Toledo Free Press - Dec. 14, 2005 by Toledo Free Press

FREE PRESS TV

��

�

��

■ Religion

Gays blocked Local priests react to Vatican decree preventing gay men from joining priesthood, page 16

■ Education

Strike vote Work stoppage could close UT’s doors, page 13

The dawn of a Toledo tradition

LO 7-d CA ay L C pr HA ime NN ti EL me S AN sch D edu CA le BL , p E FA age VO 35 RI TE S

FREE SPECIAL SECTION: LAST-MINUTE GIFT GUIDE December 14, 2005

www.toledofreepress.com

■ A stocking full of holiday music, nice and naughty, page 26 ■ Local theaters present two sides of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ page 29

TOP COP

■ Sports

Medal winner

Gregory Turissini is capturing gold medals across the nation — at 12 years old, page 24

Incoming Chief of Police Jack Smith has a High Noon message for criminals:

“There’s no such thing as too little crime.” Story by

Myndi Milliken page 6 Photo by DM Stanﬁeld

50143.indd 1

4/26/05 7:32:04 AM

OPINION

December 14, 2005

Toledo Free Press ■ 3

LIGHTING THE FUSE A publication of Toledo Free Press, LLC Vol. 1, No. 40, Established 2005

Thomas F. Pounds President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com Michael S. Miller Editor in Chief mmiller@toledofreepress.com Kay T. Pounds Vice President of Operations kpounds@toledofreepress.com Stacie L. Klewer Art Director sklewer@toledofreepress.com Myndi M. Milliken Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com Barbara Goodman Shovers Contributing Editor bshovers@toledofreepress.com Edward Shimborske III Entertainment Editor es3@toledofreepress.com Adam Mahler Food/Dining Editor amahler@toledofreepress.com DM Stanﬁeld Photo Editor dmstanfield@toledofreepress.com STAFF WRITERS news@toledofreepress.com Keith Bergman • Michael Brooks Scott Calhoun • Lauri Donahue John Dorsey • John Johnson Chris Kozak • Vicki L. Kroll Scott McKimmy • Michael Punsalan Mark Tinta • Deanna Woolf Dave Woolford • Russ Zimmer Shannon Wisbon Copy Editor Katie McCoy Graphic Designer Ryan Hufford Photographer Miranda Everitt Editorial Intern ADVERTISING SALES Renee Bergmooser rbergmooser@toledofreepress.com Casey Fischer cfischer@toledofreepress.com Lauren Parris lparris@toledofreepress.com Toledo Free Press is published every Wednesday by Toledo Free Press, LLC, 300 Madison Avenue Suite 1300, Toledo, OH 43604 www.toledofreepress.com Phone: (419) 241-1700 Fax: (419) 241-8828 Subscription rate: $52/year. Reproduction or use of editorial or graphic content in any manner without permission is strictly prohibited. Copyright 2005 with all rights reserved. Publication of advertisements does not imply endorsement of advertisers’ goods or services.

Angel’s memory offers hope

ngel and John Wood should be celebrating their 24th wedding anniversary Dec. 15. But on Oct. 17, 1999, one day before their son’s 14th birthday, Angel was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. A drunk hit-and-run driver. There are endless statistics that warn of the dangers of mixing holiday partying with holiday driving, but a mountain of numbers aren’t as effective as this single, heartbreaking story. John and Angel met when they were 15, attending Central Catholic High School. “We became friends and fell in love almost immediately,” John, who lives in Deerﬁeld Beach, Fla., said. “After we got married, Angel took me to Florida to visit her family and for them to see our newborn daughter. I fell in love with Florida and we moved in 1982. We were always happy, having no problems. We have two wonderful kids, Jacquelyn Marie and John Michael.” Despite their tropical relocation, the Woods maintained strong Toledo ties. John’s father, James, is a retired Toledo police captain.

Michael S. Miller “As a family we returned to Toledo many times to visit my family and friends,” John said. Then, the nightmare: “While walking home down Sample Road near the front entrance of Trade Winds Park, we came upon an area of sidewalk that was completely submerged by water, from Hurricane Irene,” John said. “Walking around this area of deep water put us at the edge of Sample Road. Behind us was the Florida Turnpike overpass. A woman, who was driving at three times the legal limit for blood alcohol content and talking on her cell phone came over the overpass, hugging the edge of the roadway. “She struck Angel from be-

hind, killing her instantly. Angel flew into me, knocking me down. The woman never stopped and continued on until her vehicle stalled about a mile away. There, she was apprehended. “She was charged with vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident with death, leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, failure to render aid and DUI. She was convicted of these charges and received a mandatory 17-year sentence she is currently serving. She never showed remorse and even tried placing blame on us for walking home. It took close to five years just to bring her to trial, with final court hearings ending March of 2004. That has brought some closure to our families, but will never close the wounds to our hearts, which will remain forever. Our family here and in Toledo has been torn apart. “Now my kids are grown, Angel is gone, and it’s like I never had a family. I’m finding myself all too much alone now. “Awareness is great, but refraining is even greater. It’s sad that you in Toledo, and I in Florida

will open our newspapers this holiday season and see this tragedy again and again. We can only hope and pray that more people ANGEL WOOD will begin to use common sense now and throughout the new year.” Despite his ache and loss, John shares his story in the hope that just one person will think twice this season before drinking and driving. I hope that person is reading this story. I hope that person remembers Angel’s story. I hope that person makes the right decision. I hope that person never knows John Wood’s pain. I hope. Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press. He may be contacted at (419) 241-1700 or by e-mail at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

COMMON SENSE

Williams got the justice he deserved

t was one of the strangest shouts of protest overheard at Saturday’s Neo-Nazi exercise in futility, and it had nothing to do with the National Socialism on one side of the police barricades, nor the anti-fascism on the other side. “If they kill Tookie, ya’ll better lock yo’ doors!” “You’re at the wrong rally,” I told the angry youth. “This is the Nazi thing.” “Nah, man! I’m tellin’ you!” he raged. “If they kill Tookie, we ain’t havin’ it! We gonna see riots all around this country! They better not even kill Tookie!” From the passion and energy in his preaching, one may have concluded the man was talking about an innocent American hostage being held by terrorists or about a sick relative who was about to be removed from life support. Just to be sure, I checked to see who “Tookie” was. No hostage. No sick relative. Sure enough, he was talking about Stanley “Tookie” Williams. It was clear from the fury in the protestor’s voice that there was no point in arguing with him on the street, especially since I was busy watching the Hitler youth shouting stupidity into broken microphones while the peace team chanted themselves hoarse with the most unoriginal lyrics in protest history. But now that we have a moment to reﬂect, there is a question I’d like to ask of Tookie’s would-be guardian: Should we expect mass rioting in our cities on the execution dates of every four-time murderer, or was there something special about this particular four-time murderer that warranted such violent threats? Oh, that’s right, a lot of people seem to have forgotten the fact that the late Mr. Wil-

Bob Frantz liams, author of children’s books and celebrated jailhouse preacher, shot a 26-year-old store clerk twice in the back of the head at point blank range, just two weeks before gunning down a family of three motel managers in 1979. Not many people want to recall the horriﬁc crimes committed by the founder of the deadly Crips gang, which has gone on to murder hundreds, if not thousands, of people in the course of their 3-plus decades of crime. They’d prefer to remember the graying, bespectacled grandfather of a man who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize while sitting on California’s death row. Not me. The man who was executed just after midnight Tuesday was not some wise old sage with messages of enlightenment and encouragement for modern-day youths. Tookie Williams was a cold-blooded killer who found religion and redemption like so many other murderers do: right after he was caught. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is being attacked mercilessly by the Hollywood left for not giving in to the demands of Jamie Foxx, Mike Farrell, Snoop Dogg and other celebrities who pleaded for Williams’ life. But

Schwarzenegger should be universally applauded for telling the next generation of “Tookies” that time does not heal all wounds. Just because Williams had 26 years to make nice and to build his new persona to hide behind, does not make his crimes any less heinous. Put another way, if he had killed those four people in 2004, do you honestly think anyone would have been asking to spare his life in 2005? Of course not. The memories of the murders would be fresh, as would be our disgust for the killer. But he was rehabilitated, the celebrities and death-penalty opponents wailed. He deserved to live because he atoned for the mistakes he made. How can someone atone for a mistake he’s never admitted to making? Williams has never even confessed to killing the four people, making remorse and atonement impossible. It’s also important to remind those still incensed by the justice that was carried out Tuesday morning that Williams never sought forgiveness for the other countless killings committed by the gang he created back in 1971. He may not have actual blood on his hands from the murders committed by Crips everywhere, but his inﬂuence is what spawned them. Worse, since he’s been on death row, he has continually refused to inform on other Crips members. During a Court TV interview with Jessie Jackson after Schwarzenegger denied the murderer clemency, a protestor in the background carried a sign that read “Tookie Saves Lives.” Perhaps he should have started saving lives in 1979. Then no one would have had to ﬁght to save his in 2005. E-mail Frantz at letters@toledofreepress.com.

OPINION

4 ■ Toledo Free Press

The Holiday Nazi By Reid Ahlbeck Special to Toledo Free Press

artre wisely noted “Hell is other people.” Nothing embodies the true spirit of abject holiday hell better than the Holiday Nazi (not to be confused with real Nazis, who spread hatred and embody the spirit of abject hell year-round). For the Holiday Nazi, the holidays are a time for spite, meanness, manipulation and the proliferation of general human misery — in short, a time for getting even. Holiday Nazis never hesitate to deploy their full arsenal of childish head games and malicious, greedy, narcissistic, angry, whining, demanding, complaining, overbearing, passive aggressive, anal retentive, obsessive compulsive misbehavior. Admit it. You have at least one person (if not an entire side of the family) in mind right now. My soulmate graciously allows me to avoid situations where the Holiday Nazi is sure to be lurking, but see if any of these variations sound familiar to you: ■ The “Your place or mine?” Nazi: Some Holiday Nazis achieve total control over their captive prisoners by orchestrating the holidays at their own house of horrors. ■ Deadbeat (aka Fat-Ass) Nazi: Shows up late without any food or drink or help to contribute, plops down on the couch with the TV remote and gestures demandingly at their gaping bottomless pie hole. ■ Button-Pushing (aka Instigator) Nazi: Knows just what it takes to drive others to ﬁts of rage or even tears. ■ Poison Gift Nazi: Gift exchanges are occasions for overt acts of revenge. This Nazi makes their own gift wishes (demands) known to everyone far in advance, displays complete indifference to the lovely gifts they receive, brags loudly about the “wonderful” gifts they themselves bestow (actually cheap, defective, re-gifted non-returnable junk) and then complains bitterly about a lack of sufﬁcient gratitude from their wincing poison gift victims. ■ Martyr (aka Guilt Trip) Nazi: Insists on doing everything and then complains relentlessly about

their heavy burden. ■ Nuclear Option (aka Drama Queen) Nazi: Threatens to leave if they don’t get their way, but never answers everyone’s prayers by actually following through with the threat. ■ Brat Patrol/Pet Patrol Nazi: Inflicts their pooping, peeing, farting, slobbering, crying, howling, yapping, screaming, fighting, barking, shedding, snarling, clawing, in-the-trash, on-the-furniture two- and four-legged bundles of fun on everyone else. ■ Blue Christmas Nazi: “It’s my party and I’ll cry and pout and whine and throw a tantrum if I want to.” ■ ACLU Nazi (also see PC Nazi): The holidays are a time for thought and speech police Nazis to spread cheer and goodwill with lawsuits and nitpicking about the public display of Santa, Christmas trees, the Ten Commandments and nativity scenes. ■ PC (Politically Correct) Nazi: This multicultural diversity freak Nazi insists on respecting every imaginable belief and cultural tradition on the planet (except of course our own indigenous Western JudeoChristian beliefs and traditions). ■ Blowhard Nazi: “But enough about me ... let’s talk about me.” ■ Acting-Out (aka Serious Personal Issues) Nazi: Invariably shows up at the family holiday festivities in a purple haze of assorted exotic mind-altering substances, dressed like a street person and sporting the latest ridiculous hairdo, tattoos and piercings — with the obligatory loser flavor-of-the-month sex partner(s) in tow — all of which has the desired effect of making everyone want to clutch their wallets and take a shower. ■ Über-Nazi (aka Mother of All Holiday Nazis): Combines numerous insidious characteristics of other Holiday Nazis into a single fetid soup of holiday grief. This holiday season why not give your Holiday Nazi the same special treatment Elaine gave the Soup Nazi on “Seinfeld:” “You’re through, Holiday Nazi. I’m wise to all your recipes for mayhem. Pack it up. No more spreading holiday misery for you! ... NEXT!” Contact columnist Reid Ahlbeck at letters@toledofreepress.com.

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS

NICK ANDERSON

A LOT LIKE LIFE

People who don’t need People

may have blown my chance. People magazine called a couple of weeks ago. They were looking for a Toledo “stringer,” the journalism term for a place- or event-speciﬁc contributor. This was pretty exciting until I learned what they wanted contribution on was Katie Holmes gossip. Now, like probably everyone else in Toledo, I am no more than three degrees of separation from our famous young actress. Likewise, I’m as willing to sell out professionally as the next guy: those 15 minutes of fame have eluded me for ﬁve decades. But the idea of getting them as a paparazzi makes me queasy. “Thanks for considering me,” I said to the People recruiter, “but no.” “You’re nuts,” friends said later. “What a blast that would’ve been.” But I respectfully demur. As much as I realize Katie and Tom have become public property, as much as I realize that every second shlub in America is eager to tell all on a talk show or claw his way through a network-owned island or boardroom, the idea of invading others’ privacy still rings wrong to me. I know I’m out of the mainstream on this, but I don’t even “get” the concept behind People and its even more voyeuristic print and broadcast cousins. I mean, why do so many people care about celebrities? Tom, Katie, Brad and Jennifer are never going to sit down to coffee with them, or volunteer to watch their kids after school. Considering the fact that we, as a culture, complain non-stop about how little time we have for relationships, wouldn’t it make more sense to expend energy on individuals we might be able to share real emotions with? Another example: I was in Canada last summer, taking in a movies at the Toronto Film Festival,

Toledo Free Press ■ 5

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To read or not to read

By Barbara Goodman Shovers Toledo Free Press Contributing Editor bshovers@toledofreepress.com

OPINION

December 14, 2005

when the crowd on Queen Street started swelling like a hungry amoeba. Across the way, Orlando Bloom had just made an appearance and a DJ-handler was hinting at a later interview. Now, Orlando Bloom made a fine Legolas, but sheesh, the street came to a halt. I tried to push through the crowd, but a wall of people awaiting word from a “star” has more gravity than Middle Earth. “Oh c’mon,” said the friend I was with (a woman who would sell her soul for a date with John Cusack). “Just get into it.” But I couldn’t. I feel no magic in the presence of celebrities. I know the exploitation and love affair between stars and fans swings both ways, but it makes me squeamishly embarrassed for each. Further, I understand how “using” can be is constructive. When Katie Holmes was simply “Dawson’s Creek’s” good girl (in the WB sense of “good,”) she benefited from her middle America background, and Toledo benefited from its parenting of her. Considering that Jamie Farr was becoming a trivia laugh-line, this was win-win for both performer and city. But now that the Katie Holmes story has become juicier and more bizarre — a nutso older lover! An illegitimate pregnancy! Sketchy religion! — my feeling is it’s time to stop the flirtation. Sexy’s becoming sordid. I can’t imagine camping out under the Holmes family gazebo or cold-calling Catholic school classmates. I can’t imagine flipping on my tape recorder in the hope of catching a catty remark. In fact, it really bugs me that in a time where the media is nonstop cutting reporters of “real” news, they’d invest more in scandal. Yeah, I know that’s what a lot of the country wants; it’s a break from Iraq and Katrina and congressional squabbles. But once in a while, somebody has to say “No” to the popular culture even when it means less money in their pockets and fame in their bylines. For better or worse, that person today is me.

��

questions and answers that reading from a good book would bring. It was full speed ahead to the bookstore with head held high in order to save Toledo. Who was it that said, “He who can read, but doesn’t has no advantage over he who cannot?” To read or not to read is not the question here in Toledo. WARREN WOODBERRY, Toledo

Covering kids

TO THE EDITOR, As the coordinator of the Covering Kids and Families Toledo Project, I would like to address an important public health issue in Lucas County: the number of parents, children, and pregnant women that are eligible for free health insurance through Healthy Start Healthy Families but not enrolled. I urge eligible families to take advantage of the Healthy Start Healthy Families program. Astoundingly, almost 17 percent of adults and 10 percent of kids (even higher among minorities) in Lucas County reported that they did not have health insurance in 2003, primarily because they were not offered insurance through their employer or it was not affordable. Many of these uninsured parents, children, and expectant moms are eligible for free health coverage through Healthy Start Healthy Families. Coverage is based on family size and income. For example, kids in a family of four are eligible if the household income is under about $39,000/ year. Beneﬁts include medical and dental visits, prescriptions, prenatal care, vision and hearing tests, mental health services, diagnostic tests, and more. The simple application can be completed via mail. The need for health coverage is especially important at his time of the year when cold and ﬂu season is upon us. It is vital to address these health concerns in a timely manner with a primary care

physician, before they become so advanced that they require expensive hospital care. For more information, income guidelines, to have an application sent, or to start the application process, families can go to WTOL.com and search for “Healthy Start”. They can also call the Neighborhood Health Association’s Healthy Start Healthy Families Help Line at (419) 241-HEALTH or at (419) 241SALUD for Spanish-speakers. Please let your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues know about the availability of free health coverage for children, parents, and expectant women to help ensure that those who need health care services receive them. JULI MCCARROLL, coordinator Covering Kids and Families Program Neighborhood Health Association (419) 259-4512 x218

eBay scam

TO THE EDITOR, Tonight on the Internet I read a Toledo Free Press article from 11/22 (“Local ticket buyers left empty handed”) that detailed staff writer Scott Calhoun’s helpful actions in trying to protect others from the potential fraud he believed might be perpetrated concerning tickets to the recent Ohio StateMichigan game. I wanted to thank him for his efforts as I believe I was a victim as well. From articles I read elsewhere, it seemed eBay and PayPal were not going to be concerned. But today, I received an email from PayPal stating that the seller has requested a reversal of the charges made of my transaction from April. I’m sure that this occurred in part, due to efforts such as yours. Thank you, Scott! I extend my gratitude to reporter Scott McKimmy and Toledo Free Press for keeping the local community and wider Internet community informed of such activities. DAVID LIN, Nashville, TN

Raise minimum wage

TO THE EDITOR, Bob Frantz, in his Nov. 30 opinion piece about the proposal to raise the $4.25 per hour minimum wage for Ohio workers, wants us to believe that raising the minimum wage will hurt small businesses in our state. Unfortunately, Frantz’s trite contention that minimum wage increases are harmful to small businesses is supported by neither evidence nor common sense. Research on the impact of minimum wage increases at both the federal and state levels does not support the argument that such increases hurt businesses, large or small. A study published by the nonpartisan Fiscal Policy Institute found that small businesses with minimum wages higher than the federal minimum fared better than those in states that did not. Since the working poor tend to spend everything they earn, the extra income goes back into the economy, boosting consumer demand and adding jobs. Studies also show that employers beneﬁt from the decreased absenteeism, reduced training and recruitment costs, increased productivity, and improved worker morale that accompany wage increases. For the considerable percentage of small businesses already paying employees the minimum, an increase in the minimum wage can help level the playing ﬁeld with large competitors who offer discounted products and services by paying workers less. Recently in Florida, where a minimum wage increase passed, businesses and conservatives protested the increase with the same argument Frantz makes. Floridian businesses, however, are doing quite well since the increase took effect and have proved the doomsayers wrong. While Frantz would have us believe that minimum wage increase supporters such as the AFL-CIO are fooling us, it is he who is doing the fooling. JENNIFER WORLEY, Sylvania

�� Bringing a Slice of the Big Apple to Downtown Toledo

featuring. . .

Favorite appetizers Over-stuffed Mushrooms Mozzarella en Corrozza

��

STAND UP AND BE COUNTED!

TO THE EDITOR, While glancing at $5 children’s books, I noticed a woman in the cashier’s line with two pricey XBox systems. Feeling guilty that my grandson would only get a couple of $5 books, I returned home to search the couch for funds. While on my knees, I happened to see a story on C-Span on the most literate American cities for 2005. I quickly searched and found that Toledo was 26th (Cincinnati was 9th, Columbus 12th and Cleveland 18th) and in the middle of the pack out of 69 American cities with populations over 250,000. The kids in Toledo and the board of education now had reasons to gloat as it was not only the schools that were in academic emergency — it was the whole darn city! In newspaper circulation, we passed Columbus. (Toledo, keep turning the pages of our local newspapers) and in the library category, thanks to Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, we made the top 10 list at No. 9. After the survey, El Paso Texas launched a citywide literacy campaign called “Read El Paso Read” and distributed about 95,000 books. However, since El Paso played no role in Toledo, I checked on our two most recent inﬂuences — Texas and Florida — who have brought anything but sunshine into our political scene. Because of limited literacy skills, millions of Texans — hello! — have trouble performing basic reading task, says the National Institute for Literacy. Florida is not far behind, although it is credited with creating a new math system for counting ballots (Go ﬁgure). My decision was whether I wanted my grandson to read himself to sleep in Seattle or trying to count ballot boxes to sleep in Texas and Florida. I decided nothing could take the place of him curling up in our laps while we traveled the world in books, and that no electronic toy could take the place of the excitement,

��

CONSIDER THIS

December 14, 2005

��

Delectable Salads Broadway Chicken Salad Park Avenue Passion Salad Pizzas and Pastas Mona Lisa of Toledo Lasagne LaGuardia Parmesan Chicken Alfredo Pizza

Scrumptious Entrées Long Island Scallops New York, New York Strip Madison Square Chops Hudson Bay Chicken Staten Island Salmon ‘To Die For’ Desserts Grandma’s Rum Cake Kendall’s Cheesecakes Decadent Chocolate Cake

Sunday Brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. “Not just your traditional buffet” Also featuring LIVE JAZZ & BLUES Monday-Saturday nights

1516 Adams Street • 419.243.6675 www.manhattanstoledo.com

COMMUNITY ■

Mayor-Elect Finkbeiner names several new directors, page 12

COMMUNITY

December 14, 2005

Open to interpretation

Father Michael Brown, local priests react as Vatican bans gays from priesthood, page 16

COVER STORY

Smith to establish, deﬁne new missions

Holiday Greetings!

Alliance Premier

The Kelley & Russ Team would like to thank everyone for another wonderful year. Call for your free letter opener and we will mail it to you.

136 N. Summit St., Ste. 100, Toledo, OH 43604

Limited Supply

The “Keys” To Your Future

Exclusive Listings

If you’re thinking of a move,

854 Miami $274,900

20979 Bradner $169,900

3681 Fremont Pike $249,900

345 Hoelter $164,900

225 St. Rt. 65 $249,900

2417 Norma Place $154,900

510 Chardonnay $234,900

4621 Oak Glen $134,900

10045 Dowling $224,900

346 Harefoote $124,900

6227 Suffolk $219,900

3519 Harley $124,900

2550 Willow Tree $214,900

2945 Wicklow $122,000

6437 Madison Cove $210,000

215 Eddy $119,900

2120 River Rd. $199,900

34 W. Poinsetta $79,900

Kelley Knitz & Russ Wozniak

874 Louisiana $184,900

1741 Loxley $69,900

(419) 779-6229 or (419) 466-1708

4050 River Road $174,900

134 Lakeshore $32,900

Call us!

By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com

SEPARATION ANXIETY

Toledo Children’s Rights Council may have to close — leaving 150 families like Timothy Davidson and his son without a way to arrange parental visits Story by Matt Zapotosky • Photography by DM Stanﬁeld

TIMOTHY DAVIDSON is

dismissive when he talks, his attention focused on the window or his 1-year-old son, Timothy Davidson Jr. Though not rudely, Davidson responds in only one sentence clips and only when asked a direct question.

