Monday, November 21, 2016 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com 75 cents Officers shot in On to Orlando Texas, Missouri By JAMIE STENGLE and JIM SALTER Associated Press A police officer has been fatally shot in Texas, and another in Missouri was shot in the face but is expected to survive, in what authorities are call - ing the latest in a series of targeted attacks on law enforcement. The detective in San Antonio, Texas, was writ - ing out a traffic ticket when he was shot to death in his squad car late Sun - day morning outside police headquarters, authorities said. In St. Louis, Missouri, a police sergeant was hospitalized in critical condition Sun - day evening after he was shot twice while he sat in traffic in a marked police vehicle. The attacks come less than five months after a gunman killed five offi - cers at a protest in Dallas — the deadliest day for American law enforce - ment since Sept. 11, 2001. San Antonio police Chief William McManus identified the officer killed Sunday as Ben - jamin Marconi, 50, a 20- year veteran of the force. Police said the search The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney for a male suspect was still underway early today and The Jay County High School cheerleaders earned a bid to the Universal Cheerleaders Association National High that no arrest has been School Cheerleading Championship at Sunday's Hoosier Championship at Pendleton Heights. Pictured, front row from left, made. McManus said he are Kenna Kahlig, Renee Omstead, McKall Norris, Nina McShane, Courtney Miles and Cheyenne Liette. Middle row are Dara doesn’t believe the suspect Grove, MaKenna Davis, Sydnee Lee, Breea Liette, Alexus Liette, Rachel Louck and Randi Ferguson. Back row are Paige has any relationship to the Howell, Shelby Clark, Calli Stigleman and Mikale Knight. original motorist who was pulled over, and that no motive has been identi - fied. St. Louis Police Chief JC cheerleaders earn national bid Sam Dotson declined to name the 46-year-old offi - By RAY COONEY They were wrong. the national championship Feb. work paid off,” added Mikale cer on his force who was The Commercial Review Jay County’s cheerleaders 11 and 12 in Orlando, Florida. Knight, who was celebrating PENDLETON — They were earned a bid to the Universal “It’s a different atmosphere her birthday Sunday. shot in the face, but said shocked. Cheerleaders Association than what we’re used to. Universal Cheerleaders Asso - he is a married father of Legitimately shocked. National High School Cheer - “It’s exciting because we’ve ciation offers some flexibility. three who has been with When the Patriots gathered leading Championship at Sun - never been there. It’ll be some - If a squad falls short of the cut the department for about on the corner of the blue mat at day’s event in which they fin - thing we’ve never experi - score — 70 points — it can still 20 years. Pendleton Heights High School ished second behind Whiteland enced.” be awarded a berth if it shows “This officer was driv - for the results of the Hoosier in the medium varsity division. Lake Central, Fishers and potential to be a strong per - ing down the road and was Championship to be announced, The squad’s lone senior Cathedral earned national bids former on the big stage. ambushed by an individ - they did so without expectation. explained the surprise. in the large varsity division, The Patriots didn’t need that ual who pointed a gun at Their routine had not met “I didn’t really know what to and Silver Creek and Floyd caveat. him from inside of his car their high standards. They did expect,” said Alexus Liette, who Central advanced in super var - They cleared the threshold, and shot out the police not believe it would get them a along with the rest of the Patri - sity. posting a score of 70.35. officer’s window,” Dotson national berth. ots will now get to compete in “It felt amazing that our hard See Orlando page 6 said during a news confer - ence. See Shot page 5 Mosque bomber Retrospect kills 32 Patriots prepped By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH for Detroit parade Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — The Marching Patriots were bands invited to other national A suicide bomber struck a ready to step out onto the events.” Shiite mosque in the national stage 40 years ago One hundred eighty-three Afghan capital today, this week. band members made the trek killing 32 people, the U.N. With Jay County High by bus on the Wednesday office said, the second School in only its second year before Thanksgiving. They large-scale attack targeting of existence, the band had were scheduled to line up at minority Shiites in Kabul proved to be a key component 7:45 a.m. on Thanksgiving, in just over a month. in building school spirit and though the parade didn’t start Afghan police said the unity. until 9:30 a.m. That meant a bomber, who was on foot, So when the opportunity chilly wait before stepping out had walked into the Shiite came to march in the 50th on the two-and-a-half mile mosque in western Kabul annual Thanksgiving Day parade route. where he detonated his parade in downtown Detroit, Joining the band for the explosives among the JCHS band director Dave Detroit event in addition to crowd of worshippers. Humbert jumped at the Humbert were assistant direc - No group immediately chance. tor Dennis Wasson and Pete claimed responsibility, “It helps give them expo - Vogler, who was then a student The Commercial Review/Frank Kenyon though Sunni extremists, sure,” Humbert said back in teacher from Taylor Universi - who view Shiites as November 1976. “And it helps ty. Vogler has gone on to have a Getting ready for the Detroit parade, some heretics and apostates, fre - build a name for the band. If long career in music education members of the Marching Patriots posed for a photo with quently target Shiite we do well, and I know we will, in Jay Schools and as director band director Dave Humbert. From left are Larry Gillum, Dave mosques and public gath - it could get us on the list of of MusicWorks at Arts Place. Milligan, Debbie Pickett, Lori Smith, and Humbert. erings. See Kills page 2

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The temperature peaked at 33 Wednesday — Rain is expected Wednesday — The sports degrees Sunday at Portland’s with a high near 45. section for our special weather station. The overnight Thanksgiving — Mostly Thanksgiving issue will Helen Staugler , 98, Fort low was 29. There was 0.4 inches cloudy skies with a high of 46. include an update on injured Recovery of rain and melted snow Saturday. Friday — Mostly cloudy skies JCHS football player Caleb Ruth Miller , 97, Geneva Tonight’s low will be 24, and with a high of 45 and a chance of Kunkle, two stories about for - Gary Bell , 63, Marion Tuesday’s forecast calls for a afternoon showers. mer Patriots competing for Details on page 2. high of 43 under partly cloudy Saturday — Partly sunny the University of St. Francis skies. skies with a high of 46. and a look at activities at Here is the rest of the five-day For a look at Tuesday’s nation - Mack Arena. outlook: al forecast, see page 2. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/World Monday, November 21, 2016 Obituaries Helen Staugler Ruth Miller Davidson Land Surveying in Home in Geneva is handling the Anastassia Bullard, Portland; 1986, she had also worked at G.C. arrangements. two brothers, including Robert Helen L. Staugler, 98, Fort Nov. 13, 1919-Nov. 19, 2016 Murphy in Portland, the Jay Condolences may be Bell, Fiat; and Recovery, died today at Briar - Ruth H. Miller, 97, Geneva, County Welfare Department and expressed at http://www.glancy - two sisters. wood Village in Coldwater, died Saturday at Swiss Village in the Jay County Surveyor’s funeralhomes.com. There will be Ohio. Berne. She was a resident of Jay office. no visitation or A Mass of Christian burial County from 1952 until 1988. Surviving are a sister, Jo Ziek services. will be held at 10:30 a.m. Born east of Geneva in (husband: Fred), Rockford, Ohio; Gary Bell Arrangements Wednesday at Mary Help of Wabash Township to Cloyd and and several nieces and nephews. Feb. 18, 1953-Nov. 17, 2016 are being handled Christians Catholic Church in Orfa (Coon) Nelson, she graduat - Visitation is noon to 2 p.m. Gary D. Bell, 63, died Thurs - by Walker & Glan - Fort Recovery. ed from Geneva High School in Tuesday at Swiss Village in day in Marion. He was the cy Funeral Home Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Tues - 1937. Berne, followed by 2 p.m. servic - father of an area resident. Bell in Montpelier. day and 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday She married John H. Miller on es with the Rev. Wilbur Taylor Born in Somerset, Kentucky, Condolences at Brockman-Boeckman Aug. 18, 1940, and he preceded officiating. Burial will be in he was the son of Herschel and may be expressed at Funeral Home in Fort Recov - her in death on Feb. 9, 1991. Riverside Cemetery in Berne. June Bell. http://www.glancyfuneral - ery. Retiring from the office of Downing & Glancy Funeral Surviving are a daughter, homes.com. Kills ... CR almanac Continued from page 1 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said the explosion also wounded more than 50 people, many of them children. Earlier in the day, the Afghan authorities said at least 28 people were killed and 48 wounded. “This appalling attack on worshippers is an atrocity,” the statement quoted Pernille Kardel, the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Represen - tative for Afghanistan. “UNAMA expresses its revulsion at this latest effort by extremists to stoke sectarian violence in Afghanistan.” Today’s bombing hit during a prayers ceremo - The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald ny commemorating 40 days since the anniversary Lotteries of the death of Imam Hus - Awaiting the drop sein, the slain grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. 