BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT SECRETARY David Quinn John Fedderke VICE PRESIDENT LEGAL COUNSEL Manager'sMessage Joseph Zerbey Justice G. Johnson, Jr TREASURER DIRECTORS Ron Pearson, General Manager, CCM Aaron Swiggum Jackie Barnes ASSISTANT Maureen Brown 419-254-2988 • [email protected] TREASURER Richard Hylant Kirk Mizerek Brett Seymour Monthly House Rule Reminder: Gregory H. Wagoner Complaints and suggestions concerning the management of the Club, or any mistakes or defects must be made to the General TOLEDO CLUB STAFF Manager via email, phone or preferred in writing over signature of the member. ADMINISTRATION Ron Pearson, CCM, General Manager 419-254-2988 Wow, what hot summer temperatures for continued improvement. This is an Miguel Cueto, Asst. General Manager we’ve been experiencing. I am working important step toward mitigating the 419-254-2977 closely with the maintenance department Nathalie Helm, Executive Assistant future risk of escalating utility costs. Did to keep all rooms at a comfortable level. you know that an HD TV plugged in, but 419-254-2980 Some of the old rooftop A/C units are FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE turned off, draws $165 worth of energy struggling to cool rooms filled with 100 in a year? Our next project to save energy Jenni Maher, Catering Manager guests, each with 98º body temperatures. Chelsie Schmidt, Catering Manager and money will include squash court 419-254-2981 Ongoing utility analysis at The Toledo lighting and programmable thermostats . Club continues; in 2010, utility usage was Michael Rosendaul, Executive Chef 419-243-2200 ext. 2149 down 7% from the previous year, but our Thank you to the many members and tracking of 2011 is demonstrating an guests who supported the fireworks event Charlotte Hall, Dining Room Manager increase. However, this year’s locked-in 419-243-2200 ext. 2134 on the Schoonmaker and the Party in the low utility prices will not increase Parking Lot. Attendance doubled from a MEMBERSHIP expenditures significantly. Jeremy Loesel, Membership Director year ago for both events and we are able to 419-254-2997 It is important to maintain momentum support local charities in the community, ACCOUNTING from energy conservation measures that a win-win situation for the Club and Ruth Fiser, Accounting Manager have been completed thus far, and strive beneficiaries. 419-254-2970 Laura Van Camp, Accounting Analyst 419-254-2996 ATHLETIC Message John Seidel, Director/Squash Pro President's 419-254-2962 We’d like to thank all members and the Board would like to Charissa Marconi, Fitness and Wellness 419-254-2990 who gave to the Employee announce two major initiatives; Summer Fund. Our employees one, a voluntary fundraiser and SECURITY David Rainey, Operations Manager are very dedicated and appreciate two, a membership goal. Both are 419-254-2967 your generosity. designed to strengthen the Club and Our fiscal year ended June 30 are intended to be multiyear projects T H E T O L E D O C L U B T O P I C S and we would have to call 2011 a culminating in our clubhouse’s A publication of the Marketing Committee solid year for the Club in these Centennial Celebration in 2015. of The Toledo Club, published eleven economic conditions. We were able, with Let’s put our Club in the strongest position times per year your patronage and the many members in years and insure our membership for 235 14th Street • Toledo, Ohio 43604 who help on our committees and functions, generations to come. We are very excited 419-243-2200 • 419 - 254-2969 Fax to post a small operating profit. With about reaching our goals and what a www.toledoclub.org improved accounts receivable and cash vibrant Toledo Club does for Toledo and Editor in Chief: Shirley Levy management, we also were able to pay Northwest Ohio. The specifics will come down a little on our credit line. After to you in a letter, and informational Designed by: Tony Barone Design meetings will follow. Maumee, Ohio • 419-866-4826 allowing for depreciation, however, we Contributing Photographers: Grand Lubell will post a loss for the year. My two years as your President will come Sylvania, Ohio • 419-882-1984 July starts the new fiscal year and weare to a close in October. I do plan to be an active board member and have agreed Printing/Mailing by: off to a great start. We had an excellent fireworks event on the S.S. Schoonmaker to help chair the Clubhouse Centennial Kennedy Printing Co. • Findlay, Ohio effort. Thanks again to all the members www.kennedyprintingcompany.com and Party in the Party Lot was a smashing success. August is our summer shutdown for your support over the last few years. ON THE COVER: The Ancient And Honorable and September will bring back our fall David Quinn Order of the Oak Room Clusterfers, as interpreted schedule. So, the Club is doing “OK” President by The Blade’s Kirk Walters.
The Toledo ClubMembers of the Board of Directors
President Vice-President Treasurer/Finance Chair Secretary Legal Counsel David Quinn Joe Zerbey Aaron D. Swiggum John Fedderke Justice G. Johnson, Jr. Wells Fargo Advisors The Toledo Blade William Vaughan Co. John Fedderke Co. Marshall, Melhorn, LLC 7335 Crossleigh Ct., Ste. 100 541 N. Superior Street 145 Chesterfield Lane 2551 Riverview Drive Four Seagate Toledo, OH 43617 Toledo, OH 43660 Maumee, OH 43537 Maumee, OH 43537 Toledo, OH 43604 419-537-1741 Business Tel 419-724-6217 Business Tel 419-891-1040 Business Tel 419-297-6559 Business Tel 419-249-7100 Business Tel 419-531-9039 Fax 419-724-6166 Fax 419-891-1065 Fax 419-893-6200 Fax 419-262-0312 Cell 419-367-3601 Cell 419-654-9990 Cell 419-206-9518 Cell 419-297-6559 Cell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Director Director Director Director Director Jacqueline Barnes Maureen G. Brown Richard Hylant Brett Seymour Gregory H. Wagoner Renhill Staffing Services Fifth Third Bank Hylant Group Seymour & Associates Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP 28315 Kensington Lane #B One Seagate, 550 N. Summit 811 Madison Ave., 1760 Manley Road 1000 Jackson Street Perrysburg, OH 43551 Toledo, OH 43604 P.O. Box 1687 Maumee, OH 43537 Toledo, OH 43604-5573 419-254-2820 Business Tel 419-259-0204 Business Tel Toledo, OH 43607 419-887-6272 Business Tel 419-241-9000 Business Tel 419-254-2915 Fax 419-259-7823 Fax 419-259-2723 Business Tel 419-467-3302 Cell 419-241-6894 Fax 419- 261-0781 Cell 419-250-8773 Cell 419-255-7557 Fax [email protected] 419-321-1206 Direct [email protected] [email protected] 419-356-7018 Cell [email protected] [email protected]
Committee chairs
Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman House Committee Social & Food & Beverage Membership Marketing Athletic Squash David Seibenick Entertainment Ben Brown Zak Vassar David Cameron Marty Connors Mike Goetz Kirk Mizerek
SEPTEMBER 2011 3 C o m m i t t e e s
Finance Marketing Chairman Chairman Aaron Swiggum David Cameron Joseph Colturi Tony Barone James Knapp John Fedderke Michael T. Marciniak Amber Gresh Jodi Miehls Fred Harrington Kirk Mizerek Thomas Klein Mark Ralston Shirley Levy Dirk VanHeyst Bob Lubell William Vaughan Ashley Mirakian Cindy Niggemyer Social/Entertainment Membership Joe Zerbey Chairman Chairman Kirk Mizerek Zak Vassar Athletic Art & Maria Bronson Jackie Barnes Chairman Jim Burnor Antonio Russo Marty Connors Craig Herschel Brett Seymour Jim Burnor Jr. Joy Hyman Kari Strausbaugh Alex Due Justice Johnson Mike Goetz James Knapp Bill Kitson Michael Mori meeting schedule Karen Lucas David Quinn Gary McBride Lisa Rozanski September Greg Wagoner Food/Beverage September 6 Squash Chairman Social/Entertainment Committee Chairman Ben Brown September 13 Mike Goetz Squash Committee Steve Bogart Maureen Brown Jim Burnor Joseph Colturi To be announced Finance Committee Susan Conda Alex Due Dan Effler September 20 Tyson Fankhauser Johanna Hull Membership Committee Jeffrey Levesque Amir Khan To be announced Brecken Libbe Karen Klein Board Meeting Frank Manning John MacKay September 15 Greg Wagoner Kathy Mikolajczak Athletic Committee Roger Peluso September 27 Ann Sanford Marketing Committee Betty Sherman September 22 Food/Beverage Committee
