By DEBANINA SEATONThe Commercial ReviewNew signs have been installed

and new equipment will also beadded at Portland Municipal Air-port.The Portland Board of Aviation

acknowledged Wednesday the twonew signs that were installedTuesday. One went above the mainterminal entrance and the otheron top of the door of the south ter-minal.The signs were designed and

installed by Display Craft, Port-land.“It looks nice,” said board mem-

ber John Lyons. “It really does.”Airport manager Hal Tavzel

also noted he will purchase a newradio for Unicom communicationfrequency, which is used to indi-

cate a pilot’s location. He said heshould have the radio by the nextmeeting.In other business, the board —

Dick Baldauf, Mitch Sutton andLyons, absent Jim Runkle:•Approved the commercial lease

agreement, written by city attor-ney Bill Hinkle, for commercialhangars at the airport.•Learned from Tavzel the air-

port sold 5,549 gallons of fuel inFebruary totaling $18,743.75. Sofar inMarch, the airport sold 2,727gallons of fuel totaling $8,063.Tavzel said he wants to ensure

the airport stays competitive butfair in fuel prices when pilots andother aircraft come to purchasegas, now that theweather is break-ing.

See AAiirrppoorrtt page 5

By RAY COONEYThe Commercial ReviewIf you’re coming to the Jay

County Fair … you might seeJeff Foxworthy.The comedian will be the fea-

tured entertainment for the fairthis year, performing July 14. Amusical performance will serveas his opening act for the Thurs-day evening event, though theperformer has not yet beenfinalized.“He’s just such a well known

act across the whole board,”said Jay County Fair Boardpresident Rob Weaver. “In sur-veying the youth, they seemedto respond well. … He seems tohave a broad attraction from allage groups.”

Foxworthy, who is known forhis “… you might be a redneck”jokes, joined fellow comediansRon White, Bill Engvall andLarry the Cable Guy on the BlueCollar Comedy Tour, which ranfor six years. He is also the hostof the television shows “AreYou Smarter than a 5th Grad-er?” and “American Bible Chal-lenge.”

The featured entertainmenthas traditionally been a countrymusic artist, but Weaver notedthat it is becoming more diffi-cult to find acts to come to JayCounty. Most venues nowrequire a 100-mile buffer, whichmeans that if an artist per-forms in Fort Wayne, Indi-anapolis, Dayton, Ohio, orCountry Concert in Fort

Loramie, Ohio, they can notcome to the fair.“We made an attempt to find a

country music concert, but justcouldn’t locate anyone that wewere pleased with that was avail-able,” said Weaver. “It’s justbecoming more and more diffi-cult to find the kind of entertain-ment our fair audience has cometo expect.”Another newcomer to the fair

will take the stage July 13(Wednesday) as the fair board isteaming with Jay County MusicFoundation to bring in 7 Bridges,an Eagles tribute band.Tickets for the Foxworthy show

will be $55 for track seats and $35for grandstand seats.

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Portland’s weather stationmeasured a high temperatureof 61 degrees Wednesday. Theovernight low was 41.Tonight’s forecast calls for a

low of 35. Skies will be partlysunny Friday with a high of48.For an extended forecast,

see page 2.

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Talking politicsRepublican congressional candidate Liz Brown, a

state senator, chats with county commissioners Faron Parr,center, and Doug Inman after a lunch meeting Wednesday ofthe Portland Rotary Club. Brown is one of six candidatesseeking the GOP nomination to succeed Marlin Stutzman.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —Finalists have beenannounced in the IndianaAssociated Press MediaEditors’ (APME) 2015newspaper contest, withThe Commercial Reviewearning 11 nods.Editor Ray Cooney is a

finalist for nine awards,and sports editor ChrisSchanz earned the honorfor two. Former CR cityreporter Samm Quinn is afinalist for three awardsfor her current publica-tion, The Daily Reporterin Greenfield.Both newspapers are in

Division IV, whichincludes 40 papersstatewide with a circula-tion of 8,999 or fewer.The awards in actual

order of finish — first, sec-ond and third places —will be announced at theIndiana APME annualawards banquet April 15in Indianapolis. The KentCooper Award winners foroverall newswriting alsowill be announced at themeeting.The Commercial

Review’s finalist entriesare as follows: best dead-line sports story – Schanz,“Bunt from the brink” andCooney, “Grabau sistershelp Starfires end nearlytwo decade drought”; besteditorial writer – Cooney;best headline writing –Cooney; best spot newsphoto – Schanz, “Housefire”; best sports photo –Cooney, “Header on thehorizon”; best featurephoto – Cooney, “Hogwrestling”; best featurewriting – Cooney, “Wrighthas bonded with Savan-nah Jack”; best non-dead-line sports story – Cooney,“Pettus in Pittsburgh”;best sports column –Cooney, “Rays of Insight”;best business writing –Cooney, “No buyer forBluff Point.”Quinn is a finalist for

best enterprise reporting.She and Daily Reportereditor Noelle Steele arefinalists together for bestspot news coverage andbest investigative report-ing.Thirty-one daily news-

papers submitted 608entries in the contest,which featured news andsports stories, features,editorials, columns,graphics and photos from2015.

CR isfinalistfor 11awards

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Harvesting how-toLocal farmer Matt Johnson talks to a group of fourth graders about harvesting Wednesday afternoon during a

“Field to Fork” presentation as part of Jay County Ag Days.

By JACK RONALDThe Commercial ReviewThe American agricul-

tural economy is undergo-ing a re-set, and it’s going totake a little while beforefarm incomes are healthyagain.“Right now, farm

incomes are reallydepressed,” Purdue Univer-sity agricultural economist

Chris Hurt told about 45farmers and agri-businessprofessionals at an AgWeek gathering Wednesdayafternoon at Jay CountyFairgrounds. “What we’regoing through is basically aperiod of re-setting.”After a boom period

roughly from 2010 through2013, farmers have seengrain prices slide lower and

lower.“The USDA (U.S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture) is say-ing we haven’t even gottento the bottom yet, and thatmakes my knees knock,”said Hurt.Corn prices have plunged

from about $6.89 a bushel in2012 to $3.60 a bushel in2015, and the USDA is pro-jecting $3.45 a bushel this

year. Soybean prices havemoved in the same direc-tion, dropping from a 2012level of $14.40 per bushel toa 2015 mark of $8.80 abushel. The USDA is pre-dicting prices averaging$8.50 a bushel this year.Wheat prices have droppedfrom their 2012 average of$7.77 a bushel to $5 a bushelin 2015. The USDA predicts

wheat will drop to an aver-age of $4.20 a bushel thisyear.Supply, said Hurt, has

simply outstrippeddemand.“The demand surge

slowed down,” he said,pointing to a general slow-down in the Chinese econo-my.

See EEccoonnoommyy page 2

Foxworthy headlining fair

Photo provided

Comedian Jeff Foxworthywill perform July 14 during theJay County Fair.

New airport signshave been installed

Week will also feature rodeo,and Eagles tribute band

Agriculture economy will stay lean

Four injuredFour rural Bryant resi-

dents were injured Mon-day afternoon in an acci-dent involving two pick-uptrucks near the entrancesto Wal-Mart and Lowe’s onthe north side of Bluffton.Tracey Wengerd, 34,

Ervin Wengerd, 34, Ros-alynn Wengerd, 1, andPeyton Hoarsley, 5, weretaken to Bluffton RegionalMedical Center for treat-ment of minor injuries.They were all passengersin a 2004 Chevrolet Ava-lanche driven by CharminC. Tabor, 52, Hartford City.Tabor’s vehicle collided

with a 2005 Ford F-150driven by Daniel M. Price,66, Ossian. It was north-bound on Main Streetwhen Tabor attempted todrive from the Wal-Martlot across Main Street tothe Lowe’s parking lot.There is a stoplight at theintersection, but the

police report did not con-clude which driver had theright of way.Damage to the two vehi-

cles was more than$10,000.

HydroplanesA car driven by a

Dunkirk man ended up aditch in Adams CountyMonday night afterhydroplaning in standingwater.Robert G. McDowell, 45,

told Adams County policehe was northbound onAdams County road 400West when he attempted todrive through standingwater from recent rains.His car slid into the eastditch and sustained

between $5,000 and $10,000in damage.

Fire alarmPortland Fire Depart-

ment responded to a firealarm that went off earlytoday at John Jay Centerfor Learning, 101 S. Merid-ian St., Portland.Seven firefighters and

two trucks were on sceneat 5:38 a.m. to find a sprin-kler head in the basementwas activated because itwas near a heating unitand got too hot.The firefighters shut the

water off to stop the sprin-kler, and the head has tobe replaced.They arrived back at the

station at 6:15 a.m.

