SSaarraahh EE.. OOvveerrmmeeyyeerr, 90,PortlandJJuuddiitthh OO’’BBrriieenn, 71, WarsawDetails on page 2.

The high temperature Mon-day in Portland was 50degrees. The overnight lowwas 42.Tonight’s forecast calls for a

low of 48, and Wednesday’shigh will be 63.For an extended forecast,

see page 2.

Redkey Town Council willmeet in executive session at 6p.m. Thursday to discussemployee work performance.A special meeting will followat 6:30 p.m. at the former townhall, 20 S. Ash St.

WWeeddnneessddaayy —— A reviewIndiana’s 2016 legislative ses-sion along with a look ahead at2017.

FFrriiddaayy —— Coverage of theregional semifinal round ofthe NCAA men’s basketballtournament.

Deaths Weather In review Coming up

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By LORNE COOKand JOHN-THOR DAHLBURGAssociated PressBRUSSELS — Bombs explod-

ed at the Brussels airport andone of the city’s metro stationstoday, killing at least 31 peopleand wounding dozens, as aEuropean capital was againlocked down amid heightenedsecurity threats.The two airport blasts, at

least one of which was blamedon a suicide bomber, leftbehind a chaotic scene of splat-tered blood in the departurelounge as windows were blownout, ceilings collapsed and trav-elers streamed out of thesmoky building.About an hour later, another

bomb exploded on a rush-hoursubway train near the Euro-pean Union headquarters. Ter-rified passengers had to evacu-ate through darkened tunnelsto safety.“What we feared has hap-

pened,” Belgian Prime Minis-ter Charles Michel toldreporters. “In this time oftragedy, this black moment for

our country, I appeal to every-one to remain calm but also toshow solidarity.”Belgium raised its terror

alert to the highest level,diverting planes and trains andordering people to stay wherethey were. Airports acrossEurope immediately tightenedsecurity.

See EExxpplloossiioonnss page 5

Explosions hit airport, subway

By JACK RONALDThe Commercial ReviewJay County Commis-

sioners have some home-work to do.Greg Guerrettaz of

Financial Solutions GroupInc. has sent the commis-sioners a half-inch thickinitial draft of his analysisof the county’s finances.That’s going to require

some study this spring asthe county moves into thebudget process for 2017.Commissioners began sift-ing through the nearly 150pages of financial dataMonday morning andasked county auditor AnnaCuly to forward the initialGuerrettaz report to mem-bers of the Jay CountyCouncil for their review.The council and commis-

sioners agreed in Novem-ber to hire Financial Solu-tions Group to assess thecounty’s financial situa-tion. The firm will receiveno more than $17,000 for itsanalysis and up to $5,000more for working with thecounty to implement aplan based upon its find-ings.Commissioners gave a

tentative green light Mon-day for a Verizon system oftracking the county high-way department’s fleet oftrucks. Plans call forinstalling the system in thelast three months of thisyear and including suffi-cient funds to have it inplace on all 19 trucks in2017.The system requires no

contract and is on a month-by-month basis. Theupfront cost would be$110.23 to install the moni-toring equipment, then amonthly charge of $18.95per vehicle. That comes toan annual cost of $4,320.60.“I see value in it, espe-

cially in the wintermonths,” said county high-way superintendent KenWellman.The system tracks the

location of each vehicleand would also be used tohelp with the maintenanceschedule as it monitorsengine time rather thanmiles driven.

See RReeppoorrtt page 2

Initialreportready

By ARIC CHOKEYAssociated PressINDIANAPOLIS — Phar-

macists in Indiana couldlimit how much cold medi-cine customers could buyunder a measure IndianaGov. Mike Pence signedinto law Monday that’smeant to curb the abilityfor methamphetamine

cooks to obtain pseu-doephedrine.The measure allows

pharmacy regulars to buypseudoephedrine normallywhile allowing pharma-cists to limit quantities ofthe cold medicine sold tounfamiliar customers with-out a prescription. Pseu-doephedrine is a common

ingredient in meth that isfound in some cold medi-cines.Pence said while it is not

a cure-all, he believes it is asignificant step in combat-ting the illegal drug’sprevalence in Indiana,which has led the nation inmeth lab seizures for thepast three years.

“I think it was a real com-monsense solution thattook into account the inter-est of parents and law-abid-ing citizens to be able tohave access to pseu-doephedrine when a familymember is struggling withan illness and at the sametime creating new barriersfor individuals who may be

using those materials tocreate meth,” Pence said.The bill had been the ful-

crum of an effort by law-makers to balance cus-tomer access to medicineand feasible restrictionsthat would prevent methcooks from obtaining themedicine.

See SSiiggnnss page 2

Pence signs meth measures

The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney

Associated Press/Martin Meissner

Police and rescue teams were on scene today outsidethe metro station Maelbeek in Brussels. Explosions, at leastone likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brusselsairport and its subway system, prompting a lockdown of theBelgian capital and heightened security across Europe.

By DEBANINA SEATONThe Commercial ReviewThe city may be able to

acquire a home that has been achallenge in the process ofrepairing sewer lines on thewest side of Portland.Mayor Randy Geesaman told

Portland City Council at itsmeeting Monday that the cityhas made an offer to purchase aforeclosed home at 509 W. HighSt. That information came aspart of a larger discussionabout problem areas and proper-ties in the city.Geesaman has spoken to a

representative of Bank ofAmerica, which owns the HighStreet property, and offered thecompany $10,000. The house sitson top of a collapsed 24-inchsewer line essential to the allevi-ating flooding on the west sideof Portland.The city is waiting for a

response on that offer. Council member Kent

McClung asked how long itwould take to acquire the titleand tear down the house, if theoffer is accepted. City attorneyBill Hinkle noted acquiring thetitle should not take long, but

the city would have to hire a con-tractor to raze the property, themayor added.Council member Mark

Hedges also brought up severalareas of concern includingempty spaces where trees havebeen removed downtown.“Part of my concern is that in

my notes I have communica-tions going all the way back toMay 18 of 2015,” said Hedges.“And we always say, ‘Yeah, we’re

going to meet three to six weeksout’ and then after that periodpasses I ask again and we setanother potential meeting threeto six weeks out. And we’reexactly where we were of lastyear this time.”Geesaman acknowledged

when the flooding occurred lastsummer, handling trees wasplaced on the back burner. Hesaid he doesn’t want to extracttree stumps potentially pulling

an electrical line without firsthaving a contractor examine theareas.The mayor noted he has been

speaking with Jay CountyChamber of Commerce execu-tive director Dean Sanders andCarrie Tauscher of the IndianaDepartment of NaturalResources about the issue. Headded Tauscher is prepared tomove forward but doesn’t wantto give any definite tree plantingand uprooting advice withoutassistance from Scott Truex ofBall State University’s college ofarchitecture. Once they meet, Geesaman

hopes to have a meeting withbusiness owners and city coun-cil. Hedges also mentioned the

former book bindery property at518 S. Wayne St. The city paid todemolish the buildings at a costof about $67,000, but excessdebris still remains at the loca-tion.Geesaman said he will meet

Thursday with the engineer andcontractor to determine whatshould be done about the excessdebris.

