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Empathy for the devil

he front page story in The Blade makes things look bad. Very bad. Other papers run stories, accented with the same speculation. Only two or three people know the full truth, but suddenly, everyone’s an expert. He used to be respected, envied in some circles. Now, he’s ﬁnding out very quickly who his friends are. People he trusted and loved are suddenly nowhere to be found. People he invited into his life and home do not return phone calls. Even those closest to him look at him differently, wondering how much is true and if they have been deceived. Everyone is guarded, watching, judging. The bottom has dropped out of his reality, and the feeling of plunging plagues him every waking minute. For those who envy and despise him, this is a smug, fun time. Knives that have been sharpened by years of jealousy and contempt spring from many, many hands, producing a blind-

Michael S. Miller ing glare in this most unwelcome spotlight. There is nothing he can do as he watches low, base, notalent people build careers on the mudslide of his collapse. The lawyers have forced him into silence, a retreat that leaves a thunderous vacuum. He has been forced to leave positions of public service he cherishes, negating years of hard work and destroying the groundwork of many future successes. It is embarrassing, humiliating. He feels as if a once-secure life is over, ruined. He cries, and curses, vows revenge one minute and vows to leave the next.

It’s the worst ass-kicking of his life, and it does not feel like a “character-building experience.” He is forced to bow to a system he knows is corrupt and weak, a system he must surrender to, and work within, to retain any iota of hope. There are, thank Christ, a circle of people who stand beside him and offer any and all assistance. In later years, he will look back on these friends as the best of his life, the ones he loves the most. And while he cannot feel it now, there will be better days, rebuilding days, days with triumphs that make these current times seem like the fading nightmares they are. But those days are a long way off. Now, it’s misery, shock, denial and a disembodied feeling of being lost inside his own skin. I know this experience for a fact. This was my experience. In 1992, as a UT student, I was accused of a wrongdoing sensational enough to warp my passage through time and space. A UT student claimed a column I had written was the blueprint for a threat;

the UT Police Department, still staggering from the news that one of its ofﬁcers, Jeff Hodge, had murdered student Melissa Herstrum, over-reacted. A few of my rivals gladly assisted the initial hysteria. I was not guilty, never even charged, but I was complicit in my downfall. My early success and attendant arrogance were great factors in the “scandal.” Since then, every time I see someone accused of something awful, and I watch them begin the journey through the valley of the shadow of the media, I offer them a prayer. That prayer has been sent to a lot of men, many of whom were found guilty. The man I am sending that prayer to now may be guilty; I don’t know. I don’t know. Amen. 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.

ONE DEMOCRAT’S VIEW

Discourse needs to retain civility By Keith Wilkowski Special to Toledo Free Press

y May 18 column, a rather lighthearted piece titled, “The Top Ten Reasons To Be Glad You Are A Democrat,” generated more than a little feedback. Some people offered humorous retorts, but others reacted with indignation, creating lists focused on the personal shortcomings of Democrats like Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton. But the point of the article was not to tout the moral superiority of the members of the Democratic Party. The point of that article was, and this column in general is, to discuss what Democrats believe, or at least in this Democrat’s view, ought to believe, about how we should address social problems and the kind of communities we are trying to build for ourselves and those who come after us. There is no doubt that political parties organize around what their members believe to be right and wrong, good and bad. That’s as it should be. But we — Democrats and Republicans alike — err if our political affiliation is grounded in the belief that our allies have a lock on truth and goodness; that our adversaries are morally inferior people. Convinced that we are engaged in a battle against evil opponents, are we not justified in using any means necessary to attain victory? Sadly, history is replete with examples of political parties founded upon that kind of self-righteousness, and never to a good end. In the United States Senate this week, seven Republicans and seven Democrats forged a compromise on President Bush’s judicial nominees. That compromise preserved the Democrats’ right to filibuster future judicial can-

didates, including nominees to the Supreme Court, but allowed some of Bush’s nominees to move forward for a vote. But that accord would have been unachievable if those seven Democrats and seven Republicans, the so-called “Group of 14,” had no respect for the others’ motives. The Group of 14 saw themselves as political adversaries, not mortal enemies. My own political hero, my late father Art Wilkowski, was in the State Legislature when I was a student at Ohio State University. To this day, I remember picking up the student newspaper, The Lantern, one morning and reading the editorial headline, “A Polack To The Rescue.” My father had bucked the Democratic Party’s position and voted to support a bond issue being promoted by the Republican Governor, Jim Rhodes. The student editorial writer, in a sophomoric attempt to demonstrate his literary acumen, criticized that vote by referencing Hamlet’s observation about the senselessness of defending useless territory (“Why then, the

Polack will never defend it.” Hamlet, Act IV, Scene iv). But calling names, then as now, does not constitute intelligent political debate. Make no mistake about it; I believe there are distinct Democratic values and that government policies grounded in those values will lead us to a better community. Our political debates, however, should not be driven by the mistaken notion that the opponents are morally bad people, or that the individual character flaws of the opposition’s leaders somehow prove the correctness of our competing policy positions. To be able to fight for the principles we believe in, while maintaining the ability to work with our political adversaries, is one large reason this American democracy has survived for more than 200 years. And the language we use while engaged in those fights matters. Keith Wilkowski, former chair of the Lucas County Democratic Party, may be contacted at letters@toledofreepress.com.

OPINION

June 1, 2005

COMMON SENSE

Senator Voinovich’s tears for fears S

ometimes people accuse me of being insensitive. Some call me callous. Cold. Overly aggressive. A big jerk. “You really should let people see this side of you,” my wife advised a couple weeks back as I called her out to our patio deck to observe the majesty of eight lowﬂying hawks over our home. “What side?” I snapped back, a bit annoyed by her assertion that I have “sides.” “Everybody thinks you’re this big tough guy because of how you talk,” she explained. “But you’re really just a softie. You should show people that.” “Whatever,” I whispered to myself, secure in the knowledge that my testosterone declared war on my estrogen decades ago, beating it into submission rather convincingly. (And secure in the knowledge that she didn’t hear me.) The conversation didn’t mean much to me at the time, mainly because I was preoccupied with the beauty of the birds, which were so close we could make out the markings on their faces. But the scene was reproduced by the

Bob Frantz TiVo in my head when Senator George Voinovich was reduced to tears on the ﬂoor of the United States Senate last week. Overcome with emotion, Senator Voinovich’s voice cracked as he pleaded with his colleagues to consider carefully their votes on the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. “I just hope my colleagues will take the time,” the senator sobbed before pausing to regain his composure, “and do some serious thinking about whether or not we should send John Bolton to the United Nations.” My ﬁrst reaction to the senator’s display came from the “side” my wife apparently dislikes. “There’s no crying in poli-

tics!” I shouted at my radio on my way into work at 4 a.m. “What a big wuss!” But then I recalled the scene on the deck, and my wife’s admonishment. If ever there were a time for my sensitive side to come out — a time for me to empathize with my fellow man — this was it. It was an opportunity to tell the world that there was nothing wrong with a powerful display of emotion; a chance to admit that yes, boys can cry, too. After privately scolding myself for my initial lack of sensitivity, I spent the next few minutes trying to convince myself that Senator Voinovich wasn’t being weak when he cried on that Senate ﬂoor — that he was being passionate. It was a courageous display from a man whose convictions were so strong that he wasn’t afraid to wear them on his sleeve, I argued. But the more I played back the Senator’s words, the harder it became to show my softer side. Sure, I acknowledged, it is absolutely okay for men to cry. What is not okay, however, is for a man to cry about the United Freaking Nations, and an am-

bassador to the most corrupt international organization on the face of the planet. “This appointment is very, very important to our country,” Voinovich blubbered. “At a time when we need friends all over the world, we need somebody that’s going to be able to get the job done.” The Senator is apparently ignorant of the fact that no matter whose rear end ﬁlls the United States seat at the U.N. table, our image around the world is not going to change. To the international community, the face of the United States will always be, for better or worse, that of President George W. Bush. Neither John Bolton nor Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will ever affect international opinion of the U.S. more than the President. In other words, the Senator’s shirt collar was soaked with tears for no good reason. Hopefully Senator Voinovich will remember this very important rule when it comes to showing one’s emotions: pick your spots carefully. Cry on the ﬂoor of the U.S. Senate after 9/11, if you want.

We’ll understand. Cry when flag-draped coffins are shipped home from the war. We’ll understand. Cry when an influential world leader is assassinated. Again, we’ll understand. But cry on the floor of the United States Senate because you don’t like the guy headed to the U.N. ... and we just think you’re a wuss. Bob Frantz hosts “Bob Frantz and the Morning News” each weekday on WSPD 1370 AM. He may be contacted by e-mail at letters@toledofreepress.com.

BUSINESS

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The ABLE Squad visits 319 Chapin St., page 9

DEVELOPMENT

Susan Ford

Industry culture is strong

Toledo Free Press photo by Nate VanNatta

Shelly Blanco has formed the Martial Arts Center on Heatherdowns Blvd. with partner Joseph Hurtsellers.

Brutal attack inspires defense business By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmillken@toledofreepress.com

Shelly Blanco was 20 and newly moved in to her Houston apartment. She settled into bed, never expecting the nightmare that would come, or the strength she would discover. “I awoke to a man beating me with a steel flashlight,” she said. “People hear the phrase ‘paralyzed with fear,’ but you don’t know what it means until you go through it. I couldn’t move, think or breathe.” When her attacker went into her living room, she began to look for a way out. Safety locks on her window prevented her escape. “I pretended my phone was a gun, but he came after me. We literally got into a fist fight,” Blanco said. “I started ripping out, clawing out my window. I was finally able to jump out my window and get away.” Police were not able to capture the man, and since he had access to her belongings,

Blanco became a victim of stalking as well. The attacker broke into her apartment again and called her friends and family looking for her. She said he victimized her from another standpoint, harassing her every thought and taking away her feelings of security. She was forced to move and change jobs, Blanco said. These feelings of insecurity spurred Blanco to learn self-defense. “I started going to self-defense seminars and clinics,” Blanco said. “That’s when I decided I wanted to become a student of the martial arts.” She has learned the value of breathing and remaining in control of any situation, Blanco said. “Your chances of getting physically attacked are slim, but we get attacked emotionally and verbally on a very consistent basis,” she said. “It’s empowering that you can have the conﬁdence and the knowledge of how to escape those situations.” Blanco partnered with Joseph Hurtsellers,

a sensei, or head teacher, to form the Martial Arts Center on Heatherdowns Blvd. Together, Sempai, head student, Blanco and Hurtsellers instruct adults and children in the art of martial arts and the security of self defense. “This is not like sport karate, but a combination of ﬁtness, practical self defense, meditation and breathing,” Blanco said, noting that the workouts have a cardio component unlike anything she has ever experienced. In addition to teaching the martial arts, Blanco takes time to teach self-defense to community groups, including The Girl Scouts of America, United Auto Workers and Curves For Women. The Center For Martial Arts also leads Stranger Danger seminars for children over the age of four, teaching kids and their parents how to address safety issues. “This helped alleviate the fear I had carried with me every day of my life,” Blanco said. “Regardless of the shape you’re in, you have the ability to learn how to defend yourself, and take control of your minds and lives.”

