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oledo City Councilman Joe McNamara, at a Feb. 17 news conference, called for FirstEnergy to invest in solar energy. Specifically, he pointed to a 2008 state law (Senate Bill 221) that requires Ohio electric companies to develop renewable energies, with an emphasis on solar energy. The law mandates that a percentage of the companies’ electric distribution come from solar energy, or that the companies purchase Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) from other generators.

FirstEnergy has asked the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to excuse it from 2009 benchmarks as it said it could not find enough Ohio SRECs to purchase to meet the standard set

by SB 221.

McNamara will chair a hearing of the Utilities and Public Service Committee on Feb. 28.

“I am publicly inviting FirstEnergy to attend this hearing and participate in the conversation,” McNamara said. “While the FirstEnergy subsidiaries legally have to answer to the PUCO for their failure to invest in solar, they ultimately have to answer to the communities to whom they serve. InThomas F. Pounds vesting in solar equals jobs. FirstEnergy should be a good community partner and invest in Toledo jobs.” (Read McNamara’s comments on page A4) I met with McNamara on Feb. 18 to talk about his news conference. He has a long history of fighting for alternative energy and his actions on this topic are consistent with those efforts. McNamara has done his homework on the numbers, although as a businessman I would have preferred more direct communication between the councilman and the utility company before he went public to embarrass FirstEnergy with his criticism.

FirstEnergy, like its Columbia Gas of Ohio counterpart, is an easy target for politicians. Utility companies are businesses, but public perception often assumes they should be benevolent providers. It has long been a popular misconception that Northwest Ohio suffers from the state’s highest utility rates, a demonstrable falsehood. Now, the advent of alternative energy offers another stick to swing at the utility piñata.

First and foremost, it is important to note that I oppose any government effort to force one industry to subsidize its de facto competition.

But it is the law, for now, and therefore must be respected. The PUCO has the responsibility to enforce compliance, and will undoubtedly hold FirstEnergy accountable.

But for McNamara, this is dicey territory in terms of Toledo’s business image and its need to connect the ways of today with the ways of tomorrow.

And this week’s news that First Solar may be looking to open a factory in Arizona — coupled with news that Xunlight opened its new factory in China — makes me wonder just how dedicated the solar energy industry is to Northwest Ohio.

FirstEnergy is heavily regulated and watched by the government and the public. But it is still a business, and should enjoy the rights of any American business to make its investments and serve its shareholders as it sees fit, without interference or bullying. O Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

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or reader advisory that marks columns dealing with my boring life issues. That way, when you open to Page A3, you would see a big letter “I,” and you could say to yourself, “Oh, Mr. I-Was-Beaten-As-A-Child is writing about his inability to cope with losing a movie theater. Boo-freakin’-hoo. I’m going to see what Dock David Treece wrote this week.”

That should save you some time!

Of course, the downside is that you are going to miss reading these upcoming columns: n I find my first gray hair (hint: it wasn’t on my head) n The Day the Goldfish Died n Potty training Sean: No. 1 step up, No. Dear Mark, 2 step back Your letter reminds me of a harsh and n I run into a woman who dumped me traumatic beating I once received from my in college (three-part series) abusive parents. n Evan skins his knee Just kidding; thanks for the feedback. n Some assembly required: How the I understand that not everyone cares trampoline almost ruined Christmas about my boring traumas and my boring n Why did only 20 percent of my Facekids. But when considering a body of work, book friends wish me a Happy Birthday? those insights are meant to provide context n Fretting about 50 (in five years) for the stances I take on Toledo issues. n I still like “Star Wars,” but the old Your life should shape your politics, Michael S. miller school “Star Wars,” not the newer movies or not the other way around. clone cartoons I have always been inspired and influn Why The Blade sucks (Chapter 89) enced by John Lennon’s work. It fascinates me that he could MM write universal anthems such as “Imagine” and political rockers such as “Revolution” and “Power to the People,” and P.S. — I sent your letter and my plea for understanding then produce personal and intimate songs, such as “In My to Dear Abby on Jan. 26. So far, she has not replied. But Life,” “Woman” and his song for his son, “Beautiful Boy.” Knowing that Lennon was capable of such sentiment there might be 800 words on how devastating her withand love makes his anger and outrage at injustice that holding attention and approval is to my fragile psyche. much more powerful, and that has always been my model.

(I understand and accept that I will forever fall short of that model; I say that to spare you the trouble.)

The narrative arc of a weekly column is never about any Michael, single week; it should be about a continuing relationship Brian Wilson was wrong. You can dice it and slice it between the writer and the readers which allows for the anyway you want but it will not change the fact that he used travels and tangents found in life. a very poor analogy to try and make whatever point he was Plus, my kids are so darn cute and I love them and I am trying to make. I have known Tom Troy for many years. He excited to talk about them and their impact. The moments is a very fine, honest, and reputable reporter. I read your I think of as personal and unique are often the most uni- column regularly and agree with you most of the time. versal, and that dichotomy is compelling.

However, in this instance, you backed the wrong “horse.”

The specific column you are referring to, which talked Cut your losses and move on. about the Showcase Cinemas on Secor being demolished, Chief Mike Navarre addressed how my background and the changes in Toledo Toledo Police Department are intertwined for me. When I write about the impact it has when a mall, school or movie theater is torn down, I am Dear Chief Navarre, writing about Toledo. If I draw a parallel between a long-ago I sincerely hope you never find yourself on the wrong beatdown and a current event, I am connecting the dots, not end of Tom Troy’s “fine, honest and reputable” reporting. as self-therapy, but as an attempt to connect with you.

MM O I occasionally hear from readers like you who are not in the least interested in my boring ups and downs. That does Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and not offend me.

Toledo Free Press Star. Call him at (419) 241-1700 or e-mail In fact, I am thinking about instituting a ratings system him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

Please Mike! We want to read about ur opinions in toledo! not your childhood trauma! save that for a shrink or dear abby. also we dont care about your stories about raising kids. most of us have been there or there! save that for your facebook friends or social circles. free press is excellant read till u go off on your me first articles. just tellin u what my friends and customers talk about when we discussing free press.

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n Columbus, things have been begging for public sector employees.”

Resolution sponsor Copeland heating up concerning Senate Bill 5, to the extreme that legal said, “When I decided to go with threats were needed to allow entry this resolution, I did it from the for the thousands gathered at the bottom of my heart, because I believe in it, this is the way I plan to Statehouse on Feb. 22.

In Toledo, things heated up at the vote tonight, from the bottom of my Feb. 22 City Council meeting when a heart. But ... I don’t want to be a resolution, “Discouraging State Legis- part of trying to kill this slowly.”

“I would add that I don’t know lators’ support of Senate Bill 5’s attack on organized Labor” was presented by what amendments would have to be made to Senate Bill 5 that would Councilman Phil Copeland.

Deputy Mayor Steve Herwat said change my vote; it would have to Mayor Mike Bell and the adminis- be pulled from consideration,” said tration support collective bargaining Councilman Steve Steel. He said he could not support a for public employees. “continuous attack on “We have to rethe middle class.” alize in this economy Ludeman suggested that there is a limited changing some of the amount of resources language. He said if they that the public is did that he’d support willing to give us as it.

