Saturday, October 24, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Curtin hired to Virtual funding assist Consultant will advise city about TIF funds

By RILEY EUBANKS The Commercial Review Portland Redevelopment Commission has a new consultant. The commission prelim - inarily entered a $60,000 contract with Ed Curtin of Seymour at its meeting Friday in hopes he can help advise the city on drafting a new long-term economic development plan, among assisting with other tasks. “This will be the pri - mary account for me next year,” said Curtin, who is currently finishing up a similar consulting role with the City of Madison. He said he expects that job to be finished by the end of the year. Curtin, owner of con - sulting firm CWC Lati - tudes LLC, is considered an expert on how to best distribute redevelopment commission dollars for Hoosier municipalities. He The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney previously served as exec - utive director of the Jay County High School English language arts teacher Whitney Freeman talks with one of her virtual students at Columbus Redevelopment the beginning of class Oct. 16. Jay School Corporation received a $161,775.61 grant from Center of Excellence in Leadership Commission and also of Learning (CELL) through the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund to implement real-time learning. helped with redevelop - ment efforts in Nashville, Indiana, in Brown County. He still works for Nashville on an annual Grant helps implement real-time basis, but he said his pri - mary focus will be on Port - By RAY COONEY financial boost to imple - unique needs of rural tors in these school dis - ed to make the process land economic develop - The Commercial Review ment the new reality, school districts and tricts for the technologi - work as smoothly as pos - ment for the next few E-learning came to Jay receiving $161,775.61 in ensure that students and cal demands of the sible. months. Schools for the first time grant funds from the teachers have access to future.” It costs about $475 per As a consultant, he said in 2019, an effort to save Center of Excellence in the technology they The grant funding is classroom, Clark said, he wants to help the com - days of classes lost to Leadership of Learning require to succeed,” said being used locally to pur - though some rooms were mission decide what to do inclement weather. (CELL) through the Gov - former CELL executive chase equipment for already equipped with with its $1.23 million budg - In March it became a ernor's Emergency Edu - director Janet Boyle in a real-time remote educa - Clevertouch screens. et and help make sure it necessity because of cation Relief (GEER) press release. “We are tion, as Jay Schools has The grant dollars are abides by state code when coronavirus pandemic Fund. grateful to the gover - more than 400 virtual also being used for wifi spending its funds, which shutdowns. A total of $4.8 million nor’s office for this valu - students this year. That hotspots for students are collected through the Now, it’s a way of life. was awarded to rural able opportunity to includes ViewSonic who do not have reliable city’s tax increment Jay School Corpora - districts. address the immediate touch screens, Bluetooth internet connections at financing (TIF) district tion was one of 30 dis - “These grants will concerns of the pandem - headsets and other hard - home. and have different state tricts in Indiana to get a allow us to meet the ic and to prepare educa - ware and software need - See Funding page 2 regulations than regular tax dollars. See Hired page 2

Retrospect Portland campaigns hit the home stretch Twenty-five years ago this served two terms as mayor after week, finances, economic winning the 2003 race.) growth, infrastructure and The evening also featured community services were hot Portland City Court Judge can - election topics. didates Larry Freyburgher, the Local candidates, led by Port - incumbent Democrat, and land mayoral hopefuls Maxine George Reitenour, a Republi - Lewis and Bruce Hosier, shared can. Their discussion involved their goals with voters at a can - a dispute about whether Frey - didates forum on Oct. 20, 1995. burgher was a resident of the Lewis emphasized her inten - city. tion to support city employees. Both candidates noted the “Leadership, I feel, is like importance of honesty in a you’re here to lead the people judge. with what is right and wrong,” “Honesty in yourself, honesty she said. “You’re there to listen and you’re there to try to solve in your family, honesty in your problems.” profession, honesty in every - Hosier, a Republican and two- thing you do,” said Reitenour. term city council member, said “Honesty,” said Freyburgher, he would be proactive and inno - and being “fair, impartial to all vative, stressing economic concerned.” development. Other candidates involved in the event included Bob “First of all, I believe with The Commercial Review/Ed Balint progressive ideas we can reduce McCreery and Jerry Leonhard the cost of government in the for Portland City Council Dis - city of Portland … without cut - trict 3, Stephanie May and Fred Portland mayoral candidates participated in a community forum 25 years ago ting city services,” he said. Jetter for city council at-large this week. Above left, Republican Bruce Hosier (right) chats with city council member Glen (Lewis went on to win the and Barbara Blackford and Bryant. Above right, Democrat Maxine Lewis looks at a forum question with Republican election while Hosier later Sandy Lingo clerk-treasurer. party official Eileen Heath.

