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Suburban view and behind the mic Tom Pounds on the aftermath of the mayoral election and Michael S. Miller on a week guest-hosting at WSPD. page 3

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DON LEE

Outside looking in

ne of the accomplishments touted by outgoing Toledo Mayor Mike Bell (and how odd it is to write that qualifier) is his effort to bring the suburban neighborhoods back to Toledo’s economic development and partnership table. After some rocky years under former Mayor Carty Finkbeiner, Bell worked to be welcoming and inclusive, illustrating his understanding that Toledo is only one spoke in the larger wheel that is Northwest Ohio. Bell’s loss to Toledo City Councilman D. Michael Collins last week has some businesspeople and suburban partners concerned; it’s not a knock against Collins, but these people are unwittingly trading the known quantity of Bell’s friendship and proven outreach for the unknown and untested plans of a new administration. One prominent suburban developer I spoke this week remains optimistic. Thomas F. Pounds “Collins istothe mayor of Toledo, not Northwest Ohio,” he said. “Toledo is the most prominent player, but it is not as dominant as it once was.” The developer spoke at great length about the many major companies making investments in Northwest Ohio for their distribution centers: Home Depot, Calphalon, FedEx Freight, UPS, Menards, Best Buy, Kohl’s, Hercules Tire & Rubber and Meijer, to name a few. Notably, none of these companies chose to set up within Toledo’s city limits, and the vast majority of them are not union shops. Whether those facts are related is a conversation for another time. So while Toledo itself debates economic development approaches and the best ways to attract jobs, the suburbs are leaps and bounds ahead of us. “There is a tremendous amount of good news to share, but it gets overshadowed by Toledo’s focus on itself and its problems,” my developer friend said. “We were making great strides with Bell in erasing borders and thinking like one cohesive region. We hope to pick up that conversation with Collins and continue moving in the right direction. But if Toledo turns its attention inward, it is not going to stop the progress and job creation we are developing in the rest of Northwest Ohio.” We know Collins has promised to focus on Toledo’s problems and I expect to see some immediate and dramatic improvements in many of Toledo’s surface issues. But I — and our suburban partners — hope those short-term improvements do not come at the expense of Toledo’s long-term relationships with the suburbs — and the rest of the global marketplace. O Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Pess Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

LIGHTING THE FUSE

Behind the mic at WSPD I

Casual listeners may think a radio news talk host saunt has been a long time, but I know what tough physical labor feels like. I have worked stints land- ters into the studio at 5:45 a.m., grabs the mic at 6 a.m., scaping, loading packages for UPS, bussing tables at slams coffee, wings his or her way through three hours filled Bob Evans and assembling beds and furniture for a wa- with news breaks, commercial breaks, traffic breaks and terbed store. Guest-hosting a radio show does not align syndicated feature breaks, goes home to nap and then has with the physical effort required by those jobs, but as I an open afternoon and evening to write poetry and organize a stamp collection, in between cashing recently learned, there are myriad ways to fat checks and navigating groupies. define “exhausting.” But in my limited experience, only one or As part of a new alliance with 1370 two of those perceptions are true. WSPD, I have taken on responsibilities as My first morning filling in was a Friday, WSPD news director and vacation fill-in Nov. 1. I started planning and worrying guest host for the morning and afternoon about content nearly one week in advance. programs. To kick off this new era with a Which candidates and nonprofit representrial by fire, I sat in for six straight days tatives would I invite on the show? What while morning show host Fred LeFebvre backup stories would I have ready between traveled to Colorado for his mother’s 95th guests, or worst case scenario, if a guest birthday. I co-host a weekly one-hour arts Michael S. miller failed to show? and philanthropy show at 6 p.m. Fridays Writing a newspaper column for 20 years (I know, you’d on WSPD, “Eye on Your Weekend,” and I have guesthosted on different shows in the past, but nothing like think I’d be better at it by now) has trained me to work without the need for instant feedback; it’s not like stand-up this six-day commitment. It helped tremendously that I was guest-hosting comedy, where audience reaction can determine the pace during election week; that guaranteed guests, callers and flow of a show. and content for most of my time in the chair. n MILLER CONTINUES ON 4 Thomas F. Pounds, President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com

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WHOLLY TOLEDO

Advice to Collins

ell, it’s all over except the If I found out immediately, we had a shouting, so this is my chance to correct it. If they hid the advice to Mayor-elect D. error from me, I had no chance to fix it and they would suffer Michael Collins: the consequences. This O Don’t forget needs to be thoroughly where you came from. understood by the You were a rookie cop people who work for once, and I am sure that you. as you rose through the O You are going to ranks, you saw things find friends that you that angered you. You never knew existed. saw favoritism and unResist their blowing qualified individuals smoke and look for given promotions while Michael quality over quantity; more qualified persons KONWINSKI check their qualificawere bypassed. Look into this, and have your staff under- tions. You need to hire people whom stand that you want the most quali- you trust, who can do the job, but you also need to check on them and fied person in every position. O Hire and promote people into make sure that they are successful. O Get your transition team toyour administration that really know the job. Resist hiring friends and gether ASAP and talk to Mayor Mike campaign workers; it looks bad and Bell. He is a reasonable guy and is sure hurts morale. Besides, the city has to work with you to enable a smooth transition. enough of these already. O Have yourself and your people O Remember that more than 90 percent of all city workers really are get involved in the current budget good employees. They are consci- preparation. A new budget will be entious and dedicated to their jobs. presented early next year, and the The remaining 10 percent of the more input you have now, the easier employees are not so devoted, and it will be to implement. These “laws” or theories need to are responsible for 90 percent of the time spent on disciplinary actions. be understood: O Parkinson’s Law: “An official Make sure the managers and commissioners are capable of dealing out wants to multiply subordinates, not proper disciplinary actions. It takes a rivals” and “Officials make work for lot of effort to correct bad employee each other.” O Parkinson’s Law of Triviality: behaviors and many managers are unwilling to take the time and effort to “The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion manage successfully. O Avoid martinets and people to the sum [of money] involved.” O Hofstadter’s Law: “It always unwilling to take a stand or make a decision. The real weaknesses in takes longer than you expect, even city government are within the ex- when you take into account Hofempt and executive exempt classi- stadter’s Law.” O The Planning Fallacy: “The fications. Please look closely at this level of management and weed out tendency to underestimate the time, the unneeded and ineffective per- costs and risks of future actions and sonnel. These are the folks that are at the same time overestimate the going to help or hurt you the most. It benefits of the same actions. The is their effectiveness in dealing with bias only affects predictions about the public and public issues that will one’s own tasks.” You are a temporary employee, make or break your term. O Encourage people to bring under a four-year contract with an you bad news, and have them also option to renew. You work for us, and present ways to solve these prob- you are spending our money. You have lems. To be honest, you don’t need to a duty and responsibility to spend our hear good news (unless it is to pub- money wisely on things we need. Items licly acknowledge an accomplish- that are for your own glorification, ego ment); good news is to be presumed. or personal benefit need to come out of You need to hear the bad, and you your pocket, not ours. Good luck. O need to hear it right away. Go to the divisions, talk to the employees, see for yourself what the heck is going Michael Konwinski worked for the City of Toledo for almost 31 years. on and go out in the field. I used to tell my employees if they He was the Libertarian candidate for made a mistake to tell me right away. mayor in the recent primary election.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Bell losing the election: A medical metaphor TO THE EDITOR, A man rushes into the emergency room of the hospital. “Help! Help! I cut my arm because I wasn’t paying attention while using a saw and am bleeding to death and need the best surgeon you have!” he says. Dr. Bell steps forward and says, “I have decades of experience healing even the most serious of wounds, let me help you.” So the patient lays down and says OK. Dr. Bell goes to work. “Ow! That hurts!” says the patient, “I don’t like that!” Dr. Bell says, “Ah, but the wound might be infected and cause gangrene later, which means your entire arm may need amputation and this antiseptic solution will prevent that.” So the wound is cleaned while the patient continues to complain. “Ow!”

