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Volume 22, No. 06 May 23, 2012“And Ye Shall Know The Truth...”

In This IssuePerrymanPage 2

TolliverPage 3

NAACP on Marriage EqualityPage 3

NANBPWC District ConferencePage 4

CASA AwardsPage 5

Golf Fund RaiserPage 6

The Arts SectionClaude Black Fund RaiserPage 7

My Music Is ArtPage 8

Cover Story:Mark WardPage 9

Book Review0

Big and TupacPage 11

Minister to GradsPage 13

ClassifiedsPage 15

St. Pauls and Indiana AvePage 16

Mark Ward as John in Cirque du Soleil:Quidam

The Sojourner’s Truth May 23, 2012

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Community CalendarMay 24-26End Time Christian Fellowship 10th Annual International Covenant Connection:

Thur at 7 pm; Fri at 10 am – Men/Women Workshops, noon lunch; Sat – 10 amclosing; Speakers include Pastor Bryan Hudson of Indianapolis, Pastors Jerry andJoyce Williams of Raleigh, Pastors Edward Turner and Ronald Person of Toledo

May 25True Vine Baptist 11th Annual Pastoral Appreciation: Pastor and Lady Melvin

Barnes; 7 pm; Pastor A. Shears and Rossford First Baptist: 419-539-9104

May 26Warren AME Prayer Summit: 9 am; A Call to Prayer: 419-535-1290Thomas Temple COGIC Gospel Musical: “Blessings in Songs;” 6 pm; Presenting

The Supreme Angel of Cleveland, Sensational Cleftones of Youngstown, The NewOhio Travelers Gospel Singer of Cleveland: 419-255-3447

May 27True Vine Baptist 11th Annual Pastoral Appreciation: Pastor and Lady Melvin

Barnes; 4 pm; Bishop Duane Tisdale and Friendship Baptist: 419-539-9104Charity MBC 31st Pastoral Anniversary: Pastor Bobby Welborn and First Lady

Vickey Welborn; also, June, 1, 3, 10, 24 and July 1 – services at 4: 419-726-4975Northwestern MBC Women's Day: 3:30 pm; Speaker Jessie Vance

June 1Thomas Wernert Center 8th Annual Rummage Sale: For mental health recovery

and support; 9 am to 5 pm; Donations of household items, collectibles, small furniture,electronics and clothing welcome through May 31: 419-242-3000

June 2United MBC Busy Bees Summer Camp: Registration 11 am to 5 pm; Games, food,

crafts and more: 419-360-3584“Freedom from Violence: Prayer Brunch: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm; Kent Branch

Library; Sponsored by Promise Land Ambassadors: 404-610-1205Scott High School Community Hub Celebration: Lawn of high school; Noon to 2

pm; Games, music, tours, food

June 3Central MBC Installation Service: For Pastor Sylvester Day and First Lady

Carolyn Day; 4 pm; Speaker Rev. J.L. Spears of Union Grove MBC

June 9Mildred H. Gibson Center – Zion Lutheran Church – Flea Market/Yard Sale: 9 am

to 5 pm: 419-810-5284Bethlehem Baptist Church Bereavement Meeting: 10 amThe Friendly Center's Mother & Son Picnic: Wilson Park; 11 am to 3 pm; Free

lunch and family fun; 419-243-1289New Prospect MBC Golf Outing: Detwiler Park; 10 am

June 11-15United MBC Vacation Bible School: 5 to 8 pm: 419-242-1455

June 162nd Annual Fatherhood Walk: Central Catholic High School; 10 am to 2 pm; Free

food, fun, inspirational music; Guest speaker James McDonald: 419-377-1488Kwanzaa in the Summer: Presented by the Toledo Kwanzaa House; Padua Center;

11 am to 5 pm; Entertainment, poetry, African drumming, presented, and more: 419-708-9701

Coming of AgeBy Rev. Donald L. Perryman, D.Min.The Truth Contributor

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring upwhere no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed.Convince me that you have a seed there, and I amprepared to expect wonders. - Henry David Thoreau

It was a protest. It was a march, a path of hopeforged last week by approximately 150 young peoplethrough the heart of a chaotic community. Contrary tothe assimilationist agenda of the civil rights genera-tion, however, these slogan-chanting youth were im-passioned by the community’s own self-administeredepidemic of drugs, gangs and violence.

Planned by the youth themselves and nurtured byMayor Mike Bell’s vision of hope and youth empow-erment, it was a powerful counterbalance to society’sone-sided view which emphasizes youth failure anddysfunction.

But it was also something more.Because history provides something unique and special for each generation, the

march in a sense was also a rite of passage, sending the much stronger message that“The day has finally come for another generation to create a new world.”

If not now, when?Intergenerational cooperation in Toledo seems to be rare or nonexistent. The

divide is exacerbated by complaints from an older generation that young people areeither unavailable or disinterested. The younger generation counters that the oldergeneration is “more interested in publicly criticizing us than enabling us to lead.”

I spoke with Harvard’s Charles Ogletree, one of the nation’s leading experts onrace and justice, concerning this generational divide and passing the mantle ofleadership. This article is the final of three segments.

Perryman: What comments do you have concerning what is perceived as agenerational leadership gap in the black community? Some assert that many leadersfrom the civil rights era want to hold on to their power and have basically shut outgenerations of potential younger leaders. Are you finding that the case anywhere elseand if so, how would you address the problem?

Ogletree: I think it’s a national crisis. And I think, and I say this over and overto young people, that they need to be ready to lead and don’t necessarily need to waitfor us to pass them the baton. They should announce when they’re ready, becausethey are ready. Our own young Massachusetts governor, Deval Patrick, was under50 when he was elected. Look at our young president, Barack Obama, he also wasunder 50 when he was elected. One of my former students, Terri Sewell, is the firstblack woman ever elected to represent the state of Alabama in Congress and that’swhat she’s doing. She’s the first black woman there.

I think all those are signs of important progress that we have made and willcontinue to make. And I think the whole idea of letting, well, we call them young,these are people 30 and 40 so they’re not young - they’re younger than we are, butthey’re capable and ready to lead. And we shouldn’t hesitate to give them theopportunity. I think that’s what the challenge is going forward.

Perryman: Do you mean to the degree that maybe some entrenched older leadersshould pass the mantle and step aside, or do you feel that they should perhaps takeyounger people under their wings? How do they make the transition?

Ogletree: My preference would be to take young people under their wings andif they don’t do that then younger people have to do what they have to do to makesure that they are a part of the process of progress in our communities.

We forget too often that Andy Young and Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, RosaParks, Thurgood Marshall and all these folks were young when they took on theissue of trying to save our community. And they were much younger than the elderswho were in charge and yet they were pushed to the front and that is what we haveto do.

We have to push future leaders to the front of the line to make sure that we don’tmiss the opportunity to get their wisdom, ideas and beliefs before us and early. It willmake a difference in what we’re able to do in the 21st Century. So that is ourchallenge, that’s our call, that’s our - in a sense, our call to action. And the questionis that we’ve got to figure out a way to make sure it happens.

Perryman: Are there models or strategies you might recommend to help developand hone youth leadership?

Ogletree: One way that would be incredibly helpful to the younger generationis to get folks in the room who have resources and contacts and who can providemoney and educational scholarships - some incentives. That’s been my experience.These people didn’t give their money merely to provide youth with charity, but theygave as an incentive, that if you stay in school, do well, graduate and want to go tocollege then we’re going to help you.

