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Friday, August 8, 2014
The Commercial Review
Portland, Indiana 47371
75 cents
www.thecr.com
Increased difficulty
Board
OKs
buying
system
By SAMM QUINN
The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney
Jay County High School cheerleading coach Abby Champ talks to her squad at the conclusion of practice Thursday.
Champ is in her first year leading the Patriots. She takes over for her aunt, Mindy Weaver, who had coached JCHS since
1979 during a career that included seven Indiana State Fair championships.
New coach focuses on amping up routine
By RAY COONEY
The Jay County High School
cheerleaders have been a
mainstay at the Indiana State
Fair
Year after year, the Patriots
have had two common themes
— excellence and Mindy Weaver.
For the first time in threeand-a-half decades, Weaver
won’t be standing in the
wings, cheering on her girls.
After the long-time coach’s
retirement, JCHS has a new
leader, if not new blood, with
Weaver’s niece and former
assistant Abby Champ at the
helm as it prepares to compete
Saturday in an effort to bring
home a third state championship in the last five years.
The new coach’s biggest
goal has been to take the Patriots’ routine to the next level.
“This year we’re really
focusing on difficulty,” said
Champ, who is joined by new
assistants Ashley Loucks and
Kristen Selvey. “Last year we
went super clean. Everything
we did was pretty much perfect … That’s where our score
sheet was weakest this year,
and so we’re trying to offset
that. … We’ve got a lot more
tumbling than we’ve ever had.
We’ve amped up the building.”
Jay County fans and judges
will notice the changes right
away, as the first section of the
routine includes round-off
back handspring tucks.
They’re an element the
Patriots had in their routine
to start the summer of 2013,
but that they had pulled out by
the time state fair rolled
around. This year, more than
half the squad will be throwing them.
The changes continue in the
long tumbling section, during
which Jay County will have
five layouts capped by a full
twist from freshman Courtney
Miles.
And the pyramids have
become more difficult, with an
added emphasis on flipping.
Five groups are doing an arm
bar front flip — legal at the
state fair for the first time this
year — and the dismounts are
varied with quick tosses, twist
downs and flips.
“It’s definitely been a challenge,” said senior Alexis
Murrell, “but it looks really
good when we hit.”
See Increased page 5
Portland Board of Works
on Thursday voted to purchase a new public safety
software system for Portland Police Department.
The department’s current software was installed
in the 1990s and is outdated,
police
chief
Nathan
Springer said. Jay County
Sheriff ’s Office already
uses Spillman Technology,
Inc., for its records and dispatch systems.
The board also approved
a contract with Jones and
Henry Engineers and CHA.
The Spillman system will
cost
approximately
$100,000, and will allow better
communication
between departments.
Springer said almost all
counties surrounding Jay
are already using the system, and the sheriff ’s
office’s system will merge
with the police department’s.
“We’ll all be on the same
page for once,” he said.
It will also allow dispatch
to see the location of all
Portland Police and Jay
County Sheriff ’s Office
cars.
And the department will
save approximately $400 a
year on maintenance compared to the current system.
Portland Mayor Randy
Geesman said he thinks the
software will also offer
extra protection to officers.
“I think, every way you
look at it, it’s something we
really
need
to
do,”
Geesaman said. “It’s a winwin … the sooner we implement the better.”
“I think it’s an awful good
program,” said board member Bill Gibson.
The board voted unanimously to purchase the
software.
Board members Jerry
Leonard, Geesaman and
Gibson also voted to
approve a contract with
Jones and Henry Engineers, which was hired to
design and set the parameters of the Geesaman
Industries
remediation
project.
See OKs page 5
Extension is open
By SAMM QUINN
The Lafayette Street
extension is officially open.
The project, meant to
spur economic development in the area, extends
Lafayette Street about a
half a mile from Creagor
Avenue to Industrial Park
Drive.
“I’m excited because I
think it’s another thoroughfare we can take advantage
of,” said Portland Mayor
Randy Geesaman. “I’m
hoping that it spurs economic development activity in that south side.”
Planning for the extension started in 2008 and
construction began in midNovember before being
delayed for winter. It was
expected the project would
be completed in June, but
because of weather and
other issues, it was delayed.
The street extension
will also give businesses
and residents around
Industrial Park Drive
another way to travel
through town.
“With Walmart and people from FCC and the people that live at Katelynn
Place and Portland Place
Apartments, they have
another avenue they can
get out of,” Geesaman said.
See Open page 2
U.S. strikes in Iraq
By JULIE PACE and ROBERT BURNS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — U.S. fighters
dropped bombs on Islamic militants in
Iraq today, the Pentagon said, carrying
out President Barack Obama’s promise
of military force to counter the advancing militants and confront the threat
they pose to Iraqi civilians and Americans still stationed there.
Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm.
John Kirby said that two F/A-18 jets
dropped 500-pound bombs on a piece of
artillery and the truck towing it. Kirby
said the fighters had taken off from the
aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush
in the Persian Gulf to conduct the mission.
He said it wasn’t clear how many militants might have been killed in the
strike.
See Strikes page 5
Duncans
delight
Jessie Duncan
responds
to
the
judges’
positive
comments about her
singing performance
with her dad, Shawn,
Thursday night at the
last Stars in the Park
quarterfinal at the
Hudson Family Park
amphitheatre
in
Portland. The Portland
residents sang, and
Shawn played guitar.
The Commercial Review/Samm Quinn
Deaths
Weather
In review
Coming up
Everett Evans, 89, Portland
Janine Kre ps, 79, Chesterfield
Darlene Nuckols, 69, Montpelier
Janice Plummer, 70, Cleveland, Tenn.
Details on page 2.
The high temperature
Thursday in Portland was 79
degrees. The overnight low
was 59.
Tonight’s low will be 61, and
there is a chance of showers
Saturday with a high of 81.
For an extended forecast,
see page 2.
Jay County Solid Waste District will have recycling trailers
from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday:
•MainStreet Market, Portland. Judan Judo.
•Former Ludwig’s parking
lot, Dunkirk. West Jay Optimist
Club.
Saturday — Our latest Postcard highlights a summer job
in Portland.
Tu esday — Coverage of
Monday’s Jay County Commissioners and Dunkirk City
Council meetings.
Local
Page 2
Obituaries
Everett Evans
Sept. 28, 1924-Aug. 6, 2014
Everett D. (Jake) Evans, 89,
147 E. Lafayette St., Portland,
died Wednesday at Persimmon
Ridge Healthcare.
Born in Portland to John and
Daisy (Bond) Evans, he married Beverly Brubaker, who
passed away Dec. 12, 1983.
He had worked for ShellerGlobe for 36 years and was a
custodian at the Portland
Moose Lodge. He served in the
United States Army and was a
World War II veteran. He was a
member of the Portland Moose
Lodge, American Legion Post
#211, D.A.V. and Fort Recovery
V.F.W., and was a 1943 graduate
of Portland High School. He
was also a contributor to Museum of the Soldier.
Surviving are two sons,
Ronald Evans and Brian
Evans, both of Portland; one
daughter, Cindy Hale, Portland; one brother, Arthur
Evans, Portland; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Private family services will
be held at Baird-Freeman
Funeral Home. Burial will be
in Lawndale Cemetery, with
graveside rites by American
Legion Post #211.
Memorials may be sent to
American
Legion
Honor
Guard.
Condolences may be sent to
www.bairdfreeman.com.
son, Muncie, Lori Green (husband: Tim), Evansville, and
Joe Daugherty (husband: Joe),
Harmony; nine grandchildren;
several great-grandchildren;
and one sister, Reva Jean Wilson, Berne.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday
at Temple Baptist Church,
17920 Ind. 167 South, Dunkirk,
Janine Kreps
with Rev. Steve Nelson officiatJuly 20, 1935-Aug. 6, 2014
Burial will follow in
ing.
Janice Arlene Kreps, 79,
and
former Boundary Cemetery.
Chesterfield
Visitation is noon to 2 p.m.
Dunkirk
resident,
died
Saturday at the church.
Wednesday.
Memorials may be sent to
Born in PortTemple Baptist Church, P.O.
land to Albert
Box
268,
Dunkirk,
and
and
Mildred
(Gibson) Renner,
Alzheimer’s Association at
she was a foundalz.org.
ing member of
Temple Baptist
www.whetselfuneralservice.co
in
Church
m.
Dunkirk.
She
Kreps
worked with her
Darlene Nuckols
husband
at
Oct. 23, 1944-Aug. 5, 2014
Kreps Auto Body and Autopro,
Darlene “Dolly” (Blackford)
as well as working at Indiana
Nuckols, 69, Montpelier, died
Glass Co. in Dunkirk.
Surviving in addition to her Tuesday at her home.
Born in Union City, she was
Ronald
Kreps,
husband,
Chesterfield, are four daugh- a former Jay County resident
ters, Teri White (husband: and was a member of F.O.P. and
Randy), Fishers, Sheri Pear- the D.A.V.
Surviving are former husbands, Ronald Creamer and
Dick Nuckols; three daughters,
Kimberly Franks, Winchester,
Melissa Creamer, Union City,
and Carol Ann
Blumenhorst
(companion: Eric
Deavers), Montpelier; two sons,
Richard
Lee
(wife: Jaime) and
Larry Nuckols
(wife: Angela),
both of Portland;
Nuckols
two sisters, Gail
Blackford, Lynn,
and Pauline “Polly” Dean,
Upland; 13 grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
Services are 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home, 109 W. Windsor St.,
Montpelier, with Pastor Jeffery
Allen Horsman officiating.
Burial will follow at Brookside
Cemetery in Montpelier.
Visitation is 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home.
Memorials may be sent to the
family.
www.glancyfuneralhomes.com.
Janice Plummer
Janice Kay Plummer, 70,
Cleveland, Tenn., died Wednesday at Chattanooga Healthcare
Facility. She was the sister of a
Portland woman.
She was the daughter of
Edward Mast and Dorthea
Fields and was preceded in
death by her husband of 39
years, Roger Lee Plummer.
Surviving are two daughters;
three sisters, including Jani
Randolph (husband: Jim),
Portland; two brothers; 12
grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
Visitation is 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, followed by services at 3
p.m. Saturday in the Chapel of
Ralph Buckner Funeral Home
with the family officiating.
www.ralphbuckner.com.
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The Commercial Review runs
its standard obituaries free of
charge for those with a connection to its coverage area.
They include birth and death
date as well as names of parents, spouses, siblings and children.
Capsule
Reports
CR almanac
Boil order
Pet
of the
week
-
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Midday
Daily Three: 0-4-2
Daily Four: 4-3-6-4
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Evening
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Cash 5: 24-29-37-39-41
Estimated
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Hank, a neutered
adult male, that is
crate- and housetrained, and is good
with other dogs, is
available for adoption
from the Jay County
Animal
Control
Shelter, 2209 E. 100
South,
Portland.
There is no adoption
fee. Call (260) 7264365 before visiting.
Mega Millions estimated jackpot: $115 million
Powerball Estimated
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Midday
Pick 3: 8-0-6
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Pick 5: 5-9-1-9-5
Evening
Pick 3: 1-4-7
Pick 4: 7-3-6-9
Pick 5: 2-5-8-1-0
Rolling Cash 5: 5-7-1023-26
Estimated
jackpot:
$120,000
Markets
Trupointe
Fort Recovery
Corn............................3.42
New crop ....................3.39
Beans ........................12.58
New crop ..................10.43
Wheat ........................5.47
New crop..................3.51
Jan. crop ..................3.68
Central States
Montpelier
Cooper Farms
Fort Recovery
Corn ........................3.43
New crop..................3.45
Beans ......................12.73
New crop ................1050
Wheat ......................5.66
Corn ........................3.61
New crop..................3.49
Jan. crop ..................3.61
The Andersons
Richland Township
POET Biorefining
Portland
Aug. corn ................3.57
Sept. corn ................3.62
Corn ........................3.47
Dec. corn..................3.42
Beans ......................12.68
Dec. beans ..............10.61
Wheat ......................5.58
Hospitals
Jay County
Hospital
Portland
Admissions
There were eight
admissions to the hospital Thursday, including:
Portland — Susan
Thumm.
Dismissals
There were two dismissals.
Births
There was one birth.
Portland — Baby
Thumm.
Emergencies
There were 25 people
treated in the emergency rooms of Jay
County
Hospital,
including:
Dunkirk — Jami Bullock.
Citizen’s calendar
Monday
9 a.m. — Jay County
Commissioners, commissioners’ room, Jay
County
Courthouse,
Portland.
4 p.m. — Jay County
Public Library Board
of Trustees, community room, Jay County
Public Library, 315 N.
Ship St., Portland.
5 p.m. — Jay County
Regional Sewer Dis-
trict, commissioners’
room,
Jay
County
Courthouse, Portland.