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BUSINESS

June 1, 2005

ue Wuest, of the University of Toledo’s Urban Affairs Center, said she had noticed something when the “Jeep 2” project was being announced. “All of the many people associated with the major economic development players were basically beating each other up, because one or the other was not performing to their expectations,” she said. “While at the very same time we had what’s probably one of the biggest, best economic development announcements in the country. It was a collaboration between the city, the state, the county, the Port Authority, the Regional Growth Partnership. And, guess what? The U.A.W. “So, while those people were standing on the stage, demonstrating that they know how to work together, they can achieve the absolute best, they can together produce an outcome that’s better than anybody else can point to. At the same time we’re killing each other because we don’t know how to do it,” Wuest said. “What we should have been doing was putting up billboards saying, ‘We know how to get it right in Toledo.’ ” “Chrysler’s willing to make a billion dollar investment or whatever Please see INDUSTRY, page 7

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By Scott McKimmy Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

A group of ambitious — and often young — professionals in the Toledo area meet monthly to network, raise money for charitable causes and have a good time in the process. Aspiring Minds, a nonproﬁt organization of business owners, leaders and professionals, much like its namesake, seeks to make greater Toledo a better place to live, work and raise families, said Scot Ulmer, co-founder AVERY and former president. The group formed six years ago through grass-roots efforts to focus on community involvement, he said, with “a lot of hands-on volunteer work as well as a lot of fundraisers.”

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Co-founder Tim Yarbrough transferred from Toledo for a position as district manager for American Family Insurance. “Both of us were just starting out in our respective businesses,” Ulmer said. “We were looking for ways to not only enhance our own businesses, but, since we were both from Toledo, we wanted to see if there wasn’t a difference we could make in our hometown.” Aspiring Minds has about 300 members, most between 20 and 45 years old; however, there is no upper age limit. One member in his 70s attends regularly, according to Ulmer, with as much vigor as his younger counterparts. Keynote speakers run the gamut of well-known area personalities, including Glen Hiner, chairman and CEO of Owens Corning and Chrys Peterson, co-anchor for WTOL 11. “We’ve brought in prominent keynote speakers through the years to share not

Detroit and Ontario in many ways think of themselves as deriving Continued from page 6 spin-off beneﬁts from what’s happening in Toledo now.” it was. Instead, the headlines are, Wuest told him we don’t realize ‘The RGP is wasting public money’ how much we have to offer as a city. and ‘The Port Authority levy ....’” “Well, can we help you get it?” Wuest related a comment that TART132-10x6-0015Bpaths.fh11 5/27/05 4:27 PM Page he 1 offered. “We’ll come down and Center for Automotive Research do pep talks.’” Chief Economist Sean McAlinden McAlinden spoke to Toledo Free had made. “He said, ‘Toledo is Press about the University of Tolethought of as one of the absolute do. “UT is an excellent city univercenters of the automotive industry, of the automotive universe. sity on research,” he said, and went

only their experience in the workplace and what their jobs entail, but just as important, how they got to be successful,” Ulmer said. In its own efforts to be successful, the organization recently passed the reigns of its executive board to new officers. Aaron Avery, a 26-year-old financial representative for Brennan Financial Group, in Toledo, has led the new leadership as president since January. He cited the combination of opportunities — both fundraising and social events — that draws people into the fold. Ultimately, the goal includes keeping the area’s best and brightest in town “to fight the brain drain,” Avery said. “A lot of people will come for the social aspect, but it also raises money for good causes,” he said. “Hopefully it’s going to be the thing to do on a Friday or Saturday night.” Scheduled for June 17, Aspiring Mind’s “Jazz Loop” kicks off as a prelude to the

on to list Toledo’s strengths. Economic development awareness is top notch. Toledo is considered to have the best intermodal transport on the Great Lakes. From ship to truck to rail, said McAlinden, “nothing is better than Toledo.” Toledo is close to Detroit, “but thank God, not too close.” Powertrain has been the highest-producing GM plant for 10 years in a row. Toledo’s manufac-

2005 Art Tatum Jazz Heritage Festival in cooperation with the Toledo Jazz Society and Toledo Arts Commission. Members will ride a bus to local jazz venues for an evening of live entertainment. In August, the group continues its “Rock the Cause,” the third annual fundraiser concert at the Erie Street Market, while “Operation Santa” returns for the holiday season to collect toys for kids. “There certainly is a social element. We provide a social outlet for a lot of our members,” Avery said. The group meets on the last Thursday of every month at different local establishments. Members, speakers and ofﬁcers volunteer their efforts, with the executive board working from their individual business ofﬁces. New members are encouraged.

turing capacity actually produces jobs in Michigan. “Local 12 [which represents Toledo Jeep workers] is its own new business model,” he said. “We’re seeing that at Toledo Jeep, seeing that in Dundee,” where Mitsubishi, DaimlerChrysler and Hyundai have a joint venture assembling lightweight engines. Many international ﬁrms would consider Toledo a prime location — German ﬁrms especially.

ON THE WEB www.aspiringminds.org “I just can’t think of many negatives,” McAlinden said. There’s a strong industry culture, top-notch transportation, excellent skills, good labor relations, a can-do attitude. Sometimes the city and county get into a funk, he concluded. It just requires a little focus to get things going. Susan Ford is a Contributing Editor for the Toledo Free Press. She may be contacted at sford@toledofreepress.com.

BUSINESS IN FOCUS

REALTY&HOMES Heart center to open fall 2007 By David J. Coehrs Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

A trendsetting medical facility designed to centralize cardiac care and focus on patient comfort will debut in Toledo in two years. The Regional Heart Center, a $50 million piece of the St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Legacy Project, will open its doors in fall of 2007, according to Dan Barbee, clinical nurse manager for cardiac intensive care, step down and heart failure services. Ground for the facility was broken across Cherry Street May 24. The free-standing Regional Heart Center will have 75 private rooms and 15 outpatient rooms. The four-story, 135,000 squarefoot center will also have three operating suites with recovery areas, electrophysiology suites, and catheterization labs. It will connect to the hospital by a skywalk above the street. With a centralized heart center, “you can get 100 percent of your cardiac services under one roof,” Barbee said. “It’s more patient and family focused rather than facility focused.”

Barbee said current cardiac care at the hospital is spread over several floors. “We would not have to transfer (patients) around the hospital for treatment,” he said. “With this approach, the patient could theoretically stay in the same bed the entire time. Not only is that a comfort measure for the patient ... you get a lot more continuity of care with the same people. It’s a safety measure, and it increases efficiency. We would not need to transfer them around the hospital.” That will be accomplished by rotating the center’s medical staff as levels of care change, Barbee said. The center will also accommodate patients by bringing portable diagnostic equipment directly to their rooms. The center will include technical docks in anticipation of adding diagnostic equipment already used in other areas but refined in the future to aid cardiac treatment, such as high-speed imaging scans, PET scans used to treat disease processes and MRI, or high resonance scanning. Funded by Mercy Health Partners and the St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Founda-

House on Chapin chappin’ neighbors Story and photos by Michael Brooks Toledo Free Press Staff Writer

The houses on Chapin Street on Toledo’s south side, for the most part, are well kept up. On a recent May afternoon, more than a dozen residents were cutting their lawns, working on remodeling projects and cleaning their yards. The street is lined with a variety of maple, ash and oak trees. And then there is 319 Chapin, located between Western Avenue and South Street. Many of the windows are broken, and more than half are boarded up. The trash-strewn yard has waist-high grass, and the backyard more resembles a jungle more than a property on an otherwise well-manicured neighborhood.

Regional Heart Center is a $50 million piece of the St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Legacy Project. tion, the facility will help create 400 construction jobs for the hospital’s continuing $90 million Legacy Project. The Regional Heart Center will be staffed by current hospital employees. “Quite frankly, we’ve out-

grown ourselves,” Barbee said of St. Vincent’s cardiac care, introduced in 1965. “We had to expand outside the hospital building.” St. Vincent president Jeffrey Peterson noted the center “will assure world-class cardiac care.”

Conference to explore biodiesel fuel usage By Jacqueline Rabe Special to Toledo Free Press

As gas prices rise, several Toledo companies are restructuring their transportation system to lessen their dependency on oil. TARTA, Toledo Public Schools and Bowling Green State University are among institutions researching and experimenting with biodiesel fuel. The Central Ohio Clean Fuels Coalition (COCFC) will host a statewide series of seminars on biodiesel and E-85 usage and availability for petroleum retailers, distributors and supporters. A seminar will take place in Waynesville on June 14 and in Bowling Green on June 15. COCFC’s stated purpose is, “To increase the use of cleaner American fuels, efﬁcient vehicles and energy saving transportation tech-

The view from the East Side By Edward Slack Special to Toledo Free Press

Graphic courtesy St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center

nologies to decrease the dependence on petroleum, improve air quality and health, reduce climate change and support Ohio’s economy.” High oil prices are partially a result of Americans consuming more oil than the country’s natural resources contain. America holds around two percent of the total global proven oil reserves while Americans consume approximately 25 percent of the amount produced each year, according to the British Petroleum Web site (www. bp.com). Because of the lack of domestic oil, Professor of Political Science at Bowling Green State University Marc Simon said he does not see “gas prices going down anytime soon.” American demands for oil far exceed domestic production, which makes the country deeply dependent on imported oil to meet energy de-

mands. Because oil, like other minerals, cannot be recycled, Simon estimates that sometime in the mid-2000s, petroleum will become scarce if consumption continues at its present rate. Those attending the seminars will discuss and learn what biodiesel fuel is and why it should be used. Another substitute for oil that will be explored at the seminars is E-85. Ethanol E, is a fuel produced from crops such as corn, wheat and sugar. A mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, E-85 is a leading alternative fuel used in the United States. Experts from IRS, National Biodiesel Board, National Ethanol Vehicles Coalition and major biodiesel producers such as Central Soy are expected. To learn more, contact (614) 292-5435 or visit www.cocfc.org.

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DEVELOPMENT

HEALTH CARE

REALTY&HOMES

June 1, 2005

uring my youth, Toledo’s East Side was thought of as the unwanted stepchild, and crossing the river meant that we were going through downtown and “over there.” Unfair as it may seem, that perception MONROE may persist, but East Side residents near the Maumee River certainly consider themselves part of downtown. Through the years that a series of warehouses dotted the shoreline, and the eastern bank of the Maumee from the Anthony Wayne Bridge to the railroad bridge west of it was mostly a place for ﬁshing, plans were underway to transform the scene dramatically. The scene is now very different, as anyone driving through International Park and by the 900 block of Miami Street at Navarre will attest. My understanding of the area was further enhanced during a meeting with Don Monroe, President/CEO of the River East Economic Revitalization Corporation (REERC). Edward Slack: What are the geographical boundaries of the East Side? 50179.indd Don Monroe: The East Side is bordered by Northwood, Oregon, Rossford, and the Maumee River. These three towns also contain about the same population as the East Side. ES: What is the residential population of the East Side? Please see EAST SIDE, page 9

The interior of the house features rooms ﬁlled with garbage and piled with personal belongings. Peering into the single-family home, several cats (possibly feral) stared back from the trash heaps in the family room. “I have never seen anyone living at that nasty house,” said Mary Gutierrez, who lives across the street from the two-bedroom bungalow. A Columbia Gas notice dated April 12, 2005 requested permission to enter the premises to “remove the inactive gas meter.” Gutierrez said the house detracts from an otherwise excellent neighborhood. “I heard that the landlord was not going to put any more money into the place,” she said. Her son added that teenagers sometimes hang out at the abandoned house.

