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Opinion

MARCH 6, 2011

LIGHTING THE FUSE

Publisher’s statement

Monske’s challenge

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hen it was reported on Sept. 28 that the Regional Growth Partnership (RGP) would need to find a new president/ CEO, Toledo Free Press immediately offered a suggestion.

“There is public buzz that Dean Monske, a former RGP vice president who now serves the Bell administration as deputy mayor of external relations, could be a candidate for the job,” we wrote. “Monske, a Bowling Green State University graduate who served as executive director of the Economic Development Foundation in the city of Oregon, would be a strong choice for the position.

Monske would have to decide whether such a move would help or hurt the city’s specific efforts, but his contributions to the region as a whole would continue to be important.

“The RGP will have a strong choice of candidates, and while it does have a duty to consider all applicants in its search, it will be well-served to consider homegrown talent; who better to sell our region than someone Thomas F. Pounds who can say he or she believes in it enough to have lived and worked here?”

As of Feb. 25, that hope has been fulfilled, as Monske is now the RGP’s leader. In his year working with Mayor Mike Bell, he has helped facilitate some of the city’s best development news in many years. Understanding the need to market Toledo on a global scale and providing results with the sale of The Docks, Monske is a strong communicator with the intellect and character to lead the RGP to new heights.

RGP can build on its successes with Rocket Ventures and Tech Connect, but there are several challenges for Monske to face. Not all of his board members meet their attendance requirements, an internal matter that needs to be addressed. RGP has been a huge player in the area’s claim to solar energy fame, but two of the industry’s biggest local players are choosing to invest overseas or in other states.

Toledo City Councilman Joe McNamara has raised questions about FirstEnergy’s legal obligations (questionable as they are) to solar energy support; perhaps RGP can facilitate some opportunities.

While I understand the impulse to chase technology at the expense of our manufacturing legacy, RGP has an opportunity to focus on the bricks-and-mortar development that creates jobs and cultivates our local strengths.

RGP focuses on marketing itself and Toledo to the rest of the world, but it would not hurt to more prominently tout its victories here at home. We have always offered and will continue to offer these pages as a vehicle for RGP to cultivate its message and membership.

Locally, true leadership is often as fleeting and mythical as a Bigfoot sighting. Dean Monske represents a new and higher level of leadership. Kudos to RGP for recognizing that, and for acting on it. O

Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

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ill Day, a former Blade editor, was a consultant to “You Oughta Know” and Radiohead professed the object of the University of Toledo Collegian during my early singer Thom Yorke’s affection was “so blockin’ special” in days there. Among the hundreds of lessons he (and “Creep.” But radio stations usually cut the word, and it cerBlade alumnus Ed Whipple and the late Bill Rosenberg) tainly wasn’t used in song titles like Cee Lo and Pink used it.

A one-hit wonder named Eamon made waves in 2004 imparted was wisdom about an “obscene” word I had used with “Block It (I Don’t Want You Back),” in a column. which reached No. 1 in several countries I had declared that something or with an official Guinness World Record someone “sucked,” and was taken aback by for 33 repetitions of “block.” It made the Day’s adverse reaction to the word, which Billboard Top 20 in the United States, and was used fairly commonly even back in the inspired an answer record by the female early 1990s. Day said the word is “crass,” singer Frankee, “Block You Right Back.” which it is, and professed surprise that it It’s one thing when novelty songs like had entered mainstream vernacular. It is a Eamon’s make the charts or when the MC 5 striking and ugly word, but in pop culture scream “Kick out the jams, motherblockers” terms was divorced from its explicit origin or the Dead Kennedys declare they are “too long before I used it.

Day’s reaction has since been a mea- Michael S. miller drunk to block;” that’s intentional provocation, not the casual, lazy usage Cee-Lo and suring stick for the words I utilize in print.

With a few purposeful exceptions, this is a no-fly zone for Pink employ. The difference is significant in terms of what explicit language. But as the ’90s melted into the 2000s and mainstream America is willing to accept.

And yes, rap musicians use the word “block” like most now into the second decade of the new century, obscenity people use the word “the.” Eminem and Three 6 Mafia both barriers are falling faster than Middle East governments.

The granddaddy of all obscene words recently enjoyed a won Oscars for songs that use the word “block.”

Speaking of Oscar, Best Supporting Actress winner Mebanner week. Rather than be coy by employing asterisks or cartoony character symbols to display Taboo Word No. 1, let’s lissa Leo made news when she dropped the word “block” use another word that starts with a soft consonant sound, during what is supposed to be one of entertainment’s classglides over a breathy vowel and closes with a hard click: iest and stuffiest venues.

In a bizarre reversal of character, Nine Inch Nails “block.” So when I need to employ an f-bomb in this discusfrontman Trent Reznor, who screamed in “Closer” that he sion, I’ll use “block” instead.

The king of curse words started the month of March by wanted to “block you like an animal,” won an Oscar for his being featured in the titles of not just one, but two official score for “The Social Network” and took the stage as culBillboard magazine Top 10 songs. Peaking at No. 2 was Cee tured and refined as anyone in the theater. I watched his Lo Green’s “Block You,” which was a recent nominee in the acceptance speech and kept hoping he would revert to form Grammy Song of the Year category. The song uses the word and tell the Academy he wanted to block it like an animal, “block” roughly 16 times: “I see you driving ‘round town/ but no such luck.

It’s worth noting that Best Picture winner “The King’s With the girl I love and I’m like, block you!/I guess the change in my pocket/Wasn’t enough/I’m like, block you!/ Speech” will reportedly be released with a PG-13 rating instead of its original R if it drops two “blocks” from its soundtrack.

And block her too!”

How did Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Bruce Spring- So there are still some final frontiers for the taboo word.

I am certainly guilty of over-employing the word steen ever make it through their Top 10 and Grammywinning careers without relying on a song that focused on “block” in its many variations; that’s partially because I retain my South End street roots and partially because news“block you” as its main hook?

Just a few notches down, at No. 4, Pink scored with her rooms breed foul language like Charlie Sheen’s sheets breed song “Blockin’ Perfect.” Pink only uses the word “block” whatever nasty human bouillabaisse of bacteria lurks there.

But yelling “block!” at a crashed computer isn’t the same at least seven times: “Pretty pretty please, don’t you ever ever feel/Like you’re less than blockin’ perfect/Pretty pretty as placing a song in the country’s top 10 pop charts. Or is please, if you ever ever feel like you’re nothing /You’re it? In a society that allows such charming idioms as “MILF” in its daily conversation, does every private use of the word blockin’ perfect to me!” further cultivate its public use? Do we lower all standards Are you paying attention, Hallmark?

Cee Lo and Pink are not the first artists to use “block” when we lower ours?

If so, we are royally blocked. O in a song. The Who took “Who Are You” to No. 14 in 1978, with its Roger Daltrey-wailed “Who the block are you?”

Prince dropped “block” in so many songs, he had to send the Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and longshoremen royalty checks. Alanis Morissette famously Toledo Free Press Star. Call him at (419) 241-1700 or e-mail asked, “Are you thinking of me when you block her?” in him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

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SHREDDING THE CURTAIN

Opinion

MARCH 6, 2011

GUEST OPINION

There is no front line Hold TPS’ feet to the fire

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EDs don’t care what sex you are. Neither 721 wounded as of January.

The Pentagon’s Military Leadership do insurgents.

There was no magic protection af- Diversity Commission released a draft forded to Army Sgt. Zainah C. Creamer report in January that recommended the when she died Jan. 12 in Kandahar prov- gradual elimination of the ban, creating a ince, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when level playing field for all qualified service members. insurgents attacked her unit Groups like the Center for with an improvised explosive Military Readiness (CMR) opdevice (IED). pose ending the ban, calling the Creamer met the same fate commission’s report “the least several male soldiers have in credible, most divorced-fromthe Kandahar province, dying reality document produced for her country. since the report of the Defense District 28 Ohio House Rep. Department’s Comprehensive Connie Pillich said via teleReview Working Group on phone on March 2, “They are pulling women out of the motor Lisa Renee WARD gays in the military.”

CMR believes direct ground pools; only the women soldiers can interact with the female population in combat battalions should remain all-male, Afghanistan. They are critical to the mission, and has accused the Army of improper assignments of women in or near units rebut they are not getting the recognition.

“Many women are continuing to report quired to be all-male, claiming that this their training is substandard. Their equip- places men in danger.

That ending the ban on women in combat ment is faulty or out-of-date, it’s ill-fitting or changing the Selective Service System to it arrives late.”

On March 1, Pillich, with State Repre- one where women would also be required sentatives Teresa Fedor of District 47 and to register has been stated as an additional Sandra Williams of District 11, introduced concern of CMR. As the mother of four daughters and one a resolution calling for the end of rules that prohibit women from serving in U.S. mili- son, I don’t see Selective Service registration as a huge issue. Some women would tary combat operations.

All three have military experience. Fedor not qualify physically, should there ever be served in the United States Air Force and a draft, just as some men do not.

I do not believe a physically capable Ohio Air National Guard for six and a half years. Pillich achieved the rank of Captain female should be prevented from joining serving eight years in the United States Air a unit that could perform combat duties.

