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Market on Main Mike, Kendra, Hanna and Isabel Holland enjoyed the Sylvania Farmers Market
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Last year’s runner-up Paula Creamer lines up her birdie putt on #9 during the 2013 Marathon Classic
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Senior Follies ‘Once Upon a Camelot’ diector Ann Galloway and Mistress of Ceremonies Sally Goetz keep rehearsals moving along.
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People of all ages enjoyed Pizza Palooza last year.
Rocksy, one of The University of Toledo’s mascots, shows some moxie at the event.
Kate Fischer and John Jennewine were among the judges for the restaurants. Other judges included Tony Geftos, Terry Kretz, David Livingston, Daniel Neman, Christina Williams and Bill Zuccarell.
Michelle Bieber of Over the Rainbow gives Ellen Majewski instructions on throwing the ‘pepperoni’ onto the ‘pizza.’
Beatlemania An enthusiatic crowd filled Centennial Terrace to celebrate the 50 years of Beatles music with 1964...The Tribute.
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PIZZA PALOOZA RETURNS TO CENTENNIAL TERRACE he 2014 Pizza Palooza will be held July 25 and July 26 from 5 to 11 p.m. at Centennial Terrace. There will be children’s activities from 5 to 8 p.m. each day. Live music will be presented by The Wheeler Brothers. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children ages 5 to 12. Children under the age of 5 are admitted free of charge. This year, Amie’s Pizza Factory, Charlie’s Homemade Pizza, J-Cups Pizza, Jet’s Pizza, JoJo’s Pizza, Mama Mary’s PizzAroma, Mancino’s Pizza & Grinders, Pizza Papalis, and Vito’s Pizza & Subs will be competing for “best
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pizza” honors. The event, presented by the Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce and the Sylvania Area Joint Recreation District is sponsored by Kistler Ford, Metamora State Bank, city of Sylvania, Sylvania area Edward Jones affiliates, ProMedica Flower Hospital, Jennite Paving & Sealing, Over the Rainbow Early Learning Center, ProMedica Paramount Health Care, SylvaniaVet and Walker Family Funeral Homes. Media sponsors include 92.5 KISS FM, Channel 13 ABC. Lamar, The Blade and Sylvania AdVantage.
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Crowds lined the 18th green to watch the final putts at the 2013 tournament. More about the 2014 tournament on 8C. Photos by TJ Irwin of TJ Irwin Photography
Centennial Terrace’s 75th Anniversary to be Celebrated
A special celebration of the 75th anniversary of Centennial Terrace will be held on Saturday July 19. Centennial has been a fixture in the community providing entertainment with “Dancing Under The Stars” since 1939.Veteran broadcaster Jim Tichy will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the evening. A proclamation will be read by Sylvania Town Crier Mike Lieber. Music celebrating the 75 years will be presented by The Johnny Knorr Orchestra under the direction of Knorr’s son Jerry. He is planning a special evening with musical highlights of the many orchestras that have appeared at Centennial Terrace through the years. The orchestras include Glenn Miller, Harry James, Ray Anthony, Les Brown, the Dorseys, Woody Herman, Buddy Morrow, Guy Lombardo, Si Zentner and Stan Kenton. More than 150 orchestras and bands have appeared at Centennial since 1939. There will also be a drawing for door prizes. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and music begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 per person.
Join the AdVantage delivery service team Kids who are interested in running their own neighborhood business and earning real money can check out the new Sylvania AdVantage junior delivery team. You will be supplied with all the tools you will need to operate a successful paper sales and delivery service in your neighborhood. And you get to keep 100 percent of the profits. We will provide you with sales flyers, complimentary papers to use when you are selling your service, and a system to keep track of customers. Call Melissa at 419/292-1545 for more information and to register for the first training session on Aug. 7.
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Happy 90th Birthday!
Numerous friends joined the family of Ann Galloway in the celebration of her 90th birthday on Saturday, July 5 at Sylvania Country Club. Galloway’s four children, David of Ft. Myers, Fla., Tom of Marietta, Ga., Cassie Bertke of Grace Lake, Ill., and Susan Richardson of Toledo, Ohio, planned the party, which included guests from the many different areas of her life. Galloway is well known as the longtime director of the Sylvania Senior Center Follies, a program she has written, choreographed and directed for the past 10 years. She is very involved with Lourdes University, St. Vincent Medical Center, ProMedica Flower Hospital, and served as executive vice president of Sister Cities International for 11 years. She has also written a variety of pageants including several for the St. Francis de Sales High School fund-raising fashion shows and one in 1988 for the 250th anniversary of the Grey Nuns.
Merrill/Nixon Wedding
Madeline Merrill and Chris Nixon were married in their ‘fairy tale’ wedding on June 17 at Disney’s Wedding Pavilion in the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. The bride is a 2004 graduate of Worthington Kilbourne High School. She received her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in New York City where she was captain of the women’s swim team. She graduated in 2008 and continued her education, receiving a master’s degree from New York University. She is currently a kindergarten teacher at Maumee Valley Country Day School and the event coordinator for Element 112 Restaurant in Sylvania. She is the daughter of John and Tricia Merrill of Columbus. The groom grew up in Sylvania, graduating from St. John’s Jesuit High School in 2004. He continued his education at the College of Wooster in 2008 where he played men’s lacrosse. He is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York City and is the executive chef and owner of Element 112 Restaurant in Sylvania. He is the son of Steve Nixon and Michelle Nixon. The couple met at Chris’ former restaurant, The Boathouse, on Coldwater Lake in Michigan where her aunt and uncle have a cottage. Mrs. Nixon said though she lived in New York City she traveled to Coldwater Lake for weekend visits.
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L-R: Pat Scharf and Anne Huebner, along with the Children's Library of the Lucas County Public Library and The Library Foundation, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Robert and Posy Huebner Collection.
Acclaimed pop-up artist, Matthew Reinhart, gave a special presentation and was available for book signing at the event. —by Mary Helen Darah
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Subscribe! 419/824-0100 • sylvaniaadvantage@gmail.com Mark Benson of WXKR 94.5 delivers meals to a client on his route.
During the week of July 7, 2014, on-air personalities from Cumulus radio delivered meals in their community. This media campaign is an ongoing program coordinated by Mobile Meals of Toledo to inform local media of the importance of the homedelivered meal program. Mark Elliott, WQRN 93.5, Mike Shannon and Nikki Landry, Star 105 and Mark Benson, WXKR 94.5 participated in the event. The on-air talent from these stations learned first-hand how important the meal program is to the clients; sometimes the volunteer delivering their meals is the only person they see that day, offering that human contact that is so important. Print media delivered in April and television personalities will deliver in September. Mobile Meals’ mission is to help clients sustain independence and enhance their quality of life by delivering nutritious food.
Mark Elliott of WRQN 93.5 picks up his delivery bags at Great Lakes Light & Sound on Arco Drive.
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IN&AROUNDSYLVANIA •Ongoing Boomers Resource Network Boomers Resource Network meets every Thursday at Uncle John’s Restaurant for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon, followed by educational speakers from noon until 1 p.m. The group offers a network of community resources for those born between 1946 and 1964. For information, call 419/865-8503 or visit boomersrn.com. Pet Loss Support Group Meeting SylvaniaVet hosts a Pet Loss Support Group meeting at Christ Presbyterian Church, 4225 W. Sylvania Ave. at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. For details or more information call 419/885-4421. TOPS Meets on Tuesdays The Ohio Chapter 1961 of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) holds its regular meeting Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 6517 Brint Road.
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Visitors who desire a fun and diverse method to lose weight and keep it off are welcome. International yearly dues are $28 and local monthly dues are $5. God Works! Crossroads Community Church, 6960 Sylvania-Petersburg Road, Ottawa Lake, Mich., is offering God Works! providing a warm meal to anyone in need each Thursday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; meal at 6 p.m.; doors are locked at 6:30 p.m. TAME Meeting The Toledo Area Miniature Enthusiasts (T.A.M.E), a scale miniature dollhouse club, meets the first Saturday of each month, 1 to 4 p.m. in the carriage house at the Sylvania Heritage Museum, 5717 Main St. Call Carolyn Martin at 734/847-6366. Nursing Mothers’ Group The nursing mothers’ group meets the first and third Tuesday of every month from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Harris McIntosh Tower, first floor conference room C, at ProMedica Toledo Hospital, 2121 Hughes. For information, call 419/291-5667. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) FA meets every Monday night at 7 p.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church, 4855 W. Central Ave., room 206. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) offers help and hope. Contact Joyce at 419/699-1007, email jtreat@bex.net or visit foodaddicts.org. Taizé Service A Taizé Service is held the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Sylvania United Church of Christ chapel, 7240 Erie St. For information, call 419/8820048. Mothers’ Center of Greater Toledo Moms, join the friendship, food and fun of being with other mothers. This group, established in 1984, welcomes all mothers and their families. Make new friends, share experiences and advice. Through August 28, meet other moms and let the kids play at park playdates on Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Locations vary, visit www.motherscenter.net/summer.html for information. Knit/Crochet Sessions Advent Lutheran Church, corner of Sylvania Ave. and McCord Road, is having knit/crochet sessions. If you know how to do either, want to learn
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either one, or have forgotten your skills, stop by on Thursday from 10 a.m. until noon. For more information or to attend, call Carol at 419/882-3907. Tai Chi Taoist Tai Chi Society classes consist of slow movements that use gentle turns and graceful stretches to improve balance, flexibility, circulation, and strength. Beginner classes meet every Tuesday and Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Inspire Dance Company, 6755 E. Central Ave. Call 419/537-0131 for information. The Flower Market Garden Grocer The Flower Market Garden Grocer,
3890 Monroe St., will host health screenings, provide healthy eating tips from a dietitian and offer the opportunity to take a walk with a doctor on the first Friday of each month during the summer. Jump ropes and pedometers will be given away (quantities are limited). A drawing will be held for a fresh fruit and vegetable basket.
Sylvania Senior Center July/August Programs The Senior Center hours of operation: Monday 8 am-5 pm, Tuesday 8 am-7:30 pm, Wednesday-Friday 8 am-5 pm Lunch is served from 11:45-12:15 p.m. Mon-Fri; suggested donation for persons who are 60+ is $2.50; non-senior is $5.05. Make reservation by noon the day before. Tuesday Evening Dinner served from 4:30-5:15, $5.50 per person; make reservation by noon the Friday before. Billiards: Mon-Fri open all day, weekly. Computer Lab: open when classes are not in session. Open Gym: open when classes are not in session Quilting & Sewing: Mon, Tue & Thu, 8-12 noon, weekly Woodshop: Tue, Thu & Fri, 1-3, weekly 7/16 7/17
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Movie Day: 3rd Wed; 1-3:00, monthly Knitting & Crocheting: Wed 9-11:00 Fri 2-4:00, weekly Managed Care Advocacy: 3rd Thu, 10:30, monthly Hearing Screening: 1:30-4:30, by appointment Timed Euchre: Mon & Fri, 12:30-2:30, weekly Red Cross Blood Drive: 9-2:00,* Mahjongg: Mon 12:30-4:30, weekly Blood Pressure Clinic: Tue 8:30-11:30 Nat Geo: 5:30-7:00, “Sea Monsters, Prehistoric Adventures” Hatha Yoga: Tue evenings 6-7:15,* Jazzercise: Mon, Wed & Fri 9-10:00, Tue & Thu 8:30-9:30; weekly Follies Tickets go on Sale Today! Pinochle: Wed 12:30-3:30, weekly Podiatrist: by appointment Bingo: Mon & Thu 1-3:00, weekly Scrabble: Fri 1:30-4:30, weekly Sunrise Ladies: Breakfast Group, Tue 9:30-10:30, monthly Blood Pressure Clinic: 10:30-12:30 Senior Chorus: Tue 9:45-11:15, weekly Cinema Studies Series with Dr. Jan Wahl: Tue 5:30-7:30, monthly
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Hatha Yoga: Tue evenings 6-7:15,* Ceramics: Wed 9-11, weekly Blood Pressure/Sugar Clinic: last Thu 911, monthly Poker: Thu 12-4:00, weekly Scrabble: Fri 1:30-4:30, weekly Quilting & Sewing: Mon, Tue & Thu 812; weekly Strength Training: Mon & Thu 10-11, weekly,* Body Recall: Mon, Tue & Thu 11:3012:30, weekly,* Hatha Yoga: Tue evenings 6-7:15,* Nat Geo: 5:30-6:30, “Kingdom of the Blue Whale“ Strength/Balance: Wed 1-2, Fri 10:3011:30,* Volunteer Fair: 1-4:00 Investment Club: 1st Wed, 1:30-2:30, monthly Restorative Yoga: Wed 2:30-4:15, weekly,* Travel Club: 3:00-4:00, monthly Poker: Thu 12-4:00 Duplicate Bridge: Thu 1-4:00, weekly Writer’s Critique: 2nd & 4th Fri 1:303:00, monthly
*Call for fee and registration • For more info call: 419/885-3913 Sylvania Community Services, a nonprofit agency, manages the Sylvania Senior Center. For a complete listing of all Senior Center activities and programs, visit www.sylvaniaseniorcenter.org and click on Senior Center Newsletter. Sylvania Senior Center • 7140 Sylvania Ave • Sylvania, Ohio 43560
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IN&AROUNDSYLVANIA •Toledo Museum of Art Exhibits Through Sept. 21
Fun & Games: The Pursuit of Leisure Works on Paper For centuries, humankind has enjoyed a wealth of leisure diversions. Drawing on works from local and TMA collections, Fun & Games shows a variety of activities and pursuits depicted by artists over the years. The exhibition in the Gallery includes paintings, ceramics and more by such artists as Honore Daumier, James A. M. Whistler, George Wesley Bellows, Henri de ToulouseLautrec, Lucas Cranach, Winslow Homer, Albrecht Durer, Marc Chagall and Rembrandt van Rijn. Free. People Get Ready: 50 Years of Civil Rights After a year of social tumult and Congressional debate, the U.S. Civil Rights Act was signed into law on July 2, 1964. In honor of those who fought for the act, this exhibition in the Hitchcock Gallery includes more than 35 works from the TMA collection by Elizabeth Catlett, David Levinthal, Gordon Parks, Aminah Robinson, W. Eugene Smith, Ernest C. Withers and others who have illuminated and challenged prejudice and bigotry. Free.
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The Art of Video Games The Art of Video Games exhibition in the Canaday Gallery features playable games such as PacMan, Super Mario Brothers and Flower, and includes renderings and video interviews with key game developers and artists. Displays of interactive kiosks are available. The exhibit is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum with generous support from Entertainment Software Association Foundation and several donors. The C.F.
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Foundation in Atlanta supports the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s traveling exhibition program, Treasures to Go. The showing in Toledo is made possible through the support of Toledo Museum of Art members. Free. July 17-19 The Pezheads are coming! Pezamania, the world’s largest and oldest gathering of Pez candy dispenser collectors, will celebrate its 24th anniversary, July 17 through July 19 at the Holiday Inn, 6001 Rockside Rd., Independence, Ohio. To register for the three-day convention, call 813/507-4485 or visit www.pezamania.com. The July 19 event is open to the general public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults; $2 for children under the age of 12 or $10 for a family.
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Healthy Living Series, Noon-1 p.m. A Healthy Living Series will be held at CPW, 3120 Central Park West. Fatigued? Feeling run down and tired lately? Can’t find the energy to do the things you want? Come find out what foods can help you replenish your energy with Ashley Daniels, BS, Certified Healthy Life Style Coaching/ Holistic Health Practitioner. Call for information at 419/455-6803.
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Larry Fuller Trio in Concert, 7-8:30 p.m. Toledo native Larry Fuller, now based in New York City, brings his world-class piano jazz talents to Langley Hall, 301 River Rd., in Maumee. Proceeds will benefit the Toledo Jazz Orchestra. Tickets are $25 and are available by calling 419/794-8205. Dinner is available at Degage Jazz Café and Fine Dining on the first floor before and after the concert with reservations.
