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Vitamin time

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Grocery stores, health stores, and even gas station convenience shops are stocked with products that claim to boost energy, enhance functionality and improve your health. Among these products are vitamin supplements. With so many vitamin supplements available, it’s hard to know which offer the most benefits or even if you need to take them at all.
Although the average person in the United States consumes more calories than their body needs, our diets often lack the vital nutrients we need to keep our bodies in tip-top shape. For that reason, many people turn to supplements. But before you can determine whether you should take vitamins and which ones, it’s important to know how they work.

What are vitamins?
Vitamins are natural substances found in food that our bodies use to develop and function normally. It’s best to get your vitamins from a well-balanced diet rather than from supplements. In fact, eating a varied diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and lean protein is usually sufficient in helping your body to get all the nutrients it needs.
Sometimes, however, our bodies don’t get all of these important natural vitamins. Individuals who are elderly, pregnant or breastfeeding, have certain health problems, or eat a vegetarian or vegan diet may be advised by their doctor to take supplements. 

Finding the
right supplement
Consulting with your doctor is an important first step to help you find the right vitamin supplement. Depending on your age, lifestyle and health, there may be certain supplements you need and some you should avoid.
Typically multivitamins contain 13 essential vitamins: A, C, D, E, K, and the various forms of vitamin B (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, patothenic acid, biotin, B-6, B-12, and folate). Most contain at least 100% of the recommended daily value for each vitamin as set by the Food and Drug Administration. Vitamins can also be taken individually, rather than in multivitamin form.
When it comes to vitamins, keep in mind: more does not necessarily mean better. High doses can lead to health problems or interfere with medication. It’s also important to remember that supplements aren’t a cure-all, but they may help your body’s health when used appropriately. 
Here are a few common vitamin supplements and their benefits:
Folic acid (vitamin B9) – Women in their childbearing years who may become pregnant should consume 400 micrograms of folic acid every day. This vitamin helps prevent neural tube defects after conception and is crucial for fetal cell growth and development. Because this development usually occurs before a woman knows she’s pregnant and only half of pregnancies are planned, folic acid is beneficial for any women who may become pregnant.
Vitamin B12 – Found naturally in meat, shellfish and animal products, vitamin B12 may be beneficial for vegans, as well as individuals over 50 years of age whose bodies can’t absorb it well naturally. Needed to produce red blood cells and nerve cells, a lack of vitamin B12 can cause weakness and anemia.
Vitamin C – This vitamin helps your body heal wounds and repair cartilage, bones and teeth. Individuals over 55 are at high risk for vitamin C deficiency. Because your body does not make or store vitamin C, it’s important to include it in your diet.
Vitamin D – Aiding in calcium absorption, this vitamin supplement may benefit those who are over 50, who are obese, who have dark skin, or who have limited exposure to sunlight.
If you think you may be at risk for vitamin deficiency, talk with your doctor to find the healthiest solution for you.

Dr. David Barnes is a board-certified family medicine physician and member of ProMedica Physician Group. For more information, visit www.ppgdocs.org.

Clearing the way

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Matt Desmond
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Any childhood health problems are a nightmare for a parent, but chronic sinusitis is a stubborn and all-too-widespread affliction, leading to missed school, lost sleep, and general misery. Some 37 million Americans deal with sinus problems every year, and a significant portion of them are children. But Dr. Oliver Jenkins and Dr. Christopher Perry, of the Toledo Clinic ENT Sinus Center of Excellence are among the region’s pioneers in the use of a promising new non-invasive technique—balloon sinuplasty—to ease the suffering of those with the toughest cases of sinusitis.
“These young patients suffer from recurring headaches, nasal congestion and drainage, fatigue, and other symptoms,” states Dr. Jenkins. “Many times, these problems persist for years, but may now be alleviated, thanks to balloon sinuplasty.”
Typically, sinusitis is first treated pharmaceutically, with antiobiotics, antihistamines, and topical nasal sprays. If these simple measures are ineffective, doctors turn to adenoidectomy—the removal of the lymphatic tissue at the back of the nasal cavity which can obstruct breathing. This is a relatively simple procedure which is generally done on an outpatient basis. But until quite recently, if these techniques weren’t sufficient, patients would have no choice but to undergo more extensive sinus surgery.
Balloon sinuplasty, by contrast, is much less invasive, and can also be done as an outpatient procedure. The patient is under general anesthesia, but only for about a half hour. Doctors insert a thin, flexible balloon catheter through the nostril and into the obstructed sinus area. The balloon is then inflated, clearing the obstructed passage and gently reshaping the sinus without causing damage. If successful, this will restore normal sinus drainage and function, without the severe discomfort and slow recovery that can be a consequence of traditional sinus surgery.
Some 65,000 people have been treated with balloon sinuplasty since its approval by the FDA, and when combined with adenoidectomy, it has been shown to be 85 percent effective. Drs. Perry and Jenkins are among the first in the state to use this technique, and for troubled parents with children suffering from sinusitis, that is good news indeed.
 