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The Doctors said 116 of the vic - “Whoever I tried to look impact was so strong that tims had been identified. for is dead,” Nirmal Verma one of the coaches landed Roughly 226 people were told PTI. “I haven’t found my On Nov. 21, 1922 , tape recordings related atop another, crushing the hurt, including 76 with seri - mother … I fear I will find Rebecca L. Felton, a to Watergate. one below. Passengers were ous injuries, according to her in the same condition .” Georgia Democrat, was In 1980 , an estimated sworn in as the first 83 million TV viewers woman to serve in the tuned in to the CBS :HGV1RY U.S. Senate; her term, the prime-time soap opera DWSP result of an interim “Dallas ” to find out “who Felony arrests appointment, ended the shot J.R.” (The shooter following day as Walter F. turned out to be J.R. Dealing narcotics overdose at 607 E. Race dealing narcotics, a Level George, the winner of a Ewing’s sister-in-law, A Portland woman was St. Police realized that 4 felony, and maintaining special election, took Kristin Shepard.) arrested Sunday morn - the home was the resi - a common nuisance, a office. In 2005 , engineering ing on drug-related dence of Bobbi L. Wat - Level 6 felony. In 1789 , North Caroli - firm Butler, Fairman charges. son, 24, who had an out - She was booked at 9 a.m. na became the 12th state and Seufert suggested to Portland Police Depart - standing arrest warrant. into Jay County Jail and is to ratify the U.S. Consti - Jay County Commission - ment responded at 6:38 Watson was arrested on being held there on $25,000 tution. ers than elevating county a.m. to a report of a drug preliminary charges of bond. In 1973 , President road 750 East on the Richard Nixon ’s attor - south side of New Cory - ney, J. Fred Buzhardt, don could help keep the revealed the existence of road from flooding dur - Capsule Reports an 18-1/2-minute gap in ing times of heavy rain. one of the White House —AP and The CR Hit and run Damage in the 5:29 p.m. A Portland man’s vehi - accident was estimated to cle was damaged in a hit- be less than $1,000. and-run collision Saturday Citizen’s calendar in Portland. Deer struck Daniel I. Marcum, 31, A Fort Recovery man’s Today cil, village hall, 201 S. 929 W. Arch St., told Port - vehicle was damaged when 5:30 p.m. — Portland Main St. land Police Department he it struck a deer Saturday City Council, council was westbound on Arch evening southwest of Port - chambers, fire station, Tuesday Street, at the intersection land. 1616 N. Franklin St. Noon — Upper with Commerce Street, Ryan M. Staugler, 29, 501 6 p.m. — Jay School Wabash River Basin when a northbound vehi - N. 1st St., told Jay County Board, administrative Commission Steering cle failed to stop at the stop Sheriff’s Office he was east - sign and struck the dri - bound on county road 200 offices, 1976 W. Tyson Committee, USDA Serv - ver’s side of his 2004 South, east of the intersec - Road, Portland. ice Center, 117 W. Har - Chevrolet Trailblazer. tion with Blaine Pike, when 7 p.m. — Ridgeville vest Road, Bluffton. Marcum said the female a deer entered the road in Town Council, 6:30 p.m. — Fort driver of the other vehicle front of his 2015 Chevrolet library/fire station, 106 Recovery School Board, looked at the damage and Impala. Staugler wasn’t S. Walnut St. board conference room, said she didn’t want to able to avoid striking the 7:30 p.m. — Fort Fort Recovery High turn in the accident. She deer with the Impala. Recovery Village Coun - School, 400 E. Butler St. drove away from the scene Damage in the 6:35 p.m. and Marcum called the accident was estimated Weather courtesy of the AP and Weather Underground police, he said. between $2,500 and $5,000. The Commercial Review Monday, November 21, 2016 Family Page 3 We otter be thankful for blessings By DIANA DOLECKI dancing across the roads most around the bank for a bit then over his hands and wonder if Special to The Commercial Review of the afternoon. crossed to the other side. I lost they realize he is trying to save There is much for which to be We stopped for supper on the sight of it in the tall grass. I them, not hurt them. I am so thankful. Our niece, Jane, the As I way home and were blessed found out later that someone in grateful that Jacob has such a marathon runner, is pregnant. with a free piece of chocolate the next town north of us had caring heart. She is still running on a regular See It mint cake. The slice was big seen an entire family of them I am grateful that the other basis and absolutely glows with enough for three people and is in their pond. grandchildren are healthy and maternal love and good health. delicious even though the mint Whenever I see something happy. They are so precious and When she had her first ultra - is a little strong. I have no idea unexpected like that otter I con - everyday I am proud of the car - sound, the baby was doing gym - how we were chosen to receive sider it to be a blessing. It ing, adventurous people they nastics inside Jane’s womb. It packages, Jane tossed the tis - free cake. I still have some left, always makes me smile to know are becoming. I am grateful to probably found it disconcerting sue paper aside. Her younger but it will probably be gone by that there are still wild places their parents for not stifling that Jane was lying still at the sister’s toddler, Isabella, the time you read this. within walking distance of my their enthusiasm. time. claimed the paper as hers. In addition to free cake and a house. There is so much good in this Jane and her unborn child Isabella climbed into an empty great visit with family, I am I am also thankful for friends world. I am thankful for all of were surrounded by family and box and another child buried also grateful for a glimpse of an who invite us to share in their it. I am lucky to live in a place friends this past weekend. Her her under mounds of tissue animal I had never seen in the Thanksgiving. We are choosing and time where I am safe. I am sisters threw a baby shower for paper. Periodically, Isabella wild before. Since Friday was to celebrate quietly this year grateful that I am surrounded her. People drove for hours and would pop up with a “ta-da!” such a beautiful day, I took a and thus turned them down. It by good people. I am grateful crossed state lines to share in and a big grin. This kept the walk. I always stop at the bridge makes my heart glad to know that you take the time to read the celebration of the upcom - girls occupied for a long time. and stare at the water for that we are welcome in their my words. I have a roof over my ing birth. We are so very grate - A group picture was taken at awhile. home. head, food in the refrigerator ful that the shower was this the end of the party and we This time I saw a small, dark I am thankful that none of and people who love me. What past weekend and not in Febru - went back to Jane’s to collect animal at the edge of the river. the bees grandson Jacob res - more could I want? Except, per - ary, when the baby is due. the husbands. We didn’t stay It took me a minute to realize cued from pop cans stung him. I haps, another glimpse of that As she opened the many long, as snow flurries had been that it was a baby otter. It nosed see pictures of bees crawling otter. Host should ask critics for help DEAR ABBY: The holi - of my life raising a child days are coming, and this who isn’t mine. Do you year it’s my turn to host have any advice for me? — Thanksgiving. I’m a full- Dear CONFLICTED IN SACRA - time working mom with MENTO, CALIF. two active children, and I Abby DEAR CONFLICTED: also volunteer. No matter Yes, as a matter of fact, how hard I will work at I do. If Jordan’s father cleaning my house before is really “the love of your life,” you had bet - the relatives come, I something they will know there’ll be areas ter accept that he and enjoy. It would be a lot his son are a package that aren’t spotless. more gracious than There’s just not enough deal and treat the child showing the person the with love. If you can’t time in the schedule. door. I have relatives who manage that, then do DEAR ABBY: I have them both a favor and will make sure to point been in a relationship Photo provided out what needs to be bow out of the picture with a wonderful man for NOW. done, or critique how I more than a year. He has have arranged my furni - P.S. And because none sole custody of his 10- of this is Jordan’s fault, Five generations ture, or what I did or did - year-old son, “Jordan.” Pictured are five generations of the Heston family. From n’t prepare for the meal. while you’re packing, Because of our financial assure him that your left are Greg Heston, grandfather, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Herb and How do I graciously han - circumstances at the dle these comments? I leaving has nothing to Frances (holding great-great-granddaughter Zoey) Heston, great-great- time, we moved in with do with him, only with grandparents, Redkey; Randy Heston, great-grandfather, Portland, and want to be an example to each other right away. my children on how to be you. It’s the truth, and Jordan’s mother is not in that way, he won’t Scott Heston, father, Herriman, Tennessee. a gracious hostess, even the picture and, unfortu - blame himself for when dealing with criti - nately, I inherited her something that’s not cal or rude comments. — parenting responsibili - his fault. UNDER PRESSURE IN ties because of it. DEAR ABBY: My son OHIO Jordan is a sweet boy, was married twice to dif - DEAR UNDER PRES - but I have no emotional ferent women. I had two Community Calendar SURE: You would be attachment to him. To be daughters-in-law. He is amazed what a person honest, I’m disappointed now married to a man. Is Notices will appear in to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury 251-8792. can get away with if every time he walks in the his spouse my son-in-law? Community Calendar as United Methodist Church, PORTLAND EVENING it’s said with a warm door after school and I’m — MOM IN MAINE space is available. To sub - 204 E. Arch St. in Port - OPTIMIST CLUB — Will smile. If someone criti - forced to stop what I am DEAR MOM: Yes. mit an item, email Vir - land. Everyone is wel - meet at 6 p.m. the first cizes your housekeep - doing in order to care for Refer to him as your ginia Cline at come. and third Monday of each ing, smile and say, “Oh, him. son-in-law and, if your TAKE OFF POUNDS [email protected]. month at Richards really? I must have Abby, I thought I would son is finally happy SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will Restaurant. missed it. The vacuum become more attached to meet for weigh-in at 5:30 with his spouse, your Today cleaner is in the closet. 