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Man of the people, the Toledoan and Collins cared
Sarah Ottney on the late D. Michael Collins’ work ethic, Jeremy Baumhower on his love for Toledo and 1Matters’ Ken Leslie on his compassion. page 3-4
Remembrances
Statements from elected officials, community leaders. page 4
Saying goodbye
Hundreds lined streets for funeral processional. page 7
The lawman
Top law enforcement officials and former partner recall intelligent, dedicated lawman. page 10
The professor
Students say Collins’ lessons resonated long after classroom days were over. page 11
The man of faith
Church leaders, parishioners remember Collins’ humility and devout Catholic faith. page 12
D. Michael Collins
Taking the reins
1944-2015
Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson vows to carry city forward. page 13
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Man of the people
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eople often referred to Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins as The Professor and he certainly fit the part. But while he could be pedantic, he was never pretentious. He considered himself a humble public servant, a man of the people. And the people agreed. “Working people know I am not lofty,” Collins told former Toledo Free Press Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller in 2013 during a walk Downtown. “They know I am one of them.” Those same workers and hundreds of others lined the streets Feb. 12 to pay their last respects during a funeral procession that passed many of the locations significant to Collins’ work and life, which he spent almost exclusively in Toledo. I’ll miss Collins’ voice. It somehow had a perfect cadence so that I never felt rushed or behind when taking notes. Quoting him could be frusSarah Ottney trating, however, as the middle of his sentences tended to meander so that the end bore only slight relation to the beginning. He’d sometimes say, “There are two reasons I support this,” only to launch into such a convoluted explanation for the first reason that he’d finish his remarks having never gotten to the second reason at all. However, he gave out his home number and always answered the phone; as a journalist, that’s the best I can ask. Only once did he get irritated with me. Apparently he felt he’d already said everything there was to be said during his remarks at a public forum, so when I approached him afterward for some extra comments, he just handed me his speech. After that, he did it several more times, each time with a glimmer in his eye. The irony, of course, is that possessing his prepared statements was nearly useless, as he never read from them without deviating, paraphrasing or ad-libbing. The last time I saw him was Jan. 26 at One Government Center during the anniversary memorial for the Toledo firefighter deaths. In the lobby after the ceremony, we were both talking to other people, but he caught my eye and handed me his speech with a wink and a smile. Even though we didn’t speak, I’m glad now I had that one last moment. One of my personal favorite memories of Collins is from the unveiling of the first of 55 “You Will Do Better in Toledo” road signs on Dec. 17. It was bitterly cold, but he was beaming with pride. It was clear how much he loved this city, for what it was and what it could be. Collins got only 13 months in office and they were punctuated by seemingly constant challenges, from the firefighter deaths to historic cold and snow, toxic algae, infrastructure concerns and uncertainty over the future of Jeep Wrangler production. At Collins’ Feb. 11 memorial, his chief of Staff Robert Reinbolt noted that rather than deterring him, the challenges he faced seemed to only make him stronger. He was 70 but wasn’t afraid of hard work and long hours. “We’ve been a government that’s been reactive instead of where I really wanted to be and that was to be more proactive in terms of giving us a different direction,” Collins told me after his State of the City address in December, when he announced plans for the signs (and commented on my Claddagh ring). “I’m hoping in 2015 we can take those dynamic steps to redefine Toledo.” I wish he’d been given the chance. It took several days before news of his death actually sunk in. n OTTNEY CONTINUES ON 4
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hen the city of Toledo lost its mayor, I lost a friend. a personal teacher. I would ask him to explain his various My friendship with D. Michael Collins points and why they mattered and by the end I would understarted 15 years ago, when I was the executive stand. He was straightforward, articulate and did his research. Our phone conversations continued through the producer at 1370 WSPD and Collins was rest of his life — something I will forever miss. president of the Toledo Police PatrolI choose not to write about local politics beman’s Association. cause it is too divisive and unproductive. Our city It was the golden era of news-talk radio has been its own worst enemy for decades. The in Toledo, as we had Carty Finkbeiner as negativity generated from infighting has taken our mayor. There was one proven method a toll. We often worry about things bigger than for generating great content: Agitate Carty Northwest Ohio and it causes arguments that enough that he felt compelled to call in. If muddy up our progress and stop our growth. I had done my job right, Carty would ring But mud sells newspapers and generates ratthe studio hotline at 8:45 a.m. and request ings. I made a living by giving mud a radio home. to speak to morning show host Mark StanJeremy BAUMHOWER In 2013, our conversations were centered driff. The on-air conversations that would around one thing: I wanted Collins to run for mayor. I knew follow are the stuff of legends. Collins was one of the best at making Carty pick up the then-mayor Mike Bell was vulnerable because of his support of Senate Bill 5. phone. It was a simple formula: Book Mike, expect Carty. n BAUMHOWER CONTINUES ON 5 During our earlier conversations, Collins would act as Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com
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Collins cared
Editor’s Note: This column was originally published at 1matters.org on Feb. 7, the day after Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins died.
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cried yesterday, just as many of you across the community cried, because we lost a dear friend. Not a friend, but a dear friend. That’s Mike. He had the ability to make us feel like dear friends, didn’t he? We just knew he cared. And he was a very dear friend to those in need. For the past six years, there has been turmoil in local funding policy for the unhoused. One group felt we should close the shelters, and the other group felt the shelters needed to be there to act as landing pads for all citizens who fall through the cracks. Mike was one of the heroes who stood up for the unhoused, who stood up for the shelters, who fought — and I mean fought — to ensure all Toledoans have a place to go when times get desperately tight. Ken Leslie He fought hard in standing up with Renee Palacios of Family House, Denise Fox of Aurora House, Toledo City Council members Paula Hicks-Hudson, Steve Steel, Lindsay Webb, Tom Waniewski and others to provide the funding the shelters needed to continue operations. This is all public knowledge. But it is the behind-the-scenes things he did that proved his campaign slogan, “Collins Cares.” One day I got a call from then-Councilman Collins that the city had found a man camping in the woods in South Toledo. Mike wanted me to know so we could go out there and see if there was any way we could help him. On another day with another call, Mike alerted us that the city would need to bulldoze an area where one of our friends had been camping out. He wanted to give one week’s notice so we could help the man relocate, hopefully to a shelter. When it became apparent we needed another week to get that man mentally ready to go into St. Paul’s Community Center, he got us that other week. There were other calls like that because, well, Collins cares. I told a friend after one of those calls that Mike was just a true prince of compassion. Most of the time when politicians call asking for help, it’s for one of their family or friends. But with Mike, all citizens, housed or unhoused, were his family and friends. When we went to the White House last summer, he told everyone we talked to how special Toledo is in compassion. But I guess they already knew; that was why we were there. If you distill politics to its essence, it is nothing more than a group of allies working to get another ally elected to execute policy to benefit business, the environment, personal gain, public welfare or another agenda. With compassion as one of our strongest values and assets as a community, we knew “Collins Cares” was not just a political slogan, but a statement of fact. And after he was elected he executed his policy of caring. Those who had chosen policy over compassion quietly resigned and our community returned to what it has always been: a compassionate community working together for all citizens, housed and unhoused. He appointed a director of neighborhoods with an amazing ability to bring people together for the greater good. All of the shelters and programs started working together without acrimony. Funding decisions are again being made based not on favoritism, but rather a laser-like focus on what’s best for the people we are trying to serve. I consoled a friend yesterday with the words, “Remember, the degree of pain for the loss equals the degree of joy from the love. More love equals more pain. It is in the love that we all win.” But imagining the degree of pain Mike’s family and closest friends feel hurts even more. We lost a dear friend yesterday, but others lost a husband, a father, a grandpa and best friend. We pray for their peace. All of us lost a champion who fought for every one of us while he served in the Marines, on the beat or in government. I love you, D. Michael Collins. You taught me and our community so much. I loved fighting alongside you. I loved caring with you. Tonight someone is sleeping in a warm bed in a warm shelter that may have been closed and cold but not for your power of compassion. You will be remembered as a true prince of compassion. Thank you so much, Michael. Thank you. O Ken Leslie is the founder of 1Matters and Veterans Matter.
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“D. Michael Collins — sworn into office one year ago as the 62nd mayor of Toledo, Ohio — took to heart the words duty and honor. An IrishAmerican son from the South End of Toledo, his entire adult life and works were dedicated to serving our KAPTUR community and country. ... Mayor Collins lived the City’s motto ‘Laborare est orare’ — to work is to pray. He assiduously applied himself to every task he undertook. Throughout his life, he was an indefatigable learner attaining many degrees that served him well in his leadership roles. ... May our community turn grief to good works as Mayor Collins would wish. Our citizenry has been blessed to know him and work with him. May God bless him and bring him peaceful rest.” O — Rep. Marcy Kaptur “Very saddened by the passing of Toledo Mayor Michael Collins. Proud to call him my friend and my prayers go out to his family.” O — Gov. John Kasich (via Twitter) “[My wife] Marcia and I extend our deepest sympathies to Sandy and the entire Collins family. Mike was a public servant who truly put service and his constituents above himself. Toledo and Northwest Ohio have lost a leader, and he will be sorely missed.” O — Rep. Bob Latta “Today we mourn the loss of @DMCToledo, a servant to this country and city. My sincerest condolences to Sandy and family #RIPMayorCollins” O — Former Mayor Mike Bell (via Twitter)
“I was very saddened to hear about the passing of Mayor Collins. Like me, he was a proud product of Toledo Public Schools (TPS), a Libbey Cowboy through and through. Mayor Collins knew the importance of a strong public school system and we could always count on him to lend his support, like he did when he spoke at a community luncheon in the fall urging the passage of our levy. Mayor Collins dedicated his life to public service, first as a police officer, then as a councilman and finally as mayor. I always admired his commitment to the people of Toledo, his people. The staff and students of TPS extend their sincerest condolences to the family of Mayor Collins.” O — Romules Durant, Toledo Public Schools superintendent “As a family of faith, we mourn the loss of our city leader who loved this City of Toledo, and served it well as a police officer, public servant and most recently as our mayor. Mayor Collins often spoke of the importance of his Catholic faith and the many ways the Lord had blessed his life. I will count among my blessings the opportunity to have come to know him, to have met his family and to have prayed with his wife at his hospital bedside. Since being warmly welcomed to Toledo by Mayor Collins, I counted him as one of my new friends and will sincerely miss him. I invite Catholics and all people of good will to pray for the happy repose of his soul, and to pray for and with his wife and family as they mourn his loss.” O — Bishop Daniel Thomas “He was very decisive, and that was one of his strengths. When he took a position he stayed with it. When you look at the Wrangler issue, his firmness would have been well used on our behalf in negotiating because he would have been relentless to try to get a deal. I hope Mayor Paula HicksHudson can replicate his kind of
n OTTNEY CONTINUED FROM 3 Intellectually, I could tell the outlook was grim after his Feb. 1 cardiac arrest — minutes without oxygen, a cardiologist gravely pronouncing his condition “very critical” and unable to predict the likelihood of recovery, updates from the city each day reporting no change. But in my heart, it didn’t seem possible he wouldn’t recover. Perhaps not well enough to continue as mayor, but at least enough to embark on a new challenge: a long recovery process and frustrating forced retirement. But it was not to be. In Collins’ last public comments, addressing the pending Level 3 snow emergency an hour before his cardiac arrest, he
decisiveness on that. He also took pride in being mayor. When you think about the things he got confronted with his first year, not everyone could have pulled it off as well as he did. I still think people are stunned around the panel. It’s kind of a collective shock that hasn’t worn off yet. It will take some time. He will be missed.” O — Former Mayor and Toledo City Council President Jack Ford “Mike Collins exemplified the best qualities of public service. He was at his finest when the going got tough — perhaps a reflection of his experience as a public safety officer. He never flinched from a crisis, but never tried to take credit for his accomplishments. He instead empowered those around him to rise to the challenges that inevitably face us in service to the city. His quiet, steady leadership style will be sorely missed. My hope is that we all find inspiration in his example.” O — Toledo City Councilman Steve Steel “Mike was a person who always did his homework on issues. Taxpayers surely got more than their money’s worth with him. He was also a friend. We didn’t always agree on policy, but we always agreed to be friends.” O — Toledo City Councilman Tom Waniewski “It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Mayor Collins. On this sad occasion, we recall his long and dedicated service to the City of Toledo and more specifically, his tireless support for the FCA US Toledo Assembly Complex. We will truly miss his leadership and send our deepest sympathy to his family and to the people of Toledo.” O — Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne n REMEMBRANCES CONTINUES ON 6
characteristically urged Toledoans to help one another: “This is a time a community comes together and defines itself as it relates to its character. We’ll get through this together.” He campaigned under the slogan “Collins Cares,” and proved it was true by the time he took to talk to people, by the personal details he noticed and remembered, by the hours he spent poring over city budgets, by the time he took to study issues he wasn’t familiar with, by the small businesses he made a point of supporting, by the myriad community gatherings he attended. Godspeed, mayor. Thanks for your service. O Sarah Ottney is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press.
