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cloudy with a 40 percentchance of rain.

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FFrriiddaayy —— Results from theFRHS baseball team’s regionalsemifinal game againstAyersville.

TTuueessddaayy —— Photos fromMemorial Day ceremonies andthe opening of Portland WaterPark.

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‘Now Entering Portland’ to air June 9By JACK RONALDThe Commercial Review“Now Entering Port-

land” drew a round ofapplause Wednesday aftera sneak peek screening atArts Place.“Very educational,” said

Jim Bob McEwen, one ofmore than a dozen story-tellers who took part inthe program. “Very welldone.”The finished program

will air at 8 p.m. on Thurs-day, June 9, on WIPB-TV,channel 49, at Ball StateUniversity during the sta-tion’s pledge week.Portland area residents

will be manning tele-phones and helping withthe broadcast that night.Those who make dona-

tions to help support thePublic Television stationwill receive a DVD copy of“Now Entering Portland”that includes bonusfootage.The project has been

months in the making,with WIPB first contact-ing local officials and theJay County Chamber ofCommerce in Decemberof 2015. Two days of interviews

took place and hundredsof photos, videos, andaudio recordings were col-lected to tell Portland sto-ries.“You’ve done a wonder-

ful, wonderful job,” saidAl Rent, executive directorand general manager ofWIPB, Wednesday. “I was

totally amazed at the sto-ries.”Director Michelle Kin-

sey and producer SamClemmons echoed Rent’scomments.“I can’t tell you how

excited we are. We were soimpressed,” said Kinsey.“Now Entering Port-

land” is intended to be thefirst in a series “celebrat-ing our small towns onestory at a time.”Though the project is

still undergoing finaledits, Clemmons said it’s“an almost-done produc-tion.” “I think you’re going to

be pleased,” he said. “Ienjoyed learning aboutyour town. It’s a coolplace.”

The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald

Jack Rouch, right, president of the Tri-State Gas Engine and TractorAssociation, chats with Al Rent, executive director of WIPB, and “Now EnteringPortland” director Michelle Kinsey prior to a screening Wednesday.

By RAY COONEYThe Commercial ReviewFORT RECOVERY — Schools

have been performing well aca-demically, but there is alwaysroom for improvement.Superintendent Justin Firks

shared those thoughts in hisState of the School Address toFort Recovery School Board atits meeting Wednesday. He plansto deliver the same message tohis staff Friday.The board also heard con-

cerns from a representativefrom NuWave Technology ofColdwater about bidding for afire alarm system at the elemen-

tary/middle school and wereinformed about a tax abatementrequest.Firks reviewed a variety of

statistics with the board, notingthat the one he values the mostis the performance index (a rat-ing of how well students per-form on state tests). Fort Recovery High School

earned a B grade in that catego-ry, which Firks explained meansthe facility outperformed theaverage expected growth for aschool year. (A grade of C equalsone year of expected growth, hesaid.)Fort Recovery elementary and

middle schools each received aD, but Firks noted that thoseresults were heavily affected bythe number of students whoopted out of state tests in 2015.Those students essentiallycount as a zero.Firks told the board those

grades would likely have beenBs as well if not for the opt outsand added that legislation hasbeen proposed to change the for-mula.In other areas, the high school

received an A for its graduationrate, and the elementary andmiddle schools each earned Agrades for their overall

progress.“Academically, we continue to

be a very solid district,” saidFirks, who is nearing the end ofhis first year at the helm aftertaking over as superintendentfrom Shelly Vaughn last sum-mer. “Like any other place, wehave things to work on. Andthose are part of our improve-ment plan.”Among the areas, Firks noted

the need to do more for giftedstudents in third through fifthgrade. A plan is already in placeto address that need next year.He also expressed a need to

make sure there is a focus on

improving all students and toespecially not forget those in themiddle, as there tends to be afocus on the highest achieversand those most in need of help.Firks also praised the district

for its fiscal responsibility, not-ing that it has not had deficitspending since 2013.“The high points of the dis-

trict right now are financiallywe’re in really good shape,” hesaid. “I think our districtfinances show a reflection thatwe’ve been really good stewardsto our taxpayer dollars. We’vebeen fiscally responsible. We’ve

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Field day fleeingFort Recovery Elementary School students, led by 5th-grader Elizabeth Alig, flee during a game of Spud as part

of field day activities Wednesday. The event also included games of kickball, a library-themed relay race, other games andice cream to end the day.

Hospital seeks better balanceBy NATHAN RUBBELKEThe Commercial Review Patient revenues for Jay

County Hospital in themonth of April were$963,000 above budget. Butcontractual adjustmentstook $885,000 of that pot. “So, Medicaid and

Medicare almost com-pletely wiped out all ofthose gains,” CEO DaveHyatt told Jay CountyHospital Board Wednes-

day. Hyatt said the high Med-

icaid and Medicare costsare not unique to JayCounty. “Everybody is seeing

this mix,” he said. He indicated that high

deductible insuranceplans have commerciallyinsured patients shoppingaround more, and thatmedical amenities such asfree-standing imaging

centers also present chal-lenges for the hospital’spayer mix.

“I think the key for usas an organization is tocontinue to look at growthstrategies so that we canattract different types ofpatients. Also, workingwith employers, makingsure it is convenient fortheir employees to use usis key,” Hyatt said. Hyatt mentioned that

examining its MRI pricingis one way the hospitalwill look to potentiallyincrease its mix of com-mercially insuredpatients. He added, “I don’t see any-thing that would cause amassive shift in theseMedicaid patients to go tocommercial (insurance)on their own, but I thinkthere are commercialpatients out there that we

can continue to attractthat could hopefully give apositive shift in our pay.”In other business, the

board: •Approved to renew the

hospital’s malpracticeinsurance with MedicalProtective at a cost of$274,251 a year.•Heard the financial

report from Hyatt, whichnoted 95 total admissions,

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Fort schools push for improvement

TrumpclinchesGOP bidWASHINGTON (AP) —

Donald Trump reachedthe number of delegatesneeded to clinch theRepublican nominationfor president today, com-pleting an unlikely risethat has upended the polit-ical landscape and set thestage for a bitter fall cam-paign.Trump was put over the

top in the AssociatedPress delegate count by asmall number of theparty's unbound delegateswho told the AP theywould support him at thenational convention inJuly. Among them is Okla-homa GOP chairwomanPam Pollard."I think he has touched

a part of our electoratethat doesn't like where ourcountry is," Pollard said."I have no problem sup-porting Mr. Trump."It takes 1,237 delegates

to win the Republicannomination. Trump has reached

1,238. With 303 delegates atstake in five state primar-ies on June 7, Trump willeasily pad his total, avoid-ing a contested conventionin Cleveland.Trump, a political neo-

phyte who for years deliv-ered caustic commentaryon the state of the nationfrom the sidelines but hadnever run for office,fought off 16 other Repub-lican contenders in anoften ugly primary race.Many on the right have

been slow to warm toTrump, wary of his con-servative bona fides. Oth-ers worry about his crasspersonality and the lewdcomments he's madeabout women.

By MARK GILLISPIEAssociated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — Organiz-ers for two groups on oppositeends of the political spectrum areunhappy with a protest route des-ignated for the RepublicanNational Convention in Cleve-land, arguing it restricts theirfree-speech rights and creates thepossibility of clashes.One group is a coalition of

more than two dozen left-leaningorganizations planning to protestsocial and economic inequality.The other is an amalgam ofgroups hoping to celebrate thenomination of Donald Trump asthe GOP candidate for presidenton the last day of the convention.

Organizers of both events expectto draw thousands of people fromacross the country.The groups, represented by

the American Civil LibertiesUnion, say the city-designatedroute announced Wednesday isfar from where they had hopedto hold rallies and marches,infringing on their right to freespeech.The use of a designated

protest route is a “recipe for dis-aster” because it could putgroups hostile to each other inclose proximity, said RalphKing, the local organizer for acoalition of groups called Citi-zens for Trump. He said Cleve-land Mayor Frank Jackson and

Police Chief Calvin Williamswill be to blame if anyone ishurt during the convention.A city spokesman declined to

provide a response to King’s com-ment.The city’s route starts on the

western end of a long bridgecrossing the Cuyahoga Rivervalley into downtown Cleve-land, passes at a distance by theconvention site.Williams said police will try

to accommodate those wantingto protest outside the designatedspace surrounding the arena asthe city did during anti-policeprotests in downtown Clevelandduring the past 18 months.“If we can direct traffic

around them, we will do that,”Williams said. “It will depend onthe situation.”Larry Bresler of Organize!

Ohio, the local group planningthe inequality march, said thecity’s plan is unacceptable and“nebulous.” He said he is con-ferring with the ACLU aboutwhat action can be taken.“The restrictions in terms of

where the routes will be areproblematic,” Bresler said.Citizens for Trump had asked

for a permit to use VoinovichPark, next to the Rock and RollHall of Fame and Museum. Cityofficials said the park has beenreserved by a Republican Partycommittee. King said his group

might try to hold a rally thereanyway and dare police to makethem leave.City officials said the route

will be available to groups fortwo hours on July 18, the firstofficial day of the four-day con-vention, and for four hours oneach of the next three days.Marches must be completedwithin 50 minutes along a routeapproximately 1½ miles long.Assistant City Law Director

Rick Horvath said permitswould be issued in the orderapplications are received. Thetwo groups submitted theirsweeks ago. Other groups, bothfor and against Trump, alsohave applied for parade permits.

Capsule ReportsRight angle strikeA Pennville woman was

injured after her SUV hita dump truck Wednesdayafternoon in Penn Town-ship.Pamela S. Warner, 70,

4787 W. 600 North, wastraveling south on countyroad 750 West near coun-ty road 450 North when aBerne Ready-Mix 1990Ford L9000 dump truckexited the companydriveway and entered theroad. She told Jay CountySheriff ’s Office she wasunable to avoid strikingthe truck.Kenneth J. Minch, 55,

7135 Ohio 49, Celina,Ohio, said he was head-ing west once he exitedthe driveway of BerneReady-Mix to pick up asand from the other side

of the road. He lookedboth ways before enter-ing the roadway and did-n’t see oncoming trafficwhen Warner’s 1998 FordExplorer collided with it.Warner complained of

pain to the neck andreceived immediate med-ical attention.Damage in the 1:49 p.m.

crash is estimatedbetween $1,000 and$2,500.

Backing crashTwo Jay County driv-

ers backed into eachother Wednesday after-noon on the pharmacyside parking lot of Wal-mart, 950 W. Votaw St.,Portland.Barbara L. Lea, 74, 2584

S. Indiana 1, Dunkirk,told a Portland policeofficer she was backingout of a parking spot inher 2010 Dodge Journey

and did not see the othervehicle near her, backinginto it.Lesa G. Kirby, 45, 649 N.