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Tribune Content Agency A few days ago, a black woman I know got a text Leonard from a friend who asked what she’d be wearing “to Pitts Jr. the slave auction in Janu - ary.” Another friend, who is white, wrote that she is “seriously picturing trains her. A Latina woman in to Auschwitz. I can’t con - Texas says she was walk - vey how seriously.” ing her baby in the park These are the kinds of when a white woman in a conversations I find myself truck sped by yelling, having in a world suddenly “White power!” In Raleigh, grown ominous and a man says he and his strange. You try to keep a boyfriend were called “F----- level head, to remind your - g f----ts” in another episode self and others that the of drive-by hate. In tragedies alluded to — slav - Durham, graffiti declares ery and the Holocaust — “Black lives doesn’t mat - are unique. They are not ter.” going to repeat. We must The Southern Poverty not be too alarmist. Law Center says it record - But the hits just keep on ed 447 incidents of hateful coming. intimidation and vandal - The other day, my broth - ism in the first five days er reported seeing a pickup after the election. Many truck emblazoned with the perpetrators explicitly Confederate battle flag invoked Trump. SPLC pres - tooling down the road in ident Richard Cohen told L.A. I lived in that city for USA Today that the haters 34 years, he’s lived there 47. are now “feeling their Neither of us can recall oats.” ever seeing that before. A I can testify to that. few days later, he tells me Shortly before the election, some random white lady I received in response to a Kenya is a shining star screamed “N----r!” at him column on Trump an email By MATTHEW WINKLER ing the same assets with a 38 percent —— just that word, no from “Matt,” which said other commentary — Bloomberg View premium, another reflection of the things like “I want you to There’s been nothing but trouble because she didn’t like his potential profit of investing in Kenya. read about your mom being for much of Africa as the price of oil Matthew Three of the four best-performing driving. raped by Muslim terrorists plummeted 55 percent during the past So it goes in these first stocks in Kenya this year are directly and then see her burned two and a half years. Winkler correlated to the economy’s relatively days of the Trump era. alive in a cage.” I am hard - But there’s a brighter side to the You want to say it’s just robust expansion: airlines, telecom ly a stranger to hate, but sub-Saharan continent. and publishing. Kenya Airways Ltd. your imagination inflating “Matt” represents a new Unlike Nigeria, where oil accounts random badness into a nar - produced a 36.7 percent total return level of sickness that has for more than 90 percent of exports, so far this year, the best in the Nairo - rative of racist white bully become sadly familiar in or South Africa, which never recov - percent in the next two years, accord - boys and girls feeling free bi index, amid rising passenger traf - the last year and a half. ered from the 2008 financial crisis ing to the Bloomberg data. fic. Safaricom Ltd., Kenya’s biggest to vent their hatred now With apologies to amid weak global demand for com - In contrast, Kenya’s $65 billion that one of their own has telecommunications company, Stephen Stills, there’s modities, Kenya, the No. 3 economy economy expanded 5.7 percent last advanced 31.4 percent, and Longhorn come to power. One tends to something happening here; measured by gross domestic product, year and is forecast to grow an aver - Publishers Ltd., a provider of educa - see what one is looking for, what it is ain’t exactly is turning the oil debacle into a age of 6 percent between 2016 and tion materials, gained 29.2 percent. after all. bonanza. 2018. Investors, meanwhile, have Investors also have taken comfort But if this is just imagi - clear. No, it’s not slavery, nor is That’s because Kenya, like its East made the country’s stock market the in the stability of the Kenyan nation, there’s a lot of it African neighbors Ethiopia and Tan - darling of the continent. The 67 com - shilling, which remains the least going around. it Holocaust. But it is some - thing. That much, we can zania, is making lower energy prices panies in the Nairobi Securities volatile of the eight most-traded A black woman in a Wal - a relative strength. Kenya’s refined Exchange All Share Index produced a African currencies and among the Mart parking lot says she no longer doubt. And I am reminded of petroleum products almost tripled to total return (income and apprecia - continent’s best performers. was called “n----r b---h” and 12 percent of exports from 4.5 percent tion) of 5.4 percent during the past 12 Despite the Kenya boom, life in the told to go “back to Africa” German Jews who watched a monumental evil gather in 2010, according to data compiled by months. country still is perceived as treacher - by a truck full of white During the past two years, itself against them, all the Bloomberg. Agriculture, including ous. About 70 percent of the country’s men who yelled “Make investors were paying an average 27 while assuring one another tea, flowers, coffee and legumes, still 47 million people are afraid the coun - America white again!” represents the biggest share at more percent premium to buy stocks in that things weren’t as bad try will experience violence during before throwing cups full than 30 percent. Refined petroleum Kenya compared to comparable fron - as they seemed, that their elections scheduled for August 2017, of chewing tobacco saliva and related exports, meanwhile, have tier market shares on a price-to-earn - country would soon return according to a survey by the non-prof - on her. become the fastest-growing and sec - ings basis. The premium disappeared it Twaweza East Africa. While such to its senses. Meantime, the A black woman in Char - ond-largest share of what the country when their price-to-earnings ratios fear persists, continued growth is lotte reports holding the boxcars were lining up. sells outside its borders. converged, which created an opportu - raising the standard of living as door for an older white To recall their response There’s no indication that the glob - nity for profit in Kenya equities — measured by GDP per capita. Since man in a veteran’s hat. She to a world suddenly grown al slump in energy and commodities, most likely because earnings for com - 2000, Kenya’s percentage of the popu - said, “Thank you for your ominous and strange is to which afflicted the biggest panies in Kenya increased faster than lation older than 65 years climbed to service.” He said, “At least wonder at our own. Maybe economies, is letting up. Nigeria’s the appreciation of the shares, 2.9 percent from 2.6. At the same time, you n----rs are grateful for we are too alarmist. growth rate slumped to 2.7 percent in according to Bloomberg data. people under the age of 15 declined to something.” Or maybe we’re not 2015 from 11.3 percent in 2010 and There’s a similar advantage with 40.9 percent from 42.4, according to Racist messages are sent alarmist enough. South Africa gained just 1.3 percent Kenya shares compared to those in Bloomberg data. to black freshmen at the •••••••••• of GDP after only slightly better emerging markets, which have more Bottom line: People in Kenya are University of Pennsylva - Pitts is a columnist for growth during the five-year period. advanced economies than Kenya and living longer, better lives. nia. On a train in Oregon, a The Miami Herald. He won Economists surveyed by Bloomberg other frontier markets. Investors are •••••••••• group of teenagers gang up a Pulitzer Prize for Com - predict that South Africa’s economy buying Nairobi stocks with a 23 per - Winkler, editor-in-chief emeritus of on a Muslim woman, call - mentary in 2004. Readers will gain only 0.4 percent, while Nige - cent discount relative to emerging Bloomberg News, writes about mar - ing her a terrorist and say - may contact him at ria’s GDP declines 0.5 percent in 2016 market shares, on a price-to-earnings kets. Follow him on Twitter ing that Trump will deport [email protected]. before growing 2.9 percent and 3.7 basis. Two years ago, they were buy - @matthew_winkler. Delta Theta Tau says thanks for show help To the editor: A sincere thank you to the Jay We would like to congratulate are associate members or mem - Xi Chapter, Delta Theta Tau, County Sheriff's Office and its Jackie Patterson for winning bers-at-large who are willing to Portland, would like to thank the Letters to reserves. the raffle. help by volunteering their time, many individuals who partici - Thank you to Santa for taking We would like