Faith Leader: The Rev. Cara Stulz Costello, pastor of Spencer United Methodist Church
The Rev. Cara Stulz Costello served as a hospice chaplain and a clinical pastoral educator at Georgetown University Hospital prior to becoming pastor of Spencer United Methodist Church in August 2001.
Residing in Spencer with her husband, the Rev. Steve Stulz Costello, and [...]

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“Soul Sunday,” written by Carrie Brown-Wolf, offers families a format through which they can explore their own faith and find out more about other religions.
“For all of us, I believe, it is important to not only understand how and why God is important to us, but to realize how and why God is important to [...]

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Chow on chili
The Medina County Chili Challenge, where nonprofit organizations will compete for the best chili in the county, will be held 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Medina County Community Center at the Medina County Fairgrounds. The event is free, but donations will benefit the Marion Stroud Memorial Scholarship Fund. For [...]

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This past summer marked 30 years since Elvis Presley left the building for good.
What remains of the King of Rock is a legacy that seemingly gets bigger every year. Aside from pilgrimages to his Graceland home in Memphis, Tenn., fans can locally celebrate his career by attending the Playhouse Square Center’s annual Elvis Birthday Tribute [...]

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Coming home to see its seeds bloom is the theme behind a cappella act InPulse’s upcoming Jan. 10 show at the Medina Performing Arts Center.
It was only this past summer when the Minnesota-based outfit was the artist in residency during a weeklong summer camp at Tiffin University where upstart Buckeye High School pop a cappella [...]

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After a notable stint with Christian outfit dc Talk, Kevin (Toby) Michael McKeehan found success as a solo artist in the CCM world. Known as tobyMac, McKeehan’s latest album “Portable Sounds” has been warmly embraced. You can see tobyMac and Jeremy Camp’s upcoming “Boomin’ Beyond Measure” tour when it comes to Northeast Ohio for a [...]

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Grant applications
The Medina County Arts Council Board of Trustees is now receiving applications for grants for the 2008-09 season. Applications may be filed until Feb. 28. Grant recipients will be notified in May. Applications may be printed out from the Web site, www.medinacountyartscouncil.org, or they may also be secured by calling 330-725-6443 and requesting that [...]

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Youngstown State University
The following students were named to the fall quarter dean’s list at Youngstown State University:
Brunswick — Amy L. Olszewski and Jason Peter Reitenbach;
Brunswick Hills Township — Ryan Sklenicka;
Hinckley Township — Sarah R. Eapen;
Litchfield Township — Jennifer A. Provencher;
Medina — Megan Lynn Bricker, Diane Fellabaum, Elliot M. Kay [...]

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Brunswick Hills Township
- A combination car stereo and DVD player worth about $3,000 was reported stolen from a locked vehicle parked in the 2700 block of Grafton Road between Dec. 16 and 2 p.m. Dec. 18.

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Medina County native Holly Boyd will be a featured guest on TCT’s “REJOICE!” on Jan. 14. Boyd is a Christian professional organizer.
For the fourth consecutive year, at every Cavaliers home game during the 2007-08 season, Eric Snow, through his Shoot 4 The Moon Foundation and Full Court Fathers Program, will honor a father-child duo. Recently, [...]

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