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Portland’s weather stationmeasured a high temperatureof 81 degrees Tuesday. Theovernight low was 60.Showers and thunder-

storms are expected tonightwith a low of 71. More rain isin the forecast for Thursdaywith a projected high of 83.For an extended forecast,

see page 2.

Blackford County SchoolBoard on Tuesday approvedthe hiring of Craig Campbellas principal of Southside Ele-mentary School, a kindger-garten through third gradefacility. Campbell, a Jay Coun-ty resident, has served as prin-cipal of General Shanks Ele-mentary School since 2010.

TThhuurrssddaayy —— Photos fromKids’ Day at Pennville Legion-Lions Fair.

SSaattuurrddaayy —— Our summerseries takes a look at the Bal-bec underground railroad site.

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By RAY COONEYThe Commercial ReviewFORT RECOVERY — The new

leadership team is in place.Less than two weeks after

selecting Marcus Overman tobecome its new high school prin-cipal, Fort Recov-ery School Boardvoted Tuesday tohire St. Henrygraduate andteacher TonyStahl to fill itsmiddle schoolprincipal posi-tion.The board also

set preschool tuition and elemen-tary school fees for 2016-17 andgot an update on third gradereading state test scores.Stahl, a 2012 graduate of

Wright State University, wasselected for the middle school jobafter finishing as the runner-upto Overman for the high schoolposition.“Although we went in a differ-

ent direction with that, rightaway he was somebody that,with his energy, his charisma,the way he communicated, hispresentation to our interviewcommittee as far as how he wasgoing to promote and improvethe school academically, was out-standing,” said superintendentJustin Firks, who is completing

his first year at the helm. “Hisideas were right on target withour vision and where we’regoing in our district. … We’reexcited to have him.”Stahl replaces Matt Triplett,

who resigned in May to becomethe athletics director at Parkway.He was given a two-year contractthat begins Aug. 1 and wasapproved for up to 10 days at arate of $275 per day through July31 to allow him time to get accli-mated to the job before his con-tract begins.He started his teaching career

at Manual High School in Indi-anapolis before coming home toteach history and social studiesat St. Henry. He has also been anassistant football and girls bas-ketball coach for the Redskins.Stahl noted that his emphasis

is on a collaborative learningenvironment with administra-tors, teachers, students and par-ents.“Fort Recovery is a great com-

munity,” he said. “You can clear-ly see how committed and dedi-cated people in the communityare, people on the staff are. It’sobviously a district that is invest-ing in itself. … Whether it’s facil-ities or personnel, they’re defi-nitely always pushing that enve-lope further. It’s really exciting tobe a part of that kind of energy.”

See FFRR page 5

FR boardhires Stahl

By ROSE SKELLYThe Commercial ReviewAfter experiencing the

kindness of their neigh-bors, a Portland coupledecided to give back to theJay County communitywith entertainment. Tony and Monica Minch

are the co-owners of RoadRubber Comedy, a newbusiness that brings stand-up comedians to Jay Coun-ty. Both lifelong residents

of Jay County, Tony andMonica said they alwaysappreciated where theylived, but didn’t realize theimpact it had until theyexperienced hardship. Within the span of two

years, Tony’s father diedand the couple had a childwho was born prematurelystaying at Ball MemorialHospital. Tony and Monicaboth traveled back andforth to Muncie every dayfor a month. “I did it twice a day, and

(Tony) did it once a day

when he got off work,”Monica said. Several times they

returned home to find hun-dreds of dollars worth ofrestaurant gift certificatessitting on their doorstep,or that someone had comeby and cleaned their entirehouse for them. Tony saidthe kindness they receivedinspired them to stay inJay County. “As we’ve grown in the

community it’s given us alot of opportunities and we

really just want to giveback,” Tony said. “Port-land is a great town, JayCounty is a great county,but there needs to be moreentertainment, and this iskind of our way of givingback.” So far, they’ve hosted one

show and are planning twoupcoming events, but Tonysaid getting into the busi-ness was kind of an acci-dent.“The initial show that

we did was just planned to

be one show, and we did itin a month and a half,”Tony said. “But there wassuch a large reception anda demand to do more, wekind of decided to turn itinto a full-time business.”Donnie Baker, a charac-

ter played by comedian RonSexton, was Road RubberComedy’s first performer.Tony said they sold 450tickets for the show, whichwas on April 23 at JayCounty Event Center, andwould have sold more ifnot for a scheduling issue. “Due to the logistics and

the date that the comedianwas available, we actuallyhad it on prom night,”Tony said. “We’ve had wellover 200 people eitheremail us or tell us face-to-face they missed becauseof that, but they will defi-nitely be at the next one.” The next two events will

feature Hal Sparks in Sep-tember and Tom Green inOctober.

See CCoommeeddyy page 6

By KEN KUSMERAssociated PressINDIANAPOLIS — FBI

agents arrested an 18-year-oldfrom suburban Indianapolis ashe tried to board a bus to NewYork and join the Islamic Stateterror group overseas, federalauthorities said Tuesday.Akram Musleh of Browns-

burg was arrested without inci-dent, FBI spokeswoman SpecialAgent Wendy Osborne said.Musleh was in the custody of

federal marshals at an undis-closed location, spokesmanTim Horty of the U.S. Attor-ney’s office said.Musleh made an initial

appearance Tuesday in U.S.

District Court to hear a chargeof providing material supportto the Islamic State read tohim, Horty said. He faces amaximum sentence of 20 yearsin prison, a lifetime of super-vised release and a $250,000fine if convicted, prosecutorssaid.

See TTrriieedd page 2

By ANNE GEARANThe Washington Post COLUMBUS, Ohio — Repub-

lican Donald Trump has swin-dled investors while stiffingand stepping on employees,contractors and othersthroughout a business careerthat should disqualify him aspresident, Democratic rivalHillary Clinton charged Tues-day.Exactly the thing that Trump

claims is his main qualification— his business background —is proof of values and practicesthat should trouble voters, Clin-ton said. Her speech blendedcriticism of Trump’s statedpositions on the economy withwarnings that the mogul is a

big talker who has always beenout for only himself.“This is his one move,” Clin-

ton said. “He makes over-the-top promises that if peoplestick with him, trust him, listento him, put their faith in him,he’ll deliver for them. He’llmake them wildly successful.And then everything falls apartand people get hurt.”The presumptive Democratic

nominee cast the mogul as self-ish, callous and glib about howhe made money. She used theexamples of now-defunctTrump University and AtlanticCity, N.J., where Trump builtseveral casinos that are nowshuttered.

See SSllaammss page 5

Clinton slamsTrump’s plans

Appreciative laughterCouple started comedy business as a way to give back

Upcoming showsRoad Rubber Comedy has two shows planned for the fall.

The schedule is as follows:

HHaall SSppaarrkkss –– 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17TToomm GGrreeeenn –– Oct. 23

Both shows will be at Jay County Event Center, 555 S. BridgeSt., Portland.

Stahl

Indiana man tried to join IS

Photo provided

Comedian Ron Sexton performs ascharacter Donnie Baker on April 23 at Jay CountyEvent Center during Road Rubber Comedy’s firstshow. The company, which seeks to bring stand-upcomedians to Jay County, has shows planned forSept. 17 (Hal Sparks) and Oct. 23 (Tom Green). Formore information, visit www.roadrubbercomedy.com.

The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz

Fairgrounds funJoshua Hardy, 11, draws back his bow and lines up a target during a game

of archery tag as part of the Jay County Law Enforcement Youth Camp on Tuesdayafternoon at Jay County Fairgrounds. The three-day camp concludes today.

Elizabeth PlummerElizabeth Faye Plummer, 98, a

former Portland resident, diedTuesday at Parker Healthcareand Rehabilitation in Parker City.Funeral arrangements are

pending at Baird-Freeman Funer-al Home in Portland. Condo-lences may be expressed atwww.bairdfreeman.com.

Joyce NortonMarch 8, 1954-June 20, 2016Joyce Jean Norton, 62, Geneva,

died Monday at Adams MemorialHospital in Decatur. Born in LaFollett, Tennessee,

to Clarence Elmer and EvelynAgnes (Richardson) Archer, shewas preceded in death by her hus-band Mark Norton.

She had worked as a truck driv-er.Surviving are four daughters,

Laura Bergman (husband: Ran-dall), Geneva,Tina Fisher (hus-band: Matt),Dunkirk, andTammy Watkinsand Juliane MarieWatkins, both ofSpringfield, Ten-nessee; threebrothers, LutherArcher, Lewis-burg, Ohio, JamesArcher (wife: Connie), Portland,and Marvin Archer (wife: Vera),Pennville; 10 grandchildren; andfour great-grandchildren.Visitation is 1 p.m. Friday at

Thomas Memorial Chapel in

Lynn, followed by 2 p.m. servic-es. Burial will be in QuakerLynn Cemetery.Condolences may be

expressed at http://www.wilson-shookfuneralhomes.com.