Union St., Pennville, saidshe was backing her upher 2012 Chevy Impalaand collided with theJourney.Damage in the 1:39 p.m.

accident is estimatedbetween $1,000 and$2,500.

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There were 34 treatedin the emergency roomsof JCH.

BirthsThere was one birth.

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Today5 p.m. — Portland

Historic PreservationCommission, Commu-nity Resource Center,118 S. Meridian St.

Wednesday4:30 p.m. — Jay Coun-

ty budget committee,commissioners’ room,Jay County Court-house, 120 N. Court St.,Portland.

June 210 a.m. — Portland

Board of Works,mayor’s office, cityhall, 321 N. MeridianSt.

June 69 a.m. — Jay County

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Neva NillNeva C. Nill, 97, Fort

Wayne, died May 4 at herhome. She was the moth-er of the former generalmanager of Jay CountyREMC.She was the daughter

of Edward and EdithOttenweller and was pre-ceded in death by herhusband of 60 years,John H. Nill. Surviving are three

sons, including John Nill(wife: Martha), Green-wood; five daughters; asister; 26 grandchildren;16 great-grandchildren;and a sister-in-law.Mass of Christian bur-

ial is 10:30 a.m. Saturdayat St. John the BaptistCatholic Church on Fair-field Avenue in FortWayne, with visitationone hour before. Burialwill be in Catholic Ceme-tery.Visitation will also

take place from 4 to 7:30p.m. Friday at D.O.McComb & Sons, 8352Covington Road, FortWayne, with a rosaryservice at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers,

memorials may be sent toSt. John the BaptistCatholic Church or Com-munity Harvest FoodBank.Condolences may be

sent to www.mccomband-sons.com.

Obituaries

Groups raise free speech concerns before protests

Special to The Commercial Review/Becca James

Eagle has landedA bald eagle finds a resting spot in the Limberlost swamp

this week as a buggy passes by in the distance.

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TodayCELEBRATE RECOV-

ERY — A 12-step Christianrecovery program, thegroup will meet at 10 a.m.and 6:30 p.m. each Thurs-

day at A Second Chance AtLife Ministries, 109 S.Commerce St. in Portland.For more information, callJudy Smith at (260) 726-9187 or Dave Keen at (260)335-2152.

SaturdayALCOHOLICS ANONY-

MOUS — Will meet at 10a.m. upstairs at TrueValue Hardware, NorthMeridian Street, Portland.For more information, call(260) 729-2532.

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DEAR ABBY: We visit my in-laws two or three times a year.During our most recent visit,my kids (ages 12 and 14) wereroughhousing with theircousins and accidentallyslammed a door, which resultedin a broken frame. Their grand-pa had asked them to stop,which they apparently didn’tdo. Now, three months later, my

in-laws are visiting us, and mymother-in-law is having thekids pay for the frame. When Ispoke up and let her know Ithought this was inappropri-ate, she became very upset andsaid, “Kids these days don’thave any consequences,” andthis is what she and the kidshad agreed should happen. Iemphasized in front of the kidshow important it is to listen, to

be accountable for your actionsand to see what they could’vedone to make it up to her. I’m just not comfortable with

her still holding onto this andexpecting them to pay for theframe. It seems to me that aconversation about respect andlistening is plenty appropriatebut, after that, shouldn’t mymother-in-law have gracefullylet it go? These kids, by the way,get excellent school reports,play instruments and sports,

and are considered by mostpeople to be great kids.Was I wrong to express my

opinion that having the kidspay her is inappropriate? If itwasn’t, then maybe we should-n’t visit at her home, since it’sfilled with breakable valuables.I am very frustrated by my con-trolling mother-in-law. —UPSET IN MORRO BAY DDEEAARR UUPPSSEETT:: YYoouurr ““ggrreeaatt

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my girlfriend’s mother’s 60thbirthday party. I just found outthat her younger sister is preg-nant — unbeknownst to herparents — and she plans to sur-prise them the next day ontheir mom’s actual birthdate.The little sister has asked thatwe not drink at the dinnerbecause she doesn’t want to feelleft out. This caused an argu-ment between me and my girl-friend because I think herrequest is silly and kind of self-ish.

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Achievement DayJay County Extension Homemakers recently held their Achievement Day gathering. Pictured from left are past

presidents Heidy Loper, 1985-1987; Karen Cox, 2013-present; Norma Bickel, 2012; Roberta Horn, 2005-2008; Jane Bailey,2008-2010; Joan Ford, 1977-1979, 1989-1990; and Betty Williamson, 1973-1974. A memorial service was also heldhonoring the passing of nine members this past year.

By VIRGINIA CLINEThe Commercial ReviewThe Portland High

School graduating class of1971 is in search of the fol-lowing alumni: SandraRenet Bradford Wenger,James E. Franks, DavidLee Lambert, Sandra K.McKinley, Lillian PotterCurrent, Patricia Sprague,Lou Ann Conley and DaleLee Baldauf.Anyone with informa-

tion, is asked to call JackC. Freeman at (260) 726-2551.

Library eventsMiddle and high school

students will have plentyof activities to keep thembusy on Thursdays at JayCounty Public Library.Make a no-sew t-shirt

bag on June 2, smoothiemaking will be on June 9,learn about reading yourway around the world atthe Amazing ReadingRace on June 16, and bookcart relay racing will beon June 23. All activitiesare from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Programs for familieswill be at 11 a.m. eachMonday.Cheeseman Transport

will visit on June 6, anobstacle course will be setup on June 13, My Plate-The Musical by Min-netrista Theatre Preserveswill be the entertainmenton June 20 and actionbingo will round at themonth on June 27.Play with Legos all day

on Tuesday, May 31, andfrom 2 to 7 p.m. on June 7,14, 21 and 28.Exercise with a DVD

during Workout Wednes-days from 6 to 7 p.m. onJune 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. Ahealthy snack will also beserved.Coloring for kids and

teens and adult crafts andcoloring will be from 2 to 4p.m. on June 9 and 23.Preschool programs will

be held from 10 to 11 a.m.for those two to five on Fri-day, June 3, 10, 17, 24 andJuly 1. Crafts will be at 1 p.m.

on Friday, June 3, 10, 17, 24and July 1 for elementary-aged kids. A Trails and Bikes pro-

gram will be at 1 p.m. onSaturday, June 4. and aHealth & Fitness programwill be at 5 p.m. on Tues-day, June 7.

TakingNote

BirthsMoormanAAnnddrreeww CCoouurrttllaanndd, a

son, was born May 8 atParkview Huntington Hos-pital to Sarah and PhillipMoorman, Huntington. Heweighed 7 pounds, 8ounces.Maternal grandparents

are David and FreedaOsenbaugh, Portland, andpaternal grandparents areJohn and Sheila Moor-man, Swazee,Great-grandparents are

Bud and Marlene Moor-man, Converse, and AlvinBaker, Marion.

HamrickBBeennttlleeee HHeerrmmaann, a son,

was born May 7 at MercerCounty Community Hospi-tal to Curtis and KristinHamrick, Willshire, Ohio.He weighed 6 pounds, 13

ounces.Grandparents are Paul

and Jayne Evans, FortRecovery, and Gary andDeb Hamrick, Willshire.Great-grandparents areRichard and Lois Hull,Fort Recovery, and MarthaFisher, Celina, Ohio.

Portland class of ’71 is looking for alumni

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State legislatures all over thecountry have worked hard tomake sure that district linesare drawn to favor the party inpower.There’s nothing new about

that.It’s been done for genera-

tions.But it’s beginning to have a

debilitating effect on America’spolitics for a couple of reasons.The first is, simply, that com-

petitive races lead to bettercandidates and better candi-

dates lead to better elected offi-cials.Indiana’s 3rd Congressional

District, for instance, is sosolidly and safely Republicanthat not only is the election out-

come a forgone conclusion butalso that the district’s Demo-cratic party is enfeebled and indisarray.The last time a Democrat

mounted a serious effort tounseat the incumbent Republi-can — going door to door, issu-ing press releases, attendingparty events and raising a bitof money — he still lost by amargin of 2 to 1.And this time around, the

Democratic candidate — asometimes homeless character

who refers to himself as “anhonest beer drinker” — hasbeen disavowed by the partyafter winning a three-way racein the primary.There’s no way that’s healthy

for democracy or representa-tive government.The second problem is that

when districts are “safe” foreither party, voters in primaryelections pull their partiestoward the extremes. Primaryvoters in “safe” Democraticdistricts pull their party to the

left, while primary voters in“safe” Republican districts pulltheir party to the right.As a result, general election

voters are faced with a polar-ized choice in November.And that’s not healthy either.Will it change? Maybe.Some states are looking at

having district lines drawn byan independent commission,but because the current systemworks to the advantage ofincumbents it’s difficult to beoptimistic. — J.R.

‘Safe’ districts harm our systemEditorial

By LEONARD PITTS JR.Tribune Content Agency“You can’t always get

what you want.” — TheRolling StonesA few words in defense

of pragmatism.That ideal has taken

quite a beating lately,mostly at the hands ofBernie Sanders and hissupporters.The Vermont senator

faces a virtually impossi-ble deficit in his battlewith Hillary Clinton forthe Democratic presiden-tial nomination. Pragma-tism would seem to sug-gest it’s time for him topack it in.But pragmatism don’t

know Bernie. Or BernieNation.If this weren’t clear

before, it has been madeabundantly so in the lasttwo weeks, beginningwith Sanders supportersin Las Vegas tearing openthe Nevada Democraticconvention in a protest soangrily chaotic it wasshut down by security,fearing violence. ButSanders supportersweren’t done yet; theyalso sent death threats toparty officials.The proximate cause of

this Trumpish behaviorwas a dispute over rules,a claim that, as Sanders’campaign manager put it,the convention had been“hijacked” to award moredelegates to Hillary Clin-ton. Politico rated thatfalse.Not that this has made

much difference toSanders, now locked in abattle with the party heostensibly seeks to lead.His denunciation of theconvention chaos was astepid and belated as Don-ald Trump at his worst.He has blasted the partyfor being, as he sees it, inthe pocket of the rich,and specificallydenounced ChairwomanDebbie WassermanSchultz.In a Monday interview,

Sanders told the Associ-ated Press that this sum-mer’s convention couldbe “messy,” though helater insisted that wasnot a tacit suggestion ofviolence.Given the intensity of

the emotions at play andthe behavior of his sup-porters in Vegas, it’shard to see how it couldhave been anything but.Which is disappointing.A few days ago, Sanders’campaign seemed headedfor an honorable legacy.But he has apparentlydecided instead upon alegacy of peevishnessand sore losing, which is,as Frank Bruni noted afew weeks back in TheNew York Times, a hall-mark of this politicalepoch.Look: There is some-

thing to be said, under

certain circumstances,for fighting to the lastbreath. Under certain cir-cumstances, it is noble tostand one’s ground, comewhat may. Under certaincircumstances, it mighteven be heroic to soldieron past the point ofdefeat.These are not those cir-

cumstances. Trumpawaits.And every second the

left spends arguing withitself is a gift to the pre-sumptive Republicannominee.Let’s not get it twisted.

