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NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONSWorking together as a unit

KEEPING BUSYLima woman still employed at 78

GIVING BACKNathan L. Michael was the quiet philanthropist

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On The Cover:The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Neighborhood Association meets at Health Partners of Western Ohio. Members include Blythe Randall, Elton Cannon, Virgie Ulmer, Cindy Brownlow, Preston Pugh, the Rev. Bob Horton and Melinda Gordon. Also pictured are A'Honesty Reynolds, Anthony Reynolds and Kiarra Cowan.

— Lindsay Brown • The Lima News

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FEaturEsLifetime of volunteering . . . . . 10By Christina Ryan Claypool

Neighborhood associations . . . 12By Adrienne McGee

The quiet philanthropist . . . . . 16 By Jeanne Porreca

dEpartmEntsYour Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5At Our Age Q&A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Sports Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Seasonings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Events calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 CommEntaryOn My Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4By Adrienne McGee

Portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6By Jill Campbell

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It’s not just politics. It’s not just block watches. It’s about neighborhood.

Lima’s group of neighborhood associations, organized under the Lima-Allen County Neighborhoods in Partnership umbrella, is an example of people working together.

They’re eager to speak up for their neighborhoods, for rea-sons from crime prevention to bettering infrastructure, and the groups help focus their voices. It’s a tough thing to go to Lima City Council meetings — much less speak up at them. Do you even know when your city or township government holds meetings? These folks do.

But it’s much more than griping at government officials and barking until some problem is fixed. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Neighborhood Association has a prayer list, and they offer monetary condolences to families who have lost a loved one in addition to solving community problems. Eastside Neigh-borhood Association members’ hearts were broken when an elderly man’s home was robbed and he and his wife’s wed-ding rings were taken. They were eager to post signs to help prevent such things. Country Club Hills Neighborhood Associ-ation owns its own park, the better to have picnics, and oper-ates www.cchtl.org to better connect everyone.

Sure, the political struggles are there. They always will be. There will always be a section of town that thinks it’s treated like the ugly stepchild. It doesn’t have the same fill-in-the-blank as the neighborhood on the swanky end of town. Fur-ther, the squeaky wheel will always get the grease. Sometimes government just doesn’t act until there’s a crisis.

But instead of waiting, neighborhood associations are out doing — holding those block watches and those community clean-up days, finishing the projects the city has on hold. They’re doing, and you’re officially invited to help.

On my mind

Adrienne McGee

Lifestyle/Special Sections Editor


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your family’s needs. If so, ensure that your named executor is able to serve and that the beneficiaries are listed and distributions are made according to your wishes. Depending on your situation, a trust may offer an option to keep your personal affairs private.

If you have a trust, make sure that your selected trustees and beneficiaries are still living and have the capacity to act and that your wishes for distribution are still the same. Consider the impact of ongoing and significant changes to the tax structure that can greatly impact your family’s finances.

Decide who wields the powerIf you have taken the responsible step of appointing someone

power of attorney, take the time to review their ability to perform these duties. If you feel that your POA’s judgment may be com-promised, contact an experienced elder law attorney who can

help you make any changes necessary. The process of removing your old POA is called revocation and it must be thoroughly docu-mented to be effective.

Getting organizedHaving your financial and legal documents up to date is critical,

but it will not matter if they cannot be found. Gather all paper-work related to wills, trusts, power of attorney, Social Security and health insurance cards, military discharge records, property deeds, cemetery lot records, stock certificates, vehicle titles, bank state-ments, insurance policies and tax returns.

Organizing these documents and making your family members aware of their location will mean that your loved ones will have the information they need to secure your assets.

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Portrait

By Jill Campbell

Keeping busyLima woman chooses to continue working at 78

Some people might not consider getting to work at McDon-ald’s by 5:30 a.m. prestigious.

“Serving people is prestigious to me,” says the 78-year-old woman who has worked outside her home most of her life. “Working keeps my body moving, I can use the money, and enjoy making people happy. I like my customers.”

Nancy Mangette was born Feb. 26, 1934, in Cleveland, to Thomas and Grace Brown.

“My dad worked for a large supermarket chain, Fisher Brothers, in Lakewood,” Mangette said. “My mother was a nurse working in a hospital where she contracted tuberculosis. She died in 1939 at the age of 26. I was 5 years old.”

During their mother’s illness and since their dad had to work, Mangette and her younger sister lived with their maternal grand-parents in Cleveland.

“My mom was in the hospital for about two years before she died, so my sister and I do not remember her. Our grandmother was like a mother to us. My grandfather worked for Prudential Insurance Company and had a debit route in West Cleveland. They were not well-to-do, but we got what we needed. I had a very good childhood,” she said. “I have warm memories of living with my grandparents.”

About four years after her mother’s death, her dad married a woman named Helen.

“She was a good stepmother,” Mangette said. “My dad bought Brown’s Market in Lakeview in the early 1940s, so my sister and I went to live with our dad and new stepmother. The parting from my grandparents was a bit of transition. My grandparents didn’t want us to leave their home.”

Thomas and Helen Brown had four more children, making for a family with six children.

While living in Lakeview, Mangette worked at Brown’s Market. She met her husband, Francis, through his sister. They married and moved to Lima. Her husband retired from Standard Oil.

