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TEAR SHEET: Weekly guide to the zeitgeist, page 20

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MICHIGAN’S $60 MILLION BID

Michigan offered Owens-Illinois $60 million in incentives and tax abatements to move to Tecumseh — why O-I stayed in NW Ohio, page 6

BILL CARROLL

STANDS TALL

Toledo’s “Guru of Growth” answers the tough questions on O-I, the steam plant and Jimmy Jackson, page 4

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Bob Frantz wants your attention WSPD commentator to write exclusive weekly column for TFP, page 4

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Surf’s up Some Lucas County employees spend their time — and your dollars — visiting personal, travel and pornographic Web sites, page 7

■ Sports

April reigns Owens powerhouse wants to pitch for Toledo, page 15

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OPINION

May 11, 2005

LIGHTING THE FUSE A publication of Toledo Free Press, LLC Established 2005 Thomas F. Pounds President/Publisher tpounds@toledofreepress.com Michael S. Miller Editor in Chief mmiller@toledofreepress.com Joshua E. Trust Vice President of Sales & Marketing jtrust@toledofreepress.com Kay T. Pounds Vice President of Operations kpounds@toledofreepress.com Stacie L. Klewer Art Director sklewer@toledofreepress.com Myndi M. Milliken Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com Susan Ford Contributing Editor sford@toledofreepress.com Barbara Goodman Shovers Contributing Editor bshovers@toledofreepress.com DM Stanﬁeld Photo Editor dmstanﬁeld@toledofreepress.com Edward Shimborske III Entertainment Editor es3@toledofreepress.com Adam Mahler Food/Dining Editor amahler@toledofreepress.com Nate VanNatta Intern - Photographer STAFF WRITERS news@toledofreepress.com Joe Bellfy • Keith Bergman Michael Brooks • David Coehrs Scott Calhoun • John K. Hartman Barbara John • Chris Kozak Vicki Kroll • Scott McKimmy Heather Nash • Mike Roth Mark Tinta • David Wasinger Dave Woolford ADVERTISING SALES Renee Bergmooser rbergmooser@toledofreepress.com Mike W. Bush mbush@toledofreepress.com

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Sept. 11 losing power as touchstone

hen the office fire alarm began bleating, I did what most people do — I sniffed for nearby smoke, and smelling none, went back to work. But the intercom voice insisted the building be evacuated. TFP’s office is on the 13th floor of Toledo Edison Plaza. I urged my co-workers to each grab a computer to save, but to no avail. We filed into the stairwell, joining a human centipede that wound down the stairs and grew at each floor. There were scores of people slowly making their way to safety, some grumbling about interrupted work, some expressing gratitude for the break in routine, some frustrated that employees would leave months of hard work and proprietary information to burn upstairs, when all they had to do was cradle a computer tower for awhile. As we descended the stairs as a long, organic Slinky, a woman a few yards ahead of me exclaimed, “This is just like Sept. 11!” The stunned silence that greeted the comment assured me that my fellow pilgrims were as taken aback as I was. The woman continued, “I mean, all of us trying to get down the

Michael S. Miller stairs, like they did, in the towers.” No one said anything, but I could see the few people near the woman distance themselves from her as if her dramatic foolishness were contagious. When I told this story to a TFP staff writer, he replied, “Yeah, just like Sept. 11. Minus the airplanes.” I wonder how long it took for Pearl Harbor to fade from horror to inappropriate metaphor. I’m not talking about black humor; I remember space shuttle Challenger jokes within hours of the tragedy. Humor is one way of dealing with terror so overwhelming, the mind needs a reduction mechanism. But to refer to a 15-minute inconvenience that turned out to be absolutely nothing as “just like Sept. 11” is to reduce one of American history’s saddest and horriﬁc

days to a blasé reference point. I did not know anyone killed by the Sept. 11 attacks, not even through six degrees of separation. But when it was revealed that some of the hijackers lived in apartments in my-then neighborhood home of Hollywood, a north Miami suburb, I spent a few days talking to the building supervisors, waitresses, bartenders and clerks who lived, worked and served Mohamed Atta, the reported lead Sept. 11 hijacker, and Marwan Alshehhi, the reported “pilot” of United Airlines Flight 175, which was ﬂown into one of the towers. I spoke to the wait staff at Shuckums, a Hollywood restaurant that gained notoriety because the hijackers ate there and argued over a small bill three days before they changed history. They were haunted people, shaken by their brush with infamy. None of them could known anything that might have changed what happened, but all of them expressed an elusive remorse that they should have known or sensed the evil that was right under their noses. It has always stayed with me, that odd hint of guilt they conveyed. A National Guard friend of mine, who helped with the initial

rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero in New York, still has nightmares about the odd scraps of life he saw, the letters, the ofﬁce name plates, the arms, the clothes, the staplers, the feet with shoes but no legs. I can’t, with all my imagination, pretend to know what the people in those towers experienced as their lives ended in ﬂames and car-sized chunks of steel and concrete. But I can guess how a Sept. 11 widow or orphan or bereaved husband might react if some loosemouthed fool with tapioca for brains bellowed that her 15-minute inconvenience was “just like” the experience of hundreds of thousands of tons of debris propelling itself through the bodies of the wives, husbands, sons and daughters who died in New York. We can’t carry Sept. 11 in a shroud of grief for the rest of our lives. But we don’t have to casually watch as fools turn that shroud into toilet paper. Michael S. Miller is Editor in Chief of Toledo Free Press. He may be contacted at (419) 241-1700, or by e-mail at mmiller@toledofreepress.com.

THE RIGHT TO KNOW

Staying out of the Ohio GOP governor race Editor’s note: Former Lucas County Republican Party Chair Bernadette Noe contributes a twice-monthly column to Toledo Free Press. On alternate weeks, Keith Wilkowski contributes a column, “One Democrat’s View.”

he race for Ohio’s Governor has been in full swing among Republicans since the day after Bob Taft was re-elected in 2002. Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, State Auditor Betty Montgomery, and Attorney General Jim Petro have made it quite clear to the party leadership and the rank-and-ﬁle that they each intend to win the March 2006 primary and the Governor’s ofﬁce the following November. All three are top-notch campaigners who have built formidable alliances across the state. Many would say the Ohio GOP is feasting on talent with the depth of public service these individuals offer. But they all can’t win the same race; at least two will be out if a multi-candidate primary is waged. The Ohio GOP could be the biggest loser. Betty, Jim and Ken have been gathering endorsements left and right — or at least trying to. I know this from personal experience as I have been asked to support their bids. Many other party leaders and donors have found themselves in the same (uncomfortable) situation. Each of these candidates have compiled impressive lists of endorsements. But one name you won’t see on any list is Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett. As

Bernadette Noe much as we’d all like to know what our Chief Political Guru is thinking, he’s not saying. And that is absolutely the correct stance to take. It is not productive for any party leader to endorse at this early stage and sway others to follow. And truthfully, what party leader wants to declare allegiance to a candidate who may later: a) decide not to run, or b) lose the primary? I know I don’t. Truth be told, I am fonder of some of the candidates than others. They each have their own individual style of leadership and their own ideas for governing Ohio. They have earned our respect during their decades of public service. But if a party leader were to declare they prefer “Candidate A” and “Candidate C” wins, well, that just isn’t a political risk one should take right now. One of the interesting developments in this race has been the hiring of the campaign consultants for each candidate. Much could be inferred from dissecting the portfolios of these consultants. The Montgomery campaign is relying

heavily on Republican political star and attorney Mark Weaver and political director Shane Ostrowski. Weaver is remembered in Lucas County for the Thurber-forCommissioner-commercial titled “This is the House that Sandy Built.” Ostrowski is the former political director of the Ohio Republican Party. That’s quite a powerful combination. The Petro campaign made an ingenious move when they hired Bob Paduchik as the campaign chief. Paduchik was the successful director of Bush-Ohio, a notable accomplishment. But the goodwill and volunteer base which he has access to are unprecedented. Pair Paduchik with fund raiser Kathy Paroska, who successfully raised the funds for Senator Voinovich, and you have a dynamic duo. Gene Pierce, former consultant to the Kaczala for Congress campaign, is rumored to be heading up the Blackwell campaign. While staff assignments are very telling of who is supporting who behind the scenes, I will continue to sit on the sidelines, hoping for another miracle from Chairman Bennett to avoid a primary. So I’ll remain uncommitted along with other party operatives. Of course, under our breath we share our preferences with a wink and a smile. For now, my personal choice for Governor in 2006 remains exactly that: personal. Bernadette Noe may be contacted at WriteToNoe@aol.com.

