Give him the hook instead
In (ahem) news from the Aug. 19 Ontario council meeting:
Fullmer Construction donated a building to Ontario for use in fire-training exercises. In response, at the meeting a Fuller rep was given a large, horizontal plaque with a gold-plated fire ax attached.
Photos were taken, handshakes were exchanged, Councilwoman Sheila Mautz hugged everyone and seats were resumed.
Then one worry was belatedly expressed.
Mayor Paul Leon said, "Councilman Bowman is concerned we just gave Fullmer the ax."

A journalist for more than two decades, David Allen has been writing a column for the 

David,
A Fuller rep got the ax for Fullmer? Hmmmm. One of the benefits of newspaper over blogs is proofreader/copy editors :-)
[Oops. -- DA]