“We’ve been happily married for 58 years,” Mangette said. “We have eight children, 23 grandchildren and nine great-grandchil-dren." One great-grandchild is serving in Afghanistan.

Mangette stayed home for a few years to raise her eight children all born within 11 years.

“Our youngest are fraternal twins, a boy and a girl. One is 6’4” and the other is 5’3”, Mangette said, laughing. “My husband helped with all of our babies, and we rarely left them with a bab-ysitter.”

A desire to send her children to Catholic schools motivated Mangette to get out and work to help pay tuition, but she’s still


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Nancy Mangette has worked at McDonald's on Shawnee Road in Lima for over 20 years.

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working today. “I do not think I would keep myself busy at home. On my Wednesdays off, I volunteer at the St. Rose School cafeteria. I work there with my best friend Lorraine Bresler,” Man-gette said. “We worked together at Nickel's Bakery during the '60s and '70s.”

Mangette also worked for Harris IGA on Breese Road for 15 years. “Jim Harris and his family were kind and generous people,” she said.

She relishes two weekly family traditions: every Sunday her hus-band takes her for a ride. “A Sunday drive gets me ready for the work week,” she said.

On Friday nights, the couple invites all their children and grand-children (who sometimes bring friends) over for dinner.

“I think it’s great,” she said. “My children thank me for dinner and give me hugs. I like company, and my husband always helps me prepare. People are welcome at our house.”

Mangette rises at 2:45 a.m. but has no plans of quitting work.“You come to a point in life where you like to be needed, so

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By Christina Ryan Claypool

When you use the word, “volunteer,” there are prob-ably few folks in west central Ohio that have given more to their com-

munity than Connie Hornung. The Lima native has volun-teered her time doing public relations, coordinating com-munity resources and cultural awareness events for numerous organizations. She is also well-known for her musical gifts both vocally and piano and organ.

Born Constance L. Levy more than 60 years ago, to the late Nathan and Jane Levy, the civic-minded citizen says she learned the importance of volunteering from her parents.

“Mostly, I have done volunteer work all my life. My parents always volunteered,” Hornung said.

Along with his twin brother, Aaron, Connie’s father co-owned Hart’s Jewelry Store in downtown Lima for almost five decades. Her dad opened the store in 1938. While growing up, she spent her “Christmas vacations and summers selling costume jewelry.”

Hornung graduated from Lima Senior High School and later from The Ohio State University with a degree in secondary education, majoring in English. She also studied speech and theater and spent years as a substitute teacher in both Colum-bus and Lima.

Right after college, she married another Lima native, Roger Hornung, who is also an OSU graduate. For a time, they lived in Columbus, and then in Michigan. Roger was a radio D.J. in Lima on WIMA during his high school years, and again later when they moved back to Lima in the early ‘80s.

For 30 years, her husband has worked at Husky’s Lima Refin-ery. The couple recently celebrated their 40th anniversary and have three grown children: Jason Hornung, Staci Lamb and

A lifetime of volunteeringLima’s Connie Hornung lends helping hand

Connie Hornung, of Lima, has given a lifetime of vol-unteering for numerous organizations.



Julie Hornung. They also have four grandchildren.To list all the organizations that Hornung has been

involved with would be almost impossible. However, there are several that are very dear to her heart. She is dedicated to her work at Lima’s Temple Beth Israel Shaare-Zedek. Her Jewish beliefs are an integral part of her.

“Just growing up with the traditions and customs and family oriented congregation, I don’t think about these things. It’s just part of you,” she said. “Judaism was taught in the home. ... There were very few Jewish kids in school when I was in school.”

Hornung agrees that Temple members would say her work there is her major passion.

“This is my home temple. This is where I grew up,” said Hornung, who is the current Temple president. She has also served as the Lay-Led Sabbath Service Leader at Temple Beth Israel. Once a month for almost 20 years, the outgoing lady is responsible for leading the Friday night service, among many other duties. In January 2012, Temple members named her Angel of the Month.

“Our shrinking congregation is still a vibrant Jewish congregation, the only congregation within a 60-mile radius,” she said. There were once about 300 Jewish families involved there, but people slowly moved away.

To conduct the lay-led service, Hornung had to first learn the order of the service. She also reads the Torah portion, which she explains is taken from the first five books of what Christians call the Old Testament. Then she shares, “how it relates to us in modern times. How people haven’t changed much in thousands of years.”

For Hornung, the origins of people and places are fascinating. This concern for others led her to being a facilitator of the May-or’s Study Circles in Lima and to her role as a volunteer coordi-nator for assorted diversity day/cultural awareness events in the area for 20 years.

Her goal is “to expose people in northwest Ohio area to the greater world ... to get to know people one on one from other countries ... to try to dispel some of the rumors.”

Currently, she is working diligently to prepare for the Sixth annual Lima Allen County Neighborhoods in Partnership Inter-national Expo which will he held March 25. Hornung has served as chairwoman of the event since the beginning and is excited about what the community will have a chance to experi-ence that day.

The multi-cultural event will feature individuals from almost 20 countries worldwide who now live in the area.

“Showcasing people from all over the world who have cho-sen to move to Lima ... want to know what their culture is like, clothing, and food ... . It’s educational and it’s definitely for families,” she said.

Then there is her music, since she sings with the Lima Sym-phony Orchestra Chorus and plays the organ for two Lima churches. Hornung has sung, directed or played for many other musical groups, too. She has served as an usher at the Civic Center for the “entire 27 years it has been open,” she said.

