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JUNE 2018 VOLUME 9 • ISSUE NO.6 A New Speaker Series KICKS OFF WITH HILLSDALE COLLEGE’S Dr. Paul Moreno on his book The Bureaucrat Kings SEE PAGE 6 TOLEDO CLUB OFFICERS MARK YOUR PRESIDENT Brett Seymour VICE PRESIDENT CALENDAR! Greg Wagoner TREASURER Doug Kearns SECRETARY Kathy Mikolajczak JUNE CLUB events TOLEDO CLUB STAFF ADMINISTRATION Roger Parker, General Manager JUNE 5 First Tuesday 419-254-2988 [email protected] Dawn Miller, Executive Assistant JUNE 11 ZIPZ Dinner - The Wise’s English Menu (see page 18) 419-254-2980 [email protected] FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE JUNE 15 Tom Brady at the Piano Ed Mackiewicz, Food and Beverage Director [email protected] JUNE 21 Third Thursday Theresa Carroll, Catering Manager 419-254-2981 [email protected] JUNE 27 Toledo Club Speaker Series: Devon Layman, Assistant Catering Manager The Bureaucrat Kings - Dr. Paul Moreno (see page 6) 419-254-2993 [email protected] Sean Moran, Executive Chef 419-243-2200 ext. 2964 [email protected] Charlotte Hall Concierge and Member Relations Manager UPCOMING... FACILITY Mark Hoffman, Facilities Manager 419-243-2200 JULY 26 Charlotte’s Ribs (see back cover) MEMBERSHIP Russ Wozniak, Membership Director SEPT 7 Party in the Parking Lot (see page 9) 419-254-2997 [email protected] ACCOUNTING Joe Monks, Finance Director 419-254-2970 [email protected] Dawn Miller, Accounting Analyst JUNE COMMUNITY events 419.254.2980 [email protected] ATHLETIC John Seidel, Director/Squash Pro Huntington Center Stranahan Theater 419-254-2962 [email protected] Charissa Marconi, Fitness and Aquatics Director Soul2Soul Tour with Wicked 419-254-2990 [email protected] Tim McGraw & Faith Hill June 6-17 SECURITY June 9 David Rainey, Operations Manager Dance Expressions 419-254-2967 WWE Smack Down Live June 19 TOPICS EDITORIAL STAFF June 19 Chairman: David Cameron Toledo Arts Commission 419-536-5272 [email protected] National Museum of the Editor in Chief: Shirley Levy Art Loop 419-536-9782 [email protected] Great Lakes June 21 Layout/Art Direction: Tandem Creative Royal Order of the Ancient Mariner 419-304-0154 [email protected] Contributing Writers: Karen Klein, Cindy Niggemyer, June 6 Toledo Symphony John Fedderke, Jim Jeffery, and Stephanie Wang Jaros Capt. Scuppers’s Kids Club: Contributing Photographers: Indigo Girls Andy Grier 419-872-2410 [email protected] The Lego Challenge 2018 (Toledo Club members — Kyle Talkington 419-882-5548 [email protected] June 23 ask about your special discount) Printing/Mailing: Millstream-Kennedy Inc. June 1 Findlay, Ohio Speakers Bureau - Topics Advertising: Independence Village of Aurora Dawn Miller – 419-254-2980 June 30 [email protected] 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. FOOD and BEVERAGE reminder 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 Food and beverage minimums can be reached with food and beverages purchased anywhere in the Club, including takeout orders and wine orders. The amount ON THE COVER: Dean of the Division of Social Sciences is calculated by $ spent before tax (or service charge on banquets). For a tally of purchases at Hillsdale College, Dr. Paul Moreno. Photo provided by that count toward your minimum, log into your online account at toledoclub.org, and Hillsdale College. click on “Member Statements.” 2 | June 2018 Manager’s MESSAGE President’s MESSAGE Roger Parker, General Manager Brett Seymour, President 419-254-2988 | [email protected] 419-467-3302 | [email protected] Share the Fun at the Club Fellow Members, Were you at an event at the Club? Was your picture taken? Finally, summer has arrived!! We finally broke away from winter in Did you know we post all photos to The Toledo Club Facebook Northwest Ohio; it seemed as though this would never happen. page (facebook.com/TheToledoClub/) and that you are allowed to May was a busy month at the Club. In the middle of the month we download and print any of our pictures that our photographers celebrated the President’s Dinner. Dr. Marc Rayman gave a fantastic Andy Grier and Kyle Talkington take? Please share them with your talk about his Deep Space Mission “Dawn.” The Club put on a great friends and family. pre-dinner presentation in the Red Room and a spectacular dinner in the If you don’t know how to share a post simply go to the Club’s Main Dining Room. Many thanks for all the hard work of our staff. ZIPZ Facebook page (facebook.com/thetoledoclub) and hit the saw Charlotte’s Fried Chicken and Explorers took an Art Tour here at the “share” option. This Facebook page