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No changes made - The Commercial Review
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
The Commercial Review
Portland, Indiana 47371
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No changes made
By TOM LoBIANCO
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — A
months-long investigation
into
former
Indiana
schools Superintendent
Tony Bennett’s use of
state staff and resources
during his 2012 re-election
campaign found ample
evidence to support federal wire fraud charges,
according to a copy of the
95-page report viewed by
The Associated Press.
Despite the recommendation that charges be pursued, Bennett has never
faced prosecution for such
allegations — which could
have carried up to 20 years
in prison.
The report, completed
by the Indiana inspector
general’s office in February, said that an investigator found more than 100
instances in which Bennett or his employees violated federal wire fraud
law.
That
contrasts
sharply with an eight-page
formal report issued in
July that said the office
found minimal violations,
resulting in a $5,000 fine
and an admonishment
that Bennett could have
rewritten rules to allow
some campaign work on
state time.
Inspector General David
Thomas, who is leaving
office this month, did not
explain the discrepancies
in a brief email Tuesday,
but said the investigation
was submitted to state and
federal prosecutors. However, the full report compiled from the six-month
investigation, which is
closely guarded, clearly
shows that Thomas’ investigator believed grounds
existed
for
charges
against Bennett.
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry, tasked
with investigating corruption at the Statehouse,
said his investigators
determined the evidence
against Bennett was “minimal” and “inappropriate
to pursue any type of
criminal charges.” He
added that the inspector
general’s own punishment
made it less likely for his
office to pursue charges.
A spokesman for the
U.S. attorney’s office
declined comment Tuesday.
Bennett,
who
has
repeatedly denied any
wrongdoing, told the AP
that the matter was closed
and that he had no comment.
See Ample page 2
The Commercial Review/Samm Quinn
Park board member Kristi Betts speaks at Tuesday night’s meeting as member Shauna Runkle listens. Members
made no changes to the pool design, despite requests from Jay County Summer Swim Team. The board plans to revisit the
issue at its next meeting.
Board holds off on modifying pool’s depth
By SAMM QUINN
The Commercial Review
Emotions ran high at Tuesday’s park board meeting.
But Portland Park Board
made no changes to the design
of Portland Water Park,
despite requests from the Jay
County Summer Swim Team.
Members plan to revisit the
issue at the board’s next meeting, which has not yet been
scheduled.
The board unveiled a design
for the new water park —
which includes a lap pool that
is 42 inches deep in its shallow
end and 6 feet deep where the
starting blocks are located —
at its Nov. 11 meeting.
Since then, representatives
of the summer swim team
have expressed concerns about
the design because it is not
deep enough for young swimmers to dive into the shallow
end based on USA Swimming
standards.
Before Tuesday’s meeting,
park board members and representatives from the swim
team worked to tweak the
design to make the lap pool’s
shallow end 48 inches deep,
which would allow for diving
starts.
That new design would cost
an additional $268,000.
Park board member Donald
Gillespie told a packed room he
met with Rob Weaver and Steve
Arnold — who were representing the swim team — Tuesday
morning and they endorsed
the revamped design. Gillespie
also talked to the other park
board members (Rod Ashman,
Shauna Runkle, Kristi Betts
and Holly Tonak), who agreed
to make the changes.
But a letter to the editor
from Weaver, who also serves
as the co-chair of the water
park’s fundraising committee,
in Tuesday’s edition of The
Commercial Review, compromised park board’s willingness to make the changes to
the design. The letter, which
stated the swim team did not
endorse the pool design and it
was not a first class facility,
was submitted Monday morning before an agreement
between park board and the
swim team was made.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Weaver apologized for the letter and
said those statements would no
longer be true with the new
design.
See Changes page 2
Geneva council OKs Hanni work
By RAY COONEY
The Commercial Review
GENEVA — Upgrades
are coming for the Hanni
Building and the town’s
emergency warning siren.
Geneva Town Council
approved Tuesday leveling
the floor of the Hanni
Building to allow for better use by the fire department and purchasing a
new emergency warning
siren. But it decided to
take
a
wait-and-see
approach on a request for
funds for the proposed
Connect to Careers organization.
It also heard about the
hiring process for a new
school resource officer
and acquiring military
surplus computers, and
said goodbye to an outgoing board member.
Clerk-treasurer
Bill
Warren told the board the
fire department asked that
the floor in a section of the
Hanni Building be leveled
to allow more room for
vehicle storage and other
uses. The building, which
at one time was a movie
theatre and has a sloped
floor, was purchased by
the town and became part
of the fire department in
2012.
Board members Dick
Clutter, Doug Milligan and
Jim Timmons unanimously selected a bid of $5,850
from Taylor Made Exteriors for the work. Money for
the project will come from
the 2015 budget.
Other bids were $6,100
from Schwartz Construction and $8,965 from Limberlost Construction.
The board also unanimously approved replacing
the emergency warning
siren in downtown Geneva
on the recommendation
from John August of
Adams County Emergency
Management.
August told the board six
sirens in the county —
three in Decatur, two in
Berne and one in Geneva —
need to be replaced because
of their age. Adams County
Council had already agreed
to pay two-thirds of the cost
to replace each siren.
The new sirens will cost
$1,948, with the Town of
Geneva paying $649.34.
Clutter, Milligan and
Timmons also heard a
request from Trois Hart of
Connect to Careers for a
$4,000 per year commitment for five years. The
new non-profit organization has a goal of facilitating connections between
residents and workforce
resources, such as those
provided by Work One.
While expressing support, the board decided to
wait for Adams County’s
decision before discussing
its own contribution. The
county has been asked for
$50,000 per year, which
would cover 40 percent of
the Connect to Careers
annual budget.
See OKs page 5
Group hears presentations
By KELLY LYNCH
The Commercial Review
Sitting in the front row of Jay
County Courthouse’s auditorium, members of the county’s
confined feeding operation
study commission went back to
school.
The commission heard presentations Tuesday from Indiana Department of Natural
Resources and Indiana Department of Environmental Management officials, who educated
members about issues pertaining to ground water in the county as well as state regulations on
CFOs and CAFOs (concentrated
animal feeding operations).
Joe Williams, IDEM CFO permit section chief, covered the
basics of what areas of the operations the state regulates before
answering questions on topics
ranging from manure application to how much control the
county can ultimately have in
regulating farms.
Jay County has the thirdlargest total of IDEM-regulated
farms in Indiana at 92, with 41
CFOs and 51 CAFOs, explained
Williams.
The biggest concern for residents was the regulation of
manure application, as operators are allowed to set solid
manure in a field for 90 days
before applying it, if it is surrounded by a berm or covered,
according to IDEM.
Commission members asked
whether the county would be
able to put a shorter time limit
in its ordinance and whether it
would supercede state standard.
“If we address it, then local
government
cannot,”
said
Steven Howell, IDEM Office of
Government and Community
Affairs director, of his interpretation of the state’s control. “It’s
not as clear cut as other
statutes. … The state will regulate how something is done and
the county can regulate where it
takes place.”
The Commercial Review/Kelly Lynch
Therefore, the county has the
power to put setbacks in place
Mark Basch of Indiana Department of Natural
but not to change how long
Resources
makes a presentation on groundwater rules and
manure can sit before being
rights Tuesday to members of Jay County’s confined feeding
applied, explained Howell.
study commission at Jay County Courthouse.
See Hears page 2
Deaths
Weather
Ma llor y B er gm an, Fort
Recovery
Nichol as Crickm ore, 64,
Decatur
Details on page 2.
Portland’s weather station
measured a high temperature
of 33 degrees Tuesday. The
overnight low was 25.
The forecast calls for a low
of 23 tonight, and skies will be
partly sunny Thursday with a
high of 35.
For an extended forecast,
see page 2.
In review
The Fort Recovery Park
Board Meeting scheduled for
Monday has been cancelled.
The next regular park board
meeting will be Jan. 12.
Coming up
Thursday — Preview of the
JCHS boys basketball team’s
Allen County Athletic Conference opener.
Saturday — City reporter
Samm Quinn says goodbye in
her final edition of “Say It
Again Samm”.
Local
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Obituaries
Mallory Bergman
Mallory Bergman, Fort Recovery,
was stillborn Tuesday at Jay County Hospital in Portland.
She was born to Duane and
Kristy (Strait) Bergman, both of
Fort Recovery.
Surviving in addition to her parents are one brother, Cole
Bergman, Fort Recovery; one sister,
Allison Bergman, Fort Recovery;
grandparents and great-grandparents.
Services will be 3:30 p.m. Friday
at St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery, with Father Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial will follow in the
cemetery.
