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ar crashes continue to be the number one cause of death among teens. There are many well-known factors that raise a teen driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s risk of getting in a fatal crash: speeding, drinking, texting, talking on a cell phone, and driving at night are among them. To combat this trend, AAA Northwest Ohio is hosting a Safe Teen Driving Seminar on October 19, 2010, at 6:00 pm. The event will focus on educating teens on safe driving techniques and help them realize the responsibility involved with having a license. Parents are encouraged to attend the seminar along with their teens, which will take place at the Parkway Place in Maumee.

alcohol-influenced decision. He speaks from the heart, and from a wheelchair. The fatal accident left him paralyzed from the waist down â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if only his friend that was in the car with him could have been so lucky. In addition to the impact that Kevinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story will have on teens attending the seminar, they will hear from professionals who deal with the result of reckless driving, like the Ohio State Highway Patrol. We will also have a demonstration on how poor judgment while driving, can result in a severe situation. And lastly, once we have shown teens the reality of reckless driving, we will educate them on safe driving techniques.

This is a seminar that any teen who is driving, or is about to drive should attend. Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles; we encourage you to sign the teens in your life up for this seminar. The cost to attend is just $5 per person for AAA members and $10 per person for non-members. If you are not a member, you may join when signing up and will only be charged the member price. Educational materials, refreshments and giveaways will be given out at the seminar, including a $1,000 college scholarship.

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LIGHTING THE FUSE

PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT

The art of politics: May I have this Batdance? A 3-in-1 debate J “Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

s we roll into the final weeks of campaigning before the Nov. 2 election, a tremendous amount of attention is focused on the 9th District Congressional race between incumbent Marcy Kaptur and challenger Rich Iott. Their Oct. 11 debate, sponsored by Toledo Free Press and Leadership Toledo and broadcast live on FOX Toledo, will be the last highprofile opportunity for voters to see the candidates answer questions and face each other. But there are several more races to be decided, and Toledo Free Press is teaming with the Toledo chapter of the League of Women Voters to bring you three more debates in one place on one night. “The Art of Politics” will commence at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Toledo Museum of Art’s beautiful Great Gallery. This open-tothe-public evening will feature three debate Thomas F. POUNDS pairings, moderated by FOX Toledo anchor Laura Emerson and live blogged by Lisa Renee Ward from the Glass City Jungle, FOX Toledo and Toledo Free Press websites. The candidates will answer questions from panelists Michael S. Miller, Toledo Free Press editor in chief, Brandi Barhite, Toledo Free Press associate editor and Cumulus Radio News Director London Mitchell. Here is the lineup of debates: ■ Edna Brown (D) and Tom Waniewski (R): Brown, the District 48 representative to the Ohio House, is in her fifth term in the House and is looking to move to the District 11 Ohio Senate seat. Waniewski, a Toledo City Councilman, is the challenger. ■ Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez (D) will debate challenger Gina Marie Kaczala (R). ■ Lucas County Commissioner candidates. Sylvania Twp. Trustee Carol Contrada (D)and current Toledo City Councilman George Sarantou (R)will address several critical issues. Free tickets to the “Art of Politics” debate night will be available Oct. 15 through each campaign, the Toledo Free Press office and the information desk at the Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo Free Press strives to present community events and encourage conversations that promote our quality of life. We are greatly indebted to the Toledo Museum of Art, the six participating campaigns and our media and community partners for helping us make our vision a reality. And, hopefully, making the debate night a true masterpiece. 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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im Beard, who writes about comics for us and is racking with the “Batman Theme,” and musicians continue to be up industry credits faster than you can say “Shazam!” fascinated with it; Iggy Pop, The Jam, and the Smithereens approached me two years ago at a Mud Hens Opening have all recorded it, and Prince, who would have his own Day party and asked if I would be interested in contributing 1989 dance with Bat-music, has said Neal Hefti’s theme was piece of music he learned to play on the piano. a 10,000-word chapter about “Batman music” to a book he the first p That is a heavy, serious legacy for such a was editing. modest composition, but equitable to the efI thought, “That’s easy. Prince, Danny fort Neal Hefti said it took to create it. Elfman, U2, lots of people have contributed The night the series premiered on ABC, to Batman soundtracks and scores.” January 12, 1966, Hal Lifson was 5 years old. Jim said, “No, I mean the ‘Batman’ TV Lifson, author of “1966! A Personal View of show theme.” the Greatest Year in Pop Culture History,” “You mean that 45-second ‘na-na-nasaid in a Sept. 3, 2009, interview for the book na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na’ theme? 10,000 that promos for the show had run for months words?” I asked. and caught his attention. I grew up on the graphic novel “Dark “I watched that first night,” Lifson said. Knight” Batman who was grim and bloody and used scary versions of Joker and the vil- Michael S. MILLER “There had been nothing like ‘Batman.’ There lains. But being a father has led to my rediscovering the were old ‘Adventures of Superman’ reruns with George 1966 TV show as a way to introduce the character to my Reeves, ‘Zorro’ in reruns, ‘The Lone Ranger,’ but no modern superhero like Batman. It took pop art and TV to a new level; kids in a gentle, humorous way. The best thing about the book Jim has assembled, “Go- it was existential and existed with no apology or explanation.” Lifson credits the show’s theme song for much of its pop tham City 14 Miles,” is that it offers a critical eye, not just a love-fest. For my chapter, I had to listen to a lot of cheesy, culture impact. “It was brilliant music, the ‘Batman Theme.’ What made poorly produced music, and Jim gave me the freedom to be critical when it was called for. Listening to Burt Ward, who that song was the drumbeat, that go-go flavor with the played Robin, warbling Nat “King” Cole’s “Orange-Colored chorus of women and horns mixed,” Lifson said. “It set the Sky” was a unique punishment. But I also discovered ver- mood of triumph and fun. It was magical when you heard sions of the theme recorded by The Who, Sun Ra and Peggy it. It was like blowing a bugle and you knew Batman would Lee. By the time I was done, I had an iPod file with nearly come rushing out of the Batcave. I would use The Ventures’ version as the soundtrack when I played Batman with 300 “Batman” tracks from 1960s. The driving theme from “Batman” symbolizes the best my buddies. It was great background music for capturing of the 1966 TV show if you are a fan and the worst if you arch-villains and staging mock Bat-fights, which included are not. It evokes and summarizes every climbed wall, every jumping off my bed into the melee.” Helping the “Batman Theme” thunder roll was Rock Joker laugh, Riddler giggle and Penguin quack, every Pow! and Biff ! and Bam! It can sum up the middle of the decade as and Roll Hall of Fame drummer Hal Blaine, who played on well as any quote or image. The theme echoes and drives with tracks with Elvis, Simon & Garfunkel, the Beach Boys and the insistence of a right hook from Batman himself. on more than 30 No. 1 records. Blaine sat behind the kit for It leaps forward with an unhinged whirling-cyclone Neal Hefti on his original “Batman Theme” album. string introduction and segues to a Duane-Eddy-on-speed In a Sept. 14, 2009, interview for the book, Blaine said he guitar assault; brass accentuates the kinetic rhythm in tune- played drums on a number of different versions of the song. less bursts, a “Ticket to Ride” drumroll kicks into a chanting “Batman was a stellar classic,” Blaine said. “As far as fitting chorus, and the production builds to a “na-na-na-na-na- into my legacy, it was one of the great sort of novelty albums na-na-na-na” climax. It lasts barely 50 seconds, but it has that I had the pleasure of doing during my fortunate career.” defined a character for more than 40 years. There was one unforeseen side effect to living with all The recording of “Batman Theme” won Neal Hefti a this Bat-music; once my 2- and 4-year-old sons heard the 1966 Grammy for Best Instrumental Theme, placed ver- TV theme, they demanded to hear it on car rides again and sions by two artists in the Billboard Top 40 (Neal Hefti again and again. That song is drilled into my brain like my reached No. 35 and The Marketts placed No. 17), inspired own name; it’s enough to drive you batty. complete albums of original music and the creation of one“Gotham City 14 Miles” is available to order through shot groups (The Sensational Batboys and Bruce and the Monarch Cards & Comics, (419) 382-1451. Robin Rockers) and was named the fifth-best TV theme by rock critic Dave Marsh’s “Book of Rock Lists.” Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and In its heyday, music legends as disparate as Mel Torme, Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him via e-mail at mmiller@ Frank Zappa, Link Wray, Sun Ra and Peggy Lee would toy toledofreepress.com. Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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SHREDDING THE CURTAIN

