Monday, November 9, 2015 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com 75 cents Leader projects landslide Honoring veterans victory Schedule By ESTHER HTUSAN and VIJAY JOSHI is full , — Myanmar opposition of events leader ’s party said today that it had Celebrations and commemo - won virtually every parlia - rations in honor of veterans mentary seat in the four are scheduled throughout Jay states for which results County and the surrounding were known, a tally that area. portends a massive sweep American Legion Post 211 in historic elections that will hold its Veterans Day cer - could eventually give it the emony at 11 a.m. Wednesday in presidency next year. Freedom Park in Portland, and The National League for most local schools will host Democracy announced programs as well. that it had won 44 of the 45 The ceremony in Freedom lower house seats and all Park will feature comments 12 of the upper house seats from Pastor Darrell Borders of from Yangon, a party Westchester United Methodist stronghold, in Sunday’s Church and Mount Zion Unit - general election. It also ed Methodist Church. He is a won all 38 seats in Purple Heart recipient. Ayeyarwaddy state, all but The event will also include one of the 40 in Bago, and music from the East Jay Mid - 11 out of 19 lower house dle School band and swing seats and all 10 upper choir. The honor guard from house seats in Mon state. the American Legion post will The trend was expected to present a 21-gun salute. continue in the remaining Most local schools will also 10 states. hold events honoring veterans. As the results were The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney East and Pennville elemen - announced at the party’s tary schools are inviting veter - headquarters in Yangon, ans for a light breakfast at 7:30 huge cheers broke out Marines celebrate a.m., and General Shanks will among the crowd of red- do the same at 8:30 a.m. shirted supporters, mind - Marines Melissa Campofiori and Kenny Bosworth team up to cut the cake Sunday A program honoring veter - ful that Myanmar may at a party celebrating the 240th birthday of the United States Marine Corps at Museum of ans featuring Borders as its finally be freeing itself the Soldier in Portland. Campofiori, the youngest veteran in attendance, served in Iraq in speaker will follow at 8:15 a.m. from the stranglehold of 2007, and Bosworth, the eldest, served in the Pacific during World War II. the military, which ruled at East. Pennville will begin its the country for a half-cen - program at 8:30 a.m., and Gen - tury until 2011 and contin - eral Shanks will have a presen - ued to wield influence tation that will include music through a quasi-civilian Bailey takes pride in service beginning at 9 a.m. A program at Bloomfield government afterward. By DEBANINA SEATON Aung Kyaw Kyaw, a 29- The Commercial Review Elementary with Cliff Moser year-old pharmacist, said Early on Saturday mornings, of Jay County Veterans he didn’t vote for the rul - veterans gather at The American Affairs will begin at 8 a.m., ing party because “they Legion in Portland for breakfast. and World War II veteran Salty were only former military First-time visitors are warned Stults will speak at East Jay people. If I voted for them, before going in the door of ciga - Middle School at 8:10 a.m. that means I am asking my rette smoke swirling the air Fort Recovery Elementary own enemy to come back while men and women who School will serve a breakfast into my life.” served in the military eat in the of French toast, sausage, fruit The Yangon result was dimly lit room. and drinks to veterans begin - not announced by the gov - Veterans are seen playing ning at 9 a.m. in the auditeria. ernment’s Union Election cards and discussing when and The event will include a pro - Commission, but the NLD where they served. Leading them gram with readers, music and has stationed representa - is Fred Bailey, 80, a veteran of art presentations. tives at counting centers the U.S. Air Force and command - Westlawn and Redkey ele - and is keeping tallies that er of the legion. Bailey served mentary schools are inviting are being relayed to its after the Korean Conflict during veterans to programs at 9 a.m. headquarters. The election peacetime from April 1954 to and 9:30 a.m. respectively. Both commission has been slow August 1958 spending boot camp events will include readings in releasing the numbers. in Geneva, New York, and three and songs, and there will be a Earlier today, Suu Kyi, years in England. social gathering with refresh - the Nobel Peace Prize lau - Bailey arrived in Geneva dur - ments at the conclusion of the reate and pro-democracy ing a cold April day in 1954. He Redkey Elementary event. icon, urged supporters not called it a new experience, as he Programs honoring veterans to provoke losing rivals was dropped off the bus and wel - are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at who mostly represent the comed by 2 feet of snow and 20- The Commercial Review/Debanina Seaton South Adams High School and former junta that ruled degree weather while accompa - 2 p.m. at West Jay Middle this Southeast Asian nied by a group of misfits. Fred Bailey, 80, served in the U.S. Air Force from School. nation, also known as See Pride page 6 1954 through 1958. See Events page 6 Burma, for a half-century. See Projects page 5 Treatment is program’s focus By RICK CALLAHAN tiative began or how many will Associated Press eventually take part, but it’s INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s expected to be in the thousands. first statewide program that pays The new initiative, called for addiction and mental health Recovery Works, follows sweep - treatment for convicted felons ing changes to Indiana’s criminal sent to community corrections code which took effect last year instead of jail or prison is now that are sending more low-level, underway in a push that’s target - nonviolent felony criminals to ing uninsured offenders. community corrections and jails. Courts, probation and parole “That’s thousands of people The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald officers and community correc - who will no longer go to prison tion managers could begin refer - but will be supervised in the com - ring eligible felons on Nov. 1 to munity. And so the discussion Marching in protest designated drug and mental became ‘What do we do with The new group Jay County Stands Up to Heroin took to the streets in Portland health treatment centers instead them?’” said Kevin Moore, the Saturday morning, carrying homemade signs calling attention to the growing drug scourge of to jail or prison. director of the FSSA’s Division of in the Midwest. Between 35 and 50 people marched north on Meridian Street from Arch Marni Lemons of Family and Mental Health and Addiction, Street, then back south, as passing vehicles honked their horns in support. Social Services Administration which is administering the said it’s too early to know how Recovery Works program. many were referred since the ini - See Focus page 2

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Portland’s weather station Information provided to The Tuesday — Coverage of measured a high temperature Commercial Review led to an today’s Jay County Commis - of 53 degrees Sunday. The incorrect listing of a felony sioners and Dunkirk City Garold Thomas, 75, Portland overnight low was 26. arrest charge in Saturday’s edi - tion. Council meetings. Patrick O’Hern Sr., 72, Hart - Tonight’s low will be 39 Eric A. Shultz, 32, 521 N. ford City with rain expected after 7 p.m. Meridian St., was arrested for Thursday — Preview of the Details on page 2. Skies will be mostly sunny possession of a narcotic drug, FRHS football team’s regional Tuesday with a high of 55. a Level 6 felony, and driving semifinal rematch with For an extended forecast, while suspended, a Class A Lehman Catholic. see page 2. misdemeanor. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Monday, November 9, 2015 Obituaries Garold Thomas Surviving in addition to his Hugh Kelly officiating. Burial Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to day at St. John’s Catholic Feb. 22, 1940-Nov. 6, 2015 wife are two sons, Gerold will be in Weimer Cemetery William F. “Ted” and Evelyn Church, 209 S. Spring St. in Garold E. Thomas, 75, 3618 E. “Jerry” Thomas and Brian with military graveside rites (Buffington) O’Hern, he married Hartford City with the Rev. Thomas, both of Wilma L. Betz on David Newton officiating. Bur - 500 South, Portland, died Friday conducted by American Legion Portland; a Sept, 14, 1960, and ial will be in the church ceme - at Swiss Village in Berne. Post No. 211. daughter, Cheryl Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Tues - she survives. tery with military graveside Born in Jay County to John Thomas, Port - A veteran of rites conducted by Millard- Robert and Sculey (Butcher) day at the funeral home. land; two broth - Memorials may be sent to Jay the United States Brown American Legion Post Thomas, he was a 1958 graduate ers, Robert Navy, he had been No. 156 in Montpelier. of Portland High School. County Cancer Society. Thomas, Indi - Condolences may be involved with Boy Visitation is 2 to 4 p.m., with a He married Joyce Fields on anapolis, and Scouts of Ameri - scripture service at 2 p.m., and 5 Jan. 21, 1961, and she survives. expressed at http://www.baird - John Thomas, freeman.com. ca for 50 years. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Walker & A veteran of the United States Craigville; a sis - Thomas Surviving in O’Hern Glancy Funeral Home in Mont - Army, he was a truck driver for ter, Elizabeth addition to his pelier. Naas Foods, Freuhauf and Bryan, Kokomo; six grandchil - Patrick O’Hern Sr. wife are five sons; three daugh - Memorials may be sent to Boy Active USA. dren and three great-grandchil - July 7, 1943-Nov. 7, 2015 ters, including Cathy Hoover Scout Troop 500 in Hartford Memberships include the dren. Patrick W. O’Hern Sr., 72, (husband: Matt), Portland; two City. American Legion and Tri-State Services are 10 a.m. Wednes - Hartford City, died Saturday. He sisters; 28 grandchildren and 16 Condolences may be Gas Engine and Tractor Associ - day at Baird-Freeman Funeral was the father of a Portland great-grandchildren. expressed at http://www.glancy - ation. Home in Portland with Pastor woman. Services are 11 a.m. Wednes - funeralhomes.com . Capsule Reports CR almanac Deer accident Off road Terra S. Ogan, 33, 6931 N. 750 West, A Portland woman struck a deer A Noblesville woman drove off told a Portland police officer she was with her vehicle Saturday on Indiana Indiana 26 on Sunday night near backing up her 2001 GMC Jimmy and 67. county road 300 West. didn’t see a 2001 Chevrolet Impala Mary S. Muhlenkamp, 55, 8195 E. Morgan S. Phillips, 19, 12197 Lind - behind her until her vehicle hit it. 400 North, was driving east on Indi - ley Drive, was driving east on Indiana The Impala is registered to Melody ana 67 near county road 250 East 26 in a 1999 Ford Taurus. When she S. Mahorney, 523 S. Main St., Montpe - when a deer entered the roadway. She tried to turn south on county road 300 lier. was unable to avoid hitting it with her West, she drove off the road and into Damage is estimated between 2004 Buick Rainier. a ditch. $1,000 and $2,500. Damage in the 7:15 p.m. accident The Taurus is registered to was estimated between $1,000 and Christopher K. Trimble, same Window broken $2,500. address. Portland police received a call at Damage in the 11:20 p.m. accident 8:45 a.m. Sunday saying that a win - Backing accident was estimated between $2,500 and dow had been broken at Portland Lotteries A Portland man backed his truck $5,000. Friends Church, 226 E. Main St. into a vehicle parked in his driveway Thursday. Ran light Adams accident Powerball Cash 5: 9-16-23-26-35 Chad A. Derrickson, 44, 648 S. 200 Two Portland drivers were A car driven by a Geneva man was 07-16-25-50-53 Estimated jackpot: West, was backing out of the drive - involved in an accident Sunday after - damaged Thursday morning in a Powerball: 7 $75,000 way and forgot another vehicle was noon after one failed to stop for a red traffic accident on U.S. 27 near Power Play: 2 Poker Lotto: 6D-QD- also parked there, he told Jay County light. Adams County road 450 North. Estimated jackpot: 4D-7S-QH Sheriff’s Office. The 1998 Ford Mus - Sondra J. Lewis, 41, 121 E. North Gary K. McKibben, 68, Geneva, $50 million tang was also in his blind spot, and he St., was driving south on Meridian was southbound on U.S. 27 when a Ohio struck it with his 2013 Ford F150. Street and did not realize the light at vehicle driven by Charles A. Jones, Hoosier Saturday The Mustang is registered to Pedro Votaw Street was red until she was 49, Decatur, backed from a private Saturday Pick 3: 0-1-6 A. Serna, 113 E. Washington St., Port - already in the intersection, she told drive into the path of the McKibben Midday Pick 4: 4-6-0-3 land. Portland police. car. Daily Three: 7-1-8 Pick 5: 0-4-5-0-2 Damage in the 1:55 p.m. accident Jose Gavino Miguel Lopez, 17, 410 Total damage to the two cars was Daily Four: 7-5-7-5 Evening was estimated between $1,000 and E. North St., pulled out because his estimated between $5,000 and $10,000. Quick Draw: 1-7-9-12- Pick 3: 2-5-1 $2,500. light was green, and the 1989 Oldsmo - Jones was cited for operating a 14-16-17-18-20-30-33-40-45- Pick 4: 9-4-1-3 bile Cutlass he was driving was hit by motor vehicle without proof of 60-64-66-69-70-77-80 Pick 5: 2-0-8-5-2 Deer accident Lewis’s 2002 Dodge. insurance. The Cutlass is registered to Evening Rolling Cash 5: 15-22- A Berne man was involved in an Valentin Lopez, same address. Daily Three: 3-5-6 24-27-33 accident Sunday with a deer in In area courts Damage in the 1:15 p.m. accident Daily Four: 8-3-2-7 Estimated jackpot: Bearcreek Township. Gretchen M. Phillips, Geneva, $154,000 Denver Neuenschwander, 78, 765 was estimated between $2,500 and entered a plea of guilty in Adams Quick Draw: 3-4-5-15- $5,000. 20-28-31-35-41-45-47-49-54- Classic Lotto: 2-16-31- Bryan St., was driving north on U.S. Superior Court to a charge of fur - 56-61-62-65-72-73-80 35-43-48 27 south of county road 800 North nishing alcohol to a minor, a Class B Cash 5: 2-19-30-35-37 Kicker: 0-2-4-0-0-6 when a deer ran into the front driver’s Backing crash misdemeanor. side of his 2006 Buick CXL. A Bryant woman backed her vehi - She was sentenced to six months in Poker Lotto: 2H-10C- Estimated jackpot: Damage in the 6:30 p.m. accident cle into another driver’s car at 11 p.m. jail, with the entire term suspended. AH-7S-5S $14 million was estimated between $2,500 and Saturday at Jay County Hospital, 500 She will be on probation for one year Hoosier Lotto: 2-3-22- Sunday $5,000. W. Votaw St., Portland. and must receive counseling. 25-39-46 Midday Estimated jackpot: Pick 3: 4-6-9 $8.7 million Pick 4: 3-6-7-7 Sunday Pick 5: 7-1-3-6-7 Midday Evening Indiana justice set to retire Daily Three: 1-8-1 Pick 3: 2-3-7 Daily Four: 7-5-7-5 Pick 4: 9-0-1-5 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — have been able to serve the ment when he turns 75 in Rush became chief justice Quick Draw: 13-15-16- Pick 5: 2-6-2-6-9 Longtime Indiana citizens of Indiana for so July. He’s Indiana’s second- in August 2014. 25-27-28-29-31-35-39-41-46- Rolling Cash 5: 1-17- Supreme Court Justice many years.” He was longest-serving justice. The Judicial Nominat - 48-53-55-56-58-62-64-73 21-37-38 Brent E. Dickson says he’ll appointed to the state’s Dickson also served as ing Commission will Evening Estimated jackpot: retire next spring after 30 highest court in 1986 by chief justice after longtime search for a successor to Daily Three: 0-1-8 $202,000 years on the bench. Republican Gov. Robert D. Chief Justice Randall fill Dickson’s vacancy. Daily Four: 8-6-8-8 Dickson said today in a Orr. Shepard stepped down in Applications will be posted Quick Draw: 4-7-8-11- Mega Millions statement that he’s The 74-year-old Dickson March 2012. Dickson held Nov. 12 on the court’s web - 18-20-23-31-36-37-43-47-50- Estimated jackpot: “immensely gratified to faces a mandatory retire - that post until Loretta site. 52-53-55-60-63-64-71 $180 million Hospitals Focus ... Continued from page 1 offenders will receive up to $2,500 Plan — the state’s expanded health Sixteen percent of inmates in the in vouchers for mental health or care program for low-income resi - Jay County Jones, Jose G. Lopez U.S. prison population have been addiction assessments, treatments dents — or get some other type of Hospital and Dalton L. diagnosed with a serious mental ill - and drug screenings, or to pay for insurance. He expects all 25 of the Portland Rodriguez. ness, and assessments by the Indi - transportation to get them to and state’s community health centers to Bryant — Brayden M. ana Department of Correction from treatment centers. eventually join the effort, as well as Admissions Andrewsreinhard. There was one admis - show that more than 80 percent of Eligible felons must be at least 18 many of Indiana’s 180 addiction Dunkirk — Brittany offenders in prison need treatment years old, have income under 200 counseling providers. sion to the hospital over C. Kelsey and Luke W. the weekend. for drug addictions. percent of the federal poverty level The $30 million in funding is just Moles. But many offenders have little and not have any other source of a start and lawmakers will need to Redkey — Faith J. Emergencies money and no health insurance to health insurance. keep funding those services — at Fisher. pay for needed treatments. Moore said the FSSA sees the higher amounts — to meet what’s There were 34 people Under the Recovery Works pro - program as “a kind of bridge” to expected to be a growing need in treated in the emer - Dismissals gram, which will receive $10 mil - provide them with treatment until the coming years, said State Rep. gency rooms of JCH, There was one dis - lion in state funding its first year they can obtain Medicaid coverage, Linda Lawson, who co-authored the including: missal, including: and double that in the second year, sign up for the Healthy Indiana bill. Portland — Baylee L. Portland — Betty E. Cline, Sebastian R. LeMaster. Citizen’s calendar Felony