Force. Williams served eight years in the Our current soldiers, male and female alike, should receive the same high-quality equipUnited States Army Reserve.

Their resolution urges President Obama, ment, training and choices.

For decades, the arguments have been Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Congress to end the ban on women serving in out there; females are the weaker sex, they combat and to provide adequate, sufficient can’t take pain, they’ll endanger the lives of and practical training and equipment before the male soldiers, etc.

We have this mental image in our mind deployment.

“There’s no front line,” Pillich said. “Our of our male soldiers being Ramboesque, igwomen are carrying guns, they are being noring the reality that there are male soldiers that would have just as much difficulty carshot, they are killing and being killed.”

In a March 1 news release, Fedor said, rying a wounded comrade on their backs.

The pain argument is hard for me to “Women should receive equal training, equipment and status as men in uniform. take seriously after lung surgeries, C-secWomen should also receive equal services tions and a recent hysterectomy. Yes, perstemming from their time in the military haps some of my sisters are frailer than I including treatment for post-traumatic am, which is easily remedied through a volunteer military system. stress disorder.”

Women are serving, putting their lives Pentagon rules state that women may not be assigned to ground combat units. In 1994, on the line for our country. “It’s so imporLes Aspin, as secretary of defense, wrote as tant for us as a state to stand up and admit part of what is called the Aspin memo that: our American women are in harm’s way “Women shall be excluded from assignment and they deserve the same training and to units below the brigade level whose pri- support,” Pillich said.

I agree and I salute them. O mary mission is to engage in direct combat on the ground.”

More than 200,000 women have served Lisa Renee Ward is Toledo Free Press Web in the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan editor. She operates the political blog Glass with 132 female service members killed and CityJungle.com.

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hile TPS administration and board Federation of Teachers leadership to swallow. of education members have made Change frequently requires sacrifices that in the some horrible choices during the short term seem unpalatable, but in the long run past decade (despite the efforts of those of us we wonder why we waited so long.

The first phase of the TPS plan will require in the education reform movement), we don’t no new funds to implement have the luxury of a do-over. while providing cost savWe have to learn from the ings necessary to eliminate a past but focus with laser-like $37 million budget deficit. determination on providing a The new proposals to improve quality education at an affordunderperforming schools able cost to an already overburare fully funded for the next dened tax base. Not an easy obfour years. Federal Race to the jective and one we don’t envy Top funds will be used during Superintendent Jerome Pecko. this time to provide profesStill, we can hope that a new, sional development and esyoung and vibrant group of adtablish incentives based upon ministrators at TPS will take on Darlene FISHER performance to improve stuthe challenges and shake up the Steven FLAGG dent outcomes. status quo.

Placing quality teachers Their decision to move to a K-8 model of instruction — while fraught where we need them most — instead of the with obstacles and problems — demonstrates a current process where teachers choose their resolve to address the challenges and is based own assignments based upon seniority — along with the establishment of effective perupon sound research.

The same research we used to lobby for the formance standards to determine staff incentives will be critical and require compromises K-8 model just about a decade ago.

The change to K-8 will save millions of dol- as new collective bargaining agreements are lars. But it will not come without additional negotiated.

Unwinding the monolithic contracts concosts to convert existing buildings to accommotaining onerous and ineffective work rules nedate K-8 students.

TPS administration estimates that it will cost gotiated during the past 30 years will be a Herin the neighborhood of $1.2 million to make culean task.

This effort will be made more difficult by changes projected to save around $7 million next year and every subsequent year. The deci- union leadership that still views management as sion makes good economic sense and has the the enemy and whose idea of collaboration is to potential to return much more than just dollars bully management into submission.

Will union leadership embrace the changes to the treasury.

The timing to make these changes by the — changes that would monetarily reward the next school year will be tight — almost impos- best performing staff — or will it stubbornly sible — and issues affecting students, parents hold on to the past, ultimately resulting in the systematic dismantling and eventual destrucand teachers are inevitable.

How well the district identifies potential is- tion of public education in Toledo? Will the new sues, plans the transition, reacts to the issues and TPS leadership rise to the challenge of engaging problems that arise and engages the community union leadership?

Will they be able to change the culture to will determine whether TPS makes progress in one where students are first in decisions? Will regaining public trust and support.

In the spirit of cooperation and our desire the board of education support the changes or to see TPS succeed, we have made numerous back off for fear of their future political careers? observations and recommendations in meetings These changes will test their mettle.

We support the first phase of the TPS plan with staff including establishment of an advisory implementation committee to assist in planning since it requires no new funds. But we also see the challenges and obstacles. How well TPS the process and monitoring implementation.

Another decision whose time has come is manages these changes and engages our comthe use of technology to increase teacher pro- munity will determine whether TPS regains the ductivity and improve course offerings through trust it lost in the past decade by placing internal entrenched interests above those of our children distance learning.

Teaching in the K-12 environment is one of and community.

We want these changes to be successful. But the last professional areas to see major productivity improvements through technology. Vir- it will take a watchful and committed commutual schools have existed for several years now nity to hold its feet to the fire. O and have become important options for parents — even some public school districts have em- Darlene Fisher is a former TPS Board member and president. Steven Flagg has been an educabraced the use of this technology.

Teacher unions in large part have not been tion advocate for more than16 years. Both are supportive. It means fewer jobs which translates members of the Urban Coalition.

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Why not Toledo?

ecently, Forbes published an article in which Toledo was described as the 12th “most miserable city in America.” Not unexpectedly it also panned Cleveland (No. 10) and Detroit (No. 15). While Forbes is an East Coast publication that may not have visited any of the cities it bashed other than Washington, D.C., (No. 16 due to long commutes and bad football), it obviously has some credibility or no one would have been upset with the article. During this same time period, problems have arisen in reaching an agreement on how to balance budgets in Washington, Ohio, California, Wisconsin, etc. It would be an understatement to conclude that the federal government and several state governments are underfunded.

As an attorney, I looked at the amount of foreclosures that have changed our court in Ohio and the near collapse of jobs in the legalrelated fields; I understand that it is much less expensive to hire counsel in Toledo than in Washington, D.C., Columbus or most other large cities.

This phenomenon is not limited to the legal field; it crosses our entire local economy. Whether anyone wants to

admit it or not, the cost of living and working in Toledo is much lower than many other places in the country. My commute from Maumee to Downtown Toledo is 13 minutes on average.

Given the fact that the East Coast thinks little of the Midwest (until it wants to eat something grown here), it is time for those indicators of where the good life is or what makes the good life to strongly consider decentralizing the public sector jobs to aid us hard-working but underappreciated folks of the Midwest. (Chicago is the No. 7 most miserable place to live.)

While it is true that our skies are overcast and our winters long, we can boast of excellent fishing within one hour of the center city, reasonably priced golf within 20 minutes, and for those who do not participate, competitive professional teams to watch within less of a commute than most professional sports cities of the left or right coast have in their efforts to get to work. Toledo’s problems may be distilled to lack of jobs and the exodus of talent from the area.

We are told that we have excellent infrastructure for Internet and therefore no rational basis exists to not mi-

Profile of Excellence: Ashley Foster Owens Community College Alumna

Ashley Foster grew up in Swanton, Ohio. In 2001, she graduated from Swanton High School. She thought she wanted to be a marine biologist, but there wasn’t a program locally.

She started at Owens Community College in the fall of 2001 to try out science classes. She soon realized that science wasn’t for her.

As Foster was exploring her options, she worked as a student worker in the admissions department. She discovered that she loved working in an office environment. She decided to double major in office administration and medical office support.

“As a student, I felt comfortable at Owens right away.

I was able to build relationships with my professors,” said Foster.

As a student worker, Foster guided tours, assembled potential student packets, worked at registration events and college preview nights. The experience she gained proved extremely valuable as she continued her career.

In 2006, she graduated from Owens and began to look for a job. She knew she loved working at Owens and Ashley Foster Manager of Training and Communications, Financial Aid, Owens Community College 2006 Graduate

hoped she could find a job there or at least find a job in higher education.

In June 2006, Foster was hired as the Secretary of the Financial Aid Department. Eventually, she was promoted to the Manager of Customer Service and now is the Manager of Training and Communications.

“I never dreamed I would end up working in financial aid when I was in high school, but now I can’t imagine myself doing anything else,” said Foster.

As Manager of Training and Communications for the newly created Oserve office, she supervises and trains eight students workers. The student workers handle various tasks for the three departments that make up Oserve, including the Office of Student Accounts, Office of the Registrar and Financial Aid. Foster was in charge of training those workers during the transition that combined the departments in order to make the offices more convenient to students.

“I can help our students because I have been in their shoes. I can tell the students that they will be able to find their career path even though it can be scary at times,” said Foster.

“I was able to build relationships with my professors.”

grate federal and state jobs to Toledo, where they would be remotely connected. Why can’t Toledo house the U.S. Department of the Interior (given the name, it makes more sense than keeping it in Washington)?

Why not the Ohio Department of Insurance? While we are at it, consider Cleveland for the Department of Energy, Detroit for the U.S. EPA, etc.

