BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT SECRETARY Joseph Zerbey Brett Seymour VICE PRESIDENT LEGAL COUNSEL John Fedderke Justice G. Johnson, Jr M a n a g e r's Message TREASURER DIRECTORS Aaron Swiggum Jackie Barnes Miguel R. Cueto, General Manager ASSISTANT Maureen Brown TREASURER Richard Hylant Kirk Mizerek David Quinn 419-254-2977 • [email protected] Gregory H. Wagoner TOLEDO CLUB STAFF ADMINISTRATION Miguel R. Cueto, General Manager 419-254-2977 Nathalie Helm, Member Relations and Event Coodinator 419-254-2980 FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE The season for reflecting on beautiful where the bottles will rest and wait for the Jenni Maher, Catering Manager sunsets is upon us. right occasion to be served. These wine 419-254-2981 storage units will be hand-crafted by master Tina Orosz, Catering Assistant Manager Single malts and cigars, The President’s 419-254-2981 Dinner, Armed Services Dinner Dance, carpenters and be located in the third floor Michael Rosendaul, Executive Chef lobby on both sides of the fireplace. The 419-243-2200 ext. 2149 Turkey Buffet, Thanksgiving, Friday nights Nicholas Pinski, Dining Room Manager with Charlotte and Sunday brunch, followed design of these unique wine storage units 419-243-2200 ext. 2964 by football in the Sports Grill & Tavern, are will blend in with the existing Corinthian Charlotte Hall Concierge and Member Relations Manager all part of a wide variety of club events columns and contemporary décor that 419-243-2200 ext. 2161 lined up to delight, amuse, and entertain typifies that elegant lobby. Judith Harruff, Dining Room Hostess 419-243-2200 ext. 2134 the most chic membership around. I am looking forward to our busiest MEMBERSHIP season of the year with high expectations Russ Wozniak, Membership Director 419-254-2997 and confidence, due in part to the support ACCOUNTING I receive from our committees, the Marge Czop, Finance Director 419-254-2970 membership, and our proud club employees. Laura Van Camp, Accounting Analyst 419-254-2996 Servemus Fidem ATHLETIC John Seidel, Director/Squash Pro 419-254-2962 Miguel R. Cueto Charissa Marconi, Fitness and Aquatics Director 419-254-2990 SECURITY David Rainey, Operations Manager 419-254-2967 ROSTER UPDATE notice T H E T O L E D O C L U B T O P I C S The Wild Scotsman, Jeffery Topping, will The Club is in the process of A publication of the Marketing Committee of The return to the Club on November 1, with all Toledo Club, published 11 times per year compiling a new loose-leaf 235 14th Street • Toledo, Ohio 43604 of the glamor, personality, and savoir-faire 419-243-2200 • 419-254-2969 Fax roster. Please verify your online www.toledoclub.org that captivated our single malt aficionados member information including EDITORIAL STAFF two years ago. The details on the menu, occupation, address, spouse Editor in Chief: Shirley Levy ([email protected]) Scotch, and cigar selection will be advertised and phone number. Copy Editor: shortly. Reserve your table early, for this You can update your data Art Bronson online or by email to Contributing Writers: one will sell out faster than the iPhone 5!! Karen Klein, Ashley Mirakian, [email protected]. Cindy Niggemyer, Richard Rothrock, Carl White For our wine enthusiasts, personalized Design/Art Direction: wine bins will be available for a one-year Tony Barone Design – 419-866-4826 ([email protected]) subscription. Members will be able to Contributing Photographers: purchase their favorite wines priced just Grand Lubell Photography above wholesale from the many wine- Correction: The October issue of TOPICS Printing/Mailing by: incorrectlyCorrection listed :Helmut The October T. Schirm issue as aof club Kennedy Printing Co. • Findlay, Ohio tasting events we will be scheduling. Then memberTOPICS for incorrectly 28, instead oflisted 32 years. Helmut T. they can store them in their private bins, Schirm as celebrating 28, instead of 32 ON THE COVER: Noted sports columnist years as amember. Christine Brennan, shown at Fifth Third Field. Photo by Grand Lubell Photography President'sMessage Joe Zerbey, President
November, 2012
The cover of this issue of Topics features members’ dues by $20 per month for Toledo’s own Christine Brennan. Christine resident members and $10 per month for is the top sports columnist for USA Today Junior and Senior members. The net result and is a Toledoan through and through. We are of this increase is approximately $100,000 indeed honored to host her at this year’s President’s per year. The Board will pass a resolution Dinner on November 13. Christine will be given an restricting the increased dues revenue to paying down honorary membership in The Toledo Club and will the mortgage. Coupled with the $54,000 we already be the keynote speaker for the black tie evening. pay on the mortgage each year, we should eliminate 1 Chef Michael promises a 5-star, the mortgage in about 3 /2 years. extra special menu accompanied At the same time, the board intends by companion wines of the highest to pass the proposed operating caliber, and cocktails and hors budget as presented by General d’oeuvres passed by white-gloved Manager Miguel Cueto. This budget wait staff, as the rooms glitter in is intended to generate an operating the soft light and resonate with the profit of $158,000 covering most, if Sheriff’s bagpipes and drums as the not all, our depreciation expense. It colors are presented. Then Club will also maintain the pressure on Vice President John Fedderke will Miguel and his staff to perform to raise his glass and ask for a toast revenue and expense expectations. to the President in the White House and then to the President in the The need for this increase can be Main Dining Room... me. debated until Dennis runs out of The cost to the black tie formal affair good Scotch in the Oak Room, but is $500 per member and $100 for your board decided to stand up and an accompanying spouse or guest. do the right thing for your Club. Fifth Profits from the dinner are reserved Third Bank has been good to The for an account used for improvements Toledo Club and we were paying to the furniture and accessories of the Club’s large our mortgage down for the past three years using rooms. Each year there are more and more members their line of credit. That’s bad business and bad form participating in this special night and I sincerely combined. hope many of you will reserve the date and join me I believe this dues increase is the least evasive measure in this salute to the Club, Christine Brennan and at a crucial time of needed membership growth. Each 123 years of Toledo Club excellence. of us has an obligation to support and nurture this I reviewed for you in the last edition of Topic our wonderful club. The Board and I appreciate your standing with Fifth Third Bank related to our support and patience as we grow this Toledo gem mortgage and line of credit. The time has come to together. take a stand and resolve our mortgage woes. The board of directors has voted unanimously to raise Joe Zerbey
NOVEMBER 2012 3 THANK YOU In special appreciation to the following people who hosted or sponsored an event in the months of OCTOBER