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CONTACT ANITA NEWCOM : 765 546 1586 Weather courtesy of American Profile Hometown Content Service [email protected] The Commercial Review Monday, November 9, 2015 Family Page 3 Holiday music should wait until leaves fall By DIANA DOLECKI Michael Montgomery, “The Bal - mas songs weeks before I want that are only found on the Inter - Special to The Commercial Review lad of the Green Berets” by Staff to. net. According to my computer, “No!” I practically shouted. Sgt. Barry Sadler, “Good Night I don’t mind stores stocking today is Chaos Never Dies Day, “I’m not ready yet.” I began As I Saigon” by Billy Joel or “When a their shelves with holiday relat - Fill Our Staplers Day, Job Action frantically punching buttons on Soldier Makes It Home” by Arlo ed merchandise long before the Day, Traffic Directors Day, and the radio in an attempt to See It Guthrie just aren’t as catchy as event. I do mind piped in music one of my favorites, National Bit - silence the cheery voice war - “Grandma Got Run Over by a extolling a holiday that is more tersweet Chocolate with bling, “It’s Beginning to Look a Reindeer.” Then again, the than a month or two away. There Almonds Day. That last one is not Lot Like Christmas.” things we ask our service people should be some kind of rule that to be confused with Local Dark I skipped over rap and coun - to do don’t easily lend them - Christmas music can only be Chocolate Without Almonds Day, try stations before settling on coming up fast, or even Thanks - selves to upbeat tunes. aired after the last leaf has fallen which I just made up. golden oldies. That only lasted a giving, we could persuade sta - It has been my experience that from any and all deciduous trees Thankfully, none of those have minute or two before the station tions to wait awhile before play - those who serve our country in the listening area. music associated with them. I cut out and I went searching ing “Here Comes Santa Claus.” don’t need songs. They just want We seem to rush all the holi - know it is too much to ask for again. I’m not sure I have found Then again, nothing can stop the a little respect and maybe some days, not just Christmas. Easter music purveyors to hold off on an acceptable source of music onslaught of unwanted Christ - quiet appreciation for doing candy appears before the Valen - holiday tunes until a couple of yet. mas ditties. their part. tines have cleared the shelves. weeks before the big day. They I know retailers like to get a Don’t get me wrong, I love “Albuquerque the Turkey” Halloween decorations pop up seem to think that Christmas head start on luring shoppers Christmas music. I like every - (Albuquerque was a turkey, And around Labor Day. Poor Thanks - music will get people in the into their establishments. But thing from the audacious to the he’s feathered and he’s fine...) giving gets lost in the shuffle. mood to spend more money. For Christmas music before the sacred. But not so soon. was the only real Thanksgiving Holidays celebrated by non- me, it only serves to irritate me leaves have all fallen? It just I have found a few songs that song I found. So maybe the Christians are usually ignored as I search for something more seems so wrong. would be appropriate to honor dearth of appropriate holiday by the retailers or given token reasonable to sing along with as Maybe if there were more our veterans. Songs such as “Let - music leaves radio stations with space at best. it certainly is not beginning to songs for Veteran’s Day, which is ters from Home” by John time to fill, thus I hear Christ - Then there are the holidays look a lot like Christmas. Man thinks caller could have held off DEAR ABBY: My wife and I went to a Mexican resort with five other cou - ples for a seven-day vaca - Dear tion. On the second day, one of the wives, “Sandra,” Abby received the news that her sister “Kate” had died unexpectedly. The funeral would not be held until two days after we returned. depends, I think, upon the Sandra’s husband was dynamics in the sisters’ furious at the family mem - family and to what degree ber for calling. What did Kate’s death was a shock to they expect her to do, hop a everyone. When death hap- plane? We were all affected pens out of the blue, people The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald by Sandra’s loss. The first sometimes react emotion- two days all five couples ally rather than rationally, were having a ball. After which may be why the rela- that call it was like some - tive called immediately. Chili checks one popped the balloon — I agree with the friends Checks for more than $300 each were presented to the Chad Aker Scholarship Fund and it was never the same for who said the sad news the Dave Miller Memorial Fund at The Portland Foundation last week. The checks represent the any of us. could have been conveyed proceeds from the annual chili cook-off held in honor of the two Rotarians. From left are Portland Some of us feel they on the last day of the trip. Rotary president Ruth Ann Widman, cook-off chairman Brad DeRome, cook-off winner Ami Huffman, could have waited until the Had Sandra been told and foundation executive director Doug Inman. last day before calling, immediately upon her although I personally return home, she might think they should have have been grateful. On the waited until she got home. other hand, she also might Sandra and Kate were com - have been furious, saying, pletely dissimilar and not “How could you keep this Births close. Even Sandra said, from me!?” That said, in “Well, at least I had two my opinion it would have Pimentel ounces. Great-grandparents are Jackie good days of vacation.” been kinder to let Sandra Avary Lou, a daughter, was born Maternal grandparents are Renay LeMaster, Berne, Ed Hutinson, Ohio Journay, Berne, and Victor LeMas - Should the family have and her husband enjoy Nov. 3 at Jay County Hospital to Larry Journay, Portland, Lettie waited? — DISGUSTED IN their holiday, since it was Keysha Ann LeMaster and Eric ter, Monroe. WISCONSIN already too late to rush to Enrique Pimentel, Berne. Paternal grandparents are Edger Swangin, Fort Wayne, and Jonny DEAR DISGUSTED: It the sister’s bedside. She weighed 6 pounds 3 1/4 and Paulette Pimentel. Pimentel, Florida. Community Calendar Notices will appear in Free pregnancy testing p.m., in the fellowship hall Wednesday upstairs at group will meet at 10 a.m. COMMUNITY RELA - the Community Calendar with ongoing support dur - at Evangelical Methodist True Value Hardware, and 6:30 p.m. each Thurs - TIONS TEAM — Will play as space is available. To ing and after pregnancy. Church, 930 W. Main St., North Meridian Street, day at A Second Chance At euchre at 6 p.m. the second submit an item, call fami - The center is located at 216 Portland. New members Portland. For more infor - Life Ministries, 109 S. and fourth Thursday of ly editor Virginia Cline at S. Meridian St., Portland. welcome. For more infor - mation, call (260) 729-2532. Commerce St. in Portland. each month at the tele - (260) 726-8141. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Mon - mation, call (260) 726-5312. AL-ANON FAMILY For more information, call phone warehouse, 301 E. day through Friday. For COOKBOOK CLUB — GROUP — New Begin - Judy Smith at (260) 726- Sixth St. in Portland. The more information or an Today Will meet at 6:15 p.m. the nings, a support group for 9187 or Dave Keen at (260) public is invited. BRYANT AREA COM - appointment, call (260) second Monday of each friends and families of 335-2152. JAY COUNTY TRAILS MUNITY CENTER — 726-8636. Appointments or month in the Jay County alcoholics, the group will JAY COUNTY HOSPI - CLUB — Will meet at 6 Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. walk-ins accepted. Public Library Communi - meet at 6:30 p.m. each TAL OSTOMY SUPPORT p.m. the second Thursday every Monday, Wednesday TAKE OFF POUNDS ty Room. The theme is Wednesday in the Zion GROUP — Will meet from and Friday. SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will “Thanksgiving,” Please Lutheran Church, 218 E. 5:30 to 7 p.m. the second of each month at the PREGNANCY CARE meet for weigh-in at 5:30 bring your own table serv - High St., Portland. For Thursday of each month offices of The Portland CENTER of Jay County — p.m., with the meeting at 6 ice. For more information, more information, call in Jay County Hospital Foundation. call Shirley Ping at (260) (260) 726-8229. Conference Room B. The PIKE FRIENDS AND 729-2787, Bev Pyle at (260) group is for ostomy and NEIGHBORS — Will meet 726-2070 or Jane Gagle at Thursday intestinal diversion at 6 p.m. Thursday at Bluff (260) 726-8650. CELEBRATE RECOV - patients to offer mutual Point Community Build - BETA THETA CHAP - ERY — A 12-step Christian support and learn about ing for a carry-in Thanks - SudokuS Puzzleud #3811-Moku TER OF TRI KAPPA — recovery program, the the latest information. giving supper. Will meet at 6:30 p.m. Mon - day for a Make and Bake 1 234auction. Cancel with Denise, Michelle T. or 56 7 Michele B. 34 8 Tuesday BRYANT COMMUNITY CENTER EUCHRE — Will 4 9783be played at 1 p.m. each Tuesday. The public is wel - 35come. 1563 2Wednesday WEDNESDAY MORN - ING BREAKFAST CLUB 2 39 — Will meet at 8 a.m. in the east room of Richards 762Restaurant. All women are invited to attend. 9481 Includes activities and devotional time. © 2009 Hometown Content Medium BRYANT/NEW CORY - DON SENIOR CITIZENS Saturday’s Solution — Will meet at 11:30 a.m. Sudoku Solution #3809-M Wednesday at the Bryant 71623495 8 Community Center for a The objective is to fill a 253918674 nine-by nine grid so that carry-in dinner. Meat is each column, each row, and 849576231 provided. each of the nine three-by- 597481362 PORTLAND ROTARY three boxes (also called CLUB — Will meet at noon 482365719 blocks or regions) contains each Wednesday at Har - the digits from 1 to 9 only 631792485 mony Cafe, 121 N. Meridi - one time each. 975143826 an St. 328659147 ALCOHOLICS ANONY - 164827593 MOUS — Will meet from © 2009 Hometown Content 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Monday, November 9, 2015 U.S. 27 is in terrible shape To the editor: We recently visited Port - land as part of a multi Letters to state motor home trip. We try to avoid the interstate highways when the Editor we travel and feel that the slower pace gets us closer to real America in addi - ing the return drive to our tion to the lesser number home in Nevada. of large trucks and usual - I beg the forgiveness of ly a considerable improve - Mark Twain for borrow - ment in the condition of ing a part of his quota - the roads. tion: As we turned south at U.S. 27 between Bryant Bryant to complete our and Portland, Indiana, “is last few miles on U.S. 27, the only place in the world we were quite surprised at where the pavements con - the very poor condition of sist exclusively of holes the pavement. In fact, after with asphalt around traversing Arizona, New them. And they are the Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, most economical in the Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, world, because the holes Illinois and Indiana, those never get out of repair.” 