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The Republican leadership, as n previous columns, I have discussed the unfairness of ex- Thaler points out, has drawn a line tending the tax cuts for the top in the sand, saying it will oppose of the income ladder. The fact that Obama’s bill (big surprise) unless all they, and virtually they alone, have taxpayers remain at the current rate. benefited from the Bush tax cuts has He then refutes, rather effectively I contributed greatly to the growing in- might add, the Republicans’ three come inequality gap in this country. major arguments. The first is that it is folly to raise taxes Recent reports have in a weak economy. shown that the income Thaler says, “ ... if the gap is reaching record primary goal is stimulevels unseen since, lating the economy, tax well, just before the breaks to the rich are Great Depression. simply not cost-effecA recent report tive. Numerous studies from the Center on have shown that the Budget and Policy Pripoor spend nearly all orities, a nonprofit, their money, while the nonpartisan policy orDon BURNARD rich save a significant ganization that works on the federal and state level on fiscal amount of theirs.” The second argument is that it policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families would impose an excessive burden on and individuals, shows just how stark small businesses, according to Thaler. this gap is. The nonprofit studied the The Obama administration has said change in actual incomes from 1979- that this will only affect 3 percent of 2007, broken down from the bottom small businesses. Republicans argue fifth of income earners (average that the 3 percent earn 47 percent of the $17,700) and found that this group income from that sector and the taxes had lost an average of $6,000 in yearly would apply to the bulk of small busiincome by 2007. The second fifth (av- ness income. Thaler says that while this erage $38,000) lost $10,000, the middle sector includes everything from barfifth (average $55,300) lost $13,000, bershops and carwashes to hedge funds and the fourth fifth (average $77,700) and law firms, and included Goldman lost $11,700. The top fifth (average Sachs before it went public, the fact that $198,300) posted a gain of $40,700 in 3 percent of businesses earn nearly half purchasing power, and the top 1 per- of the money is precisely what many cent (average $1,319,700) showed a people are concerned about: growing income inequality. whopping gain of $782,600. Finally, the last GOP argument is These figures are based on congressional budget office figures. If an oldie but a goodie; class warfare. income distribution had remained at These guys sound like a broken rethe 1979 levels, just figure out which cord. Thaler says his best response to fifth you fall into and then add the that comes from Warren Buffett in loss figure to your income to see 2006: “There’s class warfare all right, what you should be making. If you’re but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s in that top fifth, or especially that top making war, and we’re winning.” Thaler said, “The question comes 1 percent, congratulations. You got down to whether we want a society in quite a bonus at our expense. Now, the Republicans, and some which the rich take an ever-increasing Democrats, want to borrow enough share of the pie, or prefer to return to money to give the top 2 percent a $700 conditions that allow all classes to anbillion additional gift. Richard Thaler, ticipate an increasing standard of living. one of the country’s leading econo- Demanding that the rich get a tax cut mists, pointed out some of the more as a condition for tax relief for others is salient points about this folly in a Sept. simply elitist. Tea Partiers take note.” Richard Thaler is a professor of 25 column in The New York Times. As he points out, President Obama has economics and behavioral science proposed retaining the current tax at the Booth School of Business at rates on incomes up to $200,000 for the University of Chicago, so I think an individual and $250,000 for cou- he has the creds to back up these ples. Under this plan, everyone would points. This isn’t some “liberal” receive a tax cut relative to Clinton- blogger or blue-collar columnist like era tax rates and even those making yours truly. Think about it! $250,000 or more would receive a $6,000 cut. True, their bill would be E-mail Don Burnard at letters@ toledofreepress.com. higher, but fair is fair, right?

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Hints of positivity

The lack of office space was also discussed in detail. None oledo City Council Youth, Parks, Recreation & Community Relations Committee focused on the Board of of the board members of the BCR had seen the space that Community Relations (BCR) on Oct. 5. The issues and the administration was planning to move the BCR office to, though Bell, Herwat and Council President concerns that the board members of the BCR Wilma Brown had. The plan is to move the have were discussed as well as questions from BCR offices into the space being used by Toledo members of Council. Sister Cities International. The space will be “reFirst, it should be pointed out that Mayor configured” to allow both agencies to be there. Bell met with two board members of the BCR. More than a decade ago the BCR took on Board President Jewell Lightner said she and the responsibility of planning and fundraising fellow BCR board member Warren Woodberry for the yearly Martin Luther King Jr. Unity discussed some of their concerns with the mayor. Celebration (MLK). It had been stated previ“We talked a little bit about the vision for the BCR ously on the record that one of Stewart’s job office, and he indicated he felt that the BCR, as well as Affirmative Action offices, were important Lisa Renee WARD responsibilities was working on the MLK program. That raised the question: was the City and that they would remain separate and that there taking over the planning? would be an office for BCR,” Lightner said. The concern has some historical context since there have A good portion of the committee hearing focused on the $55,000 salary for Bill Stewart, who was hired for a new been struggles about who was responsible for the planning of position created in August, Manager of Administrative Ser- the MLK program. In 2000, Mayor Finkbeiner hosted his own separate event due to differences of opinion with the BCR. vices and was taken from the BCR budget. Herwat said that Stewart’s involvement with the MLK Councilwoman Lindsay Webb, Councilman D. Michael Collins and Councilman Steve Steel expressed concern about program was “an interim measure” and that when the BCR how this would impact the BCR’s ability to hire a new executive had an executive director it would be returned to its control. Woodberry said, “If the MLK is supposed to move fordirector and continued to function. The budget for the BCR was $115,000 in total, which was to pay for the salary and ben- ward and our director is not involved and the board is not involved and we are in no communication with Mr. Stewart efits of the executive director and minimal office supplies. Deputy Mayor Steve Herwat said “the BCR budget will ... that was a little puzzling.” Herwat said, “I can understand that, I’ll certainly be the be made whole.” The Bell administration is going to transfer funding from the Mayor’s office budget to the BCR and will first one to admit we could have done a much better job of communicating with the Board of Community Relations work to find a new executive director. An issue raised in past columns was appointees who during this time.” It cannot be said that the outstanding issues were resolved, were waiting to be confirmed as board members for the BCR, some names had been submitted four times to the but there was a great deal of communication. That’s a start. To mayor and the deputy mayor. Herwat told members of quote former executive director of the BCR, Juanita Greene, Council that they could expect to see the names and the who was there as a citizen to speak, “What we have to do is pull together as a community during this transition.” request for confirmation in the Oct. 8. Friday packet.