screams the patient again as Dr. Bell uses a scalpel on the skin to make the ragged edges smooth and fit together. “That hurts! I don’t like that!” Dr. Bell replies, “This is what we must do to make sure the wound is uniform and will form a solid seal so it will heal properly.” As the work continues the patient again complains about the stitching. “But we need to sew the wound so it will strongly bind the two sides together and be almost the same as the skin was before you cut yourself,” says Dr. Bell. Finally finished, Dr. Bell wraps the arm with gauze and bandages. “Oh no! This is so ugly and obvious!” says the patient. “Ah,” says Dr. Bell. “We need to properly wrap the arm so the wound may heal and you will be well again without the threat of infection.” The patient leaves grumbling. Two

n MILLER CONTINUED FROM 3 It is often three full days between the completion of a column and the first time any readers begin calling, emailing or posting comments to Facebook. Radio offers much quicker feedback but it is still not instantaneous; many minutes can pass between a comment and any contact with a caller. Part of the game with live radio, especially for a relative amateur like myself, is to try to judge when conversation is compelling without immediate live response. During my WSPD stint, the morning show crew of Don Zellers and Adam Ragle were more than integral; they were indispensable members of a team effort to keep a threehour show on track. Any success I had at hitting news breaks, commercial breaks, traffic breaks and syndicated feature breaks was due entirely to them; the failures were strictly mine. I was surprised at how completely the three-hour show dominated my mindset throughout the day. Nearly everything I read, watched and heard went through a “Could this be used on the show?” filter. A lot of that may have been the learning curve, but I suspect that it is part of the job; it’s not so much show prep for the day as it is a mindset for a profession. That first Friday went well, with guests such as Dock Treece, who is in the center of a major news story concerning the future of Toledo Express Airport; Toledo City Council candidate Joe Celusta; Toledo Public Schools (TPS) Board of Education incumbent candidate Bob Vasquez; and lifestyle news with guests Casey Pogan of The Town Center at Levis Commons and Suzanne Carroll, who was just 48 hours from her final broadcast of the long-running “Jazz Brunch” radio show. I am comfortable with an interview format and did not leave myself much nonguest time to fill. I ensured that by having the “Eye on Your Weekend” team — film critic James A. Molnar, pop culture Jedi Jeff McGinnis, comic book expert and pulp fiction author Jim Beard and actor/director Matthew Gretzinger — on hand to fill any open air. The centerpieces for Monday’s show were two one-hour interviews with the mayoral candidates, incumbent Mike Bell and Councilman D. Michael Collins. The one-hour format allowed us to focus on the last-minute issues and concerns callers raised and I was grateful for the participation of both men. I asked them both to keep some time open for a return visit on the day after the election, knowing

weeks later the patient comes back to see Dr. Bell. “How is your arm?” says Dr. Bell. “Oh, it’s healing fine! Good as new!” says the patient. “I don’t see any signs of infection, it is healing well” says Dr. Bell. “Now what I would like to do is some cosmetic surgery so all signs of the wound will disappear.” And the patient, to Dr. Bell’s surprise, replies, “No, I am not going to let you do the cosmetic surgery because I know a new doctor who doesn’t have much experience and says he can do a better job. He doesn’t have anything to show me how good he is, but all his friends and family say he is very good and I am going to trust them. You are no longer my doctor.” Yeah, it’s like that. O Tom Brooks Toledo

only one of them would have to make the trip to the studio. Election Day was filled with levy talk; after an interview with Toledo City Council incumbent candidate Adam Martinez, listeners heard from TPS Interim Superintendent Romules Durant, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority CEO and President Paul Toth and Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities Superintendent John Trunk. The first three days flew by and I was nine hours into the 18-hour run. I knew the post-Election Day would provide plenty to talk about, but Thursday and Friday were looming large with more air time depending on me and less on guests. I know a host like Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck can fill a week of programming with their opinions and few to no guests if they choose. But operating more from a news platform than an opinion one, and not yet confident in my on-air skills, I was hesitant to leave too much open time. There is also a line to walk when working with newsmakers; my responsibilities to Toledo Free Press and WSPD are primarily news gathering. I can separate my opinions from news coverage in print by containing the former to Page 3, but it’s a different challenge with radio and requires more nuance. One of the inevitable message board critics described me as “wishy-washy,” but that’s more a reflection of his/her lack of sophistication and inability to discern subtlety than it is of my reality. A show host unencumbered by journalism parameters can use a sledgehammer at will; my main available tool is the ice pick. Because while I am ethically bound to leave that sledgehammer lying there, tempting as it often is, I use the ice pick to communicate opinion with almost every decision. Which pre-election guests did I book? Whom did I invite on for Election Day? Who was on post-Election Day? Those choices are strong opinions in themselves. My conversation may be moderate but I am telegraphing to you with every second. If you do not understand the mechanical differences inherent in those tools — and if you require opinions be funneled to your brain through a megaphone instead of presented to you for your own decisions — that’s your intellectual defect, not mine. It’s not heavy lifting, but it’s a heavy challenge — and one I am looking forward to meeting. O Michael S. Miller is editor in chief of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star and news director for 1370 WSPD. Email him at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

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Obama … pull your pants up! Obama has shown all who care to take off his GQ grin and handshake, have a voter drop all discernment and go his way like a marionette on their rose-colored glasses that he is not all of that a string. But not in today’s instant media climate and a pack of gum. Two cases in point: It does a where every fact is up for public ingrave disservice to the black comspection and minute parsing. munity in particular to have an Obama’s winsome smile is just intelligent black man rooting for not cutting it anymore with an abortion. In light of the fact that economy that is still in shambles, black females are aborting babies with a divided bickering Congress at a higher rate than their white and with an electorate that is becounterparts, why in the devil do coming more cynical about powe have a black man espousing liticos and their hot air diatribes. an irreversible procedure that can Obama, in my opinion, has decimate the perpetuation of the never had the stomach to roll up black family? his sleeves and wade in the mud Lafe TOLLiVER I wonder out loud if either or and fight for his programs. He leaves the grunt work to his underlings who both of his young daughters were to become seemingly fumble the ball all the time. The di- pregnant, would he tell them to kill the fruit of sastrous health care rollout is a prime example. their wombs? Would the future granddad drive He needs to clean out his cabinet of personal his girls to an abortion clinic and wait for them advisers, including Valerie Jarrett, and get in the lobby while they go in and have future some people around him who will tell him, Obamas flushed or pulled out of their wombs? I wonder ... would Michelle Obama condone when needed that on certain positions he is it? Yet we as a block of black voters allowed him naked and has knock knees to boot! His selling of Obamacare is one of those two terms in office as a proponent of abortion. Retimes. It may be he thinks that because he is member now, this man professes to be a Christian Obama and he is in second-term mode that the and as such, we have to ask: Would Christ advocate public is still gushing over him as the first black abortions? If it took you more than a nanosecond to president. Not so. Check the latest polls. He is answer that question, there is a problem! The other case is this president vociferously bouncing off the walls like a bad check.

