BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT SECRETARY Joseph Zerbey Brett Seymour VICE PRESIDENT LEGAL COUNSEL Message John Fedderke Justice G. Johnson, Jr M a n a g e r's TREASURER DIRECTORS Aaron Swiggum Jackie Barnes Miguel Cueto, General Manager ASSISTANT Maureen Brown TREASURER Richard Hylant 419-254-2977 • [email protected] Kirk Mizerek David Quinn Gregory H. Wagoner Monthly House Rule Reminder: TOLEDO CLUB STAFF No advertising permitted, nor subscriptions shall be solicited in the Club building except as may be approved by the Board of Directors ADMINISTRATION Miguel Cueto, General Manager and General Manager. 419-254-2977 Nathalie Helm, Executive Assistant 419-254-2980 FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE It has been a very exciting few months. I We are also continuing our community Jenni Maher, Catering Manager find myself “rediscovering our Club,”an outreach by participating in and 419-254-2981 experience that I find very gratifying at Ann Albert, Catering Assistant Manager sponsoring events that have a positive 419-254-2981 several levels. The most noticeable is the impact on our community, such as the Michael Rosendaul, Executive Chef synergetic, positive energy I get from the Arts Commission fund raiser last March, 419-243-2200 ext. 2149 members, guests, and employees alike as and the Taste of the Nation in April. Charlotte Hall and Judith Harruff I come in contact with them on a daily Also, there is good news to report on Dining Room Managers basis. I have received an amazing amount 419-243-2200 ext. 2134 Shirley Shields, our Main Dining Room MEMBERSHIP of good wishes, words of encouragement, server for 24 years, who has the charm and support that go far to show confidence Russ Wozniak, Membership Director and knowledge typical of masters of their 419-254-2997 in my abilities and give me assurance of trade. Shirley is in home rehabilitation ACCOUNTING a positive outcome. This means a lot to Debby S. Keel, Office Manager and doing well. She came over to visit all 419-254-2970 me as I take over the responsibilities and leadership of our prestigious club. I send her fellow employees on May 31, and Laura Van Camp, Accounting Analyst is even thinking of coming back in 419-254-2996 everyone a sincere, heartfelt Thank You! ATHLETIC September on light duty assignment! John Seidel, Director/Squash Pro The month of July will bring us headline- Again, I thank all of our members who, 419-254-2962 making events such as the 4th of July in the true Toledo Club fashion, have Charissa Marconi, Fitness and Wellness celebration on the Schoonmaker and our shown genuine concern and affection 419-254-2990 famous Party in the Parking Lot on for Shirley throughout this difficult SECURITY Friday, July 20. David Rainey, Operations Manager period. We’ll see you at the Club! 419-254-2967 I certainly encourage everyone to enjoy Servemus Fidem the club activities this summer, and look T H E T O L E D O C L U B T O P I C S forward to new and exiting events that are A publication of the Marketing Committee of The Toledo Club, published 11 times per year being planned and will be promoted with 235 14th Street • Toledo, Ohio 43604 committee participation and guidance. Miguel R. Cueto 419-243-2200 • 419 - 254-2969 Fax www.toledoclub.org EDITORIAL STAFF Aaron Ulrich Editor in Chief: Featured Employee Shirley Levy ([email protected]) Security Copy Editor: Art Bronson When it comes to dependability, effectiveness, cooperation, and Contributing Writers: friendliness, Aaron is at the top of the list! It is something I have Karen Klein become accustomed to: Aaron working the second shift (3-11PM) and Ashley Mirakian the assurance that he is going to be there 100% – being friendly to Cindy Niggemyer everyone, helping in any way and going above and beyond the call of Richard Rothrock Carl White duty. On a recent Saturday night, there was a large function in progress Design/Art Direction: with numerous requests from guests, staff and management. Aaron still Tony Barone Design – 419.866.4826 managed to heed the warning when our swimming pool had reached ([email protected]) 91 degrees. Maintenance was called, the problem was corrected, and the Contributing Photographers: temperature subsided to normal levels. Going into the weekend, with Grand Lubell Photography the Club being closed on Sunday, Aaron’s action prevented serious Printing/Mailing by: damage to our beautiful swimming pool. I commend Aaron for contributing Kennedy Printing Co. • Findlay, Ohio in a major way to safeguard the Club’s facilities with consistent ON THE COVER: Flagship Niagara friendliness, professionalism, and a smile. Photo by Flagship Niagara League Congratulations! by Miguel Cueto President'sMessage Joe Zerbey, President

July 2012

I hope the summer is finding you engaged in Peek into the Board Room on the fourth enjoying the beautiful weather with family floor. You will see a spectacular mahogany and friends wherever they may be. This is the table and 12 beautifully upholstered chairs. “summer” edition of Topics. We combine one The Club was able to secure this primo set edition into two months covering July and from the estate of former member “Rusty” August. Some of the events and items of interest I write Hyman and transform this meeting room into about may have come and gone before this hits the a bona fide “board room,” adding class and distinction to presses and the post office. It’s kind of a potpourri of this great building. When the handcrafted leather placemats information about your Club during the summer. are installed and a piece de résistance in place in the center, the room will become a must use meeting venue. By now you know of the annual 4th of July celebration on board the S.S. Col. James Schoonmaker museum ship. I would ask that each of us look about our home or office The salute to our nation’s birthday begins at 7 PM, and to see if there is fine furniture that would enhance the will be one of the best ever. Executive Chef Michael and Club, fit in the right place, and add something new or special. Think about sponsoring the redecoration of a General Manager Miguel Cueto have planned a bountiful meeting room or a hotel room on the fifth floor. Name along with the traditional hamburgers and hotdogs it for a loved one, or a former or present member or your done Toledo Club style… big, fat and juicy! And of course, company. Many of those rooms and some of the furniture there will be a select range of good wine and beer and in the Red Room and Centennial Room are “tired” and a cash bar with top shelf liquors. Club members will be need refreshment or a complete overhaul. Your gift joined by guests and employees of and free would continue a wonderful tradition that will encourage parking abounds right next to the docked ship. This year, all of us to contribute to dressing up this grand lady on the Toledo Symphony Concert Band, under the baton of 14th Street. Maestro Sam Szor, will entertain with a two hour concert of patriotic march music from around the globe including There is a new twist to our shutdown in August. The annual Prussian, French, Russian, English and the best of John “fix up the place, polish the brass” ritual will run from Philip Sousa. It will be a rousing buildup to the biggest August 6 thru 31, BUT the Club will be open for dining in fireworks show in Ohio, lasting about thirty minutes. the Sports Grill & Tavern and Make your reservations now; it’s just $30 the Main Dining Room every per adult and $10 per child! Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The famed Oak Room will be Up next? Party in the Parking Lot open every week of August, on July 20, featuring the all ladies Monday thru Thursday. Stop band Mustang Sally. I wouldn’t know by and join in the good that band from Porpoise Polly and natured bantering. It’s the Sea Dogs, but folks tell me they become quite the networking are terrific. Inside, under the crystal venue! The Fitness Center, chandelier in the Red Room, Steve pool and squash area will Mullan will provide some of the best be completely closed from jazz in Northwest Ohio. Inside and out, August 5 thru 19. there will be great food and top shelf My best wishes for a safe refreshment. It’s a great tradition that and refreshing summer. makes money for the Club and brings a SEE YOU AT THE CLUB! whole lot of smiles to the members, their guests and the public.