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Jay County had a high tem - The forecast calls for a high perature of 79 degrees Friday. of 52 Sunday under mostly Tuesday — Coverage of There was about a quarter-inch cloudy skies. The low will be 44. Jay County Council’s regu - Monday’s Jay County Com - of rain. More rain is expected Mon - lar meeting for November has missioners meeting. Fall-like temperatures return day afternoon and evening. The been moved to 7 p.m. Nov. 10. It this weekend with a high of 50 high will be 50, and the low will had been scheduled for Nov. Thursday — A look at today under generally sunny be in the upper 30s. 11, which is Veterans Day. trick-or-treat hours for the skies. The low tonight will be See page 2 for an extended Halloween weekend. 33. outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Saturday, October 24, 2020 Hired ... Continued from page 1 gent on him providing an esti - financial counsel and their serv - The sign is outside of the spent the year beautifying the Curtin came at the recommen - mate on travel expenses to the ices will be paid for by the city. city’s TIF district but, as Curtin downtown area, such as order - dation of Jay County Develop - commission. In other business, commission pointed out, redevelopment com - ing new planters and Christmas ment Corporation’s Ami Huff - The commission also agreed members Joe Johnston, Mike mission dollars can be used for lights that will debut downtown man and Portland Mayor John to enter a contract with Indi - Simons, Rusty Inman and Reda any project as long as it benefits next month. Boggs. Curtin also served as a anapolis firm Barnes & Thorn - Theurer-Miller, absent Dave the district. It also launched a new Face - consultant for Jay! Region when burg, which will provide legal Teeter, agreed to pay $4,500 to The commission also received book page — bit.ly/3kpTctA — it was a finalist last year for Stel - counsel during the duration of Display Craft for a new “Wel - an update on Main Street Con - that has posted regular updates lar Communities designation Curtin’s time working with Port - come to Portland” sign on U.S. 27 nect from Theurer-Miller. The and pictures on what’s going on last year. His contract is contin - land. Baker Tilly will provide near Portland Golf Club. recently established group has downtown. CR almanac Funding ... Continued from page 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday The new real-time learning equip - 10/25 10/26 10/27 10/28 10/29 ment is already in use at Jay County Junior-Senior High School. It is at various stages of being implemented at the elementary school buildings. “That money has been extremely helpful to get connected as soon as 52/44 50/37 48/34 52/37 51/34 possible,” said Katie Clark, director of e-learning for Jay Schools. “It’s 40% Showers Mostly It will be Tempera - really helpful to the kids that are at chance of rain likely after 2 cloudy skies slightly tures will con - late in the p.m. and and cooler warmer tinue in the home. … This is something that obvi - night. Other - before 2 p.m. temperatures under mostly same pattern ously has changed the whole world of wise mostly with a 60% with a 30% sunny skies. throughout education — not just us, we’re not cloudy with chance of chance of No rain pro - the rest of eastern rain. rain before 8 jected. the week. unique in that. But I think that we are winds. a.m. unique in the way that our teachers have responded.” JCHS English language arts teacher Whitney Freeman said it was Lotteries a bit of a transition at the start of the year, but that implementation has The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Hoosier Pick 4: 7-2-8-1 gone fairly well. Midday Pick 5: 4-2-1-5-0 She typically uses Google Meet to Jay County High School teacher Zach Keller works on a Daily Three: 3-7-5 incorporate virtual students into the math problem using his document camera and ViewSonic screen Daily Four: 4-2-5-6 classroom — the Bluetooth headset during calculus class Monday. He also uses the technology to record Powerball ensures good sound quality rather Quick Draw: 1-9-10-12- Estimated jackpot: the lessons for students to review as needed. 14-17-20-21-27-41-43-44-48- than depending on a laptop micro - 50-51-54-62-63-66-67 $102 million phone — and records the lessons so students can refer back to them later, years, the Bluetooth headset helps anapolis) is partnering with Central Mega Millions if needed. She also makes sure to make the process smoother, he added. Indiana Education Service Center Ohio have some one-on-one time to check Estimated jackpot: $97 He’s noticed the need for more (CIESC) during the next two years for Midday in with her virtual students and the intentional communication with vir - “educational capacity.” Essentially, Pick 3: 5-1-4 million beginning and/or end of each class tual students because he doesn’t get Jay County is part of a group of period. the instant visual feedback from schools that will share professional “It was a little daunting to think them that he might get in the class - development resources and work Markets about doing two environments at room. He counts on virtual students together to become more effective vir - once, especially going from 75 min - to ask questions via his headset or by tual educators. utes to a 50-minute period,” she said, email after class. The group also includes Delaware Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s r e fe r e n c in g t h e s c h o o l ’s s h i ft f o r m “ T h e l i v e t h i n g i s i n te r e s ti n g , C o m m u n it y S c h o o l s, F r a n k l in C o u n - Fort Recovery Montpelier block scheduling to a seven-period because you have your (in-person) ty, Logansport, Mount Vernon, Ran - Corn ...... 4.27 Corn ...... 4.05 day. “Now the kids are getting used to class that you’re teaching to but then dolph Central and Union County Wheat ...... 6.33 Dec. corn ...... 4.08 it and I am getting used to it. … It’s you have (virtual students),” said school corporations, among others. Beans ...... 10.66 getting easier.” Keller. “So things get lost in transla - One of the keys for Jay Schools as it The Andersons Dec. beans ...... 10.71 She added that having lessons tion sometimes. I’ve noticed that I considered equipment and profes - Richland Township Wheat ...... 6.18 available in live and recorded forms have to be more intentional about the sional development was keeping an has helped students keep up when eye on the long-term, Clark said. Corn ...... 4.05 Jan. wheat ...... 6.22 real-time learners. I have to ask more they have had to quarantine either specific questions, make sure they “We’re being very mindful of Beans ...... 10.56 Sunrise because of COVID-19. understand it. There’s a lot more com - what’s best for students and not what Wheat ...... 6.38 Zach Keller, who makes frequent munication outside of class time.” is the new, flashy technology that’s St. Anthony use of the touch screen and/or docu - In addition to the funding to help available,” she added. “We’ve been POET Biorefining Corn ...... 