7 miles were the worst ride Michael D. Durick of our entire trip, includ - Boulder City, Nevada Communication Fact is no match for fear By LEONARD PITTS JR. now shooting themselves and clarity can help Tribune Content Agency others at the rate of one a week. Bloomberg It was the kind of a statistic But it’s not just that fact is no Why aren’t America’s that would have left a sane coun - Leonard match for fear; it’s that we live in try stunned and shamed. public-assistance pro - Guest Pitts Jr. a media culture that has the effect grams helping more peo - This country barely noticed it. of maintaining fear in perpetuity, It came last month, courtesy ple out of poverty? keeping it a low-grade fever sim - One important answer Editorial of , which mering within the body politic, a reported that, as of mid-October, is that too many people heat that abides, but never abates. who could benefit don’t toddlers in America have been A 2014 study by the Annenberg depressed area on the left side of sign up. Just 32 percent shooting people this year at a Public Policy Center at the Uni - people how much money rate of one a week. You know his head where doctors removed of those eligible for wel - they could get increased a piece of his skull. versity of Pennsylvania, for fare enroll, along with 64 how the story goes. Little one instance, found that exposure to their odds of participat - finds an inadequately-secured He and his family, it seems percent for Supplemental ing by another 8 percent - superfluous to say, were very violent crime on TV dramas Security Income. And gun and starts playing with it, intensifies the fear that one may age points. too young to know that death lucky. Indeed, they were nonusers are often the Taken together, those blessed. become a victim. “CSI,” anyone? people who need help the lurks inside. The thing goes off And a 2003 study from the same three small changes — with a bang, leaving a hole — The gun that so nearly proved most. source found that the more people repetition, simplification sometimes a fatal one — in fatal is now kept disassembled But fixing this problem and disclosure of poten - watch local TV news — where if human flesh. in a safe. We do not know why may simply be a matter tial benefits — persuaded it bleeds, it leads — the greater Sometimes it’s Da-da. Some - Darnal’s father, who works as a of persuasion. In 2010, 31 percent more eligible their fear of crime. times, it’s Nana. Sometimes, it’s fitness attendant, feels the need two economists got the tax filers to claim the And here, it bears repeating: the toddler himself. to own it in the first place. But Internal Revenue Service earned income tax credit. That’s how it was for Darnal who would be shocked if it We have less to fear from crime to test whether better or If the same changes were Mundy II. As detailed by Charles turned out that he keeps it for now than we’ve had in many more frequent messages made nationwide, they Rabin in Tuesday’s Miami Her - home security? Putting aside years. could entice additional could provide tax credits ald, Darnal, age 3, was looking the crackpots who think they’re But, though lacking cause to eligible taxpayers to for millions more needy for an iPad one morning in early going to have to defend Texas fear, we fear just the same, fear all claim the earned income families. August when he climbed a chair against the U.S. Army, that the more, making life and death tax credit. This benefit It stands to reason that and opened the top drawer of his seems the most common ration - decisions about personal security amounts, on average, to smarter messaging could father’s dresser. Instead of a ale for gun ownership. People based on perceptions that have lit - about a month’s worth of also increase sign-ups for tablet computer, he found a fear being caught empty-handed tle to do with reality. We fixate on income, but 20 percent of other social programs — Smith & Wesson. With the gun when the bad guys come. stopping the stranger kicking in those who could take even the health-care pro - pointing directly at his face, he It is, of course, a fear com - the front door. Meantime, there advantage of it don’t. gram, which has strug - pulled the trigger. A .40-caliber pletely at odds with statistical goes the toddler, balancing atop Looking at 35,050 tax gled to persuade most of bullet struck him between the fact. the chair, chubby little hands clos - filers in California who those who qualify for eyes, exiting the left side of his Like the fact that, according to ing on the gun in the top drawer. failed to respond to an subsidized insurance to skull. the FBI, crime has fallen to his - The irony is as sharp as the IRS notice of their EITC buy it. Improbably, Darnal survived. toric lows and your life, proper - bang of a gunshot down the hall. eligibility, the econo - Raising people out of More improbably after brain ty and person are safer now than We fear so many things. But some mists found that merely poverty is a complex surgery and rehab in a Miami they have been in decades. things, we don’t fear nearly sending a second letter a challenge that calls for hospital, he is walking, talking, Like the fact that, according to enough. few months later prompt - efforts on multiple fronts, laughing and playing and has the Brady Center to Prevent Gun •••••••••• ed 14 percent to sign up. from schools to housing recently begun feeding himself. Violence, for every gun that is Pitts is a columnist for The Making that letter very to the job market. But one Darnal still lacks full use of his used to wound or kill in self- . He won a Pulitzer clear — with simple lan - easy strategy to relieve right arm and leg, but seems, in defense, four are used in acci - Prize for Commentary in 2004. guage, an easy-to-read the burden for many fam - most other respects, to be per - dental shootings. Readers may contact him via e- font and well-spaced text ilies right away may fectly fine, not counting the Like the fact that toddlers are mail at [email protected]. — boosted the response come down to a simple rate by another 9 percent - shift in the way the gov - age points. And telling ernment speaks to them. Cheerfulness is no substitute for substance By MORTON J. MARCUS cent of GDP in 2000 to 68 percent feet and raising her arms in the cent annually over the 14 year Pompeiia Pompom is an eco - last year. That’s what we value — air. period) or telephone and fax nomic cheerleader extraordi - Eye growth in consumer spending, “Yes,” she exalted. “What is equipment (up 16 percent annu - naire, exhorting participants to an economy geared to satisfying the base of Indiana’s economy? ally).” greater effort and stimulating on the the wants of households.” Why, it’s durable goods manufac - While I was thinking about observers to excesses of enthusi - “What did we give up to get turing and nearly a quarter of this, Pompeiia was saying asm. Pie that gain?” I asked myself. the increase in consumer spend - “There will be on-going, acceler - Recently she was the guest As if she heard me, Pompeiia ing came from just that — ating growth in spending for speaker at the Bluster County continued, “Basically, with 80 durable goods.” nursing homes, gambling and Business Banquet. Her topic was percent of the growth in GDP “Oh,” I sighed to myself, “now places where people eat away “Changes in the American econo - “And do you know what’s coming from consumers, the bal - she is playing with the data. from home. It’s a bright future!” my thus far in this century.” thrilling about that?” she point - ance came about equally from Durable goods grew by an aver - I left at this point. I’d heard it “Hasn’t it been great?” she ed to one of her listeners. With just two sectors: business invest - age annual rate of 4.4 percent all before. I knew the real growth asked her audience of 27, three of no response, she continued, “The ment and government spend - nationally, but that growth was in each of those areas, over the whom were clearly awake. “We’ve increase in personal consump - ing.” not in industries of Indiana’s past 14 years, had been 2 percent had our ups and we’ve had our tion expenditures was nearly 80 She beamed with delight. strength; new motor vehicles, or less annually despite previous downs, but it all averages out to a percent of all the growth in I frowned. one of our strengths, grew by bullish expectations. solid 1.7 percent annual increase GDP.” Her ecstasy was based on slow - only 1.5 percent. Happy people can be danger - of Real Gross Domestic Product.” Pausing for effect, she said, er growth in our national econo - “By contrast,” my rumina - ous when their joy overwhelms Under my breath I said, “A “You know what that means?” my for public and private invest - tions continued, “the big growth their knowledge and judgment. long-run average increase of Silence. “It’s clear. America is ment, plus a reduced role for gov - sectors involved things we don’t •••••••••• GDP of 1.7 percent, after adjust - getting greater all the time, ernment services. make in Indiana: video, audio, Marcus is an economist, writer ment for inflation, is nothing to achieving its destiny. Consumer “And this is good for Indiana,” photographic and information and speaker who may be reached cheer about.” spending has gone from 65 per - she exclaimed, bouncing on her processing equipment (up 15 per - at [email protected]. The Commercial Review US PS 125820 HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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There has