Judging from the quantity of empty alcohol containers in and around the property, it appears that the building’s feline occupants share the property with party goers. Efforts to contact the owners, James and Evelyn Cranston, proved unsuccessful. County records indicate that no taxes have been paid on the property since 2000, and that the back taxes owed on the house are $4,157.50. Gutierrez said she worries about the effect of abandoned buildings. “We moved from the North End to get away from this kind of craziness,” she said. If you know of any buildings that might make good subjects, send suggestions to news@toledofreepress.com.

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East Side Continued from page 8 DM: Approximately 32,000. ES: When will the Starboard Side Condominiums be completed and how many are planned? DM: There will be approximately 22 to 24 condos built by the spring or summer of 2006. ES: What’s their price range? DM: Depending on design, they’ll range from $265,000 up, with a 15-year tax abatement. The estimated tax savings will be over $60,000 for the two-bedroom condo and over $75,000 for the three-bedroom condo. ES: When is the single-family subdivision across Miami Street scheduled for completion? DM: In the spring of 2006, and it will take about 18 months to

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complete. Along with the condos, there will be a total of 72 units, all market-rate homes. ES: What retail is located near these developments? DM: There’s the food store on Main Street, and many kinds of retail shops in the area. ES: Do you think that East Side residents want more retail? DM: Yes, but shopping habits have changed over the years, so today’s shoppers seem to prefer the smaller convenience stores. ES: Are there any plans to build shops and grocery stores near the Starboard Side developments? DM: No, but there are several full-service food stores within a two-to-ﬁve minute drive. ES: Are any major retail investors under consideration who will build on the East Side? DM: Not at this time, and this

is simply because we don’t have the land sites available without demolishing existing buildings, and the cost is very prohibitive. ES: Should downtown retail be a campaign issue during the upcoming mayoral election? DM: Apart from the Marina District, no. My anchor for the Marina District would be a Great Wolf Lodge with an indoor water park. ES: What’s your overall view of the retail problems facing downtown? DM: Capital investment creates a municipal tax base, which is then used to support social programs and community services. We could use a serious injection of capital investment into the downtown today. You cannot have happy, healthy social programs without ﬁrst having a happy capitalistic economy.

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Local ofﬁcials react to stem cell legislation, page 12

Fun and ﬁnancial necessity

Churches look to summer festivals to celebrate fellowship, raise funds, page 14

COVER STORY

Ball ‘optimistic’ about Downtown

Toledo Free Press photo by DM Stanﬁeld

David Ball said work on the steam plant renovation is progressing as planned.

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As engineers test the foundation of the century-old steam plant, David Ball makes no excuses for the work he intends to do. He’s quick to offer his opinion of any criticism he has received after the City of Toledo awarded the $19 million renovation project to his partnership company with Jimmy Jackson, Water Street Development Corp., LLC. “It’s bullshit. That’s the bottom line and I’m dealing with this crap,” Ball said, adding he feels local talk radio has especially misrepresented him. “I’m trying to do positive things.” Preliminary testing was to wrap up this week at the site of the old steam plant in Downtown Toledo. Ball said things looked better than expected and, once the decision is made to build, securing tax credits will be the second major stepping stone to getting the steam plant turned into something good for Downtown. “If things don’t work out, we’ll call it a day,” he said. “One option would be to try to do a smaller project, but I don’t think that will happen.” Water Street Development plans to build 111 apartment and condominium units on the former steam plant site along the Maumee River. The site will incorporate historical components of the building, such as open space and the smoke stacks, with six ﬂoors of living space, parking and amenities such as a courtyard, ﬁtness center, and balconies. The Toledo Water Street Station is geared toward those seeking a downtown lifestyle. “Housing is important to the success of Downtown,” Ball said, adding he enjoys studying housing trends. “I don’t think we can be a real city without market-rate housing.” ��

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Pete Gozza, president of Downtown Toledo, Inc. said Toledo is the first town he’s ever worked with where there are local investors like Ball moving first on revitalization. “Generally the investors are from the outside, but when you have local investors, they put their heart and soul into it,” Gozza said. “They have their names attached to it. With Dave, everything has been first class.” Gozza said he feels Ball’s team is right for the job, given the amount of success he has already had. “Look at what he’s done. Everybody knows him and his work.” Ball, a Maumee resident, said he is committed to revitalizing Downtown. “When my kids are grown, this is where I want to live,” he said. “If we can get this project pulled off, it will be wonderful for the city. I want to get Downtown back where it was when I started, when it had a night life and you could bring your kids down here. “Today there are guys like me working hard to make it happen, putting our money where our mouths are,” he said. The $300,000 allocated in the agreement by the city to Water Street Development has also been a source of controversy, but Ball said it was necessary to work with the city to fund dynamics testing, engineering studies and condition testing to determine if the site was feasible to build on. “It’s not like I’m putting that money in my pocket,” he said. “This is an old building. That money went for testing [which any] developer is going to need to know before making the decision to move on this project.” Ball said he and Jackson will shoulder much of the financial burden of the property until units Please see BALL, page 12

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Rare coin dealers hurt by scandal

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

As Robert Higgins and Donald Ketterling plan for a coin show this week in California, they will have access to approximately half of their usual inventory. Their company, Certified Assets Management, Inc. (CAM), is one of several administrators of the funds Tom Noe had managed for the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation (OBWC). According to Ketterling, executive vice president, CAM was developed in 2001 solely to manage the OBWC funds. Its inventory was frozen last week as part of an ongoing investigation into Noe’s management of state funds. Investigators showed up at CAM’s Wilmington, Delaware offices last Friday. Ketterling reported approximately 25 coins were checked on the spot and a complete inventory was expected this week. “We have no missing coins, no scandals, nothing unaccounted for,” Ketterling said. “Our books are all in order. We are now cooperating fully with the investigation and are returning all the coins in our possession to Columbus.” Ketterling said recent developments in the Noe allegations have had an incredible impact on the coin industry, and may result in the demise of their company. “This has turned our world upside down,” he said. “Unlike other companies that had their own companies plus managing part of the Fund, we now have to find a quick way to get out and find some money to keep payroll and everything else moving.” Ketterling added his and Higgins’ personal investments are the only things holding the company together. Up until three weeks ago, 100 percent of their business was to make money for the OBWC. He said the state assets, once frozen, would have left them “flat-footed” without any way to pay expenses and payroll. Both men attend coin shows all over country, but the California show will have a skeleton crew and a comparatively thin wallet. CAM President Higgins said, “We are now trading as our own company, strictly hampered by not having the Fund coins.” Ketterling added the scandal has not only left their assets frozen, but their integrity taxed. Beth Deischer, editor of Coin World, a weekly publication servicing mostly hobbyists and collectors, said the industry has been Please see COINS, page 12

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Local politicians, church ofﬁcials react to stem cell research legislation The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (H.R. 810) May 25. This bill would allow federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. This could allow researchers at universities, medical schools and teaching hospitals, to search for new cures and treatments for numerous diseases and conditions. The bill, which passed 238-194, should reach the Senate soon. This legislation would extend the current law allowing federal funds to be used to conduct research on human embryos donated by fertility clinics with written permission from couples that do not use them. In a survey conducted by the American Infertility Association, almost half of infertile couples say they would “like to see good come from their excess eggs.” Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D. OH),

Ball Continued from page 10 can be sold off. “Based on our projections, Jimmy [Jackson] and I won’t make any money out of this project until we can start selling condos; that could be five or more years from now,” he said. “If anyone wants to suggest that we’re greedy; if I were greedy, I would be in Florida collecting rent and buildings downtown would be empty.” Ball began revitalizing old buildings at age 17, when he purchased his first rental property. The 1977 Bowsher High School graduate bought more properties each year, earning enough money to add staff and purchase more properties. He acquired his first property downtown nearly 20 years ago, and now owns or manages more properties including the Hylant Building, the Osterman Center, the Ohio Building, the Gardner Building, and the Woolworth Builing. Tenants include Pilkington, Midland Title, Barry’s Bagels, Hylant Group, Salad Galley, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Senators George Voinovich and Mike DeWine’s Toledo offices. “We have invested millions of dollars making downtown improvements,” he said. “This is why the city unanimously supported our [steam plant] decision. I think that we’re the most qualified to do it. We’ve been here for a long time and spent a lot of money and every project has been successful.” Ball said the partnership with NBA

Coins Continued from page 11 “damaged severely” by the negative media attention. “Unfortunately, there’s been a lot of misinformation that has been published [about the rare and collectible coin industry] and it has left a very negative impression with the public,” she said. Deischer said she has received “quite a few calls” from collectors and dealers concerned about the way the market will turn. “There are a lot of honorable and very honest people who will be affected by the general impression left,” she said. “We no longer have the Fund’s money, so if someone brought us a million-dollar deal, they would want to know if we had the money to purchase it,” he said. “Quite

Representative Michael Oxley (R. Findlay) and Paul Gillmor (R. Tifﬁn), oppose the bill and if it is passed in the Senate, all have said they will be pleased that President Bush is expected to veto the bill. The Catholic Church had long been an opponent of embryonic stem cell research. According to Tim Galvin, family life/respect life coordinator for Diocese of Toledo, “it mainly has to do with the dignity of life.” If H.R. 810 passes in the Senate, Galvin said he feels there needs to be a reexamining of society’s values. “I think we need to look at what we really believe in,” he said. “We need to have a commitment to the most vulnerable of us.” The Catholic Church has issued statements that it is not against all stem cell research. Adult stem cells, which are generated in different organs and tissues, and blood

Phoenix Suns player Jimmy Jackson was a good decision for both of them. Jackson has purchased property downtown, including a site that houses “Jackson’s” restaurant on Huron Street. Due to NBA playoffs at press time, Jackson could not be reached for comment. “Jimmy’s made a commitment to Downtown, too,” he said. “He started looking at the steam plant a few years ago and when we talked about it, and our ideas were pretty much the same.” Ball also stands behind his choice for an architect, Sandvick Architechs, Inc., out of Cleveland. “The truth is, this architect is the best in the country. He is known nationally as the expert. This guy is the only guy that would have made sense for the project. If I didn’t have his expertise, I wouldn’t do it,” Ball said. “He’s got a wonderful resume. You can ask anyone in the nation who is the best, and he’s it.” He said Sandvich, who boasts projects such as the Hyatt Regency at the Arcade in Cleveland, The Bingham Building in Cleveland, and H/J/ Heinz Lofts in Pittsburgh, is a small outﬁt. “He is small, but he will subcontract locals,” Ball said. “He is a project manager, and he’ll be using local or union people. Most of the money is staying here.” Mark V’Soske, president of the Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce, said Ball breathes new life into old buildings. “It seems like whatever he does ends

dreadfully, we wouldn’t.”

