Saturday, January 2, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Budget, COVID to lead 2020 session By RILEY EUBANKS The Commercial Review COVID. The biennium budget. Redistricting. The Indiana General Assembly, which recon - venes Monday to begin this year’s legislative ses - sion, has a lot on the agen - da in 2021. Local state Sen. Travis The CR Holdman (R-Markle), recently tapped to lead the Republican caucus in the Senate, says his party is focused on maintaining the budget to current lev - els despite a nationwide recommends recession in 2020 caused by the ongoing coron - By RAY COONEY, JACK RONALD, CHRIS SCHANZ, avirus pandemic. RILEY EUBANKS, BAILEY CLINE, KATIE LYONS and LOUISE RONALD “(The recession) wasn’t The Commercial Review What’s next? good but it wasn’t as bad as That question comes to mind a lot. it could’ve been had there You might be looking for a new television show to watch, been no federal assis - a new book to read or a new drink to enjoy. tance,” Holdman said, not - We’re here to help. ing that federal stimulus This marks our third year of “The CR recommends,” our answer to the litany of top-10 lists that will generate debt that will publications put out to fill pages during the usually quiet last couple of weeks of December. tax the country for years. Inevitably, the feel of our list changes as employees come and go. Once signed by Indiana (This year, we added a category for favorite beers.) Gov. Eric Holcomb, the What follows is a selection of personal favorites from budget will appropriate editor and publisher Ray Cooney, president Jack Ronald, state funds for two years sports editor Chris Schanz, reporters Riley Eubanks and Bailey Cline, beginning July 1. Though advertising representative Katie Lyons and board member Louise Ronald. it’s too early to know We hope it provides you with ideas for some specifics, Holdman said new things to try as we head into the new year. this year’s budget is expected to be “about equal” to the roughly $35 Local interest billion total set in 2019. The Loblolly “I think the recovery My new dog Scooter and I walk a lot. Unlike my golden retriever Sammy could be very quick … I’m who died in the spring, Scooter refuses to go outside by himself. (Once hoping it is,” Holdman alone, he whines and jumps like a kangaroo.) Thus, I’m walking with said. my yellow lab morning, noon and night. When I can, I try to vary Maintaining the budget the locations, including Hudson Family Park, Jay County High is possible, in part, School, Portland Memorial Park and Jay County Fair - because the state had a $2.1 grounds on my list. But nothing quite beats Loblolly billion surplus to tap into Marsh Nature Preserve with its miles of trails for emergency funds. The and relative solitude. — Ray Cooney state, to date, has used See Recommends page 6 about half of that surplus, Holdman said, and he hopes it doesn’t have to use any more of it to stimulate the economy. Because of the reces - sion, Holdman said it may not be possible to satisfy some of the requests in Holcomb’s 2021 agenda, such as allocating $600 mil - lion in raises for teachers. “I just don’t know if there’s going to be that much extra … I’m hoping 1 there is,” Holdman said, 2 noting the budget may be contingent on the rollout 0 of coronavirus vaccines 2 and an impending revenue forecast in April, weeks before the end of the ses - sion. See Session page 2 Stepping away Theurer retires after decades in government By BAILEY CLINE regular commissioner meet - “It’s not as stressful, (I’m not) The Commercial Review ings, he said, back when the worrying about things in the Gary Theurer first put his group met four times a month. county,” he said. “I get to sit name on the ballot for commis - And over the years, his role in back and watch other people sioner in 1996. government has helped him to make the decision(s).” Twenty-five years later, he’s understand that legislative Some of the projects that finished his last term in local change takes time. passed through during his time government as a county council “On the farm, (if) you want to in office include expanding the member. do something, you just go do it,” landfill, developing two wind Theurer, 66, served three he said, “whereas in govern - farms, building the new Jay terms as a Jay County Council ment, you’ve got to go through County Jail, drafting regulation member and three terms as a the process of public meetings for concentrated animal feeding Jay County Commissioner. A and get input from other people operations and creating Jay 1972 Portland High School grad - before you can make decisions.” County Regional Sewer Dis - The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline uate, he’s worked on the family He’s ready to retire from his trict. farm — Theurer and Sons role in politics now, although he Theurer also devoted nearly Gary Theurer relaxes in his recliner at home Farms Inc. and subdivision plans to continue work at the 35 years as a volunteer firefight - RMG Farms LLC — for nearly farm as needed. He’s relieved to er and sat on the Madison Wednesday. Theurer, a local government official for the last all his life. no longer feel as though he Township board for at least four 24 years, finished his last term on Jay County Council in Being self-employed made it holds responsibility for ongoing years. December. He said he’s ready to relax and spend more time easier to clear his Mondays for county decisions and issues. See Stepping page 2 with his family.

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About 0.4 inches of rain fell on New Year’s Day in Jay Need to fill out a birth Tuesday — Coverage of Marjorie Hollway , 97, County. The high temperature announcement, engagement Monday’s Portland City Coun - Dunkirk was 38 degrees, and the low or wedding form to have your cil and Jay School Board meet - Ann Newton , 70, Portland was 27. special event announced in ings. Raymand Clark , 93 Snow is expected tonight the newspaper? They’re now Burley Billington , 66, with 1 to 3 inches of accumula - available electronically. Just Wednesday — Results from Marion tion. There will be more snow go to thecr.com, hover over Tuesday’s Jay County High Details on page 2. Sunday with a high of 35. “Forms” and select the form School swim meet against See page 2 for an extended you’d like to fill out. Bellmont. outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Saturday, January 2, 2021

Retrospect Storm shut down county Twenty-five years ago snow Jan. 2, resulted in “We’ve got some 6-foot stuck at the intersec - this week, Mother schools being closed. drifts. We might have 9- tion. Three had slid off Nature brought a severe Many businesses were foot drifts, but they’re the road while the welcome to the new shuttered as well. isolated,” said Jay fourth had a failed year. And while most city County engineer Dan transmission. The Jan. 3, 1996, edi - streets were passable, Watson. “We’ve got cars “Our toughest prob - tion of The Commercial rural travel was virtual - stuck in the middle of lem right now is the Review featured a story ly impossible without a the road. … The wreck - majority of state roads about a winter storm snowplow or snowmo - ers are just swamped.” are plugged with that was called the most bile. Drifts in some Jay County Sheriff’s severe in at least a areas were estimated to Office reported it had semis,” said Jay County The Commercial Review/Ed Balint Sheriff Kip Robinette. decade. Jay County was be as high as 10 feet. The received 30 calls about While school had come to a standstill “a sea of snow drifts, county was under a stranded vehicles in a “I think it’s going to jack-knifed semis and snow emergency that two-day period, with the take us the biggest 25 years ago this week because of a winter storm, cancelations.” was expected to stretch biggest issues near the share of the day to get children enjoyed some time out in the snow. The storm, which at least into the next intersection of Indiana the semis pulled and the Pictured, 15-year-old Kim Dixon of Atlanta tosses a brought 9 inches of day. 67. Four semis were state roads cleared up. snowball at 11-year-old John Myron of Portland.

