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LIGHTING THE FUSE

Collins on a roll What the world needs now I H

e is not popular in Mayor Mike Bell’s office, nor is he universally adored by his fellow Toledo City Council members, but Councilman D. Michael Collins has been on a major roll lately.

Although he did not get credit for it at first, it was Collins’ persistence that led to the investigation of the Department of Neighborhoods, and has now led to an Environmental Protection Agency mandate for the testing of sludge in the Maumee River and Lake Erie.

As Toledo Free PressStaff Writer Caitlin McGlade wrote in January, “In August, contractors approached Collins with stories of bid rigging and intimidation from the city department. He said he listened and started digging through public records. As word began to spread about his research, calls flooded in with more tips.

“He and his legislative aide, Lisa Thomas F.POUNDS Renee Ward (a former Toledo Free Press Web editor), compared bids and found that two separate proposals were nearly identical. He found that an accountant group working on a city deal had walked away from a community development corporation, citing the city was not cooperating with required records transfers. He conducted cross-examination interviews with contractors about bid rigging and found that all of the stories mirrored each other.”

The resulting shake-up in the department is still being felt and may not be over, as findings come to light.

This week, McGlade broke the news that “S&L Fertilizer, the company that handles all of the city’s sludge, will have to hire a consultant to determine the impact that the company’s Maumee Bay site might have on the river and Lake Erie.

“The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency COLLINS has mandated ‘meaningful water and soil sampling data’ through computerized models and sampling plans as a result of numerous complaints surrounding the facility.”

Collins has been bombarding the agency with records requests for months regarding S&L and now the EPA is acting.

There are some who say Collins has his eyes on the mayor’s job, and that his work is no more than political grandstanding.

But if these unquestionable community benefits are the results of his political ambitions, perhaps he should be encouraged to run for president. ✯ Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

have read enough John Irving novels to know it is impos- bless their little hearts for not yet wavering under the peer sible to construct a fi gurative protective dome around pressure that may one day pierce their loving outlook, but for now is being kept at bay. one’s family.

You’ll read this someday, Evan and Sean, long after I am As our sons, Evan, 5, and Sean, 3, experience more of the world and its many wonders, I struggle with the balance passed to dust, but even then, I want you to know that you were right to love, you are right to love, and between letting them explore and stumble or that even now, separated as we are, I love you. being a “helicopter parent,” hovering, removing obstacles and trying to stay one step Bonus Evan story ahead with an endless roll of Bubble Wrap, which hides the world even as it softens it.

Raising two sons, I am particularly senEvan is rounding the corner toward the sitive to language and the power of words, end of kindergarten, and it has been thrilling and struggle with my vulgar tendencies. In to watch his exponential growth. Hearing the first of what will undoubtedly be a long him count to 100 and watching him read his line of parental hypocrisies, I am working way through beginner’s books, sounding out to keep them from employing words they unfamiliar words until they click, are among may occasionally hear from me (especially Michael S. MILLER in traffic). my life’s great joys.

I did not grow up in a particularly warm Recently, winding through a line at Westor loving household, which was great training for being gate’s Costco, Evan was seated in the shopping cart, hapa journalist. But I had some tremendous role models in pily stuffed with free food samples (he is fascinated by the friends’ families, and married a woman from a large, close myriad samples offered at Costco; it could be a piece of and loving family, so I understand the importance of ex- bagel, fruit, something freshly cooked or plastic wrap from pressing love to family and friends. the fl oor, and he’s captivated by the offering). He politely If Evan and Sean know nothing else about life, they asked for a clerk’s attention and said, “Would you like to know they are loved. Their mom and I tell them openly and hear a funny noise?” freely, not from habit, but from overwhelmed hearts filled “It had better be a polite noise,” I admonished. with gratitude for their health and very existence. The boys The clerk agreed and Evan blew a benign raspberry on hear “I love you” from their parents, their grandparents, the back of his hand. their many aunts and uncles, their extended family and “That could have been worse,” I thought to myself. the groups of friends in our lives. We are teaching them “That was funny,” the clerk indulged, smiling at Evan’s that, in addition to all the love they are blessed to have in halo of innocence. their lives, there is an even greater love promised to them “Yes, it sounded like a fart!” Evan said, smiling ear to through their creator and heavenly host. ear, halo shattered as if by one of his beloved Angry Birds.

The Cleavers, Waltons, Huxtables, Barones, Hecks and “Evan!” I chided. “That’s potty talk. Apologize.”

Dunphys got nothin’ on us.

The clerk, who was understandably cracking up but But outside the protective parameters of home and trying not to encourage the boy, motioned that it was OK, family, Evan is learning some tough lessons about love and but I was trying to look stern. expression. He recently told a friend on the bus “I love you,” Evan apologized and looked contrite, but I still felt comand the friend reacted by calling him weird and pushing pelled to emphasize the rudeness of his mistake, so I played him away. This hurt Evan’s feelings and led to a dinner table the nuclear option: “Son, you know how Nana would react discussion about what love means to different people and if she heard you talking that way.” the reality that not everyone shares their feelings the same That got his attention and drained the humor from the way, or is open to having other’s feelings shared with them. situation. As we pushed the cart toward the door, I kept It broke my heart to have to add conditions to Evan’s idea the “daddy eyes” trained on him to show I meant business of unconditional love. How sad for the world that by 5 years about the potty talk, taking my eyes off the large container old, some kids are already growing cynical and adverse to of apples in the cart, which split and tumbled, apples rolling expressing or receiving love in its most innocent form. away as if fleeing from their gastronomical fate.

A week after the bus incident, Evan demonstrated some “Damn it!” I said. remarkable resilience. He was assigned to fill in a poster “Daddy,” Evan said, smiling. “Am I going to have to talk about himself for his special week at school, and in the lines to Nana?” for “What makes you special?” he wrote, in his nascent yet I gave him an apple, leaned in close and blew a raspconfident block letters, “I love everybody in the world.” berry at him. ✯ Sean, who does everything he can to keep up with his big brother, said, “Me, too!”

Michael S. Miller is editor in chief ofToledo Free Press and ToI know that won’t always be true. But it is for now, and I ledo Free Press Star. Email him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

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DECISION 2012

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MARCH 18, 2012

DON LEE

Politics at the pump

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he issue of high gasoline prices is no quick fix to rising gas prices.

Not surprisingly, the GOP canhas become a political hot potato, one that each presidential didates have been quick to lambaste candidate, as well as President Barack the president’s energy policy. All the candidates approve of building Obama, has weighed in on.

As of March 14, the average gaso- Keystone now. Former Gov. Mitt line price was $3.81 a gallon, the Romney has taken an interesting highest it’s ever been at this time of approach, saying that the country year. Politicians always make it a point “deserves” the Canadian oil.

Rick Santorum has stated that the to say that the United States is depenbuilding of the pipeline dent on oil from the is “absolutely essential,” war-torn Middle East and that it would proand to some extent this vide a safe, way for jobs is true. But according to to be created and oil to 2011 estimates from the be transported. Newt U.S. Energy InformaGingrich approves of tion Administration, by the pipeline as well, and far the most oil comes posits that the Obama from Canada, at about administration has con2,800 barrels a day. tinuously rejected meaFollowing in a distant Ben OSBURN sures that would decrease second is Saudi Arabia, gasoline prices. then Mexico.

Gingrich arguably has the boldest Canada is of particular importance because it is there where the energy plan. His campaign claims proposed Keystone XL pipeline that if elected, he would drive gasoline prices to below $2.50 a gallon. His plan would start.

The pipeline, temporarily nixed to do this not only involves approving by the Obama administration, would Keystone, but reopening areas on the start in the oil sands of Calgary, Al- Gulf of Mexico for energy exploration, berta, and transport crude oil to and ending the ban on oil shale develrefineries in Texas. The pipeline has opment in the American West. Howbrought controversy, due to the al- ever, in response to this, Obama labeled leged harmful effects of the oil on $2 gas aspirations a “political move.”

In addition to supporting Keythe environment. The pipeline would route over the Ogallala Aquifer in stone and drilling for domestic oil Nebraska, sparking concerns over and natural gas with the rest of the whether it would dirty drinking water candidates, the Santorum campaign for 2 million people. The Obama ad- has taken a tough stance against govministration largely rejected the pipe- ernment energy subsidies. If elected, line because of a “rushed deadline” Santorum said he would eliminate all passed by Congress. It encouraged government energy subsidies and tax TransCanada, the company building credits. This would include money for it, to reapply for a permit that does renewable energy sources like wind not include going over the Aquifer or and solar energy, as well as tax credits for hybrid vehicles. Doing so would the Nebraska Sand Hills.

Amidst slipping approval rat- free up the marketplace for other ings and an energy secretary, Steven forms of domestic energy producChu, who recently repealed com- tion. Santorum believes that it is not ments about boosting the price of the government’s role to force green gas to European levels, the Obama technology into the marketplace.

