BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT SECRETARY Joseph Zerbey Brett Seymour VICE PRESIDENT LEGAL COUNSEL Manager'sMessage John Fedderke GCV 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 David Quinn Monthly House Rule Reminder: Gregory H. Wagoner No advertising permitted, nor subscriptions shall be solicited in the Club building except as may be approved by the Board of Directors TOLEDO CLUB STAFF and General Manager. ADMINISTRATION Ron Pearson, CCM, General Manager 419-254-2988 Sleep, Creep and Leap decision making by creating a stronger Miguel Cueto, Asst. General Manager foundation for action. Creep: Getting 419-254-2977 One inspiration from nature I learned from a fellow club manager is the rooted in with committees to develop a Nathalie Helm, Executive Assistant new strategic plan and create strategies 419-254-2980 philosophy of “Sleep, Creep and Leap.” FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE This is the process an oak tree goes to accomplish goals and objectives is Jenni Maher, Catering Manager through when it is transplanted. The oak the next step. Taking time to get as much Chelsie Schmidt, Catering Manager tree ideally would sleep during the first input as possible and analyze what will 419-254-2981 year, creep during the second year, and serve well in the long term is essential. Michael Rosendaul, Executive Chef 419-243-2200 ext. 2149 leap in three years and beyond. Even Leap: The most dynamic and important Charlotte Hall, Dining Room Manager when conditions are less than ideal with part of the process is to act on the 419-243-2200 ext. 2134 resources that are insufficient and information, produce results and MEMBERSHIP nutrients are deficient, nature will always implement extraordinary events, Russ Wozniak, Membership Director seek the most productive methods for programs and services. 419-254-2997 growth and success. The Toledo Club continues with great ACCOUNTING Laura Van Camp, Accounting Analyst So how does this law of nature apply to events, services and cuisine for the 2012 419-254-2996 club management? The same principles season. Please make your reservations ATHLETIC for a tree’s growth can be applied to my for the Super Bowl Party on February 5, John Seidel, Director/Squash Pro goals. Sleep: Having 30 years experience Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance with the 419-254-2962 at different clubs, including exposure to one you love on Saturday, February 11, Charissa Marconi, Fitness and Wellness a new club and new market, I’ve learned and Wild Game Night on February 9. 419-254-2990 it is critical to take time to get to know Chef Michael has planned sumptuous SECURITY David Rainey, Operations Manager the dynamics of the people involved dishes for all events. 419-254-2967 and the constant moving parts before I jump to a decision. Taking time to research Ron T H E T O L E D O C L U B T O P I C S the subject at hand will strengthen my Ron Pearson, CCM A publication of the Marketing Committee of The Toledo Club, published eleven times per year Sharon Enck Welch 235 14th Street • Toledo, Ohio 43604 Main Dining Room Mixologist Featured Employee 419-243-2200 • 419 - 254-2969 Fax www.toledoclub.org The Toledo Club is the city’s premier destination and Sharon Editor in Chief: Shirley Levy makes it so with her first class service. Sharon has faithfully Designed by: Tony Barone Design served The Toledo Club since November 2001, after serving Maumee, Ohio • 419-866-4826 as office administrator at Saint Charles Borromeo Parish. Contributing Photographers: Grand Lubell Sylvania, Ohio • 419-882-1984 She takes her job very seriously and has taken personal time Printing/Mailing by: to achieve a ServSafe Certification. The designation certifies Kennedy Printing Co. • Findlay, Ohio safety standards are met in the delivery of food and beverage. www.kennedyprintingcompany.com Sharon is a take-charge person always looking to improve the Club’s bar operations.

Sharon and her husband Jai are extremely proud of their son Ian, who just graduated from Bowling Green State University with honors. Thank you, Sharon, for your great work ethic, and service above self attitude. by Ron Pearson

President'sMessage Joe Zerbey, President

NUMBERS. an interest in joining. Many of GOOD SOLID NUMBERS! these continue to be members We closed the year with a bang, from the young professional EPIC posting some great numbers organization, who will join 12 of everyone can be proud of. their colleagues who came on board December‘s net profit beat the prior last month. year and was significantly ahead of budget. The We are looking at a number of $75,000 –$80,000 club’s net operating profit more than covered to repair the pool. The hope is that a large portion depreciation for the third month in a row. That is covered by insurance. But this is not a given at translates into very good progress. this time and we are working closely with member Good financials mean superior work by all the Dennis Johnson, President and CEO of Brooks staff in bringing meetings, weddings, increased Insurance, to minimize our exposure. Workmen dining, fun in the Sports Grill & Tavern, squash are in the pool as I write this column and the events and more to our premier city club. expectation is it will be ready for the first swim in early February. The damaged squash courts will The numbers were also strong as each of the four also be repaired. public nights for viewing the Christmas trees was a sellout. Bidding on the trees brought in $14,395 Catering reports super numbers with weddings at with $6,857.50 going to the Club. Special thanks The Toledo Club. In 2010, we had 11 weddings. In to Jackie Barnes for all her hard work. Christmas 2011, there were 19. This year we will post an all Eve dinner was sold out at two of the sittings and time high of 30 weddings. The average spent on the buffet was extra special. The dining rooms a wedding in our Club is between $14,000 and were full. The New Year’s Eve Gala also sold out $20,000. This speaks to great work by Jenni Maher as members and guests brought in the New Year and Chelsie Schmidt, our Food and Beverage in Toledo Club style. managers. Membership numbers continue to impress. We’re moving into the New Year with a full head of Russ Wozniak, our membership director, reports steam, with promising numbers and a dedication between September 19 and January 9, he signed to managing this great place to a position of up 37 new members covering all classifications. successful permanence. Thank you for your help This brings our total count to 651. He is currently and guidance. engaging more than 20 people who have expressed Joe Zerbey

FEBRUARY 2012 3 The Toledo ClubMembers of the Board of Directors

President Vice-President Treasurer/Finance Chair Secretary Legal Counsel Joe Zerbey John Fedderke Aaron D. Swiggum Brett Seymour Justice G. Johnson, Jr. The Toledo Blade Director of Marketing William Vaughan Co. Seymour & Associates Marshall, Melhorn, LLC 541 N. Superior Street The Toledo Blade 145 Chesterfield Lane 1760 Manley Road Four Seagate Toledo, OH 43660 541 N. Superior Street Maumee, OH 43537 Maumee, OH 43537 Toledo, OH 43604 419-724-6217 Business Tel Toledo, OH 43660 419-891-1040 Business Tel 419-887-6272 Business Tel 419-249-7100 Business Tel 419-724-6166 Fax 419-724-6411 Business Tel 419-891-1065 Fax 419-467-3302 Cell 419-262-0312 Cell 419-654-9990 Cell 419-724-6166 Fax 419-206-9518 Cell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 419-297-6559 Cell [email protected] [email protected]

Director Director Director Director Director Jacqueline Barnes Maureen G. Brown Richard Hylant David Quinn Gregory H. Wagoner Renhill Staffing Services Fifth Third Bank Hylant Group Wells Fargo Advisors Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP 28315 Kensington Lane #B One Seagate, 550 N. Summit 811 Madison Ave., 7335 Crossleigh Ct., Ste. 100 1000 Jackson Street Perrysburg, OH 43551 Toledo, OH 43604 P.O. Box 1687 Toledo, OH 43617 Toledo, OH 43604-5573 419-254-2820 Business Tel 419-259-0204 Business Tel Toledo, OH 43607 419-537-1741 Business Tel 419-241-9000 Business Tel 419-254-2915 Fax 419-259-7823 Fax 419-259-2723 Business Tel 419-531-9039 Fax 419-241-6894 Fax 419- 261-0781 Cell 419-250-8773 Cell 419-255-7557 Fax 419-367-3601 Cell 419-321-1206 Direct [email protected] [email protected] 419-356-7018 Cell [email protected] [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 Bill Kitson Mike Goetz 419-244-3300 Kirk Mizerek 419-254-7382 419-764-9161 419-536-5272 419-254-4656 419-245-2531 419-539-9180

