By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
Trevor Clatterbuck worked so hard to launch Fresh Fork Market that he missed his own graduation from Case Western Reserve University.
That was four months ago. The supply chain solution, which delivers local agricultural products directly from the farm to the restaurant, successfully launched June 10 and now works with about 35 [...]

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o Art Deco group 1 p.m. Monday: greeting cards, every first Monday; Giving Dolls, second Monday; independent projects, third Monday; Wadsworth Pointe sponsors a special project Sept. 22. Reservations required for all Art Deco programs.
o Giving Doll program volunteers make cloth dolls for area children in need from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every second [...]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
WADSWORTH — Of the original eight Thompson siblings of Wadsworth, the remaining five and their mates are remarkably close. These very good friends (and neighbors) have been married a total of 257 years and collectively have 21 children, 39 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Together is the operative word, for each [...]

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By BETTY CARLISLE
Special to The Gazette
Local resources are available to offer the opportunity for seniors to earn an A+ in the subject of lifelong learning and to test the theory that growing old happens only when learning stops.
Thomas Callahan of Lodi believed an aging mind need not be a mandatory requirement of senior citizenship and [...]

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By Mary Olson
Library Corner
Women’s fiction is a rather new term librarians, booksellers and publishers have assigned to books that feature some very familiar themes: family drama, friendship, relationships, growing older and the conflicts women face during their lifetimes. Women’s fiction might be explained simply as good stories written for women by women. A relationship with [...]

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By Angela Huston
Reflections
“They Call Me A Cockeyed Optimist.”
I was a child of the ’40s, when uplifting musicals — ah, Fred with Ginger, Cyd, Eleanor or whatever lucky lady he chose for a partner — were popular and let me believe unconditionally all would be fine, even though our country was just recovering from the devastating [...]

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By Lorraine Barnett
Garden Nook
Are you ready to blanket your autumn garden with color? Today, we have the perfect colorful flowers to do just that. In this Garden Nook, learn all about the gaillardia (gail-LAR-dia) perennial in bloom now. All you need is a sunny spot, a container or a small space in the garden.
Blanket [...]

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By Robert Fenn
Social Security
Social Security’s homepage has a brand new look. In June, we launched a new home page at www.socialsecurity.gov.
The new look is more welcoming and user-friendly; it follows the standard for design principles in the industry by reducing clutter, improving navigation, making better use of graphics, reducing the need to scroll down [...]

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By Brian Schwartz
Cybertalk
Every hour of every day, somebody loses something; it can be of little importance, such as an e-mail or small game you downloaded off the Internet, or of larger importance, such as pictures or videos of your children or grandchildren.
I’m sure some of you at this point are thinking: “How can I [...]

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By Julianne Keco
Brunswick Beat
Due to budget constraints, my hours each week are limited through the end of the year. Even though I will not be at the center, your questions and concerns are very important to me. Please leave messages on my voice mail, and I will return your call on the days I will [...]

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