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OPINION

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Relative villains

Worn in the USA

il seeps toward the Gulf Coast sand. A financial crisis threatens to alter the American way of life for generations, from the broadest federal level to the closest neighborhood. Political divisions produce more rancor than discussion. A leadership deficit creates a confused, restless populace. Unceasing waves of electronic media threaten to overwhelm those seeking education through information. The U.S. military fights terrorist threats on a number of international fronts, while U.S. citizens fight terrorist threats at airports, public spaces and domestic fronts. These are not the sunniest days in the United States of America. And yet … Is there anyplace else on Earth you would rather be? Anywhere else you would choose to raise your family and live your life? I was struck by a recent essay by Seattle blogger Karl Swenson, “Is America Still Great?” “For every person who speaks about Thomas F. POUNDS how America has declined in greatness, their very words continue to prove we are still great,” Swenson wrote. “All the journalists that write diatribes against America do so because America values the freedom of dissent. “For those who protest our military, and slander them, the fact they can do such acts is a testimony to how well our military has preserved those freedoms. “America is not just a nation, a collection of laws and people, it is also the debate on what constitutes greatness, and it is coil and churn of those ideas. “America is not the boundaries of our states, it is the limitless, boundless world of our ideas and our beliefs. “There are many reasons to love America and to be assured of her greatness. The free market; the free elections; the limitless opportunity for success and prosperity; the myriad cultures and faiths; the determination to be free in the face of all adversity: all of these speak to the greatness of America.” Swenson understands the engine that powers our relatively young nation: freedom. In the history of nations, it is a novel concept. And while America has been — is — far from perfect in implementing its greatest ideal for all of its people, no nation has so fearlessly tried to uphold and spread that concept. On this July 4, as we stop to celebrate with cookouts and fireworks, let’s take a moment to marvel that, while America is not flawless, it remains the greatest experiment in freedom that mankind has known, despite the temporary chaos and uncertainty. Happy Fourth of July and God Bless America. 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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e is one of this summer’s isn’t healthy. Pleased me, because I do, most foul betrayers. He is too. At least, in literature and film. There is an undeniable fascination manipulative, heartless and does not hesitate to play God; without with evil that manifests itself in ficremorse, he is willing to send inno- tion. I’m cool with Han Solo and Luke Skywalker, but I’m rabid cents to their deaths. about Boba Fett and He also smells like Darth Vader. I would strawberries and gigrather watch Vito Corgles when you tickle leone and Tony Soprano his feet. than Elliot Ness or Joe He is Lots-O’Friday. Batman is one Huggin Bear, the bad of the greatest creations guy in Pixar’s “Toy in all comics, but everyStory 3.” thing I have in my library After seeing the centers on The Joker. film, our 4-year-old I understand the son Evan had a lot of Michael S. MILLER questions about bad guys. In addition moral puzzles involved in being ento queries about specific plot points, thusiastic about the bad guys, but bad Evan seemed fascinated by Lotso’s guys look cooler, get wittier lines and have more dramatic impact. That is not turn to evil. a modern idea; Shakespeare knew the “Why is he a value of a strong villain. Hamlet blahbad guy?” Evan blah-blahs his way to a title role, but Iago, asked. Lady MacBeth and the lesser-known but We talked awesomely evil Aaron the Moor electrify. about Lotso’s John Milton knew the attraction journey and why of the baddest bad guy of all and used he “turned to that allure to its zenith in “Paradise the Dark Side,” Lost.” When Satan purrs it is “better though I could to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven,” not easily explain LOTS-O’-HUGGIN it sticks in the mind, against all moral some of his [plotspoiling] chicanery later in the film. We and civil reason. As part of its ongoing 20-year analso talked about how appearances can be deceiving; Lotso may look cuddly, but niversary celebration, Entertainment Weekly recently listed its “100 Greatest a black heart beats under his pink fur. Evan’s follow-up question was Characters of the Last 20 Years.” There are nearly 20 “bad guys” on tougher to answer: “Why are there the list, from no-foolin’ monsters like bad guys?” he asked. It is a lot easier to talk about and Hannibal Lecter and Dexter Morgan to celebrate heroics than it is to dis- borderline calls like Stewie Griffin and cuss villainy. Role models on a scale Gollum. Among the others are a number from firefighters and policemen to of characters who are unquestionably Jedi Knights and Backyardigans have bad guys, but are among the coolest proclear-cut values and actions that a tagonists of their stories: Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield of “Pulp Fiction,” 4-year-old can understand. Villains are often far more com- Keyser Soze of “The Usual Suspects” and plex and ambiguous, and are therefore Catherine Tramell of “Basic Instinct” lead that litany of evil. more difficult to encapsulate. I obviously do not want to enthuse Then, Evan said something that reabout how cool bad guys are to my quired a careful response. 4-year-old. We do not hide evil from “I like bad guys,” he said. This alarmed and pleased me. him, but I recognize the impropriety in Alarmed me, because liking bad guys making villains even remotely attracThomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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tive. God knows there are enough bad guys in real life to deal with — people divorced from humanity, disconnected from pain and consequence, those cowards, thugs and porch climbers who think only of themselves. It’s one thing for adults to choose how much exposure to fictional bad guys they endure; it is our responsibility to monitor how many mustachetwirling psychos sneak through to pelt our kids with images of evil. I began to mentally catalogue the images Evan has been exposed to. Nearly every book or TV show has a villain, from wicked stepmothers (“Cinderella”) and nasty queens (“Snow White,” “Alice in Wonderland”) to thieving foxes (Swiper in “Dora the Explorer”) and troublemaking cats (Pete in the “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”). There are sneaky heffalumps and woozles in “Winnie the Pooh,” trash can-dwelling misanthropes on “Sesame Street” and a parade of Disney baddies: Dr. Facilier, Ursula, Scar, Captain Hook, Cruella, Jafar and Maleficent are the tip of the iceberg. “Why do you like bad guys?” I asked, trying to contain any anxiousness in my voice. “Because good guys need bad guys to do good guy things,” he said. In a couple of decades, Evan might understand that what he meant was, “Good needs evil to define itself. Without the extremes of evil to show us the worst of human nature, there would be no quantifier for the best of human nature.” Or maybe not; but his innocent take certainly sums it up. Evan will one day understand that good and evil are not always neatly defined. “Good” people sometimes do stupid, bad things, and “bad” people are sometimes capable of doing friendly, positive things. Villainy, like so many things in life, is all relative. Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. E-mail him at mmiller@ toledofreepress.com.

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SHREDDING THE CURTAIN

The Eydes have it “

ne wrong movement and a perfectly con- about a dozen other pieces that have to all be in place for the Tower on the Maumee to structed house of cards crashes down. Toledo City Council’s 10-to-0 become a reality. The historic designation and the historic tax vote June 29 is just one layer of the complex credits that the Eydes are seeking funding process that the Eyde are complex. Company hopes will all come toThe building is not old gether to create the “Tower on the enough to qualify on the merits Maumee.” of its age, according to the InToledo does not have a good ternal Revenue Service Historic track record of success when it Preservations Certifications seccomes to helping finance large projtion: “Ordinarily buildings that ects. Attention focused on some have been built within the past of the past failures as council and 50 years shall not be considered the Mayor Mike Bell administration discussed the Eyde Company’s Lisa Renee WARD to contribute to the significance of a district unless a strong jusrequest for a loan using Section 108 and Brownfields Economic Development Initia- tification concerning their historical or architectural merit is given or the historical tive (BEDI) funding from HUD. Much has been made about the city attributes of the district are considered to be holding first position on the mortgage. This less than 50 years old.” It will have to be successfully argued that Tobasically means if the project were to fold, the city would own the former Fiberglas Tower ledo’s second-tallest building is truly an iconic building, as opposed to owing the money gem that needs to be saved and meets the other without ownership as was the case in several stringent requirements for a historic determination without the key age element. This would be other deals gone bad. Looking at the bigger picture aspect of another critical layer. The BEDI program for vertical brownfield this project, even with the city’s support for the Section 108 loan and BEDI, there are development projects appears to be in its last

