By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
YORK TWP. — The Buckeye school board will not be asking voters for operating money in November. Instead, its focus this past year has been to work with the funds it has to make small improvements throughout the district, Superintendent Dennis Honkala said.
The improvements include using funds from a bond issue passed [...]

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By LORRAINE BARNETT
Common Sense Kitchen
Welcome to the Common Sense Kitchen. It’s time to reach for your walking shoes, passport and appetite. Today we’re exploring flavors that will add Mediterranean zing to our makeover recipe, Mediterranean pizza. So let’s choose some toppings known for their delicious, fresh and satisfying flavors. After all, the people living in [...]

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By NANCY LIKENS
Wadsworth Happenings
Wadsworth Center for Older Adults
138 High St., Wadsworth
Director: Nancy Likens
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Phone: 330-335-1513
Fax: 330-335-2804
Web site: www.wcoa.wadsworthcity.com.
Remember how we complained about the cold in January? Well, now is the time to make the most of summer 2008. We still have a terrific lineup of trips suited [...]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
At a Senior Summit held July 11 at Medina General Hospital, Barbara E. Riley, director of the Ohio Depart-ment of Aging, addressed key aging issues with a group of concerned representatives from local re-source service agencies. Riley verbally sketched the changing face of aging in Ohio.
Each month, 12,000 Ohioans turn [...]

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By LORRAINE BARNETT
Garden Nook
August heat has arrived. For avid gardeners, that means working in the shade. But for me, the gardening stops and effortless bliss begins. At this time of year, I allow myself time to admire the garden spaces. In my view, a gardener nourishes self in that time, stepping back, sitting down and [...]

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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series about Medina County senior centers and the services provided by the centers and the Medina County Office for Older Adults.
By JUDY A. TOTTS
Senior Living Editor
Bingo games, inexpensive meals served in a congregate setting or delivered to the door, a table in one corner strewn with puzzle [...]

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By JULIANNE KECO
Brunswick Beat
Brunswick Community Recreation Center
3637 Center Road, Brunswick
Hours: 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Phone: 330-273-8000
Senior activities director: Julianne Keco
Rates: $99 for resident seniors age 60 and older for a new membership, $75 for a renewal. Day passes are available for $5; a six-visit punch card is $18.
General information: You do not have to be [...]

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By MARY OLSON
Medina County District Library
With gas prices near $4 a gallon, many people are contemplating “staycations” in these dog days of summer. If you haven’t heard this term yet, a “staycation” is a vacation at home. Vacationers of this type might be looking for a great adventure to take them “out of Dodge.” An [...]

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By BRIAN SCHWARTZ
Cybertalk
More and more people every day have spyware, malware, keyloggers and other vicious software installed on their systems and they don’t even know it. In a past column, I discussed some things you can do to keep yourself protected. I feel it is necessary to talk about keeping yourself safe online by talking [...]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
“The song is ended but … ”
In May, we had the opportunity to catch one of the last performances of “The Melody Lingers On,” a musical revue of more than 30 songs written by Irving Berlin, performed by Brunswick ACT. Syl Balash provided the accompanying narration, based on “Irving [...]

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