Friday, July 17, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Redkey 2020 Jay County Fair revisits vehicle, water issues Council will continue to consider both topics

By ROSE SKELLY The Commercial Review REDKEY — Town offi - cials have decided to revis - it the idea of purchasing a new police vehicle. Redkey Town Council on Thursday discussed the issue of the third police car, a topic that has been under consideration since last fall. The possibility of allow - ing residents to access their water meter pits in the event of a leak was also revisited, but did not make it to a vote. The police department’s 2013 Ford Explorer has been out of commission with a blown engine since last fall. In December, council voted to purchase The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney a new vehicle to replace it. However, when three new members joined the council in 2020, that vote was rescinded, citing a lack of funds for the pur - chase. Since then, council members have discussed For the kids various options for either Kids Day at the Jay County repairing the Explorer’s Fair is today, but there were engine or purchasing a plenty of youngsters out new vehicle. Meanwhile, enjoying themselves Thursday the department only has as well. Pictured above, 5-year- two cars available for use. old Ariel Clouatre of Convoy, Council member Gary Ohio, and 3-year-old Ailayia Gardner, who oversees the police department, Rowles of Portland hold on brought up the need for a tight as they go for a ride on decision Thursday. He the midway Thursday evening. expressed a preference for At left, Vincent Knapschaefer, replacing the engine in the 3, Bryant, takes a big bite out car, but was then informed of an ear of corn from the that it also has water dam - Optimist stand. For more age from leaky door seals. photos from Thursday at the Town marshal Todd Miller said he did not fair, see page 5. think repairing the car was a good idea. “I cannot see myself, as a taxpayer, to put $8,000 to $10,000 into a vehicle that The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney is 8 years old, has 150,000 miles on it,” Miller said. Instead, he suggested taking $10,000 to $12,000 out of the local option Chapman, Lipsky take the stage tonight income tax (LOIT) fund to put a down payment on a By BAILEY CLINE p.m. tonight in the chair or blanket because The Night Burning.” She country covers. The The Commercial Review vehicle and to use surplus Farmer’s Building at the seating will be limited. said her band might pull band won’t play any - police department funds to Performers are ready fairgrounds. After Lip - Lipsky plans to open out a Metallica song, too. thing brand new, he said, pay off a three-year loan to leave the night burn - sky’s performance, coun - with a cover from coun - “We like to throw in a but there will be songs ing. try music singer Colton try artist Gretchen Wil - wild card here and from the past few years. over the next few years. Country rock singer Chapman from Fairland son. She’ll also be play - there,” she said. At the beginning of the (LOIT funds are ear - and songwriter Rachel will take the stage with ing covers from the ’80s, After Lipsky per - year, Lipsky performed marked for police and fire Lipsky, from Nashville, his band. ’90s and recent years, as forms, Chapman will be at the Indiana Fairs and department purchases.) Tennessee, will open the Attendees are encour - well as original songs playing his original Festivals Showcase. Most years, Miller told concert with her band 7 aged to bring a lawn from her album, “Leave music along with ‘90s See Stage page 5 council, he has between $10,000 and $15,000 left over at the end of the year. “The last five years I’ve used some on equipment, Electric craft but we’re pretty much equipped now,” Miller Paxson’s lamp project took an unexpected turn said. “I don’t see any other By RAY COONEY Paxson, 14, who will be a fresh - way we’re going to fund a The Commercial Review man at Jay County High School new police car.” It was originally intended as this fall. “And we thought, we Council seemed open to an electric project. have a lot of old parts, we can Ty Paxson’s lamp made out the plan, with Erik Ham - It fared better in a different cat - just use those and