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At the auction
Gary Loy of Loy Real Estate and Auction closes a bid during the 4-H food auction at the Blackford County Fair on Monday evening. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
Optimist donation
Allison Keen from the Purdue Extension Office of Jay County accepts a $500 check from the Portland Evening Optimist president Linda Aker. (Photo provided)
Fair finale
Saturday with a full day of rides and amusements and A Touch of Mexico in the Farmer’s Building. Pictured at left, Lane Zaugg and Ivie Gallegos go down a slide in the midway on Saturday afternoon during the final day of the Jay County Fair. Above, a boy from Grupo …
Third in opener
Percussionist Keira Corwin performs Saturday evening for the Jay County High School Marching Patriots during the Archway Classic at Centerville.
Inman wins
Jay County Fair’s baby contests July 6 yielded two overall winners. Pictured is the 6-to-12-month-old contest winner, Finley Inman, and her mother Pride Inman.
Winning baby
Jay County Fair’s baby contests July 6 yielded two overall winners. Pictured is the 12-to-18-month-old contest winner, Ivan Laux, with his mother Kassi Laux.
Fair Flo
Flo Rida performs Friday night in front of the grandstands at Jay County Fair. The rap and R&B artist played many of his hit songs in front of a packed track. DJ Kronik opened the show. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Scooter smile
Jorge Valdez, 13, laughs as he crashes into friends Wednesday on Scooter, the bumper car ride on the midway at the Jay County Fair. The 4-H portion of the fair concludes Friday with the awards ceremony and auction at 10 a.m. in the Show Arena and the Back a 4-Her …
Summer reading
Fort Recovery Public Library’s summer reading program, “Adventure Begins At Your Library,” included a writing workshop recently led by former Fort Recovery teacher Lucy Staugler.
Sandy Kofax awards
Individual awards for the Portland Junior League Sandy Koufax baseball division were announced following the league championship. Pictured from left are Rookie of the Year Tanner Day, Mr. Baseball Sam Wiggins and Co-Sportsmanship award winners Spencer Smitley and Andrew Day. Not pictured is Sportsmanship award winner Alex Miller. (Photo provided)
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