The Romney campaign has put administration has been quick to tout its achievements in domestic energy particular emphasis on nuclear energy production. It cites the improvements production. If elected, Romney says in domestic oil production, which it he would expand Nuclear Regulatory claims is at the highest level since Commission capabilities to allow for 2003. The administration touts the more nuclear reactors to be developed. success of the “cash for clunkers” pro- While not taking as harsh of a stance as gram and points to increases in auto Santorum against alternative energy, fuel economy as a means of weaning Romney would reduce its operational the country away from oil consump- funding and shift the money to fund tion. It also cites increases in natural more apolitical measures, like basic algas production, the likes of which ternative energy research. ✯ haven’t been seen in 30 years, and a Ben Osburn is a graduate student surge in green energy production.

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Brain Gain series celebrates those who call Toledo home

By Brigitta Burks TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

They are four unique people, but they symbolize the initiative, creativity and success that characterizes countless people in the Toledo area.

The businessman, artist, mom/ careerwoman and sports fan all make the most of the Glass City.

The first four subjects of the revived Toledo Free Press Brain Gain series have a lot to say about life around Lake Erie, and represent the reasons many of us call the region home.

Yes, there are people who leave our region. But there are also people who return, who experience the nation and world yet choose to live and work here.

As we said when we launched the series, a focus on good people who stay is not an attempt to ignore the stories of people who

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leave. Rather, this particular series is meant to show that while there are many challenges in Toledo, there are scores of people who are working on solutions by staying. It’s those who flee who miss the long-term potential. That doesn’t make them wrong, or those who stay right, but it does separate those who

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drain from those who gain.

Thank you to those who cooperated with this series, and with this relaunch. We intend to continue the series, and shine a spotlight on the people dedicated to living their lives in and contributing to our home. ✯ To nominate someone for the Brain Gain series, email news@toledofreepress.com.

TOLEDO FREE PRESS PHOTO BY JOSEPH HERR

EDITOR’S NOTE: On our second anniversary, Toledo Free Press launched the “Brain Gain” series, celebrating those who choose to make their home in Northwest Ohio. On March 16, as we begin our eighth year of publication, we are returning to the series that symbolizes our intent: to show the world, and remind ourselves, why this is such a special place to live and work.

The original concept of the series holds true.

John Smythe When John Smythe took over Habitec Security, an electronic security company, he was 23 years old.

Smythe’s father Jim called the University of Dayton graduate home in October 2005. Jim had started the company in 1972, not too long after college himself. Shortly after his son’s return, Jim died of leukemia and the company became John’s.

“It’s a scenario where you gotta buckle down and learn the business quick for the employees and the family,” Smythe said of taking the reins as president. His mother serves as CEO. Growing up, Smythe, who graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School, didn’t think about whether he’d go into the family business.

“I imagine it was in my dad’s big dreams, but we didn’t really talk about it,” Smythe, now 29, said.

Smythe was able to win over employees, advisers and customers alike despite his young age.

“Obviously, the employees were glad we were continuing the business, but there’s that uneasiness,” he said.

Now the business is picking up as the economy improves; the company also went into medical alert alarms about two years ago.

The company president sees youth as a positive and thinks it could help Toledo grow even more.

“We need young people moving to Toledo to keep this going. Young people bring energy and creative ideas,” he said, referring to the boom of new businesses in Downtown.

A network of colleagues has also helped Smythe succeed in Toledo, something he attributes to the re-

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FROM LEFT, JOHN SMYTHE, SARAH MILLER, MEGAN COYLE-STAMOS AND NATHAN STEINMETZ, PHOTOGRAPHED AT LEVIS SQUARE ON MARCH 13.

gion’s friendliness.

“If you put yourself out there, people want to get to know you and you end up creating a big network of people in Toledo,” he said. “Toledo allows you to be somebody and make a difference and I think it may be more difficult to do that in a larger city.”

Smythe makes a difference through his work with the Boys & Girls Club of Toledo and the Toledo Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, where he served as chair last year. Serving Toledo was also important to Smythe’s father.

“His last words to us, and this sounds out of a movie or something, was, ‘Help people,’” Smythe said.

Besides charity, Smythe enjoys Toledo’s proximity to several waterways.

“I’m really an enthusiast for bodies

of water. The Maumee River’s a fantastic asset as well as Lake Erie; there can be so much fun to be had on both bodies of water, fishing, skiing, whatever you like,” he said.

Smythe also likes going to Mud Hens and Walleye games.

“I absolutely love that we have these minor league teams that provide great entertainment, but at the same time, it’s in and out. You don’t need to be in an hour traffic jam and pay $40 to park,” he said.

But what really makes Smythe love Toledo is the people.

“People really care about one another; there’s a community feeling,” he said of the city. “I’m the biggest fan of Toledo. If anyone needs help to recruit someone, you bring them over to me

and I’ll be talking to them for a while and I’ll get them sold on Toledo pretty quick.”

Sarah Miller Artist and teacher Sarah Miller has traveled the world, but she calls Toledo home.

Miller, 44, grew up in Perrysburg, although her family moved to Arizona in 1978. Still, she spent summers in the area. “I’ve always maintained my roots here. I really feel that this is home,” she said.

At age 12, the multimedia artist had her first exhibit and even had an interested buyer. But Miller hung onto the piece instead of letting it go.

“I thought to myself, if [the customer] wanted to buy it, it must be pretty good; so I still have it,” she chuckled.

Since her debut, Miller’s pieces have been displayed across the country, including the National Gallery of Art Library in Washington, D.C. Since 2005, when Miller went “digital,” much of her work has been centered around photography. One of the comments she frequently gets on her photos is that they look like paintings.

“I’m a painter at heart and that comes across in my photography,” she said.

Miller attended Rollins College in Florida for her undergraduate degree and Bowling Green State University for her graduate work. The artist lived in San Francisco, Santa Fe, N.M., and Washington, D.C.., after her schooling. During college, she had spent time studying in Europe.

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MARCH 18, 2012 â– BRAIN GAIN CONTINUED FROM A6 In 2003, Miller began teaching art history and studio art at Owens Community College. In 2006, she left that job to pursue three teaching offers at the University of Michigan, Adrian College and Siena Heights University.

Soon however, Miller made an even more radical change and moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on sabbatical for two years. “I liked [San Juan] because it was a combination of my three favorite places: the Caribbean, Spain and New Orleans. As an artist it really appealed to me, the colors, the architecture, the light,� Miller said of the city where she did several series of artwork.

Despite her love of San Juan, Miller returned to the Toledo area in September 2011. “The world feels so unsettled and home is a very nice place to be,� she said. She joined the part-time faculty at the University of Toledo and considers teaching her greatest contribution to the area. “The vast majority of my students seem to thrive in my classes,� she said. “If I can help another human being find a passion, that’s the most significant thing I can teach.�

While she was away, Miller missed what many others do about their hometown: food.

“The thing I really love about Toledo is our signature restaurants,� she said, naming Byblos in Toledo and Baidu in Perrysburg.

Additionally, there’s plenty to do for a single, working Toledoan, she said. “It’s also what you make of it in terms of if you’re single and professional; what is important to you, who are the people you’re circulating with and what are you choosing to do with your free time?

I think there’s plenty of things to do here with your free time,� she said, adding that she recently went to her first Walleye game. “It comes down to quality of life, what’s it like to go to the grocery store,�

Miller said simply.

Miller has established roots in the area. Her great-great-great-grandfather was Richard Peters who settled Petersburg, Mich., and her greatgreat-aunt was a Toledo concert manager and artist. “She brought the best of the world in the arts to Toledo — the London symphony, the Russian ballerinas to the amphitheater at the zoo — so the arts are kinda in my family,� Miller said.

Nathan Steinmetz Toledo is a sports fan’s dream come true, said Nathan Steinmetz, online marketing manager for the Mud Hens and Walleye.

“Toledo is an absolute gem for the sports fan when you think about it,� the Tiffin native said. “If you’re a sports fan, and I am, I can’t think of a better place to live, even how we sit right in between Ohio State and Michigan, arguably the biggest sports rivalry in the country.�

Steinmetz, 31, grew up loving sports and his father had season tickets for the Cleveland Indians. “I was a big fan of the games and the teams, but going there as much as we did, we probably went to 15, 20 games a year, I really found myself becoming interested in how the team was run,� he said.

He attended Bowling Green State University, graduating with a marketing degree in 2003. During college, he ran marketing for the school’s recycling program before landing an internship with the Toledo Mud Hens during the winter of his senior year. Steinmetz stayed on after graduation to learn the ropes during baseball season.

A month after the internship ended, a sales position opened up and Steinmetz was selected. After working in that position for about five years, it was determined the Mud Hens needed an online marketing manager. “I was the one who had done most of it, so it just became logical that I would continue to do more of it and then the hockey team became a real thing and it was realized that someone actually

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STEINMETZ needed to have that position,� Steinmetz said. He has become an industry leader in terms of the number of fans and followers the teams’ pages have.

