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CORY, CORY, HALLELUJAH! Track star Cory Huber signs with the University of Cincinnati, page 19

Also in this issue: ■ London terror aftermath, page 4 ■ UCC gay marriage vote, page 8 ■ Toledo Potter connection, page 10

ONE ON ONE NBA star and developer

JIM JACKSON

talks about critics, politicians and trying to bring positive change to Toledo Story by Matt Zapotosky, page 5

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STAFF WRITERS news@toledofreepress.com Joe Bellfy • Keith Bergman Michael Brooks • David Coehrs Scott Calhoun • Lauri Donahue Chris Kozak • Vicki Kroll Scott McKimmy • Heather Nash Jacqueline Rabe • Julie Restivo Mark Tinta • Dave Wasinger Dave Woolford Holly Abrams • Zach Silka Matt Zapotosky Editorial Interns Christopher Burke Contributing Ad Designer Maggie Gerber • Bari Scheinbach Administrative Interns ADVERTISING SALES Renee Bergmooser rbergmooser@toledofreepress.com Casey Fischer cfischer@toledofreepress.com Toledo Free Press is published every Wednesday by Toledo Free Press, LLC, 300 Madison Avenue, Suite 1300, Toledo, OH 43604. www.toledofreepress.com Phone: (419) 241-1700. Fax: (419) 241-8828 Subscription rate: $52/year. Reproduction or use of editorial or graphic content in any manner without permission is strictly prohibited. Copyright 2005 with all rights reserved. Publication of advertisements does not imply endorsement of advertisers’ goods or services.

Scenes from the mall

alls are a great place to observe the evolution of America’s slow demise. From restaurants to movies to department stores, there is simply no better place to observe the meltdown of the melting pot. A recent afternoon at a local mall provided a looking glass tour of social interaction that makes Alice’s Wonderland look like a chess match between Alan Greenspan and Norah Jones (an analogy which was supposed to suggest boredom, but now that I think about it, might be fun to see). My ﬁrst lesson of the day was about customer service. I made a purchase at a department store, and with my receipt, was given a printed coupon worth $5 on “any future purchase of $20 or more.” I thought that was a nice gesture, until I read the conditions printed on the receipt. 1. The coupon was only valid for one day: Saturday, July 16. 2. The coupon could not be used with any other coupon or special offer. 3. The coupon excluded “selected tires, Levi’s, home electronics, DVD movies, video games, pharmacy items, beer, wine and footwear.” 4. The coupon was not valid for “special purchases, sale prices,

Michael S. Miller clearance prices, Land’s End merchandise, Levi’s jeans, auctions on eBay, outlet store purchases, catalog orders, Internet orders, parts and repairs, fragrances, Dyson vacuums, introductory offers, Celestial Star diamonds, ﬁne jewelry, Weber, Maytag, gift cards, automotive services and protection agreements.” Yikes. I don’t think the Geneva Convention is that restrictive. My next bit of mall education concerned women’s underwear, so if protracted patter about panties makes you uncomfortable, you might want to turn some pages and see what Kozak and Bergman are writing about this week. I’ve never been a believer in giving women’s lingerie as a gift; that’s like a safecracker buying the bank manager a dustcover for the vault. A display at the department store featured women’s underwear

with meant-to-be-cute sayings printed on the front panel. One read, “High Maintenance.” Another, “Princess in Training.” The most interesting: “I (heart) Money.” How’s that for truth in advertising? I did not linger in lingerie, but as I continued walking, I tried to imagine what secret messages were being sported by women passing by. I’m pretty sure I passed a “Born to Shop,” a “Dream on” and one “I’m calling the police.” At the Hot Topic store, which I browsed to see which forgotten 20-year-old message T-shirts in my dresser are hip again, I saw some underwear that drained the “pant” right out of panties. There are several designs of women’s underwear that feature the likeness of Napoleon Dynamite. One blue-and-white thong features Napoleon’s nappy head and the word “Dang!” Maybe Napoleon Dynamite underwear is part of a government program to promote abstinence. I can’t imagine the unveiling of Napoleon’s “Dang!” could inspire anything except an early night. The day was supposed to end with a movie, but the experience inspired a thought-provoking discussion: Is a wheelchair a license

to act like a jerk? Two rows in front of me at the theater, three guys sat next to a friend who parked his wheelchair in the open space in the row. During the film, the man yelled at the screen, cursed, made lame jokes and behaved as if he were at a bar instead of a cinema, where quiet is supposed to be the rule, not the whim of an obnoxious loudmouth. In almost any other scenario, I would have shushed the loudmouth, tossed M&Ms at him or fetched a flashlight-wielding usher. But the guy was in a wheelchair. Maybe he was a war vet. Maybe he was a hero cop or fireman. Maybe losing the use of his legs had made him bitter and it made him feel better to ruin other people’s movie nights. There was nowhere for me to go, so I did my best to ignore him. Somehow, the wheelchair shielded him from complaint. I did find a way to get back at him; I left before he did, and tucked the $5 department store coupon in his backpack. Maybe he’ll use it to buy his lady some “I’m with Stupid” panties.

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.

COMMON SENSE

Hate crimes: Shades of gray in the darkest evil

vil is evil, I was told, and a crime is a crime. Anyone who commits an act of violence against another must have at least some feelings of hatred in his heart, it was explained, or he wouldn’t do it at all. So why do we insist on labeling certain types of crimes “hate crimes?” By calling an illegal act a hate crime, we are merely adding fuel to the ﬁre of racial tension in communities that may already be on the verge of combustion. Or so the argument goes. We can’t single out individual crimes and criminals for special prosecution based on the ethnic characteristics of the victims, as it would unfairly impact the accused and serve to widen the chasm between the majority and the minorities. Rubbish. A hate crime is generally deﬁned as a crime motivated by prejudice against a certain social group. Victims are not chosen at random, but by design as part of a coordinated effort to make a “statement” in opposition to that group. These crimes are far more dangerous to society as a whole than ordinary street crimes and should be dealt with far more severely. In Hamilton, Ohio, a small town in Butler County near Cincinnati, the targeted group is the Hispanic population that has exploded there in the last 15 years. Sooner or later, locals say, bigoted residents were likely to lash out at the Hispanics with violence. All they needed was a spark. A reason. An excuse. The hate mongers got one in June, when a nine-year-old white girl was raped, allegedly by a Hispanic man. Although the man is believed to have left the city, the Hispanic residents he left behind have been forced to endure the

Bob Frantz backlash. They’ve been confronted on the streets by angry whites looking for vengeance. They’ve been called names by men wearing pillowcases over their heads. They’ve been threatened with violence. And yes, the Ku Klux Klan has emerged in Hamilton, passing out leaﬂets and intimidating Hispanic residents. And for what? The residents in that community are guilty of nothing but having the same ethnic background as a cowardly rapist who molested a child and ran. Yet the vigilantes who are tormenting them have decided their shared heritage makes them fair targets for retaliation. So what should be done with those who would torment and abuse innocent people solely on the basis of their ethnicity? Despite the many arguments to the contrary, I believe these people should pay a much steeper price than ordinary criminals. Don’t agree? Consider: A guy has too much to drink in a bar, has words with another well-lubricated patron and pops him in the mouth, knocking out a tooth. Across town, another group of guys has hit the streets after hearing about some Hispanic raping a nine-year-old white girl. They’re angry, and they’re not going to stand for it. Sure

enough, the ﬁrst Hispanic guy they encounter pays the price, as one of the group pops him in the mouth, knocking out a tooth. Two identical assaults with identical results equal identical punishments, right? A crime is a crime, right? Not if I ran the show. A drunken spontaneous crime is not nearly as dangerous to society as a premeditated assault that targets someone based solely on their color. Even a premeditated mugging motivated by money would be less reprehensible than striking someone just for being different. Hate crimes deserve hateful punishments. Still not convinced? Then consider the hate crimes perpetrated by the Muslim terrorists who struck us on 9/11. They continue to attack us solely on the basis of our ethnicity, our religious beliefs and our societal standards. These are hate crimes, and if the same arguments were applied by those who don’t believe in special prosecution of hate crimes, we would be forced to treat them all as ordinary murderers. Rather than going to war to kill our enemies, we’d have to follow the liberal agenda outlined after 9/11— preparing indictments and planning to beat them in court. But we didn’t. We treated them as hate crimes, punishable by far more serious measures. Just as we should have. Evil is evil. All evil should be punished accordingly. But only the naïve would argue that some evils are more, well ... evil ... than others. 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.

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LONDON BOMBINGS

Terror aftermath redeﬁnes attitudes

Keyboards and broomsticks

By Michael Punsalan Toledo Free Press Staff Writer

John Noe is Web designer for J.K. Rowling’s favorite Harry Potter Web site, page 10

hree weeks ago, my travel agent offered me “terrorist insurance” before I left on a flight to London. This $99 insurance would allow me to change my flight date in the event of a terrorist attack anywhere in the world. I laughed off the added expense as a brilliant scare tactic to scam impressionable travelers out of their hard-earned cash. In an attempt to see more of the world, my wife and I decided to whirl through 10 European countries via the public transportation system. Our starting point was a corner little known to us, Russell Square in London. We expected non-stop excitement in the start of our landmark adventure, but what we did not expect is narrowly missing danger in the form of a terrorist plot. Upon arriving in Russell Square that first week of July, I stepped off the subway to greet pleasant and welcoming Londoners. I was surprised to see the street to my hotel lined with hip urban youths, Coca-Cola machines and Pizza Huts. Through the experience of IRA bombings as well as their close juxtaposition to other European countries who have felt the backlash of terrorism, I expected England to be on an evervigilant guard. Instead, I found a country like ours. I noticed no security checkpoints on the subway system. I noticed my effortless entrance onto a crowded train without even having to buy a ticket. I noticed no one checked my heavily packed luggage as we were crammed like cattle into a mass transit system. My wife and I traversed London through the use of two subway stations: Russell Square and the nearby King’s Cross. Day in and day out, those two stations seemed to be the center of our London stay. Amidst the subway traffic, we ran into a multitude of business commuters, the occasional persistent panhandler and countless tourists just as lost as we were. The one commonality between all of these subway commuters was the attitude of complacency. No worried expressions. No racial profiling. Only for a second did I sit and think of how difficult it would be to exit Russell Square’s deep underground subway platform in the case of an emergency. We eventually left London to continue our transcontinental hike. On July 7, I awoke in my bed in Rome. I planned on continuing my day in a normal fashion until I turned on the television. My

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heart nearly stopped when the news anchor mentioned “Russell Square,” “King’s Cross,” “bombing, possibly terrorist,” “at least 33 now confirmed dead.” Within minutes, not only was my mindset, but the entire European atmosphere changed into one of fear. Europeans as far south as Italy appeared affected by the London bombings. Panic seemed to spread like brushfire through the close-knit European community. The United States, first. Spain, second. England, third. The pattern seemed apparent. The entire Western world was under attack, and no one knew who was next. All rational thought regarding the unlikelihood of my involvement in another bombing went out the window, in place of suspicion and anxiety. Days later, I was back in London finding the same worries among the Londoners. One man flashed a sign that read, “Today, we’re all British,” while another sign depicted a man holding a gas nozzle to his head in a gun-like suicidal manner. Only in retrospect does it occur to me how close we were to that bombing. With two of the four bombs in Russell Square and King’s Cross, it is quite possible that I brushed shoulders with the would-be suicide bomber days earlier on the train. It’s possible that my timely decision to leave the U.K. might also have been the only thing that saved my family from tragedy. The bottom line is that nothing but luck saved those who dodged misfortune. Anxiety is their reward. Today, the idea of “terrorism insurance” still seems like nothing more than a smart marketing ploy. However, the travel agencies are not to blame. The fear of terrorism echoes as underlying motivation in everything we do.