been concern cials were “in contact with has changed course Jordanian policeman and emerged as a for the shooting was per - Jordan, a close U.S. ally that militants could carry the appropriate Jordanian opened fire today on for - sonal or political, said that has a peace treaty out revenge attacks on Jor - authorities, who have leader in curbing eign trainers at a police Momani. with Israel, has long been danian soil. offered their full support.” greenhouse gas emis - training compound, killing A military official said seen as an island of rela - “We have full confidence U.S. forces in sions six years after it two Americans and a South the attacker was a police tive stability in a turbulent in our security measures, Afghanistan have come was accused of African before being shot captain who worked as a region. and the investigation will under attack on a number obstructing the last dead, the government trainer at the facility on Over the past year, the uncover the motivation of occasions by local high-level climate talks spokesman said. the outskirts of the Jor - pro-Western kingdom has behind what happened,” police and troops serving in Copenhagen. The attacker also wound - danian capital, Amman. taken on a high-profile Momani told The Associat - alongside them, in what Heading into this ed two Americans and four The captain was married role in the fight against ed Press. In an earlier are known as “green-on- month’s Paris meeting, Jordanians, one of them and had two children, said extremists, including the statement, he referred to blue” assaults. Such the world’s biggest critically, said spokesman the official, who spoke on Islamic State group, which the shooting as a crime. attacks have been extreme - source of climate- Mohammed Momani. condition of anonymity controls large areas of In Washington, State ly rare in the Middle East. changing gases has yet to accept binding lim - its. But it has invested in solar, wind and hydro power to clean Projects ... up its smog-choked cities and curb surging Continued from page 1 demand for imported Hours before the Yangon announcement, party spokesman oil and gas. That con - Win Htein said the NLD had won tributed last year to a about 70 percent of the votes surprise fall in coal counted by midday. Another consumption. spokesman, Nyan Win, put the Beijing’s about-face number at 90 percent. began last year when “We will win a landslide,” Nyan President Xi Jinping, Win told The Associated Press. in a joint declaration The comments, if confirmed by with his American official results, indicate that Suu counterpart, Barack Kyi’s party would not only domi - Obama, set a 2030 dead - nate Parliament, but could also line for emissions to secure the presidency despite stop rising. This June, handicaps built into the constitu - Beijing promised to cut tion. carbon emissions per “I want Mother Suu to win in unit of economic out - this election,” said Ma Khine, a put by 65 percent from street vendor, referring to the 70- 2005 levels. In Septem - year-old Suu Kyi with an affec - ber, Xi pledged $3.1 bil - tionate term many here use. “She lion to help developing has the skill to lead the country. I countries combat cli - respect her so much. I love her. mate change. She will change our country in a very good way.” The NLD has been widely Associated Press/Mark Baker Three shot expected to finish with the largest NEW YORK — An number of seats in Parliament. A argument that began Buddhist monks join supporters of Myanmar's National League for Democracy party today two-thirds majority would give it as they wait for election results to be posted outside the NLD headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar. inside a midtown Man - control over the executive posts hattan McDonald’s under Myanmar’s complicated restaurant early today parliamentary-presidency sys - policy and foreign relations, but ruling Union Solidarity Develop - perfect leader for our country and erupted in gunfire at tem, which also reserves 25 per - the constitution guarantees that ment Party, made up of former a woman of perfection.” the steps of a nearby cent of Parliament’s 664 seats for the military will retain control junta members and which has The junta, which seized power subway entrance when the military. over the ministries of defense, ruled as a quasi-civilian govern - in a 1962 coup, annulled the a gunman shot three The military and the largest interior and border security. Also, ment since 2011, was facing a rout. results when Suu Kyi’s party won men, one fatally, near parties in the upper house and the military will have the power Many of its leaders conceded per - a sweeping victory in 1990 elec - Penn Station, authori - the lower house will each nomi - to legally block constitutional sonal defeats in their election bids. tions. A new vote was held in ties said. nate one candidate for the presi - amendments. In her first comments after the 2010, but the opposition boycotted The three victims, dential election, which will be Suu Kyi cannot take over the elections, Suu Kyi told a crowd it, saying the election laws were all men in their 40s, held after Jan. 31. Then all 664 leg - presidency because a constitu - gathered at the NLD’s headquar - unfair. were drinking coffee islators will take a vote and the tional amendment bars anyone ters: “I want to remind you all that The USDP won by default and when a heavy-set man person with the highest number with a foreign spouse or child even candidates who didn’t win took office in 2011 under Presi - in a black hooded of ballots will become president, from being president or vice pres - have to accept the winners, but it dent Thein Sein, a former general sweatshirt engaged while the other two will become ident. Her two sons are British, as is important not to provoke the who began political and economic them in a brief conver - vice presidents. A massive major - was her late husband. candidates who didn’t win to reforms to end Myanmar’s isola - sation, left the restau - ity in Parliament would allow the Suu Kyi, however, has said she make them feel bad.” tion and jump-start its moribund rant and then waited NLD to take the presidency and will act as the country’s leader if “I am so happy, and I am not the economy. But the USDP was bat - for them to exit, follow - one vice presidency. the NLD wins the presidency, say - only person — the whole country tered in a 2012 by-election in ing the group into a Capturing the presidency and ing she will be “above the presi - is happy,” said 71-year-old Khin which the National League for subway station, where Parliament would give the NLD dent.” Maung Htay, who was listening to Democracy won 43 of the 44 par - he fired four times, power over legislation, economic In any case, it was clear that the Suu Kyi’s speech. “I think she is a liamentary seats it contested. New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said. Bond hearing for marshals closed By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Greenhouse Jr., 23, of Riddle said one of his top state police, Col. Mike combing through forensics Approved Associated Press Marksville, each face assistant prosecutors is Edmonson, has said there evidence, 911 calls and BARCELONA, Spain HATTIESBURG, Miss. charges of second-degree the father of Greenhouse. was no evidence a warrant body camera footage. They — The regional parlia - — Ahead of the funeral for murder and second-degree The episode, Riddle said, was issued. He added that have not released the ment of Catalonia a 6-year-old boy killed attempted murder. They is “not good for any of us.” no gun was found on the footage or the calls, but approved a plan today when marshals opened were being held in a jail in Louisiana State Police scene. Edmonson described the to set up a road map for fire on a vehicle, the two central Louisiana, and a announced late Friday State police said body camera footage at a independence from men will have a closed judge was expected to meet that they had arrested the Stafford is a full-time lieu - news conference Friday as Spain by 2017, in defi - hearing in jail related to with them there today for two marshals and say tenant with the Marksville “the most disturbing thing ance of the central gov - their bond. the hearing. It will be they’re still investigating Police Department; Green - I’ve seen.” He added that ernment. Jeremy Mardis was closed to reporters and the the incident, which raised house is a full-time city the boy had died while still The chamber, based killed and his father, Chris public. questions almost from the marshal. Both were work - buckled into his seat in the in the northeastern Few, wounded when the Also today, District beginning. ing part time as deputy car. city of Barcelona, marshals in the town of Attorney Charles A. Rid - Initial reports suggested marshals in Marksville’s Mardis was to be buried passed the motion by Marksville opened fire on dle recused himself from the marshals were serving Ward 2 when Tuesday’s today in Hattiesburg, Mis - 72 votes to 63. their vehicle last week. the case. The state attor - a warrant on Few when shooting occurred, state sissippi. He had recently —Associated Press Derrick Stafford, 32, of ney general’s officer will the shooting happened. police said. moved from Hattiesburg to Mansura, and Norris take over the prosecution. But Louisiana’s head of Investigators have been Louisiana. The Commercial Review Page 6 Local/Nation Monday, November 9, 2015

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Rose is Rose Associated Press/The Record of Bergen County/Jim Anness Parade run Four year-old Gabriel White runs among the flags Sunday at the Clifton Municipal Complex during the Clifton Veterans Day Parade in Clifton, N.J.

