Friday, February 21, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Redkey to shift banking location Council votes to move $ to First Bank of Berne

By ROSE SKELLY The Commercial Review Switching banks will earn Redkey almost 10 times as much interest each month. Redkey Town Council decided Thursday to move its funds to First Bank of Berne, which has a location in Portland. It also received an overview of economic development income tax (EDIT) funding from the executive director of the Jay County Development Corporation. The town switched its banking to MutualBank’s Albany location after MainSource Bank closed its Redkey branch in 2013. Now, MutualBank has been acquired by North - west Bancshares, Inc., a The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Pennsylvania company. “I’m just not comfort - able with that for the Little friends town’s monies,” clerk- One-year-old Zhavia Garland makes friends with a puppy at Fort Recovery FFA’s petting zoo Thursday treasurer Debbie James morning as part of its celebration of FFA week. said. Currently, the town earns about $150 a month in interest from Mutual - Bank. Switching to First Bank of Berne will signif - icantly increase the Officials warn of meddling town’s earnings. “There is a very big dif - By MARY as a conspiracy to under - the President’s reported ference,” James said. CLARE JALONICK mine his victory. The offi - efforts to dismiss threats to “They can give us $1,400 a and MICHAEL BALSAMO cial spoke on the condition the integrity of our democ - month on our funds.” The Associated Press of anonymity to describe racy & to politicize our Council agreed to begin WASHINGTON — Intelli - Briefing noted that the private meeting. intel community.” the switch, which James gence officials have warned Moscow denied any med - A day after the Feb. 13 said will take some time lawmakers that Russia is Russia is seeking to dling. Kremlin spokesman briefing to the House Intel - as she changes the elec - interfering in the 2020 elec - Dmitry Peskov said today ligence Committee, Trump tronic deposits from dif - tion campaign to help Pres - interfere in election that the allegations are berated the then-director ferent funds. ident get “paranoid reports that, of national intelligence, As a result of the bank - reelected, according to unfortunately, there will be , and he ing discussion, council three officials familiar with more and more of as we get announced this week that also decided to look into the closed-door briefing. tive intelligence. They said official told The Associated closer to the elections (in Maguire would be replaced providing direct deposit The warning raises ques - Thursday that the briefing Press that the news infuri - the U.S.). Of course, they by , a for town employees and tions about the integrity of last week focused on Rus - ated Trump, who com - have nothing to do with the Trump loyalist. switching to a biweekly the presidential campaign sia’s efforts to influence the plained that Democrats truth.” U.S. intelligence agen - payment schedule. and whether Trump’s 2020 election and sow dis - would use the information House Speaker Nancy cies say Russia interfered Council members also administration is taking cord in the American elec - against him. Over the Pelosi tweeted that, “Amer - in the 2016 election through received an overview of the proper steps to combat torate. The intelligence course of his presidency, ican voters should decide social media campaigns how EDIT funds work the kind of interference the warning was first reported Trump has dismissed the American elections — not and stealing and distribut - from Travis Richards, U.S. saw in 2016. by intelligence community’s Vladimir Putin.” She ing emails from Democrat - executive director of The officials asked for and The Washington Post. assessment of Russia’s added that all members of ic accounts. JCDC. anonymity to discuss sensi - A senior administration 2016 election interference Congress “should condemn See Meddling page 5 See Redkey page 2 Indiana Beach closes its doors By JAMES D. WOLF JR. Facebook post was on Feb. 5, pro - Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) moting a job fair scheduled for Indiana Beach Amusement Feb. 29. It is unknown whether and Water Park Resort closed for that event will still take place. good Wednesday afternoon. Amusement Today magazine Apex Parks Group, which owns shows rides from the park listed the park, reportedly decided to for sale in its March 2020 issue. Pops close Indiana Beach after an The article states that “Apex unsuccessful attempt to find a Parks Group contacted multiple performer buyer. amusement facilities in February Griffin Lennartz of the The White County Commis - with a list of several rides and Jay County High School sioners office has confirmed the games being liquidated from two band plays the tuba during closure. However, they declined to of its properties: Indiana Beach comment further and forwarded in Monticello, Indiana, and Fan - its Mid-Winter Pops all inquiries to White County tasy Island in Grand Island, New Concert on Sunday. Economic Development Presi - York … While the majority of dent Randy Mitchell. Mitchell each park’s rides were listed as hasn’t returned calls, and no one available for sale, it remains is answering phones at Indiana unknown if some of the attrac - Beach. tions may be relocated to other The Indiana Beach Amuse - Apex properties.” ment Park and Water Park Resort Indiana Beach was originally website included no advance named Ideal Beach when the information about the closing. Spackman family founded it in The park’s website was down as 1926. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney of Tuesday afternoon. Its last See Clcoses page 2