Contact Michael Punsalan at letters@toledofreepress.com.

GUEST COLUMN

Planning a miracle on the Maumee By Michael Drew Shaw Executive Director, American Retrospects, LLC

“We’re 10 years behind Columbus, 10 years behind Cleveland, probably about ﬁve to six years behind Akron … the mindset of Toledo has to change.”

“Here in Toledo, whenever somebody wants to do something that could be positive for the city, you always have people that say is ‘well, you can’t do it.’ ”

women who are building the Maumee River Crossing, particularly those who died or were injured in the process. A vote of conﬁdence from our fellow Toledoans would be timely and appreciated. However, if a dose of reality suggests otherwise, that has equal value. Please take time to write or call. Thank you in advance for responding and thank you Toledo Free Press for this forum.

Contact Michael Drew Shaw via e-mail at letters@toledofreepress.com, regular mail at 300 Madison Avenue, Suite 1300, Toledo, OH 43604 or by voice mail at (419) 283-9409.

“Because there is nothing here, you have an opportunity to introduce some great things because there is a void in the market on certain things.”

NBA star and prominent local businessman Jim Jackson said Friday that Toledo is a “Class C” city that needs to adjust its attitude toward development projects. “We’re 10 years behind Columbus, 10 years behind Cleveland, probably about five to six years behind Akron,” Jackson said. “Here in Toledo ... whenever something is proposed or whenever somebody wants to do something that could be positive for the city, you always have people that the first thing they say is ‘Well, you can’t do it’ ... The mindset of Toledo has to change.” Though he would not name any specific deals, Jackson said some of his developer friends have shied away from starting projects in Toledo because of the negative attitudes of city politicians. “I know a few developers from out of town who’ve tried to do some deals here, and they say it’s extremely difficult because of the cynicism and the negativity that surrounds trying to do projects here,” he said. “You have people who vote on these projects who don’t understand development. They understand politics, but development is totally different.”

Why Toledo?

Jackson, a Toledo native, has spent a signiﬁcant amount of money on development projects in his hometown. Jackson owns the Car Spa, 1841 Dorr St., Jackson’s Lounge and Grill, 233 N. Huron St., and he is a partner on the $19 million Downtown steam plant renovation project.

For Jackson, Toledo’s economic climate makes it appealing for development projects. “A lot of my friends who are in the business ask me, ‘Why Toledo? There’s nothing there. The population is declining,’ ” Jackson said. “But I say it’s a Catch-22. Because there is nothing here, you have an opportunity to introduce some great things because there is a void in the market on certain things.” Jackson said he wants to fill these voids, not only for personal benefit, but for the benefit of his hometown. Jackson developed the Car Spa in his old neighborhood near Dorr Street and Upton Avenue so residents would not have to take their cars to the suburbs for maintenance work and detailing. “That was done because it was in my neighborhood where I grew up; I thought it was a need,” Jackson said. “People inside the neighborhood would always go out to get their car serviced, to buy a car, to rent a car.” The restaurant had similar, personal motives: Jackson developed that facility based on the advice of his father. “(My father) always loved the restaurant-bar atmosphere with music, so I thought it would be neat to bring something to the city that served a great meal but also had a great atmosphere and had live music,” Jackson said.

Twenty Jim Jacksons

No matter what the project, city developers and politicians said Jackson is a positive force in Toledo. “I wish I had 20 Jim Jacksons investing

in Downtown Toledo and our neighborhoods,” Toledo Mayor Jack Ford said. “With his income and stature, he could’ve lived anywhere in the country, but he chose to come home ... I think he’s demonstrated a strong commitment to his hometown, not just through his investments, which he could’ve done anywhere, but through his volunteer work with the kids.” Ford even partially agreed with Jackson’s assessment of Toledo’s business climate. Ford said Jackson convinced him businessmen — not politicians — need to be in charge of making the decisions on development projects, and this was the catalyst for Ford’s attempt to merge the county and city economic development departments. Pete Gozza, founder of Downtown Toledo, Inc., said Jackson and a couple other developers helped start development Downtown by making purchases when nobody else was developing the area. “They were the ones that came in and bought things when no one was investing,” Gozza said.

Steamed

But Jackson is not without his critics, especially on the most recent steam plant renovation project. When Jackson’s proposal for the steam plant was accepted in August 2004, many argued a different plan proposed by Rod Kagy of KG&R Development was superior. Kagy said at the time that he did not need the $300,000 the city was offering to developers willing to start the project. Jackson’s group, Water Street Development Co., LLC, a partnership between Jackson and devel-

“People here are used to a certain thing, and they don’t like change, they’re scared of change. They want it but they don’t know how to accept it.”

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oper David Ball, accepted that money. Jackson said his proposal — which includes plans to build 111 apartment and condominium units at the Maumee River steam plan site Downtown — was not only the best one, but it was the only one turned in by the Aug. 16 deadline. “At the end of it, when our timetable was up, our deadline was due, our proposal was in,” Jackson said. “Kagy and his group came in after the deadline.” Mayor Ford agreed that Jackson’s proposal was the best one turned in by deadline and dismissed the idea that he accepted Jackson’s proposal because Jackson is his friend. Ford said he talks to Jackson about three times a year concerning business developments in other cities. He has been to Jackson’s home once and he went to Jackson’s wedding. But he does not regularly socialize with the NBA star. “I actually wish I did get preferential treatment from Jim because maybe I’d get tickets to basketball games ... and things like that,” Ford said. Jackson said he does not receive preferential treatment from Ford. “People say that he’s giving me favors,” Jackson said. “I don’t see it, if that’s the case. What I’ve done is pretty much follow the rules and guidelines like everybody else. I don’t want anything given. I think what I’m bringing to the table is the best product. If it don’t stand on that, then I don’t want to do it.” Kagy did not return repeated phone calls seeking comment. Please see JACKSON, page 6

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“What I’ve done is … follow the rules and guidelines like everybody else. I don’t want anything given. What I’m bringing to the table is the best product.”

Jackson: ‘The mindset of Toledo has to change’ By Matt Zapotosky Special to Toledo Free Press

n 2002, Toledo-based American Retrospects, LLC signed an agreement with ODOT and general contractor Fru-Con to produce a television documentary that will showcase the new I-280 bridge. The plan is to distribute the program to PBS stations nationwide in an effort to draw attention to this modern technological marvel that is on Toledo’s horizon. When we learned there were no plans for a welcome center, we took action. An advisory team was formed. We then consulted with dozens of business leaders, several state and local representatives and community groups. We have a plan and proposal to create an attraction that can have significant impact on Toledo’s image and economy. Our vision is called SkyWay Visitor’s Center and it is not just a concrete building with restrooms and a rack of tourist pamphlets. Skyway Center is an expanded version of the $4 million Ottawa County Visitor’s Center that opened two years ago. With overnight guest and RV accommodations plus other amenities, SkyWay Center would give travelers a reason to exit our new bridge at Front Street and visit Toledo rather than just drive by. Located near The Docks and other yet-to-benamed Marina District attractions, SkyWay Center would fit nicely with popular leisure time activities, entertainment and special events that draw visitors regionally on a year-round basis. The next step is to secure an appropriate parcel of land consistent with the needs of the SkyWay project. Fortunately, recent brownfield cleanup efforts have prepared several locations ideally suited for planting the seeds for future Marina District development. A visitor’s center seems like a logical addition to other existing venues, such as Fifth Third Field, SeaGate Centre, COSI, Toledo Zoo, Toledo Museum of Art and future Pizzuti Company recommendations. With work on the new bridge nearing completion, we would like to introduce the SkyWay Center proposal to our community to get a sense of its support ... or lack thereof. New projects like SkyWay and the I-280 Bridge need individuals with passion and commitment. Perhaps SkyWay Center should include an appropriate memorial that celebrates all of the men and

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Jackson Continued from page 5 Though Jackson travels frequently as an NBA player with the Phoenix Suns, he said he stays updated on his Toledo businesses and his ﬁve restaurants in Dallas “day-to-day.” “I have weekly conference calls and staff meetings on all our projects,” Jackson said. “I’m probably on the phone every day in regards to especially development that’s just starting. Constantly through e-mails or over the phone, I may not be able to reach out and touch it, but I have a pulse and I know what’s going on.” Jackson’s operations manager, Willie Williams, serves as Jackson’s eyes and ears in Toledo when Jackson is away with the Suns. Jackson met Williams when they competed against each other in basketball at rival elementary schools, and Jackson promised Williams that he would be his business manager some day. “He told me when we were back in college, ‘Once I get everything together, I’m going to come and get you to help me run some of my companies,’ and he kept true to his word,” Williams said. “At that time, I thought it was just talk.” Williams helps Jackson review sites for development and serves as the day-to-day operations manger of Jackson’s restaurant. On the steam plant development, Williams makes sure Jackson’s ideas are carried out when Jackson cannot physically be in Toledo. “I’m in the back making sure that Jimmy’s input and his vision are still being implemented when he’s away playing with his other job,” Williams said. Williams and Jackson said

they have a few ideas for future developments, but they’re not ready to release the details. Right now, Williams said, the pair is concerned with getting the steam plant project completed. “Once the steam plant is up, that’s going to show people we are serious about development, we are serious about developing Downtown, and that will give us the opportunity to develop other properties,” he said. But for Downtown to truly blossom, Jackson said, the business climate in Toledo has to change. Jackson said to enact this change, politicians have to develop a better understanding of development. “I don’t think a lot of people have the foresight on how to develop the core, especially Downtown, to help bring in business,” Jackson said. “The ﬁrst thing people want to say is ‘Well, Downtown, we need shopping, we need retail,’ but to do that, you got to have people. Without people, retail doesn’t work. Commercial sale doesn’t work. You have to start at your basic, ground level and get market rate housing Downtown ﬁrst, and then you bring in other stuff.” For Jackson, that process begins when Toledoans become more open to change. “People here are used to a certain thing, and they don’t like change, they’re scared of change,” Jackson said. “They want it, but they don’t know how to accept it. And if you want to grow as a city, you have to kind of let some of those things go and build from anew. And until we get that on a consistent effort, we’re still going to be a Class C city. And if you want to get to a Class B city, you have to know how to accept change and understand what change can do.”