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Murdered woman remembered by her service to community 4

Port Authority takes a cruise down the Maumee River, page 10

DRIVING 89X

Frantz to contribute weekly column to TFP From Staff Reports

Bob Frantz, host of “Bob Frantz and the Morning News” on Newsradio 1370 WSPD AM, will contribute an exclusive column to Toledo Free Press beginning May 18. Frantz’s ten-year broadcasting career experience has included Ohio, Florida and California. He has appeared on Toledo airways with his commentary since 2003. A weekly sports columnist for the San Francisco Examiner, Frantz has also hosted “Tribe Talk” and “Extra Innings” in Cleveland and worked as an ofﬁcial NFL sideline reporter for the Raiders Radio Network. A 1990 graduate from Heidelberg College, Frantz taught middle FRANTZ

and high school English for six years prior to launching his broadcasting career. He is married and has two children. “I will write about things people need to know, with maybe a different perspective than what they get from their traditional news sources,” Frantz said. “It won’t always be local, but it will be what we as Americans are concerned about.” Frantz said he intends to make people think, and hopes politicians will react. “I have the same concerns our mayoral candidates have,” he said. “Job growth, development and worries that the city will dry up.” Frantz said he wants to dissect issues such as poor schools, high taxes and urban ﬂight and give an everyday-person-voice to them. “I’m an average guy with average concerns just like anybody else. I hope to be thought provoking and I hope our leaders respond,” he said.

COVER STORY

William Carroll talks O-I, steam plant By Michael Brooks Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

The view from the 22nd floor of One Government Center is impressive. One can see almost all of Northwest Ohio — at least as much of the region that matters to Bill Carroll, Toledo’s Economic and Community Development Director. The gossip mills have churned out a variety of accusations regarding the steam plant development project awarded to Jimmy Jackson and Dave Ball. During a recent interview with Toledo Free Press, Carroll’s first order of business was to address the spate of talk-show callers, bloggers and anonymous sources who have suggested that Jackson is in financial difficulty. “Jimmy Jackson’s businesses are not in default on city loans, taxes, or any other obligation,” Carroll said. “The idea that this man — who has made millions in the NBA — could somehow be struggling is absurd, and I would be the one to know if it were true.” He added that Jackson’s $100,000 economic development loan from the city was just a small portion of the total investment. “Jimmy has invested almost $800,000 in his Dorr Street business,” he said. “I don’t even know why anyone would go after Jimmy; he’s done nothing but good things for this city.” Carroll blasted those critical of the steam plant deal and

praised Jackson’s motives. “Jimmy Jackson has done nothing wrong, but people are attacking him anyway,” Carroll said. “Here’s a man who could have lived in any city in the country, but he chooses to return to Toledo and give back to the community. And this is what he gets in return?” Jackson’s ties to the mayor are overblown, Carroll said. “Jimmy was friendly with the previous mayor, but we didn’t hear anything about that,” he said. “The only reason this is an issue is because there is an election in November.” Carroll also scoffed at the rumor that the administration has an unwritten policy to steer business to Jimmy Jackson’s Adaris Group, a ﬁrm that provides environmental testing for major construction projects. “I have never heard of that,” he said. “That would be very difﬁcult to do with the city’s open bidding process. Again, Jimmy Jackson is an honest businessman, and he is coming back to Toledo. We should be embracing this guy, not hitting him over the head with a two-by-four.”

Not a politician

Carroll joined the city and Mayor Jack Ford’s administration after 34 years with Dana Corp., including a stint as COO. “I am not a politician. The Mayor asked me to join the effort to bring companies and jobs to Toledo, and that’s what I am doing.”

Carroll said he was excited about the recent announcement of four separate projects bringing 360 jobs to Toledo. “These projects are just the beginning,” he said. “We have three other companies we are negotiating with. We are going to have at least that many new jobs coming to Toledo in the next round.” Carroll also discussed the justannounced departure of OwensIllinois to Perrysburg. He said he was disappointed by the firm’s decision, but he understood O-I CEO Steve McCracken’s motive. “McCracken had a job to do, which was to make the right decision for his company,” Carroll said. “If there is anything positive in this, at least the city no longer has to sit around waiting for the decision. Now it’s time to get to work and bring new tenants to One Seagate.” He described the building as “a terrific site that should not lack potential tenants.” There is another building that may soon see better days, according to Carroll. “We have a developer out of Detroit who is interested in the Madison Building,” he said. “He has until March 31 to come back to us with a formal plan. It’s a beautiful building, and it will take some creativity and intestinal fortitude to bring it back, but I think it will be a real jewel again.” Carroll expressed frustration at the tendency of Toledoans to focus on the negative aspects of the city. “It’s difficult to understand

CARROLL how people can come in from outside the city and say how beautiful Toledo is, while people from the area are caught up in negativism,” he said. “Many cities would kill for a riverfront like ours. We have to turn this around before Toledo is going to move ahead.” Carroll identiﬁed some of the region’s strongest points. “If you look at what we have in transportation, our educational systems, our access to the Great Lakes, Toledo has a lot to offer,” he said. Carroll said he believes the region’s energy providers are an impediment to job growth. “Utility costs are an area in which Toledo must improve in order to be successful in the 21st century,” he said. “The high gas and electric rates are a tough sell to prospective companies and we have got to change that to compete.”

John K. Hartman

Carty for governor

MEMORIAL

Economic, cultural and historic heart of Toledo

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May 11, 2005

Michigan offered Owens-Illinois major incentive package, page 6

am here to proclaim that Toledoans would best elect Rob Ludeman as mayor in November 2005 and would best join with other Ohioans to elect Carty Finkbeiner as governor in November 2006. As you know, Rob and Carty are on a collision course with Jack Ford, (the temporary mayor) in a 3-way blockbuster primary destined to make Fritz Wenzel regret he quit as political writer for The Blade and to go into the “private” sector. Let’s deal with the incumbent first. Jack Ford is the weak mayor that Toledo used to have before the charter was changed to give the mayor real power to run the show, as in “strong.” Carty Finkbeiner was the first mayor elected as a strong mayor. Say what you want about Carty’s style, but even his most ardent critic will admit that Carty got things done. It takes a strong personality to function effectively as a strong mayor. Eight years and term limits later, enter Jack Ford. He won the office by default over the thenbeginning-to-implode Ray Kest, thanks in large part by impassioned TV ads endorsing him by U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Let’s be kind and say that Jack tried, but acknowledge that he is not strong mayor material. He was a decent city councilman and an okay state legislator but he lacks the leadership skills to be mayor of a big American city on the economic and social skids. Good-bye, Jack, Toledo needs better. Enter Rob Ludeman. This guy looks and acts like a leader. He has served a decade on city council, so he knows his way Please see CARTY, page 5

By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com

Wilma Brown said she wants people to understand that they have to look out for their neighbors. “When I was growing up, we were trusting people,” she said. “It’s good to be nosy. Call on your neighbors.” Brown sits in a red chair, holding a photo of a good friend. She habitually lays a hand on her dog while searching for an explanation. Her long-time friend is dead, a victim of a brutal beating. “She always told people I was her adopted daughter,” said Brown, a City of Toledo councilwoman, noting that she and her friend had many things in common: they cared about the community, were involved in politics and had virtually no family in the area. Rubie Petterson, 75, was found unconscious in her apartment at Flory Gardens on April 20. She later died of her injuries at Medical College of Ohio. Kelvin Tyler, 49, is currently in jail, indicted for felonious assault. According to Brown, Tyler, a convicted felon who lived near Petterson, should have been denied residency at Flory Gardens due to his criminal record, but Lucas County Metropolitan Housing Authority ofﬁcials reportedly missed his 1999 assault conviction. “She had nothing,” Brown said. “Her house had burned down just two months before. I bet she weighed in a little over 90 pounds. It outraged everybody.”

Carty Continued from page 4 around city politics. He is a businessman, so he knows his way around the business community. He is a Republican, so he can get folks’ attention in Columbus and Washington where GOP is spoken and money is allocated to political “friends.” Where does my scenario leave Carty Finkbeiner, who dreams of being mayor again and wants to save the City of Toledo — again?

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Brown said the elderly Petterson was beaten so badly in her face, she was unrecognizable: “When I found out about a couch being put on top of her, I couldn’t take it.” Petterson relied on the help of others, Brown said, because of her arthritis. “She was just starting her life over [after the ﬁre],” she said. “I was afraid someone would try to take advantage of her.” Brown ﬁrst met Petterson when she was running for a citywide position on the Board of Education. She remembers Petterson as a person that could be relied on for making sure signs were up and the elderly population in the area had their absentee ballots. Petterson herself was involved on many boards, including the Elks Lodge, women’s groups, block watch, and the West Toledo Democratic Group. “When Rubie called, you knew you needed to respond,” Brown said. “You could always depend on her. I talked to her everyday as an advisor and a friend.” Brown said if something doesn’t look right, such as mail or newspapers gathering on a porch, call the police if you don’t feel comfortable checking out the situation. “Especially if they are elderly, the person could have fallen or was on insulin and went in shock,” she said. “If you are in town and have older relatives, it doesn’t cost anything to call them once a day to see how they are.” Brown advises older residents to lock their doors and not to let anyone in that isn’t someone known.

