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By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review Are you an entrepre - neur? A tech guru? A marketing specialist? If you fit any of those roles, or are anyone who is interested in making Indi - ana communities better places to live, Indiana Bond Bank wants you. The bond bank is seek - ing “innovators” for its sec - ond Flipping Finance Chal - lenge, an “18-hour design sprint” scheduled for Feb. 28 and 29 at VisionLoft and Market Tower Collaborato - ry in Indianapolis. It’s not limited to any specific sector or area of knowledge. “This is open to anyone who would be interested in The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney coming,” said Brian Car - man, the bond bank’s pro - Buses park this morning to let off students along the curb on the east side of Jay County High School. In gram development direc - preparation for the building becoming a junior-senior high school for the 2020-21 school year, work is underway to create tor. Those interested can new bus routes. Plans also call for extending the parking lot on the east side of the school to allow for dedicated bus sign up for the free event by parking. Plans call for junior high pick-up and drop-off on the south side of the school, with high school and general public visiting eventbrite.com parking in the main lot to the north. and searching for Flipping Finance Challenge. Jay County, led by Jay County Development Cor - School corporation is working on new bus routes, poration, is one of three Indiana communities par - ticipating in Flipping procedures for building consolidation in 2020-21 Finance along with Starke By JACK RONALD new app intended to Once the first draft is County and Bloomington. The Commercial Review improve communication received, Gulley said, Each has already been It’s February, but Jay Adjusting patterns with students and par - he’ll meet with bus through a brainstorming Schools is already ents. drivers to let them session to narrow down a intensely focused on next Traffic patterns will be revised for the 2020-21 school Gulley said he expects review it and offer feed - menu of challenges for the fall. year as Jay County High School shifts to become a junior- to present a first draft of back for any tweaks senior high building. Plans are as follows: innovators to work on dur - That’s when the latest new bus routes, reflect - that may be necessary. ing the event. round of consolidation •Create a bus parking lot on the east side of ing the changes neces - Meanwhile, Jay Those challenges, 19 of takes effect. the building, separating it from the current staff sary because of consoli - Schools is working with them, include how to Jay County High and visitor parking. dation, at the board’s Apptegy, Little Rock, revive downtown, provid - School becomes a junior- March meeting. A com - Arkansas, on improv - senior high facility, the ing opportunities for •Move parent drop-off and pick-up of students pany called Transfinder, ing its electronic com - youth, overcoming geo - East Jay Middle School to the south side of the building. Schenectady, New York, munication, updating graphic limitations, con - building becomes an ele - is currently at work on its website and provid - fronting the lack of gro - mentary school and that challenge. ing an app for mobile •Use the main north parking lot for high school cery stores and providing work will be underway to “I want to make sure devices. early childhood education. transform the West Jay students and the general public. we’re getting the most “I think it’s going to “We get to make a lot of Middle School building efficient routes possible,” be a big improvement contacts from across the into an elementary as said Gulley, noting that for us,” school technolo - state which will be really well. for decades the school gy specialist Katie helpful to giving us anoth - “My goal is that when School Board on Monday to help redesign its bus system has used pencil, Clark told the board. er vantage point for our kids leave for the sum - night. routes, is revising traffic paper, a large map, push The current system is challenges,” said Travis mer everyone knows the To that end, the school patterns at the junior- pins and colored string to workable but cumber - Richards, executive direc - deal,” superintendent corporation is working senior high school build - keep track of all the dif - some. tor of Jay County Develop - Jeremy Gulley told Jay with a software company ing and will launch a ferent routes. See Prepping page 5 ment Corporation. See Flip page 5 Bloomberg makes debate By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Buttigieg. Fellow billionaire stage and drawing the ire of Associated Press and philanthropist Tom Steyer some candidates who dropped Billionaire Mike Bloomberg is still hoping to qualify. out of the race for failing to has qualified for the upcoming Bloomberg’s campaign said make prior stages. The candi - Democratic presidential debate, that it was seeing “a dates were previously required marking the first time he’ll groundswell of support across to receive a certain number of stand alongside the rivals he has the country” and that qualifying campaign contributions to qual - so far avoided by bypassing the for Wednesday’s debate “is the ify, but Bloomberg, who is worth early voting states and using his latest sign that Mike’s plan and an estimated $60 billion, is not personal fortune to define him - ability to defeat Donald Trump taking donations. self through television ads. is resonating with more Ameri - The prime-time event will be a A new NPR/PBS News- cans.” stark departure from Hour/Marist poll published “Mike is looking forward to Bloomberg’s highly choreo - today shows Bloomberg with joining the other Democratic graphed campaign. He’s poured 19% support nationally in the candidates on stage and making more than $300 million into tele - Democratic nominating contest. the case for why he’s the best vision advertising, a way to The former New York City The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney candidate to defeat Donald define himself for voters with - mayor, who launched his presi - Trump and unite the country,” out facing criticism. While he’s dential campaign in November, Bloomberg campaign manager campaigned in more than two will appear in Wednesday’s Kevin Sheekey said in a state - dozen states, he does not take Flute interlude debate in Las Vegas alongside ment. questions from voters and deliv - Paulina Esquival of the Jay County High former Vice President Joe The Democratic National ers a standard stump speech School band performs as part of a flute tio during Biden, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Committee recently changed its that lasts less than 15 minutes, Sunday’s Mid-Winter Pops Concert. Elizabeth Warren and Amy rules for how a candidate quali - often reading from a Klobuchar and former South fies for the debate, opening the teleprompter. Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete door for Bloomberg to be on See Debate page 5

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The high temperature Mon - day in Portland was 46 United Way of Jay County, Wednesday — Coverage of Patricia Stammen , 66, degrees. There was about a Community and Family Serv - tonight’s Portland City Coun - Fort Recovery half-inch of rain. The low was ices and Second Harvest Food cil meeting. Richard Collins , 61, Cold - 26. Bank will host a food tailgate water, Ohio The low tonight will be 24. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednes - Friday — Results from Scott Smith , 60, Berne Expect skies to be sunny day at Jay County Fair - Thursday’s boys swim section - Details on page 2. Wednesday with a high of 35. grounds. Income verification al preliminaries at JCHS. Se page 2 for an extended is not required. forecast. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/World Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Virus claims life of hospital director BEIJING (AP) — As a myste - him. That raised the number of bringing the total to 542 among ing people travel to Beijing rious new virus enveloped cen - Liu is at least the seventh deaths in mainland China to the 3,700 initially on board. while the virus is still spread - tral China's Wuhan early this health worker to die of the 1,868 and the total number of The U.N. secretary general ing. year, Liu Zhiming mobilized all COVID-19 disease among the confirmed cases to 72,436. told The Associated Pres that One of the automotive indus - the resources of his hospital in more than 1,700 doctors and "Now the prevention and con - the virus outbreak "is not out of try's biggest events, China's the city's Wuchang district to nurses who have become sick. trol work is at a critical time," control but it is a very danger - biannual auto show, also is deal with the thousands of sick His death comes as authorities President Xi Jinping told ous situation." being postponed, and many people arriving daily, threaten - are cautiously cheering a reduc - British Prime Minister Boris Antonio Guterres said in an sports and entertainment ing to overwhelm the local tion in the number of new daily Johnson in a phone call today, interview in Lahore, Pakistan, events have been delayed or can - health care system. cases and deaths, along with the according to Chinese state that "the risks are enormous celed. That dedication appears to results of a study showing most broadcaster CCTV. and we need to be prepared Despite strict rules on use of have cost him his life, with people who contracted the virus Japan, meanwhile, worldwide for that." masks and safety suits, medical Wuhan's health bureau experienced only mild symp - announced that 88 more cases of The outbreak has caused mas - workers have been prominent announcing today that he toms. the virus were confirmed sive disruptions and China may among the victims, particularly became infected and died China today reported 1,886 aboard a quarantined cruise postpone its biggest political in the early stage of the out - despite "all-out" attempts to save new cases and 98 more deaths. ship, the Diamond Princess, meeting of the year to avoid hav - break. CR almanac Obituaries Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday sister, Mary Timmerman; and an in- at Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical 2/19 2/20 2/21 2/22 2/23 Patricia Stammen law, John Stammen. Cen ter, Lima, Ohio. March 18, 1953-Feb. 17, 2020 Pat was a 1971 graduate of Fort He was born March 12, 1958, in Jay Patricia R. "Pat" Stammen, age 66, Recovery High School and a graduate County, Indiana, to the late Marion of Fort Recovery, died Feb. 17, 2020, at of Ohio State Beauty Academy, Lima, and Madonna (Ross) Collins. Mercer County Community Hospi - Ohio. Surviving are his daughter, Con - tal, Coldwater, Ohio. 34/21 28/15 34/21 43/31 43/33 She was a member of the Ameri - stance Lopez of North Port, Florida; She was born March 18, 1953, in can Legion Auxiliary Post 345 and Coldwater, to Gerald and Irene grandsons Favio and Javier; and sib - It will get Tempera - The sun Tempera - Tempera - the Red Hat Ladies, both of Fort lings, Mike Collins of Portland, Indi - colder. The tures will drop will be radiant tures are pro - tures are pro - (Gruss) Timmerman. Her father is Recovery. She was also a member of clouds will again. Mostly and the tem - jected to stay jected to stay deceased; her mother ana, Marvin (Joanie) Collins of Fort clear some - sunny. peratures will above freez - above freez - Mary Help of Christians Catholic Recovery, Pat (Mike) Muhlenkamp of what, howev - increase, a ing for almost ing. The survives in Fort Church, Fort Recovery and its Ladies er. Northwest trend which the entire day. clouds, how - Portland, Indiana, Don "Fuzz" Collins Recovery. Sodality. Pat was very active through - wind around 5 will continue Mostly sunny. ever, will be in On Feb. 5, 1972, she and Jean Rawlings of Coldwater, Tom to 10 mph. this weekend. abundance. out her life and helped her husband Collins and Bertha Archie of Anso - married Kenneth run the family farm. She bowled on Stammen, who sur - nia, Ohio, Bill Collins of Portland, Monday nights for over 40 years and Indiana, Anna (Ed) Gaskill of Port - vives. volunteered for years at the Progres - Lotteries Also surviving are land, Indiana, Mary Collins of Celi - sive Sportsman's Club during the na, Ohio, Charlie (Jackie) Collins of her children, Jodi water races. She was a member of (Jeff) Wendel of Fort Stammen Ossian, Indiana, and Brenda (Kevin) Powerball Ohio the Daughters of Isabella Circle 810, Walker of Pennville, Indiana Estimated jackpot: $50 Midday Recovery, Jeffrey Fort Recovery, and made rosaries for (Melanie) Stammen of Coldwater, Preceding him in death were infant million Pick 3: 9-0-8 their chapter. She completed 4,864 Lori (Ryan) Thien of Fort Recovery, siblings Anthony and David Collins. Pick 4: 0-3-0-0 rosaries as part of the D of I ministry He was a graduate of Fort Recovery Timothy (Sarah) Stammen of Fort to spread the word of God in the mil - Mega Millions Pick 5: 3-5-3-5-0 Recovery and Lisa (Shawn) Over - High School and served 20 years in Estimated jackpot: $45 Evening itary and various other missions. the Army National Guard. man of Fort Recovery; her siblings, However, her pride and joy was her million Pick 3: 8-7-9 Ed (Jeanette) Timmerman of Inde - Dick was employed at Cooper Pick 4: 7-6-5-2 family. She could be found following Farms, Fort Recovery, and enjoyed pendence, Missouri, Thelma (Bob) the grandchildren to all of their Hoosier Pick 5: 3-5-3-9-4 Parks of Greenville, Ohio, Sue (Ken) fishing, camping and hunting in ear - Midday Rolling Cash: 3-12-14- events and cheering them on through lier years. Flory of Union City, Indiana, Mark her smile. Her quiet nature and Daily Three: 3-7-6 17-36 (Dixie) Timmerman of Fort Recov - Brockman–Boeckman Funeral Daily Four: 8-4-2-1 Classic Lotto: 7-13-18- warm presence will never be forgot - Home is entrusted with arrange - ery, Lois (Steve) Vogel of Fort Recov - ten. Quick Draw: 2-4-10-12- 21-38-44 ery, Sally (Don) Siegrist of Fort ments. Services will be held at a later 17-22-26-27-31-33-34-39-47- Kicker: 4-4-1-8-0-3 A Mass of Christian Burial will be date. Recovery, Dave (Lisa) Timmerman 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, at 51-52-54-57-58-72-73 Jackpot: $9.8 million of Fort Recovery, Joyce (Tom) Ful - Condolences may be directed to Mary Help of Christians Catholic brockmanboeckmanfh.com lenkamp of Fort Recovery and Roger Church, Fort Recovery, with Fr. Ned Timmerman of Fort Recovery; Brown celebrant. Burial will follow Scott E. Smith , Berne, who worked in Markets grandchildren Cole, Cade, Cobe, at St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery. Cali, Peyton, Tanner, Marcus, Elijah, Geneva, Jan. 8, 1960-Feb. 15, 2020. Calling is 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday Services will be at noon Thursday at Taylor, Rachel, Bo, Lilah, Charlie, and 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Brock - Sunrise April corn ...... 4.09 Kaitlyn, Kent, Cooper, Bennett, Downing & Glancy Funeral Home, 100 N. St. Anthony May corn ...... 4.09 man – Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Washington St., Geneva. Sawyer and Hadley; sisters-in-law Recovery. Corn ...... 3.98 Ginny Pugh of Fort Recovery and •••••••••• Central States Memorials may be directed to Mer - The Commercial Review publishes March corn ...... 4.00 Lucy Timmerman of St. Henry, cer County Cancer Association. Montpelier Ohio; and in-laws Ronnie (Mary Lou) death notices for those with a connec - Beans ...... 9.05 Condolences may be directed to Corn ...... 3.95 Stammen of Fort Recovery, Kathy tion to our coverage area free of March beans ...... 9.08 brockmanboeckmanfh.com. Wheat ...... 5.64 March corn ...... 3.97 (Ron) Ontrop of St. Henry, Dan Stam - charge. They include the name, city of Beans ...... 8.97 men of Fort Recovery and friend Deb residence, birth/death date and Cooper Farms M a r c h b e a n s ...... 8 .9 9 A b e ls o f C e li n a a n d S t e v e S t a m m e n R i c h a r d C o l l i n s ti m e / d a t e / l o c a t io n o f s e r v i c es . Wheat ...... 5.56 of Fort Recovery. March 12, 1958-Feb. 16, 2020 There is a charge for obituaries, Fort Recovery Preceding her in death were broth - Richard E. "Dick" Collins, age 61, which are accepted only from funeral Feb. corn ...... 4.15 The Andersons ers Tony and Kevin Timmerman; a of Coldwater, Ohio, died Feb. 16, 2020, homes or mortuary services. March corn ...... 4.15 Richland Township April corn ...... 4.15 Corn ...... 3.98 March corn ...... 4.02 POET Biorefining Beans ...... 9.03 Israeli leader faces trial SERVICES Portland March beans ...... 9.03 Thursday Feb. corn ...... 4.15 Wheat ...... 5.54 JERUSALEM (AP) — favors for more positive divert attention away from , Patricia: 10:30 March corn ...... 4.13 June wheat ...... 