Deer crashA Dunkirk man struck a

deer with the car he wasdriving Wednesday inKnox Township.Sha M. White, 25, 489

Haskell Road, told JayCounty Sheriff ’s Office hewas traveling south onIndiana 1 near DivisionRoad when a deer ran intothe roadway. He said hewas unable to avoid hit-ting the deer with the 2006Chevrolet Cobalt he wasdriving.The Cobalt is registered

to Crystal M. Morris, 703West E. St., Dunkirk.Damage in the 11:43 p.m.

crash is estimatedbetween $2,500 and $5,000.

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Trupointe Fort RecoveryCorn ........................3.95April corn ..............3.95Beans ......................8.84April crop................8.84Wheat ......................4.40April crop................4.42

Cooper Farms Fort Recovery Corn ........................3.99April corn ..............3.99May corn ................4.00June corn................4.04

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

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

Central StatesMontpelierCorn ........................3.84April corn ..............3.85Beans...................... 8.89May beans.............. 8.89Wheat ......................4.55New crop ................4.58

The AndersonsRichland TownshipCorn ........................3.86April corn ..............3.90Beans ......................9.01April beans ............9.01Wheat ......................4.56July wheat ..............4.66

Closing prices as of Wednesday

Jay CountyHospitalPortland

AdmissionsThere were four

admissions to the hospi-tal on Wednesday.

DismissalsThere were eight dis-

missals.

EmergenciesThere were 38 treated

in the emergency roomsof JCH.

Today6 p.m. — Redkey Town

Council, former townhall, 20 S. Ash St.

Friday4 p.m. — Jay County

Election Board, clerk’soffice, Jay CountyCourthouse, 120 N.Court St., Portland.

Monday9 a.m. — Jay County

Commissioners, com-

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

City Council, councilchambers, fire station,1616 N. Franklin St.7 p.m. — Ridgeville

Town Council,library/fire station, 106S. Walnut St.7:30 p.m. — Fort

Recovery Village Coun-cil village hall, 201 S.Main St.

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Lotteries

Matthew BaumanNov. 5, 1967-March 15, 2016Matthew J. Bauman, 48, Berne,

died Tuesday at Adams MemorialHospital in Decatur.Born in Portland to Leland Jay

and Janice Ilene (Haffner) Bau-man, he was a 1986 graduate ofAdams Central High School.He married Marcia K. Hawkins

on Feb. 25, 1989, at Grace BibleChurch and she survives.He was employed in the custo-

dial department at South AdamsHigh School for 20 years.Surviving in addition to his

wife are two sons, Landon J. Bau-man, and Nathan D. Bauman,both of Berne; a daughter, KelseyK. Bauman, at home; his parents,Jay and Jan Bauman, North Web-ster; a sister, Rebecca S. Grimm(husband: Bill), Berne; a brother,David S. Bauman (wife: Kristi),Monroe; his mother-in-law, Mar-

garet Hawkins, Berne; a brother-in-law; several nieces andnephews; and two great-nieces.Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at

Bethel Brethren Church in Bernewith Pastor Joe Nass officiating.Burial will be in Spring Hill(Backesto) Cemetery.Visitation is noon until 6 p.m.

Saturday at Zwick & Jahn Funer-al Home in Decatur and noon to 2p.m. Sunday at the church. Memorials may be sent to

ACCF-Cancer Fund or BethelBrethren Church Youth Fund.

Robert FlueckigerJan. 20, 1924-March 15, 2016Robert W. “Bob” Flueckiger, 92,

Berne, died Tuesday at Swiss Vil-lage in Berne. He was the fatherof a Geneva man.Born in Adams County to Carl

and Nora (Mettler) Flueckiger, hemarried Marilyn Lehman on July

3, 1948, and she preceded him indeath in 2005.He was a veteran of the United

States Army Air Corps and hadworked at Golf Club of the Lim-berlost in Geneva. Surviving are a son, Russell

Flueckiger (wife: Susan), Geneva;two daughters; a brother; two sis-ters; two grandsons; and threegreat-grandchildren.Services are 10 a.m. Saturday

in the chapel of First MennoniteChurch in Berne with PastorJerry Flueckiger officiating. Bur-ial will be in M.R.E. Cemetery,Berne.Visitation is 2 to 8 p.m. Friday

at Yager-Kirchhofer FuneralHome in Berne and one hourprior to services on Saturday atthe church. Memorials may be sent to First

Mennonite Church or Boys-GirlsClub of Adams County.

Condolences may be expressedat www.yagerkirchhofer.com.

Fredric Ninde April 24, 1920-March 17, 2016Fredric C. Ninde, 95, rural Port-

land, died this morning at SwissVillage in Berne.Born in Adams County to R.

Claude and Aetna (Glendining)Ninde, he was a graduate ofBryant High School.He married Mary Elizabeth

Haley on Oct. 20, 1942, and shepreceded him in death on Sept. 1,2015.A veteran of the United States

Army serving during World WarII, he retired as a dairy farmer,was a licensed embalmer in thestate of Indiana and a BearcreekTownship trustee for many years.Memberships include Westch-

ester United Methodist Church

where he was a Sunday schoolteacher, trustee and superintend-ent, Gideons International andJay County Com-mittee Farm Serv-ice Agency formore than 40years.Surviving are

two sons, MichaelC. Ninde (wife:Lana), Bryant, andThomas C. Ninde(wife: Sharon),Geneva; a daughter, Elizabeth J.Brandt (husband: Bill), Portland;11 grandchildren; 14 great-grand-children; and several nieces andnephews.Visitation is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday at Westchester UnitedMethodist Church, followed by 2p.m. services.Condolences may be expressed

at www.bairdfreeman.com.

Obituaries

Ninde

Continued from page 1While lower grain prices tend to be

good news for livestock producers,Hurt said, it usually takes one and ahalf to two years for the lower pricesto have an impact. In the meantime,there will be downward pressure onprices for beef, pork, poultry andeggs.“We’re now having to re-set the ani-

mal industry,” Hurt said. Avian fluhas also played a role, he added.The overall direction of the corn

and soybean forward futures marketsis up, with $4 a bushel corn and $9 abushel beans projected. But that’s afar cry from 2012 market prices, andsoybean prices could be flat for thenext four to five years.

“We’re in this for a little bit oftime, and it’s going to take sometime to work through it,” said Hurt.“This is an era. This is a period. It’snot going to happen in one year,” headded later.With prices not rising, farmers

need to focus on what they can con-trol: The cost of production.“Don’t expect improvement from

the prices getting better,” saidHurt.Instead, he urged producers to

look for every way possible toreduce their costs.“Costs of production are way too

high,” said Hurt, leading to verynarrow profit margins.Cash rents, now high by Hurt’s

assessment, need to come down;but that won’t happen overnight.“Can we adjust?” he asked. “The

answer largely comes back to whatwe did with our money in the goodtimes.”Farmers who improved their finan-

cial position, reduced debt and main-tained a reserve are in a better placewhen it comes to weathering the cur-rent storm. He urged farmers to reduce capital

purchases, cut family living expenses,liquidate excess assets, seek lowercost inputs, look for additionalincome, including off-farm income,pursue lower cash rents, work withtheir lenders and develop a one-yearplan and a plan for 3-5 years.

Economy ...

Purdue Universityagricultural economistChris Hurt talks withLuAnn Smoot after an AgWeek outlook sessionWednesday afternoonfor farmers at the JayCounty Fairgrounds.

The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald

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ERY — A 12-step Christian

recovery program, thegroup will meet at 10 a.m.and 6:30 p.m. each Thurs-day at A Second Chance AtLife Ministries, 109 S.Commerce St. in Portland.For more information, callJudy Smith at (260) 726-9187 or Dave Keen at (260)335-2152.

JAY COUNTYHUMANE SOCIETY —Will meet at 5:30 p.m. thethird Thursday of eachmonth at Jay County Pub-lic Library. The public iswelcome.PORTLAND LIONS

CLUB — Will meet at 6:30p.m. the third Thursday ofthe month at PortlandLions Civic Center, 307 W.100 North. MISSISSINEWA CHAP-

TER, DAUGHTERS OFTHE AMERICAN REVO-LUTION — Will meet at6:30 p.m. Thursday at JayCounty Historical SocietyMuseum, 903 E. Main St.,

Portland. Doug Inman,Jay County Commission-er, will be the guest speak-er. Visitors are welcome.

