By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press

JACKSON, Miss. — Governmentemployees and private businessesin Mississippi could deny servicesto same-sex couples who want tomarry under a bill passed by theHouse on Friday — one of numer-ous attempts across the country toenact so-called religious protectionstatutes after a Supreme Court rul-ing that effectively legalized gaymarriage.

Now, Republican Gov. PhilBryant must decide whether tosign the bill into law.

Mississippi is among 10 statesthat have passed or are consideringsuch legislation. Work on this billstarted months ago, but the Housevote Friday came a day after a fed-eral judge blocked Mississippifrom enforcing the last state law inthe nation to ban same-sex couplesfrom adopting children.

Bryant has often said he believesmarriage should be between a manand a woman, but would not sayFriday whether he will sign HouseBill 1523.

“I haven’t gotten to it yet. Assoon as it gets to us we’ll look at itand decide,” Bryant said as hewalked away from reporters after aCapitol news conference about ayouth jobs program.

The governor’s spokesman, ClayChandler, tried to block reportersfrom asking questions by sayingrepeatedly: “Not today. Not today.”

Bryant said of the bill: “I’mgoing to look at it like I do everypiece of legislation and as soon as Imake that decision, I’ll let youknow.”

He signed a 2014 bill promoted bygay marriage opponents, sayinggovernment cannot put a substan-tial burden on religious practices.This year’s bill is similar to the oneGeorgia’s Republican governorvetoed Monday amid objectionsfrom businesses that said it wouldpermit discrimination.

The Mississippi bill is also simi-lar to North Carolina’s first-in-the-nation law that limits bathroomoptions for transgender people ingovernment buildings.

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The high temperature Fridayin Portland was 56 degrees.

Today’s forecast calls for ahigh of 45 with mostly sunnyskies early followed by a chanceof rain and snow showersbeginning at noon.

The low tonight will be 26

with winds gusting to 40 milesper hour.

Skies will be sunny Sundaywith a high of 50, and there is aslight chance of rain and snowbeginning during the evening.

For an extended forecast, seepage 2.

Jay County Commissionersand Jay County Council willmeet in a special joint sessionat 6 p.m. Wednesday in thecommissioners’ room at JayCounty Courthouse. Thegroups will discuss a financialplan compiled by Greg Guer-rettaz of Financial SolutionsGroup.

MMoonnddaayy —— A look at all ofthe races on the primary bal-lot as early voting for the May3 election begins Tuesday.

WWeeddnneessddaayy —— Coverage ofTuesday’s Jay County Devel-opment Corporation and Port-land Park Board meetings.

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Editor’s note: This is the fifthin a series of stories previewingthe May 3 primary election.Early voting begins April 5. Allelection-related stories will beposted at http://www.thecr.comand will remain active until elec-tion day.By RAY COONEYThe Commercial Review

Twelve years later, two Repub-licans are heading for a rematch.

Faron Parr and Mike Leon-hard, who ran against eachother in the 2004 primary for

county commissioner, will meetagain May 3 for the GOP nomi-nation for the north districtseat.

In their original match-up,

Parr edged Leonard by 34 votesto deny him a third term. NowLeonhard is seeking to returnthe favor while Parr seeks afourth term.

The winner will advance tothe general election againstDemocrat Bob Franks Jr., who isuncontested in the primary.

Leonhard, who graduatedfrom Portland High School in1966, is a self-employed contrac-tor. He was a commissioner from1997 through 2004 and is in histhird term on county council. Heserves on the Jay County Cham-ber of Commerce board and is amember of the Optimist Club,American Legion, PortlandMoose Lodge and the VFW.

Parr, a 1982 graduate of JayCounty High School, ownsAdvanced Seal Technology inBryant and Progressive OfficeProducts in Portland. He hasbeen a commissioner since 2005and also serves as a boardmember for Jay County Devel-opment Corporation, Jay Coun-ty Chamber of Commerce,Portland Economic Develop-ment Corporation and BryantIndustrial Development Corpo-ration.

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Parr, Leonhard to meet againCandidates also squared offin close 2004 GOP primary

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Glory daysFerrell and Thelma Blazer worked on repairing and replacing American flags around the Jay County Courthouse

Friday as members of the Portland Evening Optimist Club. March winds damaged a number of flags and bent a few flagpoles.

By JOSH LEDERMAN andDARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press

WASHINGTON —World leaders declaredprogress Friday in safe-guarding nuclear materi-als sought by terroristsand wayward nations,even as President BarackObama acknowledged thetask was far from finished.

Closing out a nuclearsecurity summit, Obamawarned of a persistentand harrowing threat: ter-rorists getting their handson a nuclear bomb. Heurged fellow leaders not tobe complacent about therisk of catastrophe, sayingthat such an attack by theIslamic State or a similargroup would “change ourworld.”

“I’m the first toacknowledge the greatdeal of work thatremains,” Obama said,adding that the vision ofdisarmament he laid outat the start of his presi-dency may not be realizedduring his lifetime. “Butwe’ve begun.”

Despite their calls forfurther action, the rough-ly 50 leaders assembledannounced that this year’sgathering would be thelast of this kind. This year,deep concerns about ter-rorism were the com-manding focus, as leadersgrappled with the notionthat the next Paris orBrussels could involve anattack with a nuclearweapon or dirty bomb.

Obama said of the ter-rorists, “There is no doubtthat if these madmen evergot their hands on anuclear bomb or nuclearmaterial they most cer-tainly would use it to killas many innocent peopleas possible.”

So far, no terrorists haveobtained a nuclearweapon or a dirty bomb,Obama said, creditingglobal efforts to securenuclear material. But hesaid it wasn’t for lack ofthe terrorists trying: Al-Qaida has sought nuclearmaterials, IS has deployedchemical weapons andextremists linked to theBrussels and Paris attackswere found to have spiedon a top Belgian nuclearofficial.

Throughout the two-daysummit, growing fearsabout nuclear terrorismtempered other, more posi-tive signs of the worldcoming together to con-front the broader nuclearthreat.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —A man convicted of plan-ning a house explosionthat killed two people anddevastated an Indianapo-lis neighborhood testifiedFriday that he was set upby a jailhouse informantwho claimed he could help

him have a key witnesskilled.

Mark Leonard, who’sserving two life sentenceswithout parole plus 75years for convictionsstemming from theNovember 2012 explosion,testified at a hearing on

the alleged murder-for-hire scheme. He faces anadditional 20 to 50 years ifconvicted.

Leonard says theinformant, Robert Smith,told him he could helpwith having the witnesskilled. Leonard also said

that after he made the callto the purported hit man,who turned out to be anundercover officer, Smith“started jumping up anddown like he was the hap-piest man in the world. ... Iknew what he had done.He had me talk to a police

officer. He had me set up.But what do you do aboutit?”

After Leonard testified,the case was continueduntil May, and Leonard,47, was returned to theIndiana State Prison inMichigan City.

Prisoner testifies in murder-for-hire case

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Percussion prepSydner Barber and Colton Compton

(background) perform Friday during the Jay County HighSchool Indoor Percussion Ensemble’s state previewperformance at East Jay Middle School. The group willcompete at the Indiana Percussion Association StateFinals today at Indiana State University in Terre Haute.

Governor facesdecision on bill

Continued from page 1Business executives are

urging North CarolinaRepublican Gov. Pat McCro-ry to repeal the bill hesigned March 23. The Mis-sissippi bill says peoplecould not be punished for abelief that gender is set atbirth. It says schools orbusinesses can set gender-specific rules about how aperson dresses or whichbathroom a person mustuse.

The Mississippi Housepassed the final version ofthe bill 69-44 Friday, twodays after the Senatepassed it 32-17. Republicanshold a majority in bothchambers.

Under the margins forfinal passage, there wouldnot be enough votes to over-

ride if Bryant vetoes thebill.

Some corporations inMississippi oppose the bill,including Nissan NorthAmerica, which has a plantnear Jackson; MGMResorts International,which has casinos in Biloxiand Tunica; and Hunting-ton Ingalls Industries,which has a shipyard inPascagoula. All three areamong the state’s largestprivate employers.

Republican Rep. AndyGipson of Braxton, anattorney and pastor of asmall Baptist church, toldthe House on Friday thatreporting about the bill hasbeen biased against it.

“Ladies and gentlemen,don’t buy the deceptions,the untruths of these arti-

cles that you’ve seen. Thetalking heads — they’rewrong. This is an anti-dis-crimination bill,” said Gip-son, chairman of the HouseJudiciary B Committee and

one of the bill’s sponsors.Democratic Rep. Christo-

pher Bell of Jackson calledthe bill “an open containerfor discrimination acrossthe board.”

BurglaryA Portland woman reported at 12:40

p.m. Friday that her snow throwerwas stolen.

Carol Ashman, 120 S. Pleasant St.,told a Portland police officer whenshe was taking out her trash shenoticed the snow thrower was miss-ing and the garage door was open.She said it may have been takenbetween 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wednes-day.

The thrower’s estimated value is$50.

Backing crashTwo Portland drivers were

involved in a car crash Friday after-noon in the parking lot of Wal-Mart,950 W. Votaw St., Portland.

Richard L. Haffner, 79, 140 E. Flo-ral Ave., and Neal E. Roth, 50, 822S. Meridian St., both told a Port-

land police officer they were back-ing up and looking for pedestriansbut did not notice each other.Haffner’s 2009 Chevrolet Impalacollided with Roth’s 2002 DodgeDakota as a result of the two dri-ver’s backing out of parking spotsat once.

Damage in the 5:24 p.m. crash isestimated between $2,500 and$5,000.