4 SEPTEMBER 2011 September THANK YOU ANNIVERSARIES In special appreciation 10 Year Anniversary Tony Damon Sep 26/01 10 years to the following people Allan B. Kirsner Sep 26/01 10 years who hosted or sponsored Gary R. Diesing Sep 30/01 10 years an event in the month of 25 Year+ Anniversary Darrell H. Fox Sep 1/53 58 years JULYu or a guST William M. Fairhurst Sep 1/56 55 years Stephen Stranahan Sep 1/59 52 years • Kevin Carmony – BNI Weekly Events Harold M. Lincoln Sep 1/65 46 years • Thomas Uhler – Central Catholic Breakfast James F. White Sep 1/67 44 years Charles S. McIntyre Sep 1/73 38 years • Harold Lincoln – Serra Club Marcia S. Eggleston Sep 1/74 37 years • Paul LaMarre – David J. Effler Sep 1/75 36 years Col. James M. Schoonmaker Rechristening James A. Palmer Sep 1/76 35 years • Joseph M. Colturi – Wedding Michael J. Hensien Sep 1/78 33 years • Dr. Llyod Jacobs – Luncheon William J. Davis Sep 1/79 32 years Nancie Entenmann Sep 1/79 32 years • William L. Vaughn – Company Meeting Robert Bell Sep 1/84 27 years • Michael M. Hylant – Meeting Hugh D. White, Jr. Sep 1/84 27 years • James A. Hoffman – Lunch Meeting William D. Feniger Sep 1/85 26 years Daniel P. Schmitt Sep 1/86 25 years • Edwards S. Kraemer – Board Meeting • Craig D. Roberts – GLCA Board Meeting • Robert La Clair – Board Meetings • Tony Damon – Meeting • Steven L. Mickus – Luncheon • Royal Order of Jesters – Breakfast • Joseph Napoli – Luncheon • Joseph H. Zerbey IV – Buffet UPCOMING EVENTS • Dr. Thomas S. and Pamela Valo – Wedding AT THE CLUB • Charles J. Mira – Breakfast • F. Michael Walsh – Meeting Sept 6 First Tuesday Sept 8 BBQ Ribs/Reopening Party • Dale J. Seymour – Breakfast Meeting Sept 16 Members’ Jam/Wine Tasting • Bruce S. Schoenberger – Sept 23 Jazz/Wine and Dine Italian Cuisine K Ltd. Trucking Company Annual Meeting • Theodore T. Hahn – Taft Hartley Board Meeting • Barbara B. Miller – Birthday Celebration MARK YOUR CALENDARS • Helmut T. Schirm – Wedding Rehearsal Dinner FUTURE CLUB EVENTS • Thomas J. Holt – Wedding • Harry Shaw, IV – Luncheon Oct 6 Oktoberfest Oct 21 President’s Dinner (tentative date) • Gary P. Thieman – Meeting Oct 21 Halloween Party • Frank D. Jacobs – Meeting Oct 28 Seafood buffet • Paul L. Toth – Breakfast Meeting Nov 5 Armed Services Dinner • James T. Knapp – Meeting Nov 10 Scotch Night Nov 12 Athletic Fundraiser • Dirk Van Heyst – Breakfast Meeting Dec 8 Wine and Glitter • Joy A. Hyman-Goldberg – Wedding Dec 9 Christmas Tea Dance/Santa • Timothy J. Lenahan – Open House Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Party • Adam Glaser – Anniversary Dinner Reservations at 419-243-2200 or toledoclub.org NOTE: List may not include all events due to print deadline Need help with the website? Call Nathalie Helm at 419-254-2980
SEPTEMBER 2011 5 Social Scene by Barbara Baker AT FRONT DESK The firstFIRST TUESDAY at The Toledo Club September 11, 2007 LOGO GLASSES First Tuesday! How to correct poor communication $10 among committees at the TC? That was the situation seen by David Quinn, then board and entertainment ROE PRINT committee member. The standing house committees $ FRAMED were complaining loudly that they couldn’t, 750 shouldn’t or wouldn’t talk to other committees’ $500 UNFRAMED members because they didn’t know who they were. The Mighty Quinn assessed the situation and brilliantly conceived First Tuesday. Committees were strongly advised to attend the first event to avoid consequences. And come they did. In less time than it took to order a cocktail, the assemblage realized that there was a common concern among the members: The Toledo Club and what needed to be done to insure its survival HOCKEY BOOK for the future. $1599 Over an excellent dinner, conversation vanquished uncertainty and familiarity replaced mistrust. I don’t know if Dave Quinn intended this to be a monthly event, but it was decided to repeat it the following month. What started as a meet, greet and skull session had morphed. O’ROURKE BOOK Using David’s template, all the ingredients were $25 in place. Good food, good drink and convivial members of all ages who needed a good kick to get better acquainted. New members were introduced MEMBER PRICE to seasoned members. The seasoned members $ 99 turned out to be intelligent, articulate, friendly 19 and fun. The new members were bright, literate, hesitant and just as determined to work hard to ensure the TC’s success. Barriers vanished and the Club moved forward. FIRST TUESDAY is an evening of Chef Mike’s outstanding cuisine; an opportunity to meet other members and to demonstrate that The Toledo Club is a place where new members are welcomed and new ideas are embraced– all thanks to the foresight of The Mighty Quinn. Do come! Good food, good members! What’s not to like?
6 SEPTEMBER 2011 UPCOMING EVENTS AROUND THE CITY September Toledo Zoo Stranahan Butterfly and Bug Festival Geritol Follies, celebrating 37 years! Visit Nature’s Neighborhood from 10 AM to 4 PM for a The incomparable Geritol Follies Variety Show is a rip- day of fun, all dedicated to the little creatures that creep roaring musical and comedy extravaganza that features the and crawl and float and flutter! At 3 PM, you’ll see a spider music, dance and comedy of our times. Audiences come to feeding, and throughout the day you’ll find crafts and their shows time and time again to be refreshed and uplifted activities inspired by our buggy buddies. Plus, there will by this inspiring troupe of entertainers. Be completely be a special guest appearance from the Bugman, Mark captivated by this high-spirited show performed by an Berman, who has live insects and lots of fun in store. ageless cast who believe that life is renewed at 60! September 4 September 21 and 22 at 2 PM Zoo Brew Fest Brian Regan At Zoo Brew Fest you will get to sample several microbrews Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the while enjoying appetizers and entertainment. Bring your premier comedians in the country with the perfect balance friends for a great evening! of sophisticated writing and physicality. September 23 September 23 at 8 PM Feast with the Beasts Walk/Run A five-course gourmet 17th Annual Komen Northwest Ohio Race for the Cure dinner. with the perfect (5k run/walk) – Fifth Third Field www.komennwohio.org wine, a sumptuous dessert September 25 and a unique animal Other encounter. The net proceeds EPIC Rocks Fashion from Feast with the Beasts The most anticipated multimedia fashion event of the directly support the year. Live band, DJ, professional models, stellar lighting, continued development staging and high end fashion collide to create the of Zoo programs and Ultimate Runway. Grand Aire Hangar at the Toledo exhibits. Please check Express Airport www.epictoledo.com back for updates on the September 24 location and special behind- the-scenes opportunities. Greek/American Festival September 26 www.toledogreekfest.com September 9-11 OPA!
