Speedcat Pride Lives On

Saturday, July 11, 2015 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com 75 cents Leader leaves after breach By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON — The embattled head of the gov - ernment’s personnel office abruptly stepped down Fri - day, bowing to mounting pressure following the unprecedented breach of private information her agency was entrusted to protect. Katherine Archuleta had served as director of the federal Office of Personnel Management since Novem - Photo provided from DHS yearbook ber 2013. The former national political director Dunkirk High School was one of the five schools that ceased to exist after the 1974-75 year as Jay County merged for President Barack into a single high school the next year. Pictured is the final year’s student council. Front row from left are Brent Mullen, Monty Obama’s 2012 re-election Patterson, Mike Hatfield, sponsor Mr. Beeson, Bob Ford, Brian Whitesell and Stan Mock. Back row are student council campaign, Archuleta came president Karen Brown, Tammy Westlake, Donna Neal, Chris Parr, Kayla Hull and Elizabeth Randall. under criticism amid reve - lations this year that hack - ers — widely believed to be China’s government — had infiltrated her agency’s databases as well as back - ground-check records for Speedcat pride lives on millions who applied for Editor’s note: This is the fifth ed to become Jay County High ner of Lincoln and Main Streets High School was in 1895 with six U.S. security clearances. in a series of stories about Jay School in 1976. in 1853. In the late 1800s and graduates — Blanch Bowman, On Thursday, Archuleta County’s consolidation to a sin - “I’m glad I got the opportunity early 1900s two buildings — Maud Miller, Lela Brotherton, had rebuffed demands that to go to a smaller school,” said north and south — were used Flora McConnel, Walter Baker she resign, declaring she gle high school. The series will Chuck Huffman, who was the until a fire destroyed the north and John Webster. was “committed to the look at each of the five high president for the class of 1975. building in 1919 and Dunkirk The class of 1975 was the last work that I am doing.” But schools that merged, the teach - Dunkirk has a long history of High School was built in its to walk across the stage and her continued tenure at the ers, athletics and the first gradu - schools that began long before place in 1922. receive diplomas from DHS, but agency grew untenable as ating class at JCHS. It will run calls from lawmakers — on Saturdays through mid- the Speedcats and the Dunkirk It was that year the Speedcat they were supposed to be the including members of August. High School that sat on the cor - nickname was adopted. first at the new Jay County High Obama’s own party — By CHANCE FULLER ner of Highland Avenue and Dunkirk’s colors at the time School. The completion of JCHS mushroomed. On Friday The Commercial Review Main Street. were orange and black, and was delayed, causing the class to Their school is no longer morning, she came to the The first schoolhouse in would remain that way for graduate in Dunkirk. around, but the Speedcats White House to personally Dunkirk, located across Main almost 15 years before switching “I was pretty pleased about it remain. submit her resignation to Street from where Dunkirk to the signature green and white because I wanted to graduate Obama. He named Beth Dunkirk High School was High School would eventually now commonly associated with from Dunkirk and not a school I Cobert, currently deputy one of five high schools, along be built, was built in 1839. The it. went to for one year,” Karen director for management at with Portland, Bryant, Redkey, schoolhouse would be used until The first class to graduate (Brown) Walsh said. the White House’s Office of and Pennville that consolidat - a new one was built at the cor - from what was called Dunkirk See Lives page 5 Management and Budget, to step in as acting director at OPM. “It’s quite clear that new leadership, with a set of skills and experiences that Indiana relaxes its ban on bird shows are unique to the urgent By RICK CALLAHAN showing and selling those once again be part of exhi - ty fairs and the Indiana their animal-raising skills challenges that OPM faces, Associated Press animals at flea markets bitions, sales and other State Fair in August. at their county fair. are badly needed,” said INDIANAPOLIS — Indi - and other settings. events where the animals That ban prompted offi - “This change isn’t really White House spokesman ana’s