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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

OPINION

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT

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LIGHTING THE FUSE

The debate Issue 1 is more than cops vs. roads I W

hen the FOX Toledo cameras go live at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 8, five candidates will step into a very bright spotlight at the library’s McMaster Center. The men who would be mayor — Mike Bell, D. Michael Collins, Ben Konop, Jim Moody and Keith Wilkowski — are nearing the end of a very long march that will, for two of them, result in a much more intense march toward November.

The two candidates who survive the primary process are sailing into a perfect storm of Toledo economics, culture and government. There are more people raising their voices and demanding higher standards of their elected representatives.

There are more people Thomas F. POUNDS looking to eschew the ways of hidebound politics in favor of fresher and more accessible approaches.

We are blessed to have such a wide array of candidates, from several walks of life and levels of experience. Some of them are making more realistic promises than others, but all of them recognize — or say they recognize — the need for change in local government. Too much rhetoric centers on the word “change,” I know, but if ever there was a time for progress and new ways of thinking, it is now.

There are partnerships in the suburbs that need to be solidified; there is a Downtown struggling to shake off its doldrums and emerge as a new center for business and life; there are people watching a once-dependable industrial sector transforming and twisting through transition pains into a still undefined new frontier.

We have an infrastructure that needs attention on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood level. We have concerns about basic safety services.

We worry about creating a stage for development and investment.

It’s one hell of a time to ask for a chance to sit behind the wheel, isn’t it?

The Sept. 8 debate, presented by Columbia Gas of Ohio, will give you an opportunity to participate in this critical decision by watching the candidates in person at the Downtown Toledo-Lucas County Public Library or on commercial-free television on FOX Toledo. Live blogging will be posted at Glass City Jungle.

The spotlight will be bright, and it is in your hands; join us Sept. 8 to run one last lap with the candidates, and see who has what it takes to earn their way through the Sept. 15 primary.

Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

love driving. I will slide behind the wheel whenever I can to facings will be delayed, there will be “no money” for the New Schools New Neighborhoods program, and in 2010, 2011 and cruise the roads and streets.

I respect police officers and firefighters, although I strive 2012, there would be zero CIP funds for residential resurfacing.

McNamara says that is an extreme “nightmare scenario” that to avoid direct contact with them when they are working. would not happen because council and the next The City of Toledo ballot Issue 1 impacts mayor (God bless him, whomever he is), would roads and safety officials, although to what dehave yearly control and would not allow such a gree depends on who is quoting the statistics. result. McNamara, who is running for re-election, Issue 1 has become a source of contention concedes that a smaller CIP budget means some between Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner and infrastructure needs will not be met, but he believes Toledo City Council President Joe McNamara. police and fire protection are the pressing priorities The issue has a complicated backstory and un(hence, the “Safety First” slogan for Issue 1). questioned potential to define how public money If Issue 1 passes, $3.9 million set aside in the will be spent in the city.

CIP fund could be used to balance the 2009 budget On Sept. 1, Toledo Free Press Publisher Tom deficit. McNamara says passage would also prePounds met with Finkbeiner to hear the mayor’s take on Issue 1, which he supported as recently as Michael S. MILLER vent further police and fire layoffs, but Finkbeiner Aug. 9, but now wants defeated. On Sept. 2, Pounds and I met has vowed to avoid that if, as he desires, Issue 1 fails.

Whenever I have questions about Toledo financial issues, I try with McNamara to hear his side of the issue.

Here is the basic history of Issue 1, mashed from Finkbeiner to talk to Councilman (and council candidate) George Sarantou, who has always been direct and honest with me about even the and McNamara’s testimony: In 1982, Toledo voters approved the 3/4 percent “temporary” least pleasant budgetary questions. Sarantou has been on the Fiincome tax, because we’re suckers for a chance to give our money nance Committee for almost eight years, and has been its chairman away for the greater good. In that ballot language, the money for six years. Like McNamara, he once supported the 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 was to be divided equally between police and fire, the general plan, but now strongly supports Issue 1’s 1/2, 1/3, 1/6 split.

“When I backed the original plan, the economy was in better fund, and the Capital Improvement Fund (CIP), which is used to shape, and based on available data, we were confident the city maintain infrastructure such as streets, bridges and parks.

For 22 years, Toledo chugged along with balanced budgets. A would do well,” Sarantou said Sept. 2. “I changed my mind when declining population (from 354,000 in 1980 to 332,943 by 1990 the economy went so far south. We need the CIP to improve the and 313,619 by 2000) and tightening resources led the city and general fund. We are in a fiscal emergency, and we would like then-Mayor Jack Ford, in 2004, to ask voters to change the al- permission from voters to use CIP funds for safety.”

Sarantou stresses that Toledo’s budget woes are a result of location of the 3/4 percent “temporary” income tax. Under this new system, the general fund increased to 1/2 of the pie, police shrinking tax revenue, not reckless spending.

“In 2006, we earned about $165 million in income tax. It was and fire maintained 1/3 and the CIP was cut to 1/6. This change was approved unanimously by council and voters. Keep in mind, $156 million in 2008 and will be $145 million in 2009,” Sarantou the general fund can be used at council’s discretion to bolster the said. “That’s a $20 million swing to the negative in three years, a result of the deep depression in Toledo and the auto layoffs.” police and fire fund, but in general is not used for CIP. Sarantou said as the economy improves and people get back In March 2008, taxpayers were asked to renew the 3/4 percent “temporary” income tax, because we’re apparently unfamiliar with to work, revenues will climb. He said once the economy stabithe meaning of the word “temporary.” At that point, the tax was re- lizes, he would support taking the 3/4 percent “temporary tax” newed (through 2012) using the previous (1982-2004) formula of back to its 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 division. That might be a nice present for equality: 1/3 each to fire and police, general fund and CIP. At that the “temporary tax’s” 30-year anniversary. time, council, including McNamara, who had been on the Finance McNamara and Sarantou say Finkbeiner is spreading “misCommittee less than 90 days, approved the retro language. information” on Issue 1, and both men say they were and are Now, just more than one year after that change, McNamara surprised by his Aug. 10 flip-flop on the issue. is leading the effort for Issue 1, to change the change back to the McNamara said if there is cooperation on council and with 2004 language, under which the general fund increases to 1/2 of the mayor, Issue 1 could offer a flexibility that would serve as a the pie, police and fire maintain 1/3 and CIP is cut to 1/6. crucial tool as Toledo fights its way out of the economic slump.

Got that?

That theory holds true no matter who sits in the mayor’s seat Finkbeiner is working local media hard to make his case and council president’s seat in January. But if a mayor wanted to against Issue 1. He describes it as “robbing Peter to pay John hoard control of infrastructure and beautification funds without Block,” or something like that, and says it is “only being done working closely with council, Issue 1 could be seen as an obbecause city council lacked the courage to balance the budget stacle, especially if that mayor can’t envision life on the 22nd with recommended additions.” floor without himself in the corner office.

Those “recommended additions” include ways to raise taxes If you understand that, the flip-flop isn’t so surprising after all. or fees, which council seems to understand is a bad idea at a time of population exodus and 15 percent unemployment.

Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press. Contact Finkbeiner says if Issue 1 passes, several crucial road resur- him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

GUEST COLUMN

Remembering Ted Public safety should be top priority

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feel that I would be remiss if I dent Lyndon Johnson. He did all did not take an opportunity to this while overcoming personal pay tribute to Ted Kennedy. tragedy and personal weaknesses that would have deEven though it’s been stroyed most men. done many times, Not a bad legacy. including a very Every man, good column by Eric woman and child McGlade in the Aug. in this country is 30 Toledo Free Press better off in some (“When principle measure for Teddy’s rubs up against pragnearly half century matism”). Chalk it tenure in the Senate. up to something we To Republicans, Ted “liberal scum” feel Don BURNARD Kennedy was the compelled to do.

Perhaps no senator in the one liberal they loved to hate.

As many so aptly point out, he history of our nation has done more good for more people than often said that we should not focus Teddy. He came from a back- on the perfect to the detriment of ground of privilege, but fought the good. Using this belief to great for those with the least with the effect, we now have such landmark ferocity of his nickname, “the legislation as the Americans with Disabilities Act, children’s health Lion of the Senate.”

Coming from his position in care, civil rights, minimum wage society, conventional wisdom laws and on and on. His fingerwould probably deem that he prints are on nearly every signifiwould fight for the advancement cant piece of social legislation in of the monied classes. It is a rare the past 40 years, but he never trust-fund baby that even pays at- cared whether he got the credit tention to the problems afflicting for it. He was there to help many a the lower classes, let alone be- new legislator cut their teeth in the comes a fearless advocate for legislative process, putting their their plight. Ted did it in spades. names first to help them gain credThe majority of the population in ibility as serious legislators. If you this country is better off today for were going to go up against Teddy, you’d better do your homework Ted Kennedy’s service.

Teddy had a tough act to follow because he would know everyin the shadows of his older brothers. thing about any subject.

The day after his death, I was The bar was set impossibly high, and even though they were both listening to a radio interview with tragically taken from us before fully a woman whose husband died on realizing their potential, they left Sept. 11, 2001. She said that one of behind a brother that most thought the first calls that she received was was certainly the least of the pow- from Ted Kennedy asking her if she erful clan. The personal tragedy of needed anything. This wasn’t even their loss was enough to put any one of his constituents or acquainsane man off of public service. He tances. He just cared enough for well could have lived a life of ease any one in those difficult circumand comfort, his family having stances to want to help. This wasn’t more than sacrificed enough for for media coverage or sound bites or any political advantage; it was their country. Ted didn’t, though.

He continued the tradition that because he knew what it was like. his brothers started and, in doing The woman said a couple of years so, surpassed probably what both later, he called to see if she and her could have accomplished in two family wanted to go sailing, out of presidential terms each. He man- the blue. He hadn’t forgotten and aged to overcome personal trag- moved on. He still cared, and I edies and personal weaknesses believe he cared right up until he to become one of the most pro- took his last breath. lific and effective legislators our That’s the Teddy Kennedy that I country has ever and, possibly will will remember. He certainly wasn’t ever, see. In addition, he became a saint, but neither are we. He was an orator who was every bit the a good man who did great things, equal of his brothers, who were and we are all the better for it. superb, and learned to work the Teddy, we hardly knew ye.

U.S. Senate like few others. The only person in my lifetime who E-mail columnist Don Burnard at even came close was former presi- letters@toledofreepress.com.

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was driving through East Toledo during afternoon rush follow through with an investigation because of a theft, hour at one of the city’s busiest intersections, Front and break-in, or other property crime without the men and Main Streets. I was heading from one campaign event women in blue at full strength?

I don’t want you to feel sorry for me. to the next — and out of nowhere, an uninFeel sorry for those unwitting victims. sured driver smacked into my car.

Get angry and hold the political powersCrack, crunch, careen! that-be accountable for their indecision, The mini-van’s front bumper scraped, inaction and ineptitude. scratched and smashed the whole driver’s The Finkbeiner administration laid off side of my vehicle. Luckily, I was able to 75 police officers in May. Federal stimulus pull my car to the side of the road. But I money brought back 31 of Toledo’s finest. could barely open the door to get out.

What about the other 44?!?

I immediately called 911, because I What has Toledo city council done wasn’t sure if anyone was hurt and the debris left a big mess on a busy road. The Kevin MILLIKEN about the budget deficit the last four months? Zero. Zip. Nada. operator told me we would each have to Council and the mayor spent the entire summer arexchange information and drive our cars to the nearest guing over two lame ideas to bring those officers back police station to file a report.

Why? Because there were not enough police officers — a tax increase or asking voters to rob from the road repair fund to pay for public safety. to respond.

Hello? There’s a third option, one involving common I ran to check on the occupants of the mini-van.

When I got there, the young driver stated she and a pas- sense, good sense and no-nonsense. It’s what we’re all senger were unhurt, then apologized and admitted it was doing at home.

Cut the budget. Live within your means. If it isn’t in her fault. I asked about car insurance. She had none.

My immediate thoughts ranged from getting stuck your wallet; don’t spend it!

A trash tax increase won’t fly — it’s an election year. with paying for the repairs myself, to the other motorist driving away after giving false information, to just taking That would be political suicide for any incumbent councilman. So, why should voters have to choose between off before we ever arrived at the police station.

All of those scenarios were possible without a police smooth streets and police on patrol?

We can have both. We expect both. We pay enough response to hold the other driver accountable. taxes for both. That is, if you’d stop your political bickBut I got lucky twice in the next two minutes.

A fire battalion chief had rolled up on the scene and ering, do what we elected you to do, and find other ways radioed for a police cruiser because both vehicles ap- to cut the budget or restructure city government! If they won’t do it, please vote for someone who will. peared to be disabled from all the debris.

Ladies and gentlemen of Toledo’s police and fire He drove off before I could get his name or thank departments — despite all this political turmoil, you him for the extra effort.

A driver who witnessed the accident also stopped continue to serve with honor and dignity, respect and professionalism. and voluntarily handed me her contact information.

You looked out for me. If elected, I’ve got your A two-man crew of TPD’s finest arrived minutes later and took a report, then cited the other driver for the ac- back, too. I will do whatever I can to ensure you have all the tools, training and talent you need to do your cident and lack of insurance.

Within half an hour, I was back on the road, on my jobs properly.

We want you ready to respond when we need you way to the next campaign stop.

I’m still stuck with an expensive deductible, but at least — and we do need you.

I won’t have the hassle of civil litigation and mountains of paperwork. Let the insurance company handle that. But it Kevin Milliken is an independent candidate for an atbegs the question: How many other accident victims are large seat on Toledo City Council, running as part of a coalition called Teamwork Toledo. His campaign Web site facing that nightmare without proper police protection?

How many homeowners won’t have a detective is www.teamworktoledo.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Don’t give up the fight TO THE EDITOR, At least we can count on Michael S. Miller to be one of the few in this area to speak out against The Blade when it attempts to hide its activism under the guise of impartial journalism (“YMCA: CYA or C-YA, Aug. 30”). Once one of the Block brothers gets outraged at something, they will use the front page of their daily publication as a tool to sway public opinion.

The best way for a journalist with The Blade to get their stories on the front page every day is to get assigned to one of the Block family

causes. We saw this with the Seneca County courthouse and the United Way building.

The height of this hypocrisy is the current vendetta with the YMCA and its CEO, Robert Alexander. I’m sure they wasted no time calling all the mayoral candidates and area politicians to strong-arm them to join the fight.

