Tuesday, January 26, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Dunkirk looks at Talks continue animal control City is concerned about costs

By RILEY EUBANKS The Commercial Review DUNKIRK — Is the city capable of taking care of stray dogs and cats? At the moment, Mayor Jack Robbins says it is, but an impending “unfunded mandate” set to go in effect in July would require shel - ters like Dunkirk’s to spay and neuter all animals prior to adoption. The requirement comes via a bill passed by the state legislature and signed by then-Gov. Mike Pence in 2016. Beginning July 1, all animal shelters in the state must spay and neuter all animals prior to adoption. “There’s no way we can afford to do that,” Robbins said during the city council meeting Monday, adding that it could be “the end” of shelter. That realization adds to the already heightened need of a new solution to Jay County’s animal con - trol problem. Nevertheless, The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline council agreed it would table consideration of help - Bill Carr of Grinsfelder Associates Architects presented information about animal shelter standards Monday ing to fund a new proposed million-dollar animal con - at the commissioner meeting. Grinsfelder has worked on several Indiana animal shelter projects and explained the trol shelter until Jay Coun - reasons for high shelter construction costs. ty Commissioners decide how much the county is willing to pay toward the project. Task force, commissioners discuss plans, “I hate to say it, but it’s (commissioners’) prob - recommendation for proposed facility lem,” Robbins said. Hours prior, commission - By BAILEY CLINE — rescinded a motion million to $1.35 million tects, who has worked on renovation costs range ers voted to fund a more The Commercial Review Jan. 12 to provide up to price tag and the alter - several Indiana animal between $192 and $258, definitive study of how The animal control $275,000 toward a new nate proposal that a pole shelter projects, shared according to Carr’s much it would cost to build task force shared its rea - animal control facility barn structure be used information about ani - report. a new animal shelter (see soning for proposing a in Jay County. (Commis - instead. mal shelter standards. Commissioners had related story). new facility at a price sioners Mike Leonhard, “We feel like you’ve The Association of questions about those City officials in Dunkirk, tag north of $1 million. Chuck Huffman and asked us to do it right. Shelter Veterinarians figures, which they said just like the City of Port - Commissioners hard - Chad Aker pushed the That’s what we’re here published guidelines for seemed high, with Carr land weeks prior, were hes - ly budged. motion through in to do,” Forcum said. standard animal shelter responding that much of itant to appropriate any Other than approving December, the final She explained that the care in 2010, he the cost is because of money toward the cause $5,000 in economic devel - meeting for both Leon - group is not opposed to explained, detailing recommended heating, without a definitive grasp opment funds from the hard and Huffman.) working with contrac - what is and isn’t typical - ventilation and cooling on where the rest of the Bitter Ridge Wind Farm On Monday, members tors that have built con - ly considered OK in the systems. money would be coming project to go toward a of the animal control centrated animal feed - industry. Adhering to Commissioner Brian from. rendering for a new ani - task force came forward ing operations (CAFOs) those guidelines, the McGalliard also asked if In a figure calculated mal control facility, com - in an attempt to regain and barns, although Humane Society of the the guidelines were from the percent of popula - missioners didn’t com - commissioners’ sup - many she’s talked with United States developed enforced, with Carr tion, the county’s animal mit to any other funding port. do not have experience a range for animal shel - explaining they are not control task force requested for a new facility. Task force chair Julie in building animal con - ter construction costs. government regulations $55,125 from Dunkirk The trio — two of Forcum started by trol facilities. New construction costs but rather industry stan - toward the cost of the pro - whom are new to the addressing comments Bill Carr of Grins - range between $210 and dards. posed $1.14 million building group as of this month made about the $1.14 felder Associates Archi - $254 per square foot, and See Continue page 5 and $12,150 annually for operational costs. See Dunkirk page 5 Impeachment to Senate By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Democrats delivered the Republican senators ease impeachment case against Don - ald Trump to the Senate for the criticism of former president start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were eas - ing off their criticism of the former president and shunning the House resolution charging Trump encouraged a rally mob calls to convict him over the “high crimes and misde - to “fight like hell” for his presi - deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol. meanors.” dency, is running into a Repub - The nine House prosecutors But Republican denuncia - lican Party that feels different - carried the sole impeachment tions of Trump have cooled ly. charge of “incitement of insur - since the Jan. 6 riot. Instead Arguments in the Senate trial Bloomberg/Anindito Mukherjee rection” across the Capitol on Republicans are presenting will begin the week of Feb. 8, Monday night in a solemn and arguments against the legiti - and the case against Trump, the ceremonial march to the Senate macy of the trial and question - first former president to face Farmers protest along the same halls the rioters ing whether Trump’s repeated impeachment trial, will test a ransacked just weeks ago. In a demands to overturn Joe political party still sorting Farmers travel along the Inner Ring Road in scene reminiscent of just a year Biden’s election really amount - itself out for the post-Trump New Delhi. Thousands of Indian farmers escalated ago — Trump is the first presi - ed to incitement. era. protests today to revoke controversial agricultural laws, dent twice impeached — the What seemed for some Sen. Patrick Leahy, D- Vt., clashing with police and storming key landmarks in New lead House prosecutor, Rep. Democrats like an open-and- who serves in the largely cere - Delhi to pressure Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, shut case that played out for the monial role of Senate president stood before the Senate to read world on live television, as pro tempore, is set to preside.

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Sara Lake , 72, Portland The temperature in Jay Dunkirk Industrial Develop - Dick Glassford , 86, Port - County hovered in the low 30s ment Corporation will hold an land Monday. There was about a open house at 7 p.m. Wednesday Wednesday — Coverage of Steve Frye , 76, Bryant tenth of an inch of freezing at the former Pennsylvania Rail - tonight’s JCHS swim meet Ray Houck , 87, Sebring, rain. road Depot building, 132 W. Lin - against Blackford. Florida Tonight’s forecast calls for a coln, Ave., Dunkirk. DIDC has Lonnie Thompson , 58, low of 24. Skies will be over - spent more than a year on a ren - Saturday — A look back at Portland cast Wednesday with a high of ovation project for the interior a sectional semifinal win for David Petschke , 78, Port - 30 and a few flurries and snow of the building. It is being tar - the Patriots. Retrospect. land showers possible. See page 2 geted as a location to attract a Details on page 2. for an extended outlook. new business to the community. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Felony arrests Students Drug possession session of cocaine, methamphet - being held in Jay County Jail on charges, both Level 6 felonies, A Redkey woman was arrested amine and narcotic drugs, a $3,000 bond. for dealing in methampheta - signed Thursday on several drug-relat - Level 6 felony for unlawful pos - mine and possession of cocaine, ed charges. session of a syringe, a Level 6 Drunk driving methamphetamine or narcotic Redkey police conducted a felony for possession or use of A Kansas man was arrested drugs. He also has two Class A pledge three-week investigation prior legend drugs or a precursor, a Saturday for drunk driving. misdemeanor charges for pos - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. to the arrest, said town marshal Class A misdemeanor for pos - Johnathan D. Phelps-Johnson, session of marijuana and pos - (AP) — Hundreds of gradu - Todd Miller. session of paraphernalia and a 26, Wichita, was preliminarily session of paraphernalia. He is ate students on Indiana “In my six years tenure as Class A misdemeanor for pos - charged a Level 6 felony for being held in Jay County Jail on University’s Bloomington town marshal, it’s probably the session of marijuana. operating a vehicle while intoxi - $4,500 bond. campus have signed a largest drug investigation arrest She was booked into Jay cated. pledge to withhold payment that’s happened in Redkey,” County Jail on $50,000 bond. He was booked into Jay Coun - Domestic battery of their mandatory student Miller said. Also, a Portland resident was ty Jail on $3,000 bond. A Portland man was arrested fees amid a push to raise Officials said the woman, arrested Monday for alleged Monday for alleged battery. their standard of living. Diane I. Six, 43, 14 N. Meridian drug charges. Skylar C. Stewart, Probation violation Brandon K. Conn, 36, 605 W. Members of the Indiana St., had a large amount of drugs 21, 1112 N. Franklin St., was pre - A Portland man was arrested High St., was charged a Level 6 Graduate Workers Coali - on hand but chose not to dis - liminarily charged for posses - Monday for violating his proba - felony for domestic battery in tion say student fees have close the full amount. sion of narcotic drugs, a Level 6 tion. front of a child. He’s being held increased every year since She was preliminarily felony, and public intoxication, a Adam C. Affolder, 41, 6817 W. in Jay County Jail on $3,000 2011. charged a Level 2 felony for pos - Class B misdemeanor. Stewart is 300 South, has two previous bond. See Pledge page 5 CR almanac Obituaries Sara Lake McClellan presiding. Masks are Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, required to attend. Burial will fol - Florida. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday July 5, 1949-Jan. 20, 2021 1/27 1/28 1/29 1/30 1/31 low in the Green Park Cemetery. Born on Nov. 13, 1933, in Gallia Sara H. Lake, age 72, passed away Visitation will be Saturday from 10 County, Ohio, Ray was the son of the Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at her to 11 a.m. late Roscoe and Hazel Moore Houck. home in Portland, Indiana. Memorials can be made to the Jay Ray married Diana Fife Houck in A longtime resident of Portland, County Cancer Society or American 1952 and she preceded him in death Sara was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Lung Association. in May 1979. He was a retired pur - 30/17 28/17 31/20 35/29 39/28 on July 5, 1949. She Condolences may be expressed at chasing agent for Fort Recovery was the daughter of bairdfreeman.com. Industries. Ray graduated from Gal - Below Cooler Warmer Warmer Warmer John and Elizabeth lia Academy High School, Class of freezing all with no snow under sunny with a 40% under cloudy (Murphy) Kontos. day wirh a currently pro - skies with a chance of a skies with a Steve Frye 1951. He was a member of the 20% chance jected. Mostly low staying rain-snow mix 40% chance Sara married Paul Sebring Church of the Nazarene in of snow in the sunny, north - out of the during the day of rain during Lake in 1972. She Nov. 6, 1944-Jan. 23, 2021 afternoon. west wind of 5 teens. Still turning into the day. Dry at Sebring, Florida. Mostly cloudy, to 10 mph. below freezing snow at night. night. retired from home Steve Frye, 76, of Bryant, Indiana, Ray is survived by his wife, Elsie 10 mph wind. all day. Mostly cloudy. health care with Jay- passed away at 5:03 p.m. on Satur - Myers Houck of Sebring, Florida; Randolph Develop - day, Jan. 23, 2021, at his home in Lake sons Alan (Carol) Houck of North ment Services and, Bryant, Indiana. Carolina and Florida and Brent Lotteries for many years, oper - He was born on Monday, Nov. 6, (Cindy) Houck of Findlay, Ohio; ated Phillips 66 in Portland with her 1944, in Bluffton, Indiana. He mar - daughter, Teresa (Dean) Hunt of husband. ried Mary Lou (Lindsey) Frye on Colfax, North Carolina; seven Powerball 14-19-23-27-28-32-35-36-37- Sara was a member of Hickory Sunday, Dec. 5, 1965, in New Cory - grandchildren; 14 great-grandchil - Saturday 47-51-66-70-74-77 Grove Church, west of Portland. don, Indiana. Steve dren; brothers-in-law Raymond 5-8-17-27-28 Cash 5: 3-12-16-28-32 She was also a member of the Lady attended Poling and DeLille of Rodney, Ohio, and Ray Powerball: 14 Estimated jackpot: Lionesses and the Moose Lodge in Columbia City “Buster” Hawk of Charlotte, North Power Play: 3 $495,500 Portland. schools. He was a Carolina; nieces, nephews and Estimated jackpot: $20 Sara was a passionate animal longtime owner/oper - cousins; stepdaughters Donna million Ohio lover, including horses, cats, dogs ator of Frye Body (Terry) Black of New Weston, Ohio, Monday and birds. As hobbies, she enjoyed Shop also was a truck and Gail Tobe of Coldwater, Ohio; Mega Millions Midday collecting jewelry, crocheting driver. stepson, Richard W. (Carole) Wahl Estimated jackpot: $20 Pick 3: 4-5-0 doilies, needlepoint and knitting. Loving survivors Frye of Zelienople, Pennsylvania; several million Pick 4: 2-1-3-2 She also was a member of several include his wife, step-grandchildren; and several Pick 5: 1-0-4-8-6 Portland bowling teams. Mary Lou (Lindsey) step-great-grandchildren. Hoosier Evening Survivors include: Frye, Bryant, Indiana; son Tom In addition to his parents and first Monday Pick 3: 4-8-0 Her husband — Paul Lake, Port - (Lisa) Frye, Ashland City, Ten - wife, Ray was preceded in death by Midday Pick 4: 8-9-9-7 land, Indiana nessee; daughter Amy (Toby) his second wife, Ruth (Bays) Houck; Daily Three: 5-6-8 Pick 5: 7-5-8-1-1 One sister — Leona Pyle, Port - Sprunger, Berne, Indiana; daughter and sister, Rosealee DeLille. Rolling Cash 5: 5-14-19- Daily Four: 4-8-7-3 land, Indiana Melissa (Richard) Jutte, Fort Recov - The funeral service for Ray will 22-31 Quick Draw: 1-3-5-15-21- Two brothers — Wayne Lake ery, Ohio; brother Richard Frye, be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29, Estimated jackpot: 22-23-27-29-38-40-44-46-47- (wife: Diana), Portland, Indiana, Punta Gorda, Florida; sister Phyllis 2021, at Willis Funeral Home with 48-59-65-71-72-75 $110,000 and Fred Lake (husband: Alexan - Yeatts, Warren, Michigan; brother Pastor Gene Harmon officiating. Evening Classic Lotto: 9-23-27- der), New York, New York Larry Frye, Rochester, Indiana; Burial will follow in Ohio Valley Daily Three: 1-3-3 38-42-44 She was preceded in death by two brother Duane Frye, Trion, Geor - Memory Gardens. Friends may call Daily Four: 9-4-00-7 Kicker: 2-3-6-8-1-8 sisters, Ann Ridgway (husband: Jim gia; seven grandchildren; and one Quick Draw: 1-5-7-8-11- Jackpot: $3.7 million prior to the funeral from noon to Ridgway) and Pauline Jellison (hus - great-grandchild. 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Those band: Steve Jellison); and one broth - He was preceded in death by his in attendance are asked to follow the er, Mark Lake. father Forrest Frye; mother Mary Centers for Disease Control and Pre - Markets A graveside service for Sara Lake Alice (Ulmer) Frye; brother John vention guidelines of practicing will be held at a later date in Little Frye; and two granddaughters. social distancing and are required Salamonia Cemetery, south of Port - Family and friends may gather to Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s t o f o l lo w t h e O h io m a n d a t e o f w e a r - land. share and remember at Downing & ing face masks. Those unable to Fort Recovery Montpelier Condolences may be expressed at Glancy Funeral Home 100 N. Wash - attend will be able to view the funer - Corn ...... 