Football
Jordan Gribble, Brunswick: Senior slotback had 97 yards receiving, one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown in 40-22 non-conference victory over Brecksville. … Had five receptions for 87 yards in first eight minutes of contest. … Among Medina County leaders with five touchdowns this season. … Has 20 catches for 314 yards. … Yardage [...]

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LITCHFIELD TWP. — Tom Munch used to be an independent salesman who loved talking as much as he loved baseball, traveling and spending time outdoors.
Now the 59-year-old township resident is confined to a wheelchair and is unable to speak, except through a computer or dry erase board and marker.
Munch, who was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral [...]

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WESTFIELD TWP. — The Medina Rotary Club will sponsor the first annual Benefit Golf Outing Sept. 17, with all proceeds going to the ALS Associ-ation Northern Ohio Chapter.
The event, which will take place at Westfield Group Country Club, is particularly special to Rotary Club member Dale Laykun, whose wife Carolyn died from ALS 10 months [...]

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The Cleveland 3-Day, an organized walk to fight cancer, kicked off day one Aug. 17 with emotional opening ceremonies at Thistledown Race Track, after which 1,100 people began an exciting, rewarding three-day journey through the eastern suburbs of Cleveland.
Among those walkers were Medina residents Katie Horn and Ann Cole, whose dedicated training had prepared them [...]

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Big trucks
Children of all ages are invited to dream and explore and honk a horn or two at Keep on Truckin,’ an event that features dozens of trucks, from earth-movers to rescue vehicles.
Keep on Truckin’ will be held at the Medina County District Library Temp-orary Administration Offices, 887 W. Liberty St., Medina, from 10 [...]

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VISTA
The Ohio American Red Cross AmeriCorps* VISTA Project is looking for enthusiastic, hard working team players to join their program. AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) members provide assistance to non-profit, faith-based and other community organizations and public agencies to create and expand programs that bring low-income individuals and communities out of poverty. Another [...]

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Delbert Harvey Bollinger, 78, passed away Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, in Columbus.
He was born April 12, 1929, in Cory, W.Va., to Delbert Hayward and Theo (Starkey) Bollinger. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for many years.
He is survived by his son, Robert; daughters, Diane Martin and Karen Klimek; sisters, Rosalie [...]

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Wilbur G. “Shorty” Cobb, 77, of Medina, passed away from this life to the next on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, in Medina.
He was born Aug. 18, 1930, in Bedford. Mr. Cobb was a skilled tool and die maker for Su-preme Carbide. He was an avid golfer and a member of First Christian Church. He [...]

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Edmund A. Krajewski Sr., 85, of Beverly Hills, Fla., passed away Monday, Sept. 3, 2007, in Beverly Hills.
Mr. Krajewski was a native of Lynn, Mass., and lived in Brunswick before moving to Beverly Hills in 1988. He retired from American Metal Forming in Cleveland as a machinist. He was a member of Our Lady of [...]

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Warren Lee Schump, 69, of Brunswick, passed away Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, at his residence.
He was born May 12, 1938, in Cleveland. Mr. Schump was a truck driver and a member of Teamsters Local 407. He was an Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sandra (nee Klicman) Schump; daughters, Charlotte (Jim) [...]

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