Friday, February 8, 2019 The Commercial Review Portland, 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Four file for BBaacckk ttoo Redkey council All of a sudden, the field of candidates in Redkey has tripled. Four candidates, includ - bbiiddddiinngg ing three Republicans, filed Thursday to run for the three Redkey Town Council at-large seats that are up for election this year. A new candidate also filed for Portland City Council. Incumbent Republican Dave Dudelston, Republi - cans Pilot Bechtol and John Pierce and Democrat Nathan Cole joined the two candidates who had previ - ously filed to run for Red - key Town Council. “Water - mellon” Jim Phillips and Erik Hammers, both Democrats, were already slated to be on the ballot. Doug Stanley, Ted Frid - dle and Dudelston current - ly hold the three seats that are up for election this year. Neither Stanley nor Frid - dle had filed for re-election as of press time. Also filing Thursday was The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney Tyler Newell, who will seek one of the two at-large seats Portland Board of Works on Thursday decided to restart the bidding process for the Sheller-Globe south building on Portland City Council. on Bridge Street in Portland. Portland City Council on Monday had questioned the board’s decision to award the building to He joins fellow Democrat Dave Golden, who filed ear - Goodhew Roofing and Metals, which had not met the minimum purchase price. lier Thursday, and incum - bent Republican Janet Pow - ers. The other at-large seat is Portland Board of Works decides to restart currently held by Judy Aker, who has not yet filed process for sale of Sheller-Globe south building to run for re-election. The deadline to file was By ROSE SKELLY Excavation, bid $60,500 and noon today. For a complete The Commercial Review TJ’s Bicycle’s Tim Miller bid look at the candidates for Back to the drawing board. $60,000. the primary ballot, see Sat - Portland Board of Works voted Portland Board of Works opened bids Original bids on the Sheller-Globe south building in A public hearing on the bid urday’s newspaper. Thursday restart the bidding December. Those bids are below. selection was supposed to take As for this morning, process for the Sheller-Globe place at Thursday’s board of there were contested pri - south building following ques - Goodhew Roofing and Metals $50,000 works meeting, and Goodhew, mary races (meaning at tions about the decision to select Hopkins Global LLC $80,000 Hopkins and Miller were in least one candidate will be a bid from Goodhew Roofing and TJ’s Bicycles $60,000 attendance. But board mem - eliminated in the primary) Metals. TJ’s Concrete and Excavation $60,500 bers decided instead to restart for the following nomina - Board members also approved The board of works initially accepted the bid from Goodhew because it the process. tions: a change order for work on the met other bid specifications, such as renovation plans, but it was called into “After the discussion from Republican — Gene Rit - wastewater treatment plant. question for being below the required minimum of $52,163. the city council the other night, ter and Tom Crouch for In January, the board prelimi - and advice from the city attor - mayor of Dunkirk. narily selected a bid from John ney … we’ve been told we Democrat — Randy Goodhew of Goodhew Roofing should re-bid the project,” Port - Geesaman and Bart Darby and Metals for $50,000. As his bid land Mayor Randy Geesaman for mayor of Portland; Jack was below the $52,163 assessed At Monday’s city council bid specifications. The three said. “(With) all the controver - Robbins and Sandy Rollins value of the building at 510 S. meeting, council members other bids were well over: Jeff sy and all the misconceptions, for mayor of Dunkirk; Tina Bridge St., the board was expressed concern that Good - Hopkins with Hopkins Global the right thing to do is to throw Elliott and Kelly Watson for required to seek the approval of hew’s bid was lower than the LLC bid $80,000, Tim Johnson, all the bids out and start over.” Dunkirk clerk-treasurer; Portland City Council. minimum amount stated on the owner of TJ’s Concrete and See Bidding page 2 Tom Johnson and Ron Hunt for Dunkirk City Council at-large. Bill would overhaul By DAVE TAYLOR A bill permitting a casino at R-Terre Haute, was amended to of two licenses in favor of a larg - of two casino licenses per owner, Tribune-Star (Terre Haute) Terre Haute and allow sports allow any Indiana casino licensee er, single operation — or else - increase the amount of free play Legislation that cleared an gambling statewide passed the to bid to set up shop in Terre where. casinos can offer, ensure the Indiana Senate committee Public Policy Committee unani - Haute. Messmer offered the amend - measure is revenue neutral for Wednesday would lead to the mously and now goes to the Sen - As originally written, the ment, along with several other the horse breeding industry and biggest overhaul of the gaming ate Appropriations Committee. measure would have required a changes, to address concerns would hold Hammond, as well as industry since casinos were first The action came after Senate casino license to be relocated, from casino communities and Gary, harmless from revenue allowed more than a quarter cen - Bill 552, authored by Sens. Mark either from Gary — where local other gaming interests. losses. tury ago. Messmer, R-Jasper, and Jon Ford, officials are willing to give up one Other changes remove a limit See Gambling page 5 Whitaker facing Congress By ERIC TUCKER and groundwork for a likely MARY CLARE JALONICK tussle with Democrats by Associated Press saying in his opening WASHINGTON — Act - statement that while he ing Attorney General would address their ques - Matthew Whitaker faced a Questions surround tions, he would not reveal sharply divided congres - acting attorney general’s details of his communica - sional committee today, tions with the Republican with Democrats pressing relationship with Trump president. him on his relationship to “I trust that the Mem - Associated Press/Emrah Gurel President Donald Trump bers of this Committee and oversight of the spe - will respect the confiden - cial counsel’s Russia inves - tiality that is necessary tigation. Republicans, “I’m thinking maybe we ing a “dog and pony show” to the proper functioning Rescued meanwhile, dismissed the just set up a popcorn and criticized Democrats of the Presidency — just Turkish rescue workers carry a 16- hearing with the lame- machine in the back,” said for disclosing derogatory as we respect the confi - year-old boy today after they pulled him out duck attorney general as a Rep. Doug Collins, the top information about Whitak - dentiality necessary to from the rubble of an eight-story building that political stunt and even Republican on the House er’s business dealings the Legislative Branch,” collapsed two days earlier in Istanbul. moved to end it before it Judiciary Committee. hours before the hearing. Whitaker said. began. Collins called the hear - Whitaker laid the See Facing page 5

