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 Cell phones will not be used in any way that disturbs other members and guests in the Club. Cell phones may not be used in the Main Dining Room or Grill Room. Please remove yourself from these areas if you must take TOLEDO CLUB STAFF or make a call. Phones must be on vibrate when entering the Club. ADMINISTRATION Ron Pearson, CCM, General Manager 419-254-2988 TASTE OF THE NATION COMES TO THE opposite-sex partner. That is a 72 percent Miguel Cueto, Asst. General Manager TOLEDO CLUB – SUNDAY, MAY 22. increase in cohabiting since 1990. 419-254-2977 I am confident our membership will support • 51 percent of women are now living Nathalie Helm, Executive Assistant without a spouse with several factors 419-254-2980 this great community event, whose mission is to give back 100% of ticket sales to help ensure contributing to that statistic: FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE Jenni Maher, Catering Manager no kid grows up hungry. Local beneficiaries • C ollege educated women are more likely Chelsie Schmidt, Catering Manager are Toledo Grows, Toledo Day Nursery, to marry, but they are tying the knot 419-254-2981 Aurora House and the Toledo Northwestern two years later on average. Michael Rosendaul, Executive Chef Food Bank. This is also the perfect • Older women are outliving their spouses 419-243-2200 ext. 2149 event to showcase our prominent club to the or not remarrying after a divorce. Charlotte Hall, Dining Room Manager evolving new member market. Recruitment • By 2014, women will comprise 47 percent 419-243-2200 ext. 2134 and retention of members is a high priority. of the total workforce in the . MEMBERSHIP The success of our efforts requires a clear • Women are now more likely to have graduate Jeremy Loesel, Membership Director understanding of the local market, and an degrees and/or own small businesses. 419-254-2997 awareness that the needs of our target group Another consideration when courting the ACCOUNTING have changed in ways that will affect their target market is being sensitive to demands Ruth Fiser, Accounting Manager interest in club life. The following statistics for value, simplicity and efficiency; the only 419-254-2970 are compiled from the U.S. Census Bureau, thing that is stretched more than their cash Laura Van Camp, Accounting Analyst Gallup and other sources: is their time. Effective communication with 419-254-2996 • married couples with children represent prospective members should include emphasis ATHLETIC 23 percent of American households and that the Club is a safe haven for members, John Seidel, Director/Squash Pro that number is declining. The number of an extension of their home with friends and 419-254-2962 “traditional families” has seen a 50 percent a great value. So let’s show everybody that Charissa Marconi, Fitness and Wellness drop since 1960. they are welcome at the Club and they will 419-254-2990 • Nearly 11 million Americans are cohabiting. be happy they joined. SECURITY Of those, about 9.7 million live with an David Rainey, Operations Manager 419-254-2967 T H E T O L E D O C L U B T O P I C S President'sMessage A publication of the Marketing Committee of The Toledo Club, published eleven There has been a great deal of again with a boxing ring, round girls times per year positive feedback about the club’s and ferocious boxers. Don’t miss it 235 14th Street • Toledo, Ohio 43604 magazine The Toledo Club Topics. and a great dinner beforehand. 419-243-2200 • 419 - 254-2969 Fax www.toledoclub.org The board’s mandate to have a new, Just a reminder of the upcoming high level professional manner to Mother’s Day brunch on May 8., Chef Editor in Chief: Shirley Levy get club news to our members has Mike has prepared a wonderful menu, Designed by: Tony Barone Design been skillfully implemented by the so bring the family and salute Mom Maumee, Ohio • 419-866-4826 marketing committee. Chair Dave at the Club. Cameron and his committee are to Contributing Photographers: Grand Lubell You should be receiving an updated be congratulated for a job well done. Topics Sylvania, Ohio • 419-882-1984 reciprocity arrangement for using local editor Shirley Levy and the magazine’s staff private clubs during the August shutdown. Printing/Mailing by: coordinator, Nathalie Helm, continue to Kennedy Printing Co. • Findlay, Ohio If you have any questions please contact The produce a superior product that puts a www.kennedyprintingcompany.com Toledo Club general manager, Ron Pearson. prestigious face on The Toledo Club. See you there, everywhere! ON THE COVER (L to R): Matt Lawrence/Mancy’s Chairman Dan Schmitt, promises to produce Italian, Moussa Salloukh/La Scola Italian Grill & another great boxing event on May 5. The David Quinn The Hungry I, Michael Rosendaul/The Toledo Club, Brandon Davidson/The Real Seafood Co., Jared Centennial Room will be decked out once President Lerch/Pocco Piatti, George Kamilaris/Giorgio’s.

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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 Mark Ralston Thomas Klein Dirk VanHeyst Shirley Levy Membership Bob Lubell Social/Entertainment Chairman Scott Rozanski Chairman Zak Vassar Joe Zerbey Kirk Mizerek Jackie Barnes Art & Maria Bronson Antonio Russo Athletic Craig Herschel Brett Seymour Chairman Joy Hyman Dock Treece Marty Connors Justice Johnson Pete Winovich Jim Burnor Jr. Michael Mori Alex Due David Quinn Mike Goetz Lisa Rozanski Bill Kitson Karen Lucas Gary McBride Food/Beverage meeting schedule Chairman Greg Wagoner Ben Brown MayM ay 3 Maureen Brown Social/Entertainment Committee Squash Joseph Colturi May 10 Chairman Susan Conda Squash Committee Mike Goetz Dan Effler May 16 Jim Burnor Johanna Hull Finance Committee Alex Due May 26 Amir Khan Food/Beverage Committee Tyson Fankhauser Karen Klein May 17 Jeffrey Levesque John MacKay Membership Committee Brecken Libbe Mikolajczak May 18 Frank Manning Board Meeting Roger Peluso Greg Wagoner May 19 Ann Sanford Athletic Committee Betty Sherman May 31 Marketing Committee

MAY 2011 3 Art Collection Who are the distinguished gentlemen whose portraits grace the walls of the main dining room?

John North , president and founder of the Willys-Overland Company, was born in 1873 in Canandaigua, . He saw in bicycles a profitable outlet for his ability as a salesman and, at age 18, he had organized a bicycle sales company. Gradually, he worked into the wholesale distribution of bicycles and in 1900, at age 25, did a business of $500,000 annually. He saw his first automobile on a visit toC leveland and realized that the automobile would replace the bicycle and have a profound effect on society. He conceived the idea of national distribution of motor . In 1906, Willys formed the American Motor Sales Co. in Elmira, New York, and entered into a sales agreement with the Company to buy 500 cars. As he became a better salesman and advocate of automobiles, he encountered a problem: he could sell cars faster than the -based Overland factory could make them. In 1907, he wired the company that he needed more cars to fill the orders he had already taken. This was a time of money panic and the factory wired back that it would have a hard time filling the orders he had already booked and he should accept no more orders. At that time, the Overland Company was housed in a sheet-iron shed 300 feet long and 80 feet wide. It had debts of $80,000 and no cash. Willys took the next train to Indianapolis and was told on a Sunday that the company was going into bankruptcy the following day, as the checks it had issued to the workmen would not be covered by funds in the bank on Monday morning. The company needed $350 to meet payroll the next day. Willys was staying at a local hotel and asked the hotel management to cash his $350 check. The hotel did not have $350 cash, but he convinced them to save all cash payments from room, bar and restaurant sales receipts so they would be able to cash his check. The $350 was raised to meet the payroll and keep the company alive. In January, 1908, Willys became the president, treasurer, general and sales manager. He moved the company to Toledo and revolutionized production to make cars in numbers never before known. Within eight years, he was offered $80 million for his share of the company. John North Willys His Toledo residence was at 2210 Robinwood at Bancroft. Some years later, he was asked what he considered the biggest thing he had ever accomplished and he replied: “Making a million dollars in one year on a capital of $50,000.” His philosophy of life was “The older we grow, the more certain we realize, I think, that the greatest blessing in life, outside of good health, is work.” In 1909, Willys acquired the Marion Motor Car Co. of Ohio, and a few years later shifted operations to a production facility he bought from the bankrupt Pope Motor Car Co. in Toledo. He changed the name of the company to the Willys-Overland Motor Company in 1912. The following year, he acquired the Edwards Motor Co. of New York, which gave him a license to manufacture the patented Knight “sleeve valve” engine. For a brief time, Willys-Overland was the second largest automaker in the United States, behind Ford. In 1917, Willys built the seven story headquarters building in Toledo.

