By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
The Medina Union of the International Order of Kings Daughters and Sons is comprised of 10 individual circles, all of which support local projects. Occasionally circles collaborate, but mostly each has its own agenda and supports its own charitable projects.

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Baldwin-Wallace College
The following local students were named to the fall semester dean’s list at Baldwin-Wallace College:

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Air Force
Air Force Airman Brenton E. Forney has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman is a 2004 graduate of Brunswick High School.
Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Steven J. Schmitt has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Schmitt graduated [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Staff Writer
The women of Gee’s Bend, Ala., used to make quilts just so they could keep their children warm.
Now, their handiwork proudly hangs in art galleries. And their story — one of strength gained from surviving harder times and the value of a thriving community — will live on in books, songs [...]

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H.O.P.E. Scholarship
The Society for Handi-capped Citizens of Medina County/The Arc of Medina County has established the Helping Others Pursue Excellence Scholarship to assist SHC members or an unmarried child or grandchild of a member in their efforts to gain a higher education in a disability-related field.

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
What began as a juried competition among the Medina County Art League members has grown into the popular “Aquarius Exhibition,” which is on public display Feb. 10 through 22 at the Western Reserve Masonic Community.

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Susan L. McNutt of Medina recently earned an award for logging 100 hours in the American Quarter Horse Association Horseback Riding Program.
Ashland University’s Gill Center for Business and Economic Education and Economics America, Cleveland Center will offer workshops for educators on Teaching Financial Literacy thanks to a $25,000 gift from Westfield Insurance.

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Joseph Gresock, Casey Kuhajda and James Lloyd were inducted into the National Honor Society at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
When hard rock act Cheyne-Stokes performed recently in the 12th annual Tri-C High School Rock Off’s semifinal round at the House of Blues, the Cloverleaf High School band had a surprise up its sleeve.
The secret may sound simple, but this quintet — Kyle Tresch (drums), Ray Flanagan (guitar), Josh Mewhinney [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
No one knows there’s no place like home more than Canton native and veteran stage, television and movie actor Lee Wilkof, who returns to Northeast Ohio as The Wizard in the national touring production of “Wicked,” which comes back to Cleveland Feb. 6 through March 9 at the State Theatre. [...]

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