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Rich Iott, a Republican, fed up with the way federal government is being run, and encouraged by his wife Chris, entered the Congressional race. While, Democrat Marcy Kaptur, who has served for 28 years, said seniority is her “only weapon.” Both Congresswoman Kaptur and her opponent Iott hope to represent Ohio’s 9th Congressional District for the next two years come Election Day in November. Iott boasts that he’s not a career politician and believes there are a number of first-time politicians seeking office around the country this year just like him. “I think people have woken up and see it’s become the government. It’s the government telling us what to do and how we’re going to live our lives. But it’s not the government, it’s our government. We need to take our government back,” he said. Iott is a supporter of term limits and said seniority is “overrated.” If elected Iott pledges to only serve three terms. “[Seniority] is part of the problem,” he said. “We have people who have lengthy relationships of you vote for mine, I’ll vote for yours… that’s exactly what gets us into earmarks for bridges to nowhere, teapot museums and so on. “When you go there not as a career politician but as a citizen statesman, for lack of a better term, you look at things in a whole different light ... You look at [a piece of legislation] and say ‘I’m here to represent the people in my district, how do people in my district want me to vote?,’” Iott said. “No. 1, is it constitutional? Are we supposed to be voting on this at all, is it any business of the government? [No. 2] is it moral? There are a lot of things that are right and legal, but aren’t nec-

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Democrat incumbent Marcy Kaptur said seniority is her ‘Only weapon’ to help fight for the 9th congressional district.

essarily moral …And No. 3, what do my constituents want me to do? After you answer those three questions then you vote.” Iott doesn’t care what the individual’s intentions are, no one can be in Congress for an extended period of time without getting sucked into the system, he said. “For a region like ours, seniority and getting re-elected to two year terms continuously is the only weapon we have. Endurance is the

only weapon I have in my quiver that can get us some equity when the playing field is so unlevel nationally,” Kaptur said. The Ohio 9th Congressional District is different than other districts around the country — it’s not a capital or a financial hub, Kaptur said. The district doesn’t receive as much federal funding as other areas of the country, so when the economy is down the area faces it head-on, she said.

Kaptur said her life is a “constant fight to get any type of equity for this region.” A high-ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, Kaptur will rise to No. 2 if re-elected. Her position on the committee gives her power to help the district, she said. Kaptur can contact government agencies and have a phone call returned right away versus if she was just a regular member of Congress, she said. “I get a really good response … they are very interested in working

with the legislative branch and the people that sit on the committee that their administrative powers rest on your appropriating power,” Kaptur said. Kaptur said she stays in touch with her constituency by coming home every weekend and attending a variety of functions. Kaptur meets with various groups, businesses and individuals keeping her up-to-date with the districts concerns. n DEBATE CONTINUES ON A7

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Through the years, Kaptur has tried to promote and assist high-tech industries in the region. “If I find a high-tech company that I think has potential we try to help it grow. If its growth path is impeded by lack of research dollars, which is what we faced with the solar industry, we try to help them reach the level of competition,” Kaptur said. Kaptur has tried to help the University of Toledo expand its research departments in an attempt to create more high tech jobs in the region. “I’ve tried to help our university get stronger in development because we know that 60 percent of the technologies that result in new jobs are born in university research,” she said. “Whether it’s plant sciences, whether it’s automotive industry, whether it is medical pharmaceutical, whether it’s positioning ourselves as a multi modal transportation and distribution hub … we’re picking sectors where we think we have strength to help create the jobs of the future.” Iott believes the federal government is not supposed to fund the development of business. As an example Iott cited the development of solar and wind technologies. “We keep throwing billions and billions of taxpayer dollars into [solar and wind energy], but those business have proven to not be commercially viable,” he said. “And for an individual or any group of individuals in government to say, ‘I like this. This is the newest fad I’m going to make this work.’ You can’t make it work in the free market. The free market has to make it work. As soon as someone can make a buck doing it, it’s going to happen.” Iott believes the government should get out of businesses and let businesses do what they do, he said. Iott said government can’t create jobs, but can create the environment for business, which can then create jobs. Iott said one way to help businesses is to cut taxes and regulations. “With U.S. taxes and regulatory compliances, all the hoops and alphabet soup agencies, why would you build a plant here? People say we have [government] incentives for business to go overseas. I haven’t seen any evidence of that. We do incent them to go overseas with taxes and regulation. The cost of doing business here is what’s so bad, not the labor,” he said. “Let the free enterprise system work. If you can’t work within that and you fail that’s real life.”

Government spending

Iott has criticized Kaptur for her support of earmarks. He said earmarks actually hurt the creation of

jobs and contribute to the out-of-control spending in Washington. “The Harvard business school released a study just this spring that definitively lays out the fact when you have federal money coming in for projects what ultimately happens is you stifle private investment. When the federal money goes away, guess what? The jobs go away,” he said. Iott argues that for every check Kaptur brings back to the region she’s voted for thousands of dollars being spent elsewhere in the country. “Bottom line is we’re broke. We have to stop spending. It’s just that simple,” he said. Kaptur has stated previously that “I have the right to fight for my district. I have the right to fight for my state and I do. When they say earmark … earmark has come to be kind of an ugly word. For me, it’s actually supporting the advancement of something in my district — an interest in my district and that’s my job.” Kaptur agrees with Iott that the government needs to try and cut government spending. Kaptur, who was part of the group that helped balance the budget in the 1990s, understands what needs to be done. “I know how that can be done. It’s very hard to do it when two wars are being conducted and because of what happened with the housing meltdown, you have a great recession,” she said. “Now’s the time when government has to be a partner with the American people, not abandon them at the time of greatest need. “So the spending has gone up yes, for three reasons; one, because of unemployment; two, because of the wars; and three because the housing crisis has created such a downdraft across the entire economy because the cost of that was placed on the American people.” Kaptur said the government needs to help the economy now and then withdraw as it picks up again. She said to combat the deficit the rate of expenditures should be brought down and believes nothing should be off the table for cuts, including defense. Kaptur said the government is contracting many services the military could do in-house for cheaper. Kaptur is also a supporter of PAYGO, if the government adds a program it has an offset for the funds, she said.

Taxes

While both Kaptur and Iott believe tax cuts should be extended to the middle class, Kaptur thinks the cap should be only $250,000 for joint filers and $200,000 for individuals and Iott believes all of Bush’s tax cuts

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Republican Rich Iott said government needs to get out of the way of business and let the free market create jobs.

need to be extended. “If those tax cuts aren’t reinstated we effectively have the largest tax history … It’s not going to cost the government any money. They don’t get any of that money now. There’s no cost involved in extending those,” Iott said. Kaptur argues that if tax cuts are extended to those who make more than the $250,000 cap, it would contribute $700 billion to the federal deficit.

What needs to be done

If elected, both candidates’ main focus will be jobs. Iott’s second concern will be repealing the health care bill, while Kaptur will focus on fixing the housing industry. “We have to repeal the heath care bill. The majority of people want that done …We’re seeing things happen I think the administration didn’t think was going to happen for a year or two as insurance rates skyrocket, Iott said. “They’re bracing for the cost that they see coming from this … And busi-

nesses are sitting on their hands right now. They don’t know what’s going to happen and want to be in a cash strong position next year. “We have to repeal it. If we can’t, we just shouldn’t fund it and let it starve to death.” Kaptur believes if the issue of housing is dealt with the economy will grow. “I think anything we can do to help the economy grow, the private economy grow and deal with the housing crisis, we should explore,” she said. “I don’t know of any recovery in modern history that hasn’t been led by real estate.” Kaptur believes the executive branch and the legislature are ignoring

the true reality of the housing industry and it needs to be addressed. “I don’t believe it’s only the fault of the individual homeowner. I think Wall Street built a scheme to bilk people. I think our government at the highest levels should investigate those companies aggressively and create a counter pressure for them to renegotiate these loans for those that can be saved,” she said. Kaptur said Congress needs to explore its options to help the real estate industry recover. She currently has a bill that would allow individuals in trouble with their mortgage to explore a rent-to-own option with their lenders, she said.

On Oct. 11, Marcy Kaptur and Richard Iott will meet for their final debate hosted by Toledo Free Press and FOX Toledo. The debate will start at 7 p.m. in FOX Toledo’s lobby. Seating is limited, with each candidate receiving 20 tickets to distribute. The debate will air live on FOX Toledo.