Hornung is also the publicity chairwoman for the Lifelong Learning Institute which is held in April and October at The

Ohio State University. As for awards, in 2007 she was named Outstanding Member of the Year by the Friends of the Lima Symphony and received the 1999 Community Diversity Award. She has been nominated for the Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream Award,” and the J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award.

Much of her life centers on volunteering and helping others. She described it as “just a natural part of my life.”

Christina Ryan Claypool is a freelance journalist and inspirational speaker. Contact her through her Website at www.christinaryanclaypool.com.

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Connie Hornung, of Lima, has helped volunteer her time with the annual International Expo held at Lima Senior.

When you work together, you can get a lot done.That’s the goal of Lima-Allen County Neighbor-

hoods in Partnership and its many neighborhood associations around Lima and Allen County.

Neighborhood Specialist Connie Dershem is working this year to increase the number of active neighborhood associations as well as increase membership in each group. Many neighbor-hood associations have been in existence for 20 years or more, working to better their neighborhoods.

“I think everybody wants that. Everybody wants to improve their neighborhood. They just go about it in different ways,” Dershem said. “No. 1, that residents of the community to get involved in neighborhood associations is a great way not only to get their own individual voice heard but to share with a group and have a larger group help them speak and get to the right entity that they need to talk to.”

That’s exactly why members of the Eastside Neighborhood Association are so excited. Jesse Lowe II, 3rd ward councilman, leads that group. The members are thrilled to have a connection to city government.

Marlene Smith has lived in that neighborhood, in the same home, for 40 years. She encourages any-one not involved in a neighborhood association to join one.

“It affects them in the long run ... someone in their family is going to be affected one way or the other,” she said.

At a recent meeting, she shared details of an elderly neighbor whose home had been broken into. Even he and his wife’s wedding rings were taken.

Frank Baker has also lived in the eastside neigh-borhood for years.

“I’m here because I was tired of doing nothing,” Baker said. “We had all kinds of issues out here.”

The old Longfellow School, now razed, was an eyesore and danger for years. Block watches have helped people feel safer. Baker likes being in a group that isn’t afraid to speak up.

“Sometimes we got to do that. Not through (Lowe) but for ourselves,” Baker said.

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restore the fountain that was in Schoonover Park.“It’s a forum,” Bennett said of the group.In south Lima, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Neigh-

borhood Association is led by the Rev. Bob Horton. He started the group 16 years ago, he said, to try

to raise awareness of some issues the neighborhood was having.

“It’s so very important because want to get people involved,” Horton said. “We don’t want to be passive. We want to be proactive.”

Country Club Hills Neighborhood Association is led by Roy Baldridge. He is the retired district manager of the Social Security office in Lima and

is past president of LACNIP. He and his wife joined the group when they moved into the neighbor-hood in 2001.

“I’m very much interested in making sure we live in a community, a neighborhood, that is healthy and nuturing and positive,” Baldridge said. “And I think by working together as a group, you can accomplish more things.”

This neighborhood association owns Valley Way Park, a four-acre park with shelterhouse, ball dia-mond, soccer field and walking path. It holds pic-nics and other events there. The group has some 500 households in the neighborhoods of Country Club Hills and Twin Lakes.

“I think it makes a difference. As president of the neighborhood association, I attend the Bath Township trustee meetings, and I believe it results in positive support by being there,” he said. “It’s rewarding.

Dershem said LACNIP is available to help those who want to start a new group or re-start an inac-tive one. There is help available for bylaw writing, grants and other tips.

“I know that LACNIP would love to see every single area of the community covered by a neigh-borhood association,” Dershem said, “so that every-body has a place that they really feel they belong.”

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After another hearty Eng-lish break-

fast in London, it was time for Jane and me to report to

the lobby to meet our Trafalgar Tour guide, board the coach and head out to see more England and some Wales for the next sev-eral days.

After checking out Salisbury and its ancient cathedral, we had Stonehenge next, then a crossover into Wales to the town of Llan-gollen, back across the border to Bath and, ultimately to Bristol for our overnight at a Marriott Hotel.

Our guide introduced himself as Harry Gray, a man with wavy gray hair who would prove over the next five days that when you’ve been doing something since, as he has, 1971, you tend to get pretty good at it. He was a veritable font of knowledge about English, Welsh and Scottish history and architecture.

Our travel group numbered 50, and by trip’s end I would dis-cover just how diverse we were in terms of nationality. Not only were we from many states in America, we also were from Puerto Rico, Malaysia, Canada, Russia, Germany and Panama. To me, that’s one of the ancillary benefits of a coach tour, learning about other cultures through those with whom you’re traveling.

As we left London and headed out into the country, my appre-hensions about our driving the European way, on the left side of what are called motorways, were allayed somewhat by the thousands of daffodils that dotted the landscape on either side of me. They grow wild throughout the English countryside and pro-vide such a vibrant alternate color to the emerald lushness of the spring grass.

During a mid-morning comfort stop, I was interested as a former English teacher with dialectic differences in other countries. Out-side a restaurant, a sign showed a picture of a breakfast sandwich with an egg, blood pudding (sausage), rashers (bacon) and cheese

and the words beneath the picture, “Brekkie Bap.” The cost was 4.75 pounds, about $9.50 had I been in my home country.

