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Firms bid for airport work By DEBANINA SEATON The Commercial Review

The bids are in. After a lengthy process, members of Portland Board of Aviation heard in a special meeting Thursday the bids offered for the Lutheran Air medical helicopter staff ’s office space and living quarters. Board members Mitch Sutton, Dick Baldauf, Jim Runkle

and John Lyons heard from representatives of Garmann/Miller Architects & Engineers, Minster, Ohio, who presented two contractors’ bids for the breezeway renovations. Muhlenkamp Building Corporation of Coldwater, Ohio, turned in the low bid of $111,646, and Limberlost Construction Inc. of Geneva offered a bid of $142,000. The construction would

equip the living quarters with restrooms, shower and laundry facilities, a kitchenette, quiet room and office for the crew. It would also include linoleum floors, a mechanic’s office and medical storage room. Muhlenkamp Building also offered a bid of $6,720 for additional work involving a kitchen pantry as well as quiet room and office finishing. Limberlost bid $11,500 for the same work.

The board did not select a bid. Garmann Miller will review the offers and bring its recommendation to the board as soon as possible, likely in a special meeting. At that point, board members could either choose a contractor or re-start the bidding process. The planned start date is still projected for early May. The scheduled completion date is Aug. 26.

In September, the board approved to purchase a temporary trailer for the Lutheran Air crew, after being told by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security a permit was required to make any renovations to the airport. The trailer cost $29,049 plus $800 for delivery serving as an office and living quarters for the crew, which came in late October.

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Artistic evaluation Coldwater, Ohio, artist Jane Dippold gets a closer look at a piece this morning while judging the Jay County High School Student Art Show in the auxiliary gym. The show will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, with awards to be presented at 1 p.m.

Crash leaves 11 dead in Norway By MIKAEL HOLTER Bloomberg

At least 11 died and two were missing after a helicopter carrying people from a Statoil ASAoperated oil and gas field offshore Norway crashed today near Bergen on Norway’s west coast. The CHC helicopter was carrying 13 passengers and crew when it went down around noon near Turoey, outside Bergen, coming back from the Gullfaks B platform. Eleven have been found dead and two people are still unaccounted for, said John Sjursoe, a press spokesman for the joint rescue center. “We’re searching without letup

but we fear the worst,” said Morten Kronen, the police operations leader. The helicopter crashed on land on its way to Bergen’s Flesland airport, and it’s too early to say anything about what caused the accident, he said. It was the first deadly flight accident in Norway’s offshore industry since 1997, when a helicopter on its way to the Norne field crashed in the Norwegian Sea, killing all 12 onboard. The latest fatality in the industry happened in December, when one person was killed after a wave crashed into a rig contracted by Statoil.

The rotor blade of the helicopter, a Eurocopter 225, was found on land while the hull was under water at a depth of 6 meters to 7 meters, according to Sjursoe. In the neighboring United Kingdom, helicopter flights were suspended as recently as 2013 after four people were killed in a crash of a machine carrying workers from a rig. Statoil, which is 67 percent owned by the government, has grounded all helicopters of the same type, it said in a separate statement. Norway’s biggest oil and gas company acts as the operator of more than 70 percent of the country’s output. Statoil

owns 51 percent of Gullfaks, fully state-owned Petoro 30 percent and Austria’s OMV 19 percent. All 11 passengers were Statoil employees, while the two crew members worked for CHC, Sjursoe said. Eleven onboard were Norwegians and the two others were British and Italian, he said. “Statoil mobilized its emergency organization in Stavanger and Bergen,” spokesman Ola Anders Skauby said. “We’re cooperating with emergency services and other rescue resources that are on location or on their way, and we’re working to get a better overview of the situation.”

Clash erupts at Trump event By GILLIAN FLACCUS and AMY TAXIN Associated Press

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Raucous protesters and supporters of Donald Trump violently confronted each other in California leading to some 20 arrests as the Republican presidential contender brought his campaign to conservative Orange County. Dozens of protesters were mostly peaceful Thursday during the speech. Late in the evening, however, the demonstration grew rowdy and spilled into the streets. Approximately 20 people were arrested by Costa Mesa police, according to a tweet from the Orange County Sheriff ’s Department. One Trump supporter had his face bloodied in a scuffle

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A Trump supporter clashes Thursday with protesters outside a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Costa Mesa, Calif. as he tried to drive out of the arena. One man jumped on a police car, leaving its front and rear windows smashed and

the top dented in and other protesters sprayed graffiti on a police car and the Pacific Amphitheatre’s marquee.

Dozens of cars — including those of Trump supporters trying to leave — were stuck in the street as several hundred demonstrators blocked the road, waved Mexican flags and posed for selfies. Police in riot gear and on horseback pushed the crowd back and away from the venue. There were no major injuries and police did not use any force. The crowd began dispersing about three hours after the speech ended. Earlier in the evening, a half-dozen anti-Trump protesters taunted those waiting to get into the venue. Trump supporters surrounded one man who waved a Mexican flag and shouted “Build that wall! Build that wall!” — a reference to Trump’s call to create a barrier between

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Lelia Deboy, 97, Portland Linda Lies, 59, LaPorte John Hayden, 53, Bluffton Details on page 2.

Portland’s weather station measured a high temperature of 55 degrees Thursday. The overnight low was 44, and there was 0.45 inches of rain. Tonight’s low will be 44, and rain is expected Saturday with a high of 59. For an extended forecast, see page 2.

Jay County Solid Waste Management District will have two recycling trailers from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday: •Marsh parking lot, Portland. Boy Scouts. •Parking lot south of West Jay Community Center, Dunkirk. Delta Theta Tau sorority.

the United States and Mexico to stop illegal border crossings. At one point, seven shirtless women wearing Bernie Sanders stickers over their breasts entered the square outside the amphitheater. They said they were protesting Trump’s lack of engagement on issues of gender equality and women’s rights. “I feel like he wants to make America great again, but certainly not for women, for the LBGTQ community or for the lower class,” said one of the women, Tiernan Hebron, referencing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. “He has, like, done nothing to help with gender equality or women’s rights or reproductive rights or anything.” See Erupts page 6

Early voting turnout strong By ARIC CHOKEY Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — More Indiana residents have cast their votes early for the state’s primary election than any of the previous nomination contests during the same time period in at least two decades. The Indiana Secretary of State’s Election Division reported Thursday that more than 157,000 early votes had been cast between April 5 and Wednesday. That’s nearly 30,000 more for the same period for the 2008 primary, the last one without a presidential incumbent. Observers have credited the increased turnout to the hotly contested presidential primaries from both Democrats and Republicans. Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, is challenging former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, while the Republican nod pits business giant Donald Trump against Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. See Voting page 2

Coming up Saturday — A final look at the ballot ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. Tu esday — Coverage of Monday’s Jay County Commissioners meeting.