It’s hard to blame him: this might be one of the last opportunities Davidson will have to see his son, and he doesn’t want his ex-wife and a reporter taking up all their time. Davidson and his son are participants in a child visitation program for

divorced parents run by the Toledo Children’s Rights Council, an organization which once a week provides a location and supervision for noncustodial parents to spend time with their children. Please see CHILDREN, page 8

TPD Captain Jack Smith is known as a man who takes no prisoners. He has a rock-solid resume and proven leadership skills. He has eyed the Chief of Police position from the time he was a lieutenant. MayorSMITH elect Carty Finkbeiner has announced he will replace his former hire, Toledo Police Chief Mike Navarre, with Smith. Smith, a 33-year veteran of the force and retired Marine, grew up in East Toledo and has been promoted through the TPD ranks since his ﬁrst appointment in 1973. Smith has been in charge of the bomb squad since 1989 and is the District Commander for the Scott Park Toledo Police Station. He oversees about 118 ofﬁcers, 18 sergeants and four lieutenants. His territory has included about one-third of the city. According to Bob Reinbolt, chief of staff for Finkbeiner, Navarre’s release is just one of every director position in the City. “It’s time for change and a new vision, new energy,” said Reinbolt, who said he was recommending most of the changes in administration. Please see CAPTAIN, page 11

MOVE-IN DECEMBER 2005

CALL TODAY TO VIEW OUR 5TH FLOOR MODEL UNIT ASK FOR MEGAN FULKERSON (419) 870-LOFT (5638) or (419) 343-2770 or email megan@bartleylofts.com Open: Mon - Thurs 11-4pm, Sat 10 -2pm, Sun Noon-3pm WWW.BARTLEYLOFTS.COM

ROOFTOP POOL | BALCONY | PARKING INCLUDED 10-YEAR TAX ABATEMENT | ON-SITE INTERIOR DESIGN TEAM

745 WASHINGTON | TOLEDO, OHIO 43624

*MANY FLOOR PLANS TO CHOOSE FROM, RANGING IN SIZE FROM 1350-2300 SQ. FEET, AND PRICED FROM $187,000

Toledo Free Press ■ 7

TTH 100 Ad_4c1/2pg_TFP.eps 11/28/05 12:58 PM Page 1

Buyers Agent Kristen KnitzLucas

COMMUNITY

8 ■ Toledo Free Press

Children Continued from page 6 The council, which serves 150 families every month free of charge, is out of money and plans to close its doors Dec. 29. “It would be difﬁcult because I’m not quite sure right now if I’d see him again,” Davidson said of the potential WUWERT closing, nodding toward his son. Margaret Wuwert, executive director of the council in Toledo, said the organization needs about $50,000 to stay open. The council’s annual budget is about $95,000, and December is almost the halfway point in the group’s ﬁscal year. Nikooe Fisher, Timothy Davidson Jr.’s mother, said if the council closes its doors, she’s not sure how she will arrange her son’s visits with his father. She said she might try to use relatives to supervise the visits. “I wouldn’t want to put a big inconvenience to anyone else,” she said. “[Timothy’s] used to this environment. He’s just gotten used to this adjustment.” Timothy Davidson Jr., or T.J., for short, lives with his mother, but Fisher said she feels it is im-

portant he have a bond with both parents. “I still want him to have a bond with his father,” she said. “It makes it easier when he has a male role model.” Wuwert said her group’s funding previously came from grants that ran out. The group is also given $40,000 a year by Lucas County Job and Family Services and receives about $5,000 a year in private donations. The group employs 12 people part-time at $7 per hour and has 18 volunteers. Wuwert said she would like to receive some financial support from the Lucas County domestic relations and juvenile courts — which refer many supervised visitation cases to her. She also said she would like to receive some financial support from the Lucas County Children Services Board, as 19 of her current 41 families have cases with the agency. Dean Sparks, director of the Lucas County Children Services Board, said his organization actually defers the $40,000 the council receives from Job and Family Services, but he is open to providing more funding. He said he wants Wuwert to first ask the courts for money, and then he would go to his board to ask if any additional funds could be made available. Sparks said Wuwert should consider charging a fee to users of her service. “There’s more to running a program than ‘go out and do

good,’” Sparks said. “Part of running a program is ﬁguring out the ﬁnances of it.” Fisher said she did not know if her family would continue using the service if a fee were involved. “It would be a lot harder because I have another child also,” she said. Wuwert said it was not the philosophy of the council to charge its clients. “Parents should not have to pay to see their children,” she

said. “I can’t change my mind philosophically because I’m running out of money.” Judge David Lewandowksi of the Lucas County Domestic Relations Court said he doubts the council will close and the court is looking into raising ﬁling fees to generate funds for the group. He said a $20 per case increase would generate $30,000 in additional revenue. Filing fees are currently $250 a case. Lewandowski said the Lucas

County Commissioners were considering more funding for the council. County administrator Michael Beazley confirmed the commissioners were considering funding the council. “I’m confident that the money will be there so they can stay in operation,” Lewandowski said. “I’m pretty confident that we’re going to do that for Margaret, and I feel bad that she’s been sort of upset about the whole thing, but patience is a virtue.”

��

Scam exploits Scouts

��

�� Together Again!

��

� � � ��

��

� ��

��

� � � � � � � � ��

��

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

��

CALL 11 FOR ACTION

“I feel awful Someone is using the good angry about it. name of a leShe could do gitimate local that to people, organization, make $200 to the Girl Scouts, $300 a day. She’s taking to try and rip you off. The advantage of crooks are using a lot of good the scouts and people. I’m a their famous disabled vet. Dan Bumpus cookies to my buddy’s a steal cash from disabled vet,” said Jeff Needham, who also got their victims. They’ve already hit a neighborhood in North Toledo, ripped off after paying for several boxes. He’s worried the scam will where they took money from several people, but never delivered have a negative impact on the the goods. real Girl Scouts. The real Girl Scouts say it’s “The kids are the ones that are gonna suffer in the end if people definitely a scam. “She’s a scam artist. She’s are afraid to buy the product,” gotta be,” said Bill Calhoun. ReNeedham said. cently, he came face to face with a The Girl Scouts say spotting the scammers should be simple. criminal, and he was fooled. “I would say she’s a real conWhen it’s the real deal, you’ll be artist. She’s good,” he said. given a specific order form, with prices, types of cookies, and the The woman was canvassing official Girl Scouts logo. And you’ll Paige Street in the North End, claiming to work for the Girl never be asked to pay your money up front. The Girl Scouts collect Scouts. Calhoun said he doesn’t even like cookies, but he bought a only when they deliver your order, box to help the cause. which usually takes about a month. The real Girl Scouts won’t The woman promised to be back within hours, but she start taking orders until middisappeared. January.

December 14, 2005

��

COMMUNITY

December 14, 2005

��

Smith Continued from page 6 Reinbolt cited the October riots and an ongoing gang issue as reasons for the decision to replace Navarre. Reinbolt said the administration welcomes Smith’s cowboy reputation. “He’s a policeman’s policeman,” Reinbolt said. “We like his energy and the fact that he’s assertive. Does that mean some-

times he’ll get out and chase a suspect down? Yes.” In 1998, Smith was among officers who shot and killed Joe Chappell after he murdered a woman, stabbed her children, shot another woman to death, then led police on a high-speed chase that ended in a standoff in West Toledo. Smith said his officers respect his leadership. “Regardless of what I do, I work hard at it. If you talk to my officers, most are pretty happy

with aggressive leadership efforts. Aggressive, not abusive,” he said. “I’m proud of my record. There’s nothing I would take a step back from.” Smith said he has a lot of work to do once he assumes his new duties. “We have a morale problem,” Smith said. “I’d like to open the doors at the patrol levels to address it.” Smith said the gang issue in Toledo needs to be addressed. “We need a little more formally organized and aggressive ap-

Toledo Free Press ■ 11 proach, to this and juvenile crime in general.” Smith said he plans to introduce a “mini block-watch model” he developed. Already functioning in his district, the REINBOLT plans calls for quality of life policing, where officers are given the opportunity to “take care of any problem they see,” one or two blocks at a time. “There are problems that are always going to be here,” Smith said. “There’s no such thing as too little crime.” Smith also said he intends to deal with equipment issues and make sure officers are using the latest and best technology. “I see redefining and establishing new missions,” as part of his first efforts when he assumes his new job, he said. Smith said he has a good rela-

tionship with the police union, but added he has never taken part in a contract negotiation. “I’m of the opinion that if I have a problem with an ofﬁcer, most things can be worked out,” he said. Smith said he has always had a good professional relationship with Navarre. “I’ve always been able to voice my opinions to him,” he said. “Our job by deﬁnition is law enforcement,” Smith said. “I intend to give this city the best that I can give it.” A date has not yet been set for when Smith will begin. “That’s up to agreement,” he said. “I’d like to see it as January 4.” Navarre would not comment on the termination, but attorneys may dispute Finkbeiner’s right to appoint a new chief. “The Chief of Police does not serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and may only be terminated for just or reasonable cause,” an attorney statement read. Finkbeiner said the City charter allows the move.

��

COMMUNITY

12 ■ Toledo Free Press

December 14, 2005

New directors named to Finkbeiner administration Mayor-elect Carty Finkbeiner and his Chief of Staff, Bob Reinbolt, announced several directors who will join the administration in January. Former City of Toledo Chief Operating Ofﬁcer William Franklin was named Director of Public Service. Franklin has a tenured career in public service with the City of Toledo and the Ohio Department of Transportation. “The streets and infrastructure are huge in terms of the economic development of this city,” Finkbeiner said. Franklin is a graduate of UT and Bowsher High School. In college, he majored in transportation and pavement design. Theresa Gabriel, former Clerk of Court for Toledo Municipal Court System, was named Director of Human Resources.

Gabriel has worked for the City of Toledo since 1963. Her prior duties include Personnel Administrator for Community Development and Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation & Forestry. A graduate of Scott High School, she has served as president of Local 2058 and was a member of Local 7. She attended UT, Mary Manse College, and holds certificates from Davis Business School and Stautzenberger College. Perlean Griffin, director of Affirmative Action Contract Compliance from 1988 through 2001, comes out of retirement to be Executive Director of Affirmative Action. Griffin, a graduate of UT, has worked in various City of Toledo positions since 1975.

U.S. TROOPS

Iraq vet to renew vows By Miranda Everitt Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

In March of 1988, Deborah Pelton and her boyfriend Bryan Wisbon went to pick up Deborah’s parents at the airport from a trip to Hawaii. “They acted kind of strange on the way home,” Deborah’s father Ron said. His wife Shirley saw the ring on Deborah’s left ring ﬁnger. Shirley said, “You got married, didn’t you?” Deborah and Bryan had only known each other for a few months, but their quick courthouse wedding has lasted 17 years. Deborah has been in Iraq with the 983rd Engineering Battalion, Bravo Company for the past 14 months. She returned home Dec. 9. “They were mortared nearly every day,” Shirley said. “She said that was their wake-up call.” Bryan decided they would renew their vows when she came back. The family has helped Shirley put together the ceremony she missed the ﬁrst time. Shirley, a wedding coordinator, bought eight wedding dresses

Dr. Patsy Scott, a former consultant and Director of the City’s technology department, will be Director of Information, Technology and Communication. Scott, a graduate of UT, worked for the university until her retirement in 2002. Robert Williams, current Director of the Toledo Waterways Initiative, has been named Director of Public Utilities. Williams has worked for the City of Toledo since 1980 and is a graduate of UT. Reinbolt said more staff announcements will be made prior to the swearing-in ceremony planned for Jan. 4. He would not say how many of the current City of Toledo employees would be retained or told of their job status before the year’s end. — Myndi Milliken

��

Toledo Free Press ■ 13

COLLEGES

Huge Holiday Sale! ��

COMMUNITY

December 14, 2005

Faculty work stoppage would ‘likely’ close UT By Matt Zapotosky Special to Toledo Free Press

When UT students come back to school Jan. 9 after the holiday break, they might be without their professors. The UT American Association of University Professors, the union representing UT’s faculty, ﬁnalized an “authorization to strike” vote Dec. 6, potentially giving union leaders power to call a work stoppage if ongoing health care negotiations with university trustees continue to sputter. The university’s service employees, represented by the Communication Workers of America, passed a similar vote with 91 percent approval Dec. 7. But a positive “authorization to strike” vote does not necessarily mean a strike is in the immediate future, said Ron Honse, president of the CWA Local 4319. “We actually need that strike vote to have any clout to negotiate with the employer,” Honse said. “It’s not something that’s imminent ... I would hope it wouldn’t lead to a strike ... That’s the last option we want to use.”

The crux of the debate between the unions and UT is health care. UT wants to institute premiums ranging from $150 to $175 a month for employee spouses who want to become primary on the UT health care plan instead of using their own employers’ plans. UT also wants to impose an increase in employee co-pays on prescription drugs. A third party fact finder last month sided with the unions on the issue of spousal coverage and called for a compromise on prescription drug co-pays. The fact finder’s resolution was unanimously rejected by the UT Board of Trustees. “The recommendations of the fact finder were too expensive,” said Dan Brennan, chairman of the board. “It was $3 million more than we planned to spend. We cannot afford to provide to the unions what the fact finder recommended we provide to the unions.” Brennan said he would be open to negotiating in other areas, but overall cost had to be reduced. Honse said the university could generate money to cover employee health care

and he did not feel there was much room to give on other issues. “They come up with the money for all kinds of projects at that university,” Honse said. “What Brennan has to realize is he can’t balance the books of the university on the backs of the workers.” Harvey Wolff, president of the UT-AAUP, said only two options remain if negotiations fail: the unions accept a settlement imposed by the board or they go on strike. “Our only reaction really is to accept what they impose or go on strike,” he said. “If they want to impose a settlement, then essentially we’d be taking a vote to strike.” Brennan said it was unlikely the board would impose a settlement as long as negotiations were making progress. Brennan said he felt current negotiations had the “potential for progress.” Jim Thomas, author of “Negotiating to Win,” founder of Common Ground, and a producer of negotiation workshops, said the authorization to strike vote does not mean much in terms of negotiation but shows the

��

�� Photo courtesy Sturgill family

Deborah Wisbon returned from duty in Iraq on Dec. 9. and sent digital pictures of them to Deborah. The church where they will be married Dec. 17 will be decorated with poinsettias and red and green ribbons. About 150 of the couple’s friends and relatives will attend the ceremony and reception. “She’s going to have to get a hair cut, get her nails done, do all of those girl things,” Shirley said. “All she’ll have to worry about is her dress, that’s it.”

COMMUNITY BRIEFS Allegiant Air offers additional services

Allegiant Air announced it will expand its nonstop jet service to a six day-a-week schedule beginning Feb. 8. The Las Vegas-based airline will add two additional days of Orlando service Wednesdays and Saturdays, allowing flights to Orlando almost every day of the week. Beginning Dec. 15, the flights will operate four times weekly from the Toledo Express Airport Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday departing at 7 a.m. and arriving at Orlando Sanford International Airport at 9:25 a.m. For the return, flights will depart Orlando at 4:20 p.m. and arrive in Toledo at 6:50 p.m. The new Wednesday and Saturday flights will depart Toledo at 6:05 p.m., arriving in Orlando at 8:30 p.m. Flights leaving Orlando will depart at 3 p.m., arriving in Toledo at 5:30 p.m. Also on Dec. 15, the low-cost carrier will initiate nonstop service to Las Vegas with four-day-a-week service.

NOBMA to host holiday party

The Northwest Ohio Black Media Association will host its Holiday Headliners Party from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dec. 16 at Genesis Dreamplex Hotel 2429 S. Reynolds Rd. Tickets are $20 and will include Hors d’ oeuvres, dancing, punch and wine. The attire is semi-formal. There will be R&B musical selections by DJ Keith. Proceeds will beneﬁt the NOBMA Scholarship Fund. To purchase tickets, call (419) 243-0007.

Boys & Girls Club Christmas party

The Boys & Girls Club host the longest-running Christmas party in Toledo at COSI, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 15. About 1,600 youth are expected to attend the 114th annual Christmas party, where each child will be able to visit with Santa, enjoy educational activities and go home with a goody bag. “Many children in our area don’t always have the happiest of holidays,” said Dave Wehrmeister, executive director. For information, call (419) 241-4258.

seriousness of the unions involved. He also said a strike of professors could be detrimental to the university, as it might result in cancelled classes and refunded tuition. “The janitorial staff, fairly easy to replace,” Thomas said. “I would think the university’s ability to replace its faculty mid-year would be extremely challenging ... The professors could be an absolute show-stopper.” Wolff said it was hard to speculate on the impact of a strike because it had never occurred at UT. A faculty strike occurred earlier this year at Youngstown State University, but it occurred over the summer and did not force the cancellation of any classes. Faculty strikes in Canada in the last four years have forced cancellation of classes. Honse said a strike would likely shut down the university, especially because the AAUP and CWA are coordinating their efforts. “I think it’d be very difﬁcult for them to function if both the faculty and the staff elected to walk off the job,” he said. “It very likely could close down the university.”

��

Masters

��

Switch Today!

��

Planning your Christmas Party? ��

��

COMMUNITY

December 14, 2005

��

EDUCATION

Torres: new board ‘not to blame’ for Sanders resignation By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com

In a 5-0 decision, the Toledo Public School board approved the resignation of Dr. Eugene Sanders, TPS superintendent for six years. The decision comes on the heels of the election of three new board members who “want a SANDERS change,” according to current board members. But those new members say Sanders was already job hunting and on his way out. Sanders will remain with TPS until Aug. 31, and a search will be conducted to ﬁnd a new superintendent before his departure. Remaining with the district for

��

that time will allow Sanders to assist with the transition of a new board, the budget process and proﬁciency testing in March. “I’m proud of the work we’ve done,” Sanders said. “The pieces are in place and hopefully the new board and new leadership will take this opportunity to take what we’ve done and continue to move it in a good direction.” Sanders, who will not discuss his job options, said his six-years have exceeded the national average. “I think [my resignation] is a natural progression of what happens in jobs of this nature,” he said. “My political position is to stay out of the political context and talk about the education of the students.” Sanders said there were no ﬁnancial terms of severance except for payment of vacation time. “I’m sure there will be mixed emotions on several levels and I have mixed emotions myself,” he

��

PARK WEST

��

� ��

��

�

��

said. “At the end of the day, the district will have had 26 superintendents before me and 26 or more after me. This has been my time and my opportunity to contribute to the great legacy of this district and the community, and I’m very proud of the work we’ve done.” Board member Peter Silverman spoke of many TPS accomplishments under Sanders’ direction, including single-sex schools, charter schools, academies, lengthening of the school day and installments of new math programs. “We’ve been rewarded immensely,” he said. “Our scores have put us into the top of Ohio and have made us a district throughout the nation that’s respected. The voters elected a new board as of November and the new members want a change. They are entitled to have a superintendent that will bring out the changes they want and to do things differently.” Board member David Welch said he agreed to keeping Sanders on to prevent the need for an interim superintendent. “The district desperately needs the continuation of [Sanders’] leadership while they ﬁnd their way. We have a lot of obstacles in the next year to overcome — the budget, closing of schools. To have three new board members and an interim superintendent would have been disastrous,” he said. Board Vice President Deborah Barnett said Sanders’ resignation comes at a time when TPS is making great strides.

“What’s sad is that we are recognized in the nation as the district that is held up as what we need to strive for,” she said, noting that, “as a new board, we have to come together because we’re here for the children, and they deserve the best education we can provide them.” Board President Larry Sykes announced he would not seek a new term as president. “You did an excellent job in navigating the ship,” he told Sanders. “You’ve shown a lot of people here how to grow. You’ll always be my friend; I respect you to the utmost. I will not seek the presidency of this district again. I will do what I can as a board member.” Sykes, an 18-year veteran on the TPS board, hired Sanders. Robert Torres, newly elected board member and part of the “3 for Change” Platform that has publicly criticized Sanders’ direction with TPS, said the new board members are wrongfully being blamed for Sanders’ resignation. “Sanders had been indicating all along through his actions that he was looking to go elsewhere,” Torres said. “Now he gets to have his cake and eat it, too. The current board has supported Sanders’ decision to look elsewhere and interview on the taxpayer’s dime.” Torres said he met with Sanders two weeks prior to the announcement and “left with the understanding that he would complete his contract through 2009.” Darlene Fisher, a newly elected board member who also

ran under the “3 for Change” platform, said they never called for Sanders’ resignation. “Even during our whole campaign, we didn’t speak of his position,” Fisher said. “We were speaking mainly of the board and of their interaction with the community.” Fisher said it was “highly reported that [Sanders] was looking to leave for some time,” and that she assumed she would be working with him. “I’ve stated publicly that I was looking forward to working with him.” Sanders would not comment on Torres’ or Fisher’s comments, except to say, “After reflecting on where I am, I felt it was time to explore some new opportunities.” Urban Coalition communications chairman Steven Flagg, who has also offered criticism of Sanders and the decisions of the current board, said Sanders is “leaving a sinking ship.” He said the new board members will reveal that the district has not properly dealt with issues such as charter schools. “His administration has been style over substance. He’s terrified the new board will bring out the issues. We’ll find that we basically have had a rubber stamp board for the last four or five years,” he said. “I would have thought a clean break would have been better. Now we are leaderless, regardless of what they say. Sanders won’t be concentrating on his job, he’ll be concentrating on finding another job. It scuttles any attempt for a new levy if it’s needed.”

��

Toledo Free Press ■ 15

��

COMMUNITY

16 ■ Toledo Free Press

December 14, 2005

RELIGION

When the Vatican recently released a document blocking actively gay men from becoming priests, Father David Beck of St. Jude Parish said he felt a slight twinge of sadness. Sadness not because he felt the document was a radical change from the Catholic Church’s previous teachings, but sadness because he felt the document unnecessarily singled out homosexual priests. “My general reaction is that I don’t see that there’s a lot of difference from what we’ve had in the past for either homosexuals or heterosexuals — if they were actively involved, they were not able to be ordained,” Beck said. “The sad thing is they single out homosexuals, do not include heterosexuals and, even though their document doesn’t say it, it has to make a homosexual feel ... that he’s not being appreciated for the gifts he can give ... I’m sure that some of them probably feel that they’re not as welcome.” Beck’s reaction was fairly typical of Catholic priests in Toledo interviewed for this article. Though none opposed the document, all raised questions concerning the timing of the document’s release or its message. “I don’t know why they felt they needed to write it,” said Father Robert Reinhart of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. “Actively heterosexual men can’t become involved in the priesthood either ... It almost seems like stress is being made on the one because it’s deemed unnatural.”

Open to interpretation

The document, formally released by the Vatican two weeks ago, blocks not only actively gay men from becoming priests but also blocks men showing “deep-seated” homosexual tendencies or men supporting the “gay culture,”

said Dr. Richard Gaillardetz, Murray/Bacik Professor of Catholic Studies at UT. The part of the document referring to “deep-seated” homosexual tendencies is particularly ambiguous. A benign reading of the term “deep-seated homosexual tendencies” might only block “someone who is effectively a sex addict,” but Vatican documents do typically not use the term in that way, Gaillardetz said. “In the catechism ... it’s referring to a homosexual orientation,” Gaillardetz said. A similar problem arises with the part of the document referring to “gay culture.” A benign reading of this term might refer to only gay men who refuse to associate with anyone of different sexuality, Gaillardetz said, while another reading of the term might refer to any man who marches in a gay pride parade. Area priests agreed the document was open to multiple interpretations. “It seems to be interpreted very much in the eye of the beholder,” said Michael Brown of Christ the King parish. The ﬁnal decision on interpretation, Gaillardetz said, will be left up to those in charge of the seminaries — graduate schools for priests. They, along with the bishop, choose who will compose the next generation of Catholic priests. “The ﬁnal decisions are made by the rector of the seminary and the bishop who ordains [the priests],” Gaillardetz said. “That’s why I frankly don’t anticipate a huge change in policy.”

“This is a response 10 to 12 years later of a plethora of questions that were raised to Vatican ofﬁcials about what the proper response was,” Nuss said. “Many times these questions are raised and it takes a long time for an answer.” Though Nuss called the document helpful and instructive, he questioned the timing of its release and said he wished it provided more comprehensive coverage of human sexuality. CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

Bad timing

Father David Nuss, director of vocations for the diocese of Toledo, said the newly released document originated in the early 1990s when seminarians raised questions about the suitability of homosexuality inclined candidates for the priesthood.

��

“I wish that the topic of sexuality would have received much more emphasis rather than the zoom lens on homosexual tendencies,” he said. Brown also questioned the timing of the document’s release — particularly because it is the ﬁrst major policy issued by the new Vatican. “I just question what message that sends,” he said. “The biggest concern in the Church is this at this point in history?” Phil Burress, president of conservative group Citizens for Community Values, said the document is 50 years too late and is a necessary response to the child-abuse crisis in the church. “If they would have had this policy 50 years ago when homosexuals were going into the priesthood, we could’ve spared the lives of thousands of these boys who are now men,” Burress said. “That will certainly cut down on the abuse that occurs in the church.” Burress said because much of the abuse in the church involved young boys, it should be attributed to homosexuals. “If a man abuses a boy, that’s a homosexual act,” he said. “People who are sexually addicted — that’s all they think about all day long is acting out sexually.”

Toledo Free Press photo by DM Stanﬁeld

Father Michael Brown of Christ the King parish said the Vatican’s decree seems to be open to interpretation.

Child abuse crisis

�� “A friend of mine was forced to use a nationally owned title company for the sale of his residence. My response was to remind him that he had the right to choose who provides these services to him, and further to consider these facts which I believe to be very accurate: • $7.00 out of $10.00 spent in a national title company leaves our local economy • $7.00 out of $10.00 spent in a locally owned title company stays in our local economy. • National title companies tend to use out of town banks, insurance companies, advertising firms, payroll services, accountants and attorneys. • Locally owned title companies use local people in all the industries mentioned above. • Additionally, a local title company supports local charities, civic endeavors, and schools and universities.” -John Martin, President and Legal Counsel

��

8 Convenient Closing Offices.

��

�

��

Father Jim Auth of Regina Coeli said the document might be a Vatican response to pressure from conservative forces within the church. Auth said these groups exist in all religious denominations. “It shows the nervousness conservative religious groups have always had,” Auth said. “There’s a bit of homophobic, anti-gay mania going around.” Auth said while the document left room for homosexuals in the priesthood, he thought those men might feel discriminated against. “The implication is there,” Auth said. Gaillardetz said he would be surprised if gay priests did not feel slighted by the new document. “My gosh, if you’re a gay priest, and you read this document ... how do you not feel slighted?” Gaillardetz said. “I think it creates a huge morale problem in the priesthood ... and, by the way, a morale problem ... at a time when morale is already pretty low.” Some priests said the document will foster dishonesty within the seminaries — as candidates for priesthood tried to bury their sexual feelings rather than attempting to discover them. “If a man does have a homosexual inclination, he’s going to try to hide it,” Beck said. “You are who you are.” “The danger is we’re going to get a church version of don’t ask don’t tell,” Gaillardetz said. Nuss said that type of culture is the exact opposite of the intention of the document. “The entire process is predicated on truthfulness and self-disclosure,” Nuss said. “If truth doesn’t underscore the relationship, there’s no chance of it working out well ... What the Church is driving at is integrity. A suitable candidate has to embrace wholeheartedly with his mind and with his soul church teachings.”

