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A week in the life

few thoughts as summer winds down: O Navy Week: Major kudos should be offered to the success of Navy Week. Five ships and more than 500 service men and women docked in Toledo from Aug. 20-27, offering ship tours, musical performances by military bands and opportunities to interact with servicemembers, who could be seen in their dress whites walking through Downtown, cheering at Mud Hens games and soaking up the city’s appreciation for their sacrifices. It was a tremendous sight, seeing people waiting in line to visit the USS De Wert and the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Ville de Québec at Maritime Plaza while the USS Hurricane, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay and the historic U.S. Brig Niagara, a replica of the War of 1812 flagship, docked at International Park near the SS Col. James M. Schoonmaker. Toledo reportedly drew bigger crowds for the event than even Chicago and Milwaukee. It would be a wonderful benefit to the region to host Navy Week again in 2013. O Glass City: Libbey Inc. signed a 15-year lease to keep its global headquarters at Edison Thomas F. Pounds Plaza in Downtown Toledo. The State of Ohio will give Libbey a $1 million grant for capital improvements and a $200,000 grant for workforce training. Libbey has also extended its lease with Toledo for its Libbey Glass Factory Outlet store at the Erie Street Market and its lease for the Libbey Glass Showroom at 335 N. St. Clair St. This is a strong commitment from the State of Ohio to Libbey, and from Libbey to the City of Toledo. Libbey is one of those companies closely linked to Toledo, so it is exciting to see that its relationship with the Glass City will continue. O Steel grandstands: Toledo City Councilman and critical thinker Steve Steel may have thought he was putting a box around Mayor Mike Bell when he arrogantly demanded the mayor sign an ethics pledge (in the wake of proposed staff wage raises) promising to not accept campaign donations from employees. He must have been surprised by the mayor’s response, which fired back the idea of not only banning donations from employees, but calling for all elected city officials to also decline donations from unions. Steel had the legs cut out from under his grandstanding gesture by the Bell administration’s response, and it was not surprising to see his red-faced reaction at the Aug. 28 Counil meeting, nor was it surprising that Council chose to not act, but passed the issue to an unscheduled committee. Why Steel chose to throw his stone at the glass house he also lives in is amusing and puzzling, but it earned a quick slap back from Bell and his team. Toledo City Council has no right to dictate to people who they choose to support with their cash; with so many bigger issues facing the city, Steel’s proposal was the true red herring of the week. O Leading Edge: If you’re looking for insightful commentary from local newsmakers, tune in to Jerry Anderson’s WTOL-11 television show “Leading Edge,” Sundays at 11 a.m. 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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LIGHTING THE FUSE

‘2016’/ ‘The Campaign’ “We survived Bush, you’ll survive Obama.’ — Facebook post

murmuring and nodding; it very much resembled a church service in the way the audience responded to the film’s narrative. At the end of the film, the audience enthusiastically pay attention to a great deal of political discourse, and applauded and was clearly energized by the message. “2016” is much more moderate in its approach than that six-word statement sums up America’s current situation better than reams of more sophisticated rhetoric the typical Michael Moore joint, but it does contain some ever could. It is simultaneously defiant and resigned, divisive howlers. The use of ominous music when Indonesia is on screen, the graphics of gathering black and clement. Two new films, “The Campaign” clouds and the images of cemeteries used and “2016: Obama’s America,” contain simiover discussions of a future under Obama larly overlapping and contradictory messages. are clumsy and transparent. D’Souza is “2016” is a documentary, in the same way careful to avoid giving attention to Obama’s Michael Moore’s films are documentaries — place of birth and admitted drug use, which not cinematic questions in search of answers, allows him to spend time on Obama’s inbut agendas in search of supporting “facts.” fluences and mentors (Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Based on books by commentator Dinesh Wright, etc.). D’Souza, “2016” seeks to “explain” PresiD’Souza more boldly than any previous dent Barack Obama’s political philosophy through contextualization of Obama’s child- Michael S. miller commentator, attributes Obama’s political ascent to his race. D’Souza tries to diffuse the hood and parental models. That in itself isn’t a controversial thesis. It is inarguable that one’s childhood tactic by literally showing the skin of his hand and letting and formative years help define who one is as an adult. In the audience see he shares Obama’s general pigmentation. some cases that might mean capitulation to parental ideals (“See!” he seems to say, “I have dark skin, too, so I clearly I and in some cases that might mean a rejection of those can’t be racist!”) It is fair to connect Obama’s election to the ideals. Either way, you am who you am in large part because historical journey of civil rights in America, but it’s disingenuous to attribute the man’s success to that factor alone. of your upbringing. “The Campaign,” a comedy that pits Will Ferrell’s RepubFor me, the son of an Air Force veteran and a woman from Texas, that upbringing was 100 percent baseball, lican incumbent senator against Zach Galifianakis’ amateur hot dogs, apple pie and the American flag. I was raised challenger, does not strive to be overly specific in its current under conditions of unconditional love for America and events satire. But it perfectly captures the influence of money American exceptionalism. As I grew older, I learned to (with Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow as de facto Koch question and often doubt the caretakers of America’s Brothers) and the lemming tendencies of many voters. In freedom, but I have never questioned the freedom itself. one scene, Galifianakis reads from crayon-illustrated pages of I do believe the United States of America is the greatest “Rainbowland,” written by Ferrell’s character in second grade, blend of freedom, capitalism and opportunity in world interpreting it as a communist manifesto. A whipped-to-ahistory. That doesn’t mean I believe our country is per- frenzy audience member screams at Ferrell, “You can’t make fect, but that devotion and dedication to America shapes me live in Rainbowland!” It would be even funnier if it weren’t an accurate reflection of the impact of partisan rhetoric. my politics and philosophy. The main targets of “The Campaign” may be politicians, Neither Obama nor D’Souza shared my experience. D’Souza spent the first 17 years of his life in his native but the most collateral damage is done to voters, who are India. Obama was born in Hawaii (really, he was), spent treated as parrots more concerned with the party line than a number of his early years in Indonesia and later moved with facts or what is best for the country. “2016” and “The Campaign” are appropriate bookends to back to Hawaii. Obama’s Kenyan biological father only met the future president once; it was up to Obama’s mother to experience as the November election nears. One is clearly seraise him, and eventually, she shifted that responsibility to rious and one is clearly a farce, but there are elements of poshis grandparents. In “2016,” D’Souza makes the case that sibly unintentional seriousness in the comedy and elements of because he believes Obama was not raised to love America probably unintentional hilarity in the documentary. One message is clear in both movies: We can argue but to question and even resent its colonialist tendencies, he builds his presidency around trying “to shrink America’s and debate and yell all we want, but after the ballots are footprint in the world because he thinks we’ve been step- counted it often doesn’t matter which candidate won; it’s often the citizens, defiant and resigned, divisive and ping on the world.” At the afternoon showing Aug. 24 at Rave Cinemas clement, who lose. O at Fallen Timbers, the audience was about 70, by which I mean there were about 70 people in the audience and their Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toaverage age was 70. The group was engrossed by “2016,” ledo Free Press Star. Email him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

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Ottney named Toledo Free Press Managing Editor From Staff Reports

Whether documenting a tense ballgame, chasing down elusive sources or crafting flowing narratives, journalism is not just a job — it is a way of life. Toledo Free Press writers Sarah Ottney, Brigitta Burks and Caitlin McGlade and Sports Editor Zach Davis know all about that. Ottney and Burks are being promoted to managing editor and news editor, respectively. Gina Fielding has been named Social Networking Editor. McGlade and Davis are leaving the state for new opportunities.

