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

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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. Jay County South and 250 West a four-way designed to help mitigate down - Physicians Health Plan of Fort council president Alicia Corwin Plan Commission also found stop. (Currently there are only town flooding. (The $1.3 million Wayne for insurance for the last said the town would contribute Invenergy to be compliant with stop signs for traffic on county sewer line planned for the down - four years.) Commissioners will the extra $1,600. JCDC board established solar ordinance regu - road 400 South.) town area should help relieve be asked to renew the insurance members also voted unanimously lations. They also agreed to draft a let - Millers Branch and lessen the plan contract for county employ - in favor of contributing the Also Monday, commissioners ter to state Rep. J.D. Prescott. flooding between Main and ees in coming months. $50,000 to the project, excluding OK’d a request to use $30,000 in Aker and McGalliard explained North streets.) •OK’d the highway department an abstention from commission - Jay County Economic Develop - they hope to get Prescott’s assis - •Heard from public health to donate equipment to Portland er Brian McGalliard. ment Income Tax (EDIT) funds tance to put stop signs on Indiana coordinator Amy Blakely that Fire Department for training pur - On Monday, he spoke in sup - for Regional Economic Accelera - 67 at the intersection with Tyson Jay County Health Department poses. port of the project. tion Development Initiative, a Road near Jay County High will be receiving 24 hand sanitiz - •Appointed Steve Ford to the “I don’t think the Town of Pen - matching grant program offered School. (A formal request will ing stations. They will be offered Jay County Regional Sewer Dis - nville residents should be pun - through Indiana Economic Devel - need to be submitted to Indiana to Jay County Fair Board and trict board through December ished for the cost going up,” opment Corporation. The deci - Department of Transportation.) Tri-State Gas Engine and Trac - 2023. CR almanac Obituaries Kenley Barcus worked for 37 years in Conflict. When he returned from Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday maintenance for Indi - the service, he entered Ball State 6/16 6/17 6/18 6/19 6/20 July 27, 1935-June 11, 2021 ana Glass in Dunkirk University where he graduated Kenley Barcus, age 85, a resident before his retirement with a degree in of rural Portland, passed away on in 2001. accounting in 1957. Friday, June 11, 2021, at IU Health Roger is survived He worked as an Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. by his wife of 62½ accountant/benefits He was a former resident of Pen - years, Deloris (Sam - manager for George nville. 78/54 84/64 89/67 84/59 83/65 mons) Erwin of Erwin S. Olive & Company Kenley was born on July 27, 1935, Dunkirk; one daugh - for more than 40 The high Expect There is a Skies will Expect in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of will be in the sunny skies 50% chance be mostly mostly sunny ter, Melinda Jane Erwin; three sons, years. upper 70s with a high of rain in the sunny skies. There Floyd and Leota (Stemen) Barcus. In retirement, he under sunny temperature morning and throughout is a 40% He graduated from Gilbert Martin Erwin (Lisa) of of 82. early after - enjoyed his favorite Scher skies. the day with chance of Poling High School in Dunkirk, Emil Lee Erwin (Secrena) noon. highs in the rain at night. of Indianapolis and Quentin Allen hobbies of reading, low 80s. 1953 and retired from playing golf, watching sports and General Motors in Erwin (Marsha) of Anderson; one sister, Jackie Erwin of Kentucky; chatting with his coffee and break - Marion after 30 years fast buddies. He was a long-time of service. one brother, Norman Burton of Kentucky; six grandchildren; and member of the American Legion Kenley was a very and Epworth United Methodist Lotteries active member of three great-grandchildren. Roger was preceded in death by Church where he served on vari - Union Chapel Church ous committees, most recently as Powerball Cash 5: 10-26-31-39-44 where he served in Barcus his parents, Quentin Samuel Erwin and Rose (Hedge) Burton; three sis - coordinator for the church’s dona - Saturday Estimated jackpot: many roles including ters, Jane Reed, Patricia Schuler tions to community food pantries. 8-25-34-38-41 $105,000 church leadership, Sunday School and Verna Erwin; two brothers, But the greatest joys of his life Powerball: 10 teacher, youth leader and churchbus Ernest Burton and Glenn Burton; were being with family and watch - Power Play: 3 driver. Ohio and one grandchild. ing his children and grandchildren Estimated jackpot: $40 He married Mabeline Bower on Monday Memorial contributions may be as they participated in their activi - million Sept. 27, 1957, and she passed away ties. Midday on May 17, 2021. made to the Muncie Mission, 1725 S. Pick 3: 9-0-3 Liberty Street, Muncie, IN 47302, or Norb will be remembered for his Mega Millions Survivors include: soft voice, quick wit, strong faith Pick 4: 2-4-4-0 One daughter — Tina O’Dell (hus - to any charitable organization of Estimated jackpot: $22 and his kind, gentle spirit. Pick 5: 9-7-3-2-8 band Ron) – Pennville, Indiana the donor’s choice. Please visit million Norb is survived by his wife of Evening Two sons — Steve Barcus (wife: munciemission.org for more infor - almost 50 years, Suzanne (Waltz) Pick 3: 9-6-5 Brenda), Portland, Indiana, and mation. Scher; daughters Jody (Jim) Har - Hoosier Kevin Barcus (wife: Wanda) – Red - Visitation will be held on Friday, Pick 4: 4-8-3-5 land (Indianapolis) and Jennifer Monday key, Indiana June 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pick 5: 1-4-4-7-1 (Keith) Dwyer (Cincinnati); grand - Midday One sister — Charlene Blowers Garden View Funeral Home, 10501 Rolling Cash 5: 16-17-18- children Nate Harland, Emilie Har - Daily Three: 5-7-8 (husband: Max), Bryant, Indiana N. Indiana 3, Muncie, with funeral 24-36 land, Cody Dwyer and Andrew Daily Four: 0-8-4-3 Seven grandchildren and six services immediately following at 1 Estimated jackpot: Dwyer; brother Joseph Scher; and Evening great-grandchildren p.m., also in the funeral home, offi - $350,000 his nieces and nephew, Joi Jimi - Daily Three: 8-7-9 Visitation will be held on Tuesday ciated by Robert Thompson. Burial Classic Lotto: 4-7-15-25- son, Amy Reimschisel, Jill Mohan, Daily Four: 9-2-7-8 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Williamson- will follow in Gardens of Memory 34-45 Mark Scher and their families. Quick Draw: 2-8-14-20- Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home Cemetery, Muncie. A memorial service will be held 22-24-32-34-35-39-40-42-43- Kicker: 5-6-1-0-4-4 in Portland. Funeral services will Condolences may be made by at 5 p.m., with visitation beginning 48-49-53-65-67-70-76 Jackpot: $9.7 million be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at visiting gardenviewandgarden - at 3 p.m., on Thursday, June 17, Union Chapel Church, 6200 N. 375 sofmemory.com. 2021, at Epworth United Methodist West, Bryant, Indiana. Private bur - Church, 6450 Allisonville Road, in ial will be held at IOOF Twin Hill Markets Indianapolis. Cemetery in Pennville. Norbert Scher In lieu of flowers, please consid - In lieu of flowers, the family June 28, 1931-June 11, 2021 er honoring Norbert with a memo - Cooper Farms W h e a t ...... 6 .3 2 r e q u e s t s m e m o r ia ls b e d i r e c t e d t o N o r b e r t D . S c h e r , 8 9 , o f I n d i - rial contribution to the Epworth Fort Recovery July wheat ...... 6.32 Union Chapel Church. anapolis, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 at Ascension St. Vin - United Methodist Church – Mis - Corn ...... 6.62 Condolences may be expressed at sions Committee/Food Pantry, 6450 July corn ...... 6.62 Central States williamsonspencer.com. cent’s (Compassus) Hospice in Indi - Wheat ...... 6.35 Montpelier anapolis. Allisonville Road, Indianapolis, IN Corn ...... 6.85 He was born on June 28, 1931, in 46220. POET Biorefining July corn ...... 6.85 Roger Erwin Huntington, Indiana, to Joseph F. •••••••••• Portland Beans ...... 14.96 Feb. 23, 1941-June 10, 2021 and E. Mildred (Brown) Scher. The Commercial Review publish - Nov. beans ...... 13.34 Roger Gilbert Erwin, 80, Dunkirk, Norb graduated from Pennville es death notices for those with a con - Corn ...... 7.02 Wheat ...... 6.47 June corn ...... 7.04 passed away Thursday at his home. High School in 1949 where he nection to our coverage area free of Aug. corn ...... 6.45 He was born on Feb. 23, 1941, in excelled academically and athleti - charge. They include the name, city Sunrise Carter County, Kentucky, to the late cally, having lettered in basketball of residence, birth/death date and St. Anthony The Andersons Quentin Samuel Erwin and Rose and baseball all four years of high time/date/location of services. Corn ...... 6.92 (Hedge) Burton. school. He was drafted into the U.S. There is a charge for obituaries, Richland Township July corn ...... 6.94 Corn ...... 6.65 Roger met Deloris Sammons, and Army in 1951 and proudly served which are accepted only from funer - Beans ...... 14.79 they married on Nov. 28, 1958. Roger his country during the Korean al homes or mortuary services. July corn ...... 6.65 July beans ...... 14.79 Beans ...... 14.86 Wheat ...... 6.12 July beans ...... 14.86 July wheat ...... 6.12 SERVICES Today in history Wednesday Barcus , Kenley: 11 a.m., Union Chapel Church, 6200 N. On June 15, 1215 , Franklin D. Roosevelt 375 West, Bryant. England’s King John put made the National Guard his seal to Magna Carta part of the U.S. Army in Markley , Jackie: 11:30 a.m., (“the Great Charter”) at the event of war or St. Jude Catholic Church, 5353 Runnymede. national emergency. McFarland Road, Indianapolis. In 1775 , the Second In 1944 , American Continental Congress forces began their suc - Thursday voted unanimously to cessful invasion of Scher , Norbert: 5 p.m., appoint George Washing - Saipan in World War II. Epworth United Methodisth ton head of the Continen - In 1971 , the Redkey tal Army. High School baseball Church, 6450 Allisonville Road, In 1864 , Secretary of team got the winning run Indianapolis. War Edwin M. Stanton in the top of the ninth signed an order estab - inning when Joe Lloyd Friday lishing a military burial smacked a single to score Erwin , Roger: 1 p.m., Garden ground which became Glen Harding in a 3-2 vic - View Funeral Home, 10501 N. Arlington National tory over host Marion Indiana 3, Muncie. Cemetery in Virginia. Bennett. In 1934 , President —AP and The CR Service listings provided by PROGRESSIVE Citizen’s calendar OFFICE PRODUCTS 120 N. Meridian St. OTR Driver – Ft. Recovery, Ohio Wednesday Thursday Portland, Indiana 47371 $YHUDJHZHHNO\SD\LQ¿UVW\HDULV 4 p.m. — Portland 6 p.m. — Redkey Town Home