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Plein air honor
Carol Kennedy accepts the award from Alcove president Kathy Ayers during a ceremony Saturday evening at Arts Place to close the inaugural Jack Ronald Spring Paint Out. Kennedy’s winning piece for the ‘plein air’ event was a view of the Hood Building where Ronald worked for The Commercial Review for …
Seeing the light
Paisley Hart performs a solo to lead off the junior high choir’s rendition of “I See the Light” from the movie “Tangled” on Sunday evening during the Fort Recovery Local Schools spring choir concert. The junior high group also performed “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” by Huey Smith, …
Friday fun
Violet Vogel, 1, walks to her father before going down the slide Friday at Hudson Family Park. Temperatures ranged in the mid to low 70s Friday afternoon with a slight breeze. Today’s forecast shows a 40% chance of rain and thunderstorms with showers continuing into Sunday. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Haines hits
Jay County High School No. 1 singles tennis player Brenna Haines hits a forehand during her match against Muncie Central’s Isabel Quirk on Tuesday. The Patriots senior dropped the first game of the set, but then rallied to beat Quirk 6-1, 6-1 as Jay County secured the 4-1 victory. (The …
Athletic honor
Mady Fraley receives her athletic letter blanket Monday from Jay County High School principal Chad Dodd during Honors Night. Fraley also was honored for receiving an associate’s degree from Ivy Tech Community College. She won the Jane E. Switzer Memorial Scholarship and the Better Business Bureau Students of Integrity Scholarship, …
Contest winners
Londyn Cavanaugh, sponsored by the Portland Evening Optimist Club and pictured above at left, placed third in the Optimist International North District Oratorical Contest on April 20 at the Creative Financial Center in Kokomo. She received a $1,000 scholarship. Anna Fisher, sponsored by the Portland Breakfast Optimist Club and pictured …
Showing respect
Mayors Jack Robbins (Dunkirk) and Jeff Westlake (Portland) signed proclamations declaring April 29 through May 4 as Respect for Law Week. Pictured from left are Optimist club members Kathy Jones, Linda Aker and Mike Aker, Westlake, Robbins, Optimist Sandy Rogers, Dunkirk Police Chief Dane Mumbower and Optimist Leland LeMaster.
Kiwanis scholar
The Dunkirk Kiwanis Club Scholarship went to Hayden Hardman during Jay County High School Honors Night on Monday. Pictured, Hardmon accepts the honor from guidance counselor Kristin Millspaugh. Hardman also received the Spanish Award and Spencer G. Calvert Memorial Scholarship. He also earned an academic honors diploma.
Patriotic performance
Jay County High School senior Hannah Boggs plays The Star-Spangled Banner on the flute with the Jay County ROTC presenting the colors prior to the Patriots’ girls tennis match and softball game Tuesday. The JCHS tennis program announced a donation prior to the match and donated to the band boosters …
Reach for it
Jay County Junior High School’s Maddie Clark reaches to hit a forehand during a doubles match against the Adams Central Jets on Saturday. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
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