The American Flag is reflected in the window of the Federal Courthouse Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH
Best of the Blade: April 7-13
The Blade Staff
April 16, 2019
TPS superintendent Romules Durant gives his State of Toledo Public Schools speech during a Rotary Lunch at the Park Inn in downtown Toledo, Ohio on Monday April 8, 2019. THE BLADE/REBECCA BENSON
Fry’s Roofing and Construction worker Larry Murphy takes a lunch break on the lawn of a home on Monday, April 8, 2019. Murphy and his coworkers were working on a roof at the home on Carney Dr. in Maumee, Ohio. THE BLADE/LORI KING ROV warmweather08
Toledo starting pitcher Kyle Funkhouser throws against Indianapolis during an International League baseball game at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. THE BLADE/LORI KING SPT hens10
Sheila Painter plays her ukulele during Toledo Ukesters Meetup Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at the King Road Library in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH
Our Lady of Perpetual Help third grader Geprii Rooker leaps to make a catch while playing kickball during gym class on Monday, April 8, 2019. This is the first time this class has been outside due to the cold and wet weather.THE BLADE/LORI KING
Lake High School fans celebrate head baseball coach Greg Wilker’s 600th win during a home game against Wauseon on Saturday, April 6, 2019. THE BLADE/LORI KING
Toledo Mud Hens pitcher Tyler Alexander blows a bubble in the dugout during a baseball game against the Indianapolis Indians Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH SPT Hens11
The American Flag is reflected in the window of the Federal Courthouse Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH
Top of a wind turbine in Payne, Ohio on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. THE BLADE/LORI KING
Bishop Robert Culp, left, and Bishop Daniel Thomas, walk in the procession from Rosary Cathedral to the First Church of God during the second annual, pre-Palm Sunday Celebration with students from Rosary Cathedral Catholic School on Thursday, April 11, 2019. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT
A bald eagle returns to its nest at the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area in Oak Harbor, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. THE BLADE/KURT STEISS CTY eaglerover09p
Peter Smith gives a high five during Opening Day for the Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field in downtown Toledo, Ohio on Thursday April 4, 2019. THE BLADE/REBECCA BENSON
Jacob LaLonde, 9, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, tries to get autographs from Toledo Mud Hens baseball players Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/JEREMY WADSWORTH SPT Hens11