Wednesday, May 20, 2015 The Commercial Review Portland, 47371 www.thecr.com 75 cents FR to expand use of devices By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review FORT RECOVERY — The class that began Fort Recovery High School’s one-to-one computer pro - gram graduated Sunday. The school system is plan - ning to expand its use of technology in the class - room next year. Technology coordinator Travis Tegtmeyer told Fort Recovery School Board on Tuesday that plans call for making devices available to students from kinder - garten through high school. Fort Recovery will pur - chase 30 iPad minis each for kindergarten, first and second grades, with each The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald teacher receiving an iPad. Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann, center, chats with, from left, Chuck Huffman, Mayor Dan Watson, Rock Fuqua, Those grade levels had been using Google Leo Glogas, and Bill Hinkle at Dunkirk’s Webster-Depot Park on Tuesday. Chromebook, with a few stations in each classroom. “My almost 2-year-old son can navigate an iPad fairly easily,” said Tegt - meyer of the reason for the switch. “They’re so Ellspermann visits instinctive and intuitive. I just think it’s going to be By JACK RONALD Main Street between Center extremely beneficial.” The Commercial Review Street and the railroad tracks. Students will then DUNKIRK — Civic leaders Downtown lighting and Safe switch to using Chrome - turned out in force Tuesday to Routes to Schools are also part books, with a set for each welcome Lt. Gov. Sue Ellsper - Lieutenant governor of the Stellar proposal. grade level, in third and mann as she visited Dunkirk to Dunkirk’s final proposal fourth grades. The timing congratulate the city on becom - congratulates Dunkirk must be submitted to the of the change makes ing a finalist in the state’s Stellar Office of Community and sense, said Tegtmeyer, Communities program. on being Stellar finalist Rural Affairs by June 30. The because students are first “I applaud you,” Ellspermann winning communities will be assigned their Google told Mayor Dan Watson, mem - announced at the Indiana accounts and email bers of the city council, two for - State Fair in August. addresses in third grade. mer Dunkirk mayors, the Jay Dunkirk is one of two small The city and county part - This is the first time that A modified one-to-one County Commissioners and community finalists and is seek - nered to fund the stabilization Dunkirk has been a finalist in program will be imple - other supporters of the project. ing $2.6 million in grants and tax of the Stewart building, but the Stellar Communities pro - mented for fifth through About 50 people were on hand to credits that would fund a variety major renovation would be gram after falling short on two eighth graders, meaning greet Ellspermann at Webster- of projects that have been in the required to transform it into a previous attempts. each student will have his Depot Park. planning stage for years. new home for the library and Following a meet-and-greet or her own device, but it “We want to make sure our Those include relocating glass museum. session at Webster-Depot Park, will not be allowed to leave smaller communities are appre - Dunkirk Public Library and Crown Crossing Senior Ellspermann joined Mayor the school. And the cur - ciated,” Ellspermann said, not - The Glass Museum to the for - Housing Development in part - Watson for a walking tour of rent one-to-one high ing that the Stellar Communities mer Stewart Brothers Building nership with Buckeye Commu - downtown Dunkirk to see school initiative — each program had been revised to cre - on South Main Street and the nity Hope Foundation of some of the sites that could be student has his or her own ate new opportunities for towns construction of a senior hous - Columbus, Ohio, is proposing transformed if the city is laptop for use at school with a population of fewer than ing complex on North Main to build a $3.4 million, 28-unit selected as the winning small and home, with the option 6,000. Street. senior housing facility west of community. of purchasing it after graduation — will contin - ue with minor adjust - ments. One of those is that stu - dents will be limited to one Stage was not properly supported “major break” per year as opposed to the current By RICK CALLAHAN help and wasn’t properly and built a new cover secured to the stage struc - Westfield Washington four. Associated Press supported from beneath, based on his own design ture, he said. Schools Superintendent “We’re going to try to WESTFIELD, Ind. — An authorities said Tuesday. with the help of students, Prosecutors have decid - Mark Keen said some of instill a little more respon - orchestra pit cover that The original pit cover at Police Capt. Charles Hol - ed against filing any the young people suffered sibility in the kids,” said collapsed during an Indi - Westfield High School, lowell said. When that charges stemming from serious injuries, including Tegtmeyer. “A majority of ana high school produc - about 20 miles north of replacement was the April 23 stage failure one student who has not the kids do pretty good, tion, sending students Indianapolis, had been installed, it lacked metal during the grand finale of yet returned to classes. All but there are some kids plunging about 10 feet, was removed in January and supports underneath it an “American Pie” con - of the students “appear to that … take advantage of built by a part-time school the school employee and had a header beam cert, in which 17 students be doing well,” he said. that …” employee with student bought building materials that wasn’t properly were injured. See Supported page 2 See Expand page 2 Part of Palmyra seized By ZEINA KARAM the militants entered today waived restrictions and grant - and SAMEER N. YACOUB from the north after seizing the ed them conditional entry, a Associated Press state security building from provincial official said. BEIRUT — Islamic State mil - government forces. But their The exodus is the latest in itants seized parts of the presence has sparked concerns the aftermath of the fall of ancient town of Palmyra in they would destroy the ruins as Ramadi — Anbar’s provincial central Syria on today after they have done with major capital — to IS over the week - fierce clashes with government archaeological sites in neigh - end. The Shiite-led government troops, renewing fears the boring Iraq. in Baghdad is struggling to extremist group would destroy Following setbacks in both come up with a plan to reverse the priceless archaeological Syria and Iraq, Islamic State the stunning loss of the city, site if it reaches the ruins. fighters appear to have gotten a pledging a counter-offensive The Britain-based Syrian second wind in recent days, and relying on Iranian-backed Observatory for Human Rights capturing Ramadi, the capital Shiite militiamen to join the said the militants gained con - of Iraq’s largest Sunni battle. Assocated Press/Saurabh Das trol of as much as a third of the province, and advancing in Athal al-Fahdawi, an Anbar town in heavy clashes during central Syria to the outskirts councilman, said that thou - the day. Palmyra is home to a of Palmyra. sands of civilians from Ramadi Time to study UNESCO World Heritage Site In Iraq, thousands of dis - who were stranded on open An Indian girl reacts today as she studies and is famous for its 2,000-year- placed people fleeing from land for days, are now being in an informal school for children at a slum in New old majestic Roman colon - Ramadi and the violence in the allowed to cross a bridge span - Delhi, India. nades. western Anbar province ning the Euphrates River and The majority of the ruins are poured into Baghdad today enter Baghdad province. located in Palmyra’s south, and after the central government See Seized page 5

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The high temperature Tues - day in Portland was 60 The estimated year-end bal - cash balance will be $1.8 million, degrees. The overnight low Morgan Qualls, 19, ance in the Jay Schools general based upon a current projection was 39. Ridgeville fund was incorrect in Tuesday’s of $192,000 in negative cash flow. Tonight’s low was 37 Carolyn Taylor, 56, Montpe - edition of The Commercial DeRome said Tuesday he hopes degrees, and there is a chance lier Review. that negative cash flow figure can of rain Thursday with a high Details on page 2. Business manager Brad be reduced to zero or near zero of 64. DeRome estimates the year-end through cost-cutting measures. For an extended forecast, see page 2. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Expand ... Continued from page 1 and what improvements can be (boys basketball), Sean Kahlig 82 of 84 third grade students have donation from the Fort Recovery Tegtmeyer noted that at least made in the future. (assistant boys basketball), passed the state test for the third Business Advisory Council to the 85 percent of this year’s seniors In other business, board mem - Chelsea Rogers (girls basketball), grade reading guarantee. The library. are buying their laptops, and the bers Jose Faller, Amy Bihn, Miranda Muhlenkamp (assistant other two students are exempt. •Transferred $100,000 from the school will return the rest for Aaron Guggenbiller, Ginny girls basketball), Kevin Eying Also, 65 students have signed general fund to the termination credit on future purchases. Fortkamp and Dave Hull: (football), Cody Fiely (assistant up for kindergarten next year, benefit fund and made several He also told the board will •Approved contracts for athlet - football), Craig Garman (assis - and all elementary school stu - other adjustments in appropria - have student assistants during ics director Kurt Rammel, high tant football), Jordan Staugler dents will meet their new teach - tions. six of the eight high school class school coaches Chris Guggen - (assistant football), Carly Stau - ers for 2015-16 at 1:30 p.m. Thurs - •Heard from middle school periods next year. He hopes to biller (boys basketball), Joe gler (volleyball), and Emily May day. principal Matt Triplett that a form a middle school student Bruns (girls golf, assistant basket - (assistant volleyball), advisors •Approved the use of E-Days VEX Robotics camp for eighth tech team with help from tech ball), Tony Overton (JV basket - Victoria Horseman (art club) and for the 2015-16 school year. graders will be held during the teacher Cindy Moorman to han - ball), Brian Patch (girls basket - Amber Fennig (cheerleading) and Vaughn said parent survey last week of July at Wright State dle minor technical problems. ball), Jeff Vaughn (assistant girls color guard instructor Sam Piehl. results were much more positive University Lake Campus and That assistance will help, he basketball), Lori Pottkotter (JV •Hired Tami Winner as a about E-Days after adjustments STEM (science, technology, engi - noted, because the school sys - girls basketball), Chelsea Rogers teacher for the 2015-16 school were made this year following neering and math) camp for sixth tem will have more than 800 (volleyball), Travis Guggenbiller year, Laura Heitkamp as a their debut in 2013-14. graders is scheduled for the first devices. (JV volleyball), Brent Niekamp teacher for STEM summer camp •Voted to support a proposal to week of August. “I need a small army of people (football, weight room supervi - and Crystal Fullenkamp as a create a central location at •Approved field trips to the to help maintain them,” Tegt - sor), David Blockberger (assis - teacher for robotics camp. Wright State University Lake Future Business Leaders of meyer said. “It’s great for me. tant football), Toby Metzler (assis - •Agreed to pay incoming super - Campus for Tri-Star, a program America national conference It’s great for the kids. I’m always tant football), Kirk Link (assis - intendent Justin Firks a rate of that provides career technical June 29 through July 3 and Find - willing to teach the kids.” tant football), Nick Kallas (cross $300 per day, not to exceed 20 days, training for high school students lay University for girls basketball He also plans on having quar - country), Brad Evers (boys golf), from May 20 through July 12. in nine area school districts. summer came June 18 and 19. terly meetings with staff to eval - Mindy Bubp (swimming), middle •Heard from elementary school •Accepted donations totaling •Accepted the resignation of uate how devices are being used school coaches Dave Blockberger principal Tracy Hein-Evers that nearly $1,500, including a $1,000 Molly Briner as a part-time cook. Obituaries CR almanac Morgan Qualls maternal grandmother, Barbara Born in Jay County, she was the Jan. 9, 1996-May 18, 2015 Brandenburg, Winchester; paternal daughter of Levi and Efreida Morgan L. Qualls, 19, Ridgeville, grandmother, Gelema Qualls, Farm - (Spahr) Smith. She attended Pen - died Monday as a result of injuries land; and step-grandparents, Ernie nville schools. from a traffic accident in Randolph and Vickie Pittman, Winchester. Surviving are her mother, Elfrei - County. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at da (Spahr) Weaver, Montpelier; Born in Winchester, she was the Walker Funeral Home, Winchester, three sons, Jason Taylor, Montpe - daughter of Donna K. (Branden - with Pastor Dennis Trimble officiat - lier, Larry Taylor, Montpelier, and burg) Pittman and Shawn L. Qualls. ing. Burial will be in Gardens of John Taylor, Muncie; a daughter, Memory, north of Muncie. She was a 2014 graduate of Win - Bianca Taylor, Lima, Ohio; and four Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. chester Community High School. grandchildren. Thursday at the funeral home. Surviving are her son, Kaiden Services were Tuesday at Walker Chance-Lee Mallory, Ridgeville; and Glancy Funeral Home, Montpe - mother and step-father, Donna and Carolyn Taylor lier, with Pastor Jeremy Stults offi - Lotteries Jacob Pittman, Ridgeville; father, March 11, 1959-May 16, 2015 ciating. Shawn Qualls, Farmland; sister, Carolyn E. Taylor, 56, Montpelier, Memorials may be made to the Karinsa K. Thornburg, Ridgeville; died Saturday at her home. funeral home for funeral expenses. Hoosier Pick 4: 7-9-5-4 Midday Pick 5: 1-5-2-4-1 Daily Three: 9-0-7 Evening Daily Four: 6-1-1-3 Pick 3: 3-5-5 Quick Draw 03-05-09- Pick 4: 8-8-1-4 15-17-26-30-31-34-48-50-54- Pick 5: 3-4-8-5-7 56-62-65-67-74-75-76-79 Rolling Cash 5 Evening 02-18-26-33-38 Chilly Daily Three: 0-1-7 Estimated jackpot: Daily Four: 8-3-3-3 $120,000 cookout Quick Draw: 04-05-08- 09-11-13-14-16-18-22-26- Powerball Portland water 30-34-37-40-41-45-50-58- Estimated jackpot: department super- 72 $121 million intendent Doug Cash 5: 03-04-17-18-33 Jackson, center, works Poker Lotto: AD-JS- Mega Millions the grill Tuesday at the 4C-10D-6H 10-12-21-29-65 city’s community Mega Ball: 10 cookout with help from Ohio Estimated jackpot: wastewater treatment Midday $173 million plant superintendent Pick 3: 2-6-8 Megaplier: 5 Bob Brelsford (right) and city councilman Bill Gibson (left). Markets Temperatures were in the low 50s at the Closing prices as of Tuesday time of the event. Trupointe July corn ...... 3.67 August corn ...... 3.66 Fort Recovery The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Corn ...... 3.69 New crop ...... 3.57 June corn ...... 3.69 Beans ...... 9.35 Central States June crop ...... 9.35 Montpelier Wheat ...... 4.82 Corn ...... 3.62 Capsule Reports July crop ...... 4.82 New crop ...... 3.59 Beans ...... 9.57 Driver injured Jay County Hospital in Portland cers what had happened to cause Cooper Farms New crop ...... 8.96 A Dunkirk man was injured for treatment. the accident. Wheat ...... 5.10 early Saturday morning when his Jay County police said Phillips Damage was estimated between Fort Recovery New crop ...... 5.10 Corn ...... 3.66 car struck a road sign and tree on was eastbound on Division Road in $50,000 and $100,000. June corn ...... 3.67 county road 600 East near its inter - his 2012 Toyota Prius about 2:40 The Andersons a.m. when he went through the July corn ...... 3.67 section with Division Road. Vandalism reported Richland Township Kevin W. Phillips, 43, 209 E. intersection with 600 East and Karen Smith, 835 E. Main St., Oct. corn ...... 3.54 Corn ...... 3.60 Washington St., received incapaci - crashed the car. Phillips, who was Portland, reported to Portland July corn ...... 3.59 tating injuries and was taken by cited by police for driving while police Tuesday afternoon that her POET Biorefining Beans ...... 9.52 Jay Emergency Medical Service to intoxicated, was unable to tell offi - mailbox had been vandalized. Portland July beans ...... 9.49 May corn ...... 3.67 Wheat ...... 5.05 June corn ...... 3.67 July wheat ...... 5.02 Supported ... Hospitals Continued from page 1 maintenance staff was not It wasn’t immediately involved in building or clear why the original pit installing the replacement Jay County gency rooms of JCH, cover was replaced or cover. Instead, the school’s Hospital including: when the replacement auditorium director — a Portland Portland — Bryar cover was installed. That part-time employee whose Garringer and Canoah original was held up by job is to rent that space to Admissions Hartzell. There was one admis - frames that anchor private groups — bought Redkey — James into the concrete subfloor, the materials and he and sion to the hospital Coons and Monica Tuesday. but the replacement did students built it according Clairday. not incorporate those to his own design, he said. Dunkirk — Callie metal supports — or any The superintendent said Emergencies Shaneyfelt. other vertical supports — he did not have informa - There were 32 people Albany — Thomas in its construction, Keen tion about the students treated in the emer - Davenport. said. involved or if they were “These steel metal struc - from the school’s shop, the - tures hold the pit (cover) in ater or other programs. Citizen’s calendar place so that it can’t fall. The district will conduct This had none of that in its own investigation focus - place. It was just inserted ing on school personnel, he Today 120 N. Court St., Port - and nailed into the trim said. That includes looking 3:30 p.m. — Portland land. around the outside of the into whether any other Board of Aviation, 3:30 p.m. — Jay Coun - pit opening,” Keen said. school officials gave Portland Municipal ty Solid Waste Manage - Keen said the school’s approval for the project. Airport, county road ment District Board, 100 North. district office, 5948 W. Indiana 67, Portland. Thursday 6 p.m. — Redkey May 27 TBA — Jay County Town Council, former Hospital Board, confer - town hall, 20 S. Ash St. ence rooms A and B, 500 W. Votaw St., Port - Tuesday land. 9 a.m. — Jay County 6:30 p.m. — Dunkirk Commissioners, com - Library Board, city missioners’ room, Jay building, 131 S. Main County Courthouse, St.