4 MAY 2011 Art Collection John North Willys (1873 – 1935) by Carl White Before the end of the decade, one- From the minutes of the Trustees Meetings at The Toledo Club third of the city’s workforce was October 28, 1911: The resignation of Mr. H.W. Cummings was read and upon employed either at Willys-Overland motion duly seconded, accepted. Whereupon it was moved and seconded that or at one of the numerous small Mr. J. N. Willys be appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Cummings businesses providing parts and supplies. resignation, said motion was carried by the unanimous vote of all present. In 1919, he purchased the Thereupon it was, upon motion, duly seconded and carried... Mr. Willys be Automobile and Motors Company to appointed chairman of a special Finance Committee for the purpose of devising take control of its factory in Elizabeth, ways and means for raising funds for the purpose of erection of a new Club House. New Jersey, where he planned to November 2, 1911: J.N. Willys duly qualified as Trustee of the club. produce a new six-cylinder car. January 29, 1912: elected President of the Toledo Club. Labor trouble at the Willys-Overland factory in Toledo resulted in a violent October 15, 1912: The building committee has reported to the Trustees that the strike in 1919, shutting down the limited area of the present property of the Club at the corner of Madison Avenue factory for several months. Willys and Huron Street makes it impossible to build on that site a club house that would hired vice-president meet the requirements of the Club or be acceptable to its members. The Trustees Walter P. to run the Willys- have, therefore, secured an option on a piece of property at the corner of Madison Overland operation at the then Avenue and Fourteenth Street, having a frontage of 100 feet on Madison Avenue astonishing salary of $1 million a and extending westerly 250 feet on Fourteenth Street. year. However, Chrysler tried to oust October 23, 1912: A motion... requesting the Trustees to purchase the site at the Willys with an attempted takeover bid corner of Fourteenth and Madison... on being put to a vote, resulted in a tie, 49 that backfired.C hrysler left in 1921, voting for and 49 money in hand, to go into business voting against. for himself. October 30, 1912: In 1926, Willys introduced the In reply to the letter Whippet automobile. It was, at the of the Trustees... time, America’s smallest 4-cyclinder as to the purchase car and a popular vehicle that sold of the property at for under $1,000 until the stock Fourteenth Street market crash and introduction of and Madison the eight-cylinder automobile ended Avenue, 251 returns Whippet production in 1930. were received, 158 Following the election of President in favor and 93 , in March 1930, against. Willys was appointed the first U.S. November 4, 1913: Ambassador to Poland. He served at a special meeting until May 1932, when he returned to Charlie Mae Short, mother of member Bev Lynch, displays the Willys-Knight. it was unanimously Toledo to run the troubled company. decided to obtain In 1933, Willys-Overland went into the Fourteenth Street site. Plans were drawn and the bids were then discovered to bankruptcy reorganization. be beyond our means. Action was deferred until Mr. Willys returned from abroad, The following year, 1934, John Willys a meeting was then held and the club’s predicament explained to him. Mr. Willys divorced Isabel, his wife of thirty-seven agreed to take $100,000 worth of second mortgage bonds. The Trustees then years, and was quickly remarried to placed the contract for the new building. Florence Dingler Dolon. He suffered Our history book, The Toledo Club 1889-1989, includes Glimpses, Glances and a heart attack a few months later Asides, and on page 103 it quotes an earlier Toledo Club publication which followed by a stroke, and died at his poked fun at the Willys automobiles: “One especial feature has been added this New York home in on August year to all of his machines and that is a double-barreled steel hinge on the hood, 26, 1935. He is buried in Valhalla, so that no matter how many times you raise the hood to look in to see what the New York. matter is, you cannot wear out the hinge.” R

MAY 2011 5 incentive is still an ongoing promotion.

Contact Jeremy Loesel Membership Director with a qualified lead and receive a $50 Club cash certificate good for any services at the Club. If your prospect joins, you will receive an additional $150 and your prospect will receive $500 that can be used toward initiation fee. There is no better time to join the Club! ($50 maximum will be given out on Business Class)

6 MAY 2011 UPCOMING EVENTS AROUND THE CITY May

Museum of Art Other The Derby Party First Siege 1813 – Fort Meigs Community outreach and fundraising event to celebrate Commemorating the 198th Anniversary of the First Siege the Kentucky Derby and raise funds for educational of Fort Meigs! programming. The event will raise funds to provide free May 28 and 29. (Check www.fortmeigs.org for schedule) school tours of The Egypt Experience exhibition. Run/Walk – Fundraisers May 7 – 4-8 PM (Peristyle) Making strides against breast cancer www.toledomuseum.org/events/derbyparty May 7 Town Center at Levis Commons www.makingstrides.acsevents.org Spring Plant Sale Dart Frog Dash 5K walk/run May 14 Toledo Zoo This is your chance to purchase plants carefully tended for www.toledozoo.org/events/dartfrogdash.html throughout the year by expert horticulturists. May 5 – Members only 5th Annual Walk for Wishes (Make-A-Wish Foundation) May 14 Olander Park May 6-8 – Open to the public www.northwestohio.wish.org Huntington Center Heart Walk Cirque du Soleil – Alegria May 21 UT Glass Bowl Stadium Alegria is a Cirque du Soleil classic and an internationally www.heartwalk.kintera.org acclaimed production that has entertained more than Masterworks Chorale ten million people worldwide since its world premiere in The tradition continues – at the elegant Valentine Theatre! Montreal, in 1994. A concert that calls for rapid juxtaposition of musical fabrics May 18-22 – Check times and textures – a harp solo followed by a string quartet, a The Toledo Zoo double-choir Renaissance motet giving way to a brass choir, Carnival Vineyard Adventure or a cello solo preceding a ballet piece – provides a unique The fourth Vineyard Adventure will take place in the Great context in which to listen to music. With the Ballet Theatre Hall located in the Museum of Science. Come relax and of Toledo, extraordinary musical guests, and dramatic enjoy the finer things in life. staging and lighting, Collage IV promises an evening with something for everyone. June 4 – 8 PM Tickets are available through the Valentine Theatre Box Office at 419-242-2787

Forgot a Birthday card The Toledo Club Topics magazine is published for members or thank you? and friends of the Club. Sign It, Stamp It, We welcome your story ideas, comments and suggestions. Send It right from If you have a photo, story or memory to share in the Front Desk! 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 Cards available for Shirley Levy, editor in chief, 419 536 9782 purchase for your e-mail [email protected] convenience.