No missing coins

Higgins and Ketterling’s concern for their business is shadowed by a concern for the coins invested in by the State. In a May 27 letter to Ohio Auditor of State Betty Montgomery, Ketterling and Higgins requested an opportunity to manage the fund. “We have no mysteriously missing coins or any other hint of malpractice or malfeasance to which we have to answer. On that portion of the monies that Mr. Noe allocated to us and for which we were responsible to manage, we have performed admirably with net annual returns exceeding 30 percent, 50 percent and 40 percent over the ﬁrst three years, respectively,” they wrote. “If they just go forward and attempt to dispose of this mate-

stem cells found in umbilical cord blood are also viable sources of stem cells without the ethical ramiﬁcations of embryonic stem cells. The Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR) points out that although these other forms of stem cells have been used in the past 10 years, but they have limited capabilities as to what cell types they can develop into. Embryonic stem cells are blank and don’t have that limitation. Sean Tipton, director of public affairs for CAMR said, “We are looking forward to working with the Senate and the White House to move this policy forward. The President has opposed issues and then embraced them in the past. I’m hoping he does it this time.” Ny Noeum, a University of Toledo student and self-described Christian, said, “God gave man the gift of intelligence. He wants us to use this gift and help out mankind.

up being wonderful,” he said. “Frankly, he puts new life into buildings that didn’t have it before.” Ball will continue to work toward his dreams of revitalizing Downtown Toledo, and said he feels his work will prove him right in the end. “There’s a reason we had unanimous approval from the city,” he said. “We’ve not

rial in a willy-nilly fashion, they’re going to take losses, they’re going to cause tremendous amounts of damage,” Higgins said.

Other side of the coin

When notified that Montgomery’s office sent out a press release May 30 announcing William Brandt and Frederick Reed were named managers of the Fund, Ketterling said, “It doesn’t sound like they’re managing the Fund, just appointing someone to dispose of it.” Ketterling expressed disappointment that they were not given a chance to make their case, and worries that simply disposing of the funds without regard to value could result in a feeding frenzy at the state’s expense. “It would allow someone else to profit on our efforts,” he said. Ketterling said their case would be that the concept of a

If by destroying these embryos that would have been tossed anyway helps to save thousands of lives, why not?” The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), which is the world’s leading charitable supporter of research in type I diabetes, has asked Toledo resident Jack Meyers, 12, who has the disease, to speak to congress in support of funding research. Peter Fan Etten, JDRF President and CEO said, “The passage of the Stem Cell Research Act marks an important milestone in the drive to ﬁnd a cure for type I diabetes and related complications. I am conﬁdent that with a large majority of public support and exciting research breakthroughs continuing to be announced, then we will enact policies that re-establish the U.S. as the world leader in medical research.” — Renachantel McClain

had great track records with out-of-town developers. I live here and I’m passionate about what I do. “The steam plant has been around for 20 years and no one has been able to do this deal. People who don’t have a clue have an opinion, but I’m optimistic about Downtown. There are a lot of people here trying to do really good things.”

fund in rare coins is not totally unique and has worked. “The most important issue is the person that is picked to run [it]. It was a viable idea and had it worked as we believed it to be working, we paid proﬁts into the fund,” he said. “As far as our part of it, it worked. “If I were one of those politicians, the one thing I would want to do is be able to slap a Democrat back and say, ‘ We had one or two bad eggs in the deal but there was evidence to show that it was working at a level.’ ” “The way the reporting has occurred, they are painting the entire industry as a quasi-shady, underhanded, back-room-dealing group of people,” Higgins said. “We’re here to say, look, we have a tremendous record of success. People can come into the coin business, they can make money honestly and straightforward and

responsibly.” Ketterling told Toledo Free Press he has never made ﬁnancial contributions to any political party personally or through his company once CAM was formed. While he has supported entities such as the Regan Library in years prior, he said his decisions to contribute would be things he “did personally, on his own account.” For now, Higgins and Ketterling said they will cooperate with ongoing investigations and try to salvage what they call the “other side of the coin,” an investment option with potentially good returns. “The concept is good, and that’s what we don’t want killed,” Ketterling said. “We don’t want them going out and setting a precedent all over the country where no one wants to do a rare coin fund because it does work.”

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Swan Creek Candle Co. lights up downtown retail When Ann Albright sought a retail location in Toledo, instinct said to look no further than the former Walt’s Auto Shop on Washington Street. Located just a baseball toss from Fifth Third Field, the circa 1850s building was the perfect site to meld her seventh Swan Creek Candle Co. retail outlet with a bit of local history. “My name must have been on this building,” Albright said. “To me, it was a no-brainer when I saw the building. I thought, ‘Am I seeing something no one else sees?’” Now open for business, the 3,000 square-foot, two-level candle, candle accessory and antique store harkens back to Main Street shops of past eras. The building has undergone an approximately $350,000 renovation that includes exposed bricks and joists, three interior brick archways, and a faux terra cotta ﬂoor. “You have to restore for commercial success,” said Albright. “And when you restore for commercial success, you have to take liberties. We took advantage of the bones of the building, and we use it as a backdrop for our products. It’s a fun place.” Albright, 60, said Swan Creek Candle Co. will cater to Mud Hens fans and other downtown visitors by opening seven days a week and into late evening. The store will remain open after baseball games so fans who purchase items before the game can leave them for later pickup. “We’re a destination store — a store where a couple may go after lunch,” said Albright. “But we’re not a ‘fru-fru’ store. Oftentimes, because of our ambience ... men love our store.” Swan Creek Candle Co. counts as its neighbors The Spaghetti Warehouse, the Durty Bird tavern, and just two blocks away, the Erie Street Market. Tony Packo’s newest location will open next door in 2006.

“It’s a great location,” Albright said of the warehouse district. “There’s oodles of stories here; it’s such an exciting place. We attract people that want something different than what they ﬁnd in the suburbs, different than a strip mall.” Other Swan Creek Candle Co. outlets are housed in historic downtown buildings in Swanton, Findlay and Vermillion. There are also Michigan outlets in Dundee, Jackson, and Perry, and showrooms in Chicago and Atlanta. A 40,000 square-foot factory is headquartered in Swanton. Albright chose the Washington Street building as much for its history as for its prime location. Platted in 1817, the lot held the turn-of-the-century Pearl Hotel and a 1920s tire ﬁx-it shop. In recent years, the building was used for storage. According to Albright, “the real news here is that we’re part of an already emerging area that is already successful. It just made sense for us to come down here.”

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EDUCATION

UT commitment to equality questioned following directions,” Murry said. “We believe that Regina did not refuse the instructions of the doctor. It makes no sense that she would be fired for such a reason.” Murry praised the work record of Russell. “She has been here 12 and a half years, and she is smart enough not to refuse to follow the directions of the doctor,” he said. “She was fired for reminding the doctor of a policy that was expected to be followed between the University of Toledo and the insurance company for the bills to get paid.” Many in the group believe that Russell’s firing was in retaliation for her speaking to the media. “Regina stood out here February 18 and gave a press conference about alleged discriminatory practices,” Murry said. “Shortly thereafter she was terminated.” Tobin Klinger, director of University communications, disputed Murry’s accusations. “As a member of the collective bargaining unit, Regina Russell was covered under numerous disciplinary procedures that were

B y Michael Brooks Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Several University of Toledo employees gathered in front of the university Thursday to protest what they call unfair employment practices at UT, in such areas as hiring, termination, promotion and salary MURRY equity between whites and minorities. The protest was led by Dr. Earl Murry, a UT professor in the College of Education and a former vice-provost. One of the group’s purposes for the demonstration was to support Regina Russell, a nurse at the Student Health Center who was ﬁred on May 19. “Regina Russell was terminated for alleged insubordination from a doctor accusing her of not

followed at each step of the way,” he said. “The characterization that this was an instantaneous termination is false.” Murry claimed that, under the presidency of Dan Johnson, African Americans have fared poorly in terms of overall employment levels. “We believe that there has been a decline in the number of African Americans since Vik Kapoor left,” he said, adding that the University has not provided him with data to suggest otherwise. “Whether you liked Vik Kapoor or not, he promoted African Americans and minorities to important positions.” Klinger took issue with the suggestion that there has been a systematic pattern of employment discrimination at UT. “Since 2001, there have been fifteen people fired for cause at UT,” he said. “Five of those people were African American, and ten were white.” Klinger also provided statistics on the positions cut during the recent budget difficulties faced by UT. “Of the positions eliminated last year in the budget cuts,

twelve were positions held by African Americans or other minorities, while forty-seven were held by whites.” He added that some of the positions were actually reduced to half-time, rather than being completely eliminated. Murry argued that one of the group’s biggest concerns is a

seeming lack of concern on the part of the UT administration. “None of the problems have been addressed, and none of us have been called to sit down and resolve problems,” he said. “We don’t want to be in a fight. But if you want a fight, then we have to fight for the right things.”

2005 Catholic church festivals encourage fellowship, raise funds By Christine A. Holliday Special to Toledo Free Press

This summer, many local churches will host festivals to celebrate fellowship and raise financial support. St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Church, with 7,500 members, holds its festival the weekend after Father’s Day. Committee members start planning each September and recruit more than 1,000 workers to take tickets, serve food and drinks and staff the children’s activities. “Our committees work hard to make sure there are activities for guests of all ages — rides, games, food, raffle, even a white elephant sale. It’s a great chance for people in our community to work together on a project that benefits everyone,” Reverend Bill Kubacki said. St. George’s Orthodox Cathedral has presented a summer festival for nearly 30 years. Chairman Beverly Bardwell said the festival gives church members an opportunity to tell the community about their culture and their religion. Rossford’s All Saints Church Pastor Jonathan Wight says that church officials count on the festival proceeds as a budget item. That wasn’t the case at Fr. Wight’s former parish. While he was pastor at St. Hyacinth’s Church on Parkside Blvd., he made the decision to give up their festival. “The overhead there was way too much for us. The tens of thousands of dollars it cost for all the necessities increased every year, and our revenues didn’t keep up. Our older parishioners weren’t able to do the heavy work necessary, and we didn’t have enough workers to make the effort profitable.” Wight said that St. Hyacinth parishioners made plans for other gatherings, such as a spaghetti dinner, and that the church continues to have its annual raffle.

JULY JUNE OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP WALBRIDGE, ST. JEROME June 2, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 8, 5 to midnight June 3, 6 p.m. to midnight July 9, 5 to midnight June 4, 6 p.m. to midnight July 10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 5, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. OUR LADY OF LOURDES TOLEDO, SACRED HEART July 14, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. June 3, 5 p.m. to midnight July 15, 6 p.m. to midnight June 4, 3 p.m. to midnight July 16, 3 p.m. to midnight June 5, noon to 7 p.m. July 17, 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. TOLEDO, ST. CHARLES TOLEDO, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST June 9, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. July 15, 6 p.m. to midnight June 10, 6 p.m. to midnight July 16, 6 p.m. to midnight June 11, 3 p.m. to midnight TOLEDO, ST. THOMAS AQUINAS TOLEDO, BLESSED SACRAMENT July 15, 5 p.m. to midnight June 16, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 16, 3 p.m. to midnight June 17, 6 p.m. to midnight July 17, noon to 9 p.m. June 18, 5 p.m. to midnight OREGON, June 19, noon to 8 p.m. LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR ST. PATRICK HEATHERDOWNS July 24, noon to 5 p.m. June 23, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ROSSFORD, ALL SAINTS June 24, 6 p.m. to midnight July 29, 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. June 25, 2 p.m. to midnight July 30, 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. �� June 26, noon to 8 p.m. July 31, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Looking back on the year’s best prep performances, page 19

ROWING

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Dave Woolford reports from the Indianapolis 500 on all things Danica, page 18

KOZ’S CORNER

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Polte heads into great wide open

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ive days after Aaron Polte graduates from Bowsher High School, he’s outta here, blowing town for sunny SoCal. Gonna load up his car and drive 2,300 miles west to become a Gaucho. Sports is about opportunities. Coaches drill into your head that you need to be ready to capitalize, that you need to seize the opportunities, to take the ball, to go strong, to play hard, to make decisions and act upon them. According to varsityedge.com, 1,023,142 young people played high school football last year, and whether they know it, admit it or openly campaign for it, they are all playing for one of 2,486 available NCAA Division I scholarships available each year. So where do you turn when schools you see on ESPN don’t send invitations for scholarships to your mailbox? Or when coaches you see interviewed on ABC aren’t stopping by your house, hat in hand, to see if you could play outside linebacker for them next year, on their tab, of course? While he’s not on any prep AllAmerican team, nor a USA Today All-State selection, Polte was a solid player, second team All-City this year and an anchoring force on perhaps the best Bowsher football team in more than a decade. Please see POLTE, page 17

Come see defending champion Meg Mallon defend her 2004 title against the world’s greatest women golfers for a purse of $1.2 million!