Sarah Ottney

Ottney, 28, is an Oak Harbor native. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2006 with dual degrees in English and journalism. Ottney then moved to South Dakota for a reporting and copy editing job at the Aberdeen American News. For three years, Ottney wrote about a variety of topics, including outdoors, agriculOTTNEY ture and features. She also designed news pages for print, including covers and sports. She moved back to Northwest Ohio in 2009 to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA member with the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks. Since taking her special sections editor job with Toledo Free Press in 2011, Ottney has organized sections small and large, covering topics ranging from weddings to Mud Hens Opening Day, from dining guides to the military. “I like the challenge of finding a new angle to sections we do every

year. It really lets me be creative. And every week it’s something different so I never get bored,” Ottney said. She said she loves compiling the 90-page-plus print monster that is the annual Mud Hens Opening Day issue. “The enthusiasm is contagious,” Ottney said. “Everyone is really excited about baseball starting again and there are so many facets to the Mud Hens that people may not have thought about before. Everyone involved with the Mud Hens is really passionate about what they do. I’m not really a baseball fan myself, but they won me over.” As Ottney continues at Toledo Free Press, she looks forward to documenting Toledo’s growth. “I’m enjoying watching Toledo come back from the recession,” she said. “I moved back here right in the middle of it and worked for AmeriCorps so I saw Toledo and its problems at their worst firsthand. I was able to put faces on a lot of our most difficult issues and it’s been neat to see how that experience has translated to make me a better journalist.” Michael S. Miller, Toledo Free Press editor in chief, said Ottney is already a valuable staff member and her promotion will provide more opportunities for her to practice her craft. “Sarah writes compelling, clean copy and has a deft hand editing others’ contributions,” Miller said. “Her new leadership role here will have a dramatic impact on our news coverage and social networking plans.”

Brigitta Burks

Burks, 25, comes to Toledo from the Cincinnati area. She graduated from Mount Notre Dame High School in 2006 and then attended Ohio University. After endless hours editing and writing at the student-run newspaper, The Post, Burks graduated from OU with a degree in journalism and

specializations in history and women’s studies. She also interned at the Hamilton Journal News. From there, she took a job with the American Bankruptcy Institute in Alexandria, Va., as the nonprofit’s communication/ administrative assistant. She moved to Toledo about a year ago and landed a job with Toledo Free Press. “My favorite BURKS part about being a journalist is the opportunity to help people in a way,” Burks said. “Whether you’re writing about a political figure and you’re educating the public and helping people make more informed decisions, or if you’re writing about charities — I’m really passionate about community-driven journalism.” “Brigitta is an insightful reporter and talented editor,” Miller said. “Readers will see great strides in our reporting and the scope of our investigative projects.”

Gina Fielding

A graduate of Genoa High School, and an education major at the University of Toledo, Social Networking Editor Gina Fielding is CEO of digital marketing business Gabella Media and editor in chief of www. damngina.net. She is a radio personality who serves as social media director for “Andrew Z in the Morning” on Star 105.5. “Gina has dynamic ideas for our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Issuu services,” Miller said. “As the industry evolves with technology, all media must not only keep up but lead the way, and Gina will help us with that mission. Our goal is be as accessible and interactive as possible.”

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Caitlin McGlade

McGlade, 24, is leaving Toledo Free Press for an internship at Congressional Quarterly in Washington, D.C., where she will cover Congress. “As a political science major, I’m interested in watching the political machine work,” McGlade said. “I’ve covered city and county government and now I’m interested in seeing how the federal government works. I’ve written stories about federal legislation, but I’ve never been to the place where they are making it happen.” McGlade came to Toledo Free Press as an intern in 2009 and was hired as a staff writer in December after graduating from Ohio University, where she majored in journalism and political science. McGlade covered city and county government, boards of elections, political campaigns, McGlade business, environment and art for Toledo Free Press. “I’ve learned a lot at Toledo Free Press. I haven’t been able to cover everything because we are a small staff, but what I have been able to cover I have been able to devote time and attention to make the stories truly well-rounded, researched, in-depth and written in a way that I might not get to anywhere else,” McGlade said. “Toledo not only has a compassionate community, but a growing arts scene and I think I’ll miss watching that develop.” McGlade grew up in Dayton and graduated from Bowling Green High

School in 2007. She also interned at The Columbus Dispatch, The Arizona Republic and The Athens (Ohio) Messenger and worked with Burks at OU’s student newspaper, The Post. “I worked in Washington, D.C., and I am excited for the opportunities Caitlin is pursuing,” Miller said. “Her leadership and determination will be missed, but she will find great success in The District.”

Zach Davis

Davis, 24, is leaving Toledo Free Press for a job at the Laredo Morning Times in Texas. He will join the newspaper’s sports writing staff. Davis grew up in Heath, Ohio, and graduated from Heath High School. He graduated from the University of Toledo with a degree in communication with a concentration in journalism. DAVIS Before coming to Toledo Free Press in 2011, Davis worked at FOX Sports Ohio and interned with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was also an active writer with UT’s student newspaper, The Independent Collegian, and was sports editor in 2010. “My roots come from Toledo; this is where I’ve learned my skills. It’s been an exciting time in Toledo and I’m excited to see what else is out there,” Davis said. “I’ll miss the people here.” “Zach lives sports, and Texas is fertile ground for sports journalism,” Miller said. “We wish him well and know he will thrive there.” O

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“Jaws,” the 1970s horror classic, lured record audiences into theaters and sent terrified beach buffs scurrying out of the water. Fortunately, freshwater rivers and lakes offered water-lovers a refuge from any menacing creatures lurking beneath the surface. Times have changed. On a clear autumn day in 1994, Marcy Poplett was idling her personal watercraft on the Illinois River and enjoying the gold and auburn leaves along the shore when a silver carp leapt from the water and smacked her between the eyes. Unconscious and bleeding profusely, she fell off the craft and began drifting downstream in the current. She revived just in time to see a towboat headed toward her. The towboat’s horn blasted a warning and a nearby boater rescued Poplett, who suffered multiple injuries including a concussion and a broken nose.