There are about a dozen other pieces that have to all be in place for the Tower on the Maumee to become a reality.”

round of availability, which was the reason for the urgency in seeking Council passage at the June 29 special Council meeting. There is no guarantee that the $2 million being sought for the Tower on the Maumee project will be granted from the limited pool of about $8 million in BEDI funding, yet another critical part of the project that is needed for it to move forward. There are a number of valid “what if ” scenarios that Council and the Bell administration will have to address. One, should the project fail and the city’s yearly allocation from HUD be reduced to cover the payments, where will that money come from? The Community Development Corporations and nonprofits that receive HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars or from the city departments that use CDBG funding? Hugh Grefe, senior executive director of

Local Initiatives Support Corporation and Terry Glazer, CEO of United North, both expressed during a June 23 committee meeting that if this project fails it should be funded from the city’s share of HUD dollars rather than the nonprofits taking a hit. Grefe, commenting on Glass City Jungle, wrote in part, “The willingness to consider this project is not in itself a bad thing. The failure to think through, transparently, both the policy matters (i.e., is the risk/reward equation appropriate, what are the effects on future CDBG, how will the risk be handled should the project fail, etc.) and the development/financial/management structure of the project through a formal and documented underwriting process would truly be irresponsible.” If all the pieces come together, Toledo could benefit from the mix of the residential and commercial aspects of the Tower on the Maumee project and perhaps lure the Marriott hotel chain to Downtown Toledo. There are many answers that need to be sought, but without Council saying “aye” on June 29, it would have been game over for the Eydes. Toledo Free Press contributor Lisa Renee Ward operates the political blog Glass City Jungle.

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GOP would let BP go MIA for oil spill

n a stunning “Did I say that out loud?” moment, Rep. Joe Barton apologized to BP for the remarkable inconvenience of actually having to put money in an escrow account to pay for the incredible havoc it has wreaked on the Gulf Coast region. This was apparently a bit too embarrassing for Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, as they were quick to disavow Barton’s statements as not representative of the Republican Party’s feelings on the subject. It was deemed to be beyond the pale even for these two “we’ll say anything to discredit Obama” characters. But does it really represent their true feelings? I think not. I believe this is truly what a large proportion of the GOP really does believe. The prevailing belief in the GOP is that these companies’ interests should always trump the interests of, as the head of BP quaintly called us, the “small” people. Their actions time after time show this. Let’s look at the current subject for starters. Notwithstanding the leadership’s quick disavowal, one need look no further than the statements made

by the Republican Study Committee to actually help solve any problems that the day before Barton made his com- arise. The second is that if anyone is ments. The RSC has 115 members, being shaken down, it is the American people, who they conor as Eugene Robinson stantly claim to speak for. pointed out, about twoWe’ll just call it “liberal” thirds of the Repuband condemn it outright, lican House members. while we look out for it stated: “BP’s reported the best interests of our willingness to go along major contributors. with the White House’s These types of comnew fund suggests that ments are not limited to the Obama administrajust the legislative arena. tion is hard at work exWe also have the Repub erting its brand of Chipropaganda machine cago-style shakedown Don BURNARD chiming in. Tea Party politics. “These actions are emblematic of a darling Rand Paul calls it un-American politicization of our economy that has to hold BP responsible for a mistake that been borne out of this administration’s could have happened to anyone. The drive for power and control. It is the usual suspects, like Michelle Bachman, same mentality that believes an eco- several other right-wing senatorial cannomic crisis or environmental disaster didates, and the King of Crap himself, is the best opportunity to pursue a rushed to back Barton’s apology. Rush failed liberal agenda. The American stated on his show “It was a shakedown pure and simple, and somebody people know much better.” I have several beefs with this state- had the audacity to call it what it was, ment. The first is that it is the same and now everybody’s running for the pap and twaddle that they have been hills.” I’m sorry, I just don’t understand laying out for years instead of trying these thought processes, or lack thereof.

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Are we going to allow this country to become a corporate holding or are we going to return to the real country we once were?” That is why I believe that these kinds of events, whether economic, environmental or whatever, lead the current crop of right-wingers to act as apologists for whatever industry interest’s crisis du jour. These are the same people who, shortly after the BP rig blew up, blamed it on left-wing environmental terrorists who snuck out there and blew it up to stifle offshore drilling. These are the same people who tried to lay the burst of the housing bubble on poor people taking out loans for mansions. It couldn’t have had anything to do with anything the finance

Profile of Excellence: Jenny Sanders Owens Community College Alumna Jenny Sanders grew up u in Rossford, Ohio. She knew she wanted to be a nurse from an early age. While she was a sophomore in volunteered at St. Charles Mercy Hospital in high school, she v the physical therapy thera department. A year later, she became a nurses’ aid and worked in the departm pediatric department. She helped feed the children and give them baths. As soon as she graduated from Rossford High School in registered at Owens Community College. 1985, she re “I loved Owens so much that I knew right away my wa to come back and teach,” said Sanders. goal was While she was taking classes at Owens, she worked worke as a nursing assistant at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in the Neuroscience department. She has now worked as a registered nurse at St. Vincent for 23 years. “It allows me so much more diversity. I have been all able to work in many different areas of nursing. I can g grow as a person and as nurse,” said Sanders.

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industry did. As for unemployment, why don’t the 15 million or so people who haven’t had a job in a year or two just go get a job? So what if you can’t find one that pays a livable wage. The fact that such a relatively large, though I certainly hope not a major, portion of the population actually gives any credence to these simplistic views of complex problems, is downright scary. We seem to have lost much of what made this country great, the ability to solve great problems in a logical manner, looking out for one another and not allowing others to foist their views on us to our own detriment. As I’ve said before, these people don’t have the interests of the average citizen at heart in these situations. As long as the corporate interests continue to tell us (the small people, remember?) what is good for us, we’re going to continue to get the short end of the stick. Are we going to allow this country to become a corporate holding or are we going to return to the real country we once were? Pay attention! E-mail columnist Don Burnard at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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While she worked at St. Vincent, she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Medical College of Ohio.

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In 2007, she returned to Owens and worked in the skills lab with students on the human patient simulator. In 2008, she became a full-time clinical teaching associate.

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In fall 2009, a full-time faculty position opened. She applied for the job and was hired. She teaches a variety of courses including medical-surgical nursing. She still works part time at St. Vincent. “I like continuing to work in the hospital because it adds to my skills as an instructor. I can give recent, real-life examples. I can teach collaboration because that is what I do. Even if you have been a nurse for 30 years, there is more you can still learn,” said Sanders. Sanders wants to continue teaching and working. “I have reached my biggest goal – I am faculty member at Owens. I am happy to be here and am looking forward to developing as an instructor,” said Sanders.

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YMCA to demolish Woodsdale Park building The YMCA and JCC of Greater Toledo Board of Trustees voted to tear down its building at Woodsdale Park and turn it into green space. The cost of keeping the building vacant is $165,000 annually, officials said. The cost to demolish the property and parking lot is between $160,000 and $170,000. The YMCA is in discussions with the City of Toledo about the possibility of making the new green space part of the existing Woodsdale Park. — Kristen Rapin

EDUCATION

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Coming out of retirement was not Larry McDougle’s New Year’s resolution. More than six years after leaving Northwest State Community College as president emeritus, he was enjoying life with his wife, Ruth, spending time with his grandchildren and teaching part time at UT. But on his way to his twin grandsons’ wrestling meet in Columbus, McDougle received a call from Owens Community College about an open position: interim president. “I think there were people in the system, both at the college level and at the state levels that recognized that I might have the kind of experience and maturity, quite frankly, that they were looking for,” he said. Six months later, McDougle still sits in the president’s office in Administrative Hall — no “interim” attached. The 69-year-old Napoleon resident signed a one-year contract after Owens’ Board of Trustees voted to keep him on board at its June 8 meeting. The board accepted his salary offer of $240,000 — a figure he says is comparable to other schools of Owens’ size. Two other candidates for the position accepted presidencies at smaller schools for less money, but neither was offered the job at Owens. McDougle did not apply for the position. “Apparently, the people here at the college and the board felt that I was doing the kind of job that they were looking for,” McDougle said. “I’m assuming from the decision they made they felt that I was an ideal candidate.” “[McDougle] articulates the vision very well. He really knows how to bring people together,” said Dave Seeger, Owens Alumni Association president and Presidential Search Committee member.