Councilman Tom elected officials and Waniewski asked for an that bargaining has to opinion from the law take place within that Lisa Renee WARD department.

He felt Steel’s context,” Herwat said.

Councilman George Sarantou position as an adjunct instructor at said he was in full support of collec- Bowling Green State University created tive bargaining, but he wanted to delay a situation where Steel should abstain.

Councilman Adam Martinez said the passage of this legislation. Senator Mark Wagoner had told him several he and Collins were both in similar amendments were going to be intro- teaching positions. Steel said he was duced “that will absolutely change hired by management and was not what Senate Bill 5 as proposed is all eligible to be in the union and then questioned Waniewski’s motivation about,” Sarantou said.

Bound copies of the more than for making that point. Lourdes San700-page bill were given to Council tiago from the law department said members by Councilman Rob there is no conflict of interest.

“This is serious. I don’t underLudeman. He supported Sarantou’s request to delay passing the resolution. stand how the mayor can at once “It would be premature to sup- say he supports collective bargaining port or be against it until we’ve had and then simultaneously support a chance to digest it,” Ludeman Senate Bill 5 or make suggestions to said. He wanted a couple of weeks tweak Senate Bill 5,” Councilwoman to “make a logical decision based on Lindsay Webb said. She said it was what we have in front of us and not “disingenuous.” “I do believe in my heart of hearts that the labor unions in the newspapers,” he said.

“Senate Bill 5 is on a fast track, that represent the City of Toledo we need to make our position as a have done a fair job of providing a Council known,” Councilwoman significant amount of concessions.”

Ludeman’s amendment failed; Paula Hicks-Hudson said. “We have to be very clear; there are already only the three Republicans voted for it.

The vote on the resolution split mechanisms to handle questions as along party lines, three Republicans it relates to budgetary shortfalls.”

The ability to read the analysis voted no, eight Democrats and one by the Legislative Service Commis- independent voted yes. Nine, as sion was pointed out by Councilman Webb pointed out, was veto-proof, D. Michael Collins; it was about 42 since there had been speculation the mayor would veto this resolution. pages instead of 776.

While resolutions hold no legis“This bill eviscerates every single right of a public sector employee — lative power, Council has spoken — make no mistake about it — it’s an now all eyes turn to Columbus. ✯ evisceration or gutting of a bill that has legislative history for 28 years,” Collins Toledo Free Press Web Editor Lisa said. To go back to the 1970s would Renee Ward operates the political blog create nothing less than “collective GlassCityJungle.com.

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

GUEST OPINION

FirstEnergy lacks solar commitment

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nvestment in solar energy equals jobs for Toledo. We SRECs, FirstEnergy “considered long term contracts have received national recognition as a hub for solar but could not negotiate a contract that would provide energy. Public institutions like the City of Toledo, the SRECs for the 2010 calendar year.”

In other words, FirstEnergy attempted to buy SRECs University of Toledo and the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority are all working on economic development op- that were already on the market, but did nothing to portunities related to renewable energy. On the private create new solar projects and new 2010 SRECs. The entire point of SB 221 was to foster the side, companies like Xunlight and First Solar market for solar by requiring electric dishave attracted investment and created jobs. tribution companies to invest resources in Unfortunately, a very important missing obtaining SRECs. partner in this growing opportunity is FirstCompare FirstEnergy’s approach with that Energy and its wholly owned subsidiary Toof American Electric Power (AEP). AEP enledo Edison. What is most perplexing about tered into a long-term contract with a comFirstEnergy’s lack of investment in solar enpany who built a 10 megawatt solar field 90 ergy is the fact that it is legally obligated to minutes south of Toledo. The solar panels used participate in the industry. to build the array were manufactured by First In 2008, the General Assembly passed a In other words, an electric company that set of new laws mandating increased use of Joe McNAMARA Solar. does not even serve the Toledo area has done renewable energies. This legislation is frequently referred to as SB 221. Among the various require- more to create jobs in the Toledo area than our very own ments of SB 221 are solar benchmarks that mandate cer- Toledo Edison.

The 2010 solar benchmarks were met by other Ohio tain percentages of the electricity distributed by an electric distribution company (like Toledo Edison) to be generated electric distribution companies. But unsurprisingly, all from solar. The solar percentage gradually increases each three of FirstEnergy’s subsidiaries failed to comply with the law. year until 2024.

Investing in solar power is particularly important to ToAn electric utility company need not actually generate the electrons itself, but can elect instead to buy ledo because of the opportunity to create jobs. In the past, what are called Solar Renewable Energy Credits or FirstEnergy has helped Toledo with economic development SRECs from other generators. Other generators can in- and financial issues.

For example, in 2009, FirstEnergy Solutions contribclude small and large businesses, nonprofit institutions such as the Toledo Museum of Art, or homeowners. uted $3.2 million to reduce the city’s budget deficit in The creation of SRECs made a very flexible market for exchange for an electric aggregation contract extension. the electric distribution companies to meet the require- However, when it comes to solar energy, FirstEnergy just ments of SB 221, but still promote the demand for more can’t see the light.

Representatives from Toledo Edison and FirstEnergy solar energy.

FirstEnergy has two other electric distribution subsid- have made statements clearly indicating that the comiaries in Ohio: the Ohio Edison Company and The Cleve- pany does not support solar. For example, Trent Smith land Electric Illuminating Company. All three subsidiaries has stated that the economics of solar power are not vifailed to meet the solar benchmarks required by state law. able in the Toledo area. FirstEnergy spokeswoman Ellen For Toledo Edison, this is the second year in a row the com- Raines stated that “[w]e don’t believe we have the experpany has failed to obtain the necessary SRECs. Last month tise to be a solar developer.” How can a company that the FirstEnergy subsidiaries filed a request with the Public runs multiple nuclear power plants not be able to find Utilities Commission of Ohio to be excused from the 2010 the resources and expertise to develop legally mandated solar arrays? solar requirements.

While FirstEnergy may ultimately be fined by the According to its application, the FirstEnergy subsidiaries issued Requests for Proposals to buy Ohio Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for failing to invest SRECs. Through this process they obtained 112 SRECs in solar, the real loss are the Toledo jobs that would have out of the 3206 SRECs it was legally obligated to obtain. been created had FirstEnergy complied with the law. I FirstEnergy complains that the “Ohio SREC market is sincerely hope that FirstEnergy will reverse its intransiconstrained,” but it did nothing to facilitate the growth gence toward SB 221 and begin to actively invest in Toof this market. Where other electric distribution com- ledo solar jobs. ✯ panies entered into long-term power purchase agreements, which helped finance the construction of new Joe McNamara is a Toledo City Councilman. E-mail him at solar arrays and the consequent production of new joe.mcnamara@toledo.oh.gov.

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WSPD to host ‘Kids Aren’t Cars’ screening on March 2

By Matt Liasse

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

WSPD talk show host Brian Wilson said he hopes members of the Toledo Public Schools Board (TPS) of Education attend a screening of “Kids Aren’t Cars,” which addresses problems found in public schools.

1370 WSPD is promoting the showing, which is at 7 p.m on March 2 at the Maumee Indoor Theatre.

Brian Wilson, WSPD news director

and program director, said the station decided to promote the film after interviewing the film’s director and writer, Kyle Olson.