July 20, 2005

ANIMAL CARE

High temps call for pet care vigilance By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com

As the temperatures continue to soar in the Toledo area, so does the importance of providing pets adequate water, ventilation and shelter from the scorching sun. According to Susan Maxwell, spokeswoman for Toledo Area Humane Society, many people do not realize failing to do so is a crime. “Neglect is the failure to provide an animal with access to food, fresh water and adequate shelter from the weather,” she said. “Preventing abuse and neglect is the top priority for our cruelty officers.” July temperatures have soared into the 90s. Animals left in vehicles, on hot pavement, or without shade and water are at highest risk. “Never leave an animal alone in a vehicle, even with the windows open,” Maxwell said. “The temperature can reach 120 degrees in just 10 minutes on an 85degree day. Parking in the shade also offers little protection.” Cruelty Investigation officer Jeremiah Larson reported there have been more than 100 heat-related cases since the beginning of June. No animals have been confiscated. “Our goal is to educate people on responsible pet care, so unless an animal is injured or suffering, we require the owners to make the necessary changes that are required by law,” Larson said. “If they are unable or unwilling to give proper care to an animal, the officers attempt to convince them to surrender the pets to us rather

than ﬁling charges.” While all pets are at risk of heat stroke, some animals are particularly prone to suffering, according to John O. Jones, veterinarian at High Point Animal Hospital in Maumee. “Birds are especially sensitive to heat,” he said. “It doesn’t take too much — a couple of hours without ventilation would do it.” Jones said dogs and cats with short noses, such as boxers and Persians, need special consideration in hot weather. “We’ve had several bulldogs die from heat problems; if you have an animal like that, it’s best to keep them indoors with air conditioning,” he said, noting his practice does not advocate ownership of bulldogs without air conditioning in the home. Once an animal has had a bad reaction to heat, it is vulnerable to problems down the road. “Once they’ve had trouble,

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July 20, 2005 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8

Local pastors inﬂuenced UCC gay marriage vote By Megan Kolodgy Special to Toledo Free Press

William Chidester felt a change coming. Chidester, a delegate to the United Church of Christ’s General Synod, and visitors Wayne Brass and Will Stuart, both Toledo-area UCC pastors, listened intently while representatives debated gay marriage. But ﬂared tempers were nowhere to be found at the gathering in Atlanta, and after hours of discussion, the delegates walked out of the building having made a historic decision. “The atmosphere was one of tremendous respect,” Chidester said. “When we learned that the resolution had been passed, there was no applause, there were no put downs. There was prayer and there were tears, but most of all, respect.” On July 5, the UCC passed a resolution sanctioning and supporting gay marriage. It is the ﬁrst major Christian denomination in the United States to do so. Northwest Ohio is home to 91 UCC congregations.

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Chidester attended as a delegate, meaning he could take an active part in the discussion and debates that occurred and

also could officially vote on all of the resolutions. In the UCC, the delegate position is not limited to pastors. Any member of the congregation potentially could be selected as a representative. “The Northwest Ohio association selected members at large from our congregations to represent the lay people and clergy,” Stuart said. “The goal is to select spiritually mature people who are literate in scripture and growing in their faith — people who are dedicated to pursuing truth in the gospel message.” According to Chidester, who is the Senior Pastor at the Sylvania United Church of Christ, people left the General Synod with emotions no less mixed than when they first breached the issue. “It seemed that everyone realized that this decision would be one of both joy and pain for people in our churches,” Chidester said. Although the decision is certainly a significant one in terms of symbolizing the church’s support for gay marriage, Chidester said he believes the process of actually adopting the practice, for his congregation, will be a slow one, if it decides to adopt it at all. “My guess is that because it’s such an emotional issue and people are so divided on it that there will not be a lot done with

[the resolution],” Chidester said. “Ultimately, it’s a matter of giving people the choice about whether they want to talk about it or not.” In the UCC, the General Synod’s resolutions do not filter down as commands for individual congregations. Rather, they provide each church with the opportunity to talk through the issue and the option of adopting the practice. The vote for this particular resolution was overwhelmingly in favor of supporting the resolution. Thus, in regions of the country that are more opposed to accepting gay marriage, such as the Midwest, the resolution will likely not have a huge impact. Although the vote heavily favored gay marriage, some delegates proposed sanctioned marriages remain only between a man and a woman. But that resolution failed, and the vote in favor of gay marriage passed, 80 to 20. At the General Synod, the delegates split into small groups and discuss a specific and designated topic. When the groups finish with their discussions, they took their thoughts back to the entire group. Stuart decided to make his way to Atlanta primarily to meet with and converse with other pastors of new churches. Stuart, who

helped create and assemble the year-old Nu Vizion congregation, which is located on Cherry Street, said he was struck by the array of people attending the conference. Even as a visitor, he was allowed to participate in the majority of discussions, both with everyone present and in small STUART groups, although he could not vote on resolutions. “Even within my little gathering, we had Koreans, Samoans, Hispanic congregations,” Stuart said. “We had white-bread and

radically open and affirming congregations. We had urban multicultural congregations. So you really got to see a cross section of humanity come together under the gospel message of Jesus.” Nu Vizion’s congregation boasts an eclectic mix of people, and Stuart maintains that, right now, the fledgling church is more focused on enlarging the core of the congregation and setting up programs to benefit members spiritually and materially. “(Gay marriage) is kind of a non-issue in many respects because our goal and our mission is to be a radically, rabidly open church,” Stuart said. “And until we’re a charter, firmly established congregation, we’re not even CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

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limited to the subject of marriage. We want to talk about how we relate to people and how to welcome them as part of the church.” Although none who attended the General Synod may believe their congregations will quickly jump on the chance to adopt gay marriage, all say they agree with the church’s afﬁrmation of the sanctity of homosexual relationships. They view this as a chance to help their members sift through the difﬁcult issue together, helping them grow as an organization. “I like to think that the General Synod has a prophetic role,” Brass said. “We might not like what they say, but we need to take them seriously. Maybe I’m overly optimistic, but I think the people at Park Church will be willing to engage in the process that will continue the discussion of homosexuality.” He echoed Stuart and Chidester’s sentiments: “My hope is that both heterosexuals and homosexuals will feel welcome and that their lives are celebrated.”

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O.J. McLaughlin has jumped the Cherry Street Bridge in his car, sunk a 16-foot boat and seen an overweight prostitute smash her high heel through a police officer’s foot. Now the retired policeman has published a book to share his stories. “I spent 34 years with the Toledo Police Department,” McLaughlin said. “I’ve read a lot of other books by other retired police officers, and I thought my stories were a bit better.” McLaughlin’s book, “Tales from the Bat Cave,” has sold about 125 copies since it was published in April. The book is a collection of stories from McLaughlin’s work as a police officer in the mid ’60s and early ’70s. “All it takes is a six pack and some retired officers and you can get all the stories you want,” McLaughlin said. “Police work C M Y CM MY was a little bit different than it is nowadays. Nowadays it’s touchy feely; back then it was kick ass

and take names.” McLaughlin worked on the book intermittently for about four years. He said he started keeping written notes of interesting stories late in his career with the Toledo Police Department, and he actually sat down with other officers after he retired to collect stories for the book. Some of the officers’ names are changed, but McLaughlin had eight officers sign waivers so he could use their names. The book’s title stems from an incident in which McLaughlin and his partner parked their car under an overpass behind the expressway ramp off Talmadge Road. At that location, the car was hidden from sight, and McLaughlin and his partner were able to catch drag racers on the Talmadge Road expressway ramp. “We found that people were coming off of (Talmadge Road) and down the entrance ramp and using it for a drag strip,” McLaughlin said. “Well, here we CY CMY K are sitting underneath it and we come shooting out and we catch ‘em ... At that time ‘Batman and

Robin’ was a big show on TV, and one of the dispatchers says “Well, jeez, that’s just like coming out of the bat cave.’” Though the book details a different era in police work, McLaughlin said he is not disappointed things have changed. “That’s the way the whole world and country is going now,” he said. “I think there’s more protection of the ofﬁcers now with the cameras in the car. If you’re going to screw up, you’re going to screw up on your own because the cameras are there.” McLaughlin also said though police work was rougher in the ’60s and ’70s, he never witnessed any police brutality. “In my 34 years, I never seen any brutality,” he said. “I’ve seen people get their ass whipped, but they deserved it, and it was the ofﬁcer covering his own ass. But I’ve never seen ‘em actually come out and beat someone for no reason at all.”

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TECHNOLOGY

Toledoan designs Rowling’s favorite Potter Web site By Myndi Milliken Toledo Free Press Managing Editor mmilliken@toledofreepress.com

John Noe’s interest in Harry Potter’s tales took a magical turn in 2003 when he searched the Web looking for more information on J.K. Rowling’s book series. “I happened on this Web site, www.theleaky-caulNOE dron.org,” he said. Having taken Web design during his years at St. John’s Jesuit High School, Kent State University and Ohio State University, Noe said he felt he could

do something to improve the site. “I sent them a revamp thinking I wouldn’t ever hear anything, but within a half hour they called asking if they could use my design.” He’s been with the group of dedicated Harry Potter fans ever since, searching for the latest in facts, ﬁgures, and of course, new twists in the Harry Potter series. The efforts have not gone unnoticed: J.K. Rowling gave the “fan site award” to the leaky cauldron site on her own Web site, www.jkrowling.com. “It is about the worst kept secret on this Web site that I am a huge fan of The Leaky Cauldron, which I have mentioned before now in News items,” Rowling’s Web site reads. “‘Leaky,’ as it is affectionately known to its many fans, is a wonderfully well designed mine of accurate informa-

tion on all things Harry Potter. It also attracts a lot of knowledgeable and entertaining debate.” While Noe doesn’t get paid for his design work, he does gain valuable experience and has developed contacts in the ﬁeld he wishes to pursue. “Web design is my hobby, I want to do computer animation and video,” he said.

Noe is working to complete his arts and technology degree at OSU. He said his goal is to be on the production team for the sixth or seventh Harry Potter movie release. As the sixth book in the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince,” was made available to the public last weekend, Noe said the crew was busier than ever. “We’re getting buried right now,”

Noe said Friday evening, just hours before the book was released. “Our editorial director is in Scotland interviewing J.K. Rowling, and we are trying to get updates posted. It’s impossible to edit, there are too many people on the site.” After the release of the book, Noe stayed up all night reading the book and adding postings to the site.

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Inhalants are growing phenomenon among teens By Michael Brooks Toledo Free Press Staff Writer news@toledofreepress.com

Media attention on drug abuse tends to focus on illegal substances such as heroin, cocaine and marijuana. Little notice is paid to a growing underground phenomenon, chiefly among teenagers. Inhalant abuse, or “huffing,” utilizes common household products such as glue, nail polish remover, spray paint, deodorant, whipped cream canisters and cleaning fluids. “Jason” is a 20-something Toledoan who is a former abuser of inhalants. He agreed to an interview with a request for anonymity. “This isn’t exactly the thing you want to broadcast,” he said. “I have a job and parents, and I’m sure that they would not want to see me in the paper like this.” Jason said he began the habit at age 15, by huffing gasoline. “That’s a harsh buzz, but it’s cheap and easy to get,” he said. “It gives you hallucinations like LSD.” One of the most popular inhalants, according to Jason, is a computer keyboard cleaner called Duster. “We called it getting ‘dusted’,” he said. “It makes you completely numb, like laughing gas.”