��

• CATERING & BANQUETS FOR ANY OCCASION - CARRY OUT AVAILABLE •

��

‘Anti-gay mania’

• Creative Appetizers & Salads • Exotic Desserts • Vegetarian & Health Dishes • Lamb Specialties • Homemade Pizza & Sauces

��

However, local priests disputed Burress’s claim. Brown said a lack of psychosexual maturity among some priests — not homosexual tendencies — contributed to the abuse scandal, and he questioned this document as a response to the abuse crisis. “I can’t say there’s no connection [with the abuse scandal], but it seems somewhat unnecessary to me,” Brown said. “Some of the [child abuse] cases, if you follow some of these priests later on, their own psychosexual maturity was at stake. They weren’t homosexually oriented ... They weren’t mature on an emotional level.” Beck said he thought the document was a response to the abuse crisis, but he saw no connection between homosexuality and pedophilia. “I would think some of it is in reaction to the sexual abuse,” he said. “I think some of the men involved in the sexual abuse were homosexual. But homosexuality does not mean you’re going to be a pedophile.”

Patrick Guerriero, a Catholic himself and president of Log Cabin Republicans — a national Republican, gay rights organization — said the document is not only the wrong response to the abuse crisis, it is insulting to gay Catholics. “It’s scapegoating a certain part of the Catholic family,” he said. “It’s particularly insulting not only to gay Catholics but also to the many and devoted gay priests.”

Please consider Louisville Title for your title and escrow service provider- your locally owned and operated title company for 60 years.

��

Toledo Free Press ■ 17

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16

Priests react to Vatican banning gays from priesthood By Matt Zapotosky Special to Toledo Free Press

COMMUNITY

�� Sylvania • Perrysburg • Maumee (Arrowhead) • Toledo Swanton • Oregon • Bowling Green • Westgate

Monday-Thursday 4 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday 4 p.m.-11:30 p.m. beirutrestaurant.com

Monday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday 5 p.m.-11:30 p.m. e-mail: labibh@aol.com

FULL BAR & LARGE SELECTION OF DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED BEER

��

Featuring the “small plates” of the Mediterranean.

Large selection of Italian, Spanish, Middle East and Greek specialties. Monday-Friday 11:30-11pm Saturday 5-11pm Full Bar, Sangria, Imported and Domestic Beer & Wines

(419)

885-0101

5333 MONROE

BUSINESS IN FOCUS

REALTY&HOMES

Monthly Payments from

Principal & Interest

Jayne Matson 419.265.5720

18 The Chadwick from from $233,500 The Chadwick $233,500 ��

FINANCE

ECONOMICS

Reasons to reﬁnance

John Gibney, director of communications for Regional Growth Partnership, said more people are taking a regional approach.

Study: time is ripe for change By Russ Zimmer Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

A communications development consulting ﬁrm says “the time is ripe” for Toledo’s resurgence but the window is quickly closing. Creative Change Associates is a Michigan-based organization which helps businesses and communities achieve their hopes and dreams through strategic conversations, said Lanny White, vice president. In a study released in early December, Creative Change reported “the Greater Toledo Region has a wonderful opportunity to really show the rest of the country how to successfully transform an entire region.” White said the changes don’t need to be dramatic but must involve collaboration between the public and private sectors and must reach across municipal borders. “If they get together they could throw more support into larger implementation strategies in the region and, at the same time, they can still have the small victories that ﬁt like puzzle pieces into the

the

A K

bigger picture,” White said. Harnessing and recognizing the strengths of the region while admitting and correcting its shortcomings will be a long process but one that is inevitable, White said. As strong leadership was lacking in the region, according to Creative Change’s study — which was a series of interviews with more than 180 inﬂuential members from businesses and communities around the region conducted in 2003 and 2004. “The frustration that most of the people we talk to is ‘where is the leader — the group or the individual — that can take charge and get things started?’ ” White said. The interviewees weren’t looking for leadership from the government necessarily but from within their own ranks, White said. John Gibney, director of communications and marketing for the Regional Growth Partnership, said he believes the emergence of the RGP as a privately funded entity has addressed much of Creative Change’s leadership concerns.

’s of

With the business community investing their own money into RGP, they have an even bigger stake in seeing the region develop sustainable growth, Gibney said. The Leadership for Economic Advancement and Development campaign, spearheaded by the Toledo Chamber of Commerce early this year, has also addressed the lack of guidance in bringing area businesses together, Gibney said. “There is a lot in [Creative Change’s study] about a lack of leadership — the need for people to step up and help lead this resurgence,” Gibney said. “That is exactly what was done during the last 12 months.” The LEAD initiative is a ﬁve-year economic development program designed to support existing businesses and recruit new companies to our area, according to a press release from the Chamber. “More and more people are realizing the need to work on a regionalized basis because of the competitive environment,” Gibney said. Gibney said the plan hopes to add 20,000 jobs to the area through regional development and diversiﬁcation. Please see CHANGE, page 21

The holidays and the end of the year give a traditional push to advertising for refinancing a mortgage. “Toward the end of a year, people tend to reflect on their financial situations,” said Tom Montrie, branch manager for National City Mortgage in Toledo. “People have more time off and with the holidays, they spend more money than usual.” Refinancing during the holidays takes careful thought, planning and the advice of experts, Montrie said. “With 16 years in the loan business, it comes down to three questions,” he said. ■ What is the purpose of the refinance? “Some are doing it to reduce a rate or term,” Montrie said. “Other might be looking to eliminate PMI insurance.” The most popular reason: cash out. “People have life changes or need to consolidate debt. These are all valid reasons.” Paul Meinerding, senior vice president of retail banking for Key Bank in Toledo, said other valid reasons for a mortgage refinance might include college expenses and a large upgrade to a home. ■ What’s the best program? Calling an 800-number and having approval on a home loan may seem like a quick fix to financial woes, but Montrie advises you seek out the help of your current lender or trusted bank. He also recommends you look at the length of time you plan to spend in your current home and adjust your loan appropriately. “If you plan to be in the home five years or longer, than a fixed rate may be best. For shorter periods, an adjustable rate may work,” he said. ■ What is the payback or break-even point? To some, this might not matter, but any money borrowed will cost the homeowner through closing costs and fees. Math must be done to prove if a payout or percentage point will have a payback or breakeven point worthy of the life of the loan. “Consolidation sometimes does make sense,” Meinerding said. “The risk is, you are painting yourself into long-term payments.” Montrie said refinancing is not recommended as a way to pay for holiday gifts.

Magazines located in area Anderson's, Blockbusters, Krogers & Kazmaier's. See our latest issue online at 4-NewHomes.com

888.670.0035

�L�E � A�I�L�A�B �n � V �� A � �W �t�i�o �O N ns��t�r�u�c o�� C � % � 0 � 1�0 L�o�a�ns� �t�� o � � L � d � n � a

$1117* �Th ��e��M��

adis�on �� fro m��$2 ��57 �,5 ��00 ��

Prices vary based on amenities and lot selection.

Project Info. Message

$1152*

Enter Code # 310 ��

The Augusta from $265,500 ��

��

77 Sites - 1700 to 2200+ sq. ft. homes 26 Water Lots on 4 acre lake Maintenance free living / Gatehouse Clubhouse / Fitness Center / Game Room Landscaped picnic areas / access to trails Lighted water feature and waterfall & more

2284 Mapletree Maumee New Construction

$906*

552 Sugar Maple

$208,800

Keith A. Rable REALTOR

419.973.5100 www.KeithRable.com

T� � hT� eh�� eB� B e�� e lm lm oo� � nn�� t t��fr �� from o m�� $$2 �5�44�,5 ,5 ��00�00�

Fixed Rate Program with 3 Year Rate Reduction

� ��0�0 8,5 4� ��$�2� fr om to�n�� in�g�� T�h�e��C�a��rr��

QUALIFY for Lower Payments & Larger Loans

$1104*

Directions: Route 64 to Finzel Road to Wesley Farms.

$1078*

�� The Lexington from $246,500

in the Village of Whitehouse ��

00� ,5�� 48�� $2�� m �� fro ne�� to�� ys�� re�� G�� e� �� Th��

the

Principal & Interest

Jim Farthing 419.360.2477

��

$1078*

By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com

Toledo Free Press ﬁle photo

Our Planned Community offers the charm of the countryside as a magnificent setting for your new home. The landscape is meant for those who value relaxation and leisure. Enjoy the serenity with hiking and biking trail access. Enjoy Life More.

2233 Greenlawn Maumee School District $166,200

Maumee New Construction

3728 Beverly 3 Bedroome Basementh Fireplace $129,900

You deserve a relationship with a real person. That’s our stand.

$564*

�� Gross Annually Principal & Interest 6.625% 3.75%* $30,000

$700

$109,322

$151,150

$45,000

$1050

$163,983

$226,725

$60,000

$1400

$218644

$302,300

Mortgage Broker in NW Ohio*

*BASED ON LOAN VOLUME

www.AllianceVentureMortgage.com

Maria Rodriguez-Winter As a Personal Financial Representative in Toledo, I know many local families. My knowledge and understanding of the people in this community help me provide customers with an exceptional level of service. I look forward to helping families like yours protect the things that are important—your family, home, car, and more. I can also help you prepare a strategy to achieve your financial goals.

Michael Thompson

H u ndreds of Milli on $ F un ded l oc ally .

PROFESSIONAL MORTGAGE PLANNER

Discover Why with one call.

* Programs / Rates / Terms subject to change. All programs have qualifying criteria. Down Payment of 10% or greater required for advertised rate. Rate and payment shown are for year one ; rate can never exceed 6.50% Rates reduced first three years of a 30 year fixed rate fully amortizing mortgage. Taxes, Insurance, and Mortgage Insurance not included. PowerPlus available exclusively from Alliance Venture Mortgage, LLC. MB #1888 6546 Weatherfield Ct., Bldg. B, Suite 1, Maumee, OH 43537 Call 419.930.LOAN (5626) 12/12/05.

Rodriguez-Winter Insurance Agency 1232 Broadway, Toledo, Ohio 43609

Office: (419) 246-8432

�� ANNUAL INCOME P & I �� PAYMENT 30 YEAR FIXED POWERplus

A portion of every transaction benefits the Make A Wish Foundation established to provide benefits for children with life threatening illnesses.

�� The Pinehurst from $260,500

$1019*

$234,900

$721*

$1130*

Hundreds of Million$ Funded Locally

Toll Free: 877.698.LOAN Direct: 419.930.5678 Mobile: 419.575.4429 mthompson@allianceventuremortgage.com

��

�

��

Vicky Montgomery (419) 261-8265 Web site: vmontgomery.com 24-hr info call 1-800-407-2111 then enter code#

7365 Windsor Wood Blvd Maumee Code #30174 $429,000 6924 Shadowcreek Maumee Code #30044 $354,000 1518 Oakmont East Toledo Code #30134 $69,000 2304 State Blvd. Maumee Code #30144 $129,900

��

�

��

� � ��

��

�

��

3635 Terrace Toledo Code #30024 $79,900 3305 Westchester Toledo/Sylvania Schools Code #30114 $284,500 4616 Longfellow Sylvania Code #30164 $179,900

��

�� t i d e �� r c bad �� m e l b �� o r p o n ��

��

Toledo Free Press ■ 21

Change Continued from page 18 “Manufacturing is not what it was, and it’s not going to be what it is today,” Gibney said. “It’s not going to be a major supplier for us.” Negative coverage from The Blade of ambitious moves towards changing the structure of the regional economy has provided some business and community leaders with a convenient excuse to stay the course, White said. “It depends on what people fear being written about and what people reading it are going to say,” White said. “One of the biggest hurdles they are facing is overcoming their reluctance to be put under public scrutiny by the paper.” Director of public affairs for the Toledo Port Authority Brian Schwartz said the trouble regionalization keeps running into is aversion to sharing power. “It’s the same problem we’ve always seen; the surrendering of turf, everybody putting aside their turf and working together for a common aim and a common good,” Schwartz said. White said there are examples in the region to build from, such as Perrysburg’s Levis Commons. “Levis Commons was not necessarily all driven by a developer,” White said. “The thinking is that there is commerce, service and residential improvements and growth serving the whole area.”

BUSINESS BRIEF Verkennes named marketing director

��

1337 Ogontz Toledo/Maumee Schools Code #30124 $169,000

��

�

��

REDUCED 5556 Forest Green Toledo Code #30004 $174,900

��

3390 Co Rd EF Swanton Code #30054 $164,500

BAKEHOUSE BREADS

��

2321 Georgetown West Toledo Code #30064 $114,000

��

1006 Cuba Toledo Code #30094 $129,900

�

��

Joe Verkennes was recently named Director of Marketing at Monroe County Community College after leading the college’s account at Hart Associates, MCCC’s Maumeebased marketing and communicaVERKENNES tions firm. In addition to being responsible for the implementation of the College’s institutional marketing plan, Verkennes will direct and coordinate the work of the graphic design, media relations, photography and copy center operations. All official publications such as catalogs, brochures, schedules, newletters, press releases, directories and the annual report are duties of the director. Verkennes’ career began at UT, where he worked in the Office of Public Information as a writer while pursuing his Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism.

BUSINESS

TOURISM

Religious convention brings $15 million By Russ Zimmer Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

This summer’s Jehovah’s Witnesses convention brought 32,000 delegates who stayed in hotels, dined and shopped in Toledo during the course of eight weeks. Of the $15 million generated for the local economy by the Jehovah’s Witnesses, $7 million represented wages. About 350 full-time jobs were created to assist in the service industry, DONNELLY said Jim Donnelly, president and CEO of the Greater Toledo Convention and Visitors Bureau. The economic impact of the visitor industry in Lucas County during 2004 was $1.1 billion, according to Donnelly. Bringing the Jehovah’s Witnesses to Toledo was a four-year courtship, which is not unusual, Donnelly said. He said he expects to sign a deal with several congregations to bring the Jehovah’s Witnesses back for at least six weeks next summer and the GTCVB is always pitching Toledo to convention planners.

“We go out and call on people. We have a list of people who hold conventions annually,” Donnelly said. “We actively market and sell to groups and have been working on some for years.” General Manager Kelly Becker of Zia’s, an Italian restaurant on The Docks, said business generated from visitors to Downtown is important, especially in the summer. Becker, who also sits on the GTCVB board of directors, said the bureau is in the midst of its new campaign “Do Two,” in order to prompt visitors to extend their stays in the city and to partake in more entertainment and dining. “We are trying to encourage folks to stay in town for more than one evening,” Becker said. “Unless you are staying Downtown, you might not ﬁnd The Docks in one night.” As a member of the GTCVB, Zia’s is informed when conventions are coming to town, where the delegates are staying and whether they have a preplanned dinner. With the advanced notice, Becker said, Zia’s can prepare the proper amount of staff to handle the extra customers, which ﬂuctuated between 50 and 150 extra diners during the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ convention. “They were great for business,” Becker said. “One of the nice things was their convention was in the afternoon, so they didn’t

Toledo Free Press ﬁle photo

SeaGate Centre hosted this year’s Jehovah’s Witness convention. have any plans for dinner.” She said many of the delegates stayed for four-day weekends, contributing even more to the local economy. Donnelly said he expects Lucas County to host about 450 conventions next year — most

will attract 400 to 500 delegates — along with the return of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. “[The Jehovah’s Witnesses are] the type of group that we like: well-behaved and spends a lot of money in the community,” Donnelly said.

NETWORKING

Getting the most out of group memberships T

he Issue: The voice could be the one inside your head, or you could be overhearing a conversation. It really doesn’t matter who is doing the talking, what matters is what is being said. It probably sounds like this: “I’m not going to renew my membership because they aren’t helping me.” Or, “I joined this group to get more business and nobody has given me anything worthwhile.” A Solution: Actually, quitting may not be such a bad move. If you are a member of too many groups, your return on your investment may be diluted. Instead of pointing the finger at them, you need to do some soul-searching about your responsibilities. As the old saying goes, “When you are pointing a finger at others, three fingers are pointing back at you.”

Debby Peters The Next Steps: The ﬁrst step is to determine what value you add to the group or groups to which you belong. If you are seen as only a taker instead of someone who gives time and effort, members will shy away from you. Do you have organizational talents that will help the group func-

tion better? Can you bring new member prospects to the group to help strengthen and diversify the organization? Giving of yourself willingly will catch the attention of others. Are you meeting with members individually outside the normal group meetings? Whether it is the chamber lunch, the association meeting or the board of directors gathering, developing stronger relationships is impossible at those times. Having the commonality of the group, however, gives you the opportunity to develop more credibility with later one-on-one chats. Be sure to have your appointment book with you to facilitate setting these appointments. Look around you. Who else is needed at the group? This is where you can keep your own needs in mind along with the group’s

needs. Make it your rule to invite guests to all group meetings. Invite those who could be helpful to you and also a positive force for the group. Having those people around you will give you the chance to schedule appointments with them to ﬁnd out more about them and how you can be helpful. Take Away: After determining what groups you should be a part of, write a plan of action for how you will operate with the selected groups. For those that don’t seem to be working, write a letter of resignation. The extra time will allow you to concentrate your efforts and gain a better return on your investment. Debby Peters is owner and director of training of Certiﬁed Networker Program of Ohio.

��

SPORTS

Associated Press

Antique aﬁcionados and baseball buffs turned out to place their bids on items from the estate of former Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott. Parts of the estate, valued at $123 million, were on the block Friday. Items included swords, dog dishes, poker tables and punch bowls.

Schott’s Reds memorabilia was not for sale — though it will be March 31 — but that didn’t stop baseball fan Chris Smith from showing up. He bought dog dishes and a dog place mat for $175. “I’m a huge baseball fan,” said Smith, 31, who does not own a dog. “I always liked Marge, and I just wanted a couple of her things.”

JUMP SHOT

GMAC BOWL

SPORTS SPOTLIGHT

UT, UTEP Young track star is a boy wonder are evenly matched By Chris Kozak Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Somewhere, between the missed school dances and the nightly runs that last for five lonely miles, Gregory Turissini’s life transformed from that of a typical 7th grader into a Nike commercial. “I wanted to train for soccer,” the 12year-old Anthony Wayne Junior High School student said, recalling the motivation to sign up for his school’s cross-country team. “It was supposed to be a second sport. I guess I ended up being OK.” Which is a lot like saying Peyton Manning is just an OK quarterback, Michael Jordan was an OK basketball player and buffets make an OK dinner. After less than a year of meets and no formal coaching or training, Turissini won the USA Track & Field state championship, establishing a new state record. From there he won the National Amateur Athletic Union Cross Country Championships. This past weekend, he finished 6th in a field of 250 in the USATF National CrossCountry Championships/Junior Olympics in Providence, R.I. Though he was new to the other competitors, they got to know what the back of his uniform looked like in a hurry. Turissini covers the 3 kilometer course (1.8 miles for our non-Canadian readers) in under 10 minutes. His state championship time of 9 minutes, 53 seconds would have won the last three state meets in his division. “We’re amazed as parents,” said his father, Jim. “After the AAU meet, I had about 10 dads and a couple of coaches ask who are you, where are you from, who’s your coach. And I said, he doesn’t have a coach. All these [other runners] have had coaches and trainers. They are all being groomed. This is their only sport. Gregory is running for a different reason: because he likes it.” Gregory didn’t even have the proper equipment when he began the season. “Until he went to State, he didn’t even own a pair of real running shoes,” Jim said. He was using hand-me downs. From his sister. “They were literally worn down. There were holes in the front of them,” Jim said. “I wouldn’t even have given them to Goodwill, because they weren’t good enough for someone else to use.” Standing 4’11 and weighing 77 pounds, Turissini is more physically qualified to be a jockey, but he has an intangible quality that separates first from second place. “Gregory sees the finish line and says, ‘OK, that’s mine.’ I don’t know where he finds it. He’s 12, I don’t understand the motivation. It’s incredible,” Jim said. “I like running,” Gregory said with a shrug.

By Scott Calhoun Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Photo of Gregory Turissini courtesy Jim Turissini

SPORTS

December 14, 2005

Marge Schott auction nets $180,700

UTEP head coach Mike Price hasn’t been back to Alabama since a scandal during the recruiting season of 2003 cost him the coveted Crimson Tide head coaching position before he could man the team’s PRICE sideline. No problem, said Price, who brings his Miner troops (8-3) into the GMAC Bowl on Dec. 21 for the school’s second-straight bowl appearance, this time against the UT Rockets (8-3). “I hold no ill will since I left there. I have nothing but the utmost respect for Alabama, the football program, the support staff, the athletic director, and the people of Alabama. They’re very good to me and have been since I left there,” Price said. With that obstacle behind him, Price is concentrating on getting the Miners ready to do battle with the Rockets. “I really respect what Toledo’s doing. They’re a model program for other universities like ours to look up to and model our program after,” Price said. “They have a great quarterback and are very balanced. They have tremendous linebackers. So it’s going to be a real quality and competitive game.” Miner junior QB Jordan Palmer comes in as a top-10 Division I QB in yardage (3340) and TD passes (28). He has the luxury of a legitimate dual WR threat. Johnnie Lee Higgins, as his favorite hookup with 47 catches for 807 yards and 8 TD on the season, will be the game’s biggest receiving threat. But lining up opposite Higgins is Chris Francies, whose 42 grabs for 751 yards and 5 TD means UT’s seasoned defensive backs will be on the run all night long. CONTINUED ON PAGE 25

ART WEBER

WEEK THREE Old Man Winter threw a snowstorm at Northwest Ohio last week, cancelling the only boy’s varsity basketball game scheduled last week for the Anthony Wayne Generals. That left the door open to check out the Generals’ neighboring rival, Maumee, which was meeting its archrival, Perrysburg, in a home game.

MEDIA

New sports talk show hits Toledo airways By Scott McKimmy Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Art Weber may be contacted ataweber331 @adelphia. net. Maumee’s Jake Causer splits the defense.

Area sports fans can tune in to hear about local players and news on “Sports of All Sorts” on Fox Sports Radio 1230 WCWA Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. The show offers a new slant on sports talk radio, according to Chuck Buckenmyer, owner of Buckenmyer Marketing Services. He and a stable of about a dozen former players, commentators and other sports personalities bring a new perspective to listeners, with two different hosts scheduled each day. The concept brings local athletes into a brighter spotlight. “I think people are more concerned about what’s going on here than they do nationally,” Buckenmyer said. “We think we can make it lighter, fresher, fun and more local.” He said special features such as player proﬁles CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24

SLAM DUNK

SOME CHUNKS. ��

��

Toledo Free Press ■ 25

��

Toledo • Oregon • Maumee • Perrysburg • Marion • Lima • Findlay

Palmer has been sacked 24 times this season. “Our focus is to have me put the ball in the hands of our athletes and let them make the great plays, not have me make the great throws. We’re explosive and we have a lot of freedom,” Palmer said. While both teams bring potent passing attacks, Toledo arguably boasts a superior rushing game, led by ﬁrst team All-MAC RB Trinity Dawson. UT also boasts

will introduce deserving athletes to the public, and a weekend in review program on Mondays will wrap up sports happenings for listeners who may have missed area high school and college events. Buckenmyer and his partners brokered time slots on Fox Sports Radio to produce the show. He said he also plans to blend special local guests who have inﬂuenced the Toledo sports scene into the mix for even greater variety. Some, like Buckenmyer, have coached at the high school or collegiate level, while others have worked as color commentators or play-by-play announcers. Hosts were selected for their sports experience, with two women among the rotation. “We hope we give people a different cross section and a different idea,” Buckenmyer said. Toledo Free Press staff writer Chris Kozak will offer commentary and sports insight during a regular Tuesday appearance on the show.

serious backfield depth with sophomore Jalen Parmele and senior spitfire Quinton Broussard. With Toledo’s depth in the backfield, Coach Tom Amstutz will look to wear down the Miner defense in the second half, an effective weapon the team has utilized all season. “I’m pretty sure the coaching staff will go with the same game plan we’ve carried out all year,” Dawson said. The Miners counter with Marcus Thomas, who garnered 720 yards and five TDs during the

regular season and topped 100 yards in each of the team’s last four games. Defensively, the Rockets have a considerable edge. Led by first team All-Mac junior LB Mike Alston and senior LB Anthony Jordan, the Rockets are no longer a onesided phenomenon. UTEP gives up 364.8 yards per game to Toledo’s 322.5. “I think we match up with them very well. So I think its going to be a very good game,” UT QB Bruce Gradkowski said.