While Toledo Free Press may not have the same platform as The Blade, your voice is still heard and respected by many. Don’t give up the fight, Michael.

STEVE WELTY, Maumee

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

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JUST BLOWING SMOKE

Mayor needs to make way for Class of 2009 S “ eptember is once more upon us, and in the election process, the November ballot. with it, students at all levels of edu- Again, at this level, party politics does not cation are returning to their places. seem to have claimed the entire stage. Seeking In Toledo, the beginning of the office this year are two DemSeptember also means we ocrats, one Republican, and are quickly approaching anthree independents. other local election primary.

Not to be left out of this discussion at this critical time, is Up for grabs this year are six the candidate who is not runat large city council seats, as ning, the aforementioned Mayor well as the office of mayor.

Finkbeiner. Faced with a recall Grassroots interest in politics this year and with approval seems to have substantially numbers looking more like changed that picture where those of local unemployment, city council is concerned, the incumbent mayor decided with some 23 candidates Tim HIGGINS against running for re-election, seeking to make the final cut for the November ballot. Some of those in spite of being able to. Now, in the position candidates, however, are independents, of a lame-duck politician who can do little to foregoing the traditional party process and push an agenda that he has for years been able endorsement. Five of those independents to force on the city, we find nevertheless that as have banded together to form their own Dylan Thomas said, he still “will not go quietly “Teamwork Toledo” organization, in order into that good night.”

Always willing to call a press conference to take advantage of some of the strengths of finance and platform that traditional for little or no reason, Mayor Finkbeiner continues to insert himself into political processes parties have used in the past.

On the mayoral side, six candidates are that have passed him by. Having proved his seeking the position soon to be vacated own inability to bring economic growth to the

by Carlton S. Finkbeiner. Their goal in the area and showing a lack of tact that has been coming primary is to be one of the top two a hallmark of his administration, he still feels vote-getters in order to reach the next stage the need to pass judgment on the economic

Always willing to call a press conference for little or no reason, Mayor Finkbeiner continues to insert himself into political processes that have passed him by.”

proposals made during the campaigns of his potential replacements. Having admitted that he does not know how the bills get paid in Toledo and run up a huge budget deficit for the city, he continues to attempt to impose his will on city council to raise taxes and fees to close the gap created under his watch. Having promised two police classes during his last mayoral campaign to bring the force up to 700, he now campaigns against the proposed Issue 1 to divert capital improvement funds to police and fire service, staffing at least up to the levels they were before the 2009 layoffs.

Failing to show the grace of a departing political leader and working quietly behind the scenes to form a consensus, he shows a keen sense of his proper place by publicly trading

memos with council president Joe McNamara on the continuing woes of the city’s budget and the failure now of council to rubber stamp his policy dictates.

Perhaps Mayor Finkbeiner should take to heart the words of another leader, who, finding himself in a difficult strategic decision, made a better one than we have seen here in Toledo.

It was General Douglas MacArthur who said at the end of his Army career, “old soldiers never die; they just fade away. And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away.” Perhaps, it is time for Mayor Finkbeiner to follow that example, and just fade away.

I fear that such will never be the case however, as it is not in the mayor’s nature to do so. I fear that as long as he has the ability to gather microphones, we will be regaled to the very end with endless and pointless diatribes on the proposals and character of the candidates seeking to replace him. I fear that unlike those entering their last days in the education venues like high school or college, that this mayor will not be able to accept the title of “Class of 2009.”

Tim Higgins blogs at http://justblowingsmoke.blogspot.com. E-mail him at letters@toledofreepress.com.

Profile of Excellence: Chris Taylor Owens Community College Alumnus Chris Taylor grew up in Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from Woodward High School after attending special education classes there.

He enrolled in Owens Community College after taking a tour of the campus with one of his instructors from high school. He didn’t feel he was smart enough to belong in college and that he wasn’t good enough. He quit attending and left, owing the College money.

In an effort to survive, Taylor fell in with the wrong crowd. He was never comfortable with the choices he made. After about six years and the birth of his first two children, he realized he wasn’t serving as a role model for his kids.

“I realized this was the last thing I wanted for my son. Everything and everyone involved in my life was in jeopardy – I had to change,” said Taylor.

He decided once and for all to find the right path.

He felt God had a bigger plan for him and that was why he had been able to stay safe and out of jail.

He found a job at a factory, worked hard and saved money. He was able to pay his debt to Owens and return to classes full time.

Chris Taylor Current student and Student Government President 2009 Graduate

He excelled in his classes, earning a 3.29 GPA. After two years, he graduated with an associate’s degree in business management, but that didn’t end his time at Owens.

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Alumni Golf Classic He continued taking classes and is now in the power lineman program. He also ran for the position of Student Government President. He was able to run and win his campaign based on his life’s motto – smile.

“It is a privilege to be around so many people who want to succeed. We all have a choice to be here and there is no reason not to smile about it,” said Taylor.

This semester begins his term as president. He also served as a mentor this summer to first-year students at Owens, many who came from similar backgrounds.

He plans on finishing the lineman program, hopefully working for a local electrical company and then earning his bachelor’s degree in professional sales.

In ten years, he hopes to use his savings and his degrees to start a business of his own.

“A lot of my friends are coming to Owens now – they see my success and know they can do it too,” said Taylor.

“It is a privilege to be around so many people who want to succeed.”

September 29, 2009 11:30 a.m.

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Area Office on Aging kicks off levy campaign The Area Office on Aging of Northwest Ohio (AOoA) kicked off its 2009 levy campaign Sept. 1. “We are not asking for more money,” said AOoA Vice President of Planning and Program Development Mike Kahle. “We are just trying to maintain the services we have for seniors with the money that we have.” If the levy does not pass, severe cutbacks will go into affect, Kahle said.

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POLITICS

ONE MORE LOOK: Candidates roll toward primary

By Brandi Barhite TOLEDO FREE PRESS SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR bbarhite@toledofreepress.com

It’s almost like mayoral candidate Keith Wilkowski never stopped running for election after narrowly losing the primary in 2005.

The Democrat was the first of five candidates to reveal his intentions for the 2009 race, making the anWILKOWSKI n ou n c e m e nt from his kitchen table in December.

“I have lived here all of my life and I think the city needs help,” Wilkowski told Toledo Free Press in a Feb. 15 article. “There are lots of people who are willing to pitch in and give that help if you have the right leadership to bring people together.”

Wilkowski works as an attorney for Vassar, Dills, Dawson & Bonfiglo, and served as city law director from 1990 to 1994, serving as acting city manager at the end of 1993. He was also Lucas County commissioner from 1988 to 1990, leaving office to take the position of city law director. He served as the chairman of the Lucas County Democratic Party from 1994 to 1997.

Wilkowski brings with him extensive experience in local government law, land use and litigation.

He has served as the chief legal officer for the City of Rossford and

the Village of Waterville.

“What I offer to Toledo is the right kind of change,” he said. “We have had a leadership style that has been combative and confrontational, unable to work with our neighbors.”

Wilkowski founded and led the group, “Toledoans for Obama.”

“It was a wonderful campaign,” he said. “I think [Obama] is trying to continue to do that and reach out to people. That is a leadership style that is close to my heart.”

Jim Moody When Republican Jim Moody began talking about becoming mayor, his sole competition was Wilkowski.

The first-time politician wasn’t accustomed to campaigning, but adjusted quickly as the real estate agent relied on his ability to talk with, not at people.

“I have been MOODY sitting at the kitchen tables of both line workers, as well as executives of Fortune 500 companies,” Moody said in an article published March 15 in TFP. “When you sit at someone’s kitchen table, you get a different discourse and discussion than if it was in a corporate setting.”

Moody grew up in the rural outskirts of Canton, and moved to Toledo at age 24 to become the general manager of Telex Communications,

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which owned the Cincinnati Business Journal and Toledo Business Journal.

Moody would found Flex Realty, partner in HomeFinder Magazine, build R.G. Shriner Realty, expand Shriner Real Estate School and form a property management firm.

“The neat thing about being entrepreneurial is you get to be artistic without having traditional artistic skills,” Moody said. “You get to create something, grow it, modify it and think of ways to make it better.”

Moody is running on the motto, “Moody means business.” It has a dual meaning.

“I mean business when it comes to running this city,” Moody said.

“No more games. Just like when our mothers say, ‘I mean business when I tell you this.’”

It also means that business must have a seat at the table of community leadership, he said.

“I didn’t raise my kids and my family to move away because there is no economic opportunity,” Moody said. “I can’t prevent them from moving away because they don’t want to deal with the snow anymore or anything else like that, but that is utterly ridiculous, especially because Toledo has so much to offer.”

Moody lived in Sylvania, so he moved alone into a house he owns in Toledo to be eligible to run for mayor.

He has been criticized for the move.

“I am not pledging a frat,” he said. “This isn’t whether or not I am Toledoan enough.”

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Mayoral debate seeks public input Toledo Free Press, FOX Toledo News First at 4 and First at 10 and Glass City Jungle will host a 2009 mayoral debate on Sept. 8 at the McMaster Center of the Main Library Downtown.

The 90-minute debate, sponsored by Columbia Gas of Ohio and featuring independent candidates Mike Bell and D. Michael Collins, Democratic candidates Ben Konop and Keith Wilkowski and Republican candidate Jim Moody, will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will air live and uninterrupted on FOX Toledo.

FOX Toledo news field anchor Shaun Hegarty will serve as moderator for the debate. The candidates will answer a variety of questions from community panHEGARTY elists Michael S. Miller, editor in chief of Toledo Free Press; Laura Emerson, anchor of FOX Toledo News First at 4 and 10; and Lisa Renee Ward, operator of Glass City Jungle and TFP fact checker.

Free tickets will be available at the Main Library, Toledo Free Press’ office at 605 Monroe St., FOX Toledo’s office at Four SeaGate and from any of the top five candidates, as determined by local polls.

For those unable to make it Downtown, FOX will cover the debate live in 90 minutes of uninterrupted television time.

Ward will post a live highlights transcript to her site. After live blogging several past debates, Ward said she is looking forward to the opportunity to ask questions this time.

“This debate gives voters something completely different,” Emerson said. “We’re constantly covering materials the candidates put out. But this time, we’re putting them on the spot and seeing them on their feet.

EMERSON That’s not something voters get to see very often.”

Local community leaders, the media partners and Toledo citizens were asked to contribute questions for the candidates.

Candidates will not see the questions in advance, nor will they know who asked those questions, Miller said.

“Some of the other debates have had questions that were almost a bit fluffy and ... our questions will have a little bit more meat to them,” Ward said.

Suggested question will be collected through noon Sept. 7 at news@toledofreepress.com and news@foxtoledo.com.

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Mike Bell

Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop came into the race wearing his game face. At 33 years old, the Democrat is the youngest of the candidates and would be the second-youngest mayor in Toledo’s history if elected.

“I have just tried to represent people outside of Government Center,” Konop said in an article published May 31 in TFP. “Like I said, there is this clique — connected folks, the good old boys network, who have their voices heard very clearly and they give a lot of campaign contributions and they get seats on commissions and they get no-bid contracts.

They are accounted for; I don’t represent them. I have fought against them.”

Konop said he is running for mayor KONOP because the economic opportunity that was there for his grandparents and his parents is gone. Many people are to blame, and there’s still no sense of urgency, he said.

“I have obviously thought about it long and hard,” Konop said. “For me, it is in many ways a personal reason. This community has been very good to me and to my family.”

When Konop was campaigning for commissioner he made a promise to fulfill his four-year term, and he will have served three of four years if elected mayor.

“I am the best candidate to take our community in a new direction,” Konop said. “That was my calculus in evaluating my pledge. It was an equation. What is in the best interest of the community?”

Konop recently issued a public apology when he appeared in a YouTube video where the American flag accidentally touched the ground. But he doesn’t think the incident will hurt his chances of winning.

“It is a campaign that I will win,” he said in the May 31 article. “The overall sentiment is that people are really ready for a serious, new direction and fresh start for Toledo.”

Toledo City Councilman D. Michael Collins was the last candidate to enter the mayoral race.

“Six months ago, this was not a consideration,” Collins said in an article published Aug. 16 in TFP. “Three months ago, it really wasn’t much of a consideration, although the frustration levels were getting greater and greater because of what was going on in municipal government.”

Collins said his experience makes him an ideal candidate for mayor.

Not only did he serve as a police officer for 27 years, but for 10 of those years, he was president of the Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association, and he also served as the lead negotiator for five collective barCOLLINS gaining agreements.

His latest experience as a councilman has showed him just how badly change is needed.

“I have had a front-row seat in municipal government for 18 months,” he said. “I have watched government in action. I have witnessed the inability of the mayor’s office to work with the city council.”

Collins said the late start in the race allowed him the opportunity to listen to the other four candidates.

“I think each of them are very quality people who bring to the table specific positives to the city of Toledo. I think this is probably the first time Toledo has had a field of candidates that bring this quality for consideration.”

If elected, Collins wants to personally meet every elected mayor and township trustee in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. For Collins, a victory in Perrysburg is a victory for Northwest Ohio.

“Toledo has never demonstrated the ability to be truthful and honest in any dealings with any other governmental agency,” he said. “Toledo wants to control everything. My experience has been that that doesn’t work.”

Former fire chief Mike Bell entered the race after much speculation.

When he joined, he was the only independent, despite his roots as a Democrat.

“I believe that people in this community don’t really care what you are as long as you are prepared to work for them,” Bell said in a TFP article published March 29.

“We are at a crossroads,” he said. “We have the ability right at this time to decide which way we are going to go. When people ask me why I would want to be mayor, I say, ‘What better time to want to be mayor BELL when things seem their darkest?’ ” He gave up his state marshal position to return to the city and campaign full time.

“The reason I want to come back isn’t about me,” Bell said.

“It is about the city. It is about turning it around. It is about my family, my parents who live in the North End. Everything I have learned, I have learned from the City of Toledo, so I think I have some valuable skills that I can give back that will help change the look of the city and to get people to work together toward a common cause.”

Deciding to run as an independent meant leaving behind his strong allegiance to the Democrat Party. Bell said political parties play a part of history, but people are the ones who get things done.

“I have voted on the person, based on what I thought they could do. You got to trust that when you give your vote that the person is going to come through for you,” he said.

Bell is focusing on issues he believes are crucial to the future of Toledo. Balancing the city budget; saving and creating jobs; preserving home values and stabilizing neighborhoods; and protecting people’s safety.

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Police: VanHorn investigation is over

By Julia Torres TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Amy Peterson is waiting for answers that may never come.