I think that is very important in terms of what the next generation should belooking for. That we’ll provide something that will make a big difference in theirlives and what they can do to make an enormous difference to our society.

That, to me, is the answer to the challenge moving forward.

Contact Rev. Donald Perryman, D.Min, [email protected]


Readers, I Need Your Help!By Lafe Tolliver, EsqGuest Column

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NAACP Passes Resolutionin Support of MarriageEqualityDecision Affirms Opposition toGovernment Efforts to CodifyDiscrimination

Last week, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People releaseda resolution supporting marriage equality. At a meeting of the 103-year old civil rightsgroup’s board of directors, the organization voted to support marriage equality as acontinuation of its historic commitment to equal protection under the law.

“The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure political, social and economicequality of all people,” said Roslyn M. Brock, chairman of the Board of Directors of theNAACP. “We have and will oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law.”

“Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law. The NAACP’s support formarriage equality is deeply rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United StatesConstitution and equal protection of all people” said Benjamin Todd Jealous, presidentand CEO of the NAACP. “The well-funded right wing organizations who are attemptingto split our communities are no friend to civil rights, and they will not succeed.”

The NAACP has addressed civil rights with regard to marriage since Loving v.Virginia declared anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional in 1967. In recent years, theNAACP has taken public positions against state and federal efforts to ban the rights andprivileges for LGBT citizens, including strong opposition to Proposition 8 in California,the Defense of Marriage Act, and most recently, North Carolina’s Amendment 1, whichchanged the state constitution’s to prohibit same sex marriage.

Below is the text of the resolution passed by the NAACP board of directors:The NAACP Constitution affirmatively states our objective to ensure the “political,

education, social and economic equality” of all people. Therefore, the NAACP hasopposed and will continue to oppose any national, state, local policy or legislativeinitiative that seeks to codify discrimination or hatred into the law or to remove theConstitutional rights of LGBT citizens. We support marriage equality consistent withequal protection under the law provided under the Fourteenth Amendment of the UnitedStates Constitution. Further, we strongly affirm the religious freedoms of all people asprotected by the First Amendment.

Statement from the President of the Toledo Branch of the NAACPAs President of the Toledo Branch of the NAACP I support the position of the National

Office. The NAACP must be an organization that stands for the civil and human rights ofall people across religious and philosophical lines. The NAACP must never lose its voicewhen it comes to supporting equal rights and equal protection for all people.

While theological and philosophical perspectivesmust be respected, I do not believe they should be thebasis for denying civil rights. On June 26, 2003,United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedydelivered the following opinion of the Court: “Free-dom extends beyond spatial bounds. Liberty pre-sumes an autonomy of self that includes freedom ofthought, belief, expression, and certain intimate con-duct.”

The NAACP supports justice for all citizens.Respectfully,Rev. Kevin J Bedford,President Toledo Branch, NAACP

Dear Reader. As you knowby now, the Casino On TheRiver will open this year andit is not too soon to prepareourselves and our commu-nity for this momentousevent!

That casino has beentouted as being an unprec-edented source of jobs, taxrevenues, new cab compa-nies, suppliers and vendorsand new opportunities fordown and out prostitutes andmarginalized dope dealers toget a fresh start.

It should energize asluggish drug-trafficking en-terprise in both downtownToledo and Rossford. Thealcohol lobby is heads overheels with dreams of fantas-tic sales, especially to thepoor sap who throws downhis or her entire paycheck onRED 22!

Clearly children ser-vices will need to hire morecase workers as disgruntledcasino players return to theirhomes from a night of gam-bling with only lint to showin their pockets and they takeout their bad run of blackjackon poor Shauntae andDemarcus.

Local security forceswill have a chance to beef uptheir employee rolls with theunemployed by providingthem with a gun and a badgeso that they can hang aroundthe edges of the casino andmonitor criminal activity.

Toledo and Rossford havemade plans to share the in-crease revenue that will re-sult from speeding tickets bythose racing back and forthduring their lunch hour to thecasino from nearby down-town Toledo businesses.

Consideration will begiven to a special DWI courtlocated at the county jail inanticipation of thegroundswell of new chargesdue to the unwritten casinopolicy of, “If you play here,you get drunk here!”

But the above sce-narios, you already knowabout. The help that I amtalking about is trying to keepmotivated the local blackchurch pastors who came outearly and supported casinogambling.

It appears that some ofthem are losing their zeal for

rolling snake eyes and pull-ing the one-arm bandits andnow they want to bail out ofany gambling promotion fortheir parishioners.

We need to tell them toremain strong, prayful anddiligent because the best isyet to come.

We need to encouragethem not to waffle duringthese next crucial months bywhich they will see their ea-gerly sought for dream real-ized.

I need hundreds of volun-teers to meet with me, orga-nize and be trained so that wecan go church to church andencourage these now flag-ging pastors who first sup-ported the bill that broughtthe casino to Rossford.

I need sympathetic volun-teers to cheer up their flag-ging spirits so that they arenot despondent and that theywill renew their pulpit callfor their parishioners to un-dertake the short trip toRossford and support the taxrevenues and jobs that thecasino will generate.

When these God-fearingand bible-reading casino-supporting pastors under-stand that they are not alonein their lonely vigil in await-ing the opening of thisTemple of Baal, they will beencouraged and, in turn, rallytheir congregants.

Now, if you want to vol-unteer but feel that you are illequipped to give encourage-ment and support to thesebrave pastors and the peoplewho will be directly affectedby the casino, don’t worry. Ihave assembled a crackpotteam of trainers who willslowly and thoroughly guideyou through the steps of whatit means to be an “encour-ager” or armor bearer and

thus be a blessing to thesevaliant men.

The workshops for yourtraining and edification willbe held at the downtown li-brary on June 30, 2012 from8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Meals will beserved and there is no admis-sion charge…simply sign upby June 23 and you will re-ceive a call back indicatingwhat one of the below semi-nars you have been assignedto.

WORKSHOP ONE:Worshipping the AlmightyDollar:

This workshop will takeyou into the mindset of pas-tors who have forsaken theWord of God for the lures ofthe fast and quick buck. Youwill understand the fallaciesof the Word of Faith gibber-ish by which you “name itand claim it!” and that God isobligated to you to give youwhat you want if you use acertain “magical word incan-tation.”

After this workshop, youwill be equipped to spot sucha mindset in a pastor and beable to gently but firmly leadhim back to sanity and bal-ance.

You will also be able in-struct the novice church gam-bler and his enabling pastorthat chasing after the al-mighty dollar leads to a hostof evils including the love ofmoney being the foremost.

WORKSHOP TWO:More and More andMore…Please!

This workshop will helpyou understand the psychol-ogy of what it means to betrapped in

a mindset that places theacquisition of material goodsover that of the needs of the


Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Hold47th District ConferenceSojourner’s Truth Staff

The Toledo Club of the National Association of NegroBusiness and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc, hosted the47th district conference for the North Central District this pastweekend culminating in an awards banquet on Saturday nightat the Park Inn.

Thursday’s key event was a Women’s Entrepreneur Fo-rum featuring a panel of presenters discussing “BuildingYour Business.” The panelists included Crystal Dixon, au-thor of Destiny’s Time; Olivia Holden, director of ASSETSToledo and Lolita Nunn, branch manager of the WashtenawAvenue Branch of KeyBank.