CR almanac Obituaries Portland. Funeral services will follow Visitation will be held on Monday Marjorie Holloway at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral from 1 to 2 p.m. at Williamson- Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Marjorie C. Holloway, 97, Dunkirk, 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 died Dec. 31 at Miller’s Merry Manor home. Pastor Phill Jellison will offici - Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Dunkirk, IN. Services will be held ate the service and burial will follow in Pennville. Services to celebrate at a later date. Arrangements have in Liber Cemetery, south of Portland. Raymond’s life will follow at 2 p.m. been entrusted to MJS Mortuaries. Condolences may be expressed at on Monday. Burial will follow at williamsonspencer.com. Hillcrest Cemetery in Redkey. American Legion Post #211 will Ann Newton conduct military graveside rites. 38/29 39/29 38/27 38/29 36/26 Dec. 22, 1950-Dec. 31, 2020 Raymand Clark Condolences may be expressed at April 15, 1927-Dec. 31, 2020 A rain Mostly Slightly Slightly Slightly Ann Newton, age 70, a resident of williamsonspencer.com. snow-mix like - cloudy with cooler though warmer cooler under Portland, passed away on Thursday, Raymand Lee Edwin Clark, was ly overnight tempera - the high is under mostly mostly cloudy Dec. 31, 2020, at IU Health Ball Memo - born in Portland, Indiana, on April and in the tures similar projected to cloudy skies. skies. Friday 15, 1927. He passed away on Dec. 31, morning to Sunday. stay about No precipita - is also pro - rial Hospital in Muncie. Burley Billington 2020. He was preceded in death by his Nov. 19, 1954-Dec. 27, 2020 though not No precipita - freezing. tion is pro - jected to be Ann was born Dec. 22, 1950, in Jay much snow tion is pro - Mostly jected. mostly first wife Mary Lavon Clark and his Burley Dean Billington, age 66, of accumulation. jected. cloudy. cloudy. County, Indiana, the daughter of Jim sons Thonie “Stephen” Clark and Marion, Indiana, passed away on and Bertha (Abbott) Nichols. Bertha Wayne Anthony Leon Clark. Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in the Marion married Tim Newton Survivors include his daughter General Hospital. Lotteries on Dec. 27, 1969. Linda Clark; a sister, Betty Kaderly; Burley was born in Portland on Survivors include: and his wife Viola “Midge” Clark. He Nov. 19, 1954, the son of Burley and Her husband of 51 is also survived by Mary Viola Hoosier Pick 4: 6-2-3-5 years — Tim Newton, many grandchildren (Ashcraft) Billington. Midday Pick 5: 1-9-4-7-8 Portland, Indiana and great-grandchil - He was a 1974 Bryant Daily Three: 1-8-1 Three daughters — dren. High School graduate Daily Four: 2-5-2-1 Powerball Tammy Schubert Raymand was a and had worked for (husband: Keith), Port - Quick Draw: 2-5-6-8-10- Estimated jackpot: Newton faithful servant of the EPC in Geneva. 13-17-26-28-32-37-41-48-49- land, Indiana, Annette Lord and praised him Surviving are one 52-53-64-73-74-75 $384 million Enterline, Portland, Indiana, and daily. He was a true daughter, Vicki Clark Amanda Newton, Berne, Indiana explorer of the world. Clark of Uhrichsville, Billington Ohio Mega Millions One son — Duane Newton, Port - He was a Christian, a Ohio; and three sis - Midday Estimated jackpot: land, Indiana dad, businessman, a great story teller ters, Susan Eberly of Geneva, Pick 3: 9-3-4 $432 million Several grandchildren and great- and an all-around great guy. He was a Nancy Englehart of Pennville and grandchildren veteran of the U.S. Army serving in June Ringler of Sturgis, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her World War II and owned and operated Graveside services will be held at parents, Jim and Bertha Nichols; two Clark’s Furniture in Dunkirk for over a later date. Baird-Freeman Funer - Markets sisters Rachel Scott and Audrey Red - 30 years. al Home is in charge of arrange - ford; and a granddaughter, Casey He is free from the world and is ments. Clubs. with his father. He will be forever Memorials can be made to the Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s V i s i t a t io n w i l l b e h e l d o n W e d n e s - r e m e m b e r e d a n d m i s s e d . c h o i c e o f th e d o n o r. Fort Recovery Montpelier day from 1 to 2 p.m. at Williamson- “I love you a bushel and a peck and Condolences may be expressed at Corn ...... 4.88 Corn ...... 4.81 Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in a hug around the neck.” bairdfreeman.com. Feb. Corn ...... 4.89 Feb. corn ...... 4.83 Beans ...... 13.06 POET Biorefining March beans ...... 13.06 Portland Wheat ...... 6.30 Corn ...... 4.97 Stepping ... July wheat ...... 5.98 Late Jan. corn ...... 4.94 Continued from page 1 “We all want the same the people of Jay County Now that he’s retiring The Andersons Sunrise Jay County Council goals,” Parr said. “We live for putting their trust and from office, he said he Richland Township St. Anthony member Faron Parr has here, we stay here, we confidence in me for the might visit meetings Corn ...... 4.84 Corn ...... 4.71 worked alongside Theurer. raise our kids here. We all last 24 years,” he said. “I every now and then to Feb. corn ...... 4.84 Feb. corn ...... 4.81 Both served as commis - want Jay County to be one wish all the politicians voice his opinions. Beans ...... 13.16 Beans ...... 12.98 sioners and council mem - of the best counties in the well over the next (sever - “He’s been a great Feb. beans ...... 13.16 Feb. beans ...... 13.10 bers together. Parr recalled state.” al) years.” asset to the county,” Parr Wheat ...... 6.41 Wheat ...... 6.15 when he, Theurer and Milo Overall, Theurer is Theurer is excited to said. “He’s going to be Jan. wheat ...... 6.41 Feb. wheat ...... 6.15 Miller Jr. were all commis - grateful for the opportuni - spend more time with his happy to sit on the other sioners and shared similar ty to serve the county. granddaughters, Emme side of the fence for a Today in history ideals. “I’d just like to thank and Maddie. change.” On Jan. 2, 1974 , Pres - service of the city’s Cal - Session ... ident Richard Nixon vary Episcopal Church. signed legislation requir - In 1959 , the Soviet Continued from page 1 no voice,” Holdman said about the secutive emergency declaration by ing states to limit high - Union launched its space Separate from the budget, Hold - pandemic, which was just begin - the governor. way speeds to 55 miles an probe Luna 1, the first man complimented Holcomb’s pro - ning in Indiana when the Assembly “It’s not to say we would do any - hour as a way of conserv - manmade object to fly posal to allocate $400 million from concluded its 2020 session. thing differently than what the gov - the federal coronavirus aid, relief Under current law, only Indiana’s ernor has done,” Holdman said, ing gasoline in the face of past the moon, its appar - and economic security (CARES) governor can reconvene the Indi - adding that the legislature needs an OPEC oil embargo. ent intended target. (The 55 mph limit was Act directly into the unemploy - ana General Assembly, as Holcomb more power during crises. In 1960 , Sen. John F. ment trust fund to provide more did in 2018 Holdman said he One of the ramifications of the effectively phased out in Kennedy of Massachu - 1987; federal speed limits money for Hoosier jobless claims. believes a special session should 2020 U.S. Census is that districts are setts launched his suc - Joining other Republicans like have been called last year so feder - reorganized based on population. were abolished in 