By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
MEDINA — “Take a slow, deep breath. Imagine yourself walking in the front door, and as you walk down the hall, you offer the light that you are to all the space around you.” With soft music and subdued lighting to set the stage, the Rev. Barbara Hribar, pastor of Unity [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
MEDINA — The kaleidoscope of colored paper tacked to the display board at congregation of Unity of Medina One in Spirit provides tangible proof of members’ commitment to promote change in the world. Inspired by Aman Motwane’s work in “Yes, You Can Change the World,” the words on each paper state [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
MONTVILLE TWP. — A brisk wind buffeted the plain white tent set up in the wide, grassy yard of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) July 23. A few of the adults looked a little worried as gray clouds massed overhead, but the summer shower quickly passed, and children attending vacation [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — There haven’t been many positives surrounding the Indians, but one is expected to arrive today with the return of Fausto Carmona.
Carmona, a 19-game winner last year, will leave the disabled list to make his first start since sustaining a strained left hip May 23. It is expected to provide a [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Gary Baxter got a visit from the one guy in the world who can truly empathize with him.
Wendell Davis was at Browns headquarters Thursday and Friday as part of the team’s apprentice program. Davis had been the only NFL player to tear both patellar tendons before Baxter did so during [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Lawrence Vickers is a 6-foot, 250-pound fullback. On Friday, he looked like a little kid trying to tackle his dad in the backyard.
That’s what happens when the guy carrying the ball is 6-4, 350-pound defensive lineman Shaun Rogers.
Rogers made the play of training camp when he tipped a Brady [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — The Indians did what they normally do when Cliff Lee is on the mound – win.
With Lee at the forefront once again Friday night, Cleveland won for the first time in three games, holding on to beat the Twins 5-4 in front of 33,512 fans at Progressive Field.
The American League [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
Bill Peters loves heavy metal.
In fact, he’s such a fan that almost a quarter of a century ago the Cleveland native decided to form his own record label, Auburn Records. A Medina resident, Peters feels as though he’s helping keep old school heavy metal alive in the new millennium.
“It’s [...]

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MEDINA — Bring on the fair food, the tractor pulls and the demolition derbies. It’s time for the Medina County Fair, and you won’t run out of things to do. Here’s a highlight of some of the fair entertainment:
o Medina County’s Got Talent Contest, 5 p.m. July 29 in the pavilion.
o Zobapago Show, 3 p.m. [...]

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Dooleys
Myrna and Hugh Dooley invite guests to share their own garden stories as they visit the garden the couple describes as “always in transition.”
Spring through fall, their garden tumbles through an ever-changing kaleidoscope of color.
New lilies, a gift shared by a friend, thrive along with honeysuckle, hostas, sedum and peonies.
Kazmierczak
When Debbie and [...]

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