UPCOMING TOLEDO SYMPHONY CONCERTS Bus transportation to Peristyle complimentary with dinner at The Toledo Club ($4 for bus only)
CLASSICS I – All Tchaikovsky PROGRAM: Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24 at 8 PM – Peristyle Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet The season opens with an all-Tchaikovsky celebration! Relive timeless love Overture-Fantasy stories with the Sleeping Beauty Suite and Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy. Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Suite Brazillian pianist Arnaldo Cohen completes the evening with Tchaikovsky’s Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 memorable Piano Concerto No. 1. Cohen’s playing is “A model of balance and imagination,” says the New York Times.
CHAMBER I – The Blade Chamber Series PROGRAM: Sunday, September 11 at 7 PM – The Toledo Club Mendelssohn Quartet Opus 80 Enjoy the intimate setting of the Toledo Club as you listen to music performed Schoenberg Chamber Symphony by some of Toledo’s great musicians. Tickets at www.toledosymphony.com Opus 9, arr. Webern Schubert Trio in E-flat, D929
SEPTEMBER 2011 7 HuseC o ommittee REPORT David B. Seibenick The goals and objectives developed for our new House Committee are: 1 To seek input from fellow Toledo Club members regarding their thoughts for interior/exterior improvements and enhancements to the facility. 2 Develop cost estimates and prioritize needed improvements and enhancements. 3 Present to the board, short and long term needs. 4 Propose and monitor individual capital projects. 5 Oversee the development and completion of board-authorized projects and bidding procedures. We welcome and look forward to your input and suggestions; please e-mail [email protected] Thank you for your interest in our Toledo Club. David Member Comments
Well, once again the Toledo Club has “ raised the bar for creating a memorable experience for its members. The evening on the Schoonmaker (Boyer) was filled with excellent music, wonderful service, enjoyable food, and outstanding fireworks. All of it truly created a great evening. All staff is to be commended. Jim Toncre ” I brought my parents here for their “ 30th anniversary and James. Wonderful evening. I am so happy. Amber Gresh ” What a great team we have as servers in the “ Main Dining Room. It’s always special. Judd Johnson ” Wade did a great job as lead chef tonight. “ Susan Conda ” Another excellent evening in Toledo’s “ premier dining venue! Donald Mewhort, Jr. ”
8 SEPTEMBER 2011 ????????? DID YOU KNOW By Cindy Niggemyer Did you know that during the 2010 New Year’s Eve party, 500 revelers partied down with Chef Michael’s gourmet dinner and danced into the night with two bands? It was The Toledo Party of the Year. There already are 80 reservations for our 2011 party. Private rooms left available are Grill, Chelsea, Georgian, Shamrock, Ivy and Board. We’re swinging into fall and that means The Toledo Club Catering (419-254-2981) is taking New Year’s Eve reservations, or they can be made online.
SEPTEMBER 2011 9 AN ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ORDER (Not quite!) By Joe Zerbey here is a round table in the corner of were mostly friends who gathered at the the Oak Room that evokes a special Oak Room bar, smoked cigars, drank good meaning. It has nothing to do with scotch and vodka and let off steam. antique furniture, although some of Most nights during the shut-down between Tthe people are antiques, or the sentimental 5 and 5:30, we would consult our schedule attachment brought about by a famous and meet at a different country club. or infamous person who might I asked George why he just didn’t have pulled up a chair. The email everyone. The look table is, in fact, just a home on his face was hilarious. for a gathering of Toledo “I don’t have a computer, Club members who call I don’t want a computer, themselves the Clusterfers, I don’t need a computer. members of The Ancient This works,” he said. I and Honorable Order of convinced him to let me the Oak Room Cluster. Any send out notices via the similarities to the noble mysterious internet and that knights of King Arthur stop simple act gave birth to the at the shape of the table. Clusterfers. Five or so years ago I noticed that Toledo I added some guys I knew and the list grew Club members would plan ahead for using a bit. We stayed together back in the Oak reciprocal privileges of other private clubs Room when the Toledo Club reopened. during our shut-down period in August. Chairs were pulled up to a small square This was managed by George Korhumel table in the middle of the room and many (Mayor of the Toledo Club). A list of places times another table was dragged alongside and dates was kept on a used envelope he and someone would yell, “Make a hole!” meticulously scribbled on and kept in his jacket pocket. It was an exclusive list, and Some of the gang asked me to continue the participants were carefully selected, but they email thread and that morphed into a missive
10 SEPTEMBER 2011 and the name – Ancient and Honorable The decision was made to limit the Order of the Oak Room Cluster. The Order to the original signers plus one members called themselves Clusterfers. latecomer. There are 15 Charter members A Cluster, according to Webster, is a of the Clusterfers and one who is not. small group or bunch of something. To protect the anonymity of members, Well, that sums it up. These bozos are I assigned names to each one: a real bunch of something; they almost Premium, Drummer, Scan, Lasagna, defy description. A cluster also is a Sycophant, Crane, Stalk, Dutch, Optimist, derivative from an old military saying Moneyman, Perch, Commodore, referencing something going very bad! Huckster, Dish, Hen and Rake. It just kind of fit and it wasn’t a stretch to name the group, even if the honorable The Ancients honored me by naming is questionable, while the ancient me their Scribe. The names stuck and moniker fits all too well! either fit a resemblance or vocation. The one called Sycophant tried to get Something tangible was needed to bond his name changed but was shouted the group so I designed an insignia and down by acclamation! On the cover is had it sewn on red and blue ball caps. a caricature of the group seated around It shows an ancient key with The Toledo the round table. Have some fun trying Club crest on the handle signifying to match a face with a Clusterfer name. success and learning crossed by a fouled (See page 25 for identities.) anchor symbolizing the entwined Clusterfer’s loyalty to The Toledo Club. The square table morphed into a larger round table as one of the Order donated a glass top. Regular attendance keeps it a tight fit. There are no dues, rules, or attendance requirements. There are no officers, terms or bylaws. Interlopers at the table are frequent and enjoyed. A very thick skin is helpful; wussies need not apply! Acquaintances of the Clusterfers often sit and laugh, others run whining out the door. The Oak Room became the group’s Sanctum Santorum and was referred to as such in the many missives I would write. They are surrounded by a circle of 15 These diatribes usually began with an stars representing the original members. unorthodox rant about the unsuitability and low level of intelligence associated The inaugural gathering of Clusterfers with such a gathering of tottering old occurred aboard the former S.S. Willis B. men consumed by self pity in the mist Boyer museum ship. We had a great of spilled grog! The group is known for steak dinner in the captain’s dining room direct talk and criticism but when a lady and demonstrated our ability to reward walks to the table all rise and turn into fellowship with demeaning and spirited smiling congenial gentlemen, becoming conversation about anything and the masters of disguise that they so everything, aided by mugs full of grog. adeptly portray! continued on page 25
SEPTEMBER 2011 11 Club Etiquette Reminder: WHO LOVES Making reservations is important to proper scheduling YOU BABY of the club’s staff. Two important benefits to you: great service and reduced wage expense to keep BBQ RIBS club dues from going up. REOPENING PARTY SEPTEMBER 8 • BUFFET 5:30 PM Didn’t see your photo • in the last issue of ENTERTAINMENT “The Toledo Club Topics?” STARTS AT 6:30 PM To see many more photos • or to order photo prints... CASUAL DRESS visit the NEW • www.TheClubphotos.org $20 PER PERSON • CARRY OUT AVAILABLE GA USRE T BOOKS DISC S ION GROUP The Great Books Discussion Group is an opportunity to discuss stimulating books with old friends and new. We meet at noon on the third Thursday of each month. All meetings are at The Toledo Club except during the August shutdown when we meet at Belmont Country Club. Chef Mike will prepare We read an eclectic combination of the classics and modern works. Books are chosen by consensus of the members. Each month we his own recipe have a member volunteer to be the discussion leader. We publish (the secret’s in the sauce) the selections several months in advance to allow time to do the that will knock your socks off! reading. New members are always welcome. You can simply drop in one A variety of ribs will be of our meetings (the room is always posted in the elevator) or prepared with all of the contact me for more information. traditional fixings, and as September Book: usual, beverages galore. Title not yet selected