Cover photo courtesy Illinois River Biological Station, Natural History Survey

Unnatural born killers — Asian carp threaten balance in the Great Lakes

Knocking on the gates

Silver carp belong to a notorious family of fish generally known as Asian carp, and along with their cousin, the bighead carp, they are penetrating further into the country’s freshwater systems and knocking on the gates to the Great Lakes. Imported from Asia to help control aquatic plants in aquaculture ponds, the fish were accidentally and intentionally introduced to U.S. freshwater rivers and lakes. Prolific breeders and voracious eaters, they out-compete other fish for food and territory and leave an environmental mess in their wake. If they become established in the Great Lakes, they could threaten its $7 billion commercial and sport fishing industry. Bighead carp have been recorded in at least 18 states and are firmly established in Illinois and Missouri. They can grow to more than 3 feet and reach a scale-tipping 100 pounds. Tales of silver carp attacks are as abundant and large as the fish themselves. “Big Jim” Hardy owns a bait and tackle shop in Ottawa, Ill., not far from the Illinois River. The fish often jump into his boat, he said, and leave blood and slimy scales. Hardy’s fishing buddy shares the pain and the curse of the carp.

An Asian carp defecates as it appears to fly over the treeline in this photo taken by the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center.

“A 40-pound silver carp hit him right in the face,” Hardy said. “Broke his glasses and knocked out some of his false teeth. Thought he broke his jaw, too. He built a cage around his boat, and now he wears a catcher’s mask when he’s on the river.” Hardy said the carp started to infest this part of the river system, where the Illinois and Fox rivers meet, about two years ago. “Now, the rivers are alive with thousands of them,” he said.

Vulnerable site

The steady drumbeat of the Asian carp advance is resonating throughout the country. One particularly vulnerable site for the carp invasion is the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, part of a series of canals and rivers that link the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan and the rest of the Great Lakes. Electrical barriers about 30 miles from Chicago help keep the upstream portion of the canal free of carp.

But do the electrical barriers guarantee that Asian carp will not invade the Great Lakes? “No,” said Philip Willink with the Chicago Field Museum, who maintains an informational webpage about Asian carp. He compares the efficiency of the electrical barriers to biologists who use electricity to stun fish for survey collections — a few fish always manage to escape. Studies also indicate that Asian carp navigating toward Lake Michigan could breach the barriers if they swim alongside barges and other vessels that could deflect the electrical current. Close the locks and dam the canal, say some. Many local and state environmental agencies and organizations are calling for permanent solutions that include filling in portions of the canal system. But this extreme measure would cost billions of dollars in construction and lost revenue from shipping traffic and recreational boating along the canal and river system. Asian carp have had their day in the highest court of the land. Several

Great Lakes states sued the State of Illinois to permanently close the navigational locks leading into Lake Michigan. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected those pleas. Illinois is President Barack Obama’s home state and Michigan officials accused his administration of favoritism when it supported Illinois in the lawsuit. But the Obama administration supports other measures to contain these foreign invaders. Its plans include an Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework — and a $51.5 million programin addition to the $105 million already allocated — to defend the Great Lakes. This multi-faceted strategy includes a list of lethal tactics that reads like a page from a spy novel, including female carp urine to lure unsuspecting males, poison pellets and underwater guns that shoot high-intensity sound waves. Jackson Gross, a U.S. Geological Survey biologist and lead investigator for one of the projects, said the water guns can shoot a blast of air more than

30 feet to scare or stun fish. If the stun gun proves to be effective, it will used in the Chicago Sanitary Canals to help repel carp. Like so many other concerned scientists, he laments the loss of native fish in the Illinois River. A century ago, it supported the largest inland fishery in America. “The Illinois had one of the most diverse fish populations in the country until Asian carp took over,” he said. “Wild carp are like a cancer on the environment.”

Potential weak link

Not far from Chicago lies another potentially weak link that could offer a supply line for the Asian carp attack. Eagle Marsh, a 716-acre wetland preserve just south of Fort Wayne, Ind., lies near a centuries-old trail where French fur trappers once portaged their canoes between the Wabash and Maumee rivers, which link the Mississippi to Lake Erie. n CARP CONTINUES ON A7

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Asian carp in the Wabash might also find this to be a convenient route to the lake if severe floods breach the gap between the rivers. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Fish and Wildlife Service funded the installation of an 8-foot-tall chainlink fence the length of nearly four football fields to span the flood-prone area and keep carp from reaching the Maumee. In spite of these efforts, Asian carp imprints have been spotted in Lake Erie and efforts to track and hunt them down have intensified. Reports of bighead carp in Lake Erie, though few and far between, have surfaced throughout the years from Pelee Island, Sandusky Bay and Cedar Point. Like evidence at a crime scene, re-

sults from water samples collected in late August have brought out the forensic fish experts. A posse of officials from Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found silver carp DNA in 20 out of 150 samples taken throughout Sandusky Bay and Sandusky River. Samples from Maumee Bay were negative. Intensive electrofishing and test netting yielded no live Asian carp in any of the areas that were sampled. Did the criminals escape the dragnet, or was this DNA just a form of circumstantial evidence? “The breadth of positive samples from the Sandusky Bay area was not expected,” said Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Chief Jim Dexter. “We need to understand

Visit www.toledofreepress.com the source of the eDNA (environmental DNA) in order to address it and keep silver and bighead carp from establishing a viable population in the Great Lakes.” Fish parts and fish DNA can be transported by storm sewers, in bilge water or by fish-eating birds, such as pelicans, that fly long distances.

Inviting habitat

Whatever the mode of transport, Maumee Bay and the Maumee River’s currents, water temperature and abundant food supply offer one of the most inviting habitats in Lake Erie for Asian carp to thrive and reproduce. That doomsday scenario could devastate the most fertile fisheries area in all of the Great Lakes, and the Maumee River’s sport fishing heritage could become a faint memory, like the dilapidated canal

