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Meet award-winning author, ilustrator Micha Archer
BOWLING GREEN — Micha Archer, an award-winning author and illustrator, will meet the public at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Wood County District Public Library, 251 N. Main St. She will talk about her work and sign books. Ms. Archer works in oil, watercolors, pen, ink, and collage to create layered pieces for children’s books. Books she’s worked on include Lola’s Fandango, The Wise Fool, Ezra Jack Keats-award winning Daniel Finds a Poem, Around the World in a Bathtub, Girl Running, and the Caldecott Award-winning Wonder Walkers. Wonder Walkers has also been featured in the 2024 Dolly Parton Imagination Library Blue Ribbon selection list. La Conexion will join this event to share Wonder Walkers in Spanish.
Briggs: So, which sport might the University of Toledo add (or subtract) next?
With the University of Toledo adding women’s rowing as a varsity sport, it’s natural to wonder what comes next. Readers have posed two questions, in particular: Q: UT will now have 17 programs — one over the minimum total that Division I schools are required to sponsor. Does this addition mean it intends to subtract a less cost-effective offering? A: No. “We don't have any plans to cut any sports at the University at Toledo,” athletic director Bryan Blair said.
Toledo Reptile Show the place to be for creepy, crawly and, apparently, cuddly pets
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Reptile Show features all manner of creepy crawly pets at the Knights of Columbus on Secor Road. The show happens once a month and features animals you won’t necessarily see in your neighborhood pet store. Lizards, snakes, mice, and even spiders are all featured at the show.
WCDPL offers LinkIn Learning
Learning and career growth is a journey and life-long process. The Wood County District Public Library is committed to patrons’ personal and professional development, and offers LinkedIn Learning for free with a WCDPL library card. LinkedIn Learning lets anyone learn at their own pace. Patrons can select courses relevant...
CUTE: Zoo announces birth of baby Bornean orangutan
(Gray News) - There’s a new baby animal for guests to meet at the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. The zoo announced on Facebook that a baby Bornean orangutan was born on June 21 to parents Yasmin and Boomer. “The newest Toledo Zoo resident is swinging into our...
Miriam "Mimi" Reeves: social worker served area families
Miriam "Mimi" Reeves, a longtime social worker with Toledo-area family and children services, died June 26 at her Sylvania Township home. She was 65. She died after a brief bout with cancer that started in her lungs, her daughter Amy Eaton said. Mrs. Reeves was a court counselor at Lucas County Common Pleas Court’s Domestic Relations Division for 25 years. She was to retire in October. She was compassionate and dedicated to the families she served as a court counselor, said Lori Christman, a longtime job supervisor and friend.
GALLERY: Check Out This Unique Tee-Pee Shaped Cottage
When you reminisce about toys you had when you were a kid, is there one thing that sticks out to you? My siblings and I had this blue and yellow tee-pee that we would spend hours inside, creating our little worlds inside the darkness of the tee-pee. However, the tee-pee...
Ralph Thomas Bixler
Ralph Thomas Bixler, aged 90, of Wildwood, Florida, formerly of Holland, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on July 3, 2024. Born on August 6, 1933, in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of the late Joseph and Nettie (Lambert) Bixler. Tom was preceded in death by his sisters, Helen Bixler, Eleanor (Bixler) McQuade and Mary (Bixler) Liggett, and son, Donald Andrew Bixler.
BGSU's Nairn, Khayat grateful for 'special' moment at FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
For 40 minutes of game time, Lourawls Nairn, Jr. and Youssef Khayat were locked in an intense battle on the hardwood while representing their respective countries. Before and after, however, the Bowling Green State University men’s basketball members took time to appreciate the magnitude of the moment. Nairn, an assistant coach for BGSU and a guard for the Bahamas’ national team, and Khayat, a junior for the Falcons and a forward for Lebanon, squared off against each other in a FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament semifinal in Spain. The opportunity to go head-to-head on a worldwide stage was significant for the...
Oregon HC Dan Lanning heartbroken over loss of Khyree Jackson
Dan Lanning shared a comment Saturday after learning of the death of one of his former players. Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson died on Saturday morning after he and two of his friends were killed in a car crash. Jackson was a fourth-round pick by Minnesota out of Oregon and played last season on Lanning’s squad.
Ear to the ground: what to look for in ear infections, especially in young children
Ear infections can sometimes fester within a child’s ear without anyone realizing. Kimberly S. Traver, a clinical audiologist and chair of Bowling Green State University’s department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, says she often sees children who, according to parents and teachers, “aren’t paying attention in class.” “It’s not that they’re not paying attention,” Ms. Traver said. “It’s that they’re not hearing well.” Middle ear infections – most common in infants and young children – can cause temporary hearing loss. However, very young children might have trouble expressing their discomfort, meaning ear infections can be difficult for parents to detect. Such infections can also be very painful.
BG negotiates three-year contracts with 191 city employees in five bargaining units
Within a six month period, Bowling Green city administration negotiated contracts with its five unions. “It was a heavy lift,” Municipal Administrator Lori Tretter said last week after City Council voted to approve the final agreement, this one with the police command staff. Consistent with the others, this last...
Deep-fried goodness: Food remains highlight of fair season across the state
County and state fairs often evoke nostalgia for Midwesterners, with memories of carnival rides, games, and of course, food coming to mind. There’s something about going window to window, ordering a lemonade shake up, then a bucket of fries soaked in vinegar and salt.If one thing’s for sure — Ohioans know all about the guilty pleasures found at the fairgrounds. And if they don’t, they will now. Lucas County Fair Susan Stram, the vice president of the Lucas County Agricultural Society, said a fair food she can’t go without is onion rings.
TPD: Car goes off road near Douglas and Laskey before hitting pole, flipping over
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A single vehicle crash ended with a car flipping over in Toledo Friday afternoon. The crash occurred on July 5 around 12:54 p.m. According to Toledo Police, the 34-year-old woman from Sylvania, was driving southbound on Douglas Road headed toward Laskey Road when she lost control, over corrected and went of the road. Her vehicle then hit a curb and a light pole before before flipping over.
2 men pulled from Lake Erie with critical injuries after crashing boat into seawall on Fourth of July
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department says drinking and speeding may have played a part in a July 4 boat crash near Bolles Harbor on Lake Erie, which left a Monroe man and his son critically injured after they had to be rescued from the water.
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