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BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For 56 years, the Bartz Viviano name has been synonymous with fresh floral arrangements. As the family-owned florist opens its fourth location in the Shops at Waterville Landing, Anthony Wayne-area shoppers will see that Bartz Viviano is much more. As floral designer Lieng Tran delicately composed …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Kind, giving, caring, willing to help at a moment’s notice – these are just a few of the ways that friends and family describe Charlie Carr. The beloved community member and friend to so many in Maumee passed away on September 20 after a four-year …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Maumee Police Chief Jim MacDonald will retire after 30 years of service in Maumee. A pension rule based on age and service necessitates that the 61-year-old police chief should retire. His last official day on the job is Friday, November 16 and Maumee City Council …

  BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — A new Monnette’s Market in uptown Maumee is one step closer to breaking ground, following the Design Review Board’s vote to approve building plans. At the September 5 meeting, Design Review Board members Jim Jarvis, Jackie Miller, Dan Calverley and Bob Brannan voted unanimously …

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 — 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 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 NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER— The city of Maumee has hired an outside legal firm to investigate possible misappropriation of public funds. The action, proposed by council member John Boellner, took place near the conclusion of the August 4 meeting. “Concerns have been raised about various transactions. It is important that …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER— Crews were busy this week stitching, cutting and gluing the new turf field at Kazmaier Stadium. Named “Chapman Field,” the turf honors George Chapman, a 1965 MHS graduate who generously donated $250,000 to the Panther Pride Foundation to help fund the new field. “It’s very durable. …