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locks that lie along its banks. Commercial fishing could also suffer if Asian carp have their way. Rick Unger, president of the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association, said he thinks that local Department of Natural Resources personnel and other local government agencies are extremely vigilant. “My concern,” he said, “is at the federal level and not enough being done at the shipping canal in Chicago.” Federal help is on the way, and the recent introduction of the Stop Invasive Species Act, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, and Rep. Dave Camp, a Michigan Republican, requires a fasttrack plan to defend the Great Lakes’ rivers and tributaries from Asian carp. Specifically, the bipartisan plan calls for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide options for stopping Asian carp across 18 possible points of entry into the Great Lakes. Center-stage are the Chicago Waterway System and infrastructure projects that would block Asian carp while allowing shipping to continue along the waterways. Is there any chance for deliverance from this scaly scourge? Schafer Fisheries in Thomson, Ill., has been harvesting and selling fish since 1955. Now, it annually sells some 10 million pounds of Asian carp worldwide to countries with hearty appetites for what most Americans regard as trash fish. Carp are one of the most popular food fish in the world. “Problem is that most Americans under 40 won’t buy carp,” said Steve McNitt, general sales manager for Schafer. “They want a boneless white fillet that doesn’t taste like fish.” Schafer’s retail store features a broad menu of carp products including sausage, hotdogs, jerk and gefilte fish. Asian carp are also processed into a potent and popular brand of fertilizer that is sold across the country. Most of Schafer Fisheries’ revenue comes from Asian carp, and though the commercial harvests may not halt the advance of Asian carp, they do bring one more possible solution to the table. While new markets are explored and more studies initiated, there will be no truce in the battle for the Great Lakes. The list of foreign villains in the Great Lakes reads like a rogues’ gallery of criminals and killers. Sea lampreys literally sucked the lifeblood out of the Great Lakes fisheries in the 1950s and ’60s; zebra mussels clog municipal water intakes, foul boats and piers and cause millions of dollars in damage; the EPA has identified at least 25 invasive species that disrupt and damage the Great Lakes ecosystem. Asian carp may appear in that gallery one day, but there is still time to turn the tide and save the Great Lakes from yet another killer. O

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Toledoan killed in possible hit-and-run accident

By Brigitta Burks

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At 5:25 a.m. Aug. 24, Cynthia Weaver received a phone call. Her caller ID displayed her son’s name, “Bradey,” but the voice on the other end of the phone wasn’t her 28-year-old son’s. “It was a police officer at the other end of the line,” Cynthia said. A couple of hours earlier, Bradey Allen Weaver, a Toledo resident, had been involved in WEAVER an accident while riding his motorcycle on Interstate 70, about 13 miles east of Junction City, Kan. The officer didn’t know the extent of Bradey’s injuries at the time and told Cynthia to stay close to the phone. About 45 minutes later, she got a call from an ER doctor at Geary Community Hospital telling her that her son had died.

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“This is my second child that I lost. I lost Bradey’s sister nine days after Sept. 11. I’m just in disbelief. I fell to the floor [when I found out]. There’s no preparing for the first one, let alone the second,” Cynthia said. The Geary County Sheriff ’s Department responded to the accident, but due to heavy rainfall, officials weren’t able to determine an accident cause right away, said Lt. Barbara Smith. However, a representative from the sheriff ’s department later confirmed that the accident is being investigated as a possible hit and run. There are indicators that Bradey was struck by another vehicle from behind. He had been on the way to Las Vegas for a friend’s birthday. “I’m just stunned and in disbelief that there could be people who are so

callous and disregarding,” said Randie Weaver Pearson, Bradey’s older sister. Randie and Cynthia said that Bradey was passionate about his life. “I know that it probably sounds clichéd, but I have never met somebody who took the sentence, ‘Live life to the fullest,’ the way that kid did,” Randie said.

memory of her son. “Every memory of Bradey is a special memory,” she said. Services are set for 12:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at the First United Methodist Church of Sylvania, 7000 Erie St.. People with motorcycles are en-

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By Don Lee

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Holly Stuard’s husband put her name up in lights to help her find a job. Specifically, on two electronic billboards that greet thousands of travelers and commuters each day at two major Glass City intersections. The Sylvania woman, who ran the University of Toledo’s Master of Business Administration program until budget cuts did away with the job, has spent the past year going through the highs and lows of the professional job search. She’d included a bit of the new amid the tried and true — email alerts to augment the networking and customized résumés and cover letters — and tried to remind herself it wasn’t her but rather that hundreds of qualified people were seeking each of the jobs she wanted. And a résumé or cover letter is seen, at most, by a few people within each organization. So how do you get your name to stand out in front of thousands of people? “I could see the frustration setting

in,” Holly’s husband Brandon said. The proverbial light bulb went on one day over Brandon’s head, as the Lucas County sheriff ’s deputy was driving home from work. “I saw all these billboards,” he said. Why not put his wife’s face and name on one? Two, actually. Starting Aug. 27, Holly Stuard’s face appeared on electronic billboards at the Anthony Wayne Trail and Erie Street, close to Downtown, and on Sylvania Avenue and Talmadge Road on the West Side. It wasn’t too expensive, he said, because you share space with other advertisers, you can get electronic billboard space for $60 to $100 a day. And the billboards’ owners, Tolson Media and Lamar Advertising, “gave me a break because of what I was trying to do,” he said. It’s not the first time someone’s gone the billboard route looking for a job. In May, a 22-year-old laid-off casino employee scored a design job with a $300 ad on a Minnesota billboard, according to the website businessinsider.com. And although a Connecticut woman didn’t get a job from her $7,000 billboard ad, she did

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Husband uses billboards to help wife find employment

Holly Stuard’s husband put her name and face in lights on two local billboards to help her find a job.

start up a public relations firm that emphasized billboard ads, according to thefrisky.com. Holly had no idea what her husband was trying to do. “I’m pretty sure if I’d said to her, ‘Hey, let’s put your face up on a billboard,’ she would have said ‘No,’” Brandon said, laughing, and Holly concurred. It was her older son who actu-

ally noticed the ad, as the family was driving to dinner at a favorite restaurant on the West Side. “Hey, Mama,” the 4-year-old said. “That looks like you on that billboard.” “I didn’t know what to make of it,” Holly said. “I had to go back and look.” What she saw was herself, in business attire, smiling down at drivers next to a bright banner that states, “Please Hire My Wife,” along with an

email address and a checklist highlighting her academic and business experience. “It was a complete surprise,” she said. Has it worked? In the few days the sign has been up, there haven’t been any inquiries from employers, Holly said, but word has spread among family and friends’ Facebook pages. n BILLBOARD CONTINUES ON A11

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“I’m going to try to have fun with it,” she said. “There’s definitely a lot of highs and lows in the job search process. Lots of different jobs sound intriguing, that I could be passionate about, really enjoy. You get your hopes up, set on something, and nothing happens. “You feel like you’re starting from Square One again. It can be frustrating.” But the billboards have been a boost for Holly, whose dream job would consist of giving co-workers and her employer a figurative shot in the arm. From her UT job recruiting and mentoring master’s candidates to her previous job at a management con-

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Mistake in kidney transplant shouldn’t scare potential donors

ews broke that a transplant kidney had been accidentally thrown away and ruined at the University of Toledo Medical Center (UTMC) days before my mom’s kidney stone surgery. “Great,” I thought. She was going to a different hospital, but a mistake in the same city so close to her surgery date made me nervous. Additionally, it involved the same organ, although at least it wasn’t a transplant. But how common is it for a kidney to become compromised en route to the recipient anyway? Should we decline being listed as organ donors on our driver’s licenses if medical (or human) error is possible? Is it even worth thinking about becoming a living donor, as was the case at UTMC where a man donated to his sister only to have the kidney accidentally discarded by a nurse? When I called the National Kidney Foundation in New York and talked to spokesman Sean Roach, he was aware of the UTMC incident and referred me to the immediate past president of the National Kidney Foundation. The news was reassuring. A kidney being compromised during a transplant surgery “is reported very rarely,” said Dr. Bryan Becker, who is the chief medical officer at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System. “Donors should feel very confident that their kidney will be handled successfully and expertly and placed into the recipient in as ready a time frame as possible,” he said in an email. The National Kidney Foundation also offered some compelling reassurance on the overall success of transplants. “Medication and medical advances have resulted in transplant surgeries today that are very successful, in fact as high as 95 percent. n TRANSPLANT CONTINUES ON A12