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimates that 22.9 million Americans have abused inhalants. More startling is the data on teenagers, as a NIDA study concluded that 17.3 percent of the nation’s 8th graders have abused inhalants. Three percent of U.S. fourth graders have already “huffed,” beginning what for some will be a

lifelong career as addicts. The Office of National Drug Control Policy estimates there were 979,000 new abusers of inhalants in 2000, and the nation’s emergency rooms see thousands of cases of inhalant abuse each year. Jason, who attended Bedford and Toledo Public schools, said many people are unaware of how common huffing is. “At least 20 percent of the kids I went to school with huffed,” he said. “It was even worse in Toledo, because a lot of girls use in Toledo.” James Perrin, program manager of Connecting Point’s residential unit, said inhalant abuse is a significant problem in Northwest Ohio. “We have seen teenagers who started as young as 11,” he said, adding that his facility works with children 13 and older. “Huffing is common because kids can just look in mom’s pantry and find all sorts of ways to get high.” Abuse of inhalants cuts across most demographic boundaries, and is an urban and rural problem. The only common denominators are a history of childhood abuse, difficulties in school and relative poverty. Perrin said users also tend to have concurrent mental health issues. “Many abuse inhalants to escape,” he said. “Huffing can lead to abuse of illegal street drugs — often the kids are doing other drugs such as marijuana or alcohol.” Jason agreed inhalants can be a gateway drug. “Huffing is definitely a gateway drug,” he said. “Once you start with something hard like huffing, you will try almost anything. I graduated from huffing to pot, cocaine, and almost anything

you can imagine.”

Physical destruction

While no drug is without its longand short-term side effects, perhaps no behavior is more injurious to the human body than huffing. Immediate consequences include asphyxiation, choking, seizures and coma. Medical practitioners have developed a new term in response to the deaths of huffers: “sudden sniffing death syndrome.” The syndrome can occur in seemingly healthy teenagers as early as the first experience. A 17-year-old Californian named Josh Edmond died in June from the syndrome, overdosing from intoxicants inhaled from a keyboard cleaner called Blastaway. Perrin said many inhalant abusers are not recognized as such until an emergency. “Many of our kids come to us after a trip to the ER,” he said. “They get brought to the hospital because they passed out or for a toxin-related illness.” Abusers who avoid instantaneous death face severe longterm effects, including damage to the brain, lungs, heart, kidneys and liver. Researchers have also documented many cases of hearing and vision loss, and extensive inhalant abuse can induce severe dementia. New research has also shown a link between inhalant abuse and destruction of the body’s immune system, and other researchers are exploring links between huffing and cancer. Jason said he knew people who went through detox programs for their inhalant habits. “One kid I knew had to go through an in-patient treatment

July 20, 2005 Columbia Gas plans record rate Columbia Gas of Ohio requested another rate hike last Friday — a record rate the company expects will go into effect July 29. The request ﬁled with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio would allow Columbia Gas to charge $1.06 per 100 cubic feet of gas, a four-

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A study released Monday by The University of Toledo Urban Affairs Center has found declining business income tax revenue is part of a long-term trend in Northwest Ohio that impacts municipalities throughout Northwest Ohio. While most municipalities in Northwest Ohio have experienced a decline in business tax revenue, the decline in the city of Toledo has been especially pronounced, having dropped 26 percent — $3.4 million -— from 1996 to 2001. The study, available at http://

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Kia partners with Taylors on development of new building By Megan Kolodgy Special to Toledo Free Press

The Rust Belt is replete with the remnants of the once-booming American automotive industry. Gutted plants dapple the landscape and sales of locally made cars are the lowest they have been in anyone’s memory. But take a drive down the Central Avenue Strip, and it looks as if the industry’s booming — and at its newest addition, Taylor Kia, it is. So much, in fact, that it required an upgrade in space. Taylor Kia is operated by the 28year-old Stephen Taylor, son of Steve Taylor, who owns the Taylor Automotive Family, which includes Taylor Cadillac. In the family’s efforts to absorb its section of the strip, it opened the Kia dealership out of the former Hing Me Chop Suey House in 1999. The franchise performed quite well, better than its Chinese-restaurant roots could support. So the senior Taylor bought up the eight-acre portion of the highway that runs up to U.S. 23 with the help of Kia sales and performance incentives, put down the $5.5 million necessary to create a facility that could support Kia’s growth and allow the Taylors to consolidate their business, adding a service garage to the

building. The garage was previously located Downtown, eight miles away from the dealership. “Kia will contribute to the building of the dealership,” Steve Taylor said. “They give three to ﬁve hundred dollars for every car you sell toward your new facility. So they will end up contributing somewhere over a million dollars to building that building.” Kia requires all its dealerships to have a uniform look on the outside, hence the building’s rather non-descript, gray ediﬁce. But the car maker provides far fewer stipulations for its interior, allowing the father and son to create whatever sort of atmosphere they pleased. Last Wednesday, M.C. Hammer’s hit single “U Can’t Touch This” was piped through the speakers as customers milled about. “We wanted it to be classic contemporary,” Stephen Taylor said of Kia’s décor. “The dome in the center of the store is from France. Our customer base is changing from younger to a bit older, so we want the interior to appeal to both groups.” The process of clearing out such an expansive amount of space in an already congested area had already begun when Steve Taylor purchased

the property. The previous owner had cleared out a few houses and other structures that populated the land. They did, however, have to turn Moffat, a small cut-through street, into a culde-sac, which Steve Taylor maintains pleased the residents, who now have nothing separating their side yards from the dealership’s parking lot. “We’re planning on putting bushes and shrubs and a fence over there,” Stephen Taylor said. “We’re putting in trees, grass and a sprinkler system.” One reason the Taylors jumped on the particular property was because of the fact that it abuts the highway. “My son wanted to get that property on the expressway because at that point — you know, there’s no other dealer in Toledo that’s on an expressway,” Steve Taylor said. He cites a statistic that more than 120,000 cars would pass through that stretch of highway each day. He said he believes exposure like that is tough to beat. Steve Taylor said he eventually would like to create one giant campus that holds the Kia dealership and his Cadillac dealership.

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Forming some of Toledo’s most notable architectural landscapes probably wasn’t a topic of discussion as Fritz Rudolph, Phil Rudolph and Allan Libbe played as children on the Rudolph family’s Walbridge farm. But those days are remembered as the three celebrate 50 years of Rudolph|Libbe’s success. “Fritz germinated the idea,” said Libbe, a cousin of the Rudolph brothers and one of the founders. At the time, Fritz was a carpenter who wanted to start a family business, Libbe was a math science teacher and Phil was a newly discharged Air Force pilot. “Within six months we had some residential work, a farm house remodeling job.” Libbe recalled their first official commercial job “was a post office addition in 1956 in Bowling Green. It was a federal job; a lot of paperwork but we didn’t let that bother us.” Still headquartered on the homestead of the family farm, the company has about 450 employees, three distinct branches and boasts more than 4,600 jobs — many of them an unmistakable part of Toledo’s identity. The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, The Ritter Planetarium, The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, North Star Steel and The Center of Performing Arts at Owens Community College are just a few architectural gems of the Toledo area stamped by Rudolph|Libbe. Recent projects include The Town Center at Levis Commons, the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art and the Perrysburg and Maumee police stations. Rudolph|Libbe is ranked 143rd among Engineering News-Record’s Top 400 Contractors of 2005. The company is a five-time winner and four-time finalist in the Build Ohio Awards for projects including the Ottawa County Visitors Bureau, Wood County District Public Library, the Walgreen’s Distribution Center in Perrysburg Township, Dana Commercial Credit Headquarters in Michigan, BP Oil Company’s 200-foot Diameter Storm Water Impoundment Tanks and the University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts at the Toledo Art Museum. Rudolph|Libbe won a 2003

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Zink Continued from page 16 bedrooms and bathrooms will you need? What is your price range? Are school districts important? A basement? Garage? Consider whether you’d like a house, condo or townhouse. Don’t forget to factor in how much you’d pay for homeowner association fees. The real estate agent you choose can show you any property you’re interested in, granted they’re licensed in that state. Many people searching for homes don’t realize this. While driving around they’ll call an agent whose name is on the sign. Keep in mind that agent represents the seller, not you. They are working with you, not for you. Their job is to represent the seller’s interests. Your agent represents your interests. Tell your agent you’re interested in a property, and let them do the

work for you. Your agent will thank you. (Ah, loyalty!). When the right home comes along, get ready to pounce. Be prepared to bid competitively, especially if there are multiple offers. If you’ve ﬁnally found your close-to-perfect home and the market is tight, it might not be a good time to lowball. Invest the money to have the home professionally inspected. It’s the responsible thing to do. Housing inspections are designed to tell you hidden defects that could later lead to hazards or large expenses down the road. Protect yourself! Also consider asking the seller to provide a home warranty. Your agent can take care of this. Understand there’s no such thing as the “perfect” home. Determine what you can do without and set priorities. I decided I could do without a front porch and maybe the kitchen was a little small. The dining room chandelier didn’t quite

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match my décor. But the inspector gave the home an A, and the price was right. It was time to make my move. For women especially, home ownership can be ﬁrst step toward greater independence and self-sufﬁciency. I’m so proud of my little homestead and I’m con-

July 20, 2005 ﬁdent my investment was smart. Since the purchase, however, I decided to ditch the cat. Have no fear, animal lovers. Smokey is living the good life at Grandma and Grandpa’s. Oh, and in case you’re wondering about my walls, I painted some red and others green.

The very best part? The decision was mine. Jody Zink is a former news reporter and licensed Realtor in Ohio and Michigan with the Loss Realty Group. She can be reached at jodyzink@lossrealtygroup.com.

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On paper, Cory Huber is a track star destined for greatness at the University of Cincinnati. The Maumee High School graduate holds a record of achievements two pages long, including the school record in the 300-meter hurdles and pole vault, along with team Sprinter of the Year as a sophomore. “She was a team leader pretty much all the way through her career,” Maumee girls’ track coach Loren Burkey said. “She’s always been very much into track, and I think that helped the team out quite a bit because they see girls that are committed to doing something.” As the Northern Lakes League champion in the 100-meter hurdles her junior and senior year and 300-meter hurdles also her senior year, Huber was a model of excellence for other hurdlers, according to Angie Sugg, Huber’s hurdle coach since she began participating in the event in the seventh grade. “She’s deﬁnitely the fastest hurdler I have coached in 12 years, without a question,” Sugg said. “She is a tenacious athlete. She’s the kind of athlete that coaches really love having ... She would spend hours practicing. I would have to kick her off the track as a freshman and a sophomore because she was just nonstop until she got it right.” After successful freshman, sophomore and junior seasons, Huber’s senior season was not picture perfect. In the season’s ﬁrst track meet, Huber pulled her left hamstring, a painful injury that can be debilitating for track athletes and one that held her out of the majority of the regular season. “It was tough because it was senior year and I wanted to be good and go to States,” Huber said. “But I think it was a blessing because I learned from it and how to deal with it.” During the weeks of physical therapy, Huber faced frequent questioning in school from Please see HUBER, page 20

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Huber Continued from page 19 teammates wanting to know when they would get their leader back. She also began to realize her dreams of breaking more school records and personal bests would not happen. “There were a lot of tears shed through that whole time,” her mother, Diane Huber, said. “She

was so frustrated. She just wanted to get back and start running.” But Huber overcame the untimely adversity, returning to the track a week before the Northern Lakes League championships. After placing ﬁrst at the NLL and district meets and second at regionals by one one-hundredths of a second, Huber advanced to the state meet in Columbus. Attention from recruiters she expected to have all season also began increasing.