5.52 Israeli Prime Minister media coverage. the corruption charges Stammen Benjamin Netanyahu's In a brief statement, the while his main challenger, a.m., Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, 403 Sharps - corruption trial will begin court said Netanyahu is former military chief burg Road, Fort Recovery. on March 17, an Israeli expected to attend the ini - Benny Gantz, has sought Today in history Smith , Scott: Noon, Down - court said today, just two tial hearing. to highlight it. He argues ing & Glancy Funeral Home, 100 weeks after national elec - Israel will hold parlia - that Netanyahu is unfit to Washington St., Geneva. On Feb. 18, 1970 , the the U.S. Supreme Court. tions are held. mentary elections on serve as prime minister “Chicago Seven” defen - In 1994 , at the Winter Netanyahu is charged March 2, its third vote in while fighting the legal Saturday dants were found not Olympic Games in Nor - with bribery, fraud and less than a year. charges. guilty of conspiring to way, U.S. speedskater Imel , Lori: 2 p.m., breach of trust under a The first two elections Gantz also said Monday Williamson-Spencer and Penrod incite riots at the 1968 Dan Jansen finally won number of cases in which were largely a referendum that he would work to Democratic national Funeral Home, 190 S. Union St., a gold medal, breaking he is alleged to have on Netanyahu, and the mend ties with America's Pennville. convention; five were the world record in the accepted lavish gifts from third is expected to be no Democratic Party if he convicted of violating 1,000 meters. billionaire friends and different. Netanyahu's wins the elections next April 26 the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 In 1997 , astronauts on exchanged regulatory campaign has sought to month. (those convictions were the space shuttle Discov - Williamson , Ted: Noon, First Universalist Church and later reversed). ery completed their In 1885 , Mark Twain’s Society of Barnard, 6211 Ver - tune-up of the Hubble mont 12, Barnard, Vermont. “Adventures of Huckle - Space Telescope after 33 Capsule Reports berry Finn” was pub - hours of spacewalking; lished in the U.S. for the the Hubble was then Service listings provided by first time (after being released using the shut - Freak mishap Industrial Drive when the vehicle’s pas - PROGRESSIVE published in Britain and tle’s crane. A Dunkirk woman is in stable condi - senger wheel flew off and was propelled Canada). In 2001 , auto racing tion after she was struck by a runaway toward B. Maralene Giddings, 67. OFFICE PRODUCTS In 1930 , photographic star Dale Earnhardt Sr. wheel while she was trying to refill her Giddings’ ankle was injured, and she 120 N. Meridian St. evidence of Pluto (now car’s gas tank at the 990 W. Votaw St. was transported to IU Ball Memorial designated a “dwarf died in a crash at the Daytona 500; he was 49. Murphy U.S.A. gas station in Portland at Hospital in Muncie. Portland, Indiana 47371 planet”) was discovered 11:04 a.m. Monday. Smith was driving his 2005 Chevy by Clyde W. Tombaugh at In 2003 , an arson (260) 726-9201 Kent H. Smith, 68, rural Dunkirk, was Impala. Damage was estimated between Lowell Observatory in attack involving two progressiveofficeproducts.com turning his vehicle from Votaw Street to $10,000 and $25,000. Flagstaff, Arizona. South Korean subway In 1943 , Madame Chi - trains in the city of ang Kai-shek, wife of the Daegu claimed 198 lives. Chinese leader, (The arsonist was sen - addressed members of tenced to life in prison,) the Senate and then the In 2010 , Jay County Felony arrests House, becoming the Democrats selected Jim first Chinese national to Funkhouser to fill the Battery charged with battery. address both houses of open seat on Redkey A Muncie man is being George E. Fehrenbach the U.S. Congress. Town Council following held on $20,000 bond in Jay Jr., 56, 1007 E. 23rd St., In 1988 , Anthony M. the resignation of Dottie County Jail after he was faces a preliminary Level Kennedy was sworn in Quakenbush. arrested today and 5 felony battery charge. as an associate justice of —AP and The CR Citizen’s calendar Recycle after reading.

Today Thursday 7 p.m. — Portland Park 5 p.m. — Redkey Town Board, council chambers, Council executive ses - fire station, 1616 N. sion, park cabin, 200 S. Franklin St. Mooney St. (A regular meeting will follow). Wednesday 7 p.m. — Jay County 4 p.m. — Portland Board of Zoning Appeals, Board of Aviation, air - courthouse auditorium, port, 661 W. 100 North. 120 N. Court St., Portland. The Commercial Review Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Family Page 3 Fort chamber announces its award winners Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2019 award Taking winners and nominees to be honored at a March 8 banquet. Note Greg Lefevre will receive the 2019 Citizen of the Year award. your Charleston steps and Active in the Fort Recov - get ready for Jay County ery community for many Public Library’s “Leap years, he has served as into the ’20s” event on Sat - president of the Fort urday, Feb. 29, from 7 to 9 Recovery Community p.m. Foundation, president of Free and open to the the Fort Recovery School public high school age or Board and president of older, the dry event at the the St Paul’s Catholic library will feature live Church Council. He is also music by Matt Tolentino an active member with the and the Singapore Fort Recovery Community Singers, an authentic Club, Athletic Boosters, 1920s-style band. Music Boosters, Academic In addition to live Boosters and Fort Recov - music, there will be ery Historical Society. games, refreshments and Also nominated for this a costume contest. Partici - year’s award were Mary pants are urged to dress in Diller and Quentin Elsea. their best 1920s-style out - The Hall of Fame award fits. recipient for 2019 is Joe For more information, Faller. contact the library at (260) Those also nominated 726-7890. for the Hall of Fame were Ryan and Lori Thien, Nick Be natural Schwieterman and Paul A Master Naturalist Rohrer. class will be offered at Photo provided The chamber will also Ouabache State Park in recognize Fort Recovery Wells County this spring. Lumber as Business of the The class will run from Year. March 11 through May 6 Valentine royalty The Outstanding Com - on Wednesdays from 9 Daytha Daniels of Redkey and Walt Rodgers of rural Dunkirk were crowned Valentine’s munity Service Award a.m. to noon. Day royalty last week at Miller’s Merry Manor, rural Dunkirk. will go to the Fort Recov - The educational pro - ery Win on the Wabash gram has been developed (WOW) Committee from by the Indiana Depart - the Fort Recovery Athletic ment of Natural Boosters. Resources and Purdue Beautification awards University Extension. Should she tell or shouldn’t she? will be presented to Ryan The fee for the class is and Lori Thien for Most $75, and registration is DEAR ABBY: I have night, my husband asked soever for her husband Improved Residential due by Feb. 28. been friends with "Caro - how dinner went, and I and would never engage in Property, Steve and Susie To receive a registration line" for more than 20 shared what happened. He anything with him. Their McCain for Most form or to get more infor - years. Her husband is Dear took it personally. He felt marriage is already rocky. Improved Dwelling, and mation, call (463) 203-6562 present when they visit us disrespected and told me Both have had extramari - Chad and Anne Guggen - or email because they live out of Abby to tell Caroline. Others I tal affairs, and he said he biller for Most Improved [email protected]. state, and when I visit her, have spoken to about this planned to divorce her last Commercial Property. he is there. I have been said don't say anything. year but hasn't. Should I The annual Chamber of Interns sought married for 28 years, and This happened a year or tell Caroline what hap - Commerce scholarship Rep. Jim Banks (R-3rd my husband doesn't join wife's back. She knew we two ago. pened? — COVERING UP will be awarded to Fort District) is accepting me when I visit Caroline. My husband and I are DEAR COVERING: I Recovery High School sen - were having dinner, but I applicants for the summer Caroline travels world - now invited to the wed - see nothing positive to ior Ally Kaiser. and fall internship pro - wide for work. Her hus - never revealed to her that ding of Caroline's step - be gained by telling Car - All of the award win - he made a pass at me that grams in his Fort Wayne band has family near me. daughter. My husband oline at this late date. ners and nominees will be office. evening. I corrected him, One time, when he was in refuses to go because of It's ancient history. Car - honored at a banquet, His office has full-time town and she was travel - explained I wasn't trying what happened. He insists oline already knows sponsored by Second and part-time internship ing, I