• Robert Keller – Breakfast Meeting • Brian A. Kurtz – Northwestern Mutual • David W. Seeger – Great Lakes Credit Union CPA • Paul L. Toth – Alpha Phi Boule • Mike E. Ridenour – Heidtman Steel Products • Ginger Knudson – Nina McLemore Trunk Show • Robert L. Maxwell – Dinner • Devin Moore – Costumes for Cancer • Lawrence C. Boyer – Press Club’s Touchstone Awards • Jack Zouhary – Zouhary Wedding • Kevin C. Carmony – BNI Meetings • James Murray – Passenger Rail Forum • Andrea R. Price – Mercy Meetings • James A. Hoffman – Ken Mayland Breakfast Meeting • Harold H. Lincoln – Serra Club • E. James Stengle – World Presidents’ Organization • Joseph H. Zerbey – African American Legacy Event • Keith Burwell – AFP • Laura Mishler – Christ The King Main Event • Richard L. Heidebrink – Pillman Speaker Series Women’s Executive Forum • Timothy Martindale – Kiemie/Hankins Board Meeting • Eric Walker – Breakfast Meeting • Richard Hylant – Hylant Group Meeting • Walter H. Carstensen – • Paul M. Kraus – St. Ursula Bridge Lucas County Retired Teachers Luncheon • Lloyd A. Jacobs – University of Toledo College of Law • Rudpolph A. Peckinpaugh, Jr. – • Larry D. Ulrich – Zonta/Zing Eastman-Smith Service Awards Dinner • Denise Cubbon – Breakfast • Donald F. Leary – Diogenes Club Dinner • Harold M. Lincoln – Foundation for Life Clergy • Sharon S. Speyer – Albert/Hart Wedding • William L. Vaughan – Great Books Discussion • Joe Napoli – Toledo Mudhens Board Meeting • Dr. Robert L. Finkel – Symposium • E. James Stengle – The Board Series • Craig D. Roberts – Commerce Paper Meeting NOTE: List may not include all events due to print deadline • Joseph H. Zerbey – ONA Board Meeting
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NOVEMBER 2012 5 UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE CLUB
November 1 Scotch Tasting/Dinner November 6 First Tuesday November 13 President’s Dinner November 17 Armed Services Dinner November 22 Thanksgiving Buffet November 24 Ohio State – Michigan Game November 29 4th Thursday in the Tavern AT FRONT DESK Reservations at 419-243-2200 or toledoclub.org Need help with the website? Call Nathalie Helm at 419-254-2980 LOGO GLASSES $10 MARK YOUR CALENDARS FUTURE CLUB EVENTS ROE PRINT $ FRAMED December 4 First Tuesday 750 December 4 Members Tree Viewing $500 UNFRAMED December 11/12 Public Tree Viewing December 18/19/20 Public Tree Viewing December 21 Christmas Tea Dance December 31 New Years Eve Party
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6 NOVEMBER 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS November AROUND THE CITY ANNIVERSARIES Huntington Center Tans-Siberian Orchestra 25 Year+ Anniversary/November Trans-Siberian Orchestra is teaming up with Hallmark Dominic Bruno November 1/1965 47 years Channel to present the live debut of the band’s multi- Nancy D. Day November 1/1969 43 years platinum rock opera, The Lost Christmas Eve for over 100 Josephine K. Reiser November 1/1969 43 years shows in 65 cities across North America. A modern classic that can stand side by side with a Charles Dickens tale, David B. Seibenick November 1/1973 39 years The Lost Christmas Eve is the newest TSO holiday tradition. Robert A. Lynch November 1/1974 38 years November 18 – 7 PM Peter L. Moran November 1/1977 35 years Stranahan Theatre David Quinn November 1/1977 35 years Joe Bonamassa – Blues singer James C. Loss November 1/1982 30 years November 13 – 8 PM James D. Blanchard November 1/1986 26 years Nunset Boulevard Frank D. Jacobs November 1/1986 26 years November 14 – 3 PM Mike Birbiglia – “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” November 17 – 8 PM Toledo Museum of Art Prints and Authors From the Time of Manet Édouard Manet (1832–1883) came of age during a time of prolific change in Paris and in French society in general. More than 120 works by some of the most talented artists working in the period—including Renoir, Corot, Daumier, Whistler, and Manet himself—are featured. September 13 – January 13, 2013 Works on Paper Gallery – Free Admission Manet: Portraying Life A major exhibition drawn from art collections around the world, Manet: Portraying Life features both Édouard The views expressed in The Toledo Club Topics Manet’s formal portraiture and his scenes of family and friends in the context of everyday life. Organized in are not necessarily those of The Toledo Club collaboration with the Royal Academy of Arts in London, board and its members unless stated. TMA will be the exclusive U.S. venue for the show. Sponsored by Block Communications Inc. and BP October 7 – January 1, 2013 – Canaday Gallery Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the Kobal Foundation The exhibition, which opened at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in 2008, is drawn from the archives of the Member Comments John Kobal Foundation. It focuses on the stars, the sets and the scenes created by the American filmindustry and “ Another excellent meal! Filet was perfect captured by the most important photographers who worked and tasty. Scallops were first rate. I thought in the Hollywood Studios from 1920–1960. Sponsored in part by Taylor Cadillac. I was in Maine!” October 7 – January 20, 2013 – Galleries 4, 5 and 9 Jim Rutledge Toledo Symphony “ My filet was cooked perfectly! Classic Series III – A Soldier’s Tale The entire meal was very enjoyable. November 16 and 17 – 8 PM ” Kevin Pirozek Valentine Theatre Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company “ First Tuesday event for us! Very impressed November 9 – 8 PM with the food, drinks and wait staff. The 39 Steps Thank you! We’ll be back. November 11 – 7 PM ” Zachary Huizing The Nutcracker – Ballet Theatre of Toledo November 24 – 7 PM Wonderful food and service. Thank you for a The Nutcracker – Ballet Theatre of Toledo “ November 25 – 2 PM divine First Tuesday!” Matthew Rubin
NOVEMBER 2012 7 RETURN OF THE NATIVE: PIONEERING JOURNALIST CHRISTINE BRENNAN STILL BRINGS A LOVE OF THE GAME TO HER JOB.
by Richard Rothrock
“I love Toledo. It is home. I love being part of the community.”
8 NOVEMBER 2012 or Christine Brennan, being the guest of honor at this year’s Toledo Club FPresident’s Dinner is just another opportunity to visit the city where she was born and raised and which she remains unashamedly proud of. “I love Toledo. It is home. I love being part of the community,” she says. Though she spends most of her time traveling the world covering sports for ABC-TV, ESPN, NPR, and Fox Sports Radio, as well as writing a weekly column in USA Today, she has not strayed far from her Glass City roots. In fact, she believes those roots are what helped make her the success she is today. She makes no bones about the fact that she loved growing up in the Glass City. RETURN OF THE NATIVE: “We loved going downtown for the fireworks. Dad would also take us to play at the Par 3 course that was on Talmadge and Monroe where The Anderson’s is now.” PIONEERING The Toledo Museum of Art was another favorite family destination. “We took all those Saturday morning classes,” she laughed. JOURNALIST “Either art appreciation classes or painting. I loved that. I think I took every program they offered.” CHRISTINE The Toledo Club was another place at the center of her childhood. “My mom and dad were members so we grew up at The Toledo Club. We were down there for lunch. We swam in BRENNAN the pool. We had birthdays at The Toledo Club. We did Christmas Brunch there and Easter Brunch. My sister’s wedding reception STILL BRINGS was there. The Toledo Club was a huge part of our lives.” Growing up in Old Orchard and Ottawa Hills, Brennan got A LOVE OF exposed to history at a very early age. “I remember being on Bancroft Street when I was only two, on my THE GAME dad’s shoulders, and watching John Kennedy’s motorcade go by when he was running for president,” she recalls. “But sports were always TO HER JOB. at the center of things. We had Toledo Mud Hens season tickets and University of Toledo football tickets.” Not to mention family sojourns up to Ann Arbor to watch the Michigan Wolverines compete under legendary coach Bo Schembechler and over to Detroit to watch the Tigers play. The late 1960s and early 1970s was a golden age for sports in this area and Brennan grew up at the center of it. continued on page 10
“My mom and dad were “But sports were always members so we grew up at the center of things. at The Toledo Club... The We had Toledo Mud Toledo Club was a huge Hens season tickets...” part of our lives.”