4 FEBRUARY 2012 C o m m i t t e e s

Finance Membership Chairman Chairman Aaron Swiggum Zak Vassar Joseph Colturi Jackie Barnes James Knapp James Knapp Michael T. Marciniak Katie Rofkar Jodi Miehls Brett Seymour Kirk Mizerek Food/Beverage Social/Entertainment Kari Strausbaugh Mark Ralston Dock Treece Dirk VanHeyst Chairman Chairman William Vaughan Ben Brown Kirk Mizerek Maureen Brown Art & Maria Bronson House Joseph Colturi Jim Burnor Chairman Marketing Susan Conda Craig Herschel David Seibenick Chairman Dan Effler Joy Hyman Justice Johnson Todd Berman David Cameron Johanna Hull Susan Conda Tony Barone Amir Khan James Knapp Michael Mori Shirley Levy John Fedderke Karen Klein Bob Lubell Fred Harrington John MacKay David Quinn Katie Rofkar Karen Lucas Nathalie Helm Kathy Mikolajczak Veeba Soram Roger Peluso Lisa Rozanski Thomas Klein Spencer Stone Shirley Levy Ann Sanford Bob Lubell Betty Sherman Jenni Maher Athletic Ashley Mirakian Chairman Cindy Niggemyer meeting schedule Bill Kitson Ron Pearson Jim Burnor Jr. Richard Rothrock Alex Due Chelsie Schmidt February February 7 Mike Goetz Social/Entertainment Committee Karen Lucas Strategic Marketing February 14 Greg Wagoner Sub Committee Athletic Committee Chairman February 16 Squash Thomas Klein Squash Committee Chairman Art Bronson February 20 Mike Goetz Maria Bronson Finance Committee Steve Bogart John Fedderke February 21 Jim Burnor Amber Gresh Board Meeting Alex Due James Knapp Tyson Fankhauser Shirley Levy February 21 Jeffrey Levesque Ashley Mirakian Membership Committee Brecken Libbe Zak Vassar February 23 Frank Manning Food/Beverage Committee Greg Wagoner February 28 Marketing Committee

FEBRUARY 2012 5 THANK YOU In special appreciation to the following people who hosted or sponsored an event in the month of J ANUary

• Kevin Carmony – BNI Weekly Events • Catherine Sheets – Plante Moran Meetings • James M. Murray – Greater Toledo Urban League Meeting • Joseph Napoli – Toledo Mudhens Board Meeting • Thomas J. Manahan – LISC Meeting • Florence Buchanan – Buckeye Cable System Meeting • Douglas E. Kearns – Make-a-Wish Meeting • Brian H. Bucher – Lunch Meeting • William F. Buckley – Buckley-Reing Event • Michael R. Miller – BAZ Group • Paul M. Kraus – St. Ursula Bridge • Dean E. Monske – RGP Executive Committee Meeting • Andrea R. Price – Northwest Ohio LCP Meeting & Mercy CEO Meetings • Dirk Van Heyst – Fifth Third Bank • Dennis G. Johnson – Brooks Insurance Annual Meeting • Keith Burwell – Toledo Community Foundation Meetings • David G. Jagodzinski – Toledo Day Nursery Annual Meeting • G. Mark Robinson – Centracomm / VMUG Meeting • Riaz Chaudhary – Oregon Clinic Meeting • Robert I. Finkel – Symposium • Thomas J. Townley – KCM Management Meeting • Jeffrey T. Urbanski – Graduation Dinner • Mary Ann Whipple – Speer/Whipple Staff Luncheon • Richard D. Ruppert – Yvette McGee Brown Supreme Court • F. Michael Walsh – Special Event • Lawrence M. Friedman – Building Owners Managers Association Meeting • Gary R. Diesing – Bricklayer’s Pension Plan Dinner • Donald F. Leary – Diogenes Club Dinner Healthful Massage • James E. Burnor, Jr. – Mortgage bankers Inaugural • Aaron D. Swiggum – Partners & Senior Accountants All massages are in Room 508 on the 5th floor. • James T. Knapp – Special Event Call Greta Mitchell at 419-381-8195 today to NOTE: List may not include all events due to print deadline schedule your appointment.

6 FEBRUARY 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS February a r o u N D T H E CI T Y ANNIVERSARIES 10/15 Year Anniversary Huntington Center None Celebrated in January Freestyle Motocross February 17 and18 20 Year Anniversary Brit Floyd, The world’s greatest Pink Floyd Show Marsha A. Manahan February 1/92 20 years The performance will include all of Pink Floyd’s best work in its entirety – track by track– and as selected, personally, 25 Year+ Anniversary Rose Ann Huebner February 1/55 57 years by the Pink Floyd band members themselves. Phyllis Ide February 1/55 57 years February 28 at 8 PM Mary L. McKenny February 1/69 43 years Mary Elizabeth Brown February 1/70 42 years Stranahan Theatre Bruce V. Seeger February 1/73 39 years Jersey Boys Maryann B. Sluhan February 1/73 39 years February 7–26 (Times vary) Robert M. Anspach February 1/74 38 years Stephen D. Taylor February 1/74 38 years Toledo Botanical Gardens Merle B. Snodgrass February 1/75 37 years Seed Swap – Erie Street Market (Downtown) Richard R. Faist February 1/76 36 years This free event offers a myriad of seeds for you to browse. Thomas B. Geiger, Jr. February 1/77 35 years Bring your own seeds and exchange them for new ones. Stephen B. Shawaker February 1/77 35 years February 25 from 12–3 PM Robert A. Kelleher February 1/79 33 years All Species Ball Robert L. Maxwell February 1/79 33 years This annual All Species Ball is a masquerade ball where George C. Ward February 1/79 33 years guests come dressed as any “non-human” species. All Edward F. Weber February 1/83 29 years proceeds benefit a program that offers Toledo youth the Frederick L. Yocum February 1/84 28 years Lisa J. Sawicki-Holman February 1/87 25 years opportunity to raise small livestock with Toledo GROWS, Eric J. Summons February 1/87 25 years the community outreach program of Toledo Botanical Garden. Music, grazing, cash bar. February 25 from 7–11 PM Valentine Theatre Richard Marx in concert February 2 at 8 PM Spencers Theatre of Illusion February 5 at 4 PM UPCOMING EVENTS Valentine’s at the Valentine with Toledo Jazz Orchestra ATCU T H E L B February 11 at 7 PM February 5 Super Bowl/Party Forever Plaid February 7 First Tuesday Foot tapping, seat rocking 50s good time! February 9 Wild Game Dinner February 11 Valentine Dinner Dance February 10, 17, 24 (Fridays) at 8 PM February 17 Members’ Jam February 11, 18, 25 (Saturdays) at 8 PM February 24 Jazz in the Red Room – Gene Parker Quartet February 12, 19, 26 (Sundays) at 2 PM Fancy Nancy, Duck for President & Other Story Books Fun-filled musical revue of eight children’s books. MARK YOUR CALENDARS February 18 at 2 PM F CUU ture L B E V E N T S For Silver Screens Classics check the theatre’s website. March 3 Spring Fling Dance March 4 Sunday Brunch March 22 Ladies’ Cocktail Party March 23 Jazz in the Red Room – Anna Givens and band April 14 Titanic Dinner April 27 Jazz in the Red Room – Steve Mullan April 29 Taste of the Nation Reservations at 419-243-2200 or toledoclub.org Need help with the website? Call Nathalie Helm at 419-254-2980