Joe Zerbey

JULY/AUGUST 2012 3 Committees

Finance Membership Chairman Chairman Aaron Swiggum Zak Vassar Larry Boyer Jackie Barnes Joseph Colturi James Knapp James Knapp Devin Moore Michael T. Marciniak Katie Rofkar Jodi Miehls Food/Beverage Brett Seymour Kirk Mizerek Social/Entertainment Chairman Dock Treece Mark Ralston Chairman Pete Winovich Dirk VanHeyst Ben Brown Kirk Mizerek William Vaughan Maureen Brown Art & Maria Bronson Joseph Colturi Jim Burnor House Susan Conda Craig Herschel Chairman Marketing Dan Effler Joy Hyman David Seibenick Chairman Johanna Hull Justice Johnson Todd Berman David Cameron Amir Khan James Knapp Susan Conda Tony Barone Karen Klein Michael Mori Shirley Levy John Fedderke John MacKay David Quinn Bob Lubell Fred Harrington Kathy Mikolajczak Katie Rofkar Karen Lucas Nathalie Helm Roger Peluso Lisa Rozanski Veeba Soram Thomas Klein Ann Sanford Spencer Stone Shirley Levy Betty Sherman Bob Lubell Jenni Maher Athletic Ashley Mirakian meeting schedule Chairman Cindy Niggemyer To Be Named Richard Rothrock July/August Jim Burnor Jr. July 3 / August 7 Alex Due Social/Entertainment Committee Mike Goetz Strategic Marketing Karen Lucas Sub Committee July 10 Greg Wagoner Chairman Squash Committee Thomas Klein July 16 / August 20 Art Bronson Membership Committee Squash Maria Bronson July 19 Chairman John Fedderke Athletic Committee Mike Goetz Amber Gresh July 23 / August 20 Steve Bogart James Knapp Finance Committee Jim Burnor Shirley Levy July 24 / August 21 Alex Due Ashley Mirakian Board Meeting Tyson Fankhauser Zak Vassar July 26 Jeffrey Levesque Russ Wozniak Food/Beverage Committee Brecken Libbe Frank Manning July 31 / August 28 Marketing Committee Greg Wagoner No meeting until further notice House Committee 4 JULY/AUGUST 2012 The Toledo ClubMembers of the Board of Directors

President Vice-President Treasurer/Finance Chair Secretary Legal Counsel Joe Zerbey John Fedderke Aaron D. Swiggum Brett Seymour Justice G. Johnson, Jr. 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 419-724-6166 Fax 419-724-6166 Fax 419-891-1065 Fax 419-467-3302 Cell 419-262-0312 Cell 419-654-9990 Cell 419-297-6559 Cell 419-206-9518 Cell [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Director Director Director Director Director Jacqueline Barnes Maureen G. Brown Richard Hylant David Quinn Gregory H. Wagoner 419-254-2820 Business Tel 419-259-0204 Business Tel 419-259-2723 Business Tel 419-537-1741 Business Tel 419-241-9000 Business Tel 419-254-2915 Fax 419-259-7823 Fax 419-255-7557 Fax 419-531-9039 Fax 419-241-6894 Fax 419- 261-0781 Cell 419-250-8773 Cell 419-356-7018 Cell 419-367-3601 Cell 419-321-1206 Direct [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Committee chairs

Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman House Committee Social/Entertainment Food/Beverage Membership Marketing Athletic Squash Strategic Marketing David Seibenick Kirk Mizerek Ben Brown Zak Vassar David Cameron To be Announced Mike Goetz Sub Committe 419-244-3300 Bus. 419-539-9180 Bus. 419-254-7382 Bus. 419-764-9161 Cell 419-536-5272 Bus. 419-254-4656 Bus. 419-245-2531 Bus. Tom Klein 419-351-6260 Cell 419-349-5990 Cell 419-787-7382 Cell 419-266-4742 Cell 419-350-8277 Cell 419-351-3595 Cell 419-530-4368 Bus 419-345-2915 Cell

JULY/AUGUST 2012 5 UPCOMING EVENTS AROUND THE CI TY

Botanical Garden from the conceptual to the political to Others Jazz in the Garden the metaphoric – in artistic expression. Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival July 5 – September 6 (Thursdays) Sponsored in part by Huntington Bank. July 7 – 8 – 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM June 14 – September 9 Wolfe Gallery – Admission Free Thursday Art Walk Comedy! Tragedy! Drama! July 12 – Downtown Toledo A Night of Shakespearean One-Acts Revelation: Major Paintings by Jules Olitski Lagrange Street Polish Festival July 13 – 7 pm to 8:30 PM July 13 – 15 – Polish Village Arts in the Garden Russian-born Jules Olitski (1922–2007) August 5 –11 AM to 5 PM first gained international acclaim as a 8th Annual African-American Festival Color Field painter, one of a group of July 13 – 15 Huntington Center highly regarded artists employing intense Scott Park Campus/ Van Halen color in abstract form as the carrier of Lighthouse Cruise – Sandpiper Boat July 24 – 7:30 PM emotional meaning. July 15 – Promenade Park Dock May 31 – August 26 in Canaday Gallery Monster Truck Show, ARCA Findlay Area Artists Exhibition July 20 – The Osmonds Artists from the Findlay (Ohio) area The Osmond Brothers have been present works in a variety of media that Dragon Boat Festival performing in front of world-wide are inspired by the colorful paintings of July 21 – International Park audiences for 50 years Jules Olitski. Some artists will show other Art on the Mall July 19 – 3 PM work as well. A free closing reception July 29 – Centennial Mall, with refreshments takes place July 13. University of Toledo For the Birds May 4 – July 19 – 7 to 9 PM Arts in the Garden August 5 – This exhibition is inspired by the “Biggest Toledo Zoo Concerts Week in American Birding” festival held Barenaked Ladies Thursday Art Walk in Ottawa County each year during the July 6 August 9 – Downtown Toledo spring migration of warblers and other Santana Lighthouse Cruise – Sandpiper Boat migratory species. For the Birds celebrates August 12 – Promenade Park Dock the rich diversity of avian art in the TMA July 11 permanent collection, delighting both Crosby, Stills & Nash 38th Annual Birmingham Ethnic Festival art and nature lovers alike. July 31 August 18 – 19 – Consaul Street area April 13 – September 2 in Gallery 18 Navy Week Train August 20 – 27 COLOR IGNITED: Glass 1962-2012 August 14 To commemorate the 50th anniversary Downtown Toledo Waterfront of the Studio Art Glass Movement, TMA Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, German-American Festival presents Color Ignited: Glass 1962–2012, Donald Fagen August 24 – 26 – Oak Shade Grove August 15 an enticing “coming of age” look at the SUMPRO Sculling Lessons medium. International in scope, the Fresh Beat Band Three-week sculling sessions with two exhibition showcases studio glass created August 30 oars per person; four days per week. during the past half-century, spotlighting Come two, three or all four days each week. pivotal work by Toledo Workshop July 9 – 12, July 16 – 19, July 23 – 26 participants as well as by major artists 5:28 PM to 7:03 PM at Rowing Boathouse working in the medium since then. The in International Park, Downtown Toledo exhibition focuses on the role of color –

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6 JULY/AUGUST 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS July/August AT THE C LUB ANNIVERSARIES July 4 Party on the Schoonmaker July 20 Party in the Parking Lot 10 Year Anniversary Carl Morton July 24/2002 10 Years August 25 Saturday Night Alive “Swingmania”

Reservations at 419-243-2200 or toledoclub.org 25 Year+ Anniversary/July Need help with the website? Helen E. McMaster July 1/1963 49 Years Call Nathalie Helm at 419-254-2980 Dennis G. Johnson July 1/1972 40 Years Elizabeth B. McKinney July 1/1972 40 Years George J. Eistetter July 1/1978 34 Years Mark C. Zeller July 1/1978 34 Years David P. Miller July 1/1979 33 Years Member Comments Frederick W. Schwier July 1/1979 33 Years Charles R. Schaub July 1/1980 32 Years Timothy L. Schmidt July 1/1981 31 Years Another fantastic First Tuesday. Please “ Martin W. Williams July 1/1983 29 Years add those short to the standard menu. Simply outstanding. William L. Vaughan July 1/1984 28 Years Zak Vassar ” Craig A. Joseph July 1/1985 27 Years Jeffrey T. Urbanski July 1/1987 25 Years “Sharon was of great assistance with wine choice. It worked very 25 Year+ Anniversary/August well with dining choice. Sandra was Marianne Ballas August 1/1971 41 Years friendly. Wine and Dine is a super James E. Valiton August 1/1972 40 Years value. Chef Michael’s entrée choices/ Michael R. Wilcox August 1/1977 35 Years preps are creative and “tasty”! Frank P. Manning August 1/1981 31 Years Charles Krueger ” John J. Newton August 1/1981 31 Years Allan Block August 1/1982 30 Years “Mr. Miguel... congrats and thank you to all Jean Canning Smith August 1/1982 30 Years your staff who made our daughter’s wedding S. Amjad Hussain August 1/1984 28 Years so wonderful... all to be commended... Romilio J. Marinelli August 1/1984 28 Years thank you so very much... you all are Gregory C. Kopan August 1/1985 27 Years awesome... truly memorable... for our family. George M. Jones August 1/1986 26 Years Angelina Garcia Williamson. James F. Nooney August 1/1986 26 Years “Miguel... Dinner last night was superb. Richard D. Ruppert August 1/1986 26 Years Thanks to you and Mike for making our anniversary very special. I doubt if there was a better dinner served anywhere in the area, certainly not in a more delightful setting.” John Fedderke

