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OCTOBER 25, 2009
PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT
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any people are being hard hit by the economic slump. Seniors on fixed incomes are among those who find themselves with growing needs and dwindling resources. It is imperative that Lucas County stands beside and protects its senior population by voting yes on Issue 4. The levy, a replacement, not a new tax, funds Area Office on Aging (AOoA) programs for those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia as well as their caregivers; meals to homebound and frail elderly; health care services to help Lucas County senior citizens remain independent Thomas F. POUNDS and at home; medical transportation; outreach and chore services; as well as funding 13 senior centers across Lucas County. As we reported last week, between 2005 and 2009, more than 33,400 Lucas County seniors participated in levy-funded programs. During the course of the past levy, 23,935 hours of care coordination, 20,881 hours of personal care and 48,457 hours of housework took place. These services helped 850 seniors, keeping them in their own homes and out of nursing homes. By 2010, the AOoA projects there will be more than 125,000 people age 60 and older in Lucas County. As the state cuts back and philanthropic giving struggles to regain previous levels, this growing population will continue to need the community’s help. A yes vote on Issue 4 will help AOoA maintain its services and adjust to help this significant portion of our neighbors, friends and family. Toledo Free Press is a proud partner with the AOoA’s “50+ Sports Classic,” an Olympic event for seniors. We support that event because we believe in the quality and scope of the AOoA’s work and I urge Lucas County voters to join me Nov. 3 in voting for Issue 4 to help the work continue without interruption. Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.
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xcept for the final score of the game, every visible element was a ates and honors the treasure we have in Collins, now, while she is with success for hockey’s return to Toledo at the Lucas County Arena. us, and not just on her 100th or 200th birthday when all we will have The Oct. 16 evening provided a crisp and cool setting. The are recordings, like with Art Tatum. A walk through the arena is familiar to anyone who Downtown streets near Huron and Monroe hummed has been inside the club and suites area of Fifth Third with the kind of traffic and activity the area is only used Field. It’s a clean, spacious environment with plenty of to seeing when the summer weather cooperates with opportunities to spend cash on food or souvenirs. the Mud Hens. We stopped in the Columbia Gas of Ohio hospiNext to the Toledo Free Press offices on Monroe tality suite and took our first view of the ice and stage Street, the Blarney Irish Pub was filled to capacity, with area. Organizers hit a home run with the design, which people standing elbow-to-elbow, tossing back drinks, allows maximum sight lines and an open vista from just munching food and conversing with friends. The wait about any angle. The 600-foot ribbon video board, like staff at The Blarney deserves a Nobel Prize in physics the one at The Palace of Auburn Hills, is a big league for managing to get food and drinks through the mass touch. The seats are steep enough to provide a clear of bodies, especially when you factor in how many of those bodies were not blessed to be attached to brains Michael S. MILLER view, and the 20-foot-by-30-foot end zone scoreboard equipped with the capacity to be aware of their swinging arms and provides stunning high-definition video. Our friends at ProMedica have stepped up in a big way to support others’ personal space. The short walk to the arena was alive with people anticipating the arena, with a floor tile logo at the main staircase and a ginorthe experience and it was tremendously cool to see vendors hawking mous logo on the ice. Many other local, regional and national comhats and souvenirs outside the stadium. They were joined by people panies have also contributed to the signage and crowd promotions, wielding signs for Mike Bell, Keith Wilkowski and other political although there did seem to be quite a few ad boards surrounding hopefuls; the effect was a noisy, exciting street scene like I used to see the ice that have yet to be sold. Walleye management should give us a call and see about replacing some of those Mud Hens house ads outside events in D.C. and Pittsburgh. Toledo Public Schools board member and candidate Darlene with a paying advertiser. There is also the matter of naming the arena, which is supposed Fisher was greeting people and urging them to vote. Fisher is as articulate and passionate about education issues as anyone running or to account for a multi-million-dollar chunk of arena income. We reholding office, but she looked lost and overwhelmed in the big crowd. ported online recently that Huntington Bank was negotiating for the If my interpretation is accurate, that would be an honest response from naming rights. But at a recent Toledo City Council Committee of the Fisher, who is not a natural politician, but who is a natural leader and Whole meeting, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Board member advocate for the education causes she has devoted her service to. That Jerry Chabler, who is speaking out against Issue 3 and casino gaminterpretation could also serve as a summation of Fisher’s triumphs bling, said Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken told him that Penn National Gaming, the potential Toledo casino operator, might and challenges in office. About 8,000 people were entering the arena, but the line moved be interested in naming rights. That decision would have to be made quickly. We explored some of the ground-level features, such as the after the Nov. 3 election, so stay tuned. In the Columbia Gas suite, Toledo Free Press Publisher Tom Pounds Aquarium, a sleek and roomy area where the Lathrop Company was and I ran into mayoral candidate Keith Wilkowski and his wife, Barhosting a reception. The line took a Cedar Point-like bend on itself as it reached the bara. The highlight of the casual meeting: Pounds, joking with our host, said, “This is a great view, but we’re stairs and escalators and, as I approached the midpoint of the divider, I saw Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop walking in the line too far left of the center ice red line.” Without missing a beat, Wilkowski responded, “Leave it to Tom toward me. I have not seen Konop since the Sept. 15 primary race that dashed his mayoral hopes, and the arena was certainly not the venue Pounds to point out anything that’s ‘too far to the left!’ ” for any discussion on the topic, but I reached across the divider and Later, in the main hallway, I ran into mayoral candidate Mike Bell, shook his hand with a quick hello. He referenced an upcoming project who was greeting people and navigating the arena with much greater we are working on and headed for the stairs. As he turned, a man success than the Walleye on the ice. Bell, as always, was confident and behind me called out, “Boo, Ben Konop, Boo,” echoing the YouTube commanding, and I found myself wondering again if there is anyway video that haunted Konop’s campaign. he and Wilkowski could declare themselves co-mayors and combine I turned around and said, “Really? At a hockey game? Is that going their strengths to guide Toledo out of its quagmire. follow him for the rest of his career?” The Walleye lost its premiere home match to the Florida Everblades, The boo bird smiled like Spike the Walleye but said nothing. 2-1, for a subdued debut. But there is no luster taken from the long-term Later, during the ceremonial puck dropping, Konop would be prospects of the arena and its contributions to Downtown Toledo. booed by a much larger group of people. I am no Konop apologist, but There will always be boo birds, but they will be drowned out by the has he really earned that kind of disrespect? cheers and applause at 500 Jefferson Ave. Tough game, Toledo politics. The puck drop was followed by a transcendent rendering of the Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press. Contact him at “Star-Spangled Banner” by Ramona Collins. I hope this city appreci- mmiller@toledofreepress.com.
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JUST BLOWING SMOKE
OCTOBER 25, 2009
GUEST COLUMN
Paranoia, indeed Arena is the ‘House That We Built’
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have read recently about the piece, however, such political dislevel of political discourse in course has been going on since this country in the editorial 1797. For wasn’t it one of those right wing Founding pages of Toledo Free Fathers, Thomas JefPress with shock and ferson, who said: wonder. The shock, “Democracy of course, is over the will cease to exist point of view being when you take away espoused from the from those who are political left in these willing to work and pieces. The wonder give to those who is that such opinion would not,” and “I should attempt to be predict future happibolstered by citing ness for Americans if the revisionist view Tim HIGGINS they can prevent the of one of those who government from wasting the labors wrote of history to make the case. In the writings of a Columbia of the people under the pretense of professor from the 1960s, Richard taking care of them.” The father of the Constitution Hofstadter, the attempt is made to prove that opinions from the po- James Madison said: “I believe there litical right equate to paranoia. This are more instances of the abridgis an interesting proposition since ment of the freedom of the people by it is based on the work of someone gradual and silent encroachments of who is supposed to be an expert in those in power than by violent and history rather than psychology. Even sudden usurpations.” But it was a president of more granting the professor some background in the area, this still leaves us recent history who placed the with the fact that only the right faces professor’s opinion in its place, such consideration and that any acts when Dwight D. Eisenhower said: committed by those on the political “An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell left are summarily ignored. This might be excused since the more than he knows.” And it was Winston Churchill publication cited was before Paul Watson of Coeur du Bois, and later who probably best put the case for the Sierra Club, began spiking trees understanding the role of history to keep them from being harvested, as seen in academia when he said, knowing that act might cause in- “History will be kind to me for I jury or death to those attempting to intend to write it.” The level of discourse in this do so. This was before Greenpeace began ramming whaling ships in country is in jeopardy, but not from an attempt to enforce their opinion, those who attend tea parties or from knowing that such behavior en- Glenn Beck opining based on caredangered the lives of those on both fully documented fact on FOXNews. ships. Most importantly, this was be- The level of discourse in this country fore the mainstream media in recent is threatened instead when one side years finally admitted to a bias for a of the argument can disparage the liberal point of view; something that other and discount any facts or opincertainly could be said to affect the ions brought forth as mad. It is in dire jeopardy indeed, when the opinions level of discourse in this country. But how can one argue with an of any in this country are allowed opinion that desires to claim the role to be ignored by an intellectual elite of the victim for FDR as he took up (real or not), allowing them alone to the reign (pun definitely intended) say and do what is best for society. As to the potential of one side of government in an attempt to ignore the limits of the Constitution or the other exhibiting signs of imin the name of doing what this one pending mental crisis, it seems to man felt was right. How can you me that perhaps the paranoia may disagree with one who merely fol- be a bit misplaced however if true. lowed in the footsteps of history’s For was it not that luminary of left great leaders Abraham Lincoln wing politics, Hillary Clinton, who and Teddy Roosevelt before him? in her attempt to claim the mantle For like these prior progressive of the victim during her husband’s leaders, was it not merely that FDR presidency coined the term “right stretched the limits of executive wing conspiracy.” Paranoia indeed! power in this country in the name Tim Higgins blogs at http:// of doing what was needed. As correctly mentioned in the justblowingsmoke.blogspot.com.