Maria DroeschApril 14, 1999-June 20, 2016Maria A. Droesch, 17, Kirklin

and St. Henry, Ohio, died Mon-day in an automobile accident inClinton County.Born in Coldwater, Ohio, she

was the daughter of KevinDroesch and Jill (Boeckman)Biddle.She would have been a senior

at Clinton Central High inMichigantown in the fall whereshe was in FCCLA and choir,

and worked as a server at WesleyManor in Frankfort. Memberships included

Kirklin Hoosier 4-H Club, JuniorLeaders of the Clinton County 4-H program, St.Mary’s CatholicChurch in Frank-fort and St. HenryCatholic Church. Surviving are

her parents,Kevin Droesch(wife: Michelle),St. Henry, and JillBiddle (husband:George), Kirklin; a brother,Tyler Droesch, Kirklin; two step-brothers, Jordan and TrevorSteinbrunner, St. Henry; grand-parents, John and Linda Boeck-man, Fort Recovery, Cyril and

Mary Ann Droesch, St. Henry;stepgrandparents, George andBeverly Biddle, Kirklin, andCharles and Lois Selhorst, Cold-water; and great-grandparents,Eileen Boeckman, Fort Recov-ery, and Ruth Mueller, MariaStein, Ohio. A Mass of Christian burial

will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. HenryCatholic Church with the Rev.Tom Hemm officiating. Burialwill be in St. Henry Cemetery.Visitation is 2 to 8 p.m. Thurs-

day and 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.Friday at Brockman-BoeckmanFuneral Home in Fort Recovery.Memorials may be sent to

Kirklin Hoosier 4-H Club.Condolences may be

expressed at brockmanboeck-manfh.com.

Deer accidentA Florida man hit a deer

with the van he was driv-ing today in BearcreekTownship.Thomas R. Bradley, 49,

254 Timbruce Lane, North-west, Port Charlotte, Flori-da, told Jay County Sher-iff ’s Office he was travel-ing west on Indiana 18

near county road 250 Westwhen a deer ran onto theroad. He could not avoidstriking the deer with the2002 Chevrolet Venture hewas driving.The Venture is regis-

tered to Marcella M.McFadden, 1256 JacksonRoad, Clearwater, Florida.Damage in the 1:15 a.m.

crash is estimated between$1,000 and $2,500.

Raccoon crashA Pennville woman’s car

collided with a raccoonTuesday in Penn Town-ship.Fay E. Moles, 58, 10543 W.

550 North, told Jay CountySheriff ’s Office, she was

traveling east on countyroad 300 North near coun-ty road 750 West when araccoon ran onto the roadin her way of travel. Shesaid she could not avoidhitting the animal withher 2008 Chevrolet HHR.Damage in the 10:30 p.m.

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

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Trupointe Fort RecoveryCorn..........................3.97July corn..................4.01Beans ......................11.08July crop ................11.08Wheat ......................4.63Sept. crop ................4.67

Cooper Farms Fort RecoveryCorn........................3.932July corn..................3.93Oct. corn ..................3.94Wheat ......................4.30

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Jay CountyHospitalPortlandAdmissionsThere were four

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Today6:30 p.m. — Dunkirk

Park Board, DunkirkCity Park garage.

Thursday3:30 p.m. — Portland

Board of Aviation, Port-land Municipal Airport,661 W. 100 North, Port-land.

Monday9 a.m. — Jay County

Commissioners, com-missioners’ room, JayCounty Courthouse, 120N. Court St., Portland.11:30 a.m. — Jay

County DevelopmentCorporation annualmeeting, conferencerooms A and B, JayCounty Hospital, 500 W.

Votaw St., Portland.3 p.m. — Jay County

Solid Waste Manage-ment District, districtoffice, 5948 W. Indiana67, Portland.6 p.m. — Fort Recov-

ery Village Council, vil-lage hall, 201 S. MainSt.7 p.m. — Dunkirk

City Council, city build-ing, 131 S. Main St.

July 59 a.m. — Jay County

Commissioners, com-missioners’ room, JayCounty Courthouse, 120N. Court St., Portland.5:30 p.m. — Portland

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Obituaries

Capsule Reports

Droesch

By RICK CALLAHANAssociated PressINDIANAPOLIS — Indi-

ana “blew it” by notenforcing a gun banagainst a man who wasarmed when he wasarrested in Californiawhile traveling to agay pride event, a stateDemocratic lawmakersaid Tuesday while advo-cating for stricter gun con-trols.James Wesley Howell,

20, was ordered in April toforfeit all firearms underthe terms of his yearlongprobation on a misde-meanor intimidation con-viction, for allegedlypulling a gun and makingthreats against a neighborin southern Indiana.It’s unclear whether

Howell obtained the threeassault rifles found on himin Los Angeles on June 12after the judge’s order orwhether he had thembefore it was issued, stateRep. Ed DeLaney of Indi-anapolis said during anews conference outsideof the Statehouse.“Every step of the way

we blew it,” said DeLaney,who is up for re-election inNovember and said he’llpropose legislation for theGOP-dominated General

Assembly to consider nextsession. “... I can’t getdown into saying what anindividual judge or proba-tion officer did wrong. Butthe system failed top tobottom.”Clark County chief pro-

bation officer James Hay-den declined to commenton DeLaney’s comments,but previously told TheAssociated Press that pro-bation officials had ratedHowell a low-level offend-er regarding the recentmisdemeanor. A probationofficer met with Howell inMay but that officer hadyet to schedule an in-homevisit by the time Howellmade it to California, hesaid.Probation officers typi-

cally track more than 100offenders and their chal-lenges could increase asrecent changes in statesentencing laws are direct-ing more people to proba-tion and community cor-rections programs ratherthan jail or prison, Hay-den said.Republican House

Speaker Brian Bosmacould not be reached forcomment, and severalRepublican members ofthe Indiana Senate wereeither out of town or also

could not be reached forcomment.Howell, who is from Jef-

fersonville, Indiana, facesweapons and ammunitioncharges stemming from hisarrest in Santa Monica,California, hours after thedeadly attack at a gay night-club in Orlando, Florida.Police found in Howell’s cara loaded assault rifle withmagazines rigged to allow60 shots to be fired in quicksuccession and 15 poundsof chemicals mixed andready to explode. He alsohad two other loaded rifles,ammunition, a stun gun, abuck knife and a securitybadge.Howell faces a child

molestation charge in Indi-ana, allegations a localprosecutor said apparentlyspurred his cross-countryjourney to Los Angeles.

Tried ...Continued from page 1Musleh has a detention

hearing scheduled forMonday.FBI agents apprehended

Musleh at a Greyhoundbus terminal in Indianapo-lis while he tried to board abus to New York, where hewas to fly to Morocco andon to territory controlledby the Islamic State, prose-cutors said. A criminalcomplaint alleges Muslehintended to provide mate-rial support to the terrorgroup also known as ISILby joining it.On May 2, Musleh read

an article about more than8,000 potential terroristtargets in Indiana and thendays later searched onlinefor information about pres-sure cookers, which thecourt documents saidcould possibly be used tomake an explosive device,FBI Special Agent MicheleDenise Holley said in a 30-page criminal complaint.He also searched for infor-mation on dynamite, flashpowder and other explo-sive materials, it said.Tuesday’s bid was not

Musleh’s first attempt totravel to the Middle East.He made five differentreservations last year totravel to Iraq or to Turkey,allegedly as an attempt toreach territory controlledby Islamic State fighters,the complaint said.According to the com-

plaint, Musleh’s travelplans last year includedtrying to fly from Chica-go’s O’Hare InternationalAirport to Iraq and book-ing three separate one-waytickets from Chicago toTurkey. Last June, customsofficials stopped him inChicago and said he couldnot take a flight to Turkeybecause his travel docu-ments were not in order.Law enforcement made

contact with Musleh andBrownsburg High Schoolofficials in 2013. The FBIidentified him as someonewho posted several videosfeaturing an al-Qaedaleader online, the com-plaint noted.