to take this providing baked goods or donat - pated in the success of Xi Chap - his time to visit the show. time to acknowledge and praise ing. ter’s 32nd annual Delts' Holiday the Editor We value all our participating each of our Delta sisters. With - And to our families, we could Arts and Crafts Show. dealers. They participate by dis - out each of you and your com - not survive without your under - The support, cooperation and playing their arts, crafts and gift mitment to Delta Theta Tau, the standing, encouragement and understanding of the adminis - items but also by renting booth Holiday Arts and Crafts Show hard work. You are there to do trators, faculty and staff at Jay mark and tape booths Thursday space and tables, buying raffle would not exist. The rewards anything that we ask. And we County High School make this and Friday. tickets and purchasing food that we receive are many. Each ask so much of you. The show event possible. Thank you. •The swim teams and coach items that add to the money that time we are able to extend a would not be possible or be as Very special thank you to all Matt Slavik. is used to help many. The dealers helping hand to someone, we successful without you. of the following: •The wresting team and coach play a valuable part in this giv - realize how significant and sat - If you helped in any way and •Each custodian who was a Eric Myers and all other coach - ing back. Also, thank you for isfying all the work, tired mus - we forgot to mention you, we part of the Friday evening set es. your generosity of donations for cles and hours of planning are sincerely apologize. But, please up, which is consuming for them •The foods classes and Nichole the drawing. Thank you. to our community. It is our time know that it takes many helping and upsets their regular routine Myers. Our show would not be the to give back and this event hands to achieve the success of and schedule, but “requires” •Band students, success it is without the patron - makes that possible. The real - this event and, in turn, allows them to be willing to help us out •Students doing senior per - age and enthusiasm of our com - ization that the success of this Xi Chapter, Delta Theta Tau, to with many issues. formance hours. munity and surrounding com - event has enabled Xi Chapter to give back to our community. •Each custodian who was a •Student council students and munities. Your support makes it give back more than $500,000 in Thank you. part of the show on Saturday. sponsors. possible to give back to those the last 32 years is overwhelm - Sincerely, You helped with each situation •And all other groups or indi - needing a helping hand. Thank ing and fills our hearts with Linda Ashman and the mem - that came up before, during the viduals that helped in any way. you. Also, the local businesses pride. bers of Xi Chapter, Delta Theta show and for clean-up afterward. Their hard work is greatly that you visit in Jay County that We extend a sincere thank Tau •The students who helped appreciated. day appreciate your support. you to each of our sisters who Portland The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Associated Press orado and 15 in northwestern mainstay of the region’s econo - Robert Bonnie for today’s Lucky Mineral’s Shaun Dykes BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. offi - Montana. my. announcement in Pray, Mon - said the Interior Department cials plan to block new mining Republicans and industry rep - The two-year prohibition tana. appeared to be bowing to the claims outside Yellowstone resentatives have criticized the would not explicitly block the A Canadian company, Lucky wishes of environmentalists at National Park as the Obama administration’s eleventh-hour two pending mining proposals, Minerals, has applied to the the expense of economic devel - administration races in its last actions to limit development and both of which involve private Montana Department of Envi - opment that could benefit the days to keep industry out of pris - promised to seek their reversal lands. However, officials said it ronmental Quality to explore for local economy. Michael Werner, tine and environmentally sensi - once Obama leaves office. could make large-scale mining gold and other minerals north of a mining engineer with Crevice tive areas. The latest move comes after a more difficult if the projects Yellowstone near Emigrant, Mining Group, said he wouldn’t Mining claims on 30,000 acres pair of gold exploration propos - were expanded onto public lands. Montana. A second company, know how the agency’s action north of the nation’s first nation - als north of Yellowstone drew Recreation and other activities Spokane, Washington-based would impact the company’s al park would be prohibited for strong opposition from local still would be allowed in the Crevice Mining Group, is seek - exploration plans until more at least two years while a long- business owners, environmen - area. ing permission to explore for details were revealed. term ban is considered. talists and Montana elected offi - “There are good places to mine gold near Jardine, just over Yel - At the urging of business Details were obtained by The cials. for gold, but the doorstep of Yel - lowstone’s northern boundary. owners and sporting groups in Associated Press in advance of The opponents argue that min - lowstone National Park is not Both exploration sites have a Montana’s Paradise Valley, today’s formal announcement by ing would industrialize wild one of them,” Jewell said in pre - history of mining. However, in Tester last month called on the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. areas populated by grizzly bears, pared remarks. recent decades they’ve become administration to start the Interior officials last week bighorn sheep and other Jewell was scheduled to be more closely associated with the process of withdrawing 31,500 blocked new oil drilling in the wildlife; harm streams that joined by Montana Gov. Steve natural amenities of Yellow - acres from mining by the end of Arctic Ocean and cancelled 25 oil drain into the Yellowstone River; Bullock, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and stone and the surrounding the year. In review N.D. standoff continues Two killed By JAMES MacPHERSON The 1,200-mile, four-state FORT WAYNE, Ind. Associated Press pipeline is being built to carry oil — Authorities say two CANNON BALL, N.D. — Tension from western North Dakota to a people are dead and flared anew on the Dakota Access shipping point in Illinois. But con - two others injured fol - pipeline as protesters tried to push struction of the $3.8 billion lowing a crash involv - past a long-blocked bridge on a pipeline has been protested for ing a horse-and-buggy state highway, only to be turned months by the Standing Rock and pickup truck in back by a line of law enforcement Sioux, whose reservation lies near northeastern Indiana. using water cannon and what the pipeline route, and the tribe’s The crash happened appeared to be tear gas. allies, who fear a leak could con - Sunday night in Allen Sunday’s skirmishes began taminate their drinking water. County and the sher - around 6 p.m. after protesters They also worry that construction iff’s department says removed a burned-out truck on could threaten sacred sites. they were looking for what’s known as the Backwater Energy Transfer Partners has the pickup’s driver, Bridge, not far from the encamp - said no sites have been disturbed who left the truck and ment where they’ve been for weeks and that the pipeline will have safe - fled. The department as they demonstrate against the guards against leaks, and is a safer says two women died pipeline. The Morton County Sher - method of transport for oil than and two men were iff’s Department estimated 400 pro - rail or truck. The company has taken to the hospital, testers sought to cross the bridge said the pipeline is largely com - including one in criti - on state Highway 1806. plete except for the section under cal condition and one A live stream early today showed Lake Oahe. in serious condition. a continued standoff, with large Associated Press/Morton County Sheriff’s Department The bridge lies near where pro - The department says lights illuminating smoke wafting testers had set up camp on private two other crashes across the scene. Law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of property owned by the pipeline involving horse-and- The sheriff’s department said in the Dakota Access pipeline on Sunday in Cannon Ball, N.D. The developer, Energy Transfer Part - buggies happened a statement around 1 a.m. today clash came as protesters sought to push past a bridge on a ners, before they were forcibly nearby, but those crash - that approximately 100 to 200 pro - state highway that had been blockaded since late October, removed by law enforcement Oct. es were not related to testers were on the bridge or in the according to the Morton County Sheriff's Office. 27. It’s also about a mile from an the fatal crash and did - vicinity. It said law enforcement uncompleted section under Lake n’t involve life-threat - officers “had rocks thrown at Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir, ening injuries. them, burning logs and rocks shot tors who were soaked on a night night. Others, he said, needed med - where work has been on hold by from slingshots,” and that one offi - the temperature dipped into the ical treatment after being hit with order of federal agencies. cer had been hit on the head by a low 20s or were hit with tear gas. tear gas. Tara Houska, an organizer with Announced thrown rock. Rema Loeb told The Associated “It’s been just horrible,” said the Honor the Earth, told the Bismarck VIENNA, Va. — This At least one person was arrested. Press he was forced to retreat from 83-year-old Loeb, who traveled from Tribune that the Cannon Ball gym year’s class of Rhodes Protesters said a gym in Cannon the bridge because he feared being Massachusetts about two weeks was opened to aid people who had scholars from the U.S. Ball was opened to aid demonstra - doused with water on the freezing ago to join the protests. been doused with water or tear gas. includes students who have used data to visu - alize sea level rise, some who speak sever - Solar facility to al languages and the