Our first tourist stop was in Salisbury to see the 750-year-old Gothic Cathedral that, at 404 feet, boasts the tallest church spire in the U.K. The plaques that adorn the beautiful church told a his-tory and some were particularly moving, such as one commemo-rating those who had died in World War II’s Burmese campaign. It read, “When you go home/ Tell them of us/ And say for your tomorrow/ We gave our today.”

Also, a venerable piece of history is housed in the church’s Charter House. It is the home of the Magna Carta, which limited monarchy power and eventually became somewhat of a template for our own Constitution.

Our next stop after leaving the quaint Salisbury was the world famous stone circle, Stonehenge, on the Salisbury Plain, a chalk plateau in central southern England and one of England’s great

Leaving LondonFor Salsbury, Stonehenge, Bath and Bristol

Travel Part 3

By John Grindrod

It remains a mystery as to what Stone Age man had in mind in creating the circle of huge rocks at Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in central southern England.

• photo by John Grindrod


open spaces.Although it remains a mystery as to what Stone Age man had in

mind in creating the circle made of huge rocks, whether it was merely a place of pagan worship or an astronomical calendar or a burial ground, or all of the above, what isn’t in dispute is it dates back to 1500 B.C.

As I looked at the massive upright stones and the stones that lay on top as connectors, my mind raced as to how the ancient archi-tects 5,000 years ago transported the stones and arranged them, some weighing several tons. Geologists have determined some of the stones come from an astonishing 200 miles away in the moun-tains of South Wales. Most theories have it that logs were used as rollers, as evidenced by the large indentations in the terrain still visible today on the plain.

Wales was next, specifically the beautiful town of Llangollen after we passed through the Valley of the Cross, the vast slate min-ing region and the hills of Horseshoe Pass. With the River Dee running through the small downtown area and the plethora of wild flowers growing on the banks, from the stone bridge, what wonderful picture opportunities there were.

Jane and I were mystified by several signs written in tradi-tional Welsh, the lovely dialect still spoken by the elder natives of Wales. We dined for lunch al fresco at The Buttered Crust Café on baguettes and cheese and a nice chardonnay. If you go, don’t be fooled if the waitress asks whether you want salad on your baguette. Salad is a term used to indicate any number of individ-ual items such as tomato or onion.

All too soon, it was time to re-board and head back into England and on to Bath to see the remnants of the famous hot springs that Romans used more than 2,000 years ago, making it the finest spa

of the ancient world. During my trip, I was amazed at how much Roman influence there is in England.

In the middle of a building that is the portal to the original structure, there still remains a swimming pool fed by the steam-ing waters of a natural hot spring. I walked on the 2,000-year-old pavement that surrounded the pool. There are audio-guides pro-vided and museum displays, film projections and computer anima-tions. You can also interact with knowledgeable Roman-costumed characters to help you get the whole story. I’d allow at least two hours to experience it all at max level.

Our final stop was Bristol, where we would overnight at a nice Marriott. Bristol is known to car enthusiasts as the home of hand-built luxury cars of the same name. The plant is actually on the outskirts of Bristol in Patchway. Amazingly, the manufacturer has only one showroom, and it was directly beside London’s Hilton Olympia, where we stayed on Kensington High Street and from which we departed that morning. I actually went through it during our two days in London.

That evening, we had our welcome drink and dinner, part of our Trafalgar Tour package, and Jane and I really got a chance to get to know many of our fellow travelers. We dined at a table with a nice couple from Malaysia. While they spoke rapidly, they had excellent English skills. Through our conversation, Jane and I found out that English is Malaysia’s official second language.

The next day, it would be off to our first walled city, walled by the Romans; on to the beautiful Lake District, the area which so inspired Wordsworth; and eventually to our overnighter in Lan-caster. Join me for the penultimate installment of my five-part series on England and Wales.

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Had Nathan Michael heard himself called a philanthro-pist, he probably would have shrugged it off with a slight smile. This was not a one-time thing for him,

but a way of life.Michael was born in Germany in 1856, the eldest of seven

children. He lost his mother when he was 14, and after his father remarried early, knowing his siblings were cared for, he

wanted to come to America where he had two cousins living. At age 16, financed by several relatives, he began his journey. Arriving in New York with just $1 left in his pocket, he called upon his cousin there who spent three days showing him the sights. Michael was completed awed by the size of the city. After the visit, with a ticket paid for by the cousin, he went on into Indiana to the home of his second relative. It was here he started his working

career as a peddler. He made enough money to repay his rela-tives back in Germany.

Soon after, he was offered a job in a clothing store which he eagerly accepted. With that experience, he later came to Lima to live out his life.

In 1880, Michael opened a clothing store on the Northwest corner of the public square. In a couple of years, he took on a partner by the name of Wise and moved his location to the Faurot Opera House block. Two years later, he bought out Wise and became the sole owner of N.L. Michael’s Clothing Store.

Michael was married in 1883 to Rose Lichtenstader of Cleve-land, and it was a perfect match. He had been raised in the Jewish faith, which he continued for his lifetime. Rose was of the same faith and became his right arm when it came to organizing the many charity programs of interest to him. The first known was a literary program where they invited 25 young people of their faith into their home and organized what would become known as the Longfellow Literary Society, with plans for a society hall to be rented or built in the near future.

