Friday, July 30, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Eviction ban to Away at camp end on Saturday
Administration urges Congress to take action ‘without delay’
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON — The Biden administration announced Thursday it will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled the moratorium would only be extended until the end of the month. The White House said President Joe Biden would have liked to extend the The Jay County High School Marching federal eviction moratori - um due to spread of the Patriots — minus the percussion section — perform highly contagious delta a run-through of their show during band camp variant of the coron - Thursday at Taylor University. avirus. Instead, Biden called on “Congress to extend the eviction mora - torium to protect such vul - nerable renters and their Marching Patriots push families without delay.” “Given the recent spread of the delta vari - through ‘Fire and Ice’ ant, including among those Americans both toward state fair goals most likely to face evic - tions and lacking vaccina - By BAILEY CLINE Despite the heat and rigor - The Commercial Review ous schedule, band director tions, President Biden The Jay County High School Kelly Smelter said he hadn’t would have strongly sup - Marching Patriots held band heard one complaint the whole ported a decision by the camp this week at Taylor Uni - week. One girl –– 14-year-old CDC to further extend this versity in Upland. Courtney Harris –– had been eviction moratorium to Each day, band members sick on several occasions, but protect renters at this appeared at Turner Stadium begged to stay and practice the moment of heightened football field around 9 a.m. to do show. She later explained she vulnerability,” the White warmup stretches and run a few didn’t want to miss out on band House said in a statement. laps. Then, they moved into camp. “Unfortunately, the practicing parts of the routine Later, the group gathered Supreme Court has made for their 2021 show, “Of Fire and under a large tree at the side of clear that this option is no Ice.” In the afternoons, the the field to hear a few words longer available.” groups played through the from band members who won’t Aides to Senate Majori - music, and gathered a few hours be returning after this year. ty Leader Chuck Schumer later to put it all together. “Even if you think you’ve and Sen. Sherrod Brown, Temperatures had been hot reached your highest, you can the chairman of the Sen - and humid the first three days always go a little further,” said ate Committee on Bank - and cooled off Thursday morn - senior Russel West as she ing, Housing and Urban ing after some rain. The heat paused to take a deep breath. Affairs, said the two are began to reappear in early after - Others in the crowd covered working on legislation to noon and reached the mid 80s. their faces or wiped at fresh extend the moratorium. Students pushed through the The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline tears. Democrats will try to pass sweltering heat, making sure to The Marching Patriots will a bill as soon as possible Senior Tarron Bentz (right) hugs junior Lilly stay hydrated as needed. They be competing Saturday in the shared inside jokes throughout Drums at Winchester — they and are urging Republi - Lothridge during a short break. Bentz later gave a heartfelt the day and joked around with take the field at 7:24 p.m. — and cans not to block it. speech to the group, telling students to “reach for the their “Meme Day” outfits to Aug.6 at the Indiana State Fair. In the House, a bill was stars” and keep striving through their senior year. keep things light. See Away at camp page 5 introduced Thursday to extended the moratorium until the end of the year. Senators split on bill By STEVE GARBACZ News-Sun (Kendallville) WASHINGTON — Indi - ana’s Republican senators split their vote Wednesday on a bill proposing rough - Young voted in favor ly $550 billion in new national infrastructure of infrastructure package spending package, with while Braun was against Sen. Todd Young helping to advance the bill and Sen. Mike Braun voting against. Young was one of 17 funding tangible infra - Young was one of 17 Republicans who joined structure improvements. Republicans to support Democrats to support the Included in the bill is moving ahead toward bill and get it past a 60- about $110 billion for debate on the bill, which vote filibuster hurdle, roads and bridges, $73 mil - also had the support of which now moves toward lion for electric infrastruc - Senate Minority Leader debate on the Senate floor ture, $66 billion for rail Mitch McConnell. and, eventually, an projects, $65 billion for “As the Crossroads of The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney approval vote. broadband network America, Indiana under - The infrastructure pack - upgrades and $55 billion stands the need for federal age is the result of weeks for water infrastructure. investment in our crum - of bipartisan negotiation Other funding is also bling infrastructure, espe - City servers between the White House included for programs cially with nearly 5,500 Portland police officer Erica Post, clerk-treasurer Lori Phillips and Congress as the two including resiliency and miles of Hoosier high - and water department superintendent Doug Jackson serve cheesy political parties, which water storage, public tran - ways in poor condition,” potatoes, baked beans and hot dogs Thursday during the city picnic at rarely agree on anything sit, airports, ports and Young said in a statement Hudson Family Park. nowadays, have tried to waterways, electric vehi - explaining his yes vote. find common ground for cles and road safety. 