throughout the week and every weekend, Board of Aviation, air - Council, park cabin, 200 (260) 726-9201 port, 661 W. 100 North. S. Mooney St. progressiveofficeproducts.com 8 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Paid Weekly *Before taxes The Commercial Review Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Family Page 3 FRHS Nothing is ever truly lost honor By DIANA DOLECKI was my first mother-in-law and I am hoping that the cook - Special to The Commercial Review had been very active in the book search is successful. The My daughter, Beth, is having church. I remembered that she last time I was in Normandy roll set a birthday next week. It isn’t As I had several recipes in the cook - Church we had asked one of one of those ending in zero. I Fort Recovery High book. I was sure that if I could the secretaries if they had any School recently announced asked her what she wanted for See It find an old copy of it that Beth copies of the book that we its honor roll students for her birthday. Her usual answer would be glad that I didn’t ship could buy. They said no. We left the fourth quarter. is orchids. This year she asked her polka dotted chickens. it at that. Every so often Beth Seniors making the all-A for guineas. I put out feelers asking if will ask if I have a particular source for eggs, chicks or even honor roll were seniors She has had them before. For anyone had the elusive recipe recipe. The answer is always Nicole Brunswick, Ava adult birds and have the birds those who are wondering, collection. It took very little no. It wasn’t until a few Bubp, Kendra Dues, Dillan guineas are birds that look a mailed to her. I am hesitant to time until one of my nieces months ago that I thought Evers, Paige Fortkamp, lot like polka dotted chickens do this. The area where she had found not one, but three about resuming the search. Russell Gehle, Britney with odd looking bare heads. lives has been having a lot of copies. She contacted the sell - Since we have found three Klenke, Hanna Metzger, Their claim to fame is that rain lately, along with other ers and all seemed to be going different sellers. I am expect - Owen Moorman, Sarah they love eating ticks plus they forms of bad weather. I would well until the sellers stopped ing my niece to hear from at Siefring, Shelby Stammen, make a racket whenever some - hate for a batch of dead birds responding. Neither of us least one of them. If not, then Anna Wendel and Hope one dares to step foot on their to arrive on her doorstep. knew why. somebody, somewhere will Wendel. property. I thought I had the perfect We are not giving up hope. surely find a copy. Also juniors Shelby The last ones she had were non-bird present for her. A cou - There could be a number of If I have learned anything, it Acheson, Paige Bihn, Jalyn murdered by the local hawks, ple of weeks ago she asked if I reasons why there was no is that nothing is ever lost. Bruns, Matt Bruns, Ashlyn owls or maybe a coyote. In my had one of her grandmother’s response. The process reminds Misplaced, yes. Well hidden, Dilworth, Bethany Dues, opinion the worst thing about recipes. I said no. Then I got me of my mother. I can’t begin often. Lost forever, nope. Some - Makena Ellenberger, Caleb the birds is that they have the idea to ask around and see to tell you how many times my where there is someone with a Evers, Abbie Francis, droppings that put cows and if anyone had a copy of a cook - mom asked for something that copy of the elusive recipes. Marissa Gaerke, Chloey horses to shame. They also book that was put out by the hadn’t been made for at least a Long after I have stopped look - Grisez, Olivia Hawk, don’t hesitate to use the car as Normandy United Methodist decade or so. To my surprise, I ing for it, the book will turn up. Alyssa Heinrichs, Makayla a bathroom. Church in the mid-1970’s. Her usually found what she was If it doesn’t then there are Kaffenberger, Aubrey Beth tells me that I can find a grandmother, Della Graham, asking for. always birds to search for. Knapke, Henry Knapke, Summer Lofton and Alissa O’Connor. Wife devastated about husband’s prior conquests DEAR ABBY: I met my hus - DEAR WISH: People usu - difficult. Now that we’re close your father would like you band on the job when we were ally lie because they aren’t to family again, some of them out of the house and work - one year out of school. We are proud of the truth. You say think they need to dictate what ing during the day, you can - both 36. We dated for three Dear he has been a good husband we do. The biggest topic is not do it. Your life could be years and were compatible in and father. This is why you whether I should try going at risk. every way. Ten years later, we Abby need to find it in your heart back to work now. What does your doctor have two kids (7 and 5), own a to forgive him. If you have My husband is adamant that have to say about this? home and are financially caught him in lies since he wants me home until it’s You are no longer a little secure. then, you have a reason to be safer for me to go out again, girl. It’s time for a family When we dated, we discussed Now I see women on his reacting the way you have. but my father thinks it’s not a discussion to iron this out, our “history,” and he told me However, if you haven’t, good idea, and insists that my including what your father social media who went to the that he’d had five prior girl - please consider talking with husband doesn’t understand meant