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Nathan L. MichaelThe quiet philanthropist

By Jeanne Porreca

A caricature of Lima's Nathan L. Michael.


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In 1897 when the wealth of another entrepreneur, Ben Faurot, began to unravel, Michael stepped in. Faurot had been the incor-porator of the Lima National Bank and a stock holder, but it was now defunct.

Michael, who was also a large stockholder, was the high bid-der on all of the assets of the bank — with the exception of the Lima Electric Railroad — bringing him almost 1,600 acres of land in Lima and other states. This purchase also helped him to fulfill many of the contributions he made to the area. It is written, “Mr. Michael practically built the southeast part of the city of Lima. He sold lots to the city upon which the South Pine Street school was erected and had furnished homes for nearly 400 families in that section. At different times, he owned practically every foot of ground east of Pine Street between Kibby and Michael Ave-nue and had approved and pushed every bond issue and pub-lic improvement offered, and did an unusual portion of making Lima a larger and better city to live in.”

In 1903, Michael sent for his brothers in Germany. He brought three of them here and admitted them into his business. A mar-ried brother and two married sisters declined his offer and stayed in Germany.

In 1913, there were few Jewish people living in Lima, but enough that Michael saw a need for a Temple. He donated the seed money for the start to the building committee, but pub-lished an unusual article in the newspapers: “I think it may not be fully remembered the Jewish people of Lima have never asked for a penny for any purpose whatever, while it is well known that Jewish merchants and others have always contributed liber-ally to the building funds of almost every church in Lima, and many of us are annual subscribers to the support of the Young Men’s Christian Association. Under these conditions in view of the fact there are few of us to raise the funds for the new Tem-ple, we will be obliged to ask the Christian friends to aid us in erecting the new house of worship.”

History does not tell us what the responses were to this col-umn, but the Temple was finished by the end of the following year. At the halfway point of construction Michael, on his wife’s birthday, donated a new pipe organ to them.

One year before the building of the temple, Michael as a mem-ber of the Lima Civic League, which was responsible in large of erecting a playground at Faurot Park for the enjoyment of the children. It was declared, when finished, it would withstand rain and snow and other elements for a very long time and would prove to be very safe in every way for the children. It still is.

In January 1918, Michael celebrated 40 years as a success-

ful clothing dealer and did it in an unusual way. He sat in his office at the store and wrote checks to associated charities and the local chapter of the Red Cross. He explained that anniver-sary marked the most important milestone in his life and he felt it should be celebrated as to be worth something to others. For that reason, reported the paper, he requested the Associated Charity apply the funds covered by check in alleviating suffering among the poor in Lima, while the Red Cross money be used in war relief work.

That same year, 1918, his beloved wife, Rose, died unexpect-edly after a failed operation. Her body lay in state at the Temple, which she loved and had attended faithfully.

In 1919, Michael was recognized by 150 retail merchants at a dinner as “a man among men.” He told the men that evening he believed his success had been because of the ads which he spread among the three newspapers in town each week, and his philosophy of “one price to all. ... I wouldn’t throw in even a pair of suspenders in any purchase, because I believe absolutely that every article should be priced and sold for that fixed price.”

In 1926, Michael had gone on a well-earned vacation to Florida. Friends tell of seeing him on the golf course as a happy man. But one evening after a full day, he suddenly died of a heart attack in his hotel room.

The papers announced later that he had bequeathed $5,000 to build a memorial fountain in Faurot Park. The fountain, pat-terned after one in a park in New Orleans was started in July 1928, was completely covered by Michael’s contribution.

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There’s not much about baseball that makes me sad. I have embraced the

game and its rich history since my childhood and have managed to survive the periods of time when mistakes were made in our nation’s national pastime. I sur-vived the labor stoppage of ’94 that drove so many fans to foot-

ball as well the steroid years that followed during a time when the very numbers that all baseball con-sider sacrosanct were tainted by drug use.

But, there is one thing that does make me sad, and that is we seem to be in an era where there is a relative absence of the colorful nicknames once so prevalent in the sport.

Sure, there’s the stray nickname that grabs my ear nowadays, such as the Phillies’ fleet outfielder, Shane Victorino’s moniker The Flyin’ Hawaiian and the burly slugger Carlos Lee, who sports the nick-name El Caballo, Spanish for “The Horse,” but in today’s game, there simply aren’t many nicknames that, to me, are memorably descriptive.

Recently, I played a little nickname trivia with my pal Bob Foley, asking him to name two former Major Leaguers who were known as The Hawk. While he got the older one, Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, the slugging first baseman with a couple 30-plus homerun years for the Red Sox back in the 1960s, he didn’t get Andre “Hawk” Dawson, the Hall of Famer who had his most productive years as a Chi-cago Cub and was a former MVP.

Perhaps the reason there were more memorable nicknames last century is that players were with us longer. Most played until they had their uniforms almost literally ripped off their backs. Perhaps that’s because many had fewer options and weren’t paid nearly what the modern star player is paid.

Al Simmons, who played 16 years for six teams from 1924 through 1939, had a nickname that only true baseball fans would understand, Bucketfoot Al. It was a reference to his tendency to step in the

bucket — set up in the batter’s box with his foot pointing towards third base and striding in that direction rather than at the pitcher when he swung the bat.

Another player who played long and well with a memorable nickname was Lucius Benjamin Appling, or Luke, to old-time ball fans. Appling, whose entire 20-year career was spent as a member of the the

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extraordinary bat control and an uncanny knack for getting on base.

