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Pictures of the Week: June 6-12, 2016

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Fred Sheldon trying to shave a sheep, though appearing to be dancing with it, at the Toledo Zoo. July 10, 1972.

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Mary Maeder plays cards during her 100th birthday celebration at the Sylvania Senior Center in Sylvania, Ohio Monday, June 6, 2016.

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Jack Forster, right, and members of the Buckeye Boys State salute the flag during the evening program at the Stroh Ceter on June 12, 2016.

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Paul Hatley of Dayton and his daughter Natalie Hatley, 8, cool off during the Cherry Festival Friday, June 10, 2016, in Whitehouse, Ohio.

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Adilyn Doriot, 8, left, races Billy Kazmierczak, 8, down the Super Slide during the Cherry Festival Friday, June 10, 2016, in Whitehouse, Ohio. Both kids are from Waterville.

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Lisa Hernandez of Bowling Green helps her daughter Solana Hernandez, 4, exit the Fun House during the Cherry Festival Friday, June 10, 2016, in Whitehouse, Ohio.

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M'Linzi, a female gorilla, lounges in a tree during the reopening of the Cincinnati Zoo's Gorilla World exhibit on June 7, 2016.

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Sailboats head to the the start of the 2016 Mills Trophy Race on Lake Erie, Friday, June 10, 2016.

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Boats tack to the start of the 2016 Mills Trophy Race on Lake Erie, Friday, June 10, 2016.

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Work on the ProMedica construction site on Summit Street, Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

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Elmer Yeary, left, and Stanley Smith, right, talk outside of the at Lucas County Family Council offices on June 8, 2016. Yeary participated in the "Getting Ahead While Getting Out " reentry program held at CCNO in Stryker.

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Letter press owner Sven Olaf Nelson, of Sylvania, shows Old State Line drummer Larry Meyer, of Toledo, the uniquely-numbered print of the fair's poster Meyer had just printed on Nelson's letter press. The 5th Annual Maple & Main Street Art Fair in Sylvania, Ohio on June 12, 2016.

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Brad and Kerri Sorrell mourn the loss of their son during a vigil for Joshua Sorrell, who died after falling inside a vacant building, Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio.

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Water Division workers fix a broken valve on Monroe Street in downtown Toledo, Ohio on June 8.

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Sculpture Alan Cottrill helps remove his 900-pound statue of Thomas Edison from a flatbed truck, during a celebration Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Edison's hometown of Milan, Ohio. More than 50 people turned out to watch a short parade of the statue, which wound its way through downtown and stopped off at Edison's childhood home before ended at the Milan-Berlin Public Library in downtown Milan. The statue will be on display inside the library until September, when it will be shipped to Washington D.C. to represent Ohio in the National Statuary Hall.

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edison8 Sculptor Alan Cottrill, top right, hands down a piece of scaffolding as he works to disassemble it after workers placed Cottrill's 900 pound statue of Thomas Edison in the Milan-Berlin Library during a celebration in Edison's hometown Tuesday, June 7, 2016. More than 50 people turned out to watch a short parade of the statue, which wound its way through downtown and stopped off at Edison's childhood home before ended at the Milan-Berlin Public Library in downtown Milan. The statue will be on display inside the library until September, when it will be shipped to Washington D.C. to represent Ohio in the National Statuary Hall.

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A rose in Audrey Palumbo's rose garden Monday, June 6, 2016, in Perrysburg, Ohio.

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Scott Below, of Toledo, swings with son, Nathan Below, 2, at the Wildwood Metropark in Sylvania, Ohio Monday, June 6, 2016.

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=Jordi Ayuso ensures the seven pieces in the newly installed outdoor sculpture, Human Landscape, are set up correctly. The traveling exhibit, by Barcelona artist Jaume Plensa, will be on display at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio from June 17–Nov. 6. Ayuso works with Plensa at the Plensa Studio in Barcelona.

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Boaters head out into the Maumee from The Perrysburg Boat Club on June 12, 2016.

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Baseball fans keep cool under the trees while watching the semifinals baseball action at Saline High School on June 11, 2016.

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Juan Rangel Jr., Toledo, exercises at Highland Park, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Mr. Rangel said he was recently diagnosed with Type II diabetes so he started working out to lose weight.

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Cliff Turosik, left, and Montana Smith, right, both of Pittsburg, walk the infield during qualifying Saturday, June 11, 2016, for the NASCAR Xfinity series 25th Annual Menards 250 Presented by Valvoline at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.

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Alex Bowman drives the No. 88 Vannoy Construction Chevrolet to win the pole during qualifying Saturday, June 11, 2016, for the NASCAR Xfinity series 25th Annual Menards 250 Presented by Valvoline at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.

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ARRIS Toyota (19) driver Daniel Suarez is embraced by members of his team after winning the NASCAR Xfinity series 25th Annual Menards 250 Presented by Valvoline Saturday, June 11, 2016, at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.

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Carl Kirby, left, and his mother Mary Ann Bonello, both of Garden City, Michigan, right, sign the track before the NASCAR Xfinity series 25th Annual Menards 250.

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Joey Logano burns out in the No. 22 Pennzoil Ford after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup series 48th Annual FireKeepers Casino 400 Sunday, June 12, 2016.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. greets fans during driver introduction before the start of NASCAR Sprint Cup series 48th Annual FireKeepers Casino 400 Sunday, June 12, 2016.

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Bedford High School's Tony Yambor makes the catch against Plymouth High School during the Region 4, Division 1 semifinal baseball game at Saline High School on June 11, 2016.

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Plymouth High School's Max Marco slides safely home before the tag of Bedford High School's Justin Rozek during the Region 4, Division 1 semifinal baseball game at Saline High School on June 11, 2016.

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Whiteford High School catcher Josh Beck (7) , left, gives a drink of water to pitcher Nolan Adams as they play Novi Franklin Road Christian during their regional semi-final baseball game in Ottawa Lake, Saturday, June 11, 2016.

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"We think of ourselves as stewards of the homes," Amy Natyshak said of the historic house she and her husband Mike own in Toledo's Westmoreland neighborhood. The 1917 colonial will be open for a public tour Saturday afternoon as part of the neighborhood's centennial celebration. The home's entryway is pictured from the staircase.

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