By Mike Miller
OSU Extension
At first glance, some hay fields appear to be growing giant marshmallows.
Although from a distance the white objects look like they belong in the world’s largest s’more, they actually are plastic-covered cylinders of hay silage called “balage.”
“Balage is silage in a bale,” said Keith Johnson, Purdue University Extension forage specialist. “I’m [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
The 91st annual meeting and volunteer recognition of the American Red Cross Medina County Chapter took place May 8 — World Red Cross Day — in the chapel at Western Reserve Masonic Community.
Executive Director Beth Kilchenman welcomed about 100 guests and introduced attending staff members Ron Hager, Sue Boggs, David [...]

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By Molly Merkle
American Red Cross
As the summer public relations intern at the American Red Cross of Medina County, it is an honor to spend my summer working for this great organization.
The Red Cross of Medina not only touches people’s lives in this county but throughout the whole world. It is a humbling experience to [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
The name of the band may be Dingtown, but the country music act is the vision of Parma native-turned-Medina resident Marty Falle.
“Dingtown is a new band that’s been together for about seven months now,” said singer-songwriter-guitarist Falle. “The material was written by Vince Ruby, my producer, and myself, with the [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
Even though summer may be right around the corner, spring’s warmer weather has arrived, which means it’s time to get outside and enjoy Mother Nature’s recreational opportunities. However, before you delve into your favorite activities like boating, biking, swimming or hiking, be sure to take a minute to consider a [...]

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By Judy A. Totts
Religion Editor
Every year, I have good garden intentions. And we all know where good intentions often lead. Despite best efforts to coax the tomatoes toward glory, my patch of paradise usually looks like the Garden of Weedin’ by summer’s end. The little identification markers that nurseries tuck into the peat pots become [...]

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Wadsworth Mayor Robin Laubaugh chokes up during her Memorial Day speech Monday at the city’s Woodlawn Cemetery.

Caryn Kornaker of Copley watches Wadsworth’s Memorial Day parade from her father Greg’s shoulders.

Curtis Teranova, 9, of Wadsworth, listens to Laubaugh’s speech. Curtis attended the event with his mother, Marcia. (Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer)

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Sonya Lynne (nee Harris) Perz, 45, of Medina, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2008, in Strongsville.
She was born July 17, 1962, in Medina. Sonya worked at Kmart in Brunswick for 18 years. She enjoyed her family, friends and cat, Penny.
She is survived by her parents, Robert and Priscilla (nee Tingler) Harris of Brunswick; grandmother, Bernice [...]

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Jessica “Savanna” Holloway, 25, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Sydney, Australia, in a boating accident in Sydney Harbor.
She was born May 13, 1982, in Texas. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and earned an anthropology degree. She was employed as a youth worker at Melaleuca Refugee Center in [...]

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By MARIA KACIK

Staff Writer
WADSWORTH — The names of 12 Wadsworth men appear on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
For a dozen years, a half-scale replica of the wall, called The Wall That Heals, has been traveling around the country, allowing communities across the U.S. to honor fallen Vietnam veterans.
Now, the wall will come to [...]

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