Eight times the man known by two nicknames, Luscious Luke and Old Aches and Pains, had an on-base percentage of .400 or better.

As for the first nickname, it was purely an alliterative thing. Believe me. I’ve seen enough pictures of Appling to tell you that he was definitely not movie-star handsome. As for Old Aches and Pains, the nickname was given to him by teammates who noticed Appling’s constant complaining about all the various injuries and illnesses he had. From sore shoulders to shin splints to the lum-bago (a sore back), Appling seemed to have something wrong every day of his long career.

Appling had a particular skill that he used whenever he was mad at White Sox management over things such as his being denied a raise. He could foul off pitch after pitch, once 20 out of 24 pitches thrown to him in one at bat. By doing so, he knew he was costing management money when the balls went up into the stands.

My third favorite old-time nickname is that of Hall of Famer Bur-leigh Grimes, whose career spanned from 1916 to 1934. Grimes began pitching in an era when the spitball was allowed and was the last man legally to be allowed to throw the pitch, having been grandfathered when the change was made in 1920. Grimes’ nickname was Ol’ Stubblebeard. One glance at the autographed photo I have of him proves to me the authenticity of the nick-name. For Grimes, it was said he was born with a five-o’clock shadow.

Next month, I’ll move the calendar up a bit and reminisce a bit on the nicknames of my youthful 1960’s.

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Making the finals is not guaranteed in this year’s Pillsbury Bake-Off, the arbiter of popular cooking.

For the first time in 62 years, none of the 100 finalists are from Minnesota, even though it’s where the company is head-quartered.

Not one company-town cook will move on to the Bake-Off event in March.

What happened?“No kidding? Oh, my gosh!” said Marjorie Johnson of Robbinsdale,

the avid Minnesota baker who has often bantered with Jay Leno about cooking on “The Tonight Show.” “That’s really something.”

Johnson was a finalist at three Bake-Offs. Her first contest took place in 1973, after 21 years of entering. “When I make up my mind to do something, I just work harder. The more I didn’t win, the more determined I was to win or die in the attempt.”

That was back in the days when flour was a serious competitive ingredient in the Bake-Off — and Johnson was a baker. “All you do now is open up a package. I couldn’t do it now,” she said.

Even Pillsbury was surprised by the numbers, though its official statement was circumspect:

“The Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest received tens of thousands of entries and each one was evaluated by a panel of food experts with personal information, such as names and geography, removed. It’s unusual to have no Minnesota finalists. We certainly encourage Min-nesota cooks to enter future contests and compete for the opportu-nity to represent our home state at the contest finals.”

In the past, we credited the climate for our Minnesota prowess as serious cooking competitors. When snow and cold kept us inside, some activity — any activity — was necessary to battle cabin fever. When the weather got tough, we headed to the kitchen. Well, win-ter has been a no-show thus far in Minnesota.

Find the 100 finalist recipes at www.bakeoff.com. The winner will be announced March 27.

SUSHI-STYLE CRESCENT CRAB ROLLSMakes 24 appetizers.Note: Panko bread crumbs are lighter and bigger than the traditional dry

crumb, which can be substituted. From Bake-Off finalist Susann Studz of Baltimore.

3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons panko, divided (see Note)1/4 cup mayonnaise1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion1 tablespoons Dijon mustard1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley1 (6.5-ounce) can special white lump crabmeat, drained, rinsed1 can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls3 tablespoons butter, melted1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper1 tablespoon sesame seeds1 tablespoon black sesame seedsGarnish, if desiredChopped red bell pepperChopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsleyDirections:In small bowl, combine 1/4 cup bread crumbs, mayonnaise, onion,

Dijon, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and parsley; mix well. Stir in crabmeat.

Unroll crescent dough; separate into 4 rectangles. Firmly press perforations to seal. Brush rectangles with melted butter (saving some melted butter for later); sprinkle each with 1 1/2 teaspoons bread crumbs.

To make each roll, spoon 1/4 cup crab mixture on 1 short end of each rectangle, spreading mixture onto 1/3 of rectangle. Starting with crab-filled side, roll up, just covering crab. Spoon 1 tablespoon red pepper next to edge of crab mixture. Roll up completely; press seam to seal. (Refrigerate remaining crab mixture for later.)

In shallow dish, stir together 1/4 cup bread crumbs, sesame seeds and black sesame seeds. Brush outsides of rolls with melted butter; roll in sesame seed mixture. Wrap each roll in plastic wrap. Refrig-erate 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Using serrated knife, cut each roll

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into 6 slices. Press cut side of each slice into remaining 1/4 cup bread crumbs. Place each slice, crumb side down, in each of 24 ungreased regular-size muffin cups. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon reserved crab mixture onto each slice; drizzle with remaining butter.

Bake 12 to 17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on cooling rack 5 minutes.

Transfer appetizers to serving platter. Garnish platter with chopped red pepper and parsley. Serve warm.

Nutrition information per serving: Calories: 90; Fat 6 g; Sodium 150 mg; Carbohydrates 7 g; Saturated fat 2 g; Calcium 0 mg; Protein 2 g; Cholesterol 10 mg; Dietary fiber 0 g;

Diabetic exchanges per serving: 1/2 bread/starch; 1 fat.