The Toledo Clinic ENT Sinus Center for Excellence is at 5800 Park Center Ct., Ste C. 419-724-8368

Never say never again

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Geoffrey Rapp
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Parenthood involves a number of lessons. Sure, we teach baby how to sit, hold a spoon, and tell us “more” by pressing pudgy hands together. But as any parent knows, just as many lessons flow in the other direction. One of the ones we’ve had to learn is that new parents have to be flexible and willing to walk away from the positions about child-rearing they’d staked out in the run-up to delivery day.
We had a lot of ideas about how we were going to do things. I’ve written before about our desire to be less germ-phobic than some of our forbearers, a notion we quickly abandoned as swine flu anxiety descended last fall. I’ve also written about how travelling with baby—and the difficulties associated with cloth diapering while on the road—helped lead us to the world of disposable diapers, running counter to long-held beliefs that environmental stewardship is an important part of bringing a new person into the world.
But the list of “we’ll never”s that we’ve had to move away from seems to grow longer each week.
Inspired by a younger cousin, limited throughout childhood to a modest allotment of television time, and now immersed in an all-expenses-paid Ivy league Ph.D. program, I declared confidently, “Our daughter won’t know of the existence of television until she’s a teenager.” Less true words have rarely been spoken.
As the baby tried her first solid foods, crying tears of pain when challenged to take just one spoonful of rice, we noticed that a certain show on a certain children’s television network provided all the distraction she needed to embrace the notion that not all food comes from a bottle or mama. Pretty soon, she could sing the opening song from the show from her crib as she woke in the morning. And then she figured out which remote control was needed to access her new favorite show and deprogrammed my channel preferences in an effort to see more of her animated friends’ adventures.
I also attempted to make sure that baby’s first foods were all chemical-free, organic, and made with TLC in our own kitchen. For some reason, however, my own steamed and processed green peas just weren’t as sweet as the vat-whirled version from the store. So dozens of cubed purees went into the compost pile and baby got to play with plastic tins and jars at the end of many meals.
We also resolved before Dee even arrived to have her out of diapers before she could walk. We’d read books on diaper-free baby rearing and dedicated hours to picking up on the little one’s signals and promptly taking her to where she needed to do her business. But the signals got harder to spot, or perhaps she got more evasive in her facial expressions, because pretty soon the business wasn’t happening where we wanted it to happen but instead where she wanted it to happen.
Come to think of it, most of the “we’ll never”s that have fallen by the wayside have revolved around either eating food or disposing of waste. I suppose it’s understandable that our positions about these things had to be just as flexible as the baby has demonstrated she is, while trying to wiggle out of socks and shoes. With absolutely no experience myself prior to the baby’s arrival either changing a newborn or feeding a baby, my carefully formulated positions were in fact founded on severe ignorance.
Luckily, the baby’s been patient. She knows we have a lot to learn.

Geoffrey Rapp is a law professor at the University of Toledo and the father of a one-year- old baby girl, “Dee”.