See you there! Discussion Leader: To be announced
Bill Vaughan 419 877 5245 [email protected] “All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened.” – Ernest Hemingway
12 SEPTEMBER 2011 Fatured e Employee Sponsor Thank You, for supporting this year’s Party in the Parking Lot
SPONSORS Oregon Clinic Block Communications, Inc. Signature Associates Palmer Energy Rome Marinelli Motor Cars PNC Bank First Energy EPIC Terry Norris Kitchen Utility Worker Fifth Third Bank The Andersons by Ron Pearson Yark Automotive The Blade Hylant Group Terry has served the Toledo Club Roemer Insurance admirably since January, 1989. His Wells Fargo Advisors,LLC Jim Walter responsibilities are far beyond what most people HCR ManorCare think. Terry manages the sanitation of all kitchen OTHER SUPPORTING BUSINESSES & ASSOCATIONS equipment, as well as setting up the Turkey Buffet Heidelberg Junior League Night and many other events. Terry also assists Allied Waste Micelli Oldfield with Toledo Club catering offsite and fills in American Rent-All Preferred Brands with plumbing and electrical projects when the SSOE maintenance department is short-handed. He is Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce a jack-of-all-trades, so to speak. Terry is a big NFL Northern Hasserot Grand Lubell/photoboothlive fan and I enjoy conversations with him about Boys & Girls’ Clubs of Toledo many topics, not just sports. Thank you Terry, for Committee Members your dedication to The Toledo Club and your Kirk Mizerek exuberant personality! Craig Herschel aka Manfred Von Wolfhaussen David Quinn Toledo Club Staff Forgot a Birthday card or thank you? Sign It, Stamp It, Send It right from the Front Desk! Cards available for purchase for your convenience.
SEPTEMBER 2011 13 14 SEPTEMBER 2011 Reminder Many events have online reservations! Did you know when you book online your reservation is automatically recorded and a confirming email goes out to you immediately? No more leaving messages and waiting for a call-back confirming your reservation. We know you are busy – be assured that booking online is the most foolproof and fastest way to reserve a spot at a club event. Check out our website at www.toledoclub.org
Experience the best of Fall fashion, designed by a woman to fit women Nina’s seasonless fabrics and sleek, timeless styles will take you where you want to go! Trunk Show in the Grill Room T, W, T, September 6, 7, 8 • 9 AM-7 PM Fri, September 9 • 9 AM-3 PM Appointments preferred Ginger Knudson • 419 410 2112
The Toledo Club Topics magazine is published for members and friends of the Club. We welcome your story ideas, comments and suggestions. If you have a photo, story or memory to share in The Toledo Club Topics magazine, please email it to Shirley or Nathalie Helm, or mail it c/o The Toledo Club, 235 14th St., Toledo, OH 43604 Shirley Levy, editor in chief, 419 536 9782 e-mail [email protected]
Healthful Massage
Call Patrick Laube at 419-376-7633 or Greta Mitchell at 419-381-8195 to schedule your massage appointment today.
SEPTEMBER 2011 15 Resolve in 2011... To Improve Your Speaking and Presentation Skills. Join us as a guest at a meeting of The Toledo Club Toastmasters to discover how Toastmasters can help boost your professional and personal success by polishing your communication skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Convenient location at The Toledo Club Garden Room Meetings held on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 7 - 8:15 AM
For more information, contact Diane Kornowa at 419-537-1657 or [email protected]
16 SEPTEMBER 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011 17 September 2011 Dining & Events
Summer Hours 1 2 3 (April-September) Dining Reservations Club Club Club 419-243-2200, ext. 2134 Closed Closed Closed • Dining Service Main Dining Room: Third Floor 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Breakfast: BBQ MDR Monday-Friday: Labor Day Baby Ribs Closed – Club Wine 7-10 AM Club First Grill Open Closed Tuesday Wine and Dine Lunch: Closed Wine Monday-Friday: and Dine and Dine 11:30 AM-2 PM Dinner: Monday-Thursday* 11 12 13 14 15 MDR 16 Wine 17 MDR 5:30-8:30 PM Tasting & Turkey Closed-AM Closed – Friday and Saturday* Grill Open Members’ 5:30-8:30 PM Buffet Jam Grill Open Wine *in Grill or Night Wine Wine West Point Room and Dine and Dine if MDR is closed and Dine •
Beverage Service Great MDR 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Books Jazz in the Closed – Oak Room Pub: Turkey First Floor Club Red Room Grill Open Buffet Monday-Friday: Wine Wine Wine 4-9 PM Night and Dine • and Dine and Dine Dress Code (Italian) (Italian) (Italian) Proper business 25 26 27 28 29 30 casual attire is required during Turkey Wine Wine dining and Buffet beverage hours and Dine and Dine • Night Main Dining Room Monday and Friday Men: Jackets/no tie required September Birthday Club Business Casual: Members with September birthdays may enjoy a complimentary dinner* Collared shirt, provided with the birthday gift certificate they received. pressed pants. Gift certificates may be used at the Club any regular dining evening hours No shorts, t-shirts, during September. athletic apparel, ball caps, denim, etc. * Entrees $35 and over and Wine and Dine are not included. Cannot be combined with other coupons
Contact Banquet and Catering Office for all your catering needs, including weddings –419-254-2981
18 SEPTEMBER 2011 September 2011 Athletic & Events
1 2 3 Summer Hours 5:30 AM (April-September)
Bee Active Runners Fitness & Wellness Ctr. Begins Aqua 419-254-2990 Aerobics Squash Courts 8:30-9:30 AM 419-254-2965 Monday-Thursday 5:45 AM-8 PM 4 5 6 7 5:30 AM 8 9 10 Friday Runners 5:45 AM-7 PM High-Milers 8:30-9 AM 8:30-9 AM 5:30 AM Ends River Walk Aqua River Walk Runners Saturday Aerobics Yoga 8 AM-4:30 PM Body Labor Day Body 8:30-9:30 AM Aqua 9-10 AM Sunday Sculpt Aerobics Club Sculpt Boot Camp 10 AM-3 PM 9-10 AM 8:30-9:30 AM Closed 9-10 AM 5:30-6:30 PM • Barber Shop: 1st Floor Bert Mills
11 12 Blood 13 14 5:30 AM 15 16 17 Jim Schimming Pressure 8:30-9 AM Runners 8:30-9 AM 419-254-2979 Screenings 5:30 AM River Walk Aqua River Walk Runners Monday-Friday (Main Lobby) Yoga 6 AM-5 PM 7-8 AM Aerobics Body 8:30-9:30 AM Body Aqua 9-10 AM • and 5-6 PM Sculpt Sculpt Aerobics Boot Camp Tailor Shop: 5th Floor Aqua Aerobics 9-10 AM 9-10 AM 8:30-9:30 AM Lawson Murrell 8:30-9:30 AM 5:30-6:30 PM 419-243-2200, ext. 2152 Monday-Friday 5:30 AM 7:30 AM-1 PM 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 or by appointment 8:30-9 AM Runners 8:30-9 AM 5:30 AM Aqua Aqua River Walk • River Walk Runners Business Center: 2nd Floor Aerobics Aerobics Yoga Body 8:30-9:30 AM Body Aqua 9-10 AM Access after hours 8:30-9:30 AM Sculpt Sculpt Aerobics via Security Boot Camp 9-10 AM 9-10 AM 8:30-9:30 AM 419-243-2200 5:30-6:30 PM Monday-Friday 7 AM-8 PM
