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Pictures of the Week: February 27 to March 5, 2017

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When this photo was taken for The Toledo Blade on March 14, 1959, clients of Toledo Ticket Co. on Catawba Street included the Memphis Chicks baseball team, Carlsbad Caverns, Suffolk Downs race track, and the Kentucky State Fair. Leonard Lewis, who had been with Toledo Ticket since 1924, is shown is this archive photo, examining theater tickets printed in Spanish bound for a customer in South America.

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Fr. David Cirata celebrates Ash Wednesday mass Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Point Place. Several dozen of the faithful came to receive ashes as they marked the first day of Lent.

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Fire crews attempt to douse a chemical fire at an industrial building Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Toledo, Ohio. Lithium Innovations produces lithium materials used in the glass industry to make windows. Fire crews initially held off on using water to fight the fire because combining water and lithium produces a highly flammable hydrogen gas.

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Trey Connor plays to a packed house on the main stage during "Acoustics for Autism," the annual music fundraiser to provide support and information, resources, and financial assistance to families affected by autism at The Village Idiot on March 5, 2017.

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Wendy Helmig takes a purple ribbon, the school's color, to wear during a memorial service at the Circle of Remembrance to recognize the 10th anniversary of the 2007 baseball team’s bus accident in Atlanta, Ga., when the team’s charter bus fell from an overpass on their way to spring training on March 2, 2017.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
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BridgePoint Church holds its service on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the Bedford High School theater in Temperance, Michigan on March 5, 2017. The church's buildings on Lewis Avenue in Temperance, Michigan were destroyed in a fire yesterday. Bedford Township firefighters were on the scene on Sunday. Detail of BridgePoint Church along Lewis Avenue in Temperance.

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A prayer circle forms as firefighters try to extinguish a fire at Bridgepoint Church on Lewis Avenue in Temperance, Saturday, March 4, 2017.

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Pastor Craig Killinen preaching during the service.

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Maumee resident Kevin Hunyor plays disc golf at Ottawa Park in Toledo.

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It was warm with no snow at Side Cut Metropark Tuesday, February 28, 2017, in Maumee, Ohio.

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Volunteer Alfonso Narvaez, left, cashes out customers Jim Franckhauser, center in beard, and James Reising, right, who were buying paczki for their colleagues at their company Tolco Corporation on Fat Tuesday on February 28, 2016.

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Construction starts on The Pythian Castle building, located on the corner of Jefferson and Ontario streets in Toledo, on February 27, 2016.

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Trump supporter Aleeyah Robinson waves as she is applauded after announcing her support for Trump during a Spirit of America rally at International Park in Toledo.

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Trump supporters attend a Spirit of America rally at International Park in Toledo.

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One Government Center reflected off the LaSalle Building on Huron Street Friday, March 3, 2017, in Toledo, Ohio.

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Sara Tuthill works on her longboarding Friday, March 3, 2017, in Bowling Green. Ms. Tuthill, who is visiting her mother as she moves from New York City to Los Angeles, said she'd gotten the longboard last year to help her get around the city and was just now learning to ride it. A longboard is similar to a skateboard but with an elongated body and generally used for its cruising speed.

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The Save Our Secor group, organized against reconstructing Secor Road into a five-lane road, hosts a bicycle parade in Ottawa Hills, Ohio on March 4, 2017. The route began at the elementary school and traveled south on Secor Road with an Ottawa Hills police escort. Bicycles proceed southward on Secor Road approaching Darlington Road as they pedal to Brantford Road and back to the school.

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Lucy Isaac, 7, gives her brother Miles Isaac, 9, of Mansfield, a push on a swing in the Wildwood Preserve Metropark on February 27, 2016.

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Woodward High School student Jazzary Drake, jumps on her bed as she portrays K.C. in the one act play K.C.'s Dream during the annual Black History Month program at Woodward High School, Tuesday, February 28, 2017. In the play K.C. is visited by historical African American figures, such as; Nat King Cole, left, portrayed by Nick Sims; Harriet Tubman, portrayed by fellow student Azahra Shabazz, back; Oprah Winfrey, portrayed by Ariana Stone, seated at the front of the bed; C.J. Walker, portrayed by Cylenthia Pickett and George Washington Carver, right, portrayed by Caleb Cosper.

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Toledo Edison crews prepare to replace utility poles on Nebraska Avenue just east of Westwood Avenue Wednesday, March 1, 2017, after they were damaged by overnight storms.

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Bowing Green's goalie Chris Nell (33) rebuffs a shot on goal from Ferris State's Craig Pefley (24) as Pefley is hit behind by a teammate during the first period of the Friday, March 3, 2017, first-round WCHA playoff match up at Bowling Green. Bowling Green led going into the second, 2-1.

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BGhockey4p Bowing Green's Stephen Baylis (13) is embraced by teammate Pierre-Luc Mercier (2) after scoring during the first period.

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BGhockey4p Bowing Green's Sean Walker, center, is cheered by his teammates after scoring Bowling Green's fourth goal of the game on Ferris State during the second period of the Friday, March 3, 2017, first-round WCHA playoff match up at Bowling Green. Bowling Green led going into the third, 6-1.

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Archbold's Kamryn Hostetler (23) nabs the ball from Evergreen's Abi Borojevich (22) during the first half of the Saturday, March 4, 2017, Division III district girls basketball match up at Lake High School. Archbold won, 76-33.

