MEDINA — Tim McGill ripped two home runs and had four RBI on Tuesday, leading Medina’s baseball team to an 11-1 Northeast Ohio Conference win over Elyria.
The senior designated hitter homered in his first at-bat and in his final plate appearance. The latter blast was a walk-off dinger as it allowed the Bees (8-7, 2-0) [...]

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By KRISTEN NOWAK WINN
Accent Editor
Happy Earth Day.
As a kid, I’m not sure we really celebrated the holiday, except for maybe getting a brief lecture in the importance of recycling. Of course, even just 15 years ago, topics on the environment were dug out for discussion just once or twice year — nothing even close [...]

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By MIKE MILLER
OSU Extension Medina County
Vegetable plants require several nutrients for growth and productivity. Among the necessary plant nutrients are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, available from the atmosphere and from water; and nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulfur supplied from the mineral portion of the soil.
Nutrients
These elements are used by plants in relatively [...]

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By Beth Kilchenman
American Red Cross
At the 2008 Heartland Heroes Celebration, the American Red Cross of Medina County will honor 16 real heroes of Medina County. The chapter will honor ordinary people from the community who have performed extraordinary acts of courage to save a life or have committed countless hours to a special cause.
This year’s [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
It began innocently enough.I needed a button, just one button. I went to retrieve my old, familiar button box, a small, unpainted and rather non-descript wooden box that has served this exact purpose almost 50 years, but for some strange reason I was unable to find it.
It certainly had [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
For York Township residents and motorcycle riding enthusiasts Allen and Vicki Cooper, “Get your motor running, head out on the highway” has been a rally cry for decades.
While this retired couple may not have been born to be wild, they sure were born for excitement and adventure. In fact, the [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
At least 300 people were at the Medina Eagles Club April 12 to support the Medina County SPCA fifth annual Dinner Auction, which had been rescheduled because of the blizzard in March.
During the cocktail hour guests enjoyed appetizers, bid on the donated silent auction items and purchased raffle tickets as [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — Seldom-used Billy Thomas, Dwayne Jones and Damon Jones played enough to work up quite a lather Monday night at Quicken Loans Arena.
The important part of Game 2, however, was no sweat for the Cavaliers, who absolutely dominated the Washington Wizards 116-86 to take total control of their first-round playoff [...]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
GRANGER TWP. — Not many top football recruits in Ohio can say “No thanks” to Ohio State University.
Highland’s Chris Snook? He’s a little different.
With interest from the Buckeyes, Michigan State, Cincinnati and Wake Forest on the table, the junior couldn’t keep his heart out of the mountains and his hands away [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
Things could not have been going much worse for Wally Szczerbiak in mid-February. He was seeing spotty playing time under an eccentric coach on a dying team in an apathetic city.
My, how things have changed.
Just two months later, the Miami (Ohio) product is the starting shooting guard for the defending Eastern Conference [...]

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