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he New York Yankees had the “House that Ruth Built” and scrapped it for the billion-dollar “House that George Built.” The Dallas Cowboys, not to be out done, have their billiondollar “House that Jerry Built.” This month, we formally introduced to Northwest Ohio the Lucas County Arena, a venue that cost one-tenth of what it cost to build the stadiums in the Bronx and in Texas, but is at the very least equal, and perhaps greater, in relative value to our community. I’m calling it the House that We Built, and by “we” I am referring to virtually our Ben entire community. I want to thank my colleague, Commissioner Pete Gerken, for his leadership on a project that stretches back to before I was elected to my seat. Pete was one of the first to say this could be done when others said it couldn’t. He hammered out deals to help get it done, and this arena stands today in no small part because of his dedication and perseverance. I also want to thank Commissioner Tina Skeldon Wozniak for her leadership in ensuring that our arena is a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED)-certified building, the first sports arena of such in the United States. This sparkling, environmentally friendly jewel of a building is truly the people’s arena, a representative of who we are and what we can become, and it is my hope that the more than 20,000 local and regional residents who traveled Downtown last weekend to watch the Walleye take to the ice felt like they were heading to the House that They Built. A union work force of about 1,200 men and women, many who live here in our community and were paid fair, prevailing wages they can raise their families on, constructed this arena from the ground up. Fourteen percent of all construction contracts were awarded to minority contractors. About 13 percent of all hourly work, or about 50,000 hours of work, were completed by minority workers on this project. As we move forward and begin to tackle other projects, we must see to it that more opportunities exist for our smaller, minority-owned companies and minority workers and that is something I will continue to fight for. Local companies and unions also made this project financially feasible by purchasing suites at the arena,
making an investment not only in this product but in the advancement of Toledo. What we have built is impressive and truly an accomplishment many segments of our community can be proud of, but we also must realize that, as the great American poet Robert Frost wrote, “we as a community have miles to go before we sleep.” There is no denying the crumbling of our roads, the depletion of our safety services and the failures of our schools are tied to the struggles of our shrinking middle class. We need to rebuild our community’s KONOP base, and I say that this arena is only a success if, in some small way, it makes the lives of working families in our community a little better — not only through the paychecks already received, but by being able to attract and retain young people, attract businesses and jobs, strengthen our tax base and lure people back to the heart of the community in Downtown Toledo. In this regard, I think, or at least I hope, we’ve taken a step in the right direction. William James, a great American scholar, once said that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. Here in Toledo, where the economy has spiraled downward for years, where thousands have fled and others have struggled, where “we can’t” has long trumped “we can,” government, labor and business came together and built something that will hopefully one day be mentioned as a factor in our community’s rebirth. Here in Toledo, we overcame the obstacles, the naysayers and the doubters who said we couldn’t do the job. Our positive, progressive mindset turned to action, and now we celebrate a venue that will allow fathers and sons to bond at Walleye games, perhaps bring transcendent artists like Bob Dylan back to Downtown Toledo, or enable Toledo to receive national acclaim by being the site of an NCAA women’s basketball tournament matchup. We, the people of Lucas County, did all of this through the mindset we had, the labor we contributed, the resources we devoted and the partnerships we forged. Please enjoy the “House that We Built.” Ben Konop is a Lucas County Commissioner. E-mail him at BKonop@co.lucas.oh.us.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Sylvania extends tax relief TO THE EDITOR, Sylvania City Council committed during its Oct. 5 council meeting to extend the current 1.5mill tax rollback to ensure that the much-needed real estate tax relief continues to aid households in the City of Sylvania. City council members remain committed to the tax relief extension, even at a time of uncertain city income. Toward that end, at the Oct. 5 meeting, council members encouraged the finance committee to move swiftly to begin budget discussions for the next fiscal year. The annual budget process allows for a careful analysis of the current financial state of the city.
In committee, discussions flesh out the necessary detail to allow council members to make informed and educated decisions on the best strategy for establishing tax levels while balancing the commitment to maintaining quality services for all city residents. The finance committee recommendations to council regarding existing and future tax rollbacks are critical to any decisions made on the council floor. Also, in keeping with prudent decision-making based on facts, the Sylvania City Council members wisely directed a review of the aggregation agreement with FirstEnergy to the utilities committee for analysis and recommendation to
council. The utilities committee has been charged with researching alternate lighting sources and other options that will maximize the dollars returned from FirstEnergy with the hope of identifying more efficient operation and increased financial benefit for our citizens. At a time of dramatic economic unrest, I am proud of my fellow council members who continue to act with patience and prudence to ensure that the city’s fiscal base is secure, while carefully assessing how best to maximize tax relief for our citizens. MARY J. WESTPHAL Sylvania City Council Member, mwestphal@cityofsylvania.com
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Why Toledo’s budget will be balanced before Election Day
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oledo City Council meets one more time before and one-time payments to police officers and firefighters will come due — both in 2010. the Nov. 3 general election. No one’s figured out how to pay for all of that yet. Why is that important? Because I firmly beThat is not a doomsday scenario. That is not lieve the remaining $7.8 million deficit will a candidate going negative. That is reality. disappear magically before voters head to Our elected officials are not thinking long the polls in a giant puff of budgetary hocusterm, just what may be politically expepocus and financial abracadabra. dient. That is not leadership. Why should you care? Because it’s I believe our city government must remission critical to the politicians on city duce, restructure and reinvent. council who want so desperately to be reReduce spending to priorities like as elected just a week later. police, fire and smooth streets; restructure If the headlines read the budget is balsome of its functions to end duplication and anced, then all is right with the world and money; and reinvent itself to become four incumbents can say they showed Kevin MILLIKEN save more business friendly and user friendly. leadership, made tough decisions and perI believe our city government also must cooperate, formed admirably in representing the people — without having done much of anything. They can take credit collaborate and consolidate. Cooperate with other local governments to form a for balancing that budget without raising taxes — even though all four voted in favor of a failed attempt to in- buying cooperative for everything from pens and paper clips to salt and snow plows. crease the trash fee a few weeks back. Collaborate on economic development with the alHow will they do it? Call the following scenario an educated guess: City council votes to use a $3.2 mil- phabet soup of agencies that exist. If each one performed lion payment from Toledo Edison toward the deficit. a specialty — the Lucas County Improvement Corp did Council members then approve the use of $3.9 mil- real estate, the port authority focused on financing, the lion in capital improvement money — the same pool of Regional Growth Partnership specialized in investment funds voters rejected redirecting at the ballot box — to capital — our region could stretch its limited resources do some complicated legal maneuver that redirects the in ways to increase the tax base through each agency fomoney anyway, despite the will of the people during the cusing on a core mission. Consolidate city and county functions that are September primary. Suddenly, there’s only $700,000 left to “find” in the common — for example, information technology and city budget to balance it. I’ll bet there’s exactly that building inspections. That is true leadership. No magic. No hocus-pocus. amount in other, unspent capital improvement money. Voila! Budget balanced, incumbents take credit, However, you can perform a little magic of your own at happy voters send them off to four more years of the the ballot box next week, by making the same old faces disappear — the ones who seek that short-term political same old, same old. Or so they hope. If that scenario holds true, then the budget will be gain. Replace them with true public servants — fresh faces with fresh ideas — people who think long term, so balanced entirely using so-called “one-time funds.” Yes, it’s a solution — but a short-term one that ducks we don’t end up in this mess again. the realities that lie ahead in 2010, long after you have voted. We again could be facing another deficit ap- Kevin Milliken is an independent candidate for an atproaching the $27 million we saw earlier this year. City large seat on Toledo City Council. His campaign Web site government has deferred a lot of public safety overtime, is www.millikenfortoledo.com.
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By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER krapin@toledofreepress.com
The Toledo Public Schools (TPS) Board of Education has three open positions to be filled in the Nov. 3 elections. Darlene Fisher is the only TPS board member up for re-election; the other two members of the board who are running were appointed to their positions. “I have so much history. I think we need someone who is well experienced on the board. If elected I would be the most tenured person on the board,” Fisher said. Fisher is a market researcher and strategic planner. She said her background is beneficial when digging into the details of how the budget dollars are spent. Fisher said she has been an advocate for community involvement and transparency throughout the district for the past 15 years. “Whether we agree with every opinion or not, we need community support. I’m very gung-ho on supporting the community and getting its input,” Fisher said.
Community support Fisher is supported or complimented by several local leaders. Writing in the Sojourner’s Truth, former mayor and current TPS board member Jack Ford said, “The one voice that has been consistent in the past four years at TPS on diversification is Darlene Fisher.” Stephen Ward wrote in a news release, “[Fisher] has been a champion for all students. She has not
been a politician, but a mother who cares for the children.” Community leaders and education advocates Ben Williams and Warren Woodberry have also expressed support for Fisher. “I support Fisher 110 percent,” Woodberry said. “She was at the forefront of helping us save Scott High School and has been in conversations about saving Libbey.” Fisher received endorsements from the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fund, Teamsters and Northwestern Ohio Building and Constructions Trade Council. She is supported by the Toledo Urban Coalition.
Vocal opposition She does have vocal detractors though. Francine Lawrence, President of the Toledo Federation of Teachers, said, “Darlene Fisher is one of the worst school board members ever” in a September release titled “Fisher’s hypocrisy.” Fisher said she respected Lawrence’s opinion as a union representative, but Fisher’s role is to make sure the kids are best served. Fisher believes there needs to be someone with an objective view not influenced by the unions. “I’m not offended by her comments, in some ways it’s a badge of courage for me. If you are willing to stand up and say, ‘look, we need changes and other people aren’t willing to stand up,’ what does that say about her character or mine?” Fisher said. ■ FISHER CONTINUES ON A7
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OCTOBER 25, 2009 ■ FISHER CONTINUED FROM A6 Fisher said she doesn’t accept lower standards and strives for the best for our kids. “I have principles and I stand to them. I’m willing to address issues no one else is going to address,” Fisher said. “Even if there is one person like that on the five member board, it has impact. Now, even if the other members take my ideas and use them, if we get the success it does matter.” Fisher thinks a long list of challenges face the school district. Board members will have to come up with ways to stretch the budget, engage students and bridge the gap of lower performing schools. One of the main challenges the district faces is recruitment and retention of students. Fisher said she believes the schools that are declared on academic emergency should be made a No. 1 priority. Focusing on these schools to boost their ratings will allow them to no longer qualify for vouchers. Fisher said she believes the district needs to work with social services in some of the lower performing districts to help those kids succeed. She said students need to have their basic needs met to perform when they walk through the door Monday.
The district needs to reach out to the union to come up with creative ways to engage the students, Fisher said. The board needs to create teacher incentives so more senior teachers will work in the lower performing schools. Fisher said the board must prove to the community it’s spending its tax dollars well. “We should set the benchmark and watch it. Let’s do everything we can to support it, and if we don’t come through let’s figure out why. And if we do come through, what bigger and better things do we need to achieve excellent rating throughout the district.” Fisher also believes that behindthe-scenes politics have consequences on the district. “We have more than 60 schools, and it gets to be very bureaucratic and there are a lot of politics that go on behind the scenes that I think eventually hurts kids, not just in Toledo, but across the country,” Fisher said. “If I don’t win, at least I know I stayed true to my principles and the idea that I’m helping the children in our community,” Fisher said.