MAY 2011 7 A fter printing out some 130 pages that comprise Share Our Strength’s “Taste of the Nation” media kit, we searched in vain for pictures of hungry kids or weary families standing in food lines. Then we scanned the web to see what local reporters have to say about Taste of the Nation’s benefit at The Toledo Club, May 22. Lots of pictures of smiling faces; celebrity chefs, men in suits and pretty ladies in pretty dresses. Somehow, they reminded me of that old Tony Bennett song, “Put on a Happy Face.” Sorry, Marshall McLuhan; the medium isn’t always the message. It takes more than good food and great parties to fight hunger – things like awareness of the need, compassion, and an open wallet. Billy Shore and his sister Debbie knew that when they got together in the basement of a row house on Capitol Hill to found Share Our Strength. The year was 1984 and by Shirley Levy they founded the organization in response to the Ethiopian famine. Since SHAREthen, Share Our Strength has OUR STRENGTH raised more than $275 million to support more than 1000 anti-hunger/anti-poverty groups worldwide. Today, its priority is to ensure that nearly 12 million American children facing hunger – that’s one in six kids – have access to the nutritious food they need to grow, learn and thrive. It took a while to get the various national culinary fund-raising programs underway, but in its first 20 years, ShareO ur Strength served 35 million meals to needy children. Billy Shore, the organization’s executive director, is a native of Pittsburgh. He earned his B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from George Washington University. He was named the James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of Year in 1991, and Washingtonian of the Year in 1994. He also made the list of of Caring Institute’s top ten caring people of 1995 and received Bon Appetit’s Humanitarian of the Year Award in 1999. The Taste of the Nation “No Kid Hungry” campaign is one of the programs that Share our Strength created to meet the immediate needs of hungry children. It provides grants to community programs to ensure that they are enrolled in federal nutrition programs; provides a healthy start to the day through school breakfasts; helps eligible families enroll in the federal food stamp program and teaches them how to cook healthy meals on a budget. Among the celebrated chefs who identified with ShareO ur Strength’s mission from Day One were Susan Feniger, who grew up in Ottawa Hills, and her chef-partner Mary Sue Milliken, who married architect Josh Schweitzer, also from Ottawa Hills. All three now live in California, where Susan and Mary Sue have opened several

8 MAY 2011 acclaimed restaurants, including City Café and then Ciudad in Los Angeles, and Border Grill in Santa Monica. They are veterans of 396 episodes of the popular Hot Tamales series on the Food Network and Masters contestants on Bravo, as well as co-authors of five cookbooks, including City Cuisine and Mexican Cooking for Dummies. Two months ago, Susan and a new business partner, Kajsa Alger launched Street, a Los Angeles restaurant that features “street food.” Both Feniger and Milliken are disciples of Billy Shore and powerful spokespersons for Taste of the Nation’s mission. “When we first met Billy Shore, we thought we knew a lot about poverty and hunger, but he really brought it home to us,” Mary Sue told food writer Milford Prewitt.”What struck us later was just how it is so unconscionable and outright criminal SHARE OUR STRENGTH that kids can go to bed in this country and not have enough to eat. “I don’t think people are informed about how severe the problem is at this time,” she said.“I mean, do you know how difficult it is for a child to go to school and attempt to learn anything on an empty stomach, or the lasting impact going hungry can have on a child’s well-being for life?” Researchers have found that children who are deprived of an adequate diet may suffer abnormal cognition, brain and psychological development which, if not corrected, can be irreparable. Prewitt credits a simple business plan for the program’s success in recruiting so many chefs and restaurateurs: “Raise funds from good food and wine events, get sponsors to underwrite the logistical costs for renting the venues and ancillary expense, and then divert 100 percent of the ticket sales from (those) attending, to organizations battling impoverishment.” Although Share Our Strength was founded in 1984, it took 3-4 years to get its Taste of the Nation underway. In the 15 years the event has been held in Toledo, the event has raised over $1,300,000. Co-chair Marla Schecht is hoping to raise $90,000 this year. Seventy percent of funds raised here go to support Toledo organizations; ten percent supports the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks and the Ohio Hunger Task Force; Seventeen per cent supports international development and relief agencies and three percent is ear-marked for Operation Frontline, Share Our Strength’s national nutrition education program. This year’s grant recipients are Toledo Grows, an outreach program of the Toledo Botanical Gardens; Toledo Day Nursery; the Aurora House Project, and the Toledo

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Northwestern Ohio Food Bank. with degrees in business, French and future are either hungry or not getting Hunger in Ohio is real and alarming, Japanese. He then moved to Tokyo the proper nutrition.” says James Caldwell, president and CEO where his first job as a professional Chef Anthony will share the spotlight with the Food Bank. In any given chef was at a small Japanese-French with returning celebrity Chef Celina week in 2010, 207,000 Ohioans bistro owned by Shizuyo Shima, the Tio, a big hit in Taste of the Nation’s received emergency food assistance. Japanese pastry chef. She taught him appearance in Toledo last year. Chef/ how to run a restaurant and encouraged owner of Julian Restaurant in Kansas “Between 2009 and 2010, our him to move to Paris and enroll in City, she recently joined a cast of 12 distribution of products in eight culinary school. Later, he worked in contestants competing for charity on counties of Northwestern Ohio grew some of France’s best kitchens, Bravo TV’s Top Chef Masters cooking by over two million pounds of food. including L’Arpege and L’Astrance. show. Last year, she made a strong That’s a 36.5 percent increase,” he In 1992, he packed up his knives and showing in The Next Iron Chef on the said. “That’s why it’s so important returned to New York where he Food Network. to support Taste of the Nation. The became co-chef at Blue Hill at Stone Tio knew from age of eight that she dollars that people give are used to Barns, a restaurant located on a farm wanted to be a chef. She obtained her subsidize our child care programs, especially the Backpack program and the Kids Café program.” The Backpack program is designed to meet the needs of hungry children when they are most vulnerable, during school breaks and over weekends. The backpacks are filled with food they can bring home. Kids Café provides afterschool meals to disadvantaged children in a safe and accessible environment. It also offers them an opportunity to learn about hunger and nutrition through fun and enriching activities. north of the city. There he was able degree from Drexel University in hotel Finding an accomplished chef who is to pursue his interest in seasonal and restaurant management and by passionate about Share Our Strength’s cooking using farm-fresh foods. age 23 was given the opportunity to mission is the first step to a successful Four years later, Michael Anthony lead the Grill Room in Philadelphia’s Taste of the Nation event. The Toledo became executive chef of Gramercy Ritz Carlton. A few years later, she Club’s event is doubly blessed– it has Tavern. Unlike most New York City moved to Orlando, where she helped two great chefs: Michael Anthony and restaurants, all of its produce comes to open three specialty restaurants Celina Tio. from local and sustainable sources. for Walt Disney World. After that, she At Gramercy, Anthony has taken an became the head chef at The American You’d be hard-pressed to find any active part in the local community, Restaurant, one of Kansas City’s finest chef with the serious cooking cred of including giving tours and cooking restaurants. In 2009, she opened Julian, Chef Michael Anthony, owner of the demos to students from nearby naming it after two inspirational award winning Gramercy restaurant elementary schools. sources: Chef Julia Child and her in New York and a finalist for the “In the last two years, the number own grandfather Julian Rodriguez, a James Beard/Best New York City Chef of hungry children has skyrocketed,” Pullman porter, cook, gardener and award. he told an appetiteforgood.com pilot. Anthony grew up in Cincinnati and reporter in 2009. “As a chef who Chef Tio’s accomplishments have graduated from Indiana University serves food, it’s heart-breaking to earned numerous local and national know that children who are our 10 MAY 2011 Continued on page 24 This year's grant recipients T OLEDO GROWs, an outreach program of the Toledo Botanical Gardens, is focused on people of all ages living on fixed incomes in Toledo’s urban areas. It currently has 34 gardens and more than 600 volunteer gardeners; 200 of them are children. The program uses urban vegetable gardening to address the root causes of poverty and hunger, teach simple techniques of tilling soil and encourage harvesting and sharing of nutritional produce. Thanks to Sharing Our Strength, Toledo Grows was able to expand its programs in nutrition education, cooking and economic development, as well as to acquire plants, composting and other basic garden necessities. TOLEDO DAY NURSERY‘S mission is to enhance each child’s educational, social, emotional and physical development by providing high quality affordable child care to children of working parents. the comprehensive program includes hearing, speech/language, vision, dental and developmental screenings for children enrolled in the program. In addition, a mental health component aids children with emotional behavior or anger issues. THE AURORA HOUSE PROJECT – Approximately 41 women and 31 children benefit from AURORA HOUSE each year. The program provides homeless women and their children the help and resources they need to prepare for their move to permanent housing and self sufficiency. TOLEDO NORTHWESTERN OHIO FOOD BANK – Over the past 26 years, the Food Bank has distributed over 70 million pounds of food and grocery products to more than 300 non- profit agencies in an eight county area. Member agencies include emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, rehabilitation centers, programs for the elderly, group homes, holiday food basket programs and non-profit day care centers.