Lawmaker calls out state

Norton

DEAR ABBY: I met “Edward”at work six years ago. We wereinstantly attracted to eachother and soon began an affair.We are both married to others. I never thought I could stray

outside my marriage, eventhough my marriage has beenvery lonely. I love Edward morethan I ever thought possible,but even though he has strongfeelings for me, he says he willnever file for divorce from hiswife. We are still involved, but I am

heartbroken that he doesn’twant me enough to leave her.He has never said that he loveshis wife, just that he doesn’tbelieve in divorce. I have neverfelt such a strong connectionwith anyone, ever! My head tells me to forget

him, but my heart won’t allowit. I am so sad and depressedthat I can’t function some days.How can I move past this manand regain my self-worth? —NEED TO MOVE FORWARDDDEEAARR NNEEEEDD TTOO MMOOVVEE FFOORR--

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sseellff--wwoorrtthh,, bbeeccaauussee aass iitt ssttaannddss,,yyoouu ccaannnnoott hhaavvee bbootthh.. DEAR ABBY: Our daughter

came home for spring breakfrom college with troublingnews. She has been sexuallyharassed by a very large andaggressive lesbian in her dormthis year. When the girl firstcame on to her, my daughtertold her NO. Later, on two sepa-rate occasions, the girl pushedher to the floor and groped herin the lobby of the dorm. My daughter was afraid to

fight the girl because she’ssmall. She was also afraid toreport it — I guess she thoughtit was an isolated incident. Recently she found out that

the girl has done the samething to several other girls.They all went to the Title IXpeople on campus to file a com-plaint, but were told they won’tget any answers until late sum-mer, which is after school isout. Is this kind of harassment

common in our schools?Should she take it to the cam-

pus police or city police? Ourdaughter really likes her col-lege, but she shouldn’t have toput up with this. — TROU-BLING NEWS DDEEAARR TTRROOUUBBLLIINNGG NNEEWWSS:: II

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iinnffoorrmmiinngg tthhee ppoolliiccee,, II’’mm aaddvviiss--iinngg yyoouu ttoo ddiissccuussss tthhiiss wwiitthh aallaawwyyeerr bbeeccaauussee aa sscchhooooll tthhaattwwoouulldd iiggnnoorree wwhhaatt hhaappppeenneeddmmaayy bbee lliiaabbllee..DEAR ABBY: My father, a

widower, is in his late 80s. He’sin great shape, still drives, goeson vacations and volunteerstwice a week. He is brilliant,and enjoys cars, gambling andeating. I promised I’d call him on a

weekly basis, but I don’t knowwhat to talk to my father about.He’s a man of few words, so ourconversations are somewhatlimited after I ask about hisinterests. I’d be very apprecia-tive if you or your readers cansuggest some topics I haven’tthought of. — STUMPEDDAUGHTERDDEEAARR SSTTUUMMPPEEDD DDAAUUGGHH--

TTEERR:: HHooww aabboouutt ttaallkkiinngg ttoo yyoouurrffaatthheerr aabboouutt ssoommee ooff yyoouurr oowwnniinntteerreessttss —— wwhhaatt yyoouu hhaavvee bbeeeennddooiinngg,, mmoovviieess oorr ppllaayyss yyoouuhhaavvee sseeeenn,, rreessttaauurraannttss yyoouuhhaavvee ttrriieedd tthhaatt hhee mmiigghhtt eennjjooyy,,wwhhaatt’’ss ggooiinngg oonn wwiitthh ootthheerr rreell--aattiivveess,, aanndd ccuurrrreenntt eevveennttss.. IIffnneecceessssaarryy,, mmaakkee aa sshhoorrtt lliisstt ooffttooppiiccss ffrroomm yyoouurr llooccaall nneewwssppaa--ppeerr aanndd kkeeeepp iitt wwiitthh yyoouu wwhheennyyoouu ccaallll hhiimm.. AAnndd rreemmeemmbbeerr,,ccoonnvveerrssaattiioonnss ddoonn’’tt hhaavvee ttoo bbeelloonngg oonneess —— jjuusstt iinntteerreessttiinngg..

———Dear Abby is written by Abi-

gail Van Buren, also known asJeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother, PaulinePhillips.

Notices will appear inCommunity Calendar asspace is available. To sub-mit an item, email VirginiaCline at v.cline@thecr.com.

TodayALCOHOLICS ANONY-

MOUS — Will meet from6:30 to 7:30 p.m. eachWednesday upstairs atTrue Value Hardware,North Meridian Street,Portland. For more infor-mation, call (260) 729-2532.

AL-ANON FAMILYGROUP — New Begin-nings, a support group forfriends and families ofalcoholics, the group willmeet at 6:30 p.m. eachWednesday in the ZionLutheran Church, 218 E.High St., Portland. Formore information, call(260) 726-8229.

ThursdayNOBLE BUSY BEES —

Will meet at 9 a.m. Thurs-

day at Richards Restau-rant. Mary Strosnider ishostess and Linda Valen-tine will have devotions.Lesson is filling out pro-gram books. THE EN AVANT CLUB

— Will meet at 1 p.m.Thursday at PennvilleI.D.C. Restaurant. Hostessis Marilyn Bourne.CELEBRATE 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, 228 S.Meridian St. in Portland.For more information, callBrenda Eads at (260) 726-9625 or Dave Keen at (260)335-2152.

SaturdayFARMERS MARKET —

Will be held from 8 a.m.until noon each Saturdayat the Jay County CourtHouse.

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DearAbby

Affair has stolen woman’s self-worth

BY TED KOOSERU.S. Poet LaureateSomeone told about a

blind man who stood at abusy intersection, wavingtoward all the passingcars.When asked why he did

that, he said that theremight be someone in oneof those cars whom heknew and he didn't want tomiss the opportunity. Peter

Everwine, a Californiapoet, here gives us anothersuch waver, from his bookListening Long and Late.

Happy girlinspires hope

AmericanLife in Poetry

The Girl on the Bullard Overpass The girl on the Bullard overpasslooks happy to be there, getting soakedin a light rain but waving her handsto the four o'clock freeway trafficin which I'm anything but happy.

You might think she's too dumbto come in out of the rain, but rainor shine, it doesn't seem to matter.She's there most every afternoon,as if she does this for a living.

Some living, I'd say. Doesn't she everget bored, or wish someone would stopand say, "Where to?" and her life would change?That's how I'd be, hating the noise,the stink of exhaust, the press of people.

I can't imagine what her life is;mine is confused and often fretful.But there's something brave about standing alonein the rain, waving wild semaphoresof gladness to impatient passersby

too tired or preoccupied to care.Seeing her at her familiar stationI suddenly grin like a fool, wave back,and forgive the driver to my right,who is sullen and staring as I pass.

I find her in my rear-view mirror,then head for a needed drink and supper.I don't know where she goes, but I hope

Photo provided

55 yearsBryant High School class of 1961 recently attended its 55th reunion. Pictured in front

from left are Nancy (Huey) Stults, Mary Lou (Lindsey) Frye, Dinah (Vorhees) Strohl. Middle rowfrom left are Chancey Sipe, Wanda (Brotherton) Arnold, Judy (Reinhart) Alig, Karen (Warren) Prattand Jim Stolz. Back row from left are Norman Arnold, Eugene Hartnagle and Brayton Snow.

We do not accept unso-licited submissions.American Life in Poetryis made possible by ThePoetry Foundation(http://www.poetryfoun-

dation.org), publisher ofPoetry magazine. It isalso supported by theDepartment of English atthe University of Nebras-ka-Lincoln.

By VIRGINIA CLINEThe Commercial ReviewJoshua Rogers recently

graduated from the Illi-nois College of Optome-try in Chicago, with aDoctor of Optometrydegree.He is the son of Jeff

Rogers (a 1977 graduate ofJay CountyHighSchool) andPhoebeRogers ofHebron,Ohio, andthe grand-son ofClyde

“Bus” and Ruth Rogers ofPennville. Joshua was presented

the doctorial hood by hiswife and I.C.O. alumnus, Dr.Lea Rogers. The couple willreside in the Cleveland,Ohio, area where Joshuawill work in private prac-tice.

LifeStream seminars LifeStream Services will

present an Active SeniorSeminar from 1 to 2 p.m. onJune 30 at Farmland Com-munity Center, 100 N. MainSt. Presentations will be

given by Julie Hale,LifeStream wellness man-ager, and Lana Remaly,Randolph County Optionscounselor, and will focus onhealth, technology, safetyand more. Reservations can be

made by calling (765) 468-7631. Also LifeStream Cafes

are held at 11:30 a.m. each

Monday at the communitycenter. Meals are providedfor those 60 years and older,and their spouses, with asuggested donation. Thoseunder the age of 60 canenjoy a meal for a small fee.Reservations for mealsshould be made at least onebusiness day in advance bycalling (765) 759-1121.

Radio field dayIn celebration of World

Wide Amateur Radio FieldDay, the Jay County Ama-teur Radio Club will be atMilton Miller Park, by thenorth water tower, on Sat-urday and Sunday. Rogers

Native’s son earns degreeTakingNote

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JEANNE LUTZAdvertising Manager