A12 n Toledo Free Press n TRANSPLANT CONTINUED FROM A11 “The transplantation of vital organs has become a routine surgical operation and is no longer experimental,” the website stated. Last year, 16,812 kidney transplants took place in the United States. Of those, 11,043 kidneys came from deceased donors and 5,769 came from living donors. Becker said donation benefits the recipient and the donor. “Not only is there altruism in action, but a lifesaving effort is present and interestingly, data suggest that donors historically have led healthier lives than age-matched controls,” he said.

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If that doesn’t make you want to reconsider any hesitation toward kidney donation, check out these somber stats from the National Kidney Foundation: O Nearly 3,000 new patients are added to the kidney waiting list each month. O Every day, 18 people die while waiting for a transplant. O Last year, 4,903 patients died while waiting for a kidney transplant. O Every 10 minutes someone is added to the transplant list. So I ask, “Should we hesitate to donate just because one sacrifice went awry?” O

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Isaac’s Canadian residence was well-maintained with an orchard, several fine horses and an exceptional American-built wagon. Unfortunately, as September, 1813 arrived, all his possessions became easy pickins’ for Proctor, and even William Henry Harrison, the American general pursuing the British and Indians across Canada at that time. Just weeks before the Battle of the Thames would occur KURON near Isaac’s home; Proctor simply took Isaac’s horses and wagon for his own use. Isaac was taken too; literally, wound-up in a heavy rope like a mummy from his toes to his neck and kept in this horrid condition for 17 days … 17 days! And, he was taunted daily with kicks and cursings from both Proctor and Tecumseh. As it happened, the night before the battle, Harrison made camp at the edge of Isaac’s property. Expecting an enemy attack overnight, Harrison used the wood of Isaac’s home, barns and fruit trees to set up a breastwork of defense, but the fight never came. The morning of the battle Isaac was still bound, now aboard a British supply ship sailing up the Thames River. Harrison’s men captured that vessel. Isaac was finally unwrapped, and unfettered in his determination to avenge his circumstances. Because he could identify Tecumseh, Harrison asked him to serve on the front lines as a spy; and by that afternoon he was eagerly fighting in the heart of the Battle of the Thames, even becoming a key eyewitness to Tecumseh’s death! It’s unclear which family members Isaac may have lost in the chaos of 1813, but he did soon marry and removed to Ohio, settling near presentday Worthington, and later Mt. Vernon. Isaac led a somewhat transient life thereafter, but all his children were native Ohioans. Isaac’s wagon, shot-up and useless, but filled with Proctor’s personal possessions, was found abandoned as that general disgracefully fled the Thames battlefield as soon as the opening shots were fired. Proctor continued riding Isaac’s fine horse all the way to a British courtmartial for his cowardice.O

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had a wagon as a kid, didn’t you? Some of you surely bought station wagons as adults, right? My grown-up wagon was my beeay-you-tee-full (thank you, Jim Carrey), metallic gold 1973 Ford Mustang — which vanished one morning from right in front of my house! Oh, I got it back in a few days, so maybe I shouldn’t have been so upset. After all, the only things missing were my 8-track tapes, Frank which wouldn’t fit into the hole where the player used to be anyway. And I hadn’t originally ordered air-conditioning, so driving now was quite refreshing without any windows. Owning cool stuff is risky, and one little-known early American, Isaac Hamblin, learned this lesson when his favorite wagon was stolen by none other than Gen. Henry Proctor, leader of the British forces in Canada, circa 1813. Do you remember studying Shays’ Rebellion? Well, it was a short-lived revolt against taxation during the 1780s, and its participants were either loved or hated. One of its leaders, Perez Hamlin, may have been an uncle to Isaac. No matter; the notoriety of the “Hamlin” name, whether a relative or not, made life difficult for Isaac. He hoped adding a “b” to his name would distance him from Perez, but it didn’t work. So when the British, in need of tradesmen, solicited Americans to settle in Upper Canada (today’s Ontario) in the late 1700s; Isaac, a stone mason, made the move. Isaac thrived along the Thames River, near present-day Chatham, for well over 10 years until the War of 1812 happened. At its beginning, U.S. Gen. William Hull reassured the Americans in the area that they would soon be secure. Well… things didn’t go quite as planned. Hull’s defeat in 1812 is legendary, and soon British General Proctor was in command of Canada. He reversed the peaceful co-habitation that had existed between the two countries by actually plotting to have an Indian contingent wipeout the Americans in residence. Isaac learned of his murderous plot and managed to intercept a strategic letter intended for the perpetrators. This lessened the extent of the disaster and Proctor always suspected that Isaac had a hand in foiling his plan.

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Do You Need the Shingles Vaccine? Many of us endured chicken pox as children, but few of us know that the virus remains inside our bodies and can cause the infection shingles later in life. Long after you’ve recovered from chicken pox, the virus that caused it lives on in the roots of your spinal cord. As you age and your immune system weakens, the shingles can appear. In fact, one out of three people who have had chicken pox will eventually get shingles.

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ZZ Top is throwing its clout and long beards behind Veterans Matter, a local nonprofit that aids unhoused veterans. Veterans Matter provides rent deposits for veterans who are screened and aided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs Supported Housing Program (HUD-VASH). Most unhoused veterans don’t have the means to pay the deposit or first month’s rent upon moving into new homes, something required for HUD-VASH housing programs. “This is such a beautiful, pure perfect program with 100 percent going to help people,” said Ken Leslie, founder of Veterans Matter and 1Matters.org, which also helps the unhoused. ZZ Top will help with the nonprofit’s “60,000 Soldiers Housed” campaign, raising awareness for unhoused veterans. The campaign is named for the 60,000 unhoused veterans in the United States. The group heard about the campaign through its

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this will inspire other cities to start programs like Veterans Matter. The program started in February after a conversation between Leslie and Shawn Dowling, the coordinator of Healthcare for Homeless Veterans of the Ann Arbor VA Health System, about what was missing from housing programs. Leslie approached ProMedica for support and was granted $26,250 from the health care system’s Advocacy Fund. Just 11 days after the project’s conception, a couple was able to move out of a shelter and into a home. Since February, Leslie said the nonprofit has helped 20 military families in 11 cities across the area. “When we heard about [the program] we were most impressed. We appreciate that this program is not one of those feel-good virtual-fundraising-underveterans’-names programs. They get in, get the job done and leave,” said Billy Gibbons, singer and guitarist for ZZ Top, in a news release. His band is set to release a new album, “La Futura,” in September. “The entire band is behind this,” Leslie said of ZZ Top. “We view ourselves as a black ops mission helping soldiers down behind enemy lines.” Visit www.veteransmatter.org. O