JULY/AUGUST 2012 7 THANK YOU In special appreciation to the following people who hosted or sponsored an event in the month of JUNE

• Richard Bauer – ACT Group breakfast meeting • Robert A. Kelleher – Breakfast meeting • Harold M. Lincoln – Serra Club • Richard C. Hylant – Hylant Group luncheon • Robert Savage Sr. – Herrick/Rennels wedding • G. Mark Robinson – CentraComm meeting • Michael Mack – Bob Biglin retirement party • Mark D. Wagoner – • Mark Frye – Frye graduation dinner Notre Dame Academy Presidents Thank You reception • Paul LaMarre – Great Lakes Historical Society • David Swartz – Premium Transportation Logisitics luncheon • Marsha Manahan – Fifth Third Bank lunch meeting • John Marker – Marker/Erhardt wedding • Dr. Loyd Jacobs – Partners luncheon • John Marker – Stevens/Ubaniak wedding • Maureen Brown – Fifth Third Bank cocktail reception • Benjamin T. Brown – George Sarantou for Lucas County Recorder • Dean E. Monske – RGP • E. James Stengle – ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks • Dean E. Monske – LISC luncheon • Sherry-Ann Jenkins – Dinner meeting • Kevin C. Carmony – Zepf Center meeting • Ed Kraemer – Game dinner • Douglas J. Andrews – PNC cocktail reception • Scott Estes – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation • Frank P. Manning – Cabaret Gourmet meeting • William Vaughan – Great Books Cardinal Stritch High School Katari Academy • Pamela Davis – Davis Dental meeting • Joseph V. McNamara – Angela Zimmann for Congress • Pamela Davis – Gordillo/Rice wedding • Roy L. Carter – Toledo Ticket Company annual shareholders meeting • Mark Wagoner – Cocktail reception • Robert C. Helmer – dinner • Jeffrey D. Schoffer – West Toledo Rotary Installation of new officers • John H. Hull – YPO breakfast meeting • Keith Burwell – AFP luncheon • Robert Lynch and Dave Puckett – US Naval Academy luncheon • Truman A. Greenwood – • Robert Lynch and Dave Puckett – McMaster Family Foundation Justice O’Donnell, Justice Cupp, and Judge Kennedy Bonaventures Management Partners meeting • Donald F. Leary – Diogenes Club dinner • Kirkland Mizerek – Breakfast Club NOTE: List may not include all events due to print deadline

Club Etiquette Reminder: Making reservations is important to proper scheduling of the club’s staff. Two important benefits to you: great service and Healthful Massage reduced wage expense to keep club dues from going up. All massages are in Room 508 on the 5th floor. Call Greta Mitchell at 419-381-8195 today to schedule your appointment.

8 JULY/AUGUST 2012 ????????? DID YOU KNOW By Cindy Niggemyer The world was saddened by the passing in May of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are. Did you know that the book has a Toledo connection? Long time club member Barbara Baker reminisces: “The Graphic Arts Corporation (GAC,) a Toledo company, prepared the printing plates for the book’s graphics. It involved the preparation of four plates for the red, yellow, blue and black colors for Max and the Wild Things; a process called dot etching. My father was in charge of artisans commissioned to match the colors and prepare the copper plates. It wasn’t an easy task. Using special magnifying loops, dots were counted and corrected to create the colors. At work, artist tempers were short and frustration rampant. Maurice Sendak, of course, wasn’t pleased with the first set. After several proofings, the great man came to Toledo to review the process and do a hands-on critique. Management decided that it was to be my Dad’s job to instruct Maurice, who was gruff, opinionated, GKREAT BOO S DISCUSSION and ignorant about the printing process. Many very long days later, Sendak was finally pleased GROUP and gave his approval. The Great Books Discussion Group is an opportunity to discuss stimulating books with old friends and new. We meet at noon “Dad brought home the final proofs along with on the third Thursday of each month. All meetings are at The many acerbic remarks about working with Maurice. Toledo Club except during the August shutdown when we meet Several months later, a package arrived at GAC at Belmont Country Club. for my father. It contained several copies of the We read an eclectic combination of the classics and modern works. newly printed book, Where the Wild Things Are, Books are chosen by consensus of the members. Each month we signed by Maurice and a note thanking Dad for have a member volunteer to be the discussion leader. We publish his expertise. I used my last signed copy to read to the selections several months in advance to allow time to do the reading. the children this past December at the Museum.” New members are always welcome. You can simply drop in one of our meetings (the room is always posted in the elevator) or There was also the passing in May of the pilot who contact me for more information. had flown more hours than anyone else alive, July Book: 57,635.4 hours to be exact. Was it an aeronautical A Death in the Family giant? Perhaps it was a male WWII pilot who by James Agee continued to fly for decades. Surprise!!! It was Discussion Leader: 102 year old flight instructor Evelyn Bryan Johnson. Dave Williams In 2002, Mrs. Johnson, then 92, was the oldest Bill Vaughan flight instructor in the world. She continued 419 877 5245 teaching for 3 more years. She flew 5.5 million [email protected] miles, equal to 23 trips to the moon, and managed an airport until she was 100. “All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened” – Ernest Hemingway

JULY/AUGUST 2012 9 Art Collection

While the Hudson River School artists who produced many of The Toledo Club’s paintings were revealing a new American spirit with their landscapes, John James Audubon was recording a single aspect of the American scene. His magnificent collection of Birds of America (1827-38) is both an accurate ornithological record and a brilliant example of draughtmanship and design. The collection of 435 hand-colored, life-size prints depicts 497 bird species in their natural habitats, including 25 new species of birds and 12 new subspecies discovered by the artist. No wonder Jules David Prown, Paul Mellon Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale University, called Audubon the most justly famed of all American artist-naturalists. Audubon is well-represented at The Toledo Club. The fourth floor hallway leading to the Belvedere Room displays an impressive collection of original drawings and signed lithographs of plates from the artist’s masterpiece. Several Audubons from the club’s collection also are currently on loan to The Toledo Museum of Art ‘s “For the Birds” exhibit which runs through September 2. The exhibit features prints and paintings of at least 45 species of birds along with the recorded songs of more than 100 birds that may be heard in this area. John James Audubon was born in Les Cayes, Saint- Dominique (now Haiti), the illegitimate son of Captain Jean Audubon, a French naval officer, and his mistress Jeanne Rabin, a French chambermaid who died of a tropical disease when he was an infant. At the age of four, he was taken to France and adopted by his father’s legal wife, Anne, who raised John and his half-sister as if they were her own. The captain had acquired a sugar plantation in Les Cayes in hopes of ensuring his family’s future, but an uprising by African slaves who toiled in the Caribbean sugarcane Portrait of John James Audubon fields convinced him to sell part of his holdings and purchase a 284-acre farm called by Johnn Syme Mill Grove, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. He believed the lead mines on the property could be commercially developed, as lead was an essential component of bullets. John was educated in France. In addition to learning mathematics, geography and history, he took drawing lessons and studied music with a teacher who taught him to play violin, flute, flageolet and guitar. In 1803, however, the United Kingdom declared war on France and his life changed overnight. To avoid Napoleon’s draft, Captain Audubon sent John to the United States to manage Mill Grove. There he met his future wife Lucy Bakewell, the daughter of the owner of a nearby estate, who shared his interest in studying nature. Risking conscription John returned to France for a brief period in 1805, to see his father and ask permission to marry Lucy. While there, he studied drawing with Jacques-Louis David and also met the naturalist and physician Charles-Marie D’Orbigny, who improved Audubon’s taxidermy skills and taught him scientific methods of research. On his return to America, he and Lucy married and settled in Louisville. With his father’s approval, John sold a half interest in the lead mine and went into business with Ferdinand Rozier. After more than a decade, the partners moved to Henderson, in western Kentucky, where they set up a dry-goods store. John and Lucy settled into an abandoned log cabin there and, within the next few years, Lucy gave birth to two sons, Victor Gifford and John Woodhouse, as well as a daughter who died in infancy. John had always had an interest in birds; by then it had become an obsession. Dressed like a frontiersman, with moccasins, a buffalo horn filled with gunpowder and a tomahawk in his belt, he spent every spare moment in the fields and forest, sketchbook

