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Pics of the Week: August 3-9, 2015

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New baby orangutan Wakil is pictured with his mother, Yaz, Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at the Toledo Zoo. The baby was born on July 23 to Yaz and his father, Boomer.

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Bird houses in G. Ray Medlin Jr.'s garden on Aug. 4, 2015, in his backyard at his home on Corey Road in Toledo, Ohio.

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Four who had earned their Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, from left: Corey Scott, of Napoleon; Frank Germano, of Willoughby Hills; Corey Johnson, of Bowling Green; and Douglas Furia, of West Chester. Mr. Furia graduated Summa cum Laude. Bowling Green State University's 283rd commencement, an the 100th anniversary of its first commencement, in Bowling Green, Ohio on August 8, 2015.

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Tuba player Joe Ready, of the Commencement Quintet, performing during the processional. Mr. Ready, of Portland, Oregon, was to receive his Master of Music in Music Performance.

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Christine Handwork, from Toledo, holds a sign that says "Smile" on the corner of Secor Rd. and Central Ave. on August 2, 2015.

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Louise Hall, 82, waves to a neighbor that passes by her house where a cardboard picture of her recently deceased husband Norman Hall is affixed to her mailbox on August 3, 2015.

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Hundreds of swimmers wait on the beach as the first group to compete, males 15-39 years old in the Sprint Duathlon, start their swim. The Sylvania Triathlon/Duathlon on August 9, 2015 in Sylvania, Ohio. Over 400 people are competing.

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A lamb nibbles his gate during the Wood County Fair at the Wood County Fair Grounds in Bowling Green on August 4, 2015.

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Gretchen Germann, 11, from Bowling Green, shoves one of her three Holstein cows named "Lenny" in order to brush the other one named "Squiggy" during the Wood County Fair at the Wood County Fair Grounds in Bowling Green on August 4, 2015.

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Mark Bryant of Maumee carries his son Arthur Bryant, 2, around the Maumee Summer Fair Friday, 08/07/15, in Maumee, Ohio.

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Toledo's Mike Hessman, left, is doused in champagne after setting the record for most home runs in the minor league after hitting a grand slam during the bottom of the seventh inning in the Monday, August 3, 2015, Mud Hens home match up against Lehigh Valley. The hit was Hessman's 433d home run, earning him the record for most home runs in the affiliated minor leagues.

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Laya Gokula, 10, of Maumee eats naan and paneer during Festival of India on Aug. 9, 2015, at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania, Ohio. Naan is a flatbread and paneer is a cheese.

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Carol Hall, Sylvania, and her husband Mike Mulvaney prepare to go for a dive during the 2015 Dive Hope Breast Cancer Fundraiser to raise money for Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio at White Star Park in Gibsonburg, Saturday, August 1, 2015. It was the 6th year for the event. Hall, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, took up scuba diving three years ago.

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Carol Hall, Sylvania, and her husband Mike Mulvaney explore a cabin crusier during the 2015 Dive Hope Breast Cancer Fundraiser to raise money for Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio at White Star Park in Gibsonburg, Saturday, August 1, 2015. It was the 6th year for the event. Hall, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, took up scuba diving three years ago.

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Miss Monroe County Alana Rae Wilson, second from left, with pageant contestants Tyra Ciacelli, left, Brooke Emerick, second from right, and Samantha Johnson, right, and jazz musician Alexander Zonjic at the River Raisin Jazz Festival at St. Mary's park in Monroe, Saturday, August 8, 2015.

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Guitarist Paul Jackson Jr. jams with Alexander Zonjic and Friends at the River Raisin Jazz Festival at St. Mary's park in Monroe, Saturday, August 8, 2015.

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Camille Weaver, 6, left, and her brothers Matthias Weaver, center, and Miles Weaver, 10, who are twins, from Ottawa Hills, play on the outdoor sculpture called "Blubber" by American artist Mark di Suvero, on the grounds of the Toledo Museum of Art on August 3, 2015.

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Wyatt Snyder, 6, and his aunt Rose hang out on a porch swing Aug. 3, 2015, at Rose's sister's home on Broad Street in Adrian, Mich.

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Mike Whitty of the Mike Whitty Group belts out a song at Jazz in the Garden at the Toledo Botanical Garden, Thursday, August 6, 2015.

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Members of the University of Michigan's football team sit together as they wait to field questions from members of the media during the Wolverine's football media day Thursday, August 6, 2015, at the Junge Center on the university's Ann Arbor campus. Members of the team, as well as incoming Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, were on hand to field questions for members of the media and sign autographs for fans.

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The University of Michigan's fans walk through the main tunnel to and from the Big House during the Wolverine's football media day Thursday, August 6, 2015, at the Junge Center on the university's Ann Arbor campus. Members of the team, as well as incoming Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, were on hand to field questions for members of the media and sign autographs for fans.

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Bowling Green State University WR Robbie Rhodes (80) keeps his cell phone ready during the media day Friday, 08/07/15, at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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Madalyn Hessman, 5, unwraps a pair of Minnie Mouse ears as her father, Toledo Mud Hens player Mike Hessman, and mother Sabrina cheer her on during a ceremony before the Hens play Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Fifth Third Field, Friday, August 7, 2015. Hessman hit his 433rd home run earlier in the week to break the minor league record for home runs and the Mud Hens gave the three a trip to Disney World.

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433 is painted on the pitchers mound in honor of Toledo Mud Hens player Mike Hessman before the Hens play Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Fifth Third Field, Friday, August 7, 2015. Hessman hit his 433rd home run earlier in the week to break the minor league record for home runs.

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Toledo Mud Hens SS Josh Wilson, left, is congratulated by second baseman Alexi Casilla after hitting a two-run-homer against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, 08/08/15, at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.

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Sylvania Northview football players practice on the their new turf field Thursday, 08/06/15, in Sylvania, Ohio.

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The University of Toledo's Storm Norton (74) sports a school hat during open practice Saturday, August 8, 2015, at the Fetterman Training Center at the University of Toledo. The Rockets' season begins Thursday, September 3, 2016, against Stony Brook.

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