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Obituaries Lelia DeBoy June 17, 1918-April 28, 2016 Lelia DeBoy, 97, died Thursday morning at Persimmon Ridge Healthcare, Portland. Born in Portland, she was the daughter of and William Cora (VanSkyock) Hoover. She was married to Joe DeBoy, who died March 14, DeBoy 1985. A member of Clearcreek Christian Church, she had worked for State Farm Insurance, Field Enterprises

and The Jay Garment Company. She was also a cake decorator. Surviving are a son, Rick DeBoy, Portland; a brother, Weldon Hoover, Ridgeville; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, Portland, with Pastor Randy Smith officiating. Burial will be in Green Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be

expressed at http://www.baird- Rittenhouse (wife: Jan), Portfreeman.com. land, two daughters and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made in Linda Lies her memory to the Indiana Deaf June 25, 1956-April 17, 2016 Camp, 100 W. 86th St., IndianapoA celebration of life ceremony will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. lis, IN 46260, or Methodist Help Saturday at the Creative Arts Foundation, P.O. Box 7168, IndiCenter in Bluffton for Linda Kay anapolis, IN 46207. (Rittenhouse) Lies. A resident of LaPorte, she died April 17. She was 59. Born in Harlingen, Texas, she was the daughter of George E. and Nina C. (Edwards) Rittenhouse. Her parents, Bluffton, survive. Also surviving are three brothers, including Rev. Greg

John Hayden Dec. 19, 1962-April 26, 2016 John C. Hayden, 53, Bluffton, died Tuesday at Rehabilitation Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Portland, he was the son of Charles A. Hayden Sr. and Margie (Moon) Hayden. He was married on Feb. 14,

1996, to Linda Brown, who survives. Also surviving are three sons, Christopher Hayden, Zachary Hayden and Sean Gehring (wife: Brittany), all of Bluffton; two sisters, Dorothy Kendrick, Gas City, and Connie Rogers (husband: Ralph), Milton, Florida; a brother, Charles Hayden (wife: Raeann), Ossian; and two grandchildren. No services are planned at this time. Goodwin-Cale and Harnish Memorial Chapel, Bluffton, is handling arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at http://www.thegmcfamily.com.

CR almanac Capsule Reports Gas leak

Portland Fire Department responded at 10:03 a.m. Thursday to a gas spill at Circle K North, 325 N. Meridian St., Portland. Firefighters were on scene at 10:06 a.m. to clean up the fuel spill. They used three and a half 50-pound oil dry bags to do the job.

The single truck and three fire- when doing laundry because of possifighters returned to the station at ble rusty water. 10:19 a.m.

Flushing hydrants Geneva flushing

The town of Ridgeville will be flushing fire hydrants the week of May 9 through 13. As a result, Ridgeville residents could experience rusty water.

Hydrants will be flushed in Geneva the week of May 2 to 6. They will be flushed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, and residents are urged to use caution

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Markets Closing prices as of Thursday Trupointe Fort Recovery Corn ........................4.00 May corn ................4.00 Beans ......................9.92 May crop ................9.92 Wheat ......................4.46 May crop ................4.46

Cooper Farms Fort Recovery Corn ........................4.03 May corn ................4.03 June corn ................4.07 July corn ................4.07

POET Biorefining Portland Corn ........................4.02 May corn ................4.02

June corn ................4.08 July corn ................4.09

Central States Montpelier Corn ........................3.88 May corn ................3.88 Beans .................... 10.07 May beans ............ 10.07 Wheat ......................4.60 New crop ................4.65

The Andersons Richland Township Corn ........................3.95 May corn ................3.95 Beans ....................10.07 May beans ............10.07 Wheat ......................4.72 July wheat ..............5.26

Hospitals Dismissals

There were two admissions to the hospital on Thursday.

There were 27 treated in the emergency rooms of JCH.

There were five dismissals.

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Citizen’s calendar 9 a.m. — Jay County Commissioners, commissioners’ room, Jay County Courthouse, 120 N. Court St., Portland. 5:30 p.m. — Portland City Council, council chambers, fire station, 1616 N. Franklin St. 7 p.m. — Dunkirk Public Library Board, 127 W. Washington St. 7 p.m. — Pennville Town Council, town hall, 105 N. Washington St. 7:30 p.m. — Fort Recovery Village Council, village hall, 201 S. Main St.

7 p.m. — Portland Park Board, council chambers, fire station, 1616 N. Franklin St. 7 p.m. — Salamonia Town Board, Schoolhouse Community Center.

Wednesday 4 p.m. — Jay County budget committee, commissioners’ room, Jay County Courthouse, 120 N. Court St., Portland. 7 a.m. — Jay County Board of Health, Jay County Health Department, 504 W. Arch St., Portland.

Thursday Tuesday 6:30 p.m. — Geneva Town Council, town hall, 411 E. Line St.

According to the police report, the suspect backed into a grocery cart while trying to leave the scene before she was blocked by another police officer. Jessica Dawn Cole, 25, 202 1/2 N. Meridian St., Apartment 301, was arrested for resisting an officer, a Level 6 felony, theft: receiving stolen property, a Class A misdemeanor, and failure to stop at an accident, a Class B misdemeanor. She was booked at 10:12

10 a.m. — Portland Board of Works, mayor’s office, city hall, 321 N. Meridian St.

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p.m. into Jay County Jail and is being held there and is being held there on a without a bond. $4,500 bond.

Parole violation Parole violation A Portland man was arrested Thursday afternoon for violating his parole. Justin D. Ingram, 38, 603 N. Garfield Ave., was arrested for parole violation, a Class B felony charge, and a body attachment. He was booked at 3:49 p.m. into Jay County Jail

A Portland man was arrested Thursday afternoon for violating his parole. Christopher G. D. Morgan, 28, 125 W. Third St., was arrested for parole violation for a Class C felony. He was booked at 1:34 p.m. into Jay County Jail and is being held without a bond.

