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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The Commercial Review
Portland, Indiana 47371
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Indiana House gives OK to budget
By TOM DAVIES
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — A state
budget proposal boosting school
funding by 2.3 percent for two
consecutive years passed the
Indiana House on Tuesday
despite objections from Democrats that the plan shortchanges
many urban and rural school
districts.
The
Republican-controlled
House also may have defied GOP
Gov. Mike Pence’s undefined
wishes by endorsing legislation
that would allow live dealers for
table games at the state’s two
horse-track casinos as part of a
bill permitting Indiana’s riverboat casinos to move onto land.
The actions, along with Senate
approving a proposal aimed at
granting protections for religious objections, came as lawmakers faced a deadline today
for advancing bills to the other
chamber.
House members voted 69-29
mostly along party lines to
endorse the two-year $31 billion
spending plan, sending it to the
Senate for debate.
Under the plan, school districts that are losing students
will see less money, while some
affluent suburban districts
would see increases of 10 percent or more. Republican leaders
say their plan is based on money
following student enrollment
instead of funding districts
based on previous years.
Rep. Greg Porter of Indianapolis, the top Democrat on the
House Ways and Means Committee, said estimates show 139 of
the state’s nearly 300 school districts will see funding drops in
the first year of the House plan
— a list he says includes districts in Indianapolis and Gary,
along with many rural areas.
Rep. Lloyd Arnold, R-Huntingburg, said he thinks it’s important to fix the current inequity
of some districts receiving
$2,000 or more in additional perstudent support than others.
“I would say it needs to be fair
for all of us across the state,
because all the kids are equally
important,”
Arnold
said,
that
many
acknowledging
school corporations in his rural
Soldiers and students
southern Indiana district would
see less money.
The Republican plan doesn’t
recognize the struggles that
many of the state’s poorest districts face in making what could
be millions of dollars in spending cuts, said Rep. Ed DeLaney,
D-Indianapolis.
“Many districts have buildings that are not full but still cost
the same to heat,” he said. “This
is a big problem in rural areas.
It’s a big problem in the urban
areas.”
See Gives page 2
Snow
causes
deadly
torrent
By AMIR SHAH
and RAHIM FAIEZ
Associated Press
Photo provided
The United States Army Field Band and Chorus’ will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Jay County High School
auditorium. As part of the free event, eight JCHS seniors will join the band to perform “Dog Face Soldier.”
JCHS seniors will play with army band
By DEVIN ZIMMERMAN
The United States
Army and a group of
Jay County High School
students are coming
together this weekend to
entertain with a mesh
of both classic and contemporary music.
The United States
Army Field Band and
Soldiers’ Chorus will
perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Jay County
High School auditorium, and members from
the school’s band will be
joining them onstage to
play during the musical
performance.
Steeped in history
and accolades, the United States Army Field
Band and Soldiers’ Chorus hales from Washing-
3 p.m. Sunday
Jay County High School auditorium
Tickets to the show are free, but those who are interested in attending should pick up tickets in advance at Arts
Place, 131 E. Walnut St., Portland. Ticket holders should be
seated by 2:45 p.m. Sunday, and all unclaimed seats will
be available to the public at 2:50 p.m.
ton, D.C., and will be
making its first appearance in Jay County. The
band’s roots date back
to World War II, when it
was known as the First
Combat Infantry Band,
or by its nickname “The
Million Dollar Band”
for its efforts to raise
money for the war
effort.
Now, after several
decades and various iterations, the United States
Army Field Band and
Soldiers’ Chorus tours
the world, having performed in each of the 50
states and in 30 foreign
countries.
“It’s a pretty big deal
that they’re here,” said
Morgan Kauffman, a Jay
County High School senior who will be playing
trumpet with the band
for the performance. “I
think it’s really cool they
are incorporating some
students and bringing us
into it.”
According to Eric
Rogers, the executive
director of Arts Place,
the concert has been in
the making for nearly
five years since he got
Portland on the ensemble’s waiting list.
“I really hope the public figures out this is one
of the top concert bands
as opposed to an orchestra,” said Rogers. “It’s
one of the top concert
bands in the country, it’s
a show not to be missed
and it’s free.”
The high school students will be joining the
band to perform “Dog
Face Soldier,” a song that
is both technical and historically significant.
“This piece is kind of
hard, so I’m kind of
nervous,” said senior
Chandler
Woodward,
who will be playing alto
sax during the event.
See Soldiers page 6
‘Sniper’ killer convicted
By JAMIE STENGLE
Associated Press
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — A Texas jury
has rejected the insanity defense of a former Marine in the deaths of famed “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and another man.
After a two-week trial in which jurors
heard testimony about defendant Eddie
Ray Routh’s erratic behavior, including
statements about anarchy, the apocalypse
and pig-human hybrids, they convicted
Routh Tuesday night in the deaths of Kyle
and Chad Littlefield at a Texas shooting
range two years ago.
Routh showed no reaction as a judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole,
an automatic sentence since prosecutors
didn’t seek the death penalty in the capital
murder case. As one of his victim’s siblings called him an “American disgrace”
shortly after, Routh looked back at the man
intensely but didn’t react otherwise.
The verdict capped an emotional trial in
which prosecutors painted the 27-year-old
as a troubled drug user who knew right
from wrong, despite any mental illnesses.
Defense attorneys said he suffered from
schizophrenia and was suffering a psychotic episode at the time of the shootings.
While trial testimony and evidence often
included Routh making odd statements
and referring to insanity, he also confessed
several times, apologized for the crimes
and tried to evade police after the crime.
“You took the lives of two heroes, men
who tried to be a friend to you,” Chad Littlefield’s half brother Jerry Richardson
told Routh after the verdict. “And you
became an American disgrace.”
Routh’s trial drew intense interest, in
part because of the blockbuster film based
on former Navy SEAL Kyle’s memoir
about his four tours in Iraq.
Jurors had three options: find Routh
guilty of capital murder, find him not
guilty, or find him not guilty by reason of
insanity. If found not guilty by reason of
insanity, the court could have initiated proceedings to have him committed to a state
mental hospital.
See Convicted page 5
Associated Press/Richard Drew
Ice flow
Ice flows past the Statue of
Liberty on Tuesday in New York. A wide
swath of the country is experiencing recordbreaking temperatures while other areas
are expecting more winter precipitation.
Deaths
Weather
In review
Wilma Duke, 88, Portland
J ame s Shaw ve r, 63, New
Haven
D e l m a r N e u e n s c h w a n d e r,
88, Berne
Eu gen e Rober ts, 84, Winchester
Virginia Wood, 85, Celina,
Ohio
Details on page 2.
The high temperature Tuesday in Portland was 26
degrees. The overnight low
was 13.
Tonight’s low will be 9, and
the high Thursday will be 14.
There is a chance of snow
beginning at 1 a.m. Thursday.
For an extended forecast,
see page 2.
The deadline for The Portland Foundation scholarship
applications is Thursday.
Applications are available at
www.portlandfoundation.org.
For more information, contact
Jessica
Cook
at
[email protected]
or (260) 726-4260.
PANJSHIR
VALLEY,
Afghanistan — Avalanches
caused by a heavy winter
snow killed at least 124 people
in
northeastern
Afghanistan, an emergency official said today, as
rescuers clawed through
debris with their hands to
save those buried beneath.
The avalanches buried
homes across four northeast provinces, killing
those
beneath,
said
Mohammad Aslam Syas,
the deputy director of the
Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority. The province worst hit
appeared to be Panjshir
province, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of
the capital, Kabul, where
the avalanches destroyed
or damaged around 100
homes, Syas said.
The acting governor of
Panjshir, Abdul Rahman
Kabiri, said rescuers used
their bare hands and shovels in an effort to reach survivors. Rescue teams had
been dispatched to the
affected areas and casualties were expected to rise,
Syas said.
The heavy snowstorms,
which began early Tuesday, hampered rescue
efforts. Snow fall from the
storm was nearly 1-meter
(3-feet) deep in places and
fallen trees blocked roads
in the Panjshir Valley.
Gen. Abdul Aziz Ghirat,
the provincial police chief
of Panjshir, said the death
toll from the avalanches
was expected to rise when
rescue attempts resumed
at sunrise Thursday.
Avalanches in the valley’s Dara district affected
up to 600 families, according to people trying to
reach the area to assist in
rescue efforts.
“People there have told
me that two of my relatives
have been killed and eight
others are still under the
snow,” said an Afghan who
goes by the single name
Sharafudin. “My son and I
are trying to get through to
see if we can help find
their bodies. But it will
take us at least three or
four hours to get there
because of the snow and
the road is very narrow, so
we have to walk, the car
can’t get through.”
He spoke at the mouth of
the valley, where traffic
moved at a crawl.
“We’ve had no help yet
from the authorities, no
medicines, no machinery
to open the roads so we can
get to the buried houses,”
Sharafudin said.
Coming up
T hursday — Coverage of
tonight’s Jay County Hospital
Board meeting.
Saturd ay — James Keen
and Sok Vormohr compete at
swimming state finals. Story,
photo.
