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Firemen Ready to Scare Macy Toward Ukraine That and Would Not Defend Such Lies at the Heart of the a Policy,” Taylor Said Wednesday, October 23, 2019 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Myers makes campaign swing for 2020 By JACK RONALD ond term of Republican Gov. on Tuesday as he made his way Indiana State Health Depart - a successful career with Indiana The Commercial Review Robert Orr. He stayed in that around the region, talking to ment, Myers took a high profile Blue Cross Blue Shield (now Woody Myers wants your post during the first term of small city mayors about their position in support of young Anthem) and went on to serve as vote. Democratic Gov. Evan Bayh. concerns and their issues with AIDS patient Ryan White’s right the chief healthcare officer for Not in this election, the one a Today he’s one of a handful of state government. to attend school at a time when a Ford Motor Company. He was few weeks from now. But in 2020, the election that’s Democratic candidates who “I’m hearing very serious con - climate of fear and misinforma - later chief executive officer of more than 375 days away. have already surfaced to chal - cerns about the property tax cap tion about the disease prevailed. Corizon, a company focused on Dr. Myers, 65, first made his lenge incumbent Republican and the circuit breaker,” Myers He left the Indiana post to providing healthcare to those in mark as Indiana State Health Gov. Eric Holcomb. said during a brief interview. become health commissioner prison or jail. Commissioner during the sec - Myers stopped in Jay County During his stint leading the for New York City. He then built See Myers page 2 Envoy raised Fright nights alarm about Ukraine talks By RACHAEL BADE, ing investigations of ANNE GEARAN, [Democratic presidential KAROUN DEMIRJIAN candidate Joe] Biden and and MIKE DEBONIS 2016 election interfer - The Washington Post ence.” WASHINGTON — “’Everything was America’s top diplomat in dependent on such an Ukraine delivered a force - announcement, including ful blow to President Don - security assistance,” Tay - ald Trump’s account of his lor said he was told by Gor - “perfect” dealings with don Sondland, U.S. ambas - that nation, telling law - sador to the European makers Tuesday that the Union. White House had threat - A seasoned diplomat, ened to withdraw much- Army veteran and meticu - needed military aid unless lous note taker, Taylor told Kyiv announced investiga - lawmakers that former tions for Trump’s political national security adviser benefit. John Bolton and other offi - The explosive, closed- cials from the Pentagon, door testimony from act - the State Department and ing ambassador William the CIA tried unsuccess - Taylor Jr. undermined fully to get a meeting with Trump’s insistence that he Trump to persuade him to never pressured Ukrain - release the money — near - The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald ian officials in a potential - ly $400 million intended to ly improper “quid pro help Ukraine defend itself Things will be going bump in the night at the Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department’s quo.” against Russia. It also offered House But Trump’s hold on the Haunted Woods, a Halloween tradition now in its 25th year. investigators an expansive aid extended well into Sep - road map to what Taylor tember, and Taylor said he called a “highly irregular” found himself considering channel of shadow diplo - resignation. “I could not Firemen ready to scare macy toward Ukraine that and would not defend such lies at the heart of the a policy,” Taylor said. impeachment inquiry. The blockbuster testi - By JACK RONALD In a 15-page opening mony came hours after The Commercial Review statement, obtained by Trump escalated his A patch of woods on the north - The Washington Post, Tay - attack on the impeach - east edge of Dunkirk is making lor repeatedly expressed ment inquiry, tweeting its annual transformation. his shock and bewilder - that it was a “lynching” And it’s not for the faint of ment as he watched U.S. and drawing swift condem - heart. policy toward Ukraine get nation from Democrats “This is our 25th year,” says overtaken by Trump’s and some Republicans for Dunkirk fire chief Steve Fields demand that newly elected equating the constitution - as he wanders along the wooded president Volodymyr al process with the barbar - path of the Dunkirk Volunteer Zelensky “go to a micro - ic killing of African-Amer - Fire Department’s Haunted phone and say he is open - icans. Woods. “It’s pretty much the same set up, but it’s a little differ - ent every year.” What Fields calls “the same set Russians deploy up” might scare the daylights out of you. “We’ve had them pee their at Syrian border pants,” says