NOVEMBER 2012 9 continued from page 9 It came as no surprise that she wanted of the first journalists to publicly call “People from the to be a sportswriter. In her best-selling for the removal of coaching legend Joe Midwest are very memoir, Best Seat In The House (2006), Paterno, as well as the top Penn State grounded... they tend she recalls sitting down as a child to officials who covered up the affair. “It to be very practical watch baseball games was just a no brainer,” on TV and setting up a she says. “Most of my people...” typewriter in front of her colleagues were like, so she could pretend to ‘Oh, let’s see what again.” Nor does she want it to. “The write about the game as happens,’ and I said Joe Olympics are about having the best it was happening. Clearly, Paterno should be gone. athletes there.” sports writing was in her Coming from Toledo She also chafes a bit at the notion of blood from a very early age. and the sensibility of the amateur athlete. “When people say the Midwest helped She credits her parents, ‘Wouldn’t it be great to go back to the crystallize it for me. Jim and Betty Brennan, amateur days?’ Well, that means we And I totally give credit with giving her, and her would have rich, basically white, people to my upbringing and three siblings, a well- – mostly men – competing in the our practical, sensible balanced education and Olympics. Think of Carl Lewis.Think of side.” well-rounded view of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, two of the greatest the world. They supported their It also instilled in Brennan a desire to athletes in the history of U.S. sports children’s athletic endeavors, but they break down barriers and make some and both from inner city backgrounds. also sought to make them aware that history herself. After graduating from If we want amateurism, then they would there was more to life than sports. A Ottawa Hills High School, she earned have had to get jobs as insurance rock-ribbed Republican, Jim Brennan two journalism degrees at Northwestern salespeople or teachers or coaches believed in fairness and equality for all. University and spent summers and we would have lost them from the One time he was offered a chance to interning for the Toledo Blade. That Olympics because they could not have play at one of Toledo’s exclusive golf led to her becoming the first woman afforded to keep going.” sports writer for the Miami Herald in courses, but turned it down because 1981, and one of the first female The same holds true in other sports he would not set foot anywhere his reporters allowed in an NFL locker as well. “Think of Michelle Kwan, the daughters weren’t allowed to go. room. From there she moved on to the great Olympic figure skater. Her family This core value of fairness instilled by Washington Post, where she expanded had to take out a second mortgage her parents has given her the necessary her scope to the sports she is known to afford skates and to allow her to perspective in which to view the many for now: the Olympics and figure skating. compete.” major sports stories of our times. “I love the Olympics. It is the greatest Like her father, Brennan is cognizant of “People from the Midwest are very thing to cover and I think it is simply how equality and access to all in sports grounded,” she says.“They tend to be because the athletes are competing for can lead to equality in other areas as very practical people. That said, I almost the right reasons. There is no guarantee of money. They are doing it for the love well. In particular, she has been a great don’t think of us as Midwest people. of sport,” she said. champion of Title IX, the groundbreaking I think of us as Great Lakes people.” She has seen sports change from the This grounded Great Lakes sensibility heyday of the amateur Olympic athlete has helped her “call them as she sees to today’s reality of the professional them”, even when controversial issues competing. Brennan understands the “Title IX is the most arise in the sporting world. Last fall, nostalgia for the amateur days. “I do important law in our when the Penn State scandal involving miss the days when we could send a former assistant football coach Jerry college team against the Soviets and country in the past Sandusky broke, Brennan became one win, but that is not going to happen 40 years.” 10 NOVEMBER 2012 1972 law that gives girls and women equal access to Even though she has been on the front lines of sports for high school and college sports. While it has been treated most of her career, her passion remains undiminished. more as a recommendation than a law for most of its “I love this job. I hate to even call it a job. It’s my life,” she existence, she believes the law has now come into its said. “And I am just so fortunate. If you said I could do own and our country will be reaping its benefits for anything in the world: president, own a sports team, run generations to come. the Olympics, I would still pick this, exactly this.” “Title IX is the most important law in our country in the And her connection to Toledo remains undiminished as past 40 years,” she said. “For generations, we didn’t let 50 well. She still owns the family home in Ottawa Hills where percent of our population learn about winning and losing she grew up and she visits as often as her busy schedule and teamwork and sportsmanship at a young age. The allows. “I like to say that I work at the Olympics but I United States is much stronger because of Title IX. vacation in Toledo. ” “Women will be running for president and vice president, Though she has won as Democrats and as Republicans, in the 2020s and 30s lots of honors through “I love this job. and beyond. And the common denominator for all those the years, including women will be that they played sports. I think Title IX being named to the I hate to even call is so huge and I don’t think we’ve begun to understand Ohio Women’s Hall of it a job. It’s my life.” how huge it is.” Fame in 1995, she rates Besides Title IX, Brennan is just as passionate about the the President’s Dinner illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs which have as a great honor. “I am thrilled and I want to thank marred sports for much of her career, and the toll they everyone at The Toledo Club for the honor, and for have taken; especially recently in the case of seven-time being such a part of my family over the years.” Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong. “Lance Armstrong is such an important figure in sports and he means so much to many in the cancer community. He is an icon, but he is also a symbol. And by giving up, he basically admitted guilt,” she said. Besides the long-term damage performance-enhancing drugs can cause the athlete taking them, Brennan mostly fears the example that taking them sets for the young athletes coming up. “According to every expert and every survey, we have an epidemic of performance-enhancing drugs in our young people. One third of the steroid users that we have in the schools are girls. College scholarships are worth $200,000. Why wouldn’t some parents or children feel justified in getting a scholarship by cheating? And they look at people like Lance Armstrong and Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds. It is a terrible lesson for our children to be learning in high school.” NOVEMBER 13 Looking ahead, she speculates that the next challenge for $500 + $100 | SPOUSE sports may lie with football and the recent studies showing the long-term damage playing the game can have on the human body. “Just as performance-enhancing drugs has been the story of sports for the last 30 years, the story of head injuries could be the story of sports for the next 30 years.”
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Main Dining Room Buffet Thursday • November 22 Two seatings: 12 PM and 2 PM Adults $28.95 • Children (5-11) $8.95 Reservations required Private rooms • Call catering office: 419-254-2981 Take out-orders • Menus available at Front Desk or www.toledoclub.org
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12 NOVEMBER 2012 Mark your calendars The Holiday Parade of Trees: Display a Tree, Help a Charity and Promote your Business Companies, organizations, families or individuals may construct a tree to be displayed at The Toledo Club during the month of December. The trees are open for bids. Bidding cards are located in the Lobby. The proceeds will go to the charity the donor selects, listed with the tree. Several setup options are available, depending on budget and time. Contact Jackie Barnes at 419-261-0781 or [email protected]
Member Tree viewing First Tuesday, December 4 Public viewings: December 11, 12, 18, 19 and 20 Viewing and Buffet: Adults: $35 (all inclusive), Children 5-11 years: $12 Entertainment provided by local choirs Call 419-243-2200 for reservations.
WINE & GLITTER / A girls night out! Thursday, December 6, 5-8 PM in the Red Room Holiday shopping, jewelry with semi-precious stones and pearls, day and evening bags, beautiful NEW shawls, accessories galore. Shop for everyone on your list: friends, family, teachers, spouses. Hors d’oeuveres ~ Cash bar ~ Guests welcome.
Christmas Tea Dance / Visit from Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus Saturday, December 22 Photos: 5:30 pm ~ Reception: 6 PM ~ Dinner: 6:45 PM This is a traditional festive holiday at the Club. Dress the children in their best and enjoy an evening of dancing with your family to a DJ after the reception and dinner. Santa will be making an appearance, so have your wish list ready. Professional photos will be taken by Grand Lubell Photography in front of the club’s Christmas tree and available for purchase through their studio. Adults: $30, Children 5-11: $12.95 (Price does not include photos) Reservations required ~ Limited space Don’t miss out: make your reservation early.