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Archbold brings it in for a tream photo after winning the Saturday, March 4, 2017, Division III district girls basketball match up against Evergreen at Lake High School. Archbold won, 76-33.

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Archbold's Alyssa Ziegler, left, and Morgan Miller cheer after winning.

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Notre Dame's Bre Hampton-Bey (23) pushes the ball down the court under pressure from Perrysburg's Kristina Demarco (10) and Cameron Clark (13) during the first half of the Thursday, March 2, 2017, Division I District Semifinal basketball match up at Central Catholic. Notre Dame won, 50-32.

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Div1girlsDist3p Start's Nadia Dumas (33) puts up two points under pressure from Whitmer's defense during the second half of the Thursday, March 2, 2017, Division I District Semifinal basketball match up at Central Catholic. Whitmer won, 60-28.

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Whitmer's head coach Brandon Bosch watches the action from the sidelines during the first half of the Thursday, March 2, 2017, Division I District Semifinal basketball match up against Start at Central Catholic.

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Start's Mahogany Jackson, left, Whitmer's Taylor Wietzykowski, center, and Start's Michae'la Perdue, right, grapple for a rebound during the second half.

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Whitmer's Katie Conkle (5) is embraced by head coach Brandon Bosch during the second half.

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Bowling Green's Demajeo Wiggins tries to score against Kent during basketball game at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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Bowling Green's Wes Alcegaire soars for two.

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Bowsher's Dalonte Brown (3) passes the ball against Perrysburg during a Division I sectional basketball game Tuesday, February 28, 2017, in Fostoria, Ohio. Bowsher defeated Perrysburg 65-42.

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Oscar Sanchez, right, of Genoa beats Jared Fahrer of Evergreen 8-3 in the 106 pound championship match during the Division III District wrestling tournament Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Waite High School in Toledo, Ohio.

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Austin Eick of Rossford looses 17-4 to Brady Barnett of Milan Edison in the 138 pound championship match.

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Northview's Logan Jessing dunks during second half of the Div. 1 boys sectional basketball semifinal against St. Francis at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio.

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Anthony Wayne reacts to a three-pointer on a come-back against Southview during fourth period of the Div. 1 boys sectional basketball semifinal at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio.

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St. Francis De Sales' John Burnham (32) defends against Sylvania Southview's Ryan Fries (5) during a Division I boys sectional basketball final Friday, March 3, 2017, in Toledo, Ohio. St. Francis defeated Southview 70-67.

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St. John's Jesuit's Vincent Williams, Jr. (32) steals the ball from Fremont Ross' Bryce McKinstry (15) during a Division I boys sectional basketball final Friday, March 3, 2017, in Toledo, Ohio. SJJ defeated Fremont 48-40.

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Whitmer's Riley Keller (14) steals the ball from Start's Montrelle Betts (5) during a Division I sectional basketball game Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Fostoria, Ohio. Whitmer defeated Start 79-56.

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Waite's Carl Banks (23) is double teamed by Lima Senior's Jaleel Long (10) and Keaton Upshaw (0) during a Division I sectional basketball game Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Fostoria, Ohio.

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Waite's Keyshawn Leach (21) battles Lima Senior's Keaton Upshaw (0) and Dre Williams (21) for a rebound during a Division I sectional basketball game Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Fostoria, Ohio.

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Oak Harbor High School players Abby Dornbusch (11) Emma Bergman (13) Logan Harris (10) Maddy Rathbun (5) and Ashley Riley (25) celebrate after defeating Rogers High School during their basketball game at Anthony Wayne High School in Whitehouse, Thursday, March 2, 2017.

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Clyde High School players Addie Martin (41) and Lillian Royster (25) celebrate after beating Lake High School during their basketball game at Anthony Wayne High School in Whitehouse, Thursday, March 2, 2017.

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St. Francis de Sales High School players celebrate with their trophy after defeating Bowling Green High School during their hockey game at Tam O Shanter in Sylvania, Friday, March 3, 2017.

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An announced crowd of 8,300, the 20th sellout of the year, watch the Toledo Walleye play the Kalamazoo Wings during their hockey game at the Huntington Center, Saturday, March 4, 2017.

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R.J Schultz swings a big fish around after the Walleye scored the first goal against Brampton during ECHL hockey action at Huntington Center on March 5, 2017.

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Tyson Spink scores his first goal of the night to put the Walleye up 4-0 midway through the first period. Fuel goalie is Jake Hildebrand. The Toledo Walleye defeat the Indy Fuel 8-1 in an ECHL hockey game in Toledo, Ohio on February 26, 2017.

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Toledo's Jordan Lauf (25) hooks the ball in over Ball State's Tahjai Teague (25) during the first half of the Tuesday, February 28, 2017, men's basketball match up at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena. Ball State won, 82-74.

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Toledo's Jordan Lauf, left, is blocked by Ball State's Tahjai Teague during the first half of the Tuesday, February 28, 2017, men's basketball match up at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena. Ball State won, 82-74.

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Toledo's head coach Tod Kowalczyk, center, has a few words with a referee during the second half of the Tuesday, February 28, 2017, men's basketball match up against Ball State at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena. Ball State won, 82-74.

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Toledo's Taylor Adway (2) reacts after being fouled but sinking his shot during the second half of the Tuesday, February 28, 2017, men's basketball match up against Ball State at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena. Ball State won, 82-74.

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