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BY KAREN |GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Doris Stone jokes that she’s lived to 100 because God isn’t ready for her yet, but she shares one reason for her longevity: staying active in life and having a glass of chardonnay each day. “Be interested. Stay interested. Don’t just sit around. That’s the worst …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Glancing outside the sunroom window at snow flurries, Norm Hurlburt told the story of when he was born at home, in Toledo’s Lenk’s Hill neighborhood, on March 22, 1923. “The day I was born, there was quite a snowstorm, but my dad got the doctor there,” …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Tickets for Maumee City Schools’ production of The Little Mermaid are on sale now for the performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 24-26.  Tickets for the musical, which will be staged at the high school, are priced at $10.00 for students and seniors and …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — The 16th annual Acou-stics for Autism is just days away, and event volunteers are working on the final details. The event, which will be held on Sunday, March 5 from noon to 2:00 a.m., is expected to bring thousands of people into uptown Maumee to …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With a population of nearly 1,900, Waterville was a small but growing village in 1963. At the time, Ferd Seipel was a member of the Jaycees, a leadership organization for ages 18-40. The group was brainstorming on ways to benefit the community. “Someone decided we should …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The yellow corrugated metal building and four grain silos still stand among the pine trees at 9246 Dutch Rd., but the two-story farmhouse – where President Jimmy Carter once sat chatting with Don Schaller and his family – has been gone for years. That October 25, …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — With the 16th annual Acoustics for Autism just around the corner, volunteers and musicians are busy getting ready for the event that supports Project iAm families. Ninety bands will be performing on eight stages in uptown Maumee on Sunday, March 5. Megan Lesle, of The …

BY ERIC SHANTEAU | GUEST COLUMNIST — “Retired from work but not life.” This is the motto (and business card) that has been adopted and carried on and out by Mr. Joe W. Olman (aka Grandpa Joe), one of the most amazing and interesting individuals I have ever met. This is a …

BY KRISTI FISH and KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTERS— Walking through the halls of Fallen Timbers Middle School last week, Waterville Primary counselor Jillian Cowell saw several of her former students – and remembered each one by name. “Mrs. Cowell!” exclaimed one girl, running up to say hello. “How are you doing?” she …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — In 1963, a group of interested photographers met up at the Eastmoreland Phar-macy and later created Topics Camera Club.  Now, every month, a group of photographers gathers at Monclova Community Center to discuss their passion for the subject and offer advice to each other. The …