Nola Diane DeLong, 72, passed away Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, at Life Care Center of Medina in Liverpool Township.
She was born in Cleveland to Joseph Mlckovsky and Margaret (nee Curphey). Nola adored her family. She enjoyed Cleveland Indians baseball games and reading the “Peanuts” comics.
Nola was a proud mother to her son, Delbert DeLong; [...]

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James T. Jones, 65, of Medina, passed away Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, in Medina.
He was born Aug. 9, 1942, in Webster Springs, W.Va. Mr. Jones worked in maintenance at LTV Steel in Cleveland, retiring after 35 years. Along with his wife Peggy, he owned and operated the Lantern in Medina and formerly owned the [...]

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Paul E. Peto, 52, a lifelong resident of Brunswick, passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007, in Cleveland.
He was born Aug. 16, 1955, in Berea. He was a service technician for Clarklift of Cleveland. Mr. Peto loved all things mechanical, especially motorcycles. He collected lanterns and enjoyed his dogs and gardening.
He is survived by his wife, [...]

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Mary S. Wood, 92, of Parma Heights, passed away Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, at Life Care Center of Medina in Liverpool Township.
She was born July 7, 1914, in Pittsburgh. She was a retired inspector for Cleveland Steel Products, and helped build B-52s at the Brook Park tank plant.
She is survived by her son, William Wood [...]

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Elmer A. Zarney, 85, of Medina, passed away Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, in Medina.
A full obituary will appear in Tuesday’s Gazette.
Waite & Son Funeral Homes, Medina Chapel, is handling arrangements.

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CLEVELAND — The final two weeks of the preseason got a lot more interesting Saturday night.
A quarterback competition specializing in missed opportunities was energized with the fourth-quarter performance of rookie Brady Quinn. He threw two touchdowns in his first two professional possessions and earned a longer look as the regular season nears.
Coach Romeo Crennel wouldn’t [...]

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Mattie Kranz, 13, of Medina, narrates “A Bit of Hamlet” in the gazebo on Medina’s Public Square Saturday in a performance of the Stage Left Theatre Company. The Shakespeare production was presented in collaboration with the Medina County Performing Arts Foundation.

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Despite the Browns’ best efforts to keep it closed since the start of training camp, Pandora’s Box sprung open on Saturday night.
Rookie Brady Quinn made his NFL debut and promptly led Cleveland on back-to-back touchdown drives — its first two passing scores of the preseason — in the Browns’ 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions.
The [...]

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CLEVELAND — Derek Anderson got the start and left to boos. Charlie Frye entered to a loud ovation, but walked off to boos. Ken Dorsey was greeted with boos.
Brady Quinn took his first snap as a Brown on Saturday night to a standing ovation. That was before he led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives and entered [...]

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CLEVELAND — At least the Browns don’t have a controversy at running back.
Jamal Lewis, signed to a one-year contract in the offseason, was effective in his quarter of work Saturday night, rushing seven times for 28 yards.
His long was only 6 yards, but he showed quick feet and good power. He lowered his shoulder several [...]

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