Weather courtesy of American Profile Hometown Content Service The Commercial Review Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Family Page 3 Unsure how to talk about past abuse DEAR ABBY: My daugh - ing the subject with Meg, Whatever happens after because I had served prior what the woman is incar- ter, “Meg,” was sexually but she won’t discuss it. that, your conscience jail time. Our communica - cerated for. (Could it have abused at the age of 3 by I’m afraid if I tell Ian, it should be clear, because tion has been emails, let - been for conning people? her father 25 years ago. Dear will cause a breach in our you will have done your ters and phone calls. I buy Armed robbery?) Close “Emile” and I were relationship and I’m not duty as a mother, and they her things, and she is your wallet and see how divorced, but he had every Abby sure he would believe me. will have been given fair appreciative of everything your “pen” pal reacts, other weekend visitation. But how do I NOT tell warning. I have done for her. because you may not be After returning from one him? Please advise me. — DEAR ABBY: Six She says she wants to be her only benefactor. visit, she said, “Daddy put WORRIED SICK IN months ago I ran across an with me when she gets After she has been his finger in there. It hurt. LOUISIANA ad from a woman in out, which is not far off, released, there’s no guar- I cried.” Her words forever ing to me, but he’d visit DEAR WORRIED SICK: prison who was looking and I’d love for it to hap - antee your relationship changed my life. with them occasionally. Sit your son and his for a pen pal. pen, but I don’t know how will evolve into love. In After we made countless Emile spent years belit - spouse down and tell them Having served time in my daughters will react fact, she could have a trips to the children’s hos - tling me and telling lies to EVERYTHING. They need the past, I know how it because she’s their age. change of heart about pital and numerous thera - the kids about me, but I to know what Grandpa-to- feels to be locked up and Right now it’s friendship, committing to someone pists, a judge allowed stayed busy with two jobs be is capable of. Because it wanting contact with the but I know it could quickly who’s old enough to be her supervised visitation. It and raised them by myself. has been kept a secret for outside world, be it evolve into love. I have father. Please stop and happened again, but Meg has no relationship so long, it’s sure to be a friends, family, etc. I wrote prayed about it. All the look both ways before pro- Emile told the judge he with her father, but her shock, so don’t be sur- her and she wrote back, signs keep saying we are ceeding further. was “putting medicine on brother does. prised if they react with and we exchanged pic - good for each other. Abby, Dear Abby is written by her.” He remarried shortly Ian is now expecting a disbelief. If they want tures. what to do? — A GENERA - Abigail Van Buren, also after and lost interest in child and knows nothing proof, show them any I am twice her age. I TION OLDER known as Jeanne Phillips, Meg and her brother, about the abuse his sister court records or other doc- tried to get permission to DEAR G.O.: If you can, and was founded by her “Ian,” which was a bless - suffered. I have tried rais - uments you may have. visit her but was denied find out from the warden mother, Pauline Phillips.

To wed in October Nominations sought

Heather Ayers for 2016 torch relay Nominations are now held at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and being accepted for Indiana at the Mercer Health West Bicentennial torchbear - Campus in Coldwater, Daniel Richards ers. Taking Ohio. In connection with the For more information, Heather Marie Ayers and Daniel state’s bicentennial in Note phone (419) 678-8446. Lee Richards are planning an Oct. 2016, a torch relay will 3 wedding in Anderson. touch each of Indiana’s 92 Placing flags Heather is the daughter of counties over a 2,300 mile Members of Dunkirk Michael and Kathy Ayers, Port - journey. American Legion Post No. land. She is a 2007 graduate of Jay The event will begin on Chittum, Ruth Cox, Sara 227 will be putting flags on County High School and is a Regis - Sept. 9, 2016 in Corydon, Dreiman, Marijo Fraze, graves at I.O.O.F. Ceme - tered Respiratory Therapist for the state’s first capital, Michael Havens, Deborah tery at 5 p.m. on Friday, AMG Specialty Hospital, Green - and will end with a cele - (Jellison) Hernandez, May 22. field. bration on the grounds of Kevin King, George Lam - Organizers of the event Daniel is the son of Donna the Indiana Statehouse on bert, Jeffrey Lewis, Joyce say the group could use Richards and the late Jerry Oct. 15 in Indianapolis. Liverman, Sandra (Lowe) any help available. Richards, Portland. A 2007 gradu - The Indiana Office of Robbinson, Michael ate of Jay County High School, he Tourism Development is Myers, Diana Nichols, Reception reminder is a Certified Public Accountant seeking nominations that Ermelina Reyes, Rebecca Just a reminder that Schwartkopf, Kenneth for Slatery and Homan PC, Carmel. recognize Hoosiers with there will be a reception in Daniel Richards and Heather Ayers records of exceptional Shope, Karla Snyder, Char - honor of longtime banker public service, excellence la Walton, Marsha Wilson, Jim Meinerding from 1 to in their profession, acts of Michael Wolford, Lewis 4 p.m. on Friday, May 22, at heroism or volunteer serv - Brown, Anita Delacca, First Merchants Bank, 115 ice. Chris (Grapner) Dugan, W. Main St., Portland, and “Being selected as an Michael Lewis, Miriam earlier the same day from Community Calendar Indiana Bicentennial Shaneyfelt, Robbin Silver - 9 to 11 a.m. at the First Torch Relay torchbearer is man, and Allen Simmons. Merchants location in Notices will appear in Thursday at Church of the programs are by Mable a once-in-a-lifetime oppor - Anyone who knows how Winchester. the Community Calendar Brethren, Portland, at 9:30 Jean Caylor and Janice tunity for Hoosiers,” Lt. to contact those individu - There will be a presenta - as space is available. To a.m. for a lesson on mak - James. Gov. Sue Ellspermann said als should contact Deb tion to Meinerding at 3 submit an item, call fami - ing prairie points. Bring JAY COUNTY in prepared statement. (Peden) Tipton at (260) 729- p.m. Friday. ly editor Virginia Cline at pins, scissors and a 6-inch HUMANE SOCIETY — The nomination period 2806 or Deb (Clifton) (260) 726-8141. ruler. Regular meeting is Will meet at 5:30 p.m. the ends Dec. 31, 2015, and the Shreeve at (260) 703-0205. at 1 p.m. New members are third Thursday of each online nomination form is There is also a Facebook Today welcome. month at Jay County Pub - available here: page for the PHS class of 1975. ALCOHOLICS ANONY - CELEBRATE RECOV - lic Library. The public is http://www.indiana2016.o In Loving Memory Of MOUS — Will meet from ERY — A 12-step Christian welcome. rg/torchrelay/nomina - 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each recovery program, the PORTLAND LIONS tion-forms/. Imel graduates Tony A. Davis Once all the nomina - Wednesday upstairs at group will meet at 10 a.m. CLUB — Will meet at 6:30 Joseph W. Imel, Port - May 2, 1969 True Value Hardware, and 6:30 p.m. each Thurs - p.m. the third Thursday of tions are collected, a land, received his bache - North Meridian Street, day at A Second Chance At the month at Portland juried process will be used lor of science degree in May 17, 2015 Portland. For more infor - Life Ministries, 109 S. Lions Civic Center, 307 W. in each county to select industrial technology at mation, call (260) 729-2532. Commerce St. in Portland. 100 North. torchbearers. Purdue University College Tony A. Davis, 46 years AL-ANON FAMILY For more information, call EVENING STITCH ‘N Nominees must be cur - of Technology-Rich - old of Berne, Indiana, rent or former residents GROUP — New Begin - Judy Smith at (260) 726- CHATTER QUILT CLUB mond’s 47th commence - passed away on Sunday, nings, a support group for 9187 or Dave Keen at (260) — Will meet Thursday at 7 of Indiana or be nominat - ment ceremony this week. ed in honor of a current or A 2011 graduate of May 17, 2015 at his resi - friends and families of 335-2152. p.m. at Church of the dence following a brief ill - alcoholics, the group will SENIOR CITIZENS Brethren on Floral former resident. Nomi - JCHS, he minored in com - ness. meet at 6:30 p.m. each CARD CLUB — Will meet Avenue, Portland. All nees must be at least 10 puter and information Wednesday in the Zion at 12:30 p.m. the first and interested in quilting are years of age. technology and earned an Tony was born on May Lutheran Church, 218 E. third Thursday of the welcome to attend. associate of science 2, 1969 in Decatur, Indi - High St., Portland. For month at Jay Community Lost alumni degree in mechanical ana the son of the late engineering technology. more information, call Center. All seniors are Friday The Portland High Larry W. Davis and Nancy School class of 1975 — the He is the son of Rick and (260) 726-8229. welcome. CINCINNATUS S. (Koehl) Davis, who