By JACK RONALDThe Commercial ReviewOK. A guy has just lifted my

coattails up and started toattach a battery pack to my belt.What the heck is going on?Welcome to the often-unreal

world of television.Back when WIPB-TV, the Pub-

lic Broadcasting station out ofMuncie, had first pitched theidea of a show about Portland, Iwas one of the first to buy in tothe concept.The idea — community

engagement honcho MichelleKinsey explained — was to havea town tell its own stories.Instead of having a reporter

and crew roll in to, say, Dunkirkand go looking for stories. Thecrew would ask the town to stepup and tell its own stories.From a journalistic stand-

point, I was intrigued from theget-go. I know how easy it is fora reporter to have blind spotsand biases they’re not evenaware of. Objectivity is the goal,but anyone who tells you it is

easy is wrong. It is hard. Some-times it’s borderline impossible.So this all-skate, everyone can

participate, anyone can tell astory approach caught myattention.And I bought in.For family reasons, I figured I

had a responsibility to tell thestory of Elwood Haynes and hisconnection to the Gas Boom andPortland and his first car.And I quickly caught on that

it made sense to tell the story ofthe daily newspaper.How often do we get to tell

those stories? Not often.But not everyone got the con-

cept.If you have enough time, I

could provide you with a longlist of stories that could havebeen told: Jay County’s TwilaTharp, one of the premiere cho-reographers of the 20th century,who was born in Portland andspent part of her childhood inrural Dunkirk; Jack Imel, a fix-ture on the Lawrence WelkShow for decades; harness rac-ing legend Jerry Landess; inter-net investment guru MaryMeeker; and on and on and on.But I had two stories to tell

and figured it was someoneelse’s responsibility to tell theothers.There were also stories that

didn’t fit into a “Portland”pigeonhole.For something like 40 years

now, we’ve been doing our bestto behave like a countywidecommunity. But countywidestories didn’t fit the “NowEntering Portland” model.As a result, a whole bunch of

good stories about Jay CountyHigh School didn’t get told. TheMarching Patriots alone were

good for several minutes, butwithout a storyteller and with-out a clean fit to the format, thattale went untold.So, here’s how it worked from

a storyteller perspective.I’d agreed to talk about a cou-

ple of subjects and was told toround up visual images to helptell the story — videos, old pho-tos, digital photos, and more.Those were delivered on a

couple of flash drives, and thenI showed up on a Saturdaymorning in February to beinterviewed.The interview was painless,

mostly because it was going tobe edited. Say something stu-pid? They can cut that out.And that was pretty much it

from a storyteller standpoint.Meanwhile, over a period ofweeks and months the WIPBstaff tried to make somethingout of all this stuff they hadbeen given. It was not an easychore.Proof of that is the fact that

the premiere of the program

was originally set for Marchand actually happened in June.In fact, director Sam Clemmonscontacted me just days beforethe broadcast in search of someimages to illustrate a story.Finally, a couple weeks ago,

the finished product was broad-cast.And as part of that broadcast,

I had to make the transitionfrom safely babbling in front ofa camera to trying to be coher-ent on live TV.That is not an easy transition,

let me tell you.I did my best not to babble,

but I did feel my heart-rateincrease and did experience —as Al Rent had warned me — asuddenly dry mouth. The bestverdict: I survived.And the WIPB people were

thrilled with the community’sresponse and involvement.The questions now are: Who

is next? And how will theymeasure up?The bar has been set pretty

high.

Portland program set a high barBack in theSaddle

The Washington PostThe Coca-Cola Co. used

to claim things go betterwith Coke. On Thursday,the Philadelphia CityCouncil decided that’sparticularly true oftaxes. The city’s new 1.5-cents-per-ounce sur-charge on sodas andother sweetened drinks isa sensible step towarddiscouraging sugar con-sumption, if only a firststep.With the passage of its

soda tax, Philadelphiawill start charging citi-zens extra for buyingwaistline-widening bev-erages. Philadelphia’spolicy may have wonenactment because,unlike many failed pro-posals across the country,it channels revenue intoa specific and popularcause: universalprekindergarten. Berke-ley, California, which hasa similar soda surcharge,also earmarks the money,in its case to communitygardens and health pro-grams.Opponents of Philadel-

phia’s soda tax arguedthe price tag would hurtthe poor more than therich, because the poordrink more soda. But inMexico, which adopted asoda tax in 2014, lower-income citizens haveavoided the extra cost bycutting down on sodaconsumption at an evenhigher rate than the restof the country, as theNew York Times’ MargotSanger-Katz has noted. InPhiladelphia, city-fundedpreschool will help coun-teract the regressivenessof the tax by giving thepoorest children in thecity services many ofthem don’t benefit fromtoday.There are other con-

cerns: As with tobaccotaxes that go towardsocial programs, there’ssomething a bit perversein funding an importantproject such as preschoolwith revenue that, if thepolicy works, willdecrease over time. But,for the most part, sintaxes on tobacco have hadthe desired effect. Andtying revenue to a popu-lar project is often theonly way to gain politicalacceptance of proposalsmany see as unwelcome

coddling from a nannystate.Philadelphia’s soda tax

— or any tax levied onlyon sweetened drinks, forthat matter — also doesn’tsolve substitution prob-lems. When soda becomespricier, consumers mightjust opt for other sugarytreats. Taxing sugar as aningredient would be moreeffective. So wouldstatewide surcharges or,better yet, a national tax.That way, Philadelphianscouldn’t hop in the carand drive across the riverto pick up a tax-free Cokein Camden, New Jersey.It’s as important as ever

that Americans reducesugary products in theirdiets. Even one soda perday increases the risk oftype-2 diabetes. One outof every 11 Americans isdiabetic already, andmore than 1 in 3 adultscould develop the diseasewithin the next five years.The latest numbers onobesity in America aren’tencouraging either: 35percent of men and morethan 40 percent of womenare obese, and it’s still onthe rise.Philadelphia’s policy

opens the door to changesneeded across the coun-try.

Tax could be a sweet deal

By ALBERT HUNTBloomberg ViewAmericans are still grieving the

tragic murder of 49 people in a gaynight club in Orlando, Florida. Thederanged assassin was a Muslim.The attack has sparked concern

about a culture of terror sweepingthe nation, prompting demands foractions against MuslimsA year ago, Dylann Roof, a neo-

Nazi, slaughtered nine black congre-gants, including the pastor and a statesenator, at a church in Charleston,South Carolina. He’s referred to as alone wolf white supremacist.The calls for banning Muslims,

greater surveillance of mosques andeven creating a new House Commit-tee for UnAmerican Activities focus-ing on jihadists give rise to two ques-tions: Do Muslim Americans presenta grave threat and could much morebe done to prevent such attacks? Theanswer to both is no.The shootings in San Bernardino,

California, last year, and in Orlandoon June 12 were horrific, saysRichard Clarke, the counterterrorismczar under Presidents Bill Clintonand George W. Bush. But such events“are rare,” Clarke says. “In the entireObama administration, there havebeen six incidents involving eightpeople.”Before Orlando, more Americans

had been killed since Sept. 11 bywhite-nationalist terrorists in theU.S. than by Muslims. Robert McKenzie, an expert on U.S.

relations with the Islamic world atthe Brookings Institution, says theU.S. has resettled about 800,000

refugees over the past 15 years; fivehave been arrested on terrorismcharges.Critics assert that Muslims don’t

assimilate. That’s not true in mostplaces. Surveys by the Institute forSocial Policy and Understanding andthe Pew Research Center suggest thatthe attitudes of U.S. Muslims aboutcountry and community are similarto those of adherents of other reli-gions. They watch sports on televi-sion and play video games at the samerate as other Americans. McKenzie complains that the news

media rarely captures the civilengagement of Muslims. When thewater supply in Flint, Michigan, wasfound to be toxic, the state’s Muslimsworked with members of other reli-gions to aid distressed citizens whilestate and local officials failed.“They were very helpful,” says Lee

Anne Walters, a Flint woman whoblew the whistle on the contamina-tion. “It was great seeing everyonecome together.” There are controversies. A handful

of communities with large Muslimpopulations have sought to adoptSharia law, a fundamentalist doc-trine that would offend most Ameri-cans, including many Muslims.

There are a small number of radicalimams and vulnerable young menand women who are susceptible topropaganda from the Islamic State.The barbaric group had demonstrat-ed a sophisticated grasp of socialmedia, putting out more than 90,000messages daily in multiple lan-guages, including Hebrew (thoughthat’s not intended to attract Jewishconverts but to convey a (false)impression of omnipotence).Clarke says the U.S. needs to insti-

tute a “much more thorough pro-gram” to counter that propaganda.He also says that preventing suspect-ed terrorists from having easy accessto lethal weapons should be a no-brainer. But he warns that there areno panaceas: “When a guy oneminute suggests he may be sympa-thetic to ISIS and the next minutedecides to kill people, catching thatminute is really, really hard.”Longer term, Islamic radicalism

needs to be addressed at the source,the Middle East. No one, other than afew vote-seeking politicians, arguesthat can be done easily or quickly.There will be more terror strikes inthe U.S. and elsewhere.So it’s worth remembering that the

vast majority of U.S. Muslims go toschool, work hard, pay their taxes,participate in their communities andserve in the military. That’s why theyresent being told they are on the frontlines in the fight against radical ter-rorists, McKenzie says: “They don’tknow who those people are.”

••••••••••Hunt is a Bloomberg columnist.

Follow him on Twitter @AlHuntDC.

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... in Mexico ...lower-income

citizenshave avoidedthe extra costby cutting

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AppealingLONDON — Cam-

paigners on both sidesof the crucial vote overwhether Britainshould remain in theEuropean Union criss-crossed the countrytoday, their last day towin support from theundecided.Prime Minister

David Cameron out-lined his vision for afuture with Britainretaining its place inthe 28-nation bloc, bris-tling at the notion thatthe country would beheaded in the wrongdirection if it stayed in.He flatly rejected thecharge that the institu-tion is moribund.The most notable fig-

ure in the “leave” cam-paign, former LondonMayor Boris Johnson,kicked off a whirlwindtour of England as hepushed for a Britishexit — or Brexit. Tour-ing the BillingsgateFish Market, Johnsonmugged for the cam-eras with fish in hand— a not-so-subtlereminder that this isan island nation — andone very proud of itsindependence and self-assurance.