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Angela’s Angels Pet Adoption Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Angela’s Angels, 5774 Main St., will host a pet adoption day in conjunction with the Toledo Area Humane Society and Dee Dee’s Feline Angels and Friends. A pet communicator will also be on hand to give insight into “what is on your pet’s mind.” Bring in a pet food item or a toy to receive a free raffle ticket for a chance to win a gift from Angela’s Angels. Call 419/8244079 or visit angelasangelsgifts.com. 13th Annual Dragon Boat Festival Experience a bit of Hong Kong at this fun festival as 40-foot long boats compete with a 20 person crew race down the Maumee river at International Park, across the river from downtown Toledo on the east bank. Call 419/242-2122 or visit partnerstoledo.org for more information. Miles for Smiles, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m The annual Miles for Smiles 5K Run has been expanded to include fun activities for the whole family including a fully catered picnic lunch from Nick and Jimmy’s. The event, sponsored by the Toledo Dental Society, will be held at Monclova Elementary School, 8035 Monclova Rd. Registration for the 5K run/walk begins at 8:30 a.m. and the race starts at 10 a.m. Registration is $25 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under, and $5 for each additional child per family. Proceeds benefit the Dental Center of Northwest Ohio. For information call 419/474-8611 or visit www.milesforsmilestoledo.org.
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Epworth’s Summer Block Party, 4-6 p.m. Epworth United Methodist Church, 4855 W. Central Ave., hosts its annual summer block party on the church grounds. Enjoy hot dogs, watermelon, and popcorn; try the cakewalk and other games; enjoy live music; and make new friends. Bring blankets and lawn chairs if you choose. The block party is free and open to the public. For details, call 419/531-4236. Music Under the Stars, 6 p.m. The Toledo Symphony will perform on Sundays, July 20 through August 10 at the Toledo Zoo Amphitheater, 2700 Broadway. Each performance will incorporate a different theme. For more information on these free concerts call 419/385-4040 or visit toledozoo.org.
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Jazz in the Garden, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening at the Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr., listening to live music performed by the Cakewalkin’ Jass Band. General admission is $8, for students and seniors $7 and $6 for Toledo Botanical Garden members.
The Blue Kazoo - Ben DeLong, John Pickle, Dave Murnen and Callie Jo Smith - will entertain guests at the Toledo Elks Lodge 53 open house.
he Toledo Elks Lodge 53, 3620 Holland-Sylvania Rd., will host an open house on Saturday, July 26, from 5:30 to 11 p.m. The local band The Blue Kazoo will entertain guests from 7 to 11 p.m. with Dave Murnen on drums, kazoo, washboard and vocals, Ben DeLong, keyboard and trumpet, Callie Jo Smith, bass and vocals and John Pickle, guitar, harmonica, kazoo and vocals. Guests may chose to order a pulled pork dinner with corn on the cob,
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cole slaw and more from a limited menu. Dinner is served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. A cash bar will also be available and the patio will be open. “We want people from the community to learn about our organization and what we do. We also want to introduce people to the lodge and the facility. We decided to have a party and invite the public,” said Tony Federici. “The band The Blue Kazoo is quite popular and sure to please audiences of all ages.”
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Olivet Rummage Sale Olivet Lutheran Church, 5840 Monroe St., will hold a huge rummage sale on Thursday and Friday, July 24 and 25 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, July 26 from 9 a.m. to noon, when all items will be 1/2 off and clothing will be $2 a bag.
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Proud to Be Pale at Olander Park, 1-6 p.m. Join Erik’s Army, which raises funds and awareness for melanoma in memory of 2003 Southview High School graduate Erik Hartzell, for a day of food, music and fun. The event will take place at Olander Park, 6930 Sylvania Ave. Music will be provided by DJ Chris Young. Adults can play in a corn hole tournament and participate in the silent auction. Kid’s games including duck pond, basketball and kiddy corn hole will also be part of this family-friendly event. All proceeds will benefit Jena Hoellrich who is battling melanoma. Email proudtobepale@hotmail.com for additional information.
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Dyslexia Advocate Group, 1-2:30 p.m. Sylvania Branch Library Decoding Dyslexia will host an informational meeting for parents of children with dyslexia. This is an informational meeting, and provides an opportunity to meet others, share experiences, and gain insight into advocating for your dyslexic child. Call 419/708-6224 for information.
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DeVilbiss 60th Class Reunion The DeVilbiss High School class of 1954 will hold its 60th year reunion at Sylvania Country Club. More than 100 people out of a class of 415 graduates are planning to attend including Sylvania residents Barb Crowner, event chairperson, Ralph Emery, Tom Falvey, Jim Henricks and Dick Ketteman. Call Barb Crowner, 419/8823008 for more information. Toledo Trivia Night, 6 p.m Lou Hebert, longtime local and national radio and television personality, will be master of ceremonies at a Toledo Trivia Night program at the Glass City Café, Jackson and 11th streets. Hebert is the author of several books about Toledo events, including ‘Day by Day in Toledo,’ published in 2013. Sponsored by the Toledo History Museum, the program is free and open to the public. EVENTS TO 6A
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•Aug. 5 Dennis’ Celebration, 6 p.m. Members of the Toledo Roadrunners Club will gather at Olander Park to celebrate Dennis Scott, an active member who passed away May 20. In place of the regular TRRC meeting, a fun walk/run around Lake Olander will begin at 6 p.m. followed by food and tributes at 7 p.m. There is no fee and no pre-race sign-up. Scott was a graduate of Woodward High School and a Vietnam combat veteran. He was elected member-at-large of the Toledo Roadrunners and a recipient of the Sy Mah award.
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Sylvania High School 50th Reunion The Sylvania High School Class of ’64 will celebrate its 50th reunion on Friday beginning at 6 p.m. at Jo-Jo’s Pizzeria at 5614 Mayberry Square for conversation, reflections and dinner. Saturday festivities will take place at Highland Meadows Golf Club with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Reservations are required by July 20 and are $40 per person. There is a cash bar. Contact mncrayne66@gmail.com.
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25th Annual Festival of India, 1-10 p.m. ‘My Big Fat Indian Wedding’ is the theme of the 25th annual Festival of India to be held at Centennial Terrace, which will be decorated with bright colors to replicate an Indian wedding setting. Indian weddings are known for being colorful, and having music, dance and lots and lots of food. Musical-dance segments based on the theme ‘My Big Fat Indian Wedding’ and other Indian folk dances will be performed. An Indian Drummer (Dhol player) will welcome visitors and
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play Dhol among the crowds between the formal dance performances. Experience Indian street food and enjoy shopping opportunities. A face-painting booth will be available for kids. There is no charge for the event or parking.
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MINI Owners Car Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Northwest Ohio MINI Owners Car Club will meet at EL Zarape Restaurant, 1616 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green. There is no charge but you do have to own a MINI. For more information email: nomointhe419@gmail.com.
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Memory Changes: What’s Normal? What’s Not?, 7-8:30 p.m. Can’t remember names or forget where you put your keys? Is that normal? Cheryl Conley, program director for the Alzheimer’s Association, will answer these questions and more during a talk Aug.14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Flanders Road Church of Christ, 5130 Flanders Rd. Light refreshments will be served at this free event. According to event organizer Linda Ott, “The idea for the program grew out of our ladies’ book club. One of our members is caring for her husband who has Alzheimer’s disease and we are reading the book ‘While I Still Can’ to better understand what she and her husband are experiencing. We all realized that there is much for us to learn. And, we want to share that knowledge with others and help to raise awareness about the disease.”
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Historical Village board members seek Sylvania stories The Sylvania Historical Village is hosting a story-telling day for the first annual Sylvania Stories Oral History Project from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2. The purpose of the event is to invite Sylvania residents and former residents to tell their Sylvania history stories, which will be documented in a DVD and distributed by the Village in the fall as a legacy for future generations. “We view our mission very seriously and telling the Sylvania story is very important to us,” said Kim Hess, Historical Village Board Trustee and chairwoman of the project. “We know there are some very interesting stories out there that others can enjoy years from now and we want to capture them so they don’t fade away.” Interested contributors are being asked to bring along photographs and any other artifacts they are willing to have photographed to help tell their stories. Participants should report to the Sylvania Heritage Museum, 5717 North Main St. They will be directed to a building on the complex where a volunteer will meet with them to record their story. “There have been some significant events that have happened in our area and we’re hoping people, young and old, will be willing to share their experiences,” said Joy Armstrong, executive director of the Village. “We’re interested in stories about events, happenings, and experiences that have a Sylvania flavor. We’re looking for stories about using our train depot to head to some far-off place for military service, the Peace Corps, or some other major life event. We’d also like to hear stories about people participating in a particular parade, or helping with a local disaster. These are events that impacted our community,” Armstrong added.
“At the same time, we’d love to hear stories about folks observing the growth of Sylvania. Occasions like digging out the lake for Olander Park, the construction and opening of US 23 or the construction of Flower Hospital. And of course, we want to hear about all of those places that have faded from our memories, like the Star-Lite DriveIn, an old church building or a particular school that is no longer here,” said Hess. The event is timed to occur on the same day as the grand opening of the Lathrop House located at 5362 S. Main St.
Free workshop preview DJC Core Consulting, LLC, is holding a 90-minute preview Wednesday, Aug. 20 at the ITT Technical Institute, 1656 Henthorne Dr., Maumee to introduce its eight-week Bounce Back from Burnout workshop to individuals, businesses and organizations. The preview is free. Deb Olejownik and Cindy Patterson are co-owners of DJC Core Consulting. They met in classes they took for their Masters in Organizational Leadership program at Lourdes University. Olejownik’s background includes a 32-year-relationship with Toledo Public Schools and a recent career transition to organizational consulting. She is a stress management trainer with Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor and Lourdes University. Patterson is a global real estate analyst for Owens Corning and has served on non-for-profit boards and in other capacities in the nonprofit world for the last 20 years. To register for the Aug. 20 preview, contact Olejownik at 419/392-7737 or deb@djccoreconsulting,com.
‘Savour Sylvania’ Restaurant Week to be held An inaugural “Savour Sylania” Restaurant Week will take place Aug. 17-23, presented by the Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce. Restaurants in Sylvania will offer special food promotions that are unique to their restaurants. In addition, participating restaurants will host an end of the week drawing for customers who visit their restaurants during the week. Gift baskets will be awarded on Saturday to lucky winners. As part of “Savour Sylvania” Restaurant Week, a Kick-Off will be held on Sunday, Aug. 17 at the Historical Train Barn in the Sylvania Historical Village in downtown Sylvania. It is a one-of-a-kind wine and dine event that will open Restaurant Week yearly. Money raised from the kick-off event will go to fund continuing scholarships in the culinary industry. The event will feature dining stations from local restaurants from 5-7:30 p.m., wine
sampling from international wineries coordinated by Heidelberg Wines, and entertainment from local musicians hosted by Fred Lefebvre of WSPD radio. Tickets are $35 per ticket or $65 per couple. Participating restaurants include Avenue Bistro, Charlie’s Restaurant, Ciao Ristorante, Element 112, Eston’s Bakery, Mancy’s Italian, Max & Erma’s, Memphis Pearl, Revolution Grill, Tony Packo’s and Treo. Sponsors of Restaurant Week are Edward Jones, ProMedica Flower Hospital, ProMedica Paramount Health Care, Walker Funeral Home, The Toledo Blade, 101.5 The River, Sylvania AdVantage, the city of Sylvania and Sylvania Township. Tickets for the kick-off can be purchased by calling the Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce at 419/882-2135 or via email at admin@sylvaniachamber.org.
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BTT to Host Master Classes with The English National Ballet School Faculty Faculty members of the English National Ballet School will return for a one-week daytime summer intensive and three evenings of master classes. This year’s course has been generously supported by Dorothy Mackenzie Price, the Ohio Arts Council and the Toledo Community Foundation’ Helping Hens Fund. Scholarship funding is available for local ballet students to attend the intensive or master classes during the week of July 21. Guest faculty includes Samira Saidi, ENBS school director, and principal teacher Nathalia Barbara. This year’s course will be hosted at the Ballet Theatre of Toledo headquarters in Holland, Ohio. ‘I am so proud to have the staff of the famous English National Ballet School back in our studios and teaching some of the most talented young dancers from the world of classical ballet,’ says Nigel Burgoine, former principal dancer with the London Festival Ballet and current Artistic Director of BTT. Two dancers from last year’s course are now studying full-time at the English National Ballet School’s year-round training program. “We hope that this will continue to develop and grow and give more young dancers the opportunity to follow their dreams and become international dancers,” he added. For more information on class times and availability call 419/861-0895 or vistit www.ballettheatreoftoledo.org.
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Sylvania’s Community Gardens—the art of giving BY LESLIE MESTROW Communities gather together for various reasons - to celebrate our country’s events, revere and honor a loved one, enjoy a parade - but nothing emulates a community bond more than a community garden. Sylvania is brimming with them. Five gardens are being spotlighted, which, in their own way, are helping the earth’s inhabitants as well as Mother Earth. The community has joined together, in its own special way, to provide a platform for raising awareness and embrace a sincere social structure encompassed with a
humanitarian spirit Sylvania can be proud of. The places of worship and their gardens are non-denominational, and the gardeners and participants and the fruits of their labors help many in need. All the groups and organizations are not only filling empty plates but beautifying the landscape as well. B’nai Israel Garden, located at 6525 West Sylvania Ave., is celebrating its fourth year of gardening in the community. With 12garden helpers, the 40’ X 20’ open space produces vegetables, and 100 percent of what is produced is donated to Jewish Family Service Foodbank and others who are in need. Marty Kaback, garden coordinator,
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Helping Hands St. Louis Soup Kitchen led them on a magnificent journey and organic exploration of producing food all year long – even during the frost season in northwest Ohio. Their mission, according to Sr. Jeremias, is “to reach out and meet the needs of the poor and marginalized.” Their science experiment has proven successful not only in their lab, but in helping the needy.
Marty Kaback, coordinator for the B’nai Israel Garden, can be found tending and harvesting the vegetables on a daily basis.
firmly stated: “If what we produce can supplement one meal, our efforts are worthwhile.” Kaback can be found every day (Saturday excluded) at 4 p.m. tilling the grounds and refreshing the water for the eggplants, zucchini, radishes and more. The JCC and YMCA have combined efforts to bring communities closer together to meet the needs of the people and the neighborhoods.
Charles Thuita has been working in his garden plot on the King of Glory grounds for the past two years, bringing seeds to plant from his native country, Kenya.
King of Glory Lutheran Church, 6517 Brint Rd., has garden grounds that are open to the community to produce and share with the neighborhood and beyond. Aside from the local inhabitants surrounding the church, visitors from Michigan come to partake in the produce grown by the gardeners. Two-thirds of the participants are not from the church. The area lends itself to people to grow crops and take part in the experience. Special visitors from Kenya have brought seeds from their country and are trying to cultivate plants native from their homeland. “It is a learning experience for the church and new gardeners,” according to Roger Smith, member of the garden project. Susan Jannell of the Sylvania Senior Center staff has a garden plot, which she tends faithfully.
Sylvania’s Senior Center offers a 1,600 square-foot garden area including 10’ X 20’ plots that can be adopted by participants and staff. The gardeners, many of them seasoned, have the advantage of growing crops to meet the smaller needs in their lifestyle. Jody Harris, coordinator of the gardening effort, is proud of their highly organic plants especially the feature of using rain barrels as a source of water for the vegetable plants.
Melanie Coulter of Olander Park talks with gardener Nancy Ibarra about her successes.
Sr. Grace Ellen Urban and Sr. Jeremias Stinson check the plants for ripe tomatoes.