Despite a busy schedule, Steinmetz finds time to help out his hometown and orchestrates the social media for the Seneca County Museum and Heritage Festival. “Both my parents are really involved in that sort of thing in Tiffin, so

ProďŹ le of Excellence: Jerome Graham Owens Community College Alumnus Jerome Graham grew up in Toledo and fondly remembers spending his summers in Woodville, Ohio. His father’s home only had three rooms, but for a son spending quality time with his father, it was enough.

He knew that he wanted to be a business man. His aunt and uncle owned a business, even though it was unusual for minorities to own companies then, and it inuence his career direction.

In 1977, Graham graduated from Penta County Vocational School with a degree in business. At that time, Penta was located next to Owens Community College.

Graham enrolled in Owens immediately after graduation.

Graham didn’t know much about the radio industry, but he applied for the job. He was hired and began selling advertising for K99, a Toledo-area Soul radio station. He learned a lot and made contacts.

In 1981, the station changed formats, to a country music station and moved to K100.

Graham didn’t know it then, but that was just the ďŹ rst of the many changes that he would experience in the radio business. He endured many and worked at a variety of stations in Toledo and Detroit.

For a short time, he also enjoyed working for the United States Census as a recruiter, manager and numerator, when he desired a change of pace from the broadcast industry.

“Owens seemed small enough to meet my needs,� said Graham. “At the time, I wanted to start working as soon as I could, so a two-year degree seemed perfect for me, plus I didn’t think I was good enough to go straight into professional basketball.�

Now, Graham is a Marketing Consultant at Urban Radio Broadcasting LLC in Toledo, where he enjoys not only selling broadcast time, but working with his clients to provide numerous value added opportunities like sponsorships and events.

He enjoyed the experience and felt Owens was convenient and easy to navigate. He liked the functionality of a small campus. He graduated in 1980 with an associate of applied business majoring in marketing and sales.

“I have been blessed to learn so much and see so many places in my career,� said Graham. “My Owens education colors everything, even a trip to the grocery store is different for me. I can see the marketing that goes into each product placement.�

He accepted his ďŹ rst full-time job in sales after graduation at a company called Hunters Beauty World. After a few years, he saw Tommy Kaye, a local DJ, getting his hair cut at one of his clients’ barber shops. He mentioned that one of the local radio stations was hiring a sales person.

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He likes to say that he plans on living to the age of 122 and is just getting started in life. His long term goals include running in the Senior Olympics and getting an advance degree in psychology.

“Owens was small enough to meet my needs.�

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it’s nice to be able to help them out and use some of the things I’ve learned to promote their organizations,� he said.

Steinmetz, who bought his first home a year and a half ago, values his proximity to his family. “I kinda get all the big-city things in Toledo, but I’m only an hour drive away from my family, which is great,� he said.

Although he’s moved out of Downtown, Steinmetz praised Toledo’s growing nightlife. “It’s been neat to see how the nightlife Downtown has started to blossom,� he said. “Just to walk by Table Forty4, The Blarney and Pizza Papalis, and to see the people out on the patios, to see people in line waiting to get in, it’s something that just a few years ago, we didn’t have.�

Part of what brings the crowds to Toledo is the facilities for sports and concerts, he added. Attendance at Mud Hens games is still as high as it was 11 years ago when the team moved Downtown; Steinmetz attributed this to the phenomenon known as Toledo pride. “There’s a lot of pride in this town.

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Megan Coyle-Stamos Megan Coyle-Stamos’ love for Toledo is deep. The funeral director and prearrangement specialist’s family has owned and operated the Coyle Funeral Home for 125 years and Coyle-Stamos doesn’t see herself breaking that tradition.

“I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else, not in a million years,” she said. Despite her passion for her job and hometown, COYLE-STAMOS Coyle-Stamos, 40, had planned a different path originally.

The Bowsher High School graduate attended Indiana University in Bloomington for degrees in business management and fashion design. She landed a full-time job in Cincinnati with Parisian department stores after college. For the next several years, she lived in cities like Detroit and Indianapolis, opening new stores for the chain.

Eventually, Coyle-Stamos was ready for a change.

“I decided that industry was not for me. There was no fulfillment in it. It was not challenging for me,” she said.

Coyle-Stamos came home to Toledo one day to work on her resume. She found herself in a conversation with the

woman who at that time held the prearrangement specialist position at Coyle Funeral Home. The woman pointed out that the job fit all the criteria on CoyleStamos’ list for job qualities.

Shortly after, Coyle-Stamos began doing prearrangement services for several family-owned funeral homes in Detroit before getting a job training other specialists through marketing firm Trust 100.

But another change was in store for Coyle-Stamos. About 11 years ago, she became pregnant with her first child and was ready to move back home. She joined the family business and never looked back. She has now been married for 15 years and has an 11-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son.

“I’ve got a great boss (father, Joseph Coyle). If my kids are sick, I don’t come into work,” she said with a laugh. “[The staff ] supports each other because we all have little kids or medium-sized kids.

And that’s really key to quality of life — career satisfaction, but also flexibility.”

One of things she loves about Toledo is all the family-friendly activities it provides, listing the Toledo Zoo, Toledo Museum of Art, Metroparks of Toledo Area and Imagination Station.

The pace of life and cost of living also appeal to Coyle-Stamos.

“One of the reasons I chose to live here is the pace of Toledo. It’s very comfortable; it’s not go, go, go, go,” she said, adding, “You can live comfortably here

and you don’t have to make half a million dollars to own a home and to be able to go out for dinner once in a while.”

She gives back to the city she loves through her charity work. Coyle-Stamos is active in several organizations, including the advisory board for the Swan Creek Retirement Community. She also is in charge of the Cell Phones for Soldiers drive at Coyle Funeral Home, which has collected 1,500 phones. Each donated phone is sent to ReCellular Inc. for recycling, creating $5 that usually covers a 60-minute calling card.

Coyle-Stamos is also passionate about local foods and community-supported agriculture, in which customers can buy a share of land that farmers grow crops on and bring the food to the Toledo Farmers Market for pickup.

“It’s the whole idea of staying local and buying local, keeping the earth sustainable; just making these little kinds of choices and helping others understand they can make these little choices and if everybody makes the same little, local choices, then the whole community benefits,” she said.

The work she does at her job also gives her a sense of belonging to the community. “It’s a very deep and intimate service to others and to have true heartfelt thanks and appreciation and respect and hugs for a very much appreciated job well done, I really feel that’s very emotionally satisfying and fulfilling,” Coyle-Stamos said. ✯

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S&L Fertilizer, the company that handles all of the city’s sludge, must hire a consultant to determine the impact the company’s Maumee Bay site might have on the Maumee River and Lake Erie.

As first reported at www.toledo freepress.com on March 12, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has mandated “meaningful water and soil sampling data” through computerized models and sampling plans as a result of numerous complaints surrounding the facility. The company’s consultant would have to hand in results within two years of the contract’s start.

“It’s a legitimate concern; there are good questions being asked,” said Dina Pierce, spokesperson for the Ohio EPA. “Obviously the western basin is a very sensitive area from an ecological standpoint.”

Most complaints have flooded in from N-Viro, the company with which the city contracted prior to switching entirely to S&L. Councilman D. Michael Collins, who has hammered the agency with records requests for months regarding S&L, shared similar concerns with NViro, Pierce said.

S&L has operated under the city’s permit for years but new regulations require that the company apply for its own. The permit is still in the draft stages, and the agency is amending

pieces of it based on concerns that emerged during the public comment period, Pierce said. The particular sampling that the EPA will now require of S&L is not standard for all permits of this type, she said.

“The question keeps getting asked over and over and this is an attempt for us to say, ‘Let’s just do it,’” she said.

She pointed out that S&L’s facility takes up only a small portion of the entire island on which it sits. Sampling could also help determine to what extent environmental impact is attributed to the company compared to the entire area, which the Lucas County Port Authority operates. The island has been filled with dredging material for decades, so it is unlikely that any potential problems would be the sole responsibility of the sludge facility, Pierce said.

“We’ve done inspections out there and we see no evidence that there is any run-off getting into the lake from S&L operations,” she said. S&L Fertilizer has leased property on the island for decades, accepting a portion of the city’s waste, mixing it with other materials and sending some remains to the Hoffman Road Landfill. The result is called “Nu Soil.”

Until recently, N-Viro handled Toledo’s bio-waste. The company would take about 50 percent of the waste and mix it with high alkaline products, which raises the temperature and kills E. coli, worms and fecal coliform. The company sent its product to farmers across Northwest Ohio for

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topsoil annually. Collins and Council members Lindsay Webb and Rob Ludeman voted against the contract.

The city had completed its own testing of the surrounding environment and results came up clean.

Collins insisted that the city ought to employ an independent consultant to test the soil at the facility, but most Council members declined. Council president Joe McNamara, who has called Collins’ investigation into the sludge facility a “crusade,” said he thinks the EPA’s mandate is a relief.

Council had asked an EPA representative to attend council meetings during the decision-making process in the fall, but the agency declined, McNamara said.

