Andrew Strauss assembling a bicycle; inmates of the Toledo Correctional Institute assemble 88 bicycles for children in the prison in Toledo, Ohio on December 5, 2014. The bikes were donated by the "Bike Lady" [bikelady.org], for Lucas County Children Services to distribute. 50 of the bikes will go to Lucas County children, and the rest to kids in Sandusky, Fulton, Hancock, and Wood Counties.
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Jovie, a pit bull puppy, stays warm with a volunteer at the Lucas County Pit Crew office in Sylvania.
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West Toledoan Deborah Stahl welcomes her 14-year-old into her arms after The Blade paid for the dog to get out of the Lucas County Canine Care & Control on December 5, 2014.
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Michelle Carlson, Arts Commission Programs Coordinator, in this year's Salon des Refuses show at the Parkwood Gallery at the Arts Commission on December 4, 2014.
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Les Harrison, left, and Valory Newton, 9, of Walbridge. Les "Pee-Wee" Harrison, a player and motivational speaker with the Harlem Globetrotters, visits children at Mercy Children's Hospital in Toledo, Ohio on December 5, 2014.
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Samantha Osenko of Dayton, 5, left, and her sister Lindsey Osenko, 6, give Santa Claus a hug at Franklin Park.
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The town tree's lights glow in the dusk following this year's Downtown Perrysburg Inc. annual Home for the Holidays parade.
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Sparks fly as workers from Foundation Steel, Swanton, Ohio, use lances to cut out the old box strut on east side of the Anthony Wayne Bridge, Tuesday, December 2, 2014. The box struts on both sides of the bridge are being replaced.
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The bridge work from a different angle.
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City of Toledo Forestry Dept. employee Richard Marshall strings lights throughout the crabapple trees on Jackson Blvd. in downtown Toledo.
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Central Catholic celebrates defeating Athens 56-52 during the Division III state football championship Thursday, 12/04/14, in Columbus, Ohio.
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Central Catholic RB Tre'Von Wade (1) scores a touchdown against Athens during the third quarter of the Division III state football championship.
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Central Catholic DL James Hudson (51) and DL Christian Ward (60) block Athens extra point during the first quarter.
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The Christmas tree is seen at Levis Commons in Perrysburg.
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A Bowling Green State University fan watches as the Falcons fall further behind Northern Illinois University during the fourth quarter of the MAC football championships at Ford Field in Detroit, Friday, December 5, 2014.
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Sylvania Northview head coach Brittaney Cymbolin shouts instructions against Perrysburg during a girls basketball game Tuesday, 12/02/14, in Perrysburg, Ohio.
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The University of Toledo men's basketball team hosts Chicago State University at home in Toledo, Ohio on December 6, 2014. CSU's #21, Joshua Batson, moves left while his teammate #33, Clarke Rosenberg, gets credit for a jump ball with UT's #3, Stuckey Mosley, center.
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The Christmas tree at Sylvania Franciscan Village in Sylvania, Ohio is seen glowing on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. The Catholic institution celebrated Christmas with the lighting of a outdoor Christmas tree and buffet dinner on Thursday.
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