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STORMING BACK

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

By Brandi Barhite Toledo Free Press Associate Editor

“If we are still in the condo, I have a tall, skinny tree to use here,” Julie said. “I normally put up three trees, but only two of them made it. If we get in, depending on when we get in, I will have already decorated [at the condo].” The new house reminds her of the house destroyed by the tornado, which was built in 1999, but this one is a bit bigger. “I never planned on doing this again. I never thought we would build again. I thought we would stay until Casey got older and we downsized,” she said. When they built 11 years ago, most of the features came standard. This time around,

she and her husband picked some of the features. “We picked out lighting for every room and that took time,” she said. “We are also picking out countertops.” Mark Rigg of Rigg Restoration said structurally the house is done with the roof, windows, door and garage all set. The rough plumbing and heating is also done. The shed is built in the backyard. Eventually, the concrete around the pool will have to be repoured as will the concrete for the driveway and sidewalk. The heavy equipment that removed the tornado debris cracked the con-

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Julie Blank is monitoring the progress of her house as it gets closer to completion. “We are getting excited about the movein,” Julie said. “It was first projected that it would be Dec. 1, but it could be sooner. I try not to get my hopes up.” If her family moves in before Christmas, she might decorate with the holiday décor salvaged from the June 5 tornado, although she usually decorates the week before Thanksgiving.

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crete, Rigg said. The landscaping won’t be replaced until the spring. The drywalling was scheduled to start the week of Oct. 4, while the installation of the floors, carpentry, trim, closet shelving and appliances will happen in the next two months. Rigg anticipates the Blanks will be home for Christmas. Even if the weather gets bad, it won’t affect construction because the crew is inside working. If he has to, he will heat the inside of the house as construction continues. “It is nice to see the whole area come back to life,” Rigg said. “What a difference it has made. It has been a parade of homes on the street. The homes that had minor damage have been completely repaired.” Rigg said the Blanks are checking out their house many times per week. “It is exciting to see it come together,” he said.

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RELIGION

Toledoan attended international Catholic conference By Sarah Ottney

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A Toledo woman was in Vatican City recently as one of only a few Americans invited to attend an international conference on the role of Catholic media in a digital society. Sally Oberski, director of communications for the Catholic Diocese of Toledo, participated in the World ConOBERSKI gress of the Catholic Press, presented by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications (PCSC). Representatives from more than 60 countries attended the confer-

ence, which ran through Oct. 7. “I was very flattered (to be invited) because there are only a few of us from the U.S. who are going to be participating, and I am the only communications director from a diocese,” Oberski said. Acknowledging changes in the ways people communicate and gather news, church leaders hope to analyze how the digital revolution is changing society and how the church should respond. “We feel the need to come together at a global level to reflect on the mission, on the function the Catholic press plays in today’s society and in the church,” Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of PCSC, said in a statement. “The main question is not so much how to use the new technologies; rather, the great challenge the church has to face today is how to establish a dialogue with the culture that is emerging from

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The Danberry Treasure Chest, a nonprofit established by Danberry Co. Realtors, helps families with sick children at Toledo Children’s Hospital. “What this organization does is just incredible,” said Molly Long, executive director of Toledo Children’s Hospital Foundation. “They raise funds and when a family has a child with a life threatening or chronic illness, money from the fund can support them and help pay their bills.” The Danberry Treasure Chest is an emergency assistance fund established through the Toledo Community Foundation. Funds from the chest are given to the Toledo Children’s Hospital Foundation which works with social workers and families to administer the funds to those who need it most. “It’s tough enough to deal with a child’s illness, when you experience financial difficulties at the same time it’s a double whammy. We can’t make the financial issues go away, but we can sure help them,” said Richard Baker, president of Danberry Co. Relators. Each year, the fund gives away approximately $30,000 in assistance, Long said. Families can receive up to $1,500 each year, on three separate occasions, she said. Social workers nominate families for assistance and then the fund provides money for bills such as electric, gas or rent. The money isn’t

AOoA promotes fire saftey The Area Office on Aging (AOoA) is encouraging seniors to attend Ready U as part of its Resolve To Be Ready Campaign. Each month, the AOoA releases a different tip to help seniors prepare for potential emergencies. The Ready U Campaign is a 10-session yearlong emergency preparedness series designed to help individuals “make a plan; get a kit; be informed.” This month’s event for Ready U focuses on fire safety and prevention. The focus directly ties in with the AOoA tip for October. The office asks seniors to install fire alarms, test and maintain those alarms and practice their fire escape plan. Ready U’s Fire Prevention and Safety presentation takes place Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Maumee Fire Station No. 1, 220 Illinois Ave. For the Resolve to Be Ready Campaign tip of the month, visit www.areaofficeonaging.com. -Kristen Rapin

given directly to the family, but the foundation takes their bills and pays for them, Long said. “There is upheaval in the family because they have to be in the hospital with their child; sometimes they get caught up in really bad financial straits,” Long said. “The Treasure Chest can be a lifesaving fund for a child with a lifethreatening or chronic illness.” On Oct. 14, Danberry Realtors will host an auction to benefit the Danberry Treasure Chest. “There are many, many more people in need of resources like this. It truly is fund of last resort,” said Lynn Fruth, CEO of Danberry Co. Realtors. The event will feature both a live and silent auction and a speech from a family touched by the Danberry Treasure Chest. Auction items include theme baskets, sports tickets and massages as well as a week in a condo in Fort Myers, Fla. In addition to the auction, Danberry branches host a couple events throughout the year to raise money for the fund. The Andersons also offers a Danberry Treasure Chest wine label that gives proceeds from sales back to the fund, Fruth said. The auction is $60 a person and features a meal and complimentary wine. The event begins at 6 p.m. in the Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons. To purchase tickets, call Debbie Milnar at (419) 531-1331 Ext. 1404. For more information, visit www. danberry.com/danberry_charities.

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Toledo firm wins AIA Ohio award By Kristen Rapin

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The Collaborative Inc. was honored during the AIA Ohio Convention on Oct. 1. AIA Ohio, a society of the American Institute of Architects, awarded the Collaborative the Honor Award for Interior Projects for the design and work the firm completed in its lobby. The award was one of 11 awards granted to the 84 different statewide entries and the given to an applicant from Toledo. “We were thrilled winning this honor. This is our home, our space, our lobby. We wanted to transform it and make it a lot more usable to us,” said Michael Muse, architect and partner in The Collaborative. Starting in the winter of 2008 and concluding in the summer of 2009, The Collaborative renovated its lobby and conference rooms. The firm could have transformed its space in any number of ways, but chose to experiment on itself, Muse said. The lobby features a 12-foot section of wall that divides the lobby and conference rooms. The panel allows for natural light to enter the conference rooms, but can be lifted like a garage door allowing the space to be used to large gatherings, Muse said. The space is roughly 1,200 square feet and can host whole office meetings and holiday parties now, he said. “This scheme garnered considerable interest based on its simple and contemporary incursions within an otherwise straightforward and familiar space,” said Craig Davis,

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“We were thrilled winning this honor. This is our home, our space, our lobby. We wanted to transform it and make it a lot more usable to us.”

— Michael Muse jury chairman for the competition, in an e-mail. “The design does not rely on form alone to establish its presence; instead it relies on the drama and dynamic quality of its conversion idea to create a memorable design. The grand tilting walls provide several meanings to what would have by most ordinary accounts been simply left as a sliding or hinged wall. The jury felt that the project made a great impact through limited means and this in relation to many contemporary extravagant sensibilities of interior design deserved more than a merit award.” The lobby renovation was designed by Muse, Matt Clarkson and Dorey Fox. The Collaborative also received an Honor Award from the AIA Toledo in 2009 for the same lobby renovation. a society of the American Institute of Architects awarded the Collaborative the Honor Award for Interior Projects for the design and work the firm completed in its lobby.