Don’t get Snookied

By
Mary Helen Darah
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I consider myself extremely easy going, but I insist dinner be “unplugged” and gadget free. We were gathered around the family dinner table when my exchange student tried to take a sneak peak at her cell, at least that’s what I hoped was going on. The prospect of her looking down at her crotch and smirking was pretty frightening. She then jumped up and informed us that the boy she was seeing was in the driveway waiting for her. She proceeded to head out the door in the pouring rain toward his car. Now wait a minute! How did we as a society get to this point?
At the risk of sounding like I am heading toward comfortable shoes and low impact stretching, things were different back in my day. Anyone dating me lived through a version of a Survivor reality show. First obstacle was the front porch where two males of similar age would just happen to be sitting in their football uniforms. To my prospective suitor’s surprise, instead of gladiator-like behavior they would totally humiliate the poor guy by saying to each other, “Oh, he’s cute! Is he here for you? No? Gosh, why does she get all the handsome men?” If he managed to continue forth into the doorway, he was met with the most terrifying of all creatures, the German father. His line of questioning would begin with a, “Do you play ball? Are you thinking of attending college? Did I ask you if you played ball?” Coming downstairs, I would wink at my date and tell my dad not to worry, that the person he was interrogating just returned from active duty and hasn’t seen a woman in 8 months, but that I’d be fine! After my dad realized I was joking, the poor guy was forced to eat overcooked green beans, unrecognizable meat, and “homemade” canned German potato salad. It was brutal. I did get the message loud and clear from my less-than-subtle family. I was valuable, and worthy of respect.
It has been a constant challenge to combat the images that saturate my children’s world. It is difficult to hone in on the message that women are more than a form of entertainment. Reality shows demonstrate that females must jump through hoops (or at any rate be REALLY flexible) and use their sexuality to snare the male. As long as the man can fog a mirror, has a pulse, and some monetary claim to fame he’s good to go. Are we doing our daughters a disservice when we glorify woman like Snooki? I know Snooki is proficient at using a beer bong and the “F” word as a verb and my personal favorite descriptive adjective followed by a noun as in “F”ing “F”er, but can’t we girls strive for more?
My Gram would always tell us the “apple theory”. She would say, “The apples at the top of the tree are the best.  The fruit on the ground is not as good but most people pick it because it is easy to get. The fruit at the top thinks something is wrong since few make the effort to climb up, not realizing how amazing they are. The top dwellers need to wait. The right man will come along with a ladder.” Even in a world where it seems that cleavage has more clout than kindness, I have the honor of knowing some “top dwellers”. I also know a few that have fallen, bruised but not squashed, who come to realize their worth and sweetly ripen over time. These young women give me hope that not everyone is out to get “Snookied”

Wisdom for parents raising men

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Parenting boys is more of a challenge today than it ever has been. Children are bombarded with confused and conflicting messages from every side and in every possible medium. Boys and young men are particularly vulnerable to behavior destructive both to themselves and others.
Parents looking to provide young men with spiritual guidance can listen to the words of  Father Ron Olszewski, who is lecturing at St. Francis De Sales High School on “Raising
Ordinary Boys Into Extraordinary Men,” on Thursday, October 14. Fr. Olszewski is a former principal of St. Francis, and
presently serves as its president. His decades of experience as a priest and educator make him uniquely suited to provide insight for parents on how to help their adolescent boys avoid pitfalls and reach their full potential. He understands the particular difficulties involved in communicating with boys, and the strategies parents can use to help them grow into men of character. The lecture is recommended for parents of children from ages 10-18, and will be held in the high school’s chapel. 2323 W. Bancroft St.
419-531-1618. www.sfstoledo.org

Halloween Guide

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Toledo Parent Staff
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The Crystal Bowersox
Corn Maze
Open now until Sunday,October 31
The Butterfly House
11455 Obee Rd. / Whitehouse
419-877-2733 / whitehousecornmaze.com
Autumn always brings thoughts of apple picking, sweaters and corn mazes!  The Butterfly House in Whitehouse has combined two things Toledoans love…their yearly corn maze and Crystal Bowersox.  The corn maze covers 16 acres and has four different skill levels.  Whether it’s family fun during the day or a spookier evening activity, this corn maze has it all.  The corn maze is open Thursday through Sunday with most hours varying from morning until midnight! 

Fall Festivities
All through October
Country Lane Tree Farm 
3525 Bolander Rd. / Genoa
419-855-3286
www.countrylanetreefarm.com
10 acres of pumpkins and gourds are what waits at Country Lane Tree Farm.  Not to mention, the Team Edward and Team Jacob Twilight Eclipse Corn Maze!  There are lots of activities such as family farm tours, a little corn maze, barrel trains and hayrides for little ones.  The Haunted Corn Maze is bigger and better than last year.  This activity is for older children.  While it’s not gory, it’s still scary enough to spook little ones!

Apple Butter Stir and Craft Fair
Saturday,October 2 and Sunday, October 3
MacQueen Orchards
7605 Garden Rd. / Holland
419-865-2916
www.macqueenorchards.com
Apples, apples, apples!  MacQueen Orchards will celebrate their Apple Butter Stir and Craft Festival this year with live entertainment, apple picking, cider, piebaking contests and more.  Enjoy the autumn festivities on October 2 and 3 from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.  For more info, call 419-865-2916. 