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Jay County’s temperature Jay County Solid Waste hovered in the 20s Thursday Saturday — Results from Management District will with a high of 27 degrees and a the opening round of the Keith Denham , 79, Redkey have recycling trailers avail - low of 21. IHSAA Wrestling State Finals. Hal Ballard , 66, rural Port - able Saturday. Trailers will be Tonight’s low will be 24. Sat - land open from 9 a.m. to noon in the urday’s high will climb into Tuesday — Coverage of Details on page 2. shopping center at 220 Lincoln the mid 40s under sunny skies. Monday’s Jay County Com - St., Portland, and Dunkirk See page 2 for an extended missioners meeting. City Park. forecast. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Friday, February 21, 2020 Obituaries Kenneth Denham animals, traveling, trips to In lieu of flowers, donations Pam Henry. Several nieces and nephews Florida and watching Hee Haw may be made to the Ridgeville Survivors include: Visitation will be held from 2 Aug. 25, 1940-Feb. 19, 2020 and The Lawrence Welk Show. American Legion. Arrange - His wife — Pam Ballard, to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Kenneth John Denham, 79, Kenneth is survived by two ments have been entrusted to Greenville, Ohio Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Redkey, passed away peacefully MJS Mortuaries. at 12:03 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, sons, Jeffrey A. Denham and Three brothers — Darrell Bal - Funeral Home in Portland. 2020, at IU Health Kenneth A. Denham (wife: lard (wife: Wanda), Parrish, Funeral services will follow at 4 Ball Memorial Nadine); one daughter, Susan M. Hal Ballard Florida, Max Ballard, Portland, p.m. Sunday at the funeral home Hospital in Hathaway (husband: Les R.); May 21, 1953-Feb. 17, 2020 Indiana, and Gregory Ballard with Pastor James Henry offici - Muncie, Indiana. four brothers, France (Butch), Hal David Ballard, age 66, a (wife: Sheryl), Salamonia, Indi - ating. Kenneth was Al, Gary and John Denham; resident of rural Portland, ana Memorials may be directed to born in Leicester, four sisters, Janet Ozak, Arlene passed away Mon - Three sisters — Joy Ballard, the Jay County Heart Fund. Massachusetts, Denham, Sue Stinchfield and day, Feb. 17, 2020, Portland, Indiana, Penny Condolences may be on Aug. 25, 1940, a Barbra Burns; six grandchil - at his home. Ashcraft (husband: Garth), expressed at williamson - son of the late dren; seven great-grandchil - He had worked Dubois, Idaho, and Cindy Sla - spencer.com. Helen E. Denham dren; and many nieces and at Jay Products in gley (husband: Jim), Ridgeville, •••••••••• (Gagnon) and nephews. Portland and was Indiana The Commercial Review pub - Frederick J. Denham. Kenneth He was preceded in death by currently Step-daughter — Marla Miller lishes death notices for those with was proud to have served his his parents; four brothers, employed as an (husband: Jeff), Greenville, a connection to our coverage area country in the United States Richard, Edward, Ronald and electrician at Ohio free of charge. They include the Navy and owned his own roof - and Fredrick Jr. Denham; and ALMCO Steel in Ballard Step-son — Shane Denney name, city of residence, ing business. He was a hard- one sister, Jean Watson. Bluffton. (Pat Reynard), Portland birth/death date and working man who loved to work Friends are invited to call Fri - Hal Ballard was born May 21, Four grandchildren — Jordan time/date/location of services. with his hands. Kenneth day, Feb. 21, 2020, from 4 to 6 p.m. 1953, in Union City, Indiana, the and Hunter Miller, Deon and There is a charge for obituar - enjoyed woodworking, carpen - at MJS Mortuaries – Redkey son of Kenneth and Ruth Evelyn Michael Denney ies, which are accepted only from try, working in the garden, fish - Chapel. Burial will be private at (Hess) Ballard. Two great-granddaughters — funeral homes or mortuary serv - ing, art work, reading, dancing, the convenience of the family. He was married in 1989 to Rylie Miller and Luna Denney ices. CR almanac Redkey ... Capsule Continued from page 1 holds the position of sec - gas detection calibration, Reports Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Indiana allows counties retary/treasurer. both by Lesman Instru - 2/22 2/23 2/24 2/25 2/26 to tax the adjusted gross In other business, coun - ments Co. income of its taxpayers at cil members Terri Taylor, •Purchased a bullet - Three car accident rates between 0.1% and Gary Gardner, Randy May proof vest for Redkey A Geneva woman was 0.5%. The state collects and Erik Hammers, absent Police Department for $800 treated for minor neck the taxes, then disburses John Pierce: from Brateman’s Inc. Also injuries after she was it twice a year to its coun - •Continued discussion heard that one of the involved in a three-car acci - 45/29 49/36 47/39 44/33 38/22 ties. The money is typi - on possibly purchasing a police cars had its brakes dent in front of the Oak - cally used for economic third vehicle for the police and a wheel bearing wood Mobile Home Park, Sunny with Some 80% 40% Tempera- and workforce develop - department. Council replaced. 1237 U.S. 27, Portland, at a southwest clouds but chance of rain chance of tures will get wind of about mostly sunny throughout rain through - colder, lead- ment, housing and infra - decided to buy a new vehi - •Wrote off $6,150.05 in 5:42 p.m. Wednesday. 