when he said your same school and I obsess about friends. I had three boyfriends a licensed marriage and “everything.” husband doesn’t “under - in college. Well, I learned a few how they fit into his past. It’s family therapist until you I don’t want to make either stand.” If it can’t be months ago — at his reunion — driving me crazy, and I feel like have worked it through. The of them angry, but I feel like I resolved in a mature and that he completely “forgot” the just a number now. I know if resentment you feel could need to stick with my husband, respectful manner, you and part about his competitive frat- this situation were reversed, destroy your marriage. and I don’t know how to get my your husband may need to boy past with hook-ups and he’d flip out about it. Please do not let that hap - father to understand because make other living arrange - one-night stands. He now esti - I wish I had never found this pen. he’s stubborn. Any advice? — ments. mates that he was with over 50 out because I see him different - •••••••••• TORN, AND TIRED OF IT •••••••••• different girls during college, ly now, and no longer want to DEAR ABBY: My husband DEAR TORN: Your hus - Dear Abby is written by Abi - but says it “shouldn’t bother be close to him. He’s a good and I recently moved in with band is protective, and for gail Van Buren, also known as me” because it was meaning - father and husband, but I’m my grandmother, partly to help that I applaud him. If you Jeanne Phillips, and was less sex and in the past. He said struggling with how to accept out and partly because I lost can’t work because an founded by her mother, Pauline he told me “five” because they this new information, and I my job due to underlying underlying health condition Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at were the ones he counted as need some guidance. — WISH I health conditions that made makes you more vulnerable DearAbby.com or P.O. Box relationships. DIDN’T KNOW dealing with COVID incredibly to COVID, then as much as 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Community Calendar Notices will appear in Center St., Dunkirk. For Wednesday Community Calendar as more information, call WEDNESDAY MORN - space is available. To sub - Amanda Price at (765) 283- ING BREAKFAST CLUB — mit an item, email 2107. Will meet at 8 a.m. in the [email protected]. NARCOTICS ANONY - east room of Richards MOUS — Will meet at 7 p.m. Restaurant. All women are Today each Tuesday at Church of invited to attend. Includes THE LANDING — A 12- God of Prophecy, 797 N. activities and devotional step program for those in Creagor Ave. in Portland. time. sixth through 12th grade For more information, call PING PONG — Will be will meet at 5:55 p.m. each (260) 766-9334. played from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at 2nd Chance at ALZHEIMER'S CARE - on Wednesdays at West Jay Life Ministries, 228 S. GIVER SUPPORT GROUP Community Center. Meridian St., Portland. For — Will meet at 5:30 p.m. the PORTLAND ROTARY more information, call (260) third Tuesday of each CLUB — Will meet at noon 703-0777 or (260) 726-5273. month at Jay County Pub - each Wednesday at Harmo - A BETTER LIFE – BRI - lic Library community ny Cafe, 121 N. Meridian St. ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- room. For more informa - AL-ANON FAMILY based recovery group for tion, call Deb Tipton at (260) GROUP — New Begin - substance abuse. Meal 729-2806 or Elasha Lennartz nings, a support group for starts at 6 p.m. and the at (765) 729-4567. friends and families of meeting is from 6:30 to 8 FRIENDS OF JAY COUN - alcoholics, will meet at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the TY LIBRARY — Will meet p.m. each Wednesday in the Nazarene Fellowship Build - at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday Zion Lutheran Church, 218 ing across from the of each month at the E. High St., Portland. For Nazarene church, 249 E. library. more information, call (260) 726-8229. A BETTER LIFE – BRI - ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- based recovery group for all kinds of addictions, will Sudoku meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Wednesday at Redkey United Methodist Church, 122 W. Main St. Come early for a meal. For more infor - mation, call Pastor Randy Davis at (765) 369-2085. STRESS AND ANXIETY CLASS — Meets each Wednesday at 2nd Chance at Life Ministries, 228 S. Meridian St., Portland. For more information, call (260) 726-9625 or (260) 703- 0534. Thursday CELEBRATE RECOV - ERY — A 12-step Christian recovery program meets at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at A Second Chance At Life Ministries, 228 S. Meridian St. in Port - land. For more informa - tion, call Brenda Eads at Saturday’s Solution (260) 726-9625 or Dave Keen at (260) 251-8792. The objective is to fill a A BETTER LIFE – BRI - nine-by nine grid so that ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- each column, each row, and based recovery group for each of the nine three-by- all kinds of addictions, three boxes (also called will meet from 6:30 to 8 blocks or regions) contains p.m. each Thursday at The the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each. Rock Church, 1605 N. Meridian St., Portland. Come early for a meal. For more information, call (260) 766-2006. The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Organization helps support fathers By MORTON J. MARCUS The causes of this situation are money and how