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Trupointe Fort RecoveryCorn ........................3.79May corn ................3.89Beans ......................8.96May crop ................8.96Wheat ......................4.43May crop ................4.46

Cooper Farms Fort Recovery Corn ........................3.84May corn ................3.84June corn................3.86July corn ................3.86

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Monday9 a.m. — Jay County

Commissioners, com-missioners’ room, JayCounty Courthouse, 120N. Court St., Portland.

5:30 p.m. — PortlandCity Council, councilchambers, fire station,1616 N. Franklin St.

7 p.m. — DunkirkPublic Library Board,127 W. Washington St.

7:30 p.m. — FortRecovery Village Coun-

cil, village hall, 201 S.Main St.

Tuesday4 p.m. — Jay County

Development Corpora-tion, CommunityResource Center, 118 S.Meridian St., Portland.

6:30 p.m. — GenevaTown Council, townhall, 411 E. Line St.

7 p.m. — PortlandPark Board, councilchambers, fire station.

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Continued from page 1Leonhard criticized the cur-

rent group of commissioners,saying they aren’t putting in thetime necessary to lead the coun-ty.

Commissioners met on Mon-day mornings, took a break andreturned to meet again in theafternoon during his years inoffice, he said.

Rather than adjourningaround noon, as they now do,commissioners should be avail-able longer and/or use time inthe afternoon to visit the countydepartments, drive the roadsand inspect ditches, Leonhardsaid.

“I think they’ve kind of letthat slide,” he said. “I decided torun for commissioner againbecause I think the people ofJay County deserve better. Thecommissioners are elected bythe people of Jay County to takecare of Jay County.

“I’m going to try and bringgood government back to JayCounty.”

Parr placed his focus on flood-ing, emphasizing the need for along-term plan that is updatedon a regular basis.

He noted that there was once a15-year flood control plan inplace, but that it expired in 2002and was not updated or passedon as new officials took office.

He promised to review the studycurrently being done by engi-neering firm Butler, Fairmanand Seufert, do everything pos-sible to alleviate flooding issuesand make sure that the problemdoes not get forgotten.

“We’re done kicking the candown the street,” said Parr.“Every time it floods we think,‘Phew, we’re not going to havethat again for another hundredyears.’ And then it turns aroundand comes back.

“I want to get something donewhere there’s a commitmentfrom the county where we havesome kind of money earmarkedtoward that.

“It’s not going to be cheap. It’sgoing to be expensive.

“Let’s find out what kind ofcommitment we can all affordand live with and stick to it.That’s what I want to see is thelong-term commitment, everyyear.”

Leonhard agreed that floodingis a problem, but said he’s con-cerned that there may be nosolution when there is recordrainfall as was the case lastsummer. In the long run, hesaid, the county will have todecide how much money it iswilling to spend in order to tryto solve the problem.

The candidates expressed dif-fering views on the county’s

general fund budget, whichneeded $500,000 out of the rainyday fund in order to balance thisyear.

Parr was an advocate forbringing in Greg Guerrettaz ofFinancial Solutions Group tostudy the budget and make sug-gestions on how to save and/orgenerate revenue. It is impor-tant to get an opinion from anexpert because of the complexi-ties of county finances, he said.

“He points out which depart-ments are doing the best job andcollecting the most money andwhich ones don’t, which onescould be doing a little more andwhich ones are doing quite abit,” said Parr. “He breaks itdown, I think, to where it’s moreeasy to understand. … Unlessyou deal with it all the time, it isa lot to understand.”

Leonhard, the current councilpresident, was against hiringGuerrettaz and said doing soamounts to telling the county’selected officials they are notdoing their jobs. He would havepreferred for council and thedepartment heads to handle theissues on their own.

“When it comes to the budget,that’s what the office holdersare there for,” he said. “If we askthem to cut 10 percent, they’llcut 10 percent.”

When pressed on the situation

— some departments made cutswhile others made none whencouncil asked them to do so inSeptember — Leonhard saidcouncil needs to take a hard-lineapproach.

“I think the council needs todo it like this — if you don’t cutyour budget, we’re going to haveto lay some people off,” he said.“I think that’s the easiest way oflooking at it, because we can’tkeep dipping out of the rainyday fund. It’s nice we have it, butone of these days the rainy dayfund won’t be there.”

Both candidates said they areproud of the state of Jay Coun-ty’s roads and that there is aneed for balance on the issue ofconfined feeding operations.

Parr supports the actions thecommissioners have taken inthose areas by prioritizing stoneroads to be converted to hardsurfaces when money becomesavailable and naming a studycommission to come up withsuggestions for changes to thecounty’s confined feeding ordi-nance.

Leonhard called for a focus onroad upkeep and convertingstone roads if extra moneybecomes available, andexpressed concerns about farm-ers who build CFOs near otherhomes but do not live on site.

Leonhard touted his years of

experience in county govern-ment as the top item on his listof qualifications for office. Helikes to be involved in what’sgoing on in Jay County and willbe straightforward with its resi-dents, he said.

“I care about the county,” hesaid. “I want Jay County to bestrong. I want it to be a place tolive in.

“I’m not going to beat aroundthe bush. I’m going to look at it,and I’m going to call a spade aspade. That’s just the way it is.”

Parr also leaned on his record,emphasizing the changes hehelped make to Jay County SolidWaste Management District thathave helped its cash balance growfrom $66,000 in 2010 to nearly $5million.

He cited his efforts to fix prob-lems with Jay County RegionalSewer District as well, saying he’sbeen able to make tough deci-sions while also working togetherwith others toward the goal ofmaking Jay County better.

“I think without a doubt I’mthe most qualified for being ver-satile in any and all areas. Ican’t think of one problemwe’ve faced as a county that Icouldn’t be an asset to solvingthe problem,” he said. “I’m will-ing to, and my heart’s in it to doit. I mean, Jay County’s myhome. I love this place.”

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Contnued from page 1The U.N. Security Council mem-

bers who brokered a sweepingnuclear deal with Iran held up thatagreement as a model for prevent-ing nuclear proliferation, as theygathered on the summit’s sidelinesto review implementation of thedeal.

Obama also spent part of the sum-mit huddling with the leaders ofSouth Korea and Japan about deter-ring nuclear-tinged provocationsfrom North Korea, in a powerfulshow of diplomatic unity with twoU.S. treaty allies. Similarly, Obama’ssit-down with Chinese President XiJinping offered the two strategicrivals a chance to illustrate mutual

concern about the North, a tradi-tional Chinese ally.

Undeterred, North Korea onlyhours later fired a short-range mis-sile into the sea and tried to jamGPS navigation signals in SouthKorea — precisely the kind of actthat South Korean President ParkGeun-hye had warned would triggereven tougher sanctions and moreisolation.

Aiming to show concrete action,leaders came to the nuclear summitwith commitments in hand, knownin diplomatic-speak as “gift bas-kets.”

Latin America and the Caribbeanare now free of highly enriched ura-nium, the White House said, prais-

ing Argentina by name for convert-ing its remaining stockpile into aless dangerous form. Fissile materi-als like highly enriched uraniumand separated plutonium are neces-sary ingredients to make nuclearbombs.

The United States, in newlydeclassified statistics, said its ownnational inventory of highlyenriched uranium has droppedfrom 741 metric tons two decadesago to 586 metric tons as of 2013.And the U.S. and Japan announcedthey’d finished removing hundredsof kilograms of weapons-gradematerial from a Japanese researchreactor, and pledged to do the sameat another.

DEAR ABBY: I am a childlessstepmom with an enormousdesire to be a mother. My hus-band has two kids and I lovethem, but he doesn’t understandthe emptiness I feel inside know-ing I’ll never have that biologicalbond of unconditional love withhis kids.

I deal with anxiety and some-times become easily frustratedwhen the kids stay with us. Myhusband thinks it’s because thekids are “invading my space.” Itry to tell him it has more to dowith the fact that I have thisdream of being a whole family,but just as we get into a routine,the kids go back to their momand we must start all over again.

We have talked about trying tohave a baby together, but myhusband is skeptical. He thinks

it would cause a bigger rift in myrelationship with his kids, but Ithink it would give me some-thing to share with the kids, aswell as give me the biologicalbond of unconditional love Iwant so deeply.

Do you think a new addition toa blended family would causemore problems than it wouldsolve? — NEEDS TO BE A MOM

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DEAR ABBY: I am 55 andhave never lived by myself. Imarried at 19, moving from myparents’ house to live with myhusband. We divorced a fewyears later, and I raised my twokids alone. They are in their 30snow. I did remarry and we weretogether for 23 years before Ifiled for divorce.

At the beginning of my sepa-ration, I moved in with mydaughter and grandson, whichbenefited us both financially.I’m financially stable now, andso is my daughter. I’m ready tomove out on my own, but mydaughter says that’s not fairbecause she wants to finish col-lege and needs my help to gether through this. I’m proud thatshe works and goes to collegefull time.

My sister says I should staybecause if I leave, my kids mayresent me. It’s a hard decisionfor me, because I want my inde-pendence and my own life. Ihave been a caretaker for aslong as I can remember. I wantto be MY caretaker now — solo.

Am I wrong to want this?Should I stick around another

three years until my daughter isfinished with college? Am I self-ish to want my own life? —WANTS MY OWN LIFE

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TodayALCOHOLICS ANONY-

MOUS — Will meet at 10a.m. upstairs at True

Value Hardware, NorthMeridian Street, Portland.For more information, call(260) 729-2532.

Monday PORTLAND BREAK-

FAST OPTIMISTS — Willmeet at 7 a.m. for break-fast at Richards Restau-rant.

WEST JAY COMMUNI-TY CENTER GROUP —Doors open at 11:15 a.m.Euchre begins at 1 p.m.There is a $1 donation forcenter’s expenses. Formore information, call(765) 768-1544.