“It’s reflective of a theme; don’t put kids in an education system like they are on an assembly line,” Wilson said. “The mission of the station is to change the culture of Toledo. The film directs attention to problems that are embedded at Toledo Public Schools.

We hope that the TPS board can all manage to arrange their schedule to make the event.”

Wilson said the film shows America’s “one-size-fits-all” agenda and accuses schools of graduating some students who cannot read or perform basic math — all to benefit school labor unions rather than the students.

Olson is the founder and CEO of the Education Action Group Foundation and promotes “sensible education reform,” according to his website, kyleolson.org. He will attend the Toledo premiere.

Olson said he worked on “Kids

Aren’t Cars” for 18 months and “quite a lot of research went into making it.”

“One interview would lead to the next,” Olson said. “It kind of snowballed.”

The film focuses on Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, but he said the issues discussed in the film also hold true for other states, including Ohio.

Olson said he became interested in making a change because of his child, who will soon be starting kindergarten. Olson attended a public school in Michigan. He said

he believes education is important, especially since it’s usually the “largest piece of budgets and schools are not improving.”

Wilson said the problems Toledo schools face are a “public embarrassment.” He said some schools have been on scholastic probation for a number of years yet students still receive diplomas.

“What the hell kind of education does that kid have?” Wilson said. “No one is going to want to move [to Toledo] if the school system sucks.” O

By Duane Ramsey

TOLEDO FREE PRESS SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER dramsey@toledofreepress.com

Fundraising efforts continue for the Veterans’ Glass City Skyway Tribute Memorial and Park, which will be at the foot of the bridge on Front Street in East Toledo.

The Tribute Memorial and Park project will recognize those who made the bridge possible.

The final preparations are being made for the official dedication of the memorial and park April 28, coinciding with National Workers’ Memorial Day. The memorial will honor the five tradesmen who lost their lives during construction of the signature bridge that now provides the I-280 Maumee River crossing.

Feb. 16 marked the seventh anniversary of the death of four workers from Ironworkers Union Local 55 including Arden Clark II, Robert Lipinski Jr., Michael Moreau and Michael Phillips.

Andrew Burris, a member of Carpenters Union Local 1138, died April 19, 2007, when the platform on which he was working detached from the bridge and he fell to the ground. The skyway bridge opened to the public in June 2007.

The site, formerly Ravine Park II, was selected by a community group with public input for its

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unique view of the skyway and close proximity to the location of the accident that killed the four Ironworkers in 2004.

“It is a well-thought out memorial conceptually relating to the bridge that has become a symbol of the city,” said Dan Hernandez, coordinator of Art in Public Places for the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo.

The Tribute Memorial sculpture, designed

by Chicago artist Evan Lewis, will feature four columns, mimicking the columns of the bridge.

Two large kinetic elements at the top of the extended columns will move continuously in the wind symbolizing the constant effort of the workers who helped build the bridge.

The sculpture will stand 40 feet tall in a plaza at the center of the park, providing a unique vantage point to view the bridge and reflect on the project. It will become part of the City of Toledo’s One Percent for Art Collection.

The names of the workers who died working on the project will be engraved on a plaque at the base of the sculpture.

“We are providing the community with opportunities to add their signature imprint to this historic monument,” said Marc Folk, executive director of the Arts Commission. “The contributions will be recognized with a personalized brick paver or bench that will help us complete this wonderful tribute.”

The plaza around the sculpture will feature a combination of 4-by-8-inch square brick pavers so individuals and organizations can personalize their support of the memorial.

The smaller bricks engraved with three lines of text are available for $50 to $124; the larger pavers for $125 to $499.

Patrons can purchase the larger brick engraved with a company logo or up to six lines of text for $500 to $999. Landscaping bricks with the same content will be sold for $1,000 to $2,400. A bench plus a small brick can be purchased for $2,500 to $4,999 and a bench with a larger brick for $5,000 and up.

The total anticipated cost of Tribute Park and the memorial sculpture will fall between $270,000 and $290,000 depending on the success of the final fundraising appeal. Secured funding of $237,000 will cover the cost of the sculpture and some of the landscaping, Hernandez said.

Those funds leave a balance of $33,000 to $53,000. The number of benches, lamp posts and trees for the project will be adjusted to fit the funds raised, Hernandez said.

“All the funds that we raise will be used for the Tribute Memorial,” Folk said.

All contributions will be recognized in the Tribute Memorial Park Dedication Program.

The Tribute Memorial and Park were de-

image courtesy the arts commission of greater toledo

Funds still needed for Veterans’ Glass City Skyway tribute

veloped by the Veterans’ Glass City Skyway Tribute Committee, co-chaired by Joe Blaze and John Crandall.

To contribute or learn more about Tribute Park, contact the Arts Commission at (419) 2542787 or visit its website at www.acgt.org. O

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PEOPLE

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Two years after Carolyn Savage was implanted with another couple’s embryo, she and her husband Sean have found peace. “[After we found out] I think we were really kind of in shock. A year ago today we were still grieving pretty severely; the whole postpartum period of time was really difficult, more difficult than we had anticipated,” Carolyn said. “This year we can kind of see some light at the end of the tunnel — a tunnel that might not even end ever — but we’re in a more peaceful place.”

The Sylvania couple had prior problems with pregnancies when they returned to in vitro fertilization for their fourth child. Carolyn and Sean had used the process to conceive their daughter and had made a promise to each other to give all their embryos a chance.

On Feb. 16, 2009, the Savages found out that Carolyn was pregnant, but due to a mistake the child wasn’t theirs.

For the Savages, terminating the pregnancy was never an option and they decided to carry the baby to term and

give him to his rightful family, Shannon and Paul Morell, of Troy, Mich.

On Sept. 24, 2009, Logan Savage Morell was born.

During the pregnancy, Carolyn and Sean both chronicled their experiences; Sean via a Dictaphone during his commute to work, and Carolyn through writing.

The couple has compiled their experiences into a new book, “Inconceivable; A Medical Mistake, the Baby We Couldn’t Keep, and Our Choice to Deliver the Ultimate Gift.”

“Writing the book was very cathartic. It helped us revisit some of the issues and some of the moments that we had during the pregnancy and really look at the journey we were on,” Carolyn said. “Looking back on it now, we can see how we navigated it and we think we did come out on the other side in a good spot.”

Sean said another reason for writing the book is to help others who are dealing with difficult choices or challenges in their lives.

“We hope it may be a little bit of a road map for folks who are running through difficult situations. It may be dissimilar in terms of facts, but

people face suffering and difficulties and have to try and figure out how to get through that,” he said. “How a marriage can survive such an event or how somebody can survive and get through a traumatic situation, is hopefully something people can pull out of the book and it will help them.”

As part of the book’s website, inconceivablebook.com, the Savages have also set up a section where individuals can share tough decisions and situations they have went though.

“We ask people to tell a story about a choice they have made and we’ve gotten some unbelievably touching little antidotes stories of people who have fought challenges in their lives…

I think when you’re really facing something tough, going and reading about how other people have persevered can really fortify you and give you some strength,” Carolyn said.

