April is usually a busy time for zoo nurseries. The Toledo Zoo earlier this month welcomed a newborn female Masai giraffe named Kipenzi, though she is still off exhibit with her mother. This Blade archive photo captured some of the newest arrivals at the Toledo Zoo on April 29, 1957. Diane Jean Blech from Kendallville, Ind., is shown cuddling one of five baby foxes. Though she may have wanted to take one of them home, it wasn’t part of her father Edwin Blech’s plan for the day. They are not ideal pets, but the red fox is adaptable, intelligent and cunning. They can do well in locations close to humans, such as farms or suburban areas. When living near humans, they dine on garbage and pet food.
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The Easter Bunny leads a parade during the annual Hayes Easter Egg Roll Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont, Ohio.
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Left to right Makenah Watkins, 5, Korryn Potts, 8, and Madisyn Watkins, 8, all from Tiffin wait for the annual Hayes Easter Egg Roll.
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Jaxon Andrade, 3, of Fremont participates in the annual Hayes Easter Egg Roll.
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Orangutans Yaz, bottom left, and her son Wakil, bottom right, check out the treats in a giant Easter egg during the Animal Egg Hunt at The Toledo Zoo on April 14, 2017. Stepsister Khali sits on a stone above them.
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Elephant Renee finds a giant Easter egg during the Animal Egg Hunt at The Toledo Zoo on April 14, 2017.
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Scott Pfund, left, and his grandson Noah Fortner, 3, of Lambertville, MI, watch while elephants Renee and her son Lucas, eat the treats in the Easter Eggs during the Animal Egg Hunt at The Toledo Zoo on April 14, 2017.
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New club manager Lew Rosenbloom starts the Easter egg hunt at the Toledo Country Club on April 15, 2017.
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Walt Churchill stands inside of his shop in Maumee on April 10, 2017. This Saturday Walt Churchill's Markets will celebrate 100 years of business.
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Misty Boyer cries as she hugs Holly Brill before the balloon release at the corner of Erie and Chestnut streets in Toledo, which marks the second anniversary of the disappearance of Tina Williamson. Boyer was Williamson's best friend.
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Tournament judge Michael Bartus assists J.J. Hughes during the 14th annual TPS Chess Tournament at the University of Toledo Scott Park Campus in Toledo.
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"This is really amazing," University of Toledo freshman Israel Douglas, right, said as she read the messages on T-shirts with the Clothesline Project Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Centennial Mall on the campus of the University of Toledo. About 100 shirts with messages from women who have been hurt by men were on display as part of the project to raise awareness of violence against women and oppose its continuation. The shirts were made over several years at the university and the YWCA. The event is held by the university's Division of Student Affairs Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program along with the YWCA Hope Rape Crisis Center.
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From left: Vida Vasquez, 10, Ana Gonzalez, 11, Evan Wilson Bonds, 11, opposite side, and Isabel Gonzalez, 14, right, carry the cross while leading parishioners down Courtland Ave. on their way to Immaculate Conception Church for a Good Friday service on April 14, 2017.
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Crossgates Preschooler Romeo Williams high-fives J.J. Sodd as Williams plays on the blowup slide during the 19th Annual Easter at St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo.
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Spiderman high-fives Crossgates Preschool kids as they arrive for the 19th Annual Easter at St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo.
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Evan Laslo helps Crossgates Preschooler Conner Birukow with his shoes during the 19th Annual Easter at St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo.
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A parishioner sways to the music of DayOne during services at the Church on Strayer in Maumee, Saturday, April 15, 2017.
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Toledo Bishop Daniel Thomas bends to kiss a volunteer's foot after washing their feet during the celebration of mass on Maundy Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo. The Bishop followed in the tradition set forth by Jesus, who washed the feet of his Apostles at the Last Supper. The celebration is part of Holy Week, which includes Palm Sunday, Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday in advance of Easter Sunday.
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Fans make their way in for the Mud Hens Opening Day Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo. Hundreds of people flocked to the ballpark to see the Mud Hens take on the Indianapolis Indians.
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The National Anthem kicks off the Mud Hens Opening Day game Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo. Hundreds of people flocked to the ballpark to see the Mud Hens take on the Indianapolis Indians.
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A boardwalk will span this water at the future Howard Marsh Metropark in Curtice, Wednesday, April 12, 2017.
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Lamees Alhady, 13, and an eighth grader, working on an art project that incorporates geometry, one's name in Arabic, and historic and contemporary Arabic elements of Arabic art. Bounty Collegium, a non-traditional school school based upon the integration of Islamic history, the Arabic language, and Islam, in Sylvania, Ohio on April 12, 2017.
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The new Tower on the Maumee is located at 200 North St. Claire Street in downtown Toledo. The 28 story building was originally built in 1969 to house the headquarters of Owens Corning. After laying vacant for two decades it's being renovated by the Douglas Company to offer apartments on the top 11 floors.
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Mariah Griggs, 8, left, directs her cousin Stephon Burnett, 5, and sister Miyah Griggs, 7, as the construct a house for the fish their father's are catching along the bank of the Maumee River Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Middlegrounds MetroPark in South Toledo. Warm weather brought out plenty of visitors to the park Saturday, including several members of the Griggs family.