See PPrrooppeerrttyy page 2

Property purchase?Commissionersare reviewing

financialdocuments

At least 31 are deadafter attacks in Belgium

The City of Portlandhas made an offer topurchase thisforeclosed home at509 W. High Streetfrom Bank of America.The home has acollapsed sewer linerunning beneath it.

City is trying to acquire foreclosed home

The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney

Piles of rubble remain at the former site of thebook bindery building on Wayne Street just north of therailroad tracks. Portland City Council on Monday discussedwhat can be done to continue cleaning up the site.

False alarm Dunkirk fire depart-

ment responded at 8:57p.m. Monday to a smokeinvestigation at southeastcorner of Main Street andBlackford Avenue inDunkirk.Two firefighters and one

truck arrived at 9 p.m. tofind a campfire, whichthey deemed unnecessaryto put out.The firefighters were

back at the station at 9:05p.m.

CorrectionThe listing of informa-

tion from the Jay CountyRecorder’s Office in Satur-day’s edition of The Com-mercial Review incorrect-

ly listed a deed transferthat was in fact the granti-ng of an easement.Myron Farms LP has

agreed to an easement ona piece of land in Section14 of Greene Township,granting it to Ohio ValleyGas Corporation.

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Trupointe Fort RecoveryCorn ........................3.95April corn ..............3.95Beans ......................8.87April crop................8.87Wheat ......................4.32April crop................4.34

Cooper Farms Fort Recovery Corn ........................3.98April corn ..............4.00May corn ................4.01June corn................4.03

POET BiorefiningPortlandCorn ........................3.96April corn ..............3.99

May corn ................4.03June corn................4.07

Central StatesMontpelierCorn ........................3.85April corn ..............3.86Beans...................... 8.96May beans.............. 8.96Wheat ......................4.50New crop ................4.53

The AndersonsRichland TownshipCorn ........................3.85April corn ..............3.89Beans ......................9.05April beans ............9.05Wheat ......................4.49July wheat ..............4.59

Closing prices as of Monday

Jay CountyHospitalPortlandAdmissionsThere were seven

admissions to the hospi-tal Monday.

DismissalsThere was one dis-

missals.

EmergenciesThere were 41 treated

in the emergency roomsof JCH.

Tomorrow7:15 a.m. — Geneva

Works Board/SafetyBoard, town hall, 411 E.Line St.4:30 p.m. — Jay Coun-

ty Hospital Board exec-utive session, confer-ence rooms A and B, 500W. Votaw St., Portland.5:30 p.m. — Jay Coun-

ty Hospital Board, con-ference rooms A and B.6:30 p.m. — Dunkirk

Park Board, city build-ing, 131 S. Main St.

Thursday6 p.m. — Redkey Town

Council executive ses-sion, former town hall,20 S. Ash St.6:30 p.m. — Redkey

Town Council special

meeting, former townhall, 20 S. Ash St.

Monday9 a.m. — Jay County

Commissioners, com-missioners’ room, JayCounty Courthouse, 120N. Court St., Portland.3:30 p.m. — Jay Coun-

ty Solid Waste Manage-ment District, districtoffice, 5948 W. Indiana67, Portland.7 p.m. — Dunkirk City

Council, city building.

Tuesday, March 2911 a.m. — Jay County

Commissioners execu-tive session, Hinkle,Racster and Scheme-naur, 121 W. High St.,Portland.

Markets

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Lotteries

Judith O’BrienMay 27, 1944-March 18, 2016Judith L. “Judy” O’Brien, 71,

Warsaw, died Friday at VisitingNurse and Hospice Home, FortWayne.A former resident of Dunkirk,

she was born in Chicago toLouis and Erma (Kollaritsch)Miklos.A 1962 graduate of Merril-

lville High School, she was mar-ried on May 26, 1962, in Merril-lville to Dennis O. O’Brien. Hedied in 1992.She was later co-owner/opera-

tor of the Buckhorn Bar andGrill in Windfall with her com-panion, Michael Pavlick, who

survives. She moved to the Bar-bee Lake area of Warsaw 13years ago.She was a member of the

American Legion Post 223 Aux-iliary in Syracuse and a formermember of the AmericanLegion Auxiliary in North Web-ster and the Portland ElksLodge. She formerly attendedthe United Methodist Church inRedkey.Surviving are a daughter,

Shari Dalton (husband: Jeff),Hastings, Michigan; two sons,Jerry O’Brien, Ashley, andKerry O’Brien, Indianapolis;three step-daughters, MichelleSites (husband: David), Marion,Denise Pavlick, Glen Rose,

Texas, and Mary Beth Simpson(husband: Richard), Glen Rose,Texas; eight grandchildren; fourstep-grandchildren and sevenstep-great grandchildren.Cremation will take place at

Cremation Services ofKosciusko County, Warsaw. Amemorial service will be con-ducted at 2 p.m. Saturday atOwen Family Funeral Home,Indiana 13 and county road 500North, North Webster, with Pas-tor Rick Cockman officiating.Visitation will be from noon

to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeralhome.Memorials may be made to

the Judith O’Brien FuneralFund in care of the funeral

home. Condolences may beexpressed at http://www.owen-familyfuneralhome.com.

Sarah OvermeyerFeb. 28, 1926-March 20, 2016Sarah E. Overmeyer, 90, Port-

land, died Sunday at PersimmonRidge Healthcare, Portland.Born in Kentucky, she was

the daughter of John and Mar-jorie (Burk) Brock. She wasmarried to Jack Overmeyer,who died in 2011.A homemaker, she is survived

by three sons, Doug Sheets, Port-land, and Sandy Landfair, andSteve Landfair, both of Wooster,Ohio; four daughters, Brenda

Armstrong, Linda Alday, CandyArmstrong and Teresa Turpin,all of Portland; a sister, PhyllisBolin, Portland; 12 grandchil-dren and several great-grand-children and great-great grand-children.Services will be at 1 p.m. in

the Green Park CemeteryChapel, with Pastor Jeff Hors-man presiding. Burial will be inGreen Park Cemetery. Visitationwill be from noon to 1 p.m.Wednesday at the chapel.Baird-Freeman Funeral

Home, Portland, is handlingarrangements. Condolencesmay be expressed athttp://www.bairdfreeman.com.