ARTS&LIFE ARTS ■

TEAR SHEET: Your tour of the Toledo zeitgeist, page 30

The Associated Press

Toledo Rep and Harvest Theatre present opposite sides of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ page 29

HOLIDAYS

CROSB

N FOLDS

Christmas music reflects spirits of nice and naughty

RL IVES

Y GRANT

Music deﬁnes the holiday season. Shopping, partying, visiting and worship are accompanied by songs of yuletide joy as ingrained into our minds as images of snow falling and a midnight star over Bethlehem. Here are some of our favorites, from the Nice and Naughty lists. The Nice

infect you with good cheer, thanks to his joyous performance. While English teachers By Vicki L. Kroll and some editors will cringe at the thought of Toledo Free Press Staff Writer using nouns as verbs, you have to admire the events@toledofreepress.com word play — kids “jingle-belling” and much “mistletoeing.” This brisk song helps make “A Christmas to Remember” by Amy the holiday the hap-happiest season of all. Grant: This is pure pop that’s fun. Check “The Christmas Song” by Nat King out the catchy chorus: “Setting our hopes Cole: OK, most of us probably never have on a big snow tonight/We’ll wake up to a roasted chestnuts, but this clasworld of white/It’s gonna be a Christsic helps make the season bright. mas to remember/Light up the Although this song has been reﬁre, play some Nat King Cole/ DY WILLI AN corded many times, many ways AM Always sentimental and don’t by many artists, you just can’t you know that/It’s gonna be a top Nat’s smooth delivery. He Christmas to remember.” makes this an instant favorite “The Most Wonderful for kids from 1 to 92. ‘Fess up: Time of the Year” by Andy You still peek out the window to Williams: The enthusiasm try to get a glimpse of those ﬂyin this upbeat number is ing reindeer. contagious, and Williams will

The Naughty By Michael S. Miller Toledo Free Press Editor in Chief mmiller@toledofreepress.com

“Bizarre Christmas Incident” by Ben Folds Five: Sardonic, dark and hilarious, this is piano-driven D AL EIR fable relates the pracW tical consequences of an overweight man trying to squeeze down a chimney. Despite stripping naked and lathering up with Crisco, Santa gets stuck in Ben’s ﬂue and dies, dangling

ARTS&LIFE

Toledo Free Press ■ 27

Comedian Richard Pryor dies at age 65

The two faces of Scrooge

December 14, 2005

over the fire. As the cops file their report, the family dog licks the grease from Santa’s hide. Best line: “Oh, Honey, call the lawyers fast/’Cause Mrs. Claus is gonna sue our ass.” Parental advisory for strong language. “The Night Santa Went Crazy” by Weird Al Yankovic: St. Nick freaks out in this gory tale. Santa realizes he’s getting ripped off, trading toys for milk and cookies, and snaps, loading up on ammo and gunning down elves and reindeer on a bloody rampage that leaves the workshop floor “slippery with reindeer guts.” Before he’s killed by the SWAT team, Santa takes a flamethrower to Blitzen, takes a bite and proclaims, “Tastes like chicken!”

LOS ANGELES — Richard Pryor, the groundbreaking comedian whose profanely personal insights into race relations and modern life made him one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, died of a heart attack Dec. 10. He was 65. Pryor died shortly before 8 a.m. after being taken to a hospital from his home in the San Fernando Valley, said his business manager, Karen Finch. He had been ill for years with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the nervous system. “He was my treasure and a national treasure,’’ said wife Jennifer Lee Pryor. “He will be missed, but will forever live in thousands of hearts and continue to impact and inspire people with his truth and his pain.’’ Despite his host of health troubles, Pryor spent recent days in good humor, speaking often to those around him, she said. “He was absolutely happy,’’ the comedian’s wife said. “He was talking. He was smiling. ” Pryor lived dangerously close to the edge on stage and off. He was regarded early in his career as one of the most foul-mouthed comics, but he

gained a wide following for his universal and frequently personal routines. After nearly losing his life in 1980 when he caught on fire while freebasing cocaine, he incorporated the ordeal into his later routines. His audacious style influenced generations of stand-up artists, from Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock to Robin Williams and David Letterman, among others. A series of hit comedies and concert films in the ’70s and ’80s helped make Pryor one of the highest paid stars in Hollywood, and he was one of the first black performers to have enough leverage to cut his own deals. In 1983, he signed a $40 million, five-year contract with Columbia Pictures. His films included “Stir Crazy,’’ “Silver Streak,’’ “Which Way Is Up?’’ and “Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip.’’ Pryor focused on racial inequality, once joking as the host of the Academy Awards in 1977 that Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier were the only black members of the Academy. Pryor once said “I live in racist America and I’m uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do; I can make a living from it. You can’t do much better than that.’’

Associated Press

Comedian Richard Pryor, center, and former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, left, stand with Dick Gregory, right, after appearing on the “Phil Donahue Show” at NBC in New York on Feb. 16, 1993.

ARTS&LIFE

28 ■ Toledo Free Press

the tale and singing the title track, the song and show are still going down in history. “Christmas Time Is Here” by the Vince Guaraldi Trio: This song is real in. Dig that instantly recognizable piano, bass and brush-played drums that are C E the soundtrack GU to the Peanuts’ ARALDI 1965 holiday special. If only they’d thrown in a synthesizer. What? Don’t you recognize sarcasm when you read it? This melodic jazz instrumental is superb; and the version sung by children is endearing. Oh, that we could always hear such spirit through the year. “Angels We Have Heard on High” by Vanessa Williams: This one starts off like a ballad and then Williams and the band kick it into high gear. Her vocals soar, “sweetly singing o’er the plains,” and the jazzy accompaniment features a pulsating

bass and light jingle bells that drive the song. Raise your hearts in love and celebrate the birth of Christ with this Christmas diva. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Judy Garland: A perfect happy/ sad song, released during World War II and immortalized in “Meet Me in St. Louis.” Garland’s character tries to soothe her baby sister’s worries about the family’s upcoming move; choking up, “Esther” sings: “Someday soon, we all will be together, if the fates allow/ Until then, we’ll have to muddle through somehow/So have yourself a merry little Christmas now.” Cue the uncontrollable sobbing. Oh, wait; that’s me. ... And one from the Naughty list: “The Christmas Shoes” by Newsong: This sappy song attempts to pull at the heartstrings with a mawkish, contrived tale about a young boy, “dirty from head to toe,” who tries to scrounge up enough money to buy his dying mom a pair of shoes so she will look nice to meet Jesus. Songwriter Bob Carlisle, a la “Butterﬂy Kisses,” delivers a sucker punch.

AUP

Toledo Free Press ■ 29

THEATER

Scrooge times two at Toledo Rep and Harvest Theatre By Lauri Donahue Toledo Free Press Staff Writer events@toledofreepress.com

“The Christmas Carol” is as much a community event as it is a theatrical production, said Paul Causman, an actor in the annual show held at the Stranahan Theater. “There’s a lot of spectacle with music, dance, Christmas carols. It puts me into the spirit of the holiday. It’s like pulling on a favorite old coat or seeing an old friend you haven’t seen in a long time.” Causman ﬁrst played Scrooge in 1986. He was artistic director of the Toledo Rep at the time, and stepped in at the last minute when the leading man in the “The Christmas Carol” became ill. Since then, he’s become a ﬁxture in the part, appearing in the 1987-1991 shows and again for the past three years. “I love the range of the role,” he said. “It’s a classical role and the character makes a 180-degree change. It’s tiring, he’s on stage the whole time, but it’s well worth it.” The cast of 107 (including 50 children and teens) includes Tim Keogh, Zach Lahey, Jeffrey Albright and Julia Blazer. The show is directed by Rep Artistic Director Gloria Moulopoulos. Is it chaotic with that many people involved? “Oh no, not at all,” Causman laughs.

“The Christmas Carol” will be performed at the Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., at 8 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17 and 3 p.m. Dec. 18. For tickets ($20-25), call (419) 381-8851. The ﬂip side of the Rep’s production is “Inspecting Carol” at the new Harvest Theatre. It’s a comedy about a regional theatre producing its annual “Christmas Carol” that learns a representative of the National Endowment for the Arts will be by to review its work. Bill Quinlan, the theatre’s founder and producing director, said the play includes a lot of slapstick, puns, wordplay (including some adult language), and prop gags. “It’s very challenging in terms of the set,” he said. “You’ve got gravestones popping up, doors falling. I think people will remember it for years to come.” The cast features Cheryl Walker, Thom Eric Sinn and Michael Portteus from the theatre’s premiere production of “Night by Michelangelo” as well as Marty Brogan, Felicia Hill, Tom Hoffbauer, Annie Kontak, Cindy McComb, Seth Shaffer, Kevin Thiel and Lance Wiesmann. The show runs Dec. 21-31 at the Lois M. Nelson Theatre in the Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd. Seats are $17-20 but a variety of special discounts are offered. Tickets may be purchased by calling 1-800-838-3006.

Photo courtesy Toledo Rep

From left, Chelsie Cree, Cheyenne Banas and Hannah Dickerson as they appear in The Toledo Rep production ‘A Christmas Carol.’

GAME REVIEWS

Nice

others plow through ‘Jingle Bells’/We’ll roam the beach collecting shells/I understand flannel pajamas are not allowed in Continued from page 26 the Bahamas.” “Snoopy’s Christmas” by The Royal “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby: Guardsman: Everyone’s favorite World Make your reservation to see Bing play the War I flying ace is caught by the Red Baron, bells with his pipe while singing this one who, for some reason, decides not to fire on in “Holiday Inn.” Arguably, Irving Berlin his foe. Instead, he forces Snoopy to land, penned the quintessential Christmas song. and the beagle and baron share a holiday It’s simple and wistful. It sold more than 31 toast. What caused the change of heart? million records, thanks to Crosby’s croonCould it be “... those Christmas bells ringing ing. The holidays just wouldn’t be the same through the land/Bringing peace to all the without this gem that still sparkles like world and good will to man?” If only endfresh snow year after year. ing world strife was that easy. “May your days be merry “Rudolph, the Redand bright/And may all your Nosed Reindeer” by Christmases be white.” Burl Ives: “Pull up an “Island Christmas” ice block and lend an by Michael Franks: ear,” invites Sam the ‘Tis the season to Snowman in the seadream, so dream sonal TV staple. Ives big. This jazz song gives the narrator reflects on what it a friendly feel, and would be like to shun his familiar voice tradition and head to makes the special the tropics. “We’ll decoglow with warmth. You rate the mango tree/And ED SNO have to love it when an R you can string some lights OPY VS. outcast saves the day and on me/No snow to shovel an authority figure admits Christmas day/We’ll snorkel he was wrong. With Ives telling through a turquoise bay/While

��

Jesus, on the other hand, loves you regardless of whether you’ve been naughty or nice.

��

Christmas Eve at 11 pm trinitytoledo.org � downtown toledo

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH



“Christmas with the Devil” by Spinal Tap: Metal blasphemy to the extreme: “The elves are dressed in leather/And the angels are in chains/The sugar plums are rancid/And the stockings are in ﬂames/ There’s a demon in my belly/And a gremlin in my brain/There’s someone up the chimney hole/And Satan is his name.” Not recommended for religious folk without a sense of humor. “Back Door Santa” by Clarence Carter: Funky and loose, with the horn charts RunDMC stole for “Christmas in Hollis.” Nobody sung with more leering lust than Carter, and “Back Door Santa” gives him some sly puns and phrases. “I ain’t like ol’ Santa,” Carter purrs, “he only comes once a year.” “Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis” by Tom Waits: A woman writes a Christmas letter to friend Charlie, talking about her wedded bliss and happy days. But as Waits rumbles through the song, the lies falter to reveal some hard truths, and by the end, we learn the letter writer is a hooker/dope addict in prison, asking for money. A lyrical punch to the gut that serves to remind us not everyone has a merry Christmas.

it worms its way into your brain, it lives there for hours, echoing its hackneyed itself to death. Pure evil. ... And one from the Nice list: “Some Children See Him” by Jack Jones: This lush, brief song describes how children of different cultures see Jesus — white, bronzed and brown, black as they — and reﬂects the universal qualities humans worship in Him, and themselves. A little-known but precious jewel of a record. YNDI L

ARTS&LIFE

December 14, 2005

you.

your business.



Continued from page 26

“The Meaning of Christing photo captions from the Kama mas” by Albert Brooks: Sutra. When Johnson sings of ridSutra Elevator holiday music ing reindeer and coming down plays quietly as comedian some stacks, he doesn’t have Brooks tries to get his elves on his mind (well, maybe he does; speculating on AC/ very young daughter to describe the spirit of the DC’s proclivities is a bad way holidays. Brooks’ condeto spend the holiday season). scension and impatience “Bah! Buggin’ Hum!” THE POSTM from “Olive the Red-Nosed boil over into a frustrated rant about Daddy’s presents Reindeer”: In this deliriously funny song from the animated speconsisting of handmade arts cial, the Postman counts the ways and crafts. “Here’s $20. Go buy Daddy something!” he yells, making the Christmas mail crushes his legs, arms, back and spirit: “They cut down biglittle girl cry. All ends well, but the journey to the happy ending is a brutal commenger, fatter logs/So I can bring more tary on the commercial motives of the catalogues/Here it comes, more parcel post/Who cares if my ligaholiday. “Minnie and Santa” by Cyndi Lauments are toast?/Go ahead, send per: Cyndi’s pal Minnie has a crush on it priority,” he wails. “What’s one Santa. On Christmas Eve, she wears only a more pain in my posteriority?” red bow and waits for Santa on a bearskin “Spectacular Christmas rug, where “her cookies and milk could be Party” by Jive Bunny and seen.” Santa shows he has some life left the Mastermixers”: There’s in his North pole and spirits Minnie away, nothing speciﬁcally naughty with a “big, silly grin.” about this song, except that it’s horrible, lame, grating, annoy“Mistress for Christmas” by AC/DC: ing and inexplicably addicting. Leave it to Australia’s metal monsters to corrupt the most innocent phrases. The Blaring horns tear through a medley of British rock songs about the way lead singer Brian Johnson wraps his holidays, with a drum mix sponsored mouth around “Jingle Bells/Jingle Bells/ Jingle all the way,” you’d think he was sing- by Tylenol. It’s a sonic disaster, but once

Naughty

December 14, 2005

growth.

the chamber.

you. your business. growth. the chamber. put the pieces together. the Chamber. building your business strong. c

the Chamber. building your business strong.

300 Madison Ave., Ste. 200 Toledo, Ohio 43604-1575 419-243-8191 www.toledochamber.com

Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (Buena Vista): Control Peter, Susan, Lucy and/or Edmund throughout the mythical world of Narnia and enjoy amazing environments and detailed gameplay loaded with challenges and variety. Steady patience and problem solving skills becomes a necessity to experience the full benefit of this deeply involving game. Cooperative two-player option allows you to experience even more excitement with special character combination moves, plus helps you conquer the ogres, slicers, minoboars and minotaurs. Use your coins for creative power -ups that don’t focus on violence, but simple play style where you must quickly choose players for their specific skills. This game has a high replay value, especially if you want to unlock several bonuses, but be careful of the cut-scene film spoilers — you can hit your buttons to skip them. (****, GameCube, PC, PlayStation2 and Xbox, Rated T — also available on Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance) March Madness 06 (Electronic Arts): It’s only December, but this latest college basketball installment beckons. In addition to more than 300 teams and reenactments of classic games, this game offers new features including the lockdown stick, which lets you stop your opponents in their tracks with stifling defense and senior leadership, where teams do or die when they depend on their key player. Online options and defensive play calling also benefit the game, but be prepared for the computer’s scoring ability close to the basket. It’s frustrating when they penetrate at ease even when you boost up your defense in the paint. The dynasty mode allows you to manage a customized team for 30 years, detailed scouting methods and high school recruiting statistics. Announcers Dick Vitale and Brad Nessler provide the commentary. (***1/2, PS2, Xbox, rated E) — Michael Siebenaler

> NEW ON CD: UNPREDICTABLE BY JAMIE FOXX, SCHISM BY TOOL AND BLUE GRASS FAVORITES BY BILL GAITHER

DEC

14-15-16-17-18-19-20

tear sheet

Y O U R W E E K LY T O U R O F T H E T O L E D O Z E I T G E I S T PARTI NG

MUSIC NOTES FRI DEC 16 Agora Theatre, Cleveland

Chasing Victory/ Far-Less, Sullivan, Transition

Allen Theatre, Cleveland

Kathy Mattea

Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland

Enter the Haggis Bronze Boar

S H OT

Russel Martin Embers Night Club

Few Toledoans showed up for Saturday’s Nazi rally. And fewer still had the sense of style carried by Lord Wulfgang, an unaﬁlliated protester who seemed to demonstrate the ideal that fashions needn’t clash; although his neo-punk socks didn’t blend well with his jack-boots.

Unhappy Anne

Fox Theatre, Detroit

“Radio City Christmas Spectacular” Grog Shop, Cleveland

A Wilhelm Scream, Blackout Pact

top of the LIST

on STAGE

Technical information: this photo was taken at 1/4000 sec., ISO 1600, f/3.5 and 21mm with a Canon EOS 20D.

Pat Dailey

FULL MOON WALK

Singer and songwriter Pat Dailey returns for his 7th annual performance, 8 p.m. Jan. 6 at Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St. Put-in-Bay’s renowned entertainer combines country, folk, and rock in songs about island life, boating, ﬁshing, camaraderie at sea, and the history of the lakes. Ticket prices vary; (419) 242-2787.

DM Stanﬁeld is Toledo Free Press photo editor. He may be contacted at dmstanﬁeld@ toledofreepress.com.

Take a hike beginning at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 and learn moon lore as you explore the wonders of nature at night under the full moon. Warm beverages provided. Swan Creek Preserve Metropark Yager Center, 4659 Airport Hwy. (419) 382-4664.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS

Learn how the calendar and holiday customs are related to the nighttime sky at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at UT’s Ritter Planetarium. Observing at Brooks Observatory follows program, weather permitting. $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and children ages 4 to 12, and free for children 3 and younger; (419) 530-4037.

Local Rock Showcase featuring A Red Herring Fallacy, Bathhouse Betty, When November Comes, Dying to Live Manhattan’s

The Murphys with

��

SUGAR PLUM FUN

GMAC BOWL

��

LONGEST NIGHT

��

It’s the shortest day of the year, which makes this the longest night. Take part in stories, activities and a night walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 21 at Oak Openings Preserve, 5230 Wilkins Rd., Swanton. Reservations required; (419) 877-5675.

��

�

Toledo vs. Texas-El Paso in Mobile, Ala. Game will be televised by ESPN. 8 p.m. Dec. 21. Info: (419) 530-4653.

A Static Lullaby, Funeral for a Friend, Hopesfall, Paramore St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Temperance, Mich.

“A Christmas Carol” with The Toledo Repertoire Theatre Toledo-Lucas County Public Library McMaster Lobby

Waite High School Ensemble and Choir Upper Deck

MAS FiNA

SAT DEC 17 Agora Theatre, Cleveland

Story of the Year

The Ark, Ann Arbor

Joel Mabus Bronze Boar

Jeff Williams Band Embers Night Club

Unhappy Anne

Fox Theatre, Detroit

“Radio City Christmas Spectacular” Headliners

Premonitions of War, Ramallah, H8 Inc., The Bacon, The Uncertain 5 Manhattan’s

Tom Turner and Slow Burn Murphy’s Place

The Murphys with Glenda Biddlestone The Odeon, Cleveland

Dark Star Orchestra St. Caspar Catholic Church, Wauseon

“A Christmas Celebration” with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra Stranahan Theater

“A Christmas Carol” at The Toledo Rep UT Doermann Theater

“Children’s Nutcracker”

Enjoy holiday theatrical fun performed by the Villagers of Friar Tucks from 6 to 10 p.m. through Dec. 23 at LaRoe’s Dinner Theater, 24318 Front St., Grand Rapids. $32; (419) 832-3082.

GOT PRYDE?

Performers from Elena Bartley Ballet Academy, ALMA Drum & Dance, Queen of the Apostles School and Flint Youth Ballet in Flint, Mich. Will entertain with a rendition of “Children’s Nutcracker,” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at UT’s Doermann Theater. $10; (419) 381-1246.

St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit

Circa Survive, Nightmare of You, The (International) Noise Conspiracy

Holiday Tucks

A “Pryde” CD release party will be held from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at Downtown Latte, 44 S. St. Clair St.; (419) 243-6032.

River City Brass Band Holiday Show

Stranahan Theater

Murphy’s Place

��

Ritz Theatre, Tifﬁn

Headliners

Mike Perkins

��

“Smooth Jazz Christmas” featuring Dave Koz, David Benoit, Jonathan Butler, Patti Austin

Shinedown, Silvertide, HaleStorm

Harpo’s, Detroit

Mickey Finn’s Pub

�

Palace Theatre, Cleveland

“A Christmas Celebration” with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra

John Barile and Desolation Row

the AGENDA

Roosevelt Hatcher and Keith Bernard

COMPILED BY VICKI L. KROLL Alvin’s, Detroit

��

Experimental Audio Research Night

MAS FiNA Valentine Theatre

The Lettermen

Peabody’s Down Under, Cleveland

Village Idiot, Maumee

Critical Bill

The Ragbirds

Wilbert’s Food & Music, Cleveland

The Nighthawks

Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Mich.

Dark Star Orchestra Stranahan Theater

The Winchester, Cleveland

Mr. Downchild, Robert Lockwood Jr.

“A Christmas Carol” with The Toledo Repertoire Theatre

MON DEC 19

SUN DEC 18

The Ark, Ann Arbor

All Saint’s Catholic Church, Rossford

“A Christmas Celebration” with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra The Ark, Ann Arbor

Concert for Peace featuring Ann Arbor Musicians for Peace Fox Theatre, Detroit

“Radio City Christmas Spectacular”

Bohola: A Celtic Celebration of Winter

Manhattan’s

Fox Theatre, Detroit

The Murphys

Grog Shop, Cleveland

Circa Survive, Nightmare of You, The (International) Noise Conspiracy Headliners

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library McMaster Lobby

Bowsher High School Ensemble

Village Idiot, Maumee

Tammy Hall

TUE DEC 20

Story of the Year, Stretch Armstrong

Bronze Boar

House of Blues, Cleveland

Fox Theatre, Detroit

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Murphy’s Place

Ryan Erard Trio, The Murphys State Theatre, Detroit

All-American Rejects, Rooney, The Academy Is... Toledo-Lucas County Public Library

The Murphys

WED DEC 21 Bronze Boar

Chris Knopp & Friends Fox Theatre, Detroit

“Radio City Christmas Spectacular” Manhattan’s

Mickey Finn’s Pub

Murphy’s Place

“Radio City Christmas Spectacular”

Kelly Broadway

Quartet Bernadette

Ed Levy

Box of Cats “Radio City Christmas Spectacular”

Muschi, The Crown Jewels, The Drawers, Jeff Loose, Ben Langois, Aaron Brown, Glamtasm Murphy’s Place

The Murphys Palace Theatre, Cleveland

Rick Braun, Mindi Abair

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Winter Garden

Flarp Flute and Harp Duo

BE THERE. DO THAT. PERFORMANCES Mistletoe Jam: featuring Story of the Year with StrechArmStrong, 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at Headliners, 4500 N. Detroit Ave.; Ticketmaster (419) 474-1333. ekoostik hookah ﬁnale: Ohio band ekoostik hookah has announced, with the forthcoming departure of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Ed McGee, it will perform its last show with the current lineup Dec. 31 at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion in Columbus. Tickets for ekoostik hookah’s New Years Eve performance are $50. The show is for all ages and doors open at 8 p.m. with

Manhattan’s

the show starting at 9 p.m.; www.ekoostik.com and Ticketmaster locations.

TO DO Reel Talk:

classic ﬁlm series, “I’ll Be Seeing You.” (1944), 10 a.m. on Dec. 15 at Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg; (419) 874-3135. Metroparks Seniors: Gifts of the Season, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at Oak Openings Preserve, Buehner Center. Make nature cards to take home and wildlife-friendly treats to leave in the Window on Wildlife. Warm beverages provided.

Daily Catholic Mass ��

SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES CHAPEL Cherry and Superior Streets

Monday through Friday

��

11:45 a.m. - Noon ~ Confessions 12:05 p.m. ~ Mass

��

xxx

Mickey Finn’s Pub

��

Upper Deck

TOLEDO CONFIDENTIAL

Keith Bergman

A few choice words

ast week, I made a comment that neither The Underground nor Mickey Finn’s Pub offered a $2 beer at shows. This was patently untrue, at least in the case of Finn’s. I was glad of it, too, because those cheap beers were needed to rinse out the taste of having my foot in my mouth. Thanks to Tricia Finn for being gracious when calling me out on my mistake. And hey, Underground — let’s get with the program, okay? A cooler of $2 beer cans ain’t a lot to ask when your clientele consists entirely of broke rockers. Speaking of Mickey Finn’s, my band was asked to ﬁll in for a cancellation and play with our friends Highbinder and The Highgears Dec. 10. We’d just done a killer show in Dayton the night before, and were ﬁred up, so we jumped right in. During our set, I mentioned the not-quite-so-exciting rally Downtown earlier in the day, and dedicated a song to “Nazi a--holes who won’t go away.” After we’d torn down and I was getting one of those aforementioned beers, a big burly fellow came up and shook my hand. “You know,” he said, “when you said that on stage, there were two gentlemen from the rally sitting right here, where you are now.” Apparently they were recruiters of some sort, and they’d been eyeballing this guy and his friend, and casing the joint in general. When they heard from the stage that they weren’t welcome at this place, either, they scurried out the door. I tell this story not to make myself into some crusader (after all, it’s not hard to talk smack when you’re the only one with a mic in the joint). My point is this: silence means acceptance in many cases. These dimwits are gonna keep espousing their views, as is their right — but it’s our right, and our duty, to keep letting them know they don’t speak for the rest of us. You don’t have to get your picture in the paper being dragged off by mounted police to make a difference; sometimes it’s as simple as speaking up and putting offensive windbags on notice with a few choice words.

Get off the couch

Rumors have been ﬂying around town about the fate of Premonitions of War, our local metal/hardcore heroes. Go to Headliners Dec. 17 and let ‘em put them all to rest for you. No matter who’s in the lineup or what’s going on behind the scenes, POW always puts on a punishing live show. If you go, make sure you give some love to Uncertain 5, one of the other openers. While they don’t ﬁt on the bill in the strictest sense, they’re one of the most underrated bands in town right now. It’ll be a shame if they get hassled by a bunch of aging ex-straightedge meatheads looking to express their individuality by beating the crap out of someone who looks or sounds different than them.