CAREGIVER SUPPORTGROUP — Will meet at 1p.m. the first Monday ofeach month at PortlandPlace, 430 W. Lafayette St.For more information,call (800) 589-1121.

PREGNANCY CARECENTER of Jay County— Free pregnancy testingwith ongoing support dur-ing and after pregnancy.The center is located at216 S. Meridian St., Port-land. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m.Monday through Friday.For more information oran appointment, call (260)

726-8636. Appointments orwalk-ins accepted.

TAKE OFF POUNDSSENSIBLY (TOPS) — Willmeet for weigh-in at 5:30p.m., with the meeting at 6p.m., in the fellowshiphall at EvangelicalMethodist Church, 930 W.Main St., Portland. Formore information, call(260) 726-5312.

PORTLAND ALUMNI— Will meet at 6 p.m.Monday at Medler’s Fur-niture. Representativesshould attend from theclasses of 1931, 36, 41, 46,51, 56, 61, 66 and 71.

PORTLAND EVENINGOPTIMIST CLUB — Willmeet at 6 p.m. the first andthird Monday of eachmonth at RichardsRestaurant.

JAY LODGE NO. 87 F.&A.M. — Will meet Mondayat the Lodge Hall. Dinnerwill be served at 6:30 p.m.and the lodge will open at7:30 p.m. Please call (260)726-0514 to make dinnerreservations.

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Linus blanketsFort Recovery High School art students created fleece

blankets, under the direction of teacher Tory Horstman, to donate tochildren’s hospitals as part of Project Linus. Pictured in front from leftare Tori Vaughn, Julie Wendel, Kirsten Jutte, JJ Overton, Kasey Vogel andNina Wendel; second row are Brooke Gower, Emily Hart and Faith Hull;third row are Hallory Leuthold, Alicia Braun, Kelsey Siegrist and ReneeKuess; fourth row are Mikayla Post, Jocelyn Kaiser, Payton Thobe andKayla Lennartz; and back row are Jake Sutter, Darien Sheffer andBetsey Evans.

The following couplesapplied for a marriagelicense this week in theclerk’s office of the JayCounty Courthouse.

Edward Ernest Muh-lenkamp, 22, and Leah

Catherine Zepeda, 21, bothof 5383 N. 850 East, Port-land.

Brendon Lei Whited, 20,5890 S. 450 West, Portland,and Danielle DawnRoberts, 19, 117 S. Broad

St., Dunkirk. In Mercer County Pro-

bate Court:Alan Mark Vogel, 23, 831

Ohio 49, Fort Recovery,and Janel Marie Broering,22, 890 Burkettsville-St.

Henry Road, Fort Recov-ery.

In Adams County:David A. Hirschy and

Cynthia M. Pyle, both ofGeneva.

Marriage applications

Elderly, Fort menusThe LifeStream Senior

Café is open at 11:30 a.m.each Tuesday and Thurs-day at Jay Community Cen-ter, 115 E. Water St. in Port-land. Meals for seniors 60and older are available on adonation basis. For moreinformation or to make areservation, call (800) 589-1121.

The following is themenu for Fort RecoveryElementary/Middle Schoolfor the week of April 4. Allmeals are served with milk.

Monday — Chickennuggets, butter bread,baked beans, peaches.

Tuesday — Sausage

links, French toast/syrup,hash browns, oranges.

Wednesday — Salisburysteak, roll, green beans,tropical fruit.

Thursday —Pizza casse-role, cheesy breadsticks,Caesar salad, banana.

Friday —Smoked chick-en sandwich, tomato,cheese, sweet potato fries,apple crisp.

The following is themenu for Fort RecoveryHigh School for the week ofApril 4. All meals areserved with milk.

Monday — Chickennuggets, salad, mandarinoranges, rice krispie. Ala

carte: pizza.Tuesday — Beef nachos,

lettuce, tomatoes, onionsand cheese, black beansalsa/chips, mixed fruit.Ala carte: corn dog.

Wednesday — Sloppy Joesandwich, corn,carrots/celery, pears. Alacarte: soft pretzel.

Thursday — Grilledchicken sandwich, greenbean casserole, raisins,pineapple. Ala carte: hotdog.

Friday — Stuffed crustpizza, fresh broccoli/cauli-flower, cottage cheese, appleslices. Ala carte: chickennuggets.

Stepmom wants to add to blended familyDearAbby

Madison TownshipAlumni are inviting allgraduates and anyone whoattended Madison Schoolto its Madison HighSchool Alumni Banquet at5 p.m. on Saturday, May 7,with registration and asocial hour beginning at 4p.m. The event will be heldat the Portland LionsCivic Center, 307 E. 100North, Portland, which isa change in location.

The cost is $18 and reser-vations are due by April29. They may be sent toDennis Theurer, 16200Carey Road, Westfield, IN

46074. Please include thenames of all guests thatwill be attending and ifany special arrangementsneed to be made.

The classes of 1926, ‘31,‘36, ‘41, ‘46, ‘51, ‘56 and ‘61will be honored.

New address informa-tion for classmates, teach-ers or coaches may be sentto Connie Bechtol, 408 E.North St., Dunkirk, IN47336.

Reservations beingtaken for banquet

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The members of Mid-west Pet Refuge wouldlike to thank everyoneinvolved in making ourannual Spring Fling onMarch 26 a success.

We especially wish tothank all the donors, ven-dors, visitors and volun-teers for their efforts,hard work and generosity.Whether you made some-thing for our bake sale,donated an item for ourquarter auction, rented abooth to sell your waresor simply came out to

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By MICHAEL LEPPERTContrariana.com

Throughout the country, but par-ticularly in Indiana, March Mad-ness is a serious celebration of bothlove and hate.

For example, my most importantbracket had plenty of eggs in thebasket of Michigan State. So I tem-porarily had affection for the Spar-tans, a team I routinely despise.When it became clear that thenation was watching 15th seededMiddle Tennessee State knock themoff in the first round of the NCAAtournament on Friday night, Ifound myself rooting for the upset.

Nothing is more American thanthat.

Americans engage in the tourna-ment with or without their team.Purdue’s early exit from the dancewill have no effect on TV ratingshere. The madness is bigger thanany one team and it never works outexactly as any one fan wants. Butwe engage in it just the same, mak-ing our picks every Spring and hop-ing for the best.

If we could only translate ourcommitment to imperfect brackets,unpredictable Cinderella storiesand virtually inevitable let downsinto our commitment to our civicduty. This election season is shap-ing up to have more in commonwith March Madness then any of uswish. The ideal candidates seem tobe scarce, but we have to choosefrom them anyway.

I was watching a focus group dis-cussion this week regarding the twofront-runners in the presidentialrace. Several participants werecommunicating their fear of whatDonald Trump as president wouldactually mean. But many also spokeof their dissatisfaction with HillaryClinton, and were intimating thatthey may not vote at all.

Much like failing to fill out your

NCAA bracket for the office pool,that just won’t do.

Those of us who vote need to beintolerant of those who don’t.There are so few legitimate rea-sons to not vote, we don’t even needto discuss them. And as much as Iwould like to specifically knowwho could even fathom voting forTrump, making that ignorant moveis better than not voting at all. Thatignorance is also an argument toend private ballots, though I won’tmake that argument today.

Participating in elections is notsolely about the outcome. It isimportant to communicate to yourgovernment and this is how we doit.

As things stand right now, it islikely that the Republican nomina-tion for president will still be unre-solved when Indiana’s primary isheld May 3. There will certainly bea competitive primary for the GOPnominee for an open U.S. Senateseat. It is unlikely there will beunanswered statewide questionsfor the Democrats. But with a big-oted fascist on the ballot for presi-dent, the most dangerous con-tender of my lifetime presents aunique opportunity for voters tovote against something.

And that is today’s lesson foradult Americans who think “stay-ing home” on Election Day is everthe right thing to do. It isn’t.

Election Day really should bechanged to “Decision Day,” or“Feedback Day.”

In the case of Donald Trump, heshouldn’t just lose in May, heshould be destroyed. By contrast inthe U.S. Senate primary, turnout isalso vital in that there is a cleardistinction between Marlin Stutz-man and Todd Young.

All of that before we even get toNovember, which was the subjectof the focus group that got mestarted on this rant. It is irrelevantwhether a voter is lock step withthe options on the ballot. It is ourjob to show up and decide.

If the existence of weaknesses ina candidate is a reasonable excuseto not participate in elections, wewouldn’t have them at all. I payclose attention to those running foroffice, and they all have views andbackgrounds that don’t matchmine. Candidates are as human asvoters after all.

Which leads me back to bracke-tology. There are no points for leav-ing the slot blank when you wouldlove to see both teams lose in theNotre Dame/Michigan game. It isinevitable that someone willadvance.

So even if you’re accustomed toroot against both teams through-out the year, when participating inMarch Madness, sometimes youare forced to pick the team youhate the least.

There has not been a contendingcandidate scarier than DonaldTrump since George Wallace.

I would like to communicate myoutrage to him personally, butsince I can’t, the absolute least Ican do is vote.

••••••••••Leppert is a public and govern-

mental affairs consultant in Indi-anapolis and writes his thoughtsabout politics, government andanything else that strikes him atContrariana.com.

Pet refugesays thanks

Letters tothe Editor

Treat ballot like bracket

By KHADIJA ISMAYILOVASpecial to The Washington Post

I am writing this letter fromjail in Baku, Azerbaijan, whereI’m serving a seven-and-a-halfyear sentence for a crime Inever committed.