Toledo Free Press photo by Lad Strayer

Savages use baby mix-up journey as ‘road map’ to help others

How the mistake was made

As part of a settlement with the clinic, the Savages asked for documentation of changes made in procedure and answers to how the mistake was made and discovered, Sean said. n SAVAGES CONTINUES ON A7

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Sean and Carolyn Savage a few hours before the birth of Logan.

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Physician FOCUS

Get Moving!

A good exercise program has three components: aerobic, strength and flexibility. To begin a healthy exercise program, start small. Walking – even short distances – is a good way to increase your aerobic activity and condition muscles for strength and flexibility training.

Check with your primary care physician before beginning an exercise routine.

At any fitness level, consider working with a certified personal trainer for an individual, customized program.

Working with a trainer ensures a balanced workout. He or she will help ensure that you’re doing the exercises correctly, to reduce the chance of injury.

In the event of an injury, remember “I.C.E.” – Ice, Compress and Elevate.

Ice the effected area for 15 minutes, three times a day, for the first day or two.

Icing can help decrease the extent of the injury. Compression and elevation help to reduce the swelling. For pain, try an over-the-counter pain reliever. See a doctor if the pain lasts longer than five days, or if it becomes unbearable.

Water and nutrition are very important.

Water is the best supplement to a healthy, balanced diet and good exercise plan. Avoid excess coffee and cola (more than two servings per day). Too much caffeine can be dehydrating. Eat frequent, small meals throughout the day with lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and low-fat dairy products.

n SAVAGES CONTINUED FROM A6 The pair included the information in the afterword of their book.

“We felt an obligation to anybody seeking IVF or anyone in treatment to see that information,” Sean said. “We also wanted other clinics to see what happened, so if they need to tighten their protocols this can be a little bit of a road map.”

Two mistakes were made by the fertility clinic the Savages used; one led to the wrong embryo being implanted into Carolyn, the other lead to the discovery of the first mistake.

Shannon Morell’s maiden name was Savage, and she was still using it at the time the couple had IVF. Her file was accidently pulled when the technicians went to retrieve Carolyn’s information and embryos.

The second mistake was Carolyn’s birth year being wrong on her file and wristband. When a clinic employee was entering the data and was confused by the two different dates, the employee went into Carolyn’s file and discovered the Morells’ information.

“If there hadn’t had been a typo in my birth year, the person who discovered it wouldn’t have rifled through my file and discovered Shannon’s information. If that had not happened, I think truly it wouldn’t have been discovered until the Morells had gone back to perform a frozen embryo transplant and we have no idea when that would have been, and that could have been disastrous,” Carolyn said.

“I think there was one little blessing in this. We were told we were pregnant and in the next sentence we were told it wasn’t our baby. There was never a time when we were told we were pregnant and we thought we were going to have our own genetic child.”

Forgiveness

Included in their book, Sean and Carolyn wrote a letter of forgiveness to those involved in embryo mix-up.

“I think forgiveness is an important part of who we are. The people who are responsible for what happened, the professionals who worked in the clinic, they did not do this to us on purpose.

Visit www.toledofreepress.com There was no malice. They dedicated their careers to helping people build families ... Getting up every morning and punishing yourself over something that’s happened and it was truly and accident, that’s not going to serve any purpose. We really wanted the people responsible to feel relieved from the burden of this guilt,” Carolyn said.

Moving forward

Since Logan’s birth, the Savages have seen Logan twice, once when he was 3 months old and again when he was 7 months. In addition, the Morells provide occasional updates and photos.

“Being able to visit him shows us the gift we were able to give their family.

They love and adore him and I think their family is complete with him and that’s very rewarding,” Carolyn said.

The Savages said they’d like to see Logan whenever they’re invited to, but they remain adamant that any role they play in the young boy’s life will be a decision of his parents and they will respect those wishes.

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tlement and proceeds from the book, the Savages have decided to establish a donor directed fund through the Toledo Community Foundation.

Sean and Carolyn hope to give funds to nonprofits and charities throughout the region. The couple will involve their two teenage sons and eventually their daughter in the selection process, Sean said. The Savages would also like to include Logan in the process if his family allows.

“This story is a pay-it-forward story and what way better than to continue the pay-it-forward style and have other people benefit from what we’ve been through?” Carolyn said.

The Savages said they are open to more children, but are happy with their family how it is now, too.

“We love our kids and would always welcome more. If this has taught us anything, it is to value the moments with them,” Sean said.

The Morells have also written a book about their experience, “Misconception: “One Couple’s Journey from Embryo Mix-up to Miracle Baby.” O

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High school students given chance at college before graduation Editor’s Note: Toledo Free Press, United Way of Greater Toledo and 13abc’s “Bridges” with Doni Miller are profiling 12 education initiative programs in Northwest Ohio. This is the seventh story in the series.

By Emily Gibb Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

In 2005, a new high school opened through a partnership with the University of Toledo, Toledo Public Schools (TPS) and a grant through the Gates Foundation. It serves 100 students.

Aimed at students who generally would not be prepared for higher education and students who are not native English speakers, Toledo Early College High School (TECHS) provides students with the chance to begin earning college credit while still in high school.

In its second year, amidst the failing ratings of TPS, TECHS earned an “excellent” rating.

The school is located on UT’s Scott Park campus and students are able to use the UT bus system to take first-year college classes on the main campus. In some cases, the high school faculty, who all must have a master’s degree, is trained to teach college-level courses so students can stay within the high school.

In the long run, it benefits the state because it is only funding potentially six to seven years of education instead of eight, or the traditional four years of high school and four (or more) years of college, said Tom Brady, chair of the TECHS Governance Board.

“While everyone probably can’t do that, many could and it would save families and the state money in the end,” he said.

Brady said when the first graduating class went to college, most went

to UT and did well.

“That’s the kind of thing, where you get a chance to make that happen, it’s something that is a good thing,” Brady said.

These students weren’t just going to college as an average freshman — the high school gives students the opportunity to graduate with one to two years of college coursework already completed.

Robin Wheatley, TECHS principal, said that a graduate from the first freshman class graduated with a bachelor’s degree from UT in December 2010 and there are other students who will be graduating with their bachelor’s this spring and fall. All of the students will be 20 years old at most.

Historically, Brady said schools like TECHS are not full of the “brightest students” from the district, but the

faculty and resources from the high school and UT help them do their best in preparation for life beyond high school.

“The fact that early college high school and Toledo Technology Academy have been able to take kids that are pretty average and make them successful is one of the real bright spots,” Brady said.

For the majority of the students who choose to stay at UT, they receive several benefits.

“You don’t have to learn a new campus, you know the professors, you can figure out what’s a good course for you to take and what the expectations are,” Dr. Wheatley said.

But the school and its students are facing some challenges as well.

A major worry for the TECHS faculty and students is that the grant

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One of the proposed budget cuts for TPS last year, Brady said, was to eliminate TECHS. Then there are the problems that stem from the limited funding: busing students to and from school, some of which are from suburban districts, not just TPS; paying the tuition for the UT classes; procuring textbooks for the UT classes; and recruiting and keeping students in a school that is not a traditional high school.

“These schools need to survive because even though they may appear as extra expenses, they are the bright lights,” Brady said.

