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Service dog Martini was at the graduation ceremony held Aug. 18 at The Pinnacle.

SAFS Back to School

SAFS Board Members, David Puckett and Dr. Phil Kallile, hand out backpacks and school supplies for children in the Sylvania School System.

Cars Support Wreaths Across America Jim Stark looks over the 1955 Ford truck that Gary Micsko brought to the car show at Toledo Memorial Park on Aug. 22.

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EVENT SUBMISSIONS

Alateen Meeting An Alateen meeting for children and teens ages eight and up who are affected by a loved one’s alcohol or drug use is held Sunday nights from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, 7240 Erie St. Call 419-537-7500 for more information.

Alzheimer’s Association An Alzheimer’s Association support group meets the second Tuesday of each month from 3:30-5 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 9144 Lewis Ave., Temperance, Mich. Contact Marie Ready at 800-272-3900 or mready@alz.org.

Aquatic Exercise for Survivors CPW and The Victory Center offer aquatic exercise for survivors at CPW, 3130 Central Park West, on Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. It is free to all survivors through a grant from The Rotary Club of Toledo.

Beginner Ballroom and Latin Group Dance Class Toledo Ballroom offers a weekly Beginner Ballroom and Latin Group dance class for adults every Thursday night from 7-8 p.m.

Class admission is $15 per person or $25 per couple. No registration or partner needed. For information, visit toledoballroom.com or call 419-690-3897.

Beginner Tai Chi Classes Beginner Tai Chi classes will start on Tuesday, Oct. 3 from 1-2 p.m. Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. at The Elks Lodge, 3520 N. Holland-Sylvania Rd. Tai

Chi classes consist of slow movements that use gentle turns and graceful stretches to improve balance, flexibility, circulation and strength.

Boomers Resource Network Boomers Resource Network meets every Thursday at Uncle John’s Restaurant, 11:30 a.m.-noon, followed by educational speakers from noon-1 p.m. Call 419-865-8503 or visit boomersrn.com.

Cancer Support Group A cancer support group meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Mercy Health, St. Anne Hospital, second floor Cancer Library. Open to patients, family, and caregivers. Call Marilyn at 419-8650659 or Laura at 419-754-1277 for more.

Food Addicts in Recovery Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous meets every Monday night at 7 p.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church, 4855 W. Central Ave., in the volunteer office. Contact Stoney at 734-635-1392, email stoney1g@aol.com or visit foodaddicts.org.

God Works!

Crossroads Community Church, 6960 Sylvania-Petersburg Rd., Ottawa Lake, Mich., offers God Works!, providing a warm meal to anyone in need each Thursday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; meal is at 6 p.m.

Impact Fitness (Formerly Elevate Nutrition) Impact Fitness (formerly known as Elevate) offers Zumba, Cardio Kickboxing, Yoga, Cardio Drumming, Impact (high intensity), Impact Dance and much more. Check out their Facebook page or call 419-517-7080 for schedule and hours.

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Mothers’ Center of Greater Toledo First and third Thursday meetings for fun, food and friendship from 9:45 a.m.–1 p.m. at West Toledo YMCA, 2110 Tremainsville Rd., Toledo. Reliable and safe childcare provided. For information, visit motherscenter.net.

Nar-Anon A 12-step Program for families and friends of addicts, meets on Saturday from 10-11 a.m. at Unity of Toledo, 3535 Executive Pkwy., and Wednesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. at Harvest Lane Alliance Church, 5132 Harvest Ln. Olivet Lutheran Church’s Free Community Meal Olivet hosts a free community meal each Wednesday in the Christian Life Center. Enjoy food and fellowship at 5840 Monroe St. Call 419-882-2077 or visit olivetsylvania.org.

Pet Loss Support Group SylvaniaVet hosts a pet loss support group meeting at Christ Presbyterian Church, 4225 W. Sylvania Ave., 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. Call 419-885-4421.

Prostate Cancer Support Group A prostate cancer support group meets the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the second floor, Cancer Center library at St. Anne’s Hospital. For more information, call Roger Augustyniak at 419-346-2753 or Ernie Spohn at 419-344-9830.

REFIT®GreaterToledo Fitness Classes REFIT® is a cardio-dance program that engages the whole person - body, mind and soul. Wednesday and Friday mornings from

9:15-10:15 a.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Epworth UMC, 4855 W. Central Ave. FREE childcare is available.

First class is FREE. Call 419-450-1606, or visit REFITGreaterToledo.com.

Second Thursday Monthly Luncheons Second Thursday monthly luncheons are held at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Church Hall, 740 Superior St., Toledo, from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The cost is $9 for the meal.

Dine in or carry out available. For more information or to order, call 419-243-9189.

Taizé Service A Taizé Service is held the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Sylvania United Church of Christ Chapel, 7240 Erie St. 419882-0048.

T.A.M.E. Meeting The Toledo Area Miniature Enthusiasts meets the first Saturday of each month from 1- 4 p.m. in the carriage house at the Sylvania Heritage Museum, 5717 Main St. Call 734-847-6366.

TOPS Meetings (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Two chapters of TOPS,1961 and 1672, meet at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 6715 Brint Rd. Meetings are held Mondays from 9-10:30 a.m. and Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 419-478-1103 or 419-841-6436 for information. TOPS is not church affiliated.

The Toledo Area Genealogy Society Meets from 7-9 p.m. the second Monday of the month through June in Wright Hall at Sylvania United Church of Christ, 7240 Erie St. Visit rootsweb.ancestry.com/~toags/ for info.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CELEBRATION! 911 Memorial Community Bell Casting Ceremony Sept. 9 Bell Casting Party - You can help cast the bell! 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Sept. 10 Bell Unmolding Party - Take a turn smashing the mold! 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Enjoy a host of family-friendly activities • Fun for all ages!

• Touch a Truck - Explore Heavy Duty Construction Machinery • Fire Trucks • Police Cars • 360-Mower Obstacle Course • FREE Fall Family Photos • Food Vendors • Live Music Sept. 11 Memorial Ceremony, 9 a.m.

Win this 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71 4x4 LTZ Crew valued at $53,790 presented by

OR a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4x4 valued at $46,000 presented by Grogan’s Towne and Charlie's Dodge

Tickets are $100 and only 999 will be sold To purchase tickets visit ToledoMemorialPark.com/events All monies raised will be used for the construction of the First Responders Bell to be forever located at Toledo Memorial Park

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•Through Oct. 10

•Sept. 7

Sylvania Farmers Market Sylvania Municipal Building parking lot Tuesdays, 3-7 p.m.

Lourdes University Auxiliary Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.

Franciscan Center Speaker - Mitchell Magdich, Curator of Education at the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium.

Cost, $20/person. For more information, call Abbie Hall at 419-824-3751 or email ahall@lourdes.edu.

•Young Makers, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

King Road Library Projects from 3D printing to coding using the Library's Make U space and equipment.

Registration needed.

•Sit, Stay, Read, 7-8 p.m.

King Road Library •Mothers’ Center of Greater Toledo, 9:45-11:15 a.m.

West Toledo YMCA, 2110 Tremainsville Rd. Annual Open House Free - mingle with other moms, enjoy snacks, giveaways and more. motherscenter.net

•Through Oct. 22 Kara Walker, Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War Toledo Museum of Art Kara Walker is one of the most successful and celebrated artists today. Her print series Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) (2005) was recently acquired

by TMA.

•Sept. 6 Brown Bag Book Club, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

King Road Library •Coding Club (Grades 4-9), 4-5:15 p.m.

King Road Library •Aromatherapy, 1-2 p.m.

The Victory Center 5532 W. Central Ave., Suite B 419-531-7600 Ways that essential oils can be used for everyday health and wellness. This program is free to people with a cancer diagnosis and is sponsored by ProMedica Cancer Institute. Aromatherapy takes place the first and third Wednesday of each month.

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•Sept. 8 Women’s Connection West, 6:30 p.m.

Highland Meadows Golf Club 7455 Erie St. The SWCW’s annual Friends Night features ‘Joyful Melodies’ with Stephanie Allison and Kate Jordan Reiff. The speaker is Roger Bassett, from Washington, Mich., whose topic is ‘Finding My Way Home.’ The cost is $18.

•Make and Take, 1-3 p.m.

All Good Things 6832 Convent Blvd.

Needle felted acorns. $10

•Sept. 8-10 47th Greek American Festival Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Summit & Cherry Sts. holytrinitytoledo.com or

Locations Franciscan Center, Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania Olander Park (Nederhouser and Gorman), 6930 W. Sylvania Ave. To register, 419-8828313, ext. 1013 or programs@olanderpark.com olanderpark.com Secor Metropark, 10001 W. Central, Berkey metroparkstoledo.com Sylvania Libraries 6749 Monroe St., Sylvania 419-882-2089 3900 King Rd., King Branch 419-259-5380 Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St., Toledo toledomuseum.org Toledo Zoo 2 Hippo Way, Toledo toledozoo.org Valentine Theatre 410 Adams St., Toledo valentinetheatre.com Wildwood Preserve Metropark (Manor House) 5100 W. Central Ave., Toledo metroparkstoledo.com

toledogreekfest.com.

419-243-9189 Sept. 8, 11a.m.-3 p.m.-free admission; after 3 p.m. $5; Sept. 9, noon- to midnight, admission $5, Sept. 10, noon-7 p.m., admission $2.

Children 12 yrs. and under free with parents.

Cathedral tours, Greek cuisine, pastries, Hellenic Dance Troupe, live music, boutique, cultural booth, taverna, children’s area.

The Byrd Polar Project and Climate Studies with Jason Cervenec provides an overview of the center’s work being done on the state and local levels to mitigate and adopt to climate change.

•Sylvania Book Club, 7-8 p.m.

King Road Library

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•Sept. 13

Fiesta in Sylvania Centennial Terrace Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with authentic food, beer, wine and margaritas, a 50/50 raffle, merchant vendors, inflatables, live music and dancing. The event is presented by Sylvania Area Family Services, with admission $6 for those 13 and older, and free for children 12 and under. Friday, 5 to 11 p.m. and Saturday, 2 to 11 p.m.

Healthy Aging Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Senior Star West Park Place 3501 Executive Parkway Join local vendors and Senior Star in an array of activities that promote healthy aging. Cost is $3. All proceeds benefit West Park Place Alzheimer’s Walk Team.

•Ability Center Open House and Cookout, 4-7 p.m.

5605 Monroe St. 419-885-5733 Explore the wooded 17-acres campus and learn about the Ability Center’s programs.

Grill foods available.

•Sept. 9 Walk for the Unborn After 4:30 p.m. Mass.

St. Joseph Catholic Church The walk begins at St. Joe’s and concludes with a prayer service at the Memorial of the Unborn on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis, 6832 Convent Blvd. For information, call Laurie Neary, 419-885-5791.

•Yoga Storytime,10-10:30 a.m.

King Road Library

•Sept. 9-11 Community Bell Casting Toledo Memorial Park Participants of all ages are invited to assist in the creation of the last call bell during the two-day casting event in September. The community will help load 500 pounds of bronze pieces into the furnace through an ‘ingot brigade.’ The bell will be poured, cast and polished on site. The family-friendly event, planned for Sept. 9 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature live music, food vendors and touch a truck. The completed bell will be dedicated with a special ceremony and inaugural ringing on Sept. 11 at 9 a.m.

•Sept. 10 Sixth annual Jack’s Pooch Plunge, 1-4:45 p.m.

Sylvania Plummer Pool Burnham Park 6930 Maplewood Ave. The event allows dogs of all sizes to go swimming and splash around in a heated zero-entry pool. Small dogs are encouraged to attend from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and large dogs will be admitted after 2:30 pm.

Admission is $5 per dog.

•Sept. 14 Sunset Serenades Concert Series: Mike with Mics, 7 p.m Nederhouser Community Hall deck Enjoy the concert with refreshments provided

by Oakleaf Village. Parking for non-residents is $5 per car, while Sylvania School District residents park for free. Contact Jennifer Barry at jbarry@olanderpark.com or 419.882.8313 ext. 1000 for information.

•Father Jim Bacik Lecture ‘Pope Francis and His Critics on Economic Issues,’ 5:30-7 p.m.

Franciscan Center Tickets are $10 per person in advance and $15 at the door. For more information or to buy tickets, ereiter@sistersosf.org, 419-8243533 or visit sylvaniafranciscanvillage.org.

•Cooking with Spices, 6-7 p.m.

King Road Library

•Sept. 15 Lourdes’ Lifelong Learning, 10 a.m.

Franciscan Center Terror in the City of Champions: Baseball and Murder in 1930s Detroit with author Tom Stanton.

The Hot Topic: Saving History with Irene Martin, 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. $10 Lifelong Learning members; $15 nonmembers. Cost includes a lunch of soup, sandwiches and dessert.

•Sept. 16 Creative Learning Family Hour 10-11 a.m.

King Road Library

•Sept. 11 S.A.V.E. Lecture, 7:30-9 p.m.

Franciscan Center

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•Sept. 17 Alive from Aleppo: A Night of Hope, 6 p.m.

Franciscan Center The event, presented by Social Services for the Arab Community, features Violinist Mariela Shaker who managed to flee the war in Aleppo, Syria based on a U.S. music scholarship. Tickets $50 single, $85 couple; $25 children, marielashaker.bpt.me. For information, call 419-902-7732 or email ssfac@yahoo.com.

•Lilly’s Pet Pal-Ooza SylvaniaVet 4801 Holland-Sylvania Rd. Pony rides, petting zoo, bounce house, more.

•Sept. 18 Creative Learning Family Hour 10-11 a.m.

King Road Library •Diversity University, 7-8 p.m.

King Road Library •Music and Movement Playdate, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

King Road Library

•Sept. 19

Prayerful Reflection on Being a Grandparent, 10:30-noon Regina Conference Room Sylvania Franciscan campus, 6832 Convent Blvd.

Enjoy a morning coffee or tea and a prayerful reflection of the joys, responsibilities, surprises and challenges of being a grandparent. A donation of $5 is the fee. For more information or to RSVP,

contact Sister Joan Jurski, OSF at 419-8243528 or email jjurski@sistersosf.org.

•Sept. 20 Aromatherapy, 1-2 p.m.

The Victory Center 5532 W. Central Ave., Suite B 419-531-7600 Ways that essential oils can be used for everyday health and wellness. This program is free to people with a cancer diagnosis and is sponsored by ProMedica Cancer Institute. Aromatherapy takes place the first and third Wednesday of each month.

•Diabetes Education Support Group, 6 p.m.

ProMedica Mary Ellen Falzone Diabetes Center Conference Room A 2100 W. Central Ave 419-291-6767 or sarah.cordrey@promedica.org Monthly support group is for people living with Type 2 diabetes and features certified diabetes educators and others with diabetes for a source of inspiration and education.Traveling with diabetes.

•Coding Club, 4-5:15 p.m.

King Road Library

•Sept. 22

Bob Wurst, 7-10:30 p.m.

Joseph W. Diehn American Legion 580 Centennial Rd. 419-882-9080 Bob Wurst will be at the American Legion the fourth Friday of each month through November.

•Sept. 23 Local Fest, 4 p.m.-12 a.m.

Parking Lot, J&G Pizza 5692 N. Main St. Music and beer festival

•Sept. 27 The Party, 6-9 p.m.

Candler Café During this celebration of the arts presented by the Sylvania Community Arts Commission, local artist Don Townsend will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. There will be a silent auction with a variety of unique gifts.

•Creative Learning Family Hour, 10-11 a.m.

King Road Library •Mercy Health Talk: Dermatology, 7-8 p.m.

King Road Library •Teen Crafts and Games, 6-7 p.m.

King Road Library Teens! Bring your friends and unleash your imagination with board games, various crafts, coloring pages and other games.

•Sept. 28 Stroke Support Group, 4-6 p.m.

ProMedica Flower Hospital 5200 Harroun Road 419-291-7537 or stroke.support@promedica.org Monthly support group is for stroke survivors and their caregivers. Scheduled speakers and topics vary but are related to stroke survival.

