Amy Spradlin, of Lyons, left, creates a cup for the baseball as she and others finish their tower.
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Amy Spradlin, of Lyons, left, creates a cup for the baseball as she and others finish their tower. With her are Abby Laurie, 8, of Sylvania, second from left, with her dad, Miles Laurie, also of Sylvania, and Brooklynn Spradlin, 8, right, Amy Spradlin's daughter, also of Lyons.
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Abby Laurie, 8, left, reacts as their paper tower resists the wind and stays upright. Also pictured are Brooklynn Spradlin, 8, and her dad Miles Laurie, of Sylvania, and Brooklynn's mom, Amy Spradlin, of Lyons.
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Jeff Stevenson, public programs coordinator for Imagination Station, left, tells a group of tower makers that theirs is in first place after their tower's weigh-in. The makers are, from left, Brooklynn Spradlin, 8, second from left, and her mom, Amy Spradlin, of Lyons; and Abby Laurie, 8, and her dad Miles Laurie, of Sylvania.
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Liberty Baidel, 9, left, checks how the baseball is held by the tower her family, including her dad, Reis Baidel, built for the challenge.
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Liberty Baidel, 9, left, her brother P.J., 7, and mom Conni Baidel, all of Toledo, watch during the wind test.
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