MEDINA — Today, the original location holds a shoe repair shop and a parking lot, but for more than 130 years, 123 W. Liberty St. was home to First Baptist Church. The original building survived the downtown fire of 1870 and went through several expansions and new construction to keep up with its growing membership. [...]

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MEDINA TWP. —In 1833, 14 of Medina’s earliest residents met for worship in a schoolhouse at Fenn’s Corners, just north of Medina.
Through their prayers, First Baptist Church was born.
This August, the church will celebrate its 175th anniversary with a series of events designed to remember the past, celebrate the present and build excitement about the [...]

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Editor’s note: This is the second 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 CIUPAK
Special to The Gazette
A pastor shares his heart with his congregation week after week, year after year. Privacy is sometimes hard [...]

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By Judy A. Totts
Religion Editor
A lot of old books have come my way lately, including the loan of “The American Home and Farm Cyclopedia,” published in 1883, from my friend Connie at Buehler’s.
The cover is battered and taped together, the pages — all 1,033 of them — are stained on the edges, but packed [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Editorial Staff
Shivering slightly as he adjusted the camera strapped to the telescope, George Gajdos stopped to squint through the telescope. The full moon, looking like a tarnished silver coin, floated in the center of the lens, and Gajdos hurried to capture the image and rush the film to the basement darkroom.
That [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Editorial Staff
When the moon sets, darkness deepens and invites stars to burn more brightly. Constellations walk the stage of sky, regulars in the nightly drama, but don’t forget guest appearances by comets and meteors.
Several meteor showers provide shows throughout the year, sending quicksilver little bursts of light through the heavens.
The Perseid [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
One more laugh before romantic drama takes the stage.
That’s the idea behind the Stage Left Theatre Company’s third annual “Shakespeare in the Square” event featuring the children’s greenshow “A Bit of … Romeo and Juliet” and comedy “Twelfth Night,” which takes place Aug. 15 through 17 in Medina’s historic Uptown [...]

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Joe S. Demeter, 65, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, in Copley after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born Aug. 5, 1943, in Medina and was a lifetime resident. He was an independent sales representative. His home and family were his pride and joy. He loved being a grandfather and the time he [...]

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Carol Ann Kautz, 68, of Medina, passed away Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at Medina Village.
Carol was born in Cleveland. She was employed as a paralegal with Baker-Hostetler. She enjoyed traveling, especially Mexico. She spent her time reading and was proud of her life accomplishment in her career.
She is survived by her mother, Josephine (nee [...]

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Kathleen M. (nee White) Sasala passed away Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008.
She was a teacher in the Brunswick City School District for 30 years.
Mrs. Sasala is survived by her beloved husband of 34 years, David; son, Marc Andrew of Columbus; dear sister, Susan (Max) Powers of Florida; and mother, Ruth White.
She was preceded in death by [...]

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