I spent a cursory review of the salary table for 2011-GS (U.S. Office of Personnel Management) and it would indicate that the talent exists in Toledo to fulfill multiple levels of what the government needs at a lower cost than at what the government has frozen those salaries.

We have large unused buildings, public schools that are not crowded, significantly lower housing costs than Washington, D.C., or Columbus. Perhaps it is time the politicians consider moving jobs at lower salaries to less expensive places, such as Toledo, and let the local brains have a shot at jobs without leaving the area. O Matt Rohrbacher, attorney, Rohrbacher Cron Manahan Trimble Zimmerman

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EDUCATION CHAMPIONS

Editor’s Note: Toledo Free Press, United Way of Greater Toledo and 13abc’s “Bridges” with Doni Miller are profiling 12 education initiative programs in Northwest Ohio. This is the eighth story in the series.

By Kristen Criswell Toledo Free Press Special Sections Editor krapin@toledofreepress.com

A partnership between the Toledo Botanical Garden and the Lucas County Juvenile Justice System’s programs helps youth learn skills they’ll need for a successful future.

Toledo GROWs together with Community Integration and Training for Employment (CITE) connects youth with positive mentors while they learn valuable job skills and help the community.

The program’s entrance is based on court referral, as well as an interview process. Those in the job readiness program must also have a stable place to live, practice a drug-free lifestyle and proceed with an education plan.

The partnership began in 2001 and expanded in September 2009 to include a new re-entry program.

The goal of the programs are for those enrolled to find jobs in the community so they can take care of themselves and not end up in the “revolving door” of the adult justice system, said Charlie Johnson, director of the CITE program.

“We help kids identify their natural abilities so they can develop them further,” Johnson said. “We’re not going to take them in 16 weeks from no skills to a technical job or semiskill job level. We want them to begin to understand what their abilities are and for them to develop a curiosity and interest in improving themselves.”

Both CITE and the new re-entry program focus on similar things, but the re-entry program is aimed at higher level offenders who have just been released from incarceration.

The regular CITE program deals with those on probation, Johnson said.

Other differences between the two are the average age of individuals in the program and their length of time within the program.

The regular CITE program has younger kids, with the average age being 16 years old, and they’re in the program for 10 weeks. While in the re-entry program, the typical age of individuals enrolled is 17 to 18 years old and their program is 16 weeks.

Eric Jones said his future has gotten better because of the Toledo GROWs/

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Eric Jones said his future has improved because of the Toledo GROWs/CITE re-entry program.

CITE re-entry program.

“I never thought I’d be doing anything like this. They certainly don’t teach you any of these things in school,” he said. “Working with my peers and the job training coaches teaches you a lot; from responsibility to coming to work on time, just taking steps toward being a responsible man in life.”

After attending the re-entry program, Jones was hired in January as a junior leader. In addition, the 18-year-old is attending Owens Community College where he is studying social work.

Jones said he’d like to start a similar program for youth after he retires, because the experience is beneficial.

Kids in the partnership programs work at different Toledo GROWs sites which provide them with experiential learning, said Michael Szuberla, Toledo GROWs manager.

“Usually in the classroom you only use a pencil. Your hands get a lot more dirty here,” Jones said.

Those within the programs have helped build a greenhouse, chicken coops, picnic tables and a self-contained aquatic ecosystem.

The youth also learn responsibility through taking care of chickens, genetics from breeding rabbits and complex systems from maintaining bee hives, Szuberla said.

The setup of the programs allows the students to learn from their mistakes, as no grades are given out. However, students are evaluated every two weeks on a checklist of skills by their job trainer to help measure progress.

“Knowing how to use a tape measure involves exact measurement, mathematical formulas, fractions, addition and multiplication, all the basic kinds of math...If you’re building a chicken coop and it’s an inch and a half off you’re going to see that right away. It’s going to be a visual and for some of the kids that is the best way they learn,” Johnson said.

Szuberla said one day after a certified electrician came to help the students install lighting in a chicken coop, one student told him it was time for him to learn algebra.

“In the classroom this seems detached and irrelevant to the kids,” he said. “[Here they see] if you want to be an electrician, you have to know math; a plumber, math; a gardener, chemistry. Suddenly when the kids get goals and plans and can

see themselves three years down the road doing a particular career, they are going to be willing to do the learning.”

Students learn not only integrated math skills and to use different tools through the programs, but more importantly they learn how to show up on time, work in a team and follow directions, Johnson said.

“You can talk to kids about getting a job and what it takes to get a job. You can teach them how to fill out a resume and do mock interviews. Getting up at 6 a.m. so you can be on the job site at 7:30 or 8 is a skill that won’t be learned in the classroom,” Johnson said.

In addition to helping youth, the Toledo GROWs/ CITE program and re-entry program are cost-effective.

Those enrolled in the program work roughly 20 hours a week for minimum wage. For the16 week re-entry program the cost is roughly $4,600 a youth, Szuberla said.

It costs $60,000 to incarcerate a juvenile for one year.

“It’s very cheap compared to the

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alternative where the community has a really high price tag,” he said. “Plus, it’s a job for the kids. They get a check from the Botanical Garden and they’re building up their resume. It’s really huge for them to be able to put three contacts down that aren’t related to them.”

Funding for the collaboration comes from grants, private donations and earned income from products grown or constructed.

Toledo GROWs/CITE plan on building a training center near its greenhouse to expand its joint programs. The center would be constructed by the students with assistance from some professionals. The estimated cost for the project is roughly $225,000, Szuberla said.

It’s too soon to judge the success of the re-entry program since it’s only had two complete groups, Johnson said. However, the program has had some unsuccessful students mostly because the kids didn’t show up or make a commitment to the program, he said.

“We really never fire anybody, they fire us. They quit on themselves, we don’t quit on them,” Johnson said.

Some of those who’ve quit the reentry program have come back and utilized other CITE services.

“Part of the issue is timing. A kid when he’s 17 may not be ready, but when he’s 17-and-a half or 18 he might be more ready,” Johnson said. O

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Cory Dippold named chairman of Leadership Toledo, TFP to HOBY World Leadership Congress launch ‘Restaurant Week’

By Kristen Criswell

Toledo Free Press Special Sections Editor krapin@toledofreepress.com

Cory Dippold has worked with Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) for more than 10 years. This year, Dippold will serve as chairman for the HOBY World Leadership Congress, the event’s highest-ranking volunteer position. “[Serving as chairman] is kind of a culmination of my volunteer work,” Dippold said. “I’ve been volunteering in some form or fashion my whole life. At this point in my life to chair this large event, it’s inspiring to me to keep going with my volunteer work and see what level I can take it after this.”

The HOBY World Leadership Congress is an international event DIPPOLD where roughly 400 sophomores from across the United States and from 15 different countries participate in a weeklong series of leadership seminars.

HOBY chooses individuals to chair its leadership congress two years prior to the event. Dippold was chosen to chair the July 2011 congress based on his leadership style and experience, said Cheryl Brenn, director of national programs for HOBY. “I think Cory has a good perspective on some of the

challenges facing young people, not only through his volunteer work but through his career,” she said. “Plus, he’s a fantastic volunteer.”

Dippold has been performing chairman duties for the 2011 event since the conclusion of 2010’s event, he said. As part of his duties he is in charge of more than 100 volunteers.

“It’s kind of like being the mayor, you’re running the city. I’m not making all the decisions, but I’ve set people in place to help run the event,” Dippold said. “I’m not the only person coming up with ideas. I’m empowering people to make things happen. I’m a motivator. I’m putting a team in place, but the big decisions still come through me.”

Dippold, who works as director of youth programs at Leadership Toledo, said a student from Leadership Toledo and HOBY’s program provided the idea for this year’s congress theme. The event’s theme is “Ignite Your Light,” a spin off of Katy Perry’s song “Firework.” As a result, the event’s theme song is “Firework,” Dippold said.

Dippold has served as HOBY seminar chairman for three years in Southwest Ohio, three years in Ohio West and is current HOBY director of public relations for the Ohio West seminar. This year’s HOBY World Leadership Congress is at Loyola University in Chicago, July 23-30. In order for students to attend the world leadership congress they must first attend leadership training at their local seminar.

Local seminars are hosted in late spring. For more information about the region’s seminar, visit hobyohio.org. O

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Leadership Toledo is teaming with Toledo Free Press to organize a Restaurant Week to benefit the local nonprofit as well as showcase the area’s diverse culinary options.

Cory Dippold, director of youth programs for Leadership Toledo, said Restaurant Week is something that is done across the country in most midsize and larger cities.

“The main goal is that it is a fundraiser for Leadership Toledo, but it is also designed to bring awareness to locally owned restaurants and some of the menu items they have to offer,” Dippold said.

Restaurant Week Toledo is set for March 28 through April 3.

More than 20 restaurants in Toledo and the surrounding area will create menus especially for Restaurant Week and will offer meals for $10, $20 and $30.

Under the three-course option, diners will have several choices for each course, typically an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages, tax and gratuity are not included in the price.

For each purchase, an amount will go to Leadership Toledo, a nonprofit organization was established in 1980. The group fosters leadership and involvement in the greater Toledo area, including expanding a knowledge and awareness of community issues and opportunities, and preparing area residents for more active and informed involvement in community affairs.