Carty’s popularity is at an alltime high thanks to the boomlet of appreciation that accrued to him his last year as mayor. His “Carty & Company” show and news commentaries on WTVG-TV, where his charm, wit and smarts have made him a local media star. City Hall is his for the taking if he wants it. His record compared to Ford’s is a slam-dunk. Ludeman is unproven in the mayor’s chair and much less well known. If Ludeman sneaks through among the top two in the nonpar-

tisan primary, he can win only if half the Democrats come his way in the general election and that happens only if the A and B teams can’t get past their “hate.” But if Carty stays out of the race and it is Ludeman vs. Ford, the promising do-er against the do-little, Rob has a decent chance. A three-way primary more likely makes it Finkbeiner vs. Ford in the main event. They split the Democrats. Carty wins the Republicans and independents. All hail Mayor Carty III. But there is a bigger calling for

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Rubie Petterson, left, and Wilma Brown were close friends. “I go upstairs and look out my window when someone knocks at the door. If I don’t know that person, I don’t go to the door,” she said. As Brown looked back down at the photo in her lap, she sighed. “I want people to remember that there’s nothing better than giving of yourself. Rubie did, and she never asked for anything in return.”

Carty Finkbeiner. It is the state of Ohio from which Toledo gets the shaft. No resurgence of Toledo is possible unless the Glass City gets its fair share and more from the state. Right now Toledo gets leftovers after Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati. Governor Carty could change all that. Guess where the three likely Democratic candidates for governor are from: Mayor Michael Coleman of Columbus, ex-attorney general Lee Fisher of

Cleveland and talkmeister Jerry Springer of Cincinnati. Can you say “leftovers?” Ohio needs a strong governor, not just to knock heads for Toledo but for the whole cratering state. I think television viewers across the state would ﬁnd out the same thing that Northwestern Ohio viewers have discovered. Carty is a likable, believable leader. Carty, do you really want to help Toledo? Then run for governor. John Hartman may be contacted at John.Hartman@dacor.net.

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OWEN-ILLINOIS MOVE

Michigan offer topped by employee preference By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com

The State of Michigan offered Owens-Illinois an up to $60.7 million package to relocate its facilities across state lines. According to a March 7 letter from Donald Jakeway, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Michigan offered a wide variety of tax credits, abatements and incentives to O-I, including a 60-acre parcel in Tecumseh for the company to relocate. Despite the offer, O-I chose to move its corporate headquarters to Perrysburg’s Levis Development Park next year. Perrysburg, in cooperation with Wood County and the state of Ohio, offered nearly $17 million in incentives. “We looked at every possible offer that was on the table,” Sara Theis, spokesperson for O-I, said. “A lot of them were very generous in terms of incentives. Perrysburg was the best in terms of employee preference.” Theis said O-I looked at many areas outside Northwest Ohio, including Miami, London and Detroit. She cited employee surveys taken in January, saying 60 percent of their Toledo employees indicated they would prefer Perrysburg. “It’s important to convey this is a win for Northwest Ohio,” she said. Wes Fahrbach, governor’s regional development representative for the Ohio Department of Development, said the full-court

press from Michigan resulted in a strong effort from Ohio. “I know our Governor [Bob Taft] talked to O-I a couple of times on the issue, as I heard that Michigan’s governor [Jennifer Granholm ] did the same. She would not have made those phone calls had Michigan not been serious about O-I. “It was a high stakes competition,” he said. “Although it’s not uncommon for Toledo companies to be courted by Michigan, obviously from Ohio’s standpoint we did not want to lose the company.” Fahrbach said he was surprised O-I made such an effort to combine the workforce in one location. “Normally on these projects, the companies are extremely aggressive in trying to get everything they can. I did not have that sense at all that the incentives were going to make a difference,” he said. “I think by having all 900 employees together in the same group of buildings, they can get good teambuilding, power and efficiency. “If O-I was really greedy, they could have played one state against the other. They were very straightforward and ethical in their decisions,” he said. Toledo Free Press contacted David Munson, president and chief executive officer of the Lenawee County Chamber of Commerce, but he declined to comment. Perrysburg officials could not be reached for comment. Tecumseh City Manager Kevin Welch was not available for comment.

May 11, 2005

GOVERNMENT

HOSPITAL RENOVATION

ProMedica breaks ground on multi-million dollar renovation By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com

Customer feedback requesting private rooms and more space for family was a major factor in the decision to rebuild and expand The Toledo Hospital and Toledo Children’s Hospital. Gary Gordon, senior vice president of The Toledo Hospital, said other driving forces were, “patient comfort and safety, efﬁciency in operations, enhanced services and improving the overall appearance of the facility.” The $156-million Renaissance Project will include a new eight-story, 500,000-square-foot tower located on Oatis Ave. Dedicated mainly to 289 patient rooms with private accommodations, the larger rooms will also better accommodate medical equipment such as patient lift mechanisms and help alleviate cramped quarters — meaning caregivers may not have to ask family to leave a patient’s room just because there is not enough space. “Constant criticism from our patients has been how they wish they had a private room, a larger room and the fact that we have an older facility,” Gordon said. “This is a wonderful way we can dramatically improve the campus.” With the implementation of four distinct entrances, the construction will also help alleviate confusion of which entrance to use. The Toledo Hospital’s primary entrance will be moved to Oatis Ave.; Toledo Children’s Hospital will have its own distinct entrance just south of the new main entrance; the Heart Center will have an entrance near the intersection of Oatis and North Cove

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May 11, 2005

Graphic courtesy ProMedica

Blvd.; and upon completion of the new tower, the current North Cove main hospital entrance will be converted to the Women’s Services entrance. “One thing we wanted to achieve with this project was the ease of access to the campus,” Gordon said. “This will help people know where they need to enter the building.” Part of the construction will include widening Oatis Ave., which will remain open to traffic. Once the project is completed, the road will become a four-lane boulevard. ProMedica officials said they are awaiting a decision from ODOT on the construction of a new I-475 entrance and exit exchange. Officials broke ground on the project May 10 and completion is targeted for December 2007. Construction managers are Bostleman Corp. and Rudolph Libbe Inc., and the project architect is NBBJ. Gordon said the project has already paid for itself by foundation allocations and the issuance of bonds.

County employees surf the Net — on taxpayers’ time By Michael Brooks Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

In an era of service cutbacks and funding problems, Lucas County has undergone a significant amount of organizational belt-tightening. Some county employees, however, apparently still find time to use county computers to surf the Internet while on the clock. The examples in this article were found through common search engines, and have been pulled from Web sites that collect and publish the IP addresses of users. All occurred during normal business hours. Lucas County has a formal policy that specifically prohibits workers from using computers to access the Internet for noncounty business, but that did not stop one employee on March 7 from accessing a pornographic blog to comment on a Playboy centerfold named Miriam Gonzalez. “Another Natural Beauty. Please help set the bar @ Playboy,” wrote one employee under the pseudonym of ‘charisma clansman.’ “REAL BODIES RULE!!!” Using a county computer, another employee visiting a pornographic bulletin board extolled the virtues of a particular type of woman. “Blonde, brunette, redhead, black — I don’t care,” wrote ‘sux0r.’ “Just need a nice ass.” The county’s Internet policy specifically prohibits “generating, receiving, viewing, storing, or transmitting ... matter which is abusive, profane or offensive to a reasonable person.” Another employee has accessed the Web site of a sophomore at Bowdoin College named Alec Berryman 286 times. The site is not profane, but even at one minute per visit, this translates into nearly five hours of county time. All three county commissioners

expressed outrage at the abuses of the county’s Internet policy. Tina Skeldon Wozniak said employees in violation of the policy “will not be tolerated,” and that it is time to “revisit the policy to make sure that it is clearly delineated to every employee.” Pete Gerken echoed his colleague’s assessment. “Our Internet policy dates to 1998, so there are likely to be areas in which we can improve upon it,” he said. “While we want to provide a tool for employees to be efficient, clearly there are people who are wasting the taxpayers’ money.” Maggie Thurber was even blunter. “In my opinion, people who use county computers for personal matters are committing fraud,” she said. “These people are being paid by the taxpayers and I hold them to a higher standard.” Network software manufacturer Websense estimates that $85 billion is lost every year by American businesses due to employees wasting time on the Internet. The behavior has even generated a new business expression: “cyber-loafing.” One county employee using the name “Toby” described his precarious financial position due to having to pay child support to two different women. “Since they are from two different households I get double dipped,” he wrote. “After adding everything up for the year I bring home $15,966.00. My expenses are $15,700.00 And believe me I don’t have a nice house car or anything else. This leaves me $200 a year for food.” CJ Holley, a Lucas County information systems manager, said the county network has software to block the most egregious violations of the Internet policy, but that intrepid surfers can evade it. Sometimes, however, site designers deliberately use domain names that confuse both users and