1995.) cessful bid for the presi - In 1788 , Georgia local state Rep. J.D. Prescott (R- al dollars from the CARES Act That is expected to happen again dency. Union City) who have criticized could have been allocated with the this spring as census reports are became the fourth state In 2016 , a 15-2 first- to ratify the U.S. Consti - Holcomb’s powers during an emer - legislature’s approval, among other finalized. half run was key for the tution. gency declaration, Holdman said pertinent decisions. Holdman, who has served since In 1811 , Sen. Timothy Jay County High school he would support legislation limit - Holdman said legislation could 2008, became Jay County’s represen - ing the powers of the executive include provisions allowing the tative in the Senate after district Pickering, a Federalist girls basketball team as it branch during an emergency with - Speaker of the House and president lines were redrawn in 2011. He rec - from Massachusetts, fought off Fort Recovery out approval from the state legisla - of the Senate to decide to form a ognized district reorganization will became the first member for a 56-51 victory. In 2018 , Sen. Al ture. special session or forcing a special once again receive “a lot of atten - of the U.S. Senate to be “We have concern that we’ve had session on the second or third con - tion,” as it did in 2011. censured after he’d Franken formally improperly revealed the resigned from the Senate contents of an executive a month after the Min - document. nesota Democrat 44th Annual 44th Annual In 1921 , religious serv - announced his plan to SERVICES ices were broadcast on leave Congress amid a Monday radio for the first time as series of sexual miscon - KDKA in Pittsburgh duct allegations. Clark , Richard: 2 p.m., aired the regular Sunday —AP and The CR Williamson-Spencer and Penrod COLDWATER YOUNG FARMERS Funeral Home, 208 N. Com - Citizen’s calendar merce St., Portland. CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Wednesday Saturday February 13, 2021 Monday lage hall, 201 S. 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Use a can of rice, bread or another grain medium-high heat, heat the someone who wrote an beans if and when you’re in of your choice. oil until shimmering. Add entire cookbook extolling a hurry (which, I realize, the Brussels sprouts, cut- the virtues of beans of all might be most if not all of Ingredients side down and in one layer. varieties, especially when the time). Just promise me 2 tablespoons olive oil Cook, without disturbing, cooked from dried, but the this: If you do find yourself 1 pound Brussels sprouts, until deep golden brown on fact is, I put canned beans with the time and inclina - trimmed and halved the bottom, 5 minutes. right up there with canned tion to cook some beans 2 garlic cloves, chopped Turn them over, add the tomatoes as one of the For The Washington Post/Tom McCorkle from dried, please do — and 3/4 teaspoon Spanish garlic and cook until the world’s great convenience try the recipe again. You’ll smoked paprika (pimen - sprouts are just barely ten - products. Few other vegeta - Smoky white beans and brussels sprouts see. ton) der, 2 to 3 minutes. bles packaged this way work well even with canned beans. Serve with rice, bread or 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, Stir in the smoked papri - compare; the less we say another grain of your plus more to taste ka, salt, red pepper flakes about canned beets or choice. 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon and pepper and cook until mushrooms, the better. fridge or freezer, and, much sels sprouts get a smoky fla - crushed red pepper flakes fragrant, 30 seconds. Add Still, as with any such like pasta water, it also can vor from one of my go-to 1/4 teaspoon ground the beans and bean liquid product, it’s important to add silky body to soups, spices, Spanish smoked Smoky White black pepper, plus more to or water and cook, stirring know the trade-offs. With stews and sauces. paprika, and brightness Beans and taste often, until the beans are canned beans, you gain I was reminded of the dif - from a generous squeeze of Brussels Sprouts 1 1/2 cups cooked or heated through, the liquid plenty of time, but you lose ferences when I tried a lemon juice before serving. Total time: 20 minutes canned no-salt-added white has reduced and turned access to one of the best recipe from Lindsay Mait - The first time I made it, I Two servings beans (from one 15-ounce creamy, and the sprouts are reasons to cook a pot of land Hunt’s recent cook - used canned beans and tap This simple, quick dish can), drained and rinsed tender, about 5 minutes. legumes from dried: that book, “Help Yourself.” It’s a water, and the dish was gets its smoky flavor from a 3/4 cup drained bean Stir in the lemon juice cooking liquid. It’s the best pretty straightforward tasty. The second time, I touch of a powerhouse cooking liquid or water and chives, taste, and add possible medium for stor - affair, but with nice touch - used some heirlooms I ingredient: Spanish 2 tablespoons fresh more salt and pepper if ing beans, either in the es: White beans and Brus - cooked from dried and smoked paprika (pimen - lemon juice needed. Serve hot. Woman hurt by being kept at arm’s length DEAR ABBY: I have spent closer relationship or just accept herself the gift of these this new man and calls him years trying to have a close rela - that it won’t happen? — HURT IN important and rewarding names. I’m in the process of fil - tionship with my older sister, but ALABAMA kinds of experiences. ing for divorce, but he makes me it is clearly not a priority for her. Dear DEAR HURT: If your •••••••••• feel I am obligated to give him the We are very different people, but description of your sister is DEAR ABBY: I recently sepa - chance to make things right. Am I was hoping our shared history Abby accurate, she has drawn a rated from my husband of 16 I wrong for wanting to move on? and family bond would be tight circle around herself years. He is an alcoholic who — END OF MY ROPE IN enough for her to prioritize me that she doesn’t want refuses to seek help. He can’t hold NEVADA and my son. We come from a very breached. You stated that the a job or help with household DEAR END: No, you are not! small family on both sides and, two of you are very different expenses when he does work. You have suffered enough, so one day, we will be some of the but no concern for her own fami - people, but on some level you We have been separated for five do not backtrack. You are not few remaining family members. ly. She can be very selfish and has haven’t allowed yourself to months, and he feels that I “owe” obligated to give your alco - I haven’t heard from her in had no close girlfriends during accept what that means. You him another chance. I gave him holic husband more time than months during the pandemic, her adulthood. will be hurt less once you warning after warning for six you have already devoted. If which has been hurtful. I’m a Growing up, she was jealous of accept that your fantasy of years — and there was no you allow him to wear you working single mother, trying to me, but I thought things would be closeness with her will never change. I continue to tell him down, there will only be more take care of my son during this different after I struggled with a happen. repeatedly that I have moved on of what you have already dark time, and she hasn’t both - divorce and other life stressors. I For whatever reasons, she and I’m tired. Things got so bad I experienced. (If you are even