Her son, 11-year-old Andrew VanHorn, is dead, found with a loop of a rope swing around his neck, not far from his home.

The autopsy said his cause of death is undetermined, and now police say they are VANHORN ending their investigation.

“There will be no further investigation unless new information is obtained,” said Toledo Police Chief Mike Navarre.

Toledo police have still not questioned several people Peterson requested they interview in her continuing efforts to solve the mystery of events leading up to her son’s death July 13. She is convinced that the well-documented bullying in

school and in the neighborhood is related to the way in which he died.

“As far as [the police] are concerned, it was over before it started and that is my frustration,” Peterson said. “From the beginning of this, they didn’t ask me any questions about issues Andrew may have had in school, problems in our family or even the medication he was on.”

In memory of her son, Peterson continues to address the bulPETERSON lying issues she said persist in her neighborhood and community.

“The same child that bullied my son is already doing the same thing to other children on the school bus,” she said.

The bullying history between her son Andrew, and the child who witnessed his death peaked in February after an incident at the school bus stop where many witnesses saw her son get beaten up. That day, she

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immediately called the school and in frustration over how to stop the bullying asked, “What do I have to do, call the cops?” and claims she received a response saying, “That would probably be a good idea.”

Peterson met with assistant professor and bullying expert Lisa Pescara-Kovach, author of the book “School Shootings and Suicides: Why We Must Stop the Bullies” on Sept. 2 at UT. “Society, in general, doesn’t realize the severe impact bullying can have,” Pescara-Kovach said. “One of the long-

term consequences of bullying is that bullies go on to become criminals.”

Pescara-Kovach referenced numerous school shootings across the country including Columbine.

“Every single school shooter to date has been bullied,” she said. “It is a life or death problem.”

As Peterson continues to search for answers to explain how her son died, she also expressed concern for the child who bullied her son and is the last known person to see him alive.

“I’m truly concerned for the child’s mental health,” she said.

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As far as [the police] are concerned, it was over before it started and that is my frustration.”

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■ FROM LEFT, KIM SIDWELL, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR UNITED WAY OF GREATER TOLEDO; RICHARD HYLANT, CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN AND REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/TOLEDO PRESIDENT FOR THE HYLANT GROUP; AND BILL KITSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF UNITED WAY OF GREATER TOLEDO, AT THE SEPT. 2 UNITED WAY KICKOFF EVENT.

United Way goal: $17.9 million

By Mike Driehorst TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

By asking for exactly what it needs, United Way of Greater Toledo announced its 2009 campaign goal of $17.9 million — a 32.5 percent increase of what it raised last year.

“Putting a number on needs is not easy,” said United Way president and CEO Bill Kitson, shortly after making the announcement Sept. 2. “Tomorrow’s needs will change from what they are today. The $17.9 million goal is ambitious, yet attainable because it’s what our community needs.”

This marked the first time the United Way campaign announcement was made outside of the city of Toledo, Kitson said, as the goal was unveiled before 350 people at St. Luke’s Hospital auditorium in Maumee. By comparison, United Way in Wood County kicked off its

campaign last week before 50 people at BGSU.

Needs-based goal Typically, United Way sets its annual goal based on the previous year’s total, but that switched with the planning for 2009.

“Our community is in a different place than it was five years ago or even a year ago, so we need a different approach to setting a campaign goal,” Kitson wrote to Toledo Free Press via e-mail.

In the spring, United Way received requests of more than $12 million for its Agenda for Change programs. However, due to unavailable funding, the agency fell short $4.4 million of those needs.

“If we determine the need based on last year, that’s a $4.4 million gap on top of the $13.5 million raised during the 2008 campaign, for a total of $17.9 million,” Kitson wrote. “Raising

$17.9 million will allow us to focus more on just the basic needs. It will allow us to create long-lasting solutions in education, income and health.”

Emphasis on top employers Kitson recognizes the goal will be a challenge, as various United Way officials are calling it aggressive. A key component will be getting more people to contribute to United Way, as only 5 percent of the area’s population contributes, Kitson said.

“The economy will be an issue.

How big of an issue remains to be seen,” Kitson said via e-mail before the Sept. 2 announcement.

A primary effort in trying to meet the $17.9-million goal will be to increase employee giving among the community’s largest employers, said Richard Hylant, campaign chairman and regional vice president/Toledo president for the Hylant Group.

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United Way Women’s Initiative invests in training

By Vanessa Olson TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER News@toledofreepress.com

At a time when some local nonprofits are struggling to keep their doors open, the Women’s Initiative of United Way (WI) is investing more than $150,000 in programs to make a difference in the lives of women and children in the community.

For the current funding year, July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, WI is awarding $165,944 to community programs and organizations. This year, WI invested $132,944 in education and $33,000 toward domestic violence and survivor support.

“We are delighted and proud of our significant investment in the women and children of our community,” said Mary Sabin, WI chairwoman. “Women’s Initiative

of United Way is creating a better life for our women and children.”

WI provides its members with knowledge and leadership skills, training women to be philanthropists. The members learn about local needs and how to strengthen children and families in the community. WI also works directly as an organization to help the community and advocates for issues concerning women. Recipients of funding and grants were chosen through an application process.

WI focuses its donation in the areas of health, educational access and success, social and economic autonomy and safety and freedom from violence.

Lourdes College is one of the many recipients of WI investments in education. WI donated $10,000, so one female who demonstrates financial need will receive a scholarship each year.

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Hylant said 60 percent of each campaign’s funds typically come from employee contributions.

During this year’s campaign, United Way will be taking a more aggressive approach with 5-10 percent of Lucas County’s largest employers to try to increase employee participation rates.

In addition to employee and corporate contributions, Kitson said United Way will continue to look at grants from the federal government and foundations. It’s a practice Kitson said the United Way has done in the past, but with the additional federal stimulus money available, it wants to align it with the Agenda for Change.

Following the 2009 campaign announcement, about 475 volunteers from 50 area companies set out to assist 40 United Way-funded agencies with a range of activities, including gardening, cleanup, painting and other needed services. This Day of Caring volunteer turnout is the largest in Toledo history, said Sarah Gill, United Way spokeswoman.

In the spring, United Way distributed $12 million from its 2008 campaign. Of that, $7.9 million was distributed to more than 100 programs in Lucas, Ottawa and Wood counties, with $4.1 million going to programs and agencies based on donor designations.

■ WOMEN CONTINUED FROM A10 “We have so many students with financial challenges in their lives,” said Mary Arquetter, vice president for institutional advancement at Lourdes College. “This financial assistance will help a student achieve a degree.

Whether their degree is in nursing, social work or education, they are graduating ready to serve the community.”

Read for Literacy’s Experimental Literacy Program is another educational program supported by WI. The literacy program received $3,800 per year for two years.

The program supports literacy for developmentally delayed children and illiterate women.

Other programs for education supported by WI are University of Toledo Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women’s Project Succeed, which improves women’s lives through personal growth and career development; and Open Dorr Family Resource Center’s Girls’ Circle, a program that meets with fifth grade girls of Dorr Elementary to aid them in social development. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Ohio received two years of funding for its Polly Fox Mentoring Program.

WI also made investments in domestic violence pre-

In recent years, United Way has spent 11 cents of every dollar on administrative expenses. This year, that figure will be 15 cents, Kitson said.

“This is still well below the Better Business Bureau’s recommendation of 35 cents,” Kitson wrote. “Traditionally, we would supplement administrative costs from the Board Designated Fund (United Way’s endowment fund), but we can no longer afford to do that given the uncertain stock market.”

The 2009 United Way Campaign’s Victory Celebration is scheduled for Dec. 10 at a location to be determined.

The 2010 United Way campaign chairwoman will be Sharon Speyer, president of the Huntington National Bank’s Northwest Ohio Region.

vention by donating to Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo’s SMART Girls Program. SMART stands for skills mastery and resistance training. The program focuses on health, fitness, positive self image, healthy relationships and decision making skills for girls 8-17.

“This funding will provide the opportunity for us to run the SMART girls program in each of our four Toledo sites,” said Dave Wehrmeister, executive director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo. “We are very grateful to Women’s Initiative for considering and funding this program.”

Other investments in domestic violence prevention include The Friendly Centers Domestic Violence Survivor classes and Independent Advocates’ Young Women’s Leadership in Violence Prevention program.

In addition to providing funding for these programs and scholarships, WI members have the opportunity to volunteer for each program and become engaged personally in the success of the program.

“We are so grateful to Women’s Initiative for partnering with us,” Arquette said. “United Way and the Women’s Initiative are such a wonderful asset to the community.”

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Mission accepted.

To celebrate another year of success stories and the progress made by NICU graduates, the annual NICU reunion will take place Sept. 20 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ability Center of Greater Toledo.

NICU director Judy Gresky said the event is special for the entire staff.

“It really is a chance for the nurses to get to see the families,” she said. “The doctors remember, too.” The doctors and nurses enjoy seeing the progress their former patients have made after leaving the third floor, she said.

Toledo Children’s Hospital treats babies “from 22 weeks to full term.” The third floor is able to handle this wide range due to its status as a Level III NICU, which enables it to treat the most critically ill newborns, as well as those simply needing minor additional help. The Toledo Children’s Hospital NICU is the largest Level III NICU in the region and it serves 27 counties in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

The NICU, which opened in 1974, treats 700 to 800 babies each year, Gresky said. The 2008 average was 47 babies at a time, but this year’s average occupancy is lower.

“We don’t know if it’s because of the economy or what,” she said, citing a change in family planning due to the recession. At maximum occupancy, the third floor can treat 60 babies in its 44 rooms, which include 28 singles and 16 doubles.

“We’ve only been in this unit for a year and a half,” said ProMedica Health System Director of Media Relations Tedra White.

According to Gresky, the former NICU was limited to 25 square feet per newborn, with all infants in a single large room. The new NICU is much more spacious, with each baby having an average of 150 square feet of space for optimal comfort and silence. The east wing of the floor houses the nearly healthy newborns, while the west wing is reserved for the more fragile babies. Each newborn is connected to a heart monitor, and many incubators are technologically advanced to provide warmth and to allow easy access for caretakers without having to relocate the baby for treatment.

Special features Special features of the third floor include two transition rooms, which allow families to adjust to caring for their babies before they are released, an operating room and a transport room, which stores four mobile incubators and flight suits for transit by air ambulance. Gresky spoke highly of the NICU transport team.

“They do a very good job,” she said. The goal is to be airborne in 22 minutes.

At the time of the interview, Gresky said the occupancy of the NICU to be 45 infants, under the care of 18 nurses.

“Usually, we have a one-to-two or one-to-three [nurse-to-] baby assignment,” she said. According

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to Gresky, who has 30 years of nursing experience and has been at the head of the NICU for three years, the NICU staff is numerous and varied.

“We require a pretty heavy support staff,” she said. “We have close to 160 people.” This staff includes five licensed practical nurses (LPN), 122 registered nurses (RN), eight neonatologists, including one doctor in-house at all times, as well as four nurse practitioners and the transport team. Not only is this workforce numerous, but it is also experienced.

“Our average experience during the day is 24 years,” Gresky said.

Rewarding job One nurse who has played a role on the staff is Sarah Reynolds, an RN who has eleven years of NICU experience. Reynolds first decided to enter neonatal nursing upon the premature birth of her own child while she was in nursing school. “[My job] is rewarding,” she said. “It makes you feel good.”

Gary Kemerer, was born premature in March 2007. According to his father, Ken Kemerer, Gary was born after 24 weeks of pregnancy and weighed a mere one pound, 15 ounces at birth.

Gary’s twin brother, Jacob, had been diagnosed with low amniotic fluid while still in the womb, and this ultimately forced the early delivery at Toledo Hospital.

Jacob died eight hours after delivery, and Gary, who had no issues while in the womb, had an uphill battle due to his very premature birth.

“Primarily, [Gary’s issue] was lung function,” Ken said. “He was on a respirator for almost 30 days, and he also had a heart issue.”

Gary remained in the NICU until June before coming home, and he returned to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in August.

“We were living in the hospital four of the first five months of his life,’’ Ken said.

Fortunately, Gary continued to develop normally, much to the credit of his initial care in the NICU, his father said. Today, Gary is nearly 40 inches tall (thanks in part to his father’s 6-foot-7 frame), and his speech and motor skills are normal for his

age. Ken credited the nurses with emotionally supporting Gary’s mother, Mary, as well as keeping them informed at all times.

“The hospital staff was phenomenal at educating us and telling us what the next step was going to be,” Ken said. “Everything has turned out well ... it’s almost a miracle. He wouldn’t be doing as well as he is if it wasn’t for the people at Toledo Children’s.”

Mary couldn’t agree more.

“He wasn’t just a patient to them,” she said.

“I got to know all of the nursing staff, so when I wasn’t there, I felt very comfortable leaving him with the nurses.”

Ken Kemerer noted Sarah Reynolds as a large reason for Gary’s success.

“The word ‘hero’ doesn’t normally apply to people like [Sarah], but in my opinion it applies here because people like Sarah cared enough to know that when something goes wrong, it hurts.

They care almost as much as the parents. A majority of the time things turn out good. Sarah is one of those nurses,” Ken said.

Mary, a first-grade teacher, still takes Gary to the NICU to see his nurses every three to six months, and they plan to attend the NICU reunion. Additionally, they attended the reunion last year and a black tie fundraiser for the hospital, where Gary served as the ambassador.

According to the Kemerers, who reside in Adrian, Mich., the reunion is a great opportunity to connect with other families who have experienced the roller coaster of having a baby in the NICU. “There are quite a few families that I still keep in contact with,” Mary said. She explained that since the NICU serves 27 counties, most of the families are not centrally located, so the reunion serves as a way to reunite them once a year.

“It’s really cool to go back and see them in person,” Mary said. “The kids can interact now.”

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo is located at 5605 Monroe St. in Sylvania. The reunion will include games, crafts, entertainment and refreshments. Families of NICU graduates of all ages are welcome.

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Hannah Turner’s good deeds as a young girl will benefit her in college.

At 4 years old, Hannah Turner noticed a homeless man’s mangled shoes that revealed his toes as she helped her mother serve Thanksgiving dinner at the Cherry Street Mission in 2004.

“Not realizing what her concern was, I told her to stop staring,” said her mother Doris. “Then she said ‘But mommy look at his feet!’ and it was seconds later that she was taking off her little shoes and pink socks to give them to him.”