sur - THE EN AVANT CLUB school’s final graduating Debra Imel, Portland. LEAGUE — Will meet at vives. Thursday — Will meet at 1 p.m. noon Friday at Harmony class before the opening of Tony was a member of STITCH ‘N CHATTER Thursday at the Pennville Café in Portland. Jay County High School — Rev It Up time QUILT CLUB — Will meet I.D.C. Restaurant. Hostess is trying to locate alumni Mercer Health’s weight the North American Hunt - is Mabeline Barcus and Saturday in advance of the group’s management center will ing Club. ALCOHOLICS ANONY - 40th reunion at the PHS hold a 9-week weight man - Tony was a drywall fin - Alumni Banquet in June. MOUS — Will meet at 10 agement program in June isher, being employed by a.m. upstairs at True Class organizers are called Rev It Up. looking for Soussan The program focuses on Finish Line Interiors for Value Hardware, North over 10 years. Prior to Meridian Street, Portland. (Amini) Frost, Patrick behavior modification. It SudokuS Puzzleud #3638-Moku For more information, call Arnold, Tileena (Price) begins on Wednesday, working as a drywall fin - (260) 729-2532. Banta, Vicky (Case) June 10. Classes will be isher, he also worked at F. Moore, Lana (Denise) McConnell & Sons in 1 2 New Haven, IN. Tony en - joyed hunting, fishing, the RECEIVE UP TO A 345 outdoors, NASCAR, NFL football...especially the 62783 Bears. His 3 dogs: Buddy, Brutus, and 2 58 Bella were an important MAST$ERCAR1D® PR0EPAID C0ARD BY0 MAIL WITH part of his life. 578491 PURCHASE OF SELECT MAYTAG® APPLIANCES Surviving are his May 1-31, 2015 mother, Nancy Davis of 862 Decatur, IN; lifelong part - 31 DAYS. ENDLESS OPTIONS ner, Nancy Hudson of 7 683 2 Berne, IN; sister, Darlene M. (Steph Guerra) Davis 41 8 of Decatur, IN; brother, L. Wayne Davis Jr. of De - 97 catur, IN; grandmother, 9 © 200 Hometown Content Medium Waneta Davis of Mon - roeville, IN. Tuesday’s Solution There will be no services Sudoku Solution #3637-M for Tony. 81926735 4 The objective is to fill a Friends will be received 536149728 nine-by nine grid so that from 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. each column, each row, and 724583961 Wednesday in the Zwick each of the nine three-by- 465912873 three boxes (also called & Jahn Funeral Home, blocks or regions) contains 287436195 Decatur, IN. the digits from 1 to 9 only 193758642 Preferred memorials are one time each. 971324586 TV, Appliance & Bedding to Family LifeCare-Hos - 652871439 pice or PAWS of Adams 348695217 Hwy. 67 W. 1250 W. Votaw, Portland, IN • 260-726-7809 County. © 2009 Hometown Content The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Family archives are a lot to take in By JACK RONALD been adopted at birth by going through the material he out suggesting that maybe The Commercial Review Edward and Carrie (Jay) had transferred to digital files. Elwood could also pony up the Tim Rivers has sent me down Back Haynes, and she remembered And before he headed back to money for a manse for the a rabbit hole. hearing stories about her uncle Kokomo, he transferred more church’s pastor. That it was not And I’m not quite sure how to in the in her childhood. Elwood died than 250 megabytes of data to a his church nor his denomina - escape. about the time my mother was 6 flash drive for me. tion did not seem to matter. Tim’s the curator of the Saddle or 7. That’s the rabbit hole I’ve There’s a poignant series of in Many years ago, when profes - stumbled down. letters back and forth from Kokomo. He came to Jay Coun - sor Ralph Gray was working on There are letters. Letters Indiana to Colorado. Frank ty last year for the dedication what has proved to be the defin - from Elwood home to his par - Haynes, the only one of the sur - of the Elwood Haynes mural in more importantly from my itive biography of the Kokomo ents from Worcester Polytech - viving brothers who seemed Portland, and he returned a standpoint — he was interested automotive pioneer and metal - nic in Massachusetts, letters to determined to strike out on his couple of weeks ago to speak to in sharing some of the riches lurgical inventor, my mother the woman he would marry, own, tried his hand at ranching Jay County Historical Society. from the archives of the muse - donated a bunch of her papers business letters, letters to my and farming in a miserable He’s an enthusiastic guy. To um in Kokomo. — old family correspondence grandfather and grandmother area of Colorado. While every - say he is excited by his subject Like most kids growing up in mostly — to the Elwood Haynes Haynes and more. thing Elwood touched turned to matter would be an understate - Indiana, I learned about Museum. There were letters from folks gold, everything Frank touched ment. Elwood Haynes in Indiana his - So it only seems fair that in Portland asking for dona - turned to dust. And when he learned that my tory class, which used to be when Tim Rivers came to Jay tions. After all, Elwood was a And then there’s the frag - maternal grandfather, Edward taught in both fourth and County this month he brought millionaire before the 1920s; ment of a biography of the M. Haynes, was the kid brother eighth grade, apparently along digitized copies of hun - but he appears to have been inventor written by his Presby - of Elwood Haynes, his adrena - because they didn’t think we dreds of documents and photo - treated like a cash cow by some terian pastor in Kokomo. lin apparently started pump - were paying attention the first graphs on his laptop computer. of those contacting him. Much to read, much to assess, ing. He wanted to know more, time around. County historian Jane Ann One pastor wrote to thank much to mull over. That’s the whatever bits of family lore I I also had the benefit of my Spencer and I spent about two him for a large donation but way it is when you tumble down might be able to share, and — mother’s memories. She had and a half hours with Rivers, couldn’t finish the letter with - a rabbit hole. Cameron, EU need each other Bloomberg News With Greece, the Euro - pean Union has proved it Guest is very good at alienating member states. Now it needs to show it Editorial knows how to court them. Britain is among the EU’s largest, most impor - tant and most unhappy work together to “make a members, and newly few things a little less reelected Prime Minister bureaucratic.” David Cameron has Schaeuble will not win pledged to call a referen - any points for ambition, dum by the end of 2017 on much less a popularity whether Britain should contest. The EU needs to remain in the EU. Rather recognize its enlightened than risk annoying self-interest in keeping British voters with two Britain in the club. years of Conservative Look at the crisis Party infighting, prompted by the mere Cameron should move possibility that Greece swiftly to keep his pledge. might have to leave the And the EU should waste euro — a possibility for no time helping him to which the EU itself, by persuade British voters failing to offer conces - to stay. sions when it would have The research group mattered, bears no small Open estimates measure of blame. Does there’s only a 17 percent the EU really want to flirt chance of Britain leaving with the possibility of the EU, and opinion polls losing Britain? At least consistently show that 45 European Commission Veterans deserve quality care to 56 percent of British President Jean-Claude By JOHN KRULL eager to send into battle cope with respondents favor stay - Juncker appears not to. TheStatehouseFile.com the consequences of the fighting. ing. At the same time, “I don’t want Britain to INDIANAPOLIS — Perhaps it is The Iraq War, Bauerle explained, Britain Independence leave the European appropriate that Republican presi - John had been spectacularly successful in Party, standing in its first Union,” he told Cameron dential candidate Jeb Bush producing veterans with post-trau - election, won 13 percent in a congratulatory letter prompted a national discussion Krull matic stress disorder and traumatic of the vote on an anti- just after the British elec - about the Iraq War just days before brain injuries. Previous wars, he immigration platform tion. the Memorial Day weekend. said, offered soldiers moments of tinged with more than a That leaves room for What better time is there to tally relative peace and security. hint of racism and xeno - optimism, even if Junck - up the costs and benefits of a war fighting, the pain, the horror and Now, Bauerle said, the tension and phobia. er did go on to say that he than on the holiday when we honor the fear are constant and relentless. Cameron needs to also didn’t want Britain and mourn our fallen warriors? the grief were real. Not long ago, I talked with former That’s why so many warriors address that festering to impose its agenda on Bush probably didn’t intend that. return needing intensive treatment disquiet about the pace the EU. And it’ll be up to He sees discussions of that long U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, about the Iraq War. I asked Lugar, and help. of immigration, particu - Cameron to find a middle war not as an opportunity for And