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n the wake of business owner Sandy Spang’s resounding success in running for Toledo City Council, more dollars-and-sense-oriented people are stepping into local politics. Marcia Helman, Lickity Split ice cream store owner, and Joe Celusta, a business owner for several years and most recently senior manager of TrueNorth, are among those planning to run for the District 2 City Council seat vacated by Mayor D. Michael Collins. Celusta, a Republican, told Toledo Free Press Managing Editor Sarah Ottney the future of the Southwyck property is a key issue for District 2 and Toledo. “Southwyck is vital to the city just for tax revenue,” Celusta said. “It’s is very important to us because that’s where our future income is to support to the rest of the district. If we develop it, we get tax revenue out of the Southwyck area and that’s what fixes the streets.” Helman also said revitalizing Southwyck needs to be a major focus. “We need to set up a master plan, not let just anybody go in there and build anything,” Thomas F. Pounds Helman told Ottney. “It’s going to be a slow revitalization, but I would work with anybody who wanted to work on that.” Helman is running as an independent with the support of Realtor Rob Ludeman, who so skillfully guided Spang through her first election. The District 2 seat is being temporarily filled by Democrat Matt Cherry, a Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 worker, who was appointed in January. Cherry told Ottney he plans to focus on economic development, neighborhood safety and the amenities that keep young families in Toledo. “More jobs fix a lot of problems in a lot of aspects,” Cherry said. It is encouraging to see more business owners invest in the leadership issues of our region. I suspect the dominant voice in the election will belong to Toledo Public Schools Board of Education member Bob Vasquez. Vasquez, a Democrat and licensed social worker, told Ottney the skills and experience he developed on the school board, including reading multimillion-dollar budgets and making tough financial decisions, will help him on City Council. “You don’t get into leadership positions just to go along,” Vasquez told Ottney. “You either lead or you go along, one or the other, and I feel that I lead.” Another universal concern was over ongoing fund transfers from the capital improvement budget to the general budget. “I haven’t heard anyone talk about plans to wean ourselves off that in the future,” Vasquez said. “And that does affect basic services, especially streets, because that’s capital improvement.” I have long known and trusted Vasquez, but I remain open to the messages and ideas the other candidates will present. In any event, I am pleased to see this continuing trend of more business owners joining the political scene. The insight, responsibility and financial acumen business people can bring to the conversation are a crucial contributions to the future of our region. O Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

LIGHTING THE FUSE

of the bariatric surgery. t would have been a quiet and unremarkable death. I knew I had at least three major factors in my favor. I was My doctor told me that although my body and skin had rebounded remarkably well from losing nearly 200 in the best health of my adult life and physically fit for the surgery; I had worked especially carefully on pounds since a September 2012 bariatric toning my abdominal muscles, so the doctor sleeve surgery, I undoubtedly qualified for the said he would not need to cut and tighten the skin removal surgery and abdominoplasty, muscles themselves, as is common during a commonly referred to as a “tummy tuck.” tummy tuck; and the surgery itself was perAs I rapidly learned, referring to the formed by my University of Michigan surgeon procedure as an abdominoplasty elicited far as an outpatient procedure, not even requiring more gravitas than calling it a tummy tuck. I stay the night. I would be in by 11 a.m. and All the walking, working out and smarter home by 6 p.m., so how bad could it be? living during the past 18 months brought I had been told it could be very bad inmajor changes, but the last vestiges of the old deed, by other weight-loss patients, by the me still clung stubbornly in the shape of a spare tire of fat and loose skin that was as unsightly Michael S. miller doctors, by the testimonials I read on weight loss message boards. But I had also been as it was uncomfortable. Prone to rashes and told I would be out for a month after the sleeve surgery and chafing, it was the one final reminder of my 400-pound life. I scheduled the procedure for Feb. 24, approaching would lose about 60 percent of my excess weight. it with the confidence I’d earned through the success n MILLER CONTINUES ON 4 Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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The effect of all this was a degree of discomfort and pain I never came close to experiencing from the bariatric sleeve surgery. But I was just hours after the surgery and while my confidence was shaken, I was sure I would bounce back with quickness. We had prepared for a week or two of my living on the first floor, sleeping upright in a recliner (no lying flat or stretching the incision) and I had everything from books to my phone charger to the TV remote at my side, arranged to fight the boredom of inactivity.

I bested that by two weeks and 30 percent, so I expected similar poster boy results from the tuck.

The commitment

The procedure went as planned and I was home less than 10 hours after I left. So far, so good. Except for the fact that I felt miserable. As I surveyed the extent of the procedure, all the warnings and cautions swirled in my head. The centerpiece was a 27-inch incision under my belt line from hip to hip, expertly stitched together but looking like I In sickness and in health was Robert Shaw at the end of “Jaws,” Those first 10 post-surgery days perforated in a perfect semicircle by brought slow progress, not much the maw of a great white shark. Even moving around and unexpected — on whatever wonder drug was pleas- and unaccustomed and unwelcome antly swirling through my veins, I felt — depression. I have long felt guilty the soreness of the incision. about allowing myself to balloon to My abdomen was swollen to twice 400 pounds, and the untold damage its pre-surgery size, yet also flat and that recklessness took on my family sculpted in a way it hasn’t been since and life. Even though that life is in my high school football-playing days. my rearview mirror, it lingers on that At the center of my new abdomen receding horizon like an angry and sat a brand-new bellybutton, created cheated sunset, coloring everything in through an umbilicoplasty procedure purples and crimsons. as my old navel had been removed This newest incapacitation brought along with the excess skin and fat. back that guilt, watching my young That area was mostly numb and cov- sons worry and my wife carry the load ered in gauze and surgical tape, so I for all of us. Shannon was my nurse, had no idea what it looked like. company and taskmaster, providing But the real aching misery lived, comfort, love and attention — the as it often does with men, in my pleasant aspects of recuperating. But groin. Two plastic tubes about 18 she also served dutifully through the inches long sprouted from the area, grossest duties: changing and washing leading to two hand grenade-shaped compression garments and mainbulbs that were safety pinned in taining the JP Drains. place, slowly filling with fluid that That entails a three-times-a-day looked like blood. These were my procedure of unpinning the drains, two new pals, the Jackson-Pratt or using an alcohol-soaked cloth to pinch “JP” vacuum drains that I would live and strip the plastic tubing, forcing with for at least two weeks. stringy blood clots and drainage They were the most visible sign debris through to the bulbs, then of of tummy tucking, and they were draining them, measuring the output tucking gross. and disposing of the bloody mess. Keeping all this carnage in place Choosing a Valentine’s Day was a flesh-tone “compression gar- card is one form of love; there is no ment,” an ultra-tight single piece Hallmark card for maintaining JP — well, girdle, really — designed to drains, but it became my habit to clinch the abdomen with force to keep kiss my sweet wife’s head as she quin_TFP95_Layout 1 in 8/30/12 1 went about the gross, gross task the swelling check. 1:28 PM Pageetly

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It would have been a quiet and unremarkable death, but I was blissfully, ignorantly unaware of the danger. … I kinda sorta remember the hum of the CT scan tunnel and the stream of whitecoated visitors, but most of what I know comes from my wife’s reluctant descriptions.” of clearing them. As the days passed, the depression deepened. For one thing, I hurt. For another, I was blue because the daily exercise that had filled an hour or two of nearly every day of my life for the past 18 months had been reduced to three 10-minute slow walks around the first floor. I could feel my hard work on my leg and arm muscles melting away with the inactivity. But I was also haunted by buyer’s remorse, uncertain that this surgery — unlike the bariatric sleeve surgery, which paid such great dividends — was worth the obstacle course of pains and problems. The swelling still distorted my abdomen, my new navel looked like a foreign element and the damned JP Drains freaked me out, protruding as they did from my body like Lovecraftian tentacles. Worst of all, I hated being cooped up, largely confined to one room on one floor. I began to resent my cage and wished to be anywhere else.

