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51st annual Glass Days festival China backs climate accord By MARINE STRAUSS, NIKOS CHRYSOLORAS and PATRICK DONAHUE Bloomberg Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the world’s No. 1 polluter will stick to its pledges to tackle global warming, underscoring the risk of U.S. isolation if President Donald Trump pulls out of the Paris cli - mate accord. Li made his comments during a joint press confer - ence with German Chan - cellor Angela Merkel, at which both leaders stressed the importance of promot - ing free trade allied to low- carbon, sustainable eco - The Commercial Review/Allie Kirkman nomic growth. China accepts its inter - national responsibility and is ready to steer the world Smiling Cinderella toward green growth, Li Jenna Blount, 16, third from left, grins Wednesday after being crowned the 2017 Cinderella Queen of Glass at the said in Berlin through an 51st annual Glass Days festival in Dunkirk. Pictured with Blount, from left, are third runner-up Jade Zorn, first runner-up Kali interpreter. “In sum, China George, second runner-up Emma Morgan, fourth runner-up Shelby Caldwell and Miss Congeniality Mackenzie Adkins. will honor its commit - ments in the framework of the Paris climate protec - tion agreement,” he said. Li was speaking ahead of a two-day summit that begins in Brussels later today, when China and the European Union will re- commit to free trade and Festival family the Paris Agreement in a sweeping rejection of Trump’s protectionist poli - cies. Trump said on Twitter that he’ll make an Roberts dedicated to summer fun announcement on whether By ALLIE KIRKMAN to stay in the climate The Commercial Review accord at 3 p.m. in Washing - To the Roberts family, playing ton. amusement games isn’t just See Climate page 5 something fun to do — its part of their lives. Diane Roberts has been in the business for nearly 25 years and has traveled across the state Purdue with Poor Jacks Amusements. The Cambridge City native, along with her son Hunter and cuts its grandson Jackson, is just one game owner who can be found at the 51st annual Dunkirk Glass in-state Days festival, which began Wednesday and runs through Saturday in downtown Dunkirk. tuition It all started one spring when By MEGHAN HOLDEN Diane visited a fair and fell in (Lafayette) Journal and Courier love with the games. WEST LAFAYETTE — “Seeing a kid’s face light up Purdue University is when they win is pretty awe - reducing its annual tuition some,” Diane said. “Having fun and fees by $10, bringing with the kids is really what it’s the rate for Hoosier stu - all about.” dents to just under $10,000. Since then Diane has worked Purdue trustees were her way up from an employee to The Commercial Review/Allie Kirkman already expected to an owner. She owns Ball Bingo, approve a tuition freeze a game that she says is unlike Ball Bingo owner Diane Roberts, right, shows festival goers the tricks to winning through the 2018-19 aca - any other you find with Poor the game Wednesday during Glass Days in Dunkirk. Roberts has worked with Poor Jacks demic year at an executive Jacks. Amusements for nearly 25 years and is one of the vendors at the festival, which committee meeting “I got the idea to make a bingo continues through Saturday. Wednesday, but they game after traveling to some also announced at state fairs,” she said. “It’s a dif - the meeting that offi - ferent concept, but I had to come stand out against the competi - mer from June to August work - Working at fairs and festivals cials had found a way to up with one that no one had so I tors. As a result, the game has ing for Poor Jacks with her fam - all summer is something slightly reduce fee rates for could make the show.” been a popular one for four ily. unique compared to the jobs his the next two years. And she did just that. Diane years now with a guaranteed “Hunter is my carny kid,” friends have, Hunter said, but “Every little bit helps,” built the boards, buys her own prize every time. Diane said. “He has been out he enjoys it. Purdue President Mitch prizes and continues to try to Diane has spent every sum - here his whole life.” See Family page 2 Daniels said after the meet - ing. See Tuition page 2 Senate committee is issuing subpoenas By DEB RIECHMANN National Security Agency, the ate intelligence committee, The Comey associate, who with Trump as the bureau pur - and JAKE PEARSON FBI and the CIA seek informa - according to a Comey associ - wasn't authorized to discuss sued its investigation into his Associated Press tion about requests that gov - ate. details of the testimony and campaign's contacts. WASHINGTON — The House ernment officials made to White House press secretary spoke on condition of Associates have said Comey intelligence committee says it unmask the identities of U.S. Sean Spicer said inquiries anonymity, declined to discuss wrote memos describing cer - is issuing subpoenas for individuals named in classified about the Russia investigation the content of Comey's planned tain interactions with Trump Michael Flynn and Michael intelligence reports. must be directed to Trump's testimony. The associate did that gave him pause in the Cohen — President Donald The subpoenas were longtime personal attorney, say that Robert Mueller, months after the election, Trump's former national secu - announced Wednesday as the Marc Kasowitz. It marked the appointed by the Justice including details of a dinner in rity adviser and Trump's per - special counsel overseeing the first time the White House had Department this month to lead which Comey claimed the pres - sonal lawyer — as well as their government's investigation officially acknowledged that the government's inquiry, is ident asked him to pledge his businesses as part of its inves - into possible Trump campaign outside counsel had been allowing Comey to make cer - loyalty, and a request to shut tigation into Russian activities ties to Russia has authorized retained. Calls and emails to tain statements. down the investigation of during last year's election. former FBI Director James Kasowitz's New York firm were Lawmakers are likely to ask Flynn. Additional subpoenas for the Comey to testify before the Sen - not returned Wednesday. Comey about his interactions See Subpoenas page 5
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The high temperature Jay County has a new com - reached 78 degrees Wednesday missioner. Some within his Friday — Coverage of in Portland. The overnight Kevin Mann , 48, Portland party have called for Port - today’s Portland Board of low was 52. Robert Codling Sr. , 83, land’s mayor to resign. Works meeting. There is a slight chance of Union City Dunkirk is shutting down its rain tonight with a low of 53. Stephen Thomas , 67, city court. What are your Monday — Results of the Friday’s high will be 79 under Muncie thoughts on these local issues? South Adams softball team’s mostly sunny skies. There is a Details on page 2. Send letters to the editor to second consecutive trip to chance of a thunderstorm. [email protected]. There is semi-state. For an extended forecast, a 700-word maximum. see page 2. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Thursday, June 1, 2017 Obituaries Kevin Mann rie, Portland; a son, Josh Mann, ment. Luella Vincent (husband: Steve), Born in Elwood to Charles E. Decatur; two daughters, Trisha Condolences may be expressed Shelbyville, Tennessee, and and Carolyn Rose (McElfresh) Sept. 20, 1968-May 27, 2017 McEwen, Pennville, and Alexis at Melinda K. Codling, Portland; Thomas, he was a 1968 graduate Services for Kevin D. Mann, 48, Raszkowski, Port - http://www.bairdfreeman.com. two sisters, Wanda Besser, Gene - of Pennville High School. 2147 N. 200 East, Portland, are 10 land; a brother, va, and Carol J. Meder, Portland; He retired as a machine opera - a.m. Saturday at Baird-Freeman Randy Mann Robert Codling Sr. four grandchildren; and five tor from Tyson in 2016 after 17 Funeral Home in Portland. He (wife: Tami), Port - great-grandchildren. years of service. died early Saturday in an acci - Feb. 1, 1934-May 29, 2017 land; a sister, Robert Max Codling Sr., 83, Services are 2 p.m. today at Visitation is dent on Grand Lake in Celina, Tracy Winn, Port - Reichard Funeral Home in Union noon until 2 p.m. Ohio. Union City, died Monday at Reid land; five grand - Health in Richmond. City. Burial will be in Center Friday at Garden Born in Portland to Fred and children; and sev - Born in Jay County to Walter J. Cemetery, Portland, with mili - View Funeral Shirley (Robbins) Mann, he was a eral nieces and and Luella (Glissner) Codling, he tary graveside rites. Home in Muncie, 1986 graduate of Jay County High Mann nephews. was preceded in death by his wife Condolences may be expressed followed by 2 p.m. School. Visitation is 4 to Shirley Ann (Morgan) Codling in at http://www.reichardfh.com. services. Burial He was a machinist with Excel, 8 p.m. Friday at 1998. will be in Garden owner and operator of Mann’s the funeral home. Burial will be He was a veteran of the United Stephen Thomas View Cemetery. Thomas Apparel in Portland and a mem - in Gravel Hill Cemetery, west of States Air Force and was a com - April 29, 1950-May 29, 2017 Condolences ber of Celina Moose Lodge. Bryant. mercial truck driver for many Stephen G. Thomas, 67, may be expressed Surviving in addition to his Memorials may be sent to Mon - years. Muncie, died Monday at his at http://www.gardenviewfuner - parents are his fiancé, Tanya Sto - tezuma Volunteer Fire Depart - Surviving are two daughters, home. alhome.com. CR almanac