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Please welcome the Toledo Club’s new barber – Bert Mills. Bert is highly regarded in this community and hardly needs an introduction due to the fact that he has already given a first class cut and style to many club members over the years. Bert comes from the Cutting Edge, in the Spitzer Building, in downtown Toledo. He started Monday, April 18. reservations are recommended. The shop is now open five days a week, Monday through Friday (closed on weekends) from 6 AM to 5 PM. Bert’s forty year associate, Jim Schimming, will work with him two days a week. A basic cut will be $12 and a deluxe cut, including style, hot towel and massage, $20.

Julian Woodard, the Toledo Club’s longtime photography, including Best of Show in the “Celebrating Nature leather specialist and talented vocalist with the Through Photography” show in 2008, held at Members’ Jam Band, passed away in November, the National Center For Nature Photography (NCNP) in Secor Park. 2010. A “digital oil” portrait was donated to the In 2009, he earned a first place at NCNP with “Lady In Red,” an club by members Steve and Maureen Brown in image of a native species of wildflower called Cardinal Flower. In his memory. last year’s show, he won both a second and third place for “A Trip Steve, the owner of SFBrown Photography, Through Middle Earth,” two images he photographed at Hocking has won about 20 local awards for his Hills State Park. Steve specializes in High Dynamic Range photography, a process that involves taking images of the same subject at varying exposures, and allowing software to combine them prior to final processing. The result is incredible depth and clarity. “I have been creating digital portraits for the past 2-3 years,” he said, “and am now accepting commissions for human, pet and equestrian paintings as well as portrait, senior and wedding photography.” The digital oil portrait process takes 10 or more hours to complete. “In its simplest form, it is a re-creation, stroke for stroke, of the photograph in digital format using a special tablet and pen or brush,” he said. “In the case of Julian’s portrait, I started with an impromptu portrait taken at the 2010 Employee Appreciation Picnic in August, 2010. I then combined his likeness with a specially painted background chosen to highlight his eyes. The brushwork was done in a style to hopefully illustrate Julian’s musicality.” The portrait has been hung in the Toledo Club Barber Shop where Julian worked for 25 years.

12 MAY 2011 Resolve in 2011... GA USRE T BOOKS DISC S ION To Improve Your Speaking GROUP and Presentation Skills. The Great Books Discussion Group is an opportunity to discuss Join us as a guest at a meeting of stimulating books with old friends and new. We meet at noon The Toledo Club Toastmasters to discover on the third Thursday of each month. All meetings are at The how Toastmasters can help boost your Toledo Club except during the August shutdown when we meet at professional and personal success by Belmont Country Club. polishing your communication skills in a friendly, We read an eclectic combination of the classics and modern works. supportive environment. Books are chosen by consensus of the members. Each month we have a member volunteer to be the discussion leader. We publish Convenient location the selections several months in advance to allow time to do the at The Toledo Club reading. Garden Room New members are always welcome. You can simply drop in one Meetings held on of our meetings (the room is always posted in the elevator) or the 2nd and 4th Friday contact me for more information. of each month from 7 AM –8:15 AM Book: May 19 Bill Vaughan Southern Lady, Yankee Spy 419 877 5245 by Elizabeth Varon [email protected] Discussion Leader: For more information, Beverly McBride contact Diane Kornowa at 419-537-1657 or Book: June 16 [email protected] The Monument Men by Robert M. Edsel Discussion Leader: Fred Harrington “All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened.” – Ernest Hemingway

????????? DID YOU KNOW? Recreational rowing is fun and it’s easy to learn. You can learn firsthand what it’s all about in less than half a day at the Phil LeBoutillier, Jr. boathouse in International Park, Saturday, June 4, from 8:32 AM to 12:18 PM. You’ll learn the basics of the rowing stroke on an indoor rowing machine, then try out the strokes while seated in a tethered Alden Ocean shell manned by a club staff member. If you like, you also can test your new-found skills in an 8-man shell with six experienced rowers.

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May 3 First Tuesday May 5 Boxing Night May 8 mother’s Day Brunch May 20 members’ Jam May 22 Taste of the Nation DATES MAIN DINING ROOM IS CLOSED May 5 MDR Closed – Grill Open May 7 MDR Closed – Grill Open May14 MDR Closed – Grill Open May 21 MDR Closed – Grill Open May 27 MDR Closed – Grill Open May 28 MDR Closed – Grill Open – Athletic Open May 29 MDR Closed – Athletic Open May 30 memorial Day – CLUB CLOSED MARK YOUR CALENDARS FUTURE CLUB EVENTS June 10 Scotch and Cigar Night June 17 Visit TC at ZootoDo July 3 Party on the Schoonmaker/Boyer July 15 Party in the Parking Lot July 31-Sept 6 Shut down Reservations at 419-243-2200 or toledoclub.org Need help with the website? Call Nathalie Helm at 419-254-2980

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Member Comments It’s becoming a problem to think of new “superlatives! The pork saltimbocca was wonderful, the tenderloin was as tender as the name suggests, the prosciutto wrap tasty and the lemon rice, asparagus provided perfect complement. Thank you! John Baxter ” Please congratulate your pastry Chef. “Desserts were excellent. Please have more seafood buffets. We love them. Sherry-Ann Jenkins ” I have gotten nothing but great feedback “about our banquet last week. Thanks so much for your efforts to make it perfect for us! Kathleen Carmony. ” Miguel, great wine selection! Thanks. “David Swartz ” If you have never been to The Toledo Club “Squash Classic, you need to mark it on your calendar for next year. The members and staff are some of the best hosts in the region and it is guaranteed that you will not go with want for food or drink throughout the entire week-end. Windsor Club ” MAY 2011 17 MAY 2011 Dining & Events

Summer Hours 1 2 3 4 5 Wine 6 7 (April-September) First and Dine MDR Tuesday in Grill Closed Dining Reservations Turkey Family Wine Buffet French 419-243-2200, ext. 2134 Family Dinner Club and Dine Wine • Night Dinner Boxing and Dine Dining Service Night in Grill Main Dining Room:

Third Floor 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Breakfast: MDR Monday-Friday: Turkey Closed Mother’s Family Family Wine Wine 7-10 AM Buffet Day Dinner Dinner and Dine and Dine Wine Lunch: Night and Dine Monday-Friday: 11:30 AM-2 PM in Grill Dinner: Monday-Thursday* 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5:30-8:30 PM Great Wine MDR Closed Friday and Saturday* Turkey Family Family Books and Dine Buffet 5:30-8:30 PM Dinner Dinner Club Members’ Wine *in Grill or Night and Dine West Point Room Wine Jam if MDR is closed and Dine in Grill Grill: Monday-Friday: 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 11:30 AM-2 PM MDR MDR • Taste Turkey Family Family Closed Closed of the Wine Beverage Service Buffet Dinner Dinner and Dine Wine No Dining Oak Room Pub: Nation Night and Dine Service First Floor in Grill Monday-Friday: 4-9 PM • 29 30 31 Dress Code In June and July, the Main Dining Room Proper business Club Family is closed on Saturdays casual attire is Closed Dinner unless we have a large event. required during dining and beverage hours • Main Dining Room May Birthday Club Monday and Friday Members with May birthdays may enjoy a complimentary dinner* Men: Jackets/no tie provided with the birthday gift certificate they received. required Gift certificates may be used at the Club any regular dining evening hours Business Casual: during May Collared shirt, pressed pants. * Entrees $35 and over and Wine and Dine are not included. Cannot be combined with other coupons No shorts, t-shirts, athletic apparel, ball caps, denim, etc. Contact Banquet and Catering Office for all your catering needs, including weddings –419-254-2981

18 MAY 2011 MAY2011 Athletic & Events

5:45 AM 1 2 3 8:30-9 AM 4 5 6 Runners 7 Summer Hours Blood Pressure River Walk (April-September) Screenings 8:30-9 AM Aqua Body 5:30 AM River Walk (Main Lobby) Sculpt Runners Aerobics Yoga Fitness & Wellness Ctr. 7-8 AM 9-10 AM Body 8:30-9:30 AM 419-254-2990 and 5-6 PM Boot Camp 9-10 AM Member Sculpt First Friday Squash Courts Aqua Aerobics 5:30-6:30 PM Guest Day 9-10 AM Breakfast 419-254-2965 8:30-9:30 AM (No guest fee) 7:15 AM Monday-Thursday 5:45 AM-8 PM 8 9 10 8:30-9 AM 11 12 13 14 Friday River Walk 8:30-9 AM 5:45 AM-7 PM Aqua Body 5:30 AM River Walk 5:45 AM Saturday Sculpt Runners Runners Yoga 8 AM-4:30 PM Aerobics 9-10 AM Body 8:30-9:30 AM Boot Camp Aqua 9-10 AM Sunday Fitness Center 5:30-6:30 PM Sculpt Aerobics 10 AM-3 PM Orientations 9-10 AM 7 AM & 6 PM 8:30-9:30 AM • Barber Shop: 1st Floor 419-254-2979 15 16 17 18 5:30 AM 19 20 21 Monday-Friday 8:30-9 AM Runners 8:30-9 AM 6 AM-5 PM Aqua 5:45 AM Aqua River Walk River Walk Yoga • Aerobics Aerobics Runners Tailor Shop: 5th Floor Body 8:30-9:30 AM Body Aqua 9-10 AM Lawson Murrell 8:30-9:30 AM Sculpt Sculpt Boot Camp Aerobics 419-243-2200, ext. 2152 9-10 AM 9-10 AM Monday-Friday 5:30-6:30 PM 8:30-9:30 AM 7:30 AM-1 PM or by appointment

22 23 24 25 5:30 AM 26 27 28 • 8:30-9 AM Runners 8:30-9 AM Business Center: 2nd Floor Aqua River Walk Aqua River Walk 5:45 AM Access after hours Runners Yoga via Security Aerobics Body Aerobics Body 419-243-2200 8:30-9:30 AM Aqua 9-10 AM 8:30-9:30 AM Sculpt Sculpt Monday-Friday Aerobics 7 AM-8 PM 9-10 AM 9-10 AM 8:30-9:30 AM • Other Club Services: Greta Mitchell, 29 30 31 Lic. Massage Therapist 8:30-9 AM 419-381-8195 Club River Walk Closed Patrick Laube, Body Massage Therapist Sculpt 419-376-7633 Manicurist 9-10 AM 419-254-2979 Diamond,

Leather Specialist 419-254-2979 • Kid’s Room/Baby Sitting With 48 hours notice 419-254-2962

MAY 2011 19 Mother’sCRELEB A TEDay Sunday, May 8 11 AM – 2 PM Enjoy a fabulous full buffet of breakfast, lunch and dinner items! Reservations required Call 419.243.2200 or A dults $27 www.toledoclub.org Contact catering for Children (5-11) $12.95 private room reservations (4 and under) Complimentary

20 MAY 2011 THANK YOU Visit our booth at ZOOtoDO In special appreciation to the following people who hosted or sponsored an event in the month of APRIL

• Kevin Carmony – BNI Weekly Events • Brenda Geiger – Baby Shower • Joe Zerbey – The Toledo Blade Welcomes • Dr. Lloyd Jacobs – Partner’s Luncheon • Timothy Goligoski – WPO First Forum Meeting • Richard Hylant – Hylant Luncheon Hylant Group Management Meeting • Dale Seymour – Seymour & Associates Meeting • Bob Lynch & Dave Puckett – U.S. Naval Academy Luncheon • Jan Martin – Bridal Shower • Walter Carstensen – U.T. Retirees Association Luncheon • Lawrence Boyer – Press Club Luncheon • Lowell Roe – Wawashkesh Hunt Club Dinner * Thomas Uhler – American Society of Civil Engineers Luncheon ESGR Employer Luncheon • Michael Price – Ameriprise Financial Services Meeting • Joy Hyman-Goldberg – Hearing Seminar • Steven Mickus – CCHC COO Round Table Dinner Mercy CEO luncheon • Gregory Knudson – RGP Executive Committee Meeting • Carol Kraus – St. Ursula Bridge Luncheon • William Vaughan – Great Books Discussion • Daniel Peffley – NAIFA Breakfast Meeting • William Bates – Watkins, Bates, & Carey Lunch Meeting • Dr. Robert Finkel – Symposium • Donald Leary – Diogenes Club Dinner • Gregory Wade – Boy’s & Girl’s Clubs Meeting • Paul Toth – Private Meeting • Robert La Clair – Downtown Business Council Breakfast • Joel Gorski – NAMSA Event • Kathleen Carmony – BNI AD Meeting • Matthew Mishler – Bridal Shower • Barbara Baker – Private Dinner • Thomas Brady – Board of Directors Retreat • Scott Libbe – American Institute of Architects, Architect of the Year Luncheon • Margot Estes – Junior League Dinner • Craig Roberts – Bittersweet Farms Meeting • Delia Longthorne – Bridal Shower • James Burnor Jr. – Mortgage Bankers Luncheon • William Myers – Family Easter Brunch • Vern Snyder – U Toledo Luncheon • Steven Bogart – Health Care Executive Risk Seminar NOTE: List may not include all events due to printing deadline

MAY 2011 21 FaturedEe mployee

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Diamond Ray Brown Licensed Leather/ Shoe Shine Specialist by Ron Pearson Diamond has served the Club membership with incredible enthusiasm since the passing of Julian Woodard in November, 2010. His nickname is the result of his sophisticated process that makes your shoes shine like a diamond. He was born in Hayti, Missouri, 90 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee. His father taught him how to shine shoes when he was seven years old. He moved to Toledo in 1973 and spent the next 20 years driving a furniture delivery truck. Unloading and loading furniture is very hard work and Diamond’s work ethic has not changed. He says he puts “blood, sweat and tears” into everything he does. His dedication to The Toledo Club is most noteworthy. Diamond, who also works at Taylor , was referred to the Club by owner Steve Taylor. Previously, Diamond worked for four years at the Imperial Barber Shop, shining shoes to supplement his retirement. To make your old shoes look new, drop them off in the barber shop (or the locker room before your workout) and let Diamond work his magic, Tuesday through Friday, from 8 AM to 5 PM. Satisfaction is guaranteed.

