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Won not done and it’s Jeffy McG

Tom Pounds on City Council’s vote for ProMedica deal and Jeff McGinnis on learning to love a nickname. page 3

Community

Garment Collective

Mom channels pain from loss into apparel company that employs Nepalese women. page 8

Answer the call

Toledo Police Department is looking for recruits, especially minorities and women. page 9

Special section

Private schools

A guide to local education options, including a school comparison chart. page 11-17

Star

Shorties U

Sylvania program helps kids explore filmmaking. page 21

Community

PROMISED LAND City approves Downtown move for Robin Whitney and ProMedica.

By Sarah Ottney, page 5

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Won not done

udos to Toledo City Council for approving — by an overwhelming majority — ProMedica’s proposal to move its headquarters Downtown.

With the 11-1 vote Jan. 20, the project has cleared perhaps its biggest hurdle, but much more work remains. There is still more discussion to be had, more agreements to hammer out. Now is the time to keep this momentum and spirit of cooperation moving forward.

Next, ProMedica and the city must agree on a development contract, expected by April. Judging by issues brought up at recent Council committee meetings, topics likely to be considered include whether and what kind of minority inclusion, park restoration and grounds maintenance provisions might be added.

The main players may be busy moving forward, but some opponents are still looking back.

The sticking point for many green space advocates is ProMedica’s plan to build a six-story parking garage on part of Promenade Park, and the vote has quieted but not ceased calls for alternate parking options. Many, including Judge James G. Carr, aren’t convinced ProMedica fully considered Thomas F. Pounds other options. There’s talk from others of collecting signatures to try and put the issue to a vote.

After the Jan. 20 meeting, Robin Whitney, ProMedica’s vice president of property acquisition and development, told Toledo Free Press Editor in Chief Sarah Ottney that she hasn’t given up hope of convincing skeptics.

“I hope one day when we get this project done they’re going to like it,” she said. “That’s really still my goal. I think we’re going to be improving the park and really making it an amenity and I believe that we can still do that. I haven’t given up hope that I can get them converted and be supportive of what we’re doing.”

Some may never accept the loss of green space, particularly to a parking garage. But ProMedica would be wise to take the time to fully and transparently address those lingering concerns and try to put those questions to rest.

As Carr said during last week’s Council committee meeting: “Persuade me.”

On the flip side, I haven’t seen this many business and community leaders united in excited over a development in a long time. Mud Hens/Walleye President and CEO Joe Napoli, Fifth Third Bank President Robert LaClair, Steve Cavanaugh of HCR ManorCare and Richard Hylant of Hylant Group are just a few of the longtime Downtown stakeholders who testified to Council that the deal was the most exciting thing they’d seen come along in decades.

Officials with the Downtown Toledo Improvement District and Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce both report an uptick in interest in other Downtown properties. “We keep hearing it will be a trickle-down effect when they move Downtown; I really think it’s going to be a roaring cascade effect,” Cindy Kerr, executive director of the Downtown Toledo Improvement District, told Ottney. “I already see the needle moving.”

After their Sugar Bowl victory, Ohio State players donned T-shirts stating “One not done,” claiming laurels for the accomplishment while also acknowledging their next challenge: the title game. Millions of Buckeye fans watched that game through their fingers as OSU seemed determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with a series of fumbles.

Let’s not fumble now. O Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press. He can be reached at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

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digit threshold. “Jeffy” just always felt so annoyingly conrepare yourselves for a shattering confession: I hated, descending, even when I was at an age when everyone was hated, hated the name Jeffy McG when I was first quite justified in being condescending toward me.

By the time my high school journalism called it on 92.5 KISS FM. Absolutely loathed it. teacher insisted upon addressing me by There is a heavy dose of irony in the fact the little better “Jeffrey!” — an homage to that I came to be known by this moniker at all. that famous Bill Cosby bit, years before All my life, I’ve been pretty resistant to nickreferencing Cosby would become tasteless names. Not in a standoffish way, really, though — I had worn through all patience for any I’ve never particularly sought out a nickname variation of my name with a “y” on the end. of any sort. I’m more like nickname Teflon.

When I made it to college, most of Whenever someone would try to coin a new my friends seemed to find my normal, way to address me, the universe seemed to kick everyday name perfectly acceptable, any such attempts to the curb. Nope, he’s Jeff. with one exception. A pal from the theEnd of rather boring story. ater crowd seemed insistent on foisting the A few individuals persisted, though. When Jeff McGinnis name “McG” upon me, as an homage to the you’re a kid named Jeff, most everyone tries their hand at calling you “Jeffy” once or twice. I never director behind such titles as “Charlie’s Angels” and “Tercared for it when my age was in single digits, and I cer- minator: Salvation.” tainly didn’t care for it any more once I crossed the double n MCGINNIS CONTINUES ON 4 Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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COMMUNITY GUEST COLUMN

Experience the magic

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ust over a year ago, I embarked on an adventure with the Sylvania Community Arts Commission. I call myself a creative, not an artist. Not a brave risk-taker by any means, but someone who when moved is willing to take a chance.

The adventure: Shorties U. The reason: to give kids in Northwest Ohio (and as far north as Detroit) the chance to spread their creative wings and learn how to make a little art in the world of film.

In 2013, as the SCAC was preparing for the first annual Tree City Film Festival, we were approached by Toledo Free Press columnist Jeremy Baumhower about encouraging kids to use the digital devices they know and love to make movies, Jennifer ARCHER and enter them into our first annual “Shorties,” a kid-driven film festival for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

As they say: build it and they will come. And they did — in droves — to walk the red carpet and see their short films shown on the big screen. In our wrap-up of the 2013 Shorties, we decided to find a way to help these budding filmmakers as they tried their hands at the art of filmmaking. We recognized that we were challenging these kids to create something, but we weren’t helping them figure out how to create. As a result, Shorties U was born.

Shorties U is a four-week workshop, held on four consecutive Saturdays at Sylvania Northview High School from 9 a.m. to noon. During the series, 50 students in grades 5-8 learn about the art of filmmaking from area experts.

This year, participants will work in groups led by industry mentors to learn hands-on how to make a short film. In addition to the short films participants will make during the series, students will walk away with the knowledge and confidence to meet the challenge of making their own short films to enter into the 2015 Shorties, part of the third annual Tree City Film Festival. The 2015 festival will include movie screenings at the Sylvania Historical Village Railroad Depot, which will be converted into a movie theater for the weekend of April 17-19.

I love going to the movies. I love the feeling of a theater filled with people laughing, gasping, crying and celebrating the stories that are told and shared on the screen. Never would I have begun to imagine how much more the magic would mean to me after watching these kids learn about how to make that magic. It was a joy to see them recognize that ­— no matter how shy or uncertain or unartistic they may feel — they can tell a story, they do have a voice, they can create something that can make an entire theater feel something. Watching these kids learn, watching them create, watching them soar — it is worth it. It is magic.

Join us. Sign your student up today or come to the 2015 Tree City Film Festival and watch the magic in person. For more information, visit www. sylvaniaarts.org or call (419) 517-0118. O

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Jennifer Archer is executive director of the Sylvania Community Arts Commission.

Area students practice filming a performance by ‘American idol’ contestant Keri Lynn Roche of Ann Arbor during last year’s Shorties U.

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Hope for Toledo

his week we wanted to take some for a multitude of reasons, which is time away from focusing on eco- another list that is far too long to exnomics and center the discussion plore in this short column.

For years our read a little closer to home. has been that business On Jan. 20, Toledo leaders find it nearly City Council made one impossible to efficiently of the most important set up shop in Toledo votes for the city in the while simultaneously atpast decade, and thanktempting to navigate the fully they got it right. bureaucratic red tape, We are thrilled with media firestorms, various the possibilities that come community boards and with ProMedica’s move to Downtown Toledo, but Ben TREECE CityTheCouncil.

ProMedica vote the implications go much further than what this means for their shows the business community that we are ready for development, open operations and their employees.

The benefits of ProMedica’s move to new ideas and willing to help culare too numerous to summarize in tivate them.

Frankly, the fact that we had even one column, but will include more tax revenue for the city and more busi- one dissenting vote is a bit of an emness volume for various retailers and barrassment, but at the end of the day, Council voted correctly. It was restaurants Downtown.

Those are the immediate short- heart-warming to see our elected term benefits; however, this vote sends officials stand up to protesters and a deeper message to the business com- former community “leaders” who munity, and to money outside North- implied we should not take the opwest Ohio about Toledo. This vote portunity to develop our waterfront shows that Toledo is open for business, but rather should keep it available in and that we stand by our century-old case something better came along.

That is not how business is done, slogan, “You will do better in Toledo.”

For far too long, our community but that is exactly how it has been conhas lacked significant development ducted in this town for far too long.

If Toledo properly markets the success of this deal, the possibilities are endless. We could see money flow in from throughout the region to help develop our underutilized exposure to Lake Erie West, or even international dollars to help revitalize Downtown.

Council made the right move to work with ProMedica on this deal.