ProjectingCHICAGO — Power-

ful storms could bringhurricane-force winds,tornadoes and base-ball-sized hail to partsof the Midwest today,including the Chicagoarea.The Storm Predic-

tion Center in Nor-man, Oklahoma, saysareas around Chicagocould see “explosive”storm developmentthis afternoon. Fore-caster Matt Mosiersaid tornadoes will bepossible for about twohours in a triangleroughly from Daven-port, Iowa, to Chicagoto Milwaukee.

AttackedBEIRUT — Syrian

activists say airstrikeson the Islamic State’sde facto capital, Raqqa,have killed at least 18civilians. The victimsinclude two children,aged 10 and 15 years.The activists are

blaming Russian andSyrian air force fortoday’s airstrikes. TheU.S.-led coalition hasalso been bombing theIS bastion in Syria.

Girl killedBENNINGTON, Ind.

— Authorities say an11-year-old girl hasdied after lightningtoppled a tree onto acabin at a southeasternIndiana camp.The Switzerland

County Sheriff ’s Officesays the girl, threeadult camp counsellorsand other camperswere inside the cabinabout 2 a.m. Tuesdaywhen the tree fell onthe building. It saysshe was pronounceddead at the scene, atCamp Livingston inBennington, about 40miles southwest ofCincinnati, Ohio.

—Associated Press

In review

Continued from page 1Elementary school principal

Tracy Hein-Evers also updatedthe board, saying interviews forthe open band director positionare scheduled for Thursday.Former band director SamPiehl resigned this month toaccept a position in Wadsworth,Ohio.Board members Jose Faller,

Ginny Fortkamp, AaronGuggenbiller, Mike Grube andMitch Ervin also set elementaryand middle school student fees,which went up across the boardbetween $5 and $15. They rangefrom $63.50 for kindergarten to$73.60 for third grade.Tuition for preschool went up

by $2 for in-district two-day,three-day and four-day to $95,$120 and $145 respectively. The

other tuition fees wereunchanged.Hein-Evers reported that 100

percent of Fort Recovery thirdgraders passed either the Ameri-can Institute of Research or alter-native Terra Nova test thisspring. The school had an 89-per-cent passage rate on the tests inthe fall.

Thirty-two percent of FortRecovery students were rated asadvanced, which is 12 percentagepoints higher than the state aver-age.In other business, the board:•Learned from Firks that con-

struction on Williams Streetfrom Butler Street to Barren-brugge Athletic Park is sched-uled for spring 2017. It willinclude widening of the road andadding sidewalks.

•Approved the following: par-ticipation in federal title andgrant programs and the free andreduced lunch program; a con-tract with Northwest Ohio AreaComputer Services Cooperative;the renewal of liability, fleet andproperty insurance with South-western Ohio EPC Insurance; therenewal of liability insurance forgroups such as booster clubs at acost of $70 each; handbooks forthe 2016-17 school year; participa-tion in the Tri-Star Career Com-pact; and a tax abatement forFort Recovery Industries.•OK’d Rick Kremer as its rep-

resentative on the Tri-Star Advi-sory Council.•Accepted donations totaling

more than $4,400, including$2,500 to the athletics departmentfrom Fort Recovery Lumber.

•Returned advances of $10,000from the Title I disadvantagedchildren fund and $7,000 fromthe improving teacher qualityfund back to the general fund.•Set the superintendent’s bond

with Fort Recovery InsuranceAgency at $50,000.•Approved supplemental con-

tracts for Patricia Lefeld (dramaadviser, scholastic bowl),Matthew Kerns (Future Busi-ness Leaders Association), AmyKaiser (Future Teachers ofAmerica, guidance), RobynArmstrong (math science club,LPDC core committee), JaniceOsterloh (National Honor Socie-ty), Melinda Luthman (newspa-per), Julie Billenstein (SADD),Maura Gavit (high school showchoir), Julie Schlater (SpanishClub), Kathy Schwieterman

(sports medicine club, freshmanclass), Chelsea Rogers (studentcouncil), Victoria Horstman(yearbook, sophomore class),Kim Grube (junior class), BrentNiekamp (senior class), JosephHawk (agri-business FFA), KurtRammel (athletics director),Michael Gower (vocational agri-culture FFA) and Jocelyn Meyer(fifth grade book club). Alsoapproved substitute bus driversJohn Bihn, Nicholas Brockman,Jerry Byram, ChristopherDuHamel, Charles Etzler, LisaFullenkamp, Michael Gower,Phillip Harris II, Joseph Hawk,Sandra Kaiser, Nancy Reinhard,Barbara Sautbine, MichaelThien, Ryan Thien, RandallWendel, Kurt Wendel, RogerWenning and Herbert West-gerdes.

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By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERand DAVID EGGERTAssociated PressFLINT, Michigan —

Michigan’s attorney gen-eral filed a civil lawsuittoday against two waterengineering companies,saying they caused andexacerbated Flint’s lead-tainted water crisis anddemanding hundreds ofmillions of dollars in dam-ages.Attorney General Bill

Schuette sued VeoliaNorth America and Lock-wood, Andrews & New-nam, known as LAN.Schuette said in a newsrelease that the firms’“fraudulent and dangerousrecommendations made abad situation worse.”The lawsuit charges

LAN and Veolia with pro-fessional negligence and

public nuisance. Veoliawas also charged withfraud.The companies were

hired by the city to assistwhile it was under stateemergency management.LAN, based in Houston,

began working with Flintin 2013 to prepare its plantto treat new sources ofdrinking water, includingthe Flint River. Veolia washired in 2015 to address thecity’s water quality.The struggling city of

nearly 100,000 has beendealing with poor waterquality since switchingfrom the Detroit system,which draws from LakeHuron, to the Flint River inApril 2014. It was intendedas a short-term measure tosave money while anotherpipeline to Lake Huronwas under construction.

Flint waterlawsuit filed

By FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated PressSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea

took a significant step today in the devel-opment of a powerful ballistic missileintended to reach U.S. bases in the Pacific,launching one of the weapons about 620miles high after five failed attempts inrecent months.The North’s suspected Musudan tests

worry Washington and its allies, Tokyoand Seoul, because the missile’s potential2,180-mile range puts much of Asia and thePacific, including U.S. military basesthere, within reach.Japanese Defense Minister Gen

Nakatani said the most recent launchdemonstrated a “certain level of capabili-ty,” and could lead to a further strengthen-

ing of North Korea’s ballistic missile capa-bilities that can cover Japanese territory.Each new test — apparently linked to a

command from North Korean leader KimJong Un — likely provides valuableinsights to the North’s scientists and mili-tary officials as they push toward theirgoal of a nuclear and missile program thatcan threaten the U.S. mainland.Pyongyang earlier this year conducted anuclear test, its fourth, and launched along-range rocket that outsiders say was acover for a test of banned missile technol-ogy.A statement from South Korea’s Joint

Chiefs of Staff said a suspected first Musu-dan launch from the east coast city of Won-san failed.

N. Korea launches missile

Continued from page 1Thousands lost jobs and Trump

refused to pay tradesmen and oth-ers what they were owed, while hehimself emerged “just fine,” Clin-ton charged.“He put his name on buildings,

his favorite thing to do,” Clintonsaid to laughter from an invitedaudience at a trade school class-room that teaches auto repair. She quoted Trump saying that

Atlantic City was a “cash cow”for him and that he figured thefallout “was the bank’s problem,”not his. Her address, the first policy

speech of the general election sea-son, was an attempt to attackTrump on the area of his greatestappeal — his own success, swash-buckling outsider attitude andpromises that other people, andthe country overall, can share inhis success.Trump scores well in polls that

ask which candidate would be bet-ter at handling the economy, eventhough he lags Clinton in nationalpolling overall. Just as she callsTrump unqualified to be com-mander-in-chief because of hisideas and temperament, she isseeking to discredit his economicideas and call his priorities intoquestion.Trump’s tax plan, immigration

policies and other proposalswould likely throw the countryinto recession, while his apparentwillingness to default on thenational debt or print moremoney to cover it would ruin thecredit of the United States andlead to spiraling inflation, Clintonsaid. “You might think that because

he has spent his life as a business-man, he might be better equippedto deal with the economy,” Clintonsaid in a mocking tone. “Turnsout he’s dangerous there too.”She spoke in front of new,

bright-blue banners reading“Stronger Together,” her latest

campaign slogan and one tailoredfor the general election matchupwith Trump.Clinton planned a one-two

punch this week — to attackTrump on Tuesday and then pres-ent the following day what hercampaign is calling a thematicargument about why her ideasand programs are better.For both speeches, she chose

battleground states that may beup for grabs in November: Ohioand North Carolina.Like national security, the econ-

omy is an area where Clinton isseeking a comparison withTrump that makes her look seri-ous, experienced and presidential.But the economy is also an area inwhich Clinton more squarely con-

fronts the core of Trump’s appealas a businessman who has notheld office.Trump has said that Clinton’s

economic stewardship would be“a disaster” and that his back-ground as a dealmaker would setthe United States up for success.He plans a speech today that aideshave said would be a squareattack on Clinton’s credentials.As she reframes her economic

arguments head to head withTrump, Clinton is also speakingindirectly to supporters of Sen.Bernie Sanders of Vermont,whose liberal economic platformshook up the Democratic race andpulled her to the left during a longprimary fight this year.Clinton’s campaign was

premised on an appeal to the mid-dle class, or those who feel them-selves slipping out of it, beforeTrump entered the race a yearago. But it was Sanders, with hisfocus on the disparity between therich and the poor, who seemed tocapture the mood and imagina-tions of many Democrats.Sanders has not conceded defeatdespite being unable to erase Clin-ton’s overwhelming lead amongdelegates before primary votingended last week.Clinton devoted several min-

utes Tuesday to a Sanders hobbyhorse - Wall Street greed — tellingher audience that if electedTrump would again “rig” theeconomy to benefit Wall Streetand wealthy people.

