Bridge Work Starts Monday by RAY COONEY the Commercial Review Traffic Patterns Through Portland Will Be Different Beginning Next Week

Thursday, April 1, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Bridge work starts Monday By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review Traffic patterns through Portland will be different beginning next week. U.S. 27 will be Milestone Contractors informed local officials closed between Wednesday that U.S. 27 (Merid - ian Street) would be closed Water Street beginning Monday for an Indi - ana Department of Trans - and county portation project involving two bridges on the highway. road 200 South The closure affects the area between Water Street and county road 200 South. The INDOT work being com - Salamonie River near Portland pleted by Milestone involves Country Club. repairs to the Meridian Street The arch bridge project is The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney arch bridge that spans the the more extensive of the two, Salamonie River near East Jay with work expected to last The Meridian Street arch bridge over the Salamonie River will be rehabilitated next Elementary School and the about 45 days. week as part of an Indiana Department of Transportation project. The street will be paved, U.S. 27 bridge over the Little See Bridge page 2 steel railings removed and painted, masonry cleaned and repaired and light fixtures upgraded. City is out of running to buy building

School property had been considered for new police station

By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review Jay School Board is expected to make a deci - sion Monday on the sale of its administration building. The City of Portland will not be the buyer. In a letter sent Wednes - day morning, Portland Mayor John Boggs The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline informed the school board that the city would not be submitting a final bid for the property. Sixth sorting The deadline for final Sixth graders from Tracy Christman’s class at Westlawn Elementary School in Dunkirk sort through their eggs bids was noon Wednesday. Wednesday during an easter egg hunt. Dunkirk Public Library held the hunt at the school this year and brought nearly 2,500 By state statute, a eggs for the event. Pictured, from left, are Austin Best, Jenna Bricker, Ella Littler and Chelsea Bessesen. Several Easter municipality is limited to events are scheduled for this weekend. The Easter bunny will visit Jay Community Center and be available for photos from offering the average of 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Easter egg hunts are slated for 10 a.m. Saturday at Redkey Elementary School and 11 a.m. at two appraisals when pur - chasing real estate. After Redkey Church of the Nazarene. A “Drive Thru Easter EGGstravaganza” will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Pennville the city had already put in Park. Dunkirk is holding an Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. April 10 at Dunkirk City Park. an initial offer, Portland City Council on March 15 authorized Boggs to seek the necessary appraisals. Those were completed and discussed during a coun - Jay County is rated yellow again cil executive session Tues - day. By RAY COONEY Delaware and Adams counties spread of COVID-19. Indiana has Boggs’ letter to the The Commercial Review remained blue. been under capacity restrictions school board indicated After five weeks in the blue, Jay On Wednesday, coronavirus vac - since March 2020 and a mask man - County is yellow for the second that the appraisals came cine appointments were opened to date since July. Those restrictions in at an average of week in a row. Positivity all Hoosiers 16 and older. Jay are scheduled to be lifted Tuesday, Jay County was rated “yellow” $297,500, well below the County currently has coronavirus with restaurants, bars and other asking price of $325,000. (moderate risk for the spread of vaccination clinics available at venues to be allowed to open at full rate has Therefore, the city was coronavirus) in the Indiana State Jay County Health Department capacity. The state will move to a unable to move forward Department of Health update climbed and IU Health Jay. Appointments “mask advisory,” meaning masks released Wednesday. can be made online at will be recommended but not with the process. The state’s COVID-19 metrics to 7.5% ourshot.in.gov or by calling the required. “The City of Portland map became more yellow this state’s 2-1-1 telephone assistance Coronavirus is mainly spread wishes to extend its appre - week, with 37 counties at that rat - service. through respiratory droplets or ciation for the opportuni - ing as compared to 25 last week. As of Wednesday, more than small particles from an infected ty to bid on the above- Two — Blackford and Wells — came in at 63 last week and was 68 7,600 doses of coronavirus vaccine person coughing, sneezing, talk - mentioned building and were rated orange (high risk) in the March 17 update. It had had been administered in Jay ing or breathing. The CDC reports property,” Boggs said in while the other 52 were blue (low been as low as 23 in the March 3 County. Nearly 3,100 individuals that it may be possible those parti - the letter. “We felt that risk). update. were fully vaccinated. cles and droplets remain suspend - moving the police station Jay County’s rating remained at Blackford County’s orange rat - Statewide, nearly 2.8 million ed in the air for an unknown peri - to the school administra - yellow as its positivity rate contin - ing came as its positivity rate was doses had been administered with od of time and travel beyond 6 feet, tion building on Tyson ued to increase. It came in at 7.5% above 10% for the second week in 1.13 million fully vaccinated. especially indoors. Road would provide the this week, up from 5.59% the pre - a row. Both Blackford and Wells Centers for Disease Control and The virus causes a range of best value to the commu - vious week. It had been as low as counties had more than 200 cases Prevention guidelines encourage symptoms, which can appear two nity for the building in 1.87% last month. per 100,000 residents this week. wearing a mask, avoiding close to 14 days after exposure. Older terms of taxpayer savings The county’s cases per 100,000 Randolph County shifted from contact when around others, fre - adults and those with pre-existing on a much-needed facili - residents — 68 — was about the blue to yellow this week as its pos - quent hand washing and surface health problems are susceptible to ty.” same for the third straight week. It itivity rate jumped to 7.5%. cleaning as ways to prevent the more severe illnesses. See Building page 2

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Indiana Sen. Mike Braun’s Friday — Coverage of Jay County had a high temper - with a low of 21. The forecast staff will hold virtual office tonight’s Portland Plan Com - ature of 54 degrees early Wednes - calls for sunny skies Friday with hours from 10 a.m. to noon mission meeting. day. The low dropped to 26. a high of 45. Tuesday. Those interested in There is a chance of snow See page 2 for an extended out - participating should email Tuesday — Results from showers before 7 p.m. tonight look. [email protected] - Monday’s JCHS softball sea - ate.gov. son opener against Blackford. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Thursday, April 1, 2021 Bridge ... Continued from page 1 creted will be removed and South, Blaine Pike and Floral enter from Water Street. Stu - parking parallel on one side of According to an INDOT proj - patched. Avenue for the bridge near the dents are not to be dropped off the street and “reverse angle” ect information packet pre - •The sidewalk and curbs will golf course, and Seventh, on the west side of the build - on the other and removing traf - pared in August, it will include: be sealed. Wayne and Water streets for ing. Jay School Corporation fic signals at Meridian Street’s •Milling and patching of the •Meridian Street will be the arch bridge. suggests building extra time intersections with Walnut and bridge deck. A new “flexible paved 50 feet in each direction The shutdown of the section into the pick-up/drop-off High Streets. polymeric concrete bridge deck from the bridge. of U.S. 27 will also require process as delays are expected Portions of that project — overlay” will then be installed. The bridge over the Little some different traffic patterns during the construction mainly the reduction in lanes, •Removal of steel railings Salamonie near the golf course for East Jay Elementary process. reverse-angle parking and and light fixtures. Paint will be will get a new concrete overlay. School. The bridge work was initial - removal of traffic signals — removed, and steel components That work is expected to take School parents will be pro - ly included as part of a larger drew significant public opposi - will be galvanized and painted 15 days. vided with an entry pass to dis - U.S. 27 project that called for tion after they were introduced in a black matte finish. They The official INDOT detour play in their vehicle to allow paving the highway through in 2019. will be reinstalled with new will re-route traffic along Indi - temporary access via Meridian Portland, “right-sizing” Merid - The bridge work is now its hardware. ana 28, Indiana 1 and Indiana Street during morning drop-off ian Street between Water and own project. Portland Mayor •Masonry on the arch, 67. (Semis must follow the offi - and afternoon pick-up times Votaw streets to one lane in John Boggs said last week that columns and other areas will cial detour.) Detours for local only. Those dropping off or each direction with an alter - the paving is now scheduled for be cleaned. Deteriorating con - traffic will use county road 200 picking up students may also nating left-turn lane, making summer 2023. Ohio man arrested for molestation An Ohio man is in cus - on $50,000 bond. rural Portland. Barnett younger than 14 in the CR almanac tody for child molesting. Jay County Sheriff’s allegedly molested a 9- state of Indiana commits Paul E. Barnett, 68, Office investigator Tony year-old girl at the camp - child molesting, a Level 3 Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Greenville, was arrested Lennartz, who worked ground, he said. felony. 4/2 4/3 4/4 4/5 4/6 Wednesday on a Level 1 on the case, said the Anyone who performs The charge becomes a felony charge of molest - alleged crime happened or submits to sexual Level 1 felony when it is ing a child and is being in 2016 at Paradise intercourse or other sex - committed by someone held in Jay County Jail Pointe RV Resort in ual conduct with a child 21 or older.