Now the ball is in ProMedica’s court to help turn Downtown around. We have faith in them and their vision.

We only hope that this is just the beginning of a Downtown renaissance, and that ProMedica will provide a glowing example of a business that gave Toledo a chance, and Toledo answered the call.

Godspeed ProMedica. We are excited to announce that Toledo is open for business. O

known to thousands of radio listeners by a moniker merging two different nicknames I absolutely detested. But oh well, I thought. It’s just a name. And I’m sure after a while it’ll fade away, and I’ll go back to my own name.

Cut to five years and a few hundred appearances on 92.5 later. I have been referred to as “Jeff McGinnis” exactly once in all that time, and that was my very first appearance. In the minds of thousands of listeners, I am now — rather permanently, I suspect — Jeffy McG. The thing is, though, I don’t mind at all anymore. It’s remarkable what you can get used to in a name, I guess.

To the majority of people who recognize my voice in “real life,” I’m not “Jeffy McG,” anyway, nor am I even “Jeff McGinnis” — I’m “That Guy from the Radio.” I never knew I had such a memorable voice until people would pick up on who I was after I said nothing more than “Thank you,” or “Could I have an order of McNuggets, please?”

I’ll never forget one encounter, though. I was at my day job, at the movie theater at Levis Commons. It had been a particularly horrible day and I was feeling every minute of the time between myself and the end of

my shift. I sold a pair of customers some tickets and stood there, annoyed at the world for a bit. Then I heard a voice. “Are you ... Jeffy McG?” I looked up. It was the customers I had just served, a man and a woman. I confirmed I was, and the biggest smiles came over their faces. They told me they were big fans of my segment and thanked me — actually thanked me — for entertaining them and keeping them up to date on pop culture.

It was a pick-me-up at exactly the moment I needed it most. I thanked them profusely then, and do so again now. And at that point it occurred to me that even doing something as relatively meaningless as a pop culture segment on local radio can help brighten someone’s day just a little. Just like they had brightened mine.

So whenever someone asks me, “Are you Jeffy McG?” these days, my smile is very genuine. And I happily respond, “Yes. Yes I am. Could I get some barbecue sauce for those nuggets?” O

n MCGINNIS CONTINUED FROM 3 I found this title even more repugnant than any variation on “Jeffy” my youth had foisted upon me. “McG” sounded simultaneously pretentious and lowbrow, however that might work.

So I largely remained my normal, non-nicknamed self until a little under five years ago, when my thenboss, Michael S. Miller, took me to a meeting with the then-host of the 92.5 morning show, Andrew Zepeda.

They were looking for someone to act as the “American Idol” correspondent on the show, a position of some prominence since that was the year that Northwest Ohio native Crystal Bowersox was competing.

As we sat breaking bread and chatting about the specifics of the position, it all seemed to be going quite well. Zepeda said he felt his audience would “love” me, and when you’re still the amateur that I felt like, that’s an amazing high. As such, I barely even noticed the next sentence that came out of his mouth: “I think we’re going to call you ‘Jeffy McG.’” And so it was. The sheer weight of the irony didn’t hit me until I was driving home — I would now be

Ben Treece is a 2009 graduate from the University of Miami (Fla.), BBA International Finance and Marketing.

He is a partner with Treece Investment Advisory Corp (www.TreeceInvestments.com) and licensed with FINRA through Treece Financial Services Corp.

The above information is the opinion of Ben Treece and should not be construed as investment advice or used without outside verification.

Jeff McGinnis is pop culture editor of Toledo Free Press. He can be reached at PopGoesJeff@gmail.com or on Twitter at @jeffmac813.

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ProMedica got the green light it sought from Toledo City Council on Jan. 20.

After briefly considering three possible amendments, all of which were tabled for future discussion, Council voted 11-1 in favor of a memorandum of understanding, approving the health care company’s plan to move its headquarters to the former Toledo Edison Steam Plant and KeyBank building on Summit Street and build a garage at Promenade Park.

Proponents, including Downtown business owners and developers, were thrilled. Opponents, including green space advocates, were disappointed but largely resigned.

However, some haven’t given up the fight.

Councilman Jack Ford cast the lone “no” vote, indicating he wanted clearer answers regarding the likelihood of getting minority inclusion and restoration provisions added to the agreement before he would be comfortable supporting the project.

In addition to Ford’s suggestion for a minority inclusion provision, Councilman Mike Craig is interested in proposing an amendment giving ProMedica maintenance responsibility for the park.

Finally, a “return, remediate and restore” proviso was suggested in an email from Judge James G. Carr, asking Council to consider adding a restoration provision that would have ProMedica return the park land to the city and raze the garage if the company or a successor left the site or substantially reduced its Downtown workforce.

Council agreed to discuss those and other topics during the next stage of negotiations, which will generate a development agreement, a document that’s more legally binding and outlines more specifics of the plan.

That agreement is expected by April and must also be approved by City Council. Construction could start as early as November, and is expected to be completed by 2017.

After the meeting, Robin Whitney, ProMedica’s vice president of property acquisition and development, said she appreciated hearing the perspectives of those who opposed a garage being built at Promenade Park, but hopes improvements to the park will satisfy them in the end.

“I hope one day when we get this project done they’re going to like it,” Whitney said. “That’s really still my goal.

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n PROMEDICA’S Robin Whitney SAID SHE HOPES THOSE OPPOSED TO BUILDING A GARAGE AT PROMENADE PARK WILL BE PLEASED WITH THE PARK IN THE END.

I think we’re going to be improving the park and really making it an amenity and I believe that we can still do that.

I haven’t given up hope that I can get them converted and be supportive of what we’re doing.”

Before the vote, Ford questioned City Development Director Matt Sapara about the likelihood of adding minority inclusion and restoration provisions to the development agreement, to which Sapara repeatedly said he couldn’t say, but the opportunity for discussion and amending would take place during the next phase.

“Can you tell us that the final agreement will have a strong minority inclusion plank in the agreement?” Ford asked.

“I can tell you, Councilman, there are other things that will be added to the development agreement that aren’t included in the memorandum of understanding,” Sapara said.

“Neither one of his responses satisfy my concern,” Ford told Council. n PROMEDICA CONTINUES ON 6

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n PROMEDICA CONTINUED FROM 5 Many Council members expressed support for a diversity inclusion amendment, but said that discussion would be more appropriate during the next stage of negotiations.

Ford didn’t agree.

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A Toledo tradition since 2005 ToledoFreePress.com nority inclusion in some of the big projects, I think it’s always the time.

So I’m disappointed in that,” he said.

ProMedica is already working on a diversity inclusion policy, Whitney said after the meeting.

Councilman Tom Waniewski invoked Edward Drummond Libbey

and Michael Owens, two of the pioneers behind Libbey-Owens-Ford, and the impact their investment and development still has on Toledo.

“It’s not a vote for ProMedica or against ProMedica. It’s a vote for Toledo,” Waniewski said. “This is an opportunity for us to repeat the his-

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tory that the Libbeys and the Owenses started for us. ... It’s time to move forward.”

Cindy Kerr, executive director of the Downtown Toledo Improvement District, said she was “thrilled” by the vote.

“We keep hearing it will be a trickle-down effect when they move Downtown; I really think it’s going to be a roaring cascade effect,” Kerr said.

“I already see the needle moving.”

Bill Wersell, vice president of business development services with the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, agreed.

“We are ecstatic,” he said. “[Other buildings] are starting to get a lot more interest from out-of-town and out-ofarea real estate companies looking to negotiate space for their clients.”

‘Disappointed’

Former Rep. Ed Weber and his wife Alice were among those who advocated for an alternate parking solution.

“My wife and I are badly disappointed that Toledo City Council didn’t see the value in preserving the entire Promenade Park. It’s just very regrettable,” he said. “I believe the sixstory garage is going to be a terrible desecration of the park and make it very difficult to turn the park into something beautiful.

“Alice and I want to commend Jack Ford for his vote,” he added. “Although it was not for the same reasons we opposed it, we commend him for his courage. ...

Our feeling is City Council was intimidated by the threat that this would be a dealbreaker [to ProMedica moving Downtown] if they didn’t agree.”

Former City Council member Mike Ferner, who also opposed a garage being built at the site, said he wasn’t surprised by the vote, but is considering trying to collect enough signatures to put the issue on a ballot.

Carr, who proposed the original

deal that enabled the city to acquire the site of the old federal building, said he remains “unconvinced that ProMedica actively investigated and pursued possible options.”

“City Council does not share that view,” he said.

“I do think this is a very welcome development, I really do,” he said. “Part of what I was trying to do 20 years ago with my original proposal was to help bring a bit of life and something nice to that part of the city.”

Before the vote, Councilwoman Sandy Spang thanked the green space advocates, some of whom were in attendance at the meeting, who had spoken on behalf of saving park land during previous meetings.

“To those who spoke to the importance of preserving and enhancing our waterfront I want to thank you for being a part of the conversation,” Spang said. “You shed light on a principle that is important and that we must keep before us as we continue to develop Downtown.”