it’s important to remember national self-examination and who initially supported the war, if it larly from the EU’s newer ground between pander - that those are the “feel-good” stories reflection, but as a journey had been a mistake to fight it. and poorer members, and ing to his anti-European — the happy endings, relatively through a political minefield. He Lugar said it was a mistake. the accompanying scare - backbenchers and find - speaking. Even if the men and wants to cover that bloody ground He said the reason for invading mongering about so- ing common ground with women with PTSD or a TBI came other European leaders without seeming to be disloyal to Iraq and toppling Saddam Hussein called benefit tourists. was that we thought he had home wounded, at least they man - It would be a mistake to who might tacitly sup - the president who launched us into that war — his older brother, Pres - weapons of mass destruction. It aged to come home. set a deadline, and it port reform but won’t ident George W. Bush — while not turned out he didn’t. We invaded a Many others did not. would be foolish for publicly champion treaty shifting to his own shoulders the country and got a lot of people This weekend, we Americans are Britain to make unrealis - amendments. In Europe- killed — many of them our fellow going to pay tribute to the service wide elections last year, weight of his sibling’s tragic deci - tic demands of the EU, sions. citizens — for a reason that didn’t people we have lost. It’s appropriate parties campaigning particularly on the free Perhaps that’s why Jeb — with so exist. that we do so because we owe them a against the EU garnered movement of citizens many ambitious politicians named Lugar said the war in Iraq likely great deal. enough support to sug - across borders within the Bush to keep track of, we have to will cost us a great deal for a long But here’s a radical notion: How bloc. But Cameron does gest that plenty of other resort to first names — flailed so time. There’s the money involved — about if we honor their service not need to capitalize on his European nations have much and so ineptly the past few the billions upon billions we spent by erecting a statue, building a mon - momentum. He has misgivings about ceding days while attempting to talk about in Iraq that we now can’t use to ument or saluting a flag but by mak - acknowledged the impor - more sovereignty to the war. improve our schools or rebuild our ing sure we’re right before we send tance of the issue by giv - Brussels. It started when he answered a bridges and highways. There’s the them out to kill or be killed? How ing responsibility for EU If the EU is serious question about whether, as presi - damage to our prestige as a nation about if we also take care of them negotiations to Chancel - that it wants Britain to dent, he would have committed us — the international loss of confi - when they come home? lor of the Exchequer stay at the heart of to war in Iraq if he had known dence in our judgment. I can understand why Jeb Bush George Osborne. Europe, it needs to help then what we know now. But the most profound cost is would prefer to think of the Iraq These discussions Cameron in his battle for His answer: “I would have.” human. War as hypothetical. won’t be easy, German the hearts, minds and When that didn’t play well with Shortly after I talked with Lugar, I It’s a pity our veterans don’t have Finance Minister Wolf - votes of the British pub - voters, Jeb tried to wriggle away had several conversations with the same option. gang Schaeuble showed lic. from the consequences of his own members of the Military/Veterans •••••••••• last week when he chided And Cameron needs to words. He said he didn’t want to get Coalition of Indiana. Retired Brig. Krull is director of Franklin Col - Osborne for his “silly” put the European ques - drawn into dealing with “hypothet - Gen. James Bauerle and retired Lt. lege’s Pulliam School of Journal - and “unnecessary” med - tion before the people icals.” Col. Ron Martin told me lawmakers ism, host of “No Limits” WFYI 90.1 dling in the euro-zone sooner rather than later, The problem with that answer, of in both the federal and Indiana state Indianapolis and publisher of TheS - debt crisis. On the larger while he is in the course, is that the decision to go to government, Republicans and tatehouseFile.com, a news website question of EU reform, strongest possible posi - war in Iraq wasn’t hypothetical. Democrats alike, haven’t exactly powered by Franklin College jour - he said, perhaps Ger - tion to win the argument It was real. The people who had exhausted themselves trying to help nalism students. Contact him at many and Britain could — and the vote. to go over and fight were real. The the service people they’d been so [email protected]. The Commercial Review US PS 125820 HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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The Commercial Review Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Nation/World Page 5 In review Ukraine open to hosting system To clean By PETER LEONARD Kremlin spokesman Dmitry absorbed by Moscow in 2014 fol - Russian Defense Ministry offi - Associated Press Peskov as saying Wednesday that lowing a referendum almost uni - cials have also said they will GOLETA, Calif. — KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine is Cleanup crews are the deployment of a missile- versally rejected by the interna - deploy long-range, nuclear-capa - open to considering proposals to defense system in Ukraine would tional community. ble Tu-22M3 bombers to Crimea. preparing to fan out place a ballistic missile-defense along a stretch of Cali - force Russia to adopt countermea - “That the annexation of Turchynov suggested that the system on its territory to ward fornia coastline sures. Crimea has significantly West should consider improving off the risk of attacks from Rus - stained by crude oil Ukraine has repeatedly raised increased Russia’s military capa - its own security by barring Russ - sia, a senior Ukrainian defense that spilled from bro - alarms about what it sees as Rus - bilities and changed its balance ian warships from passing official said Wednesday. So far no ken pipe and flowed sia’s aggressive military posture. of military power in the Black through the Bosporus Strait — into the ocean. one has offered. It says Moscow has actively sup - Sea and Mediterranean is under - the narrow stretch that divides Crew members from Oleksandr Turchynov, the head plied separatists in east Ukraine stood by all our partners,” Turkey between its European and an environmental of Ukraine’s National Security with arms and manpower and Turchynov said. “But nobody Asian parts and links the Black cleanup company were Council, told Ukrinform news that it routinely bolsters offen - goes beyond issuing statements Sea and the Mediterranean. briefed early today and agency in an interview that Rus - sive capabilities in western Rus - and expressing deep concern.” NATO’s U.S.-led missile-defense given boots, gloves, sia has become an increased sia. “Ten Iskander-M tactical mis - plans envisage deploying ele - shovels and rakes. threat since annexing the Black President Petro Poroshenko’s sile systems have already been ments of the missile shield An estimated 21,000 Sea peninsula of Crimea and government is concerned that delivered to the peninsula near around Europe for what it says gallons of crude flowed increasing its military presence Russia is making concerted the village of Shcholkine and would be defense against Iran. Tuesday from an there. efforts to move its nuclear capa - Krasnoperekopsk,” Turchynov Moscow sees this as a threat to its onshore pipeline in Russian news agencies cited bilities to Crimea, which was told Ukrinform. nuclear deterrent. southern Santa Bar - bara County, forming a slick that left gobs of Migrants who were goo along sand and rescued by Acehnese Charges rocks at Refugio State fishermen are assisted Beach. today by local residents being to board a truck that is Called off taking them to a hospital JERUSALEM — upon arrival in Simpang weighed Israeli Prime Minister Tiga, Aceh province, By MATTHEW BROWN Benjamin Netanyahu Associated Press today called off a pro - Indonesia. Hundreds of BILLINGS, Mont. — posed plan to segregate migrants stranded at Authorities are consider - Palestinians from sea for months were ing whether to bring crim - Israelis on West Bank rescued and taken to inal charges against a buses, overruling his Indonesia, officials said Montana 17-year-old who own defense minister Wednesday, the latest in fired a bullet through his following a flurry of a stream of Rohingya bedroom window and criticism in an attempt and Bangladeshi killed a friend, in a case an to avert the first crisis investigator has described of his new govern - migrants to reach shore as an accident. ment. in a growing crisis The unidentified sus - An official in the confronting Southeast pect had been startled prime minister’s office Asia. when 15-year-old Mackeon said Netanyahu called Schulte and another