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Startup Weekend set for entrepreneurs, tech industry By Duane Ramsey

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Startup Weekend Toledo, a firsttime local event for entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners will take place Sept. 14-16 at the College of Business and Innovation at the University of Toledo. Startup Weekend Toledo is an intense 54-hour event where entrepreneurs, business startup enthusiasts, software and Web developers, marketing gurus and anyone interested in building a business come together over the weekend to share ideas, form teams and launch a startup. This event is billed as “No talk, all action — launch a startup business in 54 hours,” according to Lindsey Danforth, lead organizer. “For too long, we have focused on manufacturing in this town and ignored all the tech-savvy, forward thinkers that were just waiting for the environment to become friendlier toward tech,” Danforth said. “These events have been gaining momentum across the U.S. and around the world. They have produced a lot of cutting-edge companies in the tech industry. There’s no reason

why we can’t produce them in Toledo,” she said. Danforth reported that there has been a quiet movement in the area’s tech industry, starting about a year ago with the formation of groups DANFORTH such as Startup Toledo, Tech Toledo, Toledo Web Professionals and regional organizations. The movement has been building that Toledo has serious talent but needs a bridge to connect the various players in the community, Danforth said. “We will continue to support entrepreneurs and the tech industry here,” she said. Danforth does not have her own company, but said, “I come from a long line of entrepreneurs so it’s in my blood.” Toledo has seen the recent formation of some interesting startups such as Beyond Gaming, Buyvite, Givt and Magnate Interactive. Danforth said the Toledo area even has some tech celebrities who will be speakers at Startup Weekend. Matt Braun, founder of Magnate Interac-

tive, developed an application that has more than 4 million downloads. Ten-year-old Jonathan Buchanan of Perrysburg has made a name for himself as the youngest person to create an application available for sale in the app store. Buyvite and Givt are recent recipients of early stage funding from Rocket Ventures, LLC, an angel investment and venture capital firm that is a joint venture of the Regional Growth Partnership and UT Innovation Enterprises. Rocket Ventures and UT Innovation Enterprises have played a major role in supporting entrepreneurs with funding and startup services, according to Danforth. Rocket Ventures will provide a free consultation to the winning startup at Startup Weekend. Buyvite is an early-stage group payment platform that allows friends or relatives to group pay inside any ecommerce. Givt is a social gifting app that makes it much easier to give gift cards to Facebook friends. Brandy Alexander-Wimberly, founder and CEO of Buyvite, and Justin Blanchard, founder and CEO of Givt, will serve as coaches for teams at Startup Weekend. Other coaches include Gene Powell of Spoke and Steve

Schwartz of Alfa Jango. Organizers and volunteers have been working to ensure that Startup Weekend provides not only the inspiration but also all the resources required for building and launching a viable, scalable company. Knowledgeable and successful entrepreneurs will participate as coaches and speakers to inspire, share information and mentor teams throughout the weekend. Educators of entrepreneurship from Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo are supporting the event and serving as judges. Gene Poor, chairman of the Board for Life Formations, teaches future entrepreneurs as the Hamilton Professor of Entrepreneurship at BGSU. Sonny Ariss, chairman of the Department of Management, is a fellow of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization at UT. Business concept pitching and team building will occur on Sept. 14. Teams will be formed around concepts and various related skills. The rest of the weekend will be used for mind mapping, strategizing and building a real business. The new business ideas will be pitched to a panel of judges on Sept.

16 with a winner to be selected and announced. The winning team will receive a two-hour brainstorming session with Rocket Ventures and a two-month, part-time membership to Seed Coworking. Seed Coworking is another new venture in Toledo that offers a community atmosphere and workspace for tech entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals who may be working at home or out of a coffee shop. The organizers of the first local Startup Weekend are holding a free pre-event mixer for attendees and anyone interested in learning more Sept. 6 from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. at Seed Coworking on South St. Clair Street in downtown Toledo. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. The nonprofit organization based in Seattle can be found in more than 200 cities around the world with more than 400 events in 100 countries in 2011. Tickets for the event are $50 per person and $35 for students. For information about the local Weekend Startup events, visit www.toledo. startupweekend.org. O

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Area veterans will gain expanded local access to health care services on Sept. 19 when Toledo’s VA clinic opens in its new building. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community-Based Outpatient Clinic will move to a 66,000-square-foot facility at 1200 S. Detroit Ave. The space is more than twice the size of the current clinic on Glendale Avenue. The new building is a “state-of-theart healing facility” that will expand on services currently offered in Toledo as well as introduce new services, including occupational therapy and mental health exams for compensation and pension, said Robert McDivitt, director of the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, which oversees the Toledo clinic. “There are more services available in the current clinic than there were a year ago or two years ago and there will be many more services available to veterans in this new clinic,” McDivitt said during a tour of the new facility Aug. 29. “Our job is to honor America’s veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being ... and we feel very privileged to do that. We’ve been here in Toledo since 1978 and this will be a new and exciting chapter in the history of Toledo veterans.” The Glendale Avenue clinic will be closed for three days, Sept. 14, 17 and 18, while the move occurs, although phone lines will be open and bus service to Ann Arbor will continue. Starting Sept. 19, buses will leave from the new building. An official ribbon-cutting is planned for noon Nov. 9, which is Veterans Day weekend. About 12,000 area veterans utilize the Toledo clinic, generating about 120,000 visits per year, said Dr. Leo Greenstone, associate chief of staff of ambulatory care. Patients will still need to go to Ann Arbor for certain services, including infusion treatments for cancer.

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Toledo with doctors in Ann Arbor via video conferencing or secure messaging saving a few trips north, Greenstone said. “We’ve really expanded virtual care over the past couple years and now we have even more capacity to expand those services in this building,” he said. Veterans can also access My HealtheVet, a Web-based portal used to access personal medical records and lab results, reorder medications and utilize the secure messaging system. “We estimate 40 percent of our veterans this year will communicate with their health care provider using secure messaging,” McDivitt said. Click 2 Benefits is another online tool, allowing veterans to talk with benefits specialists in Cleveland. The service started last year and has saved veterans at least 100 trips to Cleveland, McDivitt said.

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Mental health

The current clinic has 110 employees; the new clinic will employ about 120. Among the added staff members will be several dedicated to mental health services. “That’s an area where we’ve expanded a lot in Toledo over the last several years,” McDivitt said. The new building features 25 mental health provider offices and four large group rooms. The Toledo clinic will be one of the first in the country to offer tele-sessions for post traumatic stress disorder sessions, McDivitt said.