ARTS&LIFE

32 ■ Toledo Free Press

December 14, 2005

POPULAR CULTURE

ART

Museum exhibits new items

Robert Shiels

Thursday

Chance of snow HI 36° LOW 28°

Baby Bratz dolls set questionable examples By Scott Calhoun Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Parents: Before rushing to fill Santa’s bags for early morning delivery on the 25th, stop to think about the potential influences of one of this season’s mentally dangerous products for girls: Bratz. The popular doll series solicits scantily clad pouty-lipped young scamps glazed in sexy facial makeup, whorish outfits and suggestive lingerie-like diapers or youth underwear and are atrocious for their numerous moral infractions. While the regular Bratz series showcases teenaged porn-starsto-be, at least they wear an excuse for clothing. Big Baby Bratz series brings holiday enchantment with Roxxi and Phoebe, a twin pair of infant tarts. Phoebe represents an “angel” dressed in a short pink fur coat covering her skimpy striped half shirt, the kind all parents commonly dress their baby and toddler girls in: a top that only covers the very upper chest area. Phoebe’s matching lingerie, I mean, diaper, is a very low-cut pink pair of boyshorts with a black bow placed over where a diaper change would take place. With glossy pink lipsticked lips, erect pigtails, a bling baby bottle attached to her hip and the typical satin pink purse all young baby and toddler girls carry, Phoebe bears no lower wear, exposed in her sexy diaper with pink toenailpainted bare feet. Phoebe’s counterpart: her devilish twin, Roxxi. Clad in redtrimmed black leather and satin (typical toddler garb) with a zipup leather jacket, satin top and

ARTS&LIFE

December 14, 2005

Friday

Mostly cloudy HI 29° LOW 20°

Saturday

Partly sunny HI 30° LOW 16°

Sunday

Chance of snow HI 30° LOW 14°

Third Rock Your Tarotgram

Almanac By Elizabeth Hazel

and Horoscope Dec. 15 - Dec. 22, 2005

Events: Full Moon in Gemini and Venus enters Aquarius (12-15); Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice, 12-21). Aries (March 21-April 19) People respond to simple kindness. The Full Moon brings a burst of social activity and reports of coming changes. While this paves future paths, it requires critical decisions. Useful intelligence ﬂows from 1620th, establishing allies, trends, and best options. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Know when to let go. The Moon illuminates deepseated emotional crossroads: some hopeful with effort and determination; others exceeding control or available aid. Spiritual healing on the 18th. Clever moves display savvy on the 20th and may bring a unique admirer. panties, I mean, diaper, Roxxi also wears no pants to cover up the lower regions. Her sidekick is straight to the point: a red duckbilled thing with devil’s horns. Teenage Bratz dolls garbed in hooker-like attire inexplicably boast more coverage than the younger doll series. We want our daughter to understand this holiday season that her purpose in this world is to serve as an airhead subservient tramp, with no moral or higher purpose. She must learn to be easy and erotic for strange men while instilling sensuality in our pre-teen male population. Why give her toys that will help facilitate a strong desire to learn and excel, stimulating her imagination while teaching her to respect herself and her body? That’s for lame-os and squares. Cool parents and pedophiles this holiday season are trying to ﬁnd the rare thong diaper sets for their daughters’ Bratz Babies. It frightens Santa to imagine.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Not all choices are equal. The Full Moon in your sign reveals fier y emotions sur facing in self and others. Health and relationships are a focus on the 18th. After the 19th, there’s a bumper crop of invitations and inspirations, but don’t ignore warning signals. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Time to change the status quo. After the 15th you’ll know what you have to do: where to ease control and where to impose an iron grip. People reveal insecurities over the weekend. Learn from lessons after the 19th. Carefully monitor finances on the 21st. Leo (July 23-August 22) Ask others to clarify their statements. The Full Moon is a mirror for self evaluation — troubled feelings need expression. Seek discreet confidants after the 18th. The young and old discuss changing lifestyles on the 20-21st, and this may ease burdens. Virgo (August 23-September 22) It costs how much??? The Full Moon brings two-sided situations with family and friends; scandals may erupt. Money and people continue to cause headscratching over the weekend. Friends give good suggestions on the 19-20th, leading to decisions you can live with.

Libra (September 23-October 22) Mastery of skills gives advantages. Realizations on the 15-16th challenge you to find a job or relationships that match your personality. Over the weekend, disclosures show where help and support are needed. Timely conversations on the 20-21st uncover golden opportunities. Scorpio (October 23-November 21) Choose when to fight or yield. Other’s concerns wind up in your lap on the 15-16th; control boils down to responsibility. The weekend alternates between tenderness and butt-kicking. The 20-21st bring improvements — stalled endeavors flow in spite of resistance. Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Memories heighten feelings. The Full Moon illuminates emotional extremes: fearful worries versus fantastic whims. Evaluate over the weekend; offhand remarks in social venues are pearls of wisdom. On the 20-21st, your fiery brain leaps into fifth dimensional thinking.

By John Dorsey Toledo Free Press Staff Writer events@toledofreepress.com

There are several new works recently placed in the modern collection at the Toledo Museum of Art which are not part of any featured exhibit. These include works by well-known artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, whose painting “Round Sum,” a colorful look at the modern American dream put to canvas, has graced the walls of the TMA for some time. The museum now has in its collection “Four Silver Prints From Portfolio I,” a small black and white grouping of Rauschenberg’s silver contact prints from the early 1950s. These prints, all stationary in nature, use the human ﬁgure, as well as overlapping images such as numbers, which seem to represent the blurring of our nation’s story in history books, to achieve a visual impact. Also recently added is Robert Longo’s “Untitled Triptych,” a series of dance hall visions on cast aluminum bonding. Created in 1980, these pieces are at once a glance at Bill Haley’s inﬂuence on modern music, and at that time, a look into the future at the late 1980s up-and-down Wall Street economy. There is also Paul Dacey’s “Lyra/Vega II,” a plastic spiral interpretation of the re-commercialization of American 1960s counterculture, and Luis Jimenez’s look at the darker side of nature, presented in his color lithographs

Persona non Persona at TMA Works featured in this exhibition suggest a specific human identity but are not portraits in a traditional sense. Included in the exhibition are images of human presence that reveal no specific face. Other works imply identity in their title, but contain no human imagery. Also included are works of art that imply the human presence by showing objects that people would possess or use. For example, a carefully arranged still life composed of everyday objects can reflect the identity of an individual not seen in the work. Call (419) 255-8000 for information. Dec. through Feb. 26, on Monday Closed Mondays, Tuesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Dead Coyote” and “Lagartos.” Venezuelan-born artist’s Marisol Escobar’s installation piece, which seems to comment on class and gender roles, ﬂows very evenly with DVD pieces by Hans Op De Beeck and Christian Marclay, looks at the effect of technology on communication, Mike and Doug Starn’s collage and Iona Rozeal Brown’s “3 Blackface #67,” a very daring take

on modern race issues. What makes these pieces unique, beyond their use of craft, is that they are all done by living artists, presenting a very balanced look into the contemporary modern art scene.

ON THE WEB www.toledomuseum.org

Toledo Free Press ■ 33

The Lettermen set to deliver holiday show If you go see The Lettermen in concert, take some CDs, albums and a camera. “The Lettermen are very user-friendly,” said founding member Tony Butala last week in a phone interview from Los Angeles. “We’re in the lobby after the show signing autographs, BUTALA taking photos. We’re the last to leave, with the janitor.” Butala, Donovan Tea and Darren Dowler will bring “The Spirit of Christmas” show to the Valentine Theatre at 8 p.m. Dec. 17. Tickets are $42, $38 and $28. “We have so much fun doing the Christmas shows. People are in such wonderful spirits,” Butala said. “We have a lot of surprises. We spend half of the show in the audience.” Many may not know Butala got his big break when he joined the Mitchell Boys Choir; he sang with that Hollywood group in the movie “White Christmas.” “I’d see Bing [Crosby] every week because the choir sang at his church,” Butala said. “He was nice to us.” A few years later and a

few octaves lower, the native of Sharon, Pa., put together a jazz singing quartet in the mid-1950s. They released a few songs, but nothing hit big. “That’s when I determined not to keep trying to push the envelope against rock,” Butala said. “I started a group with three other guys and we played between rock ‘n’ roll and the big band sound. That’s how I came to The Lettermen.” That was in 1958. More than 70 albums later and a few personnel changes, the group known for lush harmonies and romantic songs endures. What’s the secret to their longevity? “I learned we’re a service organization. You do a show, the kind of show you’d like to see,” Butala said. “We’re not there to be Muzak. We’re not going to just duplicate the records. We’re entertainers. We toured with Jack Benny, went overseas with Bob Hope, and worked with Frank, Bing and Dean — look at those credentials. We won’t be just standing on stage singing songs. “You have to give the audience something they didn’t come to the show with or else people can just stay home and put a CD on.” The group expects to release its 75th album, The Lettermen on Broadway, next spring. — Vicki L. Kroll

Capricorn (December 22-January 19) The proof is in the planning. It may feel like others are being scatter-brained to annoy you on the 1516th. Let go of frustration and enjoy a weekend with true friends, with spontaneous fun on Sunday. The 20-21st highlight children and group functions. Aquarius (January 20-February 18) Give with one hand, receive with the other. You announce bold plans under the Full Moon, but grapple with the vast emotional shifts required to make the changes. Old wounds flare on the 18th. After the 19th, lock into the prime directive for your new trek. Pisces (February 19-March 20) Domestic peace is your holiday wish. The Full Moon is a series of extremes with people and planning. Creative thinking over the weekend establishes a sanity zone. Overdue RSVP’s finally pour in on the 20-21st, so you can firm your plans for the holidays.

Elizabeth Hazel is a professional tarotist-astrologer and author. She gives readings every Wednesdayat Pub St. George above Manos Greek Restaurant. She may be contacted at ehazel@buckeye-express.com. (c) 2005

Call to Advertise! ��

�� Model Open Hours Wednesdays 1-4pm and Sundays 1-4pm Unique residential ownership in the Historic Warehouse District. Four unique floorplans ranging in size from 1680 to 2160 square feet. Close proximity to the Erie Street Market, Mud Hens Stadium, and the expressway. 15 year tax abatement available. Mark Remeis 419-352-5331 www.aagreen.com

ARTS&LIFE

34 ■ Toledo Free Press

December 14, 2005

ESN FAM HBO LIF MTV SPK TBS TNT USA

TV LISTINGS

ez TV

December 14, 2005

Wednesday Evening 7 pm 7:30 8 pm

FREE ADMISSION

ABC 13 CBS 11 FOX 36 NBC 24 PBS 30 UPN 48 WB 5 A&E COM DISN E! ESN FAM HBO LIF MTV SPK TBS TNT USA

��

My Wife

Raymond ’70s Show Stacked

Lopez

9 pm

December 14, 2005 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30

Freddie

Lost “... And Found”

Yes, Dear

Criminal Minds (N) ’ CSI: NY “Trapped” (N) Trading Spouses News

Hollywood E-Ring ’ (CC) NewsHour Business Members’ Choice

Extra (N)

App.: Martha Members’ Choice

Alias “The Horizon”

News (CC) Nightline

Law & Order ’ (CC) Members’ Choice

News (CC) Late Show Seinfeld

Seinfeld

News

Tonight

Members’ Choice

Veronica Mars (CC) Judge Mathis ’ (CC) Next Top Model Friends Sex & City Grinch Twins (CC) Related ’ (CC) Amer. Justice Dog Dog Inked (CC) Inked (N)

Ed Buggs American Cheaters

Presents

Daily

Colbert

Mencia

South

So Raven So Raven ›› An Extremely Goofy Movie E! News E! News Dawson Creek Dr. 90210

Eye Eye

Friends

Will-Grace Sex & City Will-Grace

Angel

Crossing Jordan (CC)

South

Drawn

Daily

Colbert

Life Derek Life Derek Sister, Sis. So Raven So Raven True H’wood

Howard S. Howard S.

SportsCtr. NBA

NBA Basketball Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks. (CC)

NBA Basketball

Rudolph’s-New Year

Christmas in Boston (2005) Marla Sokoloff.

Whose?

Eight Legged Freaks

King Kong U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

Whose?

The 700 Club (CC)

Eve’s Christmas (2004) Elisa Donovan. (CC)

Inside the NFL (N) ’ Recipe for a Perfect Christmas (2005) (CC)

››› Yesterday (2004) Will-Grace Will-Grace

Best of Live 2005 (N)

Making the Band 3 ’ Real World Reunion

Real World Austin

›› A Christmas Carol (1999) Patrick Stewart. Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU

Cmas in Wash.

Hard Rock Live (N)

Most Amazing Videos › Extreme Ops (2002, Action) Devon Sawa. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Sex & City Sex & City Daisy Pay It

CSI: Crime Scn

Law & Order ’ Law & Order: SVU

Cmas in Wash. Law Order: CI

Entertain Fortune My Wife Extra (N)

MOVIES

8 pm

8:30

9 pm

Law Order: CI

December 15, 2005 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30

››› The Santa Clause (1994) Tim Allen. ’ Jeopardy! Two Men How I Met CSI: Crime Scn

Primetime (N) (CC)

News (CC) Nightline

Without a Trace (CC)

News (CC) Late Show

Raymond The O.C. (N) ’ (CC) Hollywood Joey (N) ’ (CC)

News

Seinfeld

News

Tonight

Insider

Reunion “1994” (N)

The Apprentice (Season Finale) (S Live) (CC)

O Christmas Tree ’ Maigret ’ (CC) Judge Mathis (N) (CC) Chris Love, Inc. Eve (N) ’ Cuts (N) Friends Sex & City Smallville “Commencement/Arrival” ’ (CC)

Inside Passage (N) ’ Charlie Rose (N) (CC) Ed Buggs American Cheaters Eye Eye

Cold Case Files (CC)

The First 48 (N) (CC)

Crossing Jordan (CC)

Premium

David Spade

Daily

NewsHour Business

Presents

Cold Case Files (CC)

Reno 911! Daily

Colbert

South

Friends

Will-Grace Sex & City Will-Grace Colbert

So Raven So Raven ›› Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) (CC) Maggie Sister, Sis. So Raven So Raven E! News E! News 50 Cutest Child Stars All Grown Up Gone Bad Gastineau Howard S. Howard S. SportsCtr. NFL Live

Bound for Glory

CodeBreakers (2005) Scott Glenn. (CC)

SportsCenter (CC)

Whose? Whose? The 700 Club (CC) ›› Snow (2004) Tom Cavanagh. (CC) Inside the NFL (CC) Real Sports ’ (CC) ›› Flight of the Phoenix (2004) Dennis Quaid. Cathouse: The Series The Angel Doll (2000) Keith Carradine. (CC) Christmas Child (2003) William R. Moses. (CC) Will-Grace Will-Grace

Without Santa

Direct Effect ’ CSI: Crime Scn

Video

Law & Order ’ Law & Order: SVU

NBA Basketball Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers.

Punk’d ’ Challenge Challenge True Life (N) ’ CSI: Crime Scn MXC (N) ’ MXC ’ MXC ’ Raymond Raymond Friends Friends ››› The Truman Show (1998) Jim Carrey. Law Order: CI

8:30

Entertain

Insider

Fortune

Jeopardy! Ghost Whisperer (N)

My Wife

Raymond Bernie

Charlie Brown Bernie

Wildest Police Videos

›› Road Trip (2000) NBA Basketball

›› Bruce Almighty (2003, Comedy) Jim Carrey. (CC)

9 pm Hope

Properties 20/20 (CC)

Close to Home (N) ’ Family Malcolm

Hollywood Dateline NBC (N) ’ (CC) NewsHour Business Wash Wk NOW (N) Editors

Law CI

December 16, 2005 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30

MOVIES

8 pm

Wild & Out Wild & Out

News (CC) Nightline

NUMB3RS “Scorched” News (CC) Late Show News

Seinfeld

Toledo Free Press 35

��

Extra (N)

News

Tonight

WealthTrk Tom Brown’s School Days

Short List

Ed Buggs American Cheaters Eye Eye Judge Mathis ’ (CC) WWE Friday Night SmackDown! (N) ’ (CC) Friends Sex & City What Like Scooby Reba (CC) Twins (CC) Friends Will-Grace Sex & City Will-Grace American Justice

Biography of the Year 2005 (N) (CC)

Karroll’s Christmas (2004) Tom Everett Scott.

Presents

David Spade

Suite Life

So Raven Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) (CC) Suite Life

Suite Life

E! News

The Soup Holidays

SportsCtr. NBA

Com.-Presents

True H’wood

Presents

2005: Big-Bad-Best

Jay Mohr (CC)

NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers. (CC)

Comedi

Premium

Sister, Sis. So Raven So Raven

Howard S. Howard S.

NBA Basketball

Full House Full House ›› Jingle All the Way (1996, Comedy), Sinbad Whose? Whose? The 700 Club (CC) Inside the NFL (CC) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story ›› Spartan (2004) Val Kilmer. ’ (CC) Family Recipe for a Perfect Christmas (2005) (CC) ›› On the 2nd Day of Christmas (1997) (CC) Will-Grace How Clean Made “Central Idol” CSI: Crime Scn

Bam Punk’d ’ Bam CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn

Jackass

Spike TV’s Video Game Awards 2005 ’ ››› The American President (1995) Michael Douglas. (CC) Cocktail

��

Raymond Raymond Friends Law & Order ’ Law & Order: SVU

Saturday Evening 7 pm 7:30 ABC 13 CBS 11 FOX 36 NBC 24 PBS 30 UPN 48 WB 5 A&E COM DISN E! ESN FAM HBO LIF MTV SPK TBS TNT USA

Law Order: CI

Friends

››› Spider-Man (2002) Tobey Maguire. Premiere. (CC) ››› Spider-Man (2002) (CC) Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU Monk (CC) Law Order: CI

MOVIES

December 17, 2005 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30

8 pm 8:30 9 pm ��

›››› The Sound of Music (1965, Musical) Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer. ’ (CC) (DVS) News (CC) Alias (CC) NFL Football Frosty Frosty Robbie Robbie 48 Hours Mystery (N) News (CC) Cash Expl.

Christmas Shoes.” He plays the now-grown MOVIES December 15, 2005 Nathan Andrews, a medical resident who 11 losing pm 11:30 10:30after 10 from pm work 8:30 9 pm takes9:30 a break a paNews (CC) Nightline (N) (CC) Entertain Insider ››› The Santa Clause (1994) Tim Allen. ’ ABC 13 8 p.m. on NBC 24 tient brings Primetime back bad memories. He moves Without a Trace (CC) News (CC) Late Show Jeopardy! Two Men How I Met CSI: Crime Scn Fortune CBS 11 back to hisNews hometown, falls for a Seinfeld young Joey: wait is over for Seinfeld Reunion “1994” (N) Raymond My Wife The fans O.C. (N)who ’ (CC)want FOX 36 The teacher (Rebecca Gayheart) and one of her Alex (Andrea Anders) to tell Joey (Matt Tonight The Apprentice (Season Finale) (S Live) (CC) News Extra (N) Hollywood Joey (N) ’ (CC) NBC 24 (Angus T. Jones) bothRose of whom LeBlanc) how she feelsO Christmas about Tree ’ Maigretstudents Charlie (N) (CC) Business NewsHour Inside Passage (N) ’— ’ (CC) PBS 30 face crisis will take a miracle to him. Blame it Mathis on the holidays; Eye Eye Cheaters American Buggsthat (N) a Ed Love, Inc. Eve (N)soon Chris Judge (N) (CC) ’ Cuts UPN 48 fix. ’Rob also appears. Will-Grace Sex & City Will-Grace Friends Sex & City Friends as the wonderful time of “Commencement/Arrival” Smallville (CC) Lowe WB 5 “most Case near, Files (CC) the A&E year”Cold draws sheCold de-Case Files (CC) Cold Case Files (CC) The First 48 (N) (CC) Crossing Jordan (CC) Monday Daily Colbert David Spade Premium South Colbert Daily 911!clean. COM it’s Presents cides time to Reno come 9 p.m. on NBC 24Raven So Raven Sister, Sis. So Raven Raven So ›› Sister DISN de So Drea Matteo also stars in Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) (CC) Maggie Howard S. Howard Bad Gastineau 50 Cutest Child Stars All Grown Up E! News E! News E! 2005 RadioGone Music Awards: Many of to-S. the new hourlong episode. SportsCenterbased (CC) CodeBreakers (2005)music Scott Glenn. (CC)are celebrated, SportsCtr. NFL Live Bound for Glory ESN day’s top stars Sunday 700 past Club (CC) Whose? Without Santa ›› Snow (2004) Tom Cavanagh. FAM on(CC) the airplay their Whose? tunes ofThethe year 9HBOp.m.Real onSports CBS’11 Inside the NFL (CC) ›› Flight of the Phoenix (2004) Dennis Quaid. Cathouse: The Series (CC) have received, in this ceremony. Some of Christmas Child (2003) William R. Moses. (CC) Will-Grace Will-Grace The Angel Doll (2000) Keith Carradine. (CC) TheLIFChristmas Blessthe nation’s radio personalities are on hand Wild & Out Wild & Out Video Punk’d ’ Challenge Challenge True Life (N) ’ Effect ’ ing:MTVNeil Direct Patrick Harris as the feted MXC artists claim theirWildest awards and, in Police Videos CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn MXC ’ ’ MXC (N) ’ SPK plays a doctor on TV a good number of cases, take the stage to Friends Raymond Raymond Friends ›› Road Trip (2000) ››› The Truman Show (1998) Jim Carrey. TBS once again in this new perform the songs for they’re being NBA which Basketball NBA Basketball Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers. & Order ’ TNT sequel toLaw 2002’s “The honored. Law CI Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU ›› Bruce Almighty (2003, Comedy) Jim Carrey. (CC) USA

Sun

MOVIES Friday Evening December 18, 16, 2005 2005 MOVIES Sunday Evening December 11:30 11 pm pm 11:30 10:30 11 10 pm pm 10:30 9:30 10 pm 9:30 8:30 99 pm pm 8:30 7:30 88 pm pm 7:30 77 pm

Mon

ABC1313 ABC CBS1111 CBS FOX3636 FOX NBC2424 NBC PBS3030 PBS UPN4848 UPN WB55 WB A&E A&E COM COM DISN DISN E!E! ESN ESN FAM FAM HBO HBO LIF LIF MTV MTV SPK SPK TBS TBS TNT TNT USA USA

Nightline News(CC) (CC) Ebert 20/20 (CC) Properties Grey’s Hope Charlie Brown Entertain Once Upon aInsider Mattress (2005) Carol Burnett. Housewives Anatomy (CC) News Late Show News(CC) (CC) CSI “Scorched” News Ghost Whisperer (N) The Jeopardy! Fortune Close to HomeBlessing (N) ’ NUMB3RS Christmas (2005) Premiere. 60 Minutes ’ (CC) Cold Case (N) ’ (CC) Seinfeld News Malcolm Family Bernie Bernie Raymond Simpsons My Wife King-Hill Malcolm War Family Amer Dad News Seinfeld 24 ’ (CC) Seinfeld Tonight News Order: Vacation CI Hollywood Extra (N)NBC Dateline NBCReports (N) ’ (CC) Brokaw News Drew Dateline ’ (CC) Tom ›› National Lampoon’sLaw Christmas List Brown’s School Days WealthTrk Editors Masters NOW (N) American Wash Wk Business NewsHour William Sloane Coffin Nature (N) (CC) (DVS) “JudyTom Garland: By Myself” Charlie RoseShort (N) (CC) Eye Prog. Eye Cheaters American Paid Ed Buggs Grace WWE Friday Night SmackDown! (N) ’ (CC) Living Judge Mathis (CC) Movie Veronica Mars ’ (CC) Prog. Paid Sex & City Will-Grace Farscape Friends “Nocturne” (CC)’Twins What Like Sex & The City Wizard Friends Samantha ›››› of OzScooby (1939) JudyReba Garland. (CC) (CC) Smallville ’ Will-Grace (CC) Karroll’s Christmas (2004) Everett Scott. of the Year (N) (CC) American Cold Case Justice Files (CC) ›Biography Intervention (CC) CSI:Tom Miami “Pirated” Lake Placid (1999) Bill2005 Pullman. Premiere. Comedi Mohr (CC) Presents Com.-Presents David Spade Why YouJay Crying? South David SpadePremium ›Presents Scary Movie 2 (2001) Shawn Wayans. (CC) George Lopez: SoRaven Raven So Raven So Sister, Sis. Phil SuiteLife Life Naturally SuiteLife Life Suite Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) (CC) (CC) Suite SoRaven Raven Kim SuiteLife Life So Suite Possible: So the Drama Howard S. Howard S. Holidays Home The Soup Girls 2005: Big-Bad-Best True H’wood E! News True H’woodE! News Home Improvement: True Hllywd Girls Improvement NBA (CC) Basketball NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers. (CC) NBAPrimetime SportsCtr. NFL SportsCtr. (CC) NFL Football Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears. (Live) SportsCtr. The 700 Club (CC) Whose? Videos Full House ›› Full House ››How Jingle the Way (1996, Comedy), Sinbad How the Grinch Whose? Videos theAll Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Jim Whose? Carrey. Dodgeball: True Underdog Story ››’Spartan Inside the NFL (CC) Val Kilmer. ’ (CC) (2004) ’Family ›› Anchorman: The Legend of RonABurgundy The Sopranos (CC) ›(2004) Exorcist: The Beginning (CC) Will-Grace Recipe for Trafficking a Perfect Christmas (2005) (CC) Mira›› On the 2nd Day of Christmas (CC)How Clean ›› Human (2005, Crime Drama) Sorvino, Donald Sutherland. (CC) (1997) (CC) Missing Jackass Jackass Jackass Jackass Jackass Jackass Bam Bam ET ’ Made’“Central Idol” Punk’d Challenge Punk’d (N) Home Next Next ’ Next Next ’ ’ Challenge CSI: Crime CSI:Scarface Crime Scn Scn ’ ›› SpikePfeiffer, TV’s Video Game Awards 2005 ’ Videos ›CSI: TheCrime Mod Squad (1983, Crime Drama) AlScn Pacino, Michelle Steven Bauer. Friends Raymond ››› The American (1995) Michael (CC) Cocktail The Truman Raymond Show ››› ForrestFriends Gump (1994, Drama) (PA) Tom President Hanks. Premiere. (CC) Douglas. ››› Forrest Gump Law of & Order ’ Lord the Rings Law&&Order: Order:SVU SVU Law