The city will give ProMedica the park land at no cost, along with property north of the steam plant, currently used as an amphitheater area south of Imagination Station. The agreement also calls for a series of incentives, including real-estate and income-tax abatements and park improvements.

The company expects to spend about $60 million at the site, including $2 million to “restore and improve Promenade Park and the parking site.” The garage will be available to the public for a fee on nights and weekends.

ProMedica has stated the move will bring 1,000 employees Downtown, including 625 new to Toledo, with plans to eventually have 2,500 employees Downtown. The city is projecting a net revenue of $9.2 million over 10 years from the project. O

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Disabled city residents to get help with trash pickup

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Toledoans who need help maneuvering their trash and recycling bins to the curb can now formally

request assistance.

The Solid Waste Accommodation Program (SWAP), which was announced during a news conference Jan. 20, is a collaboration between the Lucas County Commissioners, Republic Services and the Toledo-Lucas County

Commission on Disabilities. It has been reviewed by the Department of Justice and meets all requirements established by the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request assistance, call Republic Services at (419) 936-2511.

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The announcement expands and formalizes an informal referral program initiated by the City of Toledo with Triad Residential Solutions, an assisted living organization for developmentally disabled individuals. The informal arrangement was continued by Republic Services after the company took over waste collection in the city.

Other Lucas County municipalities served by Republic already have contractual arrangements for services, said Paul Rasmusson, senior area manager for municipal services with Republic Services.

There are currently 121 Toledo residents who receive help with trash collection from Triad, said said Hillary Moore, the organization’s adult day service coordinator. Most are elderly; others have

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The work is performed by three minimum-wage employees with developmental disabilities along with their job coach, Moore said.

“It’s a win-win,” Moore said. “They enjoy being out working and the elderly enjoy having them. For all the headache and pain and cost it can be, it’s a great service to the community and it’s good for them to be helping others.”

Currently the service is provided by Triad at no cost and that’s not expected to change, Rasmusson said.

“We’ve left it very wide open because we don’t know if we’re going to get much growth,” Rasmusson said. “When there’s been some exposure in the media prior to this, we’ve seen a few more inquiries, but honestly our numbers have not changed since the day we took over.

I didn’t even want to give the commissioners a number. I spoke of a variable and a fixed. Beyond that I don’t want to start charging. [But] call me in a month.”

Moore said Triad is happy to help, but she’s hoping some funding might be arranged in the future to help cover gas and wages.

Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken said an amendment to the county’s contract with Republic Services would allow the service to be funded up to $25,000 if needed.

Tim Harrington and Ernie Brancheau, both Toledo-Lucas County Commission on Disabilities members, praised the announcement.

“It’s a good day for everyone involved,” said Harrington, who is executive director of The Ability Center of Greater Toledo.

Prior to the switch to the large wheeled containers, individuals were able to put plastic garbage bags on the curb or use their own smaller garbage containers, Harrington said.

Brancheau, who uses a wheelchair, said his neighbor takes his garbage and recycling to the curb and he doesn’t plan to change that arrangement, but wanted to make sure others get the help they need.

“We needed to make the system more accessible for those with disabilities,” Brancheau said. “We have people out there who don’t have the resources, don’t have the neighbors they can trust or they are too stubborn and don’t want to ask for help. I think it’s going to be a really good service.”

Gerken said he knows there are more residents who need help.

“What that number is we don’t know yet. But we know there is more,” he said. “We were doing it, but we need to do better and we’re poised to do better.” O

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Local woman channels loss into Garment Collective Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Big dreams can lead to tangible realities. This mantra is proving true for Breena Holt, a 30-year-old mother of four who took a tragedy and turned it into a masterpiece.

In 2012, Holt’s life changed forever when her 2-year-old son Ezekiel suffered his first seizure during a family trip to the Toledo Zoo. After months of seizures and an obvious deterioration in health, Holt and her husband Andrew learned that “Zekey” suffered from Batten disease.

“My typical 2-and-a-half-year-old son was slowly becoming uncreated by seizures,” Holt said.

The disease is inherited through genetic material from both parents, according to the Batten Disease Support and Research Association. It causes drastic changes to a healthy child, causing seizures, visual impairments, dementia and loss of motor skills.

“It was a devastating time in our lives,” Holt said.

To cope, her family, which also includes son Cyrus, 8, and daughters Eisley, 7, and Bexley, 3, moved from Columbus to Toledo to be close to family.

The Holts moved in with Andrew’s parents, where Zekey spent the remainder of his life in a comfortable room with a gorgeous view.

“Zekey was given a bed next to a floor-to-ceiling window, so it was a beautiful area,” Holt said.

She said her son was in good spirits and kept smiling through the disease, adding, “It was such a beautiful thing to see during all the chaos because he just showed how much God was near him.”

While caring for Zekey, Holt took to blogging. She wanted to share her story with others and help community members dealing with struggles of their own.

She received positive feedback from readers and eventually connected with a woman who inspired Holt to start an apparel company, Garment Collective.

“Since I was young, I was very picky about my clothes. I now see it in my girls, which cracks me up,” Holt said. “I was obsessed with fashion magazines. It was always in my blood.

I took those career tests and I came out to be a fashion designer.”

The woman knew about Holt’s love for fashion and connected her with two missionary couples working in Nepal to free women from slavery and human trafficking. Part of that work is providing alternative employment to women in the region.

“It’s beautiful work they are doing over there and I was blown away,” Holt

said. “I thought my dream was gone.

I’ve always had this artistic thirst.”

Holt was amazed that an opportunity to pursue her designing dreams had sprung from Zekey’s story.

“It was Zekey’s story that connected me with the manufacturer out in Nepal,” Holt said. “I knew right away it was God. Here God’s taking this terrible thing and brings good out of it. That’s what he does. He’s out for redemption in our life.”

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By Ashley McMahon

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Over the past few months, police departments across the country have experienced varying levels of community unrest following the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir

Rice and others.

These high-profile cases of unarmed black men — or in the case of Rice, a 12-year-old boy — killed by police officers caused backlash in many communities, including New York City, where NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were shot and killed as they sa-t in a marked squad car on Dec. 20, ap-

parently in retaliation for Garner’s death.

In the midst of this ongoing tension, the Toledo Police Department (TPD) remains focused on its goal to recruit those interested in a law enforcement career.

Soon, these recruits will have the chance to sit for the civil service exam.

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TPD seeks minority, female recruits to ‘answer the call’

Toledo Police recruits IN THE 2013 ACADEMY CLASS. TPD recruiters hope to increase the number of black and female officers IN the NEXT CLASS. EXAM REGISTRATION IS OPEN THROUGH Feb. 7.

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10 Community n POLICE CONTINUED FROM 9 Sgt. Michael Koperski leads the recruiting unit for TPD and is optimistic his team can attract qualified candidates.

One tactic for encouraging new recruits is combating pessimism about police officers.

“I have the opportunity to help people. It could be clearing the scene of a traffic accident so no one else gets hurt.

It could be catching a murder suspect,” Koperski said. “We have an opportunity to have a positive impact on people’s lives and that to me is the main reason I wanted to join this career.

“You can’t throw a blanket description on somebody over everybody,” he said. “If you’ve had nothing but bad experiences with police, I can understand that. But have you ever had a bad experience with me personally? Yes, I’m a police officer and a lot of people just see the uniform, but there’s somebody underneath there. There’s somebody inside the uniform that’s more than just a police officer.”

‘Answer the Call’

This year, TPD is using the slogan “Answer the Call.” A primary focus is attracting minority and female recruits, two demographics that typically see low recruitment numbers in Toledo and throughout the country.

“There are various reasons,” Koperski said. “Whether it’s perceived or real, depending on where people live, there tends to be a mistrust between the minority community and its police force. When people mistrust law enforcement, they don’t want to become a police officer.”

Koperski said a lot of the negative responses TPD receives from female candidates revolve around a fear of getting into a physical altercation with someone of larger stature.

“Can it happen? Yes. But we put you through a lot of training and if you learn

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To help recruit minority candidates, TPD teams with the African American Police League to provide support and training.

Sgt. Anita Madison, leader of the minority recruitment program, said it’s important to increase minority presence in the police department. AfricanAmericans make up about 27 percent of Toledo’s population but roughly 14 percent of the TPD. “We’re trying to have our department, over the course of time, reflect the population in the community,” Madison said.

Of TPD’s 614 officers, 486, or 79 percent, are white; 83, or 13.5 percent, are black; 40, or 6.5 percent, are Hispanic; five, or 1 percent, are listed as “other,” according to TPD public information officer Sgt. Joe Heffernan.

When it comes to the perfect candidate, Koperski said the department looks for “honesty, integrity and people with an ability to think under pressure in stressful situations.

“We want people to be good, solid individuals that represent the police department and the city as best as they possibly can. And we encounter stressful situations a lot, so the ability to think clearly in any of those situations is very important because somebody’s life could be on the line,” he said.

Exam information

Exam registration opens midnight Jan. 24 and closes 11:59 p.m. Feb. 7.

