The Italian Football League is hosting its 42nd championship on Saturday, July 1 at the University of Toledo Glass Bowl, and area residents have the opportunity to win tickets. The game, Italy’s equivalent to the Super Bowl, is debuting in the United States for the first time ever. The league chose Toledo, noting that Ohio is considered the birthplace of football.

Sports are an integral part of the human lifestyle. Today major sporting events are held around the world and are a source of economic generation.

…Holland and Springfield Township Recollections Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of stories on mayors of the Village of Holland. Holland-Springfield-Spencer Historical Society president Karla Miller submitted this story as part of the village’s centennial celebration this year.

A section of Sylvania Avenue near the roundabout at Mitchaw Road in Sylvania Township will close starting Monday, June 19 for an improvement project. Eastbound Sylvania from Bridgecreek Road to the roundabout at Mitchaw will be closed for five days.

The American Red Cross experienced a shortfall in blood and platelet donations last month and is seeking the public’s help to ensure a strong blood supply this summer by making and keeping an appointment to give in the weeks ahead.

The Ohio Department of Transportation is conducting a safety improvement project at the intersection of Airport Highway and McCord Road. Due to the project, lane restrictions on McCord Road between Airport Highway and Spring Valley and Centers drives will experience night time closures starting on Friday, June 16, for five days.

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.

The 2023 Fulton County Breakfast on the Farm event will be held on Saturday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Triple H Farms in Metamora, Ohio. Pre-registered guests will enjoy a free breakfast and have the opportunity to meet cows, calves and horses.

Maumee St. Joseph’s Catholic Church is having its annual summer rummage sale. The dates are Wednesday, June 21, from 5 to 8 p.m., with a 10 percent markup; Thursday and Friday, June 22 and 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. On Saturday, clothing will be $1 per brown paper grocery bag and half price on other items. The rummage sale will be held in the school gym, 120 West Broadway, Maumee. Those attending are asked to enter through the gym lobby.

The Lucas County engineer’s office will begin construction on a new roundabout at Sylvania Avenue and Kilburn Road on Monday, June 26. Work is expected to take 45 days and be completed by Vernon Nagel, Inc.