Capsule Reports

Felony arrestsDrug chargesA Harford City man was

arrested Monday after-noon for multiple drug-related charges.Jeffery A. Hudson, Jr.,

31, 314 S. Jefferson St., wasarrested for dealingcocaine, narcotics ormethamphetamine, a

Level 5 felony, possessionof cocaine, narcotics ormethamphetamine andpossession of precursors,both Level 6 felonies. He was booked at 3:46

p.m. into Jay County Jailand is being held there ona $15,000 bond for eachcharge.

Property ...Continued from page 1Council member Don

Gillespie also asked aboutglass in front of the formerTom & Rod’s Steakhouse,214 W. Main St. as well asuse of street sweepers.Street and Parks superin-

tendent Ryan Myers saidsuch incidents such asthe broken glass will beturned over to the city’scode enforcement officeand that street sweepershave been running forabout two weeks and willbe in use more now that

the weather hasimproved.In other business, coun-

cil members Bill Gibson,Michele Brewster, JanetPowers, Aker, Hedges,McClung and Gillespie:•Heard Hedges ask about

code enforcement and whatthe procedure the city hasfor condemned homes ordrug houses. Geesamannoted that police chiefNathan Springer discussedideas to improve ordi-nances.•Learned the renovations

to city hall to fix damagecaused by summer floodsare almost complete. Left tobe completed is the trim atthe bottom of the hallwaysand renovation the bath-rooms, which should be fin-ished in the next two weeks.Exterior work is scheduledto begin in late May.•Heard Powers ask if

council’s meeting schedulecould be placed on the city’swebsite.•Approved closing Main,

Commerce and Ship streetsfrom noon to 9 p.m. for the

Arch Bridge Kroozers showMay 21.•Heard from Donald

Gillespie, who presenteddetails for the 2016 Indiana“Run for the Fallen” tooccur May 13 through 15.The run will start at 7:30a.m. Friday at Allen CountyWar Memorial Coliseum inFort Wayne. Runners willhonor more than 200 Indi-ana service men andwomen at various stops.More information can befound at http://www.inrun-forthefallen.org.

Report ...Continued from page 1

Commissioners asked Wellman tocheck with Barnett’s Heavy WreckerService to make sure the local com-pany would be certified to work withthe Verizon system.In other business, commissioners:•Approved having county highway

department employees work fournine-hour days and one four-hourhalf day from the first week of Mayto the first week of November inorder to make more efficient use oftime when working on county roads.•Told Wellman to go ahead with

the purchase of a laser level for the

highway department department. Itis expected to cost less than $500.•Reappointed Jay King to the Jay

County Alcoholic Beverage Commis-sion.•Scheduled an executive session

for 11 a.m. March 29 for employeeperformance review.

Continued from page 1Lobbyists for pharmaceutical

giants have been vocal opponents ofrestrictions on pseudoephedrine.The measure received wide support

in the Legislature, including fromHouse Speaker Brian Bosma, who

said earlier that tackling meth manu-facturing was a personal priority.“I think it’s going to make a big dif-

ference in the number of meth labs inIndiana,” bill author Sen. RandyHead said.But the final product ended up as a

diluted version of a House measurethat would have required prescrip-tions for everyone seeking to buy themedicine.The signed measure makes Indi-

ana the second state with the phar-macist-focused legislation.

Signs ...

DDEEAARR RREEAADDEERRSS:: IIpprroommiisseedd ""HHeeaarrttbbrrookkeennMMoomm FFrroomm AAnnyywwhheerree""((OOcctt.. 55)) ttoo pprriinntt lleetttteerrssffrroomm rreeaaddeerrss ooffffeerriinngg ssuugg--ggeessttiioonnss aabboouutt hheellppiinngg hheerrtteeeenn ddaauugghhtteerr,, wwhhoo iiss aa ccuutt--tteerr::DEAR ABBY: I am a 33-

year-old woman who hascut for many years, start-ing early in high school.What concerns me is themom doesn't completelyunderstand what's goingon. Not many people do. Self-harm is a cry for

help from someone whodoesn't know how to voicehis or her emotions. I, too, was bullied and

didn't know how to expressthe pain I was feeling, so Itook it out on my body. Over the years it became

my coping mechanism,although an unhealthyone.Helping someone who is

self-harming requiresunderstanding AND ALICENSED PROFESSION-AL to identify the emo-tions and suggest betterways to express them. Onethat worked for me wasdoing puzzles. It was a wayto keep my mind andhands busy. This teen also needs to

know she is not alone. Par-ents need to listen. I can-not stress how importantit is for cutters to knowsomeone is there for themwith love and no judg-ment. — KNOWS FROMEXPERIENCE IN MIS-SOURIDEAR ABBY: I grew up

in a dysfunctional house-hold with abusive parents.When I would cut, it was

like I could feel all mypent-up emotions leakingout through the wounds onmy legs. The physical painwas bearable and distract-ed me from everythingthat was going on in mylife, and I would feel a littlebit better about myselfand a little less desperate.Cutting is a powerful

addiction. Even now, morethan 10 years later, whenthings get bad I feel a com-pulsion to just make onesmall cut. What helped me to stop

cutting wasn't counselingor medication. It wasbecoming passionateabout active hobbies thatallowed me to release mybottled-up feelings andstress and feel good at thesame time. — FORMERCUTTER IN MINNESOTADEAR ABBY: I have

worked in psychiatry for10 years and have foundthat some of these chil-dren have been sexuallymolested. Some told their parents

and were not believedbecause it was the moth-er's boyfriend, a familyfriend or a relative. Carry-ing this around is a heavyburden. Parents need to show the

child they will look intothe allegation. We shouldbe a safe place for our kids

to offload all their fearsand insecurities, becausewe have a duty to protectthem from abuse. —INTHE FIELD IN BROOK-LYN, N.Y.DEAR ABBY: I have

been a cutter from age 9 tothe present — age 22 —though now it's less fre-quent. The biggest mistakemy parents and friendsmade when I was reallydestructive was forcing meto commit to ultimatums.It turned my cutting into ashameful thing, isolatedme and made it impossibleto talk about it.I advise "Heartbroken"

to keep talking to herdaughter (not nagging)about cutting, bullying,school and things the girllikes. Share activities with

her. Take her hiking, bicy-cling, to museums ormovies. Spending timewith her is important fordistraction and bonding.Physical activity can helpdepressed individuals feelbetter.And she should under-

stand that recovery isnever a straight line.There will be hiccups, set-backs and days when itdoesn't seem like it will getbetter. Eventually, with therapy