The lineup of restaurants is currently being solidified, Dippold said.

Other media partners include FOX Toledo and Star 105.5 FM. For more information, visit www.restaurantweektoledo.com or contact Leadership Toledo at (419) 241-7371. O — Sarah Ottney

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Congressman Latta serves as speaker pro tempore

District 5 Congressman Bob Latta served as speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives on Feb. 28.

“It’s a completely different perspective handling the House and making sure things got done,” Latta said.

The House has very specific rules and procedures the chairman is in charge of, he said. The chairman designates the Pledge of Allegiance, the prayer and monitors one minute speeches as well as reads the suspension calendar and oversees debates.

While serving as chairman, the Republican was struck by the history of the position and the House.

“There’s a historical perspective with all the different speakers that have been up there, as well as all the individuals who have spoken from that spot,” Latta said.

LATTA “Franklin Roosevelt, after Pearl Harbor, spoke in front of the speaker’s chair when Congress came together for a joint session. I also thought about when Winston Churchill addressed the Congress.”

It isn’t unusual for the Speaker of the House to not serve as chairman and often there are several different speaker pro tempore, Latta said. Latta said he volunteered to be chairman of the house when needed and Speaker of the House John Boehner contacted him and asked him to serve.

“It was an honor having a fellow Ohioan preside over the U.S. House of Representatives,” said Boehner, who is the representative for Ohio’s 8th District.

Boehner said the event was also a historic moment for the Latta family and the 5th District.

Although Latta’s father Delbert “Del” Latta served in the house for 30 years, he only briefly served as speaker pro tempore when Democrats mistook him to be in their party, Latta said. Del Latta served for only a few minutes before the mistake was corrected, Latta said.

Latta’s first time as chairman was an unusually calm day for the House, he said. While serving as chairman, Latta oversaw the discussion and vote on different judiciary committee bills, he said. The House passed three bills that day with few “nays.”

Latta will have the opportunity to serve as speaker pro tempore again if his committee schedule allows and he is needed. O — Kristen Criswell

Sunshine law meeting

The Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) has organized a free training session for elected and appointed officials on Ohio’s Open Records and Open Meetings laws, commonly referred to as the Sunshine Laws.

The free session is set for 9 a.m. to noon March 11 at Owens Community College, 30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg, at the Audio/Visual Classroom Center, Rooms 125-128.

The session will satisfy the three-hour certified public records training session approved by the Ohio Attorney General that all public officers are required to attend once per elected term. The class is also open to the public. Attendees will receive an overview of the public records act including definitions, obligations, liabilities and exemptions.

About 100 people have signed up so far, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s office. Space is limited.

Register online at www.tmacog. org by clicking on “Events” or call (419) 241-9155. O — Sarah Ottney

Owens honors former athletic director

Owen’s Community College unveiled a new student-athlete hall of excellence in honor of Michael Rickard, its former director of athletics. In addition to the hall, the college also announced a studentathlete award as well as a memorial fund set up in Rickard’s name.

“I think it establishes a legacy for Michael at Owens. He had such a presence RICKARD here and he will continue to be a presence here. I think this is a fitting recognition of all the stuff he’s done for the school over the years,” said Chris Giordano, Owens dean of student life.

Rickard was involved in Owens athletics for more than 30 years and most recently served as athletic director before his unexpected death in December.

The hallway adjacent to the Student Health and Activities Center’s gym will now be recognized as the Michael W. Rickard Student-Athlete Hall of Excellence and bear a bronze

plaque with his name. In addition the college has set up the Michael Rickard Student-Athlete Award.

Owens’ alumni association chose to honor Rickard by establishing the Michael Rickard Memorial Fund through the school’s foundation. The group contributed an initial $10,000 to the fund, which will be used to provide scholarships and support Owens Express intercollegiate programing. O — Kristen Criswell

Denny Schaffer returns for MS disco party

Individuals can boogie the night away while benefiting those with multiple sclerosis at the “Denny Schaffer Disco Party: Dance MS.” Proceeds from the evening benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society No r t hw e s t e r n Ohio Chapter.

“This is a wonderful event, not only does it benefit MS, but it’s a lot of fun,” said Tricia Courtney Tischler, diSCHAFFER rector of media and Bike MS promotions for the organization. “Denny’s disco events are elaborate and always a good time.”

In Northwest Ohio, more than 3,400 have multiple sclerosis. The National MS Society helps those with the disease by providing programs and services to keep them moving, Tischler said. In addition, the organization uses funding to find a cure for MS. The Dance MS event features disco music, lights and smoke, as well as plenty of dancing, Tischler said. Food is provided by Mancy’s and there is also a cash bar.

The disco party is from 7 p.m. to midnight April 15 at the Erie Street Market Civic Center.

Tickets vary in price; $500 for a Gold Circle table (10 seats with entrance at 7 p.m.); $350 for a VIP table (10 seats with entrance at 7:30 p.m.); and $25 for general admission (entrance at 8 p.m.).

To purchase tickets, visit www. dancems.org or call (419) 897-7263 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

“March is MS Awareness Month and I can think of no better approach to spreading awareness then getting everyone moving,” Tischler said. O — Kristen Criswell

Sanjiv K. Josh, MD, MPH Family Medicine

‘Race to Nowhere’ film to screen in Ottawa Hills

Ottawa Hills will host a screening of the education documentary “Race to Nowhere.”

The film takes a look at preparing students for college and how healthy that culture is for students.

“We encourage students to go on to the university and get into the best schools and [the film] poses the question of the best way to do this,” said Ben McMurray, principal at Ottawa Hills High School. “I think [the viewing] is part of being concerned about the welfare of the students. Healthy communities ask questions and try and answer them.

We hope this promotes dialogue about the issues.”

The documentary is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 9 in the Ottawa Hills High School auditorium.

A panel discussion is scheduled to follow the screening. Panelists include a psychologist, pediatrician and representatives from area universities, McMurray said.

The viewing is open to the public.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

To purchase tickets, visit www. racetonowhere.com/screenings/ ottawa-hills-high-school.

The screening of “Race to Nowhere” is sponsored by Ottawa Hills Local Schools, the Ottawa Hills Schools Parent Association, Ottawa Hills Prevention Advisory Committee and the Office of Village Life. O — Kristen Criswell

Bedford Trade Fair marks town’s 175 anniversary

The 2011 Bedford Business Association Trade Fair, “Buy Bedford Always,” will take place March 12 and 13 at Bedford High School, at the corner of Jackman and Dean Roads.

The free event features door and booth prizes from more than 160 Bedford businesses, which will have special offers.

Continuous entertainment will be offered with food and beverages.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday March 12 and noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday March 13.

Bedford Township is celebrating 175 years. O — Staff Reports

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STORMING BACK

Casey Blank among students aiding flood victims

Editor’s note: Toledo Free Press will follow the Blank family of Millbury for the next year as they rebuild their lives after a June 5 tornado destroyed their Main Street home.

By Brandi Barhite Toledo Free Press Associate Editor bbarhite@toledofreepress.com

Casey Blank is thankful for all the assistance his family received after the June 5 tornado. Now, he is returning the goodwill.

Casey is scheduled to help the Findlay flood victims during a Lake High School field trip March 4. The school arranged for students who are involved in a sport or activity to go with their coaches or advisers to participate in the cleanup. Approximately 175 students are going.

“I feel good to give back because a lot of people helped me when I needed help. It all meant a lot to me,” Casey said.

The day after Casey and his family’s house was destroyed by the tornado, they returned to the property. His mother, Julie, was so overwhelmed with the number of volunteers that she thought she was having a heart attack. She wasn’t, but she still ended up in the hospital with broken heart syndrome. The syndrome involves a condition where intense emotional or physical stress can cause rapid and severe heart muscle weakness.

“I am really excited about this happening,” Julie said of the cleanup. “It is really cool. Because of what Lake went through, I think this is good.”

Casey said it means a lot for the students to participate in the cleanup because their high school was also destroyed by the tornado.

“We are all excited to leave school,

but we are excited that we get to give back to the people,” he said.

Tammy Tapley, director of student activities, said the idea started with Superintendent Jim Witt. He sent an e-mail to the administration team and the plan for the service day came together quickly.

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just felt like it would be nice for our kids to get a chance to do something to pay back or pay forward or however you want to look at it,” Tapley said.

When Tapley talked to the mayor’s office in Findlay, she told them to think about how the students could help and let her know before the buses leave 8 a.m. March 4.

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She remembers people calling after the tornado saying they had 100 kids who could help. At first, it was hard to figure out what to do, even though so much needed to be done.

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The students were told not to sign up for the trip unless they wanted to work hard. March 4 is supposed to be wet and cold. “It won’t be a party,” Tapley said. O

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hile the stars in Hollywood purchase from Dillard’s.