4.29 ment camera during his JCHS math with student learning, the grant also very mindful about, when we buy Portland Jan. corn ...... 4.20 classes, agreed that there was a tran - includes an educational component new technology, what does it do now, Oct./Nov. corn ...... 4.29 Beans ...... 10.47 sition period. While he had already for teachers. what will it do in the future and is the Dec. corn ...... 4.29 Dec. beans ...... 10.51 been recording lessons in previous CELL (at the University of Indi - cost worth the benefit?” Jan. corn ...... 4.20 Wheat ...... 5.88 Feb. corn ...... 4.22 Dec. wheat ...... 5.73 Today in history Felony arrests Unlawful firearm Unlawful possession has a charge for possession of A Montpelier man has been A Redkey man and Ohio woman cocaine, methamphetamine or nar - On Oct. 24, 1972 , Hall antine of Cuba ordered charged with unlawful possession of were arrested Thursday and pre - cotic drugs. of Famer Jackie Robin - by President John F. a firearm. Dustan L. Chapman, 38, liminarily charged with unlawful She’s being held on $4,500 bond son, who’d broken Major Kennedy went into effect 11896 S. 900 W., Montpelier, was possession of a syringe, a Level 6 in Jay County Jail. League Baseball’s mod - during the missile crisis. arrested Wednesday for the Level 4 felony. Dustin L. Louck, 41, 900 W. High ern-era color barrier in In 1970 , David Y. felony. He’s being held on $15,000 bond Jamie R. Dudgeon, 28, 108 St., Redkey, is being held in Jay 1947, died in Stamford, Schwartz, manager of in Jay County Jail. Autumn Lane, Wapakoneta, also County Jail on $10,000 bond. Connecticut, at age 53. Amishville U.S.A. north In 1537 , Jane Sey - of Geneva, died in a sin - mour, the third wife of gle-vehicle crash about 6 England’s King Henry miles southeast of Berne VIII, died 12 days after on Adams County road Jay Circuit Court giving birth to Prince 500 East. Judge Brian Hutchison Adrienne Denney v. Ryan Edward, later King In 1992 , the Toronto N Denney, protection order Edward VI. Blue Jays became the Dissolution BERNE, IN Brian and Jessie Jessup Breanna Lehman v. Indi - In 1861 , the first first non-U.S. team to ana, expungement transcontinental tele - win the World Series as Now Seeking: Full-Time Housekeeper Judgments Bradley Stoner v. 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(260) 726-9201 5 p.m. — Dunkirk Main St. progressiveofficeproducts.com The Commercial Review Saturday, October 24, 2020 Family Page 3 Rescues are good luck for black cats By MELISSA HART outgoing black cat who there. Black cats blend Special To The Washington Post came to her with four into the background, so This time of year, Hal - severely injured paws. photography takes more loween decorations depict “His new mom is a fan of work than if a cat has a black cats, hissing with the TV show ‘Buffy the white or orange face,” she arched backs and bushy Vampire Slayer.’ She fell explains. “You should tails. Super - Cat rescuers say it’s in love with him,” Lenac take pictures of black cats stitious peo - KidsPost unfair that some black says. “Now they cuddle in natural light or on a ple regard cats don’t get adopted together all day.” brightly colored cat bed.” black cats because people think Across the country, In Oregon, black cats as bad luck. Others say they are bad luck or Susanna Finn is assistant find good homes thanks to they’re simply scary. director of Black Cat Res - Leah Lyman, who runs The image isn’t a good scary. Susanna Finn of cue in Boston. Her organi - Jagger’s Journey. Lyman one for injured or aban - Black Cat Rescue zation finds homes for rescued her first black doned dark-furred kitties. (shown with her cat, Fortunately, black-cat res - black cats, including a cat, Jagger, 16 years ago. Olivia) and Finn’s co- pudgy three-legged cat As part of her work, she cue organizations across workers say the cats are the United States work to named Shelly and a skin - bottle-feeds kittens found funny, friendly and ny, mostly-bald cat named soaking wet and filthy, change these misconcep - loving. tions and find them forev - Snoopy. Finn and her co- and takes cats that are er homes. workers promote black flea-infested off the Tracey Lenac runs cats as funny, friendly and streets. “Black cats have Black Cat Holistic Rescue loving. amazing personalities,” in Los Angeles. She res - She adopted her own she says. “People need to cued her first black kitten cat, Olivia, from the res - open their hearts to 23 years ago. The Washington Post/Tony Case cue. She has also fostered them.” “I thought she got out 37 cats. Lenac from Black Cat of my house, and I asked tudes about black cats. “I Lenac started her res - a laundry basket full of “I love black cats,” Finn Holistic Rescue agrees. my neighbors if they’d found that almost every - cue organization in 2015. kittens in a park.” says. “I think they’re “When you adopt a black seen a black cat,” she one had a bad opinion of “I get messages daily Lenac provides each beautiful.” cat, you’re creating a recalls. them,” she says. “I started from people who’ve found feline with vet care and a But it can be challeng - change in the world,” she So many of her neigh - educating people, intro - black cats fending for foster home, and then a ing to show their beauty says. “You’re changing bors made negative com - ducing them to my kitten themselves,” she says. “In permanent family. in a photo. “A big part of people’s attitudes by ments that she began to so they could see how September, someone One success story is getting cats adopted is get - showing how lovable and research people’s atti - sweet she was.” called because they found Buffy, an affectionate and ting their cute faces out beautiful black cats are.” New mother is on her own for child care DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter she remains with her hus - According to the ASPCA web - is annoying when we are alone is married to a very selfish man. band. site, what Peanut is doing is and embarrassing when we are They have a newborn baby, and •••••••••• normal behavior for animals in public. — UNFUNNY IN he refuses to help her with the Dear DEAR ABBY: I have the most of both sexes, including those TEXAS baby. He claims that because he wonderful, caring, loving hus - that have been spayed or DEAR UNFUNNY: I am sure works, he isn’t obligated. Abby band any wife could dream of, neutered. Your husband’s it’s embarrassing. “Wonder - She cares for the baby 24/7 and and together we have a very sweet acceptance of it, in my opin - ful” people do not correct oth - does all the housework, cooking, dog who adores us both but my ion, is less so. ers in public. They wait and do etc. If she asks him to feed the husband a bit too much, if I may •••••••••• it privately. This person may baby in the morning, he says, put it that way. When my husband DEAR ABBY: I know a man have redeeming qualities, but “I’M hungry, so I have to have my food is beyond insensitive; it’s is relaxing on the couch, who is a wonderful