The Sylvania Franciscans and Sister Jeremias Stinson and Sister Grace Ellen Urban on the Lourdes University campus have taken a scientific twist for helping the community. Their efforts of supplying the
Olander Park, 6930 West Sylvania Ave., offers a lake front community garden donning beautiful scenery along with its garden spots for the area residents. This completely organic area is especially for residents who lack space at their homes. The park provides them an area for the proper growing of vegetables. Robin Parker, coordinator of the program, stated the community garden has been available for five years. Raised beds, fresh soil, water and fertilizer are provided. Gardeners are asked to be organic in their planting efforts and maintain their chosen area. Besides the scenery and zealous geese, Olander Park offers the community a place for beginners and advanced gardeners to grow, learn and share.
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ProMedica Flower Hospital named Gold Partner for donation advocacy There are more than 3,400 Ohioans waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant and every 48 hours, an Ohioan dies waiting. Last month, ProMedica Flower Hospital was recognized by Donate Life Ohio, the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) and the Ohio Department of Health’s Second Chance Trust Fund for taking action to reduce that number. The hospital was named a Gold Partner in the Community Hospital category of the 2013-2014 Hospital Champions program. The goal is to increase organ, eye and tissue donor registration. ProMedica Flower Hospital and 46 other Ohio hospitals were recognized during the 2014 OHA annual meeting June 10. “Currently, more than 122,000 people nationwide - more than 3,400 of them from Ohio - await a lifesaving organ transplant,” said Lance Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health. “By registering new donors and sharing this lifesaving message through the Hospital Champions program, ProMedica Flower Hospital is saving lives and helping to reduce the time critically ill patients must wait for a second chance at life.” This was the first year ProMedica Flower Hospital participated in the contest. The “green chair” was rotated throughout the hospital where staff photos were taken and placed on Facebook. Several departments also decorated their areas to raise awareness for the Donate Life campaign. A local high school student, and heart recipient, visited many floors throughout the hospital, sharing her personal experience and thanking nurses and physicians for what they do. Dr. Neeraj Kanwal, president of ProMedica Flower Hospital stated, “On behalf of the entire ProMedica Flower Hospital team, I am honored to accept this
recognition from our partners Donate Life Ohio and the Second Chance Front. Reaching Gold level means that our staff has been working continuously at educating and engaging our community throughout the year on the topic of tissue and organ donation.” “We are so proud of our hospital champions for committing to promote this important initiative to our communities,” said Mike Abrams, OHA President and CEO. “We saw tremendous engagement from all our hospital partners who went above and beyond to support this cause.”
ProMedica Toledo Hospital receives Patient Safety Excellence Award ProMedica Toledo Hospital has been named a recipient of the 2014 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award. This distinction puts ProMedica Toledo Hospital within the top 10% of all hospitals evaluated for their excellent performance in safeguarding patients from serious, potentially preventable complications during their hospital stays. The recognition includes ProMedica Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital, which is a division of ProMedica Toledo Hospital. “We are extremely honored to be a 2014 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient,” said Arturo Polizzi, president of ProMedica Toledo Hospital. “We are constantly striving to build a culture of patient and employee safety and clinical excellence.” ProMedica Toledo Hospital has received the Patient Safety Excellence Award for five years in a row beginning in 2010 – 2014. Only five percent of the nation’s hospitals can claim this achievement, which is attributed to the hospital’s efforts to become a High
L-R: ProMedica Flower Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Maurine Weis, Life Connections of Ohio Hospital Liaison Erica Reid, ProMedica Flower Hospital Professional Development Chris Silka and Director, Community Tissue Services Abby Brentlinger were on hand at the award presentation.
Reliability Organization. Healthgrades is the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. “To receive this prestigious award five years in a row puts ProMedica Toledo Hospital in a very elite class,” said Brian Kaminski, D.O., vice president of safety at ProMedica. “This reflects the patient-focused philosophy we have at ProMedica. We are very proud of this accomplishment.”
To be eligible for the Healthgrades award, hospitals had to meet clinical quality thresholds, have zero occurrences of PSI Foreign Object Left During Surgery or Procedure, and have data on at least seven out of eight core PSIs. Visit www.healthgrades.com/quality for information on the award recipients and access to the complete rating methodology.
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First 2014 ‘Jazz in the Garden’ Held at Toledo Botanical Garden
Toledo Jazz Orchestra board members Mary Helen Darah, Stan Odesky, Mary Martin, Ann Sanford, Mel Meyers and Barbara Meyers enjoyed a gathering of friends and supporters before the opening Jazz in the Garden.
Seated, l-r: Mary Lou Leonard, Grace Hingstong-Hurtado, Jeanie Rerucha and, standing, Peggy Selders, enjoyed the jazz in the Toledo Botanical Garden on July 10.
Jazz in the Garden notes Toledo Botanical Garden’s Jazz in the Garden is held every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. through Sept. 11. General admission tickets are $8; students and seniors are $7; TBG members are $6 at the gate. Children under 12 are free. Season passes for $64 for adults are also available. Sweets and barbeque will be available and guests are welcome to bring a picnic. The Ramona Collins Quintet will entertain on July 17; the Cakewalkin’ Jass Band will play on July 24 and Clifford Murphy & Friends will be on stage on July 31. The Swingmania All Stars will perform Aug. 7.
Karen Ranney Wolkins, executive director of the Toledo Botanical Garden, welcomed guests and introduced the Toledo Jazz Orchestra.
Volunteers Anne Huebner, Cindy Roshon, author of the grant that started Jazz in the Garden 20 years ago, and Sheila Dull greeted guests to the Toledo Jazz Orchestra pre-party.
Russell Waxman and Steven Cruden, volunteers from Toledo Grows, kept things running smoothly at the season’s opening Jazz in the Garden.
A large crowd attended Jazz in the Garden at the Toledo Botanical Garden.
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Chicks Mix 2014 at Toledo Botanical Garden Benefits Shared Lives Studio
L-R: Sisters Robin Kramer, Randi Oberdorf Damman and Ruth Light relished some ‘chick’ time.
L-R: Cindy Rae, Sandy Wiley, whose son creates art at Shared Lives Studio, and Carol Smietanski welcomed guests to Chicks Mix 2014.
Laura Dosch and Michelle Keeling enjoyed the food, silent auction and fun at the event held on July 8.
The Toledo School for the Arts Glass City Steel Drum Band entertained guests.
Junior Chicks Hayden and Emma sold raffle tickets at the event that benefitted Shared Lives Studios, a nonprofit art gallery where artists with developmental disabilities exhibit and sell their artistic creations.
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49th Annual Crosby Festival of the Arts Featured over 200 Artists
Members of the Sylvania Senior Center choir, under the direction of Carol Palenske, greeted guests to the Crosby Festival of the Arts as they entered the gates during the opening hour of the show on Saturday, June 28.
Ann Malone and Linda Pawlicki enjoyed browsing through all of the artists’ booths at the annual Crosby Festival of the Arts.
Dani Fuller of the River Centre Foundation was one of the exhibiting artists at the Crosby Festival of the Arts held at Toledo Botanical Garden.
Volunteers Martha Foster, Sandie Sanford and Nancy Durnford collected tickets to admit guests to the show.
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Sylvania Avenue Lock-It-Up expansion underway The Lock-It-Up Self Storage facility at 7840 Sylvania Ave. is expanding. According to Steve Speranza, president of Tolson Enterprises, the parent company of Lock-ItUp, a new, 10,400-square-foot building is under construction adding 50 to 60 units to the existing 300 units currently available. Construction is anticipated to be completed in mid August. “We will offer a variety of five-foot by 10-foot, 10-foot by 15-foot, and 10-foot by 20 foot units, based on market demand,” Speranza reported. Claude Rowley of Rowley Construction is the contractor for the project. An additional four more buildings will be added to the property as the market dictates. Tolson Enterprises purchased a 10-acre parcel adjacent to the existing Lock-It-Up facility several months earlier. Joe Swolsky of
Essex Realty negotiated the sale of the land with Speranza. “We are using four acres for the Lock-It-Up expansion and have the remaining six acres in reserve for future development,” Speranza stated. “The land close to Sylvania Avenue will be green space for now, but we are looking at possible office or retail use in the future as well. We are also considering industrial applications for the remaining five acres.” Tolson Enterprises owns and operates 15 Lock-It-Up centers throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. “We are expanding these facilities where market demand warrants additional storage units,” Speranza said. “Sylvania is a wonderful market and community. We appreciate the opportunity to serve the storage needs of its citizens.”
Lock-It-Up President Steve Speranza is pleased with the planned expansion.
Tolson Enterprises owns more than 65 commercial properties with over four million square feet under management throughout the area. Tolson Enterprises has one of the largest private real estate portfolio in Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky that
includes retail centers, mini-storage facilities, industrial buildings, office complexes. Company founder Harvey Tolson began his real estate holdings in 1980 following a 36year successful career in the dental supply business and developing a great niche.
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William T. Garbe, CTP, has been named director of client relations at the Trust Company of Toledo. In his new role, he will be responsible for upholding client service standards and developing new relationships. “We are so pleased to add Bill’s demonstrated skills and leadership capacity as we ever strengthen our reputation in service to this community,” said Julie Brotje Higgins, president and CEO. Garbe joins The Trust Company following 11 years with Fifth Third Bank. As vice president and commercial treasury management sales manager, he led a team of officers and advisors to consistently exceed client expectations. Garbe’s employee engagement and customer satisfaction survey results were consis-
tently top-tier and among the highest in Fifth Third’s Northwest Ohio affiliate. Prior to banking, Garbe honed his management and client service experience with Jacobson Stores, Inc., and served on the Neiman Marcus store opening team in Troy, Mich. “I am delighted to be joining this highly respected organization,” Garbe said. “My passion for client and employee engagement reflects The Trust Company’s commitment to understanding the local landscape and providing the highest quality service to the northwest Ohio community.” A leader in the Toledo community, Garbe is a former board president of Leadership Toledo, where he is now serving his second term on the board of trustees. He is a member of the Sylvania chapter of Rotary International and previously served on the board of directors for both Mobile Meals of Toledo and the Maumee Valley Girl Scout Council. He is a 2004 recipient of the northwest Ohio “20 Under 40” award, presented to area leaders whose professional and philanthropic efforts positively impact the region. A Toledo native, he holds a bachelor of business administration degree in marketing and international business from The University of Toledo and is a graduate of St. Francis de Sales High School. Additionally, Garbe holds Certified Treasury Professional accreditation by the Association for Financial Professionals. Garbe lives in Sylvania Township with his wife, Marlene, and children Will and Sophie.
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Angry Irishman Hot Sauce available in northwest Ohio locations
Several years ago, when challenged to make the hottest hot sauce, Kevin Mackey rose to the occasion. He won that initial contest but was not content to rest on his laurels. He set about learning everything he could about what the
best ingredients are to make a sauce hot. After seven years of trial and error, Mackey began brewing and packaging his hot sauce in Florida, where he had been living since graduating from Oak Harbor High School. “I discovered all kinds of new peppers and tried different combinations until I got the recipe just the way I wanted it,” he remembered. Mackey’s sauce even placed second out of 600 worldwide entries in Chili Pepper magazine's “fiery” food challenge. He continued to experience success with his product, which he named the “Angry Irishman Hot Sauce,” and was selling it to several local establishments. “I’m Irish, and I could be known to have a temper,” he related. “So this name seemed to fit. I used the Mackey family crest on the label, which works out very well,” he added. But, cupid had other plans for Mackey. Five years ago, he reconnected with a high school friend, which led to his relocating to northwest Ohio a year later. That high school friend, Mary Ann Mullin, and Mackey were married on July 12.
Metamora Bank hosts anniversary event Metamora State Bank will be hosting outdoor events July 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at both the Sylvania and Metamora Banking Centers to celebrate its 70th Anniversary and to thank the local communities that have supported MSB through the years. Local radio station DJs will play favorites in both parking lots from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition to a chance to win a $70 Visa gift card, there will be refreshments, food and fun for all
who attend. Bank representatives will also be on hand to answer questions. For those not currently an MSB customer, they can take advantage of a special new customer incentive by opening a checking account by September 30. The bank wants members of its communities to come out and support “Your good neighbor bank” on July 18 and check out the MSB difference.
It was two years ago when Mullin encouraged Mackey to think about making his hot sauce once again. After a great deal of thought and with her help, Mackey set about fulfilling all of the state requirements for licensure. The two, with the aid of seven friends who volunteered their services, created the first batch of Ohio-based Angry Irishmen in the CIFT kitchen in Wood County on May 28. “We made 715 bottles of Angry Irishman and we sold it all in two months,” Mackey reported. The couple made their second batch, more than doubling their first, on July 11, the day before their wedding. “Angry Irishman offers a habanero and tomato-based hot sauce with a full, rich flavor. There is no artificial coloring, flavoring or preservatives,” he promised. “My hot sauce is low in sodium and contains no fat or cholesterol. It even has a two-year shelf life,” he added “I love to watch people try Angry Irishman. They say it smells like a marinara sauce but when they try it I love to see their reaction,” Mackey noted. “It has an excellent flavor and is a thrill for your palate,” he promised. “…and
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Joins Mercy Terry Thomas, C.P.A., has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for Waterford Bank, N.A. Thomas brings over 30 years experience in accounting, manufacturing, construction, not-for-profit and professional services. He joins Waterford after spending the past several years as an audit partner with Gilmore Jasion Mahler, LTD. Waterford CEO Mike Miller said, “We are pleased to have someone with Terry’s extensive experience and commitment to excellence join us.” Waterford Bank, N.A. is a full service commercial bank serving area businesses and consumers.
Karina Zapiecki, M.D., who specializes in Family Medicine, has joined Mercy Comprehensive Care Family Physicians on Holland-Sylvania Road. Dr. Zapiecki began seeing patients on July 1. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, Ind. “As part of the Mercy team, I am pleased to be able to offer patients access to the many resources available through the Mercy network,” said Dr. Zapiecki. “I look forward to providing my patients with top quality care.”
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Renaissance Place salon has new owner and new name Northview graduate Christine Perry has realized her life-long career goal of being in business for herself as she and Barb Adams, owner of Mirabella Hair Salon in Renaissance Plaza, have negotiated a deal for the sale of the salon. Adams, who opened the shop in 2008, plans to continue providing all phases of hair services for her clients, but has found she would rather not have the responsibility of salon ownership at this time. “Just a year ago, I realized I was ready to put my career in gear,” Perry said. “I had been working in several salons in the Sylvania area primarily as an employee. I have learned so much over the years and I felt I was ready to be in business for myself.” A chance encounter with Adams last fall led to Perry’s move to the salon off HollandSylvania Road just north of Sylvania Avenue. “We had worked together over 22 years ago, when I was an apprentice and just beginning in the business. I liked working with her then and knew my joining her now would be a good fit,” Perry said. “Soon after I arrived, Barb shared with me that she could be interested in selling her salon. After several months of talking the timing was right and everything just fell into place.”
Perry has begun a minor makeover, first changing the business name to Renaissance Hair Studio. She is repainting the interior to freshen up the look and putting her own stamp on the salon. “All of the equipment along with the custom-made columns that hold equipment for individual stylists works very well and fits nicely into the salon. I plan to make just a few changes to the waiting area but plan to keep everything very simple,” Perry reported. “This is wonderful space and offers the kind of environment and nice comfortable culture that I want to achieve. I want clients to find this an easy place where they can come in after a busy day and unwind and relax,” she said. “The location is also fantastic and the abundance of convenient parking is ideal for our clients.” “The great news is that Barb has agreed to stay at the salon. She is a wonderful hair stylist and has a tremendous client base,” Perry stated. In addition, there is one other full-time and two part-time stylists who are also leasing booth space. She is looking for additional fulland part-time stylists along with a nail technician who uses natural products whenever possible. Perry hopes to have three full-time and four part-time stylists. “Most important, I want to have a group of
Christine Perry is happy to own her own salon located in Renaissance Place.
stylists who are primarily established in the business but still have a passion for what they do,” she said. “I want people who are here to get along with each other and be a good fit, sharing the same goals so we can establish a culture that is professional yet fun for all of us.” Clients can receive a full spectrum of hair services in the newly named Renaissance Hair Studio. “Clients can also come here to book a party or an event,” she offered. Recently, Perry
opened the salon to host a Cabi party for one of her clients, Robin Ayers. Perry started her career in retail after attending The University of Toledo. However, she realized she wanted to do other things so enrolled in class and became licensed as a cosmetologist. “However, I found I really loved doing hair, so I pursued that path and have never regretted this decision.”