(via counselors, bondingwith friends/family, con-nection with nature/ani-mals) and learning bettercoping habits, she willimprove. Patience and sup-port are imperative. —KYLE IN PENNSYLVA-NIADear Abby is written by

Abigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips,and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips.Contact Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

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

WednesdayWEDNESDAY MORN-

ING BREAKFAST CLUB— Will meet at 8 a.m. inthe east room of RichardsRestaurant. All womenare invited to attend.Includes activities anddevotional time.PORTLAND ROTARY

CLUB — Will meet at nooneach Wednesday at Har-mony Cafe, 121 N. Meridi-an St. ALCOHOLICS ANONY-

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

GROUP — New Begin-nings, a support group for

friends and families ofalcoholics, the group willmeet at 6:30 p.m. eachWednesday in the ZionLutheran Church, 218 E.High St., Portland. Formore information, call(260) 726-8229.

ThursdayNOBLE BUSY BEES —

Will meet at 9 a.m. Thurs-day at Richards. Jane Bai-ley is hostess and Kather-ine Hiby will have devo-tions. Wear somethinggreen. Dues may be paid -$10. CELEBRATE RECOV-

ERY — A 12-step Chris-tian recovery program,the group will meet at 10a.m. and 6:30 p.m. eachThursday at A SecondChance At Life Min-istries, 109 S. CommerceSt. in Portland. For moreinformation, call JudySmith at (260) 726-9187 orDave Keen at (260) 335-2152.

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In Loving Memory Of

Gary Keith Runyon, 75,passed away at 1 p.m. onMarch 20, 2016 at JayCounty Hospital.Spouse Linda D (Myers)

RunyonFather Leonard RunyonMother Katherine

(Thornburg) MyersBorn 12-26-1940Graduate of Portland

Wayne Township PublicSchools 1954Served with United States

Marine Corps 1958-1964Honorable DischargeRetired from Teledyne

Portland Forge 1963-20022 sons both Portland:Brandt - Spouse Misty

(Loyd)Jon Mark - Spouse Carla

(Brotherton)5 Grandchildren:Whitney RunyonBowen RunyonMarkie (Runyon)LeMaster Katie RunyonNadlie Runyon6 Great Grandchildren:Maxwell LeMasterDaila Siefring-RunyonRemi LeMasterJolee LeMasterKadilynn StoutJonathan Leon Stout (deceased 5-30-15)

Siblings:Ron Runyon (deceased 12-1-15)

Penny Myers - Colum-bus, IN

No calling hours or funeral service

Gary KeithRunyon12-26-19403-20-2016

25th anniversary

Donnie andDebbie JamesDonnie and Debbie James, Red-

key, are celebrating their 25th wed-ding anniversary today.They were married at North

Meridian United Methodist Churchin Redkey on March 22, 1991.Debbie is clerk-treasurer for the

town of Redkey, and Donnie isretired from Borg Warner inMuncie and is employed with theJay County Sheriff ’s Office as a cor-rection officer.They are the parents of six chil-

dren: Chris James, Dunkirk; Don-nie James, Florida; Eric James,Fort Wayne; Travis Hammond,Floyds Knobs: Taran Edwards,Dunkirk; and Darin James, Farm-land.They also have 25 grandchildren

and two great-grandchildren.The couple will celebrate with a

trip to Sanibel Island, Florida, withtheir daughter and her family.

Donnie and Debbie James

Jay County Hospital —Yesterday and Today willbe the focus for the JayCounty Historical Soci-ety’s next program meet-ing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,March 29.Program committee

member Janice Stuckywill present a short histo-ry of the hospital, andJCH chief executive offi-cer Dave Hyatt will dis-cuss what’s ahead for thefuture.Members and potential

members of the histori-cal society are invited toattend the event at thehistorical museum at theend of East Main Streetin Portland.

Book battleA “Battle of the Books”

will be held at 6 p.m. onMarch 29, in the auditeriaof Fort Recovery Elemen-tary/Middle School.More than 50 students

from Fort Recovery willbe competing. Studentswere given a pre-selectedlist of titles to read andstudy as preparation forthe competition.The event is open to the

public.

Serves as pageBrooke Sanders, Port-

land, a student at JayCounty High Schoolrecently served as a pageat the Indiana GeneralAssembly for State Sen.Travis Holdman (R-Markle).

Holdman will beginaccepting page applica-tions for the 2017 sessionof the legislature inDecember.

Color us happyAdults looking for a

way of reducing stress,calming, and soothing thenerves are invited to anadult coloring sessionevery Thursday in Marchfrom 11:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. in Conference RoomA at Jay County Hospital.Colored pencils and

pages will be provided bythe Jay County HospitalAuxiliary, but partici-pants can bring their ownif they would like. Formore information, con-tact Kristi Henry at (260)726-1853.

New directorClaudia Jones has been

named to the board ofdirectors of the Jay Coun-ty Historical Society, fill-ing the vacancy createdby the death of longtimeboard member RalphGrapner.She is recently retired

from working as materi-als manager at Jay Coun-ty Hospital.

Classes setSpring cultural classes

are planned by theNational Center for GreatLakes Native AmericanCulture for April 2 and 3in the Women’s Buildingat the Jay County Fair-grounds.Classes include sweet

grass weaving, taught byTina Burns; dreamcatch-ers and more, taught byPaula Butcher; backyardmedicine, taught bySusan Gray; handmadesoaps and lotions, taughtby Rachel Sadowski; andwoodlands crafts for chil-dren, taught by Julia Con-ley.The class fee is $50 per

person for members and$75 per person for non-members. In addition,some classes have a mate-rials fee. The children’sclass fee is $25 whichincludes all materials.For more information,

contact Kay Neumayr at(765) 426-3022.

Coffee and CanvasA Coffee and Canvas

painting class is set forApril 9, at Jay CountyPublic Library. The classbegins at 10 a.m. and con-tinues to noon.Tisha Gierhart of Trib-

al Paint Canvas andLaugh will be the instruc-tor. The cost is $20, andregistration is requiredby April 6.