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Lindy Mercer (left) and Lucas Lyons (below) show the supreme 76/59 77/55 75/55 78/58 81/60 champion heifer and supreme Expect The high The fore - The high More sun champion cow, respectively, partly sunny will be in the cast calls for will be 78 is in the fore - skies with a upper 70s sunny skies under sunny cast for during the Jay County 4-H Dairy high of 76. under mostly with a high of skies. Wednesday, Show on July 14 at Jay County sunny skies. 75. with a high of The low will 81. Fairgrounds. dip into the mid 50s. Lotteries
Powerball 49-50-52-55-67-68-70 Estimated jackpot: Cash 5: 2-23-28-32-38 $199 million Estimated jackpot: $218,000 Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: Ohio $166 million Midday Mercer, Lyons show supremes Pick 3: 1-1-7 Pick 4: 9-7-7-5 The Mercer sisters continued Hoosier Pick 5: 8-9-0-0-3 the tradition of success at the Midday Evening dairy show. Daily Three: 1-6-1 Pick 3: 5-9-6 This time around it was Lindy Daily Four: 8-1-3-2 Pick 4: 8-1-6-6 Mercer who showed the supreme Evening Pick 5: 7-3-5-3-1 champion heifer July 14 during Daily Three: 5-8-7 Rolling Cash: 11-13-21- the Jay County 4-H Dairy Show at Daily Four: 2-5-2-0 24-28 Jay County Fairgrounds. Lucas Quick Draw: 6-8-13-14- Estimated jackpot: Lyons showed the supreme cham - 17-19-20-24-28-29-31-36-40- $100,000 pion dairy cow. Lindy’s win continued a streak for the Mercer girls after younger Markets sister Elise showed the supreme champion heifer in 2020. The Mer - cers swept the 2019 event with Cooper Farms W h e a t ...... 6 .9 2 L i n d y s h o w i n g t h e s u p r e m e c h a m - Fort Recovery Aug. wheat ...... 6.92 pion heifer while eldest sister Corn ...... 6.59 Carissa had the supreme champi - Aug. corn ...... 6.59 Central States on cow. Wheat ...... 6.72 Montpelier The run extends much further Corn ...... 6.39 back: POET Biorefining Aug. corn ...... 6.39 2018 — Lindy (supreme champi - Beans ...... 14.23 on dairy female) Portland Aug. beans ...... 14.18 Brown Swiss Reserve champion: Corey Emery Corn ...... 6.49 Wheat ...... 6.97 2017 — Elise (grand champion Champion: Seth Degler Aug. corn ...... 6.49 dairy heifer) Reserve champion: Elise Mercer Guernsey Sept. corn ...... 6.09 Sunrise 2016 — Carissa (supreme cham - Champion: Courtney Harris St. Anthony pion dairy heifer) and Lindy Grade Holstein The Andersons Corn ...... 6.46 (supreme champion dairy animal) Champion: Eli Dirksen Grade holstein Richland Township Aug. corn ...... 6.49 2015 — Carissa (grand champion Reserve champion: Henry Dirk - Champion: Joseph Kunk Corn ...... 6.54 Beans ...... 13.79 heifer) sen Reserve champion: Kelsey Aug. corn ...... 6.44 Aug. beans ...... 13.59 2013 — Lindy (supreme champi - Frantz Beans ...... 14.14 Wheat ...... 6.51 on cow) Registered holstein Aug. beans ...... 13.89 Aug. wheat ...... 6.51 In addition to the supreme Reserve champion: Eli Dirksen Registered holstein champion title this year, Lindy Champion: Lucas Lyons was the advanced showmanship Jersey Reserve champion: Eli Dirksen Today in history champion. She also showed the Champion: Maliah Fosnaugh Ayrshire grand champion and the Reserve champion: Maliah Fos - Jersey champion Ayrshire junior and reg - naugh Champion: Maliah Fosnaugh On July 30, 1965 , munitions plant on istered holstein junior. Reserve champion: Maliah Fos - President Lyndon B. Black Tom, an island Along with his supreme champi - Milking shorthorn naugh Johnson signed a meas - near Jersey City, New on cow, Lyons also won for regis - Champion: Porter Clamme ure creating Medicare, Jersey, killing about a tered holstein senior champion Overall which began operating dozen people. and registered holstein grand Red and white holstein the following year. In 1945 , the Portland champion. Champion: Joseph Kunk Guernsey In 1619 , the first rep - class heavy cruiser USS Showing the reserve supreme Reserve champion: Caroline Grand champion: Courtney Har - resentative assembly in Indianapolis, having champions were Maliah Fosnaugh Walter ris America convened in just delivered compo - (heifer) and Seth Degler (cow). Jamestown in the Vir - nents of the atomic Other showmanship winners Senior Registered holstein ginia Colony. bomb to Tinian in the were Maliah Fosnaugh (junior) Ayrshire Reserve grand champion: Eli In 1864 , during the Mariana Islands, was and Eli Dirksen (senior) Champion: Cody Jacobs Dirksen Civil War, Union forces torpedoed by a Japan - Additional results are as follows: Reserve champion: Lindy Mer - tried to take Petersburg, ese submarine; only 317 Junior cer Milking shorthorn Virginia, by exploding a