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About 1.25 inches of rain fell Thursday in Jay County. The high temperature was 57 Saturday — Results from degrees before dipping to 27 the JCHS boys basketball Leatha Anderson , 80, Port - near midnight and continuing The Bryant Town Council game at Heritage. land to fall into this morning. meeting for February has been Details on page 2. Tonight’s low will be 10 with rescheduled to 6 p.m. Monday. Tuesday — Coverage of winds up to 25 miles per hour. Monday’s Jay County Com - Expect sunny skies Saturday missioners meeting. with a high in the upper 20s. See page 2 for an extended outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Friday, February 8, 2019 Felony court news Possession, violation Syringe possession phetamine, a Level 6 felony. He any sentence in a pending Jay probation for nine months and A Portland man was sentenced A man pleaded guilty in Jay was ordered to serve an addition - Superior Court probation viola - assessed court costs of $185. in Jay Superior Court for a drug Superior Court to a drug para - al 267 days of the sentence tion case on the original charge paraphernalia charge and for phernalia charge. imposed on Dec. 19, 2017, and was of unlawful possession of a Possession violating his probation. Logan M. Osborn, 22, whose given 164 days credit for 82 days syringe, a Level 6 felony. He was A man pleaded guilty in Jay Corey A. Bellis, 24, 2284 W. last known address was in Con - served. given 20 days credit for time Superior Court to possession of Indiana 26, pleaded guilty to nersville, pleaded guilty to In a separate case, Young was served. Upon his release from methamphetamine, a Level 6 unlawful possession of a unlawful possession of a found in violation of his proba - jail, Funkhouser will serve one felony. syringe, a Level 6 felony. He was syringe, a Level 6 felony. He was tion on the original charge of year on electronically monitored Micah N. Murphy, 36, whose sentenced to Jay County Jail for sentenced to Jay County Jail for possession of methampheta - home detention. He was assessed last known address was in Port - 18 months with all but six one year, consecutive to the sen - mine, a Level 6 felony. He was court costs of $185 and ordered land, was sentenced to Jay Coun - months suspended and given six tence for a felony charge in ordered to serve an additional 46 to pay a drug abuse, prosecution, ty Jail for one year and given one months credit for three months another county. He was given 268 days of the sentence imposed on interdiction and correction fee year credit for six months served. served. He was assessed court days credit for 134 days served, Dec. 20, 2017, consecutively to of $200. As part of a plea agree - He was assessed court costs of costs of $185 and placed on for - assessed court costs of $185 and the sentence for the prior viola - ment, charges of possession of $185 and ordered to pay a drug mal probation for 12 months. As ordered to pay a drug abuse, tion. He will return to probation methamphetamine and unlawful abuse, prosecution, interdiction part of a plea agreement, a prosecution, interdiction and upon his release from jail, and use or possession of a legend and correction fee of $200. charge of possession of metham - correction fee of $200. As part of an additional petition alleging drug, Level 6 felonies, and pos - phetamine, a Level 6 felony, was a plea agreement, a charge of probation violation was dis - session of marijuana, a Class A Theft dismissed. possession of marijuana, a Class missed. misdemeanor, were dismissed. A Muncie woman pleaded In a separate case, Bellis was B misdemeanor, was dismissed. guilty in Jay Superior Court to a found in violation of his proba - Syringe possession Theft theft charge. tion on the original charge of Probation violation A Redkey man was sentenced A Fort Wayne woman pleaded Tyler M. Seaton, 30, 1702 S. possession of methampheta - A Saratoga man was sen - in Jay Circuit Court for a drug guilty in Jay Superior Court to High St., pleaded guilty to theft, a mine, a Level 6 felony. He was tenced in Jay Superior Court to paraphernalia charge. theft, a Level 6 felony. Level 6 felony. She was sentenced ordered to serve an additional additional jail time for violating Lee Funkhouser, 44, 322 E. Brenda K. Coblentz, 56, 3305 to Jay County Jail for 18 months four months of the sentence his probation. Wayne St., pleaded guilty on Oct. Illamna Ave., was sentenced to with all but 174 days suspended imposed on Oct. 9, 2017, and was Joseph D. Young Jr., 41, 408 S. 29 to unlawful possession of one year in Jay County Jail with and given 174 days credit for 87 given four months credit for two Evans St., was found in violation syringe, a Level 6 felony. He was all but 90 days suspended and days served. She was assessed months served. His probation of his probation on the original sentenced recently to Jay County give four days credit for two days court costs of $185 and placed on was terminated unsuccessfully. charge of possession of metham - Jail for one year, consecutive to served. She was placed on formal formal probation for 373 days. Man arrested for posssession CR almanac A Dunkirk man was Possession, resisting Failure to appear arrested Thursday after - Felony A Portland man was An Ohio man was Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday noon for dealing