By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — A roller coaster regular season for Brunswick’s boys basketball team ended on a high note Friday.
The Blue Devils made nine 3-pointers, put four players in double figures and dominated Elyria on the boards en route to a 68-35 Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division victory.
With the senior night win, Brunswick (14-6, [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — These are no longer Phil Savage’s Cleveland Browns.
 
On the first day of his first free agency as Cleveland’s coach, Eric Mangini failed to sign an expensive player who would impact the team and excite the fan base.
 
Instead, Mangini traded away one of the Browns’ most talented — and often [...]

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Patricia J. Dlouhy, 75, of Brunswick, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in Medina.
She was born March 19, 1933, in Cleveland and enjoyed crafts, crocheting and walking her dog.
Mrs. Dlouhy is survived by her former husband, Lawrence Dlouhy Sr.; daughters, Laura (Joe) Koteles of North Carolina, Lisa (Carl) Hnizdil of Brunswick and Cheryl (James) Yeager [...]

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Janet Krueger, 78, of Valley City, passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2009.
A complete obituary will appear in Monday’s Gazette.
Bauer Funeral Home in Valley City is handling the arrangements.

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Robert J. Strohl, 63, of Delaware, Ohio, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, at Riverside Hospital.
He was born Feb. 6, 1946, in Bellevue to Walter and Dorothy (Hilt) Strohl. He moved to Delaware in 2006 to be near his family after living in Medina for 30 years. Mr. Strohl was a truck driver, retiring from [...]

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Shirley Ann Wheeler, 77, of Medina, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in Akron.
She was born May 11, 1931, in Akron and was a home health aide. Mrs. Wheeler loved reading and her computer, and enjoyed gardening. She had fun playing bingo with her friends at her apartment.
Mrs. Wheeler is survived by her son, [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — Education today is different from when Gov. Ted Strickland grew up in Southern Ohio, where he went to a one-room school that had no running water and one teacher for four classes.
On a visit to Brunswick High School on Friday, two students showed the governor an interactive Web site they [...]

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