Pride ... Agnes Continued from page 1 “Our group got 15 boys from Cleveland that had the option to go to jail or serve in military,” he said. ‘Not a single “After two or three days they realized they didn’t one of the veterans like the military.” would say he’s not But he and other Hi and Lois recruits stayed. After 11 proud to be an American. weeks of boot camp, Bailey I love our freedom.’ was given the choice of —Fred Bailey, kitchen or police duty. He didn’t believe he had the U.S. Air Force veteran ability to cook, so he went into the military police. The former Buck Ser - geant of the 3707 Air police before the plane was com - building and that thing just squadron was stationed at pletely refueled, he said. shook. It’s a wonder the Greenham Common Air Though he never went blocks didn’t fall apart.” Force Base, 40 miles west into a battle for that war, Bailey said one of the of London, monitoring he was faced with the Red benefits of enlisting was Funky Winkerbean fighter planes. Scare during The Cold his ability to receive a col - Military service runs in War. lege education after his Bailey’s family. All of his “I think it was on all our service, but it wasn’t easy. uncles served in World minds,” Bailey said of the Not being in school for five War II and his older broth - panic. years prior, he thought he er went into the military. He paused. lost his instinct for learn - Bailey thought it was the “It was in our daily rou - ing. patriotic thing to do. tine,” he continued. “At my But in 1962, Bailey His father was too young level, I was just taking received his bachelor’s when WWI started and too directions. We were fight - degree from the University old during WWII, he said. ing the war from a distance of Arkansas in agriculture The military also didn’t — at my level, that’s all we extension. Struggling to Blondie want to draft family men. could do as enlisted men.” find a job, he went back to With seven other police - Hysteria changed to the same university and in men, he was in charge of panic for the base one Sat - 1964 received his master’s protecting eight Boeing B- urday afternoon in August degree in food science. 47 Stratojet bombers, 1957. He worked for H.L. Hunt, which were on call 24 One of the pilots prepar - a Texas oil tycoon, while in hours a day. Bailey ing to return to the U.S Fort Smith, Arkansas, for described them as 737s that could not gain altitude. three years, before coming could fly 500 to 600 miles Bailey said the pilot back to Portland to work at per hour. His barrack of ascended about 3,000 feet Naas Foods in 1968 in qual - 120 soldiers was trained to but couldn’t go any higher ity control. He was there get the bombers in the air and then called back to the for 25 years before Red Gold Snuffy Smith within two to five minutes base. The base commander acquired it and retired at in case of an emergency. told him to make a large age 57 in 1993. Greenham base included circle and drop his fuel Besides spending time a refueling squadron that tanks on the runway to see with his family — his wife, used Boeing KC-97 if he could gain altitude. Liz of 57 years, four sons, Stratofreighters to refill When he made the circle, 10 grandchildren and six the bombers, which didn’t he realized he was losing great-grandchildren — he occur on land. the plane and instead of keeps himself busy attend - On a Saturday after - dropping the tanks he ing church at Trinity noon, when Bailey was off ejected them, causing them Methodist and The Rock, duty, his commander to blow off the bomber. The speaking at Portland allowed him to board a KC- first tank went into a Breakfast Optimist Club Beetle Bailey 97 to see how it refills a hangar with four or five and visiting the American bomber while traveling planes in it. The second Legion every morning. across Ireland. ejected a few moments Bailey was elected in “It was amazing,” he later and landed under a B- May to lead the Portland said recalling the experi - 47, which caught fire. post. ence. “The KC-97 could A control tower stood Every morning, men and only fly about 300 miles an above the hangar and the women who served in the hour and the B-47 flew 500 airman working there ran armed forces and faced dif - or 600 (miles per hour).” off the shed and jumped 20 ferent obstacles surround Bailey said the freighter feet to the ground without him. He believes that’s would hook to the bomber getting hurt, Bailey where the camaraderie that would fight back recalled. develops because the mem - because it resisted a slower Though no one was bers understand the chal - speed. injured or killed, Bailey lenges one another faced. After so long the plane said the damage caused by For Bailey, if he had could not defy flying at a that fire totaled $25 mil - another chance at life he slower pace and would lion. said he would “do it all the release itself from the KC- “That’s probably the same.” 97. It would then make a biggest event that hap - “Not a single one of the circle in the air to come pened during my time,” veterans would say he’s not back and try the process said Bailey. “I was in the proud to be an American,” again. It usually took armory about 200 feet away he said. “I love our free - about two to three tries — it was a concrete-block dom.” Events ... Continued from page 1 American Legion Post 345 in Fort Jay County Hospital will host a free Recovery will host a dinner for veterans lunch buffet for veterans from 11:30 at 6:30 p.m. a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will also Judge Haynes Elementary in Port - include a talk by Moser, and there will land will hold its Veterans Day event be free blood pressure screenings. Thursday, with breakfast from 7:30 to Ponderosa in Portland is offering a 7:50 a.m. free buffet and drink to veterans from A program will follow in the school’s 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. gym.