drugs. arrested Thursday arrested Thursday for fail - 2/9 2/10 2/11 2/12 2/13 Jesse W. Piercy, 31, 651 N. arrests evening on several drug- ure to appear in court. Main St., Apartment C, related charges. Jason D. Ochs, 40, 117 was arrested on warrants Robert J. Fuller, 29, 615 Fairview, Lyons, Ohio, was for dealing a narcotic drug morning. N. Middle St., was arrested arrested on warrants for and dealing a lookalike Adam D. Reynolds, 30, on the preliminary failing to appear on the 27/16 32/24 35/32 47/25 32/21 substance, both Level 5 416 E. Main St., was arrest - charges of two counts of charges of operating a felonies. ed on the preliminary unlawful possession of a vehicle while intoxicated Sunny with Snow like - There is a Rain likely Mostly a high of 27. ly in the after - chance of rain in the morn - sunny with a He was booked at 4:19 charges of unlawful pos - syringe, Level 6 felonies, and operating a vehicle Mostly clear noon, mostly and snow ing and most - high of 32. p.m. into Jay County Jail session of a syringe, a resisting an officer, a Level while intoxicated with a at night with a cloudy with a throughout ly cloudy with Partly cloudy and is being held on a low of 16. high of 32. the day and a high of 47. at night with a Level 6 felony, and posses - 6 felony, and operating a blood alcohol concentra - Cloudy at into the night At night, most - low around $15,000 bond. sion of paraphernalia, a vehicle while intoxicated, tion of 0.15 percent or night with a with a high of ly cloudy with 21. Class C misdemeanor. a Class B misdemeanor. more, both Level 6 low of 24. 35. a low of 25. Possession He was booked at 7:41 He was booked at 6:53 felonies. A Portland man was a.m. into Jay County Jail p.m. into Jay County Jail He was booked at 11:04 arrested on two drug-relat - and is being held on a and is being held on a a.m. into Jay County Jail Lotteries ed charges Thursday $4,000 bond. $4,500 bond. and was later released.

Powerball 17-18-24-27-29-30-31-33-37- Estimated jackpot: 57-59-63-64-67-72-77-78 $224 million Cash 5: 2-19-23-28-32 Bidding ... Estimated jackpot: Continued from page 1 must bid no less than the appraised Jerry Leonhard, Bill Gibson and $1,119,500 Goodhew planned to manufacture value of the real estate which is Geesaman: Estimated jackpot: roofing materials and carports at $52,163.” Other conditions included •Voided four checks more than $157 million Ohio the site, provide job training and drawing up business and renova - two years old totaling $82.87 that Midday invest $750,000 into rehabilitating tion plans, a 10-percent deposit and had not been cashed. Hoosier Pick 3: 7-7-0 the property. Hopkins planned to acceptance of responsibility for any •Approved a contract with Miller Midday Pick 4: 8-2-4-0 use the property as an auction environmental contamination on to rent five parking spots for Port - Daily Three: 8-9-8 Pick 5: 1-6-4-4-2 house. Miller and Johnson were the property. land Police Department vehicles for Daily Four: 6-1-4-0 Evening both going to use the building as a Also on Thursday, the board $125 a month. Quick Draw: 3-8-11-13- Pick 3: 6-1-8 storage space for their businesses approved Jutte Excavating’s change •Approved an extension for waste - 18-19-28-31-34-41-44-46-48- Pick 4: 0-1-4-7 and potentially lease extra space. order request for $20,129.56 for con - water treatment plant employee 49-55-58-59-61-67-72 Pick 5: 6-1-0-7-0 The property will be advertised tinued work on the wastewater Blake Stewart to get his commercial Evening Rolling Cash 5: 3-11-12- again for bids on Feb. 20 and Feb. 27, treatment plant. The change order driver’s license. He was supposed to Daily Three: 1-9-0 19-39 with the board opening any bids at includes installing a walkway with obtain his license within 90 days of Daily Four: 7-6-4-9 Estimated jackpot: its March 7 meeting. handrails between two aeration his employment but wasn’t able to Quick Draw: 7-11-16- $110,000 The previous advertisement spec - tanks at the plant. schedule a driving test until Feb. 18. ified that “the successful bidder In other business, board members Stewart was hired Oct. 19. Markets

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Wednesday. sions, stretching tutorials After missing the Calm raised $88 million and music. There are even scheduled first meet in the round, which includ - bedtime stories on the app, because school was can - ed existing investors including some read by celed, JCHS took first Insight Venture Partners celebrities like Matthew place in four categories and Ashton Kutcher’s McConaughey. — interdisciplinary, Eng - Sound Ventures, as well as “Our vision is to build lish, fine arts and social Hollywood’s Creative one of the most valuable studies — Wednesday at Artists Agency. The new and meaningful brands of the five-team Eastern cash influx brings the the 21st century,” co- Indiana Academic startup’s total money founder and Co-Chief League meet at Wapa - raised to $116 million. Executive Officer Michael hani. The funding makes San Acton Smith said in a state - Ethan Andreshak, Francisco-based Calm a ment. His co-founder and Isaac Braun, Jackson major player in the well - co-CEO, Alex Tew, added Lyons and Catherine ness industry, which has that the company would Stafford made up the win - drawn attention in recent prioritize spending on ning interdisciplinary years from investors as international growth and team. well as stressed-out users. creating new content. Stafford also earned the first-place individual ribbon in leading the social studies team to vic - Alphabet takes tory along with Jackson Lyons, Dillon Muh - lenkamp and Liz Stewart. on opiod epidemic Ava Stockton picked up By KRISTEN V. BROWN and the molecular mecha - the first-place individual Bloomberg nisms of aging. The compa - ribbon for English as she Alphabet Inc.’s experi - ny has hired former led the team of Caitlynn mental health-care unit Geisinger Health Chief Photo provided Miller, Hannah Troyer Verily plans to partner Executive Officer David and Stafford. with hospitals in Ohio, one Feinberg to oversee Google Mary Hartman, Liz of the states hardest-hit by Health. Stewart, Andreshak and the U.S. opioid epidemic, on “A team of Verily clini - Top spellers Lyons made up the first- a