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Even if it passes, the legislation has May beans ...... 14.51 veto a bill that would limit his powers Wheat ...... 5.60 House Bill 1123 would allow law - to go through a number of procedur - Wheat ...... 6.05 during an emergency, legislation that May wheat ...... 6.05 July wheat ...... 5.60 makers to call themselves back into a al steps before it officially lands on some experts say is unconstitutional. 40-day session during an emergency. Holcomb’s desk, including getting a “I remain of the belief that this is It also establishes an emergency advi - signature from Lt. Gov. Suzanne unconstitutional,” Holcomb said. sory group and gives the General Crouch, all of which could slow walk Today in history “We have supplied our legislative Assembly more control over how cer - the process. friends upstairs with that back - tain federal funds are spent. Once it officially arrives on his ground. There is an honest difference If lawmakers get called back into desk, he will have seven days to either On April 1, 1954 , the sion, to take effect after of opinion. I’m left with no other session, they could terminate any sign or veto the bill. Lawmakers United States Air Force Jan. 1, 1971. alternative.” emergency order from a governor. could potentially vote to override his Academy was estab - In 1971 , Ernest J. At various points in the pandemic, The bill has already passed both veto before session ends with a sim - lished by President Gaston of Portland Holcomb has used the disaster emer - chambers once, but will have to be ple majority. Dwight D. Eisenhower. drove into the side of a In 1789 , the U.S. house after swerving House of Representa - the semi he was driving tives held its first full to avoid hitting a car meeting in New York; and a semi that had col - Building ... SERVICES Frederick Muhlenberg lided. The semi Gaston Friday of Pennsylvania was was driving for Juiller - Continued from page 1 the site, to Loy by noon Wednesday. Stults , Robin: 2 p.m., elected the first House at Trucking of Portland Jay School Board in January decided (School officials did not disclose the Williamson-Spencer and Penrod speaker. damaged the home’s to put three pieces of property — its cur - identities of those who made offers, Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - In 1933 , Nazi Ger - walls but no one inside rent administrative offices at 1976 W. though Cory Heniser of Brigade Elec - merce St., Portland. many staged a daylong was injured. Tyson Road, Portland, the former Judge tronics acknowledged his company’s bid national boycott of Jew - In 1972 , the first Haynes Elementary School at 827 W. at the meeting and Portland City Coun - Saturday ish-owned businesses. Major League Baseball High St., Portland, and six acres of cil discussed the city’s offer at a meeting Wendel , Charles: 10 a.m., In 1945 , American players’ strike began; it wooded land adjacent to Portland Memo - the same night.) The board set a special MJS Mortuaries, 109 S. Meridian forces launched the lasted 12 days. rial Park — up for sale. A month later, it meeting for 5 p.m. Monday to discuss the St., Redkey. amphibious invasion of In 1976 , Apple Com - hired Loy Real Estate and Auction to final offers. Okinawa during World puter was founded by handle the sale of the three parcels. Brigade is interested in the site to Service listings provided by War II. (U.S. forces suc - Steve Jobs, Steve Woz - The school corporation received three become its new U.S. headquarters. The PROGRESSIVE ceeded in capturing the niak and Ronald offers on the administrative office site, city had considered the location as a pos - Japanese island on Wayne. which includes about 5 acres of land. All sibility for a new police station. OFFICE PRODUCTS June 22.) In 1992 , the National three offers met or exceeded the initial School board members last month In 1970 , President Hockey League Players’ 120 N. Meridian St. asking price of $325,000. approved the sale of the wooded acres Richard M. Nixon Association went on its Portland, Indiana 47371 signed a measure ban - first-ever strike, which During its March 15 meeting, the adjacent to Portland Memorial Park to ning cigarette advertis - lasted 10 days. school board asked that the three inter - Derran McGill at a price of $35,000. The (260) 726-9201 ing on radio and televi - —AP and The CR ested parties turn in their final and best former Judge Haynes building remains progressiveofficeproducts.com offer, as well as their proposed use for for sale. Citizen’s calendar THERE IS Today General Shanks, 414 E. We have been overwhelmedThank with youthe love, friendship and Floral Ave., Portland. 6 p.m. — Portland Plan NO FOOLING. good wishes from everyone on our 50th anniversary. A 5 p.m. — Jay School Commission, auditori - special “Thank You” to our two sons and their families, um, Jay County Court - Board special meeting, It’s your Birthday!! my Mom and sisters, special friends and coworkers for house, 120 N. Court St., General Shanks, 414 E. the Celebrations. The many beautiful cards and gifts have Portland. Floral Ave., Portland. 5:30 p.m. — Portland Happy 70th Birthday! meant so much. God has richly blessed our lives and we Monday City Council, fire sta - are thankful for all of you. 4 p.m. — Jay School tion, 1616 N. Franklin Bob and Deb McFarland Board executive session, St. Love, your Family The Commercial Review Thursday, April 1, 2021 Family Page 3 Churches plan special services Gold Area churches have spe - cial services and activities at state scheduled for this week - Taking Jay County Junior-Senior end. Churches with special Note High School students recently events include: competed in the Indiana •Asbury United State School Music Methodist, Portland — Association contests. Will live stream its Good Seventh grader Hannah Friday service at noon Fri - Mother Goose in the Com - day. Easter services will be munity Room at the Boggs (left) and sophomore library. The first story Shea Bailey (right) were at 8 and 11 a.m. Sunday. The church is located at time session for preschool among those who earned 204 E. Arch St. children and younger, gold at the district contest. •Zion Lutheran, Port - with their caregiver, will They both moved on to the land — Is hosting a carry- be at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The state level, where they also in and evening service at 6 first Mother Goose session received gold ratings. p.m. tonight. Good Friday for toddlers and preschool - service is at 8 p.m., and ers will be at 11:30 a.m. Easter service is at 10:30 April 9. a.m. The church is located At 6 p.m. April 27, the at 218 E. High St. library will host an author •Church of God of event with evangelist Phill Prophecy, Portland — Will Jellison. hold a Good Friday serv - The library will also ice at 7 p.m. with Jerry have make ’n’ take crafts Qualls as special speaker. available April 12. Wife focuses on past relationship Easter service will be at 10 a.m. Sunday. The church is Concert is April 8 DEAR ABBY: I’m a young wife. I them to a folder where they can be “Awakening,” scheduled married after three months of dating easily scanned and deleted. located at 797 Creagor Ave. •First Church of Christ, for 7:30 p.m. April 8, will my military husband. He was previ - •••••••••• be Arts Place’s second ously in an on-again/off-again rela - Dear DEAR ABBY: My husband of 32 Fort Recovery — Easter Sunday will begin with a live-streamed concert of tionship that lasted about eight years, years often tells me women compli - 2021 following almost a during which she had a baby with Abby ment him on his looks or the