10 to 15 with a south - the day, out the day ing to a 60% structure. cle in December. But with unpaid fees from accounts Lonnie D. Mertz, 31, Port - mph. Wind west wind of though it will and evening. chance of a Economic development three new members in that have been inactive for land, said he failed to will calm 5 to 10 mph. stay relatively rain-snow down later in Rain possible warm. mix. corporations are in place following the new 10 years. notice that the car in front the day. late at night. charge of the EDIT funds, year, council overturned •Decided to take bids on of him was coming to a and have the ability to that decision in January. mowing the town’s proper - stop on the highway, result - buy and sell property Council is seeking updated ty. At Thursday’s meeting, ing in him hitting the vehi - with fewer restrictions quotes on replacing the council opened a bid from cle and causing it to go into Lotteries than a city or town would engine in one of the exist - Kessler Excavating, but the other lane where it was have. ing vehicles and will look then decided to seek other hit by third vehicle. Powerball 15-17-20-22-24-31-34-49-51- “They serve as a vehi - again at the vehicle quotes bids in an effort to save Jasmin I. Buenrostro, 38, Estimated jackpot: $60 52-62-63-65-69-74-75 cle for development for provided last year. money. was the only person million Cash 5: 15-24-33-40-42 your community,” •Approved a three-year •Rejected an adjustment involved with the accident Estimated jackpot: Richards said. “They contract with Best Way request 3-1 for a leak that who sought medical treat - Mega Millions $354,000 hold and distribute EDIT Disposal for the city’s was not underground, a ment. The injuries funding. A lot of cases, trash service. The cost for new policy as of Jan. 1. appeared to be minor Estimated jackpot: $50 they serve as decision the first year is $73,716.96, May was the only member million Ohio according to Jay County makers for how the the rate the town is cur - in favor of granting the Sheriff’s Office. Midday money gets spent.” rently paying. It will adjustment. Hoosier Pick 3: 6-2-0 Buenrostro was north - In Redkey’s case, its increase to $75,952.80 the •Agreed to a suggestion bound when she drove into Midday Pick 4: 6-5-7-5 corporation is made up of second year and $78,254.40 by Hammers that council the vehicle of Juan Mar - Daily Three: 6-7-3 Pick 5: 9-8-8-5-7 five board members — for the final year. Best Way members not be informed entes, 43, Portland, whose Daily Four: 3-3-00-9 Evening Randy Young, Don Knise - was the only company to of the names of people vehicle was forced into the Quick Draw: 1-3-8-9-11- Pick 3: 9-8-9 ly, Dottie Quakenbush, bid on the contract. seeking adjustments for other lane by Mertz. 22-23-26-27-31-36-40-41-51- Pick 4: 0-1-2-5 Doug Stanley and Mark •Approved spending $375 their bills, in an effort to Total damage was esti - 52-60-63-64-76-78 Pick 5: 3-0-2-2-8 Leavell. Young serves as for a new oxygen sensor avoid bias. mated between $50,000 and Evening Rolling Cash 5: 1-7-8- chair and Knisely is vice- for the wastewater treat - •Paid claims of $100,000. Mertz was driving Daily Three: 8-9-9 12-38 chair, while Richards ment plant and $1,000 for $119,583.27. his 2011 Chevy Silverado, Daily Four: 3-9-2-2 Estimated jackpot: Buenrostro a 2015 Chevy Quick Draw: 2-4-8-12- $150,000 Trax and Marentes was in his 2008 Chrysler Town & Closes ... Country. Markets Continued from page 1 LLC, which sold it to park. On designated days, It was a beach resort on Apex Parks on Sept. 1, Taco Shoppe employees Sunrise April corn ...... 4.18 the newly-formed Lake 2015. walked orders out of the May corn ...... 4.18 Shafer, created by one of In recent years, Apex park to customers who St. Anthony the hydroelectric dams Parks made changes that ordered them ahead of SERVICES Corn ...... 3.97 Saturday Central States that utility company NIP - were unpopular with time. The Taco Shoppe March corn ...... 3.99 SCO put along the Indiana Beach’s longtime has since relocated into Adcock , JoAnn: 11 a.m., Beans ...... 9.07 Montpelier Tippecanoe River. The patrons. Those included downtown Monticello. Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - March beans ...... 9.10 Corn ...... 3.95 first amusement ride requiring admission to In July 2019, the state March corn ...... 3.97 merce St., Portland. Wheat ...... 5.75 came in 1927, and the walk the boardwalk and investigated a report of a , Lori: 2 p.m., Beans ...... 9.04 park continued to grow visit restaurants and 12-year-old girl being Imel March beans ...... 8.95 Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Cooper Farms w it h a m u s e m e n t r i d e s f o c u s i n g p r o m o ti o n s o n s h o c k e d a s s h e g o t o f f t h e F u n e r al H o m e , 19 0 S . U n io n S t ., Wheat ...... 5.67 Fort Recovery and carnival attractions. the Chicago area and Hoosier Hurricane roller Pennville. Indiana Beach was also other places, while no coaster two days after a Feb. corn ...... 4.15 The Andersons known for having major longer advertising in 12-year-old boy riding it Sunday March corn ...... 4.15 Richland Township pop acts in The Beach local publications. suffered a medical condi - April corn ...... 4.15 Ballard , Hal: 4 p.m., Corn ...... 4.00 Ballroom during the late Season ticket prices tion and died. The Indi - Williamson-Spencer and Penrod March corn ...... 4.02 1960s and early 1970s, also went up, and Apex ana Department of Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - POET Biorefining Beans ...... 9.05 including Janis Joplin, was accused of driving Homeland merce St., Portland. Portland March beans ...... 9.05 The Beach Boys, Louis independent restaurants Security inspected the Feb. corn ...... 4.14 Wheat ...... 5.65 Armstrong, The Who and out of the park. One of ride after each incident, April 26 Sonny and Cher. those restaurants, the and after six test rides March corn ...... 4.14 June wheat ...... 5.64 Williamson , Ted: Noon, In February 2008, the popular Taco Shoppe, the second time, it failed First Universalist Church and Spackman family sold announced in July 2018 to produce the shock Society of Barnard, 6211 Ver - Today in history the park to Morgan RV that it was leaving the again. mont 12, Barnard, Vermont.

