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	<title>City of Toledo to host summer pickleball clinics</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:31:09 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The city of Toledo will be hosting pickleball clinics for adults throughout the summer starting Tuesday, the city said.</description>
	
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	<title>TARTA provides affordable round trips to NAMIWalks Toledo event</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:05:49 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority will be providing $3 round trips to the NAMIWalks Toledo annual walk for mental health awareness on Saturday.</description>
	
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	<title>Photo gallery: Cops vs. Kids chess tournament</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:08:08 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Law enforcement officers compete against kids during Cops vs. Kids chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on Wednesday.</description>
	
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        Ivy Lu, 10, competes against Ralph Green, a school resource officer at Toledo Public Schools, during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Capt. Richard Grove, with the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office, thinks of his next move against 11-year-old Jackson Polaski during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Capt. Richard Grove, with the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office, competes against 11-year-old Jackson Polaski during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Law enforcement officers compete against kids during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Lukas Zavala, 9, raises his hand after defeating Toledo Police Department Officer Justin Siminiak during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Ralph Green, a school resource officer with Toledo Public Schools, celebrates a win during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        The chess board reflects in the glasses of Capt. Richard Grove, with the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office, as he competes during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Ryan Dobrak, a school resource officer with Toledo Public Schools, at right, thinks of his next moves during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Toledo Police Department Officer Justin Siminiak thinks of his next move during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Toledo Police Department Officer Justin Siminiak moves a piece during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Theo Zolnor, 11, left, competes against Toledo Police Department Officer Justin Siminiak during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Lukas Zavala, 9, right, and Toledo Police Department Officer Justin Siminiak compete during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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        Reyansh Mittal, 11, right, competes against Capt. Richard Grove, with the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office, during a kids vs. cops chess tournament at Jones Leadership Academy of Business in Toledo on May 13.
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	<title>New citizens encouraged to vote, volunteer, embrace community</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/13/new-citizens-encouraged-to-vote-volunteer-embrace-community/stories/20260513091</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/13/new-citizens-encouraged-to-vote-volunteer-embrace-community/stories/20260513091#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:39:39 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Representing 15 countries from around the globe, 26 people became new American citizens Wednesday during a naturalization ceremony at Rossford High School.</description>
	
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        From left, siblings Ibrahim Hamdan, Huda Hamdan, and Fatma Hamdan (hugging their mother Munira Hamdan) all originally from Eritrea celebrate becoming U.S. citizens with their nephews Yazan, 4, and Nagen, 2, during a Naturalization Ceremony May 13 at Rossford High School in Rossford.
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        Miquette McMahon Denie originally from Haiti celebrates becoming a U.S. citizen during a Naturalization Ceremony May 13 at Rossford High School in Rossford.
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        From left, Janet Gekonde, Ibrahim Hamdan, Giacomo Benvegnu, Huda Hamdan, Fatma Hamdan, and Vilayphone Moore take the Oath of Citizenship during a Naturalization Ceremony May 13 at Rossford High School in Rossford.
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        New U.S. citizen Giacomo Benvegnu speaks during a Naturalization Ceremony May 13 at Rossford High School in Rossford.
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        Janet Gekonde takes the Oath of Citizenship during a Naturalization Ceremony May 13 at Rossford High School in Rossford.
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        Ibrahim Hamdan originally from Eritrea takes a selfie during a Naturalization Ceremony May 13 at Rossford High School in Rossford.
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        Vilayphone Moore celebrates becoming a U.S. citizen during a Naturalization Ceremony May 13 at Rossford High School in Rossford.
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        From left, Rossford Mayor Neil McKinnon III and Rossford Fire Chief Richard Syroka are guest speakers during a Naturalization Ceremony May 13 at Rossford High School in Rossford.
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        Judge Jack Zouhary speaks during a Naturalization Ceremony May 13 at Rossford High School in Rossford.
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	<title>Interest session for possible summer 2027 special needs camp</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/13/interest-session-for-possible-summer-2027-special-needs-camp/stories/20260511020</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/13/interest-session-for-possible-summer-2027-special-needs-camp/stories/20260511020#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:50:33 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Anyone interested in a daylong Family Camp that would serve families with relatives who have special needs is invited to attend an upcoming planning session.</description>
	
