Storm Parks Over Bahamas Sports Wagering Now Legal in Indiana

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Geneva man died in Ind. 18 Pan adventure accident Redkey’s Harris is traveling to Wales to help A Geneva man was killed in a one-vehicle traffic accident about organize documents related to her favorite story 8:30 p.m. Monday in By RAY COONEY Jackson Township. The Commercial Review The accident, which Gwyneth Harris took flight involved a pick-up truck, Monday. occurred on Indiana 18 at Not out her window and over road 550 West, the scene the night sky of London to a hid - of numerous accidents in den world, but on an adventure recent years. nonetheless. No further details were Harris, a Redkey resident, will available from Jay Coun - spend a couple of weeks later ty Sheriff’s Office at this month working with author press time. Andrew Birkin to review, scan and organize documents related to J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan. Fire on “I have loved Peter Pan my whole life,” said Harris, who works at The Blind Tiger and a boat The Kindred Spirit in Redkey in addition to Minnetrista and Muncie Symphony Orchestra. leaves As with many children, Har - ris’ introduction to Peter Pan came through Disney. 25 dead By STEFANIE DAZIO She loved the movie about the Associated Press boy who never grows up so much SANTA BARBARA, that it became intertwined in her Calif. — At least 25 people life. At Halloween, Peter Pan was were confirmed dead and her costume. On her birthday, nine others still missing Peter Pan was the theme. after a tragic boat fire “My sisters always made fun early Monday near an of me because I would write my island off the Southern own Peter Pan stories because California coast. the movies weren’t enough,” said The dive-boat Concep - Harris. “I needed more. tion, far out to sea in the “Peter Pan was like imagining middle of the night, that an adventure or an escape became fully engulfed in was very possible. I always want - flames as 30 passengers on ed to be a Lost Boy. a recreational scuba div - “And so I just loved that idea of ing trip slept below deck. being adventurous, being out in “You couldn’t ask for a the wild and having fun.” worse situation,” Santa That desire for a deeper con - Barbara County Sheriff nection to Peter Pan led her to Bill Brown said at a Mon - more reading as she got older. day news conference. She read Barrie’s other work and Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. about the age of 13 stumbled Matthew Kroll says at upon the book “J.M. Barrie and least 25 people on a recre - the Lost Boys – The real story ational scuba-diving trip behind Peter Pan,” by Andrew died and the search will The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Birkin. continue through the It introduced her to more night for the nine others details about Peter Pan and Bar - Gwyneth Harris, pictured with the book that helped expand her love for Peter Pan and still missing. He says five rie, whose older brother died a author J.M. Barrie, is headed to Wales later this month to help organize and scan documents others have been found day before his 14th birthday. and materials to make them more accessible to Peter Pan fans like her. She will work with but not recovered due to See Adventure page 5 Andrew Birkin, author of “J.M. Barrie and the Lost Boys – The Real Story Behind Peter Pan.” unsafe conditions under the boat, which sank in about 60 feet (18 meters) of water. Kroll that says these numbers are based on initial reports and authorities are awaiting Sports wagering now legal in Indiana final counts from the By TODD AARON GOLDEN able to use your phone to Indiana’s sports gaming mentation yet to be deter - and online gaming where autopsies. Tribune-Star (Terre Haute) do it either. At least not yet. bill into law on May 8. mined. Other neighboring any Indiana resident over Five crew members So you heard that sports A 2018 Supreme Court By the time of imple - states have bills proposed. the age of 21 can place sleeping on the top deck wagering became legal in ruling allowed sports gam - mentation, Indiana will Indiana’s timeline in get - wagers via approved jumped off and took a Indiana Sept. 1. You’ve got ing to be legal nationwide become the 12th state to ting legal sports betting off online entities anywhere dinghy to safety. Two had some money set aside to get after a 1992 law that effec - have legalized sports the ground has been within state boundaries. minor injuries. in on the action and you tively banned commercial wagering. None of Indi - aggressive. The law That’s what the law pro - Meanwhile, authorities want to get cracking. sports wagering every - ana’s neighbors will have allowed for a Sept. 1 start vides for, but practically? opened a family assistance It is possible to start where but Nevada. Sports legal sports betting ready, date for sports wagering. Only a part of the law will center where counseling wagering but you’ll have to wagering in Indiana though Illinois has also The law allows for both be ready to be implemented was being provided to rel - put some gas in your tank became a legal reality when made sports wagering retail wagering — in brick- today. atives of those onboard. to do so. And you won’t be Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legal, with a date of imple - and-mortar locations — See Wagering page 5 See Fire page 5 Storm parks over Bahamas By RAMON ESPINOSA, more than 40 feet above sea level Dorian was expected to DÁNICA COTO at their highest points. The approach the Florida coast and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Grand Bahama airport was later Tuesday, but the threat to Associated Press under 6 feet of water. the state eased significantly, FREEPORT, Bahamas — Prac - Desperate callers trying to with the National Hurricane tically parking itself over the find loved ones left messages Center’s projected track show - Bahamas for a day and a half, with local radio stations as the ing most of the coast just out - Hurricane Dorian pounded country’s health minister said side the cone of potential land - away at the islands today in a medical teams would be sent to fall. No place in Florida had catastrophic onslaught that sent the Abaco islands by the after - more than an 8% chance of get - floodwaters up to the second noon. ting hit by hurricane-force floors of buildings, trapped peo - As of daybreak, Dorian’s winds. ple in attics and chased others winds had dipped to 120 mph, As Labor Day weekend drew from one shelter to another. At making it a still highly danger - to a close, hundreds of thou - least five deaths were reported. ous Category 3 hurricane, and sands of people in Florida, “We are in the midst of a his - the storm was barely moving at Georgia and South Carolina — The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney toric tragedy,” Prime Minister 1 mph, with part of its eyewall more than 800,000 in South Car - Hubert Minnis said. “The devas - hanging over Grand Bahama olina alone, and a half-million tation is unprecedented and Island since Sunday night. in Georgia — were warned to extensive.” The storm was centered 40 evacuate for fear Dorian could Artistic work The storm’s relentless winds miles northeast of Freeport and bring life-threatening storm- Eighth grader Alaina Rodgers works on an and rain battered homes and 110 miles northeast of West surge flooding even if the hur - art project Thursday in Tammy Tillman’s class at businesses on the islands of Palm Beach, Florida. Hurri - ricane’s center stayed offshore, East Jay Middle School. Abaco and Grand Bahama, cane-force winds extended out as forecast. which have a combined popula - as far as 45 miles in some direc - Several large airports tion of about 70,000 and are no tions. announced closings.