NDA ﬁnishes third at Scholastic Nationals By Chris Kozak ckozak@toledofreepress.com

At the Scholastic Nationals this weekend, the Notre Dame Academy Women’s Senior quad team finished third overall, with a time of 5:37.228 while the Senior four team came in sixth place during a semi-final heat with a time of 5:53.731. NDA’s crew team qualified for the 2005 Scholastic Nationals following a successful showing at the Midwest Scholastic Championship in Cincinnati. The Varsity Lightweight 4 team of Chelsea Wymer, Sarah Keller, Breanna Davis, Megan Costic and Linda Kolb took gold at the Cincinnati competition. The NDA Varsity Lightweight 8 took second place at the Midwest Scholastic Championship. The team consists of Sarah Keller, Chelsea Wymer, Linda

Kolb, Megan Costic, Breanna Davis, Lara Gossman, Lindsay Arrington, Danielle Bishop and Rachael Thrun. The NDA Junior Varsity 4 team of Shaylen Foley, Colleen Bremer, Laurel Hanson, Chelsea MacRitchie and Lauren Hirt took fourth place. Founded in 1935, the Scholastic Rowing Association of America is the governing body of high school rowing. The winner of the Scholastic Nationals will be recognized as the national champions. The championships take place at Mercer Lake, located near Princeton, New Jersey, an ofﬁcial Olympic training site. Notre Dame will compete against schools from New Jersey, Wisconsin, Missouri, Texas, and Florida among others, as well as draw an expected crowd of 15,000.

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In the May 25 edition of Toledo Free Press, the Pacesetter team was incorrectly identiﬁed as the 2005 U-14 boys Ohio North Youth Soccer Association State Cup Champions. The championship team is the Toledo Celtics.

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UT women’s soccer team tops semester GPA list By Chris Kozak ckozak@toledofreepress.com

If you are looking for proof that girls are smarter, look no further than the combined spring semester grade point averages (GPAs) of University of Toledo athletic teams. The 51 percent (163 of 322) of UT student-athletes achieving a 3.0 grade point average or better for the 2005 spring semester is the third consecutive semester in which at least half of Rocket student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or better. And 10 of UT’s 15 sport proEVANS grams had team GPAs of 3.0 or above. While 51 percent of all athletes posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher, it was the women who dominated, as the top six combined team GPAs were all women sports. And for the second consecutive semester, the women’s soccer team had the highest GPA of all the teams. This should be considered a remarkable feat, for while all the teams “use their heads,” soccer is the only sport where they physically use their heads, striking the ball during game play. You’d think that would cost them some brain cells, but according to women’s soccer coach Brad Evans, that’s not the case. “Soccer is a mental sport,” he said. “It’s the weak ones who get knocked out, and that actually

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makes you smarter.” Is there a correlation between W’s and L’s and GPA’s? “That hasn’t been necessarily proven yet,” Evans said with a laugh. “But I believe in the long term there is.” Men’s tennis coach Al Wermer has coached men and women at the collegiate level and offers a unique perspective as to why girls dominate in the classroom. “To their credit, women are more focused,” he said. “They want to take care of all their business, on and off the court. Guys on the other hand are not quite as consistent. They want to get out on the court. They have different priorities.”

has pivoted Polte’s life on a new path, from looking at area schools to suddenly California Dreamin’. He’s driving across country to play football at Saddleback College, a school where he’s never set foot on the campus. Sure, his grandfather has put in a few good words with Coach Mark McElroy, but the rest is faith in himself and faith in the opportunity. And what an opportunity sports provides, if only for the life experiences Aaron will have the next few years of his life. “It’s too important to me not to play,” Polte said. “It’s where I learned to interact with people. It’s where I met most of my friends.” For eight seasons, football coaches have harped upon Polte

that he needs to step up, stand in and be ready. Sports have played a pivotal role in shaping his life, crafting the young man, teaching him the lessons of life. Is there any doubt, when the opportunity arose to play more football, after everything his coaches taught him, that Polte wouldn’t jump at the chance to play one more down? For the vast majority of graduating seniors, sports careers will end cold turkey. They will never be more than weekend warriors. Perhaps a golf league here or softball team there, but nothing that will have the same impact upon their lives as high school sports. Here’s hoping they embraced the game and explored the possibilities.

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PREP WRAP-UP

Danica Patrick brings hot wheels to Indy weekend

Outstanding athletes brought class, grace to season

INDIANAPOLIS — It used to be said that the four most famous words uttered at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were not, “Gentlemen, start your engines!’ but rather, “Mario is slowing down.” Mario Andretti went 1-for-28 at the Brickyard. His misfortune was inherited by son Michael who, like his dad, could perform with great success everywhere but at the corner of 16th and Georgetown on Indy’s west side. Michael was 0-14 at Indy and retired with the unsavory distinction of having led the most laps (426) without winning in a career. But Michael has now tasted victory. He slurped the milk in the Winner’s Circle on Sunday, said his Brickyard blight had been exorcized and that winning the Indy 500 as a car owner was as exciting as if he had won it as a driver. But even with his first Indy 500 victory with Englishman Dan Wheldon at the wheel, Michael has come up short again, by three letters. The vast majority of the attention was on Dan-ica, as in Danica Patrick, the first female to lead the race in the 89 years of its existence, the fastest female or male at Indy most of the month, and the highestfinishing female in Indy 500 history with a fourth that could have easily been a first. The race has a new face and the Indy Racing League has a new future. The most famous words at the Brickyard now number six — “Lady and gentlemen, start your engines.” That command has been uttered in the past by Mary Hulman George, but it

Dave Woolford sort of rang hollow. The three previous women who raced at Indy — Sarah Fisher (2000-2004), Lyn St. James (1992-97, 2000) and Janet Guthrie (1977-79) — gave it their all but they were underfinanced, over-hyped and middle-ofthe-road when it came to pure racing ability. Fisher was a tomboy who was very tough on equipment and also sometimes on the teams that were trying to make her competitive. St. James was at Indy in the twilight of her racing career, a nice lady who was content to be in the field and stay out of the way of the faster cars, which was most of the other cars. Guthrie was a little geeky, smart but overmatched. Her ninth-place finish in 1978 was the best previous finish by a woman at Indy, but it was 10 laps behind race winner Al Unser, Jr. They were all women who were race car drivers. Patrick, the 23-year-old Indy 500 rookie, is a race car driver who is a woman. She’s diminutive but extremely durable. Shake hands with the 5-1, 99-pound lighten-

ing with a throttle and you get a handful of hurt. She’s got a he-man’s grip and the hardiness to go along with it. Unlike her female predecessors at Indy, she also has sex appeal. The IRL has used a photo of the leather-clad Patrick to promote its racing series in Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue. She has appeared on the cover of men’s magazines, such as FHM, with the headline, “We heard you like to watch.” Sex sells, but there are countless more “hot chicks” and models than there are hot race car drivers. Patrick knows where her groove is. When it comes to modeling, put her in the Rahal/Letterman Racing Hondapowered Panoz chassis with Firestone tires and lose the leather. It wasn’t her attractiveness that caught the eye of 1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal, now the team owner, along with David Letterman. It was her aptitude. When Rahal signed Patrick in 2002 she was to eventually be ChampCar’s answer to the IRL’s Fisher. Rahal has since left the other openwheel series, formerly CART, to campaign fulltime with the IRL, starting in 2003. He campaigned Patrick in the Toyota Atlantic series where she ﬁnished third in points last year and sixth in 2003. Patrick’s presence in the IndyCar Series has probably stopped the bickering between the two U.S. open-wheel racing rivals. With Chevy leaving the IndyCar Series at the end of this season and Toyota said to be moving to NASCAR fulltime

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DANICA PATRICK after the 2006 season that would leave Honda as the IRL’s only engine supplier. Honda ofﬁcials have already said the two warring factions must combine if openwheel racing in this country is to survive. But Patrick gives the IRL a new get-upand-go. ChampCar might as well have already gotten up and went. Without a race close to matching the Indy 500 and now without a racer close to matching Danica mania, ChampCar might soon become ChumpCar.

As hard as it is to believe, another high school sports season is rapidly coming to an end. For most of the graduating athletes, the departure from high school will mean the end of their competitive athletic careers. With them they take many great memories and, hopefully, equally great lessons. One of the great athletes graduating is Dan Amato from Central Catholic. Amato is a shining example of the true student-athlete. In his four years at Central, Amato has excelled in three separate sports, football, basketball and tennis, while managing to be among his school’s best students. Among the many memories left us by Amato will be his leading the Fighting Irish eleven to their ﬁrst win over St. Francis in many years and his thrilling return to the basketball court, following an early-season injury, to spearhead an upset, comefrom-behind victory over a strong

Libbey squad. Amato’s presence in the halls of Central Catholic will be missed but he has left his example for others to follow. Across town two other great athletes, B.J. Raymond and Zach Hillesland, of St. John’s Jesuit, have also played their last high school games. Both young men have contributed to the legacy that is Toledo high school basketball and have done so with great style and grace. Although they were never able to reach the pinnacle of winning a state championship that many predicted, they were able to bring Toledo sports fans many exciting evenings and, in the closing moments of their spectacular careers, one poignant moment. For anyone who saw it, the center court hug between St. John’s Raymond and Scott’s James Walker, following Scott’s huge upset victory over St. John’s in this year’s district ﬁnals, will be long remembered. This moment embodied the essence of high school sports. A disappointed Raymond, having just seen his dream of a

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state championship extinguished, sought out his childhood friend, Walker, who had just made the shot that extinguished that dream. Thanks, B.J., for a remarkable moment of class. On the women’s side, it is time to say good-bye to Northview’s Nikki McCoy. McCoy was the leader of a Wildcats team that made two consecutive trips to the state semi-ﬁnals and brought an excitement to the Sylvania community that was electrifying. Probably no one was asked to do more for a team than McCoy but she did so with a recognizable humility. She was the ﬁrst to credit her teammates for the

team’s success but she will be remembered as one of the best Northview’s athletes of all time. There is the departure of St. Ursula’s Hayley Wiemer. Hayley has the unique distinction of being a member of a state champion in two sports, volleyball and softball, and of being a leading contributor on both. Wiemer has demonstrated a high level of athleticism and competitiveness while providing her teams with enthusiastic leadership. She is one of those athletes that come along once in a lifetime and it is likely the St. Ursula athletic program may never see another one like her. This short list of athletes is not intended to be exhaustive. The

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Sports physicals offered to area high-and-middle school students Students participating in high school or middle school sports are invited to receive low-cost sports physicals during two summer dates. Sports physicals will

be offered on June 16 and July 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Bay Park Community Hospital’s Total Rehab, according to a press release. For $20, athletes will receive:

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• A medical exam • A review of their medical history • A musculoskeletal exam • A vision screening Physicians, licensed athletic trainers and licensed physicals therapists will be present to provide the physicals and answer questions. Athletes are encouraged to attend, as most schools will not allow students to begin practice until they receive physicals. The physicals will only serve as a general screening for health concerns (if a problem is found, the student will be referred to a primary care physician). Sports medicine expert Dr. Fred M. Workman will be on hand to oversee the sports physicals process. He is the associate director of Sports Care, and the medical director for Total Rehab at Bay Park, head team physician for the Toledo Storm and team physician for The University of Toledo and the U.S. Figure Skating Team. All athletes, regardless of age, must be accompanied by a parent or receive a parent signature on a physical form. Parents are strongly encouraged to attend with the athletes. Contact Total Rehab at Bay Park Community Hospital at (419) 690-8400 for additional information.