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I got my wish on the 11th day after

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the surgery. I woke up feeling fine but by 8 a.m. felt the unmistakable chills of a fever. There are a few danger signs of post-surgical complications and fever is a big red flag. I was at 102 degrees with no break from Tylenol when I called the clinic and spoke to a clinician who promised a nurse would call me back right away. She did, 10 minutes later, with an urgent message for me to get to the clinic as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I passed out in my chair and missed the call. It was three hours later when I woke up, listened to the message and called my wife to tell her we needed to go. At this point the fever was 103 and blinding in its intensity. At the clinic, the doctor inspected my incision and saw no outward sign of infection, but on the advice of my wife looked at the new colors of swirling debris in the JP drains and made immediate arrangements for me to be admitted to the University of Michigan Medical Center emergency room. When I checked in, the fever was at 104.2 degrees and I have vague memories of feeling like I was swimming through hot Jell-O. The nurse took my blood pressure, frowned, checked it again, then wheeled over a manual unit and took it a third time. All three measurements were the same: 74 over 48. In contrast, my heart was pounding, trying to compensate by working wildly at more than 120 beats per minute. Sepsis is caused by the body’s immune response to infection. As the body fights to the point of septic shock, organs begin shutting down. The ER team was frantically working around me but I was only dimly aware of what was happening and had no sense of danger. My wife, who works in health care, knew exactly what was going on and was holding my hand and talking to me softly as I drifted in and out of consciousness. I had been pumped with three IV bags but the fever held, my blood pressure continued to crash and I was unable to urinate despite

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being pumped full of liters of saline. It would have been a quiet and unremarkable death, but I was blissfully, ignorantly unaware of the danger. I did not experience any bright lights, visions of dead relatives or see my life pass before my eyes. Jesus apparently had more important visits to make and his face did not appear before my eyes. I kinda sorta remember the hum of the CT scan tunnel and the stream of white-coated visitors, but most of what I know comes from my wife’s reluctant descriptions. The next thing I knew, it was a day later and I was in a hospital room, IV lines in both arms, legs encased in clot-fighting pressure cuffs and feeling a dreamy, foggy mindset courtesy of Norco, the new Vicodin. I spent the first few waking hours absorbing the news and loudly complaining about being in a hospital bed. That first-floor living room suddenly seemed like a paradise to me. My complaints were tempered when I heard why my roommate was hospitalized. Suffice it to say, his situation was a million times worse than mine. It’s not my place to share his story here, but his heroic determination in the face of medical disaster taught me great perspective and humility. The doctors did not find the specific source of the infection and kept me hospitalized two more days to monitor my progress. I believe that in six months, when all is healed and in place, the choice to have the abdominoplasty will be a good one for my health and future. I will soon be back to walking and in my normal routines. I won’t think of a tummy tuck infection as a neardeath experience. It would have been a quiet and unremarkable death, but I haven’t worked this hard to do anything but go kicking and screaming. O

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One of Toledo’s most iconic landmarks is set to go out of commission for the next 19 months, leaving many area residents and business owners apprehensive yet resigned. The Anthony Wayne Bridge — more commonly called the High Level Bridge — will close to both vehicles and pedestrians at 7 a.m. March 17 and remain closed until September 2015 as it undergoes repairs. It’s the first longterm closure of this duration in the bridge’s eight-decade history, said Theresa Pollick, public information officer with Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), District 2. Every day, more than 26,000 vehicles cross the 3,215-foot-long span. The structure, which connects Downtown with the city’s East Side over the Maumee River, is the last cable suspension bridge on the state highway system in Ohio, Pollick said. “Obviously it has historical significance to Toledo,” Pollick said. “When

you think of a bridge in Toledo you think of the Anthony Wayne Bridge.” Compounding the traffic issues will be the Craig Memorial Bridge, which closed Jan. 15 for $11 million in painting and repairs, and, hampered by winter weather delays, will not reopen until March 27. “We did our best to avoid it, but there will be an overlap,” Pollick said. “We’re working around the clock and squeezing about a third of the contract into a few months. There is a lot of work still to be done there.” Henry Loughner, a tow truck driver with Boyz Automotive & Towing on East Broadway Street, said he drives across the bridge regularly. “It’s going to make it a lot harder to get around to this side,” Loughner said. “And the traffic’s going to be crazy because the Craig Street Bridge is already closed out. It’s going to be a little hectic.” Tim Williams, owner of Big Apple Deli on Woodville Road said he’s hoping for the best. “You’re obviously nervous about it, but you can’t be upset about something that is progress and is going to

improve the condition of the bridge,” he said. “It will make it more difficult for our customers, but our customers are a tough bunch. They come from all over and will get here come heck or high water — we hope anyway.” Tony Whitaker, a student at Owens Community College, lives on the South End but walks the bridge two to three times a week to visit friends and his girlfriend on the East Side. He said the closure will cut his visits down to once a week unless he can find a ride. For the past two years, Nicole Strong of South Toledo has been meeting a fellow Fremont Middle School teacher in Northwood to carpool to work. She will discontinue that when the bridge closes. “It will take way too long to get to her place from mine so we will both just have to drive separate from now on,” Strong said. “I’ve been trying to find another teacher, but there’s nobody I know well enough or feel comfortable enough with carpooling so I’m on my own.” Jeno DeLuca, owner of Complete Auto Repair on South Summit Street, said he’s afraid he’ll have to switch to a more expensive parts dealer to avoid the

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trip across the river to his preferred shop. However, he understands the closures. “Yes, it will affect business,” DeLuca said. “It needs repaired, though. Have you seen it? It’s falling apart.” Beatriz Garduno, owner of La Cachanilla Mexican Restaurant on South Summit Street near the foot of the bridge, said she’s hoping the closure will actually increase business. “Last week, we had some construc-

tion people working on the bridge who came in and had lunch here,” Garduno said. “I’m hoping it won’t hurt us and might help us a little bit. It’s been a hard winter.” Danielle Foltz, a cashier at the Valero gas station on the Downtown side of the bridge, said she’s hoping loyal customers and a popular 24-hour Subway will keep the station busy. n BRIDGE CONTINUES ON 7

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n BRIDGE CONTINUED FROM 6 “A lot of customers ask about that. We don’t know yet,” Foltz said. E.S. Wagner Company of Oregon will be the main contractor for the $28.7 million project. The entire concrete bridge deck will be replaced along with sidewalks, railings, street lighting, fencing and expansion joints. The lighting now on the outside sidewalks will move to the median. Substructure work will include repairs to the existing concrete piers and abutments and the addition of two new piers. The bridge will also undergo structural steel repairs to the towers and superstructure. The most noticeable difference will be the replacement of two steel trusses on each end of the suspension spans with steel girders and the addition of two concrete support pillars, one on each side of the bridge, said Mel Williams, bridge division estimator project manager with E.S. Wagner. There are 480 locations on the bridge that need steel repaired, including on the towers, the suspension span and the approach span, Williams said. “A lot of the prep work has been fabricating the repair steel for the superstructure of the bridge,” Williams said. “We have to go in and take out the deteriorated steel, have new steel fabricated and go back and replace the deteriorated.” Damaged portions of the concrete

substructure will also be repaired. On March 17, workers will begin about two weeks of preliminary work to prepare, Williams said. The next step will be to start taking the deck off the suspension span. A crew of 50-75 workers will be working on the bridge at any given time, he said. “It’s a very aggressive schedule to get the amount of work done that has to be done in that time frame,” Williams said. “We’ll work multiple crews and maybe even multiple shifts.” The Anthony Wayne Bridge was built from 1929-31 for about $3 million. In 1960-61, the bridge underwent an extensive rehabilitation, including a new deck, tower lighting upgrades and painting. It was repainted in the 1980s. Another major rehabilitation came in 1996-97, including a concrete deck overlay, suspender rope replacement, expansion joint replacement and painting, Pollick said. Consultants from several companies spent three years, from 2009-12, inspecting the bridge’s structure and cables to determine what repairs were needed. Cables were tested to detect any breaks and the bridge was shut down for a day to take measurements without the weight of traffic. Starting this fall, safety platforms were installed beneath the bridge.