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A Toledo tradition since 2005 n BAUMHOWER CONTINUED FROM 3 I even predicted a split in the Democratic party that could deny him an opportunity to be on the November ballot. I expressed a fear that resonated within him. Why would I choose to raise my four children in Northwest Ohio where there are few jobs in any flourishing industries? Where my reward later in life will be getting to spend my weekends in a car or on a plane, traveling to see my grandchildren? Collins’ girls and most of his grandchildren live in different cities. I knew he had the skill set and desire to precipitate change. Collins was the best hope for this city’s future. He often got emotional, as he did any time he spoke about Toledo’s fallen firefighters Stephen Machcinski and James Dickman, but he also had this amazing ability to argue analytically in strategic situations. Imagine that, a son of an Irishman could win debates with his words while never expressing his internal feelings. There were other key factors that had me convinced he was the right man — his dedication to education and his personal evolution. At 70 years old, he was not against change and he was not afraid of trying new things. He even signed up for Twitter. Collins didn’t claim a political party because he wasn’t interested in politics. His reason for running for political office was to better serve the people of Toledo. He had no ambition for a larger office. But back when he policed the streets on foot, he imagined what he would do differently if he were in charge. Mike’s lifelong dream was realized in November 2013, when his fellow citizens elected him as their mayor. They rewarded his lifetime commitment to public service with Toledo’s highest honor and their future. Collins was officially labeled an independent, a man without a party. He did what he felt was best for the city. From snow emergencies to the water crisis, he put our safety first. He made decisions based on the thought of children drinking from the kitchen sink or being a passenger in a car. Mike was very deliberate with his words; he never spoke one he didn’t mean. He wasn’t a used car salesman trying to sell us an agenda. He didn’t enter the city in meaningless competitions, nor did he travel the world looking for magical jobs. He stayed home, did his research and went to work. In 13 months, he had ProMedica moving their headquarters Downtown, was looking for land to expand Jeep to keep the Wrangler line and had listed the Erie Street Market for sale. He even made a change with our welcome signs, which now proudly state “You Will Do Better in
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He believed in the fabric of our character and in our future. His greatest gift to this city, the thing for which he should be rememberd most, is he had us believing too.” Toledo.” He chose not to muddy up the message with his own name, as past mayors have done. By the end, he had annoyed The Blade, most of City Council and the Lucas County Commissioners — a sign he was doing something right. You can’t make everyone happy all the time. The last time I saw Collins was at the “You Will Do Better in Toledo” anniversary party in December. The city had just begun placing the new signs around town, and the room was packed with unfamiliar but excited young faces. The mayor’s smile never left his face, nor was it forced. He could not remember a time when our city’s morale was so high that young people were wearing clothing that reflected their love of Toledo. It was quite unbelievable after the year he’d had. Collins did have a political party after all. He was a Toledoan: stubborn and loyal as a mule, strong and smart as an elephant but with a heart the size of a blue whale. The “You Will Do Better” celebration did not take place at an upscale venue like The Toledo Club, but rather at Wesley’s, in UpTown. The bar was packed with people excited about the Glass City, optimistic and hopeful about its future. It was filled with dreamers and doers, mostly younger than me. I think Mayor Collins saw the future of his political party that night. I know I did. Collins was a South Side Irish cop who loved his family, his co-workers, the occasional drink, his Kelly green sweater and his fellow residents. He believed in the fabric of our character and in our future. His greatest gift to this city, the thing for which he should be remembered most, is he has us believing too. We Will Do Better in Toledo. #RIPDMC O Jeremy Baumhower can be reached at jeremytheproducer@icloud.com or on Twitter at @jeremytheproduc.
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n REMEMBRANCES CONTINUED FROM 4 “One of the biggest things I’ll miss about him is his leadership. Whether I agreed with him or not, he always stood tall on his issues. I’ve heard a lot of CHERRY people say they had arguments with him and the next day everything was back to business. I can tell you that same kind of thing happened with us. That’s one thing I really, really admired about him. There were times that Mayor Collins would show up a few minutes late [to Council meetings], being a very busy man, and to see the faces light up in the room when he walked in was quite amazing. He was the District 2 councilman before me so whenever I go to the neighborhood or block watch meetings, they all tell me how much they respected him and how much of a leader he was and how he helped them out in their issues. I just want to be the same councilman he was and fill his big shoes. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.” O — Toledo City Councilman Matt Cherry “What I will probably miss the most is his lecturing. This guy was like a professor. We’d be sitting there [on Council] and we’d ask one of his people a question and he’d say, ‘Let me answer that.’ He truly loved this city. The sad part is, here’s a man who came into office during a storm and he died doing the same thing, under the same circumstances. In essence, his whole life was about the safety of the people. He was always walking around smiling. That will be missed.” O — Toledo City Councilman Larry Sykes “D. Michael Collins was a friend of many, co-worker, associate and mentor to several of us. I remember most that he was willing to always stand up for what he believed was the right thing and way to go. He often told me that I took his place of not asking questions that you did not already know the answer to: “Always do your homework before asking a question.” We did not always agree but we respected each other. I am one of the few who had the opportunity to work with him for 30plus years. Finally, he will be greatly missed and as he grew older he became a very compassionate person.” O —Toledo City Councilwoman Theresa Gabriel “Our sincerest sympathies go out to the family of Mayor D. Michael Collins, the Toledo Police Department and the City of Toledo. We are
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that can inspire us all. His commitment to the public welfare, his fellow police officers and the future of this great city is a model for all to follow. Mayor Collins’ memory will live on as we continue the pursuits to which he was so deeply committed.” O — Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga “We’re in territory we’ve never seen in this city before. … He was a guy who we all knew and had dealings with. And then you have the shock that the leader of the city is gone. I don’t think anyone is ever prepared for the reality. [He was] a guy that we’ve been familiar with because of his many positions in the community, as a police officer, a union official, a teacher, a City Councilman and now a mayor. So we’ve had a range of experiences with him as a person and that’s gone in the blink of an eye. He was always prepared. I think everyone thinks that his singular strength was the fact that once he became engaged in an issue, he tried to be fully educated.” O — Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken
“Toledo and our state lost a true public servant today. Mike Collins was in it for the right reasons and made a big difference in the lives of the people he served. I was honored to work with him on issues as varied as abandoned homes and toxic algal blooms and economic development. I was in Toledo on [Feb. 6] and able to express my sympathy in person to his top staff and interim Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson. To the people of Toledo, and to his family, including his wonderful wife Sandra Drabik, Jane and I offer our condolences and prayers.” O — Sen. Rob Portman “I’ll miss his sense of humor the most. We’d be in tense situations and he’d break that tension with some joke or comment. That’s what I’ll miss the most.” O —Chief of Staff Bob Reinbolt “Mayor Collins spent his life serving Toledo. From his service in the armed forces and in the Toledo Police Department to this summer’s water crisis, Mayor Collins tackled challenges head on. He leaves behind a legacy of service and dedication to his
community. Connie and I extend our deepest sympathies to his family, his friends and the people of Toledo.” O — Sen. Sherrod Brown “With heavy hearts, our city and state mourn the loss of our strong, devoted leader and friend Michael Collins. A veteran, police officer, Councilman, professor — and a fierce advocate for our great city and its citizens — our mayor’s devotion was to selfless public service and his family. During this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with his family and those whose lives he touched. He will be greatly missed and dearly remembered.” O —State Reps. Michael Ashford, Teresa Fedor and Michael P. Sheehy “Rest in Peace, Mayor Collins. A faithful servant, a gracious and loving man, and an embodiment of all that is good in public service.” O —Mark Wagoner (via Twitter)
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The city of Toledo’s two-day farewell to its late Mayor D. Michael Collins concluded Feb. 12 with a funeral Mass at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral. Prior to the service, a funeral procession from Coyle Funeral Home to the cathedral on Collingwood Boulevard passed many spots important to Collins for personal and professional reasons, including the former Southwyck Mall site, Heather Downs Country Club, Wixey Bakery, Walbridge Park, Toledo Zoo, the former St. James School, the future Downtown site of ProMedica headquarters and the Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association building. Along the route, the roadways were lined with city vehicles, police and fire personnel, schoolchildren and members of the community paying their respects as the procession made its way from South Toledo to Downtown and into the Old West End. Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo celebrated the funeral Mass. During the homily, Thomas discussed Collins’ work ethic, which has been widely praised by those who knew him. “I dare to say that those who worked with him in the Marines, in the police force, in city government, perhaps even in his family, knew how hard he worked and how hard he encouraged others to do the same,” Thomas said. He referenced the slogan Collins used during his 2013 campaign for Toledo mayor, “Collins Cares,” saying that everyone could implement that in their own lives. “Today, we make his campaign slogan a new slogan, because we can say, ‘Toledo cares.’” Following the Mass, private burial services were conducted at Toledo Memorial Park. On Feb. 11, the University of Toledo’s John F. Savage Arena hosted the public visitation and memorial service for Collins, who died Feb. 6 at the University of Toledo Medical Center after experiencing cardiac arrest Feb. 1 while driving. Collins’ widow, Sandy Drabik, and the rest of his family were joined by city and state officials, former colleagues of Collins with the Toledo Police Department, friends and members of the public in honoring his life of 70 years. In the arena’s reserved seating section above the crowd, Collins’ Toledo Rockets season ticket seats were illuminated and
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Local first responders serve as pallbearers, carrying Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins’ casket into Rosary Cathedral for his funeral mass on Feb. 12.