After much convincing, Doris coaxed Hannah into putting her socks and shoes back on with the promise that they would come back the next day with new socks for the homeless man. Little did she know that Hannah would hold her to this promise.

“That next morning, she popped out of bed and reminded me of the task,” Doris said.

They continued taking new socks and underwear to shelters for years after that visit and collected

donations from friends and family, who also wanted to contribute to the cause. The overwhelming community support encouraged Doris and her husband Vic to take on “Hannah’s Socks” full time, an operation they run out of their home.

“We drew up a business plan and contacted an attorney and also contacted the shelters to ask them how to meet the needs the homeless people have,” Doris said.

They operate under the mission statement that “Hannah’s Socks firmly believes that in a country as prosperous as the United States, no man, woman or child should want for something as basic as a warm pair of socks.”

The charity has grown quickly over the past four years and is now partnering with shelters all throughout Ohio.

“We’ve partnered with Open Arms and the Findlay Hope House, both domestic violence shelters in Findlay,” Doris said. “We’re working on expanding into Akron, too.”

Turner was recently recognized for the first time on the national level with the Kohl’s Kids Who Care Scholarship, a campaign designed by the depart-

ment store chain to recognize children who make a positive impact on their community.

The Kohl’s campaign awarded Hannah a $5,000 scholarship for her college education. She had previously won the regional scholarship of $1,000, which entered her into the contest for the national prize among 18,000 other children.

“Our doorbell rang, and there was a small box from FedEx, I opened it and it was a beautiful plaque that said she was a national winner for the scholarship program. That day we got a phone call from Kohl’s; it was really special,” Doris said.

“I was excited, and got happy and we went out eat and got ice cream,” Hannah said.

Hannah’s Socks has set a goal to collect 60,000 pairs of socks throughout 2009 and is going strong at 45,037 pairs. Hannah said she feels it’s very important for everyone to lend a hand to the homeless, and she is helping the best way she can.

“Cause I like helping homeless people and because their feet were going to get cold.”

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EVENTS

Greek-American Festival growing

By Alissa Romstadt TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Good news for lovers of Greek food, music and dance: The wait for the 39th Annual Greek-American Festival is almost over.

The festival, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 740 Superior St., begins at noon Sept. 11 and the celebration of Greek heritage will continue through 8 p.m.

Sept. 13, said publicity chairman George Sarantou.

We have “absolutely grown by leaps and bounds and we’re exSARANTOU pecting another great year, serving a lot of food and pastries, Greek dancing, as well as just a real sharing of the culture of Greece,” Sarantou said.

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church’s Famous Hellenic Dance Company will perform throughout the weekend, featuring an “outstanding program of various ethnic dances symbolizing Greece,” he said. The dancers, age 3 though adult, dance in authentic imported Greek costumes. In addition to performances all over Toledo, the dance company has traveled as far as Indiana and Michigan.

Levendes, a band from Detroit, is going to perform Saturday and Sunday. “They’ve been playing at the festival least 20 years and do a great job,” Sarantou said.

“In surveys we’ve done in the past, we find people come to the Greek Fest for the food and the pastries,” Sarantou said. And this year won’t disappoint. “We will have thousands of pieces of Greek pastries available at the festival,” he said.

As far as food, visitors to the festival will have access to their fill of Greek cuisine, including chicken oregano and pork souvlaki platters, gyros and — this year’s new addition — the lamb shank platter.

“We’ve really never featured lamb in all the years, but that really is a Greek delicacy, and we thought we’d try it this year,” Sarantou said.

On Saturday night, the OSU versus USC game will be broadcast at the festival on two large screen TVs in the Taverna , the bar area, so people will be able to watch the game Saturday night, Sarantou said.

Admission will be free until 3 p.m. Sept. 11. Admission Sept. 12 and 13 is $3 per person and free for children under 12. Sunday is family day; adult admission is $1.

Church to sponsor family festival Resurrection Lutheran Church, 2250 S. HollandSylvania Road, will sponsor a Family Fun Fest from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 13.

The afternoon’s festivities will include a pig roast, inflatables, crafts and sports.

The event is free and open to the public. Donations of a nonperishable food are being accepted for the church’s food pantry.

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By Alissa Romstadt TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofrepress.com

The fifth annual Wander the Warehouse District event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 13 in Downtown Toledo.

“The event is designed to showcase the renovated buildings in this part of Downtown Toledo. All of the sites on this tour are historic buildings that have been renovated — most into residential space,” said President of the Toledo Warehouse District Association Diane Roe. In addition to the seven historic sites on the tour, area restaurants and retail shops will be open for Toledoans to take the day and see what life is like in the warehouse district, Roe said.

For $10, participants can begin their tour at any of the participating sites, including St. Clair Village, Sullivan Live/Work Space, Wilson Studio, the Rideout Residence, Porter Studio, Hannon’s Block, the Guess Residence or the Oliver House. They will receive a map, a program and free reign to explore.

“Our experience has been that people are just amazed at what they find when they come down,” Roe said. “They drive down here every day and are shocked at what they find inside and what renovations have been done.”

Kicking off the attractions of the day, tour participant Ahava Spa & Wellness Center will make a “Guinness Book of Records” attempt at the most individuals gathering at once to do yoga in the street outside their building at 34 S, St Clair St., Ahava receptionist Alissa Franklin said.

Yoga participants can pre-register for the class at the Ahava Wellness Center or the Victory Center. The cost to attend the class is $15. For $30, participants will receive a yoga mat and T-shirt, Franklin said. Proceeds of the yoga class will benefit the Cancer Connection of Northwest Ohio, the Victory Center and Cherished Friends of Ahava.

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By Brad Kane SPECIAL TO TOLEDO FREE PRESS news@toledofreepress.com

The Toledo-based Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) announced Sept. 3 its weatherization program will fix up 1,037 area homes during the next 21 months because of $8.1 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The weatherization program has been ongoing since 1984, but NHS never has had this amount of money to better seal houses for more efficient energy consumption. In 2008, by comparison, the program fixed 285 homes.

“We tighten up the house so there are fewer leaks,” said Dora Tharp, NHS energy coordinator.

“It is going to conserve energy and lower consumption.”

NHS spends $6,500 per home doing a home energy inspection; checking the safety of gas appliances; repairing and replacing space and water heating systems; insulating attics and walls; and sealing all major leak sites. The average program participant, who pays nothing for the service, sees a 30 percent reduction in energy bills, equal to $400 annually.

Ascot Street resident Dyann Otto, 58, signed up for the weatherization program because her energy bills were exceeding $300 in the winter and $200 in the summer.

She is on disability and can’t afford the high payments, plus she needs to keep a warm temperature in the house during winter after a surgery last year left her with only one lung.

“You shouldn’t have to put on layers of clothes inside your home because when you go outside, you have to put more layers on top of that,” said Otto, who had her walls insulated and her furnace replaced

by NHS crews.

For the first time this year, NHS is adjusting the income guidelines so more people can participate in the program. To qualify, residents must be within 200 percent of the poverty level; for a family of four, that’s $44,100 per year.

“Hopefully, that will bring more people into the program that previously weren’t eligible,” Tharp said.

To get as many weatherization program participants as possible, NHS has teamed with Columbia Gas to put fliers in heating bills, so its customers know about the potential savings.

“We want to see customers maintain their service,” said Chris Kozak, Columbia Gas spokesman.

“We don’t want anyone not to be able to pay their bill.”

For information to apply, call NHS at (419) 691-2900.

Editor’s Note: Chris Kozak is an occasional contributor to the Toledo Free Press Arts section.

TFP named ‘Best Weekly Newspaper in Ohio’ The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Awards has named Toledo Free Press the best weekly newspaper in Ohio. In the Best of Show category for weekly newspapers with a circulation more than 100,000, Toledo Free Press was named “Best Weekly Newspaper” for its full body of work.

In 2008, Toledo Free Press won second place in the category.

Toledo Free Press Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller received a first-place award for Best Media Criticism for “Garbage In, Garbage Out,” a March 7, 2008 column deconstructing Blade coverage of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama’s visit to Toledo. Because of Toledo Free Press’ circulation, Miller competes against writers from all daily newspapers in Ohio.

WTOL reporter Jennifer Boresz won a second place award for Best Feature Reporting (Broadcast) for “The Greatest Rescue Mission Never Told.”

The Blade was recognized in several categories, including Best Web Site, Best Defense of the First Amendment for its suit to obtain records from the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and Best Graphic Designer in Ohio for Sean McKeown-Young, a former Toledo Free Press graphic artist.

The awards will be presented at a ceremony in Cincinnati this fall.

“Toledo Free Press was founded to serve the community and at the same time grow with the community,” Miller said. “We maintain great respect for SPJ, so this honor is a great motivation for us to work harder to establish ourselves as deep into Toledo culture as its readers will allow.”

Toledo Free Press was founded in 2005 by President and Publisher Thomas Pounds and is Lucas County’s largest-circulation Sunday newspaper.

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Bells will be rung at the exact moments each of the four hijacked planes crashed.

“We never want to forget those who lost their lives,� Greene said.

The Civic Center Mall is located at Erie Street and Jackson Boulevard behind the safety building in Downtown Toledo. — Brad Kane

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More than 200 people dating back to the Class of 1933 have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, which was started in 1986. This year, the honorees are: â– The Honorable Melvin L. Resnick, Class of 1945, a retired judge from the Ohio 6th District Court of Appeals, who will be honored posthumously for his outstanding career and community service. â– George Sarantou, Class of 1970, an at-large Toledo City Councilman, who will be honored for his outstanding career and community service. â– Michelle Jaqua Dean, Class of 1987, will be honored for her outstanding athletic career at DeVilbiss.

She lettered in volleyball, basketball and track, and led her teams to multiple championships. â– Chris Brown, Class of 1988, will be honored for his outstanding high school athletic career, as he was a top sprinter in the City Athletic League. â– Terrie Trumbull, volleyball coach from 1978 to 1991, will be honored for her special school service. During her tenure as volleyball coach, her teams won multiple city, sectional, district and regional championships. â– The 1962 DeVilbiss football team will receive special recognition for its 9-1 season, placing it second in the city and sixth in the state for that year.

Visit the Web site www.devilbiss alumni.org for information on attending the event. — Brad Kane

Luncheon, auction set The Episcopal Church Women of All Saints Episcopal Church will be holding a luncheon, style show and silent auction at Gladieux Meadows Sept. 12, Anne Cole, president of the Episcopal Church of Women, said.

This year’s style show, “Africa, Asia, and the good old USA,� will feature women of the parish wearing their own clothes, Cole said.

Proceeds from the luncheon, which costs $25 per person, will go toward the Church’s Bible school and youth activates among other things.

Money raised through the silent auction will support the Daughters of the King prayerful organization, a local food pantry and Jericho Road, an organization that funds renovations of homes in New Orleans.

To purchase tickets, contact Anne Cole at (419) 866-1528. — Alissa Romstadt

Jazz on the Green Gesu Church will present its fourth Jazz on the Green event Sept.

20 on the front lawn of the church at 2049 Parkside Drive, music director Brian Bogdanowitz said.

The concert will feature Ron Prebe and Company. Prebe is well known in Toledo, playing in jazz ensembles and clubs and even with the Toledo Symphony, Bogdanowitz said.

The concert is free and open to the public. A free will offering will be collected to support the continuation of the Gifts of Music Programs at the church. “We want to make the arts available to everyone, regardless of how much they can pay to afford a concert.� Bogdanowitz said. — Alissa Romstadt

Jazz fest debuts Experience the history and architecture of historic downtown Tiffin along with many local and national jazz acts including saxophonist Nelson Rangell and flutist Alexander Zonjic at this free event from 12 to 9 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Rotary Park on Frost Parkway.

Community volunteer Theresa Sullivan decided two years ago that she wanted to do something to improve the economy of downtown Tiffin. Sullivan was researching economic development and marketing strategies and engaged the help of a friend, Shirley Smith, a former member of the Tiffin Chamber of Commerce.

The two turned to John Patterson, who produced the River Raisin Jazz Festival in Monroe. Patterson and Sullivan arranged for some Tiffin residents to go to Monroe and Patterson has been working with Sullivan and Smith to pull this event together for the past year.

Sullivan and Smith are working with the Tiffin Chamber of Commerce and the Seneca Industrial & Economic Development Corporation put this year’s event together, Sullivan said. They are working to get their own 501(c)3 in time for next year’s event. — Alissa Romstadt

Calendar of events Every Friday, Toledo Free Press publishes one of the region’s most comprehensive calendar of events at www.toledofreepress. com. To submit an event for the calendar, e-mail details to news@toledofreepress.com.

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SPECIAL REPORT: YMCA WEST TOLEDO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

By Duane Ramsey TOLEDO FREE PRESS SENIOR BUSINESS WRITER dramsey@toledofreepress.com

The West Toledo YMCA’s new facility will open to the public with a splash Sept. 14.

The new West Toledo YMCA has nearly double the amount of space in the previous facility also on Tremainsville Road, which served the community for more than 40 years.

“It’s beyond my greatest expectations, especially the pool inside the front entrance,” said Bill Gust, chairman of the advisory board for the West Toledo YMCA. People can’t miss the swimming pools upon coming into the main entrance because they are enclosed in glass on both the inside and outside walls with rooftop skylights for more natural light.

The two pools are connected with one side for adults and competition and the other side for younger children who can wade into it from one end. It also includes a bright yellow waterslide that is three stories high, located in the far corner of the pool area.

The new YMCA features a large

wellness center with cardiovascular and weight equipment, an aerobics studio for exercise classes and club room for CPR training, first aid classes and parties for members.

There is a Kids Zone and nursery center for the youngest members, a teen center with computers, study tables, pool table, video games, television and lounge seating and a Family Adventure Center with activities and games for all ages.

The new facility was built in partnership with the YMCA and Toledo Public Schools (TPS), which traded locations and property to make both projects work for the community.

“We’re hoping the new school and YMCA can become a central hub for the entire West Toledo community,” said Christy Gordon, executive director of the West Toledo YMCA. The new Y was built on the site of the former Start High School and is utilizing the auditorium, gymnasium and other space from that school. It is also connected with the new Start High School, 2100 Tremainsville Road, so it can share some of the facilities with the school and students.

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The high school will continue to use the auditorium for its musicals and plays, Gordon said.

Gordon said the Y will host a monthly family night with music and skits. It could also hold association-wide meetings in the remodeled auditorium.

The West Toledo Y is partnering with NorthPoint Church, which will use the auditorium for Sunday services, Gordon said.

