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Grand Rapids Jazz and Arts Festival is Aug. 18

The Grand Rapids Arts Council will host its annual Jazz at the Rapids, Sunset Jazz and Art Festival, Sunday, August 18, from 2 p.m. to dusk, on the towpath, downtown Grand Rapids. Admission is free.Featured performers include: Lake Erie Jazz quartet, from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.

Hockey benefit to be held for twp. firefighter with cancer

On Saturday, September 7, at 6 p.m., Tam-O-Shanter will host a hockey benefit game between the Toledo Fire Firefighters and Wood County FOP. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Troy Bernhard, a long-time firefighter/paramedic with Perrysburg Township.

Native plant sale set for September 14, 15

Blue Creek Seed Nursery, 7790 Schadel Road, Whitehouse, will hold a fall plant sale on Saturday and Sunday, September 14 and 15. Sale hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.Organizers note that the fall season is a good time to put native plants and seeds in the grounds.

Daylily auction is August 17

The Black Swamp Hosta and Daylily Society daylily auction is set for Saturday, August 17, at Toledo Botanical Garden Metropark, 5403 Elmer Drive, in the courtyard behind the conference center, beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Owens expands partnership with Goodwill to better serve workforce needs

Owens Community College and Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio are partnering to provide enhanced training options for people seeking to improve their workforce training opportunities.

Fort Meigs to host Grand Encampment

Fort Meigs has been chosen as the location for the Northwest Territory Alliance’s Grand Encampment on Saturday and Sunday, August 24 and 25.

New school bus safety public awareness campaign coming to Ohio

The Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) is introducing a new public awareness campaign to remind drivers about school bus traffic laws. The message is focused on the school bus stop law, which requires drivers to stop for school buses when they are picking up or dropping off children.

Rossford Senior Center

400 Dixie Highway, in the Rossford Community Recreation Center Lunch reservations requested by 4 p.m. on the preceding day. Call 419-666-8494.Programs and lunches for all area residents at least 60 years of age.ACTIVITIES AND LUNCH MENUSLunch is served Monday through Friday, at noon.

ODOT director steps down, Boratyn to fill post

Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchbanks will step down on September 30, and Pamela Vest Boratyn will take over as director on October 1. Boratyn’s appointment will need to be confirmed by the Ohio Senate.

Visit Perrysburg Hearts the Arts fine art fair this weekend

The Guild of Artists & Artisans, producers of the renowned Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair, have partnered with Visit Perrysburg for the inaugural Perrysburg Hearts the Arts fine art fair.