invited him to meet to start a romance and I should tell Caroline and that her husband has National Bank, to be held opportunities available. me for dinner. He got the emphasized I would never explain why he isn't com - cheated in the past. I do March 8 at the Fort Recov - College students or recent wrong idea and thought it do that to my friend. ing. not think it would be ery Elementary / Middle college graduates are pre - was a date behind his When I got home that I have no feelings what - helpful to rock the boat. School Auditeria. ferred. Tickets for the banquet These internships are are available from local designed to give students banks, Fort Recovery an inside view of how a Community Calendar Insurance Agency or by congressional office func - calling (419) 375-2530. tions on a day-to-day basis. This program is a great Tuesday MOUS — Will meet at 7 (260) 729-2806 or Elasha Meridian St., Portland. Chili out opportunity for students A BETTER LIFE – BRI - p.m. each Tuesday at Lennartz at (765) 729-4567. MENDING FAMILIES- Dunkirk Neighborhood seeking a deeper under - ANNA’S HOPE — A faith Church of God of Prophe - FRIENDS OF JAY NAR-ANON GROUP — A Crime Watch is hosting its standing of the various based recovery group for cy, 797 N. Creagor Ave. in COUNTY LIBRARY — 12-step, self-help group for fourth annual chili cook- branches of government substance abuse. Meal Portland. Will meet at 6 p.m. the families and friends of off from 6 to 8 p.m. on and how they interact. starts at 6 p.m. and the ALZHEIMER'S CARE - third Tuesday of each addicts, will meet from 7 Wednesday, March 11, at All work is performed in meeting is from 6:30 to 8 GIVER SUPPORT GROUP month at the library. to 8 p.m. each Wednesday the West Jay Community an office environment and p.m. every Tuesday at the — Will meet at 5:30 p.m. in conference room A at Center. requires interaction with Nazarene Fellowship the third Tuesday of each Wednesday Indiana University Health The cook-off is open to staff members and the Building across from the month at Jay County Pub - WEDNESDAY MORN - Jay Hospital. the public. public. Nazarene church, 249 E. lic Library community ING BREAKFAST CLUB Prizes will be awarded While priority is given Center St., Dunkirk. room. For more informa - — Will meet at 8 a.m. in Thursday for first, second and third to residents of Indiana’s NARCOTICS ANONY - tion, call Deb Tipton at the east room of Richards STITCH N CHATTER place. Third District, all appli - Restaurant. All women QUILT CLUB — Will hold To enter, contact Al cants will be considered. are invited to attend. its regular meeting at 1 Curts at 768-7584 or (765) Students interested in Includes activities and p.m. at the Church of the 702-5723. an internship should send devotional time. Brethren, Portland. Offi - a resume, writing sample, PING PONG — Will be cers will be elected. New Let’s roar and cover letter to: Sudoku played from 9 a.m. to noon members are welcome. It’s time to dig up some [email protected] each Wednesday at Jay vintage clothing, practice ouse.gov. Community Center and 10:30 a.m. to noon each Wednesday at West Jay Community Center in Dunkirk. PORTLAND ROTARY CLUB — Will meet at noon Need a each Wednesday at Har - mony Cafe, 121 N. Meridi - an St. AL-ANON FAMILY part-time job? GROUP — New Begin - nings, a support group for friends and families of alcoholics, will meet at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday We need responsible people in the Zion Lutheran Church, 218 E. High St., Portland. For more infor - mation, call (260) 726-8229. to deliver the paper! A BETTER LIFE – BRI - ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- City routes now available!! based recovery group for Monday’s Solution all kinds of addictions, will meet from 6:30 to 8 Apply at p.m. each Wednesday at The objective is to fill a Redkey United Methodist nine-by nine grid so that Church, 122 W. Main St. The Commercial Review each column, each row, and Come early for a meal. For each of the nine three-by- more information, call three boxes (also called 309 W Main St. Portland blocks or regions) contains Pastor Randy Davis at the digits from 1 to 9 only (765) 369-2085. one time each. STRESS AND ANXIETY or call Nacie • M-F 11-5 CLASS — Meets each Wednesday at 2nd Chance at Life Ministries, 228 S. 260-726-8141 The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Aker alleges editorial was personal To the editor: elected. In that time, it was per - objection was taken personally. “buyout by the public,” in short As Paul Harvey would have mitted for employees to use As your commissioner, I put tax - definition, Jay County taxpayers said, “And now, the rest of the Letters to equipment under the under - payer dollars first, not personal Is this good use of taxpayer dol - story.” standing that it was returned in feelings. lars? The article Jack Ronald wrote the same condition it was bor - As a refresher to taxpayers, On a personal note, I take great on Feb. 1, gives a very one-sided the Editor rowed. I have admitted I made a The Commercial Review/Graph - exception to Ray Cooney’s “fall view of the story. mistake and I am still learning ic Printing Co., is owned by a on his sword” comment. This is If you read the paper you only the ins and outs of the job. corporation with Jack Ronald reckless and below a newspaper received half of the story, even I can’t help but feel the reason being a shareholder. The pro - editor. though everything was disclosed the commissioner president and I’m being criticized is because I posed purchase agreement, if As your commissioner, I am a in our public meeting, it was not insisted on paying for the time did my job and voiced the con - the building was purchased voice for all Jay County taxpay - fully reported in the article. Yes, and usage of the truck, without cerns and objections for the tax - would include: ers. I know there will be disagree - I did use a county truck to haul being directed to do so. payers who opposed the pur - 1. Payment of $300,000 for the ments, but my door is always stone, but what you were not told There was no ill intent or chase of the Hood Building, building open to talk about county issues. was that I paid for the stone attempt to cover anything up. I which houses The Commercial 2. Newspaper and printing Please remember that my job is before it left the quarry and that was not aware it was against Review and The Graphic Print - company would operate rent to make this county, our county, a as soon as I discovered it was county policy as I had previous - ing Company. After I expressed free and pay taxes, utilities and better place for all to live. against policy, I immediately ly worked at the highway depart - my concern for the sale I was building maintenance Chad Aker reported what had happened to ment for five years prior to being told by Jack Ronald that my 3. It was being perceived as a Jay County Commissioner State is stuck on old thinking By MORTON J. MARCUS This week there’s noth - ing but good news to Eye report about Indiana. Many readers will say on the this is long overdue. Rightfully, they want to Pie feel good about our state, to read about our achievements and oppor - tunities. Enough with ugly clouds of statistics. Let’s celebrate the sun - light. We open with a report from the cheery folks at Imagine the Tax Foundation who discovered, in the depths Marion of data from the Bureau and its of the Census, federal aid was 38 percent of Indi - contiguous ana’s total state general counties, revenue in fiscal year 2017 (the most recent cities year of data available). The national figure was a and towns mere 23 percent. Indiana coalescing ranks 10th highest among the 50 states in into a reliance on federal fund - regional ing. After years of com - economic plaining about not get - development ting our fair share of fed - eral aid to states, we’ve authority. broken into that elite Medical profession must do better quintile, just behind West Virginia and a fraction By NIKKI STAMP by biology but rather structural Special To The Washington Post biases across the medical industry. ahead of Kentucky. Still, In the past few years, as a sur - some Hoosiers yearn for If you feel excluded by medicine, geon, I have become increasingly Nikki why wouldn’t you look elsewhere? those days in the 20th grams, for transportation aware of the scourge of the wellness The wellness industry has filled a gap century when Indiana integration, for housing industry. I am seeing patients who Stamp in health and well-being that the prac - refused to seek or accept our diverse population, opt for diets, supplements