I am a journalist and my only“crime” was to investigate high-level corruption within the gov-ernment and family of AzeriPresident Ilham Aliyev. Aliyevinherited power from his fatherin 2003 and changed the consti-tution in 2009 so he could stay inpower indefinitely. He has beencalled an enemy of the press byinternational watchdogs, whileabusing other fundamental free-doms and violating people’sright to truth and decency.

Aliyev is in Washington thisweek to attend the NuclearSecurity Summit that beganThursday. To get an invitation

to this event from PresidentObama, he had to pardon sever-al political prisoners. Althoughthey have been released fromjail, they remain confined with-in the country, barred from leav-ing, and justice has not beenrestored.

This is a very costly invita-tion for Aliyev, who for yearsrefused to accept internationalpressure or criticism on thisissue. His response was, always,that Azerbaijan doesn’t havepolitical prisoners. In Decem-

ber, Rep. Christopher H. Smith,R-New Jersey, introduced theAzerbaijan Democracy Act torecognize Azerbaijan’s viola-tions of human rights and free-doms and to hold individualofficials accountable. It mustpass.

But why were some of thepolitical prisoners suddenly setfree? What has changed?

Aliyev needed these prisonersso that in exchange for theirrelease, he could shake handswith Obama or get a loan fromthe World Bank to finance hisfailing currency and crippledeconomy after the sudden fall ofoil prices.

Aliyev is shamelessly tryingto use political prisoners as bar-gaining chips to advance his for-eign policy agenda. And theyare supposed to be happy thatthey were freed.

I am happy — very happy —that some political prisonershave been released. But theirfights, and mine, are not over. Iam not a toy to be exchangedfor diplomatic gain by Baku orWashington so that officialscan continue to pretend that itis business as usual. We arehostages of the regime,whether we are inside or out-side of prison.

Freedom is my universal andconstitutional right, andAliyev failed to protect it as thehead of state. I am not going toask to be pardoned for a crime Inever committed. I am freeeven now, in jail, and my free-dom is not for sale.

So President Obama, pleaseask President Aliyev to stopmuzzling the independentmedia and civil society. Askhim to explain the billions of

petrodollars wasted on white-elephant projects for the bene-fit of a few. Ask him when he isgoing to hold free and fair elec-tions. Ask him when he isgoing to let all the politicalprisoners go free. Ask himwhen fundamental freedomscan become a right, in practice— not a gift that he can give ortake away.

I asked these questions, and Iended up in jail.

These are important ques-tions. They must not go unan-swered. And we will fight untiljustice is fully served.

••••••••••Ismayilova is an investiga-

tive journalist and contributorto Radio Free Europe/RadioLiberty’s Azerbaijani service.She has been imprisoned inAzerbaijan since December2014.

Political prisoners are not bargaining chips

Minneapolis Star-TribuneNow that President

Obama has re-establisheddiplomatic relations withCuba, it’s time for Congressto repeal the U.S. tradeembargo.

The well-intentioned pol-icy has hurt the U.S. andprovided a catchall excusefor the Castro regime toexplain its failures.

That’s the view of Demo-cratic U.S. Sen. AmyKlobuchar and RepublicanU.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, whoin a welcome display ofbipartisanship are leadingefforts to convince theircongressional colleaguesthat lifting the embargo isin America’s best geopoliti-cal and economic interests,and in the best interest ofadvancing human rights inCuba.

Speaking at a Mondayevent in Minneapolisorganized by Global Min-nesota and the EngageCuba Coalition, Emmertook the long view on policythat’s passed its usefulness.

“We created an economicembargo for the expresspurpose of undermining acommunist regime that(former lawmakers)believed was unfriendly sothat we could once againempower the Cuban people,the individual citizens, toself-determine, self-gov-ern,” Emmer said. “And infact what our policy hasdone is just the opposite.”

As a result, the regimeturned toward the SovietUnion, whose collapseshould have spurredchange.

U.S. businesses stand togain. But they must movesoon, said Mike Fernandez,a Cargill corporate vicepresident who also spoke atMonday’s event. Cuba has

normalized relations withother countries, and“they’re not just waiting onAmerica,” Fernandez said.“If we don’t get in the gameand laws don’t change,other countries are going tobeat us there.”

And beyond the econom-ic benefits, there likelywould be diplomatic divi-dends. Pew’s 2015 GlobalAttitudes survey found that76 percent of those polled inLatin American nationssupported the U.S. endingthe embargo.

Beyond the economicbenefits, the most impor-tant outcome could beimproving human rightsconditions for Cubans.Engagement, not isolation,is the best method toaccomplish that goal.

“If you are interested inhuman rights, think aboutthis: We had thousands ofhuman rights observerswalking the streets ofHavana last week,” Emmersaid of the visit.

Continuing the embargoand allowing the Castroregime to keep control ofthe population would con-tinue the human rightsabuses, he said.

Instead, Emmer added,“allow Americans to travel,to be there, to create trans-parency. Sunlight has afunny way of bringingthings out and curingthings.”

It’s time for more sun-light. It’s time to end theembargo.

Repeal Cubantrade embargo

MichaelLeppert

KhadijaIsmayilova

GuestEditorial

A Brazilian companyhas acquired BlufftonMotor Works LLC, it wasannounced this week.

WEG A.A., based inJaragua do Sul, Brazil,said it plans no majorchanges in the company’soperations.

Bluffton Motor Worksemploys more than 400 ina 400,000-square-foot build-ing in Bluffton.

It was originally theEngineer Motor ProductsDivision of Franklin Elec-tric, but was spun off andpurchased by CapitalWorks LLC in December2006 for about $16 million.

In addition to itsBluffton site, the companyemploys about 100 in itsToledo Gearmotor plant inSylvania, Ohio, and RAEDC Products in McHenry,Illinois.

The company producesvariable speed electricmotors with less than onefull horsepower. They areused in such items as cof-fee grinders, ventilationsystems, and swimmingpools.

WEG officials said plansinclude keeping the com-pany’s current manage-ment team.

WEG has manufactur-ing sites in 11 countriesand employs 31,000. Its netrevenues in 2015 wereabout $2.67 billion..

“This acquisition isstrategic to expand and toprovide greater flexibilityto WEG’s capabilities inthe world’s largest marketfor fractional electricmotors,” said Luis AlbertoTiefensee, managingdirector of motors forWEG, in a prepared state-ment.

“It also brings majorproduct line expansionwhich complements ourcurrent product portfoliofor North America.”

Hourly workers at theplant are represented byLocal 84802 of IUE-CWAand are headed into con-tract talks soon.

Sharing dutiesPortland native Mary

Meeker will be sharingadditional managementduties at Kleiner Perkins,a 45-year-old investment

firm where Meeker is apartner.

John Doerr, who has ledthe firm, announced thisweek that he would stepback from daily manage-ment responsibilities andbecome its first chairman.Doerr is 64 and joinedKleiner Perkins in 1980.

The New York Timesreported Friday thatMeeker and a few otherpartners would step in tohandle some of Doerr’sformer role.

Meeker, a Jay CountyHigh School graduatewith a degree fromDePauw University,earned an internationalreputation as a leadingexpert on the Internetwhile she was a WallStreet analyst for MorganStanley.

OSHA classIvy Tech Corporate Col-

lege will be offering a 10-hour OSHA general indus-try class at John Jay Cen-ter for Learning in Port-land.

The class runs from 8:30a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday,May 5, and Friday, May 6.

The cost is $250.For more information,

contact Carolyn Carducciat John Jay by calling (260)729-5525, extension 223.

On the coverRural Portland resident

Britt Schmiesing, who hasbeen designing handbags,wallets, and coin pursesfor several years, now hasanother distinction.

Her cover deisgn will befeatured on the summerissue of Creative Knittingmagazine.

Her business — Sneez-erville — primarily sellsher work online. It hasalso been available at theFort Wayne Museum ofArt.

Schmiesing taught forseveral years for Mississi-nawa Valley Schools.

Conservation goalTyson Foods Inc., parent

company of Portland’sTyson Mexican Original,this week announced awater conservation goal aspart of its latest Sustain-ability Report.

“We’re setting a 12 per-cent water reduction goalby the end of 2020 for ourdirect operations and willtalk with our supplychain, such as the inde-pendent farmers whogrow animals for our com-pany, about additionalefforts they can make toconserve water,” said Dr.Christine Daugherty, vicepresident of sustainablefood production, in a pre-pared statement. “Waterconservation has been animportant area of focusfor Tyson Foods for manyyears.”

The majority of thewater the company uses inits direct operations istreated and returned tothe environment, the com-pany said.

Merchantsorganizing

A new merchants’ com-mittee is taking shape atthe Jay County Chamberof Commerce. Its nextmeeting is at 6:30 p.m.Thursday, April 14, in theconference room of theCommunity ResourceCenter, 118 S. Meridian St.,Portland.

Stepping downJacob Schpok, state

director of the IndianaSmall Business Develop-ment Center and executivedirector of the IndianaOffice of Small Businessand Entrepreneurship,has submitted his resigna-tion effective April 8.

“It is time for me to takesome of my own adviceand get involved in anentrepreneurial venture,”Schpok said in a letterannouncing his resigna-tion.

Garden programPlant, Hoe and Hope

Garden Club will presentthe program at the JayCounty Chamber of Com-merce’s next networkingbreakfast at 7:30 a.m. onWednesday, April 13, at theWest Jay Community Cen-ter, Dunkirk.

Asian growthMcDonald’s has plans to

open more than 1,500 newrestaurants in China,Hong Kong, and SouthKorea within the next fiveyears.

The company, which hasmore than 36,000 locationsin more than 100 countriesworldwide, announced theexpansion plan this week.

McDonald’s already hasmore than 2,800 restau-rants in those three Asianmarkets.

