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BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With music, games, art, vendors, classic cars, historical re-enactments, food and drinks, the 50th-anniversary Roche de Boeuf Festival promises to fill downtown Waterville this weekend. Friday, September 22 Head downtown to the riverfront for a pre-festival Run de Boeuf 5K and 1K. Sponsored by the city, …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and together with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, of Greater Toledo, Maumee City Schools hosted an event for area families to learn more about how to spread awareness and help teens and young adults in …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — The Maumee Senior Center’s Health & Wellness Fair brought together 40 vendors to provide information and services to local seniors on September 8. Approximately 200 individuals participated despite the rain, taking advantage of health screenings and a vaccine clinic from The University of Toledo Medical …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Waterville will “Get Back” to the days of having a party the night before the Roche de Boeuf Festival. The Toppermost Beatles Tribute Band will take the stage on Friday, September 22 from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. at 1 S. River Rd., along Waterville’s riverfront. The …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With 19 parks, 215 miles of trails, nearly 13,000 acres of land and a National Gold Medal Award naming it the best system in the United States, Metroparks Toledo is well known and loved – attracting over 6 million visitors a year. When the Metroparks was …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Returning for the ninth year, the Maumee Senior Center’s Health & Wellness Fair will be held on Friday, September 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The annual event, which brings in a variety of health-related resources for free, creates a one-stop shop and connects …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne and Native American leaders Little Turtle of the Miamis, Blue Jacket of the Shawnee and Buckongahelas of the Delaware are the names most remembered in the August 20, 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers, but behind the scenes, scouts and spies were hard …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — The Shelly Company’s Stoneco Maumee Quarry will host a free open house on Saturday, August 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., rain or shine. The annual event allows residents the opportunity to explore an often-unseen area of the city and enjoy a variety of …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — “No one should lose their child this way.” That’s a mantra for Nicola Licata, the founder of Christian’s Corner Found-ation, named for her son, Christian Jones, who was stationed in Alaska with the Army when he took his own life on December 7, 2020.  A 2014 …

The distinctive rumble of radial engines from two of the rarest World War II bombers, the B-29 Super-fortress FIFI and B-24 Liberator Diamond Lil, will be heard in the skies over the region next week when they visit the Eugene F Krantz Toledo Express Airport as part of the AirPower …