adorned with Irish regalia in a tribute to the heritage he was so proud of. “Look at the numbers of people who are present in this facility,” said Imam Shamsuddin Waheed, of Toledo Masjid Al-Islam, who gave the invocation at the service. “This gathering, as well as the funeral Mass to come tomorrow, is a testament to Michael Collins, not only as the mayor of Toledo, Ohio — but as a man, as a human being.” WTOL-11 news anchor Jerry Anderson and 13abc news anchor Diane Larson served as masters of ceremony for the service. Larson pointed out that service attendees included Evelyn Johnson and Andra Crisp, the two members of the public who helped administer CPR to Collins prior to the paramedics’ arrival to the vehicle accident. After being identified, the two received a standing ovation from the crowd. “Ladies and gentlemen, ours is a community that D. Michael lived for, he breathed for, he loved,” Anderson said. “And I mean, a lot. This tremendous turnout tonight shows that the feeling is mutual, Mr. Mayor.” Nagi Naganathan, interim presi-
dent of UT, was the first to give remarks during the service. He mentioned Collins teaching criminal justice classes at UT for more than a decade just a few hundred feet from the arena. “He was passionate about education,” Naganathan said. “He truly believed that education is the solution to poverty.” Naganathan also addressed the commitment Collins had to the city in which he was born and raised. “He truly loved the city of Toledo and its people, and his only goal was to make the lives of people in this community better,” he said. “He didn’t want the credit, was happy to take the blame and focused only on achieving the results that benefited the citizens of Toledo. And that is the profile of a leader, someone who truly places the issues and responsibilities to his community first, at all times.” Ron Scanlon, a retired Toledo police detective, remembered happy moments he shared with Collins, his former partner with the Toledo Police Department. n MAYOR CONTINUES ON 8
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Area business owners remember Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins as generous and personable, someone always ready with a smile or hug, who was still actively involved in not only visiting the businesses he once represented on Toledo City Council, but in helping them grow. Collins never forgot his South Toledo roots. Like his Irish heritage, he held strongly to that connection. Even when he became mayor, he still helped neighborhood businesses, owners said.
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n MAYOR CONTINUED FROM 7 “I knew from the moment we started working investigations that Michael was something special,” he said. “His demeanor, his tenacity, and his ability to work an investigation from start to finish was always thorough and aboveboard. He was truly one of the best.” He told of going ice fishing on Lake Erie with Collins and his late son Michael. After Collins talked Scanlon into driving his vehicle out onto the ice, they heard the ice cracking while about a mile and a half off shore. “It just scared the blank out of me,” he said. “But Mike laughed and he told me, ‘That sound is traveling miles away. Don’t worry about it.’” The next day, several fishermen in the area had to be rescued by the Coast Guard. Scanlon told of another time fishing with Collins in the Toledo Police Walleye Tournament when the weather took a turn for the worse; they were miles away from shore. “Mike said, ‘Don’t worry, I know the lake. I’ll get us back to shore.’” The two ended up in Canadian waters and had to be towed to shore. Collins was the anti-politician, Anderson said. “He always ran with that ‘I’ behind his name,” he said. “In 2013 when Mike Collins pulled off a win that some didn’t see coming, he did so impressively. … He was to be independent, but he did so surrounded by the legion of young Toledoans who believed that, ‘Oh yeah, you will do better in Toledo.’” Next to speak was Robert Reinbolt, Collins’ chief of staff, who said
Collins’ love and respect for his family was present in everything he did. “He was always talking about them, expressing his pride in a latest accomplishment,” Reinbolt said. “He always encouraged staff to keep their family first. … I can still hear him saying, ‘Go home, it’s getting too late to still be in the office. Work will still be there in the morning.” Although conversations with Collins were rarely short, Reinbolt said he enjoyed them. “His desire to make Toledo a better place was contagious and made all of us better staff members,” he said. Reinbolt said the challenges faced during Collins’ first year on the job — the death of two firefighters, the record-breaking snowfall and cold temperatures of the winter and the August water crisis caused by algae toxins in Lake Erie, among them — did not deter Collins. “Most people would be very frustrated faced with all these challenges,” Reinbolt said. “But not Mayor Collins. It challenged him to make him stronger and more determined and work harder to accomplish the goals outlined in his campaign commitments and make Toledo a better place to live.” Matt Sapara, director of development for the city, was the last to speak during the remarks section of the service. Sapara said one of Collins’ management philosophies was to let managers run their respective divisions. “He had enough respect in our collective abilities to let us manage our teams to ensure that if the unthinkable happened, an unplanned change in leadership for example, there would
be a seamless transition and would not impact the services the citizens of Toledo expect and deserve,” he said. Sapara said one of Collins’ legacies will be solidifying the future of Downtown Toledo by landing the ProMedica deal approved last month by City Council. “Certainly ProMedica should get the lion’s share of credit for demonstrating its leadership to the community, but it was the mayor who shaped the deal,” he said. “The mayor firmly believed that the key to a successful region is a strong and vibrant Downtown. This will be one of his legacies.” Sapara also said the ProMedica deal will help cement Collins’ place in the city’s history books. “History will show that Mayor Collins was the catalyst for the city of Toledo’s renaissance,” he said. Collins’ successor, Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson, spoke before presenting the City of Toledo flag to Drabik. “We come to this place collectively to pay our respects to a man who willingly and eagerly went anywhere and everywhere, to talk with anyone, about anything, always, always, striving for the betterment of this great city,” she said. After Toledo Chief of Police George Kral read the record of Collins’ accomplishments, a video presentation of Collins’ life was shown, followed by a performance of “Amazing Grace” by Toledo Fire & Rescue Department’s Pipes and Drum Corps. Benediction was then read by Monsignor Christopher Vasko, of The Historic Church of St. Patrick. O
Sue Meadows of Caper’s Pizza on Byrne Road has known Collins since he was a Toledo Police officer. When he was a councilman, Collins attended all the Byrne Heatherdowns Business Association meetings. As mayor, he continued to attend. “He was big on neighborhoods,” Meadows said. “He was very personable and he cared deeply about what he believed in and he sure believed in the City of Toledo and that the neighborhood had to be strong.” Collins was a busy guy, Meadows said, but always took time to help with the business association, offering guidance and contacts. “When you’re working and got a group of 20 businesses and trying to bring back the neighborhood and having him so supportive, it was impressive that he would take the time with everything he had to do,” Meadows said. Meadows will remember most the support and direction Collins gave to the South Toledo businesses, and his hopes for the former Southwyck Mall site. “His heart was for Southwyck,” she said. “He wanted something to go in there.”
El Tipico
Dina Villa, the owner of El Tipico on South Avenue, said she considered Collins a personal friend and a friend to her business. She said she could always count on Collins visiting in one of his Irish sweaters, one of which had come directly from Ireland. “He was just always so kind and supportive of our business as a friend,” Villa said. “I’ve never met another man who has that twinkling in his eye. I would never want to cross him, either.” Villa said she was “completely heartbroken” over Collins’ death. “It’s shocking, to only have been in office a little over a year,” she said. “He supported us and he supports all small business.” Villa recalled Collins taking the
time to attend El Tipico’s taco-eating contest. She said he had a good time as a judge and was personable with everyone. He had had a funeral and a wedding to go to that day but still made the time to come, she said. “He always had a hug and a smile for me,” she said. “I’m grateful he died doing what he loved the most, caring about his city. He was doing his mayoral responsibilities. God bless him.”
Michael’s Café & Bakery
Michael Armstrong, owner of Michael’s Café & Bakery on Main Street said Collins would visit his business once or twice a week. “He went through here several times without saying a peep, and stood in line and waited like anyone else. He was a humble, hardworking, nice man.” Armstrong called Collins’ death a “tremendous loss for the city.” “He never came in like royalty or like he expected anything,” Armstrong said. “If he could come through incognito and never be recognized, he would be happier. He always went around supporting Toledo businesses the best he could. One time I told him, ‘If there’s anything we can do for you, let me know.’ And then the mayor responded very humbly, ‘If there’s anything else we can do for you as a business owner, let me know, too.’”
Fresh Market
Jeff VanPelt, manager of The Fresh Market on West Central Avenue, said Collins would often interact with people when he visited once or twice a week. “People always said hello to him, and he was always very friendly,” VanPelt said. “When he was first elected, I told him I didn’t vote for him and he said, ‘Why’s that?’ And I said, ‘Because I live in Michigan,’ and he got a big chuckle out of that. “He’s a good guy and I’m going to miss him a lot,” VanPelt said. “He had a good relationship with a few guys in the meat market, and he just walked around and shopped like everyone else, always with a smile on his face. Those weeks with the water crisis were tough, but he always had a smile on his face. We’re going to miss him.”
Wixey Bakery
Brian Wixey of Wixey Bakery on Glendale Avenue called Collins “phenomenal” and said he was a frequent customer. He looked after his community, Wixey said, and his visits there were very personable. “It was very off-the-cuff and very communal,” Wixey said. “We are glad to have shared time together.” O Toledo Free Press Associate Editor Tom Konecny contributed to this report.