or magi - tice and science of medicine have left federal funds. But now for inter-governmental cal therapies instead of the less wide open. The wellness industry we’re hep, we’re woke. environmental coopera - seductive — though scientifically purports to be everything that con - And it’s federal dollars tion and the provision of grounded — medicine I have to offer. ventional medicine is not; egalitari - that will help connect I- local government servic - Like everyone else, I, too, am con - medicine has disenfranchised an, hopeful and accessible. Even 64, running from es. stantly bombarded with messages women and, to varying degrees, though it is elitist, privileged and full Louisville to St. Louis Wisely, however, the in advertisements and from well- continues to do so. Even as medi - of falsehoods, it does not matter to across southern Indiana, State Senate, when pass - meaning friends as to how this diet cine has modernized with an those who seek its comfort. It’s offer - with I-69, winding north - ing this bill 48-1, provid - or that vitamin is the key to health, emphasis on autonomy and resolv - ing something that my profession, east from Evansville to ed a sunset date of July 1, longevity, beauty and status. ing bias, it remains, at times, pater - despite advances and improvements, Indianapolis. Indiana 2025, for this cross-coun - At the moment, every time I turn nalistic and patriarchal. It comes as has not been able to deliver consis - Department of Trans - ty, voluntary authority. on Netflix “The Goop Lab” appears no surprise then that women are tently. portation is out there By then it must provide a as a show that I might enjoy watch - overrepresented in the wellness Last month, the head of Britain’s holding meetings to get comprehensive economic ing. Given that Goop exists on a industry, both as consumers and National Health Service delivered a public input on an development strategic platform of misinformation, privi - providers. stinging assessment of the growth of expanded roadway plan. lege and anti-science rhetoric, it’s Medical care has not accounted the wellness industry and the harms focused on Jasper. (Note: Madison and safe to say that as a surgeon and for what women need and want. that the willful ignorance of science This new road might Howard counties are health communicator, I will not be Women are more often dissatisfied is bringing. Although it is entirely simply run north along excluded from engaging contributing to actress Gwyneth with medical care, feeling that it appropriate that health-care profes - what is now U.S. 231. But in this exercise; no need Paltrow’s growing wealth by watch - has failed to recognize their autono - sionals fight the rising tide of med - the Feds require many to be too comprehensive.) ing her pseudoscience. my and unique biological and social ical misinformation, if we do not rec - routes be considered. Strategic plans normal - The growth of Goop and, more needs. Women are more likely to ognize and address our own role in its That’s a boon for the HIO ly are instruments of broadly, of the multitrillion-dollar have chronic illness and autoim - creation, the fight will be futile. Med - (Hoosiers in Opposition). obstruction designed to wellness industry is cause for con - mune diseases, both of which can icine needs to understand that we Now, the HIO can call out take time and effort away cern. On the surface, it looks full of be challenging to treat from a doc - have contributed to the Goops of the tor’s point of view but even more those folks who retired from doing. The required promise and hope. Dig just a little world. The elevation of expensive and deeper, beyond the claims of all-nat - challenging to live with. after battling I-69. Now, a plan assures us no actual even harmful remedies is in part our ural miracles — the energy healing, Even among diseases for which juiced-up economic change will occur before own doing. the cold therapy, the anti-aging we have made tremendous strides development cadre will mid-decade to disrupt the To truly ensure people’s safety, treatments — and what we find is at in treatment, female patients are medicine must of course denounce once again have fierce comfy competition and best, a waste of money and at worst, often left behind. Women who expe - dangerous, unnecessary and expen - foes with whom they can charming ineffectiveness harmful methods that actually com - rience heart disease are more likely sive snake oil, but it must also turn feud. of today’s metropolitan promise your health. Research has to be subjected to misdiagnosis, our attention inward and provide A complement to this units. shown that for those with cancer, inadequate treatment and poor out - care that people need and want, com - decade-long contest is However, SB 350 just using alternative therapies such as comes. In the realm of pain man - municated with compassion and sup - Senate Bill 350, a worth - might be that toe-in- homeopathy or specialized diets led agement, women are more likely to porting their autonomy. If we are to while effort to broaden water, that foot-in-the- to people opting away from proven be given anti-anxiety medication ensure that people are protected thinking in central Indi - door, that camel’s nose in treatments and an increased risk of than painkillers, diminishing their against medical half-truths and ana. Imagine Marion and the tent that eases us into dying from that cancer. Make no experience with pain. Even in harmful remedies, my profession its contiguous counties, a new, less-constraining mistake: What wellness sells is by endometriosis, women face a wait must move far away from the patriar - cities and towns coalesc - era — a time when 18th- no means harmless. of seven years on average until chal practices that have alienated so ing into a regional eco - century thinking ceases For doctors such as myself, the diagnosis. Women also remain many. Medicine has helped create nomic development to dominate our 21st-cen - rise of this brand of wellness is dis - underrepresented in research tri - this problem, and we must do better authority. tury lives. tressing. However, medicine as a als, with that absence translating to to be its solution. What wonders they •••••••••• profession and a science has no science that serves men well but •••••••••• could do for infrastruc - Marcus is an economist. doubt played a part in the genesis lacks understanding of women’s Stamp is a heart and lung surgeon ture planning and financ - Email him at mortonj - and growth of big wellness. For vir - bodies and experiences. These dif - in Perth, Australia. Follow her on ing, for education pro - [email protected]. tually the whole of its existence, ferences are not explained wholly Twitter @drnikkistamp. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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In review Prepping ... Continued from page 1 Vape ban With the new app, school princi - TERRE HAUTE, pals and administrators will be Ind. — Indiana State able to publish photos, stories and University’s trustees advisories via Facebook, Twitter will consider a propos - and live-streaming in addition to al to add electronic the school corporation’s website. cigarettes to the west - “I think it’s a great way to mar - ern Indiana school’s ket our schools,” said board mem - ban on tobacco-related ber Donna Geesaman. products. The cost of Apptegy will be The Terre Haute about $12,000 to $13,000 a year, but campus is largely that will be partially offset by tobacco free under a dropping other less effective serv - policy that took effect ices. in 2009, although the “At some point you need to get school has some desig - to the next level,” said Gulley. His nated outdoor smok - hope is that the new app will go ing areas and it allows live May 26. people to smoke in pri - Gulley also hopes to be able to vate vehicles. revise traffic patterns at the cur - But a draft policy rent high school to make it more that would ban vaping efficient for a junior-senior high. will be presented to His proposal would create a bus ISU’s trustees this parking lot on the east side of the week. A final policy building, separating it from the recommendation will current staff and visitor parking. be submitted for Parent drop-off and pick-up of May’s trustees’ meet - students — a particular concern ing. If it’s adopted, the for junior high students — would be on the south side of the build - vaping ban would be ing. The parking lot at the north implemented on July side would be for high school stu - 1, the Tribune-Star dents and the general public. reported. “I