The school tries to enroll 100 students each year in the freshman class, but when some kids come to a school like this, they decide along the way that it’s not for them, Brady said. The coursework is more difficult and it does not have all of the same extracurricular activities, such as a football team. It is possible that the class size can drop down to 60.

However, the school still has a competitive quiz bowl team, yearbook staff, Youth to Youth, drama club, chess club, a community dance troupe and an American Sign Language club, to name a few, Wheatley said.

Another worry for parents is affect the funding limitations could have.

They could lose transportation to school or the school could close before their child has graduated.

Brady said the school is trying to work on its marketing through advertising and using resources from UT. They are on both the university’s website as well as the TPS website.

Despite the struggles, the school is continuing onward and doing what it does best — preparing students to be successful college students and beyond.

Being located on the UT campus, students are able to take part in the university’s programs, such as cultural events and career fairs.

Recruitment for TECHS is through April 4. For more information, visit the website toledoearlycollege.org. O

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By Duane Ramsey

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Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio hosted a community information session on the Ohio Microenterprise & Customized Employment Demonstration Project.

The session, “Discovering How Customized Employment Will Enhance Your Organization’s Bottom Line,” took place at the Toledo Club on Feb. 23 with about 30 people from area agencies and businesses in attendance.

The Ohio Microenterprise & Customized Employment Demonstration Project is designed to create individualized employment opportunities for people with disabilities and explore how customized employment can help increase a company’s profitability.

“People with all disabilities should be able to work in jobs that are meaningful to them,” said Julie McComas, director of the project for RSC. “The project will become a program to offer customized employment to job seekers across Ohio connecting with people looking for work in a

new way. We want them to find work suited to their skills or talents.”

Goodwill Industries was selected

by RSC to facilitate one of six employment projects in the state funded by a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The pilot program was introduced in October in Toledo, Akron, Columbus, Marietta and Youngstown.

The project is already helping people find customized employment or start their own businesses in the Toledo area.

“It’s really a great program. Consumers are not put in jobs where they’re not going to be successful.

It’s essential for success that jobs are paired with the abilities and talents of disabled persons,” said Kathy LeRoux, project manager at Goodwill Industries.

“We meet the people and get to know them and their abilities to make it work,” she said.

LeRoux brought proof of the project’s success to the session. She worked with a local artist, Jeannine Dailey of Toledo who has a vision disability, to help her develop a business for her fine art and calligraphy.

Dailey is starting a mural-painting business for consumers and businesses with the help and guidance of the resources made available to her through the customized employment project.

“This program has given me my dream of having my own business.

I want to see the program become a model for all the other states,” Dailey told the audience at the session.

Her business developed so well that she is giving overflow calligraphy work to another disabled person she met through the program.

“It gives them a focus on an area of employment for them. Some people have no idea what they want to do so you need to discover what a person has a passion for,” said Lisa Washington, an independent consultant working with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on the project.

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Community business involvement and leadership is one of the key ingredients for successful customized employment, according to Shelley. Development of jobseekers’ interests and skills to prepare them for work trials or internships is also important.

“Keeping money for services needed in your community is economic development for the area,” Shelley said.

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One of the first victims of emergency situations and disasters is communication.

“During an emergency, there’s either too much, not enough or the wrong kind of communication,” said Tom Barnhizer, deputy director of the Lucas County Emergency Management Agency (EMA). “When people aren’t able to communicate, they’re kind of at a loss until they can get that information.”

During its Feb. 28 Ready U session, “I’m talking to you ... ,” representatives from the Lucas County EMA and the Red Cross of Greater Toledo, as well as other public safety officials, will discuss communication during a disaster.

Barnhizer said individuals should have a communication plan in case of a disaster. Individuals should decide what type of communication they want to use and have a backup, he said.

“You need to decide if you’re to use a home phone or a cell. Both can be unreliable. Cell phones can be overwhelmed or batteries could die,” Barnhizer said. “In a house you could use a portable phone, but if you lose power and that phone can’t be recharged, you should have a backup hard wire phone.”

Barnhizer said people should carry a written backup of important numbers they’d need in case of an emergency; family members’ cell or work phone numbers, doctors’ phone numbers and insurance numbers. Families should also establish an out-of-town contact to help communicate with others about what’s going on.

“Sometimes, telephone lines or communication towers may be down locally, but you can call longdistance. It’s important to arrange a third party in a distant town to call and help communicate the situation to others,” he said.

Individuals and families should also set up a location to meet in case they can’t communicate with one another, Barnhizer said. There should be two meeting locations one near the home, in case of a fire, and another outside the neighborhood in case of an emergency like a gas leak, he said.

Susan Ross Wells of 13abc will lead the hourlong event, which starts at 7 p.m. in the main Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, 325 N. Michigan St. For more about Ready U programs, visit ready-u.com.

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Julie turns 49, her sister thankful for another birthday

Editor’s note: Toledo Free Press will follow the Blank family of Millbury for the next year as they rebuild their lives after a June 5 tornado destroyed their home.

By Brandi Barhite Toledo Free Press Associate Editor bbarhite@toledofreepress.com

Julie Blank’s big sister will be glad to see her only sibling turn 49 on Feb. 26. And not because she always jokes that she is the younger sister.

“Everything that has happened since the tornado is more special,” said Kathy Williamson of Perrysburg. “I cannot imagine being without her. Ed,

too and Casey, too. Besides my immediate family they are all I have because we are not a big family.”

When Kathy gave her nephew Casey his birthday gift shortly after the June 5 tornado, she thanked God for that birthday and hoped for many more.

“It is the same thing for Thanks-

giving. Same at Christmas. I don’t think you really know until you have been through it and could have potentially lost them how glad you are to be spending holidays with them,” she said.

Kathy was on the phone with Julie when BLANK the tornado destroyed her sister’s home.

Deathly afraid of storms, they talked as they sat in their basements.

“We are just talking about the weather and I could see from looking out the window it was bad,” Kathy said.

Then, they lost connection.

“I thought that was odd. I thought maybe with the storm, something fluky happened. I tried to call her back,” Kathy said.

But no one answered. Kathy tried everyone’s cell phone. Nothing.

Then, all of a sudden, she got a call from Casey’s cell. She vividly remembers the conversation with her sister.

“Hello?”

“It is gone.”

“What is gone?”

“My house is gone.”

“I felt sad from the standpoint that

I wasn’t helping her get out. I am the big sister, so I felt like I should have been there,” Kathy said.

When they finally reunited, Kathy and Julie hugged and sobbed. For months, Kathy would rehash the night of the torShe was tormented FAMILY: nado. knowing her sister lost her neighbors.

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Diana and David DeBacker of Toledo are marketing their awardwinning homemade Bullfrog BBQ Sauce at the Toledo Farmers Market and area retailers.

The husband and wife team have been making and marketing Bullfrog BBQ sauce with the help of family and friends. They have been making the sauce for 15 years but only began selling it in August at the Farmers Market.

The couple decided to produce and sell their barbeque sauce after receiving national recognition for it.

They entered their sauce in the national “Be the Boss” barbecue contest sponsored by Open Pit in 2007 and won the competition.

Both lost their jobs last year and decided to devote their time to marketing their sauce. Diana previously worked in accounting and Dave was a contractor. He continues to do homeremodeling projects on his own.

“We haven’t been disappointed yet.

