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Pictures of the Week: December 15-21, 2014

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Bob Densic's home located at 107 Birch Drive in Rossford has 63,452 lights on display in his Christmas installation titled "The Ageless Child's Christmas." This is his ninth annual display.

The Blade / Amy E. Voigt
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Sue Gradel and Urban Gradel of Sylvania walk their dog, Poky, at Wildwood Preserve Metropark in Toledo, Ohio on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. Area residents took advantage of the relatively warm weather for outdoor activities as the temperature reached low 50s in the afternoon.

The Blade/Justin Wan
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Les Levesque jokes about pro football team loyalties with his customer, Kalen Lumpkins, 13, of West Toledo, Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at Floyd's Barber Shop in Sylvania. Opened in 2002, the barber shop draws a steady stream of repeat customers. Jeff Wood, not pictured, said he drove over from Toledo to get his hair cut at Floyd's because it reminded him of childhood trips to the barber with his father. "We always have great conversations," he said.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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John Amato shows off 'You will do better in TOLEDO' bumper stickers right after a road sign with the same slogan was unveiled near the corner on Reynolds Rd. near Heatherdowns Blvd.Shows off bumper stickers, Ohio. 55 such signs are being placed around Toledo.

The Blade/Lori King
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Volunteer elf Kelcie Bean, 17, helps choose a game for a participant in the Salvation Army's annual Christmas distribution at the United Auto Workers Local 12 hall on December 17, 2014. Families who applied and were approved in October and November collected toys Wednesday for their children, as well as a holiday food basket.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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Fran Vargo, left, and Barbara Fisher roll out dough as they make traditional Hungarian walnut and poppy seed rolls at Calvin United Church of Christ, Tuesday, December 16, 2014.

The Blade/Andy Morrison
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A young Christmas tree growing on the Wheeler Christmas Tree Farm in Whitehouse on December 14, 2014.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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letters20p "Thank you Santa," Nevaeh Squire, 6, center, said as she hugged Santa Claus. "You're the best." About 60 children received presents from Santa Claus Friday, December 19, 2014, at Birmingham Elementary in East Toledo. This is the fourth year of the Letters to Santa Event, organized by special education teacher Melody Basta. Children in first grade wrote letters to Santa Claus back in early November and Ms. Basta distributed them to her family and friends who then purchased gifts for the children and wrote back as Santa. On Friday, Santa Claus was on hand to distribute the gifts to the children. "This is my favorite day of the year," Ms. Basta said. "They ask for the simplest things. I've had kids ask for beds because they're sleeping on the floor at home. One child asked for a pillow." After opening their presents, several of the children got up on their own to thank Santa Claus, with a few offering him candy from their own gifts. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

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Mary Frances Berger, right, leads visitors Bill and Laurie Learned, of Indiana, during a Christmas tour Thursday, December 18, 2014, at the Historic Wolcott House in Maumee. The house, which has only belonged to members of the Wolcott family, features Christmas displays from various points in its nearly 200-year-long history. The Learneds said they'd both grown up in Maumee and often came back during the holidays.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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Lily Bryant of Bedford, 11, dances to the music during the hockey game between Toledo Walleye and Greenville Road Warriors at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. The day game was school appreciation day.

The Blade/Justin Wan
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Haley Linver, right, takes pictures of her sister Emily Linver, center, and her boyfriend Derrick Davis, left, from Toledo, for their Christmas card on an unseasonably warm afternoon at Pearson Park on December 15, 2014.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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Rink Specialist paint lines on the ice in the rink in preparation for the Walleye logo to be painted on and frozen again for Winterfest on December 21, 2014.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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Children line up for a photograph, organized by one of their parents, during this year's Skating with Santa Saturday, December 20, 2014, at the Ottawa Park Ice Rink in West Toledo. Though Santa Claus didn't strap on a pair of skates himself, he was on hand to greet children and distribute candy canes as they came off the ice.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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Garrett Mayleben and FSU's #31, Drew Cushingberry in the first half. Bowling Green State University's men's basketball team lost to Ferris State University in Bowling Green, Ohio on December 21, 2014.

The Blade/Jetta Fraser
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UT head coach Tricia Cullop during the second half of the the University of Toledo women's basketball team hosting the University of Detroit Mercy at home in Toledo, Ohio on December 14, 2014. It was the final game of the Glass City Classic.

The Blade/Jetta Fraser
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Greenville Road Warriors' Spencer Humphries, right, competes for the puck with Toledo Walleye's Tyler Barnes during the hockey game at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014.

Blade/Justin Wan

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Rogers' Sydney Petty (23) battles for a rebound during the fourth quarter of the Friday, December 19, 2014, City League home match up against Start. Both Start and Rogers were undefeated going into the game. The Rams won, 60-36.

The Blade/Katie Rausch
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