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DON LEE

For Issues 8, 9

oledo and Lucas County voters who head to the polls Nov. 4 face choices on numerous levies, including three for local social service agencies. Last week, I expressed support for Issue 7, a seven-year, 1.75-mill property tax levy that would help Lucas County Children Services care for local children at risk of abuse or neglect. Two other local agencies that serve vulnerable populations are also deserving of our support on this ballot. The Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County (MHRSB) is asking voters to approve Issue 8, a 10-year, 0.5-mill renewal levy expected to generate $3.4 million per year, or about 14 percent of the board’s annual discretionary funds, Executive Director Scott Sylak recently told Toledo Free Press. The MHRSB helps fund 21 area organizations that provide mental health treatment and drug and alcohol recovery services. Together those agencies provide direct services to about 26,000 Lucas County residents each year. Issue 8 is not a new tax and would continue to cost the owner of a $100,000 home about Thomas F. Pounds $15 annually. The failure of the levy, coupled with an expected $2.6 million drop in state and federal funding — about 11 percent of MHRSB’s budget — would amount to a 25 percent reduction in funds at a time when MHRSB continues to see an increase in the number of people seeking treatment, Sylak told TFP. “It would be devastating,” he said. By covering more types of treatments, Medicaid expansion has helped relieve some financial strain on MHRSB, Sylak said. However, the program doesn’t cover vital transition services such as housing or vocational programs, and is set to expire next year unless Congress steps in. “So many other things in our clients’ lives are destabilized,” Sylak said. “The one thing they really need to be able to count on is there’s going to be help here when they need it most.” Also on the ballot is Issue 9, a five-year levy renewal with a small increase expected to provide $4.3 million annually for services for area senior citizens. The total cost to the owner of a $100,000 home would be about $19 per year. Lucas County’s senior population has increased 11 percent since 2010 and is expected to increase another 11 percent over the next five years, Area Office on Aging (AOOA) of Northwestern Ohio President and CEO Billie Johnson recently told TFP. As many as 40,000 seniors are served by AOA each year, through homedelivered meals, home care, senior center programming, day and respite care for caregivers, transportation to medical appointments, assistance with insurance questions and more. “With such a modest increase, it just seems like a great investment for our community to do for the older citizens who have given so much to this community,” Johnson said. We are all being asked to do more with less and being asked to support numerous levies might feel like a hardship. However, the delayed costs and negative consequences of not supporting them would be higher. I urge you to support Issues 7, 8 and 9, all of which fund worthwhile agencies that care for our fellow citizens in times of need. 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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The race that never was

uick! Who is running for governor? That’s what I thought. But I’m not judging since this is the quietest gubernatorial race in recent history. The race is so nonexistent I saw a Facebook post that summed up the nonexistent race nicely: “I really wish I did not have to Google to find out who is running against [Gov. John] Kasich.” Most years, I would say that people aren’t paying attention. But this year, I have to agree with the Google comment. My home phone isn’t ringing with campaign calls. I saw my first two political signs for the race a few days ago. I received only a Brandi couple of campaign mailings. And no gubernatorial debates were hosted for the first time in decades. I tried to interview the candidates via telephone, but I got no response from Ed FitzGerald’s campaign. Kasich’s people tried to get me a few minutes with the governor … it just never worked out. In the end, I don’t blame the incumbent. When you Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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are up 22 points in the polls, why risk saying too much? Heck, Kasich didn’t even wear a tie to an endorsement interview with Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer and the Northeast Ohio Media Group. His body language indicated victory. Lucas County Democratic Party Chairman Steven Steel said it comes down to money — and FitzGerald doesn’t have any. It’s too bad, he said, because FitzGerald is “right on the issues for Toledo.” The Cuyahoga County executive has been campaigning on raising the minimum wage, including the wage of tipped earners. He also BARHITE has been pushing protecting workers’ rights, while citing Kasich’s Senate Bill 5 on collective bargaining, which was rejected by Ohioans. But alas, Steel received only 600 signs to distribute for the whole region, which is probably why I am not seeing a sea of signage. That’s not nearly enough, he said, but signs cost money — money the FitzGerald campaign does not have. n Barhite CONTINUES ON 4 Sarah Ottney, Editor in Chief sottney@toledofreepress.com

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Issue 1 isn’t for our kids

This is the fourth in a series about the Toledo Public Schools (TPS) levy. The first, “Tough choices,” was published July 26. The second, “TPS’ pig in a poke,” was published Oct. 19. The third, “Student outcomes first,” was published Oct. 26.

receive longevity step increases between 2 and 4 percent annually. For example, teachers with a bachelor’s degree see their salaries increase from year four through year 12 by 38 percent (at a 4.5 percent average annual increase). Starting salaries require review but TPS isn’t planning a major overhaul even if the levy passes. TPS mostly oledo Public Schools ofhires teachers directly from ficials are promising a colleges and invests heavily — continuation of the moalthough not always effectively mentum with the passage of Issue — to improve each teacher’s 1, a levy that will siphon $66.5 capacity. It is critical in such situmillion from the poorest sections ations to get the best candidates of Toledo (two school districts possible while providing high operate in Toledo, TPS and Washlevels of support to improve ington Local Schools). teacher quality within TPS. According to TPS, continuing TPS just hasn’t done Steven FLAGG the momentum — mostly reits homework. It has never sulting from a change to K-8 elementary schools — requires restoring looked at total compensation and issues such bus transportation to pre-2010 levels ($30 as starting salaries, incentives for hard-tomillion), increasing employee salaries for fill teaching specialties and the challenges of competitive purposes ($27.5 million), pur- staffing low-performing, high-poverty schools chasing 2,000 computers in each of the next with the best teachers. In May, wages in the third year of the contract five years ($7.5 million) and building mainwill be re-opened for negotiation. Based on past tenance ($1.5 million). Transportation of students has no docu- fact-finding reports resulting from negotiation mented impact on student outcomes except impasses, the fact finder is likely to support the where it might increase attendance. Yet TPS has union’s request for a large portion of the new levy. had a steady attendance rate of around 94 per- Even the TPS treasurer has publicly acknowlcent, both before and after transportation was edged that state labor laws favor unions in negocut back in 2010. No research exists to support tiations, meaning large surpluses result in signifihigher student outcomes from such services and cant employee wage increases that create large future structural deficits necessitating future budget TPS has not made a compelling argument. TPS makes a case for increased salaries cuts, things like student transportation. In the by offering mostly anecdotal stories such as end, just as it always has, the board will likely cave principals lost to other districts for $20,000 to the political pressure, approve the fact finder’s more a year. Yet we’re not told that TPS is the recommendations and TPS will be saddled with only district in the state where principals are higher costs while maintaining the status quo. unionized. The contract restricts TPS’ ability Students will once again come out on the short to compete salary-wise and changes in contract end — especially poor and minority students. Integrating 2,000 computers a year into the language should be the prescription. TPS’ proposed solution won’t keep talented principals classroom and curriculum is a daunting task. It when other districts can offer what the market requires a plan, support services and digital inwill bear. TPS says teachers are underpaid. Yet struction materials. There isn’t a plan and there again the district presents its case relying upon has been no mention of materials or access for sketchy data from a few local and urban dis- poor students to home Internet connections. If you look at the facts and want real improvetricts at two salary grades out of 182 grades on the Toledo Federation of Teachers (TFT) salary ment in student outcomes, this levy is not worthy schedule. Total compensation, which includes a of your vote. It’s not about the students — our kids list of TPS fringe benefits versus other districts, and future — but about controlling the economic has not been reviewed. Union contracts and engine called TPS to benefit the few. More money political influence on local boards of education unwisely spent on programs not directly imare the real barriers to retaining experienced pacting student achievement just raises long-term teachers. There is no competition for experi- costs and makes it difficult to fund programs that will impact student outcomes. enced teachers among districts. The TPS Board of Education doesn’t deTeacher recruitment could be a problem especially for teachers with specialty skills like serve our support for their half-baked, pomath, science and special education. Starting litically motivated new levy request. There teachers receive the same base pay for four years, are simply better ways to spend money which is likely a competitive disadvantage when that can improve student outcomes. O recruiting the best college graduates. While starting teacher salaries have been Steven Flagg is a community activist with cannibalized and compressed in prior negotia- more than 20 years of experience in educations, every six months from years four to 13 tion advocacy. For more, visit tpsinfo.com or and less frequently from years 13 to 30, teachers @sgflagg on Twitter.