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limitations of space make it necessary to focus on just a few but there are many more that deserve recognition. Aaron Waldie of Sylvania Southview; Marcus Waugh of St. John’s Jesuit; Dan Fought of Whitmer; and Jessie Minnﬁeld of Central come immediately to mind but there are many more. Your contributions to the Toledo sports scene will be long remembered and appreciated. Hopefully your demonstrated excellence in the athletic venue will carry over into your future endeavors. Everyone who has seen you perform on the ﬁelds and courts of Northwest Ohio wish you all the best. Thanks.

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Compiled by David Gatwood

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Notes: Jupiter resumes direct motion on June 5; New Moon in Gemini on June 6.

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Scorpio (October 23-November 21) Though either temper or wallet is tweaked on the 2nd, this period is excellent for both love and adventure. New ideas, distant places, and social/romantic opportunities are all within reach. Squash annoying distractions like a bug and enjoy life.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Double-check information before committing on the 2nd; power games at hand. Discussions on the 3rd shift your views; circumstances turn a corner over the weekend. Ride the ﬂow of positive momentum (6th - 9th); ignore irritations on the 7th.

The tug of various issues or conﬂicts can wear you down on the 2nd, but bounce back for an exciting weekend. Complete a meritorious project around the 4th - 6th; admiring messages and improving ﬁnances lift your mood on the 7th-8th.

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You are a dynamo once a decision has been made — the pace is swift. Relatives may wrinkle your brow on the 2nd and 7th; but overall, upbeat achievements and life changes dominate this period, with encouragement from loved ones.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Drastic events on the 2nd prompt you to consider new possibilities and viewpoints after the 3rd. A pleasant weekend includes discussions about changing lifestyles. Untangle red tape on the 7th, as favorable romantic vibes dominate the 6th - 9th.

Leo (July 23-August 22) Others are making intense changes — expect a jolt on the 2nd. The weekend favors travel and reunions. Welcome assistance allows scheduling ﬂexibility after the 6th. A new circle of friends or love interest is available after the 6th. Avoid disputes on the 7th.

Aquarius (January 20-February 18) Finances need calm, realistic choices on the 2nd; on the 3rd-4th endeavor to adjust imbalances through clever networking. Your luck improves after the 5th — follow through to make wishes a reality. A spiritual outlook on the 8th boosts optimism.

Virgo (August 23-September 22) Although abnormally klutzy on the 2nd, the 3rd brings resolution and rewards. Love and companionship enhance a great weekend. The 6th - 9th continue the trend for positive progress. Identify culprits causing insomnia or nervousness on the 7th.

Pisces (February 19-March 20) Slow down to avoid injury on the 2nd, and stay in ﬁne form for an excellent weekend. Old friends and family offer a change of scenery, and share remarkable news. This ﬁne trend continues after the 6th. The 8th is a red-letter day — relish your success.

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Libra (September 23-October 22) The tightrope of decision-making has a formidable turning point — talking to the right person at the right time makes all the difference. Get affairs in order after the 6th, as events race toward a portal of the future. Watch budget closely.

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Universal Crossword ACROSS 1 Ungentlemanly chaps 5 “___ Solemnis’’ (Beethoven) 10 Sternward 13 Parts of large developments 15 Invitation from within 16 “___ Clown’’ (Porter) 17 Film for kids 19 NHL great 20 Denounce in no uncertain terms 21 One of over a dozen popes 22 Magazine insert? 23 Biblical hostile power 25 Literary character for kids 28 “Intimations of Immortality,’’ e.g. 29 Pre-fight action 30 Cartoonist Key 31 Prohibits 32 Lincoln and Zumwalt 36 On the road 38 Alongside each other 40 Database fodder 41 Ed, singer of “My Cup Runneth Over’’ 42 ___ de la

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Art still saving lives

he son of a doctor, Adam Grochowski was expected to follow in his father’s professional footsteps. But it was his father’s avocational interest in art that ultimately saved the young man’s life. In January 1943, Grochowski, a Pole, was captured by the Nazis. He spent time at Auschwitz and was later transferred to Mauthausen, a labor camp connected to an Austrian quarry. According to reports, 2,000 prisoners died each week mining granite for the Nazis’ massive infrastructure projects. Prisoner #153362 grimly anticipated this fate. But when it was discovered Grochowski could draw, he became a camp favorite, provided with art supplies and ordered instead to paint family portraits. In May 1945, after the camp was liberated by the Allies-the colonel in charge, Richard Seibel was from Deﬁance — Grochowski was transferred to a refugee settlement in Germany. In 1950 he made his way to Southeast Michigan, and a few years later, to Northwest Ohio. By then he’d married, Anglicized his surname to Grant, and had a successful career as a designer of paint-by-number craft Please see EXHIBIT, page 22

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“The Hermitʼs Temptation”

“Return of Joy”

“Serenade”

Artwork courtesy University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts

ABOVE: “Family Act,” 1963 by Adam Grant. RIGHT: “The Renewed Hope Series,” 1948-1951.

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Exhibit Continued from page 21 kits. But 30 months of imprisonment and the loss of one’s family and homeland is not something painted over lightly. At work he reproduced the impressionists and Old Masters for consumption by the general public. In the basement of his West Toledo home he produced darker canvases. Most of his American works incorporate women, “mystics,” and circus performers, but across the board their tones are brooding. A handful of early works on paper are presently displayed at the University of Toledo’s Canady Gallery, the top ﬂoor of Carlson Library. Beginning June 5, UT’s Center for the Visual Arts — the funky Gehry building that abuts the Toledo Museum of Art — will host a larger collection from Adam Grant’s oeuvre. Getting her husband’s work out of the basement and into the world has been a life goal of Peggy Grant, art director of the 20 North Gallery and a former curator of the Owens-Illinois art collection. Ultimately she hopes to take the work to Krakow, the Polish city closest to Auschwitz. Among Grant’s earliest images are the Holocaust and Renewed Hope series, the latter of which comprises part of the Canady exhibit. Produced while he was living in the Regensburg camp for displaced persons, these chart a journey from misery to promise. Most of the work is done in ink on paper; some mimic woodcuts. The oils, many of which resemble early Picassos married to the Ash Can School, are similarly lonely. According to Mrs. Grant, her husband spent most of his life under the cloud of depression and this sadness shows in both his models and color palettes. The Holocaust might not be front and center anymore, but anyone who came in contact with it left untouched. May 6 was the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Mauthausen. Coincidentally, May 5 was Holocaust Remembrance Day. That evening, I attended a local commemoration at which Col. Seibel’s daughter made a surprise visit. Living in California and working with the Museum of Tolerance, she told of her work educating youngsters about the Holocaust. One of the artifacts she shows is a 56-star, stitched-fromscraps American ﬂag presented to her father by grateful prisoners. We can never forget, she said. Adam Grant never forgot. Despite a successful career, an adoring wife and two loving sons, he died, still haunted, in 1992. Col. Seibel’s daughter is trying to keep alive her father’s memory by working to educate Los Angeles children to the horrors of the Nazi period. Adam Grant’s widow wants to take his paintings back to his once-occupied homeland. Both women are striving to keep alive the consequences of one of the darkest periods in recent history. Art, I think, is still saving lives.

June 1, 2005

FILM REVIEW

‘Madagascar’ is bungle in the jungle By Lauri Donahue Special to Toledo Free Press

There’s nothing wrong with “Madagascar,” the new animated feature from DreamWorks, that a little decent writing wouldn’t cure. Four pampered animals, star attractions at the Central Park Zoo, find themselves in “the wild” on the tropical island of Madagascar. It’s a serviceable, albeit somewhat pedestrian, “fish out of water” premise. The only problems are the story, the characters, and the dialogue. The plot’s too thin, and the stakes are too low. Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock) is overcome by ennui on his tenth birthday and decides to visit Connecticut. Compared to the dilemmas driving other animated features (the quest for the father/son reunion in “Finding Nemo,” saving the ant colony from starvation in “A The animal pals of DreamWorksʼ “Madagascar” run through the jungle. Bug’s Life,” and rescuing China from the Mongol hordes in “Muvery realistic waves” rather than clude several human skeletons, characters were at least funny. lan,” for example). This is pretty being caught up in the story. animals pursuing (and eating) But they aren’t. The humor here tame stuff. The film is rated PG for “mild other animals, lascivious sleepis of the prat fall and toilet vaWhen the animals (after varilanguage, crude humor and some talking, and a sadistic penguin riety: we get gags about rectal ous ensuing complications) are thematic elements.” The “mild commando flipper-whipping a thermometers, urinals and poo shipwrecked, instead of facing a language” is mild indeed: one bound-and-gagged human. flinging. This may entertain kids desperate struggle for survival, “this sucks” and the written verParents may want to skip but is of limited appeal to accomthey arrive at Club Med, complete panying adults. sion of H-E-double-toothpicks. “treating” kids to this cinematic with a disco run by worshipful More problematic elements injunk food. Even the pop culture referlemurs headed by King Julien ences that made DreamWorks’ (Sacha Baron Cohen of HBO’s “Shrek” (I and II) so much fun “Da Ali G Show”) and his sidekick for grownups are strained and Maurice (Cedric The Entertainobscure: a takeoff on “Saturday er). Alex the Lion’s (Ben Stiller’s) Night Fever” is cute, but allusions fight to master his carnivorous to “American Beauty,” “Planet nature and avoid chowing down of the Apes” (the Charlton Heson his best friend Marty is the ton original), “Soylent Green” only major source of conflict. The most annoying thing about (Charlton Heston again), and a 1962 “Twilight Zone” episode are the main characters is their selfunlikely to tickle anyone but the absorption. These spoiled, single most hardcore film geek. Manhattanites are four-footed So what’s left? Well, the visuals versions of the casts of “Friends” are state-of-the-art and various and “Seinfeld.” Their primary ocManhattan landmarks are rencupations are eating, kvetching, dered with loving detail. But it’s a squabbling, and hugging. What bad sign when you sit there thinkworks for a half-hour comedy being, “Wow, they did a great job comes increasingly tedious over animating the individual strands the length of a motion picture. �� of the lion’s mane” or “Those are This wouldn’t be so bad if the