Once candidates register, study materials will become available electronically. Hard copies of the study materials will be available on the 19th floor of One Government Center beginning Jan. 24.

Candidates must apply online at toledo.oh.gov or toledopolice.com.

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In order to qualify for the exam, applicants must be between the ages of 20 and 34 years old on Feb. 28, per state law. Applicants must also have a high school diploma or GED certificate and be legally allowed to work in

the United States.

The exam will be given at 9 a.m. Feb. 28 at the SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave. Exam results are typically released in six to eight weeks.

Applicants who score well on the exam must then pass a background check, psychological tests, a medical test and a physical fitness test, Heffernan said. Those with felonies are disqualified.

“From that pool of candidates, we will take the most qualified,” Heffernan

said. “Things like level of education, diversity and military experience can help a candidate once it gets to this stage.”

“We’re excited to offer the exam and hope everyone who has ever given the thought about wanting to be a police officer at least takes this first test,” Koperski said. “If anyone wants to serve others and make a difference in their community, please come out and apply.”

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Fund provides options for low-income families

By Matt Liasse

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer mliasse@toledofreepress.com

Toledoan Rhonda Willhight said it was always important to her that her children receive the best education, no matter the cost.

“I wanted them to have access to the best teaching,” she said.

With the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund (NOSF), which awards scholarships for private school tuition and expenses for homeschooling, affording that education is a little easier. This scholarship is available to students from kindergarten through eighth grade in Lucas, Wood or Fulton counties.

The fund’s mission statement reads: “Education offers hope. We believe that all children, regardless of their economic circumstances, deserve access to quality educational opportunities. We believe that parents should have an opportunity to choose the best school for their children. We believe that with choice comes a sense of ownership

and involvement.”

“You just want to have an option as a parent,” Willhight said. “Based on where you live, you only have one option.”

After hearing about the program from a friend, Willhight applied and received $1,100 when daughter Loren was in the third grade and began attending Maumee Valley Country Day School.

Loren, now in fifth grade, still receives the scholarship. Willhight said the process is easy and NOSF provides answers to any questions parents may have.

NOSF is currently accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year. NOSF partners with the Children’s Scholarship Fund and awards scholarships to parents, granting them the right to choose where their children are educated — regardless of their income.

“Families should not be limited by income as far as their school choices,” said NOSF Executive Director Ann Riddle.

The amount awarded to each

student is based on household income. The average scholarship for the 2014-15 school year per child is $1,121, according to a news release.

The maximum amount awarded to students is $1,500, which can be renewed on an annual basis.

The guidelines for eligibility generally follow the federal free or reduced school lunch program. Parents are required to pay a minimum of $500 toward the student’s tuition each year.

The money is delivered to the school in three installments once awarded, giving those families who may not be satisfied with the school they chose a chance to transfer, Riddle said. Siblings can be included as well.

After being awarded a scholarship students must maintain a 90 percent attendance rate and remain current with their portion of the tuition.

The students who receive the scholarships can choose from 27 private schools in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

“One school doesn’t fit all,” Riddle said. “Obviously all children are dif-

ferent, which is the beauty of children. ... Different sites of learning are better for different types of children.

This gives parents the opportunity to expose [their children to] different types of learning.”

Since 1999, NOSF has awarded $10.8 million in scholarships to 12,900 students. All funds are raised locally and matched by the Children’s Scholarship Fund, a national organization based in New York.

According to NOSF, 97 percent of its scholarship recipients have graduated from high school, with 95 percent attending some college.

NOSF is one of 27 partner programs nationwide assisting students by providing scholarships.

“NOSF is a wonderful organization that helps parents who want a private school education for their children,” said Andrea Puhl, principal of St. Aloysius in Bowling Green, said in a news release. “As a result of their scholarships, we are able to spread our tuition assistance even further.”

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is May 29. For more information, visit www.nosf.org or call (419) 720-7048. O

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school’s advanced offerings,” Rose said. “Providing access at an earlier age to these resources is consistent with the mission of St. Francis de Sales High School, where acceleration is already a reality as evidenced by having the area’s strongest AP program and the only dual enrollment program with the University of Toledo.”

The accelerated curriculum for the seventh and eighth grades will include a number of advanced classes to be taken for high school credit, some of which will be integrated with classes at the high school freshman or sophomore levels. Students will follow the same eight-period school day as the high school, including seven academic periods, homeroom and lunch.

The admissions process will focus on accepting students with a sound academic background who show the potential and motivation necessary to succeed in an accelerated environment.

Principal Eric Smola said, “The addition of seventh and eighth grades extends our ability to transform adolescents into outstanding Christian gentlemen. In addition, our ability to grant high school

credit for middle grade students will afford them increased possibilities at the high school level.”

In addition to academics, a number of co-curricular activities will be offered to the students. These will include sports offered through the Catholic Youth Organization program, academic activities such as Power of the Pen, arts offerings in the areas of band and choir, and clubs such as robotics and yearbook.

James Neary, who teaches AP Economics and coaches varsity crosscountry at St. Francis, will become the seventh- and eighth-grade dean.

“Our school community is excited to welcome new students and share with them our passion for Salesian spirituality and education excellence as well as their physical and social development into Christian gentlemen,” Neary said in the news release.

There will be information nights for interested families at the school at 7 p.m. both Jan. 29 and Feb. 19.

More information can be found on the website at www.sfstoledo.org or by contacting Smola at (419) 5311618 or esmola@sfstoledo.org. O

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St. Francis de Sales expanding to include 7th- and 8th-graders

St. Francis de Sales High School is expanding its educational program to include seventh- and eighth-grade boys.

With the permission of Bishop Daniel E. Thomas and the approval of the school’s board of trustees at its December meeting, St. Francis will offer enrollment to these younger students beginning with the 2015-16 school year.

Over the past several years, St. Francis has received an increased number of requests from current and prospective parents to offer these grades in concert with the school’s mission of providing a Catholic, college preparatory and Salesian education.

“In response to this demand, the Salesian emphasis on communitybuilding and friendship favors the college preparatory school model with six grades, 7-12, as opposed to a separate middle school or academy,” President-elect Father Geoff Rose said in a news release.

“There is a practice in education today to accelerate students; the addition of seventh- and eighth-grade students to St. Francis will enable them to take full advantage of the high

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n Jim Neary, TOP LEFT, is Dean of the new sEVENTH- and EIGHTH-grade program at St. Francis de Sales HIGH SCHOOL. Also pictured are Eric Smola, Principal, and FATHER Geoff Rose, President-elect, WITH STUDENTS.

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Finding the right school for your child

s Ohio prepares to commemorate National School Choice Week later this month at 485 events across the state, many parents will begin evaluating the educational opportunities available for their children.

Believe it or not, seats in schools

are already beginning to fill up for the 2015-16 school year. Waiting until the spring or the summer to begin researching schools for your children could restrict your options.

Parents can start by making a list of the attributes that they hope to find in an ideal school. Ask yourself: What’s

most important to you and to the academic, social and emotional wellbeing of your child? Is it the academic performance of a school, school safety, the instructional methods, the qualifications of teachers, the school’s educational theme, a school’s shared values or other factors?

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Start looking into the options avail- classes, and make sure to ask as many able to you. In addition to the local questions as possible of teachers, the public school, you may be eligible to administration and support staff. send your child to a school outside of Ask yourself: Is this a place where I’d want to send my your ZIP code, or in a child for most of his or different school district. her weekday waking Look into nearby charter hours? schools and magnet Finally, make sure schools. Don’t leave to talk with other parprivate and faith-based ents — and to your own schools off your list! You children. Ask parents might be able to find how the school’s adscholarships to cover the ministrators treat parcosts of tuition.

To find the options Andrew Campanella ents, and whether they welcome or discourage available to you, look at information from the Ohio Depart- parental involvement. Finally, ask your ment of Education. For a directory of children about their perceptions of the most schools in your area, along with schools that you’ve visited before you parent rankings and some perfor- make your choice. O mance metrics, parents can visit greatschools.org.