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Dear Heloise: Do youneed a good gripper in thekitchen for opening thosedifficult lids? I use a sockwith rubber patches onthe sole (like the freebies

you get at the hospital). Ijust slip my hand into thesock and twist. I also findthem handy to use withmy cookie presses. — Deb-bie L.,Ohio

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Parents need tolisten, not judge

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OK Hoosier fans, admit it:You’re gloating.Go ahead.It’s well deserved, and it feels

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By SONNY BUNCHSpecial To The Washington Post For those of you who

haven’t followed the melt-down of Breitbart News— which has involvedmultiple resignations, theleak of damning internalstrategy discussions, sus-pensions and reinstate-ments, and all other man-ner of inside-baseballjourno-gossip — you prob-ably should.The whole thing can

help us understand whyDonald Trump behavesthe way he does. And itsuggests that angrily try-ing to shut him down willonly make him moreattractive to his followers.The two-paragraph ver-

sion is relatively simple.Michelle Fields, areporter for Breitbart,claimed she was grabbedby Trump’s campaignmanager, CoreyLewandowski, in an over-ly aggressive way. Areporter for The Washing-ton Post witnessed thealtercation and Fields’account was later backedup by video. The heads of Breitbart

— a website that wouldfairly be described as “inthe tank for” Trump —responded with a (verycautious) statement ask-ing for nothing more thanan apology. They did notcall for the aide’s firing ordemand that the Donaldhimself grovel before theinjured reporter.Instead of simply apolo-

gizing and bringing anend to the story, the cam-paign went nuclear, essen-tially calling the reportera lying, attention-seekingharlot with a history ofmaking false allegations.A story that should havelasted a couple of hourshas now dragged on forthe better part of a week, acampaign already boggeddown by allegations ofincitement to riot isshown to employ someonewilling to lay his hands ona woman in an aggressivemanner and the cam-paign’s biggest defenderhas suffered a loss ofemployees and credibility.In any normal election

cycle, this would be con-sidered almost criminalmalpractice. The goal isalways to minimize dam-age by staying on-messageand not succumbing todistractions.Of course, the 2016 elec-

tion is most decidedly notlike your normal cycle.It’s one driven by angerand resentment and adesire to smash the estab-lishment to tiny little bits— to upset the establishedorder. And so a storyabout a campaign aideallegedly assaulting awoman doing her jobbecomes a positive, anoth-er demonstration thatTrump will fight. It does-n’t really matter who he’sfighting, mind you. Just

that he’s not backingdown.And the Donald’s fans

are eating this up. OnTwitter, I’ve had dozens ofthem send me a link to avideo that clearly showsLewandowski grabbingFields, as though thevideo were exculpatory. It’s as if they’re experi-

encing a mass delusion,one inspired by the cult ofpersonality Trump him-self engenders: “Well,Donald said nothing hap-pened, so nothing hap-pened. End of story.” Hefights, and they back him.His faux anger reflectstheir very real frustra-tions with the state of thecountry and their ownincreasingly tenuous posi-tion within it.This is why it’s incredi-

bly foolish for liberalactivists to stormTrump’s rallies and useaggressive tactics to shutthem down and deny hissupporters the chance tohear him speak. Theyhave to understand:They’re doing exactlywhat Trump wants. Trump has mounted a

campaign based on angerand grievance, on the ideathat the country is spin-ning out of control, thatjobs are fleeing, that left-ist PC scolds are shuttingdown speech on collegecampuses in order tointimidate and brainwashthe silent majority’s kids.So when you literally dojust that, as we saw inChicago last week, you aremerely reinforcing hispoint, giving psychic suc-cor to the folks who sup-port him and growing hisbase of followers: A pollshowed people were twotimes more likely to sup-port than oppose Trumpin Florida following thesilliness in Chi-Town.I guess what I’m saying

is that Trump is kind oflike the emotionally reac-tive ectoplasm from“Ghostbusters II.” Theangrier you get, the biggerhe grows, regardless ofwho he’s fighting: right-wing media or left-wingprovocateurs, he feeds offthe angst of his base. Now, I’m not saying we

should ignore his lies. Buthowever silly singing“Kumbaya” outside hisrallies might seem, it’sprobably safer — andmore effective — than try-ing to silence him.

••••••••••Sonny Bunch is execu-

tive editor of the Wash-ington Free Beacon. Fol-low him on Twitter @Son-nyBunch.

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By JOHN KRULLTheStatehouseFile.comINDIANAPOLIS — U.S. Supreme

Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s deatha little more than a month agotouched off a playground squabblebetween Republicans in the U.S. Sen-ate and President Barack Obama.Before the echoes from the

announcement of Scalia’s death hadfaded out, Senate Majority LeaderMitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, hadvowed Republicans in the Senatewouldn’t consider or vote on anyObama nominee for the nation’shighest court. It didn’t matter if JohnMarshall came back to life and thepresident put him forward for theSenate’s advice and consent, the GOPlawmakers were determined to turna deaf ear.McConnell and other Republicans

said they were awaiting guidancefrom the democratic process. Theysaid that, in the last year of a presi-dent’s tenure in office, the peopleshould be allowed to determine whowill appoint a Supreme Court justice.The Republicans’ stance has pro-

voked controversy.Critics have focused fire on the

shaky historical premise of the GOPargument. Those critics have pointedout that there have been many exam-ples in American history of justicesbeing nominated and approved nearthe end of a president’s time in office.Republicans have countered that

with quarter-century-old statementsfrom Vice President Joe Biden, then aDemocratic senator from Delaware,and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NewYork, vowing similar obstructionisttactics with Republican high courtnominations.In the math of today’s politics, two

wrongs apparently do make a right.Other critics have pointed out that

the GOP may be weakening its ownnegotiating position. Republicanscontrol the Senate now, but theycould lose control in the fall — a pos-sibility that looks increasingly likelyfor a party at war with itself over therise of Donald Trump.If there’s a Democrat in the White

House and Democrats win control of

the Senate, then before the election isthe moment of the Republicans’ max-imum leverage.Perhaps that’s why a few Republi-

can senators are starting to hedgetheir bets and say they might be will-ing to consider an Obama nomineeright after the election.These, of course, are historical and

political arguments. They’re valid,but not the most essential issue here.Few people have come right out

and said that subjecting SupremeCourt appointments to the equiva-lent of a referendum is just a spectac-ularly bad idea — regardless of whocame up with it.At the most basic level, the judicial

branch exists to serve as a check onthe excesses of democracy and thepolitical process.The Supreme Court, in particular,

serves as the final interpreter of con-stitutional principle to prevent atyranny of the majority. The court issupposed to be the firewall thatblocks us from voting away funda-mental freedoms and rights.While we leave many things up to

majority decision at the polls andthrough the election process, thereare some important things we takeoff the table and say that the voterscan’t decide them. We don’t get tovote, for example, about whether ourneighbor should be a Catholic, a Bap-tist, a Muslim or an atheist. That’sher right — and her choice.To make it easier for the court to

preserve those rights, we remove thejustices from almost every politicalpressure. That is why they have life-time appointments — and why thestandards for impeaching and remov-ing a justice are almost impossiblyhigh.We want them to work outside the

political process so they can protectour rights from the abuses thatprocess can generate.What Republicans in the Senate

now argue — and, apparently, Bidenand Schumer argued in the past — isthat the direction of the SupremeCourt should be subject to electionresults.If we applied that logic to basic

constitutional principles, we wouldhold a referendum on how much guncontrol the Second Amendmentallows. Given that 90 percent of thevoting public approves of somerestrictions on gun ownership, theNational Rifle Association wouldlove that.That is the sort of fire Republicans

in the Senate now play with.There are tactical reasons the

flames could burn them, but that’snot the reason to oppose the stancethey’re taking.No, the real reason is that their

position, if it prevails and becomesprecedent, could scorch all of us —and incinerate freedoms we holddear.

