ask is that you over the area Thursday night as clear skies gation, and that the effort administration that follows “As somebody who bring that message back to prevailed. Mild weather continues to be in could expand to include its own norms and rules, understands Ireland well, I Washington with you,” the forecast for the next few days. other companies. and find someone— any - think you understand why Varadkar said. See Inquiry page 5 one — who might be able to it’s such an emotional See VP page 5

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Jay County had a high tem - Saturday — Results from perature of 73 degrees Thurs - Indiana Michigan Power is tonight’s Jay County High day. The low was 52. in the process of conducting School football game at South - Tonight’s low will be in the aerial inspections of high- ern Wells. Billy Fisher , 37, Geneva upper 50s. Expect cloudy skies voltage lines in East Central Details on page 2. early Saturday with some sun Indiana. The inspections, by Tuesday — Coverage of breaking through later in the helicopter, are expected to con - Monday’s Jay County Com - day. tinue through mid Sept. 13. missioners and Dunkirk City See page 2 for an extended Council meetings. outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Friday, September 6, 2019 Obituaries Billy Fisher Markle, Indiana. He attended (John) Smith, Geneva, Indiana; er to share and remember at Arrangements are being han - the Global Vision Bible Church. brothers Jimmy (April) Pen - Downing & Glancy Funeral dled by Downing & Glancy Nov. 7, 1981-Sept. 2, 2019 He enjoyed woodworking, nington, Pennville, Indiana, Home, 100 N. Washington St., Funeral Home in Geneva. Billy Jack “B.J.” Fisher, 37, of Geneva, Indiana, passed away at scraping, reading the Bible, and Jason Fisher, Rockford, Ohio, Geneva, on Saturday, Sept. 7, Condolences may be 8:55 p.m. on Mon - loved being outdoors. B.J. was a and Joshua Fisher, Rockford, 2019, from noon to 2 p.m. and 4 to expressed at glancyfuneral - day, Sept. 2, 2019, gentle giant with a heart of Ohio; paternal grandmother 8 p.m. homes.com. due to injuries gold. Harriett Fisher, Berne, Indiana; A service to celebrate B.J.’s •••••••••• sustained in a He will be sadly missed by his maternal grandparents Larry life will be at Downing & Glancy The Commercial Review pub - vehicle accident father, William Eugene “Gino” and Brenda Galloway, Geneva, Funeral Home at 11 a.m. on Sun - lishes death notices for those with in Jay County. (Kathy) Fisher II, Rockford, Indiana, and Bonnie Torgerson, day, Sept. 8, 2019; viewing from a connection to our coverage area He was born on Ohio; wife, Courtney (Turner) Salina, Utah; and maternal 10 to 11 a.m. Jesse Fennig will be free of charge. They include the Saturday, Nov. 7, Fisher, Geneva, Indiana; daugh - great-grandmother Beulah Gal - officiating, and interment will name, city of residence, 1981, in Galve - ter Kyndall (Scott Atkinson) loway, Geneva, Indiana. follow in Riverside Cemetery in birth/death date and ston, Texas. He Fisher Fisher, Geneva, Indiana; son He was preceded in death by Geneva. time/date/location of services. married Court - Jacob Fisher, Geneva, Indiana; his mother Tracy Lee (Gal - Preferred memorials may be There is a charge for obituar - ney (Turner) Fisher on Monday, daughter Brooklinn Fisher, loway) Crane; paternal grandfa - sent to Adams County Animal ies, which are printed as they are Aug. 8, 2016, in Geneva, Indiana. Geneva, Indiana; step-son ther William Eugene Fisher; Shelter, 2168 S. 300 E. Monroe, received. B.J. attended school at South Bryan Easterling, Geneva, Indi - and uncle Russell Wade Gal - IN 46772, and/or Geneva Church We accept obituaries only from Adams High School. He was a ana; grandson Asher Atkinson, loway. of the Nazarene, 225 Decatur St. funeral homes or mortuary serv - welder at Wayne Metals, Geneva, Indiana; sister Casey Family and friends may gath - Geneva, IN 46740 ices. Cherishes ... CR almanac Continued from page 1 It had spread to both lungs as well Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday as her liver, colon and left kidney. Jay County WALK Against Cancer 9/7 9/8 9/9 9/10 9/11 Surgery was not an option. Instead, her cancer would have to be This year’s Jay County WALK Against Cancer will be held Saturday evening at Jay County managed via medication. Fairgrounds. This is the first year at the fairgrounds for the event, which had been previously It’s been a roller-coaster ride since been held at Jay County High School. Below are details about Saturday’s event. then. 4:30 p.m. Her stomach doesn’t absorb vita - Opening ceremony with national anthem 74/54 72/56 76/60 86/69 86/67 min B12 properly, so she gets month - Skies will Expect a Skies will Tempera - The high ly injections. She has neuropathy. 5:20 p.m. be cloudy high of 72 be partly tures will climb will again be And she’s developed diabetes. early with under mostly cloudy with a into the mid 86 under part - Survivor dinner in the Bubp Building some sun cloudy skies. high in the 80s under ly cloudy A new mass, this time on Susan’s breaking mid 70s. partly cloudy skies. liver, was found early this summer. 