out of nearly 1,200 men Ayrshire Grand champion: Porter gunpowder-laden mine survived. Reserve champion: Courtney Brown Swiss Clamme shaft beneath Confeder - In 1956 , President Harris Champion: Seth Degler See Dairy page 7 ate defense lines; the Dwight D. Eisenhower attack failed. signed a measure mak - In 1908 , the first ing “In God We Trust” round-the-world auto - the national motto, mobile race, which had replacing “E Pluribus SERVICES begun in New York in Unum” (Out of many, Today February, ended in one). , Joan: 2 p.m., BANNERS Paris with the drivers In 1971 , the Portland Bosshart of the American car, a High School marching Immaculate Conception Thomas Flyer, declared band placed sixth in 40” x 13” Catholic Church, 506 E. Walnut the winners over teams Class A at the Delaware from Germany and County Fair. Dunkirk St., Portland. O Italy. High School was ninth Order Today! N In 1916 , German in Class B. 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All media are eligi - Canan Commons as part of military service from Indi - shows ble. the Muncie Three Trails ana or lived in Indiana for a Artist Maria Whiteman, Music Series. minimum of five years. Skye Wimmer (left) Cleveland’s most recent of Portland and Claire a visiting fellow as the The nominee must also artist in social practice at album, “Tall Fiddler,” won have received an honorable Brown of Lafayette the Environmental the 2020 Grammy Award discharge and not have a represented Indiana Resilience Institute at Indi - for Best Bluegrass Album. felony conviction. at the 2021 National ana University, will jury the In 2018, he was inducted To make a nomination or Junior Angus show. Her art focuses on into the National Fiddler find more information, Showmanship interconnectedness. Hall of Fame. visit imvhof.com/nomi - Contest July 15 There will be a total of For more information on nate. The deadline for nom - $3,000 in prizes, including the series, visit munci - inations is Sunday. through 17 in Grand $1,500 for best in show. ethreetrails.com. Island, Nebraska. There will also be a $500 Senior series award for the best 2-D piece. Series continues John Jay Center for The entry fee is $35 and The Dunkirk Webster Learning’s Senior Learn - the deadline is Aug. 31. For Depot Park Concert Series ing Series next event, the more information, visit art - resumes Saturday with a first to be held at John Jay sland.org or call (260) 726- performance by Jay Foxx since the start of the coron - 4809. Band. avirus pandemic, will be The band performs held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Cleveland in concert polka, big band, country, Justin Curley of Jay Coun - Bluegrass musician pop, bluegrass, rock and ty’s Purdue Extension Photo provided by Pearl's Pics Michael Cleveland and his oldies. The concert series Office will discuss building group Flamekeeper will continues at 7 p.m. each a mini greenhouse. Grandma’s responsibilities are piling up DEAR ABBY: My daughter is your pregnant, possibly hor - $8, and he raved to the waitress you think? — FLABBERGAST - pregnant with her second child. monal, daughter time to cool about how the food melted in his ED IN OHIO Her first, my granddaughter, is off, and then contact her mouth and how incredible it DEAR FLABBERGASTED: 2, and the light of my life. I lov - Dear again. See if the two of you tasted. He compared it favorably Truthfully, those who can ingly offered to take care of her can work out an arrange - to the $70 dinner he’d had at afford to do so should give when it’s time for my daughter Abby ment that’s sensible. You another restaurant the night more. The restaurant busi - to have the baby. She’s having a already have your hands full, before. He then informed me he ness has been decimated C-section, so she may be in the and the additional responsi - was “in and out of that restau - because of the extended hospital for a couple days. bilities because of your rant for only $10.” COVID quarantines, and staff My daughter wants me to fiance’s illness may prevent My response was, “Are you members have been hit hard come for the weekends because come to her house one day out you from caring for your telling me you left a $2 tip for in the pocketbook. That said, of his illness and my other of every weekend to learn my grandchild as you had THE most delicious meal you however, my suggestion would granddaughter’s routine. I have responsibilities, she lost it and planned. If she unloads on just ate?” He replied that he have been that your friend spent several weekends at her became hateful and confronta - you again, tell her you know gave her a 25% tip and thought should have added a generous house doing this, but not every tional. I tried explaining that she’s disappointed and so are it was fair. I told him I thought tip for the COOK sweating in weekend, as I work full time this is, hopefully, a temporary you, but you can’t handle he was cheap, and he could have the kitchen, who produced from home and also have a full- situation and that I will still be another abusive confronta - given her more money at the that memorable meal. time rental business (30 rental able to do what I promised, to no tion and end the