By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
By Monday, Catholic parishes throughout Medina, Summit, Wayne and Ashland counties were expected to submit their plans to the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland on ways they could consolidate facilities, services and staffing and save money in general.
Included in these plans, three different groups of parishes throughout the four-county district were told [...]

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“You play like a pro now, thanks to me,” said Jarek Samic (right), 7, of Norton, as he provides a little friendly instruction to Nathan Josifov, 10, of Wadsworth on Thursday at Wadsworth Public Library. Chess club is held once a month and is supervised by Donna Gnatowski, who said the library acquired 10 new [...]

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Russell Bentz Jr., 50, of Medina, went home to be with God on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008.
He was born in Trenton, N.J., the youngest child of Russell and Jean Bentz Sr. of Bordentown, N.J. Russell was employed by Norlake Manufacturing in Elyria as an electrical engineer. He was known to his family as “da man” [...]

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David S. Cooke, 68, of Brunswick, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at Kaiser Permanente.
He was born March 19, 1940, in Cleveland. Mr. Cooke was a draftsman for Structural Steel. He enjoyed spending time with his family.
Mr. Cooke is survived by his wife of 47 years, Claudia (nee Winfield) Cooke; sons, David (Mary) Cooke and [...]

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Larry “Fritz” Wayne Fritz, 66, of Seville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at his home.
He was born May 3, 1942, in Wadsworth, to Warren Henry and Dorothy Louise (Shelly) Fritz. He was self-employed doing auto body work as owner and operator of Fritz Auto City. He also owned an internal logging company and was [...]

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Linda J. Straub, 68, of Brunswick, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, in Strongsville.
She was born Feb. 24, 1940, in Wheeling, W.Va. Mrs. Straub was a homemaker, mother and loving grandmother. She felt her job was to be there for her children and their children. She loved taking pictures of her grandchildren and friends, [...]

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CHEERS: to Medina police officers Bryan Wagner and Daryn Winebrenner for leading a free, department-sponsored self-defense course for women. The four-day program taught participants not only what to do if they are attacked, but to listen to their instincts, be more aware of their surroundings and follow safety rules to help them avoid becoming targets [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Braylon Edwards’ criticism of the Cleveland fans isn’t an attempt to talk his way out of town, the receiver insisted Thursday. But he would like to be cut some slack.
“I can’t apologize for what happened before I got here,” he said. “I wasn’t a part of ‘The Drive.’ I didn’t [...]

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