•3D Tinker, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

King Road Library Have you ever wanted to create a 3D object? Now you can! Join us in the Library and learn all about 3D printers. All ages welcome. Registration required.

•Sept. 30 Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Center 7430 W. Central Ave. Learn about traumatic brain injury and enjoy food, activities, magician and much more.

•Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Pajama Storytime, 7-7:30 p.m.

King Road Library Come in your jammies to get the wiggles out before bedtime as we share stories, rhymes, music and movement. Ages 2 - 5.

Registration begins 9/5/2017.

*Oct. 4 Brown Bag Book Club, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

King Road Library •Coding Club, 4-5:15 p.m.

King Road Library

•Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 •Toddler Storytime, 10-10:30 a.m.

King Road Library Have fun at this interactive storytime for children 18 months - 3 years old and their favorite grown-up. Talk, sing, read, write and play together as we share books, songs, rhymes and movement. Registration begins 9/4/2017.

•Family Storytime, 11-11:30 a.m.

Children ages 2-5, along with their favorite grown-ups, are invited to talk, sing, read, write and play as we share stories, rhymes, music and movement. Registration begins 9/4/2017.

•Oct. 5 Authors! Authors! Alan Alda, 7 p.m.

Stranahan Theater This seven-time Emmy award winner and Academy Award nominee is coming to Toledo. Tickets are $20 and include a copy of his new book.

•Oct. 5 •Young Makers, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

King Road Library

•Oct. 7-8 Southview High School Garage Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Gently used donations of clothing, shoes, books, cds/dvds, home decor, household goods, sports, and furniture(no glass, tv's, car seats) will be accepted on Sat. and Sun. Sept. 16, 17; 23-24 and 30 and Oct. 1 from 11a.m.-2 p.m.

Your Go-To Event: Sixth Annual Pooch Plunge

ZOO BREW Friday, October 6 7 – 11 p.m.

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Sample expertly crafted microbrews, from pilsners to pale ales, while you enjoy live entertainment and snacks hand-picked to match your malt and hops.

Ages 21 & up; reservations required.

Ticket price includes Luminous Nights admission.

toledozoo.org/zoobrew

Demi Heiks, Dave Steinkirchner and Oscar the dog hit the pool and visited with other furry and non-furry guests at last year’s Pooch Plunge.

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t’s that time of year when your pooch can take the plunge at the sixth annual Jack’s Pooch Plunge.

Sylvanian Dave Spiess created the event in memory of his dog-loving dad, Jack Spiess.

Over 250 dogs were in attendance at last year’s plunge.

The event will take place on Sept. 10 at

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Plummer Pool, 6930 Maplewood Ave., located on the grounds of Burnham Park.

There are two sessions available. Small dogs weighing up to 30 pounds may swim, jump and play from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Large dogs, weighing 30 plus pounds, may frolic from 2:30 to 4:45 p.m.

Admission is $5 per dog. All proceeds will benefit the Glass City Dog Park. For information, visit GlassCityDogPark.org.

Interrupt Marketing Staff Assist with Habitat Home

Members of the Interrupt Marketing staff: Matt Davis, Suzanne Silva, Emily Johnson, Ashley McMahon, Bill Rossiter, Jen Molnar, Mark Nowotarski, Anita Holman, Dave Schiever, Chris Graver, Matt Wittman and Lynn Widmer, center, who spent over 400 sweat equity hours to become a homeowner, renovate the fifth Habitat for Humanity home of 2017 on Gramercy Avenue in August.

Sylvania Senior Center Programs Hours: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri • 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays

LUNCH is served from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Mon-Fri; suggested donation for persons who are 60+ is $2.50; non-senior is $5.62.

Make reservation by noon the day before.

TUESDAY EVENING DINNER served from 4:30-5:15 p.m., $7 per person; reserve by 2 p.m. the Friday before BILLIARDS: Mon-Fri open all day, weekly; COMPUTER LAB: open when classes are not in session; OPEN GYM: open when classes are not in session; QUILTING & SEWING: Mon, Tue & Thu, 8-noon, weekly; WOODSHOP: Tue, Thu & Fri, 1-3 p.m., weekly; WOODCARVERS: Tue, 3-6 p.m., weekly Transportation to Senior Center & Shopping: call Deb, 419-885-3913 09/06 Knitting/Crocheting: Wed 9-11 & Fri 2-4, weekly Pinochle: 12:30-3:30, weekly 09/07 Poker: Thu 12-4, weekly Spanish Club: 1st Thu 1:30-3, monthly 09/08 Genealogy: 8 week course* Estate Review: 10-12: noon, appt. not required Scrabble: 1:30-4:30, weekly Line Dancing: Fridays 2:30-4, weekly 09/11 BP Clinic: Alt. Mon 11-12:30 Body Recall: Mon, Tue & Thu 11:30-12:30, weekly* Mahjongg: 12:30-4, weekly 09/12 Learn to Knit: 2nd & 4th Tue, 10-11, bring your own supplies!

Legal Outreach: by appt., monthly Adult Coloring: 2nd & 4th Tue, 1-3, bring your own supplies!

Domestic Violence Presentation: 1-2, RSVP Health Insurance Specialist: 2nd Tue, monthly, by appt.

Dr. Lam’s Tai Chi for Health: Tue 3-4, weekly* Chris Rilling Presentation: 5:30, call for details Intro to Hatha Yoga: Tuesdays 6-7* 09/13 Strength/Balance: Wed 1-2, Fri 10:30-11:30, weekly* Computer Basics: 4 hour course*

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Restorative Yoga: Wed 2:30-4, weekly* Duplicate Bridge: 1-4, weekly Scrabble: 1:30-4:30, weekly Line Dancing Party: 6-8 p.m., $10/ticket Quilting & Sewing: Mon, Tue & Thu 8-12 noon, weekly Strength Training: Mon & Thu 10-11, weekly* Body Recall: Mon, Tue & Thu 11:30-12:30, weekly* Blood Pressure/Blood Sugar Clinic: Tuesdays, 9-11:30 Senior Chorus: Tue 9:45-11:15, weekly Body Recall: Mon, Tue & Thu 11:30-12:30, weekly* Medication Abuse Presentation: 1-2, RSVP Medicare & You: 5:30-6:30, monthly Silver Scholars: 5:30, call for details Intro to Hatha Yoga: Tuesdays 6-7* Party Euchre: Wed 10-12 noon, weekly Pinochle: Wed 12:30-3:30 Movie Day: 1-3, monthly, RSVP Windows 10 Overview: 2 hour course* Book Review Group: 3rd Thu 2-3, monthly Living Will & P.O.A.: 10-12 noon, RSVP Home Health 101: 1-2, RSVP

*Call for fee and registration • For more info, call: 419-885-3913 Sylvania Community Services, a nonprofit agency, manages the Sylvania Senior Center. For a complete listing of all Senior Center activities and programs, visit sylvaniaseniorcenter.org and click on Senior Center Newsletter.

Sylvania Senior Center • 7140 Sylvania Ave. • Sylvania, Ohio 43560

The Stars Speak returns to the airways The Stars Speak once again is on the airways. Astrologer Janet Amid returns to radio, offering her weekly insights on what is happening in the universe, astrologically speaking, and fielding questions from listeners.

Amid can be heard every Tuesday morning beginning Sept. 12 at 7:45 a.m. on WRQN, 93.5, the “oldies,” station with Cliff Smothers and Lynn Casye.

Amid said she made contact with her friend and Cumulus General Manager Andy Stuart who found the most ideal spot for her. “They, Cliff and Lynn, wanted me to start immediately,” Amid recalled. “But I had to wait for the Moon to be in Gemini, which is great for communication,” she chuckled.

“I’m excited to be back on the radio. It’s my thing” she noted. “I get to directly interact with my audience and that is very rewarding.”

Listeners are encouraged to call in with questions for Amid. “Most of the questions I get pertain to love issues and relationships,” she reported. “But many are also curious about money issues and careers.”

“It is important for callers to know their time of birth,” Amid encouraged.

“I can do a reading without knowing the time, but not having the time of birth is like asking what a person looks like and getting a

Amid has put together the 12th annual Celebrate the Senses Psychic Event, which will be held Sunday, Oct. 15, at Holland Gardens, 6530 Angola Rd., Holland. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for early-birds to choose their favorite readers and various types of healers, at preferred times. Appointments for readings and messages will be available from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition to mediums and healers, unique gifts and tools of enlightenment will be available from area merchants. All ages are welcome; minors must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Admission is $5 cash-only; no charge for children under 9.

Readers and Healers must be paid in cash; however, many other vendors accept multiple forms of payment.

“I am excited to provide an opportunity in northwest Ohio for guests to meet with gifted individuals for insight, healing, and entertainment. Growing attendance at these events indicates how much people enjoy the opportunities,” said Amid.

Partners for Clean Streams, along with their partnering organizations, are planning the 21st cleanup day to be held on Sept. 23.

Registration is now open and can be done through the Maumee AOC website. All are welcome to register for this event: individuals, organizations, business groups, etc. Registration will be open until Sept. 18.

Groups of 10+ must designate a site captain for the group who will help ensure the safety and efficiency of the event.

Last year, there were over 1,000 registrants. The volunteers collected 26,136 pounds of trash from 67 different sites along

34 miles of river. The cleanup this year begins at 8 a.m. with check-in and orientation at each of the eight kickoff locations – Olander Park Open Air Shelter, University of Toledo Law School, Monroe Street United Methodist Church, Middlegrounds Metropark Rotary Pavilion, Oregon Municipal Building, Three Meadows Park Shelter House, University of Toledo Medical Center, and Side Cut Metropark.

The impact of Clean Your Streams Day has grown over the past 20 years. Since 1997, 11,025 volunteers have collected 266,113 pounds of trash, which equals 133 tons.

For those who knew him, Howard W. “Skip” Hilfinger had a great smile, and kind heart, and truly cared about the community. He was a member of the Sylvania Community Services/Sylvania Senior Center board for 26 years serving several of those years as an officer.

He retired from the board in 2006.

“He helped make our current senior center facility become a reality, always advocating for what was best for our seniors. Skip passed away in May this year, and left the senior center a most generous gift of $25,000 in his will, our

largest donation to date. This gift will go a long way to help maintain our very important work with seniors now and in the future. We are overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you Skip,” said Claire A. Proctor, Sylvania Community Services Executive Director.

To learn more about how to support the senior center through a gift to the Foundation, see Julie Graf at the Senior Center or call Mrs. Proctor, Sylvania Community Services at 419885-4126.

chip of the ear, whereas knowing the time of birth is like seeing the whole face, or a photograph,” she explained.

“Radio is a good venue for me and it’s great to be back in Andy Stuart’s camp.”

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Area’s first assessment center opens

Steve Weingarden, Ph.D., and Tedd Long NorthShore Strategy, a Sylvania-based human resources consulting firm, debuted the area’s first Assessment Center on March 1, taking the next step in its mission to maximize the impact of human capital for its clients. The firm provides consulting services focusing on human resources issues such as succession planning, employee development, and talent acquisition. NorthShore Strategy and the Assessment Center are located at 6641 Sylvania Ave. “Assessment centers are a powerful tool for both selecting and developing talent. They’ve been proven to be excellent predictors of future performance, retention and job satisfaction,� said Tedd Long, managing principal and founder of NorthShore. “With the opening of the Assessment Center this past spring, employers can now easily assess an employee or candidate’s behaviors

and skills to make smarter hiring, development and succession planning decisions,� he added.

The Assessment Center offers Northshore’s clients different options for evaluations across a range of behavioral categories, in addition to psychometric testing using Hogan Assessments, a leading provider of personality assessments. The physical layout of the Assessment Center is a simulated office environment, set up to replicate everyday business situations as realistically as possible. A trained team of role players expose participants to job-related situations designed by NorthShore to assess business, interpersonal and leadership behaviors. “One day we might be assessing a group of employees on specific leadership skills, or how to have tough conversations, or how to deal with a challenging client,� said Steve Weingarden, Ph.D., an Industrial Organizational Psychologist., and NorthShore’s Assessment Center Administrator. “The next day we’ll be set up for something completely different, focusing on potential new hires and how they handle customer service situations. Each day is different depending on our clients’ needs and the participants’ job. We assess folks from the CEO level to line managers.�

NorthShore’s trained and qualified assessors rate and review the performance of each participant and detailed reports are issued after the session. “Our report packages are based on observed behavior. We use multiple observers and a broad range of exercises and scenarios in order to record evidence that allows us to reach

conclusions about interpersonal and leadership skill and potential. Our deliverables include documented assessment details, including digital video recordings of our exercises, assessor comments and ratings, average scores, strengths, development opportunities and our recommendations in the form of an action plan,� Weingarden stated.

Since opening the Assessment Center, NorthShore has been busy designing and

delivering various assessments for their clients. “It’s been an incredible few months,� Long said. “We’ve learned quite a bit about how to keep the assessment process simple and at the same time, deliver high quality, reliable results.�

NorthShore Strategy addresses complex people issues by applying expertise in strategy, organization development, talent HR technology and management, communications.

Ribbon Cut to Open CycleWerks

Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce members, customers and friends gathered to help the CycleWerks owners Jonathan Hoag and Julie Theroux and their staff officially open the new shop at 7510 New West Rd., just off of King Road, on Saturday, Aug. 19.

Anniversary Party Includes Car Give-A-Way

Adam Smidi of Joe’s Auto Sales congratulates Kristina Davis, the winner of the Pontiac Grand Am GT during the anniversary party on Aug. 26. Davis had purchased an auto for her daughter, Diana Malhias, and was fortunate to have her ticket drawn for the give-a-way.�I had never won anything before,� she related. “This is a really nice car.� The band Cactus Jack performed for customers and guests who also enjoyed Papa John’s Pizza along with hot dogs and refreshments. “The manager of Papa John’s on Holland-Sylvania Road brought pizza and several desserts for the party,� Smidi noted.

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There is a new business name on Alexis Road Many of the pieces in the shop have already been painted and are ready to be sold.

Other garden and memorial statues and stones can be painted to order.

“We can provide a delivery service for those larger concrete pieces,” Driscoll offered.

The shop is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

No stranger to starting a business, Driscoll began his first lawn service 29 years ago while

working a full-time job. Seven years later, he was able to successfully sell that company and concentrate on his job and family. However, in 2000, he was ready for another chapter and started his current business, Lawn Boy Lawn Service. This company offers grass cutting, mulching, landscaping, brush removal, grading services, hauling and more for commercial and residential clients. Lawn Boy also provides snow plowing services in the winter.

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Sean Driscoll is a hands-on owner arranging the concrete garden and memorial art outside of the showroom.

When Sean Driscoll learned that the property housing Bombry’s Ornamental Gifts was for sale earlier in the year, he seized the opportunity to acquire it. “I needed the land for my company, Lawn Boy Lawn Service, which is expanding,” Driscoll reported. “The acre-and-a-half parcel was just perfect for all of the equipment I maintain for the business.”

He continued, “As I was exploring possibilities for the house on the property, the former owner, John Bombry, who had retired, suggested I might consider following in his footsteps. He was willing to share his list of suppliers with me and help me learn the business.” The possibilities appealed to

Driscoll’s entrepreneurial spirit and, after some thought, Driscoll took the plunge and started another business, Driscoll Garden Gifts and Memorials. The new business opened May 1 at 2316 W. Alexis Rd. Once again, the front of the property has become home to concrete eagles, giraffes, bears, geese, wildcats, cougars, panthers, frogs and other critters including Big Foot. In addition, there are lighthouses, grottos and birdbaths along with a large selection of memorial stones and statues of a more serious tone. “We also have a huge catalog of items that we can order for customers who do not find what they want on the grounds or in the showroom,” Driscoll stated.