conversa - very least for her effort in serv - •••••••••• units) that I manage with my avail. Nothing I said appeased tion. She will manage. Trust ing him. He said I should write Dear Abby is written by Abi - fiance. her. We are not talking, and I me. you and ask, so here I am. gail Van Buren, also known as Recently, my fiance has taken really cannot endure another •••••••••• I realize a 20% to 25% tip is Jeanne Phillips, and was found - ill and is bedridden. Everything, confrontation with her. I am at a DEAR ABBY: My friend was generally generous, but consid - ed by her mother, Pauline including his care, has fallen on loss as to what to do. — SIDE - telling me about the delicious ering these times of pandemic Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at me. When I called my daughter LINED IN FLORIDA dinner he had last night at a and slower business, I think he DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, to tell her I wouldn’t be able to DEAR SIDELINED: Give local restaurant. His meal cost could have done better. What do Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Friday, July 30, 2021 The Journey Home says thank you To the editor: Lincoln (Greenville); Star 98.3 Jewelers (Winchester); Wick’s of this event could not have been On behalf of The Journey WZZY (Winchester) and Star 88.3 Pies (Winchester); Wiley Water possible without the participa - Home in Winchester, Indiana, we Letters to (Greenville). Additional support Systems (Union City); and tion and support of all. Net pro - would like to extend our sincere provided by: Adams Physical numerous donors of items and ceeds from the event makes it thanks and appreciation to all Therapy Services (Winchester door prizes located all through - possible for The Journey Home who participated, supported and the Editor and Portland); Casey’s General out the region. to provide important programs, volunteered to make the 4th Stores (Winchester); Crossroads Special thanks to: Winchester services and resources that Annual Golf Outing benefiting Financial Federal Credit Union Golf Club; Eric Mikels; Mark directly benefits homeless veter - The Journey Home a tremen - (Winchester, Portland and Todd and our dedicated team of ans to end homelessness and at- dous success on Sunday, July 25, receiving a goodie bag or win - Dunkirk); Financial Achieve - volunteers: Steve Bolyard; Judy risk Veterans to maintain per - 2021. ning a door prize. ment Services (Greenville); Jay Pepples; Ashley Orr; Pat Neville; manent housing. Over 50 golfers hit the links on We want to thank all the County Beverage (Portland); Jay Shanda Solomon; Stacy Orr; Ty For photos from the golf out - a sunny day at the beautiful Win - golfers, businesses and organiza - County REMC (Portland); NLBC and Kelli Blume; Roy Wentz; ing, visit The Journey Home’s chester Golf Club dedicated to tions for their generosity and for (Winchester); Ohio Valley Gas June Sanders, Jim Sanders and Facebook page at helping veterans. The day fea - supporting the event. Major (Winchester and Portland); Old several veterans representing facebook.com/journey - tured 18 holes of challenging event sponsors included: KTL National Bank (Winchester); The Journey Home. homevets. golf; putting challenge show - Performance Mortgage (Rich - Radiant Church (Greenville); The Journey Home thanks Sincerely, down; skills challenges; four mond and Greenville); City of Randolph County Recycling Dis - everyone for their support, time, Eldon Solomon hole-in-one challenges for amaz - Union City, Indiana; Superior Oil trict (Winchester); VanVleet efforts and unwavering dedica - CEO ing prizes; and each golfer (Indianapolis); Dave Knapp Ford Insurance (Richmond); Webb tion to our veterans. The success The Journey Home Culture wars? Just stay away By BUD HERRON My family didn’t have much of what I understood to be “culture” back in the Bud days when I was growing up in a little flat-top house Herron about a mile south of Hope, Indiana. If someone had tried to conscript me into some army to fight a culture war, I would have had to burn my draft card. I had no interest in fighting people who would rather play I had no records by Enrico Caruso interest in than Hank Williams or would rather eat escargot fighting people than tater tots. who would I was a cultural conscien - tious objector. rather play Of course, in the 1950s I didn’t have all the advan - records by tages for enlightenment Enrico Caruso that people have today. Information that might than Hank have made me hate, fear or Williams or reject groups of people was as hard to come by as a would rather non-dog-eared copy of eat escargot “Peyton Place.” Remote testimony should stay Today I understand “cul - than tater tots. By RAUL GRIJALVA son, and the bigger picture becomes ture” is not just about Bloomberg Opinion clear. being snooty — knowing As a pandemic safety measure, the There is no partisan advantage in whether the pleats go up or U.S. House of Representatives began Raul allowing remote testimony; it’s pure - down on a cummerbund or bulbs with LED diodes in May 2020 to hold committee hear - ly about good government. Whatever how to wear your baseball with no motive other