JANUARY 2018 VOLUME 9 • ISSUE NO. 1

RACKING UP ANOTHER GREAT YEAR AT THE TOLEDO CLUB!

New President Brett Seymour and General Manager Roger Parker talk State of the Club SEE PAGE 6

TOLEDO CLUB OFFICERS PRESIDENT Brett Seymour Manager’s VICE PRESIDENT MESSAGE Greg Wagoner TREASURER Roger Parker, General Manager Doug Kearns 419-254-2988 • [email protected] SECRETARY Kathy Mikolajczak TOLEDO CLUB STAFF ADMINISTRATION Roger Parker, General Manager 419-254-2988 [email protected] Dawn Miller, Executive Assistant 419-254-2980 [email protected] FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE Ed Mackiewicz, Food and Beverage Director 2018 [email protected] A Promising Outlook Theresa Carroll, Catering Manager 419-254-2981 [email protected] Devon Layman, Assistant Catering Manager As the year 2017 comes to an end, it’s with great excitement that the 419-254-2993 [email protected] Sean Moran, Executive Chef Club looks forward to the year 2018. I see this as a watershed moment 419-243-2200 ext. 2964 [email protected] in the life of our Club. As all members are aware, this past summer we Charlotte Hall Concierge and Member Relations Manager spent a tremendous amount of money making improvements to the FACILITY Athletics Department, squash courts, repaving the parking lot, and adding Mark Hoffman, Facilities Manager landscaping and lighting enhancements to the grounds. These projects 419-243-2200 were initiated to enhance the members’ experience and align us with the MEMBERSHIP Russ Wozniak, Membership Director renaissance of downtown Toledo. 419-254-2997 [email protected] This renaissance is attracting hundreds of new businesses and their ACCOUNTING Joe Monks, Finance Director employees, many choosing to live downtown; they can’t build living 419-254-2970 [email protected] accommodations fast enough. So, with this new energy downtown, we Dawn Miller, Accounting Analyst 419.254.2980 [email protected] believe that these Club improvements, along with our five-star service and ATHLETIC food ratings, greatly enhance our ability to attract new members. John Seidel, Director/Squash Pro 419-254-2962 [email protected] Attracting new members is a critical objective for 2018 and it is more Charissa Marconi, Fitness and Aquatics Director 419-254-2990 [email protected] critical today than any time in this Club’s history. But the staff can’t do SECURITY this alone; we need the members’ help! As is well documented in trade David Rainey, Operations Manager magazines and known throughout the industry, the great strength to grow 419-254-2967 membership is with the members themselves. Members that reach out to TOPICS EDITORIAL STAFF their family, friends and associates have a greater impact for growth than Chairman: David Cameron any other sales method. 419-536-5272 [email protected] Editor in Chief: Shirley Levy Recently there were postcards sent out asking each member for a list of 419-536-9782 [email protected] potential members that Club staff could follow up. Several members sent Layout/Art Direction: Tandem Creative 419-304-0154 [email protected] in potential candidates for membership and we thank you. If you haven’t Contributing Writers: Karen Klein, Cindy Niggemyer, thought of anyone yet, please consider this request, as we need your help John Fedderke, Jim Jeffery, Stephanie Wang Jaros, and Alana Hatcher with this important Club objective. Contributing Photographers: Andy Grier 419-872-2410 [email protected] Thank you for your membership and have a happy 2018! Kyle Talkington 419-882-5548 [email protected] Printing/Mailing: Millstream-Kennedy Inc. Findlay, Ohio Topics Advertising: Dawn Miller – 419-254-2980 [email protected] Roger Parker, General Manager THE TOLEDO CLUB TOPICS Copyright 2018 The Toledo Club, all rights reserved. Permission to reproduce by any means, in whole or in part, must be obtained in writing from the Editor or Publisher. The Toledo Club Topics is published 11 times per year by The Toledo Club • 235 14th Street • Toledo, OH, 43604 419-243-2200 • 419-254-2969 Fax • www.toledoclub.org

ON THE COVER: General Manager Roger Parker and new The views expressed in The Toledo Club Topics are not necessarily those of The Toledo Club board Club President Brett Seymour are photographed in the Sports Grill and Tavern by Andy Grier. or its members unless stated. All images and articles appearing in Topics magazine are the property of The Toledo Club and may not be reproduced or altered in any way without permission. © Copyright 2018 by The Toledo Club. All rights reserved.

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WHAT’S President’sMESSAGE INSIDE... Brett Seymour, President 419-467-3302 • [email protected] 12 14

SIMPLY 22 30 A Promising Outlook What aWOW! tremendous Christmas season at the Club!

Fellow Members, 4 Upcoming Events Listings We have all become so accustomed to how spectacular the Clubhouse looked 20 January Dining Calendar for the Christmas season. Thank you again to Kevin and Cindy Matus for coordinating the Parade of Trees. Congratulations to all those who had winning 21 January Athletics Calendar bids on the beautiful trees. Most importantly, we helped local charities with contributions to support our community. FEATURES December saw great traffic, both for member and public events. We brought back the Tea Dance, and hosted Sunday brunches and numerous dinners showcasing 6 Roger Parker and Brett Seymour our beautiful Club. The highlights last month for me were the Sunday brunch on the State of the Club and the Parade of Trees dinners. The food being created by the Chef and prepared and served by our wonderful Toledo Club staff is fantastic. If you haven’t had the A World O’ Whiskey is Coming opportunity to dine with us recently, let me be the first to tell you that you are 14 missing out. Join us and you certainly won’t be disappointed. 25 Find Out About the Wild Game On the athletic side of the house, the Junior Squash program is in full swing Dinner during December and January. We have our up-and-coming young squashers in this group; stop in and see them Saturday mornings. Morning runners continue on the streets of Toledo Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at COLUMNS 5:30 AM. Join them — they are looking for new runners. Additionally, yoga, spin and masters swim classes also continue this winter. Look for the Indoor 12 Did You Know? Triathlon January 20 here at the Club. 16 Banquet & Catering January is shaping up to be a great month. Mark your calendars as we have some exciting events. The Explorers group goes to Toledo School for the Arts for a Two 22 New Members Toms show — check out the Toms on January 16. We also have Members‘ Jam on Friday, January 19 and much more. 23 Sports Grill & Tavern Happy New Year and God Bless! 24 Dining Room Buzz 26 Squash News Brett J. Seymour, President 27 Aquatics and Fitness News 30 Toledo Club Explorers 32 Member News

Cuisine at the Club THE TOLEDO CLUB MISSION 35 The mission of The Toledo Club, since 1889, is to enrich the lives of its members by providing a luxurious private club experience in a financially responsible manner with extraordinary social 38 Committees and Board Members and recreational activities that foster friendship, fellowship and pride among members.

January 2018 | 3 MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

JANUARY CLUB events

JANUARY 1 Club Closed JANUARY 22 ZIPZ Dinner (see page 24) JANUARY 2 Club Closed JANUARY 26 Jazz in the MDR (see page 11) JANUARY 5 Prime Rib Dinner - JANUARY 27 Babysitting available: 9 AM–2 PM Ben DeLong on the Piano Game of Thrones Dinner (see page 12) JANUARY 8 Turkey Buffet (see page 24) JANUARY 29 Turkey Buffet (see page 24) JANUARY 9 First Tuesday (see page 24) JANUARY 12 Ben DeLong on the Piano JANUARY 13 Babysitting available: 9 AM–2 PM UPCOMING events JANUARY 15 Club Closed (Martin Luther King Day) FEBRUARY Wild Game Dinner (see pages 11 and 25) JANUARY 16 Toledo Club Explorers at 1 Toledo School for the Arts (see page 30) FEBRUARY 22 World O’ Whiskey Dinner (see pages 14 & 36) JANUARY 18 Third Thursday - Babysitting available (see page 23) MARCH 10 The Great Wizards’ Feast (see page 12) JANUARY 19 Members’ Jam (see page 37) DATE TBD Spring Fling

JANUARY events AROUND THE CITY Huntington Center Gallery 18 - Toledo Zoo Glorious Splendor: Treasures of Jeff Dunham: Passively Aggressive Early Christian Art Wine Tasting January 25 January 19 Through February 18 National Museum of the Toledo Opera Valentine Theatre Great Lakes Winter Opera Gala at The Toledo Club Cabaret Movie Club: A Good Ship and Crew January 2 Well Seasoned: The Fitzgerald and January 13 Her Legacy Rigoletto Silver Screen Classics: War of the Worlds January 27 January 26 and 28 January 5 Stranahan Theater Toledo Repertoire Theatre Silver Screen Classics: Symphony Pop Series: Ripcord North by Northwest Singin’ in the Rain – January 12 and 13, 19 and 21, 25 through 28 January 12 Film with Orchestra Silent Sky January 20 Toledo Symphony Orchestra January 12–14, 19–21 Shubert String Quartet – Toledo Museum of Art at The Toledo Club Great Performances in the Great January 7 Gallery: Garth Simmons, Trombone January 14 Brahm’s Second – at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle January 12 and 13