to wring support Center over the past three In 2019, Indiana had 140,000 many, but incarceration of young out of them for the family. That’s decades is impressive: state households headed by women men, particularly African-Ameri - not an approach consistent with and federal agencies, national without a spouse, living with Eye on can youths, is a leading factor in reality. As the Urban Institute has and local funders including the their children under age 18, fatherless families. Enter the said, there’s a difference between Lilly Endowment and the according to the Census Bureau. the Pie Fathers and Families Center deadbeat and dead-broke. Robert Wood Johnson Founda - Some readers may see these serving Marion County. From a Fathers and Families Center tion, with organizational sup - women as victims of their own former radio station, just a block addresses the many problems of port from Eskenazi Health. mistakes. Others will see them as south of the Children’s Museum, displaced fathers. A primary In addition, corporate and heroines who have overcome the a resolute staff, headed by Wal - objective is getting and keeping a individual support provides a challenges life has provided. In as parents have increased. As lace McLaughlin provides com - job that pays at a rate high broad base for operations. both cases, the absent fathers are more and more women entered prehensive guidance and assis - enough to provide some family What is needed, however, for generally, if not universally, vili - the labor market, fathers of tance to fathers who want to support. Fathers and Families Center fied. intact families became more improve their lives and those of But for many young (and older) and most programs benefiting Our society terms men who do involved in raising their children. their children. fathers there are social skills the public, is an endowment not and/or cannot provide finan - The roles of men and women con - Fathers and Families Center (being on time is one) to be devel - for securing sustainable serv - cial support for these women, as verged. works with other agencies, but oped and polished. Education and ice. “deadbeat dads.” Our legislatures Still we have 140,000 Hoosier never hands off a participant to a housing issues dealt with by It’s good to have Fathers and and courts have been punitive households where women are bureaucratic machine. Each Fathers and Families Center are Families enabling us to say, towards such fathers. Most often raising children on their own. client is helped through the many important aspects of self-respect Happy Father’s Day. they presume the veracity of Not all of this is bad, but in many steps along the way to a sustain - and acceptance by the communi - •••••••••• claims against them. cases, there are fathers who are able role as a parent. ty. Marcus is an economist. But changes are taking place in unprepared to assume the role of Most of the public discussion The list of financial support - Email him at mortonjmar - parenting. Expectations of men parenthood. about these fathers focuses on ers of Fathers and Families [email protected]. Congress needs to get things done Herald Bulletin (Anderson) In a column published in Sunday’s Charleston Hoosier Gazette-Mail, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin notes that rules such as the filibuster are Editorial in place to keep one party from running roughshod over the other. “Yes, this process can be frustrating and slow,” the West Virginia Democ - rat writes. “It will force compromises that are not always ideal. But consid - er the alternative. Do we really want to live in an America where one party can dictate and demand everything and anything it wants, whenever it wants?” For way He refers to the For the too many People Act, an election reform measure now of our awaiting action in the elected Senate, and he assures his home state voters he leaders, will not support it. politics is “This more than 800- page bill has garnered no longer zero Republican sup - about Biden should reconsider stance port,” he writes. “Why?” By HENRY OLSEN in the 22 percent bracket in the Unit - Manchin mentions the governing. Special to The Washington Post ed States (plus state and payroll A 10-member bipartisan group of seven Republican sena - taxes), and still receive the child tax It’s about senators announced an infrastruc - tors who stood up for Henry credit that its Australian counterpart winning. ture deal on Thursday, but the agree - would not. democracy in voting to ment is likely dead on arrival impeach Donald Trump. Olsen Big government around the world because it includes minor tax exists because citizens of those coun - “Are these same sena - increases on the middle class, which tors, whom many in my tries believe they get more value President Joe Biden has said is a non - from public spending than they party applauded for their starter. For both short- and long-term would get from private consumption. courage, now threats to reasons, he should reconsider. of government spending. I disagree They support higher taxes on every - the very democracy we The proposal reportedly offers with that goal, but advocates for it one, including themselves, rather seek to protect?” he asks. nearly $1 trillion dollars in spending should consider how feasible it is to than deprive themselves of the secu - For Manchin, the over five years, and roughly $579 bil - base their plans on simply taxing the rity an extensive welfare state con - answer is