than ings remotely so that witnesses could Grijalva your political persuasion, you can cap when you go to the to save money on my elec - testify from home rather than in a agree that we need to end the practice prom. Cultures are what tricity bill. crowded hearing room. This allowed of relying on a small network of pol - the radio gurus, TV talking •Freedom to own a gun, people of all backgrounds, not just ished, well-connected spokespeople to heads, politicians, Face - if I wish, without having those who already live near Washing - offer talking points instead of first - book prophets and internet to wear it into the grocery ton or who are able to fly there on that taking this approach during the hand knowledge. would-be revolutionaries store to prove I can pro - short notice, to have their say before pandemic has improved the quality Yet even this straightforward think we should all fight tect myself from Califor - Congress. of our witness panels and the rele - notion has become politicized. In about. nia avocado attacks. The results suggest this needs to vance of the advice we receive. Here May, every House Republican sent a Call me a coward, a Com - •Freedom to drive a become the new standard. After hear - are just a few examples: letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging munist, a traitor or what - Dodge Ram 3500 pickup ing from a broad range of speakers •In an early test of the new system her to cease all remote committee ever you wish; I will truck or a Toyota Prius for over the past year –– people invited on May 13, 2020, the House Natural proceedings because they are alleged - remain a cultural conscien - no political reason. because of their relevant experiences Resources Committee, which I chair, ly more burdensome and slower than tious objector. I will not vol - •Freedom to order and valuable perspectives, regardless held a livestreamed forum titled Step - in-person operations, and because the unteer for combat and, if either a mocha latte with of their proximity to Capitol Hill –– I ping Up: Communities Protecting country wants to see Congress work - drafted, I will escape to oat milk or a black cuppa believe that continuing this practice Themselves and the Environment in ing face-to-face again. The disagree - Canada or Switzerland to joe without having my is necessary to meet Congress’ the Pandemic Era. The speaker panel ment encapsulates the larger point avoid service. I will burn sexual orientation called responsibility to base our laws on included Sharon Lavigne, the leader here: even if witness diversity my draft card right in front into question. public input. of a remarkable campaign to protect requires a little extra effort on Con - of Tucker Carlson on the •Freedom to eat fewer Unfortunately, the House and Sen - her community –– the mostly Black gress’ part, the benefits far outweigh golf course at Mara- Lago, hamburgers or more tofu ate themselves bear little resem - “Cancer Alley” near Baton Rouge, any minor inconvenience and will do if threatened. just to lower my choles - blance to the country we serve from Louisiana –– from a proposed new more to strengthen public trust in When the draft board terol without being an ethnic, economic and educational petrochemical project. In June, Ms. Congress than a return to the old takes me to trial, my accused of conspiring perspective. Polls routinely find that Lavigne was awarded the prestigious ways. defense will be simple and against the meat industry. the American public feels Congress Goldman Environmental Prize. With - Members of Congress make deci - specific: I refuse to become •Freedom to wear or not doesn’t listen to them or look like out her testifying remotely, the Com - sions based on the information avail - an instrument of the cul - wear a face mask based on them. Many of my colleagues deride mittee likely would never have heard able. With climate change bearing ture war mongers who the advice of public “the elites” even though the majority from her. down on us and economic inequality want to weaponize me in health officials rather of members in the last Congress were •On May 4, two expert witnesses still on the rise, we need to take more an effort to divide our than Marjorie Taylor millionaires, and their median net testified live from Hawaii at a sub - responsibility for how we choose our nation and reap the radio Greene. worth was greater than $1 million. committee hearing on the state of information sources, and for what and television advertising •Freedom to love my That wealth tends to insulate Con - coral reefs, an appearance made pos - those choices say about who we’re revenue such a war creates. country without white - gress from the financial barriers sible largely because of the time and really listening to. My mantra (and I don’t washing the evils of past most people face for a trip to Wash - money they saved on travel. A third Change comes to Congress slowly. care that this word comes and present racism. ington on short notice. Last-minute witness from the University of Guam In the early days of the pandemic, from Hinduism and Bud - In other words, when flights are expensive, and many work - saved 50 hours