On Friday night the club held its annual Vocal ArtsCompetition for Emerging Artists and awarded first place toRonald Perkins, sponsored by the Ann Arbor, Detroit, Flint,New Metro Detroit and Pontiac clubs and second place toFranklin Brewer sponsored by the Toledo and Maumee Bayclubs.

At Saturday’s Frances T. Ashley Youth Breakfast, theoratorical contest winners were recognized. Sidney Pettyfrom the Toledo Youth Club won first place; Tyler Applewhitefrom the Grand Rapids Youth Club won second place.

Saturday’s evening banquet special recognition was forBarbara Tucker who has served as the North Central District’sgovernor for the past four years.

The North Central District is comprised of clubs in centraland northern Ohio, eastern Michigan and Pittsburgh, PA.

Denise Black Poon is president of the Toledo club,Gwendolyn Wilson-Banks is president of the Maumee Bayclub.

people. You will under-stand how pastors andpeople get caught up in thetornado of wanting, want-ing and wanting and howgambling can feed into thatmania.

After this workshop, youwill be able to lay hands onand set loose and free up

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pastors and church mem-bers who believe that gam-bling is the cure-all or pana-cea for ailing local budgetsand their own bank ac-counts.

You will thoroughly un-derstand that regardless ofthe success of gambling,enough is never enough and

that the gullible pastors,who were first caught up inthe hype of passing the ca-sino levy, were simply vic-tims of their own flesh-in-duced fantasies of biggerand richer churches and re-ceiving the applause ofman.

W O R K S H O PTHREE:

Now What?This seminar deals with

the tragic aftermath of gam-bling and for those whowere simply not strongenough to avoid its sirencall of riches, drink, foodand entertainment. Yes,these are the victims thatwill return to their churchesand meekly seek counsel-ing and guidance, maybeeven from a pastor that sup-ported this casino in thefirst place!

These maimed individu-als will need your help asyou try to re-integrate themback into their local churchfellowship. You will showthem that they must releasetheir gaming-supporting

pastor from their anger andhurt; and how they must re-channel that desire to getrich quick into other non-destructive avenues.

You will be taught thebasics of family counsel-ing, finding emergencyshelter locations, childabuse intervention hotlines, medical providersand locating bankruptcyattorneys.

Also, you will be shownhow to counsel naive pas-tors who originally thoughttheir political support ofgambling was a good thingfor the local economy butthey just did not think itthrough and now they areembarrassed and ashamedof being asked for “luckynumbers” after they give

the church benediction onSundays.

To you volunteers! Thiswill not be an easy job toundertake because you willsee and hear things that willmake you cringe and turnaway when you see howcorrupting the dollar canbe on people who only thinkthat, “gambling is fun andexciting!”

But, be strong and staythe course.

Before long, you will beon the front line of defenseawaiting the incoming ca-sualties from the BaalTemple On The MaumeeRiver.

Contact Lafe Tolliverat [email protected]


Over 250 CASA (CourtAppointed Special Advo-cates) and CRB (Citizen Re-view Board) volunteers, wholast year donated nearly19,000 volunteer hours to theabused and neglected chil-dren served by the LucasCounty Juvenile Court, werehonored on Tuesday eveningMay 15, 2012. CASA andCRB Director Carol Martinreported that in 2011 CASAvolunteers advocated for thebest interests of 601 childvictims and CRB reviewed2,808 child abuse and ne-glect cases.

Marjory Curry, a formerfoster youth who spent 11years in our local child wel-fare system living in at least 7different homes, inspired theaudience with her presenta-tion, “My Life: The Truthabout Foster Care.” Usingher personal experience as aplatform for juvenile justiceand foster care reform, Ms.Curry has devoted much ofthe last seven years advocat-ing in our local communityas well as our nation’scapital. After earning herbachelor’s and master’s de-grees form the University ofToledo, Ms. Curry was hiredas the Special Projects As-sistant with the Lucas CountyJuvenile Court where she as-sists the court administrationwith the development of poli-cies, practices, and programsthat ensure equal and fairtreatment for every youth inthe juvenile justice system.

Juvenile Court Adminis-trative Judge Denise NavarreCubbon welcomed everyoneand thanked the CASA andCRB volunteers for their im-portant contribution to theJuvenile Court and the wel-

Marjory Curry Featured Speaker at CASA/CRBRecognition EventOver 250 Volunteers Serving Our Community’s Abused and Neglected ChildrenHonoredSpecial to The Truth

fare of our community’sabused and neglected chil-dren. Former Juvenile CourtJudge Andy Devine wasproud to be in attendance toshow his support for the vol-unteers and was recognizedas the founder of the LucasCounty CASA program, thethird CASA program in thenation.

Lucas County CASA(Court Appointed SpecialAdvocate), a non-profit or-ganization that has operatedin Lucas County since 1980,is one of the oldest and mostrespected of the 1000 CASAprograms nationwide. CASAvolunteers are ordinary citi-zens who are trained to in-vestigate and monitor childabuse cases. CASA volun-teers work for the JuvenileCourt judges and are swornofficers of the court. CASA’smission is to advocate so that

child victims find safe, per-manent, nurturing homes anddo not get lost in the childwelfare system.

In addition to the advo-cacy provided by CASAguardians ad litem, when anabused or neglected child isplaced in foster care, the lawrequires a vigorous reviewprocess and allows a quali-fied, trained, and diversegroup of involved citizenvolunteers to conduct the re-view on behalf of the Juve-nile Court judges. These vol-unteers comprise the CitizenReview Board and act onbehalf of the Juvenile Courtjudge in reviewing and evalu-ating case plans to help en-sure that a safe, nurturingenvironment exists for theabused and neglected chil-dren both in out-of-home careand permanently for the fu-ture.

The volunteer recognitionevent was paid for and hostedby the CASA/CRB AdvisoryBoard whose chair is YolandaGwinn, J.D. Years of servicepins were awarded to all ofthe volunteers, and CarolKraus and Shellie Falkenbergboth of Maumee, Toni Mooreof Toledo, and Carol Hitt ofMonclova were all awardedpins recognizing 20 years ormore of volunteer service.

There continues to be a

great need for additional vol-unteers.

For information on be-coming a CASA volunteer ora volunteer member of theCitizen Review Board, visitthe CASA website atwww.casakids.net, call theCASA office located in down-town Toledo at the JuvenileJustice Center, 1801Spielbusch Ave., at 419-213-6753, or [email protected].

CASA Volunteers DavidSantiago and Ethel Dez

CASA Volunteers DorisRobertson and CeCe Norse

Marjory Curry and YolandaGwinn, chairman of the

CASACRB Advisory Board


Women for Obama HostVisit by Re-electionCampaign OfficialSpecial to The Truth

Kate Chapek, nationalwomen’s vote director for theObama for America presidentialre-election campaign, will ad-dress a noon luncheon June 2,2012 at Georgio’s Café Interna-tional, 426 Superior Ave. indowntown Toledo.

More than a dozen localwomen elected officials and com-munity leaders, includingArdenia Jones Terry, h.D., re-tired University of Toledo ad-ministrator, have organized the gathering as a campaign fundraiser that is open to thepublic. The ladies urge voters to attend and learn more about the Obama campaign’splans to advance women’s rights while serving the country for another four years.

“We’re very excited to have Kate Chapek visit Toledo,” says Jones Terry. “We’dlove to have as many people from the community come out and join in the discussionof her work in rallying not only women’s support, but the support of everyone whobelieves the president is the best choice in November.”