5:20 to 8 p.m. through later skies with a And changes in medication — she in the day and slight chance Live entertainment in the Farmer’s Building a high of 74. of rain. knew her initial drug was expected to lose effectiveness after a few years Concessions provided by Portland Kiwanis Club — have caused health issues this Free children’s activities, including a bounce house summer, including severe pain, nau - There will also be cake walks, a bake sale and vendors. For each $10 donation, a luminary Lotteries sea and fatigue. will be placed along the walking track in honor of a friend or loved one “in remebrance of “A lot of ups and downs,” said those lost, in honor of those suffering and in celebration of those who have won the fight.” Powerball 18-23-24-31-37-38-40-41-43- Susan. “Your bad days, you feel like 46-49-59-60-65-66-75-77 some days you should just give up.” Estimated jackpot: $40 But then she thinks about her million Cash 5: 6-17-18-36-43 three children — Chris Hudson, you and he will make sure you try house — for both financial and Estimated jackpot: Shelby Capetillo and Carla Dick — $610,000 understand,” Susan said. “You may maintenance reasons — and moved Mega Millions and six grandchildren. have a 15-minute appointment, but if to Katelyn Place in Portland. Estimated jackpot: “We’re going to keep fighting you need him for an hour, he’s in that While cancer has slowed her $139 million Ohio this,” she said. room with you for an hour.” down, she still enjoys going shop - Midday Through her fight, Susan has been Before spending so many hours in ping and visiting area festivals with Hoosier Pick 3: 4-4-8 happy to have a doctor she trusts. doctor’s offices — her regular check- her friends. Midday Pick 4: 5-0-0-2 She began working with Dr. Sulfi ups are every six weeks, though they She said she makes sure to enjoy Daily Three: 9-7-7 Pick 5: 3-4-9-6-6 Ibrahim in 2016 when he was still have been every two weeks this sum - those outings and all of her time Daily Four: 2-8-7-6 Evening running the cancer center at Jay mer because of her complications — spent with her children and grand - Quick Draw: 3-7-14-22- Pick 3: 2-1-0 County Hospital. He left that posi - Susan ran a three-shift babysitting children. 24-26-30-33-37-44-47-51-52- Pick 4: 4-6-1-8 tion, but Susan didn’t leave him. She service out of her home on county “You just don’t know day to day 53-54-58-59-67-71-75 Pick 5: 8-4-5-3-3 traveled to Indianapolis in order to road 200 West. But the 1989 Jay Coun - what’s going to happen,” said Evening Rolling Cash 5: 2-8-12- continue to be his patient and now ty High School graduate is unable to McLaughlin. “If you can enjoy today, Daily Three: 6-3-0 18-34 sees him at Reid Hospital in Rich - keep up that pace anymore, and now enjoy it. Do what you can do. Daily Four: 6-0-4-3 Estimated jackpot: mond. watches a few children for shorter Because you just don’t know tomor - Quick Draw: 5-12-14- $110,000 “He sits right there and he looks at periods of time. She’s sold the coun - row.”

Markets Capsule Reports Coming to the Sunrise Nov. corn ...... 3.90 Brief meeting hospitalized in Muncie Fellowship Baptist Church St. Anthony Dec. corn ...... 4.00 Portland Board of after the motorcycle he Corn ...... 3.85 Works met for six min - was riding was struck by Saturday, Sept. 7 • 6:00 pm Central States utes Thursday morning. an SUV at Tyson Road Oct. corn ...... 3.77 Sunday, Sept. 8 • 10:00 am Beans ...... 8.29 Montpelier The board agreed to and Indiana 67 Thursday Oct. beans ...... 8.24 Corn ...... 3.69 allow Portland police offi - morning. Speaker: Tim Barton Wheat ...... 4.71 Oct. corn ...... 3.66 cer Jagg Nunez use his Willis E. Lawson, 75, Beans ...... 8.45 accumulated vacation was traveling northeast from Wall builders Cooper Farms O c t. b e a n s ...... 8 .3 4 d a y s d u r i n g th e f i r s t o n I n d i a n a 6 7 a b o u t 1 0 : 2 0 Everyone Welcome Wheat ...... 4.66 quarter of 2020. Nunez a.m. on his 2007 Honda Fort Recovery begins his studies at the VT600 when it was struck Aug. corn ...... 3.98 The Andersons Indiana Law Enforce - by a 2014 Ford Explorer Oct./Nov. corn ...... 3.90 Richland Township ment Academy this driven by Jason A. White, Dec. corn ...... 3.90 Corn ...... 3.85 month and would other - 41, Portland. Oct. corn ...... 3.70 wise be unable to make Lawson was not wear - “Home Coming” POET Biorefining Beans ...... 8.44 use of his vacation days. ing a helmet at the time Dunkirk Free Will Baptist Church Portland Oct. beans ...... 8.25 The board also agreed of the accident. He was Sept. corn ...... 4.08 Wheat ...... 4.61 to make a $48.81 water bill transported to Indiana 12369 W 600 S, Dunkirk, IN Oct. corn ...... 3.90 Oct. wheat ...... 4.61 adjustment related to a University Health Ball leak at 28 E. Main St. The Memorial Hospital by Sunday, Sept. 8 • 11:00 adjustment was in accor - Jay Emergency Medical Singing by “The Christianaires” Today in history dance with city policies. Service. Preaching by Oliver McCowan Damage was estimated Everyone Welcome Motorcycle accident between $5,000 and Pastor: Marion Donathan On Sept. 6, 2006 , explorer Robert Peary An Elwood man was $10,000. President George W. sent a telegram from Bush acknowledged for Indian Harbor, Labrador, the first time that the announcing that he had CIA was running secret reached the North Pole prisons overseas and five months earlier. SERVICES said tough interrogation In 1966 , Portland Today had forced terrorist lead - High School’s boys Smith , Angela: 5 p.m., Walker ers to reveal plots to cross country team & Glancy Funeral Home, 109 W. attack the United States. defeated South Adams Windsor St., Montpelier. In 1901 , President 24-31 despite Ted Habeg - William McKinley was ger of the Starfires win - Saturday shot and mortally ning the 3K race in 10 Shrack , William: 10 a.m., wounded by anarchist minutes, 15 seconds. Hickory Grove Church of the Leon Czolgosz at the Pan- In 1995 , Baltimore Brethren, 1389 N. Indiana 1, American Exposition in Orioles shortstop Cal Dunkirk. Strohl , Dorothy: 11 a.m., Buffalo, New York. Ripken broke Lou Williamson-Spencer and Penrod (McKinley died eight Gehrig’s record by play - Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - days later; Czolgosz was ing his 2,131st consecu - merce St., Portland. executed on Oct. 29.) tive game. In 1909 , American —AP and The