By LORRAINE BARNETT
Special to The Gazette
Plant: Balsam
Common names: Snapweed, Garden balm, Lady’s slipper, Touch-me-nots, Garden balsam, Rose balsam
Latin name: Impatiens balsamina
Description: The easy-to-grow annual looks much like a garden rose, but it grows quickly with no fuss. And, no thorns. Some varieties of balsam flowers can also look like an exotic orchid. Balsam is a [...]

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By KORINNE CANIGLIA
OSU Extension
Medina County 4-H members snapped some picture-perfect photos to jump-start their photography projects this spring.
They joined more than 25 youths sampling a slew of 4-H projects, from cake decorating to photography, during six workshops, coordinated by Ohio State University Extension, Medina County. The new “Try It Before You Take It” program urged [...]

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By MIKE MILLER
OSU Extension Medina County
Anhydrous ammonia tanks have become favorite targets of methamphetamine makers, costing farmers thousands of dollars in stolen nitrogen fertilizer. Thieves are now turning their attention to another chemical container: The aboveground petroleum tank, said a Purdue University Extension specialist.
“With the price of gas and diesel fuel going up, some people [...]

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HENRIETTA TWP. — Buckeye’s softball team got its first win of the season Monday as it defeated Oberlin Firelands 5-3 in non-conference play.
The Bucks (1-2) received a solid two-headed pitching performance from Danielle Sims and Kara Butcher.
Sims (1-1), a sophomore, got the victory after going 4 1/3 innings, allowing just five hits and striking out [...]

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GRANGER TWP. — Highland’s baseball team kicked off its 2008 season Tuesday right where it left off in 2007 — with plenty of drama.
The Hornets, who used many late-inning dramatics to advance to the regional finals last season, rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat Suburban League rival Wadsworth 5-4 in eight innings.
Highland took the [...]

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GRANGER TWP. — Highland’s boys tennis team flexed its muscles in its Suburban League opener Monday, blanking Medina County rival Wadsworth 5-0.
Andy Fatu, Lucas Gsellman and Clay Schilling swept all six sets at the singles spots, while the duos of Kory Wiita and Cory Tuttle, and Brandon Hissong and Brock Ursem also posted spotless wins [...]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
WADSWORTH — Wadsworth softball pitcher Stacey Ladd tossed a four-hit shutout on Monday.
A great performance, no doubt, but it wasn’t the biggest storyline when the Grizzlies took on Highland.
Banging out 13 hits, Wadsworth’s bats came alive in a big way as the Grizzlies handed the Hornets a 7-0 loss in Suburban League [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
Even though the late winter snowstorm forced a change from the original date, about 300 people still showed up at Guy’s Party Center on March 22 to share in the good time at the Medina Lions’ Annual Reverse Raffle.
The event is one of the organization’s main fundraisers, which was [...]

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By Betty Carlisle
Special to The Gazette
Growing up in Medina County during the Depression era didn’t put a stop to the simple enjoyment of life for those born in the 1930s.
Simple pleasures
While younger generations might look at the 1930s as a period of hardships, those who lived through it remember the simple pleasures.
“It was a [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — A man in his mid-20s robbed FirstMerit Bank, 975 N. Court St., after brandishing a handgun at a bank teller a little before 4 p.m. Monday, police said.
The robber entered the bank wearing blue jeans, a hooded sweatshirt and what appeared to be a ski mask covering his head and [...]

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