Path to the presidency McDougle graduated with a bachelor’s degree in math and physics from Findlay College in 1963. He then earned his master’s in physics from Kent State

University and moved to Rochester, N.Y., to work for Eastman Kodak. While in New York, he was contacted by Findlay President Ivan Frick about an opening for a physics professor. McDougle taught at Findlay for five years, while completing his doctorate in higher education at UT. While finishing his Ph.D., McDougle became acquainted with community colleges. “I got excited about it. This was a new thing,” he said, noting that most of Ohio’s community colleges sprang up in the ’60s and early ’70s. With this new interest in mind, McDougle left Northwest Ohio to teach at Indiana University and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He returned to UT in 1984 as dean of the Community and Technical College. He remained there until 1991, when Northwest State Community College asked him to be president. “He’s an excellent leader, thoughtful, trusted and visionary,” said Northwest State President Thomas Stuckey, who served with McDougle as executive vice president. “[Under his leadership] we brought on some new academic programs, saw construction of a new engineering building and a rebuilding of trust into the culture of the college.” McDougle retired in 2003 and began traveling with his wife of 47 years. “Most of the time it’s just going with our grandchildren,” Ruth said, adding she and her husband have also attended the Big Ten basketball tournament. When Owens asked McDougle to fill the vacant presidency, his time with his wife became limited. But the retired infection control specialist supported her husband’s chance to get back into community college administration. “I was very pleased for it,” she said. “I knew that he could do it. I knew that he was doing what he enjoys.”

Taking the reins McDougle had two immediate tasks upon starting his new job in January. He first reassured employees that their jobs would remain secure. The recent retirement of former president Christa Adams and former provost Paul Unger left many questioning

their future at Owens. “I made it clear from the beginning that I was not here as a hatchet man,” he said. “One of my first goals was just to try to settle things down, to bring a sense of calm, if I could, to an organization that I knew to be a pretty good college.” McDougle called together his “cabinet,” a group of individuals with specialized knowledge about Owens. After learning about the college’s strengths and needs, he led an all-day retreat to discuss Owens’ “shared vision.” “I had a direction in mind in terms of where I was heading,” he said. “I felt that it was a good, solid direction no matter who the next president might be.” That direction largely involved his second task: addressing the state of Owens’ nursing program, which lost its accreditation from the National League for Nursing (NLN) in July 2009. McDougle worked with the NLN and determined six more professors with Masters of Science in nursing degrees needed to be hired. Owens has since hired four. The college is also working on a self-study, which can be submitted to the NLN after its candidacy is approved. Owens could regain accreditation before spring 2011 graduation, which would distinguish those nursing graduates as NLN approved. Since losing NLN approval, the nursing program has become the School of Nursing to give it more autonomy and better control over its own budget. McDougle stressed that 94 percent of its graduates passed the NCLEX-RN exam in September 2009 and that the school is still approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing. The school, which will now accept 85 students instead of about 105, still has a two- to three-year waiting list. “The NLN did not question the quality of the curriculum,” he said. “I think our students recognize that, yes, that NLN piece is missing right now, but it’s a quality program.” “We’re going to get this fixed. We’ll get past this. I have a history of kidney stones, and I have a statement: this too shall pass.”

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nursing situation must be addressed, he said it only encompasses a small portion of what Owens stands for. “This is one piece that has given us a black eye, but we’ve got 90 pieces that are great pieces,” he said. “I’m trying to focus on these to tell our positive story.” Telling that story starts with effective leadership, he said. The president demonstrated this with a multicolored ball he once bought for his grandchildren. The ball initially comprised many spikes joined only at the center. But McDougle then reshaped the ball

to reveal a web of interconnected points without a central core. “It’s more conducive to free flow of information and so forth,” he said. “I focus on the nursing program, but it’s not my only piece by any means.” Some of the other pieces include satellite campuses. The Arrowhead Center in Maumee opened in January. Owens also works with the Source of NW Ohio, an organization that aids job seekers through educational services. ■ OWENS CONTINUES ON A7

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JULY 4, 2010 ■ OWENS CONTINUED FROM A6 Owens’ Findlay campus offers classes to students in Hancock County. Together, these campuses served 4,413 students, in addition to the 17,667 enrolled at the main campus in the spring. McDougle said finding a full-time vice president for the Findlay campus is a top priority. With 3,000 students,

the campus was comparable to smaller local community colleges that have a president and other full-time administrators, he said. Another focal point involves alternative energy. Owens is preparing to install 30 solar panels near Interstate 75 in Perrysburg. “[The solar panel complex] is going to be a wonderful training exercise for our students and generate

some power, serve one of the buildings,” McDougle said. A sense of community involvement is what makes McDougle an attentive leader, said acting provost and vice provost Renay Scott. “He’s working more closely with education partners — high school and college — to better use resources,” she said. “He’s a man of integrity who

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of his decision to stay or go by the end of the year. “If things are going well at the end of the year, and the college still likes me, and the board wants me and I’m still enjoying it, I can always sign another contract,” he said. Whether or not he stays more than a year, Scott recognizes the impact the president has made in just six months. “His vision for the college is one that will position us very well to meet the economic needs of Northwest Ohio,” she said.

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Game goes on for teen who lost home to twister Editor’s note: Toledo Free Press will follow the Blank family of Millbury for the next year as they rebuild their lives after a June 5 tornado destroyed their Main Street home. By Brandi Barhite TOLEDO FREE PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR bbarhite@toledofreepress.com

Casey Blank is finding solace through something the tornado couldn’t take from him. Less than 48 hours after losing his Millbury home, the 15-year-old showed up to play baseball for Lake High School. The next day, he went to golf practice. In the following weeks, CASEY BLANK the rising sophomore would discover that practicing and playing would give him a sense of normalcy.

“Sports help me get through things and I felt like that is where I should be,” Casey said June 29. No one thought hee would show up. Even hiss parents told him to takee a little time off beforee heading back. For the first baseball ll game, he borrowed a jersey and pants. His bat at BLANK bag survived the storm, m, falling from a familyy vehicle that went flyingg through the yard. “For his age, he iss very accountable,” said d head baseball coach Gregg Wilker. “I told him, ‘You don’t have to be there.’ He said, ‘I want to be there.’” Golf coach Terry Tansel said Casey continues to show resolve. “It is good to see him out and excited,” Tansel said. “When he showed up after the tornado, that was the first time I ever coached him. I feel that through this process and the donations coming in, I

his birthday gifts to safety. Not worried, he opened them as they waited. “I thought we would come up and go back upstairs,” he said. But when they did, the house was gone. They used Casey’s cell phone to call 911. “I was in awe,” he said. “I didn’t know what had happened.” His father, Ed, said he has come to realize that sports are helping his son deal with the loss. The family is living with a friend in Perrysburg Township, which Casey said is fun because the house is big and he can hang out with their children. Of all his possessions, he misses his Xbox the most. “His healing process is being aided by his activities,” Ed said. “He is spending a lot of time with teammates and friends.” Casey said the tornado will not dictate the upcoming school year. He will play junior varsity golf and then baseball in the spring. His junior varsity baseball team won the league title this year. “It’s going to be as normal as usual,” he said. Or as normal as it can be.

am really getting to know him better. The best thing is we get three years of him.” Since the storm, the PGA has set up donations of clothes u aand equipment for Casey, aas well as Michael Kranz, who lost his house and w ffather in the June 5 sstorm. Tansel said the outpouring of support o h FAMILY: has brought the team ccloser together. Casey said the generosity has been amazing. o IIt has helped him deal with losing his home and w sschool, which he said “reaally sucks.” One of the most touching gestures was from a friend who gave him an iPad for his birthday June 8, even though it was after his party. The night of the tornado was his party. Friends came over for an evening of swimming and eating. Soon after the party ended, the family headed into the basement because of the tornado warning. Casey took his cell phone and