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Monday County Soil and Water 9 a.m. — Jay County Conservation District Commissioners, commis - office, 1331 W. Indiana 67, sioners’ room, court - Portland. house, 120 N. Court St., 3:30 p.m. — Jay County Portland. Solid Waste Management 11 a.m. — Upper Sala - District, district office, monie River Watershed 5948 W. Indiana 67, Port - Steering Committee, Jay land. The Commercial Review Friday, February 21, 2020 Family Page 3 Daughter plans wedding, but without license DEAR ABBY: My daugh - ter, "Heidi," is 39. She is successful, owns her own business and lives with Dear her boyfriend of five years. I'll call him Rick. Abby They have two beautiful boys, 3 and 18 months. She has decided to tie the knot with Rick with a nice, they must first take out somewhat big wedding. a marriage license, As Heidi has gotten which BOTH must sign. older, she has been chang - No license, no marriage. ing into a different person. Unless your daughter's She has become self-cen - boyfriend is completely tered and controlling, and clueless, she won't be she puts Rick down cruel - able to slip this by him. ly at times. I think he's a Although people do good guy, but maybe just have commitment cere - not for her. I really don't know because I stay out of monies these days, their lives. guests should be told What's making me that is what they will be uncomfortable is, my witnessing, and both Photo provided daughter has told only me partners should agree that she's doing all this on it. wedding stuff without get - DEAR ABBY: I have Musical winners ting an actual marriage been married to a wonder - license. I don't even know ful man for 20 years. It has Jay County High School Band students brought home gold ratings this month from if Rick is aware. I looked been a pretty good mar - Indiana State School Music Association Solo and Ensemble contest. They excelled in nine this up and saw that some riage. I have tolerated a different areas of music performance. Front row, from left, are Shea Bailey, Ralyn Chaffins, people are now having few of his family mem - Paulina Esquival, Kolby Baldwin, Thomas Charles and Destiny McManus. Back row, from left, are what's called "commit - bers' rudeness to me, Griffin Lennartz, Calvin Whitney, Gabi Bilbrey, Aiden Garlinger, and Lilly Hedges. ment ceremonies." When I although I have no prob - tried to talk to her about lem speaking up when I it, she became defensive, need to, and my husband cut me off, and then sent always defends me as well. me a long, nasty email. So My father-in-law recent - now I just step back. ly passed, and I adored Births When I think of the him. guests (100 to 150), I feel For his wake, my two she should be honest and sisters-in-law made a slide call it what it is. We are show of his life with hun - Chilcoat 8 at IU Health Jay Hospital to Danae son, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Jessica and dreds of family photos. Fuller and Logan Ballard, Portland. Alan Sudhoff, Fort Recovery. She presently not communi - REMI CAMILLE, a daughter, was There was not one single She weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. cating because I won't born Jan. 21 at Mercer County Com - photo of my father-in-law Maternal grandparents are Missy Grandparents are Judy Sudhoff, respond to that kind of munity Hospital, Coldwater, Ohio, and me. I feel it was the Axe and Dana Fuller. Fort Recovery, and Jerrry and Karla email. I won't argue with to Kady Ellenberger and Kody final straw. I have no more Paternal grandparents are Pence, Botkins, Ohio. Great-grand - her. Chilcoat. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 room in my heart and life Latisha Caley and Travis Ballard. parents are JoAnn Grieves, Botkins, But I don't know where ounces. for them. Am I being too Great-grandparents are Leda Axe, and Dan and Sharon Pence, Port Jef - to go at this point. I'm wor - Grandparents are Justin and Pam sensitive? My husband Judy Fuller, Denny Fuller, Clyde ferson, Ohio. ried about her state of Stump and Brett and Jennie Ellen - hasn't spoken to them Smith, Becky Smith, Becky Ballard mind. She is supposedly berger, all of Fort Recovery, and Ron since the funeral. I really and Heather Ferrell, Celina, Ohio. and Max Ballard. Muhlenkamp seeing a therapist, and a few weeks back I suggest - need your advice on this. Great-grandparents are Vicki TAYLYN MARIE, a daughter, was — PICTURING IT OVER Ellenberger and Terry and Thama Skirvin born Jan. 27 at Mercer County Com - ed she and Rick get mar - riage counseling. I would IN TEXAS Smith, all of Fort Recovery; Dan THEODORE RYAN, a son, was munity Hospital, Coldwater, Ohio, DEAR PICTURING IT: and Becky Ellenberger, Kokomo; born Feb. 12 at IU Health Jay Hospi - to Kelsi and Trent Muhlenkamp, love to hear your thoughts. — TRADITION - I'm glad you asked. Cheryl Stump, Union City, Ohio; tal to Emily and Ryan Skirvin, Port - rural Fort Recovery. She weighed 8 Please accept my sym - Ernie Herron, Kossuth, Ohio; and land. He weighed 8 pounds, 13 pounds, 2 ounces. AL MOM IN THE EAST pathy for the loss of Tammy Whittimere, St Marys, ounces. Maternal grandparents are Roger DEAR TRADITIONAL someone so close to Ohio. and Judy Wellman, rural Bryant. MOM: Your daughter is your heart. Sudhoff Paternal grandparents are Douglas an adult, and if you refuse to have anything But as close as you felt Ballard MOLLY JOANN, a daughter, was and Joan Muhlenkamp, rural to do with this charade, to him, your sisters-in- NOVA, a daughter, was born Feb. born Feb. 1 at mercy Health Ander - Bryant. I would understand. law had just lost their When guests are invited father. I'm sure they to a "wedding," gifts are were (and are) grieving expected. If it's a pro - and didn't use his death Community Calendar duction that's only for as an opportunity to show, the couple is com - slight you. I sincerely mitting fraud and tak - hope you and your hus - Notices will appear in at Richards Restaurant. cy testing with ongoing more information, call ing advantage of the band won't allow their Community Calendar as BRYANT AREA COM - support during and after Amanda Price at (765) 283- generosity of their oversight to cause a per - space is available. To sub - MUNITY CENTER — pregnancy. The center is 2107. guests. manent rift in the fami - mit an item, email Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. located at 216 S. Meridian NARCOTICS ANONY - When couples marry, ly. [email protected]. every Monday, Wednesday St., Portland. Hours are 1 to MOUS — Will meet at 7 p.m. and Friday. 