Prosecutor to launch drug program RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An eastern Indiana prosecutor is starting a new treatment program for drug offenders that he hopes will end the cycle of addiction. The Palladium-Item reported Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Shipman’s program will offer certain drug offenders a chance to participate in intensive treatment. If they successfully complete the program, Shipman will dismiss their cases. “The keys to the jail are in their hands,” Shipman said. Offenders arrested for using or possessing small amounts of drugs and other petty crimes driven by drug use will be given the chance to take part in the program. “What brought about the idea for the program for me is the fact that many offenders return to the criminal justice system,” said Shipman. “It doesn’t

seem like many are being rehabilitated.” The Wayne County Probation Department would oversee the initiative and direct offenders to participating professionals to determine the best rehabilitation plan. Offenders will have to sign a Pre-Trial Drug Diversion Agreement, which includes an admission of guilt and tests for communicable diseases such as hepatitis and HIV. Offenders also would pay an initial fee of $50. Shipman said Medicaid and the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP 2.0, pays the cost of treatment for felons. “We knew we had to have a funding mechanism in place,” he said. Lisa Suttle, director of psychiatric services at Reid Health, was not sure how many people would take advantage of the program. “I don’t think it will be for everyone, but there are

cases where it will be beneficial for some,” Suttle said. “It depends on the circumstances.” Shipman said the number of offenders who

would take part in the program is hard to predict. “I hope the majority of people put themselves into the system and stay clean,” he said.

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A Portland woman was arrested Thursday evening for resisting an officer in the parking lot of WalMart, 950 W. Votaw St., Portland. A Wal-Mart employee reported at 9 p.m. to Portland Police Department that a suspect had attempted to steal bedding items from the store. She then allegedly attempted to leave the parking lot in her 2009 Kia Optima.

Continued from page 1 Republicans also will choose nominees for an open U.S. Senate seat and two congressional seats. This week is the last full week of campaigning, and candidates, mostly Republicans, have been crisscrossing the state in last-ditch efforts to win support before Tuesday. “Typically by the time Indiana rolls around, it’s a done deal,” said Dr. Robert Dion, chairman of the University of Evansville’s Department of Political Science. “It’s unusual and gives us the chance to have our moment in the sun.” In 2008, Indiana saw a spike in voter turnout due to the close primary between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Of the registered voters that year, 40 percent cast ballots for the primary, according to records from the Secretary of State’s Office. “2008 was amazing for Indiana because on the Democrats’ side, two candidates were duking it out and fighting for very vote,” Dion said. “This

time, we have the unusual ability to have an influence on both parties. I don’t think these conditions will repeat themselves.”

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Handle our dominion responsibly By DEBANINA SEATON The Commercial Review

About a week ago, I accidentally came across YouTube videos describing true facts on various deep-sea creatures, lizards, birds and other animals. The purpose of the videos was to educate and offer interesting facts about the creatures in a humorous, silly way. Baritone narration tells the viewer about the Mantis Shrimp and compares it to a psychotic clown whose purpose is bent on brutalizing crustaceans. The bullet fist mantis shrimp is able to produce a blow at the same acceleration as a .22 caliber bullet. The strike is so powerful it can produce light and heat under water. The narrator then profanely compares the blow to the video game Mortal Kombat. The mantis shrimp is capable of taking on octopi despite

Thoughts About Us its small stature. Its brutality comes from what I see as fearlessness. I have always been fascinated by animals, and desired to learn more about them. I am intrigued by their behavior, even the ones that commit some vile, acts like the mantis shrimp. It’s probably why I want to have a pet. I am willing to spoil an animal senseless. When my family was fostering my grandmother’s Bichon Frise, I would give him two baths and put special oil on his skin to get rid of the dog smell. I fed him Fresh Pet

— one of the best foods on the market — because I wanted to make sure he was healthy and content with what he was eating. That’s how I have always felt about animals. Recently I was on Facebook and noticed a post on the Jay County Humane Society’s wall stating there was no more room for strays. Every dog and cat cage is full. The post also mentioned county animal control is overrun with abandoned animals. “Please take care of your pets,” the post ended. I never understood why some decide to take on the responsibility of a pet and not choose to take care of the animal. The dog, cat, bird, reptile or any other pet is a dependent just like a child. I remember one day, when I was lost in Gaston, knocking on a local woman’s door asking for directions. I was thankful

she gave me a way out, but I couldn’t help but notice her two pets. An adorable little dog, probably a Yorkie mix, was inside curiously peeking through the strands of its brownish black hair to see why her dearest human was letting out all the heat. Outside was an older Boxer, gray hair adorning his jowls and a makeshift sweater from a human shirt on his body. His hind legs were weak, and he was shivering. He came by and let me pet him, but he was trying to get inside in the warmth; it was the first snow of November. I let my guide know he looked to have been suffering a bit. She informed me he had arthritis, but I shouldn’t worry, he has a hot pad he can sleep on. I should have reported it. How many more incidents have I over looked?

The mantis shrimp makes us aware of its brutality, force and strength. Its prey doesn’t get that luxury. It falls victim and within seconds is killed or eaten Pets don’t have a luxury either; humans undermine their dependency. They are left abandoned in trailers, deserted on the road to fend for themselves, used solely for breeding, thrown in the river when there is no longer any use, beaten, left to wallow in their excretions and made to fight. For those of us who know the biblical order of creation, what came first, animals or humans? Not to say animals are greater or better in God’s eyes, but He had purpose for them as we do. Dominion over animals doesn’t mean the right to abuse. It means to rule over. Since when do good rulers brutalize their subjects?

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Raises the most Pennville Elementary was honored at the recent annual meeting of United Way of Jay County for raising the most money of any school in the county — $9.46 per student. Pictured in front from left are student council members Makinsey Murphy, Trace Corwin, Gabe Pinkerton, Courtney Benter and Cameran Paxson. In back from left are Madison Springer, Hunter Bouse, Nathaniel Paxson, Raven Dale, Keira Corwin and Mattie Affolder.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a hypochondriac. I am currently waiting on the biopsy results for a mole I had removed. Right now I’m worried and miserable. I feel guilty for what I’m putting my husband through. I want to get therapy, but doing that feels like admitting I’m too weak to handle my problems myself. My husband thinks he’s a bad husband because he can’t help me. This isn’t the first time I have worked myself up over a medical condition I may or may not have, and it won’t be the last. How can I deal with my fear of dying from something horrible without damaging my relationship with my husband? Can hypochondria be cured? It’s starting to take over my life. — HYPOCHONDRIAC IN THE SOUTH DEAR HYPOCHONDRIAC: It’s a wise person who seeks help for a problem that’s ruining the quality of his or her life. You should definitely discuss your fear of dying with a licensed mental health professional. To do that isn’t “weak” — it’s the opposite. DEAR ABBY: My son is getting married in the fall and we’re all looking forward to the celebration. There’s just one problem. My daughter will be in the

wedding and the bridesmaids’ dresses are strapless. She will look beautiful in the dress, but she adopted a “hippy lifestyle” a year ago and stopped shaving her armpits. The bride-to-be asked me how to approach her to request that she remove her armpit hair on the day of the wedding. Is there a tactful way to approach this without offending my daughter and possibly causing bad feelings between her and the bride? — UNSURE IN NEW JERSEY DEAR UNSURE: I would discourage you from doing that. Although every bride wants her wedding to be “perfect,” there’s a point at which she must realiz e there are some things she can’t control. An example of where that boundary should be drawn would be at he r bridesmaids ’ armpits. P.S. If hairy ar mpits in the wedding pictures concern her, they can be Photoshopped off.