and $2,000 in travel many argued it was impossible to dhism rather than Christi - the culture war mongers ing people can’t take time off work and lodging expenses. An in-person incorporate remote proceedings into anity) will be the following: come to get me for mili - because their job won’t allow it or hearing probably wouldn’t have our legislative process. The past year •Freedom to send greet - tary service, I simply will because they can’t afford to lose the included any of these witnesses has shown that the change is more ing cards in December that say, “Hell no, I won’t go.” income. This is just as true for scien - despite them being leaders in their urgent and more possible than the say anything from “Merry As the old saying goes, tific and technical experts as for any - field. naysayers anticipated. We must now Christmas” to “Seasons what if someone decided one else. •On June 17, a subcommittee took make remote testimony permanent. Greetings” to “Happy to start a war and we all As a first step in correcting this testimony from the leaders of four Of the three branches of govern - Hanukkah” to “Have a refused to show up? imbalance, we need to get into the Native American tribal governments ment, Congress is meant to be the one Nice Day” without fear of In that case, I suspect habit of inviting more of the Ameri - in four states on the social and eco - closest to the American people. If we being derided by Sean Han - peace might have a chance cans whose lives we impact to testify nomic consequences of Congress want to live up to our ideals, a per - nity. of returning to the United in a formal setting, with the cameras failing to properly fund federal agen - son’s income level, location and social •Freedom to have a low- States of America. rolling and the world able to watch in cies that maintain schools, health class should be irrelevant to the ques - flow toilet or a water-saver •••••••••• real time, regardless of their ability care facilities and law enforcement tion of who best speaks for the merits shower head without being Herron is a retired editor to appear in person for our conven - offices across Indian Country. Imag - of a policy idea. called a wacko environ - and newspaper publisher ience. Continuing remote testimony ine a scenario where those tribal •••••••••• mentalist. who lives in Columbus. He will help ensure that these experts leaders had to fly to Washington at Grijalva, a Democrat, is a member •Freedom to replace my served as publisher of The can contribute. their own expense, on the subcom - of the U.S. House of Representatives old incandescent light Republic from 1998 to 2007. There already is ample evidence mittee’s timetable, to testify in per - from Arizona. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus
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The second-to-last day of band camp from left to right are Isaiah Weekley and Russel echoed through the grassy area where they Thursday at Taylor University shifted from West, and Audrey Hummer and Skylynn Powell. were stationed in the early morning. stormy to steamy. Pictured, clockwise from top Caden Gambill, 14, hydrates during a break. Staff member Chris White begins to jump left: Periodically throughout the day, students were for joy after the percussion section breaks Flautists Madison Franks (left), Cherith given short breaks to drink water or use the through a difficult part in the music. White, a Butler and Paulina Esquivel march backwards restroom in order to prevent over exhaustion Ball State University student studying graphic during practice. and dehydration. Temperatures rose Thursday design, is part of the Pride of Mid-America Band director Kelly Smeltzer gives a pep from the mid 70s in the morning to around the Marching Band. He also helped Jay County talk to his students before a run-through of the mid 80s in the afternoon. band during the winter percussion season in performance. Smeltzer told his band members Destiny McManus (left), Ryleigh Oswalt and 2018. to give it their all on the field. No matter the Mackenzie Weesner react to a wrong note while Alexis Durham, a senior, tries to hold back outcome of the contest at fair, he said, he practicing the music. The drum line worked in tears while other seniors and “super seniors” wanted them to be proud of their effort. its own section away from the main group for (Class of 2021 graduates returning for their Color guard members practice their routine most of the day Thursday. “Castaways,” a song last summer with the band) share a few words for the “Of Fire and Ice” performance. Pictured from the children’s show “The Backyardigans,” before the end of the last full day of camp.