FEBRUARY 2012 7 2011 EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY FUND CONTRIBUTORS These generous members showed their appreciation for the excellent service provided by the Club staff with a contribution to the 2011 Employee Holiday Fund. On behalf of the employees, thank you! GA USRE T BOOKS DISC S ION Anderson, Frances Henne, Andrea Palmer, James Anspach, Robert Hensien, Michael Patterson, William GROUP Antiporda, Celso Hepler, Clay Payak, John Backoff, Thomas Herschel, Craig Peckinpaugh Sr., Rudy The Great Books Discussion Group is an opportunity to discuss Ballas, Marianne Hill, Harry Peluso, Roger stimulating books with old friends and new. We meet at noon Barnes, Jackie Holland, Marc Penny, Daniel Bates, William Hollenbeck, Paul Peters, Caroline on the third Thursday of each month. All meetings are at The Bell, Robert Holman, Lisa Sawicki Phibbs, G. Fraser Toledo Club except during the August shutdown when we meet Berlacher, Franz Huebner, Rose Ann Phibbs, Garth at Belmont Country Club. Bernard, William Hull, John Phipps, William Bettinger, Robert Hylan, William Picknell, Marilyn We read an eclectic combination of the classics and modern works. Bevington, Mary Hylant, Michael Pisanti, Steve Billian, Michael Hyman-Goldberg, Joy Poll, Alonzo Books are chosen by consensus of the members. Each month we Blair, Gary Ide, Phyllis Poll, Peter have a member volunteer to be the discussion leader. We publish Blanchard, James Jacobs, Frank Porter, Jacqueline the selections several months in advance to allow time to do the Block, Allan Jagodzinski, David Price, Michael Blumer, James Jeffery, James Procaccini, Mario reading. Bolovan, Daniel Jennewine, Erica Reichert-Schlatter, New members are always welcome. You can simply drop in one Bonser, William Johnson, Alex Barbara Bostleman, Fred Johnson, Dennis Reiser, Josephine of our meetings (the room is always posted in the elevator) or Boyer, Lawrence Johnson, Paul Rice, Philip contact me for more information. Bracken, Charles Jones, George Roberts, Craig Braun, Doug Jurgenson, Michael Roberts, S. Dean February Book: Brolinson, Lesia Kearns, Douglas Roe, Harold Bronk, Judith Kelleher, Robert Roe, Lowell Black Like Me Brown, Benjamin Kimble, Jeffrey Rothrock, Richard by John Howard Griffin Brown, Mary Anne Kincade, Donald Ruppert, Richard Brown, Mary Elizabeth Kinsey, Bigelow Sanford, Ann Discussion Leader: Brown, Maureen Kirsner, Allan Savage Sr., Robert Bill Vaughan Buchanan, Florence Kitson, William Saxby, Lewis Bucher, Brian Klein, Thomas Schirm, Helmut Bill Vaughan Buckley, William Kopan, Greg Schmidt, Timothy Buerk, James Kraus, Paul Schmitt, Daniel 419 877 5245 Burnor, P. James Kripke, Harley Schoenberger, Bruce [email protected] Burson, John Kronovich, Thomas Schweier, Frederick Burwell, Keith Kurtz, Brian Seifried, George Calabrese, Michael Laking, Bradley Serra Club “All good books are alike in that they are truer Carmony, Kevin LaMantia, Antonio Seymour, Dale Carstensen, Walter Latham, Kyle Shaw IV, Harry than if they had really happened” – Ernest Hemingway Chaudhary, Riaz LaValley, Richard Sheets, Catherine Chengges, James Lazelle-Lake, Janna Sherman, Glenn Christianson, John Leary, Donald Sluhan, Margaret Clark, Thomas Lenahan, Timothy Smith, Arthur Clement, John K. Levy, Philip Smith, Kenneth Colturi, Joseph Lewis, Margaret Smith, Mark Cromly, John Libbe, Scott Snodgrass, Merle Conda, Susan Lincoln, Harold Southern, William Conlon, Terry Lucas, Robert Stack, Nicholas Cooperman, Ronald Lumbattis, Betty Stewart, J. Scott Damon, Tony Lynch, Robert Stone, Spencer Danford, Dennis Mahoney, Julia Stranahan, Stephen Danzeisen, Milo Manahan, Marsha Strauss, Karl Daverio, Paul Manahan, Thomas Sullivan, Brian Davis, William Manning, Frank Swartz, David Day, Nancy Marciniak, Michael Swigart, Thomas Day, Willis Marinelli, Rome Swiggum, Aaron Day, Willis IV Maxwell, Robert Szuch, John Decatur, John McBride, Gary Thambuswamy, Delaney, Cormac McCormick, Patrick Ayyaswamy DePasse, David McElheney, William Thierwechter, Barbara Dooner, John McIntyre, Charles Toledo Post Durivage, Edwin McKenney, Mary Toncre, James Eckel, Bertha McMaster, Carolyn Turner, Steven Effler, Richard Metzger, Herbert Uhler, Thomas Eggleston, Marcia Mewhort Jr., Donald Ulrich, Larry Eistetter, George Melhorn, Donald Urbanski, Jeffery Entenmann, Nancie Mikolajczak, Katherine Valo, Thomas Epstein, Brian Miller, Barbara Vaughan, William Epstein, Joel Miller, Michael Vogt, Marie Estes, Scott Minogue, Josephine Walinski, Richard Fairhurst, William Mira, Charles Walsh, F. Michael Faist, Richard Mizerek, Kirk Walter, James Fedderke, John Mohler, Martin Ward, George Fell, George Montgomery, Boyd Waterman, David Findley, James Moran, Peter Weaver, Ernest Fitkin, Glenn Moran, Robert Weber, Ed Foster, Jeffrey Mori, Michael Werner, Margaret Foster, R. Bruce Munger, Hal White Jr., Hugh D. Fox, Darrell Murray, James White, James Fox, Mary Lou Murtagh, Janet Wicklund, David Garwood, Barbara Murtagh, William Wiedner, Stephen Geiger Sr., Thomas Myers, William Williams, John R. Geraci, Anthony Naganathan, Nagi Wittenberg, Dwight Goldner, Paul Napoli, Joseph Wolf, David Grabke, Stephen Nazar, Edwin Wumer, William Greenwood, Truman Newton, John Yeager, Charles Guyton, Lissa Niggemyer, Jack Yocum, Frederick Hadley, John Nitschke, Norm Zbacnik, Raymond Hahn, Theodore O’Brien, Robert Zerbey, Joseph Hamner, Scott O’Connell, Maurice Zilba, Jeffrey Harrington, Fred O’Rourke, PJ Zouhary, Jack Hayward, John Palmer, Thomas

6 FEBRUARY 2012 Member Comments

“ We enjoyed a nice meal. We brought friends down and they were truly impressed! Amazing service as always. Great to see a big crowd. Thank you” Mr. Danford AT FRONT DESK “ Thank you and thanks to the Food and Beverage Committee (I think) LOGO GLASSES for providing the brunch this past $ Sunday; I hope it was a good event 10 for the Club. I hosted 14 people in the Chelsea Room and, without exception, ROE PRINT they thought the food, staff, and ambiance $ FRAMED 750 were great. Thanks, again, and $500 UNFRAMED Merry Christmas!” Thomas R. Tousley “ I want to give praise to the Club for a nice evening last night. We had guests in to tour the trees and have dinner. The Club looked great and from the coat room attendant on, we were met with helpful and pleasant staff. We kicked off the evening in the Oak Room where HOCKEY BOOK Dennis served us with his signature amiable style. $ 99 We then strolled through the lobby to the beautiful 15 Centennial Room, fireplace aglow, and proceed to the second floor to the new sports bar where the attentive bartender continued with nice service. At the Main Dining Room, Charlotte literally welcomed us with open arms. The waitstaff took over, led by Shirley, in providing a nice dining experience. They in fact went the extra mile O’ROURKE BOOK in meeting our unusual request to have the nicer wine $25 glasses that we were served in the Oak Room. This was a great touch to the French Bordeaux we enjoyed. All eight of us ordered selections from the menu and, but MEMBER PRICE for minor exceptions, had a great meal. $ 99 19 Finally and most importantly, I want to provide particular accolade to Miguel. I had spoken with him earlier in the day to enlist his help to ensure a nice experience for our guests. He absolutely went out of his way in exceeding expectations. With skilled demeanor, he checked up with us several times before and during dinner and couldn’t have been more helpful. Capping off the evening, Miguel wowed the table with his grand display of artistry in preparing the Flaming Rope coffee. All in all, it was a very special night in this holiday season, one which made me very proud of our incredible Toledo Club.” Patrick J. Kenney

FEBRUARY 2012 9 As you step out of the locker room, you feel the cool of the tile against your bare feet. There seems a slight chill in the air. The thump thump of a jogger on the running track is heard overhead. But ahead lies the pool, its blue-green surface INTO HISTORY: inviting you forward. Some mornings a slight whiff of steam rises into the air.