way he breakfast at 8:30 a.m. An egg hunt will follow at 9 year without live perform - another man, etc. I believe my hus - dresses. I compliment him often, but I ances because of the ongo - band is still in love with her. After think it’s his way of telling me that a.m. with worship and communion service at 9:30 ing coronavirus pandem - constantly asking him, he says he just he’s still “got it” and I should be ic. wishes her well and he doesn’t have proud to have a husband who’s hot a.m. The church is located day, but as the days increased, so did The concert will feature any romantic feelings. I’m not sure and good-looking. at 1049 Union City Road, his emails. I responded to some of Arts Place instructors what to do, and I just keep overthink - Am I crazy for not enjoying hearing Fort Recovery. them, but he never commented on •Redkey Church of the Pete Vogler (flute), Amelia ing it. Any thoughts? — HATES HUS - them. He just sent more and more to what other women think? If any - Freeman (vocals) and Eric BAND’S HISTORY thing, it has caused some insecurity Nazarene — Will host an the point that his daily emails are Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. Rogers (piano). They will DEAR H.H.H.: Stop torturing more than I can — or want to — read. on my part. I have asked him to stop highlight works of six your husband — and yourself — sharing these comments and told him Saturday at the church, I am spending too much time deleting 801 W. High St., Redkey. American composers from by constantly asking him about them. What should I do? Should I ask I’m tired of hearing them — especial - the late 1800s and early his feelings for his unfaithful ex- ly since I have told him repeatedly There will be more than him not to send them anymore, or 2,500 eggs and prizes with 1900s. girlfriend. Get to work building should I stay quiet so as not to hurt what I think of him, his looks and his The concert will be your self-esteem, and you will way of dressing. Am I wrong? — four divisions for children his feelings? — INBOX FULL IN MIS - up to 12 years old. available on Arts Place’s have less to worry about. Your SOURI LOVES HIM INSIDE AND OUT Facebook and YouTube husband’s history (baggage) is his DEAR LOVES HIM: I don’t think DEAR INBOX FULL: Your pages. own. You are making a mistake by you’re wrong. But has it occurred Activities scheduled friend may be sending these items Arts Place plans to host dragging it into your marriage. If to you that your husband may do Jay County Public because, as a retiree, he has little another virtual concert you concentrate on the positive, this not out of ego but because HE Library has a series of to do but cruise the internet for this spring and then will you will have a happier marriage, is insecure? People who are secure activities scheduled for entertainment. It would not be return to in-person per - and so will your husband. within themselves do not feel the April, beginning with a rude to tell this not-so-close friend formances with Dave Ben - •••••••••• need to continually toot their own virtual field trip to Port - you don’t have time to review all nett for a free concert DEAR ABBY: Shortly after a horns the way your handsome, land Police Department. It of the emails he has been sending June 24 at Hudson Family retired, not-so-close friend moved to stylish husband does. Try this: will be shared on the and ask him to send fewer. It’s the Park. another city, he began sending emails The next time he does it, smile, library’s Facebook page at truth. However, if he doesn’t com - For more information, about events he had read about in nod in agreement and tell him you 10 a.m. Friday. ply and the barrage continues, visit artsland.org/virtual- social media, news outlets and maga - feel free to block them or create a agree with his admirer. And April also marks the performances. zines. At first there were only a few a filter for these emails that sends repeat as necessary. return of Story Time and Community Calendar Notices will appear in more information, call support group for anyone Community Calendar as (260) 766-2006. suffering from memory space is available. To sub - PORTLAND LIONS loss, will meet at 10:30 a.m. mit an item, email CLUB — Will meet the first the first Friday of each [email protected]. Thursday of the month at month in the Fireplace Portland Lions Civic Cen - Room at Edelweiss Place at Thursday ter, 307 W. 100 North. The Swiss Village in Berne. For CELEBRATE RECOV - meal will be served at 6:30 more information, call (260) ERY — A 12-step Christian p.m. and the meeting will 589-3173. recovery program meets at begin at 7 p.m. CINCINNATUS 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at FORGET-ME-NOT — A LEAGUE — Will meet at A Second Chance At Life support group for parents, noon Friday, April 2, at Har - Ministries, 228 S. Meridian friends and relatives who mony Cafe in Portland. St. in Portland. For more have lost a baby through Members are encouraged information, call Brenda miscarriage, birth or ill - to wear a face mask and Eads at (260) 726-9625 or ness will meet from 7 to 9 practice social distancing. Dave Keen at (260) 251-8792. p.m. at St. Vincent Ran - A BETTER LIFE – BRI - dolph Hospital, Winches - Saturday ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- ter, in community room 1. ALCOHOLICS ANONY - based recovery group for For more information, call MOUS — Will meet at 10 There’’ss ann easy new wway to pay all kinds of addictions, Kimberly Sibery at (765) a.m. upstairs at True Value will meet from 6:30 to 8 964-6075 or Nikki Bosworth Hardware, Meridian Street, p.m. each Thursday at The at (765) 584-6452. Portland. For more infor - Rock Church, 1605 N. mation, call (260) 729-2532. for The Commercial Review! Meridian St., Portland. Friday MUSEUM OF THE SOL - Come early for a meal. For SOFT SHOULDERS — A DIER — Is open from noon Sign up for to 5 p.m. the first and third Saturday and Sunday of the month. It is located at monthly auto-pay . 510 E. Arch St., Portland. The website is museu - (Requires a credit/debit carrd.)d.) Sudoku mofthesoldier.com. Monday Monthly auto-pay rates: PORTLAND BREAK - FAST OPTIMISTS — Will meet at 7 a.m. for breakfast at Richards Restaurant. $10 city $12 mail BRYANT AREA COM - MUNITY CENTER — Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday $11 motor route $10 internet only and Friday. PING PONG — Will be played from 9 a.m. to noon each Monday at Jay Com - munity Center. Whetherh h you’re alreadyl d a subscriberb ib EUCHRE — For those 55 and older from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at West Jay Communi - or would like to start a new subscription, ty Center in Dunkirk. PREGNANCY CARE CENTER — Free pregnan - you can sign up for eaasy payy.. cy testing with ongoing support during and after pregnancy. The center is located at 216 S. Meridian Wednseday’s Solution St., Portland. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri - Call (260) 726-88141 The objective is to fill a day. For more information nine-by nine grid so that or to schedule an appoint - each column, each row, and ment, call (260) 726-8636. each of the nine three-by- Walk-ins accepted. three boxes (also called BREAD OF LIFE COM - or email [email protected] blocks or regions) contains MUNITY FAMILY MEAL the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each. — Will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury Unit - ed Methodist Church, 204 E. Arch St. in Portland. Everyone is welcome. The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Thursday, April 1, 2021 Base decision on the overall good To the editor: cracked drywall, be it ceiling or safety really is number one. better price on stone delivery. As a Portland native, a Jay walls, because of blasting. The That includes employees as well 6. County roads will continue County resident, a local pastor Letters to blasts only last milliseconds and as the surrounding neighbor - to be maintained with stone and an employee at U.S. Aggre - are over — remember only two hood(s). and/or chip and seal because gates, I’d like to speak to a few of to four times a month typically, I have heard many cons pricing is more affordable, etc. the concerns that I’ve heard in the Editor which amounts to a maximum against the expansion. Allow me The local mining operations light of the mining of probably no more than two to to share some of the pros (for) it: of U.S. Aggregates are vital to expansion/rezoning of our three seconds a month. 1. I can keep my job. OK, I am the infrastructure of Portland, quarry. Is there dust? Of course. We a little biased in that area, but as well as important for busi - Concerns that I have heard: I have been employed by the pre - are a stone quarry. But we use that’s a given. nesses across this nation that A. Blasting happens everyday vious company, Meshberger bag houses to collect dust, have a 2. County taxes do not include the glass industry as far and all hours of the night. Bros. and the current owner, U.S. water truck to help suppress increase. Why? Because trucks away as Washington state, to fer - B. Homes will be damaged by Aggregates for nearly 16 years. dust and where silica is con - would be required to drive fur - tilizer businesses, golf courses the blasts, e.g. walls, ceilings etc. In that timespan we have blasted cerned are well underneath gov - ther for stone. and farmers all around the state C. Water wells will be dam - an average of two to four times a ernment guidelines where safe - 3. Local contractors can stay of Indiana. aged and/or dry up. month, never at night, and all ty is concerned. in business because haul rates The decision to vote yay or D. Dust contaminates, namely blasts are conducted by a profes - At 59 years of age, I have will not have to nearly double for nay should be decided based on silica, will be detrimental and a sional blasting company with worked for several factories, in anyone needing stone. the facts that have been present - health hazard. many years of experience. construction, worked in radio 4. Businesses that rely on our ed by U.S. Aggregates at the Response: We have always had water and and am a military veteran, and stone to operate will not have to numerous meetings as well as The quarry has been located our well has never been dam - can honestly say that the cur - consider relocating or dramati - the overall good of the commu - at its present site since about aged even though the proximity rent company has a better safety cally raise prices. nity at large. 1930 and has realized several dif - to the mine is very close. track record than any I have 5. Portland residents and busi - Charles W. Myers ferent owners through the years. Never have I witnessed any ever seen. For U.S. Aggregates nesses will continue to have a Bryant Quarry is an economic driver To the editor: would hope that we I would like to express would not want to consid - my concerns on the er forcing out the ones impact of not granting that already exist just to the expansion of the ensure that a few resi - local quarry. dents out of many more I own and operate a residents are happy. local small trucking com - If so, then this is not a pany employing around decision being made for 10 full-time employees the economy but a deci - and utilizing numerous sion being made to local owner operators as secure the friendship of a needed. The local quarry very few residents. This is one of our main means kind of decision will of gross revenue and turn this community into revolves around the oper - a ghost town, leaving the ations of the above-men - possibility of any growth tioned quarry. even more limited. By not allowing the Lastly, as a previous expansion of the quarry, employee of U.S. Aggre - this will not only impact gates and formerly Mesh - the income of the 20-plus berger Bros. for almost 10 employees that work for years, I can say without a the quarry, but that of my doubt that it was a won - 10 employees and the derful place to work. Not many owner operators only does it have an that I utilize to fulfill above normal pay rate for stone orders throughout the area and wonderful the year as well as many benefits, but every one of other small businesses them that works from the and residents in the area. corporate office down to Not allowing the expan - the men in the hole care sion will have a huge neg - not only about the safety Collecting can get squirrelly ative impact on the entire of everyone that works community. there but also about the By LEO MORRIS day, and I now have it at home. The I am sure that Jay environmental impact. I Indiana Policy Review painting’s sense of bleak isolation County Highway Depart - can say firsthand that HSPA Infonet speaks to something primal in me. ment is one of the largest they have daily, weekly I’ve been trying to make sense of Leo I went once to see the original at customers of the quarry and monthly inspections NFTs, those digital creations the Art Institute of Chicago and, and by not allowing the on everything and any - called “non-fungible tokens” that Morris frankly, it didn’t impress me any expansion of the quarry thing that may have any can sell for millions of dollars. more than my copy. it will now be forced to environmental impact, So, naturally, I thought of the As for collectibles, I think they purchase its stone out of with an environmental squirrel. should have some intrinsic value county and possibly out research teams and per - It showed up one day under - other than their potential to whet of state, also costing the sonnel whose full respon - neath the tree that stood in the out - “investment” sure to keep increas - ing in value, which they did, until, my greed. county even more in sibilities are to focus on door break area for Fort Wayne I once had about 100 cookbooks, wages and expenses in the environmental aspect Newspapers, the umbrella compa - of course, they didn’t. A few people got out at the top of until a storm took out a window in the cost of transporting and effects of the quarry, ny for the morning Journal my sunroom and they were the stone farther. proving that they not Gazette and afternoon News-Sen - the bubble, when Beanies were selling online for 10 times their drenched in rain. Of course, any - Why would we want to only meet the standards tinel. Only JG columnist Frank time I needed a recipe I googled it, send our tax money or but surpass them. Gray and I were there at the time, original cost and some rare ones went for six figures, making a but the books were always there tax revenue and wages of We as a community and the squirrel walked right up. killing. Their creator, Ty Warner, for me to browse, food porn for my all the employees associ - need to all stand up and One of us, I don’t remember became a billionaire. depraved gastric needs. ated with the quarry to support the expansion of which, threw down a bite of a But many more people held on My sister collects cookie jars in out of state or even to the quarry and support snack brought out from a vending too long until the bubble burst, the shape of cats. Of course, she another county? the economic growth that machine, and the squirrel ate it. doesn’t keep cookies in any of We already must face this will provide for our their thousands in investment sud - For the