Sylvania psychologist authors second book
Audrey Ellenwood, Ph.D., with her two books.
Audrey Ellenwood, Ph.D. of Sylvania, has joined forces with colleague, Lars Brok, M.D., of the Netherlands, to write their second book, “Expand,” released in April. The book is the second collaboration by the two professionals with over 60 years of combined family therapy practice trained by Maurizio Andolfi of Italy, known as one of the fathers of family therapy. Their first book, “Shake UP,” was written for professionals in the mental health field and is about how they create an impasse or can be seduced by their clients into an impasse. Strategies to change roles to better help clients are suggested. “This book has been widely accepted by professionals and is being used as a teaching tool for family therapy students at several universities,” Ellenwood reported. “We have also received international acclaim and ‘Shake UP’ has been translated into three languages and we have been invited to be key note speakers in various countries. After reviewing
Agency relocates American Family Insurance Agent Mike Riebe announced his business moved to a new location at 3409 Holland-Sylvania Road. “My staff and I are very excited about this move,” says Riebe, an American Family agent since October 2012. “The new office will allow us to enhance service to our existing customers and also expand our business. It’s a terrific opportunity.” The Mike Riebe Insurance Agency will be open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Customers can contact the office by calling 419/729-0148.
‘Shake UP,’ Barnes & Noble representatives suggested we write a book for the general public that they could distribute,” she noted. “Where ‘Shake UP’ emphasizes moving beyond therapeutic impasses by de-constructing rigid professional roles, ‘Expand’ is more of a self-help book for everyone, focusing on how and when to change your role in relationships,” Ellenwood offered. The book offers step-bystep instructions on the various roles individuals assume and how they came about, along with strategies for people to change those roles. “This book can be very helpful for people who are dealing with difficult relationships and want to become more flexible and responsive,” Ellenwood said. “True life cases will serve as guides for self-reflection and perhaps encouragement for making changes to eliminate feelings of unhappiness, anxiety, sadness and depression,” she said. Ellenwood uses both books in her Youngstown State University classes where she has been director of School Psychologists for the past four years. Ellenwood had been the director of school psychologists at Bowling Green State University for 23 years when she was challenged by Youngstown State to write the first new school psychology program in the state of Ohio in over 50 years. A graduate of Adrian College, Ellenwood began her career as a teacher and then a school psychologist at Highland School. She received
her Ph.D. in psychology and counseling from The University of Toledo. She also received family therapy training from Maurizio Andolfi, M.D.,and Jay Haley, Ph.D. Along with her university responsibilities, Ellenwood also maintains a private practice, Assessment and Family Therapy of NW Ohio, specializing in family, couple and individual therapy, psychological and neuropsychological assessments, women’s support groups and behavioral or emotional issues in children. Ellenwood has served as president for local, state, national and international psychological associations. She was recently awarded the Clyde V. Bartlett Award, which recognizes an Ohio school psychologist for outstanding services or achievement in the profession. She is also the editor of the Ohio Psychologist. In addition, Ellenwood is founder and director of Project Learning Around the World, www.platw.org, a 501(c)(3) charity, which connects some of her students and other adults to children in developing third world countries with educational materials and equipment. To date, this organization has helped build a soup kitchen and a library and teach children of the village how to read in one of the very poor regions of South Africa. “We travel with up to 10 students each May bringing educational supplies and other needed items to South Africa. This was our 19th year, and each time we return home, we find that the
experience is life changing for the students as well as for the children who are helped,” Ellenwood pointed out. Ellenwood and her husband, John, make their home in Sylvania. Their children, Bridget, a school psychologist, and Johnny, a division II head basketball coach, are graduates of Northview High School.
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L-R: The Savvy Sylvanian bonds over baked goods with Suzie Miller and Lizann Anderson of Among Friends.
BY MARY HELEN DARAH Take two moms, six kids, seven pets and a vision, mix together with the love of family, food, and good nutrition and the end product is homemade goodness for all. This Savvy Sylvanian has never met a baked good with which she didn’t form an immediate bond. I must admit, I was a tad apprehensive when I discovered the women of Among Friends Hand-crafted Baking Mixes made products that are “nutritionally nice” and “free of the bad stuff.” I spent a morning in the Sylvania home of co-founder Suzie Miller and her friend and business partner, Lizann Anderson of Ann Arbor, to see if they
could steer me toward healthier alternatives. The two busy mothers met when they were pregnant with their first children. Miller, who has always enjoyed baking, would bring Anderson her creations. Anderson would tweak her friend’s recipes to make them “nutritionally nice” by adding whole grains, flax seeds and eliminating white flour. “Friends don’t let friends eat white flour,” says Anderson. “When we first started we always had cookies with us,” says Miller. “We called them ‘apology cookies’. We used them when we were late for kid’s events or forgot it was our turn to carpool. We began to get quite a following.” The women formed a business that has
Is Among Friends recently experienced a surge in growth. “In the past two years we have ramped things up,” says Miller. “We have grown as our kids have.” Miller’s and Anderson’s products are designed to help other people share baked goods with loved ones. “Not everyone has the time to bake,” says Anderson. “It would also be very expensive to make a gluten-free product like ours independently. We search out the best ingredients, which is a very time consuming but worthwhile effort.” Their products are named for the people they love, including Miller’s daughters and Anderson’s sons. “My youngest son is still waiting for us to name a ‘stud muffin’ after him,” says Anderson. I sampled Francie’s Brownie Mix, ‘Liv it Up Devilishly Chocolate Cake Mix, and Gerry’s Jam Bars, along with the founders’ first mix, Suzie Q’s. All were amazing and felt homemade. You do not get the sense that
they came from a box or bag. The duo encourages people to make the mixes their own by adding their favorite ingredients, such as peanut butter or toasted pecans. “Food is love,” says Anderson. “It doesn’t have to be decadent to be good.” The creative team designs their products, writes promotional material and does their own marketing. They plan on continuing to share their stories and recipes and expose a new generation to the benefits of whole grains. “Every experience is an adventure whether is it is big or small,” says Miller. “We are having a great adventure.” Among Friends Hand-Crafted Baking Mixes is located in Suite 4, 3660 Plaza Dr, Ann Arbor, Mich. Products are available locally at numerous retail venues and online. Call 734/997-9720 or visit amongfriendsbakingmixes.com for information.
WOW Foundations names second ‘Monthly Mission’ A large part of what the WOW Foundation will do involves community service. That is why each month the group will partner with a different nonprofit organization, donating time and funds to help its cause. The WOW Foundation’s second “Monthly Mission” will support Bethany House, a long-term shelter for victims of domestic violence. More information about the mission as well as a wish list of needed supplies that will be collected for the shelter is listed below. Everyone is encouraged to participate, but there is no obligation. Donations will be accepted through July 31. Readers can drop off donations at
Waterford Bank, N.A., 3900 N. McCord Rd.; the bank’s Perrysburg office, 231 Louisiana Ave.; and at Clair David Designs 6540 W. Central Ave. More than 75 guests learned about the WOW Foundation’s mission, which is to empower women through education, community service and professional enrichment, at its kickoff June 19. (It was incorrectly reported as Wednesday, June 18 in the First July issue.) WOW Foundation information is available on Facebook.com/thewowfoundation as well as LinkedIn or by email at wowfoundation@waterfordbankna.com.
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Healthy Helena — Many people encounter a “relapse” at least once through their lifestyle change, perhaps from a bad eating week or skipping the gym one too many times. The weight may have crept back on and they feel a lack of motivation to continue their healthy new choices. Here are some tips to get back on track if you have veered off the road from your health and fitness goals. Remember that straying off track is only temporary. For example, say you put back on a few pounds while on a wonderful vacation sipping margaritas beachside and eating out with your friends and family. Exercise and diet were the last thing on your mind. The key to getting back to your goals is to realize that you can easily take off those extra pounds. Keep a positive attitude. Don’t feel guilty for enjoying your vacation to its fullest. Just get back on your regime and try to be extra strict when you get back into the groove. Positive attitude is key when someone has a diet or exercise relapse. Many people fill their head with negative thoughts and think, “Well, I’ve already gained weight back so I might as well just keep doing what I’m doing.” That is no way to live. People are happiest when they are healthy and feel good about themselves. A journey starts with one step, so take that step.
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Sugar-free, gluten-free lifestyle made easy In no time, you’ll be feeling great. A tip for staying motivated is to set goals. I set goals for myself every week and it fills me with such a sense of accomplishment when I reach them. Goals don’t have to simply be about losing weight. My goal this week is to do the Insanity DVD every day no matter how
busy I am. Goals can also consist of improving your mile time, seeing if you can avoid a specific food that is very unhealthy, or increasing the amount you lift or the time you exercise. Summer is usually filled with free time, vacations and fun which can mean veering from your routine. If you have a “diet hiccup,”
there is no need to panic. Remember, try and be health conscience to the best of your ability. Don’t give up, just get back to the right path and continue on the road to healthy living.
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Kim Hartzell celebrated the birthday of her son Erik Hartzell. It was the last birthday she would share with him.
Erik, son Cason and Kim Hartzell shared precious time together two weeks after learning Erik’s cancer had returned.
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How did you discover Erik’s cancer? Erik was 19 when he graduated from high school. He started college and quickly realized it wasn’t for him. He decided to join the army to become a combat medic. Erik had what looked like a freckle on top of his ear. It seemed as if he always had it but Erik thought it looked different. He went to basic training in 2004 and while there it kept growing in size. His army helmet ripped it
It has been said that there is no greater loss than that of losing a child. Spending time with Sylvanian Kim Hartzell validates that belief. The 26-year resident of Sylvania shares her loss, mission and hopes for the future after losing her son, 2003 Sylvania Southview graduate, Erik Hartzell, to melanoma in 2011.
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and the doctor on base removed it. It took a month for us to learn the results. I will never forget it. On August 17 at 10 a.m. we learned Erik had an aggressive form of melanoma. The doctor told me, ‘If you are not God-fearing people, it might be a good time to start.’ What was his course of treatment? A lymph node biopsy led to the decision to have a radical neck dissection and remove all the lymph nodes in that area. The results came back that the nodes were clear. He started a clinical trial that is now standard procedure, to boost his immune system. He had treatment for a year. Everything was fine until March 7, 2011 when Erik’s lung collapsed. He was sent to Toledo Hospital and for the first week they couldn’t keep his lung inflated. A thoracic surgeon was called in to insert a drainage tube. After the surgery, he came out and told us that the cancer was everywhere in his chest and there was nothing we could do. He was going to die. We transferred him to the Cleveland Clinic and they confirmed there was nothing to be done. He died just over two months after we learned the cancer had returned. How did Proud to be Pale come to fruition? I was so touched by my son’s strength. He told me he didn’t want to die but it was never about him. He wanted his son to have a father. He was more concerned about us. I told him I would make it my life’s work to find treatments for melanoma. I founded
Proud to be Pale with Jennie CollinsHarding in December of 2011. Originally all proceeds from our fund-raising efforts went to research but this year we are doing things differently. So many young people are being diagnosed. This year the event we are holding on July 27 at Olander Park will benefit 21-year-old Jenna Hoellrich to help with her medical expenses. She was a tanning bed user. I know she will motivate young people to make better tanning choices. What are your hopes for the future? I want to get into the schools especially before prom when everyone tans. I also want to continue to raise community awareness and funds to battle the disease. A few days before Erik died he called us all in to talk. He had something to say to his three brothers. He told Mike he needed to ask Kelsey to marry him. He told Jason to not use his death as an excuse and to follow his dream of becoming a lawyer. To his little brother Scott, who was 15 at the time, he told him stay away from the ‘wrong crowd’ and graduate high school. Mike is now engaged, Jason just got accepted to Case Western Law School and we celebrated Scott’s graduation. It warms my heart and I just know Erik is somewhere beaming with pride and smiling. Proud to be Pale will be having an event of music, food and fun at Olander Park on July 27 from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. For more information email proudtobepale@hotmail.com.
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Section B Downtown Retail Owner Plans to Retire Ed. Note: I echo the sentiment of everyone who has learned about Candy’s retirement. While I understand and appreciate her decision, I, too, am very sad. Candy, her sister Nan, and the rest of her staff brighten my day whenever I see them. They have become my good friends and
I enjoy talking with them on a regular basis. Candy has also been a wonderful client and a terrific supporter of Sylvania AdVantage. She has also helped discover my inner “fashionista” and kept it healthy. Downtown Sylvania will just not be the same without her.
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L-R: Candy Sturtz who recently announced her retirement, is pictured with her sister Nancy Bell who also works in the store.
After nearly 25 years in business, Candy Sturtz of Lady C, 5632 N. Main St., has posted her retirement notice. “I am looking forward to starting a new chapter in my life,” Sturtz reported. “I have loved what I have been doing all of these years but it is time to do something else. I am so appreciative to have had the opportunity to serve my customers and meet their clothing needs. But most importantly, I have loved meeting so many different people who have become customers, many of whom I consider friends!” And many of her customers feel the same way. “It is very sad to see Candy retire. An awesome friend was made when I began shopping there in 1989. Candy, for many years, has been my ‘personal shopper,’ for my clothes as well as special gifts for friends and family. Candy will be truly missed, not only to me, but also to downtown Sylvania,” noted Robin Carter, a longtime customer. “I read Candy’s note three times when I received it. The first time was without my glasses so I read it again, this time in disbelief. After I read the letter the third time, I cried. Beside Candy ‘dressing’ me for so many years, we shared so much. Candy, Nan and the staff are all so great. I will miss them, along with all of the beautiful clothing in the shop. I feel as if I am losing a friend. I’m really, really sad,” said Fagie Benstein, a longtime customer. According to Sturtz, her business is for sale and she is not ruling out the possibility that Lady C could remain open following her retirement. Even though a sale has not been secured, Sturtz is optimistic that an entrepreneur just might come forward and continue the longstanding Lady C tradition in downtown Sylvania. Meanwhile, customers are finding even greater value when they shop because all items are on sale. “We will be getting in several more orders, which will all be on sale,” Sturtz stated. “We offer several lines of clothing not found
in other stores in the area,” Sturtz said. Those lines include Desiqual, Frank Lyman, Nic & Zoe and Multiples. Lady C also carries the Vera Bradley line of handbags, totes, accessories and luggage on wheels, along with scarves, jewelry and other accessories. “I like to say we carry ‘fashion forward’ clothing as well as apparel for women of all ages. We have everything from designer jeans to sportswear, career wear and evening wear to appeal to the young professionals and soccer moms. We also cater to the more traditional shopper, many of whom have been loyal customers for years and years,” Sturtz reflected. “And, best of all, our price points compare favorably with the larger stores. We offer high quality merchandise, very personalized customer service at competitive pricing.” Sturtz opened her store in SouthBriar Shopping Center in February 1990 after spending several years in retail, corporate industry and back to retail. “After my job had been eliminated, I returned to work in a women’s specialty clothing shop in Perrysburg. I just decided that it was time for me to open a shop of my own,” she remembered. She said Tom Lindsley of the former Robert’s Men’s Wear convinced her to open a shop as Sylvania needed a women’s boutique. Sturtz is an active member in the Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Sylvania Association and Christ Child Society, to name a few. She is a staunch supporter of several local organizations and has hosted style shows on their behalf. She has aways been a strong advocate for small business. “Lady C has been a mainstay in downtown Sylvania offering customers the most delightful fashions,” said Pat Nowak, executive director of the Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce. “Candy’s community spirit and commitment to local organizations is also noteworthy. She will be sorely missed in Sylvania.”