Although I came to admire the were headed to the 83rd Academy Awards on Feb. fabulous dresses, I have to admit I was impressed by the 27, several of Toledo’s classic tuxedos and finest were putting their dark suits sported by most stylish shoe forthe men. A tailored ward on the red carpet black tux is the timeless of OSCAR Night. Guests uniform of black-tie arrived at Owens Comevents and Mayor Mike munity College dressed Bell managed to pull it to the nines for the annual off with his own flair. celebration benefiting He was debonair in a the Greater Toledo Area tuxedo, Chapter of the American Kate McCOmb shawl-collared vest and pastel tie.

Red Cross. I was pleased His niece, Shayla Bell, looked to see that many of the black-tie fashions took inspiration from this year’s radiant in ruby. She styled her twoHollywood awards season, including piece ensemble by pairing a satin gowns of red and purple, one-shoulder halter top from Ann Taylor with a black-tiered skirt from Macy’s. dresses, rosettes and lots of shimmer.

WTOL anchor Chrys Peterson Mixing and matching formal sepadazzled as she greeted guests in a teal rates is another great way to achieve gown with a sparkling halter bodice longevity in your wardrobe. When and tulle skirt. Her co-host, Jerry combining pieces, search for either Anderson, looked distinguished in a identical fabrics or contrasting texblack and white striped bowtie and tures. Also consider pairing a skirt with a button-down shirt. cummerbund with his wife, Terry, Another onewearing violet at his side. shoulder dress Shelli Jackson, a friend of Hepcat that caught Revival, the band that jammed in the my eye was dessert room, also wore a berry hue. worn by Her beautiful satin gown and peep-toe Trish Benarth. pumps sparkled with embellishments of gems and sequins.

Dressed to paint the town red, several ladies appeared striking in scarlet. Anne Hathaway, Sandra Bullock and Penelope Cruz wore crimson gowns to the Kodak Theatre, while Dee Keating rocked a stunning red, one-shoulder bandage dress with a high slit to our local OSCAR party. Keating has accumulated a collection of gowns from years of attending sailing club parties with her husband, Craig, who wore a matching red bowtie. To build a repertoire of dresses that will stand the test of time, she suggested investing in eyecatching dresses in classic styles. But when the price is right, adding a little spice is nice.

“I went with lucky red after I saw the ‘Vegas Style’ theme on the invitations,” Dee said Trish Benarth of her new on-trend WTOL’s Chrys Peterson

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Eileen Sullivan and Chad Baker She looked exquisite in the form-fitting black gown adorned with black rosettes on the single strap.

“My 4-year-old son, AJ, picked out my dress,” Benarth said. “He said I should wear something with flowers.”

I agree with AJ; floral prints and embellishments are coveted for spring.

Benarth said that, like her, many of the guests are emergency response personnel, who normally dress very differently during the week.

“Everyone looks so nice,” she said.

“I’m so used to seeing many of them in waders helping flood victims.”

There are rumors this may be the last year for the Red Cross OSCAR Night, and if so, it proved to be an elegant change of pace for almost 500 guests.

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For the finishing touch, visit Leo Marks Jewelers for earrings with gemstones to match your dress or a custom designed piece for your extraordinary evening. O To have Toledo Free Press Star society columnist Kate McComb attend your society or fashion event, send an invitation to star@toledofreepress.com.

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DEVELOPMENT

Local business delegation travels to Middle East

By Duane Ramsey

TOLEDO FREE PRESS SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER dramsey@toledofreepress.com

A delegation of local business owners departed Feb. 24 on a cultural and educational exchange trip to Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.

The trip runs through March 16 and is hosted by the Great Lakes Consortium for International Training and Development (GLC) and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

The GLC received a grant for the exchange from the State Department through the WSOS Community Action Commission, acting as contract agent and manager. The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation and the Center for Family & Privately-Held Businesses are facilitating the bilateral exchange.

Delegations of business owners from Jordan and Lebanon visited Toledo in September and May to learn about entrepreneurial and family businesses in the U.S., said Thomas Gutteridge, dean of the College of Business and Innovation.

The group toured local companies,

attended family business workshops and identified key issues for improving their businesses. The local delegation acted as hosts, mentors and speakers during the fall and spring visits, said Elizabeth Balint, coordinator of the exchanges.

Now, the GLC delegation is visiting the Middle East to learn how they operate and host workshops at local universities to continue consulting about issues of interest.

The U.S. delegation departed from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, flying to Paris and then to Amman, Jordan.

It is scheduled to spend several days in Amman, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Martin Nagy, executive director of the Arts Council Lake Erie West and volunteer with the GLC, is serving as leader of the delegation while making his first trip to the Middle East.

“Projects like these take on a life of their own and that’s why I look forward to this trip,” Nagy said. “I believe in success for everyone in these programs, including participants, faculty, students and alumni.”

Patti Skaff, an instructor of international business at Lourdes College, hosted the delegations that visited this area and was invited to make this trip.

Skaff said it is her first trip to the Middle East and will serve as an opportunity for her to experience what she teaches about how international business is conducted. It also applies to her work as international accounts manager for Impact Products of Toledo, which hosted the foreign delegations.

Karl Parker, president and CEO of Parker Enterprises, said he “hopes to establish relationships on green space and sustainability and bring back their best practices and some sources for exporting business in electrical construction products to the U.S.” Parker has some international business experience, working in a family business and for a large corporation in the Far East.

Tom and Annie Pipatjarasgit are a husband and wife team involved in a family business. Tom serves as president and Annie as vice president of marketing and product development for the chain of Magic Wok restaurants founded in Toledo by his father.

The Pipatjarasgits got to know the delegations from the Middle East and look forward to learning about the businesses there. They also have friends from the Middle

East who own and operate restaurants in Toledo.

“We’re looking for opportunities to grow our business internationally,” Tom said.

Bill Darah, chairman and CEO of Superior Uniform Sales in Toledo, and his wife Amira served as hosts for the delegations from the Middle East. The couple is now visiting them in their countries.

Darah is from the third generation of a family dry-cleaning business founded in the mid-1920s. It evolved into the uniform business that provides embroidery and screen printing services to its customers.

Bill and Amira’s ancestors came from the Middle East so they look forward to returning to the area they have previously visited. She will serve as the delegation’s translator.

Ronald and Janice Overmyer of Oak Harbor have been involved in family businesses for many years. A retired agricultural extension agent, he grew up on a family farm that raised corn, soy beans, vegetables and wheat as well as pigs and milk cows.

Overmyer has helped establish several value-added agricultural busi-

nesses to assist farm families in wealth creation. He has served as a mentor for business development and entrepreneur programs of the GLC for international visitors.

James Hartung described himself as the “nontraditional delegate” since he is not an owner of a business. He believes he offers a unique perspective with 30 years in international business development with public and private partnerships, such as leading the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.

Hartung is currently a management consultant with James A. Poure & Associates, which serves familyowned and small businesses. He also serves as chairman of the board for Enviro, a local environmental technology firm.

“It will be a very exciting and educational experience to see how the young business owners continue trying to effect change, growing and developing their businesses despite challenges they face in their countries,” Skaff said.

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t the end of part 2 of this article, my fantasy camp team was on the rise, winning a dramatic game and giving us hope for the playoffs. Our team played one of the better teams in the first round that included my roommate and four guys who came all the way from Australia to participate in the camp. These guys were a total riot and could probably drink any of us under the table, but boy they were good players, too. We knocked them off and then next faced a team that had a number of repeat campers whose team had won the championship several times in the past.

We battled them to a scoreless tie through five innings and then they broke through and beat us.

Our dream ended but we sure had fun and the dream of fantasy camp continued.

The last day of camp, we played a fantasy game against the ex-Tigers. What a thrill it was to bat against former Tiger pitcher Walt Terrell and actually get a hit. He grooved it right in there for me

but was actually throwing pretty hard. I had recovered enough from my blown hammy to limp down to first base.

Happiness in life has a lot to do with your experiences and your relationships. I have a lot of great memories having to do with baseball and experiences shared with friends and people I Mark love. My dad took me to a Tigers game when I was little and the Nolan Tigers won with Willie Horton hitting two home runs. At another game with my sons Brett and Ryan, Craig Monroe hit a dramatic homer to win the game. Another with my daughter Caitlyn and her friend Allie, when they both caught a ball thrown into the stands by Bobby Seay. Ryan and I went to one of the last games at Tiger Stadium and bought a plaque that commemorated its

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Attending a baseball game is a time not only to enjoy the actual game, but the total atmosphere and experience.

Some of my other memories are the sound of Ernie Harwell’s voice; 1984 and the 35-5 start; 1972 when Campy CamCLAIR paneris threw his bat at the Tiger’s Lerrin LaGrow; attending BAKER Mark “The Bird” Fidrych’s 14th victory in 1976; attending the “karate kick” game in which Tiger Dave Rozema blew his knee out during a bench-clearing brawl in 1982; Ryan getting Jose Lima’s autograph; Sparky Anderson and the reunion of the 1984 World Series champs; and skipping school and hitchhiking to Tiger Stadium for opening day.

The game of baseball is not “just a game” because it is an important part of every fan’s life. The fun, excitement, the experience that is shared with other little boys and girls at heart. Some of those children at heart are my fellow fantasy campers.