statewide ban on The State Board of Ani - are commingled. cials of agricultural youth going to impact the county Josh Earnest. bird shows imposed in mal Health voted 8-0 Board of Animal Health group 4-H to adopt alterna - fair season because most Archuleta’s resignation response to a deadly avian Thursday in favor of a spokeswoman Denise Der - tive plans, including using of them are done by the came one day after the flu was relaxed Friday package of changes to the rer said the panel also photos and toy chickens as first week of August. So administration disclosed after officials tweaked the ban. One change, which voted to end on Sept. 17 stand-ins for the real they’ll pretty much stay that the number of people emergency rule to allow took effect Friday, means Indiana’s ban on poultry thing, to allow youngsters the course under the poul - affected by the federal data owners of parrots, parrots, canaries and shows, which has kept who raised poultry try ban for the county breach was far greater than canaries and other non- other songbirds as well as chickens, ducks and other through 4-H programs to fairs,” Derrer said Friday. previously known. poultry birds to resume doves and pigeons can birds from summer coun - make presentations on See Relaxes page 2 2015 Jay County Fair JC fair is in Lyons’ blood By CHANCE FULLER for the better part of his life. It The Commercial Review is safe to say it is a part of who At 76 years old, most people he is and what he stands for. It’s are trying to clear their sched - in his blood. ule for some much-deserved His great-great grandfather, relaxation, but Bob Lyons is Elijah Lyons, who would go on doing just the opposite. to be president of the fair board, “My wife thinks I’m spread was one of the 25 original stock - too thin,” said Lyons, a member holders who each put up $25 to of the Jay County Fair Board. purchase what is now the fair - It is easy to see how she grounds. thinks that about her husband That share has been passed of 56 years. Lyons, who taught through his family. agriculture at Portland and Jay “I’m the fifth generation with County high schools for 46 this original share of stock,” years, remains a full-time said the Bryant High School farmer, has been Pike Township graduate. trustee for 44 years and this He was chosen to be a part of The Commercial Review/Chance Fuller year marks his 49th year on the the board in 1966 when a former Jay County Fair Board member Bob Lyons, center, a long-time teacher and fair board, is not planning on member resigned. slowing down. Lyons is no longer an officer farmer in Jay County, sits on the edge of the pen while announcing during the hog The Jay County Fair turned on the board but has “worn wrestling competition Monday. Lyons, who oversees the Classics area as part of his 143 this year, and Lyons has many hats.” duties, has been a fair board member for 49 years. attended and been a part of it See Blood page 5 Weather In review At the fair Today The high temperature Friday Thunderstorms are expected Noon — FFA mud volley - in Portland reached 74 degrees. Sunday with a high of 84. The The Jay County Plan Com - ball at the Horse Arena. Skies will be mostly sunny low will be 70, and the chance of mission meeting that was 1 p.m. — Ol’ Time Auction today with a high of 82. Tonight’s thunderstorms continues scheduled for Tuesday has at the Poultry Barn. low will be 67, and there is a through at least Tuesday. been canceled. The group’s 2 p.m. — Debbie Lynn Bryson concert at the chance of showers after mid - For an extended forecast, see next meeting will be Aug. 11. Farmer’s Building. night. page 2. 7 p.m. — Open demolition derby at the grandstand. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Saturday, July 11, 2015 Felony court news Strangulation Superior Court to maintaining a ment of Correction, given credit diction and correction fee of a charge of possession of Aaron C. Swaney, 25, Sidney, common nuisance, a Level 6 for 108 days already served and $200 and a substance abuse fee methamphetamine, a Level 5 Ohio, entered a plea of guilty in felony. He was sentenced to 18 assessed court costs of $168. As $400 and placed on formal pro - felony, was dismissed. Jay Superior Court to strangula - months in jail with all but 180 part of a plea agreement, anoth - bation for one year. tion, Level 6 felony. He was sen - days suspended, given 30 days er charge of possession of a pre - Neglect tenced to 18 months in jail with credit for 15 days served, cursor was dismissed.

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