5 p.m. Monday through Fri - each Tuesday at Church of Saturday PING PONG — Will be day. For more information God of Prophecy, 797 N. or an appointment, call Creagor Ave. in Portland. ALCOHOLICS ANONY - played from 9 a.m. to noon each Monday at Jay Com - (260) 726-8636. Walk-ins JAY COUNTY PASTORS MOUS — Will meet at 10 munity Center. accepted. AND CHAPLAINS — Meet a.m. upstairs at True Value WEST JAY COMMUNI - BREAD OF LIFE COM - at 8 a.m. on the fourth Tues - Hardware, Meridian Street, TY CENTER GROUP — MUNITY FAMILY MEAL day of each month at Portland. For more infor - Doors open at 10:30 a.m. — Will be served from 5:30 Richard’s Restaurant. BERNE, IN mation, call (260) 729-2532. Bingo will begin at 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury Unit - JAY COUNTY CANCER Euchre begins at 1 p.m. ed Methodist Church, 204 E. SUPPORT GROUP — Will Now Seeking: Full-Time Housekeeper Monday There is a $1 donation for Arch St. in Portland. meet from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Full-Time, 1st Shift Housekeeper: Monday-Friday with minimal PORTLAND BREAK - center’s expenses. TAKE OFF POUNDS conference room C at Indi - weekend commitment. Prior experience in housekeeping is FAST OPTIMISTS — Will PREGNANCY CARE SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will ana University Health Jay preferred. Seeking candidates who are at least 18+ years of meet at 7 a.m. for breakfast CENTER — Free pregnan - meet for weigh-in at 5:30 Hospital. Open discussion age. Position eligible for insurance benefits, Paid Time Off p.m., with the meeting at 6 for cancer patients, sur - (PTO), and 403(b) Retirement Plan participation. p.m., in the fellowship hall vivors, family members or Apply online at [email protected], at Evangelical Methodist anyone interested in help - Church, 930 W. Main St., ing with the group. For in-person, or send Resume to: Kayla Reilly, HR Specialist Portland. New members more information, contact Swiss Village Sudoku welcome. For more infor - Linda Metzger at (260) 726- 1350 W. Main St., Berne, IN 46711 mation, call (260) 726-5312. 1844. Or e-mail: [email protected] NARCOTICS ANONY - MOUS — Will meet at 6 p.m. each Monday at A Second Chance At Life Ministries, 228 S. Meridian St. in Port - land. For more informa - tion, call Brenda Eads at Need a (260) 726-9625 or Dave Keen at (260) 251-8792. part-time job? Tuesday BRYANT COMMUNITY CENTER EUCHRE — Will be played at 1 p.m. each Tuesday. The public is wel - come. We need responsible people THE LANDING — A 12- step program for those in sixth through 12th grade to deliver the paper! will meet at 5:55 p.m. each Tuesday at 2nd Chance at Life Ministries, 228 S. City routes now available!! Meridian St., Portland. For Thursday’s Solution more information, call (260) 703-0777 or (260) 726-5273. Apply at A BETTER LIFE – BRI - The objective is to fill a nine-by nine grid so that ANNA’S HOPE — A faith The Commercial Review each column, each row, and based recovery group for each of the nine three-by- substance abuse. Meal three boxes (also called starts at 6 p.m. and the 309 W Main St. Portland blocks or regions) contains meeting is from 6:30 to 8 the digits from 1 to 9 only p.m. every Tuesday at the one time each. Nazarene Fellowship Build - or call Nacie • M-F 11-5 ing across from the Nazarene church, 249 E. 260-726-8141 Center St., Dunkirk. For The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Friday, February 21, 2020 Tri Kappa Sorority offers its thanks To the editor: The Portland Beta Theta Olympics and Youth Service the Jay County Fair. Thanks also Feb. 16 through 22 is Tri Kappa Chapter, founded in 1915, sup - Bureau. to those who buy advertisements Week in the state of Indiana. Letters to ports Arts Place, 4th of July Annually, we give $3,000 in that we announce at the fair. Tri Kappa Sorority is a philan - Committee, Community and scholarships to Jay County High Special thanks to Jay County thropic organization existing Family Services, Jay County School seniors and Christmas Fair Board for allowing us to sell only within the boundaries of the Editor Historical Society, Pregnancy gifts to each resident at Jay Coun - tickets, take tickets and usher at the state of Indiana. Care Center, United Way of Jay ty Retirement Center and the various grandstand events and to Founded in 1901, Tri Kappa County, Winterfest, Feed My county nursing and group homes. the associate and inactive mem - gives approximately $1.5 million Starving Children, Jay Commu - The sorority would like to bers who help during fair week. dollars every year to local and Children’s Hospital, The Mental nity Center, Jay County Public thank the public for supporting Thank you all for supporting statewide projects in the areas of Health Association of Indiana, Library Summer Reading Pro - our annual fundraisers: Terri Tri Kappa so that we can support charity, culture and education. ARC of Indiana, Indiana Special gram, Jay County Summer Lynn nuts/Abbot Caramels, the Jay County. There are 147 active and 103 Olympics, Best Buddies of Indi - Swim Team, the Jay County Law Vera Bradley/Thirty-one Bingo Jodi McKee associate chapters throughout ana, the Hoosier Art Salon and Enforcement Camp, Jay County (this year’s is April 20th at Jay President Indiana with nearly 9,000 mem - many more worthwhile proj - Head Start, Reading is Funda - County High School) and the Tri Kappa Sorority bers. All chapters support Riley ects. mental, Jay County Special slushie and caramel apple sales at Beta Theta Chapter We need to be better prepared By WILLIAM HASELTINE Special To The Washington Post Nature is teaching us a heavy lesson with this lat - William est coronavirus outbreak. Haseltine It warned us first with SARS and then with MERS, but we didn’t heed the warnings. If we willful - ly ignore nature this third time, our global communi - and to prevent future epi - ty risks paying an unimag - demics from occurring - a inable price. near certainty