make a nice, mers and Gardner agree - of old treasures found in his ing to look into new egory. old lamp.” grandpa’s barn received a red Ty Paxson set out to create a options for a police vehicle He and his helper on the proj - ribbon as an electric project. lamp using old pieces and parts, ect, his dad Trent, went hunting. next week. The matter was along with pipe, building on an They found one of the items on But when he entered it as a tabled until the next meet - idea he got from looking at lamps their wish list — an old valve — craft, it picked up grand ing. and other electric projects at the and stumbled upon some dis - champion honors. Also discussed Thurs - Indiana State Fair. carded gears in grandpa Mike day was the matter of “We saw one that had a pretty Bowen’s barn. allowing residents to rustic feel and look to it,” said See Craft page 5 The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney access their water meter pits. See Redkey page 2

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The high temperature was Today 80 degrees Thursday in Jay 7 p.m. — Colton Chapman and County and there was a trace A number in a story in Rachel Lipsky concert in the of rain. The low was 70. Tuesday’s edition of The Com - Farmer’s Building Shirley Franck , 73, Redkey Tonight’s low will dip into mercial Review was incorrect. Saturday Details on page 2. the mid 60s. Skies will be most - Dunkirk’s fire protection 9 a.m. — Baby contest (6 to 12 ly cloudy Saturday with a high contract with Knox Township months) in the Farmer’s Building of 91. will be at a cost of $1,639.09. 11 a.m. — Baby contest (12 to See page 2 for an extended 18 months) in the Farmer’s Build - outlook. ing The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Friday, July 17, 2020 Obituaries Shirley Franck a brilliant teacher, beginning In addition to her fervent love Shirley is survived by her lowed (facility maximum of peo - her career at Madison School in for education, she was a wildly wife, Liz Lawson; a brother, Den - Nov. 10, 1946-July 13, 2020 ple at one time up to social dis - Jay County, then teaching devoted Indiana Hoosiers sports nis Franck (wife: Joan) of Sala - Shirley Ann Franck, 73, of tancing allowance for square Redkey, Indiana, lost her fierce grades four, five and six at East fan, as well as a loyal follower of monia; and many nieces and footage, masks are to be worn and lengthy battle with cancer Elementary School in Portland. the Indiana Fever women’s bas - nephews. while in attendance, hand sani - Monday, July 13, She became acquainted with the ketball team, where she had sea - She was preceded in death by tizer will be available, extra 2020, at her resi - Indiana C.L.A.S.S. program, ini - son tickets for many years. If two brothers, Donald and Bob cleaning and disinfecting meas - dence surrounded tially sponsored by the Indiana the Fever were playing, Shirley Franck. ures have been taken). by her loving fam - Department of Education, and was likely yelling from the Friends are invited to call Arrangements have been ily. soon became a full-time teacher stands. Sunday, July 19, 2020, from 1:30 entrusted to MJS Mortuaries – Born Nov. 10, and coach working with teach - Shirley was a member of the to 3 p.m. at the Jay County Event Redkey Chapel. ers in multiple schools across Unitarian Universalist Church Center in Portland, Indiana. A 1946, in St. Henry, •••••••••• the state. She was well-known in in Muncie, Dunkirk Elks Lodge, celebration of life service will Ohio, she was a The Commercial Review pub - daughter of the educational circles, and had pre - ISTA and Jay Classroom Teach - follow at 3 p.m. Franck sented at workshops and confer - ers Association, and had volun - Memorials may be made to lishes death notices for those with late Ferdinand a connection to our coverage area and Esther Old - ences on the local, state, nation - teered at IU Health Jay for the the Shirley Franck Persever - ing Franck. She graduated from al and international levels. past year. ance Scholarship Fund in care free of charge. They include the Madison High School in 1964, In her later years, Shirley was Her enthusiasm for life was of the Portland Foundation. name, city of residence, attending Indiana University an adjunct