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BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Like many young girls, Laurel Lovitt dreamed of one day becoming a princess. Now age 24, she’s not only a self-proclaimed professional princess, but also the owner of Laurel’s Princess Parties ­– a successful company that brings joy to thousands of children. Every …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — After nearly four decades tending to the physical needs of pets and often the emotional needs of their owners, local veterinarian Dr. Douglas Brighton has retired from practice. The owner of Brannan Veterinary Clinic spent his last day in the office on December …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Chanting “Herbie, Herbie, Herbie,” hundreds of brave – or crazy, depending on who you ask – people ran into the icy waters of the Maumee River to take the annual Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day. The event honors Herb Mericle, who died …

The Maumee Fire Division hosted the sixth annual Breakfast With Santa on Saturday. Over 700 people stopped by the station on Illinois Avenue to enjoy pancakes, sausage and orange juice. Children visited with Santa and many took advantage of the opportunity to climb up into the fire trucks that were …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Although WWI was a bloody war in which 25 million soldiers lost their lives, there were moments of peace, especially on Christmas Eve in 1914, when an unofficial truce took place. This holiday, the Wolcott Museum Complex has extended the WWI exhibit that …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — October is a busy month at the Wolcott House Museum Complex. This weekend marks the annual Lawn Sale and Family Fall Festival, featuring activities including candle and scarecrow making and old-fashioned games for children. Ten vendors will also be on hand with antiques …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With kayaking, canoeing, cycling, archery, bubble ball and bouldering planned for the Saturday, October 21 Fall Frenzy at Blue Creek Metro-park, calories are sure to be burned, but at noon that day, the goal will be to get at least 500 outdoor enthusiasts …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — It had been decades since Paul Bucher, John Kuser, Pat McSurley and Rick Yore took the stage together as Nobody’s Kidz – a band that was a semifinalist in the FM-104 WIOT songwriting competition in 1982. Yet when McSurley moved back from Arizona …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When Brody Pizzifred was fighting cancer, Cure-Search made it possible for him to participate in drug trials that his mother believes prolonged and improved the quality of his life. After Brody died in January 2015, his mom, Tricia, vowed to raise money for …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — For 32-year-old Tom Hunyor Jr., firefighting has been a calling since childhood, but a stronger calling to follow his faith has led him down a different path – that of a Roman Catholic priest. “It’s a very natural jump to this from the …