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ur previous column talked about how to “live a 1,000 years” by focusing on the things that really matter and making it a point to enjoy life. One of the most important things in our lives are the relationships we have with others. We as human beings have an innate desire for intimacy. The desire to be cared for and care for others is what allows us to live more fulfilling lives. Relationships with others can be rewarding in many ways. It becomes much more meaningful to share common experiences and interests with others whom we care about. If we have experiences but no one to share them with, it almost seems like a waste of time. I (Mark) have had a habit of watching certain reality TV shows

lately. My family teases me because I have become a fan of “Project Runway” which is about a group of fashion designers (not the show you would think a manly man like myself would watch, but Mark I guess I am comfortable enough in my Nolan manhood to admit it, and Tim Gunn seems like such a goodhearted guy) brought together in a competition that has great rewards and opportunities for the winner. Each week, one of the designers is voted off (host Heidi Klum says “one of

School-age kids generally need 9 – 12 hours of sleep each night. This sleep helps them recharge for the next day, while aiding in important development and growth. Here are a few tips for helping your child get the sleep they need: • Create a simple, calming bedtime routine for your child that can be used anywhere. • Don’t keep a TV in your child’s bedroom or use it as part of his/her bedtime routine. • Keep bedtime positive, never using it as a threat. • Make sure your child has enough physical activity during the day.

and all of the supplies and physically carrying them to the next lake. This was hard work and it meant working together. The trip was truly roughing it, but when we got back to civilization, we felt a bond with each other. I previously wrote in another column about my long-distance motorcycle trip with my college roommate Kelly to places like Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, Sturgis and Mt. Rushmore. We definitely bonded on that trip. I have been fortunate in my life to bond with some quality people. My best friend,my wife Lisa, my immediate family, but also people like my business partner Nolan who writes this column with me, the people I work with at my office, my church family, my high school and college friends, my bandmates and many others. Some of my best friends are those who I may not talk to for long periods of time, but when we do, we pick up right where we left off. Relationships are one of the most important things in life. As you take the time to enjoy life, remember to enjoy your relationships and cherish the time with those you care about. For more information about The Retirement Guys, tune in every Saturday at 1 p.m. on 1370 WSPD or visit www. retirementguysradio.com. Securities and Advisory Services are offered through NEXT Financial Group Inc., Member FINRA / SIPC. NEXT Financial Group, Inc nor its representatives provide tax advice. The Retirement Guys are not an affiliate of NEXT Financial Group. The office is at 1700 Woodlands Drive, Suite 100, Maumee, OH 43537.

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hen Nick Vitucci decided that opportunity. While in Greento leave the Toledo Storm ville, the franchise was struggling to at the conclusion of the hang on and inevitably eliminated Vi1997-98 season to join the Greenville tucci’s position when they cut costs. Grrrowl it wasn’t because he didn’t like Ironically, that coincided with Mark the rowdy atmosphere of the Toledo Bernard leaving his assistant coach position with the Storm to Sports Arena and the become the head coach of boisterous fan base that the Rockford IceHogs in loudly cheered on him the United Hockey League, and his teammates. opening up a spot for Vitucci headed to Vitucci to return to Toledo Greenville because as an assistant. he was given the opAfter the Storm got portunity to join the off to a rocky start that Grrrowl’s coaching season, the reins were staff and learn from over to Vitucci as his former coach John Mike BAuman handed interim head coach, and Marks. Vitucci played for Marks in 1995-96 as a member of he’s been the leader on the bench in a Charlotte Checkers squad. It was a T-Town ever since. “Now, that gave me a great opteam that won the ECHL Championship and saw Vitucci take home portunity to come back to an area that year’s postseason Most Valuable and to a team and a franchise that I had success with playing for, had a Player Award. “It was a great opportunity great experience playing for and now because John was a tremendous the ownership and the management teacher and somebody that I respect group at that time had faith in me as much as anybody in the hockey in naming me a head coach,” Vitucci world,” Vitucci said. “Because of said. “I’m forever grateful for them. him and what I was able to learn I’ve really been able to mature as a from him, it really prepared me to person, as well as a coach, because of that opportunity that I got.” be a head coach.” Five years later, Vitucci finally got n VITUCCI CONTINUES ON A18

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teacher and mentor in John Marks to prepare me to be a head coach,” Vitucci said. “John is somebody that I’ve learned a lot from in how I wanted to be once I got to be a head coach. [That]was somebody who can sort of walk that fine line of being a friend and patting a guy on the back, but also being a coach and kicking somebody in the rear when they need it. I never wanted to be that kind of coach who just screamed and hollered all the time. “I’d like to think that I’m a fair coach and a coach who’s a good teacher, but also fair to the players.” This year, Vitucci wants to put together a team of tough, selfmotivated players who work hard night in and night out and take just as much pride in playing good defense as they do in scoring. He had players like that last season, citing center Scooter Smith, left wing Mike Hedden and right wings Adam Keefe and Evan Rankin as blue collar guys who turned it up a notch and played

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If you read Toledo Walleye right winger Adam Keefe’s stat line for last season, not too many numbers would jump out. In his defense, Keefe’s season didn’t start until the middle of February, but the short time span still allowed the 26-year-old to gain the reputation as an enforcer on a ice for the Walleye. “I like to be physical out there,” Keefe said. “You have to fight, scratch and claw every single night out there, because everyone is fighting for a job. I try not to back down from anyone out there.” Perhaps best defined as a journeyman, Keefe has played for three teams in the American Hockey League (AHL). He also played for the Toledo Storm during the 2005-2006 season. No matter where he has been, it is Keefe’s physical brand of hockey that has stood out. In just 24 games last season, the Brampton, Ontario, native garnered 107 penalty minutes, which put him at greater than 1,000 cumulative pen-

alty minutes for his career. But Keefe’s addition late in the season last year was just what the Walleye needed. Due to several promotions to the Walleye’s respective AHL teams, the new franchise severely was left depleted. It was Keefe’s enthusiasm and energy though that helped spark the team into the ECHL playoffs in the team’s first year of existence. “I really didn’t know what to expect when I came in here,” he said. “I think the organization was happy to make it to the playoffs being the first season, but we weren’t happy because we wanted to win the playoffs.” Keefe responded in the playoffs for the team. He recorded his first hat trick of his career against the Charlotte Checkers on April 6 of last season, and his great play was one of the reasons the Walleye resigned him after the completion of last season. Head coach Nick Vitucci said that despite Keefe’s short season last year, his play stood out to the organization. “Adam is a heart and soul kind of player,” Vitucci said. “He has a great work ethic, and to me, he is the best kind of player to have.”

Keefe is one the few guarantees when it comes to personnel on the roster. With so much unknown about the final makeup of this team, the winger has been counted on as a leader to set the tone in the locker room. “To me, it is about winning a championship,” Keefe said. “We need to take that next step as a team.” Vitucci said that Keefe’s focus and determination have been the reason he is considered a core leader for the Walleye. “These guys know that Adam is going to give them everything he has out on the ice on a daily basis,” he said. “He is one of our core guys on this team, and I think it is great that the whole core is focused on winning a championship season. Those guys make it really easy to follow them.” Keefe is not just popular in the Walleye locker room either. His physical brand of hockey has made him a favorite among fans. “The fan atmosphere here in Toledo is second to none,” Keefe said. “We always get excited to come out and play in front of these great fans, and it is really something that makes coming into our building intimi-

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dating when you have 8,000-plus fans here ready to cheer us on.” With the season rapidly approaching, Keefe is ready to get back in action. “I am excited to get going again,” he said. “I really have worked hard in the offseason, and I am looking for-

ward to this season.” For Keefe and the Walleye, this season is also about bringing another championship back to the Glass City. “We are a talented team, and in my opinion, the sky is the limit. We have the guys here, and if we play our hockey, nobody can stop us.”