For all that some peoplenow seek to normalizehim and his campaign,for all that they foolthemselves into thinkinghe wouldn’t be so bad, forall that a party onceappalled to find him itsleader now coalescesbehind him, Trump isstill what he’s alwaysbeen: a tire fire in anexpensive suit.Yes, Clinton is, putting

it mildly, a flawed candi-date, stiff at the lectern,shameless in her pander-ing and disliked for rea-sons both substantive(she sometimes seems tohave only a nodding rela-tionship with truth) andnot. (Since when is it asin — or a surprise — fora politician to be ambi-tious?) But she’s alsointelligent and experi-enced. And compared toTrump, she’s a plate ofLincoln with a side ofFDR.As such, she might

make a good president,might be a middling pres-ident, might even be abad president, but at aminimum, she would be apresident unlikely tohand out nuclearweapons like party favorsor require customsagents to ask would-bevisitors, “Are you now orhave you ever been aMuslim?”Clinton is, in other

words, a good, pragmaticchoice. And no, that’s notan inspiring battle cry.But a reality show buf-

foon unburdened byknowledge, decency ordignity is closing in onthe White House. Weshould probably take alittle inspiration fromthat.

••••••••••Pitts is a columnist for

The Miami Herald. Hewon a Pulitzer Prize forCommentary in 2004.Readers may contact himvia e-mail atlpitts@miamiherald.com.

Process needs abit of pragmatism

By MARGARET SULLIVANThe Washington PostSome things just aren’t cool. One of

those, according to our no-dramapresident, is ignorance.“It’s not cool to not know what

you’re talking about,” PresidentObama said during his recent Rut-gers University commencementaddress. It was a swipe clearly intend-ed for he-who-didn’t-need-to-be-named: Donald Trump, the likelyRepublican nominee for president.Okay, no argument there.But the Obama administration

itself has been part of a differentknow-nothing problem. It has keptthe news media - and therefore thepublic — in the dark far too muchover the past 7 1/2 years. After early promises to be the most

transparent administration in histo-ry, this has been one of the mostsecretive. And in certain ways, one ofthe most elusive. It’s also been one ofthe most punitive toward whistle-blowers and leakers who want tobring light to wrongdoing they haveobserved from inside powerful insti-tutions.That’s why I’m skeptical about the

notion that Americans will soonknow what they need to know aboutdrone strikes — the targeted killingsthat have become a major part of theadministration’s antiterrorism effortin Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia andLibya.How many of the dead were terror-

ists or militants? How many werecivilians, killed as collateral damage?The administration’s accounting —promised three years ago — willarrive when it hardly matters any-more for holding this administrationaccountable. But, it’s also going to beincomplete, omitting what’s hap-pened in Pakistan, where hundredsof strikes have taken place.Jennifer Gibson, an attorney for

the international human rightsorganization known as Reprieve,made this pointed statement:“Excluding the vast majority ofdrone strikes from this assessmentmeans that it will hardly be worth thepaper it is printed on.” Reprieve andanother British organization, theBureau of Investigative Journalism,have long challenged the administra-tion’s accounting of drone deaths,

using their own research to insistthat there are far more fatalities, anda higher percentage of civiliandeaths, than the government admits.Meanwhile, the most transparent

administration in history continuesdoing transparency its own way.Call it Transparency Lite. On Mon-

day, during a visit to Vietnam, thepresident spent some quality timewith the media — in the form ofAnthony Bourdain, the celebritychef. A couple of years ago, he did aheavily publicized interview with thecomedian Zach Galifianakis on thefaux-talk show, “Between TwoFerns,” and last year he made a visitto podcaster Marc Maron’s garage fora chat about fatherhood and overcom-ing fear.But his on-the-record interviews

with hard-news, governmentreporters have been relatively rare —and, rather than being wide-ranging,often limited to a single subject, suchas the economy.Remarkably, Washington Post news

reporters haven’t been able to inter-view the president since late 2009 -about 6 1/2 years. Think about that.The Post is, after all, perhaps the lead-ing news outlet on national govern-ment and politics, with no in-depth,on-the-record access to the presidentof the United States for almost all ofhis two terms.I couldn’t get anyone in the White

House press office to address this,despite repeated attempts by phoneand email — which possibly provesmy point.But a thorough study from Martha

Joynt Kumar, a retired Towson Uni-versity professor, describes theadministration’s press strategy. Thepresident does plenty of interviews,she writes — far more than any otherpresident in recent history. But theseinterviews are tightly controlled andtargeted toward specific topics, and, itseems to me, often granted to soft

questioners. (All of this is a majorshift from a time when press confer-ences and short question-and-answersessions allowed reporters to pursuenews topics aggressively and in realtime.)More interviews; less accountabili-

ty. Feet kept safe from the fire.Meanwhile, on press rights gener-

ally, the Obama administration hasn’twalked its talk. It has set new recordsfor stonewalling or rejecting Freedomof Information requests. And it hasused an obscure federal act to prose-cute leakers. It continued the punish-ing treatment of a National SecurityAgency whistleblower, ThomasDrake (dismaying new details haveemerged recently in book excerpts byJohn Crane, a former Pentagon inves-tigator), and threatened to send theNew York Times investigativereporter, James Risen, to jail for hisgood-faith insistence on protectinghis confidential source.Promising transparency and criti-

cizing ignorance, but deliveringsecrecy and opacity? That doesn’tserve the public or the democracy.And that’s deeply uncool.

••••••••••Margaret Sullivan is The Washing-

ton Post’s media columnist. Previous-ly, she was The New York Times pub-lic editor, and the chief editor of TheBuffalo News, her hometown paper.Follow her on Twitter @sullview.

Obama has kept us in the dark

LeonardPitts Jr.

MargaretSullivan ... his on-the-record

interviews withhard-news,governmentreportershave been

relatively rare —and, rather than

being wide-ranging,often limited to

a single subject ...

The Commercial ReviewThursday, May 26, 2016 Indiana/Local Page 5

CFO limitsCOLUMBUS, Ind. —

A central Indianacounty has approvednew restrictions onbig livestock farmslimiting where thosefarms with hundredsor thousands of ani-mals can be built.The ordinance

approved this week bythe BartholomewCounty commission-ers takes effect imme-diately for concentrat-ed animal feedingoperations, or CAFOs.The (Columbus)

Republic reports(http://bit.ly/1VgN-RET ) it calls forCAFOs to be built nocloser than a quarter-mile from schools,health care facilitiesand churches, and 500feet from residentiallots in areas zoned foragriculture. Newfarms must also be atleast 500 feet from anywater well.Commissioner

Larry Kleinhenz saysthe ordinance pro-vides more protec-tions for residents.The setbacks are

considered a compro-mise between live-stock producers andresidents worriedabout the health andenvironmentalimpacts of livestockfarms' smells, dustand runoff.

For saleFORT WAYNE, Ind.

— General Electric islooking to find a devel-oper or investor for itscampus in Fort Waynethat has been vacantmore than a year.The company issued

a statement Wednes-day saying it will beworking with GreaterFort Wayne Inc.,whose CEO, EricDoden, says theagency already hasinterest from nationaldevelopers. The cam-pus covers about 31acres just south ofdowntown. A group oflocal officials and resi-dents has been meet-ing for months to con-sider ideas.The campus, which

now has been listedfor sale, has beenempty since January2015. GE had operatedat the site since 1911and once employedmore than 10,000 peo-ple producing a widerange of products.

Bobcat OKBLOOMINGTON,

Ind. (AP) — A bobcatkitten struck by a carlast fall has beenreleased back into thewild following monthsof recovery at awildlife center.The young female

was released Saturdayinto a forested areanear Lake Monroe bystaff with WildcareInc., the Bloomington,Indiana, center whereshe recovered fromsurgery to repair herfractured pelvis. Thekitten was hit by a carin November as shefollowed her motherand a sibling across ahighway.— Associated Press

In review

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) —Ohio's strategy for takinga big bite out of what'sfeeding the toxic algae inLake Erie will lean heavi-ly on programs and regu-lations put in place duringthe last few years andmaking sure they work.The plan does not

include any new regula-tions on the farm industryor additional money, but itdoes suggest coming upwith a comprehensivefunding plan for programstargeting the algae bloomsthreatening drinkingwater.It also calls for more

water quality monitoringand oversight to deter-mine what's most effec-tive, said Karl Gebhardt,deputy director for waterresources at the OhioEnvironmental Protection

Agency."We've done a lot in the

western Lake Erie basin,but have we recognized animprovement in waterquality?" he said. "Weneed to see if that's hap-pening, find out why orwhy not and we need to benot afraid to makechanges."The plan rolled out

Wednesday is the state'sblueprint for reaching a 40percent reduction in thephosphorus runoff thatfuels the algae in the lake'swestern end.Ohio, Michigan and the

Canadian province ofOntario signed a deal lastyear to sharply reduce therunoff within the next 10years.It's a significant step in

the efforts to slow downthe algae blooms.

Ohio targetsErie’s algae

Continued from page 140 percent over 2015, 398patient days, 31 percentover 2015, and 985 ER vis-its in April.•OK’d the medical staff

report, including the

appointment to courtesystaff of Dr. Michael Allen,teleradiology, Dr. AshleyIbrahim, pathology,dependent allied healthprofessionals TeresaMichael and Charity Pear-

son, physician extenders;the reappointment of Dr.Robert Elliott, outpatientservices; additional privi-leges for Dr. David Brown,outpatient services. •Approved 1,432 checks

and disbursements total-ing $2,933,897.81. •Approved the April

safety and educationreports as submitted. •Heard from auxiliary

president Eunice White

that 79 volunteers worked1,132 hours in the monthof April, and that therecent flower and patiosale raised $6,300. Thegroup will hold a scrubsale on June 17.

Hospital ...