5.26 Corn ...... 5.09 williamsonspencer.com. ington St., Geneva, on Wednesday, Wheat ...... 6.29 al service via live stream on the Feb. corn ...... 5.11 Jan. 27, 2021, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Willis Funeral Home Facebook Beans ...... 13.53 Dick Glassford and one hour prior to service on Page. POET Biorefining Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Feb. beans ...... 13.53 April 21, 1934-Jan. 25, 2020 In lieu of flowers, the family Portland Wheat ...... 6.43 A service to celebrate his life will Corn ...... 5.32 Dick W. Glassford, age 86, of Port - requests donations be made in Ray’s March wheat ...... 6.45 be at Downing & Glancy Funeral name to Good Shepherd Hospice, Feb. corn ...... 5.32 land passed away Monday morning, Home at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. Jan. 25, 2020, at his residence. 1110 Hammock Road, Sebring, FL Sunrise 28, 2021, with the Rev. Paul VanCise 33870, or Sebring Church of the The Andersons Dick was born in Portland on officiating. Interment will follow in Richland Township St. Anthony April 21, 1934, the son of Gerald W. Nazarene, P.O. Box 372, Sebring, FL Corn ...... 4.92 the Daugherty Cemetery in Geneva. 33871-0372. Corn ...... 5.12 and Phyllis I. (McKibben) Glassford. Because of the coronavirus pan - Feb. corn ...... 5.17 Feb. corn ...... 4.92 He was married on Dec. 24, 1954, to Please visit Beans ...... 13.33 demic, we ask that everyone please willisfuneralhome.com to express Beans ...... 13.56 Ruth L. Fifer who sur - practice social distancing. Masks Feb. beans ...... 13.56 Feb. beans ...... 13.38 vives. He was retired condolences. Wheat ...... 6.54 Wheat ...... 6.28 are recommended. from Delco Battery in Preferred memorials may be sent Feb. wheat ...... 6.54 Feb. wheat ...... 6.28 Muncie in 1982 after Lonnie Thompson , Portland, July 7, to American Heart Association, 1962-Jan. 22, 2021. Private visitation 31 years. He enjoyed 6500 Technology Center Drive, Suite camping, fishing and and services will be held on Tuesday at 100, Indianapolis, IN 46278; Ameri - Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Today in history traveling. can Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Surviving are his Home in Portland. Pike, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852; David Petschke , Portland, Sept. 29, wife of 66 years Ruth; or Bryant Wesleyan Church, 209 S. On Jan. 26, 2020, appointed Dr. Janet G. one son, Bruce A. Glassford 1942-Jan. 23, 2021. Services will be at NBA legend Kobe Travell to be his person - Hendricks St., Bryant IN 47326. 7 p.m. Friday at Williamson-Spencer and Glassford (wife: Arrangements are being handled Bryant, his 13-year-old al physician; she was Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Olivia) of Los Bantos, California; by Downing & Glancy Funeral daughter and seven oth - the first woman to hold •••••••••• one daughter, Linda K. Wright of Home in Geneva. ers were killed when the job. Portland; four grandchildren; nine The Commercial Review publishes their helicopter Condolences may be expressed at death notices for those with a connec - In 1962 , the United great-grandchildren; three step- glancyfuneralhomes.com. plunged into a steep States launched Ranger grandchildren; and six step-great- tion to our coverage area free of hillside in dense morn - 3 to land scientific grandchildren. charge. They include the name, city ing fog in Southern Cal - instruments on the He was preceded in death by a Ray Houck of residence, birth/death date and ifornia; the former Lak - moon — but the probe daughter, Cindy Glassford. Nov. 13, 1933-Jan. 23, 2021 time/date/location of services. ers star was 41. ended up missing its Funeral services will be Saturday, Ray R. Houck, 87, of Sebring, There is a charge for obituaries, In 1788 , the first target by more than Jan. 30, 2020, at 11 a.m. in the Baird- Florida, passed away after a brief which are accepted only from funeral homes or mortuary services. European settlers in 22,000 miles. Freeman Funeral Home with Dave illness, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at Australia, led by Capt. In 1971 , the Portland Arthur Phillip, landed High School boys gym - in present-day Sydney. nastics team split a In 1907 , Congress Capsule passed the Tillman Act, meet in Indianapolis, SERVICES which prohibited cor - topping Warren Central Thursday porations from making 85.5-68.5 while falling to Frye , Steve: 11 a.m., Down - Reports host Southport 80-69. ing & Glancy Funeral Home, 100 direct campaign contri - Washington St., Geneva. butions to federal elec - Stan Smith won the par - Icy roads tion candidates. allel bars for the Pan - Friday A Dunkirk teen lost con - Now Seeking: thers. trol of her vehicle while In 1960 , National Houck , Ray: 1 p.m., Willis Transportation Coordinator Football League team In 1988 , the Andrew Funeral Home, 12 Garfield, Ave., driving on ice about 8:40 Lloyd Webber musical Gallipolis, Ohio. p.m. Monday. The Transportation Coordinator will be responsible for scheduling owners chose Pete , David: 7 p.m., Petschke transportation of Swiss Village residents and providing supervision to Rozelle to be the new “Phantom of the Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Kaden O. Norris, 17, was commissioner, succeed - Opera” opened at Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - driving west on county the Transportation Drivers. This position will work with drivers, families, ing the late Bert Bell. Broadway’s Majestic merce St., Portland. road 200 South just west of and residents in planning appropriate transportation. This position will In 1961 , President Theater. county road 500 West also be responsible for transporting residents as needed. Standard John F. Kennedy —AP and The CR Saturday when she drove across a hours for the position will be Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm, with an on- call rotation required. , Dick: 11 a.m., Glassford patch of ice. Her 2006 This position requires a High School diploma and an active Indiana Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, Chevrolet Malibu struck a 221 N. Meridian St., Portland. Chauffer’s License or endorsement. The successful candidate must Citizen’s calendar tree and was towed from possess basic computer skills, be responsible and dependable, have the scene. Norris was strong organizational skills, demonstrate respect for residents, and be Service listings provided by taken to IU Health Jay for able to develop a cooperative and maintain a cooperative working PROGRESSIVE house, 120 N. Court St., treatment of cuts and relationship with employees and residents. The successful candidate Today OFFICE PRODUCTS 1 p.m. — Jay County Portland. scrapes. must also have a clean driving record. 