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Toledo-Area Private Schools Directory School Name

Grade Levels

Religious Affiliation

Tuition

Percentage on Financial Aid

Total Students

Student Body Average Type Class Size

Student/Teacher Ratio

All Saints Catholic School

Pre-K - 8

Catholic

$3,125

20%

194

Co-ed

17

17:1 (K-8)

Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School

9-12

Catholic

$8,350

n/a

274

Co-ed

19

13:1

CCMT Catholic School—Queen of Apostles

K-8

Catholic

$4,600

100%

190

Co-ed

21

21:1

CCMT-Rosary Cathedral School

K-8

Catholic

$4,600

100%

196

Co-ed

20

20:1

n/a

Central Catholic High School

9-12

Catholic

$9,450

80%

693

Co-ed

22

14:1

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Christ the King Elementary School

Pre-K - 8

Catholic

$3,500-$4,900 (K-8)

444

Co-ed

25

25:1

n/a

Gesu School

Pre-K - 8

Catholic

$2,800 (parishioner); $4,200 (non-parishioner)

Scholarships available

Approx. 300

Co-ed

18.5

11:1

Islamic School of Greater Toledo

Preschool, Pre-K - 2

Islam

$5,300 for preschool and Pre-K; $4,500 for K-2

Scholarships available

35

Co-ed

1-10 students

n/a

Lial Catholic School

Pre-K - 8

Catholic

$4,100

Scholarships available

226

Co-ed

No larger than 22

n/a

Maumee Valley Country Day School

Pre-K - 12

none

45%

515

Co-ed

Varies by grade

9:1

15

Montessori School of Bowling Green

Pre-K - 8

none

$400-$600 per month (Avg.)

n/a

122

Co-ed

24

12:1

n/a

Notre Dame Academy

Grades 7-12

Catholic

$8,700; everything included is $11,050

71%

678

All female

varies

varies

St. Francis de Sales

Grades 7-12

Catholic

$11,562

47%

585

All male

15

12:1

St. Joan of Arc Catholic School

Pre-K - 8

Catholic

$3,325 (parishioner); $4,875 (non-parishioner)

n/a

480

Co-ed

20

13:1

St. John's Jesuit High School & Academy

Grades 6-12

Catholic/Jesuit

$11,525

70%

920

All male

26

12:1

24

St. Patrick of Heatherdowns

Pre-K - 8

Catholic

$4,400

35%

450

Co-ed

20

18:1

2

St. Rose School

Pre-K - 8

Catholic

$3,365

10%

448

Co-ed

18

14:1

n/a

St. Ursula Academy

Grades 6-12

Catholic

Toledo Christian Schools

Pre-K - 12

Non-denominational

$1,662-$7,335

42%

588

Co-ed

16

18:1

3

Zion Lutheran School

K-8

Lutheran — Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)

$4,250

90%

38

Co-ed

13

13:1

n/a

All female

Number of AP Cla

n/a

Offer STEM classe school

Advanced middle classes

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182

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Contact Name

Contact Phone

Contact Email / Website

Address

Catholic Youth Organization Athletics

Teri Fischer, principal

(419) 661-2070

tfischer@allsaintscatholic.org

630 Lime City Road, Rossford

6.75

14

Tim Malone, principal

(419) 693-0465

tmalone@katerischools.org

3225 Pickle Road, Oregon

175

6.16

6

Sister Joselyn Weeman

(419) 241-7829

jweeman@ccmtschool.org

235 Courtland Ave.

180

6.5

3

Sarah Cullum, principal

(419) 243-4396

scullum@ccmtschool.org

2535 Collingwood Blvd.

179

7

20

Michael Kaucher, principal

(419) 255-2280

mkaucher@centralcatholic.org

2550 Cherry St.

180

6.5

Catholic Youth Organization Athletics

Joe Caroll, principal; or Shelly Murnen

(419) 475-0909

ckschool.org

4100 Harvest Lane

182

6.5

Catholic Youth Organization Athletics

Manuel Gonzales, principal

(419) 536-5634

Gonzales@gesutoledo.com or babka@gesutoledo.com

2045 Parkside Blvd.

180

7

n/a

Fadia Abouelaila, principal

(419) 874-8820

isgtprincipal@gmail.com

25877 Scheider Road, Perrysburg

178

7

3 (plus Catholic Youth Organization Athletics)

Sister Patricia Marie McClain, SND

(419) 877-5167

pmcclain@lialschool.org

5700 Davis Road, Whitehouse

182

7

n/a

(419) 381-1313

www.mvcds.org

1715 S. Reynolds Road

180

6

n/a

Bev Bechstein, executive director

(419) 352-4203

montessorischoolbg.org

515 Sand Ridge Road, Bowling Green

180

6.88

16

Theresa Emrick, director of admissions

(419) 475-9359

temrick@nda.org

3535 W. Sylvania Ave.

180

6.5

14

Eric Smola, principal

(419) 531-1618

esmola@sfstoledo.org

2323 W. Bancroft St.

180

6.5

9

Sue Welker, admissions director

(419) 866-6177

swelker@school.joanofarc.org

5950 Heatherdowns Blvd.

1,001 hours

7

14

Robert Taylor, director of admissions

(419) 720-0757

admissions@sjjtitans.org

5901 Airport Hwy.

180

5.8

10

Deb O'Shea, principal

(419) 381-1775, ext.

131

debora.oshea@toledostpats.org

4201 Heatherdowns Blvd.

177

6.5

8

Byron Borgelt, principal

(419) 874-5631

borgelt@saintroseonline.org

217 E. Front St., Perrysburg

Nichole Flores, principal

(419) 531-1693

nflores@toledosua.org

4025 Indian Road

179

7

26

Kim Gibson

(419) 389-8700 ext. 152

gibson@toledochristian.com

2303 Brookford Drive

175

7

3

Luke Scherschel

(419) 531-1507

school@ziontoledo.us

630 Cuthbert Road

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By Danielle Stanton

Toledo Free Press News Editor dstanton@toledofreepress.com

Maumee Valley Country Day School (MVCDS) has been ranked second in the state for private schools by the website Niche.

Niche’s Best Private High Schools list ranks private high schools in all 50 states based on an assessment of government and public data as well as surveys taken by teachers, students, parents and alumni.

With 515 students, MVCDS is a preschool through 12th-grade, nonreligious private school on South Reynolds Road in South Toledo. The school boasts a 9-to-1 student/teacher ratio.

There have been 38 reviews written on the Niche website about the school and they are all positive.

Head of School Gary Boehm said the rigorous academics and the diversity of students are what set the school apart and give it its excellent rating. The school received an A for academics and an A- for student culture and diversity.

“The academic rigor is high and our students are smart and talented and our teachers really challenge them,” Boehm said. “We have some of the highest ACT scores in our area.

“Our diversity is rich and it’s a really warm and caring environment,” he added.

The school adheres to a child-

centered environment, unlike other schools that gear events and curriculum toward adult preferences, Boehm said. The teachers get to know students and there are fewer rules and regulations. Student behavior is managed by setting high expectations and instilling feelings of responsibility, Boehm said.

“Everyone loves to live by their own expectations and responsibilities,” Boehm said. “It’s challenging and engaging. We challenge kids.”

As an example, Boehm pointed out the school’s Winterim program going on this month, which challenges students to explore and move beyond their limitations.

As part of Winterim, a group of students is in South Africa, where they are journaling and doing a community service project. Another group is focused on screenplay writing. Other students are studying the legal system and medical research.

“It keeps kids engaged by having innovative and interesting programs,” Boehm said. The school will host the program three times over the next year, he said.

Currently, Boehm is traveling around the country visiting alumni.

He said that graduates of Maumee Valley Country Day School tell him the school has had a major impact on them, a big influence being the Winterim program.

Parent Amy Yustick has three children at MVCDS, two in the lower and

one in the middle school. Yustick said the key behind the school’s success is that teachers work with the children at their level to help them achieve their personal best.

“The administrative team and faculty are genuinely interested in each child and in helping that person become the best person they can be. That takes a variety of forms depending on the grade,” Yustick said.

The student-to-teacher ratio is so small that teachers and administrators can get to know every student, which helps eliminate that sense of competition, she said. Yustick moved her family to Switzerland for a year and her children said they missed the diversity at Maumee Valley.

“My kids love going to school there, so they look forward to it every day,” Yustick said. “I was having lunch with my seventh-grader a month ago and asked what he liked about school. He was able to articulate it, he said: ‘All the homework is fun and engaging. I look forward to my classes every day.’ They all feel that way. It’s engaging and fun and they learn by doing.”

Founded in 1842 as an all-girls finishing school in western New York, it was moved to Toledo in 1884 where it became The Smead School for Girls.

In the 1930s, the school became coeducational and adopted its current name and location.

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n maumee valley country day school was rated second in the state for private schools by Niche, a school-ranking website. The school, which has 515 students in pre-K through Grade 12 at its south reynolds road campus, earned an A for academics and an a- for student culture and diversity. The School, founded in New York in 1842, has been in toledo since 1884.

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Education: Why not be the model?

ull disclosure requires that I tell you upfront that I attended a private high school and earned two degrees from a private university. My first teaching jobs were also in private colleges and I have a deep respect and affection for the nonprofit private sector in education. I’ve also served on the board

of a well-known local private school and currently serve as a trustee for a private university. Full disclosure also requires that I tell you that I am a strong advocate for public education, as well. Truth be told, I am an advocate for all education — public and private.

Almost everyone agrees education

is fundamental to a functioning democracy. Quality education is a private benefit, a public good and the foundation for America’s leadership in the world.

As good as it is, however, education in the U.S. has not maintained its global leadership position and has been slipping in comparison to education in other na-

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I’ve talked with students, many still 2 among nations in quality of education.

That is no longer the case. This is working on their degrees, who have accumulated debts of $40,000, partly because other na$50,000 and some much tions are putting a higher more. I know graduate priority on education and students who have loans supporting that priority exceeding $100,000. While with funding and higher the cost of higher educastandards. tion is growing, the real Recently, I was stunned culprit in public higher to see how far the U.S. has education debt is the conslipped in all major educatinuing actions of our tion categories including to shift ever math, reading and science.