SaturdayEvening Evening Monday 7 pm 7:30 ABC 13 13 ABC CBS 1111 CBS FOX 36 36 FOX NBC 24 24 NBC PBS 30 30 PBS UPN 48 48 UPN WB 55 WB A&E A&E COM COM DISN DISN E!E! ESN ESN FAM FAM HBO HBO LIF LIF MTV MTV SPK SPK TBS TBS TNT TNT USA USA

›››Scream Spider-Man (2002) (CC) ›››Spider-Man Spider-Man(2002) (2002)Tobey TobeyMaguire, Maguire.Willem Premiere. (CC) ››› Dafoe. (CC) ››› 3 (2000) Premiere. Law&Order: Monk Law&&Order: Order:SVU SVU Law&Order: Law Order:CISVU Law Law & (CC) Order: SVU Law Order:CISVU

MOVIES MOVIES

8 pm

8:30

9 pm

17, 2005 December 19, 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30

Alias News (S (CC) ›››› The Insider Sound of Music Musical) JulieNFL Andrews, Christopher Plummer. (DVS)Ravens. Entertain Football Green Bay Packers ’ at (CC) Baltimore Live) (CC)(CC) Wife (1965, Swap (N) ’ (CC) CashShow Expl. News (CC) (CC) Late 48 Hours (N) News Robbie Robbie Frosty Frosty NFL Football Fortune Jeopardy! King How I Met Two Men Practice CSI: MiamiMystery “Payback” Seinfeld News Most Wanted Cops (CC) Nanny Cops (N) Arrested Paid Prog. Arrested Simpsons Mad TV (N) Seinfeld ’ (CC) My Wife Raymond Seinfeld 911 (N) ’ (CC) News Sat. Night News Law Order: SVU Law Order: CI Eddie(N) Boggs Law & ’ (CC) Extra Hollywood Deal orOrder No Deal (N) 2005 Radio Music Awards (S&Live) (CC) News Tonight Cty TimeGoes Keeping Up America Charlie Antiques Great Lodges Lawrence Welk Show Antiques NewsHour Business Roadshow Houses ofRoadshow Worship Open Road: RoseAustin (N) (CC) Movie The Tom Joyner Show Chris ››› Theatre of Eye Blood Soul Train ’ One Girlfriends Half Ed Buggs American Cheaters Eye Judge Mathis ’ (CC) Sex & City Sex & & City City Will-Grace Friends Will-Grace Will-Grace Smallville “Red” ›› Heaven The Kid’ Who LovedRelated Christmas (1990) Friends Sex &(CC) City 7th Friends Sex (CC) ’ (CC) Amer. Justice American Cold Thrill Case Killers Files (CC) City This Confidential (CC) Teen American (CC) Flip Cold Case Justice Files (CC) House (CC) (CC) Airline (N) Justice MovieReal Crossing Jordan (CC) Merry F... Christmas Comedy Central’s Last Laugh CorkyMy R Cousin › Scary 2 (2001)Mencia Shawn Wayans. South Reno(CC) 911! Daily Colbert ››› Vinny (1992, Comedy) Joe’05 Pesci. (CC) Movie So Raven Raven PhilRaven So Naturally Suite Life Sister, Life Derek Naturally Life of Santa So Raven Raven Mickey’s Suite Life So So Raven OnceClaus Upon a Christmas Naturally Sis. So Dr. 90210 Girls Saturday Night Live Girls GirlsH’woodGirls Gastineau True Gastineau Dr.News 90210 E! News E! Dawson Creek Dr. 90210 (N) SportsCtr. NFL(CC) Football Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills. (Live) NFL Boxing: Ali-Blin SportsCtr. Monday Night Countdown CodeBreakers (2005) Scott Glenn. (CC) (CC) Series of Poker Christmas Boston (2005) Marla Sokoloff. Christmas in Boston (2005) Marla Sokoloff. ›› Three Days (2001) ›› Santa Claus Whose? The 700 Club (CC) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, Comedy) (CC) in

Garfield: Movie’ ›› ›› The (2004)Family DennisBonds Quaid. ’ (CC) › Son of the (2005) (CC) Father of The the Bride Shark TaleMask (2004) ’ (CC) › Son ofDay the After MaskTomorrow (2005) ’ (CC) Lethal (1999, Mystery) Ritter. (CC) Will-Grace ›› Eulogy Will-Grace (2004) (CC) › Murder at and 75 Birch (1999) Nancy MelissaMcKeon. Gilbert. His andVows Her Christmas (2005)John Premiere. ›› Comfort Joy (2003) True Life True Life ’Miss 17 True Life ’Challenge Challenge True 17 Life ’Miss 17 True Life Sweet 16 ’Sweet 16 Miss Challenge Punk’d ’ ’Punk’d ’ TNA Unleashed iMPACT! (N) (CC) UFC Unleashed Unleashed ’ › The Mod Scn Squad (1999, Drama) MXCCrime ’ CSI: Scn CSI: Crime CSI: CrimeClaire Scn Danes. UFC UFC ››› The Truman (1998) Carrey. ››› HomeFriends Alone (1990) (PA) Macaulay Culkin. Family ›› You’ve Got Mail Raymond Raymond Friends Friends Friends Family Show›› Life Jim (1999) Mummy ›››&Spider-Man Tobey Maguire, (CC) ›› Lara Croft: (N) (CC)Willem Dafoe. Without a Trace (CC) Law & Order ’ Tomb Raider Law &(2001) Order(CC) ’ Law Order ’ (2002)Wanted LawAmerican Order: CIPie 2 Law & Order: SVU Law &Monday Order: SVU Law Order: & Order: Law & Order: CISVU Law Order: Law CI SVU WWE Night Raw: Tribute to Troops ››

Tuesday Evening 7 pm 7:30

MOVIES

8 pm

8:30

9 pm

December 20, 2005 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30

Entertain Insider Jim Rodney Heaven, Where Is It? How Do We Get There? News (CC) Nightline ABC 13 Fortune Jeopardy! NCIS “Kill Ari” (CC) NCIS “Kill Ari” (CC) 48 Hours Mystery (N) News (CC) Late Show CBS 11 �� Simpsons Paid Prog. Cops (N) Cops (CC) Most Wanted News Seinfeld My Wife Raymond Bones ’ (CC) News Seinfeld Seinfeld Mad TV (N) ’ (CC) House ’ (PA) (CC) FOX 36 Eddie Boggs Law & Order: SVU News Sat. Night Extra (N) Hollywood Deal or No Deal (N) Name Earl The Office Law & Order: SVU News Tonight Law & Order ’ (CC) Law Order: CI NBC 24 �� Lawrence Welk Show Great Lodges Antiques Roadshow Keeping Up TimeGoes Austin Cty NewsHour Business Nova “Spies That Fly” Frontline ’ (CC) Independent Lens (N) Charlie Rose (N) (CC) PBS 30 �� The Tom Joyner Show Movie All of Us Next Top Model Ed Buggs American Cheaters Eye Eye Soul Train ’ ››› Theatre of Blood Judge Mathis ’ (CC) Chris UPN 48 Smallville “Red” (CC) ››�� Will-Grace Friends Sex & City Sex & City Friends Sex & City Gilmore Girls ’ (CC) Supernatural ’ (CC) Friends Will-Grace Sex & City Will-Grace The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) WB 5 American Justice (CC) City Confidential (CC) Cold Case Files (CC) American Justice Amer. Justice American Justice Cold Case Files (CC) Dog Dog Dog Dog Crossing Jordan (CC) A&E Corky R Comedy Central’s Last Laugh ’05 › Scary Movie 2 (2001) Shawn Wayans. (CC) Merry F... Christmas Presents Reno 911! Daily Colbert Chappelle South David Spade Daily Colbert COM �� Sister, Sis. So Raven So Raven Dragon So Raven So Raven The Ultimate Christmas Present Lizzie So Raven Life Derek Suite Life Naturally Phil Suite Life So Raven Life of Santa Claus DISN �� Gastineau Divas Bad Christina Aguilera Home Improvement: True Hllywd E! News E! News Dr. 90210 Saturday Night�� Live Girls Gastineau Gastineau Girls Dr. 90210 E! SportsCtr. College Football New Orleans Bowl -- Arkansas State vs. Southern Mississippi. Bowl Mania SportsCtr. NFL Football Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills. (Live) (CC) NFL Boxing:�� Ali-Blin ESN The 700 Club (CC) Whose? Whose? Barry Cmas Christmas in Boston (2005) Marla Sokoloff. ›› Eloise at Christmastime (2003) (CC) ›› Three Days (2001) Christmas in Boston (2005) Marla Sokoloff. FAM �� King Kong Women Soccer Father-Part II Garfield: The Movie ››› Troy (2004, Action) Brad Pitt, Eric Bana. ’ (CC) ›› The Day After Tomorrow (2004) Dennis Quaid. ’ (CC) › Son of the Mask (2005) (CC) HBO Stolen Miracle (2001) Leslie Hope. (CC) Lethal Vows (1999, Mystery) John Ritter. (CC) ›› Eulogy (2004) (CC) ›› Miracle on the 17th Green (1999) Premiere. Will-Grace Will-Grace › Murder at 75 Birch (1999) Melissa Gilbert. LIF Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna True Life ’ Direct Effect ’ True Life ’ True Life ’ True Life ’ True Life ’ True�� Life ’ MTV �� CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn TNA iMPACT! (N) (CC) MXC ’ ›› Uncle Buck (1989) John Candy, Amy Madigan. ’ › The Mod Squad (1999, Drama) Claire Danes. UFC Unleashed ’ MXC ’ SPK �� Sex & City Sex & City Daisy Friends Raymond Raymond Friends › A Night at the Roxbury (1998) ››› Home Alone (1990) (PA) Macaulay Culkin. ››› The Truman Show (1998) Jim Carrey. ›› You’ve Got Mail TBS �� Law & Order “C.O.D.” Cold Case “Glued” ’ Law & Order ’�� (CC) Trial by Jury Law & Order ’ ››› Spider-Man (2002) Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe. (CC) Mummy ›› Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) (CC) �� TNT Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law Order: CI USA ��

��

9p The C ing: N plays once a seque

ThursdayCritic’s Evening Choice 7:30 8 pm 7 pm Thursday

��Triple Threat!!

��

Jeopardy! Still

Friday Evening 7 pm 7:30

��

Insider

Fortune

Thursday Evening 7 pm 7:30 ABC 13 CBS 11 FOX 36 NBC 24 PBS 30 UPN 48 WB 5 A&E COM DISN E! ESN FAM HBO LIF MTV SPK TBS TNT USA

MOVIES

8:30

Entertain

Comedi

NBA Basketball NBA Basketball Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks. (CC) SportsCtr. NBA The 700 Club (CC) Whose? Whose? Rudolph’s-New Year Christmas in Boston (2005) Marla Sokoloff. Eight Legged Freaks King Kong U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Inside the NFL (N) ’ ››› Yesterday (2004) Will-Grace Will-Grace Recipe for a Perfect Christmas (2005) (CC) Eve’s Christmas (2004) Elisa Donovan. (CC) Real World Austin Best of Live 2005 (N) Hard Rock Live (N) Making the Band 3 ’ Real World Reunion Most Amazing ■ Videos CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn › Extreme Ops (2002, Action) Devon Sawa. Pay It Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Sex & City Sex & City Daisy Cmas in Wash. ›› A Christmas Carol (1999) Patrick Stewart. Cmas in Wash. Law & Order ’ Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU LawFOR Order: YOUR CI Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVULOCAL TV LISTINGS HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER

��

ABC 13 CBS 11 FOX 36 NBC 24 PBS 30 UPN 48 WB 5 A&E COM DISN E! ESN FAM HBO LIF MTV SPK TBS TNT USA

Tues ABC 13 CBS 11 FOX 36 NBC 24 PBS 30 UPN 48 WB 5 A&E COM DISN E! ESN FAM HBO LIF MTV SPK TBS TNT USA

ay (2004) ill-Grace ustin g Videos ay It h. I

2005 11:30

ghtline ate Show einfeld onight (N) (CC) ye Eye ill-Grace dan (CC) olbert o Raven oward S. (CC) (CC) e Series ill-Grace ild & Out e Videos (2000)

aw CI

(CC) amily ow Clean ackass

’ ocktail

CC) I

2005 11:30

lias (CC) ash Expl.

’ (CC) at. Night ustin Cty

of Blood ex & City e istmas o Raven

portsCtr. koloff.

. ’ (CC) 004) (CC) (N) (CC)

arrey. ummy I

MOVIES Thursday Evening Evening 15, 2005 Saturday December 17, MOVIES Friday Evening 16, 2005 Sunday Evening December 18, 7 pm 7:30 8 pm 8:30 9 pm 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30 11:30 11 pm 10:30 10 pm 9:30 9 pm 8:30 8 pm 7:30 7 pm Nightline Primetime Insider of Music Entertain (CC) ›››(1965, The Santa Clause TimChristopher Allen. ’ Plummer. ›››› The Sound Musical) Julie(1994) Andrews, ’ (N) (CC)(CC) (DVS) News (CC) Alias ABC 13

Nightline News (CC) Ebert 20/20 (CC) Properties Grey’s HopeCrime Scn Charlie Brown Insider Entertain Anatomy (CC) Housewives Once Upon Jeopardy! a Mattress (2005) Carol Burnett. Late Show Without aMystery Trace (CC) CSI: How I Met Robbie Two Men Fortune Expl. 48 Hours (N) News (CC) Cash Robbie Frosty Frosty NFL Football Late Show NUMB3RS “Scorched” News GhostCase Whisperer (N) The Jeopardy! Fortune (CC) CSI Christmas (2005) Premiere. Close to Home (N) Cold (N) (CC) 60 Minutes ’ (CC) Seinfeld Seinfeld Reunion “1994” Blessing (N) ’ News Raymond My Wife Seinfeld Wanted Cops (CC) Most (N) (N) Paid Prog. Cops Simpsons The O.C. ’’(CC) Mad TV (N) ’ (CC) Seinfeld Seinfeld Malcolm Bernie Bernie Raymond Simpsons My Wife Seinfeld News Dad Law Family King-Hill Malcolm 24 ’ (CC) Sat. Tonight The Apprentice Finale) (S Live) (CC) News Hollywood Extra (N) Night & Order: SVU Order: Amer CI (Season Eddie Boggs Joey&(N) ’ War (CC) Law Order ’ (CC) Law Tonight Law Order: CI Hollywood Extra (N)NBC Dateline NBCReports (N) ’ Drew News Tom Brokaw ›› National Lampoon’sKeeping Christmas Dateline ’Show (CC) Great Charlie Rose (N) (CC) Business NewsHour Austin Cty Up Vacation Antiques Lodges Lawrence Welk Inside Passage (N) ’ TimeGoes Maigret ’Roadshow (CC) O Christmas Tree ’ (CC) Short List Tom Brown’s School Days WealthTrk Editors NOW (N) Wash Wk Business NewsHour Charlie Rose (N) (CC) American Masters “Judy Garland: By Myself” Nature (N) (CC) (DVS) William Sloane Coffin Eye Eye Cheaters American ››› Ed Buggs Love, Inc. Eve (N) ’ Cuts (N) Chris Judge Mathis (N)Show (CC) Movie The Tom Joyner Theatre of Blood Soul Train ’ Eye Prog. Eye Cheaters Paid American Paid Ed Buggs Grace WWE Friday Night SmackDown! (N) ’ (CC) Will-Grace Judge Mathis ’ (CC) Living Movie Veronica Mars (CC) Will-Grace Will-Grace Friends Sex & City ›› Friends & City Sex &Prog. City Sex Friends Smallville “Red” (CC) Smallville “Commencement/Arrival” (CC) The Kid Who Loved Christmas’ (1990) Sex & CityJordan Will-Grace Friends (CC) Smallville Reba (CC) Twins Scooby What Case Like Sex & City Friends “Nocturne” Samantha ’Will-Grace (CC) (CC) ›››› The Wizard of Oz (1939) Judy Garland. (CC) Crossing The First 48 (N) (CC) Farscape Cold Files (CC) Cold CaseJustice Files (CC) Amer. Justice Justice Cold Case ’ Files (CC) American City Confidential (CC) American (CC) Karroll’s Christmas Tom Everett Scott. Biography of the YearBill 2005 (N) (CC) American Justice CSI: Miami “Pirated” Intervention (CC) (2004) Cold Case › LakeLast Placid (1999) Pullman. Premiere. Colbert Daily South Premium Colbert Daily Reno(CC) 911! Presents F... Christmas Comedy Central’s Laugh ’05 › Corky R Files Scary Movie 2 (2001) David ShawnSpade Wayans. (CC) Merry Premium Comedi Jay Mohr (CC) PresentsYouMaggie Com.-Presents David SpadeShawn Wayans. Presents SpadeSo George Lopez: Crying? › Scary 2 (2001) So Raven Sister, Sis. David So Raven Raven Phil Naturally Life South LifeWhy Derek Life of Santa So Raven Suite LifeMovie ›› Sister ActClaus 2:(CC) Back in the Habit (1993) (CC) Suite So Raven Sister, Sis. Phil Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) (CC) Raven Naturally Kim Possible: So the Drama (CC)UpSuite Raven Gastineau Suite Life So Howard S. Howard Gastineau Gone Life BadNight 50 Cutest Child Stars All Grown E! News E! News Dr. 90210S. So Saturday Live Girls Life Suite Girls Gastineau Dr. 90210 S. Howard S. Howard Holidays Home TheGlenn. Soup (CC) 2005: Big-Bad-Best True H’wood E! News E! News Improvement Girls Girls Home Improvement: True Hllywd True H’wood SportsCenter (CC) CodeBreakers (2005) Scott Bound for Glory NFL Live NFL SportsCtr. SportsCtr. NFL Football Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills. (Live) (CC) Boxing: Ali-Blin NBA Basketball NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Philadelphia (CC) NBAPrimetime SportsCtr. NFL Football Atlanta Falcons at 76ers. Chicago Bears. in (Live) (CC)(2005) NFL SportsCtr. The 700 Club (CC) Whose? Whose? Without Santa Christmas Boston Marla Sokoloff. in Boston Marla Sokoloff. ›› (CC) Snow (2004) Tom (2005) Cavanagh. (CC) ›› Three Days (2001) Christmas The 700 Club (CC) Full House ›› How Full House Jingle AllGrinch the Way (1996, Comedy), Sinbad Videos Videos Whose? How Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) JimWhose? Carrey. The Series Inside NFL (CC) Garfield: The’Movie ››(CC) Flight of›› the Phoenix (2004) Dennis Quaid. Real the Sports (CC) The Day After Tomorrow (2004)Cathouse: Dennis Quaid. ’ (CC) › Son the of the the Mask (2005) Family Dodgeball: True Underdog Story ››’Spartan Inside the NFL (CC) (2004) Val Kilmer. ’ (CC) › Exorcist: The (CC) Beginning (2004) ’ (CC) (CC) The Sopranos (CC) ›› Anchorman: The Legend of RonAGilbert. Burgundy Will-Grace Will-Grace Christmas Child (2003) William R. Ritter. Moses. (CC) The AngelatDoll Keith Carradine. (CC) Lethal Vows (1999, Mystery) John ›› Eulogy (2004) › Murder 75 (2000) Birch (1999) Melissa How Clean Will-Grace Recipe for aTrafficking Perfect Christmas (2005) (CC) Mira›› On theDonald 2nd Day of Christmas (1997) (CC) Missing (CC) ›› Human (2005, Crime Drama) Sorvino, Sutherland. (CC)’ Wild Life & Out Challenge VideoLife (N) ’ ’ True Direct Effect True ’ Wild & Out True Life Life ’ Challenge True ’ Punk’d True Life ’ ’ Jackass Jackass(N) Home Bam Bam ET ’ Made’“Central Idol” Punk’d ’ Challenge Jackass Jackass Punk’d Challenge Next ’(1999, Next Next ’ Next Wildest Police Videos CSI: CSI: Crime Scn TNA iMPACT! (N) (CC) MXC’ ’ MXC Unleashed ’ MXC (N) ’ › TheCrime Mod Scn Squad Drama) Claire Danes. UFC MXC ’ CSI: CrimeAlScn CSI:Scarface Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn SpikePfeiffer, TV’s Video Game Awards 2005 ’ Videos (1983,(1990) Crime Drama) Pacino, Michelle Steven Bauer. › The Mod Got Squad Friends Raymond Raymond ›› Road Trip (2000) ››› The Truman Show (1998) Jim Carrey. ››› The Truman Show (1998) Jim Carrey. ››› Home Friends Alone (PA) Macaulay Culkin. ›› You’ve Mail’ ›› Cocktail Friends Friends Raymond Raymond ››› The American President (1995) Michael Douglas. (CC) The Truman Show ››› Forrest Gump ››› Forrest(CC) Gump (1994, Drama) Tom Hanks. Premiere. (CC) NBA Basketball NBA Basketball Denver Nuggets at (PA) Cleveland Cavaliers. LawLara & Order ’Tomb Raider ››› Spider-Man (2002) Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe. (CC) Mummy ›› Croft: (2001) Spider-Man (2002) (CC)CI Spider-Man (2002)Law Tobey Maguire. Premiere. (CC) Law Order: & Order Lord ofOrder: the Rings ››› Scream 3 (2000) Premiere. ››› Spider-Man Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe. Law Order: CISVU(2002) & SVU Law Order: CI Law &(CC) Order: SVU & Order: SVU Law & Order: Law CI’ ›› Bruce Almighty (2003, Comedy) Jim Carrey. (CC) Order: CISVU Monk&(CC) Order: CISVU Law & Order: Law Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: Law & Order: SVU

Friday Evening Monday SaturdayEvening Evening 7 pm 7:30 7:30 7 pm Entertain Insider ABC 13 ABC CBS 13 11 CBS 11 FOX 36 FOX 36 NBC 24 NBC 24 PBS 30 PBS 30 UPN 48 UPN WB 48 5 WB A&E5 A&E COM COM DISN DISN E! E! ESN ESN FAM FAM HBO HBO LIF LIF MTV MTV SPK SPK TBS TBS TNT TNT USA USA

8 pm 8:30 8 pmBrown8:30 Charlie

December 16, 2005 December 19, 17, 2005 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30 11:30 11 pm 10:30 10 pm 9:30 News (CC) Nightline Properties 20/20 (CC)