next several days, Frank denly a relatively worthless pile of them, but I don’t see here rubbing the impacts of not having community and our and I kept going to the tree with her hands together in glee and any interstates or a fully county. pellet-stuffed toy animals. snacks, and the squirrel kept com - Think of NFTs as the digital plotting to buy an island in the functioning rail system, Sincerely, ing up to accept them. Caribbean when she sells them off. which limits the possibil - Brian DeVoos equivalent of Beanie Babies. They Then one day, the squirrel just have no physical reality, existing She just likes cats. ities of new industrial B&D Logistics wasn’t there, having gone the way I have my tagless Beanie Baby and economic growth. I Rural Portland only as images in the cloud and of other squirrels, to a tree in a visible only through electronic squirrel at home, now, too, sitting better neighborhood or to meet his devices. When people “buy” one, beside my laptop. It’s a reminder destiny as the blue plate special at they are in essence just buying a of a few pleasant days under a tree the roadkill café. ticket proving they “own” the orig - and serves as a warning not to get But he was already destined to inal, even though the creator stupid with money. If somebody become legend. So, on my next might retain the copyright and tempts me with an NFT of a squir - birthday, Mary, one of my office millions of reproductions might rel under a tree, eating peanut but - pals, gave me a stuffed squirrel as be viewed for free by anyone with ter crackers from somebody’s a present. I whipped out my Swiss a laptop or a cellphone. hand, I will resist. What’s worth Army Knife and cut off the tag, That makes no sense at all. $200 today and $69 million tomor - which caused Mary to gasp in hor - On the other hand, neither does row will just be worthless pixels ror so loudly that I thought she paying millions of dollars for the the day after tomorrow. might be having a stroke. original of “Starry Night” or My brother the computer pro - “You have destroyed its value!” “American Gothic” when anyone grammer (who collects guns, she screeched. can enjoy a perfectly good copy for which he actually shoots, at his Turns out the critter was a a few bucks. They’re not paying own range) once told me a saying Beanie Baby, and Mary was a col - that much because they appreciate from the early digital age: If you lector. art but because they believe the computerize a mess, you just get a Beanie Babies, some of you art will appreciate. faster mess. might recall, became a craze in the I had a print of Edward Hopper’s That wisdom still holds. 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Area churches are listed Faith Community Mary Help River of Life with location, pastor and 9560 W. 200 South, of Christians 722 W. Main St., Portland phone number, services and Dunkirk 403 Sharpsburg Road, Fort Susan Hathaway website or email address. Joe Schmit Recovery (260) 729-1095 All services are Sunday, (260) 251-5254 Rev. Ned Brown Services: 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Services: 10 a.m. (419) 375-4153 Services: 4:30 p.m. Satur - The ROCK This Area Asbury United Family Worship Center day, 9:30 a.m. 1605 N. Meridian St., Por - Methodist 200 E. Elder St., Portland tland This Area Church page is 204 E. Arch St., Portland Ronald Willis Mount Tabor Matt Ransom Church page is made possible Joe Boggs (260) 726-4844 United Methodist (260) 726-7474 (260) 726-8464 Services: 11 a.m., 7:30 p.m. 216 W. Pleasant St., Services: 9 and 11 a.m. made possible through Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Dunkirk [email protected] asburyministries.org through the courtesy of thefamilyworshipcenter.org John Retter (765) 768-7273 Salamonia the courtesy of the following Banner Christian Fellowship Baptist Services: 9 a.m. Church of Christ the following Assembly of God 289 S. 200 West 3900 S. 600 East sponsors! 1217 W. Votaw St., Port - Hugh Kelly Mount Zion Bruce Phillips sponsors! land (260) 726-8873 United Methodist (260) 335-2017 Michael Burk Services: 10 a.m. County roads 600 East and Services: 9 a.m. (260) 726-4282 pastorkelly@fbc-port - 200 North Services: 10:30 a.m. land.com Rev. Darrell Borders Second Chance (260) 726-4786 Matt’s Garage Bellefountain at Life Ministries First American Baptist Services: 9 a.m. 228 S. Meridian St., Port - United Methodist 427 S. Main St., Dunkirk 440 S. 600 East land Dan Coffman New Beginnings Dave Keen (260) 251-8792 Gordon Jackson (765) 768-7157 Holiness Church Services: 9 a.m. Mike Eads (260) 703-0733 Services: 10:40 a.m., 5 p.m. of Blaine Services: 10:30 a.m. 4017 W. 200 South 205 W. Union St. Bethel United First Church of Christ Randy Smith St. James Lutheran Portland, IN 47371 Methodist 1049 Union City Road, Fort (260) 251-2406 County road 600 East, Indiana 167, 4 miles north Recovery Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. 260-726-8761 of Dunkirk south of county road 400 David J. Nicholson nbholiness.com South Call us today! Scott McClain (419) 375-2860 Services: 10:45 a.m. Robin Owen Services: 10:30 a.m. New Covenant Services: 10:30 a.m. fccftrecovery.org Fellowship [email protected] Williamson, Bluff Point Friends 1238 W. 450 South 80 E. 650 South First Community Chuck Myers St. Joseph Catholic Spencer & Penrod Services: 10 a.m. Baptist (260) 251-0063 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. 1689 St. Joe Road, Fort 341 S. Meridian St., Red - Services: 10:30 a.m. Funeral Homes, Inc. Recovery key Rev. Ned Brown Todd & Rob Penrod Boundary St. Paul Everett Bilbrey Jr. New Life Ministries Corner of Treaty Line Services: 7:30 a.m. Sunday Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. 415 S. Helen St., Portland “Serving As We Road and county road 300 Dr. Kay Fairchild Would Be Served” East St. Mary’ s Catholic Ava Gannon First Free Will Baptist (260) 755-6354 From 2 Convenient Locations 12369 W. 600 South, Services: 4 p.m. 346 S. Broad St., Dunkirk (260) 726-2373 Rev. Kevin Hurley PORTLAND (260) 726-7111 Services: 9:30 a.m. Dunkirk drkayfairchild.com Marion Donathan Services: 5 p.m. Saturday, PENNVILLE (260) 731-8811 5:30 p.m. Thursday Bryant Wesleyan Sunday school: 10 a.m. New Mt. Pleasant 209 S. Hendricks St. Services: 10:50 a.m., 6 p.m., United Methodist 6 p.m. Wednesday 5905 S. Como Road St. Paul Catholic Paul VanCise 517 Meiring Road, Fort (260) 997-6231 Tim Wallace First Presbyterian (765) 499-7838 Recovery Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Rev. Ned Brown bryantwesleyanchurch.com 402 N. Ship St., Portland Services: 10:30 a.m. Rev. M. Rex Espiritu Services: 8:30 a.m. Sun - day Calvary United (260) 726-8462 Noble Congregational Services: 9:30 a.m. Christian Methodist St. Peter Catholic 301 N. Main St., Dunkirk Sunday school: 10:15 a.m. 1964 N. 800 East Mellissa Hall 1477 Philothea Road, Fort Susan Durovey-Antrim firstpcportland.org Aaron Huey Recovery 217 E. Pearl St. 260-729-5200 (765) 499-0368 Services: 10:30 a.m. Rev. Ned Brown Portland, IN Call me for your Services: 10 a.m. Fort Recovery Church Promotional Pens • Pencils susan.duroveyantrim@in of the Nazarene Oak Grove Services: 10 a.m. Sunday (260) 726-2833 Business Gifts • Calendars umc.org 401 E. Boundary St., Fort United Methodist Recovery 829 S. Indiana 1 Sugar Grove Nazarene County roads 400 North Christ Chapel Revs. Brad and Kate Ratliff Tricia Williams MAY 105 S. Elm St., Fort Recov - (419) 375-4680 (765) 730-3770 and 550 West FINANCIAL ery Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Rev. Dan Sickels GROUP, INC. Quentin Elsea [email protected] (260) 731-4733 Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 