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	<title>Mental health focus of East Toledo&amp;#39;s Family Wellness Night</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/13/east-toledo-family-center-to-teach-mental-health-and-wellness-during-family-well/stories/20260513093</link>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:17:43 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The East Toledo Family Center will preach mental health and wellness during its Family Wellness Night on May 20.</description>
	
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        The East Toledo Family Center in East Toledo.
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	<title>UT Health prepares hundreds of meal bags for kids in need</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/12/ut-health-helps-prepare-hndreds-meal-bags-kids-need/stories/20260512102</link>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:15:16 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Sierra Ortiz Calamunci, a clinical referral liaison with the University of Toledo Medical Center, smiled when she saw the mountains of food bags being assembled for distribution later.</description>
	
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        Kristi Mason, manager of clinical dieticians, smiles as someone hands her a finished meal bag.
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        Nakeya Hopkins, middle, of the orthodontics department, stands at the front of the assembly line to begin filling another meal bag.
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        An encouragement card handwritten by a University of Toledo Health team member waits to be added into a goodie bag.
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        A volunteer holds an assembled snack bag.
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        Lindsay Malkowski, a patient information advocate, stacks bins filled with meal bags assembled by University of Toledo Health team members.
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        University of Toledo Health team members assemble 300 meal bags for children experiencing food insecurity in Northwest Ohio.
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        On the left, Kristen Frank, an endoscopy nurse, assembles a meal bag.
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        Kristen Frank, an endoscopy nurse, assembles a meal bag.
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        A volunteer holds an assembled meal bag with a hand-written encouragement card.
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        Tina King, volunteer coordinator of Connecting Kids to Meals, and Julie Remusat, medical staff services secretary, load bins of 300 meal bags.
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	<title>St. Paul’s seeks community support post-fire</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/12/st-paul-s-seeks-community-support-post-fire/stories/20260511086</link>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:41:59 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Restoration efforts are underway at St. Paul’s Community Center following a fire there April 27.</description>
	
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	<title>Seat belt competition kicks off annual Click It or Ticket campaign</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:05:44 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Those attending of the 2026 Click It or Ticket event kicked off the vehicle safety campaign by racing each other to see who could buckle up first.</description>
	
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        Participants race to put their seat belts on fastest during the Quick Click Challenge, a seat belt safety competition that kicks off Click It or Ticket, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department’s Traffic Safety campaign to promote seat belt safety awareness.
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        Participants race to put their seat belts on fastest during the Quick Click Challenge, a seat belt safety competition that kicks off Click It or Ticket, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department’s Traffic Safety campaign to promote seat belt safety awareness.
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        U.S. Rep Marcy Kaptur (D, Toledo) thanks University of Toledo Medical Center trauma care professionals during the Click It or Ticket campaign kickoff to promote seat belt safety awareness.
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        Julia Benfield, emergency nursing director at the University of Toledo Medical Center, speaks on the importance of seat belt usage during the Click It or Ticket campaign kickoff.
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        Dr. Forest Sheppard, trauma medical director at the University of Toledo Medical Center, emphasizes seat belt safety during the Click It or Ticket campaign kickoff.
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        U.S. Rep Marcy Kaptur (D, Toledo) speaks during the Click It or Ticket campaign kickoff to promote seat belt safety awareness.
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	<title>Saturday festivities to mark Safety Building centennial</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/11/saturday-festivities-mark-safety-building-centennial/stories/20260511084</link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:44:18 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The Toledo Police Department will commemorate the 100th anniversary of its Safety Building with an afternoon of activities on Saturday.</description>
	
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        The Safety Building in Toledo on Jan. 6.
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	<title>Photo gallery: Monroe Street United Methodist Church Community Garden</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/11/photo-gallery-monroe-street-united-methodist-church-community-garden/stories/20260511092</link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Volunteers work to get the&#160;Monroe Street United Methodist Church Community Garden ready for the season Monday.</description>
	