Condolences may be sent at J. Longsworth (wife: Jennie), Portwww.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
land; a sister and 12 grandchildren.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at
Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral
Nicholas Crickmore
Home in Decatur with Pastor
July 13, 1950-Dec. 1, 2014
Nicholas “Big Nick” Maurice Michelle Isch officiating. Burial will
Crickmore, 64, Decatur, died Mon- be in Decatur Cemetery.
Visitation is 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at
day at his home.
the
funeral home.
Born in Allen County to Kenneth
Memorials may be sent to Geneva
and Wanda (Mitchell) Crickmore, he
married
Sarah
E.
Newby High Street Methodist Church.
Condolences may be sent to
Longsworth on Sept. 8, 2007, and she
www.hshfuneralhome.com.
survives.
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He was a member of Geneva High
The Commercial Review runs its
Street Methodist Church.
Surviving in addition to his wife standard obituaries free of charge
are two daughters; two stepdaugh- for those with a connection to its
ters; three stepsons, including Jesse coverage area.
Capsule Reports
Fire injures
A Redkey toddler is being treated at
Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis after a house fire on Thanksgiving Day.
Eva Luedeke, 2, was transported to
Riley Thursday by Jay Emergency
Medical Service after receiving burns
Thursday afternoon from a fire at her
home at 603 W. Main St. She remains
at the hospital.
Redkey Fire Department responded to a structure fire call at 12:18 p.m.,
arriving at the rental property owned
by James Phillips at 12:22 p.m. Four
trucks and 16 firefighters responded
to the fire, which had engulfed the
second floor of the home.
Five residents were home at the
time of the fire, including Charity
Noble, her husband Jimmy Noble,
Roger Luedeke, and his two children
Eva and Conner Luedeke, 4.
The fire was under control around
12:40 p.m. The second floor was
destroyed, and there was water damage to the first floor. The estimated
cost of the damage is $30,000 to
$40,000.
An investigation into how the fire
started is ongoing by Redkey Fire
Department and the Indiana State
Fire Marshal.
Photo provided
Pet of the week
Duke can be adopted from Jay
County Humane Society for a fee of $100.
The facility is located off of Blaine Pike in
Portland at 1313 Shadeland Ave. The shelter
can be reached at (260) 726-6339.
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Continued from page 1
“It was written at a
time when we felt there
was no hope of coming to
a compromise with the
park board about the
depth of the pool and our
only hope was to try and
gain additional support
from the community,” he
said. “With the new
design the pool would
indeed be a first class
facility.”
After the design was
unveiled in November,
park board members
received text messages
and saw social media
posts, including some
that encourage people to
take back their donations
to the pool, Ashman said.
Tuesday’s letter to the
editor also inspired calls,
text messages and emails
to park board members
from members of the
community
who
are
unhappy the pool design
may change to meet the
swim team’s requests.
“This letter was not
only ill advised, it was
not even warranted,” said
Gillespie. “I’ve been
betrayed, I’ve been hurt
…”
He said he wouldn’t
make any vote regarding
the design of the pool
‘It’s not worth it
to fight with you,
and we’re not going
to fight with you.
Here’s the deal,
we’re going to give
you a pool and you
can swim in it or
you don’t swim in it.’
—Rod Ashman
Portland Park Board president
because he was too emotional to do so fairly.
“I’ve got to reevaluate
everything, but I will
make my vote according
to 21,000 people not 125
members of the swim
team,” Gillespie said. “It
will be based off what’s
best for this community,
and I don’t know what
that is right now.”
Runkle said 42 inches is
safe for swimming and
noted that some other
pools in the area, including those in Fort Recovery
and Berne, are just as
shallow or more shallow
than what the current
design calls for.
“We were not designing
an unsafe pool,” she said.
“HWC would never design
an unsafe pool and we
would never approve one.”
Ashman said the 42inch depth was chosen
because it allows for the
greatest variety of activities and because the
board is designing a pool
for the entire community
to use.
“It’s not worth it to fight
with you, and we’re not
going to fight with you,”
he said. “Here’s the deal,
we’re going to give you a
pool and you can swim in
it or you don’t swim in it.”
Ashman only allowed
Weaver to speak Tuesday
night, which upset many
meeting attendees. Many
continued to comment,
and some shouted at Ashman.
Weaver then asked that
attendees to be respectful
of park board members.
Gillespie requested the
park board not vote on the
proposed changes because
emotions would likely get
in the way, and board
members — except Ashman — agreed. They plan
to revisit the issue at their
next meeting.
The meeting should
have been a celebration,
Runkle said, because they
reached a compromise
that would make everyone
happy but park board
members now feel defeated.
“We were excited about
it until all this crap came
out,” she said. “If I hear
one more thing, if I see
one more thing on Facebook, any of us, we’re
done.
“We’ve been beaten and
beaten and beaten.”
Closing prices as of Tuesday
Trupointe
Fort Recovery
Corn ........................3.53
Jan. crop ..................3.68
Beans........................9.63
Jan. beans................9.68
Wheat ......................5.55
Jan. wheat ..............5.60
Cooper Farms
Fort Recovery
Corn ........................3.54
Jan. crop ..................3.65
POET Biorefining
Portland
Dec. corn..................3.56
Jan. corn..................3.74
Feb. corn ..................3.76
March corn..............3.78
Central States
Montpelier
Corn ........................3.61
Jan. corn..................3.62
Beans........................9.86
Jan. crop ..................9.93
Wheat ......................5.98
New crop..................5.93
The Andersons
Richland Township
Corn ........................3.58
Jan. corn..................3.58
Beans........................9.79
Jan. beans................9.84
Wheat ......................5.75
July wheat ..............5.78
Hospitals
Jay County
Hospital
Portland
Admissions
There were six admissions to the hospital
Tuesday.
Dismissals
There were four dismissals, including:
Portland — Earl Douglass.
9 a.m. — Jay County
Commissioners, commissioners’ room, Jay
County Courthouse, 120
N. Court St., Portland.
4 p.m. — Jay County
Public Library Board,
community room, 315 N.
Ship St., Portland.
5:30 p.m. — Jay County Regional Sewer Dis-
Continued from page 1
Commission members also worried about water quality issues
from confined feeding operations.
Howell said any water violation,
by any farm, whether CFO or not,
would bring them under IDEM regulation and penalty.
While IDEM officials commented about the quality of water,
Mark Basch, head of water rights
and use section of DNR’s Division
of Water, explained residents’
rights when it comes to the quantity of ground water available.
Basch discussed significant
water withdrawal facilities —
Ample ...
Union City — Melissa
Creamer.
Emergencies
There were 22 people
treated in the emergency rooms of JCH,
including:
Portland — Abbie
Davis and Christopher
Drake.
Pennville — Nicole
Gambill.
Citizen’s calendar
Monday
Hears ...
trict, commissioners’
room, Jay County Courthouse.
7 p.m. — Dunkirk City
Council, city hall, 131 S.
Main St.
Tuesday
6 p.m. — South Adams
School Board, high
school meeting room,
1075 Starfire Way, Berne.
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Continued from page 1
Bennett’s use of state
resources during his failed
2012 re-election campaign
came under scrutiny after
the AP reported in September 2013 that Bennett had
kept multiple campaign
databases on Department
of Education servers and
that his calendar listed
more than 100 instances of
“campaign calls” during
regular work hours. The
AP also reported that Bennett had ordered his staff to
dissect a speech by his
Democratic opponent for
inaccuracies — in apparent
violation of Indiana election and ethics laws.
Bennett, a protege of former Indiana Gov. Mitch
Daniels and former Florida
Gov. Jeb Bush, resigned as
Florida’s schools chief in
August 2013 after the AP
published emails showing
he had overhauled Indiana’s “A-F” school grading
system to benefit a charter
school run by a prominent
Republican donor.
those with a capacity of at least 70
gallons per minute — affecting
ground water levels and what residents can do if their domestic
wells are affected.
Most high-capacity facilities are
used for industry or public supply,
said Basch. Jay County has 15 registered, with one labeled for agriculture use.
Basch explained that if residents’ wells are affected by one of
these facilities, they have recourse
through the DNR to demand reasonable compensation for any losses. This can be in the form of an
upgraded well to restore it to the
original capability or immediate
help in receiving an adequate supply of potable water.
If the problems are repeated, the
DNR can then restrict the use of
ground water by the facility.
“There’s potential, with say
Hoosier Pride coming in, there’s a
potential that there could be an
impact on surrounding domestic
wells, but again it’s relative,” said
Basch. “They don’t have the capacity we see in other locations … but
an area that has a limited availability for somebody who lives
nearby, that could potentially
affect their life.”
Family
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
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Jay County students named to honor roll
ris, Kimber Harris, Logann Harris, Henry Hemmelgarn, Payton
Heniser, Taylor Hersberger,
Holton Hill and Amanda Hilty.