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As a business leader and involved citizen in Sylvania, Allstate exclusive agency owner, Jamilynn Fox, has been designated as an Allstate Premier Agency for 2017. The Allstate Premier Agency designation is bestowed upon 26 percent of Allstate’s nearly 10,000 agency owners across the country. The Premier Agency designation is awarded to Allstate agency owners who have demonstrated excellence in delivering an accessible, knowledgeable and personal customer experience while achieving outstanding business results. Her agency is located at 6616 Monroe St., Ste. 10 in Sylvania.

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Licensed independent social worker Family practice adds nurse practitioner joins staff of A. Bebeau & Associates

Angie Gerber, RN, NP, and Marilyn Agee, M.D. Nurse practitioner Angela Gerber has joined the staff of Mercy Renaissance Place Family Medicine and Dr. Marilyn Agee, located at 5965 Renaissance Place. “I was fortunate to have done a practicum with Dr. Agee in my last semester of graduate school,” Gerber said. “This grew to be a comfortable working relationship, and I was very pleased when Dr. Agee invited me to return after I was a certified.”

Gerber, a two-time alumnus of the University of Toledo, spent eight years in the Mercy Health System as a registered nurse prior to becoming a certified family nurse practitioner. Her initial introduction to the Mercy system was working as a traveling nurse. “I had a good knowledge base and a wide range of experience. But I was ready to explore more options. Becoming a nurse practitioner allows me more opportunity to help people,” she stated.

Gerber joined Dr. Agee’s Family Practice shortly after Dr. Agee joined the Mercy Health System in the fall of 2016. “It made sense to be in a medical practice for the same company; I have always appreciated their mission,” Gerber related. “Learning the medical ‘ropes’ here has been a fantastic experience.”

While Gerber works closely with Dr. Agee, she is able to assess patients on her own as well as diagnose and treat acute and chronic illnesses.

“Having Angie as part of the practice improves our patients’ access to care,” Dr. Agee said. “We are able to see patients in a more timely fashion.”

The family practice includes patients in ages ranging from birth to beyond; Gerber’s practice centers on patients from age 1 year to 75 years and beyond. “Our big focus is on wellness and preventive care,” Gerber noted.

“But we also work with those with acute or chronic illness, either managing the illness or getting our patients on the right path should a specialist need to be involved.”

According to Gerber, the nurse practitioner field is growing. “Nurse practitioners are filling a gap in patient care to increase accessibility; we try to be more ‘tuned in’ to our patients,” she offered. “Most nurse practitioners have nursing experiences and have worked closely with patients. We strive to listen to our patients and have a great deal of empathy.”

Becoming a nurse practitioner requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a current license as a registered nurse, a master’s degree in nursing, and certification from a national organization.

Appointments are open Monday through Friday with early morning appointments prior to 8 a.m. available. There are plans in the near future to offer early evening appointments as well. Mercy accepts a wide range of insurance and the practice is accepting new patients.

Bobbie Ziviski, right, of Liberty Square Partners, joins Amanda Bebeau, LISW-S of A. Bebeau & Associates to welcome Erin Booth, left, MSW, LISW to the staff.

Erin Booth, MSW, LISW, has recently joined the staff of A. Bebeau & Associates, 4159 Holland-Sylvania Rd., Suite 205.

“While Erin was completing her master’s degree, I was her supervisor. I knew right away that she was going to do well in this field. Back in March, I ran into Erin and asked if she was interested in joining my staff. She did just that, and we are quite pleased,” Amanda Bebeau of A. Bebeau & Associates pointed out. The group is located at 4159 Holland-Sylvania Rd., Suite 205.

“Amanda would give me great feedback while I was in graduate school when we worked together previously,” Booth remembered. “So I knew she would be an excellent mentor and that her practice would be an ideal place for me," she recounted.

Booth and Bebeau are both licensed independent social workers while the other three clinical therapists on staff are licensed professional counselors and licensed professional certified counselors.

“Erin brings many skill sets to our practice.

She has trauma, alcohol and drug abuse training. As she is quite young, she relates well with adolescents, teens and young adults," Bebeau noted. “She can also deal effectively with depression, anxiety, relationship and transition issues. She is a good addition to our team."

“We want to break the stigma regarding mental health issues so people are not afraid to get help," Booth added.

Bebeau’s specialties include anger management, marital and premarital counseling, women and men’s issues. She works with adults and children including couples and families.

“I especially enjoy working with blended families,” she reported and noted she grew up in a blended family and also is part of one. She works with many other issues including ADHD, adoption, anxiety, depression, divorce, family conflict, gambling, grief, infidelity, parenting, pregnancy relationship issues, school issues, self-esteem, sexual abuse, trauma and PTSD and weight loss. Bebeau is also a certified hypnotherapist and works with clients for weight loss, smoking cessation, other unwanted habits and much more.

The other associates also work with adults, couples, families and children. One is trained to work with those with eating disorders.

While another therapist is bilingual in Spanish

and English. “We take an individualized approach to treating each person,” Bebeau stated.

Therapy is by appointment only which can be made during the day, evenings or weekends.

The practice accepts most insurance plans along with private pay clients. Visit sylvaniatherapist.com for full profiles of all the therapists.

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Susan Gibney has joined Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio as Special Events and Race Manager.

Gibney brings 30 years of marketing, special events, public relations, and journalism experience to the organization.

“Susan has hit the ground running and is already bringing great ideas, high-level thinking and fresh insights to the fight against breast cancer in northwest Ohio and Monroe County Michigan,” said Mary Westphal, Executive Director of Susan G. Komen Northwest Ohio.

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HCC Rare Coins adds two professionals

Zach Bauman and Brian Siden recently joined HCC Rare Coins.

Howard Cook, president of HCC Rare “I am excited to join an extremely well run, Coins Inc., announced the addition of two family-owned company,� Siden said. “I look professionals to the growing business. Brian forward to my future with HCC Rare Coins Siden, an experienced Numismatist, will and seeing what we can do to increase the provide HCC clients with collection appraisals impact we have with the people we meet every and use his expertise in Foreign and Currency day.� to find buyers for some of the inventory HCC “Brian is a seasoned Numismatist, and we has acquired over the years. Zach Bauman joins are thrilled to have him on staff and look HCC as E-Commerce Sales Manager and will forward to him helping us serve the customers lead the e-commerce sales team in offering the and communities we are in for the future,� online community and marketplace a wide Cook added. range of intrinsic and rare collectibles. Ž

Tony Packo’s opens fourth location on Secor Road

Tony Packo’sŽ, Toledo’s famous restaurant, has opened its newest location at 3348 Secor Rd. Emily Bennett, president of Bennett Management, said she is very excited to be able to open another Packo’s location and that the fast-growing west Toledo location is the perfect place, being close to The University of Toledo and all of the new developments in the Secor Road corridor.

Tony and Rose Packo opened the iconic eatery in 1932 on Toledo’s historic East Side with Hungarian recipes handed down to them from their families. Packo’sŽ famous hot dog is a tradition that began in the 1930s and has become one of the restaurant’s signature creations alongside their chili and pickles. The Packo’sŽ hot dog is, in fact, a traditional Hungarian smoked sausage called kolbasz.

Tony Packo Sr. served it sliced in half lengthwise to provide a five-cent meal that his Depression-era guests could afford during those tough times.

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Dear Editor:

I stayed in the Wyngate Hotel in Sylvania for two weeks training to get my first service dog through ADAI. I came in by myself in a wheelchair and the front desk receptionist helped me load all of my luggage and unload it in my room. This was great costumer service!

The staff has been friendly and welcoming to me and my service dog even though pets are not allowed. I even had one housekeeper clean out her water bowl! When we come back for our follow-up training we will be staying at the Wyngate again. It felt like small town crew in a big town! Great job, Wyngate! I can’t possibly thank ALL the staff at ADAI for my service dog April. We are going to make quite a pair. We will continue to work on “cues� so she is able to help me be as independent as possible without having to ask for help from others. April picks up dropped items, retrieves phones, opens doors, etc., and the list goes on. The ADAI trainers have worked so hard with all the service dogs and words can never thank them enough!

Becky Jackett Millington, Mich.

Tony Packo’sŽ gained world-wide fame when M*A*S*H character Corporal Maxwell Klinger, played by Toledo native Jamie Farr, made mention of the original Packo restaurant on six episodes of the show. Being mentioned on the TV series brought in visitors from all over the world to sample the food that Klinger raved about. Photos of the M*A*S*H cast, their signed buns and other M*A*S*H items can be seen at the original Tony Packo’sŽ restaurant at the corner of Front and Consaul streets.

The Buns on the Walls tradition began in 1972 when Burt Reynolds was in Toledo starring in a production of “The Rainmaker.�

Reynolds stopped by the restaurant to enjoy a meal after one of his shows. When asked for his autograph, Reynolds picked up a hot dog bun and signed it. Since then celebrities from all walks of life have been asked to sign a Packo’sŽ bun and they are displayed inside all of the Packo’sŽ locations. Well over 2500 buns are in the collection.

There are currently four Packo’sŽ locations and a fifth will be opening in Maumee in the near future. The restaurants are operated by Bennett Management.

Lourdes’ Rec Center is Building of the Year

Lourdes University President Mary Ann Gawelek, Ed.D., and student athletes Malik Thurman, mascot Gubi and Lauren Norman congratulate the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center project designer architect Lyndsey Stough of Stough & Stough Architects, left, Craig Stough of Stough & Stough Architects and general contractor Kurt Miller of Miller Diversified Construction, right, for their work on the building, which was named American Building Company’s Building of the Year.

ProMedica Toledo Hospital ranked among the best in Ohio U.S. News & World Report has recognized ProMedica Toledo Hospital as one of the best hospitals in Ohio for 2017 – 2018.

Toledo Hospital, with a number 8 ranking, is the only hospital in northwest Ohio ranked in the top 25 in the state. “This recognition highlights our culture of clinical excellence and our focus on providing safe, high-quality care,� said Arturo Polizzi, metro region acute care president for ProMedica. “I would like to thank our doctors, nurses, staff and volunteers for their commitment to our caring mission to improve health and wellbeing.�

The annual Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 28th year, are part of U.S. News’ patient portal, designed to help patients make informed decisions about where to receive care for life-threatening conditions or for common elective procedures.

Toledo Hospital was also recognized in the Best Hospitals: Specialty Rankings as High Performing in the following specialties: Cardiology and Heart Surgery; Diabetes and

Endocrinology; Gastroenterology and GI Surgery; Geriatrics; Neurology and Neurosurgery; and Pulmonology. “For nearly three decades, we’ve strived to make hospital quality more transparent to healthcare consumers nationwide,� said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “By providing the most comprehensive data available, we hope to give patients the information they need to find the best care across a range of specialties.�

For the 2017 – 2018 rankings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. In the 16 specialty areas, 146 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as high performing across multiple areas of care.

The U.S. News methodologies include risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety, quality of nursing care and other carerelated indicators.

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THE MOUSE TRAP

Windows 10 Current Upgrade

Since spring of this year, Windows 10 has been gradually updating and the millions of users who use Windows 10 may not even notice the changes. It is mostly Janis Weber behind the scenes.

Microsoft’s recently released Creators Update for Windows 10 is also known as Version 1703.

Users can see what version number is currently running on their PC by pressing the Windows and i keys to open the Settings app (or choosing the Settings app from the Start menu) and selecting the System icon. The original version was 1607.

At the bottom of the list on the left side of the System Settings box, choose About. Here, one can see the edition of Windows 10 installed on the computer (like Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro), along with the version number and other technical information. If 1703 is listed as the version number, the computer has updated itself to the Creators Update. The Creators Update includes several new features like a 3-D revamp of the Paint program. Another way to see if you have the latest version of Windows 10 is to check the Apps list for the new Paint 3D program. The Creators Update also brings improvements to the Microsoft Edge browser and enhancements designed for video game players.

If the computer has already updated itself to the new version, users may want to explore the Settings app a bit more to make sure they have the new operating system configured the way they want it. For example, open the Privacy icon on the main Settings screen to confirm the amount of personal data to be shared with Microsoft. Owners will be surprised at the information that is allowed by default to be shared with Microsoft, some of which allows the internet to know where they are and what they like to click on for marketing to them.

They can turn off any that bother them. It will not affect the operation of the computer.

In reality, users may not have to do anything with the upgrade if they have no clue what I was talking about but I do want them to know that some of their peripherals (plugged in hardware like printers, scanners, cameras and eternal drives) may need to be reinstalled or updated.

This is a rare occurrence but if something weird changes without notice, they can download the current driver from the effected hardware and everything will be back on track.

So far, I have only seen one person (Pat) who has run into this issue.

Refurbished Equipment

When looking to buy new electronic equipment do not overlook refurbished. This means that something was not perfect with a new item that was purchased. Most equipment comes off an assembly line and odds are that something will not be right straight out of the factory. Thus, returns happen. Now a real person must touch and go over every little issue. Then buyers have a chance to get a better piece of hardware for a discount price. It may come with a limited warrantee but it usually is enough time to make sure everything is just fine. I’m just saying consider it.

Computer Classes Are Available

I will be teaching Facebook Basics on Sept.

27 and 28, 1:30-3 p.m., at the Sylvania Senior Center. Call 419-885-3913 at the Center to register. There is a small fee. No experience is necessary.

Do you use Windows 10? Are you a novice to computers in general? Come join me at The Eberly Center on the campus of UT on Wednesdays, Sept. 6 and 13 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. We will cover soup to nuts. Bring your stupid questions for some enlightening answers. Call 419-530-8570.

Basic Computer Skills, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and more will be offered starting on September 6 at the Eberly Center on the campus of UT (free parking). The fall schedule is posted on my website (OhComputerTraining.com). No experience is required. Call 419/530-8570 to register for classes at UT. If you prefer personal tutoring; that is my specialty. It’s just you and me.

Contact me personally for patient / knowledgeable tutoring at 419-318-9112.

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and iPhone/iPad classes anywhere that has WiFi. Informal and informative. We all use the same local Internet. We will pick a topic using open discussion. It is amazing how many different issues are solved. Bring a list of questions. Let’s get started. Got a small business; I can customize a class for your staff.

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THE ITALIAN GARDENER Language, words . . . they mean something specific, something precise. “Whatever” has truly become the baneword (if I may make up phrases as I go along) of the past several generations. I have often Rick Cozza read the work of wellrespected writers, and thought, “I wish I had the talent to write like that.”

Often, the ability to choose just the right phrase, the precise descriptive word, perfectly conveys the singular message of the writer, and readers can visualize exactly what is being described. Or the selection of a word that is in the writer’s vocabulary (and is not in mine), sends me to Google to see what he is saying (and embarrassing me with my limitations of words).

OK . . . why the high horse? Well, two things reminded me of my ‘language-impairments’ this week, and it has preyed on me ever since.

In the parking lot of the grocery store, a very lovely lady, a few years my senior, stopped me as I climbed into my truck, saying, “It’s nice to meet The Italian Gardener. I read your column all the time. I love your humor and style.” How nice to know that there is indeed somebody . . . maybe even two of you!

And the second was rediscovering two books that are treasures to those clearly smitten by this gardening-thing. I found and spent some time re-reading my old, never-met friend Henry Mitchell. Henry was the Sunday Washington Post gardening columnist, and his ability to write about the frustrations and celebrations of home gardening are (or were) just superb.

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always available upon request. Don’t forget to sign up for my free Newsletter at OhComputerTraining.com. Subscribers will get a copy of this article plus added hints, tips and trusted/valuable web-links.

Janis Weber, B.A., owner of Ohio Computer Training & Support, is a professional computer adjunct instructor at UT. All classes are offered though the Eberly Center with free parking. E-mail any questions or comments to JwPcTutor@gmail.com or contact her for assistance at 419-318-9112. Public classes are listed on the website: OhComputerTraining.com. The classes at UT are inexpensive and offer lots of patience. Call 419-5308570 to register. Private tutoring and repairs are just a phone call or email away.