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Voters’ guide to TPS board candidates By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER krapin@toledofreepress.com
Norman Drogmiller Norman Drogmiller said for the past 20 years he has thought of running for TPS board. When Steve Steel left the board, he knew it was time to run. “I believe people who commit themselves to the board should fulfill their commitment to the schools,” Drogmiller said. Drogmiller has been a Bowsher High School and Arlington Elementary School volunteer for 17 years. He served on the boosters for 15 years, was president for six years and is vice president. Drogmiller coached fifth and sixth grade basketball in 1990 for his daughters, and now coaches DROGMILLER for his grandson. He also headed up a $1 million renovation at Bowsher stadium and is announcer for Bowsher sporting events. A graduate of Rogers, Drogmiller said he believes in “furthering the education of our children.” He would like to see more vocational and trade programs, such as carpentry, welding or plumbing, for children who don’t necessarily want to go to college, but want to have a job where they can sustain themselves.
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Drogmiller, a registered Democrat, thinks he would be a good candidate because he has no interest in furthering his political career and is only running for the children. “The last 15 years I’ve been doing this, the only thing I’ve been doing this for is the kids. I believe that the kids need a good education and the right teachers in the school so they can go on to bigger and better things,” Drogmiller said.
Aji Green Aji Green said his interest in the school board first came when he was “pointing fingers” at it. He said the school board had a lot of conflict among its members that kept it from helping the children. “People fighting each other and pushing each other over nonsense issues isn’t productive,” Green said. Green has a bachelor’s degree from UT in human resources and management and is curGREEN rently working on a dual master’s degree in law and political science at UT. Green also served in the Army National Guard for five years. He has studied education finance in the state of Ohio teachers union and public sector labor law and educational reform in urban communities. ■ CANDIDATES CONTINUES ON A8
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A8 ■ TOLEDO FREE PRESS ■ CANDIDATES CONTINUED FROM A7 Green volunteered at Lincoln Elementary before it was Lincoln Academy, at Pickett Academy and at his church. His wife teaches at Pickett Academy. Green said he is looking to close the achievement gap, address the budget crisis, get people back into TPS and build community relationships. “A lot of people in this community need a voice, and I want to be that voice,” Green said. The same problems continue to be seen over and over, Green said. He believes until people who have a vested interested in education, such as the mayor, city council, teachers and the community, come together the same problems will continue to be an issue. Green plans to work with teacher unions to come up with solutions that move the district forward. Green would also like to work with the community to address the increased dropout rates of blacks and Hispanics from the district. Green has been endorsed by the Toledo Area UAW CAP Council, Toledo Federation of Teachers, Toledo Association of Administrative Personnel, Northwestern Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council and the Lucas County Democratic Party.
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Brenda Hill Brenda Hill is a school board member appointed in June to fill the vacant seat of Steve Steel. Prior to her appointment, Hill was already planning on running for the board in N o v e m b e r ’s election. “I went HILL through the TPS system and so did my children. I received a good education and I’m determined to make sure future students get the same education,” Hill said. A retired teacher, Hill taught for 35 years in the TPS district. As a Title 1 teacher Hill taught at the now Pickett Academy, Walbridge Elementary School, Birmingham Elementary School and Navarre Elementary School. “As a teacher, I know what it’s like in the classroom, working with the students and working under contract,” Hill said.
Hill would like to increase involvement in the schools on all levels, getting parents involved and the community. She said she would like to motivate students to be responsible for their own growth, offering them classes on how to study. Hill wants to see continual improvement in test scores. She said the district needs to better evaluate curriculum and buy new books to prepare students for state testing. She would also like to implement new ideas and programs to bring the underachieving schools to a level of the higher achieving schools. “I want the school system to stay strong and give all of our children a strong foundation. The economy has changed and the jobs have changed,” Hill said. “For jobs, you can’t just get a high school degree. Our students need to be prepared for college and able to compete here and overseas. They have to receive a wellrounded education.” As the city’s tax base goes down and federal funding decreases, Hill said she will make sure state representatives know her name as she gets the district any money and grants available. Hill has received endorsements from the Toledo Area UAW CAP Council, Toledo Federation of Teachers, the Teamsters Local 20 and the Lucas County Democratic Party.
with the teachers and administrators is a big way to help solve problems. “There isn’t one person that has all the answers. The TPS system is a giant and we have to work together,” said Hornik. “We need to put teams together and set goals and make them happen. When goals aren’t met we need to make a plan to fix that. We can agree to disagree, but we have to
OCTOBER 25, 2009 listen to each other and not just talk over one another.” Hornik has a background in retail management and deals with the public on a daily basis. A registered Republican, Hornik is running as an independent and hasn’t sought endorsements of a political party. Hornik has received an endorsement from the Toledo Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Fund. “I’m running for the kids. To put a smile on their faces and educate them,” Hornik said.
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Vince Hornik Vince Hornik, a DeVeaux Middle School parent, decided to run for school board at the urging of fellow parents. Three years ago, Hornik started the Parent Teacher Association at DeVeaux when his son attended there and he continues to be an active member as his daughters go there. Hornik’s son entered the school district on an independent education program (IEP), and Hornik has dealt with teachers and administrators in the school district to make sure his son received everything HORNIK he needed to learn. Hornik also dealt with the staff on behalf of other parents and children as well. Communication and accountability are important issues for Hornik. He believes networking
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Mindy Jenson Mindy Jenson was approached by the Lucas County Republican Party and asked to run for school board. “Every parent wants what’s best for their kids, and as a parent, I would try and work toward what’s best for the kids,” Jenson said.
Jenson’s background is not in education, but in health care. She has worked as a nurse for 17 years and is the director of nursing at the Rosary Care Center. Jenson said her background provides a different perspective, different ways of looking at the problems. As part of the health care industry, Jenson said she understands what it’s like to have less funding coming in. She said she would come
up with different and creative ways to get the best quality product at an affordable price for the students. Jenson aims to keep education engaging, maintain small class size and provide quality resources. She would like to see more hands-on learning and set up after school tutoring programs. In the time of H1N1, Jenson said she wants to make sure the schools are doing what they need to do
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James Jones entered the race for TPS board because he believes that for too long decisions have been made based on the principle of backdoor politics influenced by special interest groups, only to benefit the status quo. Jones is a former student, educator and administrator of TPS. “I would be a good school board member because I have the experience. I served for 12 years as an educator and administrator. I’m a graduate of TPS from JONES grades K-12,” Jones said. “I’m also working on my doctorate dissertation in curriculum instruction. I have a wealth of knowledge and experience.” Jones was a member of the TPS Urban Leadership program and taught at different schools throughout the district. He taught at Nathan Hill Elementary, Old West End Academy, Leverette Middle School, was the dean of students at Robinson Middle School and DeVeaux Middle School and assistant principal at Robinson Middle School. Jones also coached both girls and boys throughout his career at Old West End, Leverette, Woodward High School, Scott High School and Robinson. Jones said he wants to work on bridging the gap between the schools, strengthen the leadership in the schools, build strong teamwork and put interest groups behind the board and serve the children.
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“We need someone on the board who can relate to the children in the inner-city schools with the high drop out rates,” Jones said. “Because of my life experiences, I believe that I am the candidate best suited to do more than simply address these issues, but also to envelop those “at-risk” students in a supportive academic environment, encourage them and redirect them on the right path to success.” Jones was endorsed by the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fund.
John G. “Bull Dog” Rust John G. “Bull Dog” Rust has been a lawyer in Toledo for 60 years. “I’m an independent thinker. I’m for the children and I’ll be looking out for the interest of the children,” Rust said. “ I have the guts, the brains and the will to stand up for the children. My conviction and my point of view is strongest for the children.” Rust said he believes there are no strong advocates for the children and that politics are getting in the way of what needs to be done. “I feel that every decision at the school board should be made for the children. I think at times they act in the best interest of the union and the board members themselves. They aren’t acting for the children,” Rust said. Rust thinks the district has a lack of education and a lack of high school graduates that needs to be accounted for. Rust doesn’t have specific plans he wants to implement in the district; he’s waiting until after he’s meet with the superintendent and unions to see what needs to be done. Rust said the best ideas should be debated and fought over and at the Oct. 23 debate, he will have his plan of action prepared. Rust said he hasn’t sought any endorsements and won’t take any. “They don’t want ‘no men,’ they want ‘yes men.’ I’m an independent thinker,” he said.
