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Opinion

JUNE 26, 2011

Zoo to don’t

“We have an exciting opportunity to be a regional partner and work with a new administration and new economic development officials in Lucas County and Toledo. This is a great opportunity to think and act with a regional purpose and we look forward to enhancing these relationships.”

— 2009 Wood County Economic Development Commission

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he three Wood County Commissioners — Tim Brown, Jim Carter and Alvin Perkins — fulfilled their duties as elected officials on June 21 when they unanimously denied the Toledo Zoo’s request to put a levy on the Wood County ballot. The proposal had little public support and the commissioners were well within their rights to vote to “kill it in committee,” although it leaves a sour aftertaste whenever the broader public is denied an opportunity to vote on such a proposal.

There are a few details that should be noted for the record before the conversation is forgotten.

As a former board member for the Toledo Zoo, I am well aware of the economic impact the inrepresents and the tremendous amount Thomas F. Pounds ofstitution resources that go into that effort. The Regional Growth Partnership (RGP) reported in April that the attraction generates more than $38 million for the local economy each year. This includes 500 jobs and a hard-dollar benefit that extends beyond Lucas County and reaches into Ottawa, Fulton, and Wood counties in Ohio and Monroe County in Michigan.

“First and foremost, the Toledo Zoo provides jobs and discretionary spending dollars for this region, but in addition, it adds significantly to the quality of life assets we promote both nationally and globally,” said Dean Monske, president of the RGP. “It is not uncommon for the RGP to include the Zoo in showcasing our region to visiting site consultants, corporate executives, and potential international investors.”

In fact, plenty of Wood County interests promote the Toledo Zoo as part of their efforts to attract visitors. The Perrysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau repeatedly lists that city’s proximity to the Toledo Zoo as a benefit. Perrysburg is only one part of a very large county, but the point is that Wood County attractions do recognize that the Toledo Zoo is a regional contributor.

I understand the resistance the proposal met in Wood County. It wasn’t as much about details regarding one-day free admissions and free school visits as it was about preventing a neighboring county from getting its tax-collecting fingers under the tent. If the Zoo is entitled to Wood County money, why not Imagination Station, or any other faction in a long line of quality attractions?

Perhaps it would be worth discussing the idea of joining all the zoos in Ohio for statewide funding, much like libraries are allotted.

It is clear the Toledo Zoo, like nearly all cultural attractions, is going to have to be smart, conservative and creative as it navigates challenging economic times. And while we respect Wood County’s decision to limit its participation to individual memberships, its people should remember that the Toledo Zoo does add value to the entire region’s quality of life, and if its leaders are serious about regional cooperation, perhaps they will be open to nonlevy ideas to contribute to, as well as benefit from, its well-being. 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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Motion in poetry

His first poems were humorous, but puberty made his bonfire of Hallmark greeting cards, bellowing sickeningly sweet drifts of smoke. Cleveland Indians poems angsty and depressing, he said with a smile. When he mascot Chief Wahoo lying in drifts of snow, staring discovered the Beats at age 11, he felt liberated by their style.

“You always thought a poem had to rhyme and be at the great wide sky for the last time. Silent stares of conabout flowers or autumn or something like tempt and derision aimed at an unhoused that,” he said. man as he walks the Toledo streets.

Poetry has always resided just outside These and scores of other images were my grasp, not as impactful as music but just part of a June 16 poetry reading that featured as mysterious in its creative process. Words more poets than audience members. are fluid, live building blocks, but the way a Toledo Free Press sponsored a stop on the poet shapes them isn’t the way I push them June 16 Art Walk, a signature event of the Arts around or the way a songwriter manipuCommission of Greater Toledo. We opened lates them. And while many people believe our warehouse on Huron Street, set up chairs they can be writers (I work just a few blocks and a makeshift podium and invited a group from some of the region’s most high-proof local poets to read their works. Michael Grover led an outstanding line-up of poets — Michael S. miller file failures), truly inspiring works of poArnold Koester, Jonie McIntire, Greg Peters and Bob Phillips. etry and songwriting (the two are not the same thing, With the cluster of activity on St. Clair and Adams although some lyrics read like poetry) are intimidating.

In an effort to promote this special art, Toledo Free Press streets, there was a dearth of passersby on Huron Street to look in and see the reading, but each of the poets gave it his is co-sponsoring the Aug. 6 “Zygote in My Fez Poetry Fesor her best, reading original material that inspired laughter tival,” from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Collingwood Arts Center.

Red Fez and Zygote in my Coffee are the primary forces beand reflection to the few people who joined us.

There is a thriving poetry scene in Toledo, but it seems hind the event, which will feature nearly two dozen poets like a backburner element compared to music and gallery reading their works. We are also looking to find a more arts. Most of my exposure to the scene comes from the pub- high-profile location for our remaining ACGT Art Walk lished works of longtime Toledo Free Press arts writer John poetry readings, July 21, Aug. 18 and Sept. 15.

Let’s take the poor uncle and show him a few special Dorsey, who is producing a body of work that is growing in nights on the town. O size and national acclaim.

It’s a tougher challenge at home in Toledo.

Phillips told Toledo Free Press Staff Writer Patrick Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

Timmis, “Poetry’s like the poor uncle of the arts.”

Grover is keenly aware of how some people view his art.

Since you asked, my single published poem, “NewsHe said many people stereotype poetry as bad and boring — epithets he thinks many poets deserve. He said he wants stand Love,” was included in a modest college anthology to make poetry fun again, although many of his pieces are alongside real poems from real poets: dark and questioning.

“Newsstand Love” Grover read a number of his “American Outlaw” poems, She has a Playboy body, making each piece a compelling performance.

Penthouse eyes, Peters read an epic poem about being unhoused in And a Cosmo mouth.

Toledo. After working nearly 30 years for Chrysler, he is Her man had a World News sex drive, waiting for news on his pension while he gets by the best But a National Enquirer mind, he can. Peters told Timmis he has written 800 poems in the And People depth. past three years. Reading live, the words tumble out of him She left him for a man with a GQ wardrobe, in a cascade of alternating anger and amusement.

An Esquire lifestyle “Poetry is to make a point and make a difference for And a Wall Street Journal career. someone’s life,” he said.

But in her bed: Reader’s Digest.

Phillips, with his shock of Einstein-like white hair, read She left him for a man with Sports Illustrated energy, poetry about his backyard observations and baseball memRolling Stone hipness ories. His work is specific and intimate yet universal in its And Vanity Fair ambitions. wise evocation of the larger gears at work in life.

But in her bed: National Lampoon.

Phillips told Timmis he started writing poetry as a child.

Now she’s renewed her subscription with her first man.

He grew up in Toledo.

If looking at the pictures keeps you satisfied, “Most everything I learned was at the public library — Skip the fine print. the poor people’s university,” Phillips said.

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Commissioner of Development s the use of incentives the way to attract and keep businesses in Brad Peebles said they started negotiaToledo? That was a topic of dis- tions with Burkett in August.

“This was why we originally came cussion at the June 21 Toledo City to Council requesting Council conCouncil agenda review. sider making the citywide 30 percent Opinions were mixed.

Councilman Joe McNamara said TEI policy versus having to come to what they are trying to avoid is of- council for specific approvals,” he said.

That legislation would have alfering an incentive for action that lowed the Economic Development would have happened anyway.

“Some years ago there was a devel- Department to award TEIs without opment outside of the city of Toledo going to Council for approval as long and they placed infrastructure in the as basic standards were met.

Discussion has taken ground and they offered place during the past an incentive exactly like year about the use of the TEI,” Deputy Mayor TEIs and how effective Tom Crothers said. it is. At a hearing Sept.

“That place is called Ar30, experts testified and rowhead Park and when advised caution in the that opened ultimately use of incentives. it took 20,000 people “We need to conout of Downtown Totinue these discussions ledo. We are the ones on the front line speaking to Lisa Renee WARD — have a stable policy so we know what we are these clients. They need talking about each time one of these incentive to stay in Toledo.”

In 2007, Toledo City Council deals come along,” Ludeman said. passed an ordinance approving the “This is an important project, it stacreation of the Toledo Expansion bilizes the part of Toledo it’s in.”

Councilman George Sarantou said Incentive (TEI) program. It designated zones within Toledo that were the credit does not happen until adeligible for what basically amounts to ditional people are put on the payroll.

“I appreciate the comments about a rebate on taxes if a company meets an agreed upon increase in payroll Arrowhead, we need to be reminded of that. If you go around the entire taxes from hiring new employees.

The percentage varies from 10 county, if you go out Central Avenue percent to 30 percent with an addi- — you’ll see a lot of businesses and tional 10 percent awarded for compa- services that were originally in Toledo nies that spend 15 percent of its net — Sylvania Township doesn’t have an profits on research and development. income tax,” Sarantou said.

He said if we don’t continue to “If I were to take a dollar out of my pocket and say to you all, you may offer incentives, jobs will continue to have this dollar but only if if I can get move out of Toledo.

“We’ve got to quit offering them 30 cents back, the question is would you take that deal?” Crothers said. our great Toledo water at a dis“Now if you don’t take the deal then counted rate without a JEDD or a I’m going to put the dollar back in JEDZ. We did that for Rossford and my pocket and you get 100 percent of Northern Wood County,” Counnothing. Or do you want 70 percent cilman Mike Craig said. “That’s a 20of something, see that’s the question.” year agreement, a lot of jobs can leave “Are we using a slingshot when here in 20 years.”