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A Toledo tradition since 2005 ToledoFreePress.com n BARHITE CONTINUED FROM 3 Meanwhile, I have seen a few Kasich commercials; however, I certainly haven’t been bombarded with gubernatorial messages like I have in the past. On-air ads, the governor has been lauded for tougher penalties for human trafficking. He is given credit for transforming Ohio from its dismal condition four years ago, erasing an $8 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes and helping Ohio create nearly 250,000 private sector jobs. “It’s only halftime, Ohio. The best is yet to come,” he said. The Columbus Dispatch reported Kasich has 18 times the cash on hand as FitzGerald. Since 2013, Kasich’s campaign has garnered nearly $20 million, compared with $4.6 million for FitzGerald’s. However, the money issue might be overshadowed by FitzGerald driving without a license for 10 years. That major mishap is pushing Kasich’s campaign right into the winner’s circle. An editorial cartoon encapsulated the situation perfectly. Kasich, FitzGerald and Green Party candidate Anita Rios of Toledo are sitting at a table. FitzGerald has a thought bubble above his head that reads, “My driver’s license is newer and in better shape than theirs.” And that’s the campaign, folks. In some circles, it seems like Democrats have given up on FitzGerald, which in turn has given Kasich more time to run the state because he doesn’t need to campaign. In an Associated Press story, Ohio Republican Party spokesman Chris Schrimpf said, “It’s been the worst campaign in the last 20 years,” while Ohio Democratic Chairman Chris Redfern blasted FitzGerald when telling The New York Times he wouldn’t trust the company that vetted FitzGerald “to clean out my bird cage.” Which leads us to Rios, who did return my call for comment. She won’t win and she knows it, but

her motive to run for governor remains the same. “I do not believe the Democrats or Republicans are governing us in a way that serves my community,” she said. “I don’t feel that the solutions we are getting from the Democrats or Republicans are really solutions. They play politics.” Rios, the daughter of Mexican-American farm migrants, said she’s taking a long-term perspective. She wants to sees the Green Party become part of a grassroots movement that changes the landscape of the two-party system she believes has failed. For many years, she cast ballots that were mostly blank because “I simply could not vote for those people,” she said. Around 2000, she started to look for alternatives. Rios and her running mate, Bob Fitrakis, support establishing a state-chartered bank, legalizing marijuana and industrial hemp production and lowering the cost of college tuition by putting a limit on administrative spending. Midterm elections tend to have low voter turnout. However, Rios said people might not vote for a reason. “I think many people vote with their feet; they don’t walk in the door. They have lost heart,” she said. Steel said even if this election seems quieter than most, citizens need to educate themselves. “We can’t have a democracy if people don’t go out and vote,” he said. It’s time to figure out who is running, what they stand for and how you plan to vote, if you haven’t already. It is no excuse to be ignorant just because we aren’t receiving phone calls, getting fliers in the mail or being subjected to commercials. O Brandi Barhite has voted both Democratic and Republican in past gubernatorial races. Contact her at bbarhite@toledofreepress.com.

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LUCAS COUNTY AUDITOR Dear Lucas County Citizens: Dear Lucas County Citizens: OnOn November 4th,4th, I amI asking for your vote vote to continue to serve November am asking for your to continue to youserve as County Auditor. you as County Auditor. In my first two terms, I’ve put the taxpayer first. I have worked In to myensure first two I’ve put the taxpayer I have hard thatterms, your property values are fairfirst. and equitable. worked hard to ensure that your property values fair I transformed the office to provide excellent customer are service and equitable. I transformed the office to provide excellent and I have been a good steward of taxpayer funds by providing thecustomer same service withand fewer people since 2007.steward of service I have been a good taxpayer funds by providing the same service with fewer With your support, I promise to build on this foundation and people since 2007. continue to make Lucas County taxpayers my number one priority!

With your support, I promise to build on this foundation Sincerely, and continue to make Lucas County taxpayers my number one priority! Anita Lopez Sincerely, Paid for by The Committee to Elect Anita Lopez • Thomas Jaffee, CPA, Treasurer 1817 Madison Avenue • Toledo, OH 43604

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Issue 9: Seniors depend on Issue 8: Support mental health, addiction services support for essential services

ssue 9 on the upcoming ballot is asking for one of the lowest dollar amounts of all the levies in the county. For less than $20 a year, you can help seniors stay independent. Did you know that you helped provide 323,000 meals, 105,000 hours of home care, 45,000 transportation trips and 16,000 hours of Alzheimer’s adult day care for Lucas County seniors last year? Not bad for your investment of less than $20 a year (for the owner of a $100,000 home) in the Senior Citizens Services and Programs Levy. Without your continued support on Nov. 4, these desperately needed services for your Billie JOHNSON aging loved ones and neighbors will be severely reduced. Evelyn Sullivan is one of the seniors who receives services funded by the levy. “Getting the food I need is my goal. Since I am blind and was told it is not safe for me to cook, if it weren’t for the home-delivered meals I receive, I wouldn’t be able to eat,” she said. A reduction of services would not only impact the tens of thousands of seniors who directly receive services, but also those sons and daughters who indirectly benefit from the levy services that supplement the care they are able to provide to their aging parents. If the senior levy were to fail, many family caregivers would be forced to make the difficult decision of either quitting their day job to become a full-time unpaid family caregiver for their parent or putting their parent in a nursing home. Like most Lucas County families, we have done some budget belttightening of our own already by cutting senior service program budgets by 15-20 percent due to federal, state and local funding changes. These cuts combined with the growing senior population — up by 11 percent since the senior levy was last passed five years ago — make the need to vote for Issue 9 now more important than ever before. To keep seniors fine, vote for Issue 9. O

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AREA OFFICE ON AGING OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO HELPS PROVIDE MEALS FOR SENIORS LIKE EVELYN SULLIVAN, RIGHT, WHO IS BLIND.

