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BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — A parade, pickleball, pies and performers are slated for the 37th annual Whitehouse Cherry Fest. The festival, held Thursday June 6 through Saturday, June 8 in Whitehouse Park, will attract an estimated 5,000 to 8,000 people, said Anthony Wayne Regional Chamber of Commerce president Josh Torres. …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — For 96-year-old George Snyder, Memorial Day is meant to honor the brave men and women in uniform who have died for our freedom. The World War II veteran was on hand for the Memorial Day parade and the ceremony that subsequently followed. “This is wonderful. …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Veterans, the Marching Generals, runners and kids of all ages will converge on the streets of Whitehouse for the 37th annual Cherry Fest on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 6-8. “We expect 5,000 to 8,000 visitors through the event,” said Anthony Wayne Regional Chamber of Commerce …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — The end of the school year often signals the beginning of summer fun. To help kick off the start of summer, the Maumee Uptown Business Associa-tion (MUBA) will host Summer Nights in Maumee: School’s Out! – a new event in uptown Maumee that will take …

From parades and services to an 1812 encampment, area communities are planning Memorial Day weekend events.  Fort Meigs Fort Meigs has a weekend-long event, beginning with “First Siege, 1813,” a War of 1812 encampment on Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weapons demonstrations, soldiers’ camps …

Actors Collaborative Toledo is proud to announce that its production of A Life by Adam Bock has won the honor of performing at AACTFest 2019, the National Community Theatre Festival, in Gettys-burg, Pa., held on June 18-22. The journey to the national festival began in September 2018, when the production …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne’s Legion of the United States, members of the Northwest Indian Confederacy and the Canadian militia loyal to Great Britain met on August 20, 1794, the battle lasted less than two hours – but had lasting consequences. This August, to mark the …

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, …