The legislation for Burkett’s TEI we need a bazooka?” Councilman was given emergency status, which Adam Martinez said.

The specific legislation before means it will be before members of them was to seek approval of a 30 Council for a vote June 28.

Crothers said the proposed percent TEI for Burkett & Sons Inc. based on a planned payroll expansion changes to the TEI program were alfrom $756,000 to about $1.5 million most ready to present and suggested a hearing so Council and the public and the hiring of 20 new employees.

Councilman Rob Ludeman would be informed. Are incentives wanted to make sure that the fact the best way to create jobs? That will that Burkett testified in the past be debated another day. O about water rates was on the record.

“They asked us to ‘be kind to the Toledo Free Press Web Editor Lisa business owners’ when it came to Renee Ward operates the political blog GlassCityJungle.com. storm water rates,” he said.

Opinion

JUNE 26, 2011

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Gluten-free products a specialty at Churchill’s To The Editor, The Toledo Free Press cover story on July 19 (“Living gluten free”) contained very timely information. Celiac disease has been undiagnosed for years and it’s important that information like this is available to people who may be suffering from gluten allergies but not be aware of it. Your readers may also want to know that Walt Churchill’s Market carries a large selection of gluten-free products. We have even marked these items with “Gluten Free” shelf tags to make them easily identifiable. Also, we are proud to accommodate our customers by doing our best to locate a product they desire if we do not currently carry it.

Walt Churchill’s Market has a long history of satisfying our customer’s needs and the addition of gluten-free products was a natural fit. O Walt Churchill Jr., Maumee

Zoo failure is ‘beacon of hope’ To the editor, The unanimous rejection of the Toledo Zoo levy request by the Wood County Commissioners is a beacon of hope for a region constrained by inept politicians and ineffective government. News accounts of the event suggest that opponents simply don’t want another tax during difficult economic times while proponents argued the Toledo Zoo is a regional treasure deserving of an opportunity to let voters decide the fate of the levy.

Ohio residents are among the most highly taxed in the nation so it is not unreasonable for residents and the county commissioners to recognize that additional taxation is undesirable. Higher taxes make Wood County less attractive as a destination for businesses and residents.

Most importantly, the levy burdens all residents whether or not they derive any benefit from the zoo, which hardly seems fair. Indeed, the plea to let voters decide is indicative of the greater ideological problem with the Toledo Zoo. Visitors, members, and benefactors vote to support the zoo every time they make a payment and each derives a benefit

in exchange for the payment. Asking others, who receive no benefit, to pay is morally corrupt and reflective of a desperate leadership and management.

I encourage voters of Lucas County to consider the negative implications of renewing, or worse increasing, the Toledo Zoo levy. A renewal of the levy allows the Toledo Zoo to continue to avoid making the more difficult decisions that ensure the future viability of the Toledo Zoo. If tax payers continue to subsidize the Toledo Zoo, the leadership and management of the Toledo Zoo remain insulated from the economic realities affecting the entire region. It must be made clear to Board of Directors that the management of the zoo has to be held accountable for its inability to generate additional revenues.

Truth be told, the Toledo Zoo has no idea whether to increase or decrease admission fees, membership fees, or to impose what economists call a dual-tariff pricing strategy that would have patrons pay an additional fee to enter Nature’s Neighborhood, the Aquarium, or the Botanical Garden. None of the typical business solutions have been explored by the zoo rather the Toledo Zoo strategy was to solicit more tax revenue, which reeks of hubris.

I encourage voters in Lucas County to embrace to the opportunity to send a clarion call to politicians and government officials throughout the region by rejecting the Toledo Zoo levy. Rejecting the Toledo Zoo levy is our only chance to force changes upon the leadership and management of the zoo necessary for its survival into the future. O David McClough, Bowling Green

Ashford: ‘Paranoia over logic’ To the editor, Michael Ashford’s June 19 column on HB 45 (“House Bill 45 allows guns in bars, restaurants”) is the usual indolent perception of paranoia over logic when it comes to firearms. I find it reprehensible when responsible permit holders of concealed carry of firearms are blamed for the carnage done by criminals and irresponsible people. O Daniel Szych, Toledo

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Opinion

JUNE 26, 2011

House Bill 45 confusion To the Editor, I just finished reading Michael Ashford’s June 19 guest column about Ohio House Bill 45 and it must have had some misprints.

The column states HB 45 was “recently passed”; it must have been passed before Oct. 8, 2009, because the Route 66 bar was filled with gun-toting concealed carry permit holders looking for trouble. Wait; if I recall correctly, the shooting was started by a convicted felon illegally carrying a gun. This is where the confusion comes in. Ashford states HB45 will make our neighborhood bars and restaurants less safe so is he saying Route 66 was safer on Oct. 8, 2009, than it is now?

I never want to see a day when everyone has to carry a firearm to feel safe, but at Route 66 that night the only ones who felt safe were the criminals. Any permit holder would have been arrested just for having their weapon on their person.

I applaud Ashford, Matt Szollosi and Teresa Fedor for their concern for my safety, but, as usual, they lose sight of who is to blame for gun violence. O Lenny Sniegocki, Toledo

Ashford ‘badly biased’ TO THE EDITOR, Michael Ashford’s June 19 article was interesting, if badly biased. When considering new laws, legislators often/usually look to other jurisdictions to see if there’s similar laws, and what their effects might be.

It might interest you to know that Pennsylvania has allowed guns in bars by legal CPL (concealed pistol license) holders for many years. Michigan liberalized its law to allow CPL holders to carry in restaurants that serve alcohol a number of years ago. Neither state has reported any problems due to this, and I’d expect Ohio to be no different.

Two points: the Route 66 fiasco certainly did not include any

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legal CPL holders or the media would have reported it. Also, HB45 specifically disallows any alcohol consumption while carrying a handgun in a bar/restaurant.

“Feeling safe” isn’t the same as “being safe.” After all, most of the places where there’s been mass murders, such as Virginia Tech, are legislated to be “gun free zones.” Remember this also: the bad guys carry their guns now, without regard to the laws. While some folks might “feel safe” because of the “No Guns” sign on the establishment’s door, having a rabbit’s foot or other talisman in their pocket would be equally effective. You carry an amulet if you wish; I’ll stick with my pistol.

Like you, I expect and hope to never actually need it, but I’d rather have the gun than your magic coin if the goblins strike. O Jim Dunmyer, Temperance

Nuclear hearing should be in Toledo TO THE EDITOR, On June 15, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) offered a public meeting to discuss Davis-Besse’s 2010 performance.

This meeting was announced in The Blade on June 14. The location for that meeting was the Davis-Besse Energy Education Center in Oak Harbor. If the NRC was interested in having the public actually attend such a meeting, it should have provided sufficient notice and should have located that meeting closer to Toledo, the most populous area within a 50-mile radius on Davis-Besse. The way that this public meeting was set up made it inevitable that there would be limited public input.

The NRC is paid for by our taxes and is ultimately responsible to us in carrying out its mandate to oversee the safety of the nuclear energy industry so it is right that they should make an effort to gather input from the public. Unfortunately, the NRC seems to be following the same operating principles as did the Department of the Interior in its lack of oversight of the Deepwater Horizon, which spewed thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and the

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Securities and Exchange Commission that failed to regulate the risky practices that led to the economic meltdown. Those agencies were more closely allied with the industries that they were charged with regulating than with the tax payers who pay their salaries and who they are mandated to protect. The NRC scheduled its meeting on the June 14 assuring that the operators of Davis-Besse would not have to venture from their comfort zone or be inconvenienced. It showed no such concern for the public who were given a one-day notice that they could travel 20 miles to participate in this “public” hearing.

The evacuation zone recommended by the American embassy for the Fukushima nuclear disaster is 50 miles. Toledo is well within a 50-mile radius of Davis-Besse and while none of us wants to consider what could happen if a natural or manmade disaster were to occur at Davis-Besse, it is in our best interest that we do just that, and to plan for worst-case scenarios. The residents of Toledo have a very important stake in the discussion of nuclear power and in Davis-Besse in particular and the NRC has a responsibility to both inform and obtain input from us. It is time for the NRC to offer a public meeting on Davis-Besse here in Toledo. O Anita Rios, Toledo

Save Libbey, you numbskulls TO THE EDITOR, In Columbus, they are giving schools that are no longer occupied to charter schools for $1 a year. There must be a way to save the gem that is Libbey High School. Wake up, you numbskulls; they don’t build buildings like this anymore. Nor will they in the future because of the expense and durability.

No one wants anything that lasts nowadays. Just tear it down and get rid of fine architectural history of Toledo and the country. Who got into Libbey and took some of the fine doors, brass, etc. for their own profit? It is a sad, sad world you people are creating. Thank God I lived during a much better time. O Ann Black, Toledo

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PEOPLE

By Kathryn Milstein

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Erek “EcoErek” Hansen has kept 5,838 pairs of jeans out of landfills, helped insulate more than 11 homes rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina and helped set a Guinness World Record.

EcoErek is 10 years old.