ered to check on us even once. received no support from her isn’t capable of giving you eventually had a mental break - tempted, call your therapist!) She once told me that the only during my divorce. In fact, she what you need. You will find down and had to seek profession - That he refuses to seek things she cares about are her seemed to take my ex’s side the closeness you crave by al help. treatment speaks volumes. If own son and her dogs. I don’t despite his having emotionally developing stronger relation - I’m currently in a new rela - you and the new man in your understand how she can have abused me for years. Should I ships with your friends. Sadly, tionship, and I have never been life feel threatened, file a such a loving heart for animals expect that we will ever have a for your sister, she won’t give so happy. My husband threatens police report. Community Calendar Notices will appear in TY CENTER GROUP — p.m., in the fellowship hall based recovery group for Community Calendar as Doors open at 10:30 a.m. at Evangelical Methodist substance abuse. Meal space is available. To sub - Bingo will begin at 11 a.m. Church, 930 W. Main St., starts at 6 p.m. and the mit an item, email Euchre begins at 1 p.m. Portland. New members meeting is from 6:30 to 8 [email protected]. There is a $1 donation for welcome. For more infor - p.m. every Tuesday at the center’s expenses. For more mation, call (260) 726-5312. Nazarene Fellowship Today information, call (765) 768- NARCOTICS ANONY - Building across from the MUSEUM OF THE SOL - 1544. MOUS — Will meet at 6 p.m. Nazarene church, 249 E. DIER — Is open from noon PREGNANCY CARE each Monday at A Second Center St., Dunkirk. For to 5 p.m. the first and third CENTER — Free pregnan - Chance At Life Ministries, more information, call Saturday and Sunday of cy testing with ongoing 228 S. Meridian St. in Port - Amanda Price at (765) the month. It is located at support during and after land. For more informa - 283-2107. 510 E. Arch St., Portland. pregnancy. The center is tion, call Brenda Eads at NARCOTICS ANONY - The website is museu - located at 216 S. Meridian (260) 726-9625 or Dave Keen MOUS — Will meet at 7 mofthesoldier.com. St., Portland. Hours are 1 to at (260) 251-8792. p.m. each Tuesday at 5 p.m. Monday through Fri - CAREGIVER SUPPORT Church of God of GROUP — Will meet at 1 Prophecy, 797 N. Creagor day. For more information Monday p.m. the first Monday of Ave. in Portland. For PORTLAND BREAK - or to schedule an appoint - each month at Portland more information, call FAST OPTIMISTS — Will ment, call (260) 726-8636. Place, 430 W. Lafayette St. (260) 766-9334. meet at 7 a.m. for breakfast Walk-ins accepted. For more information, call JAY COUNTY CIVIC at Richards Restaurant. BREAD OF LIFE COM - (800) 589-1121. THEATRE — Holds its BRYANT AREA COM - MUNITY FAMILY MEAL PORTLAND EVENING regular meeting at 6 p.m. MUNITY CENTER — — Will be served from 5:30 OPTIMIST CLUB — Will on the first Tuesday of Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury Unit - meet at 6 p.m. the first and each month in room 205 every Monday, Wednesday ed Methodist Church, 204 E. third Monday of each at John Jay Center for and Friday. Arch St. in Portland. Every - month at Richards Restau - Learning. PING PONG — Will be one is welcome. rant. played from 9 a.m. to noon TAKE OFF POUNDS Wednesday each Monday at Jay Com - SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will Tuesday WEDNESDAY MORN - munity Center. meet for weigh-in at 5:30 BRYANT COMMUNITY ING BREAKFAST CLUB WEST JAY COMMUNI - p.m., with the meeting at 6 CENTER EUCHRE — Will — Will meet at 8 a.m. in be played at 1 p.m. each the east room of Tuesday. The public is wel - Richards Restaurant. All come. women are invited to THE LANDING — A 12- attend. Includes activi - For Jay County Schools Sudoku step program for those in ties and devotional time. sixth through 12th grade PING PONG — Will be January 4-8 will meet at 5:55 p.m. each played from 9 a.m. to Tuesday at 2nd Chance at noon each Wednesday at Monday: Main Entrees: Biscuit and sausage gravy, scrambled Life Ministries, 228 S. Jay Community Center eggs Alternate Entrees: PB&J fun lunch, Turkey & Meridian St., Portland. For and 10:30 a.m. to noon cheese salad, saltine crackers, light ranch dressing more information, call (260) each Wednesday at West Sides for all meals: Hash brown patty 703-0777 or (260) 726-5273. Jay Community Center A BETTER LIFE – BRI - in Dunkirk. The public is Tuesday: Main Entrees: Mashed potato and chicken bowl ANNA’S HOPE — A faith- welcome. Alternate entrees: Apple cinnamon muffin fun lunch, turkey & cheese salad, saltine crackers, light ranch dressing Sides for all meals: seasoned corn

Wednesday: Main entrees: Mini turkey corn dogs Alternate Entrees: PB&J fun lunch, Turkey & cheese salad, saltine crackers, light ranch dressing Sides for all meals: Steamed broccoli florets

Thursday : Main entrees: Classic American cheeseburger Alternate entrees: Apple cinnamon muffin fun lunch, turkey & cheese salad, saltine crackers, light ranch dressing Sides for all meals: Baked beans

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You are too numer - seats or trucks. has partnered with Second Har - Letters to Family Park and to the City of ous to mention individually but And a big thank to The Com - vest Food Bank for many years Dunkirk for letting us use please know you are appreciat - mercial Review and WPGW for to provide free food to our com - Dunkirk City Park. It is a chal - ed. keeping the community munity almost once a month. the Editor lenge to find space large enough The truck drivers and volun - informed about the location and In 2019, we facilitated 10 tail - to hold 500 or so vehicles so that teers from Second Harvest are time of each tailgate. gate food giveaways. there is not a traffic problem on also to be commended for all of We will be on a first and third Because of the many prob - city streets. A big thank you to their extra work during a diffi - Wednesday schedule from 10 lems brought about by COVID- over the first 10 months of 2020, Jim Bruner, Billy Sipe, Herb cult time. a.m. to noon for the foreseeable 19, including increased food which is an increase of 470%. Stratton, Tom Zimmerman and Thank you to those in the com - future at the Jay County Fair - insecurity, from January 2020 During those months there was Greg Runyon, who got there munity who wait for a long time grounds. Check The Commer - through October 2020 we facili - an average of 500 vehicles at the early each week to direct traffic. to pick up food for other family cial Review or listen to WPGW tated 34 tailgates. tailgates each week. Also a big thank you to those members, neighbors or others in case of any changes to this According to figures from Sec - On behalf of United Way of from the Indiana National who can use the extra food. And schedule. ond Harvest, we served approxi - Jay County, I want to thank Jay Guard, Portland Fire Depart - thanks to all of you for your Jane Ann Runyon mately 14,574 people in 2019. County Fair Board for the use of ment and other volunteers who patience as you wait in long Executive director That number jumped to 83,244 the fairgrounds, including the worked tirelessly to serve a huge lines for our awesome volun - United Way of Jay County ‘She-cession’ real for minority women By LUISA BLANCO Bloomberg Opinion Some have labeled the pandemic-driven economic Luisa slump a “she-cession,” not - ing how heavily it has Blanco weighed on women. Yet this is so general as to be misleading: The real vic - tims have been primarily Latina and Black. To help them recover, Congress and the Biden administra - tion must recognize and address the issues — par - The lack of ticularly in the family — access to that made them vulnerable in the first place. reliable Judging from unemploy - ment rates, women as a childcare whole have bounced back compounds significantly from the blow the pandemic delivered. these problems. After rising to 16.2% in When mothers April — more than 2.5 per - centage points higher than have no safe that of men — the season - place to drop ally adjusted rate for women stood at 6.4% in off the kids, November, compared with 6.9% for men. But unem - and nobody ployment among Latinas else to step in, and Black women remained much higher, at they can’t 8.2% and 9.0%, respective - go to work. ly. Why the disparity? One explanation is occupation - al segregation: Latinas and Black women are more nas and Black women out likely to have jobs that are of the labor force perma - Policy should focus on people affected by the pandemic, nently, adding to the nega - or that put them in harm’s tive economic impact of By ELI LAKE A complementary piece of this way. Latina workers, for the pandemic. Bloomberg Opinion policy involves more outreach to example, are dispropor - What to do? First, policy Most Americans have no idea Iranian Americans. Under Presi - tionately employed in the makers should act as who Nahid Shirbisheh is. But in Eli dent Barack Obama, much of that hard-hit retail, leisure and quickly as possible to Iran, she has become a powerful outreach was done through the hospitality sectors. They’re establish the testing and symbol of resistance. A little over Lake National Iranian American Coun - also less likely to be able to safety measures needed to a year ago, she witnessed her son’s cil, an advocacy group that has work remotely, meaning reopen schools and child - murder at a government protest in largely cultivated a relationship they must often face the dif - care centers. They should Tehran. Last month she released a with the Democratic Party and prioritize vaccination of video made at the location of his ficult choice between los - ed and promoted on the U.S. Farsi- sought to portray Iranian-Ameri - teachers, support staff and killing that went viral in Iran. ing income and risking language social-media accounts. cans as supportive of diplomacy childcare workers, particu - When I spoke to her last month, their health. As a result, This new approach owes a lot to with the Iranian regime. Under they contract COVID-19 at larly in places with high she surprised me by thanking the Trump, the State Department went proportions of lower- Mora Namdar, an Iranian-Ameri - much higher rates than Trump administration. “They can Pompeo met in 2018 in Dallas. out of its way to engage Iranians their White counterparts, income minority students. mentioned my son’s name and my who want the U.S. to help destabi - And they should invest in A lawyer by training, Namdar was which aside from being own name and they supported my hired that year as an adviser to lize that regime. horrible in itself makes outreach to encourage vac - voice when my son was killed and “As we speak to Iranians who cine acceptance in predom - Brian Hook, the U.S. envoy to Iran. maintaining employment I was in prison,” she said. Namdar and a social media guru live in exile or who have made all the more difficult. inantly Latino and Black President Donald Trump’s Iran named Len Khodorkovsky soon homes in the United States, we Family arrangements communities, which have policy was designed mostly to took over the State Department’s find a common thread,” said matter, too. Minority strong historical reasons to coerce the regime into a better Farsi-language Instagram and Elliott Abrams, who has replaced women tend to bear the mistrust the medical estab - nuclear deal than the one it joined Telegram accounts, using them to Hook as the U.S. special envoy for brunt of responsibilities in lishment. Longer term, in 2015. U.S.-imposed sanctions Iran. Their message, he said, is they should ensure that all gauge which messages resonated the home, which affects were not meant to pressure Iran’s this: “Don’t forget the Iranian peo - their ability to stay in the minority women have with the Iranian public. rulers to release political prison - Pompeo’s mention of Bakhtiari ple.” In his talks with Iranian- workforce. According to access to the services — ers or to allow a referendum on the including affordable child was an example of how this Americans, Abrams said, he has research soon to be pub - powers of the supreme leader, as care — they need to partic - process worked. Namdar had heard criticism as well. They don’t lished in the Hispanic Eco - Iranian activists have been ipate more fully in the noticed how this particular story want U.S. policy to focus only on nomic Outlook, Latinas are demanding for years. Even if labor market. was trending and pressed Pompeo the regime, and they don’t want increasingly citing family Trump’s policy had succeeded, diplomatic deals “that abandon reasons for being out of the The Biden administra - to include it in his speech. Like - which it didn’t, Iranians would the Iranian people and keep the labor force during the pan - tion seems ready to take a wise, the State Department’s 2019 still be stuck with their oppres - regime in place forever.” demic (at rates much high - more effective approach to decision to ban visas for both sen - sors. er than White women). containing COVID-19, and ior regime officials and their fami - This is not to say that the U.S. They’re also more likely to has recognized the pan - That said, Secretary of State lies was driven by social media government should assume the have more kids at home demic’s disparate impact Mike Pompeo has called out the posts inside Iran expressing anger responsibility for transitioning and to be single mothers, on people of color. One regime’s human-rights abuses. He that Iranian elites were able to Iran to a democracy. That was, is all of which complicates must hope that it will put has highlighted its corruption and attend U.S. and Western universi - and should remain a task for the holding down a job. the two together into poli - told the stories of its dissidents ties, while many average Iranians Iranian people. But having a small The lack of access to reli - cies that will translate into and victims. Most intriguing, he were cut off from these schools. group at the State Department that able childcare compounds economic gains for minori - has empowered a small staff at the This counts as small but mean - follows what Iranian activists say these problems. When ty women, now and in the State Department to use Iranian ingful change. The State Depart - on social media is a useful way to mothers have no safe place future. social media to help craft U.S. pub - ment had generally used its Farsi gauge the regime’s legitimacy. to drop off the kids, and •••••••••• lic diplomacy with Iranians. social media accounts as a broad - Over time, it could be a valuable nobody else to step in, they Blanco is a professor of This is where Shirbisheh comes cast platform — a way to reinforce way to communicate directly with can’t go to work. And the public policy at Pepperdine in. A year ago, Pompeo mentioned what it was already saying. The the Iranians who might one day be longer closures of schools University. She specializes the murder of Shirbisheh’s son, department’s new approach treat - in charge of the country. and childcare centers last, in economic development, Pouya Bakhtiari, at a little-cov - ed social media as a channel to •••••••••• the more their job skills international economics ered event on human rights in learn what Iranians thought about Lake is a Bloomberg Opinion atrophy — a phenomenon and the financial well-being Iran. The State Department made both their own regime and U.S. columnist covering national securi - that could drive many Lati - of minorities in the U.S. sure that the speech was translat - policy. ty and foreign policy. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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The toms declarations that ingly on Wednesday to than the alternative of a Michel signed the hard- row of Union Jack flags. agreement, hammered out firms will have to fill out. approve a trade deal with chaotic rupture with the won agreement during a The European Parlia - after more than nine Brexit supporters, the European Union, EU. brief ceremony in Brus - ment also must sign off on months of tense negotia - including Johnson, say paving the way for an Late Wednesday sels. the agreement, but is not tions and sealed on Christ - any short-term pain will orderly break with the evening, Parliament’s “The agreement that we expected to get to it for mas Eve, will ensure be worth it. bloc that will finally com - upper chamber, the signed today is the result several weeks. Britain and the 27-nation Johnson said the Brexit plete the U.K.’s long and unelected House of Lords, of months of intense Johnson told legislators EU can continue to trade deal would turn Britain divisive Brexit journey. also backed the deal. It will negotiations in which the that the deal heralded “a in goods without tariffs or from “a half-hearted, With just a day to spare, become British law within European Union has dis - new relationship between quotas. That should help sometimes obstructive lawmakers in the House of hours, once it has received played an unprecedented Britain and the EU as sov - protect the 660 billion member of the EU” into “a Commons voted 521-73 in the formality of royal level of unity,” Michel ereign equals.” pounds ($894 billion) in friendly neighbor — the favor of the agreement assent from Queen Eliza - said. “It is a fair and bal - It has been 4 1/2 years annual trade between the best friend and ally the EU sealed between the U.K. beth II. anced agreement that since Britain voted 52% to two sides, and the hun - could have.” government and the EU The U.K. left the EU fully protects the funda - 48% to leave the bloc it had dreds of thousands of jobs He said Britain would last week. almost a year ago, but mental interests of the joined in 1973. 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There is a free other, and guests, and having Amazon’s Kindle Store, Barnes ning performance as Jesse Wayne about 15 years ago or so. trial period, but from there it fun in the process. I especially & Noble’s Nook store, Apple Faden, who is on her lifelong She continues as a thoughtful goes to $1.99 a month or $19.99 enjoy listening to them talk out books and others. It’s a great way journey to find out what the fic - blogger, now based in Michi - for the year. I find it worth the the possible answers. There I’ve been able to build my ebook tional Bureau of Control had to gan. — Jack Ronald investment. — Katie Lyons are three spin-off podcasts — library — I recently joined the e- do with her brother’s disappear - “Trivial Warfare Blitz,” “Four - reader ranks — because there ance. The physics-based combat PictureThis “Trivial Warfare” Play” and “Things that are are generally books that are free! is fun enough, but anybody who One of my favorite things in I like trivia. 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You will have Andrews is found dead, What intrigued me the to devote your attention the locals immediately most about this movie is to the show to keep up suspect Kya Clark, the the fact it was intended to with the information. so-called Marsh Girl. But be shot to give the viewer Keep your phone or com - the feeling of it being one Kya is not what they say. long take. Most movies puter nearby if you need The New York Times to fact check what is actu - use multiple cameras to ally happening or why it Book Review referred to capture multiple angles is happening. — Katie “Where the Crawdads of each scene, but this Lyons Sing,” the debut novel one did not. It really from Delia Owens, as gives you the feeling “Goliath” “painfully beautiful ... At you’re actually alongside Until about a month once a murder mystery, the soldiers in this World ago, I had nothing for War I piece. I saw it in a coming-of-age theatres this year prior this category. 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Riviera Gold is Ray Cooney one who has raised boys corpse she believes is day present. For anyone report from the front lines the 16th Russell/Holmes I’ve never read a book or spent days in Scouts of Tyson, she takes it upon who loves baseball and of the war. Danni, a photo - book, so you’ve got a lot of like this before. Delia America or a debate club herself to help solve the anyone with an interest in journalist, is determined to enjoyment ahead. — Louise Owens had me so photograph the action. Ronald entranced that at one point of some kind and is par - murder when the police American history, it is a don’t seem like they want Chloe, a model, finds her - I thought I was sitting next ticularly fascinating for must. It offers tremendous self part of the French Rev - “Where the Crawdads to the main character Kya anyone interested in poli - to. The show, which pre - insights into the cultural, miered on The CW and olution. 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Do you hear that, Chris Schanz in the Mary Russell/Sher - book later in the summer. I before you consider doing almost forgot about this Abner Doubleday? — Jack lock Holmes series by Lau - was hooked from the begin - anything else. — Katie movie, but when I saw it “You” Ronald rie R. King. If you’re a ning by this story of a girl Lyons while choosing what to This series will have watch on Netflix, all of the you on the edge of your Music and Tyler, the Creator. — Riley house music. When Googled, he is emotions I felt when I seat. “You” focuses on the “Alfredo” Eubanks described as a soft rock and watched it the first time experiences of a charm - There’s a reason Gary-based Fred - acoustic pop artist. When I’m in a rushed back. It is based off ing-yet-neurotic young die Gibbs is known as the Big Bunny Buena Vista Social Club bad mood, I play Jack Johnson. If a family’s preposterous man hopelessly in love. A Rabbit. His fast delivery and lyrical Rocker Ry Cooder took it on him - I’m in a good mood, I play Jack true experiences while friend of mine once put it nimbleness even convinced the self years ago to put the spotlight on Johnson. Even when I don’t feel vacationing in Thailand. well: we often idealize Grammys to nominate “Alfredo” for Latin jazz music from Cuba. It’s like music, Jack Johnson is the Their lives were turned that love is defined by rap album of the year. A rekindling impossible to listen to this music perfect option. His pleasant and upside down and almost what a man (or woman) of the duo that also made Fetti with without starting to move. You might melodious music has been in my completely lost on Boxing would do for their signifi - Curren$y, “Alfredo” (a mix of their dance. You might just snap your fin - life since he composed the sound - Day in 2004 because of a cant other. “You” stretch - names) sees Gibbs once again team gers. 