Also Ryan Hough, Demi Howell, Lissa Hudson, Alex Huey,
Noah Hummel, Trevor Ingram,
Kaylee Inman, Sydney Jackson,
Ian James, Katelyn Kelly, Dawson Kirby, Gabrielle Kunkler,
Lucy Laux, Haley Lawhead,
Derek Lawson and Alexander
LeMaster.
Also Andrew Levasseur,
Breea Liette, Hannah Link,
Tyler Lowe, Caleb Manor, Shelby McClain, Julia McClung,
Christopher McDowell, Elizabeth McDowell, Lucian McIntire, Nina McShane, Courtney
Miles, Blaize Miller, Jason Minnich, Dustin Minnick and Brittney Moles.
Also Aylin Montes, Emma
Morgan, Maxwell Moser, Briana
Muhlenkamp, Elizabeth Muhlenkamp, Taylor Muhlenkamp,
Alyssa Myers, Ethan Myers,
Andrew Newland, Dallas Newsome, Dove’n Newton, Luke
Nichols, Shalynn Overholser,
Annayelli Pacheco, Sarah Paxson and Tucker Pearson.
Also Angel Perez, Domonic
Posocco, Taylen Reedy, Emily
Reier, Shadow Rhode, Harley
Rittenhouse, Hailey Robbins,
Jay County High School students were named to the honor
roll for the first cycle.
Freshman
were
Ashley
Adkins, Isabel Alicea, Alayna
Aparicio, Hanna Ault, Lindsey
Ayala, Alexandra Bader, Emiley
Bailey, Joseph Bailey, Sierra
Ball, Cera Batt, Mallory Bost,
Chloe Brant, Irene Braun, Cole
Brotherton, Zoe Brotherton and
Kelsey Burden.
Also Adam Burk, Skyler Butler, Garrett Campbell, Daniel
Carmack, Jasmine Carpenter,
Mallary
Castillo,
Caleb
Chenoweth, Taylor Childs,
Austin Clark, Emily Corn,
Devonte Crouse, Nicolas Crump,
McKenna Daniels, Connor
Davis, Emilie Dean and Audrey
Dirksen.
Also Kayla Dirksen, Desiree
Duncan,
Lauren
Durham,
Amanda Ferguson, Mitchell Ferguson, Andrew Fields, Kady
Finnerty, Skyla Fisher, Lloyd
Flynn, Devin Foltz, Kaitlin
Ford, Mitchel Frasher, Trent
Fullenkamp, Blake Gabbard,
Araceli Gallegos and Jurnee
Garrett.
Also Gellert Gavillan, Kali
George, Ashley Gomez, Kellian
Grady, Collin Haines, Katelyn
Hamilton, Nathan Hamilton,
Katelinn Harding, Dylan Har-
Tiffany Robinette, Andrew
Rockwell, Konner Rodeffer, Garrett Rodgers, Brenda Rodriguez,
Jose Ruiz, Kortney Schwartz,
Hunter Selvey and Allisyn
Smith.
Also Destiney Smith, Jade
Smith, Scott Snyder, Ethan
Solis, Caitlin Stephens, Cole
Stigleman, Jordan Stultz, Ethan
Theurer, Chloe Trissel, Evan
VanCise, Devin Wagner, Kaelyn
Weaver, Alexis Wisener, Mallory
Wright and Jaylen Young.
Sophomores were Allison
Addington, Ashley Alig, Samantha Back, Sydney Barber, Abigail Barcus, Aleah Barrett, SydBaughman,
Devin
ney
Bergman, Lynnae Betts, Alexis
Bickel, Kendra Bickel, Juliana
Blount, Gavin Bowen, Ashley
Braun and Alasandra Brinkerhoff.
Also Madison Brown, Ashlee
Brumbaugh, Simon Brumfield,
Ryan Burkett, Robert Byers, Alli
Campbell, Stormi Canterbury,
Kaitlyn Carpenter, Donald
Carty, Zachary Chaney, Hannah
Chapman, Deanna Chenoweth,
Riley Claycomb, Sabrina Corwin and Alissa Cox.
Also Courtney Cox, Tanner
Craw, John Crosbie, Stephanie
Davis, Alexander Denton, Curtis Derrickson, Carla Dick,
To wed in December
Brianne
Wellman
and
Adam
Wuebker
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS — Will meet from
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each
Wednesday upstairs at
True Value Hardware,
North Meridian Street,
The movie “Miracle on
34th Street” will be shown
at 2 p.m. Friday, for seniors 55 and older, at the
Arthur and Gloria Muselman Wellness Pavilion.
Hot chocolate will be
served.
Santa will also visit the
center from 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Free photos will
be taken, there will be
cookies and hot chocolate
and a coloring contest for
ages 2 to 7.
The pavilion is located
Brianne Wellman/Adam Wuebker
Adam is the son of Sharon Wuebker, St. Henry, Ohio, and the late
Roger Wuebker.
He is a 2006 graduate of St. Henry
High School and is co-owner and
operator of Wuebker Brothers
Dairy, LLC in St. Henry.
Portland. For more information, call (260) 729-2532.
AL-ANON
FAMILY
GROUP — New Beginnings, a support group for
friends and families of
alcoholics, the group will
meet at 6:30 p.m. each
Wednesday in the Zion
Lutheran Church, 218 E.
High St., Portland. For
more information, call
(260) 726-8229.
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Today
Tanner Miller, Trent Miller,
Tristan Miller, Isabelle Minnich
and Marin Miyatsu.
Also Gabriel Mock, Zoey
Mosser, Abigail Muhlenkamp,
Devin Muhlenkamp, Emily
Muhlenkamp, Francine Muhlenkamp, Gerard Muhlenkamp,
Jacob Myers, Emily Newton,
Daniela Nieto, Victoria Outcalt,
John Paquette, David Perez
Cavazon,
Giannina
Perod
Ramirez,
Kiersten
Rabon,
Cassie Reno and Ian Reynolds.
Also Kylie Ring, Jade Robbins, Lillian Rogers, Jose
Ramero, Jason Schlosser, Elizabeth Schoenlein, Jesus Serna
Mendez, Abigail Shaneyfelt,
Cheyanne Shawver, Audrey
Shreve, Megan Smith, Brittani
Snell, Bryan Stancliffe, Breanne
Steury, Britiany Steury, Madelyn Strausburg and Lauren Teagle
Also
Katelyn
Theurer,
Andrew Trewyn Sr., Alexis Trobridge, Jamie Valentine, Emma
Valentino, Moniquic Vaughn,
Antonio Vazquez, Jennifer Walter, Kelsie Walter, Kiara Walter,
Luke Weaver, Aleah Weekley,
Charles Wendel, Jr., Carlie
Wickey, Kaitlen Wood, Jared
Wright and Jade Zorn.
Juniors and seniors will
appear later in the CR.
By VIRGINIA CLINE
Brianne Wellman and Adam
Wuebker are planning a Dec. 27
wedding at Church of the Most
Holy Trinity.
Brianne is the daughter of
Edward and Linda Wellman,
Bryant. She is a 2009 graduate of
Jay County High School and graduated from Indiana University in
2013 with a bachelor’s degree in
political science and criminal justice and a business minor.
She is employed with the Youth
Service Bureau of Jay County and
is an assistant coach for the Jay
County High School girls’ soccer
and track teams.
Notices will appear in
the Community Calendar
as space is available. To
submit an item, call family editor Virginia Cline at
(260) 726-8141.
Christopher Dirksen, Samantha
Dudelston, Britlyn Dues, Blaik
Duran, Leearah Eldridge, Brent
Englehardt, Kaitlyn Epler and
Jennifer Ervin.
Also Allison Fennig, Luke
Fennig, Kayla Ferguson, Colton
Fravel, Jesse Gallardo, Veronica
Gallegos-Vargas,
Jacob
Geesaman, Catera Gierhart,
Kaitlyn Grady, Skyler Green,
Carly Grieshop, Dakota Grove,
Adam Haffner, Quinten Harding
and Dylan Hatfield.
Also Nicholas Hayden, Timothy Hein, Ivan Hemmelgarn,
Kalen Hicks, Jacob Hilty, Ryan
Homan, Jennifer Hoover, Jay
Houck, Kyler Hudson, Jocelyn
Huey, Mackenzie Huey, Richard
Hummer III, Bryson Huntsman,
Tamesha
Hutchens,
Alec
Hutchison and Lindsey Jenkins.
Also Tyler Jester, Megan
Johnson, Hope Jones, Alison
Jutte, Skylar Keller, Luke Knapke, Caleb Kunkle, Erika Kunkler, Robert Lamb, Mariah
Lawrence, Tyler Leonhard, Alec
Lewis, Alexus Liette, Samantha
Link, Levi Long and Jose Lopez.