The West Toledo YMCA has the largest membership base in the city of Toledo with 1,700 individual and family memberships with a total of about 7,300 members, she said.

The West Toledo branch also operates 12 child care centers, providing for 519 of the 2,600 children served by 39 centers through the YMCA of Greater Toledo.

The YMCA will partner with the schools providing volunteer and job opportunities for some high school students, according to Jennifer Ruple, marketing and communications director for the YMCA and JCC of Greater Toledo.

The collaboration with TPS helped make it something the entire community can utilize and be proud of, said Gust, who has served on the advisory board for five years and will finish his two-year term as chairman in December. He is a materials manager for New Mather Metals in Toledo.

The new YMCA was designed by SSOE Inc. of Toledo.

Rudolph|Libbe in Walbridge served as general contractors for the 25,000 square-foot addition for the natatorium, locker rooms, offices and support facilities.

The renovation construction of the auditorium and gymnasium was completed by LGB, a joint venture for TPS projects that includes The Lathrop Company of Maumee, R. GantLLC of Toledo and Barton Malow Company of Southfield, Mich.

The old YMCA building will be demolished and provide additional parking for the new high school.

Grand opening The public is invited to attend the grand opening of the new West Toledo YMCA on Sept. 12.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 10 a.m., followed by West Fest from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tour the new facility and partake in free family activities, snacks and refreshments.

Special membership rates will be available.

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SPECIAL REPORT: YMCA WEST TOLEDO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

By Tim Soster TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

The new West Toledo YMCA is about to become the Sunday home for NorthPoint Church.

Pastor Brad Wotring said the church has outgrown its location on West Laskey Road.

The church will begin conducting its Sunday services at the Tremainsville location, beginning the first week of Nov. The church will continue to maintain its offices at the Laskey location.

Pastor Pat Schwenk said the church looked at adding onto current facilities and even considered building new. But, he said, partnering with an organization, such as the YMCA was beneficial and cost effective.

To partner with the YMCA, the church made a contribution to the YMCA capital campaign. Wotring said the contribution was about $500,000 spread throughout 10 years.

“It comes to about $1,000 a week,” Wotring said.

“One of our motivations was partnering with an organization that has been a blessing to the community,” Schwenk said.

“The partnership with [NorthPoint] helps the YMCA further its Christian mission,” said Christy Gordon, executive director of the West Toledo YMCA. “We are able to pool our resources to do more things together as a group than we would be

able to do as two separate entities.”

Wotring said hosting services and being located in the YMCA will give the church an opportunity to interact with some people who might not normally go to church. He also said the move will allow the church to expand its programs, create new ministry initiatives and serve more of the community.

Schwenk and Wotring said the discussion to expand the church goes back at least five years.

The church has about 700 members. Of those members, about 500 come to one of the two Sunday worship services. The current church can seat about 250 people comfortably.

The new facility at the west Toledo YMCA can seat approximately 930.

“We would like to have services at both locations,” Wotring said.

Both pastors said the move to the new location makes sense logistically.

Most people who attend NorthPoint Church live close enough to the West Toledo branch that it will not be a problem, they said.

Once the church completes the transition to the YMCA auditorium, it will combine its Sunday services into one, Wotring said.

Schwenk said the congregation will ultimately benefit from utilizing the YMCA facility.

The church and the YMCA have already been working together on some ministry events, he said.

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drive. On Sept. 11, the church will host a tailgating party before the Start High School football game.

The pastors said combining with the YMCA also gives them a bigger pool of volunteers when the church hosts community events.

Wotring said congregation members have asked about the recent attention the South YMCA has garnered after announcing its closure.

“The majority of our people have seen the treatment of the YMCA as unfair,” Wotring said. “I just tell them that no organization is perfect.

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YMCA from 1841 to 1980: The Building Years

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Long before the YMCA ever found its way to Toledo, its humble roots began overseas.

George Alexander went to London, England, in 1841 to work as a draper, the modern-day equivalent of a department store clerk.

London, at the time, was full of many young men, who worked 10 to 12 hours each day, six days a week and often slept in rooms above their workplace.

Alexander and some of his coworkers at Hickok & Rogers organized the first Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) on June 6, 1844, for Bible study and prayer as an alternative to the bawdy lifestyle prevalent on London’s streets.

Other locations in Europe followed

with the first U.S. YMCA formed in 1851 in Boston.

By 1855, there were enough chapters to host the first World Conference in Paris where the “Paris Basis” was adopted. In part, it called “to unite those young men who, regarding Jesus Christ as their God and Saviour, according to the Holy Scriptures, desire to be his disciples in their faith and in their life, and to associate their efforts for the extension of his Kingdom amongst young men.”

In Toledo, on July 25, 1865, the first meeting to organize a local YMCA took place at the Hartford Building at Summit and Madison streets.

The local organization’s popularity continued and in March 1893, funding for a YMCA building on Michigan Avenue began with a $35,000 donation from the estate of Horace S. Walbridge.

As the YMCA continued to grow,

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in 1930, a new eight-story building was planned on Jefferson Avenue.

Only Toledo labor was allowed to be used for this construction project.

A second location in East Toledo began in 1919 on 226 Main St., and in 1944, it moved to Euclid Avenue.

In 1929, approval was given for the Indiana Avenue branch of the YMCA to be created. When the building, located on Indiana Avenue and Elizabeth Street, was dedicated in December 1930, this YMCA was to be used by “negro men and boys” of Toledo, as reported in The Blade.

The first YMCA for blacks was founded in 1835 in Washington, D.C.,

by Anthony Bowen, a freed slave.

Prior to March 3, 1932, any man who was a member of a local church was automatically a member of the Toledo YMCA. After that date, any local man who wanted to join had to express in writing his willingness to follow the tenets of the Paris Basis.

While plans were in place to construct the new building on Jefferson, a fire broke out at the 423 Michigan Ave. location in September 1932.

Low water pressure was blamed for part of the delay in extinguishing the fire that resulted in mostly water damage.

After that, a dual effort to renovate the Michigan location, while still planning the Jefferson building was under way with the cornerstone of the Jefferson Avenue location taking place early in April 1932.

Plans were announced in 1951 to

build a West Toledo YMCA on Tremainsville Road. Shortly after that, there was an announcement that a new South Toledo location was being sought to replace the Hawley and the Anthony Wayne Trail location. Also, in 1952, the Railroad YMCA was opened on Broadway with 84 single sleeping rooms designed with railroad workers in mind. That branch remained open until January 1978.

In March 1953, groundbreaking ceremonies were hosted for both West and South Toledo branches.

The dedication ceremony for the South Toledo location took place in early April with the West Toledo YMCA in early May 1954. More than 2,000 Toledo residents were reportedly on hand to celebrate.

The 6th World Council meeting was hosted in Kampala, Uganda, in July 1973. It confirmed some the “Paris Basis,” as well as adding what was then called the “Kampala Principles.”

While holding to the basic Christian tenants, Kampala also stressed autonomy for the individual YMCA chapters, and referenced people in general as opposed to the male gender.

With the announcement in September 1979 that the Jefferson Avenue location of the YMCA was going to close; the focus of the YMCA was in transition.

Richard Knight, the executive vice president of the Toledo Metropolitan YMCA stated to The Blade in April 1980 “the organization is about people,” not buildings.

Local history

■ Nov. 25, 1871: Toledo YMCA incorporated in Ohio.

■ Jan. 27, 1930: Jefferson Avenue YMCA cost $600,000.

■ Nov. 1, 1932: 2,042 members total reported for Toledo YMCA. ■ Feb. 1, 1951: City of Toledo sells almost an acre of land for West Toledo YMCA for $1,150.

■ Feb. 6, 1969: John Anderson, first Roman Catholic elected as president of the YMCA. ■ Jan. 8, 1972: East Toledo YMCA moves to East Toledo Family Center.

■ Dec. 9, 1976: YMCA kicks off $6.2 million fund-raising drive.

■ Oct. 4, 1976: Downtown YMCA ends resident rooms.

■ Sept. 14, 1979: Announced that Downtown YMCA to close Oct. 1.

Knight acknowledged, while the YMCA focus was different, the three main concerns of the YMCA were still the spirit, the mind and the body.

It was no longer just about men and boys; it was helping families, including single-parent families.

Not being evangelical, but supportive, Knight was quoted as saying, “We’ve got to make people feel good about themselves.”

Editor’s Note: Information was gathered through sources at the ToledoLucas County Public Library.

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YMCA to form internal review ‘task forces’

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the specifics at this point, but we’re going to have three task forces. One task force that will focus on the membership drive, one task force to focus on planning and program development and another one to focus on facilities,” Trame said.

Committee members and chair people are still being chosen for the task forces, Trame said.

Y officials had previously said they would decline to be involved with a task force proposed by Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop.

Cooper Suter, who has led the community effort to save the Y, when asked about the three internal task

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The South Branch YMCA of Greater Toledo has changed its focus from a membership drive to save its South Y branch to the formation of internal committees, said Jason Trame, executive director of the South Branch YMCA. Y officials are in “the midst of meeting with community members and meeting with the South board to, I guess, restrategize,” he said.

“We’ve changed our approach to

it,” Trame said Sept. 1. “I don’t want to say we’ve put [the membership drive] on hold, but we’ve kind of slowed down a little bit. We’re taking some time to solicit feedback from the community members.”

A number of people in the community were concerned about the goal of the campaign, which required 500 new three-year memberships in 90 days. On Sept. 26, Y officials met with community leaders to announce it would meet with its critics.

“We’re still in the very beginning stages. We’re actually putting together a committee of volunteers to help. We haven’t really developed

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forces being formed, said, “That’s the first I’ve heard of it ... there might be committees on their side, but on our side, we’re trying to get over some big stumbling blocks where we can come together and put our support behind it.”

Konop presented a resolution Sept. 1 that outlined creating a ninemember task force modeled after a group that looked into a situation at the Toledo Zoo a few years ago. This group offered numerous recommendations that were implemented and strengthened the zoo, Konop said.

The resolution stated that each commissioner would pick three members as his representatives.

“I have got commitments from two of mine: A mother of several children in the neighborhood who uses the South Y and also Anita Lopez, the county auditor,” Konop said.

Commissioner Pete Gerken tabled the proposal, which will be considered Sept. 22.

Suter said he appreciated Konop’s stance: “He stepped up and said, ‘I’m an elected official and I don’t like this and we need to get on it.’ His plan has great merit,” Suter said.

But in an e-mail Aug. 31 to the Lucas County Commissioners, Suter suggested Konop’s Sept. 1 proposal be tabled until the next meeting.

Open communication between the YMCA and the community is going to be vital in the coming weeks, Suter said.

Konop has voted on county contracts allocating taxpayer dollars go toward administrative salaries.

“County taxpayers have a direct stake in how their money is spent on executive salaries. I think it make sense to have a task force look in to it,” he said.

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ebt. The very word by now should make your eyes water and the hair on the back of your neck stand on end.

We all know how it works; buying something today and paying for it tomorrow rather than saving today to buy tomorrow. And, most importantly, we know the disastrous effects it can have on a nation and a global economy.

For years leading up to the financial crisis of 2008, the United States’ consumer savings rate had been negative. That means that, in aggregate, more money was borrowed by Americans than was saved. It David means that our country, from sea to shining sea, was running completely and totally on borrowed money — and borrowed time, as the saying goes.

The bill for all that debt finally came due in 2008, and in the blink of an eye credit tightened up tighter than a snare drum. When that happened, when the system couldn’t even get the credit to run on a dayto-day basis, the whole thing came crashing down.

Depressed yet? Well, don’t be.

Despite the double-digit unemployment and daily headlines about protest after protest, topped off with a wave of bankruptcies, the truth is that this recession hasn’t been all that bad. Unfortunately, it has been magnified immensely by the credit crunch we experienced in the fall, and the ensuing financial crisis.

Now, months later, with the market having staged an excellent rally and the economic numbers starting to turn up, it has become apparent that the system is stabilizing.

After such a sharp decline, the U.S. economy and stock market are simply resetting, but at lower levels, since there isn’t enough debt left in

Time running out for homebuyer credit

the system to support the old highs in the market. The destruction of all that debt over the past year has just proven extremely … messy.

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Focusing for a moment on the economic climate, the most important objective in Washington should be making the United States self-sufficient for all its energy needs. This would contribute to the ultimate goal of keeping energy affordable, since energy dependence leaves this country at the mercy of energy providers, OPEC and the like.

Lately, it seems nearly impossible to check the headlines without noticing political turmoil, especially within this country. Between cap and trade and now health care reform, there seems to be a growing tension that there is somehow a battle waging between good and evil in this country. That President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi want to bankrupt America, or that Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck want to burn down D.C. Neither of these could be further from the truth.

The bottom line is that liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, no group cares any more about America than the other. It’s just that when it comes to this country, each has a totally different vision of what the finished product looks like.

Conservatives want to save the economy through pro-business policies. The general feeling is that in order to allow the American working man to pull himself up by his bootstraps; the government needs to kindly step off his back.

Likewise, liberals tend to want desperately to help out the less fortunate, who have been made even more so by the current economy.

They hope to capitalize on this opportunity to radically reform the role of U.S. government; to put systems in place to keep the little guy well-stocked on fish, rather than

The fact is that after the events of the last year, the current landscape — political, economic, and investment — is totally different from before. As an investment adviser, I can tell you with complete confidence that there are certain ideas, previously accepted truths that have been completely discredited over the past year.

First and foremost, the theory of buy and hold simply doesn’t work anymore. Today’s world sees major changes on a daily basis in both domestic and international politics, various sectors of the economy on various scales and with conditions constantly changing, the market is simply too dynamic for this system to work.

If that doesn’t throw enough of a wrench into your portfolio, the second change finally being acknowledging by the financial community is that diversification doesn’t work. Why this is a surprise, I simply will never know. Even the academics who conceived the idea of diversification stated that it was never meant for real-world implementation (Markowitz, Portfolio Selection: Efficient Diversification of Investments, page 275). As Warren Buffett once said, “Diversification is a hedge against ignorance.”

As you are undoubtedly aware, the world we live in today is vastly different from what it was a year ago.

If you don’t understand how this impacts your investments, you better make sure your adviser does.

For those interested in using the first-time homebuyer credit, it is time to start looking. The house has to close before Dec. 1 for the homebuyer to receive the credit.

“Sometimes, it takes more than 30 days to get a loan and I usually allow about 45 days for a closing,” said Jill Perry of Wells Bowen’s “The Perry Team.”

