Wednesday, August 5, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Tentative schedule Water park hours will be based on lifeguard availability By RILEY EUBANKS letes who serve as lifeguards will likely be closed because of a found at facebook.com/Port - improvement to a park, such as The Commercial Review being unable to work. lack of availability of life - landWaterPark. a new scoreboard, it is consid - Portland Water Park’s sched - The board also passed a new guards. She said about five of First presented at a board ered as a donation to the park ule after this weekend, like use of field policy for park facil - her lifeguards are leaving for meeting months ago and since department and belongs to the everything else in the COVID- ities that was presented and college while others will have revised, the board passed a poli - city. 19-dominated world, is tenta - organized by board member hectic schedules because of cy stating which organizations Portland Mayor John Boggs tive. Brian Ison. sports obligations. are allowed to use park facilities hopes the appointment of Glen Water park manager Missy The water park normally clos - The water park may also be and when they are expected to Bryant to the park board is a Bader told Portland Park Board es during the week once school only open for a morning or use them. permanent improvement. Boggs at its meeting Tuesday that starts, but since Jay School evening session only on some The goal is to create a clear told board members that Bryant she’ll post on the pool’s Face - Board last week postponed the days, Bader said. Board mem - scheduling lineage so that there will serve on the board as its book page whether or not the corporation’s start date until ber Chris Compton commended isn’t an overlap in organizations fifth member and is his second facility will be open on any Sept. 9, it can be open on some Bader for being flexible during that want to use park facilities appointment to the board — given day after this weekend weekdays through Labor Day. the pandemic and regularly at the same time. Ison said it is Ison was the first — since because of college students and Bader said there is a Saturday updating the pool’s social also now policy that if an organ - becoming mayor Jan. 1. Jay County High School ath - later this month when the pool media account, which can be ization contributes a permanent See Schedule page 2 Progress is slow on relief Bulk is back measure Sides remain ‘far apart’ in key areas By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON — Frus - trated Senate Republicans re-upped their complaints that Democratic negotia - tors are taking too hard a line in talks on a sweeping coronavirus relief bill, but an afternoon negotiating session brought at least modest concessions from both sides, even as an agreement appears far off. Top Democrats emerged from a 90-minute meeting Tuesday with Trump administration officials to declare more progress. The Trump team agreed with that assessment and high - lighted its offer to extend a moratorium on evictions from federally subsidized housing through the end of the year. “We really went down, issue by issue by issue slog - ging through this. They The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney made some concessions which we appreciated. We Jay School Corporation employees haul coolers full of meals into place in March in preparation to be loaded onto made some concessions buses for distribution to local children. Jay Schools announced Tuesday that it would resume its food distribution program that they appreciated,” said this month, with pick-up available on Fridays at Bloomfield, East Jay, Redkey and Westlawn elementary schools. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York. “We’re still far away on a lot of the important Jay School Corporation will resume food issues but we’re continuing to go back.” White House chief of distribution program through the end of August staff Mark Meadows said By RAY COONEY left school March 13, which Tuesday’s session was The Commercial Review ended up being the final day “probably the most produc - Classes are delayed until Pick-up plan classes were in session in-per - tive meeting we’ve had to after Labor Day. son for the 2019-20 school year. date.” Treasury Secretary Food service will resume Jay School Corporation announced Tuesday that it would resume its food dis - Initially, lunches could be Steven Mnuchin said the this week. tribution plan this month following last week’s decision to delay the start of classes until after Labor Day. Details are as follows. picked up daily at local two sides set a goal of Jay School Corporation schools. The corporation later reaching an agreement by announced Tuesday that it Regular hours switched to a bulk feeding pro - the end of the week. would resume its food distri - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays at Bloomfield, gram, with a week’s worth of “I would characterize bution for local children East Jay, Redkey and Westlawn elementary schools meals being delivered to concessions made by Secre - beginning Friday. tary Mnuchin and the “country kids” while in-town Bulk food — five breakfasts administration as being far After hours students could pick them up at and five lunches — will be more substantial than the 5 to 6 p.m. on Fridays at Jay County High School designated schools. concessions that had been available for pickup from 11 Food distribution was shut a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Bloom - For more information about the food distribution plan, down as of July 20 to allow the made by the Democrat contact [email protected] or (260) 726-9306. negotiators,” Meadows field, East Jay, Redkey and corporation’s food service said. Westlawn elementary schools. staff time to prepare for the House Speaker Nancy That pattern will continue new school year. Between Pelosi, D-California, issued through the remainder of March 18 and July 20, Jay a pointed reminder that she August, as allowed by a federal difference for them,” said Jay week to delay the start of the Schools distributed 425,000 and Schumer are “legisla - waiver. Schools superintendent Jere - school year from the original meals to local children. tors with long experience” For those who can’t make it my Gulley. “Our economy took date of Aug. 12 in part to allow Gulley said the decision to and a track record of work - to those locations during the a hit. I’m sure that’s affected staff to adjust to an anticipat - go with the pick-up sites only ing complicated deals — a day, there will be an after- families that were out of work ed increase in demand for the for the food distribution this rejoinder to critics com - hours pick-up session from 5 for a while … We’re taking one online-only option following month was made to allow bus plaining that they are being to 6 p.m. on Fridays at Jay more bit of stress out of the Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s drivers time off before school too tough and that the talks County High School. lives of people who were executive order requiring resumes. He noted that are taking too long. Those who have questions affected by the closure of the masks where social distancing Chartwells, which manages “We agree that we want can contact economy … is not possible. The new start the school corporation’s food to have an agreement,” [email protected] “It’s been, I think, a positive date for classes is Sept. 9. service, can rotate staff in Pelosi said. “Let’s engineer .us or (260) 726-9306. thing for our families. People Jay School Corporation from other sites to allow local back from there as to what “I think there are families have been very supportive.” began food service distribu - food service workers time off we have to do to get that who need it, where it makes a Jay School Board voted last tions five days after students as needed. done.” See Progress page 6 Weather In review Inside Coming up Jay County had a high tem - perature of 72 degrees Tues - Page 4 — Jay County 4-H Thursday — Results from day. The low was 58. Jay County Commissioners says thank you for donations. the JCHS girls golf team at the Tonight’s low will be 53. have scheduled a special meet - Letters to the editor. South Adams Invitational. Mostly sunny skies are in the ing for 3 p.m. Aug. 12 in the forecast for Thursday with a commissioners’ room at Jay Page 10 — Patriot girls Saturday — New restau - high of 77. County Courthouse. golfers place fourth at opening rant is getting ready to open in See page 2 for an extended invitational. Dunkirk. outlook. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Felony arrests Theft later that day from Jay charge of possession of He is being held without Nicholas E. Maxwell, 36, County Jail after he was A Portland woman was County Jail on $2,000 methamphetamine, a bond in Jay County Jail. 528 W. High St., had an allegedly found with ille - arrested last month for bond. Level 6 felony. original charge of posses - gal drugs and arrested this theft. Troy D. Easton, 51, 615 Probation violation sion of methampheta - morning. Lindsey L. Lawhead, 23, Failed to appear N. Hickory St., also A Redkey man is being mine, a Level 6 felony. Lee E.