120 N. Meridian St. Damage is estimated Commissioners execu - 5 p.m. — Dunkirk Park Portland, Indiana 47371 Apply online at www.swissvillage.org or send Resume to: between $5,000 and tive session, commis - Board, city building, 131 (260) 726-9201 Taylor Lehman, VP of Human Resources sioners’ room, court - S. Main St. progressiveofficeproducts.com $10,000. Swiss Village, 1350 W. Main St. Berne, IN 46711 See page 5 Or email: [email protected] The Commercial Review Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Family Page 3 Boredom for a child can lead to good things By DIANA DOLECKI minute of every day scheduled. about school shootings. If has someone to sit with them. Special to The Commercial Review Can they entertain them - someone was being bullied an The virus has disrupted the Almost every week since the As I selves? Do they know how to adult would step in and stop it. way lessons are taught. Remote virus turned our lives upside while away an afternoon That doesn’t seem to be an learning is a good temporary down I have seen articles about See It watching clouds? Will they option any more. solution. The problem is that how to keep your child busy. know the pleasure of getting Another thing that I find school teaches children so There are descriptions of proj - lost in a book that is their puzzling is the number of days much more than what is in the ects to do, activities to partici - choice and not something they devoted to dressing like a book text books. School teaches how pate in and various other sug - are required to read? character, or a color, or some self. This is also known as a to get along with people, gestions. Granted, there is much more other special thing. There are among other things. good way to give mom or dad a that is expected of our grand - days when grandparents are I find this to be puzzling. Yes, My point is that children are our grandkids have formal break for an hour or so. children than was ever expect - supposed to have lunch with so much more resilient than activities such as baseball, or Most of the time our grand - ed of us. We weren’t expected the child. There are days dedi - swimming. Recently they have children are told to go outside to know how to read when we cated to the military. It seems we give them credit for. They all been signed up for a class in and play after school. Their entered first grade. Adding and like every week has a special are capable of entertaining jujitsu at their local YMCA. free time is their own. What subtracting were first and sec - event requiring a special outfit themselves. We all need down Jujitsu is a martial art. From they play is entirely up to ond grade level and multiply - or something. time. The lists of activities we what I understand it is an them. Their parents realize ing wasn’t taught until third I am so glad that none of that need to do with our children introductory class similar to that a little boredom and grade. We didn’t have advanced was common when I was in are nice but not necessary. One the karate class that Emma unscheduled time is good for classes. The teachers grouped school. I wonder what the kids of these days things will get took when she was little. The them. us according to our abilities without grandparents, or those back to normal, in the mean - details are different but it is I have to wonder about the but it was never a formal who have only a single parent time they can entertain them - basically a way to defend one’s children who have every thing. We didn’t have to worry feel like when everybody else selves. He doesn’t want to get married DEAR ABBY: I've been dating a don't have any sentimental value, Four Winds guy for five years. We were high she just likes them. I have no doubt school classmates and became close she means that. friends shortly after that. Abby, he's Dear Should I overlook this and not let the man of my dreams. I've been in it bother me, or should I be more per - may expand love with him since we were 16 years Abby sistent? — EXPRESSION OF LOVE old. We married other people, but we DEAR EXPRESSION: Your feel - SOUTH BEND (AP) based tribe would pay are divorced now and we are togeth - ings are your feelings. Seeing — The tribal casino in 8% of its slot machine er. your lady friend enjoy jewelry South Bend could winnings to the state We are both 46. I want to get mar - she received from other men become a full-fledged and continue its 2% ried and he knows it. We have dis - things off, you don't plan to bothers you. You have told her as competitor to Indi - payments to the city cussed it — but every time I bring it become involved with anyone much. While at one time the ana’s other casinos of South Bend. 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Aaron just kept swinging Local tax hit By DAVID VON DREHLE The Washington Post Long before the television David may be light impresario Ted Turner mar - keted the Atlanta Braves as Von By LARRY DEBOER “America’s Team,” Atlanta The December state revenue had no big league team at Drehle forecast for Indiana projected all. that individual income tax rev - Larry There was no Major enue would be about $6 billion League ballclub anywhere A prosperous this year. But Indiana uses local DeBoer in the Deep South as of 1964, sons, a record. Top 20 in the income taxes too, and we know the year three disappeared balloting for most valuable businessman that the income tax revenues civil rights workers were player 19 seasons in a row. and recipient of that local governments receive found buried in an earthen The all-time leader in runs in 2021 will be just over $3 bil - batted in and total bases. the prestigious that “As Elkhart, Indiana, Goes, dam in Mississippi. The city lion. So Goes the Nation, and Elkhart Eight seasons of 40 or more That’s not just a projection. dangled a new stadium, lav - title of Is Nervous.” The unemploy - ish TV rights, parking home runs. Seven additional The Indiana State Budget ment rate in Elkhart rose from receipts and the generous seasons with more than 30. Georgia Trustee, Agency tells counties in 2.1% in April 2018 to 3.8 percent patronage of Coca-Cola to He was the league leader in advance how much “LIT” rev - Henry Aaron in July 2019 — with a few ups attract a franchise. slugging percentage four enue they will receive in the and downs — before dropping The Braves of Milwaukee times over three different had done coming year. The figures are took the bait, which meant decades. as much announced first by early again until this past March. that Henry Aaron of Mobile, That steadiness carried August, and the final numbers That decline in jobs may have Alabama, was headed back him through one of the as anyone are ready by December. The reduced incomes in 2019, reduc - to the South. longest and loneliest of all to redeem numbers are based on the local ing tax collections in 2020, I’m going to call him civil rights marches, as year income tax collections from the reducing LIT distributions in Henry in this column after year Aaron faced the the South from previous state fiscal year. So, the 2021. because that was the name National League’s best the clutches amount of LIT revenue to be dis - That happened during the he preferred, as opposed to pitchers in pursuit of the tributed to counties in calendar Great Recession, too. Incomes “Hank,” a nickname most hallowed record of the of its history year 2021 is the amount of LIT fell in 2009, so tax collections fell attached to him by a PR man most celebrated player in and to open revenue collected from July 1, in 2010, so distributions fell in who thought White fans the history of the national 2019, to June 30, 2020. 2011. Statewide, LIT distribu - might find it friendlier. A pastime. a way forward. That had to be modified this tions dropped 14 percent in 2011. giant on and off the field, A person is rarely more year, because the due date for Distributions in 2022 will Aaron died on Friday, a few alone than in the batter’s income tax payments was depend on incomes in 2020. We weeks shy of his 87th birth - box; a home run is an epito - extended to July 15. That also don’t have those numbers yet. day. me of individual achieve - meant that the first LIT distri - But we do know personal How did he feel about the ment. bution figure wasn’t available income for Indiana for the first move? Aaron needed 715 of them until mid-September. The gover - three quarters of 2020. That’s As you might expect: “I to unseat Babe Ruth as the nor made this change with exec - wages, interest, rent and profits have lived in the South, and all-time home run king. utive order 20-31. for Indiana residents, estimated (About that number: The tax collection period in I don’t want to live there One lonely trip to the by the U.S. Department of Com - Major League Baseball 2020 included the sharp COVID again,” Aaron said in antici - plate after another. merce. Compared to the first recently took the long-over - recession that started in March. pation of the Braves’ 1966 I turned 13 in the winter three quarters of 2019, in 2020 debut in Atlanta. due step of acknowledging Yet LIT distributions for 2021 personal income increased by that the organized Negro of 1974, when Henry Aaron dropped in only five counties But Henry Aaron won spent the offseason parked 6.6%. That would be tied