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SEPTEMBER 2011 19 Art Collection “A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!” Shakespeare penned that line for Richard III in 1594, but some 300 years later it could have served as a rallying cry for the artist who painted The Toledo Club’s A Coach and Four on a Country Road. James Lynwood Palmer wasn’t born to the purple and he had no training in the arts. He was a self-taught artist who rose from humble beginnings, yet he became one of the most critically acclaimed and sought-after painters of horses in the 20th century. His patrons ranged from King Edward VII - for whom he painted race horses, hunters and carriage horses – to the Countess of Warwick and Lords Derby, Portland, Willoughby de Broke, Lonsdale, Londonderry, and Woolavington. Across the Atlantic, his list of wealthy American clients included the Vanderbilts and Marshall Field. As antiques auctioneer Craig Berwick once noted, “Not bad... for a Lincolnshire lad who, had his parents had their way, would today have been just another long- forgotten lawyer or diplomat of the Victorian-Edwardian period.“ Palmer, the third son of a parson, was born in Market Rasen in the Lincolnshire Wolds of Suffolk, England. He was educated at King’s College, London, and wanted to study art. Instead, he was pressured by his family into a program for diplomatic service. Growing up, it’s likely that Palmer ventured out to the stables and paddocks of Market Rasen’s National Hunt racecourse; he had always loved horses. When he was 17, he ran away to Canada and spent the next decade in a variety of jobs, all involving horses. He worked on ranches, riding and breaking horses, drove a hansom cab, and was a horse handler in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. His spare time was spent drawing and painting his charges, and it soon became clear that he had a natural talent for portraying them. He began sending his sketches to Montreal, where they never failed to find a market. When an American general saw some of his artwork during a trip to transport horses to the United States, he commissioned Palmer to paint his horse; the first of many influential owners and breeders who were to make him rich and famous. Palmer’s paintings later caught the eye of William C. Whitney, an American financier and investor in thoroughbred horseracing who became Secretary of the U.S. Navy in 1885. His career subsequently flourished. Confident that he had established his reputation as a painter of sporting art, Palmer went to the United States and settled in New York, where he became financially successful as an equestrian artist. Sporting art, a genre that encompasses images of rural leisure activities, began in the 18th century, when patrons commissioned paintings of their
20 SEPTEMBER 2011 Art Collection James Lynwood Palmer by Shirley Levy horses and hounds. Some of the paintings on from Market Rasen to become a However, his true passion was carriage show dogs and horses hunting; others Canon of Rochester Cathedral, so his driving and his personal method show horseracing events. Because those Lincolnshire links were gone. He settled of transport in the 1930s, was a activities were leisurely, they were almost in Heston, England. There he succeeded beautifully restored and maintained exclusively reserved for the upper classes. at once, securing commissions to paint coach-and-four that he frequently drove However, by the late 18th century, horse horses of many famous British patrons. from his house in Heston to London. racing had grown to include all social Among the best known are his portraits Introduced into Britain in the late 19th classes. While the rest of the sporting of Minoru, a two-time Classic Race century, the four-in-hand carriage is art genre went into a decline, horse winner painted for Edward VII and drawn by a team of four horses whose portraiture continued to thrive. Scuttle, for George V. He also painted for reins are rigged in such a way that it can Racehorses were held in the highest the Jockey Club a picture of Limelight, be driven by a single driver. The leading regard and owners often commissioned which they presented to King George. pair of horses are yoked together and portraits to show off their prized winners. Another favorite, and one of the most chained to the pair behind. The earliest surviving picture of an highly-prized treasures of the National A Coach and Four on a Country Road, English racehorse is thought to be an Horse Painting Museum in Newmarket, which hangs above the library table etching by Francis C. Barlow, dated England, is his oil painting of in the Centennial Room, is a vivid 1687. Barlow, who was considered the Gainsborough, the winner of the Triple testament to the artist’s familiarity with father of British sporting art, painted that mode of transportation. The hunting scenes and illustrations of birds horses – their anatomy, their rippling and fish. After his death, many other muscles and their gait – are likewise artists carried on the tradition, painting depicted realistically, but Palmer also panoramas of racing on various courses captures their personality. It’s hard at Newmarket Heath, as well as portraits to believe anyone else, even Thomas of notable horses. By the first half of Eakins, an American painter also the 19th century, other Classic Races, proclaimed for his sporting art images, including Epsom Derby and St. Leger, could have done it better. became frequent subjects for painters. The composition borrows from the The arrival of modern photography en plein air genre; the pale blue largely killed off the sporting print, but sky is filled with rose-tinted clouds, brought with it the opportunity to view their front edges training off into the Crown in 1918 . Gainsborough’s win the actual movement of a racehorse. The horizon. However, the trees bordering famously made his owner, Lady James famous time-lapse photos of a horse in the dirt road are painted in an Douglas, the first woman to win the motion, taken by English photographer impressionistic style, with a blur of Derby in her own colors. Eadweard Muybridge in 1887, gold and bronze leaves and vertical demonstrated for the first time that Later, Palmer became adviser to the Earl trunks glimpsed through the foliage. animals did not gallop in the “rocking of Derby’s stud and a much-consulted The rounded shape of the trees merges horse” posture with front and hind legs expert on equine foot lameness. He also with a row of bushes lining the road, extended and necks stretched. The was a judge at the International Horse leading your gaze forward to enhance discovery not only destroyed the credibility Show at Olympic, a major social event the perception that the horses are of that type of picture, but also that of for which he painted several posters. moving ahead at an exhilarating pace. the inferior artists who painted them. According to Robert Fountain and Neil A small clump of white flowers ties the Palmer did not show his paintings in Kennedy, authors of the lavishly illustrated composition together, echoing the curved the great exhibitions of the day, but a biography, Lynwood Palmer – Equestrian line of the trees, as well as the carefully one-man exhibition of his work was Art, Whip and Horseman, the artist was delineated hind quarters of the horses. staged at the Carlton Gallery in London, “always elegantly dressed, and had The driver is an elegantly-dressed in 1898. The results were so encouraging impeccable manners, and he was hugely woman wearing a crimson jacket, white that he returned home to England the popular, especially it was rumored, with silk shirt and a white hat decorated following year. His father had moved the wives of some of his patrons.” continued on page 23
SEPTEMBER 2011 21 Topics Advertising rates placement options
22 SEPTEMBER 2011 continued from page 21 with a black band and white feathers. Her auburn hair matches that of her beautiful bay horses. Looking determined, but calm, she grips the taut reins while the horses strain at their traces. The groom sits beside her, looking trim in a grey suit, azure tie, and top hat. His gaze is focused on the horses and the road ahead. Only his hands betray his tension; both are cupped on his lap as though grasping the reins, ready to take over if need be. Seated at the rear of the coach are two footmen sporting black top hats and jackets, white jodhpurs and black leather boots. Palmer cleverly engages your interest with a blanket- cushioned seat on the driver’s left that seems to invite you aboard for the ride. Reinforcing the invitation, one of the lead horses turns his head to look directly at the viewer. The horses are beautifully painted and he has captured their movement superbly with well-defined muscular hindquarters that provide a forward-moving energy. It is that amazing level of versimilitude that sets Palmer’s work apart from many other equine artists. Throughout his career, Palmer continued to be inspired by his love of horses and his favorite themes remained the hunt, the whip and the racecourse. Contemporaries in the early part of the 20th century considered him to be the finest horse painter of the day. Modern critics also rate his work very highly, although describing his paintings as slighty romantic, a result of his desire to please the patrons who kept the commissions coming thick and fast. A Coach and Four on a Country Road, along with A Fare in Normandy, painted by Eduard E. Jouas, were purchased by The Toledo Club in 1974. Carl Staelin, then chairman Topics of the club’s Art Committee, advised the board that since the gymnasium had been converted to the Great Lakes Advertising Room, and subsequently became the Versailles Room, rates many new areas for art had been opened up. “These have greatly increased the need and opportunities placement for the acquisition of suitable art work,” he said, adding &options “in making acquisitions, it has always been the club’s Monthly Rates: Full Year policy to provide art consistent with the traditional décor Full page – $1,000 of the Club and atmosphere of elegance contributed by 1/2 page – $500 its design as a Georgian manner.“ 1/4 page – $250 Other members of the art committee in 1974, were Otto Monthly Rates: 6 Months Wittman, fourth director of the Toledo Museum of Art Full page – $1,200 1/2 page – $600 (1938-78) and founding curator of the Getty Museum 1/4 page – $300 Collection; John Noble Richards, partner in the Bellman, Monthly Rates: Less than 6 Months Gillett and Richards architectural firm, winner of the Paul Full page – $1,400 Cret Medal for architectural excellence in architectural 1/2 page – $800 design, and president of the American Institute of Architects 1/4 page – $400 from 1958-60, and Allen Saunders, writer, journalist and cartoonist who wrote Steve Roper, Mike Nomad, Mary Worth For complete advertising specs and further information call or and Kerry Drake. email Nathalie Helm at [email protected]. 419-254-2980 R