Soon after the state meet, where she ﬁnished 13th in the 100-meter hurdles, Cincinnati offered her a scholarship and a spot on its roster for next season. Huber signed her national letter of intent July 8. “It was awesome how everything turned out, and I worked hard through it all,” Huber said. “But it was a struggle.” Huber said what appealed to her the most about the University of Cincinnati was the family atmo-

July 20, 2005 sphere of the team. With only one other hurdler in the program, Huber said there may be an opportunity for her to contribute immediately. “I took forever to choose a college because I didn’t know exactly where I wanted to go,” she said. “Cincinnati just came at the last moment, and everything worked out.” The future Bearcat, who graduated in June with a 3.7 GPA, made the honor roll in ev-

ery quarter of her high school career and was inducted into the school’s National Honor Society her junior year. Huber also is an active member in Young Life, a Christian youth organization, and has an extensive volunteering background, having worked at St. Luke’s Hospital and the Northwest Ohio Development Center. “I was pretty much wellrounded in every single way,” Huber said.

SPORTS BRIEFS Doctor teams with Armstrong Toledo surgeon James Geiger is one of 24 cyclists selected from nearly 1,100 applicants to team up with cancer survivor and six-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong for the Bristol-Myers Squibb “Tour of Hope” journey across America in support of cancer research and clinical trials. The team will depart from San Diego on September 29 and will be joined by Lance Armstrong at points along the way before being welcomed in Washington, D.C. on October 8. “In the adult community, only five percent of cancer patients will enroll in a clinical trial, yet sixty percent of children with cancer enter into a clinical trial resulting in much higher success rates in pediatric cancer,” Armstrong said. “If we want to advance the science and find a cure for cancer, more people will have to participate in clinical trials.” Geiger, a pediatric surgeon, is also cancer researcher, working in the lab and with patients to find better treatments. His research focus is immunotherapy, using the body’s own defense mechanisms to fight cancer cells. With funding from the National Institutes

of Health, Geiger completed a small anti-tumor vaccine clinical trial that showed promise and had little side effects for the patients. To learn more about the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope and how to get involved, visit www.tourofhope.org. — Myndi Milliken

Tucker signs with Owens Owens Community College has signed its first player for the newly formed Express Golf Program. Blake Tucker of Findlay penned a national letter of intent to compete in the 2005-06 academic year. The transaction marks the first student-athlete golf scholarship in the school’s history. Tucker, a Van Buren High School grad, has a current USGA handicap of +1.0, and set a course record at Red Hawk Run with a 68. A runner-up in last fall’s Division II High School State Championships, he placed third in the Ohio Amateur, and holds All-Ohio, All-District and All-Blanchard Valley Conference recognition. Gold head coach Jim Welling has nicknamed Tucker, “the Golden Cub.” “Being our first signee and being a brand new program, the opportunity to get someone of Blake’s caliber is the steal of the century,” Welling said, noting PGA veteran Doug Martin has served as Tucker’s swing coach. “We are hoping by signing Blake, it will attract more players of his caliber to come here as well.” The Express Golf Program will begin official NJCAA competition in 2006 and serve as a club sport this fall. Those interested in a position on the team should contact the athletic department. — Myndi Milliken

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Chris Kozak tryout jersey. A size XXX, it was so big on me that with a pole and some stakes I could have camped out beneath it. It was at that point that I realized they were not just looking for guys to ﬁll a uniform, but guys who could ﬁll the uniform. My wife asked later if they had given me number 40 because “that was the closest they had to your age.” Sure I have an ankle-breaking crossover; unfortunately, the move only breaks my ankles. My jump shot has all the range of a dollar store squirt gun. And I’ve seen amputees with better left hands then I have. But hey, this

wasn’t some pick up game in my driveway against a bunch of sixyear-olds; there was some serious talent there. Players with lift NASA would want a piece of, jump shots that dropped through without waking the rim, and resumes that made my St. Aloysius highlights look, well, amateurish. Mike Hodgson made the 17hour drive from Houston, Texas, to tryout. He’s played overseas, in Mexico as well as a number of summer leagues following a career at Central Missouri Sate. “This is my ﬁrst time in Toledo,” he said following the tryouts. “If the destination peaks my interest, then I’m willing to look at playing there.” I’m sure it was easy for the coaches to look past me for a player like Hodgson, who is 6’8” and looks like a power-forward, mainly because he is one. I got to run a bit with Lawrence ‘Puff ’ Summers, who just graduated from Davidson College and played in the NIT postseason

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told me. And how was my game? “You tried hard, didn’t quit and were in pretty good shape,” English was kind enough to say. So, should I sit by the phone, awaiting a contract offer? With raised eyebrows, English replied, “Remember just a minute ago we were talking about having a ﬁrm grasp of reality?” The 40-game season begins in November. The Ice will play at the SeaGate Convention Centre, with tickets going for an affordable $8, $20 for courtside.

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John Flynn has retired as the Whiteford High School Athletic Director after a career that spanned more than three decades at the Southeastern Michigan school. Citing mounting health concerns, including open-heart surgery this summer, Flynn said he still hopes to teach at the school he’s called home since 1974. “This is the third heart incident I’ve had in the last seven or eight years,” Flynn told Toledo Free Press. “My heart FLYNN doctor has been after me, and after this last incident, the doctor said to hang it up.” Under Flynn’s guidance, Whiteford has ﬁelded a number of Michigan State championship teams, including Class D girl’s softball in 1984, ‘85 and ‘87, as

Little League community all-star teams from around the country will gather this weekend in Perrysburg for the 15th Annual Perrysburg Challenge tournament. Hosted by the Perrysburg Amateur Baseball and Softball Commission, the tourney will take place at the Rivercrest complex and Municipal Park. “Most of the tournaments that are held in today’s environment are for the higherlevel travel teams that are very competitive,” said tournament director Jeff Jensen, “but this tourney is for teams who don’t play travel ball.” Jensen said Perrysburg will ﬁeld four teams: Rossford, Oregon, Anthony Wayne,and Swanton. Teams come from Maryland, the Cleveland area, and Ypsilanti, Michigan. “We promoted this on the Internet,” Jensen said, “and

well as a number of individual participants in both boys and girls track and ﬁeld and cross country at the state championships. A member of the 1967 Toledo Rockets football team, the ﬁrst MAC Championship team in Toledo history, Flynn has been coaching since graduation. Prior to his arrival at Whiteford, Flynn coached a potpourri of sports at Scott High School and St. Francis DeSales High School, including football and wrestling. “My best record coaching,” he said with a laugh, “is girls junior high school volleyball. I had like a 95 percent winning percentage.” In 1979, Flynn began his 26-year run as Whiteford athletic director. “I had been involved in the City League, in the big programs,” Flynn said. “But the country school atmosphere, started to grow on me over the years.”

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tournament. He drove eight hours from his Virginia home because “His agent said this would be a good team to tryout for because all their games are televised.” Let me clarify here that when I said “run” just a few sentences ago, I actually should have said “ran the warm-up laps behind.” This kid could fly and in the drills I was like a Yugo at his Indy 500. Les English, Ice strength and conditioning coach, helped facilitate the tryouts, and said the quality was typical to others he’d been a part of. “I see a lot of guys who are out of shape,” he said as the team broke into groups for fiveon-five full court games. “But there are five or six who have real good talent.” What about those who came out talking about the Benjamins, looking at the ABA as their shot to the NBA, and more specifically, NBA riches. “Sometimes you need to have a firm grasp of reality,” English

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Fiddler Charlie Daniels sings songs of the South Charlie Daniels will rosin up his bow and play his fiddle hard when he brings his band to town at 8 p.m. July 29 at Harley-Davidson, 7960 Central Ave. “We’ve played for the bikers for years,” Daniels said last week from a tour stop in Choctaw, Miss. “We play the same stuff for them. We do songs that people have a right to expect us to do, the songs they play on the radio and TV (“The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” “Long Haired Country Boy,” “The Legend of Wooley Swamp”), and we do some new songs and a few surprises.” His latest disc, “Songs From the Longleaf Pines,” was released in March. The gospel and bluegrass collection is the 45th release in Daniels’ career and is dedicated to Russell Palmer, who taught him his first guitar chord. “My family always loved music, but we didn’t play,” Daniels said. “Russell came out one day with an old guitar. He knew two and a half chords on it, and we started from there.” Daniels learned the mandolin along with the guitar and one year later picked up a fiddle at age 16. “I don’t know which way my life would have went if Russell hadn’t come out with that guitar,” said the native of Wilmington, N.C. Russell helped launch a legend known for his Southern music, Western attire, patriotic verve and spirited storytelling. “I come from a time when the storyteller was revered. I didn’t see a picture on the TV set until I was 15 years old.

We listened to the radio,” Daniels said. “You had to draw your own pictures. I’ve always had a vivid imagination, and I always wanted to write even when I was very young. And I found I had a little talent in that direction.” That talent is evident with the hits “The South’s Gonna Do It Again,” “Still in Saigon,” “In America” and “This Ain’t No Rag, It’s a Flag,” which he wrote after Sept. 11, 2001. “Patriotism is really strong in America. As much as I travel — coast to coast, border to border — I know this,” Daniels said. “I can’t speak for Hollywood or segments of the media, but as far as rank and ﬁle citizens go, people who get out there and get the job done, patriotism is very strong.” Last spring, Daniels and his band showed their support and entertained American troops in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq and Germany. “We visited one of Saddam’s palaces, it was incredibly lavish; This guy had like 200 of these things in the country. And so much of the country’s resources he used on himself and his family while folks lived in abject poverty,” Daniels said. “Our troops are very welcome in Iraq. I don’t know why the media aren’t reporting that.” Daniels had the chance to sit in one of Saddam’s chairs. “I was trying to show as much disrespect as I could and still stay decent,” he said with a laugh. Tickets for the concert are $27.50 in advance and $30 at the gate.

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Streamlined, and now Sangsara, she’s participated on the creative side as well as helping local and regional bands book shows. In a scene infested with temperamental drama queens, high-horse bands pre-primping for their Rolling Stone cover shoot and crooked shysters making off with the door, Lyndsay has never, to my knowledge, had a cross word for anyone.