7 p.m. — Dunkirk
City Council, Dunkirk
Clerk’s Office, 131 S.
Main St.
Tuesday, Aug. 12
5 p.m. — Portland
Board
of
Zoning
Appeals, Community
Resource Center, 118 S.
Meridian St., Portland.
Weather courtesy of American Profile Hometown Content Service
Structure fire
Dunkirk Fire Department responded to a structure fire Thursday in rural
Dunkirk.
The fire at 11340 W. 450
South was reported to Jay
County 911 at 1:14 p.m. The
fire started from grease on
a stove and caused minor
damage.
Eleven firefighters and
two pump trucks responded to the call. The department arrived on scene at
1:17 p.m., and the fire was
under control at 1:37 p.m.
Vehicle fire
Pennville Fire Department responded to a vehicle
fire Thursday evening in
rural Pennville.
Jay County 911 received a
call at 6:05 p.m. about a
vehicle on fire at 4244 W. 650
North. The Pontiac Grand
Am was destroyed by the
fire.
Photo provided
Closing prices as of Thursday
Parts of the northeast
side of Redkey lost water
service today because of a
water line break on
Spencer Street.
That area of the town is
on a boil order until further
notice.
Felony arrests
Possession of
methamphetamine
the house.
Newtown was arrested and booked at Strikes trailer
A Ridgeville man and an
A Portland man was arrested Thurs- 5:08 p.m. into Jay County Jail, where he Ossian man were involved
remains
under
no
bond.
day and preliminarily charged with
in an accident at approxipossession of methamphetamine and
mately 8:41 a.m. Saturday
maintaining a common nuisance, both Dealing methamphetamine
on U.S. 27.
A Portland woman already incarcerLevel 6 felonies.
Ronald J. Wells, 74,
The Drug Task Force received a ated is facing more felony charges.
Ridgeville, was driving
Angela K. Stuckey, 37, who is current- north on U.S. 27 in a 2001
search warrant through Jay Circuit
ly incarcerated at Jay County Jail, was GMC Sierra K3500 and
Court for a home at 827 S. Shank St.
While executing the search warrant, charged with dealing in methampheta- pulling a trailer, when he
police searched Timothy Newton, 42, mine, a Level 5 felony.
slowed down to turn east.
On July 17, the Drug Task Force
who resides in the house, and allegedly
Joshua Barkley, 34, Ossfound methamphetamine in his pock- obtained a search warrant for Stuck- ian, tried to go around the
ey’s home at 627 E. Main St., Portland. right side of Wells’ vehicle
ets.
During the search, police allegedly and hit the trailer with his
The police also allegedly found several items associated with the manufac- found several items associated with the 2014 Dodge Caravan. An
ture of methamphetamine throughout manufacture of methamphetamine.
inspection later showed
that the brake lights and
turn signals on the trailer
were not working.
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“I think anytime we can
help alleviate traffic from
other areas in the community, that’s always good.”
The speed limit on the
street will be 35 mph and
stops signs have been
placed at Creagor Avenue
and
Industrial
Park
Drive.
Milestone, the company
contracted to do the work,
didn’t create curbs along
the south side so the street
is more inviting to businesses, Geesaman said.
Thank You
The family of Carol Somers would like to thank:
Baird Freeman Funeral Home
Collett Church
Pastor Billy Stanton
Also for the love, support and prayers
during Carol's illness.
It also created sidewalks on both sides of
Lafayette Street for residents to walk on if they
choose, which Geesaman
said fits into the city’s
larger goal of creating
more sidewalks and trails
throughout the city.
“What I like about it is
we’re going to promote
trails and sidewalks and
we have that on both
sides,” he said.
Union Chapel
Sunday, August 10
10:30 - Service
12:00 Carry-In Lunch
Watch Bob Play After
Bob plays against the boys & wins!
Family
Page 3
Unique proposal gets unexpected response
By KELLY LYNCH
Almost every girl envisions
her wedding a certain way.
Some want grandeur, with a
big fluffy white dress and overthe-top decorations. Some want
a small family gathering with
little fanfare.
I’m more the former, while my
sister is more the latter.
That’s why the unique circumstances surrounding her
proposal didn’t surprise me.
Instead of waiting for her
boyfriend to ask, she decided
she would be the one to propose.
It wasn’t a decision made out
of desperation after being
together five years, fearful that
he would never do it.
It was out of love.
Just as a man would get down
Rising
Voices
on one knee to ask, she wanted
to show her commitment to
their relationship and display
the faith she had in its
endurance.
She felt it so overwhelmingly
that she put the entire event
together in one day, even texting
me the day of to help her edit
the letter she would give him
later that evening as part of the
proposal.
It was heartfelt and simple —
just like their relationship.
A high school government
teacher became an unintentional matchmaker by seating the
two beside each other (and eventually annexing them to opposite sides of the room to stop
their distracting antics). But it
wasn’t until a few years later
that they began dating after
reconnecting through social
media.
Now, five years later, Holly is
ready to take that next step.
It’s a step they had been discussing for some time, but neither had followed through.
On the night of the proposal,
she was all nerves, debating
whether she was taking something away from him by doing it
and worrying about the looming
possibility of being rejected.
She handed him the letter
after returning home from a
night on the town together.
As he finished reading the
bold question, he looked up at
her to check that it wasn’t a
joke, and when he realized she
was quite serious, he responded
along the lines of, “Yeah, duh.”
His response, while flippant,
was enthusiastic.
Quite the opposite of what
she’s finding when she tells the
news to others.
Instead of congratulations,
she’s often met with concern, as
if she proposed out of fear of
growing old alone.
“Is this what you really
want?”
“Are you sure?”
The responses surprised her
and put a damper on what
should have been some of the
happiest news of her life to
deliver.
Is it really that outrageous in
2014 for a woman to propose
marriage to someone she loves?
Or does she need to follow social
protocol and wait for someone
else to choose her future and its
timeline for her?
Apparently so.
But for my sister, and her relationship, it was perfect and
made my admiration for her
that much stronger.
And even though she won’t be
having a traditional ceremony
— or giving me a chance to be a
bridesmaid — I can’t wait to be
by her side when she says, “I
do.”
Or maybe she’ll go with a simple “Yeah, duh.”
Birthday celebration at the Limberlost Friday
Oct. 3 or by noon on Satur- Art Show will be held in
October at the Randolph
day, Oct. 4.
County Arts Depot during
To speak
the Union City Arts FestiJeremy
Turner,
a val.
Artists must be 18 or
Shawnee Native American, who lives in Indi- older to exhibit their work
anapolis, will be the guest and all 2D, 3D and video art
speaker at 3 p.m. Sunday, is eligible.
Original art should be
Aug. 17, at Fort Recovery
State Museum. The topic smaller than five feet in
will be “Delaware Indians any direction and weigh 50
— From Ohio and Indiana pounds or less, have been
completed in the last three
to Oklahoma.”
For more information, years and not have been
call museum director exhibited in the Arts
Nancy Knapke at (419) 375- Depot.
4649.
By VIRGINIA CLINE
A party will be held at
the Limberlost State Historic Site in Geneva for
Stratton-Porter’s
Gene
birthday and to celebrate
her life in Geneva from
1888 until 1913.
‘Geneva’s Geneva’ will
be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at the Limberlost Cabin. A variety of
Indiana wines and craft
beers will be available for
sampling and there will be
birthday cake baked by
Chef Cary.
Period music will be performed by Provenzano and
there will be a tour of the
Taking
Note
announced its 2014 Summer Concert Series. Concerts are free and begin at 8
p.m. in the Hein Amphitheatre in Van Trees Park in
Fort Recovery.
Seating is available and
lawn chairs and blankets
may also be used. Concessions are available from
the Fort Recovery Boy
Scouts.
Aug. 10: The Geeze Cats
— 50’s and 60’s music and
comedy.
Aug. 17: Shelby County
Line — A local country
band.
cabin grounds.
The cost is $20 per person and guests must be 21
or older. For more information, call Curt Burnette,
naturalist and program
developer, at (260) 368-7428
or see [email protected].
Concert series
Work may be delivered Arts Festival
Fort Recovery Friends Depot concerts
The inaugural Juried of the Arts recently
Dan Anderson
Thursday, Oct. 2, Friday,
Tamara Locke will perform Saturday at 7 p.m. at
Webster Depot Park in
Dunkirk.
Dan Anderson and
Tamara Locke of Memory
Lane will perform classic
and new country on Aug. 9.
Sponsored and hosted by
of
Dunkirk.
City
(www.dansmemorylane.co
m).
Identical twins Blain
and Brian Swabb of Spittin’ Image will perform
music and comedy on Aug.
16. Sponsored by The Portland Foundation and hosted by Sigma Phi Gamma
Sorority. (www.spittinimand age.org).
Ice water challenge raising awareness
BOSTON (AP) — The
idea is simple: Take a
bucket of ice water, dump
it over your head, record
it and post the video on
social media.
It’s cold, it’s fun and it’s
contagious. But these ice
bucket challenges and
similar social media-powered stunts also are raising awareness and money
for causes such as Lou
Gehrig’s disease, breast
cancer and a camp for
kids who have lost their
fathers to war.
Martha Stewart has
been doused. So has Matt
Lauer. And pro golfer
Greg Norman.
The fundraising phenomenon asks those willing to douse themselves to
challenge others to do the
same within 24 hours. If
they don’t, they must
make a donation to a certain charity. Each person
who participates nominates more friends, who
nominate more friends,
who nominate still more
friends, which explains
why the trend has exploded.
The months-old movement has taken the
Boston area by storm over
the last 10 days, since
friends and relatives of
former Boston College
baseball
player
Pete
Frates used it to raise
awareness about Lou
Gehrig’s disease. Frates
was diagnosed with the
neurodegenerative dis-
ease, also known as ALS,
in 2012. Frates, 29, is now
paralyzed, eats through a
feeding tube and cannot
talk.
On Thursday, his parents, Nancy and John
Frates, joined 200 people
who doused themselves in
Copley Square. The couple said the ice bucket
challenge has done more
to increase understanding about ALS than anything they’ve done over
the past two years.
“Who knew all it would
take was a bag of ice and
a bucket?” John Frates
told the crowd, just before
participants simultaneously poured 9-quart
buckets of ice water over
their heads.
Woman treats friends’ kitchen like buffet
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend
who will help herself to anything in my fridge, pantry, etc.
without asking. She also will eat
most if not all food that’s meant
to be shared, such as appetizers
and snacks at a social gathering.
Once she literally polished off
an entire plate of appetizers
before my guests arrived and I
had nothing to feed them.
After she finishes the food,
she often says, “Oh, I was starving!” I find myself hiding food
from her when she comes over,
or delaying putting treats out
for guests until later in the
party.
The most recent episode was
when I was preparing food for
my toddler. While it was cooling
on the counter, she helped herself to all of it. She told me after-
Dear
Abby
ward she had consumed it.
So you see — nothing is safe,
not even a child’s meal. Abby,
how can I tell her what she’s
doing is wrong and rude? —
STUMPED IN STUDIO CITY,
CALIF.
DEAR STUMPED: Your friend
may be a compulsive eater, but
that’s no excuse for what she has
been doing. Tell her in plain
English that you don’t like it
when she helps herself to food
without first asking, or hogging
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ed at the next table. My husband
disagrees. Am I wrong to be
offended? Do you think this was
rude? — FURIOUS IN FLORIDA
DEAR FURIOUS: I agree with
your hus band. I doubt the
woman deliberately meant to
slight your son. All her attention was simply focused on the
little girl.
DEAR ABBY: I always take
my shower before I go to bed. My
friends take their showers in the
morning. Which one is correct?
I wouldn’t want to go to sleep
dirty. — GARY IN BROOKLYN
DEAR GARY: The time of day
one takes a shower is a matter
of personal preference and
lifestyle. If you are a mechanic
or do heavy phys ical labor,
showering before you go to bed
makes sense. However, if your
job requires working closely
with the public or co-workers,
then taking a shower in the
mor ning before work is considerate.
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Community Calendar
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a party.
Taki ng something that was
meant for your toddler was over
the top. Say that if she’s feeling
“starved” when she’s headed for
your house, she should have a
snack to take the edge off before
ar riving. And if you see less of
her because of your frankness,
consider yourself lucky.
DEAR ABBY: My husband
and I and our toddler son were
recently out to dinner. A woman
walked past our table to the family next to us and gushed about
how “beautiful” the couple’s
daughter was. Their child was
the same age as our son, who is
just as well-behaved.