BREAKFAST CROSTATASServes 4.Note: Diced cooked breakfast sausage or crumbled cooked bacon

can be substituted for the ham. From Bake-Off finalist Barbara Taragna, of Collegeville, Pa.

1 can refrigerated crusty French loaf1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil1/2 teaspoon rosemary leaves, crushed1 1/2 cup diced ham or Canadian bacon1 1/2 cup (6 ounces) shredded Gouda cheese or Cheddar cheese4 eggsDash salt, if desiredDash ground black pepperDirections:Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick

spray. Carefully unroll loaf of dough onto cookie sheet; cut in half lengthwise and crosswise to form 4 squares. Sprinkle dough squares with basil and rosemary. Top dough squares evenly with ham and cheese. Make small well in center of ham and cheese on each square.

To form crostatas, fold edges of dough up 1 inch over filling, making pleats and pressing dough firmly. Carefully crack open each egg and drop into well in each crostata. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until bottoms of crostatas are golden brown and egg whites and yolks are firm, not runny.

Nutrition information per serving:Calories 525 Fat 27 g; Sodium 1,335 mg; Carbohydrates 37 g;

Saturated fat 12 g; Calcium 360 mg; Protein 33 g; Cholesterol 270 mg; Dietary fiber 1 g;

Diabetic exchanges per serving: 21/2 bread/starch, 31/2 med-fat meat, 2 fat.

Sushi-Style Crescent Crab Rolls looks like ‘sushi’ with dots of seeds on sides.

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Council Adult Tutoring, 9:30 a.m., Northwest Ohio Literacy Council, 563 W. Spring St., Lima.

Styx, 7:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Civic Center, 7 Town Sq, Lima. (419) 224-1552.March 2

World Day of Prayer, 11 a.m., South Side Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 3300 S. Side Dr., Lima. “Let Justice Prevail.”

World Day of Prayer Service, 11:45 a.m., SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 320 N. Locust St., Ottawa.

All-You-Can-Eat Fish/Clam Strips Dinner, 4:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 10759 Road H, Ottawa. $8.50.

Fish Fry, 5 p.m., American Legion, 412 Plum St., Columbus Grove.

Chicken/Fish Fry, 5 p.m., VFW Post 9142, 212 W. Second St.,

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American Legion Fish Fry, 5 p.m., American Legion Post 96, 711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. $6.

Transport for Christ Annual Banquet, 6 p.m., Bluffton University, One University Dr., Bluffton.

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Orientation/Training, 9 a.m., Equestrian Therapy Program, Bowsher Rd, Lima.

Fiddler On The Roof, 2 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center, 10700 Oh 118, Van Wert.

St. David’s Day Dinner, 4:30 p.m., Gomer United Church Of Christ, 7350 Gomer Rd., Gomer. $8.50. March 4

Big Breakfast, 8 a.m., St. John Catholic Church, 777 S. Main St., Lima.

Lima Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven Lives Upstairs, 3 p.m., Lima Civic Center, 7 Town Square, Lima. $10. March 5

Northwest Ohio Literacy Council Adult Tutoring, 9:30 a.m., Northwest Ohio Literacy Council, 563 W. Spring St., Lima. March 6

Northwest Ohio Literacy Council Adult Tutoring, 9:30 a.m., Northwest Ohio Literacy Council, 563 W. Spring St., Lima.

Lima Shrine Club, 11:30 a.m., Eagles Lodge, 800 W. Robb Ave., Lima.

Parents and Friends of Lesbians/Gays (PFLAG), 6 p.m., OSU Lima/Rhodes State, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima. In the Public Service Building.

Tri-Moraine Audubon Society, 7:30 p.m., OSU Lima Visitor & Student Services Center, 3900 Campus Dr., Lima. . . Kay Studer and Susan Studer King on “A Business Blooms: Mother-Daughter Duo Team Up to Start

Earth Friendly Flower Farm in Allen County.”March 7


UAW 1211 Retirees, 12 p.m., UAW Hall, 1440 Bellefontaine Ave., Lima.

Women’s Group, 4 p.m., SAFY’s Lima Behavioral Health Office, 658 W. Market St., Suite 101, Lima. March 8


Lima Chapter Aglow International, 9:30 a.m., WTLW-TV 44, 1844 Baty Rd., Lima. With Apostle Allison J. Cross.

Grand Lake Patriots, 7 p.m., Mercer County Fairgrounds, 1001 W. Market St., Celina. With Jason King on the U.S. Constitution. In blue community building at main gate.

March 9All-You-Can-Eat Fish/Clam

Strips Dinner, 4:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 10759 Road H, Ottawa. $8.50.

Chicken/Fish Fry, 5 p.m., VFW Post 9142, 212 W. Second St., Ottawa. $8 adults, $4 for 9 and younger.



Friday Nights in the City Club, 5:30 p.m., City Club, 144 S. Main St., Lima.

March 10Community Breakfast, 8 a.m.,

Liberty Chapel UMC, 7198 Sandusky Rd., Lima.

Indoor Bluegrass Concert, 4 p.m., Famous Old Time Music

Company, 20322 State Route 33, Wapakoneta. $10. (419) 568-1220.

Allen County Libertarian Party, 6 p.m., Allen County Sanitary Engineer’s Office, 3230 N. Cole St., Lima. March 11

All You Can Eat Spaghetti Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Congregational Christian Church, 205 W. Main St., Lafayette.