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) — Will meet for weigh-in at 5:30 p.m., with the meeting at 6 p.m., in the fellowship hall at Evangelical Methodist Church, 930 W. Main St., Portland. New members welcome. For more information, call (260) 726-5312. PORTLAND ALUMNI — Will meet at 6 p.m. at Medler’s Furniture in Portland. PORTLAND EVENING

OPTIMIST CLUB — Will meet at 6 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Richards Restaurant. JAY LODGE NO. 87 F.&A.M. — Will meet Monday at the Lodge Hall. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., with the Lodge opening at 7:30 p.m. A short presentation about Scottish Rite will be given. Please make dinner reservations with the secretary at (260) 726-0514.

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Community Calendar Notices will appear in Community Calendar as space is available. To submit an item, email Virginia Cline at [email protected].

OF REALITY PARANORMAL — Will have a meeting at 7 p.m. Saturday at La Palma Restaurant, 1226 N. Walnut St., Hartford City. A ghost hunt will follow at the old Hartford Saturday City jail. The cost is $25 BEYOND THE SCOPE and those coming must

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The center is located at 216 S. Meridian St., Portland. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information or an appointment, call (260) 726-8636. Appointments or walk-ins accepted. BREAD OF LIFE COMMUNITY FAMILY MEAL — Will be served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, 204 E. Arch St. in PortSunday 4-H WEIGH-IN AND ID land. Everyone is welDAY — Will be held from 1 come. to 5 p.m. Sunday for goats at Jay County Fairgrounds.

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PORTLAND BREAKFAST OPTIMISTS — Will meet at 7 a.m. for breakfast at Richards Restaurant. BRYANT AREA COMMUNITY CENTER — Walking from 9 to 10 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. WEST JAY COMMUNITY CENTER GROUP — Doors open at 11:15 a.m. Bring a sack lunch for talk time. Euchre begins at 1 p.m. There is a $1 donation for center’s expenses. For more information, call (765) 768-1544. CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP — Will meet at 1 p.m. the first Monday of each month at Portland Place, 430 W. Lafayette St. For more information, call (800) 589-1121. PREGNANCY CARE CENTER of Jay County — Free pregnancy testing with ongoing support during and after pregnancy.

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Political landscape has changed Wouldn’t you think that highly paid, high profile political consultants would do their homework? Apparently that’s not the case. The election landscape in Indiana changed a few elections back, but the sharpies behind the candidates haven’t caught on yet. What’s changed? Early voting. For weeks now, any registered voter who wandered into the Jay County Courthouse could

Now think about that. Twenty — or even 10 — voters a day, several days a week, over several weeks. The numbers add up. And when you multiply the early voting phenomenon across the state, you’re talking about a not-insignificant cast his or her primary election chunk of the electorate. ballot. That’s why this week’s Ted Has there been a flood of Cruz-John Kasich clumsy pact activity? No. But poll workers to slow the momentum for Donsaid 20 voters a day wasn’t an ald Trump looked especially unusual volume. foolish.

When voters are casting their ballots early, you can’t wait until the eve of Election Day to plot your strategy. It’s foolish. Foolish too are the TV commercials arriving in a sudden flood this week. Any voter still trying to make up his or her mind at this point either has pathological problems with decision-making or just needs to flip a coin. Early voting has transformed this newspaper’s election coverage dramatically.

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Interviews with local candidates and questionnaires were something to be dealt with weeks ago. They needed to appear in print so that early voters knew the candidates; they have remained online at TheCR.com so late deciders can do some last-minute homework. The only ones who haven’t seemed to figure out that the landscape has changed are the political consultants. And, of course, the candidates themselves. — J.R.

President shifts policy By JENNIFER RUBIN The Washington Post

The Hill reports: President Obama would consider sending more U.S. special operations forces to Syria in the future if the latest deployment proves to be successful, the White House said Tuesday. The president had vowed to end wars and not to put boots on the ground. It was a political promise, unsustainable at the time in the face of the spreading menace of the Islamic State. Rather than gloat (or after gloating), critics of his passivity in Syria— including many Republicans and his entire national security team at the time (e.g. Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, Leon Panetta) — should be relieved that he has given up the deeply cynical notion that wars were Republicans’ fault and he could end them at will. The Islamic State is America’s enemy (and the West’s, more generally), and there is no substitute for U.S. leadership, including deployment of some ground troops. Unfortunately, having been paralyzed for years, the situation in both Syria and Iraq is dire and the Islamic State has metastasized elsewhere. The incremental approach will only prolong the fight and postpone the inevitable. Again and again, military commanders (current and former) as well as outside experts have advised that a significant U.S. force (in the tens, not hundreds, of thousands) is needed in order to gain the cooperation and confidence of regional allies who will need to make up the bulk of the force. Obama is going so slowly as to cause us to conclude that he is simply trying to prevent disaster from unfolding before he leaves office, forcing the next president to make the strategic call for adequate forces. It is not clear which if any presidential candidates will have the spine to do what is needed to defeat the Islamist force. On the bright side, Hillary Clinton approved of the move, without limiting her options going forward. (“These Special Forces will continue to provide critical support to local forces on the ground who ultimately must be the ones to win this fight.”) More recently, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has talked about doing what is needed to defeat the Islamic State without opining that air power alone can accomplish the

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It is not clear which, if any, presidential candidates will have the spine to do what is needed to defeat the Islamist force. mission. Donald Trump has, among other things, demanded Saudi Arabia pay for our help, said he would order our troops to target noncombatant women and children and declared we should seize the Islamic State’s oil fields. Goodness knows what he actually would do. To be clear, Obama deserves ample blame for the years of inactivity that allowed the Islamic State to take root and hundreds of thousands to die in a bloody civil war. He has been passive in the face of genocide. For that he will have to answer to his conscience and to history. Nevertheless, Republicans who disapprove of a strategy to provide necessary troops to defeat the Islamic State risk getting to the left of Obama and Clinton and appearing irresponsible. The war cannot be won from the air, and the president is at least making it easier for his successor to ramp up. For those who seek the presidency, the question is whether they will follow his lead or, in a more limited way with a much smaller force, the example set by President George W. Bush, who put the country’s defense above partisan advantage and thereby headed off genocide and stabilized Iraq. •••••••••• Rubin is a conservative blogger for The Washington Post’s “Right Turn.” Her Twitter handle is @JRubinBlogger, and she can be reached at [email protected].