do not know about you, but lately I have been averting my eyes when President Barack Obama comes on the national news and starts spouting the party line that you will not lose your present health insurance carrier or doctor under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. It is now an almost established fact that you could lose your existing medical coverage or doctor depending upon certain yet-to-be specified circumstances. Obama’s statements remind me of kids who walk around in public with their pants pulled down showing their underwear; they think they are trendy and hip but in reality they are ignorant and have no shame. What makes this health care revelation even more egregious is that this was known to the Obama administration months or years before he started that mantra of not losing your present medical coverage. Why then did he continue to act like a shrill carnival barker and continue to push that line? Because he recklessly believed that hype and was desperately trying to sell that pig in the poke to a now very skeptical public. It appears that the White House is in bunker mode and trying to extricate itself from a very bad political position; they are taking a huge hit in the credibility department and also with yours truly. I always had Obama pegged as an intellectual elitist who thought that he could walk on water and with

advocating for gay marriages, which is diametrically opposed to the advancement of a reproductive family composed only of a husband and a wife. Again, why would black voters, who for the most part, hold to the traditional religious belief that gay marriage is contrary to God’s will, vote for a person who adheres to such anti-Bible policies? Again, would Christ officiate at a gay marriage? If you took more than a nanosecond to also answer that question ... we have a problem! Was it strictly for purposes of vanity and the pride of seeing a black man hold the highest elected office in the land that we voted en masse for this person? Were we that bamboozled about the fallen nature of politics that we left our discernment on the curb gave this man about 90 percent of our votes because of the color of his skin? Even many of the black clergy who should have known better were caught swooning and rhapsodizing over Obama as they waxed eloquent from their pulpits about him as if he were the second coming of Jesus. How sad and how pathetic. Do not place your hope and deliverance on or in a political system or a political party no matter how charismatic the candidate appears to be. O Send comments to attorney Lafe Tolliver at tolliver@juno.com.

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“Every visit is a treasure hunt,” according to one of the Gabriel Brothers’ advertising slogans. And as Bill Tichenor sat down for an interview with Toledo Free Press, he was preparing to hunt for treasure himself — for the people who would help bring the store’s brand of retail bargain shopping to the Toledo area. For two and a half decades, Tichenor has been working for discount fashion retailer Gabriel Brothers, a chain headquartered in West Virginia that specializes in providing name brand designer clothing at heavily reduced prices. The stores have cultivated an intensely loyal customer base over their 50-plus year history, with their regular consumers affectionately nicknaming the store “Gabe’s” in the process. “It’s a fashion retailer that sells brand-name clothing, up to 70 percent off department and specialty store prices,” Tichenor said. “It’s unique, it’s designer brands at a great value.” It is under the Gabe’s moniker that the chain expanded into the Toledo area on Nov. 14, with a location at 5223 Monroe St. — the site of a former Media Play storefront, with Monroe Street’s thriving Target store right next door. (The shopping complex is in the process of reinventing itself in the days to come — beyond the arrival of the new store, the longabandoned former Showcase movie theater is being removed.) The new store will be the 15th Gabe’s to open in Ohio, and Tichenor — the district manager for the chain

in this area — said he couldn’t be more thrilled about the opportunities expanding to a new city like Toledo will provide. “It’s exciting. It’s a great time for us right now. We enjoy getting into new markets, expanding our brand. Fun times,” he said. The opening has added more than 100 new jobs to the local market, which is what brought Tichenor to Toledo on an early October morning, a month removed from this week’s grand unveiling. The Gabe’s job fair drew hundreds of applicants looking for positions at the store in everything from supervisor positions to stocking roles. “[We’re looking for] high energy, enthusiasm, associates who are willing to go the extra mile to provide the store good customer experience — to give the store and the customer a positive experience,” Tichenor said. He said one of the best weapons the company has to get the word out about its service is the people it hires. “We have the people we’re hiring here today to support that. We’re looking for people that are going to provide the great customer experience that our stores have to offer. Gabe’s — that designer product at that low price,” Tichenor said. “Our challenge is always going to be getting our brand out there, so that everybody recognizes our brand and understands it.” Tichenor knows firsthand the opportunities that starting on the ground floor can bring to new associates. He began his career with Gabe’s at that level, too. “Started out as an associate 25 years ago, worked my way up to management, the management level.

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And now I’m the district manager for the Cleveland area and Cincinnati market.” Tichenor and his Gabe’s associates want to get everything started with a bang. The Monroe location has plans for a Nov. 14 ribboncutting ceremony, followed by an opening day celebration featuring

special offers and even live music for attendees. Tichenor said he is confident that what Gabe’s has to offer to Toledo shoppers is what will keep them coming back to the store in the days — and years — to come. “Being able to offer the best designer brands, up to that 70 percent

off, that’s what we’re going to do. That’s what’s going to bring them back, showing that positive experience through the way we engage with our customers and provide the brands and prices consistently, day in and day out,” he said. “It’s going to be a fun, energetic, enthusiastic store that’s excited to help customers.” O

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COMPASS, Zepf Center agencies to merge By Danielle Stanton

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COMPASS, a recovery agency for substance abuse, is merging with Zepf Center, a mental health agency, in a move that will streamline and expand services for patients with mental health and substance abuse issues, said COMPASS Board President Bill Takacs. “Those individuals who have TAKACS been receiving services will continue to receive them,” Takacs said. “What this merger will enable us to do is offer an effective and more efficient way of providing services in both arenas. “There are a lot of people with substance abuse issues who also have mental health issues and, similarly, there are a lot of people with mental health issues who [have] substance abuse issues.” Takacs said the agencies, which will retain their respective names and locations, will be able to treat those with both mental health and substance abuse issues “quicker, better and cheaper.” There will be no disruption in services and no services will be dropped as a result of the merger, Takacs said. Services for children and adolescents will be added. “If anything, we anticipate an expansion of services,” Takacs said. “There’s not a lot of services to children and adolescents in our com-

munity and we are very hopeful this merger will facilitate an expansion of services to children and adolescents.” It’s being touted as a merger, but in essence Zepf will be acquiring COMPASS, because Zepf is the larger of the two agencies with a bigger budget, Takacs said. A COMPASS board member will now serve on Zepf ’s board. “I think it’s a wonderful opportunity for both organizations to expand what we already do so well individually and do it in a cost-effective manner,” Takacs said. “We are excited to join forces with COMPASS and expand care and treatment to those who need it in Northwest Ohio, particularly here in Lucas County,” Jennifer Moses, CEO of Zepf, said in a statement. “Our timing is optimized by the planned expansion of Medicaid services here in Ohio through Gov. [John] Kasich, which will help us reach even more of those in need. “I used to work for COMPASS and am very familiar with its services and clientele,” Moses continued. “We have been in periodic talks with COMPASS about combining forces and our timing benefits everyone.” Zepf Center opened in 1974 and is named after Elizabeth A. Zepf, a Toledo resident who was active in mental health organizations. Zepf Center works to treat the whole person through psychiatric care, care coordination, residential support, case management, therapy and career development services. Zepf Center has six locations in Lucas County as well as two apartment buildings and two group homes and serves more than 5,000 individuals a year. Since 1971, COMPASS has been

providing services to Northwest Ohio residents and offers short-term residential treatment, outpatient treatment services, court-ordered drug treatment, medically assisted detoxi-

fication services, DWI programs and a new gambling treatment program. COMPASS will continue to operate out of its Collingwood Boulevard location in Toledo’s Old West End. Its