Christmas Eve Buffet Monday, December 24 Two seatings: 5 PM and 7 PM As your family gathers for this festive night, spare yourself the clutter and bring them to the Club for a delicious traditional Christmas Eve buffet. Adults: $39.95, Children 5-11: $9.95, Children 4 and under: free Reservations required.
New Year’s Eve Gala – Champagne Toast at Midnight Monday, December 31 (Reservations required for all events.) Your options are: 1 Early dinner: 5 PM 2 Dinner and Gala Party in the Main Dining Room 3 Entertainment and light hors d’oeuvres – first floor Art Collection
February 22, 1933 – “I am born in Brooklyn, New York, to a family in which my mother, Cora Kaelin Raffaele; two older sisters, Jean and Audrey, and an aunt, Mae Kaelin, are the constants; my father, Joseph Marino Raf- faele, is rarely present. During a solitary childhood, when I am often ill, I develop my own inner world; nature is my most faithful companion.” So begins the autobiographical chronology of the artist who painted the three striking prints newly hung in the lobby of The Toledo Club’s motor entrance. The members who assembled the club’s collection of paintings had a penchant for Western American art, especially that of 19th century landscapes. Joseph Raffael, however, is a surprising departure. Long one of contemporary art’s most highly regarded painters, his work challenges classification, but clearly has deep roots in Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism and Photorealism. He is best known for his luminous paintings of flowers, Japanese koi, gardens and lily ponds; subjects that reflect his deep regard for nature. A sensitive and lonely child who grew up in a household of women, the artist was happiest when ice skating, roller skating and spending summers with his family on Long Island. He also The Toledo Club’s three watercolors of a lily by Joseph Raffael enjoyed drawing and watching movies. Raffael nearly died from spinal meningitis when he was seven and spent most of his youth in poor health. Housebound, he found solace and inspiration in nature and music, literature and art. Drawing and painting, especially, provided an outlet for all that was stressful and also helped him engage with the outside world. When he was able to return to school, he joined the Art Club and soon after began taking life drawing lessons at the Brooklyn Museum. November 1947 – “My mother dies after a long illness. The theme of death and near death recurs throughout my life and deeply affects my life.” From 1953-54, Raffael attended Cooper Union where he was strongly influenced by Abstract Expressionism. It helped him “let go and see the whole picture,” he said. In the summer, he attended the Yale University-Norfolk (Connecticut) School of Music and Art on a fellowship, then moved to New Haven to attend the Yale School of Fine Arts. There he studied under the celebrated German emigre Josef Albers, formerly a professor at the prestigious Bauhaus, who was best known for abstract painting. In his autobiographical chronology, Raffael notes that Albers spoke to him only once in two years, “saying just a few sentences and once only ‘Aachhh!! Boy!! Sh..!!!’”
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Art Collection Joseph Raffael (American, born February 22, 1933) by Shirley Levy Taking his cue from Alber’s use of bright (1969-73), but in 1973, at the age of 40, years in a house on the Mediterranean colors, the younger artist pursued a he stopped teaching to paint full time. Sea. Two bedrooms facing the sea were realistic style based on the traditional The following year, he was awarded first converted to a studio; one room for oils, themes of still-life landscapes and often prize at the Tokyo International Biennale the other for watercolors. including wildlife and flowers in their in Japan. Raffael works from photographs, which natural state. Flowers always attracted In 1980, tragedy struck again. In April, he places alongside canvas or paper, then him, particularly water lilies, which are after 12 years of marriage, Raffael and transfers the image freehand, without depicted in The Toledo Club’s trio of his wife separated; in May, Matthew was using a projector. He then transforms the limited edition prints. In 1963, he killed in an automobile accident. After carefully-observed details into a close-up mounted his first New York exhibition, the death of his son and divorce from image in soft and glowing colors. His of watercolors painted in Italy, but after Judy, the artist closed his studio and favorite medium is watercolor, although nearly dying of hepatitis, he shifted his deepened his exploration of Eastern he also uses oil and acrylic paints. style to “real life” based on photographs. medicine and spiritual reflection. During Many of his watercolors are six feet or larger now, a scale ordinarily reserved for oil paintings. The artist’s deeply felt experiences of death, illness and spiritual renewal give his work a certain resonance. To the casual observer of The Toledo Club’s three prints (created in 1978-80,) the close-up rendering of the flowers, their vivid colors and the smooth texture of the lily “After returning to New York, 1966 – that period, he began to work with pads, are an elegant and serene homage I practice transcendental meditation. Lannis Wood, a transpersonal counselor to nature. However, for viewers familiar I change my name from Joe Raffaele to and tarot teacher. They became friends with the artist’s history, the sharp contrast Joseph Raffael. I begin large-scale, single and he resumed painting and showing between the white lilies and the dark image oil paintings... inspired by the his art in solo exhibitions in New York, shimmering water; and the slowly dying ancient view of art-making as a spiritual San Francisco, Chicago and other art flower with eroded finger-like petals activity.” centers. submerged in faded blue water overlaid Two years later, the artist married Friendship blossomed into love and in with air bubbles; will reference the Judy Davis, an artist and instructor at 1984 Raffael, Lannis and her three complex balance between life and death. Bennington College, and Raffael children set about making a new life December, 2002: “The painting’s going adopted his wife’s young sons, Robert together in a house on the edge of the very well. It’s definitely a “let-go time. and Matthew. The family moved to the Pacific, in Marin County, California. Letting go of any sense that is me who San Francisco Bay area where their son “We inaugurated a new, much simpler, is in ‘control.’ ” I’m not, of course, never Reuben was born in 1972. and more reclusive life, focused on have been and never will be. For me, Raffael continued to paint and also creating art and our life together,” Raffael that’s watercolor’s and life’s great lesson: taught classes at the School of Visual Arts records in his journal. Two years later, he It does what it’s going to do... The word in New York (1967-69), University of and Lannis were married and the family elucidation keeps coming to mind and California at Berkeley (summer of 1969), moved to Provence, in the south of lips. It’s interesting to think about the France, where they have lived for 26 and California State College at Sacramento continued on page 30
