By MONA JACOBSON
Special to The Gazette
For centuries we have been mystified by the adolescents of the world. They frustrate us, provoke us and will battle with us to the bitter end. The teen years are like a waiting room where kids gather until they are told where to go next. Some are called out in […]

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Faith Leader: The Rev. Scott Henderson, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Serving for 25 years as pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Brunswick has not lulled the Rev. Scott Henderson into complacent leadership.
“There is a challenge to grow, change direction and shift gears with the congregation, to move the church along into its next […]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
Grunge sells but who’s buying?
Apparently the answer is plenty of Gen Xers and younger generations, who have recently created a demand for alternative rock tribute bands galore.

At least that’s the idea behind the upcoming “Krock of the ’90s Night” featuring cover bands Truage (Tool), American Idiot (Green Day), Nevermind […]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Staff Writer
Tony Debevec of Debonné Vineyards in Madison was in the middle of celebrating another successful growing season at a holiday party Dec. 17 when he got the call.
It was just after 11 p.m., and temperatures had finally dipped low enough to harvest the grapes reserved for the next batch of ice […]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Staff Writer
Life is full of questions. Uncertainty lies in politics, health, family, careers — even belief in ourselves.
That’s the idea the play “Doubt” toys with — we don’t always know.
But here’s what is certain. The show, now playing through March 23 at the Cleveland Play House, delivers the most intelligent and thought-provoking […]

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By Steve Fogarty
Special to The Gazette
The richer and more powerful you were, the more exquisite was the armor you wore into battle, on parade and at jousting tournaments during the romanticized but oft-brutal Renaissance of the 16th century.
“It was all about displaying one’s status and influence,” said Laura Andrews, a Cleveland Museum of Art spokeswoman. […]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — When the season opened last year, the Indians could have envisioned receiving bullpen contributions from a number of minor leaguers, including prized prospect Adam Miller.
Jensen Lewis wasn’t one of them.
A year removed from his first full professional season, Lewis, a 23-year-old right-hander who spent his preschool years in […]

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I wrote a great story the other day (play along, people) and all the rumors started up again about me leaving for the New York Times, so let’s put an end to the nonsense by taking a Rick-o-chet around the world of LeBron:
Relax, folks. Just because LeBron James put up 50 against the New York […]

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From staff reports
As it turns out, Wadsworth’s girls basketball team is popular outside of Medina County.
A pair of Grizzlies, Chrissy Pavlik and Britt Busson, will participate in the Tri-County Basketball Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game at Green High School on Monday.
The event, which begins at 7 p.m., features the the Medina-Suburban All-Stars and Akron City […]

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Mildred E. Adamsky (nee Kinney), 84, of Brunswick, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Willowood Care Center.
She was born Oct. 10, 1923, in Cleveland. Mrs. Adamsky was a homemaker. She was a member of the Brunswick Charter Commission for one year. During World War II, she worked at Monarch Aluminum making incendiary explosives. […]

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