“The tax credit has definitely helped the market,” Perry said. “I don’t see customers being confused by it. You have to point out that there are guidelines and stipulations, but most buyers have done their homework.”

The first-time homebuyers’ tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase price with an $8,000 maximum. Those who have not owned a principal residence for three years before purchasing their homes qualify as first-time homebuyers.

Jim Simons of Sulphur Springs Realty in Perrysburg said he is concerned the credit did not get enough publicity in the beginning and time is running out to make the deadline to receive the credit.

“I don’t know what will happen if people made the decision to buy based on the tax return and then they cannot close in time,” Simons said. “Sometimes with closings, there are things you can’t control.”

Simons said many first-time buyers are looking for the best deals which, many times, include foreclosures or short sales.

“Foreclosures usually take much longer to close than a straight sale,” Simons said. “We might see an influx of people that have to close on Dec. 2 and there will be some gnashing of teeth.”

But have ye faith. The economy and the stock market — and your 401(k) — will return to their old highs. It may not happen for some time, so if you’re waiting for the Dow to get back to 12,000 so you can sell everything and move to Tanzania, you might not want to hold your breath.

The economy will recover — in time.

TREECE And we can add a third line to that short list of things we know in life that are absolutely certain, right under death and taxes. That is this recovery will most definitely not be built on credit.

It may not even be consumerled. With American consumers still in the process of getting back on their feet, it’s quite likely that, in this economy, consumers are going to take a backseat for a while, and let business drive. As discussed in the article, “Recovery in the making but danger still abounds,” nonfinancial U.S. companies are sitting on (hoarding) and unprecedented $14 trillion in liquid assets.

With a year’s worth of U.S. Gross Domestic Product in cash, this economy could be turned around in remarkably little time. Of course, that turnaround would be predicated on the right policies coming out of Washington and providing the necessary incentives – not penalties – for companies to invest some of that cash in expansion projects.

Those policies would include tax cuts (abatements at the local level simply won’t cut it), general deregulation (e.g. employment rules) and cheaper energy. Cheaper energy is

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 ■CREDIT CONTINUED FROM A26 Dan DiSalle, vice president of DiSalle Real Estate Company, said buyers should be prepared for a loan to take a while. “Now, there are a lot more hoops to jump through to get a loan, which is probably the way it should’ve been all along,� he said.

Income limit is one of the conditions. Single taxpayers making up to $75,000 a year and married couples who make up to $150,000 a year qualify for the full tax credit.

People making more than those amounts, up to $95,000 ($170,000 for those filing a joint return) may qualify for a partial credit based on their income.

The tax credit must be used on a primary residence that the owner will reside in for more than 50 percent of the year. The buyer may not use the credit on a home bought from a close relative, such as a spouse, parent or grandparent.

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— Dan DiSalle then crediting buyers with what remains of their credit.

On top of having an impact on the number of first-time buyers, the tax credit is having a trickle-up effect. “This is helping first-time homeowners sell and move up in the market,� Perry said.

DiSalle said he is trying to get buyers to take notice of the credit. “It took awhile for word to get out and for people to understand it,� he said. “This isn’t a forever offer, but I would hate to see how the market would’ve been without it.�

Broke folks have problems, too Money doesn’t cure your problems and it doesn’t shoo ‘em away on cue When the wallet is on ‘E’ fattening it up controls the thoughts Every emotion, every sight is colored with want How did these hotshots, with fancy plots, hit their jackpots?

Looking at those with money, the questions seem clear: how can I make more, have more or be more?

I plot, I plan and I work myself to the bone So, why don’t I hear opportunity knocking at my door?

Why does money still feel like a distant dream? “Why not me?� I ask the ‘dolers’ of dollars daily I work hard, I’m good people ... I don’t know what to do Yet, no matter the plea, the problems are still plenty All I can do is ask, “Where, then, is the answer I seek?�

Because deep down I know money won’t be my fix.

Perhaps money could lessen my worry, help me make it through today.

I choose to learn the truth, and begin to block out the skeptics.

Books and wise mentors all sing the same song titled, “It is Not Money that Makes Problems Dissolve�

It only makes you more of who and what you already are Before you can earn money, you must learn to evolve Fix your problems first — circulate the money you do have When you fall out of love with money, you fall in love with living Loving living requires loving giving, empty your coffers with haste for only when you give freely can you truly start receiving

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Whether business or personal, it’s all the same The only way to earn more money, is to give more freely.

Give your time, Give your talent, Give your treasure Give without expectation of return and things will come easy More money, more problems?

Au contraire, money simply turns up your volume and makes your inner song shake the neighbors’ windows So change your song, your tune and gain freedom Freedom from problems Tom —from the color of want This is the freedom you need before you earn those dollars If you find yourself feeling resentment toward those with wealth You need to change lanes it’s time to throw on those blinkers

“But, I still need money,� you may say Need cripples your ability to be yourself, to take a chance Let loose those ugly feelings of need, they’re clouding your mind Need and want are the cause, not the result, of your perpetual state of mischance “How can I stop feeling need?

How can I stop feeling want?�

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Every dollar does count.

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Paula Wethington has penned the “Monroe on a Budget” blog for the Monroe Evening News since January 2007. The often updated blog strives to be a resource for frugal living.

“Do not expect too much, too fast,” We t h i n g t o n said about how WETHINGTON quickly people can see results from clipping coupons and other frugal activities. “It’ll take about eight weeks to ramp up.”

Toni-Lynn BARBER Barber of Sylvania operates two frugal shopping/couponing sites: Grocery PriceBooks.com, which she started in 2007, and TheCouponCupboard.com, a forum started in 2008 where members can share couponing tips, learn about free samples and trade coupons.

Barber also maintains a blog at GroceryPriceBooks.com.

“What you save depends on so many things,” Barber told Toledo Free Press via an e-mail. “Are you brand specific? Will you only use coupons for things you buy normally? How many coupons do you have access to?

“I save over 95 percent on every trip, but I have been doing it for seven years,” she wrote.

Wethington has been really serious about couponing since 2005.

Once into a rhythm, Wethington said couponing can reduce grocery expenses by up to 50 percent when combined with store sales.

Barber said there is no best method for tracking coupons and matching them up to store sales.

“Couponing isn’t a one size fits all. It works best if you come up with your own method or maybe one modified from someone else’s,” she said.

Wethington said she clips coupons and separates them into two piles — one for her family and one that she uses for trading, to give away to friends. With her coupons,

she reviews store fliers to see when products go on sale and plans her trip to those stores to use the coupon at the time of the sales.

“I normally go to two or three different stores a week. You do not have to drive all over. Match up the coupons and plan your trips based on the stores you normally pass on your errands,” Wethington said.

In addition to couponing for trading and to give to friends, Wethington suggested keeping other needs in mind like school food drives and using the coupons to purchase items to donate.

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Barber and Wethington said given time, couponing and timing purchases to coincide with store sales will pay off.

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If you’re looking to adopt green living practices in your home, there are some simple ways to save money and energy at the same time, provided by Joe Peschel, programmer of customized training at Owens Community College.

■ Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs.

While compact fluorescent bulbs cost more than incandescent bulbs — about $3.77 on average — they offer greater savings over time, Peschel said. Compact fluorescent bulbs last about 10 times as long as incandescent bulbs and use 75 percent less energy, “saving the average person about $30 over the lifetime of the bulb,” he said. He suggested looking at two or three incandescent bulbs used most often in the home and replacing them with compact fluorescent bulbs to maximize their energy savings.

■ Insulate leaky doors and windows.

With winter quickly approaching, Peschel said it’s important to check for drafts around doors and windows, which can result in heat loss and the inefficient heating of one’s home.

“A $2 or $3 tube of caulking can do a tremendous amount to cut back on the air that’s coming into the home,” he said.

Install a programmable or “setback” thermostat to cut back on heating costs.

“The price of setback thermometers has decreased in recent years and you can get a nice one for under $50,” Peschel said.

Homeowners can program the thermostat, so that it automatically turns down the heat at night when they go to bed and turns it back up in the morning when they wake up.

“On average, if you turned the heat down by 10 degrees at night for eight hours, you could save about 10 percent on your heating bill,” Peschel said.

■ Install a low-flow toilet that uses less water.

“The largest amount of water you use at home is normally in the toilet,” Peschel said. “A lot of older toilets, especially, use a tremendous amount of water per flush, sometimes five to seven gallons.”

While first-generation, low-flow toilets did not flush very well, Peschel said, technology has improved in recent years and newer models

flush better.

“With standard toilets,” Peschel said, “you can adjust down the water in the toilet or take something as simple as a plastic bottle, fill it with water, put the cap on it and stick it inside the tank where it won’t interfere with the operation of the tank.

You’ll displace that amount of water each time the toilet flushes.”

■ Cut back on the water being used in the shower by installing a low-flow showerhead.

“If you really want to be a water miser,” Peschel said, “there are showerheads that have a button where you can turn the water off while you’re lathering up or shaving. The thing we need to realize is that the water we don’t run down the toilet or run down the drain is water that doesn’t need to be purified or treated at the sewage plant. It saves us money, but

environmentally, it’s also a better way to go.”

■ Replace older appliances, especially refrigerators, with Energy Star-rated appliances, which are rated highest for energy efficiency.

“If you can’t afford a new refrigerator, it’s inexpensive to get a thermometer and check the temperature in the refrigerator and freezer,” Peschel said. “Normally, you want to keep the refrigerator around 40 degrees and the freezer around zero degrees.

You also want to make sure the door closes properly; sometimes you may need to replace the magnetic seal if it’s leaking cold air. A good way to check that is to put a flashlight in the refrigerator and close the door. You should not see any light coming out of the refrigerator at night.”

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Dear Agricultural, Commercial, and Residential Property Owner, As you may be aware, our office is required under the law to issue a new value for your property, reflecting the current market conditions.

Under this law, we reviewed the market sales that have occurred over the past three years (2006, 2007, and 2008, with the most emphasis on 2008 sales).

The Lucas County Auditor’s Office is responsible for determining the value of your property. We are striving to make sure that the values are as accurate as possible and we need your feedback. If you feel that your property value as issued is TOO HIGH or TOO LOW, please call our office at (419) 213-4406. MOST IMPORTANTLY, if you think your value is accurate, you do not need to contact us.

At this time, most Lucas County property owners should have received their Value Change Notices. You may have information that we did not receive about your property. If you have information that may adjust your value, we want you to share it with us so we can get the most accurate value possible. Your participation is essential. The deadline for receiving your feedback on the value changes is Friday, October 2, 2009. We must submit all value changes to the State of Ohio for approval as soon as possible.

As part of my promise to make government transparent, I would like to let you know that we have added three new tools to our web site www.co.lucas.oh.us to answer citizens’ most common questions: 1. Where do my tax dollars go? The tax distributor tells you dollar for dollar where your property tax dollars go based on current tax values and levies.

2. How much will a levy cost me? The levy estimator displays the cost of proposed tax levies on your next tax bill.

3. What sales are used to influence value? The sales report displays information about recent sales within your neighborhood. Sales are sorted by sale date or total living area.

Additional property review meetings are available for you to review your information in-person, please see the table below for locations.

Attend an optional meeting by scheduling an appointment during the dates and times listed below. For questions or to set up an appointment, call the Education and Outreach Department at (419) 213-4406. You may also contact us via e-mail from our web site at www.co.lucas.oh.us/auditor.

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and opportunities a college degree education and become contributing can provide. One of the ways that members of our community.”

The following are some of the local businesses choose to invest in businesses and orgathe community is by nizations supporting underwriting scholscholarships at Lourdes arships for promising College: Owens students. This kind Corning, ProMedica, of philanthropy not Delp Company, Lyden only makes a student’s Company, Northdreams a reality, but western Ohio Area it improves the comOffice on Aging, Tomunity by helping to ledo Business Woman, create a better eduOhio Foundation of cated work force.

At Lourdes Col- Christine SENACK Independent Colleges, lege, 30 percent of all students re- Spanish America Organization, Belceive scholarship funds from private Main, Fifty Men & Women and the sources. This is in addition to any Women’s Initiative of United Way of state and federal financial aid. This Greater Toledo.

At UT, in 2008-09, more than year, Lourdes will award more than $736,000 in scholarship funds to its $31 million was awarded in enstudents with an average award per dowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition-funded grants, acstudent of $1,400.

Scholarships at Lourdes are cre- cording to the UT Institutional ated by private donations from in- Research office’s “Common Data dividuals and businesses. Each year 2008-09” report. Like Lourdes, more than $200,000 in scholarship and other colleges and universifunds are raised at the college’s an- ties, scholarship funding comes nual special events, “Luminations,” from individuals, businesses and “Hit the Links” golf outing and college-sponsored special events.

Ellen Ingram, UT’s director of “Lourdes’ Night at Ciao.”

“Lourdes College is grateful to corporate and foundation relations, area businesses and organizations said that companies of all sizes give who have generously assisted our to the college’s scholarship program. students successfully complete their She sees corporate giving an extendegrees and realize dreams they sion of the inclination to give found may have not thought possible,” said in individuals.

“Corporations are made up of Mary Arquette, Lourdes vice president of institutional advancement. people who live in a community.

“As they move into their careers, So, they are compelled to give to the they will utilize their values-centered community,” Ingram said. “Scholar-

ships are one way they give back to the community.”

Ingram said that she finds that by volunteering and by making monetary donations to the college, businesses feel they strengthen the community in which they work.

Among the many businesses offering scholarships through UT are the three major banks: Fifth Third Bank, KeyBank and National City Bank.

At Owens Community College, many local students already qualify to attend the college tuition-free through one of its tuition waiver programs. However beyond those agreements with local high schools, and in addition to federal and state grants, this year, Owens expects to give out more than $99,501 in private scholarships to students. Some of these scholarships are endowed.

Others are known as operating scholarships, with the donor making an annual cash donation for the award said Ann Savage, president of the Owens Community College Foundation. Awards per student range from $250 to $1,500.

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Butterfly House nets a Walleye corn maze The Butterfly House in Whitehouse will feature Toledo’s newest sports team in this year’s corn maze. Last year, the Butterfly House featured former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in a corn maze. This year, the Toledo Walleye Hockey Club will have the main design. “It is unbelievable,” said Jason Griffin, spokesman for the hockey club. “It is a work of art. I’m still scratching my head on how exactly they do it.” The Walleye corn maze will be open from Sept. 12 to Oct. 31 at 11455 Obee Road in Whitehouse. For information, visit www.whitehousecornmaze.com. Members of the Walleye hockey club will hand out discount tickets to the maze at Toledo Mud Hens games on Sept. 3 and 4. — Brad Kane

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By Alissa Romstadt TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

UT Rockets football players and fans are gearing up for a showdown with the OSU Buckeyes at the Cleveland Browns Stadium on Sept.