From Glenn “Tiki” Smith, David “Lubie” Lubin, Doug Bohrer and Jim Belisle who ran for me when I was too gimpy, and all of my teammates. What a great group of friendly people. A special thank you goes out to Jerry Lewis, the long-time director of the camp and who obviously knows how to do things first-class. His partner Jim Price was my coach and was a lot of fun to get splinters with sitting on the bench. Spring is on the way! There is hope for a new season! There are times when a game is not just a game. It can be so much more. O For more information about The Retirement Guys, tune in every Saturday at 1 p.m. on 1370 WSPD or visit www.retirementguysradio.com.

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this end, BGSU is piloting a program that is making new grant money available to faculty members for developing projects designed to help advance the economic well-being of Ohioans by providing them with access to their expertise and related resources of the university. These partnerships will provide area businesses with a competitive edge and help them become more successful.

Other emerging economic development programs at BGSU include the creation of a new type of business incubator that will be incorporated directly into the academic curriculum.

This academic incubator will allow both faculty and students to apply their knowledge and effort in helping

local entrepreneurs establish and grow their new businesses. This program will be a valuable addition to our emphasis on providing students with new “real world” learning experiences such as co-ops, internships; and the creation of new entrepreneurial activities themselves. From these experiences, today’s BGSU students will become the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

Efforts at community-based economic development are not new to our campus. BGSU’s Center for Regional Development (CRD) helps foster job retention and growth in Northwest Ohio by supplying government and local businesses with important research and technical assistance

MARCH 6, 2011 in helping to design and implement pragmatic solutions to a wide variety of economic challenges. With research partners around the world, the CRD is providing world-class ideas and moving them from campus to the community. The BGSU DallasHamilton Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership promotes “entrepreneurial thinking and doing” and helps foster the cultivation of innovative businesses. Through this dynamic center, business and entrepreneurial communities have been connected to BGSU faculty and students. In addition, our Continuing and Extended Education and nontraditional student learning programs have a proven record of suc-

cess in educating and retooling adult learners to meet the increasing demands of the modern workplace.

Studies have shown that BGSU now makes a $700 million impact on the local economy. However, this is a passive impact caused largely by the jobs we offer and the students we teach. The new positioning of university assets to meet the needs of the area will bring a purposeful impact to the regional economy and will make BGSU a more active partner in the economic growth of Northwest Ohio. O Mike Ogawa is vice president of research and economic development at Bowling Green State University.

THANKS, COUNTY THANKS,WOOD WOOD COUNTY The year 2010 was another step toward putting Wood County, Ohio in a pivotal position in the Global Marketplace, and in a dominant position in the Northwest Ohio economy. In mid year, the state-of-the art cranes that will make CSX' Northwest Ohio Transshipment Center the most advanced intermodal hub in the United States were delivered from their European manufacturer and installed. By year's end the facility is nearly complete and will soon be in operation transferring freight to and from locations worldwide. The economic impact is already being felt in Wood County and beyond in terms of job generation and increased incomes. The WCEDC is poised to leverage that stimulus into even more jobs through the judicious recruitment of new business enterprises desirous of locating next to “the intermodal,” as well as educating existing local businesses as to the benefits to their “bottom line” from being able to enter the Global Marketplace so directly. Thanks to the WCEDC member companies and communities that have contributed the teamwork which is ushering our county into a 21st Century leadership position.

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he Wood County Economic a dependable private sector revenue Development Commission stream to be used for marketing activi(WCEDC), a public-private ties and business travel that no public partnership was incorporated as a official would ever have to rationalize.

In the subsequent 18 years, the Wood 501(c)(6) “business league” in 1993, growing out of what for the previous County Economic Development Commission has been a regional eight years had been the leader. We have attracted Wood County economic more than $3 billion of pridevelopment initiative of vate sector investment and the W.S.O.S. Community 7,000 jobs (both conservaAction Commission. tive counts) to a county with It has been my honor a population of 125,000 to serve as its director since — clearly many of those those “pre-conception” jobs have been filled by residays. Starting out in 1985 as Tom BLAHA dents of neighboring couna “one-man shop” funded by a grant from the Job Training Part- ties. Likewise, many of the dues-paying nership Act (JTPA), I was tasked with members of the WCEDC have addresses “building a network of banks, realtors, outside of Wood County.

All of this proves the point of our contractors, utilities, labor and public officials” who could help me identify mantra — “business does business private sector employers who could sans frontiers.” We recognize that benefit from state/local incentives to economic development is a business expand and create jobs for low-to- transaction, not a political or governmoderate income residents. I would mental exercise. We don’t create jobs help companies apply for said incen- — companies do; what we do is to fatives, and then refer them to the JTPA cilitate or expedite that process.

Notice I said we “attracted,” not cre“job developer” who would close the loop by providing them with people to ated 7,000 jobs. “Attracted” is the opfill those jobs. It was convoluted eco- erative word. Given our private sector nomic development at best, but the leadership, and our entrepreneurial “network” so built was the progenitor approach to economic development, of what became the WCEDC in 1993 we cultivate an environment we hope is attractive to business investment, when the JTPA funding ran out.

Some of the members of that net- both internal and from outside sources work were private sector businesspeople — we “build it” and they come.

The consensus was to identify in like Bob Mack of (then) Zyndorf/Serchuk; Dick Lee of Lathrop; Joe Boyle what sectors we could offer strengths of Mosser; Bill Brockmeyer of Toledo based on what was already here, and to Edison; and Ted Greene, Ed Reiter and target those sectors for future growth. the late Paul Windisch from the banking As Wayne Gretzky used to say, we sector. They had seen the benefits to skated to where the puck was gonna be.

The strategic planning continues to the community (and to their business) accruing from this fledgling economic pay dividends. We have helped alternadevelopment effort and wanted to “keep tive energy manufacturers grow, and the ball rolling.” This meant identifying have capitalized on our transportation sustainable funding for an ongoing eco- connections to the point where we are recognized as both “the Silicon Valley nomic development effort.

These business leaders and others of alternative energy,” and the North approached the Wood County Com- American hub of the global economy, missioners, seeking a funding/gov- and we helped retain a major corporate ernance structure that would be a headquarters for our region. We do not true public-private partnership. What see these as parochial accomplishments. they came up with was the “WCEDC The strengths we have leveraged into model” which has served as a bench- jobs and investment are the strengths of mark for other economic development the region, and we feel the benefits have organizations throughout the state. accrued to the region — Wood County The commissioners added one-tenth of wins are Northwest Ohio wins.

We look forward to the challenges 1 percent to the “real property transfer fee” as the public sector contribution, of the coming years, working with our in essence making economic develop- regional partners, public and private. O ment “pay for itself.” Additionally, the business leaders created a membership Tom Blaha is executive director of the organization with “dues,” thus creating WCEDC.

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Saying goodbye to the City League

hen the final horn sounded, a mighty cheer erupted from the Whitmer section.

The Panthers had done what many thought was impossible just hours before: they beat St. John’s Jesuit for the City League basketball title.

As the Panthers cut down the nets from the south basket, strands of nylon clutched in their hands, it may not have dawned on many that this was it. This was the final City League championship.

The league will continue next season with the six Toledo public schools remaining to pick up the pieces, but high school sports in the Glass City will never be the same.

The league began in 1926 with initial members Waite, Woodward, Libbey and Scott, but the league as

There was the Shoe Bowl and then we know it didn’t take shape until the late 1960s. For the next 40- the Hall of Fame game, which were used to decide who plus years, the area’s wore the league crown premier athletic conin football. ference dominated The aforementioned the headlines and the final four format in basminds and hearts of ketball has long been local prep sports fans. popular among Toledo’s Some wondered if hoop aficionados. the league would ever But there were rocky meet its demise. A coltimes as well. league of mine in the Many will never local sports media industry in town said he Chris SCHMIDBAUER forget that first season after Macomberthought the City League Whitney and DeVilbiss high schools would last forever.

The league boasted its fair share of were closed in 1991.

Some still can’t bear to drive down triumphs.

The conference always found ways Western Avenue, can’t see the shutto get fans excited for league titles and tered doors of Libbey High School without thinking about the more reit always put them on a grand stage.

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cent days when the Cowboys dominated the sports landscape.

There were squabbles about whether the league was too big, and TPS’s ever-changing body of schools and budget woes created uncertainty and doubt throughout the years.

The City League, however, had always been able to weather the storm — until recently.

The back-to-back TPS levy failures forced a difficult choice. All junior high and freshman sports were cut from the district schools.

The school board also eliminated certain sports altogether. Wrestling, golf and cross-country were all sent to the cutting room floor.

With an uncertain future, the league’s seven non-TPS schools had to make a tough choice.

At the end of the school year, those seven institutions decided to leave the City League and form a new league, the Three Rivers Athletic Conference.

Talk to any of the seceding school’s athletic directors; none are happy with the outcome, but many said that the non-TPS schools couldn’t wait to see if the situation got better or worse.

There will be spring sports, and in many ways this is the last hurrah for the league. Baseball, softball and track and field titles will be up for grabs for one final time.

In many ways, the basketball finals were the league’s swan song. Long seen as one of the tougher conferences in the entire state for basketball, the final four in basketball was one title that never seemed to lose its luster.