4 | January 2018 JANUARY anniversaries MEMBERS’ comments 10 years ”EXCELLENT” Carol Anderson January 1 / 08 10 years COMMENTS RECEIVED: Daniel Peffley January 1 / 08 10 years 63 Michael Mori January 1 / 08 10 years MEMBER COMMENT CARDS RECEIVED % NOVEMBER 1–30 95 25+ years

Susan Cavalear January 1 / 62 56 years Our first Thanksgiving at the Club, Donald F. Melhorn January 1 / 65 53 years very good value, great service and of course a great venue Thank you! Carole L. Mack January 1 / 66 52 years

Marguerite P. O'Brien January 1 / 67 51 years Excellent service

Justice G. Johnson January 1 / 70 48 years and lunch! David

Geneva D. Rodgers January 1 / 74 44 years Jim Scott Wm. Libbe January 1 / 82 36 years We had two kids in our group and our servers Thomas R. Tousley January 1 / 84 34 years were all attentive to our OSU/U of M party needs and were very Ronald M. Cooperman January 1 / 87 31 years was an excellent helpful in suggesting menu items and caring Sandra M. Hylant January 1 / 87 31 years experience. for the kids. They were Mark E. Ridenour January 1 / 87 31 years patient with our group being slow to order and Tom Betty L. Sherman January 1 / 87 31 years having the kids running around the room. Donna Pollex-Najarian January 1 / 89 29 years

Donald M. Mewhort, III January 1 / 89 29 years Everything was just outstanding! Cormac Martin J. Holmes January 1 / 93 25 years

Gary Server was excellent. She was especially helpful to my granddaughter that FOOD and BEVERAGE Great evening, dined with me. Soup reminder exceptional meals! was excellent!

Katherine David Food and beverage minimums can be reached with food and beverages purchased anywhere in the Club, including takeout orders and wine orders. The amount is calculated by $ spent before Thank you! Very nice & friendly…makes us feel tax (or service charge on banquets). To see a tally of purchases very comfortable! that count toward your minimum, log into your online account at toledoclub.org, and click on “Member Statements.” Dave January 2018 | 5 STATE OF THE CLUB .STATE OF THE CLUB . STATE OF THE CLUB .STATE OF THE CLUB. STATE OF THE CLUB

The Toledo Club STATE OF THE CLUB by Shirley Levy | Photos by Andy Grier

December is the busiest time of the year at The Toledo Club. Roger, how do we keep the Club moving The Parade of Trees, the glistening crystal chandeliers and forward? festive events in every room — sometimes several in one day. Membership, membership, membership. We just need Choirs caroling, family get-togethers, champagne toasts and to drive membership. We’ll get real healthy if we just get dancing, upstairs and down. 50–100 new members a year. Then suddenly it‘s January. It’s not just Russ doing all the looking for members. If every Club member brought us one person, we’d double The trees are carted away, the halls are quiet, and it’s time in size. Or, let’s say, if only half the members brought in to make your New Year’s resolutions. To reconsider the someone new, we’d have over 250 new members. things you’ve put off amidst the hustle and bustle of the holidays, to look ahead and step into the future. Every year we lose members because of a change of lifestyle. They move to Florida, they have to put their kids Every journey, the sages remind us, starts with a single through college, their health isn’t good, their company no step —and that step leads to achieving the things you want longer reimburses their dues, and things like that. to accomplish, to making your dreams a reality. Studies show the most effective tools to bring in new I sat down with The Toledo Club’s general manager, members are member to family, member to friend, and/or Roger Parker, and new president, Brett Seymour, to reflect member to associates. on the Club’s journey in 2017, to discuss what they see on And it’s not a hard sell. The Club is a safe place, like the road ahead for the Club, and, along the way, learn a a second home, with free secure parking and plenty little about their personal journeys. of opportunities to socialize, exercise or listen to jazz. First up: Roger Parker.

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Everybody uses the Club differently and that’s OK. Maybe Why aren’t they coming down? Why not come down and they join just to play squash or swim, or they enjoy the have dinner? camaraderie of the Tavern, watching a football game or We try to reach out to those folks, saying, ‘Hey, come down playing pool. People who travel value our reciprocity with and attend these events, work out, or come to dinner.’ other city clubs across the country. I’d love to see more participation by our current roster. And, of course, there’s the fine dining. If you look at the Some members I see only a few times a year, usually on comments in Topics, 95 percent of the comments we get holidays. So again it gets back to the challenge of effective back from dinners are excellent. That’s amazing, because communications. Between Topics, messaging, e-blasts, people are more likely to fill out the comment card if Facebook, flyers — we can’t communicate enough. they’re unhappy.

What were the biggest challenges of the past year? The toughest part of being a general manager is making some disciplinarian decisions. It’s just not fun. I deal with Roger Parker a lot of staff issues, including how to motivate people and GENERAL MANAGER how to correct bad behavior. I’m constantly training people every day. On the other hand, we’ve made a lot of great staffing The Club is a safe changes. I can’t tell you how happy I am to have Chef Sean place, like a second Moran in the kitchen. Keep in mind that he’s only been here six or seven months and he’s has had his challenges home, with free secure with a dated kitchen. He’s dealing with staff too, and that can be very difficult, but he’s a very calm man—a level- parking and plenty headed thinker—and he’s doing a great job. of opportunities to We also hired Devon Layman as assistant catering manager socialize, exercise and, of course, there’s Theresa Carroll, who’s been our catering manager for almost two years. We’ve definitely or listen to jazz. picked up the wedding and event business since she Everybody uses the arrived. As for rest of the staff, we go through peaks and valleys. Club differently. We’re closed for a month or so in the summer, so we lose a lot of part-time people. Then we come back in the fall and have to rebuild the staff; we bring the force up in December, our busiest time, and then all of a sudden we slow down and slow down and slow down and I lose a lot of the part-time people. So in the fall I have to rebuild the staff again. Big challenges are one thing, but there are also a lot of smaller challenges, like reservations. I know a lot of people don’t decide until they get home from work, then call and say they’re coming — I get it, but it happens quite frequently in large numbers, not only for the Main Dining You’ve been general manager of The Room but for Club events, too. Toledo Club for five years now. What have you learned? How can we get members more involved? I’ve worked for some tough employers, including Leona It’s the old 80/20 thing. Twenty per cent of the people Helmsley and Donald Trump. I was also general manager are probably here 80 percent of the time; it’s the other 80 of the largest catering company in Maryland, where we percent I worry about. Are they using the Club enough? did eight weddings every Saturday. I also worked for Gladieux for many years, so I had a lot of experience

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coming in. When you work for a business or maybe December, his Fitbit showed he had walked 36,000 steps, the vice president of a company, they say ‘here’s what all in one day. we’re going to do’ and we do it. It is a real easy thing to communicate and be effective; all you have to do is be What do you enjoy doing when you’re responsible to one person. not working? Here at the Club, because there are a lot of committees It’s been a year since I’ve been out of treatment for cancer. and boards, decisions aren’t very easily made because so My health is good and I’m feeling good. I like to play many people are involved in the process and sometimes golf and I love taking walks with my fiancée Kelly. We that slows you down. And so many people here have a walk at Oak Openings quite a bit and also along the river passion about this Club. Passion is a wonderful thing in Perrysburg. And I like to cook; at home, I’m the chef. to have, but it can cut the other way. So there are good Tonight we’re doing a veal roast with winter vegetables. things and bad things about letting so many people The other good news is that Kelly and I are getting have a say. But I look at it as a net benefit because the married January 27. We have a lot of things we do members take ownership of the building and ownership together when I’m home and I thank God for sending her of what to do with it. my way. She got me through one of the toughest stretches of my life. She’s my angel. Our wedding is going to be a What are you goals and priorities for 2018? very informal affair. I’d love to have a van service, right now it’s just a dream, My parents are world travelers. They just got back from because I don’t have the monies. I’m hoping we can find Honduras where they went to look for birds in the jungle. a dealer to help us obtain the vehicle. We’d market the They live in Chesterfield, Missouri, outside of St. Louis. heck out of it. They’re both over 80, but very active and in good health. There’s so much going on in Toledo. We could take you My other good family news is my oldest daughter, Logan, to a Mudhens game, concerts, the Symphony concert recently had a baby boy —Conner Henry, 7 pounds, 5 and offer possibly a “lunch” loop. ounces. She and her husband Kelby Dominique already And here’s something exciting that’s already happening. have a four-year-old daughter Bailey and a two-year-old We’ve been very successful in renting out several business son Mason. suites on the fifth floor, in addition to the Michael David My other daughter Haley and her husband Landon Bogar menswear shop on the second floor. The renters are had their third child, Todd, last December. He has two required to be a Toledo Club member. When you rent brothers, Bobby, age 4, and Luke, 2. space here, you get free (and safe) parking and a five-star hotel with services 24/7. You can come in and work I couldn’t be more proud of these girls. Both of their whenever you like, even in the middle of the night. If husbands are family men who have great jobs. They go to you want to entertain clients for lunch, just take them church and they’re very devout. They live in the Swanton downstairs to the Main Dining Room or the Tavern. We area—but we get to see them a lot. have one group that takes clients down to the Red Room when they want to have a meeting. It doesn’t cost them anything so it’s the best of the best. I’m really excited about the fifth floor and what’s going on there.

