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BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Summer is here and it is time to crack open a good book. The Toledo Lucas County Public Library system kicked off its annual summer reading club on June 1. The program encourages individuals of any age to pick up a book and read. In …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — The Maumee Senior Center is preparing to welcome its members back again. On Wednesday, June 16, the center will host its first in-person lunch after more than a year of being closed. “We are ready for our seniors to come back. We have done things …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — A new prayer path will be installed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Maumee. A prayer path serves as a walking prayer designed to focus on spiritual connection and inner peace. The pathway itself is circular or built in the shape of a labyrinth and …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Scavenging old art supplies, fabric swatches, discarded odds and ends and a variety of mismatched knickknacks may not seem exciting, but for art teacher Sarah Richey it can open a whole lot of possibilities for creative fun. Richey will lead a seven-week summer camp series …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — The foster care system can be a stressful place for children who often move from place to place over a long period of time. For those between ages 18 and 21, it also means leaving or becoming emancipated from the child welfare system and moving …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — With the recent completion of newly constructed one- and two-bedroom villas, The Lakes of Monclova held an open house to showcase the units that are uniquely designed for those active individuals ages 55 and older. The villas feature 12 one-bedroom and 22 two-bedroom luxury patio …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For nine summers, Jim Bolone hoisted tourists’ luggage atop his bicycle for delivery to Mackinac Island’s hotels. Now an Anthony Wayne Junior High School language arts teacher, Bolone, along with screenwriter and friend Dave McVeigh, has published a lighthearted, funny story about dockporters – those who …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — After years of connecting disadvantaged youths with artists, Joe Szafarowicz found two basic truths: Art changes lives and Northwest Ohio has plenty of talented, giving artists. Now, Szafarowicz has pulled together more than 40 area artists to change the lives of the hundreds of injured and …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Marilyn “Marty” Wendler, an author, educator and former director and curator at the Wolcott Heritage Center, has been honored for her work in the field of local history. On April 8, members of the Fort Industry Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) presented …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Most groundbreaking ceremonies are a reason to celebrate, but for the members of Waterville United Methodist Church, this Saturday’s turn of the shovel is a long-awaited, momentous step. “It’s been 27 years in the making,” said Rev. Mike Denman, who will be surrounded by church members …