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‘Vaudeville’: Stage Left Theatre Company performs variety show fundraiser to benefit the local nonprofit
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.
Breaking bread: Members of Brunswick club meet to share a love of loaves
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 …Read More
Bounty of backyard art
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 …Read More
Master of metal: Medina artist designs sculptural furniture with an edgy, industrial look
By Sandy Ciupak
Special to The Gazette
MEDINA — Inside the Busta Sheet Metal shop, an unobtrusive building on West Liberty Street, artist Kevin Busta takes a break from transforming industrial shelving material into a coffee table and offers his visitor a chair of sorts: a stool reminiscent of a tractor seat, complete with an adjusting knob …Read More
Winter walks: Hibernate? No way. Here’s where to take a hike in Northeast Ohio
By JOHN BENSON
Special to The Gazette
Take a hike. While most folks may agree to such an excursion during the warmer months, the truth is wintertime — despite the cold and the snow — offers nature lovers plenty of unique hiking experiences with various Northeast Ohio parks providing specialized programming.
“I think as far as after …Read More
Community Connection: Former teacher deals with spinal injury
By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
Editor’s note: Today we’re introducing Community Connection, a new monthly feature that focuses on insights and stories of local individuals from all walks of life.
MEDINA — On July 22, 2008, 61-year-old Vietnam veteran Al Barge and his wife, Brenda, found themselves facing a 180-degree change in their lives.
The retired …Read More
Season of light: Grace Lutheran Church presents traditional Santa Lucia pageant
By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
WADSWORTH — With bells wildly jingling at the tips of their pointed red hats, the tomtes skipped and bounced down the main aisle of Grace Lutheran Church, shattering the Saturday morning quiet.
Tomtes — you might describe them as the Swedish version of Christmas elves — are just the beginning of …Read More
Social Scene: Project: LEARN auctions literacy
By Angela Huston
Special to The Gazette
A Signature Event, the 2008 Project: LEARN autographed book auction, was held Nov. 14 in the Grand Ballroom at Weymouth Country Club. About 125 guests bid on more than 85 silent auction items and purchased tickets for wine and jewelry raffles as well as a wooden bookcase filled with many …Read More
Snapshots: I’m dreaming of a day to wrap presents in peace
Editor’s note: This is a revised version of a column that ran several years ago.
By Judy A. Totts
Editorial Staff
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.â€
All right. I admit it. I love schmaltzy Christmas movies, the schmaltzier, the better. “A Charlie Brown Christmas.†“It’s a Wonderful Life.†And every …Read More
Just in time for the holidays, these Brunswick Hills horses will take you dashing through the snow
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!Â
For Medina County residents, a snowy trek over the river and through the woods …Read More