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While many Toledoans recognize D. Michael Collins for his work at One Government Center as mayor and Toledo City Councilman, he started his career on the streets of the city. Collins was a 26-year veteran of the Toledo Police Department (TPD), a career he began in 1973. He served on the vice squad, metro drug unit and crimes against persons unit. From 1988 through his retirement in 1999, Collins served as president of the Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association (TPPA). He received numerous letters of recognition for excellence in police service during his career in law enforcement, and in 1997 was awarded TPD’s Professional Service Award. His former partner, Ron Scanlon, is a retired TPD detective who played a role getting Collins onto the vice squad. “He was known to be a very intelligent patrol officer,” Scanlon said. “Some of the guys thought he was kind of nerdy and wouldn’t work out, but I thought just the opposite and went to bat for him. … He grew his hair out a little bit, grew a beard and lo and behold, turned out to be one of the best investigators we had in the entire unit.” The two also worked with another partner, John Tharp, who is now Lucas County Sheriff. Together, they made a lot of arrests for liquor violations, illegal gambling, prostitution and drugs, Scanlon said. “He was a true professional in every sense of the word,” Scanlon said, fighting back tears as he reflected on those years. “He was very thorough. … He wouldn’t do a search warrant just based on a whim or a Crime Stopper [report] without doing surveillance and having good intelligence.” As an undercover officer, protecting his informants was very important to Collins, Scanlon said. “One thing he never did was turn on an informant,” he said. “They trusted him. Mike learned early that if he burned an informant, the word gets out on the streets. Without informants, you’re basically useless. You can’t do anything. … In a city the size of Toledo, sooner or later you’re known. That’s why the more informants you have, the more information you can get.” As devoted to his job as Collins was, he was also dedicated to his family, Scanlon said. He said they would often feel guilty because of all the hours they would spend doing surveillance, making arrests and then subsequent time in court at hearings and trials — all time spent away from their families. “One thing that bothered Mike was missing a lot of time with the kids,” Scanlon said. “But he did everything he could do to spend time with them
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Collins as A Toledo Police Officer in 1975.
and show them how much he loved them. He was just a great individual police officer and family man. … I get broken up every time I think about it. I can’t believe it.” Oregon Police Chief Mike Navarre began his career with TPD as a road patrol officer in 1977, when Collins was on the vice squad. While Navarre would occasionally see Collins during that time, the two didn’t start working closely together until Collins became president of TPPA. Collins represented officers in most of the disciplinary hearings involving police, and Navarre was a lieutenant in internal affairs. As a result, the two worked together on a daily basis. “He was very passionate about his duties,” Navarre said. “He didn’t take that representation lightly and he put in a lot of time and was very conscientious. He did his due diligence to make sure the officers he represented got the very best he could offer.” Navarre said working with Collins was a joy, although not always easy. “It was a pleasure working with him because he was such an honorable person,” Navarre said. “He was always candid. He didn’t play the games that some people like to play, and we got things done. We had some spirited disagreements, but we always respected each other’s opinion. Sometimes I would take a position that Mike disagreed with. He would tell me why, and oftentimes he was able to convince me that I was wrong. … The police department was always in his best interest. He knew when to fight, he knew when not to fight. He didn’t waste money on going after fights that he couldn’t win.”
Navarre said Collins’ greatest accomplishment as TPPA president was likely getting a union hall built at 1947 Franklin Ave. No matter which direction Collins was heading, he made it a point to always drive past the TPPA Hall, his Chief of Staff Robert Reinbolt said. “We could have been headed to the opposite end of the city, but he’d find a way to say, ‘Well, we’ve got to drive this way to get to wherever we’re going,’” Reinbolt said. Navarre said shortly after he became TPD chief in 1998, he neglected to attend the funerals of a couple of former officers, for which he took some heat from police retirees. He came to learn attending funerals was one of the most important functions of the chief of police. “The thing that I noticed during the years is Michael Collins was always there. Always there,” he said. “That was one thing I could always count on was him being there. … He was always there for those funerals, so you can bet that I’ll be there for his.” The two stayed in touch after Navarre’s departure from TPD in 2011, and into Collins’ first year as mayor. “I think he was loving it,” Navarre said of Collins’ role as mayor. “One of his greatest strengths is thriving during times of controversy and handling different crises. He was always positive, always smiling, jovial. I think he was just having the time of his life.” When George Kral was sworn in as the new Toledo Police Chief last month, Collins said he first noticed Kral’s character and potential in the late 1980s during a disciplinary hearing at which both testified. At least one interaction between the two did not go as Kral would have liked. “My biggest memory of him is when I was a newly appointed sergeant and he was president of the patrolman’s association,” Kral said. Kral had to write up a patrolman for an infraction. The case went to a chief ’s hearing, where Kral went up against Collins on the matter. It didn’t go well for Kral. “Let’s just say I was soundly defeated by him in the chief ’s hearing. Up to the day he passed away, when we would be in a lighter moment, he would bring it up: ‘Remember the time, George, when I kicked your butt in a chief ’s hearing?’ We had a laugh over it,” Kral said. “He was laughing more than me.” The police chief said the lighthearted exchange was indicative of his time with Collins. “For as serious as he was, he had a fantastic sense of humor,” Kral said. “You had to really know him to understand his sense of humor. … He was incredibly intelligent. I didn’t know a lot of people who were smarter than him. … He did his homework on everything and [when he asked a question] he knew it just as well if not better than the person he was asking.” Kral was only able to work under Collins’ administration for one month. “I really wanted an opportunity to work with him for his entire term,” Kral said. “I’m really sad I don’t get the opportunity to work with him more.” O
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T-shirt proceeds to benefit fallen officer’s family Proceeds from the sale of a T-shirt designed in honor of Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins will be donated to the family of late Toledo Police Officer Mike Greenwood via the Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association. Greenwood, 52, died Feb. 1 from an apparent heart attack while shoveling snow off duty. He leaves a wife and two children. Greenwood began his law enforcement career in 1984 with the Lucas County Sheriff ’s Office. He joined Toledo Police Department (TPD) in 1992 and was recently assigned to the property management unit. He was formerly a field training officer, receiving the Professional Service Medal in 2008. He also received the Distinguished Service Medal in 1996 for saving an elderly woman’s life in a house fire. The shirt was designed by Perrysburg-based apparel company Jupmode at the request of Toledo Free Press columnist Jeremy Baumhower of IHeartGlassCity, who wanted one for himself. After others expressed interest, Baumhower and Jupmode owner John Amato decided to make more and donate the proceeds to Greenwood. “I think its’ the perfect way to honor D. Michael Collins by taking care of a family of the TPD,” Baumhower said. Collins, who died Feb. 6, five days after going into cardiac arrest, was a retired police officer. In lieu of flowers, Collins’ family suggested donations be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. To purchase the shirt, visit www.jupmode.com. O —Staff Reports
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Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins assigned a lot of group work when he taught at the University of Toledo, former student Amy Tracy recalls. Although group work doesn’t tend to be particularly popular among college students, Tracy, now a director in corrections, said it helped prepare her for her future career in criminal justice. “Everybody kind of hated it,” she said. “But I give him a lot of credit for preparing me for a job like this because I deal with several different courts, several different agencies. … When you think about it, it’s teamwork.” Tracy said the things Collins taught have stayed with her long past the classroom. One thing he stressed was that those in the criminal justice system are people too, she said. “How I treat people as a whole has a lot to do with him,” she said. “[The group projects] alone helped me to prepare to deal with people. He prepared me for crisis situations and how to keep my head clear.” Robert Fitzgerald, another former UT student, agreed that Collins prepared students for their future careers, not just the final exam.
“He was very engaging and kept your interest,” said Fitzgerald, who works as a security guard at DavisBesse Nuclear Power Station. “He wanted me to further my career in law enforcement and tried to guide me through certain aspects. … He wanted to make sure [students] stayed interested no matter what their major was.” Collins would often share real-life stories, former student Heather Heiland recalled. “It made me relate more to what he was teaching,” she said. Collins also used humor in the classroom. “He always had jokes; he always made me laugh,” she said. Heiland had Collins for a juvenile justice class, which she went on to pursue as a career. She said he was easy to relate to and talk to and was one of her favorite teachers ever. “He took the time to talk to you,” she said. Collins was a visiting assistant professor at UT from 1999 to 2011. He also worked as an adjunct instructor at Lourdes University from 2010-12. “I really liked him,” said Dale Lanigan, chair of Lourdes’ Department of Sociology and Justice Studies. “He was always very straightforward, honest
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and loved to talk public policy. He didn’t just express his views. He always wanted to explain why he thought as he did, bringing up history and data to support his positions.” Collins also taught at St. Francis de Sales High School from 1976-83 and 1984-86. Tracy hopes people remember him for his passion for people. “A big part of my success in the criminal justice system is because of him,” she said. “I will be forever thankful to him for that.” O — Matt Liasse
Collins outworked campaign staff decades younger
During his time as media relations manager for D. Michael Collins’ 2009 and 2013 mayoral campaigns, Matt Zaleski once made the mistake of calling Collins a “former Marine.” “One thing that Mike was very proud of was his service as a Marine,” Zaleski said. “He made the point to [tell me], ‘There is no such thing as a former Marine.’” Last week, while visiting Collins in the hospital, Zaleski took his mentor by the hand and whispered in his ear: “Get well, Marine. You’ve got work to do.” “It was a very emotional moment for me,” Zaleski said. Zaleski met Collins in the 1970s, when Collins taught criminal justice at St. Francis de Sales High School, where Zaleski was a student. Collins also previously taught at the University of Toledo and Lourdes University. As an educator, Collins would bring humor to the classroom. “He actually did have a sense of humor and it came out in certain environments,” Zaleski said. Zaleski said Collins taught his St. Francis students how to avoid being victims of crime, something Zaleski has carried with him for 40 years. Zaleski looked to Collins as an inspiration throughout his adult life.
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D. Michael Collins campaignING IN TOLEDO during the 2013 mayoral race.
The two met up to play racquetball and golf a few times and Collins even attended Zaleski’s wedding. “He was a mentor and was looking out for me, I could tell,” Zaleski said. “Now I just hope he looks out for me from above.” As a politician, Zaleski said Collins never stopped. “He was always going,” Zaleski said. “He once told me, ‘I may not be the smartest guy in the room, but I’m going to be the hardest working in the room.’ That’s the way he was.” Zaleski said Collins loved going door to door and talking to people. “Mike was a guy who loved to get
out and meet people,” Zaleski said. “He was 69 years old when he was running and he would outwork the 20-year-old volunteers.” Zaleski said he last spoke to Collins on Jan. 29 and the two talked about whether or not he would run for mayor again. The two were making plans to work together in the future. Zaleski said he hopes people remember Collins for his leadership. “He had almost a watchdog mentality,” Zaleski said. “Don’t forget that this man spent 26 years as a police officer … kicking in doors and doing some of the most dangerous jobs.” O — Matt Liasse
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As the City of Toledo noted in a statement following his death, Mayor D. Michael Collins had titles aplenty: Marine, police officer, City Councilman, husband, father and grandfather. Another that was listed may have arguably guided the rest: devout Catholic. “He was a faithful parishioner here,” said the Rev. Marty Lukas, pastor of Gesu Roman Catholic Parish on Parkside Boulevard. “You just got a sense that when he came to Mass on the weekends, that he came to pray, to worship, to build community.” Lukas came to Gesu three years ago, where he encountered Collins regularly. The late mayor typically attended the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, or the 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday, depending on his schedule. Though Collins also worshipped at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church near the Anthony Wayne Trail — which was closer to his residence — he called Gesu home. “He always went to coffee and doughnuts (after Mass), and stayed and talked to people,” Lukas said. “You didn’t know he was the mayor, unless you knew he was the mayor. He and [his wife] Sandy had a pew they usually sat in, and sometimes he would get recruited to take up the collection. They often would tap Mike to do that, and he’d walk up the aisle just like an ordinary parishioner.” Although he may have looked ordinary, Lukas said fellow parishioners thought it was neat having the Mayor of Toledo attend Gesu. “I think everyone was really respectful of Mike and as to why we were all at church, as a fellow Chris-
tian and parishioner,” Lukas said. “That was his time, not as mayor, but as a parishioner.” That didn’t mean some people didn’t try to bend his ear. However, longtime Gesu member Dennis Isabell Sr. of Ottawa Hills said Collins tried to avoid mayoral talk. “He wanted to engage with people more as a parishioner, and not as mayor,” Isabell said. “He seemed like he was under too much stress for one guy, and he would always say, ‘It’s just part of the job.’” Isabell said he immediately connected with Collins when they met about six years ago. The two always talked after Mass about things they had in common, including their Irish ancestry and how they had both lost a child. “He always acted like he had time to listen to you,” Isabell said. “I really didn’t know him other than at Gesu, and he was very engaging and incredibly kind.” Collins attended the October installation of Toledo Bishop Daniel Thomas, and the two once met at Collins’ office. Lukas said the two were beginning to forge a relationship. “I think they were both very much of the same ilk, both men that were going to be very good for Toledo and Northwest Ohio in their respective roles, and I think they resonated together,” Lukas said. Thomas also offered a statement reflecting on Collins’ faith. “Mayor Collins often spoke of the importance of his Catholic faith and the many ways the Lord had blessed his life,” Thomas said. “I will count among my blessings the opportunity to have come to know him, to have met his family, and to have prayed with his wife at his hospital bedside.” Isabell believes Collins’ religion
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positively influenced his work as mayor, where his day-to-day public decision-making often revealed his devout faith. “Every article you’d pick up talks about his compassion,” Isabell said. “You could just tell by the aura around him that he was a very caring and compassionate guy. He cared about people and that was very obvious. When he found out I lost a son, there was a real sense of commonality, even though I wasn’t a politician.” The Rev. David Ritchie, pastor at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, who
distributed communion to Collins at Mass the morning of his cardiac arrest, saw Collins’ religion impact his work. “I think he probably did bring God into it a lot,” Ritchie said. “But he was not perfect, and could be feisty, but the biggest thing was how unassuming he was. He didn’t walk into church and say, ‘Hey, the mayor’s here.’ And I’ve seen politicians not do that, they walk into a room and think everything should stop. So I think the humbleness is very important.” Gesu Parishioner Bob Savage of Toledo also noticed that Collins’ faith influenced his public life.