SEPTEMBER 2011 23 Introducing new memBers
Dear Toledo Club Members, RESIDENT I want to give special thanks to the Toledo Richard LaValley Jr. Blade for sponsoring three new members Attorney, LaValley, LaValley, Todak & Schaef from WTVG-TV. Each member was a referral Sponsored by Richard LaValley, Joe Zerbey and from Joseph Zerbey and John Fedderke. David Quinn
This leads me to my next topic: referrals. I JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP cannot emphasize enough how much referrals Dr. Emily Hayman help the membership process. Your referrals Professor, Defiance College have increased the membership base over the Sponsored by Antonio Russo, Zak Vassar and Jackie Barnes past two years. But consider the compound Jeremy LOESEL effect: if everyone who joined the Club within John Skeldon Assistant VP for Business Development Membership Director the past two years were to sponsor one new Cooperative Business Services 419-254-2997 member, it would give us over 150 new Sponsored by Jim Burnor, Craig Herschel [email protected] members. Referrals build momentum. and Ben Burnor I call on you to think of prospective members Katherine Rofkar and introduce them to the Club. Which of CEO, Nemsys Sponsored by Tyson Fankauser, Alex Due your friends, family, or colleagues would and Jack Niggemyer benefit from membership? Bring them down for dinner, order them a drink in the Oak BUSINESS INDIVIDUAL Room, or invite them to one of the club’s John Decatur great social events. If your guests enjoy Owner, D&H Machinery Sponsored by Kari Strausbaugh, Dock Treece Jr. themselves, send me their contact information, and I’ll follow-up with them directly. I am John Christianson General Manager, WTVG anxious to assist anyone with membership Sponsored by Joe Zerbey, Wm. A. Southern questions or concerns. and John Fedderke To support this, the Membership Committee Robin Reeves is developing a new member incentive Founder and Director Reeves Consulting Group program. The new program will encourage Sponsored by Maureen Brown, Joe Zerbey prospective members to join the Club and Brian Trauring explore its amenities. Please check next News Director, WTVG month’s Toledo Club Topics magazine for Sponsored by Joe Zerbey, John Christianson more information on this exciting program. Best Wishes, DUAL RESIDENT Brian Lilly Jeremy P. Loesel Owner, WTVG-TV Jeremy P. Loesel Sponsored by John Fedderke, Joe Zerbey and Wm. A. Southern
24 SEPTEMBER 2011 continued from page 11 A ship’s bell was donated by Paul LaMarre, executive director of the Boyer (now the re-christened and restored S.S. Col. James C. Schoonmaker). It’s mounted on a nearby wall and clangs forth to summon a barkeep and glasses of grog. Congratulations go out to The Toledo Newcomers in the room are astonished and bewildered as Club’s own Membership Director, Jeremy Loesel. Dennis shambles out to deliver drinks. The brass bell is just another quirk of fame for the Honorables. His 20-week diet and 45 pound weight loss won him the Middleweight Division at the Natural The Clusterfers mirror hundreds of groups that exist around Mr. Michigan contest in Redford, Michigan. The the country. There are the Jesters of Shriner fame, and event was sponsored by the National Physique similar bands of brothers in city clubs throughout America who gather just for fun and to release the pressures of the Committee in May. day. It reminds me of the taverns of long ago where good Jeremy won his weight class over eleven men and true would hoist a mug and down a draft of grog competitors and placed second overall in a field among friends. of fifty-one competitors. To train for the event, This group of men has several things in common but one he did cardiovascular exercise in the Fitness above all; love of The Toledo Club. This is displayed not Center from 5-5:45 every morning and returned only by their club bills but by their largesse and leadership at 7 PM for 90 minutes of anaerobic and weight in club matters. They are a private bunch so no banners are hoisted, no cheers erupt, and no trumpet fanfares are heard. training. They just do their thing by helping club employees, paying The NPC in Michigan has a long history of great maintenance repair costs, and supporting special events. bodybuilding, fitness, figure, and bikini contests. One major project was raising money to save the deteriorating NPC Michigan has produced a men’s Mr. Olympia Boyer museum ship and provide passage for her to a period (Samir Bannout), a Women’s Ms. Olympia of safe harbor. Thousands of dollars were raised, and (Linda Murray), a Figure Olympia (Nicole members volunteered for the ship’s board of directors. The Wilkins) and a Miss USA Beauty Pageant winner result was a big step toward a re-christened S.S. Col. James C. (Rima Fakih). Jeremy plans to do a professional Schoonmaker and a big plus for Toledo. When you come upon the table in the corner of the Oak qualifier in 2012. Story by Cindy Niggemyer Room, awash with grog, and listen to the clang of the bell and the boisterous chatter all about nothing, pull up a chair. We’ll gladly make a hole. But beware, your hide may be punctured, your sensibilities tested. But if you love The Toledo Club and just listen for awhile, you’ll smile a lot
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1-Mark Ralston 5-Greg Kopan 9-Frank Melhorn 13-Joe Colturi 2-Dave Quinn 6-Henry Herschel 10-John Stockwell 14-Bob Bell 3-Bill Buckley 7-John Fedderke 11-Joe Zerby 15-Judd Johnson 4-Tom Clark 8-George Korhumel 12-Jim Hartung SEPTEMBER 2011 25 AthleticS QUASH News
Welcome Back! When you return from the annual two week shutdown you may notice some of the following improvements made while you were away: • All drips and leaks have been addressed and damaged walls painted • Some of the squash court floors have been sanded down • The athletic staff was re-certified in both CPR/AED and First Aid training • The entire athletic staff came in for the second week to wipe down, clean and polish every area in preparation for your arrival and a new season. Maumee River Swim Continues The Maumee River Swim is scheduled to continue until October. All laps completed are charted at the pool as our swimmers try to make it from the Indiana state line to Maumee Bay. We’ll publish all John A. Seidel of our swimmers’ mileage in October. Keep swimming those laps – good luck! Athletic Director and Squash Professional Winter Squash League Sign-Up 419-254-2962 The sign- up sheet for the 2011-12 Winter Squash League is now posted in the lobby behind Court 4. [email protected] Players of all calibers from complete novice to advanced are welcome to compete against like opponents in the league. This season will be another busy one and the winter league is the keystone of the season. The first 64 players to sign up will also be put into the popular ‘’First 64 Handicap Tournament.” Your league fee includes the following: • League tee shirt • Reduced rate for Draft Night 2011 dinner • awards for the handicap tourney, team champions and finalists and tier champions, as well as dinner at the enjoyable Finals Night in the Main Dining Room • The Squashworks reservation system Quite a value for the $85.00 fee that covers the entire season! Squash Directory/Yearbook Please contact John to place an ad in this season’s Squash Directory/Yearbook. Updated phone and e-mail addresses are included, as well as last year’s champions and the rich heritage of Toledo Club Squash. Rates are as follows: • Half Page Ad (business card) – $50 • Full Page Ad; we can use your ad or create one – $100 Be a part of this year’s directory!