He said he started recycling in 2009 due to a contest in the National Geographic Kids magazine, which called for pairs of jeans to recycle with the “Cotton. From Blue to Green” organization. The group shreds donated jeans, which become insulation for homes built by Habitat for Humanity across the United States.

EcoErek and his mother, Amy Hansen, hosted a denim drive in their driveway, where they collected about 1,000 pairs of jeans. Combined with a local alternative energy company’s donation of 600 jeans, he shipped 1,684 pairs of jeans to National Geographic.

As the largest donor to the project, EcoErek received a ticket to the Guinness World Records Ceremony in Washington, D.C. At the ceremony, National Geographic Kids magazine was listed as the “Largest Collection of Clothing to Recycle” for 33,088 pairs of jeans.

Amy said after the drive, her son wanted to continue collecting for the organization.

“I think it’s fantastic that your son or daughter can come to you with an idea, something they’re passionate about,” she said. “We always told him he could make a difference.”

Amy reached the organization and made a drive schedule with her son. With five denim drives in three

months and several dropbox locations, EcoErek collected 4,154 pairs of jeans — and his nickname — in 2010.

The jeans, which weighed about 9,100 pounds, created enough insulation for eight homes.

“I think that as we get more people who hear about the program, we get more of a response,” Amy said.

This year, EcoErek included shoes in his drive to donate to USAgain, a for-profit organization that collects used clothes and resells them.

Amy said USAgain will pay EcoErek 2 cents per pair of shoes collected. He said he was not sure what charity to donate the money to.

EcoErek set a goal of 5,000 pairs of jeans collected this year. There was no goal for the shoes. With his drives completed — the last was June 11 — he sits on 2,262 pairs of jeans and 1,585 pairs of shoes. Dropboxes in Perrysburg and Oregon will collect jeans and shoes until August.

“The drive has just had a phenomenal response,” Amy said. “I’m not worried about reaching the goal. We were at this place last year with this number of jeans collected, too.”

With more than 2,000 pairs of jeans, EcoErek could provide enough insulation for four homes.

“I’m glad we got four houses worth,” he said. “And we still have the rest of the summer.”

For the rest of the season, EcoErek and Amy will collect items from dropboxes and fetch donations from anyone unable to get to a box who contacts them. The two will visit garage sales at the end of June to drop off cards and offer a place for unwanted jeans.

In August, Amy and EcoErek, who is “kinda known as the jean

photo and cover photo provided by amy hansen

10-year-old ‘EcoErek’ recycles jeans, shoes EcoErek’s dropboxes

O Future Wave salon, 3324 Navarre Ave., Oregon. Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

O Dr. Stephen Branam’s dentist office, 3140 Dustin Road, Oregon.

Monday through Thursday 7:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

O Once Upon a Child, 194 E. South Boundary St., Perrysburg.

Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday noon to 5 p.m. O

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10-year-old ‘EcoErek’ with bundles of tennis shoes he collected for recycling.

guy now,” Amy said, will gather the jeans and shoes for a final total before shipping them to the respective organizations.

Until totaling time, the jeans and shoes will be stored in warehouse space provided by First Solar.

The local company has collaborated with EcoErek since 2009. EcoErek and Amy gather the collection goods and haul them to storage.

They also put the jeans and shoes into the 4-foot-square shipping containers. First Solar provides the shipping for the jeans.

“We’re taken up about as much space storing the shoes as we have the jeans,” Amy said.

The shoes are about the same volume as the jeans once they’re collected in the bags Amy and EcoErek use to store them until August.

Next year, EcoErek said he will continue the jean collection as long as he is passionate about recycling.

“I love it,” he said. “It’s really fun, and I love keeping the jeans out of the landfill and saving the planet.” O

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Is Sleep Apnea Keeping You from Sleep?

Sleep apnea is a chronic condition where you stop breathing during sleep, either due to a blockage of the airway or to a failure of the brain to signal your body to breathe. When this happens, oxygen levels decrease and your brain wakes you up just enough to allow you to start breathing again.

It’s common for those with sleep apnea to have three characteristic symptoms: overweight/obesity, snoring during sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness.

Many individuals with sleep apnea are sleep-deprived and are at an increased risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, accidents, and mood disorders like depression.

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Toledo Free Press series Editor’s Note: Reporter Brian Malkowski will spend shifts at various Toledo workplaces to offer insight into the people who work some of the area’s most interesting jobs.

In August 2010, more than 1,000 people took the civil service exam to join the Toledo Police Department.

With that many people interested in one of the most dangerous and stressful jobs Toledo has to offer, it made me wonder if these individuals really know what they’re getting into.

What is it like to be a police officer?

At 6 a.m., a mother is packing lunches, getting kids dressed and waiting for the school bus. At 8 a.m. she’s off to the gym for a spin class.

She heads back home to do some work around the house and hit the shower because her day hasn’t even started yet.

That’s because Officer Michelle Sterling, a 19-year veteran, is due in Downtown Toledo at The Safety Building.

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At 2:30 p.m., officers are in roll call getting briefed and having their weapons inspected. After roll call, Officer Sterling and her partner Officer Greg Szymanski head to their cruiser to put in their “hard eight.” They call in for service and check the computer for calls in their area. The two officers work the North End and are part of Weed and Seed, a community-based, comprehensive, multi-agency approach to combating violent crime, drug use and gang activity in highcrime neighborhoods.

During my ridealong, I learned there’s never a dull moment in the North End. Petty theft, burglary, solicitation, disorderly conduct, domestic disputes and traffic violations are just some of the crimes that keep this crew busy. I saw how the use of information technology makes it faster and easier to perform police work. The computer they use has a few extra features that other cruisers don’t have, such as a GPS, an online mug shot database, and the ability to text message the dispatcher. This allows the dispatcher to talk with several crews at the same time and keeps information off police scanners.

They responded to a call about a 49-year-old male shoplifting at a grocery store. The store had him on camera

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stealing food two days in a row. The man was arrested for petty theft and told never to return to the store. On the ride to Lucas County Jail, the officers ran his ID and pulled his mug shot and history up on the computer. The crime he committed joined a long record.

Hell on wheels

The strangest call of the night was for a disorderly man at the Greyhound bus station. We walked in to see a man in a motorized wheelchair who appeared to be intoxicated. He had been denied entry to the bus for yelling obscenities to the others in the station and would have to wait two days for another bus.

Once the officers arrived, they tried to calm the man down as he continued with disorderly behavior. This was the first call of its kind for Officer Szymanski, who remained cool for 15 minutes as the man threatened him. The officers tried to find him a place to stay for the night, however, the man continued to be disorderly and was placed under arrest.

Four officers picked him up still in

his scooter and placed him in the back of the police van.

At night, the old Polish neighborhood is better known as the Red Light District. We had just turned onto Lagrange Street and noticed a female leaning inside a car. Once she saw the cruiser she began to walk away.

The officers pulled up and called her over to the car. They ran her ID and discovered she had priors for solicitation. Officer Sterling performed a pat down and a crack pipe was found. She was cuffed, arrested and taken to jail.

On the way to the jail I was amazed that the female didn’t care that she was being arrested but was only concerned that her picture was going to be displayed in one of the local crime rags found in carryouts.

Speed and surprise

This ridealong was a great experience and I saw firsthand what it’s like and what it takes to be a police officer.

One of the general duties listed in the civil service commission for a police officer is maintaining a balanced per-

spective in the face of constant exposure to the worst side of human nature.

Dangerous situations in unknown environments are an everyday occurrence. If you have ever seen a cruiser in hot pursuit and wondered how fast they can get from point A to point B, trust me — it’s fast. When a unit hits the lights and sirens, city streets turn into an expressway.

The officers I rode with attend neighborhood meetings where residents’ concerns are heard. Because of these meetings, the officers know the residents and the area’s criminals by name. Later in the night during my ridealong, the officers were looking for a gentleman with numerous warrants. They questioned a resident if they had seen the gentleman and five minutes later they had him in custody. The officers were surprised how fast they found him.

I was very impressed with Officers Sterling and Szymanski and all the other officers I met. If you see police officers, shake their hands and thank them for their hard work. O

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Feed Lucas COunty Children, Part III

FLCC fuels academic, enrichment programs Toledo Free Press will focus a six-week series this summer on the mission of Feed Lucas County Children (FLCC). From July 3 to July 17, Walt Churchill’s markets will participate in a “Round Up Hunger” campaign to raise funds for FLCC.

By Patrick Timmis Toledo Free Press Staff Writer ptimmis@toledofreepress.com

There are a lot of hungry children in Toledo.

In Lucas County, 29,962 children under the age of 18 — 27.4 percent — live at or below the poverty line, according to the U.S. Census.

During the school year, the National School Lunch Program ensures at least one meal a day for them. But that program halts during the long summer break, leaving many children scrounging for food.

Feed Lucas County Children is trying to fill the need, serving up to 6,200 children a day at 67 sites around the county.

Children are relying on FLCC for more than food. The organization also fuels 55 partner programs that focus on everything from basic necessities to academics, sports and enrichment.

“They provide lunch every day and we’d starve without them,” said Sister Virginia Welsh, the director of the Padua Center of Toledo. The center’s staff tutors teach children about food through working in a backyard garden and run summer camps — this summer, the theme for every camp is being a hero.

