Oshae Jones Olympic Parade + DUI Checkpoint + Great Lakes Museum

Happy Friday, Toledo! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather: Possible light rain in the morning. High: 85 Low: 62.

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Here are the top stories in Toledo today:

1. The Lucas County OVI Task Force is setting up a sobriety checkpoint this Friday at 1125 E. Alexis Road that will operate from 8 PM to 2 AM. The checkpoint is paid for by a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (WTOL)
2. The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is holding immunization events every Saturday in August for children returning to school. All insurance plans are accepted or, if uninsured, alternative payment options are available. (13abc Action News)
3. Toledo Olympian Oshae Jones, who won a bronze medal for boxing, is to be honored with a parade on Saturday, August 21, 2021. The parade route will run from Dorr Street and Collingwood Blvd. and move along Savage Park. (Toledo City Paper)
4. St. Vincent Medical Center has saved the life of a 30-year-old patient suffering from COVID-19 with the use of an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine. ECMO serves to operate the heart and lungs and is relatively new technology to Northwest Ohio. (WTOL)
5. Toledo's National Museum of the Great Lakes and The Sandpiper passenger boat are teaming up to bring residents new ways to explore Great Lakes history. The "Ship and Shore package" will be available for August 28 and September 11 and will include access to the museum, a trip along the Maumee River, and an online exhibit. (toledo.com)

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Today in Toledo

• STYX at Centennial Terrace (8:00 PM)
• Toledo Yacht Club Regatta (5:00 PM)
• Vanilla Ice with Young MC, Color Me Badd & CNC Music Factory, Promenade Park (5:00 PM)
• African American Sports Legends Hall of Fame Induction, Premiere Banquet Hall (6:00 PM)
• Blair St. Clair at Hamburger Mary's (6:00 PM)
• Family Night Cruise on the Sandpiper (6:00 PM)
• John Salvage & New Twenty Saints, Corey Baum, Violent Bloom, Annie Bethancourt, Original Sub Shop and Deli (7:00 PM)
• Yoga with Live Chamber Music, Toledo Botanical Garden (7:15 PM)
• Denny Schaffer Summer Disco Party, Hensville Park (8:00 PM)
• Golf Away Knight Golf Invite - Ottawa Hills Local Schools (8:00 AM)
• Boys Varsity Golf @ St. Francis de Sales School - Toledo (8:00 AM)
• COVID Health Inequities: Barriers to Access to Healthcare for People with Disabilities during COVID (11:30 AM)
• 2021 PGT - Epilepsy Center of Northwest Ohio, Inc. (1:00 PM)
• JV Boys Soccer Away Anthony Wayne - Ottawa Hills Local Schools (5:00 PM)
• Girls Soccer Home Woodmore - Ottawa Hills Local Schools (5:00 PM)
• Football ~ Waite vs Pandora-Gilboa @ Pandora-Gilboa (6:00 PM)
• Football ~ Scott vs Fairview @ Fairview (7:00 PM)
• Boys Varsity Football @ Genoa Area HS/MS (7:00 PM)
• V Boys Soccer Away Anthony Wayne - Ottawa Hills Local Schools (7:00 PM)

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Toledo Patch Notebook

• The situation inside hospitals as COVID-19 surges | VProject Interview with Toledo Clinic (WTOL)
• Washington Local Schools students get vaccinated for COVID-19 (WNWO NBC 24)
• New sidewalk mural represents history of Rossford (WNWO NBC 24)
• Masks required in Perrysburg city buildings | News (Sentinel-Tribune)
• Toledo Humane Society: "99 days. It has been 99 days since Pansy came into our care. She was in the care of another shelter" (Facebook)
• Toledo Police Department: "Thefts and burglaries are often crimes of opportunity. Thieves take advantage of unlocked doors and unlit lights" (Facebook)
• Toledo Fire & Rescue Department: "Our deepest sympathies fo out to the Frederick County (MD) Fire & Rescue and the family of Captain Joshua Laird" (Facebook)
• The Toledo Zoo: "Dodge is so photogenic... We can bearly take it! Thanks for sharing, keeper Kristin!" (Facebook)
• Toledo Police Department: "Today we honor our fallen. Rest in Peace, Falko - your duty and sacrifice to the city of Toledo will not be forgotten" (Facebook)
• Downtown Toledo: "Not sure what to eat at @yeoldedurtybirdtoledo? Just order one of everything ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ : @yeoldedurtybirdtoledo" (Instagram)
• Toledo Museum of Art: "Out of the Sky: Remembering 9/11 is a tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center" (Instagram)
• Humane Ohio: "Just a short while ago we put out a Wishlist Wednesday for litter, and boy did our community come through!" (Facebook)
• Toledo Fire & Rescue Department: "STAY CLEAR and never approach downed power lines! Call 9-1-1 and remain at a safe distance" (Facebook)
• The University of Toledo: "You know those songs that you just keep going back to again and again?" (Facebook)
• Toledos PET Bull Project: "Gunner is a sweet terrier mix who came to us after no fault of his own. He is a great boy" (Facebook)
• handmade toledo: "Feeling crafty? Come shop our activities table! we're open till 7pm " (Instagram)
• Toledo Humane Society: "Have you heard? We'll be back and in person under the big top for our 9th annual PawVilion!" (Facebook)
• Imagination Station Toledo: "Looks like Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz is loving his ride on the High Wire Cycle!" (Facebook)
• Toledo Pride: "Thank you Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio for being a sponsor of 2021 Live at the park by Toledo Pride" (Facebook)
• Toledo Opera: "For today's #TBT, did you know Toledo Opera's first season took place in 1959 at the 3,500-seat Paramount Theater" (Instagram)
• TCS: "The TC Alumni Football Game for this Saturday has been cancelled due to the condition of the fields. @eagles_tc" (Instagram)
• Rotary Club of Toledo: "Arts & Culture!! Join us on Monday live on Facebook! Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center #rotary #toledorotary" (Facebook)

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— Brad King

About me: I have been a lifelong Northwest Ohio native and University of Toledo grad (Go Rockets!). I'm old enough to remember when the Mud Hens were still playing in Maumee. The Glass City has seen some amazing revitalization and I am so excited to share every update with you!

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Toledo Daily? I'm all ears. You can reach me at toledo@patch.com.