Larry Sykes Larry Sykes is a former TPS board member, having served from 1997 to 2007. Sykes looked at the current direction the district was going and decided to run. “ W h e n 18 percent of eighth graders pass the state test there’s a problem. If I took 100 kids SYKES on a field trip and came back with 18 this community would be in an uproar,” Sykes said. “No one is addressing this decline.” ■ CANDIDATES CONTINUES ON A10
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Sykes said there is no stability on the board as people come in and want to further their political careers. Now a retiree, he said he has time and expertise to bring to the school board. “We have to do a better job. When we’re elected we have to be accountable and have to hold ourselves accountable. The children should always come first,� Sykes said. As member of the school board Sykes said he helped recruit Dr. Eugene T.W. Sanders as superintendent, assisted the district in getting schools off of academic emergency, instated new programs and founded new schools. Sykes wants to provide students and parents with what they need and emphasize customer service. He plans on getting members of the community involved with the district as well. Sykes, who hasn’t sought any endorsements, said, “my record speaks for itself.�
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Three candidates vying for single judicial seat By Lisa Renee Ward SPECIAL TO TOLEDO FREE PRESS news@toledofreepress.com
None of the three men running for the seat formerly held by Judge Lynn Schaefer have been a judge, but Bill Connelly, Mark Davis and Ian English all have law degrees and have practiced law. Connelly and English are both prosecutors, Connelly in Wood County Common Pleas Court, English in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. Davis received his law degree from the Ohio State College of Law; English and Connelly received their law degrees from the University of Toledo College of Law. Connelly is the endorsed candidate of the Lucas County Republican Party, and English is the endorsed candidate of the Lucas County Democratic Party. Both men cited their experiences as a prosecutor as to why they were seeking election to the Toledo Municipal Court. During a phone interview, Connelly said, “There are nine out of 10 people I end up prosecuting that
have an extensive misdemeanor history; there are over 100,000 criminal and traffic filings in Toledo alone, seems to me that if you can catch people early and get them to address whatever problems they may have, you will have better success at preCONNELLY venting them from going on to commit more violent crimes. The Toledo Municipal Court judge has the ability to impact people’s lives early on so that they hopefully don’t commit more crimes of a misdemeanor or a felony nature.” Connelly also referenced the economic realities that the court faces; there are 241 jail beds available, with limited incarceration resources. “It’s easy to say you want to be tough on crime; you can not give everyone the maximum, so the difficulty and the reason you need an experienced judge as far as how you al-
locate resources, jail, probation, drug and mental health services is important,” he said. He acknowledged the differences between sentencing first time offenders, with jobs, versus repeat offenders who have not learned from the probation DAVIS system. Davis, who is running as an Independent, stated by phone that running for Toledo Municipal Court judge was a logical next step in his career, his desire to seek the intellectual side of law as an advocate. “I think my background with criminal and civil experience will help me make better decisions, Toledo Municipal Court does not just handle criminal cases, there is a civil caseload. Both of the other two candidates have mainly criminal court experience. I am the only candidate that is actively practicing in the court. That’s a big deal because
Toledo Municipal Court has it’s own rules, practices and procedures; if you are not familiar with it, it’s like a fresh water fish trying to swim in the ocean. I understand the limitations the court is currently facing, the shortage of prosecutors, how that imENGLISH pacts the court and that gives me better ideas on how to be a judge.” On the issue of his law practice experience, Davis said he felt it was important to note he had practiced the law the longest of the three and his two opponents have been in the same court. English stated in a recent phone interview, “Over the last 8 years I’ve served this county as a prosecutor. I’ve come to realize that the municipal court is a gateway court; before most people commit felonies, they commit a series of misdemeanors. Toledo Municipal Court is im-
portant because we have to work harder to reduce recidivism; it will reduce the number of felonies that are committed.” English said judges in our community should be more visible. “Traditionally judges have been encouraged to separate themselves from the community for fear of creating conflicts.” He said that it is possible to change that, to remove the perceived distance. He said he believes his “strong record on public safety,” his background of community commitment and his temperament make him an ideal candidate for judge.
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Kaylee’s Course raises $57,500 for progeria research About 500 runners and walkers hit the trail Oct. 10 for Kaylee’s Course, the fourth annual race for progeria. The event, which included a silent auction, raised $57,500, according to Tim Halko, Kaylee’s father. “[My wife] Marla and I really appreciate the support we’ve received from the community. This is the most money we’ve raised so far,” he said, adding the first three races brought in about $110,000. Funds will go to the Progeria Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to discovering treatments and a cure for the condition. KAYLEE “Kaylee is now old enough to know that she has progeria and she understands that everyone at the walk was there to support her,” Tim said. “As her father, it’s a great feeling to see this many people care about your daughter and want to help find a cure.” “With the advancements made over the past few years, we’re optimistic about Kaylee’s future,” Marla said. Kaylee is one of 53 children in the world who has progeria, a rare, fatal condition characterized by accelerated aging caused by a gene mutation. The 6-year-old kindergarten student at Monclova Primary School started the first clinical drug trial for progeria in 2007 and began a new triple-drug trial last month. Kaylee and the Halkos will be featured in a TLC documentary tentatively titled “Old Before Their Time” scheduled to air in December. — Vicki L. Kroll
Federal grant aids local nonprofits More than $700,000 in federal funding has been granted in Toledo to assist local nonprofit groups. Toledo Community Foundation received $500,000 in grants and United Way of Greater Toledo was awarded $202,762. “The grant reaffirms what we do; indeed we are helping the community. It assures we’re doing the right things to grow Toledo in a positive direction,” said Keith Burwell, president of Toledo Community Foundation. The money will be used to strengthen and help local nonprofits through The Center for Nonprofit Resources. The Center for Nonprofit Resources is a collaboration among Toledo Community Foundation, United Way of Greater Toledo and The Community Partnership. Toledo Community Foundation will grant $350,000 to local nonprofits to help build each organization’s capacity. The remaining funds will be used to bring in training opportunities and workshops for nonprofits. United Way will use their grant money to employ a consultant to provide onsite education and training. For more information, visit the Center for Nonprofit Resources at www.c4npr.org. — Kristen Rapin
Church to provide 20,000 meals Parishioners and volunteers of Zoar Lutheran Church will pack 20,000 dried meals Oct. 31. They are working with Kids Against Hunger, a nonprofit organization which provides dehydrated food, to be packed by volunteers, and used to feed families in case of
emergency or disaster, Shar Cook said. “We haven’t decided where we want it to go yet,” she said. “Local people packing the food will decide.” The church is looking for volunteers to join in the assembly-line packing, she said. Each pack will serve four adults or six children. Cook, a member of the church’s social ministry committee, has participated in a similar event at Trinity Lutheran Church. “A few of us had done it before and want to do it again,” she said. ‘We’re inviting anyone who wants to help.” The food was purchased by the church through Kids Against Hunger. Money was raised through offerings and donation. Parishioners are hoping to recruit 150 volunteers to work one of two shifts Oct. 31. To volunteer, call Zoar Lutheran Church at (419) 874-4346. — Alissa Romstadt
EPIC Toledo Summit scheduled EPIC Toledo will host its annual summit from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art said Jim Walrod, EPIC chair-elect. The summit will begin with lunch and networking. Afternoon sessions feature Ohio Sen. Mark Waggoner discussing the auto industry, president and CEO Randy Oostra, UT President Dr. Lloyd Jacobs and St. Luke’s President Dan Wakeman discussing health care, and a question-and-answer session with mayoral candidates Keith Wilkowski and Mike Bell. The EPIC Summit is $35 for members and $50 for nonmembers. Tickets can be purchased at www.epictoledo.com. — Alissa Romstadt
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Eighteen displaced and unemployed workers are participating in the initial wind turbine installation and maintenance technician programs. This first short-cycle training class is part of Owens Community College’s program funded by $1.9 million from a federal stimulus grant. It combines two certificate programs in the installation and maintenance of wind turbines for students who complete the training. Eighteen students have completed the first two weeks of the program at The Source Downtown. Some of them previously participated in solar installation and maintenance courses offered by Owens. “Owens Community College is committed to providing stateof-the-art education and training opportunities within the growing fields of alternative and renewable energy,” said Michael Bankey, vice president of Workforce and Community Services at Owens. Student James Curtis of Toledo wants to work in the wind turbine or any green energy field. He was laid off in May as a research and development technician at Pierburg
Pump Technology and formerly with Dana Corp. Curtis said they are learning about basic electrical principles, magnetic fields and power generation theories for wind turbine transmission in the program. “We lowered and raised the actual wind turbine at Owens for hands-on experience with the equipment,” Curtis said. “We opened the turbine and reset the relay control on it,” said Chris Screptock of the Toledo area. “We actually got to work on the wind turbine, but I’m looking forward to learning about the design of the turbine,” said Allan Meyette of Holland. The wind turbine was recently installed adjacent to the Industrial and Engineering Technologies Building on Owens’ campus. The 2.4-kilowatt Skystream wind turbine is a fully integrated, utility-connected wind generator standing 33 feet high and designed for residential and small commercial use. “The wind turbine plays an important role in the new wind turbine installation and wind maintenance technician certificate programs, providing students with hands-on learning experience at the highest level of curricular innovation,” Bankey said. Meyette said he was interested in learning about new green energy technology before this training
program was offered. He worked as a supervisor for Bax Global in Swanton, but said he was among 41 workers recently laid off. Pamela Peters, who lives in the Toledo area, would like to see more projects in Northwest Ohio involving wind, solar or geothermal since she wants to stay in this area. She is one of two women in the wind training program. Workers in the wind power and specialty technologies will have to be willing to travel for jobs in those fields. Wind power is used mostly in rural areas where the installation and maintenance of wind turbines would occur, according to Craig Gebers, a one-stop operator at The Source. Green By Design, located on state Route 25 in Bowling Green, employs workers who install and maintain wind turbines and solar installations in Northwest Ohio, according to Chris Downey, sales manager for the firm. “We’re selling about a dozen wind turbines a year, mostly to residential customers or small commercial businesses. We have goals to improve on that number,” Downey said. Green By Design has five employees who work on the installation of solar panels and wind turbines with two of them involved in the maintenance of solar and wind energy equipment, according to Downey.
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The company bid on the wind turbine installation at Owens, but did not get that project. It did install the wind turbine at Northwest State College in Archbold, Downey said. “They need to have some general construction knowledge and excavation experience, but especially electrical expertise to install and maintain wind and solar equipment,” he said.
Custom Agri Systems Inc. has installed 25 wind turbines in the past three years, mostly for farm and grain businesses. The company has six employees who are involved in the installation and maintenance of the equipment, according to Barry Randau, IT and renewable energy director for the firm in Napoleon. Custom Agri Systems has other locations in Attica and Upper Sandusky, Indiana and Michigan.