tech-heavy approach to cians, engineers, and Redkey Elementary School held its spelling be Jan. 18, with place fine arts team. treating people with sub - health systems specialists stance-abuse disorders. Savannah Hammon (left) winning the contest and Seth Bee (right) as Kaleb Weaver, Leanna undertook an assessment Miller, Muhlenkamp and Verily said on Tuesday of the opioid crisis and the runner-up. that it will help launch an Andreshak also finished uncovered a complex set of second in science. independent nonprofit challenges that touched called OneFifteen that nearly every facet of our plans to set up an addiction- society,’’ Verily said in a treatment facility in Day - blog post. “We recognized ton with housing and a that a common thread Pops concert set for Feb. 17 behavioral health treat - through these challenges ment center. was the absence of high Patriot musicians will take their p.m. Feb 19 at Redkey Elementary The idea is to apply Veri - quality information to audience on a trip from 19th-century School 500 W. Main St., Redkey. On ly’s data-centric approach guide individuals, commu - France to New York to the Windy Taking Feb. 20, there will be a drive from 2 to to addiction, using analyt - nities, and legislators to City. 7 p.m. at General Shanks Elementary ics to improve care by adopt treatment models Jay County High School Patriot Note School, 414 E. Floral Ave., Portland. A gleaning insight over time that they are confident will Band will have its Mid-Winter Pops drive is scheduled for 2 to 7 p.m. Feb. from operational and clini - support prevention and Concert at 2 p.m. on Feb. 17 in the 25 at Bloomfield Elementary School, cal data. Samaritan Behav - recovery.’’ school’s auditorium. 350 E. 500 North, Bryant. ioral Health Inc., a sub - Taking on the opioid epi - The band will play a variety of To schedule an appointment to give sidiary of Premier Health, demic may be the compa - music, including songs from musi - Feb. 20 at Kennedy Library, 1700 W. blood, visit redcrossblood.org or call will work with Verily to ny’s most ambitious under - cals “West Side Story” and “Les Mis - McGalliard Road, Muncie. (800) 733-2767. provide clinical care for the taking yet. Opioid overdos - érables” and the rock group Chica - For more information, call Seth project. Kettering Health es were tied to about 50,000 go. Davidson at (765) 289-2291. JCPL hosting Network is also a partner. U.S. deaths in 2017. Ohio is Admission is free. The high school Jay County Public Library is cele - Verily’s plan to tackle ranked among the top five is located at 2072 W. Indiana 67, Port - Classes available brating “Love Your Library” month mental health and addic - states for opioid-related land. Mercer Health in Coldwater, Ohio, with a variety of activities, including tion is but the latest of overdose deaths, according is several classes in March. a “crafternoon” Feb. 14 Alphabet’s forays into to the National Institutes of Learn about Ivy On March 5, there will be a big There will also be family trivia health care and life sci - Health, with more than Ivy Tech Community College will brother/big sister class at 7 p.m. Feb. 15, a craft event Feb. 23 and a ences. Through Verily and double the national rate. hold a Go Ivy Day event this month. Childbirth education classes are breakout game Feb. 27. other branches of the com - The new facility in Day - The events are designed for scheduled for 6 p.m. March 6, 13, and Patrons can also vote on which pany, Google parent Alpha - ton will begin seeing prospective students to learn more 20, and a breastfeeding class will be new feature — a mobile charging sta - bet has explored eradicat - patients this spring. A full about Ivy Tech. Topics will includ - held at 6 p.m. March 7. tion, a collection of outdoor games ing mosquito-borne dis - health-care campus is ing admissions, financial aid, orien - for borrowing or child-sized furni - ease, artificial-intelligence expected to be completed in tation and career services. Hosting drives ture for the children’s area — should applications for health care 2020. The event is slated for 1 to 4 p.m. The first is scheduled from 2 to 7 be added at the facility. Community Calendar Notices will appear in Will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday MOUS — Will meet at 10 expenses. For more infor - (260) 726-9625 or Dave Keen Tuesday Community Calendar as at the Spencer Apartments a.m. upstairs at True mation, call (765) 768-1544. at (260) 251-8792. BRYANT COMMUNITY space is available. To sub - office on Meridian Street Value Hardware, North PREGNANCY CARE PORTLAND CITIZENS’ CENTER EUCHRE — mit an item, email infor - near the Arch Bridge. Meridian Street, Portland. CENTER — Free pregnan - POLICE ACADEMY Will be played at 1 p.m. mation to [email protected]. Robert Perry, a financial For more information, call cy testing with ongoing ALUMNI — Will meet at 11 each Tuesday. The public advisor from Fort Recovery, (260) 729-2532. support during and after a.m. the second Monday of is welcome. MUSEUM OF THE SOL - pregnancy. The center is each month at the Portland Saturday will be the speaker. All THE LANDING — A 12- DIER — Is open from noon located at 216 S. Meridian Fire Department. For more step program for those in JAY COUNTY LAND - landlords are welcome. to 5 p.m. the first and third St., Portland. Hours are 1 to information, call Nick sixth through 12th grade LORDS ASSOCIATION — ALCOHOLICS ANONY - Saturday and Sunday of 5 p.m. Monday through Fri - Miller at (937) 239-0022. will meet at 5:55 p.m. each the month. It is located at day. For more information DIABETES SUPPORT Tuesday at 2nd Chance at 510 E. Arch St., Portland. or an appointment, call GROUP — Meets at 3 p.m. Life Ministries, 228 S. The website is museu - (260) 726-8636. Walk-ins on the second Monday of Meridian St., Portland. mofthesoldier.com. accepted. each month at Mercer For more information, Sudoku BREAD OF LIFE COM - Health in Coldwater, Ohio. call (260) 703-0777 or (260) Monday MUNITY FAMILY MEAL COOKBOOK CLUB — 726-5273. PORTLAND BREAK - — Will be served from 5:30 Will meet at 6:15 p.m. the A BETTER LIFE – BRI - FAST OPTIMISTS — Will to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury Unit - second Monday