Friday, July 24, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Jay’s Dunkirk plant rate has adjusted cannot be treated with a chemical, so the cause must be identified and drops rectified. It could be a Efforts are problem with wastewater from local businesses or being made an issue at the plant itself. below Recently, Wright has to reduce increased pumping at the plant to twice a day — chloride first thing in the morning 10% and then at the end of the discharge day — which could help reduce chloride. Local mark “Hopefully we’re going to be able to tell the differ - had jumped By ROSE SKELLY ence here pretty soon, if The Commercial Review it’s helping or not help - to 20.2% DUNKIRK — The city’s ing,” Wright said. wastewater treatment Also on Thursday, the in April plant has implemented board discussed a couple some changes to help of the city’s vehicles that address its chloride issue. are in need of repair. By RAY COONEY Dunkirk Board of A 2000 truck used by the The Commercial Review Works and Public Safety water department is hav - The unemployment rate heard an update about the ing transmission prob - is back below 10 percent. city’s efforts to combat an lems. Additionally, the Jay County had an abundance of chloride in police department’s unemployment rate of 9.4 the plant’s discharge. Tahoe — which was percent in June according It also discussed issues thought to have a to estimates Indiana with several city vehicles. hydraulic valve lifter Department of Workforce This year, superintend - issue — actually has a Development released this ent Larry Wright has been bent push rod. The city is week. working to reduce the looking into whether the The local unemployment amount of chloride pro - damage is covered by the rate has seen significant duced by the wastewater vehicle’s warranty. drops in each of the last treatment plant. Chloride See Dunkirk page 2 two months after peaking at 20.2 percent during the heigh of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown in GOP convention April. May’s rate was 14.3 percent. After ranking among the 20 highest unemployment in Florida is off By ZEKE MILLER and would ultimately backfire rates in comparison to the BRENDAN FARRINGTON on the president. state’s other 91 counties in Associated Press “It’s a different world, each of the last two WASHINGTON — Presi - and it will be for a little months, Jay County was dent Donald Trump has while,” Trump said, tied with Owen County for scrapped plans for a four- explaining his decision at the 33rd lowest rate in the night Republican National a Thursday White House state in June. Convention celebration in coronavirus briefing. “To The pandemic sent the Florida that had been set to have a big convention is local unemployment rate draw more than 10,000 peo - not the right time.” soaring well behind the ple to a coronavirus pan - A small subset of GOP most recent highs during demic hot spot to mark his delegates will still formal - the Great Recession when renomination. ly renominate Trump on it reached 13 percent in Trump had already Aug. 24 in Charlotte, North early 2010. The rate had moved the convention’s Carolina, at an event been at 3 percent or lower public events out of North scheduled to last just four through the second half of Carolina because of virus hours. 2019. (The local rate was The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney concerns. But the spiking Trump had decided last measured at 3.3 percent in virus shifted to the South, month to shift the ceremo - March, but the U.S. Bureau too, and the planned gath - nial portions of the GOP of Labor Statistics survey ering in Jacksonville convention to Florida that is used to determine Sprucing up increasingly appeared to because of a dispute with the rates came early in the Painting work was underway Thursday afternoon at the be both a health and politi - North Carolina’s Demo - month before the pandem - former News and Sun building on Main Street in downtown Dunkirk. cal risk. Trump and his cratic leaders over holding ic took its toll.) Rock Fuqua of Dunkirk purchased the building earlier this year and is advisers feared that going an indoor gathering with After posting higher working on getting it spruced up. forward with big parties throngs of supporters tak - rates than both Indiana and “infomercial” pro - ing a pass on face masks. and the U.S. in May, Jay gramming in Florida See GOP page 5 County rebounded last month. It came in nearly 2 percentage points better than the state and national marks, which were both 11.2 percent. Retrospect Orange County was the only county in Indiana to remain above 20 percent, coming in at 20.2 percent. Volunteers