professor at IUPUI, evidenced by her participation Please be assured that for birth/death date and for her undergraduate degree in teaching science courses for ele - in many softball teams in her your health and safety all Cen - time/date/location of services. education. She received her mentary education majors. Her younger years, and her zeal for a ters for Disease Control and Pre - There is a charge for obituar - master’s degree from Ball State classes became very popular good card game, especially vention, government and local ies, which are accepted only from University. because of her expertise and Texas Hold ‘em, at nearly any health department recommen - funeral homes or mortuary serv - Shirley was first and foremost teaching methods. moment in her life. dations and guidelines are fol - ices. CR almanac Testing falls short of goals INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Box, said Wednesday that tors that are beyond our 100,000 test mark that it Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Indiana’s state-sponsored the company had 35 test - control,” Box said. had been expected to 7/18 7/19 7/20 7/21 7/22 coronavirus testing pro - ing sites open, with OptumServe, which is a reach in May. gram has not been meet - results averaging 59 hours division of insurance Brian Dixon, a professor ing the levels of testing or and sometimes up to 80 giant UnitedHealth Group, at Indiana University’s the speed of results that hours to become available. has closed some testing Fairbanks School of Pub - were touted when it was The program’s online reg - sites because they were lic Health, said he worries started in May. istration site warns that it located in schools that are that the testing troubles 92/74 93/73 91/71 87/70 87/69 State contractor Optum - could take four to six days now preparing to reopen will hurt the state’s ability Serve Health Services was for results. for students or were in to slow the spread of the Hot. Heat Still warm Still warm Cooler Similar expected to have 50 testing Box blamed the slower- non-air conditioned loca - coronavirus. index could with a 40% with a 50% with a 50% weather to get up to 97 chance of rain chance of chance of Tuesday: 50% sites operating around than-expected results on a tions during recent hot “If it takes an additional degrees. and a possi - rain and a rain and a chance of Indiana by the end of May, national increase in weather, Box said. two to five days to confirm Mostly sunny ble thunder - possible possible rain and a providing 100,000 free demand for test process - The company has per - someone has COVID, it with no rain storm during thunder - thunder - possible currently pro - the day. Most - storm day storm during thunder- tests a month and results ing and supplies as the formed about 102,000 tests means the individual jected. ly sunny. and night. the day. storm. within an average of 48 number of COVID-19 for the public at its sites, could potentially spread hours, state officials said. cases has surged in Indi - she said. That means the virus to others before The state health com - ana and other states. OptumServe has just getting their lab result,” Lotteries missioner, Dr. Kristina “These are external fac - recently passed the Dixon said.

Powerball 22-27-32-40-46-50-52-63-65- Estimated jackpot: $97 66-69-70-71-74-78-79 Redkey ... million Cash 5: 2-5-6-15-30 Estimated jackpot: Continued from page 1 Deputy clerk Mary Eley noted that •Heard that Taylor plans to have a Mega Millions $230,000 Currently, only town employees are the town’s ordinance requires resi - chalk art event for area children on Estimated jackpot: allowed to enter the pits, with unau - dents to have a water shut-off valve Aug. 1 on the basketball court at Red - $101 million Ohio thorized access resulting in a $150 installed, which would eliminate the key Morgan Park. Midday fine. In the event of a leak, residents need for entering the meter pit if •Decided to hire a cleaner for the Hoosier Pick 3: 0-1-5 are directed to contact the town, or there was a water leak. However, this park cabin. Once someone is hired, Jay County dispatch if after hours; requirement has not been enforced. council will work out the rules for Midday Pick 4: 3-9-6-2 an after-hours call to turn