for the over Atlanta and retired as Leagues are properly part of from their 2020 distributions. In biggest rise in the past 20 years. “major league” history. Sta - at 713. Pulaski and Wayne, revenue fell the greatest player in fran - He needed one more to tie That’s much different from the chise history — the fran - tistics racked up before because local income tax rates and another to break the last recession. In 2009, income chise marketed as a team for Robinson’s trailblazing 1947 were cut. (That’s rare, but it record. fell by 2.7%. the whole nation. season will be added to happens.) In Elkhart, Jay and Everyone knew that base - The difference was His hero, Jackie Robin - career totals of players such Tipton, rates stayed the same ball’s steadiest superstar the CARES Act, the $1,200 son, broke through base - as Mays, Larry Doby,Monte but tax collections fell anyway. would finish the job prompt - checks and (especially) the ball’s wall of segregation, Irvin,Roy Campanella and Probably taxable income added unemployment benefits but even he didn’t do it in others who played on both ly once the new season start - declined. Statewide, LIT rev - ed. that Congress passed back in Dixie. sides of the egregious color enue increased by 6.5%. March. Government benefits to Aaron finished the job in line. Aaron’s five document - And he did, with a homer Why didn’t the recession have on Opening Day, April 4, and Indiana residents rose 35% in large part because he was ed home runs for the all- a bigger effect on 2020 LIT col - the first three quarters of 2020, both supremely talented and Black Indianapolis Clowns another on April 8. Still, lections and 2021 LIT distribu - then-commissioner Bowie while private income dropped incredibly steady. came in 1952, too late to be tions? Anyone who pays the 0.6%. Unemployment benefits Kuhn made no effort to be income tax will understand. There is a very exclusive added to his totals.) are taxable, so that income will present. April 2020 payments were based club whose members hit a A lifetime record creeps support local income tax collec - When “The Hammer,” as on W-2 forms from 2019. Taxes baseball well enough to com - up gradually. Through the tions. he was known, died, he died paid in 2020 were based on pile a career batting average strife of the late 1960s and Add to that the advantage early 1970s — when the in Atlanta. The place he did - income earned in 2019, and that above .300, who hit hard Indiana has in this peculiar avowed white supremacist n’t want to go had become was a year of economic expan - enough to accumulate 300 or recession. It’s a recession of George Wallace was win - the place he didn’t want to sion. more home runs and who service industries. Usually ning electoral votes for pres - leave. So, if the recession reduced played long enough to hit recessions hit manufacturing. ident and White citizens A prosperous business - incomes in 2020, tax payments safely at least 3,000 times. Indiana has a lot of manufactur - from Boston to Denver were man and recipient of the in 2021 will drop. The State Club roster: Henry Aaron, ing employment, and fewer Willie Mays, Stan Musial protesting violently against prestigious title of Georgia Budget Agency will tabulate col - service jobs, so our economy and George Brett. school desegregation meas - Trustee, Henry Aaron had lections through June 30, 2021, didn’t fall as hard as the The club gets smaller ures — Aaron closed relent - done as much as anyone to to set distributions for 2022. economies of other states. when you double the num - lessly on Ruth’s record. redeem the South from the That’s when the recession will Elkhart’s unemployment rate is ber of homers to 600: Aaron “My kids had to live like clutches of its history and to hit local income tax revenue. and Mays. Add 155 home they were in prison because open a way forward. The decline in distributions already back down to 4.4%. runs (more on this number of kidnap threats,” he later Not with one swing of the in Elkhart County provides a Local income tax revenues later) and you have Aaron, recalled. “I had to go out the bat, but with tens of thou - hint about what could happen. won’t be affected until 2022, and all alone. back door of the ballparks. I sands; his motto, he said, Elkhart is the home of recre - taxable income was supported He was ridiculously con - had to have a police escort was “just keep swinging.” ational vehicle manufacturing. by federal benefit payments. sistent. with me all the time. I was •••••••••• Economists nationwide watch The recession may be a light hit Elected to the All-Star getting threatening letters Von Drehle writes a twice- employment in Elkhart for clues for LIT. team in 21 consecutive sea - every single day.” weekly column for The Post. about the future of the national •••••••••• economy. In September 2018, DeBoer is a Purdue University the New York Times reported agricultural economist. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Former animal con - you’re proposing is a lot nicer sioners then enacted a new fee department barn, along with said board president Mindy trol officers Bill and Kathy facility than we put humans schedule in accordance with keys to both of the other vehi - Weaver. Its current facility is Fields retired at the end of 2020. in,” Aker said. the recommendation of JEMS cles. too small and it has been asked McGalliard suggested putting “No one’s going to fund a directors. (New suggested fees •Renewed the county invest - to find a new location so that animal control services up for building like that, I’m sorry,” are based on state, federal and ment policy. “I would say we the adjacent Portland waste - bid. said Journay, who then sug - local insurance carrier fee won’t even make a quarter of water treatment plant can Aker noted the amounts the gested contributing funds for a schedules per the review, what we did (last year),” Jay expand in the next few years. task force proposed that each rendering of the new facility Miller explained.) County treasurer Paula Miller Weaver noted the importance municipality contribute toward in order to get a more accurate Commissioners also OK’d a said, explaining that rates are of having a room to quarantine annual operating expenses, cost estimate. county credit card application extremely low this year. new animals so illnesses like adding that he does not feel Commissioners then for JEMS and new emergency •Heard from courthouse the highly contagious canine anyone should be shut out. approved $5,000 for that pur - management agency director superintendent Bruce Sutton parvovirus can be prevented “If those towns can’t pay, it’s pose. Amy Blakely with a card limit about gathering quotes for six from wiping the entire shelter not their fault,” he said. “We as Also Monday, commissioners of $2,000, approved $4,955 for a new boilers. The current boil - population. Also, per Indiana a county want the whole county accepted new job descriptions new ventilator and $14,215.52 ers are nearly 20 years old, and mandate, starting July 1 all ani - covered … you’ve got a town and raises for highway super - for a new LUCAS chest com - out of eight, only four are mal shelters must spay and like Bryant or Pennville that intendent Donnie Corn (from pression system for JEMS, and working properly most of the neuter pets before adoption. can’t afford to pay it. I don’t $53,476.80 to $61,006.40) and OK’d the purchase a $5,500 cot time, he explained. He suggest - Weaver also noted the humane think it’s right to say we’re not road foreman Dave Shepherd for JEMS. ed downsizing to six units society will remain a no-kill going to provide service (to (from $40,664 to $44,824). For - In other news, commission - instead of eight. shelter and would not budge on them).” mer county engineer Dan Wat - ers Aker, Journay and McGal - •OK’d Sheriff Dwane Ford that vow. Forcum agreed, adding that son resigned his position at the liard: beginning the process to sell McGalliard asked task force the county’s economic develop - end of 2020, and Jay County •Made more reappointments (through