Fred LeFebvre and the Morning News

Wood and Lucas County rally on Maumee/Perrysburg Bridge (Conant Street). For more information about the rally in NW Ohio, contact Linda Bowyer nwohioconservativecoalition@gmail.com . We will also be collecting non-perishable items for the Boy Scout Food Drive (See #2 below). Bring food donations with you to the rally and we will make sure they get donated on Monday. Note: While Free Ohio Now respe...

For a group that meets for munch every Monday with a few hundred participants to being told no more than 10 people at a time could have been a killer, but Toledo Rotary met the challenge. How they did it and where they stand going forward is what Fred covered with members Kevin Mullan and Travis Tangeman. For more info go to the Rotary website https://www.toledorotary.org/

Laibe Electric Technology is doing their part to RestartOhio. With the requirement to monitor people’s temperatures for safe work environments, Laibe has \sourced excellent temperature reading cameras. These can be installed with a quick turn around to support any environment where people are working and customers are visiting. Joe Pekins the VP of technology spoke with Fred about this new technol...

Lisa Roth of Quality Overhead Door talked with Fred about the company's efforts to honor local EMS workers. Emergency medical technicians and front line workers will receive a free garage door turn up when they call and schedule, and if they need service they'll receive $25 credit. This is EMS week and this is the way Quality Overhead Door is thanking them for their work.

Learn how to begin your own mindfulness practice in order to find peace and contentment. We will harness the mind's ability to skillfully respond to external and internal situations, lessening your overall levels of stress and contributing to your greater happiness. Classes run 6:30-8:30p once a week. For information use this link https://www.toledomindfulnessinstitute.com/

Barber shops and salons all over the state got the go ahead to reopen this Friday so Fred spoke with one owner about the steps taken to make sure they are within the guidelines. La Moda Barber Shop owner Pro Moe talked about the deep cleaning, and safety precautions he has to take in order to reopen. More information is available at LaModaStyle.com

Linda Bowyer of the Northwest Ohio Conservative Coalition gave Fred details of this Saturday's Rally Around Ohio event, the second of its' kind. This Saturday concerned citizens from around Lucas and Wood county will gather to show support for businesses reopening and getting the state back to normal. Voters in other counties will be doing the same. The local rally will be on Navarre Ave across fr...

Sheena Marie Barnes of the Toledo School Board spoke with Fred about a cool new program to help honor 2020 TPS graduating Seniors. Approximately 1500 students will graduate this year from the 11 TPS High Schools and because of restrictions their ceremonies will be virtual or drive by. This program lets you purchase a yard sign or t-shirt of your school with monies going toward a fund to provide gr...

Wendi Huntley CEO of Connecting Kids To Meals was on with Fred Friday morning and gave him details on their new Children First Relief Fund efforts. With schools closing up their school breakfast/lunch programs at the end of the school year there is a great need for funding.

Rob Rehm is driver of the #67 car in the Midwest’s premier compact auto race series, Vores Compact Touring Series. On December 24, 2016 Robs brother Rich Rehm was killed in the line of duty as a firefighter in Indiana. Rich loved public service and auto racing. Racing For First Responders has been created to raise awareness and to give tribute to line of duty death first responders. https://www.fa...

Brian "Monk" Taylor of Infinite Art Tattoo Shop spoke with Fred about his open letter to DeWine. Taylor is frustrated with the lack of transparency coming from the Governor's office. Infinite Art has no set open date yet or guidelines on how and when they may be able to get back to business.

Bill Robison of Great Lakes Sound and Fred talk about the devastating affect that concert and event cancellations have had on his business and the smaller businesses he supports.

Through a compilation of seven stories of Millennials in Swing County America, who swung from Obama to Trump, this work revives the importance of these timeless ideals of faith, family, and freedom in the electoral context. Meet the seven heroes of this Bellwether story.

Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month it is now more important than ever that we promote the importance of caring for your mental health. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has developed a resource page specifically for individuals who are struggling with mental health as a result of Covid-19, Fred spoke with Rachel Klotz about tips for maintaining your good mental health.

Rob Weber is now officially the Republican candidate for the Ninth Congressional District seat, currently held by Marcy Kaptur. Weber spoke with Fred about what the campaign heading into November would look like.

Greater Toledo Community Foundation is pleased to announce that, in addition to the $100,000 with which it seeded the COVID-19 Response Fund, local philanthropists, family foundations, corporations and businesses have stepped up to add an almost additional $200,000 to the fund in the first week, including a $50,000 donation from the David and Lura Lovell Family Foundation. The Board of Trustees of...

Chad Bringman with Ronald McDonald House Charities details their annual Lexus Champions for Charity Raffle 1 in 200 chance to win the golfing trip of a lifetime for you and a partner to play in the Lexus Champions for Charity Golf Tournament in Pebble Beach December 9-11, 2020*. All accommodations included, including two first class airline tickets**. Details at the link below. https://squareup.co...

Known for his lush, impressionistic landscape paintings, Toledo artist Aaron S. Bivins debuts a bold new series in his first solo exhibition of abstract works. The exhibit, presented by 20 North Gallery, began April 10 and remains on view through June 27, 2020. Due to current circumstances, there will be no opening reception, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Instead, 20 North Gallery plans to ho...

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Marc Iagulli has created a new reusable face mask for health care workers. Now Marc needs to find someone who can put him in touch with the people with the means and interest in producing the mask.

Kevin Spitler of Toledo Hemp Center talks about 4-20 day and how the restrictions in Ohio and Florida are affecting his business.

Lantz Dental Prosthetics, Inc. is a team of highly skilled technicians and support staff who's passion for fabricating aesthetically pleasing removable dental restorations is matched by none! Our consistent quality and attention to detail has enabled our laboratory to become one of the finest labs in the country. Dentists from all over the county choose Lantz Dental because they know that we creat...

Trevor Deeter of Deets BBQ talks with Fred about their #grubsforscrubs program. Grubs For Scrubs allows customers to make donations to a program that provides meals to our local health care professionals. To date Deets has provided more than 3,000 meals to Flower, Bay Park, and other local hospitals.

Karl Borko, a teacher at Start HS, and two other instructors from TPS schools are using their own time to create visors for face shields used by health care workers in local hospitals. Using 3-D printers at home they are printing and prepping visors that will then be donated to local hospitals to help cover the PPE shortages.

One of the country's biggest pork packing facilities closed in Sioux City last weekend and others have shut their doors across the U.S. How does this affect the supply chain of meat available in your local grocery store? Does it affect what's available at small butcher shops, and prices? Ben Frobose of Frobose Meat Locker in Pemberville talks with Fred about those topics.