blocking programs. “The most notorious example was www.whitehouse.com,” Holley said. “Innocent surfers clicked on that only to find out that it was a porn site.” The site has since been shut down. Vacation planning sites seem to be an important destination for county employees, with hits registered for Web sites touting the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, Maui resorts and Carolina mountain restaurants touting wild game menus. A Web site describing the amenities of a cozy bed and breakfast in the English countryside caught the attention of a county employee last year, receiving at least four visits last October. One user frequently posts to a martial arts Web site via county computers. Logging in under the initials “PRS,” the poster recently described some physical problems obtained through training. “I file down my calluses with a pumice stone, but I have a red spot under one callus that looks like a scrape covered by the callus,” wrote PRS. “Doesn’t feel like a blood blister because there’s no apparent raise or liquid-filled feeling. Cause for concern or work through it?” Holley said the department is called upon from time to time to investigate employees who may have misused county computers. A serious accusation arose in late April, as an employee may have used county computers to post defamatory comments on a Web site about Dr. Elsebeth Baumgartner, who has been involved in cases tried by visiting Lucas County prosecutors. A visitor to the Web site Erievoices.com logged in and posted from a computer with the county’s IP address, which is that of a proxy server from which Lucas County offices connect to the Internet. Among other things, the post rebuked Baumgartner’s legal motions, saying that “it demon-

strates that you are insane and mentally DISTURBED.” The user also referred to Baumgartner as “a Complete LIAR and psycho path.” The county’s IT specialist Holley agreed that the IP address in question is the default identification that shows up if a user logs in, but said that the user could have been at any county office. “For internal security reasons we don’t have direct IP addresses to specific computers,” Holley said. “Otherwise hackers could target individual computers for attacks.” Thurber said she was bothered by the idea that employees would show so little concern about county resources. “This goes against everything I was ever taught about work,” she said. “Why would a person think it is acceptable to waste county money like this?”

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This house, located at 1155 Tecumseh, was built in 1887. It is currently empty. I began to describe what I had seen on the property, which is located near Nebraska and Junction, when Alexander interrupted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it. This conversation is over,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m out of here.â&#x20AC;? He hung up the phone. The Alexanders own the apartment building, as well as two additional parcels of attached land. They are the fifth set of owners in as many years of the property.

County records indicate $3424.78 in back taxes is owed on the property. Back at 1155 Tecumseh, the spring sun warmed a solitary daffodil that muscled its way through the tangled weeds, perhaps a harbinger of better days. If you know of any buildings that might make good subjects, send your suggestions to: news@toledofreepress.com.

March for Moms to raise funds By David J. Coehrs Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

A single motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s determination to advance despite financial hardship has resulted in a yearly benefit to assist other struggling single parents and, especially, their children. The third annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walk To End Childhood Poverty: The March for Momsâ&#x20AC;? will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. May 15 at Wildwood Preserve. Sponsored by Single Parent Resource (SPR), a Toledo-area non-profit organization, the event will raise scholarship funding for single custodial parents struggling with a povertylevel income and a lack of higher education. According to Kathyrn Swope-Miller, SPR executive director, a college degree will lead them to better career opportunities and a fatter paycheck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of women donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come from families that were college-educated,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been

presented with the fact that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an opportunity for them. Taking that first step into this new area can be overwhelming and scary.â&#x20AC;? The proceeds will provide nontraditional scholarships that can be used for tuition, rent, daycare, utility bills, car insurance and living expenses while the recipients attend school. The funds are remitted by SPR directly to the vendors. To qualify, an applicant must prove income at or below 185 percent of poverty level. A statement of goals, child support records, the custodial status of involved children and proof of application for a PELL Grant or Ohio Instructional Grant must also be provided. The annual deadline is June 1. SPR awards scholarships to four recipients each college semester. Those selected receive a $500 scholarship each semester and retain the award for the duration of their college education. Another applicant is selected to replace each recipient who graduates.

With degrees in computer networking and business management and accounting, SwopeMiller founded SPR in 2002 after divorce led her to juggle full-time work and school schedules in addition to raising her children. During that time, she met other single parents in similar situations whose financial hardships ended their college educations early. His own work with children convinced Rick Metzger to serve on the SPR board of directors. The motivational speaker was drawn to the challenge of assisting single parents in realizing their full potential. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying (success) canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen to them, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re telling them it can,â&#x20AC;? Metzger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All they have to do is apply themselves. If kids see their parents living on low incomes ... chances are, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to live in the same rut their whole life. This is the chance for them to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I can be more.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? For more information, call (419) 868-3510.

Agency warns of ozone days By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com

A disgusting, yellowish smog hanging over our heads this summer could have pocket-picking ramifications if we choose not to address it, according to Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG). TMACOG, the agency responsible for declaring Ozone Action Days, reported such days are likely this year. Stephanie Rizor, Share A Ride project manager, said ozone is the result of cooked pollution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically it happens on a very hot day that exceeds 90 degrees with little or no wind,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any sort of pollution is being baked. Even if you look out your window, you see a haze that hangs. If people take the actions we recommend they can help limit the amount of ozone that is created.â&#x20AC;? Such actions include reducing or eliminating cars on the road and limiting use of solvents by not filling gas tanks, lighting barbecue grills, or mowing lawns. People should also use less electricity and limit use of paints and other chemicals. Rizor warns taking steps to reduce ozone on Ozone Action Days could prevent more than pollution: it could prevent higher gas prices and mandated tail pipe checks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now we are already classified â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;non-attainment,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; which means we are not meeting the standards set by the EPA. It could mean special nozzles implemented at gas stations, or we could have tailpipe inspections like in Cleveland,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It also has an economic impact as companies want to locate where the air is cleaner.â&#x20AC;? Ozone pollution is known to contribute to asthma, heart attack, stroke, bronchitis and increased premature death from lung cancer and heart disease.

The backyard of the four-unit apartment building at 1155 Tecumseh contains a fenced garden, although the weedy sod in it is evidence that it has not been used for growing vegetables in a long time. Built in 1887, the original brick foundation of the building creeps out of the ground for a few inches before giving way to more modern green siding. I walked around to the front and peered into what remained of a window in one of the units. In a moment of mutual surprise, an occupant and I startled each other. After a moment of indecision, the young man grabbed a grocery bag and hustled out the back door down Hoag Street. The presence of visitors in the building was no surprise to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mack,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; who has lived by the building for 20 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes sir, they go in there and have their little parties all the time,â&#x20AC;? said the well-dressed older man as we talked on the porch of his tidy bungalow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mostly teenagers. They go in and do their drinking and whatnot.â&#x20AC;? The building takes away from renovation and new construction efforts, he said. Directly across the street from the apartments is a beautiful new home built in 1998. The county lists Felix and Jewell Alexander as the owners. Felix Alexander acknowledged they own the home, and when pressed for details on the renovation of the building, he said â&#x20AC;&#x153;things are coming along just fine.â&#x20AC;?

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Whoever thinks real estate investing is a man’s domain never heard of 5-foot, 2-inch dynamo Anna Mills. A licensed contractor in electric, plumbing and heating, the self-described senior citizen can also install roofing and aluminum siding. When Mills invests in a fix-’er-up property, she saves overhead costs by rolling up her sleeves. It’s no wonder she was elected the first female president of the Toledo Real Estate Investors Association (REIA). Or that she has retained the position since 1995. Or that she just completed a three-year term as national REIA president. “Everybody’s got hobbies,” Mills said. “I guess this is mine. I feel like I could go forever because I love what I do.” A Realtor for Century 21 Kasten in Ohio and Michigan, Mills invested in property as a sideline for 13 years before stumbling across REIA. She considered the find a “godsend.” “I thought I’d died and gone to heaven when I finally ran into people doing the same thing I was,” she said. “I didn’t realize there was something out there that was working with investors.” The non-profit educational association not only teaches how to invest in real estate but offers access to 50 affiliated vendors, including Lowe’s, Allied Painting and Quality Overhead Doors. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at Sullivan Hall at Gesu Church on Parkside Boulevard. Mills’ duties as president include directing programming and serving as master of ceremonies at meetings regularly attended by more than 200 people. She also assists with Donate-A-House, an annual project that auctions a home refurbished by volunteers. Proceeds go to the Northwest Ohio Food Bank. A past member of REIA’s Ohio and national boards, Mills helps

the association expand across America. She has also traveled worldwide with Andrew Timothy, a Lourdes College international business professor, to speak at rotary clubs in places such as Australia, New Zealand and South America. It’s been a heady journey for a woman recognized by “Who’s Who of American Women.” Mills began her 30-year real estate career at a time when interest rates ﬂuctuated between 18 and 28 percent. “It was a real tough market,” she said. “People couldn’t buy, people couldn’t sell. You had to be creative. Never in our dreams did we think (interest rates) would go back to single digits. It was unheard of.” Buying property on the side with family members began as a way to help unburden people with ﬁnancial problems, she said. Now she owns several dozen; her specialty is single family dwellings. “She’s nothing but excellent,” said Dave Czajka, Toledo REIA vice president. “I was surprised and amazed and happy to see someone who can. I have the highest respect for her knowledge and her leadership. I wish I had half of what she knows.” Mills advised new investors to “get educated and get started. Just spending time with the people who are doing it is an education in itself. If a 5-foot-2 senior citizen can do it, anybody can.”