What’s the best part of being General Manager of The Toledo Club? BRETT J. SEYMOUR, President of the Toledo Club Board of Directors, is an athlete, a coach, a family man, and a financial The best part is when I walk into the Club and think advisor with a built-in work ethic inherited from his father. what a great historical place this is. I remember back in the day when I was running lots of things at Gladieux, Born and raised in Toledo, he graduated from Toledo Central one of my many accounts was the Art Museum. I’d walk Catholic High School and went on to Bowling Green State into the museum and think ‘hey, this is pretty cool.’ University for college. When I walk through our door, I feel the same way—part “I majored in aero technology,” he said, I love flying airplanes of history. but the injuries to my legs prevented me from flying for a This time of year I spend a lot of time walking around, living.” Because of this I made an alternate career choice, although Ed Mackiewicz holds the record. Last joining my Dad in Financial Services.

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and a better workout than racquetball. I didn’t believe him, but I tried it. He Brett Seymour brought me here as a guest PRESIDENT and I was hooked. My father was a member of the Club for 30-plus years A major issue we’ve and I came here with him had on the Board is to eat dinner or brunch, and we also had business parties transparency— to be here. But he came for the more open with the social side, not the athletic side. It wasn’t until I was an members — and I think adult that I knew about the track, the swimming pool we can continue to be and the squash program. better about that. How long have you served on the Board? I joined the Board in 2009. I was appointed to replace a gentleman who had resigned from the Club. Dave Quinn and Richard Hylant said it would last only 18 months and that’s how Brett, what jobs have you held? they got me. I had served on the membership committee My first job was a yard man at The Boat Farm, a marina in and Dave and Richard liked some of the work I did while Angola, Indiana. It was near my family’s lake house and I on the committee. worked there summers in high school and college. My first I was than elected to the Board in 2010 for my first full real job after I finished school is what I do now. I became term, then again in 2013 and 2016, so my terms will a financial advisor, working with my father at Seymour exhaust in 2019. Currently I’m serving my third term and Associates. My father has been a financial advisor since its been a good thing to be able to ‘give back’ to the Club 1968 and he’s semi-retired. It’s been 25 years working community. together now and it’s been a blessing. What were the biggest challenges of the past What was the best advice you ever year and how did the board deal with them? received? One of the major challenges was renovating the parking The best advice was from my Dad. His always said ‘deal lot, something we were trying to tackle for a number of with people six inches above the table so that everything years, not just last year. The parking lot is the first thing is clear to them. You always want to be honest with people see when they come here and it was in a state of people and you never want to treat people even remotely disarray. We knew we needed a safe parking area with new close to unethically. And you always want to be fair. lighting and state of the art security. Fortunately for us, Even if you don’t make money on a transaction, you’ll moving our banking to Waterford Bank opened us to some make money on the relationship over time. Be very clear options. They are a great partner with the club and we look to people about what you’re doing and why.’ forward to working with them for years to come. Another challenge was to renovate the athletic facilities, Why did you join The Toledo Club? and the athletic committee did a great job with that. I I joined in March 2008 because I wanted to play remember having a conversation about 18 months ago squash. I played racquetball as a kid, and a member with the committee when Todd Berman came on as told me squash was a better game; more sophisticated chairman. I said ‘You have maybe 300 members who use

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the athletic facilities on at least a weekly basis. If each of country and the world, and it’s important to maintain the them gave you $1,000 you could raise $300,000 and do sleeping rooms for that. Some we could renovate with this project.‘ They asked twenty or so members to join vintage furniture. With others, we would paint, redo the them in fundraising, they divided up the roster and made bathrooms and buy new furniture. personal calls and e-mails to each of the 600 members. The Club made a very smart financial move this year They set out to raise $125,000 and ended up raising when they decided to rent out some of the rooms on twice as much and the fifth floor for offices. So far, that brings in between still have money $45,000 and $60,000 a year in rent. The folks who rent coming in. Now offices have also joined the Club; that’s a requirement. they’re figuring out Continuing to seek out good quality businesses is a major how they can spend focus for me. $50,000 that is above and beyond A major issue we’ve had on the Board is transparency—to the original plans be more open with the members—and I think we can and the extras. They continue to be better about that. In 2017 we handed out did a fantastic job! copies of our financial statement at the annual meeting. We’ve also included letters explaining assessments or Their success tells changes with our monthly statement on a quarterly basis. me that a lot of people here believe Historically, a group of members always come to the in this Club and annual meeting ready to fire questions at us, but this in it remaining time they didn’t ask us anything. When I asked them a vibrant part of why, they said the board had provided them with all the downtown Toledo. information they needed, so that tells me we’re doing They want to make better being transparent. Our regular board meetings sure we draw aren’t open to the public, so if a member has a question athletes and also or concern they should call or email me. I think that’s true continue the social of any of the other board members. aspect. Increasing membership is a major priority, and a difficult one. It’s not just a Toledo problem; it’s a generational What are your problem that is difficult for private clubs across the goals and country. A big problem is money. Kids are graduating priorities for with a lot of debt and jobs aren’t available for them to 2018? pay it off. Involving kids of present members in the Club The greatest issue helps in the future because they start to feel at home here. the Club faces now My kids are around all areas of the club especially the is infrastructure. athletic areas, they feel at home here and I’m thankful for When we look that. They love it. at those walls We’ve found the best way to get more members is to focus we think what a on existing members and get their referrals. beautiful place this Having members bring a friend here is the most effective is, but though the way. We’re also asking members to send in good quality The Seymour Port Authority helped finance the renovation of some referrals; see the appeal from Russ in your monthly family gather in of the HVAC four to five years ago, that didn’t address statement. front of the Club. everything. The Toledo Community Foundation Historic Preservation fund helps us with tax advantaged money we Let’s talk about your family life. can spend on infrastructure, but that only applies to the historic parts of the building. There are some great things I met my wife Nicole (Niki) in Fremont, Indiana, where about being designated an historic building, because it we have our family lake house. Niki lived in Fort Wayne helps us maintain those portions of the Club, but there and also had a family lake house in Coldwater, Michigan. are also some limitations that affect the continuity of how We were married in 2001 and now live in St. James Woods we make repairs. in Sylvania Township. We have six kids—three boys and three girls. The oldest is Taylor, she’s 25. Then there’s One of our prime priority projects over the next two Carter, 15; Mya, 13; Kale, 10; Scott, 9; and Valerie, 7. years is to renovate at least four of the hotel rooms on the fifth floor. We have reciprocal clubs all over the (Continued on page 36)

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GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP The Great Books Discussion Group is an opportunity to A Party discuss stimulating books with old friends and new. Books are updatechosen by consensus of the members, for and each month a member leads the discussion. We publish the selections several is Coming months in Augustadvance to allow time to do the reading. New members are always welcome. You can simply drop in one of our meetings (the room is always posted in the elevator) Saturday, January 27th or contact me for more information. Carl White 6:00 cell 419-461-0888 | [email protected]

A Game of Thrones Thursday, January 19, Noon Costumed Soiree Book: Spies in the Family by Eva Dillon Moderator: Fred Harrington

“Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood.” – John Green

19TH ANNUAL THE TOLEDO CLUB WILD GAME DI N N ER JazzJazzin the MDR 4th Friday • 6-8:30 PM • Main Dining Room THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 JANUARY 26 6 PM Toledo School for the Arts Cocktails . hors d’oeuvres . vendor displays in the Centennial Room UPCOMING: 7:30 PM FEBRUARY 23 Dinner in the Main Dining Room Candice & Chris . MARCH 23 $90 per person - tables of 10 pay for 8 Ramona Collins Reservations required - 419.254.2961 APRIL 27 Ramona Collins

January 2018 | 11 Did You Know by Cindy Niggemyer Popular Culture

Enters Game of Thrones Dinner The Toledo Club Saturday, January 27 If you are a “binge watcher” or even if you have never seen Game of Thrones, Chairman Nona Snell and her committee has a treat for you! At 6 PM, our Toledo Club will be transformed into Yes, I know that I try to find Westeros for a Game of Thrones costumed soirée. This will be an interesting facts and ideas for most unforgettable evening of Ice and Fire and will feature: cocktails of these columns. However, so much interesting is happening the next few months at our Club, I just wanted to spotlight it. INNER Oops, don’t let the word “culture” D make you look at this article with

skepticism. Culture doesn’t have fit for a king or king slayer; a lavish rustic feast; dazzling live to mean “old and boring.” It can performances; a photo booth with festive props; and dancing till the dragons come home. The most impressively costumed guest also mean “young and fun.” After will be awarded a prize and the admiration of the Seven Kingdoms. all, while our Club was created Come on, TC members. Let’s show that we can party!! before social media to allow communication among Toledo The Great Wizards’ Feast Saturday, March 10 leaders, it also has thrown some of The Great Wizards’ Feast will reappear Saturday, March 10. Last the most unusual and successful year this successful event had guests watching candles dance on parties in its 100-year history. the ceiling of the Centennial Room while dining. Chairman Eileen Eddy and Professor Trelawney are busy lining up the faculty and Several are being planned for the guarantee the night will again be pure magic. Also, this year the next few months. So, here are a few professor is staying away from the cooking sherry! of the unusual offerings. The house elves are planning a real scrummy English feast, and you will be able to choose your house table at time of registration. Fair warning — first come, first served.

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Last year many Hufflepuffs were busy, but Slytherin still sat at your table. Professor Sprout will be there and she needs to see people from her house. This event is for anyone of any age. Last year we had a tiny little Wizard that would have 8 Great Locations to Serve You. been all of three years old and a gentleman who came in late. WWW.TAYLORAUTO.COM Was he Professor Slughorn? We also had a Squib that was about 69 years young. After the feast, new games and prizes (a few made by Goblins) will be enjoyed by all. It is truly an event for everyone.

Oldies But Goodies are Coming Up! The Wild Game Dinner - Thursday, February 1 Dave Quinn and committee are bringing all the exotic menus you expect. This popular TC event is a great addition to the Club’s party list. Here is great advice: don’t wait to make reservations. They will be evaporating like the winds on the African plain.

World O’ Whiskey Night - Thursday, February 22 How about a World Tour? You don’t have to pack and become an airline miles member. Just make your reservations for February 22. Fair warning — John Fedderke and his committee have already done the heavy lifting to choose what you will be drinking from around the world. Hmm... think some people might want to join this committee in the future. Rumor is that this is already more than half sold out — just a word to the wise!

This Toledo Club is HOT with new and old events for the next few months.

January 2018 | 13 e’re staggering out from Scotland to explore a whole wide world of whiskeys W this year. Mark your calendar with a big red Sharpie for Thursday, February 22 as Professor Elliot Macfarlane takes us on a tour of unusual tipples paired with gourmet food by Chef Sean. Our friends from Third Street Cigar will be holding forth in the Oak Room, so there will be something for everyone. We’ll be raffling off some very special bottles as well. There’s a unique evening in store and the price is the same as last year— $125 per person or $110 each if you book a table of 8. Gather your clan for another Toledo Club classic event. Here are the whiskeys you have to look forward to.

STRANAHAN’S COLORADO WHISKEY IT’S A Stranahan’s was founded by Jess Graber and former Toledoan George Stranahan. It’s a small batch whiskey consisting of 10–20 barrels in new charred oak. WORLD O’ WHISKEY Stranahan’s is made from 100% Rocky Mountain barley & water.

This is a really interesting whiskey on COMING IN FEBRUARY the palate. Oak is very noticeable along by John Fedderke with light barley and oats. A little deeper

14 | January 2018 is vanilla, mixed dried fruit, and a touch cranberries—and dies on a note of warm TULLAMORE D.E.W. 14-YEAR-OLD of honey and dried nuts. It’s certainly an Christmas mince pie. IRISH SINGLE MALT interesting full flavor combination and This scotch, winner of a Gold Medal at the A 14-year-old, triple-distilled Irish single one you’ll want to linger on. San Francisco World Spirit Conpetition malt whiskey from the Tullamore 2005, is elegant and well crafted. D.E.W. range, which has been finished in bourbon, Port, Madeira and Oloroso Sherry casks, an expression not often HAKUSHU SUNTORY 12-YEAR-OLD JAPANESE SINGLE MALT SCOTCH seen on these shores. A zesty citrus nose featuring grilled pineapple and slowly The palate is smooth and velvety, with building bourbon-y vanilla. Big, creamy a caressing feel, quite thick with good balance. Fruity and a sweet nose with ripe cherry plums (with a hint of prunes), almond milk, and acacia honey. Medium finish with a pleasant dry spiciness, soothes down on an almondy note. A perfectly balanced dram with fruit LOCK STOCK & BARREL and spices mingling gently. LIMITED RELEASE 13-YEAR-OLD CANADIAN RYE malt palate with loads of vanilla tannins. Exquisitely deep, with a complex nose of Ripe, sweet red grapes and a hint of game meats, baseball glove and toasted poached apple. A sherried sweet finish earth with undertones of dried cherry. carries on. Once in the mouth it is light on its feet yet brooding with bacon fat, stewed peaches and cinnamon, leading into a delicately smoky finish.

Professor GLENGOYNE 21-YEAR-OLD Elliot Macfarlane SINGLE MALT SCOTCH On the nose you can expect the sourness of the red berries mixed with a hint of licorice, oak and a whole shelf of mixed dried fruits. The palate is a mirror of the nose; a sweet, rich, thick and complex balance between all the notes above. WILD TURKEY MASTER’S KEEP DECADES BOURBON An expressive and gratifying nose of typical Wild Turkey aromas consisting of toffee, orange peel and caramel. Oak and butterscotch provide a rich base along with another aroma that’s hard to pin down. At times this scent reminds me of a Belgian beer, and at others, a bouquet of roses. The finish is eternal and keeps changing through the minutes—maple syrup, dried

JanuaryJanuary 2018 2018 | |15 15 Banquet & Catering by Theresa Carroll & Devon Layman

A Round

THERESA CARROLL of Applause, Catering Manager 419-254-2981 [email protected] Please! After a whirlwind December, we are headed to the Bahamas! Ahh, if only… we girls can dream.

Thank you to all for entrusting us with your family events, your social clubs and your special holiday get- togethers for friends, associates and family members alike. It is a real pleasure to show off your Club through the holidays — and every day. We work for you, our membership, and we can honestly say you are a joy to work with.

Special recognition to all of our TC staff for all their hard work. We are so proud to know that all of our guests are in your capable hands. The catering office cannot book this magnificent building without relying on the kitchen staff, the service staff and the housekeeping and maintenance staffs to make our building and our events shine. You are all consummate professionals and we are grateful for all you do.