10 JULY/AUGUST 2012 John James Audubon (1785-1851) by Shirley Levy

Art Collection in hand. He explored the still little-traveled Audubon returned to Philadelphia in 1824, Audubon sold oil-painted copies of the hinterland of the Mississippi and Missouri to seek a publisher for his bird drawings, drawings to make extra money and rivers, studying the wildlife, hunting, fishing but they were rejected for publication. publicize the book. He had his portrait and drawing. He especially loved to bring Heeding the advice of ornithologist Charles painted (dressed in frontier clothes) by home birds eggs and nests, wildflowers Bonaparte, the famous portrait painter John Syme. The portrait, which now hangs and rare mosses that he found on his walks. Thomas Sully and others who admired his in the White House, was hung at the He had become proficient at specimen art, he decided to go to Europe to have his entrance of his exhibitions to promote preparations and taxidermy and soon his bird drawings engraved. In 1826, with his rustic image. room was bristling with stuffed raccoons and Lucy’s support, the 41-year old Audubon London’s Royal Society recognized his opossums, fish, snakes and other creatures. boarded a ship to England, taking along a achievement by electing Audubon a fellow. Audubon and Rozier ended their partnership portfolio of over 300 drawings and letters King George IV was an avid fan and a by mutual agreement in 1811. In 1812, of introduction to prominent Englishmen. subscriber to the book, and the King of following Congress’ declaration of war with The artist’s life-size, highly dramatic bird France was an admirer as well. In 1830, Great Britain, Audubon became an American portraits, along with his embellished Audubon was elected a Fellow of the citizen and partnered with Lucy’s brother descriptions of wilderness life were an American Academy of Arts and Sciences. to build up their business in Henderson. immediate hit with the British. They couldn’t He followed Birds of America with a

For the next seven years he prospered, get enough of this “American woodsman” sequel, Ornithological Biographies, which but hard times hit and in 1819, he went and his images of backwoods America was a collection of life histories of each bankrupt and was briefly jailed for debt. and its natural attractions. Meanwhile, species, written with Scottish ornithologist What little money he earned was from Audubon did his best to cultivate that William MacGillivray. drawing portraits, particularly death bed image. He toured around England and During the 1830s, Audubon continued sketches. Scotland dressed in his frontiersman clothes making expeditions in North America, often With no other prospects on the horizon, and easily raised the money he needed to accompanied by his son John. Some of Audubon decided to devote himself to the begin publishing his Birds of America. his most famous works were birds he interests he loved – ornithology and art. Over 50 colorists were hired to apply each observed and painted in Key West, Florida, After working for a while in Cincinnati as color in assembly-line fashion. The original at the house of Captain John H. Geiger, a naturalist and taxidermist, he hired an edition was engraved in aquatint by the the city’s first harbor pilot. The property, assistant, packed up his art materials and his English firm of Robert Havell, Jr., who which later became “Audubon House gun, and headed south on the Mississippi took over the task after the first ten plates and Gallery,” had a garden of native and to collect ornithological specimens and engraved by W. H. Lozars were deemed imported tropical plants which Audubon depict America’s birds. inadequate. Known as the Double Elephant used in his images of local birds. Now Although John earned some money from folio, it required pages that were more than operated by a nonprofit educational painting oil portraits and giving drawing two feet wide and more than a yard wide. institution, the house has 28 first edition lessons, Lucy, who had trained as a teacher, The book cost about $1000 – roughly Audubon works on display, as well as one became the family’s main breadwinner. At $23,000 in today’s dollars – for a finished of the finest tropical gardens in the Keys. first, she conducted classes for children out copy. Birds in America is often regarded as In the fall of 1839, Audubon and his family of their home; later she accepted a teaching the greatest book ever produced and the moved into an estate he bought on the position that required her to move with finest aquatint work. By the 1830s, the Hudson River (now Audubon Park). He her children to the home of a wealthy aquatint process was largely superseded spent the next three years working on an plantation owner. by lithography. continued on page 17

JULY/AUGUST 2012 11 FOLLOW THE FLEET: Anchors aweigh! The United States Navy is coming to town! While such a happening might conjure up images from the NAVY WEEK COMES TO TOLEDO classic movie musical On the Town (1949) of Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and a horde of sailors dancing around the streets, Toledo Navy Week promises to be one of the highlight’s of the Glass City’s 2012 summer. Running from August 20-26, Toledo Navy Week will feature a variety of activities for the whole family. Toledo is one of only 15 cities selected to host a Navy Week as by Richard Rothrock part of the bicentennial commemoration of the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. Often described as the second American Revolution, this now little discussed war heralded the arrival of the United States Navy as an international force to be reckoned with. The USS Constitution’s victories against five British warships earned her the nickname “Old Ironsides.” Closer to home, Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory in the Battle of Lake Erie destroyed the British Navy’s command of the Great Lakes and forced them to abandon fortifications from Mackinac Island to Fort Niagara.

12 JULY/AUGUST 2012 ALL ASHORE ! The ships scheduled to drop anchor two 32-pound cannons for both to give the sailors some much in Toledo on August 23, will include entertainment and education. needed shore leave and to raise the a cross section of the Navy’s past Her participation in Navy Week public’s awareness of the Navy’s and present. USS De Wert, an is meant to raise the country’s continuing mission. It proved to Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate awareness of the War of 1812 which be such a success that Fleet Week that recently saw action against the Maritime Museum terms has become one the Navy’s biggest Somali pirates, and the coastal “America’s Forgotten War.” She will annual events. In 2011 alone, 21 patrol boat USS Hurricane will be be docked at International Park. Navy Weeks were held around the moored at the One Maritime Plaza All ships will be open for public country with close to 100 million docks on Water Street near Martin tours through August 26. Events people participating. Luther King Bridge. The Royal will be held around town including The goal of Navy Week is to give Canadian frigate HMCS Ville De special weekend Mud Hens games the public a chance to meet our Quebec and the U.S. Coast Guard at Fifth Third Field honoring the sailors and to learn both the rich cutter Mobile Bay, designed service personnel. The Navy Band history and current mission of specifically for ice cutting missions will also be performing at different the military branch that protects on the Great Lakes, will be tied up locations throughout the week. our shores. This has become even at the Water Street docks and Please watch for further emails from more important in recent years International Park. the Club as the schedule finalizes. because, despite legendary victories NAVY WEEK COMES TO TOLEDO

By far the most notable ship scheduled to appear will be the U.S. Brig Niagara, a faithful replica of Oliver Hazard Perry’s flagship WHAT IS NAVY WEEK? from John Paul Jones to the Gulf War, the U.S. Navy’s public during the Battle of Lake Erie. While many events claim to be the awareness now trails far behind Based at the Erie Maritime Museum originator of Navy Fleet Week, from other branches of the service like in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Niagara the round the world journey of the the Army, the Marines, and the makes regular trips across the Great Great White Fleet in 1908 to the Air Force. The hope is that Fleet Lakes promoting history, science, Parade of Tall Ships in New York Week will once again remind the and education. A two-masted, square- Harbor during the 1976 American public what an essential part these rigged brig built in 1988, the Niagara Bicentennial, the modern Navy Week great ships and sailors have played carries a volunteer crew of 40 and got its start in New York City in 1982. protecting our country in the past incorporates timbers from the At the time, navy officials decided and continue to play today. original Niagara. She also carries to bring a number of ships to town R