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emories are indelibly embossed in the personage that is Frank Lauterbur. The former University of Toledo football coach recently surveyed six long shelves crammed with football memorabilia, along with pictures, caricatures and awards hanging on the walls and stuffed in drawers in his upstairs ofﬁce at his home in West Toledo. He drew a deep breath and said, “I’ve got so much stuff and some day someone is going to have to throw it all out. It’s a lot of great memories. I think back to all the people who made the program so successful.” You can’t discard remarkable history, just as Lauterbur can’t disguise the proud smile that never leaves his face as he reminisces about “The Streak,” the 35-game winning streak that he created at UT from 1969-1971 and will probably forever serve as the signature of the Rocket football program. It remains the second longest winning streak in NCAA modernday Division 1-A history, surpassed only by Oklahoma’s 47-game winning streak from 1953 to 1957. “It’s one of the glorious memories that will always be there,” said Lauterbur, who will be 80 in August. “It’s stamped in your mind. It’s unforgettable and that’s the way all of the coaches and team members of that era feel.’’

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Lauterbur Continued from page 13 Lauterbur works out three days a week at the St. James Club. He lifts weights, walks on the treadmill and converses with his cronies, not necessarily in that order in terms of time consumption. It’s one of the highlights of his existence, another being the ability to attend all of the Rockets’ home games as a guest of the athletic department. Lauterbur spends a lot of time helping care for his wife Mary, who is suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s disease. He said as a fan, instead of a coach, he still gets “worked up” at UT football games before, during and after contests. “The great thing about being a fan is that you can enjoy games whether the team wins or loses, but people don’t understand how hard the coaches prepare for a game,” Lauterbur said. “I have feelings for the UT coaches when they lose, but fortunately there hasn’t been much of that.” Lauterbur was named the UT head football coach in 1963, and a month later also accepted the position of athletic director. He didn’t have to ﬁre himself after four non-winning seasons, but he now admits, with an even wider smile, “I could feel the noose tightening.” The Rockets won the school’s ﬁrst Mid-American Conference championship in 1967, UT putting together a 12-game winning

streak that ended with a loss to Ohio University in the fourth game of the 1968 season. Then came the three-year uninterrupted sequence of victories that led to three consecutive MAC championships and Tangerine Bowl triumphs. Lauterbur knew he had a very good freshman quarterback, a kid named Chuck Ealey, who came on strong in the second half of the annual Spring Game against the Rocket Oldtimers in 1968. Ealey would go on to finish his amateur football career 65-0, also having never lost a football game in high school. It was the contest against Bowling Green — the fourth game of the 1969 season — that told Lauterbur and his staff that this was more than a good, young team. It was something special. Ealey drove the Rockets into field goal range in the final 49 seconds, giving placekicker Ken Crots the opportunity to kick a 37-yard field goal into a strong wind with two seconds remaining. It gave UT a 27-26 victory. “I told the team after the game that we could really be good and it was going to take an awfully good team to beat us if we continued to play like that,’’ Lauterbur said. After finishing 11-0 in 1969, the Rockets went 12-0 in 1970 and then Lauterbur went to Iowa as the head coach. He suffered through three seasons of mediocrity, was fired, and returned to coaching at

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Frank Lauterburʼs trophy case includes mementos from his NFL and college coaching careers. the professional level as an assistant before ﬁnishing his career as a scout for the NFL combine. Jack Murphy replaced Lauterbur at UT and led the Rockets to a 12-0 mark in 1971 to complete “The Streak” that would end the following year when Tampa defeated UT 21-0 in the ﬁrst game of the season. “I thought Jack had the toughest job in the world,’’ Lauterbur

said. “He inherited a team that was supposed to win. He did a fantastic job and never got enough credit for it. I’ll always say I feel great to be a part of that, and like the players always said, ‘Ealey won’t let us lose.’ They were all like that. It was a marvelous group of young men.” Lauterbur leaned back in a chair that seemed somewhat

unstable from many previous tilts of affectionate recollections, and added, “When you talk to coaches and the kids from that era, their memories are clear. You live on the good memories, not the bad. “I once asked Ealey, ‘What makes you so good?’ and he said, ‘I’m always the hero in my dreams. I never dream about anything but good things.’ ”

Dear Coach Gordon; I want to congratulate you, the head coach of the University of Toledo Women’s Rocket Softball team, on a successful season. For some, a 26-29 record, 5-16 in conference, may seem like a disappointment, but it’s the best the Rockets have posted since the 1997 team went 27-33. Your team Chris Kozak should be proud. I want to let you know about a player who wants to play for you. She has local ties and all she asks is a chance to walk-on next season. April Nietrzeba (Net-Zee-bah), whose last name is as hard to pronounce as her rise ball is to hit, is a sophomore at Owens Community College. Last year she was named the team’s MVP, made the NCAA All-Region XII Team and was OCCAC Academic All-Conference. And for good reason: She posted a 20-7 record with a 1.85 ERA, while batting .341 with 31 RBIs. This season the team has a 38-10 record, 18-0 in conference play and is ranked 8th in the latest NJCAA Division II women’s softball poll. They hit like the ‘28 Yankees and run the bases with ruthless aggression. Nietrzeba is again helping lead the way, as she sports a 21-4 record and tossed a no-hitter last week for good measure. This Maumee native has loved playing softball since she was six years old, and has always thrived as a pitcher, which is exactly one of the holes you’ll need to plug for next season. Reviewing the 2005 stats, Kim Pettitt and Stephanie Moore combined for 25 of your 26 wins (14 and 11 respectively; Kris Shultz contributed one win), and Pettitt, a senior, has thrown her last rocket for the Rockets. You need some quality arms. Nietrzeba has command of ﬁve pitches (curve, rise, change, drop and fastball) with heat that clocks in the low 60s, and mixes up the nasty stuff to ensure batters look like Arthur Murray drop-outs. She’s also a leader — she took time this season to sit with teammate Jenae Caldwell and help her with hitting technique after she missed winter practice. But she’s quick to talk team, using ‘we’ when you expect ‘I’ and ‘us’ as opposed to ‘them.’ She also wants to play for you, to stay close to home, where her dad, who taught her how to pitch, and her mom, who she once accidentally sent to the hospital with a line drive off the knee, can see her play. She hopes to major in physical therapy because she loves sports and knows Toledo has a great program. I know, I know, the jump from JUCO ball to NCAA Division I

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Diversity Continued from page 16 I considered pulling the victim card — the dinners were held during Passover, a weeklong Jewish fast — but in the end I decided on Mandelbrot, Yiddish biscotti that play into multiple layers of my born-into and chosen identities. But then I started brooding. The “Jewish dessert” crack was made in jest, as was a follow-up about a “gay salad.” But each of us is more than our religion, skin tone, gender or sexual preference. Each of us are complex individuals, the sum of every experience, conversation, book read, and relationship shared. Just because my epidermis is the same color as another’s or we attend the same house of worship doesn’t make us a tribe. To reduce “diversity” to a short list of externals misses the point. The good news is I think this view is changing. Other participants at the dinner I went to could be stereotyped as the Blacks, the WASPS, the Asian, the Lesbian, and the Widow. But they were also the teacher, the nurse, the executive, the dad. Not to mention the reader, the writer, the cook, the volunteer. And, I’m sure, the feeler, the thinker, the lonely and the loved. Overtly we never talked “diversity.” Instead we found connecting points. It turns out I had a business connection to the Black man, a student connection to the Widow, a former-spousal connection to the Lesbian, and an emotional connection to the Asian. By the end of the evening we were names, not characteristics. A friend who’s a Communications professor teaches that every conversation is an intercultural experience. Diversity grows from dialogue, but that dialogue doesn’t have to be about diversity. Yes, there are people who still need to be hit over the head to acknowledge people “different” from them. No, companies (or communities) should not cease “diversity training.” Yes, life in America can be tough for people from “minority” cultures, and OH still harbors pockets of prejudice. But as opposed to all the furrowed-brow seriousness of resolving these issues I think a better idea might be to get a bunch of strangers around a plate of cookies and let the conversation ﬂy. Granted, that’s no cinch to pull off either, but it leaves a better taste.