think people will like this,” he said. Scouts file Gulley said the estimated cost Barraged by hun - of the changes is $715,355, which The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald dreds of sex-abuse is within the amount budgeted by lawsuits, the Boy the board for consolidation-relat - Robotics students Aiden Garlinger and Makayla Templeton demonstrate some of their Scouts of America ed construction expenses. handiwork Monday for the Jay School Board. filed for bankruptcy He also estimated it would cost protection today in $144,452 to convert space suitable hopes of working out for the new Junior ROTC pro - dealing with health issues for the •Approved leaves of absences for West Jay, Olivia Cash as assistant a potentially mam - gram in the building. past several weeks. instructional assistant Brittany gymnastics coach at JCHS, Brad moth victim compen - “These estimates are still with - •Heard a report on the high Hemmelgarn and bus drivers Aker as assistant softball coach at sation plan that will in our budget,” he said. school and middle school robotics Mary Botts, Yvonne Thomas, Rick JCHS, Aaron Daniels as freshman allow the 110-year-old In other business, board mem - program. Current and Theresa Jones. boys basketball coach, Pazia organization to carry bers Ron Laux, Mike Shannon, •Learned that Jay Schools will •Transferred Janel Jarrett to Williams as assistant girls basket - on. Jason Phillips, Chris Snow, Krista host a school safety seminar March General Shanks Elementary ball coach at JCHS, Adam Homan Muhlenkamp and Geesaman: The Chapter 11 fil - 4 that is expected to draw educators School as an instructional assis - as assistant baseball coach at •Heard a presentation on the ing in federal bank - and law enforcement officials from tant. JCHS, Marc Bogenschutz as assis - new visual arts pathway to gradu - throughout the state. •Approved extracurricular tant girls basketball coach at JCHS ruptcy court in Wilm - ation that has been approved by ington, Delaware, sets •Were told that the projected assignments for Amber Houck as and Jill Ranly as JCHS gymnastics Indiana Department of Education cash balance in the education fund JCHS assistant track coach, Lind - coach. in motion what could and commended art teacher at the end of 2020 is $2,702,183. sey Willoughby as track coach at •Accepted the extracurricular be one of the biggest, Kathy Ayers for her recognition •Hired Shannon Meinerding as a West Jay, Shannon Current as resignation of Lisa Morgan as aca - most complex bank - as the Indiana Arts Educator of technology instructional assistant, track coach at West Jay, Violet Cur - demic coach, team leader, Honor ruptcies ever seen. the Year. Christine Addington as a driver rent as track coach at West Jay, Society and Just Say No sponsor at Scores of lawyers are •Approved an amended school education instructor, Trisha Pierce Megan Downham as Honor Society West Jay. seeking settlements safety plan that had been dis - as a part-time school bus aide and sponsor at West Jay, Jessica Lloyd •Approved field trips by JCHS on behalf of several cussed in executive session. Alisha Foudray as an instructional as team leader at West Jay, Kaitlin German students, JCHS business thousand men who Approval came on a 6-0 vote, with assistant. Sunderland as academic coach at club students, East Jay seventh say they were molest - board president Phil Ford absent. •Accepted the resignations of West Jay, Richard Raines as sixth graders and the JCHS pre-voca - ed as scouts by scout - Ford, who attended an executive custodian Teresa Herman and grade boys’ basketball coach at tional education club. masters or other lead - session on school safety prior to instructional assistants Shelby West Jay, Logan Lockhart as sixth •Approved a bus request by the ers decades ago but the regular meeting, has been Caylor and Abigail Chapman. grade girls basketball coach at Jay County 4-H Dog Club. are only now eligible to sue because of recent changes in their states’ statute-of- limitations laws. Debate ... Continued from page 1 “stop-and-frisk” tactic He encounters the occa - while mayor of New York Commits sional protester, including City that led police to target NEW YORK — Ama - one who jumped on stage mostly black and Hispanic zon founder Jeff recently in Chattanooga, men for searches. Bezos said Monday Tennessee, yelling, “This is Bloomberg has barely that he plans to spend not democracy. This is a crossed paths on the trail $10 billion of his own plutocracy!” But his friend - with his fellow Democrats. fortune to help fight ly crowds usually quickly He decided to skip the first climate change. overwhelm the protesters four voting states of Iowa, Bezos, the world’s with chants of “We like New Hampshire, Nevada richest person, said in Mike!” and South Carolina in favor an Instagram Bloomberg is likely to of focusing on the 14 states post that he’ll start face far more direct fire in that vote on March 3 and giving grants this the debate. His fellow Dem - those that come afterward. summer to scientists, ocratic contenders have He rarely mentions his activists and nonprof - stepped up their attacks rivals by name, though his its working to protect against him in recent days, campaign is centered on Earth. decrying him for trying to the idea that none of them —Associated Press “buy the election” and crit - can beat President Donald icizing his support of the Trump. Flip ... Continued from page 1 Community leaders will select the win - “I’m excited to see the solutions not ners, with awards — a total of $5,000 in only to our challenges but the ones that prizes will be given away in the form of We take photos. are being brought forward by the other Amazon gift carts —to be presented dur - communities too.” ing a luncheon at 1 p.m. Innovators can bring their own team, Despite the title and the fact that the join with others to create a team at the event is run by Indiana Bond Bank, it’s event or work solo on any of the chal - not really about finance. Lots of them. lenges from any of the communities. The Wuellner and Carman noted that they goal is to get a wide variety of perspec - often worked with communities that At sporting events, tives from thinkers from across the state were several steps away from being ready in order to provide creative solutions. for funding. They wanted to find ways to After having 33 innovators participate help outside of that bond bank “bucket.” fairs, last year, the bond back is already well on “We are constantly turning people the way to its goal of tripling that num - away if they don’t fit into very strict ber this time around. guidelines and policies,” said Carman, parades, concerts, etc. “We took a leap of faith last year in put - “which is really tough to do from a public ting this on, believing that there was a servant mindset. This is a bucket with no community of civic-minded, just regular bounds, so to speak. There really are no people, who would be willing to spend limitations on who can provide a solution Check out our some of their free time to work on prob - or what that solution can be.” But only a fraction lems that would help Indiana communi - “It’s an event full of optimism,” Wuell - ties,” said Mark Wuellner, executive ner said. “We really believe if we bring a typically make it extensive photo director of Indiana Bond Bank. “What diverse group of people with diverse skill really resonated with me was 30 minutes sets together and turn them loose and into the paper. into the event last year people were so challenge them to think creatively … that galleries fired up they were asking when the next we’d be surprised and come up with more http://www.thecr.com Flipping Finance Challenge was going to amazing solutions than we could do sit - be. That, for us, let us know we were onto ting here in an office in Indianapolis.” and order online something.” For Jay County specifically, they see The rest don’t The event will kick off with registra - Flipping Finance as a way to continue to or schedule an appointment tion and networking at 5 p.m. Feb. 28 with build on the community collaboration disappear. a kickoff dinner to follow at 6 p.m. Lead - from last year’s effort to earn the state’s to see what is available. ers from each community will present Stellar Communities designation. We save them. the challenges and then be available for Locally, leaders hope having an outside (260) 726-8141 questions and collaboration from 7 to 10 perspective can help spark ideas to move p.m. projects forward. You can buy them. At 10 p.m., innovators will shift to Mar - “This is completely different than any - [email protected] ket Tower Collaboratory just down the thing else I’ve ever been involved with or street for an overnight session to design heard of in my 15 years here,” said Ami solutions to the challenges. The event Huffman of Jay County Community The Commercial Review returns to VisionLoft for a breakfast at Development. “I’m excited that they came 8:30 a.m. Feb. 28 followed by sharing solu - up with a way to do this and that they’ve tion concepts and finalizing details, with chosen us to be one of the three commu - “Your Hometown Newspaper” final presentations scheduled for noon. nities. … I’m excited to participate.” The Commercial Review Page 6 Comics Tuesday, February 18, 2020