auction) three members how much money the ment income tax (EDIT) adviso - Council approved at its last and new appointments, includ - department vehicles. humane society has raised ry committee discussed provid - meeting to divvy up his ing: Aker as the board of •Accepted a bid from Enos toward the project thus far and ing subsidies from wind farm responsibilities between Corn finance president; Terry Schwartz from Bryant for a challenged whether the organi - economic development funds to and Shepherd. Hanks to the alcohol beverage one-year lease of the pasture zation will be able to raise the each municipality. While at the meeting, Shep - commission; Mike Leonhard west of the retirement center estimated $110,000 needed for Jay County Council member herd announced his resigna - and Jane Spencer to the ceme - at $180 per acre. annual operations. Weaver Matt Minnich, who was in atten - tion from the position, saying tery association; Shawn •Presented a plaque to for - responded that the organiza - dance, said he would rather see he has accepted a job out of McCoy and Cindy Shepherd to mer animal control officers tion has some investments, the group take a loan from the state. the convention and tourism Bill and Kathy Fields. The cou - though they are not specific to county rather than ask for a gift. Commissioners also heard bureau board; Pam Robbins to ple provided services to the the project, and that she’s opti - He also added that he didn’t feel from Jay Emergency Medical Dunkirk Public Library Board; county and City of Portland mistic about fundraising but comfortable putting govern - Service directors Wes Miller, and Mike Leonhard, Barry for nearly 30 years. estimated the amount raised ment funds into a private entity. John McFarland and Gary Bar - Hudson, Carl Walker and Phil •Approved a resolution to for annual operating expenses All three commissioners nett. Miller presented an annu - Ford to the redevelopment hold an in-person certificate at its current facility is $75,000. raised concerns about the proj - al review from AccuMed commission. sale in April in the courthouse Currently, Midwest Pet ect. Group, which helps provide •Heard from county surveyor auditorium. Dunkirk ... Continued from page 1 Formed by commissions Robbins said the city in late 2018, the task force would be “foolish” not to returned last year with a appropriate funds for the proposal for a new animal operational costs since it is control facility to be operat - less than what the city pays ed by Jay County Humane annually for animal control Society. Commissioners by about $6,000. approved up to $275,000 But the mayor along with toward such a project in council members said it December but then rescind - Strategies to overcome would be difficult to appro - ed that funding earlier this priate $55,000 from month. Dunkirk’s general fund In other business, coun - toward the building. cil members Tom Johnson, seasonal affective disorder “That $55,000, that’s a lot Bryan Jessup, Kevin of money to us,” Robbins Hamilton, Jesse Bivens and Winter can be an awe-in- can Psychiatric Association said, adding that money Lisa Street: spiring time of year.r. Snow- says symptoms of SAD can could be spent on expand - •Paid Dunkirk Police covered landscapes and op- be distressing and over- ing the local industrial Department officers $3,775 portunities to enjnjoy sports whelming and even interfere park or another project in for unused vacation time in like skiing and snowbwboarding with daily fufunctioning. the city. 2020. makeke winter a fafavavorite time The APAPA notes that SAD The Dunkirk shelter usu - •Amended the salary ofof year fofor nature enthusiasts has been linked to a biochem- ally can hold about 25 cats ordinance to appropriate and athletes. ical imbalance in the brain and eight dogs. funds for police department Robbins also noted that dispatcher “uniforms.” As fun as winter can be, that's prompted by shorter he hopes the shelter, if Previously, the ordinance many people struggle with daylight hours and less sun- built, would be outside of listed the money for “cloth - the transition frfrom warm lighght in winter.r. As the seasons · Feeling worthless or frfront of the box fofor 20 min- Portland city limits. ing items.” weather and long, sunny days change, a shift in a person's guilty utes each morning, and they “If it’s on (U.S. 27), that Dunkirk Board of Works to cold weather and reduced biological internal clock or may see some improvements response time is not going met earlier in the day and hours of sunlight. Sometimes circadian rhythm can lead to · Difffficulty thinking, con- within one to two weeks of to help us,” Robbins said, agreed to pay $1,378.56 for a mistaken or misidentified as them being out of step with centrating or making deci- beginning treatment. Light adding that the shelter mental evaluation of a the "winter blues," this phe- their normal routines. That sions therapy is usually continued should be on Indiana 67 potential new officer for the nomenon is known as sea- can contribute to various · Thoughts of death or sui- throughout the winter. closer to Redkey. “I don’t police department. The sonal affffefective disorder,r, or symptoms, inclcluding: cide · Medication: The APAPA think it needs to be inside hire has yet to be finalized, SAD. · Feeling sad or depressed the city limits of Portland.” Robbins said. notes that selectivive serotonin · Loss of interest or pleas- Overcoming SAD reuptake inhibibitors, or SSRIs, What is seasonal affffefec- ure in activivities once enjnjoyed The weather can't be are a type of antidepressant tive disorder? · Changes in appetite, usu- changed, but people can that are sometimes pre- Pledge ... According to the National ally eating more and cravaving speak with their physicians scribed to treat SAD. Institutes of Mental Health, carbohydrates about the fofollllowing strategies · Spending time outdoors: Continued from page 2 work as teaching or SAD is a type of depression. · Loss of energy or in- to overcome SAD. People with SAD who don't Meanwhile, graduate stu - research assistants while The NIH notes that a person creased fatigue despite in- · Light therapy: According typically spend much time dents’ stipends have largely earning their degrees, and must meet fufull criteria fofor creased sleep hours to the APAPA, light therapy in- outdoors when the tempera- remained the same, their compensation typical - major depression coinciding · Increase in purposeless volves sitting in frfront of a tures dip may notice their amounting to a pay cut. ly includes tuition remis - with specific seasons fofor at physical activity or slowed light therapy box that emits symptoms improve if they Graduate students often sion and a stipend. least two years to be diag- movements or speech that a very bright lighght. In the win- make a concerted effffofort to nosed with SAD. The Ameri- may be noticed by others ter,r, patients typically sit in spend time outdoors. Capsule Reports JohnJohn CascioCascioo,, DDS Continued from page 2 Frederick R. Fennig, 32, Also, an Ohio man slid Monroe, was driving north off Indiana 67 while driv - on the highway just south ing about 8:10 p.m. Sunday. of county road 200 North Blake W. Clabough, 18, when a deer ran in front of Rockford, was driving east his 2016 Nissan Altima. on the highway just west of The collision caused dam - county road 350 East when age estimated between (260)726-7006 his vehicle drove across an $5,000 and $10,000. 110 W.W. North St. [email protected] icy patch. Clabough’s vehi - Portland, IN 47371 Find usus on FaFacecebook cle, a 2002 Ford F150 regis - Fell asleep tered to a Natasha N. Hours:Hours: Mon.,TMon.,TTues.,ues., Wed.Wed. 8-5,8 5, Thhurs. 10:30-710:30 7 CLOSED FRIDAY ACCEPTINGG NEW PAPATIENTSATIENTS A Portland resident fell Malcolm C. George D.D.S. • 112 N. Ship St., Portland, IN • (260) 726-4710 Collins of Van Wert, Ohio, asleep at the wheel on hit a guard rail and rolled county road 100 South Fri - into a field. Clabough day, causing between refused medical treatment, $10,000 and $25,000 in dam - Adams and the Ford F150 was age. towed. (He does not have a Brady A. Yoder, 27, was Physical Therapy Services, Inc. Live Free From Pain! valid driver’s license, driving just east of the Two Convenient Locatitions to Serve YoYou: according to a Jay County intersection with Blaine Sheriff’s Office report.) Pike about 7 p.m. when he 111 WestWest North Streeteet Evening Damage is estimated nodded off and drove off Portland, IN 47371 between $5,000 and $10,000. the north side of the road. (260) 726-6828 Appointments His 2018 Chevy Equinox hit 953 East WashingtonWashingtonn Street Availalablele Deer hit a small tree, which turned Winchester, IN 47394 A Monroe resident driv - the car onto its side, and (765) 584-3665 Monday 8-5:00 TTuuesday 12-7:00 WWeednesday 8-12:00 ing on U.S. 27 hit a deer then hit another tree. The Toll Free: 1-888-222-0130 www.adamsptservices.com about 6:35 p.m. Thursday. vehicle was towed. Thursday 8-5:00 Friday 8-5:00 Select Saturdays