LIFE • HEALTH (419) 733-1469 Pennville Friends INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL christchapelfr.com Fort Recovery Maple Street and Indiana p.m. (the 2nd and 4th Sun - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS day at Pennville Park) MEDICARE United Methodist 1, Pennville SUPPLEMENTS Church of Christ 309 E. Boundary St., Fort Dee Hartman ANNUITIES (Southside) Recovery Services: 10:30 a.m. Sugar Grove JEFF HALL 1209 S. Shank St., Port - Rev. Allan Brown United Methodist your hometown agent land (419) 678-2071 Pennville United County roads 600 South for over 25 years (260) 729-5200 Bob Graham Services: 9 a.m. Methodist and 1150 West, Dunkirk 111 W. Main Street (260) 726-7777 190 W. Main St., Pennville Scott McClain Portland, IN Services: 10:20 a.m., 6:30 Full Gospel Gary Newton Services: 9 a.m. p.m. Lighthouse Tabernacle (765) 669-1070 468 E. Washington St., Services: 10:30 a.m. Temple Baptist Church of Jesus Christ Dunkirk Indiana 167, between of Latter-Day Saints Robert Thomas Pleasant Hill Dunkirk and Albany 1865 S. Indiana 167, (765) 348-4620 9945 N. 800 East, Union (765) 768-7708 Dunkirk Services: 9:30 a.m., 6:30 City Services: 11 a.m. and 6 Complete Septic Andrew Stevens p.m., 6:30 p.m. Thursday Bruce Bryan p.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday Systems (765) 768-6969 (765) 964-3664 Backhoe • Dozer Great Food, Services: 10 a.m. Geneva First Services: 9 a.m., 6 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Hauling • Trenching United Methodist mypleasanthillchurch.org 301 N. Wayne St., Fort Drain Cleaning No Bull! Church of 100 W. Line St., Geneva Recovery the Living God Barry McCune Portland First Robin Owen 1805 N US Highway 27 1204 W. Votaw Portland (Miracle Missions) (260) 368-7655 Church of Nazarene (419) 375-4498 Portland, IN 47371-9014 (260) 726-9647 8472 S. 800 East, Union Services: 9:30 a.m. 920 S. Shank St., Portland Services: 9 a.m. (contem - p 260.726.2230 City Stephen Hundley porary service, fourth Sun - f 260.729.5026 Services: 10:30 a.m. Geneva Nazarene (260) 726-8040 day) Baird-Freeman Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. 225 Decatur St., Geneva Services: 10:45 a.m. [email protected] Behind every project is a Brenda Haddix Church of God (260) 346-2172 Portland Friends Trinity United Funeral Home of Prophecy Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. 226 E. Main St., Portland Methodist Portland True Value 797 N. Creagor Ave., Por - Sunday school: 9 a.m. Herb Hummel 323 S. Meridian St., Por - tland Prayer meeting: 7 p.m. (260) 729-7393 tland Shop Local e Teeter Family Nanette Weesner Wednesday Services: 10 a.m. Darrell Weaver Save Time • Save Money (260) 766-9334 Sunday school: 9:15 a.m. (260) 726-8391 221 N. Meridian St Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. Gilead Church friendscare4others.net Services: 10:30 a.m. (260) 726-6263 [email protected] County road 650 North, Sunday school: 9 a.m. 1100 N. Meridian St. Portland, IN 47371 one-quarter mile east of Bal - Praise Chapel portlandtrinity.com Church of the Brethren bec Church of God Portland, IN (260) 726-7171 Floral and Chicago Services: 10:30 a.m. 4527 E. 1000 North (Jay- Union Chapel avenues, Portland Randolph county line) Kevin McClung 6200 N. 375 West, Bryant Hickory Grove Rev. David Parry Rev. Michael Morgan (260) 729-7295 Church of the Brethren (765) 584-7045 Services: 10 a.m. (352) 425-5914 Indiana 1 and Indiana 26 Services: 10:30 a.m. Services: 10:20 a.m., 6 p.m. Earl Doll Church of (260) 731-4477 Redeemer Lutheran the Living God Union Chapel Church Services: 10:30 a.m. Malin and Elm streets, of the Nazarene South Broad Street, Bryant County road 900 North Dunkirk High Street Martin Bornhoeft (260) 726-9345 Rev. Theodore Wagoner (Jay-Wells county line) 115 E. Main St. United Methodist (260) 997-6787 Fred Stevens Services: 7 p.m., 7 p.m. 435 High St., Geneva Services: 9 a.m. Friday Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Portland, IN Rev. Joseph Hampton (260) 368-7233 Redkey Faith Walnut Corner www.portins.com Collett Nazarene Services: 9 a.m. Ministries 450 South, 1 mile west of County roads 200 North 9811 W. Indiana 67, south - U.S. 27 and 500 West Holy Trinity Catholic west of Redkey Billy Stanton Steve Rogers 7321 E. Indiana 67, Bryant Rev. Craig and Robin (260) 251-2403 (260) 251-1113 Fr. Peter Logsdon Cotherman Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Services: 8:30 a.m., 4:30 (765) 369-2920 Cornerstone Baptist p.m. Saturday Services: 10 a.m. churchofthemostholytrin - RedkeyFaith.org Westchester 211 E. Main St., Portland United Methodist Wayne Ward ity.com Redkey First Christian 4487 E. 400 North (260) 726-7714 Randy Fennig Services: 10 a.m. Hopewell of Union and Malin streets, Life Ministries Redkey (260) 726-6311 Services: 10:35 a.m. Dunkirk Nazarene County road 200 South, 2 Jeff Hammers miles east of Indiana 1 (765) 468-6172 226 E. Center St., Dunkirk West Walnut Tom Fett Rev. Ruth Funk Services: 10:30 a.m. (765) 768-6199 (260) 251-8581 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Church of Christ Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. 204 W. Walnut St., Port - Redkey United land Evangelical Methodist Immaculate Methodist Gil Alicea 930 W. Main St., Portland Conception Catholic 122 W. Main St., Redkey (260) 726-4691 Steve Arnold 506 E. Walnut St., Portland Lori McIntosh Services: 10 a.m. Used Auto and (260) 251-0970 Fr. Peter Logsdon (765) 369-2085 westwalnutchurchofchrist.org Mon-SatMon Sat 10am-6pm Truck Parts Services: 10:20 a.m., 6 p.m. (260) 726-7055 Services: 10:30 a.m. Sun 1pm-6pm www.williamsautopartsinc.com Services: 6:30 p.m. Satur - Zion Evangelical 1127 S. Detroit Ave. Fairview United day, 10:30 a.m. Sunday Redkey Church Lutheran Church 260-766-4030 Portland, IN 47371 Methodist/Jay County of the Nazarene Darrell Borders 2875 E. 200 South Kingsley Full Gospel 801 W. High St. 218 E. High St., Portland (260) 726-8001 Gordon Jackson 4030 S. 700 East, Dunkirk Robert Farris (260) 726-8832 500 S. Meridian St. Lay leader: Beth Stephen Stuart Phillips (765) 369-2676 zionlutheranportland@g Portland, IN All inventory online (260) 726-9184 Services: 9:30 a.m. and 6 Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 mail.com Services: 10:15 a.m. p.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday p.m., 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Services: 10:30 a.m. The Commercial Review Page 6 Comics Thursday, April 1, 2021

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However, the .245with no HRs and 9 RBI. playoffs were expanded He is expected to share the due to pandemic season of center field duties with 2020 that had teams play Nick Senzel who has bat - just 60 games and the Reds tled through injuries the were just 31-29 and past two seasons. squeezed in during the Last season, Senzel bat - final weekend of the sea - ted an anemic .186 with 2 son. HRs and 8 RBIs as he con - So, what should be a pos - tinued to battle injuries. itive outlook heading into Nick Castellanos — a 2021 is just another season free agent acquisition last that has a lot of questions season — hit. .230 with 14 and not a lot of answers. homers and 34 RBI and The first answer needed will be back in right field. is the $25,000-a-year ques - Left field will go to Jesse tion of a 37-year-old first Winker who hit .255 with baseman and if he can per - 12 HRs and 23 RBI. form well enough to be a The emergence of non- factor or start looking at roster rookie Jonathan retirement homes. India has enabled Mous - Future Hall of Fame takas to return to third candidate Joey Votto must base. India had