Dear Friends: Although it’s almost sold out, there is still time to purchase $45 tickets for this Saturday’s Mardi Gras at the Manor House, (Feb. 2)! All proceeds from the Mardi Gras fiesta will support nature camps for kids for summer 2008. Tickets can be purchased online at Metroparks of the Toledo Area (www.metroparkstoledo.com). This is a very worthy cause and I hope that you can attend.—Best regards, Ben Konop, Lucas County Commissioner, King of Mardi Gras 2008.