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Pictures of the Week: August 15-21

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A baby dolphin is being shown its new home by Phil Skeldon, zoo director. The zoo also added two new pink porposides along with the dolphin. They were acquired from Carmen Costa, an animal dealer. Toledo Blade file photo by Dick Greene dated August 22, 1967.

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Katrina Barnhill plays the sax for fans during the 12th Annual African-American Festival Added which was added to the 33rd Annual Northwest Ohio Rib Off Lineup on August 21, 2016.

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"It's delicious", says Linda St. John, of Swanton, who grew up on the east side of Toledo but had not attended the festival in several years. The festival "is awesome, I don't want to miss this again", she says. The 42nd Birmingham Ethnic Festival: “A Weekend in the Old Country”, with a special emphasis on Hungarian culture and cuisine, in east Toledo, Ohio on August 21, 2016.

The Blade/Jetta Fraser
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Members of Folk Factory, a Hungarian folk dancing group from Pittsburgh. From left: Gabor Dobi, of Toronto; Jeff Cushion, Richard Balazs, and J.T. Kordesich, all of Pittsburgh.

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Drum major Damion Hill, 17, and a senior at Scott High School, leads the Fantastic Dancing Machines of Scott High School. The African American Legacy Project of Northwest Ohio presents Dorr Street...Live 2016, a free, community wide event in Toledo, Ohio on August 20, 2016. Sponsors include Powell's Barber & Beauty Supplies, Neighborhood Health Association's Perinatal Outreach Program, Marathon, KeyBank, and the Toledo Lucas County Public Library.

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Brent Swartzmiller, left, Principal of Perrysburg Junior High School, gives sixth grader Xavier Rodzos, right, a fist bump on his way into the first day of school on August 16, 2016.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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Spiderman visits with children during the Toledo Neighborhood Block Watch community picnic at the LIz Pearson Shelter House in Ottawa Park in Toledo. Kids from left are Armiah White, 3, Jayilynn Khailal, 3, and Jadiean Khailal, 4.

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Sporting sunglasses freshman Katarina Scrivener, center left, and junior Brad Eisenmann, right, lead their bandmates as they cross the Ottawa River on their way to stow their instruments Friday, August 19, 2016, at the University of Toledo in West Toledo. The members of the marching band and drumline had just finished playing their school's freshman convocation.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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Eighth graders Meridian Gaston, left, and Alexandria Olzak, right, hug in front of their lockers on the first day of school at Arbor Hills Junior High School on August 17, 2016.

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On August 19, Colts football players Michael Butler, 10, and his brother Malachi Johnson, 13, right, sell lemonade on the corner of South Ave. and Anthony Wayne Trail as a fundraiser for their football team. Their first game is August 20.

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The wind blows the hair and umbrella of 13ABC reporter Kristian Brown while she covers a story Tuesday, August 16, 2016 on the University of Toledo campus.

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Juggler "Crazy" Craig Wise keeps chairs in the air with his mouth while entertaining guests during the 20th Anniversary picnic at Lott Industries in Toledo.

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Midland Title-STS player Marcus McHugh, left, and Kevin Brown, of Rosie's Italian Grille, play the net during the 25th annual Pollyball tournament on August 20, 2016 at International Park Volleyball Courts in Toledo.

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Wounded Warrior Amputee's Josh Wege, a double amputee, helps out Sophia Howard, 9, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, tie her shoelaces as his team faces off against the Toledo Police and Fire Department team Saturday, August 20, 2016, at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo. The afternoon featured several games with the Wounded Warriors to raise money for their kid's camp.

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U.S. shooter Kim Rhode competes in the women's Skeet final at Olympic Shooting Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Rhode won a bronze medal in the event. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS) not Blade photo

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Mud Hens starting pitcher Cesar Ramos receives the game ball from Camryn Cousino for the baseball game against Syracuse at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.

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Syracuse's Matt Skole questions the umpire on a potential home run after hitting a long ball that hit the wall during baseball game at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.

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Mud Hens fans shield themselves from the rain during baseball game against Syracuse at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.

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the sun sets as Toledo Mud Hens play the Syracuse Chiefs in a baseball game Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.

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Hezekiah Ray, 11, of Toledo intercepts a pass away from University of Toledo WR Cory Jones during Victory Day for special needs students Saturday, August 20, 2016, in Toledo, Ohio.

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Toledo Walleye including Jared Nightingale, from far left, Evan Rankin, Austin Wuthrich, and Alden Hirschfeld, workout with ropes at EAO Sports Friday, August 19, 2016 in Sylvania.

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