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The building was designed with input from local veterans to be patientfriendly, said Building Project Manager Amy Murbach. When veterans arrive, they will be met by a greeter. Most frequently visited areas, such as the pharmacy and Click 2 Benefits, are located near the front along with a coffee shop. One new feature will be a centralized check-in, where veterans can check into multiple appointments at once. The check-in and check-out desks are close together so staff can easily communicate, Murbach said. A spacious central atrium, called the Resource and Activities Center, was

A large, central atrium called the Resource and Activities Center is the hub of Toledo’s new VA clinic.

designed more as a community space than a waiting room. It will offer lounge seating, tables, cable televisions, computer terminals, wireless Internet access and a veterans resource center. Decor includes flags from each branch of service, patriotic-themed murals and inspirational quotes. The occupational therapy room features a kitchen and bathroom to help injured veterans learn to maneuver at home. The physical therapy room includes private treatment alcoves and exercise equipment, including an underwater treadmill, said Clinical Director Dr. Thomas Gross. “Not a lot of places have access to water aquatherapy,” Gross said. “This is unique. This is very, very special. This is state of the art.” Audiology will expand from one booth for hearing tests to a suite with two booths and two hearing aid fitting rooms. The number of phlebotomy, or blood-drawing, stations will increase from two to four. The dental unit

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added two chairs to make six. A community room with attached kitchen and seating for up to 100 people will be available to community groups, both during the day and after hours. The four wings are differentiated by color and patients will always be treated by the same Patient-Aligned Care (PAC) team of care providers. The building was designed with flexibility and future growth in mind. “Everything here is modular, so as our needs change we can easily move everything around,” Murbach said. “Not only is that convenient for us, but it also saves taxpayer dollars.”

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Local photos are being sought for an art project called “Faces of Heroes,” planned for a wall on the second floor. The 40-foot-long installation will feature 1,500 glass tiles each displaying a photo of a local veteran. Photos can be taken to the clinic at 3333 Glendale Ave. The veteran or active

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he S&P 500 has gained more than 100 percent since it bottomed out back in March 2009. Economists will continue to debate when the next crash or recession will occur. Some will be right and most will probably be wrong, and trying to figure who to listen to can make the average investor’s head spin. Eventually a decline will happen; it is a normal part of our economy and has been that way forever. Instead of trying to time it just right, use these four tips to get your portfolio ready before a decline occurs. 1. Don’t always stay fully invested in the markets. In general, risky investments such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds and variable annuities, are long-term investments. The less the investor needs to rely on these accounts for current income, the more risk the investor Mark could be willing Nolan to take. I, Nolan, remember my professor in college telling me that over time, stocks and bonds go up in value. In theory he was right, yet he didn’t mention that investors need to factor time into that equation. A good rule of thumb is as investors gets older, they should be safer with their money, especially with money they need in the next few years. Realize that no one can predict the markets in the short term. Sometimes it makes sense to either not take the risk at all or have an exit plan in place prior to markets getting bad. If an investor is taking current income from risky investments or isn’t sure what the exit strategy would be if the markets declined, this would be a good area to review now. 2. Stress test your investment plan. The American Heart Association on www.heart.org says a stress test helps a doctor know the type of exercise that is right for you. The test helps a doctor figure out how well a patient will do when stress occurs. The work this association is doing is saving lives and extremely important. The same principles can be applied by the average investor. Monitor how investments are currently doing. Get an investment EKG, if you will, that shows what percentage of your money is at risk versus principally guaranteed, how much income is flowing in monthly and what the maximum drawdown

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Painting an old motorcycle takes time. Ask Scott Jacobs. “If you think about a new bike, most of the wires and tubes, so many things are encapsulated now inside the engine so they look cleaner,” said the officially licensed Harley-Davidson artist. “On an old bike, everything is showing, all the wires are hanging out, and there’s tubes, and there’s all kinds of things that are exposed. There’s so much more to paint.” He puts it all on canvas, producing picture-perfect works. “The thing I needed to accumulate over the years was the patience to do that kind of work, because there’s a lot of artists out there in the world that are very talented that are capable of doing very detailed paintings, but they’re not patient enough,” Jacobs said. “It’s hard to start a painting and maybe finish it two or three months later; a lot of people need satisfaction a little quicker than that.” The longtime biker will ease off the throttle this month for the Motorcycle Cannonball 2012 Endurance Run and ride 3,950 miles across the country on a 1926 Harley-Davidson J. First, Jacobs had to brush up on the foot clutch and tank shift. “I trained on this [bike] for 150 miles so far, and I stalled it five times in the first half-hour. And after that, I really got comfortable on it,” he said. There’s no getting too comfortable. “[The seat] looks like what would be on an old tractor, and it’s got very, very little cushioning on it, just some leather stretched over it,” Jacobs said

with a laugh. He became obsessed with the oldtimey run in 2011. “I went for three days as a spectator and followed the bikes and photographed them for paintings. And the whole time I was there, I was thinking, ‘Oh my God, if I ever have the opportunity to do this, I would love to’,” Jacobs said. A friend found the antique machine online, and Jacobs was on his way as this year’s race features bikes from 1930 or earlier. “I bought this junky old bike and I had a restorer work on it; he just finished it — took him 10 months,” he said. “Most everything on the race should be in a museum. I paid a fortune having mine restored, and it should be in a museum. “Some people are thinking I’m crazy to ride this brand-new, restored bike and putting 4,000 miles on it across the country, but that’s what they were made for; they’re made to enjoy.” Most will appreciate seeing more than 70 vintage bikes winding across the United States. Riders leave Newburgh, N.Y., on Sept. 7 and will motor through the plains, the Badlands and the Rocky Mountains before hitting the Pacific Coast Highway and zooming over the Golden Gate Bridge to cross the finish line in San Francisco on Sept. 23. Jacobs and the racers will roll along the coast of Lake Erie and stop Sept. 8 at the Comfort Inn, 5909 Milan Road in Sandusky. Riders are expected between 5 and 5:30 p.m. “You’re going to see some of the rarest bikes in the world,” Jacobs said during a call from a Harley-Davidson convention in Milwaukee.

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The interview was punctuated with Jacobs greeting well-wishers. “We just did that ‘Secret Millionaire’ show, so many dealers are coming over saying, ‘Hi, I saw your show.’ I’m spending more time talking about the show instead of trying to sell artwork,” he said.

“[The show is] emotional. I break down quite a few times because there are so many of us that are so blessed in our lives and in success and the lifestyle that we lead, and then to go and meet these people who are living on the streets and hear their stories — it’s so tough.”