19 at noon.

For those traveling to the Rocket’s home game alone or with friends or family, for the day or for the weekend, Cleveland has something fun to offer every Toledoan.

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Family fun “Certainly, if you’re coming all this way, you have to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” said Tami Brown, vice president of marketing for Positively Cleveland.

Two exhibits are being featured, Bruce Springsteen and Woodstock’s 40th anniversary.

Near the Hall of Fame, the Great Lakes Science Center features interactive science experiments and promises great family fun. Close by, the William Mather ship is an old oar boat open for tours that are amazing, Brown said.

“If you’re looking for something quirky, there’s the Christmas Story house,” she said. The house, where the 1983 movie “A Christmas Story” was filmed, has been restored to look exactly like the film, and there is a museum across the street, a 10-minute drive from downtown to Tremont.

“If you’re looking for good food, and you get here early enough on Saturday, the West Side Market is [a great place for] local fresh food and produce ... and ethnic food from Greek to Middle Eastern,” Brown said. Less than 10 minutes by car from the Cleveland Browns Stadium, the West Side Market is the largest indoor/outdoor market in the country, featuring 180 booths, according to information provided by Positively Cleveland Communications Coordinator Lexi Robinson-Hotchkiss.

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go for dinner and celebrating after the game, either. Robinson-Hotchkiss labeled four of Cleveland’s distinct regions.

with more than 20 local beers and microbrews on tap, but that may be a hot spot for Buckeye fans, Brown said.

Trendy Lakewood

Just across the Cuyahoga River, less than 10 minutes by car from Cleveland Browns Stadium, the Great Lakes Brewery is home to many award winning microbrews, Brown said.

Among Robinson-Hotchkiss’ favorite places in the area are the Prosperity Social Club, “a very cool bar with a retro vibe,” and the Garage Bar, “my all-time favorite bar — slightly ‘biker-esque’ and slightly ‘hair metal,’” she said in an e-mail.

In Lakewood, which is a 10-15 minute drive from the stadium, Melt Bar & Grilled tops RobinsonHotchkiss’ list of “must-go” places.

She described the restaurant, which features more than 20 variations of the grilled cheese sandwich, as “awesome, awesome, awesome,” but cautioned, “give yourself some time as there is almost always a wait.”

Lakewood is also home of Buckeye Beer Engine, a restaurant

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The Warehouse District is an easy walk from Stadium, Brown said, and features restaurants and nice clubs.

Among the restaurants in the Warehouse District, XO Prime Steaks often attracts A-list celebrities and professional athletes and the Cleveland ChopHouse and Brewery allows patrons to fill up one half gallon growlers with their house beer for $7, according to information provided by RobinsonHotchkiss.

The Liquid Fusion Café and the Velvet Dog are two dance clubs in the area, Brown said.

East Fourth Street is the place for sports bars and eating. At The Corner Alley, patrons can bowl, while having a martini, Brown said, and Flannery’s is a “good old fashioned Irish bar.” Other places of interest include the Wonder Bar, a jazz bar, and Pickwick and Frolic, home of the comedy club Hilarities.

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Hotel guide for UT/OSU weekend in Downtown Cleveland

Toledo Rockets fans are beginning to finalize their plans for the weekend of the Sept. 19 when the Rockets take on the OSU Buckeyes at the Cleveland Browns Stadium, said Carrie Borisa, director of sales for the Doubletree Hotel Cleveland Downtown.

“Hotels are filling up so hurry,” she said. “We have limited rooms and people are booking.”

The Doubletree Hotel, which is a five-minute walk from the stadium, also offers guests a complimentary shuttle to any restaurants or bars in downtown Cleveland.

The Doubletree is also in walking distance to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Great Lakes Science Center.

The Crowne Plaza Cleveland City Centre Hotel and the Hampton Inn are about three blocks from Browns Stadium.

Tami Brown, vice president of marketing for Positively Cleveland, has complied a list of hotels and room prices for the game, as well as lots of entertainment ideas at www.positive lycleveland.com/09ut_hotels.

By Alissa Romstadt

Doubletree Hotel Cleveland Downtown Two blocks from Browns Stadium — Rate: $109 1111 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114, (216) 241-5100 Crowne Plaza Cleveland City Centre Hotel Three blocks from Browns Stadium — Rate: $109 (plus $12 parking) 777 St. Clair Ave. N.E., Cleveland, OH 44114, (216) 373-3310 Hampton Inn Cleveland-Downtown Three blocks from Browns Stadium — Rate: $82 1460 East 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44114, (216) 241-6600 Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade Six blocks from Browns Stadium — Rate from $119 420 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114, (216) 575-1234 Embassy Suites Rate: $109 (includes breakfast) 1701 E. 12 St., Cleveland, OH 44114, (216) 523-8000 Residence Inn by Marriott, Cleveland Downtown Nine blocks from Browns Stadium — Rate: $129 (includes breakfast) 527 Prospect Ave. East, Cleveland, OH 44115, (216) 535-4150 Radisson Hotel Cleveland-Gateway Rate: $139 (includes valet parking) 651 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 44115, (216) 377-9000 Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown Rate: $99 (plus $8 parking) 1100 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115, (216) 658-6400 Source: Positively Cleveland

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There is music all the time for fans at The Beachland Ballroom, a half hour east of the stadium, Brown said. Sondre Lerche and Hugh Cromwell, of The Stranglers, will perform Sept. 18, and Joshua Radin and Deke Dickerson and the Ecco-Phonics will be featured on Sept. 19.

The Grog Shop hosts mostly local, indie talent and has live music nearly every night of the week, Brown said. The Clarks will perform Sept. 18 and The Paul Green School of Rock performing “LA Rock” and Tobacco Sept 19.

Nighttown is a hot jazz club voted one of the top 100 jazz clubs in the world by Down Beat magazine, Brown said, and has live music nearly every night.

Downtown Whether food, music or family fun tickles your fancy, downtown Cleveland has something to offer to everyone. And for die-hard football fans, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton may offer the perfect addition to your football weekend getaway.

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Toledo Walleye/Bullfrogs season ticket sales top 2,200 The Toledo Walleye (ECHL) and Bullfrogs (arenafootball2) announced Sept. 3 that more than 2,200 season tickets have been sold for the 2009-10 season. This ranks the Walleye fourth out of 20 teams in the ECHL in season tickets sold, according to a news release.

“With the start of the hockey season seven weeks away, fans have shown strong support for the team that will fill the void of professional hockey in Toledo over the past two years,” the release said.

As of Sept. 1, the Toledo Walleye/Bullfrogs ticket department has pre-sold over 110,000 tickets for the 2009-10 season, according to the release. Assistant General Manager/Ticket Sales & Operations Erik Ibsen said, “The support of Toledo Walleye hockey has been tremendous. The overwhelming response is that Toledo is excited for hockey to make its return to the area, and fans are excited to see arena football for the first time. The new Lucas County multipurpose arena is going to be a great place to watch hockey and football.”

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Anyone who has ever wanted to take their car off road, over crazy obstacles and through treacherous terrain any responsible car owner would avoid, will have those opportunities Sept. 11-12.

The Monroe Dodge Chrysler Jeep Superstore has built an 18-obstacle, off-road adventure course for thrill seekers to test drive Jeeps over the most extreme conditions. The Jeep Jamboree Off-Road Adventure event runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days in Monroe.

“We want to give people an opportunity to drive a really challenging 18-obstacle road course,” said Ralph Mahalak, superstore sales director. “It truly is a nineminute thrill ride.”

The highlight of the course is the 25-foot Mt. Monroe, which includes a vertical climb leaving drivers seeing nothing but sky, Mahalak said.

Despite the tough car-selling economy, Mahalak said building the elaborate course will pay off in the long run. While it might not lead directly to sales that weekend, it creates positive perceptions about the dealership.

“It is certainly unique and different, and we hope in the long run that people talk about it and how much fun they had,” Mahalak said.

On Sept. 11, the Superstore will offer a Patriot’s Tribute presentation at 8:46 a.m. to commemorate the striking of the first World Trade Center tower on Sept. 11, 2001. The unveiling of the new Monroe Superstore Jeep Jamboree 4X4 Course will take place at 9 a.m.

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Nancy Wilson was about 8 years old when she realized she wanted to play guitar.

“Me and Ann saw [The Beatles] on TV together and we were like, ‘Oh my god! OK, we need guitars!’” she said. “And we started begging immediately for guitars and put little bands together and played at schools and churches and living rooms and drive-in theaters — we played everywhere we could play.

“So that’s what started us up, and we decided to start forming bands and writing songs. We started pretty young, and we’re still doing it!”

Nancy and Ann Wilson will bring Heart to Centennial Terrace in Sylvania on Sept. 15 for an 8 p.m. concert. Gates open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $39.50 for reserved seats and $29.50 for general admission.

The sisters will be joined on stage by drummer Ben Smith, guitarist Craig Bartock, keyboardist Debbie Shair and bassist Ric Markmann.

With the 1976 debut, “Dreamboat Annie,” Heart launched an assault on the airwaves with “Magic Man” and “Crazy On You.” The Wilsons went on to prove women can rock, selling more than 30 million records with hits that include “Barracuda,” “Straight On,” “Even It Up,” “What About Love,” “These Dreams,” “Never” and “Alone.”

Nancy Wilson took a few minutes during a day off from touring and called from Albany, N.Y., to answer some questions for Toledo Free Press.

TFP: Heart is making a new disc?

NW: We’ve been working on the new album since the springtime, and we’re getting pretty close with it actually between these tours, hopefully getting it out early in the New Year.

TFP: You produced the band’s 2004 disc, “Jupiter’s Darling.” Are you producing this one?

NW: No, we’ve got a producer,

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somebody we’ve really been trying to get with for a long time. His name is Ben Mink. He got the Grammy with k.d. lang, and he also worked with Ann on her last solo album last year, “Hope and Glory.” And we’re just thrilled ... We’re capturing something really extremely good with him that we’ve been looking for I’d say 20 years.

TFP: “Barracuda” — did you know what a kick-ass guitar riff that was when you came up with it?

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NW: Oh yeah, we knew that sounded just right. And it’s forever fun to play.

TFP: You and your husband, Cameron Crowe, have two boys?

NW: Yes, twin boys that are going to turn 10 in January.

TFP: Do they think their mom and Aunt Ann are cool?

NW: They do! At least right now they do [laughs]. Maybe when they’re teenagers it might not be the same, but they love it. They come

on the road with us and they check out the show and they love the tour bus; they’re really excited about and proud about the family business.

TFP: How do you think Heart has influenced music?

NW: Well, from the perspective of being told by people what we’ve given to them, I think we’ve kind of stuck around long enough to surprise a lot of people. And women get a lot of strength from us being out there doing this for so long and sur-

viving. I guess it’s a good thing for us as a rock band, working with men and women equally together, that it’s a good imprint to leave in the world, that it’s not just an all-girl band or one pop star with a revolving door of players. It’s a real band that stuck together, and that’s becoming a more rare and beautiful thing these days.

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Orchestra season features Brahms, Gershwin ... and Farr Series, as well as the Toledo-based saxophone quartet ensemble, Sax Fourth Avenue. More orchestra talent appears in the pops series, including former local resident and violinist Zak Depue.�

The chamber music of Mozart, Wilder and Beethoven will be featured on Sept. 13, at the Toledo Club, while Mahler’s Third Symphony, the first concert in the Classics Series, is slated for Sept. 25-26 at The Peristyle. Described as a “virtuoso showpiece for a very large orchestra,�

FARR Mahler’s Third Symphony features both the BGSU Women’s Chorus and the Junior Choral Society of Northwest Ohio.

Gershwin’s “An American in Paris,� also part of the Classics Series, is on tap for Nov.

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Whether you’re looking for “An American in Paris,� “A Bow to Brahms� or a musical journey through space, the Toledo Symphony is offering these events and more during its 2009-10 season. Individual tickets for all events are now on sale, with concerts beginning in September. “This season is all about the audience,� said Kristen Celek, symphony spokeswoman. “The Toledo Symphony is performing pieces from traditional to premieres. The season also brings a great musical variety in each of our series.� “The 2009-2010 season places particular emphasis on members of the orchestra in solo roles,� said Robert Bell, Toledo Symphony president and CEO. “Seven Toledo Symphony Orchestra musicians are featured in the Classic

20-21 at The Peristyle. The concert features guest artist Stewart Goodyear on piano.

December will bring inaugural performances of Handel’s Messiah, which feature the full symphony orchestra and the combined choruses of The Toledo Choral Society and the BGSU Chorus. The concerts will take place on Dec. 5-6, at The Peristyle.

Also at The Peristyle is a performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons on Jan. 15-16, while Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter MARX Richard Marx performs on Jan. 23, at the Stranahan Theater as part of the KeyBank Pops Series. Marx’s hits include “Hold on to the Night,� “Right Here Waiting� and “Don’t Mean Nothing.�

On Feb. 27, Toledo native Jamie Farr will narrate Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,� a multimedia adventure in which images from the NASA Hubble Space Telescope projected on screens above the stage will choreograph with live music from the symphony and narration from Mr. Farr. “Each planet has its own movement, and Jamie Farr will narrate descriptions about each of the planets between those movements,�

Celek said. “This is a family-friendly concert that features a big, beautiful sound and the whole orchestra.�

Another season highlight features guest artist Kirill Gerstein on piano as he performs Rachmaninoff and Gershwin’s Rhapsodies.

The concert will take place March 20, at The Peristyle. Gerstein made his Toledo Symphony debut last season.

For a listing of programs and to purchase tickets, visit www.toledosymphony.com or call (419) 246-8000.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;King Wilkie Presents: The Wilkie Family Singersâ&#x20AC;? features Togo the cat on drums and Symbaline the parrot on vocals. OK, not really. The third disc by the band that won the 2004 International Bluegrass Music Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Emerging Artist of the Year Award features fictional family members and friends â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and two pets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that live in a big house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to do something about a family, sort of musical people and their odd development together; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just more of the backsplash for the album,â&#x20AC;? said Reid Burgess, singer-songwriter and founding member of King Wilkie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the songs thematically to me had this sense of a fantasy world, but, ultimately, [the concept] was to tie all of the songs together because the album has a lot of zigzagging stylistically. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of different kinds of songs, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how they all made sense together, so that was a technique to try to string it together.â&#x20AC;?