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stranger would compliment one
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Notices will appear in
the Community Calendar
for three publication
days prior to the meeting
if reported by noon the
day before. Call family
editor Virginia Cline at
(260) 726-8141.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS — Will meet each
Saturday at 10 a.m.
upstairs at True Value
Hardware, North Meridian Street, Portland. For
more information, call
(260) 729-2532.
Today
Monday
AL-ANON
FAMILY
GROUP — New Beginnings, a support group
for friends and families
of alcoholics, will meet
each Friday at 7 p.m. in
the
Zion
Lutheran
Church, 218 E. High St.,
Portland. For more information, call (260) 7269719.
PORTLAND BREAKFAST OPTIMISTS — Will
meet each Monday for
breakfast at 6:45 a.m. at
Richards Restaurant.
BRYANT AREA COMMUNITY CENTER —
Walking every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday
from 9 to 10 a.m.
WEST JAY COMMUNI-
TY CENTER GROUP —
Doors open at 11:15 a.m.
Bring a sack lunch for
talk time. Euchre begins
at 1 p.m. Cost $1. For
(765) 768-1544.
PREGNANCY CARE
CENTER of Jay County
— Free pregnancy testing
with ongoing support
during and after pregnancy. The center is
located at 216 S. Meridian
St., Portland. Hours are
Monday through Friday
from 1 to 5 p.m. For more
information
or
an
appointment, call (260)
726-8636. Appointments
or walk-ins accepted.
DIABETES SUPPORT
GROUP — Will meet at 2
p.m. Monday at Mercer
County Community Hospital, Meeting Room 2, in
Coldwater, Ohio. Karen
Homan, with Mercer
Health Diabetes Center,
will present “Grocery
Shopping 101.” Registration is not necessary. For
(419) 586-9657.
PORTLAND CITIZENS’
POLICE
ACADEMY
ALUMNI — Will meet the
second Monday of each
month at 5 p.m. at the
Portland Fire Station.
For more information,
call Pastor Steve Arnold
at (260) 251-0970 or (260)
726-4900.
Saturday
FARMER’S MARKET
— Will be open from 8
a.m. to noon around the
Jay County Courthouse
square.
JAY COUNTY LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION —
Will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at Jay County Public
Library. Dean Sanders,
from the Chamber of
Commerce, will be the
guest speaker. All landlords are welcome.
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PORTLAND I
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applications
for efficiency
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726-6753
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Opinion
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Friday, Aug. 8, 2014
Enjoy a final day at Portland Pool
To the editor:
An open invitation …
I would like to extend an open
invitation to all Jay County folk
that have ever in their lives
enjoyed Portland Pool to join us
all Sunday.
That will be the final day for
the New Portland Pool, opened
first in 1960. Great times were
had by many Jay County residents at this pool. It makes no
difference if you were a child of
the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s or
have been there just since the
Letters to
the Editor
turn of the century, many memories were made there. Many
friends were made there.
I recently had a conversation
with Roger Domingo, husband
of fellow Portland High School
class of ’66 friend, June Barger
Domingo. He told me she had
reminisced about spending her
summers at the pool. Those of
you graduates of Portland High
School will long remember the
four local elementary schools
and the many, many smaller
high schools in our county. This
was a place for all to gather and
meet one another. For those
east, north, west and south
warders it was an opportunity
to meet some from different
schools before we went to junior
high. She was mentioning that
opportunity and the memories
just came flooding back for me.
For many others this was
where you met your first
boyfriend or girlfriend. This
was the place to ride your bikes
to and cool off at the same time.
Meet up with old and new
friends and while away the hot,
summer afternoon. And last,
but no least, to check out the
good looking lifeguards.
This is the last opportunity to
share in those memories so
bring your cameras and your $3
entry fee and come enjoy the
last day this pool will ever be
open as we have known it all
these great many years. Share
your memories with others and
let’s make an afternoon of it.
And if you don’t care to swim,
dress comfortably and enjoy the
memories with others.
Let’s close this beautiful ole
gal with the dignity she so richly deserves.
Melodi Haley
Portland
Fines don’t
equal justice
Bloomberg News
The U.S. Justice Department just got Bank of
America Corp. to pay about
$16 billion to settle charges
of selling defective mortgages to investors.
The size of the penalty is
impressive, and it comes on
top of Justice’s other recent
big-bank fines, including
JPMorgan Chase’s $13 billion and Citigroup’s $7 billion. All told, Bank of
America will have forfeited
about $70 billlion to end
legal actions over mortgage
lending, much of it stemming from its 2008 purchase of Countrywide
Financial Corp.
In one way, Wall Street
has paid dearly for the misdeeds that led the global
economy to crash in 2008.
But has the cause of justice
been well served?
None of the settlements
holds
individuals
to
account. Shareholders and
insurers are covering the
bills — and the penalties
include mortgage buybacks, refinancings and the
like that may never reach
actual victims. The banks
haven’t been made to plead
guilty to crimes. Because
the
settlements
were
worked out in secret with
no judicial oversight, the
lessons for future bankers
are murky, making the
deterrent effect doubtful.
Did it have to be this
way? Consider a lessnoticed civil-fraud case that
just concluded.
In October, a jury found
Countrywide and a senior
mortgage banker, Rebecca
Mairone, liable for fraud for
having sold thousands of
bad loans to Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac. Last
week, U.S. District Judge
Jed Rakoff ordered Bank of
America to pay $1.3 billion
in that matter. The sum was
relatively modest; more
striking was the judge’s
commentary. Rakoff said
the Countrywide loanapproval program was “the
vehicle for a brazen fraud
by the defendants, driven
by a hunger for profits and
oblivious to the harms
thereby visited, not just on
the immediate victims but
also on the financial system
as a whole.”
This case is the only one
in which a large bank has
had to defend its conduct in
the housing boom, and it
challenges the idea that
bringing fraud prosecutions in this area is a hopeless endeavor. Apparently
juries can cope with financial complexity after all. An
assistant U.S. attorney
explained what went on at
Countrywide without needing to dwell on the arcana
of collateralized mortgage
obligations.
Testimony revealed, for
example, that as the housing boom was ebbing,
Countrywide substituted
software for human judg-
Guest
Editorial
ment to process mortgage
applications on a fast track.
Loans were approved in as
little as 10 days, versus the
normal 60, in a program
called “high-speed swim
lane.” The bankers abbreviated that to HSSL — and
pronounced it “hustle.”
The program lasted only
nine months yet managed
to write almost 30,000 subprime mortgages, which
Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac bought for about $5 billion. Defect rates on statedincome loans (in which the
borrower’s income isn’t
verified) reached 70 percent.
Other reasons, aside
from complexity, have been
advanced to justify the lack
of prosecutions. One is that
the U.S. government was
itself involved because of
its housing policies. The
trial showed it was Countrywide, not a U.S. official,
who told loan officers not to
screen out risky borrowers
and to fill their quota of
applications before going
home at night. It was Countrywide that rewarded
bankers with the speediest
approval rates, no matter
how poorly underwritten
their loans.
The idea that well-shielded executives can’t be
implicated
also
got
debunked.
Testimony
emerged that Mairone
silenced and penalized
bankers who complained
about the quality of hustle
loans. Rakoff is requiring
Mairone to personally pay
her $1 million penalty. Perhaps most important, the
case suggests midlevel
employees could have been
persuaded to give evidence
against their seniors,
enabling prosecutors to
move up the chain.
Countrywide bankers
complained bitterly to
Mairone in March 2008
when Chief Executive Officer Angelo Mozilo testified
to Congress that the bank
was carefully screening all
its applicants to minimize
defaults. Mozilo never
faced trial. A criminal
investigation was quietly
dropped in 2011, and he
avoided a civil trial when
he agreed to pay $67.5 million, only a third of which
came out of his own pocket,
in settlement.
The jurors in last year’s
trial sent out a note during
deliberations asking why
more senior Countrywide
executives weren’t being
sued with Mairone. Many
American taxpayers, homeowners and investors cannot be blamed for wondering the same thing.
Stance is counterproductive
By JOHN KRULL
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS — When Indiana
Gov. Mike Pence fired off a letter to
President Barack Obama complaining about unaccompanied children
being placed with sponsors in Indiana, he opened himself to considerable criticism.
Most of the fire focused on Pence’s
supposed hypocrisy. The Indiana governor said he felt “deep compassion”
for these children, all of whom are
fleeing poverty, repression and violence.
That deep compassion, though,
apparently doesn’t run so deep that
he wants to see the troubled kids
receive shelter, safety and sustenance
in Hoosier sponsors’ homes.
Other critics devoted their attention to the frequent public proclamations of religious faith made by
Pence, who is pondering a 2016 run
for the Republican presidential nomination. Where in Scripture, those
critics asked, is it written that a
Christian should deny needy children food and care?
These criticisms are fair, if a bit
heavy-handed.
Most people, though, missed an
important point: The antagonisms
Pence and other conservatives whip
up over immigration also are incredibly short-sighted and self-destructive.
Put simply, every time Pence and
conservatives shake their fists at
undocumented immigrants, they are
alienating people who likely otherwise would vote for them.
Perhaps it was a coincidence that I
talked with Carlos May and Danielle
Dean on the same day that Pence sent
his letter to the president.
May and Dean are brother and sister and are of Hispanic/Latino
descent. They also are, respectively,
the senior executive policy advisor to
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and
the new executive director of the
Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs.
May was a Republican candidate
for Congress. The issue of immigration, he says, “hits close to home” for
him.
For that reason, his party’s deter-
John
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mination to antagonize the country’s
fastest-growing voting bloc strikes
him as foolhardy.
May says, absent the rejections and
condemnations from Republicans,
most Hispanic and Latino citizens
would support the GOP. The values
that many Latin Americans bring
with them to this country — commitments to family, to faith, to saving
and to hard work — line up perfectly
with Republican and conservative
principles.
He says the opposition to undocumented immigrants is based on misperceptions. The people who are the
most angry about immigration see
the new arrivals in this country as
folks who consume U.S. services — at
taxpayer expense — and contribute
nothing themselves.
The opposite is true, May says. He
cites a couple of Texas studies. The
first one showed undocumented
immigrants consume $700 million in
social services in Texas, which is
where the discussion generally ends.
A second study of the same area
showed that those undocumented
aliens also paid $1.5 billion in taxes.
Because, as non-citizens, undocumented immigrants can’t qualify for
tax refunds, the extra $800 million
meant they were helping to subsidize, among other things, the tax cuts
Republicans and conservatives love.
Nor are the contributions confined
to the Southwest.
May notes that, in central Indiana
alone, residents of Hispanic and Latino descent pay more than $400 million annually in taxes — and that
number is climbing rapidly.
I ask both May and Dean why, given
all this, so many people get so
enraged about immigration?
Brother and sister give me the
same answer.
Fear of the unknown.
... absent the
rejections and
condemnations
from Republicans,
most Hispanic
and Latino
citizens would
support the GOP.
They note that each wave of immigration in American history brought
with it reactions of hostility and
repression. The Irish, the southern
and eastern Europeans, the Chinese
and the Japanese all had to kick
down barriers of animosity and
oppression when they arrived in this
country.
In some ways, they say, the old pattern is playing out again — with the
added twist that, for the first time in
U.S. history, Caucasian Americans
now face the prospect of not being a
majority in this country.
May emphasizes that he is a devoted Republican. That is the reason he
sees his party’s unreasoning opposition to immigration as so foolish.
Too many members of the GOP, he
says, are fighting with people who
want to be their friends — people
who could help them win elections,
keep taxes low and enable conservative principles to take root.
Criticizing children (and their parents) because they take the American
Dream seriously enough to risk life
and safety to come to this country
now is an indulgence for conservatives.
And a costly one at that.
••••••••••
Krull is director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism,
host of “No Limits” WFYI 90.1 Indianapolis and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism
students.
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OKs ...
The contract is for $192,000, and
the firm will design the west side
sewer work, which is expected to
alleviate some flooding in the area.
The board also voted to approve
a contract not to exceed $38,800
with CHA, the company contracted in 2008 to monitor the wetland
mitigation at the former site of
XPLEX Extreme Competition Park
on county road 100 North between
U.S. 27 and county road 100 East.
The contract allows the firm to
work with the Army Corps of
Engineers to relocate some wetlands conflicting with property
owned by Fort Recovery Industries.
The industry purchased land
that’s part of the regulated conservatory easement surrounding the
wetlands and couldn’t reach an
agreement with the Army Corps
of Engineers about maintaining
that land.
The only option to make all parties involved happy, though not
favored by CHA, is to relocate
those wetlands.
Representatives from CHA said
the work will involve heavy labor
and is expected to be complete by
December.
The board unanimously voted to
approve the contract.
In other business Thursday,
Geesaman, Gibson and Leonard:
•Tabled discussion about large
purchases for the wastewater
treatment plant.