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UNDER THE RADAR

By Jason Kucsma Special to Toledo Free Press

Most conversations about Toledo’s local businesses of late have been ﬁxated on how bleak the future is for independent stores and businesses. These same conversations often overlook the important role independent businesses play in creating a unique cultural identity for a city and we spend more time talking about how “cool” the new mall is. Brock Curry and Rob Kimple weren’t satisﬁed with the direction of these conversations. As founders and primary operators of one of Toledo’s most active live entertainment promotion companies, Taking on Explosives, Curry and Kimple have been dotting Toledo’s nightlife calendars with live music spanning a range of genres. In the past six years, Taking on Explosives shows have highlighted some of the best local and touring national talent in independent rock, hardcore, hip

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Rob Kimple shuffles inventory at the RamaLama record store. hop and funk. Their shows have popped up at a number of venues in Northwest Ohio, but lately Taking On Explosives shows have settled comfortably in their space underneath Club Bijou in Downtown Toledo called, simply, The Underground. Just last month more than 200 people packed The Underground on a weeknight to see Sharon Jones and the Dapkings — a new funk revival outfit featured on Conan O’Brien’s “Late Night Show” earlier this year. Around this time last year, the Taking on Explosives crew decided to up the ante and open up an independent record store — right about the same time another local record store (Boogie) was announcing that they’d be closing. RamaLama Records features a welcoming storefront in the Cricket West Shopping Center that provides some of the best new music to aficionados in the same way Taking On Explosives has been bringing important live

music to Toledo. When asked about the relationship between RamaLama and Taking on Explosives, Curry said, “It just makes so much sense that the two projects would complement each other that I can’t believe we didn’t open a store earlier.” The store is has been so well received that there is even talk of opening another RamaLama store in the Downtown area. RamaLama Records will celebrate its ﬁrst anniversary as you might expect — with a huge rock and roll show at Downtown Toledo’s Club Bijou June 4. Local heroes Five Horse Johnson (hot off a European tour) and Boogaloosa Prayer will be joined by Fat Possum Records’ The Black Keys for a show that will set the tone for live music this summer. Tickets are $10 and are available online at www.takingonexplosives.com or at RamLama Records (3151 W. Central at the Cricket West Shopping Center).

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Life hangs in the balance for a Tree Nymph butterﬂy as it struggles to egress from chrysalis while another newly emergent Lepidoptera dries its wings in the background. The pair of former caterpillars are part of 2,000 newbies seeking to complete the cycle of life at the Butterﬂy House, near Oak Openings Preserve Metropark. According to house lepidopterist Ben Proshek, “It’s been busy here lately. We got a shipment of 900 chrysalides and cocoons last week and this week we had another 1,100 come in.” Much to my delight.

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ALL CARS The Third Annual Christi Thomas Benefit poker run benefits Northwest Ohio Make-A-Wish. Registration will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Amvets Post 48, 1909 S. St. Rt. 100 in Tiffin. All bikes out at noon going to Grates Silver Top in Fremont, then to the Wharf in Port Clinton, on to Harrisons Tavern in Bettsville, and finally to VFW Post 2858 in Tiffin. A chicken dinner will be served, door prizes will be awarded, and cards drawn for best poker hand, with cash prizes. Music will follow dinner, and raffles will be held on select items. Barrel of Booze raffle tickets will also be available. This event is open to all vehicles. $20 per person/$35 per couple; (419) 618-1084 or (419) 448-0762.

You are getting very sleepy Witness the magic of Chuck King, a sleight of hand magician that has added hypnotism to his repertoire. You may have seen his clever blend of comedy, magic and hypnotism on HBO, Showtime or Jay Leno. Connxtions Comedy Club presents this entertainer from June 1 through June 4. Call (419) 867-9041 for reservations.

Sunset concerts in Sylvania ‘Tis the season for outdoor concerts, and Olander Park System is bringing back its Sunset Serenade Concert Series. Night Session, a 16-piece local group that plays big band music, will start the eighth season on June 8. Concerts take place every other Wednesday through Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. on the deck of the Nederhouser Community Hall at Olander Park, 6930 W. Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. If it rains, shows will be in the hall. Shows average between 250 to 500 people, according to Kelly Hudik, public information liaison for Olander Park System. “Eddie Boggs brings in the most people,” she said. “Bob Wurst and Duane Malinowski also are popular.” Those performers are slated to appear again this year, along with the Polish-American Band and Kerry Clark. Admission to the park is $3 per car or free for Sylvania and Sylvania Township residents. — Vicki L. Kroll

BOOK WARNS OF WEB DANGERS Kristy Duval is concerned that parents are not aware of a child’s vulnerability when traveling the cyber world. Her personal worry for her grandchildren’s safety inspired her to action. Less than a year ago, Duval sat up in the middle of the night and visualized writing a children’s book based on children’s online security. Within months, Duval was reading her published book, “Pete & RePete The Computer Worms: A Story about Two Worms Surfing the Net,” to her grandchildren. The book tells the story of Pete and Re-Pete, two young worms who become online friends but meet Shortbread, an online predator who seeks to lure the boys and sell them on the black market. Duval’s story provides safety guidelines for parents and children to follow. “I read a lot of safety tips,” Duval said. “But most of the guidelines I wrote myself. Most of them are common sense.” A study on the nation’s youth by the Crimes Against Children Research Center surveyed 1,501 young people ages 10 through 17 who use the Internet regularly. The results revealed that sexual solicitations and approaches occurred to approximately one in five of the study’s subjects during the course of a year. The survey also concluded that nearly half of the incidents were unreported. Danielle Yates, policy and media associate for GetNetWise, an Internet education foundation based in Washington D.C., said the first step parents need to take is talk to their children about being safe while communicating and sharing personal information with people they have met online. “I have seen a lot of cases of children starting online relationships with people who say they are the same age but are much older,” Yates said. In addition to informing parents, Duval is targeting schools. “This needs to be in schools,” Duval said. “I want teachers to let parents know about this book — you have to reach the parents to get to the children.” Duval said news of her book spread fast and several schools and bookstores in Michigan and Ohio are booking her for signings and to speak about her book. Duval works as a bail bondsman, is married with three children and nine grandchildren and volunteers her time reading to pre-school children and senior citizens. She will sign from 2 to 4 p.m., on June 4 at the Family Christian Store on Secor Rd. The book will be on sale for $18. — Julie Restivo

Hosta ’bout some ﬂowers? The Black Swamp Hosta and Daylily Society will present an American Hosta Society Accredited Hosta Show, “Rivers of Leaves” on June 4 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Toledo Botanical Garden Conference Center, 5403 Elmer Dr. Entries received from 8 - 9:30 a.m. Open at 1 p.m. for public viewing. In addition to viewing the hosta show, there will be a hosta dividing demo, tour of a national hosta display garden, special post ofﬁce cancellation, and more. (419) 473-3656.

MysticK Live! Girls can swing

Hop by the Longhorn Saloon at 9 p.m., June 4 to catch MysticK, an original, female modern rock/power pop band from Detroit. MysticK will be performing with local Toledo bands and offering a free gift to guests. Doors open at 8 p.m. $3 for 21 and over, $5 for under 21 at door, 946 Phillips Ave.

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Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic presented by Kroger Girls Junior Golf Amateur, 7 a.m., July 7 and 8 at Detwiler Park Golf Course. 27 or 36 hole stroke play golf tournament is open to all girls 18 and under. Awards will be given to the top two competitors in each ﬂight with a $1,000 educational scholarship to the top winner. Contact Nicole Minadeo, nminadeo@mvgsc.org; www.gsmvc.org. It’s the return of the Rally by the River, a tradition in Downtown Toledo. Performances by Pat Daily and Kyle White on Toledo’s riverfront. 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., June 3 at Promenade Park, on the west bank of the Downtown riverfront. $5; www.citifest.org.

The longest-running musical in the world, “The Fantasticks” features poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication that transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time. Performance Dates: June 3 through June 18. Curtain times: WednesdaySaturday at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices: $10, $12, $15. Signed performance for hearing impaired patrons on Thursday, June 16.

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MUSIC NOTES FRI, JUNE 3 DTE Music Theatre, Clarkson, Mich. Blue Öyster Cult, Mark Farner The Happy Badger 2005 Aeolus Festival — examine the intersections between classical music, jazz, rock Harpo’s, Detroit Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, Alabama Thunderpussy Headliners Clash of the Cultures — A fan appreciation show featuring Supernothing, 4th Coming, Decibel, MC Habitat & Band, The Stain, Highland, Prologue to Spring, Star Apple Theory, LuckeyNite, The Fury, Rediscover Louis G’s The Blue Kazoo

Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor John Prine, Mary Gauthier Mickey Finn’s Pub Shuttlecock, Sump Pumps, Canada’s Electric Tiger Machine Rally by the River The Pat Dailey Show with Kyle White St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit Submersed, Theory of a Deadman State Theatre, Detroit Kraftwerk Toledo Museum of Art The Griswold Band The Winchester, Cleveland Waterband

SAT, JUNE 4 Agora Theatre, Cleveland Josh Hartloper The Ark, Ann Arbor RFD Boys

COMPILED BY VICKI L. KROLL Club Bijou The Black Keys, Five Horse Johnson, Boogaloosa Prayer DTE Music Theatre, Clarkson, Mich. Judas Priest, Queensrÿche Headliners Skindred, FiveSpeed Louis G’s Bob Rex Trio Mickey Finn’s Pub The Dumb-Easies, The Drama Club, Vanderbee St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit Blanche, The Ditty Bops The Shelter, Detroit Extol, The Showdown, Winter Solstice Trinity Episcopal Church 2005 Aeolus Festival — Dietz Quintet, Sheng Tibetan Dance, Sheng Two Poems, Adams Chamber Symphony

BE THERE. DO THAT. ART EXHIBITS MARTIKA AND MICHAEL MOZART: OPPERA

Martika and Michael Mozart will come out and play as Oppera at Borders Books & Music at Westfield Shoppingtown Franklin Park at 7 p.m. June 1. The duo is promoting its self-titled CD, which hit stores Tuesday. “It’s a rockin’ disc,” said Martika last week during a phone interview. “It’s like a musical duet between my voice and Michael’s guitar.” Mozart chimed in, “It’s just me and her — I play all the instruments, and we take the songs down to the bare minimum. “I’m into the music of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s — big, bombastic, Led Zeppelin-esque,” he said from the couple’s Oakwood, Ohio, home. “It’s just the guitar, vocals and drums.” He likened the sound to that of Jimi Hendrix. “It really lends itself to a vocalist to sing. The way the tracks sound, there’s no hiding it if you can’t sing. But her voice ---- I want people to hear it.” That blazing guitar work and her powerful vocals come together in Oppera’s first single, “So.” The two met at a songwriting summit at a castle in southern France a couple of years ago and fell in love. “The minute I saw her I knew, and the minute she saw me she knew,” Mozart said. “By the next day, we already made plans to get married. ... It felt like a fairytale, and it really was.” “He is the reason everything is,” Martika said. “It just felt like once he showed up I knew why something was missing.” They’ve been inseparable since. As Oppera, the engaged couple recorded a disc, “Violence,” in 2004. Martika has had several moments. The Cuban-American singer and actress was Gloria on the Disney Channel’s “Kids Inc.” Then she topped the charts with “Toy Soldiers” in 1989 and hung out with Prince at Paisley Park. Last year, Eminem sampled her big hit in “Like Toy Soldiers.” “I thought it was a great honor. He’s such a global superstar,” she said of Eminem. “It’s very flattering. And the exposure has been great for us, and we can’t complain about the bank account going up.” “Ka-ching!” Mozart bellowed. The two are ready to make their own success. Their Crossing All “Borders” Tour will take them to bookstores to promote “Oppera.” They’ll perform their 75-minute free show in Toledo, Ann Arbor and Detroit. Then they hit the road with Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo for the summer. “They’ve been married so long out doing their thing,” Martika said. “We hope the world receives us as well. We hope we’re the second coming of them ----- that would be cool.” — Vicki L. Kroll

Athena Art Society Spring Art Exhibit: varied times at Toledo Library, second ﬂoor gallery, 325 N.Michigan Ave. Artists’ Opening Reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., June 2. Athena Art Society, founded in 1903, presently has 70 local women artists whose various works of art shall be on exhibit and for sale. Contact Lisa Zook Brenner, lisazookbrenner@ buckeye-express.com

BENEFITS Third Annual Benefit Bike Show: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 4 at The Home Depot, 1169 S. Main St., Bowling Green. All Proceeds to benefit Spinal Bifida Association of Northwest Ohio. Classes include: Cruiser, Dresser, Custom, Vintage (25+yrs), Chopper, Sportster, Sport Bike, and People’s Choice. Live entertainment by Josh Boyd and the VIP Band, raffles and auction. Class Fee $10; (419) 353-3731.