haunted woods vol - unteer Tammy Lindsey. AKCAKALE, Turkey forces as protection from Work on the Halloween attrac - (AP) — Russian military Turkey, were given a dead - The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald police began patrols on line of next Tuesday part of the Syrian border evening to pull back from John Willoughby explains some of the devices used to Wednesday, quickly mov - border areas they have not control special effects at the Haunted Woods. Dozens of ing to implement an already left. Iraq, mean - volunteers are involved in the project each year. accord with Turkey that while, closed the door on divvies up control of the U.S. military’s attempt northeastern Syria. The to keep the troops leaving tion, located on county road 450 stations,” says Fields. Kremlin told Kurdish Syria on its soil. Iraqi South between 1100 West and Those include: The Pumpkin fighters to pull back from Defense Minister Najah al- 1150 West, began in the final days Patch, Monster Alley, The Mau - the entire frontier or else Shammari told The Asso - of August and was ready for visi - soleum, The Clown House, The face being “steamrolled” ciated Press that those tors Oct. 18. It continues Oct. 25 Maze and The Box, which has by Turkish forces. troops were only “transit - and 26 and Nov. 1 and 2. three different rooms featuring Turkish President ing” Iraq and would leave The price is $7 per person or $6 everything from zombies to a Recep Tayyip Erdogan within four weeks, head - per person with a donation of a giant spider. echoed those warnings, ing either to Kuwait, canned good for local food “The animated spider is back,” saying his military would Qatar or the United States. pantries. says Fields. “The last couple of resume its offensive Al-Shammari spoke Fields estimates about three years we didn’t have it.” against Kurdish fighters after meeting U.S. Defense dozen volunteers are involved in Visitors go in groups, with a if the new arrangements Secretary Mark Esper, setting up the Halloween attrac - guide at the front of the group are not carried out. who earlier this week had tion each year, including a group and one at the back of the group Erdogan and Russian said the American forces of Cub Scouts and their leaders. to make sure no one wanders off. President Vladimir Putin from Syria would remain And when the haunted woods “It’s a pretty good walk,” says reached an agreement in Iraq to fight the Islamic is open to visitors there will be Fields, though he admits it’s not Tuesday that would trans - State group. Iraqi’s mili - some 50 to 75 volunteers on hand, for everybody. The Commercial Review form the map of northeast tary quickly said they did some in costume and some work - “We get volunteers wherever Syria, installing their not have permission to do ing behind the scenes. we can get them,” he says. “We’re forces along the border so. The reversal under - Dunkirk Fire Chief Steve It takes about 40 minutes for a always needing tour guides.” Fields points to a roster of and filling the void left by scored the blow to U.S. guided group to make its way All proceeds from the attrac - the abrupt withdrawal of influence on the ground in volunteers who have helped along the path through the tion go to support the Dunkirk American troops. The the wake of President with The Mausoleum site. woods. “There are about seven Volunteer Fire Department. Kurdish fighters, who Donald Trump’s order for once relied on the U.S. U.S. troops to leave Syria. Deaths Weather In review The Jay, Adams, Blackford 4 p.m. Nov. 5 to view the Skies should be clear and Wells Soil and Water Con - demonstration and learn more tonight with an overnight low servation Districts and the about cover cropsfrom experi - of 49. Upper Salamonie River Water - enced landowners and profes - Susan Delee Dick , 48, Port - Thursday’s forecast calls shed are partnering on a cover sions. Support for the event land for cloudy skies and a high of crop demonstration site. also comes from the Indiana Details on page 2. 59. Ag producers with ques - Department of Agriculture An extended forecast tions, concerns or just curios - and the Indiana Department appears on page 2. tity about cover crops can stop of Environmental Manage - by 2459 E. Division Road, half ment. a mile east of road 200 East at There is no fee for the event. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Obituaries Susan Dick graduate, mem - Portland, one son Christopher in the Baird-Freeman Funeral lishes death notices for those with ber of Jay County Hudson of Portland, two daugh - Home with Pastor Jeff Horsman a connection to our coverage area Sept. 30, 1971-Oct. 21, 2019 Cancer Society ters Shelby Capetillo (husband: presiding. free of charge. They include the Susan Delee Dick.
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