FridayCINCINNATUS

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It’s rare to encounterhumility, grace and char-acter in the public arenaBut all three were on dis-

play this week at aDunkirk City Councilmeeting.Humility came in the

form of Mayor Gene Rit-ter’s public acknowledg-ment that mayor ofDunkirk isn’t a part-timejob. Ritter, an engineer, had

campaigned in part on thenotion that he could effec-tively serve as mayorwhile holding down a full-time job — and a commute— in the manufacturingworld.To admit that he under-

estimated the task beforehim required candor andhonesty.Grace was demonstrated

by former mayor Dan Wat-son, who lost to Ritter inNovember’s election, butwho has now stepped for-ward to accept a leader-ship role in Dunkirk’s

quest to be designated aStellar Community. His defeat at the polls

hurt Watson deeply; hesincerely believed he hadearned another term.It would have been easy

to walk away from the elec-tion feeling sorry for him-self. It would have beeneasy to be petulant.To set the election aside

and re-dedicate himself tohis community requiredgrace and a willingness torise above past conflicts.Both men displayed

tremendous character thisweek.Dunkirk is better

because of that, and theexample the two set shouldencourage us all. — J.R.

Grace, humilitywere on display

Editorial

By LEONARD PITTS JR.Tribune Content AgencyDear Florida Gov. Rick Scott:So it turns out the experts were

mistaken. It turns out the impactof climate change on Florida —and much of the coastal UnitedStates — is not going to be any-where near as bad as had been pre-dicted. Apparently, it’s going to bemuch worse.That’s the sobering finding of a

study published this week in thejournal Nature Climate Change.Previous scenarios, grim as theywere, failed to take into accountprojected population growth. Fac-tor that in, say the researchers,and the number of people likely tobe affected by rising sea levelscaused by melting polar ice capsexplodes to triple the previousmost dire estimates.The brunt of the catastrophe is

expected to be felt in the southeast,cities like Biloxi, Mississippi,Charleston, South Carolina, and anobscure little seaside hamlet calledMiami, Florida. Already, touristsin Miami Beach have to sloshthrough ankle-deep waters whenthe tide is especially high. By 2100,that might be regarded as the goodold days.The new study projects a future

in which as many as 13.1 millionAmericans, nearly half of them inFlorida, find themselves forced toflee or adapt as seawater risestoward their doorsteps. A childborn today might be part of thenation’s largest mass exodus sincethe Great Migration a century ago.Interestingly enough, governor,

those frightful projections come ayear almost to the day after a

Miami Herald report that revealedyour unwritten policy for dealingwith climate change: Don’t talkabout it. Forbid state officials fromusing the very words.Yes, you claimed no such policy

exists, but you were contradictedby multiple ex-employees of thestate Department of Environmen-tal Protection, and their testimonywas compelling.“We were told not to use the

terms ‘climate change,’ ‘globalwarming’ or ‘sustainability,’” saidChristopher Byrd, a former stateDepartment of Environmental Pro-tection attorney.This strategy — essentially a

governmental gag order — is oneyour Republican Party has fre-quently used in recent years. Theapparent idea is that if you forbiddiscussion of it, a problem resolvesitself. We’ve repeatedly seen thegreat success of this policy. GeorgeW. Bush’s ban on U.S. funding tointernational groups that provideinformation on pregnancy termi-nation brought abortion to ascreeching halt. A congressionalban on research into gun violencehelped make mass shootings athing of the past.Sorry, governor. Pulling your leg.Actually, the most recent figures

available from the World Health

Organization tell us the interna-tional abortion rate stands at 28per 1,000 women of childbearingage, about where it’s been since theturn of the century. And therewere at least 10 mass shootings inthis country just last week — 40people wounded, 14 killed.The truth is, sir, “Ignore it and it

will go away” is a policy more suit-ed to children than to adults. Andpast a certain age, even kids learnthe untenability of such thinking.The disastrous report card youstuff down in your backpack isalways dug out. The broken vaseyou sweep under the couch isalways discovered.Similarly, the environmental dis-

aster whose discussion you forbidwill flood your streets and putproperty valued in the tens of bil-lions of dollars at risk, whether itis talked about or not.Governor, your party is forever

taking action to fight “dangers” —mass voter fraud, sharia law — thatdo not exist. It is beyond uncon-scionable that it and you stick yourfingers in your ears when confront-ed with a threat that is not only realbut, conceivably, existential.The science is clear, sir. The

trend lines are, too. Americans arerushing to the shore. Housing andinfrastructure are rising to meetthem.The potential price of silence

was already high a year ago. It justrose higher still.

••••••••••Pitts is a columnist for The

Miami Herald. He won a PulitzerPrize for Commentary in 2004.Readers may contact him via e-mail at lpitts@miamiherald.com.

Cost of silence is high

The Washington PostDisclosures about how

the structured-settlement-purchasing industry vic-timizes vulnerable peoplehave led to some neededreforms.The Maryland courts

established more strin-gent rules, and Virginia’sGeneral Assemblyapproved a bill that sub-stantially strengthens pro-tections in this corner ofthe law.Structured settlements

generally are designed toprovide monthly incomeover the course of a life-time to people who havebeen harmed in some way.Some companies persuadethese victims to sell theirawards for a bigger,upfront payoff — some-times giving them justpennies on the dollar. TheMaryland General Assem-bly is considering a meas-ure drafted by MarylandAttorney General Brian E.Frosh (D), who made theissue a priority of hisoffice after a searing Postinvestigation revealedhow people were beingcheated out of their com-pensation. Many of thevictims were poor resi-dents of Baltimore who

had been harmed byingesting lead paint.“We want to make sure

that the people who havesuffered from lead paintpoisoning or have been thevictims of an automobileaccident don’t have theirfutures stolen from them,”Frosh said last month inurging passage of the pro-posal.Now representatives of

the industry are trying toweaken the bill. Legislatorsshould hold firm.Investigation by Frosh’s

office into 171 structured-settlement cases found thata total of $21 million inpresent-day value settle-ments were purchasedfrom recipients for $6 mil-lion. The Post investigationfound one victim receivingabout 9 cents on the dollar.It is those victims, not the

companies that prey onthem, whom lawmakersshould be thinking of whenthis bill comes up for con-sideration.

It’s time for thelaw to crack down

By JOHN KRULLTheStatehouseFile.comCHICAGO — Elsewhere at the

Old Crow Smokehouse, a restau-rant in downtown Chicago,Hillary Clinton volunteers andsupporters are laughing and cele-brating.The polls have closed on this

Tuesday night and, for themoment, the work is done. Every-one at this party feels likeunwinding.Leaning against a wall in a

quiet space, Helen Latimore tellsme she’s worried.A black woman of mature vin-

tage, Latimore says she’s beenaround long enough to see thedamage that can be done to com-munities and the country whenangry rhetoric begets ugly feel-ings — which then can beget vio-lence.“I’ve seen it,” she says. “I know

how bad it can get — and howfast.”Latimore is a retiree — “it’s

really not that much fun,” she

says — but she worked for a dozenyears for a not-for-profit thatserved at-risk young black men.“I … worked for kids who were

in prison — prison youth. And Isaw how devastating it can be,”she says.She’s supporting Hillary Clin-

ton, she says, because shebelieves the former secretary ofstate will work on problems ofeconomic and racial inequality.She says Clinton will give a voiceto people who just aren’t beingheard right now.That’s why she’s giving a slice

of her retirement to Clinton’scampaign. She’s traveled to fourstates with primaries or caucusesto work on the Clinton campaign,

but not here in Chicago, herhome.“I am exhausted. I really am

getting too old for this,” she sayswith a chuckle.But then she turns somber.She talks about the tone of a

political campaign in whichAmericans and other humanbeings are being demonized. Shelives in a city in which a DonaldTrump rally was canceledbecause of escalating violence.And that scares her.“These young people,” she says.

“They don’t know. They don’tknow where all of this can lead.”Some do.Not long before Latimore and I

chatted, I talked with a 24-year-old marketing consultant whohad been the last person to vote atthe polling place at the CookCounty Administration Building.She didn’t want her name usedbecause she was afraid it wouldhurt her professionally.She voted, she said, for Bernie

Sanders.