You dip your toe in the water and the CELEBRITIES temperature is warm, warmer than you thought it would be. Not like in the bracing chill of the Maumee River or whatever summer camp lake your parents exiled you to in your youth. The water feels more SCANDAL& AT like cool bath water: inviting you in. THE TOLEDO CLUB POOL

10 FEBRUARY 2012 So you slide yourself in; or jump. Some are famous, some infamous. Hosting Olympic champions soon The water envelops you and you But they all are an illustrious part of became a common event at the Club. swiftly feel at home. You surface and the history of our Club. Exhibitions normally ran about two look around. The water feels warm hours and were always followed by The Toledo Club pool opened in 1926, and welcoming. The pool has 5 lanes. the obligatory dinner and dance in as part of the athletic wing expansion. You start to swim; or the Main Dining Room where the While many jokes have been made crawl or whatever stroke you find swimmers mingled with the members. that the first leak was reported in 1927, most comfortable. It’s 25 yards long; Tickets continued to be $1 through- it quickly developed a reputation up and back 36 times equals a mile. out the 1930s. for being a “fast” pool. And as you swim, your thoughts In 1931, champions Helene might begin to wander. Getting a swimmer to define what Madison and makes a pool fast turns out to be as One can visit The Toledo Club many showed off their talents with Ms. difficult as swimming the English times over and never venture into its Madison attempting to break the Channel, but a fast pool seems best home in the athletic wing, but during 200-yard freestyle record. This was defined as one that makes a swimmer its first 10 years of operation, The not beyond the realm of possibility feel fast. Temperature plays a factor, Toledo Club pool was the center of as she set 16 world records in 1930-31. as cooler water feels less thick. Lane the club’s social world. Some of the “Queen Helene,” as she was known lines are also important, as the world’s best divers and swimmers, in the press, went on to win 3 gold proper ones cut down on the wave national and Olympic champions, medals in the 1932 Los Angeles action of the pool. celebrities and movie stars have all Summer Olympics. tested the waters in which you glide. However it gets defined, The Toledo Often the exhibitions featured Club pool was the “it” pool in supporting appearances from some Northwest Ohio. On March 1, 1927, of the Club’s junior members. A the first national aquatic event ever 1934 exhibition by Olympic diver staged in Toledo took place at the also featured two 4 Club: the University of Michigan vs. year-old tots displaying their swim- the Detroit Yacht Club. In what would ming abilities. Another 1934 exhibi- become a trend, tickets cost $1 and tion headlined by diving champ that included dinner and dancing in Dick Degner (“The Fred Astaire of the Main Dining Room. diving” and inventor of the full A year later, the Club hosted its first layout) also featured the Detroit Olympians as four U.S. women’s Athletic Club’s 13-year-old girls champions graced the pool and champ Halina Tomski taking on her demonstrated their prowess: 14 year- Toledo Club rivals. old , the world individual Besides celebrity and Olympic medley champion; “America’s Diving demonstrations, our pool regularly Queen” Helen Meany; , hosted Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) world champion, and and National Collegiate Athletic , billed as the fastest Association (NCAA) competitions. woman swimmer ever. continued on page 12 FEBRUARY 2012 11 continued from page 11 The 1935 Women’s City Swimming his way to winning 52 U.S. champion- ELEANOR HOLM – Probably Championship was held here though ships and 5 Olympic gold medals. the most infamous swimmer ever to entry forms indicated that the Club Weissmuller appeared at The Toledo break the surface of our pool was reserved “the right to reject any entry.” Club on June 19, 1931, courtesy of Eleanor Holm, who spent a decade Tickets were to be sold to “Toledo Club the Lasalle & Koch department store reigning as America’s premier female members, parents and friends of the as part of a national tour promoting aquatic star before an Olympic scandal contestants only.” A vibrant Toledo BVD swimwear. derailed her athletic career. Club Junior Boys swim team often – Following Eleanor had first leaped into the club competed against their counterparts in Weismuller’s wake, Hawaii-raised pool in 1928, when she was a teenager. at the Detroit Athletic Club. Buster Crabbe amassed similar When she returned in 1936, she was a Of all the illustrious people to jump swimming credentials (an NCAA 22 year-old celebrity who had already into our pool, three individuals title and Olympic gold medal.) In won gold in the backstroke event stand out: 1932, he appeared at the Club as at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. JOHNNY WEISMULLER part of the Los Angeles Athletic Club Screen tests with major studios is remembered today as the most Men’s team, along with national long followed and that same year she popular movie ever. Debuting distance swimmer Tom Blankenburg was named a future star, along with in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Tarzan and the Hawaiian sprint swimmers and . the Ape Man (1932,) he introduced Miola and Manuella Kalili. And yet, Eleanor already showed a the famous Tarzan yell, which he In the late 1930s, he also starred mischievous streak that drew the ire credited to his training in yodeling. as Tarzan in several movies before of U.S. Olympic officials who often Prior to putting on the loincloth, his branching off to play Flash Gordon viewed her behavior as unbecoming swimming record more than justified and Buck Rogers in Universal Studios’ for a lady and amateur athlete. In his appearance at the Club. In a decade classic Saturday morning serials. 1933, she married Art Jarrett, the of swimming, he never lost a race on bandleader at Los Angeles’s

12 FEBRUARY 2012 Cocoanut Grove nightclub, where was tossed in various faces. Others disqualification resulted mainly from Eleanor enjoyed singing with the claim the chaperones were drunker her turning down an unwanted band. Wearing just her white bathing than Ms. Holm. Either way, U.S. proposition from Mr. Brundage, suit, high heels and a white cowboy Olympic head Avery Brundage took rather than excessive drinking. hat, she’d croon Johnny Mercer’s a dim view of her attitude. He accused When Holm and Crabbe and “I’m An Old Cowhand From the Rio her of “extreme alcoholism” and Weismuller starred together in the Grande,“ not the demur feminine kicked her off the team. Her teammates Aquacade, did they ever reminisce image expected to be cultivated by lobbied on her behalf, but the officials about their times at The Toledo Club? a U.S. Olympic athlete. Still, she held firm. Eleanor was a spectator Of the glories of Northwest Ohio’s remained the world backstroke in Berlin. fast pool? Of dinner and dancing? champion and was expected to win Her transgression pales in comparison Of champagne and cocktails? Or again at the to today’s athletes but her misbehavior the clink of glasses and crystalline in Berlin. made national headlines. The negative laughter? Time does not record these On March 27, 1936, she joined high publicity only made her more famous facts, but I’d like to think they did diver Elbert Root in a Toledo Club In 1938, she played a Jane figure between stories of movies and music demonstration in which she attempted in the movie Tarzan’s Revenge. The and swimming. to set a world record in the pool, next year she divorced Jarrett and So the next time you take a dip in followed by the usual dinner and headlined Broadway producer Billy our pool and feel the desire to either dance. No word on whether she took Rose’s Aquacade water show at dive like Fred Astaire, belt out a Tarzan a turn at the microphone. the 1939 New York World’s Fair, yell, save the planet from Ming the receiving top billing above Johnny That July, Eleanor sailed to Europe Merciless, or toss champagne in Weissmuller, , and with the U.S. Olympic team. While someone’s face, you are merely Buster Crabbe. crossing the Atlantic, chaperones following in the path of past celebrity spotted her sipping champagne at a Soon afterwards, Rose divorced his guests at The Toledo Club pool. cocktail party. When reminded that wife, Funny Girl , and Everybody in the water! it was past curfew, Eleanor retorted, married Eleanor instead. They divorced “Did you make the Olympic team or too, in the 1950s. Eleanor was married R did I?” Accounts vary as to what for a third time to an oil tycoon. She The author gratefully acknowledges Nathalie happened next. Some claim champagne always maintained that her Olympic Helm’s assistance with the club archives.

FEBRUARY 2012 13 Art Collection Evening along the Stream? Does the name Joseph Vincent Nicholas Francis Weiss sound familiar? Don’t feel bad if you never heard of him. Jose, as he was called by his friends, was a talented and successful landscape painter who somehow wound up on the Neglect’d Artists Club website. One possible reason for the neglect is that he straddled the line between art and science. Weiss was better known as an aviation pioneer who designed the first glider to achieve soaring flight. Born in Paris in 1859, Weiss was determined to be an artist from an early age. He was on a painting holiday in England in the early 1890s when he fell in love with the Sussex countryside and decided to stay. In 1897 he moved to Houghton, near the Norfolk coast. A typical English country village, it had an old mill on the Great Ouse River, a Jose Weiss lock with a bridge over it, wooded areas with footpaths and at least three pubs.