“I think he had great personal respect for all people, and I think that is really a reflection of his Catholic faith,” Savage said. “I always noticed his gentle manner, and you don’t always see that in public officials often.” Savage said Collins was well-liked and respected by all. “In leaving he would always linger in the back in the vestibule, and usually we’d have a chance to talk,” Savage said. “There’s no question he was very sincere as a person and that carried over certainly into his religious life. He enjoyed the tranquility that the sanctuary offered. He was easy to talk with, and he fit in very well with the congregation. Mike was just a great guy.” Lukas recalled a recent story from a parishioner, who noticed Collins smiling at Mass while a baptism was taking place. “For some reason, [this parishioner] focused on Mike,” Lukas said. “And [Collins] was just beaming. He was just so happy and so proud that there was this new member of our Catholic community. [The parishioner] said he couldn’t get that out of his mind, that [Collins] was just so into it, that this baby was baptized. I think that represents the interior of Mike’s faith life, because it was very private and yet it was very real.” Lukas said Gesu has lost a good member of its faith community. “He was an ordinary man, a great member of our parish family,” he said. “And we were proud of him.” O
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New mayor vows continuity By Sarah Ottney
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Paula Hicks-Hudson is still getting used to the title, but wants to assure Toledoans she’s ready and able to step into the role of mayor. “People are saying ‘Mayor,’ and I’m still looking behind me for D. Michael Collins,” Hicks-Hudson said Feb. 10. She admitted it’s taken some days for reality to sink in. “It kind of did this morning,” she told media Feb. 9, after addressing a new class of Toledo Police trainees and then discussing funeral details for Collins. The mayor died Feb. 6, five days after going into cardiac arrest while driving. “It’s not so much the recognition of the role I have to play, because as president of Council you have to do many of the same things,” she said. “The magnitude is different, of course. And Council is part time; this is full time. So that’s sinking in.” As City Council president, HicksHudson was sworn in as acting mayor Feb. 1 at University of Toledo Medical Center, where Collins was being treated. Upon Collins’ death, she became Toledo’s first black female mayor. Hicks-Hudson, a lawyer who focuses on juvenile issues, said she plans to close her private practice in order to focus on the full-time role of mayor. A special election in November will determine who takes the office. HicksHudson, a Democrat, declined to discuss if she planned to run, saying it was too soon to think about. Right now, she said, she’s just focused on running the city. “We’re going to make the necessary changes to keep the agenda going forward, to keep the city going forward, to do those projects that we agreed upon.” Among major development projects Collins was working on were talks with Fiat Chrysler over the future of the Jeep Wrangler in Toledo, ProMedica’s move Downtown, the search for an end user for the former Southwyck site and the city’s budget. “There’s been some discussion that there will be some major changes, but if you look at the record from Council we stand together about the Jeep project, we stand together about the ProMedica project, we have to stand together for the budget,” she said. “It’s not like there will be a big shift or anything. It’s just that I’m me and D. Michael Collins is D. Michael Collins and that’s the change. But the fundamental things that we’re to do, those have not changed.” Hicks-Hudson brushed off further questions about changes, but said one area that’s important to her is city pools and recreation.
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PAULA HICKS-HUDSON “That’s something we’re going to work on,” she said. “But that was also something we were just beginning to have conversations about with the administration, about ways we could make recreation just as important as job development and job growth.” She praised Collins’ staff for their support during her transition. “This is a remarkable staff. The city runs not by those at the top but those who are mid and lower,” she said. “They are having to make changes and trying to get used to me. “It’s been a transition and it’s going to be a further transition. But we just have to do the things that we need to do, for the citizens as well as to honor D. Michael and what he stood for.” Collins’ Chief of Staff Robert Reinbolt said he is dedicated to helping ease the transition. “I think we’re still developing our relationship,” he said of Hicks-Hudson. “But I’m here to help whoever the mayor is. I think continuity is an important factor now. Eventually Paula, or whoever the next mayor is, they are going to want their own team of people and that’s fine. The important thing is we all need to work together right now.” Hicks-Hudson was appointed to Toledo City Council in January 2011 to the District 4 seat vacated by Michael Ashford when he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives. She retained the seat in the November general election. In 2013, she was elected Council president to fill the vacancy left by Joe McNamara, who was running for mayor. “It’s an opportunity to serve the people,” Hicks-Hudson said at the time. “Not that we will always agree, but we want to be working toward a common goal. I think most of us that work in this particular position are doing it because we care about the city.” “We may not always agree on things,
but she’s very logical in her thinking,” then-Mayor Mike Bell said at the time. Hicks-Hudson has a bachelor’s degree in political science and journalism from Spelman College in Atlanta, a master’s degree in communications development from Colorado State University and a law degree from the University of Iowa. She came to Toledo in 1982 to work for Toledo Legal Aid Society. Other positions include assistant Lucas County prosecutor, an assistant public defender and assistant state attorney general. She was the City of Toledo’s legislative director from 1998 till 2002, as well as director and deputy director of the Lucas County Board of Elections and chief legal counsel to the Ohio Office of Budget and Management in Columbus under Gov. Ted Strickland. She’s married with two grown daughters. Councilman Tom Waniewski described Hicks-Hudson as likeable, open to other opinions and respectful. Councilman Mike Craig said he finds her inquisitive and thorough. Councilman Larry Sykes said he and Hicks-Hudson have worked together for decades. “She will do well,” Sykes said. “She’s very articulate, knowledgeable. [With her background in litigation] she’s obviously going to be thorough. In terms of leadership … the fact that she was elected president by the bulk of men [on Council] show they have trust and belief in her leadership. You’ll never see her angry or lose control. That’s just the way she is.” Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken said Hicks-Hudson will be different from Collins, but he’s confident in her abilities. “Paula brings a whole different style to the office, and that’s OK,” Gerken said. “I look forward to working with her. She has a style that’s pretty easy to approach and open. Now, you’re not going to push her around. This woman is smart, tough and isn’t going to get pushed around by anybody and is highly confident to do the job. “I was meeting with her as acting mayor an hour before the news came of Mayor Collins’ [death], and I’ll tell you what, she had her legs firmly under her. She was taking everything quickly but judiciously.” Matt Sapara, the city’s development director, said his “marching orders are clear: Keep going in the direction we’re going.” “There’s a lot going on and we just want to keep heading in that positive direction,” Sapara said. “I have confidence in her. I know she has the best interests of the community at heart. That is very obvious and that’s something she shares with Mayor Collins.” O
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ichard and Andrew Brown are maraderie with your playing compana father and son team that is ions and the ability to enjoy playing a deeply immersed in the golf cul- sport with my son. Each hole is a new beginning, past trials and ture of Northwest Ohio. errors are forgotten They host the Toledo and every new hole Golf Show annually, author holds the promise of the BW Golf Newsletter improvement,” he said. every week and can be seen The Browns’ pasat many area outings or just sion for golf grew enjoying a casual round of over the years and golf at one of Toledo’s many turned into a partpublic courses. nership hosting the Richard has a unique Toledo Golf Show story of his first experience each February. in golf. As a young man, Fred ALTVATER Andrew travels the country as the he was involved in sports car racing and never had time to play golf. Most sales director of Industrial and Manufacweekends were spent traveling to road turing Accounts for UPS, but still finds courses, zipping through hairpins and time to meet with local golf businesses and work at growing the game of golf in chasing checkered flags in a Porsche. His first encounter with the game the Toledo area. In addition to the golf show, the came at the Holy Grail of golf, Augusta National. The company he was working Browns created Buckeye Wolverine for had traveled to Augusta, Georgia, (BW) Golf, www.buckeyewolverinegolf. for a construction job, but when they com, which endeavors to unite area arrived the company was not ready to golfers with local golf courses. With the number of golfers dropping begin the project. The owner of the company was apol- since 2009 and the overall suffering of ogetic and offered to pay for the crew the golf economy, Andrew and Richard to play golf for two days at a local golf both understand the need for communicourse. It turned out he was a member of cation between golfers and golf facilities. BW Golf strives to provide updated Augusta National Golf Club, the home of the Masters Tournament, and the crew information to Toledo-area golfers and communicates via a newsletter that is was allowed to play the course. At the time it meant nothing to sent out every Monday morning. The Richard, who was more concerned newsletter is packed with outing inforabout the 24 hours at Sebring than mation, discounts and a general recap of the Masters. After a couple of days of the national and local golf scene. In the early years, they worked with shanking, skulling and slicing golf balls through “Amen Corner,” he decided golf Maple Hill Golf to build the Toledo Golf Show. Richard and Andrew assumed was not in his immediate future. For most golfers, an opportunity to total ownership of the show in 2011. The Toledo Golf Show attracts walk the hallowed grounds of Augusta National and take a few divots out of the both local and nationally recognized pristine fairways would be a once-in-a- golf vendors. Representatives from lifetime story passed down through gen- area golf courses attend, offer diserations. For Richard, it was just another counts and answer questions to attract new golf leagues and outings to their ho-hum day at the office. Oh, how times change. As Andrew course. Check it out Feb. 20-22 at Tamgrew and took up the game, Richard O-Shanter in Sylvania. O found golf to be a perfect venue to spend more time with his son and a Find more golf information from Fred replacement for the competition he Altvater at NWO Golf Links, nwo. received from racing. back9mediagroup.com, and on Back 9 “I love the spirit of the game, the ca- Report at http://bit.ly/1lOvJjN.