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Coaches charged Kahlig (background) celebrate Esther J. “EJ” Stephen, who after the final buzzer sounded had coached the Indians since in a 47-41 victory over the 2018, and her assistant coach Shelby N. Hiestand were arrested New Bremen Cardinals on Jan. 15, two days after Shea Briar Feb. 13 to clinch a share of died after being shot and left on a the Midwest Athletic bridge in northern Jay County. Conference championship. It According to police, they admit - was the program’s first ted to plotting to kill Briar over a conference title since 1991. custody dispute. (Stephen and Briar shared a child). The incident occurred just hours after Stephen and Hiestand had worked at the concession stand at an FRHS boys basketball game. Two weeks later, one of Stephens’ former players, Han - nah Knapke, was also arrested The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz and charged with murder. Fight Island in the United Arab on. He wanted to be a four-time of 1,458 held by Shannon Free - game of the season, the Indians Emirates, beating Heili Alateng state medalist. He wanted to be man. rattled off eight straight wins, 3. Pete’s passing and Nathaniel Wood in a span of the best wrestler in school histo - including one against two-time Portland’s native son, Darrel three weeks. ry. 8. Bomholt’s back defending state champion Min - “Pete” Brewster, passed away He is now booked to fight for - Two out of three ain’t bad. More than four decades after it ster. Jan. 3 at the age of 89. mer UFC bantamweight champi - Winner solidified his legacy in began, legendary coach Jerry Fort Recovery finished 8-1 in Brewster was a Portland High on Dominick Cruz on March 6 in February by winning his school- Bomholt returned to the Jay conference play, sharing the School graduate, and played foot - Las Vegas. record fourth medal as he placed County boys basketball team as championship with Marion Local ball and basketball for the Pan - fifth in the state. That accom - he was hired in April to replace (although the Indians beat the thers. He later attended Purdue 5. Girls make state plishment came two weeks after Chris Krieg, who retired a month Flyers). University on a basketball schol - Led by freshman Ellie Will and he surpassed 2014 Patriot gradu - earlier. It marked the Tribe’s first con - arship while also playing football. three other underclassmen, Fort ate Eric Hemmelgarn as the pro - Bomholt, whose first victory ference title since 1991. He was a second-round NFL Recovery’s girls cross country gram’s all-time wins leader. this season was the 550th of his Draft pick in 1952, and played for team qualified for the state meet Winner ended his JCHS career career, started as a head coach 10. Champs again the Cleveland Browns (1952-58) for the first time since 1999. with 170 wins, eight more than with the Patriots in 1980. He spent and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1959- After watching another team Will, who was 12th as an indi - Hemmelgarn. four years in Portland, and said host the sectional championship 60), during which he was a two- vidual in the regional meet, and leaving was the biggest mistake time Pro Bowl selection. trophy on its home court for the fellow freshmen Henna Hart and 7. Fantastic freshman of his career. last five years, Jay County’s boys As a receivers coach for the Brynn Stammen worked their The Jay County High School The start of his second stint tennis team kept the hardware Kansas City Chiefs, Brewster way to be among the squad’s best girls basketball team lost its 2019- leading the Patriots was delayed, helped coach Hank Stram and the runners. Then Megan Diller, a 20 season opener. But in that however, as he battled the coron - this time by topping Union City 4- Chiefs win Super Bowl IV. sophomore, and senior Hanna defeat, a new star emerged. avirus. After he recovered, 1. Metzger rounded out the team’s Renna Schwieterman burst though, the team still had to can - It was the team’s first sectional 4. Rising in UFC top five. onto the scene in her first varsity cel or reschedule the first five championship since 2014. Casey Kenney’s year didn’t The Indians, who were ranked game, scoring a team-high 23 games of its season. Junior Crosby Heniser avenged start the way he would have liked, 11th heading into the meet, fin - points. It was a pattern that an earlier loss at No. 1 singles. At but it finished with a flourish. ished 13th overall, which was one would continue throughout the 9. MAC title No. 3 singles, Abraham Dirksen The 2009 Jay County High spot lower than the 1999 team’s year. Under first-year coach Holly got a victory as well. School graduate lost for the first best finish in program history. Schwieterman would clear the Gann, the pieces finally came The Patriots’ doubles team — time in UFC by unanimous deci - 20-point mark eight times as a together for the Fort Recovery Frankie Crump and Gavin Myers sion Feb. 15 to Merab Dvalishvili. 6. School’s best Winner freshman, including a 28-point girls basketball team as it at No. 1 and Darius Esparza and But he bounced back to submit Prior to his freshman season, effort in a win over Adams Cen - returned to conference domi - Sam Myers at No. 2 — also had Louis Smolka in the first round Mason Winner set a handful of tral. She racked up 365 points in nance in winning the Midwest wins. three months later. Then he went goals. her first season, setting her up to Athletic Conference title. Jay County then fell to Lapel in on an October tear on UFC’s He wanted to be a state champi - have a shot at the program record After losing the first MAC the regional semifinal. Irish ... Continued from page 12 “I really don’t want to continue to go down this path,” Kelly said. “We’re going to ‘We’re going to keep keep getting here. I’m sorry if you don’t like it or if the national media doesn’t like it. recruiting and we’re going We’re going to go back to work. We’re going to put ourselves back in to keep recruiting and we’re going to put this position again.’ ourselves back in this position again.” —Brian Kelly, Notre Dame, a three-touchdown under - dog, was at least in the game in the third Notre Dame football coach quarter despite Alabama taking a quick 14- 0 lead. The Irish were driving down 21-7 lot of us are done. It’s up to these guys now. when Book thought he had tight end I trust them and I plan on them being back Michael Mayer open as he scrambled. here and I’ll be watching.” The underthrown pass was intercepted Notre Dame gave up TD drives of 79, 97 by Christian Harris, and John Metchie had and 84 yards on Alabama’s first three pos - a 40-yard catch and run on the next play to sessions, none of those marches lasting set up a touchdown. longer than 2:36. On the next Irish possession, Book ended But the defense was better the rest of the up in the medical tent after Barmore’s sack, way, making the game feel more competi - replaced by freshman Drew Pyne. By the tive than two years earlier when Clemson time Book got back into the game after the led 23-3 at halftime in a game that wasn’t winningest quarterback in the school’s sto - considered nearly as one-sided as this one ried history missed the rest of that posses - coming in. sion, the Irish trailed 31-7. While there are ways to measure Book, a graduate student who also lost progress for the Irish, the bottom line was a the semifinal to Clemson two years ago, fin - second straight loss to end the season, com - ished 27 of 39 for 229 yards with another 55 ing off a 34-10 loss to Clemson in the ACC yards rushing and a 1-yard touchdown. championship game. Notre Dame beat the Kyren Williams also had a 1-yard score. Tigers 47-40 in November while Clemson “It’s our goal to win a national champi - quarterback Trevor Lawrence was side - onship and we didn’t do that,” Book said. “A lined because of a positive COVID-19 test. Sports on tap

