By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
For the past 21 years, Clay’s Park Resort has been transformed into a city within a city with the annual Alive Festival, which is scheduled to take place June 18 through 21 just outside of Canal Fulton.
“We’ve quietly had our event every year where we have 600 volunteers and [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
BRUNSWICK — Early settlers who packed their faith in their hearts along with their earthly possessions in ox carts, first worshiped in homes. Churches came a little later.
On Sunday mornings, when Gordon Bly enters the vestibule of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church and, with a steady rhythm, begins to pull [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
No sport embraces its rich history more than Major League Baseball. Legendary games, championship battles and magical plays are a large part of what makes America’s pastime so special.
Few people understand that better than Greg Kosc, who was a part of many classic moments.
The longtime Medina resident spent 26 seasons as an [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
Hopscotch lovers beware, there’s a limited amount of sidewalk space available when the second annual Chalk Art Festival takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today around the historic business district on Medina Public Square.
“The event just started more or less as a kickoff to the summer activities,” said [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
A stalker anthem if there ever was one, Death Cab For Cutie’s latest single, “I Will Possess Your Heart,” from its new album, “Narrow Stairs,” is something to behold.
“I suppose you can say that, but sometimes a stalker doesn’t always know they’re stalking,” said Death Cab For Cutie drummer [...]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
Interact, which derives its name from the words “international” and “action” is a service and social club sponsored by Rotary for young people ages 14 to 18. Interact began in Florida in 1962 and now has more than 8,600 clubs with almost 200,000 members in 110 countries.
The Interact Club at [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
E=mc2.
Just like this simple yet complex equation, Albert Einstein, the man behind the aforementioned science, is one of the 20th Century’s most recognized figures, yet his personal life is largely overshadowed by his life work.
With the intention of exposing the man and separating him from myth, the internationally touring exhibit [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
When it comes to the outdoor summer concert music season, there is a cornucopia of options available throughout Northeast Ohio.
Whether it’s catching a rock show at the scenic Blossom Music Center located in the country or the urban Plain Dealer Pavilion on the banks of the Cuyahoga River, the choices [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS — Medina’s girls 4×800-meter relay qualified for the state track meet in each of the past two seasons, but was unable to earn a spot on the awards podium.
The third time proved to be the charm — and then some — for the Bees on Friday afternoon at Jesse Owens Memorial [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS —  Medina’s Donny Roys, Kent Rankin, Tyler Gonzales and Sam Maynard ran faster than any boys 4×800-relay team in school history on Friday afternoon.
But on this day, their incredible time of 7:46.21 was only good for fourth place in the highly anticipated state Division I championship race.
Cleveland Heights (7:41.38) successfully defended [...]

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