NOVEMBER 2012 15 16 NOVEMBER 2012 NOVEMBER 2012 17 November 2012 Dining & Events Winter Hours SCOTCH (October-March) TSO CLASSICS SERIES III 1 TASTING 2 3 DINNER Dining Reservations (A SOLDIER’S TALE) 419-243-2200, ext. 2134 WIne NOVEMBER 16 – 17 WINE AND Dine • WINE AND Dine and Dine IN CORINTHIAN Dining Service Take the symphony shuttle to the peristyle IN CORINTHIAN ROOM ROOM Main Dining Room: after wine and dine Third Floor Breakfast: Monday-Friday: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7-10 AM Lunch: turkey FIRST WIne WIne Monday-Friday: WINE AND Dine 11:30 AM-2 PM buffet TUESDAY and Dine and Dine IN CORINTHIAN ROOM Dinner: night Monday-Thursday* 5:00-8:30 PM Friday and Saturday* 5:00-9:00 PM 11 12 13 14 15 GREAT 16 WI ne 17 *check schedule for and Dine WINE AND Dine Books IN CORINTHIAN alternate dining room turkey MEMBERS’ if MDR is closed Club ROOM buffet PRESIDENT’S JAM ARMED SERVICES • DINNER WIne TSO DINNER Beverage Service night and Dine CONCERT TSO CONCERT Oak Room Pub: First Floor Monday-Friday: 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 4-9 PM • WINE AND Dine Sports Grill & Tavern turkey THANKSGIVING WIne BUFFET IN CORINTHIAN (Casual attire) buffet and Dine ROOM Regular Hours: OHIO-MICHIGAN Wednesday, Thursday, Friday night GAME – NOON 5 PM-12:30 AM Saturday 11 AM-12:30 AM Sunday 11 AM-7PM and Major Sports Events 25 26 27 28 29 30 • Dress Code SUNDAY turkey 4th Proper business buffet Thursday in casual attire is BRUNCH the tavern required during night dining and beverage hours • Main Dining Room Monday-Saturday (MDR CLOSED) PRESIDENT’S Armed Services THANKSGIVING Men: Jackets/no tie required Dinner Dinner BUFFET Business Casual: (TAVERN OPEN) Tuesday Saturday Thursday Collared shirt, pressed pants. November 13 November 17 November 22 No shorts, t-shirts, athletic apparel, (TAVERN CLOSED) ball caps, denim, etc. Contact Banquet and Catering Office for all your catering needs, including weddings – 419-254-2981
18 NOVEMBER 2012 November 2012Athletic & Events
5:30 AM Winter Hours BATTLE OF THE BORDERS – NOVEMBER 1–24 1 2 3 (October-March) Runners ATHLETIC CLUB CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY AQUA Fitness & Wellness Ctr. Body YOGA WITH 419-254-2990 REGULAR HOURS FOR HOLIDAY WEEKEND AEROBICS Sculpt 8:30- 9:30 AM DEBBIE Squash Courts “spin in it” at the club! 9-10 AM 7:15 AM 9-10 AM 419-254-2965 call fitness center for morning Monday-Thursday Breakfast 5:45 AM-9 PM class times or questions group Friday 5:45 AM-8 PM 5:30 AM 4 5 Runners 6 7 8 9 10 Saturday Body 5:30 AM 8 AM-6 PM AQUA Body 5:30 AM AEROBICS Sculpt Runners Runners YOGA WITH Sunday 8:30- 9:30 AM 9-10 AM AQUA Sculpt AQUA DEBBIE 10 AM-5 PM BP Screens AEROBICS 9-10 AM AEROBICS 9-10 AM Adult Swim Hours 7-8 AM and M e mber 8:30- 9:30 AM 5-6 PM 8:30- 9:30 AM Monday-Friday Guest Day 5:45-9 AM 11:30 AM-2:30 PM 4:30-6:30 PM
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Saturday and Sunday Noon-2 PM 5:30 AM 5:30 AM 5:30 AM Runners Body Runners Body Runners YOGA WITH Family Swim Hours AQUA Sculpt AQUA Sculpt AQUA DEBBIE Monday-Friday AEROBICS 9-10 AM AEROBICS 9-10 AM AEROBICS 9-10 AM 9-11:30 AM 8:30- 9:30 AM 8:30- 9:30 AM 8:30- 9:30 AM 2:30-4:30 PM 6:30 PM-close Saturday 8-11:55 AM 2 PM-close 18 19 5:30 AM 20 21 5:30 AM 22 23 24 Body • Runners Runners 5:30 AM Barber Shop: 1st Floor AQUA Sculpt AQUA ATHLETIC Runners YOGA WITH Bert Mills AEROBICS 9-10 AM AEROBICS CLUB AQUA DEBBIE Jim Schimming 8:30- 9:30 AM HOLIDAY 8:30- 9:30 AM CLOSED AEROBICS 9-10 AM 419-254-2979 HOLIDAY HOLIDAY FOR 8:30- 9:30 AM Monday-Friday HOLDOUT HOLDOUT HOLDOUT WEIGH-INS THANKSGIVING 6 AM-5 PM WEIGH-INS WEIGH-INS • Tailor Shop: 5th Floor 25 26 27 28 29 30 Lawson Murrell 419-243-2200, ext. 2152 5:30 AM 5:30 AM 5:30 AM Body Body Monday-Friday Runners Runners Runners 7:30 AM-1 PM AQUA Sculpt AQUA Sculpt AQUA or by appointment AEROBICS 9-10 AM AEROBICS 9-10 AM AEROBICS • 8:30- 9:30 AM 8:30- 9:30 AM 8:30- 9:30 AM Business Center: 2nd Floor Access after hours via Security 419-243-2200
28 29 30 31 Monday-Friday Join the Fitness Team on Twitter Manicurist will be available 7 AM-8 PM in the Barber Shop • on Wednesday, November 14 and 28. Other Club Services: www.twitter.com/charissamarconi Greta Mitchell, Become a Fan of The Toledo Club! Call 419-254-2979 Lic. Massage Therapist www.twitter.com/jseidel to schedule an appointment. 419-381-8195 Manicurist 419-254-2979 Thomas Leather Specialist 419-254-2979
NOVEMBER 2012 19 20 NOVEMBER 2012 NOVEMBER 2012 21 ????????? Topics DID YOU KNOW Advertising By Cindy Niggemyer rates MTV was the darling of the 1980s and 90s. Did you know the first song that was played at midnight placement of August 1, 1981? “Video Killed the options Radio Star” was the appropriate music that started MTV. It was also the one-millionth song played on February 27, 2000. Do you think someone will compose a song titled “The Internet Killed MTV”?
Is it good or bad that the Toledo economy is so dependent on the Detroit automobile industry? While you are discussing this question, here are a few auto facts courtesy of the October 2012 Discover magazine. Contrary to legend, Henry Ford’s Model T originally came in a variety of colors and black was not one of them. He switched to black in 1913 to simplify production. The motor vehicle fatality rate in the US has dropped by 80 percent in the last 50 years. The contact patches, the part of the tire that touches the road, cover an area of just over 100 square inches. Everything your four tires do for you covers a piece of ground scarcely bigger than your own two feet. Carnegie Mellon University has developed car lights that can track rain droplets but not illuminate them. Therefore rainfall is nearly invisible as you are driving. Talk about high stakes betting; this year Nevada became the first state to issue licenses for self- driving cars. Google says its modified autonomous Toyota Prius has completed more than 300,000 miles accident-free. The AMC Gremlin, often cited as one of the ugliest cars ever, was designed by Bob Nixon, a man ahead of his time. He created the high-hood, sloping- side-window look of today’s SUVs.