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A Toledo tradition since 2005 “We’ve prepared for this one for a long time,” Pollick said. “We spent a long time dedicated to investigating what needed to be done with the bridge because of its age. “We wanted to keep its historical integrity and do as much preservation work as possible,” she said. “But we had to make these changes to ensure the bridge’s span for the next 50 years.” Darrel Hafner, owner of Hafner’s Sheet Metal & Supply on South Summit Street, said the bridge is “vital” to the area and it will be interesting to see how things go. “I would imagine it’s going to be a pain, but I also understand the need and there’s not much you can do about it,” Hafner said. “I’ve been trying to figure it out, but I think I’m better off just adding some gas to the tank and doing my thing. It’s going to be a little bit cumbersome, but I think we can get around it. “I have about six commercial roofing contractors and 10 residential heating contractors that might have to go out of their way a little bit to get here, but we provide them pretty good service so I’m sure they’ll do it no matter where we’re at. You just gotta work around it and do what you gotta do.” Oscar Ponce, who owns San Marcos Mexican grocery and restaurant near the bridge, said he’s hoping he won’t lose business when it’s not as

convenient for people to get there. “We are [worried], of course we are,” Ponce said. “We know it’s going to affect our customers, but there’s nothing we can do. People come here because they love our food so hopefully nothing changes. We depend on our customers so I hope everything goes fine.” Oliver House General Manager Neal Kovacik and Jamie Ondrus of True Value Ondrus Hardware on Oak Street both said there were enough other bridges that they didn’t foresee losing business. Work is scheduled to be completed by December 2015, but lane restrictions will also be put in place in spring 2016 for painting. Councilman Mike Craig of District 3 said such closures are just part of the price of living in a city with a river running through it. “I know there are businesses with concerns,” Craig said. “But you know what the alternative is? Let it go and then close the bridge permanently. ODOT is doing what they have to do to preserve the bridge.” ODOT’s official eight-mile detour is across the I-75 bridge, but Craig said he’s not so sure people are going to stick to that route. “Nobody who knows their way around the city is going to take that detour,” Craig said. “I would say probably

80 to 90 percent of traffic is going to detour to the MLK Bridge and that’s going to put a lot of pressure on Main Street.” Jodi Gross, community builder at East Toledo Family Center, said her biggest concern is traffic cutting across through the neighborhoods and down residential streets. TARTA has four bus routes that service East Toledo but TARTA actually rerouted its buses over the MLK Bridge in June 2012 in anticipation of this bridge closure as well as Hollywood Casino Toledo opening, said Steve Atkinson, director of marketing for TARTA. Sgt. Joe Heffernan, public information officer with Toledo Police Department (TPD), said he expects the first 10 days to be the worst because the Craig Bridge will still be closed and because it takes time to adjust to new routes. TPD will work with traffic engineers on the timing and cycling of lights near the intersection of Front and Main streets in anticipation of heavier traffic. Officers will also be enforcing weight limits for commercial traffic. “I would just ask for patience,” Heffernan said. “This will work out. People will figure it out as time goes on. It will certainly be an inconvenience in the beginning, but keep your eye on the prize, which is a new refurbished bridge that will serve us for the next 50 years. It will be worth it in the long run.” ✯

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omething has broken my heart about them dimmed my spirit. The most frustrating part of the this week, despite all the beautiful things that have been happening story is how Kaylee’s school feels its with Myles and Marlee Eckert and hands are tied because it happened outside school hours and off school their pay it forward campaign. property. The student I learned that a received only a threeschoolmate of Kaylee day suspension. Halko created an InMy fear is how fragile stagram page of hate progeria makes those for those who are afwho have it. According to flicted with progeria. I Progeria Research Founwill not share specifics dation, Hutchinson-Gilof the words and imford progeria syndrome ages posted because (“progeria” or “HGPS”) is that only creates more a rare, fatal genetic conof the same, and this world does not need Jeremy Baumhower dition characterized by an appearance of accelerany more of that. But the Instagram account, which ated aging in children. Although they are born appearing was removed days later, was filled with vile death threats and the ugliest words healthy, children with progeria begin to display many characteristics of a princess should ever see. I have known this fourth-grader accelerated aging at around 18-24 since she was 3 years old and be- months of age. The most common fore she began school. Kaylee is one cause of death is atherosclerosis (heart of the most beautiful souls living disease) at an average age of 13. It would not take much to harm amongst us today. I did not want to see the photos a child with progeria. Kaylee weighs and comments; my heart can’t take that only 30 pounds. This ugly, hate-filled page and its much ugliness and ignorance. Hearing

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content must not be ignored. It is a red flag and should be treated as such. It’s a sign of trouble in the home and in the upbringing of its creator. If something tragic would happen in the future, this Instagram creation would be the No. 1 warning sign. This is not a typical case of bullying because Kaylee is beautifully unique. She is not a normal healthy child, but at the same time she’s a typical fourth-grade girl. She loves Taylor Swift, although she’s not a fan of One Direction — but that just proves she has good taste. The thing that makes her tragically different is her being born with progeria, and the effects it has on her little body. It should be known that Kaylee is very important to Northwest Ohio and especially to me. Her family has championed fundraising for research and is the perfect example of families working to give back. Even though they have been dealt the hand of a child with progeria, they have turned her story into something positive and incredibly beautiful.

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n Kaylee Halko of Monclova Township has a rare rapid-aging disease called progeria.

Kaylee’s spirit, heart and soul make her one of the most beautiful people I have ever met. If there ever was a little girl who deserved a happy ending to her

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By Danielle Stanton

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Thousands of us do it every day: We click a button and share a post on social media. We think it’s harmless, but those shares often spread misinformation. That’s why Toledo resident Gina Fielding is asking people to “Verify Before You Share a Lie.” Her website conducts background research on people to verify whether they are really a sex offender, wanted by police or missing, as these reports are common on social media. Her research is used to help people determine whether they should share the information on Facebook, Twitter or other social media. “People want to help and want to get this bad guy off the streets,” said Fielding, a social media expert. “I call them Internet warriors. They hit that share button thinking they’re doing a good thing and that makes sense. However, with everything positive, there is a negative, and that is misinformation spreads as good information.” About 35,000 people thought they were doing a good thing when they shared bad information about 23-year-

old Toledo resident Chad Lesko last year. Lesko’s ex-girlfriend created a fake Facebook account and posted lies about him, saying he was wanted by the Toledo Police Department for raping four children, one his own son. The post went viral and soon Lesko was being harassed and nearly assaulted by strangers in a park. He received death threats and began having anxiety attacks that put him in the hospital several times. “I see a lot of misinformation and it’s one of my pet peeves,” Fielding said. “It destroyed his life for months. He volunteers at a church every month handing out food to families. Within five minutes the police showed up and had him on the ground in front of the people he volunteers for. He’s humiliated and [the police] wasted valuable time. “Here’s this kid whose life has been turned upside down and he doesn’t know how to handle it,” Fielding said. “He was devastated. ... Kids are slitting their wrists over this kind of thing. They feel like their life is over.” After witnessing Lesko’s case, Fielding and her friend Cerise Claussen got together and came up with the name Verify Before You Share a Lie. Claussen was also deeply disturbed

by Lesko’s story and is pleased they can do something positive to combat negative misinformation about innocent people. “I could not stand seeing that kid being judged … when he really didn’t do what he was accused of,” Claussen said. “Everybody judged wrongly and that gets me. ... Occasionally, he still has problems with it.” Fielding’s and Claussen’s efforts grew into a full-fledged “misinformation-fighting operation.” Not everyone has the time or the access of a journalist to check out whether information is good or bad, Fielding said. That’s why she spends her own time, without financial compensation, checking with police departments, court records and missing persons’ organizations. Fielding recently worked to verify a submission about a Blade article that reported a rapist at Franklin Park Mall. Turns out the article was from 2003 and police had caught the suspect days after the incident, Fielding said. “People were sharing it and going ‘This is awful.,” Fielding said. “People were on the lookout and police were getting calls. It’s from 2003. It’s as simple as looking at the date. n VERIFY CONTINUES ON 11

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n VERIFY CONTINUED FROM 10 “They’ve already caught [the suspect] within days. It’s wasting police time. This is what happens [with] Internet warriors. They want to help. I think their hearts are in the right place.” When a situation has been resolved it will be posted to her website and Facebook page with a “RESOLVED” stamp on it. If the infor-

mation is verified, it will be stamped with “VERIFIED” for true or listed as “DEBUNKED” if false. If Fielding could not verify whether the information was true or false, she will advise her client to use caution when sharing. “We will do all the work and you will be able to check back to the site within minutes to hours to see if the post is true or not,” Fielding said.

