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Pics of the Week: August 31 - September 6, 2015

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Clouds gather above the ball park in the bottom of the fifth inning during the Thursday, September 3, 2015, match up against the Louisville Bats at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo. The game was weather delayed in the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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Monday memories for this week: This April 13, 1941 Toledo Times photo shows the busiest center in the Toledo district sewing project. The project employed 916 seamstresses who turned out more than half a million items during a year. The Work Projects Administration provided jobs to these workers who in turn provided garments and household articles for needy persons.

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CTY 180th03p F-16 pilot Captain Roy "Grease" Poor is pulled from a plane by 180th Fire and Emergency Services firefighter Steven Smith, left, Tech. Sgt. Kevin Ziehr and Assistant Chief Anthony Pacewicz during a demonstration for Media Day at the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, Wednesday, Sept. 2 2015.

The Blade/Andy Morrison
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Students at Queen of Apostles return empty boxes to Owens Corning employees after backpacks were given out at the school, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015.

The Blade/Andy Morrison
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Owens Corning employee Abby Donnell helps second-grader Ry'Jna Nash carry backpacks in for students at Queen of Apostles, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015.

The Blade/Andy Morrison
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Elizabeth Frankowski, left, 88, right, gives Representative Marcy Kaptur (D - OH), left, a hug during a reception to honor Mrs. Frankowski and to present her childhood Polish diary, which the library has digitized at the West Toledo Branch Library on September 3, 2015.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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Joe Beaufait and his dog Buster at Detwiler Park south of the golf course. "It's a nice park. It's just not being used", says the Point Place resident. Citizens are trying to create a dog park in Detwiler Park. "I'm not a political activist. I'm just a guy who had an idea", says Beaufait.

The Blade/Jetta Fraser
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A constructions workers welds a section of railing on the Anthony Wayne Bridge reconstruction project , Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015.

The Blade/Andy Morrison
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The S.S. Columbia begins her 36 hour journey from Toledo, Ohio to Buffalo, New York, towed by Great Lakes Towing tugs the New Jersey and the Michigan on September 1, 2015.

The Blade/Jetta Fraser
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Bob Linkey paints the new exhibit inside the tunnel entrance of the Tembo Trail that will house the Toledo Zoo's three new Tasmanian Devils. Currently, the animal's native population is facing a health crisis in the form of a communicable form of face cancer, causing an upswing in efforts to conserve the species. Toledo is one of six American zoos that will be receiving the Tasmanian Devils as part of this conservation and education effort.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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The tunnel entrance of the Tembo Trail.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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John Hunt, left, and Andy Petros place pans of baklava in the oven at the Holy Trinity Community Center kitchen in Toledo, Ohio. The baklava will be sold during the Greek-American Festival.

The Blade/Lori King
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Tony Rios takes a swing at a Donald Trump Pinata during the 2015 MidWest LatinoFest Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Promenade Park in downtown Toledo. The day featured live entertainment, vendors, and food. Organizers also hosted a Donald Trump Pinata hitting-contest for adults.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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Dancers during the 2015 MidWest LatinoFest Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Promenade Park in downtown Toledo.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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A pig squeals in its pen in the swine barn at the Fulton County Fairgrounds in Wauseon, Ohio on September 3, 2015. The fair will run September 4-10 and on Friday will feature tractor pulls, a llama and alpaca show, a baked goods auction and a flag raising ceremony, among other events.

The Blade/Shelby Kardell
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March06 Virginia Florez, left, Rico Florez, and Samaria Florez, upper right, wave and watch as protestors at a peace march finish their walk to Golden Rule Park in Toledo, Ohio on September 5, 2015.

The Blade/Shelby Kardell
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Peaches are for sale during the weekly farmer's market Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at ProMedica Bay Park Hospital in Oregon. Currently, the Seagate Farmer Market truck is in its sixth week of providing produce to the local community, but the hospital is planning to expand into a larger farmer's market every Tuesday in September from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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Joe Keller, of Frenchtown, Michigan, installs squash blocks to support the stairs to the second floor. Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County and the Cousino family are building a home for the Cousinos in Temperance, Michigan on September 3, 2015.