CR Sunday Fisher , Billy: 11 a.m., Down - ing and Glancy Funeral Home, Citizen’s calendar 100 Washington St., Geneva. Monday Limited time offer (expires 9/30/19) Monday 7 p.m. — Dunkirk City Orth , Margaret: noon, 9 a.m. — Jay County Council, city building, Reichard Funeral Home, 400 W. Commissioners, commis - 131 S. Main St. Deerfield Road, Union City. sioners’ room, court - JoJohn CCaasascio,o, DDDDS 7 p.m. — Dunkirk Pub - Sept. 14 house, 120 N. Court St., lic Library Board, 127 W. Portland. Washington St. Bates , Wyatt: 3 p.m., Farm - 3:45 p.m. — Jay County land Conservation Club, 1464 N. 500 West, Winchester. Election Board, voting Wednesday room, courthouse, 120 N. 7 a.m. — Jay School Court St., Portland. Service listings provided by Board special meeting, 4 p.m. — Jay County PROGRESSIVE Public Library Board, administrative offices, Community Room, 1976 W. Tyson Road, Port - OFFICE PRODUCTS library, 315 N. Ship St. land. 120 N. Meridian St. 6 p.m. — Dunkirk 7 p.m. — Jay County Portland, Indiana 47371 (260)726-7006 Board of Zoning Appeals, Council, commissioners’ city building, 131 S. Main room, courthouse, 120 N. (260) 726-9201 110 W.W. North St. [email protected] St. Court St., Portland. progressiveofficeproducts.com Portland, IN 47371 FiFind us on FaFacebook The Commercial Review Friday, September 6, 2019 Family Page 3

50th anniversary Jay hosting beef show on Saturday The beef will be at the fairgrounds this weekend. The Jay County Fall Taking Shirley and Classic Open Beef Show is slated for Saturday at Jay Note County Fairgrounds. Pete Hayden Check-in for the show will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Pete and Shirley Hayden are cele - The show begins at noon. brating their 50th wedding anniver - There is a $30 entry fee. which is free and open to sary today. There is a $250 prize for the the public. Other upcom - Shirley Franks married Pete Hay - grand champion and an ing events in the series will include United Sound & den at her parents’ home on Sept. 6, $100 prize for the reserve grand champion. BSU School of Music on 1969. Sept. 22, BSU Department The couple has four children, Tony Awarded of Theatre & Dance on Oct. (Kevin) Sharp of Caryville, Tennessee, 13 and BSU Woodwind and Melinda Hayden, Tammy (Marc) Kathleen Jutte of Fort Recovery was one of 19 Chamber Music Ensemble Bogenschutz and Rhonda (Duane) Trine University students on Oct. 27. Monroe, all of Portland. who was awarded a $1,500 For more information, They also have 10 grandchildren and Indiana Space Grant Con - visit cornerstonearts.org. seven great-grandchildren. sortium scholarship for The couple plans to celebrate with a the 2019-20 school year. Learn about Ivy family trip to Florida. The scholarship are for Ivy Tech Community students majoring a STEM College will host Go Ivy discipline or STEM educa - Day events Tuesday and Pete and Shirley Hayden tion. Jutte is a design engi - Sept. 25 in Muncie. neering major. Events are set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mar - To perform ing-Hunt Library, 2005 S. Ball State University’s High St., and 1 to 4 p.m. New Music and Electroa - Sept. 25 at Kennedy Hints from Heloise coutstic ensembles will Library, 1700 W. McGal - perform at 2 p.m. Sunday liard Road. They are Dear Heloise: When my hus - bers, along with our blood type You never know when an acci - at Cornerstone Center for designed to allow prospec - band and I travel, we always make and date of birth, engraved on it. dent might happen, and the hospi - the Arts in Muncie. tive students to learn about sure we have our “DOG TAGS” on. When we travel, I carry a card in tal staff will need to know how to The concert is the kick - admissions, financial aid, It’s a chain with a tag that has our my wallet as well with the same contact family. — Joan F., Lake off to the “Performances @ orientation and career names, city, state and phone num - information on it. Charles, La. Cornerstone” series, services. Ignoring problems isn’t doing couple any good DEAR ABBY: I am a 47-year-old band should fight your battles time job, and I have a cat that ally? I should note, we went woman, married to the love of my for you, but ignoring this lives with us. Marcus has always through this when my cat didn’t life for seven years. Three years problem is not helping your been a dog person, but I enjoy like him at first, but they are on ago, my husband’s cousin and her Dear marriage. He has to find the them, too. good terms now. — PET PROB - mother told him they didn’t like courage to tell these relatives The problem is, Daisy has LEM IN WASHINGTON me and didn’t want me around. I Abby that if they have a problem taken a liking to me. When I’m DEAR PROBLEM: It has only found out about it two years with you, they should address home, she follows me every - been my experience that dogs ago. it with you. If he doesn’t, you where. I suspect, due to her respond more positively to the I feel humiliated, and it’s should approach them direct - behavior, that she may have been person who regularly feeds, uncomfortable for me to be ly. mistreated by men previously, exercises and plays with them around any of them now. I don’t long that neither of us knows He should have told his aunt but nonetheless, Marcus is and shows them affection, get invited most of the time, and what to do next. Please kindly and his cousin the two of you extremely hurt. He won’t take than to a partner who remains that’s OK with my husband! I advise. — CAST ASIDE IN are a team three years ago. If her outside if I’m home, and he passive. The more Marcus want him to address and resolve TEXAS he doesn’t have enough starch doesn’t try to play with her or withdraws from Daisy, the it, but he hasn’t and won’t. In DEAR CAST ASIDE: You