HBCU College Application Fair, 12 p.m., St. Paul AME Church, 1103 W. Spring St., Lima. March 12


Look Good Feel Better, 4 p.m., Van Wert Manor Nursing Home, 160 Fox Road, Van Wert.

Look Good Feel Better, 5 p.m., Grand Lake Regional Cancer Center, 900 Havemann Road, Celina.

Ottawa Country Music Jam, 6 p.m., Highwater Building, 210 S. Oak St., Ottawa. No electric instruments. March 13


Auglaize PERI 9, 11:30 a.m., Easy Campground, 14338 Townline Kossuth Rd., St Marys. With Neil Winget of the Better Business Bureau.

Westinghouse Sundstrand Group, 11:30 a.m., Western Sizzlin, 2721 Elida Rd., Lima.

Lima Garden Club, 1 p.m., Shawnee Community Methodist Church, 2600 Zurmehly Rd., Lima. (419) 991-4806.

Healing Memories Bereavement Support Group, 3:30 p.m., Grand Lake Health System Annex, 1122 E. Spring St., St Marys.

Lima Area Watercolor Society, 7 p.m., Immanuel United Methodist Church, 699 Sunnydale

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St., Elida. Charles Rowland with “Three Key Elements.”

March 14Northwest Ohio Literacy Council

Adult Tutoring, 9:30 a.m., Northwest Ohio Literacy Council, 563 W. Spring St., Lima.

Women’s Group, 4 p.m., SAFY’s Lima Behavioral Health Office, 658 W. Market St., Suite 101, Lima.

Lima Area Civil War Study Club, 7 p.m., New Creation Church, 2701 Allentown Rd., Lima.



Allen County PERI, 12 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 800 W. Robb Ave., Lima.

UAW 1765 Retirees, 12:30 p.m., Golden Corral, 2620 Elida Road, Lima.

Cridersville Lions Club Spaghetti Dinner, 4 p.m., Cridersville United Methodist Church, 105 Shawnee Rd., Lima.

Amputees in Motion, 7 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, 630 Powers Ave., Lima.

March 16WG Muchinippi Winterfest

2012, 3 p.m., Waynesfield-Goshen High School, 500 N. Westminster St., Waynesfield.

All-You-Can-Eat Fish/Clam Strips Dinner, 4:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 10759 Road H, Ottawa. $8.50.





March 17WG Muchinippi Winterfest

2012, 8 a.m., Waynesfield-Goshen High School, 500 N. Westminster St., Waynesfield.

In Faith Ministries 6th Year Anniversary Weekend, 6 p.m., Lima First Assembly of God, 1575 E. High St., Lima. With Pastor Darlene Bishop.

Brian Culbertson, 7:30 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center, 10700 Oh 118, Van Wert.

March 18Turkey Shoot, 10:30 a.m., Allen

County Sportsmen & Farmers Assoc., 1001 S. Kemp Rd., Lima.

In Faith Ministries 6th Year Anniversary Weekend, 11 a.m., In Faith Ministries, 825 N. Jefferson St., Lima. With Pastor Michael Irby.

HBCU College Application Fair, 12 p.m., St. Paul AME Church, 1103 W. Spring St., Lima.

Clifford The Big Red Dog, 2 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center, 10700 Oh 118, Van Wert.



Cridersville Lions, 6:30 p.m., Otterbein Cridersville, Red Oak Dr, Cridersville.



Lima Shrine Club, 11:30 a.m., Eagles Lodge, 800 W. Robb Ave., Lima.

Lima UOAA Ostomy Support Group, 12 p.m., St. Rita’s Medical Center, 730 W. Market St., Lima.

West Central Ohio Chapter of Compassionate Friends, 7 p.m., Lima First Assembly of God, 1575 E. High St., Lima.

Lima Beane Chorus Rehearsals, 7 p.m., Marimor School, 2500 Ada Rd., Lima.


Adult Tutoring, 9:30 a.m., Northwest Ohio Literacy Council,

563 W. Spring St., Lima. Korean War Veterans, 3 p.m.,

Memorial Hall, 130 W. Elm St., Lima.


Community Fellowship Meal, 5 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 205 N. High St., Columbus Grove.

Lima Family YMCA’s Travel and Adventure Series, 7:30 p.m., Apollo Career Center, 3325 Shawnee Rd., Lima. $5. 419-998-2908 or 866-998-2824 . Clint Denn on “Budapest to Istanbul and Cruising the Danube.”


Adult Tutoring, 9:30 a.m., Northwest Ohio Literacy Council, 563 W. Spring St., Lima. .

American Legion Post 96 Legionnaires, 8 p.m., American Legion Post 96, 711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. Executive board meets at 7 p.m.







March 24Elida Spring Craft Show, 10

a.m., Elida Elementary School, 300 Pioneer Rd., Elida.

Appalachian Opry, 7 p.m., Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 State Route 33, Wapakoneta. $10.

Capitol Steps, 7:30 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center,

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March 25HBCU College Application Fair,

12 p.m., St. Paul AME Church, 1103 W. Spring St., Lima.



Ottawa Country Music Jam, 6 p.m., Highwater Building, 210 S. Oak St., Ottawa. No electric instruments.






Trinity Chapter Order of The Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m., Lima Masonic Center, 2165 N. Cole St., Lima.










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