now accord - In 2003, when SARS was ing to scientists and first reported, the origins researchers. of the virus were a mys - The first step toward a tery. Scientists suspected it solution is to list the coron - may have come from bats, avirus under the Biomed - but it wasn’t until 2012, ical Advanced Research when the second major and Development Authori - coronavirus outbreak was ty (BARDA) and its Project spreading across borders, BioShield. BARDA pre - that researchers con - sides over the discovery, firmed its provenance. At development and stockpil - the time of their discovery, ing of medical counter - they warned us of the out - measures to protect Amer - break potential of coron - icans against health secu - aviruses, urging the global rity threats. This includes community “to learn from not just biological agents our past to help us pre - of warfare, but new and pare.” emerging infectious dis - But we didn’t pay atten - eases - such as the coron - tion. In the wake of the avirus. BARDA bypasses the previous outbreaks, we laws of supply and demand scrambled to find a vaccine by allowing the federal to prevent SARS and government to pour hun - MERS specifically. But the Amish give example on tech dreds of millions of dol - coronavirus, much like the lars into procuring and flu, is constantly evolving. By JEFF SMITH had to expand beyond farming to advancing promising prod - Special To The Washington Post In the same way that a flu make a living. ucts. Listing the coron - Technology promised to connect vaccine doesn’t work A recent issue of the Fabricator avirus as an emerging bio - us but divided us instead. Jeff trade journal reported on advanced across multiple strains threat will create a market As people worry about smart - over multiple years, a vac - manufacturing processes in an for an anti-coronavirus phone addiction and vow to spend Smith Amish factory in Dalton, Ohio. A cine for one coronavirus drug that doesn’t currently less time on their laptops, social outbreak is unlikely to robot welds wheels. Programmed exist. media companies are scrambling to lasers cut metal. Engineers use help us stop a new one. In the wake of the 2001 placate a world that has caught on three-dimensional computer-aided What was needed then anthrax attacks, I worked to their products’ ability to turn us design, known as 3-D CAD, to and what is needed now is through Project BioShield against one another, tip elections drives traffic and traffic drives devise products. And yet the plant not just a new vaccine, but to develop ABthrax, a drug and even incite violence. The Pew profits. is not connected to the electrical a drug - or more likely a to treat and prevent Research Center has found that Friends of mine belonged to an grid: A generator powered by natu - combination of drugs - anthrax infections. I can between 2015 and 2019, the percent - Amish church in Michigan. One of ral gas provides electricity. At day’s that can act against the say with confidence that age of Americans who view tech - the church members wanted to pur - end, the workers ride home on bicy - family of coronaviruses. the U.S. government is nology companies as having a posi - chase a hay baler that promised to cles. High and low tech successfully be more efficient, even as it enabled Since the SARS and fully capable of acting tive impact on the country plum - live side by side because the focus him to work alone. The members MERS outbreaks, scien - swiftly in the face of a pub - meted 21 points, from 71% to 50%. stays on human connections. The growing anxiety about tech - discussed the proposal — yes, the tists have decried the lack lic-health crisis. For the Amish, social media con - nology has prompted a “humane new machine might increase pro - of interest and funding for But it must choose to act sists of paying visits in real life to technology” movement among for - ductivity, but how would communi - the study of coronaviruses now. To date, we have been other members of the community. as whole. While financing lucky - insofar as one can mer Silicon Valley insiders disqui - ty connections be affected if he began haying without the help of It’s the main form of entertain - was available in the midst use that term when lives eted by what their industry has wrought. But there’s another others, and what would happen if ment. People drop in on one anoth - of the outbreaks, it petered are on the line - as none of group, utterly unconnected to his neighbors adopted the same er to chat for the evening, they have out after each outbreak the coronaviruses that Google or Facebook or Apple, that technology? The risk to social cohe - regular potluck dinners, they gath - ended. Funding from the have jumped to humans has been practicing humane tech - sion, they decided, wasn’t worth er for what the Amish call a “work National Institute of Aller - have been both highly bee,” as dozens of church members gy and Infectious Diseases, nology for generations: the Amish. the potential gains. transmissible and highly If your familiarity with the In another case, a family wanted pitch in on a construction project for example, leveled off at lethal. — a barn can be built in a day. around $27 million a year - Amish doesn’t extend much beyond to run propane gas pipes for lights There will come a time the image of a bearded man wear - to every room of their home When the Amish take a vacation, peanuts in the world of though when a coron - they don’t call it vacation; they say drug development. ing a black hat and driving a horse instead of running them only to the avirus outbreak will and buggy on a rural road, you kitchen and living room. (The they are “going visiting,” seeing The biopharmaceutical spread quickly and kill the country by stopping in at the industry could have might have the impression that Amish choose not to tap the electri - abundantly. When that cal grid.) Church members dis - homes of friends and family. stepped in, but, so far, it members of the traditionalist