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Azariah Black, Devin Reese and Omariel Armstrong, members of the Boys & Girls Club, look at a photo book by Kehinde Wiley. The kids were choosing a pose for the green screen during a selfie photo session at the library. Wiley uses classical artwork to create art with African American figures.
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Bonnie Ash, right, taks a picture of sisters Ava O'Leary, 7, left, and Violet O'Leary, 5, right, with the Easter Bunny at the Belmont Country Club on April 16, 2017.
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Parishioners exit the church after Easter Sunday mass at St. Rose Catholic Church on April 16, 2017.
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Deacon Tom Wray, left, hugs Heidi Strobel, right, while parishioners leave Easter Sunday mass at St. Rose Catholic Church on April 16, 2017.
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Farrier Evan Miller, 27, of Miller Equine Services out of Gibsonburg, files a hoof on Star, a female horse who is stabled at the former Vail Meadows Equestrian Center, while in the process of reseting her horseshoes in Oregon on April 10, 2017.
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Smoke rises off of the hoof while Farrier Evan Miller, 27, of Miller Equine Services out of Gibsonburg, puts a horseshoe on Star.
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Miguel Alvarez, left, Katie Diaz, center, and Juan Arismendy, all of Toledo, huddle under an umbrella during a sudden rain at Maumee Bay State Park on April 15, 2017.
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Glenn Luther, Sylvania, enjoys a ride on his mountain unicycle near the Roche De Bout shelter at Farnsworth Metropark in Waterville, Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
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Cotton candy is sold during opening day festivities for the Toledo Mud Hens, Thursday, April 13, 2017.
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Toledo Mud Hens SS Brendan Ryan (26) makes a play against Indianapolis during the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.
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Toledo Mud Hens RF Jim Adduci makes a play against the Indianapolis Indians during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, April 14, 2017, at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.
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SPT Hens16p Toledo's Efren Navarro, center, jokes with a teammate before the start of the Saturday, April 15, 2017, baseball match up against Indianapolis at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo.
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Toledo fans reach for a ball tossed by a Mud Hens player during game against Indianapolis at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.
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Toledo's Matt Murton is met in the dugout after scoring against Indianapolis during game at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.
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Elmwood's Josh Firsdon (16) beats Lake's Jordan Bekier (9) to third base in the top of the sixth inning Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Lake High School. Lake won, 8-3.
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Bowling Green pitcher Devin Westerman pitches a shut-out to Perrysburg during a baseball game at Perrysburg High School in Perrysburg, Ohio.
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Bowling Green catcher Blaine Brown is hugged by pitcher Devin Westerman after Westerman threw a shut-out against Perrysburg at Perrysburg High School in Perrysburg, Ohio.
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Springfield's Jo Reuling (4) dives safely back to second base against Maumee's Ariel Moore (13) during an NLL softball game Monday, April 10, 2017, at in Holland, Ohio. Maumee defeated Springfield 4-2.
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Maumee players cheer from the dugout against Springfield.
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Toledo Walleye player Evan Rankin (86) celebrates after scoring against the Kalamazoo Wings during the first period of game one of their first round ECHL hockey playoff series at the Huntington Center, Friday, April 14, 2017.
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Fans ride the Fanboni before the Toledo Walleye play the Kalamazoo Wings during game one of their first round ECHL hockey playoff series at the Huntington Center, Friday, April 14, 2017.
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Toledo Walleye player Dane Walters (25) celebrates a goal by teammate Kyle Bonis (28) against Kalamazoo Wings goalie Nick Riopel (29) during the first period of game one of their first round ECHL hockey playoff series at the Huntington Center, Friday, April 14, 2017.
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Toledo Walleye goalie Jake Paterson (35) loses his helmet as he's hit by a flying Kalamazoo Wings Lane Scheidl (21) during the second period of game one of their first round ECHL hockey playoff series at the Huntington Center, Friday, April 14, 2017.
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Toledo Walleye players celebrate after defeating the Kalamazoo Wings during the second period of game one of their first round ECHL hockey playoff series at the Huntington Center, Friday, April 14, 2017.
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Toledo Walleye player Dane Walters (25) lays out Kalamazoo Wings player Eric Kattelus (15) during the third period of game one of their first round ECHL hockey playoff series at the Huntington Center, Friday, April 14, 2017.
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Toledo Walleye forward Kyle Bonis (28) celebrates scoring a goal against Kalamazoo goalie Joel Martin (49) during Game 2 of the Kelly Cup playoffs Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.
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Toledo Walleye forward Evan Rankin (86) celebrates scoring a goal against Kalamazoo during Game 2 of the Kelly Cup playoffs Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.
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Toledo Walleye defender Simon Denis (9) is cross checked repeatedly from behind by Kalamazoo defender Ben Wilson (14)during Game 2 of the Kelly Cup playoffs Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. Wilson was ejected from the game. The play is being reviewed by the ECHL.
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Toledo Walleye forward Evan Rankin (86), right, celebrates scoring a goal against Kalamazoo with team mates Tylor Spink (24), left, and Tyson Spink (12), center, during Game 2 of the Kelly Cup playoffs Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.
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