It’s been a lot of fun and hard work,” Dave said.

The DeBackers make Bullfrog BBQ sauce with an original recipe using rum and a spicy apple version made with apple cider. Both sauces retail for $5 a bottle.

“We hope people enjoy it as much as we do,” Diana said.

The sauces have been tested and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which provides nutritional facts for the product. The labels were approved by the State of Ohio, according to the DeBackers.

The Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT) in Toledo helped them throughout the process by providing procedures, sources and requirements for making and selling their product. They make the sauces at CIFT’s Northwest Ohio Cooperative Kitchen in Bowling Green.

The couple came up with the name Bullfrog BBQ because they wanted something that was indigenous to the Toledo area — once known as Frogtown. They are not

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David and Diana DeBacker sell their Bullfrog BBQ Sauce at the Toledo Farmers Market.

affiliated with the Bullfrog BBQ restaurants and sauces marketed in the Chicago area and Texas.

“We didn’t know anything about the other Bullfrog BBQ restaurants or sauces until we researched the name for our product,” Diana said.

The DeBackers have produced about 100 cases of 12 bottles each for sale thus far. The couple began as customers of the farmers market and later became vendors.

In addition to the farmers market, Bullfrog BBQ Sauce is available from local retailers including Kazmaier’s, Sautter’s Market, Walt Churchill’s Markets and at Heaven’s Gate Soy Candles in Haymarket Square in Sylvania.

Heaven’s Gate owners Jacquie and Tom

Olender also market their soy candles at the Farmer’s Market.

“All the vendors at the Farmers Market help each other out,” Diana said. “It’s a real community and a great place to sell our sauce. You get to talk to customers about the product and what it can be used with such as chicken, pork, beef and vegetables.”

The Toledo Farmers Market is open during the off-season on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with about 18 to 20 vendors participating. The market is open during the growing season from May 1 through the end of November with as many as 60 vendors.

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Kornmeier said vendors sell produce, plants, homemade baked goods, candles, chocolate candy, soaps and other products. She has been involved in the market as a vendor working for her father, Andy Keil, a local farmer who has sold produce there for many years.

“Everybody is so friendly. It’s as much social for the vendors as business. They are great for helping each other out. We don’t compete with each other but with the big box stores,” Kornmeier said.

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“It has a fresh taste, like it was just made. Try it once and you’ll be hooked,” said Dickey, who got the original recipe from a friend in Mexico. “I’ve been making it for 40 years and selling it for four years.”

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Amid turmoil, pessimists miss out on profits M ahmoud Ahmadinejad must Chinese government has done in the really be kicking himself. It past several decades may have been now seems that the (notably to open up its country to the Internet. demented) President of Iran might be In the long run, doing so will almost the latest victim of the law of unin- surely keep the government from maintaining control of its tended consequences. citizens under its current Some may recall that political system. That bell several weeks ago Ahmacan’t be un-rung. dinejad threw his support Aside from the $4/ behind the protesters in gallon gasoline that Egypt, thinking their upmay result from the turrising against then-Presmoil in the Middle East, ident Hosni Mubarak things continue to look would be a great step for up for the American Islam. He must have been Manufacsurprised when, just days Dock David TREECE economy. turing indices continue after Mubarak stepped down, Tehran became one of several to show signs of improvement and Middle Eastern capitals crowded with employment appears to have stabilized, even recovering mildly. Several protesters of their own.

What Iran’s president failed to weeks ago we noted Fortune magarealize is that neither the revolt in zine’s list of the “100 best companies” Egypt, nor the ensuing uprisings in to work for in 2011.

At the time it was published, Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, Tunisia and his own country were about roughly 80 of the companies on the the spread of Islam but the end of “op- top 100 list were hiring. In fact, 25 of the 100 had at least 700 openings pressive dictatorships.”

In the end, Ahmadinejad’s backing each. Almost 137,000 jobs were open of the protesters in Egypt may prove to in those 25 companies alone. Unfortunately, far too many people are still be his undoing.

Aside from the implications in holding tightly to the cynicism that has global politics, there are two inter- plagued them for the past several years. esting aspects to these revolts. First, Despite the signs of improvement and except in Libya, they’ve been nearly continued recovery, many continue to bloodless, especially compared to pre- wait for the world to fall apart.

It seems that the average American vious conflicts. Consider that during the American Revolution there were investors can’t catch a break. They get overly optimistic when times are good, roughly 25,000 Americans killed.

The second fact worth noting then get slaughtered when events like about these revolts is that they were or- 2008 come along. Or they get overly ganized largely using new technology pessimistic and miss out on tremenincluding social media. It seems to be dous opportunities during the recovery.

In the same vein, all too often increasingly apparent to regimes that it is extremely difficult to maintain con- people get excited about the prospects trol of their subjects, given the rapid of new political leaders (e.g. Obama) availability of information in today’s and the “Change” they’ll bring. Very modern world. The dumbest thing the rarely do they get anything done — or

Given today’s circumstances we see in this case: what little change takes place will likely be repealed. Then, just far more reason to be optimistic than when people get sluggish or lose in- pessimistic. Certainly there are times terest in politics, there are a half-dozen when the future looks less bright, but revolts simultaneously across some of there’s always opportunity somewhere, causePMfor optimism. the world’s largest oil exporters in2/23/11 the some 2730 Devers_MB_TFP_211 3:56 Page 1 One of our clients summed it up: “Negative people Middle East and North Africa.

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“I think people are beginning to care more about the things that make us unique and support the places that make us different from other communities,” she said.

Organizations, such as Toledo Choose Local, are providing directories of companies that call Toledo home, as well as offering networking and educational events.

The Toledo Choose Local directory has members who offer almost any service. They run retail stores, operate restaurants, run automotive repair shops, manage restaurants and coffee houses and operate funeral homes.

“Even though I’m vice president, I’m impressed by the range of businesses represented in our directory,” Ross said.

She said that while big box stores might offer the lowest price, they can drive out local businesses and then raise the prices.

“Maybe we’re not paying the environmental cost on the price tag, but we’re going to pay those costs later or our children or grandchildren will pay them,” Ross said.

Even though it can be a lot of pressure when looking at the cost short term, it’s less costly when business owners and consumers take a step back and look at the long-term consequences, she said.

Part of the positive impact a local business can have is on the “triple bottom line.” The first line is to make a profit and the next two are being aware of their environmental and social influences.

Smaller, local businesses can make decisions without having to worry about answering to higher powers, such as shareholders.

“It is perhaps easier for an independent business to take into account those other bottom lines,” Ross said.

Another positive impact from local businesses is the circulation of dollars in the Toledo community.

“Small businesses, particularly businesses where decisions happen locally, are so much more likely to purchase from other local businesses,” Ross said.

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Chain stores are everywhere. It is difficult to find a town that doesn’t contain at least one WalMart, Costco or other big-box store.

Even though many people try to buy local and shop at locally owned stores for items like groceries, it can be difficult to know where to turn.

There are, however, several choices in the Toledo area for shoppers who want to buy local.

Food Town has two locations, in Toledo and Temperance, Mich., which are owned locally. Sam Jabro, the owner of those locations, said his stores put a strong emphasis on keeping the operations local.

“We like to communicate with the local community. Customer service is what we try to focus on most,” he said.