PromotedMarty Bryan has been

promoted to senior vicepresident, operationsfinance and accountingfor prepared foods, com-mercial sales and innova-tion for Tyson Foods Inc.,parent company of TysonMexican Original, Port-

land.The promotion was

announced Wednesday.Bryan, a graduate of Uni-versity of Arkansas with adegree in accounting, hasbeen with Tyson for near-ly 30 years.

Dealership soldGaddis Hyundai of

Muncie has been sold toDellen Northwest ofGreenfield, it wasannounced Thursday.

Dellen acquired BillMcCoy Ford-Lincoln ofMuncie in 2015.

The transition to DellenHyundai took effect Fri-day.

Not so fastThe acquisition of Mil-

waukee’s Journal MediaGroup by Gannett Co., par-ent company The StarPress in Muncie, The Indi-anapolis Star, the Rich-

mond Palladium-Item, andthe Lafayette Journal andCourier, has been delayedwhile the Justice Depart-ment reviews anti-trustissues.

Gannett had hoped toclose the transaction onThursday. It operates inmore than 100 marketsinternationally and pub-lishes USA Today.

Abatement renewedBerne City Council has

renewed tax abatementsfor Key Fasteners Corp.The plant employs 100,about half of whom live inAdams County.

Key Fasteners is a man-ufacturer of specialty fas-teners such as nuts, bolts,pins, rivets, and oil-relatedengine parts for the auto-motive industry. An ISO-registered company, itbegan manufacturing in1989.

Customers includeHonda, Toyota, Subaru,Ford, and Nissan.

Store revampedMarsh Supermarkets

Inc. this week unveiled thefirst of 30 store remodel-ings planned for Indiana.

The Kinser Pike store,built in 2001, was the firstto be remodeled in thisnew effort.

“This remodel givesHoosiers a look at whatlies ahead for 29 otherMarsh stores: anenhanced shopping expe-rience with the best infresh and local productsavailable in any super-market,” Marsh chiefexecutive officer TomO’Boyle said in a preparedstatement.

Marsh operates 72supermarkets in Indianaand Ohio and employsnearly 9,000.

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InteractivityMembers of the Jay County Chamber of Commerce gathered this week for a ribbon-

cutting ceremony at MainSource Bank’s East Main Street branch in Portland where a newInteractive Teller Machine has been installed. The machine allows customers to do their bankingwith a live video teller from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.on Saturdays. The branch ceased its walk-up lobby service on Friday.

Lowell G. Kable andSandra K. Kable to LowellG. Kable Keystone Trustand Sandra K. Kable Key-stone Trust, quit claimdeed — 20.387 acres, Sec-tion 10, Pike Township.

Lowell G. Kable andSandra K. Kable to LowellG. Kable Keystone Trustand Sandra K. Kable Key-stone Trust, quit claimdeed — 14.34 acres, Section10, Pike Township.

Lowell G. Kable andSandra K. Kable to LowellG. Kable Keystone Trustand Sandra K. Kable Key-

stone Trust, quit claimdeed — 101 acres, Section10, Pike Township.

Christopher D. andTracy S. Muhlenkamp toOhio Valley Gas Corpora-tion, warranty deed — .29acres, Section 18, WayneTownship.

Sylvia Urick Witt toPhillip Gephart and LauraGephart, quit claim deed— Lot 83 and 84, Mt.Auburn Addition,Dunkirk.

John B. Goodrich Revo-cable Trust, Marjorie LouHammond, Janice Gordon

Goodrich Gerson Revoca-ble Trust, warranty deed— 10 acres, Section 34,Wayne Township.

Cody Shannon to CircleS Cattle Farms LLC, quitclaim deed — 5.10 acres,Section 2, BearcreekTownship.

Cody Shannon to CircleS Cattle Farms LLC, quitclaim deed — 6.98 acres,Section 11, BearcreekTownship.

Kyle Girton to Alyssa M.Stout, warranty deed —.50 acres, Section 11,Greene Township.

Kyle Girton to Alyssa M.Stout, warranty deed —.25 acres, Section 11,Greene Township.

Kyle Girton to Alyssa M.Stout, warranty deed —3.25 acres, Section 11,Greene Township.

Phillip J. and Carol J.Zimmerman to AngelineZimmerman, warrantydeed — .80 acres, Section28, Jefferson Township.

Karla K. Brown to Ben-nie E. Brown Estate, quitclaim deed — .50 acres,Section 33, Wayne Town-ship.

Bennie E. Brown,deceased, to Karla K.Brown and Twila S. Bill-man, personal representa-tive deed — .50 acres, Sec-tion 33, Wayne Township.

Mary Janet Lewis toMary Janet Lewis, deathdeed — Lot 8, Original platof Portland.

Donald Eugene Spiceand Laken Marie Waffordto Kevin Holcomb, quitclaim deed — Lots 2, 3 and4, Section 5, Wabash Town-ship.

Donald Eugene Spiceand Laken Marie Waffordto Kevin Holcomb, quitclaim deed — .50 acres,Section 5, Wabash Town-ship.

Matthew P. and TiffanyG. Mathias to Wayde Amesand Beth Ames, warrantydeed — Lot 11, WoodlawnHeights Addition, Port-land.

Jan S. Koch, Eric AllanKoch, Thane A. Koch andRainer A. Koch to OhioValley Gas Corporation,easement — Section 19,Wayne Township.

Marisa N. Foster toShana L. Leavell, warran-ty deed — Lot 15, Atkin-sons Addition, Redkey.

Fredric C. Ninde, alsoknown as Frederic A.Ninde, deceased, toMichael C. Ninde, ThomasC. Ninde and ElizabethJane Brandt, deed affi-davit — 15 acres, Section35, Bearcreek Township.

Fredric C. Ninde, alsoknown as Frederic A.Ninde, deceased, toMichael C. Ninde, Thomas

C. Ninde and ElizabethJane Brandt, deed affi-davit — 100 acres, Section35, Bearcreek Township.

Fredric C. Ninde, alsoknown as Frederic A.Ninde, deceased, toMichael C. Ninde, ThomasC. Ninde and ElizabethJane Brandt, deed affi-davit — 60 acres, Section35, Bearcreek Township.

Fredric C. Ninde, alsoknown as Frederic A.Ninde, deceased, toMichael C. Ninde, ThomasC. Ninde and ElizabethJane Brandt, deed affi-davit — 37 acres, Section35, Bearcreek Township.

James H. Bullock toRegina A. Ward, quitclaim deed — Original platof Dunkirk.

Steven Duane Wilhelmto Debra Lynn Wilhelm,quit claim deed — Lot 54and 55, Silverdale Addi-tion, Redkey.

Kevin T. Lowe to KevinT. and Tammy L. Lowe,quit claim deed — Lot 11and 12, Bartlett Addition,Dunkirk.

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Judge Max LudyFined and sentenced

Ronald N. Mills, 42, Sala-monia, was found guiltyof operating a vehiclewhile intoxicated, a ClassC misdemeanor — Sen-tenced to 60 days in JayCounty Jail with all but 10days suspended, given oneday credit for one dayserved, ordered to servethe remaining nine daysof his sentence in two andthree day intervals,assessed court costs of$183.50, ordered to pay asubstance abuse programfee of $400 and placed onformal probation for sixmonths.

The court recommendsthe Indiana Bureau of

Motor Vehicles suspendedhis driver’s license for 60days.

As part of the pleaagreement, the charge ofoperating a vehicle withan alcohol concentrationequivalent of 0.15 percentor more was dismissed.

Cases filedState of Indiana vs.

Alexandra K. Bilbrey, acriminal misdemeanor

State of Indiana vs.Mavrick F. Morningstar, aLevel 6 felony

Comenity Bank vs.Sharyl Willard, civil col-lections

Discover Bank vs.Pamela J. Welch, civil col-lections

Comenity Bank vs.Sharyl Willard, civil col-lections

Comenity Bank vs.Sharyl Willard, civil col-lections

State of Indiana vs.Brad Osterholt, a criminalmisdemeanor

State of Indiana vs.Robert Duff, a Level 6felony

Jay County Hospital vs.Mario Nava, civil collec-tions

LVNV Funding LLC vs.Bev Maynard, civil collec-tions

Capital One Bank (USA)N.A. vs. Richard W. Gar-ringer, civil collections

State of Indiana vs.David Dwight Puckett Jr.,

a criminal misdemeanorState of Indiana vs.

Matthew J. Denson, acriminal misdemeanor

State of Indiana vs.Colton J. MatthewMcCombs, a Level 6 felony

State of Indiana vs.Dusty K. Rowles, a Level 6felony

State of Indiana vs.Steven J. Hirst, a Level 6felony

State of Indiana vs.Priscilla S. Peterson, acriminal misdemeanor

State of Indiana vs.Heather M. Riley, a Level 6felony

John C. Gibson vs.Anonymous Health Clinicand Anonymous Hospital,civil tort

Pekin Insurance Com-pany vs. Gabriel A Dann,civil plenary

JudgmentsState of Indiana was

awarded $183 from JoshuaScott Duty, Dunkirk

State of Indiana wasawarded $1,683.50 fromPreston R. Keen, Portland

State of Indiana wasawarded $343 from Pre-ston R. Keen, Portland

State of Indiana wasawarded $433.50 from Pre-ston R. Keen, Portland

State of Indiana wasawarded $958.50 fromRonald N. Mills, Salamo-nia

State of Indiana wasawarded $598 from Alan R.

SmithUrban Financial of

America LLC was award-ed $91,897.34 fromStephanie E. Tatman, Per-sonal Representative forEstate et. al, Naples, Flori-da

DismissalsAndrew Stanton, Port-

land, theft, a Class A mis-demeanor.