McNamara solidly stood by the city’s positive test results and denounced the idea that “testing the mud” for bacteria and phosphorous, as Collins suggested, would prove anything.

“I think that it’s great the EPA has come up with a scientifically sound measure to test if there’s a problem,” McNamara said. “If it discovers something that we didn’t think was happening, we’ll stop. This puts the debate to bed.”

Not for Collins.

“It was in bed and this is now the awakening of the issue. We will now find out what we were afraid to find out if in fact the practice is not safe,” Collins said. “I feel this amplifies a response that council was not willing to do and that was to protect the environment by insisting that a study be done.” ✯

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its fertilizer-like qualities, said Robert Bohmer, vice president of N-Viro.

Terry Perry, the head of S&L, did not return phone calls for comment.

N-Viro produces what is considered a Class A biosolid, while S&L produces a Class B. This means that 98-99 percent of the pathogens have been removed and it is unlikely to spread disease. The city can use Class B material at landfills, but needs an EPA permit to spread it elsewhere.

Once approved, farmers can use it in fields, depending on the crop, as long as the area is restricted from human contact for a designated number of days. Cities can also use the product at places like public parks as long as they fence off the area for a year.

Collins has been researching the stipulations of this rule and trying to verify that all Class B biosolids have been accurately accounted for. A letter from the Department of Public Utilities raised alarm for Collins months ago. It stated that no Class B material from N-Viro or S&L had been delivered anywhere but the landfill. But according to city records, the company made deliveries to Ravine Park in 2007 and 2010.

Pierce said the city filed the appropriate paperwork for the reclamation project to be approved. Other nonlandfill places the mud has gone include the Retirees Golf Course, a private residence and a cemetery.

The city made the deal with S&L on the condition that the company produce at least $200,000 worth of

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People in Ann Arbor now have another option for getting to Toledo: discount bus company Megabus. com, which added a stop to the city March 14.

Megabus customers can already get to Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Chicago from Toledo.

“There’s tons of people interested, so I’m hoping that’s going to work well for us,” said Bryony Chamberlain, director of operations for Megabus. “The college students of Ann Arbor have really helped us grow.”

Megabus is known for its $1 fares, available for customers who book early.

The bus company, which started April 2006, is a subsidiary of Coach USA and has transported more than 15 million travelers. Last year, 26,000 passengers traveled from Toledo, Chamberlain said.

Toledo’s Megabus stop is on the south side of Southwyck Boulevard, between Reynolds Road and Cheyenne Boulevard, and the Ann Arbor stop is on the west side of South State Street. The trip between Ann Arbor and Toledo is slated to take about two and a half hours and includes a stop in Detroit. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time at us.megabus.com.

Toledoan Mike Ferner used Megabus 60 times recently when he held a temporary position with St. Louis nonprofit Veterans for Peace. (He traveled from Toledo to Chicago, where he picked up another Megabus route to St. Louis.)

After some misadventures and a few too many trips, he swore he’d never ride Megabus again, but now said he may reconsider.

“Ann Arbor’s a great town. If I was gonna go to Ann Arbor, I’d probably drive, but it depends,” he said.

“Ann Arbor is a nice addition to [Megabus’] routes.

Ann Arbor is a great town to go up to for the day.”

Despite not booking early enough to score a $1 ticket, Ferner said he chose to travel with Megabus to save costs for the nonprofit he worked for. He also said taking buses helps reduce energy consumption.

“I’d give [Megabus] overall maybe a C-plus or B-minus,” he said, adding the buses were typically clean and the drivers good at what they do.

Customers have a better chance of getting those $1 fares if they book early, according to a news release. Fares increase as the travel date approaches.

The company is proud of its cost-efficiency.

“Megabus.com has rapidly become the travel option of choice for millions of people and today we’re excited to expand our offerings to and from Ann Arbor,” said President and COO Dale Moser, in a news release. “As Americans continue to look for ways to stretch their income, we will continue to provide safe, convenient and affordable travel to Ann Arbor-area residents.”

For more information, visit us.megabus.com. ✯

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Cedar Point ticket scam takes people for a ride on Facebook

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he possibility of free Cedar Point tickets took a bunch of local people for a ride March 13. I was among those excited enough to think that Cedar Point was giving away tickets.

The promotion read, “Receive 4 Free Tickets to Cedar Point (Limited Time Only). Cedar Point is currently giving away 4 free tickets to each Facebook user for a limited time!�

It was a two-step process to get the free tickets. First, the Facebook user had to click on the link Brandi and share the page.

Then, the user had to add a comment like, “Thanks, I love Cedar Point!�

That real-looking promotion caused quite the frenzy with people leaving messages like, “Thanks, I love Cedar Point!� “I have never been to Cedar point and I would LOVE to be able to go.� “THANKS, Cedar Point is awesome.�

I was skeptical, but decided to try it. Who doesn’t want free Cedar Point tickets? I covered Cedar Point as part of my news beat when I worked as a journalist in Sandusky from 2001-07. It seemed like something Cedar Point might do for its fans, but it seemed unlikely as well.

Tickets to the park aren’t cheap and the promotion made it seem like everyone who shared the link would get four passes.

Well, the thought that “everyone�

who shared the link would get tickets quickly faded to realization that “no one� would when I was asked to enter personal information and then taken to a site for unrelated promotions.

I began to suspect a scam, clicked out of the link and warned my sisters, who I had shared the link with.

The nagging thought that this was a scam was confirmed a few hours later when Bryan Edwards, a Cedar Point spokesman and friend, got on my Facebook and confirmed that this promotion was not BARHITE real. I followed up for additional details the next day.

Edwards said that neither Cedar Point nor its official Facebook page was involved in this promotion. “My personal Facebook page was lit up yesterday with questions about this (fake) offer,� Edwards said in an email.

Cedar Point tried to combat the unwarranted excitement by posting the following on its page: “There is a current Facebook scam advertising free tickets to Cedar Point. There are no ticket giveaways today. Please do not click or share the link — your account information may be compromised. The only contest we are running is our Climbing to a Million Contest, found within our Official Facebook page. We apologize for the situation and are working on finding a solution.�

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Edwards said the best way to know if Cedar Point is doing an actual promotion is to visit www.cedarpoint. com, which has a link to the park’s of-

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If the promotion isn’t there, it isn’t happening.

That leaves one question: “Who’s

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Titanic re-creation dinner April 14 Biden in Toledo: ‘America is coming back’ From Staff Reports April 14 is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic. To commemorate those lost (including several from the Toledo area) and to celebrate the continuing disaster relief efforts of the American Red Cross, an evening re-creating a Titanic dinner will take place at 6 p.m.

April 14 at Central Park West.

The evening will feature a ninecourse meal, ballroom dancing to music of the era and several silent auction items.

Tickets are $100 per person.

Captain’s table tickets are sold out.

Proceeds from the event will go to the American Red Cross, Greater Toledo Chapter.

The evening will include: âœŻ Live era music by TAPESTRY.

âœŻ Song memorial by Mark Graff âœŻ Titanic prints signed by artist Rudolph Schroeder âœŻ Titanic personal caricatures by Jim Beard âœŻ Hand-rolled cigars âœŻ Ballroom dance instruction by Paulette’s Dance Studio The event is sponsored by Toledo Free Press, Louisville Title and Midwest Terminals. FOX Toledo is the event’s media partner.

The dinner is part of a Titanic memorial series that includes a commemorative issue of Toledo Free Press, displays in Toledo-Lucas County Public Libraries, Rave Motion Pictures presentation of James Cameron’s “Titanic 3D� and an artifact exhibit at Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich.

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The United Auto Workers’ Local 12 Union hall on Ashland Avenue rang with rowdy hoots and hollers from hundreds of people gathering to see Vice President Joe Biden the morning of March 15.

Young children bearing broad grins perched on their parents’ shoulders, squirming and craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the stage.

Middleaged and elderly people alike waved signs and chanted BIDEN “Obama’s for the people; we are the people!� in anticipation of Biden’s arrival. Packed between rails separating them from the stage, their energy sounded electrically charged.

Many of them were autoworkers themselves, present to hear Biden celebrate the industry’s revival.

Deborah McGaughey, a 57-year-old employee for the Chrysler Jeep plant, has worked in the industry for 29 years.

She said she is personally thankful for Obama’s actions. “He walked into a mess,� she said. “But he saved my job.�

Biden stressed this point to the crowds, sharing a story from his own childhood about his father making the long walk to his bedroom to tell him that

he was going to move 156 miles away to look for a job.