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Bergman for gold Oak Harbor native makes waves on wrestling mat and in ‘Foxcatcher.’ By Jeff McGinnis Toledo Free Press POP CULTURE EDITOR PopGoesJeff@gmail.com
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n Feb. 7, JD Bergman came home. The celebrated wrestler — a former NCAA AllAmerican for Ohio State, a man with 10 national championships who had two stints on USA’s world team, not to mention a cameo in the Oscar-nominated wrestling drama “Foxcatcher” — returned to his alma mater, Oak Harbor High School, to speak and share his story with a crowd eager to listen. It’s something Bergman said he loves to do more than most anything. “I think that the No. 1 thing is truth. I think that it’s pretty hard to come by, in our world, in our culture,” Bergman said in an interview with
Toledo Free Press. “Truth is not relative. And really, truth and love. With all the things that have happened in my life thus far, I feel like it’s just the beginning. And it’s become pretty clear in the last year, too, that I want to help as many people as possible become healthier, physically, mentally and spiritually.” That desire to communicate his passion for wrestling, for his faith, for honesty and commitment is indicative of Bergman as a whole, especially as he faces a crucial time in his career on the mat. The 30-year-old athlete stands at a bit of a personal crossroads as he approaches what may be the final two major events of his career — the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, and his ultimate goal, the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. After that, Bergman will be 32, and his career will
be over, probably. “There’s really no way to tell for sure, because I thought — almost without a doubt — that I would be finished after 2012. And the things that I’ve learned with health and wellness, and the preventative measures I’ve taken ... by the way I live, it’s almost like a fountain of youth, in a way. But really, I’ve just removed interferences in the body’s natural healing process.” Bergman was never pressured to get into wrestling, even though it runs in his blood. His dad was a former Ohio State champion, and his uncle trained him at Oak Harbor High School. Eventually the wrestling bug bit then-10-year-old Bergman, though he still had his eyes set on other athletic pursuits. n Bergman CONTINUES ON 18
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A very musical Oscars From Maroon 5 to Lady Gaga, those tuning in to this year’s Oscars might think they’re watching the Grammy Awards, which honors the best in music. Or, with this year’s host Neil Patrick Harris, viewers might think they’re watching the Tony Awards, which honors the best in theater. Regardless, viewers should prepare themselves for a very musical 87th Academy Awards on Feb. 22, honoring the best of film in 2014. Ceremony producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, in their third year producing the Oscars, have been announcing pre-
senters and performers for the past few weeks to build excitement for the show. Harris announced Jan. 27 that he will perform “an original multimedia, musical sequence” written by Kristen AndersonLopez and Robert Lopez, the Oscar-winning songwriting team from “Frozen.” Other performers include Anna Kendrick, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, Jack Black and pop music superstar Lady Gaga. These appearances add to already-announced performances of the Oscar-nominated original songs. Adam Levine will perform “Lost Stars” from the film “Begin Again” with his
band Maroon 5. John Legend and Common will perform their nominated song “Glory,” from “Selma.” Rita Ora will perform “Grateful,” written by Diane Warren, from “Beyond the Lights.” Tim McGraw will perform “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” in honor of friend and nominee Glen Campbell, from the documentary “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me.” And finally, pop duo Tegan and Sara and comedy-music trio The Lonely Island will perform the nominated song “Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie.” Oh, and there will be some Oscars given out.O —James A. Molnar
n Bergman CONTINUED FROM 17 “I remember doing pushups when I was 8, saying I wanted to play for Lou Holtz. I always wanted to play football, even after I wrestled,” Bergman said. “Everything I did, I had kind of a perfectionist mentality. ... Everything I do, I want it to be excellent.” Even when he earned a scholarship to wrestle for Ohio State University, Bergman still had an eye on the gridiron. “I took the full ride to Ohio State but I had a meeting with Coach Tressel, and I was a preferred walk-on and first team all-state running back. I wanted to play football in my offseason — as soon as they allowed me to redshirt wrestling, I wanted to play football. And then in my mind, I would have started on the football team and never wrestled again. “It was pretty clear God took me in a different direction, and I’m totally fine with that.” But don’t get the impression that Bergman isn’t 100 percent committed to being the best wrestler in the world — far from it. He has sacrificed years to training and suffered innumerable injuries in pursuit of his Olympic dream, which almost came to a sudden end when he placed a disappointing third at the 2012 U.S. trials, narrowly missing the chance to compete in front of the world. Shortly after that, though, another opportunity arose when Hollywood came calling. He learned of auditions for the film “Foxcatcher,” a wrestling drama based on the story of John E. du Pont, starring Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo. “I immediately thought, I don’t know who else would be a good extra for a wrestling movie. Because I’ve always wanted to act. I’ve just always had that desire for entertainment.” Bergman had already committed to
February 15, 2015 a three-week trip to Canada, leaving him unavailable to audition. But one day, on a whim, he made an impromptu audition tape featuring a bunch of impressions — “Family Guy,” Droopy Dog, Will Ferrell characters and more. “I sent that to him, and they gave me a call back without me even being at the audition. And actually, [director] Bennett Miller actually wrote a part in the movie for me. We filmed the whole thing in, like six or seven hours. ... It obviously ended up not making the final cut, it ended up on the editing floor. But it was very cool.” Bergman said he was thrilled to get the chance to work with talents like Ruffalo — who he’s remained in contact with, and who has supported Bergman’s “Road to Rio” Olympic fundraiser — and Carell, who has long been one of his favorite performers. “We hadn’t really officially met, but we had shot a few scenes together,” Bergman said of Carell. “And he’s doing a really, really challenging role. And I just said, ‘We just shot a whole scene all day, I’m just going to go and introduce myself.’ And I just said, ‘Hey, Steve, it’s a huge honor to work with you, I’m a big fan. I think I’ve watched every episode of ‘The Office.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, it was my pleasure, too. You were hilarious.’” Is a career in Hollywood a long-term possibility? Bergman said he’d love the chance to do more movies. For now though, his passion to be the best in the world on the mat takes precedence over all. “I know I can be. I’m not being optimistic — and I am very optimistic as a person — but I’m not being unfair or optimistic. I know for a fact that I can do that, and it’s very much an attainable goal. And it’s very much a realistic thing,” he said. “I’ve wrestled the best guys in the world. And I know I can be that guy.” O
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This is absolutely a two horse race. Richard Linklater’s visionary film chronicling the growth of a young man was long considered the front-runner, but as awards season has progressed, Hollywood has found a candidate about its favorite subject — itself. The landslide of awards being showered on “Birdman” seems to indicate it has its beak in front. Prediction: “Birdman”
The temptation is to say that these two directors’ chances are completely tied to the Best Picture chances of their films. But recent history has seen numerous Best Picture-winners’ directors get snubbed in their own category. My gut, though, says it’s Iñárritu’s year for “Birdman,” however much a Linklater win for “Boyhood” would delight me. Prediction: Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”
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Easily the closest of any acting race, Keaton (“Birdman”) seemed a lock early in the Oscar season, though ironically his odds wavered as his film’s chances skyrocketed. But Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) is your man. Prediction: Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”
Moving into the “foregone conclusion” section, we come to Moore (“Still Alice”) winning her first Oscar for her gripping portrayal of a woman with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Witherspoon (“Wild”) could upset, but that is a very slim chance. Prediction: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
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Patricia Arquette
Emma Stone
Norton’s temperamental method actor in “Birdman” might have had a chance in any other year. But the brilliant Simmons (“Whiplash”) delivered huge in a role that was absolutely essential to the success of “Whiplash.” He is long overdue. Prediction: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
You could put any of the other four nominees in here (like Emma Stone for “Birdman”) vs. Arquette and the odds wouldn’t change. Her character was the emotional core of “Boyhood,” and her win will be an acknowledgment of the film’s greatness. Prediction: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
vs. “The Imitation Game”
vs. “Whiplash”
Wildly different films here, but a solid front-runner is Graham Moore’s work for “The Imitation Game,” telling the complex and tragic tale of Alan Turing. Likely to be shut out the rest of the night, the Academy will want to honor the film somewhere. Prediction: “The Imitation Game”
“Birdman”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Odds seem to favor “Birdman” slightly, a safe bet given that the big categories are heading in that direction. But screenplay is where Oscar likes to reward challenging, unusual, even quirky work from respected creative minds. Prediction: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
BONUS PREDICTION – Best Animated Feature: “Big Hero 6” vs. “How to Train Your Dragon 2” with the edge to “Dragon.”
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Event planner Cheryl Cecchetto shares her success story in new book ‘Passion to Create.’
By James A. Molnar
Toledo Free Press Film Editor jmolnar@toledofreepress.com
It may be surprising to read that Hollywood event planner Cheryl Cecchetto is an awardwinning accordion player. Then again, the accordion just may be the perfect instrument for Cecchetto. The go-to event planner for the post-Oscars Governors Ball is adept at multitasking, a needed skill to the play the Germanic instrument. “It’s very much a multitasking situation.” Cecchetto said in an interview with Toledo Free Press. “That’s truly what a director and producer does.” The Canadian-born Cecchetto actually gave up her career as an accordionist to become an actress. “For me, even though I loved the instrument so much, it wasn’t expressive enough,” she said. “I needed to use my voice and my arms and my legs and run around and talk and wave and whatever.” But she said music will always be in her blood. “Music hasn’t let go,” she said. Her new book, “Passion to Create: Your Invitation to Celebrate,” offers another way for Cecchetto to express herself. Published Dec. 30 by New Holland Publishers, it details her life, her career and some fantastic behindthe-scenes stories from inside Hollywood’s biggest parties. Cecchetto and her team at Sequoia Productions are currently putting the finishing touches on the Governors Ball, which will take place immediately after the Academy Awards on Feb. 22. Reached with just a quick walk upstairs to the ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles, this exclusive party for Oscar nominees, winners and invited guests is as glamorous as it gets. This year’s ball, Cecchetto’s 26th consecutive year as producer, will celebrate the history, glamour and artistry of Hollywood, with tributes to icons of cinema past. While planning big events in Hollywood and around the world in 2014, Cecchetto was also busy finalizing her book. Cecchetto’s manager, Steven McArthur, suggested finishing the book as soon as possible, to coincide with her company’s 25th year.
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Cecchetto “It was a lot of work,” she said. “It nearly killed me.” Over 25 years, Cecchetto said, her career has been quite the journey and evolution. “I think that my events have gone from — oh my goodness, 25 years ago — tablecloths and florals and now, they’re into full-out productions and now they’re theatrical and now, [I have] the book,” she said. “Passion to Create” focuses on four concepts, according to Cecchetto: How she got here, ideas and inspiration, great Hollywood stories and giving back. In the book, she shares details about being an assistant for Shelley Winters for a year, as well as appearing as an extra in TV shows like “The Golden Girls.” To pay her bills while an unemployed actress in Los Angeles, she took catering jobs. Nearly three decades ago, she started managing events for one company, Ambrosia, and that’s when she landed her first Oscars gig.