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Point Place residents protest wetlands plan By Mary Petrides and Betsy Woodruff TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS news@toledofreepress.com

Point Place citizens expressed discontent with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to build 8-to-12-foot dikes and create wetlands in the area. At a June 29 meeting, the corps proposed various ways of using sediment dredged from the Maumee River to create wetlands instead of dumping it in Lake Erie. The sediment dumps cause environmental problems, making the water murky so fish have trouble finding food, said Mike Shelton, chief of external affairs with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Jay Miller, a biologist for the corps working on the project, said only one of the corps’s proposals used more than one year’s worth of sediment. The corps needs to find a permanent solution to the sediment problem instead of building dikes and making wetlands in Point Place, said Toledo City Councilwoman Lindsay Webb. The dikes would limit citizens’ views of the water and some of the corps’ proposals would make part of Cullen Park into wetlands. “I’m not sure turning a public park into a marshy swamp is a solution,” Webb said. She said another downside to the dikes is that they would substantially limit the use of the boat launch in Point Place, which is the only public boat launch on the Maumee Bay in Toledo. She said she believes the corps wants to make wetlands in order to get federal funding for the sediment disposal. The federal government will fund 65 percent of the project. The remaining 35 percent must come from a nonfederal source like the City of Toledo, the city of Oregon or Lake Township. Miller said it could be a year or two before the Corps decides which, if any, proposal to use. “I can appreciate that people don’t want this in their backyard,” Miller said. “We’ll have to determine if we even want to move forward with Cullen Park,” he said. Craig Forgette, the project manager, said the hardest part of the project will be finding a nonfederal sponsor to pay for the remaining 35 percent of the project. Gary Anderson, a real estate broker and the president of the Point Place Business Association, said most of the corps’ proposals would turn the water around Cullen Park into wetlands. Webb said that all of the proposals

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and Tina Skeldon Wozniak also presented plans that differed significantly from Konop’s proposal. Konop called Gerken’s plan for an elected committee to review the charter “disingenuous.” “His idea from the beginning was a smoke screen and distraction,” Konop said. “The real alternative is to get a charter on the ballot.” Konop’s plan also contrasted Skeldon Wozniak’s proposal to continue discussion for another year before putting the charter on the ballot. The commissioners were scheduled to decide on one of the three plans in mid-July. “Her plan is so vague and lacking detail at this point that there’s nothing to put up for a vote,” Konop said. Konop, who is not running for reelection this November, said he would be willing to work with leaders, such as former Corporation for Effective Government President Olivia Summons, to discuss future options.

TMA names director When Brian P. Kennedy visited Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) a few years ago he was impressed with the museum’s notable collection. In September, Kennedy, who has a notable resume himself, will become TMA’s ninth director. Kennedy, 48, serves as director for Dart- KENNEDY mouth College’s Hood Museum of Art and has previously worked as the assistant director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin and as the director of the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Although TMA’s 30,000 works are less in quantity than other museums Kennedy has worked in, he said the quality of the art is what matters. “This is a knock-your-socks-off collection,” he said during his speech at the June 30 announcement of his appointment. Museum officials said they were excited to find such a prominent art historian, author and museum director for the position. “We believed [we would attract prominent candidates] and we were thrilled we were right,” said Board of Directors Chairwoman Elizabeth Brady. TMA began its search for a new director in September 2009 after its previous director Don Bacigalupi resigned to work at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas, according to a TMA news release. More than 100 people applied for the position, Brady said. — Gail Burkhardt

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Gallery owner to start petition for ‘public wall’ By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR krapin@toledofreepress.com

A public art wall in Toledo will liven up Downtown and bring more people to the area, according to Jerry Gray. Gray, owner of Bozarts Fine Art and Music Gallery and a Toledo Free Press Star columnist, is circulating petitions of support for a public art wall in Downtown Toledo. “The wall would develop a sense of community for younger artists and for the city it would be a very valuable, viable and inexpensive draw,” he said. Gray circulated petitions for a public art wall in 2007 and decided to reestablish the idea. “Last time I did it, it was mainly set out in a few places, kind of a oneman campaign. This time, there’s a lot more support and individuals that will be involved,” Gray said. Gray wrote about his idea in a June 16 Star column, “An open wall could open minds.” He wrote public murals exist in

other towns throughout the country and are a tourist destination. Allowing for a legal public art wall, Toledo could lead the Midwest in an accepting contemporary way of life. The petitions do not list a location for the wall, but are just to illustrate to the “powers that be” that the public is interested, Gray said. “I’m not trying to violate any laws or pick the spot. It’s not about having control over it. [The petitions] show the folks who have the power that people want it,” he said. Petitions will be available July 3 at Bozarts after 3 p.m. for circulation. Eventually, petitions may be found at area businesses as well, Gray said. Gray said he hopes to collect 5,000 signatures by the end of the campaign, in the fall, he said. At the end of fall, Gray will send the petitions to the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, the Ohio Arts Council and the City of Toledo. Individuals interested in helping, or businesses that would like petitions, can e-mail Gray at jerrythegray@ gmail.com.

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Branam Oral Health Technologies has started shipping products designed to reduce tooth decay in children to pharmacies and drug and food stores around the world. Dr. Steven Branam, a local pediatric dentist, founded the company in 2008 to produce and market a healthier pacifier after numerous national companies declined interest in his patented product. After witnessing the ill effects of chronic pacifier use in his pediatric dental practice, Branam developed a design for an orthodontic pacifier to promote proper oral alignment, while reducing the risk of jaw deformities and bacterial and ear infections. “People are going to use pacifiers, so we’re making products that are safer for infants and children to use,” Branam said. “Research shows that children using conventional pacifiers have a 50 percent greater chance of developing an ear infection.” His company is producing and distributing the OrthoGibby brand of one-piece pacifiers that won’t separate as some conventional ones do, Branam said. Pacifiers are sold in packages of two. One package is for babies up to age one and another is for ages one to two for $10 retail. The pacifiers are produced in a “clean room” environment meeting the highest EPA standards by a medical device company in Michigan, reported Mick Janness, who became CEO of Branam in 2008. More than 12,000 pacifiers have been produced with up to 6,000 additional cases coming by the end of July, he said. “We’re a reactionary society that treats the problems rather than preventing them. Preventing tooth decay and other oral health problems is the whole purpose of Dr. Branam’s vision,” Janness said. Tooth decay is the No. 1 chronic childhood disease in

the U.S. It affects 28 percent of all children under age 6, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Branam also has developed gels, toothpastes, and healthy snacks for babies and children all made with xylitol, a natural sweetener with bacteria- and cavity-reducing qualities, according to industry sources. The snacks are marketed as VitaSnax and the mouth rinses as NutraSplash, both trademarked brands of Branam. Branam’s oral health care products are being packaged and shipped locally by Kenakore Solutions, a supply chain logistics company based in Perrysburg that serves various industries. Kenakore provides Branam with a complete inventory management system, said Kathleen Krueger, president and CEO of the company, which has 25 to 30 employees. Lake Erie Wholesale Medical is selling Branam’s products to thousands of independent pharmacies in the U.S. and Canada. More than 2,000 stores have already expressed interest in the products, said Mike Holmes, CEO of the company based in the Toledo area. Branam Oral Health Technologies has not achieved such success on its own without the help of outside local resources, including $1 million in angel and venture capital investments, Janness said. Branam connected with the people at the Regional Growth Partnership (RGP) and participated in its Launch program. It provided business assistance to the startup firm and recommended it to Rocket Ventures. “Branam represents a company that has received all of RGP’s services, starting with the Launch program, which led to receiving an Ignite grant and Rocket Ventures fund investment,” said Greg Knudson, vice president of technology at RGP and director of Rocket Ventures. Branam was awarded a $50,000 Ignite grant to accelerate its technology and launch the company in 2008. It received $250,000 from the Rocket Ventures fund in 2009 as part of an ongoing $1million investment program, Knudson said.