Trapped in a city where jobs had dried up, Biden said, his father explained that once he found a job he’d move Biden and his mother there. “A lot of you have made that long walk to your kids’ bedrooms,� Biden said. “Because of the actions of the president, things have changed today. Hundreds of thousands of workers are replacing the longest walks with a journey — it’s a journey that ends with workers who are able to go home and say, ‘I’ve got a job.’�

Biden criticized Republican opponents Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich for discrediting the success of the auto rescue. He called out Romney for his past prediction that Obama’s plan would make “GM the living dead� and for his 2008 statement that the country should “let Detroit go bankrupt.�

The crowd bellowed “Boo.�

Biden highlighted the fact that Jeep and Chrysler have started hiring thousands of employees and that plants are expanding. He said that the Republicans can’t deny that good jobs are being created so they’re trying various flawed arguments. Republicans have said that the private sector would have stepped in to save the industry, that the plan was just a “giveaway to union bosses� and that Ford Motor Co. would have filled the void if GM and Chrysler failed, he said.

But even Ford’s CEO Alan Mulally has said that had the companies failed, they would have pulled down the whole

industry, Biden reminded his listeners.

The Obama administration faced a great deal of criticism before the auto rescue plan was implemented and still does today. Critics say it is unfair for some businesses to go through the bankruptcy process when the government extends aid to others.

Biden said now, though, the rise of the two companies are showing the opponents are “dead wrong� and what Obama did was right. “This is a man with steel in his spine; he knew that resurrecting the industry wasn’t going to be popular and he knew he was taking a chance. But he believed,�

Biden said. “He wasn’t going to give up on a million jobs in the iconic industry that America invented.�

After the speech, Rich DeVore, President of UAW Local 1435, stood outside on the lawn with some of his fellow auto workers. The union supports Biden because Obama supported them “when they were in a pinch,� DeVore said.

DeVore works at Chrysler in Perrysburg and said he sees evidence of the industry perking up first hand. He’s seen 35 new workers get hired within the past two weeks. About 13 others who left town for work elsewhere have been recalled recently, he said.

McGaughey, too, experiences the effect of government policy first hand. She said she liked how Biden called out the Republicans for their actions. “They don’t care about the middle class,â€? she said. “Mitt Romney already said he doesn’t care about the poor.â€? âœŻ

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By Brigitta Burks TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Kaiden Rogers does a great elephant impression, loves pizza and tossing the ball outside. His favorite movie is “The Wizard of Oz” and he’s quick to smile. He is like many 5-year-olds, except that he has Down syndrome.

His mother, Sherri Rogers, has been president of the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo (DSAGT) for three years. One way to honor March 21, Worldwide Down Syndrome Day, and individuals like her son, is to “just take a step back and look at people as individuals.

Remember that they’re all human beings and everybody deserves the same things that everybody else does,” Sherri said.

Sherri and husband Justin Rogers didn’t know Kaiden had Down syndrome during her pregnancy.

“Right at delivery, they said they thought he had Down syndrome,” she remembered. Shortly after Kaiden’s birth, Sherri became secretary of DSAGT before moving up to president.

Having Kaiden has changed her perspective in many ways.

“The reality of it is it opened my eyes to be a lot more open-minded, accepting, noticing people for who they are, not their diagnosis. It definitely made me a lot more compassionate for the special needs community. I mean, I was not an advocate for anything before,” she said.

Sherri also works for the United Way Family Information Network with special needs families.

In her position with DSAGT, Sherri oversees several events, organizes advocacy efforts and provides information and support to fami-

lies. The group serves about 430 families in the Northwest Ohio area, a bit smaller than groups in Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland, but Rogers has high hopes.

“Even in the past five years I’ve been involved with the Down Syndrome Association, we’ve grown so much and added so many new things. We’re not quite with the rest of them, but we’re working toward it,” Sherri said.

DSAGT also organizes a spring golf outing and the Buddy Walk in October to raise awareness and funds.

The Rogers haven’t had many issues with the Toledo community’s acceptance of their son.

“For the most part, everybody’s very accepting of him. He has a great personality,” Sherri said.

What Kaiden gets noticed for most is his shock of red hair.

“Everybody always talks about his red hair. When people see him, they’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, look at that little redhead,’” Sherri said with a laugh.

The 5-year-old begins kindergarten this fall. To donate to DSAGT or learn more, visit www.dsagt.org.

March is also Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. The month kicked off with self-advocates from across the state, including about 20 people from Lucas County, traveling to the Ohio Statehouse Atrium on March 1. Ohio Public Images, an information and advocacy group out of Toledo, along with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities sponsored the kickoff celebration.

“Each year, the statewide kickoff event reinforces the fact that once we focus on the abilities of all citizens, we all benefit. By welcoming people with disabilities as equal community partners in the workforce, as well as in our schools and neighborhoods, our com-

munities will be stronger,” said Lon Mitchell, executive director of Ohio Public Images.

According to REM Ohio, a group that provides services and support to those with developmental disabilities, getting to know someone with special needs is a good way to celebrate the month. “The best way to get to know somebody [with special needs] is like getting to know anybody in the community. They have hopes and dreams just like you and me,” said Jim Oliver, director of REM Ohio’s Toledo location.

Toledoans can also attend several events put on by various groups throughout the month: ✯ Barbara McKenzie, who has a daughter with a developmental disability, is also the author of “Reflections of Erin: The Importance of Belonging, Relationships, and Learning with Each Other.” She was slated to host a free presentation at the Sanctuary of First United Methodist Church, 1526 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green at 11 a.m. March 16. ✯ Hope United Methodist Church will present a “Round and Square Dance” at 7 p.m. March 24. All proceeds will benefit Sunshine, a nonprofit offering support services to those with developmental disabilities.

Tickets will be available at the door and cost $10 for adults and $6 for children. For more information, call Lindsay Graham at (419) 392-6868. ✯ A workshop “Customized Employment for Persons with Developmental Disabilities” is 6:30 p.m. March 28 at the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities Family First Zone, 1155 Larc Lane. This presentation is free, but registration is required with the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio. Visit support.autism-society.org to learn more. ✯

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One downside to the unseasonably warm weather area residents have been enjoying lately is an unseasonably early start to severe weather season, said local weatherman “Blizzard Bill” Spencer.

“Here it is the middle of March when we should be talking about more cold and snow and instead we’re talking thunderstorms and May temperatures,” Spencer said.

“When you’re talking about 20 degrees above normal and a jet stream

farther north, we’ve already seen signs it could be a very busy season for severe weather.”

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2010 storms that destroyed Lake High School and the recent fatal storms in southern Ohio on March 2 — are the weather event most people think of when they think of severe summer weather, but hail, lightning and thunderstorms can also be dangerous, Spencer said.

“Everyone is always concerned about tornadoes, but you can get 100 mph winds out of thunderstorms, hail causes a lot of property damage and lightning on a soccer fi eld or in the pool can and does cause fatalities,” Spencer said.

Floods are another concern, Spencer said.

“Fortunately, this year we don’t have a snowmelt to worry about, but all these thunderstorms can create fl ooding,” Spencer said. “The fl ooding in Findlay a few years ago was caused by a summer thunderstorm complex that just sat over the city for several hours.”

Severe weather season in the Great Lakes region is typically May and June, Spencer said. It’s still unclear whether the early start will mean the season will also end early or be extended.

“There’s no way of knowing. Th ose are the two theories being floated,” Spencer said. “I think in the short term, over the next couple of months,

that bad of a winter and people are saying, ‘Oh boy, it’s nice and warm,’ but wait a minute, what does that mean down the road? There’s a price to pay for everything.”

Allergy suff erers may feel the effects of the high pollen counts earlier than normal because of the warm temperatures, Spencer said.

“Th at’s something that’s going to be an issue for a lot of people and something to be aware of,” he said.

“Everything is accelerated — allergies, blooming plants, severe weather. It’s crazy. It’s just nuts.”

Spencer said he hopes Ready U attendees leave feeling more confident about how to keep themselves safe.

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Despite the early warm weather, anything,” Spencer said. “With any area planters should be wary of one natural disaster, if you are well prepared, your chances of survival are more frost in late April or early May. “Th ere’s a potential there could much greater.”

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DEVELOPMENT

By Caitlin McGlade TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER cmcglade@toledofreepress.com

The city of Toledo had carried on like a “300-pound gorilla” up until the past 10 years.

At least, that’s Deputy Mayor Tom Crothers’ take on the city’s history of quietly buying up chunks of farmland in Monclova Township, taking care to purchase narrow strips of land to connect newly annexed property to the rest of the city. For example, Toledo owns two holes of Brandywine Golf Course for that reason.

Monclova Township wasn’t happy about it.

“Nobody liked it,” Crothers said.

“Under the Bell administration we have a decidedly different approach, and that’s regional cooperation.”

Solid cooperation between the city and the township began in 2003, when Monclova Township voters approved the two entities partnering with Maumee to form a joint economic development zone (JEDZ). The area stretches along I-475 and extends to Strayer Road between Salisbury Road and the City of Maumee limit line.

A JEDZ is an agreement between municipalities and townships that allows townships to collect income tax on businesses and people working within its boundaries. Law does not permit townships to collect income taxes so they must rely on property taxes to bring in the bulk of their revenues. But when the housing market dives and the state government tightens its financial support for local governments, townships can easily run into trouble.