“I guess I’m feeling the Bern,”she said.She did so because she pays a

lot in taxes and would like to seethe people who are responsiblefor spending those tax dollarsreflect her values. She said shecould support either Clinton orSanders, primarily because shedoesn’t want Donald Trump tobecome president.She and Trump, she says, “just

don’t see eye to eye on a lot ofissues — part of them being thefact that I think that he’s kind of,I don’t want to say racist, but Iguess that’s what you can callhim. He’s not the type of man Iwould want to see as president.”I think of what the young mar-

keting consultant told me as Lati-more talks about her fears.Latimore says she sees much of

the black middle-class disappear-ing. They’re scared and alienatedenough, she says, without beingdemonized — without being mar-ginalized even further.Not far away, in the heart of the

Clinton results watch party,cheers go up. National networkshave announced that Clinton haswon Florida, North Carolina andOhio. She also has a narrow leadin Illinois.Latimore doesn’t join the

cheers. She’s telling me aboutwhat scares her. She says the mix-ture of anger and violence thecampaign already has seen is nota good omen. She’s seen whathappens when hate roams theland.“I worry,” she says, “that some-

thing terrible is going to happen.”And then, with a sad shake of

her head, she walks slowly backto the party.

••••••••••Krull is director of Franklin

College’s Pulliam School of Jour-nalism, host of “No Limits”WFYI 90.1 Indianapolis and pub-lisher of TheStatehouseFile.com,a news website powered byFranklin College journalism stu-dents. Email him atJkrull@franklincollege.edu.

Anger, violence foreshadow worse to come

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ChargedADDISON, Texas —

An off-duty suburbanDallas police officerwho fatally shot a 16-year-old and woundedanother juvenile wasarrested Wednesdayon charges of murderand aggravatedassault, authoritiessaid, while a funeralservice for the teenwas underway.Farmers Branch

officer Ken Johnsonwas taken into cus-tody Wednesday nightby Addison police offi-cers and was beingbooked into DallasCounty Jail.The shooting hap-

pened Sunday eveningat a gas station inAddison.

HearingINDIANAPOLIS —

The Indiana SupremeCourt is set to heararguments overwhether a state law-maker’s emails andother correspondencewith utility companyofficials about pro-posed legislation canremain private.Attorneys will pres-

ent oral argumentstoday in an appeal of aMarion Countyjudge’s decision in alawsuit filed againstRepublican Rep. EricKoch (kuk) of Bedfordand the House GOPcaucus. Judge JamesOsborn ruled inAugust that he could-n’t interfere in legisla-tive branch opera-tions.The Citizens Action

Coalition and othergroups argue Koch’scorrespondence shouldbe available under thestate’s public recordslaw.

In droughtHANOI, Vietnam —

Vietnam’s southernMekong Delta, thecountry’s main ricegrowing region, isexperiencing theworst drought andsaline intrusion inrecent history that hasaffected more thanhalf a million people,officials said today.The drought could

result in the loss of upto 1 million tons ofrice, but is not expect-ed to affect Vietnam’sstatus as the world’sthird largest exporterof grain, said MaQuang Trung, adepartment director atthe Agriculture Min-istry.

Dog foundSAN DIEGO — Fish-

ermen like to tell sto-ries, but Nick Haworthwill have a whopper ofa tale.The California man’s

beloved dog, Luna, hasreturned more than amonth after she felloverboard in the Pacif-ic Ocean and was pre-sumed drowned.The 1 ½-year-old

German shepherd wasspotted Tuesday on SanClemente Island, aNavy-owned trainingbase 70 miles off SanDiego.The blue-eyed pup

disappeared Feb. 10 asHaworth, a commercialfisherman from SanDiego, worked on aboat 2 miles from theisland.

—Associated Press

In review

By ARIC CHOKEYAssociated PressINDIANAPOLIS — The Indi-

ana State Board of Educationmoved forward on Wednesdayon a new A-F grading formulafor Indiana schools and willtake a final vote in mid-April.The new grading formula

would factor in each student’simprovement on the ISTEP test.Current grades for schoolsdepend on the percentage ofstudents who pass the ISTEP.The board also put aside a

measure that would havechanged course requirementsfor high school diplomas. Crit-ics said the measure was pre-mature since the state recentlychanged requirements and hasyet to gain data on its effect.But the vice chairwoman said

a recent review of Indiana’stroubled standardized studentexam was not a subject of theboard meeting Wednesday eventhough a summary of the inde-pendent report was found tohave edits from a state employ-

ee.Though the review on the

validity of the 2015 ISTEP examwas deemed independent, TheAssociated Press found that thesummary of the report con-tained alterations from StateBoard of Education executivedirector John Snethen, who washired by Gov. Mike Pence. Theboard’s agenda Wednesdayincluded the review which wascommissioned last year, butthat did not come up.“From my standpoint, I do not

have any questions,” Vice Chair-woman Sarah O’Brien said.“We’ve been in the loop and fol-lowing the conversations.”Samantha Hart, press secre-

tary for State Schools Superin-tendent Glenda Ritz, also saidthe board did not seem to haveany follow-up since the validityof the report findings had notbeen altered.But what was changed was

language in the summary thathad reflected poorly on Penceand GOP lawmakers’ decision

to drop national Common Corestandards and adopt last year’stest with new state standards.The revamped test had tougherstandards and produced dismalgrades. Democrats criticizedthe new exam, saying it washastily rolled out.The Republican-controlled

Legislature has voted to scrap theISTEP test beginning in 2017 infavor of creating a panel to findan alternative test. The bill is stillon its way to Pence’s desk.

Board moves forward with formula

Continued from page 1Prices for 7 Bridges will

be $15 for the VIP section,$10 for track seats and $6 forthe grandstand. They willgo on sale in early April.The 2016 fair, which runs

July 11 through 16 (the 4-Hfair will begin July 9), willalso feature a new ride com-pany and a change to itsTuesday entertainmentschedule.Maple Leaf Amusements

of Michigan will be the newcompany handling the mid-way attractions.There will be no midway,

and no admission charge atthe gate, on the Monday ofthe fair. Those attractionswill open at 1 p.m. Tuesday(July 12) with a ride-a-thon.The Tuesday-night enter-

tainment will change aswell, with 3 Bar J Rodeo

replacing the figure 8 raceand straw races.“It just wasn’t well

attended. So we’re going tomove the Figure 8 to bewith the demolition derbies(Friday and Saturday),”said Weaver, noting that 3Bar J is operated by JayCounty native Mike John-son. “So we were just look-ing for something else thatwe felt would attract a lot ofpeople.”The fair board felt a

rodeo would fit that bill.The popular hog

wrestling event will be backfor the third consecutiveyear on Monday (July 11).Other changes include

the addition of pony ridesfor children and the shift ofharness races to 10 a.m. Sat-urday (July 16).

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in the top three least-expen-sive aircraft fuel priceswithin a 50-mile radius, hesaid.•Learned from Jason

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By WILLIAM BRANIGIN,MICHELLE BOORSTEINand CAROL MORELLOThe Washington PostSecretary of State John Kerry

formally declared today that theIslamic State extremist group hascommitted genocide against Chris-tians and other religious minori-ties, including Shiite Muslims, inits rampages across the MiddleEast.Responding to a March 17 dead-

line set by Congress late last year,Kerry issued a finding that largelyconcurred with a resolutionpassed unanimously Mondaynight by the House of Representa-tives declaring the Islamic Stateguilty of genocide. The vote was393 to 0. Kerry said a review by the State