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Jazz/pop chanteuse Mammina to sing at Diva By Vicki L. Kroll Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

This Friday the 13th could be lucky — if you’re at Diva to see singer Jenna Mammina. The adventurous artist is known for singing jazz, pop, rock and even some folk music. She’s covered Duke Ellington, James Taylor, Steely Dan and even Led Zeppelin. In February, Mammina released her ﬁfth disc, “Inner Smile,” on Mamma Grace Records, an independent label MAMMINA started by her family and named after her mother. Her ethereal voice enraptures and enthralls. The singer/songwriter has emotion and energy to spare. Just try catching up with her. After a recording session and two rehearsals in New York City, she was on a train heading to Connecticut for another rehearsal when she answered some questions for Toledo Free Press. Toledo Free Press: What’s your earliest memory of music? Mammina: My mom and dad said I used to coo all night — instead of crying, I cooed when I was a baby. My mom used to sing to me and she used to play Nat King Cole records — that was her favorite. It’s family

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— there’s definite music in the blood, that’s for sure. TFP: According to the liner notes, it looks like your family is still involved in your music. Mammina: Totally. My brother Nino is the one who sings on the records with me, and he also does some production and booking of shows. My brother Mitch helps me with the records, the bookings and management and my sister Lisa also helps with bookings in northern California. And my mom and dad fulfill all the CD orders. My niece and nephew help sell CDs at the gigs and sometimes they perform, too, so it’s going into the next generation. It’s pretty cool. TFP: You co-wrote nine of the songs on your “Inner Smile.” What inspires you? Mammina: Lost love and found love. And also Jon Bendich, the guy I produced the record with, is very inspirational. We’ve been writing since before the first record. And for this record he said, ‘Let’s do more original stuff,’ so we did. TFP: On your earlier discs, you’ve recorded songs by an array of artists — Elvis Costello, Fats Waller, The Beatles. How do you select songs to cover? Mammina: I write and arrange from my heart. Some people say they get it from their gut; I get it from my heart. A lot of people have been really cool and turned me onto music I didn’t know about, and they’ll say, ‘Hey, we’ve got this really cool song, this Charlie

directing The Village Players. She cut her teeth on stage productions at Rossford High School and the University of Toledo, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in theater. Zatko has also acted in productions at the Toledo Repertoire Theater. Mills, who laughingly professes to be “of the age” to play Ethel Thayer, said she admires Zatko’s directorial style. “I think she has her view of how she wants things to be, and you want that in a director,” Mills said. “She has a gentle manner about her. She is encouraging, but she gets her point across.” A Chicago-area native, Mills moved to Toledo in 1975. She has acted in local community theater for 25 years, starring previously in such productions as “Social Security” and “The Secret Affairs

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Rich song you should check out or Johnny Cash song,’ or like years ago someone asked if I ever thought about covering ‘Watching the Detectives.’ Or how about a Zeppelin tune? [‘I’m Gonna Crawl’] That’s one of my favorite Zeppelin tunes; it reminds me of my niece. So it’s all heart-based. And obviously it’s all about great songwriters, too. TFP: You turned down several offers from record companies and started Mamma Grace Records in 1999. How is it working for you? Mammina: My family works really hard, and I’d sign a deal today if someone wants to work as hard as they do. It’s worked out in a freedom sense really wonderfully. I get to choose what I want, play what I want, hire who I want, but, at the same time, I pay for everything. It’s been a great lesson on a lot of levels on how to run a record company and how to book, promote and produce shows and meet really wonderful people all over the world that I’ve been able to play with and write with. It’s fun freedom. TFP: What are you listening to these days? Mammina: Tom Waits in my car. Shawn Colvin — I love, love, love, love Shawn Colvin. Crown Jewels, they’re a great band out of New York City. I listen to Bach and Mozart, all kinds of stuff. Johnny Cash. Mammina and seven-string guitarist Robin Lewis will perform May 13, at 9 p.m. at Diva, 329 N. Huron St. Tickets are $10; reservations are recommended. Call (419) 324-0000.

of Mildred Wild.” Henry calls Mills “a pillar of Mills said she isn’t afraid to strength,” and said Zatko “is one take on a well-established role. of those people who knows what “I make it my own,” she said. she wants and gets it.” The 41-year “I don’t try to imitate anyone. I try member of The Village Players said to be me, looking at the role and if theater patrons have seen only bringing it alive. I really enjoy putthe movie version, they haven’t reting myself on the line in acting.” ally seen “On Golden Pond.” Her chemistry onstage with “The stage play’s an entirely Henry comes from previous codifferent show,” Henry said. Calling his character a curmudgeon, starring roles. “It’s always good to work with he said the role is so good “any someone who has your level of actor would die for it.” dedication,” Mills said. “We have Zatko promises the audience will be pleasantly surprised. a healthy respect for each other’s “You’re not going to come in and abilities.” Henry, 75, ﬁrst played Norman see a cheap imitation (of the movie),” she said. “The whole cast Thayer in a 1981 production that has brought a fresh perspective left him wanting. He accepted the role again “with just the thought of onto the stage.” “On Golden Pond” runs being able to do it right. I’m a little through May 21 at The Village better this time. I’m a little closer �� Players Theatre, 2740 Upton Ave. to the (character’s) age. I’ve gotten to know Norman very well.” For tickets, call (419) 472-6817.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Your vision of the future is transformed through imagination. Close friends and loved ones inspire you. Let ideas sink in over the weekend. The Full Moon illuminates the gulf between transformations and current responsibilities. Conquer roadblocks on the 24th-25th.

Libra (September 23-October 22) The 19th - 20th are lucky and emotionally satisfying, but the 22nd-23rd present alarming challenges from carelessness or insensitivity. Resolution is at hand on the 24th-25th, as support, expanded resources, slick ideas and a better battle plan are in the works.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Wonderful luck and a brilliant spurt of problem-solving help you overcome tough choices from the 19th to 23rd. Needs and goals clash on the 22nd; the Full Moon is your reality check. Gentle encouragement on the 24th-25th soothes frayed nerves.

Scorpio (October 23-November 21) Loved ones impress you with their skills and wisdom, conﬁrming your wise choices in love and friendship. The Full Moon is a crisis magnet, requiring enormous control over temper and BS tolerance level. Be generous with good advice on the 24th - 25th.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Travel and information exchanges intensify as the Full Moon approaches. Desire takes a back seat to need on the 22nd, and the 23rd conﬁrms where glaring inconsistencies demand immediate action. The 24th25th are more upbeat — embrace practical solutions.

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) You’re apt to invent new methods and techniques during this period, but the Full Moon is a mass of distractions. Domestic and ﬁnancial issues boil over. Hold out for the 24th-25th, when your clever mind can turn crisis into opportunity.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) A wide range of contingency plans helps you feel secure and will minimize miscalculations under this Full Moon. The 22nd-23rd bring turbulent issues to the forefront, but a hard-headed approach on the 24th-25th will preserve what is precious to you.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Discuss ideas for the future, and what it takes to get there. Keep a close eye on kids and pets over the weekend; schedule conﬂicts can erode supervision. Circumstances beyond the control of authority require your damage control skills on the 24th-25th.

Leo (July 23-August 22) People’s attitudes toward you are transformed — issues you’ve been pointing out for a long time are ﬁnally acknowledged. The 22nd-23rd are chaotic as others scurry to take emergency measures on short notice. Well deserved ego-strokes arrive on the 24th-25th.

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Elizabeth Hazel is a professional tarotist-astrologer and author. She has been giving tarot-astrology readings at Manos Greek Restaurant every Wednesday night since 1990. She may be contacted at ehazel@buckeye-express.com. (c) 2005

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“ … so he says they’re having this menage à trois and asks if I want to join it.” > McDonald’s employee, while serving food at drive-thru, Dorr Street, 5/5/05.

Here, boy On May 15 the Toledo Area Humane Society is holding a Walk & 5K Run for the Animals. Meet at the UAW Hall in Arrow Head Park. Registration is at noon and the walk begins at 1 p.m. Other events include doggie contests and microchipping for $25. For info call (419) 482-7101.