The entities involved in the JEDZ form a board and its members divide certain portions of the tax revenue that results. Then, some of the money is pooled and used to attract businesses to the area by, for example, offering tax rebates later.

This particular JEDZ splits the income tax revenue evenly between Maumee, Monclova and Toledo. Collections based on the 1.5 percent income tax totaled more than $778,500 in 2011.

The agreement benefits town-

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ships by filling budget holes caused by falling property tax revenue. It can benefit the cities involved by attracting more businesses and filling out the entire metropolitan region. And it can benefit a new or expanding business. After a business operates for a year, the board will select businesses located in the zone for tax rebates of up to $20,000 a year for up to 10 years.

The formula is based on payroll and number of employees, said Chuck Hoecherl, Monclova Township trustee.

But, if you’re a business owner operating within the zone prior to the agreement and you don’t plan to hire more employees or expand, you’re out 1.5 percent of your earnings. If you’re an employee working and living in a township where you previously were not paying income tax, you’re out of luck, too.

That’s what happened to some employees at Jann’s Netcraft, a fishing supply company, when the JEDZ formed in 2004.

“The people who work here basically got a 1.5 percent reduction in their income,” said owner David Jankowski.

He and one of his employees, Robert Barnhart, took the JEDZ board to court through a series of filings that reached the Sixth District Court of Appeals. They tried to take the case to the Ohio Supreme Court when the lower court ruled the JEDZ lawful but the high court refused to hear the case.

Jankowski said he chose his location on Briarfield Road because it was close to I-475 and that the new income tax never threatened to run him out of business. However, his biggest objection to the JEDZ is that the area selected was already developed before the zone was declared.

In theory, JEDZ are helpful for economic development when they are designated in places that have little to no business or are in particularly depressed areas, said Jerry Miller, vice president of Miller Diversified Properties.

Say, for example, a company wants to build on a chunk of land but is discouraged from settling because there is no convenient water line. The JEDZ board, having raised money through the income tax deal, should be able to afford to construct a water line so the

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business could move in, he said.

Jankowski said he’s not seeing any benefits where his business sits.

“I am a small government kind of person,” he said. “I feel that you can drive economic development without government oversight. If there’s a market there, it’ll happen.”

Hoecherl said Monclova was able to afford new fire equipment that the township otherwise wouldn’t have been able to purchase. Collections also helped to keep the township serviced by sheriff ’s deputies when the county could no longer afford to patrol the area without charge, Hoecherl said.

Residents have since voted in favor of a levy that covers policing costs.

Maumee used the funds to complete intersection improvements on U.S. 23 and on Jerome and Monclova roads. Toledo has used its share for road and utility improvements.

But the ultimate goal is to pull new businesses in and develop the zone further.

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Construction on the stretch of U.S. 23 near the Salisbury Road exit has completed, the Jerome Road connector to Fallen Timbers is done and the area has a lot of shovel-ready, open land. Add in easy access to the turnpike, proximity to I-75 and U.S. 23 and the area is very marketable, Hoecherl said.

The Bell administration has been traveling across the world to attract business people to the region. The JEDZ is one tool that the city can use to help attract successful, foreign business. Also, the region is developing an EB-5 Visa Center, which invites foreign investors to commit $500,000 to a business endeavor here and create 10 jobs in exchange for a faster track to permanent residency, Crothers said.

“When we go overseas, they discover that [Toledo’s] right in the middle of everything,” he said.

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A VIEW FROM THE GULCH

How not to invest in precious metals I

n part two of this series, I will look at some ways not to invest in precious metals. That is not to say any of the following are bad investments, they’re not, just that there are better ways to invest in metals if you are going for an inflation hedge and as insurance against really bad things happening in the economy.

One of the worst methods of investing in precious metals is through rare coins or numismatics. When you purchase a numismatic gold coin, say a 1929 double eagle, you are paying for not only the gold content but also the rarity and the grade or condition of the coin. Now, on a couple of fronts we can objectively evaluate the coin. We know how many were struck and how many are known to exist today. So it is

fairly easy to figure out the rarity. The 1929 Saint-Gaudens double eagle had 1.7 million minted.

Most of the double eagles were returned to the mint and melted down.

Some, however, were unofficially saved by treasury employees. Estimates of the quantities saved range from a few dozen to several hundred thousand, depending on the date. To say the least, these speci- Gary L. mens are rare and very few have come up for auction in the past couple of decades.

The problem with using this coin as a store of value, meaning the gold content, is that as a collectible it is worth

a lot more. From one standpoint of investing this may be a good thing, but from the standpoint that you want to have something of value you can exchange for food or shelter, it is a very bad way of investing in gold. If it gets to the point of bartering for food and medicine, the rarity of the coin will mean nothing.

Secondly, the numisRATHBUN matic value of a coin is heavily weighted on the grade or the condition. Ratings range from MS (mint state) 1 to MS 70. An MS 70 coin is perfect and usually has never been touched by human hands without gloves. A coin that is MS 1 is usually a glob of metal and is not good for anything but melt-down value. The difficulty with grading is that it is very subjective. I knew a dealer that would

purchase coins and pay a company to recertify them at a higher grade.

The difference in price between an MS 60 and an MS 65 can be exponential. So grading is very critical and it doesn’t take much to lower the grade of a coin. A fingerprint left by someone not wearing gloves can lower the grade and the value several thousand dollars.

So as a store of value and an inflation hedge, numismatic coins are not the way to prepare for a difficult economy.

Now, all of that being said, I do collect coins, have for most of my life and enjoy it very much as a hobby, but not so much as an investment against economic upheaval.

It is very important that when you look at investing in precious metals you know what you are buying and why. Many of the firms that advertise on the Internet do kind of a bait and switch. I had a person come to me saying they invested in gold but what

they had really purchased were rare coins; in the time gold went from $800 an ounce to $1,400 an ounce she lost more than $100,000 because the numismatic value decreased. Actually, it didn’t decrease; the company that sold them to her marked it up so much on the purchase that the redemption value was below what she paid.

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In the past 40 years pension plans have been on the decline while 401(k) plans have continued to increase. This shift has left saving and preparing for retirement much more in the hands of the employee and less the responsibility of the employer. Over the years, additional rules and plan options were added that now offer greater control and flexibility to 401(k) account owners.

Mark If account owners feel they are limited with the choices offered in their 401(k) Nolan plans, a review of the plan documents should be done to see if a self-directed brokerage account is an option. Normally, a standard 401(k) offers a list of approved choices a participant can direct their savings and investments into. Those options typically consist of large, medium, small, international stock and bond strategies as well as fixed income. A self-directed brokerage account offers hundreds if not thousands of additional options. Those options could consist of buying individual stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds and additional mutual funds. Moving funds to this option would allow the account owner to further customize the account with the new choices.

In-service rollovers to an IRA plan are another often little-known strategy and should also be considered. Not all 401(k) plans offer a self-directed brokerage account option as part of the 401(k). Yet, an in-service rollover to an IRA plan could be an option. This option is most common if you are older than 59 ½ or if the 401(k) has changed from one company to another over the years, either due to job

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PHILANTHROPY

By Caitlin McGlade TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER cmcglade@toledofreepress.com

Before a backdrop of winter’s bare trees against spring’s azure sky, they stood.

The young men, standing in a semicircle from first to third base, are the first ballplayers who get to break in Mercy Field.

Hundreds of parents, baseball fans and school leaders alike gathered to celebrate a number of “firsts” the evening of March 14. This marks the first year that Lourdes University has a baseball team. This is the first year that Central Catholic High School will call a new field home. It is the first time that Mercy has named a sports facility.

Everything about the place is polished. The ground on the field is covered with state-of-the-art turf — the same material The Ohio State University and the Pittsburgh Pirates use.

The bleachers, which can handle more than 400 people, have a sleek shine.

Walk inside the brick building wrapping around the field and you’ll find a study room equipped with wireless Internet and a spacious locker room.

“It’s sort of unreal to walk out there and say ‘Yeah, this is my home field,’” said Austin Gunn, a junior studying education at Lourdes University.

The ground upon which he stood was planted years ago by a man named Cleves Delp. Delp runs The Delp Company, a consulting firm in Maumee that deals in wealth and risk management and employee benefits.

A couple of years ago, Delp approached Father Dennis Hartigan, president of Central Catholic, and asked him what he thought about building a baseball field for the school. The school’s administration took surveys of the community to determine whether the idea would catch, but Hartigan concluded that the school would have trouble finding enough donors to fund the project, Hartigan said.

Delp decided to pay for it himself.

He rented land on South HollandSylvania Road from the Diocese of Toledo, paid to have the facility built and drew in Mercy as a sponsor.

Some 100 meetings later, Lourdes University and Central Catholic now rent the field from him.

Delp played baseball for Central Catholic as a teen and continued playing baseball during college. But, he said, this is not about baseball.

“This field is about the extension of the renaissance of Central Catholic High School,” he said. “It really isn’t about baseball; that is just the conduit

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The deed also extends the arms of Lourdes University. Under President Robert Helmer’s watch, who is leaving for Baldwin-Wallace College, the institution has added a men’s baseball team and men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams. Next year, the school will have a softball team, he said.

