By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS — For more than two decades, Brunswick’s boys and girls track teams have been best known for their sprinters and distance runners.
Hillary Perrea and Zach Marinucci set out to change that perception Saturday at the state Division I meet — and did so in style at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Marinucci finished [...]

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By ADAM FERRISE
Special to The Gazette
COLUMBUS — Wadsworth’s Jessica Grant may not have been on the top step of the podium Saturday, but she was at the top of the Medina County record book.
Grant was the state Division I runner-up in the 100-meter dash and anchored the Grizzlies’ 4×100 relay to a second-place finish at [...]

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Gladys A. Farruggia, 86, of Medina, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008, in Medina.
She was born July 18, 1921, in Cleveland. Mrs. Farruggia belonged to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her sons, Thomas (Kathleen) Farruggia of Brunswick, Richard (Ursula) Farruggia of Strongsville and Eugene (Sue) Farruggia of Cleveland; [...]

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Rejoice! Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord as the spirit of our beloved mother, sister, aunt and friend departed this earthly world on Friday, June 6, 2008, to meet with her Lord and savior on the wing of a snow white dove, we pray. She was Ruby Jane [...]

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Mary L. Powell, 58, of Medina, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008.
She was born Sept. 23, 1949, and worked at the Ohio Pythian Home. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church for many years, where she also sang in the choir.
She is survived by her sons, Clarence, Michael (Milissa) and Jackie (Brenda) Powell, all [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Sixty-five orchestra members, who normally perform in front of a small audience in their Medina High School auditorium, found themselves playing in front of 2,500 Russians passionate about music.
For their spring break, students from all three orchestras at Medina High flew to St. Petersburg, Russia, to perform two standing-room-only concerts [...]

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Herbert F. Tritt, 97, of Valley city, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2008, at Medina General Hospital.
Visiting hours: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bauer Funeral Home, 2089 Columbia Road, Valley City.
A complete obituary will appear in Tuesday’s Gazette.

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS — The 2008 state track meet proved to be a memorable one for Medina County’s representatives.
Local athletes claimed four second-place finishes Saturday in the Division I meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, including a pair by Wadsworth junior Jessica Grant.
Grant turned in the fastest time by a county runner ever in [...]

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Elfrieda M. Wiese, 82, a resident of Hinckley Township for 55 years, went home to be with Jesus and her beloved late husband, William G. Wiese.
She was the beloved mother of Patricia (Gerry) Magyar; grandmother of Ryan (Kelli) Kovacik and Krystal Kovacik, as well as oma to Zachary; and dear sister of Wolfgang Clormann. [...]

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Cody Allen Young, 13, of Lafayette Township, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008, following a motor vehicle-pedestrian accident in Lafayette.
He was born Dec. 28, 1994, in Elyria and lived in Valley City before moving to Lafayette last year. He had just finished sixth grade at Cloverleaf and previously was a student at Buckeye. He [...]

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