Department and U.S. intelligencedetermined that Christians,Yazidis and Shiite groups are vic-tims of genocide by the radical al-Qaida offshoot, a Sunni Muslimgroup also known as ISIS, ISIL andDaesh, its Arabic acronym.In a statement read to reporters

at the State Department, Kerrysaid that in his judgment, “Daeshis responsible for genocide”against the groups. Kerry said that “Daesh is geno-

cidal” in its actions and overallpolicy and that the group “has self-defined itself as genocidal.” Hesaid that “we must hold the perpe-trators accountable,” adding:“Naming these crimes is impor-tant, but what is essential is to stopthem.” The genocide designation does

not legally require the UnitedStates do anything more than whatit already is doing in its militarycampaign against the Islamic Stateand in Washington’s push for Syri-an peace talks, said deputy StateDepartment spokesman MarkToner.“It’s more a moral statement,”

he said.“It’s a recognition of what

groups have gone through, suf-fered. It’s a rallying cry for theinternational community. But itdoesn’t change our overall strate-

gy, except to intensify what we aredoing.”Kerry went to great lengths to

mention atrocities committed byIslamic State fighters against abroad swath of religious and eth-nic minorities, including Kurds,Shiites and Turkmens, as well asChristians. That was because hedoes not want to fuel perceptionsthat the United States is engaged ina modern-day Crusade, a so-calledclash of civilizations between Mus-lims and Christians, aides said.The State Department had indi-

cated Wednesday that Kerry wouldmiss the congressional deadline,prompting sharp criticism fromlawmakers. U.S. officials saidKerry concluded his review justhours after that announcementand that the criticism had notaffected his decision, the Associat-ed Press reported.The formal U.S. finding of Islam-

ic State genocide is important tomany Christian conservatives inthe United States, giving it poten-tial political ramifications duringthis highly charged election year. In late December, former secre-

tary of state Hillary Clinton, thefront-runner for the Democraticpresidential nomination, said at atown hall meeting in New Hamp-shire that the Islamic State’s depre-dations can be properly called“genocide.” Responding to a voter’squestion, she said she had heldback on using the term because ofits legal implications and weight,but that now “I will because nowwe have enough evidence.”Kerry’s declaration today

appeared to mollify some congres-sional critics.“I commend Secretary Kerry

and the State Department for mak-ing this important designation,”Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., saidin a statement. “The genocideagainst Christians, Yazidis, andothers is not only a grave injusticeto these ancient faith communities— it is an assault on human digni-ty and an attack on civilizationitself. The United States has nowspoken with clarity and moralauthority.”

U.S. charges genocide

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Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to reporterstoday at the State Department in Washington. Kerry hasdetermined that the Islamic State group is committing genocideagainst Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria, as heacted to meet a congressional deadline.

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

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

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

4 p.m. Monday through Fri-day“Moments of Devotion”

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

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

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

WednesdayA nursery and children’s

church are available.

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

Bethel UnitedMethodistIndiana 167, 4 miles

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

day

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

Boundary St. PaulChurch

Corner of Treaty LineRoad and county road 300EastAva Gannon(260) 726-2373Services: 9:30 a.m.

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

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

qmail.comThere is also children’s

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

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

numc.org

Center UnitedMethodistCounty road 500 West

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

Church of JesusChristof Latter-Day SaintsIndiana 167, between 150

and 200 South, DunkirkServices: 10 a.m.

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

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

Church of God of Prophecy797 N. Creagor Ave., Port-

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

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

Thursdaywww.portlandcogop.orgnanybell@yahoo.comHandicapped accessible.

Church of the BrethrenFloral and Chicago

avenues, PortlandKevin McClung(260) 729-7295

Services: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 9:15 a.m.Nursery care is provid-

ed for children age 5 andyounger.Handicapped accessible.

Church of the Living GodSouth Broad Street,

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

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

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

Clear CreekCongregationalChristian Church5016 N. U.S. 27, Winches-

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

p.m. WednesdaySunday school: 10:45 a.m.

Collett Nazarene450 South, 1 mile west of

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

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

WednesdayYouth director: Cassi

AlbersonA nursery and chil-

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

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

Cornerstone Baptist211 E. Main St., PortlandWayne Ward(260) 726-7714Services: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Services can be seen on

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

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

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

Wednesdayccom@adamswells.comA staffed nursery is

available for children age 3and younger.

Deerfield UnitedMethodistU.S. 27, south of Indiana

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

Dunkirk Nazarene226 E. Center St.,

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

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Prayer service and chil-

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

ria HamiltonDunkirk Food Pantry,

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

Erastus UnitedMethodistErastus-Durbin Road,

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

David Gordon

EvangelicalMethodist930 W. Main St., PortlandSteve Arnold(260) 251-0970Services: 10:20 a.m., 6

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

WednesdayThe church radio broad-

cast can be heard at 9:15a.m. Saturday on WPGW.Handicapped accessible.

Fairview UnitedMethodist/Jay County2875 E. 200 SouthGordon JacksonLay leader: Beth Stephen(260) 726-9184Services: 10:15 a.m.Sunday school: 9:15 a.m.Handicapped accessible.

Fairview UnitedMethodist/Randolph CountyIndiana 28, 2 miles east

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

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

WednesdayA nursery is available.

Faith Evangelical9560 W. 200 South,

DunkirkHarold Miller(260) 894-2257 Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Prayer/Bible study: 6:30

p.m. WednesdayA nursery is available.

Family Worship Center200 E. Elder St., PortlandDavid Wade(260) 726-4844Services: 11 a.m.Bible study: 9:45 a.m.Service: 7:30 p.m.

WednesdayAssociate pastor: Sue

Wadehttp://www.thefamily-

worshipcenter.orgRadio broadcasts can be

heard at 8:30 and 9 a.m. onSunday on WPGW-AM andFM.Handicapped accessible.

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

CorwinHandicapped accessible.

First American Baptist427 S. Main St., DunkirkDan Coffman(765) 768-7157Services: 10:40 a.m., 5

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

Wednesday

First Church ofChrist1049 Union City Road,

Fort RecoveryGary Snowden(419) 375-2860Services: 10:30 a.m.

Bible classes: 9:30 a.m.snowden80@yahoo.comwww.fccftrecovery.orgA nursery is provided.

First CommunityBaptist Church341 S. Meridian St., Red-

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

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Prayer service: 7 p.m.

WednesdayRadio broadcast “Gospel

Truth” can be heard onSunday at 1:30 p.m. onWPGW.

First Free WillBaptist12369 W. 600 South,

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

Wednesday

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

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

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

First Presbyterian402 N. Ship St., PortlandC. Stanley Gockel, inter-

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

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

Fort RecoveryChurch of theNazarene401 E. Boundary St., Fort

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

p.m.; 7 p.m. WednesdaySunday school: 9:30 a.m.frnaz@frontier.com

Fort Recovery UnitedMethodist309 E. Boundary St., Fort

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

Gordon

Full GospelLighthouseTabernacle 468 E. Washington St.,

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

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

Geneva First UnitedMethodist100 W. Line St., GenevaBarry McCune(260) 368-7655Services: 9:30 a.m.Sunday school: 10:45 a.m.Bible study: 7 p.m. Mon-

day (for women)Lord’s Table Food Pantry

is open each Wednesdayfrom 5:30 to 7 p.m.Handicapped accessible.

Geneva Nazarene225 Decatur St., Geneva

Brenda Haddix(260) 346-2172Services: 10 a.m., 6 p.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Prayer meeting: 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Gilead ChurchCounty road 650 North,

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

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

Wednesday

Harvest Time Bible11015 S. 600 East, Key-

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

day

Hickory GroveChurch ofthe BrethrenIndiana 1 and Indiana 26Earl Doll(260) 731-4477Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:25 a.m.

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

Holy Trinity Catholic7321 E. Indiana 67,

BryantRev. David Hoying,

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

9:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m. SaturdayConfessions are heard on

Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and8:30 p.m. or by request.

Hopewell of LifeMinistriesCounty road 200 South, 2

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

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

Wednesday

Immaculate Conception Catholic506 E. Walnut St., Port-

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

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

SundayCCD: 7 p.m. Wednesday

Kingsley Full Gospel4030 S. 700 East, DunkirkStuart PhillipsServices: 9:30 a.m. and 6

p.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday

Latter Day Saints Indiana 167, 2 miles

north of DunkirkMike Baker(765) 760-2432Services: 10 a.m.Sunday school: 11:15 a.m.Youth: 6:30 p.m. Wednes-

day

Little SalamoniaChristian Church 1098 E. 300 South, Port-

landAdam RidenourServices: 11 a.m.

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Hopewell of Life Ministrieswill have a movie night on Fri-day. Food will be served at 6 p.m.and the movie “War Room” willbe shown at 7 p.m.There will be no Bible study

at the church on Wednesday.The church is located 2 mileseast of Indiana 1 on 200 South.

Youth rallyEvangelical Methodist

Church will host a youth rallyon Friday and Saturday for anyyouth wanting to meet thosefrom other churches, have funand learn more about Jesus.For more information, call

Pastor Steve Arnold at (260) 251-0970. The church is located at930 W. Main St. in Portland.

Prophecy newsRevival services will be held

at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturdayand 10 a.m. Sunday at Church ofGod of Prophecy with Evangel-

ist Willie Ree Floyd as the guestspeaker. Floyd will also sing andplay the piano.The church will also have

activities for first through fifthgraders during spring breakbeginning Tuesday and continu-ing through March 25.God’s Rod will be held from

noon until 2 p.m. and Bibleschool will be held from 5 to 6:30p.m. with the theme “BibleMemory Club.” A closing program and Good

Friday service will be held at 7p.m. March 25.The church is located at 797 N.