off water Ultimately, Gardner’s motion died renting the cabin during the coron - Daily Three: 00-6-1 Pick 5: 5-3-4-4-5 Evening results in a $75 charge. for lack of a second. avirus pandemic. Daily Four: 8-9-00 Council member Randy May first In other business, council mem - •Approved fire contracts for 2021, Quick Draw: 1-8-11-16- Pick 3: 0-1-5 proposed allowing residents access to bers: which were raised by 3%. Knox 21-26-27-28-31-36-43-44-45- Pick 4: 6-3-0-3 the pits last fall. He brought up the •Recognized the hard work of Township’s contract is $1,688.26, 48-54-55-68-73-77-80 Pick 5: 9-6-1-8-4 topic again last month, and it was everyone involved in the town’s 4th of Richland Township’s is $5,716, Jeffer - Evening Rolling Cash 5: 10-19- tabled to allow other council mem - July celebration, including the fire son Township will be $3,826.67 and Daily Three: 9-4-2-00 29-37-39 bers more time to think about the department, police department, other Greene Township’s is $264.78 Daily Four: 2-3-1-2 Estimated jackpot: issue. town employees and volunteers. •After reviewing a letter from the Quick Draw: 3-7-13-21- $140,000 On Thursday, Gardner made a •Heard that Brooks Construction Indiana Department of Natural motion to allow residents access to will begin repaving Main Street, High Resource offering the town flood the pits in the event of an emergency, Street between George and Butler insurance, decided that it would be Markets which would be water leaking inside streets, and Butler Street between too expensive and unnecessary. of the house. After that, he said, they High Street and Bell Street in late •Approved a leak adjustment of would still have to contact the town to September. The project received 75% $248.10 for a resident with an under - Cooper Farms C e n t r a l S t a t e s in s p e c t t h e m e te r f o r a n y d a m a g e a n d f u n d i n g f ro m I n d ia n a D e p a r tm e n t o f g r o u n d le a k . A l s o t a b l e d a r e q u e s t Fort Recovery Montpelier turn the water back on. Transportation’s Community Cross - for an adjustment for a Redkey resi - Corn ...... 3.46 Corn ...... 3.35 “I think that people ought to be ings program. dent who had a leak under her Wheat ...... 5.32 Aug. corn ...... 3.35 allowed to turn their own water off in •Approved a compliance form for house. That type of leak is no longer Beans ...... 8.74 that case,” Gardner said. Fisher Packing on a 2016 tax abate - eligible for an adjustment under the The Andersons Sept. beans ...... 8.64 Council president Terri Taylor ment on a $225,000 investment, which current town ordinances, but coun - Wheat ...... 5.46 again spoke against the idea, pointing was intended to bring its total cil said it would take a look at her Richland Township out that the town’s insurance agency employees up to 24. The company request after her bill comes out next Sept. wheat ...... 5.46 Corn ...... 3.44 said Redkey could be liable if some - now employs 44 people, paying about month. Beans ...... 8.84 one is injured while in a meter pit. $1.1 million a year in wages. •Paid claims of $217,762.36. Wheat ...... 5.47 Sunrise St. Anthony POET Biorefining Corn ...... 3.33 Portland Aug. corn ...... 3.28 Surplus has taken a hit Corn ...... 3.48 Beans ...... 8.79 SERVICES Aug. corn ...... 3.48 Aug. beans ...... 8.79 By TOM DAVIES ordered any layoffs of state that money for coron - Friday Sept. corn ...... 3.33 Wheat ...... 5.26 Associated Press employees, but have over avirus-related spending Bradley , Joseph: 1 p.m., Oct. corn ...... 3.25 Aug. wheat ...... 5.26 INDIANAPOLIS — the past few months imple - and is not allowing states to Walker & Glancy Funeral Home, Plunging tax collections mented a widespread hir - use it to replace lost tax rev - 109 W. Windsor St., Montpelier. , Thomas: 3 p.m., caused by the coronavirus ing freeze, directed most enue, but Johnston said the Joyner pandemic have delivered a Downing & Glancy Funeral Today in history state agencies to cut spend - state was holding back in Home, 100 Washington St., $850 million hit to Indiana’s ing by 15% for the coming case that changed. Geneva. state budget reserves, and a year and told state universi - The top Democrat on the On July 17, 1944 , dur - ing at Potsdam in the top state