Continued from page 1spent wisely. We’ve tried tocut costs in areas wherewe can.”One concern he

expressed on that front,however, is that the num-ber of certified staff mem-bers (65) is at its highestover the last five yearswhile at the same time thestudent population hasdecreased to 896 this yearfrom 967 in 2011-12.Stephanie Ebbing of

NuWave visited the boardto ask about bidding forthe fire alarm system atthe elementary/middleschool. Her company turned in

the lower of the two bidsfor the work, but was notselected because it failedto meet bid requirementsin several areas.

Board members detailedsome of their concernsabout the bid, and Firkssaid he would have treas-urer Lori Koch, who wasnot present at the meeting,call the company today toanswer any questions inan effort to avoid similarproblems in the future.Firks also told the board

that Fort Recovery Indus-tries is requesting a 100-percent, 10-year tax abate-ment for an expansion atits facility. Any tax abatement over

75 percent requiresapproval from the schoolboard.Though they did not

vote on the issue, boardmembers indicated thatthey would be in favor ofthe abatement.In other business, the

board:•Heard from elementary

school principal TracyHein-Evers that studentswill get to meet theirteachers for the 2016-17school year today. She alsonoted that there areexpected to be 55 kinder-garten students dividedinto three classes nextyear.She also noted that

about 50 first through fifthgraders will be involved insummer school June 2, 9,16, 23 and 30, and July 12,14 and 26 at Fort RecoveryHigh School. The Laffalotsummer camp is sched-uled for July 18 through22.•Approved an agree-

ment to continue as amember of the Ohio HighSchool Athletics Associa-

tion; a contract with WestCentral Ohio AssistiveTechnology Center; a serv-ice agreement with Mer-cer County EducationalService Center; purchas-ing electricity through theSouthwestern Ohio Edu-cational Purchasing Coun-cil; and a contract withLaffalot camp.•Learned from high

school principal JeffHobbs that students raisedmore than $1,600 through“penny wars” for theKirsten Schlarman Schol-arship Fund.•Authorized the teach-

ing of financial literacyand college and careerreadiness to students inseventh and/or eighthgrade.•OK’d a field trip June 20

and 21 to the FFA officer

retreat in Columbus.•Accepted donations

totalling more than $1,500,including $1,000 from R&LCarriers for a scholarship.•Hired Lisa Huelsman

and Anthony Rogers asnon-teaching employeesand Erica Wolters andJudy Fortener as summerschool teachers and subs.Also hired coaches for the2016-17 school year withthe lone changes in headcoaching positions com-ing with Brendon Moodytaking over for NickKallas in cross countryand track and MatthewKerns taking over forBrad Evers in boys golf.The board also approved alist of supplemental con-tracts for grade levelchairs and club advisers.

Fort ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —The Indiana UniversityBoard of Trustees andthree of the school'sresearch officials filed afederal lawsuit Wednesdayseeking to block part ofthe state's new abortionlaw that bars them fromacquiring fetal tissue forscientific purposes.Their complaint filed in

U.S. District Court in Indi-anapolis seeks to have thatsection of the law declaredunconstitutional and aninjunction barring the

Marion County prosecu-tor from enforcing it. Theresearch is conducted atthe Stark NeurosciencesResearch Institute in Indi-anapolis.Current Indiana law

allows the purchase orsale of a fetus for adult orfetal stem cell research,but the new law passedthis year by the GeneralAssembly and signed byGov. Mike Pence makes ita felony to buy, sell ortransfer the tissue, organsor any other part of an

aborted fetus, the lawsuitsaid.The IU lawsuit claims

the new law, due to takeeffect July 1, is unconstitu-tionally vague, impedesinterstate commerce andviolates plaintiff Debo-moy Lahiri's First Amend-ment right to academicfreedom. Lahiri, a profes-sor of psychiatry and aninvestigator for the StarkInstitute, is conductingresearch into Alzheimer'sdisease on cell culturesderived from fetal tissue.

On ticketDemocratic Indiana

gubernatorial cand-idate John Greggannounces thatIndianapolis stateRep. Christina Hale,left, will be his runningmate during a newsconference Wednes-day in Indianapolis.

Associated Press/Darron Cummings

IU seeks to blocknew abortion limits

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Asbury UnitedMethodist204 E. Arch St., PortlandTim Dilley(260) 726-8464Services: 8 a.m., 10:15

a.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Director of youth and

young adult ministries:Julie Tarrasburyministries.orgOffice hours: 8:30 a.m. to

4 p.m. Monday throughFriday“Moments of Devotion”

can be heard each Sundayat 7 a.m. on WPGW radio.The church has a nurseryavailable.Handicapped accessible.

Banner Christian Assembly of God 1217 W. Votaw St., Port-

landMichael Burk(260) 726-4282Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Bible study: 6:30 p.m.

WednesdayA nursery and chil-

dren’s church are avail-able.

Bellefountain UnitedMethodist440 S. 600 East Gordon JacksonServices: 9 a.m.Sunday school: 10 a.m.

Bethel UnitedMethodistIndiana 167, 4 miles

north of DunkirkScott McClainServices: 10:45 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m. Tues-

day

Bluff Point Friends80 E. 650 SouthServices: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Boundary St. Paul Corner of Treaty Line

Road and county road 300EastAva Gannon(260) 726-2373Services: 9:30 a.m.

Bryant Wesleyan209 S. Hendricks St.Paul VanCise(260) 997-6231Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.bryantwesleyan@embar

qmail.comThere is also children’s

church, “The Garden”, forpreschoolers and a staffednursery.Handicapped accessible.

Calvary UnitedMethodist301 N. Main St., DunkirkSusan Durovey-Antrim(765) 499-0368Services: 10 a.m.susan.duroveyantrim@i

numc.org

Center UnitedMethodistCounty road 500 West

and Indiana 26Bruce Stong(765) 768-7540Services: 9 a.m.Sunday school: 10 a.m.

Church of JesusChristof Latter-Day SaintsIndiana 167, between 150

and 200 South, DunkirkServices: 10 a.m.

Church of the LivingGod (Miracle Missions, Inc.)8472 S. 800 East, Union

CityServices: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Church of God of Prophecy797 N. Creagor Ave.,

PortlandNanette Weesner(260) 766-9334 (24-hour

calls and texts)Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m. Bible study: 6 p.m.

Thursdaywww.portlandcogop.orgnanybell@yahoo.comHandicapped accessible.

Church of the BrethrenFloral and Chicago

avenues, Portland

Kevin McClung(260) 729-7295Services: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 9:15 a.m.Nursery care is provid-

ed for children age 5 andyounger.Handicapped accessi-

ble.

Church of the Living GodSouth Broad Street,

DunkirkRev. Theodore WagonerServices: 7 p.m., 7 p.m.

FridaySunday school: 9:45 a.m.“River of Life” may be

heard each Sunday at 8a.m. on WPGW radio sta-tion.

Clear CreekCongregationalChristian 5016 N. U.S. 27, Winches-

terTom Sells(765) 584-1564Services: 9:30 a.m., 7

p.m. WednesdaySunday school: 10:45

a.m.

Collett Nazarene450 South, 1 mile west of

U.S. 27Billy Stanton(260) 251-2403Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Bible study: 6:30 p.m.

WednesdayYouth director: Cassi

AlbersonA nursery and chil-

dren’s church are avail-able.The church accepts non-

perishable food items,soap and paper productsfor the food bank. Handicapped accessi-

ble.

Cornerstone Baptist211 E. Main St., Port-

landWayne Ward(260) 726-7714Services: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Services can be seen on

cable channel 7 on Sun-days at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.and Monday and Friday at7 p.m.A nursery is provided. Handicapped accessi-

ble.

Cross CommunityChurch315 W. Main St., BerneRev. Joseph Gerkin

(interim pastor)(260) 589-2752Services: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Wednesdayccom@adamswells.comA staffed nursery is

available for children age3 and younger.

Deerfield UnitedMethodistU.S. 27, south of Indiana

28Belinda Pinkstaff(765) 789-4511Services: 9:30 a.m.bpinkstaff@netzero.com

Dunkirk Nazarene226 E. Center St.,

DunkirkTom Fett(765) 768-6199Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30

a.m.Prayer service and chil-

dren’s ministry: 7 p.m.WednesdayChildren’s pastor: Glo-

ria HamiltonDunkirk Food Pantry,

located at the church, isopen the second andfourth Thursday of eachmonth from 1 to 3 p.m.

Erastus UnitedMethodistErastus-Durbin Road,

Celina, OhioAllan Brown(419) 678-2071Services: 9 a.m.Sunday school: 8:30

a.m.Assistant pastor: Rev.

David Gordon

EvangelicalMethodist930 W. Main St., Port-

landSteve Arnold(260) 251-0970Services: 10:20 a.m., 6

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30

a.m.Bible study: 6 p.m.

WednesdayThe church radio

broadcast can be heard at9:15 a.m. Saturday onWPGW.Handicapped accessi-

ble.

Fairview UnitedMethodist/JayCounty2875 E. 200 SouthGordon JacksonLay leader: Beth

Stephen(260) 726-9184Services: 10:15 a.m.Sunday school: 9:15

a.m.Handicapped accessi-

ble.

Fairview UnitedMethodist/Randolph CountyIndiana 28, 2 miles east

of AlbanyRyan Campbell(765) 256-0331Services: 9:30 a.m.Sunday school: 8:45 to

9:15 a.m. Bible study: 6:30 p.m.

WednesdayA nursery is available.

Faith Evangelical9560 W. 200 South,

DunkirkHarold Miller(260) 894-2257 Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30

a.m.Prayer/Bible study:

6:30 p.m. WednesdayA nursery is available.

Family Worship Center200 E. Elder St., Port-

landDavid Wade

(260) 726-4844Services: 11 a.m.Bible study: 9:45 a.m.Service: 7:30 p.m.

WednesdayAssociate pastor: Sue

Wadehttp://www.thefamily-

worshipcenter.orgRadio broadcasts can

be heard at 8:30 and 9 a.m.on Sunday on WPGW-AMand FM.Handicapped accessi-

ble.

Fellowship Baptist289 S. 200 WestHugh Kelly(260) 726-8895Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Assistant pastor: Mitch

CorwinHandicapped accessi-

ble.

First American Baptist427 S. Main St.,

DunkirkDan Coffman(765) 768-7157Services: 10:40 a.m., 5

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30

a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Wednesday

First Church ofChrist1049 Union City Road,

Fort RecoveryDavid J. Nicholson(419) 375-2860Services: 10:30 a.m.Bible classes: 9:30 a.m.www.fccftrecovery.orgA nursery is provided.

First CommunityBaptist 341 S. Meridian St.,

RedkeyEverett Bilbrey Jr.Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30

a.m.Prayer service: 7 p.m.

WednesdayRadio broadcast

“Gospel Truth” can beheard on Sunday at 1:30p.m. on WPGW.