person, but he tact and a sense of humor are breakfast first,” and he lets the neglectful and cruel. She “Peanut” likes to, umm, “love on” has a habit that is very disturb - not two of them. If telling him baby cry. He also refuses to should not expect this man to his leg. ing. He gets angry when I laugh. you don’t like what he’s doing change a diaper. change his attitude. This is I know this is something dogs He says I shouldn’t be laughing and that it’s inappropriate will What can she say or do that who he is, and he not only do, and I have read that it’s a way because he thinks what I’m cause a scene or an argument, might encourage him to change won’t change, his self-cen - to establish the alpha, but my laughing at isn’t funny. my advice is to reevaluate the his ways? It is unfair to her to teredness will become worse husband doesn’t dissuade her I used to start a phrase with, relationship. work 24/7 like this, and she is with time. from this “loving” behavior. I find “The funny thing is,” meaning •••••••••• EXHAUSTED. — STEPGRAND - If you can take in your it disturbing, not so much strange or odd, and he would cut Dear Abby is written by Abigail MA IN ISRAEL grandchild — and your step - because Peanut does it, but me off saying, “I don’t see why Van Buren, also known as Jeanne DEAR STEPGRANDMA: I daughter — and give her a because my husband doesn’t you think that’s funny.” I have Phillips, and was founded by her agree the treatment your chance to get some rest, please mind or even likes it. Is this nor - since changed the phrase to “The mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact daughter is receiving is unfair. consider it. And while she is mal? — OTHER ALPHA IN MAS - odd thing is” to keep the peace. Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or That her husband would eat with you, point out that this SACHUSETTS How can I handle this without P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA while his infant is crying for will be her future as long as DEAR OTHER ALPHA: creating a scene or argument? It 90069. Community Calendar Notices will appear in 510 E. Arch St., Portland. more information, call Community Calendar as The website is museu - (765) 768-1544. space is available. To sub - mofthesoldier.com. PREGNANCY CARE mit an item, email CENTER — Free pregnan - [email protected]. Monday cy testing with ongoing PORTLAND BREAK - support during and after Today FAST OPTIMISTS — Will pregnancy. The center is PORTLAND FARMERS meet at 7 a.m. for break - located at 216 S. Meridian MARKET — Will be open fast at Richards Restau - St., Portland. Hours are 1 to from 8 a.m. to noon each rant. 5 p.m. Monday through Fri - Saturday through October BRYANT AREA COM - day. For more information in The ROCK church park - MUNITY CENTER — or to schedule an appoint - ing lot, 1605 N. Meridian Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. ment, call (260) 726-8636. St., Portland. every Monday, Wednesday Walk-ins accepted. ALCOHOLICS ANONY - and Friday. BREAD OF LIFE COM - MOUS — Will meet at 10 PING PONG — Will be MUNITY FAMILY MEAL a.m. upstairs at True played from 9 a.m. to noon — Will be served from 5:30 Value Hardware, Meridi - each Monday at Jay Com - to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury Unit - an Street, Portland. For munity Center. ed Methodist Church, 204 E. more information, call WEST JAY COMMUNI - Arch St. in Portland. Every - (260) 729-2532. TY CENTER GROUP — one is welcome. MUSEUM OF THE SOL - Doors open at 10:30 a.m. TAKE OFF POUNDS DIER — Is open from noon Bingo will begin at 11 a.m. SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will to 5 p.m. the first and third Euchre begins at 1 p.m. meet for weigh-in at 5:30 Saturday and Sunday of There is a $1 donation for p.m., with the meeting at 6 the month. It is located at center’s expenses. For p.m., in the fellowship hall at Evangelical Methodist Church, 930 W. Main St., Portland. New members welcome. For more infor - mation, call (260) 726-5312. Sudoku NARCOTICS ANONY - We have a busy schedule MOUS — Will meet at 6 p.m. each Monday at A Second Chance At Life Ministries, of special sections 228 S. Meridian St. in Port - land. For more informa - tion, call Brenda Eads at and pages coming up. (260) 726-9625 or Dave Keen at (260) 251-8792. Mark your calendar Tuesday BRYANT COMMUNITY CENTER EUCHRE — Will so you don’t miss them. be played at 1 p.m. each Tuesday. The public is wel - come. Band special section THE LANDING — A 12- Oct. 28 (ad deadline Oct. 21) step program for those in sixth through 12th grade will meet at 5:55 p.m. each Veterans Day page Tuesday at 2nd Chance at Nov. 10 (ad deadline Nov. 3) Life Ministries, 228 S. Meridian St., Portland. For Christmas coloring page more information, call (260) Nov. 18 (ad deadline Nov. 12) 703-0777 or (260) 726-5273. A BETTER LIFE – BRI - Friday’s Solution ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- Expanded Thanksgiving issue based recovery group for Nov. 25 The objective is to fill a substance abuse. Meal nine-by nine grid so that starts at 6 p.m. and the Christmas Greetings special section each column, each row, and meeting is from 6:30 to 8 each of the nine three-by- p.m. every Tuesday at the Dec. 18 (ad deadline Dec. 11) three boxes (also called Nazarene Fellowship Build - blocks or regions) contains ing across from the the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each. Nazarene church, 249 E. Center St., Dunkirk. For The Commercial Review more information, call Amanda Price at (765) 283- 260-726-8141 • [email protected] 2107. The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Saturday, October 24, 2020 Help protect friends and neighbors This is not the flu. had accounted for 3,831 deaths in had not experienced a death from •Maintain social distance A theory that has been floated the Hoosier State. That’s 29 times COVID-19. As of Thursday’s state •Stay home from work and by some to minimize COVID-19 is more than the flu over approxi - report, that number was up to six. school if you are feeling sick that it is “just like the flu.” mately the same period of time. And there has been an out - For months at the beginning of To put it simply, it’s not. Editorial Those numbers couldn’t be break at one of our long-term the coronavirus pandemic, Jay We’re not the first to point this much more clear. COVID-19, care facilities, home to those who County was a success story. There out. But it bears repeating. being a new disease with no cure are especially susceptible to the were few cases, no deaths. That is And instead of looking at and no vaccine, is far more dan - disease. no longer the case. worldwide numbers from the gerous than the flu. While we need to continue to But if we take the small steps World Health Organization or of Health report shows 132 Indi - And, as flu season begins, it’s live our lives, it’s also prudent to health experts recommend, we national numbers from the Cen - ana residents died as a result of getting worse. implement relatively