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A Toledo tradition since 2005 “Then you can be comfortable in your sharing and not take part in potentially ruining someone’s life.” Fielding said it’s difficult to know how prevalent misinformation is on social media because there is so much information out there in so many different forms. One of the biggest issues she sees is outdated information. For example, two girls from Wood County

were recently reported missing but were found within days. People continued to share the story even after it was resolved. “I don’t know why it happens or how it happens, but things resurface a lot,” she said. “There’s a picture going on for a year now. It’s an old lady standing with a poster board. She’s looking for her son. It gives her name and her email address. He was found last July and he just moved back in with his mother and they continue to get emails. He’s flustered because his picture keeps circulating. People think it’s just recent and they share it.” Police departments are grateful for Fielding’s efforts, she said. While testing the logistics of her system at the Chicago Police Department, Fielding said she explained what she was doing to officers there and they said “Thank you.” “I said, ‘You probably waste a lot of time on these calls’ and they said ‘You have no idea,’” Fielding said.

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Fielding has been working on the website since April. “It’s not as easy as a Google search,” she said. “What will set our website apart is the accuracy. Our information has to be accurate. It has to be 100 percent sure. There’s no room for mistakes. Our credibility is our name. That’s why we use only credible sources. I check my sources and my sources’ sources.” Sharing is important and helpful, she said, but needs to be done in a responsible manner. If misinformation can be stopped, “We should stop it,” she said. “We have a very powerful tool at our fingertips: social media,” Fielding said. “But with great power comes great responsibility. If you’re not careful you can inadvertently hurt people or waste time. “We’re getting people to rethink before they click that button.” For more information, visit verifybeforeyousharealie.com. ✯

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2014 Summer Camps Guide Bedford Community Education www.bedford.k12.mi.us/community education/ (734) 850-6036

Bedford Community Education offers year-round activities for all ages, but has an especially busy lineup for kids during the summer months. While this summer’s lineup is still being put together, rest assured it will include elements of sports, science, and fun.

BGSU Summer Music Institute bgsu.edu/smi (419) 372-2506

Bowling Green State University’s College of Musical Arts offers weeklong intensive camp sessions and a special Musical Theatre Workshop designed to help participants improve their musicianship, learn new skills and meet new friends. Session One (June 15-20) includes Recording Camp, Double Reed Camp and Flute Camp. Session Two (June 22-27) includes String Camp and Brass Camp. Session Three (July 6-11) offers Super Saxophone Camp and Vocal Arts Camp. Costs range

from $245-$475 for those who register by April 30. Prices go up $50 after that date. A Musical Theatre Workshop (July 12) is open to high school students and adults. The fee is $125 and includes three workshops, including a session with members of the cast from Broadway improv group Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, a T-shirt, lunch and ticket to that evening’s performance of Broadway’s Next Hit Musical.

again offer its Fighting Irish Summer Camps programs to keep kids social, in shape and having fun. Sports offered are baseball, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball and cheerleading. Dates, times and fees will be announced soon.

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www.bgctoledo.org/page11542326.aspx (419) 241-4258

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo owns and operates Camp Big Silver, located on Silver Lake in Pinckney, Mich. The camp provides an outdoor education and recreation program for Boys & Girls Clubs members ages 7-12. Through the support of the United Way and individuals, campers’ fees are kept low so all children, regardless of family income, can enjoy a week at camp. The camp offers seven five-day trips June 16-20 through Aug. 4-8. Fees are $30 for one child, $25 for a sibling and $20 for a second sibling. Reservations can be made at the Boys & Girls Clubs, 2250 N. Detroit Ave.

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Catholic Club

www.catholicclub.org/index.php/services/ childcare/summer-camp/ (419) 243-7255

For kids in kindergarten through age 12, the Catholic Club of Toledo offers summer camp activities June through August from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with “extended care” available at no additional cost from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The program includes swimming, art, gym games, crafts, science activities, reading, a game room, outdoor play and more. Service projects and community speakers are also featured. This year, the Toledo Ballet will offer musical theater lessons for

children in grades three through six (free for students enrolled in a weekly camp). The children will also participate in a variety of field trips and special events. For fees and other information, email summercamp@catholicclub.org.

Central Catholic Summer Athletic and Enrichment Camps centralcatholic.org/athletics/summersports-camps (419) 255-2280 ext. 1103

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The Common Space, 1700 N. Reynolds Road, is hosting its 29th annual Arts & Sciences Creativity Camp for kids ages 5-14. Ten weekly sessions will be offered from June 9-13 through Aug. 11-15. The day camp utilizes the arts and sciences to develop multiple intelligences learning and incorporates brainstorming, thinking, planning, doing, imagining, testing, reflecting and sharing. Fees are $110 per session for members, $120 for nonmembers, and $55/$60 per week for half-day (a.m. or p.m.) sessions. Discounts are also available for first-time campers. n CAMPS CONTINUES ON 13

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Feed Lucas County Children www.feedlucaschildren.org (419) 720-1106

Tony Siebeneck and Feed Lucas County Children are once again gearing up for a summer of free fun for Toledo area youth. This year, kids in grades eight and nine will be offered two Biology 101 sessions, where they can gain hands-on experience with plants and soils in an interactive learning environment. Plans are still in the works for the younger kids.

Growing Minds

3535 W. Sylvania Ave. Toledo

419-475-9359

14-17 and Aug. 4-7. Beginner and intermediate camps are open to children ages 7-17, and will teach the critical skills of the game. Children will also be introduced to the basic rules and golf etiquette. The $60 fee includes instruction, range balls and green fees during the camp. Children will also receive green fees at a discounted rate on weekdays when accompanied by a paying adult, so they can practice what they have learned. HDCC also offers a variety of instructional sessions throughout the spring and summer for adults.

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The Growing Minds/Oak Learning Center in Berkey offers unique ways for children to enjoy outdoor fun this summer, with some academic twists. Each five-day session has an outdoor theme, including patterns, colors and textures in nature. The center also features a natural habitat playground. Fees are $60/week. Ages range from 3-12 and extended care is available for no additional charge.

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Hunter’s Run, located at 9241 Secor Road in Temperance, is a family-owned business with more than 25 years of experience. Three- and four-day camps are offered each summer for children ages 4 and older. Kids get hands-on experience learning proper care for horses, how to tack up, how to give a horse a bath and how to make horse treats, along with various crafts. On the last day, each group will have a mini-horse show and each child will receive a ribbon. Dates are being set. Fees vary.