son of undocumented E immigrants. open next month The Rhodes Trust KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — in August between Inova - H announced the 32 A new solar park in Koko - teus Solar and Duke American men and

T HOOLLIDDAY mo that will produce 7 Energy, which will buy women chosen as megawatts of energy is the electricity and dis - scholars Sunday. The expected to be opera - tribute it on the grid. 2017 recipients were tional next month. Duke Energy is the state’s chosen from 882 appli - South Bend-based Ino - largest electric supplier, cants who were vateus Solar, which has with about 810,000 cus - endorsed by 311 col - developed solar-energy tomers. leges and universities. GGIFGIIFFTT BBOBOXOXX facilities in 26 states, is Williams said the park Next they will pursue creating the park at the will operate mostly on its post-graduate studies former Continental Steel own, and Inovateus will at Oxford University. plant site according to the do remote monitoring. The American stu - Kokomo Tribune “We looked for areas dents will join an inter - (http://bit.ly/2fhYzt3). where there was plenty national group of Inovateus Solar senior of power draw, plenty of scholars chosen from account executive Austin power load, and energy 18 jurisdictions around Williams said the roughly infrastructure,” he said. the world. 26-acre park with 21,000 “With Kokomo as a high solar panels is expected industrial area, that was Girl found to begin producing ener - top of the list to start FORT WAYNE, Ind. gy in December. But vari - checking out.” ous panels still need to be — Police in Fort Wayne The former Continental placed and electrical Steel site was previously have canceled a work, including wiring, listed on the Environ - statewide Indiana needs to be finished in mental Protection Amber Alert for a 13- some parts, Williams Agency’s list of most dan - year-old girl from Fort said. gerous sites due to the Wayne. The Indiana Utility high levels of toxic pollu - The Indianapolis Regulatory Commission tants in the soil, but the Star reports that Fort approved a 20-year pur - EPA spent over $40 mil - Wayne police say the chased-power agreement lion to clean it up. girl was found “in good health.” Authorities said they believed Ser Je Da Be was in “extreme danger.” Shot ... They said they Continued from page 1 downtown Dallas about the believed the girl’s 22- “Fortunately, for the fatal police shootings of year-old ex-boyfriend blessing of God, the offi - black men in Minnesota abducted her and cer’s going to survive,” he and Louisiana. Ten days police were searching said. after that attack, a man for a two-door car with Police reported early wearing a ski mask and pink spray paint on the today that the suspect, who armed with two rifles and a tire rims that possibly was wanted for other vio - pistol killed three officers has Texas license lent crimes, was later killed near a gas station and con - plates. in a shootout with police. venience store in Baton At least two other police Rouge, Louisiana. And ear - Drake wins officers were also shot in lier this month, two Des other cities Sunday night, Moines, Iowa-area police The 2016 American but it wasn’t clear whether officers were fatally shot in Music Awards featured the incidents were targeted separate ambush-style a number of pop stars attacks. attacks while sitting in strumming their gui - An officer with the Glad - their patrol cars. tars, Drake making a stone, Missouri, police “It’s always difficult, rare awards show department near Kansas especially in this day and appearance and an City was shot, while the age, where police are being emotional speech from suspect was shot and killed. targeted across the coun - Selena Gomez. A Sanibel, Florida, officer try,” McManus said. Drake was the big was shot in the shoulder Texas Gov. Greg Abbott winner with four during a traffic stop, and called the slaying of Mar - awards and debuted a was treated for his injuries coni a “horrific act of vio - new commercial for and released. lence.” Abbott said in a Apple Music. Justin On July 7, Micah John - statement that “attacks Bieber also won four son shot and killed five law against law enforcement awards. enforcement officers who officers will not be tolerat - —Associated Press had been working to keep ed in Texas and must be the peace at a protest in met with swift justice.” The Commercial Review Page 6 Local Monday, November 21, 2016 SPEED BUMP Dave Coverly Orlando ... Continued from page 1 Jay County had put a focus on making tum - bling it’s standout skill, and that paid off in a big way as its best scores came in that category. It picked up 4.4 out of a pos - sible five points for both the standing tumbling — toe touch jumps into back tucks — at the beginning of the routine and run - ning tumbling, which closes with juniors Courtney Miles and Breea Liette hitting side by side full twists. The Patriots added Peanuts matching scores of 4.2 for dance and overall (cre - ativity, use of forma - tions, transitions) and a 4.0 for jumps, giving them 21.2 out of 25 points overall (84.8 percent) on that scoresheet. “Our opening looked great,” said JCHS coach Abby Champ. “I was real - ly happy with that. Rose is Rose “Long tumbling was the best I’ve ever seen it. It looked beautiful. Tim - ing was great, confidence in it, it just flowed really well.” The tumbling strength helped overcome some other issues. While the Patriots’ first stunt hit, two of their four stunt groups fell on Agnes the second. A third went The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney down later in the routine. Those falls accounted Jay County High School freshman McKall for most of the squad’s Norris claps during the cheer portion of the 6.25 points in deductions, Patriots’ routine Saturday at the Hoosier which brought their Championship at Pendleton Heights High School. score down from the 76.6 The Patriots finished second in the medium varsity awarded by the judges. division and scored 70.35 points to earn a bid to “We need to work on nationals, which will be contested Feb. 11 and 12 our stunts and making sure that they’re clean in Orlando, Fla. Hi and Lois and they hit,” said junior Sydnee Lee. and even went back up in The coaching staff “You have to think the air late in the routine. agreed that there is a lot quickly and adjust to “As long as she just to improve upon over the what’s happening,” steps to the back of the next two and a half added Liette, noting the mat, the rest of the rou - months. Such effort has need to build some men - tine can go on,” said paid off thus far, as Jay tal toughness in prepara - Champ. “And she did County is headed to tion for nationals. “You that. She persevered and nationals for the first have to fight for it. You finished the routine.” time since 1989. can’t just let it fall … You JCHS ended up earning “I think it’s huge,” said have to keep it in the air at least 7.5 points in each Champ “All the things Funky Winkerbean no matter what.” of the stunt/pyramid cat - that we’ve done just show Jay County also had to egories, getting a compli - how versatile our pro - keep its composure Sun - ment from the judge for gram is, how if the girls day when freshman finishing strong. It want to do something, we Renee Omstead dislocat - totaled 30.5 out of a possi - just say, ‘OK, we’re going ed her right shoulder ble 40 (76.3 percent). to do it.’ It shows they’re while coming down from The Patriots totaled strong, they’re dedicated, a stunt. She stayed on the 24.9 out of a possible 40 they’re athletic. They’re mat, managed to pop her (71.1 percent) on the willing to do the extra to shoulder into its socket cheer scoresheet. get what they want.”

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Votaw Street, Portland, Indiana ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES, TOYS & GLASS- Saturday, November 26, 2016 The appear in the next WAREI- 2 tier pie crust table, Young Chang organ, 7 drawer mahogany high boy chest of drawers, 10:00 A.M. drop leaf metal table, Pine corner cabinet, 6 drawer 10:30 A.M. - Double Ring day’s paper, or for Mahogany curved front dresser, Dixie Cherry 5 CAR, VAN Commercial drawer chest & matching 9 drawer dresser, Ma- 2002 LS Venture Chevy Van, good (Loy’s); hogany table w/6 chairs, hand carved wood box, 1995 Oldsmobile Achieva w/ 103,000 mile. a correction or Stylemaker Fruitwood White 6 drawer dresser HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING: Review w/mirror & matching chest of drawers & end tables, GE side by side refrigerator, Whirlpool washer & dryer; Whirlpool microwave; small Gibson refrigerator; Frigidaire chest freezer; Maytag electric range; 3 stop order to be Sellers style table w/4 chairs, carved wood trunk, Indy 500 collectibles, brass canleabra's, chalk bank, GE Room Air Conditioners; JVC flatscreen 32” TV; uph flowered matching S&P's, Penn lantern lite, wooden bowls, McGill couch, loveseat; uph Berne couch; uph swivel rocker/stool; uph rocking love made coin changer, 1958 Tournament of Roses slides, seat; maple Formica top drop leaf table w/ 4 maple tong back chairs; uph C vintage beaded Indian hand bag, cowhide kids Brown Lazy Boy recliner; uph Rocking Recliner; Maple 32” wide Roll top Western vest, Minnetonka child's moccasins, Marx desk w/ legs & chair; maple coffee