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CedarCreek Church releases CD of worship songs By David Yonke

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A dozen years ago, Jeff Harris visited CedarCreek Church, took a seat and was shocked to hear the band open with Boston’s “More Than a Feeling.” “I’m like, ‘Seriously? Church? Boston? What is this place?’” Harris recalled. Hearing the classic rock song in church resonated with Harris — it was the first song he had learned to play on guitar — and it wasn’t long before he became an integral part of CedarCreek’s band. The nondenominational Christian church, founded in 1995, has become the most-attended in Northwest Ohio, with 10,000 people at HARRIS services on four campuses. Much of that success can be attributed to the high standards it sets for its music and messages. Last month, CedarCreek released a CD, “The Call,” featuring six Christian worship songs (no secular rockers on this disc) written and performed by the church’s arts pastors and musicians. It reached No. 22 on the iTunes chart for religious music. The album was recorded in Harris’ MadSam Studio, a professional recording studio in the basement of his Perrysburg home. Senior Pastor Lee Powell said the CD gives the church’s musicians an additional way to use their talents. “It’s been a labor of love for all of our arts pastors, for musicians like Jeff,” Powell said. “It gives them an outlet for their creativity and it’s really an opportunity for them to display their talents and also to draw people into a closer walk with God.”

“The Call” is only the second disc released by CedarCreek, after the 2003 album “First Light.” But Harris sees it as the first step in a renewed effort to record the church’s singers, songwriters and musicians, echoing Powell’s observation that he wants to provide a new channel for their creativity. “We have some unbelievable artists at CedarCreek,” Harris said, “and people who, if they wanted to, could probably go and do something on a national level. But these are people who have a heart for the local church and for one reason or another want to be in this area; they want to be home.” Harris counts himself in that group. A gifted musician, he started playing guitar at age 7 and dreamed of being a studio musician. “I wanted to be a session guy, a session musician. To me, that was the epitome of awesome. Those guys are like the best of the best,” he said. Instead of moving to New York or Los Angeles, however, the graduate of Perrysburg High School and Bowling Green State University stayed in his hometown and works as assistant vice president of technical services for HCR ManorCare. His successful career has allowed him to stay in his hometown, raise a family and pursue his musical interests on the side. “I’m 45 years old and the last three years have been the most rewarding years musically I’ve ever had,” Harris said. He has filled in on guitar with Sanctus Real, the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band from Toledo, about 20 times, including for a Toledo concert in September and a three-week tour in March. He has toured with other Christian bands and enjoys recording sessions with other artists in his home studio. “None of us wants to be rock stars,” Harris said. “But for me, personally, music is oxygen. I just have to be doing it somehow, some-

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were delivering behind the message.” Smithers eventually joined CedarCreek’s staff as an arts pastor, leaving last month with a team from CedarCreek that is starting a new church in Melbourne, Fla. “Everybody’s got a story like that and it never ceases to amaze me,” Harris said. “That’s why I have to remind myself every time I go on stage to not go through the motions. This is an unbelievable gift and opportunity, and you never know who is going to

be the next [Jason Smithers] sitting in the audience — that service, that moment, that song — who is somehow going to be inspired to go do something amazing. That’s pretty powerful to me. That’s a pretty cool thing.” O David Yonke is the editor and community manager of Toledo Faith & Values (ToledoFAVS.com), a website that provides in-depth, nonsectarian news coverage of religion, faith and spirituality in the Toledo area.

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Marco’s continues to grow after 35 years in pizza business By Duane Ramsey

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Marco’s Pizza is celebrating 35 years in business by being recognized as the fastest growing pizza chain in the U.S., based on the number of stores opened since 2007. “We’ve established ourselves as a leading franchise in the pizza business. It has resulted in exponential growth for our brand,” said Jack Butorac, CEO of Marco’s Pizza. Marco’s Franchising LLC has experienced a 37 percent increase in revenue growth in 2012 and is on track to have 104 new locations for 2013. With more than 1,500 new franchisees signed, the Toledo-based pizza chain expects to double its size and

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quadruple its store count in the next five to seven years. Marco’s has 420 stores in 32 states, the Bahamas and Panama, and expects to top 500 stores by the end of 2014 by opening two to three stores per week. Marco’s Pizza recently ranked 11th in the “2012 Pizza Industry Top 100 Movers and Shakers” as compiled by PizzaMarketPlace.com. Founded in 1978 by Italian-born Pasquale “Pat” Giammarco, the company has grown from its roots as a beloved Ohio brand to become nationally and internationally known. Giammarco still owns and operates the Marco’s stores in the Toledo area while serving as a mentor to the current management team led by Butorac, who bought the franchise in 2004. Marco’s credits its fresh dough

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The University of Toledo recently opened a new health center, touted as the first of its kind, that goes beyond traditional medicine by providing free comprehensive, nonclinical services, from yoga to financial help, for breast cancer survivors and those with chronic illnesses. The Center for Health and Successful Living in the College of Health Sciences is staffed by students and funded by grants from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the American Cancer Society as well as from the directors’ own pockets. The university provides no funding, said Amy Thompson, a professor of public health. Thompson is co-director of the center with Timothy Jordan, also a professor of public health. The two came to breast cancer research by different avenues, but came together with a shared vision for a center that would provide for the entire well-being of the patient. “We think this is the only center like this in the United States. We’ve searched and searched,” said Jordan, who was introduced to breast cancer research through his work with Susan G. Komen. “We’re excited for Toledo.” The center, which opened Oct. 17, was renovated at a cost of $150,000 and provides an environment where survivors can connect. There’s a fireplace and an exercise room. “My mom is a breast cancer survivor. I saw what she went through,” Thompson said. “I see women in treatment who have a dark look in their eyes. ... It was my goal to create this center, to have this place that’s first of its kind. The beauty is our students get

… to do health coaching.” A staff of 24 students runs the dayto-day operations of the center with help from volunteers and faculty. Many are students from other departments within the college earning credits toward graduation. They have oversight from the professors but provide much of the care and education to patients. Services are free and include health screenings, art therapy, occupational therapy, yoga classes, a dietitian, support groups, book club, patient treatment counseling, an exercise trainer and a pink sneakers walking exercise group. One woman came in who couldn’t afford her medications and worked with an intern to reduce her monthly bill by $200, said Jeannine Everhart, the center’s business manager. “We’re getting a lot of good feedback,” Everhart said. “People need these services and can’t afford them.” Many of the patients report having to choose between paying for their car or their house, Thompson said. They don’t have the financial or emotional support they need. “They don’t have someone to go grocery shopping for them,” she said. “They don’t have someone to take them to chemo appointments, or someone [to whom] they can say: ‘I’m having a bad day.’ “We’re trying to provide services that a lot of women don’t have. ... We want to be a beacon of hope and light for people in our community.”