Sex, Drag & Rock -n- Roll

njoy “A Night at the COPA!” Planned Parenthood’s annual fundraiser, 7 p.m., May 14. Special guest will be Tommie Ross, a seventime national champion in the world of female illusion, including Miss Gay Black America, Miss US of A, and Miss Continental. Proceeds support education and outreach. The event will take place at Zenobia Shriners Hall Grand Ballroom, 1511 Madison Avenue, Toledo. Tickets are $75.00 and include entertainment, open bar, hors d oeuvres and desserts. For more information call (419) 255-1123.

Heard any good books lately?

step beyond the joy of reading — the joy of listening has come to the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library through the addition of downloadable audiobooks to the Library’s collection. Library patrons may download audiobooks to their Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), including portable music players, portable media centers and Pocket PCs, from the Library’s Web site. Downloaded books automatically expire after three weeks, though they are renewable and are transferable to portable devices. A patron may download up to six titles at any given time. All downloads are free for Library cardholders. For more information on downloading audiobooks or to browse the collection of titles available, patrons may visit www.toledolibrary.org. Click on the “Heard Any Good Books Lately?” hot button.

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‘Godspell’ production The Bedford Community Players production of “Godspell” is scheduled for performances at 8 p.m. on May 12-14 and 2 p.m. on May 15. at the Bedford High School Auditorium in Temperance, Mich. For information, call (734) 850-1212.

The Toledo Museum of Art’s extensive collection of glass works is undergoing cleaning and conservation. To give you a taste of what you will see again in 2006, TMA is installing selected glass objects from ancient to contemporary in Gallery 18. THROUGH NOVEMBER 27, 2005.

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f gas prices have you down, take a week to explore new ways to get to where you’re going. From May 15-21, TMACOG will offer games, activities and contests, including a bike rodeo for kids, gas cap testing, a model train exhibit, and an opportunity to win Amtrak tickets. There will be prizes including “longest bicycle commute,” and transit specials. The week will kick off with a free family fun fair from 1-5 p.m. at the Amtrak Station Building, 415 Emerald Ave. For info, call (419) 241-9155 or visit the site www.tmacog.org.

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New club Northwest Toledo has a new spot for original music. Club Mars is open at 5038 Lewis, north of Laskey. I’m told by an employee that they’re auditioning new original bands during weekday openmic nights. Call (419) 304-MARS to ﬁnd out more. Baby bands take note: this is the kind of opportunity you should be looking for, since new clubs are usually more willing to take a chance on an untried act. — Keith Bergman

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uring the 1970s Mattel released “Growing Up Skipper.” Marketed as two dolls in one, her breasts grew with a twist of her arm. Buy it now on eBay for $28.

Artists wanted!

he Downtown Merchants Business Network is seeking artists for the Second Annual Art Fair, August 13-14 in Monroe, Mich. This is a juried show. Artists seeking applications should call (888) 301-3547 or visit their Web site at www.dmbn.org/artfair.

Greg Kostraba to perform at Owens May 13 Concert pianist Greg Kostraba will bring his musical talents to Owens Community College’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts on Friday, May 13. The piano performance will appear in the College’s Mainstage Theatre at 8 p.m. For information call (567) 661-2787 or 1-800-GO-OWENS.

Imagine walking the cobblestone streets of an ancient city, where 500year old buildings stand so close you can almost reach out and touch one on either side of you ... a town where revolutions are started by artists and Don Quixote was imagined to roam. That’s Toledo, Spain, the Glass City’s namesake. Two area filmmakers, Jacob David and Joel Washing of Above the Shop Studios, recognize the importance of the connection to our sister city. The duo were studying abroad when they found themselves “On a one-day excursion to Toledo,” Washing said. Knowing they wanted to connect the two cities in a documentary and “after milling the idea around for a couple of years,” they surmised the best connection to our sister city was not found in industry or architecture, but in art. “Cultural exchange is what it’s all about,” Washing said. “Two Toledos” documents the works of great artists from both locales, showcasing the talents of people such as Spain’s Ignacio Llamas — a world famous installation artist — and, from our hometown, Jack Schimdt, also world famous for his glass and metal sculptures (recently showcased in the Toledo Museum of Art). Many more artists are showcased. The filmmakers started their journey at home. “We started here at 20 North,” Washing said, then began work in Tolmo, one of the oldest galleries in Spain. The galler y got its start “during the 70s when they were still under the reign of Francisco Franco, living under a dictatorship,” Washing said. “There was this group of guys who realized the artist community was suffering in Toledo, so they decided to start a galler y in 1971, which was risky at the time, because a dictatorship censors ever ything it doesn’t like. Consequently, a lot of the art was about democracy.” Dorothy Price of the Association of the Two Toledos has donated funds to get the project under way and Pat Giamarco of Marco’s Pizza has pledged to help financially. Still, with a budget of $50,000, David and Washing need a lot of financial attention. David and Washing, in conjunction with PBS affiliate WGTE TV 30, will air “Two Toledos” in May 2006. Until then, you can track their progress on the “Two Toledos” Web site, www.twotoledos.com. — Michelle Taylor

MUSIC NOTES FRI, MAY 13 Alvin’s, Detroit Mustard Plug, The Code The Ark, Ann Arbor RFD Boys Augies Bar, Madison Hts. MAS FiNA Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland Kings of Leon Brewed Awakenings Richard Thorne Club Bijou Sleeper Cell, Inoxia, Ditrahis, This My Soul DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich. Good Charlotte Detroit Orchestra Hall “The Music of Dexter Gordon” featuring Pat Martino Downtown Hoedown, Detroit The Kentucky Head Hunters Founders Hall, Archbold Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet Harpo’s, Detroit April Sixth, Crossfade, No Address Headliners Smokestack House of Blues, Cleveland Gary Allan Howard’s Club H, BG Evolotto, Cannon Fodder, Katie Stanko, Society’s Ugly Son Louis G’s The Mike Whitty Quartet Magic Stick, Detroit Big Business, The Blood Brothers, Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower Manhattan’s Midtown Blues Band

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Mickey Finn’s Pub Infinite Number of Sounds, Paucity, Utah and Northern Chorus Murphy’s Place Roosevelt Hatcher Music Hall Center, Detroit Lou Rawls Owens Community College Center for Fine and Performing Arts 2004 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition finalist Greg Kostraba Scene Pavilion, Cleveland Billy Idol Stranahan Theater David Copperfield Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle Toledo Symphony Orchestra with medalists from the 11 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Stanislav Loudenitch, Maxim Philippov, Antonio Pompa-Baldi

SAT, MAY 14 The Ark, Ann Arbor Tom Paxton, Anne Hills Augies Bar MAS FiNA Club Bijou No Address, Stereomod, Goiterjelly Hart Plaza, Detroit Gary Allan Headliners Simple Wisdom, 4thComing, DeadHouse Howard’s Club H, BG Bucktown Kickback, Delta 88 Louis G’s The Bob Rex Trio Majestic Theatre, Detroit Doves, Mercury Rev

Manhattan’s Tom Turner and Slow Burn Mickey Finn’s Pub Soul Kitchen Murphy’s Place Koke McKesson River Raisin Centre for the Arts, Monroe, Mich. RRCA Dance Spring Performance Summerfest, Hamler, Ohio Pete Schlegel Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle Toledo Symphony Orchestra with medalists from the 11 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Stanislav Loudenitch, Maxim Philippov, Antonio Pompa-Baldi; Masterworks Chorale, Donna Tozer Wipﬂi, artistic director and conductor The Village Idiot Waterband The Vineyard Gay Galvin’s Jazz Jam The Winchester, Cleveland Sultans of Bing

Club Friday Music: Ragtime Rick (ragtime/jazz) 6:30-9:30 p.m., May 13, Libbey Court, Toledo Museum of Art. Public Tour: The Libbey Legacy Toledo Museum of Art 7 & 7:45 p.m., Herrick Lobby. Fiber Art Exhibition: The Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women, University of Toledo, presents the “Fabrications” exhibition featuring the artwork of ﬁber artist, Ellen Leonard. The show runs from May 16 - July 15, 2005. Hours: MonFri, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. A reception will be held on May 19, from 5-7 p.m. Open to the public. The Gallery is in Tucker Hall, Room 0168, located off Bancroft on Campus Drive. Info: (419) 530-8570. Vive la France: Sèvres Porcelain in the 1800s: Toledo Museum of Art, through June 16. Hitchcock Gallery, Lower Level. Concert: TSO Classics Series: Van Cliburn Competition

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Medalists: Stanislav Loudenitch, Maxim Phillipov, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano. Toledo Museum of Art, 8 p.m., Peristyle. Tickets (419) 246-8000.