The store’s two locations concentrate on fresh meat, produce and baked goods. A wide selection of organic and specialty foods are also featured.

Jabro said the stores try to bring in the best quality products and do as much in-house as possible.

“Everything is delivered fresh daily. We try to buy so we can pass deals onto customers,” he said.

He also said the stores strive to keep overhead low, which in turn allows for lower prices for customers.

Jabro said he got into the local grocery business because he didn’t like seeing other local stores close.

“We got into it because we don’t want mom and pop stores to go away.

Every community should have a local place to shop,” he said.

Scott Reddish, store manager for both Walt Churchill’s Markets locations in the Toledo area, said buying

local is important.

“Buying local has a vast effect on our local economy, from the farmer’s field to our local stores. Our area is also one of the most fertile areas in the country for a lot of varieties of fruits and vegetables and the quality is hard to beat,” he said.

Reddish said Churchill’s focuses on local and specialty foods. He said all of the salads sold are made fresh in-house, which is uncommon in larger chain stores.

The store also employs specialty managers for the cheese, wine and beer departments. All of the meat sold in the stores is USDA Choice or above and homemade cookies, breads and desserts are featured in the bakery.

Reddish said many large chain stores are limited in what they can offer their customers; at Churchill’s that is not the case.

“Most of the larger chains are managed from the corporate headquarters and only carry what the corporate buyers allow them to. We are allowed to carry what we want, what our customers demand and are able to get their requests in less than a week’s turnaround,” he said.

Debra Crow, corporate communications manager for The Andersons, echoed the sentiment. Customer service is a key element that separates locally owned businesses from larger chain retailers.

“Our connectivity to our customers and service level is a big differentiator, as well as our support and connection to the many local services in our community. We have a number of products and services connected to other local businesses and suppliers, such as House of Meats and Tony Packo’s,” she said. She also said a number of the food products sold in the store are manufactured locally.

Crow said buying local helps keep funds local, which benefits the entire community.

“We have a very large number of employees that we are blessed to have the opportunity to employ, and in turn, they earn an income that gets cycled into our economy and supports our local community,” she said.

With an emphasis on customer service, freshness and support of the local community, locally owned grocery stores throughout the area are contributing to the effort to keep Toledo’s business in Toledo. O

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She said a study that showed buying from local businesses kept more than 40 percent of the money in a community.

Her customers have grown to expect her local touches, such as the fresh flowers on the tables from Glendale Flowers adn Gifts, the fresh herbs growing on the patio during the warmer months or her bread that comes from Country Grains off Sylvania Avenue, she said. But her taste for the unique didn’t start with her restaurant.

Growing up in Napoleon, she was

used to being in the country and had an expectation for fresh food. Even when she was in her late teens and early 20s, she liked to go to the new, cool, little places to eat, even if she didn’t quite fully understand the connection at the time, she said.

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Hangin’ ’em up for good is a sobering reality for many athletes once their playing days are done. If they

play their cards right, however, life after the game can be a new beginning. Such is the case with former University of Toledo quarterback Aaron Opelt, who was recently hired as a sales and marketing representative of the SLI Products Group for

Crown Battery Manufacturing Company in his hometown of Fremont. “It’s been great,� Opelt said in a phone interview with Toledo Free Press. “I was fortunate to play four years at Toledo in football. I think that the discipline and the motivation

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Established in 1926, Crown Battery produces lead-acid batteries for a host of applications. An organizational leadership and management major at UT, Opelt graduated from the College of Business Administration in December.

He started as an intern at Crown Battery in September. “I’ve met a lot of great people. I was fortunate to be at a company where I grew up, in Fremont,� Opelt said.

Opelt finished his career with the Rockets in 2009 as the school’s fourth all-time leader in career passing with 6,804 yards, also ranking second alltime in passing attempts (1,074) and completions (625) and third all-time in touchdown passes (46). Unfortunately, the Fremont Ross graduate’s productive college career did not translate into a professional football opportunity. After a great start to his senior season in 2009, Opelt suffered a devastating blow against Western Michigan that changed the course of his gridiron success. Opelt landed awkwardly when he was tackled on a play, partially tearing the rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder. “Once graduation came around, I was still working out,� Opelt said. “I realized the best days of my football life were probably over, and it was time to move on and start a new chapter.�

Despite the setback, Opelt remained focused on the opportunity he had with his education. While Opelt said there were many professors who influenced in his education at Toledo, he credited Dr. Clinton Longenecker

as a vital part of his success. A 1973 graduate of Central Catholic, Longenecker serves as the Stranahan Professor of Leadership and Organizational Excellence in the College of Business Administration at UT. “He’s a great OPELT professor,� Opelt said. “He cares about each student he has, and I think you could say that any student that he’s ever had in class will vouch to say that he’d do anything for them. That’s just the type of professor he is.�

Longenecker said Opelt “is a wonderful example of a great young man with a bright future. My wife Cindy and I found it a privilege to get to know him and watch him handle both great success, like beating Michigan, and then handling the disappointment of getting hurt at the high point of his career. He is from a wonderful family and community and represents the very best things about college athletics, our College of Business and Innovation and The University of Toledo.�

For Opelt, going to college was never just about playing football, something he learned at a young age. “Education has always been very important to me,� Opelt said. “That was something that my parents developed when I was young. You didn’t go to school to play football; you went to school to go to school and to play football. I wouldn’t have changed anything.

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Vin Devers Autohaus of Sylvania held a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 24 for a $1.2 million renovation of its dealership on Monroe Street.

The new Mercedes-Benz and Audi dealership will be one of the first in the country to use the latest suggested floor plans from the two leading German auto manufacturers.

Paul Devers, president of the family owned dealership, said he was pleased to be one of the first dealers in the country to implement the new building designs.

“It’s our goal to become the largest Mercedes-Benz/ Audi dealership in the state of Ohio,” Devers said.

“We’ve seen our sales expand and to continue that growth, we wanted to offer our customers an automotive buying experience that is as exciting as the cars we sell,” he said.

The new dealership will introduce a new concept, automotive boutique centers, which will offer unique automotive-related products for sale to consumers.

The renovation will add a new service entrance, a newvehicle purchase delivery center, separate showrooms for Audi and Mercedes-Benz brands and customer-friendly service waiting centers.

Upon completion of the renovation scheduled for the summer, the dealership will meet all qualifications to receive the highly regarded Audi R8 and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter dealer franchises, Devers said.

Rudolph|Libbe of Walbridge will serve as the general contractor for the construction project.

With the expansion of the dealership, Vin Devers Autohaus will provide additional jobs with a new total of approximately 75 full-time employees, according to Devers.

Vin Devers, founder of the family business, opened his first auto dealership in downtown Sylvania in 1956.

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Which de-icers cause the least damage to your car?

(ARA) — Winter storms continue and winter maintenance crews are working hard to clear the roads and melt the ice. Salt, sand and liquid deicers are applied routinely to improve road conditions. As you drive your car on those products, you can be thankful that they are readily available and working hard to keep you safe. But does this safety come at the expense of your car?

At extreme cold temperatures, sometimes the only thing that can add traction to a slick road is sand.