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Jackson Roberts demonstrates his skills and precision at Ball Bingo, a 79/60 81/66 80/60 74/55 69/53 carnival game created by his Mostly sunny Partly sunny Showers likely Partly sunny Partly sunny grandma. He said the trick to with a high with a chance with a possi - with a high of with a high of getting five in a row is to throw around 79. of showers ble thunder - 74. Partly 69. At night, Partly cloudy and thunder - storm before cloudy at night mostly cloudy underhand and stick your at night with a storms 2 p.m. and a with a low of with a low tongue out, just a little bit. low of 60, through the chance of 55. near 53. chance of day and night. showers at Roberts will be traveling with his showers. night. grandma, Diana Roberts, across the state this summer as a part Lotteries of Poor Jacks Amusements tour.
Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: Estimated jackpot: $146,500 $74 million Hoosier Lotto: 2-25-31- 39-42-46 Powerball Estimated jackpot: The Commercial Review/Allie Kirkman 4-33-39-46-60 $15.3 million Powerball: 6 Power Play: 2 Ohio Estimated jackpot: Midday $302 million Pick 3: 5-1-0 Family ... Pick 4: 3-2-3-0 Continued from page 1 To Jackson, the best part of has built along the way keeps her Hoosier Pick 5: 8-4-3-4-6 “The workers are the best part working with grandma is the coming back. Midday Evening — and the rides too,” Hunter said. rides. “You get to meet a lot of really Daily Three: 4-6-8 Pick 3: 3-3-1 “It’s also good being with family.” “The rides are the best,” he said. cool people,” she said. “You make Daily Four: 3-6-3-9 Pick 4: 8-3-2-9 Even though both boys have His favorites are the Orbiter, friends in every town and the peo - Quick Draw: 5-8-15-16- Pick 5: 6-0-2-5-8 grown up around Poor Jacks, this Wipe Out and Freak Out, in that ple we work with are amazing too. 18-20-23-26-31-33-50-56-58- Rolling Cash 5: 17-18- is the first year Jackson will be on order. It’s a good family business … Poor the road camping and working full He’s also a mini-pro when it 60-62-66-69-71-75-78 22-33-38 Jacks is a family business.” Estimated jackpot: time with his grandma. comes to the games. Evening After receiving her degree, Daily Three: 2-7-9 $130,000 Working the booth is a chance “I’m a natural,” he said. Diane hopes to one day retire in an Daily Four: 2-6-5-2 Classic Lotto: 18-24-27- for Jackson, who has ADHD and a Continuing to work the festival Quick Draw: 2-3-4-5-6- 28-39-40 speech disorder, to “break out of and carnival circuit during the office, but she plans to continue to 7-10-15-23-24-27-41-43-48- Kicker: 9-4-1-5-6-6 his shell,” Diane said. summer in addition to being a have the games out every summer 58-60-65-67-71-80 Estimated jackpot: “It’s good for him to be out here,” mother and a full-time student so she can “still have her fun.” Cash 5: 7-16-21-26-27 $13.6 million she added. “He makes an effort to studying officer administration “This has just grown on me,” draw in customers and interacts at Ivy Tech can be difficult, but Diane said. “I wouldn’t see my fam - Markets with the kids.” Diane said the relationships she ily doing anything else.”
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It’s not confirmed homebody be questioned about it, like he has to do anything. who regards travel as a excuse yourself and do I do all the booking and punishment instead of a it in the restroom. packing. All he has to do is privilege, you should ——— show up. not have to suffer for it. Dear Abby is written by I told him one of my DEAR ABBY: My doctor Abigail Van Buren, also bucket list items was to prescribed medication to known as Jeanne Phillips, live in Mexico for a month. control my migraines, but and was founded by her Because I hate cold weath - I have to take the pills four mother, Pauline Phillips. er, I want to live some - times a day — at breakfast, Contact Dear Abby at where warm. lunch, dinner and bedtime. www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Can you give me some Although I’m not ashamed, Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA advice on this matter? Help I don’t want to have to 90069. me change his mind about explain why I am taking For an excellent guide to seeing the world before we the medication because becoming a better conver - are no longer able to. Or do I’m afraid there may be a sationalist and a more you think I need to find a stigma attached to it. I sociable person, order travel companion? — don’t know what to do. If I "How to Be Popular." Send BUCKET LIST IN VIR - try to vary the times, I end your name and mailing GINIA up forgetting to take a pill. address, plus check or Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Burgess DEAR B.L.: You may What should I do? — PRE - money order for $7 to: Dear need to do exactly that, SCRIBED IN SAN ANTO - Abby, Popularity Booklet, and the way to change NIO P.O. Box 447, Mount Mor - your husband’s mind DEAR PRESCRIBED: ris, IL 61054- 0447. Births Mikulski John Logan , a son, was born March 10 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital to Amy N. and John M. Mikul - ski, Portland. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Fred and Kathy Petersen, Timnath, Col - orado. Paternal grandparents are John J. and Pearl Mikulski, Nome, Alaska. Great-grandparent is Gurleen Prokop, Nome, Alaska. Goldman Elise Doris , a daughter, was born May 19 at Jay County Hospital to Michele and Mark Goldman, Port - land. She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Photo provided Maternal grandparent is Vivien Bichette, Indianapo - lis. Academic team Timmerman The Jay County HIgh School Academic Team finished its season recently at state finals. In front from left are Dillon Bentley Nicholas , a son, Muhlenkamp, Anni McClung (sponsor), Leanna Miller and Haley Ervin. Middle row from left are Shelby McClain, Matalin was born May 23 at Jay Racster, Catherine Stafford, Julia McClung and Mashelle Hale. Back row from left are Connie Aker, Zach Keller, Liz Lawson County Hospital to Cindy (all sponsors), Lee Habegger, Chris McDowell, Alex Huey, Blaik Duran, Brittany Byrum and Caitlynn Miller. 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FARMER’S MARKET — Will be held from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday at the former Ken Kunkle The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Thursday, June 1, 2017 Let’s set ‘thoughtful’ moniker aside By LEONARD PITTS JR. mendacious or incompetent, in ways great and small, usually the pockets of millionaires and Tribune Content Agency that they could not make com - for reasons far less substantive billionaires, to victimize the Can we stop talking now mon cause in pursuit of power. than the one Malespina gave. vulnerable in order to reward about “thoughtful” conserva - Leonard Which offers an interesting One thinks, unavoidably, of with more those who already tives? context to news that House the Hans Christian Andersen have the most … you forfeit all That phrase and various vari - Pitts Jr. Speaker Paul Ryan was pointed - fable, “The Emperor’s New claim of a moral foundation. ations have been used by certain ly snubbed last week by a group Clothes.” Like the child in that So let us hear no more about Republicans over the years to of eighth-graders. Students story, these children are calling thoughtful conservatives saving distinguish them, with their from South Orange Middle out what many adults should us from the excesses of their principled belief in low taxes, School in New Jersey were on a see, but don’t. peers. They’ve had their less regulation and other ele - They never seemed to under - field trip to Washington, D.C., Namely that, where there is chances to take the principled ments of conservative ortho - stand the obvious. Namely, that when they were offered a chance no moral foundation, the amass - stance and flinched, every time. doxy, from those wild-eyed types the very need of “thoughtful” to take a picture with Ryan, ing of power can have no calling Now Paul Ryan’s moral flexi - who believe in gay bans, Muslim conservatives, to use that modi - often posited as the most higher than the feeding of ego bility has become so odious that bans and Kenyan birth, and who fier, is a tacit concession that thoughtful of thoughtful conser - and the gratification of self. even middle-schoolers would tend to behave with a sense of something has gone wrong with vatives. And that when you are willing rather stand upwind. When you contemplative restraint typical - conservatism. Dozens of them declined. The to see America embrace its ene - are being rebuked by children, ly associated with pigs at feed - Worse, for all the disdain with reason, as student Matthew mies and cold-shoulder its it should give you pause. ing time. which they regarded them, Malespina explained it to the friends, willing to look the other At the very least, it’s some - To accuse conservatives of “thoughtful” conservatives Washington Post: Ryan is a man way as justice is obstructed, thing for thoughtful conserva - such extremism has often meant were never above trying to co- “who puts his party before his willing to shut down programs tives to think long and hard being chided by rank and file opt the energy the rowdies country.” funding the arts, rural aid, edu - about. Republicans that those flame brought to the table. There was Some observers have huffed cation, housing and food for the •••••••••• throwers and zealots weren’t no conspiracy theory too