A graduate of Georgetown and the University of South Carolina, Chapek hasestablished herself as an asset among Democratic leaders. She helped architect mediaprojects that led to the re-elections of former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm andU.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2006. Chapek’s extensive experience in marketing andpublic relations also includes work on behalf of former presidential candidate, Gov. BillRichardson.

Based in Washington, D.C., she holds a position that is key to promoting Obama’svisibility in the months leading up to the presidential showdown of 2012.

For additional information, or to purchase tickets to the luncheon, please contactArdenia Jones Terry at (419) 265-0230. To request interviews, media may also contactJones Terry via e-mail at [email protected].

Second Annual CharityGolf Classic and AwardDinnerSpecial to The Truth

The Norman and Louise JonesFoundation will host its second an-nual Charity Golf Classic on Mon-day, June 4, at the Brandywine Coun-try Club, 6904 Salisbury Road,Maumee, Ohio 43537.

This event will kick-off with aShotgun Start/Scramble Format. Teetimes will be at 1:00 p.m. Registra-tion begins at 11 a.m. Lunch will beprovided at 11:45 a.m.

The Golf Classic will feature ex-citing putting contests, tee prizes,and a silent and live auction.Toledo’s own Jerry Anderson will serve as auctioneer during the live auction. Thisyear’s live auction items will feature a fabulous Disney World Family package forfour persons in Orlando, Florida, includes three nights hotel stay plus hopper passtickets. For the avid golfers, there will be an auction for three days of golf for afoursome at the luxurious Treetops Golf Resort in Gaylord, Michigan. Theluxurious Treetops Resort is a Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Masterpiece Course.

The Hole-In- One Prize, a 2012 Mercedes Benz E350 is being donated by VinDevers Autohaus of Sylvania.

The Co-Title Sponsors are Heidtman Steel and NuTek Steel; the Platinumsponsor is Omni Source. Sponsorship levels are still available.

The cost is $150.00 per golfer, which includes golf fees, cart, lunch and awardsdinner in the Ballroom of the Brandywine Country Club. The evenings program willfeature Motown Legend, Martha Reeves, formerly “Martha and the Vandellas”.Reeves will perform a couple of memorable hits and will serve as celebrity golfer,along with local celebrities and special guests.

The proceeds from the 2012 Golf Classic will benefit the Toledo area youthduring the Summer Enrichment Camp and throughout the school year. More than200 children (ages seven-14) will enjoy Summer Camp free of charge because of thegenerosity of sponsors, donors and participants. During the summer campexperience, children are provided academic enlightenment from local certifiedteachers and guest speakers. They also receive an introduction to effectivecommunication skills, urban gardening , wellness & nutrition, personal goal setting,dining and business etiquette, physical fitness training, and mentoring from commu-nity leaders and professionals.

Immediately prior to the new school year, the NLJF annually donates thousandsof dollars of school supplies, back packs and lunch bags to school children of LucasCounty in order to level the playing field for students who may need the hand-up.

To learn more about sponsoring, donating or registering to play, please call:NLJF (419) 724-0888 or email: [email protected]

Father’s Day Celebration for Claude Black – Jazz PianistSojourner’s Truth Staff

This year’s Father’s Day will bring to Toledo a fund-raising celebration for the area’s legendary jazzpianist, Claude Black at the Maumee Indoor The-

ater.

The 5:00 p.m. Event will be hosted by the Kalvin HughesJazz Trio with special guests jazz stylist Ramona Collinsalong with Jesse Coleman and The Jamm Band.

Tickets for the fund-raiser are on sale now at Jack’s Men’sWear (419-536-1551) and the main box office of the IndoorTheater (419-897-8902).

Advanced tickets are $20, $7.50 for children.Black, who is suffering from cancer, has played with a

multitude of musicians over the years, including jazz artistssuch as Charlie “Bird” Parker, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson andWes Montgomery. He once serve as the touring pianist forAretha Franklin.

In recent years, Black and bassist Clifford Murphy haveformed The Murphys, the house band for the local jazz clubMurphy’s, which closed its doors last year after the death ofJoan Russell.

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My Music Is Major Art ShowcaseSojourner’s Truth staff

Jelise Roberts, a Toledonative, member of the foun-dation and founder of MyMusic Is Major, returnedhome from Columbus lastweekend to organize an artshowcase at the Fort In-dustry Square Building inhonor of her late grandfa-ther, the legendary musi-cian Charles W. McDaniel.

The arts showcase fea-tured talent from local stu-dent artists and a youth jazzband from the ToledoSchool for the Arts.

The purpose of the

showcase was to raise fundsfor the Charles W.McDaniel ScholarshipFund which is designed tohelp develop young musi-cians with the goal of pre-paring them for their theirentry into the professionalworld.

Charles McDaniel be-gan to develop his musicaltalent at an early age play-ing saxophone and pianowith his father and broth-ers during high school. Heattended Miles College and

in 1950 organized theRoyal Swanks Band. Helater attended the Bach con-servatory of Music here inToledo. He joined the localmusicians union in 1958and later became the firstblack secretary/treasurer ofLocal 5-286 in 1999.

In 1993, he organized agroup of teenagers into agospel jazz group calledJelise and Company, afterhis granddaughter whom hetaught to play the saxo-phone.

Jelise Roberts with herWhitney Houston sketch

Eric Jefferson and his art

TSA band

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Mark Ward: The Show Always Goes on for theRingmaster in Cirque du SoleilSojourner’s Truth Staff

Since 1993, Mark Ward has been with Cirque du Soleil,first as a member of the company’s first permanent show inLas Vegas, Mystere, and, since 1998, as the principal charac-ter and ringmaster of the show’s touring production, Quidam.That would be a total of close to 7,000 consecutive shows inhis 19 years with the production– he’s never missed a singleshow.

Does the task ever get boring for the classically-trainedballet dancer?

“It does not get boring when you are doing something youlove,” said Ward last week during an interview by telephonewith The Truth. And at the age of 46, Ward doesn’t see anyend to his performances with Cirque du Soleil. He plans tocontinue for “as long as I want to … at least another fiveyears,” he said.

In fact, Ward’s mentor with the show is a colleague whois about to celebrate his 80th birthday. Good news for the restof the troupe who might envision long careers on the roadwith Cirque. The production visits a town a week for 10weeks before the cast gets a two-week reprieve from thebright lights. They will be in Toledo at the Huntington Centerfor a total of five shows in three days from June 8 to June 10.

Ward’s success in ballet certainly could not have beenpredicted by a quick glance at his childhood. He grew up inDenton, TX, not exactly a hot bed for the classics of any type.And in true Texas form, Ward was addicted to athletics as ayouth, particularly track and field. He didn’t discover balletuntil relatively late in life – as a high schooler.

After high school, Ward headed to New York for theDance School of Harlem and the American Ballet Companyand, after eight years of performing with various companiesin the U.S. and abroad,, joined Cirque du Soleil for theexperience that will define his career.

As John, the ringmaster, Ward is the audience’s guide orlink to what’s happening on stage during Quidam., the masterof ceremony with the crazy hairdo and colorful suit.

For more information on the upcoming Cirque du Soleilstop to Toledo, visit the Huntington Center website atwww.huntingtoncenter.com.

Mark Ward

John, the ringmaster


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What do you do whensomeone tells you that youcan’t do something you wantto do?