Superintendent Bob Brelsford
requested the board consider purchasing a new generator for the
plant and VAC truck. The generator used now was purchased in
1980 and needs a fan and radiator
replaced, which is estimated to
cost $18,000.
“I don’t know that we want to
throw that kind of money in,”
Brelsford said.
The board received quotes from
two companies for $140,474 and
$116,916. The board tabled discussion so members can take time to
review the quotes.
Brelsford also requested the
board consider purchasing a new
VAC truck to replace the current
truck that was bought in 2000. It
requires maintenance and new
parts frequently, Brelsford said.
“Any VAC truck like that that
you use much, it does have a lot of
wear problems on it, which is normal,” he said. “But we’re getting to
the point where we’re just putting
a lot of money into that truck.”
The quote Brelsford received for
the truck is $367,815 minus a
$60,000 trade-in credit.
•Tabled discussion about not
charging the Jay County Regional
Sewer District the 11 percent
sewer rate increase it instituted in
2012.
Faron Parr, who sits on the
regional sewer district board, said
those county residents would pay
about $93 a month for sewer
access, which is a financial hardship for some.
“It’s been a little bit of a financial struggle to get everything
going,” he said. “We’re just here
begging basically for you to give us
just five years with the rate we
started on,” he said.
Gibson said making an exception for one group of residents and
not others could cause problems.
“If you stop and think about it
though basically the citizens of
Portland had the same situation
thrown on them a few years ago,”
he said. “So they’ve got a tremendous investment in this sewer system also.”
Geesaman said the board would
look at the legalities of the request
and crunch numbers before making a decision.
In review
Delaying
INDIANAPOLIS —
Seven-digit telephone
dialing can continue
indefinitely for local
calls in southern Indiana’s 812 area code,
state regulators said
Thursday.
Mandatory 10-digit
dialing was due to
begin Sept. 6, but the
medical community
and law enforcement
agencies have said
they’re still not ready
for it, so the Indiana
Utility
Regulatory
Commission said it
was
delaying
the
change for safety reasons.
A six-month grace
period during which
either seven-digit or 10digit
dialing
was
acceptable began in
February as the region
prepares for the introduction of the new 930
area code.
The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney
The Jay County High School cheerleaders, including Breea Liette (center), yell during the
opening set of their routine Thursday during practice. Behind Liette, from left, are Madison Miller, Maddie
Strausburg, Sydnee Lee and Courtney Miles. The Patriots will compete at the Indiana State Fair Saturday
in an effort to bring home their third championship in five years.
Agreed
KABUL,
Afghanistan
—
Afghanistan’s feuding
presidential
candidates agreed today to
resolve their election
dispute and said they
would set an inauguration date before the end
of August.
The breakthrough
came as U.S. Secretary
of State John Kerry
opened a second day of
talks in Afghanistan
aimed at preventing
the fragile country
from collapsing into
political chaos after
disputed elections.
Returned
GREENFIELD, Ind.
— The second of three
children abducted by
their mother and taken
to Mexico in 1995 has
returned to Indiana for
a reunion with his
father.
Andrew Slinkard,
now 25, is back with
his father’s family in
Greenfield, according
to relatives. His arrival
in recent days comes
six months after his
younger
brother,
Nathan, walked into
the U.S. Consulate in
Guadalajara and asked
to return to Indiana.
Deb
SlinkardPomeroy said her
nephews are doing
well and that the family never gave up hope
they would return.
Recalled
General
Motors’
troubles with safety
recalls has surfaced in
another case, this time
with the company
recalling a group of
SUVs for a third time
to fix power window
switches that can catch
fire.
The
problem,
revealed in documents
posted by federal safety
regulators this week, is
so serious that GM is
telling customers to
park the SUVs outdoors until they are
repaired because they
could catch fire when
left unattended.
—Associated Press
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That’s the big goal — to
increase the difficulty
while still staying true to
Weaver’s dedication to
perfection. Every year she
focused on making sure
everything was clean, or it
was out of the routine.
“Everything
we’ve
emphasized is, ‘We are
still Jay County,’” said
Champ, who was on
squads that finished second at the state fair in
both 2001 and ’02. “We’re
still trying to get that
aspect, but we’re trying to
get the difficulty.”
While Champ played a
major part in choreographing and teaching the
routine during her years
as an assistant, it’s been
the little things that have
been a challenge.
One such detail came up
at Thursday’s practice,
when the squad asked
about having their mat
moved to the high school
for tonight’s preview performance. Champ was
under the impression that
the
Patriots
used
wrestling mats for that
performance.
Indiana State Fair
cheerleading competition
The Jay County High School, East Jay Middle
School and West Jay Middle School cheerleaders
will compete Saturday at the Indiana State Fair.
Below is the competition schedule.
S em i fi na l s
East Jay - 10:10 a.m.
West Jay - 10:50 a.m.
Jay County - 11:50 a.m.
F i n a l s - 6 p .m .
The top five squads in each
division will advance to the finals.
“There’s a lot of little
things that Mindy did
that I had no idea she did.
… That’s been the big
thing,” said Champ. “Getting the parents on parent shirts … getting
organized for camp, getting the mat to the high
school — things that I
never realized we did.
Mindy just took care of
all of that.”
The biggest change for
the cheerleaders has been
the overall tone of the
summer.
Practices have been
more
focused,
more
aggressive. Breaks have
been more strictly timed.
If something isn’t right,
Champ isn’t afraid to let
the girls know.
“She doesn’t sugar-coat
anything,” said Murrell.
“She just tells it like it is.”
And
Weaver,
who
coached the Patriots to
seven state fair championships, including wins in
2010 and ’12, wanted the
JCHS cheerleaders to get
that extra nudge.
“Mindy came back for a
week and she was talking
to us and she said, ‘I knew
it was time for me to retire
because I wasn’t pushing
you guys as hard as I
could,’” said senior Carli
Ostrowski.
“I think it’s made us better,” added Murrell. “Our
routine is a lot harder than
it’s ever been because she’s
pushed us so hard.”
The Patriots hope the
result is that they hit all of
the aspects to their difficult routine Saturday.
They want to win, not
only for themselves, but
for the women who have
mentored them.
“(We want to) make our
coach proud,” said Murrell, “and make our old
coach proud too.”
Fighting
resumes
in Gaza
By MOHAMMED
DARAGHMEH
and KARIN LAUB
Associated Press
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip
— Gaza militants resumed
rocket attacks on Israel
today, refusing to extend a
three-day truce after Egyptian-brokered talks between
Israel and Hamas on a new
border deal for blockaded
Gaza hit a deadlock.
Israel responded with a
series of airstrikes, including one that killed a 10-yearold boy and wounded five
children near a Gaza City
mosque, Palestinian officials said. Two Israelis
were wounded by rocket
fire, police said.
The renewed violence
threw the Cairo talks on a
broader deal into doubt.
Hamas officials said they
are ready to continue talks,
but Israel’s government
spokesman said Israel will
not negotiate under fire.
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry
expressed “extreme regret”
over the failure to extend
the truce, urged restraint
by both sides and called for
a new cease-fire to resume
negotiations. The ministry
said progress had been
made in the talks, but did
not explain.
Hamas wants Israel to
open Gaza’s borders, following a seven-year closure
also enforced by Egypt, but
Israel says it will only do so
if the Islamic militants disarm or are prevented from
re-arming. Hamas has
insisted it will never give
up its weapons.
The wide gaps became
clear at an all-night meeting between Egyptian and
Palestinian
negotiators
that preceded the renewed
fire. Hamas negotiators
told The Associated Press
that Israel rejected all of
their demands.
Hamas had entered the
Cairo talks from a position
of military weakness, following a month of fighting
in which Israel pounded
Gaza with close to 5,000
strikes. Israel has said
Hamas lost hundreds of
fighters, two-thirds of its
rocket arsenal and all of its
tunnels under the border
with Israel.
The heavy toll of the war
appears to have made
Hamas even more resistant
to returning to the status
quo. The group is unlikely
to accept a cease-fire without assurances that Gaza’s
borders will be opened —
particularly after the fighting left close to 1,900 Gaza
residents dead, more than
9,000 wounded and tens of
thousands displaced, with
entire
neighborhoods
reduced to rubble.
Gaza militants began firing rockets at Israel even
before the temporary truce
expired at 8:00 a.m. (0500
GMT) today.
By midday, 33 rockets had
been fired. Twenty-six landed in Israel, three were
intercepted and four fell
short in Gaza, the army
said.
The rockets appeared to
have been an attempt by
Hamas to exert pressure on
Israel without triggering a
major escalation.
Strikes ...
The Pentagon said the
militants were using the
artillery to shell Kurdish
forces defending Irbil.
For the United States, it
was a re-engagement in the
long sectarian war from
which American combat
forces had been withdrawn
— on President Barack
Obama’s orders — in late
2011.
In a televised speech
Thursday night, Obama
threatened to renew U.S.
military involvement. At
the
same
time,
he
announced that U.S. military planes already had
carried out airdrops of
food and water, at the
request of the Iraqi government, to tens of thousands of Iraqi religious
minorities atop a mountain surrounded by militants and desperately in
need of supplies.
“America is coming to
help,” Obama declared.
Speaking to reporters
while traveling in India
today, Defense Secretary
Chuck Hagel said the U.S.
military has sufficient
intelligence resources and
assets in place to launch
strikes by both manned
and unmanned aircraft in
the region.
Asked if the Islamic
State group could successfully hide among civilians
to evade strikes, Hagel said
if the Islamic State moves
against Irbil, Baghdad or
the refugees trapped on a
mountain, “it’s pretty clear
who they are, and they
would be pretty identifiable where our airstrikes
could be effective.”
The Yazidis, who follow
an ancient religion with
ties to Zoroastrianism, fled
their homes after the
Islamic State group issued
an ultimatum to convert to
Islam, pay a religious fine,
flee their homes or face
death.
The Commercial Review/Kelly Lynch
Watching the weather
Sam Lashley, National Weather Service of Northern Indiana
senior meteorologist, explains Thursday the Community Collaborative
Rain, Hail and Snow Network to Jay County residents looking to
become volunteer weather observers. The training was held at Jay
County Courthouse and residents learned how to use a rain gauge and
measure snow depth.
Agriculture
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SPEED BUMP
Dave Coverly
Peanuts
Photos provided
Rabbit honors
Rose is Rose
Jay County 4-H was well-represented at the Indiana State
Fair. Above, front row from left, are ambassador contestants Emily Star
(19th place) and Justice Murphy. Back row are Jade Zorn (12th), Bailey
Corn (20th) and Sarah Schwieterman (13th). Corn, pictured at lower
left, also won best of breed for his white New Zealand. And ShyAnn
Harker, lower right, won for best opposite sex with her Silver Fox senior
buck. She also won three best of variety awards.
Agnes
Hi and Lois
Funky Winkerbean
Blondie
Snuffy Smith
Safety nets available
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.
— Farmers already seeing
corn and soybeans prices
plummet as the markets
expect bountiful harvests
have some potential safety
nets that might help protect
them financially, two Purdue University agricultural
economists say.
Corn and soybeans
futures
prices
have
dropped to their lowest levels since 2010 — corn below
$4 per bushel and soybeans
under $11. That is partly
because of higher yields
expected for many farms
this fall. Although high
yields result in more
bushels for farmers to sell,
the abundant supply leads
to much lower prices, eroding profits.
“Midwest crop producers
have been shocked by the
sharp drop in corn and soybean prices as favorable
weather has increased
yield prospects this summer,” Michael Langemeier
and Chris Hurt said in a
review of crop insurance
and a new government pro-
gram. “Such large decreases in prices are raising anxieties among producers and
their lenders regarding
weak margins and the
potential for tight cash
flows.”
Langemeier and Hurt
said producers should evaluate how two safety-net
programs might help protect them:
•Crop insurance: Revenue policies — those that
consider both yield and
price — are the most popular. The economists said
that even with above-normal yields, prices could
drop low enough to trigger
insurance payouts on some
high-coverage policies. As
an example, a farm with an
85 percent policy and yields
this year 10 percent above
its base actual production
history of 170 bushels per
acre might trigger an insurance payment if December
corn futures in October
average below $3.57 a
bushel, a level the market is
approaching.
The same farm with an
80 percent policy, however,
would not trigger an insurance payout until the
December corn futures
average in October drops
below $3.36 a bushel. Langemeier and Hurt said that is
a less likely situation but
still one that provides some
protection against catastrophic low prices.
Soybean insurance payouts because of low prices
seem much less likely for
all coverage levels.
•Agricultural Risk Coverage-County Option: This
new government program,
also referred to as ARC-CO,
currently has a higher
probability of adding support to corn and soybean
farmers, the economists
said. They explained that
under the current projections of above-normal
yields, the program would
begin making payments
when the marketing year
average of corn drops
below about $4 per bushel.
