CHEERS: to the Highland football team for a thrilling 2008 season. The fourth-seeded Hornets (11-2) came within a few precious inches of defeating second-seeded Sylvania Southview in the Division II, Region 6 final on Nov. 14 to earn a shot at the state title. The team showed nothing but grace in the gut-wrenching 28-21 loss [...]

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By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK HILLS TWP. — A five-hour standoff involving township Police Chief Robert Osiecki ended peacefully Thursday evening.
Osiecki, 51, holed up in his home at 991 Lonetree Court and threatened to harm himself Thursday afternoon, less than a week before a scheduled disciplinary hearing.
Osiecki, who was suspended without pay on Nov. 4, had [...]

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Lodi
– A resident in the 600 block of Hawthorne Drive reported she saw a strange man standing in a neighbor’s yard at 7:09 p.m. Nov. 14. When she approached him, she said he hit her in the face and fled.
– The owner of Dairy Isle, 413 Bank St., reported an employee took money from the [...]

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Colleen E. Snyder, 51, of Medina, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, in Medina.
She was born Sept. 30, 1957, in Lodi. Mrs. Snyder was the recipient of a Congressional Proclamation (Ohio 13th District) for her advocacy of the American Cancer Society at the local, state, and federal levels. The Colleen E. Snyder annual award [...]

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Ronnie Morton, 70, of Medina, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, playing league basketball with all his friends. He wouldn’t have wanted to go any other way.
He was born Jan. 7, 1938. He was a construction/heavy-equipment operator and was a life member of Local 18 Operating Engineers Union. He was a longtime member [...]

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Innocenza Massi, 92, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008.
She was born July 19, 1916, in Italy to Dominico and Filomena Pallotti.
Mrs. Massi was the beloved wife of 70 years of Carlo; loving mother of Giulio (Nickie), Luciano (Victoria), Jacklin Kisner and Savina (Walter) Pavluk; dear grandmother of 10; and great-grandmother of seven.
She was [...]

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Steven N. Hannah, 50, of Medina, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, in Medina.
He was born Sept. 21, 1958, in Chateraux, France. He was employed as a teacher in the chef’s training program at Normandy High School. He enjoyed golf, sports-card collecting and cooking.
He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Catherine Stauffer-Hannah; [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Quarterback Brady Quinn doesn’t plan on letting a broken bone in his finger knock him out of the starting lineup. Not after a year and a half waiting for his chance.
X-rays taken Wednesday night revealed a small fracture at the tip of the index finger on his right (throwing) hand. [...]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE
Staff Writer
Highland girls golfer Lauren McKinzie is driven.
When the freshman was runner-up for the Suburban League MVP, she was honored, but thought she could have done better.
When the 5-foot-2 McKinzie led the Hornets to a second-place finish in the SL, she was happy, but strove to be first.
When the 14-year-old propelled the team [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — The bumpy season for Browns general manager Phil Savage hit a new and unusual pothole this week.
Savage sent an e-mail response to a fan early Tuesday morning that included an implied profanity. He later apologized.
“It happened after the game,” Savage wrote Thursday in an e-mail to The Chronicle-Telegram. “We have [...]

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