Maybe you beg by saying,“Pleeeeeeeeease??” Ormaybe you ask again andagain and again until yourparents get mad. Or you mightpout a little and wait to see ifthe answer is different later

Twice as Good by Richard Michelson,illustrated by Eric Velasquezc.2012, Sleeping Bear Press $16.95 / $18.95 Canada 32 pagesBy Terri Schlichenmeyer

Eventually, one of thegolfers let Willie be a caddy,which meant carrying a heavybag filled with golf clubs.That didn’t stop Willie, ei-ther; in fact, he worked twiceas hard because being “good”at his job wasn’t goodenough. Soon, he was earn-ing money at being a caddy.

Then one day, someoneasked Willie to play a roundof golf and Willie loved it!From then on, every chancehe got, he practiced. By timehe entered high school, hewas one of the best golfersaround. He even entered com-petitions.

Still, lots of white golfers

on.But when young Willie

Powell was told that hecouldn’t do something hewanted to do, it just madehim work harder to reach hisgoal. In the new book Twiceas Good by RichardMichelson, illustrated byEric Velasquez, you’ll seehow Willie made his dream

come true.Even though he was just

in third grade, Willie Powellwas a very fast runner.

He had to be fast. TheEdgewater Golf Course wasseven miles away and it wasone of the most beautifulplaces Willie had ever seen.Each day after school, he ranto Edgewater, then he ranback home by nightfall.

Willie wanted to learn toplay golf on the smooth lawnsat Edgewater, but the golferstold him that “his kind”wasn’t welcome there. Hewas used to that, though. Hewas often the only Negro boywherever he went and thatdidn’t stop Willie. He wentto Edgewater anyhow, everychance he got.

didn’t want Willie playingon their course. Theywouldn’t let him join the clubor share their clubhouse. ButWillie had dreams, not onlyfor himself but for his babydaughter, too.

He knew that someday,there’d be a place where shecould learn to play golf, too,and nobody would turn heraway. Willie was sure there’dbe a course like that, even ifhe had to build it himself…

Got a kid who wants to bethe next Tiger on the links?Show him (or her!) that some-one helped groom the courseby reading Twice as Good.

Author Richard

Michelson took the true storyof a boy who refuses to take“no” for an answer to hisdreams, and makes it into akid-friendly story of perse-verance in the face of racism.I liked that Michelson giveshis young hero a gracefuldetermination with no roomfor discouragement (whichis very inspirational), andEric Velasquez’s illustrationsfit Michelson’s story to a tee.

I think that if your three-to-six-year-old loves a goodread-aloud, this is one to puton the roster. For you, Twiceas Good is a book that’s hardto say “no” to.

Rap fans can’t leave italone, so neither can I.

These two rap superstarsstill command a lot of atten-tion and interest.

From the Coachella holo-gram to the revamped Be-hind The Music, their pres-ence in the game is still loudand clear.

It’s important to point outthat both artists would havestill been legendary even ifthere had never been any feudor hostility. There’s a fineline between examining theirremarkable careers and list-ing what truly happened with-out always making it seemlike the East Coast/WestCoast war defined them. Itdidn’t define them.

I’m gonna spend this weekand next week offering a takeon both artists and their lega-cies that I hope you all readand enjoy.

Walk with me.

Was It All A Dream?

A Look at The NotoriousB.I.G. and Tupac ShakurBy Michael HayesMinister of Culture

If you watch Notorious,you get a sense that 2Pac andBiggie hung out a few times.

Shooting pool here, par-tying there. But it barelybreaks the surface of howtight they were.

Their friendship and alli-ance was much closer andstronger than it is often por-trayed. If you do the research,talk to the right people andpay attention to some of themedia from ‘93/’94 you un-derstand that these two shouldnever have become enemies.

They really were aroundeach other’s homes and

crews, not just shows.

Even though Tupac wasborn and reared for 18 yearsas a New York City resident,for some reason he chose toattack his hometown andclaim it was retaliation forset ups, style biting and otherperceived grievances at thetime he and Biggie fell out.

But where’s the proof?In this very column, I in-

terviewed Nashiem Myrick alittle over a year ago.

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Toledo Museum of ArtGives Active MilitaryFamilies Special Offers AllSummer LongSpecial to The Truth

The Toledo Museum of Art(TMA) has been designated a2012 Blue Star Museum.Through a collaborative pro-gram with the National En-dowment for the Arts, BlueStar Families and the U.S.Department of Defense, BlueStar Museums provide specialoffers to military families inrecognition of their service tothe nation.

More than 1,500 museumsacross America are participat-ing this year by offering freeadmission to active duty mili-tary personnel and their families from Memorial Day (May 28) through Labor Day (Sept.3).

Because TMA is open to the public free of charge year round, free parking and a 10percent discount on purchases in the Museum Store also are being provided to those inactive duty and their immediate families. To receive the benefit, military personnel mustshow appropriate identification.

Leadership support for Blue Star Museums has been provided by MetLife Foundationthrough Blue Star Families. A complete list of participating museums is available atwww.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

This is the third consecutive year TMA has been part of the program.

Downtown ToledoImprovement DistrictPresents “Lunch at LevisSquare” Concert Series

“Eat to the Beat on Thursdays” In an effort to promote more pedestrian traffic in the central business district and to

create an opportunity for downtown workers and visitors to enjoy a refreshing mid-daybreak near the end of a busy work week, the Downtown Toledo Improvement District,Inc. (DTID) is again sponsoring a free downtown luncheon concert series in LevisSquare. “Lunch at Levis Square” will occur every Thursday, May 31 through August 30from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.

Levis Square is located at the intersection of Madison Avenue and N. St. Clair Streetin downtown Toledo.

2012 Lunch at Levis Square Entertainment ScheduleEvery Thursday May 31 – August 30 from 12 noon – 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 31 Benny of the Jets, rock NEW THIS YEARThursday, June 7 Rachel Richardson, acoustic folk/soul NEW THIS YEARThursday, June 14 Johnny Reed & the Houserockers, bluesThursday, June 21 Rodney Parker & the Liberty Beach Band, country

NEW THIS YEARThursday, June 28 Extra Stout, Irish genreThursday, July 5 Grapesmugglers Lite, R&B/jazz NEW THIS YEARThursday, July 12 The Dan & Don Show, pop/rockThursday, July 19 Kyle White, folk rockThursday, July 26 Glass City Steel, steel drum/island musicThursday, August 2 Dezire, MotownThursday, August 9 Bliss, folk/acoustic NEW THIS YEARThursday, August 16 Johnny Rodriguez, light rockThursday, August 23 The Swamp Kings, blues & rockThursday, August 30 David Browning, pop/folk


The Best in the Midwest:The History of the Moors

This event will feature a talk from El Hajj KhalidA. Samad on the story of the original Moors inToledo, Ohio. He will also share the methods he hasused to reach at risk youth, prevent urban violenceand reform gang members, neighborhoods, com-munities and cities.

El Hajj Khalid A. Samad will reveal informationand sacred locations of artifacts, vortexes and ac-tual existing sites located here in the Toledo com-munity; Minister Damu Crenshaw EL of TheMoorish Temple will expound on present dayMoors.

Saturday, May 26 at The Truth Gallery, 1811 Adams Street, Toledo from 3 to 7 pm.For more information call 419-777-4999 or email [email protected].