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A good time for those best wishes would be this Friday. Cleveland’s Red Giant is rolling into town, in support of monstrous 2004 set “Devil Child Blues,” a formidable slab of massive riffs and anguished primalyowl vocals. It’s “stoner rock” to the nth degree, blues gone nuclear, and it’s bone-rattlingly LOUD live. Local musos Glass Bead Game open. I’ve been hearing nothing but good things about these cats, lots of noise about their slightly progressive bent and amazing chops. Saturday looks interesting at the Underground. The Firebird Band (not to be confused with UK stoner-retro rockers Firebird) play heavy guitar-driven pop with sequencers and samplers as well as live instrumentation. People have thrown around comparisons to The Pixies, Fugazi and The Cure, and those aren’t bad touchstones. Also on the bill, check out

Pontiac, Michigan, rapper OneBeLow. Formerly known as OneManArmy, this cat has been an integral part of Michigan’s underground hip-hop scene for years now, blasting a personal style inﬂuenced by KRS-ONE and Ice Cube. Opening this unique bill are locals Rediscover and AM Error, previously praised in this column. Check it out. If you’re looking for something to do July 20, Yoshida Tatsuya of the Japanese band Ruins is in town (at the Underground) on his “Ruins Alone — Bassist Wanted” tour. Believe it or not, this drummer is touring by himself, recruiting various bassists around the country to sit in with him for two-piece sets heavy on hardcore punk energy, combined with prog-rock and free-jazz theatrics and lots of improvisation. Sitting in tonight is my own band PBArmy’s bassist and Toledo musical icon in his own right, Mahlon Orrin.

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It takes more than two to make a marriage

ue to thunderstorms, my spouse was stranded on the East Coast last Friday. By midnight, when it appeared he couldn’t catch a flight until Saturday, he decided not to come at all. This is one of the pratfalls of commuter marriages. I’m used to it. Friends and work fill the empty spaces. But our daughter is learning to drive and when she heard the car would be stranded at Detroit Metro for nine days, she was not happy. Like most mothers, because so much of my happiness is dependent on hers, I decide to retrieve it. “Good idea,” Spouse says, when I suggest this. Not only is Daughter unable to practice three-point turns, the vehicle is racking up $13 in daily fees. Early Monday I forego my coffee and morning bike ride and mooch a ride north with Michigan-bound Commuter Pal. My spouse is a linear thinker, a guy who writes shopping lists in Excel. So I’m confident of the directions he’s e-mailed: Take the elevator to the sixth level Northwest departures hall and ride the moving walkway to the parking garage. Walk down a flight. Pass three elevators. After the third, follow the yellow stripe away from the terminal. The car is at the end of the second row.

Barbara Goodman Shovers The only problem is, it’s not. Nor is it in rows one, three, four, or ﬁve. I call Spouse in New York. The car’s not here, I say. Author’s Note: Read the following dialogue with increasing irritation in the voices of the speakers: “What level are you on?” “Five.” “How many elevators did you pass?” “Three.” “Is there a yellow stripe leading away from it?” “Yes.” “Did you follow it to the second row?” “YES!” “Then the car should be there.” “Well, it’s @#$# NOT!!!” (Disconnect.) Unlike Spouse, I am an organ-

ic thinker. I pride myself on free ﬂow reasoning. But my mind is now spinning in a thousand directions: Have I covered every aisle of the parking structure? How will I get back to Toledo? Can I at least get a column out of this? The phone chirps. Author’s Note: Read this next with increasing sarcasm on the part of the female protagonist, who has now more than made up for missing her morning workout. “Are you facing the terminal? “Yes.” “And you’re at the far end?” “One more step and I’m through the wall.” “So the elevators are on your right?” “No, left.” “Hmm, I remember them being right.” “False memory syndrome?” “This doesn’t make sense. Unless someone stole it.” “Who would want a 13-year old Jeep?” “Stop stressing. It’s got to be there.” “That’s what they said about weapons in Iraq.” (Disconnect.) The next part gets fuzzy. Hertz, I’m thinking. Avis. I will need to rent something to get home. I hike to the exit and watch the normal people retrieve their cars. Uneventfully. When the phone chirps again, I answer with

expletives. “Pardon?” says a voice, not Spouse’s, but rather Biking Pal’s. Biking Pal, it turns out, is also a frequent ﬂyer. Recovering from my potty mouth, he calmly explains there are mirror-image parking structures that branch off from the Northwest terminal. Probably I’m in the wrong one. I return to the departures hall and make the exact moves to the right I’d made earlier to the left. And there, on the yellow stripe, past the third elevator (on the right), is the Jeep. Why neither Spouse nor I thought of this is embarrassing. What with both linear and organic logic we should have had it covered. (Though Metro’s terrible signage is part of the problem, too). Back in Toledo, I drink a coffee then call Commuter Pal and thank him for the ride. I pour another, then call Biking Pal and thank him for his directions. I think, yes, it’s true. Even in the most complete marriage you still need friends. Then I get to work.

Barbara Goodman Shovers is Contributing Editor for Toledo Free Press. She may be contacted at bshovers@toledofreepress.com.

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Fermentation workshop Hear a story of how live culture fermented foods helped Sandor Ellix Katz to survive HIV/AIDS and take part in fermentation workshops. Katz , author of the book “Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods,” will be offering two fermentation workshops in Toledo, July 25. The ﬁrst workshop will be at 2 p.m. in the LaRue Auditorium of the Monroe Street United Methodist Church, 3613 Monroe St. The evening workshop will take place at 7 p.m. in the Conference Center of the Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr. Katz will discuss the nutritional and immuneenhancing beneﬁts of liveculture foods, the incredible diversity of fermented foods and drinks consumed by humans around the globe, and demonstrate simple techniques for making sauerkraut; (419) 936-2975 or tgrows2@toledogarden.org.

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Juiced (THQ) Endless possibilities ﬁll this colorful racing game that allows you to make connections and build your reputation in Angel City. The money doesn’t come easy as you lose your dough and/or your car when you lose races throughout the challenging career mode. In this mode, you build up funds and allies through a color coded calendar-based campaign. Great role-playing elements like crew team recruitment, management (control your crew’s behavior) and reputations strengthen the gameplay, which can be highly repeatable, especially when patient players have to make their money back. This title has multiplayer options and online capabilities. IGN’s runner up for best Playstation 2 racing game at E3 2005. (***, PC, PS2, Xbox, rated T for mild violence, gambling elements and language) Psychonauts (Majesco) This creative, third-person gem centers on the main character, Raz, participant at a unique camp

Air guitar champ named

where young ones develop their mental powers, which include telekinesis, clairvoyance, firestarting, out-of-body projection, mental shields, levitation and invisibility. The high level of gameplay and non-linear plot combine with admirable objectives, which help the game’s characters better their lives. An eccentric but unique title that adds a little variety to a market flooded with standard action titles. (***1/2, PS2, Xbox, rated T for violence, crude humor, language) Fantastic 4 (Activision) This fun two-player game lets you control one, two, or all characters of this famous superhero group. Extra features including interviews and movie features you would normally see on a DVD are easy to unlock and enjoy. This game’s biggest selling point is the great teamwork options for multiple players, but individual characters such as the Human Torch and The Thing are limited in their fighting abilities (e.g. it would be cool to make Johnny fly freely through the air like he does in the movie). Overall, a decent, linear adventure ideal for hardcore fans and younger gamers that has plenty of potential for improvement, especially if the movie series continues. (**, rated T - GameCube, PC, C M Y CM PS2, Xbox - rated T for violence and mild language; GameBoy Advance, rated E for violence).

Can’t wait for the Olympics? You can cheer America on in late August as our proud nation sends two contestants — including 2004 World Champion Miri “Sonyk-Rok” Park — to the World Air Guitar Championships in Finland. We’re not making this up. Last week in Los Angeles, Fatima “The Rockness Monster” Hoang beat challengers from six other regions to become this year’s U.S. Air Guitar Champion. Hoang won a close race against New Yorker Dan “Bjorn Turoque” Crane for the title. And yes, “air guitaring” is indeed the ﬁne art of pretending to play guitar, emoting wildly and making faces to over-the-top hard rock music. If Hoang triumphs this fall in Oulu, Finland, air-guitar history will have been made. The United States is poised for a “three-peat” (the sport’s ﬁrst) after Park’s win in 2004, and the victory of David “C-Diddy” Jung in 2003. “In a time of global uncertainty, we are demonstrating that there is at least one area in which the USA can dominate without CY CMY K controversy — air guitar,” said event co-founder Kriston Rucker. “But now that we’re on the map, all the other national champs will be gunning to re-

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Dan “Bjorn Turoque” Crane.

lieve us of the crown.” Fellow founder Cedric Devitt said, “As the competition enters its third year and adds more regional events, it seems that American air guitar is coming out of its infancy and is finally being accepted as a serious competition.” A feature documentary about the U.S. Air Guitar Championships is in the works. For information, or to be notiﬁed when you can try out for 2006, visit www.airguitar usa.com. — Keith Bergman

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Could it be Dory and Marlin are still in search of Nemo? No, but this pair of look-alikes cozy up in a fashion reminiscent of the children’s favorite at a beneﬁt for the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s children’s programs carries on in the background. Local dignitaries and friends of the library converged last Saturday evening raising funds and local awareness in Ohio’s ﬁrst free public library. Technical information: this photo taken at 1/125 sec., 1600 ISO, f/3.5 and 28mm with a Canon Digital Rebel.

Thunder at the Crossroads Celebrate “Music, Motorcycles and Machines” at the North Coast Motorcycle dealership, located where I-75 and the Ohio Turnpike intersect. The show begins at 5 p.m., July 22 with live music, motorcycle stunt shows, food and refreshments. The event is open July 23 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a ﬁreworks show. Proceeds will beneﬁt the Toledo Children’s Hospital Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation of NW Ohio. More than 2,000 motorcycles are expected as well as 200 to 300 street rods and custom cars. Virtually continuous live music will feature Thunder Road, HepCat Revival, Ten Mile Creek, Voodoo Libido, The Tribe and Josh Boyd & the VIPs.

MUSIC NOTES FRI JULY 22 Ann Arbor Arts Festival

Carbon Leaf, Stephen Kellogg The Bronze Boar

Russel Martin & the Relics Centennial Terrace, Sylvania

ekoostik hookah Chene Park, Detroit

HOUSE SWINES INVADE RIB-OFF It’s a tough competition. It’s hot, dirty and saucy. That’s no deterrent for Chris Frick, owner of Mr. Beefy’s All American Restaurant, as he prepares to defend his restaurant’s title in the 22nd annual Northwest Rib-Off. Mr. Beefy’s crew is just one of nine Ohio-area restaurants that will compete against eight other national, professional title hunters for the People’s Choice Award and Golden Rib Award. The Rib-Off will have the theme “Desperate HouseSwine,” offering ﬁnger-lickin’ fun from 4 to 9 p.m., August 4 and 5 at Promenade Park. Live entertainment includes Bandera, Touched, Dry Bone Revival, and, of course, Stacked Ham. Admission is $2 and proceeds beneﬁt United Health Services. Despite worries that the construction on the Steam Plant may impact the

Mint Condition Club Bijou

Rock Fight Week One DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkson, Mich.