Sandy Husman, Kim Ness, John Husman and Mary Kay Solt welcomed Downtown Sylvania Association members to the Sylvania Historic Village during the June Cocktails and Conversation event.
Sarah Groves and Dee Kalb were on hand to talk about the Sylvania Historic Village and Heritage Museum.
Kathy Jaworski of Photography by K and Kevin and Jen Linehan of Beautiful Blooms by Jen enjoyed the DSA event.
Nan Bell of Lady C, Kathy Crowther of Office Image, and Carol Matriseciano of Lady C talked with Joy Armstrong, curator of the Sylvania Historic Village and Heritage Museum.
Bob Smith of the Sylvania Historical Society talked with Bruce Groves at the DSA event.
Bob Armstrong and DSA member Candy Sturtz of Lady C enjoyed the selection of food during the event.
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Angela’s Hosts Dog Pampering Event
Kathy Jaworski brought her dog, Indy, to have a massage by Jonathan and Anastasia Rudinger, founders of Pet Massage Training & Research Institute, who were at Angela’s Angels on Pet Massage Day, July 11. The Rudingers explained the benefits of pet massage and offered their services for several dogs during their stay.
Joanna Koenigseker brought her dog, Boo, for a session with Pet Communicator Lori Proctor, who was available at Angela’s Angels on Pet Massage Day. Boo also enjoyed a massage with the Rudingers.
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Market on Main is a Tuesday Event in Downtown Sylvania
Kevin Mackey and Mary Ann Mullin talked with Jacquie Olender of Heaven’s Gate Soy Candles
Penny Sherman brought a knife to Steve Colony of Great Lakes Sharpening.
Mike, Kendra, Hanna and Isabel Holland enjoyed coming to the Sylvania Farmers’s Market.
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The Market on Main is a Tuesday Event in Downtown Sylvania
Seth Burland of Turkeyfoot Creek Creamery talked about his goat cheese products to Erika and John Aylwood.
Yolanda and Jette Owens checked out the Holy Aroma soaps from Jana Whitmore at the All Good Things booth.
Sarah Carver of Beautiful Blooms by Jen talked with Andie and Jill McCready and Sue McDonal about the flowers and gift items available.
Hannah Johnson of Country Grains offered a fresh-baked bread sample to Lisa Sledd.
Donna Farnsel of Farnsel Farms offered some produce tips to Becky Cousins and Audrey Savage of St. Petersburg Beach, Fla.
Nicholas Powell of Garden Nursery helped Dorothy Applegate select the organically grown lettuce.
Hailey McDonnall of Green Bubble Delicious talked about her products to Beth Gerasinziak and her children Ben and Brooke.
Market visitors have many shopping, dining options in downtown Sylvania Local author Jim Mollenkopf had his books and also photographs for sale.
Brittany and Cooper Day tried a pita chip sample from Sissel Bakery.
John Keil of Louis Keil & Son explained the many uses for squash blossoms to George Syblowski.
Visitors at the Sylvania Farmers’ Market can also continue shopping in downtown Sylvania. Stop in at Chandler Café, 5648 N. Main St. for special iced coffee or tea drinks on the way to the market. Lady C boutique for women, 5632 N. Main St., V Concept for men, 5604 N. Main St., Hudson Gallery, 5645 N. Main St. and Earth to Oven Bakery, offering a variety of baked goods at 5758 N. Main St. in Haymarket Square, are all open until 6 p.m.
Ace Hardware is open until 8 p.m. Lily Whitestone, another boutique for women, 5641 N. Main St., is open until 5:30 p.m. C’est la Vie, 5627 N. Main St., TK Lane’s Boutique, 5675 N. Main St., Ka’Bloom Flowers & Gifts, 6625 Maplewood Ave., The Little WHITE HOUSE, 5725 N. Main St. and the Shoppes in the Village, 5727 N. Main St., Harmony in Life, 5747 N. Main St. and Angela’s Angels, 5774 N. Main St. are open during market hours, which are to 7 p.m.
For those looking to enjoy dinner or adult beverages following market shopping, J&G’s Pizza Palace, 5692 N. Main St. offers a full menu of items to eat in or carry out. The Sodbuster Bar, 5758 N. Main St. in Haymarket Square, offers $1 tacos, $2 margaritas and $2.50 Coronas. Element 112, 5737 N. Main St., has a Tuesday special with three offerings for $29. TREO Restaurant features $5 martinis, $5 appetizers and half off draft beer until 9 p.m.
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Section C Follies to Transform Senior Center into ‘Once Upon a Camelot’
Betty Lagger portrays a pregnant Lucy Ricardo and Olga Tucker is her husband, Ricky. Sue and Al Garner are Fred and Ethel Mertz, who help them get ready for the hospital in a skit from the ‘I Love Lucy’ television show. Sound man Arnie Anderson is second from left.
Ted Stevens, not Betty Lagger as named in the First July issue, as Carmen Miranda, throws caution and a rose to the wind.
Gondolier Bob Conover serenades Al and Sue Garner on a romantic cruise on a canal. ‘Camelot’ will be performed on Wednesday Aug. 20 at 2 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Aug. 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the Sylvania Senior Center. Cost is $5 for Aug. 20; and $8 and $12 for the remaining shows.
Susan Glass, Ruby Seifert and Wanda Anderson tell the audience they ‘Enjoy Being a Girl.’
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‘Once Upon a Camelot’ Transforms the Sylvania Senior Center
Flo Metzger finds her way to Camelot on ‘Route 66.’
Shirley Kingsley and Diane McCarthy perform ‘The Dream.’
Bernie Fagen puts his ‘all’ into his performance as Borge the Magnificent.
Don Monroe as the phantom of the opera takes a step down from his ‘frame’ in Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum.
Ellie Vascik as Maid Marion sings ‘Wish Upon a Star.’
Marge Trinckler dances to ‘Let It Go’ from ‘Frozen.’
Don Monroe and Carol Palenske trip the ‘light fantastic’ in the ‘Dance Happy’ scene.
Betty Lagger, as Chiquita Banana, cautioned the audience about her favorite fruit.
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Sylvania Sunrise Lions Club awards its 2014 scholarship
Sylvania Sunrise Lions Club scholarship winner Yong-Joon Kim.
The Sylvania Sunrise Lions Club announced that Yong-Joon Kim is the 2014 scholarship recipient of an $1,000 award. Applicants had to be a 2014 graduating senior who resides within the Sylvania School District. They had to contribute at least 100 hours of volunteer service within the last 12 months. Applicants also had to submit an essay based on the International Lions Club Motto “We Serve.â€? In it, the writer had to address the following points: •What does this motto mean to you? •How has volunteering become an important part of your life? •What future career are you planning for
and how has volunteering prepared you? Yong-Joon Kim submitted the outstanding essay as well as spending over 125 hours of volunteer service in the last year. He will be attending University of Michigan. Below is the essay Kim submitted to win the scholarships. “Volleyball, tennis, squash, and many other sports are similar to one another in one aspect: They all start off something with a serve. With a swing of a racket, an exhilarating game of tennis ensues. One well aimed hit of a ball and a diving, jumping, lunging game of volleyball begins. Likewise, volunteering is its own sport. When we serve, we “serve,� and start off a chain reaction of amazing things in the community, gaining experience and helping others. Thus, the motto “we serve,� to me, is a catalyst. That volunteering and service is not only doing something helpful in the community, it launches something, may it be in you or in the community. For me, volunteering in a lab focused on reducing catheter associated urinary tract infections at the University of Toledo launched my present day passion for biology. A passion that I hope to carry on in college and fuel my desire to help others through scientific research, and later in graduate school, medicine. In another situation, simply being the only youth group member to volunteer at and come back from a service trip in Michigan to provide medical education for migrant campers’ children, acted as that beginning “serve� that prompted many of the other members in my youth group to go the next year. In that way, I have perfected my “serve� through service, effectively building as a leader in the present, as well as the future. For this future, I will never stop serving. I will major in the biological sciences specializ-
ing in cellular and molecular biology, with a possible minor in psychology. During these four years, I want to pass on my passion for science and teach children to love it. To do this, I hope to join or construct a volunteering program in college that would pass on this passion for science to the younger generation. Afterwards, I plan on attending medical school and obtain a doctorate degree in pediatrics, oncology, or obstetrics, gynecology, and reproduction. With this education, I hope to travel to either Somalia, Afghanistan, Mali, Chad, Sierra Leone, and Albania to provide medical services, as these countries have some of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates. In the end, service is multi-faceted. It acts as a catalyst for others to get up and do something, as an element that builds and benefits the community, and as a character changer. Service makes me ready to face the world challenges, not only as a leader, but as a pro player that’s ready to make his first move everywhere he goes.�
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Sale of Paintings, Frames, More to be Held
June 23 - July 3, 2014 SELLERS
The family of Gloria Hudson Sandusky, a regionally known and beloved oil painter specializing in landscapes and florals, will be holding an art sale at her home, 7865 Summerfield Rd., Lambertville, Mich., Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hudson Sandusky, an award- winning oil painter, passed away in September, 2013. Her many awards included blue ribbons, best of show, and People’s Choice awards from the Bedford Artist’s Club, Toledo Women’s Art League, and Toledo Artist Club. Her paintings are part of the prestigious Michigan Art Train and she was honored by Grumbacher Corporation, a leading supplier of artist supplies, in its internationally distrubuted magazine "Palette Talk" in the Teacher Feature section, acclaiming her excellence as an art instructor. She was self taught and began painting in the late 1950s. A member of the Toledo Museum of Art, she enjoyed learning the styles of the Masters by reading about and examining their work. Her paintings hang in many homes around the region, in several countries around the world and can also be found in several businesses, including the Toledo Clinic
and the BCBS building in Toledo and in library collections. Hudson Sandusky was one of the founding members of the Bedford Artist’s Club, acting as president many times throughout the years. She demonstrated her painting techniques (an impasto style using palette knife) at several of the regional artist’s clubs and volunteered her talents for several silent auctions for local charities. Hudson Sandusky taught painting classes for many years and also volunteered at several of local school districts teaching children and adults the joy of painting. The sale includes hundreds of oil paintings, sizes from 5x7 to 24x30, spanning her 50 year career. Paintings can be purchased with or without frames. The prices range from $40-$500, depending on the size of the painting. There are several hundred frames from her huge inventory available for purchase and blank canvases of all sizes, paint supplies, art books, and easels that will be also available for purchase. Call Janet Hudson, 734/856-5610 or 419/277-0103 or email jhu2323@aol.com for more information.
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Fibromyalgia: The Invisible Illness...Relief is Possible A whopping five million Americans, nearly 90 percent of them women, suffer from the chronic pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia. It’s often referred to as the “invisible illness” because those plagued by the disease typically look just fine on the outside. There aren’t obvious physical indicators that characterize most people living with disabilities; yet the pain of fibroyalgia is ever so real. While fibromyalgia is often associated with arthritis, its effects are much different. Where arthritis causes inflammation and joint damage, fibro causes significant widespread muscle pain and tenderness underscored by powerful fatigue. Many fibro patients are frustrated by the unpredictability of the disease; one day they are able to check off dozens of items on their to-do lists, other days they can’t even fathom getting out of bed. Fibromyalgia presents with all kinds of other symptoms as well: Migraine headaches IBS
Memory loss TMJ Restless Leg Syndrome Depression Anxiety Kathy Gilley, a respiratory therapist of Toledo, Ohio, knows all too well. “After six surgeries to save my life from pancreatic cancer, the last thing I needed was more pain,” Gilley says. “But fibromyalgia doesn’t care and it causes me whole body pain.” Phyllis Bartholomy, LPN and licensed Therapeutic Massage Therapist in Sylvania has used several continuing education opportunities to learn new skills and techniques to help relieve her clients’ pain. Deep tissue massage on patients with fibromyalgia has shown encouraging results. This type of massage releases the fascia, a layer of fibrous tissue that surrounds muscle, allowing it to then release toxins that hold in the body’s pain.
Gilley started seeing Bartholomy in 2009 and reports that a one-hour massage will give her weeks of relief. “Phyllis has become an irreplaceable part of my healthcare team,” states Gilley. And given her medical history, she knows better than most the importance of a trusted, experienced team that provides real results. Martha McGhee, another fibromyalgia client of Bartholomy, has other unique needs. Dealing with chronic fatigue, migraine headaches, and the effects of double knee replacements, she has to be very careful about the type of massage she gets. “Phyllis really understands what’s going on in my body, even though you can’t see fibromyalgia,” McGhee affirms. “Phyllis is able to intuitively adjust pressure based on tolerance levels. And with fibromyalgia, that can change from day to day.” It’s important to not only adjust to a person’s pain tolerance, but their body type as well. Having a medical background is instrumental in Bartholomy’s success.
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Her massages aren’t about glamour and spa-day relaxation; therapeutic massage, the kind that she specializes in, is about whole body health. McGhee will tell anyone that “massage with Phyllis is life-changing. She is part of my life now!” As patients with Fibromyalgia fight the daily, silent, and often misunderstood battle of their highly unpredictable and painful illness, they should know that there is hope. Deep tissue therapeutic massage, in conjunction with an overall health plan as decided upon by the patient and their doctor, often brings relief that medication alone could never provide. To learn more about the pain relieving effects of massage on Fibromyalgia and other conditions, please contact Phyllis Bartholomy directly at 419/345-4913 or stop by at 5658 N. Main St. Suite 103 Sylvania Ohio 43560. You can also visit her website at http://www.bartholomymt.com
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Former Hunt Club in the 1920s. This lovely charming 4-5 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath home sits on a 0.97 acre private wooded,cul-de-sac lot within walking distance to Downtown Sylvania. 1st. floor master, in ground pool, sauna & green house. 3 1/2 car garage plus 6 stall horse barn! Bring your horse too! Priced to sell $489,000 Marcia Rubini RE/MAX Preferred Associates 419-870-2009
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Athletes sign letters of intent to play at Lourdes Lourdes University head coach Gil Guerrero announced that Corrine Woodmansee has signed a letter of intent to play golf for the Gray Wolves beginning with the 2014-2015 season. Woodmansee, who hails from Twinsburg, Ohio, was a four-year letter winner at Twinsburg High School where she qualified for the district championships as a junior, becoming just the second player in school history to accomplish the feat.“Corrine will be an excellent addition to our women's golf program,” Guerrero stated. “She has all of the qualities we are looking for in our studentathletes, the desire and strong work ethic to be the best at Lourdes University.” A two-time AllNortheastern Ohio Conference selection for the Lady Tigers, Woodmansee was the team’s Most Valuable Player in both 2012 and 2013. She was named the school’s Most Promising Player as a freshman, and went on to earn NOC Scholar-Athlete accolades as a senior as well. Woodmansee intends to study nursing upon her arrival at Lourdes. Owens transfer Riley Robinson has signed a letter of intent to transfer to Lourdes University from Owens Community College, and will play golf for the Gray Wolves.
SV’s Herzog signs with Owens
Robinson, a native of Monroe, Mich., played two seasons for the Express and will be a junior at Lourdes in the fall. He averaged 84.3 strokes per round as a sophomore, competing in 12 tournaments. He posted a season’s best round of 77 at the Defiance Fall Invitational on Sept. 22, 2013. “We are very fortunate get a player of Riley's caliber,” Guerrero stated. “He comes from an outstanding golf program at Owens Community College, so he should be very seasoned. We are hoping Riley will help us move our program to the next level.” A product of Saint Mary Catholic Central High School, Robinson was a two-time Second Team AllHuron League selection for the Falcons where he qualified for the regional championships twice. Cross Country Lourdes University head coach Jeremy Snow has announced that Alex Barrientos has signed a letter of intent and will run cross country for the Gray Wolves beginning with the 2014 season. Barrientos earned First Team All-State honors as a junior and senior while leading Defiance High School to a state championship in 2013. He also helped the Bulldogs earn a runner-up finish at the state meet as a junior. “I expect Alex to make an immediate impact to our program,” Snow stated. “I’m excited we’re able to sign another runner of his caliber, as he is another student-athlete we can build our program around.” Barrientos was a three-time First Team AllWestern Buckeye League selection during his time at Defiance, and earned First Team AllRegion accolades as a senior after winning the
Ericca Herzog, front left, is joined by her mother as well as the Owens softball coaching staff at her recent signing. –Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld, Owens Sports Information
Ericca Herzog, a catcher from Sylvania Southview High School, has signed with the Owens Community College softball program. The 5’3” Herzog, who becomes the 12th signee in next year's freshmen class, was named Second Team All-Northern Lakes League (NLL) as a senior. She is the only incoming freshmen catcher so far. Academically, Herzog was a member of the Senior All-Academic team and an honor roll student. She was coached by Jim Zoltowski.