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Jay County High School cheerleading clinic sessions for Wednesday — Coverage The high temperature on The forecast calls for a low of preschool through fifth graders of today’s Portland City Coun - Labor Day in Jay County was 79 63 tonight. Mostly sunny or part - are scheduled for 5 to 6:30 p.m. cil and Portland Park Board degrees. The low was 62. ly cloudy skies are expected Wednesday, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Mon - meetings. There was about 0.65 inches through Saturday. Wednesday’s day and 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11. of rain over the weekend, with high will be in the mid 70s. The registration fee is $25 for Friday — Results from the the bulk of that coming on Sun - See page 2 for an extended out - one children, $35 for two in the Jay County High School girls day. look. same family and $40 for three soccer team’s game against or more. Registration will be Norwell. from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Felony court news OWI charge of operating a vehicle possession of paraphernalia, a one year in Jay County Jail with sex or violent offender, a Level 6 A Portland man pleaded guilty while intoxicated with an alcohol Class C misdemeanor. all but 218 days suspended and felony. He was ordered to serve an in Jay Superior Court to a drunk concentration equivalent of 0.15 Noah R. Morales, 29, 519 Lin - was given 218 days credit for 109 additional eight months of the driving charge. percent or more, a Level 6 felony, coln Ave., Dunkirk, is charged days served. He was assessed sentence originally imposed on Daniel Garcia-Monjaraz, 34, 835 was dismissed. with burglary, a Level 5 felony, court costs of $185 and ordered to Aug. 8, 2017, and was given 52 N. Creagor Ave., pleaded guilty to and theft, a Class A misdemeanor. pay a drug abuse, prosecution, days credit for 26 days served. As operating a vehicle while intoxi - Trials scheduled His two-day jury trial is sched - interdiction and correction fee of part of a plea agreement, an addi - cated, a Level 6 felony. The court Several trials were scheduled uled for Oct. 14, Oct. 28 or Nov. 7. $200 and a substance abuse pro - tional petition alleging probation entered judgment as a Class A recently in Jay Circuit Court. Christopher E. Best, 36, 997 gram fee of $400. He was also violation was dismissed. Lan - misdemeanor. Garcia-Monjaraz Michael L. Jones, 43, 131 E. Boundary Pike, Apartment 33, ordered to serve 147 days on for - ning’s probation was terminated was sentenced to Jay County Jail Main St., Redkey, is charged with Portland, will have a two-day jury mal probation, to begin Dec. 31 unsuccessfully. for one year with all but 60 days two counts of dealing lookalike trial either Oct. 14 or Nov. 14 for upon completion of a sentence in suspended and was given two substances, Level 5 felonies. His charges of dealing methampheta - Blackford County. As part of a Battery days credit for two days served. two-day jury trial is scheduled to mine, a Level 2 felony; dealing plea agreement, a charge of driv - A Union City man pleaded He will serve 50 days on electron - begin Dec. 2. cocaine, a Level 3 felony; and pos - ing while suspended, a Class A guilty in Jay Superior Court to ically monitored home detention, Christopher A. Loden, 36, 1210 session of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, was dismissed. sexual battery, a Level 6 felony. then eight days in jail in 48-hour S. Miller Drive, Portland, is misdemeanor. William T. Smith, 54, 2008 segments beginning Sept. 22. He scheduled to have a two-day jury Probation violation Frank Miller Road, was sen - was assessed court costs of trial on Oct. 28, Nov. 18 or Nov. 25 Possession A man was sentenced in Jay tenced to Jay County Jail for 302 $185.50, placed on formal proba - for charges of dealing metham - A Redkey man pleaded guilty Superior Court for violating his days and was given 302 days cred - tion for 10 months and ordered to phetamine, a Level 2 felony; deal - in Jay Superior Court to posses - probation. it for 151 days served. He was pay an alcohol and drug counter - ing narcotic drugs, a Level 3 sion of methamphetamine, a Westley A. Lanning, 30, address assessed court costs of $185. As measures fee of $200 and a sub - felony; possession of a narcotic Level 6 felony. not listed, was found in violation part of a plea agreement, a stance abuse program fee of $400. drug and unlawful possession of Jesse A. Cooley, 22, 604 S. of his probation on the original charge of criminal confinement, As part of a plea agreement, a a syringe, Level 6 felonies; and Meridian St., was sentenced to charge of failure to register as a a Level 6 felony, was dismissed. Jay Circuit CR almanac Felony arrests Court Jay Circuit Court Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Possession possession of metham - assisting a criminal. 9/4 9/5 9/6 9/7 9/8 Judge Brian Wesley D. Snyder, 31, phetamine, marijuana She was arrested Mon - 1007 N. Ben Hawkins and paraphernalia and day. Hutchison Ave., Portland, was a Level 6 felony count Judgments arrested by Portland of maintaining a com - Theft charge OneMain Financial police Saturday at the mon nuisance. Anthony Jacob Har - Group LLC was awarded 74/52 72/51 74/57 74/56 71/55 intersection of North vey, 28, 301 W. Washing - $12,597.59 from Michael and Ship streets. Assisting ton St., Dunkirk, is Bechert, civil collections. Skies will Expect a The high Skies will The high He is being held in Asha Lee Eicher, 20, being held on $6,000 Adams County Memo - be mostly few clouds will be 74 be partly will be in the sunny with a early with under partly cloudy with a low 70s Jay County Jail on 944 Sandy Hollow Lane, bond in Jay County rial Hospital was award - high in the skies other - cloudy skies. high in the under clowdy $5,500 bond in connec - Portland, is being held Jail on a Level 6 felony ed $770.61 from Patricia mid 70s. wise mostly mid 70s. skies. There Hough, civil collections. sunny. The is a slight tion with a number of on $3,000 bond in Jay charge of theft. He was high will be in chance of charges including a County Jail on a Level arrested Friday the low 70s. rain. Level 6 felony count of 6 felony charge of evening. Dissolutions Robert D. Johnson and Christy Johnson Lotteries Sondra Jo Jordan and Clinton W. Jordan Powerball 56-66-67-74-77-79-80 Capsule Reports Cases filed Estimated jackpot: $80 Cash 5: 2-6-8-27-35 State of Indiana v. million Estimated jackpot: Monday mishap Damage was estimated between $2,500 Steven Folley $539,000 Between $5,000 and $10,000 in damage and $5,000. The Farmers & Mer - Mega Millions was reported in a two-vehicle accident at chants State Bank v. Estimated jackpot: Ohio Meridian and Votaw streets in Portland Too close April Ludy, civil collec - $127 million Midday about 3:20 p.m. Monday. A Hartford City man’s SUV was dam - tions Pick 3: 2-1-2 Rebecca L. Smith, 59, Portland, was aged about 3:05 p.m. Saturday when a semi Ronald Petty II v. Hoosier Pick 4: 8-2-0-8 southbound in her 2004 Ford Focus when he was following too closely rolled back Miranda Peterson, disso - Midday Pick 5: 3-2-2-1-1 she was briefly distracted and her car into the SUV. lution struck the rear of a 2002 Ford F150 pick- Daily Three: 7-3-9 Evening Noah M. Goodrich, 19, Warren, told Jay Second Round Sub LLC up truck driven by Keith R. Schubert, 56, County Sheriff’s Office he had stopped the Daily Four: 1-8-0-4 Pick 3: 7-2-2 v. Sharyl Willard, civil rural Portland. 