Dan JOHNSON legislatures increasing proportions of Not only are we not among the higher ranked nations, the U.S. now the cost to our students and their families.

Ironically, the ultimate losers are our ranks below average among OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation state and local economies. Students who leave their universities with huge debts are and Development) nations.

Consider these facts provided by the unable to buy cars, appliances, houses or National Center for Education Statistics: afford an occasional vacation.

I am convinced, however, that we can Between 2009 and 2013, among nations, U.S. students slipped from 25th to 31st in successfully address these concerns and math, 20th to 24th in science, and 11th to reverse these trends with greater understanding, stronger commitment and en21st in reading.

In the global economy those nations lightened leadership. I would like to see that have the best education systems will, my own community and state seriously over time, outperform those nations with tackle the challenges of K-12 student outweaker education systems in science and comes in math, science and reading as technology, economic growth and stan- well as the cost of public higher education.

What would happen in Toledo and dard of living. The larger question is why we have allowed our nation’s schools to Northwest Ohio if our public officials — fall so far behind and, more importantly, mayors, city council members, county commissioners, school board members what are we doing about it?

An issue of equal concern is the rap- and university trustees — came together idly rising cost of tuition in both public and agreed to work with our business and private colleges and universities. I’ve and civic leaders in a collaborative, conspent the past several years gathering data certed, strategic manner to make our and stories on the impact of rising tuition education institutions a priority and the and it is not a pretty picture. Not only are region an education model for the state we pricing many young people out of the and nation? Why not? O higher education market, but those that do persevere increasingly do so with bor- Dan Johnson is president emeritus at the rowed money and leave their university University of Toledo.

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“A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.”

This framed saying hangs on the wall of Simply Stated & Painted, a ceramics shop at 3322 Glanzman Road. It’s something that could be found on a magnet in a department store or in pretty typography on Pinterest. But for Dayna KastenBriggs, the words resonated.

In 2000, Kasten-Briggs suffered an arteriovenous malformation rupture while four months pregnant. She had to undergo a 10-hour brain surgery. Although she survived, the doctors didn’t think she would walk, talk or feed herself again. They were wrong.

“Everything was a miracle,” her mother Sandy Kasten said. “Once she cleared rehab, she could do anything.”

Her biggest symptom was her spotty memory; she would often tell the same story multiple times or forget where she put things.

Kasten-Briggs and Kasten opened Simply Stated & Painted on Dec. 6.

The shop provides molded ceramics for people to paint, ranging from glass sock monkeys and coasters to candy dishes and more.

On Dec. 14, eight days after the shop opened, Kasten-Briggs died at home with no clear cause. She was 37.

On that same day, her daughter turned 14 years old.

Family affair

When Kasten-Briggs’ marriage ended, her daughter decided to stay with her father. Kasten-Briggs became depressed and Kasten took it upon herself to cheer her daughter up.

Having “played” with ceramics for 20 years, Kasten decided to introduce the art form to her daughter. After only a few classes, Kasten said, it became all she could talk about.

“She could relax,” Kasten said.

“She would sit there and not have to smoke a cigarette.”

The two became a team and started looking for places to open their shop, while trying to create a business plan.

The shop opened after five weeks of preparation. Kasten-Briggs was excited about the venture.

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Dayna Kasten-Briggs, left, and her mother Sandy Kasten opened ceramics SHOP Simply Stated & Painted on Dec. 6. Kasten-Briggs died unexpectedly Dec. 14.

“She was such a vital part of the shop,” Kasten said.

Kasten-Briggs maintained a lot of the shop. She was so busy it took her five weeks to finish a Spider-Man mug, one of the last things she made.

After her daughter died, Kasten had to quickly master the cash register and acquire passwords for all of their accounts. Every time the paper towel roll is empty in the restrooms, Kasten cringes because Kasten-Briggs always took care of that as well.

What she left

The shop has retained much of Kasten-Briggs’ essence. Her desk is still where she kept it. The music that plays

(including Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and Rihanna’s “Rude Boy”) was hers. An angel Kasten bought for her daughter and a coffee cup Kasten-Briggs made are displayed on a shelf.

The shop was opened with children in mind, as a place to host birthday parties. Kasten-Briggs loved kids and saw the shop as a place for them to be exposed to the art world, Kasten said.

“Kids mean a lot to us,” she said.

“We want kids in here painting and doing clay because a lot of schools don’t have that now. ... A lot of the kids are missing out.”

For the price of the piece, ranging from $13.95-$59.95 depending on the size, customers can take as much time

as they want to paint their purchases.

Kasten helps along the way.

She now works at the shop on evenings and weekends in addition to her full-time job at a law firm.

“If I wasn’t here, I’d be down in the basement painting or pouring,” she said. “The laundry gets backed up a little bit, I noticed today, but [having something for Kasten-Briggs] was more important.”

Simply stated

Behind the cash register, two glass plates that Kasten-Briggs made hang under another saying: “Life is measured by the moments that take your breath away.” Kasten added those words herself.

The shop closed when Kasten-Briggs died but reopened Dec. 21. Kasten said she wants the shop to stay open. “[Kasten-Briggs] worked for it [and] it’s something I worked for and I think that’s what she’d want,” she said.

She said she finds peace in the shop.

Her husband doesn’t spend time there because it reminds him too much of his late daughter, but that is what Kasten likes about it.

“We worried what would happen to her when something happened to us,” Kasten said. “This was our way of giving her something that she could do once we passed away, not vice versa.”

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From left, Sally Mullins, Minnie Scarlet, Paris Kennedy and Tenere Williams of the upcoming Web series “Can You Keep Up?” PHOTO COURTESY MINNIE SCARLET

Can you Keep Up? Upcoming Web series styled after ‘Kardashians.’

“I actually grew up loving the stage; theater and improv were my favorites,” Scarlet said in an interPopGoesJeff@gmail.com view with Toledo Free Press. “I never ctress Minnie Scarlet is only saw myself doing film seriously until 21 years old and she’s already about a year or two ago but I’ve defiamassed an impressive resume, nitely always been a performer. I also with roles in films and the se- love making people laugh and comedy ries “Sons of Anarchy” under her belt. is my favorite genre to perform, so a But her most recent project is also her comedic Web series seemed like a domost personal, because beyond almost able challenge that I’d have fun with.”

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“Can You Keep Up?” and it’s heavily inspired by another of Scarlet’s unlikely obsessions — the Kardashian family. She said she adores following the trials and tribulations of Kim, Khloe and their ilk, and one night, while hanging out with fellow performer and adult model Paris Kennedy, inspiration struck.

“Me and Paris Kennedy watched ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ the first time we ever met and we bonded

over it because we both loved it,” Scarlet said. “We also both think we’re the most hilarious people in the world so of course we joked around ... about making a parody and started calling each other Minnie and Paris Kardashian. Then I wrote a script! The rest is history.”

The show will focus on a rather oddball, fame-obsessed family in fauxreality docudrama fashion, just like the series that inspired it. The teaser trailers now available on YouTube

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“She was dating a gorgeous young comic friend of mine, Cyrus Naderpour, whom I was opening for at Oh My Ribs! comedy club.

“Minnie Scarlet was a guest of Paris and Cyrus and within a week she had contacted me with a Kardashians parody in mind and said she wanted to wrote a cool role for a funny older woman. She liked my stand-up and it was so flattering and very impressive when she got a meeting together and handed this fun role to me.

“We get along very well. It’s fun.

Like I said, I’m sort of Paris’ mom as far as entertainment and I have really taken to Minnie, mad respect and love. Tenere is just beautiful on the inside and out. I’m almost scared to add more players.”

The final form of the series is still being fleshed out, as Scarlet works on the script and her fellow actors begin to nail down their characters.

The teasers now online were filmed separately from the main body of the series, to give fans a taste of what’s to come. Scarlet said developing the characters has very much been a collaborative process between herself and her cast.

“We’re actually still somewhat in that process. We filmed things a couple of different ways, then edited it in ways that they thought were best. It’s so difficult to predict what will work and what won’t. It’s a trial and error thing but I think we mostly have it all down.

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“So theater class, but it helped a lot.”

Scarlet has recently launched a fundraiser on the website indiegogo. com, in an effort to give the final product a bit more polish. But even if the campaign doesn’t raise its full goal, Scarlet is still determined to bring “Can You Keep Up?” to life.

“I knew we would make the series, or at least try, funds or not because we all were having fun with it,” Scarlet said. “It just makes it a lot more of a legitimate goal with this fundraiser.”

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Marvel’s secret won’t last long Shorties U to help kids learn filmmaking

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By Chase Will

s it a reboot? Is it a melding? Or collision, which they claim has been planned out for years, will create a is it simply an event?

Marvel Comics isn’t saying new Battleworld, but this time on exactly, but its recent announce- Earth, not on an alien world.