••••••••••Krull is director of Franklin Col-

lege’s Pulliam School of Journalism,host of “No Limits” WFYI 90.1 WFYIIndianapolis and publisher of TheS-tatehouseFile.com, a news websitepowered by Franklin College journal-ism students. Email him atJkrull@franklincollege.edu.

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No hearingLOS ANGELES —

The government hasbeen adamant forweeks: FBI investiga-tors need to unlock anencrypted iPhone usedby one of the SanBernardino attackers,and Apple Inc. was theonly one that could doit.In a stunning rever-

sal on Monday, federalprosecutors asked ajudge to halt a much-anticipated hearing ontheir efforts to forceApple to unlock thephone. The FBI mayhave found anotherway, and Apple’s coop-eration may no longerbe needed, according tocourt papers filed lateMonday, less than 24hours before today’shearing.“An outside party”

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VyingINDIANAPOLIS —

Former Lt. Gov. SueEllspermann will facecompetition from morethan 30 applicants whoare vying to becomethe next president ofIvy Tech CommunityCollege.The college has

declined to publicly dis-close the candidates’names, The Indianapo-lis Star reported. Buttrustee Michael Dora,who’s heading up thesearch committee, saidin statement that the“diverse mix of candi-dates” includes in-stateand out-of-state appli-cants who have a widevariety of back-grounds and leader-ship experience.

WarnedMOSCOW — Russia

on Monday warned theUnited States that itwill start respondingunilaterally to cease-fire violations in Syriaif the U.S. refuses tocoordinate rules ofengagement againstviolators. The U.S.State Departmentinsisted that Moscowand Washington wereworking constructivelyto monitor the truceand warned Russiaagainst taking unilat-eral action.The Russian mili-

tary has accused theU.S. of dragging its feeton responding toMoscow’s proposals onrules for joint monitor-ing of the Syria cease-fire and response toviolations. It said thatfurther delays are lead-ing to civilian casual-ties.

SeekingWASHINGTON —

Eager to move beyonda divisive primary sea-son, Donald Trumpand Hillary Clintonseek to pad their dele-gate lead over theirunderdog rivals as the2016 race for the WhiteHouse moves Westtoday.Arizona and Utah

feature contests forboth parties, whileIdaho Democrats alsohold presidential cau-cuses.

—Associated Press

In review

Continued from page 1“We are at war,” French

Prime Minister ManuelValls said after a crisismeeting called by theFrench president. “Wehave been subjected for thelast few months in Europeto acts of war.”European security offi-

cials have been bracing fora major attack for weeks,and warned that the Islam-ic State group was activelypreparing to strike. Thearrest Friday of a key sus-pect in the Novemberattacks in Paris heightenedthose fears, as investiga-tors said many more peoplewere involved than origi-nally thought, and thatsome are still on the loose.There was no immediate

claim of responsibility fortoday’s attacks, and Michelsaid there was no immedi-ate evidence linking keyParis suspect SalahAbdeslam to them. Afterhis arrest Friday,Abdeslam told authoritieshe had created a new net-work and was planningnew attacks.At Brussels’ Zaventem

airport, the two explosionshit the departures areaduring the busy morningrush. Belgian Health Min-ister Maggie de Block toldBelgian media that 11 peo-ple were killed and 81injured.Zach Mouzoun, who

arrived on a flight fromGeneva about 10 minutesbefore the first blast, toldBFM television that the

second, louder explosionbrought down ceilings andruptured pipes, mixingwater with victims’ blood.“It was atrocious. The

ceilings collapsed,” he said.“There was blood every-where, injured people, bagseverywhere.”“We were walking in the

debris. It was a war scene,”he said.Anthony Deloos, an air-

port worker for Swissport,which handles check-inand baggage services, saidthe first explosion tookplace near the Swissportcounters where customerspay for overweight bag-gage. He and a colleaguesaid the second blast hitnear the Starbucks cafe.“We heard a big explo-

sion. It’s like when you’rein a party and suddenlyyour hearing goes out,from like a big noise,”Deloos said, adding thatshredded paper floatedthrough the air as a col-league told him to run.“I jumped into a luggage

chute to be safe,” he said.The bomb that went off

an hour later on the sub-way train killed 20 peopleand injured more than 100,Brussels Mayor YvanMajeur said.“The metro was leaving

Maelbeek station for Schu-man when there was a real-ly loud explosion,” saidAlexandre Brans, 32, wip-ing blood from his face. “Itwas panic everywhere.There were a lot of peoplein the metro.”

Near the entrance to thestation, rescue workers setup a makeshift medicaltreatment center in a pub.Dazed and shocked morn-ing commuters streamedfrom the metro entrancesas police tried to set up asecurity cordon.The metro shut down

after the attacks, as did theairport. More than 200flights to Brussels werediverted or canceled,according to flight track-ing service Flightradar24.At least one and possi-

bly two Kalashnikovswere found in the depar-ture lounge at the airport,according to a Europeansecurity official in contactwith Belgian police whospoke on condition ofanonymity because hewas not authorized tospeak about the ongoinginvestigation.It was not immediately

clear whether thefirearms were used in theattacks.Amateur video showed

passengers fleeing asquickly as they could.In a video shown on

France’s i-Tele television,passengers, including achild running with a back-pack, dashed out of theterminal in differentdirections as they tuggedluggage. Another imageshowed a security officerpatrolling inside a hallwith blown-out panelingand what appeared to beceiling insulation cover-ing the floor.

By BRIAN SLODYSKOAssociated PressINDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov.

