By MONA JACOBSON
Special to The Gazette
Are you one of the “walking wounded”? So many people are trudging through life with wounds from their past. I’m not talking about scars. Most of us bear the scars of life which, though they leave their permanent mark, have been healed. They no longer contaminate how we respond to [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
MONTVILLE TWP. — It’s a canvas big enough to fill any artist’s dreams — a tent. Members of Medina First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Medina United Church of Christ Congregational and Brunswick First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are partnering to paint the 8- by 10-foot tent as part of [...]

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The only things missing from Progressive Field these days are bell-bottoms and Members Only jackets.
The Indians have gone retro – and not in any way that’s considered cool.
The All-Star break arrived Sunday at 4:01 p.m. (For manager Eric Wedge, it came a couple of hours earlier when he was ejected in the second inning for [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Positive hasn’t been something the Indians have done well through the first half of the season.
But, for a change, the woeful Wahoos wake up today with reason to feel good about themselves, hitting the break on the heels of a four-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays, which was completed [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — It was a first half to forget for the Indians, who a year removed from winning their first Central Division title since 2001, find themselves in last place at 41-53.
Along the way to the disastrous 94-game spell, Cleveland lost closer Joe Borowski and ace CC Sabathia, who is now trying [...]

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“Happy” Jack Byrne of Medina waits for his friends Saturday morning at Century Harley-Davidson, 3053 Eastpointe Drive, Medina Township. Byrne was there to cheer on pals who were participating in LifeBanc’s Lap for Life motorcycle poker run. The run lapped through Medina, Summit and Cuyahoga counties before returning to Century for prizes, fun and more. [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
LODI — Thursday marks the beginning of the 27th annual Lodi Sweet Corn Festival, which will run through Saturday at Letha House Field on state Route 83.
But residents have been reuniting to celebrate Lodi and the fair-weather months for much longer than 27 years.
Joe Warner, 81, said he believes the festival can [...]

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Stuart A. Borden, former general manager of The Gazette and a passionate advocate for his adopted home city of Medina, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008. He was 86.
Born in Mason County, Ky., on Feb. 25, 1922, to Walter L. and Edith (Hill) Borden, he graduated from Dayton (Ky.) High School in 1940. When [...]

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Betty E. Gaede, 87, of Brunswick, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008, at Medina General Hospital.
She was born Aug. 15, 1920, in Cleveland. Mrs. Gaede was credit manager of the insurance department of Continental Insurance Co. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting and ceramics. She was a member of Good Shepherd Methodist Church of Parma, Crankster [...]

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John R. Garapic, 79, of Medina, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2008, in Akron.
He was born July 29, 1928, in Cleveland. Mr. Garapic was a cement contractor for Brookgate Construction for 40 years. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing and gardening. He served in the Army in World War II.
He is survived by his wife, [...]

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