Players like Jimmy Jackson, Dennis Hopson, Kelvin Ransey, Todd Mitchell and William Buford all played in the conference’s hoops tournament, and some were lucky enough to cut down the nets, too.

The tournament will continue next season with the six remaining schools, but it won’t be hosted at Savage Arena and it won’t carry the same weight it once did.

As Whitmer’s head coach Bruce Smith descended the ladder on Feb. 24 with his piece of the net in hand, the City League changed forever.

Amidst the smiles and photos being snapped, no one seemed to realize that the end is near.

I can’t help but be a little sad about that. O Chris Schmidbauer is sports editor for Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. He is also the co-host of the “Odd Couple Sports Show� on Fox Sports Radio 1230 WCWA and can be heard every weekday from 10 a.m. to noon. He can also be seen weekly on the “Friday Night Frenzy Tailgate Show� on NBC 24’s America One. Contact him at cschmidbauer@ toledofreepress.com.

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PBF Energy Company officially took control of the former Sunoco refinery in Toledo March 1 after its purchase of the facility became final.

It will operate it as Toledo Refining Company LLC. PBF paid $200 million in cash and $200 million in a note provided by the seller. The terms also include a participation payment of up to $125 million based on the Toledo refinery’s profitability.

PBF announced its purchase of the refinery Dec. 2, 2010. It is the first refinery purchase for PBF, which has also agreed to buy two other facilities in Delaware and New Jersey from

Valero Energy Corp.

It is the second refinery sale for Sunoco in the past two years. The company sold its refinery in Tulsa, Okla., to Holly Corp. in June 2009 and plans to close its Eagle Point Refinery in New Jersey this year.

“Sunoco made Toledo into a modern refining facility but appears to be leaving the refining business,” said Thomas O’Malley, chairman of PBF Energy. “PBF only has one business.

It was founded as a refining company and that’s our business.

“We know the refinery will do a good job here.”

The Toledo facility, located in Oregon, is a high-conversion light/sweet refinery with a capacity of producing 170,000 barrels per day. n PBF CONTINUES ON A18

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n From left, PBF CEO Thomas Nimbley; Plant Manager David Hoffman; Chairman THOMAS O’Malley; President Michael Gayda.

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“The Toledo refinery is well positioned to serve the local marketplace. We welcome our 433 new employees to PBF,” said Thomas Nimbley, CEO of PBF. O’Malley and Nimbley emphasized the importance of being safe, reliable and environmentally aware.

They also said that PBF gives employees the authority to do their job and take appropriate action to ensure that safe operation.

PBF plans to retain the same workforce at the refinery since Toledo has talented and experienced employees, according to Nimbley.

“PBF is very comfortable having the union represent the workers here.

We’ve dealt with unions all of our ca-

reers,” O’Malley said.

David Hoffman, the new plant manager for Toledo Refining Company, recognized the local Steelworkers union committee for re-negotiating a deal that made the acquisition possible.

“We celebrate Day 1 of what I believe will be a bright future in Toledo,” Hoffman said.

Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken and Toledo Mayor Mike Bell recognized the “great work force” at the refinery. Bell even invited PBF to move its headquarters here.

Oregon Mayor Michael Seferian said the city of Oregon is home to both local refineries operated by BP, as well as PBF. PBF was formed in 2008 to acquire U.S. refineries and is based in Parsippany, N.J. The Blackstone Group and First Reserve Corporation are the principal investors in PBF and continue to

MARCH 6, 2011 Its predecessor company purchased a stake in the refinery in 1894 and became sole owner in 1895 when it began production of kerosene, fuel oil and gasoline.

“We are grateful to the talented and dedicated employees who made the Toledo refinery an important part of the company for many years,” Sunoco Chairman and CEO Lynn Elsenhans stated in a press release.

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MARCH 6, 2011

FILM

By Jeff McGinnis

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer PopGoesJeff@gmail.com

Filmmaker Derek Westerman would like to make something clear: He has an incredibly supportive and loving family. He speaks with affection and gratitude for all of them, his mother, his brother and — importantly — his father.

The last part is especially significant, lest people think his new project, the CollegeHumor. com Internet series “Bad Dads,” is autobiographical. Far from CERA it. But for Westerman, it’s a culmination of years of training, hoping and dreaming — all of which he endured with his family by his side.

“They were always extremely supportive of what I wanted in my life,” Westerman said in an interview with Toledo Free Press.

Born and raised in Sylvania, Westerman had a passion for movies from an early age.

“Just certain films, just watching a lot of films late at night, renting a lot of VHS tapes,” he said, “I dunno, it was just really, really exciting at that age. I mean, I’m still discovering stuff with film. There’s no limit to what exists out there. And that was really exciting when I was a teenager.”

As a child, he also dabbled in making his own movies — well, more like dove in with both feet. In grade school, Westerman would make smallscale epics with his friends and a handheld video camera. By high school, he had made a film that won a tri-state film festival. He attended film school at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles.

Westerman attended graduate school at NYU, graduating in May. It was there that the seed of an idea took root, one that would eventually grow into “Bad Dads.”

He had been living with three other displaced Toledoans in the Big Apple. While kidding around in the apartment, “somehow, we kept gravitating to jokes about really bad fathers.

And my father’s, like, amazing, so it definitely doesn’t come from that,” Westerman said.

“It just kinda was based from that, to make these improv-based sketches — they’d be like two minutes long, three minutes long, depending

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Local filmmaker works with Michael Cera

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Filmmaker Derek Westerman was born and raised in Sylvania. He attended graduate school at NYU.

— and each one would have a different character.”

He made about 20 of these sketches during his final year of NYU. While he was working on them, he considered getting an old friend from the LA days involved.

“I thought, oh, I should contact Michael Cera,” Westerman said.

In 2005, he had been hanging out with Clark Duke (“Hot Tub Time Machine”) when he learned that Cera, then known for “Arrested Development,” was living in the same apartment complex.

“We met just pretty randomly and became pretty good friends, wrote a lot of comedy together and played music together. It was nice, and we hung out for a couple years,” Westerman said.

Cera had appeared in a few of Westerman’s films as an undergrad, including his senior thesis. In the years since Westerman left LA, Cera had exploded onto Hollywood’s AList thanks to films like “Superbad” and “Juno.” Now, as Derek ramped up

his “Bad Dads” project, he thought of enlisting his old friend.

“So, I sent him a bunch of scripts — each script is like a page long, these little sketches — and he liked it and he said yes. So that was a pretty exciting day for me,” Westerman said.

“I’m still pretty shocked, and I’m still pretty grateful that he took a risk on ‘Bad Dads.’”

Last summer, Westerman flew to LA with his girlfriend (the producer of the project), Will Hines (Upright Citizens Brigade Theater veteran and “Bad Dads” other lead actor) and his director of photography. The price of the plane tickets is “still pretty much the biggest production cost of the whole thing,” Westerman joked.

They arrived two days before the shoot, but it was hardly fun in the sun for Westerman. He still was working feverishly on the script.

“I was kinda going crazy, trying to figure out the best way to utilize the situation. So I just did a lot of writing in two days, and I kinda arrived at something that I liked a lot,” he said.

“And I knew that when we started shooting the next morning, there’d be a lot to work with.”

The production took place all in one fast-paced 12-hour session. His crew was largely made up of friends from his undergrad days. Each take was full of improvisation and inventiveness from his lead actors. Westerman said the production was probably his favorite day of the year.

“The amount of jokes we had, they could have run 10 minutes each,” he said of the wealth of material Cera and Hines gave him. “But basically, with these sketches, because each sketch has like one scenario, or one problem or whatever, if it had lasted 10 minutes — which it could have, with the amount of jokes that I had — it would just feel really strange and drawn out.”

The films, five short films running about three minutes each, came together in one marathon editing session, finished before Westerman left LA. “I didn’t expect it to happen this way, in terms of being released online.

My plan was for it to get into film fes-

tivals, and then eventually online. But CollegeHumor.com stepped in.”

One of his “Bad Dads” actors, Elaine Carroll, was watching the sketches one day when her boyfriend, who happened to also be in charge of original content for CollegeHumor, caught a glimpse of the films and liked what he saw. A deal soon followed, giving the website four-week exclusivity to show the sketches.

“Normally, no one can make money off of viral videos. Pretty much what we made is only paying for the production itself — like, the plane tickets,” Westerman said, joking.

And the future holds a look at even more “Bad Dads.” “After the four weeks on CollegeHumor, it would be disseminated online — YouTube, Vimeo, Funny or Die. And then, I am planning with CollegeHumor to do more ‘Bad Dads,’ with, like, different comedians and stuff like that.” O

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MARCH 6, 2011

Toledo to throw birthday party for Loretta Lynn Toledo Free Press and 107.7 The Wolf are teaming with Lone Wolf Productions to make Loretta Lynn’s Toledo concert a special night.

“The Queen of Country Music” will appear at the Stranahan Theater at 7:30 p.m. April 14, her birthday.

Two contest winners will receive front row seats, signed memorabilia and join the audience in a chorus of “Happy Birthday.”

Concert promoter Craig Wolf said he was inspired to bring Lynn to Toledo after seeing a November Toledo Free Press cover story with Lynn and Toledo fan Rick Cornett.