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espite the market’s recent there has also been a small wave behavior, it is our growing of corporate acquisitions as of late, opinion that the chances serving as further evidence of confiof a double-dip are extremely low, dence among business leaders. Despite this recent and continuing to fall. increase in the flow of This idea, as overlymoney around the U.S. optimistic as it may economy, broad money sound, is not without supply numbers have evidence. On June 25, continued to slip at an an article appeared in alarming rate. We conThe Wall Street Journal sider this to be mostly a stating that many corflash in the pan, mostly porations are beginbecause a great deal of ning to spend money on capital investments (LaDock David TREECE this so-called “deflation” is due to default rather hart and Maher, “Seeing Economic Rebound, Firms Step Up than traditional deleveraging. Our anticipation is that once comSpending”). However, this recent spending panies gain additional confidence that has — for the most part — not been they can benefit from investing in financed by debt, but paid for in cash production and expansion, the corthat companies have been hoarding porate appetite for debt (and risk) will since the 2008 financial crisis. In ad- likely increase. Once that happens, dition to investments in production, money will begin flowing through our

economy at a quickening pace, and deflation will cease to be a concern. In fact, quite the contrary may occur. Given the amount of new money that has been created through government stimulus programs, there is a very real possibility that inflation may become a problem, once that new money starts making its way through the economy. Examining the market, it is apparent that investors have become extremely negative extremely quickly in past few weeks. We saw multiple 90 percent down days, during which more than 90 percent of all trading volume was down (for every 100 shares of stock traded, more than 90 were at a lower price than the previous trade). Unfortunately, this is hardly unusual; it’s typical of the investing public to overreact. In reality, the market is more likely close to a relative bottom rather than a top.

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The U17 Pacesetter boys soccer team was victorious at the state championship finals in May, beating the team that knocked Pacesetter out of the championship last year. However, the Northwest Ohio team did not come out on top during the June 25-30 regional championship. The Pacesetter Soccer Club, located in Sylvania, trains Northwest Ohio children ages 5 to 18 to play soccer and compete around the country. Experienced coaches work with the teams, which are named for players’ ages. Pacesetter boys and girls teams go from U8 to U18. At the U.S. Youth League Region II championships, the U17 team won one game, tied one game and lost one game. No Pacesetter team has ever won the regional championship where highly skilled teams from 13 states compete. “We felt we could have definitely done better. We were the better team in every game we played. We just got unlucky. We had plenty of chances; we couldn’t finish I guess,” said co-captain Justin Niese. Despite the regional loss, the team’s coach and captains said they were proud of their state championship title.

“It felt great; it was like a dream come true,” said co-captain Karter Sell who also plays for Perrysburg High School’s soccer team. Boys on the U17 team come from some of the top high school programs in the area, including St. John’s Jesuit, St. Francis deSales, Sylvania Northview, Ottawa Hills, Lima, Perrysburg and Findlay, said Chip Smith, the team’s coach. The boys typically play high school soccer in the fall and play for the club in the spring, he said. “We have a pretty broad range, if you look up and down the high school rosters I really feel like we have the best players on our team,” Smith said. Niese said he enjoys interacting with players from other high schools. “It’s a unique blend of good quality and fun because you get people from different schools that don’t hang around each other so you get to have a good time,” said Niese, who also plays for St. John’s. Co-captain Adam Montague, who has verbally committed to play soccer for Michigan State University after he graduates from St. John’s in 2011, said the club team improves his playing skills and helps him lead his high school team. “You want to be a role model. You try to show them what level you want to be at if you’re going to win games,” Montague said.

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Kenny Rogers headlines Wood County Fair A demolition derby, harness racing, cheerleading competition and a legendary country music star will headline the entertainment at this year’s Wood County Fair. The fair opens at 7 a.m. daily and runs Aug. 3 to Aug. 9 at the county fairgrounds in Bowling Green. Daily features include activities ranging from chainsaw demonstrations to pony rides. Tickets are $6 at the gate. “We’ve got a lot of stuff going on,” said David Nietz, second vice president of the fair and co-chair of entertainment. Kenny Rogers is the main musical act of this year’s fair. The threetime Grammy winner will perform Aug. 7 at 8:30 p.m. at the grandstand. Tickets are $25 for track seating or $20 for grandstand seating. All seats are reserved. “We got lucky with him. He was available during the fair,” Nietz said. “It all depends on who’s in the area.” Between 3,000 and 3,500 people are expected to attend the concert. A number of carnival rides will also fill the fairgrounds. Ride tickets are $12 for a noon to 6 p.m. pass, $15 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. and $18 from noon to 11 p.m. The junior fair will be Aug. 3 and the tractor pull will take place Aug. 4. For a complete list of events, go to www.woodcounty-fair.com. – Michael Stainbrook

Celebrating rural life and life on the farm, these annual events reconnect people to our food sources and the land. Admission included if determined; call/ check websites for prices if not listed. ■ Ottawa County: July 19-25, 7870 W. Route 163, Oak Harbor. (419) 8981971 or www.ottawacountyfair.org. ■ Seneca County: July 25-Aug. 1, 100 Hopewell Ave., Tiffin. $6. (419) 4477888 or www.senecacountyfair.org. ■ Lucas County: July 27-Aug. 1, Lucas County Recreation Center, 2901 Key St., Maumee. (419) 8932127 or www.lucascountyfair.com. ■ Monroe County, Mich.: Aug. 1-7, 3775 S. Custer Road, Monroe, Mich. $2-$5. The fair’s theme is “Fun with Friends in 2010.” It will feature a demolition derby, tractor pull, rodeo, and monster truck rally. (734) 241-5775 or www.monroecountyfair.com. ■ Wood County: Aug. 3-9, 13800 W. Poe Road, Bowling Green. $6. (419) 352-0441 or www.woodcounty-fair.com. ■ Henry County: Aug. 13-19, 907 S. Perry St., Napoleon. Admission is $6 or $20 for a season ticket. Children 12 and under get in free. Rides are $12 for access from noon to 6 p.m. or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. or $15 for the entire day. Aug. 18 is Kid’s Day and rides are $10. (419) 592-9096 or www.henrycountyfair.org. ■ Defiance County: Aug. 21-28, 530 S. Main St., Hicksville. (419) 5427575 or www.defiancefair.com. ■ Sandusky County: Aug. 24-29, 901 Rawson Ave., Fremont. $7. (419) 3325604 or www.sanduskycountyfair.com. ■ Fulton County: Sept. 3-9, 8514 Route 108, Wauseon. $5. (419) 3356006 or www.fultoncountyfair.com ■ Medina County Fair: Aug. 2-8. $5 for ages 12 and older, $2 for ages 2 through 11, under age 2 is free, $2 for senior citizens 65 and older. This fair, in its 165th year, will feature elephant rides, dock dogs and entertainment from Chris Cable and Blake Shelton. ■ Erie County Fair: Aug. 10 to 15 in Sandusky. The fair is open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. throughout the week, but stays open until 11 p.m. Aug. 13

and 14. Admission is $7-$20. www. eriecountyohiofair.com.

Monclova Homecoming SummerFest: Music, children’s games, food, parade, crafters, flea market, pageant, silent auction, book sale and more will cure summertime blues. 6-11 p.m. July 9 and 10 a.m.-11 p.m. July 10, 8115 Monclova Road, Monclova. (419) 8611336 or www.monclovacommctr.org.

Lagrange Street Polish Festival: This festival flaunts its heritage with food, beer and dancing, like the “polka edition” of “Dancing With the Stars” or the pierogi-eating contest. Rides, games, arts and activities are planned, too. 5-11 p.m. July 9, noon-11 July 10 and noon-7 July 11, Lagrange Street, between Central Avenue and Mettler Street. $1-$3. (419) 255-8406 or www.polishfestival.org.

