Electors Are Casting Votes Today Treated Everyone Kindly and Was Always There to by STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Several Dozen People Gathered Elector from North Carolina
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Monday, December 19, 2016 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com 75 cents Efforts seek to assist family Community rallies following Campofiore’s Dec. 9 death By NATHAN RUBBELKE The Commercial Review After tragedy struck a Jay County family earlier this month, area residents are stepping up to help out. Thousands of dollars have been raised for the family of Melissa Cam - pofiore, who died Dec. 9 from injuries she sustained in a van/semi collision at the intersection of Bound - ary Pike and county road 300 South. The outpouring of sup - The Commercial Review/Caleb Bauer port has touched Melissa’s family members, who in emails expressed gratitude Freezing fire for the community’s Portland firefighter Eric Butcher sprays down the embers of a fire that destroyed a shed Sunday afternoon at 1015 response to their loss. “It is just an amazing W. High Street. For more on the fire, see Capsule Reports on page 2. feeling knowing that this many caring and support - ive people live in Jay Coun - ty,” said Melissa’s sister, Carrie Byrum. “Melissa was a special person that Electors are casting votes today treated everyone kindly and was always there to By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Several dozen people gathered elector from North Carolina. help anyone out when need - Associated Press outside South Carolina’s state - “They are generally freaked out. ed and it is awesome to see WASHINGTON — And you house this morning, waving signs They honestly believe the propa - people giving back to her thought Election Day was in with messages imploring electors ganda. They believe our nation is family.” November. Protesters not to back the president-elect. being taken over by a dark and Campofiore is survived Electors are set to gather in Vermont was the first state to malevolent force.” by her husband Anthony every state today to formally elect gather to report the results of its vote. As Wirt A. Yerger Jr., a Republican and four children, Anthony, Donald Trump president even as expected, all three electors voted elector in Mississippi, said, “I Walter, Paul and Virgil. anti-Trump forces try one last oppose Trump for former Secretary of State have gotten several thousand The majority of the time to deny him the White House. Hillary Clinton. emails asking me not to vote for funds raised — more than Protesters gathered at some Republican electors say they Trump. I threw them all away.” $8,000 — have been pledged state capitals, but they are unlike - have been deluged with emails, A joint session of Congress is on GoFundMe, a personal ly to persuade the Electoral Col - were on the steps of Pennsylva - phone calls and letters urging scheduled for Jan. 6 to certify the online fundraising website. lege to dump Trump. An Associat - nia’s Capitol, waving signs and them not to support Trump. Many results of the Electoral College Jenny Glentzer, a cousin ed Press survey of electors found chanting in 25-degree weather. of the emails are part of coordi - vote, with Vice President Joe of Melissa, set up the very little appetite to vote for alter - Demonstrators chanted “No nated campaigns. Biden presiding as president of GoFundMe page dedicated native candidates. Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!” “The letters are actually quite the Senate. to raising money for the More than 200 demonstrators and “No treason, no Trump!” sad,” said Lee Green, a Republican See Casting page 6 Campofiore family in part because of its easy access and lack of a deadline. “Anyone can donate from Former Indy mayor dies at age 84 their computer or phone and the money goes direct - By BRIAN SLODYSKO ness, said former aide and among empty buildings groundwork his predeces - struction cranes hover ly to Anthony and the Associated Press family spokesman Dave and a trash-strewn canal. sors have since built upon, above the city. boys,” she said. “Anthony INDIANAPOLIS — Arland. Author and native son Kurt turning Indianapolis into a “The vision I have for can withdraw the funds at William H. Hudnut III, the When Hudnut was first Vonnegut Jr. described the hub for conventions and Indianapolis is a city that is any time when the need former Indianapolis mayor elected mayor in 1975, Indi - city in 1970 as a place where sporting events. both economically competi - arises.” credited with revitalizing anapolis was a rust belt city “it was no easy thing to be The city’s downtown now tive and compassionate As of this morning, 75 the city’s downtown after that had been hollowed out an optimist” and the pas - boasts hotels, restaurants, toward urban and human donors have contributed years of