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Stun ... In review Continued from page 10 “I kind of dealt with them (the New No. 1 emotions) a few years ago. I felt Clemson is the new like this time coming back was No. 1 team in The Asso - just playing against a good football ciated Press college team.” football poll, knocking A team that that was mired in Ohio State from the top turmoil. spot for the first time Just five days after firing offen - this season. sive coordinator Pep Hamilton The Tigers are top- and giving the play-calling duties ranked in the AP to Rob Chudzinski — and four media poll for the first days after Luck wound up on the time since the final poll injury report again — Manning’s of the 1981 season, successor played like the best when Clemson won its young quarterback in football. only AP national title. The Colts followed his lead: The Tigers (9-0) •They started fast and finished received 31 first-place strong. votes and 1,489 points •They had no turnovers. after beating Florida •They committed only four State 23-13 on Saturday. penalties, and the 17-0 lead they Ohio State (9-0) had 26 took in the first half was their first-place votes and largest of the season. They even 1,460 points. The ended Denver’s first-quarter defending national scoreless streak at seven games champions have been when Frank Gore scored on a 7- first since the presea - yard run. son, when they became That’s exactly what Indianapo - the first team to be a lis needed, and precisely what unanimous preseason No. 1 in the 79-year his - coach Chuck Pagano had spent Associated Press/AJ Mast weeks preaching. tory of the AP rank - “We really feel we’ve competed ings. Indianapolis Colts' Adam Vinatieri (4) celebrates with Pat McAfee after Vinatieri kicked No. 3 Alabama (8-1) with the best football teams in the the eventual game-winning 55-yard field goal during the second half Sunday in Indianapolis. The league — Denver, New England, climbed four spot and Carolina,” team owner Jim Irsay Colts handed the Broncos their first loss of the season, 27-24. got two first place said. “We still feel we can go the votes. No. 4 Baylor also places we dream of going.” received two first-place Luck took the Colts back down the put it all together, 60 minutes, and “We dug ourselves a hole in the votes. They could — if Luck continues field and set up Vinatieri for his we did.” first half and showed a lot of char - playing this way. longest field goal since coming to Denver closed to 17-7 on Omar acter getting out of that hole,” He was 21 of 36 for 252 yards and To retire? Indy in 2006. Bolden’s 83-yard punt return on coach Gary Kubiak said. “We just NEW YORK — Lak - led the Colts on two tie-breaking Luck could have made it three the last play of the first half. Man - weren’t able to close the deal after drives in the fourth quarter. ers coach Byron Scott straight scoring series had he not ning started the second half with battling our way back. They said Kobe Bryant The first ended with an 8-yard taken a knee on the final play at a 64-yard TD pass to Emmanuel (Colts) finished it, we didn’t.” recently told him for TD pass to Ahmad Bradshaw that Denver’s 1-yard line. Sanders and the Broncos tied it on Daniels caught six passes for 102 the first time that this gave Indy a 24-17 lead. Then after “We had to start like we finish, a 29-yard field goal from Brandon yards, and Sanders had six recep - could be his last sea - Manning tied the score again a 1- Pagano said. “We finish as good as McManus. tions for 90 yards and a TD for son. anybody in football. But we had to But they never got the lead. Denver. yard TD pass to Owen Daniels, Scott says he was talking to Bryant about another subject he wouldn’t disclose when Open ... he says Bryant revealed that he might Continued from page 10 first seven games on the road, then choose to retire next “She is going to be a good offen - are at home for eight of their next summer. sive player (and) a good defensive nine contests. Scott said: “Bottom player,” Comer said. The road swing includes the sea - line is he said this Emily Muhlenkamp, a junior, ‘We are going to try to get teams to son opener at Monroe Central, might be his last year.” and sophomore Hanna Ault will Comer’s former team. Two days That wouldn’t be a round out the starting lineup and turn the ball over where we can later Jay County travels to play surprise. The 37-year- point guard and power forward Heritage before hosting Union old Bryant is in the respectively. Ault averaged 2.5 get some layups. We want to play City on Nov. 17. Then it has road final year of his con - points as a freshman, playing in all in the open court rather games at Bellmont, Winchester, tract and is shooting but one game for the Patriots. Woodlan and Delta to close out just 32 percent while Muhlenkamp only scored six than half court.’ November. trying to regain his points on six shots last year, but —Kirk Comer, The Patriots play at home the form after a series of Comer said he is expecting more JCHS girls basketball coach first three games of December injuries in recent sea - out of her this season. against South Side, New Castle sons. “She will be the one running our and new sectional opponent offense and getting the ball where Muncie Central before going back Big Ben out it needs to go,” he said. “She is a on the road at Adams Central on Making his second very good offensive player as well “We are going to try to get teams iors Britlyn Dues, Kyndal Miller Dec. 11. Five consecutive home start since returning so we expect her to have a great to turn the ball over where we can and Audrey Shreve, sophomore games — Blackford, South Adams, from a knee injury, Ben year. get some layups,” he said, adding Briana Muhlenkamp and fresh - Fort Recovery, Concordia and Roethlisberger injured “We have to get her to shoot the that on defense the Patriots will man Shelby Caldwell. Bluffton — lead into the ACAC his left foot midway ball more. She is a great shooter press and trap more often than “They are all going to be girls we tournament, which begins Jan. 12. through the fourth but she doesn’t look for a shot. We they did in the past. “We want to count on,” Comer said. “We are Jay County closes its home quarter of a 38-35 win need to start getting her to look for play in the open court rather than going to need people to come off schedule with back-to-back week - against Oakland. He a shot more.” half court.” the bench to give girls rest, and day games against Pendelton was taken to the locker Offensively, Comer said he will The offense will also be a little when they come in they have to be Heights and Muncie Burris, before room on a cart and the continue Krieg’s mindset of get - more up-tempo, so a number of dif - able to stay at the same level and ending the regular season on the Steelers announced ting the best shot possible, but his ferent players will see time on the not drop off.” road at Southern Wells and Rich - Roethlisberger eventu - version will go about it differently. court. The reserves include jun - The Patriots play six of their mond. ally left Heinz Field to undergo further evalu - ation. Steelers coach Mike Late pass gives Johnson win in Texas Tomlin said Roethlis - berger needs an MRI By STEPHEN HAWKINS Until Texas fall favorite having the awesome day before the Nov. 22 finale at of the spots, ahead of and didn’t have any fur - AP Sports Writer Jimmie Johnson came we needed to have,” Homestead-Miami Speed - defending Chase champi - ther update. FORT WORTH, Texas charging after the final Keselowski said. “I’m not way. The only champi - on Kevin Harvick and Roethlisberger — Brad Keselowski was restart. sure exactly how to feel onship contender set is Martin Truex Jr. Carl missed four games dominating at Texas, Keselowski led a track- about it at the moment. retiring four-time cham - Edwards is next, followed after he sprained his left knee in Week 3. He leading lap after lap and record 312 of 334 laps Sun - The 48 car had so much pion Jeff Gordon, the by Keselowski, Kurt getting oh so close to a was hurt on a sack by day after starting from speed those last 10 laps.” Martinsville winner last Busch and Joey Logano. Oakland’s Aldon Smith victory that would have the pole, but couldn’t keep With the already-elimi - week and Johnson’s team - “It’s not a must-win sit - and stayed on the given him one of the four Johnson from winning nated Johnson getting his mate at Hendrick Motor - uation for us like it is for ground for several min - championship-contend - the Texas fall race for the 75th career victory, three sports. some other guys,” said utes. ing spots in the Chase for fourth straight year. spots are still up for grabs Kyle Busch leads the Kyle Busch, who finished —Associated Press the Sprint Cup finale. “Just one step short of at Phoenix, the last race points race for at least two fourth Sunday. Sports on tap Scoreboard ginia Tech at Georgia Tech (ESPN) lenge concludes with Nov. 28. Get your questions answered 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Golden The final race is the Rainbow Lake Do you have a question about local National Football League State Warriors at Minnesota Timber - 5K. The race will begin at 10 a.m. Nov. college or pro sports? Indianapolis 27, Denver 24 wolves (TNT) Carolina 37, Green Bay 29 28 at Limberlost Cabin in Geneva. Email your question to 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Los For more information, contact Clint [email protected] with “Ask Ray” in the New England 27, Washington 10 Angeles Clippers at Phoenix Suns (TNT) Tennessee 34, New Orleans 28 F/OT Anderson at (260) 589-2101, or visit subject line for a chance to have it Buffalo 33, Miami 17 www.adamscounty5kchallenge.com. answered in an upcoming column. Minnesota 21, St. Louis 18 F/OT Local notes N.Y. Jets 28, Jacksonville 23 Parent meeting upcoming Pittsburgh 38, Oakland 35 There will be a mandatory parent N.Y. Giants 32, Tampa Bay 18 meeting for Jay County’s boys basket - San Francisco 17, Atlanta 16 ball, boys swimming and gymnastics Philadelphia 33, Dallas 27 F/OT teams at 7 p.m. Thursday in the JCHS library. National Basketball Association Following that meeting as well there Cleveland 101, Indiana 97 will be individual team meetings at New York 99, L.A. Lakers 95 approximately 8 p.m. Miami 96, Toronto 76 If a parent attended the parent Detroit 120, Portland 103 meetings for the fall sports seasons, please skip the 7 p.m. meeting and Local schedule attend the 8 p.m. session. For more information, contact JCHS Thursday athletics secretary Joni Penrod at Jay County — Girls basketball at Mon - (260) 726-9806. roe Central – 6 p.m. Playoff tickets on sale Wednesday Saturday Presale playoff tickets for the Fort South Adams — Girls basketball at Recovery High School football game Fri - Daleville – 6 p.m. day go on sale Wednesday. Fort Recovery — Football in regional Tickets will be available from 7:45 semifinal vs. Lehman Catholic at Lima a.m. to 4 p.m. in the high school office, Spartan Stadium – 7:30 p.m. from 7:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Thursday in the middle school office and from 11 TV schedule a.m. to 4 p.m. the same day in the high Today school office. 8:10 p.m. — NFL Football: Chicago Tickets will also be sold from 7:45 Bears at San Diego Chargers (ESPN) a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday in the high school office. Wednesday Fans are encouraged to purchase 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Los Ange - presale tickets, as FRLS will receive a les Clippers at Dallas Mavericks (ESPN) portion of all presale proceeds. 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: San Presale cost for students and Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers adults is $8 and all tickets at the gate (ESPN) are $9.