TPS school operated inpartnership with UT to rec-ognize graduatesTuesdaySpecial to TheTruthToledo Early CollegeHigh School, a Toledo Pub-lic Schools high school oper-ated in partnership with TheUniversity of Toledo, hasbeen issued a Bronze Medalby U.S. News and WorldReportas part of its 2012“Best High Schools”edition.Toledo Early CollegeHigh School allows studentsto earn college credit whilein high school. Located onthe UT Scott Park Campus ofEnergy and Innovation, earlycollege students begin theirstudies with high schoolcourses and college coursesare added to their curriculumin their junior and senioryears. Students can graduatehigh school with up to 60college credits – the equiva-lent of two years ofcollege.U.S. News and WorldReportissued the BronzeMedal to schools that meet anumber of academic achieve-ment criteria as judged bythe publication, including

U.S. News Ranks Toledo Early College High Schoolamong Nation’s Best

college readiness, math andreading. Toledo studentsscored 100 percent proficientin math and 98 percent profi-cient in reading.“The Uni-versity of Toledo is proud topartner with Toledo PublicSchools to give these studentsthe unique opportunity to bea high school student and acollege student at the sametime,” said WilliamMcMillen, Ph.D., UT pro-vost and executive vice presi-dent for academic affairs.“The successes of the stu-dents in the Toledo EarlyCollege High School trulyshould be celebrated for theirability to excel at both thehigh school and college lev-els simultaneously.”The To-ledo Early College HighSchool opened for the 2005-06 academic year and gradu-ated its first class of studentsin May, 2009. TPS will cel-ebrate the 2012 graduates at2 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 inNitschke Auditorium on theUT Main Campus.Early Col-leges in Ohio got their start in2003, whenKnowledgeWorks, working

with the Bill &Melinda GatesFoundation and the OhioDepartment of Education andothers, created the Ohio HighSchool Transformation Ini-tiative (OHSTI) and EarlyCollege High School Initia-tive reform models partly inresponse to the state’s poorgraduation rate.The programis designed to increase thenumber of first-generation,low-income, English lan-guage learners and studentsof color completing a four-year degree. Toledo EarlyCollege High School isamong nine early college highschools initiated byKnowledgeWorks that arenow a part of EDWorks’FastTrack high school approach,which is a subsidiary ofKnowledgeWorks. Twoother Ohio early college highschools also were issuedBronze Medals – DaytonEarly College Academy andYoungstown EarlyCollege.The state’s EarlyCollege High Schools haveconsistently reported morethan 33 percent of studentsgraduate from high school

with both a high school di-ploma and two years of col-lege credit or an associatedegree.“The Ohio early col-leges are still in their educa-tional infancy, but the suc-cess of Youngstown, DECAand Toledo early college highschools is emblematic of what

can occur, even over a shortspan of time, when dedicatedprofessionals endeavor tocreate challenging academicprograms,” said Thomas J.Lasley, II, executive directorof the Ohio Early CollegeAssociation. “Such programsare essential if our young

people are going to be com-petitive for future jobs in aglobalized marketeconomy.”To see the U.S.News and WorldReportranking of ToledoEarly College HighSchool,visit utole.do/techs.

This is my daughter Kendra Purifie. She has been missing since lastThursday. She has not been to school and she has not come home. The lastperson she talked to was Mya Jackson her younger aunt who claims shedoesn’t know where she is. If any one has seen her or knows where she maybe. Pm me or notify the police. Thank You...

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Every year around thistime I write my annual mes-sage, usually to those gradu-ating from high school, but itmay be time to expand it toanyone completing educationat any level.

For minorities, I think wesometimes take for grantedhow hard our previous gen-erations fought just for us tohave access to education.

The same way it’s an up-hill battle to get some stu-dents to learn these days, ifyou go back a few genera-tions it was an uphill battlefor someone to get a book intheir hands. There was a thirstfor knowledge, for advance-

Message to GraduatesBy Michael HayesMinister of Culture

ment. There was a deep andabiding commitment to im-proving quality of lifethrough higher education.

Remember that scene inThe Color Purple whereCealy’s sister was teachingher how to read by naming allthe things in the kitchen?That’s not just Hollywoodembellishment, that’s reallyan example of how rare itwas for our people to be liter-ate… much less educated.

In 2012 what does it meanto have those titles next toyour name?

I guess there was a timebefore I was born when acollege education was afford-able and a job after graduat-ing was basically guaranteed.

But for the last few de-cades the opportunities toachieve either one have de-creased drastically. Obtain-ing a college degree was sup-posed to be a reliable meansout of financial hardship. Buthigher learning has such ahigh price tag these daysthanks to loans and inflatedcosts no one can explain.Ironically, obtaining a degree

actually keeps many peoplecloser to the poverty line un-til they find that job thatchanges their fortunes forgood. But, where is that jobgoing to come from?

President Barack Obamasaid earlier this spring that heand Michelle, JUST finishedpaying off their college loansbarely eight years ago.

That’s a married couplein their 50s with Ivy Leagueeducations who eventuallyfound good jobs (and thenreally good jobs, obviously).

We’ve all heard about howbad the job market is, and it’sno exaggeration.

There really are graduatedegree holders competingwith high school students forfast food jobs and paperroutes. We’ve had a swell ofeducated men and womendumped into the workforcewith fewer and fewer placesthat exist to employ them.

You can thank RonaldReagan and the first GeorgeBush for that.

It’s safe to say that in thesedays and times we have re-turned to education as a sur-

vival tool. We are back togoing against all odds to ob-tain the learning and skillswe need just to make our-selves only marginally moreprepared than the next per-son in line.

Some industries thrivewhile others falter, so whatever field of study you de-vote yourself to make sureit’s one that has earning po-tential (something I wouldtell myself if I could do it allover again). Also, the “GoodOle Boy” network is still aliveand kicking.

Who you know can makea world of difference for thosein the loop or spell completerejection for those not in theloop.

Get your education. Nomatter if it’s Devry, ITT, thefull universityexperience…whatever. Butbe aware of what you aregetting yourself into and howyou can make the most of thetime and money you’ll bespending.

Even though things aretight, they are getting better.

An education is an invest-

ment in more than just theamount of money you bringhome, it’s the understanding

you gain about how the worldworks and what you can teachthe next person.

The following is a list ofgraduate shout outs.

I was on facebook and posted a stat asking anyone whoknew a graduate to comment so I could congratulate themin this article, so here you go.

Alizia Moore, Bachelors of Sociology, Lourdes Col-lege

Tammy Jamison. B.S.N., Lourdes CollegeTasia Jett, Central Catholic H.S.Todje Jett, Old West End AcademyChris Jones, Start H.S.Chrishanna Jones, Woodward H.S.Cortney Jones, Start H.S.Keonte Jones, Bowsher H.S.Vernon Anthony Hickman, Bachelors in Science, Uni-

versity of ToledoE.J. Irby, Scott H.S.Faith Mc Glown, Masters in Education, University of

ToledoEdwin Thomas Claybourne, Toledo Early College at

U.T.Samantha Heckman, Whitmer H.S.Eric Heckman, Whitmer H.S.

Special Acknowledgement to my cuzzo Terrell Scottgetting his degree up in Detroit.

And also the newest singer/songwriter on U.G.E., whoalong with being a neo soul songstress also just completedher Bachelors in Women/Gender Studies at

The University of Toledo… Shardae Lady Dae Moss.

Congratulations to you all!And if you don’t know how you got on this list, thank

whoever you know that knows me on facebook becausethey looked out for you and your accomplishment!

recording sessions for “WhoShot Ya”.

