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Old West End Golden Jubilee, June 2-4

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The 50th annual historic Old West End festival will be held June 2 to 4 in Toledo. The neighborhood features a large collection of Victorian, Edwardian and arts and crafts homes.

Mobile mammography van screenings set for May

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The Mercy Health mobile mammography unit will visit Lucas County on the following dates: •Tuesday, May 9, Franklin Medical Center, 2213 Franklin Avenue, Toledo •Friday, May 12, Jefferson Family Medicine, 2200 Jefferson Avenue, Toledo •Wednesday, May 17, Old West End Community Health Center, 2244 Collingwood Boulevard, Toledo •Friday, May 19, Mercy Health–Waterville Primary Care, 1222 Pray Boulevard, Waterville •Monday, May 22, Progressive Wellness Medical Office Building, 7640 West Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania •Tuesday, May 23, Mayores Senior Center, 2 Aurora L Gonzalez Drive, Toledo •Wednesday, May 24, Franklin Douglas Center– YWCA Event, 1001 Indiana Avenue, Toledo •Tuesday, May 30, Toledo Public Library–South Branch, 736 Broadway Street, Toledo Appointments can be scheduled by calling 833-MAMM-VAN. The mobile mammography unit is customized for patient convenience and will deliver 3D mammograms to women age 40 and older.

Dumpster Days service to be offered in 2023

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Springfield Township residents are invited to use a free dumpster service three times during 2023. Located behind the township building, 7617 Angola Road, Dumpsters Days will be offered from 8 a.m.

Garden Road to close May 8 for 45 days

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The Lucas County Commissioners have awarded a contract to CATTS Construction of Bedford, Ohio, for a bridge rehabilitation project on Garden Road between Perrysburg Holland Road and Holland Sylvania Road in Springfield Township.

SLS students take honors in Share a Story competition

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Evelyn Thoma, fifth grader from Holland Elementary and her brother, Jack , a first grader at Holloway Elementary both placed in the 2023 WGTE Share a Story competition. Evelyn took first place in the 10-year-old category and Jack earned second place for 6 year olds. The Springfield students wrote stories about community which was the theme for the contest. Above are the siblings with the awards they received.

LWV to meet May 15

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The League of Women Voters of Toledo-Lucas County invites the public to hear Kristin Romaine-Blochowski speak on “Reform/ Defund the Police?” The meeting is set for Monday, May 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Reynolds Corners branch of the Toledo Public Library, 4833 Dorr Street, Toledo.

Community Calendar

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To include your organization’s activities in this calendar, mail them to the Journal, 130 Louisiana Avenue, PO Box 267, Perrysburg, Ohio 43552. Or send an e-mail, with the date, time and location to editor@hollandsfj.us. The deadline for the weekly calendar is Wednesday at noon.

Lucas County Sheriff’s Report, Springfield Twp.

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March 1 to 31, 2023 March 1 Misconduct at an emergency, 6800 block Dorr Street; theft, (2) 7200 block Nightingale Drive, 7000 block Quail Lakes Drive; missing juvenile, 7600 block Ginger Gold Drive; telecommunications harassment, 6800 block Wharton Road. March 2 Domestic dispute, 6800 block Dorr Street, 6100 block Trust Drive, 6500 block Lincoln Green Street; menacing, 600 block South McCord Road.