a very improve on last season’s strong spring and will get Indianapolis Star/Tribune News Service/Robert Scheer numbers of a .226 batting the start at second base. average with 11 home runs Utility man Kyle Farmer Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis (11) bumps into Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent and 22 runs batted in. It is can play catcher, outfield (2) on a disputed play that benefited Indiana after review at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, the third straight season and infield and expressed Wednesday, March 31, 2021, during Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers. Miami won 92-87. of declining numbers for his desire to have a chance the former 2010 National to play shortstop this sea - League Most Valuable son. He proved himself in Player. the field last season and Votto says he is going to has a better bat (.266 BA) Shoot ... change his approach this than any other option. He season — again — and quit Continued from page 8 passes after leaping in the air to it and then shaking his head as he dropped some weight to worrying about putting the Adebayo kept looking for his find space and boxing himself into headed back to the huddle before a become more mobile and ball in play and return to shot, drove left in the second quar - a decision. Turner, the only Pacers fourth quarter that wouldn’t get was impressive during the ter and pulled back into a short starter to have a hot hand, picked any better. being more of a power hit - Reds’ training camp mak - jumper which rimmed out. He up his fifth foul in the third quar - Up by one in a game the Pacers ter. ing him the leading candi - turned upright like a wooden sol - ter. The Pacers got a tiny boost had no business losing, Sabonis In 2017, Votto was the date at shortstop. dier, flexed and screamed at the from the bench, but it couldn’t huddled on the sideline with his runner-up by one point for Two sleepers to make the ground. overcome a dominant stretch from teammates, wiped his face with a the National League MVP team are Max Schrock and Sink or swim: This stretch will Jimmy Butler and a starting group Gatorade towel and then pelted it with a .320 batting average, Jonathan India who determine Pacers direction, play - that all finished with a negative to the ground. He was just called 36 HRs and 100 RBIs. But pounded the ball during ing hard can’t be optional. plus-minus. for a charge that wasn’t a charge. the was followed by .284, 12 the spring. Schrock can The Heat couldn’t hit. At all. But Who won Oladipo-LeVert trade? He fumed that a play had been and 67 in 2018 and .261, 15 play second base while soon after, neither could the Pac - With Victor Oladipo getting close taken away. HRs and 47 RBIs in 2019. India can play third and ers. Indiana allowed Miami to to making debut in Heat uniform, But then the officials confirmed Votto began the spring second. close out the half on a 13-0 run, it’s time to reflect. Sabonis’ opinion. Bjorkgren chal - camp strong but was side - The Reds chose not to re- cutting the halftime lead that was “We had a tough stretch there,” lenged and won. lined when he tested posi - sign Curt Casali leaving once destined for double-digits to Pacers head coach Nate Bjorkgren It ignited something in Sabonis. tive for COVID-19 and was the catching duties to for - two points. The Heat hadn’t neces - said. “Our spacing wasn’t very He clapped together with his team - on the IL for 10 days. mer Gold Glove award win - sarily found their offensive touch good.” mates and then encouraged the The biggest bat in the ner Tucker Barnhart (.204, (the 27th-worst scoring team in the At the end of the third quarter, crowd, which roared louder than it lineup is third baseman 5 HR, 13 RBI). But the Reds league rarely ever have it), the T.J. McConnell shot a short jumper had all game. Eugenio Suarez who strug - are high on Tyler Stephen - Pacers just completely lost theirs. which rimmed out, which was The Pacers had to move quick gled last season coming off son who play in just eight “We had a good lead there,” Pac - picked up by Goga Bitadze, who off the inbounds. But LeVert an injury that required games last season but hit ers forward Doug McDermott said, rimmed out a layup as the buzzer stalled on the perimeter, dribbled a surgery. Suarez hit 49 .294 with 2 HRs and 6 RBI. dejected. sounded. McConnell grabbed the few times and before he realized, it home runs the previous And, there’s always The ball stopped in LeVert’s ball off the rim and shot a short was too late. He got off a prayer season but hit 15 HRs with Farmer who can be part of hands, who threw away several jumper that didn’t count, swishing that grazed the rim. 38 HRs while batting .202 in the mix. the shortened season. Off the bench will be Suarez has lost some versatile Alex Blandino, weight and hopefully will outfielders Aristedis be the answer to the short - Aquino and Tyler Naquin Sports on tap stop position. Suarez has and infielder Max Schrock. played third base in the The loss of Cy Young Local schedule Fort Recovery — Baseball at Lehman Nuggets at Los Angeles Clippers (TNT) Local notes Catholic – 5 p.m.; Softball at Lima Cen - 10:07 p.m. — Major League Base - past but his original posi - winner Trevor Bauer to Friday Final chance is tonight tral Catholic – 5 p.m.; JV baseball vs. ball: San Francisco Giants at Seattle Fort Recovery — Softball vs. Mis - The final chance to register for the tion was shortstop. free agency leaves a hole in Franklin Monroe – 5 p.m.; Junior high Mariners (ESPN) sissinawa Valley – 5 p.m. 2021 Portland Junior League season is The acquisitions last the rotation but the Reds track hosts tri – 4:30 p.m. Friday tonight. season of Mike Moustakas shouldn’t be devastated by Saturday 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana The session will be from 6 to 8 p.m. and Shogo Akiyama didn’t the loss. Fort Recovery — Track at Versailles TV schedule Pacers vs. Charlotte Hornets (FSIN) at Jay Community Center, 115 E. Water Tiger Invitational – 9 a.m.; Softball vs. Today St., Portland. exactly light up the score - The starting rotation is Bath – 11 a.m.; Baseball vs. Crestview – 4:10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Saturday Registration forms can be picked up card which was a part of expected to be Sonny Gray, 2 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rock - 5:14 p.m. — Men’s College Basket - at JCC, or they’re available online at PJL’s the reason the Reds’ team Luis Castillo, Tyler Mahle, Jay County — Baseball scrimmage ies (ESPN) ball: NCAA Tournament Final Four – Facebook page. vs. Bellmont – 11 a.m.; Softball scrim - 7:09 p.m. — Major League baseball: Houston vs. Baylor (CBS) No late registrations will be accepted. batting average of .212 was Wade Miley and Jeff Hoff - mage vs. Winchester – 11 a.m. New York Mets at Washington Nationals 8:34 p.m. — Men’s College Basket - The league is open to boys and girls the worst in the major man who was acquired in a (ESPN) ball: NCAA Tournament Final Four –UCLA ages 5 to 15. leagues. trade. Jose De Leon is Monday 7:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Char - vs. Gonzaga (CBS) •••••••••• Jay County — Softball vs. Blackford – lotte Hornets at Brooklyn Nets (TNT) 9 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana To have an event listed in “Sports on Moustakas — who is another option but will 5 p.m.; JV softball at Blackford – 5 p.m. 10 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Denver Pacers at San Antonio Spurs (FSIN) tap,” email details to [email protected]. known for offense and not start in the bullpen.