Dwight Yoakam

Gund Arena, Cleveland

Newsboys

Hart Plaza, Detroit

Darron Moore and the 14th Floor

operation of the Rib-Off, events director Patty Mazur said the City of Toledo and plant developer David Ball came to terms on ways the event could still go on at Promenade Park this year. “We met, and while we will not have the same access we’ve had in the past, we’ve made other arrangements. The changes being made will be operational. As far as the general public is concerned, they will not notice the difference.”

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DM Stanﬁeld is Toledo Free Press photo editor. He may be contacted at dmstanﬁeld@toledofreepress.com.

Mark Wills

Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Mich.

Ben Harper, Tom Freund

Civil War by Lantern Travel by lantern light along the old canal and meet characters from the days of the American Civil War, then return to camp for music, fun and fellowship on the Civil War Lantern Tour, 7:30 p.m. July 30 at Providence Metorpark, Kimble’s Landing. $3; Reservations needed, (419) 407-9700.

Kornfest BBQ The Teutonia Maennerchor, Northwest Ohio’s GermanAmerican singers, will sponsor their 28th annual Kornfest Chicken BBQ from 5 to 8 p.m., August 13 at Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Rd., Oregon. The Deutschmeister Band under the direction of Harold Waters will play, and "all the corn you can eat" carry-outs will be available. Call your reservations into S&K Ofﬁce suppliers, (419) 6913537 or Hans Ersepke at (419) 475-4712.

Gone to the Dogs

Hard Rock Café, Detroit

Toledo Botanical Garden

Extra Stout Lite

Toledo Museum of Art Libbey Court

Johnny Reed & The Houserockers Wilbert’s Food & Music, Cleveland

Freekbass

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The Little Sisters of the Poor will hold its Annual Dog Days of Summer Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 24. Dogs and owners are welcome for a Pooch Parade at 2 p.m.; games for kids and pets. grounds of the Sacred Heart Home, 930 S. Wynn Rd. in Oregon, and will feature chicken dinners by the Bar-B-Que Traveler, bake sales, gift items, rafﬂes, musical entertainment, antique cars, horses and “Nun-Better” dog treats. If you would like to enter your dog in our Pooch Parade, call (419) 698-4362 or email lsporegon@earthlink.net.

Hootie & the Blowﬁsh will perform at 7:30 p.m., August 1 at the Toledo Zoo Ampitheater. For info, call (419) 385-5721.

REALTY ZOO

Now thru end of August, get your behind-the scenes tours at the Toledo Zoo. Tickets and times are available at the main gate and may vary daily. Take the “Arctic to Africa!” walking tour and discover how the Zoo takes care of its seals and polar bears. $8 for adults, $6 for children and seniors, members receive $1 off; (419) 385-4040.

PUMP IT UP

Rocker Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, the son of a bandleader and a record store manager) debuted in 1977 at the dawn of the punk/new wave movement with the album “My Aim is True.” His long string of hits includes “Watching the Detectives,” “Accidents Will Happen,” “Allison,” and “Veronica.” Costello performs with Emmylou Harris at 8 p.m. July 26 at the Meadow Brook Music Festival. Tickets are $20-$46.50 and are available from Palacenet. com, Ticketmaster, and (248) 645-6666. The Festival takes place on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills.

Billy Idol will rock out at 8 p.m., July 30 at the Stranahan Theatre. For tickets, call (419) 381-8851.

Louis G’s

Centennial Terrace, Sylvania

Night Session Big Band Orchestra

DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkson, Mich.

Loretta Lynn

Celtic Woman

Mickey Finn’s Pub

Detroit Orchestra Hall

Dear Friends: Music From Final Fantasy

We Love ‘em Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! Learn about beetles (the bugs) from 2 to 3 p.m., July 23 at Swan Creek Preserve, Yager Center. Beetles outnumber all other insects, and they are diverse, successful and sometimes just plain weird; free.

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Detroit Orchestra Hall

Dear Friends: Music From Final Fantasy

The Scream Tour featuring Bobby Valentino, Bow Wow, Marques “Batman” Houston, Omarion

TUES JULY 26 The Ark, Ann Arbor The Bronze Boar

Box of Cats

DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkson, Mich.

Peabody’s Down Under, Cleveland

Grog Shop, Cleveland

Sugar Water Festival

Toledo Zoo Amphitheater Music Under the Stars

Alvin’s, Detroit

A Perfect Murder, Into the Moat, Soilent Green, Watch Them Die

The Firebird Band, OneBeLo, Rediscover, AM Error

The Bronze Boar

UT Ctr. for Performing Arts

De La Soul, John Legend, Rahzel

Ragalahari ‘05

Cleveland State University Wolstein Center

Doc Watson’s

MONDAY JULY 25

The Underground

Chris Knoppe & Friends

Goldmine Pickers

“Disney: The House of Mouse” featuring the Toledo Concert Band

Meadowbrook Music Festival, Rochester Hills, Mich.

The Bronze Boar

Blue Moon Karaoke House of Blues, Cleveland

Hilarities, Cleveland

Warren B. Hall House of Blues, Cleveland

Lyfe Jennings

Brian Jonestown Massacre

Jed’s North

Hilarities, Cleveland

Kyle White

House of Blues, Cleveland

Quartet Bernadette

Manhattan’s

Brian Vander Ark

Manhattan’s

Warren B. Hall

Vertical Horizon, Pat McGee Band Kelly Broadway

Meadowbrook Music Festival, Rochester Hills, Mich.

Elvis Costello and the Imposters featuring Emmylou Harris St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit

Teenage Fanclub

Tower City Amphitheater, Cleveland

Backstreet Boys, The Click Five

Memphis Smoke, Royal Oak, Mich. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland

Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash St. Lucas Lutheran Church

Lourdes College Summer Community Chorus Toledo-Lucas County Public Library North Lawn of Main Library

John Cleveland

BE THERE. DO THAT. ENTERTAINMENT

Hillary and Friends:

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Muschi with The Cyril Lords, Jeff Loose

Ottawa Park Glyn Smith Amphitheater

Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx with Rock Symphony

ABBA the Music

A Perfect Murder, Into the Moat, Soilent Green, Watch Them Die

The Bronze Boar

Meadowbrook Music Festival, Rochester Hills, Mich.

DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkson, Mich.

Magic Stick, Detroit

Kompakt Records

Jeff Williams Band

Kari Nicole

Mickey Finn’s Pub

WED JULY 27

Lucky Boys Confusion, Melee

The Bronze Boar

Louis G’s

Oslo, Detroit

1964 - The Tribute

Hothouse Flowers

Turin Brakes

Summer Sings

The Shelter, Detroit

Kyle White

Danger Brothers

Manhattan’s

The Ark, Ann Arbor

Nicole & Greg

UT Ctr. for Performing Arts

Bob Rex Trio Crossbreed, Dope, Mushroomhead

Halfacre Gunroom

Badﬁsh, a Tribute to Sublime; Dan Miller; Jeff Timmons, Jordan Knight, Michael Copon

Arrowhead Park, Maumee

Mike Whitty Quartet

Alvin’s, Detroit

House of Blues, Cleveland

Manhattan’s

Peabody’s Down Under, Cleveland

SUN JULY 24

Detroit Women

Absolution, Forever Lost, New Found Element, Thought Hideous, Mechanicus

The Chili Cats

The Recipe

Grog Shop, Cleveland

The Shelter, Detroit

Action Action, Gatsby’s American Dream, Spitalﬁeld, Waking Ashland

Wilbert’s Food & Music,

Studebaker John & The Hawks

French Kicks, The Walkmen

St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit

p.m., July 30 at Promenade Park; (419) 249-4090 or www.citifest.org. Buck 69: will be featured from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. August 6 at Signature Harley Davidson, Route 20 in Perrysburg. For info, visit www.myspace.com/buck69. Music Under the Stars: 7:30 p.m., July 24 at The Toledo Zoo Historic Amphitheatre. Free; (419) 385-4040 or www.toledozoo.org. Irish Favorites: noon to 1 p.m., July 22 at Toledo Botanical Garden. A wee bit of Ireland will welcome you for this concert of Irish favorites presented by Extra Stout Light.

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Fireﬂy Club, Ann Arbor

Action Action, Gatsby’s American Dream, Gravy Train, Spitalﬁeld, Waking Ashland

Toledo Blues Festival: 2 to 10

‘Night Session’ Big Band Orchestra will perform a free concert from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., July 23 at the amphitheater in Ottawa Park. This full, 17piece band is in the tradition of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton and Glen Miller, but made up of local musicians.

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Ottawa County Fair

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7 p.m., July 28 at Wildwood Manor. Hillary Pearson, Teresa Blowers, Timothy Bruno, Ashley Archambeau and Jonathan Patberg will present vocal selections by Gershwin, Debussy, Kurt Weill and Brahms. Jazz Memories: noon to 1 p.m., July 29 at Wildwood MetroPark’s Gazebo. The Jazz Ensemble from the Toledo School for the Arts will showcase jazz classics.

ARTS Children’s Theatre Workshop:

8 p.m., July 30 at the Collingwood Arts Center. Reminisce about days gone by, stroll through 50 years of memorabilia, enjoy dinner and a live performance by

current children enrolled at CTW. Donations accepted to support CTW’s programs. Call Patrick McCarty at (419) 260-9925 or CTW at (419) 244-5061 for reservations.

BENEFITS Connecting Point’s Miles For Kids:

5K Walk/Run at 10 a.m., August 27 at Ottawa Park. This family-fun event supports Project SafePlace. Call Cindi, (419) 243-6326 to register. Rock the Cause: 5:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., August 13 at the Erie Street Market’s Civic Center Promenade. The event will feature live entertainment including local acts Velvet Jones and the Josh Boyd Band. All proceeds from this year’s event will beneﬁt Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Toledo, S.C.O.R.E. Toledo, Ahava Ministries, Leadership Toledo, and the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. The event is put on by The Aspiring Minds of Toledo is a local not for proﬁt organization made up of young professionals dedicated to the socio-economic betterment of the community.

FAMILY Evening Cruise: 7 p.m., July 20

at Providence MetroPark, Kimble’s Landing. Bring the family to the Canal Experience for an ice cream social aboard “The Volunteer” canal boat. $8 (Metropark Members $5); reservations (419) 407-9700.

Hands-on Milling: 10 a.m., July 22 at Providence Metro Park, Kimble’s Landing. Children ages ﬁve through 12 will start with an ear of corn and hand-grind their own bag of cornmeal to use in a historic cookie recipe. $3; reservations (419) 407-9700. Christmas in July: 10 a.m., July 23 at Pearson MetroPark, Packer-Hammersmith. Get into the Christmas spirit early. Children ages ﬁve through 12 will make a Victorian Christmas ornament for the tree or house. $3; reservations (419) 407-9700.

FOR SALE St. Adalbert’s Annual Rummage Sale: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

August 3 and 4, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., August 5. Friday is Bag Day--buy 3 and get 2 free. St. Adalbert is located at 3233 Lagrange St.; (419) 726-6297.