built Howard County had the next highest rate at 16.8 house in Portland percent. Twenty-five years ago Fred Bailey, a member Daviess County posted this week, local volun - of the crew. the lowest rate for the third teers were working on a The Westchester group consecutive month, as its Habitat for Humanity constructed the sub-floor mark of 5.7 percent was Greg Miller hands a home on Franklin St. in after first putting down nearly a full point better tape measure to Terry than runner-up Martin Portland. sand to level the area, Fennig as they help (6.6). Duboise County was The July 22, 1995, edi - then installing wooden install a sub-floor at a next at 7.1 percent. tion of The Commercial floor joists. Habitat for Humanity Area rates are as follows: Review featured a story “We’re an assortment house on Franklin Adams County: 7.9 per - about members of of teachers, preachers, Westchester United electricians … there’s Street in Portland 25 cent, down 1.9 percentage years ago this week. points, t-ninth lowest. Methodist Church several farmers and Blackford County: 13.1 donating their time to housewives, a nurse, offi - About 400 volunteers percent, down 3 percentage help build the house. cer workers,” said were expected to be points, 10th highest. Other area churches Shirley Miller, another involved in the project Delaware County: 11.4 were scheduled to help member of the crew. through the first week percent, down 0.1 percent - out the following week. David Smitley, pastor of August. age points, t-21st highest. It was about 2 p.m. of Trinity United Jay County: 9.4 percent, that a truck pulled up Methodist Church in down 4.9 percentage with the last of the par - Portland and chair of the points, t-33rd lowest. ticle board to be project’s steering com - Randolph County: 11 installed. mittee, expected about percent, down 6.8 percent - “That was the one 400 volunteers to work on age points, t-37th lowest. they were looking for - the project in total. Wells County: 8.4 per - ward to all day,” said See Retrospect page 2 cent, down 2 percentage The Commercial Review/Ed Balint points, t-14th lowest. Deaths Weather In review Coming up The high temperature Jay County Solid Waste Thursday in Jay County was Saturday — Coverage of Management District will 83 degrees. The low was 70. today’s Portland Redevelop - have recycling trailers avail - Donald Shively , 84, Celina, The low tonight will be in ment Commission meeting. able Saturday. Trailers will be Ohio the mid 60s. Expect mostly open from 9 a.m. to noon in the Details on page 2. sunny skies Saturday with a Wednesday — Feature shopping center at 220 Lincoln high of 86. about the county’s new health St., Portland, and Dunkirk See page 2 for an extended and human sciences educator. City Park. forecast. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Friday, July 24, 2020 Obituaries Donald Shively er, Dale Shively, Portland; and Truck and Tractor and his own greenhouse. Fishing by the State of Ohio. We a son-in-law, Sheldon Maxwell, repaired trucks and spending time with ask that you also practice Aug. 9, 1935-July 20, 2020 Portland. for Borden’s Ice Cream. He was his grandchildren were other social distancing as much as Donald Owen “Doc” Shively, Preceding him in death was a co-owner, along with activities that Doc enjoyed. possible. 84, of Celina, Ohio, passed away daughter, Debra A. “Debbie” Woody Wilson, of Triangle He attended Beaver Memorial Contributions may Monday, July 20, 2020, at Mercer Maxwell, who died June 6, Services Trucking Company. Chapel Congregational Chris - be made to the Beaver Chapel County Community Hospital in 2003; and four sisters, Ruth Doc and his wife Joyce were the tian Church near Celina. A lov - Church. Coldwater, Ohio. Jenkins, Mary owners of DJ Repair, ing, giving man, Doc was always Condolences may be expressed Born Aug. 9, 1935, in Celina, Weisman, Wanda where he enjoyed working on helpful to friends and neigh - to the Shively family at dickand - he was a son of Otis C. Byrum and foreign cars and repairing bors. sonshellwarthfh.com. and Aileen R. (West) Shively. Vivian Joan Shiv - lawn mowers. Doc also had Calling hours are from 4 to 8 •••••••••• Donald married Joyce Schott ely. painted trucks for UPS, and p.m. Monday, July 27, at W.H. The Commercial Review pub - on Dec. 14, 1957, and she sur - Doc attended finally retired from Tranco in Dick and Sons-Hellwarth Funer - lishes death notices for those vives, along with three daugh - Celina High New Bremen, Ohio. al Home in Celina. with a connection to our cover - ters, Diane (Edward) Near - School and was a A favorite pastime that he Private funeral services will age area free of charge.