of each ANNA’S HOPE — A faith meet at 7 a.m. for break - ed Methodist Church, 204 E. month in the Jay County based recovery group for fast at Richards Restau - Arch St. in Portland. Every - Public Library Community substance abuse. Meal rant. one is welcome. Room. Please bring your starts at 6 p.m. and the BRYANT AREA COM - TAKE OFF POUNDS own table service. For more meeting is from 6:30 to 8 MUNITY CENTER — SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will information, call Shirley p.m. every Tuesday at the Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. meet for weigh-in at 5:30 Ping at (260) 729-2787, Bev Nazarene Fellowship every Monday, Wednesday p.m., with the meeting at 6 Pyle at (260) 726-2070 or Building across from the and Friday. p.m., in the fellowship hall Jane Gagle at (260) 726-8650. Nazarene church, 249 E. PING PONG — Will be at Evangelical Methodist REDISCOVERING JOY Center St., Dunkirk. For played from 9 a.m. to noon Church, 930 W. Main St., — The support group of more information, call each Monday at Jay Com - Portland. New members widows and widowers Amanda Price at (765) munity Center. welcome. For more infor - meets at 6:30 p.m. on the 283-2107. WEST JAY COMMUNI - mation, call (260) 726-5312. second Tuesday of each NARCOTICS ANONY - TY CENTER GROUP — NARCOTICS ANONY - month at Preferred Insur - MOUS — Will meet at 7 Doors open at 11 a.m. A MOUS — Will meet at 6 p.m. ance Center, 809 W. Main p.m. each Tuesday at “you bring it, we eat it” each Monday at A Second St., Coldwater, Ohio. The Church of God of Prophe - luncheon is scheduled for Chance At Life Ministries, guest speaker for February cy, 797 N. Creagor Ave. in 11:30 a.m. Euchre begins 228 S. Meridian St. in Port - will be Jeanette Etzler, who Portland. For more infor - at 1 p.m. There is a $1 land. For more informa - owns a St. Henry, Ohio, mation, call (260) 766- donation for center’s tion, call Brenda Eads at catering company. 9334.

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The objective is to fill a nine-by nine grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine three-by- three boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each. The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Friday, February 8, 2019 We need more than just an exam By DAVID HILL “We have a deficiency in gov - taking standardized tests. High how existing government class - Daily Reporter (Greenfield) ernment and civics knowledge school students have to pass es — which already are Steve Landram and Reed in America today, and I think end-of-course assessments to required, are taught. Programs Jones were two teachers whose David it’s getting worse,” the bill’s graduate. All this is done to be such as Hoosier Boys State and classrooms came alive with the sponsor, state Sen. Dennis sure our schools are performing Hoosier Girls State — summer lessons they were sharing. Hill Kruse, R-Auburn, was quoted as up to standards. Not necessarily camps for civics education — Mr. Landram, who taught his - saying. to solidify knowledge in young could be expanded and perhaps tory; and Mr. Jones, who taught We definitely need better people’s minds. incorporated into curriculum. government, had a way a bring - civics education. According to A new exam, of course, would The Statehouse page program, ing a little magic to those dan - the National Assessment of command teachers to figure out which brings young people into gerously dry topics in the long high school teachers last week Educational Progress, only 24 a way to cram more lessons into the halls of state government to hours after lunch in the mid- as I read about a bill in the Indi - percent of high school students their 180-day race to get stu - work side-by-side by state law - 1970s at Eastern Hancock High ana General Assembly that’s are proficient on the topic. The dents over all their hurdles. makers, could be expanded as School. Mr. Landram was a Civil designed to bolster students’ Annenburg Foundation This doesn’t sound like the best well. Students perhaps could War buff, and he talked about understanding of civics. Senate released a study that found that way to inspire young people to earn extra credit for attending Fredericksburg and Antietam Bill 132, which has passed in the a third of students couldn’t study democracy. And by study, I local government meetings. as if they had happened the Senate and is now being consid - name even one branch of gov - mean examining the beauty of Most of all, they need inspira - week before. Mr. Jones helped us ered in the House, would ernment. compromise; respecting the tion. Teachers can provide it if navigate the aftermath of require every high school stu - An exam would certainly opinions of others; and what it they’re given the chance, as Mr. Watergate, and he made sure we dent to take a civics exam based raise the bar on, say, under - means to govern. Landram and Mr. Jones did all understood the importance — on the test immigrants take to standing what an amendment We have to start somewhere, those years ago. Teaching to yet and the durability — of the become citizens. Students would does or knowing the line of suc - however. Parents can help, of another test might yield a 60 institutions that were being so have to get at least 60 percent of cession to the presidency. But do course, by encouraging discus - percent score on a citizenship severely tested. the answers correct to earn a we really need another exam? sions about what happens at exam. But it won’t teach them I thought about two of my diploma. Students already spend hours city hall. We also can examine citizenship. Supreme Court made a bad call The Washington Post For almost two years, transgender men and Guest women have been allowed to openly serve in the military. Editorial There have been no problems; “precisely zero” were the exact words last April of Army Chief of Staff Mark Mil - ley. Hundreds of transgen - der troops have been deployed without inci - ... already dent to combat zones. Commanders have sin - there gled out transgender has been troops for praise. Despite the success of this inclu - damage sive policy, the Trump done to administration has not abandoned its efforts to the country restrict