“A hungry kid’s a dangerous kid,” said Betty Amison, who has been the executive director of Grace Community Center for 42 years. “Kids [who] are hungry are very uncertain, they’re

angry, they misbehave … and they steal. They’ll do things.”

Amison said the center’s summer program focuses on nourishing children’s bodies and brains together. The camps incorporate music classes, visual arts and academics integrated around a central theme and end with a production. This year built around social issues like tolerance and acceptance based on the TV show “Glee.”

Anthony Johnson is a camp director for Kids Unlimited, a summer program dedicated to academics — particularly Ohio Achievement Test (OAT) preparation — and exercise. There is a strong link, he said, between whether a child has eaten and whether he can succeed academically. But without FLCC, the program could not afford to feed its campers, he said.

Johnson’s favorite success story for Kids Unlimited is of 13 fifth-grade boys who were not model students.

The students all attended Lincoln Academy for Boys, a school that has not traditionally scored well on the OAT, Johnson said.

“We had resistance you wouldn’t believe,” he said. “These were all boys and they were rough, and you’re trying to get them to do something

they don’t traditionally do.”

In the camp’s 10 weeks, the boys burned out two teachers and were on a third. But when it came time to take the test, they scored an average of 42 points higher than any other school in the area.

“All 13 made it to high school,” Johnson said, “and all 13 are doing well.”

Other programs focus on even more basic needs.

“The average income in this area is $5,000 and below,” said John Savage, a board member of the Martin Luther King Kitchen for the Poor.

The kitchen’s workers clothe and feed people of all ages, hand out Christmas presents, provide emergency food packets and furnish apartments when they can.

“Whatever we can do, we do,” said Henrietta Armstrong, the kitchen’s supervisor. “We give money out of our pockets. People coming in crying — you just do what you do.”

Cindy Milbry knows about doing what she can. The first time she attended Redeemer Lutheran Church, she wasn’t sure how she had gotten there. She remembered falling down outside the church building and hitting her head while on her way to another church service.

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When she woke up, she was sitting in a pew.

But Milbry had sworn that she would never be a Lutheran.

“I grew up in a Missouri Synod [Lutheran] orphanage, and bad things happened to me,” she said.

That morning, members of Redeemer were discussing shutting its doors due to financial struggles.

Milbry said she heard MILBRY someone speak up, volunteering to run fundraising dinners, and realized it was herself. Those dinners raised $7,000, and the church stayed open.

Milbry heads the church’s outreach ministry.

Last summer, Redeemer fed 150 children per day and hosted educational sessions in subjects such as music, science and tae kwon do.

One of the children was a young boy with a sour attitude and a destructive streak. But he wanted to help Milbry. She told him he would have to change his attitude, and he responded by becoming a leader for the other children.

When he went back to school, Milbry said proudly, he began receiving all A’s and B’s in his classes.

Redeemer has about 20 active members on a good day, and struggles to fund its programs. But the money always comes through, Milbry said, sometimes from unlikely sources.

“Poor people are more generous than people who have means,” Milbry said. “If they have three slices of bread to divide between two people, they’ll turn around and give you two slices and split one slice between [themselves].” O

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HEALTH CARE

Executive changes announced for CHP, Mercy

By Zach Davis

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Catholic Health Partners (CHP) and Mercy have announced major executive changes that will go into effect at the beginning of next month.

Steven L. Mickus will take over as president, health care operations and chief operating officer for CHP. He will be responsible for 31 hospitals and 14 long-term care facilities in three states.

“Steve has demonstrated outstanding strategic and tactical leadership to effectively establish and advance the mission,” CHP President and CEO Michael D. Connelly said. “Steve and his team will further work toward operational enhancements that contribute to high value

and mission viability.”

As the CEO of CHP’s Northern Division, Mickus oversaw Mercy-Toledo in addition to other responsibilities. He has lived in Toledo since 1995 when he first started at Mercy and will relocate to Cincinnati for his new duties.

“For more than 16 years, I have been privileged to call Toledo home,” Mickus said. “My wife and I will miss the community but I look forward to continuing to enhance and strengthen the mission of CHP on a broader scale that ultimately will benefit patients seeking health care here in Northwest Ohio well into the future.”

Replacing Mickus in his former position as Northern Division CEO will be John Starcher. The former CHP CEO for the Eastern and Southern Divisions will be responsible for Mercy-Toledo, among other duties.

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The United Way of Greater Toledo has announced it will invest $11.9 million in program initiatives in Lucas, Wood and Ottawa counties this year.

Of that investment, $7.6 million was allotted to causes chosen

by United Way volunteers. The bulk of that ($4.2 million) went toward what the organization calls the three “building blocks for a quality life,” including education, income and health.

The remainder will be spent as the donors wished.

“It’s all tied together,” said Mary Foote, the co-chairwoman of United Way’s Community Impact Cabinet.

“Income and health are crucial sup-

ports for educating our kids. A family’s financial stability and a student’s access to health services are absolutely factors in classroom success.”

Of the three building blocks, education is receiving the most attention. The United Way is investing more than $2 million into education including $365,000 into the Toledo Boys & Girls Clubs, $265,860 into Child Development at the Toledo Day Nursery and $190,000 into Schools as Community Hubs, which takes a school and makes it the center of an entire neighborhood.

“Education continues to be our community’s top priority, and we thank our loyal donors for their trust and generosity in helping advance this critical issue,” said United Way of Greater Toledo President and CEO

Bill Kitson. “Education is the subject that arises throughout our community time and again, in conversations from economic sustainability to crime rates and everything in between.”

Health programs include a partnership with the YMCA’s Pioneering a Healthy Community project, which has received $100,000. The project is designed to bring city leaders, organizations and community members together to “improve the health and well-being” of the community through policies, systems and environmental change.

“We are thrilled to be immersed in our community and out listening to people’s aspirations,” Kitson said.

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Padua Center wants to name the neighborhood

By Kathryn Milstein Toledo Free Press Staff Writer kmilstein@toledofreepress.com

Sister Virginia Welsh said she hates describing where the Padua Center is located. As the director, she said the center, boxed in by Brown Avenue and Klondike, Dorr and Hawley streets, has no easy name like Old West End, which is why the center is having a “Name our Neighborhood” contest.

The closest name they have is the outdated Kuschwantz, which means cow’s tail in Polish.

The free-to-enter contest, which involves writing suggestions for the area on downloaded forms, will last until June 30. The winning name will be picked at 6 p.m. July 7 at the monthly community meeting. First place will receive a $50 gift certificate, second place will receive a $15 gift certificate and third place will receive a $10 gift certificate.

“We’re trying to build up our neighborhood,” she said. “I think it’s very important to put an identity to the neighborhood. There are a lot of things going on, a lot of good things.”

The good things include neighborhood cleanups and a new Pickett Academy, as part of the Building For Success initiative with Toledo Public Schools. The school comes at a critical time, she said, because of the intolerably high number of suspensions for elementary school children.

“If children are to succeed in life, they need an education,” she said. If children are suspended from school, they miss homework, grades and lessons as they fall behind their classmates.

This lack of education is why Welsh said the center offers after-school tutoring and the Alternative to Suspension Program for students in grades K-6. She said the programs are paid for by grants and donations.

All prize certificates will be to local businesses, Welsh said. Keeping the money local will brighten the spirits of local business owners and create the “Christmas light effect,” she said; that is when one home decorates its yard with Christmas lights, inspiring the surrounding homes to also decorate. The pattern continues until every home in the neighborhood is decorated.

Oscar Shaheer, a board member for the Padua Center’s Brighten Up Community Organizing, said naming the neighborhood is overdue.

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READY U

‘Silent killer’ heat is topic of June 27 Ready U event

By Sarah Ottney TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR sottney@toledofreepress.com

They’re not announced by sirens, dark skies or funnel clouds, but heat waves can be just as dangerous as more visible weather events, local health experts say.

“A heat wave can be a silent killer,” Emilie said Owens, emergency coordinator and vice president of nutrition and wellness at the Area Office on Aging (AOoA). “Heat is less dramatic and OWENS less apparent, especially at the beginning, so people don’t know they are in trouble. A lot of people don’t realize how dangerous the heat is.”

More people die in the United States each year from extreme heat and humidity than any other natural weather event, Owens said. Children and the elderly are the two most vulnerable groups.

Owens will co-present “Heat — It’s a Killer,” the next session in the Ready U series, along with Lindsay Wiemken, pediatric injury prevention specialist at Toledo Children’s Hospital. Owens will discuss heat dangers for seniors while Wiemken will discuss the dangers for children.

The free event is set for 7 p.m.

June 27 at Secor Metro Park’s National Center for WIEMKEN Nature Photography, 10001 W. Central Ave. Ready U, a 10-session series presented by the Red Cross of Greater Toledo and the Lucas County EMA, is designed to educate the public and prepare individuals and families for potential emergencies in Northwest Ohio.

Children are at risk because their body temperature can rise three to five times faster than an adult’s, meaning the shift from heat exhaustion to heat stroke, or hyperthermia, can happen within minutes, Wiemken said.

Last year, 49 children in the U.S. died of hyperthermia inside a car, Wiemken said. Sometimes children are forgotten in the back seat, but

others are left alone “just for a minute” while a parent runs in a store or they are playing around the car and accidently lock themselves inside.