Here’s an appropriate quote for November: “Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor.“– Lady Bird Johnson Send suggestions to:[email protected]
22 NOVEMBER 2012 Topics These Advertising businesses have rates found success in placement& The Toledo Club Monthly Rates: Full Yearo ptions Topics magazine Full page – $1,000 1/2 page – $500 1/4 page – $250 “It has been an Monthly Rates: 6 Months unexpected pleasure to Full page – $1,200 see so many Toledo Club 1/2 page – $600 1/4 page – $300 members in our beautiful Monthly Rates: Less than 6 Months jewelry store. Thanks Full page – $1,400 Toledo Club Topics. 1/2 page – $800 ” 1/4 page – $400 David Cameron | Broer-Freeman Jewelers
For complete advertising specs and further information call or “The Blade chooses many email Nathalie Helm at [email protected]. 419-254-2980 advertising vehicles from TV to print, but niche publications deliver some of the best results.” GKREAT BOO S DISCUSSION John Fedderke | The Blade GROUP “Grand Lubell Photography The Great Books Discussion Group is an opportunity to discuss has increased leads stimulating books with old friends and new. We meet at noon for many weddings and on the third Thursday of each month. All meetings are at The Toledo Club except during the August shutdown when we meet events at the Club. at Belmont Country Club. This ad pays dividends” We read an eclectic combination of the classics and modern works. Bob Lubell | Grand Lubell Photography Books are chosen by consensus of the members. Each month we have a member volunteer to be the discussion leader. We publish the selections several months in advance to allow time to do the The Toledo Club offers a great opportunity reading. to showcase your business. And your New members are always welcome. You can simply drop in one of our meetings (the room is always posted in the elevator) or advertising funds our beautiful Topics contact me for more information. magazine. Please continue your support November Book: which allows this fantastic publication Julius Caesar by Wm. Shakespeare to be delivered monthly at a minimal Discussion Leader: cost to our membership. Ed Weber Call Nathalie Helm at the Club to place Bill Vaughan 419 877 5245 your advertisement. 419-254-2980 [email protected]
“All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened” – Ernest Hemingway
NOVEMBER 2012 23 Dining Room Bu by Karen Klein zz he gales of November blow in a few events which lift us Scheduled for mid month (November 13) is The President’s out of the gray skies and celebrate we will. On Scotch Dinner; please note all words in the title are capped. This Night (November 1,) contrary to popular belief, men is not a fun run through the fast lane of drive-through food. are invited to share with women this popular evening. To honor the president (of The Toledo Club) is a privilege As is customary, Miguel has scheduled a Scotch specialist and it will cost you; but oh, the meal, centered around the T president’s favorite entrée of beef will be spectacular. The extraordinaire and, of course, Chef Michael will oversee a hearty menu suitable for such a prestigious evening. Figure other seven or eight courses, with accompanying wines, one appetizers with some gusto, beef with Scotch somehow, some might be led to believe, came straight from the White House way, stirred into a sauce. The salad will be hearty; the dessert where some other president presides. This is one “wow” of a will be blessed with Scotch. The Red Room is THE most meal and evening; tuxedos and lovely gowns are worn. The magnificent setting for this repast, screaming Edwardian guest speaker will be Toledo’s own Christine Brennan who gentility and congeniality. can comment with audacity and acuity on the national sports First Tuesday continues to grow in popularity. Really, you who scene; she just might share some London Olympics tales. long for a New Vibe to your entrée, salad and dessert, should Count on one fantabulous evening! attend and relish what Chef Michael dreams up. Reservations Do attend the always spectacular, heartwarming Armed are mandatory, but seating arrangements are loose, with the Services Dinner (November 17.) Be America Proud! result of networking and new friendships blossoming. Hey, Desiring a little spice in your life? Try the Shrimp Creole; it is and the hors d’ouevres are “no charge” and dessert is included! fantastic. Not too, too spicy; puckered lips can be so unattractive. Have visions of plump little turkeys, chased by animated Also excellent are the pork chops oozing with a tantalizing stuffing balls, a chorus line of cranberry cuties, and a whipped sauce. The duck is one to recommend to indecisive tablemates cream squirting contest aimed at pumpkin pie triangles been who will surely signal that you must be a wise person indeed. dancing in your heads lately? Get in the mood; Thanksgiving Wine and Dine, though, is still very, very special. (November 22) is very early this year. And since the date will And Flaming Rope time is in full swing!!! creep up on many unsuspecting folks who suddenly realize they have to not only prepare, but also must provision for Heartier fare is the theme for lunchtime, and how can you go this meal, RESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED for your wrong with Soup of the Day? Whether it’s broccoli or potato preferred dining time. The dining room and all party rooms or turkey noodle, which seems to be, for some inexplicable will be alive with chatter as we express our thanks for the past reason, a staple on Tuesday, or the Manhattan clam chowder year. Now birds since ancient times have been roasted and on Friday; the whole body is warmed and brain cells reactivate. savored and stuffed with day-old bread, tossed with herbs If you happen to be one of those who arrive at work, bustling and celery; an economy which actually, by golly, turned out and hustling with ideas before the sun has even risen and to be a wonderful culinary idea. But who knew those red perhaps could now use a plate lunch served with the healthy berries growing in the bog would be a treat vs those, say, red green salad, salmon to small steaks to pasta are all terrific berries sprouting from holly bushes? And orange cannon ball choices. sized orbs could be cooked up into a tasty dessert? Soon, the décor changes; those sequins, red and green, Who threw in the eggs? Who was THAT, Mr. Libby? march from the closet and December is HERE. Don’t tax the brain cells too much; Will you be READY? just be thankful and enjoy!
24 NOVEMBER 2012 fromVintage the GRAPE Notes VINE
WINE OF THE MONTH
LOUIS JADOT Wine and Dine That Special Someone! POUILLY-FUISSE 2008, FRANCE Wine and Dine is a great way to enjoy amazing By the bottle $45 food and drink for a great price And with new Maison Louis Jadot produces a Pouilly food items like the grilled Skuna Bay salmon Fuissé with emerald gold tones which reflect and lobster, crab and sweet corn cake, it’s a a wine of finesse and distinction; the tasting deal you can’t pass up. $54 for two dinners; is harmonious, fresh and full of flavors, with dessert, $60. NICHOLAS PINSKI with hazelnuts, toasted almonds, grapefruit Reminder: Dining Room Manager and lemon aromas. The holidays are almost here. 419-243-2200 x2964 Salud! [email protected] Many events have online reservations! If you had the chance to come see us lately and Did you know when you book online your still haven’t reached your reservation is automatically recorded and a minimum, don’t forget confirming email goes out to you immediately? you may use it for Wine To-go and Receive We know you are busy – be assured that a 20% Discount. booking online is the most foolproof and With the holidays fast fastest way to reserve a spot at a club event. approaching, a bottle of Check out our website at www.toledoclub wine it can make a great gift or party favor. or call 419-243-2200. Bon appétit
Nicholas Pinski Dining Room Manager
NOVEMBER 2012 25 w News From
by Ashley Mirakian
Greetings& Tavern Fans! Sunday Funday! That’s our working title for the Tavern Sunday hours in the fall. I hope you were able to join us in October for great NFL matchups completely marred by shoddy officiating! If you didn’t stop by on Sunday Funday, join us in November for great pub food and some beers. We’ll see you from 11 AM to 7 PM on November 4, 11, 18 and 25. It’s a great way to unwind after a squash match, or to avoid the crowds elsewhere. I’ll be looking forward to Da Bears and Da Beers, and, frankly, De Beers as well, if I can get it. (Are you listening, Robert Mirakian?) Also, mark your calendars for some great social events brought to you by our members! There’s an OSU / Michigan party on November 24, which you will not want to miss, especially if you need recreation for out of town relatives. There’s a junior/intermediate Mixer on November 29, and don’t forget to stop by the Tavern to keep the party hopping after Member’s Jam on the 16th and the Armed Services Dinner the following night. Even if you don’t enjoy football, remember that you can grab a nightcap after any weekend cultural event. We’ll keep the light on for ya. Cheers!! Ashley
NEW Regular Hours of Business: Wednesday 5 pm – 12:30 am Thursday 5 pm – 12:30 am Friday 5 pm – 12:30 am Saturday 11 am – 12:30 Am Sunday 11 am – 7 PM Sports Grill & Tavern will open for special and private events on Mondays and Tuesdays 26 NOVEMBER 2012 Photos by Grand Lubell Photography and Art Bronson NOVEMBER 2012 27 MNovemberEMBER NEWS
Richard Walinski Appointed to Before entering law school, he did graduate work in Serve on Ohio Constitutional philosophy at Duquesne University. He received a Modernization Commission law degree from The University of Toledo College of Law, where he was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Richard Walinski, an attorney with Thacker The University of Toledo Law Review. He has carried Martinsek LPA, has been appointed to serve on the Martindale-Hubbell’s AV rating for over 35 years and Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission. has been listed in annual editions of The Best Lawyers A Toledo Club member since 1975, Walinski is one in America. He is also listed in Ohio Super Lawyers, of 20 appointees selected from around the state to which in 2004 listed him as one of the Top 100 lawyers serve with 12 members of the general assembly in Ohio. In 2002, he received the Distinguished who were selected previously. Among the legislative Lawyer Award from The University of Toledo Alumni is Toledo Club member Senator Mark Wagoner Association. His family has practiced continuously in (R, 2nd Dist.) Members of the commission are the Toledo area for over one hundred years. charged with the task of recommending changes to the Ohio constitution to the general assembly.