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Shooting is worse with new arc Continued from page 8 second overtime shootout Hamlin said he was without a single fellow Toy - By JOHN MARSHALL “If it goes by what normally hap - Teams that like to shoot the 3 have unaware of Newman’s situ - ota driver in the vicinity to AP Basketball Writer pens, it’ll go down a little bit,” Ten - continued to hoist from the arc at The NCAA moved back the 3-point ation when he initially help him. It allowed New - nessee coach Rick Barnes said. “But incredible rates. North Florida leads line this season to create more room began his celebration. It man to get past him for the it always comes back.” the nation with nearly 31 shots per in the lane and cut down on the bar - wasn’t until Fox Sports told lead, but the bumping in What it hasn’t done is affect the game from the arc and Virginia Mili - rage of 3s in college basketball. him it would not interview the pack led to Newman’s elite shooters. tary Institute is second, putting it an Shooting percentages are down, him on the frontstretch hard turn into the wall, fol - With players like Golden State’s average of 30 times. historically low. Attempts also have Steph Curry and Klay Thompson rou - Overall, 3-point dependency only after his burnouts that lowed by multiple rolls and dropped, slightly. tinely shooting from well beyond the took a small dip with the new line, to Hamlin learned the acci - a long skid across the finish Clogged lanes? Depends on who NBA 3-point line, college players 37.6% this season. dent was bad. line. you ask. started extending their range, too, “For us coaches, it was uncharted “It’s a weird balance of Hamlin’s win last year “I don’t think it’s changed a lot,” almost to half court. water,” Sacramento State coach excitement and happiness was a 1-2-3 sweep for Joe Kansas guard Marcus Garrett said. “I Stefan Gonzalez of UC Davis leads Brian Katz said. “I didn’t want to for yourself, but someone’s Gibbs Racing and kicked just feel like a lot more shots are the nation at 49% from the arc this make a bunch of adjustments of health and their family is off a yearlong company cel - being missed.” season, a year after Norfolk State’s things I wasn’t really sure of. The bigger than any win in any ebration in which Gibbs He’s right. Derrick Jamerson topped Division I only thing I was sure of, guys were sport,” he said. “We are just drivers won a record 19 With teams heavily relying on 3- at 49.7%. For players like them or going to shoot a multitude of 3s and hoping for the best.” races and the Cup champi - pointers more and percentages Marquette’s Markus Howard, the you better make it a priority because Team owner Joe Gibbs onship. Now his third Day - steadily rising, the NCAA moved the nation’s leading scorer at 27.3 points there’s enough good shooters out apologized after the race for tona 500 win puts him arc back nearly two feet to 22 feet, 1¾ per game, it doesn’t really matter there who could burn you if you don’t the winning team celebra - alongside six Hall of Fame inches this season. That matches the where the line is set. guard the 3-point line.” tion. drivers as winners of three international distance, but short of The difference is found in the play - The goal of creating more space in “We didn’t know until or more Daytona 500s. He the NBA arc at 23 feet, nine inches. ers around them. the lane hasn’t fully materialized. victory lane,” Gibbs said. “I tied Dale Jarrett — who The goal was to make the lane more For the post player who was able to For teams that have multiple play - know that for a lot of us, gave JGR its first Daytona available for drives, cut down on the stretch his range to the 3-point line, ers who can shoot from long distance, participating in sports and 500 win in 1993 — Jeff Gor - prevalence of 3-pointers and create shooting from the new arc is a bit sure. Defenses have no choice to being in things where there don and Bobby Allison. more offensive spacing. tougher task. Same for the streaky, extend out to the line, which widens are some risks, in a way, Hamlin trails Cale Yarbor - The result, at least from the arc, is high-volume shooters. The shots still the gap out to the lane. that’s what they get excited ough’s four wins and the teams are missing at an historic rate. sometimes fall in bunches, just not as Those teams who don’t have a mul - about. Racing, we know record seven by Richard Division I teams are shooting 33.3% often at the new line. titude of shooters, defenses have con - what can happen, we just Petty. so far this season, lowest since the 3- This season, 32 players are shoot - tinued to pack it in, daring them to dream it doesn’t happen. This victory came after point line was added to college bas - ing at least 40% from the 30-point arc, shoot. And, now with the deeper 3- We are all just praying now just the second rain post - ketball in 1986-87, according to Ken - down from 49% last year. point line, they’re missing even more. for the outcome on this.” ponement in 62 years, a Pom. “For guys that can shoot, I think “I haven’t really seen much of a dif - Runner-up Blaney said visit from Trump, a pair of Maryland Eastern Shore, annually that the line moving back is not a big ference,” Katz said. “I believe there’s the way the final lap shook red flag stoppages and two one of the nation’s worst 3-point deal; I think they shot from there any - only one thing that creates space: out, with Newman surging overtimes. The 0.014 mar - shooting teams, is last in Division I at way,” Pittsburgh coach Jeff Capel really good shooters. You can put ahead of Hamlin, that gin of victory was the sec - 24.9%. Kennessaw State is right said. “I think for guys that are exper - lines wherever you want, but if Blaney got a push from ond closest in race history, behind the Hawks at 25.1%. imenting, then maybe there’s a differ - there’s four guys out there who can’t Hamlin that locked him in and Hamlin’s win over Northern Alabama shot 29.8% last ence. I personally don’t see a big dif - shoot, we’re not going out there behind Newman in a move Martin Truex Jr. in 2016 season, worst in the nation. This ference.” beyond the line. I believe spacing is of brand alliance for Ford. was the closest finish in year, 25 teams are shooting at least It hasn’t stopped teams from shoot - all about how guys shoot the ball, not “We pushed Newman race history. that low. ing 3s. lines on the floor.” there to the lead and then That margin of victory Reigning national champion Vir - With the success of the NBA’s War - The difference in the new 3-point we got a push from the 11 … was 0.01 seconds. The win ginia, which lost its top three scorers riors, then Villanova with its two line may not be fully known for a few I was committed to just in “The Great American to the NBA, is 331st nationally at national titles, 3-point dependency in seasons. If the shooting percentages pushing him to the win and Race” is the third for Toy - 29.2% from the arc, down from 39.5% college basketball rose from 32.9% continue to fall, coaches will adjust, having a Ford win it and got ota, all won by Hamlin. last year. percent in 2014 to an all-time high of possibly cutting back on the number the bumpers hooked up Gibbs has four Daytona 500 The last time the NCAA moved the 38.7% last year, according to Ken - of 3-pointers his team takes or which wrong,” he said. victories as an owner. 3-point line back — a foot to 20 feet, 9 Pom. players take them. Hamlin had eight Ford “I just feel like I’m a stu - inches in 2009-10 — shooting percent - Coaches were unsure what impact Once that happens, there’s a good drivers lined up behind dent to the game,” Hamlin ages dipped the first few years before the new line would have, so most only chance 3-point shooting will rise and, him as the leader on the said. rising again. made minor adjustments this season. maybe, the arc gets moved out again.

