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Ellie's dream
Olivia Smith chats with 4-year-old Ellie Westgerdes during the Little Mr. and Miss of the Fort Recovery Harvest Jubilee contest Thursday at Ambassador Park. Westgerdes dressed up as a soccer player. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Courts installed
Portland city employees, from left, Kody Muhlenkamp, Joe Jackson and Justin Detro work on installing new cornhole courts at Haynes Park. The courts took the place of a couple of the horseshoe pits at the park. Street and parks department staff also completed mulch work at the park last week. …
West Jay honors
West Jay Optimist Club selected students from each classroom at West Jay Elementary and Redkey Elementary each semester as honor students for improving their classroom work or citizenship.
Fire Ops 101
Portland Fire Department hosted its first Fire Ops 101 training for local and state officials and media personnel Saturday. Pictured above, Duane Monroe — he’s the Republican nominee for the south district Jay County Commissioner seat up for election in November — Portland Board of Works member Steve McIntosh and …
Winning wave
Cierra Gaerke waves to paradegoers along Butler Street on Sunday afternoon while riding on one of the Win on the Wabash super raffle vehicles during the Fireman’s Parade as part of the Fort Recovery Harvest Jubilee.
Sweet berries
Penny Howell, 6, dips a strawberry in a chocolate fountain Thursday at Jay County Public Library during its Strawberry Fest. Families visiting the library had an opportunity to meet Indiana author Shannon Anderson, who wrote “I LOVE Strawberries!”, eat strawberry snacks and participate in strawberry themed games, crafts and activities. …
Charlie's crown
Charlie Brotherton, 4, is crowned as Little Miss of the Jubilee. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)
Diaper derby
Fort Recovery Harvest Jubilee kicked off Thursday. Pictured above, 11-month-old Tucker Trumbull is enticed forward by an iPhone, a cup of lemonade and some toys during the Diaper Derby. (The Commercial Review/Andrew Balko)
Flag celebration
Members of the Portland American Legion Honor Guard stand at attention Friday evening during the Portland Elks Flag Day ceremony at Good-Rich Brewery in Portland. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Zombie effects
Ten-year-old Kinley Tarter uses her finger to add some detail to her arm during the Zombie FX Makeup Arts in the Park class Thursday morning at the Jay County Campus of Arts Place in Portland. Participants worked with Arts in the Parks instructor Kat Luong to learn how to create …
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