Copies of his book, “The Art of Scott Jacobs — The Complete Works,” will be for sale during the race, and proceeds will go to the charities he donated to on “Secret Millionaire”: G.I. Go Fund, GlassRoots and International Youth Organization for Newark, N.J. O

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can define why my marriage works Within a few months our $70 dog actuby relaying two instances. The first ally ended up costing us thousands of happened when I met my husband, dollars (not including the $72 per bag Mike. I told him that I took care of chil- prescription dog food he will now need dren for a living, wondering if, as the for the rest of his life). For as much of a fight as he put up to academic type, he might think my occupation to be less than intellectually not have a dog and for as much as he was absolutely right about the challenging. He instead money, Mike has never replied that he believed said a word about having a caregiver of children to told me so. He loves our be one of the more diffidog. He loves me. That’s cult positions in life, asmarriage. suming one does it right. I may not have been I literally decided to able to remain quite so marry him that first day subdued had I been the based almost solely on one in the right. In fact, that one sentiment. Not I likely would have even being able to eat, sleep Shannon SZYPERSKI made a graph or two or think about anything but him for the next three days also depicting just how wrong he had been. led me to believe that he might be “the That is the interesting part of marrying one.” After three years of ups and downs someone not because they compliment and lots of convincing Mike that he also you, but because they complement you. My spouse is not just my knight wanted to marry me, we got hitched. The second defining incident of our in shining armor, he is my constant marriage was 13 years in the making shining example of ways I can be better. but occurred only recently. Although I never fully understood what “better I couldn’t wait for us to adopt a dog, half ” meant until I had one. Don’t get me wrong, if I wanted to those first years of apartment living led me to compromise and become I could make a list of ways he has been the cat person I never wanted to be. I wrong and/or flat-out upset me over the somehow learned to love life with cats, years so long it would make even the but 12 years, two cats, three kids and most accepting of people ask, “What in two houses (with fenced-in backyards) the world are you doing with that guy?” The problem is that he could make an later we still didn’t have a family dog. The fact that we never adopted the unflattering list about me that would dog we had agreed to eventually culmi- be just as long and likely much, much nated into the biggest fight we have ever longer. Truth be told, such a list could had as a married couple. That’s right — be made about any one of us if someone not money, not kids, not a job — a dog. had reason to try. After 13 years, I’ve found that the I was bound and determined to finally get my dog and my husband was bound single most important thing I can do as and determined to convince me that a an individual in a marriage is to concendog would end up costing us thousands trate on the list of my better half ’s better of dollars. Long story short, I won the qualities and better moments whenever argument, but my husband was right. I start allowing the list of negatives to

get too long. Reminding myself of the long list of my own worst qualities and worst moments also tends to put things in perspective. There is not a perfect person nor a perfect marriage among us, but marriage lends us an incredible opportunity to create a system of checks and balances that allows two people to bring out the best in one another. Our marriage worked in the begin-

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than 19,800 pictures tagged with the word #Toledo. Some of the pictures shared could hang on any art gallery’s wall, but the artist is choosing to share his or her vision via Instagram. I’ve lived 95 percent of my life in Toledo and was reminded of how beautiful our city can be. One of the features of Instagram is the ability to “follow” your favorite photographers, whether it be your BFF, a celeb or some random Instagram pro. A couple of the best local Instagrammers are Eric Shanteau, 34, (hobbes2485) and Ben Morales 32, (benmorales), they deserve a “follow.” These two take Hallmark quality pictures of Northwest Ohio, of places we have seen over and over but never like this. Their optimistic vision of our area will brighten your day. Toledo Free Press (toledofreepress) recently signed up and debuted in a big way by sharing some Navy Week pictures shot on the USS De Wert by Managing Editor Sarah Ottney. The 50-plus pictures really gave a sense of what of a Navy boat ride down the Maumee would feel like.

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As Auditor, I am committed to providing the citizens of Lucas County the best customer service possible and issuing fair and equitable property values. State law requires the Auditor to appraise each individual parcel of real estate in the county every six years. As opposed to the flat percentage change by neighborhood in 2009, the 2012 revaluation erases all past values and implements a new value for each individual property. THE PROPOSED NEw vALUES ARE DETERMINED, USING: • PROPERTy CHARACTERISTICS PREvIOUSLy ON RECORD AND UPDATED DATA COLLECTED DURING A RECENT DETAILED PHySICAL INSPECTION • RECENT TRENDS IN THE HOUSING MARkET AND ACTUAL SALES fROM 2011, 2010 AND 2009 Of SIMILAR PROPERTIES IN SIMILAR NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE COUNTy

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... has its own story that determines its individual value. Throughout July, the Lucas County Auditor’s office mailed value change notices and detailed information about individual properties. When you receive your notice, please review it thoroughly. SHOULD yOU AGREE wITH yOUR PROPOSED NEw vALUE, yOU DO NOT HAvE TO DO ANyTHING. HOwEvER: • If yOU fIND A DATA DISCREPANCy (I.E. NUMBER Of BEDROOMS, SQUARE fOOTAGE) • yOU fEEL THAT yOUR PROPERTy vALUE AS PROPOSED IS TOO HIGH OR TOO LOw OR • If yOU HAvE ANy QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL (419) 213-4406 To ensure the best possible customer service, appointments for one on one assistance are available in your area. You are encouraged to call our office at (419) 213-4406 to discuss your value or to schedule an optional appointment in your neighborhood. Sincerely,

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Local club plays with metal, rocks, beads at annual show Did you know that the powder on chewing gum is calcium carbonate from limestone. It is added to make the gum less sticky. This lesson and others will be taught at the 41st Annual Jewelry, Gem and Mineral Show, said Steve Shimatzki, president of the Toledo Gem and Rockhound Club, said. “The main goal of the club is educational,” Shimatzki said. “Every year we get a chance to put a museum up.” The event, sponsored by the club, will be at the Stranahan Theater Complex for three days, Sept. 7 from 2-8 p.m., Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults will be charged $4, students and seniors $3 and kids under 12 get in free. The show will feature demonstrations and activities for all ages and is

are encouraged to join in. However much money is raised is split between the two colleges equally. Last year, both schools received more than $500. After learning about rock formations in elementary school and high school, Shimatzki said, “We want to make that available for the

college years.” The club meets every month at the Toledo Botanical Garden for business meetings. The members meet individually to work on projects throughout the month. The club has been in existence for 51 years. Anyone interested can view the

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organized entirely by volunteers, Shimatzki said. At the event, community members may purchase jewelry, beads, gem trees, faceted stones, mineral specimens, fossils, cabochons, tools and carvings. The event is “all-encompassing, not just an art show,” Metalcraft Moderator Deb Hoffmaster said. There will be components and pieces artists can purchase, not finished works alone. One of the activities is geode openings. Geodes are sedimentary rocks with crystals inside. The rocks have been underground for millions of years and, when split open, the attendee will be the first to see the contents. “There’s a little bit of excitement in that,” Shimatzki said. There will also be a raffle at the event that benefits Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo’s geology departments. The club donates $100 and the attendees

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