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Tuesday, June 15, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Funds OK’d for Night of honors library project Commissioners approve additional $$ to cover expansion By BAILEY CLINE The Commercial Review Cutbacks to the Pennville library expansion may not be necessary. Jay County Commission - ers agreed Monday to pay for the extra $93,500 over - age using economic devel - opment funds from wind farm projects. The decision hinges on approval from Jay County Council, which already approved the initial request of $50,000. (If council does not approve the higher amount, commissioners also OK’d the $50,000 request.) Also Monday, commis - sioners signed an economic development agreement with sustainable energy company Invenergy for its proposed Skycrest Solar facility. About 10 Pennville resi - dents joined Jay County Development Corporation executive director Travis Richards at the meeting Monday. Bids for the library expansion project were estimated about The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney $350,000 last year, he noted. In April, the lowest bid Lyric Garringer (left) and Sophia Fugiett laugh together Monday night as they line up after receiving their medals came in at more than for academic honors diplomas during Jay County High School’s Senior Honors Night. More than $1.5 million in scholarships $443,000 from Muhlenkamp and awards were presented to JCHS seniors. Building Corporation. (Richards explained mate - rial costs have increased significantly because of the coronavirus pandemic.) JCHS seniors earn scholarships Original plans for the Scholarships were awarded Fugiett, Erika Heitkamp, Pacie Denney, maria Dirksen, calt, Giovanni Perod, James facility at 195 N. Union St. to Monday at Jay County High Alana Kunkler, Natalie Miles, Ashlyn Dow, Nicholas Fields, Powers, Hayden Price, Chase in Pennville included School’s annual Honors Night. Kearsten Myers, Grace Sax - Madison Fouch, Sophia Fugi - Reinhart, Makenzie Ring, expanding it by about 1,700 More than $300,000 came man, Aubrie Schwieterman, ett, Lyric Garringer, Travis Gabriel Rowles, Olivia Rowles, square feet from its current from local sources, including Kinsey Shannon, Raquel Garringer, Haley Gillette, Grace Saxman, Aubrie Schwi - 1,000 square feet with a new The Portland Foundation Wehrly, Blake Caldwell, Grif - Mariah Gross, Demi Grove, eterman, Kinsey Shannon, structure to the south, a Awards and Scholarships. fin Mann, Logan McGinnis, Erika Heitkamp, Caleb Hidy, Kelsey Simmons, Michaela breezeway/entrance The Lilly Endowment Com - Houston Yowell Abigail Huey, Leah Hummel, Stith, Ava Stockton, Kelly between the old and new munity Scholarship added Christian Hummer, Victoria Strausburg, Mitchel Tro - buildings and two new another $99,484. Academic Honors Diploma Jackson, Victoria Kunk, Alana bridge, Caroline Walter, Kaleb bathrooms. (The project, Here’s a complete list of the Teaira Abels, Miranda Alig, Kunkler, Griffin Lennartz, Weaver, Raquel Wehrly, Kaley which also includes a park - scholarships and awards pre - Eliza Bader, Jesse Basham, Hannah Littler, Dylan Man - Young and Houston Yowell ing lot, is mainly being sented Monday night at JCHS: Abigail Benter, Chelsea gas, Griffin Mann, Brooklyn funded by the $333,000 ACAC Academic All Con - Blankenship, Rieley Brewster, Mattingly, Logan McGinnis, Academic Competition awarded to the Jay! Region ference Mitchell Brown, Dylan Bur - Natalie Miles, Grace Morgan, Award for being a finalist in the Eliza Bader, Abigail Benter, ress, Blake Caldwell, Chloe Rachel Muhlenkamp, Timothy Jocelyn Nelson and Ava 2019 Stellar Communities chelsea Blankenship, Pacie Campbell, Lillian Clemmons, Muhlenkamp, Justice Murphy, Stockton process. Commissioners Denney, Ashlyn Dow, Sophia Lewis Crump, Austin Curts, Kearsten Myers, Hannah Out - See Honors page 5 also provided a 10% match.) See Funds page 2 Dunkirk July 4 activities OK’d By ROSE SKELLY with a parade through the city. p.m., judging at 4 p.m. and pres - The News and Sun Line-up will begin at 11 a.m. at entation of awards at 5 p.m. DUNKIRK — The city’s Inde - Dunkirk City Park. John Beatrice Band will per - pendence Day celebrations have After the parade, the Ameri - form from 7 to 9 p.m., with fire - been approved. can Legion will host a flag-rais - works slated for dusk. At its Monday meeting, ing ceremony at 1 p.m. at the Throughout the day there will Dunkirk City Council sanc - park. Lutheran Air’s medical be bounce houses and a three- tioned the holiday activities helicopter will land on the soft - legged race for kids, and a keg scheduled for July 3 at Dunkirk ball field at 3 p.m., and there will toss for adults. There will also be City Park. be bingo at West Jay Community a tug-of-war competition for The celebration will run Center from 4 to 6 p.m. There will adults with a cash prize for the throughout the day, with sched - also be a car show at the park, winning team. uled events beginning at noon with check-in