happens, we will not be Christian group reflexively shun cussed how the change would affect Most Americans will never aban - has been loath to act. The talking about deaths in the all modern technology. You’d be the family. If the family members don technology for a horse-and- intermittent nature of the hundreds or thousands, mistaken. Each church community could separate into bedrooms to buggy life, but millions of us have outbreaks and the relative - but in numbers far greater. of about 30 families — in a denomi - read at night, instead of gathering begun weighing the costs of con - ly small market for an anti- It is our collective respon - nation with well over 300,000 mem - in the living room, would their ties stant connectivity. When pondering coronavirus drug means sibility to ensure that our bers, spread across 31 states and fray? Of course they would. how to strike the right balance, we pharmaceutical compa - government leverages the parts of Canada and South Ameri - When I heard about that discus - might do well at least to pause and nies have little incentive to rapid response capabilities ca — has latitude in setting its tech - sion, I thought of a woman at my consider taking a personal version pursue a solution. at its disposal to protect nology boundaries. children’s school who said the dis - of the Amish approach. “Go visit - With scientists and the health of our nation, When a church member asks to integration of her family began the ing” to see an older relative, invite researchers shackled by a now and for generations to use a new technology, the families day her husband bought a TV for a neighbor for a meal, spend an lack of funds, and biophar - come. discuss the idea and vote to accept every kid’s bedroom. That was a evening with a loved one just talk - maceutical companies •••••••••• or reject. The conversation centers while back. Today, millions of par - ing — no glowing screen in your unwilling to step in with - Haseltine is a former on how a device will strengthen or ents are unwittingly putting TVs in pocket or on your lap or in your out potential for profit, the Harvard Medical School weaken relationships within the their children’s bedrooms, in the hand begging for attention. There’s government is the only one professor and founder of community and within families. form of smartphones and laptops. a reason people have been connect - with the agency to act. the university’s cancer and Imagine if the United States had And uneasiness about weakening ing like this for eons: It’s good for There are concrete HIV/AIDS research depart - conducted a similar discussion family ties is widespread. them. actions our government ments. He also serves as when social media platforms were For the Amish, technology in the •••••••••• can take today to drive chair and president of the developing algorithms designed to workplace has long been more Smith is the author of “Becoming progress against the cur - think tank, ACCESS amplify differences and then pit us accepted than technology in Amish: A Family’s Search for Faith, rent coronavirus epidemic Health International. against one another, because anger homes, especially as the group has Community and Purpose.” The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Continued from page 8 Continued from page 8 The provisions for two JCHS senior Chase Among the items in that more wild-card games, McFarland will be seeded proposal, according to sev - developed years ago, fourth and fifth, respective - eral people familiar with would have only the team ly, in the 200 freestyle the negotiations but speak - with the best record in (1:59.61) and 100 backstroke ing anonymously because each conference receiving (59.09 seconds), setting they are not authorized to a bye for the first weekend career-best times in both release such information: of the playoffs. races. — A 17-game schedule, There’s even a chance “He’s got a little bit that which always has been a one of those wild-card he can shave off on Satur - stumbling block in talks matchups would be played day,” Slavik said. “It’s pret - with the NFL Players Asso - on a Monday night. ty exciting to have all three ciation. More roster spots Also being considered is of those guys in the finals per team would be a must a second bye week to go heat.” for the players. with a 17th game, Mann, Sanders and A 17th game would although almost certainly McFarland make up three- preferably be played at neu - not for the 2020 season. fourths of the 200 medley tral sites, which one of the The expansion of the and 200 freestyle relays people familiar with the playoffs easily could occur which also made the cham - talks said could include this year, however, if a pionship heat Saturday. non-NFL U.S. venues as new CBA is reached. Together with Reid Clay - well as Europe, Mexico and The current labor comb in both races, the Brazil. agreement was reached in foursome is seeded third in — A reduction of the pre - 2011 after a 4½-month the 200 medley relay as The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz season, initially from four lockout of the players. they had a time of 1:47.2. games to three. In a copy of a union fact Bluffton holds the top seed Jay County High School’s Chase McFarland swims through the — A higher share of rev - sheet posted on Twitter by in 1:42.99. Jay County’s enue for the players; the sports attorney Darren quartet has the No. 5 seed sunshine during the 200-yard freestyle race in the IHSAA Boys Swimming and current number is 47%. Heitner, several other in the 200 freestyle relay at Diving Sectional preliminaries on Thursday at JCHS. McFarland earned the fifth The cut the players would items were revealed. 