say in his spine to do that, it will train her. Every time she rejects more pronounced her attach - addition, we have had some you and your husband have eventually destroy your mar - him in any way, he takes it per - ment to you will become. Urge major marital issues. had major marital issues. Did riage. sonally. him to discuss this with the I want him to stand up for me, the two of you receive counsel - •••••••••• We signed Daisy up for a puppy dog trainer, so perhaps the sit - for us and for our marriage. I ing to resolve them, or were DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, training class. He participated uation can be put right. haven’t done anything wrong, but they, too, swept under the rug? “Marcus,” and I recently adopted for about five minutes before giv - Caveat: If this is the way I feel like I’m being punished I think some sessions with a an adorable rescue puppy, ing up and handing me the leash your boyfriend reacts to per - because he won’t take a stand. He licensed marriage and family “Daisy.” She was supposed to be during the first lesson. How do I ceived rejection, I’d think and his family have swept the counselor might be helpful. mostly my boyfriend’s dog get my boyfriend to stop taking twice about starting a family whole thing under the rug for so I am not saying your hus - because I work a demanding full- our puppy’s behavior so person - with him if I were you. Community Calendar Notices will appear in Saturday FAST OPTIMISTS — Will MUNITY FAMILY MEAL Community Calendar as FARMERS MARKET — meet at 7 a.m. for break - — Will be served from 5:30 space is available. To sub - Will be held from 8 a.m. to fast at Richards Restau - to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury mit an item, email noon each Saturday at Jay rant. United Methodist Church, [email protected]. County Courthouse. BRYANT AREA COM - 204 E. Arch St. in Port - ALCOHOLICS ANONY - MUNITY CENTER — land. Everyone is wel - Friday MOUS — Will meet at 10 Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. come. 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Climate is security threat Workers need a By JAMES STAVRIDIS Bloomberg Opinion fair playing field When I headed the U.S. By JENNY DURKAN Southern Command a decade James Special To The Washington Post ago, I took a trip to the Brazil - As the sea We are living through the most ian military’s jungle training Stavridis level rises in disruptive era since the Industri - Jenny site near Manaus in the Ama - al Revolution. From lifesaving zon River basin. I spent time the Norfolk, discoveries to green technologies Durkan both in the jungle with Virginia, area, to better ways to stay connected, Brazilian troops and on the the new economy’s gains have river, meeting with some of to World War II battleships to all this complex been enormous. But, for too the 300 indigenous groups today’s nuclear-powered air - infrastructure many workers, the shifts have that populate the region, craft carriers. But in the last been dramatic and unsettling. kids for the jobs of the future. which spans nine South decade, it has had nine sig - is threatened. Hard-fought worker protections, And to start preparing kids even American nations. nificant floods, with many wages and benefits have faded younger, we offer free preschool I came to understand that millions of dollars in dam - along with the brick and mortar and subsidized day care to fami - Brazilian pride in control - age. Of particularly concern of the old economy. lies that need it most. ling much of the rain forest are the dry docks, which by Hurricane Michael this Now, long-term jobs are giving Next, we must come together is palpable and well- allow the huge warships to spring. way to gig work. Real wages have around a national plan to create barely budged. For many Ameri - more affordable housing. While deserved. Now, of course, be carefully balanced upright Given the skepticism of the cans, owning a home is out of our city has leveraged more than that pride is being chal - while out of the water, per - Trump administration lenged by the 60,000 fires mitting work on the exterior reach. The transition is threaten - $700 million in public and private toward the science of climate ing the fabric of our country. We resources in affordable housing spotted there this year. The hull and propulsion system. change, it is unlikely for now As the sea level rises in the need to change course. over the past two years, it is not recent G-7 summit set off a that the services will be able Cities like Seattle are at the enough. heated international conver - Norfolk, Virginia, area, all to overcome political opposi - this complex infrastructure intersections of these seismic We need to acknowledge that sation about how to contain tion to focusing resources on changes. We are America’s government policies have helped the fires. Brazil is being is threatened. Compound the dealing with the challenges. rising waters with an fastest-growing city over the past create and continue racial dispar - harshly criticized by leaders Early in his administration, decade, fueled by innovation, ities, including in housing. Lack around the world — French increased likelihood for hur - Trump pulled the U.S. out of ricanes to hit the region, and technology and jobs. But our of access to homeownership is President Emmanuel the Paris Climate Accords. He story is, in many ways, still a tale one of the key contributing fac - the vulnerabilities are obvi - Macron in particular. failed to even show up for the of two cities. Exploding housing tors to the racial wealth gap. The Amazon is not just a ous and alarming. As my discussion of global climate costs have pushed too many long - Finally, we need to build in vast body of