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The HDCC Junior Golf Camp is offered four weeks during the summer. Dates are June 9-12, June 23-26, July

Imagination Station in Downtown Toledo is hosting several Hot Summer, Cool Science camps this summer. Super Splatter Science (June 16-20, 23-27 and

June 30-July 4) embraces all that’s messy, giving campers a full-on experience soaked with chaos and exciting science fun. Behind the Mask (July 7-11, 14-18 and 21-25) will be focused on a different superhero each day, and kids will learn firsthand how they can use science to their advantage. Participants will discover their superpowers and even create their own superhero gadgets. Survival Science (July 28-Aug. 1, Aug. 4-8 and 1115) will test survival skills and prepare kids for unusual situations. Fees are $155 for members, $185 for nonmembers ($10 off if you register by March 31).

Maumee Valley Country Day School

www.MaumeeValleySummertime.org (419) 381-1313

Hobbit Camp, for ages 4-5, offers arts and crafts, yoga and exploring the woods. For grades one through eight, Hob Haven Afternoon STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) Hob Haven Camp mixes sports, arts, science, stories and nature with a low camper-counselor ratio. Weeklong morning specialty classes for incoming grades 1-12 include soccer, tennis, basketball, yoga, glee performing classes, sculpture, cooking, crafty creations, playmaking, creative arts, chemistry, philosophy, study skills, algebra, SAT and ACT prep, Chinese, chess and more. Before- and after-camp care is available from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Half-day and full-day options available. Fees vary. n CAMPS CONTINUES ON 14

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This summer, Metroparks offers a variety of camps including new camps for adults, families, teens, new overnight camping, plus new locations. Nature Camp (Ages 8 to 12) Metroparks Explorers (Ages 5 to 7) Wee Workshop Camp (Ages 3 to 5) Teen Camps (Ages 13 to 16) Art Camp (Ages 8 to 14) Camp Expedition (Adults) Family Camp (Fun for the Whole Family) Overnight Camp (Fun for Everyone)

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St. John’s Jesuit

www.sjjtitans.org/summercamps (419) 865-5743, ext. 231

Metroparks offers a huge variety of summer activities for all ages, including Wee Workshop Camp (ages 3-5), Metroparks Explorers (ages 5-7), Nature Camp (ages 8-12), Art Camp (ages 8-14) and Teen Camp. Fees and dates vary. Financial assistance available. Camps are held rain or shine, with plenty of rainy-day options.

St. John’s Jesuit Academy hosts SportCamps (baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, track and field, wrestling and “total athlete” sessions) for boys entering grades five through nine FunCamps (archery, high adventure, skateboarding, LEGO, digital photography and build-your-own arcade) are for boys and girls entering grades five through nine. SportCamps are $55-$65, FunCamps are $80-$175.

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Morgan Valley Farm offers five weeklong sessions of Summer Horse Camp. Campers are divided based on age and experience, then assigned a horse with a partner. Children will learn the responsibilities involved in taking care of a horse. Also included are daily riding lessons, basic first aid, anatomy, “tacking up,” foal care, hayrides and more. The week concludes with a horse show for family and friends. Overnight campers enjoy all of the activities of day camp with the added excitement of “game nights” with the horses, a horse pajama party, trail ride, themed dinners, bonfires and extra riding time. Ages 5 and older. Fee is $325-$650 per week. All meals, snacks, T-shirt, backpack, water bottle and supplies included. Dates are June 16-20, June 23-27, July 7-11, July 14-18 and Aug. 4-8. Discounts for early registration, multiple children (three or more) and multiple camps offered. Advanced programs available.

St. Ursula Academy offers camps for girls throughout June and July, including basketball, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, golf, softball, volleyball, art, graphic design, writing, journalism, dance, photography and others. Fees vary.

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Penta STEM Camp www.pentacareercenter.org (419) 666-1120

Penta Career Center in Perrysburg will host its STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) summer camp 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 16-20 for students in grades seven through nine. Participants will explore alternative energy, computers, construction, manufacturing and geographic information systems. The $25 fee includes lunch, materials, supplies and transport.

Rosenbloom’s Farm rosenbloomsfarm.weebly.com (419) 841-3320

Campers will care for and learn about animals. Camp will include hayrides, crafts and games. Campers will make their own tie-dyed item to take home, as well as bird feeders, lawn art and more.

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www.toledohumane.org/programs/103education-programs (419) 891-0705

The Animal Tails Summer Camp offers single-day and multiday camps from June through August. Each camp highlights a different animalrelated theme and campers get to tour the Humane Society. Plus, each camp offers a variety of activities such as making fun crafts, playing animalthemed games, guest speakers and

meeting four-legged furry friends.

Toledo Botanical Garden www.toledogarden.org/summer2014 (419) 536-5589

The Toledo Botanical Garden (TBG) offers unique, fun and educational programs for kids ages 6-14. Choose from single-day themes like Pioneer Life, Fairy Gardens, Blooming Artists and Friend of Wildlife. Single-day camp fees are $18-$25. New to the lineup this year is YEP (Young Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists) Mini Camp. YEP classes

March 16, 2014 offer an opportunity for participants to design, create and market handmade products related to nature and then sell them at the TBG Summer Plant Sale. Proceeds will be used to support future TBG programming. The Mini Camp consists of a three-hour class during the week to create and an afternoon class July 18 during the plant sale, where participants will put their advertising and marketing plan into action. Each participant will be asked to work at least a one-hour shift between 3-7 p.m. ✯ —Compiled by Jay Hathaway

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It is said that if you stand in New York’s Times Square long enough you will meet everyone you have ever known. It could also be said that if you sit in a casino poker room long enough, you will see just about everything there is to see. Had you been sitting in the poker room at Hollywood Casino Toledo a few weeks ago, you might have noticed a lanky, bespectacled stranger wearing a sky-blue suit strolling among the tables, chatting with the floor boss and dealers on break. That man was Ken Lambert Jr. — new to Toledo but hardly new to poker rooms. Since mid-February, Lambert has served as the casino’s new poker room manager. It is the latest job title for a man whose poker pedigree reaches back three decades, all the way to Jack Binion’s storied Horseshoe casino in Las Vegas, where a teenage Lambert got bit by the casino bug in the late 1970s while working as a busboy. It was his father, Ken Lambert Sr., who got him his start. When Ken Jr. was old enough, he taught himself to deal, passed an audition and was hired at Vegas World. Since then, Lambert has been involved in some aspect of running poker rooms from Las Vegas

to Oklahoma to Mississippi and now Toledo. Lambert was hired to turbocharge Hollywood Casino Toledo’s poker room. As Lambert rolls out plans to expand poker tournaments at the casino and initiate events designed to draw players from across the region, he expects his efforts will “kick it up a notch” in the 20-table poker room. Penn National Gaming, which owns Hollywood Casino Toledo, had been searching for someone who was “the right fit for the property,” said Jeffrey Goodman, vice president of casino operations at Hollywood Casino Toledo. The poker room manager slot had been vacant since last year, Goodman said, and the casino was not only seeking a replacement with extensive poker knowledge but a person with “great poker business acumen.” Some company officials knew of Lambert, who had semi-retired from the gaming life a couple of years ago, and put forth his name as a candidate for the job. Goodman said Lambert’s job “is to increase traffic and revenue in the [poker] room.” The company tracks poker revenue for management use but declined to release those numbers. However, Goodman said poker room business had been “a little stagnant over the past couple months,” with most business coming on weekends, Friday through Sunday during the day. According to monthly figures released by the Ohio Casino Control Commission, gam-

blers at Hollywood Casino Toledo wagered $10.8 million on table games in January and $12.95 million in February. Gamblers wagered a total of $234.3 million on slot machines during the same period. In 2013, gamblers wagered $1.81 billion at Toledo’s casino, with about 10 percent, $159.4 million, coming from table games. Toledo has the fewest table games — 80 — of Ohio’s four casinos. The casino reached out to Lambert, 51, who was living in his home state of Indiana, reconnecting with family after the nonstop duties of a Vegas casino official and the peripatetic lifestyle of a World Series of Poker tournament manager. The self-described workaholic — who opened the Mirage casino on the Vegas strip in 1989 and is known for being the first person to run a World Series of Poker event outside of Las Vegas — said when Hollywood Casino Toledo called, it made him realize he still had a passion for the game. That passion along with a desire to provide for his new wife, whom he married in December, made Lambert eager to end his hiatus and come to work in Toledo.