at Maconaquah – 4 p.m.; Swimming orado State at San Diego State (CBS) Local schedule hosts Jay County Invitational (diving) – 6 4:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket - Today p.m.; Girls basketball at Bluffton – 6 ball: Butler at Seton Hall (FS1) Jay County — Wrestling in IHSWCA p.m.; Junior varsity wrestling at Center - 6 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: state tournament at Allen County War ville – 5 p.m. Alabama at Tennessee (ESPN2); Purdue Memorial Coliseum – TBA; Girls basket - Fort Recovery — Boys basketball at at Illinois (BTN) ball vs. Heritage – noon; Boys basketball New Knoxville – 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana vs. Muncie Central – 6 p.m. Pacers vs. New York Knicks (FSIN) Fort Recovery — Boys basketball at Jan. 9 8 p.m. — College Football: Capital Lincolnview – 6 p.m. Jay County — Swimming hosts Jay One Orange Bowl – Texas A&M vs. North County Invitational – 9 a.m.; Boys bas - Carolina (ESPN) Monday ketball tripleheader vs. Adams Central – 8 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Jay County — Junior high girls bas - 6 p.m.; Junior varsity wrestling at Cen - Michigan State at Nebraska (BTN); Duke ketball vs. Delta – 6 p.m. terville -- 9 a.m.; Junior high wrestling at at Florida State (ESPN2) Fort Recovery — Girls basketball at Norwell Super Duals – 9 a.m. 10 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Mississinawa Valley – 6 p.m.; Junior high Fort Recovery — Girls basketball vs. San Francisco at Gonzaga (ESPN2) boys basketball vs. Arcanum – 5 p.m. Mechanicsburg – noon; Boys basketball at Botkins – 6 p.m. Sunday Tuesday 1 p.m. — NFL Football: Baltimore Jay County — Swimming vs. Bellmont Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals (CBS); Min - – 6 p.m.; Girls basketball at Concordia – TV schedule nesota Vikings at Detroit Lions (FOX) 6 p.m.; Junior high boys basketball at Saturday 4:25 p.m. — NFL Football: Green Bay Delta – 5:30 p.m. Noon — Men’s College Basketball: Packers at Chicago Bears (FOX); Jack - Fort Recovery — Junior high boys Texas at Kansas (ESPN2); Creighton at sonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts basketball vs. New Knoxville – 5 p.m.; Providence (FOX); Missouri at Arkansas (CBS) Eighth grade girls basketball at New (CBS); DePaul at St. John’s (FS1) 7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Knoxville – 5:30 p.m. Noon — College Football: TaxSlayer Houston at SMU (ESPN2) Gator Bowl – N.C. State vs. Kentucky 8:20 p.m. — NFL Football: Washing - Thursday (ESPN) ton Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles Jay County — Swimming vs. Celina – 12:30 p.m. — College Football: Out - (NBC) 6 p.m.; Freshman boys basketball vs. back Bowl – Ole Miss vs. Indiana (ABC) Anderson – 6 p.m.; Eighth grade girls 2 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Monday basketball vs. Fort Recovery – 6 p.m. Iowa at Rutgers (ESPN2); LSU at Florida 8 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Fort Recovery — Girls basketball vs. (CBS) Maryland at Indiana (BTN) New Knoxville – 5:30 p.m.; Eighth grade 4 p.m. — College Football: PlaySta - 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana girls basketball at Jay County – 6 p.m. tion Fiesta Bowl – Oregon vs. Iowa State Pacers at New Orleans Pelicans (FSIN) (ESPN) 9 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: Friday 4 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: West Virginia at Oklahoma State Jay County — Girls wrestling regional West Virginia at Oklahoma (ESPN2); Col - (ESPN2) Read Tuesday’s paper for Saturday, January 2, 2021 Patriot swim team returns coverage of today’s to action on Tuesday, Jay County boys and girls see Sports on tap basketball games Sports

Page 12 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Irish lose A season gone again in CFP By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas — Ian Book had Notre Dame moving with a chance to get within a touchdown of No. 1 Alabama when his interception shifted the momentum in the second half of their playoff semi - final. The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz A few plays later, the Irish quarterback was out Harold E. Schutz Stadium at Jay of the game after 310- pound defensive tackle County High School sits vacant and is covered Christian Barmore fell on with a layer of dew April 3, a day after the IHSAA top of Book on a 14-yard canceled all spring sports for the 2020 season. sack. The relocated Rose Bowl was a slightly more pleas - ant trip to Texas for the fourth-ranked Irish than their blowout loss to Clem - son in the semifinals two years ago, but the outcome matched six previous trips to the playoffs or New Loss of spring sports top story of 2020 Year’s Six bowls since 2000. Friday’s 31-14 loss to the By CHRIS SCHANZ In spite of the coronavirus, 4. Casey Kenney paving his 10. Jay County boys tennis Crimson Tide at the home and RAY COONEY there were still reasons to cele - way as a UFC fighter claims first sectional title since of the Dallas Cowboys put The Commercial Review brate the achievements of local 5. Indian girls cross country 2014 Notre Dame’s average mar - It’s been a roller coaster of a athletes. team advances to state meet year when it comes to sports. But those kids not getting to 6. Mason Winner rewrites 1. COVID-19 cancels gin of defeat at 23 points in those seven losses, two There were the highs of compete, as they didn’t in the wrestling record book at Jay spring season record-breaking or breakout spring, is the top story of 2020 County years after a 30-3 loss to It all began March 12 when Clemson in the Cotton performances. A conference as COVID-19 forced the entirety 7. Freshman Renna Schwi - the NBA announcing it would championship and the return of the spring season to be can - eterman has phenomenal first Bowl in the same stadium. “pause” the remainder of the The game was moved to of a legend. celed. year for JCHS girls hoops season. Texas because of COVID- But it also included the The rest of the 2020 list is as 8. Legendary coach Jerry The COVID-19 pandemic downs, too, with coaches being follows: Bomholt returns to Jay County, started to have local implica - 19 restrictions in Califor - charged with murder, the death 2. Fort Recovery softball where his career began four tions shortly thereafter as, most nia. of Portland’s native son and a coaches arrested and charged decades earlier notably, the spring sports sea - Coach Brian Kelly bris - worldwide pandemic nixing an with murder 9. Fort Recovery girls basket - sons in Indiana and Ohio were tled at the suggestion that entire season and perhaps for - 3. Former NFL player and ball wins first conference cham - canceled. The IHSAA officially the Irish flopped on a big ever changing the landscape of coach Pete Brewster, a Portland pionship in almost three canceled its season on April 2. stage again, and he didn’t athletics at every level. native, dies at age 89 decades See Gone page 11 like the suggestion that his team wasn’t close again. See Irish page 11

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