When he passed away 20-some-odd years ago, I felt as if I had lost a great friend, though we had never come within 20 miles of each other, as far as I knew. But, after years of sharing our Sunday afternoons, I knew him intimately. If one wants to never take their gardening experience seriously ever again, I highly recommend both ‘One Man’s Garden’ and ‘The Essential Earthman’ by Henry Mitchell, both being collections of his columns from the Post. Gardeners will have to work hard to find them, since both are well out of print. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. have both used and out-of-print services. His descriptions of his meager and futile efforts at gardening are truly awesome and inspiring, if one fancies themself a gardener.

OK, some interesting statistics as we come into September, from my notes and my calendars for the past four-five years: *First frost in the suburbs averaged Oct. 4 *First frost in the city was Nov.1 *First hard freeze everywhere was about Nov. 1 also *Leaves changing color in earnest began Oct. 4 (don’t miss the Sassafrass trees on Corey Road – spectacular) *Last cut my lawn about Nov. 8 *Leaf drop in earnest was Oct. 20 to 28 *First day with high temps in the 40s was Oct. 16 *First dusting of snow averaged Nov. 18 Ugh! So, now that I have wandered all over the map this issue, let me tell you that, indeed, gardening is a state of mind, and that words, descriptions, precision, specific dates and events, all are important. But mixed in with all this specificity is also a great deal of ‘iffy’, and an even greater dose of ‘lucky’. But overall, not taking oneself so seriously wins out every time.

So, for my lovely new grocery-store friend, that’s why I recommend Henry Mitchell.

Enjoy the fall . . . it’s my favorite time of the year.

Proposals are requested for downtown properties them to private ownership at some point. We are pleased that our downtown area is seeing new growth and we are optimistic that these properties will generate new or additional business interest in the north block of Main Street,” Sylvania City Council President Mary Westphal added.

The RFP mandates that development of the site must help support and energize the North Main Street Block as part of the Sylvania downtown and provide pedestrian oriented business opportunities. The development must set a high standard of architectural design either by rehabilitating the existing buildings or constructing a new

structure with high-quality materials and details in an expeditious fashion.

“We want to see a development that includes retail on the first floor and perhaps residential units on the second floor,” noted Bill Sanford, the city of Sylvania’s economic development director. “We don’t want to see these buildings remain all residential.”

The asking price is $265,000.

Bids will be accepted through Oct. 20 and may be submitted to Sanford at the city of Sylvania, 6730 Monroe St., Sylvania 43560.

Call Sanford at 419-885-0482 with any questions about the project.

The Downtown Sylvania Association is filling the J&G parking lot with Bands, Bites and Brews at the second Local Fest taking place on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 4 p.m. to midnight. The music and beer festival will feature all things local: four bands, beer and wine, food trucks, t-shirts and merchandise, all set in front of the large and colorful mural in Downtown Sylvania.

Local Fest will also be celebrating Sylvania’s first microbrewery, Upside Brewing’s one year anniversary. Brewmaster Nick Dallas will offer more selections to the public with his larger brewing system and some special recipes for the event such as his new “Nutter Porter" float with peanut butter ice cream.

Wine will also be available from Majestic Oak Winery located in Grand Rapids, Ohio, and Bubble Teas from Balance Pan-Asian Grille. Guests can enjoy street food from The

Displaced Chef and NogDog, or order pizza and gyros to-go from J&G Pizza Palace while listening to some of their favorite local bands.

Andrew Ellis will play from 4 to 6 p.m.; TwinPfunk is on stage from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; The Fossil Creek Band appears from 8 to 9:30; and Cactus Jack is featured from 10 to 11:30 p.m.

Celebrating local businesses, musicians and community would not be possible without the support of local sponsors: Toledo Memorial Park, Lourdes University, Stage It Productions and Flanders Creatives. Spoke Life Cycles will also provide bike rack parking for those who want to ride up to the event.

There is no admission cost, however donations are welcome to support Downtown Sylvania Association’s mission to bring the community together through creative events, shopping, dining and entertainment.

Second Local Fest planned with band, bites and brews

Sylvania City Council President Mary Westphal and Sylvania Mayor Craig Stough look over the properties that are being offered for sale.

Sylvania City Council voted to offer the two duplexes at 5705-7 and 5711-13 N. Main St. in downtown Sylvania for sale. A request for proposals for the sale and redevelopment were distributed following the Aug. 21 council meeting.The properties are zoned B2, which is a general business district designation.

The properties are situated in the second block of Main Street and are located between Maplewood Marketplace and the Sylvania Historical Village and Heritage Center Museum. Maplewood Marketplace was recently sold by the city to Brandon and

Katie Fields who plan to open Inside the Five Brewing Co. next spring. The building also offers office space on the second floor.

“We are pleased with the growing activity and interest in our downtown. There is a great new synergy among the businesses and organizations downtown with special events drawing more people into the area. These properties offer the opportunity for new ideas and further development in the north block of downtown Sylvania,” said Sylvania Mayor Craig Stough.

“The city of Sylvania purchased these properties in 2011 with the goal of returning

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At Sylvania’s Farmers Market

Stephanie Garvin buys blueberries and raspberries from Dave Turk of Turk Farms.

Steve Colony of Great Lakes Knife Sharpening helps Randy Nisch with his fishing knives.

Beth and Phil Kelly learn about Kettle Korn from Jack Caryle of Old Tyme Kettle Korn.

Emily Jones and her sons Mike, Jack and Max stop to buy 17 Second Cookies from Libbey Snow.

Olivia Oswanski has dinner with her grandparents Robin and Charlie Oswanski at the Sylvania Farmers Market.

Emily Griffin and Tom Kosek of Acorn Hill Farm talks about the soaps to Spencer, Lisa, Luci and Liliana Crane.

Kari Tabb and her children Emersyn, Paxtyn, Addysen and Jocelyn buy vegetables from Donna Farnsel of Farnsel Farms.

Audrey Chisholm of Earth to Oven explains the hand pies that are available to Ben Lyned and his daughter Peyton.

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Shoppers enjoy fresh produce, more

Mike and Abby Beard and their children buy spring honey from Dan Adams of Dee's Bees.

Tracy Stevens of Stevens Farms helps Hank and Marcia Heuerman select produce.

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The PARTY honors local artist Don Townsend

Black and White opens at Hudson Gallery Hudson Gallery, 5645 N. Main St., will feature “Black and White – a photographic experience� this month. The exhibition of black and white photography will be on view at the downtown Sylvania gallery for September. It features work by five local artists, which include Deborah Orloff, Travis Taylor, Penny Gentieu, Kendra Hudson and Jan Bell.

Black and white photography began during the mid 19th century. Originally used as a documentary media, it has steadily developed into the art genre seen today.

With color stripped away the artists featured have all completed dramatic works demonstrating the use of light and shadow as well as drama and composition to express themselves. The works in the exhibit explore the human experience, familial relationships and nature’s endless beauty.

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Sylvania Community Arts The Commission will host the PARTY, a celebration of the arts in Sylvania, on Sept.

27. The PARTY will honor renowned Sylvania artist and teacher, Don Townsend, with a special reception and induction into the 2017 Sylvania’s Honored Artist Hall of Fame. The PARTY will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Chandler CafÊ, 5648 Main St. in downtown Sylvania.

The celebration will honor Townsend for his work and lifetime commitment to the arts through his teaching and skill in the area of what is called graffito. He started using the technique in his painting in 1966 while in college. The technique uses scratchboard

on heavy bond paper with a light clay on the surface and then coated with black ink.

When developing his technique, he varied his canvas in size and used various ground surfaces and designing tools to help create the lines or values of black and white. He went on to teach this technique to his students at Sylvania High School and the Toledo Museum of Art School of Design.

Townsend has sold over 1,300 paintings across the globe showing him to be a truly gifted international artist.

The Sylvania Community Arts Commission is a nonprofit committed to supporting the arts and art education throughout the community,

The Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 32nd annual Sylvania Fall Festival Presented by Mercy Health and Cooper Smith on Sunday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. in downtown Sylvania.

The event will feature craft and business booths, food trucks, a Family Fun Zone sponsored by Westgate Chapel full of free kids activities including bounce houses, face painting, cornhole and more, a free Pumpkin Patch sponsored by Sunset Village, live entertainment, free train rides, a pie baking and pie eating contest, and the annual parade from 1 to 2 p.m along Main Street.

Parade registration is free of charge and every entry must include an entertainment feature. No political candidates will be permitted to participate in the parade.

Vendor booth pricing is $50 for NonProfit Organizations, $75 for Craft Vendors, $100 for Businesses and $125 for Political Candidates.

Participates may register on the Chamber of Commerce website at sylvaniachamber.org. The registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 15. No late entries will be accepted.

For more information call 419-882-2135 or visit sylvaniachamber.org.

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Sylvania City Bond Refinancing

The city of Sylvania has successfully received electronic bids for the refinancing of $9,680,000 of City General Obligation Bonds originally issued in 2008 Craig Stough 2011.

Ten and competitive bids were received, and the new lower interest rate of 1.918% will save the city a total of $1,072,835 over the next fourteen years.

Prior to the sale, Standard and Poors reaffirmed the city's excellent "AA+" longterm bond rating. That was great news for the city reflecting on the strength of the local economy and of the city of Sylvania. The Aug. 10, 2017 rating report can be viewed at "www.standardandpoors.com/ratingsdirect. " In October, 2016, Sylvania City Council authorized the City Finance Department to pursue refinancing $14,940,000 of existing city of Sylvania bonds issued in 2008 and 2011 in order to take advantage of lower interest rates. Two electronic sales were planned, one in 2016 and a second in 2017, but were delayed as interest rates started rising following the U.S. Presidential election.

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Township Buildings to go Teal for September

Sylvania Township’s adminstration building, its police headquarters and all fire stations will be adorned with a teal bow through the month of September to demonstrate the township’s support of national Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Gini Steinke, executive director of the local Ovarian Cancer Connection, said she’s grateful for the township’s permission to display the bows on township buildings.

“We want to raise awareness of this deadly disease,” she said, “and having our bows on all the township buildings will certainly increase our visibility.”

The bows will be made from long teal ribbons tied tightly to columns or other building segments. The fabric will likely tail down from the bows and achieve an attractive appearance, Steinke said.

Volunteers from her organization will attach the bows, be responsible for that attractive appearance and then remove them at the end of the month.

John Jennewine, chairman of the Sylvania Township trustees, said he is pleased that the township will take a role in the awareness effort.

“It’s obviously an important health issue and we’re happy to be able to provide them with support in their effort to get the word out,” he said.

Brush and Household Item Pick-Up Scheduled

For Sylvania Township residents who want to get rid of unwanted household items and who have brush and leaves they want picked up, Sept. 11 is the day.

Township crews and contracted services will be busy during the collection period, so please follow guidelines for efficient service.

For brush collection, township crews will take leaves and branches and limbs left on

Long-term interest rates were monitored and recently found to be stabilizing at a lower level, so the first electronic sale was pursued. The original amounts of the 2008 and 2011 bond issues were $7,850,000 and $14,790 respectively but have been reduced by the payments made to date. The bonds were issued to finance the new elevated water tank and a number of street improvements around the city.

The winning bidder was FTN Financial Capital Markets of Memphis, Tenn. The closing date of the sale will be Sept. 12, 2017.

During the first quarter of 2018, a second bond sale to refinance $5,260,000 of bonds also issued in 2011 will be pursued. It is currently estimated the refinancing will save $400,000 - $500,000 in interest, but the exact savings will be determined by the interest rates bid at the time of that bond sale.

These two bond refinancings will not extend the original 20 year repayment schedule of the bonds, with maturity still to occur in 2028 and 2031. Further, all savings will be used toward street and infrastructure improvements and will not be used for operations.

The city of Sylvania is not selling any new debt this year. The amount of city bonded debt remains below the permitted legal limit and is about average for a city of Sylvania's size. The use of these long-term bonds has allowed the city to update and expand its infrastructure and to pay for those improvements over the course of their useful life.

Citizens Police Academy planned

property at the edge of the street, but not in the street.

Grass clippings should not be mixed with branches and limbs. And those items should be no more than six feet long or six inches in diameter.

Rob Nash, street department manager, said that people should put household items to be picked up at the street the night before to insure they aren't missed during the one pass through the community.

He cautioned that those items also should not be put in the street.

He said crews will begin at multiple locations on the first day and will continue until all household items have been picked up.

Items to be collected are limited to books and papers, which must be bundled; carpeting, cut and rolled no longer than 5 feet; empty containers and drums; appliances without refrigerants; furniture, mattresses and box springs; legs over 12 inches must be separated; toys and non-hazardous miscellaneous material placed in a disposable container.

Stevens Disposal and Recycling Service of Temperance, has been contracted for the service. Their contract calls for payment of $350 per ton of items collected.

Sylvania Township crews will be collecting brush. Nash noted that it may take a few days as crews must cover 176 miles of roadway.

pattern and an occupied home was broken into at night and the burglar escaped with household items.

As officers responded, there was a report from a homeowner in the area that while he was having coffee in his kitchen a man entered, or began to, through a sliding door.

After the intruder fled, the occupant was able to give police a good description, “and we immediately flooded the area with officers,” the chief said.

The chief said the man was apprehended and the items taken from the overnight burglary were recovered in the suspect's car.

Although that sort of crime isn’t usual, Chief Boehme reminded homeowners that although this community is relatively safe you can further reduce the chance of being a victim by making sure doors and windows are locked at all times.

The city of Sylvania Police Division will be hosting its 2017 Citizens Police Academy starting Sept. 19. The Citizens Academy is an opportunity for adults 18 years of age and older to learn about the Sylvania Police Division and see what it takes to be a police officer. Students in the Citizens Academy will be given the opportunity to interact with the police officers that serve the community each and every day. These officers will present different law enforcement topics and share the challenges that they face and the skills officers use to keep the community

safe. The academy consists of presentations as well as hands-on scenario based training.

The training is designed for people of all levels and all abilities. The academy will be held Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. for eight weeks. All participants will need to submit to a background check before acceptance into the program.

If interested in attending the Citizens Police Academy or for any questions, contact Sgt. Justin Music at 567-455-0794 or e-mail at 851@sylvaniapolice.com

City of Sylvania refuse information The city of Sylvania recycling schedule for September is Sept. 5 through Sept. 9 and Sept. 18 to Sept. 22.

Refuse is collected by a private waste hauler starting at 7 a.m. once a week. The maximum size for a refuse can is 33 gallons and may weigh up to 60 pounds. A plastic refuse bag can weigh up to 40 pounds. You may use up to three refuse cans, three plastic bags or a combination of up to three cans and bags. Materials that will not be collected include lumber, building and remodeling materials, paint, paint thinner, trees, auto parts, stones, rocks, steel, iron, motor oil, pesticide containers, tree stumps or dead animals.

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Home Burglaries Rare in Township

A home burglary is something no one wants.

Happily, it’s a relative rarity in Sylvania Township. In the month of July for instance, there were only eight burglary reports made to township police and only 33 through that month for the entire year.

Better, according to Police Chief Rob Boehme, most of those reports are based on break-ins at residences where it’s known the families are away on vacation or possibly during working hours when a home is unoccupied.

Recently, however, there was a break in that

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Sylvania–Then and Now

BY GAYLEEN GINDY LOOKING BACK

Continuing with the Sylvania Area Historical Society’s program of featuring buildings in Sylvania that are 100 years old and older, the next building to visit is 149 years old and is the house on South Main Street across from the Southbriar shopping complex. This structure started out as a one-room school house back in 1868, just one year after the village of Sylvania was first annexed from the township of Sylvania. Once the village was established they had to provide their own schools, so on Oct. 23, 1868 the newly created village of Sylvania Board of Education purchased this property on South Main Street from Peleg T. Clark.

The one-room schoolhouse was constructed and became known as “Station School” because it was located across the street from where Sylvania’s train station was back in those days.

