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Regional contest
Optimist International North District Regional Oratorical contest was held at Huntington College on April 26. Londyn Cavanaugh of East Jay Elementary, pictured above at right, placed first and won a $2,500 scholarship from the Optimist International Foundation. Sam Gibson of Bloomfield Elementary, pictured above at left, placed third and won …
Run arrival
Runners hold flags high as they arrive for the stop at the intersection of Hendricks and Wilson streets on Friday in Bryant during the opening day of Indiana’s Run for the Fallen. The event continued Saturday with a leg from Portland to Anderson and concluded Sunday with runners traveling the …
Field work
A farmer makes a turn in his tractor while working a field Monday morning on the south side of county road 350 South, just east of county road 200 West. A wet spring slowed the start of the planting season, but farmers got a lot of work done over the …
Flag presentation
Runner Eric Butcher of Portland hands a flag to Norma Whitacre alongside her husband Ernie at the mile marker in Bryant honoring Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew F. Whitacre during Friday’s opening day of the Indiana Run for the Fallen. The first day started in Fort Wayne and concluded at Freedom …
Honors scholar
Jesse Bivens presents a scholarship to senior Morgan DeHoff during Honors Night on Monday at Jay County Junior-Senior High School. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Club donates
Portland Evening Optimist Club recently donated $500 to Jay County 4-H Clubs. Pictured above, from left, are Purdue Extension Office health and human sciences coordinator Ashley Drees and Evening Optimist Club president Bobby Ruiz. (Photo provided)
First grade character
Students were recently selected from each classroom at East Elementary School for exhibiting all six character counts traits — responsibility, caring, respect, trustworthiness, citizenship and fairness — all school year. Pictured above at left are first graders (front row) Pedro Navarro-Hernandez, Lucy Loyd and Camryn Foreman, and (second row) Quinn …
Second grade character
Students were recently selected from each classroom at East Elementary School for exhibiting all six character counts traits — responsibility, caring, respect, trustworthiness, citizenship and fairness — all school year. Pictured above are second graders (front row) Braylee Broering, Briella Haley, Skye Ingram and Starlynn Roser and (second row) Brett …
Snow-y hug
Jay County High School senior Maddy Snow hugs her uncle Matt Snow during Honors Night on Monday after he presented her with the Jay Lodge #87 Scholarship.
DAR program
Mississinewa Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution regent Kathy Selman, left, stands with Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution central district director Brenda Cotton. She gave a program on “Women of the Revolution” at the Mississinewa Chapter meeting in April. (Photo provided)
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