that, had this happened to poor and infirm, willing to let Pitts is a columnist for The really conservatives. “Thought - bizarre, no rhetoric too hateful, Barack Obama, it would have rivers be contaminated, air Miami Herald. He won a Pulitzer ful” conservatives, they’d tell no tax pledge too restrictive, no been called “racist.” Which is befouled and sea levels rise, Prize for Commentary in 2004. you, were far more sober and Alaskan governor too loony, no laughable, given that Obama willing to take health care from Readers may contact him via e- realistic than that. reality show host too coarse, spent eight years being snubbed 23 million people in order to line mail at [email protected]. Oregon men are true heroes The Washington Post Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Guest Rick Best, 53, were killed when they — along with a third man, who was Editorial injured — intervened as two young women were being terrorized with anti-Muslim insults by a rider on a commuter train in Portland, Oregon. They probably saved Their the women’s lives. They are heroes. willingness Their willingness to to help help others — to stand up against bigotry and hate others — — hopefully will serve as to stand up an inspiration in these increasingly tense and against troubled times. bigotry “Without them, we probably would be dead and hate — right now,” said 16-year- hopefully old Destinee Mangum, who, almost in wonder - will serve ment, added “they didn’t as an even know me.” Mangum, who said she inspiration is not Muslim, and a in these friend who was wearing a hijab were on the train increasingly Funding falls with enrollment late Friday afternoon when a man, later identi - tense and By MICHAEL HICKS most taxpayers, myself included, fied by authorities as troubled School funding is a critically are inclined to support this Jeremy Joseph Christian, important issue; K-12 education Michael approach to funding schools. entered the car and start - times. absorbs about half of all the tax Still, it is useful to understand dollars spent in Indiana. ed screaming slurs at how large the difference actually Surprisingly, it seems that few Hicks them. is. Hoosiers, including the vast Namkai-Meche, a The difference in per-student majority of those involved in edu - state aid between the richest and recent college graduate, standing up to hate and cation, enjoy even a superficial poorest places in Indiana is rough - and Best, an Army veter - intolerance,” he tweeted understanding of school finance. ly 41 percent. So, a typical class of an and father of four, Monday — was welcome ty taxes. Rural areas also receive Here are the basics. 25 kids in a poorest school gets were fatally stabbed, and and needed. relatively high per-student proper - There are four sources of rev - $53,275 more per year than the Micah David-Cole Fletch - Also encouraging was enues for schools; they are grants ty tax collections, while suburban same class in an affluent area. In er, 21, had his throat the public response: hun - school corporations tend to see dreds of people turning and fees, property taxes, federal this lies the broad misunderstand - slashed as they tried to funds and state formulary aid. As smaller property tax revenues on a ing of school finance. deescalate the situation. out for vigils and inter - per-student basis. Again, these faith services and contri - is true with most government Poor places in Indiana, whether Christian was units, these funds have specific monies cannot lawfully be used for butions pouring into they be urban or rural, receive arraigned Tuesday on purposes and it is unlawful to use instructional purposes. GoFundMe campaigns for much more money to teach kids, aggravated murder and them for unintended purposes. By far the largest share of fund - feed kids and transport kids than the three men as well as other charges. He has a The grants and fees (for books ing comes from the state aid for - do the affluent school corpora - the young women. criminal record, includ - and athletics) typically comprise mula. Like other states, Indiana’s tions. In total, a poor place like an Sadly, some may learn ing a conviction in 2002 small amounts of overall funding. constitution mandates educational East Chicago or Cannelton gets for robbery and kidnap - the wrong lessons from These are useful funding streams support for students, not for school greater than 50 percent more ping, and authorities said Portland’s tragic events, because they support activities corporations. To do this, the state money, on a per-student basis, to he has a history of white using them as reason not that other revenues cannot. Still, paid corporations between $5,153 educate children than does a place supremacist views. to say or do something they are a small portion of total and $7,284 per student in 2017. The like Zionsville or Carmel. They get Did he just snap? when someone needs school funding. Similarly, the fed - difference in funding is based on even more money to help feed their Had he been spoiling help. eral government funds specific the share of students whose fami - kids. for a fight? “Why be a hero?” goes types of activities, such as the lies receive help through the Sup - These facts should counter the Did the rising tensions that reasoning. National School Lunch Program. plemental Nutrition Assistance oft-repeated untruth that poor in Portland between People always should be These dollars mostly target special Program (formerly food stamps) or places in Indiana — either rural or groups with opposing and careful about placing education or nutrition programs, Temporary Assistance for Needy urban — receive fewer resources, extremist views factor themselves in personal and again are mostly allocated Families (traditional welfare) or per student, to educate their chil - into this attack in any danger — and, if possible, based on poverty. Federal spending are foster children. Thus, school dren than do places that are more way? summon help from can be large, e.g. $1,600 per student corporations with a higher share affluent. That hateful speech can authorities who may be in the poorest districts, but its use of poor families receive more The truth is that the only places lead to hateful actions better-equipped. is tightly limited. money than schools with fewer in Indiana where school budgets should give pause to those In the end, though, the Property taxes are a significant poor students. have declined are places with who have been quick to answer may lie with the share of school funding, and can The putative reason for the aid falling student enrollment. divide and demonize. insight offered by one be used only for transportation difference is that poor children •••••••••• President Donald speaker at a vigil honor - and school construction. Most require more educational services Hicks is the George and Frances Trump’s unequivocal con - ing Namkai-Meche and schools receive less than $5,000 per to achieve the same level of educa - Ball Distinguished Professor of demnation — “The vio - Best: “They didn’t have student from property taxes. In tional attainment as do children Economics and the director of the lent attacks in Portland capes. They were just general, urban school corpora - who do not live in poverty. Center for Business and Economic on Friday are unaccept - human beings that we all tions, even very poor ones, receive Whether this is true or not is a Research at Ball State University. able. The victims were have the capacity to be.” a high per-student level of proper - purely empirical question; but, Email him at [email protected]. The Commercial Review HUGH N. 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The Commercial Review Thursday, June 1, 2017 Nation/World Page 5 Philippines strike kills 11 soldiers By JIM GOMEZ a news conference in Manila. fire were making it difficult for At least 25 soldiers, five police - has taken the bold step to actual - Associated Press “Sometimes, in the fog of war, a troops to end the siege, said men and more than 24 civilians ly overtake an entire territory,” MARAWI, Philippines — A lot of things could happen.” Lorenzana, who had wanted to have been killed in the clashes, said Jasminder Singh, a senior Philippine bomber plane acci - Precision-guided bombs were end the crisis by Friday. Lorenzana said. terrorism analyst at the S. dentally killed 11 soldiers and used earlier in airstrikes in A total of 120 militants have Duterte declared martial law Rajaratnam School of Interna - injured seven others, security Marawi’s urban areas, but the been killed in the fighting since in the Mindanao region, the tional Studies in Singapore. officials said today, as troops military ran out of the high-tech May 23, when a failed govern - southern third of the Philip - He said the siege “will actually struggled to end a bloody siege by munitions and used conventional ment raid to capture one of pines, to crush the insurrection, become more of a template and 500 Islamic State group-aligned ones in Wednesday’s bombing Asia’s most-wanted militants, and poured in troops backed by motivation for other terrorist extremists in a southern city, one run, he said. Isnilon Hapilon, triggered the airstrikes, artillery fire and organizations who believe they of the boldest militant attacks in Military chief of staff Gen. siege of the city by the rebels. armored vehicles. More than can actually take on government Southeast Asia in years. Eduardo Ano ordered an investi - Twenty-five of the dead militants 3,000 soldiers, marines and air forces.” The plane