table; dough boy end table; 32” for an ad already train set in original box, vintage figures Entertainment center; Zenith record console cabinet; Full wooden bed; dresser; w/ring, IGLASSWARE/POTTERYI- vintage crock waterbed w/ mattress, nice; 6 drawer chest of drawers; Lamps; round car table; dog bowl, Homer Lauglin Hudson bowl, Roseville 2 – 20” x 24” Sentry safes; small kitchen appliances; Eden Pure Heater; pots, L appearing, crocks, Lefton pottery, Clay City spoon crock, salt pans, dishes, tumblers, silverware, utensils; Bath linens; GE Food Processor; crocks, butter crocks, Strawtown Pottery, German corning ware; tupperware; metal utility cabinet; Wall Seth Thomas battery school house clock; small Formica top table; we must receive porcelain & marble eggs, glass bird feeders, minia- ture amber pitcher, Hall pitcher, Thomas platters & 2 older beauty hair dryer chairs; flower vases; wooden wall gun racks; TV A covered dish, Tierra toothpick holder, Forbidden Trays; luggage; plant stands; Sharp VCR camera/case; Christmas decorations; the ad, correction Fruit Liquer decanter, Pfaltzgraff, cow creamer, Books; Baskets; sweepers, fans; Septic heater lamp; small items: 1930's McKee bottoms up jadite shot glass, Fire YARD – GARAGE FURNISHINGS: King cup & saucer set, Firestone crock, Fenton TORO – 8-32 (32” cut) RIDING LAWNMOWER: Lawn Boy push mower; S or milk glass, Crown Prince Bavaria 8pc. serving set, push mower: TORO 421 SNOWBLOWER, electric start; miniature cup & saucer sets, Haeger, occupied SHOPSMITH MARK V on wheels, w/ all accessories; lathe jigsaw; drill press, Japan figurines, Mayer, Fenton aqua blue diamond sander, jointer head, router – excellent condition – wood tools (chisels); Bolens cancellation before lace, Delft cruet, set of 5 Victor shaving mugs/cups, Versa Max Engine; HIT & MISS ENGINES w/ cultivators & blade; Cooling Paul Bunyan Royal Halburton decanter, ITOYSI- unit for a walk in cooler: Old Bay Pointe, Huffy and Western Flyer Bicycles; 1922 Queen chick incubator made in Lincoln, NE. Bounty Hunter metal S 12:00 pm New Hot Wheels & Matchbox, vintage Hot Wheels, NFL figures & trains, Ertl stamped van & detector; Coleman lantern, old camping grill; Galvanized water cooler; old Astro dump truck, Cox gas powered toy car, Tomy door knobs; Huffy oil drip pans; Feeny Duster (Muncie, Ind); Vegabond metal Monday-Friday. Mighty Men & Monster Maker, vintage Mattel, cooler; crosscut blade; Shoe last; Brace & Bits; planes; 8 Brass hames; army shovel; hatchet; foot edge. Pony Boy toy gun, Hot Wheels Mongoose & Snake I ANTIQUES – COLLECTIBLES: 10 McCormick Musical Bisque Oldest drag race set, Rebound by Ideal, H-G Toys Wizard Distillery Bottles in original small boxes in large Big Box; 2 Bookend Bottles of Oz puzzle, vintage Whitman Disney puzzles, are musical, very RARE & neat!! M Honner accordion; 3 lakeside Mandolins, miniature Disney characters, Uncle Sam toy bank, old sheet music; music memorabilia; JACK”S DAIRY GALVANIZED MILK Marx train set, Japan wind up toys, Shaper Super Deadline for BOX; RARE 1940 National Knute Rockne Week Game 20” x 11” paper award F Jock, Marx table top pinball machine, Pez dis- to Portland signed by McCracken & Cracken – NEAT!! 2 lap coffee grinders; pensers, Kenners Spirograph, Parker Brothers vin- Ezra Brooks Fordson Tractor whiskey Bottle/Box; Amour Corn Beef wood tage games, MB Walt Disney World Game, 1969 Monday is box; GREEN WHICKER 3 CUSHION COUCH; hall tree; DINNER BELL; Raggity Ann bowls, Hasbro Lite-Brite, G.I. Joe chrome legged stool; transistor radios; trivets; cook books; old picnic basket I dolls w/accessories, Star Wars rocket, 15 - Athearn (setting for 6); canes; 1949,50,54 Ohio License plates; small wood cabinet; 12:00 pm on the trains in miniature, Atari & Sega gaming systems, green metal bread box; Arnel’s mushroom canister set; old maps/atlas, large (Atari, Playstation, Sega & Nintendo vintage black andirons); solid brass coach lamp, picture frames, 3-Bell/Howell games), Marx metal train station, Teddy Ruxpin & projectors; Board games; Celina Monopoly game; Mr. Byner’s hat box; Ever previous Friday. Grubby talking toys w/books & tapes E yours dish set; Alfred Meakin white/gold china set; Hand painted porcelain; GARAGE & OUTDOOR ITEMS/HOUSEHOLDI- china; onyx fruit; large COLLECTION of records (33 ½ , 78/45 – Gene Autry, Open Hearth walnut kitchen table w/6 chairs, 3 Deadline for Bing Crosby, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Grand Ole Opera, many many more!); glass drawer cherry sofa table, 3 pc. walnut Bassett queen showcase; cigar boxes, pipe tobacco tins; Okla plates by Mort Kunstler; 4 glass size bedroom suite, 5 pc. cherry carved spindel paper weight lamp; paper weight bases, paper weights, press glass; 3 Pyrex D bedroom suite, curved back vintage print couch, The Circulator Mixing Bowls (red, green, blue); sq Blue/Pink Pyrex dishes; Durat Print 6 brown rope twist couch, Werner 24' fiberglass ex- place china; Baby spoons, German Child bowl; 7 pc “Blue Onion” Blue tension ladder, Bauer 10' fiberglass step ladder, Heritage; Sierra Vista “Wall telephone” cookie jar; 1906 Edna Indpls small and small air compressor, hand tools, Craftsman socket “red carnival dish; Lot smalls; Sun Beam Mixer & Mixing bowls; Blue Danube sets, screwdrivers, diamond plate truck tool box, pcs; Vallona Starr Corn “8” pitcher/5 cups; china cow on basket; lawn spud bars, B&D circular saw, Ryobi 18V 5pc. cord- The News darts/box; costume jewelry; 2 commutative pocket knife sets; barbicide jar; less tool set, Dewalt sawzall, 24" adjustable wrench, cameras; mustard jar glass banks; picture/frames, lighted picture; old wooden gloves, 10" Irwin saw blades, 3 pc. wrought iron Bow/arrows; 4-4 season life pictures; NICE WALNUT POSTERBED and Sun is coffee & end table set, 3 pc. wood patio set, Jenn- complete; 8 SOLID OAK Str. Back chairs from Jay County Courthouse; 2 Pc. A Air built-in stove, 35+ W.J. George/Bradford Ex- Stained glass Power Station Church Window; Dunean Pythe stand; Swan head change & Norman Rockwell collectors plates, arm uph rocker; electrified lantern; fair books; 60’s 2 dr. small stand; 3:00 pm Friday. Moo-Moo's, several area rugs, large selection of Samsonite luggage; Spaulding golf clubs; 6’ & 4’ wood step ladder; hand tools, Dept. 56 and Hallmark ornaments, several deco- wrenches; yd tools; ext cords; 14” Remington chain saw; electric hand tools; rated Christmas trees, Christmas ornaments, vintage hedge trimmer; 4” vise; lawn furniture; paddled glider; Char Broil BBQ; 8’ D Christmas items, huge selection of Christmas dec- Alum step ladder; 2 fold up tables; weed sprayer; fishing poles, cane poles, orations The small live trap, minnow bucket; lots more!! Way Too Much To List. Go To Auctionzip.Com See www.auctionzip.com #11389 for pictures #42900 For Pics. & Details Will sell cars & lawnmowers at noon. Commercial Review Terms: Cash Or Good Negotiable Check Terms: Cash – Good Negotiable Check S Not Responsible For Accidents Grube Auctioneering, LLC DavidNot Loy Responsible Estate, forOther accidents Estates 309 W. Main Mel Smitley’s Real Estate & Auctioneering ADRIAN GRUBE 419-305-9202 726- 111 N. Meridian St., Portland, IN 47371 Portland, Indiana FT. RECOVERY, OH. 45846 (260)-726-6215 – Office ADRIAN GRUBE - AU11500034 Mel Smitley - AU0101155 Laci Smitley – AU10600051 BRIAN RISMILLER - AU10900156 260-726-8141 260-726-0541 - Cell 260-729-2281 – Cell 8141 CR 11-21-2016 Cir 11-23-2016 CR 11-21-2016 NS/C 11-23-2016 The Commercial Review Monday, November 21, 2016 Sports Page 9 Range ... Colts Continued from page 10 “I wasn’t sure how we’d Box score hang on respond to the pressure. This is the first time I knew Jay County Patriots vs. we’d truly be tested. I’m Winchester Golden Falcons glad they did what they did, for win because I wanted to see if Girls varsity summary By MICHAEL MAROT we could maintain the com - Winchester (5-0) AP Sports Writer posure. FG-FGA FT-FTA PTS INDIANAPOLIS — The Dixon 2-2 4-4 8 Indianapolis Colts followed “We had our moments, Lawrence 5-10 5-8 16 but we figured it out and Love 0-2 0-0 0 the blueprint to get back came through and got the Graft 2-5 4-8 8 into playoff contention. Pegg 2-7 3-5 7 win.” Miller 1-1 5-6 7 They started fast and fin - The late free throws were Robinson 5-10 1-1 11 ished strong. They were Totals 17-37 22-32 57 creative with play-calling part of Winchester’s 22-5 .459 .688 scoring advantage at the Def. rebound percentage: .510 and fortunate enough to foul line, which came from get a couple of good Jay County (3-1) bounces. their consistent effort to get FG-FGA FT-FTA PTS into the paint. BMuhlnkmp 1-5 0-0 2 And with the 2006 Super Freshman Gabbie Homan 5-17 0-0 15 Bowl champs watching Shreve 1-13 0-0 3 Lawrence, who took over EMuhlnkmp 1-2 0-0 2 every play, these Colts did ball-handling duties from KMuhlnkmp 0-3 2-4 2 something to make the old Graft, led the effort with 16 Ault 6-18 2-2 16 guys proud: Beating Ten - Dues 5-12 1-2 11 points. Six-foot, 3-inch, post Omstead 0-0 0-0 0 nessee yet again. player Kira Robinson Phillips 0-1 0-0 0 Andrew Luck led the Totals 19-71 5-8 51 Colts to touchdowns on added 11 despite spending .268 .625 the final 10:45 of the first Def. rebound percentage: .571 each of their first three half on the bench because possessions and the Score by quarters: of foul trouble. Winch. 14 9 13 21 — 57 defense staved off the All six Winchester play - Jay Co. 89826 — 51 Titans’ second-half charge ers who scored had at least for a 24-17 victory on Sun - 3-point shooting: Winchester 1- seven points. 