Accepts basketball scholarship Returning 5’9” Southview senior Kennedy Moody has accepted a basketball scholarship to Indiana Tech University for fall 2015-16. She will major in Fashion Merchandising with a business minor.
Sylvania Community Action Team 4th Annual Golf Scramble Friday, August 15, 2014 Bedford Hills Golf Club (6400 Jackman Road, Temperance, MI)
Registration/Warmup 12 pm, shotgun start 1 pm • Dinner/Awards 6pm Prizes awarded for: Closest to the Pin • Longest Putt • Longest Drive
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district championship. He has a personal best time of 16:06 over a five-kilometer course. Basketball signer Lourdes University women’s basketball coach Karen McConnell has announced that Lizzie Spence has signed a letter of intent to play for the Gray Wolves beginning with the 2014-2015 season. Spence, a native of Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, earned Honorable Mention All-State honors while playing at Cuyahoga Heights High School. “Lizzie is an excellent athlete who runs the floor very well,” McConnell said. “She can hit the three or get to the basket on offense, and loves to mix it up on defense. She will provide a great deal of versatility on the wing or at the small forward. She is a competitor that knows how to win and I look forward to coaching her the next four years.” A First Team All-Chagrin Valley Metro Conference selection as a junior, she was named to the league’s Second Team as a senior.
Riley Robinson is transferring to Lourdes University from Owens Community College to play golf. He is shown with his dad, Frank Robinson, and Gray Wolves head coach Gil Guerrero.
She also garnered First Team All-District and Honorable Mention All-Region honors for the 2013-2014 season. A multi-sport athlete, Spence also played soccer and competed in track and field for the Redskins during her prep career.
Detroit Lions Youth Camp returns to Northview Area residents can expect a loud roar soon in Sylvania. For the second year, there will be a Detroit Lions Youth football camp at Northview high school’s Wildcat Stadium. The camp will be held Thursday, July 21-24 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Youth will learn the fundamentals of football on offense, defense, and special teams through four days of quality football instruction through a noncontact camp designed to improve beginning, intermediate, or advanced skill level for children ages 6-11. The camp will be conducted by Chris Fritzsching, director of Detroit Lions Youth Football, and the
Detroit Lions Youth Football coaching staff. The camp is limited to 70 campers between the ages of 6-11 years of age. The $169 cost includes: a Detroit Lions camp Tshirt, appearance by a current or former Lions Player and much more. To register for the camp, visit www.detroitlions.com/youthfootball or call 313/262-2248. For more information on the camp, go to www.detroitlions.com or call Chris Irwin, Northview Athletic Director at 419/8248570 or 419/276-9902.
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Lady golfers return to Highland Meadows Top LPGA players, including defending champion Beatriz Recari, Stacy Lewis, Paula Creamer, Michele Wie and Se Ri Pak, are among the field of 140 professionals who will be teeing it up at Highland Meadows Golf Club as the Marathon Classic by OwensCorning and O-I gets underway. The lady professional golfers get down to business Thursday, July 17, as the Kroger Senior Day first round of the tournament gets underway. Those 55 years of age and older are admitted free of charge for the first round of the tournament. In addition, Richard Petty will be in attendance. He will be at Highland Meadows to sign autographs and cheer on his favorite LPGA players while bringing his customized golf cart and world famous #43 race car out to the golf course. On the 14th hole, the “Friday at Club 14” business networking party returns on YP Day, July 18, during the second round of play. In
addition to the fun atmosphere, including caddy races and LPGA player giveaways, a new feature to Club 14 this year is the LaBatt Blue Royale Party Deck. A $50 one-day Party Deck ticket along with the daily admission tournament ticket will allow you to enter the Party Deck Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Complimentary Labatt beer products, Pepsi products, bottled water and snacks are included in the price of the Party Deck ticket. LPGA players will hold a junior golf clinic on Saturday, July 19, during the Blade Day third round of the tournament. The 2014 Marathon Classic will also feature the debut of the Marathon Classic Kids Zone. The Marathon Classic strives to be a family friendly event (all kids 17 and under get in for free) and this year there will be activities for kids throughout the golf course, Thursday through Sunday of tournament week. From scavenger hunts and face painting, to fun with
mascots and getting a picture taken with the trophy, there will be plenty to do for kids of all ages at the 2014 Marathon Classic. New to the 2014 Marathon Classic will be Military Day on Sunday, July 20. The 18th green pin flag will be replaced with an American flag and held by rotating service members representing different branches of the military. The Toledo Clinic's Championship Sunday will feature the closing ceremony. Also this year, all active military along with active police and firefighters and one guest will be admitted free of charge to the 2014 Marathon Classic. The Marathon Classic presented by OwensCorning and O-I has been making dreams come true for children in northwest Ohio for the past 30 years. Over $8 million has been donated since its inception in 1984. Last year, $376,000 was given to local childrens’ charities.
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NWO Komen will benefit from Elite Endeavors The annual Women’s Only Triathlon and Dri-Tri will be held at Centennial Terrace and Quarry, 5773 Centennial Rd., on Sunday, July 27 at 7:30 a.m. Presented by Elite Endeavors, the event is designed to bring together women of all ages, interests and abilities in the common interest of women’s health and finding a cure for breast cancer. Registration is open to women only. The triathlon consists of swimming, with a time trial start, biking, then running to the finish. The dri-tri consists of running, followed by biking, then running to the finish with no swim. “As part of our commitment to giving back, we will be donating $5 of each registration fee to Northwest Ohio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen,” says Jim Donaldson of Elite Endeavors. “Finding a cure is of personal interest to us, and the goal of this event is to offer empowerment to women and aid the fight to end breast cancer,” he added. Online registration is open for all women, ages 15 and older, at www.EliteEndeavors.com. Entry fees are $65 for anyone who registers by July 20. Registration includes a race t-shirt, finishers medal, goodie bag, chip timing, immediate post-race recovery snacks, immediate results, and a post race breakfast beginning at 10:15 a.m. Guests will be able to purchase breakfast at the event. Vegetarian and gluten free options will be available. Team Toledo Triathlon Club and Sylvania Southview cross country and track team volunteers will be monitoring the course for safety and support. The swim phase of the event will take place inside the Centennial Quarry. The bike phase takes place on surrounding roads and is an open, monitored course, with police presence directing traffic at intersections. The run, and final phase takes place on the paths around Pacesetter Park, starting at and directly adjacent to the quarry. “The course and transition area are very spectator-friendly, and we expect to see many family members and friends lining it and cheering on the women participating,” said Jim Donaldson of Elite Endeavors. “This is a big deal for the women, and receiving cheers of support during the event is extremely uplifting to them.” Amenities, activities and entertainment details for the guests who come out to cheer from the sidelines are still being finalized. Regular updates can be found at www.EliteEndeavors.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter pages.” Women’s Only Triathlon The triathlon consists of a 400- yard swim in Centennial Quarry, an 11-mile bike ride on the flat and fast rural roads surrounding the area, and a 5k/3.1 mile run around Pacesetter Park and back. Women’s Only Dri-Tri The Dri-Tri will follow the same course as the Triathlon. The first run will be one mile on the scenic Quarry Ridge Trail, followed by the same bike and finishing run as the triathlon. The finish of both events will bring participants into the transition area, right near the entrance to the post-race food, and festivities. Awards will be given to the top three finishers in age groups, for both the triathlon and dri-tri, during the post-race awards ceremony.
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SCHUYLER STUPICA A STUDENT SPEAKS
Unsung Heroes
It was 8:00 on a Wednesday morning, and I was on my way to the municipal courthouse with a criminal defense attorney by my side. Now, please don’t jump to conclusions too quickly. I Schuyler Stupica wasn’t heading to the municipal courthouse to deal with a traffic violation or a charge of petty theft. I was about to spend a day in the life of a criminal defense lawyer. “If the federal courthouse is like the Toledo Art Museum, the municipal courthouse is like the Toledo Zoo,” criminal defense attorney (and family friend) Sam Kaplan explained to me. He was referencing my shadow day with Judge Helmick a few months ago, and explaining that what I was about to witness was going to be drastically different. “So, about how often do you honestly believe your client is innocent?” I asked Sam during our walk. He laughed. “I don’t even consider it,” he said, matter-of-factly. “There’s
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nothing I can do with that information, and knowing it only hinders me in doing my job.” At first I was surprised by his response, but I soon came to understand. A court is not capable of determining a defendant’s guilt or innocence; all it can do is analyze the strength of the evidence. Taking this into account, instead of declaring a defendant guilty or not guilty, I learned that more accurate terminology would be proven or not proven. True to Sam’s word, the municipal courthouse couldn’t have been more different from the federal courthouse just down the street. To describe the difference in three words, the municipal courthouse was: busier, noisier, crazier. Judges dealt with hundreds of cases in a single morning. Anywhere you looked you could see people of all walks of life, coming and going as their cases were addressed. In the hour before court sessions began, Sam gave me a tour of the different offices and courthouses and explained how they operated. After my crash course I was able to observe two different courtrooms within the building. In my second session, I actually got to sit on the bench next to Judge Gorman, a retired and widely respected judge with a wicked sense of humor. (Judge Gorman was filling in for another judge on vacation). A great sense of humor and quick wit were recurring qualities in all of the lawyers and
judges Sam introduced me to throughout the day. When I voiced this observation, Sam explained that you need to have humor in order to work in such a serious field. It makes sense. Sam’s father Robert Kaplan, one of the city’s most prominent and influential lawyers, then joined us for lunch. He and Sam talked to me about their role as “human shock absorbers” between their clients and the government, making sure that the government does not abuse its power. Sam then took me to an afternoon court session at the Lucas County Common Pleas Court. (If a case from the municipal court is determined to be a felony, it comes here). I sat amid family and friends of the six men in orange jumpsuits and handcuffs who filed into the courtroom. They were tattooed, solemn, hardened: everything you would expect typical ‘criminals’ to look like. They didn’t look that way to Sam. There he was in his nice suit, sitting next to his client in a prison uniform as if there wasn’t a single difference between them. He whispered to his client, smiled, even patted him on the shoulder. In that moment, I was struck by Sam’s level of respect for his client’s humanity. The man in orange, who was facing charges of multiple felonies, was more than just a number in the system. He was a human being. I had a lot to think about during my car ride
home from the courthouse that afternoon. Criminal defense lawyers aren’t like doctors; they can’t fix the problems that are brought before them. In the words of Sam Kaplan, all they can do is “try to make big problems smaller.” These men and women work tirelessly day in and day out to make sure their clients receive the rights they are guaranteed by the Constitution, and sometimes only receive contempt for their efforts. For this they are truly unsung heroes. Although it may seem as if a job as a criminal defense lawyer is nothing but discouraging, Sam and his colleagues seem to find great fulfillment in their careers. Sam talked about getting to observe “the human condition on full display,” and said it is humbling to see the “heroic struggle” most of his clients have to endure just to get through each day. “It’s satisfying, it’s exhausting, it’s important work,” Sam told me. This seems to be the consensus of many Toledo lawyers. It’s a stressful job, it can be frustrating, and it can even cause sleepless nights, but it is noble and important work that they feel honored to be able to do. I don’t know if I have what it takes, but I would be honored to do it too. *After four years of writing for the Sylvania Advantage, I would love to receive feedback from readers. If you would like to contact me, my email address is sstupica15@nda.org.
Frontier Communications tips to help families, businesses ready for potentially severe summer weather Frontier Communications teams across the country are preparing for possibly severe summer weather. Their preparations include equipping fleet vehicles with extra fuel, fluids and lighting; double-checking all safety equipment and supplies used by field technicians; placing emergency network supplies throughout company facilities; and inventorying supplies needed for network restoral in the event of severe weather. The company reminds customers and others to they should stay far away from any downed cables or power lines. They should contact Frontier at 800/921-8102 (business) or 800/921-8101 (residential) to report any fallen telephone poles or cables. Frontier also encourages customers to make sure they can communicate in the event commercial power is lost: • Customers who rely on cordless phones should consider plugging a corded phone directly into the wall. In the event of a power outage, corded phones will still operate; cordless ones (e.g., VoIP) will not. If commercial power is unavailable, generators and batteries in Frontier’s central offices serve as a backup. Phone lines generally have enough power to allow a corded phone to function. Best practice: Do not use phones during the actual storm. • Customers’ voicemail boxes are protected within Frontier’s network and will continue to operate despite a power loss; and
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JANIS WEBER THE MOUSE TRAP Let’s Talk Photos: Picasa is free photo editing software from Google that makes your pictures look great. I recommend using Picasa to organize and display the photos for your home or business. The Janis Weber following guide will help you get started with Picasa. Download and Install Picasa Software from Picasa.com. Click on the Picasa Download button to get the software. Once the software is done downloading, double click on the file and follow the installation instructions. As you get started, there are two things you should always remember. Picasa does not store the photos on your computer. You downloaded them from your camera to a specific location. When you open Picasa, it simply looks at the folders on your computer and displays the photos it finds. It displays the file types that you tell it to find, in the folders that you tell it to search. Your original photos are always preserved. When using editing tools in Picasa, your original files are never touched. The photo edits you make are only viewable in Picasa until you decide to
S A N D Y G R AT O P O U T S I D E I N S Y L VA N I A A Teddy Bear Picnic! Thanks to 26th President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt’s big heart for not killing a bear in November, 1902, Clifford Berryman was inspired to create a cartoon for the Washington Post. Rose and Morris Michtom of New York’s Ideal Novelty and Toy Company were also inspired to make and place a plush bear, “Teddy’s Bear,” in the shop’s window. Overnight, the craze took hold and by 1903, Margarete Steiff, a seamstress in Giengen, Germany made teddy bears for their world famous Steiff catalogue, with 3,000 sold in the United States. Today, millions are sold worldwide. In 1907, John Walter Bratton composed, “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic,” with lyrics written in 1932 by songwriter James Kennedy. By 1988 when collectible dealer Royal Selanger launched “Teddy Bears’ Picnic Day,” the theme popped up everywhere becoming “so popular that parents and institutions rallied to have the event named a holiday. July 10 was officially named National Teddy Bears’ Picnic Day.” Of course, one must bring a favorite teddy and these supportive touches honey and a spot of tea, headbands with cute, rounded bear ears, sing the song and hunt down the book, too. What better way to celebrate July honoring National Park and Recreation month than a traditional picnic in the park? What is a Picnic? Oxford’s English Dictionary in 1748 first printed the word, picnic, “an excursion to some spot in the country where all partake of a repast out of doors,” while the French word for “picnic” evolved from ‘pique nique.’ Indeed, the picnic became an English institution of “grand picnic” celebrated as early as the 14th century in England and France with pastries, hams, and baked meats by the wealthy with a moveable outdoor repast - a medieval hunting feast, a Renaissance-era country banquet, or a lavish
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save your changes. Even then, Picasa creates a new version of the photo with your edits applied, leaving the original file totally preserved. Thus you will have two copies of your photo. Folders in Picasa represent the folders on your computer. You control the folders that are scanned and displayed by Picasa. Changes you make to folders in Picasa affect the corresponding folders on your computer’s hard drive. For example, if you delete a photo in a Picasa folder, that photo is also deleted from the computer. Unlike folders, albums exist only in Picasa. Albums allow you to create virtual groups of photos taken from multiple folders on your computer. Albums display those photos without actually moving the photo. It is like a playlist for photos. When you delete or move photos from an album, the original files remain in their original folders on your computer. In this collection, you can organize your photos by what frequently matters most like the people in them. Picasa uses facial recognition technology to find and group similar faces together across your entire collection of photos. By adding name tags to these groups of faces, new people albums are created. These people albums are just like the albums above; when you move or delete faces, the original files stay put. Here’s the real beauty. Once you are done with a photo or album you can print, upload
or email your images all within one software. Google did a great job creating this software don’t you think? There is an amazing array of editing tools for you as well. Play with each of them. Be creative and most of all have fun. You are the keeper of your photo memories. Make sure they are preserved and saved off the computer as a back-up. I lost a few months of images last year. I will get over it but what a shame. I forgot what I was working on is a machine with occasional issues. One false move on its part (never mine…) and all is gone. All this being said, there are also alternatives to Picasa. Here are just a few: Shotwell, DigiKam with Showfoto, Dark Nomacs, IrfanView, Paint, Table, FotoSketcher, Picmonkey, Pixlr, PicPick and PhotoPad. Subscribe to YouTube: Do you often refer to YouTube videos for instructions and information, entertainment? Founded in February 2005, YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. Over this relatively short span of time, this platform has become the go-to place to millions of people.