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Congress and President Obama are under pressure to reschedule marijuana. While rescheduling makes sense, it doesn’t solve the state/federal conflict over marijuana (de-scheduling would be better). But more important, it wouldn’t fix the broken scheduling system. Ideally, marijuana reform should be part of a broader bill rewriting the Controlled Substances Act. The Controlled Substances Act created a five-category scheduling system for most legal and illegal drugs (although alcohol and tobacco were notably omitted). Depending on what category a drug is in, the drug is either subject to varying degrees of regulation and control (Schedules II through V) — or completely prohibited, otherwise unregulated and left to criminals to manufacture and distribute (Schedule I). The scheduling of various drugs was decided largely by Congress and absent a scientific process — with some strange results. For instance, while methamphetamine and cocaine are Schedule II drugs, making them available for medical use, marijuana is scheduled alongside PCP and heroin as a Schedule I drug, which prohibits any medical use. Making matters worse, the CSA gives law enforcement — not scientists or health officials — the final say on how new drugs should be scheduled and whether or not old drugs should be rescheduled. Unsurprisingly, law enforcement blocks reform. Starting in 1972, the Drug Enforcement Administration obstructed a formal request to reschedule marijuana for 16 years. After being forced by the courts to make a decision, the agency held two years of hearings. The DEA chief administrative law judge who held the hearings and considered the issue concluded that mar-

Bill Piper ijuana in its natural form is “one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man” and should be made available for medical use. Similar hearings on MDMA, aka ecstasy, concluded that it also has important medical uses. In both cases, the DEA overruled its administrative law judge and kept the drugs in Schedule I, unavailable for medical use. The current drug scheduling system is also structurally flawed. For instance, Schedule I is for drugs that are highly addictive and have no medical value, while the other schedules are for drugs with medical value but varying degrees of safety and addiction risks. There are no categories, however, for drugs that have no medical value but have not proved to be highly addictive either, such as various synthetic drugs like “spice” or “bath salts.” Nor are there categories for drugs that are waiting to be evaluated for medical use. In a report published in the esteemed medical journal the Lancet, researchers at the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs proposed an alternative method for drug classification in the United Kingdom that might work in the United States. This new system uses a nine-category matrix to assess the harms of a range of licit and illicit drugs. The new evidence-based classification system recognizes the fact that alcohol and tobacco cause far more individual and social harms than marijuana, LSD and MDMA, which have less potential for harm

relative to other legal and illegal drugs. The Controlled Substances Act was passed in 1970. Forty-six years and eight presidents later, it remains almost exactly as it was enacted (the only major changes have been more draconian penalties such as mandatory minimum sentencing or prohibiting students arrested for drugs from receiving student loans). While federal drug policy hasn’t changed much since President Nixon, individual states have moved in a new direction. Twenty-four states and the District have legalized marijuana for medical use; four states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for nonmedical use. The federal system is too inflexible to keep up and should be thoroughly redesigned. At a minimum, responsibility for determining drug classifications and other health determinations should be completely removed from the DEA and transferred to a health or scientific body. Congress should overhaul the entire scheduling process to ensure that decisions on whether to criminalize a drug or not, and whether and how to regulate it, are decided by an objective, independent scientific process. An independent body such as the National Academy of Sciences should be appointed to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the drug scheduling system. This evaluation should determine if each drug is properly classified, the best way to assess the risks and benefits associated with current and emerging drugs, and how to best redesign the scheduling system. Treating drug use as a health issue instead of a criminal justice issue will require fresh thinking. •••••••••• Piper is senior director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance. Follow him on Twitter @billjpiper.

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Garden helps students learn By HARRISON SMITH The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — On a warm, overcast morning last week, Ketcham Elementary School received a very dirty makeover. Volunteers, along with a few older students, filled a halfdozen fruit and vegetable beds with soil, hammered a birdhouse into shape and set a pair of young fruit trees in place. Posts for a split-rail fence were jammed into the ground, and amid the noise of saws and shovels, one Ketcham preschooler just had to know: “Are we building a house?” Not quite. Ketcham, in the Anacostia neighborhood of Southeast Washington, was building a garden with the help of a nonprofit organization called Real School Gardens. Founded 10 years ago in Fort Worth, Texas, the group has partnered with more than 100 schools to build gardens that teachers can use for hands-on lessons in science, math and even language arts. This is the group’s second garden in the Washington area, following a cold, wet dig at Beacon Heights Elementary School in Riverdale, Maryland, last fall. A garden can be more than just a place where plants grow and flowers bloom, it turns out. “This will help build empathy with the outdoors,” said principal Maisha Riddlesprigger, noting that many Ketcham students tend to stay indoors because of violence in the neighborhood. Planting and maintaining a garden, she added, would help kids learn how to care for “something greater than just themselves.” When everything’s ripe or in bloom, there will be plenty to care for. The gar-

den includes tasty kale, strawberries, carrots, squash, beans, tomatoes, garlic and peas. An herb garden, next to a gazebo with a whiteboard where teachers can lead lessons, includes parsley, oregano, lavender, spearmint and sage. Colorful pansies and gerbera daisies are mixed in, too, along with a grapevine, an apple tree and a serviceberry tree with edible berries. Real School Gardens will hold a workshop with Ketcham teachers later this spring to offer ideas for how to use the learning garden, sometimes in surprising ways. Alison Risso, a spokeswoman for the group, described a memorable language arts lesson about adjectives. Kids were asked to “write down as many descriptive words as you can” for a leaf they found outside. The leaves were then mixed up in a pile, and the teacher had to try to match the leaves to their descriptions. The organization will meet with Ketcham teachers for the next several years to help customize class lessons in the garden. “I’m excited,” said Kira Manigo, 8, “but I don’t know how the garden is going to turn out.” Wearing a bright green T-shirt over her navy Ketcham polo, she was one of several thirdand fourth-graders helping a class of preschool students paint decorative stones for the garden. Kira said she would like to see some rutabagas and cherry trees grow alongside the strawberries that are already being planted. But she and Tahnya Faulkner, 10, had one little concern. “Growing stuff like apple trees and carrots” would be fun, said Tahnya, but only “when there’s not a lot of bugs.”

