By SANDY BARNOSKY
Special to The Gazette
Bob and Susan Spisak have three cars. His, hers and an older model with a license plate that reads 4-Goldens, used when one or all of their four golden retrievers travel with them — and their dogs go just about everywhere, including vacations.
“They’re well behaved, and we’ve found many places [...]

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By LORRAINE BARNETT
Special to The Gazette
Plant: Daylily
Latin name: Hemerocallis
Description: Spring has arrived when these green plants peak through the soil. One of the most perfect perennial plants for Ohio’s cold climate, the daylily keeps coming up from the garden soil year after year.
As early as February, but usually in March, signs of the daylily [...]

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By MIKE MILLER
OSU Extension Medina County
Consumers usually reduce their purchases of goods and services if prices become too high. Buyers of United States corn, soybeans and wheat seem to be ignoring that economic principle, however, as the nation’s grain stocks reach critically low levels, said Chris Hurt, a Purdue University agricultural economist.
With global demand for [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Staff Writer
Pete and Jo Easterday of Medina can now check off all seven continents on their travel list.
The couple, married for 48 years this summer, has ventured to almost 50 countries over the years. But in February, the couple led a small group on what they said was one of their [...]

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By Jan Gordon
OSU Extension
A lifeboat could be the answer for new families struggling to stay afloat.
Experts say the ticket to making new marriages with blended families work is making the family circle inclusive of both children and parents. That commitment means jumping into the boat together.
Creating a new family with existing children is not the [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
The Medina County Branch of the American Association of University Women and partnering area service organizations hosted the ninth Sister-to-Sister Summit on March 2 at Medina General Hospital.
This year’s theme, “We’re All In This Together,” inspired by “Disney’s High School Musical,” provided an opportunity for about 65 girls ages 11 [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Franklin Gutierrez took a step in his major league career last season when he usurped the starting job in right field from departed veteran Trot Nixon.
Judging from his exhibition performance this spring, Gutierrez is poised to take another one this year.
“He’s had a tremendous camp,” said Indians manager [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — The Hinckley Township man charged with killing 8-year-old Kathryn Curtis in a traffic accident in Brunswick last year was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday as part of a plea agreement.
Robert Stankiewicz, 22, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon just before his case was scheduled for trial before Common Pleas Judge [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Stagnant revenues and increasing expenses caused county commissioners to cut funding to balance the budget this year.
“Everyone had to take a hit,” Commissioner Sharon Ray said.
Commissioners approved the budget, which totals about $40 million, during their weekly meeting Monday.
County departments originally asked for $5 million more than what commissioners were [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — A Chatham Township man was arrested after allegedly shooting an Airsoft BB gun at a Taco Bell employee Sunday morning, hitting her three times in the neck, police said.
Brian Hower, 23, of 6153 Vandemark Road, pulled into the Taco Bell drive-through, 1061 N. Court St., at 12:34 a.m. and reportedly [...]

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