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In preparation for the first Toledo Walleye game on Oct. 16, staff at the Huntington Center Swamp Shop have been stocking the shelves with loads of new merchandise for its second season. About 75 to 80 percent of Walleye merchandise is brand-new, said Craig Katz, director of merchandise and licensing for the Toledo Mud Hens and Toledo Walleye. “The last thing we want is for people to walk in on opening night and say, ‘Well there’s nothing new’,” Katz said. Toledo Walleye merchandise was the No. 1 selling team merchandise in the ECHL last season. Katz attributes the success to the largest supporters of Toledo Walleye products — the fans. n GEAR CONTINUED ON A21

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n GEAR CONTINUED FROM A20 “I think [in] Toledo and surrounding areas … [people] are very proud of where they’re from and they want to show off to everyone else Toledo is a city on the move,” Katz said. “And then you have the Walleye which is a great, unique name with really unique logos that is different. It stands out and I think our fan base is proud of that.” A change Walleye fans can be proud of is the arrival of Under Armour and ‘47 Brand clothing this season. Under Armour is now an official licensee of the ECHL; the popular “X” logo can be found on ball caps, T-shirts and sweatshirts. “Under Armour is such a popular

brand name that people come in and ask for it by name,” Katz said. “To be able to tie the Under Armour brand in with the Walleye we think is a great opportunity.” ‘47 Brand is also a licensee of the Toledo Walleye this year; it was incorporated to include Walleye garments after three years of success with Toledo Mud Hens products. ‘47 Brand allows fashion savvy fans to cheer on their favorite team in style. Products include track jackets, waffle shirts and T-shirts with trendy details like colorful stitching and retro lettering. Sports fashion has seen trends like “washed out” and retro looks utilizing thin, soft fabrics and appliqué logos, Katz said, and the comfy fabric has been successful

with folks of all ages. When choosing the 2010 lineup of merchandise, Katz said he looked at last year’s popular garments and current trends in sports merchandising. Team mascots Spike and CatTrick are given new looks on some women’s and youth garments. Spike’s fierce, toothless grin takes on a friendlier look on some children’s items. While Huntington Center Swamp Shop is largely a sea of Walleye hues — blue, gold, black and white — women’s styles incorporate brighter colors like pink, orange and teal. A popular garment for serious Toledo Walleye fans is the hockey jersey; more than 1,500 were sold last season. “I think [fans] like to wear what they see on the ice,” he said. “It’s

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wear during the game. This year there are eight new hockey puck designs, Walleye wall hangings, pennants and hockey stick hats. “We look to see what’s new, what’s cute, what’s something people haven’t seen before,” Katz said. There are also more than one dozen styles of ball caps and knit hats to choose from. Other novelties include stuffed animals, key chains, baseballs and a handful of Mud Hens gear. Customers can purchase Walleye gear at four locations. The Swamp Shop, located at both the Huntington Center and Fifth Third Field, is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tacklebox and Swamp Shop Express are located in the Huntington Center and are open during games.

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A 13-foot-custom-made blimp of Spike, mascot for the Toledo Walleye hockey team, will be one of the newest additions to the crowd at the Huntington Center during its second official season. Home play begins 7 p.m. Oct. 16 versus the Wheeling Nailers, but the blimp won’t arrive until the end of October, said JaMay Edwards, manager of promotions for the Toledo Walleye and Mud Hens. Edwards said there will be plenty of special events to draw people to the games this season. “Every year, we do improve and people are always going to get something new and exciting,” Edwards said. In its 2009-2010 season, attendance at Walleye games was more than 8,000 five times, including opening day and the day after Christmas, Edwards said. She attributed the success to the new arena and to the return of both former Storm head coach Nick Vitucci

and announcer Bobb Vergiels. “People are glad to have the hockey back,” Edwards said. “We want Walleye Hockey to be what the Mud Hens is.” Promotions throughout the season include numerous postgame parties and open skates with the team. “Players are very, very accessible,” Edwards said. “They love the fans.” The Hanson brothers from the 1977 hockey movie “Slap Shot” will make an appearance at the Dec. 4 game. Sundays are Kids Days and will feature mascots and costumed characters like SpongeBob SquarePants on Dec. 5, Iron Man on Jan. 30, Spiderman and X-Mens’ Wolverine on Feb. 13 and the Backyardigans on Feb. 27. According to Edwards, there will be up to nine mascots at the games at a time, including spotlight appearances by Muddy and Maddonna of the Mud Hens. The first Kids Day coincides with the Teddy Bear Toss on Nov. 14, where fans toss new teddy bears onto the ice for donation to Lucas County Children’s services. n PROMOS CONTINUES ON A25

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october 10, 2010 n PROMOS CONTINUED FROM A24 Other promotions include Halloween Hockey Night on Oct. 30, Ugly Holiday Sweater Night on Dec. 29, a new parachute drop contest, Zamboni rides for kids and Fish Sticks equipment auctions. Signature jerseys will be auctioned off postgame for several of the Walleye’s promotion events. Military Appreciation Night on Jan. 22 features camouflage Walleye jerseys and on March 4, used pink jerseys will be auctioned for the Walleye’s Pink in the Rink fundraiser. The Walleye promotions team is working to make the Huntington Center a destination before and after games, especially in the winter. “We really want people to eat at the arena before the game,” Edwards said, explaining that pocket-sized menus will be offered throughout the season. The Stanley Cup, on loan from the Chicago Blackhawks, will be at the Huntington Center for a postgame party with the Walleye players Jan. 7. One of the most popular events from last season was Hockey History Night, when former players from the Goldiggers and the Blades attended the game. History night is Feb. 19. For a complete list of Walleye hockey promotions, visit www. toledowalleye.com/promotions.

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hen you think about it, what the Toledo Walleye did last year was pretty amazing. In its first year of existence, the Walleye, weathered through call ups and injuries, made the ECHL playoffs. Granted, there were only five teams in the league that didn’t make the playoffs last season, but considering other disastrous first years for new franchises, it is impressive. There are plenty of horror stories of newly minted professional sports franchises having ghastly first seasons in their leagues. Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays lost 99 games in its first season in the major leagues. The “new” Cleveland Browns lost its first seven games in 1999, en route to an ugly 2-14 record. To give you a hockey comparison, the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers finished with a record of 14-61-7 during its freshman campaign. I would say the Walleye did all right. Now you might say that a minor league hockey team doesn’t carry the same weight and responsibilities of a major professional sport. That is correct, but it is actually more.

Walleye head coach Nick Vitucci just give the team an accomplishment, it spent the better part of a year and a also established the groundwork for this half crisscrossing this country scouting season as well. Toledo is an established name in hockey players. For Vitucci, he hanthe minor league hockey dled all the player circuit. The Glass City has recruitment and dea proud lineage when it velopment. In fact, comes to hockey, and the Vitucci pretty much city is nuts about the sport. handles any and all When you look at this of the personnel deciseason’s roster, there will sions for the Walleye. undoubtedly be some I can’t imagine sitfamiliar names. Evan ting in dank, dimly lit Rankin, Joe Charlebois, hockey rinks hoping Adam Keefe, Ryan Stokes, to spot a talent or a diamond in the rough. Chris SCHMIDBAUER and Scooter Smith are just But Vitucci did, and he was quite suc- a few of the fan favorites who will be back on the ice at the Huntington cessful at it, too. At one point during the early part Center this season. While the goaltender situation is of last season, the Walleye were the hottest team in the ECHL. Well, it was until still an unknown, that has not stopped American Hockey League (AHL) affiliates this team from talking about making Grand Rapids and Rockford came calling. the playoffs again and competing for Call ups decimated this team and the Kelly Cup. The major players in the the team was left to fend for itself. locker room have repeatedly said that Then throw in the serious and nagging they were not happy with just making injuries that seem to dog a hockey the playoffs. History might be on their side, too. team and the accomplishments of last It is amazing the similarities beyear’s team becomes more impressive. Last season’s success did more than tween the Walleye and the now-de-

funct Toledo Storm. Die-hard fans might remember that the Storm made the playoffs in its first season of play, and the team also lost in the first round of the playoffs. The Storm’s sophomore campaign brought the first of back-to-back ECHL championships to Toledo, and the teams have one more thing in common as well. Nick Vitucci was a part of the 1993-1994 Storm that won it all that season. It brings me back to my original point. The Walleye’s successful debut was a smashing success, all things considered. The Toledo Walleye’s second season might be shaping up to be the perfect encore as well. Chris Schmidbauer is sports editor for Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at cschmidbauer@ toledofreepress.com. He is also the co-host of the “Odd Couple Sports Show” on Fox Sports Radio 1230 WCWA and can be heard every weekday from at 10 a.m. to noon. He can also be seen weekly on the “Friday Night Frenzy Tailgate Show” on NBC 24.