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Eliza, a senior, won the 50 freestyle in a season-best 25.13 seconds, and took the top spot in the 100 back - stroke in 1:02.03. Mara, a sopho - more, won the 200 individual medley (2:24.09) and 100 butterfly (1:05.33). Dow and the Baders joined Rieley Brewster for a 200 medley relay victory in 1:57.26, then teamed with Lilli Clemmons to win the 200 freestyle relay in 1:46.24. The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz The Patriots’ other victory came in the 400 freestyle relay Eliza Bader, a Jay County High School senior, extends behind her to start the 100-yard backstroke during the Allen on the efforts of Zion County Athletic Conference championships on Saturday morning at JCHS. Bader won the event with a time of 1 minute, 2.03 Beiswanger, Elayna Paro, Clem - seconds, for the second of her two individual wins as the Patriots took first place for the fourth consecutive year. mons and Brewster, who ended in 4:09.04. “I think with where we’re at benchmarks where we wanted to boys, finishing with a time of 1:44,91, besting the Tigers’ 2018 was also a new ACAC record. and the magnitude of this meet hit our benchmark times. 1:02.07 for first in the 100 back - squad. Adams Central’s Jake Kaehr and where we put it I think the “We came out and won all but stroke. Geimer also set new confer - had times of 22.11 seconds and girls did well,” Slavik said. two events. It’s probably better Bluffton’s Caleb Geimer, Jack ence marks in the 200 freestyle 49.7 seconds in the 50 freestyle “They’re well on point to extend - than any other team we’ve had.” Ringger, Colin Magdich and (1:52.55) and the 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle, respectively, ing the season, having a good Senior Griffin Mann picked Dylan King set a new conference (52.23 seconds). Ringger’s time and both were new ACAC sectional and beyond. We hit our up the only win for the JCHS record in the 200 medley relay in of 1:00.18 in the 100 breaststroke records. Upset ... Local ... Continued from page 8 ball team was the runner- Continued from page 8 up in the Adams Central The Knights eventually At 95 pounds, Landon tied the game at 55 with 4:28 ‘I think (Renna Box score Garringer took seventh. tournament Saturday. to play in the fourth quar - Also competing for Jay The Patriots fell to the Schwieterman host Jets 42-29 in the final ter, but weren’t able to over - Class 3A No. 4 3-point shooting: Norwell 6-31 County were Sylas Wenk take the Patriots. After that, is) playing with Norwell Knights at (Toliver 4-12, Bales 2-6, Shelton 0- (75), Griffin Byrum (95), after a 37-35 victory against Jay County scored nine Class 3A No. 15 5, KaFuelling 0-4, KeFuelling 0-4). Xander Torre (106), Blackford in the semifinal. Jay County Patriots Jay County 2-8 (RSchwieterman 2- Ben Crouch led the team in straight — the run included a lot more 3, Rodgers 0-2, MDirksen 0-2, Leighton Brown (126), four more Schwieterman Girls varsity summary BDirksen 0-1). Carter Barton (138), Vasin scoring each game, finish - confidence. ing with 12 against Black - free throws, two of which Norwell (18-4) Ridgway (160) and Joaquin Rebounds: Norwell 28 (Shelton ford and seven against on another Norwell bench When things go FG-FGA FT-FTA PTS 6, team 6, KaFuelling 4, Tomasek Johnson (182). Toliver 5-14 0-0 14 4, KeFuelling 3, Bales 2, Bradt - Adams Central. technical — and the margin well it seems Shelton 8-20 5-6 21 was nearly double digits mueller 2, Toliver). Jay County 39 Jay County’s seventh KaFuelling 7-16 6-7 20 (MDirksen 9, team 8, BDirksen 6, Jay 8th second again, 64-55. like the basket Bales 2-6 0-0 6 grade team lost in double Bilbrey 5 RSchwieterman 5, MONROE — Jay County A Mackinzie Toliver 3- Tomasek 1-5 0-0 2 Rodgers 3, ASchwieterman 2, overtime to Blackford, 29- is bigger and KeFuelling 0-5 2-3 2 SSaxman). Junior High School’s 27. Jacob Monroe led the pointer and five points Todd 0-0 0-0 0 Bradtmuellr 0-0 0-0 0 eighth grade boys basket - team with eight points. from Kaylee Fuelling made you play with Assists: Norwell 3 (Bales 2, Toliv - Totals 23-66 13-16 65 it 64-62 with 1:15 to play. But er). Jay County 8 (RSchwieterman more .348 .813 four Schwieterman free - 3, Rodgers 2, Bilbrey, MDirksen, bies, and one of two from confidence.’ Jay County (16-3) BDirksen). FG-FGA FT-FTA PTS Blocks: Norwel 5 (Shelton 2, Sports on tap Rodgers preserved the lead. —Kirk Comer, ASchwtrmn 1-3 1-2 3 “It just shows what kind JCHS girls Bilbrey 1-2 0-0 2 Tomasek 2, Bradmueller). Jay Rodgers 5-9 2-4 12 County 3 (MDirksen 2, Bilbrey). Local schedule Friday of kids we have,” Comer Jay County — Boys basketball triple - basketball coach RSchwtrmn 9-19 17-17 37 Today said. “A lot of teams would Personal fouls: Norwell 19 (Shel - header vs. Bluffton – 6 p.m. MDirksen 6-14 0-0 12 Jay County — Swimming vs. Black - ton 4, Bales 4, Toliver 3, KaFuelling Fort Recovery — Boys basketball vs. have folded. A lot of teams SSaxman 1-1 1-2 3 ford/Muncie Burris – 6 p.m. 3, Tomasek 3, Bradmueller 2). Jay Coldwater – 5:30 p.m. BDIrksen 0-3 0-0 0 Fort Recovery — Eighth grade girls would have cracked and we standout has now scored County 17 (ASchwieterman 5, Totals 23-51 21-25 69 basketball vs. Coldwater – 5:30 p.m. didn’t. 110 points in her last three .451 .840 MDirksen 4, RSchwieterman 3, Bil - Saturday “Just shows the kind of games (36.7 points per game brey 2, BDirksen 2, Rodgers). Jay County — Wrestling hosts sec - Wednesday tional – 8:30 a.m.; Gymnastics at West - Score by quarters: Jay County — Junior high boys bas - composure that they have in that span), including Norwell 13 6 21 25 — 65 Turnovers: Norwell 11. Jay Coun - ern Invitational – noon; Boys basketball ketball ACAC tournament TBA; Junior and to be as young as they breaking 2019 graduate Jay Co. 10 27 12 20 — 69 ty 20. tripleheader at Blackford – 6 p.m.; Jun - high girls basketball ACAC tournament ior high boys basketball ACAC tourna - are and to be able to handle Shelby Caldwell’s school TBA ment TBA; Junior high girls basketball that type of situation, to be record of points in a single ACAC tournament TBA honest, I’m just really game with her 43-point with a lot more confi - play hard. I think this is Thursday Fort Recovery — Boys basketball vs. Jay County — Swimming at Marion – Mississinawa Valley – 6 p.m. impressed with them.” effort Saturday in a 74-36 dence,” Comer said. “When probably the hardest she’s 6 p.m.; Girls basketball at South Schwieterman ended win over Southern Wells. things go well it seems like played all year.” Adams – 7 p.m.; Gymnastics vs. Hunt - Monday with her third straight (Caldwell scored 41 Dec. 11, the basket is bigger and you Shelton and Fuelling had ington North – 6:30 p.m. Jay County — Freshman boys basket - Fort Recovery — Girls basketball at ball vs. New Castle – 6 p.m.; Junior high game with 30 or more 2018, against Blackford.) play with more confidence. 21 and 20 points, respective - Coldwater – 5:30 p.m.; Swimming vs. wrestling vs. Monroe Central – 5:30 points, and the sophomore “I think she’s playing “I think she’s learning to ly, for Norwell. Coldwater at South Adams – 6 p.m. p.m.