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Central Catholic High School (CCHS) junior Caleona “Calee” Zeman’s essay, “Life is What You Make It” has been chosen for publication on the Web site of the nonprofit group This I Believe, Inc. “I had no idea what I was going to write about when I first got the assignment,” Zeman, 16, said. “But then it kind of wrote itself.” Marie A. Arter, director of curriculum at CCHS, said the inspirational message of This I Believe coincides perfectly with CCHS studies. “This fit right in with our program at Central Catholic,” she said. “We are a laptop school that connects our kids with the world.” ZEMAN Zeman said Charlotte Best, her honors literature teacher, prompted her to think about a positive message. She said the result was an essay that helps her remember to be optimistic at all times. “My freshman year was tough, and this year is tough, too,” Zeman said. “I try not to complain. I try to find the brighter side. If there is not a bright side, I find one. I will laugh at myself and try to make my friends smile.” “[Zeman] is an original thinker,” Best said. “She is focused on doing her best, not just in school, but in life.” Zeman’s essay can be read at http://thisibelieve.org/essay/66571/. — Jennifer S. White
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First woman president at BGSU ‘thinks bigger’ By Lori Golaszewski TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com
When Carol Cartwright retired as president of Kent State University in 2006, she never expected that two years later she would be at the helm of another university. But a passion for higher education and a call to public service brought Cartwright out of retirement in 2008 to CARTWRIGHT serve at BGSU, where she became its first female president. Originally approached to serve as interim president while a search was conducted for President Sidney Ribeau’s replacement, Cartwright was named president of BGSU in January when she was asked by the Board of Trustees to extend her contract through June 2011. Cartwright said she could never have imagined as a college student in the 1950s that her career in public higher education would have included serving as a university president. Back then, Cartwright noted, women typically had two choices when it came to professions — teaching and nursing. “The power of higher education is pretty interesting in that once you take one step, you gain confidence and believe you can take the next step,” she said. “And I had some people in my life at key times who reached out and encouraged me to take the next step. It certainly was a great surprise to everybody in my family, me included, that I ended up getting a Ph.D. and being a college professor and moving through the ranks to be a university president. It certainly wasn’t anything in my dreams as a young girl.” Cartwright said at pivotal moments in her life, mentors encouraged her to do more and made suggestions that caused her to “think bigger,” which is what she, in turn, hopes to impart to students at BGSU. “I think we have a responsibility to encourage students to think more boldly along their own paths, but when you’re in an administrative post, you always have a responsibility to encourage faculty and other administrators to watch for opportunities to encourage students. Both sides of the coin are important.” The first generation in her family to attend college, Cartwright credits her strong work ethic and can-do attitude to her parents, who instilled
in her these values at a young age. Cartwright said she typically works 12 to 14 hours a day, which suits her well because she enjoys the complexity of her work, the high level of multitasking that is required of her and the myriad responsibilities and commitments that come with being the head of a university. “Dr. Cartwright has an extraordinary commitment to her job and to BGSU, and her work ethic embraces extremely high standards,” said Anne Tracy, assistant to the president for administration. “Her typical workdays are consumed with a rigorous assortment of individual and group meetings, speaking engagements and off-campus commitments. President Cartwright is keenly aware and knowledgeable of BGSU programs and its operations and she has the remarkable ability to move seamlessly from meeting to
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Career coach Rick Fishman of Sylvania understands the tactics needed to land a job these days. “The job market is way different than it used to be,” said Fishman, president and founder of TheCareerCoach.org. “There are fewer jobs and more people. Technology is also different. You communicate more so by e-mail than telephone. Social networks can be used to your advantage, but make sure you look like an adult.” Fishman has put in more than six years as a career coach and has previous business management experience where his responsibilities included hiring. While the job market is different, Fishman said a résumé is still important. Its main purpose is to secure interviews. “Your résumé needs to be more than just a chronological listing of things you’ve done. It needs to be more like a brochure,” he said. While styles of résumés include chronological and functional, Fishman said the type depends
on things like age and circumstances. When reviewing resumes, Fishman urges clients to answer the question, “What do you want to do?” He said many clients can’t answer that. Fishman helped Josh Stebing of Perrysburg get focused and find a job. Stebing had been working in retail for two years — a job he took after graduating from BGSU with a degree in geology. With his geology degree, Stebing found that most of the jobs in his field emphasized engineering, but he didn’t have the right certifications. Fishman said he learned that Stebing was an Eagle Scout and still had a strong interest in Boy Scouts. During the four months Stebing worked with Fishman, Stebing tailored his résumé to his professional interests, became a better interviewee and eventually landed a job as the district executive for the Findlaybased Black Swamp Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Fishman said résumés should also showcase tangible skills like leadership, project management, driving sales and prospecting new business.
“There can’t be any spelling mistakes or poor grammar. There is so much competition that you don’t need any strikes against you,” Fishman said. Other job searching tips from Fishman include: ■ Face-to-face networking is “very important,” though many people are uncomfortable with it. If you have a particular company you want to work for, ask around. Because of the area’s “small town feel,” Fishman said job seekers are likely to find someone who can provide a company contact. ■ If you get laid off, do not take time off. Fishman said the job market is too competitive to not start searching immediately. ■ Don’t take being laid off personally and don’t be embarrassed by it. “You have to tell everybody you know that you are looking for a job. Tell friends and friends because you’ll need that support staff.” ■ In job interviews, if you are asked what salary you’re expecting, try not to answer. Avoid it by saying, “Before I can answer that, I need to learn more about the company and the job and factor in my own experience. Don’t worry, though, as I know
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Preschool is first stepping stone to kindergarten By Tim Soster TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com
Getting kids adjusted to school is a process that takes time, said Windy Brogan, assistant child care director and lead preschool teacher at the Catholic Club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the youngest kids, it is all about socialization,â&#x20AC;? Brogan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the content standards, there is more pressure on preschools.â&#x20AC;? The Catholic Club, begins preschool for children as young as 2 ½ years old. The club also runs a full day care facility for infants and a child care service for children up to age 14. Brenda Crosson, a teacher at Guardian Angel Preschool, said preschool is important to the development of each child. She said it is often the first time children learn to be separate from their parents and socializing with others their own age. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They begin to learn their cognitive skills,â&#x20AC;? Crosson said. The club has three separate areas for each level of preschool. They are set up similarly to help the students adjust to new rooms. They are also filled with learning activi-
ties and toys that help them learn along the way. Brogan and Crosson said the core learning structure is based on three main areas of study: social studies, language arts and math. The studies get the kids ready for kindergarten. Each of the content areas is in line with Ohio Content Standards, according to Brogan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each year, they move to a new area and we just add onto what they learned in the previous room,â&#x20AC;? Brogan said. Brogan emphasized the importance of play for young students. At the Catholic Club, students have a playground outside, a full-size gymnasium and a pool. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are learning inside and outside all day long,â&#x20AC;? Brogan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have play with purpose.â&#x20AC;? As the students get closer to kindergarten and leaving preschool behind, they partake in a graduation day. They get a cap and a diploma marking their achievement. They also get a party with cake. She said students attending her preschool will eventually head off to one of 16 different schools. As the children move closer to their first day of kin-
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Paul Toth Jr. looks forward to leading the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority as its president and CEO with a goal of improving the community through collaboration for development. “Most of my focus will be on what the port authority can do to drive this community to the next level,” said Toth, who was appointed to the position Oct. 15 following the resignation of Michael Stolarczyk for personal reasons. Toth had served as interim president of the port authority following the dismissal of James Hartung from that position in August 2008. He was also a finalist for the executive position when the board of directors hired Stolarczyk on April 1. “It’s not a path I charted, but after 20 years I’ve seen this organization from every angle, so there’s no doubt in my mind that I’m ready to lead the port authority,” Toth said. He has been employed with the port authority for more than 20 years, serving in several capacities during that period. He most recently served as vice president of technical and financial services and interim airports director. Toth said that the internal operation of the organization of 50 employees will continue to run smoothly. They have been discussing a restructuring plan for the entire organization with the board that he called “a process of evolving.” “We want to make sure that people are focused on their responsibilities and the role of the port authority,” Toth said. “It has a bigger role in developing this community’s future by moving forward to drive business and jobs to this region.” The important role the port authority has, and will continue to have, is to bring other agencies working together with the City of Toledo, Lucas County, UT, Regional Growth Partnership (RGP) and Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments on projects that are critical to the community, according to Toth. “One of the challenges for the community is getting from an auto supplier economy into technologies for the new global economy by pooling our resources to take advantage of opportunities for Northwest Ohio,” Toth said. Toth said RGP has done “wonderful work incubating companies, but the challenge is getting them into production and creating jobs. Some of it will involve the port authority to take the lead.” Toth cited Xunlight Corporation in Toledo as an example of a company ready to move into that next stage. The port authority helped Xunlight obtain $7 million in additional financing to meet its goals of getting into production, he said. Xunlight is in the optimization stage to produce 25 megawatt thin-film solar material. The company is ramping up its manufacturing capacity for production of commercial product in 2010, according to spokesman Todd Armstrong. The port authority is looking to be the aggregator to use those pooled resources to leverage funds from the state and
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federal levels to achieve the region’s goals, Toth said. “We need to recognize the value of the whole is worth more than the sum of the parts by collaborating with other agencies and organizations in the region,” he said. The port authority’s biggest priority is working with its partners at Midwest Terminals of Toledo to develop the 182 acres of the former Chevron property by investing $40 million in secured state, federal and private funds during the next two years. “We are currently at 100 percent capacity with product in the port now and it would double the size, making the Port of Toledo the largest land mass seaport on the Great Lakes,” Toth said. The port authority will continue the development of the industrial park on the south side of Toledo Express Airport. It is making $7.2 million in improvements and expansion of the sorting facility, which it leases to Bax Global, to accommodate international flights coming into Toledo. “The cargo industry is starting to pick up and we want to be ready to take advantage of those opportunities that come with it. An increase in cargo is usually a good indicator that the economy is beginning to pick up with it,” Toth said. “We’re not going to stop recruiting passenger flights, but focus our resources short term on cargo development.” When asked if he would hire a full-time airports director, Toth indicated the current director of operations and maintenance, a longtime employee, will continue to run it until the restructuring plan is determined.
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The port authority has been involved in numerous development projects outside its immediate jurisdiction of the port and airports, Toth said. It was involved with the City of Toledo in the early stages of the Marina District to develop that project. The port authority built the Marine Passenger Terminal as the first structure in the Marina District. Toth said the port authority has helped businesses and companies to locate or expand in Downtown Toledo. He believes the new arena will bring more people Downtown and that will benefit many businesses located there. “It’s so important for the Central Business District and entire Downtown to be successful for the community,” Toth said. Toth considers himself a native of Toledo since he was born and raised just across the border in Michigan. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from UT. He has served on several executive committees with the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, and is a board member of the Zepf Center, a nonprofit social service organization; the UT Alumni Association board of trustees, and is a member of the College of Technology & Office of Cooperative Education advisory board at BGSU. He and his wife Ginny raised their daughter in the area and live in Waterville. Toth said they often come Downtown for dining, concerts and entertainment. “Toledo has more to offer than people realize,” he said.