JULY/AUGUST 2012 13 “What year did the War of 1812 start?” It is a famous trick question that unfortunately stumps many of today’s students, and while this year marks its 200th anniversary, let’s The War No 1. Two Famous Mottos face it, most of us know almost nothing The war gave us two of our most One Remembers about the second war fought between the famous national sayings, both United States and Great Britain. For us spoken by the same person in the Is The Conflict baby boomers, our knowledge of the war is same battle. On September 10, 1813, 24-year-old Oliver Hazard probably limited to that old Johnny Horton We Can’t Perry led a flotilla of U.S. warships song,“The Battle of New Orleans” (“In 1814, we against the British Great Lakes fleet Forget took a little trip, along with Colonel Jackson in the waters off Put In Bay. Their by Richard Rothrock down the mighty Mississip…”) The War of 1812 clash became known as the Battle of Lake Erie. As they engaged the (which took place 1812-1814) does not enemy, Perry shouted, “Don’t give receive as much press as the Civil War or up the ship!” After Perry and his sailors won the day and destroyed the British fleet against long odds, his victory communiqué began, “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” Like other words uttered in the heat of battle; such as John Paul Jones’ “I have not yet begun to fight” or David Farragut’s “Damn World War II, nor does its meaning get the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!”, Perry’s words captured the bravado WARdebated like the O Vietnam War, Fbut it has in our national character and have made a lasting imprint on our national come down to us as perfect words psyche in ways we barely recognize anymore. of encouragement in times of stress. We only need scratch the surface of our Fun Fact: Perry’s words have been American character and the War of 1812 used and parodied to the point where is there, shaping who we are and how we few Americans know where they respond to threats from without and within. originated. Probably cartoonist Walt Here are 5 reasons why the War of 1812 is Kelly, at the height of our 1960s discord, used the most famous bowdlerization with us still whether we know it or not: when he had his classic character Pogo say, “We have met the enemy and they are us.” 14 JULY/AUGUST 2012 1812 2. A song to unite us all 3. U.S. Navy comes into 4. The Nation’s Capital On the night of September 3, 1814, its own. in Flames the British laid siege to Baltimore. Prior to the War of 1812, the The War of 1812 remains the As the British navy fired round after American Navy had not really last time soldiers from a foreign round into Fort McHenry, amateur established itself as a fighting force country marched on American poet Francis Scott Key watched with to be reckoned with. Certainly soil. On the night of August amazement as the fort withstood the British Royal Navy (regarded 24, 1814, British forces entered the withering assault. He could even then as the world’s best) Washington DC and burned down not see how the American forces looked down their noses at those all government buildings including inside could survive the night Yankees playing at being sailors. the White House and U.S. Capitol. and yet when he awoke in the But after the frigate USS Constitution The Library of Congress and the morning, the American flag still destroyed five British ships in Supreme Court were destroyed. flew over the fort. Inspired by the the course of the war with little President James Madison and all sight, Key jotted down a poem damage to herself (earning her the our leaders fled to safety. And while called “Defence of Fort McHenry” nickname “Old Ironsides”), and legendary tales of heroism from which was published in Baltimore Oliver Perry led his fleet to victory that day survive, like First Lady newspapers. The poem was an at the Battle of Lake Erie, even the Dolly Madison saving the official immediate hit around the country. British had to admit that the U.S. painting of George Washington Within days, the words were paired Navy just might be a force on the by hiding it under her dress, the with a popular British tune called international stage. national trauma of seeing the “To Anacreon in Heaven” and the Fun Fact: Despite proclaiming, nation’s capital go up in flames song “The Star-Spangled Banner” “Don’t give up the ship”, Perry had his has burned itself into our national was born. flagship “Lawrence“ sunk from under subconscious in a way that made Fun Fact: While a popular patriotic him during the battle. Undaunted, he the events of September 11, 2001, song throughout the 19th century, transferred his colors to the “Niagara” extra traumatic. “The Star Spangled Banner did not and led a counterattack that won Fun Fact: In the wake of the fire, become our national anthem until the the day. former president Thomas Jefferson 1920s, when Robert Ripley of Ripley’s agreed to restart the Library of Believe It Or Not began a campaign to Congress by selling his entire personal make it so. President Herbert Hoover collection of 6000 books to the federal

signed it into law in 1931. government. continued on page 16 1812 JULY/AUGUST 2012 15

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YOUR WAR OF 1812 QUIZ TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1. In what years did the War of 1812 take place? a) 1811-1815 b) 1812-1814 5. “In 1814, we took a A Canadian Fun Fact: We probably c) 1812 little trip...” glorify the Battle of New Orleans so d) 1812-1815 as to not draw attention to America’s The most celebrated battle of the major military defeat of the war: our war by far was the Battle of New 2. What general built a political failed invasion of Canada. The United career after his victory in the Orleans. Having failed to invade States has actually tried to conquer our Battle of New Orleans? the USA from the north (stopped northern neighbors twice (once in the a) Stonewall Jackson at Mackinac Island) or the east b) William Henry Harrison Revolutionary War and again in the (stopped outside Baltimore) the War of 1812). Both times, Canadians c) Andrew Jackson British decided to give it one last d) Zachary Taylor knocked us back like a hockey player go by driving up the Mississippi slapshotting a puck into the stands. 3. Which navy ship earned the River. President Madison quickly And while Americans may not have nickname “Old Ironsides” dispatched a force under General heard of engagements like the Battle during the war? Andrew Jackson to the Big Easy of Queenston Heights or the Battle of a) Enterprise to stop them. “Old Hickory”, as Crysler’s Farm, they are as famous in b) Constellation Jackson was called, found himself Canada as Gettysburg or Pearl Harbor c) Philadelphia outnumbered against the arriving d) Constitution are here. So the next time you wonder British armada of 8000 men, so why Canadians always seem a little he wisely made an alliance with 4. The siege of Fort McHenry in self-satisfied around Americans, it is Baltimore inspired Francis Scott the famous pirate Jean Lafitte. The because they are the only country to Key to write the poem which combined army of U.S. soldier and have kicked our collective butt... twice. became what patriotic song? pirate met the British force and Kind of makes you want to treat them a) The Star-Spangled Banner soundly defeated them. It is the last with a little more respect, eh? b) America the Beautiful time a foreign army attempted to c) The Stars and Stripes Forever invade the USA. Andrew Jackson While the ultimate winner in the d) America became a national hero and used war remains a matter of opinion (USA, Britain, and Canada can all his fame to become our seventh 5. Which famous motto did Oliver rightly claim a share of the victory,) president. Hazard Perry yell in the Battle there is little doubt that the War of of Lake Erie? Fun Fact: While the most celebrated 1812 forever changed us. It brought a) “I have not yet begun to fight!” battle of the war, the Battle of peace to our country’s relationships b) “Don’t give up the ship!” New Orleans was also the least with Great Britain and Canada that c) “Damn the torpedoes. consequential. Unknown to both sides, remains to this day. It produced some Full speed ahead!” peace had been declared on December d) “You may fire when ready, of our most memorable sayings and Gridley!” 24, 1814. So the battle on January our national anthem. It made real 8, 1815, took place after the war had our national nightmares of foreign

ended. invaders and a burned out capital. It Answers: 1 (b), 2 (c), 3 (d), 4 (a), 5 (b) 5 (a), 4 (d), 3 (c), 2 (b), 1 Answers: helped define our national character in ways we are still feeling to this day.