official said ties to expect a 7% reduc - budget-writing House Ways Saturday ing World War II, 320 final Allied summit of Thursday he anticipates tion in state funding. and Means Committee sent possibly steep spending Gagle , Mary: St. James men, two-thirds of them World War II. Cristopher Johnston, a letter this week to Hol - Lutheran Church, 4209 S. 600 African-Americans, were In 1962 , the United cuts in the coming years. director of the state’s Office comb urging more public East, Portland. killed when a pair of States conducted its last Indiana closed the 2020 of Management and Budg - discussion about spending ammunition ships atmospheric nuclear test fiscal year June 30 with et, said no quick turn - the federal funding. Sunday exploded at the Port to date, detonating a 20- about $1.4 billion in around is expected. Rep. Greg Porter of Indi - Franck , Shirley: 3 p.m., Jay Chicago Naval Magazine kiloton device, code - reserves — a drop of 37% “We will most likely need anapolis said the state County Event Center, 555 S. in California. named Little Feller I, at from the state’s nearly $2.3 more austere budgets,” needed to direct money Bridge St., Portland. In 1862 , during the the Nevada Test Site. billion a year ago, state Johnston said. “We will toward actions such as buy - Civil War, Congress In 1975 , an Apollo budget officials announced. mostly likely need greater ing personal protective Service listings provided by approved the Second spaceship docked with a That stems from a $1.5 (spending cuts) to manage equipment for schools, Confiscation Act, which Soyuz spacecraft in orbit billion, or 23%, drop in tax the uncertainties ahead.” local government and PROGRESSIVE declared that all slaves in the first superpower revenue for the four Indiana’s budget figures home health care workers, OFFICE PRODUCTS taking refuge behind link-up of its kind. months since widespread largely do not incorporate covering the expenses of 120 N. Meridian St. Union lines were to be set In 1995 , Fort Recovery business closures and other the $2.4 billion designated expanded mail-in voting free. Village Council agreed to restrictions prompted by to the state from the federal and assisting minority Portland, Indiana 47371 In 1945 , following kick in $6,000 to go along the coronavirus outbreak coronavirus relief package, communities dispropor - (260) 726-9201 Nazi Germany’s surren - with a $19,000 Ohio started in March. said Johnston. tionately hit by COVID-19 progressiveofficeproducts.com der, President Harry S. Department of Natural Officials have not Congress has restricted illnesses. Truman, Soviet leader Resources grant for Josef Stalin and British improvements in the Prime Minister Winston local parks. S. Churchill began meet - —AP and The CR Citizen’s calendar

Monday library/fire station, 308 4 p.m. — Jay School N. Walnut St. Board executive session, 5:30 p.m. — Portland auditorium, Jay County City Council, council High School, 2072 W. Indi - chambers, fire station ana 67, Portland. 1616 N. Franklin St. 4:30 p.m. — Portland 5 p.m. — Jay School EDIT Advisory Commit - Board, auditorium, Jay tee, council chambers, County High School, 2072 fire station 1616 N. W. Indiana 67, Portland. Franklin St. 7:30 p.m. — Fort Recov - 5 p.m. — Ridgeville ery Village Council, vil - Town Council, lage hall, 201 S. Main St. The Commercial Review Friday, July 17, 2020 Family Page 3 Our faces are ever-changing BY TED KOOSER Five U.S. Poet Laureate When I look in a mirror, American I try to compose my face so generations that it is at its best, but it’s Life in Poetry Pictured are five generals of the a face that beyond my Eugene Reinhart family. Great-great- bathroom gets supplanted grandfather Eugene Reinhart is by all the more homely seated at left, with great-grandfather faces I carry out into the here’s a poem of his that Don Reinhart behind him, world. John Thornberg is reflects upon all of us grandmother Abbe Weis standing at a Minnesota poet, but everywhere. right and mother Fallon Weis seated at right holding daughter Arabella Stolen Glances Veloz. Every time I turn to peer at my reflection in the mirror,

a cruel bargain comes in play: the glass takes off another day

from my expected living span. It’s vanity’s fair payment plan.