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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Schwieterman, Dirksen make all-ACAC teams A pair of Patriot girls were recognized for their efforts on the hardwood this season. The Allen County Ath - Team’s leading letic Conference released scorer makes its all-conference teams on Monday, and a fresh - first team, man and sophomore from Dirksen gets Jay County made the list. Renna Schwieterman, a second team freshman, was named to the conference’s first team. The youngster led the Sophomore Madison Patriots (14-9, 5-1 ACAC) Dirksen earned second with 15.9 points per game team honors after scoring and was second with 7.4 10.2 points and hauling in The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz rebounds per game. She a team-best eight began her career with a rebounds per game. Dirk - 23-point effort Nov. 15 sen had a career-high 15 against Alexandria-Mon - points in the season-open - Gray goes home roe, and went on to score ing loss to Alexandria- Adam Gray, a 2009 Jay County High School graduate, gives instruction to his Heritage 20 or more points a total Monroe. Patriot boys basketball team on Friday in a game against his alma mater. Gray returned to of eight times, including a The Patriots’ only con - Portland for the first time as coach of Heritage. career-high 28 in a Dec. 13 ference loss was to eventu - win over Adams Central. al champion Woodlan. Hamlin wins 3rd Daytona 500, Newman hospitalized By JENNA FRYER Roughly two hours after the tweeted. Newman was one of sev - killed on the last lap of the 2001 tal. The damage to his Mustang AP Auto Racing Writer crash, NASCAR read a statement eral NASCAR drivers who attend - Daytona 500. Earnhardt was the was extensive — it appeared the DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — from Roush Fenway Racing that ed a 2016 rally for Trump in Geor - last driver killed in a NASCAR entire roll cage designed to pro - Ryan Newman flipped across the said Newman is in “serious con - gia when he was a presidential Cup Series race. tect his head had caved — and finish line, his Ford planted dition, but doctors have indicated candidate. Newman had surged into the officials would not allow his team upside down and on fire, a grim his injuries are not life threaten - Mark Rushbrook, global direc - lead on the final lap when near the accident site. reminder of a sport steeped in ing.” tor of Ford Performance Motor - Blaney’s bumper caught the back Drivers were stricken with con - danger that has stretched nearly During the long wait for an sports, acknowledged the excru - of his Ford and sent Newman cern, including a rattled Corey two decades without a fatality. update, President Donald Trump ciating delay for information on hard right into the wall. His car LaJoie, the driver who hit New - At the finish line, Denny Ham - lin made history with a second took to Twitter to express his con - Newman. flipped, rolled, was hit on the dri - man’s car as it was flipping. straight Daytona 500 victory in an cern. Trump a day earlier attend - “To hear some positive news ver’s side by another car, and “Dang I hope Newman is ok,” overtime photo finish over Ryan ed the race as the grand marshal, tonight is a relief,” Rushbrook finally skidded across the finish he posted on Twitter. “That is Blaney, a celebration that quickly gave the command for drivers to said. “He is so respected for being line in flames. worst case scenerio and I had became muted as drivers awaited start their engines and made a a great competitor by everyone in It took several minutes for his nowhere to go but (into) smoke.” an update on Newman’s condi - ceremonial pace lap around Day - the sport.” car to be rolled back onto its Hamlin is the first driver since tion. tona International Speedway NASCAR scrapped the tradi - wheels. Medical personnel used Sterling Marlin in 1995 to win “I think we take for granted before rain washed out the race. tional victory lane party for Ham - solid black barriers to block the consecutive Daytona 500’s, but his sometimes how safe the cars are,” “Praying for Ryan Newman, a lin’s third Daytona 500 victory, view as the 2008 Daytona 500 win - celebration in victory lane was Hamlin said. “But number one, great and brave @NASCAR driv - rocked by Newman’s accident 19 ner was placed in a waiting subdued. we are praying for Ryan.” er! #PrayingForRyan,” Trump years after Dale Earnhardt was ambulance and taken to a hospi - See Wins page 7 ND comeback tops UNC FebrFebruaary Specials By ANTHONY ANDERSON his nation-leading 21st double-double Associated Press with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame Laszewski scored 11 points for ND. coach Mike Brey wasn’t surprised Freshman Cole Anthony scored 23 sophomore Nate Laszewski hit another points and dished six assists for the Tar critical shot for the Fighting Irish. Heels (10-16, 3-12), who lost their sea - Laszewski swished a 3-pointer from son-high sixth straight game. Garrison y to the left wing with 1.8 seconds remain - Brooks added 22 points and seven a ing for the final count as the Irish 1/2 W rebounds. stormed back from a 15-point second- “I thought we looked flat-out exhaust - half deficit for a 77-76 victory over ed, and maybe we probably were,” Brey beleaguered North Carolina on Mon - said of how his own team appeared at ale day night. about nine minutes to go, “(but) we S “As soon as he caught it, there was no Spring found a little something to finish, and I hesitation,” Brey said of his sopho - thought our defense was fabulous the more forward. “I think his percentage last six, seven minutes, and then we is better on those than the 38 and a half had a number of different guys that We are oofferffferringing a other minutes of a game.” wanted to take big shots.” Laszewski had also drained a 3-point - The Irish trailed 73-64 inside of five er that forced overtime in Notre Dame’s minutes left before Gibbs converted a 3- 64-62 win over Toledo earlier this sea - pointer to ignite a 7-0 run. 11/2//22 ppageage adad forffoor son, but this one was bigger as the Irish Anthony’s 3-pointer for the Heels try to make a late scramble toward pushed the visitors’ lead to 76-71 at 1:40 postseason. remaining, but Notre Dame scored the “It’s an awesome feeling,” said final six points, with the game-winner Laszewski, whose shot was preceded by coming after Anthony air-balled a 3- Rex Pflueger’s offensive rebound and point try at 21 ticks left. kick-out pass. “I just shot it with confi - “(Our) last possession, I don’t like iinn TThehe CR.CR. dence. that we did not attack the rim,” Caroli - $$1515500 “The way I shot it, I thought it was na coach Roy Williams said, “but again, good.” the whole thing is they were tougher, Prentiss Hubb scored 15 of his 20 they made plays down the stretch, and I points in the second half and dealt think you really just have to congratu - eight assists for the Irish (16-10, 7-8 late those guys for making those Atlantic Coast Conference), who plays.” trailed 64-49 with 8:37 remaining. Five of the Heels’ six losses during T.J. Gibbs added 11 of his 14 points their skid have come by a combined 12 after the break, John Mooney picked up points. PPlulus 33x5x5 aadsds Sports on tap

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