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BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With a name like Gamma Knife, it’s easy to picture a gigantic sword, but the latest addition to the Mercy Health Perrysburg Cancer Center is state-of-the-art technology that treats brain tumors, neuromas and vascular abnormalities without surgery. “The Gamma Knife is 192 precisely focused gamma rays …

BY MIKE McCARTHY | MIRROR EDITOR — Super Bowl Sunday is famous for its abundance of fun, family, football and food. This year, the mayor of Maumee and the owner of a popular local pizza business are joining forces to utilize the high profile of this football feast as a method to …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Hand-dipped chocolate goodies, retro candies, glass bottles of soda and brightly colored gummy candies line the walls of Maumee Valley Chocolate and Candy.  At the corner of East Wayne and Conant streets, customers are welcomed into an expanded two-room store filled with hundreds of treats. …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Shoppers at S&J Unique Boutique are greeted with a friendly hello and the fragrance of locally made soaps and candles. Upon entering the small shop at 306 W. Sophia St., patrons first see a front room filled with handmade goods. From there, they can make …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — On a winter night in 2005, Scott Biddle was on The Village Idiot stage, singing and playing guitar with the band Simon Carter when Heather Carpenter walked in. “I noticed her right away, but I didn’t remember her, so it was butterflies all over again,” said …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Sipping on a chai latte, Kathy Winters sighed deeply. “This feels very spa-like,” said Winters, one of a dozen guests participating in a coffee tasting at Copper Press Roastery in the Shops at Blue Creek. Set to open in the next few weeks, Copper Press Roastery …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — The Maumee Chamber of Commerce is readying for a return to several events in 2022. Members of the chamber are encouraged to participate in several monthly meetings and other opportunities throughout the year.  Monthly Meetings On the second Tuesday of the month, the group meets …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER— In a normal year, a school nurse’s day is filled with managing student medication, answering parent phone calls, conducting hearing and vision screenings and teaching students about hygiene and other health-related topics. “Now COVID-19 takes up about 60 percent of my job,” said Jill Beach, the Anthony …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The diner counter with swivel stools and a bowl of chocolates hints at the ambience of Muddy Water Outdoors. Part tackle shop, gun store and shooting range, it’s also a place to shoot the breeze and share fish stories. And that’s just fine with Joe Stuard, …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Maumee and Sylvania residents can thank their local teachers with help from two area florists. In Bloom Flowers & Gifts in Maumee and Beautiful Blooms by Jen in Sylvania have paired up to make the donations possible. “Jen Lineham from Beautiful Blooms by Jen contacted …