In August1899, Weiss applied for, and was granted British citizenship. Houghton was an ideal setting for a plein air painter and he remained there, painting scenes of the countryside for the rest of his life. His art was strongly influenced by Impressionism and the Barbizon School, a French movement towards realistic open air painting and away from the academic tradition of Classicism and Romanticism. He was known for his detailed paintings of landscapes, often along rivers, where he displayed exceptional skill in capturing the play of light and shadow.

14 FEBRUARY 2012 Art Collection Jose Weiss (1859-1919) by Shirley Levy

Weiss proved to be a prolific and sought Like a naughty and recalcitrant child, come together in a deep “V” that frames after artist. He exhibited regularly at the the painting was sent to the attic where the sky. The sun’s rays and the V-shape Royal Academy and sold his paintings it remained until 1988, when the club’s are reflected in a glistening patch of to a wide group of admirers, particularly art committee, led by chairman Spencer water in the foreground. The stream in the United States. Among those Stone, decided to rescue it. After winds its way through lush foliage, admirers was William Hardee (1845- painstaking repair and restoration by over rocks and around boulders, then 1922) a former president and chairman Toledo conservator William Chapin, disappears into the woods. of the board of directors of the National owner of The Frame Shop, the dramatic The painting is poorly lit or (on our last Supply Company, an Ohio corporation painting was returned to its original two visits) not lighted at all. Hopefully, with headquarters in Toledo. He also place in the Centennial Room. that neglect will be corrected, soon. served as president of the Ohio Savings The cleaning and subsequent re-evaluation Even with a borrowed flashlight, it is Bank and Trust Company and was one of the painting verified that the hard-to- difficult to discern the details. Nevertheless, of the directors of the Toledo Times read signature in the left corner of the Jose Weiss’s skilled brushwork and well Publishing Company. painting was indeed J. Weiss. Earlier, thought out composition make it worth Hardee, a pioneer member of The Toledo Spencer Stone had noted in a letter to the effort. Romantic Landscape clearly is Club, acquired Weiss’s Romantic Landscape William Hutton, curator of European a treasure that has earned its place on and donated it to the Club around 1920. paintings at the Toledo Museum of Art,. The Toledo Club’s wall of history. The landscape was hung in the Versailles that “the artist’s signature is very obscure, Weiss’s work is represented in the Room, which at the time was the club something like ‘R. Weiss’ is our best guess.” National Gallery of Canada in Winnipeg, gym. Later it was moved to the Men’s Nor did the painting have a name. and the Guildhall in London, as well Lounge, now the Centennial Room. The “This painting which has no title what as galleries and museums in Newcastle, 48 X 60 inch oil on canvas painting is (sic) we know, has been called Evening Bradford, Manchester and Worthing still displayed there on the south wall, Along the Stream, but we’re open to a in England, and in Chicago, St. Louis, to the left of the fireplace. Its ornate better choice if you have one,” he wrote. Buenos Aires, Johannesburg. French gold leaf frame in the Louis XIV style is a magnificent work of art in itself. The title Romantic Landscape was first used in a condition report by Chapin to As the years rolled by, the dark and describe the painting’s subject. The name dingy landscape that had been a fixture stuck, although “evening along the in the Club for as long as members stream” would seem to be a more could recall was, much like the artist, accurate description. taken for granted and ignored. Even the artist’s signature was murky and hard to Weiss hiked out to one of his favorite decipher. After years of collecting dust spots in rural Sussex to depict the rolling and grime from smokers, the original hills and trees bordering a stream in the hanger pulled from the frame and the woods. The golden rays of the setting 150 pound painting fell crashing to the sun punch through the branches of a floor, landing face down. clump of dark green trees on the right. The warm glow is reflected in the sky, The 10 foot drop caused extensive blue-gray at first, then rosy as the rays damage. Although the paint film was are reflected on low-hanging clouds in not broken, there were surface scuffs the distance. and a major area of paint loss in the lower left corner. A large corner motif The outstretched branches of the trees on the left appear to reach toward the Weiss with his Monoplane, Elsie on the frame was shattered, as well as smaller sections in all the other corners clouds and a bird soaring above them, providing a sense of energy and He was, however, perhaps better known and central portions. Altogether, there as a great pioneer of aviation, an interest were 20 some areas of outside scroll movement. The trees on both sides of the painting that he was as passionate about as his sections that were broken out and other painting. areas that had been jarred loose. are rooted in sloping hillsides that R

FEBRUARY 2012 15 Calling all Toledo Club members: Didn’t see your photo Do you have any photos, post cards, invitations, in the last issue of letters or memories to share regarding the history of The Toledo Club? “The Toledo Club Topics?” Nathalie Helm, assistant to the General Manager, To see many more photos promises to scan on the spot – or to order photo prints... or scan and mail back – all documents. Contact her at 419-254-2980 or visit the NEW [email protected] www.TheClubphotos.org

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FEBRUARY 2012 17 February 2012 Dining & Events

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Breakfast: 5 6 7 8 9 wild 10 11 Monday-Friday: Super game 7-10 AM (MDR CLOSED) Bowl Turkey dinner Wine Lunch: Buffet First Monday-Friday: Party and Dine B In The Night Tuesday Valentine’s 11:30 AM-2 PM (MDR CLOSED) Dinner/Dance Dinner: TAVERN Monday-Thursday* 5:30-8:30 PM

Friday and Saturday* 12 13 14 15 16 17 Wine 18 5:30-8:30 PM Gr B eAT ooks and Dine *check schedule for Turkey Club Members’ Wine alternate dining room Jam if MDR is closed Buffet and Dine Night Wine Seafood • and Dine buffet Beverage Service Oak Room Pub: First Floor Monday-Friday: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 4-9 PM Wine • Turkey Wine and Dine (MDR CLOSED) Sports Grill & Tavern Buffet and Dine NO REGULAR (Casual attire) Night Jazz in the DINING/ Regular Hours: Red Room TSO EVENT Monday 5 PM-12:30 AM Thursday 5 PM-12:30 AM Friday 5 PM-12:30 AM Saturday 11:30 AM-12:30 AM and Major Sports Events 26 27 28 29 • Dress Code Turkey Proper business Buffet casual attire is Night required during dining and beverage hours

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• 26 27 28 29 Other Club Services: 5:30 AM Boot Camp Greta Mitchell, 5:30 AM Runners TOledo SQUASH CLASSIC Lic. Massage Therapist Runners 5:30-6:30 pM Body Yoga with MARCH 2-4 419-381-8195 Sculpt Patricia Manicurist 9-10 AM 5:30-6:30 PM 419-254-2979 Thomas Leather Specialist 419-254-2979

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????????? DID YOU KNOW By Cindy Niggemyer The first club boxing event was held Friday, December 6, 1929, in the Toledo Club gym and featured the Cleveland Athletic Club boxing team vs. the Detroit Amateur Boxing Stars. The event started at 8:30 PM and tickets were $2.