African-American Festival: Come to the African-American Festival at UT’s Scott Park Campus for gospel music, a parade and more. Festival is open noon till 9 p.m. July 10-11. Admission is $8 for those 18 and older, $5 for those 3-17 and free for children under 3. ■ Prayer breakfast, 8 a.m. July 9 at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church ■ Parade, 10 a.m. July 10 leaving from Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church ■ Dramatics R&B music, 7 p.m. July 10 ■ Church service, noon July 11 ■ Rance Allen Group’s gospel music, 7 p.m. July 11

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JULY 3 ■ Sylvania Sylvania Star Spangled Celebration 7 p.m. to midnight, fireworks at 10 p.m. Admission is $5, children 12 and younger $3 Dancing, rides, activities, food and drinks. Fireworks can also be viewed from Pacesetter Park, 8801 Sylvania-Metamora Road. $5 ■ Maumee/Perrysburg Maumee Community Picnic and Firework Show 5 p.m. Food, drinks and live entertainment. 100 block of Wayne St. Fireworks at 9 p.m. off of Fort Meigs Memorial Bridge

■ Perrysburg Fort Meigs Re-creation of July 4, 1813, includes cannon firings, weapons demonstrations, music and hands-on activities. Noon to 5 p.m. ■ Toledo Mud Hens post game fireworks. Fifth Third Field. Columbus Clippers vs. Toledo

JULY 4 ■ Toledo Red White & Kaboom Noon to 11 p.m. at Promenade Park. Food and live entertainment. Fireworks 10:15 p.m. Noon to 6 p.m. at International Park. Kids family area. Admission: Noon to 4 p.m. free; $3 after 4 p.m. www.redwhitekaboom.com Mud Hens postgame fireworks. Fifth Third Field. Columbus Clippers vs. Toledo Mud Hens ■ Perrysburg Fort Meigs Re-creation of July 4, 1813, includes cannon firings, weapons demonstrations, music and hands-on activities. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ■ Woodville Woodville Ohio’s 4th of July Celebration Fireworks 10 p.m. (Rain date July 5) Trailmaker Park, 300 S. Cherry St. homes.amplex.net/fourth/index.htm

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Lucas County Fair The Lucas County Fair is back this year from July 27-Aug. 1 with a huge variety of fun events for all ages. Chris Weimar, the fair’s vice president, said Dennis Beach will be chainsaw carving every day of the fair. On Aug. 1 at 3 p.m., there will be an auction of the pieces he made. Beach often carves benches and wild animals. Each carving takes about 45 minutes. This will be his second year at the fair.

There will also be a daily magic comedy show, as well as daily livestock and horse shows. July 31 include have a demolition derby and lawn mower races. Aug. 1 will have cheerleading and rough truck competitions. Beach said the fair puts an emphasis on 4-H, with more than 3,000 kids exhibiting as part of the club. On July 28, admission is free from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and wristbands will cost only $5.

“We’re giving back to the community to get them here to check out our fair,” Beach said. Daily entry passes are $6. Children under 5 are free. Mechanical ride wristbands are $7 per session; each day has two sessions, one from noon-5 p.m. and another from 6 p.m.-11 p.m. For more information on tickets and events, visit www. lucascountyfair.com. – Betsy Woodruff

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Cheer paddlers along as they navigate these long, fierce boats down the Maumee River. Entertainment and activities are part of the fundraising regatta. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. July 24, International Park, east bank of the Maumee, off Main Street. (419) 242-2122 or www.partnerstoledo.org.

This festival flaunts its nautical air with island music, sand castles, boat rides around the lighthouse, arts and crafts, children’s activities, lighthouse photo contest, silent auction and more. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. July 10 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 11, Maumee Bay State Park, 1400 State Park Road, Oregon. (419) 836-1466 or www.toledoharborlighthouse.org.

Oak Ridge Festival: Costumed artisans and draftsmen will demonstrate skills mostly lost to time, kids can try different activities and entertainment will take place all weekend. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 1718, 15498 E. Venice/Township Road 104, Attica. $4-$6. (419) 426-0611 or www.oakridgefestival.com.

St. Thomas Aquinas Homecoming Festival: Stop by for one of the few festivals left in the East Side at St. Thomas Aquinas. 279 White St. (419) 698-1519. 5 p.m. to midnight July 16; 3 p.m. to midnight July 17; noon to 7 p.m. July 18. Free admission. ■ Fish dinner, 4:30-7:30 p.m. July 16 ■ Maxx Band, 8-11 p.m. July 16 ■ Roast beef dinner, 4:30-7:30 p.m. July 17 ■ Neighborhood Boys, 8-11 p.m. July 17 ■ Barbecue dinner, noon to 6 p.m. July 18 ■ Bingo, 4-9 p.m. July 17, 1-6 p.m. July 18

Stony Ridge Festival: This festival is in its 38th year. It will have a flea market featuring more than 100 vendors, lots of food, bands Friday and Saturday nights, beer and a chicken barbecue Sunday. July 23, 24 and 25. Free admission.

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All funds from ticket sales benefit the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the American Red Cross’ disaster response and recovery efforts. Smoke on the Water is presented July 30- Aug.1 at Promenade Park in Downtown Toledo. This year, MiniKiss, Gin Blossoms and Kentucky Headhunters will perform at the event. For more information, visit www.ribs4redcross.com. – Kristen Rapin

Ragtime Street Fair: Joplin rules at this weekend of Americana music featuring dancing, performances, presentations, food and silent movies. 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. July 24 and 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. July 25, Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, Mich. $16-$22; $5 parking. (313) 982-6001, (800) 835-5237 or www.thehenryford.org.

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Our Lady of Lourdes Festival: Stop by for ethnic food, live bands, silent auction and gambling wheels. Free admission all weekend; craft vendors July 30-Aug. 1; one-price rides Thursday and Sunday. 6149 Hill Ave. ■ Touch of Brass, 7-10:30 July 29 ■ Bourbon St. and Jim Earl 7-11:30 p.m., July 30 ■ Bob Wurst, 7 p.m.-midnight July 31 ■ Polka Mass 12:30 p.m. Aug. 1 ■ Chicken dinner, noon Aug. 1 ■ Jim Ruthkowski and Touch of Brass 1:30-6 p.m. Aug. 1

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Ohio’s South of the Border Festival: This party, to fund Perrysburg Heights Community Center free programming, will include dancing, rides and games. 5 p.m.-midnight Aug. 13 and 2 p.m.midnight Aug. 14, Perrysburg Heights Community Park, 12282 Jefferson St., Perrysburg. (419) 874-4529. $2-$10.

Festival of India: Visitors can get a “Glimpse of India” with traditions, food, music, dancing and costumes sharing the culture with attendees. Movies, tours and demonstrations are slated as well. Noon-8 Aug. 13, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 14 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 15, Hindu Temple of Toledo, 4336 King Road, Sylvania. www.hindutempleoftoledo.org.

Wagon Wheel Rodeo featured at Ottawa County Fair Ottawa County may have the youngest county fair in the state, but for the second year in a row it will have the biggest rodeo in the area. Jon Overmyer, treasurer and fair board member, said Wagon Wheel Ro IPRA Rodeo, which is coming to Ottawa County fairgrounds July 21, is in the second-highest league of rodeos. He said it was

River Raisin Jazz Festival: In its ninth year, the festival will take place from noon until 10 p.m. Aug. 14 and 15 in Monroe. The main stage is at St. Mary’s Park with a second stage and street fair at Loranger Square in downtown Monroe. Six-time Grammy winner David Sanborn headlines the event with a 7:30 p.m. performance Aug. 15. Admission is free, and the festival is open to the public. There will be a preview party for the event at 6 p.m. Aug. 13 at Loranger Square.