Adam D. Reynolds,Dunkirk, possession ofmarijuana, a Class A mis-demeanor.

Cody W. Crowder,Bluffton, driving whilesuspended, a Class A mis-demeanor.

Judge DonaldGillespie Fined and sentenced

Talli J. Noles, Redkey,Redkey ordinance, $208,Redkey ordianance, $75;Gregory A. Glass, Redkey,Redkey ordinance, $208;Jerrod E. Graves, Albany,speeding 69 miles per hourin a 55 mile per hour zone,$147.50; Steven R. Moritz,Marion, speeding 68 milesper hour in a 55 mile perhour zone, $146.50; JamesE. Tajalle, Celina, Ohio,speeding 69 miles per hourin a 55 mile per hour zone,$147.50; Jennifer L. Fisher,Redkey, speeding 65 milesper hour in a 55 mile perhour zone, $143.50; LanceM. Ferguson, Redkey,speeding 75 miles per hourin a 55 mile per hour zone,$169; Brock A. Pearson,Ridgeville, speeding 72miles per hour in a 55 mileper hour zone, $150.50.

Failure to appearAshley M. Chapman,

Portland, no valid license;Angela D. Kemble, Fair-mount, speeding 70 milesper hour in a 55 mile perhour zone.

Judge BrianHutchinsonDivorces granted

Billie Lee-Ann Valdez-Stember and Jacob

Valdez-Stember.

Cases filedAshlyn Collins vs. Levi

Collins, divorce.Amy N. Hudson vs. Troy

D. Hudson, divorce Federal National Mort-

gage Association vs.Unknown heirs anddevisees Armond W. Jellis,mortgage foreclosure

Jay Superior Court

Deeds

Jay Circuit Court

Portland City Court

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Indiana 37 corridor viewed as best optionMARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) —

State officials who chose theIndiana 37 corridor as the finalleg of the Interstate 69 exten-sion said Tuesday that routewas tapped in part because itwill minimize the project’s costsand impact on residents and theenvironment.

Indiana 37 was chosen fromamong five proposed routes forthe Evansville-to-Indianapolis I-69 extension’s final leg, which

will eventually link up withInterstate 465 on Indianapolis’south side.

Indiana Department of Trans-portation CommissionerBrandye Hendrickson saidyears of study and public inputfound that routing the extensionfrom Martinsville to Indianapo-lis using Indiana 37 “is the logi-cal choice” and “produces thebest return on investment forIndiana taxpayers.”

Although the Indiana 37 corri-dor was tapped for the sixth andfinal segment of the partiallybuilt interstate, that section’sexact route still must bedesigned.

The proposal to use Indiana 37as the I-69 extension’s finalstretch had generated opposi-tion from some residents andbusiness owners along that cor-ridor and on Indianapolis’ southside. A state report said nearly

280 residences and 96 businessesbetween Martinsville and Indi-anapolis would need to be relo-cated if Indiana 37 was chosen.

Indianapolis City-CountyCouncil member Jason Holliday,who represents Indianapolis’south side and opposes usingIndiana 37 for the final leg, saidhe was “disappointed but notsurprised” by the Transporta-tion Department’s decision.

“This has been the preferred

route all along,” he said.Last year, Indiana lawmakers

revoked a 2004 law that wouldhave barred the highway frompassing through southern Mari-on County’s Perry Township.That law would have preventedI-69 from using Indiana 37 tolink up with I-465.

The Transportation Depart-ment said using Indiana 37 forthe final leg will avert an esti-mated 1,380 crashes a year.

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220 REAL ESTATEGARAGE SALE 402 W.12th St. Friday 12-4 &Saturday 8-12.

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J. L. CONSTRUCTIONAmish crew. Custombuilt homes, newgarages, pole barns,interior/ exterior remod-eling, drywall, windows,doors, siding, roofing,foundations. 260-726-5062, leave message.

KEEN’S ROOFING andConstruction. Standingseam metal, paintedsteel and shingle roof-ing, vinyl siding andreplacement windows.New construction andremodeling. CharlesKeen, 260-335-2236.

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ADE CONSTRUCTION.Foundations, concrete,roofing, siding, residen-tial remodeling and newconstruction, pole barns,garages, homes. Freeestimates. Call Mike260-312-3249

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ANTIQUE PRIMITIVEAUCTION

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JINNY’S CAFE -BRYANT, IN 3rd shiftCook/Waitress. 3 dayson 3 off. Apply between6 am & 2 pm. 260-997-8300.

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REFRIGERATORS Nice,Clean, Used. 60 day war-ranty. $275 each. Rich &Ginny’s Fort Recovery,OH 419-375-4173

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WHY RENT when youmay be able to buy forzero money down. Callfor more information.Heather Clemmons. 765-748-5066.

MAPLE HEIGHTSAPARTMENTS at 701 SWestern Avenue, Port-land, Indiana, is now tak-ing applications for oneand two bedroom apart-ments. Rent based on30% of adjusted grossincome. Barrier freeunits. 260-726-4275,TDD 800-743-3333. Thisinstitution is an EqualOpportunity Provider andEmployer.

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NICE 1 BEDROOM,DOWNSTAIRS apart-ment in Portland.Stove/refrigerator fur-nished. $350mo pluselectric. Call SpencerApts. 260-726-7368

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VERY CLEAN TWO-BEDROOM HOUSE924 W. Water, Portland.Total electric, laundryroom, no smokers/pets.$500 monthly plusdeposit. 260-997-6645

TWO-BEDROOMAPARTMENTS in Pen-nville. New appliancesincluding AC. New car-pet, laundry on premis-es. Service animalsonly. $435/mo plusdeposit. 260-368-9187

924 EAST RACE,PORTLAND 3 bedroomhouse. $550/mo plusdep./utilities. AvailableMay 1st, no pets.260-223-2392

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OPEN HOUSE Sunday,April 3 from 1pm- 3pm,230 E Elder Street, Port-land. $64,500. 2 bed-room, 1 bath, 2 cargarage, many updates.Sandy Hendricks, Cen-tury 21 Advance Realty,260-251-0673

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FUQUA CHRYSLERDODGE JEEP RAM:New and Pre-ownedcars, trucks, minivans,SUV’s. Full service andparts department 127East Commerce Street,Dunkirk, 765-768-6224.Monday- Friday 8-6; Sat-urday 8-2 www.FuquaChrysler.com

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2004 CHEVY IMPALALS 148,000 miles,loaded $2800. 419-733-6541

AUTO PARTS SWAPMEET, Sunday May 1, 8a.m.-4 p.m. at the fair-grounds in Wapakoneta,OH. Info: 419-394-6484.

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10:30 DOUBLE RINGCOLLECTIBLES/MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS -large doll collection - (100+ pieces that include alarge selection of porcelain dolls, Barbie, Disneyand more. Many Indian andAsian inspired porcelaindolls as well as doll accessories), Winnie the Poohhand made wood cradle, Minnie Mouse lamp andphone, Mickey Mouse phone, Winnie the Poohphones, (200+ Precious Moments, CherishedTeddies and other Enesco figurines), 100's ofDVD's, Disney VHS and CD's, large collection ofcostume jewelry, large wooden jewelry box, vintagepurses, steamer trunk, vintage wooden toy box,Disney glasses, large selection of board games - newand vintage, King Trombone, Conn directorstrumpet, Selmer clarinet, Ludwig snare drum withstand, congo drum, Johnson acoustic guitar, Santinimandelin, crocks, collector plates, (Longabergerbaskets, pottery and purses), Indiana glassinsulators, Coldwater Ice Co. wooden barrel, Schlitzbeer lights, Lennox signs, vintage chairs, vintageForest Furniture 4 dr. Walnut dresser with mirror,Ball jars, vintage yard sticks, Hull flower bowlHOUSEHOLD/APPLIANCES - Sony 40"flatscreen TV, brown microfiber couch, glass toptable with 2 bar stools, 8 piece patio set, GE largecapacity washer and dryer set, Idylis 7.0 Cubic Footchest freezer, leather sectional couch with clothcushions, red microfiber loveseat, large Mahoganywood coffee table, maple rocker, faux marble topcoffee and end table set, 4 pieceMillenium king sizebedroom suite - (poster bed, marble top dresser,mirror and 5 drawer chest of drawers), large 2 dr.media center with electric fireplace, wrought ironquilt rack, wrought iron coat rack, bakers rack, LittleTikes wagon, Little Tikes outdoor play house, LittleTikes rocking horse, small kitchen appliances,dishware, pots and pans, more.....TOOLS/GARAGE ITEMS - Kennedy 8 drawer rollaround tool box, Buffalo tools roll around aircompressor, Craftsman wrench sets, Craftsmansocket sets, Craftsman jigsaw, Craftsman lathe toolset, Rigid shop vac, Skilsaw 10" portable table saw,Craftsman 52 pc. mechanics tool set, Pittsburgtorque wrench, Black and Decker laser level,Craftsman Evolv nut driver set, Sealtite basecabinet-new, pipe bender, Powerstroke 18V drill andcircular saw kit-new, Craftsman 2 HP router, metalwork bench, aluminum step ladder, Little Giantstyle aluminum extension ladder, drill bits,screwdrivers, hand tools, DeWalt bench grinder withstand-new, fishing poles, reels, hand tools, more...