he Mental Health & Recovery vided by Neighborhood Properties Inc., Services Board of Lucas County allow people with mental illness to live (MHRSBLC) has a renewal of its in the least restrictive, and least costly, environment possible. 0.5-mill levy on the Nov. 4 Peer and family ballot, and I encourage you support services, to vote “yes” on Issue 8 in such as those proits support. This 10-year vided by Thomas M. levy, first passed in 1985, Wernert Center and will continue providing NAMI of Greater $3.4 million annually to Toledo, provide essupport behavioral health sential socialization services. It is not a new tax, opportunities that and costs the owner of a increase stability and house valued at $100,000 Lynn Olman keep people out of just $15.31 a year. crisis as well as offer During the 10 years that I proudly represented western coping skills for families. Over 500 Lucas County first reLucas County in the Ohio House of Representatives, I learned about the sponders have completed Crisis Interchallenges individuals and families face vention Training, which teaches emerwhen they or a loved one experience a gency personnel to respond appropribehavioral health disorder. I worked for ately to a person experiencing a mental successful passage of Ohio’s insurance health crisis. Without training, a person parity law, which required that insur- in crisis and the first responders themance companies provide equal coverage selves are at increased risk of harm if the for mental illness. But as we all know, situation becomes unsafe. Lucas County is facing an opiate/ insurance coverage may fall short in the heroin crisis. The Lucas County Corface of serious, debilitating illness. Changes in insurance laws and the oner’s Office reported eight opiate/ expansion of Medicaid coverage have heroin deaths in 2010. In 2013, there been helpful in providing treatment were 80 deaths. By the end of this year, for those who need it. However, the we could see 150 deaths. (Source: Toneeds of a person or a family coping ledo Free Press, July 31, 2014) The MHRSBLC has expanded with serious mental health problems treatment services and is employing are many and varied. People with serious mental illness new approaches to stem the tide of are often unable to maintain a full-time addiction and death, but it is still not job, and some are unable to work at all. enough. More treatment services are Housing support services, many pro- needed. Another approach is to stop ad-

diction before it starts. A new program from Harbor is educating senior citizens about the dangers of prescription misuse. Board-funded opiate/heroin addiction education programs also are available to both children and the community at large through Swanton Area Community Coalition, Sylvania Community Action Team, Harbor, Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program and others. The MHRSBLC is governed by 18 volunteers providing stewardship of tax dollars entrusted to its care. Just 6 cents of each dollar goes to pay staff and other overhead. Accountability is required in each service contract with comprehensive monitoring, tracking of system-wide outcomes and continuous quality improvement. Last year, 26,000 individuals received direct services supported by MHRSBLC. That number is expected to rise by at least 2 percent this year and in subsequent years, and yet the State of Ohio reduced MHRSBLC funding by $2.6 million this year. If Issue 8 fails to pass, the services presented above and others will likely be reduced or eliminated. Lucas County citizens can be justifiably proud of the comprehensive system of behavioral health care that their generosity has provided in the past. For healthier and safer Lucas County communities, vote “yes” on Issue 8. O Lynn Olman, a former Ohio state representative, is a member of the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board.

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ctober’s just ended, but this from the Obama administration as has already been an exciting part of a national program that foperiod for Toledo Public cuses on making high school students ready for the Schools because of sevworkforce. eral innovative proU.S. Secretary grams we have impleof Education Arne mented this school year. Duncan and SecrePerhaps the biggest tary of Labor Thomas initiative is the start of Perez visited Tothe Jones Leadership ledo in late July to Academy, a high school learn more about based on single-gender the district’s plans to school models. Boys and implement the new girls are educated in separate wings of a former Romules Durant Pathway to Prosperity program. The elementary school and grant funds programming associated then interact at scheduled times. The curriculum emphasizes with energy, manufacturing and elecleadership, community service tronics and is available to students and entrepreneurship/financial who attend five TPS high schools. As part of the grant, TPS has literacy. Students join either the Young Women Of Excellence or developed partnerships with local Young Men Of Excellence lead- businesses and colleges to provide ership group and partnerships support for students, including stuhave been formed with organiza- dent liaisons, career coaches and tions such as the Toledo Regional college coaches. Along the same lines, we’ve exChamber of Commerce. A second piece of exciting news panded our award-winning Toledo came with the awarding of a grant Technology Academy (TTA) to in-

clude seventh- and eighth-grade students. Students at TTA — along with our students at Toledo Early College High School — take collegelevel courses and earn college credit as they fulfill their high school curricular requirements. This emphasis on making students college and career ready is also reflected in the array of career technology programs the district offers, which allow students to graduate with a diploma and skills for today’s workforce. Another feather in our cap came when TPS received federal funds to run a large portion of the Head Start program in Lucas County. Partnering with WSOS Community Action and the Lucas County Family Council, we are providing services to almost 900 children, ages birth to 5, at TPS and carefully selected childcare locations. Our progress is being recognized locally, regionally and nationally. Toledo Public Schools was the only urban district in the state of Ohio to receive an A rating on the state

report card for Value Added Education. That means our students are gaining two years of knowledge in one school year. In addition, TPS received top grades for meeting the needs of both gifted and special education students. As you can see, TPS teachers and staff are busy working to make a difference in our community. But now we need your help. We are asking you to vote “yes” on Issue 1, a new 5.8mill levy that will cost a homeowner with a $60,000 home approximately $10 per month. Of that total amount, 4.3 mills are designated for operations and the remaining 1.5 mills would be designated for permanent improvements. The levy funds will be used to: O Restore the bus transportation for K-12 students that was eliminated in 2010. Bus transportation will improve student attendance and safety and also benefit parochial and charter school families. O Support competitive salaries to attract and retain the most qualified teachers, administrators and staff.

TPS is currently the lowest-paying urban district in Ohio and among the lowest in our region. O Pay for ongoing maintenance and repairs to existing facilities and updating our instructional technology. The approximately $13.3 million that would be raised would be the first new money for the district since 2001. The levy is for five years and we have identified specific goals against which the community can measure outcomes. If Issue 1 passes, TPS will not be on the ballot again until 2018 when current tax levies are due to be renewed. I pledge to you that I will continue to implement the district’s highly acclaimed transformation plan and expand on programs that are allowing our students to excel. I want to continue the momentum we have started so ALL of our students and graduates can say, “I am TPS Proud.” O Romules Durant is CEO and superintendent of Toledo Public Schools and a TPS Proud graduate of Waite High School, Class of 1994.

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lections are a time when you, as voters, get to say what is important to you. Hopefully, the safety of Lucas County’s children is important to you and you will make that commitment clear by voting for Issue 7 on Nov. 4. Issue 7 is a 1.75-mill levy to support Lucas County Children Services (LCCS), the county agency responsible for protecting children from abuse or neglect. Of this levy, 1.4 mills is a renewal; the additional 0.35 mills will cost the owner of a $100,000 home only $12.25 a year — about the cost of a pizza. Issue 7 really is a vote about kids — it’s about the growing number of children we serve who are on the autism spectrum, or who have developmental disabilities or serious mental health or behavioral issues and need services from Dean Sparks our agency to keep them safe. It’s also about finding safe homes for children who are victims of the well-documented heroin epidemic in our community, including newborns who were born drug exposed. Issue 7 is also about providing services to the 100 or so teen victims of human trafficking in Lucas County, deemed the fourth-largest center for human trafficking in the nation. New state legislation — which we support — placed the responsibility for minor victims of human trafficking into the hands of agencies like LCCS. Finally, Issue 7 is about providing services to parents to help them recover from the problems in their lives so they can safely raise their own children. The families we work with overcome substance abuse, domestic violence, mental and physical health problems, unstable housing and other issues. LCCS has responded to the tight economy by slashing more than $6 million from its budget and leaving 50 positions unfilled. The agency has reduced and, in some cases, eliminated contracts and services. Without the additional funds that Issue 7 provides, the agency will need to cut an additional $1.8 million from its 2015 budget, potentially putting children and families at risk. At the same time, funding at the federal, state and local levels has declined. The federal government has slashed critical funding for child welfare. The State of Ohio has been ranked last in the nation in its support of child welfare. Even the income from the agency’s tax levies is down as a result of the 20 percent decline in local property values. Due to the way child welfare is funded, the less our agency spends in local dollars the less it receives in federal reimbursements, cutting our budget even further. Despite these cutbacks, LCCS has continued to excel, maintaining accreditation by the Council on Accreditation, adding programs to help parents more successfully reunify with their children, and finding adoptive families for more children than any other county in Ohio. More youth emancipating from foster care complete their education and move on to productive lives. We recognize that Lucas County has only recently begun to turn the corner economically, and social issues continue to plague many residents and neighborhoods. However, our agency’s mandate is to protect children from abuse or neglect. We are not in a position in which we can simply not respond. We are deeply concerned that our resources will soon be stretched so thin that children will be at risk. You have come to expect more, and our county’s children deserve more. Lucas County Children Services is, and will continue to be, transparent in its service to the community and our 350 employees are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of the county’s most vulnerable citizens. We ask for your vote for Issue 7 on Nov. 4. O