beginning at 2 See Activities page 5 FR is staying in lunch program The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney By BAILEY CLINE extended its free lunch waivers school to opt their child out if The Commercial Review through June 30, 2022. The desired, although school superin - FORT RECOVERY –– All Fort waivers are available through tendent Larry Brown said none Recovery students will be given USDA’s National School Lunch opted out during the 2020-21 Entry dance free lunch again. Program Seamless Summer school year. A dancer performs Sunday during grand entry Fort Recovery School Board Option (SSO), which is usually Also Monday, school board as part of the National Center for Great Lakes Native approved participation Monday only offered during the summer. heard from Brown that coron - American Culture’s Gathering of Great Lakes Nations Pow in a federal free meals program Each student attending Fort avirus protocols for the 2021-22 Wow at the Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association for the upcoming school year. Recovery Local Schools will be school year will be announced grounds in Portland. In April, the United States automatically placed in the pro - this month on social media. Department of Agriculture gram. Parents can contact the See Lunch page 7 Deaths Weather In review Coming up Jay County had a high tem - perature of 82 degrees Mon - United Way of Jay County Wednesday — Portland Kenley Barcus , 85, rural day. The low was 61. and Second Harvest Food American Legion Post is cele - Portland There is a slight chance of Bank will partner to host a brating 100th anniversary. Roger Erwin , 80, Dunkirk showers this evening. The low free food tailgate from 10 a.m. Norbert Scher , 89, Indi - will be 54. Expect sunny skies to noon Wednesday at Hudson Friday — Local bowlers anapolis Wednesday with a high of 78. Family Park. Income verifica - featured in Senior Citizens Details on page 2. See page 2 for an extended tion is not required. special section. outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Funds ... Continued from page 1 McGalliard said. “I’d like to see it sion moves next to the Jay Coun - Core Facilities Inc. president tor Association for use at their When the bids came in higher funded as originally planned.” ty EDIT Advisory Committee. Matthew Stechly presented events. than expected, JCDC collaborated Commissioners Chad Aker and The initiative is intended to quotes for a new commercial •OK’d Jay County Health with Pennville residents to McGalliard, absent Rex Journay, promote investments attracting dishwasher and heating, ventila - Department to seek an insurance change three factors from the voted to provide the $93,500 to talent and economic growth. tion and air conditioning unit reimbursement grant from the original project design, saving allow the project to move forward (Richards noted it may be used in for Jay County Jail. Commis - federal government for coron - just over $58,400. Those variables as originally planned. Jay County for housing, early sioners accepted a $24,742.50 avirus vaccine administrative included switching from brick to Commissioners also signed the childhood development, child quote from Tinkels Inc., a costs. The department has admin - vinyl siding, downgrading win - economic development agree - care or workforce development.) restaurant supply outlet in Fort istered just over 5,000 doses of the dows and doors, and removing ment for Skycrest Solar, a solar Seven counties in east central Wayne, for the dishwasher. They Moderna vaccine to date, Blakely the parking lot addition entirely. energy center and located on Indiana will be participating also accepted a $6,155.97 quote said. Richards requested commis - 2,500 acres in Penn and Jackson together as a region in the grant from Berne-based Don Myers •Approved a $146,811 request sioners approve using $50,000 in Townships. About $1.75 million process. Jay County’s funds will Plumbing and Heating Inc. for from Jay County Community economic development funds in economic development pay - combine with other counties’ the HVAC unit. Correction Office director Yvette from Bluff Point Wind Energy ments will be made to the county contributions to total more than In other news, commissioners Weiland for its annual state fund - Center provided to JCDC, specifi - over the course of four years, the $100,000 going toward the pro - Aker and McGalliard: ing grant. cally those allotted for infrastruc - first coming when construction gram. •Entered into a memorandum •Heard a mid-year review of ture. begins. Commissioners also agreed to of understanding with the City the county’s insurance plan and Jay County Council approved Jay County Council approved draft an ordinance making the of Portland for the proposed learned claims skyrocketed last the request unanimously the agreement Wednesday along intersection of county roads 400 Meridian Street sewer project year. (The county has been using Wednesday, and Pennville town with a tax abatement.