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Social insecurity and the risks of inflation T his month the government announced social security payments will not go up for retirees next year. This is the first time this has happened since back in the 1970s. So, we were wondering; are we really in a deflationary environment or is inflation a real risk? Did the government play tricks with the numbers to work it in its favor? On the surface, it seems like there are a lot of areas where things are getting cheaper. Almost all electronic prices have come down, retailers are slashing prices to sell inventories, houses and real estate prices are plummeting. So, one might say the evidence points to a deflationary world. The history of what inflation is calculated on is called the Consumer Price Index (CPI). According to www. Shadowstats.com, this history of the CPI dates back to the 1880s when the government started studying the im-
pact of taxes on prices of goods bought and sold. Then in the mid-1990s, the unions began using the CPI for cost of living increases. And so when Social Security and Medicare and a ton of other government benefits were created, this formula was used to calculate increase in pay. Herein lies the problem. The govMark ernment — and really all of us in Nolan the form of taxes — were on the hook for more and more money. Originally, the calculation for inflation was pretty simple. They measured the price of a fixed basket of goods over a period of time. During the Carter, Reagan and the Clinton years they began to change the way the formula is calcu-
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Three local high school golf teams qualified for the Division I state finals. Anthony Wayne and St. John’s Jesuit will participate in the boys’ final, while St. Ursula Academy will participate in the girls’ final. Both take place Oct. 23 and Oct. 24 at the Ohio State University (OSU). St. John’s tied with Anthony Wayne at Division I districts, but went on to win 18-20 on a play-off hole. “I’m proud of our accomplishments throughout the year. It’s exciting to be one of three teams from this area going to states,” said St. John’s head coach Bill Perry. “We’ve worked hard all year. This is the goal we’ve set out for and we were able to accomplish it.” St. John’s finished second in the City League, fourth at sectionals and first at districts. The varsity golf team has 19 members, but will bring the top five players, plus one alternate to OSU. Michael Balcar, Topher Garzony, Zak Hart, Ryan Jorgensen and Nick Mancinotti will be playing at the state tournament. The team’s alternate is Austin Garner. Balcar placed first as an individual at districts. “It’s great to go to states. We get to go down and prove ourselves. Show everyone what it is to be a Titan,” Balcar said. St. John’s last appearance in the state tournament was two years ago. The school has previously won three state championships. Anthony Wayne finished first in the Northern Lakes League, was sectional and district runner-up, and placed first in five other tournaments this year. Pat Phillips, Anthony Wayne’s head coach, said he is excited about the team going to states. “It’s a reward for all the hard work they’ve put in throughout their four years, especially this summer. Everyone played every day, usually multiple times each day,” Phillips said. Anthony Wayne has 16 team
members. Josh Bialecki, John Gaspar, Kevin Hoyle, Deion Tansel and Brian Turnwald will play during the tournament. Paul Lynch is the team’s alternate. Bialecki is the team’s lowest shooter by 0.4 of a stroke. Last year, he played at the state tournament as an individual. “It will be nice going down with the team. I’ll explain the course to them, show them where to hit it and where not to hit it,” Bialecki said. This will be the school’s third appearance in the state tournament. Anthony Wayne also played in 2000 and 2002. St. Ursula has gone to the state tournament seven times in the past 10 years. Jim McGowan, St. Ursula’s head coach, said it is “pretty neat” that St. Ursula has the kind of girls that allow the team to excel every year. “A lot of other teams’ goal is to improve a little bit. Our goal every year is to be playing in states,” McGowan said. “It’s a lofty goal. The highest one you can have, but we keep getting there. The girls work hard all year long and they really deserve it.” St. Ursula competes in both the City League and the Northwest Ohio Girls Golf League (NOGGL). This year, they won the both leagues. The team was runner-up in both sectional and districts. Megan McKernan was the City League’s player of the year and is the No. 1 spot on St. Ursula’s team. “I’m really excited. I’m looking forward to ending my season with states,” McKernan said. “It feels good to be recognized for all the hard work and good scores we’ve put up.” St. Ursula has 12 members between varsity and junior varsity. McKernan, Eva Antypas, Alex Graf, Eileen Perry and Meredith Taylor will play in the state championship. The team’s alternate is Kallie Blosser. The boys will compete against 12 other schools for the state title. The tournament will consist of two days of 18-hole rounds on OSU’s scarlet course. Likewise, the girls will compete for two days against 12 other teams, but on OSU’s gray course.
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■ ST. URSULA GOLF TEAM, FROM LEFT, ALEX GRAF, FROM LEFT, KALLIE BLOSSER, EVA ANTYPAS, MEGAN MCKERNAN, MEREDITH TAYLOR, AND EILEEN PERRY.
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MEGAN MCKERNAN OF ST. URSULA.
■ ST. JOHN’S TEAM, FROM LEFT, COACH BILL PERRY, NICK MANCINOTTI, TOPHER GARZONY,
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■ ANTHONY WAYNE TEAM, BACK ROW FROM LEFT, COACH PAT PHILLIPS, JOSH BIALECKI, PAUL LYNCH, JOHN GASPAR. FRONT ROW, KEVIN HOYLE, DEION TANSEL, BRIAN TURNWALD.
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Tyler made his debut in week three in a game against V a n Buren. H e Ryan FOWLER traded his normal duties of sideline supervision for cleats, pads and the Panthers No. 2 jersey. “Our defensive coach said I was going in,” Brown said. “All I could feel was just butterflies.” Three weeks later, Alge convinced Tyler to suit up again. Early in the game, the team manager, turned running back, had his first crack at a score. “He got stuffed, two-yard loss,” Alge said with a chuckle. But opportunity came knocking again later in the game. This time Tyler fumbled the football and Vanlue recovered in the end zone. “There was a huge hole,” Tyler said. “I would have scored had I not let it slip out of my hands. I thought my opportunity was gone.” But on this night Tyler BROWN was not to be denied. With McComb crushing Vanlue 40-7 in the fourth quarter and the ball resting on the one, the snap came to Tyler. Two seniors, Clay Lilly and Corey Fry, friends of Tyler since kindergarten, enclosed him in the bear hug of his life and gave him a shove into the end zone. “They screamed ‘You’re in!’” Tyler said. First and a lifetime because of what he overcame to fight for that yard. Tyler is legally blind. “It was amazing,” Tyler’s mother Bonnie said of the touchdown. “I never thought it would happen and all I could do was cry.” From the sidelines, Alge was caught up in the emotion of the moment. “I was just pumped for him,” coach Alge said. “I don’t think Tyler thought it would ever happen.” Tyler has never let his condition hold him back. His mom tells me doctors are stunned to hear what her son is able to accomplish on a daily basis. Tyler rides fourwheelers and plays video games on his XBox with friends. ■ FOWLER CONTINUES ON A29
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The writing was on the wall for UT safety Barry Church. Church and his Rocket teammates were coming off a 58-26 blowout homecoming loss to Western Michigan, one that saw the Rocket defense give up 20 unanswered points in the first five minutes of the Oct. 10 game at the Glass Bowl. “Giving up that many points in that game was embarrassing,” Church said. “I thought we came out flat that night, but that is no excuse. I just knew we could play better than what we showed against Western Michigan.” Church, still reeling from the loss, did something coaches dream for their senior leaders to do. The three time All-MAC selection took the responsibility on his shoulders, and vowed to make sure a performance, like the one against Western Michigan, would not happen again on his watch. “We were just not playing to our potential and it was our job to change that,” Church said. “I just could not let that keep happening to us on de-
fense. I told them that there would be no MAC championship or bowl game this season if we continued playing the way we were.” Church turned from prognosticator to prophet during the Oct. 17 game against the Northern Illinois Huskies. After it was determined that senior quarterback Aaron Opelt, who was still recovering from a bruised right throwing shoulder, would not play, Church knew he and his defense would need to step up. Church racked up 12 tackles during the game and the senior safety blocked an extra point and the potential game winning field goal, to secure a 20-19 win over the Huskies. For his efforts, Church was named the MAC West special teams player of the week. He was also named the defensive back of the week by College Football Performance Awards. “It felt great,” Church said of his performance against NIU. “We had a great week of preparation, and I felt like we really went out to play against Northern Illinois.” Being a leader on the team has been a role Church relishes. “I think this team looks up to me as a leader, especially the defense,”
Church said. “But I just go out trying to help the coaches and our team every time we play.” That leadership has not gone unnoticed by Rockets head football coach Tim Beckman. “Barry is a great football player, but more importantly he is a great person,” Beckman said. “He does so many great things for us on the football field and I think people miss what a great person [he is]. He gives credit to his teammates and it is never about him. That is exactly what Barry Church is all about.” When coach Beckman and his new staff set foot on campus this past winter, Church was asked to change his role a little on the team. Barry was moved from his safety position to a nickel back. The coaching staff wanted to utilize Church’s speed and size in their defensive schemes. “Our nickel back needs to be able to blitz and get downfield quickly, but he also has to be able to play well in pass coverage as well,” Beckman said. “We felt Barry was perfect for that role on our team.” Church, a Pittsburgh native, welcomed his new role with open arms. “I believe that being able to play different positions and many spe-
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cial teams roles helps me and the coaching staff,” Church said. “Being able to play those positions helps the team and helps further my dreams of getting to the NFL. I would even punt if they wanted me to.” With his career at UT nearing an end, Church is just savoring his time left with Rockets. He and his fellow senior classmates have only five games left and only two remaining games at the Glass Bowl. “Being a part of this Toledo Rocket family for the past four years have been some of the best years of
my life,” Church said. “I have no regrets about coming here. Playing for the Rockets has been one of the best decisions of my life.” Church is not done turning heads yet. He knows the Rockets still have some unfinished business to tend to before it is time to hang up his midnight blue and gold helmet. “We want to finish out this season as MAC champions and go to a bowl game,” he said. “I hope to keep playing the way I have been playing and continue to help this team for as long as I can.”
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OCTOBER 25, 2009 ■ FOWLER CONTINUED FROM A27 “I guess I just kind of got used to it,” Tyler said. “I never really had the opportunity to know what I was missing, until now.” Three weeks have passed since Tyler’s tumble into pay dirt, but his story is starting to spread like wildfire. The small village of McComb made national television on Oct. 18 when a satellite truck set up shop outside MHS. Tyler, surrounded by coach Alge and a few teammates, were interviewed live as part of the “Today” show’s Sunday
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“I just think it’s a blessing to have a good group of friends and a coach and a team,” Bonnie said. “There are plenty of people that are far worse off than I am,” Tyler said. “Put your mind to it and you will be able to achieve what you want to achieve.” It’s first and goal. Who’s pushing you? Ryan Fowler is the weekend sports anchor at NBC24. He can be reached at bgsualum03@hotmail.com.