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The center is trying to help lowincome people, minorities, those without insurance and also those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by doing outreach with its mobile mammogram truck. Staff recently parked the truck at the Goodwill store on Cherry Street and served 24 women. “They had a lot of abnormal results,” Everhart said. “They hadn’t been screened in a long time because they had no insurance.” The mobile truck stopped by the Toledo Pride festival this year, performing 30 mammograms and breast exams.

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Another way of reaching out to the community is through public events. The center’s inaugural event was a panel discussion and brunch Nov. 16 for breast cancer survivors and their families as well as those currently in treatment, service providers and those interested in learning more. The number of patients visiting the center has been a slow trickle as they are in the beginning stages of getting the word out, but there is an obvious need, Thompson said. In the United States, there are 3 million breast cancer survivors. Ohio has the fourth highest death rate for breast cancer. The death rate is 30 percent and should be 5 percent, Thompson said. “People are not getting screened until later stages of cancer,” she said.

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THOMPSON AND JORDAN Both directors see more services in the center’s future. Thompson envisions a support group for families and an arts and crafts room for children, giving parent survivors a much-needed break. Jordan sees legal services and personalized health coaching, in which a patient’s diet and exercise routine are specifically designed for them. “Take what you get at Bally [Total Fitness] and multiply it,” he said. Those interested in donating their time or money to the Center for Health and Successful Living can contact the center at (419) 530-4725. The next book club meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in the center, which is in the Health and Human Services building on UT’s main campus. O

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Owens Corning celebrates 75 years By Sarah Ottney TOLEDO FREE PRESS MANAGING EDITOR sottney@toledofreepress.com

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From the shingles on your roof and the cellphone in your hand to the wind turbines and Corvettes you pass on the highway, products containing glass fiber made by Owens Corning (OC) are everywhere. The Toledo-based Fortune 500 company celebrated its 75th year in business Oct. 31. “Throughout its 75 years, Owens Corning and its people have proven to be resourceful, resilient and relentless amid some of history’s most trying and triumphant times,” said Chairman and CEO Mike Thaman in a statement. “The people who built this company had a revolutionary vision to create fibers from glass. That was the beginning of Owens Corning’s legacy of innovation, and now it’s our time to carry that vision into the next 75 years.” The company and the City of Toledo recently negotiated terms for Owens Corning to remain in its Downtown headquarters until 2030. The company’s prior lease was set to end in 2015. As part of the agreement, Owens Corning agreed to add 50 jobs Downtown within three years and make annual payments in lieu of taxes to Toledo Public Schools, totaling more than $400,000 per year. In a statement, Senior Corporate Communications Leader Matt Sch-

roder called the agreement a tremendous example of a public and private partnership to benefit the entire region, adding that OC looks forward to maintaining jobs and growing employment when appropriate. The company, which employs 15,000 people in 27 countries on five continents, operates in two segments: residential and commercial building materials (primarily roofing and insulation) and composites — glass-fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for thousands of end-use applications in a number of markets. Most people associate Owens Corning with building materials, not realizing how many other products contain Owens Corning materials, said Byron Hulls, director of market intelligence for composites. “They don’t have an ‘Owens Corning Inside’ label — although we’ve talked about it a lot,” Hulls said. Glass-fiber reinforcement composites is a $7 billion global market, with more than 70,000 applications in markets like transportation, industrial products, consumer products, construction and renewable energy, Hulls said. He estimated the average North American household contains 100 kilograms of glass fibers, which can be found in showers, washing machines, cushion vinyl flooring, ceiling tiles, window frames and more. “A composite just means a combination of two materials where the resulting properties are better than the properties of each individual component,” Hulls said. Materials made with glass fibers are both lighter and stronger than those made with traditional materials like wood, steel or aluminum, making cars and boats more fuel-efficient, Hulls

said. Fiberglass-reinforced composites also don’t rust, making them good for underground pipes and storage tanks. Renewable energy is a fast-growing field and fiberglass is a key component in wind turbine blades. “That’s come to the forefront as a big market,” Hulls said. “Ten years ago, it was almost zero percent and now it’s 6 percent of that $7 billion glass fiber market globally.” OC is continuously working with clients to develop new applications and improve current ones. “One of the things with this company is there’s always been the ability to find and deliver on future market opportunities,” Hulls said. “Our culture creates ways we can identify and communicate those and people are willing to take those risks. That’s a great statement about the leadership.” The industry changes so rapidly it’s not possible to predict where the company might be in the next five years, much less the next 75, Hulls said. “It’s a really dynamic marketplace. It’s actually a lot of fun,” he said.

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With Prohibition and the Great Depression reducing the demand for glass bottles in the early 1930s, the glass industry, including Toledo-based OwensIllinois (O-I), found itself searching for new markets, said Bill Hamilton, an OC retiree who now serves as the unofficial company historian. While glass is typically thought of as rigid and brittle, in fiber form it is soft and pliable. A marble approximately one inch in diameter can make more than 1,000 miles of fine glass fibers, yet pound for pound those fibers are stronger than steel, Hamilton said. n OC AT 75 CONTINUES ON 14

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14 Owens Corning n OC AT 75 CONTINUED FROM 13 O-I didn’t invent glass fiber, but it was the first company to develop a method of making it in commercial quantities and create markets for the product, Hamilton said. The discovery was made by accident. Games Slayter, a consultant hired by O-I to develop architectural glass block, had noticed some glass fibers hanging from the roof joists at an Illinois factory. He realized they might make good insulation material, but didn’t know an efficient way to make them. Meanwhile, Dale Kleist, a young employee at a plant in Columbus, was frustrated by attempts to weld two halves of a glass block together. The tool he was using was producing only fine glass fibers rather than the stream of molten glass he was looking for. His boss, John H. ‘“Jack” Thomas, happened to walk by and asked him how it was going. “Dale said, ‘Not very good. All it’s making is these fibers,’” Hamilton said. “Jack got kind of wide-eyed, grabbed some and ran out of there like a child with a new toy.” Thomas immediately recognized the fibers as the insulation-quality material Slayter had been looking for. “That was the discovery that launched the fiberglass business within Owens-Illinois. Later, New York-based Corning Glass Works

joined them and they worked together,” Hamilton said. On Oct. 31, 1938, the two companies founded Owens Corning to focus exclusively on what they called Fiberglas.