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USDA declines to pay claims By KATHRYN HAAKE Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has refused to pay claims filed by two Idaho families who contend its pesticide treatment contaminated their crops and poisoned a cattle herd. Instead, USDA told the families to file a lawsuit — a costly endeavor that could bankrupt the farms and risk the $70 million potato pest eradication program in Idaho. The Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) was discovered in 2006, threatening Idaho’s $900 million potato industry. The next year, the USDA began treating infected fields with methyl bromide. The treatment reduced the pest, but it was stopped in 2014 because of concerns from a grower, said Brian Marschman, State Plant Health Director for APHIS, a branch of USDA. Among those concerns were cattle with oozing lesions and spontaneously aborted calves, according to Idaho

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‘Express’ receives funding INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED) and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) announced Sunday that more than $789,000 through the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels (HHF) Blender Pump Program will be provided to Family Express. This is the second round of grant announcements for the program. ?? The goal of this program is to expand the

Jay 4-H weigh-in sessions scheduled Those involved in several Jay County 4-H programs will need to have their animals weighed in this weekend. The Weigh-in and ID session for dairy beef feeders is scheduled for 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Jay County Fairgrounds, with weighin and ID for sheep to follow from noon to 3 p.m. The weigh-in and ID for goats will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information on 4-H programs, visit http://bit.ly/1WXh2gr.

availability of higher ethanol blends in areas of Indiana where blends of E15 – E85 are limited or not available. E15 and E85 are abbreviations indicating the percentage of ethanol blended in the fuel. Family Express is planning to deploy 45 blender pumps capable of dispensing these higher ethanol blends in Jasper, Lake, Laporte, Porter, St. Joseph, Starke, Tippecanoe and White counties.

State Department of Agriculture documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Eldredge-Kelley family, one of the farming operations near Shelley that filed the claim, declined to speak on the record with the AP. But in correspondence with the state Department of Agriculture, one family member called the experience a nightmare. “We continue to deal with this emotionally, physically, and financially 100 percent on our own,” Karen Eldredge wrote. “The only thing we have ever asked is a path forward.” Methyl bromide is a widely known but rarely used pesticide. Since 2005, its use has been restricted because of its role in destroying the ozone layer. It was also responsible for nearly killing a Delaware family in 2015, who inadvertently inhaled the neurotoxin while vacationing in the Virgin Islands. Despite its potential to poison people and animals, the pesticide is still

used for agricultural purposes, including on California strawberry fields and on crops coming into the state at port of entries. In Idaho, the pesticide has been used on 20 fields measured at over 3.4 square miles as part of the PCN eradication program. Boise State University pesticide researcher Cynthia Curl says that most of the concern surrounding the pesticide is directed at people’s exposure to the gas. Normally, when the pesticide is used in agriculture, it’s not taken up into the fruit. Marschman declined to comment on the tort claim, which was rejected March 3, citing pending litigation. The Eldredge-Kelley fields were treated with methyl bromide between 2013 and 2014, according to information provided to the state Department of Agriculture. Over the next two years, cows on the farm experienced lesions and swelling from excess fluid after being fed hay grown on fields treated with methyl bromide.

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Fighting continues despite truce By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria — Insurgents shelled a mosque in a government-held neighborhood of Aleppo, killing at least 15 people as they left Friday prayers, while government airstrikes struck rebel-held parts of Syria’s largest city — even as the army unilaterally declared a brief truce in other parts of the country. The violence in Aleppo has killed more than 200 civilians over the past week and is likely to continue unchecked, as the government’s cease-fire does not include the city. At least 15 people were killed

and 30 injured when rockets struck Malla Khan mosque in the government-held Bab alFaraj district shortly after Friday prayers, Syrian state TV reported. “We want the army to finish them,” an Aleppo resident told state TV outside a hospital where some of the dead and wounded were taken. The attack followed an early morning lull in government airstrikes on rebel-held parts of Aleppo, following days of deadly violence that killed scores. Yet by late morning air raids resumed on the city, according to activists from the Britainbased Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local

Coordination Committees (LCC). The resumption of air raids prompted religious leaders to suspend Friday prayers in rebelheld areas. The Religious Council of Aleppo, a body that runs religious affairs in opposition-held parts of the province, said in a statement online that it was calling on mosque leaders to call-off Friday prayers for the first time. “The heart of the believers is aching ... but preserving lives is an important religious duty,” it said. The Observatory reported that six people were killed in the strikes on opposition areas, while the LCC said at least 10 people died and dozens were wound-

ed. The LCC and the Observatory also reported shelling near a clinic in the rebel-held neighborhood of Marjeh. There was no word on casualties. The humanitarian situation has deteriorated further in opposition-held neighborhoods, which are almost encircled. The sole road leading in and out of rebel-held areas from northwest Aleppo is regularly targeted by sniper fire and shelling. The carnage in Aleppo — a city contested since the summer of 2012, when opposition fighters took over several districts — was particularly bad on Wednesday and Thursday, when airstrikes and artillery killed more than 60 people, including dozens at a hos-

pital in a rebel-held neighborhood. Also today, the Syrian army has declared a temporary truce for the capital, Damascus, its suburbs and the coastal province of Latakia — but not Aleppo. It was not immediately clear what impact this unilateral declaration would have. The opposition seemed unlikely to abide by the truce after dozens were killed in government airstrikes in Aleppo. The cease-fire is due to come into effect at 1 a.m. Saturday, according to announcement read on Syrian state TV. The military statement said it will last 24 hours in Damascus and its suburbs and three days in Latakia.

In review Arrested RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Three people with close family ties to the couple responsible for the San Bernardino terror attack were arrested Thursday in an alleged marriagefraud scheme involving a pair of Russian sisters. The accused include Syed Raheel Farook. His brother and sister-in-law, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, died in a shootout with police after killing 14 people and wounding 22 others on Dec. 2. Also arrested in the marriage-fraud case were Syed Raheel Farook’s wife, Tatiana, and her sister, Mariya Chernykh. Associated Press/Northjersey.com/Tariq Zehawi

Saying goodbye The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department holds a goodbye ceremony Thursday in Alpine, N.J., for Officer Arturo Bellini, who is being deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, with the U.S. Army Reserve. The department raised a "Support Our Troops" flag which will fly over the department's headquarters until his return in about a year.