Local/Indiana
Page 2
Obituaries
Wilma Duke
March 15, 1926-Feb. 24, 2015
Wilma L. Duke, 88, 401 Canterbury Lane, Portland, died Tuesday at Persimmon Ridge Healthcare in Portland.
Born in Cincinnati, to Homer
and Ida (Crabtree) Brown, she
was preceded in death on Nov. 15,
2012, by her husband Billie Duke
whom she married on Nov. 6,
1943.
She had worked for Standard
Brush and Broom, Ballastran and
Jack’s Surplus City, all in Portland, and was a member of Order
of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are a son, Billy J.
Duke, Rockville; a daughter, Barbara Clear, Portland; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life service
will be held at a later date. BairdFreeman Funeral Home in Portland is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be sent to the
donor’s choice. Online condolences
may
be
sent
to
http://www.bairdfreeman.com.
James Shawver
James “Jim” Alan Shawver, 63,
New Haven, died Monday at his
home.
Born in Portland to Merle and
Helen Shawver, he was a 1970
graduate of Portland High
School.
He retired from the United
States Army in 1996 and was a
salesman in the water industry
for more than 20 years.
Memberships include Cedar
Creek Church of Christ in Fort
Wayne and American Legion
Post No. 43 in
Decatur.
Surviving are
two
daughters,
Dawn Swope (husband:
Shawn),
New Haven, and
April Marker (husband: William),
Shawver
Monroeville; two
Peter
brothers,
Shawver, Farmland, and Jeff
Shawver (wife: Alana), Portland;
four sisters, Diane Shawver,
Tammy Shawver, Nancy Shawver
and Karen Shawver, all of Portland; and seven grandchildren.
Services are 2 p.m. Friday at E.
Harper & Son Funeral Home, 740
St. Road 930 East, New Haven,
with Pastor Mike Kaufman officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.
Cemetery, New Haven with military honors.
Visitation is 2 to 4 and 6 to 8
p.m. Thursday and one hour
prior to services on Friday at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be sent to Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana. Online condolences may be
sent to http://www.harperfuneralhome.com.
Delmar
Neuenschwander
Jan. 21, 1927-Feb. 24, 2015
Delmar W. Neuenschwander,
88, Berne, died Tuesday at Swiss
Village in Berne. He was the
father of a Portland woman.
Born in Adams County to Joel
and Cora (Winteregg) Neuenschwander, he married Dessie
Habegger on June 27, 1948, and
she preceded him in death.
He was former Mayor of Berne,
served on the city council for 20
years and was former owner of
Berne Locker.
Surviving are three daughters,
including Dana McClung (wife:
Kit), Portland; three sons; three
sisters; 12 grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at
First Missionary Church in
Berne with Pastor Max Haines
and Dathen Foust officiating.
Burial will be in MRE Cemetery,
Berne.
Visitation is 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday and one hour prior to services on Sunday at the church
fellowship hall.
Memorials may be sent to
First Missionary Church,
Christian Aide Fund or Forgotten Children, Bluffton.
Yager-Kirchhofer
Funeral
Home in Berne is in charge of
the arrangements.
will be in Greenville (Ohio)
Township Memory Gardens.
Visitation is 10 a.m. noon
Thursday at the church.
Oswalt Family Funeral Home
& Cremation Centre, Winchester,
is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent
to
the
family
at
http://www.oswaltfuneralhome.c
om.
Eugene Roberts
Virginia Wood
May 5, 1930-Feb. 23, 2015
Eugene D. Roberts, 84, Winchester, died Monday at St. Vincent Randolph Hospital in Winchester. He was a relative of
Portland residents.
Born in Lynn to Hiram and
Nora (Lawhun) Roberts, he and
his wife Alice (Shaneyfelt)
Roberts have been married for
65 years.
He retired as pastor of Winchester First Church of the
Nazarene in 2000.
Surviving in addition to his
wife are two sons; a sister;
seven grandchildren; 18 greatgreat-grandchildren; and several cousins and in-laws in Portland.
Services are 1 p.m. Thursday
at Winchester First Church of
the Nazarene with Pastor
Danny Hines officiating. Burial
July 24, 1929-Feb. 19, 2015
Services for Virginia “Jinny”
Lee Wood, 85, Celina, Ohio, were
held Tuesday in Rockford, Ohio.
A member of a Fort Recovery
church, she died Thursday at
Otterbein St. Marys Senior
Lifestyle Community.
Born in Cincinnati to Joseph
James and Virginia Blasing
Meyer, she was preceded in death
in 1998 by her former husband
Duane R. Wood.
She was a member of Fort
Recovery Church of Christ.
Surviving are three daughters;
eight grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
She was a member of Fort
Recovery Church of Christ.
Memorials may be sent to
Grand Lake Patriots.
Condolences may be left at
http://www.ketchamripley.com.
CR almanac Capsule Reports
Icy accidents
Lotteries
Ohio
Powerball
Evening
Pick 3: 4-4-3
Pick 4: 5-1-5-0
Pick 5: 0-7-3-7-9
Rolling Cash 5: 02-0709-10-21
Estimated
jackpot:
$110,000
Estimated
$70 million
Mega Millions
Draw 15-23-26-45-66,
Mega Ball: 4
Estimated jackpot: $112
million
jackpot:
Hoosier
Evening
Daily Three: 7-5-5
Daily Four: 1-1-8-1
Cash 5: 15-19-21-25-36
Estimated
jackpot:
$265,000
Poker Lotto: QS-AS3D-6S-8S
Quick Draw: 4-07-0809-23-24-25-28-33-39-49-5354-59-65-66-71-73-75-80
Markets
Closing prices as of Tuesday
Trupointe
Fort Recovery
Corn..........................3.83
March corn ..............3.85
Beans ........................9.99
March crop ..............9.99
Wheat ......................4.76
March crop ..............4.76
Cooper Farms
Fort Recovery
Corn..........................3.84
March corn ..............3.84
April corn ................3.87
May corn ..................3.88
POET Biorefining
Portland
Feb. corn ..................3.85
March corn ..............3.86
April corn ................3.92
May corn ..................3.92
New crop ..................3.95
Central States
Montpelier
Corn..........................3.77
New crop ..................3.83
Beans ......................10.18
New crop ..................9.63
Wheat ......................5.06
New crop ..................5.03
The Andersons
Richland Township
Corn..........................3.78
March corn ..............3.78
Beans ......................10.15
March beans ..........10.15
July wheat................4.97
Hospitals
Jay County
Hospital
Portland
Admissions
There
were
two
admissions to the hospital Tuesday.
Portland — Fayleigh
Kelly
Dismissals
There were four dismissals.
Portland — Laci Hall
& son
Emergencies
There were 25 people
treated in the emergency rooms of JCH,
including:
Bryant — Katrina
Myers
Redkey — Janice Vore
Portland — Patsy
Laux and William Loper
Black ice led to numerous slide-offs and a pair of
property damage traffic
accidents Tuesday in Jay
County.
Jay County Sheriff ’s
Office reported four slideoffs between 4:55 and 5:45
p.m.
Those occurred on Indiana 26 east of county road
600 East, county road 300
West at Indiana 26, U.S. 27
at road 400 South and Indiana 18 at road 800 North.
About 6:25 p.m., a Pennville man driving west
on Indiana 26 encountered
black ice at county road
200 West. Christopher A.
Murray, 29, 8953 W. 350
North, lost control of a
2003 GMC Envoy, spun off
the roadway and struck a
utility pole. The vehicle,
registered to Bruce A.
Murray, same address,
received between $1,000
and $2,500 in damages.
About 11:30 p.m. Tuesday a Dunkirk man lost
control of his pick-up
truck when he hit black
ice at the same location.
Michael R. Toney, 44, 364
E. North St., told Jay
County police he was
westbound on Indiana 26
when he hit the ice. His
2001 Chevrolet Silverado
crossed into the eastbound lane then went off
the road, with the rear of
the truck striking an Indiana and Michigan utility
pole.
Toney’s truck received
between $2,500 and $5,000
in damage.
Two other accidents
were reported, but there
was no damage in those
incidents.
Thursday
5:30 p.m. — Jay County Hospital Board, conference rooms A and B,
JCH, 500 W. Votaw St.,
Portland.
6:30 p.m. — Dunkirk
Park Board, city building, 131 S. Main St.
9:45 a.m. — Portland
Board of Works executive session, mayor’s
office, city hall, 321 N.
Meridian St.
10 a.m. — Portland
Board
of
Works,
mayor’s office, city hall.
Weather courtesy of American Profile Hometown Content Service
An SUV driven by a
Portland man received
between $2,500 and $5,000
in damage about 4:50 p.m.
Monday when it slid off
Indiana 26 near county
road 600 East.
Neal E. Roth, 49, 258 E.
Rogers St., told Jay County
police he was westbound
on Indiana 26 in his 2000
Ford Explorer when he ran
into a sheet of black ice
and slid head-on into a Jay
County REMC utility pole.
Fender bender
Icy roads caused an SUV
driven by a Portland
woman to rear-end another vehicle about 3:36 p.m.
Tuesday on Industrial
Drive.
Lauren Nuckols, 16, 4068
E. 600 South, was traveling
east on Industrial Drive
when she attempted to
stop her 1996 Chevrolet
Suburban near the drive
for First Bank of Berne.
