By KORINNE CANIGLIA
OSU Extension
Hundreds of volunteers and sponsors deliver 4-H values to young people in Medina County.
Ohio State University Extension, which coordinates the county’s 4-H program for more than 1,200 youths, recently honored the leaders at a banquet at the Medina Community Center.
Last year, more than 600 volunteers and sponsors donated $40,000 and 100,000 [...]

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By SANDY BARNOSKY
The Pet Lady
When most people think of skunks they cringe, thinking of the pungent smell they can release. But Deborah Cipriani shares her home with more than she’s willing to put a number on.
Cipriani’s an authority on the care and health of skunks and founder and president of Skunk Haven, an international [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Brady Quinn didn’t throw a touchdown pass. He completed less than half his throws. He settled for more field goals than touchdowns.
None of it mattered. He walked off Ralph Wilson Stadium with his first win as an NFL starting quarterback.
He owes Phil Dawson a huge hug.
Dawson nailed a [...]

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It’s been three full days since Highland lost a gut-wrenching 28-21 Division II, Region 6 final to Sylvania Southview, but the Hornets are still buzzing about a few things that knocked them out of the playoffs.
First and foremost, human error comes into play and the referees made the right call on a personal foul penalty [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Kicker Phil Dawson doesn’t want to discuss his solid start to the season. He’s been through the weather horrors of late-November and December and refuses to get ahead of himself.
“You have to kick well early if you’re the kicker in Cleveland because it only gets tougher,” Dawson said [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers play in New Jersey tonight, meaning LeBron James will not only have to be ready for what the Nets throw at him on the court, but for what the media hits him with off it.
The 23-year-old, however, is already a seasoned veteran when it comes to dealing [...]

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By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
GUILFORD TWP. — There are no psychiatrists, prescriptions or observation rooms at Tammy Collins’ child therapy on Styx Hill Road.
Instead, there are at-risk children learning trust and responsibility by caring for at-risk horses. And in place of a psychiatrist is Collins, who owns the farm and oversees the program she calls Right [...]

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- A male German shepherd was shot about noon Wednesday after it wandered into a neighbor’s yard in the 3200 block of Allard Road in Granger Township and allegedly started chasing a younger female dog.
The neighbor had warned the dog’s owner several times to keep him off his property since he allegedly was acting aggressively [...]

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Junior Alva Casteel, 83, of Medina, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008, after a valiant battle with cancer.
He was born Jan. 27, 1925, in Hazelton, W.Va. Mr. Casteel was a diesel mechanic for Republic Steel. He enjoyed camping and casinos.
He is survived by his sons, Gary (Donna) of Brunswick and Ronald (Patricia) of Homerville.
He was [...]

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George J. Piar, 93, passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 2008.
He was the dearest father of George (Rosemary), Richard, Mary Anne (Erle) Keefer, Joseph (Sharon) and Margaret (Frank) Schlund; loving grandfather of five; and great-grandfather of seven.
Mr. Piar was preceded in death by his wife, Mary E., in 2007.
Mass of Christian Burial: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at [...]

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