Up and Coming

Wednesday, Sept. 3

Swancreek Water District Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Swancreek Township Hall, 5565 County Road D. The public is welcome to attend.

Friday, Sept. 5

Swanton Area Railroad and Model Club will meet at 8 p.m. in Swanton Village Hall. All are welcome.

Saturday, Sept. 6

Oak Openings Geocache Poker Run, Oak Openings Preserve, Buehner Center Porch, 12 to 3 p.m. Bring your GPS unit to the park for a day of Geocaching fun and prizes. Participants will search the park for geocaches which hold envelopes with cards. At the end, the team or individual with the best seven card stud poker hand will win a noncash prize, runner up prizes will also be awarded. If you do not have a GPS there will be a limited number of units available to borrow on a first come first serve basis (borrowers must leave a drivers license). Free. Register at metroparkstoledo.com.

Member's Program: Top 10 Metroparks Birding Destinations, Oak Openings Preserve, Oak Openings Lodge, 2 to 4 p.m. Grab your walking shoes, bird guides, and binoculars and get set to discover the best places to see birds in your Metroparks. After the indoor program, we'll take a guided walk to view the birds that reside in the park. Free. Register at metroparkstoledo.com.

Veggie Swap at Swanton Public Library from 10 a.m. to noon. If you have extra veggies from your garden or if garden produce sounds good even though you don't grow it yourself come to the library parcking lot.

Monday, Sept. 8

Swanton Township Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the township hall at the corner of Airport Highway and Scott Road. The public is welcome.

Swanton Village Council will meet at the municipal building on Chestnut Street at 7 p.m. The Finance and Water and Sewer Committees will meet prior to the regular meeting. The public is welcome.

Introduction to Taking Great Nature Photos, Secor, Secor Room, 7 to 9 p.m. Start with the basics of photography and, in four indoor sessions, work through such topics as making proper exposures, selecting the right lens, compositions, and developing your own style. Each class session is followed by a Thursday field session from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at various locations to practice what was discussed. Class sessions are Mondays, Sept. 8, 22, 29 and Oct. 6. To register for any session separately contact the Nature photo Center directly, 419-407-9757. Fee: $125. Register at metroparkstoledo.com.

Tuesday, Sept. 9

Park Pals: S-s-s-s-s-snakes, Oak Openings Preserve, Oak Openings Lodge, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Read stories, play games, make a craft and take a nature walk with a Metroparks naturalist. Did you know that snakes have scales? Learn lots of interesting facts about snakes. Fee: $5. Register Nat metroparkstoledo.com.

Wednesday, Sept. 10

Adopt-an-Acre sampler, Oak Openings Preserve, Mallard Lake, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Learn more about this incredible region by participating in hands-on stewardship projects such as plant monitoring, invasive removal and bird counts. Tools provided; bring gloves, long pants closed-toed shoes a must. For ages 16 and over (parental permission form needed if under age 18.) Groups welcome. Free. Register at metroparkstoledo.com.

Metroparks Seniors: Ice Cream Rocks! Oak Openings Preserve, Oak Openings Lodge, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Seniors will learn how this summer treat comes from rocks and then make some -- the old fashioned way. Optional walk to follow. Fee: $ 1.Register online.

Friday, Sept. 12

Naturalists' Camera Club of Toledo: Free Public Program, Secor, National Center for Nature Photography, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monthly programs presented by the club are open to everyone and typically include a guest speaker, nature photography instructions and gallery tours. Gallery opens at 6:30 and program begins at 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments served. Fee: Free.

Monday, Sept. 15

Swancreek Township Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at the township building at 5565 Co. Rd. D. The public is welcome.

Weekly/Monthly Event

Immunization clinics are conducted by the Fulton County Health Department on the third Thursday of the month from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Swanton Village Hall. For more details, call the health department at (419) 337-0915. Immunizations are $5 each, with a $25 family maximum.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Tuesday, beginning at 8 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, located at 200 Dodge St. in Swanton.

The meetings are open to anyone suffering from alcohol addiction, or recovering alcoholics.

Combat Wives/Dependent group meets the second and fourth Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Detwiler Building in Wauseon.

If you would like to attend or have questions call (419) 337-9266.

Free HIV testing is available at the Western Lucas County Clinic at 330 Oak Terrace Blvd. in Spencer Township every Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call Elva Scribellito at 419-213-2655.

Bariatric surgery informational seminars will be held the second Tuesday of every month from 6-8 p.m. Support group sessions will be the first Wednesday of every month. The meetings are held at 3909 Woodley Rd., Suite 200, Toledo. For more information or to register call 419-291-6740.

Fulton County Down Syndrome Support Group, meets the first Monday of every month at the Fulton County Board of DD at 1210 N. Ottokee St., Wauseon, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

For more information, call Mary Johnson at 419-337-0021, ext. 102.

M.S. Support Group, meets the fourth Tuesday every month at the Fulton County Health Dept. building on Shoop Ave. in Wauseon. For more information call Shirley at 419-335-8003, Dale at 419-822-5450, or Gary at 419-826-2957.

Adults with Epilepsy/Seizure Disorders and their caretakers can meet with a support group each third Tuesday of the month, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Epilepsy Center, 5405 Southwyck Blvd., Suite 100, Toledo. For more information call Ronit Welt at 419-800-589-5958.

Reach for Recovery Breast Cancer Support Group will meet the second Monday of every month at the American Cancer Society, 135 Chesterfield Ln., Maumee from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contact Karen Scheider at 419-306-9760 for more information about this group.