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One of Lambert’s first duties has been to help finalize the Toledo satellite events for this year’s second annual Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) tournament. n POKER CONTINUES ON 16

n HOLLYWOOD CASINO TOLEDO POKER ROOM MANAGER KEN LAMBERT JR. WILL HOST HOLLYWOOD POKER OPEN IN MAY.

16 Business Link n POKER CONTINUED FROM 15 The $2,500-seat tourney will take place at Penn National Gaming’s M Resort Spa & Casino in Henderson, Nev., on June 27-29. Area poker players can vie for a $4,000 prize, including a seat at the tournament, hotel accommodations and spending cash, at each of three Hollywood Casino Toledo satellite events to be held the last three Saturdays in May (May 17, 24, 31). The structure of the satellites will be a $125 buy-in with unlimited $50 rebuys during the first two hours of play. The maximum number of players for each event is 160, and Hollywood Casino Toledo is guaranteeing five seats to the HPO from each of those satellites. “That’s a pretty strong guarantee,” Lambert said. Lambert said there would also be a free roll tournament for regular players at the casino’s poker room. Players who log enough hours in cash games or play in enough tournaments this spring can sign up for a chance to play their way

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into the HPO. The free roll would be held in advance of the three satellites, he said, and likely be structured in two flights on the same day to avoid a repeat of last year’s inaugural event when a long line of applicants were turned away. So why should Lambert — veteran of Vegas, former protégé of Jack Binion, friend of Doyle Brunson, whose Rolodex contains the phone numbers of countless famous professional poker players — be content to pace the poker room at Hollywood Casino Toledo? Lambert said he loves the property, citing its newness and stateof-the-art technology, including the mammoth rear-projection TV screens in and around Scene sports bar. Lambert is already thinking outside the poker room box. He has ideas for large-scale tournaments that would require additional, temporary seating beyond the 200-player capacity of Hollywood’s poker room. He also said he would like to reach out to celebrity players like Todd Brunson, Vanessa

Rousso and the flamboyant Robert Williamson III to participate in poker room events at Hollywood Casino Toledo. Lambert conceded the lack of a hotel on the Hollywood Casino property is a drawback. While he called it “tough to overcome the room situation,” he predicted the big events he envisions for Toledo would “fill up every hotel in Rossford and down the road.” Lambert is also interested in expanding the menu of poker room ac-

tion to include higher limit Texas hold ’em games, ante-only hold ’em tournaments and a high-low split Omaha game. Those changes cannot happen overnight — new games require state gaming commission permits — but Lambert, who is licensed in eight states to run gambling operations, doesn’t foresee regulatory roadblocks and is confident the changes will take place during the year. By the way, that first World Series of

March 16, 2014 Poker offsite event was a charity tournament at the ESPN Zone in Times Square in 2005. So you could have met Lambert had you been standing in that maelstrom of the masses nine years ago. Either way, should you run into him on the poker floor at Hollywood Casino, feel free to introduce yourself. Just bear in mind your interlocutor has already heard, from amateurs and top pros alike, thousands of bad beat stories — so spare him yours. ✯

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She called him “Uncle Walt.” Decades after his passing, Walt Disney is a bit of an unknowable figure for modern audiences — families who have grown up with the classic films he helped create. For most people who watch “Snow White,” “Fantasia,” “Pinocchio” and more, the man who made it all possible is simply a legendary figure. They have no sense of the human being at his core. It isn’t like that for Karen Dotrice Nalle. Born in Guernsey on the Channel Islands, Dotrice Nalle was the daughter of two actors and ended up becoming part of the family business almost by accident. After being sighted by a Disney scout in a play, she was brought to California with her family to work in the company’s films. There, she came to see the then-53-year-old Disney as a bit of a father figure — one who treated his young stars with respect befitting another adult. One day, she was visiting Disney in his office when inspiration struck. “I said to him, ‘You know, Uncle Walt, your desk is so far away from the door where

people come in. And I’ve got a great idea. I can help you,’” Dotrice Nalle said in an interview with Toledo Free Press. “’Why don’t we move your desk closer to the door, so you won’t have so far to walk?’ “And he was great, because he didn’t treat me like a kid. And he said, ‘Karen, let me tell you something; it’s over here for a reason. Because by the time those cigarchewing executives have had to cross the floor and get to my desk, they’ve changed their mind about what they were going to ask me.’” Dotrice Nalle was only 8 years old when she was chosen in 1964 to star in what had become a passion project for Disney — his long-gestating adaptation of P.L. Travers’ “Mary Poppins.” Karen was cast as Jane, one of the Banks children, in what would become a smash hit that made her a recognizable face worldwide. “I feel very blessed. Disney gave me a gift. He picked me out of the blue. It could have been any other little girl. And I made three films for them, and they were always such happy experiences,” Dotrice Nalle said. “What kid wants to miss out on magic? He was magic, the set was magic, everything that he did for us.” It was remarkable rise for a young

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Nalle is beginning to reconnect with the memories of her past. For the first time, she’ll be doing a few appearances at conventions and other events in the days to come. She recently attended a screening of “Poppins” at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood — the first time she’d actually seen the whole movie, believe it or not. And she was also at the premiere of “Saving Mr. Banks” — which inspired new reflections on a wonderful time of her life,

and the caring, childlike man who made it possible. “He didn’t baby you, or talk down to any of his actors — and I know Hayley Mills felt the same way,” Dotrice Nalle recalled. “I think he was more our age than his own age. “What a gift to be given in life, considering I am a nontheatrical type of person. What a gift to be given, that somebody is ever going to remember me for something.” ✯

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Cleveland Film Festival kicks off March 19 By James A. Molnar Toledo Free Press Film Editor jmolnar@toledofreepress.com

Film enthusiasts can take a quick trip down the turnpike for a peek at up-and-coming films and filmmakers. On March 19, the lights will go dark and the projector will illuminate the big screen as the 38th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) kicks off at Tower City Cinemas in downtown Cleveland. The 12-day festival will showcase more than 180 feature films and more than 160 short films from 68 different countries, according to Patrick Shepherd, associate director of CIFF. CIFF is the largest film festival between New York and Chicago, according to Shepherd. “There’s no other festival in the region that matches us in attendance,” he said in an interview with Toledo Free Press. CIFF has been at Tower City Cinemas since 1991, according to Shepherd. Back then, the attendance for the festival was around 15,000. In 2013, attendance for CIFF was more than 93,000, a record. CIFF kicks off its opening night gala March 19 with screenings of “Not Another Happy Ending,” a romantic comedy that director John McKay is flying in from Scotland to attend. The festival begins in earnest on March 20. On a typical day there will

be around 40 films screened between 9 a.m. and midnight. On Fridays and Saturdays, there are late-night screenings that start around 11:30 p.m. Organizers spend all year looking for films from around the world, Shepherd said. There is also a call for entries launched every summer. He said there were nearly 2,000 films submitted for consideration this year. Once films are selected, CIFF works closely to connect specific films with nonprofit organizations in northern Ohio. Last year was the first time CIFF reached out to Toledo organizations, said Shepherd, a 1993 Bowling Green State University graduate. Partners included Toledo-Lucas County Public Library and Equality Toledo. Both organizations are continuing the partnership this year, along with Toledo Pride, the Hungarian Club of Toledo and the Great Lakes Consortium for International Training and Development. Toledo partnership film screenings include “Gore Vidal: The United States Of Amnesia,” “Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine,” “One: A Story of Love and Equality” and “Men with Balls.” More information and a schedule for the festival can be found online at clevelandfilm.org or by downloading CIFF’s mobile app. Toledo Free Press is a media sponsor for the 38th Cleveland International Film Festival. (For a $2 ticket discount, use code: TOLEDO). ✯