military service and the by transgender men and women. patriotic Sadly, it got a boost transgender from the Supreme Court. We hope that triumph Americans will be just temporary, but already there has who want to been damage done to the serve it. country and the patriotic transgender Americans Border security deal is possible who want to serve it. The Supreme Court By DICK DURBIN tion has implemented unilateral — Special To The Washington Post and in some cases illegal — measures last month gave the As one of the members tasked with Trump administration that have destabilized Central Ameri - icy once applied to gay resolving how to fund the Depart - Dick ca, encouraged more illegal migra - the go-ahead to impose service members. Trans - ment of Homeland Security before tion, and made our border less secure its misguided ban on gender service members the current continuing resolution Durbin while undermining American values. transgender service who were able to come expires on Feb. 15, I’m confident that The administration has proposed members while court out of the shadows we can reach an agreement — but slashing regional security and challenges to the validity because of changes only if we ignore President Donald humanitarian assistance by more of the policy continue. implemented by the Trump’s repeated threats to shut than one third. It has terminated tem - The 5-to-4 decision lift - Obama administration in down the government again or more drive-through inspection sys - porary protected status for El Sal - ed injunctions from 2016 will be grandfa - declare a national emergency, and tems, known as Z-portals. He did not vador and Honduras, which will force lower courts that for thered and allowed to instead focus on smart and effective mention Trump’s beloved border more than a quarter-million people more than a year prevent - serve, but nonetheless, border security. Unfortunately, what wall. Currently these inspection sys - back to these countries. It has shut ed the Pentagon from they will be marginalized the Trump administration has tems examine only 18 percent of down legal avenues for vulnerable implementing the “Mat - and stigmatized by a dis - requested is neither smart nor effec - arriving traffic and cargo. An invest - families and children who are fleeing tis plan” issued by then- criminatory policy. tive. And we’re not just talking about ment in this kind of technology persecution, such as the Central Defense Secretary Jim The Supreme Court a wasteful, ineffective border wall. would help stop the drugs that are American Minors program. And it Mattis at President Don - provided no explanation For instance, it’s U.S. Customs offi - killing our kids. Yet the president’s has sought to bar victims of gang and ald Trump’s instigation. for its decision. cers — not the Border Patrol — who fiscal year 2019 budget request sexual violence from receiving asy - That would ban most Its split along the seize the vast majority of lethal nar - includes only $44 million for Z-por - lum. transgender men and court’s conservative and cotics coming into the United States tals, even though it would cost $300 On Feb. 15, the president may be women from enlisting in liberal fault lines — with at legal ports of entry. Yet the presi - million to examine 100 percent of disappointed if we don’t give him the military. The Defense the conservative majori - dent is not asking for additional fund - arriving traffic. everything he’s asked for, but if Con - Department, while await - ty allowing reinstate - ing for Customs officers. Instead, the For four months in late 2017 and gress did that, it would be a first in ing the anticipated ment of the ban — was administration wants to hire 5,000 early 2018, I worked with my col - history. Unfortunately, as their start - removal of a third viewed as a discouraging additional Border Patrol agents — 750 leagues on a bipartisan agreement ing position for negotiations, Republi - that included CBP’s top priorities, injunction, said it was sign by transgender- this year alone — even as southwest cans have presented the administra - border apprehensions in recent years including increased funding for Z- pleased with the court’s rights advocates. Fortu - tion’s hard-line proposal, including decision and stands are at historic lows. portals, port of entry infrastructure billions of dollars in unaccountable nately, the court refused and personnel, hiring and retention ready to implement it And how is the administration wall funding, even though this plan the administration’s bid doing at meeting its Customs and incentives, and more. once the final legal hur - was rejected by the Senate just last for an immediate final Border Protection (CBP) hiring One year ago, a bipartisan majority dle is cleared. month. decision, so the appeals goals? The DHS Inspector General of the Senate supported our agree - Exact details of what The conference committee I’m will continue in lower found that the Trump administration ment. But it failed to reach the 60 serving on must use bipartisan judg - will occur remain uncer - courts. hastily signed a $297 million contract votes it needed because the Trump ment to make the right decision for tain. That leaves people such with Accenture to help recruit 7,500 administration lobbied against it. On the American taxpayers and for the What seems sure is that as Megan Winters, in the CBP officers and agents — an outra - the same day, a bipartisan superma - safety of this country. Democrats transgender individuals Navy for six years and geous rate of nearly $40,000 per hire. jority of the Senate rejected the pres - stand ready to work with Republicans who have undergone a hailed by her commander But 10 months into the contract, CBP ident’s hard-line plan to cut legal on a bipartisan basis, and I’m confi - sex transition or are in a 2017 evaluation as had paid the firm more than $13 mil - immigration by 40 percent. dent that we can reach an agreement seeking to transition embodying “the qualities lion and yet Accenture had processed Then in December, Trump by the end of the week if we ignore from their biological gen - the Navy seeks in its just two accepted job offers. announced that he would no longer the threats coming from 