By MIKE MILLER
OSU Extension
The services of an arborist may be required if a tree is in need of pruning, fertilizing, weather-related damage assessment or other problem diagnosis. The homeowner should have an idea of what needs to be done to a tree before hiring an arborist. Full-service arborists are professionals who possess skills in planting, [...]

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By LORRAINE BARNETT
Special to The Gazette
Plant: Starfruit
Latin name: Carambola
Description: The oval, yellow-green and five-tipped starfruit grows on a tree. About the size of a small mango, the fruit is lightweight and has small visible seeds once cut into its unique star shape.
The thin-skinned starfruit tastes sour and sweet with a crunchy texture.
The carambola [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
INDEPENDENCE — Delonte, Boobie and Mo aren’t three stooges.
They know there are only 48 minutes in an NBA game, but Cavaliers point guards Delonte West, Daniel “Boobie” Gibson and Mo Williams swear they aren’t worried about playing time.
How to divvy up that time – one or more could end up seeing [...]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
AVON LAKE — Thanks to a torrential downpour Tuesday, the start of the Sweetbriar Division I Sectional was pushed back over one hour.
As is turned out, the only thing the rain delayed was the destiny of 12 Medina County golfers.
“It was pretty tough,” Medina’s Austin Schreiber said of the delay. “I’ve [...]

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By BETTY SZUDLO
Sports Editor
Malone College men’s cross country runner Jeremy Arthur learned what a small world it is after all.
He didn’t expect to hear anyone other than his teammates and coaches cheering him on at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational in Chicago.
But he did.
Kelly Pickering, a former Medina High classmate, shouted “Go Jeremy” [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA TWP. — Residents looking to avoid Election Day lines took advantage of early voting Tuesday at the Medina County Board of Elections Office, the first day they could do so.
“We just put ‘vote’ signs out this morning, and the parking spaces have been filled ever since,” Deputy Director Sue Strasser said [...]

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- Clodoaldo John Andres, 28, of Strongsville, was indicted Sept. 24 by a Medina County grand jury on a count of possession of drugs (psilocybin mushrooms), a first-degree felony. The charge, which stems from a Sept. 3 incident, could draw up to 10 years in prison.
- Brian L. Huffman, 26, of 681 W. Liberty St., [...]

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Robert Breeden, 88, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, at Wesleyan Village in Elyria after a long illness.
He was born Dec. 26, 1919, in Parisburg, W.Va., living most of his life in Elbert, W.Va., and in Brunswick the past 12 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Valley City for [...]

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Jonathon Duaine Habig, 53, of Rittman, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, at his home in Rittman.
He was born Aug. 30, 1955, in Wadsworth to Bernard James and Martha Lawayne (Hawkins) Habig. He was self-employed as a drywaller and worked at the College of Wooster in the paint shop. He was a member of [...]

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Virginia M. Wise, 91, of Valley City, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, at Elyria Memorial Health Center.
She was born April 8, 1917, in West Park, Ohio, to Edward and Frances Denk. Virginia moved to Valley City in 1947. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Brunswick, the Valley City Garden Club [...]

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