By KATHRYN POPIO
Special to The Gazette
One phrase that comes to mind when reading Bill Henderson’s book, “Simple Gifts: One Man’s Search for Grace,” is, “never realized something like that was in a hymn.”
At first, readers may lazily turn pages while Henderson extravagantly unravels his family’s memories associated with a few favorite hymns — seemingly sentimental, [...]

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By SANDY CIUPAK
Special to The Gazette
MEDINA TWP. — More than 200 First Baptist Church members showed up on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to pack and deliver food baskets to area families.
The annual project began in 2003, when the church first partnered with Medina’s Community Services Center to provide a turkey and fixings for [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
David Lytle grew up in Litchfield Township, graduated from Buckeye High School in 1986, went to ITA and became an arborist, then moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he was involved in a car accident in 1992 that left him a quadriplegic.
The accident so threatened his life that at times doctors [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
MEDINA — Changes are afoot at local entertainment hot spot Dirty Cowboys, which opened less than two years ago.
“We’re definitely known as a country bar,” said Jake Thomas, Dirty Cowboys’ general manager. “And it was going well at first until basically we attracted the identity of being a [...]

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By SANDY CIUPAK
Special to The Gazette
When it comes to an old-fashioned sleigh ride, those beloved Christ-mas songs really knew what they were talking about. The horse does know the way to follow the sleigh, and oh, what fun it is to ride! 
For Medina County residents, a snowy trek over the river and through the woods [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
A funny thing has happened to the Cleveland Play House with its annual holiday show “A Christmas Story,” which runs now through Dec. 21 in the Bolton Theatre.
While the stage production of Jean Shepherd’s 1983 holiday classic movie “A Christmas Story” originally was featured at a few community theaters [...]

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Wayne R. Crum, 90, of Medina, passed on to be with the lord Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, in Medina.
He was born Feb. 11, 1918, in Barberton. Wayne served his family, friends, community and church for 90 years. He was an active member of Medina First Baptist Church, where he served as Sunday school teacher, [...]

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Raymond L. Hibler, 58, of Valley City, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in Medina.
He was born June 27, 1950, in Parma to Andrew and Margaret Hibler. He resided in Valley City since 1955. Mr. Hibler attended St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Valley City. He worked for the former LTV Steel in Cleveland for [...]

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Tracy Lynn Phillips, wife, mother, musician and teacher, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, after a sudden illness.
She was born Oct. 2, 1966, and lived in Webster Springs, W.Va., and Medina while growing up. A talented clarinetist and dedicated music educator, Tracy graduated from Cleveland State University with a Bachelor of Music Education degree [...]

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Helen Scheetz, 87, of Seville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.
She was born in Rittman to Henry and Ella Luedy and lived in the Seville area for many years. She worked for Ohio Farmers/Westfield Group for more than 10 years and was a homemaker. Mrs. Scheetz was a former member of Seville Fire Jills and [...]

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