The
payments
would
increase as prices drop to
about $3.50 a bushel.
Beetle Bailey
Associated Press/Charlie Neibergall
Eyes on ears
Iowa State Fair goers look at ears of corn on display during
the opening day of the fair Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. The fair runs
through Aug. 17.
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KEEN’S ROOFING and
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steel and shingle roofing, vinyl siding and
replacement windows.
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Charles
Keen, 260-335-2236.
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90 SALE CALENDAR
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4:30 PM.
812 E. Race Street,
Portland, IN
3 bedroom home, living room, kitchen/ dining room, bathroom,
utility room, enclosed
front porch, utility
shed, 48 feet by 132
feet lot.
Good investment.
Call to see.
Precious Gierhart and
Amy Brinkerhoff, Owners
www.Auction Zip.com
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Estate and Auctioneering
260-726-6215 office,
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AU0101155
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AU10600051
260-729-2281
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AU19500011
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LOOKING
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Please call 260-7661718 or 260-498-3882
50 RUMMAGE SALES
4 FAMILY SALE! 4475
N US 27, Portland Friday, Saturday, Sunday,
8-4. Children and adult
clothing,
antiques,
books, toys, miscellaneous.
GARAGE SALE August
8 & 9, 9 - 4, 1301 Blaine
Pike. Picnic Table, freezer, baby clothes, adults
all sizes, household
items and PS 2 & 3
games.
GARAGE SALE Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 8 4, 1336 West Arch. Boys
clothes, size 10 - 14/16.
Women’s & men’s all
sizes, electric stove,
sweeper, toys and misc.
items.
120 E. SIXTH ST Fri., 95; Sat., 9-? Clothes
(many sizes) Harley
shirts, complete years
EasyRider magazines,
Overstock
stockpile
items, miscellaneous.
YARD SALE, Friday 9 6. Saturday 9 - 2. 906
South Bridge Street,
Portland. Price to sell,
everything must go.!
Name Brand Clothing:
Boys 4-7, Girls 10-16,
Junior/ Women’s 00-11,
XS-XL, toys, games,
infant car seat, infant
bath, crib bedding,
household items, miscellaneous.
60 SERVICES
J. L. CONSTRUCTION
Amish crew. Custom
built
homes,
new
garages, pole barns,
interior/ exterior remodeling, drywall, windows,
doors, siding, roofing,
foundations. 260-7265062, leave message.
By Steve Becker
MIKE
HANDYMAN
ARNOLD Remodeling;
garages; doors; windows; painting; roofing;
siding; much more. 28
years experience. Free
estimates.
260-7262030; 260-251-2702.
GOODHEW’S ROOFING SERVICE Standing
Seam Metal Roofs. Free
Estimates! 40 year paint
warranty. We are the
original
Goodhew’s
Roofing Service 800310-4128.
STEPHEN’S FLOOR
INSTALLATION carpet,
vinyl, hardwood, and
laminate installed; 15
years experience; work
guaranteed. Free estimates call Stephen Ping
260-726-5017
BANKRUPTCY $25.00
to start. Free consultation; reasonable rates
and payment plans
available. Chapter 13 no
money down. Filing fee
not included. Ft. Wayne
office; 260-424-0954.
Decatur office; 260-7289997. Call collect. Saturand
evening
day
appointments. Act as a
debt relief agency under
the BK code.
WENDEL SEAMLESS
GUTTERING For all
your guttering and leaf
cover needs. Call us for
a free quote. Call Jim at
260-997-6774 or Steve
at 260-997-1414.
GOODHEW’S
ALL
SEASON Construction.
Do you need a new roof
or roof repair? Specializing in standing seam
metal roofing. We offer
various colors with a 30
year paint finish warranty at competitive prices.
Metal distributor for all of
your metal needs. Call
Rodney at 765-5090191.
HILTY-EICHER CONSTRUCTION. Foundations, concrete, roofing,
siding,
residential
remodeling and new
construction, pole barns,
garages, homes. Free
estimates. Call Keith,
260-726-8283.
POWERWASHING
FERGUSON & SONS
Houses, walks, decks,
fences, etc. Spring special - ranch style onestory house. $165.00.
260-703-0364 cell. 260726-8503
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Centre is proud
to announce that Linda
Smith-Schneider (owner
of Linda’s Country Cuts
and your Traveling Beautician), is now seeing
clients who need special
accommodations
at
OUR FACILITY. If you
are in a wheelchair and,
or find it difficult getting
your hair done, please
call Linda at: Linda’s
Country Cuts 260-3352185 or 260-251-5337
to set up an appointment.
GABBARD
FENCE
FARM • COMMERCIAL
• INDUSTRIAL
RESIDENTIAL • VINYL
“SINCE 1969”
Ph. (765) 584-4047
10TH SEMI-ANNUAL
SHETLER
Blacksmith Shop Consignment Auction
Saturday, August 16,
2014
8:30 a.m.
US Hwy 27 N to Geneva, then east at intersection on 116 go 2 1/ 2
miles to CR 150 E then
North 2 1/2 miles. Bring
your items to sale location anytime Tuesday,
August 12th through
Friday, August 15th
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Auctioneers
Samual R. Lengacher
AU10700061
260-241-8870
Jacob Stoltzfus
AU10700049
John Esh
AU10700039
Eldon Miller
AU10700050
PUBLIC AUCTION
Friday, August 8, 2014,
5:00 PM
Located at Jay County
Fairgrounds Farmers
Building.
Modern Household
items, old items, oak
dresser with mirror,
curved china cabinet,
oak coffee table. Wagner cast iron skillet, oil
lamps. Radio Flyer
wagon.
Guns, Remington 870
LW Magnum 20 gauge.
Craftsman snowblower,
MTD rototiller. Craftsman tools.
Cindy Wolverton, Owner
Loy Real Estate and
Auction 260-726-2700
Gary Loy
AU01031608
Ben Lyons
AU10700085
Aaron Loy
AU11200112
Travis Theurer
AU1120013
Scott Shrade
AU010301
PUBLIC AUCTION
Saturday, August 16,
2014
10:00 AM
8545 W 600 S
Redkey
Sofa and love seat,
dining room table with
matching hutch,
oak end tables.
Rocker/ recliners.
Two John Deere F525
front mount mowers.
Bolens Estate Keeper
garden tractor.
Power King Table Saw,
Bolens front mount
snow blower.
Louis and Glenna
Stephen,
Owners
Loy Real Estate and
Auction 260-726-2700
Gary Loy
AU01031608
Ben Lyons
AU10700085
Aaron Loy
AU11200112
Travis Theurer
AU1120013
Scott Shrade
AU010301
PUBLIC AUCTION
Monday, August 11,
2014
7:00 pm
Sale at Greene Township Community Building on 500 W 1/2 Miles
South of Highway 26
Farm Located: 6 miles
west of Portland on
Highway 26 to County
Road 600 W then
North 1/2 Mile.
14 Acres Tillable,
frontage on Jay County
Road 600 W in Section
9 Greene Township.
Alan & Rebecca Peterson,
Owners.
Pete Shawver
AU010120
260-726-9621
Pete D. Shawver
AU19700040
260-726-5587
Zane Shawver
AU10500168
260-729-2229
PUBLIC AUCTION
Tuesday, August 12,
2014
6:00 pm.
Creekside Company
LLC
Biggs Indiana Properties LLC
Owners
Auction conducted at
Blackford Golf Club,
1605 W. Water Street
(SR 26), Hartford City,
IN.
Tract 1 - 5, 8: Developed and undeveloped
lots.
Six: 11 Courtyard
Commons
Seven: 12 Courtyard
Commons
Nine: Tracts 6,7,8
Ten: 1301 W. Water St,
Krueckeberg Auction
and Realty, 1030 S.
13th, Decatur, IN,
46733. 260-724-7402.
Josh Krueckeberg
AU19800008
Ron Wiegmann
AU08900060
Jay Co. Antique Mall
Open Everyday 10-6
August Special
10 to 20% OFF
Participating booths
500 S. Meridian • Portland, IN
Visit Us At:
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Senior Health Since 1978
Call:
Medicare Supplements
260-726-6470
Medicare Drug Plans
Medicare Advantage Dave Peters
Senior Life Insurance I make house calls
LAWRENCE
EXCAVATING
260•726•0827
Free Estimates
Ponds •Driveways • More
A m i s h Bu i l t
All Sizes Available
Little JJ’s
Br yan t , IN 26 0-7 60- 54 31
POLE BARNS
40’x64’x14’
48’x80’x14’
30’x40’x12’
1 – 16’x12’ overhead door
1 – 10’x8’ slider door
1 – 36” walk in door
2 – 36”x36” windows
Truss rafter 4’ on center
1 – 10’x10’ slider door
ROCKWELL
DOOR SALES
(260) 726-9500
Garage Doors Sales & Service
$24,250 Erected
$16,200 Erected
$9,800 Erected
We do all types of construction
Tree Service
Tree Trimming, Removal,
Stump Grinding.
Firewood available
765-509-1956
Dave’s
Heating & Cooling
Furnace,
Air Conditioner
Geothermal
Sales & Service
POST BUILDINGS, RESIDENTIAL,
260-726-2138
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL
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CHALET
VILLAGE
HEALTH & REHAB
Chalet Village is needing hard working parttime and PRN LPNs and
RNs. Pay can be up to
$18.50/hr for LPNs and
$24.00/hr for RNs.
Please apply in house at
1065
Parkway
St,
Berne, IN 46711. Any
questions call 260-5892127
PEDIATRIC NURSING
SPECIALISTS of Home
Care Network is seeking
an experienced LPN
home health nurse in
Portland, IN. G-tube,
Trach and Vent trained.
Send resumes to [email protected]
et or call 419-464-7190
PENNVILLE CUSTOM
CABINETRY, a locally
owned company in the
growing housing market,
seeks full time, first shift
employees.
Starting
wage is $10.30/ hour
(additional premium for
skilled painters). Ideal
candidates will show a
project they were proud
to complete. Apply in person at 600 East Votaw
Street in Portland or send
resume to [email protected].
TIRED OF NON-PAYING RENTERS? For just
10% of monthly rent/ life
could be 100% better.
Property
managing.
Heather Clemmons 765748-5066
ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS
Lake of The Woods,
Geneva, water included
with rent, no pets, 260223-3367
LAND CONTRACT 422
E Water Street, Portland.
Newly remodeled, large,
two bedroom home with
attached,
INCOME
PRODUCING
retail
store. Stove, refrigerator,
and
washer/
dryer
included. New heating/
cooling system, a lot of
updates. 260-703-1133
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ROUTES
NEEDED
Portland and surrounding areas. Apply in person at The Commercial
Review, 309 W Main,
Portland or call Kim
from 1:00pm to 6:30pm
at 260-726-8141.
NOW
TAKING
RESUMES for part-time
help evenings and
weekends. Must be 21
years of age or older;
must be able to work
weekends; must have
references. Northside
Carry Out, Attn: Ruth,
1226 N. Meridian, Portland, IN 47371.
PIEDMONT
APARTMENTS is looking for a
part time Maintenance
Tech.
Maintenance
experience, Valid driver’s license, own tools,
reliable transportation
and clean criminal
record required. Please
apply in person at office,
778 W 7th Street or fax
resume to: 260-7269801 or email to: piedmontapartments@emba
rqmail.com. This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and
Employer.
THIRD
PART-TIME,
SHIFT floor tech. Scrubbing/ buffing. Retired
individuals
welcome.
Call 9 am - 12 noon.
800-680-8848
NOT JUST ANY DRIVER. This job takes
someone GREAT: Earn
over $950.00 weekly
avg. 3 yrs. exp. CDL
required. RGN, SD
experience
helpful.
Home most weekends.
All miles, drops, downtime, and weekends
paid if out. Interested?
Call: 260- 414-7003
NOW HIRING FUN,
hard
ENERGETIC,
working, and responsible persons for servers
and cooks. Must be 18
and be able to work
nights and weekends.
Call 260-729-2797 or
419-942-1774
NEED A CHANGE?
Looking for a career?
Let us be that “Link” to a
better job. Peoplelink
Staffing is hiring for
DOLLAR
GENERAL
DISTRIBUTION CENTER in Marion. 1st
&
2nd
$11.75/hr
$12.75/hr. with raise and
benefits day 1 of permanent hire. Come see us
at 1309 N. Meridian St.,
Unit 1, Portland or register online at www.peoplelinkstaffing.com
PART-TIME HELP, 5
Brothers Bar & Grill,
apply in person, no
phone calls, 13 Main
Street, Burkettsville, OH
THE UNITED WAY of
Adams County is seeking a highly qualified
individual to serve as its
Executive
Director.