She skidded into the rear
of a 2003 Oldsmobile driven by Alexander Krieg, 17,
6263 E. 400 North.
Damage was estimated
to be between $2,500 and
$5,000.
Driver hits deer
At roughly 8:30 p.m. on
Monday a Portland woman
struck a deer while traveling on county road 200
North.
Karen Wellman, 54, 2776
North U.S. 27, was east on
county road 200 North
when a deer stepped in
front of her 2006 Chevrolet
Impala. She struck the
deer with her car and the
damage estimated to be
between $1,000 and $2,500.
Lawmaker pulls alcohol bill
By LAURYN SCHROEDER
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — Grocery stores
and pharmacies have fought for
nearly a decade to shed Indiana’s
statewide “blue law” ban on Sunday
alcohol sales. Those same businesses are part of the reason why a proposal to lift the last-in-the-nation law
was killed Tuesday.
The perennial bill lost its key support earlier this month during committee discussion, where lawmakers
approved major change that would
force grocery stores to follow the
same regulations placed on liquor
stores.
All beer and wine would have been
kept in a designated area, and liquor
stored behind the counter. Clerks
would have had to be 21 or older and
have mandated training, while consumers couldn’t purchase hard
liquor at a self-service checkout.
Grocery chains, convenience
stores and pharmacies, which originally supported the bill, argued that
segregating liquor would create
longer checkout lines and inconvenience consumers. Liquor store owners, who have long opposed Sunday
sales for fear of increased overhead
costs without additional revenue,
stood behind the restrictions.
“It was a stretch just to get it to
this point,” Republican bill sponsor
Rep. Tom Dermody said Tuesday, the
same day the bill was scheduled to
receive a House vote. “I think people
were uncomfortable continuing to
move the bill forward and we clearly
did not have the votes.”
This session is the first time such
legislation has made it to the House
floor; similar measures in recent
years never even received a committee vote.
Indiana is one of a dozen states,
most in the South and Midwest, that
still embrace Prohibition-era blue
laws, which restrict Sunday business activities such as car and alcohol sales. Though many of these
states still limit some alcohol sales
on Sundays — Minnesota, for
instance, bans liquor and wine sales
but allows sales of beer with up to
3.2 percent alcohol by volume —
Indiana’s laws are the most restrictive.
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Meanwhile, the casino
bill could receive a vote
Wednesday on the House
floor after members decided 76-22 to keep alive provisions
permitting
the
state’s two horse track
casinos — Hoosier Park in
Anderson and Indiana
Grand in Shelbyville — to
have live dealers for table
games that are now run by
computers.
Supporters say that is a
key part of the overall bill
aimed at helping Indiana’s
casinos as they’ve seen big
drops in revenue with
growing competition from
neighboring states.
Pence hasn’t publicly
detailed what steps would
violate his stance against
an expansion of gambling
in the state, but Republican House Speaker Brian
Bosma said the governor
has expressed opposition
to live dealers.
“I’ve made it clear to
members that he’s been
pretty clear about that,”
Bosma said.
Pence
spokeswoman
Kara Brooks said the governor would decide about
whether to sign any casino
legislation after he sees a
final version of the bill.
House members did
change the measure, putting off proposed casino
tax changes that could’ve
cost local governments
millions of dollars in revenues in favor of a special
committee.
Citizen’s calendar
Today
Monday mishap
Immaculate Conception Altar
Rosary Society
FISH
FRY
All-You-Can-Eat
FRIDAY, February 27th
Nancy K. Cooper
4:30-7:00 P.M.
7-29-51 – 2-21-2014
Immaculate Conception Parish Hall
506 E. Walnut St., Portland
Sadly Missed by
Your husband, children,
grandchildren and
great-grandchild
$10.00 Adults All-You-Can-Eat
$4.00 Children aged 4-10
under 4 years old eat Free
$7.50 Dinner Fish & 3 sides
$15 box of fish
Dine-in or Carry Out available
Family
Page 3
Search for used car has been a wreck
By TOM ST. MYER
Buying a used automobile is
stressful, particularly when
your wife tells you the vehicle
better last 10 years.
That’s reasonable if buying
new, sure, but somewhat ambitious when buying an automobile that is somewhere between 6
and 10 years old and with about
100,000 miles already on the
speedometer.
I never intended to be buying a
new (used) set of wheels, but
that changed when a young guy
— early 20s perhaps — ran a red
light, smashed the passenger
side of my 2008 Honda CR-V.
To make matters worse, he
was uninsured, so reimbursing
me fell on my insurance company. Horace Mann paid me a reasonable sum — better than the
Kelley Blue Book quote, but with
the astronomical prices for used
Adventures
in Parenting
automobiles these days, that
amount is nowhere near enough
to buy another 2008 Honda CR-V
with similar gas mileage.
So for the past week, I’ve spent
countless hours searching for
my next vehicle on cars.com.
I’ve flip-flopped a dozen times,
and more than once I’ve been
told by a dealer that he’s already
sold the automobile I selected
among thousands on the website.
Clearly, this is getting me
nowhere, and Kara and I can’t
seem to agree on a vehicle. If she
had her way, I’d be driving a Toyota Prius, which sounds good in
theory until we try to put suitcases in one of our compact cars
for vacation.
Sorry kids, there’s no room.
We’re going to have to strap you
and a few bags to the roof.
I’d prefer another SUV, but the
selection is slim for the amount
of money the insurance company paid me, and I’m trying to
stay within those financial confines. We haven’t had to make a
car payment in nearly a year,
and we’d like to keep it that way
for another year, maybe two.
Time is no longer on our side
either. I’ve had a rental car for
the past few weeks — a 2015 Nissan Altima that makes buying a
used car even less appealing —
but my insurance company is
tired of paying for it. Imagine
that.
I’m so desperate to resolve
this, I’m taking my 6-year-old
daughter and 2-year-old son to a
dealership and asking them for
their input.
Any suggestions on what I
should buy, Luke?
“A blue one,” he says in a matter of fact tone.
OK. But which blue one?
“That one and that one and
that one and that one,” he says
pointing to every blue vehicle on
the lot.
Hmm. You’re even less helpful
than your mom.
OK. How about you, Lexi?
“Why can’t you get your old
blue one back?” she says in a
somber tone.
Because they can’t fix it,
honey.
What if I buy a Toyota RAV4,
like your grandma has?
“No! I don’t like the tire on the
back,” she says as she crumples
her nose. “That looks silly.”
Fair enough. What about a
Subaru Forester? Consumer
Reports states they’re reliable
and get good gas mileage by SUV
standards.
“No! It looks like a wagon” she
says with disdain dripping from
her voice.
Great. Now I have two women
in the house who want to run me
over with my next purchase.
All right, Lexi, what should I
do then?
“Buy your old car. I miss it.”
Me, too, sweetheart. Me, too.
••••••••••
St. Myer has been a reporter
and columnist in East Central
Indiana since 2007. “Adventures
in Parenting” runs weekly on
Wednesdays in The Commercial
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Girlfriend worries about pills being packed
DEAR ABBY: I’m in my 40s
and my boyfriend of three years
is 12 years older. We are in love
and our relationship is great. He
travels for work and lives in
another state, so he flies in to
see my daughter and me every
other week. Because he is older,
he uses Viagra, and it’s kept at
my place in a drawer. I assumed
that’s where it was always kept.
Abby, when he left for his trip
yesterday, he took his Viagra
with him! He says he grabbed
Dear
Abby
the bottle without thinking and
that I’m overreacting. The rest
of his things are kept in his
travel bag, so it’s not like he just
gathered up all of his pills. They
were the only ones. Now he’s
upset with me because “I don’t
trust him.”
Can you help me get my thinking straight? I caught him lying
about something when we first
started dating, so he’s not all
squeaky clean like he acts. —
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the Viagra for a condition other
than ED, I’d say you have a right
to be suspicious. Because his little blue pills were kept apart
from his other medications, it
took special ef fort for him to
pack them. Talk with him further because he may have been
contemplating a “party of one”
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Concert was a priceless experience
By JACK RONALD
How much is nostalgia worth?
More than I can afford, apparently.
As my wife will tell you, I am
an inveterate noodler-around
when it comes to eBay.
It’s not so much a question of
buying things. I’ve been relatively restrained in that regard
(at least that’s my assessment,
she may have other thoughts).
But I enjoy the hunt.
And one of those hunts led me
to a piece of my past.
Searching eBay one night, for
some reason I put “Jimi Hendrix” in the search spot. Like a
lot of folks from my generation,
I’m a fan. And I had the extra
connection of having seen Hendrix in concert in — of all places
on the face of the earth —
Muncie.
Back
in the
Saddle
So you can imagine a bit of
my excitement when I encountered an item that said “Jimi
Hendrix 1968 Original HULLABALOO Unused CONCERT
TICKET **AWESOME FIND**.”
Now, as far as I was concerned, whether it qualified as
an “awesome find” was still yet
to be determined. But I knew for
sure that the eBay seller liked
capital letters and had some
trouble with normal punctuation marks.
Just the same, I clicked on it.
And it was the Muncie concert. The very same one I’d
been to so many years ago.
