Family

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — As Christians celebrate Holy Week and Easter, one of the most spiritual times in the calendar year, the local church community has found new ways to connect to members amid a COVID-19 pandemic that stipulates social distancing and an end to large gatherings. Many houses …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — St. Luke’s Hospital is testing more patients, initiating new visitor guidelines and accepting donations of hand-sewn masks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of patients have been tested and are under investigation, but results are not yet known, according to Jill Trosin, St. …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — As soon as Gov. Mike DeWine issued a “stay at home” order, the parking lots of area grocery stores began filling up – again. Since March 12, when the governor announced schools would close, area grocers have been in overdrive. With subsequent announcements about the closures …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When children are placed in a foster home, they often arrive with little more than a few clothes or a stuffed animal. Thanks to Anthony Wayne Interact Club’s Project Smile initiative, 100 children will get to snuggle up at night to a soft fleece blanket with …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Local filmmakers are gearing up to showcase their work on the big screen. The fifth annual Maumee Film Festival, which is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 6-7 at the Maumee Indoor Theater, will feature over 50 short films submitted by filmmakers based in Ohio, …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Thousands came out last Sunday for the 13th annual Acoustics for Autism. The event, which supports families of individuals with autism, is one of the largest free music festivals in the area. “My husband’s band plays and we come out every year to support this,” …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With 2,175 food items, Fallen Timbers Middle School (FTMS) won the competition, but the real winners were area families in need of food. On February 19, members of the school’s Community Leadership Council (CLC) flooded the hallways of FTMS to grab boxes of canned and boxed …

  Kami and Brian Deppen pause while running through Farnsworth Metropark on February 9 carrying a U.S. flag to raise awareness of Team RWB, an organization that promotes physical fitness and social activities for the well-being of military veterans. The Waterville couple has set a goal of running 100 miles …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — After more than three decades of service with the Maumee Fire Division, Tom King is retiring. His last official day on the job is January 5, 2020. “I’ve enjoyed it. I like dealing with people,” King said. King, 66, has worked as a full- time …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — St. Luke’s Hospital has announced plans to merge with McLaren Health Care, a Michigan-based hospital system with 26,000 employees and more than 85,500 network providers. At a press conference on December 4, officials from both organizations were on hand to announce the plans, which have …