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Barefoot at the Beach: The event is a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Toledo. It takes place from 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 14 at Maumee Bay State Park. Food and dancing headline the evening. Tickets are $100.

admission to the wrestling event is $10; ringside seat tickets cost $15. The fair will also have an adobe house which will feature green technology, as well as a portable solar and wind power unit for alternative energy demonstrations. Aug. 7 has been dubbed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dancing the Day Awayâ&#x20AC;? and will feature all kinds of dancing, including Latin, Hip-Hop and belly dancing. That day will also have a sports and import car show. Another highlight of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fair is strolling entertainers, according to Christina Leeds, the fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marketing and public relations director. They will add to attendeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experiences by walking around and doing perfor-

Levis Commons Art Fair: Peruse artworks by more than 125 professional artists in a variety of mediums, including ceramics, photography, metalwork, jewelry and wood. This year is the sixth year of the fair. August 21-22, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 11-5 Sunday. Free entry and parking.

German-American Festival: Birmingham Ethnic Festival: The Hungary in Toledo comes out to celebrate its heritage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and foods â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with arts and crafts exhibits, cultural displays, music and dancing. Noon-10 p.m. Aug. 15, Consaul Street between Front Street and Milford Avenue. www. birminghamethnicfestival.org.

Maumee Summer Fair/Taste of Maumee: Get ready for the end of the season with food, music, a street fair, parade, classic car show and a kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fun zone; 5 p.m. Aug. 20 and 10 a.m. Aug. 21, Conant, Wayne and Dudley streets, Maumee. (419) 893-0792, (419) 7941090 or www.maumeeuptown.com.

The Teutonic in everyone comes out for these festivities, which will include stone tossing, the dulcet melodies of the glockenspiel, dancing, food, contests and more. 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Aug. 27, 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Aug. 28 and noon-11 p.m. Aug. 29, German Church service starts at 10:30 a.m. Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Road, Oregon, Ohio. $7. (419) 691-4116 or www.gafsociety.org

Sylvania Arts and Crafts Festival: Vendors will sell a wide art from a wide variety of mediums, including print, jewelry, photography, watercolors, acrylics and fine crafts. The festival, in its 53rd year, will also have refreshments, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities and live music.

mances, she said. Among the entertainers will be a drum corps; fiddlers; a balloon man; mascots, including Gumby and a Care Bear; a roving snake show; a walking tree; and Mr. Peddlesworth, a former member of the Ringling Brothers Circus, who does bike tricks. The fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s live entertainers include Selena Gomez, Jeff Dunham, Darius Rucker, Weezer and Jeremy Camp. The fair will go from July 28-Aug. 8. Adult admission is $10. Youth (ages 5-12) and senior citizens (60+) is $8. Children under 5 can enter for free. Allday ride wristbands cost $22. For more information, visit www. ohiostatefair.com. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Betsy Woodruff

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AMERICAN IDOL FOX FLASH

JULY 4, 2010

I’m not a Twilighter, or a Twihard, if that is indeed the proper terminology. I haven’t read the books or seen the movies, and I have slowly and thoughtfully come to the conclusion that perhaps I never will.”

likes and dislikes; however, and so I quickly decided to stay respectfully silent on such matters. Yet, just as Elaine unsuccessfully tried to stuff her feelings about her lack of affection for “The English Patient” on an episode of “Seinfeld,” I, too, sometimes find it difficult to pretend to understand the popularity of “Sex and the City” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” I freely admit that I have watched enough of both of these shows to identify the main characters and a few plotlines. Despite being less than impressed, I have an odd desire to culturally relate to my sisterhood and so I watch anyway. I may think that Meredith Grey is a sniveling, annoying excuse for a fake doctor and that the ladies of “Sex and the City” lead ridiculous and fairly uninteresting fake lives, yet the fact that other women cling to them makes them at least worthy of note in my book. I do not readily offer that I would rather watch “Family Guy” with my husband while eating a bowl of cereal than watch “Desperate Housewives” while drinking cosmos with my lady friends, particularly because such an admittance would give off the wrong impression. I can cry at commercials with the best of them, will debate Bethenny’s likability over Jill’s snarkiness any day and even find myself perusing People.com from time to time. Still, there are pockets of the female culture that simply don’t suit me. As much as I want to take on my gender role with enthusiasm, vampires and werewolves apparently fall outside of my willingness to assimilate. However, it is no doubt fun to just accept all of the fanfare and enjoy watching how the other half enjoys life. Shannon and her husband Michael are raising three children in Sylvania. Email her at letters@toledofreepress.com.

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CRYSTAL BOWERSOX WILL PLAY IN TOLEDO WITH HER FELLOW IDOLS ON SEPT. 2.

Bowersox giving back to NW Ohio By Kristen Rapin TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR krapin@toledofreepress.com

Elliston native and “American Idol” runner-up Crystal Bowersox is giving back to Northwest Ohio in a variety of ways. Bowersox made an appearance on the Rick and Mary Beth in the Morning show on 101.5 The River on June 28. Bowersox discussed the “American Idol” tour that kicked off in Detroit on July 1. She also discussed recording her album. While at the studio, Bowersox signed a guitar that will be auctioned off by Clear Channel to benefit the Greater Toledo Chapter of the American Red Cross. The guitar, a Summit Series solid cedar acoustic, and case will be on auction until July 9 at 5 p.m. To bid, visit xtol2.neofillbids. com/item.php?id=78168. In addition, Bowersox worked with Pennyroyal Silver, a jewelry company, to create a pendant design to also benefit the Toledo Red Cross. Bowersox tweeted about the jewelry and said 30 percent of sales will benefit Toledo and she is “working to get that percentage higher.” The pendant design is based on Bowersox’s first tattoo, a music note, and comes with a handwritten message from her. To purchase a pendant, visit www.pennyroyalsilver.com. The Sunflower Project, an online fundraiser to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF)

and area tornado victims, runs until Sept. 2 when the “American Idol” tour comes to Huntington Center. The fundraiser is set up in honor of Bowersox. “I definitely approve, but I’m not running it. It’s a donate at your own risk thing. But I think it’s all good intentions and I’m all for it,” Bowersox said in a message to Toledo Free Press. Bowersox has tweeted her support of the group and has retweeted its efforts a few times since the event started on Facebook. The group has raised more than $900 and hopes to raise $50,000. For more information, visit w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / e v e n t . php?eid=135226393158563&ref=ts. The Butterfly House in Whitehouse is honoring Bowersox with a corn maze. “The idea came from my daughter. Each year, we try to think of a theme. Bowersox has had a positive impact on Toledo and Northwest Ohio as a whole. We thought why not carry that excitement into the fall,” said owner Duke Wheeler. Bowersox heard about the maze at her 101.5 appearance and thought it was a fun idea, and said she hopes to go through the maze in the fall. The 2010 corn maze season will begin Sept. 11 and run through Oct. 31. Wheeler hopes to team up with JDRF for a fundraiser while the maze is open. For more information, visit www.whitehousecornmaze.com.

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Umphrey’s McGee to jam in Sylvania By Vicki L. Kroll TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER vkroll@toledofreepress.com

KEVIN BROWNING

“Local Band Does OK.” “Songs for Older Women.” “One Fat Sucka.” Disc titles can make a statement. And it was apparent from the 1998 Umphrey’s McGee debut, “Greatest Hits Vol. III,” the band has a sense of humor. “We try to take our job seriously to an extent, and then we’re out there trying to make music and have a good time so we might as well make it fun for ourselves, too,” said keyboardist and vocalist Joel Cummins. The prog rockers’ 2009 release is called “Mantis.” Are the guys fans of the short-lived 1994 TV show that starred Carl Lumbly? Maybe they’re into gardening and have a tiller? Wait, they love the stand-up roller coaster at Cedar Point … No, they’re going more literal

this time, according to their website, www.umphreys.com, which mentions the insect “with an exceptional range of vision” and that mantis is the Greek word for prophet. “Our goal was to put out our strongest record to date,” Cummins said during a call from his Chicago home. And he and guitarists and vocalists Brendan Bayliss and Jake Cinninger, percussionist Andy Farag, drummer and vocalist Kris Myers, and bassist Ryan Stasik took their time making the disc. The opening track, “Made to Measure,” is the result of a two-and-a-halfyear jam session. “That was the only track on ‘Mantis’ that we recorded together as a band, all live together in the same room,” Cummins said. “I’m sure there are lots of different versions of it that exist along its creative path.” Part of that path crossed the stage.