was making a bomb - gation. have been identified as Filipinos, force personnel are involved in Officials said troops have ing run over militant positions in Lorenzana said about 500 mili - according to military officials. the fighting, backed by more cleared about 90 percent of Marawi city on Wednesday when tants, including foreign fighters, Eight others were foreign fight - than 30 assault aircraft, military Marawi, a scenic lakeshore city one bomb accidentally hit army joined the siege of Marawi, a ers, including a Chechen, a officials said. with a population of more than troops locked in close battle with mosque-studded city that is the Yemeni and several Malaysians The unrest has boosted fears 200,000, many of whom have fled extremists who had taken cover heartland of the Islamic faith in and Indonesians, Lorenzana that the Islamic State group’s vio - to crowded evacuation camps in in buildings and houses, military the southern Philippines. said. lent ideology is gaining a outlying towns. About 2,000 peo - spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto About 50 to 100 militants were President Rodrigo Duterte said foothold in the country’s restive ple are believed to still be trapped Padilla said. The plane had made putting up the strongest stand in he ordered troops to “wipe them southern islands, where Muslim in houses near the fighting, while three successful bombing runs buildings across a bridge from out, everyone.” separatist rebellions have raged about 1,000 others have been res - before making the error, he said. Marawi’s city hall, where hun - “If you shoot him in the head, for nearly half a century. cued by police and soldiers from “It’s painful, it’s very sad to be dreds of reinforcement troops shoot him again in the heart to be “This thing that we see today is villages that have been cleared of hitting our own troops,” Defense were deployed. Snipers and sure,” the tough-talking Duterte the first time that any terror armed extremists, the officials Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told buildings that obstructed cannon said in a speech. organization in Southeast Asia said. In review Searched CAMBRIA, Wis. — Recovery crews searched a mountain of debris for two workers today follow - ing an explosion at a corn mill plant that killed at least one employee, injured about a dozen others and leveled parts of Camp the sprawling facility in southern Wiscon - creation sin, authorities said. Ian Arriage, 7, left, and Leon Sixteen employees Ramirez, 7, prepare to test a were working when marble run they built the blast was reported around 11 p.m. Wednesday at the Wednesday at the Did - manipulatives work station ion Milling Plant in during the second day of Cambria, a small com - Camp Fire West Texas munity about 45 miles Summer Day Camp at Dr. Lee northeast of Madison, Buice Elementary in Odessa, Columbia County Texas. The camp provides art Sheriff Dennis and crafts, physical fitness Richards said during a news conference. and interactive activities as The plant processes well as weekly field trips for corn for ethanol and ages 5 to 12. other uses. Richards said one person was killed and two people were still missing as of this morning. There was no immediate word on what may have caused the blast. Mourning KABUL, Associated Press/Odessa American/Jacob Ford Afghanistan — Afghans mourned the loss of family mem - bers, friends and col - leagues today, a day after a massive truck Climate ... In Loving Memory of bomb exploded in the Continued from page 1 nese officials will seek to bility,” according to the defense and called Ger - Stephen G. capital, leaving at Trump is said to be lean - work on a stalled invest - draft statement. many’s trade surplus “very least 90 people dead ing toward pulling the U.S. ment deal and China will “The Americans can’t bad.” and more than 450 oth - out of the climate-change look to make progress on just exit this climate protec - The summit gives Thomas ers wounded in one of agreement after other being recognized as a mar - tion treaty,” EU Commis - China’s leaders the chance April 29, 1950 the worst extremist Group of Seven leaders ket economy — a status sion President Jean-Claude to show that their aspira - attacks since the failed to win him over at a that makes it more diffi - Juncker, who will be among tions to lead on economic May 29, 2017 drawdown of foreign summit in Italy last week. cult to impose anti-dump - the officials meeting Li, globalization are sincere, forces from The discord prompted ing measures to its said in a speech in Berlin said Mats Harborn, presi - Afghanistan in 2014. Merkel to suggest the U.S. exports. on Wednesday. “I’m dent of the European The city’s acting had become an unreliable A draft statement opposed to behaving like Union Chamber of Com - mayor said the explo - partner. obtained by Bloomberg vassals of the Americans. merce in China. He said it’s sion damaged proper - The chancellor wel - says the EU and China It’s Europe’s obligation to time for the two economies ty as far as 2.5 miles comed Li’s announcement want climate change and say: You can’t do that.” to back up their words by away from the blast that China will stand by its clean energy to “become a An EU official in Brus - moving forward to com - site and scores of peo - obligations on climate, main pillar of their bilat - sels told reporters on plete the investment agree - saying that China and Ger - eral partnership, includ - Wednesday that the accord ment and to offer reciprocal ple waited in hospitals many are partners in ing in their economic rela - concluded in 2015 will stay market access. to learn the status of building a “rules based tions.” in force and continue to be At the meeting, the EU family and friends international order.” The two sides also “rec - implemented even if the and China will seek to cre - wounded in the “We agreed that trading ognize the importance of U.S. withdrew. ate momentum for a bilat - attack. Funeral pro - Stephen G. Thomas, 67, nations like Germany and developing global free The summit is taking eral investment agreement, passed away early Monday cessions took place China should cooperate trade and investment.” place days after Merkel according to a European morning, May 29, 2017, at throughout Kabul and make clear commit - The EU and China will gave her strongest indica - official with knowledge of today. ments to free trade,” said call on all parties to tion that Europe and the the discussions who asked his residence. He was born The bomber drove Merkel, who held a private uphold the Paris agree - U.S. are drifting apart. Dur - not to be named because April 29, 1950 in Elwood IN into Kabul’s heavily dinner with Li in the ment because climate ing his first foreign trip, talks are ongoing. Euro - at Mercy Hospital, 3rd of 11 guarded diplomatic Chancellery on Wednes - change is a “national secu - Trump raised questions peans have said an invest - children born to Charles E. quarter during the day evening. “We have rity issue and multiplying over relations with tradi - ment accord is a precondi - and Carolyn Rose (McEl- morning rush, leaving underscored those com - factor of social and politi - tional U.S. allies when he tion for any move toward a fresh) Thomas. behind chaos and mitments once again.” cal fragility, and consti - hectored NATO nations for broader EU-China trade Stephan lived most of his destruction. Most of In Brussels, EU and Chi - tutes a root cause for insta - not spending enough on deal. life in Blackford County but the casualties were graduated from Pennville civilians, including High School, Jay County, in women and children, 1968. He worked as a ma- but the dead also chine operator for Tyson for included Afghan secu - Subpoenas ... rity guards. 17 years and retired in Oct. Continued from page 1 own investigation of the Trump laborated with Russia ahead of the 2016. Steve was artistic, lov- A spokesman for Mueller campaign and possible Russia ties presidential election. Early ing and loved to paint and Waived declined to comment. Mueller's has also sought information from Wednesday morning, the president draw. He enjoyed wood- WASHINGTON — separate probe could conceivably Comey, asking the FBI to turn over tweeted "Witch Hunt!" in reference working and doing stainless President Donald look at the circumstances sur - documents related to his interac - to testimony by Comey and former glass work too. He will be Trump has temporari - rounding Comey's firing. tions with both the White House CIA director John Brennan before deeply missed by his many Congress is currently out of ses - and the Justice Department. Congress on the topic. ly waived a law requir - family and friends, nieces, sion. It resumes next Tuesday. No Subpoenas were approved Also Wednesday, a Justice ing the U.S. to move its nephews and his dog Mitzie. embassy in Israel to date for Comey's testimony has Wednesday for Flynn and his com - Department official confirmed Funeral services will be Jerusalem. been set. pany, Flynn Intel Group, and that Mueller had named a top Jus - held at the Garden View Fu- Trump’s move to The Associated Press reported Cohen and his firm, Michael D. tice Department official to his renew the waiver for this month that Comey planned to Cohen & Associates. team. neral Home on Friday June six months keeps the testify after Memorial Day, but the Cohen, who'd earlier refused a Andrew Weissmann had been 02, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. U.S. embassy in Tel approval from Mueller to do so request for