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continued from page 11 octavo edition of Birds of America with 65 the astounding patterns that are unique the ocean. Its body, rendered in wonderfully additional plates, published in 1842. The to each species. He also is memorable for intense shades of brown to black is a sharp following year he made his last excur- his suggestion of movement. Using sparse, contrast to its feet of eye-popping yellow. sion, traveling across the western prairies but carefully chosen settings suggestive Another Audubon, the Pinnated Grous and voyaging up the Missouri and Big of each creature’s habits, he indicates the (more commonly known as the Greater Sioux River where he hoped to record some ferocity of a predator by showing it with Prairie Chicken) is displayed on the wall species he had missed. That trip provided a small creature clutched in its bloody adjacent to the elevator. (We identified the the research for his final work on mam- claws, or the tender concern of a parent Grous by its plate number as the picture mals. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North feeding a worm to its chick. has slipped in its frame and the title is America, prepared in collaboration with The Toledo Club’s engraving of the Male not visible.) In Ornithological Biographies, John Bachman, a naturalist. The work Wild Turkey is hung to the right of the Audubon and MacGillivray say, ”It not was completed by Audubon’s sons and entrance to the Belvedere Room. The bird infrequently happens that a male already published posthumously. Audubon’s is glancing warily backward, his neck mated is suddenly attacked by some health and mind had begun to fail in 1845, outstretched as if he is alert to the approach disappointed rival who unexpectedly and he spent his last years in senility, living of a predator. According to Danny Heitmen, pounces upon him after a flight of under the same roof with his devoted Lucy, considerable length, having been attracted their two sons and grandchildren. He died author of A Summer of Birds: James Audubon at Oakley House, the canebreak in the by the cackling of the happy couple. The at home on January 27, 1851, and was female squats next to and almost under the buried nearby in the graveyard at the background grows in the area near Beech Woods plantation in Louisiana where breast of her lord while he, always ready Church of Intercession in the Trinity Church for action, throws himself on his daring cemetery in Manhattan. Audubon spotted the bird that inspired the picture. The artist applied lavish layers antagonist, and chases him away never to of color to create a feast of dusky browns return. Such is the moment which I have and hints of orange, along with chocolate attempted to represent in the plate…” and mahogany. With Audubon, it can be hard to tell an Also in the hallway, a brightly-colored original from a reproduction. The process by pair of Baltimore Orioles hover anxiously which they were produced can be difficult near their fledgling, who clings tightly to to detect as well. Some editions can be its pouchlike nest in a tulip tree. Perhaps identified by holding the paper up to the the young bird is preparing to leave the nest light and looking for a watermark, but that for the first time. Notice how tentatively may not be possible if the print is framed she stands, her back arched and head or mounted on backing. raised in preparation for flight, yet her According to Paula Reich, curatorial project wings are folded tightly against her body and publications manager with the Toledo and her glance lacks confidence. Museum of Art and curator for the bird Other renditions include an adult male exhibition, the pictures in the lobby and Brown Pelican perched on a branch of the the alcove near the elevator are all hand- red mangrove; a Bonaparte Flycatcher in colored originals. a magnolia tree; a male Vigors’s Warbler Those in the hallway, she said, are later

AUDUBON perched on a leaf of a Virginian spider-wort; reproductions, some of which were probably and a pair of Carolina Turtle Doves resting issued in the 1970s. Several others bear an in a white-flowered Stuartia tree while, embossed seal denoting authenticity and John James Audubon was not the first below, an adult bird feeds a chick in its nest. identifying them as part of a series of direct person to paint and describe all the birds Displayed in the fourth floor’s inner lobby camera facsimile lithographs known as the in America – that distinction belongs are some of the finest and most lively images Princeton Edition. Production of the edition to Alexander Wilson. The artist also was from the early days of the production of began in 1985, using the original Havell likely influenced by the works of Melchoir Birds of America, including a pair of Yellow- copperplate engravings and each print is D’hondecoeter, whose painting of Peacocks, Billed Cuckoos in a fruiting papaw tree individually numbered in pencil.They are Male and Female, produced in 1681, was with leaves half-eaten away by insects. One widely considered one of the finest and most recently included in an exhibition of animal of them has just caught a tiger swallowtail accurate reproductions ever accomplished. art at the Grand Palais in Paris. The pose butterfly; the other, excited by the catch, has Although Audubon drew birds from life of the male peacock – its wary backward his beak open and wings spread, hoping whenever possible, he often achieved life- look, outstretched neck and purposeful to share the feast. Also in the lobby is a like effects in his pictures by using dead stride – bears a striking resemblance to breeding pair of American Scoter Ducks birds that he wired and propped up as Audubon’s depiction of the wild turkey swimming in what probably is a coastal models. “Although some modern naturalists cock from Plate No. 1 in Birds of America. lagoon. They paddle companionably on have trouble squaring Audubon’s hunting Audubon portrayed his studies of birds the muddy water with the male in the and his art,” Heitman says, ”the simple against their natural habitats. Aspiring foreground, his feet visible, but slightly truth is that each enterprise mutually to more than accurate reproduction, he magnified by the refraction of the water. sustained the other, relying on a shared set sought to capture the character and habits There are several scoter species; Audubon of skills, patience, sharp observation, and a of each creature as well. Without altering described this one as a “butternose coot.“ shrewd understanding of wildlife.” their appearance in any way, he opens Nearby, a Dusky Albatross with bright ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Audubon House & Musem our eyes to their shimmering colors and yellow eyes is perched on a cliff overlooking R JULY/AUGUST 2012 17 July 2012 Dining & Events

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28 JULY/AUGUST 2012 JULY/AUGUST 2012 29 Resident David P. Huffman – Introducing Vice President & General Manager: Toledo Refining Company new members Sponsored by Zak Vassar, Devin Moore and Dock Treece Gordon B. MacRitchie – Director; Major Gifts & Planned Giving: The United Way Membership Trending Upward! Sponsored by Bill Kitson, Denny Johnson, May turned out to be the best recruiting month this year. Jim Walrod Fifteen membership enrollment forms were submitted to the Junior board on May 29 for primary approval. A membership graph Elliott S.R. Bassett – requested by our Board is attached for your review. Clearly, Sales Associate: Signature Associates Sponsored by Tyler McKean, membership at The Toledo Club is growing. The Membership Thomas Swigart and Bruce Douglas Committee, led by Zak Vassar, and the board of directors has Chad B. Bolles – approved several recruiting initiatives that worked. Some of Chief Financial Officer: those initiatives include: The initiation fee waiver certificate Dave White Chevrolet for 2012, the Sponsored by Hugh D. White, Jr., Charles Mira and Brian concentration Ian P. Malhoit – on recruiting Associate Financial Advisor: Ameriprise members of EPIC, Financial/Malhoit & Associates showcasing The Sponsored by John Skeldon, Michael Price RUSS WOZNIAK and Tina Wozniak Membership Director Toledo Club during special events like Zachary J.G. Huizing – 419.254.2997 Territory Manager: Alro Steel the Taste of the 419.254.2992 Fax Sponsored by Eric Walker, Jared Brown Nation and hosting and John Skeldon [email protected] a VIP room for the Negar Cooper – Media Manager: Art’s Commission Cooper Smith Advertising Annual Fundraiser, Sponsored by Dock Treece, Tim Varner and Zak Vassar and using Club Cash as a reward for members who invite member prospects to join our Club. Even the use of social NON-RESIDENT Amy Smith – media has contributed to our growing numbers. Ophthalmologist: Metropolitan Eye Center www.twitter.com/TheToledoClub However, the recruiting initiatives are only part of the secret Sponsored by Clare Gorski, Kevin Carmony and Jesse Schmeltz to our success. The Club and the members and all the great BUSINESS FAMILY Become a Fan of The Toledo Club! amenities and special events make our Club very attractive Timothy White – to prospective members. The Toledo Club is an outstanding General Manager: Morgan Services club. We can all be very proud of our 123-year-old history. Sponsored by J. Burnor Jr., J.Burnor Sr. Many times each week, I witness the appreciation and and Ben Burnor excitement our new members and prospects exhibit toward BUSINESS INDIVIDUAL Timothy J. Fisher – President: Thermeq this Club. Our active members deserve all of the credit for Sponsored by Bernie Quilter, Zak Vassar making The Toledo Club a special place that will continue to and Dock Treece attract and retain great members. Jeffrey S. Palmer – Earlier, I mentioned the name of Zak Vassar. I want to President: CMC Group Sponsored by Henry Herschel, Judd Johnson congratulate Zak and Emilie Richardson on their Engagement. and Dave Quinn Zak popped the question Friday, June 1, in the Main Dining Judith M. Conda – Room during the couple’s favorite jazz song. The beautiful Retired Educator young couple received a standing ovation from about 60 Sponsored by Susan Conda, Mary members (who were in the know) when Emilie said YES! Fedderke and Jackie Barnes Janet Robinson – Best, Interim President: Lourdes University Sponsored by Jackie Barnes, Zak Vassar Russ Wozniak and James Knapp Membership Director Welcome back: LET US KEEP FAITH Martin Lahey