Burgess has been stringing musicians together to keep the group going. King Wilkieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2004 debut, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Broke,â&#x20AC;? was bluegrass, but its 2007 follow-up, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Low Country

Suite,â&#x20AC;? was more eclectic. The original members split for a variety of reasons.

Guests on the new disc include John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sam Parton of Be Good Tanyas and Robyn Hitchcock. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Our music is] still largely acoustic, more of a folk Americana meets almost like Vaudeville kind of stuff,â&#x20AC;?

Burgess explained from his Brooklyn home during a phone interview.

Fear not, fans of the band named after bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horse. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still plenty of old-timey fiddles and banjos, with a touch of brass and whimsy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a real serious lyricist or anything,â&#x20AC;? Burgess said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like to sit at the piano or guitar and kind of just moan and groan into a tape recorder, and then little words, little lyrics come out of that.â&#x20AC;?

Burgess will bring King Wilkie â&#x20AC;&#x201D; bassist Jay Foote, guitarist and pianist Steve Lewis, multi-instrumentalist Dennis Lichtman, and guitarist and banjoist Phill Saylor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to The Ark in Ann Arbor for an 8 p.m. show, Sept. 10.

Tickets are $15. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Casey Driessen and the Colorfools will open.

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HOLLIDAY TRAVELS

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still can’t get over my Plimpton runs through their backyards.

The Big Daddy of the Michigan Moment. George Plimpton, you may recall, made a highly suc- canoe racing season is the Au Sable cessful career out of inserting himself Marathon. It’s the longest nonstop into various sporting situations and race on the continent, running for then telling the world “what it was like 120 miles between Grayling and Oscoda. The maraout there.” thon begins Well, my own in downtown Plimpton moGrayling at 9 ment occurred on p.m. and carries the final evening on throughout of our Up North the night with summer, and it winning teams came about in a p a d d l i n g most unusual way. through the Our son Casey finish line some and his 9-yearRoger HOLLIDAY 14 hours later! old son, Casey Jr., As summer were driving the Claudia FISCHER residents, it was dirt roads towards our cabin when a deer suddenly hard not to get caught up in the sprang from the woods right in pre-race hoopla. With our new best friends, the Smuteks, comfront of their car.

“It was the deer or the trees, and peting once again, we went out to the trees won,” he said afterward. (Al- watch, photograph and cheer them on. First came the Spikes Chalways a bit of a softy is our Casey!)

Anyway, it was hippity-hop to the lenge, a three-hour warm up race; body shop for some serious front end and then, a week later, came the surgery. The only place to go in our marathon on a misty morning. We neck of the Northwoods is Luzerne watched at one of the six portages Bump and Paint, owned and operated along the course.

Brother Bill wasn’t racing this year, by the Smutek family: Frank, 75, and but served as one of the feeders who his 40-something sons, Ted and Bill.

Besides running a profitable leapfrogged the course throughout body shop — there are lots of deer the night, providing food and water and lots of trees in the Huron Na- and dry clothes for the teams. Sister tional Forest — the family is heavily Amy, up from Lansing, raced in one into canoe racing, which is hardly of the 14 mixed teams.

All three Smutek boats, insurprising seeing the Au Sable River

cluding 75-year-old Frank’s, finished the marathon in good shape, an amazing achievement in itself.

Ted even had his best time ever of 15 hours and change.

While sharing some post-race photos and admiring Frank’s canoe that was in the shop for some TLC, Ted offered to take me out for a ride.

So, one evening in late August, I found myself perched in the very narrow bow of a racing canoe, while Ted explained the basics. Like proper paddle action. And ruddering. And switching sides smoothly whenever he says hup. That sort of thing.

The more he talked, the more nervous I became; and we were still on dry land!

The first thing you should know about racing canoes is that they bear no resemblance whatsoever to the big standard metal boats available from your local canoe livery.

No. A modern racing canoe is a tippy, flippy, hippy carbon fiber projectile that weighs 30 pounds soaking wet (paddles 8 ounces extra!) and is propelled along by the pros at 70 to 90 strokes a minute!

Every few seconds, Ted barked out orders from the rear, and I tried valiantly to keep my balance, my cool and to remember his instructions.

“Vertical strokes. From toes to hips. Switch sides at every hup. And above all, let’s try and keep the shiny side down!”

In the end, the 65-minute, seven-

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ROGER HOLLIDAY AND TED SMUTEK CANOE DOWN THE AU SABLE RIVER.

mile ride passed in a flurry of flying paddles and heavy breathing. We experienced the river in its many changeable moods and meanders from the swirls and the shallows to the wide bends and the tight chicanes to the snags and still waters of Mio Pond.

The good news is that we did manage to keep the shiny side down, averaged a quite respectable 55 strokes a minute, and Ted has promised to take me out again for an even longer run in October. George Plimpton, eat your heart out!

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BIFF & RILEY

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YOUR TAROTGRAM AND HOROSCOPE

September 6-12, 2009

Events: Mercury retrogrades in Libra (7th); Pluto direct station in Capricorn (11th)

Snails & Slugs

by Ann Fisher

How much do you know about these slimy creatures?

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Libra (September 23-October 22)

Down time. This week brings a slower pace after several hectic weeks. Expect absences and some delays. Take time to evaluate relationships for balance of power and responsibility and shared goals. After a fun Friday evening, reorganize workspace or tools on Saturday.

Full house. You dash every which way but loose as the week begins. Write reminders or flounder in information overload. You reconnect with an intense person Thursday. Moderation is the key over the weekend.

Retreat if encounters get too deep.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

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1. What’s the main difference between a snail and a slug?

2. How does a snail move?

3. Cheetahs run at a speed of 70 mph. Lions travel at 50 mph. Squirrels can go about 12 mph. Guess how fast a snail moves.

4. Why do gardeners dislike slugs?

5. About how many kinds of snails and slugs exist?

A) 700 B) 7,000 C) 70,000 6. What do we call the two “feelers” on the front of snails and slugs?

7. Where are the eyes on slugs and snails?

8. True or False? A garden snail’s “tongue” has 150,000 tiny teeth.

ANSWERS: 1. A snail has a shell. 2. Its underside is like a large flat foot that allows it creep along. 3. 0.03 mph 4. because they damage plants and vegetables 5. C 6. tentacles 7. on the ends of the tentacles 8. True!

THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT

Many little blessings. Test and evaluate your efforts and output from the past few months.

Standing at arm’s length gives some needed detachment. After Thursday, you can figure out why someone is needling you. Weekend events are good mood lifters.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

Courage from convictions. Make needed adjustments and adapt to changing circumstances. Pride and envy lurk behind a battle of wills midweek, leading to exaggerated reactions or excessive emotions. Seek inspiring company on Friday evening.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Team luck. Domestic adjustments demand attention as the week begins. Personal or business partners face critical decisions midweek. Their conclusions may sound shaky, but aren’t etched in stone yet. Discuss intricate details with a clever adviser on Saturday.

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Quality control. Adjust to a change of pace or daily environment. Others frantically seek solutions and dump problems in your lap midweek. Personal needs diverge from group expectations Friday. Avoid getting in the middle of irreconcilable differences.

Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Fairy princess. Delays and confusions make it tough to get things done. A crisis in an emotional matter builds, and the lid flies off on Friday. Karmic issues are best resolved with spiritual approaches, but you can only fix your half of the equation.

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Ripe peaches. After weeks of intense overload, relax and enjoy returns for effort. Get estimates for needed repairs; ask for recommendations. Social networks grow in leaps and bounds after Thursday. Excellent luck comes your way on Friday evening.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19)

Consider the possibilities. Absorb the changes of the past few weeks and rebalance to accommodate new expectations. Work through decision with a partner who may be struggling with issues beyond personal control.

People show great talents on Saturday.

Aquarius (January 20-February 18)

One for the money. Circumstances require different perspectives and thought patterns, amalgamating skills or considering individual vs. group needs. People are open to compromises. You can get what you want and need by asking the right person Friday.

Virgo (August 23-September 22)

Pisces (February 19-March 20)

The house elf. Sorting tasks lead to discover missing treasures. Try to catch up on paperwork or reprioritize your fall schedule. Friday may be turbulent as others are mired in issues. A Friday evening dinner date is refreshing.

Heaping helping. With others distracted with their own projects, this is a great time to follow through on tasks you’ve been avoiding. In fact, tackling grubby jobs may bring all sorts of good luck this week. Folks enjoy a gifted storyteller on Friday evening.

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) 2009

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Innocent but not naïve

spent the first eight years of my that a third grader just shouldn’t life in Sylvania. My family lived have to witness. My parents soon in an old three-bed, one-bath moved us back to Sylvania. I happily finished out my rented house with a formative years there railroad track runand, after some time ning through the away, decided to raise backyard. Although my children right back it was a stretch for us where I started. financially, my parents On Aug. 28, I moved there in search woke up to the news of a nice place to raise that someone had a family, and it was. been shot and killed When our landin my Sylvania neighlords decided to take Shannon SZYPERSKI borhood. By some of up residence in the house, my parents found a house the comments posted online in more fitting of our six-person brood. response to the shooting, there We moved to a larger five-bed, two- seems to be a misconception by bath home on what turned out to be, some that Sylvanians, and suburat the time, an interesting stretch of banites in general, carry an undue South Avenue in Toledo. Along with sense of protection from such evils our new territory came a new set of of the world.

One person stated, “It is always rules and a whole new way of life.

In one year, I experienced much tragic when a person dies sensmore than I had in my previous lessly. However, it is good for people eight. Our house was egged twice who try to hide in suburbia, to keep and branded with a sign reading themselves away from ‘those people.’

“N----- Lover.” It was a confusing Their illusion of insulation has been gesture to a third grader who’s mul- shattered.”

Another individual commented, ticultural experiences in her past suburban life had been heralded “Personaly i cant stand sylvania to as normal and positive rather than begin with and its richie rich people as a point of contention. How was who have there money to fall back I to understand as a child that my on it just makes me sick.”

First of all, I can personally attest to family’s friendships with people of another race would one day result the fact that not everyone in Sylvania in a cross being burned in my front is “richie rich.” Many suburban residents sacrifice material things and yard? I don’t understand it now.

My family’s absurd little adven- any true sense of financial security ture didn’t stop at racism. I witnessed in order to move to a place that they things, including drugs and violence, feel offers a better education and a

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A collective desire and a collaborative effort are what minimize negative human incidents. People are still people and will always be so, but children having to deal with “adult” issues on the rare occasion instead of on a daily basis should be the ambition of parents regardless of location. All children should be afforded the opportunity to maintain their innocence as long as possible.

Too often attempting to maintain an innocent life is confused with being naïve. It is naïve, however, to assume that people who have chosen a different way of life are in denial about their reality or the realities of others. To hold disdain for such individuals or revel in their unfortunate events, based solely upon their attempts to pursue another path, is just cruel.

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EVENTS GENERAL Free food, kids games and classic rock and roll music will be featured at All Saints Lutheran Church’s homecoming celebration and tailgate party, Sunday September 13, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the church, 5445 Heatherdowns Blvd., just west of Reynolds Rd. Parents of preschoolers can meet the staff and teachers and tour the facility. There will be displays highlighting the church’s community ministries and information about free programs, including two new 6-week classes – one for parents of young children and another for those who would like to discern God’s presence in the ordinary events of their lives. All people are welcome, especially those who have been away from the church for awhile and anyone would like to explore the Christian faith from a Lutheran perspective. For details, call All Saints Preschool at (419) 866-4937 or the church office at (419) 865-7701. Casual, engaging worship is at 10 a.m. each Sunday. www.allsaintstoledo.org

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BIDS The Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority is seeking bids from qualified, prime contractors to furnish all labor, materials, and equipment to replace 228 doors and frames for the following: JOB NO.: 29074 PROJECT NAME: Replacement of Doors at Birmingham Terrace WALK-THRU DATE: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 @ 10:00am BID OPENING DATE: Friday, September 11, 2009 @ 11:00am All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the 2nd Floor Conference Room on the dates shown above, in the Modernization Department, at 201 Belmont Street. Contract documents and technical specifications/drawings will be available from the Modernization Department, and will be provided upon request. The entire bid package can also be downloaded from our website at www.lucasmha.org.

Each bid shall be accompanied by cash, an approved surety company bid bond, or a certified check upon a solvent bank, made payable to the Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the bid, tendered as a bid guarantee (if required) that the bidder will, if the award is made to him, enter into a bona fide contract with Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority for this work and furnish proper guarantee bonding as required under the specifications within a period of ten (10) days after the awarding of the contract.

The prevailing wages for this locality, as established by the Department of Labor as Wage Determination OH20080028, as modified, must be paid all persons employed for this work.

All bidders shall be required to meet the Affirmative Action requirements and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements as described in Executive Order #11246.

Each bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, handicap, age, ancestry, creed, or military status.

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Arnold is part of our Senior for Seniors Program. Qualified adopters who are 60 years of age or older can adopt Arnold or any other dog or cat at a special reduced adoption rate. On Wednes-

days, seniors can adopt any animal 5 or older and we will waive their adoption fee. Arnold has been neutered, is up to date on his vaccinations and is microchipped.

Toledo Area Humane Society is located at 1920 Indian Wood Circle, Arrowhead Park, Maumee.

Adoption hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

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INTERESTED BIDDERS: TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS – NEW WALBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board of Education of the Toledo Public School District until 1:00 p.m. on October 1, 2009, at the Toledo Public Schools Treasurers’ Room, 420 E. Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608, for all labor, material and supervision necessary for the New Walbridge Elementary School, as more fully described in the drawings and specifications for the project prepared by MacPherson Architects and will be opened publicly and read immediately thereafter.

Bid Documents for the project may be examined at the F.W. Dodge plan rooms in Columbus, Builders Exchange in Toledo, University of Toledo – Capacity Building, E.O.P.A. – Hamilton Building, Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and The Plan Room in Ann Arbor, Construction Association of Michigan, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Construction News.

Bidders may obtain copies of the documents starting September 2nd, 2009 which can be purchased from Becker Impressions, 4646 Angola Rd., Toledo, Ohio 43615, phone: (419) 385-5303. Drawings may be obtained on CD-ROM for no cost with the purchase of the specifications.

A MANDATORY PREBID CONFERENCE will be held on September 18th at 2:00 pm at Toledo Public Schools Board Room, 420 East Manhattan Blvd, Toledo, Ohio 43608.

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