CR's ad team wins HSPA award

The Commercial Review's advertising team was honored this week with first and second place finishes in the Hoosier State Press Association's advertising awards.

The team won first place for it's annual coupon book in the non-traditional revenue products category.

The ad department also clinched second place for its Halloween coloring page in the multiple advertisements with a common theme category.

The CR advertising department is run by ad manager Jeanne Lutz, Maralene Giddings and Lindsey Rogers.

Ad representative Bonita Freeman, who retired earlier this year, also contributed to the 2008-2009 effort.



Baseball award

The Commercial Review sports editor Ray Cooney was honored this week by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Cooney received a 2009 Outstanding Baseball Media Award from the organization.

Cooney was selected by area baseball coaches for "efforts to give high school baseball outstanding coverage during the 2009 season."

Cooney, a native of the Cleveland area, has been sports editor for The CR for more than seven years.

Exploration

A Houston-based oil and gas exploration company was recently conducting exploration in southern Jay County.

Sierra Resources, LLC., recently was performing seismic exploration in the area as it is probing the former Trenton Field.

Sierra targets formerly harvested oil and gas fields in an attempt to locate additional resources once deemed too difficult or not profitable enough to extract.

Building report

A permit for Portland's Hudson Family Park topped the September permit report from the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Departmet.

The work, which will include digging a pond, creating an ampitheater and completing paving, is estimated at $521,565.

The department issued 41 permits during the month for work totaling $1,426,112. Permits issued include:

Steve Louck, 8377 South 800 West, Redkey, grain bin, $2,500; George Homan, 1225 South 700 West, Portland, grain bin, $36,000; Emanuel E. Wickey, 8307 North 450 East, Bryant, calf barn, $8,000; Daniel J.M. Schwartz, 432 West 400 North, Portland, corn crib, $2,000; Ralph Homan, 7195 West 200 South, Portland, grain bin, $36,000; Ralph Guingrich, 2667 East 100 North, Portland, pole building, $17,000.

George Mahon, 1707 North 1200 West, Dunkirk, barn, $5,500; Adam and Sherri Bost, county road 650 South east of 600 West, Portland, grain bin, $1,500; Douglas Davis, 9030 West 700 South, Redkey, barn lean-to, $1,200; Adolfo Solis, 827 E. Main St., Portland, garage addition, $900; Matthew and Lindsey Peterson, 601 W. Main St., privacy fence, $900.

Wishmaster Tattoo, 210 N. Meridian St., Portland, business occupancy; Digital Dish Systems, 111 W. Main St., Portland, business occupancy; Tin Cupboard Unlimited LLC, 101 S. Meridian St., business occupancy; City of Portland, Hudson Family Park, 509 S. Wayne St., Portland, pond and paving work, $521,565; Blaine Zimmerman, 606 W. Walnut St., patio roof, $1,100; Jamie and Amy Shaneyfelt, 596 West 400 North, Portland, new home/garage, $85,000; Tim Reff, 4662 West 800 South, new home, $40,000; Louanna Hurst, 142 West Ind. 67, Portland, new home/garage, $138,000.

Robert King, 144 West 200 North, Portland, new home/garage, $35,000; Edward Curtis, 9896 West 800 South, Redkey, new home/garage, $130,000; Laurell Pitman, 5036 New Mt. Pleasant Road, new home/garage $194,895; Robert Steven Jellison, Golden Age Village, Lot 30, Portland, mobile home addition, $20,000; Patricio Torres, 314 S. Middle St., Portland, residential addition, $900; Fred C. Smith, 5170 East 400 South, enclosed porch, $3,000; Ronald and Stacey LeMaster, 1610 East 500 South, Portland, storage building, $20,000.

Isabel and Jaunita Castillo, 4156 S. Boundary Pike, Portland, storage building, $2,000; Arthur and Judith Williamson, 1125 Wayside Place, Portland, storage building, $2,100; Aaron Loyd, 1720 West 450 South, Portland, storage building, $1,000; Dan Harshman, 144 N. Charles St., Portland, storage building, $3,200; Eric and Pamela Rogers, 3636 Juillerat Drive, Portland, storage building, $3,200.

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Daniel J.M. Schwartz, 432 West 400 North, Portland, storage building, $200; Larry Wible, 3370 South 1150 West, Dunkirk, pole building, $30,000; Charolett Sager, 229 West 300 North, Portland, storage building, $1,000; Robert and Rosalie Clamme, 1423 East Ind. 26, Portland, screened gazebo/patio, $20,852.

Cardiology addition

Fort Wayne Cardiology has reached an agreement to join Parkview Health.

The cardiology group signed a letter of intent with the Fort Wayne provider, which may help create more cost-effective heart care. The agreement is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1.

Program recognized

The Adams Memorial Hospital Diabetes Connection program was recently recognized by the American Diabetes Association.

The program was first recognized in 2003 and has been honored again this year for its high-quality education as part of patient care.

An estimated 20.8 million people in the U.S. suffer from diabetes.

New CEO

Mercer Health has appointed a Paula J. Detterman as its new CEO.

Detterman replaces former CEO Jim Wermert, who retired at the end of September.

She will take over management of the health group, which operates Mercer County Community Hospital and other medical facilities.

She was most recently president and CEO of Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro, Ohio.

Detterman has more than 20 years experience in rural and community hospitals.

Pizza donations

Wills IGA in Redkey will be supporting Redkey Elementary School by donating proceeds from its pizza sales.

Redkey Elementary will receive $2 for Hunt Brothers pizzas purchased from the store. Those interested in helping should remove the Proof of Purchase from the pizza box and deliver it to the school.

FEMA funding

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced $62,677 will be awarded to the Geneva Volunteer Fire Department.

The funding comes from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant, which will provide $560 million in aid to fire departments nationwide.

The grant program has provided national fire departments with more than $3.6 billion since 2002.[[In-content Ad]]