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Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Pacers Jay girls open Thursday lose to Cavs Comer begins By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press second stint CLEVELAND — with Patriots LeBron James with a sore leg was about as against his effective as LeBron former team James at full health. James scored 29 points and made sev - eral key plays down the stretch Sunday, By CHRIS SCHANZ leading the Cleveland The Commercial Review Cavaliers over the The Patriots won 20 Indiana Pacers 101-97 games last season. for their sixth straight They were perfect in win. conference games. James took a knee They were runners-up in to a leg Friday and sectional, falling to the sec - said he would get ond-best team in the state, round-the-clock treat - Homestead. ment so he could play. When the Jay County Unfortunately for the High School girls basket - Pacers, the treatment ball team opens its season worked. at Monroe Central on James hit seven free Thursday, four key pieces throws in the final few to that team will be on the minutes and found court. Kevin Love for two And a familiar face key baskets in the returns to the sideline final 27 seconds. with a simple goal: Get bet - “I started off pretty ter every day. The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz well but I got hit again “I don’t really have a Pictured is the 2015-16 Jay County High School girls basketball team. Front row from left are in the third quarter so goal as far as how many it was really, really wins we want to get,” said Lyla Muhlenkamp, Ava Kunkler and Abby Wendel. Middle row are Taylor Homan, Emily Muhlenkamp, sore,” James said. JCHS coach Kirk Comer, Kyndal Miller and Audrey Shreve. Back row are Briana Muhlenkamp, Shelby Caldwell and Hanna Ault. Not “It’s pretty sore right who returns to Jay County pictured is Britlyn Dues. now.” for his second stint after Cavaliers coach Chris Krieg left for the David Blatt was Patriot boys’ job. Seniors Abby Wendel senior trio. “They work impressed with Comer coached the and Ava Kunkler were sec - extremely hard. They are James’ performance. Patriots from 2004 to 2009 ond and fifth respectively going to be successful in “Most guys proba - before leaving for the same in terms of scoring, and in life. JCHS girls basketball bly wouldn’t have position at Winchester, the top three for rebounds. “They’re great kids and Date Opponent Time played with what he where he won regional Wendel’s 9.3 points per I’m excited to spend a year Thursday, Nov. 12 Monroe Central 6 p.m. had, and he played, Saturday, Nov. 14 Heritage 6 p.m. titles in each of his two game were behind only with them.” and you saw how he seasons. Catherine Dunn (9.6), who Taylor Homan’s 6.6 Tuesday, Nov. 17 Union City 6 p.m. played,” Blatt said. He then led the Union graduated and now plays points per game last sea - Friday, Nov. 20 Bellmont 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 Winchester 6 p.m. “The guy is unbeliev - City boys for a season, was for Brescia University in son was fourth on the able. He really is. I Kentucky. team, and the junior is Friday, Nov. 27 Woodlan 6 p.m. an assistant coach for the Saturday, Nov. 28 Delta noon don’t have a better Winchester boys for two Kunkler averaged 4.5 penciled in as the starting word than that.” seasons before leading the points per game, which small forward. Tuesday, Dec. 1 FW South Side 6 p.m. “LeBron is the best Monroe Central girls to a was fourth, but her 6.3 “Taylor is a really good Thursday, Dec. 3 New Castle 6 p.m. player in the game,” Tuesday, Dec. 8 Muncie Central 6 p.m. sectional title a year ago. rebounds led the team. shooter,” Comer said. “She Friday, Dec. 11 Adams Central 6 p.m. Pacers coach Frank “Obviously we want to Wendel was third with has been battling some hip Tuesday, Dec. 15 Blackford 6 p.m. Vogel said. “We all win the (Allen County Ath - slightly more than four soreness. She is battling know that.” boards per game. through it. Hopefully we Saturday, Dec. 19 South Adams noon letic) conference and want Saturday, Jan. 2 Fort Recovery noon Love scored 22 to win sectional,” he said. The pair will once again can get her back to 100 per - Tuesday, Jan. 5 FW Concordia 6 p.m. points and had 19 “As long as we’re playing be in the starting lineup at cent because we need her TFuriedsadya,y J, aJnan. .8 12 ABCluAffCto Tn ourney T6 BpA .m. rebounds for the Cava - the best basketball at the the shooting guard and athletic ability in there.” liers, who haven’t lost center positions, and class - Homan had a hot hand Thursday, Jan. 14 ACAC Tourney TBA end of the year then it will Saturday, Jan. 16 ACAC Tourney TBA since the season open - be a successful season.” mate Lyla Muhlenkamp (2 in the tournament last sea - er against Chicago. To have such a season, PPG) will reprise her role son, exploding for a career- Tuesday, Jan. 19 Pendleton Heights 6 p.m. Paul George scored the Patriots will count on as the first option off the high 20 points in a section - SThauturrsddaay,y ,J aJna.n 2. 3 21 SMouunthceier nB Wurerlilss 56 p..m. . 32 points for Indiana, four upperclassmen that bench. al semifinal win over Fort Tuesday, Jan. 26 Richmond 6 p.m. which went scoreless were a critical part of the “They are great lead - Wayne South Side. Home games in bold for nearly four min - 20-7 record from a year ago. ers,” Comer said of the See Open page 9 utes after taking a 90- 88 lead. George’s 3- pointer with 18 sec - onds remaining cut Colts back in sync, stun Broncos the lead to 97-95. The Cavaliers broke By MICHAEL MAROT a venue many credit him with full-court pressure AP Sports Writer helping build. He’ll also have to and James hit Love for INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew wait to break Favre’s career a dunk with 8.2 sec - Luck finally reverted to his old Indianapolis snaps three-game skid record for most career regular-sea - onds left. George Hill form Sunday — and the Colts son wins (186) by a quarterback scored with 6.7 sec - finally looked like the team every - to hand Denver its first loss of season after going 21 of 36 with 281 yards, onds remaining, but one expected. two TDs and two interceptions. James made two foul Now they just have to keep play - The Broncos (7-1) were the only shots at the 5.3 mark. ing this way. to figure out what we want to be. career passing leader — after his unbeaten team to lose this week - James remained in Luck threw two touchdown The truth of the matter is we have second interception and two late end. Friday’s game after passes and set up Adam Vinatieri the pieces, which is pretty darn defensive penalties — allowed “I’ve been in enough situations the injury and said he for a tie-breaking 55-yard field obvious.” Indy to run the final six minutes like that in my career where I’ve was hopeful he would goal with 6:13 left, giving the Colts The Colts (4-5) ended a three- off the clock. been able to focus on the task at play against the Pac - a 27-24 victory over Denver that game losing streak, won for the Denver’s quarterback heads hand — trying to win the football ers. He was 10 of 23 ruined Peyton Manning’s home - first time in six tries outside the into next week’s game against game,” he said after losing his sec - from field and came coming. horrible AFC South, and retained Kansas City with 71,836 career ond straight at Lucas Oil Stadium within two points of “That’s who we need to be, con - their division lead. yards; Brett Favre had 71,838. in what could be his final game in matching his season sistently,” Luck said. “Probably a Manning, meanwhile, fell 3 But that was not the record Indy. high, recorded Friday. little bit of soul searching, trying yards short of becoming the NFL’s Manning really wanted to break in See Stun page 9

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