1993 Peterbilt rig he was driving at Indiana Quick Draw: 3-8-17-22- Pick 4: 5-8-1-5 collections Pick 5: 0-0-3-6-2 26 and Indiana 1 and was preparing to turn 23-25-27-28-30-32-39-42-45- Driver cited right onto Indiana 1 when the semi rolled LVNV Funding LLC v. 54-61-73-74-76-77-80 Rolling Cash: 4-5-6-24- Stephanie Frazee, civil A Fort Wayne man was cited for driv - backwards slightly, hitting the front end of Evening 31 ing while intoxicated and leaving the a 2014 Dodge Durango driven by Jeffery S. collections Classic Lotto: 4-5-29- Daily Three: 6-3-5 scene of an accident about 2:20 a.m. Sat - Miral, 35, Hartford City. LVNV Funding LLC v. Daily Four: 4-1-9-8 32-41-46 urday. Damage was estimated between $1,000 Joseph Randall, civil col - Quick Draw: 1-9-13-17- Kicker: 4-8-6-7-4-1 Portland police stopped Juan P. Molina, and $2,500. lections 28-34-38-42-43-44-46-47-52- Jackpot: $2.6 million 46, at Meridian and High streets due to Discover Bank v. Jessi - his driving behavior. His 2005 Honda Battery stolen ca Rismiller, civil collec - Civic was missing its front bumper, Chris Garner reported to Jay County tions Markets which was located next to a damaged Sheriff’s Office on Friday that a lawn Melissa J. Riley v. Juan speed limit sign in a ditch alongside U.S. mower battery had been stolen from his lot J. Sierra Puente, dissolu - 27 near county road 200 North. at Paradise Pointe campground. tion Sunrise Nov. corn ...... 4.00 Debra Roessner v. Brad St. Anthony Dec. corn ...... 4.10 Roessner, dissolution Corn ...... 4.00 State of Indiana v. Oct. corn ...... 3.95 Central States Deeds Richard Hall, Level 6 Beans ...... 8.22 Montpelier felony Oct. beans ...... 8.17 Corn ...... 3.80 Linda L. and Thomas C. claim deed - Lot 50, Wood - Roberts to Connie J. and Absolute Resolutions Wheat ...... 4.43 Oct. corn ...... 3.77 Kennedy to Linda L. and lawn Park Addition Joel D. Roberts, death deed Investments LLC v. John Beans ...... 8.51 Thomas C. Kennedy, death Friends of the Limber - - Lots 29, 30 and 31, Haynes Lawrence, civil collec - tions Cooper Farms O c t. b e a n s ...... 8 .3 8 d e e d - L o ts 1 0 a n d 1 1 , A d a i r l o s t S ta t e H is t o r i c S i t e I n c . A d d i t i o n Wheat ...... 4.63 Addition to the State of Indiana and Kent A. and Linda S. Holly Alberson v. Fort Recovery Frances and Max Moser the Department of Natural Taylor to Sylvia D. William Alberson, disso - Sept. corn ...... 3.99 The Andersons to Mark E. and Terri A. Resources of Marion Daniels, warranty deed - lution Oct./Nov. corn ...... 3.96 Richland Township Moser, quit claim deed - 2.2 County, deed affidavit - Lot 2, Original Plat of Monica Shreeve v. Dec. corn ...... 4.01 Corn ...... 3.95 acres, Section 1, Jackson 13.18 acres, Section 5, Dunkirk Joshua Shreeve, dissolu - Oct. corn ...... 3.80 Township Bearcreek Township Karl H. and Patricia A. tion Rebecca L. and Steven B. Tony E. Besser to Tony POET Biorefining Beans ...... 8.32 Kaiser to Karl H. and The Farmers & Mer - White to Rebecca L. and E. Besser, death deed - 1.35 chants State Bank v. Portland Oct. beans ...... 8.32 Patricia A. Kaiser, death Steven B. White, death acres, Section 4, Richland April Ludy, mortgage Sept. corn ...... 4.08 Wheat ...... 4.758 deed - 20.45 acres, Section deed - Lots 34, 35 and 36, Township 2, Jackson Township foreclosure Oct. corn ...... 4.00 Oct. wheat ...... 4.58 Cadwallader and Edger Tony E. Besser to Tony Addition E. Besser, death deed - 5.6 Rachel K. and Ryan acres, Section 4, Richland Today in history Arnold to Christopher A. Township Bryant Community Center Hudson, warranty deed - Tony E. Besser to Tony Lots 1 and 6, East Addition E. Besser, death deed - Lots Broasted On Sept. 3, 194 3, In 1994 , China and Portland 97 and 98, Hoover Addition Allied forces invaded Russia proclaimed an Elsie L. Miller Revocable Tony E. Besser to Tony Chicken Supper Italy during World War end to any lingering hos - Trust to Barbara A. Berry, E. Besser, death deed - Part II, the same day Italian tilities, pledging they trustee deed - 5 acres, Sec - of outlot 39, Original Plat Fund Raiser officials signed a secret would no longer target tion 26, Jefferson Town - of Dunkirk armistice with the Allies. nuclear missiles or use ship Tony E. Besser to Tony In 1783 , representa - force against each other. John L. (deceased) and E. Besser, death deed - Lots Saturday, Sept. 7th tives of the United States In 199 5, the online Patricia A. Lee to Angela 198, 199 and 200, Mt. and Britain signed the auction site eBay was Schmackers and David Auburn Addition 4:00 - 6:30pm Treaty of Paris, which founded in San Jose, Cal - Fiely, warranty deed - Sec - Connie J. and Joel D. Adults $6.00 officially ended the Revo - ifornia, by Pierre Omid - tion 30, Bearcreek Town - lutionary War. yar under the name “Auc - ship In 1967, Nguyen Van tionWeb.” Community and Family Thieu was elected presi - In 2008 , the Jay Coun - Services Inc. to Lukas dent of South Vietnam ty High School girls golf Darby, warranty deed - Winner under a new constitu - team overcame penalty Lots 18 and 19, McLaugh - tion. strokes to eke out a 201- lin Addition In 1978 , Pope John 204 victory over Monroe Community and Family Paul I was installed as Central. Ivy Simons led Services Inc. to Lukas of the the 264th pontiff of the the way with a 47. Darby, warranty deed - Lot Roman Catholic Church. —AP and The CR 14, Baker Addition Brenda S. and Charles E. Quilt Patterson Jr. to First Coun - Citizen’s calendar try Federal Credit Union, Brian marshal’s deed - 4.48 acres, Section 3, Richland Town - Montgomery Today 7 p.m. — Salamonia ship Portland, In 5:30 p.m. — Portland Town Board, School - Nancy E. Warren City Council, council house Community Cen - (deceased) and Ryan W. chambers, fire station, ter. Meshberger to Ryan W. 1616 N. Franklin St. 7:30 p.m. — Fort Recov - Meshberger, deed affidavit Table runner 7 p.m. — Portland ery Village Council, vil - - 5.42 acres, Section 5, Park Board, council lage hall, 201 S. Main St. Wayne Township Winner chambers, fire station, Patty Loden to Alissa 1616 N. Franklin St. Thursday Cox and Eric Myers, war - Faye 7 p.m. — Pennville 9 a.m. — Portland ranty deed - Lots 36 and 37, Town Council, town Board of Works, mayor’s Cadwallader and Edger Bailey hall, 105 N. Washington office, city hall, 321 N. Second Addition Portland, In St. Meridian St. Crystal L. Lee to Crystal L. and Derick A. Lee, quit The Commercial Review Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Family Page 3