Victorian garden party influencing Victorian era literature of Dickens, Trollope, and Jane Austin and the rural paintings of Monet, Renoir, and Cezanne. The picnic debuted in America mid 19th century. By then, a dinner usually eaten indoors. Everyone present had contributed some food and possibly paid a fee to attend. This became a modern “pot luck” supper. A change in the meaning of the term, from “everyone bringing some food” to “everyone eating out of doors” was completed by the 1860s. The impromptu aspect with less formality brought a new-found freedom to the concept of picnic, resulting in relief of normal constraints. Picnic in the Park Mid July’s summer’s days are getting shorter. Have you had a real/authentic picnic yet? Keep it simple with these tried and true to dos: bubbles, a Frisbee, a ball for foursquare, face paint, checkers. Add friends/relatives and your favorite quick food delights: fried chicken, dessert, everybody’s specialty side dish, and the must-have, watermelon wedges. Throw in some extra hand sanitizer and plenty of paper towels. Picnic Flavors Plan ahead a bit with a ‘Victorian Flare for a Patriotic Picnic Affair’ - jugglers were popular (thin scarves or balls), a croquet set, badminton, scavenger hunt, old-time wooden toys, and ring toss (hula hoops). Energetic? Grill hotdogs. Ice cream was so popular; maybe, you have a maker and can concoct your own? For centerpieces use mason jars (thin red/white/blue ribbon tied around neck) filled with daisies sporting a pinwheel. Hit a Dollar shop for disposable tablecloths. If you have extra time, buy red/white checkered fabric for a recyclable tablecloth. Cut paper strips 1/2 inch-wide in red, white and blue to make tons of paper chains to tape or staple. Where to Go? Sylvania is well situated for a destination within a few miles or minutes…You don’t even need to leave the city. The Sylvania Historic Village’s green awaits for a blanket and the Sister City Woodstock garden has tables/chairs and even a gazebo. Harroun Community Park offers the Landsaedel
Shelter and tables by the bridge and Overlook along the Sylvania River Trail, too. Toledo Memorial Park invites you to picnic on their grounds. Burnham Park, in the middle of the city, features a bandstand, ‘human’ sun dial, and shelters. Check out one of Sylvania’s elementary schools; enjoy a new play scape. There’s a traditional block park with shelter and playground at Whetstone Park, behind Starlite Plaza. Olander Park features a natural sand beach, 30-acre lake and shade from oak trees. Sylvan Prairie Park is yet another site and is dog friendly too. Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Secor Park, Fossil Park, Centennial Terrace and Quarry, and Pacesetter Park also offer
Register with YouTube with your email address and a unique password (yes…another password). You can now subscribe to your favorite presenters and/or topics while also having the ability to upload your own videos to share with the world. Don’t think only your friends and family will see what you have created. Once you have created a place for yourself on YouTube others can reference you or your topics just as you have done with theirs. I Make House Calls: I will come to your home or office and help you with almost any predicament including repairs, upgrades and general software/hardware usage. I can be your resident “Geek.” I have an endless amount of patience and knowledge. Give me a call at 419-318-9112. References and rates are always available upon request. Don’t forget to sign up for my free newsletter at OhComputerTraining.com. Subscribers will get a copy of this article plus added hints, tips and trusted/valuable web-links. Janis Weber, B.A., owner of Ohio Computer Training, is a professional computer adjunct instructor at UT, Lourdes, and MCCC. E-mail any specific questions or comments to jwpctutor@gmail.com or contact her for assistance at 419-318-9112. Public classes are listed on her website: www.OhComputerTraining.com. Private tutoring and repairs are just a phone call or email away.
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M IKE JONES TOWNSHIP TOPICS Fire Levy Sylvania Township will forward details of a potential 1.5 mill levy for the fire department to the Lucas County Auditor’s office in a step necessary before voting to place it on the November ballot. The measure passed 2-1 with John Jennewine, trustee chairman, voting against the issue. He said during the trustees’ meeting, which resulted in the vote, that he had nothing negative to say about the service provided by the department, but he still had questions about staffing and financing and that he wasn’t comfortable with the potential levy request. Dave Simko, chief fiscal officer of the township, said the amount of the levy was determined after several possible situations were considered. The amount, he said, was determined by the future needs of the department, the possibility of instituting a partial program of patient transport, and the need for consistent reliable funding. If the department begins patient transport it will only be when a life squad or a private ambulance service isn’t available to take the run in a reasonable amount of time. The township’s contract with the firefighters’ union calls for hiring two additional personnel if patient transport is instituted. Neal Mahoney, trustee, said it is important for voters to recognize that the levy request isn’t for “bells and whistles,” but for the core business of the department. He said the levy is based on need brought through the growth of the township and its calls for service both now and in the future. The current projected budget for the Sylvania Township Fire Department shows a deficit of $1.2 million in 2016. Although the issue will now go to the county auditor’s office for certification, John Zeitler, township administrator, said that if passed the levy would cost the owner of a home valued at $150,000 home about $78 or $79 annually.
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Roundabout Construction As construction of a new roundabout at King and Brint roads is nearing completion, another is beginning construction in the western part of the township. The intersection of Mitchaw and Sylvania-Metamora roads will be closed as the new traffic system is installed. Construction is expected to take about 45 days. The traffic-control systems are said to be safer and more efficient in most cases than the more usual stop-and-go systems controlled by lights or signs, according to the Lucas County engineer’s office. TARTA Board Applications Requested Sylvania Township trustees are seeking applicants for appointment to the board of the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority. Susan Wood, assistant township administrator, said applications from those who would like to represent the township on the board need to be submitted by Aug. 31. An application can be obtained at www.sylvaniatownship.com. The appointment is for three years and is effective Oct. 31. Zoning Waivers The Sylvania Township board of zoning appeals has granted waivers on property owned by the Steven D. Taylor family so it can develop a car dealership immediately east of the existing Taylor Kia. The township’s zoning and planning agency had recommended against granting the waiver. Its report noted that zoning requirements might make it difficult to develop an auto dealership, but that the property was viable for other commercial uses. Most of the wavers requested were for setback requirements and for landscaping buffers. Darryl Graus, zoning and planning manager, said the dealership had agreed to a fence which would screen the residential properties north of the site.
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Sylvania Welcomes Marathon LPGA Mayor Craig Stough
On behalf of the city of Sylvania, I welcome the participants, families and fans of the Ladies Professional Golf Association back to Highland Meadows Golf Club here in Sylvania. We look forward to the excitement and national attention the Marathon Classic brings to our community every year. This year’s tournament is being held July 14 through 20 with pro-am events scheduled earlier in the week. The LPGA brings thousands of fans and media representatives into Sylvania. Our local restaurants, shops, and hotel benefit from the many visitors to our community. Even though the crowds at times can lead to congestion on our roads, the tournament also greatly benefits local charities serving Sylvania and Lucas County. The tournament has become a highlighted stop on the LPGA tour. It was voted fifth favorite of all the stops. The purse has grown substantially to $1,400,000. The
tournament has become a huge event in northwest Ohio/southeast Michigan attracting over 70,000 spectators. The community support has grown significantly over the years and is the largest sporting event in the area. The tournament attracts all ages to watch the greatest women golfers in the world compete. Highland Meadows Golf Club and the many volunteers and sponsors that make the LPGA tournament a success every year deserve our thanks. The members of Highland Meadows have hosted the LPGA since 1990 and the course and facilities are always in great shape. Local residents and golf fans donate thousands of hours for hole marshalling and the many jobs that must be done well for a successful tournament. Sylvania prides itself on being a great place to live, work and raise a family, and the LPGA Tournament helps enliven and enrich the lives of our residents every year. The tournament brings the excitement of national attention to our community. Our residents are treated to competitive golf at the highest level. And our young people see first hand from world class athletes that hard work and practice can lead to success. Once again we welcome the Marathon Classic to Sylvania. Good luck to all the competitors. And thanks to Judd Silverman, his staff, and all the volunteers who each year bring a great LPGA golf tournament for us to enjoy here in Sylvania. P et
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SANDY GRATOP SYLVANIA CHRONICLED In 1962, new manager for Toledo Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum Association Robert G. Garrison, former superintendent at Cedar Hill Cemetery Washington, D. C., was welcomed to the park by President Harry P. Vischer. It was the same year the crematorium was built, averaging 150 cremations a year. By 1975, Garrison was pleased to report that perpetual care funds had grown from $350,000 to $1 million. Approximately 47,000 funerals had occurred since the park’s inception, a second wing on the Chapel of Chimes would be needed by 1978. Trustees announced the go ahead with architects’ Buehrer and Stough for the new $300,000 brick one-story office building contracted by Schuster, Inc. to be placed next to the old one on the summit at the park’s entrance. Happy 75 Years With the park’s 75th birthday in 1977, TMP had memorialized many with only about 180 acres of its 380 acres developed. With approximately 100 services a month, the park was now the final resting place for 70,000 area residents’ plots encircling the park’s centerpiece for soldiers’ and sailors,’ the Veteran’s Monument. The first 1,623 veterans were honored with free grave plots at the foot of this memorial. Sylvania original founder, General David White, was buried in the 1840s on his own farmland, which became TMP 50 years later, beginning with 54 acres. Toledo Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Robert Craig of World War II is also laid to rest in the park. Over the years, the trustees were determined to keep the 2,000-foot front rose-accented limestone wall intact with offers to purchase frontage resisted. As a full service cemetery, contemporary burial practices have changed and more mausoleum space was sought. Additional Amenities Several major improvements were undertaken in 1989. The Chapel of Memories, fin-
ished in 1990, added 600 crypts and 300 niches for cremated remains. Entrance enhancements coinciding with the over-all master plan were achieved along with the Harroun Road project and the widening of Monroe Street. Bereaved families welcomed the Colonial Gardens’ trees and shrubs nestled by Acacia Lake offering “an attractive vista in every season of the year.” The new section was designed adjacent to this garden. Families are reminded that the 2,500 square foot Memorial Chapel can be used by anybody who owns property at TMP. Executive Director Jeff Clegg reiterated that the public is always welcome - even for a picnic in the arboretum. Fourth Mausoleum The Chapel of Peace is a $1.5 million project constructed by Granit-Bronze, Inc. of Cold Springs, Minn., responsible for three of the four mausoleums. General contractor for the project was Mosser Construction, Inc., of Fremont. The dedication in October, 2001, revealed a facility reflecting much more than an efficient building design conserving finite ground space. Since the mid 70s, there was an increasing demand for outdoor crypts and a mausoleum offered 956 niches for urns and 1,102 crypts. This chapel features seating for 80 guests, and is enhanced by a water fountain and natural light. Sentimental Pet Owners TMP’s most recent plan is an exclusive section of six and one-half acres in the northwest corner of the Reflections Garden designed especially for pet lovers. There are plots large enough for horses. The park will work with Turner Vault Co. of Toledo along with Paws and Remember. A variety of cremation and burial options for pets is available including monuments, markers, urns and services for owners to show the love and care in their passing as provided to them in their lifetime. Dog owners continue to be invited to walk their dogs throughout the grounds; water stations and waste bags will be available. Seasonal Memorial to Veterans
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According to Clegg, Toledo Memorial Park never wanders far from the founders’ original intent. Several times a year, TMP lends itself to honoring veterans who are buried in the park. And, just this past winter a new adornment for veterans came to fruition with Wreaths Across America organized by Mel Harbough to recog-
nize veterans with holiday wreaths as a “Thank You For Your Service & Sacrifice.” To learn more, visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org. Indeed, Toledo Memorial Park is a peaceful retreat where one can gather amidst the beauty and tranquility inherent in nature to remember loved ones.
Animal Behavior Training and Health Seminar Held
Karen Pratt and Leah Semrock were on hand to help with the seminar held July 12.
Lara Joseph, owner of the Animal Behavior Center, trained a pig and a hornbill bird on front of the audience in a morning session.
Jason Crean, MA, MS from Chicago presented the benefits of tea in animal husbandry and the importance of raw, whole food nutrition for pets.
Quinn was all dressed up for the event held on Saturday, July 12 at the Animal Behavior Center, 4917 W. Alexis Rd. —by Michiale Schneider
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CRIME WATCH IN THE SYLVANIA AREA Sylvania Area Crime Reports Burglary Cynthia L. Eitniear, cash and notebook computer tablet stolen at 3200 block of N. Centennial Rd. Ashley Thompson, jewelry stolen at 2700 block of Westmar Ct. Criminal Damaging City of Sylvania, street sign damaged at 5400 block of S. Main St. Carmen Beste, vehicle damaged at 5400 block of Silica Dr. Telecommunications Abuse Pamela S. Gist, menacing phone calls received, 6500 block of Cornwall Ct. Theft Theresa N. Tomsic, vehicle stolen at 5800 block of W. Central Ave. Andrew P. Berry, truck with trailer and equipment stolen at 2000 block of Monoa Rd. Charlie’s Restaurant, three gift charges stolen at 6900 block of W. Central Ave. S&S Landscape, leaf blower stolen at 2800 block of N. Reynolds Rd. Dental Group West, cameras stolen at 5500 block of W. Central Ave. Richard Hott, medications stolen at 5700 block of Whiteford Rd. Cindy Eitniear, purse with cash, credit cards and tablet stolen at 3200 block of Centennial Rd. David McCoy, IPod stolen from vehicle at 3300 block of Fairbanks. Rite-Aid, merchandise stolen at 7500 block of W. Central Ave. Michelle D. Quiniff, window air conditioner stolen at 5800 block of Roan St. Heidi Bayford, purse with cash, Nook and IPod stolen at 3300 block of Marsrow Ave. Carol P. Stevens, jewelry stolen at 6700 block of Erie St. Aldi, grocery cart full of merchandise stolen at 5500 block of Monroe St. Gregory M. Speier, tarp and mulch stolen at 7100 block of Crabtree Ln. Kylie Beazley, wallet with cash and credit card stolen at 6900 block of Maplewood Ave. Paul Devers, vehicle keys stolen at 5500 block of Monroe St. Aldi, groceries stolen at 5500 block of Monroe St. Lucas County Solid Waste Management, aluminum cans stolen at 7500 block of Sylvania Ave. Nate Dagastino-Kainiz, IPhone stolen at 7200 block of W. Sylvania Ave. From the Court Assault Heather M. Twigg, 726 Prouty Ave., Toledo, $300 fine, costs, 10 days E.H.M.U., counseling, 48 hours community service. Matthew K. Baker, 4016 Penelope Ln., Toledo, $250 fine, costs, 60 days jail time, 58 days suspended, counseling. Disorderly Conduct Jacob R. Moran, 4324 Woodbriar Dr., Toledo, $250 fine, costs, 30 days jail time, 30 days suspended, counseling, 100 hours community service, drug screening. Tod A. Rudy, 901 Pine St., Grand Rapids, Mich., $250 fine, costs, 30 days jail time, 13 days suspended, counseling. Domestic Violence Glenn F. Coleman, 9415 Dorr St., Holland, $250 fine, costs, 180 days jail time, 90 days suspended, counseling. Driving Under the Influence Delaney E. Vanderhoff, 1430 Picadilly Ln., Apt.