1:37.4 seconds. Delta’s time seed as the meet continues on Saturday. receive is dependent on the The players are seeking of 1:32.23 was the fastest. length of the regular sea - a neutral decision maker “The boys both had best son, but would remain on some disciplinary times for the relays,” 14th in both the 200 individ - Ralph Link (13th – 100 Wyatt Kunkler was 17th below 50% regardless. cases to replace Goodell, Slavik said. “With a little ual medley and 500 breaststroke) and Nico in the 500 freestyle and will —An expansion of the something the commis - bit more work on our inter - freestyle. Konner Sommers Minnich (16th – 100 butter - be the first alternate, and playoffs, something the sioner’s office always has changes and our walls I will compete in the conso - fly) as well as the 400 Ben Strausburg will be the NFL has been seeking for fought. think they’re going to be on lation finals of the 200 IM freestyle relay (10th) will be second alternate in the 100 years. Also on the fact sheet fire in both relays too.” and 100 butterfly as the in the consolation finals on breaststroke as he was Commissioner Roger are upgraded pensions for Josh Monroe is seeded 15th seed in both races. Saturday. 18th. 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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Chiefs push record to 17-2 Eight pins and five for - Wenk (175) and Conner feits helped the East Jay Specht (195) also earned Middle School wrestling pins. team push its record to 17-2 Sylas Wenk, Landon Gar - on the season with an 81-12 ringer, Griffin Byrum, Cay - victory against the Muncie den Buckland and Cody Northside Titans on Thurs - Rowles all received forfeits. day. Malachi Shaw won his Sean Bailey, a 110- 140-pound match by a 6-4 pounder, defeated his oppo - decision. nent by pin, as did Landon In junior varsity match - Blowers (117), Carter Bar - es, Tony Wood, Gage Sims ton (125) and Cameron and Layne Reidt each Clark (132). AJ Myers (150), pinned their respective Tristan Stout (160), Bryce opponents. Owners approve new labor deal The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz the union executive com - mittee and player represen - Griffin Mann, a Jay County High School junior, leads Delta's Callum Hotmire in their heat of the 100-yard tatives. The NFL Players breaststroke during the IHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Sectional preliminaries on Thursday at JCHS. Players to Association said it would Mann won his heat in 1 minute, 6.39 seconds, and will be seeded third as the meet resumes Saturday. decide on not comment Thursday on the NFL’s announcement. CBA’s terms Such quick action by the owners indicates their eagerness to replace the 10- Three Patriots make finals By BARRY WILNER year labor agreement that AP Pro Football Writer concludes in March 2021. Trio of individuals qualify for finals in two events each NEW YORK — The NFL Several elements of a new has put the labor ball in the By CHRIS SCHANZ championship final while nine working on lately in practice,” said CBA could be implemented players’ hands. The Commercial Review through 16 compete in the consola - Mann, noting he’s concentrated on In a somewhat surpris - for the upcoming season Patriot coach Matt Slavik put his tion final as the meet resumes Satur - lengthening his stroke for a better ingly strong decision, the 32 should the players vote in boys up to task. day. Diving preliminaries are set for second half of his race. “The goal is team owners voted Thurs - favor of it. They met his expectations. 10 a.m., with the championship, con - to go out there and swim even better day to “accept the negotiat - That, of course, is no Three members of the Jay County solation and diving finals to begin at on Saturday, obviously. I need to ed terms on the principles given. Should the players High School boys swim team quali - 1 p.m. break it out harder. I was just stretch - of a new collective bargain - vote against accepting this fied for the championship heat and Delta, which is looking for its sixth ing it out and seeing what I can do.” ing agreement.” proposal or seek further helped two relays earn top-eight consecutive sectional championship Mann is also seeded seventh in the Details of that agree - negotiations, the NFL has seeds from the IHSAA Boys Swim - and seventh in the last eight years, 50 freestyle in 24.26 seconds, 0.28 sec - ment were not forthcoming said the current agreement ming and Diving Sectional prelimi - leads the way with five No. 1 seeds. onds and one spot behind teammate from any of the owners or would remain in place for naries Thursday. Bluffton is second with three, Nor - Kyle Sanders who has the same seed Commissioner Roger Good - 2020. A league statement “We fell short in a couple areas but well has two and Blackford owns one. in the 100 butterfly (1:00.07). ell. They quickly scurried put a deadline on accept - I can’t complain,” Slavik said. “When Jay County junior Griffin Mann Delta’s Braden Samuels is the No. 1 from a Manhattan hotel ance by the union, saying I gave them a challenge … for the sports the best seed for the host Patri - seed in the 50 freestyle at 21.22 sec - without nothing more than “since the clubs and players most part they stepped up to the ots as he will be third in the 100-yard onds, which surpassed the state stan - “sorry, can’t help you,” or “I need to have a system in plate. breaststroke. He won his heat with a dard of 22.27, but he must reach that can’t comment” when place and know the rules “I think the boys were hyped up time of 1 minute, 6.39 seconds, and time during the final for an automat - asked about the proposed that they will operate and were swimming well today and I trails top-seeded Jack Ringger ic qualifying spot. CBA. under by next week.” look forward, definitely, I think we’re (1:02.86) of Bluffton and Kellen Zim - Broderick Page of Norwell holds Now the onus is on the The league’s business going to have some big things on Sat - mer (1:03.7) of Norwell. the top seed in the 100 butterfly with players, who have a confer - year begins March 18. urday.” “I really just went out there and his time of 53.68 seconds. ence call Friday involving See Approve page 7 The top eight seeds advance to the focused on really what I’ve been See Make page 7