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Irish bars anticipate annual spike in business for St. Pat’s By Brigitta Burks Toledo Free Press Staff Writer bburks@toledofreepress.com

They may not anticipate a pot of gold, but several owners and managers of local Irish pubs do expect a spike in business for St. Patrick’s Day. Andy Katafiasz, owner of OB’s Tavern on Tremainsville Road in West Toledo, said St. Patrick’s Day accounts for between 11 percent and 14 percent of the bar’s annual revenue. “One day out of the year, [OB’s] transKATAFIASZ forms itself into the biggest party in town. … ‘Everybody has to stop by OB’s,’ is what everybody tells me,” Katafiasz said of the 800-square-foot tavern, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Many firefighters, including one who plays the bagpipe, regularly come to OB’s, he added. “It’s awesome to hear the bagpipes in that little place,” Katafiasz said. Green beer, drink specials, koozie favors and a special Jiggs dinner are also planned. Bill Kline, general manager of The Blarney Irish Pub in Downtown Toledo, said even if the weather isn’t great, he expects a crowd at the establishment’s annual party. “I don’t think the weather’s going to deter folks. Everybody has cabin fever,” he said. However, weather does have some impact on St. Patrick’s festivities. Last

year’s two-day St. Patrick’s Day events at The Blarney drew in more than 7,000 patrons, Kline estimated. However, he recalled the particularly warm St. Patrick’s Day in 2012, where 7,000 came on one day alone. The pub is hosting Shamrockin’ The Blarney 2014 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, a four-day celebration starting at 9 p.m. March 14. The festivities include a heated tent on Huron Street on March 15 and 17. A portion of the party proceeds go to Local 92 Firefighters Charities and Project iAm, a local charity that raises money for children who have autism. The Blarney is also offering an Irish brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 16 and an Irish breakfast starting at 7 a.m. March 17. For more details about cab and hotel packages related to Shamrockin’, visit www. theblarneyirishpub.com. St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Monday may also impact business, said Jeff Lark, owner of Shawn’s Irish Tavern locations in Waterville and Sylvania. “Sometimes, the best day [for St. Patrick’s Day to fall] is Wednesday or Thursday,” Lark said. “Typically, people are anxious to get out a bit earlier because it’s getting toward the end of the week.” Lark said he anticipates bigger crowds during the weekend leading up to St. Patrick’s Day. In addition to green beer, Shawn’s will offer drink specials, entertainment and favors. An $8 Jiggs dinner is available from the afternoon of March 16 through 17. To learn more, visit www.shawnsirishtavern.com. A third Shawn’s Tavern is located at 4400 Heatherdowns Blvd.

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The Ark

This intimate venue showcases acts from the A-list to the lesser known. 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor. (734) 761-1451, (734) 761-1800 or www.theark.org. ✯ Timothy Monger: 8 p.m. March 14. ✯ Heywood Banks: 8 p.m. March 15. ✯ Carrie Newcomer: 7:30 p.m. March 16. ✯ Jeffrey Foucault: 8 p.m. March 18. ✯ Jesse Dee: 8 p.m. March 19. ✯ The Blind Boys of Alabama: 8 p.m. March 20.

Bar 145º

This venue features burgers, bands and bourbon, if its slogan is to be believed. $5 cover. 5304 Monroe St. (419) 593-0073 or bar145toledo.com. ✯ Zack Attack: March 14. ✯ The Personnel: March 15.

Barr’s Public House

“Our House, Your Pub” focuses on craft beer, hand-crafted specialty drinks and martinis, a well-rounded wine selection and an eclectic food menu. 3355 Briarfield Blvd., Maumee. (419) 866-8466. ✯ Andrew Ellis: March 14. ✯ Meaghan Roberts: March 15. ✯ Dan Stewart: March 20.

Blind Pig

A variety of rock, soul, pop and alternative acts perform at this bar. 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor, $3-$20. (734) 996-8555 or blindpigmusic.com. ✯ To Write Love On Her Arms Benefit featuring J. Dutch, Matt Daniels, Matthew Sidelinker, Light Sound Disco, Phil Savage and Baums: 9:30 p.m. March 14. ✯ The Bang!: 9:30 p.m. March 15. ✯ Vibe Cydi Tribe with Pinnacle Entertainment, M.A.F.I.A., Fizzle, Rowdy Boyz, TNN and D.A.G.: 9:30 p.m. March 18. ✯ Miniature Tigers & Bear Hands with Total Slacker: 9 p.m. March 20.

Bronze Boar

Be sure to check out this Warehouse District tavern’s namesake, overhead near the entrance. 20 S. Huron St. (419) 244-2627 or www.bronzeboar.com. ✯ Open mic: Thursdays and Mondays. ✯ Crucial 420: March 14. ✯ Decent Folk: March 15. ✯ Steve Finelli and Oliver Roses: March 17. ✯ Steve Kennedy: March 20.

Cheers Sports Eatery

This family-friendly eatery dishes up live performances … and Chicago-style pizza. 7131 Orchard Centre Drive, Holland. (419) 491-0990. ✯ Chris Shutters: March 15.

Clazel Theatre

This venue has been rocking BGSU students (and others) for years. 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green. (419) 353-5000 or www.clazel.net. ✯ Club Kiss: Fridays and Saturdays. ✯ 365: Saturdays

Dégagé Jazz Café

Signature drinks, such as pumpkin martinis, plus live local jazz performers. 301 River Road, Maumee. $5 weekends for cafe seating. (419) 794-8205 or www.degagejazzcafe.com. ✯ Alexander Zonjic: March 14-15. ✯ Gene Parker: March 18. ✯ Gene Parker & Friends: March 19.

The Distillery

The mic is open on Sundays, but paid entertainers rock out Fridays-Saturdays. 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 382-1444 or www. thedistilleryonline.com. ✯ Live Trivia with DJ Brandon: Tuesdays. ✯ Guitar-eoke with Zack Ward: Sundays. ✯ Nine Lives: March 14-15. ✯ Arctic Clam: March 17. ✯ Ginger Love: March 20.

Doc Watson’s

Named in honor of the owners’ forefather, this bar and restaurant serves a variety of dishes and entertainment. 1515 S. Byrne Road. (419) 389-6003 or docwatsonstoledo.com. ✯ Shawn Sanders: 10 p.m. March 14.

✯ DFR: 10 p.m. March 15. ✯ Kegs & Eggs: 5:30 a.m. March 17. ✯ Sporcle Live Trivia: 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. March 20.

Elixer

This two-man band (consisting of Dave Rybaczewski and Walter Guy) performs Beatles songs acoustically. www.beatlesebooks.com/elixir. ✯ Memphis Pearl, 5147 Main St., Sylvania: 7:30-10:30 p.m. March 14. ✯ Quimby’s Food & Spirits, 3536 Sterns Road, Lambertville: 4:30-8:30 p.m. March 17.

Evolution

A club “for the mature crowd,” Evolution offers $5 martinis on Thursdays and the occasional live musical performance. 519 S. Reynolds Road. (419) 725-6277 or clubevolutiontol.com. ✯ Feel Good Fridays: Fridays. ✯ Sensational Saturdays: Saturdays.

Forrester’s On The River

26 Main St. (419) 691-2626 or forrestersontheriver.com. ✯ Jazz lovers are invited to enjoy “The HFactor” with Hugh Ross, a radio show which airs on the University of Toledo’s radio station, WXUT 88.3 FM 2-6 p.m. on Saturdays and 4-6 p.m. Sundays. Anyone can join at Forrester’s On The River from 5-9 p.m. on March 19 and 26. Forrester’s “Wine-Down Wednesday” specials are featured as well.