Also Allison Louck, Maddison
Louck, Whitney Lowe, Kaitlyn
Loyd, Nicklaus Lykins, Katelyn
Lyons, Sydney Mathias, Shelby
McIntire, Michael McKinley,
Colt Meranda, Kyndal Miller,
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BOARD — Will meet at 7
p.m. the first Wednesday
of each month at the Pennville Community Center.
Thursday
CELEBRATE RECOVERY — A 12-step Christian
recovery program, the
group will meet at 10 a.m.
and 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at A Second Chance At
Life Ministries, 109 S.
Commerce St. in Portland.
For more information, call
Judy Smith at (260) 7269187 or Dave Keen at (260)
335-2152.
STITCH ‘N CHATTER
QUILT CLUB — Will meet
at noon Thursday at Ponderosa for a Christmas
meeting. Bring a non-perishable item for the food
bank.
SENIOR
CITIZENS
CARD CLUB — Will meet
at 12:30 p.m. the first and
third Thursday of the
month at Jay Community
Center. All seniors are
welcome.
RANDOLPH COUNTY
TEA PARTY — Will meet
at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at
the Moose Lodge, 181 N.
Middle School Road in
Winchester.
Taking
Note
on Swiss Village’s North
campus at 1201 Emmental
Drive in Berne. For more
information, call (260) 5894496 or visit www.swissvillage.org.
Christmas concert
The Jay County High
School Music Department
will present “The Sounds
of Christmas” at 2 p.m.
Sunday in the high school
auditorium.
The Jay Patriot Concert
Band, Danza Cantate,
Music Connections and
Patriot Edition will play a
variety of holiday tunes.
The choirs will also
have the annual cookie
walk from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
and after the concert.
Send upcoming holiday
events to the The Commercial
Review
at
cr.news@comcast.net.
Cellphone photos are
reason for insecurity
DEAR ABBY: I was
divorced three years ago
and have had a boyfriend,
“Roger,” for a year and a
half. He is seven years
younger,
and
he’s
intrigued with women on
the Internet.
He saves tons of photos
of these girls on his cellphone. These ladies are
“perfect.” They have big
breasts and curvaceous
behinds, etc. I have had
two kids. I’m not overweight and I exercise and
keep myself in shape, but I
have a “Mom body.”
Roger has told me he
loves my body and everything about me. But the
feeling I get is that he
wishes I looked like those
girls.
I have asked Roger not
to save these photos
because it makes me insecure. If he’s going to look,
fine. But saving them is
another thing. He promised me he wouldn’t, but
some of them are still
there. So he not only
makes me feel like a fatty,
but he lies to me, too. He
has more pictures of other
girls than he does of me.
Now I no longer feel
comfortable undressing in
front of him. I leave my
clothes half-on and turn
out the lights when we
have sex. He has made me
unable to stand myself.
What do I do? — CAN'T
COMPARE IN CALIFORNIA
Dear
Abby
D EAR CAN ' T CO M PARE: The first thing to do
would be to stop looking at
your boyfriend’s cellphone. Then ask yourself
whether he has been seeing other women or just
collecting pictures. If it’s
the for mer, you have something to worry about. If
it’s the latter, it’s no reflection on you, and he has
voyeuristic
tendencies
(men are visual).
S top making comparis ons. He says he loves
your body. Unless you have
a solid reason to think differently, believe him.
You are overdue for a
frank talk with Roger, and
when you do, tell him
everything you have written to me. Your problem
may go deeper than his
photo g allery and your
lowered self-image. If you
can’t trust what he tells
you, the f oundation of
your relations hip isn’ t
solid.
DEAR ABBY: I’m carrying a heavy burden concerning my 14-year-old
grandson. He told me in
strictest confidence that
he had sex with a 14-yearold girl. I have been his
male support system,
mentor, adviser, disciplinarian and friend for 12
years because his father is
rarely in the picture.
He swore me to secrecy,
which I want to respect,
but I’m torn about telling
my daughter. She has a
right to know that her son
is sexually active and
needs closer supervision.
We discussed condoms
(they used them), accidental pregnancy, possible
criminal charges and
responsibility, but I think
he is more proud than
alert to the possible consequences.
If I share this with my
daughter, I break a longheld trust. When I urged
him to tell his mother, he
refused. What do I do?
This is tearing me up. —
KANSAS GRANDPA
DEAR GRANDPA: Without betrayi ng the confi dence, start talking to
your daughter about how,
at 1 4 , h e r s on i s f a s t
becoming a man with all
that it entails, including
r a g i ng h o r m o n e s . T h e n
s ug ges t s he have s om e
frank talks with the boy
and keep a closer eye on
him, unless she wants to
become a g randma before
he’s out of high school.
a n d C r a f t S ho w
at
Br yant Community Center
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Travels included odd musical mix
By JACK RONALD
The Commercial Review
“Who put this mix together?”
asked my wife.
She wasn’t talking about a
snack of nuts and pretzels. She
was talking about the music.
We were sitting at the Dayton
airport on Wednesday afternoon,
waiting for the first of two flights
that we hoped would get us to
Boston for a Thanksgiving visit
with our grandchildren.
And the music playing in the
airport was, to put it mildly, a little weird.
At first, I’d noticed some vintage rock and roll that was a
pleasant change from the stuff
that usually plays in the background in public places.
Then the tunes turned a little
funkier.
By the time my wife asked her
question, it sounded as if we were
listening to one of those “greatest
Back
in the
Saddle
hits” party collections that are
sold on late night TV.
Some of the tunes were individually OK, but the mix followed
no logic that we could figure out.
One passenger getting off his
plane actually did a few dance
moves to an ’80s disco beat before
his girlfriend told him to knock it
off.
And the odd soundtrack
seemed to follow us the rest of the
Thanksgiving weekend.
When our Newark connection
was delayed by an hour, the airline re-routed us through Chica-
go. But as we waited, watching
the river of travelers moving
through O’Hare, the music being
played was just as odd a mixture
as we had encountered in Dayton.
And when we finally arrived in
Boston — about four hours later
than we’d planned — the same
airport DJ seemed to be in control.
“Chuck Berry’s playing in the
men’s room,” I told my wife as we
waited for a ride to our hotel.
Surely, we thought, we’re done
with that bit of pop music
menagerie.
But at breakfast the next morning, the weirdness of the playlist
was turned up a notch.
At first, I couldn’t believe my
ears.
Was that really the Ray Conniff
Singers warbling “All I Want for
Christmas Is My Two Front
Teeth”?
It was.
And no sooner had the toothless Conniff gang finished than
Willie Nelson started nasally
crooning another forgotten holiday anthem. Willie Nelson?
Singing Christmas songs? The
old outlaw must have been in
desperate need of a payday when
he recorded that batch.
The random holiday mix continued as we headed to the elevator. Willie wrapped things up
and was followed by Louis Armstrong — Satchmo himself —
giving us his version of “White
Christmas.”
Apparently, every entertainer
in the world has at some time or
another recorded a Christmas
album; and, apparently, the tape
loop at our hotel had a sample
from each of them.
Fortunately, there was no
canned background music for
most of the Thanksgiving weekend. Grandchildren — a 4-year-
old, a 15-month-old and one who
will celebrate his first birthday
on Christmas Eve — provided all
the entertainment either of us
could ask for.
And by the time we got back to
Dayton on Sunday night, I’d
pretty much forgotten the airport and hotel background
music.
But then, when we were waiting for the shuttle bus to take us
to the economy parking lot, I
heard The Kinks.
Ba-da-da-da-dum, ba-da-da-dada, ba-da-da-da-dum, ba-da-dada-da.
“Ray Davies!” I said to my
wife. “It’s ‘Come Dancing.’ I love
this song.”
The look on her face told me
she was in no mood for dancing
at all. It was time to get on the
bus and head back to our car. We
still had the drive home, and
there was a CD in the CD player.
Resolve
needs to
remain
steadfast
(Bedford) Times-Mail
Forty-three
United
States senators recently
sent a letter to President
Obama urging him to consult with Congress as he
endeavors to defuse Iran’s
nuclear threat.
The lawmakers outlined
potential negative ramifications that could result
from a lessening of
demands.
They asked Hoosier
President
Editorial
Obama to
insist Iran’s leaders comply with the “essential
requirements” previously
outlined by Congress and
the current administration.
“We have watched with
concern as your administration has hinted at ‘creative solutions’ that abandon the clear requirements of U.N. Security
Council Resolutions,” the
letter stated. “Your negotiators appear to have disregarded clear expressions
from the Senate emphasizing the need for a multidecade agreement requiring Iran to fully suspend
its enrichment and reprocessing activities, to dismantle its illicit nuclear
infrastructure, and completely disclose its past
work
on
nuclear
weaponization.”