“Within 20 minutes, the temperature inside a car can rise as much as 29 degrees, so even on a cloudy 80 degree day, it can go from 80 to 109 in 20 minutes,” Wiemken said. “At 104 degrees, your organs begin shutting down.”

Seniors are at risk because of decreased lung capacity, medication that dehydrates them or a natural decrease in awareness of thirst, Owens said.

They may not turn on air conditioning because of the cost or they may not want to bother family members to ask for help.

“They just want to manage and that’s where they get in trouble,” Owens said. “We just caution the public to look out for older adults who live alone.”

One of the worst incidents of heatrelated deaths was during a 1995 Chicago heat wave that killed 750 people, many of them elderly people who lived alone.

“Most major cities now have heat emergency plans as a result of that,” Owens said. “It’s hard to believe that could happen here in the U.S.” Local senior centers offer their buildings as “cooling centers” on hot days, Owens said. Seniors without air conditioning should go there or another cool place, such as a library or shopping center.

Symptoms of heat exhaustion include blurred vision, clammy skin or feeling sick to the stomach, Owens said. The person should get to a cool area and drink water, put a wet cloth on his or her neck or take a tepid shower.

Symptoms of hyperthermia include elevated body temperature, rapid heartbeat and dry or red skin.

The person may be agitated or confused and seizures are possible. Hyperthermia can be life-threatening and medical attention should be sought immediately, Owens said.

Owens said she hopes the session helps people learn to recognize danger signs and act quickly.

“Don’t ignore it,” Owens said.

“Heat exhaustion is a very easy thing to reverse in the early stages, but if no one knows you’re in trouble it can easily and quickly slip into heat stroke and death. That doesn’t have to happen with all the help available.”

Attendees will receive reusable grocery bags. Raffle prizes will include

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How to plan a romantic getaway Area couples craving a romantic getaway don’t need to look farther than Perrysburg.

Whether it’s a relaxing weekend rejuvenation or a spur-of-the-moment overnight excursion, Belemere Suites Hotel was designed specifically for couples, said owner John Kranjec, who operates the 25-room property with his wife, Teresa.

The one-of-a-kind local venue offers plenty of pampering and privacy, including personal indoor heated pools.

“Romance is good for the soul,” Kranjec said. “Everything today is just so fast-paced and you don’t take the time to slow down and remember why you’re with this person you’re with. People just have to slow down and that’s what we do here.”

Romance is about more than rose petals, chocolate or candles — although those amenities are available, too.

“Romance is about being together and knowing that person you’re with wants to be with you,” Kranjec said.

“That’s all it is. Simple, but it means a lot. When you break everything down, we provide a beautiful place for people just to hang out and be with each other. Just to reconnect and rekindle.”

Each room includes a king-size bed,

Jacuzzi, fireplace, two-person granite shower, 42-inch high-definition swivel television, mini refrigerator, attached garage and complimentary breakfast delivered to the room. Thirteen of the rooms, including seven two-story suites, also feature 11-foot-by-18-foot personal heated pools.

Rooms range from 600 to 1,500 square feet and start at $119 per night.

There are no children, pets or business travelers allowed at Belemere Suites, said Kranjec, who calls the property a hidden gem.

“It’s been designed as a getaway for couples,” Kranjec said. “It’s very quiet. It’s full and you wouldn’t even know it.”

Most guests live within 50 to 100 miles of Perrysburg, so staying at Belemere Suites feels like being “in another world” but with all the benefits of a familiar locale, Kranjec said.

“When they come here, they already know the good restaurants; there’s no stressing about ‘Are we going to have a good meal?” Kranjec said. “They know their way around. They don’t have to pack everything or stress or drive for four hours to get someplace.”

Guests leave relaxed and happy, Kranjec said. Many recommend friends and become repeat customers.

Many of the rooms at Perryburg’s Belamere Suites Hotel feature personal indoor heated pools.

“Once you do it, once you actually come out here, once you realize that, yes, this might be the first time I’m stress-free in many years, then you really find time to come back,” Kranjec said.

The Chicago native has been in the hotel business for 25 years. Belemere Suites, built in 2004, is his fifth hotel, but his first tailored to couples. The Kranjecs plan to open a second location in Co-

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“When we first got here, people didn’t know what a staycation was,” Kranjec said. “It was always ‘Let’s go off to Mackinac or Put-In-Bay.’ I think people really understand now what’s going on.”

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How to choose a catering menu Jason Dzierwa is constantly approached by friends and strangers alike asking what kind of food he suggests be served at their special event.

Dzierwa, who co-owns Le Petit Gourmet Deli & Catering in Maumee with his wife, Sarah, is always ready with a few questions of his own: What time of day is the event and how many hours will it last? Where is the event being held? Who and how many people are coming? What kind of impression do you want to make? What is the food budget?

Dzierwa also makes a point to ask the host what he or she likes to eat.

“It’s your party after all,” Dzierwa said.

“If you’re having a party for 100 people, you’re not going to please everybody, but you should feel comfortable eating the food that you order.”

Le Petit caters everything from large, ritzy weddings to small, backyard cookouts, Dzierwa said. Sit-down, buffet or grazing options are available as well as tray service like fruit or vegetable plates.

“We do everything from high end to low end. You name it, we do it,” Dzierwa said. “The menu really changes

and can be drastically different from one event to the next. A wedding is going to be a lot different than a business meeting.”

Food quality and a personal touch is what sets Le Petit apart from other local caterers, Dzierwa said.

The couple provides a catering menu, but often customizes the fare for a specific event or to accommodate customers with special requests.

“We have customers come in and say, ‘My grandma has this recipe she used to make. We’re having 100 people. Could you make it?’ Sure, we’ll try it,” Dzierwa said. “So we go outside our menu a lot, too. We try to be as flexible as possible with people.”

The Dzierwas take pride in getting to know their clients personally.

“They’re not just a name on a piece of paper,” Dzierwa said. “We talk to them and get to know them. So many of them are repeat customers.”

Late April through late June — full of baby showers, wedding showers, weddings and graduation parties — is one of the busiest times of year for catering at Le Petit.

The earlier you talk to a caterer about

your event, the better, Dzierwa said.

“A general rule of thumb would be a week or so on the smaller to medium orders, but we do a lot of last-minute stuff because things pop up,” Dzierwa said.

For weddings, it’s best to give at least six months notice to make sure the date is available and the caterer has time to prepare.

Sarah’s parents opened the original Le Petit at the former Southwyck Shopping Center more than 30 years ago. She and Jason opened the Maumee location at 6546 Weatherfield Court in 2005.

Private parties can be catered at the Le Petit building, Dzierwa said.

“We probably do one to two private parties a week in the restaurant,” Dzierwa said. “We do a lot of Sunday parties and showers because we’re closed Sundays.”

The hours can be long and lastminute orders stressful, but Dzierwa said he loves working with people and food.

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How to navigate the ins and outs of money management

By Dock David Treece In 1979, Dock D. Treece, a Tennessee native who relocated to Toledo by way of Detroit, and a partner from Youngstown founded an investment advisory firm with a unique strategy. Frustrated by the financial industry’s inherent bias for large accounts, “Dock1” felt the need to found a firm that didn’t discriminate between large and small clients – everyone gets the same returns; everyone gets the same service.

In 1986, Dock bought out his partner in the firm and changed the name to Treece Investment Advisory Corp., though the system for managing money remained consistent.

Over the years, Treece has managed money for all types of clients, from factory workers to executives, the self-employed to the unemployed. The system permits the firm to manage almost any kind of personal investment money, including IRAs of all types, trust accounts, UGMA/UTMAs, some employer-sponsored retirement plans and even regular personal savings accounts.

The largest singular difference between Treece Investments and other firms is that managing money is the only thing Treece does. No financial planning, no estate or tax planning and — most importantly — no insurance. That’s not to say the firm isn’t capable of serving as a resource to clients facing some of these issues, but it’s not one of its regular services for which it charges a fee.

Instead, members of the firm’s leadership consider themselves specialists. They’re totally focused on executing their strategy and making money for clients. The analogy commonly used with clients is: “We’re knee doctors. We don’t do ankles and we don’t do hips. But if you have knee problems, you’re in the right place.”

The problem Treece has found with other systems is they tend to be sales-driven. In other words, most brokers spend their time searching for new clients rather than making money for those clients whose money they already manage.

The distinct disadvantage for Treece Investments is that some other firms are able to charge less because they offer less service — and expertise. Treece’s response is sure and succinct: Costs aren’t important — only one number matters: returns after fees. When someone has a serious medical problem, he or she doesn’t go shopping for the cheapest doctor. In the same way, only one thing matters in the investment world: what returns a money manager can achieve for you.

When most advisers build a portfolio for a client, they diversify.

They select a wide array of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance and maybe throw in a variable annuity for good measure. (After all, they’re the highest commission products a broker can sell). Treece takes a different approach.

The theory that Treece Investments has been employing in the market since Dock founded the firm more than 30 years ago is simple: investments react to economic conditions; they don’t care about clients.

You can look at any investment and see there are times it goes down and times it goes up. The reason most brokers diversify is an attempt to smooth out the gains and the losses so “some of your money is always working for you.” The implicit problem with this approach is that some of your money is also always working against you.