Delp said he feels close to Central Catholic because it is “uniquely” Catholic. For example, he said the entire tennis team must attend Mass on Fridays. He used to serve on the school’s board and his marketing director, Jesse MacDonald, is the school’s tennis coach. He also cited the school’s quality of education; it was the first in the area to offer an International Baccalaureate diploma.

Delp may have funded most of the operation, but the feat was not something he did alone. He credits his good friend and Central Catholic baseball coach Jeff Mielcarek, who is also the Catholic Youth Organization athletic director, with helping him foster the idea. As kids, he said they both played Little League, but not on the same team.

As they grew up, their lives continued to intertwine. They worked for the Mud Hens together at one point. One day, Mielcarek suggested to Delp that the

two should dream.

“Little did I know, [Mielcarek] delivered,” he said. “Here we are, a few hundreds of thousands of dollars later.”

The project also united four Catholic institutions that have never worked together on such a scale. Delp did not set out to only work with Catholic entities, but he said he was pleased that it turned out that way.

Hartigan and Helmer both said Wednesday that the deal is all about providing what is best for the students.

That means seeing a student as a wellrounded individual in body, soul and mind. Athletic involvement stands for part of this, Hartigan said.

When ethical breaches abound in the national sports arena, such as the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal, anchoring sports in some kind of values is vital, Delp said.

“Athletics in the absence of a value-based system, whatever system that may be that you may choose, is dangerous,” he said. “Athletics for the purpose of athletics and not for the purpose of building character is dangerous and it causes people to do silly things. To put certain things like winning above what was really supposed to be happening, and that’s building character.” ✯

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Corey

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The lifelong Toledo resident stood before a group of reporters at the Lucas County Democratic Party Headquarters on March 13 for a news

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Toledo, she said, is her home. She would have to move in search of other jobs.

But in 2008, she was one of the thousands of people employed by Chrysler and General Motors Co. who was laid off. She was jobless for 10 months.

“I remember how frightening it was, wondering how I would pay the bills, whether I would lose my home and how to continue to put my son through barber school,” she said. “To politicians like Josh Mandel (Brown’s opponent), I was a number on a sheet of paper, a statistic flashing across the TV screen.”

She was rehired after the government gave loans to the auto industry and Chrysler made a comeback, she said. Her voice wavered as she explained that both she and her son, who works at a plant that supplies parts for Jeeps, “owe their jobs to the auto rescue.”

Fletcher’s story is a testament to the Democrats’ plan to promote the government’s auto bailout as the savior of the industry.

Since the government lent billions to GM and Chrysler in 2009, the companies have declared bankruptcy, begun repaying loans, have started turning profits and have rehired and announced expansions.

Ron Rothenbuhler, the Lucas County Democratic Party chairman, joined County Commissioner Pete Gerken and UAW Local 12 President Bruce Baumhower to praise Sen. Brown for his efforts to rescue the auto industry.

They criticized Mandel for opposing the auto rescue, calling the state treasurer “out of touch” and a menace to the middle class.

Mandel, who was labeled a career politician by those in his own party who ran against him in the primaries, has been under fire from the Democrats for missing Board of Deposit meetings, not being open with the public and for his take on the auto industry rescue.

The Democrats cited Mandel’s comments to the Youngstown Vindicator this month as evidence that he would have voted against the auto recovery plan. He told the reporter that he disagreed that the bailout saved the American auto industry and that he was developing his own plan.

His press contact did not return repeated calls for comment and Mandel has not provided details about his own auto rescue plan.

Mandel shouldn’t even have an auto rescue plan, said John McAvoy, a board member of the Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition. He said that under no condition should the gov-

ernment bail out or save industries from failing. Mandel’s only “rescue plan” should be to refer failing companies to the bankruptcy system so they are forced to slim down and correct their problems in order to succeed, he said.

“When the government steps in and does what they did, that’s not fair to the competition,” McAvoy MANDEL said. “The guys that run their company like crap, they fail, but in this case, the government stepped in and paid them for bad behavior.”

McAvoy he did not vote for Mandel in the primaries because of his elusiveness. The treasurer did not attend McAvoy’s organization’s candidate forum and later ducked out of a forum at the City Club of Cleveland.

“He didn’t show up or return phone calls and if a person is like that while they’re campaigning, how are they going to be when they’re sitting in Washington?” McAvoy said. “You’re never going to see him.”

Still, he said, he’ll vote against Brown. McAvoy said he has lost trust in GM and Chrysler because of the auto rescue that Brown heralded.

Baumhower, who lobbied Congress for the auto rescue along with other union leaders and city mayors, said he is experiencing improvements in Toledo because of the rescue.

The Jeep Wrangler plant, he said, hit a world record last year by producing 165,000 Wranglers. Hundreds of additional job openings have been announced and the company is making millions of dollars worth of expansions, he said.

He pointed out that the auto rescue was not a handout. The companies did have to undergo major restructuring.

Plus, he said, new employees still only make $15 an hour, compared to the $28 an hour they might have made years ago.

The government still owns a portion of GM. Gerken also stressed at the podium March 13 that the rescue was not a bailout, but a loan. He said he worked for Jeep for 30 years.

“It’s not the ‘too big to fail,’ it’s that we’re too smart and too tough and too engrained to give up a legacy industry in our country,” Gerken said. “This isn’t about anybody failing. This is about giving these workers and these leaders, myself, a chance again to do it.

There’s no fail here … give us a chance and we’ll work our way out.” ✯

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The puttin’ o’ the greens (Ireland, but not just golf )

By Judy Pfaffenberger TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

For a long time the Emerald Isle eluded me in my travels.

For some reason, most of those who travel with me just seemed to have little interest. So I decided to resort to my husband, who doesn’t really like to travel. Throughout the years I have learned dangling golf as a carrot was about the best way to get him to go anywhere. After tempting him with that, I thought by going in late April we would encounter spring rains and there wouldn’t be much golf. I was wrong! Only one day was there no golf.

Since neither of us wanted to drive on the “wrong” side, we talked my cousin Rick Hambleton, who can drive a stick shift and also loves golf, into going with us. (Renting a standard shift car anywhere in Europe is much cheaper than going with an automatic.) Since no nonstop flights are available from Detroit to Ireland, we flew via Chicago to Shannon.

Bed and breakfasts are quite plentiful, so we booked only our first and last nights ahead. Double rooms ran between 50 and 75 euros ($1.30 = 1 euro).

Although this trip was eight years ago, I checked current prices for some of the places and they were not significantly higher. We also stayed in two hostels where we had a private double room en suite with Rick bunking in the dorm.

These were slightly less expensive than the bed and breakfasts.

Our first destination was the town of Cahir, passing through Tipperary — not a long way. We spent the night in Carrigeen Castle, a real treat. The guys played golf while I walked along the river to Swiss Cottage.

The next day we explored Cahir Castle before hitting the road to tour Killarney National Park, and enjoyed a jaunting car (carriage) ride into the Gap of Dunloe. Later I roamed the quaint town of Kenmare while they golfed at the Ring of Kerry Golf Club. Our rooms at the Bay View Farm were simple but adequate and included an extensive Irish breakfast. Note: only the hostels didn’t include breakfast.

The Ring of Kerry, with its spectacular coastal views, was the next leg of our journey after a morning round of golf at the Parknasilla Hotel. While Rick and my husband golfed, I walked some of the adjacent trails.

Later that afternoon we ar-

rived at Dingletown on the Dingle Peninsula,where we stayed in the Ballingtaggart Hostel with a view of the bay.

We had thought about biking the peninsula the next morning, but since the weather was beautiful that afternoon, we drove it to check it out. The road turned out to be narrow, winding and somewhat hilly with considerable traffic so we decided to take our time and savor the views and pass on the bike ride. Back in Dingletown that evening, we enjoyed an evening of Irish music at Murphy’s Pub. The golf course was too crowded in the morning so we headed north toward the Cliffs of Moher. These are truly spectacular with sunny but windy weather that day. Our bed and breakfast was at Spanish Point, so named because it was near where the British Fleet defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.

Doolin, just north of the cliffs, is famous for Irish music but here we found our bargain golf of the trip.

Nine holes (par 3) with a great view of the cliffs cost just $5 in an honor system box. From there we went north to Cong and “The Quiet Man” country, visiting some places connected with the movie. We spent the evening strolling the grounds of Ashford Castle, the former home of the

Guinness brewing family.

The pretty planned Georgian town of Westport, golf at Clew Bay, the Coffin Ship Memorial to those who didn’t make their destinations during the famine, Croagh Patrick Mountain (where 50,000 pilgrims climb with bare feet in July), and the desolate but picturesque DooLough Valley filled our next day. The Beach House where we stayed provided our best sunset.