The senators warned a
softening of America’s
stance could impact our
security and safety and
convey a message of weakness to allies and partners
in the Middle East.
There are certain, critical issues that demand a
stern, unified consensus,
representing the resolve
of both the executive and
legislative branches of our
government. Confronting
Iran on its pursuit of
nuclear weaponry is one
of them.
Though Iran repeatedly
insists its uranium enrichment program is designed
exclusively for peaceful
purposes, it is not adhering to the prescribed
guidelines.
In 2010, Hillary Clinton
warned a nuclear-armed
Iran would embolden its
terrorist clientele and
could spark an arms race
that could destabilize the
entire region.
Clearly, our leaders must
remain stern, steadfast
and united when conversing pointedly with Iran.
GOP is losing the immigration game
By ABDUL HAKIM-SHABAZZ
IndyPoltics.Org
In last week’s debate over
immigration the president
played the GOP opposition like a
Stradivarius violin, which is
surprising following the recent
mid-term election results.
In a nutshell, the president’s
plan gives legal status (not citizenship or permanent residence) to about 5 million undocumented immigrants. They
have to have kids who are American citizens and have been here
for at least five years. It also
steps up border enforcement. It
allows more opportunities for
undocumented immigrants who
were brought here as children
to stay and it takes steps to
address our highly-skilled worker shortage by allowing more
immigrants with certain abilities to get in to the country
quicker.
Republicans are up in arms
over this. Between the wailing,
weeping and gnashing of teeth,
they are threatening lawsuits,
promising to withhold funding
and missing what just really
happened. The president just
scored a major win by putting
his party on a path to future victories with the children of those
impacted by the law.
Why do the kids matter?
You see, those kids are already
citizens; it’s their parents who
are undocumented. According
to the Department of Homeland
Abdul
HakimShabazz
Security, more than half the
undocumented immigrants who
are in the country came here
after 1995, about 6.7 million of
the 11.4 million. And about 80
percent of those folks are 44 and
younger, which means they
either have kids or can produce
some. And some of them already
have. According to the research
about 7 percent of our K-12 student population has an undocumented parent. For example, in
Nevada alone, about 17 percent
of public school kids have an
undocumented parent.
And guess what those kids can
do in a few years? They can vote.
That’s right.
Because those kids who were
born here, they’re citizens and
will be able to vote. And not only
will those kids be voting, but the
demographics show they are
growing fastest in a lot of places
that went really red a few Tuesdays ago. Do you see what’s happening here? Even if the GOP
manages to stop the president’s
plan, which I doubt it legally
can, Obama still looks like the
hero to these kids and Democ-
The president just scored
a major win by putting
his party on a path to
future victories with the children
of those impacted by the law.
rats will get the benefit of their
votes.
This is why Republicans need
to drop the rhetoric and unrealistic solutions and come up with a
thoughtful, comprehensive plan
to deal with the immigration
issue. It’s easy to jump up and
say “secure the border”, but no
one can tell me exactly what that
means. I could make a case the
border is a lot more secure than
it was a decade ago. Since taking
office, the president has deported
more than 2 million immigrants.
The percentage of Mexican-born
undocumented immigrants has
dropped. In fact, according to the
Pew Research Center, the Mexican unauthorized immigration
population, which rose from 2.9
percent in 1995 to 6.9 percent in
2006 is actually down this year to
5.9 percent. The reasons are:
more deportations, a sluggish
economy and a more secure border.
So with that said, if Republicans are smart (and they are,
even if they do get unnecessarily
worked up a lot of times) they
will offer up their own alternative plan. Florida Republican
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart has been
pushing comprehensive immigration reform and warning his
colleagues not to take the rhetorical bait the president put out
last week.
The smart thing for the GOP
would be to listen to members
like Diaz-Balart. Otherwise,
they’ll get played again, again
and again. And like we say in my
old neighborhood, when you only
focus on the player, you are well
on your way to losing the game.
••••••••••
Hakim-Shabazz is an attorney
and the editor and publisher of
IndyPoltics.Org. He is also a frequent contributor to numerous
Indiana media outlets. He can be
reached at abdul@indypolitics.org.
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NTSB will investigate bus crash
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —
The National Transportation
Safety Board is sending investigators to the scene of a crash
between two Tennessee school
buses that killed two small children and a teacher’s aide.
Knoxville police identified the
victims of the Tuesday afternoon crash as Zykia Burns and
Seraya Glasper, both 7 years old,
and 46-year-old Kimberly Riddle.
A preliminary investigation
found that the buses were traveling in opposite directions on the
Asheville Highway when one of
the drivers made a sudden left
turn across the concrete median
and crashed into the other bus.
The second bus flipped onto its
side. Three people in that bus
died, and another three suffered
serious injuries.
The children had been traveling home from school. Police
have not said why they believe
the driver of the first bus
crossed the median.
Chilhowee
Intermediate
School fifth grader Joy Reinmann told WBIR-TV the crash
threw students out of their seats
“and everyone was on the floor
and screaming and crying ... I
thought I was going to die.”
In addition to the fatalities,
the crash killed injured 27 others.
Reinmann said she tried to
offer some comfort to other students who were scared, confused
and hurt.
“Everyone just started crying,
so I went over there hugging
Lexi, my friend,” she said. “Her
nose was bleeding and her lip,
and oh my gosh, everyone was
just crying. So I went and
hugged everyone.”
Although Reinmann ended up
with a black eye, her mother
said she knows it could have
been much worse.
“I’m relieved, I’m so relieved.
I couldn’t imagine her not with
me anymore,” Joy’s mother,
Joline, said. “Take care of what
you got... make the best of each
day.”
Three seriously injured people were taken to the University
of Tennessee Medical Center
and were in stable condition on
Tuesday, Rausch said. Medical
Center
spokesman
Jim
Ragonese said a total of seven
people were treated there, and
three of them were discharged
by Tuesday evening.
East Tennessee Children’s
Hospital spokeswoman Erica
Estep said another 20 children
were treated there for injuries
that were not life-threatening.
Rausch said 18 of the 20 had
been on a bus going home from
Sunnyview Primary School,
which serves kindergarten
through second grade. He
described their injuries as
“bumps and scrapes.” They were
taken to the hospital on a city
bus “to be checked out,” he said.
The other bus involved in the
Bomb
kills
three
OKs ...
By AHMED AL-HAJ
Associated Press
SANAA, Yemen — A car
bomb planted by al-Qaida
militants
exploded
Wednesday near the home
of Iran’s ambassador to
Yemen, killing two people
amid a Shiite power grab
in the impoverished Arab
country believed to be supported by the Islamic
Republic.
Iran’s ambassador to
Yemen, Hossein Niknam,
was not at home when the
bomb exploded at the residence in the capital, Sanaa,
killing a security guard
and his son, security officials said. The blast heavily damaged several nearby
buildings and punched a
hole into the residence. An
Iranian flag later lay on the
debris.
The Yemeni officials
spoke on condition of
anonymity because they
were not authorized to
brief journalists.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign
Minister Hossein Amir
Abdollahian told the semiofficial Tasnim news
agency that the ambassador was unharmed.
“The Sanaa explosion
didn’t harm any Iranian
diplomats. Only material
damage was inflicted,”
Tasnim quoted Abdollahian as saying.
Niknam is new to the
post and only presented his
credentials to the Yemeni
Foreign Ministry within
the last week, according to
Iranian state media.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian
Peninsula, Yemen’s local
branch of the terror group,
later issued a statement on
Twitter claiming
the
attack on the ambassador’s
house, located next to the
headquarters of Yemen’s
main intelligence agency.
The group has carried out
similar attacks in Sanaa.
The Commericial Review/Ray Cooney
Doug Milligan of Geneva Town Council smiles after expressing his
gratitude and appreciation for his time in office, as well as his efforts serving
as clerk-treasurer and with other organizations in the community. Milligan’s
final meeting as a board member will be the council’s year-end wrap up, which
is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 30.
The Nutcracker
Ballet
7:30 p.m.
University Theatre
Ball State University
Muncie
Guitar Studio Showcase
Concert
7:30 p.m.
Rhinehart Recital Hall
IPFW
Fort Wayne
Wind Ensembles
Concert
7:30 p.m.
Auer Performance Hall
IPFW
Fort Wayne
Thursday
Musicians for a
Merry Christmas
Concert
6:30 p.m.
Jay Community Center
115 E. Water St.
Portland
Friday
Christmas in the City
Holiday event
5 to 11 p.m.
Downtown Union City
Luminaria Walk
Holiday event
Continued from page 1
Marshal Rob Johnson
told the board he has
received seven applications
for the school resource officer (SRO) position at South
Adams Schools. Agility and
written tests are scheduled
for Saturday, and interviews will be Dec. 13.
