Published: 1/2/2013 - Updated: 4 months ago

Locals Head Out Sledding

Area residents turned out for sledding January 2, 2013. CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE, START SLIDESHOW

Jeff Shepler, Temperance, hangs on tight to his daughter Phoebe Shepler, 4, as they zoom down the sledding hill at Sidecut Metropark Preserve. The pair, along with Jeff's other daughter and Phoebe's sister Alison Shepler, were enjoying the holiday break.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jeff Shepler, Temperance, hangs on tight to his daughter Phoebe Shepler, 4, as they zoom down the sledding hill at ... THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Craig Rehkopf, left, Maumee, and his grandson Austin Binkley, 8, Brandon, Mississippi, warm up by the fire while sledding at Sidecut Metropark Preserve.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Craig Rehkopf, left, Maumee, and his grandson Austin Binkley, 8, Brandon, Mississippi, warm up by the fire while sledding at ... THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

ROV sledding01p Sliding are, from front: Alayna (cq) Johnson, 11, Carly Neiswender, 11, [mostly obscured], and her brother Ryan Neiswender, 15, all of Toledo. Sledding down one of the hills in Ottawa Park in Toledo.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo ROV sledding01p Sliding are, from front: Alayna (cq) Johnson, 11, Carly Neiswender, 11, [mostly obscured], and her brother Ryan Neiswender,... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Brandon Sims, 9, hits a ramp some of the sledders created on the hill while sledding down one of the hills in Ottawa Park in Toledo.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Brandon Sims, 9, hits a ramp some of the sledders created on the hill while sledding down one of the ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Olivia Hannum, 4, of South Toledo, center, flies down the hill while sledding with her sister and cousins at Harvard Elementary School in South Toledo. With temperatures hovering in the mid-twenties, a handful of sledders had taken to the hill, including Olivia, whose oversized coat and hat hid most of her face from the cold.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Olivia Hannum, 4, of South Toledo, center, flies down the hill while sledding with her sister and cousins at Harvard ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Regan Ball, of Perrysburg, left, and Rikkelle Showalter, of Bowling Green, pause before committing to sledding down a particularly steep portion of hill behind Ft. Meigs Wednesday afternoon just outside Perrysburg. The National Weather Service reported temperatures hovering in the mid-twenties throughout the day with a chance of snow.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Regan Ball, of Perrysburg, left, and Rikkelle Showalter, of Bowling Green, pause before committing to sledding down a particularly steep ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Rikkelle Showalter, of Bowling Green, left, Anthony Allen, of Bowling Green, center, and Regan Ball, of Perrysburg, right, wipe out after a steep sledding run on the hills behind Ft. Meigs just outside Perrysburg.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Rikkelle Showalter, of Bowling Green, left, Anthony Allen, of Bowling Green, center, and Regan Ball, of Perrysburg, right, wipe out ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Locals Head Out Sledding

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