By BETTY CARLISLE
Special to The Gazette
MEDINA — “Yes, it really is free!” reads a card members of Connection Church have attached to giveaways that Tony Myles, pastor of Connection, described as “intentional Jesus acts in the community.”
Church members committed random acts of kindness that ranged from paying for food ordered by people behind them in [...]

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Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a short series, “When the Pastor Is Ill.” Mark Milioni, pastor of Medina First Baptist Church, has graciously allowed his story to be told.
By SANDY MASON CIUPAK
Special to The Gazette
A nagging pain in the right side of his abdomen, a diagnosis of appendicitis, a simple operation [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
“Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me … ”
It’s an old song, but its first line is at the heart of the current peace movement promoted by “Feast on Peace,” a program created by Montville Township resident Dee Curci, and recent programs presented at Unity of [...]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
A very modest Marguerite “Marge” Smith, who at one time drove a horse and buggy to church, chats as easily about 10-cent movies, four-cent a gallon diesel fuel and the 1945 beginning of television as she does about the present state of the economy and the 2008 presidential candidates.
The Cleveland-born [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
Before kids strap on their school backpacks, families gobble up the last of the picnic food and Hanson croons “Mmm-Bop” at the House of Blues (or maybe they’ve finally outgrown that tune), there’s still time for a summer day trip to Cleveland.
Here are a few entertainment ideas to put on [...]

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Craig S. Farris, 43, of Medina, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 30, 2008.
He was born Dec. 3, 1964, in Medina to Walter and Elizabeth Farris and was a lifelong resident of Medina County. Craig was a 1984 graduate of Buckeye High School. He was employed with the Joseph Adams Corp. in Valley City for [...]

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Kenneth A. Fuetter, 82, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2008, in Medina.
He retired from Plumbers Local 55 with 40 years of service. Mr. Fuetter loved his farm and his horses. As a teenager, he exercised the horses for the Cleveland Police Academy. Mr. Fuetter was a member of Fairlawn Lutheran Church. He served in the [...]

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Donald Edmund Loveless, 53, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Little Rock, Ark.
He was born April 14, 1955, in Erie, Pa. Mr. Loveless graduated from Medina High School in 1973 and Kent State University in 1977. He worked for 30 years as a sales representative for Superior Essex Inc. Mr. Loveless [...]

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Beulah F. Schroeder, 74, of Medina, was called to her heavenly home Friday, Aug. 1, 2008, in Middleburg Heights.
She was born March 25, 1934, in Belden. Mrs. Schroeder worked part time as a secretary while raising her five children. She enjoyed camping and crafts, and was a member of NCHA and the Cleveland Miniature [...]

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- An employee of Bell Stores, 835 High St., reported at 3:58 p.m. Tuesday a woman driving a white Ford four-door pumped $63.30 worth of gasoline and drove off without paying.
- An officer pulled over a vehicle after it rolled through a stop sign on North Pardee Street. The officer found the license of the [...]

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