Creagor Ave. in Portland. For

more information, call PastorNan Weesner at (260) 766-9334.

King of KingsFellowship Baptist Church

will present the drama “King ofKings — One final sacrifice …Behold, the LAMB of God” at 7p.m. March 25 and March 26,and 10 a.m. March 27. Thechurch is located at 289 S. 200West, Portland. Admission isfree and a nursery will be avail-able.

Free meal Bread of Life Community

Family Meal will be served from5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday atAsbury United MethodistChurch, 204 E. Arch St., Port-land.Everyone is welcome to share

a meal and conversation. Themeal this week will be preparedand served by Westchester Unit-ed Methodist Church.

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Continued from page 6Mary Help of Christians403 Sharpsburg Road,

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

day, 9:30 a.m. Sunday

Mount TaborUnited Methodist216 W. Pleasant St.,

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

Mount ZionUnited MethodistCounty roads 600 East

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

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

WednesdayYouth pastor: Garrett

Smithwww.nbholiness.comThere is a nursery and

children’s church.Handicapped accessible.

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

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

WednesdayThe church radio broad-

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

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

7 p.m. Thursdaydrkayfairchild.com

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

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

Wednesday

Oak GroveUnited Methodist829 S. Indiana 1Jason Rice(260) 729-2798Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.

Pennville FriendsMaple Street and Indi-

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

PennvilleUnited Methodist190 W. Main St., PennvilleGary Phillips(260) 731-3801Services: 10:30 a.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Food pantry hours are

Wednesday from 9:30 to 11a.m.

Pleasant Hill9945 N. 800 East, Union

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

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

Wednesdayhttp://www.mypleas-

anthillchurch.org

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

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

p.m., and 6:30 p.m. Wednes-daySunday school: 9:30 a.m.www.portlandnaz.comA nursery is provided.Handicapped accessible.

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

Hummel (765) 541-9556

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

Thursdayfriendscare4others.netA nursery is provided.Handicapped accessible.

Praise ChapelChurch of God4527 E. 1000 North (Jay,

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

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

Wednesday

Redeemer LutheranMalin and Elm streets,

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

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

p.m. Monday

Redkey Faith Ministries9811 W. Indiana 67, south-

west of RedkeyRev. Craig and Robin

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

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

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

Redkey First ChristianUnion and Malin streets,

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

Thursday

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

WednesdayOffice hours: 7 to 11 a.m.

Monday through FridayThe Redkey Community

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

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

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

Service: 6:30 p.m.WednesdayTransportation is avail-

able.Handicapped accessible.

River of Life722 W. Main St., PortlandPaula Hunnicut(260) 273-3144Services: 11 a.m., 6 p.m.Bible study: 6 p.m.

Thursday

The ROCK115 E. Water St., Port-

land (Jay Community Cen-ter)Office: 1605 N. Meridian

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

HenryYouth: Wednesday at 7

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

tor: Heather Kellerheather@therockjc.orgActivities are provided

for children nurserythrough fifth grade.

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

Second Chance atLife Ministries109 S. Commerce St.,

PortlandDave Keen and Mike

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

10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Wednesday

St. James LutheranCounty road 600 East,

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

St. Joseph Catholic1689 St. Joe Road, Fort

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

Peter)

St. Mary’s Catholic346 S. Broad St.,

DunkirkRev. Dave NewtonServices: 10:30 a.m. Sun-

day, 5:30 p.m. Thursday

St. Paul Catholic517 Meiring Road, Fort

RecoveryRev. Ned BrownServices: 11 a.m. Sunday

St. Peter Catholic1477 Philothea Road,

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

Joseph)

Sugar GroveNazareneCounty roads 400 North

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

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

WednesdayHandicapped accessible.

Sugar GroveUnited MethodistCounty roads 600 South

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

Temple Baptist Indiana 167, between

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

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

Trinity Lutheran301 N. Wayne St., Fort

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

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

10:15 a.m.Youth Christian Educa-

tion: 6:30 p.m. Wednesdaypastorrobino@gmail.co

mHandicapped accessible.

Trinity UnitedMethodist323 S. Meridian St., Port-

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

Sundaysecretary@portlandtrin-

ity.comportlandtrinity.comThe food pantry is open

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

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

p.m.Sunday school: 9:30 a.m.Youth: 5 p.m. SundayAdult Bible study: 6 p.m.

WednesdaySon Shine Club, Teen

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

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

Union Chapel Churchof the NazareneCounty road 900 North,

Jay-Wells Co. Line RoadPastor: Fred StevensServices: 10:30 a.m., 6

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

Wednesday

Vineyard ChristianFellowship101 S. Meridian St., Port-

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

Walnut CornerCounty roads 200 North

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

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

Wednesday

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

ery.Handicapped accessible.

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

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

Hummel CHAOS (youth): 6:30 p.m.

SundaySunday evening adult

Bible studyWednesday and Thurs-

day Ladies Bible study (Call the church for dates

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

p.m. Wed.www.westwalnutchur-

chofchrist.orgPre-school and a nursery

are available.

White Chapel ChurchCounty roads 725 East

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

Word of LifeWorship Center1395 Ellis Road, Union

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

on Joy FM (88.9) broadcastat 10 a.m.

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

By SANDY COHENAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES — For some

filmgoers, hearing a moviedescribed as “faith-based” makesit a must-see. But just as manyothers find the term a turn-off.To reach audiences beyond the

Christian churchgoers that gen-erally propel the genre, some pro-ducers of faith-based films areramping up the star power andtamping down the evangelicalmessages.The latest example is “Miracles

From Heaven,” starring JenniferGarner and Queen Latifah,which tells the true story of a 9-year-old Texas girl who inexplica-bly recovers from an incurablecondition after surviving a 30-foot fall.Among the film’s producers are

pastor T.D. Jakes and preacherDeVon Franklin — the teambehind 2014’s $100 million hit“Heaven is for Real” — who saythey aim to make movies for allaudiences, not just religiousones.“I think sometimes when peo-

ple hear ‘faith-based,’ to themthat is code for preachy, that iscode for more medicine, and it’salso sometimes code for lowerquality, lower budgeted,”Franklin said in a recent inter-view.“It’s the way people think when

you use labels that is the barrier,”Jakes said. “It’s not necessarily

the film, but the image thatcomes up in people’s minds ... Itsuggests a discrimination thatwas not intended. We didn’t dothis film just for people of faith.We did this film for everybody.”Other entertainment aimed at

Christian audiences, includingnew films “The Young Messiah”and “God’s Not Dead 2,” and thelive TV special “The Passion”(airing Sunday), take a more reli-gious approach.“Miracles From Heaven” is

based on Christy Beam’s 2015memoir, which describes herfamily’s struggles and her owncrisis of faith when daughterAnna is diagnosed with an incur-able digestive disorder, then has apotentially deadly fall. But fol-lowing the mishap, Anna has noserious injuries and ultimatelyshows no signs of the disorder.She later tells her mom she wentto heaven and talked to Jesus dur-ing the ordeal.The film is being released

Wednesday by Sony’s Affirm

Films, the studio’s specialty faithdivision established in 2007.Affirm also released “Heaven

is for Real,” starring Greg Kinn-ear, which is similarly based on aparent’s account of a child’sdivine experience. The film had areported $12 million budget andmade more than $100 million atthe box office.Paramount’s “Captive,”

released last fall, was a modestfaith-based success. Also a truestory, it stars David Oyelowo asBrian Nichols, an escaped mur-derer who takes a single mother(Kate Mara) hostage, then letsher go after she reads a Christianbook to him. Despite mixedreviews, it more than doubled itssmall budget at the box office.Marketing a film as faith-based

means nothing if the contentdoesn’t speak to religious audi-ences, said Maria Elena de LasCarreras, a professor of interna-tional cinema at the UCLASchool of Theater, Film and Tele-vision.