30 JULY/AUGUST 2012 sharon speyer Toledo Club member Sharon Speyer, president of the Northwest Ohio July/August Region for Huntington National Bank, was appointed to the Toledo-Lucas County MEMBER NEWS Port Authority Board of Directors. John S. Szuch Authority and is also a trustee of The Prior to joining Huntington, Speyer was John Szuch has joined Toledo-based Toledo Symphony, St. John’s Jesuit general counsel and then regional Signature Bank N.A. as Executive High School the Toledo Museum of Art president for Sky Bank, which was Officer. A member of The Toledo Club and the Northwestern Ohio Alternative acquired by Huntington in 2007. since 1980, he was formerly Chairman Energy Business Council. He and his wife Yolanda live in Ottawa Hills. Speyer serves on the boards of of Fifth Third Bank’s northwest Ohio numerous Toledo organizations, operation. In his new position, he will including , the represent Signature Bank in the Toledo Symphony, Jamie Farr-Owens community, with a focus on business Corning Classic golf tournament, development. He also will serve on the Regional Growth Partnership and the bank’s board of directors. Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce. Rick Brunner, a fellow Toledo Club member, is president of Signature Bank, She has been a member of the University of Toledo Board of Trustees a diversified institution with 1300 since 2009, and currently is vice chair locations in 12 states. of the Clinical Affairs Committee. She also serves on the External Affairs Committee, the Finance Committee and the UT Innovation Enterprises Board. Speyer received her juris doctorate from The University Toledo College of THE ANSWER IS YES!... Law, after earning a bachelor of arts The Main Dining Room was the romantic degree in International Studies at Ohio setting for Zak Vassar’s proposal to State University. Her husband, Bennett Toledo Free Press photo Emilie Richardson. Zak planned the H. Speyer, also received his law degree entire evening as a surprise, from at UT. A member of the Eastman & Szuch was co-founder, chair and CEO the band that played “their song” to Smith Ltd. law firm, his legal practice is of the former Capital Bank previous to wine made in Emilie’s home state of focused in the area of employee benefits its merger with Fifth Third Bancorp N.A. Oregon. The couple is planning to be law and the Employee Retirement He is a graduate of the University of married in Oregon, in October 2013. Income Security Act (ERISA,) Toledo, where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration. He is a member of the University Board of Trustees and Calling all Toledo Club members: serves as chair of its External Affairs RECIPROCITY Committee; he also serves on its Do you have any photos, Finance Committee and Trusteeship, post cards, invitations, letters or DURING memories to share regarding the Governance and Audit Committee. A history of The Toledo Club? former chair and executive committee SHUTDOWN Nathalie Helm, assistant member of the UT Foundation, he was to the General Manager, honored with UT’s 2006 Pacemaker of Reciprocity schedule is available promises to scan on the spot – the Year Award in recognition of his at the front desk, in the Athletic or scan and mail back – outstanding achievements in business Department and online: all documents. Contact her and service to the University. at 419-254-2980 or www.toledoclub.org [email protected] Szuch serves on the board of directors of the Toledo-Lucas County Port

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Sorry about not being here last month. The double and keep them coming until I pass magazine had already gone to the printer by out,” he roared. Sometime into his second the time I turned this in. And they weren’t drink we lit up a cigar and I asked him going to “stop the presses” even for me. A lot what he did. He immediately broke out in of you might have noticed that I was not tears, going into how he might have made behind the bar in the Oak Room during the the biggest mistake in his life, his career month of April. I was in a rehab center is probably over, and on and on. After the recovering from job induced high stress and sobbing subsided, he told me he was the anxiety. One of the treatments I underwent new general manager of the Toledo Blade was sessions of high sunlight intensity therapy. and had just finished his first day on the job. Laying in the sun for hours on end was grueling, With my years of experience as a bartender, DENNIS Donatini but necessary for my recovery. I noticed when teacher, marriage counselor, exotic dancer, Oak Room Director I was gone, Central Catholic High School had and clinical psychologist, I felt I should do a “roast” for our illustrious President, Joseph H. something to help him. The more I listened Zerbey IV. Why a Catholic school would in to him, however, the darker his mood any way honor a Methodist, I have no idea. became. He asked about accessing the roof Maybe they’re trying to convert him. Anyway, of the building and if I thought a fall from I was disappointed that I was unable to be there would kill a person. This, indeed, was there. An attempt to acquire a furlough from a man in crisis. I had to admit though, if he the asylum was categorically denied. It was wasn’t so upset I’d have laughed out loud deemed too much of a danger to my recovery. at what went on over there. Finally, I could tell that just getting it off his chest made I’m sure the “roasters” did a him feel better. I suggested that he tell these wonderful job honoring Joe’s stories about his job to the men he met and contributions to The Blade, our drank with here at the club. It would be club, and the city of Toledo. I good for him and the guys would get a real remember the first time I met kick out of it. I added that the room’s Joe. The Oak Room was empty unwritten rule, “Whatever is said in the when he meandered in. He Oak Room stays in the Oak Room,” would was in a state of disarray. protect him from this information getting He looked really beat out to the general public. And as they say, up. Not in a physical “the rest is history.” fight sort of ayw but like he went through the Joe’s been entertaining the boys in the most brutal day of work in his life. He had a corner ever since. I’ll have to admit though, dazed look on his face, and since I’d never seen sometimes I wish I’d have let him jump. him before I thought he might have wandered There is more I could share, but I’ll save it in by mistake. He immediately introduced for another time. I’m getting a headache. As himself, gave me his club number, and ordered always, thank you for your time, this time, a double vodka. “We only serve doubles here, until next time... STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS Sir,” I told him. “Well, then give me a double Dennis

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hip Ahoy! That call will soon resound up the river, as the resets to the rhythm. A summer fun tradition for many, as Schoonmacher moves to its new mooring down river well it should be, is this super fundraiser for The Boys & Girls but after the 4th of July blast. Our party will be the last, Club and a very fine introduction to our Club for potential the definitive, the oh-wow 4th of July celebration with members. EVERYONE is there. It’s Party in the Parking Lot friends, clad in some combo of red, white and blue, for mid-summer Fun! utilizing its most enviable comfortable seating for up-front and Sclose watching as the cruisers and outboarders maneuver for Not quite your bottle of beer? Options do exist! A white the second best position to view the color-drenched fireworks picket fence enclosure will enhance the VIP sponsor on the , high, high in the sky as the Toledo experience where ultra fancy appetizers are delicately plated Symphony plays on and on, as chilling booms on white tablecloths, with metal forks, and white reverberate among the downtown glove service. No ear muffs, though. buildings, under a starlit evening with low humidity, a slight Members do have the privilege breeze and, as you can imagine, to relax in the Red Room with the most scrumptious picnic live jazz and the hum of air food ever, presided over by our conditioning. That bar will outstanding chef. Happy plates be manned to mix cocktails. of ribs, honey chicken, brats, Hmmm, best of both worlds! cole slaw cannot fail to please. Circle July 20. Unnaturally, the desserts will be covered in red, white and blue! Do not News Flash!!! August birthday miss this Patriot Proud event!!!!! Bring the celebrants no longer need to wait until kids, bring the grandkids, hire a bus; parking is free. September. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Dining will be “on the menu” of events as well as Wine and Dine. Steak Ever lie awake wondering why summer foods are sooooo is always popular and with coffee-roasted rib eye and dry colorful? The answer is the vibrancy excites the eye, which aged (in-house) NY strips available, why would it not? titillates the palette, and such a juxtaposition of such luscious Sesame scallops have a following. Have you ever considered hues creates a desire to replenish your cells with good Mediterranean chicken or a dinner-sized portion of crab healthful food. If your eyes pop, your glands say “Yes, this cakes? Traveling cuisine, but sleep in your own bed! is what I want, what I need. Thank you, ye gods of culinary arts.” Summer visitors can be feted (with no fuss at home) in Love the lunchtime soups, fried perch sandwich, antipasto colorful style with white fish, green greens, pink shrimp, red salad? Tough to brown bag anything comparable? No need to onion, white chicken, red meat, yellow corn, pastel melons, drag a saggy bag, as in August the Club will be open for lunch orange peppers and blue berries; just not all at once. The Thursday, Friday and Saturday, so downtowners and groups herbs are NW OHIO grown, fresh and bursting with flavor need not wander aimlessly looking hungry and haggard. and perking up entrees and taste. The 200th anniversary of The Battle of Lake Erie will bring The scenario is a crowded parking lot ringed with beer and history alive once again with tall ships, big ships and cannons food venues populated by “freed from the suits” bodies now on the river. Why not stop back at the Club for a super clothed in J. Crew finery, looking doleful? Nope! Not this pickerel or perch dinner, Maumee style? Pity, poor Oliver P Party in the Parking Lot! Think folks schmoozing and smiling, had no such facility to cater to his culinary wishes! with a cup of froth in hand, singing refrains with the band’s non-hummable rants while noshing on Chef Michael’s First Tuesday Notes: July 3 in the MDR and Inverness for inspired urban picnic event where all can and DO Party Hardy. August 7. Open enrollment, as they say. Do attend; with a Think loud, ear-splitting music with such a beat your heart reservation, timely done, of course.