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24 FEBRUARY 2012 Dining Room Bu by Karen Klein zz

s we slip and slide into February, it’s time to squawked or had gills, presented with sauces think of mouthwatering pleasures; like supreme. Plus for that oh-so-romantic French chocolate. Just why would chocolate come touch, Champagne, for which I understand to mind with February? Ah, we see boxes of Miguel forged a deal, will add oo-la-la to the Aglaring red hearts and little tidbits dangled at eye evening. Reservations are a must! level at our every turn in the market place. Might it Hot chocolate can be had for breakfast with be that chocolate is associated with, with love ??? warm oatmeal or Eggs Benedict. Be wild ordering or mood enhancement??? or it’s the food of the it Spanish or New England style. Banana-nut gods? If only Apollo had been Swiss with a Godiva pancakes are a treat. Have you tried an omelet treat, his pursuit of Daphne, daughter of Peneus, fixed to your specifications? None of that “it doesn’t might not have resulted with Daphne turning into a laurel tree instead of treasuring come that way” at The Toledo Club! his advances; see the Matisse ceramic Whatever lunch is, finish it off with a hot masterpiece at the TMA. Do look fudge snowball. Calorie counting is carefully also at the TMA’s exquisite unnecessary as February is a short Poussin in the Great Gallery. month. Might Mars actually be holding Incidentally, any evening the his shield to mask a huge red heart of chocolates? MDR is unavailable, dinner Further proof is the is served in the lovely wonderful painting by Corinthian Room. Look Primaticcio of Ulysses and for a Greek god lurking Penelope, with their lower body about bearing chocolate. halves demurely wrapped in an old The Buzz was so terrific about the blanket, the morning after his return Prime Rib Dinner at the January from the wars and her horrid experience Members’ Jam, that Members’ Jam for of knitting and unraveling to ward off a February will feature a reprise! Just how persistent suitor. Might Ulysses have a few special is that? truffles in his right hand as he gently caresses her cheek with his right hand? After a nice Wine and By the way, the Turkey Buffet is such a stalwart Dinner on any Friday evening, you could stop for for Monday evening and that should be no great a visit to the TMA as it is open until 10 PM. surprise. With shrimp cocktail, various salads and the stupendous dessert buffet, well, it is a true Ah yes, chocolate, that food of gods, will be bargain. Try it and you’ll be waving the flag! the favored dessert in February. Valentine’s Day (that’s the 14th, guys) will feature a scrumptious Leaking News Department has that a fun party for chocolate creme brulee with white chocolate ladies is on the agenda for March. The highlight hearts atop. The dinner itself will feature choices of the April calendar, and just possibly of 2012, of two salads and an entrée which either moo’d, will be the replica dinner from the Titanic.

FEBRUARY 201225 25 Introducing new members

Think Big! Take Small Steps! The Toledo Club has 1000 great members. It is 2015 and we INTERMEDIATE are celebrating 100 years in our one of a kind magnificent Hensley Sejour club complex. We have the resources to exceed our members’ Process Engineer: BP Husky Refinery Sponsored by Katherine Rofkar, expectations. Our committees consist of talented, dedicated Zak Vassar and John Skeldon members blessed with vision and passion. This is the best time ever to be a member of the prestigious Toledo Club. JUNIORS (In addition, the beautiful swimming pool actually holds Alexandria Williams HR Generalist: First Solar water). Is this thinking too big? Will President Zerbey need Sponsored by Zak Vassar, Katherine to wave a magic wand for his dream to materialize? Rofkar and John Skeldon Too big? Not big enough? What small steps can we ALL take Bruce Douglas together to arrive at our best place? We can study our own Project Coordinator: history. In the middle of the previous decade, our Club had The Douglas Company RUSS WOZNIAK over 1000 members. In the past, when our members were Sponsored by Zak Vassar Membership Director asked to recruit new members to the Club, we have had and Justice Johnson 419.254.2997 years when we welcomed a few hundred new members John Smythe Bruce Douglas 419.254.2997 Fax annually. Usually, incentives were included to make President: Habitec Security [email protected] membership even more attractive. For the record, it takes Sponsored by Tyson Fankhauser, six prospects to create one new member. Alex Due, and James Blanchard Currently, the club’s “ACT” data management software has BUSINESS INDIVIDUAL 224 prospect member names and contact information, John Satkowski recorded over the past 90 days. About 15 percent were Interim President: Owens Community referred by active members. Half of the 36 new members College joining the Club in the last 90 days started out as prospects. Sponsored by Zak Vassar Repeated contacts via email and phone calls subsequently John Satkowski lead to new members. We need to increase the number of Dave Seeger President: Seeger member prospect referrals threefold. A prospect name, a Consulting Serivce phone number or an email referred to the Membership Sponsored by Director is the most cost effective way to increase our William Gallup membership. Welcome back! Dave Seeger An intern from the University of Toledo will join the Mark Lacy membership office in 2012. Additional staff, at no cost to James Rutledge the Club, is another small step that can lead to productive Christopher Seiple results. The Membership Committee has worked to attract James Walrod new members from groups like Epic, Leadership Toledo Katherine Rofkar RECENT and professional service organizations. These small steps In Memoriam: NEW MEMBER will lead to big results. What small steps can you take right Hendricus Albregt Helen Luedtke Brooks now to help make our time, the best time ever to be a Harry Mack member of the historic Toledo Club? Henry J. (Jerry) Sawicki, Jr. Best, Russ Wozniak Russ Wozniak Membership Director The Toledo Club

26 FEBRUARY 2012 MB EM ER NEWS February Barbara Baker, a volunteer at the Toledo Museum of Art Information Desk for the past 13 years, was recognized on National Joe McNamera (D) was elected President Philanthropy Day by the Association of of the Toledo City Council by a unanimous Fundraising Professionals. bipartisan Council vote in January 2012. It The TMA January-April newsletter reports BABY NEWS is the second time he has held that position; that Barbara “was instrumental in developing Art and Maria Bronson’s first grandchild, he first served as president from July 2009 a training class for new volunteers and is Arthur Addison Bronson V, was born on to June 2010. now training new volunteers to assist January 7, in Virginia. He weighed A Toledo Club member since 2004, Joe is an visitors and staff. (She) sets a wonderful 4 pounds 10 ounces. The proud parents attorney who practices out of his downtown example of a dedicated individual who uses are their son Arthur and his wife Kelley. Toledo law office. He graduated from the her talents for the good of the Museum.” Arthur is a project manager for M.C. University of Michigan and the New York Barbara has been a member of The Toledo Dean Inc. Kelley is an ITT manager with University School of Law and attended Club since 1965. the U.S. government. Oxford University in England.

Toledo Club member Paul C. LaMarre III is the director of marketing for, and a pit crew member of, an unlimited team known as the U-7 Valken.com which competes in the H1 Unlimited Air National Guard Series. Unlimited hydroplanes are powered by my military jet engines, reach speeds in excess of 200 mph, and are classified as the “world’s fastest race boats.” Paul recently traveled to Doha, Qatar where his team competed for and won, the Union Internationale Motonautique (U.I.M.) World Championship and Oryx Cup. Paul’s team will defend its world champion status on the unlimited circuit in 2012 and he will also begin driving a 7-Litre hydroplane in the Grand National series.

