The Ability Center and Toledo Lucas County Public Library partnered for an afternoon of inclusivity on July 22. The gathering at the library provided a fun and educational environment for people of all abilities to foster community engagement.

Lane conversions at 20 toll plaza interchanges along the Ohio Turnpike are nearing completion, and four new and renovated toll plazas on the mainline will enable non-stop open road tolling for E-ZPass customers.

TARTA is providing solutions to parking challenges as an estimated 70,000 people prepare to travel downtown for the Toledo Jeep Fest, Friday to Sunday, August 4 through 6. As the transportation partner for Jeep Fest, TARTA will put the Jeep Fest Express on the road for the third year, delivering customers to the parade ground downtown for $1.50 per ride or $3 round trip.

The following is a list of activities for all at Friendship Park Community Center: •Monday, July 31, computer help, 9 to 11 a.m.; shuffleboard, 10 a.m.; lunch, 11:45 a.m.; bingocize, 11:45 a.m.; bingo, 12:30 p.m.; mah jongg, 2:30 p.m. •Tuesday, August 1, lunch, 11:45 a.m.; pinochle, 12:30 p.m.

Friendship Park Community Center has posted the weekly menu for the community lunches. Guests are asked for donations of $2.50 per meal, and lunch is served at 11:45 a.m.

Lutheran Social Services of Northwestern Ohio is working with churches and pastors of all denominations in Point Place to collect donations for the Point Place relief fund after the damage caused by storms and tornadoes on June 15.

Wally the Walleye Frankie the Frog Paula the Perch Join the Ottawa River Kleanup Association Inc. (ORKA) at Cullen Park and the islands on Saturday, September 9, at 8:30 a.m., for fall cleaning.

The Friendly Center Service Guild is hosting a giant garage sale, with over 25 Toledo-area churches donating and participating. The sale will be held at Maumee United Methodist Church, 405 Sackett Street, from Thursday, August 3 to Saturday, August 5.

A family of four, with a special needs son, recently traveled from Svitlovodsk, in centeral Ukraine, and arrived at Detroit Metro Airport thanks to the work of Toledo Helps Ukraine. The family is being sponsored through a sponsor circle formed at Olivet Church in Sylvania.

Real estate transfers received for July 17 to 21, 2023. Carl W.