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the upper digestive tract and 80 percent for breast cancer. “The implications for other similar cities around the world are that [particulate pollution] must be reduced as much and as fast as possible,” said G. Neil Thomas, a researcher at the University of Birmingham in England and one of the coauthors of the study. John Groopman, an environmental-health expert at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and who was not involved in the study, agreed that the results of the study could be extrapolated to similar urban areas in high-functioning economies, such as Singapore, New York and Los Angeles. “We really need the research to understand what it is about the nature of these particles that is contributing to this.” Besides Thomas, the other main co-author was Thuan Quoc Thach, a scientific officer of the University of Hong Kong’s School of Public Health. The study was published today in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Erupts ... Continued from page 1 Trump has drawn large crowds across the country as he has campaigned for the White House and some of his events have been marred by protests and scuffles. The Pacific Amphitheatre was filled to its capacity of about 18,000 and many hundreds more were turned away. Earlier this week, a Trump rally in nearby Anaheim turned contentious when his supporters and protesters clashed, and several people were hit by pepper

spray. Trump was not present. Ly Kou, 47, of Ontario, said she likes Trump because he has vowed to put the country first. “It’s obvious that America loves Trump,” said Kou, who is from Laos, as she pointed at the waiting throng. “This thing about him being racist? Look around the crowd.” Trump was traveling from the rally site to the state’s Republican convention in Burlington in the San Francisco Bay area.

Sentenced PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea today sentenced a U.S. citizen of Korean heritage to 10 years in prison with hard labor after convicting him of espionage and subversion, the second American it has put behind bars this year. Kim Dong Chul was sentenced after a trial in brief Pyongyang by North Korea’s Supreme Court, which found him guilty of espionage and subversion under Articles 60 and 64 of the North’s criminal code.

Ordered PATNA, India — With sizzling temperatures claiming more than 300 lives this month in India, officials said today they were banning daytime cooking in some parts of the drought-stricken country in a bid to prevent accidental fires that have killed nearly 80 more people. The eastern state of Bihar this week took the unprecedented step of forbidding any cooking between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., after accidental fires exacerbated by dry, hot and windy weather swept through shantytowns and thatchedroof houses in villages and killed 79 people. They included 10 children and five adults killed in a fire sparked during a Hindu prayer ceremony in Bihar’s Aurangabad district last week.

To seek SAN FRANCISCO — California officials say they will seek more than $90 million in firefighting costs from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. after finding that a deadly 2015 fire was sparked by a tree that came into contact with a power line. The utility said it accepts the cause but says it is not clear that it was to blame for the tree failing. —Associated Press

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Jay County High School senior Megan Wellman signed a national letter of intent Thursday to row for Indiana University. Seated next to Megan are her parents, Linda and Ed Wellman. Back row from left are JCHS assistant cross country coach Lea Selvey and girls track coach Brian McEvoy.

Wellman to join IU rowing By CHRIS SCHANZ The Commercial Review

Megan Wellman has seen success using her legs on the track and cross country course. She’s set school records and won conference and sectional championships, all while fighting through a potentially career-threatening injury. She hopes the drive and dedication to training she developed as a runner will transfer to a new athletic adventure. Wellman, a Jay County High School senior, signed a national letter of intent Thursday to row for her home-state Hoosiers. “I knew for sure that I wanted to go to Indiana University,” she said. “My leg injury kind of ruled me out of running in college but I still wanted to participate.” Wellman suffered a grade three hamstring tear prior to her sophomore track season. She rested in the winter months before making a strong comeback on the track the following spring. She won the sectional championship in the 1,600-meter race as a junior, a few days after helping the 4x800 relay team to an Allen County Athletic Conference championship.

‘I knew for sure that I wanted to go to Indiana University. My leg injury kind of ruled me out of running in college but I still wanted to participate.’ —Megan Wellman, JCHS senior

Then this fall, she returned for her senior season to become the program’s first individual cross country sectional champion since 2012. A week later on the same course, she shattered the school record by 15 seconds while finishing fifth at regional. Still with that competitive drive, Wellman turned to rowing after discovering that endurance athletes — distance runners and swimmers — make great rowers. She filled out an online questionnaire, then was invited to Bloomington to meet Steve Peterson and the rest of the Hoosier coaching staff, as well as visit the facilities and give rowing a shot.

“They said ‘Hey, if you come down here ready to work … we can teach you how to row and make this work,’” Wellman said. “Now, I’m a rower.” Wellman plans to study marketing while at IU, and she is looking forward to the opportunity to participate in a new sport. “Just being out on the water and trying something that not everyone really gets to try,” Wellman said. “That is what I am really excited about. “Even though it is a different sport, I’m ready to do the same kind of work and dedication that I have with my running these last four years.”

Second ... Continued from page 10 The Jets jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three innings before Jay County (0-9, 0-2 Allen County Athletic Conference) struck for two runs in the top of the fourth. Class 2A No. 9 Adams Central responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame, then tacked on four more in the fifth for the run-rule victory. Sam Twigg led the Patriot offense with a single and two RBIs. Chloe Trissel and Kensey Litton each had bunt singles.

Tribe tops Minster MINSTER, Ohio — Nick Thwaits earned his first win in an Indian uniform Thursday, helping the Fort Recovery baseball team to a 3-0 victory over the Minster Wildcats in eight innings. Thwaits, a sophomore, scattered two hits over eight innings, striking out

11 and walking two. At the plate, he also had a hit, a walk and a run. The game went scoreless through seven innings until the Division IV No. 9 Indians (11-5, 2-2 Midwest Athletic Conference) put up a three-spot in the top of the eighth. Jackson Hobbs and Hunter Boughman both had RBIs.

also had a hit, two RBIs and two runs, lost his bid at a perfect game with a twoout walk in the top of the fourth inning. Jayden Dull and Braxton Haight both had two hits for the Stars, and Dull scored twice. Justin Nussbaum and Austin Gerber all had singles, and Corbin Blomeke had a double.