26 SEPTEMBER 2011 F SItnES & WELLNESS CENTER
Upcoming Races: Move of the Month: What a great way to give back! Plank on stability ball Race for the Cure, Sunday, September 25, raises funds and educates people in the battle against breast cancer. If you really want to challenge the core muscles, try this plank on a Detroit Marathon, Sunday, October 16, raises funds stability ball. Maintain the position as through the Run for a Reason Program. long as you can – up to one minute – Smoke the Turkey, Thursday, November 24, benefits for maximum muscle toning. Hospice of Northwest Ohio Step 1: Get into plank position by supporting your body weight with Bee Active Contest your chest and forearms on the ball The American Heart Association, along with American and your toes on the floor. College of Sports Medicine, recommends at least 30 CHARISSA MARCONI minutes of physical activity five days a week and 8-10 Step 2: Lift your chest off of the BS, WITS strength training exercises (8-12 reps) twice a week. Physical ball so your upper body weight is Fitness & Wellness Ctr. activity boosts mental wellness, improves physical wellness, supported by your forearms. 419-254-2990 enhances immunity, decreases blood pressure, and prolongs Step 3: Keep your abdominals [email protected] optimal health. Without physical activity the body slowly contracted and your back straight; loses its strength, stamina and the ability to function well. eyes ahead of you. If you are a seasoned workout member or a have not yet set foot in the Fitness Center but would like to start, join our Step 4: Hold this position for as long Bee Active contest and aim for 30 minutes of something as you can, building up to one minute. everyday. We want you to bee active and bee healthy!
Yoga Restarts, September 10 What a great way to get back on track with your workouts! Join Debbie Lee for yoga Saturdays from 9-10 AM.
SEPTEMBER 2011 27 fromVintage the GR APENotes VINE
What a summer ! WINE OF THE MONTH The special events at the Club reached new heights this summer, both in the amount held, and in the quality reached by all committees and Rene Barbier departments. Taste of the Nation, Festa Toscana, Mediterranean Blanco Cataluña, Spain Scotch & Cigar Night, the 4th of July Celebration on the Schoonmaker, Party in the Parking Lot, and By the bottle $12 the “Fabulous” Tapas Party were all financially On the foothills of the Pyrenees a great successful and greatly acclaimed by the membership variety of fine wine is made. This selection and guests. Personally, I wouldn’t mind doing it is made by Freixenet, the largest producers MI GUEL CUETO all over again, which is why I’m looking forward of sparkling wine in the world. Crisp and Asst. General Manager to the future with great anticipation. light, very refreshing as an aperitif or a great complement to fresh seafood, shellfish, 419-254-2977 The best is yet to come! After the summer break, poultry and pasta dishes, this wine is a good [email protected] we will start with refurbished club facilities and a example of the quality/value ratio. great opening party. To begin the new fiscal year, Cheers! we have scheduled a fantastic party on Thursday, September 8, that will surely raise the bar for all barbeque enthusiasts. Who Loves You Baby BBQ Miguel Ribs will be exceptional in the quality and variety of items on the grill, service, live entertainment, camaraderie, and Love! The Oktoberfest party on Thursday, October 6, will feature a menu of classic German fare such as sauerbraten, Riesling-braised trout, sweet and sour red cabbage, roasted potatoes with bacon and mustard, buttermilk-spinach spaetzle, a variety of wurst, and the delight of Bavaria: chocolate stout cake. A local micro-brewery will be featuring their best brew, and a famous personality will be making a guest appearance in full lederhosen attire. Some yodeling will be heard! Hope to see you all at the Club.
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28 SEPTEMBER 2011 Cuisineat the club
A Scallop is a Scallop! Not really. Scallops are some of the most adulterated seafood on the market. Scallops are very perishable. As they are harvested, they are shucked on the boat, keeping the abductor muscle only. The scallops are stored in burlap bags in iced bins on the boats. Ideally, the fisherman will come back the same day they are shucked and sell them, but with the pressure to be able to make a living, they will stay out as long as it takes to make money. So, to remove the odd flavors of the declining quality of the scallop, they are soaked in sodium tripolyphosphate (STP,) or as they call it in the fishing industry, “The Car Wash.” This magical saline-like MICHAEL ROSENDAUL solution will pull out all the odd flavors and the scallop will absorb it like a sponge and Executive Chef, become one or two sizes larger. So, no bad tasting scallops and they are even bigger! 419-243-2200 Ext, 2149 Unfortunately, now you have a scallop that doesn’t have any good flavor left and when you [email protected] cook it all the water comes out and you are left with a rubbery piece of bland something. The Toledo Club serves scallops from Georges Bank, the premier fishing ground in the world. They are sent to us from the premier seafood distributor on the East Coast, M.F. Foley Fish Co. These are natural scallops with nothing added, so they are all different colors from orange to yellow, to an off-white or ivory shade. Our scallops are full of flavor, and can be seared to a rich caramel brown. We cook them until they are just getting hot in the middle. When you cook them well done, you cook out all the moisture and the flavor as well.