is a public page. We do have Club— just some of the other great happenings in May. two other Facebook pages which are private: the Junior and During the summer months many of us will spend a great deal of Intermediate page (facebook.com/groups/655358721260270/) and time outside. Please be sure and take advantage of the reciprocal the Squash page (facebook.com/groups/1522512917864275/). arrangements we have with other local clubs including golf courses. First We also have a Twitter account: @TheToledoClub (twitter.com/ Tuesday is always a member event to hit here inside the Club, so invite TheToledoClub?lang=en) and an Instagram account (instagram.com/ some friends and let’s make June 5 one of the largest First Tuesdays the_toledo_club/). in history. If you are at the Club and take photos, please “tag” us, or check in In athletics, summer will still have morning runners, summer squash box to let your friends and family know you are here. league and a golf outing, to name a few. The summer months are a great time to visit a new area of athletics. Maybe it’s trying squash for the first These simple requests listed above are invaluable in helping the Club time or it could be scheduling a training session in the Fitness Center. prop up its presence on all social media platforms. Join us in staying healthy this summer. Enjoy your Club! The Toledo Club will be a busy place this month with a great deal of weddings and member events. I hope to see all of you soon at the Club. God Bless, Roger Parker, General Manager Brett J. Seymour, President THE TOLEDO CLUB MISSION The views expressed in The Toledo Club Topics are not necessarily those The mission of The Toledo Club, since 1889, is to enrich of The Toledo Club board or its members unless stated. All images and articles the lives of its members by providing a luxurious private club appearing in Topics magazine are the property of The Toledo Club and experience in a financially responsible manner with may not be reproduced or altered in any way without permission. extraordinary social and recreational activities that foster friendship, fellowship and pride among members. © Copyright 2018 by The Toledo Club. All rights reserved. June 2018 | 3 WHAT’S JUNE 25+ YEARS anniversaries INSIDE... James R. Jeffery ’64 / 54 years Richard C. Hylant ’87 / 31 years 6 10 Carl N. White ’65 / 53 years Rudolph A. Robert C. Savage, Sr. ’68 / 50 years Peckinpaugh, Jr. ’87 / 31 years Michael T. Marciniak ’73 / 45 years Martin D. Werner ’87 / 31 years Thomas W. Palmer ’82 / 36 years Louis E. Tosi ’91 / 27 years James M. Appold ’86 / 32 years Thomas R. Uhler ’93 / 25 years 18 23 Bruce S. Schoenberger ’86 / 32 years MEMBERS’ comments Check out the new LOUNGE area 2 Upcomingin the MDR!Events Listings 14 June Dining Calendar 68 93% MEMBER COMMENT CARDS ”EXCELLENT” COMMENTS RECEIVED / APRIL 1–30 RECEIVED 15 June Athletics Calendar FEATURES Brandon was most Excellent service. Salmon was over helpful and friendly! We have not 6 The Toledo Club Speaker Series: the top! Dr. Paul Moreno and been able to eat John The Bureaucrat Kings here in a while. The service by Tom Sondria was Food excellent; “do it 10 Equestrians at the Club superb and food again, Sam” service — Delightful service & was exceptional. better than excellent! delicious food! Very COLUMNS pleasant experience. John Allan 8 Banquets and Catering Bill 12 Membership at the Club I am writing to thank you for the lunch in the Club prepared for us Friday, March 23rd. The event could not have been better executed by the entire staff. Sports Grill & Tavern 13 In our opinion, this was the perfect luncheon. The salad presentations were thoughtful. The two different types of salads and the several accompaniments were excellent. Dining Room Buzz 18 My family longs for the Club’s New England Clam Chowder. All of the above pales in comparison to the devotion and hard work displayed by the 20 Aquatics and Fitness News staff. Please relay my family’s deep appreciation to Clara, Jill, Mel, Kelly, Danyelle and Sondria. Moreover, Warren secured a microphone within a matter of minutes, at my 22 Squash News request. Charlotte made an appearance and spoke to my nephew, Brian. 24 Member News The bar service was extremely efficient. Our thanks to Melissa and Erica for their friendly professionalism. Committees and Board Members 26 It was with tremendous sadness we lost Mary Bridget. For one day, the family was provided a measure of solace from you, Devon, Roger, and the entire Toledo Club’s devoted staff. Cormac B. 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