Best regards, Theresa and Devon

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Parade of Trees Brunch DECEMBER 10, 2017

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January 2018 | 17 A TOLEDO CLUB EVENT

First Tuesday DECEMBER 5, 2017

PHOTOS BY Andy Grier

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January 2018 | 19 Dining& Events JANUARY 2018

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DINNER Turkey First Ben DeLong Babysitting Monday–Friday* Buffet Tuesday on the Piano 9 AM–2 PM 5:30 – 8:30 PM (on Second Dining in the *check schedule for Tuesday!) Sports Grill alternate dining room & Tavern location if MDR is closed TAVERN OPEN TAVERN OPEN TAVERN OPEN Sports Grill & Tavern MDR MDR MDR MDR MDR (Casual attire) 14 15 16 OPEN 17 OPEN 18 OPEN 19 OPEN 20 CLOSED

DINNER CLUB Toledo Club Great Books Members’ Babysitting Thursday and Friday Group Jam 9 AM–2 PM 5 – 10 PM CLOSED EXPLORERS: Toledo Third Thursday – Dining in the (Beverage service Babysitting Sports Grill School for available until 12:30 AM) the Arts & Tavern LUNCH AND DINNER TAVERN OPEN TAVERN OPEN TAVERN OPEN Saturday 11 AM–10 PM MDR MDR MDR MDR MDR MDR (Beverage service 21 22 OPEN 23 OPEN 24 OPEN 25 OPEN 26 OPEN 27 CLOSED until 12:30 AM) Jazz in Babysitting • ZIPZ 9 AM–2 PM Dinner the MDR: Beverage Service TSA GAME OF THRONES Oak Room Pub DINNER First Floor Monday– Friday TAVERN OPEN TAVERN OPEN TAVERN OPEN 4–9 PM MDR MDR MDR • 28 29 OPEN 30 OPEN 31 OPEN 1 2 3

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Winter Hours (October–March) 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fitness & Wellness Center 5:30 AM Body Sculpt 5:30 AM ATHLETIC ATHLETIC Body Runners 419-254-2990 Sculpt Runners 9 AM Yoga DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT Spin Class - 6 AM CLOSES CLOSED 9 AM Spin Class Masters Swim with Kelly Monday–Thursday 6 AM 5:15 PM First Friday 5 AM–9 PM AT 3 PM Breakfast - 7:15 AM 9:30 AM Buti Yoga Aqua Aerobics Aqua Aerobics Friday 8:30 AM with Negar 5 AM–8 PM 5:30 PM 8:30 AM Saturday–Sunday 8 AM–7 PM 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

5:30 AM BLOOD 5:30 AM Adult Swim Hours 5:30 AM Body Runners PRESSURE Sculpt Runners Yoga Monday–Friday Runners Spin Class SCREENINGS 5–9 AM 9 AM 7–8 AM Spin Class with Kelly Aqua 6 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM–2:30 PM Body Sculpt 6 AM Aerobics Aqua Aerobics 9 AM 4:30–6:30 PM 8:30 AM 8:30 AM Aqua Aerobics Masters Swim 8:30 AM Saturday and Sunday 5:15 PM Noon–2 PM

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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Squash Courts 419-254-2965 5:30 AM 5:30 AM Body 5:30 AM Yoga Body Sculpt • Runners 9 AM Runners Sculpt Runners with Kelly Aqua Aerobics Spin Class 9 AM Spin Class 9:30 AM Barber Shop: 1st Floor Bert Mills 8:30 AM 6 AM Masters 6 AM Buti Yoga Aqua Aerobics Aqua Aerobics with Negar Jim Schimming Swim 10 PM 8:30 AM 5:15 PM 8:30 AM 419-254-2979 Monday–Friday 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 7 AM–5 PM • 5:30 AM Body 5:30 AM Tailor Shop: 5th Floor Runners Sculpt Runners Lawson Murrell 419-243-2200, ext. 2152 Aqua Aerobics 9 AM Spin Class 8:30 AM 6 AM Mon./Wed./Fri. Aqua Aerobics 7:30 AM–1 PM 8:30 AM or by appointment • Other Club Services Join the Fitness Team on BLOOD Twitter Greta Mitchell PRESSURE Lic. Massage Therapist SCREENINGS 419-360-3995 Manicurist JANUARY 11 www.twitter.com/charissamarconi 419-254-2979 7–8 AM www.twitter.com/jseidel Thomas Derring Leather Specialist 419-254-2979

January 2018 | 21 Introducing new members

My Two Cents...

The Toledo Club is a transformative experience. This is particularly true if you decide to make 2018 the year you commit to get yourself into peak physical condition. As you look around the Club you will see many members who are in great shape because they work out at RUSS WOZNIAK The Toledo Club. Membership Director 419-254-2997 I see members logging miles on the track and 419-254-2992 Fax in the pool. In the Fitness and Wellness room they are wearing out the aerobic machines and [email protected] lifting the free weights. Our members are taking classes in yoga, spin and master’s swim. Others are playing squash until they run through the www.twitter.com/TheToledoClub glass wall. Weather permitting, a robust few members exit the building to run the downtown Become a Fan of The Toledo Club! streets and bridges. Whatever health-minded exercise you choose, do it in 2018! And do it at The Toledo Club. The famous quote is “You can do better in Toledo.” For my two cents, I will say “You can get in better shape at The Toledo Club.” Happy New Year to all members of the historic (and transformative) Toledo Club. Best, Russ Wozniak Photos by Grand Lubell Photography

Additional New Members

Jon Bezon James Lindsay Andrew Reynolds President, Louisville Title Principal Partner, EQUIPT Graphics Solutions John Martin Kyle Wilson CEO / Legal Counsel, Louisville Title Marianne Cappiello Tracy Sallah Secretary Treasurer, Louisville Title Vice President, Louisville Title Aubrey Hornsby Commercial Business Development, Louisville Title

22 | January 2018 THE TOLEDO CLUB The iconic pewter mugs with the etched Club logo can only be found in the Tavern, and are available to all Mug Club members exclusively. All members can join for a nominal fee by asking the bartender – and it has been estimated that your ROI turns positive after approximately 17 refills.

THIRD THURSDAY, January 18: Trivia Night in the Tavern! In 1929 a University of Toledo sports writer referred to the Toledo Football team as what? (Hint: This nickname is the origin for today’s nickname.) If you answered “SkyRockets,” you are correct! The Tavern will be presenting a night of fun--filled Trivia questions like this on Third Thursday, January 18th. We encourage you to find your best and brightest friends and bring them down to participate. There will be a maximum of six people Become a Fan of The Toledo Club! on a team, and Russ Wozniak and Ed Mackiewicz will be the muscle ensuring no one is using their cell phones! Many of you have played trivia around town at other local bars and restaurants. The structure will be very similar, with music playing in- between questions and a Final Jeopardy question that will ultimately make or break you! We will have two games with the first starting at 6:30 PM. Come on down and test your IQ, but more importantly mingle amongst your fellow members. Cheers! -The Tavern Crew

vs. Means Lively Viewing in the Tavern

The Sports Grill & Tavern will open for special and private events on Mondays and Tuesdays. Photos by Kyle Talkington

January 2018 | 23 DINING ROOM buzzby Karen Klein

There have been so many controversial news stories lately that it comes at great relief to know that the following excerpts concerning the More Dining News Main Dining Room dinner menu are the unvarnished truth! WINTER TURKEY TREATS! A cold-weather treat is Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating curds and whey, when along came a the turkey buffets on spider who sat down beside her, offering a pear and gorgonzola cheese salad, Monday, January 8 and and coaxed Miss Muffet to stay. January 29, offering all the trimmings, salad and desserts, as has been Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating his pie. noticed and noted previously, for your dining He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a roasted pleasure. Plus, what more wonderful venue can half chicken with honey lemon glaze and said there be, to meet friends or to treat the children? “What a lucky boy am I!”

Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow, and ZIPZ GOES ITALIANO ON JANUARY 22 everywhere that Mary went she obsessed for ancho dusted Ciao, bellissimo and all that jazz! Rich Hebein and duck with sweet potato puree and told the lamb where to go. Mark Kimball have evolved from their home cooking a fabulous menu of Genoa salami and Italian Simple Simon was a pieman, but by chance he bartered for a strip steak cheeses, (Italian wines recommended for sipping), with Maytag blue cheese and tossed the pies far away. minestrone with white beans and ditalini, romaine with Caesar dressing, chicken Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, thighs simmered with yes, sir: plus a fabulous 28-day aged steak with rosemary and lemon, mushroom ragout, enough to make any tummy full. olive lasagna (this Jack Spratt could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean; is a WOW dish!) plus a so they ordered the butter squash ravioli with maple wonderful dessert of crostata di ricotta. Mark bourbon cream and licked that platter clean! Monday, January 22 on your calendar and make your reservation now for this ZIPZ dinner. Jim Lazy Mary, will you get up? Will you get up in the morning? Gottron will play some Italian tunes to foster that She followed her nose, chose Toledo Club’s classic tomato soup for an eye- Italian “Eat, eat more; this is so good for you!” opener AND bang-bang shrimp to keep her on her toes!