Jetta Fraser

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Alex Case, an education programer at the Toledo Zoo, holds a Pueblan milk snake for others to view during the final First Friday event of the year in downtown Perrysburg, Friday, Sept. 4, 2015.

The Blade/Andy Morrison
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Chris Miller, left, and Jayne Menard hold a sign advocating the legalization of marijuana use on Adams street in Toledo, Ohio on September 1, 2015. Protestors urged voters to vote "yes" on Issue 1 on Election Day.

The Blade/Shelby Kardell
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Madison Coventry, 10, is picked up by her sister Kiersten, Coventry, 14, at Plummer Pool in Sylvania Ohio on September 1, 2015.

The Blade/Shelby Kardell
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Jim Buchele, from Toledo, bumps the ball while playing a competitive volleyball game with friends and family at Maumee Bay State Park on September 6, 2015. The staff at the park will be tearing down the life guard stands onLabor Day to mark the end of the summer season.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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Weekend camper Iris Eberly, 8, from Howe, IN, runs through the water at Maumee Bay State Park with a big, colorful beach ball on September 6, 2015.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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Lucas Carpenter Jr., 6, of Toledo, gives Dave Gierke, of Toledo, a great big smile and a pint of Rachel's Handmade Ice Cream at the Farmer's Market in downtown Toledo on September 5, 2015.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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Emily Matthews picks tomatoes at Inspired by Nature, the Schooner Farm, in Weston, Ohio on September 1, 2015.

The Blade/Shelby Kardell
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The Gray Wolves mascot listens during the presentation before the groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, September 2, 2015, for the new Russell Ebeid Recreation Center at Lourdes University in Sylvania. Though the university has had an athletics program for the past five years, the new facility will provide it with a home court of its own for basketball and volleyball.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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Weight lifting Judy Barber, 75, lifts weights with personal trainer Patta Murray at the Fort Meigs YMCA in Perrysburg, Ohio on August 31, 2015. "I liked that she was tough," Barber said about Murray's training style.

The Blade/Shelby Kardell
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All Star Eagle football players from left Melvin Johnson, Deontae Martin, Taevon Kynard and Jayvion Robinson walk to practice at Chase Elementary in North Toledo, Ohio.

The Blade/Lori King
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Chuck Jaco, the new Perrysburg High School Athletic Director, prepares the football field and stadium for Friday night's game on September 4, 2015.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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Whiteford boys junior varsity football player Bradyn Clark-Gilmore reacts to being cooled off with ice water by athletic trainer Rachel Slotman during a hot game against Erie Mason at Erie Mason High School in Erie, Mich.

The Blade/Lori King
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Springfield High School player Johnny Martin runs with the ball while Bowsher High School player Bryce Mitchell pursues him during a football game at Bowsher in Toledo, Ohio on September 4, 2015.

The Blade/Shelby Kardell
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Toledo's Trayvon Robinson (3) looses his hat after making the long catch in the top of the second inning during the Thursday, September 3, 2015, Toledo Mud Hens match up against the Louisville Bats at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo.

Blade/Katie Rausch

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A pass intended for Bedford's Brendan Zeiler (7) is broken up by Fenton's Greg Lukas (3) in the second quarter of the Friday, September 4, 2015, Kicking Mules match up against the Fenton Tigers. Fenton led going into the second half, 26-7.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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Toledo Mud Hens fan Taylor Johnson, 5, left, and her older sister Hayden Johnson, 7, of Maumee, cheer for the Hens during game at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.

The Blade/Lori King
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Louisville catcher Chris Berset tags out Toledo's Jefry Marte at the plate during game at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.

The Blade/Lori King
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Anthony Wayne's AJ Gyurasics (13) uses his head against Perrysburg's Andrew Bosworth (11) during an NLL boys soccer match Tuesday, 09/01/15, in Perrysburg, Ohio.

THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH
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Perrysburg High School students cheer their football team against St. Francis de Sales High School during the first quarter in Perrysburg, Friday, Sept. 4, 2015.

The Blade/Andy Morrison
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University of Toledo RB Damion Jones-Moore (24) scores his first touchdown of the second quarter against Stony Brook during a football game Thursday, 09/03/15, at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio.

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