3 (Lawrence 1-1, Pegg 0-2). Jay day. “You’ve got to give them County 8-41 (Homan 5-7, Ault 2- “Love the way the guys credit, they were the attack - 11, Shreve 1-13, Dues 0-4, BMuh - lenkamp 0-3, KMuhlenkamp 0-2, responded, loved the way ers tonight,” said Comer. Phillips 0-1). we started the ballgame. “We were on our heels. We went out and put 21 Rebounds: Winchester 37 They were on their toes a (Lawrence 9, team 8, Pegg 5, quick points on the board. lot. It should have been the Dixon 4, Graft 4, Miller 4, Robin - The defense was outstand - other way around, but it son 2, Love). Jay County 40 (Ault ing,” coach Chuck Pagano 11, EMuhlenkamp 7, Dues 7, wasn’t.” team 6, BMuhlenkamp 3, said after Indy moved into Jay County never led, Omstead 3, Homan 2, Shreve). second in the AFC South. giving up the game’s first Assists: Winchester 9 The Colts (5-5) have won four points and trailing by (Lawrence 3, Graft 3, Love, Pegg, back-to-back games for the six at the quarter break. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Miller). Jay County 12 (EMuh - first time all season — and Ault accounted most of its lenkamp 5, Shreve 3, BMuh - lenkamp, Homan, Ault, Dues). for the first time they no offense early as she scored Jay County High School sophomore Kendra Muhlenkamp takes the longer have a losing record. 10 of her 16 points and ball to the basket against Gabbie Lawrence of Winchester during the first half Blocks: Winchester 7 (Robinson If Houston loses tonight grabbed eight of her game- 5, Lawrence 2). Jay County 4 Saturday. The Patriots struggled to get in the paint most of the night, launching (KMuhlenkamp 2, BMuhlenkamp, at Mexico City, the Colts high 11 rebounds in the Ault). would be one game out of first half. 41 3-pointers in a 57-51 defeat. Personal fouls: Winchester 9 the division lead and poten - (Miller 3, Robinson 3, Graft 2, tially in position to win the Junior varsity After the Golden Falcons hit a pair of free throws to Twigg and Claire Dirksen Lawrence). Jay County 24 (Homan title by winning their final The Patriots saw their 5, BMuhlenkamp 4, Ault 4, Shreve pulled to within 25-23, put the game away. each had four. 3, EMuhlenkamp 3, KMuh - two division games in Indy. lead slip to two points with Hanna Dillon responded Dillon scored six of her Sarah Graft scored eight lenkamp 2, Dues 2). The Colts have won 11 a minute to play, but they with a layup for Jay Coun - game-high nine points in points for Winchester. straight against Tennessee were able to hold on for a 29- Turnovers: Winchester 23. Jay ty. And then with 7.3 sec - the fourth quarter. Phillips Cami Miller followed with County 17. (5-6) and still have not lost 24 victory. onds left, Hannah Phillips added seven points, Sam seven. to the Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium, which opened in 2008. “It’s not about the streak, Box score it’s not about here. It’s not about ... somebody asked Fort Recovery Indians (8-5) me something about their vs. Minster Wildcats (9-4) helmets. It’s not that,” Division VII Region 28 Titans coach Mike Mula - final at Wapakoneta rkey said. “This was a team Minster 7714 7—35 that played better than we Fort Rec. 07620 — 33 did today, coached better than we did today.” First Quarter M — Bryce Schmiesing 3 run Fort Recovery Even as the script (Isaac Schmiesing kick), 4:52. High School junior Will changed. Luck led usually slow- Second Quarter Homan falls backward FR — Will Homan 1 run (Tyler starting Indy on three Acheson kick), 11:56. into the end zone for the straight touchdown drives M — Jared Hueslman 1 run (I. first of his three Schmiesing kick), 0:00. to open the game. touchdowns Saturday The second was set up Third Quarter when Frank Gore took the M — Jonathan Niemeyer 33 pass during the Division VII from Huelsman (I. Schmiesing Region 28 final against snap, ran left and flipped kick), 11:43. the Minster Wildcats. the ball to Luck who had FR — Will Homan 7 run (kick lined up at receiver. Luck failed), 1:45. Homan had 139 yards M — Niemeyer 41 pass from looked up the field and Huelsman (I. Schmiesing kick), on 22 carries in the spotted the wide-open Gore 0:39. Tribe’s 35-33 loss to the for a 49-yard pass play. Fourth Quarter Wildcats. Indy made it 21-0 when FR — Andrew Stocker 41 pass from Caleb Martin (Acheson kick), 10:49. M — Huelsman 2 run (I. Schmiesing kick), 4:36. FR — Homan 26 run (Acheson Third ... kick), 3:57. FR — Martin 8 run (pass failed), Continued from page 10 1:00. The Starfires were with - in striking distance after Team Statistics M FR the first quarter as they Rushes - yds 41-189 33-218 trailed 9-7, but the Class 2A Comp-Att-Int 9-19-1 12-18-0 No. 9 Indians (4-1) Passing yds 201 197 Total Plays 60 51 The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz outscored them 18-7 during Total Offense 390 415 the second for a 13-point Punt ret - yds 4-6 1-0 lead at the break. Kickoff ret - yds 6-52 6-78 Sacks - yds lost 1-3 0-0 South Adams cut into the Punts - yds 1-26 4-98 Short ... deficit slightly during the Ints - yds 0-0 1-0 Fumbles - lost 0-0 0-0 Continued from page 10 rushing yards, while also completing for 48 yards. third quarter, but trailed 36- Penalties - yds 3-19 2-25 It was Stocker’s only catch of the nine of his 19 pass attempts for 201 “I was proud of the way they came 24 heading into the final night, and it cut Minster’s lead to 28- yards. back,” Niekamp said. “I’m proud of stanza. Individual Statistics Rushing — Minster — Jared 20. Martin and the Indians needed just the seniors and their career and the Calyssa Lehman led the Huelsman 25-119, Bryce The Wildcats pushed their advan - 39 seconds to get back within one pos - expectations that our program has Starfires with a dozen Schmiesing 16-70. Fort Recovery tage back to 15 two drives later. Min - session. Three passes — to Roessner now that those guys helped put into points. Madi Wurster was — Will Homan 22-139, Caleb Mar - tin 6-30, Jason Roessner 5-18. ster quarterback Jared Huelsman for 11 yards, Payton Jutte for a dozen place. second with seven points, Passing — Minster — Jared capped a three-play, 42-yard scoring and Wendel for 15 — got the Tribe to The senior class finished with 31 and Sydney Pierce followed Huelsman 9-19-1 201. Fort Recov - drive with a 2-yard run. It was his the Minster 26, and Homan went the victories, more than any other in pro - with five. Lexi Dellinger ery — Caleb Martin 11-17-0 195, Jason Roessner 1-1-0 2. fourth touchdown of the day, as he rest of the way for his second score of gram history. and Kayla LeFever had Receiving — Minster — had a rushing score in the second the evening. “Now we expect to be in games like three points apiece. Jonathan Niemeyer 3-82, Isaac quarter and connected with Jonathan Homan, who rushed for more than this, on fields like this, against oppo - South Adams’ junior var - Schmiesing 3-77, Alex Lemkuhl 1- 30, Bryce Schmiesing 2-12. Fort Niemeyer for passing TDs of 33 and 230 yards in each of the last two nents like this. This is normal for us sity team defeated Union Recovery —Jason Roessner 5-69, 41 yards respectively. His second games, finished with 129 yards and now and it needs to stay that way. City, 30-27. Ally Weaver led Cade Wendel 2-48, Andrew Stock - er 1-41, Will Homan 2-22, Payton touchdown came with 4:36 remaining three touchdowns on 22 carries. “That is a special group of kids. the offense with 11 points, Jutte 1-12. in the fourth quarter. Roessner caught five passes for 69 They gave it all they had tonight, just and Lydia Loshe chipped in Huelsman led the Wildcats with 119 yards, and Wendel had two catches not enough plays.” with seven. Sports on tap Scoreboard Iowa State 130, Citadel 63 Friday 6 p.m. — Men ’s College Basketball: ketball: Maui Invitational – Third place ketball: Wooden Legacy – New Mexico Cincinnati 71, Penn State 50 Jay County — Girls basketball vs. vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN) National Football League Legends Classic – Final (ESPN2) game (ESPN2) Xavier 67, Northern Iowa 59 Woodlan – 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Bas - Indianapolis 24, Tennessee 17 8 p.m. — Major League Soccer: 9:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Min - Michigan St. 78, Fla. Gulf Coast 77 South Adams — Girls basketball vs. ketball: AdvoCare Invitational – Gonza - Detroit 26, Jacksonville 19 Toronto FC at Montreal Impact (ESPN) nesota Timberwolves at New Orleans Bluffton – 6 p.m. ga vs. Quinnipiac (ESPN2) Dallas 27, Baltimore 17 8 p.m. — Men ’s College Basketball: Pelicans (ESPN) 7 p.m. — College Football: LSU at Pittsburgh 24, Cleveland 9 Local schedule Maui Invitational – Semifinal (ESPN2) 10 p.m. — Men ’s College Basket - Texas A&M (ESPN) Buffalo 16, Cincinnati 12 Today TV schedule 10 p.m. — Men ’s College Basket - ball: Maui Invitational – Final (ESPN2) 8:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Bas - Tampa Bay 19, Kansas City 17 Jay County — Girls swimming vs. Today ball: CBE Hall of Fame Classic – Final Midnight — Men ’s College Basket - ketball: AdvoCare Invitational – Seton N.Y. Giants 22, Chicago 16 Adams Central – 6 p.m.; Freshman boys 5 p.m. — Men ’s College Basketball: (ESPN2) ball: MGM Grand Main Event – Final Hall vs. Florida (ESPN2) Minnesota 30, Arizona 24 basketball vs. Delta - 6 p.m.; West Jay Maui Invitational – Georgetown vs. Ore - 10:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Bas - (ESPN2) 8:30 p.m. — NFL Football: Pitts - Miami 14, Los Angeles 10 boys basketball vs. Blackford – 5:30 gon (ESPN2) ketball: Maui Invitational – Semifinal burgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts New England 30, San Francisco 17 p.m. 7 p.m. — Men ’s College Basketball: (ESPN2) Thursday (NBC-2,13) Seattle 26, Philadelphia 15 South Adams — Middle school girls Legends Classic – Notre Dame vs. Col - Noon — Men ’s College Basketball: 11 p.m. — Men ’s College Basket - Washington 42, Green Bay 24 basketball at Southern Wells – 6 p.m.; orado (ESPN2) Wednesday Battle 4 Atlantis – Semifinal (ESPN) ball: Wooden Legacy – Portland vs. Middle school boys basketball vs. South - 8:15 p.m. — NFL Football: Houston Noon — Men ’s College Basketball: 12:30 p.m. — NFL Football: Min - UCLA (ESPN2) National Basketball Association ern Wells – 5 p.m. Texans at Oakland Raiders (ESPN) Battle 4 Atlantis – Wichita state vs. nesota Vikings at Detroit Lions (CBS- Indianapolis 115, Okla. City 111 F/OT 9:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Basket - LSU (ESPN2) 4,7,15) New York 104, Atlanta 94 Tuesday ball: CBE Hall of Fame Classic – Alaba - 2:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Bas - 12:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Bas - Portland 129, Brooklyn 109 Jay County — Boys basketball at ma-Birmingham vs. Kansas (ESPN2) ketball: Battle 4 Atlantis – VCU vs. Bay - ketball: AdvoCare Invitational – Indiana Local notes Sacramento 102, Toronto 99 Hagerstown – 6 p.m. 11:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Basket - lor (ESPN2) State vs. Iowa State (ESPN2) Challenge concludes Nov. 26 Denver 105, Utah 91 South Adams — Girls swimming at ball: Maui Invitational – North Carolina 4:45 p.m. — Men ’s College Bas - 2:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Bas - The Adams County Run/Walk Chal - Chicago 118, L.A. Lakers 110 Marion – 5:30 p.m.; Girls basketball at vs. Chaminade (ESPN2) ketball: Maui Invitational – Fifth place ketball: Battle 4 Atlantis – Semifinal lenge will conclude Nov. 26. Leo – 6 p.m. game (ESPN2) (ESPN2) The final race is the Rainbow Lake Men’s college basketball Tuesday 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: San 4:30 p.m. — NFL Football: Wash - 5K. The race will begin at 10 a.m. at Duke 75, URI 65 Wednesday 1:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Basket - Antonio Spurs at Charlotte Hornets ington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys Limberlost Cabin in Geneva. Virginia 62, Yale 38 South Adams — Boys basketball at ball: Men’s College Basketball – Conso - (ESPN) (FOX-45,55,59) For more information contact Clint West Va. 100, New Hampshire 41 Union City – 6 p.m. lation round (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Bas - 4:30 p.m. — Men ’s College Bas - Anderson at (260) 589-2101. Monday, November 21, 2016 Fast start gives Colts Jay boys basketball opens win over Tennessee, season on road Tuesday, see story page 9 Sports see Sports on tap

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‘They just made a ton of plays throughout the course of the game. Girls We answered well, it just wasn’t well enough.’ —Brent Niekamp, Fort Recovery football coach place third in Coming up short invite WESTFIELD — The Jay County High School girls swim team opened its sea - son Saturday with a third- place finish in the Kristin Tribe has Rice Westfield Invitation - furious rally al. The host Shamrocks but falls in won with a team score of 593. York - regional final town was Local the runner- roundup up with 436, and Jay County was third By CHRIS SCHANZ with 359 points. The Commercial Review Alex Bader was the lone WAPAKONETA, Ohio — Patriot to earn an individ - Caleb Marin had just orches - ual victory. She was first trated an 81-yard scoring drive in the 100-yard butterfly to help the Indians get within with her time of 59.74 sec - two points. onds. She also added a sec - Three yards separated the ond-place finish in the 100 Tribe from a two-point conver - breaststroke. sion and a tie ball game. Elizabeth McDowell, Martin took the snap from Erica Hathaway and center Chris Link and rolled Cassie Reno all placed in to his right looking for an the top eight in two events. open receiver. McDowell was fourth in As he neared the sideline, he the 100 backstroke and threw back over to the middle eighth in the 200 freestyle, of the field toward Ryan Hathaway placed fifth in Braun. the 500 freestyle and The pass fell short, just like eighth in the 200 individ - the Indians. ual medley and Reno fin - Fort Recovery High School’s ished seventh in the 100 football team put up a furious freestyle and eighth in the comeback but fell 3 yards 50 freestyle. short Saturday in a 35-33 loss Also earning top-eight to the Minster Wildcats in the Division VII Region 28 cham - finishes were Samantha pionship at Wapakoneta’s Har - Link (fourth – diving), mon Field. The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz Jamie Valentine (fifth – “They just made a ton of 100 breaststroke) and Vivi - plays throughout the course Fort Recovery High School junior Andrew Stocker reaches to stiff arm Minster’s enne Kunkler (sixth – 100 of the game,” said FRHS Jonathan Niemeyer after making a catch during the fourth quarter of the Division VII Region breaststroke). coach Brent Niekamp, whose Jay County’s 200 medley 28 championship game Saturday night at Wapakoneta’s Harmon Field. Stocker scored a 41- relay of McDowell, Valen - team failed to defend its state yard touchdown on the play in the Indians’ 35-33 loss to Minster. title in finishing the season 8- tine, Bader and Hathaway 5. “We answered well, it just placed third, while wasn’t well enough. Back-to-back incomplete right side of the field and kick, when Homan’s squib McDowell, Reno, Valen - “That’s the ball game, you passes made it third-and-10 dived for the pylon for the bounced high into the air and tine and Bader teamed for know. We did that back and with 1:32 remaining before score. Bryce Schmiesing made a one- a fourth-place finish in the forth for four quarters and we Homan rushed for six yards to “It was a really good football handed grab to secure the 200 freestyle relay. The 400 came up two points short.” the Minster 22. Niekamp game,” said Minster coach football. freestyle relay squad of Trailing 35-27 with 2 min - called his third and final time - Geron Stokes said. “We’d go Martin completed 11 of his Emma James, Kaitlyn utes, 8 seconds, left in the out with 1:28 left. make a play, they’d go make a 17 pass attempts for 195 yards, Dow, Kunkler and Hath - fourth quarter, a Minster punt Facing fourth-and-4, Martin play. Just a fun football game including a 41-yard touch - away placed seventh. gave Fort Recovery the ball at found Jason Roessner on the to be a part of.” down Andrew Stocker, who its own 19-yard line. Martin right side of the field for a 14- But it was the Wildcats who broke two tackles inside the Stars fall to 1-1 connected with Will Homan yard gain. came up with two big plays. 30-yard line and sprinted UNION CITY — South for a 20-yard strike, then hit As the clock ticked away, The first was solid defense on down the right sideline for the Adams’ girls basketball Cade Wendel over the middle Martin dropped back to pass, the potential game-tying two- score early in the fourth quar - team fell to 1-1 on the sea - for a 33-yard gain to get the wasn’t able to find an open point conversion. The second ter. son with a 52-31 loss Satur - Indians to the Minster 28. receiver, scrambled to the was on the ensuing onside See Short page 9 day to the Union City Indi - ans. See Third page 9 Out of range Jay County the ball’s got to go to the High School junior paint and then back out Hanna Ault tries to keep before we can shoot a the ball away from three. Everything was Shelby Miller of the Jay struggles about 3-pointers, nothing to the rim. Winchester Golden from 3-point “We tried to go to the rim Falcons during the first land in first a little bit in the first quar - quarter Saturday. Ault ter and we got intimidated totaled 16 points and loss of season by their height. Therefore, 11 rebounds for the we quit going there. And Patriots, but they fell 57- when you’re not hitting 51 for their first loss of shots. It’s going to make for a long night.” the season By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review The Patriots (3-1) spent a Both teams were unde - large portion of the night feated. watching their shots, most - Both were without key ly from 3-point range, go starters because of injury. everywhere but through Both dealt with first-half the basket. Despite that, foul trouble. they trailed by just six at But one aggressively halftime but then turned executed its game plan the ball over on each of while the other settled for their first four second-half “It was like bombing away from long possessions as Winchester we didn’t distance. started on a 7-2 run. Jay County High Jay County trailed by as understand School’s girls basketball many as 14 before senior how to play team missed 17 of its 20 3- Taylor Homan, who picked point shots in the first half up her second foul with the game ... en route to shooting just 3:05 left in the opening 19.5 percent from long dis - quarter, buried triples on We didn’t tance for the game. The three consecutive trips understand Patriots still rallied late, down the floor to cut the but that effort came up gap to 49-45. She reached that the ball’s short as they suffered their double figures for the got to go to first loss of the season by a fourth straight game as 57-51 score to the Winches - her 15 points were second the paint and ter Golden Falcons. on the team to Hanna then back out “It was like we didn’t Ault’s 16, but it was not understand how to play the enough. before we can game. I don’t know if hav - The Golden Falcons (5-0) ing Shelby (Caldwell) out responded by hitting 8-of- shoot a three.’ tonight put us in that much 10 free throws in the final —Kirk Comer, disarray, but it was like we 2:04 to put the game away. JCHS girls didn’t understand how to “I was a little nervous basketball coach play,” said JCHS coach having my ball handler Kirk Comer, whose team out,” said Winchester was without the sopho - coach Holly Gutierrez, more forward after she suf - who lost point guard Han - fered a knee injury in Fri - nah Graft to a broken toe day’s win over Bellmont. in Friday’s win over Tri. The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney “We didn’t understand that See Range page 9