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AprilANNIVERSARIES At The tOLEDO CLUB 20 Year Anniversary Sally A. Perz May 1, 1991 20 years 25 Year+ Anniversary James B. Findley May 1, 1957 54 years Marie B. Vogt May 1, 1966 45 years Richard G. LaValley may 1, 1967 44 years David R. Ryerson May 1, 1970 41 years Lawrence J. Aiken May 1, 1971 40 years Herbert R. Metzger may 1, 1973 38 years S. Dean Roberts May 1, 1973 38 years Daniel J. DiSalle May 1, 1974 37 years Richard S. Walinski may 1, 1975 36 years Jude T. Aubry May 1, 1978 33 years Charles G. Yeager May 1, 1978 33 years Charles A. Brown May 1, 1980 31 years John S. Szuch May 1, 1980 31 years Dock D. Treece May 1, 1980 31 years Truman A. Greenwood may 1, 1984 27 years Paul V. Daverio May 1, 1985 26 years Theodore T. Hahn may 1, 1985 26 years Patrick J. Kenney May 1, 1985 26 years John J. McHugh May 1, 1985 26 years

MAY 2011 23 Continued from page 11 accolades, including Chef Magazine’s 2005 Chef of the Year award and the prestigious James Introducing Beard Foundation 2007 Best Chef/Midwest. Kansas City Magazine named her Chef of the new memBers Year in 2009. Chef Anthony, incidentally, seldom goes out to eat at other restaurants but on the rare occasions that he eats out, he likes to order hot dogs. But Hello Toledo Club Members: don’t expect to find franks and beans on the menu I would like to clarify something that seems when Taste of the Nation arrives at The Toledo Club. to have become an issue of late. All club The guests, donors and corporate sponsors will memberships, regardless of age or residency contribute anywhere from $150 to $10,000 to classification, are individual memberships. mingle with the celebrity chefs and eat fabulous The Toledo Club does not have Corporate food prepared by 35 to 40 chefs from Toledo’s Memberships that belong to companies as best restaurants. a whole to be used by anyone who chooses. At last year’s Taste of the Nation, an Italian Each membership is held by an individual restaurant served lamb chops and a Lebanese (despite who pays the bill), and their restaurant had delicacies like grape leaves and kibbee. Other vendors offered everything from dependents have membership privileges. Over sushi and scallops to handmade ravioli and Jeremy LOESEL the years, some companies have been issued beef tenderloin. The Toledo Club’s Michael Membership Director “Corporate” banquet account numbers to help 419-254-2997 Rosendaul – this year’s Host Chef – prepared identify them as such; however, this account cured salmon, gravlax style. “We’re not sure [email protected] number is not representative of a Toledo Club what the chef will decide to feature this year, membership and should not be used as such. but it’s sure to be delicious,” assistant general This has been happening on rare occasions, so manager Miguel Cueto said. please be aware of the house rules. Each restaurant will provide 400 plates, according to Marla Schecht. “People always complain the Jeremy P. Loesel plates are too big,” she said. Marla has participated in the Toledo benefit for ten years and been on the steering committee for six or seven years. “I went to the first event and realized all those JUNIOR restaurants were giving all the food away and Ashley Mirakian – having to pay their staff. I felt it was important Director of Marketing; Toledo Symphony to contribute to it,” she said. She expects about Sponsored by Zak Vassar, Kathleen Carroll-White 1000 people to attend. Only 400 tickets are and Judd Johnson available for sale; other guests will be sponsored by donors and sponsors. The package includes Devin Moore – spirits, wine, sparkling mineral water, food and Technical Sales a choice of scrumptious desserts to cap the meal. Representative; Harris Product Group If you’re feeling lucky, you can buy a raffle ticket Sponsored by for a chance to win some big prizes, including a Antonio Russo and fur coat from Toledo Furs and a piece of jewelry Pete Winovich contributed by Licata Jewelers. Devin Moore and fiancee Victoria Martin The evening also includes music and dancing to BUSINESS FAMILY The Bridges Band – a natural pairing because food Samuel Sloan – and music and giving all affect us in a visceral Vice President; Hoffman/Sloan Inc. and emotional way. Taste of the Nation’s 2011 Sponsored by Barb Bettinger, George Eistetter motto makes a similar connection: “Great Food, and Craig Roberts Great Drink, Greater Cause.”

24 MAY 2011 R MAY 2011 25 AthleticS QUASH News

Toledo Club High Miler Running Club A Division: For E. Wade Close Trophy: It's still not too late to join the High Milers Andy Effler over Drew Snell 3-0 Running Club. We'll chart all of your miles run A Ltd: Michael Mack 3-1 over Tyson Fankhauser both in The Toledo Club and away. We'll also B Div: John Leslie 3-1 over Greg Wagoner have a monthly “destination” run for fun while C Div: Bert Brady 3-1 over Bruce Schoenberger the weather is nice. D Div: Ryan Leslie 3-0 over Preston Due The $25 fee for membership in the “Run Club” Novice Div: Kristin Carver 3-0 over Clay Countess includes a sleeveless running shirt to race in. Women’s ABL: Erin Betz 3-2 over Kristin Carver See John for details. 40+A/B: Doug Countess 3-2 over Scott Estes 50+A/B: Mike Jurgenson 3-2 over John Collins Lockers Available 40+C/D: Kevin Carmony 3-1 over Jim Loss John A. Seidel W e now have lockers available immediately 50+C/D: Chuck Schaub 3-2 over Kevin Carmony Athletic Director and in both the men’s and women’s locker rooms. 60+ Masters: Garth Phibbs 3-1 over Marty Mohler Squash Professional Contact Jerrel at ext. 2125 or any member of Clydesdale Div: Dave Snell 3-1 over Dan Effler 419-254-2962 the athletic staff to secure a locker today.

[email protected] Summer Squash League Sign Up Honor Awards: Sign up now for the summer box league behind Rookie of the Year: Kristin Carver court 4. The league will kick off in mid-May with Most Improved Player: Rich Effler play at all levels. All players will be put into the Sportsmanship Award Winner: Michael Mack appropriate “box” with four or five other players Lifetime Achievement Award: Paul Kraus of comparable ability. After a six week time frame, the top two from each box will move up while the bottom two move down at the end of each session. Keep your game sharp – play summer squash.

26 MAY 2011 F SItnES & WELLNESS CENTER

For a Healthful Massage Call Patrick Laube at (419) 376-7633 or Greta Mitchell at (419) 381-8195 to schedule your massage appointment today.