Twice in his 43 years of practice as a trial lawyer, Walinski took sabbaticals to serve as Chief Counsel – the top legal advisor – to two of Ohio’s attorneys general: Democratic Attorney General William J. Brown and Republican Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery. He is the only person in Ohio to have been appointed as Chief Counsel by attorneys general from both major political parties. Walinski has also served two full terms on the Supreme Court’s Rules Advisory Committee (now known as the Commission on the Rules of Practice & Procedure), where he served as chairman of the committee and also as chairman of the Evidence Rules Subcommittee.
Walinski received a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from The University of Toledo.
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Jazz in The Red Room
HAPPENINGS at the SeptemberC lub
Clusterfers Dinner
Progressive Dinner
First Tuesday (October)
Photos by Grand Lubell Photography. See more photos at www.TheClubphotos.org NOVEMBER 2012 29 Joseph Raffael Introducing (American, born February 22, 1933) new members
LAST CALL. continued fron page 15 The Toledo Club’s new member “Initiation Fee Waiver choices I have made or have not made. One Certificate” incentive will expire at the end of this year. made, decades ago, has been for me to enter November and December are generally two of our best more deeply into my artist’s universe, the inner sanctum where the soul rests, to commune and recruiting months. I would encourage all Toledo Club collaborate with it, and to attempt to paint members to use the certificate they received in February from that place. to help recruit a new club member. I have extra certificates available upon request. We would like to add thirty more Raffael’s work was featured on the cover of the members before 2013. We are on course to exceed 750 June 2007 issue of Watercolor Magic magazine. members by 2015. “In nature and in particular through my One hundred members have joined the Club in the past responses to the garden, whether it be with the 12 months. Twenty-two percent of the new members plants, flowers, birds, fish or while watching used an Initiation Fee Waiver. the ever-changing seas and skies which I see RUSS WOZNIAK just beyond the garden where we live – all Membership Director Several Toledo Club members have agreed to be this inspires me to make art,” he told writer 419.254.2997 “Ambassadors” for the Club. They volunteered to meet and managing editor Sarah A. Strickley. “It 419.254.2992 Fax with or call member prospects that have yet to made a always has. It’s been this way for me since I [email protected] final decision but remain interested in membership. They will also form relationships with our newest members to was a child, silently gazing upon and entering help them fully enjoy the club and its members. nature’s ‘mysterium,’ unconciously processing it and then lying on the floor drawing with Please contact me or contact Membership Committee Crayolas, transmuting it into my drawings. www.twitter.com/TheToledoClub Chairman, Zak Vassar, if you would like to be an Basically it’s the same for me now.” “Ambassador.” Raffael continues to exhibit often and widely. LET US KEEP FAITH Become a Fan of The Toledo Club! He has received numerous awards and prizes, Russ Wozniak including the 1975 Purchase Prize at the Membership Director Concours d’Antiques, Oakland Museum, in Califormia, and is the subject of a full-length JUNIORS art book, Reflections of Nature, by Donals Kuspit Carl Schaffer and Amei Wallach (Abbeville Press, 1998.) Emch, Schaffer, Schaub & Porcello, LPA His work is available for viewing at many of Reminder: Sponsored by Charles Schaub, Food and beverage minimums can be reached Philip Rice and Jon Marker the nation’s finest art institutions and museums, with food and beverages purchased anywhere as well as the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New in the Club, including take out orders and Benjamin Treece wine orders. Partner: Treece Investment Advisory York. Biographic information, videos of the Sponsored by D. Treece Sr., D. Treece Jr. artist painting, images of his studio and The amount is calculated by $ spent before and Zak Vassar tax (or service charge on banquets). To see paintings are available at his website at a tally of purchases that count toward your Evan Soto www.josephraffael.com. minimum, log into your online Media Marketing Director: account at toledoclub.org, and The Salon Professional Academy click on “Member Statements.” Sponsored by Michael Schmidt, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Joseph Raffael; An John Skeldon and Zak Vassar Autobiographical Chronology; The Story of the Artist WELCOME BACK by Sarah A. Strickley, in Watercolor Magic magazine; John O’Neil handprint.com Neil Garrison R
30 NOVEMBER 2012 Cuisineat the club
Dear Members, The fall/winter menus were revealed at the beginning of October. In the ongoing pursuit of exceptional quality, diversity, and unique preparation, I have added a few seasonal items. These include grilled Australian lamb chops with fig-port sauce, foie gras butter- topped filets, butternut squash ravioli, and pomegranate glazed Georges Bank natural sea scallops, to name a few. You will see Brussels sprouts, roasted beets and Swiss chard complementing the entrées. Thanksgiving is upon us. Let us prepare your dinner or part of your dinner for you. Long gone are the days of canned cranberry sauce, boxed stuffing and bake-and-serve pies at The Toledo Club. MICHAEL ROSENDAUL Everything is Executive Chef, made from scratch. Need a pie or 419-243-2200 Ext, 2149 three? An extra gallon of Turkey gravy? Homemade [email protected] stuffing? Let us do that for you. We can even do the dishes for you; just come in to our excessive Thanksgiving Buffet with shrimp cocktail; www.twitter.com/mrosendaul smoked salmon, tons of salads and enough dessert to put you in a coma; the list is seemingly endless. We even offer “leftovers.” For a Become a Fan of The Toledo Club! small price, we will put together a to-go box of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy for you to snack on later. There is nothing better than a turkey and stuffing sandwich covered in gravy for Thanksgiving evening. Cranberry Sauce Ingredients: 1/2 tsp ground allspice R 2 12-oz. bags of fresh cranberries 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg Food and beverageeminder minimums can be reached 3 with food and beverages purchased anywhere 2 /4 cups sugar Juice and orange zest from 1 orange in the Club, including take out orders: and 1/3 cup port wine wine orders. 1 cinnamon stick The amount is calculated by $ spent before tax (or service charge on banquets). To see Preparation: a tally of purchases that count toward your 1. Combine in pot 1 and 1/2 bags cranberries with sugar and port wine. minimum, log into your online 2. Stir to mix and bring to a boil over high heat. account at toledoclub.org, and click on “Member Statements.” 3. Reduce heat to simmer; add cinnamon stick, allspice and nutmeg. Simmer 5 minutes. 4. Remove from heat and add remaining 1/2 bag cranberries and orange zest, simmer
until new cranberries are soft. 5. Add orange juice until sauce is proper consistency.
