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BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Downtown Waterville will be filled with carnival games, parade floats, food vendors, historical re-enactors, musicians and artists on Saturday, September 23, as the Water-ville Area Chamber of Com-merce hosts the 44th annual Roche de Boeuf Festival. The festival opens at 9:00 a.m., with …

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 …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Wearing wool garments, a white wig and a tricorn hat, Gen. Anthony Wayne retreated to the shade with his young assistant, William Henry Harrison, as the thermometer pushed into the mid-80s. “How long until they arrive?” Wayne asked, not of reinforcements, supplies or …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — At 52 years old, Sherry Stanfa-Stanley was feeling stuck. “I wouldn’t call it a rut. It was more of a crater,” said the Waterville woman. For 20 years, the divorced mother of two had lived in the same home, held the same job …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — One of Maumee’s most celebrated traditions began in 1977, when a group of local business owners decided to hold a summer festival. The previous year, the group had formed the Uptown Business Associa-tion and selected the third weekend in August to hold the …

BY JOEL SENSING | MIRROR REPORTER — Local filmmakers have just a short amount of time left to sign up to take part in the third annual Maumee Film Festival. The final deadline for short-film submissions to the September 23 event at the Maumee Indoor Theater is Sunday, August 13. …

World War II veteran Donald Foulk recently received the French Legion of Honor medal for his service in the United States Army. Vincent Floreani, the consul general of France in Chicago, presented the award on June 8 during a special ceremony at Genacross Lutheran Services in Holland. “It’s a great …

Summer is here and so are the food trucks. Food Truck Fridays returned to uptown Maumee on Memorial Day weekend. The event, which is sponsored by the Maumee Uptown Business Associa-tion, has quickly become a mainstay in uptown Maumee. “I like the food trucks and the selection,” said Terri Snyder …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Katie Holmes will serve as a judge for the third annual Maumee Film Festival. The actress, who found success in several film and television projects, including Batman Begins and the miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot, says she is looking forward to being part …