I’ve spoken directly to theman who made the recordthat many wrongly assume asthe musical spark that lit thefeud.

His account of the storycarries great significance andhe points out that the songwas made before 2Pac wasshot at Quad Studios. He eventold me how Biggie’s ver-sion was the third version ofthe song after the beat wasinitially given to KeithMurray and then L.L. Cool J.The way the scene plays outin Notorious is just how vari-ous people close to Biggie,Puff, Bad Boy and J.M. allremember it happening.

No set up. No planned hit.2Pac was making enemies leftand right at an alarming pace.

The Behind The Musicepisode featuring Nas shedsnew light on just how manyNew York-area artists hadwanted to confront 2Pacabout his growing animositytowards the East Coast.

You got Nas yoking himup on sight, but there was along line of New York-basedartists wanting to confrontPac about all the disses. So ifthe urban legend depicts ‘Pacas a victim who waged thisrighteous war against friendswho turned out to beenemies…that just isn’t ac-curate or supported by evi-dence.

To say that Biggie bit hisstyle isn’t accurate or sup-

ported by evidence.What is more accurate

is that 2Pac deliberatelychanged his image to stayrelevant in a music indus-try that was starting to tran-sition from the early 90sWest Coast dominance tothe mid 90s East Coast re-surgence.

2 Pac’s MakeoverEven with a few run-ins

with the law and minor con-troversy, 2Pac was still aglowing example of all thatwas good about rap music

in his pre-Death Row days.He had loyal fans but not

necessarily break out com-mercial success.

It’s just my opinion here,but I think he or someonewith a hand in his career de-cided to intentionally make adrastic change to his image.Perhaps to tie his artistic per-sona to some of the incidentshe was having beyond thestage and the studio.

Along with that change inimage came a drastic changein his sound, and instead of

B.I.G. and Tupac(Continued from Page 10)

being signed to Interscope ashe had been since ’92, nowDeath Row/Interscope be-came his home in a deliber-ate move to turn him from a


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B.I.G. and Tupac(Continued from Page 13)socially –aware and conscious artist to a more gimmick-based hardcore artist.

You don’t make songs like “Brenda’s Got A Baby” and“Keep Ya Head Up” by accident.

I believe those truly represented how Tupac was raisedand the man that he would have been. But, when you transi-tion from that kind of material to songs like “Ambitionz AsA Ridah” and “Toss It Up” that doesn’t happen by accidenteither.

Let’s just say that the whole coastal feud and beef withBad Boy was something drummed up by executives at DeathRow and Interscope to turn 2Pac from a platinum-sellingartist into a diamond-selling artist, it worked. Because that’sexactly what happened.

If you look at it strictly from the perspective of how manyunits were sold at various points in his career, 2Pac goingfrom a positive, uplifting artist to a negative gangsta-rapartist resulted in his sales more than tripling. The darker hegot, the more money he made.

But the money he made was nothing compared to themoney being made off of him.

His original contract with Interscope was inked far beforethe days of rapper/moguls negotiating to get better percent-ages and options. It’s often been said that one of the ways totell when an artist is being jerked is when they have an

overflowing vault of un-released material yet they don’t ownany of their masters or publishing.

It’s an old school record industry pimp tactic to keep anartist with cash in his hand, but asset broke and constantly inthe studio. Death Row has been sued more than any other 90srap label for not paying or crediting songwriters, producersor artists correctly.

Suge Knight didn’t have a background in the businessaspect of music.

He wasn’t an executive. Tupac was at the end of hiscontract.

There’s a lot to suggest that everything that transpiredafter the Quad Studio screams of foul play. But, as Puffy hasoften said in the years since the tragic losses of both artists,music has an energy to it and everyone has to be careful whatthey speak into existence.

“I don’t have time here. I don’t have time to lay the hook!You do that after I leave!”

That is a quote from Tupac speaking on his own mortality.Every man makes their own destiny, but it’s quite possible

that we lost one the most iconic artists of our time even beforehe left this earth.

Be careful of the people you let in your head.

Next week, part two.

CLASSIFIEDSCLASSIFIEDSMay 09, 2012

NORTHGATE APARTMENTS610 STICKNEY AVENUE

Now Accepting Applications for 1 and 2 Bed-room Apartments

Mature Adult Community for Persons 55 andOlder. Rent Based on Income. Heat, Appliances,Drapes, Carpeting Included. Call (419) 729-7118for details.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY/EQUALOPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Finish Drywall and PaintingResidential and commercial

Patch and match existing texturesReferences upon request

419-280-2967

Wanted to Buy:Diabetes SuppliesEarn up to $12 per box of 100 test stripsMust

expire after September 2012. Leave labels onboxes.We remove and shred.

Call 419-740-7162 and leave message.

POLICE OFFICERThe Village of Ottawa Hills is accepting applica-

tions for the position of part-time Police Officer.Required training and experience:Must have a minimum of a two year college

degree or equivalent, from an accredited college oruniversity. Must be commissioned as a PeaceOfficer according to the rules of the Ohio PeaceOfficer Training Council. Must be available forweekends and holidays. Written, physical, andpsychological tests are required, as well as anextensive background check.

Starting wage: $18.25 /hr part-time.Applications are available at the Village Offices,

2125 Richards Rd., or online from the Village website:

www.ottawahills.org/policeTo apply, submit an application and signed Back-

ground Removal Standards form to:Police Officer PositionOttawa Hills Police Department2125 Richards RoadOttawa Hills, OH 43606All applications are due by 05/18/2012.The Village of Ottawa Hills is an equal opportu-

nity employer.

POLICE DISPATCHERThe Village of Ottawa Hills is accepting applica-

tions for the position of part-time Police Dispatcher.Required training and experience:High school graduate or G.E.D. equivalency.

Must be available for weekends and holidays. Mustbe able to perform multiple tasks at once. Priorcomputer experience with ability to type 35 wpm andthe ability to remain calm under pressure are a must.Written, physical, and psychological tests are re-quired, as well as an extensive background check.

Starting wage: $13.00 /hr part-time.Applications are available at the Village Offices,

2125 Richards Rd., or online from the Village website:

www.ottawahills.org/policeTo apply, submit an application and signed Back-

ground Removal Standards form to:Dispatcher PositionOttawa Hills Police Department2125 Richards RoadOttawa Hills, OH 43606All applications are due by 05/18/2012.The Village of Ottawa Hills is an equal opportu-

nity employer.

INTERESTED BIDDERS:Purchasing BuildingDEMOLITION project

Sealed bids will be accepted by the Board ofEducation of the Toledo Public School District until1:00 p.m. on May 23, 2012 at the Toledo PublicSchools Treasurers’ Room 3, 420 E. ManhattanBlvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608, for all labor, material andsupervision necessary for the demolition of the Pur-chasing Building as more fully described in thedrawings and specifications for the project preparedby Macpherson Architects and will be opened pub-licly and read immediately thereafter.

Bid Documents for the project may be examinedat the F.W. Dodge plan room in Columbus, BuildersExchange in Toledo, University of Toledo – CapacityBuilding, E.O.P.A. – Hamilton Building, NorthwestOhio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and ThePlan Room in Ann Arbor, Construction Associationof Michigan, Toledo Regional Chamber of Com-merce and Ohio Construction News.

Bidders may obtain copies of the documentsstarting May 4, 2012 which can be purchasedfrom Becker Impressions, 4646 Angola Road,Toledo, Ohio 43615, phone: (419) 385-5303. Draw-ings may be obtained on CD-ROM for no costwith the purchase of the specifications.