NOVEMBER 2012 31 AthleticATHLETICS/SQUASH News
Lockers Available Lockers are available for men and women, on all levels of the Athletic Department. Simply notify John, Jerrel, or any member of the athletic staff, and we’ll get you into your own locker for the new season! Call John at ext. 2962 for assistance. Memorial Squash Tournament Dates This double elimination event featuring the top 32 players in N.W. Ohio will be held October 29 through November 16. The playoffs for the top eight spots will take place along with a couples dinner on Friday, November 16! The Memorial Tournament honors our past players such as Al Bennett, Mitch Marciniak, Elmer Gettys, Dick Schwartzbaugh etc. John A. Seidel as our current players all vie to get their name on the Paul L. Effler Trophy! Athletic Director and Summer Squash League Results! Squash Professional The 2012 Summer Squash League featured more than 50 players who 419-254-2962 went at it this summer! The results are as fallows:
[email protected] Most Matches Played...... Jeff Levesque
Most Matches Won...... John Leslie
Join me on Biggest Mover Overall (upward...... Nick Stack (League Ends Sunday September 30!) www.twitter.com/jseidel Charity Open Set for November 29 – December 1 Notice to all players in Tiers 3-12! Our Charity Open committee will be contacting you to play or contribute to our fine causes this year! Last year we were able to donate $1,000 to go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and to the Urban Squash Racquet Up Program of Detroit. Two great causes! Please block the dates and play! Saturday Junior Squash Program to start Saturday, December 1. Our junior program promoting junior squash for boys and girls ages 8-18 will begin on December 1. The program will run through January 12.
32 NOVEMBER 2012 FITNESS & WELLNESS CENTER
Member Moments Dan Peffley competed in the Rev 3 Half Iron Man in September. Can you imagine racing for 6+ hours? Well, he did just that with a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 mile run! Dan comes down to run with the morning group and uses the pool when he can. He will be competing in the Full Iron Man in Cozumel, Mexico, in November. A very Move of the Month: big thank you to Marty Lahey who took Single-Arm Dumbell Bench the time out to cheer Dan on (you can see Press; 2 sets of 10 him in the background of the photo to the left). With The Toledo Club pool, our new The benefit: your chest and triceps; so you’ll tighten your hips and core spinning bikes and the running group, as you tone your upper body. anyone can jump on board to train for a How to do it: Grab a dumbbell in triathlon! We are so proud of you, Dan! your left hand and lie on your back CHARISSA MARCONI on a flat bench, holding the dumbell BS, WITS Hoop it Up Basketball Tournament over your chest with your arm straight. Aquatic & Fitness Dir. I bet there are many members who have no idea that the Club has a basket- Your palm should be facing out. 419-254-2990 ball hoop in the back parking lot for members to use. The project was started Lower the dumbbell to the side of by Dave Snell and Jim Burnor Jr. who saw an interest for some outdoor court your chest. Pause, then press the [email protected] fun and something new for members. They held a tournament in September weight back to the start. Do all your that was a lot of fun. The winning team was Jim Burnor Jr., John repetitions and then repeat on your right side. Skeldon, Jason Smolinski, and Tim Matthews. The runners-up Join me on were Dave Snell, Drew Snell, and Jay Snell. Other participants included Jared Brown, Sam Wozniak, Daryl Roberts, Zac www.twitter.com/charissamarconi Huizing, Matt Rubin, Jim Knapp, Andrew Lockard, Brad Pettiford, and Chris Kanter.
Birthday Parties at the Pool: Splish, Splash! It’s a birthday bash. Come get soaked while we swim and play. We’re all going to celebrate your birthday! Book a party at the pool for your little ones this year. We can set up swim, lunch/dinner and cake right in the pool area. Contact Charissa!
High-Milers Running Thank you to our high-milers this year who ran from April thru Labor Day: Gary McBride, Bill Hylan, Kevin Brennan, Paul Lewandowski and Jared Brown!
Battle of the Borders! November 1-24 (Athletic Department closed on November 22). Where does your loyalty lie? We will be adding up workout minutes and your minutes will count towards Michigan or Ohio State to get us ready for one of the biggest rivalries in football. Will you be following Henry (Go Blue) or Charissa (Go Bucks)? Only workouts at the Club count! Sign up in the Fitness Center! Charissa
NOVEMBER 2012 33 Committees
Athletic Membership Chairman Chairman Dennis Johnson Zak Vassar Jim Burnor Jr. Jackie Barnes Alex Due James Knapp Mike Goetz Brett Seymour Marty Lahey Will Lewis Social/Entertainment Karen Lucas Marketing Chairman Greg Wagoner Strategic Marketing Kirk Mizerek Chairman Sub Committee David Cameron Art Bronson Finance Chairman Maria Bronson Tony Barone Thomas Klein Jim Burnor Chairman John Fedderke Aaron Swiggum Art Bronson Craig Herschel Fred Harrington Maria Bronson Joy Hyman Larry Boyer Nathalie Helm Joseph Colturi John Fedderke Justice Johnson Thomas Klein Amber Gresh James Knapp James Knapp Shirley Levy Michael T. Marciniak James Knapp Michael Mori Bob Lubell Shirley Levy David Quinn Jodi Miehls Jenni Maher Kirk Mizerek Ashley Mirakian Katie Rofkar Cindy Niggemyer Zak Vassar Mark Ralston Richard Rothrock Dirk VanHeyst Russ Wozniak Sports Grill & Tavern William Vaughan Chairman Jim Knapp Food/Beverage meeting schedule Bruce Douglas Chairman Brian Epstein Ben Brown Ashley Mirakian Maureen Brown Devin Moore November Katie Rofkar Joseph Colturi November 1 Susan Conda Food/Beverage Committee Matt Rubin Dan Effler Rebecca Shope Amir Khan November 6 Nate Syrek Karen Klein Social/Entertainment Committee Pete Winovich John MacKay November 13 Kathy Mikolajczak Squash Committee Squash Roger Peluso November 15 Chairman Ann Sanford Athletic Committee Mike Goetz Betty Sherman November 15 Steve Bogart Sports Grill & Tavern Committee Jim Burnor House Alex Due Chairman November 19 Tim Effler David Seibenick Finance Committee Tyson Fankhauser Todd Berman November 19 Jeffrey Levesque Susan Conda Membership Committee Frank Manning Shirley Levy November 20 Danna Syrek Bob Lubell Board Meeting Greg Wagoner Karen Lucas November 27 Veeba Soram Marketing Committee Spencer Stone No meeting until further notice House Committee 34 NOVEMBER 2012 Members 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. 419-724-6217 Business Tel 419-724-6411 Business Tel 419-891-1040 Business Tel 419-887-6272 Business Tel 419-249-7100 Business Tel 419-654-9990 Cell 419-297-6559 Cell 419-206-9518 Cell 419-467-3302 Cell 419-262-0312 Cell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Athletic Chairman Squash Chairman Chairman Sports Grill & Dennis Johnson Mike Goetz Strategic Marketing Tavern Chairman 419-254-7317 Bus. 419-245-2531 Bus. Sub Committee Jim Knapp 419-345-6886 Cell 19- 419-351-3595 Cell Tom Klein 419-862-4471 Bus. 254-4656 Bus. 419-530-4368 Bus. 419-509-4877 Cell 419-345-2915 Cell NOVEMBER 2012 35 235 14th Street PRSRT STD Toledo, Ohio 43604 U.S. POSTAGE 419.243.2200 PAID 419.254.2969 Fax TOLEDO, OHIO www.toledoclub.org PERMIT NO. 335 Attention Postal Carrier: Dated Materials Please deliver between October 29-31, 2012
Christmas Tea Dance SATURDAY • DECEMBER 22 Enjoy a traditional, festive holiday evening at the Club with your family Professional photos taken • 5:30 PM Reception • 6 PM | Dinner • 6:45 PM Family dancing to a DJ afterward Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus
Adults: $30 Children (5-11): $12.95 (Price does not include photos) Reservations required • Limited space Make your reservation early
Photos taken by Grand Lubell Photography in front of the club’s Christmas tree and available for purchase through their studio