decline, died early by white suburban flight sage of time was marked by theaters, a 3-mile canal problems,” Hudnut said $8,400. Sunday, according to a fam - and the decline of the city’s “the 500-mile speedway walk and boutique apart - during his final term in Glentzer, who described ily spokesman. He was 84. manufacturing base. race, and then 364 days of ments. A modern conven - office. “To make the city Melissa as a sister to her, Hudnut, the city’s Downtown Indianapolis miniature golf.” tion center has been built more livable involves more indicated the community’s longest serving mayor, died had become so desolate that Enter Hudnut, a former along with an enclosed NFL than just creating beautiful support mirrors Melissa’s in hospice care in Mary - men armed with shotguns minister who over the football stadium and an spaces and buildings. own personality. land following a lengthy ill - hunted pigeons on Sundays course of 16 years laid the NBA basketball arena. Con - See Dies page 5 See Assist page 5 Retrospect Children saved from fire Twenty-five years ago this old Joshua West climbed out but Portland Fire Department week, Chris Limbert rescued of the sliding rear window. arrived moments later and two children from a truck fire. Limbert then found a dog and extinguished the flames with - But he refused to call himself two other children — Jamie in a few minutes. a hero. West, 3, and Kelly West, 5 — Melissa Buchtel, the chil - “I just remember looking inside the truck. dren’s mother, said she had left over and saying, ‘I’ve got to get “They had their arms them in the truck while going those kids out,’” Limbert told extended and they were wait - inside the store to buy some Commercial Review reporter ing for me to help,” said Lim - milk. One of them had appar - Dan Zinkand for a story about bert. ently found a lighter and start - The Commercial Review/Dan Zinkand the Dec. 17, 1991, incident. After pulling the children ed a piece of paper on fire. Just before 1 p.m., Limbert from the truck, Limbert got Limbert left the scene with - Portland firefighters douse a burning truck saw smoke coming from a the fire extinguisher from his out seeking any credit for his truck in the parking lot at Lud - Teledyne Portland Forge deliv - heroics. Dec. 17, 1991, shortly after Chris Limbert of rural wig’s Supermarket, 1001 W. ery truck and attempted to put “I wanted to thank him but I Portland rescued Jamie and Kelly West. The truck was in Votaw St., Portland. When he out the fire. It was too small to was shaken up and I guess he the parking lot at Ludwig’s Supermarket in Portland at approached the vehicle, 8-year- do much to contain the fire, just left,” said Buchtel. the time of the incident. Deaths Weather In review Coming up Richard Wilson , 85, Winches - ter The high temperature early Linda Miller , 66, rural Dunkirk Sunday in Portland was 28 The event to raise aware - Tuesday — A look at the Evelyn Espy , 68, Huntington before dropping throughout the ness for childhood leukemia ACAC basketball tournament Charles Fifer Jr. , 57, Ridgeville day to an overnight low of 1. that was scheduled for tonight draws held today. Edward Bailey , 80, Portland Tonight’s forecast calls for a at East Jay Middle School has Loudonna Timmerman , 83, low of 7. Sunny skies will fol - been postponed. It will likely Thursday — Coverage of Fort Recovery low Tuesday with a high of 29. be rescheduled for sometime Wednesday’s Portland Board Philip Schmidt , 67, Celina, For the five-day outlook, see in January. of Aviation meeting. Ohio page 2. Details on page 2. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Monday, December 19, 2016 Obituaries Linda Miller County Hospital. Arrange - Surviving are a son, Ernie Memorials may be sent to Condolences may be ments are pending at Baird- Timmerman (wife: Jane), Fort State of the Heart Care. expressed at http://ciscofuner - Linda E. (Dishman) Miller, Freeman Funeral Home in Recovery; a daughter, Marge Condolences may be alhome.com. 66, rural Dunkirk, died Sunday Portland. Harman (husband: Kirk), Ver - expressed at at Bluffton Regional Hospital. Condolences may be sailles, Ohio; three sisters, http://www.brockmanboeck - Arrangements are pending at expressed at http://www.baird - Jean Fortkamp (husband: manfh.com. Garnet Wilson Walker & Glancy Funeral freeman.com. Vince), Fort Recovery, Merdel - Feb. 27, 1938-Dec. 15, 2016 Home in Montpelier. la Nietfeld (husband: Joe), St. Garnet “Jewel” Wilson, 78, Henry, Ohio, and Philip Schmidt Hartford City, died Thursday at Loudonna Vi Braun, Cold - Sept. 3, 1949-Dec. 13, 2016 Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Evelyn Espy A memorial service for Evelyn Espy, 68, Huntington, Timmerman water; a brother, Home. She was the mother of a April 23, 1933-Dec. 17, 2016 Melvin Reier, Philip R. Schmidt, 67, Celina, Portland woman. died Sunday at Parkview Ohio, was held Saturday.