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SPORTING EVENTS CALENDAR News From February Feb 1 NBA: Detroit Pistons @ New Jersey Nets ______1 NCAA BB: UT Rockets @ Akron Zips NCAA BB: Hoosier @ Michigan Wolverines Feb 2 ______2 NHL: Detroit Red Wings @ Vancouver Canucks Feb 3 NAB: Milwaukee Bucks @ Detroit Pistons ______3 NAB: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Orlando Magic Feb 4 NBA: New Orleans Hornets @ Detroit Pistons ______4 NBA: Dallas Mavericks @ Cleveland Cavaliers NCAA BB: Ohio State Buckeyes @ Wisconsin Badgers NCAA BB: Buffalo Bulls @ UT Rockets by Ashley Mirakian NHL: Detroit Red Wings @ Edmonton Oilers ______5 Feb 5 NFL: Super Bowl XLVI ______6 NCAA BB: Michigan Wolverines @ Michigan State Spartans Feb 6 & NHL: Detroit Red Wings @ Phoenix Coyotes Feb 7 It’s true February is sometimes a desert of sport. After the Super ______7 NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Miami Heat NCAA BB: Purdue Boilermakers @ Ohio State Buckeyes Bowl, we turn our thoughts to March Madness and still have Feb 8 ______8 NBA: Detroit Pistons @ New Jersey Nets to wait a bit. But despair not, sports fans, hockey devotees still NBA: LA Clippers @ Cleveland Cavaliers NCAA BB: Ohio Bobcats @ UT Rockets keep it real in February. And, even though spring training isn’t NCAA BB: Michigan Wolverines @ Nebraska Cornhuskers ______9 NHL: Edmonton oilers @ Detroit Red Wings quite around the corner, there are plenty of things to do in the Feb 9 Sports Grill & Tavern. ______10 NBA: LA Lakers @ Boston Celtics Feb 10 NBA: New Jersey Nets @ Detroit Pistons Join us for the Super Bowl, for sure. And keep an eye out for NBA: Milwaukee Bucks @ Cleveland Cavaliers ______11 NHL: Anaheim Ducks @ Detroit Red Wings more pool-centric events-and I’m not talking the aquatic version. Feb 11 NBA: Philadelphia 76ers @ Cleveland Cavaliers Here are just a few suggestions for keeping your February bright, ______12 NCAA BB: UT Rockets @ Bowling Green Falcons NCAA BB: Michigan State Spartans @ Ohio State Buckeyes cheery and seasonal affective disorder-free. Feb 12 ______13 NBA: Washington Wizards @ Detroit Pistons Top Ten Things to Do in the Tavern (February Edition!) NCAA BB: Illinois Fighting Illini @ Michigan Wolverines NHL: Philadelphia Flyers @ Detroit Red Wings ______14 Feb 13 1 Order frites with aioli (I like the horseradish version...yum!) NHL: San Jose Sharks @ Washington Capitals Feb 14 2 Ask Miguel what the deal with aioli is. ______15 NBA: San Antonio Spurs @ Detroit Pistons NCAA BB: Ohio State Buckeyes @ Minnesota Golden Gophers NHL: Dallas Stars @ Detroit Red Wings 3 Try the laser pool cue (now fixed, thanks to Art Bronson!) ______16 Feb 15 NBA: Indiana Pacers @ Cleveland Cavaliers 4 Go get some dessert and a Nutty Irishman after a symphony, NBA: Detroit Pistons @ Boston Celtics NCAA BB: UT Rockets @ Ball State Cardinals opera or Valentine event. ______17 Feb 16 NHL: Chicago Blackhawks @ New York Rangers 5 Hone your multi-tasking skills by watching five tv’s at once. Feb 17 ______18 NBA: Sacramento Kings @ Detroit Pistons NBA: Miami Heat @ Cleveland Cavaliers 6 YUENGLING in your very own pewter tavern mug NHL: Nashville Predators @ Detroit Red Wings ______19 Feb 18 7 Go on any Monday and basically have the place to yourself NCAA BB: Michigan Wolverines @ Ohio State Buckeyes Feb 19 and 10 or 20 of your best friends. ______20 NBA: Sacramento Kings @ Cleveland Cavaliers NBA: Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons NHL: San Jose Sharks @ Detroit Red Wings 8 Introduce someone new to the Club. Believe me, the tavern ______21 Feb 20 is a big selling point among the under 40s. NBA: New Jersey Nets @ New York Nets Feb 21 9 ______22 NBA: Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers Whoever sinks the best trick shot at the pool table buys a NCAA BB: Illinois Fighting Illini @ Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA BB: Michigan Wolverines @ Northwestern Wildcats round. ______23 NHL: Detroit Red Wings @ Chicago Blackhawks Feb 22 10 Challenge Brenda to a game of 8-ball. Rumor has it she’s a NBA: Detroit Pistons @ Toronto Raptors NBA: New Orleans Hornets @ Cleveland Cavaliers shark. ______24 NCAA BB: Central Michigan Chippewa’s @ UT Rockets Feb 23 NHL: Vancouver Canucks @ Detroit Red Wings Cheers, ______25 Feb 24 NHL: Vancouver Canucks @ New Jersey Devils Feb 25 ______26 NCAA BB: UT Rockets @ Western Michigan Broncos Ashley NCAA BB: Michigan Wolverines @ Purdue Boilermakers NCAA BB: Wisconsin Badgers @ Ohio State Buckeyes ______27 NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Detroit Red Wings Feb 26 NBA: All Star Game NASCAR: Daytona 500 ______28 NCAA BB: Michigan Wolverines @ Minnesota Golden Gophers Feb 27 Regular Hours of Business: ______29 NCAA BB: Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ Georgetown Hoyas Feb 28 Monday 5 pm – 12:30 am NBA: Philadelphia 76ers @ Detroit Pistons NBA: Boston @ Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday 5 pm – 12:30 am _ NHL: Detroit Red Wings @ Columbus Blue Jackets Friday 5 pm – 12:30 am Feb 29 NBA: Charlotte Bobcats@ Detroit Pistons Saturday 1 1 am – 12:30 Am NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks NCAA BB: UT Rockets @ Northern Illinois Huskies NCAA BB: Ohio State Buckeyes @ Northwestern Wildcats THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9

Make it a point to be a part of the Last Dinner on Wild Game Dinner the Titanic By Ben Brown 6 PM Join us for a unique opportunity to taste the same dinner Cocktails in Centennial Room offerings provided to First Class passengers on the final night Hors d’oeuvres • Vendor Displays of the Titanic. Chef Michael will prepare the same menu 7:30 PM served on the Titanic prior to its sinking on April 14, 1912. Dinner• Main Dining Room Marking the 100th anniversary of this tragic event, Taste from a wide menu of wild game Our dinner will be Saturday, April 14, 2012 sumptuously prepared by our own chef Mike. 6:30 PM in the Main Dining Room. There are also great raffle and auction items to spice up the night. Enjoy a 10-course meal that includes all the luxuries that the elite passengers demanded. Call now to reserve your spot From oysters to salmon and from filet mignon or take advantage of group discounts. to roast squab, the delicacies of that day will be lavishly presented. For the no-expenses-spared maiden voyage, the White Star Line ordered 800 bundles of asparagus, containers of rare spices like saffron, and 25,000 pounds of poultry and game.

15TH ANNUAL WILD GAME DINNER

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The first thing that comes to mind when WINE OF THE MONTH thinking about February is Saint Valentine’s Day. Saint Valentine was a Catholic Bishop who married young Christian couples in love, even though it was prohibited by the pagan Roman Emperor Claudius. Saint Valentine was stoned and beheaded for his transgression. He was buried on February 14, in the late third century. Later, Saint Valentine’s martyrdom was commemorated by the Catholic Church with the celebration of St. Valentine’s Day to expel MI GUEL CUETO Asst. General Manager and replace the pagan rituals of Lupercalia. 419-254-2977 We will, at the Club, celebrate this popular day [email protected] in style. Elegant settings, live entertainment, exquisite food, impeccable service, and fine Champagne is the order of things planned for the evening. The only missing ingredient is Cupid (the son of Venus, goddess of love) Just kidding! The only thing missing is you! Our members; you are the most important part of a great evening at the Club. We love to see you come through the door and enjoy the festivities.

Special thanks and appreciation goes out to Mr. Mauro Pino for his initiative in planning and participating in the Dinner Italiano event at the Club. Mr. Pino kindly shared his time and knowledge of great food and wine with Chef PIPER-HEIDSIECK BRUT CHAMPAGNE Mike and me to create an event worthy of the REIMS, FRANCE expectations of our members and beyond. $60 by the bottle Grazie mille! This traditional Champagne is the paradigm of glamour and elegance; the energy of audacity, creativity and a lightness of spirit Miguel R. Cueto since 1785. We will serve a glass of Piper Heidsieck to every one at the St. Valentines Dinner Dance. Sante!

30 FEBRUARY 2012 Cuisineat the club

The Name Counts Patagonian toothfish, slime head, whore’s eggs, mud crab, spiny dogfish, dog fish… Do these sound appetizing? You probably have eaten most of them. You might recognize: Chilean sea bass, orange roughy, spicy sea urchin, peeky toe crab, rock salmon, and North Sea halibut (same order as above). The renaming of fish to be more appealing is extremely common. Why do we rename the fish with implied names? To sell it, of course. To make it sound appetizing or recognizable. What’s a toothfish? But sea bass, we have heard of. The names MICHAEL ROSENDAUL are misleading; rarely are they what they imply, Toothfish is not a type of sea bass and Executive Chef, Spiny Dogfish is not a species of salmon. 419-243-2200 Ext, 2149 Whether this is a good, misguided, inventive, or deceitful policy is debatable. Probably [email protected] all the above.