water — it is the good friend Denny McGinn, at the G-7 summit on Aug. 26. time residents out of our city and financial fairness for gig-econo - beating heart of a vast rain - formerly the admiral in As the Amazon burns, the into the suburbs. Too many of my workers, most of whom are forest that supplies as much charge of all Navy installa - response from the U.S. has our neighbors are experiencing independent contractors. This as 6% of the world’s oxygen, tions, has said, “it’s not a been muted, limited to a few homelessness. Too few are build - large (and growing) group of and is home to perhaps 2 mil - matter of if, only a matter of “go get’em”-type tweets from ing any wealth. workers, like ride-hailing drivers, lion distinct species. Let’s be time” before we have a cata - Trump to President Jair Bol - Bridging the gap between what often work long hours to enrich clear, because of climate strophic event. sonaro of Brazil, and sending we need and what we can afford is companies that currently are not change, the burning rainfor - Almost a third of the Navy a single firefighting aircraft. the key to America’s future. providing minimum wages, sick est affects the entire world. is nuclear-powered — all 69 The U.S. needs a compre - While a number of outdated laws leave, retirement or health-care As the planet warms, weath - submarines and all 11 air - hensive approach to climate and regulations need to be benefits. Unchecked, these new er patterns become less pre - craft carriers — and there that combines a renewal of changed, four steps will help cre - employment models will destroy dictable, and increasingly are only four shipyards certi - international partnerships ate the new framework we need what’s left of the covenant destructive storms ensue. fied to work on their nuclear such as the Paris Climate throughout the country. And we between labor and management Melting ice at both the North systems. The thought of los - Accords; better interagency already know they work. that built the American middle and South Poles is causing ing one of the two most cooperation between the First, workers must be paid fair class. Balance needs to be rising sea levels. important of these (the other Department of Defense and wages. Seattle was one of the first restored by creating workplace For the U.S., the warming is in Bremerton, Washing - the rest of government, espe - cities to raise the minimum wage standards for gig workers. of the planet is a fast-rising ton, and inaccessible for the cially National Weather Serv - to $15 and to require paid sick and To do that, different industries safe leave. Alarmist predictions will require tailored solutions. threat to national security. Atlantic Fleet), and the one ice and Federal Emergency that it would kill jobs proved Seattle was the first city in the And for the U.S. Navy in par - closest to a major fleet con - Management Agency; and incorrect. More money in work - country to have a Domestic Work - ticular, this is a crisis. centration area, is keeping private-public cooperation to admirals awake at night. ers’ pockets has meant more ers Bill of Rights, which guaran - To take just one example, reduce greenhouse gases. If money in the economy. tees to more than 30,000 nannies, The other two nuclear the U.S. military has its most this administration is unwill - Second, we must move quickly house cleaners and other domes - important collection of shipyards are at Pearl Har - ing to do so, states and local to create a workforce ready for tic workers the minimum wage, installations in the Hampton bor in Hawaii and Kittery, governments have to answer jobs that don’t exist today but will rest breaks and discrimination Roads region of Virginia: a Maine, and they are smaller the call, working directly be commonplace by 2030. In the protections. vast naval station that is and focused only on sub - with the private sector. Amer - state of Washington, we know None of this will be easy, of home to nearly 100 warships; marines. Rising sea levels, icans need to understand how that a majority of jobs will course. Many in Washington, Langley Air Force Base, big potential storms, and a those rising plumes of smoke require a postsecondary creden - D.C., and state capitals will work headquarters of the powerful lack of preparation are a bad over the Amazon are a direct tial or degree and will be in top hard to protect the status quo; Air Combat Command; and combination for not just the threat to our national securi - industries such as health care, others in business will work to the crown jewel of fleet con - Navy, but are reflected in the ty. information technology or e-com - protect their bottom lines. struction and repair, the Nor - other services as well. There •••••••••• merce. We know that automation But America’s workforce, liv - folk Naval Shipyard. All are are many other bases that Stavridis is a Bloomberg and robotics are already becom - ing in cities or not, cannot wait. If significant, but the most are similarly vulnerable Opinion columnist. He is a ing the norm in places such as our country takes action, we may important in many ways is across the U.S. and abroad — retired U.S. Navy admiral and grocery stores or factory floors. still have a chance to save our dis - the shipyard. notably Naval Station May - former supreme allied com - We know we are unprepared for appearing middle class and, with More than two centuries port in northern Florida and mander of NATO, and dean that workforce of the future. it, renew the nation’s greatest old, the yard has been a con - air bases on the panhandle emeritus of the Fletcher To get ready, we are making promise. struction site for everything such as Tyndall Air Force School of Law and Diplomacy education more affordable. Seat - •••••••••• from early American frigates Base, which was devastated at Tufts University. tle will pay for two years of com - Durkan, a Democrat, is the munity college for any public mayor of Seattle. 