Experience in strategic
leadership, relationship
building, and financial
oversight required. Successful candidates must
be result oriented,
exhibit high energy, and
be of unquestionable
integrity. A minimum of a
Bachelor’s degree is
required. We offer a
competitive salary. Submit resume to United
Way, 218 E Monroe St.,
PO Box 594 Decatur, IN
46733
PAINTER WITH EXPERIENCE Must have
valid driver’s license.
Bucket truck experience
helpful. 419-852-0309
110 HELP WANTED
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RETAIL CLERK
No Evenings or
Sundays
Limited Benefits
Apply in Person at
Fisher Packaging
300 W Walnut
Portland
No phone calls
25 DRIVER TRAINEES
NEEDED NOW! Learn
to drive for TMC Transportation. Earn $800 per
week! Local 15 day CDL
training. TMC can cover
costs. 1-877-649-9611
MILLER’S
MERRY
MANOR of Dunkirk, an
equal
opportunity
employer and 100%
employee owned company, is hiring for a PT
CNA. Please apply in
person at 11563 West
300 South, Dunkirk or
@www.millersmerrymanor.com.
SCHMITT FUR FARM is
now taking full time
applications. General
Labor. Hours M-F 8:00 4:30. Benefits available.
Apply in person. Fort
Recovery - 419-375
4192.
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES! JOB FAIR: Portland Office Aug. 12 1pm3pm. Immediate Interview, Openings for Goldshield in Decatur, CALL
260-724-4810 for information Also hiring CDL
DRIVERS, FOOD PROCESSING,
WAREPACKERS,
HOUSE,
HIGH HEAT MANUAL
POSITIONS.
LABOR
R&R Employment 260726-4801 for more information, or apply online
www.rremployment.com
R&R Medical Staffing
accepting CNA’s (parttime, all shifts), Housekeeping, CNA Class
Applications – 260-724441
PART TIME, possibly
leading to full-time, positions available in a residential setting located in
Portland.
Consistent
weekend shifts available.
Pay starting at $10 per
hour. Will be working
with youth ages 6-19.
Applicant must be 21
years of age, have a
valid driver’s license and
be insurable. Will accept
resumes with a high
school diploma or equivalent. Please submit
resume via email to
[email protected]. EOE.
MICROMATIC, manufacturer of pneumatic
and hydraulic rotary
actuators and automated assembly machines,
is seeking a 2nd/3rdshift
manual grinder. The successful applicant will be
able to manually grind
tight tolerances for final
dimensions on manufactured parts. Have a minimum 3-5 years’ experience for the following
types of grinders: Jig
grind, ID grind, OD
grind, Surface grind,
Form grind. Must possess the ability to read
blueprints, measure and
verify dimensions, multitask, and have the ability
to manage multiple
deadlines and possess
a strong Mathematical
aptitude. Other machining skills or manufacturing experience valuable.
High
school
diploma/GED required.
To
apply
go
to:
www.micromaticllc.com
“About Us - Employment
Opportunities”
EOE.
Micromatic is a drug free
workplace.
MACHINIST
Fullenkamp Machine Inc., a
busy growing company
located in Portland, IN,
is accepting applications
for the following position
of Machinist. Must have
ability to read, interpret
and work from engineered
drawing
required. Working knowledge of set-up and programming skills for CNC
lathe and mill operation.
Must be able to use precision measuring equipment and have understanding of principles of
machining such as
speeds, feeds and tooling. Minimum 3 years
experience.
Benefits
include paid holidays,
vacations, health insurance,
simple
IRA,
steady,
long
term
employment possibilities. Send resume with
references
to: Fullenkamp Machine Inc.
1507 N Meridian Street,
Portland, IN 47371
130 MISC. FOR SALE
PLACE YOUR OWN
CLASSIFIED AD
ONLINE!
Go to www.thecr.com
and click the
“Classifieds” link.
Next, you enter your
information, create your
ad, review it, and pay
with a credit card.
Proper grammar,
punctuation and
spacing is necessary.
All ads must be
approved prior to
appearing online and
in the newspaper.
Our Classified Deadline
is noon the day before
you want the ad to run,
and noon on Friday
for Monday’s paper.
Call us with questions,
260-726-8141.
ALUMINUM SHEETS
23”x30”,.007 thick. Clean
and shiny on one
side..35 cents each or
four for $1.40, plus tax.
The Commercial Review,
309 W Main, Portland
260-726-8141.
NEED EXTRA CASH?
Sell unwanted items in
The CR Classifieds. Call
Linda at 260-726-8141
or go online to
www.thecr.com Simply
click on “Classifieds” to
place your ad!
FOR SALE: Black &
brown mulch. Top soil.
Will deliver. 260-2511596. Donnie
SLATE POOL TABLE
Cross bow resistant exerciser system, Nordic
track, deluxe sport car
cover, six foot Christmas
Tree.
QUART
CANNING
JARS $ 5 per dozen,
260-335-2597. 5640 E
900 S.
MULCH,
MULCH,
MULCH
Black
and
brown. Call 726-5489 for
mulch, mulch, mulch.
ATTIC.
GRANDMA’S
422 E Water, Hwy 26 E,
260-726-0614. Used furmemorabilia,
niture,
antiques, books, magazines, Graphic newspapers. Stop and visit!
150 BOATS, SPORTING
EQUIPMENT
GUN SHOW! Muncie, IN
- August 9th & 10th,
Delaware County Fairgrounds, 1210 N. Wheeling Ave., Sat. 9-5, Sun 93 For information call
765-993-8942 Buy! Sell!
Trade!
200 FOR RENT
INMAN U-LOC Storage.
Mini storage, five sizes.
Security fence or 24 hour
access units. Gate hours:
8:00-8:00 daily. Pearl
Street, Portland. 260726-2833
LEASE SPACE available, Coldwater, OH.
Manufacturing,
warehousing, assembly, distribution, offices, inside and
outdoor storage. Easy
access to major highways and railroad access
with loading docks and
overhead cranes available. Contact Sycamore
Group, 419-678-5318,
www.sycamorespace.co
m
WHY RENT when you
may be able to buy for
zero money down. Call
for more information.
Heather Clemmons. 765748-5066.
MAPLE
HEIGHTS
APARTMENTS at 701 S
Western Avenue, Portland, Indiana, is now taking applications for one
and two bedroom apartments. Rent based on
30% of adjusted gross
income. Barrier free units.
260-726-4275, TDD 800743-3333. This institution
is an Equal Opportunity
Provider and Employer.
NEED MORE STORAGE? PJ’s U-Lock and
Storage, most sizes
available. Call 260-7264631.
DUNKIRK 3 bedroom
house.
$550
plus
gas/electric; 2 bedroom
house/garage $500 plus
all utilities. Heather
Clemmons
765-7485066
DUNKIRK
CLEAN
DOWNSTAIRS 2 bedroom apartment. $400
plus electric; Large older
3 bedroom apartment
$525 utilities included.
Heather Clemmons 765748-5066 765-748-5066
SMALL
REDKEY
COUNTRY LOT 2/3 bedroom
house.
$600
month. Pay electric only.
No garage. Heather
765-748Clemmons
5066
HARTFORD CITY 1
bedroom upstairs $375
plus electric. 1 bedroom
downstairs $475 utilities
included. Heather Clemmons 765-748-5066
RENT TO OWNS Gaston, Hartford City, Anderson, Muncie. Ranging
$300 to $575 monthly,
$1000 down. ALL need
TLC. Heather Clemmons
765-748-5066
PORTLAND RITZ 1
bedroom upstairs apartment, $350 plus electric;
Clean
2
bedroom
house/carport $500 plus
utilities. Heather Clemmons 765-748-5066
ALBANY DUPLEX large
remodeled upstairs 2
bedroom, washer/dryer
hookup. $425 plus all
utilities. Heather Clemmons 765-748-5066
REDKEY
COUNTRY
HOME over 2 acre lot, 3
bedroom ranch, 1 bath,
1 car attached garage.
$875, pay electric only.
Heather Clemmons 765748-5066.
PORTLAND 1 Bedroom
upstairs
apartment.
$375 per month plus
deposit. Utilities included. Great for one person. No pets. 260-7291803
LARGE, NICE TWOBEDROOM downstairs
apartment. 416 West
Washer/dryer
Water.
hookup, $450 plus
heat&elect. Extra rooms.
Off
street
parking.
Deposit/references.
260-703-0364
BEAUTY SHOP FOR
RENT Two station; 110
W. Arch. $300 month.
Call
765-438-2303
leave message.
CLEAN 2 BEDROOM
downstairs apartment.
120 E Arch, Portland.
Appliances,
laundry
room, storage shed. No
smoking/pets.
$380
monthly, deposit/references. 260-997-6645
PENNVILLE 3 bedroom
house Washer/ dryer
hookup. Stove/ refrigerator furnished. No pets.
Deposit required. 260731-4491
NEWLY REMODELED,
2 BEDROOM ground
level apartment. Washer/dryer hook-up, offstreet parking. No pets.
$650/mo plus deposit,
utilities included. 7291803 or 251-2305
210 WANTED TO
RENT
WANTING A HOUSE
TO RENT in the Portland area. Prefer 3 bedrooms and room for
small garden. 765-6602328/765-212-7766
220 REAL ESTATE
4 BEDROOM HOUSE
116 W Second Street,
Portland. $475/month
260-251-3726
HOME FOR SALE BY
OWNER. 3 bedroom, 1
1/2 bath, 627 East
Water Street, Portland.
Call 726-0776 or 260729-2765.
250 PUBLIC NOTICE
250 PUBLIC NOTICE
HOUSE FOR SALE ON
CONTRACT. 257 Mound
Street, Albany. Small
one bedroom efficiency
type house. Great for a
single or couple. Ready
to move in. Reasonable
down payment and
monthly payments. Call
260-703-1133 or 260726-0564.
230 AUTOS, TRUCKS
FUQUA
CHRYSLER
DODGE JEEP RAM:
New and Pre-owned
cars, trucks, minivans,
SUV’s. Full service and
parts department 127
East Commerce Street,
Dunkirk, 765-768-6224.
Monday- Friday 8-6; Saturday
8-2
www.
FuquaChrysler.com
250 PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice
Jay County Zoning
Administration
Legal Notice
Notice is hereby given that:
Charlie Rose, J Star Farms
LLC, 3674 Ft Recovery Minster Road, St Henry, Ohio
45883, filed on August 4, 2014
for an Intent to Build / ConFeeding
Permit,
fined
CFINT2014-08-04, to allow the
construction of five (5) to
seven (7) chicken layer confined
feeding
buildings
(2,700,000 total birds), an egg
processing operation and
open waste water lagoon on
said property.
Parcel ID:
38-08-22-500-002.001-028
Location: 8128 E SR 26,
Portland, Indiana, between
CR 700 E & CR 800 E, on the
north side, Noble Township, Section 22
The petition and file on
this matter are available for
public inspection in the JaylPortland Building Department, 118 South Meridian
Street / Suite E, Portland, Indiana.
Jay/Portland Building &
Planning Department
By: William D. Milligan
Administrator/Director
Date: 8/4/14
CR 8-8-2014 -HSPAXLP
Public Notice Public Notice Public Notice
To the owners of the 'within
described real estate and all
interested parties
Notice of Sheriff's Sale
By virtue of a certified copy of
a decree to me directed from
the Clerk of Jay Circuit Court
of Jay County, Indiana, in
Cause No.: 38COl-1401-MF-1,
wherein Bank of America
N.A., was Plaintiff, and Phyllis A. Heflin, was/were Defendant(s), requiring me to make
the sum as provided for in
said Decree with interest and
cost, I will expose at public
sale to the highest bidder, on
the 11th day of September,
2014 at the hour of 10:00 AM,
or as soon thereafter as is possible, at 120 N. Court Street,
Suite 305, 3rd Floor Courthouse, Portland, IN 47371, the
fee simple of the whole body
of Real Estate in Jay County,
Indiana.
Lot Number Seven (7) in
Dunkirk Heights an Addition to the City of Dunkirk,
Indiana.
More Commonly Known As:
120 Rick Drive, Dunkirk, IN
47336
38-09-09-302-066.000-014
Together with rents, issues,
income, and profits thereof,·
said sale will be made without
relief from valuation or appraisement laws.
Larry R. Newton, Jr.
Sheriff of Jay County
Jennifer L. Snook
Marinosci Law Group, P.C.