information saying it head of the criminal division's Friends may call from 12:00 Aviv for now. Trump could indicate that date is fast was "not capable of being fraud section since 2015. He was noon until the time of serv- has said he’s review - approaching. answered," told The Associated FBI general counsel under Mueller ice Friday. Burial will follow ing whether to fulfill A spokeswoman for the commit - Press on Tuesday that he would and began his career with the Jus - in The Gardens of Memory his campaign promise tee's chairman, Sen. Richard Burr, comply with subpoenas, should tice Department in 1991 at the U.S. Cemetery, next door. Online to move it to R-N.C., said the committee wel - they be issued. He said he has Attorney's Office in the Eastern condolences can be made at Jerusalem. comes Comey's testimony, but "nothing to hide." District of New York. He later www.gardenviewfuneral- —Associated Press declined to comment further. Trump has repeatedly dismissed joined and ran the Enron Task home.com The House panel pursuing its allegations that his campaign col - Force. The Commercial Review Page 6 Church Thursday, June 1, 2017 Area churches are listed with location, pastor and phone number, as well as email address and Web site where available. All services are Sunday, unless Prayer meeting is Saturday otherwise indicated. Jay County Men of Prayer 4 p.m. Monday through Wednes - This Area will meet in the meeting room day for children in first through Asbury United Methodist of Richards Restaurant on Sat - Church fifth grade. Church page is 204 E. Arch St., Portland urday. The meeting will begin at To register, visit Jill Howard made possible 8:30 a.m. roundup havenofhopeministries.com or (260) 726-8464 There will be a time of fellow - call (765) 366-2999 for more infor - through Services: 8 a.m., 10:15 a.m. ship, worship, prayer and Bible mation. The church is located at the courtesy of Sunday school: 9 a.m. study. All area men and boys are 17920 N. Indiana 167, Dunkirk. Director of youth and young invited to attend. the following adult ministries: Julie Tarr evangelist the Rev. Fred Free community meal sponsors! asburyministries.org No services Stevens. A dinner will follow Bread of Life Community Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fort Recovery Church of the the service. Family Meal will be served Monday through Friday Nazarene’s Wednesday night Revival services will continue from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at “Moments of Devotion” can be ministries for children and at 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Asbury United Methodist heard each Sunday at 7 a.m. on teens will not be held through Monday through June 7. Church, 204 E. Arch St., Port - WPGW radio. The church has a the summer. Programs will The church is located 2 miles land. nursery available. begin again on Sept. 6. east of Indiana 1 on 200 South. Everyone is welcome to share Handicapped accessible. a meal and conversation. The Revival begins Cowboy Camp meal this week will be prepared Banner Christian Hopewell of Life Ministries Temple Baptist Church will and served by Zion Assembly of God will host revival services begin - host “Cowboy Camp” with Lutheran/Redeemer Lutheran 1217 W. Votaw St., Portland ning at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with director Randy Glenn from 1 to churches. Michael Burk (260) 726-4282 Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Tom Sells Harold Miller Bible study: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Full Gospel (765) 584-1564 (260) 894-2257 Lighthouse Tabernacle A nursery and children’s church Services: 9:30 a.m., 7 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. are available. 468 E. Washington St., Dunkirk Wednesday Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Robert Thomas Sunday school: 10:45 a.m. Prayer/Bible study: 6:30 p.m. Bellefountain (765) 348-4620 Wednesday Services: 9:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m., 6:30 United Methodist Collett Nazarene A nursery is available. p.m. Thursday 440 S. 600 East 450 South, 1 mile west of U.S. 27 Gordon Jackson Billy Stanton Family Worship Center Geneva First Services: 9 a.m. (260) 251-2403 200 E. Elder St., Portland Sunday school: 10 a.m. United Methodist Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. David Wade 100 W. Line St., Geneva Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. (260) 726-4844 Bethel United Methodist Barry McCune Bible study: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Services: 11 a.m. (260) 368-7655 Indiana 167, 4 miles north of Youth director: Cassi Alberson Bible study: 9:45 a.m. Dunkirk Services: 9:30 a.m. A nursery and children’s church Service: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Sunday school: 10:45 a.m. Scott McClain are available. Associate pastor: Sue Wade Services: 10:45 a.m. Bible study: 7 p.m. Monday (for The church accepts non-perish - http://www.thefamilyworship - women) Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. able food items, soap and paper center.org Bible study: 7 p.m. Tuesday Lord ’s Table Food Pantry is open products for the food bank. Radio broadcasts can be heard at each Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. WALL TAX SERVICE Handicapped accessible. 8:30 and 9 a.m. on Sunday on Handicapped accessible. Accounting • Taxes • Payroll Bluff Point Friends WPGW-AM and FM. • Notary • Truck Filings 80 E. 650 South Cornerstone Baptist Handicapped accessible. Geneva Nazarene • Electronic Filing Services: 10 a.m. 211 E. Main St., Portland Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. 225 Decatur St., Geneva • W-2’s • Year-End Accounting Wayne Ward Fellowship Baptist Brenda Haddix 122 East Adams (260) 726-7714 289 S. 200 West (260) 346-2172 Boundary St. Paul Services: 10 a.m. Hugh Kelly Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. Portland, IN Corner of Treaty Line Road and Sunday school: 9 a.m. (260) 726-8895 Sunday school: 9 a.m. county road 300 East Services can be seen on cable Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. Prayer meeting: 7 p.m. Wednes - (260) 726-7435 Ava Gannon channel 7 on Sundays at 10 a.m. Sunday school: 9 a.m. day (260) 726-2373 and 6 p.m. and Monday and Friday Assistant pastor: Mitch Corwin Services: 9:30 a.m. at 7 p.m. Handicapped accessible. Gilead Church A nursery is provided. Bryant Wesleyan County road 650 North, one- Handicapped accessible. First American Baptist quarter mile east of Balbec 209 S. Hendricks St. 427 S. Main St., Dunkirk Services: 10:30 a.m. Paul VanCise Cross Community Church Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. (260) 997-6231 Dan Coffman 315 W. Main St., Berne (765) 768-7157 Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Rev. Joseph Gerkin (interim pas - Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Services: 10:40 a.m., 5 p.m. Grace Bible tor) Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. P.O. Box 67 [email protected] (260) 589-2752 There is also children’s church, Bible study: 7 p.m. Wednesday 6626 Village Way, Berne Services: 10 a.m. Jeff Gaskill “The Garden,” for preschoolers Sunday school: 9 a.m. and a staffed nursery. First Church of Christ (260) 589-2687 Bible study: 7 p.m. Wednesday Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. Handicapped accessible. [email protected] 1049 Union City Road, Fort Recovery Sunday school: 9 a.m. A staffed nursery is available for Bible study: 7 p.m. Wednesday Calvary United Methodist children age 3 and younger. David J. Nicholson 301 N. Main St., Dunkirk (419) 375-2860 Used Auto and Truck Parts Susan Durovey-Antrim Services: 10:30 a.m. Harvest Time Bible Deerfield United Methodist Bible classes: 9:30 a.m. 11015 S. 600 East, Keystone, (765) 499-0368 U.S. 27, south of Indiana 28 Youth and adult programs: 6:30 Wells County Services: 10 a.m. Belinda Pinkstaff p.m. Wednesday Tony Robles [email protected] (765) 789-4511 www.fccftrecovery.org (260) 273-0877 Services: 9:30 a.m. Center United Methodist A nursery is provided. Services: 10 a.m. We buy [email protected] Bible study: 7 p.m. Thursday County road 500 West and Indi - Late-Model wrecks First Community Baptist www.williamsautoparts.com ana 26 Dunkirk Nazarene Gary Phillips 341 S. Meridian St., Redkey Hickory Grove 1127 S. Detroit Ave. 226 E. Center St., Dunkirk Church of the Brethren (765) 768-7540 Tom Fett Everett Bilbrey Jr. Portland, IN 47371 Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Indiana 1 and Indiana 26 (260) 726-8001 Services: 8:30 a.m. (765) 768-6199 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Earl Doll Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. (260) 731-4477 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Prayer service: 7 p.m. Wednes - Church of Christ (South - day Services: 10:30 a.m. Prayer service and children’s Sunday school: 9:25 a.m. side) ministry: 7 p.m. Wednesday Radio broadcast “Gospel Truth” 1209 S. Shank St., Portland Children’s pastor: Gloria Hamil - can be heard on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Flint Redwine ton on WPGW. High Street (260) 726-7777 Dunkirk Food Pantry, located at United Methodist Fresh Fudge, Services: 10:20 a.m., 6:30 p.m. the church, is open the second and First Free Will Baptist 435 High St., Geneva Chocolates & Services are non-instrumental. fourth Thursday of each month 12369 W. 600 South, Dunkirk Rev. Michele Isch Unique gifts Bible study: 7 p.m. Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. Marion Donathan (260) 368-7233 Services: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. made in downtown Portland Church of Jesus Christ Erastus United Methodist Sunday school: 10 a.m. Sunday school: 10:15 a.m. Closed month of Sept. & Jan. Prayer service: 6 p.m. Wednes - 260-726-4937 of Latter-Day Saints Erastus-Durbin Road, Celina, 112 S. Meridian St., Portland Indiana 167, between 150 and 200 Ohio day Holy Trinity Catholic South, Dunkirk Allan Brown 7321 E. Indiana 67, Bryant Services: 10 a.m. (419) 678-2071 First Missionary Rev. David Hoying, C.PP.S. Services: 9 a.m. 950 S. U.S. 27, Berne Services: 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Matt’s Garage Church of the Living God Sunday school: 8:30 a.m. Rev. Don Williams 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Miracle Missions, Inc.) Assistant pastor: Rev. David Gor - (260) 589-2991 Confessions are heard on Satur - 8472 S. 800 East, Union City don Services: 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m. day at 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. or by Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday school: 8 a.m., 9 a.m., request. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Evangelical Methodist 10:15 a.m. 205 W. Union St. 930 W. Main St., Portland www.fmcberne.com Hopewell of Life Ministries Steve Arnold County road 200 South, 2 miles Portland, IN 47371 Church of God of Prophecy 797 N. Creagor Ave., Portland (260) 251-0970 First Presbyterian east of Indiana 1 260-726-8761 Nanette Weesner Services: 10:20 a.m., 6 p.m. 402 N. Ship St., Portland Rev. Ruth Funk (260) 766-9334 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. C. Stanley Gockel, interim pas - (260) 251-8581 Call us today! Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. Bible study: 6 p.m. Wednesday tor Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Bible study: 6 p.m. Thursday The church radio broadcast can (260) 726-8462 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. [email protected] be heard at 9:15 a.m. Saturday on Services: 9:30 a.m. Bible study: 7 p.m. Wednesday Baird-Freeman Handicapped accessible. WPGW. www.firstpcportland.org Call for rides three hours before Handicapped accessible. A nursery is provided. Immaculate Funeral Home service. Handicapped accessible. Conception Catholic Fairview United 506 E. Walnut St., Portland Church of the Brethren Methodist/Jay County Fort Recovery Church Robert Moran e Teeter Family Floral and Chicago avenues, 2875 E. 200 South of the Nazarene (260) 726-7341 Portland Gordon Jackson 401 E. Boundary St., Fort Recov - Services: 8 a.m., 10 a.m.; 5:30 p.m. Kevin McClung Lay leader: Beth Stephen ery Saturday 221 N. Meridian St (260) 729-7295 (260) 726-9184 Rev. Dennis Kelley Bible study: 11:10 a.m. Sunday Portland, IN 47371 Services: 10 a.m. Services: 10:15 a.m. (419) 375-4680 CCD: 7 p.m. Wednesday (260) 726-7171 Nursery care is provided for Sunday school: 9:15 a.m. Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; 7 p.m. children age 5 and younger. Handicapped accessible. Wednesday Integris Community Handicapped accessible. Prayer: 9:15 a.m. Sunday. Sunday 601 N. Charles St., Portland Fairview United school: 9:30 a.m. Greg Haisley Church of the Living God Methodist/Randolph County Mobile Food Pantry, 12:30 to 3 (765) 283-6315 South Broad Street, Dunkirk Indiana 28, 2 miles east of p.m. — second and fourth Tuesday [email protected] Rev. Theodore Wagoner Albany [email protected] Services: 6 p.m. Saturday; 6 p.m. Services: 7 p.m., 7 p.m. Friday Ryan Campbell Tuesday Sunday school: 9:45 a.m. (765) 256-0331 Fort Recovery www.integrischurch.com “River of Life” may be heard Services: 9:30 a.m. United Methodist Great Food, each Sunday at 8 a.m. on WPGW Sunday School: 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. 309 E. Boundary St., Fort Recov - Kingsley Full Gospel No Bull! radio station. Bible study: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday ery 4030 S. 700 East, Dunkirk A nursery is available. Rev. Allan Brown Stuart Phillips 1204 W. Votaw Portland Clear Creek (419) 678-2071 Services: 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., 7 (260) 726-9647 Congregational Christian Faith Evangelical Services: 9 a.m. p.m. Wednesday 5016 N. U.S. 27, Winchester 9560 W. 200 South, Dunkirk Assistant pastor: David Gordon See page 7 The Commercial Review Thursday, June 1, 2017 Church Page 7 Continued from page 6 Latter Day Saints Indiana 167, 2 miles north of Dunkirk Mike Baker (765) 760-2432 Services: 10 a.m. Sunday school: 11:15 a.m. Youth: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday This Area Church page is Little Salamonia made possible Christian Church 1098 E. 300 South, Portland through Adam Ridenour the courtesy of Services: 11 a.m. the following Mary Help of Christians sponsors! 403 Sharpsburg Road, Fort Recovery Rev. Ned Brown (419) 375-4153 MAY Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 9:30 FINANCIAL a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday GROUP, INC. Now offering Mount Tabor Medicare D United Methodist and Medicare Advantage 216 W. Pleasant St., Dunkirk Plans, Dental, Vision and Rick Koop Hearing (765) 768-7273 BRIAN BROWN your hometown agent Services: 9 a.m. (260) 729-5200 Sunday school: 10:15 a.m. 111 W. Main Street Associated Press/Mikhtar Khan Portland, IN Mount Zion United Methodist County roads 600 East and 200 Shrine study North Kashmiri Muslims read verses Monday from the Quran, Islam's holy book, inside Rev. Darrell Borders the shrine of Shah-e-Hamdan during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian (260) 726-4786 controlled Kashmir. Muslims across the world are observing the holy fasting month of Services: 9 a.m. Sunday school: 10 a.m. Ramadan, where they refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. New Beginnings Mellissa Hall Holiness Church of Blaine 260-729-5200 4017 W. 200 South (260) 729-7393 ROCKids ministry director: 8 p.m. the second and fourth Call me for your Randy Smith Services: 10:15 a.m. Heather Keller Wednesday of each month. Promotional Pens • Pencils (260) 251-2406 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. [email protected] A nursery is available. Business Gifts • Calendars Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. Bible study: 6 p.m. Thursday Activities are provided for chil - Handicapped accessible. Youth group: 6:30 p.m. Wednes - friendscare4others.net dren nursery through fifth grade. day A nursery is provided. Union Chapel Youth pastor: Garrett Smith Handicapped accessible. Salamonia United 6238 N. 375 West, Bryant www.nbholiness.com Church of Christ Rev. Michael Morgan There is a nursery and children’s Praise Chapel 3900 S. 600 East (352) 425-5914 church. Church of God Bruce Phillips Services: 10:20 a.m., 6 p.m. Handicapped accessible. 4527 E. 1000 North (Jay, Randolph (260) 335-2017 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. County line) Services: 9 a.m. Youth: 5 p.m. Sunday New Covenant Pastor Gerald Roesly Sunday school: 10 a.m. Son Shine Club, Teen Bible Fellowship (765) 584-7045 study: 7 p.m. Wed. 1238 W. 450 South Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Second Chance There is a nursery and children’s (260) 726-6247 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. at Life Ministries church on Sunday. Services: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Prayer meeting: 6 p.m. Wednes - 228 S. Meridian St., Portland Handicapped accessible. Sunday school: 10 a.m. day Dave Keen (260) 251-8792 Prayer service: 6:30 p.m. Wednes - Mike Eads (260) 703-0733 Union Chapel Church day Redeemer Lutheran Bible study and brunch: 10:30 of the Nazarene The church radio broadcast may Malin and Elm streets, Bryant a.m. County road 900 North, Jay- be heard on WPGW at 2 p.m. each Pastor Robert Abner Wells Co. Line Road Sunday. (260) 997-6787 St. James Lutheran Pastor: Fred Stevens A nursery is provided. Services: 10 a.m. County road 600 East, south of Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday school: 9 a.m. county road 400 South Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. New Life Ministries Handicapped accessible. Robin Owen Bible study: 7 p.m. Wednesday 415 S. Helen St., Portland Services: 10:30 a.m. Dr. Kay Fairchild Redkey Faith [email protected] Vineyard Christian Fellow - (260) 755-6354 Builders Ministry ship Services: 4 p.m. 422 N. Union St., Redkey St. Joseph Catholic 101 S. Meridian St., Portland drkayfairchild.com Ken Fuller 1689 St. Joe Road, Fort Recovery (John Jay Center) (765) 524-5378 Rev. Ned Brown Kevin Culy New Mt. Pleasant Services: 4 to 6 p.m. Services: 7:30 a.m. Sunday (260) 251-2843 United Methodist Ladies Bible study: 5:30 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. 5905 S. Como Road Monday St. Mary’ s Catholic Tim Wallace 346 S. Broad St., Dunkirk Walnut Corner (765) 499-7838 Redkey Faith Ministries Rev. Dave Newton County roads 200 North and 500 West Services: 10:30 a.m. 9811 W. Indiana 67, southwest of Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, 5:30 Administrator Steve Rogers Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Redkey p.m. Thursday Amanda Hirschy, HFA (765) 728-5227 Rev. Craig and Robin Cotherman Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Call us or visit to find out more Noble Congregational Chris - (765) 369-2920 St. Paul Catholic 517 Meiring Road, Fort Recovery Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. 