A PREBID CONFERENCE is scheduled for May11, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. at the Purchasing Building, 443East Manhattan Blvd., Toledo, Ohio 43608.

If you have any questions or a need for additionalinformation, please direct all questions in [email protected] , by phone at (419) 776-5600, or fax at (877) 281-0784.

Bid Package – Purchasing BuildingBid Item No. 1 Purchasing BuildingDemolition $ 156,846

St. Martin de PorresParish is seeking a part-time accountant, 12-16

hours a week. Proficiency in QuickBooks andMicrosoft Excel, a must. Experience in a churchsetting, a plus. Associate degree in accounting isrequired. Send letter of inquiry and resume, withreferences, to Search committee, St. Martin dePorres Catholic Church, 1119 W. Bancroft St., To-ledo, Ohio 43606. Email [email protected]. For more informationcall 419-241-4544.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITYThe Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority invites

college students to apply for an eight – ten (8-10)week internship in the field(s) of Finance and/orInformation Technology beginning approximatelyJune 1, 2012. Those interested may submit theirresume to Human Resources, One Maritime Plaza,Toledo, Ohio 43604 [email protected] no later thanMay 11, 2012.

Little Generation Day CareGraduation & Open House

May 18th, 2:00 p.m.700 Eleanor St. Toledo, Ohio 43612

Please consider car pooling - limited space.See you there!(419) 724-7920

PUBLIC NOTICE

LCCS is seeking proposals from non-profit andfor-profit agencies or entities capable and willing toprovide Educational Support and EnhancementServices and Alternative School Suspension/Expul-sion Services to families/children. RFP materials willbe available from May 9 at 9:00 a.m., through May22, 2012 at 4:00 p.m., at 705 Adams St., Toledo,Ohio, 43604. To make arrangements to pick up anRFP packet, call 419-213-3658.

An applicant information meeting regarding theRFP will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 9:00a.m., in Room 913, 705 Adams St.

The deadline for submitting completed propos-als (NO FAX) is Thursday, June 7, 2012, at 4:00p.m. No proposal will be accepted after thatdeadline.

By: Dean Sparks, Executive DirectorLucas County Children Services

AOD THERAPISTUnison Behavioral Health Group, Inc. is seeking

an experienced AOD Therapist to provide individual,family and group counseling and case managementservices.

Candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree,Master’s Degree preferred and have a minimum oftwo years experience working with adults with men-tal health and chemical dependency issues. Dualmental health (LSW, LISW, PC, PCC) and chemicaldependency licensure (CDCA, LCDC II, LCDC III orLICDC) required.

Send resume with salary requirements orapply to:

Human Resources - AODUnison Behavioral Health Group, Inc.

1425 Starr Ave.Toledo, OH 43605Fax: 419-936-7574


EOE

Notice to Bidders: Inquiry # FY12-123, (Project# 0054-12-736) for McComas Village Restrooms forthe University of Toledo. Sealed bids for this projectmust be clearly marked with the project number onall inner and outer envelopes and/or shipping con-tainers. Bids must be addressed and delivered tothe University of Toledo, Facilities and Construction,Plant Operations, Room 1100, 2925 E. Rocket Drive,MS 216, Toledo, Ohio 43606 before 2:00 p.m.,Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Bids will be publicly openedthat same day at 2:05 p.m. in the Plant OperationsBuilding, Room 1000. Copies of Plans, Specifica-tions, and Bid Forms may be obtained from BeckerImpressions, 4646 Angola Road, Toledo, Ohio43615. Call 419-385-5303 for an appointment topick up bid package. A cost of $35.00 will be chargedper set. Any further information may be obtainedfrom Jerry Voll of Duket Architects Planners at 419-255-4500. One Pre-Bid Conference will be held onTuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the PlantOperations Building, Room 1000, at the University ofToledo, 2925 E. Rocket Drive, Toledo, OH 43606.Total Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond are requiredper section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. EDGEParticipation Goal: 10%. Project Estimate:$262,000.00; Breakdown: General Const:$200,000.00 and Plumbing: $62,000.00.

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Pictured from left to right:Front row….Mother Pearl Hunt, Mother Mattie Sommerville, Mother Margie Smith,Mother Willa Mae Dixon, Mother Louise Hairston seated in wheel chair, Mother FloraMack, Mother Dora Garner, Mother Lucyetta Price ….Second row….Mother Jean Scott, Mother Louise Gales, Pastor James H. Willis, Sr.,Mother Eioleen Adams, Mother Berene S. Miller

On Sunday May 13,2012 at the 10:45 a.m.service, St. Paul Mission-ary Baptist Church hon-ored 12 mothers for“Mothers Day.” Accord-ing to Rev. James H.Willis, Sr. Senior Pastor,this was the eighty…80… and up crowd.

The oldest activemember (Mother LouiseHairston) seated in the

St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Honors Mothers onMothers DaySubmitted by Rev. James H. Willis, Sr.

wheel chair is 98 yearsold and she looks forwardto coming to church eachSunday.

Each mother in thegroup was given a certifi-cate noting the scripturefrom Hebrew 11:1 stat-ing “Now faith is the sub-stance of things hoped forand the evidence of thingsnot seen”…This passagedemonstrates how each

mother has gone forwardand reached the pointwhere they are in life….“By Faith”…….

According to PastorWillis, these mothersshow how much they lovethe Lord by their action.They are committed todoing His will, and aregood roll models for theyounger people of thecongregation.

Indiana Avenue MBC Annual Senior Citizens PrayerBreakfastSojourner’s Truth Staff

General Practiceincluding

Criminal (Misdemeanor and Felony)Traffic, DUI, Juvenile and Civil

Litigation

David A. BakerAttorney at Law

338 North Erie St.Suite 100

Toledo, Ohio 43604

Office: 419.241.4100Cell: 419.508.4004Fax: 419.244.6335


Thirty-one years ago, In-diana Avenue MissionaryBaptist Church inauguratedits Senior Day program witha special service on Sundaymorning. A Fun Day waslater added to make it a Se-nior Weekend.

Seven years ago, SisterPatricia Hurley suggested aHall of Fame be establishedin order to honor the serviceand achievements of the se-niors of Indiana Avenue.

All through these years,Sister Clara Jackson, a re-tired City of Toledo seniorcitizens coordinator, hasserved as chairman of theevent.

Once again, last Satur-day, May 19, the congrega-tion of Indiana Avenue gath-

ered to honor its own andheld its annual Senior Citi-zens Prayer Breakfast in theStephenson Roberts Fellow-ship Hall and inducted ninemore members into the Hallof Fame, much to the sur-prise of those so honored.

Azilee Adams was hon-ored for her service in thearea of religion; JoRay Bates

for education; Ella Edwardsfor mentoring; LaGwanda“Joyce” Parker for business/industry; Deborah Robertsfor community service; Der-rick Roberts for music;Shirley Ware forvolunteerism; Lillie Watkinsfor caregiving and ThomasWes for athletics.

Seated: Mother Shirley Ware, Mother Ella Edwards, Sis JoRay Bates, DeborahRoberts, Sis Lillie Watkins, Derrick RobertsStanding: Jean Williams, Pastor John Roberts, Jerome Graham, Sis Clara Jackson,Wilma Brown, Sis Florence Butts, Sis Maxine Forney Mother Ella Edwards, Pastor John Roberts, Mother Shirley Ware

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