A kickoff meeting for Toastmasters International personal development and leadership program is from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday at Fairhaven Community auditorium, Upper Sandusky. Businesses and community members are invited to join the program that teaches leadership and public-speaking skills.

FINDLAY — Bridge Bereavement Services offers a program for children who have lost a loved one. Sprouting Hope brings together children ages 6-12 with their peers to participate in activities to help them express their feelings, create lasting memories of their loved one and have fun.

FOREST — Forest-Jackson Public Library closes at noon Friday for staff training. Regular hours resume Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

CRESTLINE — Crawford Park District will host a National Bird Day event at 5 p.m. Thursday at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 Ohio 598. The public is invited to take part in bird-themed games and activities before a hike around in the park.

Community Christian Center Today, 5 p.m., May prayer meeting; 6:30 p.m., worship team meeting.

BUCYRUS — Wynford High School senior Annika Gerlach is the Crawford County winner of the 2017 Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award. The honor was presented to one student in each of Ohio’s 88 counties.

Marissa Caudill of Upper Sandusky is the mother of a girl, Alaska Jo Caudill. She was born at 8:43 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Katie and Harold Caudill, Upper Sandusky.

Lydia Haefer and Joel Beavers, both of Wharton, are the parents of a boy, Ashton Wane Beavers. He was born at 8:14 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 5.9 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Maxine and Gerald Haefer, and the paternal grandparents are Tonya and Teddy Beavers, all …

Felicia Ludwig and Brandon Swihart, both of McCutchenville, are the parents of a girl, Adison Lee Swihart. She was born at 6:33 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Wyandot Memorial Hospital, Upper Sandusky. She weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Pam Ludwig, Tiffin; and Lars Ludwig, Carey. The maternal great-grandmother is Rose …

Julia and Jordan Byrd of Amerst, New York are the parents of a boy, Pace Rainer Byrd. He was born at 10:09 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, New York. He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Sam and Lora Gibson, Bloomington, Illinois. The paternal grandparents are Tom and …