60th anniversary Sad memories come with humor By DIANA DOLECKI Verus and Rose Muhlenkamp Special to The Commercial Review Verus and Rose Muh - The sky was as grey as As I lenkamp of Bryant will cele - my mood. brate their 60th wedding The other day I was See It anniversary Saturday. going through some of Rose Koesters married the stuff from Mom’s Verus Muhlenkamp on Sept. 7, funeral that was held 1959, at St. Aloysius Catholic three years ago. I was figure out why they had Church in Carthagena, Ohio. searching for any geneal - been saved, but not They have five children, list - ogy information that I always. I put one aside for ed with their spouses, Dennis didn’t already have. Imag - my brother. It was of a and Theresa Muhlenkamp of ine my surprise when I girl who lived down the Portland, and Diana and read that her funeral road. Ronald Rosenbeck, Anita and occurred a full year Ronald Homan, Douglas and Both of my brothers before she died. I don’t Joan Muhlenkamp and Vernon had been interested in and Jill Muhlenkamp, all of remember being invited her but it never went Bryant. to that one. beyond simple friendship. They also have 20 grandchil - The little pamphlets The picture had been dren and 26 great-grandchil - that were handed out at taken at a time when big dren. her funeral stated clearly hair was popular. I can’t They will celebrate with that her services had imagine the clipping Mass at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at been the year before. being of interest to any - Holy Trinity Catholic Church Obviously I didn’t proof - one else. Rose and Verus Muhlenkamp - 1959 in Trinity. Rose and Verus Muhlenkamp - 2019 read the copy before - The clouds finally hand, and neither did decided to let the sun anyone else. Thankfully, shine through and I the people who mattered ended my trip down mem - showed up on the correct ory lane. Now that date. August is over, it is time Hints from Heloise That error reminded to finish up all the sum - me of my in-laws’ graves. mer projects and begin Dear Heloise: I buy a lot a picture of it and emails before I get home? — Mar - if a pattern develops where My mother-in-law died getting things ready for of merchandise from one me the picture to show that garet W. in Pennsylvania packages are constantly first. She was a beautiful winter. I am exceedingly of the major E-COM - it has been delivered. missing, the company may lady and her husband grateful that we don’t live MERCE platforms. The Does this release the If you get home and find require an alternate deliv - chose a beautiful stone. in the path of the latest company delivers the item, company from liability if your package is not there, ery plan/location. — Since he was intending hurricane, or any other leaves it on my stoop, takes the package gets stolen call the company. However, Heloise on donating his body to major storm. science, he only bought I am also grateful to one funeral plot. whoever picked up that Fast forward to his cactus that I set out by the death. I am not sure if he telephone pole with a Stars haven’t aligned for move changed his mind about sign that said, “free” as it DEAR ABBY: My husband died in Mexican restaurant and hear waiters donating his body or if was no longer welcome 2001. There is a man I have been see - speaking Spanish, and you are learn - his family did. At any inside my house. When I ing for 17 years I’ll call Jack. He has a ing Spanish but are by no means flu - rate, he was buried close put it out there it remind - home in Georgia. I live in Pennsylva - Dear ent, is it polite to try and order in to his wife. A young man ed me of when Mom set nia, where I share a home with my Spanish, or is it considered rude? that they didn’t know was most of her birds free. grown son and my daughter, her hus - Abby My worry is that they will assume I buried between them. She had raised birds band and my 6-year-old grandson. think they don’t know English and The family honored his off and on most of her Jack has now retired and wants me that I’m being condescending, espe - request to not put a death life. We had parakeets to move down to Georgia with him. I cially if they respond with something date on his stone. He when I was little. The last have a mortgage on my home, which I I don’t understand in the same lan - wanted someone to walk few years she had finch - pay. My kids cannot afford that pay - have any time to spend with my fami - guage that I was just trying to speak. through the cemetery, es. ly. ment, although they do contribute a Should a person always ask, “Can I stop at his grave and One day she went to her I am torn between going and not little every month to live there. I can’t practice my French (or any language think, “Wow. That guy is doorway and set all but going. I honestly don’t know what to really old!” two or three of them free. just quit my job and go to Georgia and do. I am just so scared. What would you’re trying to practice)?” or should look for a job. I need to have one one save it for international travel, I kept leafing through We were shocked and sur - you do? — TORN BY LOVE the past. I found several prised. After that, every before I go down there. DEAR TORN: The ideal solution private language lessons or another newsletters from Delco. time she saw a small bird Well, I finally landed a job there, would be for Jack to move where time? What do you think is proper in That is where my grand - but sadly, they don’t offer benefits, you are so you can keep your job this situation? — LOST IN TRANS - she thought it was one of which worries me. My other issue is, and benefits and pay the mortgage LATION father had worked. hers. On the other hand, I am very close to my grandson. I’ll be on your home. Your adult chil - DEAR LOST: I printed some - Company newsletters when my brothers and I 12 hours away, so besides video-chat - dren are not financially independ - thing on this subject three years seem to be extinct. These see small birds, we say, ting, I won’t get to see him or interact ent, and your grandson is not ago (Sept. 5, 2016). It is worth had been saved because “Fly away! Be free!” with him. emotionally resilient enough to going back into my archive and somewhere inside was a I’m not sure what the Anytime I have gone to Georgia for adjust to your absence. I do not reviewing. small note that my grand - point of all this is, except a week and returned home, my think you are in a position to go To avoid any misunderstand - father had won a whop - that even sad memories grandson was very emotional. I am anywhere until these issues are ings or hurt feelings, assume the ping $2 for submitting a contain humor. Or maybe scared that if I go to Georgia and the resolved. server speaks English. suggestion that saved the the moral is that comput - boy doesn’t do well with the situation, •••••••••• If you wish to practice your sec - company money. He er printouts will never I will be stuck down there. Visiting DEAR ABBY: When ordering food ond language, tell the person you never did win the top take the place of yellowed home will be almost impossible as I at different ethnic restaurants here in are trying to sharpen your lan - prize of $25. newspaper clippings. If only get one week’s vacation with this the U.S., should people always speak guage skills, ask if the person In addition to newslet - someone tells you to, “Fly new job, and I can’t just jump in the in English, even if they are learning would mind your doing that and ters, there were yellowed away! Be Free!” I hope car on a weekend because I would be the language of the country the food ask to be corrected if you make a newspaper clippings. you have better luck than driving the whole weekend and not is from? For instance, if you go to a mistake. Most of the time I could those birds did. Community Calendar Notices will appear in THE LANDING — A 12- based recovery group for each Wednesday at Harmo - MENDING FAMILIES- 9625 or Dave Keen at (260) Community Calendar as step program for those in substance abuse. Meal ny Cafe, 121 N. Meridian St. NAR-ANON GROUP — A 251-8792. space is available. To sub - sixth through 12th grade starts at 6 p.m. and the ALCOHOLICS ANONY - 12-step, self-help group for A BETTER LIFE – BRI - mit an item, email will meet at 5:55 p.m. each meeting is from 6:30 to 8 MOUS — Will meet from families and friends of ANNA’S HOPE — A faith [email protected]. Tuesday at 2nd Chance at p.m. every Tuesday at the 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each addicts, will meet from 7 to based recovery group for Life Ministries, 228 S. Nazarene Fellowship Wednesday upstairs at 8 p.m. each Wednesday in all kinds of addictions, will Today Meridian St., Portland. 