Point Place Business Association celebrated its 75th anniversary of being a service to the Point Place and Shoreland community at a Mud Hens game on August 16. The evening included dinner, the game and proclamations presented by Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and City of Toledo District 6 Councilwoman Theresa Morris to PPBA President Tom Stagner.

Real estate transfers received for August 21 to 25, 2023. Ryan C.

The Friendship Park Community Center Student Leadership program will start up again on Monday, September 11, from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. It is open to all students between the ages of 10 and 14, in the 43611 ZIP code.

The City of Toledo is sponsoring Hardy Herptiles at Friendship Park Community Center on Thursday, September 7, from 5 to 6 p.m. Learn about the reptiles and amphibians in the area with ambassador animals in this free, open to the public event at 2930 131st Street, Toledo. Pets will not be allowed.

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.

An AARP meeting will be held Thursday, September 14, at 12:30 p.m., at Friendship Park Community Center, 2930 131st Street, Toledo. Arista Home Care Solutions will be doing a presentation about the services they offer.

The Toledo Jazz Orchestra will present a free community concert on Tuesday, September 12. Gates open at 5 p.m., and the program begins at 6 p.m., at the Toledo Botanical Garden.

The following is a list of activities for all at Friendship Park Community Center: •Monday, September 4, closed for holiday–Happy Labor Day. •Tuesday, September 5, lunch, 11:45 a.m.; pinochle, 12:30 p.m.

Lucas County Retired Teachers Association will meet Thursday, September 21, at noon, at Stone Oak Country Club, 100 Stone Oak Boulevard, Holland. The September program includes University of Toledo Women’s Basketball Head Coach Tricia Cullop.

Through September, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Friends of Ottawa NWR are hosting a month-long Migration- A-Thon virtual challenge. The challenge is a way to come together and move in the community with a goal of reaching 2,269 miles collectively— the distance it takes a monarch butterfly to travel from Oak Harbor to the butterfly sanctuary in Sierra Chincua, Mexico.