Each time I look I pay, alas. I see already how the glass Flag presentation is Saturday has laced its silver in my hair, Flags will be presented scheduled for 2:15 to 4 For those who make the my youth was stolen unaware. Saturday to the parents of p.m. Monday and Tuesday, squad, the first practice a Dunkirk woman who Taking 2:15 to 4 p.m. July 28 and a will be at 2:15 p.m. July The real me just fades away, died earlier this year in a yet-to-be-determined time 31. glance by glance, day by day, traffic accident. Note July 30 in the small gym For more information, Flags 4 Fallen will carry at East Jay Elementary contact coach Brea Bur - until too late I’ll turn to see the two flags during the School. cham at (765) 729-8451. the mirror has stolen off with me! Sculpt Fitness 5K begin - Tryouts are open to sev - ning at 8 a.m. Saturday in enth and eighth graders, Fun night set unteer group that carries American Life in Poetry and the publisher. Intro - the east 100 block of Com - and anyone who partici - Evangelical Methodist is made possible by The duction copyright @2020 merce Street in Dunkirk. flags during races “in pates must have physical Church will host a Friday Poetry Foundation (poet - by The Poetry Foundation. At the conclusion of the memory of Americans and assumption of risk Fun Night from 7 to 8:30 ryfoundation.org), pub - The introduction’s author, race, the flags will be pre - who passed away too forms on file with the Jay p.m. tonight. lisher of Poetry magazine. Ted Kooser, served as Unit - sented to the parents of soon.” County Junior/Senior The church is located at Poem copyright ©2018 by ed States Poet Laureate Sophie Robbins. She died High School athletics 930 W. Main St., Portland. Joyce Sutphen, “Origa - Consultant in Poetry to the Jan. 19 in an accident in Tryouts set office. Forms are avail - For more information, mi.” Poem reprinted by Library of Congress from Anderson. Jay County junior high able at jaycountyathlet - contact Pastor Steve permission of Laura Foley 2004 to 2006. Flags 4 Fallen is a vol - cheerleading tryouts are ics.com. Arnold at (260) 251-0970. Epileptic son-in-law refuses to stop driving DEAR ABBY: My son-in-law auto insurance company and my past. It has been a wonderful I have, but I don’t know how to was diagnosed with epilepsy 25 asking what can be done and life-changing experience. suggest it. I am afraid of hurting years ago. He typically has two about an epileptic motorist One of my relatives has men - her feelings or getting her upset or three seizures a year. He has Dear who is prone to seizures sev - tioned several times that she has with me. How should I approach seen a neurologist on and off eral times a year while still a very strained relationship with this? — HELPING OUT IN over the years, but he has not Abby driving. If you can’t find her mom. I can’t think of a nicer IDAHO been to the doctor for his med - guidance there, the state family, so I have never under - DEAR HELPING: Approach ications in several years. He police where your son-in-law stood what could have caused it by telling your relative you works in the medical field and lives might be interested in this rift. saw her post and were struck gets his meds from the doctors what you have to say. On Mother’s Day, I saw several by the pain she must be feel - he works with. the roads who could be injured Your daughter and her fam - social media posts from people ing to have put something like He recently had a seizure after or killed as a result of his ily have been lucky so far not celebrating their mothers, that online for all the world to dropping one of his children off actions. Do I have a right to be to have been seriously expressing how much they love see. Explain about the bag - at an appointment. Fortunately, involved? My friends and other injured, but they may not them and how much they appre - gage that therapy helped you the child wasn’t in the car when family members tell me there is always be. The only thing you ciate all their mothers have done to overcome in your own life he wrecked it. My question is, nothing I can do. — FRIGHT - should NOT do is stay silent. for them. My relative posted and what a difference it has how involved should I be? Should ENED IN THE SOUTH •••••••••• something along the lines of, “My made for you. Then offer her I confront him? Unfortunately, DEAR FRIGHTENED: Your DEAR ABBY: Over the last goal in life is to be a better moth - your therapist’s phone num - my grandchild reached out to son-in-law should not be tak - several years I have learned the er than mine was” and some ber. her dad’s mother. Her answer ing medications for his value of counseling, which other things that demonstrated •••••••••• was she would pay for spine epilepsy from doctors who helped me deal with years of her disdain for her mother. Dear Abby is written by Abigail alignments for him. Did I men - are not intimately involved undiagnosed depression. I over - When I saw the post, my heart Van Buren, also known as Jeanne tion he refuses to stop driving? with his care. If the