This structure was used as a school from 1868 until 1889 when the school board decided that it was no longer needed for school purposes and sold it at a public auction to Oliver P. Clark (no relation to Peleg T. Clark, the original owner). Clark is said to have come to Sylvania from Richfield Center and used this building from 1889 until 1893 to operate his cheese and creamery factory. Stories written over the years said that the young man in charge of this factory gave cheese samples out quite freely, and many youngsters from the north end of town walked here, sampled the cheese, and asked a hundred questions about the making of the big wheels of cheese. A lifelong Sylvania resident remembered, “This cheese factory was always immaculately clean, and when the cheese factory took over the building they laid new flooring so that it sloped, which helped drain it.”

By 1893 Oliver Clark was selling this old schoolhouse that he was using as his cheese factory. The school board decided that they could use the building, so they re-purchased the property and used it for school purposes again. In 1901 the village school board decided

that they did not need the school building and again sold it, this time at a public auction.

George A. Crandall purchased the property and recorded it in his wife’s name, Calistia A. Crandall.

George Crandall had been serving as the school truant officer for the village school board and family records said that his son, John A. Crandall, who was the town auctioneer, also operated a livery stable in downtown Sylvania. He also owned the property across the street where the Southbriar shopping complex is today, and used the old schoolhouse to operate a small meat plant from 1901 until 1905.

In 1905 the building was purchased by Andy Thorp. He was a brick mason and he converted the old schoolhouse into a home. In 1916 he sold the building to Alpha and Viola Carr and in the 1920 census they were listed living here with their five sons and one daughter, ranging from ages 6 years to 22 years. Viola died in 1926, and Alpha Carr continued to live here. In May and June of 1939 he obtained two building permits, one allowing him to excavate for a basement under the old schoolhouse. The other permit gave him permission to add partitions on the inside, close off two doors, open one outside door into a garage from a basement opening, add three windows, add a bathroom furnace, lower part of the garage and remove the front half of an existing garage.

In 1941 Alpha Carr died and his obituary said that he had lived on South Main Street in Sylvania for 28 years, coming here from Metamora. He was employed at the Toledo & Western Railroad for a number of years and later at the Overland Company. He served as a night watchman for the village of Sylvania in 1913 and 1914. In 1942 the house transferred to his son and daughter-in-law, Alvin and Enid Carr. They owned the home until 1948 when they sold it to Floy Geraldine Schnell, and Alvin and Enid moved to Macon County, Georgia. Floy was the granddaughter of Alpha B. Carr and daughter of Alvin. In 1942 she married Albert E. Schnell. They had lived in Toledo from the time they were married until 1948 when they purchased this home.

5154 South Main Street

The following are the recorded owners of this property after the Schnell family: 1959 – Edward F. Zoltanski 1960 – Thomas & Grace Hoffman 1970 – John & Catherine McFarland 1977 – Theodore Yambor 1998 – Susan Atlhoff 2017 – Robert A. Smith

Robert Smith, the current owner, is a longtime member of the Sylvania Area Historical Society, serving in every elected position in the society from president to trustee. It is a fact that he will keep the history of this old schoolhouse alive.

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Liquors, Gambling, Jails, Law Enforcement Agencies and Courts

Centennial Quarry and Centennial Terrace

Gambling in Sylvania

Harroun Community Park

Sylvania Township Police Department

Olander Park and Sylvania Township Park Board

Sale of Intoxicating Liquors Jails in Sylvania

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Public Parks and Recreation in Sylvania Sylvania Area Joint

Recreation District Fossil Park

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Senior Citizens in Sylvania Sylvan Prairie Park Tam-O-Shanter Teen Centers

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TBIRC to Hold Fall Festival

Jackie Moore and her daughter, Megan Meyers, arrange some of the Fairy Gardens made by clients of the center as they put the finishing touches on their plans for the Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Center’s first Fall Festival.

The event will be held on Sept. 30 frm 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the parking lot at 7430 W. Central Ave. In addition to food from Fowl & Fodder, refreshments and festival games, guests will have the opportunity to explore the interactive, walk-through ‘Mega Brain’ in its first appearance in northwest Ohio. Eli the Magician will also be on hand to create balloon sculptures.

Guests may purchase Fairy Gardens, fleece blankets and fleece mermaid skirts made by TBIRC participants. Or they can make their own Fairy Garden and even decorate pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. There will also be a group of informative medical exhibits inside the center. The family-friendly event is to support the launch of pediatric programming at the center. and is sponsored by Mercy Health and the Rupp Seed Co.

Poker Run to benefit Miracle League The Miracle League Poker Run Bike Ride will be held Sept. 16 with registration from 11 a.m. to noon at Everdry Waterproofing, 2930 Centennial Rd. The cost is $20 per bike and $10 per rider. The first card of a poker hand will be drawn at Everdry and the last card will be drawn at 3 p.m. at the American Legion Post 468, 5580 Centennial Rd. There are three other stops to get cards in between. The best hand, Home Run, wins $100; the second best hand, First Base, wins $50 and the worst hand, Strike Out, is $25. There will be food, beverages and entertainment by Josh Boyd & the VIP Band.

Proceeds from the event, sponsored by Everdry Waterproofing, benefit The Miracle League of Northwest Ohio. The organization is dedicated to creating positive memories and life experiences for children and adults with various disabilities. What better way to do this than by giving them the chance to play baseball? The field currently available is in not in the proper condition and doesn’t allow for the special accommodations needed for this very special team to play ball. This event will raise funds to help the organization resurface their baseball field.

Sister Jordan Schaefer, OSF, will present “Being a Grandparent in 2017” on Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 10:30 a.m. until noon, at the Regina Conference Room, on the Sylvania Franciscan campus, Participants can enjoy a morning coffee or tea and a prayerful reflection on the joys, responsibilities, surprises and challenges of

being a grandparent.

Sister Jordan is the Director of Mission Integration and Spiritual Care at the Franciscan Care Center. A $5 donation is the fee.

For more information or to RSVP contact Sister Joan Jurski, OSF, 419-824-3528 or email jjurski@sistersosf.org.

Toledo Memorial Park’s bell casting honors first responders Community members of all ages will have an opportunity to participate in a fun, unique and interactive bell casting experience at Toledo Memorial Park. This one-of-a-kind project and three-day event honoring police and fire personnel will take place Sept. 9-11.

During the two-day casting event, the community will help load 500 pounds of bronze pieces into the furnace of the world’s only traveling bell foundry through an “ingot brigade.” The bell will be poured, cast and polished on site at the park.

The family-friendly event is Sept. 9 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The community can enjoy live music from The Sweet Tea Band, food vendors, “touch a truck” presented by Buck & Knobby Equipment Company and other fun activities. The threeday event will conclude with a dedication of the completed bell with a special ceremony and inaugural ringing on Sept. 11 at 9 a.m.

Toledo Memorial Park looks forward to honoring first responders with this significant project. Funding for the tribute is being made possible by gifts from the community. can be made at Donations toledomemorialpark.com or by calling the park at 419-882-7151.

In addition, a special “Driven by Courage” raffle supports the last call bell project. Lucky raffle winners will receive a 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71 4x4 LTZ Crew, presented

by Dave White Chevrolet, and a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4x4, presented by Charlie’s Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram and Grogan’s Towne Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram. Raffle tickets are $100 each, and only 999 tickets are available for each vehicle.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting toledomemorialpark.com/events. or by calling Toledo Memorial Park, 419-882-7151.

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A Trifecta of Change ...

There’s a new look to Mancy’s Italian Grill

Managing partner George Mancy tries out one of the new booths in the dining room.

During the 20 year celebration of Mancy’s Italian Grill in April, managing partner George Mancy hinted that some big changes were going to happen.

Well, Mancy has kept his promise.

With hardly missing a beat and closing for just three days, the eatery’s dining room has undergone a major transformation. A small, private room with capacity for up to 30 guests has been created to house special events such as birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, business meetings and more. The room is equipped with a 65-inch LED TV, which has been used extensively for presentations already, according to Mancy. “We have only been open for a short time, and we have been surprised with the number of bookings we have had already,” he reported. “It’s a great new addition for us.”

Seating in the dining room has been reconfigured to accommodate the new, private dining room. Six new half-round diamond-

tufted booths provide cozy, intimate dining for two or four or more join two-, four-top and larger tables offering seating for up to 175 patrons. “We have changed the look a lot and our customers all seem to enjoy the new ambiance, Mancy said. “We have taken the salt and pepper shakers off the table. Servers will bring them with orders when requested.

He continued, “We also are serving water from our one liter bottles, with special Mancy’s Italian labels for an added touch. The bottles can serve as a reminder that customers can also purchase the bottles and fill them with their favorite wines from the bar to take home.

Those bottles can come back and be refilled from one of the four barrels of wine behind the bar. We are helping with the ‘green’ movement.”

The second major change is the launch of a new menu introducing a variety of new items including grilled steaks and chops. “We are also now making all of our pastas in-house,” Mancy stated. He said there are several wood-roasted items along with new appetizers and salads to accompany the time-honored dishes patrons enjoy.

“And, best of all, we have a baker, Alessio Carabetta straight from Rome, who is baking

Sylvania Farmers Market 6700 Monroe St., behind the Sylvania Municipal Court Building Tuesdays, 3-7 p.m.

Sylvania’s local source for plants, vegetables, bakery items and one-of-a-kind handmade items. Access the market from Monroe Street or Maplewood Avenue. facebook.com/sylvaniafarmersmarket/ Wine and Food Tastings Sofo’s Italian Market 5400 Monroe St. Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m.

Join your friends for wine and food tastings each Wednesday at the area’s premier Italian foods specialty store.

Prices vary depending on wines offered, 419-882-8555. shopsofos.com Fiesta in Sylvania Centennial Terrace Friday, Sept. 8, 5-11 Saturday, Sept. 9, 2-11 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with authentic food, beer, wine and margaritas, a 50/50 raffle, merchant vendors, inflatables, live music and dancing. The event is presented by Sylvania Area Family Services, with admission $6 for those 13 and older, and free for children 12 and under.

Eat in The Street Adams Street, Uptown Toledo Thursday, Sept. 14, 6-9 p.m.

Presented by Food for Thought, Toledo’s premier chefs will each create their own signature dishes, while raising awarnes about food insecurity and meeting the

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authentic Italian breads made with olive oil for us. “We are very fortunate to have him on our staff,” Mancy reported. “He brings a taste of Italy to Sylvania.”

A new outdoor sign completes the new look in and out.

The addition of the wine shop slated to open Sept. 27 makes up a trifecta of big changes. Customers will be able to shop for their favorite wine or beer from the wellstocked shop adjacent to the restaurant or select a wine not included on the menu to enjoy with their dinner. “We will have a tasting area and a place where guests can enjoy the wine they purchase, as well,” said Tricia Rasar, manager of the new shop. Rasar also plans a full schedule of tastings, classes and other events after the shop is open.

Brian Gruber of Ridge Stone Contractors served as the general contractor for all of the renovations.

“We’re ready for the next 20,” Mancy chuckled. “Here’s to the next 20 years and the unlimited possibilities that Mancy’s Italian Grill offers.”

Mancy’s Italian Grill is located at 5453 Monroe St.

critical need to stamp out hunger in the community. Tickets $85/person. Cash bar serving craft beer and wine available.

Event is limited to 100. feedtoledo.org Field to Fork Dinner Riehm Produce Farm 7244 N. State Route 53, Tiffin Saturday, Sept. 16, 5:30-8 p.m.

Savor freshly picked, farm raised products from Riehm’s farm, prepared by top chefs Scott Bowman of Fowl and Fodder and Tino Amaya of Amaya’s Fresh Mexican Grill. Tickets $50/person. funacres.net/event/farm-to-fork-dinner Greek Cooking Class Series Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral Community Center 740 N. Superior St., Toledo Tuesdays, Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3 6-8 p.m.

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French Cooking Classes Element 112 5400 Monroe St. Thursdays, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 7 p.m.

Chef Chris Nixon will lead cooking demos while guests enjoy a four-course menu. Recipes included. Tickets per event are $95/guest plus $55/guest for custom wine pairings. Contact Kory Kyler at 419-517-1104 or kkyler@element112restaurant.com.

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Here are a few recipes from food offered during previous events.

Sofo’s Mediterranean Salad

Frank Lazzaro

Serves 5 5 cucumbers, diced 8 Roma tomatoes, diced 2 pounds feta cheese, crumbled 1 cup olive oil Coarse ground black pepper to taste Salt to taste

Mix ingredients together and serve chilled.

(Recipe from Sofo’s Italian Market)

Steak Pizzaiolo

Serves 5 2 pounds steak, cooked and sliced 1 large onion, chopped 1 can ground tomatoes 1 large red bell pepper, cut in strips 1 large green bell pepper, cut in strips 1 pound tomato wedges ½ cup Kalamata olives 1 tablespoon capers 16 ounces pasta, cooked

Sofo’s Mediterranean Salad

BY JENNIFER RUPLE The Sofos know how to throw a party, and they do it every week at their Italian market on Monroe Street. At their “Winesday” wine and food tasting events, guests can sample delicious appetizers and Jennifer Ruple main dishes, try new wines, and grocery shop at the same time.

According to Bob Huff, general manager at Sofo’s Italian Market, the event has become quite popular attracting approximately 100 people each week. “We started it about a year ago to let people know what Sofo’s carries and to taste our food and our wines. We treat our guests like they are family,” said Huff.

On “Winesdays,” wine tasting cards are available and include six tastes for approximately $6, depending on the type of wine being served that evening. “One is always an Italian wine,” said Huff. “At 6 p.m., we toast our customers, and at 6:30 p.m., we hold a drawing. The lucky winner receives a bottle of

wine that was sampled that evening,” he added.

And then there’s the food, which is complimentary during the events. Francesco “Frankie” Lazzaro is the man behind the mouthwatering culinary creations. Lazzaro, a Sofo’s employee for 43 years, grew up working with the Sofos. “Mr. Sofo (Joe) found me years ago,” recalled Lazzaro. In 1956, I was 12 and had just come from Italy. I was living with my aunt and uncle in Walbridge, Ohio. Joe would deliver bread, cheeses and pasta to the house.

He knew I could speak Italian and thought I would be helpful to his customers.”

In addition to cooking up classic Italian dinners each week like Chicken Parmigiana, Steak Pizzaiolo and Pasta Puttanesca, Lazzaro has also been the company’s sales manager, training director, and has run the Sofo’s test kitchen.

“Frankie’s like part of the family,” said Huff.

Sofo’s is truly a family-run business. I’ve been the general manager for 10 years, and this is the best place I’ve ever worked because of the way the owners treat the staff.”

‘Winesday” is held every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Sofo’s Italian Market, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 5400 Monroe St.

Cook steak over medium heat. Add chopped onion, ground tomatoes, peppers, tomato wedges, olives and capers.

Cook for about 20 minutes until steak is cooked.

Serve as is or over your favorite cut of pasta.

(Recipe by Frank Lazzaro) Steak Pizzaiolo

Chicken Parmigiana

Serves 6 1 ½ cups Italian bread crumbs ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon ground black pepper ½ cup olive oil, more if needed 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, lightly pounded 1 jar gourmet pasta sauce Grated Parmesan cheese, as desired Shredded mozzarella cheese, as desired In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.

In a second bowl, combine eggs and black pepper.

In a large sauté pan, warm the olive oil over medium heat.

One by one, dip each chicken breast into the egg mixture. Then cover with bread crumb mixture.

Fry chicken breasts in batches turning them over once or twice, for about 4 minutes. Set aside to drain.

In another large sauté pan, place enough pasta sauce to cover the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken breasts to the pan and cover with more pasta sauce.

Top the chicken breasts with Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, as desired. Cover the pan and cook until all the cheese is melted.

