Friday, July 30, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Eviction ban to Away at camp end on Saturday Administration urges Congress to take action ‘without delay’ By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON — The Biden administration announced Thursday it will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled the moratorium would only be extended until the end of the month. The White House said President Joe Biden would have liked to extend the The Jay County High School Marching federal eviction moratori - um due to spread of the Patriots — minus the percussion section — perform highly contagious delta a run-through of their show during band camp variant of the coron - Thursday at Taylor University. avirus. Instead, Biden called on “Congress to extend the eviction mora - torium to protect such vul - nerable renters and their Marching Patriots push families without delay.” “Given the recent spread of the delta vari - through ‘Fire and Ice’ ant, including among those Americans both toward state fair goals most likely to face evic - tions and lacking vaccina - By BAILEY CLINE Despite the heat and rigor - The Commercial Review ous schedule, band director tions, President Biden The Jay County High School Kelly Smelter said he hadn’t would have strongly sup - Marching Patriots held band heard one complaint the whole ported a decision by the camp this week at Taylor Uni - week. One girl –– 14-year-old CDC to further extend this versity in Upland. Courtney Harris –– had been eviction moratorium to Each day, band members sick on several occasions, but protect renters at this appeared at Turner Stadium begged to stay and practice the moment of heightened football field around 9 a.m. to do show. She later explained she vulnerability,” the White warmup stretches and run a few didn’t want to miss out on band House said in a statement. laps. Then, they moved into camp. “Unfortunately, the practicing parts of the routine Later, the group gathered Supreme Court has made for their 2021 show, “Of Fire and under a large tree at the side of clear that this option is no Ice.” In the afternoons, the the field to hear a few words longer available.” groups played through the from band members who won’t Aides to Senate Majori - music, and gathered a few hours be returning after this year. ty Leader Chuck Schumer later to put it all together. “Even if you think you’ve and Sen. Sherrod Brown, Temperatures had been hot reached your highest, you can the chairman of the Sen - and humid the first three days always go a little further,” said ate Committee on Bank - and cooled off Thursday morn - senior Russel West as she ing, Housing and Urban ing after some rain. The heat paused to take a deep breath. Affairs, said the two are began to reappear in early after - Others in the crowd covered working on legislation to noon and reached the mid 80s. their faces or wiped at fresh extend the moratorium. Students pushed through the The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline tears. Democrats will try to pass sweltering heat, making sure to The Marching Patriots will a bill as soon as possible Senior Tarron Bentz (right) hugs junior Lilly stay hydrated as needed. They be competing Saturday in the shared inside jokes throughout Drums at Winchester — they and are urging Republi - Lothridge during a short break. Bentz later gave a heartfelt the day and joked around with take the field at 7:24 p.m. — and cans not to block it. speech to the group, telling students to “reach for the their “Meme Day” outfits to Aug.6 at the Indiana State Fair. In the House, a bill was stars” and keep striving through their senior year. keep things light. See Away at camp page 5 introduced Thursday to extended the moratorium until the end of the year. Senators split on bill By STEVE GARBACZ News-Sun (Kendallville) WASHINGTON — Indi - ana’s Republican senators split their vote Wednesday on a bill proposing rough - Young voted in favor ly $550 billion in new national infrastructure of infrastructure package spending package, with while Braun was against Sen. Todd Young helping to advance the bill and Sen. Mike Braun voting against. Young was one of 17 funding tangible infra - Young was one of 17 Republicans who joined structure improvements. Republicans to support Democrats to support the Included in the bill is moving ahead toward bill and get it past a 60- about $110 billion for debate on the bill, which vote filibuster hurdle, roads and bridges, $73 mil - also had the support of which now moves toward lion for electric infrastruc - Senate Minority Leader debate on the Senate floor ture, $66 billion for rail Mitch McConnell. and, eventually, an projects, $65 billion for “As the Crossroads of The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney approval vote. broadband network America, Indiana under - The infrastructure pack - upgrades and $55 billion stands the need for federal age is the result of weeks for water infrastructure. investment in our crum - of bipartisan negotiation Other funding is also bling infrastructure, espe - City servers between the White House included for programs cially with nearly 5,500 Portland police officer Erica Post, clerk-treasurer Lori Phillips and Congress as the two including resiliency and miles of Hoosier high - and water department superintendent Doug Jackson serve cheesy political parties, which water storage, public tran - ways in poor condition,” potatoes, baked beans and hot dogs Thursday during the city picnic at rarely agree on anything sit, airports, ports and Young said in a statement Hudson Family Park. nowadays, have tried to waterways, electric vehi - explaining his yes vote. find common ground for cles and road safety. See Split page 2 In review Weather In review Coming up Portland Park Board is cur - rently survey park patrons as Jay County had a high tem - part of the process of develop - perature of 86 degrees Thurs - Local Optimist clubs will Saturday — The next story ing its five-year master plan. day. The low was 68. host a pair of fishing derbies in our series looking at future The survey can be filled out Tonight’s low will be in the Saturday. Derbies are sched - plans of local graduates. online at bit.ly/parksurvey21 upper 50s. Expect partly uled for 8:30 a.m. at Hudson or via the city’s website at sunny skies Saturday with a Family park in Portland and Tuesday — Coverage of 9848 W. 600 South, Redkey. thecityofportland.net. Paper high of 76. Monday’s Fort Recovery Vil - Registration for both der - copies are available at city For an extended forecast, lage Council meeting. bies begins at 8 a.m. hall. It will remain open until see page 2. Aug. 27. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Friday, July 30, 2021 Split ... Continued from page 1 ty of Senate Republicans in “Our nation is facing a nearly big spending measures. Both along with additional support “That’s why I voted today to voting against the bill. $30 TRILLION federal debt cri - supported the CARES Act in to states. formally begin debate on a “Congress can’t keep spend - sis. There are real infrastruc - March 2020, which was Braun has positioned him - bipartisan infrastructure bill. ing trillions of dollars we don’t ture needs across the country. approved unanimously in the self as a debt hawk in the Sen - We’ve made a lot of progress so have. The infrastructure pack - But, with growing inflation Senate, and both also voted for ate, but hasn’t been effective at far on an historic investment age announced today contin - and many families struggling the end-of-year omnibus spend - bringing about any changes in our nation’s core infrastruc - ues the trend in Congress of to financially recover from the ing bill in December 2020 that that would reduce deficits or ture that will be fully paid for insane deficit spending. Let’s events of the last year, it is not included a second round of slow spending. without raising taxes. I look not forget, this is just the first wise to throw fuel on the fire pandemic relief. He came into office in 2019, forward to continuing to work step in the Democrats’ plan to that is the raging inflation cri - In March, both voted down at which point Republicans with my colleagues on both pass their $5.5 trillion tax and sis and labor shortage we are the American Rescue Plan that had lost control of the U.S. sides of the aisle as we sand spend liberal wish list,” Braun seeing across America.” passed on partisan lines and House and therefore lost their and polish the final product.” said in a joint statement with Braun and Young had previ - provided a third round of stim - ability to set policy in both Braun sided with the majori - other Republican Senators. ously voted together on other ulus checks to U.S. households wings of Congress. CR almanac Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 7/31 8/1 8/2 8/3 8/4 Lindy Mercer (left) and Lucas Lyons (below) show the supreme 76/59 77/55 75/55 78/58 81/60 champion heifer and supreme Expect The high The fore - The high More sun champion cow, respectively, partly sunny will be in the cast calls for will be 78 is in the fore - skies with a upper 70s sunny skies under sunny cast for during the Jay County 4-H Dairy high of 76.