By Sandy Ciupak
Special to The Gazette
On Feb. 15, Ken Dudas of Brunswick was one of 150 new Eagle Scouts honored by the Greater Cleveland Council of the Boy Scouts of America in a ceremony at Cleveland’s Renaissance Hotel.
Unlike the other recipients of scouting’s highest honor, Dudas wasn’t wearing his uniform. Even if he knew [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
And the Oscar goes to?
For 2005 Medina High School graduate Chad Courtney, who is currently a senior at Bowling Green State University majoring in film production, the eventual goal is attending the Academy Awards ceremony and perhaps hearing his name read as winning cinematographer.
While this dream may take years to [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
And the Oscar goes to?
For 2005 Medina High School graduate Chad Courtney, who is currently a senior at Bowling Green State University majoring in film production, the eventual goal is attending the Academy Awards ceremony and perhaps hearing his name read as winning cinematographer.
While this dream may take years to [...]

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By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
Brownies. Fudge. Tortes. Caramel candy enrobed in chocolate.
The recent Red Cross of Medina County Chocolate Festival, held Feb. 7, might make it seem as though we tout its delectable goodness more during the month of love, but for many, no day is complete without chocolate, no occasion necessary to indulge.
Its [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
To celebrate its fifth annual Aquarius Exhibition, Medina County Art League officials felt the time was right for a change of venue.
This year’s art display opens Feb. 7 and runs through Feb. 27 at the Medina Library.
“We had it at the Western Reserve Masonic Community for the last [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
The Cavaliers were an NBA-best 35-8 going into a game in Orlando on Thursday, so Professor Noland was all smiles as he handed out midseason report cards:
Daniel Gibson: Boobie has been one of the few downers in this amazing season, as he’s been unable to consistently knock down open shots. When [...]

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By Sandy Ciupak
Special to The Gazette
In search of adventure, Anna Pfaff moved to Colorado from her hometown of Medina in 2003.
There, she discovered the mountains, and ever since, her life has revolved around her next expedition. From El Capitan in Yosemite National Park to the distant peaks of Argentina, this 28-year-old registered nurse has [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
MEDINA — When times are tough, families come together to offer support and enjoy each other’s company.
This simple idea is the driving force behind the nonprofit Stage Left Theatre Company’s debut fundraiser, “Vaudeville Revue,” which takes place Jan. 30 and 31 at the Drake Center for the Arts in Medina.

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
The best thing since sliced bread?
For a group of local amateur bakers, it’s having a community to share it with.
Exchanging recipes and tips — and of course, tasting bread — form the bulk of the Brunswick Bread Bakers’ monthly meeting agendas, which were started by a Brunswick resident who baked more [...]

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By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
Picture-perfect photos are what naturalist Meredith Krajewski said the Medina County Park District’s annual Nature Photo Exhibit is all about.
This year’s entries can be voted on from Jan. 17 to Feb. 19 at the Wolf Creek Environmental Center exhibit, with the winners being announced Feb. 20.
“The contest is [...]

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