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A handful of autoworkers who took buyouts from Ford Motor Company and General Motors are studying nursing at Lourdes College. “I always wanted to be a paramedic or work in the medical field,” said Michael Smith, 44, of Petersburg, Mich. Ford’s program provides $13,000 in tuition per year for four years to workers taking the buyout and returning to school, he said. Smith had no previous college experience, but took the buyout from Ford while working at the company’s plant in Milan, Mich. His wife Valerie works as a full-time pharmacist in Monroe to support their family of two boys, ages 9 and 13. “It’s very challenging going to school full time, but the focused instructors at Lourdes have hospital experience to share with nursing students,” Smith said. He recently began his second semester studying for a bachelor’s degree in nursing with plans to graduate in May 2011. There are 731 graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in the
School of Nursing at Lourdes this fall with 56 percent nontraditional students and 44 percent traditional students under the age of 24. Lourdes does not track students by previous employer, so the college does not know how many students are displaced workers, according to college officials. “Lourdes College School of Nursing is sensitive to changes in the Northwest Ohio community and strives to meet the needs of the traditional and nontraditional student who is seeking out baccalaureate and graduate nursing education,” said Judy Didion, dean of the School of Nursing at Lourdes. “We’ve had more nontraditional students in nursing, so we understand their special needs and situations,” said Andra Bell, assistant professor of nursing at Lourdes. Lisa Guy, 39, also chose to take the educational buyout from Ford when she was working at its Flat Rock assembly plant. Her husband Bobby has continued to work for Ford at plants in Flat Rock, Dearborn and Saline. The couple previously worked for Ford in the Sandusky area and lived in Castalia. Lisa, Bobby and their three
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The shockingly poor financial management of General Motors and Chrysler weakened their case for a government bailout, but officials feared letting the automakers collapse would severely harm the U.S.
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Space237 exhibit highlights artistic variety Space 237 Gallery’s “Variety Show” showcases a mix of some of our area’s most exciting artists. Featured artists in the exhibition include Baylee Burrows, Candace Byington, Ione Citrin, Brent Dedas, David Eichenberg, Susan Hodgin, Matthew W. Littekin, Courtney Macklin, Robert Mullenix, Lauren Pfund, Angela Sample, Erin Sullivan-Fournier, Joe Van Kerkhove and Duke Windsor. “Variety Show” runs through Jan. 2.
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Chris Daughtry has a request for fans who will be at his band’s Oct. 31 concert in Toledo. “I want everybody in the crowd to dress up as something because I think that would be extremely entertaining for us on stage to look out and see everybody in different costumes,” he said. “It would look like a huge Halloween party we’re playing. I think that would be a lot of fun.” The singer-songwriter-guitarist took a few minutes to call Toledo Free Press from a tour stop in Omaha, Neb. Toledo Free Press: You’ve said you think of “Leave This Town” as the band’s first disc. Can you talk about that? Daughtry: This record was done without studio musicians, and the first record, unfortunately, because the band wasn’t put together yet, we had to bring in studio musicians to see out my vision, so to speak. And we put the band together literally toward the end of the record-making process. So this time, obviously, we’ve been on the road almost three years and that was what we wanted the fans to hear ... It was definitely more of a unified effort.
TFP: What do you think are the elements of a good song? Daughtry: First of all, certainly the melody, something that catches your ear and, obviously, the lyrical content. I think the most timeless songs are songs that just lyrically touch people and either they can remember where they were or it was a first dance or a first date or first breakup. You know what I mean? Something that just basically captures that moment in their life. TFP: The band has been on the road a lot; what do you like about playing live? Daughtry: The reaction from the crowd is certainly one of the most amazing things about it because it’s instant gratification. You know, when you’re in the studio, you’re writing these songs and hoping that people are going to love it. But when you perform it right there in front of the crowd, you get that instant reaction, which is certainly always welcome. And it’s fun; we have a blast up there playing the music. We have a blast interacting with the fans during the show, and it’s just we love — this is, I hate to say it, that it’s our job because it doesn’t feel like a job, but this is our job and we’re some of the luckiest people in America. TFP: Were you surprised by the
huge success of your first disc? Daughtry: Certainly we weren’t expecting it to sell 5 million records; that was an added bonus for us. We don’t expect to do that again; we’d certainly welcome and we would love to see that, but we take it for what it is, each record, and we see what it does, and we just want to put out the best music that we possibly can. We’re very proud of this record, and we hope it does half of what the last one did. Who am I kidding? I’d rather it sell 6 million records [laughs], but we’ll see. TFP: Will you and the band dress up for the Oct. 31 concert? Daughtry: I wouldn’t put it past us. I always dressed up when I was a kid; I always loved painting my face and, being an artist, always loved doing stuff with makeup. TFP: You could go as Lady Gaga and do your cover of “Poker Face.” Daughtry: Hmmmm, yeah. That’s too much work [laughs]. TFP: You’d look nice in bubbles. Daughtry: She’s got some elaborate outfits that I don’t know if I could mimic [laughs].
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Daughtry drummer Joey Barnes recalls formation of band through ‘trial by fire’ There may be lots of dazzling moments at the Daughtry concert Oct. 31 at Lucas County Arena: Drummer Joey Barnes may pull out his favorite Halloween costume. “What’s scarier than a dude dressed as a fairy? The fairy costume was sweet because it was made for an 8-year-old and I squeezed into that, and it was just absolutely hilarious,” he said. “I had that big wand with massive amounts of glitter on it, and everything I touched I got glitter on it and annoyed the crap out of people, glittering everything
and everybody. An annoying fairy — that was my favorite.” Barnes, singer and band namesake Chris Daughtry, bass player Josh Paul, and guitarists Josh Steely and Brian CradBARNES dock will have lots of fan favorites to play at the 7:30 p.m. show, which will feature special
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guests Theory of a Deadman and Cavo. Tickets are $41.50 and $31.50. After finishing fourth on season five of “American Idol,” Daughtry pumped out the hits from his self-titled 2006 debut — “It’s Not Over,” “Home,” “Feels Like Tonight,” “What About Now” — and sold more than 5 million discs. The quintet is on the airwaves again with “No Surprise,” the first single from the follow-up, “Leave This Town,” released in July. “In the beginning, Chris had just got off the ‘Idol’ tour and went directly into the studio to do the first
record. And we came in and worked together, complete strangers, except I, of course, knew Chris,” said Barnes, who also lives in Greensboro, N.C. “We didn’t see much of Chris because he was working the same time we were working, trying to finish the record, as we were trying to learn the record. “I think it was 12 hours or eight hours after we decided on the group, the core members, we were doing photo shoots for the album cover. It was fast,” Barnes said during a call from Los Angeles where the band was getting ready for the tour. “We
became a band trial by fire.” The group was on the road promoting the disc for two and a half years. “Now we’re all like brothers. I can’t imagine the guys — regardless of music or not — not being in each other’s lives. That’s the most important thing to take out of it — the bond,” Barnes said. “The music thing will end, but the friendship lasts forever. We’re just a bunch of dudes who like to get on stage and we make a living by playing.” — Vicki L. Kroll
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eter Hall of Mull Wildlife Tours has an idea. A very good idea, in fact. Anyone who takes his sevenhour SUV tour around the magical Scottish Isle of Mull receives a complete listing of all the bird and wildlife species spotted during the day’s outing. This serves not only as a timely reminder of the tour itself, but also as a very useful assist to birders — or ‘twitchers’ in Britspeak — who like to compile their own lifetime lists. Peter simply talks into a tape machine at each spotting and then e-mails (or snail mails) the list to all participants. Due to less than perfect birding conditions — read heavy, unremitting rain — on the day that we went out along with two Scottish twitchers, our list was a mere 25 species long...but still included such wonderfully evocative names such as the red breasted merganser, meadow pipit, oystercatcher, kittiwake, great northern diver and black guillemot. The island’s most famous resident however, the sea eagle — now
The next day, on our whale coming back from near extinction and recently featured in a PBS docu- watching trip with Sea Life Surmentary about Mull — escaped our veys, we didn’t spot any whales either mainly spotting scopes due to some despite several rather heavy optimistic visits seas...but to their known we did get a nesting locations. couple of brilBut their liant sea eagle nonappearance, sightings. One the heavy Scotin full flight.... tish “mists”...and with its magsome rather soggy nificent 8-foot sandwiches...did wing span. The little to diminish Roger HOLLIDAY other framed the fun we had Claudia FISCHER dramatically in learning about the a very tall tree. island’s history, We also saw several seals, culture and wildlife. Guided nature tours have be- common and Atlantic greys. Heard come an increasingly popular part porpoises via a lowered hydroof the island’s tourist industry which phone. And watched the antics of all speaks volumes about the variety of manner of sea birds as our captain wildlife on this tiny Hebridean isle and crew of four maneuvered in and — albeit with 300 miles of coastline out of secluded bays while imparting — and the growing interest in all all the marine biology we could possibly handle! things ornithological. The captain of our boat, the Sula (Mull Wildlife Tours cost 35 pounds ($56) per person including Beag, was the same one who had lunch. www.mullwildlifetours.co.uk taken us out eleven years earlier
when we saw and adopted a Minke whale named Betty and when the company was operating, as we remembered it, out of a quonset hut somewhere in Mull’s hinterland. Today, they have their own purpose-built HQ at one end of picturesque Tobermory Bay, featuring showers, washing machines and a gift shop. As dedicated and long-time leaders in the preservation and recording of marine mammals in the Hebridean Seas, we can think of no better reward. Don’t miss a tour with them if you’re on the island... or staying in Oban, just a short ferry ride away. www.sealifesurveys.com A totally different “boating” experience was a visit to The Royal Yacht Britannia, now decommissioned and a floating museum in Leith harbor, a 15-minute bus ride out of Edinburgh. www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk For 10 pounds ($16) you can take a self guided audio tour through this 412-foot fabulously outfitted yacht that served the current British Royal family from 1953 to 1997 — before
financial pressures and good sense, perhaps — conspired to take it out of service and into a charitable trust. But as the 83rd in a line of Royal yachts that stretches back to 1660 and the reign of Charles II...it’s well worth a visit. We spent two hours wandering the ship’s decks, ogling the Royal sleeping quarters and the opulent living and dining rooms. Looking in on the officers quarters and bars. The Marine Band bunk room. Medical facilities replete with operating theater. The kitchens. And a large laundry room where the Royal wash must never be done on the same day as the rest of the crews...for fear of contaminating the Royal undies! We enjoyed our tour. Ate cucumber and watercress sandwiches on the aft deck. And remembered that the ship had not just been a royal toy — but also a fine place to entertain foreign dignitaries during some 968 official voyages and more than a million nautical miles. But a permanent crew of 240 souls? Well, that was probably a ship too far!
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An exclusive look at Jigsaw’s Bucket List sette or VHS. This is important: Be careful not to switch tapes accidentally. That poor guy in the guillotine who ended up watching “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” never stood a chance. ■ Okay, this part’s really important: If Amanda kills Jeff ’s wife
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and if Jeff kills her, then if the FBI guy kills Jeff after Jeff kills me, remind Hoffman to close the door behind him. If any of the “if ”s don’t happen ... um, haven’t thought that far ahead. Let’s just hope it all works out. Fingers crossed!