She helped plan and manage her first Governors Ball. “It was a beautiful evening,” she writes. “That first Governors Ball created business relationships and friendships among us, lasting to this day.” One of the 10 chapters in this coffee-table book aims at helping readers plan their own events. From weddings to parties, Cecchetto shares tips, tricks and timelines. Each chapter also ends in a recipe that is representative of the preceding theme. Need Oscar party planning tips? Cecchetto provides 10 must-haves for your celebration on page 247. “With a little ingenuity, and the readily available reference points that are out there, the red carpet on Hollywood Boulevard is as close as the end of your own driveway,” she writes. Juxtaposed against her tales of planning lavish parties, Cecchetto also writes about paying it forward. Her parties help employ skilled craftsmen, technicians and waiters. Food overages are donated. This was important to her, especially during the recession. “We are, all of us, honored with the opportunity to share our blessings whenever and however we can,” she writes. The book also explores lessons learned and wisdom gained. In Chapter 9 titled, “What’s It All About?” Cecchetto touches on technology and the need to live in the present. “Time flies so hang up your (not so) smartphone! Your life is calling,” she writes. Talking about the future, Cecchetto writes that time is a mindset. “Is the best yet to come?” she asks. “I believe the best is here today and in this moment.” Every day is a celebration for Cecchetto. A celebration can simply be having a conversation. “Celebration doesn’t have to be a cake and a fork and a glass of Champagne,” she said. “It can be so much more, on so many levels.” But it’s also about giving back. “If we’re going to celebrate, let’s celebrate for someone else, somewhere else, somehow else — to make it all worth it,” she said. O
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The 87th
Best Picture
Sunday, Feb. 22 7 p.m.
Best Director
Jeff McGinnis and James A. Molnar make their predictions in all 24 categories.
❑❑ “American Sniper” ❑❑ “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” ✚ ❑❑ “Boyhood” ★ ❑❑ “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
❑❑ “The Imitation Game” ❑❑ “Selma” ❑❑ “The Theory of Everything” ❑❑ “Whiplash”
❑❑ Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” ❑❑ Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman” ✚ ❑❑ Richard Linklater, “Boyhood” ★ ❑❑ Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher” ❑❑ Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Best Animated Feature
Predictions Legend
❑❑ “American Sniper” ❑❑ “The Imitation Game” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Inherent Vice” ❑❑ “The Theory of Everything” ❑❑ “Whiplash”
❑❑ “Birdman” ❑❑ “Boyhood” ❑❑ “Foxcatcher” ❑❑ “The Grand Budapest Hotel” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Nightcrawler”
❑❑ “Big Hero 6” ❑❑ “The Boxtrolls” ❑❑ “How to Train Your Dragon 2” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Song of the Sea” ❑❑ “The Tale of The Princess Kaguya”
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Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
❑❑ Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher” ❑❑ Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper” ❑❑ Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game” ❑❑ Michael Keaton, “Birdman” ❑❑ Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything” ✚ ★
❑❑ Robert Duvall, “The Judge” ❑❑ Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood” ❑❑ Edward Norton, “Birdman” ❑❑ Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher” ❑❑ J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash” ✚ ★
❑❑ Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night” ❑❑ Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything” ❑❑ Julianne Moore, “Still Alice” ✚ ★ ❑❑ Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl” ❑❑ Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”
❑❑ Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood” ✚ ★ ❑❑ Laura Dern, “Wild” ❑❑ Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game” ❑❑ Emma Stone, “Birdman” ❑❑ Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”
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Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short
Best Film Editing
❑❑ “Birdman,” Emmanuel Lubezki ✚ ★ ❑❑ “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Robert Yeoman ❑❑ “Ida,” Lukasz Zal & Ryszard Lenczewski ❑❑ “Mr. Turner,” Dick Pope ❑❑ “Unbroken,” Roger Deakins
❑❑ “The Grand Budapest Hotel” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Inherent Vice” ❑❑ “Into the Woods” ❑❑ “Maleficent” ❑❑ “Mr. Turner”
❑❑ “CITIZENFOUR” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Finding Vivian Maier” ❑❑ “Last Days in Vietnam” ❑❑ “The Salt of the Earth” ❑❑ “Virunga”
❑❑ “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Joanna” ❑❑ “Our Curse” ❑❑ “The Reaper (La Parka)” ❑❑ “White Earth”
❑❑ “American Sniper” ❑❑ “Boyhood” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “The Grand Budapest Hotel” ❑❑ “The Imitation Game” ❑❑ “Whiplash”
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Production Design
❑❑ “Ida” (Poland) ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Leviathan” (Russia) ❑❑ “Tangerines” (Estonia) ❑❑ “Timbuktu” (Mauritania) ❑❑ “Wild Tales” (Argentina)
❑❑ “Foxcatcher” ❑❑ “The Grand Budapest Hotel” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Guardians of the Galaxy”
❑❑ “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Alexandre Desplat ★ ❑❑ “The Imitation Game,” Alexandre Desplat ❑❑ “Interstellar,” Hans Zimmer ❑❑ “Mr. Turner,” Gary Yershon ❑❑ “The Theory of Everything,” Jóhann Jóhannsson ✚
❑❑ ❑❑ ❑❑ ❑❑ ❑❑
❑❑ “The Grand Budapest Hotel” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “The Imitation Game” ❑❑ “Interstellar” ❑❑ “Into the Woods” ❑❑ “Mr. Turner”
“Lost Stars” from “Begin Again” “Everything is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie” “Glory” from “Selma” ✚ ★ “Grateful” from “Beyond the Lights” “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me”
Best Short, Animated
Best Short, Live-Action
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Best Visual Effects
❑❑ “The Bigger Picture” ❑❑ “The Dam Keeper” ❑❑ “Feast” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Me and My Moulton” ❑❑ “A Single Life”
❑❑ “Aya” ❑❑ “Boogaloo and Graham” ❑❑ “Butter Lamp (La Lampe au Beurre de Yak)” ❑❑ “Parvaneh” ★ ❑❑ “The Phone Call” ✚
❑❑ “American Sniper” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “Birdman” ❑❑ “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” ❑❑ “Interstellar” ❑❑ “Unbroken”
❑❑ “American Sniper” ✚ ❑❑ “Birdman” ❑❑ “Interstellar” ❑❑ “Unbroken” ❑❑ “Whiplash” ★
❑❑ “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” ❑❑ “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” ❑❑ “Guardians of the Galaxy” ❑❑ “Interstellar” ✚ ★ ❑❑ “X-Men: Days of Future Past”
The Academy Awards are Sunday, Feb. 22. Look for full coverage at ToledoFreePress.com and TheGoldKnight.com. Toledo Free Press Film Editor James A. Molnar will be reporting from Hollywood.
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((((((((((((( THE PULSE
february 13-21, 2015
What’s what, where and when in NW Ohio
olds Road. (419) 531-4446 or www. dorrstreetcafe.com. O Don Coats: Feb. 13.
Compiled by Matt Liasse Events are subject to change.
MUSIC
Durty Bird
Bar 145º
$5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com. O $5 martinis and burgers: Wednesdays. O Velvet Shake: 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Feb. 13. O Noisy Neighbors: 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Feb. 14.
The Blarney Irish Pub
601 Monroe St. (419) 418-2339 or www. theblarneyirishpub.com. O Beg To Differ: Feb. 13. O Sugar Pax: Feb. 14.
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 Decent Folk: Feb. 13. O Crucial 420: Feb. 14.
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: Wednesdays. O Paul VornHagen: Feb. 13. O Alexander Zonjic (Langley Hall) and Zac Kreuz: Feb. 14. O Tim Oehlers: Feb. 15. O Johnny Burt: Feb. 19.
Doc Watson’s
1515 S. Byrne Road. (419) 389-6003 or docwatsonstoledo.com. O Sporcle Live Trivia: Thursdays. O Slim: 10 p.m. Feb. 13. O Stephen Woolley: 10 p.m. Feb. 14.
Dorr St. Café
Southwest corner of Dorr Street at Reyn-
2 S. St. Clair St. (419) 243-2473 or www. yeoldedurtybird.com. O Distant Cousinz: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Feb. 13. O Picking Kelly: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Feb. 14. O KMB3: 1-4 p.m. Feb. 15. O T-Town Rounds: 7-10 p.m. Feb. 16. O Groove Plexus: 7-10 p.m. Feb. 17. O Chris Knopp: 7-10 p.m. Feb. 18. O Earl Cookie: 5-7 p.m. Feb. 19. O Estar Cohen Project: 7-10 p.m. Feb. 19.
Forrester’s On The River
Iggy’s
128 Main St. O Industrial Wasteland: DJs Havok and AudioFlesh: 10 p.m. Feb. 13. $10. O Valentine’s Day Single and Sexy Mixer/#Tha$ta$h Release Party with Hydro and Jbizz, North Coast Fam, Dfg Ent, Menace, B46 (bomb BOi), B Wills, Swiss Tha Savage, THC, Listen and Young Caeser: 9 p.m. Feb. 14.
Martini & Nuzzi’s
6023 Manley Road. Maumee. For more information, call (419) 865-7967. O PlayDate: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 15.
Name That Tune
308 Main St. (419) 693-5300 or www. FrankiesInnerCity.com. O Forest & The Evergreens, Mo Lowda & The Humble and Wearebrothers: 2 p.m. Fev. 13. O The Red Paintings, Fail and Deliver, Took Too Much and Samoya: 9 p.m. Feb. 14.
O The Oarhouse, 5044 Suder Ave.: 8-10 p.m. Mondays. 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. O The Oarhouse, 5044 Suder Ave.: 6-8:30 p.m. Fridays.
French Quarter J. Patrick’s Pub
One2 Lounge at Treo
26 Main St. (419) 691-2626 or www. forrestersontheriver.com. O Wine Down Wednesday with The H-Factor Jazz Show: 6-10 p.m. Wednesdays.
Frankie’s Inner-City
Live entertainment after 9:30 p.m. FridaysSaturdays. Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg. (419) 874-3111 or www.hifq.com. O Jackpot: Feb. 13 and 14.
Live music starts at 7:30 p.m. 5703 Main St., Sylvania. (419) 882-2266 or treosylvania.com. O The New Fashioned: Feb. 13. O Straight Up! Trio: Feb. 14.
Hollywood Casino Toledo
1815 Adams St. (419) 725-5483 or www. otavern.com. O Collingwood Garden Mural Benefit: Feb. 14.
The Hollywood Casino offers musical distractions from all the lights, noise and jackpots. 777 Hollywood Blvd. (419) 661-5200 or www. hollywoodcasinotoledo.com. O The Gatsby Weekend Event, Hollywood Casino, Feb. 13-15.
Huntington Center
500 Jefferson Ave. (419) 321-5007, (800) 7453000 or www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com. O Miranda Lambert with Justin Moore, Raelyn and Jukebox Mafia: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19.
