BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Easter is just a few days away and several local churches are ready to welcome new and current members for services. Ahead of the Easter services, members of First Presbyterian Church in Maumee gathered on April 6 to prepare Easter meal bags for Mosaic Ministries. …
Read More »Gateway Girls Encouraged To Pursue Their Inspirations
BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Girls don’t have to be the best at what they do in order to be worthy of their endeavors. They are allowed to just be average. At least, that’s what Zara Rutherford, a 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot and the youngest woman to fly solo around the …
Read More »Maumee City Schools Report
BY DR. TODD CRAMER Superintendent | Maumee City Schools April 7, 2022 It’s Time To Go Full Speed Ahead: Setting The Course For Maumee Schools It feels like normal is back! Prom and graduation are set. Underclassmen award assemblies are on the calendar. Maumee High School students performed Mamma Mia! for …
Read More »Paperless Utility Billing Option Offered By The City Of Maumee
BY MIKE McCARTHY | MIRROR EDITOR — The city of Maumee has implemented a new paperless billing option to help ensure that residents receive their future water bills on time. Maumee residents will have the option to sign up for the billing program by visiting the city’s website at www.maumee.org or by …
Read More »Gateway Middle School Prepares For Controlled Burn
BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Residents around Gateway Middle School can expect to see some black smoke one day in April. School officials don’t know what day exactly, but they do know the smoke will be a sign of good things to come for native plants and animals. “Our native …
Read More »Gateway Teacher Mike Dick Is The Ohio Conservation Teacher Of The Year
BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Mike Dick, a seventh-grade science teacher at Gateway, has spent the last several years working on an urban prairie after beginning a tag and release program for monarch butterflies at the middle school. His efforts have been recognized by the Ohio Federation of Soil & …
Read More »Maumee’s 47th Annual Hometown Hero Banquet Honors Teachers, Coaches And Community Leaders
BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Seven individuals and one local nonprofit organization were honored at the Hometown Hero Awards on March 10 for their dedication to the community and their advocacy for Maumee residents. The event, which took place at The Pinnacle, featured Mayor Rich Carr and Jenny Barlos as …
Read More »Warm Weather Brings Out The Crowds For Acoustics For Autism
BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Thousands were able to enjoy the warm weather while supporting the 15th annual Acoustics for Autism on Sunday in uptown Maumee. More than 80 bands took to eight uptown stages for performances, some of which were livestreamed. For the first time, Conant Street was closed …
Read More »Two Maumee Coaches To Receive The Bridge Award
BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — During the annual Maumee Hometown Hero Awards Banquet, the Bridge Award is presented to a youth advocate, someone who has helped foster and develop youth citizenship in the community. This year, the honor will be presented to two coaches in Maumee, Brian Jones and Cam …
Read More »Sunshine Communities To Be Honored With River Award
BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Each year, the Maumee Chamber of Commerce presents the River Award to a company or organization that has demonstrated outstanding generosity and civic responsibility. This year, the honor is presented to Sunshine Communities, a nonprofit organization that supports people of all ages with developmental disabilities. …
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