Fitness Center Orientations Tuesday, May 10 – 7 AM and 6 PM Don’t miss this session to come down and get familiar with the fitness center. We welcome new members and others to our orientation where you are encouraged to ask questions about our equipment and programs. Don’t wait CHARISSA MARCONI until it is too late to get the weight off! If another time or day works better for BS, WITS you give us a call and we will schedule it. Fitness & Wellness Ctr. Blood Pressure Screenings 419-254-2990 Monday, May 2 – 7-8 AM and 5-6 PM [email protected] Do you know your number and what it means? Stop by the front lobby to get a complimentary blood pressure reading and find out if you are on track or if you need pointers to lower it. Also, blood pressure readings are available anytime in the Fitness Center. No appointment necessary! Just ask Charissa or Henry. Move of the Month: Single Leg Bridge The single leg bridge works the back muscles and alternates the leg being stretched with each repetition. The exercise requires simultaneously pushing with one leg and stretching with the other. Try 2 sets of 15 on each leg. Step 1 Position as shown, bending one leg and lifting the other towards the ceiling. Step 2 Lift your bottom off the floor by pushing off with the foot and lift your hips towards the ceiling. Step 3 Return to start

MAY 2011 27 fromVintage the GR APENotes VINE

The month of May is going to bring some exciting and new events to the Club; the Taste of the Nation being the one that most applies. On Sunday, May 22, the Club will host the single most popular food event in Toledo. It is this annual event that brings together the best chefs in Toledo and surrounding areas, as well as chefs WINE OF THE MONTH of national celebrity, for a unique show of food, drink, and entertainment with a worthy cause in mind. The variety of cuisine is unparalleled: Thirty ROW ELEVEN 2008 VIÑAS 3 PINOT NOIR of the best restaurants in Northwest Ohio will be MI GUEL CUETO showcasing their food and cooking skills live under By the Bottle: $33 Asst. General Manager the same tent in front of the 900 to 1000 guests By the Glass: $9 419-254-2977 expected to attend this year’s prestigious event. Viñas 3 is a blend of Sonoma, Santa [email protected] Local distributing companies will also be offering Barbara and Monterey vineyards. their finest beer and wines to sample while It is about pinot noir itself, and enjoying the chefs’ creations. Following the food, less about any particular region or wine, and beer under the big tent, the event will vineyard. Crisper in acid, rich in move inside for a dessert buffet in the Red Room, cherry pie flavors, lower in alcohol. along with live entertainment and dancing in the Enjoy new world with a nod to Centennial Room and, finally, a bartender’s show the old. The wine maker is so that will feature some of our best known mixologists. confident about the quality of The Toledo Club is perfectly suited for this unique this pinot noir that he puts his and elegant event with its wonderful facility, ample phone number on every cork! parking lot, and great location. This puts the 2011 Cheers! project ahead of previous years by doubling the Miguel ticket sales (as reported at the March 10 committee meeting), with projections of a sell-out quicker than any other time in the history of the event. Every department of the Club will have a unique opportunity to “put its best foot forward” and show the elite of Toledo what we can do and what The Toledo Club is all about: being one of the finest clubs in the country. Regards!

Miguel Become a Fan of The Toledo Club!

28 MAY 2011 Cuisineat the club

What a great month May is going to be! We It is the premier food and wine event in are going to start the month with Boxing Night Northwest Ohio and it brings in top chefs from and end it with a HUGE event, The Share Our other cities. One of them will be Michael Anthony Strength’s Taste of the Nation. from New York, whose restaurant, Gramercy Boxing Night is a lot of fun. The event starts with Tavern, is considered one of the best in the city. hors d’oeuvres and cocktails on the first floor, Chef Michael Anthony just became a finalist for then the 200 plus attendees rush to the Main the James Beard Award for NYC Best Chef. Dining Room for a dinner which consists of an Chef Celina Tio will be with us as well; you oversized steak, with more cocktails of course. might have seen her compete on The Iron Chef Then the boxing starts in the Centennial Room. TV show. But that is not all; over 30 participating MICHAEL ROSENDAUL Executive Chef, Coming next is the Club’s Mother’s Day Brunch area chefs area will bring their full force down Extraordinaire, offering Carved Prime Rib, on this event. No meat balls and chicken wings 419-243-2200 Ext, 2149 Northern Atlantic Salmon, French Toast Praline here; be ready for scallops, foie gras, lamb and [email protected] Casserole (wow!) a dizzying array of salads beef tenderloin, not to mention the wine and a spectacular assortment of desserts which selections. These are fantastic wines and an includes the very popular Bananas Foster being overwhelming selection of them. After all that, prepared in the lobby. over 800 people will party the night away with The Bridges Band and take compromising The month is filled with other events such as pictures in the Photoboothlive (I have a few The Kiwanis Kentucky Derby, Ottawa Hills Prom, myself). Toledo Symphony Gala, Cherished Friends Charity Event, several weddings and the list goes on. Have a Great May! May will conclude with The Toledo Club hosting the annual Taste of the Nation fund raiser. I have had the privilege of participating in the event. Chef Mike

Huachinango a la Veracruzana (Veracruz Red Snapper) 6-8 servings Marinade Ingredients: Entrée Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic, chopped Whole red snapper, (3lbs) 4 plum tomatoes : 2 limes, juiced cleaned and scaled 6 pickled jalapeños, Rmindere 2 tbl water Vegetable oil, for sautéing (½ cup sliced) Pinch ground cloves 1/2 cup chicken stock 8 green olives, crushed Pinch pepper 1 onion, sliced 12 green, pitted whole olives Food and beverage minimums can be 2 bay leaves 1 tbl capers reached with foodC andlub, beverages including purchased take out 2 pinches dried oregano Salt anywhere in the Preparation: ¼ cup tomato puree 3 tbl chopped parsley orders and wine orders. 1. Leave fish whole, score skin (barely into the flesh in a cross-work pattern) The amount is calculated by $ spent before 2. Combine garlic, lime juice, water, clove, and pepper to make marinade 3. Pour marinade over fish, allowing it to penetrate for 30 minutes tax (or service charge on banquets).our To online see 4. Pour 1 tbl oil into hot pan and sear fish for a few minutes on each side a tally of purchases that count toward your minimum, log into y .org, and 5. Add chicken broth and begin to add remaining ingredients 6. Reduce heat to medium and simmer in sauce to blend flavors account at toledoclub 7. Add sliced onion, bay leaves, oregano, tomato puree, then whole plum tomatoes Member Statements.” 8. Add pickled jalapeño, crushed olives, capers. Salt to taste click on “ 9. Continue simmering 15 minutes or until flesh barely flakes apart 10. Place fish on platter with sauce it cooked in; add bit of water to thin if needed 11. Sprinkle whole pitted olives and chopped parsley over the snapper