Mike Pence said Monday that his“strong bias for the public’s right toknow” will weigh heavily as hedecides whether to veto a measurethat would shelter police depart-ments at Notre Dame and 10 otherIndiana private colleges from follow-ing the same crime reportingrequirements as all other lawenforcement agencies.The bill by Democratic Rep. Pat

Bauer, whose district includes NotreDame, was approved recently by the

Legislature amid a high-profile courtfight between the Catholic universi-ty and ESPN over police records.Last week, the Indiana Court ofAppeals ruled in favor of ESPN,which sought records from NotreDame for crimes involving studentathletes who may have receivedfavorable treatment. The universityis appealing.“We are examining that bill very

carefully,” Pence said. “I have longbelieved in the public’s right to knowand have championed public accessthroughout my career and I bringmy bias to that discussion.”

Last year, Pence vetoed a bill thatwould have tacked additional feesonto many public records requests.As a congressman, Pence sponsoredso-called reporter shield legislationto protect journalists who face jailtime for not revealing confidentialsources under court order.The Republican governor has

until Thursday to make up his mindon the measure, which was pushedby the state’s private colleges andwould allow them to escape morestringent crime reporting require-ments faced by Indiana’s public uni-versities.

Police bill causes concern

By JOSH LEDERMAN andMICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated PressHAVANA — President

Barack Obama today urgedCubans to look to the futurewith hope, casting his his-toric visit to the communistnation as a moment to“bury the last remnants ofthe Cold War in the Ameri-cas.”Obama’s address opened

a whirlwind final day onthe island that includes ameeting with Cuban dissi-dents and attendance at abaseball game featuring thecountry’s beloved nationalteam — events made possi-ble by the normalization ofU.S. and Cuban relations 15months ago.“Havana is only 90 miles

from Florida, but to gethere we had to travel agreat distance,” Obamasaid during his address atHavana’s Grand Theater.Despite the enthusiasm

in both the U.S. and Cubaabout the new relationshipbetween the former foes,Obama acknowledged thedeep differences that per-sist, including on humanrights and democracy. WithCuban President Raul Cas-tro looking on from a bal-cony, he called for citizensto be able to “speak theirminds without fear” andpick their leaders in freeand fair elections.The president was

cheered enthusiasticallywhen he reiterated his callfor the U.S. Congress to lift

the economic embargo onCuba, calling it an “outdat-ed burden on the Cubanpeople.”The embargo is loathed

on the island. During ajoint appearance withObama on Monday, Castrocalled it “the most impor-tant obstacle” to Cuba’s eco-nomic growth.”Obama’s last day in Cuba

was shadowed by the hor-rific attacks in Brussels,where scores of peoplewere killed in explosions atthe airport and a metro sta-tion. The president openedhis remarks by vowing todo “whatever is necessary”to support Belgium.Throughout his presiden-

cy, Obama has sought torefocus U.S. foreign policyon regions like Latin Amer-

ica that have received lessattention than the turmoilin the Middle East and theterrorism emanating fromthe region. The WhiteHouse hopes that restoringties with Cuba will benefitU.S. relations with othercountries in Latin Ameri-ca, which have long bristledat Washington’s freeze withHavana.Critics of Obama’s policy

say he’s given up too muchwith too little in returnfrom Cuba, particularly onthe issue of human rights.White House officials point-ed to the president’s meet-ing with dissidents today asa sign of Obama’s focus onCuban repression, sayingthat allowing the gatheringwas a prerequisite for thevisit.

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President Barack Obama addresses theCuban people today at the National Theater inHavana, Cuba.

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SportsTuesday, March 22, 2016

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The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz

Baseball beginsBen Homan, a Fort Recovery High School sophomore, throws to first base from second

base during infield practice Monday in Fort Recovery. The Indians, who reached the statesemifinal for the first time in six decades last year, open the 2016 season with a homedoubleheader Saturday against Arcanum. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.

FORT WAYNE — Halle Hill andCourtney Miles are moving on.The pair advanced to the USA

Gymnastics regional meet withtheir performance Sunday at the2016 Indiana Gymnastics State Meetat Hilliards Games Sports Center atIPFW.Hill, an eighth grader at West Jay

Middle School, finished fifth in

Level 8 on floor exercise with ascore of 9.325. She added scores of9.125 on balance beam, 8.75 on vaultand 8.2 on uneven bars. Her allaround score of 35.4 was seventh.Miles, who passed up her sopho-

more season at Jay County HighSchool for club gymnastics, alsocompeted in Level 8 but for those 15-and-older. She finished fourth on

beam with a 9.0, her highest score ofthe day. She added an 8.825 on floorexercise, totaled 8.225 on vault andhad an 8.075 on bars. Her all aroundtotal of 34.125 was ninth.The pair will compete at the

Region 5 Level 8 ChampionshipsApril 15 through 17 at LexingtonConvention Center in Lexington,Kentucky.

Hill, Miles make regional

By RAY COONEYThe Commercial ReviewThere are places in the

world where it is believedthe Buffalo Bills won fourconsecutive Super Bowls.There are those who

think the Atlanta Braveswon four World Series inthe 1990s instead of justone.Somewhere, someone is

of the understanding thatLeBron James succeededin bringing an NBA title toCleveland last year. Or, at least, their apparel

leads them to those ideas.For decades now, cloth-

ing companies have beenprepared for both out-comes of the big games.Championship T-shirts,sweatshirts and hats aremade for both champi-onship finalists. That way,the second a team wins,that gear is available forsale.But what of the team

that loses?Clothing companies

don’t throw their merchan-dise in the trash and cuttheir losses anymore. Thatgear goes overseas to thosein need. In recent years, theNFL has sent shirts toHaiti, Azerbaijan, Zambia,Armenia, Nicaragua andRomania, to name a few.And so, somewhere out

there, there are champi-onship shirts for the Buffa-lo Bills from their SuperBowl appearances from1990 through ’93, theAtlanta Braves from theirWorld Series losses in 1991,’92, ’96 and ’99 and theCleveland Cavaliers fromtheir NBA Finals berth lastseason.Leaders of the profes-

sional leagues aren’t theonly ones who plan ahead.The Jay County Cham-

ber of Commerce’s Busi-ness Expo was scheduledfor semi-state weekend dur-ing the Jay County HighSchool boys basketballteam’s tournament run 10years ago. The CommercialReview created a postercommemorating their winto pass out to those in atten-dance.Then several of The CR’s

staffers began talkingabout plans for coveragefor the coming week. Whatif, we dreamed, they winthe state championship?How could we add some-thing to make it just a littlebit more special.We thought about other

championship games, pro-fessional championshipgames. When a team winsthe Super Bowl, the playersinstantly have champi-onship hats and T-shirts.They also have newspaperpages celebrating their vic-tory.We decided we wanted to

provide the same.We picked a celebration

photo from the semi-stategame, one that hadn’t beenused in the newspaper, andcreated a celebratory frontpage. We printed 100 or so,to be passed out to the play-ers, coaches and studentsection if the state champi-onship came to fruition.When I boarded the bus

to ride to Indianapolis withthe team, they were withme. And a day later I car-ried them into ConsecoFieldhouse, now Bankers