(Recipe by Frank Lazzaro)

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A visit to Joseph’s Beverage Center

The Joseph’s supermarket chain opened for business in 1949. At one time, they operated 16 stores in the Toledo area. Joseph’s Beverage Center was opened in 1963 at their current site, located at 4129 Talmadge Rd. “It was a lot smaller back then with a state store next to us,” recalled semi-retired manager at Joseph’s Beverage Center, Tom Shea. “It was a store they opened to compliment the state liquor store. It was designed for the convenience of our customers. They could get the mixes, the beer and the wine that the state store didn’t sell. In 1990, when Foodtown (originally a Joseph’s store) moved to Monroe Street, we were able to expand for the first time. We added groceries and more beer and wines. It was also during that time microbrews became popular. We doubled the size of this store and helped fill the void from the Foodtown store moving out. We also began carrying milk and other necessities for our customers. In 1996, the state gave up their liquor stores and put them in private businesses here in Toledo. We were then able to knock out the wall that separated our store from the state store. We doubled in size and added hard liquor. Now our focus is to be a one-stop, complete party shop. You can come here for beer, wine, hard liquor, the mixes and a variety of juices, bar supplies, and yes, we still have milk and cream, which happens to be great in Kahlua.”

beverage and Joseph’s has kept up with the current trends. Kim Geisbuhler, beer manager at Joseph’s, believes beer is quickly becoming the new wine. “There are now as many styles of beer as there are wine,” stated Geisbuhler.

“Imports, local brews and microbrews are gaining in popularity. IPAs are huge. They are now our biggest sellers along with New England style brews. We also have a nice selection of sour beers. The local beer scene is very exciting right now. They are producing some great products. We sell individual bottles in addition to regular packaging so it’s easy to give them a try. Come in with questions and we have answers.”

Semi-retired manager at Joseph’s Beverage Center, Tom Shea, stands in front of the store’s abundant selection of wines. selections. “It will be extremely consumer Happening happenings friendly,” stated Shea. “We will continue to be a The store has hosted a variety of events and full-service store with knowledgeable people in will continue to do so in the future. “We have the beer and wine sections that will help you had the Crown Royal race car out front and we select or order what you need.” hosted the rapper, 50 Cent, while he was here Got beer? Got wine? promoting his vodka brand. He (50 Cent) was at several functions while here, but ours was There are over 5,000 bottles of wine to the largest he attended,” stated Shea. “Once we choose from at Joseph’s. Whether you are a do our next remodel we will offer wine novice, or a connoisseur that knows their tastings.” tannins, aromas and a Beaujolais from a Burgundy, the staff guarantees you will leave Busting down the walls satisfied. Chris Newton, the new manager at The beverage center is in the process of Joseph’s Beverage Center, not only oversees the another expansion that is to be completed in store but is a wine enthusiast that will gladly January of 2018. The new space, consisting of assist you with selections.

2,500 square feet, will have a layout that will Beer seems to be the up and coming include wider aisles and new product

The times they are a changing

Shea, believes that although the store is continually changing, a few things remain constant. “I have been with the Joseph’s Stores for 51 years and at Joseph’s Beverage Center for 33 years, seven days a week,” he said. “Joseph’s is the number one retail vendor in the state of Ohio and number one in sales for a reason. We give people personal attention, are happy to take special orders and strive to keep your wait in line to a minimum. We are owned and operated by a local family and are independent. With locally owned stores, such as the Andersons, closing, customers will be happy to know we are here to stay. The one thing that hasn’t changed around here is our devotion to our customers…oh and we still have the cheapest ice in town and milk if you need it.”

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Geraldine Zellers-Stalder-Brandon

Geraldine “Gerry” Brandon passed away Aug. 9, 2017, at the Goerlich Center.

Gerry was born June 20, 1927, in Shreveport, La. Gerry was one of five children born to James T. and Annis Zellers. She later moved with her family to Toledo, Ohio, and graduated from St. Ursula Academy in 1945. After high school, she attended the Chicago Institute of Arts and the University of Toledo. Gerry owned a dress shop named “Country Girl” in Sylvania, Ohio, for ten years and worked at Rogers Furniture Store in Maumee, Ohio. Gerry was very artistic and had a flair for decorating homes.

She loved playing bridge with various social groups; getting together with her St. Ursula alumnae, spending winters in Fort Myers, Fla., reading, cooking and spending time with her family. Gerry was a beautiful woman inside and out.

To cherish her memory, she leaves her husband, Robert Brandon Sr., sons; John Stalder, James (Billi) Stalder, daughters; Mary (John) Horen, Jennifer (Timothy) Siefert and Sarah (Alan) Blanchett. She also leaves behind step children; Mary Jo Gallaher, Barb Swiczkoski, Robert Brandon Jr. and the late Beverly Flattery. Left behind as well are ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, five step grandchildren and three step greatgrandchildren. Gerry will be missed not only by her family, but all who knew and loved her.

Contributions in Gerry’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.reebfuneralhome.com.

LeRoy M. Bunge

Our Dad is now dancing in heaven with our Mom, showing the angels how it is done.

Leroy died Aug. 19, 2017.

He was born July 24, 1924, to Roy F. and Ivadel M (Hauser) Bunge. He attended grade school at Whiteford Center, graduating from Lambertville High School in 1941.

Baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Ottawa Lake, Mich, he moved his family to St. Michael Lutheran Church, where he was active on the church council, was an usher and greeter. LeRoy served our country in the U. S. Army from 1945-1946, stationed in Hawaii as the company clerk. He was

employed by Michigan Elevator Exchange for over 30 years, retiring in 1986.

He met the love of his life, Cleo E. Crum, in 1947 while dancing at Hickory Park in Ida, Mich. They married on Aug. 14, 1948.

Dancing was their passion. They were members of several dance clubs including Swing Fever. They also enjoyed traveling, card playing and camping with the family.

When his children started attending school, he joined a group of local concern citizens to start Whiteford Agricultural School where he served on the school board from 1960 to 1980 as trustee and president.

He was then elected to the Whiteford Township board as clerk, then trustee. He served on the Township Zoning Board. He was an active member of the Bedford Senior Center and RSVP. He delivered Meals on Wheels until his passing.

He is survived by children Cheryl (Henri) Lavimodiere, LeRoy (Diane), Daniel (Rita), Mary Kay, Jerome, Beth (John) Pauli, and Jeffery (Holly), 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren with two more on the way.

Proceeding LeRoy in death were his parents, his wife, granddaughter Tara Bunge and great- granddaughter Eliza Bunge.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to either Bedford Senior Center or St. Michael Lutheran Church.

Margie Elting

Margie Jean (Knotts) Elting, 89, of Holland, Ohio, passed away Aug. 12, 2017, at the Franciscian Care Center, Sylvania Township, Ohio.

Margie was born Jan. 14, 1928, to Harold and Margret (Jacobs) Knotts in Toledo, Ohio. Margie is a 1946 graduate of Scott High School where she was a member of the Alpha Phi Beta Sorority. Margie enjoyed movies at the Colony with her sister Geraldine. Margie married her one true love, Lane Elting, on April 19, 1947, and cherished 53 years of marriage until his passing in 2000. After the birth of their son, Margie returned to work and was the private secretary for the builder of the Libbey-Owens-Ford Building in downtown Toledo. Margie and Lane enjoyed music from the Big Band Era; their favorite song was “Sentimental Journey.”

Margie devoted many hours to

volunteering at her children's schools as an officer of the PTA, Forensics Team Parent, and could often be found in Mrs. Sandy Shepard's art classroom at Washington Local Schools.

Margie is survived by her loving son Richard Lane; devoted daughter Michelle S. Elting-Kotlarczyk (James), grandchildren Michael Lane Elting and Amanda Lane Kotlarczyk. Her extended family in the Toledo area includes great-grandchildren, seven nieces and two nephews, great- and greatgreat-nieces and nephews. Margie is also remembered by her loving family in Arizona; her sister Geraldine (Thacker) Ousley (Jim), and her five nieces; 17 great-nieces and nephews and 39 great-great-nieces and nephews. Margie was preceded in death by her infant daughter Barbara Elane, her husband, Lane, her brother Jack Knotts, her daughter-in-law Mary Ellen, her brother-inlaws Keith Elting, George Elting and T.H. "Bud" Elting, sister-in-law Margaret Roberts, her niece Nancy Liles and her nephew Tim Thacker.

The family suggests that those wishing to give memorial tributes in the form of charitable contributions donate to the Our Lady of Lourdes We Build Campaign. Online Condolences may be offered to the family at www.reebfuneralhome.com.

James Wilshire

James “Jim” D. Wiltshire, 69, of Holland, Ohio, passed away Aug. 9, 2017, at his home. Jim is survived by his family; Jeffery, Matthew, Ryan, Dustin, Jacob, Jarod, Randi and his nine

grandchildren.

Born and raised in Sylvania, Ohio, the son of Jack and Laverne Wiltshire, Jim graduated from Sylvania High School and resided in Holland. He served in the U. S. Army from 1967 to 1969 and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a lover of automobiles and went on to found and run Wiltshire Body Shop for over forty-five years, which he then handed down to his son Jeff.

Often referred to as the best in the business, Jim was always working so he could provide for everyone he could. He was an extremely loving and caring person; there was never a time where the needs of others didn't come first, whether it was financially feasible or not.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Jim’s name to the Moose Lodge, 6072 N. Main St., Sylvania, OH 43560. Online to the family at condolences www.reebfuneralhome.com.

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Civila Bernholtz

Civila Caroline Bernholtz passed away peacefully at home Aug. 16, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Civila was born July 6, 1922, in a farmhouse to Arthur and Alta (Davis) Olrich of Ottawa Lake, Mich.

Civila attended Blissfield High School. In her youth, she loved roller skating. She was married to William Bernholtz, until his passing in 1975.

Civila is survived by her loving children; Carolyn (Wayne) Goetz, Bill Bernholtz, Jr., Shelley (Larry) Schwartz, and Roxann (Zack Kaczala) Peckham, grandchildren; Scott (Marie) Goetz, Todd Goetz, Brent (Patty) Goetz, Troy (Michelle) Goetz, Heather (Chris) Ulery, Sara (Jason) Vida, Brooklyn Hoyt, Graham Peckham, 12 great-grandchildren, and sister Loretta Bruce. She is preceded in death by sisters; Hilda Pattison, Leatha Jacobs, and brothers; Myrel Olrich and Donald Olrich.

The family would like to thank Tracy H. and Hospice of Northwest Ohio staff for their loving care.

Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.reebfuneralhome.com.

Ann Peterson (nee Wade)

On Aug. 15, 2017, Ann V. Peterson passed away peacefully at the age of 68.

Ann had a never-ending thirst for knowledge and a matching desire to help others. She will forever be remembered by her husband and best friend, Dave Peterson, and children Jim (Alba) and Thom (Brittany) Ibinson, as well as her grandchildren Jon, Nick, Cara, and Jimmy.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Ann can be made to the Toledo Area Humane online condolences to Society. reebfuneralhome.com.

Carl Pearson

Carl Pearson passed away Aug. 18, 2017, at Kingston Care Center of Sylvania, Ohio, with his wife and son by his side. He was born in Englewood, Colo., in 1929.

Carl married Margaret (Margie) Muller, the girl who lived in the apartment across the hall from him in Oakland, Calif., on Valentine’s Day in 1967 and they celebrated 50 years of marriage earlier this year. Carl worked nearly his entire career in industrial sales, which provided them the opportunity to live in several U.S. states and Antwerp, Belgium. The position he enjoyed the most was as European marketing manager for Stratoflex Inc. with all of Europe and most of the Middle East as his territory.

After retirement, he devoted himself to his two favorite pastimes, bridge and travel. Carl played bridge four times per week and helped establish a duplicate bridge group at the Sylvania Senior Center. He and Margie travelled extensively for several years and particularly enjoyed Turkey and Greece.

When macular degeneration advanced to a point where he could no longer continue either pastime, he enjoyed books on tape, especially spy and military thrillers. Margie carefully kept up with the new releases from his favorite authors and downloaded them for him primarily from The Cleveland Library for the Blind. Saturday afternoons were often spent at a local movie theater enjoying opera “Live from the Met.” Carl looked forward to monthly dinners with their group of friends who had met for over 10 years. Wine, good food, and lively conversation were always on the menu.

Carl leaves behind his wife, Margie, son Eric (Leandra) of Apple Valley, Calif., granddaughter Aleana Joy, grandson Camron (Patti), and great-granddaughter Evelyn. He was predeceased by his dog Charlie, his very special companion.

The family wishes to thank staff at Kingston Care Center in Sylvania and Promedica Hospice for their excellent care, kindness and support. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Humane Ohio or Paws & Whiskers Cat Shelter in lieu of flowers. Online condolences may be offered to the family or Carl’s tribute video may be viewed at www.reebfuneralhome.com.

Michael Giovanni

Michael Giovanni, 77 years, passed away peacefully at home. Michael worked for Dana 33 years as a machinist. For two years he was a volunteer Adult Basic Literacy Education instructor. He was a writer for the Spicer Newspaper and attended Blessed Sacrament School and Central Catholic. Mike was a wrestling coach for the South Toledo YMCA and was a volunteer for the World Cup of Wrestling in Toledo. Mike was also an avid golfer and bowler. He was proud to have served for the Army National Guard.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 52 years, Kay, his son Thomas (Pamela) and grandson Jake, sisters Christine Vermeulen and Donna (Mike) Hammons, and sister-inlaw Diane Giovanni. Michael was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Dorothy Giovanni, and his brother James.

Mike’s family would like to thank Hospice of Northwest Ohio for its wonderful care given to Mike during his illness. Those wishing to leave a memorial in Mike’s honor, are asked to consider Hospice of Northwest Ohio.

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Kathern Pennington

Kathern Pennington, 100, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, passed away Sunday, Aug, 27, 2017. She was born July 29, 1917, in West Virginia.

Marilyn Schaaf

Marilyn A. Schaaf, age 89, of Sylvania, Ohio, passed away, Aug. 29, 2017, at The Grove Memory Care Center at Oakleaf Village, where she had been a patient since March. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, on April 6, 1928, to Leonard H. and Margaret (Riley) Wagner. She attended Blessed Sacrament grade school and Notre Dame Academy where she made life-long friends and along with her cousins never had to look far to find a good time! Not long after high school, she met and married her husband of 66 years, Harry Schaaf, who was attending the University of Toledo.

They became engaged and were married within three weeks because Harry, in the service at that time, was assigned to Newport News, Va. Their family started just shy of a year later with their eldest son, Jeff, followed by Gary, and their daughter Peggy.

In addition to raising her family, Marilyn was an avid golfer. As a member of Highland Meadows Golf Club, she and Harry enjoyed playing golf with their many friends. She also participated in the district championships at Ottawa Park. In 1995, while playing in the ladies league at Ottawa Park, she scored a hole in one on the 5th hole. Harry’s work involved some traveling and she was lucky enough to be able to accompany him on many of those trips.

She worked with her close friend as cashier for her estate sale business for several years, and was a volunteer at Flower Hospital. She also looked forward to going to the casino. Marilyn enjoyed talking and interacting with people. It didn’t matter whether she knew them or not, she could carry on a conversation with just about anybody. She had a keen sense of humor and loved to laugh. Given her mix of German and Irish heritage, you never had to wonder what Marilyn was thinking. If she did not say it, the look on her face did.

Marilyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. In addition to her parents and her brother Ned, she was preceded in death by her eldest son Jeff and her beloved husband and best friend, Harry. She is survived by her son Gary (Debbie) Schaaf; daughter Peggy Trapp; daughter-in-law Pam Schaaf Martin (Tom); and honorary daughters Jollie and Marna Bennett; grandchildren Jeff Schaaf, Matt (Kelley) Schaaf, Kim (Dan) Robertson, Chris (Lindsey) Schaaf, Kyle Trapp, Annie Harman (Tony); and great-grandchildren Kelsey Robertson, Cooper and Kendall Schaaf, Luke and Mildred “Millie” Schaaf, and Harrison “Harry” Harman. The family would like to thank the aides and nurses at The Grove for the extra special care they gave to Marilyn, as well as her caregivers from Ohio Living Home Health and Hospice. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Jeff Schaaf Memorial Scholarship Fund at St. Joseph Church, or Ohio Living Home Health and Hospice. www.reebfuneralhome.com

Guests go barefoot for Boys & Girls Clubs

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Kimberly Danes, Director of Development, at The Ability Center of Greater Toledo, and Valerie Reed with service dog, Spring, enjoy the ADAI Summer Graduation, held at the Pinnacle in Maumee.