■ Oh, fiddlesticks... kidnap the female cop for the rib-split trap. That’s 13. That’s the last one. I’m sure this time. If I’m wrong, may my throat be cut with a buzz-saw. Oh, yeah... ■ Add a buzz-saw to “to buy” list.
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The Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority is seeking bids from qualified contractors to furnish all labor, materials, and equipment for the following project(s):
H.A.I. Roll-Off Dumpsters
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All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the 2nd Floor Conference Room on the dates shown above, in the Modernization Department, at 201 Belmont Street. Contract documents and technical specifications/drawings will be available from the Modernization Department, and will be provided upon request.
6 Cubic Yard Container Offer Exp. 11/01/09
LUCAS METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY MODERNIZATION DEPARTMENT
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Each bid shall be accompanied by cash, an approved surety company bid bond, or a certified check upon a solvent bank, made payable to the Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the bid, tendered as a bid guarantee (if required) that the bidder will, if the award is made to him, enter into a bona fide contract with Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority for this work and furnish proper guarantee bonding as required under the specifications within a period of ten (10) days after the awarding of the contract.
All bidders shall be required to meet the Affirmative Action requirements and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements as described in Executive Order #11246. Each bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, handicap, age, ancestry, creed, or military status.
CARLSON’S CRITTERS
HAULING AND DUMPSTER RENTAL
JOB NO.: 29092 PROJECT NAME: Dorrell Manor Generator Installation WALK-THRU DATE: Thursday, October 22, 2009 @ 10:00am BID OPENING DATE: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 @ 11:00am
The prevailing wages for this locality, as established by the Department of Labor as Wage Determination OH20080028, as modified, must be paid all persons employed for this work.
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Kitty is a 2-year-old female nose. Her long fur is very soft who was brought into the Toledo and she will need to be brushed to Area Humane Society with a litter keep from matting. When Kitty is of newborn kittens. looking for some enterShe spent the next two tainment, she will often months in our foster sit in the windowsill care program until and watch the birds as her babies were old they dine at the feeder. enough to be placed If you’re looking for a up for adoption. You quiet companion, then might have a hard time this little angel will be a finding this shy kitty dream come true. Kitty if you visit the shelter. Dave CARLSON has been spayed, is up She spends most of her to date on her vaccines, time hidden from sight usually has received a complete vet exam choosing to sleep in one of the and is microchipped. Toledo Area Humane Sohigher cupboards in her cat room. If you do manage to get a glimpse ciety is located at 1920 Inof her, the first thing you notice dian Wood Circle, Arrowhead are her beautiful markings. Her Park, Maumee. Adoption hours coat is glossy white and she has are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday three distinctive solid gray patches through Sunday. Call (419) 891on her body and head including 0705 or visit the Web site www. one that runs straight down her toledoareahumanesociety.org.
Kidney Foundation to host annual Wine Affair The Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio is inviting the public to “Through the Drinking Glass,” the 18th annual Wine Affair fundraiser. Hosted by Chrys Peterson of WTOL-TV, the evening will take place Nov. 20 at the Hilton Gardens Inn, Levis Commons in Perrysburg. Appetizers provided by Kotobuki, LaScola Italian Grill, Mancy’s Bluewater Grille, Poco Piatti, Beirut, Byblos, The Melting Pot and Wixey Bakery. Come out and enjoy the musical pleasures of pianist Gayle McClellan as artist Robert Schira paints and frames watercolors to be sold during the auction. Funds raised during the Wine Affair will help continue patient assistance programs such as transportation to and from dialysis, temporary financial assistance with renal medications, proper renal nutrition, medical supplies as well as help during emergency situations. Tickets are $85 prior to Oct. 31 and $95 thereafter. For more information, call (419) 329-2353. — Staff Reports All real estate advertised in this paper is subject to the federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, in the sale, rental, or financing of housing. This Publisher will not knowingly accept any advertising that violates any applicable law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this paper are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you believe you have been discriminated against in connection with the sale, rental, or financing of housing, call the Toledo Fair Housing Center, (419) 243-6163.
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SCHLEGEL, DAVID C. age 74
MUSSER, MARJORIE DORIS age 98
PRITCHARD, JEAN (SPITZNAUGLE)
www.reebfuneralhome.com SALIBA, MARY LOUISE age 91 Toledo, OH LOFGREN, OSCAR V. age 84 Perrysburg, OH www.witzlershank.com GREEN, ROSE age 73 www.houseofday.com COOLEY, ROBERTA E. age 90 Swanton, OH www.weigelfuneralhomes.com
Sylvania, OH www.newcomertoledo.com ROGERS, CURTIS O. age 74 Toledo, OH www.newcomertoledo.com DECKER, HAZEL age 90 Bellevue, OH Auxter Funeral Home FINKENBINER, RUTH age 69 Weston, OH Loomis-Hanneman Funeral Home HAGEDORN, NORMA age 75 Walbridge, OH Marsh Funeral Home HOLSER, MARIAN E. age 86 Oregon, OH www.jasinfuneralhome.com SCHELL, NORMAN ALBERT age 93 Maumee, OH www.peinertfuneralhome.com CALLAHAN, CATHERINE age 94 Ottawa Hills, OH URBAN, VIRGINIA D. age 66 Toledo, OH www.blanchardstrabler.com
age 93 Toledo, OH www.walkerfuneralhomes.com BUNGE, BETTY age 84 Whitehouse www.peinertfuneralhomes.com COX, BETTY age 60 www.houseofday.com BRITTER, DORTHY age 86 www.dalefh.com CHLEBOWSKI, MICHAEL L. SR. age 53 Maumee, OH
PIORKOWSKI GERTRUDE H. (BRESKA)
age 89 Toledo, OH www.sujkowskirossford.com GARRETT, EVELYN B. age 91 Haskins, OH www.peinertfuneralhome.com HUFFMAN, CAROL LYNN age 64 Grand Rapids, OH www.wright-hobbs.com ACKERMAN, JAMES C. age 74 Gibsonburg, OH www.eggleston-meinert.com
OCT. 19 TROUTMAN, ALMA age 88
Toledo, OH Pavley Funeral Home ZACHARIAS, THOMAS RICHARD age 78
Toledo, OH www.newcomertoledo.com KNELL, GERTRUDE A. age 72 Oregon,OH www.eggleston-meinert.com TURK, SANDRA LOU age 61 Toledo, OH www.newcomertoledo.com INMAN, THELMA M. age 98 Perrysburg, OH www.walkerfuneralhomes.com
OCT. 18 SCHELL, NORMAN ALBERT age 93
Maumee OH www.peinertfuneralhome.com CARTER, VIRGNIA M. age 97 Toledo, OH www.reebfuneralhome.com TORDA, RICHARD age 75 Oregon, OH BARKHIMER, KENNETH E. age 70 Maumee, OH www.nevillefuneralhome.com
OCT. 17 ELAM, MARY RITCHIE age 74
Point Place, OH www.jasinfuneralhome.com MORIN, SCOTT M. age 24 Toledo, OH www.leppertmortuary.com SHANAHAN, HAROLD L. “HAL” age 85
Toledo, OH www.ansbergwest.com WERNER, MARILYN G. age 88 Berkey, OH www.reebfuneralhome.com
BUTLER, CHRISTOPHER VINCENT SR.
age 41 www.witzlershank.com
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OCT. 16 (CONT) ROGERS, MARGUERITE L. (RICHARD)
age 82 Toledo, OH www.jasinfuneralhome.com
OCT. 13
BOHMLER, NANCY E. “SUNSHINE”
age 74 Toledo, OH www.hoeflingerfuneralhome.com DONAHUE, GEROGE age 77
Toledo, OH www.walkerfuneralhomes.com DOMINI, JULIA HELEN age 85
Toledo, OH www.eggelston-meinert.com Swanton, OH TOWNSEND, HENERY JR. age 92
Dale-Riggs Funeral Home
MILLER, DORTHY age 74
www.hannemanfh.com
OCT. 15
LANTZ, ALVIN R. age 92
OCT. 16
OCT. 14
BOICE, WILLIS SMITH age 86 www.walkerfuneralhomes.com CROFT, JANE JOLLEY BAIN age 90 Sylvania, OH www.reebfuneralhome.com CUSHING, DORENE J. age 73 Fostoria, OH Mann-Hare-Hoening Funeral Home GUNN, JOHN EDWARD “BUS” age 58 Toledo, OH www.dignitymemorial.com REGENOLD, VIRGINIA L. age 90 Waterville, OH www.peinertfuneralhome.com SIEBERT, IRENE J. age 90 Toledo, OH www.reebfuneralhome.com
RUPP, SYLVAN J. age 86
Toledo, OH www.coylefuneralhome.com TIMBROOK, BETTY S. age 72 Oregon, OH www.eggleston-meinert.com REED, DAVID R. age 48 Toledo, OH www.freckchapel.com BUSTER, THOMAS B. age 81 www.walkerfuneralhomes.com
Veterans’ Appreciation Breakfast and Fair Wednesday, November 11, 2009 In honor and memory of men and women in all branches of the military who have served our country in times of war and peace and those who still protect our country’s freedom, there will be a Veterans’ Appreciation Breakfast and Fair.
SANCHEZ, BENITO JR. age 56
Maumee, OH www.coylefuneralhome.com NORMAN, PAULINE LAVERNA (LEWANDOWSKI) (WARNER) age 69
Toledo, OH MYERS, WINIFRED “WINNIE” age 85
Toledo, OH www.hoeflingerfuneralhome.com
The Best of Classic Rock We Bring Granite to Life
SeaGate Convention Centre 401 Jefferson Ave., Downtown Toledo Doors open at 7:00A.M. Breakfast/Program at 7:30 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Fair 7:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
Colonel David Sutherland Middle East Region, United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Former Commander of 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Keynote Speaker Following the Veterans’ Fair and Breakfast, The University of Toledo will dedicate its new Veterans’ Plaza located outside the newly renovated Memorial Field House on UT’s Main Campus.
KOZLOW, GERALD THOMAS “TOM”
age 85 Waterville, OH The Wells Funeral Home HUNYOR, JAMES M. age 90 Northwood, OH www.freckchapel.com WUJKOWSKI, JOSEPHINE THERESA
age 92 Toledo, OH www.sujkowski.com
Monuments • Markers • Bronze • Signage 12551 Jefferson (across from Levis Commons), Perrysburg, OH 43551 (419) 873-0433 • 1-866-TOMBSTONE (866-2786) www.artisticmemorials.net
There will be no charge for the breakfast, but reservations must be made. RSVP by Wednesday, November 4, to 419-254-4633
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