no. lion in new spending. The offer has rich. Every other country with high - fers. Biden’s idea that he can garner “The truth, I the support of five Democratic cen - er levels of domestic spending proves support for similar welfare programs would argue, is that vot - trists, including Sens. Joe Manchin that larger government is sustain - solely by taxing the rich flies in the ing and election reform worthy one, and it’s one of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema able only if the middle class itself is face of international experience. that is done in a partisan Joe Biden seems to share. of Arizona. Despite this, Biden has willing to support its share of the tax His proposed tax increases on the manner will all but The president has signaled he will reject the plan burden. rich and large corporations would ensure partisan divisions made clear he wants to because it spends too little and pro - America’s peers uniformly tax also risk making the U.S. uncompeti - poses to index the gas tax to inflation, incomes of the middle- and upper- continue to deepen,” he find common ground on tive for global investment as a result. theoretically raising taxes for every - middle classes at higher rates. This is writes. “The truth is issues such as infrastruc - The 2017 tax cut on large businesses there is a better way — if one rather than just the rich. true even for comparatively low-tax merely moved U.S. tax rates in line ture and voting rights, Biden’s stance is foolish. In the nations, such as Australia. The we seek to find it togeth - but he has also been clear with the OECD average. Biden’s pro - short term, he will gain more by Organization for Economic Coopera - posed increase would make U.S. com - er.” about something else: reaching a genuine bipartisan deal tion and Development reports that bined federal and state corporate tax Manchin notes in his Doing nothing is not an column that he’s been than by reverting to ultrapartisan Australia took in 28.7 percent of its rates among the highest in the devel - option. working with Republican power plays that voters increasingly GDP in taxes in 2018, well below the oped world, at the same time as coun - Both men need to rec - Sen. Lisa Murkowski in object to. No one seriously thinks 33.8 percent average but above the tries such as France and Sweden are ognize that the biparti - pushing for passage of that this offer is the final word; if United States’ 24.5 percent in 2019. cutting their corporate rates. His pro - Biden wants higher levels of spend - the John Lewis Voting san atmosphere they seek Australia provides universal posal to tax capital gains at ordinary ing, he can probably get that, even if health care for its citizens and subsi - Rights Act. to restore might be gone income rates for people earning $1 it falls short of what he wants. He dizes higher education to a greater But how many Republi - forever. For way too million a year would immediately many of our elected lead - should also be able to coax Republi - degree than does the United States. It give the United States the highest can votes should it take? cans into support some additional does this by levying a 10-percent Both parties now have 50 ers, politics is no longer capital gains rate in the world. Even about governing. It’s revenue increases, even if he can’t value-added tax on most goods and Denmark, the country with the high - seats in the Senate, with get them to back his specific tax services and taxing people earning Vice President Kamala about winning. est level of taxes in the world, only increases on business and the rich. $45,000 or more Australian a year — levies a 42 percent capital gains rate, Harris breaking any ties. Our senators and rep - resentatives need to The tax code is so riddled with loop - roughly $34,600 in the United States lower than the 43.4 percent rate that If Manchin succeeds in holes that it won’t be hard to find — at a 34.5 percent marginal rate. A remember why they went millionaires may pay under Biden’s persuading those same ways to gain revenue without raising U.S. family earning that much would to Washington in the first plan. seven Republicans to sup - tax rates. Presiding over a genuine only be in the 10 percent marginal tax Biden’s long-term plan can succeed port voting rights legisla - place. To get things done. compromise in which both sides give bracket (plus any state taxes, and the If Senate leaders need only if he treads where other Democ - tion, he’ll still be three on something they don’t want would 7.65 percent payroll tax) and would be rats have long feared to go: persuad - to modify the filibuster to votes short of ending a reinforce Biden’s image as a moder - able to virtually eliminate its tax bill ing middle-class taxpayers to pony up filibuster. Will he vote break through a partisan ate, a crucial perception that helps via a $2,000 per child tax credit if it their fair share for public services. then to change the rules? roadblock, they should do him keep the support of suburban had young children. Australia also The political advantage from broker - He really should. it. Keeping in mind, of former Republicans upset with the taxes upper-middle-income families ing a real bipartisan deal makes it a The goal here should be course, that whatever GOP’s Trumpian lean. more than the United States. Its top no-brainer: Biden should take the bipartisanship. rules they adopt as a Backing a deal with higher taxes 47 percent tax rate — 45 percent in proposed deal seriously. Can’t that be seven majority will still be in for the middle class is even more income tax plus 2 percent for its •••••••••• Republican votes? place when they find important for Biden’s long-term Medicare program — starts at Olsen is a Washington Post colum - Or five? themselves back in the objectives. He clearly wants a perma - incomes of $180,000 Australian, or nist and a senior fellow at the Ethics Manchin’s goal is a minority. nently and significantly higher level about $138,600. That family would be and Public Policy Center. The Commercial Review HUGH N. 