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        Volunteer Nathan Chamber prepares chicken wire barriers in the Monroe Street United Methodist Church Community Garden on May 11 in central Toledo.
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        Volunteers Bee Maugeri, left, and Cookie Chambers raise high chutes of bamboo to create an arch on which cucumbers will climb.
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        Volunteer Cookie Chambers raises high chutes of bamboo to create an arch on which cucumbers will climb.
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        Volunteer Bee Maugeri details the growth of the Monroe Street United Methodist Church Community Garden.
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        Volunteer Cookie Chambers raises high chutes of bamboo to create an arch on which cucumbers will climb.
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        Volunteer Marilyn DuFour pulls weeds in the Monroe Street United Methodist Church Community Garden.
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        Volunteer Cookie Chambers raises high chutes of bamboo to create an arch on which cucumbers will climb.
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        Volunteer Nathan Chamber prepares chicken wire barriers.
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        Volunteer Cookie Chambers raises high chutes of bamboo to create an arch on which cucumbers will climb.
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	<title>Mayores Senior Center hosting happy hour with live music, mocktails</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/11/mayores-senior-center-hosting-happy-hour-with-live-music-mocktails/stories/20260511085</link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:29:34 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The Mayores Senior Center will host a senior happy hour on Friday, with live music from&#160;Crimson Lights Band and mocktails and snacks available for purchase.</description>
	
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	<title>North Toledo Coalition to host Coffee &amp;amp; Conversation</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/11/north-toledo-coalition-to-host-coffee-conversation/stories/20260511006</link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:55:19 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The North Toledo Coalition will host a community Coffee &amp; Conversation event from 10 a.m. to noon at Jamie Farr Park on Saturday.</description>
	
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	<title>New downtown art gallery opening in historic Gardner Building</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/11/new-downtown-art-gallery-opens-may-16-mind-and-soul-gallery/stories/20260503046</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/11/new-downtown-art-gallery-opens-may-16-mind-and-soul-gallery/stories/20260503046#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>Mind and Soul Gallery and Studios will celebrate its grand opening Saturday in the Gardner Building downtown.</description>
	
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        Artist Chris "Chilly" Rodriguez works to restore what will be his new art gallery, exhibition and studio space in the Gardner Building on Jan. 8, 2025, in downtown Toledo.
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        Artist Chris "Chilly" Rodriguez works to restore what will be his new art gallery, exhibition and studio space in the Gardner Building on Jan. 8, 2025, in downtown Toledo.
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	<title>Photo gallery: Ability Center breaks ground on campus renovation, expansion</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/11/photo-gallery-ability-center-breaks-ground-on-campus-renovation-expansion/stories/20260511079</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/11/photo-gallery-ability-center-breaks-ground-on-campus-renovation-expansion/stories/20260511079#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:24:54 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The Ability Center broke ground Monday on an $8 million campus renovation and expansion in Sylvania. The project will enhance how organization serves individuals and families with disabilities across the 13 counties of northwest Ohio.</description>
	
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        Sullivan, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever and ambassador dog for The Ability Center, joins State Rep. Erika White, to his left, and other dignitaries along the line of soil during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of the center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        Paul Johnson pets Benito, a 9-week-old Labrador retriever in training to be an assistance dog, being held by Cortnie Cuellar, a dog trainer, during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        Ash Lemons, executive director, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        A rendering is on display during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        A map shows campus transitions during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        A sign provides a map to services and programs during the campus renovations during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        Michael Lieber, Sylvania’s town crier, opens up the event during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        Adrienne Bell, board chair, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        State Rep. Michele Grim speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        Mayor Mark Frye speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        State Rep. Jim Hoops speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson, left, and State Sen. Theresa Gavarone jointly present a resolution from the Ohio Senate during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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        State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson, left, hands an Ohio Senate resolution to Ash Lemons, executive director, during a groundbreaking ceremony for an $8 million campus renovation and expansion of The Ability Center’s campus in Sylvania on May 11.
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	<title>During Nurses Week, a shy nurse steps forward as ‘Mother of the Ventilator Program’</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/10/during-nurses-week-shy-nurse-steps-forward-mother-ventilator-program/stories/20260508008</link>
	<comments>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/10/during-nurses-week-shy-nurse-steps-forward-mother-ventilator-program/stories/20260508008#comments</comments>
	<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:58:31 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>For nearly half a century, Linda Dittman has been the quiet heartbeat of Sunshine Communities.</description>
	
