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BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Bill Cox retired five years ago, but today he’s busier than ever – hauling produce to area food pantries, mentoring young adults and repairing buildings for nonprofit organizations. “I’ve seen too many people retire to sit in front of the TV. The next thing you know, …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Ice, high water, a closed park and even a pandemic couldn’t stop a small but shivering group from keeping the New Year’s Day tradition started by the late Waterville legend Herb Mericle. Chanting “Herbie! Herbie!” the 14 men, three women and three children descended into the …

Hunter Spioch and his group of volunteers stand behind some of the food handed out to 30 local families before being organized into separate baskets. Pictured are (from left) back row, Cameron Morris, Cody Wulf, Jacob Engel, Lucas Polkinghorn, Michael Kiss, Espn Hurt and Caden Flores; middle row, Parker Richardson, …

Gateway Middle School seventh-grade teacher Mike Dick holds his 2021 Outstanding Conservation Educator award from the Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District for his efforts in helping the monarch butterfly population. MIRROR PHOTO BY KAREN GERHARDINGER BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Mike Dick, a seventh-grade teacher at Gateway Middle School, was named the 2021 Outstanding …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Turkey vultures have beaks designed to tear flesh apart and will vomit both acids and dinner when stressed.  Opossums have glands that will ooze something that smells like death and are prone to defecating when scared. Rodents like squirrels can bite through Kevlar gloves, so it’s …

Bissell Pet Foundation is bringing hope to shelter pets across the country this holiday season with its “Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope” adoption event.  During each nationwide event, Bissell Pet Foundation sponsors reduced adoption fees of $25.00 for adult cats and adult dogs at least 6 months old. This …

On Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m., volunteers will place nearly 800 wreaths on veterans’ graves in Riverside Cemetery (left) and St. Joseph Cemetery (right) in Maumee. MIRROR PHOTOS BY MIKE McCARTHY BY MIKE McCARTHY | MIRROR EDITOR — The gravesites of over 800 local veterans buried in Riverside and St. Joseph cemeteries …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — On the surface, the two congregations couldn’t be more different. Glass City Church is younger and contemporary while Faith Community United Church of Christ is older and more traditional. Rev. Jeff Lavalette is celebrating those differences and finding similarities as he preaches on the Bible and …

In November 2019, the Ohio Department of Transportation made it clear: If the historic Roche de Boeuf Bridge was to be saved, the department would need help coming up with the $15 million to renovate it – or find a buyer willing to assume the liability of a structure that …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The songs of Broadway musicals touch the heart and uplift the soul, believes J. Alan Maxie, an accomplished pianist and arranger who is teaming up with a Monclova Township teen to present An Evening of Broadway at the Maumee Indoor Theater on Saturday, December 11 at …