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ELECTION 2014

Slate of candidates includes many incumbents, familiar names By Tom Konecny Toledo Free Press Associate editor tkonecny@toledofreepress.com

From Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez to longtime Congressional representatives Marcy Kaptur, Bob Latta and Teresa Fedor to Lucas County Commissioner Carol Contrada, area voters will find plenty of familiar names on the Nov. 4 ballot, with a few new challengers thrown into the mix and several races unopposed. Polls are open on Election Day 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Early voting is available at BTC Properties, 1946 N. 13th St., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1, 1-5 p.m. Nov. 2 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3.

County Commissioner

For the lone open Lucas County Commissioner seat, incumbent Democrat Carol Contrada, the board’s president, squares off against Republican challenger Kevin Haddad. “I am coordinating regional economic development initiatives to bring jobs to Lucas County, ensuring a strong economic future; fighting to restore Lake Erie and protect our local water supply;

and championing criminal justice reforms to keep our neighborhoods safe,” Contrada said. “I am committed to solving these critical issues and will continue to provide strong leadership and get results for the citizens of Lucas County.” Haddad is a former trustee for Sylvania Township and longtime owner of Kevin CONTRADA Haddad Design Group on Monroe Street. “I’m running because there’s been no balance on the county courts for 12 years and no one’s overlooking the funding,” he said. “When you have three people who agree on 99 percent of everything, their view on funding is not necessarily in the people’s interests. I’m looking out for the taxpayers’ dollars to see that things are paid for correctly.”

Lucas County Auditor

In the race for Lucas County auditor, incumbent Democrat Anita Lopez faces Republican John Navarre.

Navarre has worked in the Lucas County Auditor’s office for the past 12 years, most of that time as a state-certified licensed appraiser. Navarre also has experience in residential and commercial property departments. “My main goal is to make sure that everyone’s property is valued fairly and equitably without any bias,” Navarre said. “I want to make sure that no one in Lucas County is paying more than their fair share.” Lopez has served as auditor since 2006, and ran for Toledo mayor last year. Previously, she served as Lucas County recorder from 2004-06, worked for the City of Toledo under Mayor Jack Ford, and has served on the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education. Lopez LOPEZ did not respond to an interview request.

Ohio House — District 44

In the race for 44th District Ohio

House of Representatives seat, Democrat incumbent Michael Ashford faces Republican challenger John Insco. Ashford is serving his second term in the Ohio House. Prior to that, he was appointed to Toledo City Council in 2002 and served as president in 2007. He could not be reached for comment. Insco is a drugstore chain district manager who believes that experience will translate well into government. “Business people understand government. We deal with the excess regulation, overreach, bloated rules and regulations, and most agree that if the presidential election was run today, [Mitt] Romney would win by a landslide,” Insco said. “As a district manager, I have ran over 30 major chain drugstores with sales over $100 million and overseen a staff of well over 200. Compare that in the real world to a community organizer.”

Ohio House — District 45

In the Ohio House’s 45th District, Democrat incumbent Teresa Fedor will square off against Republican

challenger James Nowak. Fedor has represented the 45th and 47th Districts since 2010. She previously served in the House from 2000-02, and in the Ohio Senate from 2002-10. Fedor also served in the Air Force and Ohio National Guard. Nowak has worked as a Toledo attorney for the past 30 years, and ran unsuccessfully for a Toledo City Council seat last year. Neither Fedor nor Nowak responded to a request for comment.

Ohio House — District 46

In the Ohio House’s 46th District, Democrat incumbent Michael Sheehy faces Republican Drew Blazsik. Sheehy is serving an unexpired term in the seat vacated by former state Rep. Matt Szollosi. Sheehy has served in municipal government for nearly two decades, including several terms as president of Oregon City Council and most recently on Oregon Council’s Public Utilities and Environment Committees, as well as being chairman of Oregon Council’s Safety Committee. n CANDIDATES CONTINUES ON 11

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n CANDIDATES CONTINUED FROM 10 “One of the things I’m concerned about is the water crisis,” Sheehy said. “I have legislation which will help reduce the nutrient load that goes into the Maumee River system. I have been very involved, so I’m pretty well versed in what’s going on. I’m also very keen on the fact that our jobs and quality of life are protected in Northwest Ohio.”

Blazsik has worked in business for the past 11 years. He graduated from the University of Toledo and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in economics. “My vision for Ohio is to utilize my economics background to make Ohio the most competitive state for jobs and the best place for raising a family,” Blazsik said. “I got into politics because I felt like the free market is

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Ohio House — District 47

Republican incumbent Barbara Sears is running unopposed for the

Ohio House’s 47th District seat.

Ohio Senate — District 11

Democrat incumbent Edna Brown, the minority whip, is seeking to retain her Ohio Senate District 11 seat against Republican challenger Ernest McCarthy. Brown was elected to her position in 2010, previously serving in the Ohio House from 2002-10. She also worked for 32 years with the City of Toledo, followed by an eight-year tenure on Toledo City Council (1994-2002). “My vision for the next General Assembly is to work in a bipartisan manner to address critical issues such as cuts to local governments and schools; adequate treatment and access to mental health treatment, addiction services and substance abuse, particularly the heroin and opioid epidemic,” Brown said. McCarthy is hoping to win by spreading his message by foot. “As your senator, I will truly promote economic development and small business growth in the Toledo area,” McCarthy said. “We truly need our

elected officials promoting jobs and the benefits of the Toledo area. When elected, you can be certain I will work to bring jobs to the Toledo area and truly promote small business growth.”

U.S. House — District 5

The 5th District finds Republican Bob Latta, now in his fourth term, facing competition from Democrat Robert Fry and Libertarian Eric Eberly. Latta, a lifelong resident of Northwest Ohio, served as a Wood County commissioner from 1991-96 before serving in the Ohio Senate from 1997-2001, and the Ohio House from 2001-07. “I am constantly in the district meeting with my constituents and listening to their concerns on how federal laws and regulations affect them, and I take these views with me when I cast my votes in Washington,” Latta said. “Throughout my tenure in Congress, I have worked to foster an environment where individuals and businesses can succeed.” n CANDIDATES CONTINUES ON 12

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12 Community n CANDIDATES CONTINUED FROM 11 Fry, a Navy veteran, has served as a minister in Maumee for 29 years. “I’ve lived and worked a lifetime for the people in District 5, and I don’t like what I’m seeing in Washington,” Fry said. “People need represented, and I’ve only seen the corporations represented. There FRY must be a balance between the corporations and the people. Our working middle class is being pushed into the working poor.” Eberly, a real estate agent and chef, has lived in Bowling Green for over 12 years. He has served as executive committee treasurer and secretary of the Libertarian Party of Wood County since 2010. “My campaign has been focused on changing mindsets and changing methods in Columbus,” Eberly said. “The hyperpartisan legislature and state offices have not had the best interest of our local communities in mind, and we have seen mostly continued campaigning from officeholders, and less work toward solid ends that benefit Ohioans long term.”

