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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 — Former Maumee Police Chief Jim MacDonald has been named the city’s 2018 Outstanding Citizen. He will receive his award on Thursday, March 7 during the 44th annual Hometown Hero Award Banquet. “It’s very humbling for me,” he said of the award. MacDonald joined the Maumee …

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 — Longtime Maumee resident, business owner, devoted member of the community and staunch Ohio State Buckeyes fan Howard Teifke passed away on February 15. He was 93. A graduate of The Ohio State University, Howard was recruited to play football – playing center for the team. …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Several men and women in blue were honored last week during the 27th annual Law Enforcement Apprecia-tion and Awards Banquet, which took place on February 6 at The Pinnacle in Maumee. In addition to police officers and their families on hand, several city staff, elected …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Monnette’s Market is now the official owner of the 200 block of Conant Street. On February 11, Marc Monnette sealed the deal with the city by purchasing all four parcels of property – from Wayne to Broadway streets – for  $306,000. “I love the homegrown …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Not long ago, Dale’s Bar & Grill in uptown Maumee added an outdoor patio and changed the landscape of summer activity in the business district. Now, longtime business owner Bill Anderson has turned his attention inside his well-known bar and grill, with a significant renovation …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With a unanimous vote on February 5, Whitehouse Village Council approved nearly $750,000 toward the construction of Veterans Memorial Park and two downtown streetscaping projects that will be completed by the end of summer. The park, which will recognize veterans, service members killed in action, active-duty …

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 NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Newly named Maumee Police Chief David Tullis is committed to community policing – a philosophy that embraces the concept of civic partnerships. “I am a firm believer in connecting with the community and I think it is important to maintain strong partnerships with the Maumee …