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Huntington Center celebrates one year

By Kristen Rapin

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Huntington Center will celebrate its first anniversary Oct. 9. The public arena kicked off its first year with a performance by comedian Jeff Dunham in 2009. Since then, Huntington Center has hosted Walking with the Dinosaurs, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and Trans-Siberian Orchestra among others. “I think it’s been an overwhelming success,” said Steve Miller, general manager of SMG, which manages the Huntington Center. “It’s a testament to what the community’s done. “I think [the first year’s success] is thanks to Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan ... There was some concern with our economic status here during a difficult economy, but people have dug into their wallets and support the arena.” Miller said the goal for the facility was to bring in a variety of events throughout the year.

The arena succeeded hosting everything from WWE Wrestling and the Monster Jam trucks to musical guests Daughtry and REO Speedwagon, Styx and .38 Special, Miller said. Huntington Center was budgeted to host 96 events in the first year and hosted 104, he said. Of the 16 booked concerts, nine sold out, he said. The arena was built by the county to accommodate 7,500 fans for sporting events and 9,000 for concerts, replacing the former Toledo Sports Arena’s 5,230-seat capacity. Since its opening the arena has seen approximately 435,000 people come through the building, Miller said. “It’s been a great success. We budgeted for around 400,000, so we’re very pleased,” he said. When the Bull Frogs canceled its season in November due to uncertainty in arena football leagues, it actually helped Huntington Center secure more acts, Miller said. n ARENA CONTINUES ON A27

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Fish tailgate treats fans By Kristen Rapin

Toledo Free Press Special Sections Editor krapin@toledofreepress.com

Kicking off the Toledo Walleye’s first home game in its second season is the Fish Tailgate on Oct. 16. “The Toledo Walleye believe in community pride and want to make everyone a part of the celebration of T-town hockey,” said JaMay Edwards, manager of promotions for the Walleye. In the spirit of community pride, the Walleye Fish Tailgate is free and open to the public, Edwards said. The event will feature live entertainment, food and a 2,800 square foot beer garden. Fans can meet with Walleye players, take pictures with Spike and hear a speech from head coach Nick Vitucci. The Fish Tailgate begins at 4 p.m. and runs until midnight. Festivities will take place outside on Huron Street and inside the Huntington Center Aquarium. The Walleye will take the ice against the Wheeling Nailers at 7 p.m. For tickets, call (419) 725-WALL or visit toledowalleye.com/tickets/.

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Norplas Industries Inc., an automotive manufacturer in Northwood, is planning a possible expansion of its facilities and operations that could add as many as 300 new jobs at that location. The proposed $6.5 million project would include expansion of its existing 400,000-squarefoot building by adding 30,000 square feet to inBLAHA crease injection molding capacity. This project would also retain nearly 500 employees. The proposed expansion is based on new business the company is hoping to obtain but has not yet received, according to a spokesperson for Magna International, the parent company of Norplas Industries. Norplas was awarded a 55 percent Job Creation Tax Credit, valued at an estimated $498,147 during a sevenyear term, as a result of its planned expansion in Northwood. The company would be required to maintain operations at the project site for 10 years to qualify for the tax credit. The local manufacturing company was one of 16 businesses ex-

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United States as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singlebiggest car market. Highly touted innovations at the show, including Renault SAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DeZir, a small, sporty concept car, and its Z.E. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for â&#x20AC;&#x153;zero emissionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; line, and the single-platform Ford Focus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel really good about where we are and where we are going and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so pleased that we chose to invest during the harshest of times,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO Alan Mulally said. Ford is making the Focus its world car, hoping to make some 2 million vehicles off the same platform by 2012 to reap economies of scale. Before, the U.S. giant had a strategy of one Focus platform for each major region. Mulally said Ford has restructured, is operating profitably despite the lower demand and â&#x20AC;&#x153;actually acceleratedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; the development of its new vehicles â&#x20AC;&#x153;so we are right here, right now for the consumers as we come back.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But while the worst of the global recession is past, car makers are aware that their market has changed. Consumers remain cautious and environmental rules are more stringent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the auto industry hopes hybrids and electrics will be a big part of the way forward. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected at the two-week show, the oldest and one of the

largest of its kind. Car makers have been flaunting technologies aimed at cutting or eliminating carbon dioxide emissions from their vehicles. But this time, more and more will be models headed for showrooms, not concept or idea cars. â&#x20AC;&#x153;New energy technologies are a major theme of this show, and we are well positioned to take advantage of that,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Peugeot-Citroen CEO Philippe Varin. In addition to the 3008 diesel hybrid, Peugeot is also to begin selling its iOn electric car. Other ready-to-roll green cars on show include Mitsubishiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s i-MiEV and the Nissan Leaf. China is also a focus for Peugeot, which will make one-third of its new 508 sedans in China, with targeted sales in its first year of 200,000, Varin said. The Chinese market soared 50 percent last year, he said. Renault boss Carlos Ghosn said this show represents â&#x20AC;&#x153;the year that electric vehicles become a reality.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The French carmaker relies on alliance partner Nissan for access to China, and Ghosn didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say when Renault might take the plunge. But â&#x20AC;&#x153;Renault intends to be present everywhere in the world,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. Global car production fell 17 percent over 2008 and 2009, drop-

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New Jeep lifts Chryslerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s September sales DETROIT (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chrysler says its September sales showed a slight increase from last month, bucking an industry trend toward slower sales in the fall. Chrysler has struggled with sales much of the year because of an aging model lineup. But the Grand Cherokee is the first of a string of new or updated models due out this year. The automakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sales rose one-half percent from August and 61 percent from September of last year, when sales were hurt by a drop in demand following Cash for Clunkers. Chrysler says the new Jeep Grand Cherokee helped. The redesigned sport utility vehicle saw sales nearly double versus September of last year.

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Rave Cinema Classic Series: ‘The Big Trees’

On Oct. 18, the Rave Cinema Classic Series at Levis Commons presents “The Big Trees,” a Kirk Douglas Western with Eve Miller. Tickets are $2 for the Cinema Classics series, which runs Mondays at 1 p.m. The lobby opens a half-hour before the show. The Rave Motion Pictures Cinema Classics series is sponsored by Toledo Free Press Star and the Area Office on Aging. For information, call (419) 874-2154 and watch www.facebook.com/toledofreepress for weekly details.

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The Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) Apollo Society will celebrate its 25th anniversary with “Inspired Giving: The Apollo Society’s 25th Anniversary Exhibition,” which will feature the 47 pieces donated to the museum by the society in the past 25 years as well as an additional 17 pieces donated by society members during that time. “Patrons will be stupefied at how much and the quality of the works of art that have been donated,” said Lawrence Nichols, the exhibition’s curator. Nichols also serves as TMA’s William Hutton curator of European and American painting and sculpture before 1900. “The giving is on par with the collection that the museum has done on its own. It’s not one century, one region or one medium; the collection is in all areas the museum collects.” While the pieces have been on display throughout the museum since they were donated, the artwork has only once been grouped together as an exhibit when the society was celebrating its 10th anniversary, Nichols said. Since that time, a number of additional works have been acquired. Artworks from the society range from Greek gold of the 4th century to contemporary works of art, and the curators designed the exhibit to be a visual experience, Nichols said. “I find this a great virtue of the collection, it makes a forced juxtaposition.