Take the old theory about splitting money a certain way between stocks and bonds — it’s nonsense. History shows that the stock market goes down roughly 30 percent of the time; so investors who use this theory of diversification are committing to see what money they have in stocks decline 30 percent of the time. Why not instead simply try to anticipate those times the market may head south, and try to avoid them?

In addition to letting economics drive investments, Treece Investments is also structured differently than a lot of firms. This is done with the specific goal in mind of protecting investors to the highest degree possible. That’s why Treece never takes possession of a client’s funds, but instead uses third-party custodians to hold client cash and securities.

To execute the firm’s money management strategy, Treece uses one

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kind of security: mutual funds — not ETFs, not hedge funds, not private places — just good, old-fashioned mutual funds. The reasons are numerous and have been found to vastly outweigh the costs.

First and foremost is the obvious investor protection. With hedge fund blowups occurring on almost a weekly basis, it’s simply too hard to tell who to trust. Unfortunately, it appears ETFs may offer investors the same problems. Now there’s no saying for sure if or when ETFs will ever blow up, but it is fair to say that most ETF investors don’t understand what they own.

Admittedly, some people — particularly wealthy investors — think they’re too sophisticated for the “dull” world of mutual funds, though this attitude is most likely due to a lack of knowledge regarding their benefits. Ironically, some of these same individuals were clients of Madoff and other now-defunct hedge funds. Are they still too sophisticated for a safer system that uses drab vehicles like mutual funds?

With mutual funds, if worse comes to worst at least investors still own their proportional share of the underlying holdings.

The advisers at Treece Investment Advisory Corp will readily confess that their system isn’t for everyone. Some clients simply prefer the feeling of having a portfolio tailored to them — no matter its shortcomings. But for those clients who have begun to wonder if maybe the tenets of money management espoused by Treece are more accurate than they previously thought, maybe it’s worthwhile to make an appointment and see what the firm can do for you.

Dock David Treece is a discretionary money manager with Treece Investment Advisory Corp (www.TreeceInvestments.com) and a stockbroker licensed with FINRA. He works for Treece Financial Services Corp and also serves as editor of the financial news site Green Faucet and as a business commentator for Toledo Free Press. The above information is the express opinion of Dock David Treece and should not be construed as investment advice or used without outside verification.

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How to choose an engagement ring Five generations of local suitors have trusted Harold Jaffe Jewelers to craft engagement rings for their sweethearts.

Jeff Jaffe, company president and son of the late founder, recently met with a customer whose father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-greatgrandfather all proposed with rings from the Toledo-based business.

“We went through the whole family tree and every one of them had been engaged with us, so it was kind of cool,” Jaffe said.

Harold Jaffe opened the jewelry store in 1946. After Harold’s death in 1991, his two sons, Jeff and Ivan, took over the business along with their wives, Laurie and Michelle, respectively.

Known for its custom designs, Harold Jaffe Jewelers will celebrate 65 years in November. There are three certified gemologists on staff.

“My father had a very simple way of doing business,” Jaffe said. “Getting back to the basics and doing the right thing is what we have always been about. We try to give people the information they need to make a wise decision.”

There’s no right or wrong engagement ring; from cut to price to style, it’s

all about personal preference, Jaffe said.

“I have this theory that a diamond is a lot like going to the dog pound and picking out a puppy,” Jaffe said. “There’s always going to be one you are attracted to more than the others. It can be a purebred or it can be a mongrel, it doesn’t make any difference, but you’re attracted to it.”

Diamond shoppers should consider the Four Cs: clarity, color, caret and cut.

Clarity refers to a diamond’s imperfections. Some are visible only with magnification.

“You want to try to avoid the ones the naked human eye can see easily,” Jaffe said.

For color, diamonds are assigned letters, ranging from D (colorless) to Z (yellow).

“Colorless or near colorless is typically preferred, but if we’re doing a ring in yellow gold or rose gold, you can use a diamond that has a little bit of body color and as long as it’s cut well it will be magnificent,” Jaffe said.

Caret refers to the size of the stone.

“Everyone has their personal perception of what’s the right size, whether for balance on somebody’s hand or for

somebody’s budget,” Jaffe said.

Cut refers to both the shape and the skill in which it was fashioned.

“Mother Nature gives you a lump and the guy who cuts it brings the beauty out of it,” Jaffe said. “An imperfect diamond a little off-color that’s cut well will sometimes have more sparkle factor, more brilliance, than a better diamond that’s not cut so well.”

Cost can range from less than $1,000 to more than $100,000, Jaffe said. Buyers were once advised to spend about three months’ salary, but Jaffe shies away from guidelines.

“I think it’s a comfort level for everybody,” Jaffe said. “If a guy is ready to pop the question, he’s probably got a pretty good idea of how much he’s able to spend and we just try to make it happen. We can fit almost anybody’s budget.”

Above all, Jaffe wants people to feel at home in the store.

“We want this to be a very personal environment where everyone feels comfortable and feels like they become part of the family,” Jaffe said.

For more information, visit the website www.haroldjaffe.com.

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How to choose a private school The first step to choosing a private school is deciding what you are looking for.

“People need to ask themselves what is it they want and need, so they have something to measure against when they look at schools,” said Gary Boehm, head of school at Maumee Valley Country Day

School in Toledo. “The most important factor is finding the school that’s the right fit for the child and your family.”

A good school will challenge students in a supportive environment, Boehm said.

“Finding a place where your child can be known and respected and loved

is crucial because a person needs to feel safe and secure and valued in order to be receptive to learning,” Boehm said.

Families looking at private schools tend to have motivated students not being challenged at their current school or are looking for an enriched environ-

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Syracuse University ACT score Top Choice Boston University Kalamazoo College The College of Wooster College Bowling Green State Univ. Kent State University Trinity College (CT) (top 2-3 schools) Case Western Reserve Univ. Kenyon College Tufts University (out of 36) Clark University Lake Forest College Tulane University 7 pts. above Ohio avg.

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Cornell University Marietta College University of Chicago Denison University Miami University University of Cincinnati DePaul University Michigan State University University of Miami DePauw University Northwestern University University of Michigan (out of 2400) compared Drexel University Oberlin College University of Pittsburgh to 1509 nationally and Earlham College Ohio Northern University University of Rochester 1789 among other Emerson College Ohio State University University of Southern California independent Florida Atlantic University Penn State University University of Tampa schools.

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ment, Boehm said.

“The kids who go here are very talented and motivated and capable students so it kind of raises the bar for everybody,” Boehm said. “It’s cool to be smart here.”

On a school visit, pay attention to teachers. Do they seem approachable?

Notice whether students are expected to sit and listen or if they engage in handson learning.

“Are students allowed to make messes and move around? Because I think kids learn best by doing,” Boehm said. “We want kids to be responsible for and engaged in their own learning, asking questions and seeking answers.

There’s a fair amount of independence in what happens here.”

Other questions to ask include: What is the average class size and studentteacher ratio? What learning opportunities are available outside of class? What is the graduation rate? Which colleges do your graduates get into and how do you support them in getting into those schools? How do you prepare students for success beyond college? What are alumni doing?

Maumee Valley stresses global education, sponsoring trips abroad and celebrating student diversity, including 27 international students.

“We’re out in front on this,” Boehm said. “I don’t think any other private schools in Toledo are doing what we’re doing internationally and not a lot of schools around the country. I think it’s a coming trend.”

The K-12 learning environment, featuring daily interactions with younger students and former teachers, helps create

compassionate, responsible students, Boehm said.

“They know there’s a lot of people watching them,” Boehm said. “That’s an important humanizing component.”

Maumee Valley’s application process includes an entrance exam, essay, letters of recommendation, interviews and a school visit. Reading and writing is the best preparation.

“Our students can sit across the table from an adult and ask questions and communicate and show interest,” Boehm said. “Reading helps open their vistas and expose them to different ideas and cultures and just feeds their imaginations so they are ready to engage when they come here.”

Cost of private schooling can be a hardship for some families. Tuition at Maumee Valley ranges from $13,000 to $16,000 per school year. Forty percent of Maumee Valley students receive financial aid, including more than 50 percent of high school students.

More than $1.5 million in aid is awarded each year.

“I think most people think of us as a school for rich kids and certainly we do have wealthy families here, but we also have lots of kids on financial aid,” Boehm said. “They share a passion for learning so that’s the commonality.”

Maumee Valley, which considers itself the only independent private school in Toledo, has 480 students hailing from seven countries, two states and 37 towns. Graduation rate is 100 percent, with 100 percent going on to college. Student-teacher ratio is about 12:1.

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Wall Street history

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ne of the greatest benefits of working with Toledo Free Press during the past three years is the freedom it gives Mark and me to write it like we see it. TFP could just put in national news feeds, but instead it has people like us and Dock David Treece who are local licensed financial professionals in the trenches bringing you advice and our firsthand reports.

When it comes to investing, the normal disclosure is past performance Mark doesn’t guarantee future results. But, Nolan we have to ask, will history repeat itself, or is it going to be different this time?

Almost all investors, economists and analysts would agree that stocks and bonds will once again go down.

The debate is not on if, but when.