MOVIES MOVIES

9 pm 9 pm Hope

Football Green Packers’ at “Scorched” Baltimore (S Live) (CC) Insider Entertain Alias (CC) News (CC) (CC) Wife Swap (N) ’ (CC) ›››› The Sound of Music (1965, Musical) Andrews, Christopher Plummer. (CC) (DVS)Ravens. Late Show News NUMB3RS Ghost Whisperer (N)JulieNFL Jeopardy! Fortune Close to Home (N) ’Bay (CC) Late CSI: MiamiMystery “Payback” Men Practice How I Met Two Jeopardy! Fortune CashShow Expl. 48 Hours (N) News Robbie Robbie Frosty Frosty NFLWife Football Seinfeld Seinfeld News Malcolm Family Bernie Bernie Raymond King My Seinfeld Arrested My Wife Most Wanted Cops (CC) Cops (N)NBC Paid Prog. Arrested Simpsons Nanny 911 (N) ’ (CC) News Mad TV (N) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Tonight News Law Order: Seinfeld CI Hollywood Extra (N) Raymond Dateline (N) ’ (CC) Tonight News Radio WealthTrk Music Awards Live) (CC) orWk No Deal (N) Hollywood Extra Sat. Night Law(S& Order: SVU Days Law Order: CI Eddie (N) Boggs Law & Order ’ (CC) Short List Tom Brown’s School Editors NOW (N) 2005 Wash Business Deal NewsHour Rose (N) Eye (CC) Road: America Charlie Houses Worship Roadshow Business NewsHour Austin Cty TimeGoes Keeping UpAmerican Antiquesof(N) Roadshow Great Friday Lodges Lawrence Welk Eye Cheaters Ed Buggs WWE Night SmackDown! ’ (CC) Open Judge Mathis ’Show (CC) Antiques Eye American Buggs Girlfriends MovieLike One The Tom Joyner Show Judge Mathis ’&(CC) ›››&Theatre of Blood Soul Train ’ Will-Grace Sex City Eye Will-Grace Cheaters Friends Twins (CC) Ed Reba (CC) Half Scooby What Sex City Chris Friends Will-Grace SexTom & City Will-Grace Friends Sex & City 7th Friends SexScott. & City Friends (2004) Will-Grace Smallville Justice “Red” (CC) Related ’ (CC) ’ (CC) ›› Heaven The Kidof Who Loved Christmas (1990) Karroll’s Christmas Everett Biography the Year 2005 (N) (CC) American Jordan (CC) MovieReal Crossing (N)(CC) (CC) Airline House (CC) Cold CaseJustice Files Amer. Justice American Justice Cold Thrill Case Killers Files (CC) City This Confidential (CC) Teen American (CC) Flip Premium Comedi Jay Mohr Presents Com.-Presents David(CC) Spade Presents Colbert Reno 911! South Merry F... Christmas Comedy Central’s Last CorkyMy R Cousin ››› Vinny (1992, Comedy) Joe’05 Pesci. (CC) › Scary 2 (2001) Shawn Wayans. (CC) So Raven So Raven Sister, Sis. Daily Suite Life Suite Life Mencia Stuck in theLaugh Suburbs (2004) (CC)Movie So Raven Suite Life Raven Sis. So Naturally Once Upon a Christmas Raven Mickey’s So Raven PhilRaven Naturally SuiteSoup Life Sister, Life Derek Naturally Life of Santa Claus Suite Life So Howard S. Howard S. So Holidays The 2005: Big-Bad-Best True H’wood E! News E! News Girls Dr. 90210 Night (N) True Dawson Creek News E! Dr. 90210 Girls Saturday Girls 76ers. GirlsatH’wood Gastineau Gastineau Dr.News 90210 E! NBALive Basketball NBA Basketball Miami Heat Philadelphia (CC) NBA SportsCtr. Series Poker CodeBreakers (2005) Scott Glenn. (CC) Monday Night Countdown (CC) SportsCtr. SportsCtr. NFL Football Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills. (Live) (CC) NFL Boxing: Ali-Blin The 700ofClub (CC) Whose? Whose? Full House Full House ›› Jingle All the Way (1996, Comedy), Sinbad The 700 Club (CC) Whose? Santa Claus Christmas in Boston (2005) Marla Sokoloff. Christmas in Boston (2005) Marla Sokoloff. Home Alone 2:Underdog Lost in New York (1992, Comedy) ›› Three (2001) ›› Family Dodgeball: A True Story Inside the Days NFL (CC) ›› Spartan (2004)(CC) Val Kilmer. ’ (CC) Garfield: Movie’Christmas › Son MaskTomorrow (2005) ’ (CC) ›› Shark TaleMask (2004) ’›› (CC) Father of the Bride ›› The After (2004)Family DennisBonds Quaid. ’Clean (CC) › Son of(2005) the (2005) (CC) How Will-Grace Recipe forThe a Perfect (CC) On the 2nd DayofDay ofthe Christmas (1997) (CC) Will-Grace andVows HerBam Christmas (2005) Premiere. (CC) Will-Grace Lethal (1999, Mystery) John Ritter. (CC) ›› Comfort and Joy (2003) ›› Eulogy (2004) (CC) › Murder at 75 Birch (1999) MelissaMcKeon. Gilbert.’ His Jackass Jackass Jackass Jackass Bam ET Nancy Made “Central Idol” Punk’d Miss 17 Challenge Challenge Challenge Miss 17 17 ’Scn Sweet 16 Miss Sweet 16 ’Scn ’2005 True Life ’ Punk’d True Life ’Video True Crime Life ’Scn True Crime Life True Crime Life CSI: CSI: CSI: Spike TV’s GamePunk’d Awards ’ ’ UFC UFC Unleashed CSI: Crime Scn Danes. Crime CSI: Scn TNA Unleashed iMPACT! (N) (CC) ’ Douglas. › The Mod Scn Squad (1999, Drama) Claire MXC Crime ’ Friends Friends Raymond CSI: Raymond ››› The American President (1995) Michael (CC) Cocktail Family Friends Friends Friends Raymond Raymond Life (1999) ››› The Truman Show›› (1998) Jim Carrey. ››› Spider-Man Home Friends Alone(2002) (1990) (PA) Macaulay Culkin. Family ›› You’ve Got ››› Spider-Man (2002) (CC) ››› Tobey Maguire. Premiere. (CC) Law & Order ’ Mail Without a Trace (N) (CC)Willem Dafoe. Mummy Law Order Law OrderCI ’ Law & ’ ›››& Tobey(CC) Maguire, (CC) ›› Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) (CC) Law Order: CI (CC) Monk Law &Spider-Man Order:’ SVU(2002)Wanted Law & Order: Law & Order Order: SVU WWE Night Raw: Tribute to Troops Law Order: CI SVU Law & Order: LawAmerican Order: CI Pie 2 Law & Order: SVU Law &Monday Order: SVU & Order: Order: CISVU ››

MOVIES Saturday Evening December 17, 2005 MOVIES Tuesday Evening December 20, 2005 7 pm 7:30 8 pm 8:30 9 pm 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30 10:30 11 pm 11:30 10 pm 9:30 9 pm 8:30 8 pm 7:30 7 pm ›››› The Sound of Music (1965, Musical) Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer. ’ (CC) (DVS) News (CC) Alias (CC) ABC 13 ABC 13 CBS 11 CBS 36 11 FOX FOX 36 NBC 24 NBC 24 PBS 30 PBS 30 UPN 48 UPN WB 48 5 WB A&E5 A&E COM COM DISN DISN E! E! ESN ESN FAM FAM HBO HBO LIF LIF MTV MTV SPK SPK TBS TBS TNT TNT USA USA

Nightline News (CC) (CC) Cash Heaven, Where Is It? How Do WeMystery Get There? Rodney Jim Insider Entertain Expl. 48 Hours (N) News Robbie Robbie Frosty Frosty NFL Football 48 Hours Mystery (N) News (CC) Late Show NCIS Wanted “Kill Ari” (CC) NCIS “Kill (CC)(CC) Most Jeopardy! Fortune Seinfeld News Cops (N) Ari” Paid Prog. Cops Simpsons Mad TV (N) ’ (CC) Seinfeld Seinfeld News& Order: SVU Raymond Bones ’ (CC) My Wife House ’ (PA) Sat. Night News Law Order: CI (CC) Eddie Boggs Law & Order ’ (CC) Law News Law & Order: The Office Keeping Name EarlRoadshow Deal or No Deal (N) Hollywood Extra (N) Welk Austin Cty TimeGoes Tonight Up SVU Antiques Lodges Lawrence Show Great Independent Lens (N) Charlie Rose (N) (CC) Nova “Spies That Fly” Frontline ’ (CC) Business NewsHour The Tom Joyner Show Movie ››› Theatre of Blood Soul Train ’ Cheaters Ed Buggs American All of Us Next Top Model Chris Judge Mathis ’ (CC) (CC) ›› Sex &Eye City Sex & City Eye Friends Will-Grace Smallville “Red” The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) & Justice City Will-Grace Will-Grace Sex Sex & (CC) City Gilmore Friends Justice ’ (CC) Girls ’ (CC) Amer. American Justice Cold Case Files (CC) Friends City Confidential (CC) Supernatural American Crossing Jordan (CC) Dog Dog Dog Dog Cold Case Files (CC) American Justice Comedy Central’s Last Laugh ’05 › Scary Movie 2 (2001) Shawn Wayans. (CC) Merry F... Christmas Corky R Colbert SpadeNaturally Daily Chappelle South Colbert 911! Daily Presents So Raven Phil Suite Life Life Derek David Life of Santa Claus So Raven Suite Life Reno Sister, Sis. So Dragon UltimateGastineau ChristmasGirls Present Lizzie So Dr. Raven 90210 So Raven Saturday Night Live Girls Gastineau Dr. Raven 90210 So Raven The Divas Bad Christina Aguilera Gastineau Home TrueDenver HllywdBroncos at Buffalo E! News E! News Ali-Blin SportsCtr. NFL Football Bills. (Live) (CC) NFL Improvement: Boxing: SportsCtr. College Football New Orleans Bowl -- Arkansas State vs. Southern Mississippi. Bowl Mania Christmas in Boston (2005) Marla Sokoloff. ›› Three Days (2001) Christmas in Boston (2005) Marla Sokoloff. The 700 Club (CC) Whose? Barry Cmas ›› Eloise at Christmastime (2003) ›› (CC)The DayWhose? Garfield: The Movie After Tomorrow (2004) Dennis Quaid. ’ (CC) › Son of the Mask (2005) (CC) King(CC) Kong Women Soccer Father-Part II ››› Melissa Troy (2004, Action)Lethal Brad Pitt, Eric Bana.Mystery) ’ (CC) John Ritter. Vows (1999, ›› Eulogy (2004) (CC) › Murder at 75 Birch (1999) Gilbert. Will-Grace Will-Grace Stolen Miracle (2001) Leslie Hope. (CC) ›› Green (1999) Life ’ Premiere. True Life ’ TrueMiracle Life ’ on the 17th True True Life ’ True Life ’ Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna True Life ’ (N) (CC) Direct Effect ’ TNA iMPACT! › The Mod Squad (1999, Drama) Claire Danes. UFC Unleashed ’ MXC ’ CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn ’ ›› Uncle Buck (1989) Amy Madigan. ’ ›››Candy, The Truman Show (1998) Jim MXC Carrey. ››› Home Alone (1990) (PA) Macaulay Culkin. John ›› You’ve Got Mail Sex & City Sex & City Daisy Friends Raymond Raymond Friends › A Willem Night at the Roxbury (1998) ››› Spider-Man (2002) Tobey Maguire, Dafoe. (CC) Mummy ›› Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) (CC) Law byOrder: Jury SVU Cold Case “Glued” ’ Law (CC) Trial Law OrderCI’ Law Order: CI Law & & Order Order:“C.O.D.” SVU Law & Law & & Order Order:’ SVU Law & Order: Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU

December 14, 2005

Sunday Evening Tuesday Evening Monday Evening 7 pm 7:30 8 pm 8:30 8:30 8 pm 7 pm Once Upon Insider a 7:30 Mattress (2005) Carol Rodney Burnett. Jim Entertain ABC 13 ABC 11 13 CBS CBS 36 11 FOX FOX 24 36 NBC NBC 30 24 PBS PBS 48 30 UPN UPN WB 548 WB A&E5 A&E COM COM DISN DISN E! E! ESN ESN FAM FAM HBO HBO LIF LIF MTV MTV SPK SPK TBS TBS TNT TNT USA USA

NFL Christmas Football Green Bay48 Packers at Baltimore (S Live) Entertain Insider Wife Swap (N)(CC) ’ (CC) (CC) NCIS CSI(CC) The Blessing (2005) Late Show News (CC) HoursPremiere. Mystery (N)Ravens. “Kill Ari” (CC) NCIS “Kill Ari” Fortune Cold Case (N) ’ 60 Minutes Jeopardy! ’ (CC) Late Show News (CC) Seinfeld CSI: Miami “Payback” Practice Two Men Amer How I Met Family King Jeopardy! Simpsons Fortune Seinfeld Dad War King-Hill Malcolm Seinfeld News Raymond My Wife 24 ’ (CC) House ’ (PA) (CC) Bones ’ (CC) Seinfeld Seinfeld News& Order: SVU Arrested Arrested Raymond Deal My Wife Nanny 911 (N) ’Office (CC) Law Drew Reports Tonight The Name Earl or No Deal (N) Hollywood Extra (N) NBC ›› National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation News Dateline ’ (CC) Tom Brokaw Tonight News Rose 2005 RadioMasters Music Awards (S Live)By (CC) Deal or No (CC) Deal (N) Hollywood Extra (N)Sloane American Garland: Myself” Nature (N) William Coffin Nova (N) (CC) Lens (N) Charlie “Spies That(DVS) Fly” Frontline Business NewsHour ’ (CC) “JudyIndependent Charlie Rose (N) Eye (CC) Open Road:American America Cheaters Houses Worship Antiques Roadshow Business NewsHourMars Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Grace Living Movie Veronica (CC) Eye Ed Buggs TopofModel All of Us Next Judge Mathis ’ (CC) Chris Eye Eye Cheaters American Sex Ed Buggs “Nocturne” Girlfriends Half One Chris Judge Mathis ’&(CC) Smallville Samantha & City’Will-Grace Will-Grace Sex City Friends Farscape (CC) ›››› The Wizard Oz (1939) Garland. ’ (CC) Supernatural ’ (CC) Friends GilmoreofGirls ’ (CC)Judy Will-Grace Sex & CityJordan Will-Grace Friends Sex & City Cold Friends Related ’Premiere. (CC) 7thLake Heaven ’ (1999) (CC) CSI: Miami “Pirated” Intervention (CC) Cold CaseJustice Files (CC) Crossing (CC) Dog Dog Dog Case Files (CC) BillDog American › Placid Pullman. Crossing Jordan (CC) MovieReal Daily Airline (N) South Teen Thrill Killers (CC) Flip This House (CC) George Cold Case Files (CC) David Spade Lopez: Why You Crying? Colbert David Spade South Colbert Reno 911! Daily Presents › Scary Movie 2 (2001) Shawn Wayans. (CC) Chappelle Colbert Daily Reno 911! Mencia South ››› My Cousin Vinny (1992, Comedy) Joe Pesci. (CC) PhilRaven So Raven Naturally Suite Life Sister, Suite Life Dragon Kim Ultimate Possible:Christmas So the Drama (CC) Lizzie Suite Life So Raven The Sis. So Present So Raven So Raven So Raven Sister,Bad Sis. Christina Naturally Divas Mickey’s Once Upon True a Christmas SoNews Raven Home SoNews Raven Home Improvement Girls Girls True H’wood Aguilera Improvement: Hllywd Naturally Gastineau E! E! Girls Girls Dr. 90210 (N) True H’wood Dawson Creek E! News E! News NFL Football Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears. (Live) (CC) Primetime (CC)Football SportsCtr. SportsCtr. College New Orleans Bowl -- Arkansas State vs. Southern Mississippi. Bowl Mania NFL Series Poker CodeBreakers (2005) Scott Glenn. (CC) Monday Night Countdown (CC) SportsCtr. Videos Videos How the Grinch The 700ofClub (CC) Whose? Barry Cmas How the Stole Christmas (2000) JimWhose? Carrey. ›› Eloise at Grinch Christmastime (2003) (CC) The 700 Soccer Club (CC) Whose? Santa ClausII ›› Home Alone 2: LostThe in New Comedy) (CC) King Kong Women Father-Part › Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) ’ (CC) Sopranos ’ (CC) ›› Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy ››› Troy (2004, Action) Brad Pitt,York Eric(1992, Bana. ’ (CC) Family Bonds › Son of theGreen Mask (2005)Premiere. ’ (CC) Will-Grace ›› Shark Tale (2004) ’›› (CC) Father of the Bride ’Leslie Missing (CC) Will-Grace Stolen Miracle (2001) Hope. (CC) ›› Human Trafficking (2005, Crime Drama) Mira Sorvino, (CC) MiracleDonald on theSutherland. 17th (1999) Will-Grace Will-Grace Jackass His and HerLaguna Christmas Laguna (2005) Premiere. ›› Comfort and Joy (2003) McKeon. Jackass Home(CC) True Punk’d (N) Laguna Challenge Challenge Laguna Laguna Laguna Life ’ Next ’ Next Nancy ’ Next ’EffectNext Direct ’ ’ Challenge Challenge Challenge Miss 17 Miss 17 MissCrime 17 Sweet 16 Sweet 16 CSI: Punk’d Punk’d ’ MXC Scn CSI: Crime Videos ’’ ››Drama) Uncle Buck (1989) John Candy, Amy Madigan. ’ (1983, Crime Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer. › The Mod Scn Squad ’ ›› Scarface UFC Unleashed UFC Unleashed CSI:&Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Truman Crime Scn Daisy Sex Tom & City Sex City (PA) Friends Friends Raymond Raymond The Show ›A Night at››› the Roxbury (1998) Forrest Gump ››› Forrest Gump (1994, Drama) Hanks. Premiere. (CC) Family Family Friends Friends Friends Raymond ›› Life (1999) Law &(CC) Order››› “C.O.D.” byMaguire, JuryFriends Lord the Raymond Rings Cold Case “Glued” ’ Law Order ’ (CC) Law &ofOrder ’ Scream 3 (2000) Premiere. ›››&Spider-Man (2002)Trial Tobey Willem Dafoe. Without a Trace (CC) Wanted (N) CI (CC) Law Order: & Order: OrderCI’ Law Order: & Order: OrderCI’ Law & & Order: Order ’ Law Order: CI SVU Law Order: Law Law Law SVU & Order: & Order: SVU & SVU & SVU WWE Monday Night Raw: Tribute to Troops Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU ›› American Pie 2

Monday Evening Tuesday Evening 7 pm 7:30 7:30 7 pm Insider Entertain ABC 13 ABC 13 CBS 11 CBS 36 11 FOX FOX 36 NBC 24 NBC 24 PBS 30 PBS 48 30 UPN UPN WB 48 5 WB A&E5 A&E COM COM DISN DISN E! E! ESN ESN FAM FAM HBO HBO LIF LIF MTV MTV SPK SPK TBS TBS TNT TNT USA USA

MOVIES December 19, 2005 MOVIES December 20, 2005 8 pm 8:30 9 pm 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30 10:30 11 pm 11:30 10 pm 9:30 9 pm 8:30 8 pm Wife Swap (N) ’ (CC) NFL Football Green Bay Packers at Baltimore Ravens. (S Live) (CC)

Nightline News (CC) (CC) Late Heaven, Is It? How We Get There? News Rodney Jim Insider Entertain Jeopardy! Show CSI:Do Miami “Payback” Practice MenWhere How I Met Two King Fortune Late Show News (CC) Seinfeld 48 Hours Mystery (N) Seinfeld NCIS “Kill Ari” (CC) NCIS “Kill Ari” (CC) Jeopardy! Arrested Fortune Arrested Raymond My Wife Nanny 911 (N) ’ (CC) News Seinfeld Seinfeld News Raymond Deal My Wife House ’ (PA) (CC)Awards Bones Tonight News 2005 Radio Music (S Live) (CC) or’ No(CC) Deal (N) Extra (N) Hollywood Tonight News Rose Law &Road: Order:America SVU The Office Open Name Earl Deal or NoRoadshow Deal (N) Hollywood Antiques Extra (N) Business Charlie (N) (CC) Houses of Worship NewsHour Charlie Rose (N) Eye (CC) Independent Lens (N) Cheaters That Fly” Girlfriends NewsHour Business Nova “SpiesOne Frontline ’Half (CC) Eye Ed Buggs American Judge Mathis ’ (CC) Chris Eye Eye Cheaters American Sex Ed Buggs Will-Grace All of Us Next Top Model Chris Judge Mathis ’&(CC) & City Will-Grace Friends Sex City 7th Friends Related ’ (CC) Heaven ’ (CC) Will-Grace Sex & CityJordan Will-Grace Crossing Friends(N) MovieReal Sex & City Flip Friends Supernatural ’ (CC) Gilmore ’ (CC) (CC) Teen (CC) Thrill Killers (CC) Airline ThisGirls House Cold Case Files (CC) Crossing Jordan (CC) Dog 911! Daily Dog Dog Cold Case Files (CC) Dog American Justice Colbert Reno Mencia South ››› My Cousin Vinny (1992, Comedy) Joe Pesci. (CC) Colbert Daily David Spade South Chappelle Naturally Colbert Daily Reno 911! Mickey’s Presents Raven Raven So Sister, Sis. So Naturally Once Upon a Christmas Raven So Raven So So Raven So Raven Girls Sister, Sis. Girls Dragon The Ultimate ChristmasTrue Present SoNews Raven Dawson SoNews Raven E! Dr. 90210 (N) H’woodLizzie Creek E! Christina Aguilera Divas Bad Series Gastineau Home Improvement: Hllywd E! News Night E! News of Poker CodeBreakers (2005) Scott Glenn. (CC) Monday Countdown (CC) True SportsCtr. SportsCtr. College Football New Orleans Bowl -- Arkansas State vs. Southern Mississippi. Bowl Mania The 700 Club (CC) Santa Claus ›› Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, Comedy) (CC) Whose? The 700 Club (CC) Whose? Whose? Barry Cmas ›› Shark Eloise Tale at Christmastime (CC) Son of the Mask (2005) ’ (CC) Family Bonds (2004) ’ (CC)(2003) › Father of the Bride ’ ›› Women Soccer King (CC) Kong Will-Grace Father-Part II ›››Nancy Troy (2004, Action)His Brad Pitt, Eric Bana. ’ (2005) (CC) Premiere. Will-Grace and Her Christmas ›› Comfort and Joy (2003) McKeon. Will-Grace Will-Grace Stolen 16 Miracle (2001) (CC) ›› Miracle Challenge on the 17th Challenge Green (1999) Premiere. Miss 17 Challenge Miss 17 MissHope. 17 Sweet 16 Leslie Sweet Punk’d ’ Punk’d ’ Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna True Unleashed Life ’ Direct EffectScn ’ UFC UFC Unleashed CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Crime CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn MXC ’ ›› Uncle Buck (1989) John Candy, Family Amy Madigan. Family Friends Friends Friends Raymond Friends Raymond ››’Life (1999) Daisy (N) › Sex & City Sex & City Wanted Friends Raymond Raymond Friends A Night atWithout the Roxbury (1998) a Trace (CC) (CC) Law & Order ’ Law & Order ’ Law & Order ’ Law & Order “C.O.D.” Cold Case “Glued” ’ Trial by Jury Night Raw: Law Order: & OrderCI’ (CC) WWE Law & & Order: Order ’ Monday Tribute to Troops Law Law SVU ›› American Pie 2 Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU

Tuesday Evening 7 pm 7:30 ABC 13 CBS 11 FOX 36 NBC 24 PBS 30 UPN 48 WB 5 A&E COM DISN E! ESN FAM HBO LIF MTV SPK TBS TNT USA

18, 2005 December 20, December 19, 2005 9 pm 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30 11:30 11 pm 10:30 10Dopm 9 pmWhere9:30 Ebert Grey’s Anatomy (CC) News Housewives (CC) Nightline Heaven, Is It? How We Get There? MOVIES MOVIES

MOVIES

8 pm

8:30

9 pm

Insider Jeopardy! Raymond Hollywood Business

Toledo Free Press ■ 37

BUSINESS CARD BLAST Advanced Retirement Solutions, LLC a licensed investment advisory “Providing Strategies for a Secure and Peaceful Retirement.”

Troy A. Neff 27493 Holiday Lane, Ste B Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 (419) 874.3662 / (800) 874.8151 Fax: (419) 874.4453

GROW YOUR BUSINESS With an affordable and effective business card directory ad.

��

• 25 weeks or less $20 • 26 weeks or more $15

Registered Principal with WRP Investments Inc., Member NASD/SIPC

��

� � ��

Unleash the power of XANTHONES Mangosteen - Nature’s Magic Miracle For Optimum Health and Wellness

December 20, 2005 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30

Heaven, Where Is It? How Do We Get There? News (CC) Nightline 48 Hours Mystery (N) News (CC) Late Show NCIS “Kill Ari” (CC) Seinfeld Seinfeld News House ’ (PA) (CC) Bones ’ (CC) Tonight News Name Earl The Office Law & Order: SVU Deal or No Deal (N) Independent Lens (N) Charlie Rose (N) (CC) Nova “Spies That Fly” Frontline ’ (CC) Ed Buggs American Cheaters Eye Eye All of Us Next Top Model Judge Mathis ’ (CC) Chris Will-Grace Sex & City Will-Grace Sex & City Gilmore Girls ’ (CC) Supernatural ’ (CC) Friends Friends Crossing Jordan (CC) Dog Dog Dog Cold Case Files (CC) Dog American Justice Colbert Daily David Spade Chappelle South Colbert Presents Reno 911! Daily Sister, Sis. So Raven So Raven Dragon So Raven So Raven The Ultimate Christmas Present Lizzie Gastineau Divas Bad Christina Aguilera Home Improvement: True Hllywd E! News E! News SportsCtr. College Football New Orleans Bowl -- Arkansas State vs. Southern Mississippi. Bowl Mania The 700 Club (CC) Whose? Whose? Barry Cmas ›› Eloise at Christmastime (2003) (CC) King Kong Women Soccer Father-Part II ››› Troy (2004, Action) Brad Pitt, Eric Bana. ’ (CC) Stolen Miracle (2001) Leslie Hope. (CC) ›› Miracle on the 17th Green (1999) Premiere. Will-Grace Will-Grace Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna Laguna True Life ’ Direct Effect ’ CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn MXC ’ ›› Uncle Buck (1989) John Candy, Amy Madigan. ’ Sex & City Sex & City Daisy Friends Raymond Raymond Friends › A Night at the Roxbury (1998) Law & Order “C.O.D.” Cold Case “Glued” ’ Law & Order ’ (CC) Trial by Jury Law & Order ’ Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU

Entertain Fortune My Wife Extra (N) NewsHour

ARTS&LIFE

December 14, 2005

� ��

ightline ate Show einfeld onight hort List ye Eye ill-Grace tt Scott. remium o Raven oward S.