Hullabaloo was a teen rock
show on TV, started in response
to another show called Shindig.
Both featured weekly appearances of rock music stars performing their stuff. Most of
them
were
lip-synching,
though my memory is that
Shindig actually had a few people sing into a microphone.
Someone had the great idea
of putting the Hullabaloo
name on a concert tour. Someone also had the not-so-great
idea of re-naming a barn at the
Delaware County Fairgrounds
as the “Teen American Building.”
That was the venue for the
concert, and by my memory it
was a good one. A group called
Soft Machine opened for The
Jimi Hendrix Experience and
the place rocked nicely.
Four of us made the trip from
Earlham to Muncie and hooked
up with one of my Jay County
friends who was studying at Ball
State.
But now, here I was, something like 46 or 47 years later,
looking at an unused ticket to
the performance at the Muncie
fairgrounds.
Was I interested?
Sure, I’m as nostalgic as the
next guy when it comes to
remembering the days of our
youth.
And then I saw the price.
Any guesses out there as to
what a vintage Jimi Hendrix in
Muncie ticket might cost?
You sir, you with the combover, what’s your bid? How
about you, the guy who thought
bell-bottom pants would be a
permanent fashion statement?
Any guesses?
How about this: $826.99.
That’s right, more than $800
for a piece of paper with Jimi’s
photo on it twice along with the
date and time and location.
Oh and then there’s shipping
and handling: $19.95.
It was about that time I
remembered that I hadn’t spent
$19.95 on the ticket in the first
place back in 1968. And the ticket price I did pay got me a couple
of good sets from a great guitarist.
But then I noticed something
else: The ticket was unused.
The real loser in this transaction isn’t the person who would
pay more than $800 for a piece of
paper; it’s the person who
bought the ticket back in 1968
and missed the show.
That’s priceless.
Europe
must be
flexible
Bipartisan debate would be helpful
By LESLEY WEIDENBENER
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS
—
The
results are in — and they are not
surprising.
Months after House Republicans first said they wanted to
revamp school funding, the
changes have been translated
into actual dollars for districts.
As expected, growing districts
— those in suburban areas —
receive more money under the
plan and districts in urban and
rural areas that have declining
enrollments and more at-risk
kids are getting less.
And depending on what side
of the funding debate you’re on,
that could be a good thing or
bad.
Democrats are chiding the
GOP plan for big cuts to schools
in Indianapolis and other urban
settings, places where students
often come to kindergarten far
behind kids in wealthier neighborhoods and spend years trying to catch up.
Republicans are touting it as
good for students everywhere
and one that closes the gap
between the schools with the
lowest per-pupil funding and the
largest.
The question is whether
Republicans have gone too far —
or have set up a system that will
soon swing the pendulum too far
toward students who already are
achieving.
Those are tough questions to
Lesley
Weidenbener
answer. And unfortunately, the
debate is often between two — or
several — extreme positions.
Republicans follow what they
call the “money follows the
child” ideal. That means the
state funds schools on a per student basis. Period.
In the GOP plan, there’s no
concern about how a district losing students quickly adjusts,
leaving them to scrap to pay for
buildings or technology that
may be underutilized but still an
expense.
Democrats, on the other hand,
are all but obsessed with ensuring that districts don’t lose
money, no matter what’s happening with enrollment. In many of
the years when Democrats were
in charge of school funding,
they provided minimum guarantees to make sure every district
received more.
But there are problems with
both theories.
The Democrats’ minimum
guarantees meant that the perstudent funding kept growing
for schools with declining
enrollments. Meanwhile, grow-
The question is whether
Republicans have gone too far —
or have set up a system that
will soon swing the pendulum
too far toward students
who already are achieving.
Those are tough questions to answer.
ing districts were getting more
cash but not at a rate high
enough to keep up with enrollment, which depressed their
per-student funding.
That led to the gap Republicans are trying to fix.
But sticking strictly to a
money-follows-the-child system
ignores the reality that enrollment can fluctuate but expenses
don’t change so quickly.
That problem can be exacerbated by the charter schools
cropping up in largely urban
areas and an ever-expanding
voucher program that gives students more ways to leave schools
that are struggling.
Republicans back those proposals and, indeed, they give
parents far more choices about
how their children will be educated. But that doesn’t mean
lawmakers should forget about
the children who are left behind
in districts that suddenly have
fewer dollars.
As with so many other issues,
neither side in this battle is all
right or all wrong. But because
Republicans have a crazy big
majority in both chambers, they
can make policy as if they are.
A bipartisan debate would
still be useful.
••••••••••
Weidenbener is executive editor of TheStatehouseFile.com, a
news website powered by
Franklin College journalism
students.
Bloomberg News
Europe is taking a break
from the crisis over
Greece it’s engineered
over the past few weeks.
It’s a welcome breather
— but that’s all it is. The
euro system’s governments
Guest
haven’t
solved the Editorial
problem,
and unless they try a new
approach, they will keep
making it worse.
The recent standoff didn’t achieve much.
Greece delivered a new
list of policy proposals on
Monday, and on Tuesday
this was deemed “sufficiently comprehensive to
be a valid starting-point
for a successful conclusion of the review.”
What does that mean?
Almost nothing.
The Greek proposals are
sensible, but also vague.
They concentrate on
reforming the tax system
and streamlining the public sector. Excellent goals,
but they’ve defeated previous Greek administrations.
Talks on short-term
relief aren’t due to conclude until April. Meanwhile, the last of the existing bailout funds won’t
flow, and Greece has debtservice payments coming
due. Investors hope the
European Central Bank
will help Greece meet
those obligations, but
there’s no guarantee.
From Tuesday’s “valid”
starting point, talks could
easily move in an invalid
direction at any time.
This bigger negotiation
won’t be easy, though the
basic idea is simple.
Greece’s flattened economy needs a gentler schedule of fiscal restraint and
a new round of debt
restructuring, combined
with reform of its labor
market and public sector.
The finance ministers can
best serve their own countries’ interests — and
improve the odds of getting repaid — by seeing
that Greece’s plight warrants further help.
They should be openminded and willing to
come to terms.
In the past few weeks,
they’ve tested the alternative of exerting pressure
by holding the euro system on the edge of breakdown. They’ve precious
little to show for it.
Europe’s government by
crisis needs to stop.
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MIAMI — George
Zimmerman, the former
neighborhood
watch volunteer who
fatally shot Trayvon
Martin in a 2012 confrontation with the
teenager, will not face
federal charges, the
Justice Department
said Tuesday.
The
decision,
announced in the waning days of Attorney
General Eric Holder's
tenure, resolves a case
that focused public
attention
on
selfdefense
laws
and
became a flashpoint in
the national conversation about race two
years before the Ferguson, Missouri, police
shooting.
Issued
DHAKA, Bangladesh
—
A
court
in
Bangladesh issued an
arrest warrant today
for former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia after
she failed to appear in
court for the fourth
time in two corruption
cases against her.
Judge Abu Ahmed
Jamadder issued the
warrant in the capital,
Dhaka, after he refused
a bail plea by the
defense, which said Zia
needed more time
because she was sick
and concerned about
her security because of
political unrest.
Raising
NEW YORK — The
owner of T.J. Maxx,
Marshalls and Home
Goods stores said today
that it will boost pay for
its U.S. workers to at
least $9 per hour.
The announcement
by TJX Cos. comes a
week after Wal-Mart
Stores Inc. said it
would increase wages
for its employees and is
a sign that more competitors may follow
suit. Low-paying retailers are having a harder
time retaining workers
as the job market
improves.
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Nation/World
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Bomb kills at least 24
By ADAMU ADAMU
and IBRAHIM GARBA
Associated Press
POTISKUM, Nigeria —
Teenage suicide bombers,
suspected to be Boko
Haram extremists, killed
at least 24 people in separate blasts Tuesday at
crowded bus stations in
two northern Nigerian
cities 185 miles apart.
In an apparently unrelated development, an American missionary has been
kidnapped from a school in
central Kogi state. The Rev.
Phyllis Sortor was taken
away Monday by several
abductors, according to a
statement on the website
of the Free Methodist
Church in Seattle. Kidnappings for ransom are common in Nigeria, and many
victims are returned
unharmed.
In the northeastern town
of Potiskum, a young man
forced his way onto a bus
and detonated explosives
that killed 12 people and
injured 20, according to the
bus driver and hospital
records.
Hours later, two young
men were blamed for
explosions that ripped
through a bus station in
northern Kano city, killing
at least 12 people and injuring many more, according
to state police commissioner Ibrahim Idris. Witnesses
said the bombers appeared
to be 17 or 18 years old.
The explosions triggered
fires that destroyed two
buses and a car, Idris said.
Firefighters rushed to
the scene of twisted metal,
wailing people and billow-
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Men inspect the site of a suicide bomb explosion Tuesday at a bus station in Kano, Nigeria.
Teenage suicide bombers, suspected to be Boko Haram extremists, killed at least 24 people in separate
blasts Tuesday at crowded bus stations in two northern Nigerian cities 200 miles apart.
ing smoke. Ambulances
with sirens blaring carried
bodies and the wounded to
the hospitals in Kano,
Nigeria’s second largest
city.
