By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
Anyone who deals with e-mail on a regular basis cringes when the inbox fills up with trash — otherwise known as spam — the filter failed to catch. The stuff in Tim Van Arsdale’s new book, “You’ve Got Spam! A Refreshing Collection of E-mails Regarding Mercy Ministry,” is testimony, not trash.
Van [...]

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Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a four-part 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
As worried as she was, and despite those late nights and a family at home to take [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
YORK TWP. — The recipe was right during the season opener for Cloverleaf’s football team, but someone threw in a pinch of vinegar to ruin the icing on the cake during a 10-6 victory over Buckeye.
While the Colts will take Friday’s win and move on to play Fairview Park Fairview next week [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
GRANGER TWP. — Opening nights at Highland have traditionally been like Halloween; an evening full of horrors for the home team.
On Friday night, however, the Hornets kicked off their 2008 season with a celebration worthy of Christmas.
Highland scored the first 40 points in its non-league game against defending Division III playoff qualifier [...]

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By HO HOFFMAN
Special to The Gazette
WADSWORTH — It took Wadsworth’s football team an entire half to figure out how to score without running back Dru Jones on Friday, but once the Grizzlies learned the secret, they rolled to a 35-19 opening game win over Wooster.
Leading 7-6 at half, Anthony Schrock started the third quarter by [...]

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By CHAD GRANT
Special to The Gazette
MEDINA — A brief look at the numbers and  Medina’s football game Friday against Hudson might look like a win for the Bees.
That’s until you see the scoreboard, where the home team couldn’t keep up and dropped its season opener 38-16.
Despite outgaining the Explorers (1-0) and at times looking like [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
MANSFIELD – There is life after Sean Bedevelsky, Jordan Gribble and Ben Karaba for the Brunswick football team.
A year after reaching the Division I state semifinals under their former stars, the revamped Blue Devils opened the 2008 season with an impressive 51-35 non-league victory over Mansfield on Friday at Arlin Field.
The [...]

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COLLINS — It was a little too much Clyde Hartley and not enough defense for Black River’s football team in a 46-12 season opening loss to Collins Western Reserve on Friday.
Hartley finished with 102 yards on 18 carries and added three touchdowns to lift the Rough Riders past the Pirates, who haven’t won a season [...]

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By Judy A. Totts
Religion Editor
The whole truth? Every once in a while, one of our long-time readers, Lyle Walker, would call to comment on a story or column I’d written or suggest a topic for another. Sometimes he’d send clippings from other publications on subjects he knew I’d be interested in, but most often the [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
MEDINA — The stone circle in the grass is an echo of Stonehenge, a whisper of the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral. Shaded by guardian trees, it holds the memory of many voices raised in praise and prayer, seeking and sorrow, joy and light.
The Rev. Dr. Carol Vaccariello, a minister of [...]

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