simple pre - can slow the spread of the disease ters for Disease Control and Pre - the flu during the 2019-20 flu sea - It took Jay County 60 days to cautions that can help to mini - and help protect our most vulner - vention, we’re going to look at son. (It began in early October reach 50 cases and another 79 mize the spread of COVID-19: able neighbors. Indiana specifically. and ended in mid-May, about days to record its next 50. As of •Wash or sanitize your hands That’s a worthy goal as we The statistics give a clear pic - seven and a half months.) this writing, the county had 42 frequently approach the holiday season. — ture. Compare that to COVID-19, cases in the span of just a week. •Wear a mask at gatherings, R.C. An Indiana State Department which as of Thursday’s report Prior to Sept. 28, the county especially indoors COVID makes projections harder By LARRY DEBOER Predictions are hard, especially about the Eye future. Yogi Berra said that. (Unless he didn’t. on the Yogi also said, “I never said most of the things I Pie said,” so we really don’t know.) Though some predic - smaller amount. Corn tions are harder than oth - and soybean prices are ers, we are confident down this year. That data about this one: Property will enter the base rate tax bills for farmland calculation for 2021, to be owners will go down next used for tax bills in 2022. year. My colleague Tamara We can predict this Ogle and I used projected because we know the base figures for 2020 in the for - rate for farmland for tax mula, and came up with bills in 2021. The base rate $1,230 as the base rate for is the starting point for 2022. You can see our fore - the assessment of farm - cast in the October Pur - land. The Indiana Depart - due Agricultural Eco - ment of Local Govern - nomics Report. ment Finance applied its That’s a 4 percent drop formula to six years of in the base rate. This year data on corn and soybean 327 tax rates went up by prices, land rents, interest more than 4 percent, rates and costs, and came about 15 percent of the up with $1,280 per acre. total. If 2022 is similar, That’s 18 percent less than most farmland owners this year’s base rate of will see tax bill decreases, $1,560. This value is but it won’t be uncommon adjusted for soil produc - for tax bills to rise, either. tivity and other factors to But maybe tax rates come up with the assessed won’t change in 2022 like value for each acre. they did this year. The rea - It’s crucial to extend treaty That assessment is mul - son is the COVID reces - tiplied by the tax rate to sion. Property prices tend By GEORGE P. SHULTZ, suit of a freeze on all U.S. and Russian calculate the tax bill. The to fall in recessions, new WILLIAM J. PERRY nuclear warheads is also an impor - tax rate is the sum of the construction tails off and and SAM NUNN Guest tant goal, but it will take time to devel - rates of the county, town - new equipment purchases Special To The Washington Post op an agreement with meaningful ship and school district, are put on hold. All those Albert Einstein is said to have constraints and verification provi - thought that God does not play dice plus the city or town rate, things would reduce the Opinion sions. Russia has its own list of issues with the universe. Two nations, Rus - library rate and special growth of assessed value to be addressed in the next treaty. sia and the United States, now pos - district rates, if there are for taxes in 2022. Extending New START would pro - any. Those rates depend sess about 90% of the world’s inven - vide essential time for a careful, step- If assessed values grow tory of nuclear warheads and have Many of these arms are on high alert, on the parts of the gov - slowly or decline, tax by-step approach to further stockpile ernments’ budgets that the godlike power to destroy most of ready to be launched in only a few reductions, with the ultimate goal of rates are likely to rise humanity and all it has built. Yet we minutes, based on the decisions of a are paid for with property eliminating these weapons as a threat more than usual. After are not gods, but flawed human handful of fallible humans and their taxes — that’s the proper - to the world. the Great Recession of beings. In a very real sense, the presi - fallible computers. Cyber interfer - With the foundation of New START ty tax levy — and on the 2007-2009, assessed values dents of Russia and the United States ence with command-and-control and assessed value of proper - in place, all of the two countries’ fell in two-thirds of the are stewards for all humanity: They the warning systems of any nuclear- nuclear weapons — including those ty within the govern - counties, in at least one have a duty to act responsibly in cur - armed nation significantly increases associated with short-range systems, ment’s boundaries. Each year. Assessments in the rent arms-control negotiations. “Get the risks of false warnings and the so-called tactical nuclear year the property tax levy state as a whole fell in on with it” must be humanity’s nuclear war-by-blunder. weapons, of which Russia has a larg - is divided by the assessed both 2011 and 2013. instruction to them. New START must be extended er number — should be subject to lim - value to recalculate the The Great Recession In recent days, there has been a without delay, but it is now threat - its. But the United States and Russia tax rates. began in the housing mar - glimmer of hope. Russian President ened by a risky game of chicken will have to invest the time and effort Tax bills rise or fall ket, and both home con - Vladimir Putin offered to extend the being played by Trump and Putin. necessary to establish new verifica - depending on the change struction and home prices life of the nuclear accord known as Skillful diplomacy between the Unit - tion methods. Other long-standing in assessed value and the fell a lot. That reduced New START by at least one year ed States and Russia could extend the issues will need to be discussed in change in the tax rate. If home assessments. This beyond its expiration date of Feb. 5, life of the agreement by up to five parallel, including ballistic-missile assessments fall by more time, though, home build - 2021. Russia also agreed to accept the years, as provided for in the treaty, defense; weapons in space; precision- than tax rates rise, tax ing permits and home U.S. proposal for a political commit - and as Russia offered last year. This guided, long-range conventional bills go down. In most prices are up from a year ment to “freeze” for one year the total would allow precious time for negoti - arms; and emerging technologies, places tax rates change by ago. Construction employ - number of nuclear warheads on each ating deeper reductions in the world’s including cyber. small amounts from one ment dropped in April but side, and to use the time gained to two biggest nuclear arsenals. The Is there reason for hope? Can the year to the next. Property has almost recovered continue negotiations on a new agree - Trump