First Free WillBaptist12369 W. 600 South,

DunkirkJustin SimosServices: 11 a.m., 6 p.m.Sunday school: 10 a.m.Prayer service: 6 p.m.

Wednesday

First Missionary950 S. U.S. 27, BerneRev. Don Williams(260) 589-2991Services: 9 a.m., 10:15

a.m. Sunday school: 8 a.m., 9

a.m., 10:15 a.m.www.fmcberne.com

First Presbyterian402 N. Ship St., Port-

landC. Stanley Gockel,

interim pastor(260) 726-8462Services: 9:30 a.m.firstpcportland.orgA nursery is provided.Handicapped accessi-

ble.

Fort RecoveryChurch of Christ501 S. Wayne St.(419) 852-9527Services: 9:30 a.m.Bible class: 10:30 a.m. fortreccoc@gmail.comfortrecoverycofc.org

Fort RecoveryChurch of theNazarene401 E. Boundary St.,

Fort RecoveryRev. Dennis Kelley(419) 375-4680Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m.; 7 p.m. WednesdaySunday school: 9:30

a.m.frnaz@frontier.com

Fort RecoveryUnited Methodist309 E. Boundary St.,

Fort RecoveryRev. Allan Brown(419) 678-2071Services: 9 a.m.Assistant pastor: David

Gordon

Full GospelLighthouseTabernacle 468 E. Washington St.,

DunkirkRobert Thomas(765) 348-4620Services: 9:30 a.m., 6:30

p.m., 6:30 p.m. Thursday

Geneva First UnitedMethodist100 W. Line St., GenevaBarry McCune(260) 368-7655Services: 9:30 a.m.Sunday school: 10:45

a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m. Mon-

day (for women)Lord’s Table Food

Pantry is open eachWednesday from 5:30 to 7p.m.Handicapped accessi-

ble.

Geneva Nazarene225 Decatur St., GenevaBrenda Haddix(260) 346-2172Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Prayer meeting: 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Gilead ChurchCounty road 650 North,

one-quarter mile east ofBalbecServices: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Grace BibleP.O. Box 676626 Village Way, BerneJeff Gaskill(260) 589-2687Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Harvest Time Bible11015 S. 600 East, Key-

stone, Wells CountyTony Robles(260) 273-0877Services: 10 a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Thursday

Hickory GroveChurch ofthe BrethrenIndiana 1 and Indiana

26Earl Doll(260) 731-4477Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:25

a.m.

High Street UnitedMethodist435 High St., GenevaRev. Michele Isch(260) 368-7233Services: 9 a.m.Sunday school: 10:15

a.m.

Holy Trinity Catholic7321 E. Indiana 67,

BryantRev. David Hoying,

C.PP.S.Services: 7:30 a.m. and

9:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m. Satur-dayConfessions are heard

on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.and 8:30 p.m. or byrequest.

Hopewell of LifeMinistriesCounty road 200 South,

2 miles east of Indiana 1Rev. Ruth Funk(260) 251-8581Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30

a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Immaculate Conception Catholic506 E. Walnut St., Port-

landRobert Moran(260) 726-7341Services: 8 a.m., 10

a.m.; 5:30 p.m. SaturdayBible study: 11:10 a.m.

SundayCCD: 7 p.m. Wednesday

Integris Community601 N. Charles St., Port-

landGreg Haisley(765) 283-6315integrisgreg@gmail.co

m. Services: 6 p.m. Satur-

day; 6 p.m. Tuesdaywww.integrischurch.co

m

Kingsley Full Gospel4030 S. 700 East,

DunkirkStuart PhillipsServices: 9:30 a.m. and 6

p.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday

Latter Day Saints Indiana 167, 2 miles

north of DunkirkMike Baker(765) 760-2432Services: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 11:15

a.m.Youth: 6:30 p.m.

WednesdaySee page 7

Two area churcheswill host vacationBible school duringthe first full week ofJune.Bryant Wesleyan

Church and PraiseChapel will each haveclasses June 6 through10. VBS at Bryant Wes-

leyan will run from 6to 8:30 p.m. daily. It isfor children ages 3through 12.The Praise Chapel

VBS, themed “Cave-Quest,” is for pre-Kthrough sixth gradestudents and will befrom 6 to 9 p.m. dailywith a family night at9 p.m. June 10. Thechurch is located at4527 E. 1000 North,Union City.

Free mealBread of Life Com-

munity Family Mealwill be served from5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mon-day at Asbury United

Methodist Church, 204E. Arch St., Portland.Everyone is wel-

come to share a mealand conversation. Themeal this week will beprepared and servedby First PresbyterianChurch.

Movie setEvangelical

Methodist Church, 930W. Main St., Portland,will host a communitymovie night June 3.The movie “Where

was God? Stories ofHope After the Storm”will be shown at 7 p.m.For more information,call Pastor SteveArnold at (260) 251-0970.

VBS is set attwo churches

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Continued from page 6Little SalamoniaChristian Church 1098 E. 300 South, Port-

landAdam RidenourServices: 11 a.m.

Mary Help of Christians403 Sharpsburg Road,

Fort RecoveryRev. Ned Brown (419) 375-4153Services: 5 p.m. Satur-

day, 9:30 a.m. Sunday

Mount TaborUnited Methodist216 W. Pleasant St.,

DunkirkRandy Davis(765) 768-7273Services: 9 a.m.Sunday school: 10:15 a.m.

Mount ZionUnited MethodistCounty roads 600 East

and 200 NorthRev. Darrell Borders(260) 726-4786Services: 9 a.m.Sunday school: 10 a.m.

New BeginningsHoliness Church of Blaine4017 W. 200 SouthRandy Smith(260) 251-2406Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m.Youth group: 6:30 p.m.

WednesdayYouth pastor: Garrett

Smithwww.nbholiness.comThere is a nursery and

children’s church.Handicapped accessible.

New CovenantFellowship1238 W. 450 SouthTerry Bye(260) 726-6247Services: 10:30 a.m., 11:30

a.m.Sunday school: 10 a.m.Prayer service: 6:30 p.m.

WednesdayThe church radio broad-

cast may be heard onWPGW at 2 p.m. each Sun-day.A nursery is provided.

New Life Ministries415 S. Helen St., PortlandDr. Kay Fairchild(260) 755-6354Services: 6 p.m. Sunday;

7 p.m. Thursdaydrkayfairchild.com

New Mt. PleasantUnited Methodist5905 S. Como RoadBruce Stong(260) 726-2462Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Noble CongregationalChristian1964 N. 800 EastJim NicholsServices: 10:30 a.m. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Oak GroveUnited Methodist829 S. Indiana 1Rick Koop(765) 716-1941Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Pennville FriendsMaple Street and Indi-

ana 1, PennvilleDee HartmanServices: 10:30 a.m.

PennvilleUnited Methodist190 W. Main St., Pen-

nvilleGary Phillips(260) 731-3801Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Food pantry hours are

Wednesday from 9:30 to 11a.m.

Pleasant Hill9945 N. 800 East, Union

City (Jay-Randolph countyline)Bruce Bryan(765) 964-3664Services: 9 a.m., 6 p.m.Sunday school: 10:30

a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Wednesdayhttp://www.mypleas-

anthillchurch.org

Portland First Churchof Nazarene920 S. Shank St., Port-

landStephen Hundley(260) 726-8040Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m., and 6:30 p.m. Wednes-day

Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.www.portlandnaz.comA nursery is provided.Handicapped accessible.

Portland Friends226 E. Main St., PortlandByron Dealey, Herb

Hummel (765) 541-9556(260) 729-7393Services: 10:15 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Bible study: 6 p.m.

Thursdayfriendscare4others.netA nursery is provided.Handicapped accessible.

Praise ChapelChurch of God4527 E. 1000 North (Jay,

Randolph County line)Pastor Gerald Roesly (765) 584-7045Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Prayer meeting: 6 p.m.

Wednesday

Redeemer LutheranMalin and Elm streets,

BryantPastor Robert Abner(260) 997-6787Services: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Handicapped accessible.

Redkey FaithBuilders Ministry422 N. Union St., RedkeyKen Fuller(765) 524-5378Services: 4 to 6 p.m.Ladies Bible study: 5:30

p.m. Monday

Redkey Faith Ministries9811 W. Indiana 67, south-

west of RedkeyRev. Craig and Robin

Cotherman(765) 369-2920Services: 10 a.m. Children’s church and

youth will meet after offer-ing prayer on Sunday. Wednesday service: 6:30

p.m. www.RedkeyFaith.org A nursery is provided.

Redkey First ChristianUnion and Malin streets,

RedkeyJeff Hammers(765) 468-6172Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Thursday

Redkey UnitedMethodist122 W. Main St., RedkeyRandy Davis(765) 369-2085Services: 10:30 a.m.Bible study: 6 p.m.

WednesdayOffice hours: 7 to 11 a.m.

Monday through FridayThe Redkey Community

Food Pantry at the churchis open each Wednesdayfrom 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.Martha’s Pantry is openthe second Wednesday ofeach month from 9:30 to10:30 a.m.

Redkey Church ofthe Nazarene 801 W. High St.Robert Farris(765) 369-2676Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Service: 6:30 p.m.

WednesdayTransportation is avail-

able.Handicapped accessible.

River of Life722 W. Main St., Port-

landPaula Hunnicut(260) 273-3144Services: 11 a.m., 6 p.m.Bible study: 6 p.m.

Thursday

The ROCK1605 N. Meridian St.,

PortlandJeff Horsman(260) 726-7474jeff@therockjc.orgServices: 10 a.m. Youth pastor: Brian

HenryYouth: Wednesday at 7

p.m. at the officebrian@therockjc.orgROCKids ministry

director: Heather Kellerheather@therockjc.orgActivities are provided

for children nurserythrough fifth grade.

Salamonia UnitedChurch of Christ3900 S. 600 EastBruce Phillips(260) 335-2017Services: 9 a.m.Sunday school: 10 a.m.

Second Chance atLife Ministries109 S. Commerce St.,

PortlandDave Keen and Mike

Eads(260) 335-2152Bible study and brunch:

10:30 a.m.

SouthsideChurch of Christ 1209 S. Shank St., Port-

landFlint Redwine(260) 726-7777Services: 10:20 a.m., 6:30

p.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Wednesday

St. James LutheranCounty road 600 East,

south of county road 400SouthRobin OwenServices: 10:30 a.m.pastorrobino@gmail.com

St. Joseph Catholic1689 St. Joe Road, Fort

RecoveryRev. Ned BrownServices: 8 a.m. Sunday(alternates with St.