Defense Minister Associated Press/Binsar Bakkara friend knocked on his win - Moshe Yaalon to tell dow early Sunday, Billings him he found his pro - police said. posal “unacceptable” The alarmed teen and the two then decid - grabbed a revolver, ed to freeze the plan. Temporary home described as a family heir - loom, and shot through Approved By EILEEN NG and the glass, striking Schulte BOSTON — Victims FAKHRURRADZIE GADE in the head, police said. Associated Press of a 2012 meningitis Police are investigating PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia the shooting as a homi - outbreak caused by a — In a major diplomatic Indonesia, Malaysia agree now-closed Massachu - cide, and authorities are breakthrough that could expected to weigh if negli - setts compounding ease Southeast Asia’s to take in stranded migrants pharmacy will have gence played a role in migrant crisis, Indonesia access to a $200 million Schulte’s death. It will be and Malaysia offered compensation fund, fol - up to prosecutors to decide Wednesday to temporarily lowing approval Tues - people on board screaming more than 3,000 migrants “This is not an ASEAN on charges. Billings Police take in thousands of peo - day by a federal bank - for help, he began to weep. who fled persecution in problem,” Malaysian For - Capt. John Bedford said ple who have been strand - ruptcy judge. “As we came close, I was Myanmar and poverty in eign Minister Anifah the suspect was not con - ed at sea but appealed for The new fund will be shocked. I saw them Bangladesh have landed in Aman said after the meet - sidered an immediate dan - international help, saying available to compen - crammed onto the boat. It overcrowded boats on the ing. “This is a problem for ger, and criminal charges the crisis is a global, not sate creditors and vic - left me speechless and I shores of Southeast Asian the international commu - could run the risk of regional, problem. tims who became ill or broke down in tears as I countries better known for nity. We are talking about a “compounding a horrible The reversal in their died as the result of watched them screaming, their white-sand beaches. humanitarian crisis.” situation.” positions, after weeks of receiving tainted waving their hands and Aid groups estimate that Part of the crisis “We’re not going to rush steroid injections from saying the migrants were clothes,” said 40-year-old thousands more are strand - stemmed from the stance to judgment,” he said. the Com - not welcome, came as Razali Puteh. People from ed at sea following a crack - of ASEAN nations, which “There’s enough damage pounding Center. It is more than 430 weak, hun - the boat began jumping down on human traffickers until now was to push that’s already been done.” part of a plan to liqui - gry people were rescued — into the water trying to that prompted captains and boats away and not allow Prosecutors are plan - date the assets of the not by navies patrolling reach him, but the fisher - smugglers to abandon their migrants to reach their ning a lengthy review, Yel - Framingham-based the waters but by a flotilla man told them to stay put boats. The mounting crisis shores, fearing that allow - lowstone County Attorney center approved by U.S. of Indonesian fishermen and then returned with prompted Malaysia to call ing a few to come in would Scott Twito said. Bankruptcy Court who brought them ashore other fishing boats. an emergency meeting lead to an unstoppable Montana law recognizes Judge Henry Boroff. in the eastern province of “I could not let them die, with the foreign ministers flow. three types of homicide — Aceh. because they are also of Indonesia and Thailand Thailand has said it can - deliberate, mitigated and One of the fishermen human beings. Just like on Wednesday. Malaysia is not afford to take any more negligent — and all three Arrested who led the rescue effort me,” Puteh said. “I am the current chair of the 10- migrants since it is already will likely be options for ISLAMABAD — Pak - said that when he spotted grateful to have saved hun - nation grouping of South - overburdened by tens of prosecutors, Andrew istan’s interior minis - the migrants’ green wood - dreds of lives.” east Asian countries thousands of refugees King-Ries, associate dean ter says police have en trawler and saw the In the past three weeks, known as ASEAN. from Myanmar. at the University of Mon - made a breakthrough tana School of Law, said. in the case of last Deliberate homicide, or week’s Karachi bus murder, comes into a play attack that killed 47 Seized ... when someone knowingly Shiites, and arrested causes another person’s Continued from page 1 province have been prevented from tion of anonymity for fear for their the suspected master - death, King-Ries said. On Tuesday, Anbar local officials entering Baghdad due to fears that own safety. mind and several gun - Mitigated homicide is said five of the displaced residents militants might mingle in with the It is still unknown when the men. when a person kills some - had died from exhaustion in Bzebiz crowds and sneak into the Iraqi capi - expected wide-scale operation to Chaudhry Nisar Ali one while under some area, where the displaced had been tal. recapture Ramadi and other cities Khan made the kind of mental or emo - announcement in forced to stay while they were kept Residents still left in Ramadi told will start. Baghdad officials and lead - away from Baghdad. The Associated Press over the phone ers of the so-called Popular Mobiliza - tional distress. Islamabad today. He did Negligent homicide not say when the According to the International today that Islamic State militants tion Units, which consists of a num - Organization for Migration, more were urging them over loudspeakers ber of Shiite militias who are fight - applies when a person arrests were made or should be aware that their provide the affiliation than 40,000 people have been dis - not to be afraid and to stay in the city. ing on the side of the Iraqi military placed from Anbar since Friday, However, they were not preventing and security forces, have repeatedly actions could cause a of the gunmen. death but chooses to disre - —Associated Press when IS conquered Ramadi. In the those wanting to leave the city to go, said they need time for a military past, people fleeing the Sunni the residents said, speaking on condi - buildup and reconnaissance. gard that risk. The Commercial Review Page 6 Entertainment Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Event It’s time, but he’s torn seeking to raise Letterman’s money By FRAZIER MOORE final show AP Television Writer NEW YORK — Thirty is tonight years ago, Richard Curtis suspected two things: Peo - ple like to laugh and they like to do good. By FRAZIER MOORE Red Nose Day has annu - AP Television Writer ally proved him right in NEW YORK — You don’t the United Kingdom, think of David Letterman as a where more than $1 bil - stop-and-smell-the-flowers type, lion has been raised to but here he is, at a major turn - fight childhood poverty. ing point yet savoring his choco - Now Curtis is bringing late milkshake. Red Nose Day to the Unit - Perched on a stool in a fast- ed States with a star-stud - food restaurant beside the Ed ded three-hour TV event Sullivan Theater, where he has airing Thursday at 8 p.m. hosted “Late Show” for two EDT on NBC. He promis - decades but will do so only a bit Associated Press/CBS/Jeffrey R. Staab es it will be funny and longer, Dave unwinds from that entertaining while giving day’s taping while, more than In this photo provided by CBS, former President Bill Clinton, left, makes his final viewers the opportunity once, he comments on his appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman," on the CBS Television Network on shake’s deliciousness. to pitch in to help kids in Tuesday in New York. Letterman, right, will host his final broadcast of the "Late Show" tonight the U.S. and around the He also thinks today’s show on the CBS Television Network. was excellent, a surprising globe. appraisal from this famously When he’s not organiz - self-critical star. Cher did a sur - writers,” he insists. “It was their but easy in October 2009, when punch Sheetrock and scream as ing Red Nose Day in the prise walk-on. Martin Short show that I was doing, especial - an extortion plot compelled him much.” U.K. or prepping its Amer - brought down the house with ly early on. And then I got to a to acknowledge on the air that But nothing, no drug or elixir, ican invasion, Curtis is a his musical eulogy to Dave. point I knew how to do what he had been sexually involved can turn back the years. celebrated writer-direc - Norah Jones sang “Don’t Know they were wanting me to do. with women on his staff. He “There’s no cure to being 68,” tor. His films include Why” and everyone got misty. “We had guys who had weathered that storm, largely he sighs. So May 20 is closing “Four Weddings and a “I wish tonight’s show had worked at the Harvard Lam - thanks to a candid and contrite night. And then? Funeral,” “Notting Hill” been the last show,” says Letter - poon!” he