Just A Walk In The Park: June 12 beneﬁt for two-year old Chloe Nickens at Swan Creek Metropark. Check-in 2 p.m. Rafﬂe prizes total over $2,200. Walkers and sponsors needed. Nickens was born April 22, 2003 with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Chloe has had two heart surgeries and numerous other surgeries, and will need additional surgeries as she grows. Additional information about Chloe is being shared on the journal page of her Web site, www.princesschloe.com Anyone interested in making a donation can drop their donations at any area Key Bank (Chloe Nickens Fund). Sylvania Fire Fighters annual Pancake Breakfast: 6 a.m. to 11 a.m., June 8 at the Toledo Elks Lodge #53 at 3520 HollandSylvania R. $5; all proceeds go to Local 2243 charities.

ENTERTAINMENT On the Beach: live at the Brown Bag Concert Series, 12:15 to

Wild about wigwams What’s the difference between a wigwam and a teepee, anyway? The words are often used interchangeably, but a teepee is a shelter used by plains Indians, whereas a wigwam was used by woodlands Indians. On June 10, families will have the chance to spend the night in a fully-furnished wigwam, try traditional crafts, and eat Native American foods. The campout, from 7 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday, will be at the Buehner Center at the Oak Openings Metropark, 4139 Girdham Road (two miles west of Toledo Express Airport), in Swanton. The cost is $125 per family, for up to six people ages 5 and older (Metroparks members $100). Reservations are required by June 3. Children can build their own wigwam at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 17 at Kimble’s Landing at the Providence Metropark ($3 each) and 2 p.m. Saturday, June 18 at the Farnsworth Park ($5 per family). The Providence Metropark is located at 13827 US 24 West (at SR 578), opposite Grand Rapids on the Maumee River and also offers rides on a mule-driven canal boat. The Farnsworth Metropark is at 8505 S. River Road (US 24), Waterville. Reservations for all events may be made at: (419) 407-9741. For more information, see www.MetroparksToledo.com.

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SUN, JUNE 5 The Ark, Ann Arbor Grada Collingwood Arts Center 2005 Aeolus Festival — Maria Millar Fox Theatre, Detroit Brian McKnight, New Edition Magic Stick, Detroit Marjorie Fair, Shout Out Louds, The Dears The Upper Deck MAS FiNA

MON, JUNE 6 The Ark, Ann Arbor David Grisman and The Old School Freight Train

Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland Autolux, Raveonettes, The Peels Grog Shop, Cleveland Marjorie Fair, Shout Out Louds, The Dears House of Blues, Cleveland Luciano The Underground Drowning Man, #12 Looks Like You, The Minor Times, Ceremony of Senses, The Bacon

TUES, JUNE 7 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland Martha Wainwright House of Blues, Cleveland Imperative Reaction, Soman, VNV Nation State Theatre, Detroit Modest Mouse

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WED, JUNE 8 Acoustic Café, Ann Arbor Rodney Crowell The Ark, Ann Arbor Loudon Wainwright III Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland Asleep at the Wheel Blind Pig, Ann Arbor Luciano Grog Shop, Cleveland Caribou, The Russian Futurists, Junior Boys House of Blues, Cleveland Swing Out Sister Magic Stick, Detroit Autolux, Raveonettes, The Peels Majestic Theatre, Detroit Imperative Reaction, Soman, VNV Nation

Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit Alanis Morissette, Jason Mraz Olander Park, Sylvania Night Session Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Pixies The Shelter, Detroit American Minor, The Redwalls Toledo-Lucas County Public Library North Lawn of Main Library Blue Moon Tower City Amphitheater, Cleveland Jesse McCartney, Ingram Hill University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall 2005 Aeolus Festival — Parkwood Players, Toledo Symphony String Quartet

SUBMIT YOUR EVENT INFORMATION TO EVENTS@TOLEDOFREEPRESS.COM 1:15 p.m., June 1 at the Toledo-Lucas County Library, 325 Michigan St. Free; (419) 259-5209. On the Beach: live at Casa Barron, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., June 2, 902 Louisiana Ave., Perrysburg. Free; (419) 478-0305 Campanas Cristalis presents their Finale Concert: 7 p.m., June 3, at Toledo First Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 4909 Sylvania Ave. The Premiere Youth Handbell Ensemble in Northwest Ohio, selections to include music of Bizet and Khachaturian as well as original works of current Handbell composers. Freewill offering; (419) 882-6200. Riverboat Days: 3 p.m., June 4 and 5, Franciscan Center, Sylvania. Starring International Quartet Champions “Yesteryear” and The Seaway Commanders Chorus. Featuring The Manhattan Dance Company and Seaway Commanders Quartets, Streetwise, Phoenix,

Oh! Zone and X-Factor. $15; (419) 531-5678, www.toledooldwestend.com. Corban Creek Contemporary Christian Music: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., June 8, Zion Lutheran Church, 3360 Nebraska Ave. Outdoor Contemporary Christian music concert (in Zion Church if rain). Free; www.ziontoledo.org. Your Friday Night Cruise Delight: Every Friday night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., June 4 through August 6 at Swanton Sports Center, 610 N. Main St. 50/50 rafﬂe for Make-a-Wish. Music during the cruise, karaoke beginning at 8 p.m. with Bob’s Okeydokey Karaoke. Pemberville Cruise nights: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., June 2. Registration begins at 4. No entry fee, 50/50, door prizes, shopping & food. (419) 287-3271 or (419) 287-3236.

FOR SALE Stickney Area Block Party and Rummage Sale: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., June 4 at Woodward

High School parking lots, E. Central Ave and Wilson Park. Free Admission and Security Provided. Dance Music by TMIXX & Company. Live Jam Session. Students and professional musicians invited. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. This event is to honor the students, principal, teachers and administrative staff of Spring Elementar y School. (419) 726-0065 or (419) 729-7234.

LITERARY Register for Summer Reading Club: Toledo-Lucas County Library is registering kids for summer reading club. Runs June 13 through August 6. Children encouraged to read at least 15 minutes per day. Prizes and free TARTA transportation tag with registration. Free; call (419) 259-5207 or visit any branch.

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A hundred million years ago, when North America was split by a shallow inland sea that stretched from the Rockies to the Appalachians, giant carnivorous reptiles swam across Kansas. Some of those that escaped becoming super unleaded will be on display at COSI through September 5. The “Dinosaurs of the Deep” showpiece Tylosaurus is actually not a dinosaur but a mosasaur: a snake-like creature related to monitor lizards. Mosasaurs ate ﬁsh, birds, and other mosasaurs, and were themselves eaten by enormous Ginsu Sharks (reportedly the inspiration for the famous steak knives). Also on display is the Megaladon, a ﬁfty-ton shark that dined on whales. For more information, contact COSI at (419) 244-2674 or www.cositoledo.org. — Lauri Donahue

Submissions for Be There Do That are due by 5 p.m. Friday.

Aeolus Festival spreads music across the city A birthday celebration, a Buster Keaton ﬁlm with live accompaniment and a dancing violinist are among the attractions at the fourth annual Aeolus Festival, a celebration of modern music running through next week at several venues throughout Toledo. Merwin Siu, founder and director of the Aeolus Festival, is the Associate Principal Second Violinist with the Toledo Symphony, where he is also the Symphony’s Artistic Administrator. In ancient mythology, Aeolus was the guardian of the winds, and Siu explains that one of the festival’s aims is to act, like the winds, “as a force of rejuvenation, by keeping the art form [of modern music] vital.” “Our goal is to create memorable audience experiences,” Siu said. As a result, the locations of Aeolus performances are varied and often unexpected. This year, venues include the Maumee Indoor Theatre, the Trinity Episcopal Church, the Collingwood Arts Center, The Happy Badger, Corpus Christi University Parish and a University of Toledo Recital Hall. The festival kicks off at 8 p.m. on June 2 at the Maumee Indoor Theater, on Conant Street, as the Kalamazoo group Blue Dahlia presents a unique accompaniment of the Buster Keaton ﬁlm “The General.” At 7 p.m. on June 3, the Happy Badger on Reynolds Road hosts Aeolus night, where local

performers present contemporary works combining classical, jazz, and rock music. Both events have a suggested donation of $5. A birthday tribute to the acclaimed composer, conductor and pianist Bright Sheng will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at the Trinity Episcopal Church, at the corner of Adams and St. Clair streets downtown. Sheng is a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Fellowship, an Artistic Advisor to the “Silk Road Project,” which studies and interprets music of the Far East, and a professor of composition at the University of Michigan. Contemporary music quadruple-threat Maria Millar — a singing, dancing composer-violinist — is slated as the main attraction on June 5. Her 7 p.m. performance at the Collingwood Arts Center has a suggested donation of $10. The Parkwood Players and the Toledo Symphony String Quartet are the featured performers in the Aeolus Chamber Concert on June 8. The event at the University of Toledo Recital Hall begins at 8 p.m. An Aeolus Gala Event will close out the 2005 festival on June 11 at Corpus Christi University Parish on Dorr Street. The performance, which features several student musicians, begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call (419) 509-1639. — Kelly McGilvery

Great Safety Adventure Roughly the size of a small house, a nearly 1,000 squarefoot animated home unfolds from a semi-tractor trailer to create a replica of a living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and backyard. Children and parents become “safety rangers” as they join a quest with tour guides to search the house in an effort to locate common safety hazards. It may sound like child’s play, but the exhibit can help save lives and prevent accidents such as falls, poisonings, ﬁres, suffocation and drowning. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 5, Lowe’s, 1136 W. Alexis Road.

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Owens Community College’s unmatched affordability allows you to concentrate on your education, not how you’ll pay for it. Join the more than 45,000 students who earn an affordable, quality education at Northwest Ohio’s #1 Choice. Take advantage of all that Owens offers you: • Faculty focused on you • Over 160 program areas • Seamless course transferability • Small class sizes • Convenient, on-campus parking Summer classes begin May 31 and June 6.

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