In effect, all realities, ment of a new, all-enevery alternate dimencompassing project sion the company’s called Secret Wars created over the past has already brought several decades, is fair comics fans to the brink game for claiming a of tears and instilled spot in the patchwork in them a fear for Battleworld. the Marvel Universe The kicker is that they’ve loved for years.

Marvel has said this The title Secret Wars Jim BEARD meshed-up, mashedstems from an incredup brouhaha will conibly successful Marvel tinue past the main Seminiseries from 1984, cret Wars story — and wherein most of the that’s what’s made fans company’s popular nervous and noisy. heroes and villains The world of comics were waylaid by an omnipotent cosmic entity and sent is a cyclical one, feeding off past gloto an alien planet called Battleworld ries while trying to attract new readers to do — yep, you guessed it — battle. and maintain a semblance of a status In many ways, it kicked off comic quo. Marvel’s success at the box office book publishers’ obsession with the gives them some leeway to uproot “event,” cross-universe stories that their universes and play with them a pull out all the stops to not only draw bit, but perhaps only to a point.

The company’s top brass is in readers, but also dollars. The latest Secret Wars, beginning this year, being cagey about details, but some promises that and more — if Marvel suspect not everything’s written plays its cards right and avoids an- in stone yet with Secret Wars, and things may change depending gering its core customers.

In a news conference, Marvel upon retailers’ attention, attraction told reporters its main Marvel Uni- and yes, purchasing.

Soon, it will no longer be a severse would collide with its Ultimate Universe, a line of books about an cret whether Marvel fails, or flies alternate reality begun in 2000. This with its newest event. O

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Much like the hero of a summer blockbuster, Shorties U is on a mission to protect the future of cinema.

Two years ago, Jeremy Baumhower, a writer, producer and Toledo Free Press columnist, and Jennifer Archer, executive director of the Sylvania Arts Commission, introduced Shorties, a film festival aimed at involving kids in the arts.

Despite a great turnout, Archer and Baumhower felt there was something lacking in what was being offered to the kids.

“They’d gotten excited about making movies with their iPods, but we hadn’t given them very much direction or guidance in learning how to do it,” Archer said.

“Because of what I do, writing for a living and being a producer, I wanted a higher quality,” Baumhower added. “I came to the conclusion it was a great idea, but it might not have been fair in my mind to ask for higher quality when they had no idea what they were doing.”

The duo brainstormed and Baumhower came up with Shorties U, a four-week Saturday course that would not only teach kids how to point and shoot with a camera, but also offer a comprehensive course in the entire production process.

Baumhower imagined this as an evolution of their original intentions,

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the next step in teaching kids the craft behind cinema.

“We’re not limiting the curriculum to just movies,” Baumhower said. “It’s also how to take better pictures, how to write, how to draw storyboards. These are all things we did last year, and we had 50 kids, a huge response. It was just a normal theater camp, so to speak.”

The immediate flood of applications from parents as far away as Detroit, all wishing to further their child’s artistic aspirations, only backed up what Baumhower and Archer already knew: Kids of Toledo and the surrounding areas need an outlet for their creativity.

Now in its second year, the program continues to evolve as the team finds creative ways to boost enthusiasm.

This year, each kid will leave the course with an original short film they’ve taken all the way from concept to screening.

“We’ve kind of restructured the program a little more so they have a mentor who’s with them the whole process,” Archer said. “We pair them up with filmmakers each week, and they’re actually going to make a movie while at Shorties U.” Graduates of the program are not only able to enter their two- to three-minute film into the Shorties Film Festival, but can also use what they’ve learned to create other movies before the festival’s entry deadline, Baumhower said.

“We’re putting on more of a TED talk-style approach with literally, I think, the most talented people the area has to offer,” he said. “The kids aren’t going to know exactly what to expect each week, and we want it that way. We want to really get them in the ‘wow’ factor.”

Although he can’t divulge all the details yet, Baumhower said people will be amazed at who the program was able to get involved in the mentoring program.

Several local directors approached him, all of them eager to give back to the art scene by inspiring the next generation of auteurs, he said.

Part of Baumhower’s willingness to contribute to the education of young artists comes from being a father of four children.

“A lot of our life is spent around travel sports, and my kids have very different interests in art, and there’s never been anything to celebrate that,” Baumhower said. “Sometimes those kids tend to get left behind. There’s no weekend tournaments to do a film festival, and that’s what we’re trying to change, to give them recognition for thinking and creating differently.”

In order to maximize the program’s effectiveness, space is limited to the 50 kids who write the most compelling essays describing why they want to participate.

“So far we’ve had some really interesting insight into why parents are wanting to sign their kids up and why the kids are inspired to try the class,” Archer said.

“These are the 50 luckiest kids in the area because they get selected to do it,” Baumhower said. “This is something we’re only doing once a year, and we want to have completely energized kids who are excited, who will be really receiving of what it is we’re trying to do.”

Financial constraints shouldn’t hold parents back; Shorties U has a scholarship program, so no kid will be turned away, he said.

Applications are available at www. sylvaniaarts.org, and are due by Feb. 7.

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What’s what, where and when in NW Ohio

Compiled by Matt Liasse Events are subject to change.

MUSIC

Bar 145º

$5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com.

O $5 martinis and burgers: Wednesdays.

O The Bridges: 10:30 to 1 a.m. Jan. 23.

O The Hot Sauce Committee: 10:30 to 2 a.m.

Jan. 24.

O Bloody Mary Bar: Jan. 25.

The Blarney Irish Pub

601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www.theblarneyirishpub.com.

O “Toledo’s Best Singers” Karaoke: 7-11 p.m.

Wednesdays.

O Not Fast Enough: Jan. 23.

O Caveman & the Dinosaurs: Jan. 24.

Blind Pig

208 S. First St., Ann Arbor. $3-$20. (734) 9968555 or blindpigmusic.com.

O Wych Elm with Cold Tone Harvest, The Landmarks and Gus Tasker: 9:30 p.m. Jan. 23. $10.

O Folk The Police 5th Anniversary: 8 p.m. Jan. 25. $15.

O The Whigs with Jimmy’s Phone: 9 p.m. Jan. 29. $12.

Bronze Boar

20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com.

O Open mic with Steve Finelli and Oliver Roses: Mondays.

O Open mic and Steve Kennedy: Thursdays.

O Last Born Sons: Jan. 23.

O Jan Rule: Jan. 24.

Dégagé Jazz Café

301 River Road, Maumee. $5 weekends for cafe seating. (419) 794-8205 or www.degagejazzcafe.com.

O Gene Parker: Tuesdays.

O Gene Parker & Friends: Wednesdays.

O Travis Aukerman: Jan. 23.

O Lori LeFevre: Jan. 24.

O The New Fashioned: Jan. 25.

O Cliff Murphy & Mike Whitty: Jan. 29.

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O Detour Band: 9 p.m. Jan. 23.

O The Band Cruisin’: 9 p.m. Jan. 24.

The Distillery

Iggy’s

The mic is open on Sundays, but paid entertainers rock out Fridays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www. thedistilleryonline.com.

O Trivia with Team Lunchbox: Tuesdays.

O Name That Tune: Wednesdays.

Doc Watson’s

1515 S. Byrne Road. (419) 389-6003 or docwatsonstoledo.com.

O Sporcle Live Trivia: Thursdays.

O Tim Oehlers: 10 p.m. Jan. 23.

O Tom Turner: 10 p.m. Jan. 24.

Durty Bird

2 S. St. Clair St. (419) 243-2473 or www.yeoldedurtybird.com.

O Yosemight: 8:30-11:30 p.m. Jan. 23.

O The Eight Fifteens: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Jan. 24.

O Tim Oehlers & Steve Knerek: 1-4 p.m. Jan. 25.

O The New Mondays: 7-10 p.m. Jan. 26.

O Creole Jazz: 7-10 p.m. Jan. 27.

O Fish Fisher: 7-10 p.m. Jan. 28.

O Ross Thompson & The Jazz Mix: 7-10 p.m.

Jan. 29.

Frankie’s Inner-City

Tickets vary between $5 and $14, unless otherwise noted. 308 Main St. (419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com.

O Stretch CD Release with Wearebrothers, Trust Me I’m A Doctor, Walk Like Salem, Missing In Cincinnati and KOGA: 7 p.m. Jan. 23. $7.

O Peapodpalooza with Ordway, Raine Wailder, Illumira, Chavar Dontae and Drop Dead Silhouette: 8 p.m. Jan. 24. $5.

O Vibe & Direct with The Big Black Galactic: 9 p.m. Jan. 29. $5.

Hollywood Casino Toledo

Hollywood Casino Toledo offers musical distractions from all the lights, noise and jackpots.

777 Hollywood Blvd. (419) 661-5200 or www.

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128 Main St. O As Arrows, Wyte Rhino, Mobile Love Couch, The Kerplunks and Nuaudio: 8 p.m. Jan. 23. $7.

O The Lonely Friends, Colour Rise, The Sharpest Lives, Kid Grizzly, Harry Hazard and Weight of Time: 8 p.m. Jan. 24. $7.