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SWINGMANIA
With its focus on swing music, Jeff McDonald’s group of musicians provides a peek into another era. (419) 708-0265, (419) 8740290 or www.swingmania.org. O Trotters Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 381-2079: 8 p.m. Tuesdays. O The Gatsby Weekend Event, Hollywood Casino, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Feb. 13-15.
O Bowling Green State University Bowen Thompson Student Union: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14. O Bowling Green State University Falcon Swing Club: 10:30 p.m. Feb. 14.
Third Street Cigar
20 N. 3rd St. (419) 441-0020. O The Good, The Bad and the Blues’ “Welcome Home From Memphis” Party: 8-11 p.m. Feb. 13.
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 Blue Dirt Band: Feb. 13. O Dragon Wagon: Feb. 14.
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 Tore Down Blues Jam Band: Sundays. O Bobby May and John Barile followed by The Eight Fifteens: Feb. 13. O Barile Band: Feb. 14. O Tore Down Blues Band Jam: Feb. 15. O Calen Savidge: Feb. 17. O Danny Mettler: Feb 18. O Captain Sweet Shoes: Feb. 19.
EVENTS
2955 Dorr Street. O Luke D. Rosen’s “Wanderings,” A Suite of Oak Openings Preserve Experiences for Brass Quintet and Piano: 3 p.m. Feb. 15. 817 East Broadway. Visit eastwoodtheater.com. O “Interstellar”: 6 p.m. Feb. 13, 7:15 p.m. Feb. 14 and 3:30 p.m. Feb. 15. O “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1”:
Thursday, Feb. 19th 4 more weeKS ’tiL St. PatricK’S DaY
Dave Carpenter
Glass City Singles
Holland Gardens, 6530 Angola Road, Holland. www.toledosingles.com. O Cupid’s Ball: 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Feb. 13.
The Stranahan Theater
4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo. O Valentine’s Day with The Manhattan Transfer & The Toledo Symphony Orchestra: Fev. 14. O The Australian Bee Gees Show: Feb. 19.
The Toledo Repertoire Theatre
16 10th St. For more information, call (419) 2439277 or visit toledorep.org. O “All Aboard the Marriage Hearse”: After nearly three years together, Amy wants to get married but Sean doesn’t believe in it. Feb. 13-15.
Toledo Walleye
Huntington Center. 500 Jefferson Ave. Visit www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com. O Toledo Walleye versus Wheeling Nailers with a Light Up Rose Giveaway and Fans Paint The Ice Event: 7:15 p.m. Feb. 14.
The Toledo Zoo
2700 Broadway St. $11-$14. (419) 385-4040 or toledozoo.org. O Free-flight Butterfly Exhibit: Free with zoo admission. Open daily. O Valentine’s Day Wine Tasting and dinner: Feb. 14. O Vanimaltine’s Day: Feb. 14. O Free admission for Lucas County residents: Feb. 14-16.
Valentine Theatre
Corpus Christi University Parish
Eastwood Theater
9:20 p.m. Feb. 13, 10:30 p.m. Feb. 14 and 6:50 p.m. Feb. 15.
400 N. Superior St. (419) 242-2787 or www. valentinetheatre.com. O The Valentine Romantic Movie Fair showing “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” at 2 p.m. and “When Harry Met Sally” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 14. If you would like your event in The Pulse, contact Matt Liasse at mliasse@toledofreepress.com.
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Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Sealed Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Lucas County Commissioners of Lucas County, Ohio, at their office, One Government Center, Suite 800, Toledo, Ohio 43604 at 3:10 pm local time on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 and opened immediately thereafter for the performance on all labor, in compliance with section 4115.03 through 4115.14 of the Ohio Revised Code, and the furnishing of all materials, tools, machinery, and appliances required for the Schwamberger Road Reclamation Project. The estimated construction cost is $404,414.60. Plans, bid documents, and specifications may be obtained at the office of the Lucas County Engineer, 1049 S. McCord Road, Holland, Ohio, upon receipt of a non-refundable deposit of $25.00 in cash or check made payable to the Lucas County Engineer for each set. By order of the Board of Lucas County Commissioners of Lucas County, Ohio. Tina Skeldon Wozniak, President Pete Gerken Carol Contrada Adopted February 10, 2015 This notice will also be posted on the Lucas County Website at http://www.co.lucas.oh.us/ Bids.aspx All real estate advertised in this paper is subject to the federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, in the sale, rental, or financing of housing. This Publisher will not knowingly accept any advertising that violates any applicable law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this paper are available on an equal opportunity basis. If you believe you have been discriminated against in connection with the sale, rental, or financing of housing, call the Toledo Fair Housing Center, (419) 243-6163.
RELATING TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF A NEW CENTER OF INNOVATION FOR THE BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIALS
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority (“TLCPA”) is requesting qualification statements from professional full-service environmental and/or geotechnical consulting firms to provide design and construction management services in connection with the subject project. The project involves building a facility that will be ready to accept a portion of material dredged from Federal Shipping Channel in Toledo Harbor that would otherwise be deposited in the open lake placement area. The facility would function as a location used to accept sediments and prepare blended beneficial use products in the future. An agricultural field improvement demonstration project will be constructed at the location to serve as a model for beneficial use of dredged materials on agricultural fields in northwest Ohio. The project is funded by the Healthy Lake Erie Fund and will be monitored and administered by the TLCPA with oversight from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The total project budget for the project as described below is approximately $2.5 million. The targeted project completion date is June 30, 2016. The required format for the proposal to be submitted to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority is described in detail in the full copy of the Request for Qualifications, and is available by either (1) emailing Gilda Mitchell, Property Development Administrator, at gmitchell@toledoportauthority .org or (2) visiting the Port Authority’s website at http://www.toledoportauthority.org/ PublicNotices.aspx. Proposals are due no later than 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 2, 2015.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Lucas County Commissioners of Lucas County, Ohio, at their office, One Government Center, Suite 800, Toledo, Ohio 43604 at 3:05 pm local time on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 and opened immediately thereafter for the performance on all labor, in compliance with section 4115.03 through 4115.14 of the Ohio Revised Code, and the furnishing of all materials, tools, machinery, and appliances required for the 2015 Crack Sealing Program. The estimated construction cost is $260,200.00. Plans, bid documents, and specifications may be obtained at the office of the Lucas County Engineer, 1049 S. McCord Road, Holland, Ohio. By order of the Board of Lucas County Commissioners of Lucas County, Ohio. Tina Skeldon Wozniak, President Pete Gerken Carol Contrada Adopted February 3, 2015 This notice will also be posted on the Lucas County Website at http://www.co.lucas.oh.us/ Bids.aspx UNPLANNED PREGNANCY? THINKING OF ADOPTION? Open or closed adoption. YOU choose the family. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Abbys One True Gift Adoptions. Call 24/7. 866-413-6294.
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Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA) will receive proposals for Compensation Survey and System Consultant. Received in accordance with law until Tues., Mar. 10, 2015, 3 PM ET. 425 Nebraska Ave. For Documents: www.lucasmha.org, 435 Nebraska Ave., Toledo, OH 43604 or 419-259-9446 (TRS: Dial 711). Proposers required to meet Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements as described in Executive Order #11246. Sec. 3 Compliance Applicable.
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED PROPOSALS for bidding on Exterior Restoration for Toledo Metroparks Belt House, 5602 Swan Creek Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43614 will be received; opened; and read aloud at the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, Fallen Timbers Field Office, 6101 Fallen Timbers Lane, Maumee, Ohio 43537 Friday, February 20, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. local time. THE SCOPE OF WORK consists of exterior restoration of an existing residence. General construction includes select demolition, asphalt roofing, aluminum gutters & downspouts, fiber cement siding & trims, fiberglass shutters, window & door replacement, electrical service, and misc. carpentry & masonry. Bidders may obtain copies of plans, specifications, contract documents and plan-holder’s list through Newfax Corporation, 333 West Woodruff, Toledo, Ohio 43604 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (check made payable to Newfax Corporation) or via the Newfax Digital Plan Room at www. newfaxcorp.com. Newfax can be contacted at 419-241-5157 or 800-877-5157. A non-refundable fee of $15 is required for each set of documents obtained. For additional information, please contact Jon Zvanovec @ 419-360-9184, jon.zvanovec@metroparkstoledo.com. EACH BIDDER MUST FURNISH either (1) a bond for the full amount of the bid or (2) a certified check, cashier’s check or irrevocable letter of credit in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid with its bid. The successful bidder must furnish a 100 percent (100%) Performance Bond and a 100 percent (100%) Labor and Materials Bond. No bidder may withdraw its bid within thirty (30) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS OF THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT OF THE TOLEDO AREA reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informality in bidding. By order of the Board of Park Commissioners METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT OF THE TOLEDO AREA Stephen W. Madewell, Director
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NATURE AND OUTDOOR SKILLS INTEPRETERS Metroparks of the Toledo Area is looking for qualified individuals to deliver nature and outdoor recreation programming at Wildwood and Oak Openings parks. Must have completed sophomore year towards college degree in environmental science, biology, education, outdoor recreation or related college program, or equivalent work experience. Some experience working with children, and leading outdoor education programs required. Previous camp counselor and leading recreational trips preferred. Seasonal positions, 40 hours/week. $9.47/hr. Go to www. metroparkstoledo.com for complete job requirements and descriptions; must submit online application and resume by February 26th. EOE
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INTERPRETERS Metroparks of the Toledo Area is looking for qualified individuals to deliver educational programs at Wildwood, Secor, and Providence parks. Some college course work in history, education, communication, theatre or parks and recreation preferred and some experience in historical re-enactment, research, public programming desired. Seasonal positions, 40 hours/week. $9.23/hr. Go to www.MetroparksToledo.com to view detailed position description and job requirements. Apply online by February 26th. EOE
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION
Metroparks of the Toledo Area has openings for seasonal Natural Resources Conservation Assistants. Must be 18 or older with HS equivalent and driver’s license. $9.50/hr. after 30 days. Some training or coursework in environmental sciences or natural resources management and outdoor work experience with natural systems, forestry or horticulture preferred. Apply online at www. MetroparksToledo.com by February 25th. EOE
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Metroparks of the Toledo Area has openings for a Rental Coordinator at Wildwood Manor House. Must be 18 or older with HS equivalent and driver’s license. $10.15/hr. Some training or course work in administration, business, marketing, communication or customer service or closely related degree and moderate level of experience in customer service, marketing, and/or event planning required. Go to www.MetroparksToledo.com to view detailed position description and job requirements. Apply online by February 26th. EOE LOOKING FOR TROUBLESHOOTERS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS to advance in the field of industrial automation technologies. The iSTAR industrial automation maintenance program provides FREE TRAINING to eligible participants, preparing them for a career as a maintenance technician. Certified candidates are in demand, so get started TODAY for long-term opportunities, with a visit to istarohio.com or call 419.267.1512 for more info. Classes are available in Archbold and Toledo.
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