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty CHANGE FOR FIRST TUESDAY had a great fall, then wished he’d downed the No, no dimes and nickels to be tossed around, but honey maple glazed salmon the night before, a change in date was necessary. First Tuesday after all! will be on January 9, the second Tuesday of the month. Of course, cocktails and appetizers around Silly Sally sat by the seashore, selling shells by the seaside, the bistro tables will be first on the savoring the memory of sizzling pesto scallops and sighed no more. agenda. The chef will announce the Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers and lobbed them away as three “newly created” entrees and he chowed down on the crispy fried brussels sprouts with a chaser of then seating at the long table ensues mmmm, so redolent, French onion soup! with much conversation, great food, maybe a little wine, and fun. Come Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. With a quack, quack here and an and meet some fellow members: make oink, oink there, a moo-moo here and a cock-a-doodle there, behind the a New Year‘s resolution to mingle. barn they went where they shared bread pudding, pecan balls, toasted marshmallows and sang E-I-E-I-OH! GAME OF THRONES DINNER Saturday, January 27 at 6 PM Will you be prepared? JANUARY! What a great month to get out and Fun time guaranteed! enjoy a dinner in the MDR! Lunches are terrific also. Reservations are APPRECIATED.

24 | January 2018 FEBRUARY 1

Wildby Jim Jeffery Game Dinner

Oh give me a home where the buffalo curse And the deer and the antelope are worse I’ll sing you a verse of our chef who can nurse Wild game with a culinary burst Yes, great food and drink for your thirst And it all happens February First! - an original composition

Yes, of all the amazing events the Club sponsors each year, the Wild Game Dinner is one of the best. There is something for everyone. Consider a starter cocktail hour with wild game hors d’oeuvres such as venison sushi and bison sliders and the like. Believe me, you cannot beat the bison sliders. Then the dinner buffet of venison, bear and whatever else the chef finds to prepare. But eating and drinking is by far not all that will be going on. The night will include a raffle with extensive sets of gifts for outdoor activities, such as pheasant hunting trips, fishing outings with a guide and wonderful wildlife art to be had. Also, top-notch vendors will donate dinners as part of the raffle items. To complement the raffle, there will be a live auction of art featuring paintings of fish scenes, pheasant hunts and a live boar hunt with Ted Nugent. Private wild game dinners will be auctioned off with our own chef, as well. The evening begins at 6 PM on Thursday, February 1. See the event ad on page 11 for more details. It will be an incredible evening no one should miss; with one warning — if you attend, don’t plan an early meeting the next day. Photos by Grand Lubell Photography January 2018 | 25 Athletic News Athletics & Squash

Drew Snell Wins The Memorial Title! don’t play in the event. THANKS! Thanks as well Drew Snell won the 2017 Memorial top 32 in NW Ohio to all of our tier captains without the loss of a game! Snell powered through his bye for getting their players round—Jeff Ansted, Audrey Berling and Fateh Ahmed— involved to play or donate. by 3-0 tallies. Doc Ahmed took 2nd place, followed by Audrey Our winners are listed Berling in 3rd; Zac Huizing, 4th; Nick DeMarco, 5th; Greg below (some handicaps Wagoner, 6th; Jeff Ansted, 7th; and Bill Wolff in 8th. In the applied), but the real Mitch Marciniak division, 16–32 positions, John Longthorne winners are our charities. froze out Carlos Londono in a battle of styles, 3–2, to take Our winners Christian Berling (left) and We believe we are over Lori Mack (right) played in the Charity the title. Jim Burnor took 3rd, a surprising James Bailey took $40,000 in contributions Open Final for Tiers 7-9. Berling edged 4th (two 3–2 wins over Brett Seymour and Adilson Jardim!) through the years! Thanks out Mack 3-2. Brett Seymour claimed 5th over Dave Ensing, 6th, and Craig to all! Witherell finished 7th over George Hack. The new format with two separate divisions was very well received, as was the Tiers 2/3/4 Carlos Londono 3–1 over Dan Effler JOHN A. SEIDEL tighter one-week timeline. Congratulations Drew Snell and Tiers 5/6 Nick Huckaby 3–1 over Brad Rowe Athletic Director and John Longthorne on your titles! Tiers 7/8/9 Christian Berling 3–2 over Lori D. Mack Squash Professional Kalucki Wins The Wild Turkey Tiers 10/11 Kim Seidel 3–2 over Laura Berling 419-254-2962 Shootout Tier Captains: Drew Snell, John Skeldon, Jeff Levesque, Tim [email protected] Schmidt, Eddie Lee, Mike Goetz, Dick Fuller, Lori Mack, Carol Tim Kalucki played his way through the handicapped round Garrison, and Laura Berling. Great work! by a slim one-point 15–14 margin over Nick Stack. Steve Turner fought through the other division of players and played Squash the Big Ugly is Coming! well to do it, sneaking by Andy Ranazzi and Carter Seymour. January 10–12, 2018 is our weigh-in for the Squash the Big The final, however, was all Kalucki, who won it 15–9 and had Ugly!! The Big Ugly will begin our nine-week odyssey to lose his name etched onto the bottle, followed by the traditional 5 percent of your body weight for the spring/summer! Final shot of Wild Turkey which all of the 5:45 AM crew enjoyed! weigh-ins will be held March 14–16, 2018 and the winners will Yum!! (Our players are pictured below.) meet to enjoy beverages and food from those who don’t meet 2017 Charity Open Raises Funds for their weight loss quota! We’ll also, once again, hold the Big Ugly Echo with another seven weeks to maintain the goal weight. This Backpack and Squash Kids is one of our most popular programs and a NACAD-award winner! Our Charity Open 2017, with players from Tiers (or levels) A large number of participants assist, and inspire one another in 2–11, raised funds for the Racquet Up academic and squash meeting their goals. It’s not easy, but we all seem to need a little program as well as local charity Northwest Ohio Food Bank motivation following the holidays! JOIN US!! Back Pack Kids program. Yet again this year Tim ‘Bubba’ Schmidt led the way by matching the funds from all of January Events the donors from his tier level! Drew Snell also helped by January 22 Master Round Robin and Dinner challenging the Tier 1 players to donate even through they January 26–27 Toledo City Open Squash Championships

The 5:45 AM Wild Turkey Challenge Crew with champion Tim Kalucki (second row, third from left) and finalist Steve Turner (first row, first on left).

26 | January 2018 Athletic News Aquatics & Fitness Center

Happy New Year to all of you! Does your New Year’s Resolution include losing a few unwanted pounds? Does Juniors in the Athletics your bulging belly or flabby arms leave little to be desired? Our juniors are really enjoying their Saturday morning program with Charissa and Shanna! Are you looking to sign up for your first 5k, marathon They have done relay races on the track, musical Christmas or triathlon? Are you transitioning from rehab/physical chairs, run around the track, water balloons and basketball therapy and would like to continue a path of exercise? in the pool, and secret stair cases in the club. We have a few If you’re resolving to get healthier, we can help you more days for fun and exploring. CHARISSA MARCONI achieve your goals to bring out the new you in the BS, WITS New Year! Please contact the Fitness Center for a tour Fitness & Aquatics Dir. and an orientation or to schedule a personal training. 419-254-2990 We are here to help you achieve your goals. [email protected] Battle of the Borders Challenge Join me on Our annual Battle of the Borders Challenge was won by the Michigan fans who managed to gather more workouts www.twitter.com/charissamarconi in the month of November. Even though Ohio State won the game, hats off to the Michigan workouters at the club: Andy Ranazzi, Bruce Seeger, Bill Davis, Bob Finkel, Paul Lewandowski, and Ed Lee. Thank you all for participating in our mini-motivators.

Indoor Triathlon: January 20, 11 AM Run, bike and swim off the holiday festivities with a fun challenge at the club. Compete as an individual or get a relay team together. The longest distance wins — top three men and top three women along with top team. Sign up at imathlete.com/events/toledoclubtri.com or contact Charissa in the fitness center for a form. Challenge yourself this year!

Indoor Marathon: January 15- Feb. 26 Sign up in the Fitness Center and log your miles each day from your treadmill workout, from the track upstairs, or a run from the club. Set a goal and achieve it! Buti Yoga with Negar Cooper: January 18 at 5:30 PM and January 27 at 10 AM It's the best way to fall in LOVE with your workout and wellness lifestyle. Buti yoga isn’t a workout, it’s a chance to create-let go-connect and sweat with intention. Every time you step on your mat you have the chance to break through the emotional or physical barriers that set you free. The calorie scorching workout fuses power yoga with cardio-intensive tribal dance and body-sculpting movement. The result — long, lean muscle with sexy feminine curves. Join us for class.