The attack in Potiskum
came two days after a girl
who looked about 10 years
old carried explosives that
detonated, killing her and
four others at a market in
the same town.
Bus driver Adamu Isa
said a security guard
stopped a man who set off
a metal detector as passengers were boarding
his bus in Potiskum.
“He was told to stand to
one side but instead
forced himself onto the
bus and blew himself
up,” said Isa, who considered himself lucky to be
alive.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesday’s blasts
but they bear all the signs
of similar attacks by
Nigeria’s
home-grown
Boko Haram Islamic
extremist group.
On Monday, a woman
walked into a primary
school in Fune, another
area of Yobe state, and
tried to give pupils a par-
cel to deliver to the headmistress. When they
refused, she ran off, leading security agents to surmise she may have been
carrying a bomb, teacher
Mohammad Isa of Damagum Central Primary
School told The Associated Press.
All schools in the area
have been closed because
of the possible threat.
Convicted ...
“We’re so thrilled that we have
the verdict that we have tonight,”
Littlefield’s mother, Judy Littlefield, said at a news conference
outside the courthouse.
The Littlefield family had waited “two years for God to get justice for us,” she said. “He was
faithful.”
Kyle’s widow, Taya Kyle, left
the courtroom during the
defense’s closing statements earlier in the day and did not return
when the verdict was read. Chris
Kyle’s brother and parents were
among a group hugging and crying inside the courtroom after
the verdict was read. They did
not issue a statement.
Richardson and Littlefield’s
father, Don Littlefield, were the
only two people to give statements in court, speaking directly
to Routh. Don Littlefield told
Routh that even though his son
never served in the military, he
was honored to help those who
did. “He was trying to help you,”
he told Routh.
Kyle and Littlefield had taken
Routh to the shooting range at
Rough Creek Lodge and Resort
on Feb. 2, 2013, after Routh’s
mother asked Kyle to help her
troubled son. Family members
say Routh suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder from
serving in Iraq and in Haiti after
the devastating 2010 earthquake.
However, Richardson told
Routh that Routh’s PTSD claims
“have been an insult to every veteran who served with honor.”
Routh’s mother, Jodi Routh,
who was questioned by prosecutors about why she didn’t warn
Kyle of her son’s mental troubles, sat expressionless in the
courtroom as the verdict was
read.
Routh’s defense team said they
would appeal the conviction.
A forensic psychologist testi-
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Entertainment
Disney wins again
By MAE ANDERSON
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK — The
Walt Disney Co. proved
Sunday that its power
doesn’t only come from
Pixar.
For the second year in
a row, Disney Animation
won an Academy Award
for best animated feature, as “Big Hero 6” followed up last year’s
“Frozen” win. The studio’s “Feast” also won
for best animated short.
Neither film is connected to the company’s
Pixar unit, which Disney
bought in 2006 for $7.4
billion in stock. Since
then, the Disney Pixar
combo had scooped up
most animated feature
Oscars
(Paramount’s
“Rango” won in 2011)
with
blockbusters
including
“Finding
Nemo,” “Toy Story 3”
and “Brave.” Pixar
didn’t release a film in
2014.
“Big Hero 6,” is Disney’s first animated film
to take advantage of the
company’s 2009 acquisition of Marvel. Based on
a Marvel Comic, “Big
Hero 6” explores the
friendship that develops
between a science-geek
teenager and an inflatable robot. The win
shows that Disney has
Associated Press/Disney
This file image released by Disney shows animated characters
Hiro Hamada, voiced by Ryan Potter, right, and Baymax, voiced by Scott
Adsit, in a scene from "Big Hero 6." For the second year in a row, Disney
Animation won an Oscar for best animated feature, as “Big Hero 6”
followed up last year’s “Frozen” win.
“deepened its bench”
with the Marvel deal and
2012 acquisition of Star
Wars owner Lucasfilm,
said Seth Shapiro, a professor at the University
of Southern California’s
School of Cinematic
Arts.
“Those are game
changers, so the win is
not so much a sign necessarily of Pixar weakening,” he said.
“Big Hero 6” might not
have the fame of
“Frozen,” but it has done
very well in theaters. It
opened in November and
in just two months was
the 10th top grossing film
in North America for
2014 with $201.5 million.
The Oscar win will have
a positive effect on future
earnings power, said
Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for
box-office tracker Rentrak, although the effect
is difficult to quantify. It
will probably boost sales
internationally, where
“Big Hero 6” is still generating millions in theaters. And likely spur
video and rental revenue,
if audiences who haven’t
seen the film now decide
to see it or previous view-
ers decide they want a
repeat viewing.
In general, studios get
roughly half of the theatrical box office after
splitting revenue with
theaters, he said.
“No matter what, the
Oscar win for “Big Hero
6” brings enormous
cachet and prestige to the
title and to Disney and
will live on with the film
as parts of its legacy forever,” he added. “Not
only that, the Oscar will
now become a very effective part of any marketing campaign for the
film.”
Soldiers ...
“It’s music I’m unfamiliar with,” added senior
baritone player Kristin
Ireland.
However, seniors Beth
Hailey
Snowden,
Kristen
Lennartz,
Simons, Kelly Casey,
Chandler
Woodward,
Marcie Burk, Morgan
Kaufman and Kristen Ireland, who all will be participating in the performance, have been putting in
their own time outside of
school to prepare. They
are confident they will be
ready for the performance.
“I’ve put in a lot,” said
Woodward.
“Dog Face Soldier”
itself is a tune with its
own place in history.
According to the ensemble’s road manager, Sgt.
Maj. Bill Gabbard, the
piece originated during
World War II and became
particularly popular with
the Army’s 3rd Division.
“Lots of folks from the
World War II generation
identify with it. There’s
constantly fewer and
fewer veterans from that
conflict around, but when
they are in the audience
they recognize it,” said
Gabbard.
However, even with its
historical roots, the concert will maintain a modern connection, allowing
for a more diverse set list
to please a wider audience.
‘Our mission
with the Army
Field Band
is to maintain
that crucial
connection
with the
American
Army and
the American
public.’
—Sgt. Maj.
Bill Gabbard
The program, Rogers
said, will include everything from more modern
works such as John
Williams’ “The Imperial
Death March” to older
pieces such as the John
Philip
Sousa
March
dubbed
“Washington
Post.”
“You bet there’s something in the program for
literally everybody,” said
Gabbard. “Our mission
with the Army Field Band
is to maintain that crucial
connection
with
the
American Army and the
American public. That
mission is always going to
be a big part of what we
do.”
Upcoming events
Mounds to
Buckhongehelas
History event
6:30 p.m.
Kennedy Library
1700 W. McGalliard Road
Muncie
Today
Flashdance
Musical
7:30 p.m.
Embassy Theatre
125 W. Jefferosn Blvd.
Fort Wayne
Fiddler on the Roof
Musical
7:30 p.m.
Arts Place
131 E. Walnut St.
Portland
Thursday
Miniature show
Art opening
7 p.m.
Arts Depot
115 N. Howard St.
Union City
Peter Pan
Musical
7:30 p.m.
Muncie Civic Theatre
216 E. Main St.
Muncie
Giving up the Ghosts
Film
7 p.m.
Letterman Building
Ball State University
Muncie
Westward Migration
of the Lenape
Nature event
6:30 p.m.
Shawnee Prairie Preserve
Nature Center
4267 Ohio 502
Greenville, Ohio
Come Back to the
5 & Dime Jimmy Dean,
Jimmy Dean
Play
8 p.m.
Williams Theatre
IPFW
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Home
and Garden Show
Convention
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Allen County War
Memorial Coliseum
4000 Parnell Ave.
Fort Wayne
Fiddler on the Roof
Musical
7:30 p.m.
Arts Place
131 E. Walnut St.
Portland
Friday
Peter Pan
Musical
7:30 p.m.
216 E. Main St.
Muncie
The Effect of
Gamma Rays on
Man-in-the-Moon
Marigolds
Play
8 p.m.
220 E. Main St.
Muncie
The Brett Family
Concert
2 and 7:30 p.m.
The Overdrive
3769 U.S. 127
Celina, Ohio
Vertigo
Third Floor Film Series
7 p.m.
Greenville Public Library
520 Sycamore St.
Greenville, Ohio
Cabaret
Musical
8 p.m.
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre
303 E. Main St.
Fort Wayne
Come Back to the
Jimmy Dean
Play
8 p.m.
Williams Theatre
IPFW
Fort Wayne
Down the Line 9
Concert
7 p.m.
Fort Wayne
Embassy Theatre
125 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Home
and Garden Show
Convention
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Allen County War
Memorial Coliseum
4000 Parnell Ave.
Fort Wayne
Fiddler on the Roof
Musical
2 and 7:30 p.m.
Arts Place
131 E. Walnut St.
Portland
Saturday
Princess and Pirate
Party
Children’s event
10 a.m.
Muncie Children’s Museum
515 S. High St.
Muncie
Peter Pan
Musical
7:30 p.m.
216 E. Main St.
Muncie
The Effect of
Gamma Rays on
Man-in-the-Moon
Marigolds
Play
2 and 8 p.m.
