CLEVELAND — Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, the subject of an ongoing sports betting investigation by the FBI, only worked two Cavaliers games this past season.
Those regular-season contests both occurred at Quicken Loans Arena and saw Cleveland win once and lose once. There were no technical fouls called in either game, nor any controversial decisions [...]

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What a year it’s been for Sammy Hagar. In addition to Van Halen’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Red Rocker also sold his Cabo Wabo tequila line for a gazillion dollars. The soon-to-be-60-year-old Red Rocker is taking the party on the road with another tour, which includes a [...]

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VFW scholarships
Each year, the Medina Post No. 5137 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars awards scholarship money to qualifying seniors from Medina High School and the Medina County Career Center. The following senior received awards: Jacqueline Gellick, $1,500; Jennafer Slonaker, $1,000; Eleanora Abram, $1,000; Ben Swinerton, $1,000; Danielle Anthony, $500.

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The Medina County District Library and The Gazette have teamed up for the annual Summer Reader-Summer Writer Program. Children, teenagers and adults are invited to review library books over the summer.
Freedom’s Wings
I read a book called “Freedom’s Wings.” It was Corey’s diary about escaping slavery to freedom in Canada. His dad left before them because [...]

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Medina General Hospital
May 17 was the Medina Heart Walk, an American Heart Association fundraising event attended by hundreds of walkers. Brad Root, local AHA and MGH Board member, provided opening remarks, followed by a warm welcome and encouraging words from Dr. Qarab Syed, cardiologist from the North Ohio Heart Center. A testimonial was given by [...]

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The story about Air 1 Radio (”Good News for Local Radio Station”), originally published July 14 on the religion page, was incorrectly credited on The Gazette Web site. Tony Myles wrote the story about the station now broadcasting out of Hinckley Township.

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KIDRON — The Ohio Mennonite Relief Sale, slated for the first weekend in August at Central Christian High School, helps fund disaster relief, development and conflict resolution efforts of the Mennonite Central Committee around the world. The grounds are located one-half mile north of downtown Kidron on Kidron Road. Admission, parking and hayride shuttle service [...]

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Kent State University
The following local students graduated from Kent State University in May:
Brunswick — Lori R. Bamrick, Bachelor of Science in Education; Maxwell S. Bombik, Bachelor of Business Administration; Elizabeth E. Eureka, Bachelor of Arts; Marcy Elizabeth Herman, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Kathleen Joyce Parete, Master of Science in Nursing; Dawn M. Ricciardi, Bachelor of [...]

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GRANGER TWP. — Weddings: 240 and counting. Funerals: 345 and counting.  Baptisms: 740 and counting. Sermons preached: 2,891 and counting.
Blessings? Too numerous to tally — and still counting.
“It’s amazing that God took a kid from Portage Lakes, sent him to college and used him in his ministry for 50 years,” said the Rev. Dr. John [...]

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MADISON, Wisc. — Gary Saunders has coached Cassandra Wilkosz in the game of softball since she was a 12-year-old. 
From the youth level when Wilkosz lived in Brunswick to her freshman and sophomore seasons at Highland — Saunders was around.
The former Highland skipper continued to pull for Wilkosz even when he found himself in the [...]

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