Tina Calhoun, foster and training coordinator and Jenny Barlos, client services manager, both of ADAI, are thrilled to graduate eight new members to the ADAI family at the event held on Aug. 18.

Becky Jackett and service dog April bond at the event. Her new dog will assist her with a variety of tasks based on her individual needs.

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Timberstone teachers, students experience eclipse of the sun

Superintendent of Sylvania School District Adam Fineske and Timberstone Junior High School Principal Mike Bader view the peak of the solar eclipse on Aug.21 at Timberstone Junior High School.

Science educators, Mary Beth Hoffman and Lynn Nedrow, viewed the solar maximum, at 82 percent occlusion, which occurred at 2:27 p.m.

Timberstone Celebrates 20th Anniversary

A group of students with Sylvania Schools Superintendent Adam Fineske, don their ISO-sanctioned glasses to view the solar eclipse. Students had a multi-learning experience at Timberstone Junior High surrounding the event.

—by Mary Helen Darah

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Sylvania School Board members Vicki Donovan-Lyle, second from left, Julie Hoffman and Jim Nusbaum, right, enjoy talking with former Timberstone administrators Steve Swaggerty, left, first Timberstone principal Jack Smith, third from left, Jane Spurgeon, Carl Brubaker and current Principal Mike Bader at the anniversary celebration.

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Timberstone seventh grader is entrepreneur

Alyssa Slusher and her employee Riley Bergman sell coloring books at the Sylvania Farmers Market.

BY JESSICA RUTKOWSKI

While most seventh graders only dream about being artists and entrepreneurs, Alyssa

Slusher found a way to do both. Alyssa, who attends Timberstone Junior High, loves to draw. “I sit in my closet, away from my siblings, just drawing with the little light I have on in there,” she explained.

A few months after Alyssa started creating coloring pages for her family and friends to enjoy, she began noticing that most coloring books on the market these days disappointed her. The only books she saw were either made cheaply, or required the use of gel pens because of the shiny texture of the paper.

Alyssa decided she would take matters into her own hands. She set out to create a coloring book of higher quality that could sustain the use of regular washable Crayola markers and colored pencils, which are more affordable than gel pens. That’s when she created “Blooming Colors,” a coloring book showcasing 11 of her very own designs. She started selling them about a month ago.

SV students receive honors Southview students Abby Kim, Katherine Barricklow, Maggie Ou, Sophia Chan, Quinn Murphy, Michael Fong, Annika Smith, David Liu and Josh Park were selected for this year's Ohio Music Education Association’s Northwest Regional Orchestra. Sean Park was selected as the concertmaster for the second consecutive year.

In addition, Sean Park and David Liu were selected for this year's OMEA All-State orchestra. Abby Kim and Quinn Murphy qualified as All-state alternates.

That’s right, selling.

Despite never taking a business class, let alone an art class, she knows a lot about both.

She credits much of her knowledge to her grandpa, who used to own a couple businesses himself. “I went up to his house and we sat there for a couple of hours just typing, typing on the computers. We searched for all of the business stuff and prices,” Alyssa explained.

Her grandpa isn’t the only one who has supported Alyssa along the way. She said that all of her family and friends have. Her grandma thought of the name for the coloring book, “Blooming Colors.”

Alyssa sells her products at the Sylvania Farmers Market, where shoppers can pick up her individual coloring pages for under $2, or “Blooming Colors” for $14.50. Her friend, Riley, sometimes accompanies her to sell

at the market.

“She’s my right-hand man, my employee, and I give her part of the money depending on the sales I get,” Alyssa said.

Alyssa is currently working on creating custom coloring pages for events such as birthday parties and weddings. Along with expanding her assortment of products, she is looking to set up a secure website on which to sell them.

“I’m saving up for a Wacom Tablet. That’s what professional animators use, “Alyssa explained, “You draw it on there and then it shows up on the computer.”

Her dream job is to be an animator for Disney and have people, “Never forget the magic of a kid’s imagination.”

Volunteers Fill Bags for Teachers

Fifty volunteers from Church 3 TwentyOne, McCord Road Christian and Westgate Chapel came together just before school started to assemble gift bags for all Sylvania school employees as an expression of God's love and their appreciation for the teachers service to the community.

SAFS’ Back to School with BBQ

L-R: Christina Luckett brought children Isaac and Nyomi to the SAFS event held in collaboration with First Apostolic Church. A free community dinner was sponsored

by McCord Road Christian Church.

L-R: Ken Stokes, John Lucas and Michael McConnell, volunteers from First Apostolic Church, welcome guests to the event that included inflatables, face painting and prizes. –by Mary Helen Darah

SV Theater Boosters Wash Cars

Alayna Bollinger, Madie Clum, Cameron Irwin, Madison Phillips, Sara El Sayed, Wesley Wineinger, Elizabeth Bradish, Emma Oliver, Jerica Safold, Megan Dona, Abby Truman and Lydia Sorensen wash cars at Champion Credit Union to raise money for their group.

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NV Majorettes to Hold Twirling Clinic

Advisor Kelsey Sporleder and current Northview Majorettes: Jessica Aldrich, Lindsey Ingle, Libby Bueschen, Paige Beattie, Molly Sadowski, Chloe Schalk, and Jillian Soldner will offer a clinic for school-age students interested in baton twirling on Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the auxiliary gym at Northview High School. Interested parties can join the 2017-2018 Majorettes to learn a pre-game routine, which will be performed in Cats Stadium at the Northview game Sept. 29. No experience is required. Mini majorettes will march onto the game field with the Sylvania Northview Majorettes. The cost for this clinic is $30 per participant. This includes the twirler clinic practice, participant admission to the game and an event tshirt. Batons can be purchased for an additional cost. All proceeds support the Sylvania Northview Marching Band Auxiliary. To register, contact Kris Soldner at 419-349-2150 or ksoldner@bex.net.

Outstanding teachers, staff named

Ryan Creech, Northview fine arts teacher was named Educator of the Year.

Steve Swaggerty, Northview Principal, was named Administrator of the Year.

Brad Oatman, Southview psychology teacher, was named Teacher of the Year.

Megan Piott, fifth grade teacher at HillView, was named Teacher of the Year.

Liz Casey, school counselor at Arbor Hills, was named Teacher of the Year.

Mary McMahonlof Central Trail was named Para Professional of the Year.

Toledo Youth Orchestra Invites New Members

Beginning its 19th season, the Toledo International Youth Orchestra has members, ages 12-21, representing 18 different schools in the Toledo metro area. Quinn Murphy, a junior at Southview, said, ‘I joined TIYO because I wanted an orchestra experience beyond my own school. TIYO is different than other orchestras because it gets to bring music from around the world to the community through events other than just concerts.’ Visit tiyo.us/join-us for more information.

Sylvania Wildcats 1972 Class Reunion was held Aug. 12 at Highland Meadows.

Sylvania High School Classes Hold Reunions

Committee members Kelly Broadway Houk, Scott Singer, Sarah Hilfinger Jackson, Kathy Nicholson Bohn, Jennifer Walters Torchia and Dan Steel joined other classmates at their 35th Northview High School reunion held Aug.12 with dinner at ‘Top of 9’ followed by a Mud Hens game.

Susan Muller, payroll secretary, Administration Building, was named Support Staff of the Year.

Scouting Night held

The Erie Shores and Black Swamp Councils of the Boy Scouts of America are inviting families o register for Scouting during their “Join Scouting Night” at area elementary schools on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 7 to 8 p.m.

The campaign is aimed at introducing families to Scouting’s positive and fun-focused Cub Scout program open to boys in first through fifth grade. In Cub Scouts, boys learn leadership and life skills while participating in adventures ranging from building pinewood derby cars and assembling robots to enjoying the great outdoors. They learn the value of helping others through Scouting’s strong focus on community service.

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Golfing for Scholars

The winners in the 2017 St. Stephen’s Golfing for Scholars tourney were L-R: Tom Pfau, John Carr, Brad Alexander and Dave Haddix.

Coming in second was the Paxton team, L-R: Doug Paxton, Larry Davis, Bernie Davis and Don Paxton.

SV Soccer Team Ready for Season

PATRICK ANDRES EYE ON SPORTS

Browns’ Kizer Shoulders Hopes of Two Cities

His first game at Notre Dame was the stuff mediocre sports films are made of. Here was a 19year-old kid being handed Patrick Andres the reins of one of sports’ most storied programs, asked to rescue the Irish from what would be a devastating loss.

And with time running down, he did just that: DeShone Kizer dropped a 39-yard touchdown pass straight into the waiting hands of receiver Will Fuller. Final: Notre Dame 34, Virginia 27.

The Irish faithful wondered: where had this teenage wizard come from? Kizer seemed a natural, as he guided his squad to the Fiesta Bowl and garnered widespread praise as an NFL prospect-to-watch. “What was his deal?” the nation asked.

Toledoans yawned. DeShone Kizer doing great things? It was the norm on Cherry Street for three years, as Central Catholic went 34-6 under his tutelage. 2012 brought a state championship, and 2013 a near-repeat that was only thwarted by a resilient Clyde team in the regional semifinals. It was just a matter of time before the rest of the nation learned just

what Kizer could do.

And back on the night of Aug. 10, the nation was learning all over again. The Browns had looked flat offensively for much of their exhibition versus New Orleans, and trailed the Saints 14-7 in the second half.

Enter Kizer. 11-of-18 for 184 yards was the final line for the Natural, as he showed off the arm that made him a fine high school outfielder. He bombed a pair of long passes, including a 45-yarder to Jordan Payton with 112 seconds to play that sealed a 20-14 win for Cleveland. “Who was this guy?” the nation asked once again. Toledo sat on its hands, grinning.

Now, Kizer has the eyes of two towns upon him. Toledo and Cleveland are both seeking a hero. The Glass City has long eyed a quarterback superstar - Bob Snyder, the Libbey gunslinger who won three rings under George Halas, is a distant memory. The Forest City, meanwhile, has long eyed a quarterback of any kind. They hope desperately that Kizer will end the interminable parade of signalcallers that have graced the Browns franchise since its return in 1999.

There is one key difference between the aspirations of the pair of cities, however. When Kizer succeeds in Cleveland, there will be much rejoicing. But in Toledo, they will merely shrug. DeShone Kizer doing great things?

What else is new?

Rally for the Cure Draw Party Held

The Sylvania Southview girls soccer team plays Whitmer on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.; Anthony Wayne on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.; and St. Ursula Academy on Sept. 18.

Rally for the Cure committee members include L-R: Pamela Schaefer, Paula Amberg, Sandy Belinske, Joanne Tiedeken, Brigitte Stepanski and Phyllis Frain.

Joyce Bettinger, Bonnie Loss, Shirley DeVictor and Caryl France count the money collected from raffle ticket sales at the draw party held Aug. 17.

Tom Crothers and Brian Darah fill their plates in the buffet line before the team draw for the Aug. 20 Rally for the Cure tourney.

John Merki sells (nearly) ‘tournament’ quality golf balls that have been rescued from Ten Mile Creek while his wife Jan sells raffle tickets as Duane Horst looks on.

Bob Holmes, BJ Casabianca, Vicky Brymer and Vijit Nopkhun were members of the winning Rally for the Cure golf team.

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Northview Golfers Hold Car Wash

Jenna Owens, Kassidy Gall, Annie David, Alyssa Gable, Yasmina Maaraba, Adam Czerniakowski, Teddy Schroyer, Connor McCann, Mark Spieldenner, Alex Emmenecker, Coach Rick Timm, Brendyn Pyles and Jacob Gei held a car wash at the King Road Advanced Auto Parts on Saturday, Aug. 26.

SV Softball Team Raises Money

Sylvania Moose Host State Tourney

Moose International Assistant Director of Membership Cherie Monderella of Moosehart, Ill., and Sylvania Moose Family Center Ohio State Horseshoe Tournament Chairman Marsha Warrington look over the list of entrants for the tournament. Over 100 participants from all over Ohio compete in the two-day tournament held Aug. 2627 at the center, 6072 N. Main St.

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L-R: Mariah Northington, Emma Gerken, Carolyn Cooper, Natalie Fressie, Emilie Jump, Destiny Zasada, Molly Phillips, Mel Monogan, Sam Kajawa, Mikayla Rummell and Madi Duling wash cars at Taco Bell to raise money.

SV Boys Soccer Has Car Wash

The Southview Boys Varsity Soccer team wash cars at Smitty’s Automotive on Holland-Sylvania Road and Sylvania Avenue on Aug. 19.

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New governor Cam Hall is joined by former governor Bob ‘Army’ Armstrong at the event.

Sylvania Town Crier Mike Lieber opens the tourney with his cry.

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Program to focus on Christian/Muslim dialogue

The Sylvania Franciscan Village in collaboration with Masjid Saad Foundation will offer, “The Sultan and the Saint: An Approach to Christian Muslim Dialogue,” this fall. It is a six-week series of small group transformational dialogue sessions that seek to bring Muslims and Christians together. By nurturing relationships across religious boundaries, the hope is that together participants will model interfaith cooperation as they live out a central tenet of both faiths: to love God and to love our neighbor.

The Sultan and the Saint program will offer two immersion experiences – one to a mosque and one to a church. Each includes a

gathering and orientation prior to a Friday (Muslim) or Sunday (Christian) worship service; observation of the service; and a gathering and Q&A after the service concludes. Session dates are Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m., on Oct. 9, 16, 23, Nov. 5 and 13 at the Franciscan Center, 6832 Convent Blvd., in Sylvania.

The program is free; however, space is limited. Funding is provided through a Toledo Community Foundation grant.

For more information or to register, contact Sophia Lloyd at slloyd@sistersosf.org or 419-824-3533; or Dr. Fadia Abaza at fmabaza@hotmail.com or 419-461-1205.

Sylvania Franciscan gala planned

The Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania will host more than 300 business leaders, friends and family at the annual Sylvania Franciscan Centennial Gala, beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.23, at the Franciscan Center.

Honorary Chairs are Dr. Stephen and Mrs. Cathy Bazeley.

Marianne Hassen, Vice President of Operations for Concept Rehab, Inc., Toledo, will receive the St. Clare Award for her exemplary contributions to society, especially in the Northwest Ohio.

Dale Thomas, former Director of Communications for the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio, will receive the St. Francis Award for modeling Franciscan values in his life.

Food, friendship, a silent auction, live auction and dancing to the KGB Motown

Band will take place during the evening.

Auction items highlight one-of-a-kind works

by Sister of St. Francis artists and offer multiple themed baskets ranging from Detroit Red Wing tickets, Notre Dame Football, Children’s Fun and a “Taste of Poland” dinner by Fr. Dan Zak. The live auction will feature an Outdoor Bench designed and painted by Sr. Sharon Havelak, and an original painting by artist Aaron Bivens, painted on site.

Tickets are $100 per person; RSVP by Sept.

15. Contact the Sisters of St. Francis Advancement Office for tickets, 419-8243624, or online www.sistersosf.org. Proceeds go to support the Sylvania Franciscan Ministries, which include Bethany House, Rosary Care Center, Sophia Counseling Center and Convent Park Apartments.

Lourdes University and the Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce will present a Sylvania political candidate forum for all Sylvania and Sylvania Township candidates on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 7-9 p.m. The event will be held at the Franciscan Center and moderated by Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce Board

Chairman, Jeff Boersma.

Candidates are asked to register on the Chamber website at sylvaniachamber.org and provide a brief biography.

