RETROSPECT
Retrospect: Curbside recycling began
Twenty-five years ago this week, Portland started its curbside recycling program.
Retrospect: Blizzard buried Jay
There’s no snow on the ground now, but four decades ago there was so much that many may have thought it would stay until today.
Shopping plaza was being planned
Thirty years ago this week, The Commercial Review published a story on the plans to build a new shopping plaza in Portland. The building, Portland Shoppes on the southeast corner of Meridian and Votaw Street, still stands today.
Retrospect: Train derailed south of Portland
A train derailed five miles outside of Portland 50 years ago this week, sending 28 cars off the tracks.
Retrospect: Shop classes were extensive
Sixty-five years ago this week, Portland students and teachers were featured in a story that looked at educational projects outside the realm of “reading, writing and arithmetic.”
Retrospect: Group met in Jay Co.
Thirty-five years ago this week, local farmers got together to share stories and learn about the Indiana chapter of the Citizen’s Organization Acting Together (COACT).
Retrospect: Bulldogs captured Big Four tournament
If not for a missed free throw, the Bulldogs may have had to wait another decade for a tournament title.
Retrospect: Amish families were leaving Jay
Sixty years ago this week, The Commercial Review published a story about the six remaining Amish families in the county leaving the area and migrating south.
Retrospect: Portland woman dolled up Christmas
Fifty years ago this week, a mother and daughter were working to make the Christmas season a little bit brighter for some of the community’s underprivileged.
Retrospect: County was buried in snow
Jay County was blanketed in snow 40 years ago this week.
Retrospect: New water plant unveiled
Twenty-five years ago this week a new water plant was unveiled in Portland.
Retrospect: Patriots won with defense
Thirty years ago this week, the Jay County High School boys basketball team used a traditional tactic — lock-down defense — to win its season opener in the first game it played with a new rule — the 3-point shot — in place.
Retrospect: Burglars ransacked post office
Fifty years ago this week, burglars broke in to Portland’s Post Office but did little more than leave a mess behind.
Nixon eked out win for commissioner seat
Twenty-five years ago this week, election turnout in Jay County was high as Bill Clinton was elected president, Ron Liggett claimed the state representative seat and Ed Nixon scored a narrow victory for Jay County Council.
Retrospect: Board approved new HS
The construction of what would become Jay County High School cleared a hurdle 45 years ago this week.
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