January 2018 | 27 A TOLEDO CLUB EVENT

ZIPZ Dinner: Baird’s Stuffed Cabbage NOVEMBER 13, 2017

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E PLORERSby John Fedderke

“Meet the Artist” Champagne Gallery Reception January 16 at 6 PM | Porter Gallery Toledo School for the Arts

Join us at the Toledo School for the Arts to explore ABOUT THE ARTISTS a special show by two well-known local artists – Thomas Clark and Tom Marino. We’ll enjoy the show Thomas Clark, painter, says of his work, “When I was 13, I and bubbly, meet the artists, and then return to was introduced to oil painting by my great grandmother Valentine the Club for dinner in the Main Dining Room with Morse, one of the California plein air painters of the ’30s and ’40s. Her paintings captured the light of the brilliant Southwest, but also remarks by TSA head Doug Mead and music by the the cool atmosphere of the Pacific. I really loved hearing her tell me TSA string quartet. of her younger days and her studio in San Diego.”

The Martin D. Porter Gallery at TSA celebrates the Clark enjoys the immediacy of painting plein air. It challenges him to immense contributions of founding director, Marty compose a painting on the fly and it gets him out in nature. He uses Porter, to the school. It is directly accessible from the techniques of the old masters to take advantage of one of the 14th Street so you could park on 14th for the gallery best qualities of oil paint: transparency. Color is most intense when reception and then take your car to the Club, or just layers of transparent paint seem to glow on canvas, which they do in his landscapes. What could be better than the warmth of nature walk through the gate in the Club’s parking lot on in January? Madison Avenue to get to the school. See more of Tom’s work at https://www.tomclarkfineart.com/gallery. Throughout the year, the Porter Gallery hosts special exhibitions, and this month it features two distinguished local artist whose work, although in different mediums, share a love for landscape.

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Tom Marino's ceramics use various glazes to create contrasting effects on classic vessel forms. The imagery often portrays skyscapes, landscapes, flames, wind, and other designs in an abstract, painterly way. Tom ABOUT TOLEDO SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS explores light, space and time, and relates to both their literal and symbolic meanings. The atmospheric imagery is meant to convey TSA welcomes nearly 700 students in grades 6–12 across the power and inspiration of light, which for Marino represents 25 different school districts, representing a wide range of a personal search and aspiration that can lead to transformation. socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. At TSA, students Marino uses multiple glazes and slips enjoy an unusual culture which is mutually supportive, low strife, including his own glaze formulations which highly engaged, inclusive, friendly and productive. The students utilize his extensive and staff of TSA invite you to experience this remarkable background in educational achievement by attending one of their many chemistry. performances, exhibitions, or their monthly First Friday which starts with a reception in Porter Gallery at 9 AM and includes a Marino’s work range of live performances. is included in many private and TSA is one of the Toledo area’s highest academic achieving schools. public collections The 2017 graduating class earned more than $4.6M in scholarship including the Canton offers to notable colleges around the country. TSA’s Quiz Bowl Museum of Art, the Team ranked 15th nationally in 2017. In addition to the arts, TSA Crocker Museum of students matriculate into programs in science and engineering, Art, the American health and medicine. Museum of Ceramic In addition to core academic subjects, TSA offers programs in Arts, the Zanesville music, dance, theatre, creative writing, video and visual arts. TSA Museum of Art and provides students opportunities to work with professional artists the Block Museum. He to expand their experience and knowledge. TSA has ARTnerships has exhibited broadly, with our area’s community and cultural institutions, including the including the Zanesville Toledo Museum of Art, the Toledo Symphony, the Toledo Repertoire Prize in Contemporary Theatre, the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, and the Toledo Zoo. Ceramics, SOFA Chicago, the Ohio Toledo School for the Arts has been rated Excellent by the Ohio Designer Craftsman Department of Education and has received national attention as a Guild “Best Of,” U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School, a Bronze level the Toledo Area U.S. News and World Report top high school, and Charter School of Artists Exhibition the Year by the Center for Education Reform. TSA was named Ohio’s at the Toledo Top Charter School by Niche, an online school rating system, and is Museum a three-time Arts Schools Network Exemplary School. of Art, a one-person exhibition at Zanesville Museum of Art, and the Please make reservations for this chance to 11th International Ceramics Competition in Mino, Japan. explore one of our favorite neighbors, TSA, by calling Theresa Carroll at 419-243-2200. You can see Tom’s work online at https://hudsongallery.net/artist/ tom-marino.

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workplaces where employees can thrive, enjoy their work and help their company grow. Members of the Hylant family and company associates who are active members of The Toledo Club are almost too numerous to mention. They include, but are not limited to, Jeannie Hylant, executive vice president; Bill Wolff, senior vice president; Michael Hylant, chief A Tip of the Hat executive officer, and Lisa Hawker, president, employee benefits. “This recognition from our employees validates that we have built a to Toledo City Paper culture where our people feel empowered and rewarded,” Mike Hylant Nominees for 2017 Best of Toledo Awards said. “We are honored to once again be recognized for the family The Toledo Club was named a finalist for Best Athletic Club honors by environment we have worked together to create.” the Toledo City Paper’s Best of Toledo Awards 2017. The awards will be presented in several categories including media, arts and culture, music, Well Done, GEM, Inc. shopping, business, sports, and nightlife. GEM Inc. of Walbridge, Michael David LTD, owned by Toledo Club member David Brinker, was part of the Rudolph nominated as one of Toledo’s best menswear shops. Libbe Group, has been Other nominees include the following businesses run by Toledo Club ranked No. 2 in Ohio members: and No. 7 in Michigan among Engineering News-Record Midwest’s Top Specialty Contractors of 2017. The rankings are based on • The Optical Shop, Georgeann Cohen, owner, in the Optical Shop 2016 regional revenue. category. Scott Wm. Libbe, executive vice president • Dave White Chevrolet, Hugh G. White, president and Hugh D. of Rudolph/Libbe, Inc., is the company’s White, Sr., in the Place to Buy a Car category. project executive, responsible for overall • Yark Automotive Group, Daniel R. Yark, in the Marketing category. performance throughout the duration of • Berman Building, Todd Berman, in the Local Builder category. a project, ensuring that commitments to clients are being met or exceeded. A Winners will be announced on the Toledo City Paper website after the final member of The Toledo Club since 1982, he ballot for voting, December 20. is chairman of its membership committee.

You’re Still the Best, Hylant! Scott Wm. Libbe Hylant, a Toledo-based national insurance brokerage firm, has been named, for the ninth straight year, one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance magazine. The company is one of the largest family- owned, privately held insurance brokerage firms, with 14 offices nationwide In Memoriam Toledo Club members send their heartfelt and 650 employees. condolences to the families of the following members who recently passed away:

Virginia Spencer passed away October 25 in Detroit at age 94. A native of Evergreen, Alabama, she worked in the coat room of The Toledo Club for many years. Dave Rainey The Best Place to Work program evaluates feedback from employees recalls her as a “very quiet and reliable” employee. and recognizes employers for outstanding performance in stabilizing

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John and Yolanda Szuch for their donation to the Toledo Community Foundation

OUR HATS ARE OFF to Robert and Susan Savage In recognition of their generosity, Bob and Sue Savage received the 2017 Outstanding Philanthropist Award presented by the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The

ceremony was held at AFP’s 30th National Philanthropy Day CONGRATULATIONS luncheon November 9 at the Premier Banquet Hall in Toledo. AND BEST WISHES TO JIM KNAPP The couple, who will mark AND AMBER GRESH their 40th year of membership Jim and Amber were married October 20 in the Centennial Room in The Toledo Club in January, of The Toledo Club. Jim works with NextTech, an entrepreneur and 2018, work timelessly to make incubator company that turns consumers’ ideas into businesses. our community a better place. Amber is contract and compliance manager at Materion Corporation, Robert and Susan Savage They contribute their time and formerly Brush Wellman Company, a global leader in advanced money to countless area organizations, including the University of Toledo, engineered material used in a variety of products and services. Imagination Station, Toledo Lucas County Public Library and Toledo-area Jim has been a member of The Toledo Club since October 2010. Christ Child Society — to name just a few. Amber joined in July of the same year. WHOLLY TOLEDO!!! The comedian Rodney Dangerfield was known for weaving his comedy routines around the complaint “I don’t get no respect.” To the people who have long bundled the Midwest states into a package they call “the rust belt,” Chicago Tribune writer Alan Solomon’s article, “Holy Toledo, Ohio’s ‘Glass City,’” which appeared in the October 10, 2017 edition, will come as a welcome and cherished surprise. Here’s one you’ll be proud to email to your friends and family in New York and California. Enough with the put-downs, P.J. O’Rourke! The article goes out of its way to explain “why Spain’s Toledo, our Toledo’s sister city, is on just about everyone’s list of must-sees when visiting the Iberian Peninsula, and why Ohio’s Toledo had been by-passed by most of us driving across northern Ohio on the way to someplace … well, someplace interesting.” The rest of this eye-opening (to the rest of the country) article goes on to shatter that image. Read it and take a bow, Toledo. You can read the article online here: tinyurl.com/ydxpw3br. By the way, John Fedderke, who turned us on to this story, sent it “with the reminder that The Toledo Club Explorers are on top of these local attractions.” Photos by Kellee Laser