220 E. Main St.
Muncie
Model Train Show
Exhibition
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Delaware County Fairgrounds
1210 N. Wheeling Ave.
Muncie
Searching for
Spring Hike
Nature event
2 p.m.
Worth Family
Nature Preserve
Springhill Road
Greenville, Ohio
Backyard Sugarinʼ
Nature event
2 p.m.
Shawnee Prairie Preserve
Nature Center
4267 Ohio 502
Greenville, Ohio
Cabaret
Musical
8 p.m.
303 E. Main St.
Fort Wayne
Come Back to the
Jimmy Dean
Play
8 p.m.
Williams Theatre
IPFW
Fort Wayne
Down the Line 9
Concert
7 p.m.
Fort Wayne
Embassy Theatre
125 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Fort Wayne
Beethovenʼs Third
Symphony
Concert
7:30 p.m.
Auer Performance Hall
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne
Maximilian
Saint of Auschwitz
Play
1 and 7 p.m.
USF Performing
Arts Center
431 W. Berry St.
Fort Wayne
Dances of
Universal Peace
6:30 p.m.
Fort Wayne
Dance Collective
437 E. Berry St.
Fort Wayne
Mardi Gras
Masquerade Ball
Social event
6 to 11 p.m.
The Philemore
on Broadway
2441 Broadway St.
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Home
and Garden Show
Convention
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Allen County War
Memorial Coliseum
4000 Parnell Ave.
Fort Wayne
United States Army
Field Band
and Soldiersʼ Chorus
Concert
3 p.m.
Jay County High School
2072 W. Indiana 67
Portland
Sunday
Peter Pan
Musical
2 p.m.
216 E. Main St.
Muncie
The Effect of
Gamma Rays on
Man-in-the-Moon
Marigolds
Play
2 p.m.
220 E. Main St.
Muncie
Schoolhouse Rock Live
Children’s show
2 p.m.
St. Clair Memorial Hall
215 W. 4th St.
Greenville, Ohio
Cabaret
Musical
2 p.m.
303 E. Main St.
Fort Wayne
Barbara Olenyik Morrow
History event
2 p.m.
The History Center
302 E. Berry St.
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Home
and Garden Show
Convention
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Allen County War
Memorial Coliseum
4000 Parnell Ave.
Fort Wayne
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every Thursday; training
starts every Monday.
816 Pro Dr., Celina,
Ohio 45822 419-5861999 www. ComHealthPro.org
PART-TIME MAINTENANCE PERSON wanted for three apartment
complexes in Jay County. Must be able to pass
a criminal check. Must
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Career
Opportunity for applicant
who believes America
still needs to build things
that make us proud,
loves Jay County, and
realizes the benefits of
working for a locally
owned company. Pennville Custom Cabinetry
seeks qualified sprayroom help with sanding
and spraying experience. Starting wage is
$10.50/hour with a minimum of $0.20/hour
increase after 60 working
days.
Benefits
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and matching retirement
account. Opportunities
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Votaw Street, Portland
or to [email protected]
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BRYANT, IN Cook and
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IF YOU ARE BRIGHT,
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rewarding career in the
medical field, send your
resume to Box 465 C/O
PO Box 1049 Portland,
IN 47371
MANUFACLOCAL
TURING company is
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have at minimum a two
year degree in accounting. Experience is a
plus. Candidate should
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communication
and
organizational skills. Primary responsibilities will
include month end financial statement preparation, fixed assets, product cost analysis, sales,
accounts
receivable,
and accounts payable.
Send resume to: FCC
(Indiana) 555 Industrial
Park Road Portland, In
47371 Attention: Human
Resources Department
HOME LEAD MANAGER - Full time exempt
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at
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responsible to manage,
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and maintain residents
home activities, oversee
programming in accordance with client support plan and complete
required
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Must have excellent
computer, organizational
and written/ verbal communication skills. Rate
increase after 90 days
with excellent benefits.
Apply or send resume
along with 3 work references to Jay-Randolph
Developmental Services, 901 East Water
Street, Portland, Indiana
47371. Call (260) 7267931, ext. 1244 or visit
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NEEDED NOW! Learn
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CONSTRUCTION Limberlost Construction of
Geneva is looking for a
carpenter/laborer
for
immediate hire. Must
have
valid
driver’s
license and be able to do
physical work lifting up to
50 lbs. Pay based on
experience. Call
to
schedule an interview.
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250 PUBLIC NOTICE
Jay County
Zoning Administration
Public Notice
Notice is hereby given that:
Robert & Carol Dirksen, 6184
N Liberty Road, Bryant, Indiana 47326 have filed a petition
with the Jay/Portland Building & Planning Department
for an Intent to Build / ConFeeding
Permit,
fined
#CFINT2015-02-18, to construct four (4), 6,000 head each,
turkey
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Date: 2/23/15
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Notice To Taxpayers of Proposed Additional Appropriations
Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Jay County, Indiana that
the proper legal officers of Jay CountyCouncil at the Jay County
Courthouse, at 7:00 o’clock p.m., on the 11th day of March 2015
will consider the following additional appropriations in excess
of the budget for the current year.
County General
1000-006-10-0013 - Surveyor Second Deputy
$0.40
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Total
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$423.38
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$200.00
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$392.69
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$964.90
1152-001-20-0011 - Office Supplies
$813.76
Total
$4,606.38
Superior Court
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$7,841.50
Total
$7,841.50
Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be
heard. The additional appropriation as finally made will be
referred to the Department of Local Government Finance. The
DLGF will make a written determination as to the sufficiency
of funds to support the appropriations made within fifteen (15)
days of receipt of a certified copy of the action time.
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Local ...
ior and mini teams both
Mann second at state placed fourth at the Cheer
Max competition Saturday
at Great Wolf Lodge.
Competing for the Junior Level 2 quad (13-andyounger) were Payton
McCoy, Delaney Dunnuck,
Megan Patch, Leah Hummel, Cheyenne Liette,
Shira Winn, Taylor Walker, Emily Dues, Rosemary
Mikale
Hemmelgarn,
Knight, Jaden Schlosser
and Shelby Clark.
The Mini Level 1 squad
(8-and-younger) is Lani
Paycie
Muhlenkamp,
McCoy, Rook Shaver,
GenaMarie Summersett,
Elizabeth
Barnett,
Kendall
Timmerman,
JC teams place 4th
Mariah Schoenlein, PaisMASON, Ohio — The JC ley Fugiett, Katie Rowles
Extreme cheerleading jun- and Macee Stephen.
NEW CASTLE — East
Jay sixth grader Griffin
Mann finished as the runner-up Saturday at the
Elks Hoop Shoot state
competition at New Castle
Fieldhouse.
Competing in the 12-13year-old boys division,
Mann made 22 of 25 shots
in the opening round, and
finished 42-of-50 for the
competition after 10 extra
rounds.
In the District Hoop
Shoot on Jan. 25, Mann
also made 22 of his 25
shots and went a perfect 5for-5 in a shoot off.
Plans underway
for installation of
SAFER barriers
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
International Speedway
Corp. is developing a plan
for the installation of
additional SAFER barriers at Daytona and Talladega, and will review
the safety standards at its
other racetracks.
The renewed focus
announced Tuesday by
ISC President John Saunders comes three days
after NASCAR star Kyle
Busch broke his right leg
and left foot in a crash
into a concrete wall at
Daytona
International
Speedway.
Busch left a Daytona
Beach, Florida, hospital
on Tuesday and was transferred to another facility
in North Carolina for further treatment.
Busch was injured Saturday in the season-opening Xfinity Series race
when his car hit an interior wall that did not have a
Steel and Foam Energy
Reduction barrier.
After his accident, Daytona president Joie Chitwood III vowed to cover
every inch of the speedway with SAFER barriers.
Daytona is owned by
ISC, the sister company of
NASCAR.
Saunders said ISC is
“developing a significant
plan” for more impactabsorbing technologies
that will not be limited to
SAFER barriers for Daytona and Talladega.
ISC will also immediate-
ly review Phoenix International Raceway and Auto
Club
Speedway
in
Fontana, California, as
both tracks host NASCAR
races in March.
“We will utilize all available tools to ensure the
safety of the drivers and
our fans. It will remain
our top priority,” Saunders said in a statement.
“ISC is working very
closely with NASCAR and
industry experts to identify areas for additional
safety protections.”
SAFER barriers were
one of the many safety initiatives that came about
after Dale Earnhardt’s
death in 2001 in an accident on the last lap of the
Daytona 500.
The soft walls were
developed by Dr. Dean
Sicking at the University
of
Nebraska,
and
although they debuted in
2002 at Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, they are currently installed in some
form at every track used
by NASCAR’s top series.
The barriers, a combination of steel and foam,
cost about $500 a foot. But,
the cost has proven worth
it as the walls absorb the
energy during impact and
have repeatedly lessened
injuries sustained to a
driver.
Still, they have not been
placed everywhere around
the racetracks. Tracks
only install SAFER barriers where NASCAR recommends to them they
should be placed.
Associated Press/John Locher
Swinging shadow
Chicago White Sox's Avisail Garcia's shadow is cast as he hits balls during a spring
training workout Tuesday in Phoenix. A handful of teams began workouts Tuesday, with the
remaining squads beginning their spring schedule this week.