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks Tuesday about the economy atFort Hayes Vocational School in Columbus, Ohio.

TodayPennville Lions Fair

FestivalPennville ParkPennville

ThursdayPennville Lions Fair

FestivalPennville ParkPennville

9 to 5Musical

7:30 p.m.Muncie Civic Theatre

216 E. Main St.Muncie

FridayPennville Lions Fair

FestivalPennville ParkPennville

9 to 5Musical7:30 p.m.

Muncie Civic Theatre216 E. Main St.

Muncie

Picasso atthe Lapin Agile

Play8 p.m.

Muncie Civic Theatre216 E. Main St.

Muncie

Make Music Not MethConcer and kids camp

7 p.m.Canan CommonsDowntown Muncie

Country FestFestival

5 p.m. to midnightMaria Stein, Ohio

SaturdayWalk Against Cancer

Family event6 p.m.

Jay County High School2072 W. Indiana 67

Portland

Pennville Lions FairFestival

Pennville ParkPennville

Jay Fox BandConcert7 p.m.

Webster-Depot ParkDunkirk

9 to 5Musical7:30 p.m.

Muncie Civic Theatre216 E. Main St.

Muncie

Picasso atthe Lapin Agile

Play8 p.m.

Muncie Civic Theatre216 E. Main St.

Muncie

Country FestFestival

9 a.m. to midnightMaria Stein, Ohio

Darius RuckerConcert7 p.m.

Klipsch Music Center12880 E. 146th St.

Noblesville

SundayAlexis Gomez

Concert7 p.m.

Van Trees ParkButler and Fort Site streets

Fort Recovery

Indiana Wildlife ArtistsArt opening2 to 4 p.m.

Blackford County ArtsCenter

107 W. Washington St.Hartford City

Country FestFestival

9 a.m. to midnightMaria Stein, Ohio

June 29Hotel Transylvania

Free Movie11 a.m.

Ritz Theatre202 N. Meridian St.

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Events calendar

A summer full of musickicks off Sunday evening.The Fort Recovery Friends

of the Arts summer concertseries begins at 7 p.m. Sundaywhen Alexis Gomez performsat Van Trees Park in FortRecovery. The series continuesthrough Aug. 14.Gomez is a singer/song-

writer from the Dayton, Ohio,area who was a finalist onAmerican Idol in 2015. Herfocus is country music.Other concerts include The

Junkyard Band on July 10,Island Vibe on July 17,Acoustic Night on July 24,Matt Snow & The Casino Play-ers on July 31, Talent Night onAug. 7 and The AmericanKings on Aug. 14.All concerts begin at 7 p.m.,

and admission is free.

Fair continuesPennville Legion-Lions fair

continues tonight and runsthrough Saturday at PennvillePark.Youth animal shows will con-

tinue at 6 p.m. over the nextthree days with sheep Wednes-day, swine Thursday and meatand dairy goats Friday. A dogshow is set for 9 a.m. Saturdayfollowed by a horse show at 4p.m.St. Right Band will also per-

form at 6:30 p.m. today.Thursday is Kids’ Day, with a

pet parade and face painting at5 p.m. and Mark’s Ark pettingzoo at 5:30 p.m. Other activitiesinclude an Elvis Presley trib-ute at 6 p.m. and Blooze Factorperforming at 6:30 p.m.Boot Hill band will perform

at 6:30 p.m. Friday.There is a long list of activi-

ties for Saturday, highlightedby the parade at 3 p.m. Therewill also be a 5K run/walk at8:30 a.m., go cart races at 11a.m., water ball at 4 p.m., MikeWright performing at 5 p.m.and Grove Hill performing at 7p.m.Inflatables and games will be

available daily.

Time to crownThe Miss Jay County Fair

Queen Pageant is scheduled for7:30 p.m. Sunday at Jay CountyHigh School.Seven contestants will vie

for the fair queen crown in acontest that includes an inter-view, business attire and for-mal wear. The winner will rep-resent Jay County in the Indi-ana State Fair Queen Pageant.

Opening setArts Place’s Blackford Coun-

ty Arts Center will host anopening for its IndianaWildlife Artists exhibit from 2to 4 p.m. Sunday.Indiana Wildlife Artists

focuses on promoting wildlifeart in Indiana. The event at the

arts center, 107 W. WashingtonSt., Hartford City, is free ofcharge.Arts Place has also

announced an exhibit of theworks of artist Gregory Daviswill be on display at its Port-land facility July 15 throughAug. 19.

Continued from page 1Tony said he expects a large

turnout from the Jay CountyCommunity for both. “Our next show is Hal Sparks

… ‘Lab Rats’ is a TV show thathe’s on, he’s also been on VH1and such, been on a lot of TVseries, so we anticipate toincrease at least by 50 percentour attendance from the (first)event,” Tony said. “The capaci-ty of the building (Jay CountyEvent Center) is 1,000, and weproject to be pushing thatcapacity within the next fewevents.”Planning these events is no

easy task, said Monica. Tony ismore of the “big vision” part ofthe company while Monica shetakes care of the day-to-daypaperwork. The company alsohas two minority investors. “It’s very hard,” Monica said.

“You’ve got to get ahold of theiragent first, you’ve got to findout who their agent is, a lot ofemailing back and forth, a lot oftalking back and forth … it tookus a month and a half to finallyfinalize everything for thesenext two.” Eventually, they want to turn

Road Rubber Comedy into afull-time business. Right now,Tony works in Muncie andMonica works at the county sur-veyor’s office. “My main goal for me is to

continue working for Jay Coun-ty, so that’s why I’m bringingthe comedy here … we just loveit here,” Tony said. “We want tomake this a better place so ourkids can enjoy it as much as wehave.”

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Alexis Gomez, a finalist on season 14 ofAmerican Idol, will kick of Fort Recovery Friends of the Arts’summer concert series at 7 p.m. Sunday at Van Trees Park.The free concert series continues on most Sunday eveningsthrough mid-August.

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ESTATE AUCTIONSaturday, June 25, 2016

9:00 amLocated: 5802 Meeker

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Public NoticeThe following County Operat-ing Claims have been filed withthe Auditors Office and will bepresented to the Board of Com-missioners Jay County, IN, atthe regular session on June 27,2016.Alicia Jackson $67.60Cardmember Service $330.38Dr. Craig E Buckles $577.50Dr. Frank E Krause $875.00Jay County Community

Corrections $40.00Laboratory Corporation of

America $76.50Meridian Services $9,230.00Office Concepts $75.59Progressive Office

Products $528.64Phamatech Inc $199.50Verizon Wireless $30.00Wells Fargo Financial $73.27Witness My Hand And Seal OfThe Board of Commissioners,Jay County, IN, Monday, June27, 2016.

Anna CulyJay County Auditor

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Local scheduleTTooddaayy

Portland Rockets at Twin City Bankers –7 p.m.

SSaattuurrddaayyPortland Rockets doubleheader at

Mishawaka Brewers – 1 p.m.

SSuunnddaayyPortland Rockets doubleheader at

South Bend Cardinals – 1 p.m.

TV scheduleTTooddaayy

7 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: IndianaFever at Washington Mystics (WNDY-23)

7 p.m. — College Baseball: NCAAWorld Series – UC Santa Barbara vs. Ari-zona (ESPN)

10 p.m. — Major League Baseball:

Washington Nationals at Los AngelesDodgers (ESPN)

TThhuurrssddaayy1:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball:

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox(WNDY-23)

7:30 p.m. — 2016 NBA Draft (ESPN)8 p.m. — College Baseball: NCAA

World Series – Game 10 (ESPN2)

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The Ohio Hawks baseball and softballprograms will hold its third-annual StarSpangle Shootout from July 1 through 3 atKC Geiger Park in St. Marys, Ohio.

There are tournaments ranging from10-and-younger to 18-and-younger.

For more information, contact MikeShort at (419) 738-3795 orwfhshort@bright.net.