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CR 4-2-2016 (NS/C 4-6-2016)

Public NoticeNOTICEOFDECISION

IndianaDepartment of EnvironmentalManagement (IDEM)IDEMissuedapermitdecision for theJayCountyLandfill.Thisde-cisionallowsJayCountyLandfill, Inc. to revise the followingat thefacility: the test pad procedures in the Quality AssuranceManual;the Project Specifications Tables; the Statistical Evaluation Plan(StEP); the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan; and the SpillPrevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan. The municipalsolidwaste landfill is located4milesnortheastofRedkey, Indiana.Acopyof this permit is available for reviewat the JayCountyPub-lic Library located at 315North Ship Street, Portland, Indiana.It can also be viewed online at IDEM's Virtual File Cabinet (VFC)web site using the following steps:1. Go to http://vfc.idem.in.gov/, which is VFC's "Document Search"page2. Once there, click on theAdditional Fields dropdownmenu.3. Select SWProgram ID.4. Click theAddbutton, which opens the SWProgram ID field.5. Enter the facility permit number, 38-01, in this field.6.Click theSubmitbutton,whichproducesoneormore links to thedocuments for this facility.7. Click on the Page x out of y dropdown menu to view additionalpageswith document links.8.Tofindandreviewthepermitdecision,click thehighlightednum-bers in the Document # column for themost recent dates listed. Ifthe permit decision is not yet available when you first search, tryagain later, it will soon be posted.

Challenging thisDecisionIf youdisagreewith thisdecisionandwish tochallenge it, IC13-15-6-1 and IC 4-21.5-37 require that you file a petition for administra-tive review. If you want the permit put on hold during this admin-istrative review ("stayed"), you must also file a petition for stay.These petitionsmust be submitted to the Office of EnvironmentalAdjudication (OEA)at the followingaddresswithin the timeframesbelow:

Office of EnvironmentalAdjudicationIndianaGovernment CenterNorth

100North SenateAvenue, RoomN501Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Youwill need to include the following in your petitions:1. Information identifying the decision you are appealing, in-cluding the following:- name of the facility- name of the applicant/permittee permit number- date of this notice2. Information showing you are either:- the applicant- someone "aggrieved or adversely affected" by the decision, i.e.,the decision has a negative impact on you, or- someone otherwise entitled by the law3. Your name and address, or that of the person making the re-quest that you represent4. Your interest in the decision, or the interest of the person yourepresent5. Identification of any persons represented by the personmak-ing the request6. The reasons for the request, with particular detail7. The issues involved, with particular detail8. Identification of appropriate new permit terms and condi-tions that you would like to see used to replace existing ones inthe permit that you feel do not comply with the laws governingthis kind of permit9.Acopyof thepertinentportionsof thepermit,decision,orotherorder forwhichyouseekreview.Ataminimum, include thepor-tion of the Commissioner's action that identifies the person towhomtheaction isdirectedandthe identificationnumberof theaction.

Deadlines andTimeframesPlease remember that youmust file your petition(s) within the fol-lowing timeframes:1. If you read this notice in a newspaper, you must file the peti-tionwithin15daysof thenotice'spublicationdate (either thedateof the printed newspaper, or the notice date given on the news-paper's website).2. If you received this notice byU.S.mail, youmust file the peti-tionwithin 18days of thenotice postmarkdate (15 days from thedate IDEMmailed thenotice,plus3daysbecause thenoticewassent viaU.S.mail).3. If you received this notice by email, youmust file the petitionwithin 15 days of the date IDEMsent the email.4. If an IDEM representative personally gave ("served") you thisnotice, you must file the petition within 15 days of the date youwere given the notice.

The date your petition(s) will be considered received by(“filedwith") theOEA is based on the following:1. If you or someone else personally brings the petition to OEA,the date you do this.2. If youmail the petition through the regularUSmail, the post-mark date on the envelope containing the petition.3.Or, if yousendthepetitiontoOEAthroughaprivatecarrier likeUPS,FederalExpress,etc., thedateyougavethedocument to thecarrier,asshownbythesalesreceiptyoureceivefromthecarrier.

Inorder toassistpermitstaff in trackinganyappealsof thedecision,please provide a copy of your petition to John Hale, IDEM, SolidWastePermits, IGCN1101, 100NorthSenateAvenue, Indianapolis,Indiana 46204-2251.

ReceivingUpdates on the Status of thisDecisionThe OEA will provide you with notice of any pre-hearing confer-ences, preliminary hearings, hearings, stays, or orders regardingthis decision if you submit a written request to the OEA. If you donot provideawritten request to theOEA, youwill no longerbeno-tified of any proceedings pertaining to this decision.

How toObtainAdditional lnformationIf youhaveprocedural or schedulingquestions regarding yourpe-tition, youmaycontactOEAbydialing (800) 451-6027andasking forextension 2-8591, or by dialing (317) 232-8591 directly.Ifyouhavequestionsregardingotheraspectsof thepermitdecision,contactJohnHale, theSolidWastePermitManagerassigned to thefacility, bydialing (800) 451-6027andasking forextension2-8871, bydialing (317) 232-8871 directly, or by email at jhale@idem.in.gov.Pleasebring thismatter to theattentionofpersonsyoubelievemayhave an interest in it.CR 4-2-2016 -HSPAXLP

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The Commercial ReviewSaturday, April 2, 2016 Sports Page 9

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Local scheduleSSaattuurrddaayy

Fort Recovery — Baseball doublehead-er vs. Lima Shawnee - noon; Softball dou-bleheader vs. National Trail – 11 a.m.

MMoonnddaayyJay County —Softball at Blackford – 5

p.m.; Baseball at Anderson Prep – 5 p.m.;JV softball vs. Blackford – 5 p.m.

Fort Recovery — Baseball vs. FranklinMonroe – 5 p.m.; Softball vs. FranklinMonroe – 5 p.m.; Middle school track vs.Arcanum and Russia – 4:30 p.m.

South Adams — Baseball at Norwell –5 p.m.: JV baseball vs. Eastbrook – 5p.m.

TTuueessddaayyJay County — Track at

Blackford/Southern Wells – 5 p.m.; Girlstennis vs. Blackford – 5 p.m.; Baseball atWayne – 5:30 p.m.; JV softball vs. SouthAdams – 5 p.m.

Fort Recovery — Track vs. Bradfordand Russia – 4:30 p.m.

South Adams — Baseball vs. Win-chester – 5 p.m.; JV softball at Jay Coun-ty – 5 p.m.

TV scheduleSSaattuurrddaayy

10 a.m. — Girls High School Basket-ball: Dick’s Sporting Goods Nationals final(ESPN)

12:30 p.m. — English Premier LeagueSoccer: Liverpool FC vs. Tottenham Hot-spur FC (NBC-2,13,33)

12:30 p.m. — Bundisliga Soccer:Borussa Dortmund vs. SV Werder Bremen(FOX-45,55,59)

1 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:

Reese’s All-Star Game (CBS-4,7,15)1 p.m. — ATP tennis: Miami Open –

Women’s final (ESPN2)3 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Shell Hous-

ton Open – Third round (NBC-2,13,33)6 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:

NCAA Tournament semifinal (TBS)7:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana

Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers (FSIN)8:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basket-

ball: NCAA Tournament semifinal (TBS)9 p.m. — Figure Skating: ISU World

Championships – Ladies free skate (NBC-2,13,33)

9 p.m. — Arena Football: JacksonvilleSharks at Los Angeles KISS (ESPN2)

SSuunnddaayy12:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Boston

Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks (NBC-2,13,33)

1 p.m. — Major League Baseball: St.Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates(ESPN)

1 p.m. — Men’s ATP Tennis: MiamiOpen – Men’s singles final (ESPN2)

3 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Shell Hous-ton Open – Final round (NBC-2,13,33)

3:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Oklaho-ma City Thunder at Houston Rockets(ABC-6,21)

4 p.m. — Major League Baseball:Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays(ESPN2)

6 p.m. — Women’s College Basket-ball: NCAA Tournament semifinal (ESPN2)

7:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: IndianaPacers at New York Knicks (FSIN)

8:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball:New York Mets at Kansas City Royals(ESPN)

8:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basket-ball: NCAA Tournament semifinal (ESPN2)

Sports on tap

Box scoreFort Recovery Indians

at Greenville Green Wave

Fort Recovery (3-1)ab r h bi

Wendel ss 7 2 3 0BHoman 2b 5 2 1 1Hobbs 1b 6 3 3 2JHoman p 5 0 1 1Boughman 1b 2 0 1 2

Will cr 0 0 0 0Rogers p 2 0 0 0

Schroer lf 5 1 2 0Bruns c 5 0 0 0RHoman rf 4 2 1 0WHoman cf 3 2 0 0Totals 44 12 12 6

Greenville (2-1)ab r h bi

Minnich c 5 2 0 0Hounshell 2b 5 2 2 0Mills ss 6 1 2 0Eldridge lf 4 0 1 1Ross 3b 5 1 3 1

Wood cr 0 0 0 0Shields 1b 6 1 2 1Beyke cf 6 1 0 0Ridgeway dh 5 0 0 0

Bowers p 0 0 0 0York rf 5 2 0 0

Totals 47 8 12 3

Fort Rec. 101 310 020 04—12Greenville 012 101 120 00— 8

LOB — Fort Recovery 13,Greenville 13. 2B — Fort Recov-ery 2 (Hobbs 2). SB — FortRecovery 10 (Wendel 2, JHoman2, Schroer 2, Hobbs, Bruns,RHoman, WHoman).

IP H R ER BBSOFort RecoveryJHoman 6 7 5 3 2 6Rogers 1.1 3 3 2 0 1Wendel, W 3.2 2 0 0 1 6

GreenvilleBowers 5 9 6 5 3 1Netzley 4 2 2 2 2 4Beyke, L 2 1 4 4 2 1

Continued from page 1While the NAIA Division II

championship was played inSioux City, Iowa, last month,there was also an Indiana con-nection. Marian coach Katie Ger-alds, who led her team to thetitle, grew up in Indiana andstarred at Purdue.

