By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
LODI — It was a warm summer evening, and the music spilled out of the church parking lot and down the street, inviting the community to gather in praise of God and the gift of his son. The festive atmosphere, laced with ice cream and hot dogs, set a lighthearted tone, [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
Many great pro basketball players have a farewell tour to celebrate their career and allow fans to salute their achievements.
Cloverleaf senior Parker Hewit experienced the same sort of swansong on the prep level this winter — except opposing coaches were the people cheering loudest.
“Honestly, I’m glad we don’t have to play him [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
Like missiles launched from a battleship, canines are jumping amazing distances in the “JUMP! The Ultimate Dog Show” at this year’s 19th Annual I-X Indoor Amusement Park, which will be open for business March 21 through April 13 at the I-X Center in Cleveland.
“It’s high-energy with up to 10 dogs [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
There will be plenty to see and enjoy at this year’s 42nd Annual Cleveland Auto-Rama, which you can visit March 15 and 16 at the I-X Center in Cleveland. The exhibit opened yesterday.
Among the 400-plus vehicles on display, including street rods, collectables, racecars, antiques and motorcycles, will be Sandman Motor [...]

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By Judy Totts and Kristen Nowak Winn
Religion Editor and Staff Writer
1. Check out the Cleveland parade
Throw on your green attire and head to the
St. Patrick’s Day parade in downtown Cleveland. The parade is rich in history and grows in spirit every year. In the early years, Cleveland’s Irish marched from church to church on the [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
Less is more for singer-songwriter Mike Doughty.
One of the first things you notice when calling his New York City home is the echo.
“Yeah, I don’t have a lot of furniture in here,” Doughty laughed. “I’m somewhat of a minimalist.”
That minimalism also carries over to the ex-Soul Coughing member’s solo [...]

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By Sandra Fahning
Special to The Gazette
Ah, spring — my favorite time of renewal. My daffodils shot up several weeks ago only to be thwarted by the “Great Blizzard of 2008.”
They’re stubborn though, and as I write this, I’m sure those blades of green that are currently buried under the snow will make it through with [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
YORK TWP. — Josh Varney likes the outdoors, he likes to fish and he likes the small-town feel of Buckeye High School.
So when it came time to hunt for a university to continue his football and academic career, West Liberty State College won out over the likes of Mount Union and Teil [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Andy Marte is determined not to rest on his lack of minor league options.
Because the 24-year-old third baseman can’t be sent down without the risk of losing him on waivers, Marte is almost assured of winning a spot on the Indians’ opening-day roster over second baseman Josh Barfield [...]

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By DAN COUGHLIN
Danny Greene probably did not want this to get around, but he had a heart as big as all outdoors.
The prevalent thinking back in 1975 was that Danny blew up Cleveland gangster Shondor Birns to avoid paying a debt. Shondor had just turned on the ignition of his Lincoln Continental Mark IV when [...]

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