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BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Penguin Palace is open for business and new owners Chad and Amy Buck are eager to serve up many of the familiar items customers in Maumee expect, such as delicious soft-serve ice cream, floats, sundaes, hot dogs and more. “I thought it would be a …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — After nearly 12 years of service to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Maumee, the Rev. Keith Stripe has been reassigned to a church across the river in Oregon. Last month, he broke the news to parishioners that he has been named as the new pastor …

Brandishing a large pair of scissors, Owen and Shirley Plank huddled together and cut the large red ribbon held across the StoryPoint lobby on February 28. Still holding the scissors, Owen then joked to an employee about providing free haircuts. Residents of the Waterville retirement community since Labor Day Weekend, …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — By the time the band Arctic Clam finished a rousing rendition of “Who Are You” from one of the most celebrated bands in history – The Who – those attending Acoustics for Autism had handed over nearly $12,000 to support the cause. The donations during …

BY ROBIN ERB | SPECIAL TO THE MIRROR  — On Oscar Sunday this week, it was local talent who walked the red carpet at the Maumee Indoor Theater as 14 short films premiered at the fifth annual CommUNITY Film Festival. With popcorn and sweet treats in hand, more than 300 people settled …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Ever since the 1960s ushered in the second wave of feminism, women have fiercely fought for and gained more personal and professional opportunities than ever before. As the struggle to hang onto and even increase those opportunities remains strong, so does the need to manage …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — At Compassion Toledo, a health clinic geared to helping the medically unserved, getting an ultrasound can be as important to a pregnant mother as it is to the doctor caring for her. One of the clinic’s physicians, Dr. Natalie King, recently administered care …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When Gracie Dzienny was a sixth-grader at Fallen Timbers Middle School, she saw a flier about tryouts for the musical Aladdin. While she had done modeling and dancing, her singing was limited to the shower, and her acting – well, she’d never tried. On December 20, …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Gretchen Fayerweather’s love for cooking began at a very young age. When she was just 4 years old, her mother let her bake alongside of her at a small table in the family kitchen. “My mom was always very liberal with my brother and I …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — With all the choices for gift giving this year, especially when it comes to kids’ technology, finding the right item for the best price can be a challenge. To help make it easier, Maumee City Schools’ director of technology Jason Dugan has picked out his …