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by Ashley Mirakian Ashley by News From News Cuisineat the club Summer – Time for , or barbeque, used chiefly in the of taking a whole pig, slicing it from the head United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, to tail along the chest and stomach, and slow- New Zealand and Australia (called Braai in South the hog as it is turned on a rod. Africa) is a method and apparatus for cooking In Hong Kong, pork barbecue is made with a meat with the hot smoke of a fire, wood, marinade of honey and soy sauce, and cooked in or hot coals of charcoal. To grill is to cook in this long, narrow strips. This form of barbecue is known manner quickly, while barbecue is a much slower as . method utilizing less heat over an extended The Mongolian barbecue often period of several hours. found in restaurants is a style of Barbecue has numerous regional variations in cooking falsely attributed to the MICHAEL ROSENDAUL many parts of the world. It varies by the type mobile lifestyle of nomadic Executive Chef, of meat; the sauce, rub, or other flavorings and Mongolians. Originating in 419-243-2200 Ext, 2149 when they are added; the role smoke plays; the in the mid to late 20th equipment and fuel used; cooking temperature, century, it is a popular dish in [email protected] and cooking time. American and Canadian Chinese The meat might be ground, as with hamburger, restaurants, consisting of thinly sliced lamb, beef, chicken, pork, or other meat, or processed into sausage or . It may be www.twitter.com/mrosendaul marinated or rubbed with spices and/or basted seasonings, vegetables, and noodles, which is with a sauce or oil before cooking, during cooking, quickly cooked over a heated flat circular metal after cooking, or any combination of these. surface. Become a Fan of The Toledo Club! Vinegar-based sauce is typical of southeastern The cooking customs of the indigenous peoples Food and beverage minimums can be reached United States barbecue, while tomato-based sauce of Polynesia became the traditional Hawaiian with food and Rbeverageseminder purchased anywhere is the midwestern and western United States style. barbecue of Kalua in an underground oven called in the Club, including take out orders and an imu and the luau of native Hawaiians. It was wine orders. Jamaican Jerk Chicken is an example of barbecue brought to international attention by 20th in Jamaica. The amount is calculated by $ spent before century tourism to the Hawaiian islands. tax (or service charge on banquets). To see : In Spanish-speaking islands of the Caribbean, such a tally of purchases that count toward your as Cuba, the Dominican, and especially Puerto minimum, log into your online Rico, is a common delicacy. Lechon consists account click on “Member Statements at toledoclub.org, and

My Favorite Dry Rub 1 cup ancho chili powder .” 3 Tbl. mustard powder 3 Tbl. granulated garlic 1-1/2 Tbl. ground black pepper 1-1/2 Tbl. ground cumin 2 Tbl. cayenne pepper 4 Tbl. kosher salt 4 Tbl. sugar 2 Tbl. ground coriander 2 tsp ground ginger Preparation Combine all ingredients. Apply liberal amount to meat you wish to BBQ and let rest overnight to absorb flavors. Extra rub will keep for an extended period of time in a sealed container.

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Toledo Club Golf Outing Saturday, August 4, is the date for this year’s annual Toledo Club athletic department golf outing. Maumee Bay State Park is once again the site for this year’s event. The format is a four player scramble with individual awards for some long drives and closest to the pins. All teams are formed by our “golf committee” with everyone’s handicap being factored in to keep it close. Following play we’ll have a cookout at the Docks with all you can eat of Stanley’s 5-Star meats and plenty of beverages! Your $87 fee covers your green fee, cart for 18 holes, awards for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and last place teams, individual awards and all you can eat and drink. Sign up John A. Seidel sheets are posted behind Court Four; please contact John Athletic Director and for more details. Save the day as it’s too much fun to miss, Squash Professional especially with our special guest pros visiting! 419-254-2962 Maumee River Swim [email protected] The Maumee River Swim is underway but you can still ‘jump in’ and get your mileage charted at the pool. Simply sign up on the chart posted at the pool and mark in your mileage Join me on between now and October 1.

www.twitter.com/jseidel Annual Shutdown, Holidays and Special Events! The athletic department will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, in celebration of Independence Day. Likewise the athletic department will close at 5 PM on Friday, July 20, in preparation of the Toledo Club’s Party in the Parking Lot. We’ll also be closed August 5-20 for our annual shutdown.

Summer Squash If you are interested in playing, we can still get you in for the third six week session starting August 20, and running through September 30. Simply contact John at ext. 2962 and he’ll slot you in!

Mud Hens Game and Cookout! We’ll cook out on the “Grassy Knoll” again this summer prior to the Mud Hens baseball game. At press time we’re still working on a suite at the ball park. Stay tuned to the boards in the athletic department for a specific date and time or contact John for more details.

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Athletic Department Shutdown August 5 – 19 Don’t let our annual club shut down “shut down” your workout. Stop in the Fitness Center for an at-home workout sheet. There are also walking/running tracks all over town; give yourself a challenge and see how many different spots you can visit.

Summer Running Tips Don’t let the heat of summer get in the way of your running schedule. Follow some simple tips so the heat does not stop you in your tracks: run in the morning when it is cooler, drink water even if you don’t feel thirsty, wear light-colored and loose-fitting clothes, start out slowly and decrease overall speed, finally, heed heat warnings! Just CHARISSA MARCONI think of the cold and windy winter days with sleet in our face and snow at our feet, BS, WITS stay safe and have fun. Fitness & Wellness Ctr. 419-254-2990 Tour de France at the Club, [email protected] June 30 – July 22 This is a bike challenge for all members who would like to join. You can ride the Expresso bike inside or ride your own bike Join me on outside, just sign up in the Fitness Center and log all your miles. We will be aiming for a total of 99 miles, for www.twitter.com/charissamarconi the 99th race this year. If you have any questions, please ask in the Fitness Center.

River Walk Meet in the Fitness Center at 8:45 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Charissa will take the usual fitness class outside for a walk to the river and back to the Fitness Center for weight training. This workout incorporates cardio and strength training. Everyone is welcome! $5

Yoga with Debbie Lee The last yoga class will be Saturday, July 28 from 9-10 AM. Debbie will Move of the Month: return on September 8. Mountain Climber on the BOSU ball Charissa Targets: Core, shoulders, lower body. Flip the ball over onto its dome. Grip the sides of the platform and come into a plank position. Bring one knee to chest and then back again. Repeat 10 times and switch legs.

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