Film genre is changing

Some producers areopting for less religion,and more star power

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12:15 p.m. — Men’s College Basket-ball: UNC Wilmington vs. Duke (CBS-4,7,15)

12:40 p.m. — Men’s College Basket-ball: Butler vs. Texas Tech (TruTV)

1:30 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:UConn vs. Colorado (TNT)

2 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:Iona vs. Iowa State (TBS)

2:45 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Yale vs. Baylor (CBS-4,7,15)

3:10 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Hampton vs. Virginia (TruTV)

4 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:Austin Pea vs. Kansas (TNT)

4:30 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Purdue (TBS)

6:50 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Buffalo vs. Miami (TNT)

7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:Chattanooga vs. Indiana (CBS-4,7,15)

7 p.m. —NBA Basketball: Toronto Rap-tors at Indiana Pacers (FSIN)

7 p.m. — MLB Preseason Baseball: Ari-zona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs(ESPN)

7:20 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Florida Gulf Coast vs. North Carolina (TBS)

7:27 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Fresno State at Utah (TruTV)

8 p.m. — ATP Tennis: BNP ParibasOpen – Men’s and women’s quarterfinal(ESPN)

9:20 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Wichita State vs. Arizona (TNT)

9:40 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Stony Brook vs. Kentucky (CBS-4,7,15)

9:50 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Providence vs. USC (TBS)

9:57 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Gonzaga vs. Seton Hall (TruTV)

FFrriiddaayy12:15 p.m. — Men’s College Basket-

ball: Syracuse vs. Dayton (CBS-4,7,15)12:40 p.m. — Men’s College Basket-

ball: UNC Asheville vs. Villanova (TruTV)1 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball:

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1:30 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:VCU vs. Oregon State (TNT)

2 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball:Hawaii vs. California (TBS)

2:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basket-ball: 2016 NCAA Tournament first round(ESPN2)

2:45 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Middle Tennessee State vs. MichiganState (CBS-4,7,15)

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3:10 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Temple vs. Iowa (TruTV)

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6:50 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin (TNT)

7:10 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Stephen F. Austin vs. West Virginia (CBS-4,7,15)

7:20 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Green Bay vs. Texas A&M (TBS)

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8 p.m. —College Wrestling: NCAA Tour-nament semifinals (ESPN)

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9:50 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Northern Iowa vs. Texas (TBS)

9:57 p.m. —Men’s College Basketball:Cincinnati vs. Saint Joseph’s (TruTV)

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Remembering the run

Editor’s note: Over the last fewmonths, we have run brief looksback at the 2005-06 season thatthe Jay County High School boysbasketball team capped with arun to the Class 3A state champi-onship game. Last week weoffered an abbreviated version ofthe March 13, 2006, regionalchampionship story. This week,we’re doing the same with theMarch 20, 2006, story about thesemi-state championship.By RAY COONEYThe Commercial ReviewLAFAYETTE — No guts, no

glory.With 32 seconds left, the Patri-

ots had two options. Trailing byone, they could go for the quickscore, thus leaving them achance to rebound or foul after amiss. Or, they could hold the ball,take one shot, one chance at vic-tory.Guess which option they

chose?Corey Comer rolled in a shot

from the lane with 1.6 secondsleft in overtime, sending himselfhopping happily down the floorand Jay County soaring to thestate championship game for thefirst time in school history with a53-52 win over the Plymouth Pil-grims“It was awesome,” said Comer.

“I don’t know, I’m in shock. Idon’t know what to say.”Say this: The Patriots are

going to Conseco.“I was just jumping up and

down, yelling and screaming,because I pretty much knewright there that we had it and wewere going to Indianapolis nextweekend,” said senior John Ret-ter, the rebounding leader (five)in a game in which both teamsshot better than 50 percent fromthe field. “We’re going to state.What else do I say? I don’t knowwhat to say. I’m still not over thatwe won semi-state and we’recompeting for a state champi-onship.”Plymouth star Randy Davis,

who finished with a game-high21 points, gave his team the leadwith 44 seconds remaining inovertime. Then the Patriotspushed the ball across mid-court,ran some clock and called time-

out with 32 seconds remaining.“I asked them if they wanted

to go for the win, they said,‘Yeah,’” said JCHS coach CraigTeagle. “It was a pretty easy deci-sion with our group. ... We want-ed the ball in our senior’shands.”

So Jay County ran down theclock, getting the ball to juniorpoint guard Scott “Scooter”Bruggeman inside of 15 sec-onds. Bruggeman worked to theright side, then passed back tothe top of the key to senior TylerRigby.

The team’s leading scorer waswell-defended, so, in typicalPatriot fashion, he passed off toComer in the lane. The juniorforward flipped the ball towardthe hoop, and his shot rolled inwith 1.6 seconds to go.

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Jay County High School’s Corey Comer celebrates after the Patriots defeatedPlymouth 53-52 in overtime to in the 2006 Class 3A semi-state game at Lafayette Jefferson.The win sent JCHS to the state championship against New Castle.

The Pilots struggledduring Collin Affolder’sfreshman season.It’s gotten even more dif-

ficult during his sopho-more year.Affolder, a 2014 South

Adams High School gradu-ate, had onehit in threeat bats forthe BethelCollege baseball teamTuesday in a 4-0 loss toRobert Morris University.It was the third consecu-

tive loss for the Pilots, whofell to 1-11 on the season.They were 18-27 last year.Affolder’s single was

one of eight hits forBethel, but it was unableto push across any runsduring the first game of adoubleheader.The Pilots then lost 6-2

in game two, during whichAffolder was hitless inthree at bats.The former Starfire has

a .189 batting average withthree walks and 11 strike-outs in 12 games so far thisseason.

Chandler IngleS. Adams – 2015Reached base for the

Goshen College baseballteam on Friday in a 7-1loss to Oakland City.The freshman drew a

two-out walk in the fourthinning representing thepotential go-ahead run forthe Maple Leafs (6-10) buthe was left stranded.He entered as a relief

pitcher Tuesday in a 10-4loss against Roosevelt Uni-versity, tossing two-thirdsof an inning, allowing onehit and one walk.

Affolder,BethelPilotsshut out

CollegiateCheck-up

By DAVE CAMPBELLAP Sports WriterDES MOINES, Iowa — Indiana’s

15 wins in Big Ten play for theconference regular-season titledidn’t bring much of a reward.The Hoosiers had to face a

determined Michigan team intheir first Big Ten tournamentgame, losing on a last-second 3-pointer. They learned two dayslater their seed for the NCAATournament was a No. 5, in thesame part of the East Regionbracket with No. 1 seed NorthCarolina and No. 4 seed Kentucky.Only six of Indiana’s confer-

ence victories came against fel-low NCAA Tournament quali-fiers, but the seeds of this sur-prisingly low seed were sewn the

week of Thanksgiving in theMaui Invitational when theHoosiers (25-7) lost to Wake For-est and UNLV. That’s also whenthe backbone of the Big Tenchampions began to form.“We’ve always been together. I

think those moments that hap-pened in Maui and thingsbrought us closer,” forward TroyWilliams said. “Since the sum-mer we first came together, we

always rallied with each other.”Intrinsic motivation was the

key to the rebound.“Since then I feel like we’re basi-

cally a player-driven program,”point guard Yogi Ferrell said. “Wehold guys accountable. We’re outon the court critiquing each other,complimenting each other, andthat’s when we’re at our best whenwe are listening to our team-mates.”

Indiana is pitted against No. 12seed Chattanooga in a first-roundgame in Des Moines on Thursday.By Monday, the day after the pair-ings were revealed, the Hoosierswere already peppering coachTom Crean and his staff withquestions in the film room. That’sthe kind of self-propelled leader-ship Ferrell was referring to.“This is a team that has never

jumped out ahead and startedlooking down the road, and thiswas a great example of it againthe other day,” Crean said, refer-ring to the looming matchup withKentucky. “They’ve totally stayedimmersed in what their next oppo-nent was, and they have stayedimmersed in getting better.”

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Indiana prepares for ChattanoogaINDIANAPOLIS (AP) —

Robert Turbin grew up as afan of Frank Gore’s run-ning style. He’s finallygoing to play alongside hisfootball idol.Less than 24 hours after

the free agent running backsigned a one-year contractwith the Indianapolis Colts,Turbin acknowledged he’seager for one long wait toend.“We’ve never met, unfor-

tunately, as much as I’vewanted to when I was a kidI never had the opportunityto, but we’ll meet now,”Turbin said on a confer-ence call Wednesday.