The need for a new SRO
came after Connor Bonesteel, who has served in the
position for about a year,
failed to pass the entrance
exam for the Indiana Law
Enforcement
Academy.
Johnson hopes to have a
new officer in place by January.
Johnson also noted that
he is in the process of
acquiring four military surplus laptop computers. He
plans to use the new
devices in police vehicles,
and the old devices will be
offered to other town
departments.
Milligan also said goodbye to the board, which he
will be leaving after six
years of service. The former Portland resident’s
final meeting will be the
year-end wrap up scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 30.
“We’ve truly enjoyed
working with all you great
people in our town,” said
the former clerk-treasurer
of he and his wife, Judy.
“We’ve appreciated the
opportunity to be of service
to our friends and neighbors.”
In other business, the
board:
•Learned from Warren
that an engineer’s study is
needed before Indiana
Department of Environmental Management will
allow the town to change to
a chemical treatment system at its wastewater treatment plant. Commonwealth Engineers is working on the study. Council
had approved the change in
November.
•Asked city attorney
Dave Baumgartner to begin
the process of platting the
alley that runs east-west
between High and Railroad
streets north of Bradford
Street. Most of the alley is
not currently platted, and
the town would like to take
control of it for the convenience of all residents in the
area.
•Learned from Warren
that the town spent $3,050
removing two trees that
were dead or rotten. He also
informed council that
drain tile was added at the
youth
baseball/softball
field.
•Set its 2015 meetings for
6:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month.
•Heard Geneva Proud
will hold a senior citizens’
lunch at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 16 at
town hall.
Protest leaders surrender to police
By KELVIN CHAN
Associated Press
HONG KONG — Three
founders of a civil disobedience
campaign that helped spark Hong
Kong’s pro-democracy protests
surrendered to police Wednesday,
saying they want to take responsibility for their actions and that
time has come to end the increasingly violent street demonstrations.
Professors Benny Tai Yiu-ting
and Chan Kin-man and the Rev.
Chu Yiu-ming haven’t been
charged and left the police station later Wednesday after being
warned by authorities that
protests that have blocked streets
in the Asian financial center for
more than two months are illegal.
Police said in a statement that
those who surrendered for the
offense of taking part in an unauthorized assembly “were explicitly told ... that illegal occupation
of public places was an unlawful
act and they should stop such act
immediately.” Police said they
will conduct follow-up investigations.
“The concept is to end the civil
disobedience, we need to take the
responsibility,” said Hong Kong
Cardinal Joseph Zen, who accompanied the three democracy leaders.
However, the surrender was
likely to have little influence on
student protesters, who are continuing to occupy two Hong Kong
sites after a violent night of
clashes with police earlier this
week as they tried to surround
city government headquarters.
“Now the situation (in the
protest site) is very dangerous, so
I hope protesters can end the
occupation movement as soon as
possible,” said Tai, a law professor at the Hong Kong University.
Dozens of supporters also
turned themselves in. They were
met by a crowd of jeering opponents calling for them to be jailed.
One group was chanting slogans,
“You deserved it!”
Tai said police took down their
details and then gave them a form
Upcoming events
Today
crash was from Chilhowee Intermediate School, which serves
third through fifth grade.
Rausch said some children from
that bus were taken by their
families to the children’s hospital.
Knox County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre
fought back tears at a news conference. “This is an unspeakable
tragedy,” he said. “This is what
we work every day to try to prevent.”
Class was not being held at
the two schools Wednesday, but
counselors were being made
available part of the day for students or families if needed,
McIntyre said later in a statement.
6 to 9 p.m.
Minnetrista Center
1200 N. Minnetrista
Muncie
Jamie Coyneʼs Bearcreek
Opry Roadshow
Christmas event
2 and 7:30 p.m.
The Overdrive
3769 U.S. 127
Celina, Ohio
Holiday Jazz Swing
Concert
7:30 p.m.
Auer Performance Hall
IPFW
Fort Wayne
Nativity Festival
1 to 8 p.m.
Trinity United
Methodist Church
323 S. Meridian St.
Portland
Saturday
Christmas Open House
1 to 4 p.m.
Jay County
Historical Museum
903 E. Main St.
Portland
Museum
Candlelight Tours
Holiday event
6 to 8 p.m.
Jay County
Historical Museum
903 E. Main St.
Portland
Bryant Craft Show
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bryant Community Center
107 S. Malin St.
Bryant
Celebration of Lights
Holiday event
4 to 7:30 p.m.
Ridgeville Fire
Station/Library
106 S. Walnut St.
Ridgeville
Luminaria Walk
Holiday event
6 to 9 p.m.
Minnetrista Center
1200 N. Minnetrista
Muncie
Holiday Open House
1 to 4 p.m.
Garst Museum
205 N. Broadway
Greenville, Ohio
Nativity Festival
Noon to 4 p.m.
Trinity United
Methodist Church
Sunday
323 S. Meridian St.
Portland
The Sounds of Christmas
Concert
2 p.m.
Jay County High School
2072 W. Ind. 67
Portland
Holiday Concert
7:30 p.m.
Auer Performance Hall
IPFW
Fort Wayne
Monday
Blackford County
MusicWorks Recital
Concert
6:30 p.m.
Arts Place Blackford
County Arts Center
107 W. Washington St.
Hartford City
Tuesday
Arts Place
Holiday Concert
7 p.m.
Arts Place
131 E. Walnut St.
Portland
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To have an event considered for this calendar, email
details to cr.news@comcast.net.
Wednesday
with a number of offenses listed
and asked them to indicate which
ones they should be arrested for.
He said he advised supporters to
choose participating in an unauthorized assembly.
Tai and the two colleagues had
said earlier their surrender was
to show they were ready to
respect the rule of law, but they
continue to oppose the government. “To surrender is not to fail,
it is a silent denunciation of a
heartless government,” they said.
The trio founded Occupy Central with Love and Peace, which
aimed to shut down streets in the
financial hub to press for free
elections in the semiautonomous
Chinese city.
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J. L. CONSTRUCTION
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built
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HANDYMAN
MIKE
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260-251-2702.
NOW
TAKING
RESUMES for part-time
help days 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.
25 DRIVER TRAINEES
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IN - December 6th & 7th,
Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds, 1010 Teal Rd.,
Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-3 For
information call 765993-8942 Buy! Sell!
Trade!
PENNVILLE AREA Taking applications for a
three bedroom, one bath.
Washer/ dryer hookup,
carpet, basement; wood
heat; detached garage.
$600/
month
plus
deposit. 260-731-2481.
FULL TIME POSITION
Bryant
AVAILABLE
Combine Parts has a
current
full
time
mechanic position available. Job Duties include
but are not limited to:
Dismantling of combine,
corn heads and grain
heads
Separating,
labeling and putting
away parts. Rebuilding
a variety of combine
and agriculture parts.
General mechanic work
on all types of farm
equipment. Set up of
new mowers and other
equipment as well as
repair on used lawn
mowers. Job Requirements: Must have good
mechanical skills. Have
general working knowledge of combines and
be able to remove parts
in a timely manner.
Basic computer skills
helpful, but not a must.
Must
like
working
around and have an
interest in farm equipment. Good with people.
401K and Health Benefits available. Pay scale
ranges from $35,000$45,000 depending on
experience and knowledge. Hand deliver
resume to: Bryant Combine Parts U. S. 27
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or book your Auction Call
Mel
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FOR SALE- 3 BEDROOM Ranch, new siding, roof, carpet. Fenced
back yard. Excellent
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Also- Excellent 4 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath on
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Fisher Realty. Call Russ
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OPENIMMEDIATE
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Metal distributor for all of
your metal needs. Call
Rodney at 765-509-0191.
MOTOR ROUTE CARRIERS NEEDED East of
St. Rt. 27 from Decatur to
St. Rt. 218 (Rt 3006)
Pays
approximately
$461.00 every 2 weeks.
Berne & Geneva City
and Country (Rt 3013)
Pays
approximately
$695.00 every 2 weeks.
Northeast Part of Adams
Co. Southern Part of
Allen Co. (Rt 3010) Pays
approximately $315.00
every 2 weeks. Decatur
to Ohio line along 550 N.
to 700 N. (Rt 3005) Pays
approximately $320.00
every 2 weeks. All
Routes need delivered
by 5 pm Monday - Friday
& 9:00 am on Saturdays.
Call 724-2121 and Ask
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HILTY-EICHER CONSTRUCTION. Foundations, concrete, roofing,
siding, residential remodeling and new construction, pole barns, garages,
homes. Free estimates.
Call Keith, 260-726-8283.
SCHWARTZ
CONSTRUCTION. Seamless
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guards. Free estimates.