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Guard Base today, state officials debris, avoiding a body that lay Crews in Grand Bahama areas to track down people who On Grand Bahama, a Royal said. tangled underneath a tree branch worked to reopen the airport and were missing or in distress. Caribbean cruise ship dropped Some dazed survivors of Hurri - next to twisted sheets of corru - used heavy equipment to pick up Crews began clearing streets and off 10,000 meals, 10,000 bottles of cane Dorian made their way back gated metal, its hands stretched branches and palm fronds. Lines setting up aid distribution cen - water and more than 180 genera - to a shantytown where they used toward the sky. It was one of at formed outside gas stations and ters. tors, as well as diapers and flash - to live, hoping to gather up some least nine bodies that people said grocery stores. The United Nations announced lights. of their soggy belongings. they had seen in the area. “People will be out of jobs for the purchase of eight tons of American Airlines said it flew The community was known as “Ain’t nobody come to get months,” 67-year-old wood carver ready-to-eat meals and said it will a Boeing 737 from Miami to Nas - The Mudd — or “Da Mudd,” as them,” said Cardot Ked, a 43-year- Gordon Higgs lamented. “They’ll provide satellite communications sau to drop off 14,000 pounds of it’s often pronounced — and it old carpenter from Haiti who has be homeless, no food. Nothing.” equipment and airlift storage relief supplies. The airline is also was built by thousands of Hait - lived 25 years in Abaco. “If we Total property losses, not units, generators and prefab giving frequent-flyer points to ian migrants over decades. It was could get to the next island, that’s including infrastructure and offices to set up logistics hubs. customers who donate at least $25 razed in a matter of hours by the best thing we can do.” autos, could reach $7 billion, the U.N. humanitarian chief Mark to the Red Cross. Dorian, which reduced it to piles Ked was one of thousands of firm Karen Clark & Co. estimat - Lowcock said about 70,000 people Troops from the Rhode Island of splintered plywood and two-by- desperate people seeking help in ed. On Thursday, medical officials “are in immediate need of life- National Guard will be heading fours 4 and 5 feet deep, spread Dorian’s aftermath. With winds moved hundreds of people left saving assistance” on Grand to the Bahamas to help. The over an area equal to several foot - of 185 mph, the hurricane obliter - homeless by the storm out of the Bahama and Abaco. Guard will mobilize three C-130J ball fields. ated houses on the Bahamas’ main hospital in Abaco. In review Inquiry ... Continued from page 1 ley’s power in recent months, will stick to the world’s most pow - size of the business; if it did, Wal - Receiving “Google’s services help people questioning the industry’s access erful companies. (Amazon mart would have been broken up INDIANAPOLIS — every day, create more choice for to vast amounts of proprietary founder Jeff Bezos owns The decades ago.” Indiana is getting a consumers, and support thou - data — and deep pockets — that Washington Post.) Google and Facebook did not $2.1 million federal sands of jobs and small businesses allow companies to gobble up “We believe that a broad move - immediately respond to requests grant to explore ways across the country,” Google rivals and maintain their domi - ment to break up companies solely for comment from The Post. of reducing the state’s spokesman Jose Castaneda said in nance to the detriment of con - because they are large will fail In July, Facebook paid $5 billion high rate of pregnan - a statement emailed to The Post. sumers. without a change to existing and agreed to submit to signifi - cy-related deaths. “We continue to work construc - Two federal antitrust agencies antitrust laws,” Dan Ives, an ana - cant federal oversight of its busi - The Centers for Dis - tively with regulators, including have opened probes targeting the lyst with Wedbush Securities, ness practices to settle Federal ease Control and Pre - attorneys general, in answering industry broadly, while lawmak - wrote in a note to investors today. Trade Commission allegations vention will provide questions about our business and ers in Congress have grilled exec - “The “too big, must be broken up” that the company had repeatedly the State Department the dynamic technology sector.” utives from Amazon, Apple, Face - argument is a more difficult one to deceived its users about how and of Health with more Regulators around the country book and Google about the busi - make in our opinion as current who was accessing their personal than $420,000 a year have signaled growing concerns ness practices. But it remains to antitrust law does not provide for data. The fine was the largest in for five years to about the breadth of Silicon Val - be seen whether the investigations a forced breakup solely due to the history for a privacy violation. improve Indiana’s ability to collect data about pregnancy- related deaths and VP ... devise ways to combat Continued from page 1 be more open to persua - them. The efforts continued in sion and hold more tradi - The Indianapolis Iceland Wednesday, with tional foreign policy views Business Journal the mayor of Reykjavik than the mercurial reports Indiana has pressing him on denu - Trump, who thrives on the nation’s third- clearization and the prime bluster and believes his highest rate of deaths minister pushing on cli - unpredictability