GGiirrllss hhooooppss ccaammpp iiss JJuullyy 1111The Fort Recovery High School girls

basketball team will be hosting a basket-ball camp for girls in second and thirdgrades.

The camp will run from 4 to 6 p.m.July 11 through 15 at the middle schoolgym.

Cost is $30, and checks should bemade payable to Fort Recovery Girls Bas-ketball. Each player will receive a t-shirtand basketball.

For more information, contact BrianPatch at (419) 375-2815 orpatch@fortrecoveryschools.org.

CChhaalllleennggee ccoonnttiinnuueess JJuullyy 1111The Adams County Run/Walk Chal-

lenge will continue July 11 in Geneva.The next race is the Hope Run for

Haiti 5K. The race is at 8:30 a.m. July 11at Amishville, 844 E. 900 South, Geneva.

For more information, contact DebGerber (260) 849-3622.

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Continued from page 10“It’s some of his angles

and his spurts and justgoing from a walk to anabsolute sprint,” U.S. mid-fielder Kyle Beckermansaid. “You try to do whatyou can to stop him, butonce he gets going, it’shard.”The U.S. closes its tour-

nament Saturday in thethird-place match at Glen-dale, Arizona.Messi will try to fill a

major gap in his resume.He has helped Barcelonawin eight titles in Spain’sLa Liga and four in theChampions League, but hisArgentina trophies havebeen limited to the 2005FIFA World Youth Champi-onship for players under 20and the gold medal in the2008 Olympics, mostly forplayers under 23. LaAlbiceleste lost to Ger-many in the 2014 WorldCup final in Brazil and tohost Chile on penalty kicksin last year’s Copa Americafinal.“I think that since losing

the final in Brazil, theseplayers set out to have anew possibility,” Argentinacoach Gerardo Martinosaid.Klinsmann inserted

Beckerman and midfielderGraham Zusi into his line-up along with forwardChris Wondolowskibecause of suspensionsassessed to midfielders Jer-maine Jones and Alejandro

Bedoya, and forwardBobby Wood.Argentina went ahead

when Lavezzi played ashort corner kick to EverBanega, who passed back toLavezzi sprinting from thecorner diagonally. Lavezzibeat Fabian Johnson to theball and poked it to anunmarked Messi about 25yards out, in the center ofthe field. As the U.S. defensestarted to come out, Messione-timed a flick with hisleft foot over the back lineto Lavezzi, who headed theball from 7 yards over goal-keeper Brad Guzan.Klinsmann tried to

steady his players.“You were trying to

scream into the field, say-ing, ‘Go at them. Go.Become physical. Just stepon their toes,’” he recalled.Messi doubled the lead

after he was fouled by Won-dolowski. Klinsmannyelled at Paraguayan refer-ee Eduardo Cardozo asMessi placed the ball about26 yards out, closer than thespot of the foul.Messi bent a beautiful

curving drive that went justover Guzan’s outstretchedleft palm and into the uppercorner. It moved him oneahead of Gabriel Batistu-ta’s career total, accordingto the Argentine FootballAssociation; FIFA recordsBatistuta’s total as 56,including two goals in anexhibition against Slovakiain June 1995.

Continued from page 10The win snapped Texas’

season-best winning streakat seven games and endedthe best start of Lewis’career at six straight wins.“When you can nick a

guy like that early that hasbeen having a lot of suc-cess, it’s big,” said Bruce,who had three hits and fourRBIs. “Any time you giveyour pitcher a 3-0 lead, Ithink they feel a lot betterthan going out there andhaving to battle frombehind or even tied.”By taking the opener of a

two-game interleagueseries, the Reds snappedthe Rangers’ run of 10straight series victories anight after Texas got creditfor a series win by beatingBaltimore in a makeupgame between the AL’s toptwo teams.Lewis (6-1) left after five

innings with cramping inhis right arm, but said heexpects to make his nextstart. He allowed three ofthe first four hitters toreach capped by Bruce’s16th home run in the 36-year-old right-hander’s firststart since the near-gemthat became a 5-1 win atOakland.Anthony DeSclafani (1-0)

gave up five hits and tworuns with a walk and sixstrikeouts in seven inningsin his third start. The right-hander missed the first twomonths with a strained leftoblique sustained in hisfinal spring trainingappearance.“I’m just trying to get

myself back into rhythmpersonally,” saidDeSclafani, who tied for the

NL lead among rookies lastyear in starts and had themost innings. “I just wantto get back to doing well.”Cuban right-hander

Raisel Iglesias, out sincethe last of five starts onApril 25 because of a rightshoulder impingement,pitched two scorelessinnings to finish theCincinnati win on the sameday he was activated fromthe 15-day disabled list.Lewis, making his first

career start against theReds, allowed five hits andsix runs in his first losssince last Sept. 28. He saidhe felt the cramping in hisright triceps in the firstinning, but stayed inbecause of some quickinnings as he retired 11straight after Bruce’shomer.Cozart’s triple was part

of a three-run fifth, andLewis told the Texas staffabout his discomfort afterthe inning. He came outafter 68 pitches.“I felt like if I could con-

tinue to have quick inningsit would have been fine,”Lewis said. “I’m more dis-appointed in myself for notbeing able to go back outthere and eat up two orthree more innings for thebullpen.”Cozart’s 11th homer was

a solo shot in the seventh,and Bruce drove in hisfourth run on his third hit,a ground-ball doubleagainst the shift down theline in left. BrandonPhillips scored from first.Jurickson Profar had a

two-run homer to get theAL West-leading Rangerswithin 3-2 in the second.

Continued from page 10Jay County swimmers

with single event victorieswere Joseph Dow (9-10-year-old – 25 butterfly), CreedBeiswanger (9-10-year-old –25 freestyle), Hannah Laux(9-10-year-old – 25 breast-stroke), Elayna Paro (11-12-year-old – 100 freestyle),Erica Hathaway (13-14-year-old – 50 freestyle), Christo-pher McDowell (15-and-older – 50 backstroke) andChase McFarland (15-and-older – 100 freestyle).Tiegen Fortkamp was the

lone three-time winner forFort Recovery. She compet-ed in the 9-10-year-old divi-sion, taking first in the 50freestyle, 25 butterfly and100 IM. Eli Lennartz (9-10-year-old) and Kyra Clark(11-12-year-old) won twoevents each in their respec-tive age groups. Lennartzbeat the competition in the50 freestyle and 25 breast-stroke, with Clark finishingfirst in the 50 butterfly and50 backstroke.Picking up individual vic-

tories for Fort Recoverywere Mitchell Pugh (13-14-year-old – 50 butterfly),Nolan Thobe (15-and-older –50 butterfly), ClaytonBertke (9-10-year-old – 25backstroke), Riley Hiser (11-12-year-old – 50 backstroke),Paige Fortkamp (13-14-year-old – 50 backstroke), JacobAcheson (13-14-year-old – 50backstroke), Sage Wendel(9-10-year-old – 100 IM) andGrant Fortkamp (8-and-younger – 25 freestyle).Jay County moves to 4-0

on the season, while FortRecovery falls to 0-2 afterlosing to South Adams613.5-335.5 on June 9.

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Timo Minnich of the Jay County Summer Swim Team competes inthe 9-10-year-old 25-meter backstroke during a meet against the FortRecovery Eels on Tuesday at Ambassador Pool in Fort Recovery.

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Stumbles ...By STEPHEN WHYNOAP Sports WriterASHBURN, Va. — Amid the

hooting and hollering at Washing-ton Redskins minicamp, there’s adifferent sound in the air duringrunning back drills.Coaches whack at the football

with Matt Jones carrying it, and itbeeps. Then it beeps longer.That’s a good sign.The Redskins are one of five

NFL teams using so-called beepingor whistling footballs to emphasizeball security. When the ball isbeing held correctly with the fun-damental five points of pressure, itemits an audible beeping sound atabout 80 decibels to tell a playerhe’s doing it right.“If I had that ball in high school,

I don’t think I would’ve had a fum-ble,” Jones said. “It’s teaching mehow to squeeze the ball at the pointof contact. Everything haschanged about me holding theball.”Cutting down on fumbles is the

goal of the ball, developed by Divi-sion II Northwood University

assistant coach Tom Creguer andused by the Redskins, Dallas Cow-boys, Indianapolis Colts, Balti-more Ravens, Tampa Bay Bucca-neers and several college teams,including Tennessee and Michi-gan State. The San Diego Chargersplan to start using them at trainingcamp.Creguer said practicing with

“High and Tight” footballs , whichcost about $150 each, reducedNorthwood’s fumbles by 63 percentlast season. Many NFL positioncoaches got the lowdown on themat the scouting combine.“It basically reinforces the prop-

er hold by teaching the athlete toput their forearm to the panel,their panel to the chest and to com-press the ball evenly with equaldistribution of pressure, thereforecreating basically a vice aroundthe football, creating that musclememory of what it feels like tohave the ball secured to their bodyat all times,” Creguer said in aphone interview.Coaches have taught ball securi-

ty for decades, but this technology

adds another element. Creguersaid Cowboys running backscoach Gary Brown texted him thathe’ll use the beeping footballs aslong as he’s working.That doesn’t mean Cowboys

players warmed up to them rightaway.“They didn’t like it at first,”

Brown said. “I think it was just thepressure you had to do it. They’renot used to squeezing it that hard.”On the field, though, it seems to

be working. Brown said Cowboysrunning backs Ezekiel Elliott andAlfred Morris fumbled less duringorganized team activates andminicamp after working with thebeeping balls in drills.Colts running back Robert

Turbin has only lost one fumble in281 career carries but is open tonew ideas about how to get better.He had never seen anything likethe beeping footballs.“All running backs fumble, but

as they say, iron sharpens iron, sojust because you’re good at some-thing doesn’t mean you can’t getbetter at it,” Turbin said.