Peter)

St. Mary’s Catholic346 S. Broad St., DunkirkRev. Dave NewtonServices: 10:30 a.m. Sun-

day, 5:30 p.m. Thursday

St. Paul Catholic517 Meiring Road, Fort

Recovery

Rev. Ned BrownServices: 11 a.m. Sunday

St. Peter Catholic1477 Philothea Road, Fort

RecoveryRev. Ned BrownServices: 8 a.m. Sunday(alternates with St.

Joseph)

Sugar GroveNazareneCounty roads 400 North

and 550 WestRev. Dan Sickels(260) 731-4733Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

WednesdayHandicapped accessible.

Sugar GroveUnited MethodistCounty roads 600 South

and 1150 West, DunkirkEdward ArmantroutServices: 9 a.m.Sunday school: 10 a.m.Handicapped accessible.

Temple Baptist Indiana 167, between

Dunkirk and AlbanyCollins Glenn(765) 768-7708Services: 11 a.m. and 6

p.m., 7 p.m. WednesdaySunday school: 10 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran301 N. Wayne St., Fort

RecoveryRobin Owen(419) 375-4498Services: 9 a.m. (contem-

porary service, fourth Sun-day)Adult Sunday school:

10:15 a.m.Youth Christian Educa-

tion: 6:30 p.m. Wednesdaypastorrobino@gmail.comHandicapped accessible.

Trinity UnitedMethodist323 S. Meridian St., Port-

landJason Rice(260) 726-8391Services: 9 a.m.Sunday school: 10:20 a.m.Youth: 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

Sundaysecretary@portlandtrini-

ty.comportlandtrinity.comThe food pantry is open

from 6 to 8 p.m. the secondand fourth Wednesday ofeach month. A nursery is available.Handicapped accessible.

Union Chapel6238 N. 375 West, BryantRev. Michael Morgan(352) 425-5914Services: 10:20 a.m., 6

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Youth: 5 p.m. SundaySon Shine Club, Teen

Bible study: 7 p.m. Wed. There is a nursery and

children’s church on Sun-day.Handicapped accessible.

Union Chapel Churchof the NazareneCounty road 900 North,

Jay-Wells Co. Line Road

Pastor: Fred StevensServices: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Vineyard ChristianFellowship101 S. Meridian St., Port-

land (John Jay Center)Kevin Culy(260) 251-2843Services: 10 a.m.

Walnut CornerCounty roads 200 North

and 500 WestSteve Rogers(765) 728-5227Services: 10:30 a.m., 6

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30

a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Wesleyan Tabernacle122 E. Race St., PortlandPhill Jellison(260) 726-723710 a.m. Bible study

WestchesterUnited Methodist4487 E. 400 NorthDarrell Borders(260) 726-6311Services: 10:35 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.There is a staffed nurs-

ery.Handicapped accessible.

West WalnutChurch of Christ204 W. Walnut St., Port-

landGil Alicea(260) 726-4691Services: 10 a.m. Sunday school: 9:15 a.m.Youth minister: Gene

Hummel CHAOS (youth): 6:30

p.m. SundayWednesday Ladies Bible

study (Call the church for

dates and times of above) Student Bible study: 7:30

p.m. Wed.www.westwalnutchur-

chofchrist.orgPre-school and a nurs-

ery are available.

White Chapel ChurchCounty roads 725 East

and 500 North, AlbanyTodd CastorServices: 10:30 a.m. Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Word of LifeWorship Center1395 Ellis Road, Union

City, OhioRev. George Hughes(937) 968-5544Services: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.The service can be

heard on Joy FM (88.9)broadcast at 10 a.m.

Zion EvangelicalLutheran Church218 E. High St., PortlandMark Strietelmeier(260) 726-8832Services: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Handicapped accessible.

By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressISE, Japan — A Shinto shrine

that Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe is taking his Groupof Seven counterparts to visittoday is no ordinary shrine.The emperor of Japan was the

head priest of Ise Shrine until1945 while Shinto was the statereligion and the emperor wassaid to be a living god. The shrineis still headed by a member of theimperial family.Here are five things to know

about the shrine, a center ofJapan’s wartime emperor wor-ship that still attracts politicaland business leaders today:

Holiest placeIse Jingu, or shrine, is actually

a cluster of 125 shrines aroundthe two most important sanctuar-ies, the Inner and Outer Shrines.A climb over an arched bridgeand a walk through a forest oftowering cypress trees leads tothe Inner Shrine, or Naiku, con-sidered the holiest spot in Japan.It enshrines the sun goddessAmaterasu, who sits at the top of“yaoyorozu,” or 8 million gods ofall things in Shinto.

Imperial connectionsThe Japanese imperial family

was once believed to be the direct

descendants of the sun goddess.Rituals at Ise Shrine are intend-ed for the imperial family, and itscurrent head priest is EmperorAkihito’s elder sister, AtsukoIkeda, 88. One of the most impor-tant festivals is the Kanname fes-tival marking the year’s first riceharvest in the autumn.

Nationalist pastShinto, a religion perhaps as

old as the nation itself, is a richblend of folklore, reverence forall things natural and the Japan-ese nation. During the first halfof the 20th century, a militaristgovernment turned the indige-nous belief into a state-sanc-tioned religion, rallying the pop-ulation behind modernizationand militarization.State Shinto glorified the

emperor, under whose nameJapan invaded wide swaths ofAsia before and during WorldWar II. After Japan’s defeat,then-Emperor Hirohito publiclyrenounced the idea that he was aliving god, and state Shinto wasbanned.The G-7 leaders will be the first

sitting heads of their industrial-ized countries to visit the shrine.It will be symbolically importantfor Abe, who has sought torestore traditional Japanese val-ues by “breaking free from the

postwar regime” created underthe U.S. occupation after the war.Abe’s ruling party wants torevise the U.S.-drafted constitu-tion to give the emperor a moreprominent position.

Pilgrimage and offeringsAffectionately called “O-Ise-

san,” the shrine has for cen-turies been a popular pilgrimageand tourist destination. The1,500-year-old Outer Shrine,where visitors are supposed topay respects first, is wheresacred offerings of local produceare made: rice, fruits and vegeta-bles, as well as prized abaloneand sea bream. The acceptanceof these offerings is an honor forthe region’s producers.

RebuildingIse Shrine is rebuilt every 20

years, a process of moving adeity to a new shrine. It wasmost recently rebuilt in 2013, the62nd time since the first rebuild-ing in 690. The 55 billion yen($500 million) cost, which includ-ed the wood of 10,000 cypresstrees for new buildings, was cov-ered by the shrine and privatedonations, including from busi-ness leaders and members of theroyal family. The rebuildinginvolves 30 rituals spanning atleast eight years.

Leaders to visit shrine

TOBA, Japan (AP) —There is the soaring rheto-ric. And then there's themessy reality.When U.S. President

Barack Obama and Japan-ese Prime Minister ShinzoAbe make a historic visitto Hiroshima on Friday —the first time a sitting U.S.president has visited thesite of the first atomicbomb attack — theirwords advocating nucleardisarmament will clashwith real-world securitynecessities.Far from backing up the

vision of a world withoutnuclear bombs thatObama laid out in a 2009speech that helped securea Nobel Peace Prize, hisnear-finished presidencyhas seen a multibillion-dollar modernization ofthe U.S. nuclear force.Japan's long postwar

commitment to disarma-ment, meanwhile, is onlypossible because of itsreliance on the so-calledAmerican "nuclearumbrella" that protects itfrom antagonistic NorthKorea and China. Tokyo,should it choose, couldprobably easily convert itsadvanced civilian nuclearprogram into a weaponsprogram, and some con-servatives in Abe's rulingparty have argued that the

country's pacifist constitu-tion technically allowsnuclear weapons.In advance of flying to

Hiroshima, Obama saidThursday that the drop-ping of the atomic bombwas an inflection point inmodern history and some-thing everybody must dealwith."I do think that part of

the reason I'm going isbecause I want to onceagain underscore the veryreal risks that are outthere, and the sense ofurgency that we all shouldhave," Obama toldreporters in Shima,Japan, after meeting withleaders of major advancedeconomies. "It's not only areminder of the terribletoll of World War II andthe death of innocentsacross continents, but it'salso to remind ourselvesthat the job's not done."Despite his own mixed

record on nukes, Obamalikely sees his Hiroshimavisit as a worthwhileexpenditure of politicalcapital in order to shoreup a global nonprolifera-tion effort that seems attimes to be crumbling.Before the most recent

of a series of nuclearsecurity summits meantto reduce and protectnuclear material, Obama

wrote in March that elimi-nating all nuclearweapons may not happenin his lifetime. "But wehave begun. As the onlynation ever to use nuclearweapons, the UnitedStates has a moral obliga-tion to continue to lead theway in eliminating them.Still, no one nation canrealize this vision alone. Itmust be the work of theworld."Obama's vision of a

world without nuclearweapons was challenged

almost immediately.His April 2009 speech in

Prague happened withinhours of North Korea'slaunch of a long-rangerocket that outsiders,including the UnitedNations, called a cover fora test of banned missiletechnology. Pyongyang isstill barreling ahead in itspush for nuclear-armedmissiles that could reachthe U.S. mainland.Obama secured a deal

meant to limit Iran'snuclear program, if it can

be implemented amid mis-trust on both sides. ButPakistan and India arestill locked in a nuclearstandoff. The UnitedStates and Russia, whichhave most of the world'snuclear weapons, often seetheir geopolitical jockey-ing for position interferewith disarmament efforts.And there are growingworries about the securityof nuclear fuel sitesaround the world.Obama's trip to Hiroshi-

ma also comes amid anxi-

ety that North Korea'sgrowing nuclear and mis-sile capabilities could leadto the top U.S. allies inAsia, Japan and SouthKorea, starting their ownnuclear weapons pro-grams.It is highly unlikely

either country will gonuclear. It could causehuge political and eco-nomic damage — crip-pling sanctions, globalcondemnation — and jeop-ardize their alliances withthe United States.