U.S. House — District 9

In District 9, Democrat Marcy Kaptur is serving her 16th term, the senior-most woman in the U.S. House of Representatives. She faces independents Cory Hoffman of Huron and George Skalsky of Cleveland and Republican Richard May of Cleveland. “I have been privileged to serve the people of Ohio’s 9th District in robust and lean economic times,” Kaptur said. “Throughout these years I have delivered results and a proven track record of service. The life of our family here in northern Ohio mirrors the struggles of families throughout the region. A desire to serve others, a diverse educational background, experience in urban planning and development, and the experiences I have gained as a senior legislator, provide a strong base from which I seek to continue to serve.” Hoffman, an attorney who joined the Navy Reserve while a student at Bowling Green State University, is running in his first campaign. “I’m tired of living in a bad economy and we don’t have to,” Hoffman said. “Congress has the power to fix it and they don’t either out of ignorance or malevolence.” Skalsky said he doesn’t think he’s going to win, but hopes his candidacy calls attention to issues. “I am a write-in candidate in order to focus my attention on calling for a broad ‘pro-big-D democracy in America’ movement,” Skalsky said.

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Lucas County — Judicial

In Lucas County, Democrat Jay Feldstein and Republican Lisa McGowan are vying for Common Pleas Judge, Domestic Relations Division, and either Democrat Ian English or Republican Mark Davis will be elected Common Pleas Judge, General Trial Division. A lifelong Toledoan, Feldstein has practiced law for 35 years. He’s also practiced extensively in domestic relations proceedings as well as other areas of law, including criminal defense and civil litigation. “If elected, it would give me an opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives, while also giving back to the legal profession,” Feldstein said. McGowan is a magistrate with the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, where she has served since 1999. “Once I started hearing cases as a judicial officer, I knew that I could do so much more for our court and the families we serve,” McGowan said. English has worked for the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office since 2001 and has also taught at the University of Toledo as an adjunct professor. Davis has practiced law and taught classes at the University of Toledo for the past 10 years, in such varied topics as environmental, construction, criminal, contract, fraud and medical malpractice law. Prior to his law career, Davis was involved in business, having worked in Europe and traveled to over 60 countries. Both English and Davis support the formation of a drug court.

“Having been a judge on the 10th District Court of Appeals for eight years, I was ready to jump into this position when Gov. Kasich appointed me to fill a vacancy in January 2013,” French said. “Now I have a 10-year record as a judge who defines my role in a limited way and does not legislate from the bench.” O’Donnell said the most important trait for a judge is independence.

“Public confidence that courts are independent may wane if judges are seen as too closely connected to the powers that be in the political branches,” he said.

More statewide races

Republican incumbent Josh Mandel faces Democrat Connie Pillich for State Treasurer. Republican incumbent Dave Yost

faces Democrat John Patrick Carney and Libertarian Bob Bridges to retain his State Auditor position. For attorney general, incumbent Republican Mike DeWine will face Democrat David Pepper. Incumbent Republican Jon Husted will face Democrat Nina Turner and Libertarian Kevin Knedler in the race for Secretary of State. O

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Two state justices of the Supreme Court will be elected: Democrat Tom Letson is challenging Republican incumbent Sharon Kennedy, and Democrat John O’Donnell is challenging Republican incumbent Judi French. Letson, who has practiced law for 20 years, is currently in his fourth term as a state representative in Trumbull County. He is not eligible to run for another term there. Prior to her 2012 election to the Ohio Supreme Court, Kennedy served at the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division and as administrative judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division. O’Donnell is a judge in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Neither Letson nor Kennedy responded to an interview request. French was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court by Gov. John Kasich.

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Sylvania may lay off firefighters, close station if levy fails By Danielle Stanton

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If a 1.5-mill levy fails to pass at the ballot box, the Sylvania Fire Department may have to lay off firefighters

and eventually close a fire station, said Fire Chief Jeffrey Kowalski. “Next year’s going to be a challenge,” Kowalski said. “I have a deficit next year. I may have to lay off a few firefighters. ... I won’t be able to maintain a fire station. ... It’s not a threat; it’s just the reality of it.

We have done so much with so little for so long we’ve become good at it.” The department has 56 full-time firefighter/paramedics who staff four fire stations 24 hours a day. The new, continuous 1.5-mill levy would collect an estimated $1.82

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million annually and would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $53 a year. In 2007, the fire department asked for a 2.5-mill levy and promised not to come back for five years, Kowalski said. “It’s been seven years,” he said. Kowalski cited a decrease in revenue due to depreciating property values coupled with rising demands on his department as reasons why the department needs the extra money. The levy, which went into effect in 2008, was expected to bring in $1.8 million a year, but only generated $1.5 million, he said. With that levy money, the department replaced three fire stations that were falling apart — one 85 years old — and bought three engines and a truck. Kowalski said they have been good stewards of the funds.

“We tightened our belts and did away with purchasing things we needed before going back to the voters,” he said. “Unfortunately, we don’t have another way of funding our department. We have no payroll tax and we don’t transport people so we don’t get any money for that.” Kowalski said demands on the department have increased. Over the past 10 years, the number of runs has gone up 47 percent and the population has increased 9.6 percent, yet Kowalski’s staff has decreased, he said. “We’re doing more with less and trying to make it work,” he said. Response to the levy has been mostly positive, Kowalski said, with some suggesting the department go back to being a volunteer department. n SYLVANIA CONTINUES ON 14

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Other levies

O Washington Township will ask voters for a five-year, 5.75-mill levy (2-mill renewal plus 3.75-mill additional) for fire department operations. O Ottawa Hills is seeking approval for a new, continuous 3.9-mill levy for construction of sidewalk, street, bridge and recreational paths. O Waterville will ask voters for a five-year, 1.5-mill levy (0.9-mill renewal plus 0.6-mill additional) to fund recycling pickup and yard waste. O Springfield Township seeks a five-year, 2.5-mill renewal levy for fire department operations. Residents will also vote on a request to contract with the village of Holland to create a joint economic development zone. O Jerusalem Township is seeking renewal of a five-year, 2-mill levy for road construction and a new, five-year, 1-mill levy to buy and maintain land for a cemetery. O Providence Township is seeking approval of a new five-year, 3-mill levy to fund road and bridge construction. O

Service agencies seek levies By Danielle Stanton

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Officials at Lucas County Children Services (LCCS) said the agency will be forced to cut a service that helps

kids stay out of foster care and trim valuable staff if a levy it’s seeking on the Nov. 4 ballot fails. Dean Sparks, executive director of LCCS, said the agency has already frozen enrollment and would be forced to eliminate the

$180,000-a-year program that provides financial support to relatives who care for kids. That will force more children into the foster care system, Sparks said. n AGENCIES CONTINUES ON 15