“I’ve seen continued growth

and support for our sport,” Feverpresident Kelly Krauskopf said.

“In this part of the countryand in the city of Indianapolisthere is a lot of pride about thesport of basketball. It’s Indiana’sgame. That’s what we like to callit. Having these championshipshere is a big thing for us. It’s areflection point on how much the

city embraces women’s sportsand women’s basketball.”

The Division I semifinals willbe played Sunday night with theDivision II and III title gamesoccurring on Monday. The Divi-sion I championship will beplayed Tuesday night.

“I think it’s a really smartmove,” Krauskopf said. “When

you can bring all the best playersin each division into one city it’sgreat for everyone.”

While Geno Auriemma has abusy weekend ahead alreadywith his UConn Huskies on thebrink of an unprecedentedfourth consecutive title, he planson being at the Division III gameon Monday supporting his for-

mer player Carla Berube, who isthe coach of Tufts.

“I think it’s great for basket-ball in general, because there’sgoing to be a lot of interest, obvi-ously, that wouldn’t ordinarily bethere,” he said. “I’m going tomake sure that I am going to doeverything I can to be at thatgame.”

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Continued from page 1“I just went in and knew I

had to throw strikes,” saidWendel, who got his firstvictory of the season afterstarting and getting a nodecision Monday at Celina.“Let them hit the ball. Ihave a good defense behindme to back me up.”

In addition to his twowalks, Schroer also had twohits, as the Indians andGreen Wave (2-2) both fin-ished with a dozen. JacobHoman started for FortRecovery, allowing five

runs — three earned — onseven hits while also strik-ing out six. He walked twobatters.

The Tribe and Greenvillewent back and forth for thefirst eight innings. TheIndians struck for one runin the first on an RBI singlefrom Ben Homan, but theGreen Wave answered withone run in the secondbefore taking a 3-2 lead afterthree innings.

A two-run double fromHobbs and an RBI single byBoughman put the Tribe

ahead 5-3 after the top ofthe fourth, but an RBI sin-gle from Ross Homan cutthe Greenville deficit inhalf.

Ross Homan caught theGreen Wave defense nap-ping for a clean steal ofhome in the fifth for a 6-4FRHS lead, but one run ineach of the sixth and sev-enth innings by Greenvillesent the game into extras.

Jacob Homan sat on acurveball from Greenvillepitcher Tyler Netzley I theeighth inning for an RBI

double as the Indians putup two runs in the top ofthe frame, but the hostsanswered back with a pairin the bottom half to keepthe game going.

“In these kinds of gameswhen you’re playing a qual-ity opponent and you’re notplaying the best baseballyou have to figure out orfind a way to win it,” saidKaup, whose team hostsLima Shawnee for a double-header at noon today. “Wewere able to get by with thattonight.”

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The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz

Cade Wendel, a Fort Recovery High School sophomore, delivers apitch during the eighth inning against the Greenville Green Wave on Friday inGreenville. Wendel entered in relief, allowing two hits, one walk and strikingout six and had a squeeze bunt as part of a four-run 11th inning in the Indians’12-8 victory over Greenville in 11 innings.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP)— Shortly after beingintroduced at AndrettiAutosport’s fifth Indi-anapolis 500 driver Fri-day, Townsend Bellreceived a question froma luminary on the rightside of the room.

“Are you sure this isn’tan April Fool’s joke?”Mario Andretti askedhim, drawing laughs fromthe room.

“I’m not sure,” Bellresponded. “Guess I bet-ter show up tomorrowand find out.”

Bell has bouncedaround various racingcircuits, including CART,IndyCar, American LeMans and the Weath-erTech SportsCar Cham-pionship GT Daytonaclass in 2015.

He’s been a regular atIndyCar’s biggest race,though, making his 10thstart in the past 11 years.

Bell has some good fin-ishes at the Brickyard,too; a fourth with KV Rac-ing Technology in 2009and ninth with Schmidt-

Hamilton Motorsports in2012. He was 14th withDreywer & ReinboldKingdom Racing lastyear.

“I’m thrilled to haveanother chance at Indy,”said Bell, who works as acolor commentator forNBC Sports in the Indy-Car and Global Rally-cross series. “It’s alsoalways a privilege to bethere, feel extra lucky tobe there this year withMichael (Andretti) andAndretti Autosport. It’smy best chance in withthe best team in terms ofpedigree at Indianapolis.”

Andretti Autosport hasconsistently run threecars at IndyCar’s biggestrace and was already setwith its four regular driv-ers, 2014 Indy 500 champi-on Ryan Hunter-Reay,Marco Andretti, CarlosMunoz and AlexanderRossi.

Andretti had been look-ing for a fifth driver andwhen Bell expressedinterest, a deal wasagreed upon quickly.

Andretti teamgets new driver

LAS VEGAS (AP) —Steven Matz didn’t allow arun over five hitlessinnings and Yoenis Ces-pedes hit his first springhomer to lead the New YorkMets past the Chicago Cubs8-1 Friday and end a 14-game winless streak intheir last exhibition game.

The Mets open the regu-lar season at Kansas Cityon Sunday night.

Matz struck out six andallowed two walks whilelowering his spring ERA to4.94.

“This is definitely a goodway to go into the season,”Matz said. “My slider wasworking and it’s definitely

something I’m going to beusing. I’m definitely gettingto where I need to be.”

Ty Kelly hit a three-runhomer in the eighth andEric Campbell and T.J.Rivera each hit solo homersin the ninth for New York.

The Cubs had just threehits and scored their run onJohn Andreoli’s bases-loaded walk in the sixth.Jason Hammel started andallowed two runs (oneearned) over four innings.

Kris Bryant’s streak ofreaching safely ended atnine games for the Cubs. Hestruck out to lead off thegame in his only plateappearance.

Mets end skidagainst Chicago

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By CHRIS SCHANZThe Commercial Review

GREENVILLE, Ohio —Monday it was patience atthe plate that helped theIndians to an extra inningvictory.

Friday night it was theTribe’s aggressivenessthat got the win.

Fort Recovery HighSchool’s baseball teamracked up 10 stolen basesand executed a perfectsqueeze play to helpscore four runs in the11th inning to beat theGreenville Green Wave12-8.

“We finally were able tomatch up with their pitch-er and use some of ourspeed, be a little moreaggressive with the basestealing and small ball,”said FRHS coach JerryKaup, whose team lost atwo-run lead in the sixthand seventh innings andcouldn’t hang on to an 8-6advantage in the eighth.“This was an interestinggame that there were somany ups and downs,ways that we could havewon and should have won,ways that we could havelost and should have lost.”

In the top of the 11th

inning with the score tiedat eight, Kyle Schroer ledoff for Fort Recovery (4-1)with a walk — his secondof the night and sixth inthe last two games — andChase Bruns sacrificedhim to second with abunt. Schroer then swipedthird base, and RossHoman drew a walk togive Fort Recovery run-ners at the corners.

Will Homan followedwith a softly hit groundball to shortstop KyleMills, who threw it pastcatcher Grant Minnich toallow Schroer to score.Ross Homan also scoredas the Green Wavedefense had trouble cor-ralling the loose ball —another two-run lead forthe Tribe — and WillHoman took second easily.

Like Schroer, Homantimed Brandon Beyke’smove to the plate perfect-ly to steal second, settingup a squeeze bunt fromCade Wendel.

The sophomore leftybunted Beyke’s 3-1 offer-ing down the third baseline to score Homan, andTanner Ross overthrewJason Shields at first tolet the Tribe’s leadoff hit-

ter take second.“I was just thinking get

the bunt down,” said Wen-del, who along with Jack-son Hobbs — he had twodoubles and drove in tworuns — led the squad withthree hits.

A wild pitch let Wendelget to second, and a sacri-fice fly off the bat of BenHoman plated the fourthrun of the inning and finaltally of the game.

Wendel, who entered thegame in relief of Rogersduring the eighth inning,gave up a two-out walk inthe bottom of the framebut struck out Minnich fora second time to end thegame.

“I thought Cade was ter-rific tonight,” Kaup said.Wendel got the win, allow-ing two hits, striking out ahalf dozen with just theone free pass in 3 2/3innings of relief. “Cadewas the hero of the gametonight. Came in andabsolutely gave us the con-fidence we needed.

“When he threw thosecouple of early inningsthere we felt very confi-dent we were going to holdthem.”

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The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz

Fort Recovery High School senior Ross Homan (7) falls head first tothe ground after trying to leap over Greenville catcher Grant Minnich in anattempt to score during the seventh inning Friday in Greenville. Homan and theIndians scored four runs in the 11th inning to beat the Green Wave, 12-8.

Extra effort

By DOUG FEINBERGAP Basketball Writer

INDIANAPOLIS — All of the women’sbasketball world will descend on Indi-anapolis this weekend in a celebration ofthe sport.

For the first time in NCAA history theDivision I, II and III women’s titles will bedecided on the same court.

“We can’t wait for the 2016 champi-onship games in Indianapolis,” NCAA vicepresident for women’s basketball AnuchaBrowne said.

The men did it a few years ago inAtlanta, but the Division II and III champi-onships were played in a different venuethen the top division.

The home of the NCAA hosts the FinalFour once every five years and this timewith it being the 35th anniversary of thefirst championship, they decided to put allthree division championships in the same

city. Usually the D-II and D-III titles areplayed a few weeks earlier than the Divi-sion I championship.

It’s been quite the year for women’s bas-ketball in Indianapolis already. Last sum-mer the Indiana Fever reached the WNBAFinals, playing Games 3 and 4 on theirhomecourt — the same place where thecollege championship games will takeplace.

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Indy to play host

FR fights off Wave in 11

Tournamentswill converge inthe Circle City