2110 Calumet Avenue,
Valparaiso, IN 46383
CR 8-8,15,22-2014-HSPAXLP
By virtue of a certified copy
of a decree to me directed
from the Clerk of Jay Circuit
Court of Jay County, Indiana,
in Cause No. 38C01-1404-MF000023 wherein Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. was Plaintiff, and
Mitchell D. Coleman was a
Defendant, required me to
make the sum as provided for
in said Decree with interest
and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder,
on the 11th day of Sept, 2014,
at the hour of 10:00 am, or as
soon thereafter as is possible,
at Jay County Courthouse/3rd
Floor - Main, Portland, IN
47371, the fee simple of the
whole body of Real Estate in
Jay County, Indiana.
Lot Number Seven (7) in
Block Number Ten (10) in
East Addition to the Town
of Pennville, Jay County, Indiana.
More commonly known as
395 S Union St, Pennville,
IN 47369
Parcel No.
38-01-34-104-034.000-0
Jay County Sheriff
Bruce G Arnold,
Plaintiff Attorney
Attorney # 21525-49
Feiwell & Hannoy, P.C.
251 N. Illinois Street,
Suite 1700
Indianapolis, IN
46204-1944
CR 8-8,15,22-2014-HSPAXLP
To the owners of the within
described real estate and all
interested parties
By virtue of a certified
copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of Jay
Superior Court of Jay County,
Indiana, in Cause No.: 38D0l1302-MF-000008 , wherein Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc,
was Plaintiff, and Estate of
Sharon
E.
Patterson,
was/were Defendant(s), requiring me to make the sum
as provided for in said Decree
with interest and cost, I will
expose at public sale to the
highest bidder, on the 28th
day of August, 2014 at the
hour of 10:00 AM, or as soon
thereafter as is possible, at
120 N. Court Street, Suite 305,
3rd Floor Courthouse, Portland, IN 47371, the fee simple
of the whole body of Real Estate in Jay County, Indiana.
Lot Numbered Nine (9) in
Dunkirk Heights, an addition to the city of Dunkirk,
Indiana.
More Commonly Known
As:
112
Rick
Drive,
Dunkirk, IN 47336
38-09-09- 302-064.000-014
Together with rents, issues,
income, and profits thereof,
said sale will be made without relief from valuation or
appraisement laws.
Sheriff of Jay County
Jennifer L. Snook
Marinosci Law Group, P.C.
2110 Calumet Avenue,
Valparaiso, IN 46383
CR 7-25,8-1,8-2014 -HSPAXLP
250 PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice
Notice To Taxpayers
The Notice to Taxpayers is available online at www.budgetnotices.in.gov or by calling (888) 739-9826.
Complete details of budget estimates by fund and/or department may be seen by visiting the office of
this unit of government at 5341 W 400 N, Portland For taxes due and payable in 2016, notices will not
be printed in the newspaper.
Notice is hereby given to taxpayers of Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana that the proper officers
of Jackson Township will conduct a public hearing on the year 2015 budget. Following this meeting, any
ten or more taxpayers may object to a budget, tax rate, or tax levy by filing an objection petition with
the proper officers of Jackson Township not more than seven days after the hearing. The objection
petition must identify the provisions of the budget, tax rate, or tax levy to which taxpayers object. If a
petition is filed, Jackson Township shall adopt with the budget a finding concerning the objections in
the petition and testimony presented. Following the aforementioned hearing, the proper officers of
Jackson Township will meet to adopt the following budget:
Date of Public Hearing:
9/16/2014
Time of Public Hearing:
7:00 PM
Public Hearing Place:
5341 W 400 N, Portland
Date of Adoption Meeting:
10/2/2014
Time of Adoption Meeting:
7:00 PM
Adoption Meeting Place:
5341 W 400 N, Portland
Estimated Civil Max Levy:
14,736
Estimated Fire Max Levy:
6,882
Fund Name
Budget Estimate
Maximum Estimated Funds to
Excessive Current
be Raised (including appeals
Levy Appeals Tax
and levies exempt from
(Included in
Levy
maximum levy limitations)
column 3)
Rainy Day
1,000
General
24,150
10,000
7,704
Township Assistance
10,800
8,000
6,976
Fire
15,100
10,000
6,848
Total
51,050
28,000
21,528
CR 8-8,15-2014-HSPAXLP
Sports
Page 9
Bailey, Reds blank Tribe, 4-0
Reds win
three of four
against Tribe
By JOE KAY
AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI — Homer Bailey went seven innings, singled
and scored, and knocked down a
liner coming right at his head.
Quite a lot went into ending
this losing streak.
Bailey pitched seven innings
to end his slide against Cleveland, and Billy Hamilton had an
RBI triple and scored a run
Thursday night, leading the
Cincinnati Reds to a 4-0 victory
over the intrastate rival Indians.
The Reds won three of four in
the annual series, splitting two
games in Cleveland and sweeping a pair at Great American
Ball Park.
Bailey (9-5) had lost his last
three starts against the Indians.
After pitching out of trouble in
the first, he settled in and
allowed four hits while fanning
eight. He also singled and
scored.
“He pitched a really great
Associated Press/Al Behrman
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Zack Cozart tags out Cleveland Indians' Jason Kipnis at
second base to complete a double play in the first inning Thursday in Cincinnati. David Murphy
was out at first to start the double play.
game,” manager Bryan Price strong and gave us a great tling moment in the fifth inning,
said. “He scuffled early with his chance to win.”
when Jose Ramirez lined a pitch
command, but he came back
Bailey overcame an unset- directly at his face. The right-
Gives ...
In review
Withdrew
Kevin Durant withdrew Thursday from
the U.S. national team,
the biggest loss yet for
a weakening American squad.
The NBA’s MVP took
part in the Americans’
training camp in Las
Vegas last week, but
then informed team
officials that he wasn’t
going to continue.
“Kevin reached out
to Coach K and myself
this afternoon and
expressed that he is
just physically and
mentally drained from
the NBA season and
his attention to his
many
responsibilities,’ USA Basketball
chairman Jerry Colangelo said in a statement.
Durant was the
MVP of the world
championship in 2010,
leading the Americans
to that title for the first
time since 1994. The
Oklahoma City star
also started on their
gold medal-winning
team in the 2012
Olympics.
To win
IRVINE, Calif. —
Katie Ledecky beat
defending champion
Missy Franklin to win
the 200-meter freestyle
in a showdown of teen
swimming
queens
Thursday night at the
U.S. national championships.
Franklin
returned 75 minutes
later to win the 200
backstroke.
Ledecky led the last
150 meters of the 200
free and touched in a
career-best 1 minute,
55.16 seconds — second-fastest in the
world this year. She
won the 800 free on
opening night, and
owns world records in
the 800 and 1,500
freestyles.
Franklin was second in 1:56.40, and
Leah Smith finished
third in 1:57.57.
Advanced
MONTREAL — Serena
Williams
advanced to the Rogers
Cup
quarterfinals
Thursday, waiting out
a brief rain delay to
beat Czech left-hander
Lucie Safarova 7-5, 6-4.
Williams has won
the Rogers Cup three
times when it is held
on alternate years in
Toronto, including last
year, but she hadn’t
played in Montreal
since she retired from
the final with an
injury in 2000.
—Associated Press
hander turned away and
knocked down the ball with his
glove, recovered and threw to
first from his knees. Three
times, Bailey shook his head as
he regained his composure.
“I’ve been bit harder by bedbugs,” he said. “I saw it pretty
late. I almost caught it in my
arm. It glanced off my glove a
little bit.”
Hamilton had a hand in two
of the four runs off left-hander
T.J. House (1-3), who made his
11th career start. House gave up
eight hits while pitching into
the seventh and remained winless on the road, falling to 0-3 in
seven games.
The Reds have gone 8-12 since
the All-Star break, leaving them
stranded in fourth place in the
NL Central with a 59-56 record.
The Indians are 10-11 since the
break, leaving them 57-58 overall.
Hamilton singled in the first
and scored on first baseman
Carlos Santana’s throwing
error. Ryan Ludwick’s RBI single made it 2-0.
Bailey singled and scored on
Hamilton’s triple in the second
inning. Hamilton rounded third
too far and was caught in a rundown for the final out of the
inning, leaving it 3-0. Kristopher
Negron added an RBI single in
the sixth.
Associated Press/Jeff Roberson
Members of the grounds crew push water off the first fairway during
the second round of the PGA Championship today at Valhalla Golf Club in
Louisville, Ky.
Rain halts play early
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP National Writer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
The second round of the
PGA Championship was
off to a soggy start and a
sudden stop today.
A steady rain forced
officials to suspend the
round after just 20 minutes because of too much
water on the putting surfaces and fairways. Work
crews already were using
squeegees on the greens
when another burst of
showers hit Valhalla.
Play was halted about
45 minutes before Rory
McIlroy was to tee off, and
as Ryan Palmer was playing the first hole.
Palmer, Lee Westwood
and
Kevin
Chappell
shared the first-round
lead at 6-under 65. Palmer
was the only one of the
leaders to play this morning. McIlroy was among
those one shot behind.
It already was shaping
up as a long day.
Play resumed after 45
minutes, but with more
rain in the forecast, it was
unlikely the second round
would be completed today.
Tiger Woods, in 109th
place and in danger of
missing the cut at the
PGA for the second time
in four years, played in
the afternoon.
Adding to the difficulty
of a soggy course, players
had to contend with mud.
Championship director
Kerry Haigh said the ball
was to be played as it lies
— the players will not be
allowed to lift, clean and
place their golf balls
through the green as often
happens in regular tour
events.
He said no consideration was given to restarting the second round
using preferred lies. Once
a round begins under one
set of conditions, it cannot change. Haigh didn’t
see the need.
“We are playing the ball
down,” Haigh said. “Once
we start the round, we
will not change. Really,
there was no consideration to that. The fairways
are good. And the Rules of
Golf allow for relief if the
ball is in casual water.”
Rain was in the forecast
for most of today. While it
would soften the greens, it
would make the course
longer.
Palmer came up short
of the green from out of
the rough on the 504-yard
second hole, though he
pitched to 2 feet to save
par. He opened with three
straight pars to stay in a
share of the lead.
McIlroy
typically
enjoys soft conditions.
That was the case at Firestone last week, and he
said he was “licking his
lips” when he saw the
course. McIlroy rallied
from a three-shot deficit
to win the World Golf
Championship, his first
tournament since a wireto-wire victory at Royal
Liverpool in the British
Open.
Despite the overwhelming vote at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis, it
wasn’t welcomed everywhere.
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (RUtah) expressed concerns
about an unequal playing
field, Title IX compliance
and antitrust ramifications. Gerald Gurney, president of The Drake Group,
an NCAA watchdog, has
complained the new structure could damage non-revenue sports. Boise State
President Bob Kustra was
even more explicit.
“For those who already
think that Division I athletics has devolved into a business that too often dictates
university priorities rather
than the other way around,
it’s about to get worse,” he
said. “These elite programs
will bear less and less
resemblance to amateur
athletics and the mission
and role of a university. No
one should think it will stop
here.”
Those who helped draft
the legislation insist there
are checks and balances to
prevent overreach.
“It does provide degrees
of autonomy for the five
high-resource
conferences,” said Wake Forest
President Nathan Hatch,
the board chairman. “This
is not complete autonomy.
We’re still part of Division
I, but I think it allows us to
provide more benefits to
student-athletes.”
It’s a dramatic new start
for an organization that has
come under increasing criticism.
Already this year, the
NCAA has agreed to settle
two lawsuits for a combined $90 million and still
awaits a judge’s decision on
a federal lawsuit in which
plaintiffs led by Ed O’Bannon have argued college
sports’ amateurism rules
are anti-competitive and
allow the organization to
operate as an illegal cartel.
Shines ...
“I fared well,” Vick
said. “I did all right. It
could’ve been better. I
wanted to get some
throws down the field,
but unfortunately that
didn’t happen. So, let’s
see what happens next
week.”
Rookie
free
agent
Andrew Furney kicked a
51-yard field goal with
1:08 left to put the Jets
ahead in a game that
appeared headed for overtime. Ikemefuna Enemkpali sacked Chandler Harnish in the closing minute
and A.J. Edds recovered
the fumble, sealing the
win for New York.
“It wasn’t great,” Jets
coach Rex Ryan said, “but
it wasn’t a pillow fight,
either.”
Geno Smith, looking to
retain his starting job
with the Jets in his second season, was 4 of 6 for
33 yards in his two series
with
the
first-team
offense — including a
drive capped by a 51-yard
field goal by Nick Folk
that hit the crossbar and
bounced over — before
giving way to Vick.
He also had an impressive 10-yard scramble on a
read-option.
“There’s no grade for
it,” Smith said of his performance. “I played two
series and did OK, but got
to get better.”
A 14-play drive tied it at
10, and while it came
mostly against backups
on defense, the 34-year-old
Vick showed his elusiveness and also converted
on fourth-and-4 at the 8,
hitting Tommy Bohanon
for 6 yards to set up Johnson’s touchdown.
Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions (CBS-7)
8 p.m. — ATP Tennis: U.S. Open Series
semifinal (ESPN2)
9 p.m. — Baseball: Little League World
Series – West Regional (ESPN)
9 p.m. — Boxing: Danny Garcia vs. Rod
Salka and Lamont Peterson vs. Edgar Santana (SHOW)
For more information, contact the Jay
Community Center at (260) 726-6409.
Sports on tap
Wes t Division
Scoreboard
Major League Baseball
Cincinnati 4, Cleveland 0
Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado 2
Seattle 13, Chicago White Sox 3
N.Y. Yankees 1, Detroit 0
Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 3 F/13 inn.
Milwaukee 3, San Francisco 1
Philadelphia 6, Houston 5
Pittsburgh 7, Miami 2
Baltimore 2, Toronto 1
St. Louis 5, Boston 2
Kansas City 6, Arizona 2
L.A. Dodgers 7, L.A. Angels 0
Oakland 3, Minnesota 0
Standings
Major League Baseball
American League
Central Division
W
L
Pct GB
Detroit
6 2 5 0 .5 5 4 —
Kansas City 60 53 .531 2½
Cleveland
57 58 .496 6½
Chicago
5 5 6 1 .4 7 4 9
Minnesota
51 62 .451 11½
East Division
Baltimore
New York
Toronto
Tampa Bay
Boston
W
65
60
61
55
50
L
49
54
55
59
64
Pct
.570
.526
.526
.482
.439
GB
—
5
5
10
15
Oakland
Los Angeles
Seattle
Houston
Texas
Luis Grajeda vs. Willie Nelson (ESPN2)
W
70
67
60
47
45
L
44
47
54
68
69
Pct GB
.614 —
.588 3
.526 10
.409 23½
.395 25
Local schedule
Saturday
Jay County — Girls golf at Monroe Central – 1 p.m.
South Adams — Girls golf at Monroe
Central Invitational – 1 p.m.
Portland Rockets at NABF Regional –
TBA
Monday
Fort Recovery — Boys golf at Lincolnview Invitational – 9 a.m.; Girls golf at
Lady Lancer Invitational – 9 a.m.
TV schedule
Today
Series – West Regional (ESPN2)
Series – Southeast Regional (ESPN)
– Rogers Cup quarterfinal (ESPN2)
Series – West Regional (ESPN)
9 p.m. — Boxing: Friday Night Fights –
Saturday
9:30 a.m. — NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series – ZIPPO 200 at the Glen, qualifying (ESPN2)
11 a.m. — Golf: PGA Championship –
Third round (TNT)
11:30 a.m. — NASCAR Racing: Sprint
Cup – Cheez-it 355 at The Glen, qualifying
(ESPN2)
Noon — Baseball: Senior League final
(ESPN)
1 p.m. — WTA Tennis: U.S. Open
Series – Rogers Cup semifinal (ESPN2)
2 p.m. — Golf: PGA Championship –
Third round (CBS-7,8,15)
Series – Great Lakes Regional (ESPN)
2:15 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series – ZIPPO 200 at The Glen (ABC6,21)
3 p.m. — Motorcycle Racing: AMA
Motocross Series (NBC-2,13,33)
– Rogers Cup semifinal (ESPN2)
4 p.m. — Major League Baseball:
Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago Cubs (WGN)
Series – Northwest Regional (ESPN)
5 p.m. — Softball: Big League World
Series final (ESPN2)
Series – New England Regional (ESPN)
7:30 p.m. — NFL Preseason Football:
Local notes
Adams County Challenge underway
The 2014 Adams County 5K Run/Walk
Challenge is now underway.
Registration forms are available at
www.adamscountyfoundation.org, and the
series fee covers registration to all events,
including shirts for each event.
The next race is the Bellmont High
Mileage 5K Run/Walk.
The race will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday
at Bellmont High School, 1000 N. Adams
Drive, Decatur.
For more information, contact Catherine Sondgerath at (765) 427-0886.
Boomer registration open
Registration is open for the Jay Community Center Boomer soccer and football
seasons.
Both sports will be played on Saturdays
from Sept. 6 through Oct. 11.
Cost for soccer is $45, football is $40
and registration includes a Boomer shirt.
The deadline to register is Sunday.
FRHS tickets on sale
The Fort Recovery High School athletics
department will be selling football season
tickets and super tickets for the 2014-15
school year.
Tickets will be on sale from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. beginning Monday. They will also be
on sale at the football Meet the Team night
from 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 15.
Cost for football season tickets are
$25 for adults and $15 for students.
Super tickets are $135 for adults and $85
for students.
For more information, contact the FRHS
athletics office at (419) 375-1077.
Travel baseball team forming
A travel baseball team will be forming in
Jay County.
The team, open to Jay County residents
12-and-younger, will have tryouts Sunday at
the Portland Junior League fields.
For more information, contact Tyler
Caldwell at (260) 251-2206.
Get your questions answered
Do you have a question about local college or pro sports?
Email your question to [email protected] with “Ask Ray” in the subject line
for a chance to have it answered in an
upcoming column.
FRHS football, super
tickets on sale Monday,
see Sports on tap
Bailey, Cincinnati
shut out Cleveland,
see story page 9
Sports
Page 10
www.thecr.com
Luck shines, Colts lose
Indy falls to
Jets, 13-10
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
AP Sports Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
— Andrew Luck came in, led
the Indianapolis Colts to a
field goal and then his night
was done.
Short and sweet. Just as
Chuck Pagano planned.
Luck was sharp in one solid,
12-play series with the starters
as the Colts fell to the New
York Jets 13-10 in the preseason opener for both teams
Thursday night.
“I thought we had a lot of
good rhythm,” Luck said. “I
wish we would have gotten a
touchdown, but points are
good.”
Luck got the Colts to the Jets
10 on the game’s opening drive
when he beat a blitz and hit
T.Y. Hilton for 17 yards. After a
defensive offside call on
Calvin Pace put the ball at the
3, Trent Richardson lost 2
yards. On third-and-goal, the
snap by rookie center Jonotthan Harrison — playing after
starter Khaled Holmes injured
an ankle — floated past Luck’s
head for a 16-yard loss. Adam
Vinatieri then kicked a 39yarder to give Indianapolis a 30 lead.
That was it for Luck, who
gave way to veteran backup
Associated Press/Bill Kostroun
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) throws against the New York Jets
in the first quarter Thursday in East Rutherford, N.J. The Jets won 13-10.
Matt Hasselbeck.
“He actually got a few more
(plays) than we planned,”
Pagano said.
Hasselbeck helped put the
Colts ahead 10-3 early in the
second quarter, tossing a
swing pass to Daniel Herron,
who beat rookie linebacker
Jeremiah George and zipped
into the end zone for a 12-yard
touchdown. The drive was
highlighted by a 45-yard catch
by rookie Donte Moncrief,
who beat Dimitri Patterson.
Hasselbeck nearly led the
Colts to another scoring drive
right before halftime, but
Vinatieri pushed a 29-yard
attempt wide left to keep it
tied at 10. Hasselbeck finished
10 of 15 for 114 yards and the
score.
“You’ve got to be ready to go
at all times,” Hasselbeck said.
“I had a sense, though, that
after that long drive, (Luck)
was probably done.”
Meanwhile, Michael Vick
showed he’s still an elusive
playmaker, leading the Jets on
a tying touchdown drive,
capped by fellow newcomer
Chris Johnson’s 1-yard scoring run in the second quarter.
See Shines page 9
IHSAA
receives
tourney
proposal
INDIANAPOLIS — The
boys and girls basketball
tournaments in Indiana
may change soon.
The IHSAA was presented with the final proposal
Thursday to alter basketball tournaments beginning with the 2015-16
school year, according to a
press release.
Under the new proposal,
the largest 64 schools by
enrollment would become
Class 4A, with 16 fourteam sectionals. The
remaining schools will be
divided into the three
remaining classes —
approximately 114 in each
— and have 16 eight-team
sectionals.
The proposal comes on
the heels of frustration
from administrators and
coaches about the inconsistency in the size of
schools in Class 4A. A new
alignment would restore
“competitive balance in
that similar numbers of
schools would be placed in
each sectional.”
Jay County High School
— which had a 2013-14
enrollment of 1,113 —
would go back to Class 3A
with the proposed alignment. South Adams (369)
would remain in Class 2A.
The IHSAA Executive
Committee will vote on
the proposal at its next
meeting, Oct. 2.
Rockets drop pair in regional Jay golfers
5th at invite
FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne
Jackers have had the Rockets’ number all season.
Thursday was no different.
After the Rockets got within one,
4-3, in the sixth inning, the Jackers
exploded for a 13-3 win in the opening game of the National Amateur
Baseball Federation regional tournament at Carrington Field.
It was their sixth loss in eight
games against the Jackers this season.
Portland (26-15) then dropped its
second game of the day to the Chicago Clout, 3-1.
The Rockets play the South Bend
Yankees at 2 p.m. today, and need a
win and some help from the Jackers
to advance to the semifinal game at
8 p.m. tonight.
With Tyler Reynolds starting
against Fort Wayne on Thursday,
the Jackers got out to a 4-0 lead after
three innings before the Rockets rallied behind the bat of Justin Marrero.
The fifth-year Rocket out of
Shawnee State drove in all three
runs for Portland.
South Adams product Dan Bollenbacher got the nod for the Rockets in
game two, giving up three runs on
eight hits.
Chicago scored all three runs in
the first three innings, and Bollenbacher retired 15 of the last 16 batters he faced.
Alex Delk hit a solo home run for
the only Rocket run.
Dalton Tinsley had five hits on the
day, and Logan Hug added two.
Board gives conferences power
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS — College football’s biggest
schools are ready to spend
millions of dollars more on
their athletes.
Individual players are
likely to cash in on only a
small portion of that
money.
After the NCAA’s board
of directors voted 16-2 on
Thursday to give the five
power conferences the ability to establish some rules
unilaterally, a handful of
university presidents and
chancellors unanimously
agreed that pay-for-play
won’t be approved. Instead,
the school leaders said they
were only willing to
expand scholarship limits
to provide a limited
amount
of
spending
money.
“I think there will be
some institutions and conferences that will take a
hard look at what that full
cost-of-attendance means
to them,” UCLA chancellor
Gene Block said. “But I
think the other thing is
we’ll be able to involve people in the process more
quickly and in a more nimble way, and I think it’s
really, really important
that it protects the integrity of the collegiate model.”
Current rules only allow
scholarships to cover the
cost of tuition, room and
board, books and fees. The
five biggest leagues — the
ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac12 and SEC — have argued
that they should help
defray additional expenses
such as laundry and travel
for players’ families.
The schools will soon get
that chance.
Conference leaders have
until Oct. 1 to create a list
of rules they’d like to
change on their own. All it
will require is a majority
vote in one of the five
leagues, and 12 of the 20
presidents or chancellors
on the new, expanded
board. An 80-member committee, with one representative from each of the 65
schools and three studentathletes from each conference, would vote on the
items. It would require 48
votes and a majority in
three of five conferences or
41 votes and a majority in
four of five conferences to
pass.
NCAA President Mark
Emmert said the board will
retain veto power if it
deems the solutions go too
far, though he said that
would be rare.
The top priority for most
schools: giving athletes a
stipend.
In October 2011, the
board approved a measure
to give up to $2,000 to athletes if their leagues opted
in. Two months later, a
group of smaller schools
gathered enough signatures to overturn the vote,
which prompted the big
schools to seek autonomy
over more items.
See Gives page 9
MUNCIE — Competing on its sectional
course for the first time
this season, the Jay
County girls golf team
placed fifth Thursday
in the Muncie Central
Invitational
at
Crestview Golf Club.
The host Bearcats
and Lapel tied for first
with 368. Homestead
was third with 376. Jay
County finished with a
score of 399 — a 25stroke improvement
from Wednesday’s tournament
at
South
Adams.
Sydney Mathias led
the Patriots with a 93.
Carlie Wickey shot an
even 100 in her first
varsity match, and
Maddison Baughn and
Malarie Houck shot an
identical 103 to round
out the Patriots’ team
score.
Also competing for
Jay County was Sydney Robbins, who shot
a 119.
Local
roundup
Fort falls
ARCANUM, Ohio —
Fort Recovery’s boys
golf team had four
golfers shoot in the
40s
Thursday
at
Beechwood
Golf
Course, but it wasn’t
enough in a 168-189
loss to the Arcanum
Trojans.
Chase Bruns made
par on four straight
holes, leading the
Indians (0-1) with a 42.
Cole Wendel followed with a 47, and
Derek Backs was one
stroke behind with a
48, including a birdie
on the par-4 fourth.
Micaiah Cox shot a
52 to complete the
Tribe’s team score.

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