BUSINESS The Northwest Ohio Black Chamber of Commerce and the Women’s Entrepreneurial Network is sponsoring a motivational women’s conference, “A Woman Pursuing Her Dream!” Keynote speaker is M. Victoria Thompson from John Henry Consulting Group, Inc., Atlanta. A portion of the proceeds go to Cherry Street Ministries, Sparrow’s Nest organization. The event is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 21 at the Toledo Hilton (Ballroom), 3100 Glendale Ave. Contact (419) 4725368 for more information.

THEATER The Black Swamp Players of Bowling Green are presenting “The Haunting of Hill House” based

Jeff Savage has 100 secrets to ﬁnancial success for his audiences. He will be the keynote speaker at St. John’s Jesuit High School’s Career Day at 8:30 a.m. May 13. Savage will address students on the ﬁnancial and personal issues from his book, “Million-

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Agora Theatre, Cleveland Big Business, The Blood Brothers, Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower The Ark Keri Noble Cleveland State University Wolstein Center Bruce Springsteen Headliners Yours Truly, The Drama Summer, Hit the Lights, Avant Guard, You and What Army

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House of Blues, Cleveland No Warning, Papa Roach, TRUSTcompany Magic Stick, Detroit Monade, Zincs Monroe Full Gospel Church, Monroe, Mich. Gospel Enforcers River Raisin Centre for the Arts, Monroe, Mich. RRCA Dance Spring Performance State Theatre, Detroit The Mars Volta Stranahan Theater Charlie Prose Toledo Museum of Art Rachmaninoff Piano Duets with Stanislav Loudenitch, Maxim Philippov, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Tatiana Kouznetsova, Daria Petrova, Emanuela Friscioni

Agora Theatre, Cleveland Bright Eyes, The Faint The Ark, Ann Arbor Michael Fracasso Grog Shop, Cleveland Andrew Bird, Antena House of Blues, Cleveland New York Dolls Manhattan’s The Bob Rex Trio

TUES, MAY 17 The Ark, Ann Arbor Lowen & Navarro Blind Pig, Ann Arbor Deerhoof, Nedelle Majestic Theatre, Detroit Thievery Corporation Manhattan’s Kelly Broadway Odeon Concert Club, Cleveland Peter Murphy

Ritz Theatre, Tifﬁn “Liberace: The Legend Lives” featuring Martin Preston Tower City Amphitheater, Cleveland Hoobastank, Velvet Revolver

WED, MAY 18 The Ark, Ann Arbor John Renbourn & Jacqui McShee Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland Decemberists Blind Pig, Ann Arbor I Voted for Kudos, The Know How, The Ninjas Grog Shop, Cleveland British Sea Power, Feist Howard’s Club H, BG Nik Frietas & The Headgates Lourdes College Franciscan Theatre & Conference Center “Mozart’s Serenades and Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins” Magic Stick, Detroit Stereo Total Majestic Theatre, Detroit New York Dolls Manhattan’s The Variety Show St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit Rilo Kiley The Village Idiot ind’grass

THURS, MAY 19 The Ark, Ann Arbor Aly Baine & Ale Moller Bowling Green State University Kobacker Hall Bowling Green High School Orchestra Headliners Nick Motil

Grog Shop, Cleveland Make Believe, The Good Life Manhattan’s The Jason Quick Trio Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mindy Smith Mickey Finn’s Pub Aquanaut Odeon Concert Club, Cleveland No Address Wildwood Manor House at Wildwood Metropark Preserve “Saxophone Serenade” featuring Josh Grieser

FRI, MAY 20 The Ark, Ann Arbor Judy Dow Rumelhart, Larry Henkel Club Bijou Separation Tree, Highbinder, Runt, Fenetik Howard’s Club H, BG Huge World Project Manhattan’s Bare Essentials Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit Exile, Pam Tillis Mickey Finn’s Pub Fate of Apollo, The Andrew Ellis Band & Rooted Truth Murphy’s Place Roosevelt Hatcher St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit Decemberists The Underground Nomo, MC Habitat vs. The Wax Odyssey, Bulletteth, Moonmen Toledo Museum of Art Jean Holden

SUBMIT YOUR EVENT INFORMATION TO EVENTS@TOLEDOFREEPRESS.COM on the novel by Shirley Jackson and adapted by F. Andrew Leslie on May 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. and May 22 at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Auditorium, 1506 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green.

PETS International Migratory Bird Day: Toledo Zoo, May 14.

EDUCATION St. Boniface School: 11-4 p.m. Chicken BBQ dinners, bingo, tractor rodeo, ﬂower sale, obstacle course. (419) 898-6789. Free.

HEALTH&WELLNESS The Deaf Resource Center, Inc. will offer American Sign Language classes at The Ability Center of Greater Toledo, 5605 Monroe Street, Sylvania, beginning May 17, 18 and 19. Cost is $60. Kids Sign Wednesday Classes begin June 15 for ages 5 to 10. Cost

is $35. Call (419) 234-1111. Deaf Awareness Night at Fifth Third Field, at 6:30 p.m., May 23. Toledo Mud Hens vs. Rochester Red Wings. $7 per ticket. To purchase tickets contact the Deaf Resource Center, Inc., 1801 Adams Street. (419) 234-1111. Flower Hospital is offering free skin cancer screenings and an educational session led by Dr. Harvey Handler. The session will take place at 9 a.m. May 14, in the Flower Hospital Medical Ofﬁce Building Auditorium, 5200 Harroun Road, Sylvania. Screenings will begin after the discussion at 9:30 a.m. Contact (419) 843-8189. St. Luke’s Hospital Outpatient Center: Free skin cancer screenings. Appointment necessary. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (419) 897-8484.

RECREATION Maumee Bay State Park: Outdoor Boat and RV show. Kids BB gun

aire by 40,” that have helped him reach his career, family and wealthmanagement goals. The book aims to persuade young people to begin their ﬁnancial strategies and personal development early. “My book talks about attitude, SAVAGE

shoot. Dog retriever ﬁeld trials. Divisions of Parks, Watercraft and Wildlife will be on hand to answer questions. Free. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (419) 836-7758.

RELIGION Rural Life Sunday: May 15. Mass and blessing of crosses for plentiful harvest. Free. Sorrowful Mother Shrine. (419) 483-3435.

MISC. Glass City Singles Club party: 8:30 p.m. until 1 a.m. Ages 21 and over. Info: toledosingles. com. Social mixers, music, snacks, cash bar, and a smokefree environment. DC Ranch, 25740 N. SR 25, Perrysburg. (734) 856-8963, $7. Speed Dating: May 15. $7, Glass City Singles. (734) 856-8963. Submissions for Be There Do That should be turned in by 5 p.m. each Friday.

how important your attitude is to making money,” he said. “People like to deal with positive people. It talks about that — how to dress, where to go to college, how to ﬁnd a car — many different topics.” Savage is executive vice president of Malcom Meats in Northwood. — Scott McKimmy

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nocking back a cold one and watching Pearls and Brass ﬁnish up an amazing set last Friday at the Underground, I found my mind wandering. Here we had an independent band playing unfashionably shaggy retro music. Three years ago, this band woulda played the Bottle Rocket or the Longhorn Saloon for ten bored drunks, tops, and never come back to Toledo. Tonight, not only is there a sizable crowd, but people are up front, paying attention, soaking up the rock. Promoters Broc Curry and Rob Kimple also own Ramalama Records on Central, and that connection — booking bands that sell records, pushing the records of bands they book — may sound simple. But it’s been a while since anyone’s made that kind of coordinated effort to turn Toledo on to good bands, recorded and live. It’s been a bumpy road for the fellas, and not without mistakes. But they’re ﬁlling a niche that hasn’t been adequately served in Toledo since the heyday of Frankie’s. Finally, we have someone consistently bringing good underground (a ha!) shows to town.

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Friday’s another one of those tough choices. Finn’s has the sublime space ambience of Cleveland’s Inﬁnite Number of Sounds, but The Underground has a six-band blowout featuring AM Error (I raved about ‘em last week) and the ultra-cool 25 Suaves. This Adrian, Mich., band is a husband and wife duo making an ungodly racket and screaming about how cool metal is, I think. Whatever the subject, they bring some serious rock. Headlining is Lee Marvin Computer Arm — I haven’t seen ‘em yet, but they reportedly knock out Stonesy Detroit proto-punk and they have a trumpet player! Beat that. I dare you. Saturday sees the return of L.A.-by-way-of-U.K. transplants The Thieves, also to the Underground. Anyone who saw them rock with Japan’s Electric Eel Shock a couple months back (and witnessed guitarist Hal Stokes rocking out with a broken leg propped up on a barstool) will know to make this show. Loud, catchy, pop-inﬂected rock and roll is the order of the day, and one of my often-mentioned local faves, punk elder statesmen the Deadbeat Moms, open the gig.

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