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By AAMER MADHANI, Katherine Tai told reporters that Even without resolving all about China’s provocative behav - JONATHAN LEMIRE the agreement calls for a five-year trade disputes, White House offi - ior. and LORNE COOK suspension of the aircraft tariffs, cials expressed confidence that That statement would follow a Associated Press and stressed that it was time to they can build more goodwill NATO summit communique on Felony BRUSSELS — President Joe put aside the fight and focus on with Europe ahead of the face-to- Monday that declared China a Biden on Tuesday moved to end a China’s economic assertiveness. face meeting with Putin. constant security challenge and long-running dispute with the “Today’s announcement The White House on Tuesday said the Chinese are working to arrests European Union over subsidies resolves a longstanding trade announced the creation of a joint undermine the global rules-based for aircraft manufacturers, a irritant in the U.S.-Europe rela - U.S.-EU trade and technology order. On Sunday, the Group of Drug possession major breakthrough in the U.S.- tionship. Instead of fighting with council. Seven nations called out what it A Portland man was arrested EU trade relationship that comes one of our closest allies, we are The council will work on coor - said were China’s forced labor Monday for drug possession. on the eve of his highly anticipat - finally coming together against a dinating standards for artificial practices and other human rights Kyle B. Deck, 28, 628 Katelynn ed meeting with Russian Presi - common threat,”” Tai said. “We intelligence, quantum computing violations against Uyghur Mus - Drive, was preliminarily charged dent Vladimir Putin. agreed to work together to chal - and bio-technologies, as well as lims and other ethnic minorities with two Level 6 felonies for pos - The announcement that the lenge and counter China’s non- coordinating efforts on bolster - in the western Xinjiang province. session of cocaine, methamphet - two sides reached resolution in a market practices in this sector in ing supply chain resilience. Biden is also expected to spend amine or narcotic drugs and 17-year dispute over how much of specific ways that reflect our Biden is appointing Secretary of time discussing Russia with maintaining a common nuisance a government subsidy each can standards for fair competition. “ State Antony Blinken, Commerce Michel and von der Leyen ahead and two Class C misdemeanors provide for its aircraft manufac - She added that the tariffs could Secretary Gina Raimondo and of Wednesday’s summit with for possession of marijuana and turing giant — Boeing in the be reimplemented if the U.S. Tai to co-chair the U.S. side of the Putin. possession of paraphernalia. United States and Airbus in the determines U.S. companies are effort. Since taking office in January, He’s behind held in Jay County EU — came as Biden met with not able to “compete fairly” with The White House said the two Biden has repeatedly pressed Jail on $4,500 bond. European Council President the EU’s. The tariffs had been sides will also discuss efforts to Putin to take action to stop Russ - Charles Michel and European temporarily suspended on March stem climate change and launch ian-originated cyberattacks on Probation violation Commission President Ursula 11 for four months, and the new an expert group to determine companies and governments in A Redkey man was arrested von der Leyen. agreement will officially go into how best to reopen travel safely the U.S. and around the globe and Friday for violating his proba - With the move, Biden eases a effect on July 11. as the coronavirus pandemic decried the imprisonment of tion. major point of tension in the To be certain, the U.S.-EU rela - ebbs. Russian opposition leader Alexei Jason M. Bunch, 48, 11613 W. trans-Atlantic relationship at a tionship faces other trade-related Biden started his day by meet - Navalny. Biden also has publicly Indiana 28, has an original Level 6 moment he’s seeking to marshal friction. The continent’s leaders ing with Belgian King Philippe aired intelligence that suggests felony charge for possession of a widespread European support are becoming impatient that and Belgian Prime Minister — albeit with low to moderate narcotic drug and a Class B mis - for his efforts to counter Russia Biden has not yet addressed Don - Alexander De Croo. confidence — that Moscow demeanor charge for leaving the prior to his Wednesday meeting ald Trump’s 2018 decision to The U.S.-EU summit is also offered bounties to the Taliban to scene of an accident. He’s behind in Geneva with Putin. impose import taxes on foreign expected to include a commu - target U.S. troops stationed in held in Jay County Jail on $4,100 U.S. Trade Representative steel and aluminum. nique that will address concerns Afghanistan. bond.