To figure out when, how much and how fast, an investor should consider looking at investments technically and fundamentally. It’s kind of a math and a science and a little luck. We recommend an investor relies more on the math and science by crunching the numbers to be better prepared so less guessing and luck is needed. Even so, a little luck never hurts.

Since most investors don’t understand the terms “fundamental” and “technical,” let’s define them. According to Wikipedia, technical analysis is the study of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes. Although the past doesn’t guarantee future results, it can be helpful to look and understand how it worked out in the past.

Fundamental analysis, on the other hand, according to investorwords.com involves examining the company’s financials and operations.

It looks specifically at a company instead of the overall state of the market or technical analysis. Combining the two approaches could be helpful when doing a good overall analysis of investments.

Fundamentally, an investor

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needs to ask how good are things financially? According to the S&P, profits are 27 percent higher for the companies in the S&P 500 in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the second quarter of 2010. That overall is good news. And the performance of the S&P 500 index during the past year shows those positive results.

Fundamentals can be important in figuring out what an investor wants to own. The growth investor CLAIR could focus on companies that are BAKER the leaders in the industry today and in great shape financially. The value investor could focus on companies that are being ignored by others and are financially doing well and present opportunity.

However, even if a stock looks good fundamentally, that doesn’t mean it will go up. It isn’t that easy.

The Retirement Guys may not be smart enough to figure out the stock market on a daily basis; yet, what we do know is it is technically a good idea to have a clear exit strategy in place when it comes to owning stocks and bonds. Not having a clear exit plan could be a costly mistake. Technically, again as we pointed out earlier, the stock and bond market only go up for so long before it goes back down.

A few of our current concerns are our growing national debt, rising unemployment and our housing crisis.

Looking deeper at our concerns, here are the facts. According to the Treasury Department, we have created as much debt in the past seven years as we did in the history of our country.

We will have to pay for this debt. In our opinion, paying for this debt will be the burden of savers in the form of higher taxes in the future. Next, unemployment still remains high and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, unemployment has been going back up since March. n RETIREMENT CONTINUES ON A20

Young company rides 4G wave

By Patrick Timmis

Toledo Free Press Staff Writer ptimmis@toledofreepress.com

Some days are scary for a young company trying to get on its feet.

For Support Services International (SSI) in Toledo, those days come when the company has only a couple power audits left on the schedule. Scary, but not overwhelming.

“We know one phone call is going to change all that,” said Emily Peters, the company’s manager.

SSI, located at 5461 Southwyck Blvd., Suite 1J, bills itself as an engineering support service with a fluid range of services offered.

“There’s no one else around here that does what we do,” Peters said. Some companies do audits, she said, and others do surveys, but no one else runs the gamut like SSI. With the upgrade to 4G rapidly approaching, the bulk of SSI’s business has been power audits of cell towers for major phone companies.

“We were going through knee-deep snow and climbing mountains to get to these cell towers in various states,” said Robert Peters, SSI’s founder and principal.

But SSI also offers customized training and certification, technical writing, information gathering and indexing and building surveys. Robert Peters spends most of his time working in Washington, D.C., managing nuclear energy projects through SSI.

More businesses are banking with Key. Shouldn’t you?

“[The services] are actually very unrelated,” Emily Peters said. “We’re not afraid to take on new projects that maybe aren’t something we’ve done in the past, because we’re confident that we’ll be able to fill the void.”

Paul Chambers, director of marketing, said Robert Peters has more than 35 years experience in the nuclear energy field. Peters started the company as a vehicle for his interactions with companies several years ago, but officially founded SSI when he brought his daughter Emily on board in 2010.

“He’s always been an entrepreneur, and we work really well together,” Emily Peters said. “Whenever I get the chance, I’ll jump blindly into his idea and trust that we’re going in the right direction.”

The company saw rapid growth early. Two people in an office turned a week later into 14 employees in the field. The company went from one regular client to three, including SSOE. It is down to seven employees now, but Chambers said more growth is coming. “Our biggest problem right now is cash flow,” he said.

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We expect the market’s troubles to port,” bankers always bail each other continue until there is a definite shift out. While the potential bailout is no in policies coming out of Washington. surprise, it’s also no solution.

The realization has been quickly Few realize that, though stocks have rallied more than 80 percent spreading that a bailout of Greece will since their post-crash bottom in not make the country any more viable March of 2009 (with only one sub- in the long term. At this point, the only stantial pullback roughly twice the way for Greece to get its house in order is to go through some sort one we’re now facing), of structured default. there are some serious While the situation in fundamental problems Greece continues to dewith this economy and teriorate, the U.S. and the the markets, most of dollar continue to look which can be traced back better and better. For the to poor policy. most part, the critics, who Though stocks have after the financial crisis rallied during the past 27 had pushed for abanmonths as corporate earndoning the dollar as the ings have recovered, investors have lost motivation to Dock David TREECE world’s reserve currency, seem to have been silenced. push money into the marIn the long run we expect the kets — or even keep it there — as little of those earnings have been transferred turmoil in Europe to bode well for to equity stakeholders. In short, investors America and the U.S. dollar.

The problems facing Greece also haven’t been compensated for the risks remind us of an extremely important they’ve taken in the markets.

When investors buy bonds, they lesson for investors to always know are lending money to a corporation in what it is that they own and what risks exchange for interest; when they buy they face, or at least employ a sensible stocks they’re purchasing shares of a adviser who is aware of these things.

With Greece possibly in the midst of company’s future earnings.

Over the past two years, though a default, many investors are just now stocks have made substantial gains, beginning to realize they have exposure Americans’ interest income has re- to the country, and may be at risk in the mained completely flat — mostly event that a default actually occurs.

As headlines continue to come out thanks to the Fed continuing to keep interest rates inexplicably low. As on the economy, policy in Washington for stocks, dividend income paid to and the problems in Greece, it’s imAmericans has made very little re- portant to take market action during the next several weeks with a grain covery since March of 2009.

According to the St. Louis Fed, per- of salt. We are quickly approaching sonal income receipts on assets have the end of the second quarter, and as risen only about 8 percent since the such are likely in the midst of profitmarket bottom in March of 2009, while taking and, more significantly as restocks have risen more than 80 percent. cent market action hints, portfolio It’s simply unreasonable to expect inves- “window dressing.”

(To recall, “window dressing” tors to continue supporting the markets without adequate compensation for the occurs when portfolio managers purchase investments that have perrisk they assume in doing so.

That’s not to say that many of formed well during the quarter in these fundamental flaws couldn’t be order to give their clients the idea that corrected with some sensible policy. they know what they’re doing.)

In short, whatever stocks do beQuite the contrary, the U.S. economy is currently positioned to experience tween now and the end of the quarter growth not seen since the early 1980s. means little or nothing for the longUnfortunately, the Obama Adminis- term prospects for the market. O tration seems totally unmotivated to make the necessary changes, and will Dock David Treece is a discretionary likely snatch defeat from the jaws of money manager with Treece Investment Advisory Corp and is licensed with victory, as the saying goes.

(For more on these issues, see FINRA through Treece Financial Services “Obama and the Anti-Investor Class,” Corp. He has appeared on CNBC and numerous radio programs, and also serves as published on BigGovernment.com.)

Another factor weighing on the editor of financial news site Green Faucet. markets as of late has been the fi- The above information is the express nancial turmoil in Europe, especially opinion of Dock David Treece and should Greece. It should come as no surprise not be construed as investment advice or that a bailout is in the works; as we dis- used without outside verification.

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Toledo’s Jim Walrod, the national account team leader for The Image Group, has been honored by a national publication.

Walrod was recently among one of Promotional Products Business Magazine’s “12 Rising Stars,” including candidates from across the country. Those WALROD chosen were selected for “embodying the characteristics of talent, ambition, persistence, leadership, originality and an optimistic sense for what’s yet to come.”

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Levine got involved with the book project through his day job in the finance department at Sony Pictures Entertainment, when co-author Paula Petrella, a friend from Sony and fellow runner, needed a coach to address the technical aspects.

The lessons from his first marathon experience were the start of the training program Levine developed, which appears in the book.

The method, backed by the success of college and elite runners who follow it, LEVINE emphasizes logging weeks of low heart rate, low-intensity miles before ramping up workouts.

“The biggest mistake is people think they need to beat themselves up to do a marathon. You need to build yourself up, not beat yourself up,” Levine said. “If you find yourself struggling mentally, something is physiologically wrong. It’s really just your mind telling you you started wrong.”

Starting slowly builds an important physiological foundation most runners never get, Levine said.

“First you have to become efficient, then start raising the bar,” Levine said. “Speedwork later in the season is essential and of crucial importance, but you’re never going to be as fast or as strong until you have the aerobic, low heart rate base first.”

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get them to a finish line,” he said. “The only reason I say it’s not for everyone is people tend to beat themselves up over it or just get bored with it or say it’s just not for me. It’s more of a psychological thing rather than a physical or physiological thing.”

The 55-year-old Levine, who graduated from Sylvania High School and the University of Cincinnati, was in college before he started distance running and was 41 when he ran his first marathon, prompted by a former girlfriend.

“She ran one and stopped; I kept going. I could help her a lot now,” said Levine, who has now run 13 marathons with plans for No. 14 this fall.