Slime Head; aka, orange roughy

Patagonian Toothfish with mushroom grits and spinach – Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 (6-oz) center cut Chilean sea bass fillets 2 pints assorted mushrooms Salt and pepper (shiitake, cremini, portabello) : 4 Tbl canola oil (rapeseed oil) 2 cups instant grits 1 bunch fresh thyme 1 quart chicken stock Rmindere 6 Tbl whole butter 1/4 cup heavy cream Directions: 1 lb baby spinach, carefully washed Food and beverage minimums can be reached 1. Season sea bass with salt and pepper. with food and, including beverages take purchased out orders anywhere and 2. In a large sauté pan over medium heat, add canola oil and heat to a slight smoke. in the Club 3. Add 1 sprig of fresh thyme to sauté pan and sear sea bass, skin side down, for about 7 min. wine orders. 4. While fish is cooking, start grits. In 2 qt pot, heat 2 Tbl butter and 1 sprig fresh thyme. 5. When the butter begins to brown, add mushrooms and sauté until golden. The amount is calculated by $ spentour before online 6. Using a wooden spoon, stir in grits, add chicken stock, and reduce to a simmer. tax (or service charge on banquets). To see .” 7. When grits begin to thicken, finish with heavy cream and 1Tbl butter. a tally of purchases minimum, that logcount into toward y your 8. Season with salt and pepper. Remove thyme sprig before serving. Keep grits warm on low. 9. Carefully turn fish over to finish other side. Remove Sea bass and hold in a warm place. account at toledoclub.org, and 10. In the same sauté pan, on the same temperature, add spinach. It will quickly wilt. click on “Member Statements 11. Finish the spinach with the remaining butter and season with salt and pepper. 12. Serve in large soup bowl. Scoop grits into each bowl. Layer spinach then sea bass. Thyme garnish.

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AthleticS QUASH News

2012 NACAD Great Lake Swim to begin in February The Toledo Club swimmers will once again compete in the 2012 NACAD Great Lakes Swim against other private clubs around North America. The Toledo Club will be in Division II consisting of clubs with fewer than 3,000 members, which will make us one of the smaller clubs in Division II. All of our swimmers’ yards will be compiled and sent in on a weekly basis. This event runs from February 1 to February 29. All swimmers are welcome to help us achieve our best result. Simply mark up your miles on the chart posted at the pool. With the pool getting back ‘on line’ we should be fired up to swim this year! Sponsor/Players wanted for the 2012 Toledo Squash Classic Help us keep the Toledo Squash Classic one of the best, largest and most fun of all the tournaments in the Midwest, March 2-4! Your $250 patronship will help us to retain what has been named the John A. Seidel top social tournament in the U.S. according to the U.S. Squash website. All levels of players are Athletic Director and Squash Professional invited, as well as a top professional division with pros from around the Midwest! Four time champion and undefeated bon vivant of the Spring Fling, Mick Robbends, is returning this year! 419-254-2962 First Half Standings for the 2011-12 Winter Squash League-keep in mind that some teams had a Bye [email protected] in the first half. Lots of Squash to go!

TEAM TEAM Games Bonus Total name Won POINTS POINTS

1 Tressel’s Kids 06 21 127 2 Snells Like Due Due 126 15 141 3 Zumo 95 17 112 4 Win or Don’t Come Home 140 18 158 5 Live Strong 06 18 124 6 50+ Fluffers 88 8 96 7 Pugs Mugs 97 25 122 8 Buridan’s Dilemma 100 27 127 9 Here for Beer 89 12 101 10 Being John Mackewich 79 12 91 11 I might Ahmed a mistake 96 15 111

Under 45s whip up on Over 45s Our annual young studs vs. old dudes competition went back to the Under 45 crew after the big Over 45 victory of last year! We had over 50 Squashers come out to enjoy the evening of squash competition and camaraderie. As a consolation, the Overs won the ‘shopping’ competition for the evening, but the Unders took the ‘playing’ crown for 2011.

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F SItnES & WELLNESS CENTER

Turkey Trot Move of the Month: Thank you to all the members who signed up for our annual Side Plank Turkey Trot. The winner with the most miles was Jim Nooney. The Plank is a static exercise for strengthening the abdominals, back Items of Note... and shoulders. Isometric strength is CHARISSA MARCONI Yoga continues with Debbie Lee on Saturdays from 9–10 important for stabilizing the trunk BS, WITS AM and on Wednesdays with Patricia Vannuyen from in various sports and exercises. Fitness & Wellness Ctr. 5:30– 6:30 PM. Please call the Fitness Center for prices. When you are doing the plank 419-254-2990 Indoor Marathon ends February 20. Be sure to log your exercise or a variation of the plank, running miles on the chart. make sure to contract your [email protected] Like us on Facebook! abdominals while remembering to Charissa will be active updating breathe. Side planks are a variation events, contests, news, etc. of the regular plank. Become a Fan of The Toledo Club! The Morning Group The morning group is defined as anyone that gets up before early, comes down to the Fitness Center, hogs machines, demands channel changes, fans and volume, complains about the bran muffins, the Sports Grill, the pool, and politics, and karaokes to “The Chipmunks Christmas”. Oh, did I mention works out? Well, some view it this way, but they greet everyone who Starting Position comes in the door, will bring you up to date on any topic, Lift your body off the ground and balance are not afraid to tell you to loosen your hamstrings, watch on one forearm and the side of your foot. Contract your abdominals and relax your their mouths when there is a lady in the room and they shoulders. And breathe. have formed some lasting friendships. We love the morning There is no movement, just hold that group. The Club would not be the same without them. position... keep holding. Over the holiday, Bob and Karen Lucas hosted the group Aim for 30-60 seconds. at their home for a lovely brunch. Thank you for the camaraderie, food, and fun!

FEBRUARY 2012 33 Thank you to all the individuals and businesses who participated in our Holiday Parade of Trees. The Toledo Club raised $14,395 ABC Action News Palmer Energy Autism Society of Northwest Ohio Paws & Whiskers Bank of Maumee Renhill/HR OnDemand Barron Insurance & Financial Services Shrader Tire & Oil Bartz Viviano Flowers & Gifts, Inc. Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick, LLP Bert Pierre & Augustus Bates The Andersons, Inc. Block Communications, Inc. The Quinn Family & Wells Fargo Advisors Brooks Insurance Agency The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio Buckeye Cable System The William Family in Memory of Burnor Appraisal Service Deborah Schroeder-Williams Dave White Chevrolet, Inc. Tireman Dr. Jack and Cindy Niggemyer Toledo Blade Eberly Center Toledo Club Employees Ernie Samas Toledo Humane Society Fifth Third Bank Toledo Molding & Die, Inc. Friends of Prizm Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club/Toledo Health Care REIT, Inc. Walleye Hockey Club Home Instead Toledo Museum of Art Hylant Group Toledo School for the Arts Imagination Station University of Toledo Junior League Universal Metals/American Post Kids Count too, Inc. William Vaughan Company Landscape Design/Jeff Moritz Yark Automotive Group Nemsys

Annual Culinary raffle winners Thank you to everyone who participated in our Annual Culinary Raffle. The drawing took place at the New Year's Eve Gala. A total of $2,135 was raised and Chef Michael will use the funds to purchase some equipment for the kitchen. Thank you to the Food & Beverage Committee members for their support. Special thanks to Susan Conda for taking this project under her wing this year and Kathy Mikolajczak, Karen Klein, Ann Sanford and staff for selling tickets at the Parade of Trees. and the winners are... Dinner for 8: Marlene Lederman A night with Chef/tour kitchen: Karl Strauss Wine & Dine for 4: Tim Schmidt Wine & Dine for 2: Art and Maria Bronson Lunch for 4: John Fedderke Breakfast for 4: Art and Maria Bronson Breakfast for 4: Steve and Maureen Brown Bottle of Wine: Dock Treece Sr. 2 sandwiches/2 non-alcoholic beverages in the Sports Grill & Tavern: Art and Maria Bronson

34 FEBRUARY 2012 HAPPE Nings at the HappyClub New Year!

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SpringANNUAL Fling Dance Wear your Hawaiian shirts, shorts, sundresses, sandals and hats! Beat the winter blues! S aturday, March 3 COCKTAILS start at 8 PM • Centennial Room HORS D’OEUVRES AND DRINK SPECIALS Band: TBA • 8:30 PM – 12:30 AM $10 • Guests welcome!

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