A photograph next to gold jewelry, porcelain works next to a sculpture,” he said. “The installation is thrilling.” The Apollo Society was founded by Georgia Welles and her late husband David as a way for museum members to be part of the selection process for artwork entering TMA’s collection. Each year a different curator from the museum presents works of art the museum hopes to acquire to the Apollo Society and members vote which piece or pieces to purchase for TMA. “I’m very proud that the members in the second year chose Chuck Close’s painting of Alex Katz. It’s a painting that has stood the test of time and which we would never have been able to purchase in this day and age,” said Georgia Welles, chairwoman for the Apollo Society. The exhibit opens Oct. 15 and runs through Feb. 13 in the Canaday Gallery. On Oct. 15, the museum will host the Apollo Encounter, a free event to teach participants about how the Apollo Society selects works of art. Curators will present artwork and then the audience will participate in a mock vote. “The event is really important because we want the public to understand how the Apollo Society works,” Welles said. Reservations are required for the Apollo Encounter. To register, call (419) 255-8000 Ext. 7432. Membership in the Apollo Society is open to members of the TMA at the president council level. For more information, visit www.toledomuseum.org.

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“Long Life” is the spirited, rollicking track that starts Great Big Sea’s

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lead singer and guitarist Alan Doyle. The band from Newfoundland is known for its high-energy shows. “Our apprenticeship was really playing in the pubs of Canada,” he said during a call from a tour stop in Pitts-

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burgh. “We had to compete with the conversation and the good times that were already going on in there. To command the attention of a hundred rowdy sailors at a drunken pub, you really have to be on your game all the time or you’re just going to fade into the background.” Since forming in 1993, Great Big Sea’s surge in Canada has been relentless. The band has been nominated for several Juno Awards, including Group of the Year in 1998, 2005 and 2009, and its discs consistently have gone gold or platinum. Through touring, the Celtic rockers started to make waves in America. “I’ve done, must be well over 2,000 Great Big Sea concerts, and I’m practically as giddy about them now as I was in 1994,” Doyle said. While on the road, Doyle, singer and bodhran player Sean McCann, singer and multi-instrumentalist Bob Hallett, bassist Murray Foster and drummer Kris MacFarlane stay busy. “Part of [‘Safe Upon the Shore’] we did kind of in backs of dressing rooms and tour buses and was kind of just out of availability. We’re all dads now and we’re out on the road and we’re waking up at 7 o’clock in the morning the way

dads do. That gives you 13 or 14 hours before the gig starts, so we’re like let’s make a record,” Doyle said and laughed. “I learned to use a couple [computer] recording programs, so we ended up doing a bunch of it that way. That body of work that’s on the record kind of sounds like Great Big Sea in 1994 because it’s us in a little room doing it the way we used to do it.” Great Big Sea will play a 7:30 p.m. show Oct. 20 at Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Tickets are $46.50, $35.50 and $25.50. If Doyle looks familiar, you may have seen him as a minstrel in “Robin Hood,” which stars Russell Crowe. “I’ve known Russell for a long time; we play music together, and he’s been in lots of movies since I’ve known him, but this is the first one he called me up for because they needed a musician,” Doyle said. “And he called me up and asked me if I knew how to play the lute, and as luck would have it, I do. And I went to LA and we did a big table read for it, and I got the gig. It was awesome.”

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Events:1st - 2nd quarter moon Aries (March 21-April 19)

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Good dog! With Venus retrograde, you may have to retreat on some issues, or make compromises that blend old and new. Judgments made midweek can ease or halt progress. The weekend brings prizes, help from superiors and good luck from partners.

Infestation. You could fix problems more efficiently if annoying little glitches didn’t slow progress. Choose your main priorities Monday and stick to them. Success in some areas will be apparent Friday. An inspiring or humorous person lightens your mood Saturday.

Stuffing knocked out. Circumstances require that you adapt as quickly and smoothly as you can to changes. Normally this would be fine, but you may feel disoriented or isolated this week. This mood eases after Thursday, and an unexpected but well-earned reward arrives.

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Virgo (August 23-September 22)

Capricorn (December 22-January 19)

People pleaser. You strive to cope with shifting to new modes, intakes and outlets, and personnel changes feel awkward at first. Old friends return and good news arrives Wednesday. Professional affiliations offer productive weekend activities and gatherings.

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Accidental tourist. If you’ve been hard-pressed by weighty responsibilities, you can throttle back now and refocus on your personal life. Friends and neighbors connect with you, and invitations and offers roll in after Thursday. Share quality face time with loved ones. Aquarius (January 20-February 18)

Fun house mirror. Others seem to have advantages as the week starts. Rock solid information shows the truth of situations Wednesday. Friends and allies prove their value after Friday. Relationships are the source of rewards and joys Saturday.

Buck stops here. Internal conflicts arise when your head and your heart aren’t on the same page. Dialogue exchanged midweek nudge you toward resolution; consolidate the big picture Friday. You’re the star of the show Saturday and gain high praise for your efforts.

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Victory march. Circumstances require changes while maintaining stability. Help that arrives midweek may have strings attached. A welcome call Thursday reconnects you with people or groups you’ve missed. Family and domestic matters are the focus Saturday.

Ride to success. An instinctive need to hide or hibernate makes you less accessible. Necessary exchanges pull you out of your shell by Wednesday, and you’re eager for socializing by Friday. A loved one exceeds expectations Saturday, and deserves a gold star.

Points of light. Work out practical details with people at a distance as the week starts, as schedules may be uncertain. Exciting messages and offers start arriving on Thursday, along with an ingenious solution for a troubled situation. Snuggle with a loved one Saturday.

Methodical procedure. Keep close track of others’ feelings, as desires and priorities could shift without warning this week. Open discussions make doubts and worries more comprehensible. Patience and kindness gain many rewards as the weekend arrives.

Elizabeth Hazel is a professional tarotist-astrologer and author. She gives readings every Wednesday at Attic on Adams above Manos Greek Restaurant. She may be contacted at ehazel@buckeye-express.com (c) 2010

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t’s always nice to know how much 3-year-old preschool. She had come to my children adore me. At 7 years accept the two-and-a-half-hour, twiceold, my son still runs excitedly to- a-week breaks in our otherwise conward me as soon as he gets off of the stant relationship. Yet, the beginning of 4-year-old preschool has school bus to give me put us right back where a big hug and kiss. My we were a year ago — toddler greets me at the with my child clinging front door with a giant to me like pet hair on a grin and an emphatic, black pair of pants. surprised-like-I-justJust when I began returned-early-fromto think that the whole war “Mommy!” if I so thing was nothing but much as walk out to the a performance put on mailbox and back. Dropby an actress in the ping off my 4-year-old at Shannon SZYPERSKI making, her emotions preschool elicits a flailing, bubbled over with the kicking, screaming, knock-down hallway scene, because she heartfelt admission, “My tummy just hurts too much when I’m not just doesn’t want to leave my side. OK, that last bit of proof of my with you.” As much as I somewhat want to be completely annoyed that child’s adoration I could do without. I didn’t quite imagine Elaine, my my daughter continues to shun the middle child, being the crying kid at school she has grown to know and preschool. As a toddler, her person- love in the past 12 months, I underality seemed to foreshadow more of a stand where my little girl’s coming “Mom, this will be harder on you than from. For years I was the kid calling it will be on me” school separation. my parents to come get me from When we would drop off my oldest sleepovers at midnight because I had at preschool, it was his younger sister developed that wish-I-were-home pit who would cry because she wanted to in my stomach. Until I simply grew out of it, I remember the only cure be the one to stay and play. By the time it was Elaine’s turn to being a reunion with my parents, so actually be the one staying and playing, I try to at least remain sympathetic. Considering my own history as a however, she had apparently lost interest in the whole thing and decided young cling-on, perhaps Elaine’s sepainstead to take the fight-it-tooth-and- ration reluctance is due to some homenail approach. Although it took much body gene that hasn’t yet been identilonger than I had hoped or anticipated, fied. Still, as any good mother would, we did make progress by the end of I can’t let the opportunity to think my

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