B110, Maumee, $450 fine, costs, 33 days jail time, 30 days suspended, license suspended 180 days. Miranda R. Orth, 5113 Secor Rd., Toledo, $450 fine, costs, 36 days jail time, 30 days suspended, license suspended 180 days. Michael N. Novak, 1630 S. Berkey-Southern, Swanton, $1000 fine, costs, 180 days jail time, 150 days suspended, license suspended three years, AA meetings, letter of apology. Nicholas A. Stacy, 4216 Meadow Green Dr., Sylvania, $850 fine, costs, 20 days jail time, 36 days E.H.M.U., license suspended 24 months, counseling, drug screening. Emily J. Cottle, 215 Three Meadows Ct., Perrysburg, $950 fine, costs, 40 days jail time, 60 days E.H.M.U., license suspended two years, SCRAM unit 90 days. Karen L. Kicinski, 628 S. Irwin Rd., Swanton, $450 fine, costs, 36 days jail time, 30 days suspended, license suspended 180 days with limited privileges. Timothy J. Goebel, 2848 Pleasant Hill, Maumee, $550 fine, costs, 39 days jail time, 30 days suspended, license suspended 11 months. Kyle A. Dobb, 6304 W. Bancroft St., Apt. 2, Toledo, $850 fine, costs, 10 days jail time, 36 days E.H.M.U., license suspended 18 months, 90 days immobilization. Drug Abuse Nicholas A. Stacy, 4216 Meadow Green Dr., Sylvania, $500 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 90 days suspended, counseling, drug screening. Drug Trafficking Cesar Vilchez, 5039 Heather Pl., Sylvania, $850 fine, costs, 180 days jail time, 150 days suspended, counseling, drug screening. Hit/Skip Nicholas A. Stacy, 4216 Meadow Green Dr., Sylvania, $500 fine, costs, 100 days jail time, 90 days suspended, license suspended 24 months, counseling, drug screening. George E. Goodrich, Jr., 7165 N. Lucas St., Curtice, $500 fine, costs, six days jail time, nine days work release, treatment. No Operator’s License Ryan M. Williams, 1755 Connecticut, Holland, $325 fine, costs, 19 days E.H.M.U., 150 hours community service. Michael N. Novak, 1630 S. Berkey-Southern, Swanton, $350 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 90 days suspended, 100 hours community service. James D. Wilson, 620 Airport Hwy., Toledo, $275 fine, costs, 30 days jail time, 30 days suspended, 80 hours community service. Pamela J. Humphreys, 14 E. Woodside Terrace, Holland, $300 fine, costs, 33 days jail time, 30 days suspended. Reckless Operation Jerry D. Friend, 236 Curwood, Holland, $250 fine, costs, 30 days jail time, 15 days suspended, license suspended 24 months. Makayla M. Clement, 10520 Monclova Rd., Monclova, $100 fine, costs, 30 days jail time, 27 days suspended, license suspended six months with limited privileges., AA meetings. Jesse R. Rossbach, 5835 Dennison St., Toledo, $100 fine, costs, 23 days jail time, 20 days suspended, license suspended six months with limited privileges. Danielle M. Orville, 1353 Red Tail Hawk Dr., No. 5 Boardman, $450 fine, costs, 33 days jail time, 30 days suspended, license suspended six months with limited privileges.
Resisting Arrest Elijah R. Bowen, 6014 Red Oak Dr., Toledo, $300 fine, costs, 83 days jail time, 80 days suspended, 64 hours community service, counseling. Theft James D. Wilson, 620 Airport Hwy., Toledo, $250 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 75 days suspended, counseling, restitution, drug screening. Donald A. Shadler, 2805 Westowne Ct., Toledo, $300 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 75 days suspended, counseling, drug screening. Javon L. Harris, 6325 Garden Rd., Apt. 15, Maumee, $400 fine, costs, 130 days jail time, 120 days suspended, restitution. Donald A. Shadler, 2805 Westowne Ct., Toledo, $300 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 75 days suspended, counseling, restitution, drug screening. Joshua T. Leasure, 2133 Kingston, Maumee, $350 fine, costs, 99 days jail time, 90 days suspended, counseling, restitution. Corie L. Abitua, 6128 Secor Rd., Toledo, $250 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 60 days suspended, drug screening. Deangelo F. Jackson, 3510 Monroe St., Toledo, $200 fine, costs, 80 days jail time, 70 days suspended, counseling. Sonya R. Watson, 1543 Macomber St., Toledo, $300 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 70 days suspended, counseling, drug screening. Harmon H. Specht, Jr., 428 Troy St., Toledo, $250 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 50 days suspended, counseling, restitution, drug screening. Dale F. Slocum, 1101 Scott St., Maumee, $359 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 60 days suspended, off limits at Hobbytown USA, restitution. Michael J. Roach, 3245 Cromwell, Oregon, $450 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 60 days suspended, counseling, restitution. Sonya R. Watson, 1543 Macomber, Toledo, $300 fine, costs, 90 days jail time, 70 days suspended, counseling, drug screening. Tiffany M. Shaloup, 4103 Ruskin St., Toledo, $350 fine, costs, 180 days jail time, 105 days suspended, counseling, active probation, SCRAM
Strengthening Sylvania, One Family at a Time
For more information on our Social Services please contact Dottie VanDrieson, 419-882-8415, Ext. 23 dvandrieson@ambt.net For more information on our Youth Programs please contact Danielle Kisch, 419-882-8415, Ext. 29 dkisch@ambt.net For more information on our Youth Diversion Program please contact Bob Kolasinski, 419-882-8415, Ext. 22 diversion@ambt.net
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unit 120 days, drug screening. Alisha Clark, 1115 Newbury, Toledo, $350 fine, costs, 84 days jail time, 80 days suspended, counseling, drug screening. Unauthorized Use of Property Lawrence M. Amisom, 642 E. Hudson St., Toledo, 250 fine, costs, 32 days jail time, 23 days suspended, 32 hours community service. Amanda J. Gillespie, 1844 Wychwood, Toledo, $250 fine, costs, 10 days E.H.M.U., 32 hours community service, restitution. Rupert R. Nave, 616 Arcadia Ave., Toledo, $250 fine, costs, 30 days jail time 10 days suspended, counseling, restitution, off limits at Rite Aid, drug screening. Tiana R. Carter, 711 Locust St., Apt. 437, Toledo, $250 fine, costs, 30 days jail time, 25 days suspended. Harmon H. Specht, Jr., 428 Troy St., Toledo, $250 fine, costs, 30 days jail time 26 days suspended, counseling, restitution, drug screening. Underage Person Matthew A. Konwinski, 4912 Circle, Columbia, S. Car., $100 fine, costs, 33 days jail time, 30 days suspended.
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HOME BOUND HAIR CARE SERVICE If you can’t get to the salon, I bring it to you! 419/779-7481 COMPUTER HELP Or assistance with windows, Mac, or iPad. Call 419/340-7743 CLEANING SERVICES PROVIDED More than 20 years experience providing high quality performance with a conscientious attitude. Goal oriented to dependability & thoroughness. References provided upon request. Please call Tammy @ 419/882-8258.
Basic Style with 4x4 post delivered and installed. $85 419/865-3487 AFFORDABLE IN HOME TECH SERVICE On-site PC/Laptop Repair & Upgrades Virus Removal Data Recovery Private Tutoring References Available Call Dan @ 567/297-0970 HARRIS LANDSCAPING Landscaping, trimming, stump grinding, ornamental pruning, and liquid feeding 419/276-1267
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
BLISSFIELD HOME Adorable older 2-3 bedroom home in the Village of Blissfield. This home sits on an extra large lot! You can sit on the enclosed front porch and enjoy the great view of the river across the street or enjoy the extra large backyard. The house boasts of an eat-in kitchen, plus a formal dining room. Blissfield Schools! Asking $68,900. Call Jim at Faust Real Estate, LLC 517-902-6655. LAKEFRONT HOME Gorgeous Loch Erin lakefront 3 bdrm., 3 bath home. Far too many amenities to list! A few include beautiful galley style kitchen, formal dining room, spacious living room w/wood burning fireplace, 6 panel wood doors and trim, finished, waterproofed, walk-out basement, 2.5 car attached garage and the list goes on. Lovingly cared for and maintained. Motivated sellers say, "Make us an offer!" Call Jan at Faust Real Estate, LLC 517-673-6456. LOT FOR SALE Crystal River, Florida. 1.25 acres residential. $25,000 Call 419/466-1082 YEAR ROUND HOME ON LAKE ERIE Two decks overlooking the lake, open floor plan, possible three beds, two full baths, laundry room and oversized two car garage. 419/944-6903
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FOR LEASE Condo, upstairs, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, dining room, fireplace, 2 car garage, all appliances, basement. Laundry room in condo. Access to tennis courts and swimming pool. McCord-Sylvania area. Adults. Leave message. $795.00 419/517-3941 SPACE FOR LEASE Sylvania Area - 5425 Schultz Drive Off Alexis 1800 sf warehouse w/OH door (near expressway) 419/344-0275
PEST CONTROL Ants, Termites, Bed Bugs, Mice, Box Elders, Bee/Wasps Tom’s Pest Control - Holland, OH 419/868-8700 www.citytermiteandpest.com PAINTING - WALLPAPERING - PAPER REMOVAL BG PAINT & WALLPAPER SINCE 1986 Wallpaper removal, wall repair, borders, murals. Interior/exterior painting. Brian 419/474-7323 A TO Z HAULING AND DEMOLITION Home clean outs, yard work, moving, light demolition. Disaster clean up OUR FAST AND HARD WORKING STAFF IS WAITING FOR YOUR CALL! 419/205-9600 ONE CALL HOME REPAIRS/REMODELING FROM CHANGING A LIGHT SWITCH TO TOTAL REMODELING 419/205-9600 HURLEY’S PAINTING Interior/Exterior • Paper Removal Deck Staining Quality Work • Reasonable Prices FREE ESTIMATES CALL 419/882-6753
GARAGE SALE HUGE GARAGE/MOVING SALE Keyboard, guitar, 30 gal. fish tank with stand, young ladies/women’s clothing, housewares and decor, glider rocker, much more! Thurs-Fri July 17-18, 9am-5pm 7204 Hidden Lane Ct. /Sterns at Secor. RUMMAGE SALE Olivet Lutheran Church, 5840 Monroe St., Sylvania, OH, will hold a huge rummage sale on Thursday and Friday, July 24 - 25, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. and on Saturday, July 26, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. On Saturday, all items will be 1/2 off, and clothing will be $2 per bag. GARAGE SALE Clothes, toys, electronics, home goods. July 18 and 19th, from 9am to 3pm. 4648 Woodland Lane, Sylvania, Ohio 43560
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SYLVANIA ADVANTAGE | MID JULY 2014 | 15C HELP WANTED
FUEL TRANSPORT DRIVERS Home Daily Set Schedule Excellent Pay/Benefits/Bonus Program Requirements: CDL-A 3 yrs experience Tanker/HazMat endorsements Clean MVR Stable Work History 800-686-2928 x 144 DRIVERS, CDL-A: Home Daily! Eagle Express Lines, Toledo based Short Haul trips to Chicago O'Hare. 5 roundtrips/50+ hours/wk. $21.34/hr plus $4.80/hr USPS Health & Welfare pay. Apply: www.eagleexpresslines.com SYLVANIA ACE HARDWARE NOW HIRING For part-time positions. Hardware knowledge preffered. Please see a manager for application at 5169 Monroe St., Sylvania OH, 43560 JETS PIZZA IS HIRING! We are looking to fill driver, insider and management positions at all 3 of our Toledo locations. Candidates need to be highly motivated team players with a great attitude. Please go to http://jetspizza.com/pdf/employment-application-20130725.pdf to print. Complete the application and return to any of the following locations. 4733 Glendale Ave. 4900 McCord 5392 Monroe St. We look forward to meeting you! PART TIME TELLER (24-28 Hours Per Week) for the NEW office of Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Sylvania. For a description of duties and qualifications please visit www.fm-bank.com or apply in person at 620 South Clyde’s Way, Archbold OH 43502. Submit in word format: a resume, professional reference list and a letter outlining your qualifications refer to job #C 051314 and email to HumanResources@fm-bank.com or mail Attn: Human Resource Department, Farmers & Merchants State Bank, PO Box 216 Archbold OH 43502. Resumes must be received by July 21, 2014. F&M Bank is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply including minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities. HELP WANTED Local, well-established insurance agency is looking for a fulltime CSR/Support Staff member. Job duties include, but not limited to: answering phones, filing, customer payments and general staff support. Applicant must be a well organized multitasker. Computer skills desired, office skills a plus. Must be energetic, a self-starter and attention to detail is paramount. Please email resumes to bjfuller@fullerandsonsins.com
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BANK TELLERS WANTED GenoaBank, founded in 1902, is a locally-owned, independent community bank that provides a broad range of banking services to both business and private customers in Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Wood counties. Since the time GenoaBank first opened its doors, it has continued to expand and now operates branches in Elmore, Maumee, Millbury, Oregon and Perrysburg/Rossford, Ohio. We are eager to expand the GenoaBank brand and will have a physical presence in the Sylvania community come mid-September! Our newest branch will be located at 5501 Monroe Street, Sylvania. GenoaBank is now hiring both Full-Time and Part-Time Bank Tellers for our new Sylvania Branch. Qualified applicants must have strong communication and customer service skills; cash handling and previous Bank Teller experience preferred. Open availability to work bank hours, including Saturdays is required. Excellent benefits. Interested candidates please submit a resume to hr@genoabank.com. EOE/AA .
Holland is hiring at its Toledo terminal located in Bowling Green, OH!. 21 yr old w/1 year or 50k miles exp, w/ tanker & hazmat. Local drivers are home daily. Regional Drivers are home weekly. Company paid health insurance. Find your direction at Hollandregional.com/careers! EEO/AAE Minorities/ Females/Persons with Disabilities/Protected Veterans www.hollandregional.com/careers HELP WANTED Opportunities for 50-plus talent. Earn extra money part-time.Writers, researchers and event planners to plan monthly educational events needed for baby-boomers resource center Send resumes to: PO Box 1095, Holland, OH 43528 or call 419/865-8503
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PUBLIC NOTICE The 2013 unaudited financial report for the Sylvania Area Joint Recreation District is now available for inspection at the District offices located at 7060 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania OH 43560 during regular business hours.
LOST ITEM
LOST - CONTEMPORARY SILVER RING with two white stones at Centennial Terrace 4th of July Fireworks. REWARD. Please call 419-882-3145.
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PHOTOFINISH
1964 the Tribute Celebrates 50 Years of Beatlemania
L-R: Karen Jarosz, Michael Bell, and Sargent Brown relax during the 1964 The Tribute concert held on July 12.
L-R, front: Former Sylvania students Olivia Slates, Helena Darah and Samantha Gentle; L-R, back: Phil Bowles, Joey DiPofi, Anwar Abouzied, Jake Frankel, Austin Serna, Hilary Parlette, Nick Kopfman, and Stephen Howard enjoyed the event.
Jordan Minor and Samantha Gentle celebrated the music during the Saturday night event.
Austin Serna and Rachael Mohn were grateful the weather cleared before the start of the concert held at Centennial Terrace.
Todd Kozlowski and Annette Roselle danced the night away.
Diane and Craig Weaver attended 1964 The Tribute concert. —by Maria Darah