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to $40 million and has had little help from the state and federal government. He said LCCS has seen a “significant reduction” in state and federal dollars, placing the burden for financial support on local institutions. “The State of Ohio is the 50th in the nation in support of child protection; and that’s something that we in Ohio are going to have to struggle with,” Sparks

said. “We used to have 405, now we have 349 staff people. We can’t cut anymore. The next cut is staff and services.” The proposed levy would raise $11.8 million to help LCCS cover its $42.5 million budget. The agency will serve about 12,000 children this year and handle 5,000 new reports of abuse and neglect in Lucas County. Most of the children the agency

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serves are 5 years old and younger. However, LCCS is also seeing more older kids because it partners with the juvenile court system and helps kids gain independent living outside of foster care. The “faces” of those served by the agency are changing, Sparks said; as they come with more needs; they have more siblings; more require institutional care; and LCCS keeps more kids until they are 21 to help guide them through high school or college and into the workforce. Many children served by LCCS have special needs such as autism, developmental issues or behavioral issues. Some have parents who are victims of domestic abuse, have a mental illness or lack stable housing. LCCS has also worked with more than 100 Lucas County children who were trafficked. “We’re seeing 9-year-olds that are homicidal and suicidal and kids getting suspended from kindergarten,” Sparks said. Levy funds would also help LCCS handle the area’s heroin issue, Sparks said, a growing problem as more parents become addicted and more children are born addicted. Sparks said the agency is seeing success in its foster care program with more kids are graduating high school than ever before and more kids entering college from foster care than in the past. LCCS has a “very dedicated” staff of 200 caseworkers, Sparks said. If the caseworkers are unable to help the children now then they will return in the criminal justice system later. The figures are dim: a third of foster children end up homeless and another third in the criminal justice system. “The citizens of Lucas County have always been supportive,” Sparks said. “They have always cared about kids.”

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The Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio is asking for a 5-year renewal of the agency’s 0.45-mill levy, which expires at the end of the year, as well as an increase of 0.15 mills. “It’s a modest increase of 0.15 mills. I say modest because last year we never got the money we were certified [by the auditor] to receive,” said President and CEO Billie Johnson. “That’s the reason we went out for more money.” Johnson said her agency received $3.5 million this year from its levy, $1 million less than expected. The agency needs the money, Johnson said, to meet growing demand from Lucas County’s senior population, which has grown by 11 percent since 2010, for its four main areas of service: nutrition, Alzheimer’s care, home care and senior center services. “We use the levy to match federal and state dollars,” Johnson said.

“When we don’t get the money, you can’t deliver the services.” Ninety-two cents of every dollar goes to providing services, Johnson said. “[The levy] is really very important,” she said. “We have pretty close to 50 agencies that get this money and if they don’t get these dollars, they will really have to cut services and maybe eliminate some. It’s not all of their funding, but a good portion. Most of the agencies’ funding were reduced since 2009, close to 15 percent, when at the same time, our population increased.”

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Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County is seeking to renew a 10-year, 0.50-mill levy. The agency said it anticipates about 26,000 Lucas County residents will receive treatment for mental illness or addiction in fiscal year 2014, a 4 percent increase over the previous year. Executive Director Scott Sylak, who said the levy is expected to generate $3.4 million annually if passed, said the agency lost $2.6 million in state and federal funds this year. Last fiscal year, the legislature put an additional $50 million in the budget with a portion earmarked for the agency. That money was later retracted, Sylak said. “We still have a tremendous need for services,” he said. “Not only treatment but support that helps stabilize individuals on their meds and helps them recover from their addiction.” One in four families are affected by mental illness. A significant number are in jails and have contact with law enforcement, Sylak said. “Voters have been generous in the past,” he said. “We want to keep that momentum moving forward.” The levy funds will help the agency address the heroin epidemic; allow it to continue to help people — 3,700 last year — negotiate a significant crisis; provide emergency shelter; help house 600 individuals who would otherwise be in a shelter; and fund training for law enforcement, among other services. “We fund a network of 21 agencies that employ 1,600 individuals,” Sylak said. “We will lose services. If this levy is not renewed, we will cut $3.4 million out of our budget. That will absolutely affect people.” The agency, in order to be a good steward of tax dollars, took an internal look at itself and lowered administrative costs in 2007. Ninety-four cents of every dollar collected by the levy goes toward its network of providers. “We recognize we have a lot of work to do,” Sylak said. “Every service we fund has an outcome and we monitor that twice a year.” O

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If voters pass the Toledo Public Schools (TPS) levy on the Nov. 4 ballot, the estimated $66.5 million raised over five years would be the first new money for the district since 2001. The five-year, 5.8-mill levy — 4.3 mills for operations and 1.5 mills for improvements — breaks down to $121.80 a year, or about $10 per month, for the owner of a $60,000 home. Superintendent Romules Durant, a Waite High School graduate, listed a number of areas the funds will assist, but said he prioritized the safety of students. Funds raised by the levy would restore bus transportation for students from kindergarten to 12th grade, which was eliminated in 2010. High school students currently have no transportation and some elementary students walk up to two miles to get to school. The need for change was made apparent after the harsh weather conditions last year, Durant said. “Last winter was an eye-opening experience,” he said. “We want to make sure safety is our priority. … We heard it from the community and

from parents who made decisions to go elsewhere because of that.” Maintenance and repairs to the existing TPS facilities and purchasing school computers will also be funded by the levy. “Our buildings look new; the reality is that iPhones weren’t even invented when we started,” he said. “[Technology] has drastically changed. We need to make sure that these kids, who we consider the digital natives, are having the practice and experience with the most updated technology.” Durant said that because some testing is now online, the schools need the proper bandwidth to accommodate it. The levy will also help increase the salaries of TPS teachers, currently among the lowest-paid in the region. Durant said without quality teachers, programs are not being driven the way they should be. He said that he wants to use levy funds to improve conditions in regards to “recruitment and retention” of staff members. Durant said he will continue implementation of the district’s Transformation Plan, which aims to “increase community partnerships, broaden educational opportunities for students and establish neighborhood schools” in order to increase state performance

ratings. The plan has already seen success, Durant said. “If you want collective impact, you have to have collective work,” he said. “When people say Toledo is a compassionate city, I find that to be in true reality.” If the levy passes, TPS will not be on the ballot again until 2018 when the current tax levies are due to be renewed. Durant said he will consider cost-cutting even if the levy is passed. “We’re being judicious with our taxpayers’ dollars so we’re going to make sure that we’re doing our best in regards to spending it appropriately and efficiently,” he said.

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sponsor of the event. The companies will be inducted during a public ceremony Nov. 6 at The Pinnacle, 1772 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee. Networking will start at 5:30 p.m. with the first set of awards announced at 6:30 p.m. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available. Tickets are $85. The winner of the Davenport-Longenecker Lifetime Achievement Award will also be announced at the event. For more information, visit www. ebehof.com. O — Sarah Ottney

Business Excellence: Hanson Inc.

Hanson Inc. started as five people working above a warehouse — the way CEO Steve Hanson still sometimes thinks of the company. Today, the Maumee company has close to 80 employees creating websites, mobile applications and digital marketing for local and internationally known brands. The company also offers event management services. What started in 1991 as a film and video production company expanded in the late 1990s to work in new media. “Companies, small, medium and large, realized that no matter who they are, they needed to have a presence [on the Internet],” Hanson said. “As the Internet matured, people’s bar went up along with their expectation of how good a website needs to look.”