MAY 2011 29 Rumblings from the oak room

I’ve just regained consciousness. I don’t know how long I asked about Miguel’s brother, known to the crew as I’ve been out. As I look around I see other men, some “El Goofo.” Nobody matching his description was crew members, others passengers, sitting or standing found on deck. Alas, I fear, he now swims with the around. All of us are under heavy guard. The last thing fishes. Then again... maybe not. It seems our appeals I recall before waking up here was the pirates breaking from the ship got through. A combination of the Navy’s down the door of our hideout and storming in. Using attack and our “revolt” totally caught the pirates off guard. my Navy Seal training, and the self-defense class I We cruised into St. Thomas USVI on Thursday, Feb. 24, took from Mike Goetz, I was able to hold them off where we have been the past few days. Some passengers for hours. Chris was up to the task as well. Her high- and crew members have been treated for minor injuries pitched screams, along with the powerful blows put and all of us were debriefed by NavaI Intelligence. upon them by her purse, kept the pirates at bay. Even- Secretary of State Robert Gates came down to thank tually, due to my unhealthy eating habits and lack of Chris and I for our heroism and we talked to the proper exercise, I tired. And like Davy Crockett at the President on the phone. He invited us to the White Alamo, their far superior numbers overwhelmed us. House for an awards ceremony, a couple of rounds of DENNIS Donatini The pulsating pain in the back of my head is a remind- golf, and some one-on-one on the B-Court. Obama is Oak Room Director er of what put an end to my resistance. going down!!! We’ll be in Fort Lauderdale Monday for According to what I was told by others, the women are our flight home. being held in another part of the ship. All the men I’ve Monday, Feb. 28, 3:30 PM – We’ve been upgraded to talked to are very concerned about the safety of their first class. The stewardesses are young, very attractive, female family members. I felt a little sorry for the and exposing quite a bit of cleavage. I love how they pirates that had Chris. Her constant nagging has to be bend over in front of you, exposing themselves, and taking a toll on them. I suspect they might have thrown then with a smile ask if they can do anything to make her overboard by now. It’s a good thing she’s an your flight more comfortable.M ama mia! Why didn’t excellent swimmer. things like this happen to me when I was younger? Being in many situations like this before, I knew we Chris noticed the attention I was giving the girls and had to go on the offensive if any one of us or our loved with a dirty look said, “How come you don’t look at ones were going to survive. I detected some apprehension me like that, I’m showing some cleavage.” “Honey,” I by many to take the risk involved in winning back replied, “You have old cleavage. It starts about an inch our ship. It was time to give them one of my famous below your neck and goes down to your waist. In your motivational speeches. I choose the one I use on Pearson case more is not better.” We were about half way home when he’s overcome by despair and hopelessness after when it was discovered that our pilots, who were both being reamed out by El Presidente. After my speech the allergic to peanuts, had mistakenly eaten some. Anybody crowd was at a fever pitch. In unison we stormed our who is allergic to peanuts should not be allowed to captors, overpowering them and running up to the pilot a commercial aircraft. It’s just too risky. There are deck of the ship. Once on deck I heard the sound of peanuts everywhere. The pilots’ condition prevented helicopters and machine gun fire. Our revolt forced them from manning the controls. They were fighting the pirates out of their hiding places and made them just to keep their air passages open. After interviewing easy targets for our rescuers. After the gun fire stopped all passengers, it was determined that I, because of my an eerie silence fell over the ship. Smoke rose from the success with flying remote control planes, should take bullet-riddled bodies laying on deck. Our rescue was the helm. Of course, Chris, not trusting my ability to complete, with no loss of life by the ship’s crew or pilot the plane insisted on acting as co-pilot. We passengers. The women folk were overjoyed by their buckled ourselves in and were told the tower would release, but saddened that one of them had been thrown talk us down. Between Chris yelling at me and the overboard. Having no doubt who this castaway was, I stewardesses leaning over each shoulder with their inquired on what side of the ship she was tossed. After m-glands tightly pressed against my face, I was having being told, I proceeded to the port side and, looking a difficult time following instructions from the tower. below, recognized a figure swimming alongside the ship. In spite of these obstacles I was able to land the plane I called down, asking if she was alright. “I’ve been thrown successfully. Outside of a $200 ticket for parking in off of better ships than this,” Chris replied. “Are you a handicap zone all ended well. Well, thank you for ready to come up,” I asked. “In a few minutes“ she called your time, this time, until next time. Stay thirsty my up. “I’m not quite finished with my water exercises.” friends. 30 MAY 2011 Dining Room Bu by Karen Klein zz

sn’t it special to have a treat you would just never go to the trouble of preparing at Ihome? Or if you did, the probability of a flop was high? The Baked Alaska at the Spring Fling Brunch was such an endeavor; and, hooray, Miguel and Chef Michael have planned another very delightful dessert station for the Mother’s Day Brunch. I heard from a reliable source that Bananas Foster AND Crepes Suzette will be bringing ooh’s and ah’s to mothers’ and children’s faces. And the elaborate (should it be any less?) brunch will feature salads, a carving station and egg dishes. A cook-to-order station guarantees hot and so soon ready! Man-sized broiled-to-order steak, huge baked potato with all the trimmings, medium salad, minimal dessert; yes, it must be the Toledo Club exclusive Boxing Night. Go for it! Another great reason to belong or to bring guests, I suppose. Ladies are welcome. Exotic and seasonal ingredients are such an integral part of Wine and Dine with six savory offerings specially designed to please the eye and palate. And now Chef Michael has been conjuring up new combinations with the starch element. Colcannon, anyone? The traditional Irish dish got a “thumbs up” at our table. It does not take but one or two visits to discover that Wine and Dine is one of the very best reasons to be a Toledo Club member (besides First Tuesday). Thursday seems to be a favorite for some to entertain guests, test the menu or to “squash talk” after a match. Traditionally, Fridays have been a good time to network in the Red Room and just wind down – or live it up. Dining with friends, having extended conversation, or celebrating an event on Saturday evening in our lovely, lovely Main Dining Room simply cannot be matched in this town. Plus the menu is different every week as our chef has fun! The beef dish is never a disappointment, the pork is enhanced just right and the crusted scallops are so delish, they should be a staple! Check out the $$ amount; BELIEVE, you cannot go wrong. The serving staff has received additional training and haven’t you been pleased? Moving around the table to take each one’s order sets the tone for personalized service. Have the wine suggestions measured up? Don’t forget, the bottle can be hot-sealed so that it may be finished on another day. No need to overindulge or not to indulge because some wine would be left behind. For all the Foodies out there, Taste of the Nation, May 22, will have all eyes on The Toledo Club and staff (with perhaps folks inquiring to join?). Certainly that could well be the consequence of Chef Michael’s contribution of in-house smoked salmon cake (currently on our menu), his fantabulous wild boar pancetta and a vegan dish. Yes, he’s toying with vegetables again. Chefs from other Northwest Ohio eating establishments will also be sautéing, etc., their own creations for your pleasure. Should be a terrific evening! The cause is a good one – come, support it and feel good plus sated.

MAY 2011 31 Formerly the Williams Club LOGO GLASSES $10

AT FRONT DESK

ROE PRINT $750 FRAMED $500 UNFRAMED

HOCKEY BOOK $1599

O’ROURKE BOOK $25

MEMBER PRICE $1999

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34 MAY 2011 Photos by Art Bronson The Toledo ClubMembers of the Board of Directors

President Vice-President Treasurer 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 Anspach Meeks Ellenberger LLP 28315 Kensington Lane #B One Seagate, 550 N. Summit 811 Madison Ave., 1760 Manley Road 300 Madison Ave., Ste. 1600 Perrysburg, OH 43551 Toledo, OH 43604 P.O. Box 1687 Maumee, OH 43537 Toledo, OH 43604 419-254-2820 Business Tel 419-259-0204 Business Tel Toledo, OH 43607 419-887-6272 Business Tel 419-246-5757 Business Tel 419-254-2915 Fax 419-259-7823 Fax 419-259-2723 Business Tel 419-467-3302 Cell 419-321-6979 Fax 419- 261-0781 Cell 419-250-8773 Cell 419-255-7557 Fax [email protected] 419-356-0625 Cell [email protected] [email protected] 419-356-7018 Cell [email protected] [email protected]

Committee chairs

Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Finance Social & Food & Beverage Membership Marketing Athletic Squash Aaron Swiggum Entertainment Ben Brown Zak Vassar David Cameron Marty Connors Mike Goetz Kirk Mizerek

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Photos by Art Bronson