Press Releases - Community Interest

TOLEDO, Ohio – It has been said that time spent with cats is never wasted. Toledo Zoo veterinarian and director of animal health and nutrition, Dr. Ric Berlinski would certainly agree. Dr. Berlinski recently returned from his second field ...

January 21, 10am – 4pm Included with admission Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education is important but, have you ever wondered what careers actually use STEM each day? Imagination Station and the Associated General ...

Calling all girls in grades 3 – 8 During our 3rd annual STEM career day for girls, Girl Power, you will explore the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields as only girls can - by having interesting discussions, asking ...

March 7 - 12, 2017 This week is dedicated to our littlest scientists: kindergarten age and younger. Visit Imagination Station, and explore the age-appropriate, EGGstreme activities for our littlest audience, including Naked Eggs, Spinning Eggs, Egg ...

January 21, February 4 and 18 1 - 4pm Enthusiastic about LEGO bricks or looking for the best tips to build a perfect structure? Representatives from Greater Toledo Club will be at Imagination Station providing information about how LEGO builders can ...

February 20 - 26, 2017 Imagination Station will be OPEN for President's Day and starting the week off celebrating with National Engineering Week. This year we will be featuring Dowel Construction! Guests will use two tools; dowel rods & rubber ...

Imagination Station's Temporary Exhibition Now - April 30 Members: FREE Non-members: $4 Certified LEGO® Professional Adam Reed Tucker has taken over half a million LEGO Bricks and created our latest exhibition. That’s 2,700 pounds of ...

Fighting Heroin Presentations Offered at Toledo Lucas County Public Library Branches TOLEDO, OH- The number of heroin and opioid related drug overdose deaths in counties served by the Lucas County Coroner’s Office has increased from 8 in 2010 ...

December 26 – January 31, 2017 Check out these unique structures built by our youngest visitors. Little LEGO Architects, aged 2 - 9, have submitted their LEGO creations and we are putting them on display. From small houses to a 16ft suspension ...

Local business and involved community leader, Dave’s Running Shop, has received the prestigious “50 Best Running Stores in America” award for 2016. Every year, Competitor magazine partners with Running Insight trade magazine to ...

Travel the world this winter with local wanderers in a 13-week Saturday series at various Metroparks. Sponsored by Maumee Valley Adventurers and Metroparks, the annual Travel Circle series presents area residents sharing photos and stories from ...

Drive runs January 9 – 20, 2017On Monday, January 9, Sylvania Franciscan Village (SFV) kicks off its 6th annual Have a Heart Restock Drive to supply hygiene items to four local outreach centers: Bethany House, Claver House, Helping Hands of ...

(Released December 14, 2016):Meals for Children and Teens will be served in Children's Library MONDAY-FRIDAY from 4 - 4:45p.m. for the entire school year! In November, TLCPL began partnering with Children's Hunger Alliance to provide those 18 years ...

Dave Zenk has been appointed executive director of Metroparks of the Toledo Area. The Board of Park Commissioners took official action this morning to appoint Zenk to the position he has held on an interim basis since October 1.Zenk has been a ...

The MVhawksRobotics team traveled to Fargo, ND, for the regional BESTRobotics competition last weekend and attained their strongest finish yet. This is the 3rd time the MVCDS team attended the regionals in their four years of existence. Team mentors ...

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo Zoo’s Lights Before Christmas presented by KeyBank has been voted Best Zoo Lights by USA Today’s 10Best Readers' Choice online public voting contest! Toledo Zoo competed against 20 other zoos, including ...

The Compassionate Friends Contact: TCF National Office 877.969.0010 www.compassionatefriends.org TCF of Northwest Ohio 419-377-6826 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting to be held Sunday, ...

Registration deadline for employers: December 6 Collegiate Employ-Net Consortium invites employers to attend the 2016 Internship Academy on Thursday, December 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ward Pavilion at Wildwood Metropark at 4830 W. Central ...

Zion Lutheran Church (located at 8307 Memorial Hwy. (Old US 223) Ottawa Lake, Michigan 49267) is having wo Christmas Eve Candlelight Services, one at 4:30 pm and the other at 11:00 pm. Come and worship with us and celebrate the birth of our savior ...

Boing! Crank! Click! Ever wonder what makes your toys tick? Throughout December, find out as we take apart popular toys to discover what they’re made of. Maybe you have a better idea? You decide what else it can be as you reassemble the ...

Thanksgiving can be a lonely time of year for many older adults who may have recently lost a spouse or other loved ones. For those 60 years of age and older, who are looking for a hot Thanksgiving meal and some company, you are invited to the ...

Metroparks of the Toledo Area has won a record six first-place awards in a statewide contest among parks and recreation agencies. The park district received nine awards in all from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association in its annual Awards of ...

December Saturdays & Sundays 1pm & 3pm If you are craving a deeper level of engagement you can sign-up for a workshop hosted inside the Think Tank. Think Tank Workshops allow you to use real tools, familiar materials and lots of freedom to ...

Maumee Valley Country Day School Admission & Scholarship Testing &, 6th – 12th Grades: New students can earn up to $9,000 a year in Scholarships at Maumee Valley Country Day School. Call 419-381-1313 x105 for information on how to ...

The Niche rankings for 2017 are out and Maumee Valley Country Day School swept multiple categories in Ohio. Maumee Valley has been ranked: #1 Most Diverse Private High School in Ohio #2 BEST Private K-12 School in Ohio#3 BEST Private High School in ...

February 21 - 26, 2017 10:00am - 5:00pm Explore the interactive world of mechanical linkages. Linkages are a mechanical system of bars and joints that can create an incredibly complex series of movements. Everything from scissor lifts to bicycles ...

Our Creation Care Team will host a presentation by Mike Ferner of Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie on Saturday November 12th at 9 AM. Come join us to understand the causes of this event and learn how a large, mostly unregulated source of pollution ...

November 8 – 12 This year, National Chemistry Week will explore how you can solve mysteries by using chemistry. Focusing on the chemistry of DNA, fingerprints, art forgery, color and pigments and more. Visit Imagination Station and find out ...

October - December Thursdays, 11:30am - 12:15pm The Little Scientist Workshops are a series of programs that encourage families with young children, ages 3 – 5, to investigate the world around them. Your child will explore science through ...

Standing Courageous, Inc. is hosting a community awareness event on December 1, 2016 from 4-8 PM. The event will be held at The Ward Pavilion at Wildwood Metro Park in Toledo, OH.The event will be called “Ce the Light”, in honor of ...