260-731-9444
HANDYMAN SERVICES
Driveway and parking lot
salt spreading: available
at 4 :00 AM, auto repair
and hauling. 765-9145529
J G BUILDERS New
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AUCTION
Thursday,
December 11, 2014
6:30 PM
Site of Auction:
Randolph County
Fairgrounds,
Husted Hall Dining
Room,
1885 S US 27,
Winchester, IN
184 +/ - Acres, 2 Tracts,
2 miles South of
Winchester,
East and West of Highway 27, on CR 300 S
and CR 400 S, Washington Township,
Randolph County.
Virginia Irene Frazier
Trust and Francis H. Frazier Trust, Owners
Halderman Real Estate
Services
HLS# CCP-11536
www.halderman.com
AC69200019
800-424-2324
Russell D Harmeyer
AU1000277
FACILITIES MANAGER
- Full - time position for
the maintenance and
repair to all buildings,
grounds and equipment
belonging to JRDS in Jay
and Randolph Counties.
Applicant must have carpentry,
electrical
&
plumbing knowledge and
experience working with
sub contractors and
soliciting work bids. Minimum three years related
work experience preferred. Apply or send
resume along with 3
work references to JayRandolph Developmental Services, 901 E.
Water St., Portland, Indiana, 47371. 877-7267931, ext. 1228 or visit
our
website
www.jrds.org.
TRUCK DRIVERS Top
Pay. Home Weekends
Available. Class A CDL.
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MULTIPLE JOB OPENINGS Available with
Opportunities to Grow!
Entry Level Production
Workers,
Warehouse
Personnel, Quality Control Inspectors, Maintenance Mechanics. Come
to our Open House and
learn more about the
available
positions.
Wednesday December
3, 2014 from 9AM-5PM.
Stop by, fill out an application and have an interview on the spot! Previous employees are welcome to reapply! Stable
work history is a must.
We
have
desirable
wages and benefits
including: medical, dental, vision, life, 401K, paid
uniforms, paid holidays
and vacation. Tastemorr
Snacks 300 East Vine
Street Coldwater, Ohio
45828
419-605-9660
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AND
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other general labor
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shifts are available.
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FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE
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needed. Must be eager
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customer service and
friendly
personality.
Send cover letter and
resume to: Box 463, c/o
Commercial
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Review, PO Box 1049,
Portland, IN 47371.
Position includes benefits. EOE
130 MISC. FOR SALE
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CHRISTMAS TREES
Cut your own tree; fresh
made wreaths, grave
blankets; straw maze;
open Friday, Saturday,
Sunday 11am-5:30pm.
6314 SR 49, Fort
Recovery.
Sudhoff’s
Tree Farm. 419-9421039.
GRANDMA’S ATTIC.
422 E Water, 260-7260614. You might find
almost anything. Books,
magazines, furniture,
glass. Come take a
look!
150 BOATS, SPORTING
EQUIPMENT
Wanting to buy old racing go carts, parts and
motorcycles. 260-4101053.
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.
260-726-2833
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
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WHY RENT when you
may be able to buy for
zero money down. Call
for more information.
Heather
Clemmons.
765-748-5066.
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. 260-7264275, TDD 800-7433333. This institution is
an Equal Opportunity
Provider and Employer.
NEED MORE STORAGE? PJ’s U-Lock and
Storage, most sizes
available. Call 260-7264631.
TIRED OF NON-PAYING RENTERS? For
just 10% of monthly rent/
life could be 100% better. Property managing.
Heather Clemmons 765748-5066
924
EAST
RACE,
PORTLAND 3 bedroom
house.
Available
December 1st. 260-2232392
DUNKIRK/ REDKEY 23 Bedroom country
house,
all
electric.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Jay County swimming
hosts Anderson Thursday,
see On tap
Sports
Page 8
Pacers
fall to
Suns
PHOENIX (AP) —
The Phoenix doublepoint guard combination of Goran Dragic
and Eric Bledsoe
reminded
everyone
just how good they can
be together.
Dragic scored 34
points, Bledsoe had 27
and the Suns beat Indiana 116-99 on Tuesday
night for their fourth
straight victory over
the Pacers.
“Two electrifying
guards playing together. That’s a tough
matchup,”
Indiana
coach Frank Vogel
said.
“They
have
incredible speed. If
you don’t take care of
the basketball they will
expose you for 38 fastbreak points, which is
what
happened
tonight.”
The Suns’ guards,
who are getting more
time together on the
court with Isaiah
Thomas out with an
injury, combined for
shooting.
22-for-35
Dragic matched his
season high for a game
with 22 first-half
points, and Bledsoe
scored 21 in the second
half.
Dragic made five of
six 3-pointers, Bledsoe
had seven assists.
“Finally, you know,
we’ve been struggling
a little bit,” Bledsoe
said. “This game really
was easy for us.”
Gerald Green and
Markieff Morris added
15 points apiece for the
Suns, who broke open
the game in the final
seven minutes.
The Suns, after two
lethargic losses, wore
down the Pacers with
their
high-energy
game.
“It was a big talk for
us all the last two days
of having that enthusiasm,” Phoenix coach
Jeff Hornacek said,
“having that energy. ...
and I think these guys
took it to heart.”
Miles scored 17 for
Indiana, and Roy Hibbert had 15 points and
10 rebounds.
Phoenix put together a 17-3 run spanning
halftime that erased a
nine-point
Indiana
lead and lifted the Suns
to a 64-59 advantage on
Dragic’s 13-footer with
8:01 left in the third
quarter.
Miles went hard to
the floor with 30.7 seconds left in the third,
and after an official
review, Green was
called for a flagrantone foul, giving Indiana two free throws,
plus possession.
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The Commercial Review
Junior class to lead SA
By CHRIS SCHANZ
The Commercial Review
With more than half of
its team returning with
sectional experience, the
South Adams High School
boys swim team is hoping
to be represented at the
state finals.
To do so, the Starfires
will have to rely on a
group of five juniors.
“They worked hard for
me in the summer,” said
SAHS
coach
Andy
Lehman, whose team
opened its season with a
96-72 victory over Adams
Central on Tuesday (see
roundup).
Swimming
“They worked out nailing
their relay exchanges, so
we’re hoping this year
their relay can go far.”
In the 2014 sectional
meet at Jay County, the
Starfires’
200-yard
freestyle relay finished
third, the 400 freestyle
relay was fourth and the
200 medley relay placed
fifth.
The relay teams were
largely made up of Daniel
Steffen, David Steffen,
Daniel Burson and Drew
LeFever. Xavier Rupp,
another junior, and sophomore Zach Teeple will
join those four in the
relays this season.
Handling the distance
duties for the Starfires
will be Burson, who
placed third in both the
200 and 500 freestyle races
at the sectional. His time
of 1 minute, 16.44 seconds,
in the 200 freestyle trailed
only Muncie Central’s
Alec Hale and Jay County’s Cody White. Hale took
the top spot in the 500
freestyle as well, with
Delta’s Cody Anacker also
finishing ahead of Burson.
Lehman said he has
higher expectations for
Burson this season.
“We’re hoping to see
him succeed, place a little
bit higher and advance a
little bit further than
Special to The Commercial Review/Clint Anderson
Pictured is the 2014-15 South Adams High School boys swim team. Front row from left are
Brayden Collingsworth, Zach Teeple, Zach Colpaert and assistant coach Taylor Turner. Middle row are
Drew LeFever, Xavier Rupp, Jesse Sutton, Daniel Steffen and assistant coach Jeanine Wurster. Back row
are Ryoya Kambara, David Steffen, Daniel Burson and coach Andy Lehman.
what he did last year,”
Lehman said.
LeFever, who helped the
Starfire football team to a
semi-state berth in the
fall, will handle the butterfly and short freestyle
duties, and Daniel Steffen
will swim breaststroke.
At sectional, LeFever
was third in the 100 butterfly with a time of 55.67
seconds and just missed
the championship heat in
the 200 individual medley,
placing ninth.
David Steffen, who
Lehman said will also be
a sprinter, finished sixth
in both the 100 freestyle
and 200 IM at sectional.
“It’s still an area we’re
working on,” Lehman
said of the sprint events.
“So far in practice I’ve
been really impressed.
They’ve been hitting
SAHS swimming
times that I’m not expecting out of other swimmers.”
Rupp is the lone diver
on the squad for South
Date
Opponent
Time
Adams, and Lehman said
Thursday, Dec. 4 Celina
5:30 p.m.
Concordia
5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9
he will also compete in
Thursday, Dec. 11 North Side
5:30 p.m.
some of the swimming
Saturday, Dec. 13 Norwell Invite
9 a.m.
events too.
Monday, Dec. 15 Jay County
5:30 p.m.
Teeple is the only other
Thursday, Dec. 18 Norwell
5:30 p.m.