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It for your help. of Jay County Drug Prevention haven’t keep exact count, we may be next summer. We may It may be with suggestions Coalition, Jay County High have probably received at least take a year off and come back for one of our special sections. School math teacher Zach 25 suggestions. to it in 2021. A firm decision on It may be for questions for a Editorial Keller, Williamson-Spencer and Several of those — Bob and timing has not yet been made. sports column. It may be for let - Penrod Funeral Home funeral Sons insurance sales represen - But one way or another it will ters to the editor about a specif - director Nick Leonhard tative Mackenzie Ingram, Lids be back. ic topic. Beyond specific names, we director of distribution Isaac So, please keep your young We generally get a few also came up with a list of jobs Poole and Portland Forge Pre - professional suggestions com - responses, sometimes with a lit - out names of possible subjects. — nurse, police officer, teacher mier Forge Group engineer ing. (For your reference, we tle extra prodding needed. But Drew Houck quickly came to — that we might like to include. Clayton Eley — became part of decided “young” would be rarely, if ever, have we received mind. A financial consultant at Those names and jobs built this summer’s series. defined as 30 and younger.) the level of feedback that we got Edward Jones, Drew has been the foundation of the series. Saturday’s story about Eley And while you’re at it, if you from this summer’s series deeply involved in the commu - But we also asked, with each was the last of this year’s have ideas for other potential about young professionals. nity, most notably now as presi - story that ran, for your sugges - series. But there remains a summer series or story topics, When we decided on young dent of the United Way of Jay tions of other young profes - stack of young professional let us know. We’re easy to reach professionals as this year’s County board of directors, sionals that we might have suggestions on a desk in our at [email protected]. summer series, staff members since returning home after col - overlooked or not know about office. Your feedback serves to make sat around the office tossing lege. at all. For that reason, this is a us better. — R.C. Service jobs are the future By MORTON J. MARCUS As the leaves begin to fall, young people are Eye heading back to school. For many, this is the sen - on the ior year of high school. For others, this is the Pie first year at college, in the military or working at a full-time job. For each, it means answering the question: “So, whacha gonna do wit ya life?” For the next Little do they know they will spend the next 60 generation years trying to answer of workers, that question. Whereas, at some dis - those now tant date, schooling meant or soon education; today it means occupation. Some policy - entering makers want to stress the labor maximizing the future earnings of students as market, the goal of schooling. But computer all students, it is believed, should be “job ready” interactions when they graduate from are as high school and/or col - lege. They should be natural as Fed can still stop a recession “trained” for the work telephone By TYLER COWEN instruments than simply swapping force, ready to meet the Bloomberg Opinion expectations of today’s monetary reserves for government calls were As interest rates fall and nega - securities. employers, as well as pre - tive yields proliferate, concern is Tyler pared for an uncertain to their What the Fed would need to do, growing that central banks have if a recession were to arrive, is to future. parents. lost their power to conduct mone - Cowen state that it is truly serious about Go back a generation to tary policy. Former U.S. Treasury stimulating the economy with the late 1990s. Few then Secretary Larry Summers suggest - monetary policy. The idea would anticipated manufactur - ed as much in a recent tweet be to convey that it is not helpless ing would lose 4.8 million found they really don’t storm, while Adair Turner, former against the arrival of a recession, jobs in the next 20 years. political leadership sent the right care what the salesperson head of the U.K. Financial Servic - even if monetary policy is not the But at that time, who signs of support for such an thinks or recommends. es Authority, recently published a best way to fix the damage from a announcement. The markets could have suspected 6.7 They’ll use their comput - column titled, “Central Banks trade war. would probably treat this as an million jobs would be ers to judge a product, get Have Lost Much of Their Clout.” Sadly, the U.S. political system expansionary signal for monetary added to old, dull FIRE it delivered to the doorstep This is a canard. Central banks may not be able to tolerate such a (Finance, Insurance and and send it back if it does still have more power to influence policy. change in Fed policy, and the Euro - Real Estate)? not meet their expecta - the economy than almost any It is possible that the markets pean Union and Japan face analo - “Certainly,” you will say, tions. other institution in public life. The would ignore such an announce - gous problems. Enough Americans “automation in the U.S. That’s service to people. question isn’t how they lost their ment, because they know the cen - have bureaucratic-style service- and cheaper labor abroad Impersonal? clout but why they haven’t tried to tral bank would be unable to sector jobs, for instance, that a foretold a diminishing Sure, but face-to-face use the clout they have. achieve the higher rate of price higher rate of price inflation need for workers in manu - relationships with poorly The critics note that reserves inflation. Since this is all theoreti - would probably mean a real wage facturing.” And we would trained, inexperienced held at the central bank and gov - cal, we don’t quite know. cut for them, and they might not all shake our heads know - sales clerks in a store as ernment securities are often pay - Still, the likely scenario is suc - gain back that money in future ingly in agreement. welcoming as a mau - ing roughly comparable rates of cess for the central bank. It can rounds of