is one of of women while preg - mate change. They appear his greatest assets. nant or within one driven by a desire to con - The White House year of their pregnan - front the administration pushed back on any sug - cy’s end. as well as, perhaps, a per - gestion of daylight ception that Pence might between them. Mugabe dies HARARE, Zimbab - we — Former Zimbab - wean leader Robert Stay ... Mugabe, an ex-guerril - la chief who took Continued from page 8 eighth grade volleyball power after independ - FR boys fall teams earned wins ence from white CELINA, Ohio — The against West Side on minority rule in 1980 Fort Recovery boys golf Thursday. and presided over a team suffered a 177-190 loss The Eighth graders got a 25-11, 25-8 victory, and country whose early to the St. Henry Redskins the seventh graders got a promise was eroded on Thursday at Mercer County Elks Golf Club. 25-3, 25-8 triumph. by economic turmoil Allison Knapke had 11 and allegations of Grant Knapke led the Indians with his round of aces for the eighth grade human rights viola - 46, which included par on team. Chloe Bubp and tions, has died in Sin - both the eighth and ninth Saige Leuthold tallied four gapore at the age of holes. Cole Muhlenkamp aces each. Autumn Jutte 95. started his round with a and Liz Hartings had two Mugabe enjoyed birdie on the par-4 10th kills apiece. strong support among hole, and had two pars as he Kennedy Muhlenkamp the population and shot 47. Derek Lochtefeld led the seventh graders even the West soon had two pars as well on his with nine aces, as Kayla after taking over as way to a 48, and Carson Heitkamp and Emma Will Prime Minister and Rammel made one par and had six each. Ella Schoen Zimbabwe’s first post- finished with a score of 49. and Heitkamp both colonial leader. But he Russell Gehle (54) and recorded two kills. was reviled in later Zavier Kunkler (55) also years as the economy competed but did not factor collapsed and human into the team score. rights violations increased. His often Bruns leads in loss violent takeover of Jalyn Bruns was three farms from whites strokes off her school who owned huge record as the Fort Recovery tracts of land made girls golf team fell to the St. him a hated figure in Henry Redskins 168-201 the West and a hero in Thursday at Portland Golf Africa. Club. —Associated Press Bruns shot 39, nearing the school record she set Aug. 22. Shelby Stammen was sec - ond for the Tribe with her round of 50. Alli Vaughn was third with 54. Paige Bihn and Macy Brunswick shot matching scores of 58 to complete the team total. Kendra Dues also com - peted and shot 59. MS spikers win UNION CITY — Fort 110 S. Wayne St., Ft. Recovery, OH 419-375-4617 • 1-877-422-0228 Recovery’s seventh and

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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Jay Co. spikers fall to Raiders SELMA — The Patriots had already knocked off one state-ranked team this season. Local They weren’t able to roundup make it two in a row. Jay County High School’s volleyball team lost to Class 2A No. 2 Wapahani on Thursday, 25-14, 25-12, 25-15. boys soccer team moved to It marked back-to-back 3-2 on the season Thursday losses for the Patriots (5-2), with a 1-0 triumph over the who fell in four sets to state- host Norwell Knights. line rival Fort Recovery on Cristian Marentes Tuesday. scored the lone goal for the Alana Kunkler led Jay Patriots, marking the fifth County on both sides of the consecutive contest in net as she totaled six kills which he’s found the back and five blocks. Hallie of the net. Fields and Natalie Miles Ian Ruiz, a sophomore collected nine and seven goalkeeper, turned away 14 digs, respectively. Pacie shots to mark his second Denney set up her team - shutout of the season. mates to the tune of 11 Jay County’s junior var - assists. sity team lost 1-0, and fell to Jay County’s junior var - 1-1-1 on the year. sity team also lost, 25-18, 25- The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz 8. Ralyn Chaffins collected Chiefs beat Driver 13 digs, while Lilly Hedges WINCHESTER — The Crosby Heniser, a Jay County High School sophomore, hits a forehand shot during his No. 1 and Madison Brunswick East Jay Middle School sev - singles match against Vikram Oddiraju of Marion on Thursday at JCHS. Heniser lost, 6-1, 6-0, and the finished with three kills enth and eighth grade vol - Patriots fell to the Giants 5-0. each. leyball teams both defeated host Driver on Thursday. Late goal lifts Jay The eighth grade squad Anhely Montes convert - won 25-15, 25-10, and the ed a penalty kick in the 76th seventh grade team minute Thursday, lifting grabbed a 25-17, 25-9 victo - Patriots come up short the Jay County girls soccer ry. team to a 2-1 victory against Brenna Haines paced the By CHRIS SCHANZ than Hensier on Thursday night. In With Crump serving, the Patriot the Norwell Knights. eighth grade team with The Commercial Review spite of knowing he was over - pair won the eighth game and Crosby Heniser fired a serve down Payton McCoy scored in nine service points, includ - matched, Hensier battled Oddiraju to trimmed the margin to 5-3. The late the middle of the court to help him the first half for Jay Coun - ing seven aces. Sophie Sax - deuce three times in the opening rally fell short, as Galeon and Nagesh steal the first game against Vikram ty (4-2), as the Patriots went man and Bella Denton had game and didn’t allow the Giant to put the match away in the ninth Oddiraju. into halftime knotted at 1-1 seven and six points, break his serve. game. As they went to switch sides, it did - with the Knights. respectively. Riah Champ Throughout the rest of the match, “The mentality of this team right n’t matter that Heniser had just got - It was the