Page 8 Nation/World The Commercial ReviewThursday, May 26, 2016

Email report a Clinton headacheSALINAS, Calif. (AP) —

Hillary Clinton is tellingvoters not to trust DonaldTrump. But a new govern-ment report about herusage of a private emailserver as secretary ofstate is complicating thatmessage.The sharp rebuke from

the State Department'sinspector general, whichfound Clinton did not seeklegal approval for herhomebrew email server,guarantees that the issuewill remain alive and wellfor the likely Democraticpresidential nominee for asecond summer.The new report comes at

a particularly challengingtime for the Clinton cam-paign, as she faces a two-front war against pre-sumptive GOP nomineeDonald Trump and pri-mary rival BernieSanders.Already, Clinton faces

questions about her trust-worthiness, with monthsof polling showing votersgive her low marks forintegrity.It's a narrative that

Trump has been eager toencourage. In the earlyweeks of his general elec-tion campaign he's dubbedClinton "Crooked Hillary"— a moniker intended tounderscore questionsabout integrity.And he's focused on the

scandals of her husband's

administration, insinuat-ing that questions stillremain about those con-troversies."She had a little bad

news today, as you know.Some reports came down,weren't so good," Trumptold thousands of support-ers packed into the Ana-heim Convention Center."Not so good. The inspec-tor general's report - notgood."Sanders made no men-

tion of the inspector gen-eral report during a rallyin Cathedral City, nearPalm Springs, choosinginstead to point to pollsthat show him faring bet-ter against Trump thanClinton in hypotheticalmatchups."The inspector general's

report speaks for itself. Wehave no additional com-ment," said campaignspokesman Michael Brig-gs.Though he's declined to

turn the email inquiriesinto a pivotal issue duringthe primaries, Sandershas spent months ques-tioning Clinton's recordon economics, foreign pol-icy and even social issuesincluding same-sex mar-riage.While she's a mere 78

delegates from capturingher party's nomination,Clinton been unable toedge her primary rival outof the race — or win over

his most passionate back-ers.Protesters backing

Sanders greeted Clinton ata rally in Salinas, Calif.,on Wednesday with signsreading "Hillary 4 Jail."Former President BillClinton, campaigning sep-arately in New Mexico,ended up in a 30-minutedebate with a 24-year-oldBernie Sanders supporter,

who asked a questionabout the president'srecord on welfare.Clinton avoided ques-

tions about the report ather campaign events onWednesday, ignoringreporters who tried topress her on the issue.Her campaign cast the

report as little more than arehash of existing infor-mation about her email

set-up, saying the findingshowed that problemswith record retentiondated back years at thedepartment.They eagerly highlight-

ed that other officialsfailed to follow depart-ment policy by using a per-sonal account to conductgovernment business —specifically RepublicanColin Powell, who used a

personal email account,but left them in a govern-ment server at the end ofhis tenure."As this report makes

clear, Hillary Clinton's useof personal email was notunique, and she took stepsthat went much furtherthan others to appropri-ately preserve and releaseher records," spokesmanBrian Fallon said in astatement.But the new informa-

tion released by the StateDepartment does call intoquestion some claimsmade by Clinton herself,most notably her argu-ment that she appropriate-ly preserved her corre-spondence and that shewas happy to "talk to any-body, anytime" about thematter.Clinton and her aides

declined to be interviewedfor the investigation bythe State Department.She's said she made a mis-take by setting up serverin her New York home andthat she never sent orreceived anything markedclassified at the time.Republicans seized

upon those inconsisten-cies on Wednesday."This report under-

scores what we alreadyknow about Hillary Clin-ton: she simply cannot betrusted," said HouseMajority Leader PaulRyan, in a statement.

Associated Press/John Locher

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supportersat a rally at a United Food and Commercial Workers International Union hall,Wednesday in Buena Park, Calif.

Associated Press/Shuji Kajiyama

With the Atomic Bomb Dome as a backdrop, passers-by move past riot police near HiroshimaPeace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, southwestern Japan, today. U.S. President Barack Obama is tovisit Hiroshima on Friday after the Group of Seven summit in central Japan, becoming the first servingAmerican president to do so.

Rhetoric vs.real world at Hiroshima

Tornado rips across Kansas overnightCHAPMAN, Kan. (AP) — A

large tornado that the NationalWeather Service said was on theground for about 90 minutesdamaged or destroyed about 20homes in a rural area of north-ern Kansas and came within amile of hitting a small town.There were no immediate

reports of injuries or fatalitiesfrom the tornado Wednesdaynight.Paul Froelich, Dickinson

County fire district one chief,said Thursday that the tornadoswept across a 23-mile stretch ofrural Dickinson County, damag-ing about 20 homes, and that sixof those homes are consideredtotal losses.He said crews have completed

secondary searches of the dam-aged properties and residentsare so far accounted for. Morethan 120 first-responders andsome search dogs were on thescene overnight helping withsearches, Froehlich said.The tornado hit in a sparsely

populated, rural area and

missed Chapman, a small townof about 1,400 residents on theeastern edge of the tornado'spath, he said."It's amazing how this tornado

missed those centers of popula-

tion," Froelich said. "And wehad outstanding early warningon this. ... People knew well inadvance of this storm. Consideralso, this is Kansas. This is Tor-nado Alley."

Crews would begin dealingwith debris management anddisposal Thursday morning,including clearing severaldowned trees from rural road-ways.The Red Cross set up an emer-

gency shelter for displaced fam-ilies.The tornado formed just after

7 p.m. near the Ottawa Countycommunity of Niles and stayedon the ground continuouslyuntil around 8:35 p.m. when itdissipated, National WeatherService meteorologist ChadOmitt said. Estimates are that itwas a quarter- to a half-milewide at times, he said.The Storm Prediction Center

says on its website that torna-does can last from seconds tomore than an hour, but thatmost tornadoes are on theground for less than 10 minutes.Brian Warren, a meteorolo-

gist tech with the NationalWeather Service in Goodland,Kansas, said Thursday that thearea likely experienced a type of

large storm capable of produc-ing slow-moving tornadoesknown as a mesoscale convec-tive system.The weather service urged

people to take cover as the tor-nado approached Chapman,which was devastated by a dead-ly tornado eight years ago.Omitt said "the heart" of the tor-nado at one point was just abouta mile south of the small town,about 75 miles west of Topeka.The twister that hit Chapman

June 11, 2008, tore a path ofdestruction six blocks wide.Officials said one woman died,100 homes were destroyed orheavily damaged, and 80 percentof the town was damaged.The rough weather continued

early Thursday in western Iowa,where winds gusting to 87 mphknocked over more than a dozenrail cars and toppled trees. Noinjuries were reported.On Tuesday, tornadoes in

western Kansas injured at leasttwo people, and one persondrowned in Oklahoma.

Associated Press/Orlin Wagner

Lightning from a severe storm fills the sky behind agrain elevator in Belvue, Kan., Wednesday night. The stormproduced tornadoes near Chapman, Kan.

Continued from page 12“You walk in (the

dugout), sometimes it’shard to tell if we’re up orbehind. They’re kind ofeven keel and I like that.”And it resulted in the

Patriots — a team thatstarts five underclassmenin the field — winning asectional game for the firsttime since 2011.Following Geesaman’s

RBI triple to deep centerfield in the bottom of thefirst inning, Myers lofted a1-2 pitch from Tipton’s Pay-ton Hitchings into left field. The Blue Devils’ Arik

Reecer drifted to the leftfield corner, and as Myersrounded first base the ballfell just beyond the fencefor his first career round-tripper. “I was thinking it was a

routine play, honestly,” saidMyers, a sophomore centerfielder. “Somehow it justcarried.”He later had an RBI sin-

gle in the sixth, and fin-ished with three RBIs.“Ethan had a day,” Selvey

said. “I’m happy for him.That was huge.”Later in the inning, sen-

ior Andy Kohler blasted an

RBI double to right centerand after one frame JayCounty was on top, 4-0.Two unearned runs in

the second and three runsin the third erased thedeficit and gave Tipton (8-16) a 5-4 lead. In the third,Hitchings and Lukas Swanhit back-to-back doubles,and Matt Gutierrez hit abloop single to put the BlueDevils on top.But as quickly as Tipton

grabbed the lead, Jay Coun-ty got it back.Consecutive walks from

Geesaman and Myers, aswell as a perfect bunt downthe third baseline from sen-ior Chandler Jacks loadedthe bases for the Patriots.Sophomore Max Moser hitan RBI single and anotherrun scored on an error,Kohler followed with a sac-rifice fly and freshmanRyan Schlechty drew awalk with bases loaded.Two batters later,Geesaman took a pitch offhis back for an RBI hit bypitch. In a matter ofmoments Jay County led 9-5.“They have confidence,”

Selvey said. “I think theyare getting more and more

confident about somethings.”Junior Jake Myers start-

ed for the Patriots, andlabored to 134 pitches. Hehad trouble finding thestrike zone, as he walkedsix batters, two each in thefirst two innings. Heallowed six runs — twoearned — on seven hits andalso struck out eight.“Pretty good, I thought,

except for the walks,”Myers said of his outing. “Ineed to cut down on those.”He had gotten the Patri-

ots out of a bases-loadedjam in the first inning, andafter allowing the sac fly inthe fourth he settled down,eventually retiring threestraight batters on strike-outs.“As the game went on I

thought I was starting topick it up,” he said. “It tookme about four innings tofinally get loose.”His thoughts on when his

defense gave up the earlylead in the third inning?“I just had to do my thing

and pitch,” he said. “I trust-ed my offense to get theruns. They did and I justwent out there and did myjob.”

Relief pitcher GavenHare did his job too. AfterMyers allowed a walk tolead off the sixth inning,the sophomore came in forthe six-out save. He gave uptwo walks, one hit andstruck out four.As the tournament

resumes Friday — Deltaand Hamilton Heights meetin the second semifinalgame at 7:30 p.m. — Selveysaid the Patriots have toclean up errors.“We just can’t make silly

mistakes,” he said. Onthree occasions Wednesday,the Patriots’ outfield letballs get by, and there weretwo infield throwing errors.

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Box scoreJay County Patriotsvs. Tipton Blue Devils

Class 3A Sectional 24opening roundat Yorktown

Tipton (8-16)ab r h bi

Stahl ss 2 0 2 0Dolezal rf 5 0 1 0Edwards cf 3 1 1 1Hitchings p 2 0 1 1Swan 3b 3 1 1 1Jackson 2b 3 0 0 0London ph 1 1 0 0

Gutierrez dh 4 0 1 0Long c 0 0 0 0

KFinch 1b 3 2 0 0HFinch rf 2 0 1 0

Reecer lf 3 1 0 0Totals 31 6 8 3

Jay County (13-12)ab r h bi

RSchlechty ss 2 0 0 1WGeesaman 2b 4 1 0 0JGeesaman c 2 3 2 2Frasher cr 0 0 0 0

EMyers cf 3 2 2 3Jacks lf 4 1 1 0Moser 3b 3 2 1 1Kohler 1b 2 0 1 2MSchlechty rf 2 1 0 0Vaughn dh 1 0 0 0JMyers p 0 0 0 0Heniser ph 1 0 1 0

Totals 24 10 8 9

Tipton 023 100 0 — 6Jay County 305 001 X — 10

LOB — Tipton 12, Jay County 5. 2B— Tipton 2 (Hitchings, Swan). JayCounty 2 (Kohler, Heniser). 3B —Jay County 1 (JGeesaman). HR —Jay County 1 (EMyers). SB — Tipton1 (Stahl). Jay County 1(JGeesaman).

