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Spooky season: Wolcott Heritage Center rekindles popular paranormal tours
This month, history and horror come together during the Wolcott Heritage Center’s paranormal tours. Docents at the two-story, 14-room Federal-style mansion home to the Maumee Valley Historical Society are transporting visitors into a world of spine-chilling mystery with ghost stories based on the Wolcott family, the house’s onetime residents. From doors opening on their own to mannequins shifting when no one’s around, those who’ve explored the nearly 200-year-old building have reported inexplicable happenings over the years. “We invite people to come through the house, and we tell stories that have been collected over the years of unexplainable things that have happened to people there,” said Darlene Limmer.
Songs for Our Sister fund-raiser concert features seven students
The annual Songs for Our Sister concert is Oct. 27 inside the Toledo School for the Arts Black Box Theater. The concert is a fund-raiser for the Mary Ann Russo jazz scholarship provided by the school. Ms. Russo was a beloved jazz singer from Sylvania who died of lung cancer in 2008. This year’s event features seven students who have been working with another notable jazz singer from the Toledo area, Lori LeFevre. They are to be joined on stage with Ramona Collins, Kim Buehler, Jeff Halsey, Scott Kretzer, Cliff Monear, and Ms. Russo’s daughter, Lisa Young. The 3 p.m. event will have a Halloween theme, with a costume contest and a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $25. They can be purchased online at www.ts4arts.org. Admission includes a preshow reception beginning at 2 p.m.
The heart of America's candy industry still beats in Bryan, Ohio
In Bryan, Ohio, candy is king. Set about 60 miles west of Toledo, the little town of about 8000 is home to Spangler Candy Company, makers of all sorts of favorites, from Dum-Dums and candy canes to Sweethearts, Necco Wafers and Circus Peanuts. There’s even a water tower in the center of town painted to look like it’s held up by the long-lived lollipops.
Meet the nominees and vote now for Lenawee County Athlete of the Week
It was a busy week of sports in Lenawee County as the football season hit Week 8, volleyball held the annual county tournament, girls golf held the state championships and the boys soccer season concluded. Here's a look at who stepped up around Lenawee this week: ...
4 area teams claim girls high school district cross country crowns
St. Ursula, Perrysburg, Genoa and Ottawa Hills were among the teams securing girls district high school cross country championships Saturday. Division I Findlay district FINDLAY — St. Ursula claimed the team crown, winning the tiebreaker against Tiffin Columbian with the higher finishing sixth runner after each posted 44 points.
"We want try to find what's triggering," Lucas County develops new committee to address youth violence
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Lucas County Board of Health is creating an ad hoc committee to take a public health approach to addressing violence, just months after the U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. Violence is not a new issue in the area, and neither...
Editorial: Ohio population decline accelerating
To cities, counties, states, and nations demographics is destiny. This is why The Blade Editorial Board has written often on the dire outlook for Toledo and Ohio without a strategy to reverse the population decline everywhere but the Columbus metro. (“Admitting Ohio decline,” July 15, 2023) So it’s good to see the Columbus Dispatch put the issue front and center for Ohio government officials with a report asking why so many counties are left behind. The Ohio Department of Development projects falling population in 74 of the state’s 88 counties over the next 25 years. It begs an even better question; what is the plan to prevent this decline? Read more Blade editorials Thirteen counties — six in central Ohio including Columbus, three in southwest Ohio including Cincinnati, two in suburban Cleveland, one near Dayton, and Wood County next door to Toledo — are the only Ohio locations expected to avoid serious decline.
Spooks and Spokes slow roll bike ride Sunday
BOWLING GREEN — The City of Bowling Green’s Bicycle Safety Commission will host the final slow roll bike ride of the season with a Halloween twist. Spooks and Spokes will be Sunday at 2 p.m. Riders are encouraged to decorate their bikes and dress up in bike-friendly costumes. The ride will begin and end at the city building parking lot, 305 N. Main St. Stops will feature local lore, stories, and some of the city’s haunted locations. Rides are free, family friendly, and open to everyone. Each rider is required to wear a properly fitted helmet and ride a correctly sized bicycle in safe, working mechanical order.
Prep roundup: Bath boys bounce Wauseon
Oct. 18—BOYS SOCCER D-IV District Quarterfinal at Wauseon Bath 3, Wauseon 1 Goals: Brayden Van Horn (B) 3, Collin Mennetti (W) 1 Assists: Peyton Liles (B) 3 Saves: Landyn Vreeland (B) 9, Brody Balser (W) 2 D-IV District Quarterfinal at Delta Delta 3, Elida 1 VOLLEYBALL D-IV District Quarterfinal at Shelby Kenton 3, Ontario 1 Set scores: 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18 Kenton: Sadie Larabee — 16 ...
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