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Lila Wendel stretches out Saturday morning as she swims the first leg of the 9- 10-year-old 100-meter backstroke relay for the Jay County Summer Swim Team during the Wabash Valley Conference Relays at Berne Pool. Jay County won every event in the 9-10-year-old division as it took its seventh consecutive conference relay title.

The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Jay swimmers win Wabash relays again BERNE — The meet took a which won more events but did backstroke events. They teamed Anna Fisher and Addisyn Byrum, Ariel Beiswanger and year off. not have the depth to take the with Kenna Arnold and Wendel Champ had a hand in all of the Alyvia Muhlenkamp (11-12 The result was the same. crown. Adams County had 242 in the medley, Gabby Gibson top finishes for the 8-and- girls butterfly); David Keen, The Jay County Summer points for third, and Blackford and Arnold in the breaststroke younger girls. They teamed Jacob Monroe, Lincoln Swim Team scored more points was last with 216. and Arnold and Champ in the with Cora Arnold and Isabelle Clamme and Matthew Fisher than each of the other squads With victories in every race freestyle. Byrum in the medley, back - (13-14 boys butterfly); Avery combined to win its seventh in the 9-10-year-old division as A group of just five swim - stroke and freestyle, Kendall Wentz, Kenzie Huey, Maddy straight championship in the well as a sweep of the 8-and- mers handled the 9-10-year-old Snow and Lydia Hoevel in the Snow and Aubrey Millspaugh Wabash Valley Conference younger girls events, Jay Coun - boys sweep, with Tony breaststroke, and Byrum and (13-14 girls backstroke); Zion Relays on Saturday at Berne ty’s strength was in the younger Beiswanger, Finn Hemmelgarn Snow in the butterfly. Beiswanger, Lauren Fisher, Pool. (The 2020 meet was can - age groups. and Ben Fisher taking part in Also winning events for Jay Kearsten Myers and Morgan celed because of the coron - Maria Laux and Elly Byrum all of the victories. They were County were Sam Benirschke, DeHoff (15-and-older girls avirus pandemic.) were part of all five relay wins joined by Grant Glentzer in the Noah Wentz, Tuck Hemmel - breaststroke); and Konner Som - Jay County’s 2,122 points was for the 9-10-year-old girls, join - butterfly, backstroke and garn and Sawyer Hemmelgarn mers, Nico Minnich, Timo Min - more than enough to dominate ing Kali Wendel and Jordyn freestyle, and Murphy Link in (8-and-younger boys freestyle); nich and Josh Monroe (15-and- runner-up Wells County (1,394), Champ in the butterfly and the medley and breaststroke. Kaitlyn Fisher, Brooklyn older boys breaststroke).

Rockets 1-3 on weekend SOUTH BEND and Saturday in Pennville Soc - FORT WAYNE — For the cer League while a pair of second consecutive week - Local players teamed to power end, the Rockets started the Padua Pub Hornets to a with a win. roundup pair of wins. It was their only one. May scored four goals for The Portland Rockets Vinson in a 9-0 win over the picked up a walk-off victo - Display Craft Meteors in ry Saturday, defeating the the Space Division and had South Bend Royals 3-2. But Wenk leads three more in a 5-1 win over they dropped the second Bryce Wenk had a big First Bank of Berne Stars. game of the doubleheader night Monday in leading Kody Homan and Owen 10-2 and then fell 13-1 and Loy’s Realty to a 12-9 victo - Ehrhart split top scoring 12-2 Sunday to the Fort ry over Portland Forge in duties for Padua in the Wayne Jackers. Portland Junior League Stinger Division, with the On a blistering hot day in Sandy Koufax baseball. former scoring eight and South Bend, the Rockets (3- Wenk smacked a pair of the latter four in a 12-4 vic - 10) trailed 2-1 late in the home runs as he totaled tory over the Hanlin Real opener Saturday. But they three of his team’s nine Estate Wasps. Ehrhart pulled even on a Chandler hits. He also had a triple later had four goals and Locke home run en route to and finished with four Homan three in Padua’s 8-2 the win. RBIs. win over the Bro Shadow Pete Smith finished the Issac Scott added two Bees. game in relief of Chandler doubles and two RBIs, and Brayden Fox was the top Jacks — the Jay County Xaren Maxwell finished single-game scorer in the High School graduate went with two singles and two Wildcat Division, deliver - four innings — and former RBIs. ing three goals for the PG- Major League Keith Shep - Jamie Mappes paced 14 Radio Bobcats as they herd. Portland recorded Portland Forge with a topped the Adair Process - three double plays in the home run and three RBIs. ing Cougars 4-2. win, including a couple on The only other player to outfield assists from Jared May paces Vinson score three or more goals Holley. PENNVILLE — Carter in a game was Aiden May Zach Tanner and Locke May had a big day to lead with four for Masters each had four hits on the the Vinson Rental Proper - Insurance in its 7-1 in over weekend. ties Galaxy to two victories the Bees. Sports on tap

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