Starfire swimmer with
Tuesday, Jan 6
Fort Rec./Minster
5:30 p.m.
sectional experience, havThursday, Jan. 8
Bluffton
5:30 p.m.
ing competed in the 400
Tuesday, Jan. 13 Bellmont
5:30 p.m.
freestyle relay, 200 medley
Tuesday,
Jan.
20
Huntington
North
5:30 p.m.
relay, 500 freestyle (ninth)
Thursday, Jan. 22 Blackford
5:30 p.m.
and
100
backstroke
Friday, Jan. 23
ACAC Diving @JC
6 p.m.
(eighth).
Saturday, Jan. 24 ACAC Swimming @JC 9 a.m.
Brayden Collingsworth,
Tuesday, Jan. 27 Delta
5:30 p.m.
Zach Colpaert and Ryoya
Thursday, Jan. 29 Dekalb
5:30 p.m.
Kambara round out the
Thursday, Feb. 12 FW S./Marion
5:30 p.m.
squad for South Adams.
Home games in bold
With a little more depth
this season, Lehman said
it is essential to the
many firsts we get we two and three outscore
Starfires’ success.
“It’s very important need the depth to back our first place, so we need
because no matter how that up,” he said. “Places that depth there.”
Jay County, Bluffton tankers split
BLUFFTON — The Jay County
High School swim teams split with
the Bluffton Tigers on Tuesday.
The Patriot girls won 119-67 to
remain undefeated on the season,
while the boys opened their season
with a 101-85 loss.
Alex and Sophie Bader were
both double winners for the Jay
County girls. Alex Bader won both
the 200-meter individual medley
and the 100 butterfly. Sophie Bader
was first in the 50 and 100 freestyle.
Picking up individual victories
for the Patriots were Sydney Mathias (200 freestyle), Anne Vormohr
(400 freestyle), Katy Smeltzer (100
backstroke) and Jamie Valentine
(100 breaststroke).
Jay County also won all three
relays to sweep the swimming
events.
Cody White and James Keen
each won a pair of races for the
Patriot boys. White finished first in
Swimming
roundup
the 200 IM and 400 freestyle, and
Keen picked up victories in the 50
freestyle and 100 backstroke.
The Patriot girls move to 2-0 (2-0
Allen County Athletic Conference), while the boys fell to 0-1 (0-1
ACAC)
Tribe opens with win
VAN WERT, Ohio — Fort Recovery’s girls swim team opened its
2014-15 campaign with a pair of
wins Tuesday at Van Wert.
The Tribe beat the Cougars 51-42
and the Marion Local Flyers 65-28
in a double-dual.
50 victory against ACAC foe
Adams Central.
The Starfire boys also beat the
host Jets, 96-72.
Dual event winners for the SAHS
girls were Ashton and Brette Klopp
and Cady Farlow. Ashton Klopp
took first in the 200-yard freestyle
and 100 butterfly, and Brette Klopp
won the 200 IM and 100 backstroke.
Farlow earned victories in the 50
and 100 freestyle.
Mayia Curtis and Victoria
Richardson won the 500 freestyle
and 100 breaststroke respectively.
Daniel Burson and David Steffen
won two events apiece for the boys.
Burson was victorious in the 200
and 500 freestyle races, and Steffen
was first in the 100 freestyle and 200
IM.
Zach Teeple (100 backstroke),
Stars sweep Jets
MONROE — South Adams’ girls Daniel Steffen (100 breaststroke)
swim team took first in every and Xavier Rupp (diving) also
swimming event Tuesday in a 129- picked up victories.
Fort Recovery’s boys won 38-27
over the Flyers, but fell to the
Cougars 66-16.
Cori Stone, Alexis Bubp and
Sophie Timmerman all won a pair
of events for the FRHS girls. Stone
took first in the 200 IM and 400
freestyle, Bubp won the 50 freestyle
and 100 butterfly, and Timmerman
earned a victory in the 100 freestyle
and 100 breaststroke.
Olivia Acheson placed first in
the 200 freestyle, and the girls team
won all three relays.
For the Tribe boys, Mackinley
Timmerman was first in the 200
freestyle and 100 breaststroke. He
also teamed with Harrison Kaup,
Kruse Ranly and Dillon Ramirez to
win the 400 freestyle relay.
Fort Recovery defense stops Trojans
ARCANUM, Ohio — The
Indians raced out to an early
lead Tuesday.
Then they shut the Trojans
down in the second half.
Fort Recovery High School’s
girls basketball team scored 17
points in the opening quarter
and held Arcanum scoreless in
the third en route to a 44-29 victory.
Kendra Siefring and Tori
Lennartz led the Indians with
16 and 13 points respectively to
reach double figures in consecutive games. They both grabbed
seven rebounds each and combined to go 13-of-21 from the
field as the Tribe (2-0) shot 45.2
percent for the game.
The Trojan offense struggled,
shooting just 28 percent for the
game including going 5-of-19
after intermission.
Grace Thien added nine
points for the Indians. Cassidy
Rammel, Jocelyn Kaiser and
Whitney Will each had two
points.
Local
roundup
Stevie Johnting led the Trojan effort with 17 points.
Fort Recovery’s junior varsity team dominated the Trojans,
60-26.
Carley Stone had a gamehigh 14 points, with Sydney
Dues and Kiah Wendel contributing 12 and 10 points
respectively.
Stars stumble
MUNCIE — South Adams’
boys basketball team had a
comfortable 12-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Burris got hot at just the
right time.
The visiting Starfires were
outscored 19-4 in the final frame
Tuesday, dropping their season
opener to the Owls, 56-53.
Cole Myers led the Starfire
scoring effort with 14 points,
including nine from 3-point
range. Derek Wanner joined
him in double figures with 11
points.
Jared Grabau tallied nine
points, and Conner Sealscott
had six. Marco Vasquez also
added six points while notching
team highs in rebounds (five)
and assists (six).
Ryan Morey of Burris led all
scorers with 21 points, 12 of
which came from behind the 3point line.
Eagles fall to Tigers
BLUFFTON — The West Jay
Middle School seventh and
eighth grade girls basketball
teams fell to the Bluffton Tigers
on Tuesday.
The West Jay eighth graders
lost 20-13, and the seventh
graders were beat 13-8.
Dawn Minnick and Calli
Crosby both scored four points
for the eighth grade Eagles.
Rhegan Shimp and Kameron
Edwards followed with two
points each, and Kendal Garringer had one point.
Randi Ferguson and Shimp
grabbed seven rebounds apiece.
For the West Jay seventh
graders, Hallie Fields scored
five points and added three
steals. Allison Jobe chipped in
with two points and Kymia
Hankins added one.
WJ eighth falls
DUNKIRK — West Jay’s
eighth grade boys basketball
team lost a close game at home
Tuesday to the visiting Bluffton
Tigers, 32-28.
Wyatt Geesaman scored 14
points and grabbed seven
rebounds to lead the Eagles.
Gabe Faulkner tallied 11 points
to join Geesaman in double figures.
Noah Harris contributed
three points and six rebounds.
On tap
Scoreboard
Nat ional Bas ket ball A ss ocia tion
Phoenix 116, Indiana 99
Cleveland 111, Milwaukee 108
Atlanta 109, Boston 105
L.A. Lakers 106, Detroit 96
Brooklyn 98, New York 93
Dallas 132, Chicago 129 F/2OT
New Orleans 112, Oklahoma City 104
Portland 105, Denver 103
M en’s col lege basketba ll
Indiana 81, Pittsburgh 69
Purdue 66, N.C. State 61
Michigan 68, Syracuse 65
Louisville 64, Ohio State 55
Local schedule
T h u r sd a y
Jay County — Swimming vs. Anderson – 6 p.m.; Freshman boys basketball
vs. Bellmont – 6 p.m.; Wrestling at South
Adams – 6:30 p.m.; WJMS seventh and
eighth grade boys basketball at Selma –
5:30 p.m.; East Jay seventh and eighth
grade boys basketball vs. Woodlan –
5:30 p.m.; EJMS seventh and eighth
grade girls basketball at Woodlan – 5:30
p.m.
Fort Recovery — FRMS girls basketball vs. St. Mary’s – 5 p.m.
South Adams — Swimming vs. Celina
– 5:30 p.m.; Girls basketball at Muncie
Burris – 6 p.m.; Wrestling vs. Jay County
– 6:30 p.m.; SAMS girls basketball vs.
St. Joseph – 5 p.m.
Frid ay
Jay County — Boys basketball tripleheader at Woodlan – 5 p.m.
Fort Recovery — Boys basketball at
St. Mary’s – 6 p.m.
South Adams — Boys basketball
tripleheader vs. Bluffton – 5 p.m.