During the forum, candidates will be given the opportunity to speak about themselves and his or her platform.

Area candidates to appear at forum

Franciscan Center upcoming events

Thursday, Sept. 7

The Lourdes University Auxiliary Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. features Mitchell Magdich, Curator of Education at the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium. Cost: $20 per person. For more information, call Abbie Hall, Advancement Events Coordinator, at 419-824-3751 or email ahall@lourdes.edu.

Saturday, Sept. 9

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St. Joseph Sylvania Parish offers the Walk for the Unborn after 4:30 p.m. Mass. The walk begins at St. Joseph Sylvania Church and concludes with a prayer service at the Memorial of the Unborn on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis where Lourdes University is located, 6832 Convent Blvd. For more information, call Laurie Neary at 419-8855791.

Monday, Sept. 11

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the state and local levels to mitigate and adopt climate change. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sr. Rosine Sobczak, OSF, at 419-824-3691 or email rsobczak@lourdes.edu.

Friday, Sept. 15

The Lourdes University Lifelong Learning program presents Terror in the City of Champions: Baseball and Murder in 1930s Detroit, at 10 a.m. with author Tom Stanton.

Relying on FBI, police and court documents, Stanton reveals the workings of the Klan-like Black Legion in his New York Times sports bestseller “Terror in the City of Champions.”

The lecture is free for Lifelong Learning members and first-time visitors.

The Lifelong Learning Hot Topic, Saving History with Irene Martin is offered from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. She will explain her work preserving photographs, letters, documents and newspaper articles as the Preservationist for the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. $10 for Lifelong Learning members; $15 for non-members. Cost includes a lunch of soup, sandwiches and dessert. For more information about Lifelong Learning, visit lourdes.edu/lifelong, call 419-824-3707 or email lifelong@lourdes.edu.

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Ariz., where his father was a B-25 flight instructor until the end of WWII. After the war, his family moved to Mansfield, Ohio, and eventually found their way to Sylvania when Montgomery was in the third grade.

He attended Hillview Elementary School and is a 1963 graduate of Sylvania High School. He then graduated from Adrian College and began a teaching career and coached junior high basketball. “It was a big year for me,” recalled Montgomery. “In 1968 I started teaching, got married and obtained my insurance license. I taught for three years while also working in my family’s insurance business. I then worked exclusively in our family business for 48 years until my retirement.”

Giving Back

Boyd R. Montgomery, affectionately known as 'Mr. Positive,' continues to give back to the Sylvania community he loves with his wife, Sandi.

BY MARY HELEN DARAH Volunteering has always been an important part of Sylvanian Boyd R. Montgomery’s life. He was born in Douglas,

It was also during this busy time of his life that Montgomery began to “give back.”

In 1970, he became a member of the Jaycees.

He would eventually become president for the organization, which is not surprising.

Montgomery has an impressive track record of chairing or serving as president for the organizations he served. This holds true for the Sylvania Rotary (chairman), Sylvania Chamber of Commerce (president), the Hospital Foundation ProMedica (chairman) and the ProMedica Flower Hospital Board (chairman).

Start it Up

Montgomery is also known as a “starter” or in many cases a “re-starter”. He helped restart the fireworks at Centennial Terrace,

The Sylvanian You Need to Know ‘Mr. Positive’ Boyd R. Montgomery the relationship with Sylvania’s Sister City, Woodstock, Ontario, and the Sylvania Area Joint Recreation District. One of his favorite “restarts” was his involvement with the Sylvania Historical Society. “Art Landseadal called me and told me he wanted to get the Sylvania Historical Society going again with the help of Joy Armstrong and Bob Smith,” stated Montgomery. “We found a two-story log cabin in Grand Rapids and brought it here. A group of us built the barn. Bruce Wharram was greatly helpful with that endeavor. Jack Newton donated the train depot. It was a great group of people and a fun project.”

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Montgomery is thrilled that the golf tournament he founded in 2008 for ProMedica Flower Hospital has reached the $1 million mark in proceeds this year, over that 10-year period. “I had filled in for Alan Brass (former ProMedica CEO) as a golfer in a tournament in Adrian. When I returned, I inquired why we weren’t doing a golf tournament. Next thing you know, the head of philanthropy for ProMedica brought me a two-inch thick binder with step-by-step instructions on how to put one on. Joe Stockdale signed on as the co-chair.

That first year I played with my Dad (Boyd O. Montgomery), my son, Boyd Montgomery II, the pro from Sylvania Country Club, Aaron Waltz, and my son-inlaw, Derek George, and we won. I have never heard the end of it.”

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pancreatic cancer. Montgomery now wears a personalized purple wristband with his beloved nickname “Mr. Positive!” and the words, “Faith, Hope, Love.” After his oldest granddaughter, a registered nurse, thought he looked jaundice, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and received services from the ProMedica Hickman Cancer Center; the hospital he has faithfully served. Intense surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation and medications thankfully came to completion on July 12 of this year. His blood work remains good and Montgomery, who still serves on the board of Toledo Memorial Park, was eager to tee off at the ProMedica Flower Hospital Golf Tournament held on Aug. 4. This year, the entire golf committee received the Stevens Warren Award.

Giving has always been a family affair for the Montgomery family. “My Mom (Kay Montgomery) has the distinction of being the longest volunteer, with 47 years of service to ProMedica Toledo Hospital, my niece served on the board and my sister worked in the gift shop. We (Boyd and Kay Montgomery) were honored to receive the Stevens Warren Flower Society 2013 Legacy Award from ProMedica Flower Hospital,” recalled Montgomery. “Sylvania has been good to me. I raised two wonderful kids in Sylvania with my wife and high school sweetheart, Sandi. It has been such a positive experience to share and help save some of the history of this area and to connect with some fantastic people. Giving back is the natural thing to do.”

Wise words from Sylvania’s “Mr. Positive.”

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Happy 75th Anniversary

Ludovic George Nixon, "Ludo," was born July 26, 2017 at 4:58 p.m., weighing seven pounds three ounces and was 20 inches long. His grandparents are John and Tricia Merrill of Columbus, Ohio, and Michele Nixon of Holland, Ohio, and Steve Nixon of Toledo, Ohio. The proud parents are Madeline and Chris Nixon.

Boyd and Katherine (Kay) Montgomery Sr. will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on Sept. 19. Their years together started before he went to serve as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force during World War II before returning home to Ohio to raise their family. Celebrating this milestone anniversary with them are their two children; Boyd Montgomery Jr. and his wife Sandi and Kathy Kranz and Dusty Tank along with five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

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Volunteers Prepare Style Show Invitations

Committee member Diane Shull and invitation chairman Joan Tobias are ready to help with the upcoming Passport to Fashion style show and luncheon. The event, to be held Oct. 4, will benefit The Ability Center of Greater Toledo.

Style show and luncheon co-chairmen Lisa Rozanski and Mary Tucker are busy making plans for Passport to Fashion at The Pinnacle in Maumee. The committee met on Aug. 16 to address invitations at The Ability Center of Greater Toledo offices located at 5605 Monroe St.

L-R: Ability Center addressing committee members Nancy Stearns, Isabel Murray, Lisa Rozanski, Amy Kerchevall, Mary Tucker, Joan Tobias, Polly Tate, Susan Mason and Cookie Westmeyer.

Olander Holds Beach ‘Pawty’

Erica Szykowny and Lily Hanus enjoy the event with Lucy, the Golden Retriever, and Bella, the Pug.

Dave and Jocelyn Kwiatkowski and their Doberman, Porter, enjoy the sand and surf.

Jake Staebler and Beth Mosher take a break from the water with Rider and Barkley, who believes in 'safety first’ by wearing his life jacket.

Lisa Pastorek takes her gentle giants, Diesel and Gunner, for a dip.

—by Mary Helen Darah

Christ Child Society Welcomes New Members

Christ Child Society President Jane Larsen, Meg Sears and Jenny Trojan were on hand to welcome new members at a brunch held in the Sylvania home of Cathy Nelson on Aug. 15.

L-R: Carole Dailey, Nancy Traudt and Financial Development Chair Candy Sturtz introduce new members to the many Christ Child Society programs and opportunities available.

Pictured right, top row, L-R: Cindy Wray, President-elect Mary Ellen Bernardo, Cathy Nelson, new member chair, and front row, L-R: Patty Cabanski, Nancy Smythe, and Membership Chair Linda Justen help inform new members about the organization.

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THE STARS SPEAK America is stronger than ever and can withstand any type of leadership. it stands alone as the best country ever. we will forever remember those we lost on Sept. 11, 2001. In honoring their memory, we will remain true to our commitment to freedom and democracy.

Dear Readers,

As we approach the fall season we are reminder again, that change is forever constant. Just as nature sheds its older roots, so do we as humans.

Mercury Retrograde

Mercury Retrograde occurs three to four times per year, when Mercury slows down and appears to stop and move backward (retrograde). Presently, Mercury the planet of communication, is in retrograde, moving direct Sept. 5, 2017.

Venus, the planet of love, now transiting into romantic Leo

Venus, the planet of love now in Leo, accentuates relationships, both work and personal. It is a good time to settle in with a new or existing partner, or do something fun, creative and totally romantic. This is a strong, positive aspect for luck through speculation or through investments. However, wait until after Mercury has moved direct Sept. 5. Those born under Leo can feel this affect. Those born under Sagittarius, Gemini and Aquarius are also affected. With others, your time of birth will determine its importance as to how it falls into your zodiac chart.

Full moon in Pisces Sept. 5

Nostalgia sets in creating a flood of emotion. In a full moon, the moon is opposite the sun in the sky from our vantage point, requiring us to bring into balance the polarity of two opposing astrological signs. Here we have the sun, which just moved into Virgo from Leo, and the moon, which has just moved into sensitive Pisces. There is a solar shift of energy from the sun in Leo, bright and sunny with an accent on self-expression, into Virgo, bringing our attention to the mundane details of life and the need to create order. The lunar shift moves from Aquarius–innovative, but also rational and scientific–to the dreamy flow of the inner world that Pisces brings us. Pisces, as Virgo’s opposite, lives in the realm of spirit and ideals rather than the mundane. Where Virgo is concerned with matters of the body, Pisces opens the door to the worlds that lie within the soul and psyche. Where Virgo is practical and teaches us to create order, Pisces longs to transcend everyday reality and ascend into more soulful experiences. Neither is better than the other. With the opposition, we must learn to create balance and integration. As we work from the inside in dealing with these two polarities, it could create a tug-pull affect. It's all about keeping still with our emotions, nostalgia and working from the inside out. For those born under Gemini, Pisces, Sagittarius and Virgo, you are most affected. However, where it transits in your zodiac chart will be determined by your time of birth.

New moon in Virgo Sept. 20.

Over analyzing your feelings? Aiming for perfection? On this new moon it would be a

good time to focus on anything that is selfhealing so perhaps work on balance between work, play and life. Maybe focus on your mind/body connection and anything that help in creating a balance. Look at your habits.

Building better ones works well with this new moon influence. Whether those habit involve health, eating, exercise, getting rid of habits that no longer serve you or learning to play, now is a good time to focus on selfimprovement. Now is the time to refill the coffer with play and now is the time to bring your dreams into reality through practical action. It is time to study and learn any new things that will help you in healing and in your own compassion for yourself. It is time to clean up your life, whether it is mentally, emotionally, physically or spiritually and bring in newness. For those born under Gemini, Pisces, Sagittarius and Virgo, you are most affected. However where it transits in your zodiac chart will be determined by your time of birth.

Mars, the planet of action in Virgo, beginning Sept. 5

Actions speak louder than words. This can be a very picky transit. At the start of the month, Mars is transiting in Leo. Full of high energy, a dramatic influence. Yet in Virgo it slows down paying better attention to detail, stopping at each check point. For those born under Gemini, Pisces, Sagittarius and Virgo, you are most affected. However, where it transits in your zodiac chart will be determined by your time of birth.

SIGNS:

Aries (March 21-April 20) With the new moon taking place in Virgo on the 20th, you may see yourself caught between a rock and a hard place as you scurry to finalize small work details. Financial situations may have taken their toll, but not for long as you slowly begin to move forward. Venus, the planet of love occupying your love house, can heighten the intensity of a new or existing relationship as it joins up with transiting Mars. It's up to you to balance the odds.

Taurus (April 21-May 21) As a Taurean, security, routine and stability are key factors in your everyday existence. At this particular junction in your life, your desire for achievement is also high on your list. Many changes as well as challenges within the home front may also be a contributing factor for your ongoing stress. Nonetheless, time is a factor so quicken the pace to achieve a sense of balance.

A strong yet intense period for relationships as unnecessary reactions could trigger matters that need resolve.

Gemini (May 22-June 21) As your ruler Mercury moves direct on Sept. 5, it's time to exhale. Begin by focusing on fitness, starting a new health plan. Relationships, specifically friends, may be in a tizzy. Taking time off may be what you need in order to get yourself back in sync. The new moon along with the full moon can be the motivation or spark to get you moving.

Cancer (June 22-July 23) As with most Cancers, family matters continue to be your primary focus as Jupiter continues to travel through your home base. A good month for getting not only what you want, but rather what you need. Set your plan in motion then do it! Matters of the heart may be challenging, though workable. On the flip side, be careful when dealing with speculation, though Venus traveling through your money house may surprise you in a good way.

Leo (July 24-Aug. 23) As Venus and Mars travel in your sign, your energy and charm are heightened. This may be your month to achieve almost anything you set out to do.

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productive as well.

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) This month’s full moon in Pisces on the 5th sheds limelight in partnerships work or play. As an analyzer at heart, you’re always in your head, so now your focus is where it needs to be. This month be prepared to take care when dealing with petty annoyances, specifically with regard to work as the new moon on the 20th encourages you to take charge. As Venus travels through your area of thought, nostalgia may set in. Time to put old memories to rest. Start fresh.

Libra (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) As Venus, the planet of play, along with Mars, in sync with your own sign, finds you more at ease. A very strong month to play your hand by letting go of past annoyances as the new moon in the 20th travels through the private sector of your chart.

Your money house could be unpredictable, either on a downward spiral or an upward swing. Time to buckle up and focus on getting yourself back on track.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) This month Venus and transiting Mars, both in Leo at the mid-heaven sector of your chart, may challenge you. Though challenging, it could prove to be in your best interest. Jupiter continues traveling through the most private sector of your chart and could initiate a desire to close the door on the past. Friendship or love may be triggered by the full moon on the 5th.

And this month’s new moon in Virgo could be a breath of fresh air.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) You may suddenly feel the need to relinquish all past and negative ties as your desire to clean house, mentally as well as emotionally is indicated. A great aspect for friends and family as Jupiter, your ruler now in your area of friendships, may fill up your dance card. A good month to open yourself up to new and better work opportunities as the new moon hovers at the zenith part of your chart. Sept. 5th’s full moon in Pisces may unexpectedly trigger a desire to be more reclusive.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) As always, pay attention to work details. A good strong month for creating some much needed clarification.

Unnecessary tension with mixed signals may be triggered as the full moon on the 5th may cause you to think out loud. Be aware of what you say and allow your actions that follow. The new moon on the 20th may bring to light a huge sense of awareness.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) Work matters seem to be way up on your high list this month as you find yourself dealing with stressful situations that need to be put to rest. A great month to feel inspired as Jupiter continues to travel through your area of higher thought.

You may be more inclined towards a higher awareness of life. A great month to travel or write, or do something unusual. Being aware of money matters is the key as the full moon on 5th could trigger impulse. However, you may be more alert as the new moon in the 20th could finalize any loose ends.

Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) As the most secretive, creative, sensitive sign of the zodiac questioning your own motives where friends and loved ones area concerned is signified by this month’s full moon taking place in your own sign. Time for you to focus on what needs and should be done. Whereas the new moon on the 20th may also initiate personal awareness. This can be a good month to get you back in sync with yourself all together.

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