By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
The Medina Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals held its first Pre-Holiday Gift Basket Extravaganza Nov. 8 at the Medina Eagles.
The brunch buffet was sponsored by Helyn and Bob Connelly, Sandy Dudas of 701 Medina Street Inc., Martha Pierce with Char Klimko, Joanne and Lloyd Knudsen, Loretta [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
Impersonating Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus over the phone was never the intention of Liverpool Township residents Toni and Jack Winget.
However, that’s exactly what the married couple has been doing for the past few years for family and friends.
Now feeling as though they’re ready for the big time, [...]

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By SANDY CIUPAK
Special to The Gazette
Many people panic at the thought of getting their homes ready for holiday entertaining. But what about hosting literally hundreds of holiday visitors instead of just a handful of relatives or friends?
For the owners of five Medina-area homes, the stress and preparations are all part of the fun as they [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
Three weeks before Christmas, Tinsel bustled back and forth inside Santa’s workshop, tying up loose ends. Like his other polar bear friends at the North Pole, he had been working overtime for weeks to prep for the holiday season. 
As senior manager of the stocking stuffers department, Tinsel organized all the little goodies [...]

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By MIKE MILLER
OSU Extension Medina County
Earthworms can change the chemical nature of the carbon in forest litter and soils, potentially affecting the amount of carbon stored in forests.
Purdue University scientists, along with collaborators from the Smithsonian Institution and Johns Hopkins University, study the habits of earthworms originally brought to North America from Europe. [...]

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For better or worse, I’m old enough to have seen every squad in the Cavaliers’ 39-year history, with this being my 23rd year covering the team for this paper.
As a high schooler in 1975-76, I listened to Joe Tait on the radio as Nate Thurmond, Jim Brewer, Bingo Smith, Jim Cleamons and Co. beat Washington [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — The fans who cheered Sunday while quarterback Derek Anderson lay on the Cleveland Browns Stadium turf should be thrilled.
Anderson will miss the rest of the season after an MRI on Monday revealed a tear in the medial collateral ligament of his left knee. He won’t require surgery, will wear [...]

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– Jeffrey Hennies, 28, of Cleveland, was cited for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after deputies reportedly found the items during a traffic stop on Interstate 71 northbound in Guilford Township on the evening of Nov. 23.
A glass container of marijuana reportedly was found in a bag behind the driver’s seat during [...]

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By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
SEVILLE — After nine years as mayor, Conrad Sarnowski has resigned, citing health issues.
Sarnowski submitted his resignation Wednesday and it was effective Monday, he said.
“It was probably one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make,” Sarnowski said. “It’s been my pleasure to serve the village as long as I have.”
Village council [...]

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Shawn Diefendorff is congratulated by a passer-by at Mack’s Food Center & Locker in Harrisville Township on Monday morning as he checks in an 11-point buck. Diefendorff, who is on leave from his second tour of duty in Iraq, bagged the deer on his family’s property in Montville Township. He will be celebrating the [...]

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