administration, meanwhile, world get onto a less dangerous path? owners are paying 2,070 since then. ment. The Trump administration is has insisted on the inclusion of We believe the answer is yes, but the different property tax Maybe home assess - seeking to negotiate verification China, whose military programs are United States and Russia must extend rates in Indiana this year. ments won’t fall this time. measures for the warhead freeze, growing rapidly, in future nuclear New START to preserve what is Of those, 1,627 changed Maybe commercial which in our experience will be a negotiations. The goal is laudable, but already working and to gain time for up or down by less than 5 assessments will. Busi - complex endeavor and take consider - China must be persuaded to join, not discussions about what can be done able time. bullied by diplomatic stunts and percent from 2019. That’s ness at restaurants is next. The United States and Russia threats. Beijing has made clear that it almost 80 percent. Only 17 down, and the demand for Given the dangerously high risk should seal the deal now to extend first needs to see substantial reduc - tax rates increased by that a nuclear weapon could be used office space is reduced. New START, because if the last tions in the stockpiles of both the more than 18 percent. If today, and the catastrophic conse - That could depress com - remaining bilateral treaty governing United States and Russia, which far quences if that happens, extension of 2021 is similar, the 18 per - mercial property prices U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear exceed its own. New START is a crucial and responsi - cent drop in farmland and construction, and forces ends in February, the world’s The United States, Russia, China ble step. assessments will mean assessed value. most destructive nuclear arsenals and other nuclear powers need time •••••••••• that almost all farmland What will happen in will be unlimited and unverified for to address the range of destabilizing Shultz served as secretary of state owners will see their tax 2022? We’ll see. Predic - the first time since the end of the factors that threaten to turn a condi - (1982 to 1989) and treasury secretary bills decrease. tions are hard, but as Yogi Cold War. tional peace into an irreparable catas - (1972 to 1974). Perry, former defense But Yogi is right — said, “You can observe a Despite the significant progress of trophe. As a first significant step, secretary (1994 to 1997), is founder of most predictions are lot just by watching.” reducing total nuclear stockpiles by China could be invited to join the the William J. Perry Project on the hard. What about farm - •••••••••• 75 percent since their Cold War United States and Russia in restating threat of nuclear weapons. Nunn, for - land tax bills in 2022? The DeBoer is a Purdue Uni - heights, the danger of nuclear- the Reagan-Gorbachev principle: “A mer Democratic chairman of the Sen - base rate of farmland will versity agricultural econo - weapon use is growing. Approximate - nuclear war cannot be won and must ate Armed Services Committee (1987 to almost certainly fall mist. Email him at lde - ly 14,000 such weapons in the world never be fought.” 1995), is co-chairman of the Nuclear again, but by a much [email protected]. are spread among nine countries. The Trump administration’s pur - Threat Initiative. The Commercial Review HUGH N. 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Continued from page 10 “The last couple years have been very, very com - petitive guys and we’ve been fortunate to get out of Dakota Lairson, there with a win.” second from right, of Jay Indiana’s last top-10 win County High School was a 31-10 victory at No. 9 chases down Delta Ohio State on Oct. 10, 1987. quarterback Brady Hunt Are the Hoosiers overdue? on one of his carries Sure. But first they must figure during the first quarter out how to clear the next of the Class 4A hurdle. Sectional 20 “When we take care of quarterfinal on Friday at things the right way, when Delta. Hunt and the we pay attention to detail Eagles scored 35 first- and I think special teams has been a big factor, we half points en route to a can win these games,” 48-0 victory over the Allen said. “We have to be Patriots. able to elevate this program and to do that, we have to win these games.” Memories Indiana linebacker Cam Jones didn’t need to watch the game tape to remember what happened last year at Penn State. The bitter mem - ories lingered through the entire, abnormally long off - Drops ... season. An early fourth-quarter Continued from page 10 touchdown got Indiana “He’s a physical back Box score within 27-24 and then Penn and when you have a State regained control with physical back … the big - ger they are we tend to Jay County Patriots (0-9) Team Statistics a 9-minute drive, capped by at Delta Eagles (7-2) JC D the game-sealing, 1-yard want to come up (to tack - ‘(Evan Conley) a physical Rushes - yds 27-36 43-450 le) and that’s exactly what Class 4A Sectional 20 Comp-Att-Int 3-10-0 1-5-0 touchdown run from quar - Passing yds 26 11 terback Sean Clifford. they want,” Millspaugh back and when you have a quarterfinal Total Plays 37 48 “I remember every sec - said. Total Offense 62 461 physical back … the bigger Jay Co. 0000—0 Punt ret - yds 0-0 0-0 ond of that drive,” Jones Delta, which led 35-0 at Delta 15 20 76—48 Kickoff ret - yds 5-63 1-0 said after being elected one halftime to force a run - they are we tend to want Sacks - yds lost 0-0 0-0 of five captains. “All we ning clock for the remain - First Quarter Punts - yds 6-194 0-0 to come up (to tackle) and D — Evan Conley 3 run (Zion Griff - Ints - yds 0-0 0-0 needed was one play. We’ve der of the game, got a 7- Fumbles - lost 2-1 0-0 carried that with us every yard TD run from Ian Ren - is kick), 5:10. Penalties - yds 2-25 6-45 that’s exactly what they want.’ D — Brady Hunt 1 run (Logan single day and we know barger less than four min - —Tim Millspaugh, Manor pass from Hunt), 2:14. Individual Statistics we’ve got to be locked in utes into the third quar - Jay County football coach Rushing — Jay County — Bailey Cox every single play.” ter. Second Quarter 13-21, Sam Dunlavy 3-9, Quinn D — Conley 20 run (Griffis kick), Faulkner 5-5, Shawn Fisher 3-1, Rylee And with the reserves Huftel 3-0. Delta — Evan Conley 12- 9:38. Brown out? in for the fourth quarter, 191, Quinn Backus 3-69, Ian Ren - Penn State running back D — Conley 9 run (Griffis kick), barger 10-64, Brady Hunt 6-39, Quinn Backus scored on a 5:35. Abram Stitt 2-37, Titus Hill 3-36, Journey Brown is out 49-yard run with 19 sec - D — Conley 30 run (kick blocked), JaVaughn Whitfield 5-14, Palmer indefinitely with an undis - 2:45. Samuels 1-2, Jayleon Jones 1-(-2). onds left in the game. Abram Stitt (37 yards on es going for 10 or more closed medical condition. Much of the Eagles’ suc - Passing — Jay County — Sam two carries) and Titus Hill yards. Third Quarter Dunlavy 3-10-0 26. Delta — Brady Brown was Penn State’s Hunt 1-4-0 11, Palmer Samuels 0-1- cess running the ball D — Ian Renbarger 7 run (Griffis (36 yards on three carries) After Jay County’s 0 0. top rusher last season with came on their “belly” play, kick), 8:01. 