Anthony Wayne

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Raking a neighbor’s leaves, bringing food to a shut-in or helping a single mom with child care – the opportunities for giving where you live are endless, agree Tami Riffle and Sheila Watson. The friends and fellow Whitehouse business owners have teamed up to encourage everyone …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Trixy has no problem eating soft cat food, but she’s been shunning her dry dog food for about a week, so her owner brought her to Veterinary Specialty Center of Ohio for an ultrasound. As Trixy’s owner stood by, registered vet tech Holly Smith and office …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The Alley Cat Arts Studio has pounced out of the alley and into a former classroom at the Monclova Community Center. “It’s peaceful and quiet here,” said Johnoff, looking around the former classroom in the East Wing’s first floor. By January, the teacher and artist plans …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When the Roach family moved to Albon Road in 1974, it was just in time for two of the five girls – Amy and Rebecca – to attend a brand new Monclova Primary School building. But the old school, built in 1912 with a 1927 addition, …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Anthony Wayne-area voters will be weighing in on several candidates and issues between now and Election Day, which is Tuesday, November 8.  Early voting is underway at the new Lucas County Board of Elections at 3737 W. Sylvania Ave., Toledo. For information on hours or what …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When Tiffany Eckert learned on Mother’s Day 2005 that her husband, Army Sgt. Gary “Andy” Eckert, had been killed in Iraq, she couldn’t imagine life without him. “I said, ‘I can’t do this,’” said Tiffany, recalling her 23-year-old self. A friend’s mom, however, told her to …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Angela Hurst Dixon and Erica Artiaga Klinger both remember the impact of the July 12, 1992 tornado that hit Anthony Wayne High School. “It lifted the roof off,” Dixon said of the F2 tornado. The two 1997 graduates recalled the construction that followed, and how the …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — As the owner of Jo-Jo’s Pizza, Niki Burford routinely hires teenagers, but she does more than just give them jobs: she mentors and leads these students to help them meet their full potential. That’s why her neighbor in Whitehouse Square, Dr. Mike Hollerbach, suggested that Mayor …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Next year, the harvest from gardens behind First Presbyterian Church of Waterville is expected to double – thanks to a donation from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. As she toured the raised beds last month, Becky Johnson explained that volunteers grow green and yellow beans, jalapenos, green …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — National School Bus Safety Week is Monday, October 17 through Friday, October 21, but for Anthony Wayne Local Schools bus drivers, safety is a priority every day of the school year. “I’m very proud of the work our drivers do every day to keep our kids …