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Turbinfindsfit withColts

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Hoosiers open NCAA tournamentat 7 p.m. tonight on CBS

By JOE KAYAP Sports WriterDAYTON, Ohio — Tour-

nament time has becomeMichigan’s time, especial-ly those last few drama-packed seconds. They’vefinally figured out how tohandle them.Zak Irvin hit a go-ahead

3-pointer and a pair of freethrows in the closingminute as Michigan ral-lied at the end yet again onWednesday night, beatingTulsa 67-62 in the FirstFour.The Wolverines (23-12)

made the leap from bubbleteam to the NCAA Tourna-ment by pulling out a cou-ple of close ones. They made a pair of end-

game shots for wins in theBig Ten Tournament,including one by Irvin thatbeat Northwestern.His 3-pointer this time

put the Wolverines up 62-60 with 52 seconds to go.Irvin’s two free throws

with 10 seconds left sentthe 11th-seeded Wolver-ines into a matchupagainst rival Notre Damein Brooklyn on Fridaynight.And if that one comes

down to the final minute,nobody will count themout.“I’m just proud of how

all of us have been able todo this, starting in the BigTen Tournament,” saidIrvin, one of four playersin double figures with 16points. “We’ve just got tokeep that going forward.”Tulsa (20-12) got 23

points from Shaquille Har-rison, but its senior-laden

lineup couldn’t keep up atthe end. There were fiveties and 12 lead changes inthe frantic second half.After Irvin’s go-ahead 3,the Golden Hurricanemissed their next twoshots and the Wolverinesgot the rebounds and hitthe free throws to close itout.“Michigan had more

breaks than us,” Tulsacoach Frank Haith said.“We didn’t get the breaks,and that’s what usuallyhappens in those types ofgames.”Tulsa didn’t even expect

to get to the First Fourafter losing its opening

game in the AmericanAthletic Tournament —Harrison tweeted that theNIT was likely the nextdestination. The GoldenHurricane had one advan-tage over Michigan —much more experience,with four starting seniors.Michigan has only two

seniors, and both are hurt.But the Wolverines’ knackfor finding a way in thefinal seconds held up.“The fact that we won

those games in the Big TenTournament — we hadn’thad any of those games,”coach John Beilein said.“That was really a thingwe needed to learn.”In the Big Ten Tourna-

ment, Irvin hit a jumperwith 3.3 seconds left for a

72-70 win over Northwest-ern in the second round.The Wolverines then upsettop-seeded Indiana 72-69on Kameron Chatman’s 3from the right corner atthe buzzer in the quarterfi-nals.Beilein thought his team

showed some of the wearof playing a lot of gamesin a few days.“But we didn’t feel it in

those last couple of min-utes when we made all theright plays,” he said.The Wolverines had a lot

of fans in the stands at UDArena, a three-hour drivefrom Ann Arbor. The restof the crowd booed themloudly when they took thecourt for warmups andagain during introduc-

tions, a reminder that theywere in Ohio now.They couldn’t hit a 3-

pointer — a staple of theirhigh-scoring offense —and wound up strugglingto put runs together. TheWolverines lead the BigTen with 9.3 made 3s pergame, but went only 6 of 25from beyond the arc.Tulsa forward Rashad

Smith twisted his rightankle when he landed aftermaking a basket that com-pleted an 8-0 run midwaythrough the first half for a16-9 lead. Smith put littleweight on the foot as hewent to the locker room fortreatment, then returnedlater in the half and gotback into the game. He fin-ished with nine points.

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Continued from page 10“My prayers are being

answered 15 years later.”His other desire — to

become a starter in theNFL — will likely be put onhold for now. Again.Its’ a familiar role for

Turbin, who spent his firstthree NFL seasons backingup Pro Bowler MarshawnLynch in Seattle.Last year, he signed with

Cleveland but missed thefirst five games with a highankle sprain.The 5-foot-10, 222-pound

Utah State productappeared in three gameswith the Browns beforebeing waived.Two days later, Dallas

signed him. Turbin playedin the Cowboys’ final sevengames and finished withcombined totals of 50 car-ries for 199 yards with thefirst TD run of his career.

Turbin called it a learn-ing experience.“It was something that I

had never been throughbefore,” he said. “First ofall, I had never beeninjured before during theseason, so that was differ-ent, too. I can’t rememberthe last time I had evermissed a game since I start-ed playing football in PopWarner. So it was a differ-ent year, but I wouldn’t callit a negative year.”What must still get sorted

out is where exactly Turbinfits in the Colts’ revampedoffense.Indy has not traditionally

carried a fullback on theroster, though coach ChuckPagano has often expressedthe need to have a balancedoffense. And Gore playedwell enough last season tonearly end Indy’s droughtof 1,000-yard runners.

Continued from page 10“Coach asked us if we

wanted to go for the win ... Idon’t know which one saidyes,” said Rigby. “I was upat the top. I figured they’dbe all over me ... but Coreywas wide open, knocked itdown, made a big play.”“We were supposed to

hold it so we could get thelast shot,” said Comer. “Wewanted to go for the win ...We got the shot. We made it.That’s the game.”Plymouth had a final

chance after a time-out butcouldn’t get a shot off intime. Senior Zac Greentipped a pass away, preserv-ing the victory and JayCounty’s first trip to thestate championship game.“This is amazing,” said

Bruggeman, who notched agame-best five assists. “It’sa dream come true. We’regoing to Conseco to play forstate.”Jay County (20-6) took the

win in its typical fashion —team.While Davis led Ply-

mouth with 21 points,Rigby was the high scorer

for the Patriots with just 10.But the scoring came fromeverywhere, with RandyEvans and Bruggemaneach adding nine points,Comer eight, Retter seven,Green five, Clint Muh-lenkamp three and Goetztwo.“It’s been like that all

year,” said Teagle. “We’vehad six leading scorers onthe year during games. Youjust never know who isgoing to step up. That’s whythis is a true team.”

Continued from page 10The Mocs (29-5) are in the NCAA

Tournament for the first time since2009 and haven’t won a game in itsince 1997. They’ve won as manygames as any team in the fieldexcept No. 1 overall seed Kansas,though, behind a deep rotation anda rangy, athletic group of playersincluding the Southern ConferenceDefensive Player of the Year in for-ward Justin Tuoyo that puts on aformidable full-court press.The Mocs lost Southern Confer-

ence Preseason Player of the YearCasey Jones to an ankle injury inDecember and still set a schoolrecord for victories.“Pressing is what’s gotten us to

this point, but we’re going to dowhatever we have to do in the gameto be successful,” first-year coachMatt McCall said, wary of Ferrell’sskills and experience. “We’re notbound to it. We’re not doing it justbecause we’re set in our ways.”The last time the Big Ten’s out-

right regular-season champion was

slotted this low for the NCAA Tour-nament was 2004 with No. 5 seed Illi-nois. The only other time in that 12-year span that a conference regular-season title didn’t yield a No. 1 or aNo. 2 seed for the Big Ten 2008 whenWisconsin drew a No. 3.What’s worse was the Hoosiers

were stuck with that dreaded No. 5seed, which has been among themost infamously vulnerable of thetop draws. Since the tournamentexpanded to the 64-team field in1985, the No. 12 seed has won 44 of124 games, a frightening 35.5 per-cent for a favorite like the Hoosiers.The average margin of victory inthe 5-12 games is a mere 4.1 points.

Chattanooga coach Matt McCallcan relate. He was an assistant onFlorida’s team in 2004 that lost toManhattan in a 5-12 first-roundmatchup.“I think there is just terrific pari-

ty in college basketball, top to bot-tom,” McCall said. “No matter whatthe seedings are.”That’s the typical theme for this

time of year.“If we don’t play an outstanding

game there is no next game for us,”Crean said, “and it’s not justbecause it’s one and done. It’s notjust because it’s March madness. It’sbecause Chattanooga is reallygood.”

Michigan beats Tulsa on last-second shot

Wolverines meet No. 6 seedNotre Dame at 9:40 p.m. Friday

Stunner ...‘This is

amazing. It’s a dream cometrue. We’regoing to

Conseco to play for state.’—Scott Bruggeman

Finds ...

Associated Press/Charlie Neibergal

Indiana players warm up during practice ahead of a first round game in the NCAA TournamentWednesday in Des Moines, Iowa. The Big Ten regular season champion Hoosiers will play Chattanoogaat 7 p.m. tonight.

Prepares ...‘Pressing is what’s gotten us to this point,but we’re going to do whatever we have to do in the game to be successful.’

—Kevin ‘Yogi’ Ferrell,Indiana senior

PHOENIX (AP) —Chicago White Sox firstbaseman Adam LaRochesaid he planned to retireand walk away from a $13million salary after beingtold by the team presi-dent to cut down the timehis son spent in the club-house.Team president Kenny

Williams confirmedWednesday that he twiceasked LaRoche in the lastweek to “dial it back”with 14-year-old sonDrake.LaRoche abruptly said

Tuesday at spring train-ing that he planned toleave the game. WhiteSox general managerRick Hahn said at thetime it was a “personaldecision” and thatLaRoche was asked toreconsider.

Chicago’sLaRocheretires

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