Rick Metz Developer: A Firm Foundation Show with Rick and Jackie

Dear Friends and Family,

Mayor Mike Bell has been in office in Toledo now for just over a year. During that time he has accomplished the following:

• balanced a budget deficit and worked on a new plan for collecting the trash
• worked on the merger of Toledo and Ottawa Hills fire departments, part of a new strategy of regionalism
• Mike and the administration are looking to take care of Toledo’s aging infrastructure, similar to what many homeowners have done through lean years, putting off needed repairs and replacement.
• Finally, what may turn out to be a new direction of investment and development in Toledo, Mayor Bell has contracted to sell the “Docks” commercial establishment, and possibly the Marina District. These areas of Toledo have lagged through years of commercial promises and hopes, and now through Mayor Bell’s leadership, a group is involved that can interject new capital and ideas into these projects.

Tune into A Firm Foundation radio show this Saturday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on AM1470: Ticket to your community, to hear about all of these issues that Mayor Bell will discuss with N.W. Ohio’s most trusted and experienced hosts. For your convenience, this show will be available as a podcast at www.1065theticket.com. Follow the podcast link in the yellow cube.

Dear Friends and Family,

The third week of February can only mean one thing in Toledo, Ohio: it’s the HBA House & Home show from Seagate Center, and A Firm Foundation Radio show will be there live for the 10th straight year! Tune in Saturday at 9:00 a.m. live on AM1470 Ticket to your Community to hear about the show. For your convenience, the show will be podcast beginning at 11:00 a.m. at: www.1065theticket.com. Look for the podcast cube.

WE STILL HAVE SOME FREE TICKETS FOR THE SHOW (a $10 value). Call us (352-7872) and we will make arrangements to get them to you before Saturday.

The tickets can be used Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

Dear Friends and Family,

Are you regularly in pain? Do you have to take Aleve or Advil or aspirin daily? Then tune in this Saturday to A Firm Foundation Radio show, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Live on the program will be Dr. Mark Malinowski, certified anesthesiologist and director of the Center for Pain Management at Wood Co. Hospital.

We plan on covering all the treatments, not just pills. In fact we hope to spend most of the time talking beyond pills. Tune into AM1470, Ticket to your community, the show will be immediately podcast at: 1065theticket.com beginning at 11:00 a.m.

Next Saturday, February 19th, is the House and Home show live at Seagate Center in Toledo. We have FREE tickets to give away, two per couple. So call us, or send us an e-mail from our contact page at rickandjackie.net/contact and we will send the tickets to you via snail mail.

Dear Friends and Family,

We spoke too soon last weekend on A Firm Foundation, as we were celebrating passing the anniversary of the Blizzard of ‘78, on January 26th. Little did we know what was awaiting us on Groundhog Day ‘11. It wasn’t as bad as the Blizzard. Two days later and we now have everything cleaned up and back to normal.

This Saturday on A Firm Foundation it’s back to the studio, and our first visit this year with our senior economic adviser, Patricia Powell, owner of Powell Investment Group of Martinsville, NJ, just 50 miles from the City. Patricia is a frequent contributor on Fox News Channel on a variety of economic issues. We think there is a distinct comparison between New Jersey and Ohio. New Jersey is a year ahead of Ohio with the election of Chris Christie as their Governor. Pat will be joining during the heart of the program.

There are still pictures below of dirty furnace filters. If you still haven’t changed yours, it’s time!