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One of the first big breakthroughs for the new company was making insulation for warships during World War II. It also started making airplane parts. “Lots of materials like aluminum, steel and rubber were scarce during the war years so engineers and designers were more open to using new materials,” Hamilton said. “That willingness to try fiberglass as a substitute for other materials was a big boost for Owens Corning in its early days.” After the war, the company moved into home insulation and later the transportation industry, including frames for boats and cars, Hamilton said. It also provided materials used in NASA spacecraft and astronaut suits. Owens Corning also revolutionized the roofing industry, Hamilton said. When at first the industry balked at OC’s new Fiberglas-reinforced shingles, OC set about to change the industry from the inside out. “Shingles used to be made with an organic felt — it was like very porous thick paper saturated with asphalt. If you didn’t totally saturate it, it could absorb moisture and curl up on the

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roof, which didn’t look good and didn’t work well,” Hamilton said. “Owens Corning acquired a nationwide company that made shingles and asphalt and started converting them to make shingles with fiberglass reinforcement. Soon the whole industry changed. I don’t know what the percentage of fiberglass-to-organic is today, but I have to say it’s over 90 percent fiberglass and Owens Corning is the leading manufacturer of roofing

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shingles today.” The company’s flexibility and resiliency have allowed it to survive and thrive through ups and downs, including a declaration of bankruptcy in 2000 following a series of asbestos lawsuits. OC emerged from bankruptcy on the anniversary of its founding, Oct. 31, 2006. “A lot of things that might have taken down other companies, they managed to overcome and reinvent

themselves, but always around the core businesses of glass fibers,” Hamilton said. “To still be there making glass fibers 75 years later is pretty impressive.” On Oct. 28, Thaman and the company’s senior leadership team, along with the company’s iconic Pink Panther mascot, traveled to New York City to ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www. owenscorning.com. O

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Owens Corning committed to giving back to community By Danielle Stanton TOLEDO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER news@toledofreepress.com

Millions of Chinese children have been left behind by parents who leave their rural communities to work in cities. These children need help and Owens Corning has stepped in with employee volunteers to build RETTIG eight kitchens that will feed an estimated 5,500 kids. Owens Corning is dedicated to giving back to communities through employee volunteerism and financial and product donations, said Don Rettig, president of Owens Corning Foundation. The kitchens in Jiangxi Province, which Rettig recently visited, are just one way the company has been a force for good. “It was a very powerful trip to spend the day with the kids and see how we are able to make a difference in their lives,” Rettig said. Owens Corning actively encourages volunteerism in its employees, both within the United States and overseas. Owens Corning has a presence in 27 countries on five continents, employing 15,000 people, Rettig said. “We are located around the world, as active participants and not just as a building,” Rettig said. “The

way we encourage volunteerism is through example. “We have 1,200 people in the Toledo building,” Rettig continued. “We are very, very active in the community in Toledo from the CEO down the line, from the community board member at the symphony or a local organization like Boys & Girls Club to the Goodwill.” Rettig said the company is frequently approached by community organizations who want a board member from Owens Corning. Currently, there are Owens Corning employees sitting on 40 different boards at area organizations around Toledo, he said, including the Cherry Street Mission and Valentine Theatre. “Most volunteers are doing it because they believe it’s the right thing to do,” he said. One employee volunteer incentive is the Global Volunteer of the Year Award. The award includes winners from three categories: individual, team and retiree. The winners get to direct a $10,000 gift to the charity of their choice. Applications came in from all over the world, Rettig said, including Europe, China and Canada. This year the individual winner was an employee in Utah who had been active with an Ecuadorian program that helps schoolkids. The team prize went to a group in India and the winner of the retiree category was a Toledo man who volunteers in an education-based program. “It’s gratifying to see when those applications come in how dedicated

our employees are and it’s great to recognize it,” Rettig said. It’s difficult to track the number of employees who volunteer, Rettig said, so Owens Corning no longer keeps those statistics. However, the company did track the number of volunteer opportunities for employees. This year, the company set a goal of 75 events in honor of its 75th anniversary, he said. “We hit that goal,” Rettig said, “and just kept going.” Another way Owens Corning contributes to the local community is by supporting the Aspire initiative. Aspire was formed earlier this year through the collaborative efforts of local corporations, government, labor, educational and philanthropic organizations. Aspire focuses on the healthy development and education of children through a data and measurement accountability system that drives better results. Owens Corning has loaned a full-time executive to the project and provided further financial support. Owens Corning gives away several million dollars each year in cash and products to communities it serves, Rettig said. Donations come from the foundation and other areas such as sponsorships, he said. The company has partnered with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, HomeAid, Good360 and World Vision to help with product donations. In 2012, Owens Corning donated enough shingles to re-roof more than 283 homes and enough insulation to insulate 1,091 homes for those in need.

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“If there’s a homeless shelter out there that needs a new roof and we can donate to that, fantastic,” he said. “We find a way to do philanthropy that makes sense to (our) business. ... When you hear what Owens Corning is doing with Habitat for Humanity — that makes a lot of sense.” Mike McIntyre, executive director of the Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity, said he’s thrilled to be affiliated with Owens Corning. He called Owens Corning a “multifaceted” company that never stops thinking of creative ways to give back to the community. Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit that builds affordable homes for lowincome people, is Owens Corning’s largest partner in the United States. In three years, Owens Corning has donated $1 million in cash and product to Habitat for Humanity, Rettig said. This year will mark the 10th house Owens Corning will finish in partner-

ship with Habitat for Humanity. “The key here is when they approach a community partner, they provide financial support, product support. They provide leadership,” McIntyre said. “There’s no partnership we have that can deliver on every front like Owens Corning can. They are the quintessential community partner because they can deliver on so many fronts.” Owens Corning has built several homes with Habitat for Humanity this year, including homes in California, Minneapolis, Houston, Jacksonville and Atlanta. Rettig just recently returned from the build in Houston where he climbed ladders and hammered away with 20 other employees from its Houston plant. “There’s a Habitat in every community and in every community that we have a plant, we get the employees involved,” Rettig said. O

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Owens Corning’s impact felt throughout the world By Sarah Ottney TOLEDO FREE PRESS MANAGING EDITOR sottney@toledofreepress.com

Growing up in Ohio, Paul Wei never dreamed he’d one day be living overseas as an executive for a major international company. For the past two years, Wei has lived in Shanghai, Owens Corning’s Asia Pacific headquarters, where he is vice president and managing director for glass reinforcements in China and North/South Asia. “We run a pretty diverse business, providing glass reinforcement and composite solutions for customers in the entire region,” said Wei, who primarily covers China, Japan and Korea. Wei has been with Owens Corning for eight years, starting in sales. He was based in Toledo for his first six years with the company and now travels to Toledo four or five times a year. “I joined because I knew it was a global business, but I never thought I’d ever have a chance to move as fast as I did,” Wei said. “Owens Corning definitely gives people a lot of opportunities. My story is not unique. You really have a lot of chances to do

things with your career.” Wei was born in California and raised in North Canton, where his family moved when he was in second grade. Wei learned Chinese at home from his Chinese parents, but didn’t have much opportunity to practice. Now that he lives in China, he said his Chinese has greatly improved. Wei said his favorite part of working in Shanghai is the “diversity and growth.” “There’s still a lot of untapped opportunities and markets here, whereas in the U.S. things are pretty mature or specified,” Wei said. “Here, a lot of things are left to be developed. There’s a billion people here and they just have a different set of needs. “It’s still evolving and still growing. There’s a chance to position something new here and to have a chance to be the first on the market is exciting. Things move a lot faster here. There’s a lot more going on, but it’s also rewarding.” The most challenging part is the competitiveness, Wei said. “Owens Corning is the No. 1 composites company in the world, but Nos. 2, 3, 4 are all Chinese companies,” Wei said. “The challenge is you have to

stay ahead because the competition is always chasing us.” Wind energy is an important market in Asia, Wei said. Fiberglass is a key component in wind turbine blades. “Our customers tend to be very energy-based,” he said. “China is the largest wind energy market in the world.” Other fast-growing Asian markets include electronic devices and pollution control applications, such as coal scrubbers and compressed natural gas tanks, Wei said. “Pollution is a big deal here,” Wei said. “Compressed natural gas is starting to be mandated by a lot of commercial vehicles, like taxis or buses, to moderate air quality, especially in large cities, because it costs less and it’s clean. Since it’s a pressurized tank, glass reinforcement quality is very important, and so safety is very critical in that application.” Owens Corning is a globally recognized brand, Wei said. “In North America, we’re an established brand leader. Everyone knows the Pink Panther and the Owens Corning brand. We’re a recognized brand and people trust Owens Corning because we have a history for developing solutions,” he said.