To say the company’s induction into the EBE HOF is an honor would be an understatement, Hanson said. “To have something as prestigious as this group reaching out and [sharing] a handful of business in Northwest Ohio, Southeast Michigan is truly pretty incredible,” he said. Hanson said he owes his success to his team. “I am constantly blown HANSON away by the dedication, the loyalty, the intellect [and] the passion that the people that work here have,” he said. “It’s the collective total of all of them that makes this company extraordinary.” Hanson said he manages his company on one premise: He surrounds himself with excellence and then gets out of their way. “We have the belief that every customer, every client, should have their Super Bowl,” Hanson said. Hanson said he likes to work with clients in the long term. “Rather than a project, we love the opportunity to work with a client at its most significant level and help them be successful,” he said. “I think that’s probably what we value the most.” O — Matt Liasse n EBE HOF CONTINUES ON 18

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Business Excellence: American Broadband + Telecommunications American Broadband + Telecommunications of Toledo has provided customers throughout the Midwest with a comprehensive and innovative suite of communications services since 2004. President Jeff Ansted said he is honored the company is being recognized for business excellence by the EBE ANSTED HOF. “We appreciate the recognition and could not have realized such success without the contributions of all our employees with their hard work to achieve the growth we have,” he said. Ansted started the business in Sylvania in 2003. “We’re rapidly expanding, having quadrupled our customer base since 2011. We credit our success to finding a niche for services that we deliver efficiently and support effectively,” he said. American Broadband began by serving customers in Ohio and Michigan, but now offers communications services to commercial and residential customers in 15 states, Ansted said. He said the company has added wireless service and its commercial base is growing. The company now has 85 full-time employees, of which 65 are located at its Downtown Toledo offices. The other employees work out of numerous sales offices across the Mid-

west to serve customers in those areas. “We are the largest telecommunications company you’ve never heard of,” Ansted said, explaining how the company generates business with very little advertising. The company provides local and long-distance telephone service, highspeed Internet, DISH Network digital television, dedicated broadband services and information and communications technology services for residential customers. It also handles commercial accounts that include small businesses to large institutions and municipal operations. “We are able to offer our business and residential customers with telecommunications solutions built to fit their unique needs and at competitive prices,” Ansted stated on the company’s website. “We take pride in delivering those solutions with top-notch customer service to our neighbors throughout the Midwest.” O — Duane Ramsey

Business Excellence: Oasis Restaurant and Delivery

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happen in early 2015 before Oasis moves into its next market. Dari said being inducted into the EBE HOF means a lot. “I feel like we are being recognized in the area for doing the right things,” he said. “We are very community oriented, and we want people to know that we are involved and will continue to be involved. We want to make a difference in this community.” O —Michele Jurek

Excellence in Family Business: Rima Manufacturing

Rima Manufacturing of Hudson, Mich., will be inducted into the EBE HOF in the category of Excellence in Family Business. “Receiving this award is an important moment for me,” said CEO Ed Engle Jr. “I’m 72 years old and have dedicated my working career to Rima since 1970. This award is an affirmation that what I believed in all those years

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Engle, serves as president and his daughter, Laura Tomasello, is an engineer who oversees the manufacturing operations. The company was originally located in a wooden building on Munson Highway. A year later, Rima moved operations to a sturdier cinderblock building and in 1960, the machining department was founded. In 1978, Rima moved to its current location. The company now works out of two facilities with a total of 50,000 square feet of manufacturing space. In 1980, the family established Rima Canada in Kingsville, Ontario, to better serve its Canadian customers. “During those 59 years, we have sustained our entrepreneurial spirit by remaining committed to God, strong family values, high professional standards, long-lasting relationships and economic well-being,” Engle said. O — Duane Ramsey

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Toledo glass artist Mike Wallace. “You often hear a lot about businesses that are not doing the right thing,” said BBB Foundation Director Marilyn Levine. “We would rather highlight businesses that are doing the right thing.” The keynote speaker will be Dennis Johnson, a Toledo native and president of Brooks Insurance Agency. A longtime fixture on the Our MissiOn: reMeMber. HOnOr. TeacH. Toledo business scene, Johnson is the Sponsored wreaths are placed on the grave markers 2014 campaign chair for the United at Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, each December. Way of Greater Toledo and also serves Wreaths may be purchased online at Sponsoring Group ID #: OH0004P on several other boards. Location ID: OHTMPS Levine said the BBB does not difwww.toledomemorialpark.com/events For grave specific requests, call 419-346-9192 ferentiate types of ethics. “Our contention is that there’s no difference between business ethics and ethics,” she said. “There’s just ethics. If you’re an ethical person, that “We are your neighbors, friends and family. Our kids play together.We listen when you are sad, transcends business, family, sports, mad and happy — and when you are hungry, we feed you and your family the food that we whatever you’re doing. We don’t have made with our own two hands.When you are thirsty, we are the first to sit and share a pint our business ethics that we leave on and laugh along with you or just offer company. And at the end of the day, we watch the same our desks at night and go home and sunset from the same view.We are local.” – Tony Bilancini, Owner of Swig Restaurant put on our family ethics and shopping Perrysburg ~ 12407 Airport Hwy., Swanton ~ 6605 Lewis Ave. ~ ethics and whatever.” Also revealed at the ceremony will TM be the two winners of the Jim Smythe Memorial Student of Integrity Scholarships, a $500 scholarship awarded to area high school seniors. The winners will read their essays, which describe an ethical situation they encountered and how they handled it. For more information or reservations, contact the BBB at (419) 5786000 or visit www.bbb.org. O

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ternet where the word dominated. Now more than ever it’s really important to be able to extract meaning sottney@toledofreepress.com from the visual world.” From Nov. 5-8, TMA will host the oledo Museum of Art (TMA) Head of Visitor Engagement International Visual Literacy AssociaAdam Levine believes in boosting tion’s 47th annual conference, “The Art of Seeing: From Ordinary to Extraordifluency in “visual literacy.” “We’re pivoting back to a world nary.” Organizers are expecting around that communicates predominantly 300 people per day with attendees through images,” Levine said. “This hailing from at least four continents. While most of the conference is for obsession with the written word, with textural literacy, is only a few paid attendees only, TMA is presenting hundred years old. There’s been this eight keynote speakers to the public 500-year window from Gutenberg’s free of charge. 3661 Devers_Collision_TFP95_Layout 1 8/30/12 1:28 PM Page 1 The speakers — innovators from invention and the advent of the InBy Sarah Ottney

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MUSIC

Angelo’s Northwood Villa

Popular meeting spot for gangsters during Prohibition. 6630 S. Dixie Hwy., Erie. (734) 6360954 or angelosnorthwoodvilla.net. ✯ Tom Szor on piano, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Bar 145º

Featuring burgers, bands and bourbon. $5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or www.bar145 toledo.com. ✯ $5 martinis and burgers: Wednesdays. ✯ Arctic Clam & Halloween Costume Party: 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Oct. 31. ✯ Swagg: 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Nov. 1. ✯ Joe Woods: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Nov. 5. ✯ Driving Miss Stacey: 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Nov. 6.

The Blarney Irish Pub

Catch local acts while taking in the pub’s modern Irish and American fare. 601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www.theblarneyirishpub.com. ✯ “Toledo’s Best Singers” Karaoke: 7-11 p.m. Wednesdays. ✯ Caveman and the Dinosaurs: Oct. 31. ✯ Toraigh an Sonas: 5 p.m. Nov. 1. ✯ Sugar Pax: 9:30 p.m. Nov. 1.