1600 Penn - der will be barred. future leaders,” operat - What about the sophisticated tech - support the Senate or House Republi - sylvania Ave. and instead focus on Those who agree to ing under a cloud and nology systems we need to detect hid - can-led DHS spending bills because smart and effective border security. serve for the duration in wondering whether the den contraband? In October 2017, they didn’t include $5.7 billion for the •••••••••• accordance with their day will come when she when I met for the first time with the wall which he promised Mexico Durbin, a Democratic senator from biological gender may be no longer will be able to administration’s CBP commissioner, would pay for. And what followed was Illinois, serves on the House-Senate tolerated — in a cruel serve her country. Kevin McAleenan, I asked him: What the longest government shutdown in Conference Committee on Homeland reprise of the failed How does that serve the do you need to secure the border? The U.S. history. Security. Follow him on Twitter @Sen - “don’t ask, don’t tell” pol - national interest? number one item on his wish list: Meanwhile, the Trump administra - atorDurbin. The Commercial Review US PS 125820 HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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Whitaker is likely in his final Several schools in days as the country’s chief law the Bloomington area enforcement officer because the dismissed early Senate plans to vote soon on con - because of flooding. firming William Barr, Trump’s pick for attorney general. Dingell dies “There has been no change in Associated Press/J. Scott Applewhite DETROIT — Dubbed the overall management of the “Big John” for his Special Counsel investigation,” Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is sworn in to testify today before the House imposing 6-foot-3 frame Whitaker will say, according to his Judiciary Committee by Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., right, on Capitol Hill in Washington. and sometimes intimi - prepared remarks. “I have and will dating manner, former continue to manage this investiga - Rep. 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The tee approved a tentative subpoena er looked forward to going to Capi - Democrats said they would to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, story behind it also to ensure that he appeared and tol Hill and discussing “the great inquire about Whitaker’s past busi - who was forced from the Cabinet helped: The Michigan answered questions. Whitaker work” carried out by the depart - ness dealings, too. Nadler and last November as Trump seethed Democrat is said to responded by saying that he would ment. three other House committee over Sessions’ decision to step have felled the animal not come unless the committee Democrats who perceive Whitak - chairmen released documents that aside from overseeing the Russia with a pistol as it dropped its subpoena threat, which er as a Trump loyalist were expect - they said show Whitaker failed to investigation. Whitaker was an charged him during a he called an act of “political the - ed to ask him whether he has made return thousands of dollars that outspoken critic of the investiga - hunting trip in Soviet ater.” any commitments to the president were supposed to be distributed to tion before arriving at the Justice Georgia. Dingell The stalemate ended Thursday about Mueller’s Russia investiga - victims of a company’s alleged Department in 2017. passed away Thursday evening after the committee chair - tion and whether he has shared fraud. Trump insists there was “no col - at 92. man, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New with Trump any inside informa - Whitaker has come under scruti - lusion” between his campaign and Yet the congressman York, said the committee would not tion. 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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review Gymnasts win on senior night The Patriot seniors went out with a win. Jay County High School’s gymnastics team defeated Local Huntington North 98.65- roundup 94.625 on Thursday in the final home meet for three seniors. Karlie Bullard, a senior, won the all-around compe - Invitational. tition with her score of 34.1. The host Knights won She also had the top score with a score of 439, and on floor exercise (9.3), was Indian Springs was the run - second on uneven bars ner-up at 228 points. (7.925) and placed third on Bluffton (207) and Jay vault (8.525) and balance County (182) were third and beam (8.35). fourth, respectively. Sophomore Kenzie Ring Josh Monroe had the best The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz had the top spot on bars individual finish as he was with a score of 8.075. She the runner-up in the 100- Jay County High School’s wrestling team will have five compete in the IHSAA semi-state meet was also second on vault yard breaststroke. He was on Saturday at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. Pictured from left are Chandler (8.6) and beam (8.425) while also fifth in the 50 butterfly. Wyatt Kunkler was fifth Chapman, Jordan Schricker, Dawson Frasher, Thomas Hemmelgarn and Mason Winner. Wrestling begins finishing third on floor at 8:30 a.m. (8.975). Her all-around total in the 400 freestyle and of 34.075 was second to eighth in the 100 individual Bullard. medley. Nick Lyons placed Riley Leavell, a senior, sixth in the 100 backstroke was fourth on both vault and ninth in the 50 butter - (8.375) and bars (7.4), while fly. Five vying for state berths Luke Vormohr, Cohen finishing fifth on floor By CHRIS SCHANZ (7.675) and in the all-around Henry, Timo Minnich, match Saturday, with either Hunting - of those top dogs so he’s going to have The Commercial Review (30.5). Joseph Dow and Luke Muh - ton North’s Matthew Kline (22-18) or to go out and wrestle.” Mason Winner is chasing his third Prairie Heights’ Ryan Rasler (35-3) The 220-pound Frasher (17-5) has a Classmate Randi Fergu - lenkamp also scored points. straight trip to the state finals. awaiting him in the ticket round. first-round bout with Sea Davis (23- son placed sixth on floor Thomas Hemmelgarn, Jordan Hemmelgarn (27-10), who sits at 99 