“Here in China, we’re still the brand leader, but we’re not the biggest company. Customers and competitors have a high respect for us, but we’re not the biggest. We’re not as established as in the U.S., but people recognize us for being the innovation leader and the brand and safety leader. “Even here in China [Owens Corning] means quality, safety, environmentally friendly,” Wei said. “I think those give it lasting power. Our motto is ‘Innovation for Living’ and I think that’s really true. It’s really about creating better applications and things that are really sustainable.” A 75th business anniversary is almost unheard of in China, Wei said. “Seventy-five years for a business in China is an eternity. It’s not often you see that. There are a lot of changes here,” Wei said. “People here are proud to be part of Owens Corning. Most have never been to Toledo, Ohio, but they know the story and the history of Owens Corning. I think most people in China, even our competitors, could only dream of having 75 years of a profitable, innovative company. It creates a lot of inspiration and a lot of pride. It’s a big milestone.”

Wei credited Owens Corning’s success and longevity to its employees. “It starts with the people,” Wei said. “The culture at Owens Corning has always been focused on its people and having strong leaders and having a good approach with teamwork and talent — generation after generation of strong talent. It’s always had very strong products and very strong technology. I think those combined have made the company what it is.” With 15,000 employees in 27 countries on five continents, Owens Corning is the definition of a global company. It reported total sales of nearly $5.2 billion last year. Kim Howard is another global executive with ties to Toledo. Howard is vice president and managing director of glass reinforcements for the Americas, which includes North and South America. Howard is based in Toledo, but travels about 50 percent of the time, visiting customers and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Latin America. She has been with Owens Corning since 1996, and in her current position since July 2012. n OC GLOBAL CONTINUES ON 19

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HOWARD and Belgium. She said the experience has been enriching for her family, but she’s happy to be back in Toledo. “It has helped our family to be so much closer, it has helped us to have open eyes about the diversity of the world and has created a lot of cultural sensitivity and understanding for us all,” she said. O

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Tree-lighting ceremony Nov. 23

Levis Commons invites you to kick the season into high gear at the ninth annual tree-lighting ceremony on Nov. 23. The highly anticipated evening will be fun for all ages with a variety of family-friendly activities planned. The festivities will begin at 6 p.m. as Santa makes his way down the boulevard in a horse-drawn carriage ride. Following his grand arrival, Santa will be in his house located on the boulevard for visits and pictures until 9 p.m. Parents are encouraged to bring a camera to take their own pictures with the big man! At 6:30 p.m., dancers from Julie’s Dance Studio will take the stage and dazzle audience members with scenes from “The Nutcracker All Jazzed Up.” O

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The entertainment continues from Michael S. Miller 7-8 p.m. with performances by several Publishing Credits local musicians featured on “Holiday Wishes 3: If You Believe,” a Make-AWish Foundation benefit CD produced by Toledo Free Press Editor in Chief Michael S. Miller. TJ Thomas, Kerry Patrick Clark, The Two Guys Who Play Music, Ear Candy and Jeff Stewart will perform their cuts from the CD. Dance Factory will keep the evening moving with spirited dance routines between musical performances. Of course the highlight of the evening is the lighting of the spectacular 50-foot Christmas tree at 8 p.m. With more than 150,000 twinkling lights, it is a truly magical moment that gets even the sourest Grinch in the mood! During the evening, guests can be one of the first to purchase the MakeA-Wish benefit CD, which will be sold at several Levis Commons businesses throughout the holiday season. “Holiday Wishes 3” is a compilation of 45 tracks by local media celebrities and musicians. The CDs will be sold for $10 each with all of the proceeds benefiting Make-A-Wish. Everyone who purchases a CD at the tree-lighting ceremony will be entered to win a $200 Levis Commons prize package. O

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First Family of Levis contest

If your family is a big fan of Levis Commons then be sure to visit www. shopleviscommons.com to enter to win the First Family of Levis contest. One lucky family will win a night to remember as they ride down the boulevard with Santa, help light the tree, enjoy free dinner at their favorite Levis Commons restaurant and stay overnight at the Hilton Garden Inn. The Levis Commons tree-lighting ceremony is a night for family and friends to gather and make special holiday memories. We invite you to join as we celebrate the most wonderful time of year! O

Carriage rides, Santa visits

Kids will love visiting Santa in his house on the boulevard and parents will appreciate taking their own pictures of the special moment. If you visit while Santa is not home, drop off your wish list in the mailbox next to his house. All letters that include a return address will get a response from Santa! Guests can also enjoy a horse-drawn carriage around the twinkling boulevard at Levis Commons 5-8 p.m. every Saturday from Nov. 23 to Dec. 28. Pickup for the carriage rides is located on Chappel Drive across from Schakolad Chocolate Factory. Rides are $5 per person or $10 for a family. n LEVIS COMMONS CONTINUES ON 21

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Drop & Shop

Drop & Shop with Imagination Station offers parents the opportunity to tackle holiday errands without the kids in tow! Enjoy the convenience of dropping the little ones off at Levis Commons, where they will make gingerbread houses and fake snow while you cross items off your shopping list! A fee does apply, and you must register your child in advance for Drop & Shop with Imagination Station. O Dec. 7: Engineering Elves Santa’s creative little elves will spend the afternoon tinkering with the engineering design process as they make gumdrop domes and gingerbread houses. O Dec. 21: Sensational Snow Get your little snowman excited about the fluffy stuff falling from the winter sky. They’ll learn about how snow is formed and how it melts. They’ll even make and play with piles of InstaSnow! Parents must RSVP through Imagination Station prior to dropping their child off at Levis Commons. O n LEVIS COMMONS CONTINUES ON 22

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Flick with St. Nick

Join The Town Center at Levis Commons for the special screening of Disney’s “Frozen” at Rave Cinemas at 2 p.m. Dec. 7. Stop and visit Santa at his house on the boulevard before or after the show. Tickets are $7 for both adults and children, and can be purchased at www.ShopLevisCommons.com or by calling (419) 931-8888. O

Play it Forward toy drive

As you are preparing for the holidays this year by shopping for gifts, you might begin to wonder where you will fit more toys in your house. The Town Center at Levis Commons offers a great solution to this dilemma with its fourth annual Play it Forward Toy Drive. In early January, gently used toys will be collected to donate to local children who were not as fortunate during the holiday season. Last year, The Town Center collected three large box trucks worth of used toys, which were then donated to local children in need at the Wayman D. Palmer Community YMCA. The excitement and gratitude expressed by the children was overwhelming, and based on

each year’s success, Play it Forward will continue in 2014. Donations will be collected in front of Rave Motion Pictures from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. A local company, Cousino Harris Disaster Kleenup, will sanitize the toys before they are redistributed to a charity. Not only does this event provide toys for local children in need, it also is a great way to recycle toys that are no longer being used. O

