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BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Fairfield Elementary is “going gold” to raise awareness for childhood cancer. As September marked Childhood Cancer Aware-ness Month, the children at Fairfield Elementary dedicated time to watch videos and talk about cancer, paying special attention to the children battling it.  On September 24, the students …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The fate of the Roche de Boeuf Interurban bridge is still up in the air, but the history of the bridge will be preserved on YouTube and in libraries for years to come. On October 23, History in Your Own Backyard founder Satolli Glassmeyer will be …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — The stakeholders of Maumee Pointe, a new memory care facility under construction at Side Cut Crossings, held a preview in late August. The Douglas Company is serving as the general contractor for the $11.7 million project. Because the event took place while under construction, organizers …

A 5K, costumed run/walk, trunk-or-treat, live music, a beer garden and food trucks are all rolling into downtown Whitehouse on Saturday, October 16 for an event meant to celebrate and support direct support professionals (DSPs). “We want to honor and highlight direct support professionals – the mentors who inspire transformational …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Verna Momber loves to wish others a happy birthday – especially her close friends and family. Her daughter, Marsha Boris, said that her mother, now living with dementia, always made it a point to make others feel loved on their special day. It was her …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — The simple brick path assembled in a circular shape inlaid in the grassy lot next to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Maumee is designed to invoke inner peace and enhance spirituality. Parishioner Karen Scribner, who led efforts to raise funds for the recently installed prayer …

BY JEREMY SCHNEIDER | MIRROR SPORTS — It’s a special competition season for the Maumee Marching Pride, but it’s also one with zero expectations. Last year’s competition schedule was sacrificed to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the marching band no chance to defend its superior rating at the 2019 state show. Even if …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Jack Hiles never met an antique he didn’t like. In fact, since age 8, he has cherished just about anything with history tied to it – especially if the city of Maumee is also attached somehow. His work in the community and in the field …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When Dave Giest opened his body shop in 1981, the traffic on Waterville Street was so sparse that he could “walk across the road blindfolded at three or four in the afternoon.” Now, what once was called “the village with a future” has a steady stream …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Construction is well underway in the 200 block of Conant Street for additional parking, new sidewalks, new landscaping and more. The block is being prepared for a new Monnette’s Market, which is still on track to open in that area. Maumee city administrator Patrick Burtch …