NATURE Full Moon Walk: 9:30 p.m., July

21 at Swan Creek Preserve, Yager Center. Take a night hike to learn moon lore while exploring the wonders of nature at night under the full moon. Nature Book Discussion: 7 to 8:15 p.m., July 21 at Swan Creek Preserve, Yager Center. This month’s selection is “The Forest Lover” by Susan Vreeland. Cosponsored with Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. Nature Shoot: 6 p.m., July 21 at Secor MetroPark, Nature

Photo Center. Work from a blind to photograph hummingbirds as they visit feeding stations. A 200mm lens or greater is recommended. Limit 10. $10 per person Metroparks members $4); reservations (419) 407-9700. Online reservations: www. NaturePhotoCenter.com.

HEALTH APDS Health Supplies:

of Perrysburg will be offering a free Diabetic Health Fair for the public at its store on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., July 20. The event will include free blood sugar and blood pressure readings, demonstrations of Hypoguard glucometers and products, free Glucerna samples and information about diabetic footwear lines and products; contact Barbara Herman, (419) 872-4775.

SPORTING EVENTS Detroit Pistons and Shock Training Camp Tour: July 25 through

28. Area basketball players are invited to learn the fundamentals of the sport during the 2005 Detroit Pistons and Shock Training Camp Tour at Owens Community College. For more information, call (567) 661-7974 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7974. Mud Hens vs. Scranton: 7 p.m., July 20. The ﬁrst 2,500 fans will receive a water bottle courtesy of Lowe’s. Disability awareness night and DARE night.

Mud Hens vs. Scranton:

7 p.m., July 21. The Mud Hens welcome the Blues Brothers! Redken for Men free haircuts on the main concourse, courtesy of Attitudes Salon.

CAMPS “Camp Days,” Diabetes in the Classroom: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,

July 16 at Sylvania Senior Center, 7140 W. Sylvania Ave. Sponsored by Diabetes Youth Services and the Junior League of Toledo, this one-day camp is designed for children ages six and up with insulin-dependent diabetes. $25 for one child and two adults, $5 each additional adult; (419) 480-1796.

FESTIVALS Summer Tent Festival: starting

at 6 p.m. July 22 and July 23, Kingdom United Methodist Church, 4747 Hill Ave. Fish fry, continuous live Christian music, food, worship, family activities. Free; (419) 897-9770 or www. toledodistrict.org. Middle Who Eastern -doesn’t American love ice Summerfest: cream? JulyErie 14 Street through 17,will St.host The Market Orthodox aGeorge JumpingAntiochian July Ice Cream Social Church, 3754 Rd. from 10 a.m. to 3Woodley p.m. July 23 Amusement rides, camel and 24 at the Erie Street Market. and pony There will berides, rides,petting games, zoo, games,entertainment food, rafﬂe and prizes clowns, ice and beer cream. Jeanwagon. Holden $3 will admisprovide sion, children under age the entertainment July 23 and10 free. Hours: 5 to p.m., Ragtime Rick and the10 Dixieland July 14; 5 p.m. July to midnight, Band will perform 24.

A Musical Final Fantasy Finally, there’s an orchestra concert teenagers will drag their parents to. The Detroit Symphony will perform music composed by Nobuo Uematsu from the hugely-popular video game series “Final Fantasy,” now up to edition XI and 60 million units sold, on July 23 and 24 at 8:00 p.m. Giant screens will display scenes from the games during the performance. (Audience members will not, however, be able to play along). Tickets are $35-$50, with a limited number of box seats (which include a poster autographed by the composer) for $100, and can be purchased at (313) 576-5111 or www.detroitsymphony.com. The performance will be at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit.

“In heaven there is

no beer.”

“That’s why we drink it here...” or in Ypsilanti, as the case may be. The 8th Annual Michigan Summer Beer Festival will take place July 23 at Riverside Park in Historic Depot Town from 1-6 p.m. Over 150 beers from over 30 Michigan breweries will be available along with food and live entertainment. Admission is $25 in advance or $30 at the door and includes 12 drink tokens. For more info or tickets, see www.michiganbrewersguild. org or call toll-free 866-468-3401. Ashley’s Restaurant in Ann Arbor will host its own smaller-scale Beer Festival (sanctioned by the Beer Judge Certiﬁcate Program, yet!) on August 6 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the restaurant on North University between State Street and Thayer. It will feature over 100 draughts as well as 150 bottled beers. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For more info, call (734) 9969191 or see www.ashleys.com. And for those who always want to know when the next beer festival is, there’s www.beeradvocate.com, with a detailed calendar of worldwide beer-related events.

Founded in 1878 with 12 musicians, The Ohio State University Marching Band (fondly known as “The Best Damn Band in the Land,” or TBDBITL) now ﬁelds 225 players and performs at events like the Kentucky Derby and the Indianapolis 500, as well as at OSU sporting events. The OSU Alumni Band will perform in the Hoover Auditorium at Lakeside at 8:15 p.m. on July 23. Lakeside is a Christian Chautauqua center located on the Marblehead Peninsula, halfway between Toledo and Cleveland. One-day passes are $8.75-12.75 and are available from www.lakesideohio.com. For more information, call (419) 798-4461.

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July 20, 2005

LOCAL SCENE

Third Rock Your Tarotgram

Almanac By Elizabeth Hazel

Robert Shiels Robert Shiels’ Weather Tip: The Heat Index measures temperature combined with humidity.

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Ohio’s improv players in concert While fans never know what songs to expect at an ekoostik hookah show, they do know the band will jam. “Every show is deﬁnitely different,” said Dave Katz, who plays keyboards and sings in the Ohio-based group. “We don’t have set lists, and we don’t have really good memories, so it would be more or less impossible to recreate a show.” That’s what keeps fans hitting the road to hear the mesmerizing music. “I would describe our music as a little bit of everything,” Katz said. “We infuse a lot of different styles — blues, rock, psychelia, bluegrass, funk, jazz.” ekoostik hookah will bring its eclectic improvisational sound to Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd., Sylvania, at 8 p.m. July 22. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the gate. Touring has helped hookah build an allegiance of fans. “I’ve always been a home-body, but touring is part of what you have to do,” Katz said last week from his Fredericktown, Ohio,

residence. “If I had my way, I’d be playing every day to 10,000 people in my backyard.” Just such a show in 1994 turned into hookaville, a two-day festival that’s been held at different venues Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. Lineups have included David Crosby, Arlo Guthrie, Ratdog, Willie Nelson and George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. hookah has handled the festival — and its own destiny — since its forming in 1991. “We never went out and pursued record companies or anything. We deﬁnitely like to have control,” Katz said. The independent band — Steve Sweney, lead guitar; Cliff Starbuck, bass; Eric Lanese, drums; Ed McGee, rhythm guitar and vocals; and Johnny Polansky, percussion — has sold more than 100,000 copies of its eight releases. — Vicki L. Kroll

Aries (March 21-April 19) Seek your emotional Holy Grail. Issues about children and friends surface during this period. Your ingenuity aids others on the 22nd. Focus on creativity over the weekend. You’re full of energy after the 25th — listening to hunches brings good luck on the 26th.

Libra (September 23-October 22) Stuck in the middle again. Accept limits to your roles under the Full Moon — do only what is requested and no more. Extra jobs demand time over the weekend. You’ll be better acclimated to your changing environment after the 26th.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Expect subtle romantic offers. While the 21st leaves you feeling drained, perk up for socializing on the 22nd. Clean out clutter over the weekend. The 25-26th bring career boosts and inspiration from remote sources. Social opportunities bloom on the 27th.

Scorpio (October 23-November 21) Guard your treasures well. This Full Moon accentuates realities at home and work. Well-made plans go up in smoke; keep weekend plans simple. A long-term goal nears completion on the 25th. Relationships are the central focus on the 27-28th.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) Don’t worry about what you can’t change. Temporary conditions are a fresh well of information on the 22nd. Attitudes change over the weekend, and mutual sympathy draws unexpected outcomes on the 25th. The 26-27th bring productive conversations.

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Off-hand remarks have big impact. Throttle back with this Full Moon — rest and recover. Take stock of your ﬁnances over the weekend — tighten belt as necessary. The 26th brings favorable news of an awaited change; new friends arrive on the 27th.

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Cancer (June 22-July 22) Deadlines loom. Overload may cause forgetfulness on the 21-23rd. Take stock of personal possessions over the weekend; family gatherings center on the elderly. The 26th brings timely assistance, and your plans ﬂow smoothly after the 27th.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Count blessings, not problems. The Full Moon in your sign highlights goals being contemplated. Complete necessary projects over the weekend so you can concentrate on the next step. Be ﬂexible about scheduling after the 27th — delays may be advantageous.

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Leo (July 23-August 22) There’s always something new to learn. You’ll feel antsy and frustrated during this period. Slow down over the weekend, enjoy solitary activities. Things perk up on the 25-26th, as exciting secrets that are revealed put you on the inside track.

Aquarius (January 20-February 18) Good things are worth the wait. From now until the end of the year, your patience will be tested. Pushing your agenda on the 21st-23rd isn’t likely to get results — stand back and put Plan B into motion. The 26th brings opportunities for spontaneous frolic and fun.

Virgo (August 23-September 22) Trust your hunches. Your instincts about others are keen sharp on the Full Moon. Take a step back over the weekend — plan quiet, restful activities. Good ideas about improvements surge after the 26th; your talent at problem-solving shines.

Pisces (February 19-March 20) Every choice has two sides. Make delays work to your beneﬁt after the 22nd, as time will show what will work best and help avoid errors. Implement quick ﬁxes on the 25th. A great sale price snags a prize on the 26th. You’ll feel more sociable after the 27th.

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Monday through Friday

11:45 a.m. - Noon ~ Confessions 12:05 p.m. ~ Mass

Dean Altstaetter, bass player Mark Lemont and drummer Andy Zuercher ----- will cover some rhythm and blues songs from the 1940s and 1950s, and play some original tunes. Tickets are $7, $6 for seniors and students, and $5 for Toledo Jazz Society or Toledo Botanical Garden members. — Vicki L. Kroll

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July 20, 2005

CALL 11 FOR ACTION

A monumental cleanup A monument that was supposed to honor the memory of a prominent Toledoan is being disgraced because it’s being neglected by the city. The monument is in central Toledo on City Park Avenue, near the Anthony Wayne Trail. The neglected stone and the bridge nearby were dedicated to the Reverend Johnny McCloud, a longtime local activist. “Johnny was a guy that cared about folks,” said neighbor William Liddell. “I never saw a monument in no town, in no city I’ve been, look like this one.” Some have wondered if the city cares about McCloud’s monument. Tall weeds surrounded the memorial, some growing right through the bricks listing his supporters. An overgrown tree blocks much of the sign naming the bridge in his honor. “It doesn’t represent [anything] that Johnny McCloud stood for, and it’s a disgrace,” Liddell said. Liddell said he is frustrated, after weeks of begging the city to give the monument some attention. “A lot of times you call, only thing you get is a tape machine. Tape machine don’t cut the grass,” he said. Channel 11 Call for Action spoke to city ofﬁcials, and after our call, a city crew was sent out. The weeds were chopped down

and the monument spruced up just hours later, complete with new mulch and new plantings. Mayor Jack Ford reportedly has ordered the monument be assigned to the Parks Department. Regular maintenance is planned. Dan Bumpus can be reached by e-mail at dbumpus@wtol.com.

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