Family

Area resident and wood artist Dave Grabarczyk recently wrote a book on making band saw boxes, titled Take Your Band Saw Box to the Next Level.  He says the idea for the book actually came from his daughter and son-in-law after they had given him a band saw box book …

Family entertainment, rides, games and plenty of animals are on the lineup for this year’s Lucas County Fair, set to open on Monday, July 12 at 3:00 p.m. and wrap up on Sunday, July 18. “Obviously, last year we didn’t do much as far as grounds entertainment,” fair board president …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Some very special four-legged friends are looking for good people to care for them along their journey to becoming service dogs. The Ability Center of Greater Toledo, which oversees the Assistance Dogs for Achieving Independence program, needs volunteers to help care for the puppies currently …

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 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 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 …