bargaining. Voters tend But could we have pre - soleum is no longer interest. In that case, they point create more money to buy foreign not to like higher rates of price dicted the same result in acceptable. out, swapping central bank liabili - currencies or longer-term, higher- inflation, because even when infla - FIRE? Aren’t those jobs For the next generation ties for government securities yielding assets; or it can simply tion is allowed to rise to counter mainly shuffling paper, of workers, those now or won’t matter much, much like hand out the money to consumers. unemployment, such as during the rubber stamping, initial - soon entering the labor trading in two nickels for a dime. Since money is still a general onset of a recession, most voters ing and triple checking market, computer interac - That is correct, but central medium of exchange, any of these have jobs. the obvious? Clearly, tions are as natural as banks can use other policy instru - strategies would probably trans - Which brings me back to my automation could elimi - telephone calls were to ments. The most striking fact late into higher rates of price original point: The current obsta - nate much of that tedium. their parents. Personal about the current situation is that inflation. cles to effective monetary policy Why didn’t FIRE jobs services, but not necessar - not one of the world’s major cen - It is true that such actions would are mainly political, not economic decline? What’s the differ - ily face-to-face, are on the tral banks has announced that it involve greater political risk for or instrumental. Arguably the ence? rise. That’s where the jobs would like to see a higher rate of the central bank, and that is one same is true for fiscal policy. Vot - Service to people. are growing and will be price inflation. Have you heard reason central banks do not want ers may oppose more spending Manufacturing is mak - growing. support for a 3% inflation rate to discuss them, much less execute because they fear higher taxes in ing or processing millions It’s not just assisted liv - lately from the heads of the Euro - them. If the money handed out to the future, or they disagree about of things with little per - ing for the elderly or pean Central Bank, the Bank of consumers were perceived as how the money should be spent in sonalization. FIRE, how - infirm. It’s personal serv - Japan or the U.S. Federal Reserve? unfairly distributed, for example, the present. ever, like health care and ices by people who know It is therefore no surprise that cen - the central bank could become less In fact, when it comes to macro - food services and drinking what they are doing and tral banks don’t seem to matter popular. But that is very different economics, the current malaise is places, involves direct, why they are doing it. much. from suggesting that monetary not just political but also cultural: semi-immediate, seeming - That’s where the higher In essence, central banks would policy no longer matters. It is a paralysis of the spirit to ly personal attention to incomes will be in the like to make marginal contribu - If need be, a central bank could achieve and excel. Conventional individuals. future. tions to stimulating the economy, hand out depreciating coupons, or economic theory has not been What are we seeing Artificial intelligence without incurring the political deposits with a timed expiration, proved wrong, at least not yet. today? will advance the machine wrath from a higher rate of price to encourage people to spend There is just a fading willingness Slow growth, even con - age, but genuine intelli - increase. The powers they have rather than save the money. I don’t to apply it. tractions, in retail trade gence and sensitivity will lost are political, not economic. favor such a policy, simply because •••••••••• jobs, but rapid growth in prosper. Alternatively, imagine a major I don’t think it is necessary and it Cowen is a Bloomberg Opinion warehousing and ground •••••••••• central banker announcing a would introduce additional com - columnist. He is a professor of eco - transportation jobs. Marcus is an economist. desired inflation rate of 3% or 4%, plications into the perceptions of nomics at George Mason University. Why? Email him at mortonjmar - rather than coming in below 2%. monetary policy. My point is only Follow him on Twitter @tyler - Because shoppers have [email protected]. Furthermore, imagine that the that a central bank has many more cowen. The Commercial Review US PS 125820 HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Continued from page 1 ponent won’t be ready for a gambling on their properties. ties (Hoosier Park in Anderson when they legalized sports It was thought, when the bill longer period of time, possibly Some media and sports fans and the Indiana Grand in Shel - wagering. was passed, that online gaming well into 2020. speculated that some entertain - byville) and the off-track bet - “It was a very short runway might preface retail gaming, So what will the sports gam - ment and sports venues looking ting facilities. We’re not in a for implementation, but we did but the opposite is true. Retail ing industry in Indiana look for a boost of interest and a rev - position to approve any facili - our homework on the front end. gaming began Sunday, per like when it has its full rollout? enue stream could have gam - ties beyond that by law,” said We’re not the first state. Some approval by the Indiana Gam - However it evolves, it will be a bling on-site. 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Other properties will roll out lation on how widespread “The legislature authorized very short period of time to We are at the benefit of a lot of their sports gaming operations sports betting would become. retail sports wagering to occur implement a plan, but it did states that have already rolled throughout the month of Sep - Some commercial entities spec - at the current Indiana-licensed have the guidance of observing this out. It’s new to us, but it’s tember. The online gaming com - ulated on having legal sports casino facilities, racino proper - what other states have done not a new industry,” Tait said. Fire ... Lam says she did not resign Continued from page 1 None of their names By KATIE TAM tary would crack down on the were immediately Associated Press protests. released. HONG KONG — Hong Kong Lam said she doesn’t know how The missing and leader Carrie Lam said today she long it will take to end the civil dis - dead were among 39 has never tendered her resigna - obedience but that she remains passengers and crew tion to China over the anti-gov - confident of restoring law and who had departed ernment protests that have roiled order. Santa Barbara’s Chan - the city for three months. The mostly young protesters say nel Islands Harbor on Lam was asked repeatedly at a that a degree of violence is neces - Saturday aboard the news briefing about a Reuters sary to get the government’s atten - boat Conception for a report on Monday citing leaked tion after peaceful rallies were Labor Day weekend audio of her telling business futile. Lam’s administration says scuba-diving trip. leaders recently that she would the violence must end before any The fire broke