Cornett has seen her in concert 400 times, ran her international fan club for several years and publishes an online newsletter with 4,000 subscribers.

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To enter to win the grand prize package, or the second prize of two free tickets to the show, e-mail “Loretta” to news@toledofreepress. com or thewolf@toledoradiogroup.com. Contest winners will be chosen and notified by April 11.

Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster Outlets, Ticketmaster charge by phone 1-800-745-3000 or the Stranahan Theater box office (419) 381-8851. O

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Rave classic film series

Rave Motion Pictures at Levis Commons is offering a regular classic film series at 1 p.m. Mondays. Admission is $2.

“This area has always asked for something like that. It doesn’t just draw seniors, it draws across the ages,” said Kathy Petz, assistant manager and coordinator of the Rave Cinema Classics at Levis Commons, which is co-sponsored by Toledo Free Press.

Petz said that audiences enjoy the familiarity, especially now.

“It’s back when times were easier. It’s nice to go in to see something like that and forget life for a while,” Petz said. “They were always enjoyable. They don’t make movies like them anymore.”

Petz was involved in the classic and art movies at the SuperCinemas off Airport Highway. After that theater closed, the movie series moved to its current home inside the Rave Theater. Upcoming films include: n March 7: “Against All Flags,” a 1952 drama starring Errol Flynn, Maureen O’Hara and Anthony Quinn. n March 14: “A Farewell To Arms,” a 1932 war drama with Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou. n March 21: “Made for Each Other,” a 1939 comedy with James Stewart, Carole Lombard and Charles Coburn. n March 28: “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,” a 1949 comedy starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming and Cedric Hardwicke. n April 4: “Nancy Drew Reporter,” a 1939 mystery with Bonita Granville, John Litel and Frankie Thomas.

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MARCH 6, 2011

FUNDRAISER

Hero’s hopes to set world record, benefit diabetes charity

By Duane Ramsey

TOLEDO FREE PRESS SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER dramsey@toledofreepress.com

Hero’s, The Party Experience in Rossford, will attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon on a bouncy castle. The Bounce-A-Thon will raise money for the Diabetes Youth Services organization (DYS).

A Hero’s team of staff members will begin bouncing Thursday, March 10 at 5 p.m. and continue through the night and the following day, in hopes of finishing with a new world record at 6:30 p.m.

March 11.

“We’ll finish up sometime on Friday.

We hope to make it at least 26 hours for the record and we may keep going from there. Who knows?” said Brandi Smith, co-owner of Hero’s with her husband Nathan, an engineer by trade.

The Guinness World Record for jumping is 25 hours and 25 minutes, so Hero’s wants to break it with at least 26 hours, Smith said.

The Hero’s team includes students from area colleges including Tiffany Renner of Bowling Green State University, Danielle Burkhart and Taylor Burkhart of the University of Toledo, and Joanna Jakubowski and Andrew Smith of Owens Community College.

The team members will rotate so that someone is bouncing continuously to qualify for the Guinness World Record, Smith said.

Volunteers will serve as timekeepers and witnesses throughout the event as required for a new record.

Four people will serve per hour so Hero’s needs more than 100 volunteers, she said.

The mayors of Maumee, Perrysburg and other communities will serve as timekeepers and witnesses at the event.

“We want people to come out and cheer them on. We hope to be at capacity when we break the record and have a huge balloon drop to celebrate it,” Smith said.

Hero’s, at 9851 Meridian Court, will have activities for all ages throughout the event like face painting, balloon twisting, airbrush tattoos, rock star makeovers, crafts and zany games with prizes and giveaways.

Nerf Wars will be held from 8 to 9 p.m. with a live disc jockey conducting karaoke, trivia and Family Feud contests from 9 p.m. to midnight. Pizza, food and beverages will be available from the kitchen.

Free breakfast will be served Friday morning, Smith said. Special activities for toddlers will be held from noon until 2 or 3 p.m.

Raffle prizes include the grand prize of a Suite at The Palace of Auburn Hills for a Detroit Pistons game, with other prizes such as birthday parties, a computer, a limousine ride and $50 gift certificates donated by area restaurants.

Admission is $10 per child with parents for free just as the regular playtime sessions. Fifty percent of all tickets sales from Hero’s BounceA-Thon will support the scholarship program for the DYS summer camps.

“We are so excited to be part of Hero’s celebration on behalf of kids and families in our area living with Type 1 diabetes,” said Susan Harms, executive director of DYS, an organization that teaches local children how to manage

The Salzedo Harp Duo Featuring

Nancy Lendrim & Jody Guinn Sunday, March 13, at 4:00 p.m.

Duo harpists Nancy Lendrim and Jody Guinn have performed together in harp ensembles and orchestras for twenty-five years.

Shortly after forming the duo in 2000 in order to promote the music of Carlos Salzedo, they were awarded a Mellon Foundation grant.

While researching this prominent harpist/composer/pedagogue, the duo coached with Salzedo’s protegé and successor, Alice Chalifoux.

Their research uncovered a number of unpublished duo harp works that are now in their repertoire. In 2002 they performed at the Eighth World Harp Congress in Geneva, Switzerland.

The performance will be at Epworth United Methodist Church, 3077 Valley View Dr. Toledo OH.

For more information please contact Cecil Baughman at 419 531-4236.

This performance is free and open to the public.

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diabetes daily.

“It’s all about having fun and raising money for a good cause. All the money raised stays right here in our community,” she said.

DYS sponsors two summer camp

programs for area children with diabetes, including a camp in June at Camp Libbey in Defiance and Day Camp in July at Olander Park in Sylvania.

After throwing more than 4,000 birthday parties for children, Hero’s is

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BY ELIZABETH HAZEL

YOUR TAROTGRAM AND HOROSCOPE

MARCH 6-12, 2011

Events: Mercury enters Aries (9th), Uranus enters Aries (11th) Aries (March 21-April 19) Starlit path. Confidence grows through the week. Others

Libra (September 23-October 22)

contribute good ideas Monday; forge ahead Tuesday.

Exciting messages and breakthroughs arrive Wednesday.

Careless words may be spilled over the weekend; think before responding.

Growing insight. Critical messages that have long-term impact arrive after Tuesday. If you’re ready to break away from confining situations, opportunities are at hand if you follow through. Friday evening is for sweethearts; good moods enhance connections.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Dream dancing. Ragged or excessive situations flow more smoothly. By midweek, a radical new viewpoint energizes your efforts and you can refine your plans and ideas to greater sophistication. It may take effort Saturday to stay in balance with others.

Oak wisdom. Lessons from the past serve you now. If you don’t repeat mistakes, this will be an amazing week. A lot happens at full speed Wednesday — trust your gut and use your head. Ego wars ensue Saturday. Gather what you need to make improvements.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Germinating seeds. It’s tough to get started Monday, but after Tuesday, everything swings into furious action. Seek the tools and ideas necessary to overcome obstacles; they can be found now. A loved one expresses sour feelings about another during the weekend.

Secret places. If you’ve felt ambivalent, bored or stalled, your attitude will swing toward full enthusiasm midweek.

Sudden events change everything and fill your sails.

Relationships and creativity shift to a higher level Friday.

Embrace it all.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Capricorn (December 22-January 19)

Wheel of Fortune. Careful planning and organization Monday will prove fortunate as the week continues; be ready for every contingency, as surprises spring from unexpected corners by midweek. Different people have unique abilities to contribute to group concerns.

Winged messenger. You manage to pull off the impossible Monday, but others have tricks up their sleeves midweek.

It’s time to get out and about, and warm winds are luring you toward sources of enjoyment. Stay in tune with others – they need fun, too.

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Aquarius (January 20-February 18)

Healing gift. People need your compassion as the week starts. Lucky turns and timely calls boost expectations midweek, and may bring immediate benefits. Travel options are in the wind as the weekend arrives. Everyone demands attention at the same time Saturday.

Surge of joy. A good idea needs tweaks as the week starts.

You’re at the right place at the right time Wednesday – take full advantage of unique connections offered this week.

Your growing network expands potential. Pay attention to boundaries Saturday.

Virgo (August 23-September 22)

Pisces (February 19-March 20)

Hatching eggs. Skilled hands make home improvements easy as the week starts. Others can shock and surprise you with ambitious plans and actions midweek, and it may be just what you need to hear. Reorganize to accommodate changing needs over the weekend.

Quiet progress. Energy levels are high this week, but unexpected events can catch you off-guard midweek unless you’re paying attention. You’re drawn to the arts and music as the weekend arrive and have opportunities to demonstrate your own abilities, too.

Elizabeth Hazel is a professional tarotist-astrologer and author. She gives readings every Wednesday at Attic on Adams above Manos Greek Restaurant. She may be contacted at ehazel@buckeye-express.com (c) 2011

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Rudy is a 1-year-old Black Lab/ Border Collie mix. He spent the last several month studying to become an assistance dog but ended up in the Toledo Area Humane Society after he failed to pass his final testing. Rudy received a lot of training in the assistance dog program but he still has a few issues that his new w owner will need to help p him overcome. e ercome.

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