Teams focusing on fumbles in camp

Sports on tap

THE LUMINARY CEREMONY In remembrance of those lost, in honor of those suffering,

and in celebration of those that have won the fight ... A tribute to those that have fought the battle against cancer.

For each $10.00 luminary donation, a candle will be placed along the walking track in the name of a friend or loved one.

For additional information, or to make a donation, please contact: The Jay County Cancer Society P.O. Box 614, Portland, IN, 47371

(260) 726-8110 (message line only)

Jay County Cancer Society’s

Walk Against Cancer, 2016Invites you to

Saturday, June 25thAt the Jay County High School Auxiliary Gym

SSuurrvviivvoorr DDiinnnneerr 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Cancer Survivor and Guest

*Free Catered Meal

*Free Survivor T-Shirt

* Additional guest $6.00 each

*Reservation must be made by

June 13th

* Call 260-726-8110 for

reservations

FFrreeee KKiidd’’ss AArreeaa6:00-9:00 p.m.

* Bounce house, face painting,and much, much more!

CCoonncceessssiioonnss6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Freshly grilled snacks and

drinks served by the

Jay County Knights of

Columbus

RRaaffffllee DDrraawwiinngg* Over $1,000 worth of prizes

* Tickets available in advance

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or night of walk

6:00p.m. - Registration Begins8:30p.m.- Opening Ceremony9:30p.m. - Luminary Ceremony

Walk ends following the luminary

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* Camp is FREE ** For kids ages 3 mo-5 years ** Snacks & meals provided *

* Parent/Guardian will need to attend with child(ren)For more information or to register, please call/text Terri at

Youth Service Bureau (260) 251-2021

Portland: June 27- July 1, 2016Location: Jay County Fairgrounds

106 East Votaw Street, Portland, INCamp hours 10am-2:30 pmRegistration/free play 9-10

Family LifeCare Employment Opportunity

Finance Director• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting• Minimum 3 year experience Controller• Healthcare experience preferred

Call SueAnn or Email cover letter and resume to

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108 S. Jefferson St.Berne, IN 467111-800-355-2817

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Portland Optimist andTrinity United MethodistChurch were tied 7-7 in thesixth inning on Tuesday.Neveah Petty made sure

the game didn’t end thatway.Petty hit a walk off sin-

gle, lifting Optimist to an 8-7 victory in Portland Jun-ior League’s Rookie softballdivision.Rose Carter contributed

to the Optimist victorywith four hits, including apair of doubles. CarleyTrinidad and Brena Brew-ster had three hits apiece tohelp in the win.Kaylee Stevenson tallied

four hits for Trinity in theloss. Erin Aker also con-tributed three hits.Tournament play for

Rookie softball begins Fri-day. The opening-roundgame is slated for 5:30 p.m.with a semifinal scheduledfor 7:15 p.m. the same night.The other semifinal is 5:30p.m. Monday, with thechampionship game at 5:30p.m. Tuesday. Championship games for

all six PJL divisions will beTuesday through June 30.The awards banquet for

the softball teams will be at5:30 p.m. July 7 at MooseLodge, with the baseballbanquet the same eveningat 6:30 p.m.

PettypropelsOptimistto win

FORT RECOVERY — JayCounty made a short trip toFort Recovery and came awaywith a big victory.The Jay County Summer

Swim Team defeated the FortRecovery Eels 831-566 on Tues-day at Ambassador Pool.Maddy Snow, Sophie Hoevel,

George Clemmons, MaraBader, Ben Nichols and SokVormohr were each triple-event winners for Jay County.Snow (8-and-younger) won the50-yard freestyle, 100 individ-ual medley and the 25 breast-stroke. In the same age group,Hoevel took first in the 25 but-

terfly, 25 backstroke and 25freestyle.George Clemmons (8-and-

younger) was victorious in the25 butterfly, 25 backstroke and100 IM races. Bader (11-12-year-old) won the 100 IM, 50 breast-stroke and 50 freestyle events,with Nichols (11-12-year-old)taking the top spot in the 50

freestyle, 100 IM and 50 breast-stroke.Dual winners for Jay County

included Jesse Brown (8-and-younger) in the 50 freestyle and25 breaststroke, MorganDeHoff (9-10-year-old) in 25backstroke and 25 freestyle,Konner Sommers (11-12-year-old) in the 50 butterfly and 50

freestyle, Eliza Bader (13-14-year-old) in the 50 butterfly and100 IM and Ashlyn Dow (13-14-year-old) in the 100 freestyleand 50 breaststroke. Also earning two wins were

Griffin Mann (13-14-year-old)in the 50 breaststroke and 50freestyle, Ben Strausburg (13-14-year-old) in the 100 freestyleand 100 IM, Alex Bader (15-and-older) in the 50 butterfly and 50freestyle, Sophie Bader (15-and-older) in the 100 IM and 50breaststroke and Anne Vor-mohr (15-and-older) in the 100freestyle and 50 backstroke.

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Jay swimmers beat Fort Recovery

The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz

Maddy Snow of the Jay County Summer Swim Team swims the breaststroke leg of the 8-and-younger 100-meterindividual medley during a meet Tuesday against the Fort Recovery Eels at Ambassador Pool in Fort Recovery. Snow won theevent and picked up two additional wins, helping Jay County defeat the Eels.

By RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterHOUSTON — Lionel Messi pretty much

ended the United States’ Copa Americahopes in less than three minutes.Argentina’s diminutive dribbling and

scoring machine showed the skills, speedand brilliance that made him a five-timeworld player of the year, exposing the hugegap between the U.S. and soccer’s elite.Messi set up Ezequiel Lavezzi’s opening

goal 175 seconds in, scored on a free kick tobreak Argentina’s career scoring recordand assisted on the second of GonzaloHiguain’s two goals in a 4-0 rout Tuesdaynight that put La Albiceleste into the CopaAmerica final.“We got outplayed badly by a very good

team,” U.S. Soccer Federation PresidentSunil Gulati said. “Today is a good day tojudge where we are in program overall.We’re obviously a long way off.”Messi flicked the ball over the defense to

an open Lavezzi for the opener, then dou-bled the lead in the 32nd minute with his55th international goal, his fifth of thetournament. Higuain added goals in the50th and 86th minutes, the latter offMessi’s pass.Argentina had 67 percent possession

and outshot the U.S. 10-0 — nine of them ongoal.“Once we were 1-nil down, we had far too

much respect,” U.S. coach Jurgen Klins-mann said. “After that early goal, I thinkjust that our players could feel that theyare just probably in every position on thefield just better than we are.”U.S. players seemed shocked after their

largest margin of defeat in a competitivematch since a 5-0 loss to Mexico in the 2009

CONCACAF Gold Cup final. While sayinghe respected Klinsmann’s opinion, U.S.captain Michael Bradley also said: “Pleasedon’t make it out to be anything like that.”Argentina seeks its first major title

since the 1993 Copa — and its first sinceMessi’s debut in 2005 — on Sunday in EastRutherford, New Jersey, against the win-ner of Wednesday’s semifinal betweenChile and Colombia.“We deserve it, for all the good work

we’ve been doing all these years,” Messisaid.Argentina will be missing Lavezzi, who

broke his left elbow when he fell backwardover an advertising sign board in the 63rdminute while trying to chest a pass.Hosting a special, expanded 16-nation

edition of South America’s championshipto celebrate Copa America’s 100th anniver-sary, the U.S. won a difficult group thatincluded third-ranked Colombia and thenbeat No. 13 Ecuador in the quarterfinals.But top-ranked Argentina and Messi, whoturns 29 Friday and is at the top of hisgame, stunned the No. 31 U.S. and the sell-out crowd of 70,858 at NRG Stadium.

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United States stumbles

Messi, Argentinaexpose gap between

Americans andsoccer’s elite

Junior Leaguechampionships

will beginon Tuesday

By SCHUYLER DIXONAP Sports WriterARLINGTON, Texas —

Cincinnati already had ahit and walk in the firstinning when Jay Brucefaced Colby Lewis in theTexas right-hander’s firststart since flirting with a

perfect game.The slugger’s three-run

homer put the Reds aheadto stay. Zack Cozart home-red along with a two-runtriple and the Reds beat theRangers 8-2 on Tuesdaynight.

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Reds top Rangers

Nineteen competitors winmultiple events