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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Bader second, third in conference tune-up Alex Bader showed out in the Max Moser and a walk. He’s been hit by a Guggenbiller had a time of final regular-season meet of her Jay County – 2018 pitch twice. 6:26.47 for 24th in the 1-mile run. junior year. Collegiate Was hitless in four at-bats for Cedarville’s Rachel Sweeney won Bader, a 2018 Jay County High the Huntington University base - Chloe Will in 5:03.03. School graduate, was second in Check-up ball team. Audrey Guggenbiller one event and third in another for Moser entered as a pinch-hitter Fort Recovery – 2019 Cade Wendel the Ball State University women’s Saturday in the first game of a Ran for the Tiffin University Fort Recovery – 2018 swim team Friday in its final doubleheader against Taylor (a 7- women’s track team as it compet - Started on the mound for the tune-up before the conference third in the 200 breaststroke. 6 loss in 11 innings). He was ed in the Greater Midwest Athlet - Lake Erie baseball team Saturday championships. Bader helped the 400 medley unable to get on base. ic Conference indoor champi - in the first game of a doublehead - The Cardinals lost to Indiana relay end fourth, and was also Two days later in another dou - onships Thursday and Friday at er against the Findlay Oilers. State (172.5-127.5) and Southern part of the fifth-place 200 bleheader against Taylor, he got Cedarville. Wendel surrendered seven Illinois (184-115). freestyle relay. the start as the team’s designated Will took 20th in the 5,000- runs — three earned — on six The junior was the runner-up The Cardinals will compete in hitter. Moser struck out three meter run, ending in a time of 20 hits in five innings of work, but in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1 the Mid-American Conference times in the Foresters’ 4-2 victory. minutes, 20.73 seconds. Findlay’s did not factor into the decision. minute, 3.87 seconds, then Championships from April 15 In 13 at bats for the Foresters, Gabrielle Lawrence won with a He struck out seven and walked a stopped the clock in 2:22.52 for through 17 at Eastern Michigan. Moser has a pair of hits, an RBI time of 17:28.69. pair in a 10-9 loss. Pacers shoot poorly in loss By MICHAEL McCLEARY The Indianapolis Star Tribune News Service INDIANAPOLIS — Justin Holiday took one Indiana scores dribble in then stepped back into a 3-pointer. It fewest points rimmed out. Of course it of the season did. They all did. There were just under two min - utes remaining in the half and maybe a minute ago Sports Indiana starting the Pacers had total con - Wednesday. trol. But after four misses “I think the ball got stag - and a turnover, Tyler Herro nant a little bit at times,” pulled down the miss and center Myles Turner said. dribbled up the court with “You put yourself in bad his Heat team down just positions like that.” four. The loss sinks the Pacers He faded to the same spot further into their futile he hit a 3-pointer a few play at Bankers Life Field - plays earlier and tried house. Indiana has the building off its momentum, longest active streak of rising in stride yet immedi - winning seasons on their ately regretting it with Hol - homecourt — since 1989-90 The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz iday in his face. He contort - — and now is six losses ed his body in midair to away from ending that. The pass out of it and was head - Pacers remain the ninth ing towards a travel when seed in the Eastern Confer - So, here’s the deal ... Holiday overstepped and ence, just three games Fort Recovery High School baseball coach Jerry Kaup explains ground rules to umpires grazed his arm, awarding behind fourth-seeded Char - and Celina coach Andrew Waesch ahead of the Indians’ season-opening game Monday. The Tribe him three free throws in a lotte. won 9-4. broken play. After a 6-of-9 start for the For much of the Pacers’ Heat in Wednesday’s game, 92-87 loss, it seemed as if Miami (24-24, tied for fifth Indiana didn’t need to do in the East) missed 19 of its much at all. The Heat were next 23 shots and the Pacers shooting awful. The Pacers cruised. Though not by Report: Reed signs with Colts were shooting bad, just bet - their own strong play. Dun - ter. Against a Heat team can Robinson, who had hit By JIM AYELLO extended chance to start, and accord - of the return of interior lineman that hasn’t beaten an oppo - two quick 3-pointers at the The Indianapolis Star ing to Pro Football Focus, was Joey Hunt as well as the additions of nent who scored 100-plus game’s start had disap - Tribune News Service responsible just one sack allowed in tackles Sam Tevi and Julién Daven - points since March 11, the peared. Trevor Ariza The Indianapolis Colts have added 892 snaps. Reed battled through a port. Reed will join Hunt, 2020 rookie Pacers, ultimately, didn’t missed two free throws. another veteran to their offensive bout with COVID-19 early in the 2020 Danny Pinter and Jake Eldrenkamp even need to get there. They Turner blocked a drive line mix. The team signed former season that caused him to miss the as the top interior linemen behind had 45 points with two min - from Bam Adebayo at the Panthers guard Chris Reed on first two games of the year. Nelson, Glowinski and starting cen - utes left in the half. The rim. Thursday, according to the NFL Net - NFL mock draft 2021: Colts still ter Ryan Kelly. Heat barely had 30. Herro entered the game work. have several needs in first round. New Colts CBs coach James Rowe But then in the final min - — normally instant offense Reed, who will be 29 at the start of With Quenton Nelson and Mark has plan to get best out of Rock Ya- utes, the Pacers somehow — dribbled to the corner the 2021 season, started 14 games at Glowinski set to start at left and Sin. stooped even lower than and Caris LeVert poked the guard for Carolina. He entered the right guard, respectively, for the “When we started having all the Miami had. They missed all ball away from him, leaping NFL in 2015 as an undrafted free Colts, Reed comes to Indianapolis as injuries on the O-line, we’ve got to of their shots, scoring their out of bounds to save it and agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars. more solid depth along the offensive make sure we’re prepared for it,” fewest points this season. the Pacers weaved it up the During his six-year career, Reed has line for a team that has added a lot of Colts General Manager Chris Bal - Fox Sports Indiana no court for a finish in transi - played in 47 games with 23 starts. it recently. lard said in January. “I’m obsessed more: Pacers broadcasts tion. Last season was Reed's first Reed's signing comes on the heels with depth.” will look different on Bally See Shoot page 7

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