IP H R ER BB SOTiptonHitchings, L 2.1 5 9 8 5 0Dolezal 3.2 3 1 1 0 1

Jay CountyJMyers, W 5+ 7 6 2 6 8Hare, S 2 1 0 0 2 4

Continued from page 12Koch missed the finals in

the long jump with a dis-tance of 18 feet, 10.25 inch-es.Junior Tyler Acheson

competes in the shot put onFriday.

SA reaches titleCHURUBUSCO — The

South Adams softball teamdefeated the Woodlan War-riors 3-0 on Wednesday inthe semifinal round of theClass 2A Sectional 36 tour-nament at Churubusco.The Starfires, who are 21-

6 for the most wins in pro-gram history, will meetcounty rival Adams Cen-tral at 5 p.m. Friday in thesectional championshipgame. South Adams beat the

Jets 6-5 May 12 in Monroe.Kayla LeFever led South

Adams with three hits andan RBI, and Abby Myers

had a double and drove in arun. Keirstyn Grimm andMadison Morgan each hadsingles, and Morgan Alber-son hit a triple.Katelin Augsburger

struck out 13 Warriors inseven innings. She gave upthree hits and walked two.

Pioneer perfectPioneer Packaging

remained undefeated Tues-day, defeating Pak-A-Sak 16-9 in Portland JuniorLeague’s Rookie baseballdivision.Maddox Huffman led Pio-

neer with two triples, a pairof doubles and a single.Dominick Bright chippedin with two doubles, twosingles and a triple, andJayden Comer contributeda triple, double and a single. Eli Stockton paced Pak-

A-Sak with three doubles,and Braden O’Brien addeda triple and two singles.

Continued from page 12Watch enough games and

these players, these scenar-ios, become noticeable.It can be demoralizing,

break up chemistry and bedetrimental to morale. Ineach of these instances, thesubjects all have one thingin common — they puttheir individual successesand goals before those ofthe team.What tend to be not as

noticeable, however, arethose selfless acts. It’s the basketball player

who works on passing, therunning back who spendsextra time after practice tobecome a better blocker orthe baseball player whotakes 50 extra pitches dur-ing batting practice to laydown bunt after bunt to beperfect at the craft.Consider the actions this

season of Jay County HighSchool senior Emma Laux.She is a sprinter. She’s

run the 100- and 200-meterdash events, as well as beenpart of a 4x100 relay teamthat was a two-time section-al champion. She also was apart of the 4x400 relay thathad been known to be suc-cessful too. At the beginning of this

season, JCHS girls coachBrian McEvoy approachedLaux asking for a favor. During the previous year,

the Patriots had theirstreak of five consecutivesectional championshipssnapped. To once againbecome the best team in thearea, McEvoy needed Lauxto give up her favoriteevent, the 4x100 relay, andinstead run the 400 dash.McEvoy felt it gave thesquad a better chance towin the Allen County Ath-letic Conference champi-onship as well as a section-al title.Laux wasn’t sure what to

do. On the one hand, sheran the 4x100 in every meet,and this year she had thechance to run it with two ofher childhood friends,Emily Muhlenkamp andTaylor Homan, and her sis-ter Lucy.“On the other hand, I

thought, ‘My team needsme to run the 400,’” saidLaux, who will continueher track career next sea-son for Butler University.

“I’ve been making progressin the 4x400, so maybe Icould push myself out ofmy comfort zone and runthis event.”So she did. How did the

Patriots fare with her in anew event?They won the program’s

first ACAC championship(and second-ever confer-ence title). Jay County was-n’t able to nab the sectionalcrown again, but Laux didher job in the 400 dash. Shefinished second and quali-fied for the regional.And during Tuesday’s

regional meet at Ben Davisin Indianapolis, Lauxplaced fifth in 59.43 sec-onds, a mere two tenths of asecond off the schoolrecord set by 2008 graduateAmanda Johnson.Laux put the team first.

She gave up her favoriteevent for something newfor the sake of helping herteammates.“She jumped right into

it,” McEvoy said. “She did agreat job with it. To havethe (regional) performancethat she had it was the bestthat it could be.”She didn’t get to run with

two of her best friends. Intheir final season together,she wasn’t able to run thesame event with her sister.But she knew that’s what

the team needed. So shedidn’t hesitate to put herown goals aside.“Looking back on that

decision to drop the 4x100and run the open 400, Imade the right decision,”she said. “I would make thesame decision again in aheartbeat.“The 400 is my new

favorite event. I wish Icould have run it all fouryears of high school.”Laux could have easily

told McEvoy “no” at thestart of the season andinstead ran with herfriends and sister. Perhapsdoing so meant more to heras an individual than thePatriots as a whole.But she didn’t say no. She

didn’t run with her friendsand sister. Her individualsuccess was not moreimportant than her team’s.In a time when selfish-

ness can tear a team apart,selfless acts like Laux’s canbring one together.

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Jay County High School junior Jacob Geesaman slides into secondfor a stolen base as Tipton’s Colton Jackson awaits the throw during the sixthinning of the Class 3A sectional semifinal game Wednesday at Yorktown.

Local scheduleTTooddaayy

Jay County — Boys golf vs. AdamsCentral – 4:30 p.m.; Boys track regionalat North Central – 6 p.m.

Fort Recovery — Baseball regionalsemifinal vs. Defiance Ayersville atPatrick Henry – 5 p.m.

South Adams — Boys track regionalat Indiana Wesleyan – 5 p.m.; Baseballsectional opener vs. Churubusco atAdams Central – 5:30 p.m.

FFrriiddaayyJay County — Baseball sectional

semifinal vs. Guerin Catholic at York-town – 5:30 p.m.

Fort Recovery — Baseball regionalfinal vs. TBA at Patrick Henry – 5 p.m.

South Adams — Softball sectionalchampionship vs. Adams Central atChurubusco – 5 p.m.; Baseball section-al semifinal vs. TBA at Adams Central –5:30 p.m.

MMoonnddaayyJay County — Baseball sectional

championship vs. TBA at Yorktown – 6p.m.

South Adams — Baseball sectionalchampionship vs. TBA at Adams Central– noon

TV scheduleTTooddaayy

9 p.m. — NBA Playoffs: WesternConference Final – Oklahoma City Thun-der at Golden State Warriors, game 5(TNT)

FFrriiddaayy8:30 p.m. — NBA Playoffs: Eastern

Conference Final – Cleveland Cavaliersat Toronto Raptors, game 6 (ESPN)

On tap

TROY, Ohio — TwoTribe freshmen are onestep closer to the statefinals.Robby LeFevre and Cas-

sidy Martin both qualifiedfor the finals during thepreliminaries of the Divi-sion III Regional Champi-onships on Wednesday.LeFevre, qualified for

the finals of both the 100-and 200-meter dash races.He is seeded second in the100 dash with a time of

11.55 seconds. Darryn Jor-dan of Cincinnati CountryDay is the top seed with atime of 11.4 seconds.He then broke his own

school record in the 200dash, running to a time of

22.98 second for the thirdseed. Caleb Stevens ofRiverside is the top seed in22.67 seconds.Martin, who won the dis-

trict championship in the400 dash on Saturday, isseeded fourth for the finalswith her time of 59.14 sec-onds. Russia’s LaurenHeaton is the No. 1 seed in57.44 seconds.The Tribe boys 4x200

relay team of TannerKoch, Caleb Martin, WesWenning and LeFevre isseeded sixth in 1 minute.33.23 seconds. MurcellMarian is the top seed in1:31.70.The top eight in each

event advance to the finalson Friday. Then the topfour places advance to thestate meet.Cassidy Martin, Lauren

Gehle, Emily May andKiah Wendel teamed in the4x100 relay to finish 11th in53.21 seconds.LeFevre teamed with

Brandon “Speedy” Schoen,Caleb Martin and Wenningto finish 12th in the 4x100relay in 45.55 seconds.

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SportsThursday, May 26, 2016

SAHS softball sectionalfinal is at 5 p.m. Friday,see On tap

Warriors host Thunderin decisive game 5

at 9 p.m. tonight on TNT

By CHRIS SCHANZThe Commercial ReviewLet’s face it, we’re selfish.In some way or another,

all of us are.No one is perhaps more

selfish than an athlete.Whether it be refusing to

pass to an open teammate,or taking the last shot nomatter how many defend-ers are at the guard, basket-ball players can be selfish.Or it’s the running back

who thinks he’s a star anddoesn’t get his numbercalled. He gets angry, takesthe next play off, choosingnot to block a blitzing line-backer that leads to hisquarterback gettinginjured.Then there’s the soccer

player who, like the basket-ball player, won’t pass theball or tries to dribblethrough defenders, leadingto turnovers and perhapsscoring opportunities forthe opponent.On the baseball diamond

it’s the batter who misses ahit-and-run sign and histeammate gets thrown outtrying to steal. Or the pitch-er who refuses to let thecoach take him out despitea slew of walked batters orhits late in the game. Or thebatter who disregards abunt sign to swing away.

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Seniorselflessin finalseason

Localroundup

Two make regional final

By CHRIS SCHANZThe Commercial ReviewYORKTOWN — A group

of youngsters has donesomething the Patriotshaven’t accomplished inquite some time.Win a postseason game.Ethan Myers hit his first

career home run, JacobGeesaman had two extra-base hits and the Patriotsbounced back from a slewof defensive miscuesWednesday as the JayCounty High School base-ball team defeated the Tip-ton Blue Devils 10-6 in theopening-round game of theClass 3A Sectional 24 tour-nament at Yorktown.But if there was one

word to describe the play ofthe Patriots as theyreturned to Class 3A for thefirst time since 2008, it isresiliency.“They’ve been that way

all year,” said JCHS coachLea Selvey, whose teamadvances to the semifinal at5:30 p.m. Friday againstGuerin Catholic. The Gold-en Eagles defeated the hostYorktown Tigers 13-7.“They’ve always battled. Alot of times we’ve battledback. We’ve won some closegames we’ve lost some closegames.

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Jay tops Tipton to reach semifinal

Jay County High Schoolsophomore Ethan Myersdives to make a catchon a fly ball in centerfield against the TiptonBlue Devils during anopening-round game ofthe Class 3A Sectional24 tournamentWednesday at Yorktown.Myers had two hits,including his first careerhome run, and drove inthree runs as thePatriots won 10-6 toadvance to the sectionalsemifinal on Friday.

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