out quit if she had a choice. dialogue can begin. about 3 a.m. as the “I have never tendered a resig - In Beijing, the mainland office Conception was nation to the central people’s gov - responsible for Hong Kong anchored off Santa ernment. I have not even contem - slammed the escalating violence Cruz Island, about 90 plated to discuss a resignation … and warned that China will “not miles northwest of the choice of not resigning was sit idly by” if the situation wors - Los Angeles. The crew my own choice,” Lam said when ens. appeared to quickly asked why Beijing refused to let Bloomberg/SeongJoon Cho Yang Guang, spokesman for the call for help. her quit. Hong Kong and Macao Affairs “The call was gar - “I know it is not going to be an Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's chief executive, speaks Office of the State Council, told a bled, it was not that easy path, and that’s why I have today during a news conference in Hong Kong. news conference there were ele - clear, but we were able said that I have not given myself ments of “terrorism” and “clear to get some informa - the choice to take an easier path features of a color revolution” inquiry into police actions batons. More than 1,100 people tion out of it to send and that is to leave.” among the radical “separatists” in against protesters. have been detained. vessels,” said Coast Lam also slammed the record - Hong Kong. Lam has come under withering Lam said today that the “one Guard Petty Officer ing and leaking of her comments He distinguished the “thugs and Mark Barney. from the private meeting as criticism for pushing an extradi - country, two systems” formula rioters” from the large number of Capt. Paul Amaral “unacceptable.” tion bill that would allow Hong under which the former British people who participated in peace - of the vessel assis - Lam was elected as Hong Kong residents to be sent to colony was returned to China in ful demonstrations, saying their tance company Tow - Kong’s chief executive by a pro- mainland China for trials. She 1997 would be upheld. The formu - motive now is to paralyze the Hong BoatUS also launched Beijing committee of Hong Kong has suspended the bill, but the la promised greater civil rights in Kong government and end the a fast boat from Ventu - elites, and the mainland govern - protesters want it entirely with - Hong Kong than those afforded to “one country, two systems” policy. ra Harbor, but it was ment has spoken in support of drawn. mainland Chinese, but Hong A spokeswoman, Xu Luying, some 30 miles away. By her government and the city’s Clashes between police and Kong residents have expressed said Beijing supports Lam’s gov - the time it got there police force throughout the some - protesters have become increas - worries that promise is eroding. ernment in “using all necessary around 5 a.m. a Coast times-violent protests. ingly violent, with demonstra - She also said the Chinese gov - laws,” when asked about the possi - Guard helicopter and The demonstrators who have tors throwing gasoline bombs ernment believes that the Hong ble imposition of colonial-era a fireboat were on filled parks and streets regularly and rods at officers in protests Kong government can overcome emergency laws that provide scene. since early June want democratic last weekend. Authorities in turn the conflict on its own, without greater power to detain people, Amaral said he first reforms to Hong Kong’s govern - have employed water cannons, any interference. Some have impose curfews and censor the searched the water ment and an independent tear gas, rubber bullets and expressed fear the Chinese mili - media. and shoreline, then turned back to the Conception, which was adrift and going Adventure ... aground. He attached a line and pulled it Continued from page 1 these?” said Harris. into deeper water That brother’s death “Where are the rest of where the fireboats influenced Barrie’s writ - these documents … and Portlandland’ss Laargargest Selection OfO could reach. ing, including his most how can I see them?” “We launched that famous work. 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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Irish pull away from Cardinals By GARY B. GRAVES between the teams, the last AP Sports Writer of which Notre Dame LOUISVILLE, Ky. — recovered at Louisville’s 20. Briefly caught off guard by The Irish forced five fum - Louisville’s intensity, Notre bles overall and recovered Dame turned up its energy three. as well to take control with “We just had to focus on big plays. some smaller details,” said Ian Book ran for one Book, who rushed for 81 touchdown and threw for yards on 14 carries. “They another, Jahmir Smith were there. Just had to exe - rushed for two scores and cute what was called. We the No. 9 Fighting Irish beat trust the coaches to put in Louisville 35-17 on Monday the right decision and we night. just had to execute it. All 11 Tony Jones Jr. rushed 15 guys.” times for 110 yards, includ - Book hit Tommy Tremble ing an 11-yard TD, as the with a 26-yard TD pass mid - Fighting Irish worked hard - way through the third for a er than expected to put away 28-14 lead. He finished 14 of the rebuilding Cardinals in 23 passing for 193 yards. Scott Satterfield’s debut as Smith rushed for touch - coach. downs of 3 and 1 yards and Photo provided Figuring it out in time totaled 24 on eight carries. pleased Notre Dame coach Louisville junior quarter - Brian Kelly. back Jawon Pass rushed for The Jay County High School boys tennis team captured the championship of the Muncie Central “There’s a litany of touchdowns of 8 and 17 Invitational on Saturday. Pictured from left are coach Scott Miller, Calvin Whitney, Christian Romero, Crosby things we can get better at,” yards in the first quarter, Heniser, Gavin Myers, Sheldon Upp, Darius Esparza, Simon Dirksen and manager Kiersten Blunk. he said. “We still won the but the Cardinals struggled game, and we have some after that and managed only good things to take away.” Blanton Creque’s 46-yard Starting good was impor - field goal midway in the tant to the Irish in their first fourth quarter. Jay tennis wins invitational game since a 30-3 Cotton Louisville freshman Bowl loss to Clemson last Javian Hawkins rushed for MUNCIE — Crosby Heniser and 22, 25-19 in a non-Midwest Athletic December in the College 122 yards on 19 carries. Simon Dirksen swept their respec - Conference matchup. Football Playoff semifinal. Playing before a record tive singles matches. Local Whitley Rammel paced the Indian Besides wanting to put that home crowd of 58,187, the Both Patriot doubles teams did offense by totaling 26 kills over the defeat behind them and Cardinals were outgained too. roundup three matches, and Paige Jutte was mounting another national 425-383. Jay County High School’s boys close behind with 25 kills. Olivia championship run, Kelly Satterfield nonetheless tennis team won the Muncie Cen - Patch contributed 25 kills and led her was interested to see how found bright spots in the tral Invitational on Saturday, the team with six blocks. Chloe Showal - his team replaced key play - Cardinals’ performance first time winning the tournament ter set up her teammates to the tune ers in many