Life Fieldhouse, in a dufflebag.Of the thousands in the

arena that day, then-manag-ing editor Mike Snyder wasthe only one other thanmyself who knew the cele-bratory pages existed.For about two and a half

quarters, it seemed wewould get to use them. ThePatriots were playing well,leading by seven after TylerRigby hit his fourth 3-point-er of the game.But then Zach Hahn hap-

pened.The New Castle junior,

who went on to play at But-ler University, caught fire.An offensive rebound for athree-point play sparkedthe Trojans, who erasedtheir deficit in just over aminute.Hahn scored 14 of his

game-high 29 points in thefinal five minutes of thethird quarter, and by thetime the buzzer soundedJay County was on thewrong end of a 51-43 final.The championship news-

paper pages stayed in thebag.I thought about giving

out a few of the posters ascommemorative pieces.The featured player couldget one, and maybe thecoaches, the school andlocal basketball fanaticDean Monroe as well. Buttime passed, and, if memo-ry serves me correctly, noneof them got distributed.To the best of my knowl-

edge, only one is on display.Hanging on the wall

above my desk in The CR’soffice is the celebratoryfront page — Rigby with hisarms raised and index fin-gers pointing toward thesky in victory, the words“STATE CHAMPS” abovehim.Yes, the team fell short in

that final game. But thatposter still brings a smile.It commemorates every-

thing that 2005-06 teamaccomplished, and thegreat pride it brought tothis community.Those Patriots didn’t end

up being Indiana’s statechamps, but they were mostcertainly ours.

Run to statebrought prideto community

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Local scheduleMMaarrcchh 2266

Fort Recovery — Baseball double-

header vs. Arcanum – 11 a.m.; Softballdoubleheader vs. Arcanum – 11 a.m.

TV scheduleTTooddaayy

3 p.m. — Major League baseball:Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cuba (ESPN)

7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:NIT Tournament quarterfinal – SaintMary’s at Valparaiso (ESPN)

8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: HoustonRockets at Oklahoma City Thunder (TNT)

9 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:NIT Tournament quarterfinal – Creightonat BYU (ESPN)

10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Mem-phis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers(TNT)

WWeeddnneessddaayy7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:

NIT Tournament quarterfinal – George

Washington at Florida (ESPN2)8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: New York

Knicks at Chicago Bulls (ESPN)9 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:

NIT Tournament quarterfinal – GeorgiaTech at San Diego State (ESPN2)

10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: LosAngeles Clippers at Golden State War-riors (ESPN)

Local notesJJuuddoo cchhaammppiioonnsshhiippss sseett ffoorr AApprriill 1166

Judan Judo in Portland is hosting theIndiana State Championships and VirgilBowles Kata Championships on April16.

The event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.at Jay County High School.

Admission is free and open to thepublic.

For more information, contact BradDaniels at (260) 726-5045.

33--oonn--33 ttoouurrnneeyy iiss MMaayy 1144West Jay Community Center will have a

double-elimination 3-on-3 basketball tour-nament May 14 at Dunkirk City Park, 125Hoover St.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. withgames to begin at 9 a.m.

Cost is $50, and there is a maximumof four players per team.

For more information, contact LukeGoetz at (765) 729-4184 or Lynyrd Goezat (765) 744-4041.

GGeett yyoouurr qquueessttiioonnss aannsswweerreeddDo you have a question about local col-

lege or pro sports?Email your question to

sports@thecr.com with “Ask Ray” in thesubject line for a chance to have itanswered in an upcoming column.

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Sports on tap

By MICHAEL MAROTAP Sports WriterINDIANAPOLIS — The

Indiana Pacers got exactlywhat they needed Mondaynight.A win over the league’s

worst team.Paul George finished

with 15 points and sixrebounds and Monta Ellisadded 13 points to helpIndiana coast past the stillreeling Philadelphia 76ers91-75 and jumpstart a late-season playoff push.“The good thing is we’ve

got a nice home stretch,we’re going through thehome stretch and we’ve gota good chance to make apush toward sixth, fifth,fourth in the East,” Georgesaid.In front of one of the

smallest crowds at BankersLife Fieldhouse this seasonand with the energy andpassion lacking, the Pacersstill made it look easy.They never allowed the

76ers to take the lead, neverpermitted them to tie itafter the first 3 ½ minutesand only allowed Philadel-phia to make it a one-pos-session game once over thefinal 42 ½ minutes. It wasgood enough to snap a two-game losing streak and setup a 12-game final run thatincludes one of the friend-liest schedules in the East.Indiana has seven

remaining home games leftand only four left againstteams that started Mondaywith a record at or above.500.George and his team-

mates know what must be

achieved over the final fewweeks to avoid being leftout of the postseason forthe second straight year.“We have aspirations of

pushing ahead of the sev-enth spot (in the East),where we’re at, but we alsohave to understand what’sin the rearview mirror,too,” coach Frank Vogelsaid. “Right behind us isDetroit with an easy sched-ule, Chicago gettinghealthy and we’ve got totake care of our business.”It wasn’t that impressive

for Indiana.George was 4 of 16 from

the field and 1 of 5 on 3-

pointers. The Pacers shot43.2 percent and the under-manned 76ers had a 10-7rebounding advantage onthe offensive glass.Philadelphia, which has

lost six straight and 19 of20, hung around for threequarters but couldn’t comecompletely back from a 9-0first-quarter run that left itin a 21-10 deficit.The 76ers got within 55-

53 when Isaiah Canaanmade a 3 with 7:06 to go inthe third quarter. Canaanand Hollis Thompson eachhad 15 points to lead the76ers.But the Pacers answered

with eight straight andpulled away in the fourth.“We have played four

games in five nights, youcome into it without Jahlil(Okafor) but the (Robert)Covington, Richaun(Holmes) bodies, just thatenergy is a trick to man-age,” coach Brett Brownsaid.

Playoff push gets a jumpstart

Yes, the team fell

short in thatfinal game ... ThosePatriots didn’t end up beingIndiana’s

state champs,but they were most

certainly ours.

‘ ... We’ve got a good chance to make sixth, fifth, fourth

in the East.’—Paul George,

Indiana Pacers forward