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34 | January 2018 Cuisine at the club by Sean Moran, Executive Chef

PREPARATION: Serves 8

1. To make the pastry: Combine water, ice, and vinegar; refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut chilled butter into flour mixture until pea-size pieces form. Remove ice from water-vinegar mixture and drizzle into the flour-butter mixture, one-third at a time. Work dough gently with your hands until it comes together in a dry, shaggy ball. Pat two-thirds of the dough into a round for the SEAN MORAN bottom crust and the remaining third into a round for the top. Wrap both rounds tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an Executive Chef hour or overnight. 419-243-2200 ex2964 2. To make the filling: Preheat oven to 375° F. Arrange rabbit [email protected] pieces in a large Dutch oven. Splash with cider, season with salt and pepper, and cover. Place in the oven and braise until the rabbit is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Remove pot from oven. Once the meat is cool enough to handle, remove it from the bones in chunks and reserve. rabbit 3. Return the bones and any rabbit scraps to the Dutch oven and add enough water to cover the bones. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and let stock simmer for 1 to 2 hours. Let stock cool, then strain through a fine sieve into a bowl, discarding solids. Refrigerate stock until fat sets, about 2 hours. Skim off fat and pot pie reserve stock. 4. In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. This exotic twist on a home-spun favorite Add bacon and increase heat to medium-high, cooking until will help get your palate in the mood for the lardons are firm and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add oyster mushrooms and leeks, a generous amount of pepper, and salt to Club’s popular upcoming Wild Game Dinner, taste. Cook for 5 minutes more. Place lid on skillet, reduce heat held on February 1. to medium, and let the mixture sweat until bacon is somewhat crisp and leeks and mushrooms are soft, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and add reserved rabbit meat, FILLING INGREDIENTS: prunes, and thyme. 2 rabbits (3 lbs each), gutted, skinned, cleaned, and cut 5. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt remaining into pieces, scraps reserved butter. Add flour gradually, whisking constantly until a light 1 c hard cider brown roux develops, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove pan from heat and Sea salt gradually add 2 cups of reserved rabbit stock, whisking constantly to ensure the roux remains smooth. Return pan to medium-low Freshly cracked black pepper heat and allow sauce to thicken, stirring frequently, for about 6 Tbsp unsalted butter 10 minutes. Add sauce to reserved rabbit-vegetable mixture. Mix ½ lb slab bacon, cut into ½ inch lardons well to combine. ½ lb oyster mushrooms, sliced 6. With a rolling pin, roll out the larger dough round on a clean, 3 leeks, white and light green parts only, chopped floured surface to create an 11-inch-diameter circle. Place dough 12 pitted prunes in a 9-inch pan or cast-iron skillet. Tuck any overhanging dough 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves back inside to create a clean line along the edge of the pan. Roll out the smaller dough round into a 9-inch-diameter circle. Reserve ¹⁄ c all-purpose flour ³ dough scraps. 7. Pour filling into pie crust. Lightly brush the edges of bottom crust PASTRY INGREDIENTS: with beaten egg, then lay the 9-inch dough circle over the top. 1 c cold water Using the tines of a fork, press edges of dough together to create 1 c ice a good seal. If you'd like to add pizzazz to your pot pie, roll out ¼ c cider vinegar leftover dough scraps, then use a paring knife or cookie cutters to create decorations. “Glue” them to the crust with the reserved 2½ c all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling beaten egg before brushing the entire crust top with egg. With 1 tsp sea salt tines of a fork, pierce the top 4 or 5 times and brush evenly with 1 c (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes and chilled beaten egg. Place pie on middle rack, and bake until pastry is 1 large egg, beaten and reserved golden brown and filling is bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes.

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Taylor, graduated from Ohio State and taught in Norway for member of the University of Toledo Center for Family Business. a year. She’s now working on her PhD in urban planning in And, of course, I’m serving as a volunteer at the Toledo Club. Glasgow, Scotland. So we say six kids, but only have the five younger kids at home now. They keep us on our toes for sure. What’s your favorite sports team? What do you do for fun? What makes you happy? I actually follow three teams. I follow Indiana basketball, I love Ohio State football and I’m an L.A. Lakers fan. I coach a lot. I coach travel soccer for Kale’s team. I coach basketball for Scott and Carter, and also coach cross country If you could have dinner with anyone, living or running for Mya, Kale, Scott and Val. I was an avid water skier dead, who would it be and why? as a kid, and I water skied all over the region and down south. I still ski and so do my kids. They’ve learned to ski barefoot among Jesus. Why not? other things behind the boat. We still have the lake house and Some people say that when he was here he didn’t know he was spend every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day there. In Jesus. I don’t believe that, but I’d ask him about how it was winter we go south when we can, but it’s difficult knowing he had come to save the world. Then now with all of their sports. Most of my free time I would ask ‘how heavy was that cross?’ Not the is taken up with the kids. physical cross, but how hard it was knowing he I also volunteer. I was on the Erie Shores Boy would sacrifice his life to save all of us. Scout board and I’m a Boy Scout leader in my sons Troop. And I’m also active at my church, St. Is there anything you’d like add? Joseph’s in Sylvania. I was their festival chairman I’d like to say thank you to the Club and its for two years and was involved in that for seven members for the opportunity to serve and also to years. I’m a past president of the Catholic Club remind folks to challenge themselves—to venture across the street at 16th and Jefferson, and also a out and try new things here at the club.

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January 2018 | 37 COMMITTEES Family Marketing Topics Chairman Chairman Chairman JANUARY Nick Stack Fred Harrington David Cameron MEETING SCHEDULE

Social/Entertainment Committee (First Tuesday) January 2 • 5:30 PM Chelsea Room 419-321-1392 Business 419-385-2322 Home 419-536-5272 Business 419-215-1628 Cell [email protected] 419-266-4742 Cell Food/Beverage Committee [email protected] John Fedderke [email protected] (First Thursday) January 4 • Noon Laura Berling Alana Hatcher Fred Harrington Katherine Bolles Tom Klein Chelsea Room John Fedderke Jared Lefevre Shirley Levy Alana Hatcher Ian Malhoit Cindy Niggemyer Membership Committee Jim Jeffery Alanna Paully Rick Rudnicki Stephanie Wang Jaros (Second Tuesday) January 9 • Noon Renee Stack Mark Keesey Board Room Karen Klein House Shirley Levy Squash Committee Food/Beverage Chairman Dawn Miller Cindy Niggemyer (Second Tuesday) January 9 • 7:30 AM Chairman Marianne Ballas Georgian Room Kristi Polus Ben Brown Bruce Yunker Athletic Committee (Second Tuesday) January 9 • 11:30 AM Social/ Conservatory Room Entertainment Chairman House Committee Mike Mori Meeting date TBA • 5 PM 419-265-5607 Cell [email protected] Chelsea Room 567-803-4438 Business 419-787-7382 Cell Lauren Douglas Sports Grill & Tavern Committee [email protected] John Fedderke (Third Thursday) January 18 • 5:30 PM Tom Baird David Seibenick Sports Grill & Tavern John Fedderke Paul Sullivan Greg Fess Tom Uhler Family Committee Robert Finkel Shelley Walinski Becky Fuhrman Carl White 419-902-8230 Cell (Third Thursday) January 18 • 6 PM Rich Hebein Elizabeth Wolfe [email protected] Sports Grill & Tavern Karen Klein Laura Baird Jeff Lonsbrough Barbara Bettinger Finance Committee John MacKay Athletic Eileen Eddy (Fourth Monday) January 22 • 4 PM Bruce Schoenberger Chairman Beth Hill Board Room Betty Sherman Todd Berman Joy Hyman Linda Varga Shelli Jacobs Board Meeting Kathy Jones Bonnie Milano (Fourth Tuesday) January 23 • 4 PM Cindy Niggemyer Board Room Roger Parker JoAnn Phibbs Marketing Committee Christian Piazza (Last Tuesday) January 30 •11 :30 AM Dave Quinn Nona Snell Georgian Room 419-885-8815 Business [email protected] Marlene Uhler Topics Committee Jim Burnor, Jr. (Last Tuesday) January 30 • 12:30 PM Rich Effler Chelsea Room Robert Finkel Mike Goetz Will Lewis Kathy Mikolajczak Brett Seymour Melissa Shaner

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