Fred Nordhollf, a crew leader with the City of Sylvania Division of Parks and Forestry, contemplates which numbered ball to pull and read during the River Ball Race at Harroun Community Park.
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Plastic balls used for the River Ball Race fill a plastic tub. The race, normally run in Ten Mile Creek, was changed to a plastic tub because of high water issues.
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Sylvania teen Ashley Kiker, left, holds up her winning ticket and wins a prize during the River Ball Race. With her is Jessie Richie. Both were participants in the Sylvania Conservation Corps.
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Ticket holders watch with anticipation as prize numbers are read during the River Ball Race.
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AJ Schuller, 8, holds up his winning ticket during the River Ball Race at Harroun Community Park. Standing by his side are his parents, Neil and Andrea Schuller, of Toledo.
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Toledoan Andrea Schuller holds her tickets during the River Ball Race at Harroun Community Park.
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