Frankie’s Inner-City

Toledo’s venue for rock. Tickets vary between $5 and $14, unless otherwise noted. 308 Main St. (419) 693-5300 or www.FrankiesInnerCity.com. ✯ Ego and the Maniacs, Highlevel Hooligans, Paying For The Priceless: March 14. ✯ Bossland Films Music Video Giveaway featuring Benedikt Schack, Shawn Deville Blazsek and Mac Nova, Young King McCorvey and D BO, Stacks Da Great, Joel Gutierrez aka Gooch, Nasty N8, T.j. Steinfurth aka Quarter, Rob Divine and Jonathan Stickles, Kaleb Leahy aka Special K: March 15. ✯ Blameshift, A Cheer For Casual, wearebrothers, Thee Illustrious, Undiscovered: 8 p.m. March 19.

✯ 4.0 Entertainment Presents Afroman: 8 p.m. March 20.

French Quarter J. Patrick’s Pub

Live entertainment after 9:30 p.m. FridaysSaturdays. Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg. (419) 874-3111 or www.hifq.com. ✯ Jackpot: March 14-15.

H Lounge

The Hollywood Casino offers musical distractions from all the lights, noise and jackpots. 777 Hollywood Blvd. (419) 661-5200 or www. hollywoodcasinotoledo.com. ✯ The Marshall Tucker Band: 9 p.m. March 14. ✯ DJ Rob Sample: 8 p.m. March 15. ✯ DJ Rob Sample: 7 p.m. March 17.

Hamway’s on the Main

Live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights gets a side order of steak, seafood and prime rib at this 30-year area institution. 5577 Monroe St., Sylvania. (419) 885-0290 or hamwaysonthemain.com. ✯ Dan & Don: March 15.

Jazz on the Maumee

The Art Tatum Jazz Society will provide smooth, cool “Twilight Jazz” along the river, appetizers included. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Grand Plaza Hotel’s Aqua Lounge, 444 N. Summit St. $5-$15. (419) 241-141 or www.arttatumsociety.com.

Kerrytown Concert House

This venue focuses on classical, jazz and opera artists and music. 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. $5-$30, unless noted. (734) 769-2999 or www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com. ✯ The Michigan Shakespeare Festival Presents: March 14. ✯ The Matt Wilson: March 16.

Mainstreet Bar and Grill

Ronn Daniels performs weekly at this pub. 8-11 p.m. Thursdays, 141 Main St. (419) 6976297 or www.toledomainstreet.com.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop

What began as an antique store in Chicago

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6945 W. Central Ave. Toledo, OH

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turned into a string of more than 200 eateries nationwide, including Toledo. All of the shops feature live music. 4038 Talmadge Road. (419) 725-5037 or www.potbelly.com. ✯ Jaime Mills: Noon-2 p.m. Fridays.

Stella’s Nouveau cuisine gets a helping of music Thursdays through Saturdays. 104 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. (419) 873-8360 or www.stellasrestaurantandbar.com. ✯ Eddie Molina: March 13, 20. ✯ Jason Hudson: March 14. ✯ Tom Turner: March 15.

SWINGMANIA With its focus on swing music, Jeff McDonald’s group of musicians provides a peek into another era, with music from bandleaders such as Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, the Dorseys and more. With combos from trio to full orchestra, the group provides music for all occasions. (419) 708-0265, (419) 874-0290 or www. swingmania.org. ✯ Trotters Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd., (419) 381-2079: 8 p.m. Tuesdays.

The Toledo Zoo 2700 Broadway St. $11-$14. (419) 385-4040 or toledozoo.org. ✯ Free-flight Butterfly Exhibit: Free with zoo admission. Open daily. ✯ Watch It Grow Garden Tours: Greenhouse Tour: March 19. If you would like your event in The Pulse, contact Matt at mattliasse@gmail.com.

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Local family’s fundraiser inspires $1 million challenge grant A Waterville boy’s $20 random act of kindness could turn into a $2 million donation, thanks to a challenge grant from a Texas company who wants to help him pay it forward. Dallas-based Highland Capital Management heard about 8-year-old Myles Eckert, who recently found $20 in the parking lot of a Maumee restaurant and gave it to a soldier in uniform eating lunch, along with a note. ECKERT “Dear Soldier,” the note read. “My dad was a soldier. He’s in heaven now. I found this 20 dollars in the parking lot when we got here. We like to pay it forward in my family. It’s your lucky day! Thank you for your service. Myles Eckert, a gold star kid.” Dailey and the Eckert family have since been interviewed by Steve Hartman of CBS News and Ellen DeGeneres and the story has been shared extensively on social media. Tiffany Eckert had no idea her son’s random act of kindness would generate so much attention. But when it did, the family was inundated with inquiries on how to send Myles money. Instead, they decided to redirect the requests to fundraising website Crowdtilt, where they set up an account so donations will go to a Texasbased national military children’s charity called Snowball Express. In response, Highland has offered to match donations made on behalf of Myles up to $1 million through Memorial Day on May 26. Founded in 2006, Snowball Express provides “hope and new happy memories to the children of military

fallen heroes who have died while on active duty since 9/11.” The group offers the children a four-day experience filled with fun activities like sporting events, dances, amusement parks and more, according to its website. Myles’ father, 24-year-old Army Sgt. Gary “Andy” Eckert Jr., was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on May 8, 2005, during his second tour of duty. Myles was just 4 weeks old and his sister Marlee was 20 months old. In a March 13 news release, James Dondero, co-founder and president of Highland, said “The Eckert children and their commitment to paying it forward are, and will continue to be, an incredible inspiration. “We believe every single one of us has a responsibility to help the children of our fallen military heroes,” Dondero said in the release. “Not one of us can do it alone, not Snowball Express, not Highland, and certainly not the individual families, but together, we have the ability to do great things by creating a supportive environment for all of these children and honoring the memories of their parents.” “Highland’s challenge grant is ambitious, as it should be, but I’m confident the $1 million target can be achieved as others join us in paying it forward,” added Mark Okada, cofounder and chief investment officer of Highland, in the release. Snowball Express serves more than 1,200 children per year who’ve lost a parent in the military. “While we’re extremely proud of that figure, in truth there are many more children we need to serve,” said Snowball Express Executive Director Buck Kern in the release. “There are more than 8,000 Gold Star children

in our country today who have lost a parent serving in our military since 9/11. Should we successfully meet the challenge, we’ll be in a better position to serve them all.” Tiffany said she’s thrilled to be able to give back to Snowball Express and even

more excited about the challenge grant. “Snowball Express has provided much-needed support for my family these past few years,” she said in the release. “The challenge grant will allow this great organization to serve even more Gold Star children

across the country and improve this critical support system.” To donate, visit https://www. crowdtilt.com/campaigns/mylesmarlee-eckert-want-you-to-pay-itforward. O — Sarah Ottney

Introduction to Wine 101 a two-week wine course for beginners

Mondays, March 24 and March 31, 2014 6:30-8:30 p.m.* at Walt Churchill’s Market — Briarfield

$35.00 per person**

Our Wine 101 Class is the Best Place to Start! This two-week course is geared toward novice wine drinkers who wish to expand their knowledge and experience. No judgments and no such thing as a stupid question. We will sample both domestic and imported wines and cover a variety of topics, including: How is wine made? What is the difference between sweet and dry wine? How to read a wine label. Proper tasting technique. How to store your wine. And more...

The course is taught by Jim Krusinski, the newest addition to the Walt Churchill’s Market Wine Team. He is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and a 20 year veteran of the wine industry. Each week you will taste 6 wines as part of the wine course and each participant will leave with a special gift each week that will help them continue their wine journey. * Limited to 20 people. Tasting starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. each week. Both weeks are included in the price. ** Must prepay to hold your place. Non-refundable. Price includes both weeks.

Contact Austin Beeman or Jim Krusinski in store or at 419.794.4000 or Austin.beeman@waltchurchillsmarket.com

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