says, flashing a grin. accounting to his viewers. “I don’t know what’s gonna and “Bridget Jones’s man. “Tonight should have been “I attended university in “It was the worst time of my happen,” he says, beyond more Diary.” the last show. I don’t know what Muncie, Indiana.” life. I remember just thinking, family time with Regina and “I have two careers, at we’re gonna do for the next two Now he’s nearing the end of a ‘Oh my God, I’ve ruined my fam - their 11-year-old son, Harry. “I the same time,” he says weeks.” record-breaking, surely never- ily,’ and that became the only hope it will all be good. It’s my during a chat Monday It isn’t hard to detect, or to-be-matched run that exceeds concern. And then: Oh, yeah, responsibility to make it good. morning at Manhattan’s understand, the simmering even Johnny Carson’s 30 years you could get fired!” It’s not like heart surgery: ‘Could Hammerstein Ballroom, ambivalence in Dave’s decision on “The Tonight Show.” But on Dave’s crisis meter, the I get a little more morphine?’” where the live portion of to take his leave after 33 years in “God, it’s been 6,000 shows!” scandal far exceeded his emer - It’s not as if he’s glum. More Thursday’s telecast will late night and 22 years hosting he says. “I used to have these gency quintuple bypass opera - like meditative: Where did all the originate. CBS’ “Late Show,” on May 20. conversations with (wife) Regi - tion in January 2000. years go? This show will be “very, But by now he’s done it all. na: ‘How much longer can I do “The heart surgery was FUN! Meanwhile, he’s enjoying his very, very different” from Letterman has carved a place in this? How much longer do I People would come and see me shake and pleased with this day’s the typical fundraising cultural history with his pio - WANT to do this?’ and bring me things. And the work. telethon, he says. neering brand of postmodern “But it was so much fun doctors were wonderful. Those “If you see how wound up I Roughly one-half will silliness that collared “Late tonight, just really fun,” he says people — I mean, who does a job am,” he says, “it’s because of the be pre-recorded sketches Night” fans on his arrival in again. “I’m really, really torn. I that well?” show tonight: Cher, Marty Short, and other comedy pieces, 1982 and subsequently was know why I shouldn’t be doing it Another miracle of medical Norah Jones. If the last show allowing for slick produc - absorbed into the Age of Irony anymore, but these last few science: An antidepressant he’s goes like that, I’ll be like this. I tion techniques and he played a major role in chart - months have been soooo easy.” been taking in recent years. hope the last show goes well, involvement by a wider ing. This legacy-in-the-making No wonder. As the days count “It saved my life. I used to because that’s what I will take range of stars than would was long ago coined “Letter - down, love for Dave is escalat - wonder how other people with me. It will reflect nicely on be possible on show night. manesque.” But don’t talk lega - ing. “With a simple retirement weren’t always screaming and the body of work.” Curtis mentions one cy with Dave. He swiftly raises announcement, every day I’m punching the Sheetrock. And And if it doesn’t go so well? He intriguing spoof: a mock - his deflector shield. Salesman of the Month.” then I started this, and I felt like, grins: “I’m gonna be miserable umentary of the rock “The real credit goes to the Letterman’s life was anything ‘Ahhh, I see!’ And now I don’t for a long time.” group Coldplay as it cre - ates a musical version of “Game of Thrones,” with original songs by Cold - play frontman Chris Mar - tin performed by the ‘Pitch 2’ tops box office group and participation by a dozen “Game of LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ladies of film, for comparison, grossed only $65 mil - Thrones” cast members. “Pitch Perfect 2” hit all the right notes lion domestically across its entire run. Other pre-recorded bits opening weekend, amassing a $70.3 million “It’s aca-awesome,” said Universal Pic - include such names as debut, according to Rentrak estimates tures’ President of Domestic Distribution Julia Roberts, Liam Nee - Sunday. Nick Carpou, using one of the catchphras - son, Richard Gere and The Elizabeth Banks-directed sequel to es of the film about a cappella singing. “We Jodie Foster. the 2012 sleeper hit and video-on-demand knew that the film would be a success, but There will also be live phenomenon cost Universal Pictures only there’s something that happens when comedy and music in $29 million to produce and was expected to movies grow in their success beyond a front of an audience at open in the $50 million range. The first range that’s easily predictable.” the Hammerstein.

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Jameis Winston as the He also immediately Seminoles’ starting quar - becomes the most accom - terback. plished quarterback on Florida State said Tues - Florida State’s roster. Sends ... Continued from page 10 At No. 1 doubles, Jay Both teams scored a run County’s Emily West - The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney in the fourth, and Jay gerdes and Faith Parr lost County (10-11) added an 6-2, 6-0. Fort Recovery High School third baseman Nate Lochtefeld makes a play Tuesday during the insurance run in the fifth. Abby Saxman and Abby Indians 3-2 loss to the visiting St. Henry Redskins. FRHS will be back in action today against Marion Local Levi Stant led all players Reier dropped their match in the second of two district semifinal games at Coldwater. with three hits. Cole at No. 2 doubles to Anna Stigleman and Mitchell Etherington and Sarah Kunkler each added sin - Holder 6-0, 6-0. gles, and Stigleman Jay County’s junior var - walked twice. sity team also lost, 5-0. Tribe falls late to St. Henry Long also pitched the Patriots to victory, giving FORT RECOVERY — The Indians Hartzell leads up four runs — three Mainsource weren’t able to score in a 2-0 defeat earned — on eight hits. He Jayden Hartzell and two earlier this season to the Redskins. walked two and struck out hits and three RBIs as Tuesday, the Fort Recovery base - four in seven innings. ball team scored twice in the fourth Indians lose to Redskins for MainSource Bank defeat - inning, but a late run by St. Henry the second time in two weeks Tigers top Patriots ed Minnich Poulty 6-2 in handed the Indians a 3-2 loss. ALEXANDRIA — Kyra Portland Junior League’s St. Henry, which is ranked seventh Braun picked up the only Willie Mays division. in Division III, scored a run in the victory Tuesday as the Jay Trenton Webster had first inning and added another in Ben Will and Wendel each had sin - Chase Bruns pitched in relief, County girls tennis team two singles and two runs the fourth four a 2-0 lead. Fort Recov - gles, and Kyle Schorer added a dou - allowing one earned run on one hit. lost to the Alexandria for MainSource, and Kea - ery (21-5) answered with two runs in ble as the Division IV No. 3 Indians He surrendered two walks and had a Tigers, 4-1. gan Hartzell had a two-run the bottom of the frame on a bases- managed only three hits off St. pair of strikeouts. Braun defeated Colleen double. Cameron Clark loaded walk by Cole Wendel and a Henry starter Josh Osterholt. Fort Recovery takes on Midwest Matthew 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 also had a double. groundout by Mitch Stammen. Cade Wendel took the loss, giving Athletic Conference foe Marion singles. The Patriots’ No. 1 Dusty Pearson had the Mitchell Dorner of St. Henry hit up two earned runs on five hits. He Local at 7 p.m. tonight in the second singles player Jessica Ker - only hit for Minnich. He an RBI single in the top of the sixth struck out two and walked one in of two district semifinal games at rigan lost to Hannah and Isaac Kunkler each for the eventual game-winning run. four innings of work. Coldwater. Libler 6-1, 6-2. scored a run. Ends ... On tap Continued from page 10 Local schedule “Starting off I knew I had Today to go get that girl, she was Fort Recovery — Baseball in regional semifinal vs. Marion Local at Coldwater – dead sprinting,” said Well - 7 p.m. man, who earned the Patri - South Adams — Softball at Wapahani ots’ other individual title in “It took so much mental – 5 p.m.; JV softball at Southern Wells – 5 the 1,600. She had a time of (and) physical effort. But p.m. 5:36.5, and also finished sec - Thursday ond in the 3,200. “I new I when I got (close), I’m like Jay County — Boys track sectional at Delta – 5 p.m.; Tennis hosts sectional had to get there and that’s ‘I’m not losing this’ and semifinal against Randolph Southern – 5 what really motivated me. p.m.; Baseball at Bellmont – 5 p.m.; Soft - It was a tough race but I ball vs. Northeastern – 5 p.m.; JV softball that’s what powered vs. Adams Central – 6:30 p.m.; JV base - was ready for it.” ball vs. Blackford – 5 p.m. But Wellman admitted me that last lap.” Fort Recovery — Boys and girls track in —Megan Wellman district meet at Spencerville – 4 p.m. she didn’t think she could South Adams — Boys track sectional catch