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Kylinn Myers (left) showed the grand champion market lamb July 14 during the Jay County 4-H Sheep Show at Jay County Fairgrounds. Tinley Walker (right) showed the grand champion ewe. Myers, Walker lead 4-H sheep show A young pair of 4-H members ewe with a dorset, and he was Class 5 Reserve champion: Ty Paxson Blackface cross took home sheep awards this also named intermediate show - 1. Tinley Walker 3. Elizabeth Brunswick Champion: Kylinn Myers year. man. 4. Spencer Smitley Kylinn Myers showed the Other results were: Class 6 Class 20 grand champion market lamb, a Ewes 1. Taylor Walker Hampshire 1. Chloe Campbell blackface cross, and Tinley Walk - Dorper 2. Levi Willmann Reserve champion: Carter 2. Colton Walker er showed the grand champion Champion: Madi Paxson 3. Kylinn Myers Link 3. Ivan Brunswick ewe, a hamp, at the 4-H Sheep 4. Kienzly Blunk 5. Victoria Kunk Show on July 14. Dorset Commercial blackface Class 14 Myers was also named begin - Champion: Luke Fugiett 1. Kylinn Myers Reserve champion: Ayden Class 21 ner showman and showed the Reserve champion: Ayden 2. Eliza Link Spadlin 1. Kylinn Myers champion commercial blackface Spadlin 3. Chloe Campbell ewe, hampshire and oxford mar - 4. Taylor Walker 2. Ty Paxson Class 8 3. Carter Link ket lambs. Walker won the cham - 5. Mitchel Brunswick Class 2 1. Kylinn Myers 4. Madi Paxson pion title for natural colored mar - 1. Luke Fugiett 2. Chailey Muhlenkamp ket lambs and reserve champion Class 15 3. Chloe Campbell Whiteface cross title for oxford and shrop market 1. Carter Link Class 3 4. Trevin Dunnington Champion: Sophia Fugiett lambs. 1. Ayden Spadlin 2. Luke Fugiett 5. Ty Paxson Reserve champion: Ty Paxson Chloe Campbell, who showed a 2. Levi Willmann 3. Ayden Spadlin 3. Trevin Dunnington blackface cross which was the 3. Spencer Smitley 4. Levi Willmann 4. Spencer Smitley reserve champion market lamb Class 9 5. Madi Paxson 1. Ayden Spadlin this year, won reserve grand Dorset advantage - white Showmanship champion honors at the 2019 face crossbreed 2. Eliza Link Natural colored 3. Levi Willmann Senior: Colton Walker show. Campbell also won the Champion: Chailey Muh - Reserve champion: Ayden Advanced: Colton Walker grand champion market lamb lenkamp 4. Eliza Link Spadlin title in 2020. This year, she was Reserve champion: Carter Link 3. Levi Willmann Reserve showmanship named junior showman and 3. Levi Willmann Market lambs Beginner: Dillion Dunnington showed the champion natural col - 4. Elizabeth Brunswick Dorper Shrop Junior: Ivan Brunswick ored market lamb and reserve Champion: Madi Paxson Champion: Chailey Muh - Intermediate: Elizabeth champion blackface cross market Hamp lenkamp Brunswick lamb. Champion: Tinley Walker Dorset Senior: Taylor Walker Luke Fugiett took home the Reserve champion: Taylor Champion: Dillon Dunning - Southdown Advanced: Chailey Muh - title of reserve grand champion Walker ton Champion: Ty Paxson lenkamp Dairy ... Continued from page 2 Red and white holstein Brown Swiss Grade holstein Jersey Showmanship Ayrshire Grand champion: Joseph Grand champion: Seth Grand champion: Joseph Grand champion: Maliah Reserve champions Kunk Degler Kunk Fosnaugh Junior: Sam Dues Reserve grand champi - Reserve grand champion: Reserve grand champion: Reserve grand champion: Reserve grand champion: Senior: Henry Dirksen on: Cody Jacobs Caroline Walter Corey Emery kelsey Frantz Maliah Fosnaugh Advanced: Seth Degler
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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Smith shines in regional win By CHRIS SCHANZ The Commercial Review FORT WAYNE — Facing bases loaded in the fourth inning, Pey - ton Smith got out of the jam with a strikeout. One frame later, he again found Royals packing the bases, but weaseled his way out of trouble with another strikeout and a div - ing catch by Chris Krystofiak. Portland Rockets In the seventh, with the Rock - pitcher Peyton Smith screams ets clinging to a one-run lead with in celebration after recording the potential game-tying run in his game-ending strikeout in scoring position, Smith came through for the third time. the Rockets’ 3-2 win over the Back-to-back strikeouts shut South Bend Royals in their the door on the South Bend Roy - opening game of the National als as Smith and the Portland Amateur Baseball Federation Rockets opened National Ama - regional tournament on teur Baseball Federation regional Thursday night at Carrington play with a 3-2 victory Thursday Field in Fort Wayne. Smith night at Carrington Field. “Trust your stuff,” Smith said finished with eight strikeouts. of how he was able to get out of all three sticky situations. “When you’re attacking guys, when you’ve got a good pace — keeping it under 10 seconds (between pitches) — it’s hard to hit because you feel like you’re getting suffo - cated by pitches. “I know I hate it as a hitter. I just tried to keep my pace up, The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz trust my stuff and stay in the strike zone. Just try to throw it by Trailing 3-1 in the fourth errors in the bottom of the sixth. bases loaded. He competed. innings, failing to add to their them even though I don’t have inning, South Bend put two on Then with the would-be tying run “We rode him like a borrowed narrow lead. throw-it-by-them stuff.” base with one out on a double and on second base in the home half mule. He just took it to the limit. “We had to get some add-on The Fort Wayne Jackers topped a single. Following a pop out to of the seventh, the Goshen Col - Why would you take him out? He runs and we just couldn’t get it the Fort Wayne Blues 10-3 earlier