Bronze Boar

Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com. ✯ Open mic with Steve Finelli and Oliver Roses: Mondays. ✯ Open mic and Steve Kennedy: Thursdays. ✯ Kids With Knives: Oct. 31. ✯ Quickness: Nov. 1.

Dégagé Jazz Café

Signature drinks, such as pumpkin martinis, plus live local jazz performers. 301 River Road, Maumee. $5 weekends for cafe seating. (419) 794-8205 or www.degagejazzcafe.com.

✯ Gene Parker: Tuesdays. ✯ Gene Parker & Friends: Wednesdays. ✯ Skip Turner: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31. ✯ Cynthia Kaay Bennett: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1.

The Distillery

The mic is open on Sundays, but paid entertainers rock out Fridays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www. thedistilleryonline.com. ✯ Sunday Ticket: Sundays. ✯ Monday Night Football: Mondays. ✯ Trivia with Team Lunchbox: Tuesdays. ✯ Name That Tune: Wednesdays. ✯ Halloween Bash featuring Johnny Rocker and The Hitmen: Oct. 31. ✯ Joey Said No: Nov. 1.

Dorr St. Café

Grab a reuben or some fish while bobbing your head to some tunes. Southwest corner of Dorr Street at Reynolds Road. (419) 531-4446 or www.dorrstreetcafe.com. ✯ DJ Jimmy 9: Oct. 31.

Durty Bird

A full bar featuring multiple happy hours (4-7 p.m.) on weekdays, plus live entertainment four nights a week. 2 S. St. Clair St. (419) 2432473 or www.yeoldedurtybird.com. ✯ Vintage Mojo: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Oct. 31. ✯ Hepcat Revival: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Nov. 1. ✯ Kaiden Chase: 1-4 p.m. Nov. 2. ✯ The New Mondays: 6-9 p.m. Nov. 3. ✯ Whitty & Murphy: 7-10 p.m. Nov. 4. ✯ Steve Kennedy & Mike Harshman: 7-10 p.m. Nov. 5 ✯ The Megans: 7-10 p.m. Nov. 6.

Elixer

This two-man band (consisting of Dave Rybaczewski and Walter Guy) performs Beatles songs acoustically. www.beatlesebooks.com/elixir. ✯ Table Forty4, 610 Monroe St. 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Nov. 1. ✯ Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull, 9 N. Huron St. 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Nov. 4. ✯ Belle Wine & Martini Lounge, 3145 Hollister Lane (Levis Commons). 8-11 p.m. Nov. 6.

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French Quarter J. Patrick’s Pub

Live entertainment after 9:30 p.m. FridaysSaturdays. Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg. (419) 874-3111 or www.hifq.com. ✯ Halloween Costume Party with Noisy Neighbors: Oct. 31 to Nov. 1.

Hollywood Casino Toledo

The Hollywood Casino offers musical distractions from all the lights, noise and jackpots. 777 Hollywood Blvd. (419) 661-5200 or www. hollywoodcasinotoledo.com. ✯ The Band Cruisin’: 9 p.m. Oct. 31. ✯ Soul Hustle: 9 p.m. Nov. 1.

Huntington Center

500 Jefferson Ave. (419) 321-5007, (800) 7453000 or www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com. ✯ Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Legends: 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 1 and 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Nov. 2.

Jazz on the Maumee

The Art Tatum Jazz Society will provide smooth, cool “Twilight Jazz” along the river, appetizers included. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Grand Plaza Hotel’s Aqua Lounge, 444 N. Summit St. $5-$15. (419) 241-1411, arttatumsociety.com.

Martini & Nuzzi’s

6023 Manley Road, Maumee. (419) 865-7967 ✯ Launch party for Joe Woods’ debut album,“In the Clouds,” 8-11 p.m. Nov. 9. Opening act Harbours.

Name That Tune

✯ The Oarhouse, 5044 Suder Ave.: 8-10 p.m. Mondays, 6-8:30 p.m. Fridays. ✯ Ralphie’s Sports Eatery, 6609 Airport Hwy.: 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays. ✯ Jed’s Barbeque and Brew, 855 S. HollandSylvania Road: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays. ✯ Pat & Dandy’s Sports Bar & Grill, 3344 W. Laskey Road: 9-11 p.m. Wednesdays. ✯ Ralphie’s Sports Eatery, 5702 Monroe St.: 7-9 p.m. Thursdays.

One2 Lounge at Treo

Live music starts at 7:30 p.m. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com.

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The Ottawa Tavern

Casual meals and bingo and trivia nights with weekend entertainment. 1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www.otavern.com. ✯ Axis, Eternal Sleep, Hollow Earth and more: 7 p.m. Oct. 31. ✯ Halloween with Ben Stalets and Jack & the Bear: 10 p.m. Oct. 31.

SWINGMANIA

With its focus on swing music, Jeff McDonald’s group of musicians provides a peek into another era. With combos from trio to full orchestra, the group provides music for all occasions. (419) 708-0265, (419) 874-0290 or www.swingmania.org. ✯ Trotters Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 381-2079: 8 p.m. Tuesdays. ✯ Halloween Dance Party, Maumee Elks Lodge, 139 W. Wayne St. Oct. 31.

The Village Idiot

Tunes combined with pizza and booze. 309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 893-7281 or www. villageidiotmaumee.com. ✯ The House Band: Fridays. ✯ Dooley Wilson, Bob Rex and friends: Sundays. ✯ Frankie May and friends: Mondays. ✯ John Barile & Bobby May: Tuesdays. ✯ Andrew Ellis: Wednesdays. ✯ The Eight Fifteens: Oct. 31. ✯ Motopony: Nov. 6.

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull

Featuring 30 draught beer selections, daily drink specials and live entertainment daily. 9 N. Huron St. (419) 244-2855 or facebook.com/ cocknbulltoledo. ✯ Danny Mettler hosts Open Mic Night: Wednesdays. ✯ Tore Down Blues Jam Band: Sundays. ✯ Bobby May and John Barile followed by Distant Cousinz: Oct. 31. ✯ Arctic Clam: Nov. 1. ✯ Tore Down Blues Band Jam: Nov. 2. ✯ Elixer: Nov. 2. ✯ Captain Sweet Shoes: Nov. 6.

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EVENTS

Crawl-O-Ween

Third annual Crawl-O-Ween sponsored by the Downtown Toledo Pub Club, featuring a costume contest with cash prizes and more. Proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 5 p.m. Oct. 31. Free. For more information, visit Facebook.com/ DowtownToledoPubClub.

The Croswell

Michigan’s oldest continuously operating theater is going strong for its 2014-15 season. 129 East Maumee Str., Adrian. (517) 264SHOW or croswell.org. ✯ “Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie”: 11 a.m. Nov. 1.

Dentist candy buyback

For the 13th year, kids can take their leftover candy to Brookview Dental, 7135 W. Sylvania Ave., who will buy it back for $1 per pound. The candy will then be donated to troops overseas. Last year, the office collected close to 400 pounds of candy.

Eastwood Theater

The historic landmark is screening movies for $5. 817 E. Broadway St. For more information, call (419) 720-5199 or visit eastwoodtheater.com. ✯ “Earth To Echo”: 6 p.m. Oct. 31 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1. ✯ “Guardians of the Galaxy”: 8 and 10:30 p.m. Oct. 31, 1:15 and 9:40 p.m. Nov. 1 and 6:30 and 9 p.m. Nov. 2. If you would like your event in The Pulse, contact mliasse@toledofreepress.com.

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