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        Nurse Linda Dittman works with residents on ventilators at Sunshine Communities for the developmentally disabled on May 6 in Maumee. Described internally as “the mother of the ventilator program," for 48 years "Ms. Linda" has cared for the Sunshine community.
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        Nurse Linda Dittman works with residents on ventilators at Sunshine Communities for the developmentally disabled on May 6 in Maumee.
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        Nurse Linda Dittman works with residents on ventilators at Sunshine Communities for the developmentally disabled on May 6 in Maumee.
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        Nurse Linda Dittman works with residents on ventilators at Sunshine Communities for the developmentally disabled on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Maumee, Ohio. Described internally as “the mother of the ventilator program," for 48 years "Ms. Linda" has cared for the Sunshine community.
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        Nurse Linda Dittman works with residents on ventilators at Sunshine Communities for the developmentally disabled.
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        Nurse Linda Dittman works with residents on ventilators at Sunshine Communities for the developmentally disabled.
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        Nurse Linda Dittman works with residents on ventilators at Sunshine Communities for the developmentally disabled.
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        Nurse Linda Dittman works with residents on ventilators at Sunshine Communities for the developmentally disabled.
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        Nurse Linda Dittman works with residents on ventilators at Sunshine Communities for the developmentally disabled.
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        Nurse Linda Dittman still carries a picture in her wallet of Faith, a medically fragile baby who lived only 13 months and to whom she grew deeply attached.
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	<title>New exhibit shows everyday changes for a healthy Lake Erie</title>
	<link>https://www.toledoblade.com/local/community-events/2026/05/10/new-exhibit-shows-everyday-changes-healthy-lake-erie/stories/20260504101</link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 00:53:54 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description>The National Museum of the Great Lakes and the Lake Erie West Regional Council have partnered to launch a micro exhibit, Lake Erie Starts Here: Northwest Ohio, on view through June 28.</description>
	
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        An aerial view from a drone shows new exterior lights glow on the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship at sunset at the National Museum of the Great Lakes in East Toledo on Oct. 16.
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	<title>Friends of the Library sale offers books, records, board games</title>
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	<description>The May Friends of the Library book sale runs Thursday through Saturday.</description>
	
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	<title>Art of all kinds celebrated during Mother&amp;#39;s Day weekend at Toledo Botanical Garden</title>
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        Polymer clay critters are on display.
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        People shop around for pottery.
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        People shop at the artist village.
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        Kayt Harden, center, draws on the sidewalk with her husband Michael and their two kids Reese, 4, left, and Kelly, 6.
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        Kayt Harden, right, draws on the sidewalk with her husband Michael and their two kids Reese, 4, and Kelly, 6, left.
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	<title>Mothers of all types: Love that defies biology</title>
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	<description>Some women mother the children they bear.</description>
	
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        Christina Rodriguez, executive director of Mom’s House Toledo, hugs Rainbow, 3, and Carson, 2, April 20 at Mom’s House in Toledo.
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        Trevor Thomas Black with her sewing machine April 14 in Toledo.
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        Makayla Claude and her adopted son Damian, 7, on April 20 in Perrysburg.
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        Rosetta Gounaris and her stepson D’Artagnan Gounaris on May 3 in Holland.
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        Christina Rodriguez, executive director of Mom’s House Toledo, hugs Rainbow, 3, and Carson, 2, April 20 at Mom’s House in Toledo.
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        Christina Rodriguez, executive director of Mom’s House Toledo, plays with children April 20 at Mom’s House in Toledo.
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        Christina Rodriguez, at Mom’s House in Toledo.
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        Trevor Thomas Black with her sewing machine April 14 in Toledo.
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        Trevor Thomas Black with one of the many dresses she has made over the years April 14 in Toledo.
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        Trevor Thomas Black at he home April 14 in Toledo.
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        Makayla Claude and her adopted son Damian, 7, on April 20 in Perrysburg.
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        Makayla Claude and her adopted son Damian, 7, on April 20 in Perrysburg.
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        Makayla Claude.
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        Makayla Claude and her adopted son Damian, 7, on April 20 in Perrysburg.
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        Rosetta Gounaris and her stepson D’Artagnan Gounaris on May 3 in Holland.
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