Best of the Blade: March 24-March 30

The Blade Staff

April 3, 2019

: Country artist Dierks Bentley performs during a concert in his Burning Man Tour at the Huntington Center in Toledo on Thursday, March 28, 2019. THE BLADE/KURT STEISS FEA DIERKSREVIEW28

: During his first week on the job, new sports turf manager Kyle Leppelmeier prepares the field for opening day at Fifth Third Field on April 4. Photo taken Tuesday, March 26, 2019. THE BLADE/LORI KING SPT Hens26

: Sherry Nyhan interacts with her 24-year-old son Jimmy, as she talks about the Light It Up Blue campaign in their Temperance, Mich. home on Monday, March 25, 2019. THE BLADE/LORI KING CTY AUTISM01

: Noah Mayse, 4, sits on the ground in protest during the Teddy Bear Care Fair at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio on Saturday March 23, 2019. THE BLADE/REBECCA BENSON CTY Bearcare24

: Ralph C. Zychowicz of Toledo drinks a beer at The Blarney Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Toledo, Ohio.THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH CTY HensEcon29

: Friends Fannie Shi (cq), 7, left, and Rain He (cq), 7, both visiting from China, cause gulls to swarm in the air as they run along the Lake Erie shore at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon, Ohio, on Thursday, March 28, 2019. THE BLADE/KURT STEISS CTY rover28p

: Purvi (cq) Shah, of Sylvania, left, and Vaishali (cq) Lad (cq), of Toledo, celebrate outside of the temple. The Hindu festival of Rangwali Holi, the color-throwing day that is celebrated with colors and joyful chaos, at the Hindu Temple of Toledo in Sylvania, Ohio on March 24, 2019. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER CTY COLORS25

: Former city councilman Bob McCloskey speaks as Glen Cook and others listen during an East Toledo Community meeting Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Waite High School in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH CTY decline29

: Gayle Hyde, left, Michele Mast, center, and Candice Burgoyne, right, celebrate Burgoyne hitting the target on the bull dart game during the 18th annual Testicle Festival American Legion Deerfield on Saturday, on March 23, 2019. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT CTY FESTIVAL23

: A firefighter looks at what remains of 6627 W. Bancroft St., in the Lake of the Woods apartment complex, where a fire broke out overnight. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT CTY fire24

: Emoni Austin, 11, passes the River East Building at the intersection of Main Street and Sixth Street on her way home from school Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH CTY ROVER28p

: Cynthia Green, 12, as Michelle Obama recites her speech during Groomed for Greatness’ living wax museum at the Sanger Branch Library in Toledo, Ohio on Wednesday March 27, 2019. Young ladies from Groomed for Greatness acted as living wax figures of trailblazers to highlight and celebrate the contributions of women to history and contemporary society. THE BLADE/REBECCA BENSON CTY WAX28

: Handcuffed, Lisa Ward is lead out of court by a Lucas County Sheriff Deputy. At left is her attorney, Meira Zucker. Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Myron Duhart, afgter citing her previous criminal record, sentenced Lisa Renee Ward to work release and community control in the Toledo, Ohio court on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Ward had plead guilty to stealing $2,000 meant for the Friendship Park Community Center. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER CTY ward27