Ghosts of the Great
Black Swamp
Sunday, October 3
Pearson Park
4600 Starr Ave. / Oregon
419-407-9714 / www.metroparkstoledo.com
This family friendly lantern tour guides families throughout Pearson Park combining history, nature and spooky stories.  These evening hikes are perfect for Halloween.  Tours begin at 7:00 p.m., and leave at 15 minute intervals until the last tour at 8:15 p.m.  Admission costs $5.00 for non-members and $4.00 for members.   Call 419-407-9700 for more information or to register for the hikes. 

Fall Festival
Sunday, October 3
Toledo Botanical Garden
5403 Elmer Dr. / Toledo
419-536-5566 / www.toledogarden.org
Fall perennials and Oak Openings native plants will be for sale at this fall festival.  Kid’s activities, live entertainment and horse-drawn carriage rides will be happening from noon to 4:00 p.m.   This event is free and open to the public!

Scarecrow Workshop
and Contest
Tuesday, October 5
Wood County Historical Center and Museum
13660 County Home Rd. / Bowling Green
419-352-0967 / www.woodcountyhistory.org
Bring your ideas, craft supplies and props to this scarecrow building workshop.  The Wood County Historical Center will provide the stuffing, and you provide the creativity.  When you’re done you can either take home your creation or enter him/her in the Scarecrow Contest!  Scarecrows will be on display at Historical Center and judged during the Folklore and Funfest.  In order to enter the contest you must bring your scarecrow to the Shelter during the workshop.  The workshop will be from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on the front lawn of the Historical Center and Museum.  Registration is required.  To register, visit  HYPERLINK “https://www.reservations.woodcountyparkdistrict.org” www.reservations.woodcountyparkdistrict.org. 

Follow the Leaders to fun!
Friday, October 9
Leaders Family Farms
0064 County Road 16 / Napoleon
419-599-1570/ www.leadersfarms.com
Leaders Family Farms, Follow the Leaders to fun! This fall, make memories that will last a lifetime. Stay busy all day long with the corn maze, play areas for the children, scenic hayrides, cow train rides, face painting, music and karaoke, costume characters, pumpkins, petting zoo, and much more. After dark, there are screams of terror and delight to be had at the two ScreamAcres haunted attractions. We have a varied selection of delicious foods and beverages for you at our concession stands. Come on out to the farm and be entertained. Check our website for times, special events and for more information. Adults (ages 12+) – $8. Youth (ages 5-11) – $6.

Meet Me at the Metroparks: Bats, Owls, Spiders
and More!
Wednesday,October 13
Wildwood Preserve / 5100 W. Central Ave.
Toledo / 419-407-9700
www.metroparkstoledo.com
All your favorite Halloween animals will be at this educational event.  You’ll learn about these animal habitats and lifestyles, combining the perfect amount of Halloween fun and nature.  This event costs $2.00 per person and is open to all ages, and will run from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  To register, call 419-407-9700. 

Pumpkin Carving Contest
Thursday, October 14
Wood County Historical Center and Museum
13660 County Home Rd. / Bowling Green
419-352-0967 / www.woodcountyhistory.org
Come show off your carving skills and exercise your creativity.  Cider and snacks will be provided as you help decorate the grounds of the Wood County Historical Center and Museum with pumpkins.  At the end of the evening, a winning pumpkin will be chosen!  This event is free, but registration is required.   Visit www.reservations.woodcountyparkdistrict.org to register. 

Halloween Folklore
and Funfest
Saturday, October 16
Wood County Historical Center and Museum 
13660 County Home Rd. / Bowling Green
419-352-0967 / www.woodcountyhistory.org
This frightfully fun family event has something for everyone.  Cider pressing, horse-drawn wagon rides, folklore tours and more will provide visitors both young and old with lots of Halloween fun!  Boo-ville will have plenty of activities for little ones as well; glow in the dark tattoos and spooky movies that will have them saying ZOOIKS!  This event is free.  For more information call 419-352-0967. 

The Tombstone
Bike Tour
Saturday, October 16
Secor Metropark / 10001 W.
Central Ave / Toledo
www.metroparkstoledo.com
Join Hostelling International for their 33rd peddling of The Tombstone Bike Tour.  The ride passes 11 area cemeteries.  This spooky adventure also has more moderate routes for families and less experienced riders.  The tour lasts from 11:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and costs $25.00 to enter.  For more info or to register, visit
www.hitoledo.org. 