third goal of and Denton finished with Heniser fired back at Oddiraju each now is just play (and) play hard,” ten game one out of the way. He the season for both McCoy three kills each. chance he got, often sprinting from Miller said. “Losing is not fun. No one already had a solid idea of his oppo - and Montes. Jaelynn Lykins totaled one side of the court to the other, fir - likes to do it. It doesn’t matter who nent’s ability. Tricia Ison turned away two kills and two aces for ing a mix of backhanded shots and your opponent is across the net from “That kid is good,” he said as they eight Norwell shots. the EJMS seventh graders. forehand attacks. Occasionally, you, they want to win and that’s been Jasmine Meredith Dirksen switched sides. Heniser attempted drop shots too. evident all year long.” Patriots shut out and Jasmine Esparza had Heniser wasn’t able to steal anoth - In the end, though, he wasn’t able Christian Romero, Jay County’s five and four aces, respec - er game from Oddiraju, but that was - to string together enough points after No. 2 singles player, lost to Noah Knights n’t a result of a lack of effort. OSSIAN — Jay County’s tively. that opening game. Lyons 6-1, 6-0, and Simon Dirksen fell Heniser, a sophomore, made Oddi - “(Oddiraju) is fantastic,” Miller 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles to Jack Fauser. raju work for each point Thursday, said. “He is a very good tennis player The Patriots’ No. 1 doubles team of but eventually lost his No. 1 singles … but what was fun for me to watch is Sheldon Upp and Gavin Myers came match as the Jay County High School Crosby hung in there every single up short against Cole Maddon and Indians stay boys tennis team fell to the Marion point. He played every single point Caleb Spitzer 6-0, 6-1. Giants 5-0 in its home opener. like it was the only point that mat - He was disappointed with the loss, “You can always be disappointed tered. but Miller was also grateful for the with a loss,” said JCHS coach Scott “He played hard. He had some great learning experience his team gained atop MAC Miller, whose team fell to 3-2 on the shots. He won some great points … from the shutout loss to the Giants. season. “The guys are going to be MINSTER, Ohio — Two He’s only a sophomore (so) for him to “When they come off the court frustrated. They are going to come off have an opportunity to play against a after a loss like this, when we’re hav - matches into conference the court feeling defeated just play, the Indians are kid like that is great.” ing our conversations they’re talking Fort Recovery because you lose. Just behind Heniser’s effort was about what they need to be doing in among the three teams at “From my standpoint, as a coach, I that of Jay County’s No. 2 doubles practice, what they want to work on the top. roundup am looking more into how they’re team of Frankie Crump and Darius in practice, what we need to do differ - Fort Recovery High growing in the match, how they’re Esparza. The duo lost the opening set ently so that they can improve and School’s volleyball team playing against a skilled opponent to Tristan Galeon and Nihal Nagesh from my point of view that is fantas - knocked off the Minster that can play at a higher level and try 6-0 but didn’t go down quietly. After tic,” he said. “When you have 12 fresh - Wildcats on Thursday, 25- Marissa Gaerke followed to bring their level up so they dropping the first four games of the men and sophomores on your team 12, 25-14, 23-25, 25-20. with six kills. improve.” second set, Crump and Esparza alter - that’s fantastic because we have a lot The win moved the Indi - No Patriot showed that fight more nated games and trailed 5-2. of room to grow and we have time.” ans to 9-1 on the season Hope Wendel and Chloe and 2-0 in Midwest Athlet - Showalter chipped in 19 ic Conference play, and are and 15 assists, respective - tied with New Bremen and ly, and Kierra Wendel tal - Coldwater for first place lied 12 digs. Whitley Ram - Sports on tap mel’s seven blocks were a in the league. The Wild - Fort Recovery — Cross country in Tif - men at PGC – 4:30 p.m.; Volleyball at through 9, will be from 6 to 7:10 p.m. for team high. Local schedule cats dip to 7-3 (1-1 MAC). Today fin Carnival – 8:30 a.m.; JV volleyball in Franklin-Monroe – 5:30 p.m.; Freshman elementary school students, and 7:20 to Paige Fortkamp paced Fort Recovery’s junior Jay County — Football at Southern New Bremen Invitational – 9 a.m.; JV volleyball vs. Minster – 6 p.m.; Middle 8:30 p.m. for middle and high school stu - varsity team also won, 25- Wells – 7 p.m. football vs. Valley View – 10 a.m.; Middle school volleyball at Celina – 5 p.m. dents. Fort Recovery offensively Fort Recovery — Football at Valley school volleyball vs. Ansonia – 10 a.m. Cost is $42 for the four-day session, with 14 kills, while also 16, 25-23. Grace Guggen - View – 7 p.m. Local notes or $12 per day. biller and Lilie Leuthold Monday To register, send an email to Coach adding five blocks and Saturday Jay County — Boys soccer at York - Clinic starts Sept. 16 Kerry at [email protected], three digs. Paige Jutte and led the team with six kills Jay County — Volleyball in ACAC tour - town – 7 p.m.; JV football TBA; JV boys The Indiana International School of and include the diver’s name and age, apiece. nament at Heritage – 9 a.m.; Girls golf in soccer at Yorktown – 7 p.m. Diving will be hosting a diving clinic at Jay the session the diver will be attending Olivia Patch were second ACAC Championships at Celina Lynx – 9 Fort Recovery — Boys golf at New Bre - County High School. and a brief description of diving experi - with seven kills each, and See Stay page 5 a.m. men – 4:30 p.m.; Girls golf vs. New Bre - The clinic, which is from Sept. 16 ence.