up to Hazen given JCHS junior at Wayne – 5 p.m.; JV baseball vs. Bluffton how fast she started. – 5 p.m.; JV softball vs. Bluffton – 5 p.m. “It took so much mental effort (and) physical effort,” TV schedule Today Wellman said. “But when I 7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: got (close), I’m like ‘I’m not regional, which is a good team score points. She was Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox (ESPN) 8 p.m. — Major League Soccer: New losing this’ and that’s what accomplishment for her.” ninth. England Revolution at Sporting Kansas powered me that last lap.” Senior Malarie Houck, “That’s going to be a real City (ESPN2) Thanks to Wellman’s who was the top scoring tough thing to replace 8:30 p.m. — NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Final – Cleveland Cavaliers at effort, the Patriots were Patriot in each of the last when she graduates,” Atlanta Hawks Game 1 (TNT) about two seconds off the three seasons, was fighting McEvoy said. “Just the school record, and McEvoy an ankle injury she suf - tenacity, the ability to do Thursday 7 p.m. — College Softball: NCAA Tour - said he hopes they can set a fered in early April. whatever she can for her nament – Super Regional (ESPN2) new mark at the regional She finished second in team.” 9 p.m. — NBA Playoffs: Western Con - meet. ference Final – Houston Rockets at Gold - her heat of the 100 hurdles Also scoring points for en State Warriors, Game 2 (ESPN) Britlyn Dues advanced to to qualify for the finals, Jay County were Emma 9 p.m. — College Softball: NCAA Tour - regional in two events. She where she struggled mid - Laux (fourth – 200 dash, nament – Super Regional (ESPN2) finished third in the 100 way through the race and sixth – 100 dash), Lucy Laux hurdles with a time of 17.37 had a difficult time finish - (fifth – long jump, seventh – Local notes Tournaments set for June seconds, and was part of ing. She was eighth. 200 dash, eighth – 100 dash), The Ohio Fury Softball program will the runner-up 4x400 relay “Having girls like Malar - Kelsey Burden (sixth – 100 The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz host its annually Star Spangle Shootout team with Lexi Myers and ie Houck that can do that — dash), Taylor Homan baseball and softball tournaments in June. the Kunklers. They fin - she’s a great athlete — but (fourth – high jump), Bekah Jay County High School junior Megan The tournaments, which are open to ished with a time of 4:22.99, you can see how tough that Corwin (seventh – shot put) Wellman runs in front of Yorktown’s Madeline Aul teams ranging in ages 10-and-younger to she is and how committed Muhlenkamp (fifth – 400 18-and-younger, will be June 26 through behind Yorktown’s 4: 10.53. during the 1,600-meter run of the track and field 28 at KC Geiger Park in St. Marys, Ohio. “She came back from an she is to her team,” McEvoy dash) and Dues (fourth – sectional meet Tuesday at Delta. Wellman won the If interested, contact Mike Bright at injury she had midseason,” said. 300 hurdles). race in 5 minutes. 36.5 seconds. (419) 738-3795, or email McEvoy said of Dues. After being tended to by Homan, Myers and the [email protected]. “She’s not 100 percent right the trainer, she again bat - Laux sisters teamed to now by any stretch. She tled the pain in the 300 hur - place fourth in the 4x100 was able to move on to dles hoping to help her relay. Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Patriot girls tennis team FRHS baseball falls plays in sectional Thursday, to St. Henry on late run, see On tap page 9 Sports see story page 9

Page 10 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Jay Co. walks Sectional streak ends off in thriller Patriots finish Jay County High runner-up to School’s softball team had a double-digit deficit Yorktown twice. It trailed Monroe Cen - tral 11-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning, and was behind By CHRIS SCHANZ 16-3 going into the home The Commercial Review half of the fourth. MUNCIE — Tears were shed The Patriots scored as the Patriots gathered their seven runs in the bottom belongings at the conclusion of the seventh inning of the meet. Tuesday for a wild, come- The winning streak had from-behind 19-18 victory come to an end. over the Golden Bears. Jay County High School fin - Jay County (13-11) ished as the runner-up to York - scored five runs in the town in Tuesday’s track and fourth to trail 16-8, before field sectional meet at Delta. adding four more in the The Yorktown Tigers sixth for a 16-12 deficit. claimed the team title with Monroe Central tacked on 138.33 points, defeating a two more in the top of the Patriot squad that had won seventh before the Patri - five consecutive sectional ots mounted their come - championships. Jay County, back. which lost to Yorktown three Catherine Dunn, who times this season, totaled 106 hit her fifth home run of points, and Muncie Central The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz the season earlier in the was three points behind in game, drove in Courtney third place. Taylor Homan, a Jay County High School freshman, attempts to clear 4 feet, 10 Finnerty for the game- “Our girls gave a really good inches in the high jump Tuesday during the track and field sectional meet at Delta. Homan winning run. effort,” said JCHS coach Brian finish fourth in the event. Finnerty added three McEvoy, whose team earned hits, tallied three RBIs sectional titles in three events. and scored three times for “We knew it was going to be a Suzanne Scanameo and McEvoy said. “I don’t usually Sarah Hazen of Yorktown pretty tall order from our the Patriots. KeKayla Cooper. like to run sisters against each sprinted to begin the final leg, experience earlier in the year. Ava sprinted out to the front other — kind of get them creating about 30 meters of Gabby Hart also tallied That’s kind of on paper what following the second turn and spread out in the events — but separation between herself three hits. She also scored was supposed to happen. never let up, with her sopho - they agreed to do it for the and Jay County’s anchor, three times and drove in a “We were able to swing a few more sister trailing her the team ...” Megan Wellman. pair. Catera Gierhart and points, but they didn’t really entire way. Ava finished with a The Kunkler sisters also With 600 meters to go, Well - Kaili Baughman each had have a weakness someone time of 2 minutes, 33 seconds, played their part in the Patri - man started to close the gap on two hits and two RBIs, as could exploit. That was a big and Erika was 0.99 seconds ots’ first win of the day, the Hazen, trailing her by a sec - did Emily Corn, who was difference in years past; we behind her. 4x800-meter relay. ond after one lap. making her varsity debut. had a lot of events we could Both advance to Tuesday’s Ava ran the first leg, giving Wellman passed her coming Chloe Trissel added a sway points out of.” regional meet at Ben Davis. the Patriots a narrow lead out of the second turn as the single and also drove in a One of those races was the The top three finishers in each when she passed the baton. quartet finished with a time pair of runs. 800 run. event qualify to move on. Her sister Erika kept the lead of 10:11.18. It beat the York - Rachel Antrim got the Sisters Ava and Erika Kun - “The 800 was really one of before Yorktown’s Scanameo town team by more than three win in four innings of kler finished one-two in the our key parts we thought we passed Briana Muhlenkamp seconds . relief. She gave up seven event, ahead of Yorktown’s could pick apart Yorktown,” during the third leg. See Ends page 9 runs — four earned — on nine hits. South Adams sends four to regional meet NEW HAVEN — Four runners will rep - resent South Adams High School at the regional track meet. Caroline Kloepper and Addie Wanner Local both qualified as individuals in two roundup events during Tuesday’s sectional track meet at New Haven. Kloepper finished second in the 400- meter dash and was fourth in the 100 dash. Wanner was the runner-up in the points to run away with the team title. high jump and finished third in the 100 New Haven scored 87.5 points for second, hurdles. edging Wayne by a half point. The top three finishers in each event and the next four fastest times from the Long lifts Jay Co. four feeder sectionals advance to region - HARTFORD CITY — Levi Long drove al. in three runs on two hits to lead the Jay Olivia Von Gunten finished fourth in County baseball team to a 6-4 win Tues - the 800 run to also qualify for regional. day against Blackford. She set a school record in the process Long hit a two-run double in the top of with her time of 2 minutes, 22.53 sec - the first inning as the Patriots struck onds. scored four runs. Tanner Reynolds and The trio joined Hanna Imel to finish Jacob Geesaman each added RBI singles fifth in the 4x400 relay, also making Tues - in the frame. day’s regional meet at Marion. Blackford answered with three runs in South Adams placed seventh as a team the home half of the stanza to trail 4-3. with 17 points. Homestead scored 156 See Sends page 9