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When you decide to make a dog a part of your family, don’t choose a breed based on what it looks like. Research before you buy, because some dogs require more exercise, training or grooming than others. Price may be a factor, but it’s just as important to know the pup is going to be [...]

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SPENCER TWP. — On a 100-year-old farm, it’s not just the structures that have stood strong for a century that tell a story.
Rather, it’s the people who have lived and worked there year after year who truly define its history. Such is the case at the Gott farm in Spencer Township, where family always [...]

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The holiday season for a “yours, mine and ours” family can have more tangles and blow-outs than last year’s string of lights, and be more unsavory than Aunt Matilda’s soggy pumpkin pie. Members of non-traditional families exhale one wish when blowing out the Jack-o-Lantern candle — “grant us safe passage ’til January second.”

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On Nov. 3, Girl Scouts of North East Ohio (formerly Girl Scouts of the Western Reserve Inc.) held its 12th annual gala event, “Dessert First,” at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn. The theme of this year’s black tie optional fundraiser was “Southern Style.”
Guests in formal attire filled the beautiful grand ballroom for an evening of tasting [...]

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Many people tell us they would like to help the local Red Cross, but don’t have a lot of time or money to give. During the coming weeks, there are many ways you can help yourself while you help the Red Cross:

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When Jack Young of Brunswick traveled last December to Chinandega, Nicaragua, he was shocked by what he saw.
Young children searched feverishly through tall piles of trash in a 20-plus acre dump in hopes of finding food or anything of scrap value.
“These are kids that are actually living out of a garbage dump,” Young said. “That [...]

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Coats for Kids
Buehler’s Fresh Foods and Cloak & Hanger Cleaners have joined together with the goal of collecting new and gently used coats and jackets for donation to Coats for Kids and The Salvation Army. The program will conclude on Nov. 25. Clothing drop-off boxes are located at Buehler’s Forest Meadows and Buehler’s Medina River [...]

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Thanksgiving isn’t my favorite holiday. The food and time spent with family are nice, but I prefer Christmas.
The one aspect of Thanksgiving I truly appreciate, though, is setting aside a day to give thanks. Today’s society tends to be so negative that it’s refreshing to spend a day contemplating the positive things in life.
This [...]

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BEREA — Browns coach Romeo Crennel would rather be good than lucky. But for one game, he’ll take lucky.
Less than 24 hours after the unlikeliest of wins, Crennel smiled and laughed more than ever in a half-hour news conference. He had reason, as the Browns improved to 6-4 with a 33-30 overtime win over the [...]

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