catcher Max Moser, Smith issued lege junior fanned his seventh wanted it. It was his to get and he done,” said Miller, whose team Thursday to open the four-team, a six-pitch walk to load the bases and eighth batters of the night to went and got it.” stranded 10 runners, one fewer round-robin tournament. The before striking out Royal leadoff lock up the win. Portland, which has recorded than the Royals. regional winner will be deter - hitter Spencer Nelson to leave the “They battled,” Smith said of half of its wins against the Roy - Pratt, Holley and Kristofiak mined by overall record. Tie- bases juiced. the Royals. “They made me work. als, got all of its scoring in the top had two singles apiece for the breaking criteria is head-to-head Chaz Bellman and Will Swisher They made me throw a lot of of the third inning. Rockets, who also got a double record, runs allowed and runs hit consecutive singles for South pitches. This is the first day Noah Collins and Cameron from Caleb Richardson. Moser scored. Bend to begin the fifth, and Kevin maybe I’ve had all four (pitches) Pratt led off with singles, and contributed a single as well, as all “I think tournament play Renn sacrificed himself with a working and I think it worked in Jared Holley knocked in Collins but one spot in the lineup record - defines us,” said Portland Rock - bunt back to Smith to give the my favor because I could mix it with a single to center. Zach Tan - ed at least one of the team’s 11 ets manager Randy Miller, whose Royals another prime scoring up and keep them on their toes.” ner singled, and one out later hits. team moved to 8-20, snapped a chance. Smith surrendered two runs — Smith knocked in Pratt with a As regional play continues seven-game losing streak and A hit by pitch loaded the bases one earned — on six hits with single as well. tonight, Portland will look to continues play at 5:30 p.m. tonight before Smith, a Daleville product, eight strikeouts and four walks. Jake Van Pelt — he’s slated as avenge a handful of losses against the Blues. “We’ve played recorded his fourth strikeout and “Clutch performance,” Miller tonight’s starting pitcher against against the Blues. The Rockets more games than anyone in this Krystofiak had his highlight-reel said of his winning pitcher. “He the Blues — followed with an RBI are 1-5 against them this year, tournament and the guys came catch in shallow left center field. had some great biorhythms today. fielder’s choice. including going 1-3 in a pair of through. That’s a big springboard South Bend closed the 3-1 gap, He pitched in traffic. Two big Like the Royals, the Rockets left doubleheaders last weekend. for us.” scoring a run on a walk and two innings he had back-to-back the bases full the fifth and sixth “We owe them,” Miller said. US women advance YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Megan ulation time for the Netherlands, giving Rapinoe converted the deciding penalty her 10 goals for the tournament — an in a shootout and the United States Olympic record. advanced to the semifinals of the Miedema put the Netherlands ahead in women’s Olympic soccer tournament 4-2 the 18th minute but the Americans following a 2-2 draw with the Nether - equalized when Sam Mewis headed in a lands on Friday. goal off a feed from Lynn Williams in the United States goalkeeper Alyssa Nae - 28th. Williams then gave the Americans her stopped Vivianne Meidema’s open - the lead in the 31st. ing attempt in the shootout. She then Meidema, who was playing in her saved a shot from Aniek Nouwen before 100th game for the Netherlands, made it Rapinoe put her penalty away. 2-2 in the 54th. After Rapinoe scored, she turned to The United States will next face Cana - her teammates, folded her arms and da, which advanced to the semifinals 4-3 grinned in triumph. on penalties after a scoreless draw with Meidema scored a pair of goals in reg - Brazil in Rifu. Dodgers nearing megadeal By RONALD BLUM with his team for at least five years. AP Baseball Writer If the trade goes through, it would be a The World Series champion Los Ange - stunning haul for the Dodgers, who are les Dodgers neared a monster trade for three games behind NL West-leading San ace Max Scherzer and All-Star shortstop Francisco. Los Angeles owns the top spot Trea Turner of the Washington Nation - in the wild-card race, 2 1/2 games ahead als late Thursday night, a person close to of San Diego. the deal told The Associated Press. With the Major League Baseball trade The person spoke to the AP on condi - deadline at 4 p.m. EDT Friday, there was tion of anonymity because the swap was - speculation on Thursday that the Padres n’t complete. The Nationals would get would be the winners in the Scherzer four young players for Washington’s sweepstakes. dynamic duo. Instead, the Dodgers got real busy. Scherzer has been given permission to They made a trade early in the day for speak to the Dodgers to see if he will longtime Kansas City left-handed starter waive his right to veto any trade, a power Danny Duffy, then closed in on Scherzer, he has as a 10-year veteran who has been the biggest prize in this deadline frenzy. 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