Chef Michael Rosendaul
Sea scallops with arugala, lemon, sweet peppers & avocado-bacon cream Ingredients: 12 jumbo Foley Georges Bank Sea Scallops 1/2 lb. apple-smoked bacon, diced 1 ea: red, green and yellow bell peppers Lemon juice, kosher/sea salt, pepper : 3 lemons, peeled and segmented 2 cloves garlic, minced Rmindere 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted 2 tbl finely chopped fresh herbs 2 just-ripe avocados, peeled and pitted Zest of one orange, lemon and lime 2 cups heavy cream 1/2 lb. fresh arugala Food and beverage minimums can be Preparation: 2 tbl olive/salad oil reached with food and beverages purchased Scallops: Combine herbs, citrus zest, garlic , pepper, 2 tbl oil. Remove side muscle from anywhere in the Club, including take out scallops. Toss in marinade - let stand 2 hours. In hot skillet or grill, cook scallops on orders and wine orders. each side until very brown. Scallops should be med.-rare with a little translucency. The amount is calculated by $ spent before Avocado-Bacon Cream: Sauté diced bacon until dark brown. Let it cool in its fat to tax (or service charge on banquets). To see room temp. Puree avocado with splash of lemon juice and pinch of salt until like a a tally of purchases that count toward your minimum, log into your online mayonnaise. In bowl, add puree, cream and whip into fluffy avocado puree. Fold in .” bacon and fat. Season to taste. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper. account at toledoclub.org, and Salad: Arugula with roasted, peeled and seeded peppers cut into 1/4” strips. click on “Member Statements
SEPTEMBER 2011 29 Rumblings from the oak room
SPOILER ALERT! Before reading further I suggest you read the they don’t care about that. They doodle in the cover article written by Joe “The Scribe” Zerbey. condensation from their “grog” like kindergartners. I realize that many of you might not otherwise But messing up the table is not limited to the look at it, but it will help you understand some top of it. There are more fingerprints on the of my comments that follow. First of all, the bottom of the table than on the top. What are article is a well-written piece lacking only in the they doing under there? I think the cleanliness choice of subject matter. Outside of the “bozos” of the table is one of their unwritten rules. They who cluster around the table on a regular basis, send somebody in early to examine it. I’m usually I can’t see who would be interested in reading summoned and smudge marks are pointed out about his group. Again, that’s just me. Maybe to me for wiping. It’s only after these touch ups you have another opinion. Their official name that the rest of the horde enters. DENNIS Donatini does, for the most part, describe these guys. They By far, the most commented on item in the Oak Oak Room Director are ancient, not so honorable, and many on the Room is the “bell.” I’ve mentioned in the past brink of dementia. And I have to admit that the practicality of having this signal when one these guys have been generous in donating their or more in the group needs another “grog”. But time, talents, and treasures for many worthwhile many times when I “answer the bell” they all causes, both in and outside the club. But this is just sit there. Of course, I’m waiting for someone where the truth ends and the BS begins. to say something to me, but if somebody is The list of nicknames mentioned in Joe’s article talking I’m pretty much ignored. I guess I’m might be what they call each other when they’re supposed to read their minds. An empty glass dressed in their clown outfits while attending is a sign they might want something, but not their secret meetings in the bowels of the Blade always. I don’t want to interrupt, so I wait for a building, but what they call each other in the slight pause in the speaker’s voice. Many times Oak Room is entirely different. The it’s like pulling teeth to get them to list includes, but is not limited to speak up. It can be very frustrating. the following: Lumpy, Sneezy, Panda, When I go out there and a certain The Great One, Rags, Buttermilk, “bozo”, who shall remain nameless Meathead, Sleepy, Mousy, Groundhog, for the sake of my safety and the Bushwhacker, Dopey, Kid Delicious, safety of my family) is speaking. and Grumpy. Although I’m not sure I turn around and go back into my how much fun it will be, I’ll present hole. Previous attempts to interrupt the same challenge Joe made to you, him have been met with a verbal try to match the face to the Clusterfer’s onslaught of abuse of which I name. haven’t experienced since my fifth Direct talk and criticism, a lot of grade teacher Sister Noreen debased criticism, overflows from this group. me years ago in front of the whole One guy complains the room is too class. There is more but space and cool, another it’s too hot. Some days time force me to save it for a later the thermostat is played like a yo-yo. date. (I’m already a week past my Another problem is the glass top table in the deadline.) Well, thank you for your time, this corner. I don’t like it, but I’ve gotten used to it. time, until next time... It’s really hard to keep clean. But, of course, STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS.
30 SEPTEMBER 2011 Dining Room Bu by Karen Klein zz
hew, autumn is on its way; it’s been one HOT summer! WSeptember marks the debut of a new fall menu as we wave good-bye to cool salads, BLTs and summertime fruits. Will we see squashes, apple-enhanced entrees or cabbage tossed about in new ways? Definitely, more hearty sauces will be featured for dinnertime. Sandwiches and soups with stronger flavors are probable. I’ve been assured bread pudding will return. Ah, but one more banner will be flown for summerfest treats! This opening night party has inspired Chef Michael to serve up the New Orleans way of riding out the heat (sometimes by bringing it into the kitchen). Dry-rubbed ribs? Yep. Bourbon baked beans? Chilled soup? Yep. Yep. Peach-glazed chicken? Sure. Cole slaw with gorgonzola? Why not? Sweet corn, a gracious nod to the Midwest? Required. Interesting salad of orzo with radish and dill (from heaven knows where)? So, try something new. Yummy sweet-sweet desserts? You bet. While we “Mix and Mingle” and toe tap a bit to the strains of live New Orleans style music, this party just might begin to resemble a slightly more dignified PPL (that hugely successful and wild Party in the Parking Lot.) Did I mention the musical ensemble has Voodoo in its name? Look to see you there! Friday nights have long been very special evenings at The Toledo Club with jazz and cocktails in the Red Room, followed by a luscious repast upstairs. The September 16 Members’ Jam with their lively music, will be followed by a Wine Tasting with French elan. Recall the Italian Wine Tasting in June with Chef Michael’s favoloso Antipasto Buffet? He’s upping the ante with an hors d’ouevres buffet magnifique. Wine experts at stations will be offering their French vintages and advice. Yes, you are able to order such at near wholesale. Bring friends and tell them how those Toledo Club perks make life delightful. For September 23, after the Jazz Night performance, think Italian for the special dinner menu that evening. Mmmm, can’t go wrong with that! The Germans’ official Oktoberfest is set to begin in September; ours won’t. But I have it on good authority that ours will pack more OOMPAH and have better food and tastier beers. More news, next month. For now, just circle Thursday, October 6, on your calendar. Don’t forget, if the MDR is closed due to an event, The Grill is open with Wine and Dine offerings.
SEPTEMBER 2011 31 MB EM ER NEWS
Larry Levy, son of members Dr. Philip and Shirley Levy was awarded first place in the Toledo Members Dr. Thomas S. Valo, and Toledo Club member Eric Alan City Paper’s annual fiction Pamela J. (Pugs) Valo celebrated their Baughman and Amber Nicole Newman writing contest. For the past 10 daughter Jamie’s wedding to Tom Haddow. will be married at Cedar Creek Church, years, Larry has been Director of in Perrysburg, on March 31, 2012. Eric is The Glass House Writing Project, The wedding took place at The Toledo a nonprofit that supports Club on July 16. assistant vice president at Baughman Tile Co., a five-generation family business. teaching language arts to Amber is employed as a registered nurse incarcerated children in Northwest in the Interventional Cardiac Unit at Ohio. He has written about Toledo Hospital. The couple became engaged education reform for the Bill and in South Beach, Florida, this spring. Melinda Gates foundation and is completing a book on teaching writing skills to at-risk youth. The Hylant Group and its CEO Larry studied writing at Hobart Michael Hylant were honored for their College, University of Toledo exemplary leadership and philanthropic and Rice University before completing his Master of Fine service at Prevent Blindness Ohio’s Arts at Vermont College. His eighth annual People of Vision Award prize winning story, Natasha, dinner in May. Hosted by Promedica describes a young Toledo and its CEO Randall Oostra, the event businessman confronting life was held at the Toledo Hilton and issues after a job loss. The text Dana conference Center. Both CEO’s is available at the Toledo City are Toledo Club members. Paper website.
Calling all Toledo Club members: Do you have any photos, post cards, invitations, letters or memories to share regarding the history of The Toledo Club? Nathalie Helm, Kristie Sundling, daughter of members assistant to the General Manager, promises to scan on the spot – Timothy and Barbara Sundling, celebrated or scan and mail back – all documents. her wedding to Andrew Van Pelt on June 4 Contact her at 419-254-2980 or [email protected] at The Toledo Club.
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Tapas Party
34 SEPTEMBER 2011 Party in The Parking Lot
Photos by Grand Lubell Photography and Art Bronson: See more photos at www.TheClubphotos.org SEPTEMBER 2011 35 235 14th Street PRSRT STD Toledo, Ohio 43604 U.S. POSTAGE 419.243.2200 PAID 419.254.2969 Fax TOLEDO, OHIO www.toledoclub.org PERMIT NO. 335 Attention Postal Carrier: Dated Materials Please deliver between August 28-29, 2011
In the parking lot (weather permitting) Weisswurst, knockwurst, and bratwurst Apple and cranberry-stuffed pork loin with whole grain mustardw -horseradish sauce Sauerbraten Riesling-braised trout Sweet and sour red cabbageOompah! Roasted potato with bacon and mustard Buttermilk-spinach spaetzle Chocolate stout cake... and more! German music!