Fall Fur All
Saturday, October 16
Toledo Zoo
2700 Broadway St. / Toledo
419-385-5721 / www.toledozoo.org
Come and decorate a pumpkin for a polar bear!  Children can decorate pumpkins that will line the path for the Zoo’s upcoming Pumpkin Path event, which will then be given to the animals afterward.  The festivities will last from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and include live entertainment and other children’s activities. 

Homesteading:
Halloween HistorySunday,October 17
Pearson Park
4600 Starr Ave. / Oregon
419-407-9714 / www.metroparkstoledo.com
Learn how Halloween has changed over the last century and explore how our ancestors celebrated this time of year.  Halloween history will be presented from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  No registration required, and this event is free. 

Pumpkin Patch Adventure
Tuesday,October 19
Gust Brothers’ Pumpkin Patch
13639 Mulberry Rd. / Ottawa Lake
517-486-2237 / www.gustbrothers.com
Pick out your favorite pumpkin right from the field!  Have some cider and snacks and visit the barn.  Help feed the animals and even pet a few.  The fun begins at 4:00 p.m.  Adults cost $4.00, children $3.00 and children under 2 are $2.00 for admission. 

Chemistry Week –
Spooky Cinema
Tuesday,October 19 to Saturday, October 23
Imagination Station
1 Discovery Wy / Toledo
419-244-2674 / imaginationstationtoledo.org
Fangs, gore and slime!   What more could you ask for?  During chemistry week the Imagination Station will give an inside look at the chemistry that is involved with cinema.  Make-up, wounds and other movie must-haves will be explored. 

Little Boo at the Toledo Zoo 

Thursday, October 21 and Friday, October 22
Toledo Zoo
2700 Broadway St. / Toledo
419-385-5721 / www.toledozoo.org
Little Boo is the ideal Halloween event for little ones.  Trick or Treat stations, games and a play area supplied by Fisher-Price are only a few of the activities that are happening at the Zoo.  A pumpkin path will line the way for little feet, and costumes are encouraged.  Entry for non-members, both children and adults, cost $11.00, seniors (non-members) $8.00 and children who are members cost $5.00. 

Garrison Ghost Walk
Friday, October 22, Saturday, October 23,
Friday, October 29 and Saturday, October 30
Ft. Meigs
29100 W. River Rd. / Perrysburg
419-874-4121 / www.ftmeigs.org
Hear tales of strange lights, spooky sounds and soldiers of yesteryear during the Garrison Ghost Walks.  Held at Ft. Meigs, these lantern lit tours begin at 7:00 p.m. and step off every 15 minutes until the last tour at 9:00 p.m.  These guided tours last a little over an hour and give a rich history and tell spooky stories.

All Hallows Eve Celebration

Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23
Seven Eagles Historical Education Center
16486 Wapakoneta Rd. / Grand Rapids
419-509-0095 / www.seven-eagles.com
It’s all happening at dusk!  This festival includes lantern lit tours, hay-rides, crafts, cider pressing and more!  Tours of the Native American long house, pioneer log house, blacksmith shop and Catfish Inn will be given by costumed guides interpreting to audiences the past that makes Northwest Ohio’s history rich.  Festival hours on both Friday and Saturday are from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.  Admission is $5.00 per adult, $2.50 for children and seniors or $10.00 for the whole family.  Children four and under are free. 

 

Folklore Fridays
Friday, October 22 and Friday, October 29
Wood County Historical Center and Museum 
13660 County Home Rd. / Bowling Green
419-352-0967 / www.woodcountyhistory.org
Take a step back in time as tour guides take you through what was once The Infirmary, lunatic house, oil derrick, Linwood bridge, paupers cemetery and many more locations.  Listen to spooky stories about the past and the history of the buildings on the grounds of the Wood County Historical Center and Museum.  These two hour tours begin at 7:00, 8:00 and 9:00 p.m.  Reservations are required and payment in advance is preferred. Admission is $10.00 for non-members and $7.00 for members.  Call 419-352-0967 to make reservations. 

Pumpkin Path
Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24
Toledo Zoo
2700 Broadway St. / Toledo
419-385-5721 / www.toledozoo.org
Trick or Treat!  This event is meant for bigger kids and has more trick or treating stations than the Zoo’s Little Boo event.  There are no age restrictions, and there is lots of fun to be had.  Entertainment, games and, of course, candy will be going on at the Zoo.  Entry for non-members, both children and adults, cost $11.00, seniors (non-members) $8.00 and children who are members cost $5.00.