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UMPHREY MCGEE WILL PLAY AT CENTENNIAL TERRACE JULY 7, WITH MOE.

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“I think some of the stuff is even from live shows that we had played when we came up with something and it kind of worked out so we based things off of that,” Cummins said.

“We have the good pleasure to be able to create a new show every day,” he added. “I love that everybody that’s there is enjoying something that’s happening once and every

other time will be a little bit different, so it’s a really authentic experience.” Umphrey’s McGee will play with fellow jam band moe. at 7 p.m. July 7 at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania.

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JULY 4, 2010 JUNE 29 DE GOOD, VELMA ANN Oregon, OH www.hoeflingerfuneralhome.com DOBRON-MC DADE, BARBARA ANN age 63 Rossford, OH www.sujkowskirossford.com WERNER, THELMA age 75 Toledo, OH www.hoeflingerfuneralhome.com JUNE 28 ANTHONY, LOUIS RALPH age 92 Oregon, OH www.witzlershank.com BASORE, NAOMI HOPE MCCOLLUM age 84 www.nevillefuneralhome.com CORNWELL, DARREL R. age 74 Rossford, OH www.sujkowskirossford.com CRUSA, LINDA (LOHBERGER) age 43 Northwood, OH www.freckchapel.com HARROUN, DENISE R. (HINZ) age 53 Toledo, OH www. coylefuneralhome.com MILLER, KEITH K. www.houseofday.com

RAWLINS, STELLA M. age 103 www.jasinfuneralhome.com SMART, JOYCE E. age 70 Toledo, OH www.witzlershank.com

HAM, PATRICIA “MOMMA HAM” age 62 www.houseofday.com INGRAM, CELLIE age 95 www.cbrownfuneralhome.com PETTAWAY, SAUL “TONY” JR. Toledo, OH www.houseofday.com PEREZ, JOSE F. age 76 Toledo, OH www.coylefuneralhome.com

JUNE 27 CEGLIO, MARY ANN age 68 www.newcomertoledo.com HARTMAN, GARY L. age 64 www.ansberg-west.com HECHINGER, PHILIP JAMES age 69 Toledo, OH www.walkerfuneralhomes.com LEAHEY, ANITA M. Toledo, OH www.coylefuneralhome.com NOBLE-SLAUGHTER, JO L. age 89 Toledo, OH www.cbrownfuneralhome.com RUSSELL, JOAN (BAKER) www.freckchapel.com TUTTLE, BOBBIE J. age 74 www.newcomertoledo.com

SODD, SHARON K. age 49 www.blanchardstrabler.com STUBER, VIRGINIA ANNE age 80 www.walkerfuneralhomes.com TONEY, PHYLLIS age 83 Toledo, OH www.newcomertoledo.com JUNE 25 FINCH, ALBERT J. age 89 Toledo, OH www.ansberg-west.com KUJAWA, IRENE C. age 90 Perrysburg, OH www.sujkowskirossford.com

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Charles “Chuck” Campos, age 75, of East Toledo passed away June 27, 2010, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. He was born on Sept. 11, 1934, in San Antonio, Texas to John and Irene (Martinez) Campos. C h u c k CAMPOS proudly served in the U.S. Navy. Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile... Can respond with a good deal of Pride and Satisfaction, “I served in the United States Navy.” John F. Kenedy After being honorably discharged from the Navy, he was employed with the Kroger Co. as a head meat cutter for 41 years. He was an avid golfer and was a Club Champion at Hidden Hills Golf Course. Chuck was a life member of the VFW Post 606 in West Toledo. Chuck was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend and will be dearly missed by all. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Cathy Sedlar; brother, John Campos Jr.; son inlaw, Artie Christianson and nephew,

John Flores. Surviving are his loving wife of 20 years, Bonnie (Reed) Campos; son, Charles Campos; daughters, Pat (Steve) Snow, Denise Rothwell, Nancy (Robert) Villagomez, Betty Christianson and Jacqueline Whyte; stepchildren, John (Mary) Stover, Dawn (Ray) Harmon and Jill (Jim) Deneau; brother, Frank Campos; sisters, Mary Gonzalez, Delores Lemon, Connie Flores and Josephine Campos; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grand-children; special aunt, Josephine Campos; many nieces and nephews; good friends, Jim Sedlar and Richard Swiatek. Also surviving are his furry friends, Momo, Willie and Rocky. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at both the St. Charles Cancer Center and Hospice of Northwest Ohio for their loving care and support. To leave condolences for the family, please visit: www.sujkowskirossford.com “Should you go first and I remain, One thing I’d have you do, Walk slowly down that long, lone path, For soon I’ll follow you. I’ll walk the same, For some day down that lonely road You’ll hear me call your name.” Love, Bonnie

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YOUR TAROTGRAM AND HOROSCOPE

JULY 4-10, 2010

Uranus retrograde in Aries (5th), Mercury enters Leo (9th); Venus enters Virgo (10th)

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Aries (March 21-April 19)

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Loving looks. People are cooperative Sunday and Monday. Hone in on practical details Wednesday – a female expert will help. Social options turn up Thursday and may involve the outdoors, travel with pets or kids or cookouts. Bring extra matches and charcoal.

Reaping karma. Idealistic notions sprinkle stardust in your eyes. Pay attention to clues that suggest flaws. Extra cash or a fine acquisition arrives midweek. Family members may be hiding things, but the truth will come out on Friday. Keep weekend plans simple and flexible.

Total change. Plans or thinking suddenly change directions Monday, to good effect. Progress is phenomenally swift Wednesday. Do an end-run around an obstacle Friday by talking to the right person. Weekend travel brings unexpected sights.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Virgo (August 23-September 22)

Capricorn (December 22-January 19)

Sharp retort. Creativity and kindness rise from the depths as the week begins. An admirer supports plans Wednesday and offers practical aid. Love and friendship are in the air as the weekend arrives, although people and timing are juggled before plans solidify.

Family plan. Loved ones are making great transitions, and you’re hauled along into the upheaval. Immediate benefits and an unexpected ally arrive midweek. Invitations lead to a new social network, and new friends supply directions to necessary locations.

Swimming pools. Household and career changes proceed, forcing you to keep up with the pace. Settle uncertainties with others with ease Wednesday. People are wonderfully helpful Friday on multiple levels. Focus on your partner over the weekend.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Libra (September 23-October 22)

Aquarius (January 20-February 18)

Sharp questions. There are sharp turns as groups adapt to new patterns as the week begins. Great progress midweek speeds efforts along. Conversations cause confusion and distraction as the weekend arrives. You’ll need the thing you forget to take. Pack carefully!

Silent surveillance. Certainty is elusive between eclipses; dealing with others can be treacherous. A reliable person gives good advice midweek; steer clear of people in marital battles. Better news arrives Friday. Accept that your best prospects will require hard work.

On vacation. An old friend connects Monday. Efficiency and comfort are noticeably improved midweek. Avoid excess on Thursday, as others may not have the full picture. Missing details arrive Friday. Small comforts soothe over the weekend.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Pisces (February 19-March 20)

Fullness of time. Life remains turbulent between eclipses. Ground and center Wednesday; rituals or meditation will help. Unite with others to achieve goals. Practical details get ironed out Friday. Prepare to release obsolete identity props over the weekend.

Solid proof. Changes in status and availability require adjustments. An exceptional guide helps you navigate Wednesday. Thursday’s unrealistic ideas sink like rocks Friday, when excess stupidity comes out in the rinse. The weekend exceeds expectations.

New life. You’re approaching a portal to a new interest, lifestyle or career this summer. Pay attention to excellent advice Wednesday, as it may elucidate why you’re being drawn in new directions. Weekend activities keep you close to those you love.

Elizabeth Hazel is a professional tarotist-astrologer and author. She gives readings every Wednesday at Attic on Adams above Manos Greek Restaurant. She may be contacted at ehazel@buckeye-express.com (c) 2010

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