260-726-3577 tian Services: 10 a.m. Bible study: 7 p.m. Wednesday 1964 N. 800 East Children’s church and youth will Rev. Ned Brown 745 Patriot Drive Aaron Huey meet after offering prayer on Sun - Services: 8:30 a.m. Sunday Portland, IN Services: 10:30 a.m. day. Wesleyan Tabernacle 122 E. Race St., Portland Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday service: 6:30 p.m. St. Peter Catholic Phill Jellison Youth group will meet at 6 p.m. www.RedkeyFaith.org 1477 Philothea Road, Fort Recov - (260) 726-7237 every other Sunday . ery A nursery is provided. 10 a.m. Bible study Bible study: 7 p.m. Wednesday Rev. Ned Brown Redkey First Christian Services: 10 a.m. Sunday Oak Grove Westchester Union and Malin streets, Redkey United Methodist United Methodist Jeff Hammers Sugar Grove Nazarene (765) 468-6172 County roads 400 North and 550 4487 E. 400 North 829 S. Indiana 1 Darrell Borders Services: 10:30 a.m. West Rick Koop (260) 726-6311 Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Rev. Dan Sickels 217 E. Pearl St. (765) 716-1941 Services: 10:35 a.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Bible study: 7 p.m. Thursday (260) 731-4733 Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Portland, IN Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. There is a staffed nursery. (260) 726-2833 Redkey United Methodist Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Bible study: 7 p.m. Wednesday Handicapped accessible. 122 W. Main St., Redkey Pennville Friends Handicapped accessible. Maple Street and Indiana 1, Pen - Randy Davis West Walnut Behind every project is a nville (765) 369-2085 Church of Christ Services: 10:30 a.m. Sugar Grove Dee Hartman 204 W. Walnut St., Portland Services: 10:30 a.m. Bible study: 6 p.m. Wednesday United Methodist County roads 600 South and 1150 Gil Alicea Office hours: 7 to 11 a.m. Monday (260) 726-4691 Portland True Value Pennville United Methodist through Friday West, Dunkirk Scott McClain Services: 10 a.m. 190 W. Main St., Pennville The Redkey Community Food Services: 9 a.m. Sunday school: 9:15 a.m. Shop Local Gary Phillips Pantry at the church is open each Save Time • Save Money Sunday school: 10 a.m. Bible study: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (260) 731-3801 Wednesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Handicapped accessible. Ladies Bible studies: 10 a.m. (260) 726-6263 Services: 10:30 a.m. Martha’s Pantry is open the second Wednesday at Alice Alexander’s Wednesday of each month from 1100 N. Meridian St. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. Temple Baptist home, Food pantry hours are Wednes - 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Portland, IN Indiana 167, between Dunkirk 7 p.m. the first and third Thurs - day from 9:30 to 11 a.m. day at the church. Redkey Church and Albany Collins Glenn Youth minister: Gene Hummel Pleasant Hill of the Nazarene (765) 768-7708 www.westwalnutchur - Williamson, 9945 N. 800 East, Union City (Jay- 801 W. High St. Services: 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., 7 chofchrist.org Randolph county line) Robert Farris p.m. Wednesday Pre-school and a nursery are Spencer & Penrod Bruce Bryan (765) 369-2676 Sunday school: 10 a.m. available. (765) 964-3664 Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Funeral Homes, Inc. Services: 9 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Trinity Lutheran White Chapel Church Todd & Rob Penrod Sunday school: 10:30 a.m. Service: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday 301 N. Wayne St., Fort Recovery County roads 725 East and 500 “Serving As We Bible study: 7 p.m. Wednesday Transportation is available. Robin Owen North, Albany http://www.mypleas - Handicapped accessible. Todd Castor Would Be Served” (419) 375-4498 From 2 Convenient Locations anthillchurch.org Services: 9 a.m. (contemporary Services: 10:30 a.m. River of Life service, fourth Sunday) Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. PORTLAND (260) 726-7111 Portland First 722 W. Main St., Portland Adult Sunday school: 10:15 a.m. PENNVILLE (260) 731-8811 Church of Nazarene Paula Hunnicut Youth Christian Education: 6:30 Word of Life 920 S. Shank St., Portland (260) 273-3144 p.m. Wednesday Worship Center Stephen Hundley Services: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. [email protected] 1395 Ellis Road, Union City, Ohio (260) 726-8040 Bible study: 6 p.m. Thursday Handicapped accessible. Rev. George Hughes The Services: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m., and (765) 730-0244 6:30 p.m. Wednesday The ROCK Trinity United Methodist Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m. 1605 N. Meridian St., Portland 323 S. Meridian St., Portland Theatre www.portlandnaz.com Jeff Horsman Gregory Norton Zion Evangelical A nursery is provided. (260) 726-7474 (260) 726-8391 Lutheran Church Call for Handicapped accessible. [email protected] Services: 10 a.m. 218 E. High St., Portland movie info Services: 10 a.m. Sunday school: 11:20 a.m. Mark Strietelmeier Portland Friends Youth pastor: Brian Henry Youth: 6 p.m. Wednesday (260) 726-8832 260-726-RITZ (7489) 226 E. 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These medica- symptoms, and memory behavior and even halluci- common in Alzheimer's, tions prevent the break- loss alone is not enough to nations. but they also display ini- down of acetylcholine, a lead to a dementia diagno- Apart from Alzheimer's tial or early symptoms chemical messenger sis. Dementia can affect disease, which is a pro- such as sleep distur- important for learning thinking and social abili- gressive disorder most bances, well-formed visual and memory. Acetyl- ties, but the Mayo Clinic ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS common in people age 65 hallucinations, slowness, choline supports commu- Malcolm C. George D.D.S. • 112 N. Ship St., Portland, IN • (260) 726-4710 notes that some dementias and older, there are other gait imbalance or other nication among nerve may be reversible. The fol- types of dementia. The Parkinsonian movement cells by keeping acetyl- lowing are some common second most common is features, which can lead to choline levels high. 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Front Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Circulation Department Hours: 8141 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The Commercial Review Thursday, June 1, 2017 Sports Page 11 Shreve named academic all-conference Zane Shreve was awarded for score five runs in the fifth singles. Goldsworthy and Gage Sims, Jayden Comer, Ryan his academic accomplishments inning Wednesday to beat PG-14 Specht tallied three RBIs Timmerman and Cohen Henry in high school. Local by a 13-12 score in Portland Jun - apiece. all had singles. He’s earned the same honor in ior League’s Willie Mays divi - college. roundup sion. Kiwanis tops Inman Trio leads Display Craft Shreve, a 2014 Jay County Isaac Miller led Lions Club Cody Rowles and Bryce Wenk Olivia Gillum, Chloe Oliver High School graduate, was with a triple and a single. Zac had three RBIs each as Kiwanis and Emily Young teamed up to named to the Academic All-Mid- McAbee chipped in two singles, defeated Inman U-Loc 11-6 in lead Display Craft to a 15-9 vic - American Conference team while Timo Minnich, Wes Wen - Willie Mays action of Portland tory over Trinity United Wednesday. To qualify for academic all- ning, Isaac Scott and Austin Jel - The rural Redkey native was MAC, a student-athlete must lison each had hits. Minnich Junior League. Methodist Church in PJL’s among 33 members of the have participated in at least 50 and Miller both had three RBIs, Max Klopfenstein and Rowles Rookie softball division. Miami University track and percent of the contests in a par - while Kane Camara and each had a double for Kiwanis. They collectively scored nine field squad to be named academ - ticular sport and hold a cumula - McAbee drove in two runs Gavin Young had a pair of sin - runs as they were all 4-for-4 ic all-MAC. tive grade point average of at apiece. gles, as he and Klopfenstein also from the plate. Makena Avery, Shreve, a junior, set a career least 3.2. Conner Specht hit a home run drove in two runs. Wenk and Natalie May and Taven Bentley best in the decathlon during the Shreve is studying electrical and had a single in the loss for Austin Curtis both had singles. were each 3-for-4 and accounted MAC Championships May 11 engineering. PG-14. Maddox Huffman, Ryne Grant Wendel smacked a dou - for the other six runs. Brittlynn through 13. He totaled 5,874 Goldsworthy and Joseph Snipes ble and a single with two RBIs Maxwell chipped in two hits. points, beating his previous best Lions rally to win each had doubles, as Tony Wood to lead Inman. Lucas Strait hit a Complete stats for Trinity by four points. Portland Lions Club rallied to and Rhysin Blowers both hit double and had two RBIs, as were unavailable. Hoping ... Continued from page 12 Brookfield’s Xavier Bailey is the top seed at 21.78 seconds, and only 1.31 seconds separate him and the No. 16 seed. Cory- ‘“I think having four Rawson senior Mason Warnimont, last year’s state champion, is seeded second at underclassmen in a 22.04 seconds. East Canton’s Mitch relay is unbelievable Mitchell is the ninth seed at 22.44 seconds. LeFevre is also the most experienced of in itself. I think that five underclassmen who make up the state- bound 4x100 relay. He teams with class - these guys are running mate Brayden Schoen and freshmen Riley out of their minds. Pearson, Jared Timmerman and alternate Jacob Acheson to make up the youngest of We haven’t seen the 16 qualifying relay squads. anything like this.’ “I think it is a big achievement for —Robby LeFevre, them,” said first-year FRHS coach Hank Bevington. “I think it is so great for them. Fort Recovery sophomore I think it is just outstanding that you have three freshmen and two sophomores. It is just unreal how well they’ve developed, really too worried,” Acheson said. how they’re getting better.” “Looking at the times it looks like we The relay — prelims are slated for 10:55 have a chance to the finals,” Pearson a.m. Friday with finals at 10:20 a.m. Satur - added. “And we could make it to the podi - day — was fourth at regional in 43.9 sec - um which would be a really cool experi - onds, and is seeded 10th for the state finals. ence.” Gamble Montessori is the top seed at 43.14 Bevington said he has been reminding seconds. them all week not to be concerned about The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz “I didn’t really expect to make it to state the experience of the other teams. this year but it’s pretty awesome,” Pearson “We might not be the fastest ones out Bailey McIntire, a South Adams High School senior, celebrates after said. there, but they will not outwork us,” he winning the 3,200-meter run during the IHSAA Boys Track and Field Regional LeFevre, who anchors the group, is also said. “There hasn’t been a team that has meet May 25 at Indiana Wesleyan University. McIntire broke his own school impressed with its ability to get this far trained as smart as us and who has worked record with a time of 9 minutes, 10.42 seconds, and is the top seed in the despite their youth. as hard as us. “I think having four underclassmen in a “They’ve had to work, and work, and state finals Friday night at Indiana University. relay is unbelievable in itself,” he said. “I work on handoffs to be as smooth as possi - think that these guys are running out of ble and to cut as much time as we did.” their minds. We haven’t seen anything like At regional, the Tribe trimmed two sec - this.” onds off its time from district, which But the youngsters aren’t fazed by the Schoen and Bevington both attribute to Reach ... notion that they are the only team com - the handoffs. Continued from page 12 bly can. He attacked this individual cross country prised only of underclassmen. “It shows how well everything is work - “I think we’re going to this spring like he never champion during the fall “It is definitely a challenge, but we ain’t ing,” Bevington said. approach it like I do my has before. It’s impressive and will be McIntire’s other races,” said McIntire, to see where he’s gone.” roommate at Purdue, is who has committed to run McIntire has cut more seeded third in 9:11.07. cross country and track for than 26 seconds off his “I know he’ll finally have Purdue University. “Just time this year alone, and in some competition, same as visualizing what they’re the span of less than two me,” McIntire said. “He going to do. Being ready to weeks trimmed it by nine and I haven’t had much adapt just like any other seconds. He attributes competition this year. race. Just changing my those accomplishments to “It’s going to be a race plan as I go along. the high mileage he’s put in the whole way, no matter “Get a good start like I this season. As a junior, he what. Whether it’s me and always do, just settle in and was running between 30 Curt, or me, Curt and four see what happens. Adjust and 40 miles per week. He other guys.” for whatever they throw at started increasing his And with the fact he’ll you.” mileage during cross coun - finally have competitors Anderson fully believes try season in the fall, and — hopefully chasing him McIntire still hasn’t hit his has reached as much as 66 — his expectations are still peak. miles per week. high. “I think there is still “I think my body during “Who knows what’s another level to what he track finally got used to going to happen race day,” can do this spring,” he said. that,” he said. “I obviously he said. “But I think once I “It’s put in a ton of work. saw results because of it.” have some solid competi - I’ve never taken anybody Two returning state tion the whole way through in training to the mileage medalists — Oldenburg — I haven’t had that yet he’s at right now.” Academy’s Curtis Eckstein — and I think that’s really “He’s always willing to (eighth) and Wagoner going to push me to some do everything you ask as (fifth) — are in the field this new levels and hopefully a close to perfect as he possi - year. Eckstein, who was the new (personal record).” Sports on tap Local schedule Indiana University – 3 p.m. Friday Fort Recovery — Track state finals at Jay County — Boys track state finals at Ohio State University – 10 a.m. Indiana University – 3 p.m. South Adams — Baseball regional Fort Recovery — Track state finals at semifinal vs. Hammond Bishop Noll at Ohio State University – 10 a.m. Whiting – 10 a.m.; Softball semi-state South Adams — Boys track state finals semifinal vs. Whitko at LaVille – 1 p.m.; at Indiana University – 3 p.m.; Boys golf Girls track state finals at Indiana Universi - sectional at Timber Ridge – TBA ty – 3 p.m.; Baseball regional champi - onship vs. TBA at Whiting – 6 p.m.; Soft - 110 S. Wayne St., Ft. 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McIntire, a South Adams possibly High School senior, is the happen when top seed in the 3,200-meter run for the IHSAA Boys (McIntire is) Track and Field State pushed or Finals on Friday at Robert C. Haugh Track and Field when he’s got Complex on the campus of competition.’ Indiana University. “I think the most promis - —Clint Anderson, ing thing going into this … South Adams The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz we’ve never seen what he’s track coach done this spring when Pictured are six members of the Fort Recovery High School boys track team who will compete someone is right beside in the OHSAA Track and Field State Finals on Friday and Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at him, or if there is someone Ohio State University. From left are Riley Pearson, Brayden Schoen, Jacob Acheson, Travis Sutter, Robby even in front of him drag - record to claim the title in LeFevre and Jared Timmerman. ging him along,” said SAHS 9:10.42. He fought off West - coach Clint Anderson “I view’s Richmond Stoltzfus think there’s a lot of prom - during the middle laps and ise in that to see what could eventually pulled away for possibly happen when he’s a seven-second win. Indians are hoping for medals pushed or when he’s got McIntire, who was sixth competition.” at the cross country state By CHRIS SCHANZ ior, who will compete in the 1,600- state in the 200 dash as a freshman, A challenger is some - finals in October, will run The Commercial Review meter run at 10:05 a.m. Saturday. “It’s returns to Columbus with his sights thing McIntire hasn’t had at approximately 8:15 p.m. It took Travis Sutter until his final something I’ve always wanted to do set on stepping up a few more places too often this season. He Friday, and he holds the top try to earn a state berth. and to finally get it done, it is pretty on the podium. The speedster was lapped the field during the seed by the slimmest of Three freshmen and a sophomore awesome.” third in regional at 22.77 seconds and Allen County Athletic Con - margins — 0.49 seconds are making the trip for the first time. Sutter was fourth in the Troy is seeded 15th out of 16 competitors ference championships — over Ben Wagoner of Robby LeFevre is on his way back. regional with a time of 4 minutes, for preliminaries at 11:50 a.m. Friday. May 12 at Bluffton. He had a Hamilton Southeastern. The six of them all have the same 29.53 seconds, and he is seeded 13th The top two from each heat and the school-record time of 9 The top nine in the field goal in mind: return to Fort Recovery for the state finals. Ottoville’s Bren - runners with the next five fastest minutes, 19.28 seconds, to of 27 earn state medals. with hardware. dan Siefker, who was second in the times from prelims reach the finals, win by nearly a minute and But McIntire, who is A half dozen Fort Recovery High state last season, is the top seed at which are slated for 11:20 a.m. Satur - a half. known for sprinting out to School boys will be competing in the 4:21.29. Sutter is in a bit of a logjam, day. Less than a week later, he the lead within the first 50 Division III OHSAA Track and Field as the fifth through 14th seeds are “I didn’t really finish hard,” won the New Haven sec - meters and letting every - State Finals at Jessie Owens Memori - within four seconds of one another. LeFevre, one of two sophomores in tional title by a margin of one else fight for second al Stadium on the campus of Ohio “If I can come out in front of the the state field, said of his regional almost 40 seconds in 9:22.22. place, isn’t going to change State University on Friday and Satur - pack I should be able to get top eight,” performance. “The last 50 meters I During regional at Indiana his strategy despite the fact day, and all of them hope to come he said. kind of died out and I think with the Wesleyan on May 25, he he might face some chal - home with medals around their The top eight places earn a state adrenaline pumping at Jesse Owens started at a blistering pace lengers. necks. medal. I’ll finish a little bit better.” and obliterated his school See Reach page 11 “It’s pretty cool,” said Sutter, a sen - LeFevre, who tied for seventh in the See Hoping page 11 Pororttlandland Frierieendsnds CChuhuurrch webbsiite: ffrrienndscare4otherrs.net Located at:t 226 E. 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