Friends of Side Cut:
Full Moon Walk
Saturday,October 23
Side Cut Metropark
1025 W. River Rd. Maumee
419-407-9700 / www.metroparkstoledo.com
Walk in the light of the full moon!  Learn about the creatures that inhabit Side Cut Metropark and see if any screech owls answer your calls! This tour is from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is free.

Costumes for Cancer
Saturday, October 23
Navy Bistro
30 Main Street / Toledo.
419-410-8240 / [email protected]
“Costumes for Cancer” is a Halloween party benefiting the Janet Phleger Foundation. Come dressed in a favorite costume and enjoy a night of dancing, appetizers, cash bar, kids games and live music from “Punching Buddha.” This Spooktacular event will raising money to provide scholarships for local families touched by cancer. 6-10pm. $10-$15; $5 kids.

Members Only Monster Bash
Saturday, October 23
Imagination Station
One Discovery Way / Toledo
419-244-2674 / imaginationstationtoledo.org
Calling all ghouls and goblins! Members can enjoy this spooky evening just for them, filled with special activities and demonstrations designed to take the scare out of scary, so bring the whole family in for this eerie member party. Goody bag will be given to all kids attending. 6-8pm. Members Only.

Trees and Tombstone
Family Event
Sunday, October 24 / 1-5 pm
Woodlawn Cemetary
1502 W. Central Ave., Toledo.
419-472-2186 / www.historic-woodlawn.com
Woodlawn Cemetery Hosting Trees and Tombstone Family Event, The Historic Woodlawn Cemetery will be hosting a free family event with guided tours and hands on activities. Woodlawn has expanded our very popular Trees and Tombstone event to include: Walking tours, camera clinic, bird watching, fall tree crafts and harvest art projects, all to showcase the dazzling show of brilliant autumn colors and the unique history within the gates of the cemetery. A camera clinic kicks off the event at 1pm.  Bring your camera so experts from Castle Photo and J& J Studio can help you make the most of all the features. Spend the afternoon photographing the beautiful trees and historic features found within our grounds. Please register by October 20.

 

Boo Cruise
Wednesday, October 27 to Saturday, October 30
The Sandpiper
5123 Ryan Rd. / Toledo
419-385-7977 / https://www.sandpiperboat.org
Boat rides with costumed riders will be along for this ride!  Halloween fun, treats and fun on the water are what’s in store on The Sandpiper.  Cruises run October 27-30 on Wednesday through Friday.  Departure times are at 5:00, 5:45, 6:30 and 7:45 p.m.  Cruises are also available on Saturday at noon, 12:45, 1:15 and 2:45 p.m.   Tickets cost $5.00 per person. 

13th Annual Halloween Hike
Saturday, October 30
Olander Park
6930 Sylvania Avenue / Sylvania
419-882-8318 / www.olanderpark.com
The 13th Annual Halloween Hike invites all Spider-men and Princesses to attend the festivities!  Halloween tales will be told by park staff, and treats will be handed out at 20 different trick or treat stations.  This event costs $1.00 for all children ages 3 to 12, and is free to all others.  The tricks and treats begin at 6:00 p.m.

Happy Halloween
Sunday, October 31
Imagination Station
1 Discovery Way / Toledo
419-244-2674 / imaginationstationtoledo.org
Inviting all goblins and ghouls!  Come for a trick or treat from the Imagination Station.  Arrive in costume and receive $2.00 off of admission.

Jumping Pumpkins
Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31
Toledo Zoo
2700 Broadway St. / Toledo
419-385-5721 / www.toledozoo.org
Watch as a gorilla enjoys a tasty treat or as an elephant plays catch with a pumpkin!  That’s what you’ll see at Jumping Pumpkins!  The Zoo introduces the pumpkins into the animals’ habitats, and those animals have a chance to have a snack or play with a new toy.  The enrichment activity is fun for animals and people alike. 

Toledo Symphony
Presents Halloween Spooktacular with The Toledo Museum of Art
October 31
Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle
2445 Monroe Street / Toledo
419-241-1272 / www.toledosymphony.com
Come in your costumes for the costume parade!  Enjoy great times and spooky tunes.  Additional activities will be provided by the Toledo Museum of Art.  
 

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