890 yards and briefly con - or Hunt (39 yards on six opening drive, on which it Receiving — Jay County — Kess in which Hunt handed the carries). gained 31 yards, the Patri - McBride 1-11, Quinn Faulkner 1-9, sidered opting out of this ball off to Conley who Fourth Quarter Sheldon Eley 1-6. Delta — Trevor season when the Big Ten “They ran counter and ots only had 31 yards the D — Quinn Backus 49 run, 0:19. Edgerton 1-11. then hit a hole between inside zone and they rest of the night as it initially announced its sea - the guard and tackle. Half son postponement. Eventu - gashed us,” Millspaugh ended the game with 62 of Conley’s dozen carries said. yards of offense. ally, Brown decided to went for 12 or more yards. in the final game of his job and we closed down … return. Now he appears to “Once we got (Conley) Sam Dunlavy completed To complement Con - career. if we were able to do that be out again though he going … once we can run three of his 10 pass ley’s rushes between the “We weren’t keying on we’d be able to get some released a video message belly we can run anything attempts for 26 yards — all tackles, Delta ran counter in our offense.” in the first quarter — and anyone in particular,” tackles and get them into this week saying he still Overholt said. “We just some third-and-longs and hopes to play this season. plays against the flow of Delta ran the ball 43 Bailey Cox gained 21 hard- the offensive line with times, with 18 of the rush - earned yards on 13 carries felt if everyone did their get them uncomfortable.” 30-plus teams await ‘bubble’ UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A resort UConn, USC, Virginia, Florida, St. casino on tribal land in Connecticut is com - John’s, UMass, Vanderbilt, BYU, pleting plans to host more than 30 college Louisville, North Carolina State and other basketball teams as it becomes a modified men’s and women’s programs also have bubble for several early-season tourna - agreed to play, organizers said. ments, including two moved from New York. Southern California coach Andy Enfield The Mohegan Sun has teamed with the said the Trojans are expected to be in a pod Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of with BYU, UConn and Vanderbilt. Fame, which holds its men’s Tip-Off Tour - “It’ll be a great event once we get there,” nament and Women’s Challenge there Enfield said. “We’re not concerned as long every year, and the Gazelle Group, which as we know we’ll get tested and the oppos - runs the Empire Classic and the Legends ing teams are too.” Classic in New York. Officials from Gazelle and the Hall of The organizers plan to hold those tour - Fame were meeting Friday with casino naments and several other “pods” of officials to settle some of the details. games, which will get names in the next “We’ve been able to combine and lever - few weeks, at at the Mohegan Sun, which age both our organizations and strengths is owned by the Mohegan Tribe and to create something bigger than what we includes a 10,000-seat arena that is home to originally had,” Giles said. “I don’t know the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun. if either organization individually could “It’s a single site, secluded location, with have pulled off what we’re about to do next enormous square footage for social dis - month.” tancing,” said Greg Procino, vice presi - The Mohegan Sun has already devel - dent of basketball operations for the Hall oped protocols for coronavirus testing, of Fame. “There are a lot of things that cleaning and managing sports during the will work in our favor.” pandemic. It also has its own medical staff Rick Giles, the president of the Gazelle and facilities to treat and isolate anyone Group, expects about 35 teams from more who may be infected. than a dozen conferences will participate The resort teamed with Viacom over the at what they are dubbing “Bubbleville” summer to produce televised events for between Nov. 25 and Dec. 5, with up to boxing and mixed martial arts. seven games a day. Tom Cantone, the senior vice president There will be at least nine “pods” of for sports and entertainment at Mohegan games, beginning with the Empire Classic Sun, said this is not a full bubble, like the on Nov. 25-26, which will include Villanova, NBA and WNBA in Florida, but a highly Baylor, Arizona State and Boston College. controlled environment. Sports on tap Scoreboard Oct. 31 10:30 p.m. — College Football: Air Indiana high school football Fort Recovery — Junior varsity football Force at San Jose State (FS1) Delta 48, Jay County 0 at New Bremen – 10 a.m. Marion 49, Mississinewa 28 Sunday FW South 30, New Haven 20 Nov. 3 1 p.m. — NFL Football: Detroit Lions at FW Wayne 12, Huntington North 8 Jay County — Girls basketball scrim - Atlanta Falcons (FOX); Cleveland Browns at Prairie Heights 18, Woodlan 8 mage vs. Huntington North – 6 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals (CBS) Eastside 40, Bluffton 7 3 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Monster South Adams 41, Union City 0 TV schedule Energy Cup Playoffs – Cup Series at Texas Today Adams Central 39, Fremont 6 (NBCSN) Eastbrook 55, Blackford 8 Noon — College Football: Nebraska at Ohio State (FOX); N.C. State at North Car - 4:05 p.m. — NFL Football: Tampa Bay olina (ESPN); Kansas at Kansas State Buccanneers at Los Vegas Raiders (FOX) Ohio high school football 4:25 p.m. — NFL Football; Kansas City Marion Local 42, New Miami 0 (FS1); Oklahoma at TCU (ABC); Rutgers at Chiefs at Denver Broncos (CBS) New Bremen 28, St. Henry 13 Michigan State (BTN) 2 p.m. — College Football; Tulane at 8:08 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Local schedule UCF (ESPN2) World Series Game 5 if necessary – Los Today 3:30 p.m. — College Football: Alabama Angeles Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay Rays Jay County — Cross country semi- at Tennessee (CBS); Notre Dame at PItts - (FOX) state at Huntington University – 10 a.m. burgh (ABC); Iowa State at Oklahoma State 8:20 p.m. — NFL Football: Seattle Sea - Fort Recovery — Cross country district (FOX); Penn State at Indiana (FS1); Baylor hawks at Arizona Cardinals(NBC) meet at Columbus Grove – 9 a.m.; Football at Texas (ESPN); Iowa at Purdue (BTN) playoff quarterfinal at Coldwater – 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. — College Football: West Vir - Monday ginia at Texas Tech (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. — NFL Football: Chicago Tuesday 7 p.m. — College Football: South Car - Bears at Los Angeles Chargers (ESPN) Fort Recovery — Volleyball hosts dis - olina at LSU (ESPN); Utah State at Boise State (FS1); Michigan at Minnesota (ABC); trict semifinal vs. Lincolnview – 5 p.m. Tuesday Maryland at Northwestern (BTN) 8:08 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Thursday 8:08 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Fort Recovery — Volleyball hosts dis - World Series Game 4 – Los Angeles World Series Game 6 if necessary – Tampa trict final vs. TBA – 6 p.m. Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay Rays (FOX) Bay Rays at Los Angeles Dodgers (FOX) 9 p.m. — College Football: Cincinnati Friday at SMU (ESPN2); New Mexico at Colorado Wednesday Fort Recovery — Football TBA/vs. New State (FS2) 8:08 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Bremen – 7 p.m. 10:15 p.m. — College Football: Texas World Series Game 7 if necessary – Tampa State at BYU (ESPN) Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (FOX) Saturday, October 24, 2020 Fort Recovery football Visit thecr.com to meets Coldwater tonight, view all of our see Sports on tap Sports fall sports photos

Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Kenney to fight 0 for 2020 tonight Jay County drops sectional opener, ends season By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review Casey Kenney is no winless for first time in program history stranger to getting ready quickly. By CHRIS SCHANZ For the fourth time in his The Commercial Review MUNCIE — The weather was professional career, the 2009 symbolic, given how the season Jay County High School has gone. graduate will fight on short Dark. Gloomy. Rainy. Unpleas - notice tonight as he takes on ant. Nathaniel Wood as part of Eagle senior Evan Conley just UFC 254 from “Fight Island” made things worse. — Flash Forum, Yas Island, Conley rushed for 191 yards Abu Dhabi, United Arab and four touchdowns, leading Emirates. the Delta ground attack which The fight is the second on racked up 450 the preliminary card, which yards Friday in begins at noon today on handing the Jay ESPN2 and ESPN+. County High Kenney (15-2-1) is stepping School football back into the octagon just team a season- three weeks after battering ending, 48-0 Heili Alateng with kicks to defeat in the 48 the right torso for a unani - Class 4A Section - mous decision victory, also al 20 quarterfinal. on Fight Island. Wood (17-4), “We’ve got to on the other hand, has had continue to get three months off since stronger,” said defeating John Castaneda JCHS coach Tim by unanimous decision July Millspaugh, 0 25. It will be a catchweight whose team was bout at 140 pounds as com - shut out for the fourth time and pared to Kenney’s usual ban - closed out the year 0-9 for the pro - tamweight class (135 gram’s first winless season. pounds). “What we have to do is what Both fighters are 4-1 in we’ve been doing recently, and UFC. Kenney’s lone loss that’s these kids have to continue came Feb. 15 by unanimous to lift weights the entire year so decision to Merab Dval - we can get our strength so we can ishvili, who is now ranked compete at our front seven.” 13th in the bantamweight Conley, who stands 6-feet, 1- division. Wood lost by tech - inch tall and is 215 pounds, was nical knockout on the same too strong and quick for the card to John Dodson, who Patriot defense to slow him down went on to lose to Dval - once he got going. ishvili Aug. 15. “He’s a hard runner,” said UFC statistics show Wood, Delta coach Chris Overholt, a for - a 5-foot, 6-inch, competitor mer JCHS assistant. “You can from the United Kingdom, tell he’s put time on the track. He prefers to stand up and gets his legs up and gets moving. swing, with 75 percent of his He’s an 1,100-pound lifter for us, significant strikes coming one of our stronger kids, and he The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz from the standing position. delivers the blow. He has nine career knock - “He’s been a nice surprise for Jay County High School senior Sheldon Eley has a pass from Sam Dunlavy sail outs. us.” over his outstretched arms during the first half of the Class 4A Sectional 20 quarterfinal Seventy-one percent of Delta (7-2), advances to the sec - against the host Delta Eagles on Friday. The Patriots lost 48-0, marking the end to the Kenney’s significant strikes tional semifinal and hosts the program’s first winless season. have come from the stand - Wayne Generals (2-8), who ing position, though that topped Huntington North (3-8) by number went up thanks to a 12-8 margin in Fort Wayne on to reach the end zone. Conley — and Hunt threw the 2-point run. He nearly took it to the his domination of Alateng. Friday. capped the 57-yard drive with a 3- conversion to Logan Manor to house but JCHS junior Shawn All of his 109 significant Following a Jay County fum - yard plunge up the middle. put Delta on top, 15-0. Fisher, 5 inches and 70 pounds strikes in that victory came ble on the first possession of the Delta quarterback Brady Hunt Conley then had touchdown smaller than Conley, jumped on from the standing position. game after chewing nearly five scored on a 1-yard keeper on the runs of 20, 9 and 30 yards in the his back and brought him down Kenney’s history of short- minutes off the clock, it took six Eagles’ next drive — Jay County second quarter. His 9-yard scam - inside the 10. notice fights is strong. plays for Conley and the Eagles went three-and-out beforehand per was preceded by a 51-yard See Drops page 9 His UFC debut — a unani - mous decision win over Ray Borg — came just eight days after he beat Vince Cachero for the Legacy Fighting Alliance bantamweight title. IU seeking signature win in opener vs. PSU Then, he had just 10 days notice before stepping into By MICHAEL MAROT No. 8 Penn State in the season close, we have to finish them.” steady progression. Franklin, for the cage May 30 against AP Sports Writer opener. Penn State provides a prime one, believes a cadre of offensive Louis Smolka, who he beat The Indiana Hoosiers took some “Beating those top 25 teams is example of previous close calls playmakers coupled with an expe - by first-round submission. big steps in rebranding their foot - something we haven’t been able to they failed to close out. rienced defense could put Indiana Kenney, who is a minus- ball program last season. do a lot in the past, so that’s one of While Indiana has lost 22 of 23 on the cusp of a breakthrough. 170 betting favorite to win Now they’re looking to build on the team goals we came up with games in the series — including six “I think it’s the best Indiana foot - the fight, also had just six the momentum. this year,” Hoosiers coach Tom straight — the last two were com - ball team they’ve had in my six weeks between his two After posting its first eight-win Allen said. “When we talk about petitive, one-possession games. years in the conference,” Franklin appearances in Dana season and first winning league what’s next for the program, it’s Nittany Lions coach James said. “I think they’ve done a really White’s Tuesday Night Con - record since 1993, Indiana starts winning these kinds of games. Franklin and others around the good job of building it. tender Series in 2017. this season chasing a rare upset of We’ve been in them, we’ve been league have watched the Hoosiers’ See IU page 9

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