The old city of Galway was our next destination. We visited the church where Christopher Columbus prayed before setting out on one of his New World journeys. Earlier, at our balconied bed and breakfast facing Galway Bay, our gracious hosts made a tee time for the guys and then invited me to attend church with them. The choir was made up of immigrants from Nigeria.

Our last day of driving took us through the Burren with its stone fences, hundreds of stone forts and strange rock formations to our final bed and breakfast near Bunratty Castle where we would attend a medieval musical feast. We also managed to squeeze in nine more holes. A great ending to eight magical days on the Emerald Isle with “the luck o’ the Irish” giving us such good weather. ✯

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WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL

The Tomahawk – a striking work of art Y

ou know that classic scolding and have probably caught yourself repeating it to your own kids: “Don’t run around with those scissors, or somebody’s gonna get hurt!” I wonder if any Native American moms similarly admonished their warrior sons. Those boys grew into men who ran into battles with their favorite weapon in hand, the tomaFrank hawk, and usually somebody did get hurt.

By 1812, the Native Americans had already been trading for years with the white man to gain better weaponry. They still used the bow and arrow and knives, and were now accumulating their share of muskets; but they always had a special fondness for the tomahawk, or uh, the hatchet.

I can’t be the only one who mixes up those two terms. Are they interchangeable?

Well, a few people throughout history have loosely used either name to describe any number of similar-appearing instruments.

Today, when referring to a hatchet, it’s the one always having a slightly curved handle that is no more than a foot long. It sports a wedgeshaped metal head with a blade on one side and often a hammer head on the other. Many simply have a ring (or poll) that slips over the wooden shaft. The Native Americans and some frontiersmen used

the hatchet more often as a tool than a weapon, but it was both.

The tomahawk design took the hatchet concept to the next level.

I mean, there are bicycles and then there are Harleys, right?

The name alone, tomahawk, has become synonymous with awesomeness.

Even our most sophisticated cruise missiles, the ones that could target a squirrel from KURON hundreds of miles away, carry the same appellation because in the right hands they are a precision weapon — with a ton of swagger.

The combination of a long, straight wooden handle and a weighted head made the Native American tomahawk a device that could strike an enemy swiftly and accurately. It was still the preferred weapon for close combat during the War of 1812 battles, as is historically evident in numerous paintings.

Tomahawks were not just constructed, however; they were crafted. The Native Americans embellished the wooden handles with exquisite carvings and ornamentation. They traded for the forged heads, which blacksmiths often beautifully engraved in meticulous detail. The side of the head opposing the blade took many shapes, such as a spike or hammer, but a pipe bowl was most popular — making these tomahawks not only instruments of war, but of peace.

Deliberations between white men and Native Americans were often concluded with the pipe/ tomahawk being passed amongst them. The handle actually had a hole drilled its entire length and the inhaling end was variously tapered. Though stories abound, it would be wrong to assume that anything more robust than tobacco was lit in these pipes on formal occasions such as treaty signings.

The pipe-smoking ceremony was actually religious in nature and tobacco was a sacred element.

The smoke symbolized prayers wafting up to the Great Spirit, not unlike the Catholic practice of lighting candles. The use of hallucinogens in these situations would have been profane.

Some tomahawks were created strictly as grand gifts. For his allegiance to the crown, Colonel Henry Proctor, leader of the British forces throughout our Northwest Territory, presented the great Tecumseh with a beautiful pipe/tomahawk engraved along the blade, “To Chief Tecumseh, From Col. Proctor, MDCCCXII.” Tecumseh was known to reciprocate this gift-giving toward his white friends. In 1807, he presented then governor of Ohio, Thomas

Worthington, with a magnificent tomahawk which is still on display at Worthington’s Adena mansion, g in Chillicothe, cothe, Ohio.

Closerr to home, John hn Waggoner, er, one of the he first setttlers off Fremont, t, O h i o , and thee fourth great-grandfather of current Toledo edo resident Mr. Jay Waggoner, also lso received a Tecumseh tomahawk wk before the war broke out. John n Waggoner served with the American merican forces at Fort Meigs in 1813 against his friend, but that at gift has survived 200 years rs and was recently donated by the family to the Rutherford rd B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont.

Adena and nd the Hayes Center are two great, history-laden day trips.. ✯ Frank Kuron is author of the War of 1812 book, “Thus Thus Fell Tecumseh.” Email him at kuronpubs@bex.net bs@bex.net

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As I have mentioned before, the his “People’s Show” on 100.7 The Vibe, FCC changed the game in 1997 with his show sounded refreshingly different. ownership rules and Toledo morning Long gone were all his distractions as radio really took the hit. What used to there were no businesses to plug. His be numerous mom and pop stations show’s lineup had changed, as Sarah were sold off to two radio conglomer- Hegarty, Demetrius Nicodemus and ates (Clear Channel, Cumulus) who Carlos Diaz stayed on with KISS FM, alwere more concerned with cash than lowing for some dynamic changes.

His new lineup on the show content. Although the Toledo radio landscape had changed, Toledoans’ features local musician Calen Savneed/desire for a great morning shows idge, comedians Donny Palicki and Brandon Doriot and Michelle Zepeda, had not.

The downfall of Andrew Z’s KISS former FOX Toledo reporter and AnFM show began when he first an- drew’s wife. This change and the fact nounced he was opening his pizzeria. that Andrew Z has nothing else to The show slowly transitioned from do with his time due to the two-year giving people a reason to listen, to “grounding” by Judge Mayberry has giving constant promotional plugs for drastically improved the quality of the his restaurant. Andrew Z then became show; it may be his finest yet.

The show’s musical/comedic talmore focused on his outside business entities than his own radio show, but ents have been able to shine on a daily basis because the clutter of plugs are never once did he seem to realize it.

As his business grew, so did his op- gone. You combine them and a foportunities; he put together a locally cused/determined Andrew Z and you based traveling stand-up comedy get a 60-watt FM station showing up show, he opened a restaurant location in the ratings. Cumulus had no choice in Defiance, then another in Down- but to make a change.

Andrew Z’s fall from grace town Toledo. There are more businesses he opened that I am simply not was not graceful. It was ugly listing here. With every new business, and many would say deserved. another portion of his show was dedi- Although I was not a fan of his show at the end of his KISS run, I am a fan cated to promoting it.

The last year of his KISS FM show of him as a person. Andrew Z is one was like a four-hour infomercial of the most genuine people in Toledo for Andrew Zepeda enterprises, yet radio. He has been incredibly humpeople still listened. Clear Channel bled and turned his humiliation into had known for some time that his a reborn desire to perform and prove content was being held hostage, be- himself. He is a great Dickens charcause replacing Andrew Z meant they acter who almost ruined his life with would have to pick up a corporately his mistakes, but was given a second owned syndicated morning show, chance, like many Toledoans.

If he can continue to improve and which Clear Channel calls “Premium grow the show, there will be a ratings Choice.”

If Clear Channel Toledo had fired shake-up. ✯ Andrew Z any earlier than they did, Toledo would have lost another local Follow Jeremy on Twitter @jeremytheproduc.

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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 fi nancing 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 fi nancing of housing, call the Toledo Fair Housing Center, (419) 243-6163.

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An information guide and workbook for HOME BUYERS! Call or email me for your copy.

Compliments of Mary Ann Stea rns, Loss Real ty Group 419.345.0071 | www.MaryAnn Stearns.com

Mary Ann Stearns 419.345.0071 marstearns@bex.net

Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board of Education of the Toledo Public School District until 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday April 4, 2012,at the Toledo Public Schools Treasurers’ Room 3, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608, for all labor, material and supervision necessary for Old Orchard, DeVeaux and Woodward Phase 2 Site work and General Trades Packages, as more fully described in the drawings and specifications for the project prepared by The Collaborative, Inc. and SSOE and will be opened publicly and read immediately thereafter.

Bid Documents for the project may be examined at the F.W. Dodge plan rooms in Columbus, Builders Exchange in Toledo, University of Toledo – Capacity Building, E.O.P.A. – Hamilton Building, Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and The Plan Room in Ann Arbor, Construction Association of Michigan, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Construction News.

Bidders may obtain copies of the documents starting March 16, 2011 which may be purchased from Becker Impressions, 4646 Angola Road, Toledo, Ohio 43615, phone: (419) 385-5303. Drawings may be obtained on CD-ROM for no cost with the purchase of the specifications.

A PREBID CONFERENCE will be held on March 23, at 8:30 am at Toledo Public Schools Board Room, 420 East Manhattan Blvd, Toledo, Ohio 43608.

If you have any questions or a need for additional information, please direct all questions in writing to patrick.stutler@lgb-llc.com, by phone at (419) 776-5600, or (fax) (877) 281-0784.

Bid Item No. 1 – Old Orchard Site Work Bid Item No. 2 – DeVeaux General Trades Work Bid Item No. 3 – Woodward General Trades Work

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Sunny Sunny 30 Rock 30 Rock Key Key › Vegas Vacation (1997) Chevy Chase.

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Austin Austin Wm. Basketball Women’s College Basketball Basket NASCAR NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Royal Purple 300.

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