13), an Elkhart Central junior. A with 7.675. Tribe reaches title COLDWATER, Ohio — Schricker and Chandler Chapman career victories, has Eastern (Green - potential ticket round opponent is Streak ends Fort Recovery Middle are once again one notch away from town) freshman Brodie Porter (35-2) Leo senior Jayden Elwood (34-2), who School’s seventh grade girls the sport’s pinnacle event. in the opening round, and will likely Frasher’s teammate Lucas Schmit ST. HENRY, Ohio — Fort basketball team advanced And Dawson Frasher is hoping to face sixth-ranked Carroll senior and defeated during a dual earlier in the Recovery’s girls basketball to the Midwest Athletic make the best out of his final season. returning state qualifier Ethan Hicks season, which gives Frasher a bit of a team had its three-game Conference tournament Four seniors and a junior, the latter (38-1) in the ticket round. leg up because he beat out Schmit for winning streak end on championship with a semi - of whom is hoping to become the “I’ve watched a lot of kids go in the Patriots’ 220 slot heading into the Thursday with a 38-33 set - final win over Coldwater on school’s second three-time state there top dog and get knocked off,” sectional tournament. back to the St. Henry Red - Thursday, 20-18. medalist, will put their strength and Myers said. “I’ve watched (No. 1 “Any ticket-round match he would skins. The Indians, who are the skills to the test on Saturday as the seeds) lose to (No. 4 seeds) and have drawn is difficult,” Myers said. The Indians (9-10, 2-6 seventh seed, will host No. 5 Jay County High School wrestling nobody thought that could happen. “If he goes out there and wrestles he’s Midwest Athletic Confer - seed New Bremen in the team sends five to the IHSAA semi- Thomas is on and he believes he can got a shot.” ence) fell behind 7-4 after championship game at 9 state tournament at Allen County do it. He’ll be right there.” Also in Frasher’s weight class is the first quarter but made it a.m. Saturday. War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Chapman (14-0), a two-time section - first-year Starfire wrestler Spencer a two-point game at half, 19- Mara Pearson led FRMS Wayne. al and regional champion, meets Gar - Clark (21-17), who meets fifth-ranked 17. with seven points, and Cali “We’ve got a shot to go 5-0 after that rett junior Cole Bergman (18-13) in Levi Leffers (35-1) in the opening The margin stayed the Wendel scored all of her six first round,” said JCHS coach Eric the opener with either DeKalb senior round. same with one quarter to points in the fourth quar - Myers. “Like to be 10-0 after that sec - Lukass Roller (25-13) or 10th-ranked Clark knows he’s in for an uphill play as each team tallied 10 ter. Kensey Gaerke added ond round.” Marion senior and returning state battle, but he’s embracing the chal - points in the third period, three points, and Saige South Adams, led by coach Jesse qualifier Victor Lee (24-4) in the tick - lenge. and the Redskins (12-7, 5-3 Leuthold had two points. Gaskill, also has five semi-state qual - et round. “I have Leffers; he’s really good,” MAC) were able to keep ifiers. “We have complete confidence in said Clark, a senior. “I’ve just been separation in the final eight Read online “All these guys are hitting goals Chandler but he’s going to have to practicing ... just working the hardest minutes. Wrestling saved Jay they’ve wanted to,” Gaskill said. come ready to wrestle because a I can.” Alli Vaughn had a career- County senior Jordan “They’re accomplishing what they returning state qualifier is no South Adams freshmen Logan Bau - high 20 points for the Indi - Schricker from a troubled need to with where they’re at. slouch,” Myers said. “It’ll be interest - man (26-12) and AJ Dull (25-10) have ans, who also got five points path. It perhaps even kept “I think now it’s ‘Let’s just finish ing. It’ll be fun to watch those two tough matches against Central Noble from both Val Muh - him out of jail. out on top as best as possible.’” guys.” kids start their tournaments at 106 lenkamp and Paige Spencer Clark, a South Saturday’s second round, dubbed Winner, a 182-pound junior, is 36-2 and 138 pounds respectively. Fortkamp. Adams senior, channeled the “ticket round” because winners and ranked seventh in the state. Bauman meets undefeated fresh - Fort Recovery’s junior his work ethic from the “punch their ticket” to the state While he faces Cass junior Cayl Gar - man Alex Ocampo (15-0), while Dull varsity team won, 46-28. football field and the bas - finals, is where Schricker (145 land (27-11) in the first round with a squares off against sixth-ranked Tan - Hope Wendel led the way ketball court into a new pounds) had his season end as a jun - ticket-round matchup against North - ner Schoeff (33-4), a senior. with 12 points, while Macy sport, and he’s reached a ior. Classmates Hemmelgarn (152) ridge junior Caid Lacey (23-7) or The Starfires also have 170-pound Day and Faith Grube con - level not many first-year and Chapman (195) never got there as Wayne senior Justin McDonald (33- sophomore Christian Summersett tributed eight and seven wrestlers can attain. they lost in the opening round. 4), the returning semi-state champi - (19-4) and heavyweight Andre Hughes points, respectively. For more on the “Devastated,” Schricker said of on isn’t likely to be challenged until (30-4) competing on Saturday. wrestling journeys of getting taken down to drop a 3-1 deci - the final. Junior Jake Lone (33-3) of “He’s hungry,” Gaskill said of Sum - Boys place fourth Spencer and Clark ahead of sion a year ago. “I want to come back. NorthWood is ranked one spot higher mersett, who is looking to become the OSSIAN — Jay County Saturday’s semi-state tour - I want to get out of that ticket than Winner and is a potential cham - first sophomore Starfire state qualifi - Middle School’s boys swim nament, read a column by round.” pionship opponent. er since Sawyer Miller finished third team came in fourth on sports editor Chris Schanz Schricker (34-8) meets Aaron “He’s going to have two kids gun - in 2013. “He’s motivated. He’s setting Thursday in the Norwell online at thecr.com. McKinley of Maconaquah in his first ning for him,” Myers said. “He’s one himself up well.”