accident came my preconceived notions ached for her mom, but my heart Phillips, and was founded by her I’m extremely concerned didn’t serve as a wakeup call about therapy, and I’m happier ached for my relative even more. mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact about the well-being of my to talk to his doctor, it should now than I have ever been It seems she carries so much Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or daughter and four grandchil - have. because I was able to let go of hurt in her heart, and I wonder if P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA dren and the lives of others on Consider contacting your tons of burdens I carried from she could benefit from therapy as 90069. Community Calendar Notices will appear in are encouraged to wear a each Saturday through appointment, call (260) Main St., Portland. New month at Richards Community Calendar as face mask and practice October at The Rock 726-8636. Walk-ins accept - members welcome. For Restaurant. space is available. To sub - social distancing. If Church, 1605 N. Meridian ed. more information, call mit an item, email unable to attend, please St., Portland. BREAD OF LIFE COM - (260) 726-5312. Tuesday [email protected]. notify your League Presi - ALCOHOLICS ANONY - MUNITY FAMILY MEAL NARCOTICS ANONY - BRYANT COMMUNITY dent or Secretary. MOUS — Will meet at 10 — Will be served from 5:30 MOUS — Will meet at 6 CENTER EUCHRE — Will Friday a.m. upstairs at True to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury p.m. each Monday at A be played at 1 p.m. each CINCINNATUS Saturday Value Hardware, Meridi - United Methodist Church, Second Chance At Life Tuesday. The public is wel - LEAGUE — Will meet at JAY COUNTY FARM - an Street, Portland. For 204 E. Arch St. in Port - Ministries, 228 S. Meridi - come. noon Friday, July 17, at ERS MARKET — Will be more information, call land. Everyone is wel - an St. in Portland. For THE LANDING — A 12- Harmony Cafe. Members open from 8 a.m. to noon (260) 729-2532. come. more information, call step program for those in MUSEUM OF THE SOL - TAKE OFF POUNDS Brenda Eads at (260) 726- sixth through 12th grade DIER — Is open from SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will 9625 or Dave Keen at (260) will meet at 5:55 p.m. each noon to 5 p.m. the first meet for weigh-in at 5:30 251-8792. Tuesday at 2nd Chance at and third Saturday and p.m., with the meeting at 6 PORTLAND EVENING Life Ministries, 228 S. Sunday of the month. It is p.m., in the fellowship OPTIMIST CLUB — Will Meridian St., Portland. For Sudoku located at 510 E. Arch St., hall at Evangelical meet at 6 p.m. the first more information, call (260) Portland. The website is Methodist Church, 930 W. and third Monday of each 703-0777 or (260) 726-5273. museumofthesoldier.com. Monday PORTLAND BREAK - FAST OPTIMISTS — Will meet at 7 a.m. for break - fast at Richards Restau - rant. BRYANT AREA COM - MUNITY CENTER — Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. PING PONG — Will be played from 9 a.m. to noon each Monday at Jay Com - munity Center. WEST JAY COMMUNI - TY CENTER GROUP — Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Bingo will begin at 11 a.m. Euchre begins at 1 p.m. There is a $1 donation for Thursday’s Solution center’s expenses. For more information, call (765) 768-1544. The objective is to fill a PREGNANCY CARE nine-by nine grid so that CENTER — Free preg - each column, each row, and each of the nine three-by- nancy testing with ongo - three boxes (also called ing support during and blocks or regions) contains after pregnancy. The cen - the digits from 1 to 9 only ter is located at 216 S. one time each. Meridian St., Portland. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Mon - day through Friday. For more information or an The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Friday, July 17, 2020 Thank you for supporting pageant To the editor: you goes to the seven contest - 2021 state queen pageant, Julia especially touched by the sup - For years, I have been part of ants who put their hearts into McClung will compete at the port Jay County gives especial - the Jay County community and Letters to the pageant and made the 2022 state queen pageant along - ly through times of struggle. for the last four years, I have rehearsal process so fun. Kristy side the 2021 Miss Jay County. This community respects tradi - helped with the Miss Jay County Alig, Sara Hemmelgarn, Rose - The committee encourages the tion and prioritizes the success Fair Queen Pageant. the Editor mary Hemmelgarn, McKenna community to make use of the of their youth. We can all agree the year of Daniels (Miss Congeniality), talents of Julia, Kenna, Gabi I am proud to be an Optimist 2020 brought challenges none of Gabi Paxson (second runner- and McKenna as they are elo - and have had the pleasure of us anticipated. Yet, Jay County up), Kenna Kahlig (first runner- quent speakers and are eager being part of the Miss Jay came together to produce a 4-H the pageant advertising despite up) and Julia McClung (2020 to give back to their communi - County Pageant. Fair and a pageant that will help a challenging spring term. Once Miss Jay County) worked close - ty. Abby (Muhlenkamp) Ful - our youth continue community the fair board decided to go for - ly with 2019 Miss Jay County Jay County is fortunate to lenkamp, 2014 Miss Jay County, traditions that are part of the ward with the fair, our commit - Klarisa Hemmelgarn and her have both The Commercial will chair the committee next culture that is Jay County. tee had weeks to pull together a court — Allie Brinkerhoff, Sha - Review and WPGW. As plans year. She will need ladies ages First of all, the pageant com - pageant in a new location. lynn Overholser, Cerridwen developed and changed, both 18 to 21 who enjoy the great Jay mittee would like to thank Jay Advertising was necessary to Harris and Katelyn Harris — to were able to alert the commu - County Fair. County Fair Board for providing pay for costs. Few sponsors acquire the interview and pag - nity to necessary information. Although circumstances a location on the fairgrounds for pulled their support. One judge eant skills necessary to impress For those who were not able to were different than ever before the pageant. We appreciated the looked at our program comment - the judges. The committee can - attend the pageant, Jay Today this year, once again, Jay Coun - air conditioning and the ability ing she could not believe how not express enough gratitude to has the full pageant available ty supported tradition. Con - to continue the pageant as close - many businesses were support - these ladies for all of their work on YouTube at gratulations to our 2020 Miss ly to tradition as possible. ive. Yet, that is what I have come and enthusiasm for this county bit.ly/JCfairqueen2020. Jay County and court. Secondly, the merchants and to expect from this county. and fair tradition. As my husband and I prepare Carol Gebert donors remained supportive of Finally, an enthusiastic thank Although there will not be a to move from Jay County, I am Portland Apple’s big win highlights problem By ALEX WEBB Bloomberg Opinion There’s clearly some - thing wrong when a gov - Alex ernment rejects the oppor - tunity to levy 13 billion Webb euros ($14.9 billion) in cor - porate taxes and an inter - national court says it is right to do so. The European General Court’s Wednesday ruling in favor of Apple and Ire - land and against the Euro - pean Commission, which It’s actually had been trying to force in companies’ the tech giant to pay the island nation that much interest for in back taxes, is a there to be reminder that the global tax regime is not fit for a universal purpose. tax regime. Back in 2016, the Com - mission said Ireland’s lenient approach to taxing Apple between 2003 and 2014 constituted illegal ate the urgent need for an state aid. On Wednesday, international consensus. the General Court decided It’s actually in compa - the competition authority nies’ interest for there to failed to demonstrate that be a universal tax regime. Apple benefited from an Otherwise, they risk being unfair advantage. The taxed twice on the same Commission is likely to income: on the revenue appeal the ruling, but if abroad, and on the profit in the higher European the country where they are We can fix our lagging results domiciled, for instance. Court of Justice proceeds By DANIELLE ALLEN The current lack of con - across state lines to help in times of to absolve Apple and Ire - The Washington Post crisis, such as wildfires or hurri - sensus leaves gaping loop - land of any misdeeds, Pathei mathos — in suffering we canes. holes. Apple had long then it would seem to learn. So said the ancient Greek Danielle Interstate compacts are valuable underscore the problems argued that its overseas tragedian Aeschylus, a line Robert F. tools for addressing problems that are within the system. revenue, much of which Kennedy quoted when the Rev. Mar - Allen complex, require scale to solve and The ruling comes was funneled through Ire - tin Luther King Jr. was killed, refer - also require state leadership because against a backdrop of land, would be taxed as ring to the death of his own brother, of on-the-ground variation. They are tense discussions to find soon as it was repatriated John F. Kennedy, a few years earlier. tools for empowering states. Congress an international solution to the U.S. But only after Pathei mathos: This line has been in should use its upcoming legislative to the core issue: the way U.S. tax reform went into my head continuously as we have that every test result come back in 24 session to turn the tide once and for that multinationals, not law in 2017 did it become watched COVID-19 case counts — and hours — 48 hours tops. After that, it all in our fight against COVID-19 by least the U.S. West Coast certain that Apple would now death counts, too — rise in is too late. We may have contact trac - investing in interstate compacts that technology giants, are indeed ever repatriate that recent weeks across the southern ers in the field,