Jazz on the Maumee

The Art Tatum Jazz Society will provide smooth, cool “Twilight Jazz” along the river. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Grand Plaza Hotel’s Aqua Lounge, 444 N. Summit St. $5-$15. (419) 2411411 or www.arttatumsociety.com.

Name That Tune

O The Oarhouse, 5044 Suder Ave.: 8-10 p.m.

Mondays, 6-8:30 p.m. Fridays.

O Ralphie’s Sports Eatery, 6609 Airport Hwy.: 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays.

O Jed’s Barbeque and Brew, 855 S. HollandSylvania Road: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays.

O Pat & Dandy’s Sports Bar & Grill, 3344 W.

Laskey Road: 9-11 p.m. Wednesdays.

O Ralphie’s Sports Eatery, 5702 Monroe St.: 7-9 p.m. Thursdays.

One2 Lounge at Treo

5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com.

O Scott Potter Band: Jan. 23.

O Paper Canoe: Jan. 24.

The Ottawa Tavern

1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www. otavern.com.

O Unsinkable Molly Brown, Break Anchor, Flamingo Nosebleed, Ego & the Maniacs and Tear Off/Clean Up: Jan. 23.

O Heavy Color: Jan. 24.

SWINGMANIA

A peek into another era of music. (419) 7080265, (419) 874-0290, www.swingmania.org.

O Trotters Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd.

(419) 381-2079: 8 p.m. Tuesdays.

O Ballroom Dance: Maumee Elks Lodge

#1850, 139 W. Wayne St., Maumee. 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 23.

O Big Band Revival returns to Memphis Pearl Restaurant, 5147 Main St., Sylvania. 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 29.

O “The Book of Life”: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23, 7:15

The Toledo Club

Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 874-3135.

O The Card Catalog hosts Game Night: 7 p.m.

Jan. 23. Free and open to the public.

235 14th St. Tickets may be purchased from the Valentine Theatre box office by calling (419) 242-2787 or by visiting the Valentine Theatre website.

O Black & White Sedan Bistro Series featuring the Toledo Jazz Orchestra Septet: 3 p.m. Jan. 25. Tickets are $30 for club members and $35 for nonmembers. All tickets include heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar is available.

The Village Idiot

309 Conant St., Maumee. (419) 893-7281 or www.villageidiotmaumee.com.

O The House Band: Fridays.

O Dooley Wilson, Bob Rex and friends: Sundays.

O Frankie May and friends: Mondays.

O John Barile & Bobby May: Tuesdays.

O Andrew Ellis: Wednesdays.

O Angela Perley & The Howlin Moons: Jan. 23.

O The Original Killer Flamingos: Jan. 24.

Ye Olde Cock n’ Bull

9 N. Huron St. (419) 244-2855 or facebook. com/cocknbulltoledo.

O Danny Mettler hosts Open Mic Night: Wednesdays.

O Bobby May and John Barile followed by Rock Candy: Jan. 23.

O Beg To Differ: Jan. 24.

O Tore Down Blues Jam Band: Jan. 25.

O Danny Mettler: Jan. 28.

O Captain Sweet Shoes: Jan. 29.

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The Stranahan Theater

4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo.

O “Beauty & The Beast:” 7:30 p.m. oJan. 23, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24.

Toledo Repertoire Theatre

16 10th Street. For more information, call (419) 243-9277 or visit toledorep.org.

O “Blithe Spirit” by Noel Coward and directed

by Matthew Gretzinger. Jan. 23, 24 and 25.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $5 for students 12 and younger, $10 for students 13 and older and $17 for groups of 10 or more.

Toledo Symphony

Franciscan Theatre and Conference Center, 6832 Convent Blvd. Contact (419) 246-8000 or visit toledosymphony.com.

O All Mozart: 7:30-10 p.m. Jan. 24.

Toledo Walleye

Huntington Center. 500 Jefferson Ave. (419) 321-5007, (800) 745-3000 or www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com.

O Walleye vs. Kalamazoo Wings and Polish Heritage Night: 7:15 p.m. Jan. 23.

O Walleye vs. Allen Americans and Mystery Puck Sale: 7:15 p.m. Jan. 24.

O Walleye vs. Wheeling Nailers and Mascot Mania Night: 5:15 p.m. Jan. 25.

400 N. Superior St. (419) 242-2787 or www. valentinetheatre.com.

O Children’s Series: Harold and the Purple Crayon: 2-4:30 p.m. Jan. 25.

Movies for $5. 817 East Broadway. For more information, call (419) 720-5199 or visit eastwoodtheater.com.

Thursday, Jan. 29th

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p.m. Jan. 24 and 4:30 p.m. Jan. 25.

O “Fury”: 8:30 p.m. Jan. 23, 9:15 p.m. Jan. 24

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Downtown Toledo: An exciting place to do business For Lease

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“Don’t Fear the Cold!”

811 Madison Ave. 500 Madison Ave. 420 Madison Ave.

Hylant Buidling Gardner Building Ohio Building 13,000 sq. ft. available 14,500 sq. ft. available 9,000 sq. ft. available For Lease

David Ball would like to welcome new tenants in our building and companies in Downtown Toledo:

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING, JUVENILE DEPARTMENT

LEWANDOWSKI ENGINEERS, LLC Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors

IN RE THE DEPENDENCY OF: AKI GUZMAN LIEVONEN A/K/A AKI GUZMAN DOB: 03/12/2013 NO: 14-7-02546-5 KNT

NOTICE OF HEARING

TO: Angela Marie Guzman, Mother; Kari Lievonen, Alleged Father; Unknown Father and/or anyone claiming parental/paternal rights or interest in the child and to All Whom It May Concern: On November 26, 2014, a petition for termination was filed in the above entitled Court, pursuant to RCW 13.34.080 and/or RCW 26.33.310 regarding the above named child.

[FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL 206720-3293, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.]

Said Petition will be heard on February 12, 2015, at 8:15 a.m., at King County Superior Court, Juvenile Department, 401 4th Ave North, Kent, WA 98032, before a judge of the above entitled court, at which time you are directed to appear and answer the said petition or the petition will be granted and action will be taken by the court such as shall appear to be for the welfare of the said child.

Dated January 6, 2015.

BARBARA MINER KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK

CARLSON’S CRITTERS

A home for Izzy, Grace

Secretary position

Job Description/Duties: Candidate must have an excellent command of the English language for duties that require strong communication skills and client contact. Must be able to multitask and meet deadlines. Proficiency in Word, Excel, telephone etiquette and a positive attitude are required.

Job ID: Front office, data entry, answer two telephone lines, operate various office equipment, printers and scanners, support office and field staff by performing a variety of tasks and light office chores.

Hours: This position is 20-35 hours per week, flexible schedule. Candidate must be able to work days (Monday – Friday).

Email résumé, references and contact information to Le1916@lewandowskieng.com

Education THE OCEAN Corp. 10840 Rockley Road, Houston, Texas 77099. Train for a New Career. *Underwater Welder. Commercial Diver. *NDT/Weld Inspector. Job Placement Assistance. Financial Aid available for those who qualify. 1-800-321-0298.

General Employment

Izzy Check out adorable Izzy, a spunky young pit bull with lots of love to give. Izzy is an incredibly high-energy dog that would need to go home with someone willing to give her the exercise and training that she craves. Due to her energetic nature, Izzy would prefer to go to a home without children as she can become overstimulated during play. This sweet girl is a snuggle-bug by nature. The perfect day for Izzy would be full of yummy treats, long walks or runs, and a loving owner to curl up with. With the right owner

MEL

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REAL ESTATE

WANTS TO purchase minerals and other oil & gas interests. Send details P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co 80201

homes

Please call 419-241-1700 ext. 221

Call 419.241.1700, Ext 230 to place a Classified Ad!

and lots of love, Izzy is sure to be a perfect companion. Izzy is spayed, up-to-date on her vaccinations and is microchipped.

Meet sweetheart Grace. She is about 1 year old and was sadly brought into the shelter because her previous owner passed away.

She is a very petite and unique looking cat with brown tiger fur and white patches. She likes to make sure everything is safe before she comes out to cuddle, so it might take a minute for her to come up to you. Don’t worry

though, once she does your lap is all hers! She has an adorable purr that is similar to the coo of a dove.

She is definitely one unique girl.

Grace is spayed, up-to-date on her vaccinations and is microchipped.

Stop out and meet her today!

Toledo Area Humane Society is located at 1920 Indian Wood Circle, Arrowhead Park, Maumee.

Adoption hours are noon to 7 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Call (419) 891-0705 or visit www. toledoareahumanesociety.org. O

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ADOPTION: LOVE, hugs, kisses & Disney await a baby. Expenses Paid. Rob & Kevin, 1-800943-7780

Walking Routes available

Grace

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Toledo, Fries Ave 3BR/1.5BA Single Family 1274 sqft, Detached Garage Lease Program Call For Details 855-547-2241 Toledo Free Press publishes classified ads and cannot be responsible for problems arising between parties placing or responding to ads in our paper. We strongly urge everyone to exercise caution when dealing with people, companies and organizations with whom you are not familiar.

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