He has also completed three Iron Man races — a 2.4-mile swim and a 112mile bike ride followed by a marathon.

He has come a long way from his early mistakes.

“I had brand new, very nice shoes,” Levine said of his first marathon. “I had worn them in, like I had heard, but then I get to starting line and everyone had the dirtiest, torn, worn, blood-stained, loathsome shoes and mine were beaming white.”

He also realized the shoes were tied too tightly just as the signal came to start the race. Not wanting to lose time, he started running anyway.

Crossing the finish line hours later, he had tears in his eyes — because he had accomplished his goal but also because his feet were throbbing.

“I love the simplicity of filling my lungs with air and breathing and feeling alive,” Levine said.

“Crossing a finish line is not the easiest, but it’s the quickest victory you can have in life.

And I love the camaraderie. There is such a community in running and it’s a fun community to be part of.”

His No. 1 rule is to have fun.

“When you find yourself saying ‘Oh my God, when is this going to end?’ you are going too far, too fast, or are doing the wrong workout,” Levine said. “Rule No. 2 is if you’re not having fun, fix it so you’re having fun.”

He never tires of witnessing lives transformed by crossing the marathon finish line.

“They get the idea in their head that if I could do this thing I never thought I could do before, what are the other things I thought I never could do? And suddenly they are doing them,” Levine said. “They get a new heightened sense of anything’s possible.” O

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Glass City Auto Swap Meet coming to Toledo Speedway

By Duane Ramsey

Toledo Free Press Senior Business Writer dramsey@toledofreepress.com

The inaugural Glass City Auto Swap Meet could be the hit of the summer for car buffs when it comes to Toledo Speedway on June 26.

“You don’t want to miss the first one. We need all the support we can get as the first one is always the hardest,” said Nick Avina, organizer of the event.

As owner of Avina Specialties Inc. in Napoleon, Avina has operated the annual Toledo Swap Meet at the Lucas County Recreation Center in Maumee for several years. Now, he’s sponsoring the first auto swap meet in the area.

“People can bring their show cars at no charge, drive right in and park inside on the track,” Avina said during a recent phone interview.

The auto swap meet will feature an all makes, racers, circle track, high-performance and class auto parts event with new and used parts available for sale or swapping, he said. Vendors can purchase 10-foot-by-30-foot spots for $30.

Dreamer’s Car Club and Super Chevy magazine are participating in the event, Avina said.

Admission for the swap meet, which will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., is $5 for adults and free for children younger than 12. Parking is free.

Avina is offering a special rebate on the admission charge for anyone purchasing $20 or more in merchandise from the Avina Specialties tent on site.

The company will feature the latest trends in promotional products at the swap meet, Avina said.

Toledo Speedway is located at 5639 Benore Road in North Toledo with access off the Alexis Road exit of I-75.

“We’re just leasing the grounds to him for the event, but we hope it’s successful,” said Scott Schultz, general manager of Toledo Speedway.

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The five guys in k.d. lang’s new band aren’t afraid to bare it all. Each shares his most embarrassing musical moment on kdlang.com.

Joe Pisapia, a multi-instrumentalist and former member of Guster, may be the winner: “When I used to have hair, one time in a moment of pure spirited rocking, a tendril of hair went into my mouth and stuck to my gum,” he wrote on the site. “I had sweaty hair and gum hitting me in the face for the rest of that song.”

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During a phone interview from Los Angeles, the fourtime Grammy winner confessed.

“I’ve had a couple, but my biggest mistake I think I ever made was on live television in London on the Jools Holland show. I just completely spaced on the entire first verse of ‘Constant Craving,’ like the entire first verse,” she said and laughed. “And I had no way of coming out of it except to just wait until the second verse.

“The other one was, I was also in London, I was on the ‘Drag’ promotion tour,” she recalled. “I was playing for all the media and critics, and I was singing ‘My Old Addiction.’ I was sitting on a stool and I closed my eyes and I just completely lost my orientation and just felt like I had been catapulted out of the chair to the edge of the stage and slipped off the edge of the stage.

“Fortunately, the stage was maybe only 6 to 8 inches tall, but that was pretty embarrassing, too.”

So much for the consequences of falling. lang was calling to talk about her new disc, “Sing It Loud,” which was released in April.

“This is kind of a rock record,” the singer-songwriter said.

“I definitely worked with kind of a joyful abandon approach to this record, just following my instincts, willing to step out of my comfort zone, and just seeing what was out there in the world.”

What she found was a creative kindred spirit: Pisapia.

They decided to put together a band. lang invited gui-

tarist Joshua Grange and keyboardist Daniel Clarke, who both played on her tour for 2008’s “Watershed,” and Pisapia brought in bassist Lex Price. Clarke suggested drummer Fred Eltringham of The Wallflowers.

At Pisapia’s home in Nashville, the six lit up the studio, recording eight explosive songs live in three days last summer.

“It was really spontaneous and really rewarding, and at the end of a day’s work — we didn’t even stop to eat — we would have a beer and listen back and we were all so happy and dancing,” lang said.

“Sing It Loud” features 10 tracks, including eight cowritten by lang and band members, one song by Pisapia, and a cover of the Talking Heads’ “Heaven.”

The disc opens with the soaring single, “I Confess.”

“Josh and Daniel came over to write, and we were sitting around and I said, you know, I really want to write like a Roy Orbison tune,” said the native of Alberta, Canada, who won a Grammy for her duet with Orbison for “Crying.” “I think I was the only one who had the full picture in my head when we went into the sessions later on, and the band brought it alive precisely, better than my dreams, and it was the first song we tackled as a band, so it was all pretty indicative of what was to come.”

After the recording session, lang shared the songs with her girlfriend.

“I called her up ready for my critique and she said, ‘Well, it starts off like a k.d. lang record. You’re sitting there and it’s really beautiful, and then the band kicks in, and siss boom bang.’ And I started laughing because I had spent days lying awake in bed coming up with names and looking on the Internet — every band name ever is taken,” lang said. “And I started laughing and went, ‘That’s the band name.’

“It just seemed to fit because we recorded it on July 1, 2, 3 and 4th, which is Canada Day and Independence Day, lots of fireworks going on, and it certainly felt very much like that.” k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang will play the Ann Arbor Summer Festival at 8 p.m. July 1 at the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium. Tickets range from $35 to $75.

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Lynne Long cannot wait to hear the Scott Thompson Band on June 26.

“I enjoy their music very much.

I know people who heard them play at what’s now Maggies [at the Roadhouse], and they thought it was great,” Long said.

The band was recommended to, and will play as part of the Rhythm on the River Art Series at 4 p.m. at the Jerry Wright Pavilion in Grand Rapids.

The program is the second of seven events free to the public that will take place through the first Sunday in October this year. A complete list of events can be found at www.grand rapidsohio.com/Events. htm#Rhythm on the River.

The Grand Rapids Historical Society sponsors the series. Long, a board member for the Society, said she has organized the series every year since 1996.

The series, which started about 20 years ago, has taken place at the pavilion since it was built.

“It’s the most beautiful venue, between the canal and river, near sunset,” she said. “It’s only rained on us twice in all the years we’ve been there.”

In charge of entertainment, Long said she knew the keyboardist of the

The Scott Thompson band band personally and asked him if the band would like to play.

The keyboardist, Jakob Grimm, said yes.

“It’s a great opportunity,” he said.

“We really prefer doing smaller concerts, but something like this that brings us back in closer connects with the audience.”

The band has been together since fall 2010. It started when Grimm asked namesake Scott Thompson if he was interested in a project. The group —Thompson, vocals and guitar, Grimm, keyboard, vocals and guitar, Brad Babcock, drums and vocals, Mackenzie Lerchen, fiddle and vocals, and Ryan Babcock, bass — got together and clicked when they played country music.

“It’s a mix of contemporary and classic country songs with a few origi-

nals as well,” he said.

Grimm described the music as clean, contemporary country with a focus on emphasizing how the original artist wanted the song performed.

To listen to the band’s music, visit www.scottthompsonband.com.

He said he expects about 100 people to attend the concert but hopes for just fewer than 200.

Long said it is possible to reach that goal.

“We have quite a following now,” she said. “At our first program a couple weeks ago, there were more than 100 people. We’re getting a wider audience all the time.”

Whether it is the free entertainment or the beautiful setting, Long said she will be at concert enjoying the music. After all the band’s motto is: “Country the way it should be.” O

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Oscar Bunch Powertrain Park - 5444 Jackman Road Ride leaves at 11 a.m.

Pauline will be dearly missed by her daughters Beverly (Joe) Rideout and Mary Ann Stearns, grandchildren Ellyn, Brian (Blaire) and Christy Rideout, Jill, David and Michael Stearns, Kelly (Nick) Cook and great-granddaughter, Olivia Cook.

The family wishes to extend thanks to special friend and caregiver Lynne Fatzinger, who never failed to

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Legal Lucas County Land Bank Program Manager The Lucas County Land Bank seeks an attorney licensed in Ohio to support our mission and operations as Program Manager. Must have at least one year of experience in real estate and public sector practice. To read more about the position qualifications and to apply, please visit our website at www.LucasCountyLandBank.org and click on “Job Opportunities.” The Lucas County Land Bank is an equal opportunity employer.

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No child should go to bed hungry.

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