TV LISTINGS

36 Toledo Free Press

ABC 13 CBS 11 CBS 36 11 FOX FOX 36 NBC 24 NBC 24 PBS 30 PBS 30 UPN 48 UPN WB 48 5 WB A&E5 A&E COM COM DISN DISN E! E! ESN ESN FAM FAM HBO HBO LIF LIF MTV MTV SPK SPK TBS TBS TNT TNT USA USA

SportsCtr. NFL Football Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears. (Live) (CC) The 700 Club (CC) SportsCtr. ESN Sunday (CC) Santa ClausNFL Primetime ›› Home Alone 2: Lost in Newon Yorkthe (1992, Comedy) their (CC) Whose? FAM airplay tunes of the past year Videos Videos Bonds Whose? How theCBS Grinch11 ›› Shark How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Jim Carrey. FAM 9 p.m. on Family › Son of the Mask (2005) ’ (CC) ›› Tale (2004) ’ (CC) Father of the Bride ’ HBO have received, in this ceremony. Some of › Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) ’ (CC) The Sopranos ’ (CC) ›› Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy HBO His and Her Christmas (2005) Premiere. (CC) Will-Grace Will-Grace ›› Comfort Blessand Joy (2003) Nancy McKeon. LIF Christmas The the nation’s radio personalities are(CC) on hand Missing ›› Human Trafficking (2005, Crime Drama) Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland. (CC) LIF Challenge Challenge Challenge Miss 17 Miss 17 16 Miss 17 16 Sweet Punk’d ’ Punk’d ’ MTVNeilSweet ing: Patrick Harris as the fetedUFC artists awards and, in Jackass Jackass Home their Punk’d (N)claim Challenge Challenge Next ’ Next Crime ’ Next ’ Next Crime ’ MTV UFC Unleashed Unleashed CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Scn CSI: Scn SPK plays a doctor on TV a good number of cases, take the stage Videos to ›› Scarface (1983, Crime Drama) AlFriends Pacino, Michelle Steven Bauer. › The Mod Raymond Squad ’ Friends SPK Family FamilyPfeiffer, Friends Friends Raymond ›› Life (1999) TBS once this Show new ››› Forrest Gump (1994, Drama) The in Truman ›››they’re Forrest Gump (PA) Hanks. Premiere. (CC)which perform songs for being TBS again Without a Trace (CC) Wanted (N) (CC) Law & Order ’ Tom the & Order ’ & Order ’ TNT sequel toLaw 2002’s “The Law Lord of the Rings Scream (2000) Premiere. ›››Order: Spider-Man (2002)WWE TobeyMonday Maguire, Willem Dafoe. (CC)to››› TNT honored. Night Raw: Tribute Troops Law CI Law & Order: SVU ››3 American Pie 2 USA Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU USA

�

2005 11:30

SportsCenter (CC) CodeBreakers (2005) Scott Glenn. (CC) Bound for All Glory NFLYear Live ›› SportsCtr. ESN The 700 Club Club (CC) Whose? Whose? Christmas in Boston Marla Sokoloff. Rudolph’s-New day’s top music stars are celebrated, based FAM The 700 Whose? Whose? House Full House Full Jingle the Way(2005) (1996, Comedy), Sinbad FAM Sunday Thethe 700 Club (CC) Whose? Whose? Without Santa ›› Snow Tom Cavanagh. (CC) FAM U.S. Women’s Soccer Team King Kong(2004) Eight Legged ››› Yesterday (2004) Inside the (N)’ ’(CC) HBO on theSpartan airplay tunes of past year Family Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Inside the NFLFreaks (CC) ›› (2004)their Val NFL Kilmer. HBO 9 p.m. onSports CBSPerfect 11(2004) Cathouse: The Series Inside the NFL (CC) ›› On Flight of theDay Phoenix (2004)(2005) Quaid. Real (CC) HBO Will-Grace Will-Grace Recipe for a2nd Perfect Christmas Eve’s Christmas Elisa Donovan. (CC) LIF How Clean Will-Grace Recipe for a ’ Christmas (2005) ›› the of Christmas (1997) (CC) have received, inDennis this(CC) ceremony. Some of LIF Will-Grace Will-Grace Christmas (2003) William R. Moses. (CC) Jackass The Angel Doll (2000) (CC) LIF Christmas Real World Jackass Austin Real World Reunion HardCarradine. Rock Live (N) ’ Bam Best of Live 2005 (N) Keith Making theChild Band 3 ’ Jackass MTV The BlessJackass Bam ET Made “Central Idol” Punk’d MTV the nation’s radio personalities are on hand Wild & Out Wild & Out Challenge Challenge Video True Life (N) ’ Punk’d ’ Direct Effect ’ MTV Amazing Videos CSI: Crime Crime Scn Scn CSI: Crime Scn Scn › Extreme Devon Sawa. SPKNeilCSI: CSI: Crime Scn Crime ing: Patrick Harris CSI: Spike TV’s Video Game Awards 2005and, ’ SPK as Ops the(2002, fetedAction) artists claim theirMost awards in ■ Wildest Police CSI: Crime Scn CSI: Crime Scn MXC MXC&’ MXC The (N) ’ SPK PayVideos It Daisy &’City Sex City Sex Raymond Raymond Raymond ››› Raymond Raymond Raymond TBS Cocktail Friends Raymond American President (1995) Michael Douglas. (CC) TBS plays a Raymond doctor on TV Friends a good number of cases, take the stage to Friends Friends Raymond Raymond ›› Road Trip (2000) ››› The Truman Show (1998) Jim Carrey. TBS Cmas in Wash. Cmas in Wash. ›› A Christmas Carol (1999) Patrick Stewart. Law & Order ’ TNT ››› Spider-Man (2002) (CC) Premiere. (CC) Law in & Order TNT again once this ’ new ››› Spider-Man (2002) Tobey Maguire. perform theLawsongs for which they’re being NBA Basketball NBAOrder: Basketball Nuggets at Cleveland Order ’ TNT to Law Order: Order: CI CI Order: SVU Law Order: CISVU Cavaliers. Law Order: CI Denver Law Law & & Order: Order: SVU Law Monk&(CC) & Order: Law CI Law SVU USA sequel 2002’s “The honored. Law CI Law Order: CI Law & Order: SVU ›› Bruce Almighty (2003, Comedy) Jim Carrey. (CC) USA

��

(CC)

The Fruit is the Key Thai-Go

Some M.D’s use as a first-line therapy for:

Rodney Jim NCIS “Kill Ari” (CC)

��

• Gerd • Diverticulitis • Eczema • Arthritis • IBS • Fatigue • Seborrhea

• Muscle/Joint pain • Mild/Moderate asthma • Sleep disorders • Recurrent UTIs • Mild Depression • Fibromyalgia • Allergic rhinitis

��

2006 Business Goals Workshop January 14, 9 a.m.-noon January 24, 8-11 a.m. Maumee Indoor Theater $79/per person

419/897-0528/p www.changinglanes.biz

100% Natural • No preservatives

For more info: Call 419-376-5602

Rich Robinson

PO BOX 352273 Toledo,OH 43635-2273

AROUND TOWN STORAGE

4 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU 1028 S. Holland Sylvania Rd. .........419-866-6211 3316 Dustin Rd. ...............................419-698-1208 10740 Airport Hwy. ..........................419-867-1150 2704 Centennial Rd. ........................419-843-2005

HOLLAND OREGON* SWANTON* SYLVANIA

Outside storage*

Climate controlled units*

This coupon entitles bearer to 1st. months storage rent “free” (after paying applicable set-up charge and refundable security deposit on new rentals only)

Valid at any participating facility. Offer good thru June 2006. Call the facility nearest you for availability and pricing.

Window Blind/Shade Cleaning & Repair We pick up & deliver Take down & re-hang

Next day turn-around Ultrasonic cleaning

Mini blinds Wood blinds Faux wood blinds Fabric & vinyl verticals

Privacy sheers Pleated shades Silhouette shades Honeycomb shades

Perrysburg Clean Blinds Plus 419-874-9199

Ed Rantanen, Owner

Churchill’s ��

��

25% off POD rentals ®

Dec. - Feb. 1-888-776-PODS

��

PODS™ and PODS® are trade and service marks of PODS, Inc.

��

TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS, CALL (419)

241-1700

CLASSIFIEDS

38 ■ Toledo Free Press

December 14, 2005

TO PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD, CALL (419) 241-8500. AUTO DONATIONS

MISC. GOODS

FINANCIAL

DONATE YOUR CAR $3,000 GIFT IRS Deduction Free Pick Up ABUSED WOMEN’S NETWORK 1 (800) 541-6004 Se habla espanol.

55-GAL. DRUM of OIL 15W40 Diesel engine oil. Only $95 Call (419) 283-7669

ACCESS LAWSUIT CASH NOW!!! Injury Lawsuit Dragging? Need $500 - $500,000 within 48 hours? Low rates and bad credit is ok. Apply now by phone 1 (888) 271-0463 www.injuryadvances.com

DONATE YOUR CAR - SPECIAL KIDS FUND Be Special! Help Disabled Children with Camp and Education. FREE Towing, DMV Paperwork! Tax deduction. Call 1 (877) GIVE-TO-KIDS (448-3865) www.specialkidsfund.org DONATE YOUR CAR, BOAT OR RV Help children ﬁghting diabetes. Tax deductible and free towing. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation thanks you. Please call 1 (800) 578-0408

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ****$5,000 - $50,000++ FREE CASH GRANTS! 2005! NEVER REPAY! Personal/Medical Bills, School, Business/Home! Approx. $49 billion left unclaimed in 2004! Live Operators, CALL NOW 1 (800) 681-5732 Ext. 47 HOME WORKERS NEEDED Processing Company Rebates Online. Earn $15.00 Per Rebate Guaranteed. Extremely Easy. No experience needed. Everyone Qualiﬁes. Amazing Business Opportunity. Register Online Today! www.PaidRebates.com MOVIE EXTRAS, ACTORS & MODELS! Make $100 - $300/Day. No Experience Required. FT/PT. All Looks Needed. Call 1 (800) 799-6151

SPAS/HOT TUBS 7-PERSON SPA Loaded. $96/month through Home Depot. Cover, warranty. Can Deliver. 1 (866) 776-0999

WANTED TO BUY GUITARS WANTED! Will pay thousands for old Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Martin, Epiphone, National, Rickenbacher guitars. Also old Fender & Marshal tube amps. For instant cash call (419) 474-0578

FOR RENT RESIDENTIAL LOFTS The Bakery Building In historic Warehouse District $725/mo. to $1200/mo. Call (419) 255-8331 VISTULA AREA Wonderful 1 BR, living rm., dining rm., kit, stove, refrig., dishwasher, a/c, new carpet, security sys. Located in historic Vistula Area A MUST SEE!! (419) 351-2967 1407 INDIANA Nice, clean 3 BR, 1 BTH, new paint & carpet, no pets. $525 + utilities. Deposit required. Section 8 okay. 419-779-6436

FOR SALE GOLF COURSE FOR SALE Located on 79 acres in MI’s U.P. Home, wooded acreage, bar/restaurant & carryout. Development potential. $790,000.00 Faust Real Estate. (906) 387-1969 www.faustrealestate.com

TYPISTS NEEDED! Get Paid $300 Daily Typing! Easy! Guaranteed Paychecks. No Experience Necessary. Full Training Provided. Immediate Openings Now Available. Register Online Today with www.HomeTypers.com

3906 DREXEL 1400 sq. ft., 3 BR, LR, DR, updated bath, new windows, carpet & vinyl, a/c 1 1/2 car garage, basement & fenced yard. $91,500. Call (419) 215-4705

$EARN INSTANT CASH$ Sending E-mails Online. Make $25.00 Per E-Mail! Guaranteed Paychecks! More Amazing Programs! Data Entry Work Available. Incredible pay! Sign up today! www.RealCashPrograms.com

THE FRENCH MAID Will clean your house and you will be pleased! Free estimates. (419) 873-0400

HURRICANE VICTIMS CALL NOW New state laws allow Fast, Lump Sum Cash for your Structured Settlement and Annuity payments. Best Price Guaranteed. Free quote. 1 (888) 959-0006 $5,000 - $50,000 CASH GRANTS - 2006 Never Repay. For Personal Bills, School, New Business, Live Operators. Call Now! 1 (800) 860-5072 $CASH$ Immediate Cash for Structured Settlements, Annuities, Lawsuits, Inheritances, Mortgage Notes & Cash Flows. J. G. Wentworth - #1 1 (800) 794-7310 $500 - $100,000 FREE CASH GRANTS! 2005! NEVER REPAY! Personal/Medical Bills, School, Business-Home! Live Operators, Almost Everyone Qualiﬁes! AVOID DEADLINES! CALL NOW! 1 (800) 274-5086, Extension 45 NEED HELP BUYING A HOME OR REFINANCING? You CAN get 100% ﬁnancing! You can qualify - GUARANTEED. Must meet income requirements. CarePlus Financial 1 (800) 493-1674

LANDSCAPE

RECONDITIONED

HOT TUBS $1,500 Go to

toledohottub.com

OR CALL (419) 360-9080

Join us the 2nd Tuesday monthly at 6:45 p.m., Sullivan Hall, 2049 Parkside Blvd., (419) 283-8427.

��

VAUGHN’S TREE SERVICE Tree removal by bucket. Tree topping, trimming, pruning. Lot clearing. Licensed & insured. Free estimates. (419) 466-9632

TRUCKS TRUCK FOR SALE 2000 Chevy S-10 w/cap, extended cab w/3rd door, a/c, cd player, very nice interior and exterior. Asking $7,995 Call (419) 754-3169 of (419) 787-3455

JOIN US IN MOVING TOLEDO FORWARD CLEANING/JANITORIAL

STEEL BUILDINGS ALL STEEL BUILDINGS First come! First served! 40 x 50, 60 x 100, 80 x 200 Call Keith 1 (800) 839-1126

HELP WANTED SECRET SHOPPERS NEEDED For Store Evaluations. Get Paid to Shop. Local Stores, Restaurants, & Theaters. Training Provided, Flexible Hours, E-mail Required. 1 (800) 585-9024, ext. 6262.

ELECTRONICS DIRECTV UP TO 4-ROOM SYSTEM INSTALLED FREE. Plus FREE HBO, STARZ, & SHOWTIME for 3 Months. Starting at $39.99. Call for details. 1 (800) 230-2564 www.satellite-connection.com

HOME FURNISHINGS GRANDFATHER CLOCK Beautifully Handcrafted by Holland House. Solid Wood. Stands over 7 feet tall. New in box. With warranty. Must sell. Can deliver. $295 1 (800) 657-4157

Place your message in a POSITIVE forum and discover for yourself what our current advertisers already know:

Call Casey Fischer (419) 241-1700 Ext. 8

• We deliver results at an affordable price • Reach more than 75,000 readers weekly • Outstanding return on investment • Available at more than 700 locations

CALL NOW FOR OUR HOLIDAY SPECIALS!

��

�

Toledo Free Press delivers! ��

Congratulations

WWelcome to our alumni family!

Toledo-area Campus Alicia Abadal Alicia Pilar Adams Leslie Nichole Aiello Deborah L. Alesch Tara Leigh Alford Adela Algarin Onevia Allen Justin Michael Allyn Susan Parrish Ammon Rachel Marie Archambeau Jennifer Sue Arnold Gretchen Ann Avery Russell Alan Bacon Emily Rose Badyna Douglas Allan Balsmeyer Hillary Lynn Banas Lakiesha R. Banks Tamika Renee Banks Tiffany Nicole Bauman Carrie Lynn Beebe Katrina D. Bester Lorca R. Bickford Jada Marie Binkowski Steven Michael Black Joshua James Blackfoot Jamie Lynn Blevins Jennifer Lee Blossom-Brown Elizabeth Michelle Boggia Sue Lynn Bohls Leah Rachel Borden Matthew Paul Bores Laurie Kathleen Bounds Donna Latesha Lynette Boles Kamie Leigh Briggs Matthew David Brixey Belinda Rae Brown John C. Brown, Jr. Brett James Bruss Harmony Jo Bryan Erin Elizabeth Buchanan Nathan Alexander Buck Blake Henry Bushman Lisa Ann Buzene Cherise A. Caldwell Abbey Lynn Campbell Stephanie Lorene Campbell David Manuel Caro Christina Louise Carroll Chad Edward Cartwright Melissa A. Castillo Marie Elena Chambers Jessica Aysha Chaudhry Yi-Chun Chen Kelli Louise Clair Betty J. Clark Nancy A. Coker Amanda Marie Cole Brandon LaMar Coleman Esquarteesha Latwyon Collins Jonathan Maurice Conley Meghan Colleen Conner Alicia Christine Cook Jennifer Rachel Cooper Kathleen Marie Coraspe Jessica Merita Cousino Amy Marie Cramer Rhea Loren Crayton Lee M. Crofts LeeAnne M. Cromer Andrea Marie Cropcho Jami Lyn Crossland Sara Anne Crowley James Ernest Crum Bianca Mae Daniels

Jennifer Lynn Daniels Menyonn L. Daniels Regina Marie Davis Jacob Paul Dearsman Jason James DeGasto James E. Derr, III Jeffrey A. DeTray Brandi Lea Devore Tammy S. Dew April Lynn Distel Katrina Nicole Dix Patricia Kay Donohue Derik A. Dosch Jessie A. Downs Julia Drabek Karen Elaine DuHart Brett D. DuPont Jennifer Dunsmore Sarah Marie Echler Fred A. Ehiagwina Ronda L. Ellis Karen Sue Ellis Rachel Marie Eppink Lynnae Jean Ernsthausen Jamie Lynne Evans Erica Anne Eversole Kellie Ann Farricker Lori Beth Fenimore Autumn Marie Ferguson Susan Dawn Ferguson David Andrew Filyo Donald Michael Fish Lyndsey Marie Fish Nicole Elizabeth Ford Beth Ellen Foss Michelle Renee Fox Verdell Franklin Kathleen Michelle Frishman Seth Joseph Fritch Robert J. Fryer Erin Renee Gallagher Tiffany S. Gaylord Andrea Marie Gentry Dwayne Lee Gibson, Jr. Pamela S. Giest Kimberly Nichole Gillespie Nicole L. Gladney Deborah Elaine Glaspie Ryan William Glazener Stephanie Lynn Glore Christina Marie Gochenauer Valarie Lynn Goldsmith Amanda Sue Gorgun Sandra Jean Gorsuch Amber Marie Gottfried Sarah D. Grant Geri Lynn Grass Steve Mathew Gray Michael John Grayczyk Karen Faye Grindstaff Kenneth W. Gutbrod Jacqueline Suzanne Hague Ryan Michael Halbert Kimberly Ann Haley Theresa Gayle Hamrick Carol J. Hanley Anne Marie Hardison-Stambaugh Candace Jacquelyn Harman Natora Alena Harper Camille Rochelle Harris Kimberly Erin Haskins Lisa Lyn Hayes Lee Allen Heckel, III Leigh Anne Heltman Ryan Lee Hetrick James Alan Hickok

Charlene Marie Higginbotham Amanda Nicole Holewinski Beth Ann Holland Misti Chenell Horton Jeffrey Bruce Horton, Sr. Shannon Marie Hoyt Amanda Lyn Hubaker Tamara V. Hudson Michelle M. Huff Stephanie Lynn Hughley Amanda Rose Hunter Rebecca Ann Hurlbert Rachel Ann Iott Joseph Irelan Rebecca Michelle Iwuagwu Amanda Marie Jacob Ronda Jeanette Jacobs Sarah Lynn Jagielski Marilyn Desiree James Michelle Lynn Janney Matthew Thomas Janowiecki Anitra Cheree Jenkins Pamala Ann Jeremy Ryan Parker Johnson Sarah Victoria Johnson Jessica Lalah Joice Aimee Frances Jones Crystal M. Jones Lisa Ann Joseph Ashley Elizabeth Kaiser Carolyn Jean Kamala Michelle Marie Kaminski Linda K. Keller James Patrick Kelly, Jr. Laura S. Kimple Judith A. King William Perry King Nanette K. Kinn Brian Robert Kitchen Eva Marie Kloepfer Rita Marie Knab Adam Michael Knaggs Korrin Donel Knerr Kendra Marie Kohring Alexandra Konrad Dawn Marie Krause Joseph Ryan Krohn Elaine Louise Krueger Gregory Lawrence Kuhlman Jeannette Ann Kunisch Michael Joseph Lacey Shannon Marie LaCourse Lacie Leigh LaRocca Melissa Danielle Latsch Brandi Nichole Lavender Cynthia L. Lavender Ingrid An'Janette Lewis Denise Kaylene Libstaff Jeffrey Michael Ligman Bobbi J. Linn Dawn M. Lisi Randall Alan Lizcano Dennis Kendrick Lloyd Rex A. Lonyo Keeley Ann Lorenz Cheryl M. Lytle Adam David Machoukas Daniel Lee Mackay Andrea Leeann Mahoney Anita Lucia Maier Deanna Michelle Managhan Tonda Jo Managhan Amanda L. Mandell William E. Marchal Milton Michael Marion Brenda Marie Martens

To 497 Owens Graduates*!

Kimberly Sue Martin Marilyn Jean Martin Wes Charles Gobel Martin Jamie Lynn Masters Kenneth Allen McBride Renee Allison McCalman Jason Daniel McClung Monica Dawn McFadden Bridgette Effie McGowan Diane Colleen McLaughlin Tammy Ann McLeod Brigette Ann McNulty Kesha Renee McVay Dean Allen Meek, Sr. Erleen Cocon Meminger Tiffany Ann Menkhoff Amanda Grace Mermer Gloria J. Merrill R Anne Merrill Grace Mendoza Micua Heidi Jean Middlebrooks Corey Gene Miller Jordan Curtis Miller Leah Marguerite Miller Suzanne M. Miller Amy Lynn Minnich Jason Gerard Mitchell Melissa Rose Mohrbach Christopher Lee Molnar Brittany Lane Morgan Thomas Edward Moscarello Moubine Walleed Mourad Kory Michael Munch Anne Marie Muszynski Graeme Stuart Myerholtz Henry Allen Myers Dan Jason Neiderhiser James Michael Nelson Renee Danielle Newton Kevin M. OʼBrien Mary Elizabeth OʼBrien Sadonna Wyounn Odom Sharon Denise Okungbowa Debra Olejownik Maple L. OʼNeal Michael A. Orange Shirley M. Orben Brittany Rae Pacheco Aaron J. Parks Kelly Marie Patton Elizabeth Anne Pawlowicz Christopher Ryan Pietrowski Amy Marie Pillarelli Charles William Popovich, IV Michael John Popovitch Nyree Dawn Powell Andrea Unique Prude Catherine Therese Punches Leah Lynn Quester Steven Radwanski David Kendall Reamey Pamela Sue Richards Eric Martin Riggs Susan L. Riley Cara Marie Roberts Ana H. Rodriguez Steven Michael Roessner Sarah J. Rohloff Barbara Marie Rooks Larry Lee Rosenberger, II Paul Robert Roth Roc B. Roytek, Jr. Sheila Renee Russell-Ali Denise Marie Rutledge Amy Marie Ryan Courtney Noel Saffle

Rosalinda Sanchez Stephanie Marie Santibanez Amy Marie Satkowski Elizabeth Marie Scanes Lindsey Marie Schey John Alan Schlump Sarah Marie Schriner Holly Christine Schumacher Kyle Erik Schwab Diane Lee Scribner Craig J. Seger Jonathan Douglas Seiverth Diana Sue Shanly Sarah Jane Sharp Brandon Lee Sherry Rhonda Kay Shryock Shasta Marie Sibbersen Cassandra Ruth Sievert Jenna Lyn Skay Bess D. Slachta Chyenne Lindsey Smith Glenn William Smith Judy Ann Smith Kimberly Ann Smith Lindsay M. Smith Safiya Jamila Smith Kathryn Lacy Smura Christopher Allen Snyder Gina Sollazzo Alicia Marie Sommers Michael John St. John Craig James Stachler Steven Michael Stager Debra Lynne Stahl Linda E. Stanford Nakiya Donene Stauffer Summer Dawn Stegall Matthew Louis Steinbauer John Fenton Stephens Melanie Anne Stiles Lorraine Marie Strang Gregory D. Studer Jason C. Sturdavant Melissa S. Sullivan Brandon Scott Suto Linda Renee Sutton Carmelita Maria Tagle Andrea Marie Taylor Melissa Marie Taylor Christina Marie Thomas Silvia Michelle Thompson Matthew William Thorn Stefanie Lyn Torres Kevin Patrick Turner Heather Marie Ulch Alicia Eunice Eileen Van Camp Adam M. VanTress Lindsey Marie Vicroy Jason Dale Villarreal Jessica Sue Villegas Kelly Ann Vogelpohl Casimir Albert Vonsacken Chad Warren Vore Lisa Marie Waible-Traub Gregory Clarke Warren Jacqueline Yvette Waters LaTonya Rachelle Watson Robert Lewis Webb, Jr. Corey Daniel Weber Jessica June Weidel Gregory Daniel Weiss Eric Allen Weith Jolene Michelle Welker Charlotte Sidra Wells David Nathaniel Wells Adam Michael Wensink

Amanda Nicole Wertz Dominick Daniale West-Kimmons Andrea Louise Wetherill Ashley Michele White Melissa Anne Wilcox Orville L. Wilcox, II Cindy Marie Williams Briana Kay Wissinger Jacqueline Sue Wolf Ashley Wright-Villarreal Benjamin Lee Wright Terri Darlene Yahrmarkt Mary R. Yoder Laura Anne Youngblood Benjamin David Zacharias Amber Leigh Zenor Brian Frederick Zieber Jeffrey Owen Zimmerman Rebecca Ann Zimmerman

Findlay-area Campus Kellie Anne Angel Robin Renee Angers Keri Ann Barajaz Mary Alice Bash Heather Renee Bean Zachary Byron Boehm Sheri Nicole Bowling Bethany Kirsten Branan Jaimye Jo Bushey Tony Allen Butler Eric Allen Christensen Kaydra Joy Coats Rhonda Rae Creeger Regina Lynn Davidson Rhonda Joy Dennis Carrie Lynn DePuy Karri Heather Dickenson Karen Nickols Espen Sarah Beth Felgar Francisco Cuahuctemoc Flores Thomas Edward Gase Penny Ann Goodman Edith Ann Grine Jamie Nicole Hartman Stephen M. Helfrich Bret Michael Hibbard, Jr. Brian David Holland Diane Marie Hudson Jayne Ann Hunker Dawn Elizabeth Kracht Gregory B. Landes Jacob A. Leathers Robert Russell Linthicum Blake Robert Martin Renee K. Mathias Delaney Ann Miller Robin J. Miller Brittany A. Platt Mary Lee Reeves Angela Christine Richards Sherine Christina Romero Dusty D. Ruffing Irene Amelia Salazar Elizabeth Ann Schroeder Kyle J. Schroeder Helen May Sensabaugh Holly Nicole Shamp-Swartz Michele Kay Stallard Quentin Charles Tiell Susan Marie Tiell Emily Margaret Ulrey David Ross Weese Emily Carol Wilkinson Marilyn Jean Williams

* Candidates for graduation

27th Annual

Fall Commencement Christa Adams, Ph.D. President Owens Community College

Thursday, December 15, 2005 • 7 p.m. Student Health and Activities Center • Toledo-area Campus, Oregon Road

Lloyd A. Jacobs, M.D. President Medical University of Ohio Keynote Speaker