Love named Ryder Cup captain
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Davis Love
III was on his porch in Sea
Island taking part in a conference call for the first
Ryder Cup Task Force
meeting, and he was
shocked by what he heard.
First, the PGA of America really was going to let
the players have a voice.
And then it quickly
became clear the choice
was going to be him.
Love was introduced
Tuesday afternoon as U.S.
captain for the 2016 matches at Hazeltine.
And while it appeared as
though the Americans
were looking in their past,
he was presented as the
start of a new model they
hope can end two decades
of European dominance.
He also was captain in
2012 at Medinah when
Europe staged the biggest
rally by a visiting team.
“I’m here with the same
goal I had in 2012, but not as
the same captain,” Love
said.
Love was part of an 11member task force — eight
of them former Ryder Cup
players — that met twice
since December.
‘I’m here with the same goal I had in 2012,
but not as the same captain.’
—Davis Love III,
U.S. Ryder Cup captain
The agenda for the first
meeting was to define the
role of the captains and
assistant captains, and then
to throw out names. Among
those mentioned were Fred
Couples, Steve Stricker and
Love.
Phil Mickelson, whose
biting comments at Gleneagles regarding Tom Watson’s style was the impetus
for the task force, said the
qualities of a captain
included someone who was
respected, didn’t let his ego
keep him from listening,
some who could take the
blame and share the credit,
and who had the experience to build a blueprint for
the next 20 years.
“There’s only one guy
who fits that bill,” Mickelson said.
The PGA of America
also announced changes to
the U.S. team to boost its
chances.
Qualifying for the top
eight players will end after
the first FedEx Cup playoff
event
(The
Barclays)
instead of the PGA Championship. Three of the four
captain’s picks will be
selected after the third playoff event (BMW Championship), while the final pick
will be selected after the
Tour Championship.
With a crowded schedule
in 2016 because of the
Olympics, that means the
12th player will be chosen
five days before the matches begin.
Also, two of the vice captains will be former captains, and the other two will
be players with Ryder Cup
experience. Love already
has selected Tom Lehman,
the 2006 captain, to help
him at Hazeltine. Lehman
is from Minnesota.
Mickelson said the task
force realized it had its captain after the first meeting,
but it met again in early
February and reached the
same conclusion. The vote
was unanimous the first
time around.
More than a captain they
wanted, Mickelson said the
players felt they had partial
ownership in the future.
“We went from having
zero input and zero continuity, and both of those
things the Ryder Cup Task
Force has solved,” Mickelson said.
Love is the first U.S. captain to get another chance
in the same decade since
Jack Nicklaus in 1987, and
the first since Jack Burke
Jr. in 1973 to get a second
chance after losing. And he
can expect to be involved in
more Ryder Cups after
Hazeltine.
LeBron surpasses Pippen in win against Pistons
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) —
LeBron James rarely likes to talk
about his individual achievements.
Tuesday he made an exception.
James had 11 assists in Cleveland’s 102-93 victory over the
Detroit Pistons. In the process, he
moved past Scottie Pippen for
first place on the NBA career list
for forwards. James now has 6,142
assists, seven more than Pippen.
“That means a tremendous
amount to me,” James said. “It
means a lot more than passing
Allen Iverson on the scoring list
in the last game, because I have
always taken so much pride in my
passing game. To me, the greatest
rush has always been helping my
teammates succeed, not succeeding myself.”
James wears No. 23 in Michael
Jordan’s honor, but breaking Pippen’s record was special in another sense.
“When I grew up, I loved
Michael, but when you are a kid,
you don’t think you can grow up
and be Michael Jordan,” he said.
“I patterned a lot of my game
after Scottie Pippen, because he
was the kind of star I thought I
could be. So that’s a great feeling
to break a record he owns.”
Cavaliers coach David Blatt
didn’t know that James had
reached the milestone, but was
excited to find out.
“That’s a fabulous achievement, especially when you considered that he just turned 30
years old,” Blatt said. “It not only
proves his greatness as a player, it
shows the ability he has to make
the players around him equally
great.”
Many of James’ assists, including the record-breaker in the second quarter, giving him 6,136 to
pass Pippen, found Kevin Love
wide open behind the arc. Love
had 24 points on eight 3-pointers,
tying his career best.
“Kevin had it going tonight, so I
was looking to get him the ball,”
James said. “That’s how we play.
Find the hot guy and keep him
going.”
James nearly had an odd tripledouble, turning the ball over nine
times, one short of his career
high. Kyrie Irving added 18
points for Cleveland, which has
won 17 of its last 19 games.
Reggie Jackson had 22 points,
nine assists and eight rebounds
in his second game with Detroit,
while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
added 21.
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He wasn’t as prolific Tuesday,
but scored nine of his 11 points
in the second half, including a
pair of baskets 80 seconds apart
late in the game that stalled the
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night.
“Cooney’s two shots, those
broke our back,” coach Mike
Brey said.
Cooney had been struggling
recently, making just 12 of 52
shots in Syracuse’s last five
games, including being hampered by a back injury against
Pittsburgh on Saturday in going
0-of-5 from the floor.
“I’ve been playing well but
just not shooting well. It hap-
pens,” said Cooney, who said his
back felt fine Tuesday.
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim
scoffed when asked about some
people speculating he should
have sat Cooney during his
slump.
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NBA Basketball
Oklahoma City 105, Indiana 92
Golden State 114, Washington 107
Cleveland 102, Detroit 93
Dallas 99, Toronto 92
Men’s college bas ketball
Syracuse 65, Notre Dame 60
West Virginia 71, Texas 64
Arkansas 81, Texas A&M 75
N.C. State 58, North Carolina 46
Villanova 89, Providence 61
Maryland 59, Wisconsin 53
Local schedule
Wednesday
Jay County — Gymnastics at New Castle – 6 p.m.
Fort Recovery — Girls basketball sectional semifinal vs. Lima Perry at Coldwater – 8 p.m.
South Adams — SAMS swimming vs.
Blackford – 5:30 p.m.
Thurs day
Jay County — East Jay wrestling at
West Jay – 5:30 p.m.
South Adams — SAMS wrestling at
Bluffton – 5 p.m.; SAMS swimming at
Adams Central – 5:30 p.m.
Friday
Jay County — Boys basketball vs. Bellmont – 6 p.m.; James Keen and Sok Vormohr at IHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving
State Finals at Indiana University Natatorium – 6 p.m.
Fort Recovery — Boys basketball at
Marion Local – 6:30 p.m.
South Adams — Boys basketball
tripleheader vs. Eastbrook – 6 p.m.
TV schedule
Today
7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:
Indiana at Northwestern (BTN); Virginia
Commonwealth at Richmond (ESPN2)
8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Houston Rockets (ESPN)
Duke at Virginia Tech (ESPN2); Illinois at
Iowa (BTN)
10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: San
Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers
(ESPN)
Washington at UCLA (ESPN2)
Thur sday
Minnesota at Michigan State (BTN)
8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Golden
State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers
(TNT)
9 p.m. — Men’s College Hockey:
Michigan State at Minnesota (BTN)
Rutgers at Purdue (ESPN-U)
10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns (TNT)
Local notes
C o r r e ct i o n
There was an error in Tuesday’s edition
of The Commercial Review.
Kaitlyn Dow, a swimmer for the Jay
County middle school swim team, had her
name spelled incorrectly.
Sectional tickets on sale
The Jay County High School athletics
department has session tickets for the
boys basketball sectional tournament on
sale.
Tickets are $10, and are good for all
games of the Wayne sectional. There are
a limited number of tickets available.
Session tickets will be on sale during
regular school hours until 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Single game tickets are $6 and are
only available at the door.
The Patriots are slated to play the host
Wayne Generals at 6 p.m. March 7.
JCC to hold tour nam ents
The Jay Community Center Cabin Fever
Triple Crown tournaments will continue
with a dodgeball tournament March 31.
Both tournaments will begin at 1 p.m.
and cost is $60 per team.
For more information, contact the Jay
Community Center at (260) 726-6477.
Com munity swim open
The community swim schedule for the
2014-15 school season is underway.
Each swim will be Sundays from 2 to 4
p.m. at Jay County High School and is
open to the public.
Cost is $2 per swimmer, and children
under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, contact Barry
Weaver at [email protected].
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Irish
Phillips 20th
at regional
FISHERS — Jay County
High School junior Christian Phillips finished 20th
in the boys diving regional
meet Tuesday at Fishers.
Three days after setting a
new career-high and placing second in the sectional
with 371.65, Phillips struggled in his first five dives,
finishing with a score of
178.5.
Homestead’s
Kevin
Frebel won the regional
with a score of 552.55, blowing away the field by nearly
70 points.
Dylan McCammon of
Pendleton Heights was second with a score of 483.65,
and Frebel’s teammate
Noah Marble was third
with 460.15.
Stars fall short
WINCHESTER — South
Adams surged in the final
16 minutes, but its first-half
hole was too much in a 76-69
loss to the Winchester Golden Falcons.
The Starfire boys basketball team (11-10) trailed
Winchester 46-20 at halftime thanks to a 27-point
effort by the Golden Falcons in the second quarter.
(13-9).