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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Tribe No way, Norwell can’t finish Schwieterman pours in rally 37 points as Patriots upset FORT LORAMIE, Ohio — The Indians fought to fourth-ranked Knights even the score with eight minutes to play. They were unable to overtake the Redskins. By CHRIS SCHANZ they present problems on Fort Recovery High The Commercial Review both ends of the floor.” School’s boys basketball The Patriots raced to Trailing 13-10 to begin team wasn’t able to com - an 18-point lead at half - the second quarter, Jay plete a rally in a 46-41 loss time. County scored 21 consec - to the Fort Loramie Red - Then they withstood utive points. Madison skins on Saturday. strikes from the Knights Dirksen It marked the fourth loss during the second half. hit back- in the last Local And a sophomore, to-back five games amidst one of the best buckets in for the Indi - roundup three-game stretches in less than ans (7-8). program history, threw a minute Fort Recovery trailed 13- daggers from the stripe to start 69 7 at the end of the first to get the upset. the run, quarter and the margin Renna Schwieterman, forcing grew by two, 29-21, at half - fresh off her school- Thornton time. The Indians record 43-point game to call a outscored Fort Loramie 13- Saturday, was flawless timeout. 5 in the third quarter as the from the free-throw line Dirksen game was knotted at 34-34 and finished with 37 assisted 65 with one period to play, but points as the Jay County on an Izzy the hosts protected their High School girls basket - Rodgers home court to hold off the ball team upset Class 3A basket before Schwieter - Indians. No. 4 Norwell on Mon - man put back her own Owen Jutte led Fort day, 69-65. miss to make it 18-13 Recovery with nine points, “I’m just really proud with less than five min - while Derek Jutte, Cale of the girls,” said JCHS utes to play before half - Rammel and Gavin Thobe coach Kirk Comer, whose time. had eight points each. Patriots have now won Then came the turn - Fort Recovery’s junior five in a row and eight of ing point of the period. varsity team also lost, 47- its last nine while Schwieterman got fouled 25. Landon Post led the improving to 16-3. (They and was sent to the free- Indians with eight points, were 15th in this week’s throw line. Before she and Caleb Evers chipped in Class 3A poll voting.) “I attempted her free seven points. thought they came out throws, Thornton was and played really aggres - called for a technical Jay sixth sive in the first half. foul. Schwieterman The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz KOKOMO — Jay Coun - There’s some things that made all four shots — ty’s gymnastics team didn’t go our way, but we she ended a perfect 17-of- Jay County High School sophomore Renna Schwieterman puts opened its season by plac - stuck with it and just 17 from the free-throw up a shot as Norwell’s Skyla Tomasek defends during the second quarter ing sixth at the Northwest - kept playing hard. line — and on the next Monday at JCHS. Schwieterman scored 37 points, including a 17-for-17 ern Invitational. “Second half I thought JCHS possession effort from the free-throw line, as the Class 3A No. 15 Patriots upset The Patriots scored 80.3 we got a little compla - Rodgers split a pair of fourth-ranked Norwell, 69-65. points to take sixth out of cent. We didn’t attack her own to suddenly put eight teams. Other team them like we did the first the Patriots up by 10. scores were not available. half. Even though I think Schwieterman added it. Gave us a little more I said, they played with a stop the ball in transi - Senior Kenzie Ring they had to keep attack - four more points, while cushion, more confi - lot more confidence.” tion. turned in the team’s best ing, we kind of played Dirksen and Rodgers dence. It didn’t help the “They just outplayed score of 8.55 on vault, edg - not to lose instead of to each chipped in two. “I know (Thornton) Knights that they were 2- us. They out-toughed us ing Macy Miller who had win. I’m just really Norwell’s Maiah Shelton was probably trying to of-13 from the field in the in the second quarter, 8.525. Ring also scored 6.475 proud of them.” scored with 1:35 before change the momentum second, either. bottom line.” on uneven bars, 8.425 on The loss for Norwell half for the Knights’ and our girls stepped up “It looked like we did - Norwell, which trailed balance beam and 7.6 on (18-4) snapped a seven- first bucket of the peri - to the challenge. A lot of n’t have legs,” Thornton 37-19 at the break, flipped floor exercise for an all- game winning streak. od. times when there’s a said. “Our shots were the script in the second around total of 31.05. “Jay County is a very “I think the technical technical you see the short. There were some half. It pulled within 10 Miller had 6.325 on bars, good basketball team,” was big,” Comer said. “I momentum change but that weren’t drawing midway through the 7.55 on beam and 7.525 on Norwell coach Eric think we kind of got on a you didn’t see that iron. When you’re miss - third quarter, only to floor for a 29.925 all-around Thornton said. “Their roll, we were on a roll tonight. Give all the ing shots and the can get have the deficit bounce score. length … they’re so before that, and (the credit to our kids. They in transition it’s really back up to 16. Makinsey Murphy skilled and so long and technical) just extended picked up the pace. Like tough to get back and See Upset page 7 scored 7.75 on vault, 5.525 on beam and 6.05 on floor, while Lilly Rogers totaled 5.6 on floor and 4.2 on beam. Cassidy Upp earned 3.7 on floor exercise, her Patriot girls make it four in a row only event of the day. Myers wins state By CHRIS SCHANZ JCHS coach Matt Slavik. “In gen - was a distant second with 368 Patriots have dominated in the The Commercial Review eral, just had some great swims points. Adams Central (211) conference, and have been well FORT WAYNE — AJ The Patriots have made win - today all the way across the placed third and South Adams represented during the state Myers claimed the 170- ning conference an almost yearly board. The kids that needed to do (177) was fourth. meet as well. pound championship dur - routine. well did well and the kids that Bluffton’s boys set four new Dow had a time of 1 minute, ing the Indiana High This year’s seniors added needed to improve improved. It conference records on their way 8.75 seconds, just 0.71 off Alex School Wrestling Coaches another feather in their cap Sat - makes it more difficult to decide to 388.5 points and the team cham - Bader’s record from 2016. Association Middle School urday, and solidified themselves who’s swimming (in the sectional pionship. Adams Central, which “She had a really solid 100 State Finals on Sunday at as the best class in the short his - meet) in a couple weeks, but I’d had a pair of meet records, scored freestyle and unfortunately she Allen County War Memori - tory of the conference. rather have to think about it a lot 326.5 points for second. Jay Coun - came up a little bit short of reach - al Coliseum. Jay County High School’s girls more instead of just knowing ty (319) was third and South ing her goal of setting the ACAC Jay County scored 54 swim team won all but two events automatically. Adams (193) took fourth. record (in the 100 breaststroke),” points to take 28th out of 30 in claiming its fourth consecutive “It was a great day. Fun to win Jay County’s Ashlyn Dow was Slavik said, alluding to Dow’s scoring teams. Allen County Athletic Confer - the conference, especially with one of two seniors and three time of 56.4 seconds to claim the Myers won the title with ence championship. this group of kids and the amaz - Patriots to claim a pair of indi - 100 freestyle championship earli - an 8-5 decision over Jerrid “Four conference wins for an ing attitude and effort they put vidual wins and assist in relay er in the morning. “I thought she Graves of Parke Heritage entire group of kids all the way in.” victories. Dow chased a four- was there in the way she took off to become the program’s through is a pretty outstanding Jay County’s girls scored 432 year-old record in the 100-yard and she came up just shy. first state champion. benchmark for those guys,” said points for first place, and Bluffton breaststroke — an event the See Make page 7 See Local page 7 Flurry in fourth carries Pacers By MICHAEL MAROT drove me crazy until we were able Toronto was led by Fred Van - AP Sports Writer to get back on the court tonight.” Vleet’s 25 points and six rebounds. INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pac - The difference showed. Norman Powell scored 24 points as ers guard Malcolm Brogdon spent Brogdon didn’t just score, he the Raptors rallied from a 70-60 Sunday night searching for found open teammates, played halftime deficit to finally reclaim a answers. defense and helped spur the deci - 102-100 lead on Kyle Lowry’s go- By Monday night, he had found sive fourth-quarter flurry. He fin - ahead dunk with 9:46 left in the them. ished with nine assists and seven game. A little more than 24 hours after rebounds. Jeremy Lamb matched It didn’t last long. playing his poorest game of the his season high with 22 points and Goga Bitadze tied the score, season, Brogdon scored a career- Myles Turner scored 11 of his 21 Turner broke the tie by making 1 high 36 points, flirted with a triple- points over the final 8 1/2 minutes of 2 free throws and then fueled the double and accounted for the final when the Pacers finally put it away. decisive 12-4 run with his late scor - seven points as the Pacers pulled And they did all that despite ing flurry. Indiana went 14 of 17 away from Toronto 129-114. missing All-Star forward Domantas from the free-throw line in the “I was on the phone with coach Sabonis for the final three quar - fourth quarter and wound up with (Nate Bjorkgren) late last night, ters. He left with a bruised knee in its highest free-throw attempt total trying to figure out how to make the first half. Sabonis didn’t return. (45) in nearly a decade. adjustments. I was really angry But with Brogdon leading the “It was hard to play anything after last night’s game,” Brogdon charge, Sabonis’ absence didn’t (defensively),” Toronto coach Nick said. “I was incredibly locked in matter. Nurse said. “All we did was a today. We both love the game, we “I thought he came out with a parade to the free-throw line. You both think about the game all the focus,” Bjorkgren said. “He was in can’t play defense when every time time and we both hate losing. It attack mode the entire evening.” they touch the ball it’s a foul.”