Gift cards available

A gift card to Levis Commons is the answer to your shopping stress this holiday season. Gift cards are good at most of the stores, restaurants and the movie theater at Levis Commons. Gift cards are available for purchase at Lily’s at Levis, in the Management Office during business hours and online at www. ShopLevisCommons.com. Gift cards come in any denomination from $5 to $500, with a $2 activation fee per card. Gift cards are guaranteed to fit every shape and size. You cannot go wrong with a Levis Commons gift card. Gift cards available at Levis Commons. O

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Operating Hours Below are Levis Commons’ holiday hours for December. Extended Sunday hours will begin on Dec. 1. O Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. O Sunday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Specific Holiday Hours are listed below: O Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28: CLOSED O Black Friday, Nov. 29: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. O Christmas Eve, Dec. 24: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. O Christmas Day, Dec. 25: CLOSED O New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. O New Year’s Day, Jan. 1: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Regular winter hours will resume Sunday, Jan. 5 and continue through May 1. Winter hours are as follows: O Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. O Friday-Saturday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. O Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m. Individual store, restaurant and theater hours may vary. O

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Listen to Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.’s “The Speed of Things” and it’s almost like the faint scent of high-octane fuel and burning rubber wafts by. OK, maybe it’s a whiff of jasmine and freesia — and a little sweat from all the dancing. “Music has the same ability to immediately recall a moment or a feeling that smell has; it’s a powerful thing,” Josh Epstein wrote in an email interview with Toledo Free Press. Epstein and Daniel Zott floored it on their sophomore disc, which raced up the New Alternative Artist Chart to debut at No. 5 last month. “Beautiful Dream” is a mesmerizing opening track that seems to shimmer as it pulses along. Epstein and Zott sing: “I was in the backyard/ Trying to take a picture of you …” “I had the most romantic dream I’ve ever had where I was walking through a garden with my lover,” Zott wrote from a tour stop in California. “It was warm and sunny and yet it was somehow snowing. I woke up and couldn’t get the feeling out of my body. The song was a way to preserve it outside of my head.” The Detroit duo caught that elusive sensation with an audio snapshot complete with Beach Boysesque harmonies over fused indie pop and electronic music. “If You Didn’t See Me (Then You Weren’t on the Dancefloor),” the first single from the CD, is a catchy, synth-filled groove that’s cerebral. The chorus by the singersongwriters: “You should know

by now/ We’re just gonna keep on moving on/ We’re just gonna keep on moving on on the dance floor.” “‘If you didn’t see me then you weren’t on the dance floor’ was a saying that we had on tour. We took it and threw it into a track called ‘Too Fat for Love’ and it worked somehow,” Zott wrote. And it fit the theme of “The Speed of Things”: living at an accelerated pace in the age of instant information where everything is transient. “‘[The disc is] a moment in time, and we want to do our best to capture it and preserve it so that someday someone might listen and be able to feel what it was like here in this moment for us,” Epstein wrote. The two have had many moments since they began experimenting with music in 2009. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at game three of the American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics last month at Comerica Park. “[We are] lifelong Detroit fans in general! Singing the national anthem was a dream come true for us,” Epstein wrote. They haven’t met the driver whose name they adopted. “We have emailed back and forth. He’s very nice,” Epstein wrote. It’s no coincidence Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. will be in the Motor City for an 8 p.m. concert Nov. 23 at the Masonic Temple’s Jack White Theatre. Tickets are $20. “We will be home for the [Thanksgiving] holiday, watching the Lions and eating turkey and pie. It’s just tradition,” Epstein wrote. O

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After months of planning, gathering investors and launching an aggressive Kickstarter campaign, Tom Schaeffer hopes to go from pastor to brewmaster. Schaeffer, who is pastor of Threshold Church, affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, has dedicated the past 25 years to ministry. With the creation of Black Cloister Brewing, Schaeffer hopes to leverage his brewing into a self-sustaining ministry. While the idea sounds revolutionary, it is a philosophy that has been around for quite some time. Most notably, Belgium’s Trappist breweries have laid the groundwork for community-built breweries whose revenue is devoted to social service. Schaeffer said the success of that model is what he hopes to achieve by opening Black Cloister. “We want to leverage our company to make Toledo a better place,” Schaeffer said. “We want that philosophy to be part of our brewery’s culture. It is something that is unique and is something that defines who we are.” Black Cloister’s connection to ministry is evident throughout its business plan and branding, from the styles of beer Schaeffer plans on pouring to the name chosen. “The Black Cloister was the

monastery that Martin Luther was trained in as a monk,” Schaeffer said. “He pioneered the Reformation. During the Reformation, he ended up marrying a nun named Katie and the Black Cloister was actually given to them as a home. When they moved in, Katie was actually an alewife. Not only did she brew the beer for the household, but she actually brewed beer for much of the city of Wittenberg.” Shaeffer said the Black Cloister brewing team of himself, Scott Biddle, Mike Kennedy, Bob Hall and Brad Deters has more than 60 years of brewing experience collectively. Schaeffer said he has always had a passion for craft beer and brewing. From hosting a beer-tasting men’s Bible study to theological discussions around the brew kettle, Schaeffer has always felt the union of beer and ministry was a welcome pairing. He said it was a natural progression to begin looking at opening a brewery. “I decided to talk with some people that I respected a great deal from a business standpoint,” Schaeffer said. “After talking with these guys, I expected someone to say to me, ‘Tom, this is a really bad idea.’ But everyone I talked to said just the opposite. They said, ‘Tom, I think you are really onto something.’ When I talked to people like that and they said I should pursue this, that’s when I started pulling some other people into the team.” In mid-October, Shaeffer and his

team began an online Kickstarter campaign to raise $55,000 by Nov. 16. The requested funds would supplement the roughly $400,000 the brewery has already raised. While the Kickstarter campaign will not determine whether the brewery will continue to move forward, it will help the company purchase three fermenting vessels, a brite tank and approximately 150 kegs. “If we don’t get the Kickstarter money, it will throw a bit of a wrench into things,” Schaeffer said. “However, it is not a deal-breaker. We are looking at a 15-barrel system and I don’t want to cut back to a 10-barrel system. These are some of the decisions we might end up having to make if the Kickstarter page doesn’t push through. It is likely the largest Kickstarter in Northwest Ohio so we know it will be difficult. We are hoping friends, family, Toledoans and even our church community will support the project.” Black Cloister is currently in the process of securing a location. While Schaeffer was not able to disclose the building they are hoping to secure, he did say it was within eyesight of Fifth Third Field in Downtown Toledo. He said when Black Cloister opens its doors in 2014, it will strictly be a taproom, with no food served. However, Schaeffer did say he hoped it would eventually become a fullservice brewpub. “We wanted to keep our focus on brewing good beer first,” Schaeffer

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as possible,” Schaeffer said. “Three Floyds is also an inspiration because they have an attitude that they are going to brew what they want to brew and do what they want to do. We like that mentality as well.” For more information or to donate to the Kickstarter campaign, visit www.kickstarter.com/ projects/1398622540/black-cloisterbrewing-company. O

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