But South Adams cut the
deficit to 22 entering the
final quarter, and exploded
for 29 points in the last
eight minutes to get within
single digits.
Conner Sealscott paced
the Starfire offense with 20
points to go with his six
rebounds. Marco Vasquez
chipped in with 14 points,
and Justin Nussbaum
added 12.
Winchester’s Kiante Enis
had a game-high 27 points.
Local
roundup
By TOM COYNE
Associated Press
Chiefs top Titans
MUNCIE — East Jay
Middle School’s wrestling
team defeated the Muncie
Northside Titans on Monday, 63-34.
Mason Winner, David
Kohler, Thomas Hemmelgarn and Ian Liette all won
by pin. Winner (30 seconds), Kohler (38 seconds)
and Hemmelgarn (45 seconds) all defeated their
opponents in the first
round.
Brian Newman earned a
victory by a 4-1 decision,
and Lita Chowning, Dylan
Racster, Daniel Ostrowski,
Ethan Corwin, Cooper
Jacks and Bailey Ludy all
won by forfeit.
WJ wins third
straight
DALEVILLE — The
West Jay wrestling team
won its third consecutive
match Tuesday with a 24-9
victory over the host
Daleville Broncos.
Mitchell,
Carter
Johnathan Pierce, Brenden Lawhorn and Andrew
Toney all picked up victories by pin.
In
reserve
action,
Nathaniel Lykins also won
The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney
by pin.
West Jay moves to 3-3 on
Jay County High School junior Christian Phillips spins in the
the season, and will host
county rival East Jay at air during the diving competion at the swimming and diving sectional
meet Saturday at JCHS. Phillips, who was runner up at sectional, placed
5:30 p.m. Thursday.
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20th Tuesday in the regional competition at Fishers.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jerian
Grant thought poor shooting by
Notre Dame, not Syracuse’s zone
defense, is what did Notre Dame
in.
“Honestly, I think we just
missed shots. Usually their zone
is effective because they’re long
and athletic, but today we just
missed shots,” he said. “We had
some great looks at the rim. We
just didn’t knock them down.”
The Irish made just 35 percent
of their shots, including a season-low 14 percent (3-of-22) of 3pointers in losing 65-60 to Syracuse on Tuesday night. Grant
concedes he wasn’t aggressive
enough against the 2-3 zone, failing to officially get off a shot in
the first half.
“Against a zone, if you have a
look you have to take it,” he said.
“In our offense, we usually pass
up good shots for great shots.
But I think against a zone you
have to take them when you are
open.”
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey
said he wished Grant had driven
the lane more in the first half to
try to draw fouls.
“I think he was a little overly
unselfish,” he said. “He kicked to
shooters, which were pretty good
shots. So you can’t fault him altogether.”
Trevor Cooney played a big
part in beating Notre Dame
again.
A year ago, Cooney tied a Syracuse record with nine 3-pointers
and scored a career-high 33
points in beating the Irish.
See Upset page 9
Oklahoma City tops Indiana
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
Associated Press/Sue Ogrocki
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell
Westbrook shoots in front of Indiana Pacers guard
George Hill during the third quarter Tuesday in
Oklahoma City. Westbrook had a triple-double as the
Thunder won 105-92.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell
Westbrook shrugged off his tripledouble.
He was much more excited about
the surge his Oklahoma City Thunder are making in the standings.
Westbrook had 20 points, 11
rebounds and 10 assists, and the
Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 105-92 on Tuesday night for
their seventh straight win.
The Thunder, who are 9-1 in February, closed within 2½ games of
the San Antonio Spurs for the No. 7
spot in the Western Conference.
“Everybody’s playing with a
great amount of confidence,”
Westbrook said. “We’re playing
together, making the extra pass,
and guys are getting open shots, so
it makes it easy on everybody. I’m
just happy to see everybody doing
well.”
Westbrook claimed his third
triple-double of the season and
11th of his career despite resting
for the entire fourth quarter. He’s
found a rare groove, despite working with two new starters. Since
being voted All-Star Game MVP,
Westbrook is averaging 27.0 points,
11.8 assists and 7.8 rebounds, and
the Thunder are 4-0. He has had at
least 10 assists in all four games.
“He just continues to stack
games up on top of one another,”
Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.
“He’s played well. He’s doing a
great job of leading us, leading the
new guys and leading the group.
Making it all come together.”
Westbrook tallies triple-double
as Oklahoma City wins seventh straight
Serge Ibaka had 23 points and 10
rebounds and Enes Kanter added
15 points for the Thunder. Kanter, a
6-foot-11 center, is averaging 15
points in three games since being
acquired from Utah at the trade
deadline.
Oklahoma City won its third
straight without Kevin Durant.
The reigning MVP had a screw
replaced on his surgically repaired
right foot on Sunday, and he is to be
re-evaluated within a week.
“We have to play better to beat a
really good team in their building,”
Pacers coach Frank Vogel said.
“Even without KD, they’re a really
good team.”
C.J. Miles scored 21 points,
George Hill scored 13 and David
West and Solomon Hill each added
11 for the Pacers, who had won
three straight. Indiana depends
heavily on its height and bulk
inside, but the Thunder outrebounded the Pacers 57-48.
Oklahoma City led by 15 in the
first half, but the Pacers trimmed
the advantage to 48-42 at halftime.
Westbrook had 11 points, seven
rebounds and six assists at the
break while Ibaka had 17 points
and eight rebounds.
“We knew they were going to
start the game the way they did,”
Pacers guard C.J. Watson said.
“Our biggest thing was to come out
here and take care of the ball and
be able to withstand that punch.
They hit everybody like that in this
building because it gets so loud. I
thought we did a good job after that
storm came of staying in the
game.”
The Pacers cut Oklahoma City’s
lead to three, but Westbrook
grabbed his 10th rebound, then
darted down court and scored a
layup to push the lead back to five
with just over three minutes left in
the third period. He clinched the
triple-double on an assist to Ibaka
with 2:40 left in the third quarter.
The Thunder increased the lead to
80-68 after back-to-back 3-pointers
by Dion Waiters.
Consecutive threes by D.J.
Augustin, Anthony Morrow and
Waiters gave Oklahoma City an 8969 lead.
“We were there, but their second
unit came in and did a good job,”
Pacers guard Rodney Stuckey said.
“They were hitting shots.”
Los Angeles gets stadium deal, awaits NFL
By ROBERT JABLON
Associated Press
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The
Inglewood City Council unanimously approved a $2 billion
stadium plan backed by St.
Louis Rams owner Stan
Kroenke that clears a path for
the NFL to return to the Los
Angeles area for the first time
in two decades.
But the approval that really
matters — the NFL’s blessing
for a team to move into the
nation’s second-largest media
market — is a major work in
progress. And there’s still no
certainty Kroenke will move
the team from St. Louis, where
city officials are working to
come up with a suitable stadium deal.
Despite the remaining hur-
dles, Tuesday’s 5-0 council vote
prompted Mayor James T. Butts
to declare it’s “time to celebrate.” The hours of public comments that preceded the vote,
and the cheers that followed it,
showed similar enthusiasm.
“I’m not going to sleep, I’ll
probably stay up all night just
thinking about it,” said Henry
Yet, 54, of Brea, a member of the
Southern California Rams
boosters and one of many in
attendance wearing the team’s
blue-and-yellow jerseys. “This is
a monumental step.”
Only a small handful of dissenters spoke.
Kroenke is part of the Hollywood Park Land Co. development group that is promoting
the project just south of Los
Angeles. The vote takes an exist-
ing redevelopment plan for the
site of the former Hollywood
Park horse track and adds the
80,000-seat, 60-acre stadium.
It also allowed the city to
avoid a more time-consuming
approach involving a voter initiative and environmental
reviews of issues such as noise,
traffic and air pollution.
Yet said he believed Kroenke
and the team that left LA two
decades ago eventually will
return.
“He knows he’s going to be in
litigation, but he has the money
and the firepower to do it, and
the city says yes,” Yet said.
New urgency for Inglewood
materialized last week with the
announcement that the Oakland
Raiders and the San Diego
Chargers are proposing a
shared stadium in nearby Carson if they don’t get their current hometowns to cough up
enough money to replace their
aging arenas. Another stadium
plan is alive for downtown Los
Angeles, but it has no team
attached.
Stadium proponents in Inglewood said it is important to
approve the concept as soon as
possible to avoid delays in the
redevelopment that already is
underway. They would like construction to start by year’s end
to have a venue ready for the
2018 football season.
Christopher Meany, executive
vice president of the Hollywood
Park Land Co., said the plan is
important for the community
and said at the meeting Tuesday
that the project is “really going
to be the new heart of Inglewood,” which once was home to
the Los Angeles Lakers and LA
Kings.
Meany has emphasized that
the plan does not include any
taxpayer dollars to build the stadium, though developers could
recoup tens of millions of dollars in costs ranging from
installing streetlights and fire
hydrants to running shuttle
buses and providing officers as
security on game days.
Butts, the mayor, said the project was “the best financial
arrangement in the history of
stadium deals in this country.”
Supporters also said the stadium would bring the city more
than 10,000 jobs and tens of millions of dollars a year in new
tax revenue.

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