phases, espe - against Notre Dame, a sto - ney earned 6-0, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-0 victo - under coach Scott Miller. ries. of 72 assists. cially on defense. ried program coming off a The Patriots (3-1) defeated host Kierra Wendel racked up 39 digs Their answer to quest for a national champi - Muncie Central 4-1 then blanked and four aces, both were team highs, Louisville’s challenge might Tribe 2-1 at invite onship. Blackford, 5-0. and Paige Fortkamp tallied 19 digs. have been the most impres - “I was extremely proud of ST. HENRY, Ohio — The Fort sive part. the way our guys played,” Heniser, a sophomore No. 1 sin - Recovery volleyball team went 2-1 Notre Dame trailed 14-7 in he said. “The fight, the ener - gles player, won his matches 6-2, 7-5 Saturday in the St. Henry Invitation - Fort freshmen win the first before Jones’ score gy they had was awesome to and 6-0, 5-7, 10-8. Dirksen, playing at al. FORT RECOVERY — Fort Recov - tied it, and Book followed see. The one thing coming No. 2 singles, got 6-1, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-0 The Tribe (7-1), which travels to ery’s freshman volleyball team with an 11-yard score just into this game that we didn’t victories. take on state-line rival Jay County at knocked off the Coldwater Cavaliers before halftime. know about was when they Sheldon Upp and Gavin Myers 6 p.m. tonight, defeated Buckeye Cen - on Saturday, 25-14, 25-23. Book’s TD came after a faced adversity, how were won their No. 1 doubles contests by tral 23-25, 25-14, 25-14 before a 25-23, With the win, the Indians moved to bizarre sequence featuring they going to react to it. And 6-4, 6-1 margins. At No. 2 doubles, 20-25, 25-16 win against Russia. The 4-0 on the year. three consecutive fumbles they did a great job.” Darius Esparza and Calvin Whit - Indians then fell to host St. Henry 25- Individual stats were not provided. Colts extend Brissett By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Luck’s replacement Colts sorted out their quarterback situa - reportedly to receive tion Monday. Jacoby Brissett will be the starter for the two-year deal worth foreseeable future and Brian Hoyer will $30 million become Brissett’s backup. A little more than a week after Andrew Luck, whose battle with injuries began Luck’s abrupt retirement upended Indy’s early in the 2015 season. long-term plans, a person with knowledge The Colts know what Brissett can do. of the deal told The Associated Press that They acquired him in a cutdown weekend Brissett had signed a contract extension. trade just before the 2017 season opener The person spoke on condition of from the New England Patriots. He went 4- anonymity because the deal had not been 11 as the starter that season when Luck announced. missed all 16 games. Details were not immediately available, A year ago, with Luck back, Brissett though NFL Network first reported it was threw only four passes. a two-year deal worth $30 million with $20 But in his second season under coach million guaranteed. Frank Reich, the Colts have seen signifi - Brissett’s deal came just hours after the cant improvements in the fourth-year Colts announced Hoyer, a longtime backup quarterback, who was a third-round draft in the league, would join the team as the pick of the Patriots in 2016. new No. 2 on the depth chart. ESPN report - “We did have an hour-plus conversation ed the deal was for three years and $12 mil - about his role, about our team and about lion. the situation he is stepping into,” Reich “The train keeps moving and either you said Sunday. “He handled it just how I find a way to fix the problem and roll with thought. I mean this guy is a pro. So it was it or it’ll swallow you up,” general manag - more very conversational. It wasn’t a ‘Rah- er Chris Ballard said Sunday, before the rah’ thing. It was more centered around, deals for Brissett and Hoyer were complet - ‘Be yourself. You don’t have to be a hero.’” ed. Brissett has completed 312 of 528 passes “We’re going to choose to move forward. for 3,500 yards with 13 touchdowns and I think that’s one of the really neat things seven interceptions. about this league is that the people that He’s also expected to play with a much can really solve the problems in-season — stronger supporting cast this season than everybody always focuses on offseason and 2017 when he was sacked a league-high 52 solving roster issues. Even though the times. Indy allowed the fewest sacks in the quarterback, as we know is a big piece of league (18) last year. it, but being able to solve problems during At age 33, Hoyer joins the Colts two days the season.” after being released by the Patriots. Brissett was entering the final year of The only other quarterbacks on the ros - his rookie deal this season. ter are Phillip Walker, who is on the prac - Indy has fielded trade offers for Brissett, tice squad, and Chad Kelly, who will miss but opted to keep him on the roster this the first two games while serving a league season just in case something happened to suspension. Sports on tap

p.m.; Middle school volleyball vs. Minster Fort Recovery — Cross country in Tiffin Scoreboard – 5 p.m. Major League Baseball Carnival – 8:30 a.m.; JV volleyball in New Minnesota 4, Detroit 3 Bremen Invitational – 9 a.m.; JV football Atlanta 6, Toronto 3 Thursday vs. Valley View – 10 a.m.; Middle school Texas 7, N.Y. Yankees 0 Jay County — Girls soccer vs. Norwell – volleyball vs. Ansonia – 10 a.m. N.Y. Mets 7, Washington 3 5 p.m.; Boys tennis vs. Marion – 6 p.m.; Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 4 F/10 inn. Volleyball at Wapahani – 6 p.m.; Boys soc - Monday Philadelphia 7, Cincinnati 1 cer at Norwell – 6:30 p.m.; JV boys soccer Jay County — Boys soccer at Yorktown at Norwell – 5 p.m. St. Louis 3, San Francisco 1 – 7 p.m.; JV football TBA; JV boys soccer Chicago Cubs 5, Seattle 1 Fort Recovery — Boys golf vs. St. Henry at Elks – 4 p.m.; Girls golf vs. St. Henry at at Yorktown – 7 p.m. Houston 3, Milwaukee 2 F/10 inn Fort Recovery — Boys golf at New Bre - Arizona 14, San Diego 7 PGC – 4:30 p.m.; Volleyball at Minster – 5:30 p.m.; Middle school football vs. Ver - men – 4:30 p.m.; Girls golf vs. New Bre - Cleveland 11, Chicago White Sox 3 men at PGC – 4:30 p.m.; Volleyball at L.A. Dodgers 16, Colorado 9 sailles – 5 p.m.; Middle school volleyball at Union City West Side – 5:30 p.m. Franklin-Monroe – 5:30 p.m.; Freshman volleyball vs. Minster – 6 p.m.; Middle College football school volleyball at Celina – 5 p.m. Notre Dame 35, Louisville 17 Friday Jay County — Football at Southern Wells – 5 p.m. Local schedule Fort Recovery — Football at Valley View Local notes Today – 7 p.m. Get your questions answered Jay County — Girls golf vs. hosts quad Do you have a question about local col - meet – 4:30 p.m.; Girls soccer vs. South Saturday lege or pro sports? Adams – 5 p.m.; Volleyball vs. Fort Recov - Jay County — Volleyball in ACAC tour - Email your question to ery – 6 p.m. nament at Heritage – 9 a.m.; Girls golf in [email protected] with “Ask Chris” in the Fort Recovery — Girls golf at Jay Coun - ACAC Championships at Celina Lynx – 9 subject line for a chance to have it ty – 4:30 p.m.; Volleyball at Jay County – 6 a.m. answered in an upcoming column.