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North American Salt Company, a provider of highway de-icers, recognizes the need for corrosion-inhibited products and offers a treated salt, Thawrox, a liquid magnesium chloride de-icer, FreezGard CI Plus, and a salt brine additive line, ArctiClear, which lower the corrosiveness by 50 to 75 percent compared with regular road salt.

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The grand illusionist makes many ‘Believe’

By Vicki L. Kroll

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Nothing is impossible. Just ask Criss Angel.

The magician has emerged from being buried alive, levitated crowds, strolled up and down the sides of high-rise buildings, made a 4-ton elephant disappear, and escaped from being handcuffed and nailed in a coffin before it was pulled through a woodchipper.

It’s all a walk on water for the 43-year-old artist.

“If anyone has a dream and they work for it, they can absolutely achieve their dream if they believe,” Angel said.

“Much of what I do is just pure illusion; some of it is completely legitimate, like when I hung by the fish hooks [suspended from a helicopter over the Valley of Fire in Nevada],” he said. “I think, as an entertainer, what’s important for me to do is take the spectators from their reality, their trials and tribulations that they deal with every day in their lives, and kind of put them in a world where anything is possible and allow them to have that escape.”

Fans of the “Mindfreak” star have the chance to see “Criss Angel Believe” featuring Cirque du Soleil at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. “‘Believe’ is an experience that takes ‘Mindfreak,’ takes the illusions of things that people are blown away by and presents them onstage in a 15,034-foot venue,” Angel said during a call from Serenity, his Vegas home.

“I have this theatrical format that I can take ‘Mindfreak’ illusions and present them in a way that’s just a whole different level because of the use of video projection, lighting, pyrotechnics, special effects, music in this very interactive experience — things happen over your head, behind you, on the side of you, in front of you. n Angel CONTINUES ON A27

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Egypt experience at TMA

By Kristen Criswell

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Ancient Egyptians’ approach to life and the afterlife is the focus of the Toledo Museum of Art’s (TMA) exhibit, “The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb.”

“The reason we’re doing this exhibit is people keep asking ‘Where are the mummies?’” said Sandra Knudsen, the exhibition’s curator. “This is an art museum and for the last generation or more art museums have hesitated putting human remains on view because they are not works of art and they deserve very special care and consideration.

KNUDSEN “However, when I was asked this question one more time by Rod Bigelow, then active director, I said we could probably put them out if we very carefully managed to put them into context; so the mummy itself is the kernel where the vast amount of ancient Egyptian funeral objects, architecture, coffins, rituals, prayers and ancestor practices all are displayed around it.”

Egyptians wanted to live forever and to guarantee eternal life they built themselves graves, tombs and pyramids where their families could continue to visit and offer gifts, Knudsen said. As long as their names lived on, they would live forever, she said.

“Here in Toledo, every time we repeat [the individuals featured in the exhibit’s] names, according to their own beliefs, we strengthen their existence,” Knudsen said. “So, they are living forever. They’re just doing it in Toledo, Ohio, not in Egypt.”

The exhibit is designed to showcase how architecture and objects inside tombs were intended to make the mummy comfortable, Knudsen said. Tombs could be laid out like homes with storage rooms and some of the most elaborate tombs even had bathrooms, she said.

Egyptians would also be buried with objects that may be used in the afterlife, including jewelry, makeup instruments and toys, Knudsen said. n Museum CONTINUES ON A27

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Persons are eligible to win one of the above-mentioned prize packages by filling out the entry form at contest.toledomuseum.org or in person at the Museum’s Information Desk. A maximum of one online entry per week and one in-person entry per day will be accepted. The Toledo Museum of Art is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected entries. Entrants must live within 100 miles of the Toledo Museum of Art and be 18 years of age or older in order to be awarded a prize. Winner of Las Vegas trip must be 21 years of age per hotel/casino policy. Winners will be selected on or about March 17, in a random drawing of all eligible entries received. O

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Visit www.toledofreepress.com n Angel CONTINUED FROM A26 “A lot of people are skeptical when they watch me on TV. They’re like, ‘Oh it has to be trick photography, it can’t be done live,’” he said. “When they have the opportunity to come see ‘Believe,’ they actually see 40 illusions performed live right in front of their face.”

The dazzling visual spectacle includes a Cirque du Soleil troupe that assists Angel.

“You’ll see illusions that I performed on television like the cutting in half without any boxes and cloaks and covers of any kind. It’s the most provocative cutting in half of a girl in the history of the art,” he said. “And you also see me do many different forms of levitation.”

Angel said he’s been a fan of Cirque du Soleil since the 1980s.

“I first saw their television special on HBO, and I was completely enamored by the magic they created without performing any magic tricks or illusions; it was the magic of emotion, and it was about seeing an art form presented in a completely different way with tableaus and theatrics,” he mused.

“I try to present my magic as a different type of art form,” he said.

“I have a music background; I try to combine both and try to present something more provocative, something that isn’t typical.”

Millions are watching the “Believe” co-writer and star, who was recently named magician of the decade by the International Magicians Society. n Museum CONTINUED FROM A26 In “The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb,” patrons wind their way through the exhibit, encountering 12 individuals, different architecture and various objects along the way.

Elsewhere in the exhibit is a hole in the wall that peers into a mural of the tomb chapel of Akethotep. Two reliefs, pieces of the wall from the chapel, will also be on display.

Toward the end of the exhibit is an interactive display of the Hall of Judgment. Individuals will hear the 42 questions of the gods for which Egyptians would have to offer negative confessions before entering the afterlife.

These include: “I have not stolen”; “I have not killed”; “I have not blocked a running stream”; and “I have not eaten the cakes of the dead,” Knudsen said.

“The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb” is a ticketed exhibition. The

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“I’ve been very blessed to do six seasons of “Mindfreak.” That’s over 100 episodes. It’s the longest-running magic program in television history on primetime in the U.S., so I’m pretty proud of that,” Angel said.

Season seven remains in limbo.

“If I do ‘Mindfreak,’ it’s going to be raw, it’s definitely going to be back to the roots, and it’s going to be very provocative and it’s going to be scary and it’s going to be probably a lot darker,” he said. “But I haven’t solidified a deal yet.”

Known for harrowing, dangerous stunts, Angel said the ideas come from dreams and nightmares.

“I’m very much inspired by those things that I have the desire to see.

And I usually dream these things up when I’m in bed, in the shower or driving in the car,” he said.

And how does the man prepare for being run over by a steamroller while lying on broken glass?

Angel credited his crew, which plans for things that could go wrong, and added, “It’s all about physical preparation, mental preparation and even being at peace spiritually with yourself. Because when situations arise, I can never react in a way where I lose control or my cool because that could cost my life.”

He believes the risks are worth it.

“Magic for me is just a vehicle to connect to people. When you connect to people, when you have a true emotional connection to them, that’s the truest form of magic; that trumps any trick that you can possibly do.” O exhibit is free for museum members and children younger than 6. Prices for nonmembers are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for students.

The museum encourages individuals to become members and see the exhibit as many times as they’d like.

Membership to TMA is $75 a family, $60 for senior couples, $35 for individual seniors and $55 for individuals. For more information on memberships, visit the TMA website at www. toledomuseum.org.

TMA is open Tuesdays to Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The museum is closed on Christmas.

General admission to TMA is free. O

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