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BERNE — Sophomore Mark Clary no-hit the Union Rockets on Thursday, helping the South Adams baseball team to an 11-0 victory in five innings. South Adams (7-7) struck for seven runs in the first inning and tacked on one in the second for a quick 80 lead. The Starfires added three more in the third for the eventual final score. The Rockets, meanwhile, weren’t able to figure out Clary, who struck out 11 of the 16 batters he faced, which was one more than the minimum. Clary, who

DECATUR — The South Adams boys golf team finished second Thursday in a three-team match at Cross Creek Golf Club. The Bellmont Braves won on their home course with a 171. South Adams totaled 193, and Adams Central was third with 232. McGerran Clouser and Jacob Rife both shot a 46 to lead the Starfires. David Muselman was third on the team with a 48, and Chris Beitler completed the SAHS team score with a 53. All four Starfire golfers had one par.

Colts select Bama’s Kelly INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck got the protection he needed. More help could soon be on the way, too. After spending months talking about an improved offensive line, the Indianapolis Colts finally made the investment by selecting Alabama center Ryan Kelly with the 18th overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night. They were so

On tap Local schedule Today Jay County — Boys track at New Castle – 5:30 p.m.; JV baseball vs. Woodlan – 6 p.m.; JV softball vs. Woodlan – 6 p.m. Fort Recovery — Softball at St. Mary’s – 5 p.m.; Middle school track at Coldwater Invite – 4:30 p.m. Saturday Jay County — Boys golf at Winchester Invitational – 8 a.m.; Girls tennis in DeKalb Invitational – 9 a.m.; Girls track in Muncie Central Relays – 10 a.m.; Softball at Lapel – 10 a.m.; Baseball vs. Muncie Central – 11 a.m.; JV baseball at Muncie Central – 11 a.m.

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convinced Kelly was the right guy that general manager Ryan Grigson couldn’t get the pick in fast enough. “He was really our targeted player for months now and he was the only guy you and I both went to for his pro day,” Grigson said as he looked at coach Chuck Pagano. “We’ve been looking to fill that spot for a long time. We’ve had musical chairs there for a long time.”

Continued from page 10 Hunter Bates reached on an error to lead off the frame, then swiped second base to get in scoring position. He attempted to steal third, and JCHS catcher Jacob Geesaman had his pickoff throw tip off Max Moser’s glove at third base, letting Bates trot home for the goahead run. The home team added another run — the only one it earned — during the fourth inning when Myers left a 3-1 pitch too high over the zone and Chase Stahl hit a two-out, solo home run to left field. Jay County could have tied the game at 2-2 but Peyton Heniser struck out with two runners in scoring position to end any chance. The 3-1 Jet advantage stood until the sixth inning, during which JCHS sophomore Ethan Myers hit a one-out double to right field and came around to score on back-to-back wild pitches from ACHS starter Luke Bittner. Moser drew a walk to chase Bittner from the game, and pinch hitter Mitchel Frasher also walked to load the bases. Kohler, who had walked and lined out to the left fielder in his previous two plate appearances, hit a rope to the gap in left center that Adams Central centerfielder Bailey Coyne tracked down for the final out of the inning. “It is just baseball,” Selvey said. “We get bases loaded and a shot, and the kid runs it down.” “That was a big play there,” Neuenschwander said. “Fortunately with the wind (it was blowing in from right field) it kind of held it up there. He got a great angle.” Neuenschwander echoed Selvey’s statement, that it is “just baseball,” adding that sometimes bloopers fall in for one team but never find open spots for the other. During the bottom of the sixth inning, with the Jets ahead 3-2, Bates ripped the first pitch of his at bat down the right field line that fell fair by less than a foot for a two-out double, scoring two unearned runs. In addition to Myers’ double,

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Jay County also got singles from Chandler Jacks, Wyatt Geesaman and Moser. Ryan Schlechty drew three of the Patriots’ six walks. Jake Myers (1-2) went the distance, scattering five hits over six innings while striking out nine and walking three. Adams Central worked him early, loading the count each of the first three batters and on four occasions the first time through the lineup. “I’m proud of him,” said Selvey, whose team hosts Muncie Central for a doubleheader at 11 a.m. Saturday. “He battled. He just has to keep his composure. I love him on the mound. He is going to battle and not give in. That is what I really like about him.”

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Houck, JCHS golfers second Jay Houck is comfortable on the Patriots’ home course. Houck earned medalist honors for the second time in as many matches Thursday, helping the Jay County Local High School roundup boys golf team finish second in a match with the Blackford Bruins and Bluffton Tigers. Blackford had all four of its scoring players within three strokes of one another for a team score of 164. Jay County totaled 171, and Bluffton was third with 183. Houck, a junior, had four pars and a birdie to finish with a season-low, 3-over par 38. Graham Haines was second on the team with a 41, and Collin Haines shot a 45. Kyler Hudson’s 47 rounded out the team score. Nick Hayden also competed, and he shot a 51.

JC fall to Jets MONROE — The Jay County High School softball team remained winless on the season Thursday with a 12-2 loss to Adams Central in five innings. See Second page 9

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MONROE — At times, the ball seemed to find leather for the Jets on defense. On the other hand, the Patriots had a tough time keeping the ball in their gloves. The Jay County High School baseball team allowed four unearned runs and left runners on base in crucial situations Thursday in a 5-3 loss to the Adams Central Jets. “I’m more upset we didn’t keep our composure at times,” said JCHS coach Lea Selvey, whose team falls to 6-4 on the season and 1-1 in Allen County Athletic Conference play. “Bottom line, (the game) came down to (the Jets putting) the ball in play.” Adams Central coach Dave Neuenschwander said it was a good victory, considering JCHS junior Jake Myers was on the bump for the Patriots after no-hitting Woodlan in a 4-0 win April 22. “It is a big win for us especially who we were facing on the mound,” Neuenschwander said. The Jets move to 3-0 in conference and 10-3 overall. “He throws the ball really well. Probably one of the fastest pitchers we have faced up to this point. “We put the ball in play and unfortunately for them they did throw the ball away a bit at times.” The first such occurrence was in the second inning, during which a fielding error allowed Brett Funk to score the game’s first run.

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Jay County High School senior right fielder Andy Kohler, right, makes a catch before colliding with second baseman Wyatt Geesaman during the sixth inning Thursday against the Adams Central Jets in Monroe. The Patriots lost, 5-3. Adams Central gifted a run back scored Andy Kohler from third Jets went back on top in the bottom to Jay County in the top of the base for a 1-1 tie. But just as quick- half of the frame. third, when a dropped third strike ly as the Patriots responded, the See Costly page 9

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