By JUDY A. TOTTS
Senior Living Editor
Every year The Gazette invites professional and amateur senior artists to enter the Senior Living cover art contest. Senior Living featured the winners in the professional division in December. This month’s issue honors the amateur artists.
First place: Hallie Hetrick
Hallie Hetrick’s room at The Inn at Medina is filled with her [...]

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By LISA HLAVINKA | Staff Writer
From Baltimore to China, to Norwalk, Ohio, it would seem the newly appointed director in charge of economic development in Medina County has worked across the globe.
And now, Bethany Dentler, 39, is taking on Medina County.
Appointed executive director of the Medina County Economic Development Corp. in October, Dentler said she [...]

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Howard J. Barth, D.V.M., 87, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in Medina.
He was born July 12, 1921, in Litchfield Township. Dr. Barth was a veterinarian in Litchfield for 35 years. He was a member of Litchfield United Church of Christ Congregational. Dr. Barth was an avid fisherman and bridge player. He served [...]

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Catherine (nee Berger) Codding passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, in Medina.
She was born May 19, 1936, in Cleveland. Her greatest joy was being with her grandchildren and being a part of their lives.
A special thank you to the nurses of 2 North at Medina General Hospital and the angels at Hospice at [...]

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John Wilson Finnell, 74, of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at his residence.
He was born April 24, 1934, in Uniontown, Pa. Mr. Finnell was a surveyor, working for 30 years for Great Lakes Construction before retiring in 1997. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Local 18, the Lakewood Gun Club and [...]

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Charles C. Mohr, 85, a resident of Medina Township, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at Medina General Hospital.
Dr. Mohr retired as a professor from Hanover College in Hanover, Ind., and was a professor at Detroit Institute of Technology from 1978 to 1981. In addition to his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University [...]

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Abigail Paige Serina, of Brunswick, has passed away.
Abigail was the infant daughter of her loving parents, Todd Serina and Patricia (nee Willett) Serina; granddaughter of Donald and Catherine Willett, and Phillip (Ann) and Diane Serina; and sister of Kaitlynn Marie, Emily Ann and Elizabeth Autumn Serina.
Service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Waite & Son Funeral Homes, [...]

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Linda L. Underwood, 58, of Medina, lost her battle with heart failure on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, at the Cleveland Clinic.
Linda was secretary for Medwick Junior Bowlers and worked for the Medina County Board of Elections for many years. She was an avid reader and bowler and a loving friend to many.
She is survived [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK | Staff Writer
Love at first sight.
That may be a touch dramatic, but Randy Lerner fell for Eric Mangini in a hurry.
The Browns owner’s eyes got wide when he was told by reporters Dec. 29 that Mangini had been fired by the New York Jets. He interviewed Mangini the next day and immediately [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — Before the Cavaliers could start focusing on their upcoming showdown with the Boston Celtics, they first had to take care of the Charlotte Bobcats.
That took about two minutes, as Cleveland took control from the opening tip and crushed the Bobcats 111-81 Wednesday night to improve to 18-0 at Quicken [...]

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