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With a parade, musicians, dancers, artists, military vehicles and historical interpreters, Waterville will be filled with activities on Saturday, September 22 for the Roche de Boeuf Festival. Sponsored by the Waterville Area Chamber of Commerce, the event opens at 9:00 a.m. with more than 100 vendors, nonprofits and food trucks, …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — If Skittles seems skittish about leaving the back deck to do her business, it’s for good reason. The 12-year-old rescue dog lost her tail on July 16 after what Jennifer Gill and Deb Snow were told was a coyote attack. “It was 8:00 a.m. and sunny,” …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Diane Peyton was unpacking boxes and arranging the furniture in her 700-square-foot, second-floor apartment in StoryPoint Waterville Senior Living when executive director Linda Johnson stopped in to bring her flowers. “It’s absolutely beautiful, and it’s brand new,” said Peyton, the first resident to move into the …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Maumee High School band director Eric Boswell understands what high school kids deal with every day, especially as it relates to bullying.  “I have seen kids go through rough times,” he said. “I’ve seen the worst of that experience and I’ve seen kids survive it …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Waterville’s administrator, Jim Bagdonas, has an-nounced plans to retire on January 4, 2019. During the August 27 city council meeting, Mayor Lori Brodie thanked Bagdonas for his 14 years of service, and also announced that the current director of finance and administration, Jon Goch-enour, will become …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Business and community leaders, elected officials, current and former students and district staff attended a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at Maumee High School’s Kazmaier Stadium. The event, which took place on August 15, culminated a $1.2 million fundraising effort that began three years ago and marked …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Bringing together historical interpreters to show the roles of British, American, Native American and French for the August 19 Battlefield Walk was no easy feat. The afternoon event at the battlefield was just a taste of a year that will include educational events, re-enactments, musical musters …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — While Al Baer has worked in Wood County for two decades, he’s no stranger to Whitehouse – or his new boss. As deputy chief of the Whitehouse Police Depart-ment, he’s now reporting to Chief Mark McDonough, who was Baer’s sergeant during a decade of working for …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — It’s safe to say that Thomas “Randy” Richards was a good friend. The 1971 MHS graduate, who played football and tennis and ran cross country, was loved by his three sisters and two close friends and fellow classmates, Gary Marck and Mike Whitescarver. “Randy was …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For 10 teachers, Monday, August 20 will be the first day as a full-fledged General. Anthony Wayne Local Schools recently announced the hire of the following teachers and other professionals to fill vacancies due to retirements and resignations:  Haley Baun is a social studies teacher at …