Cloverleaf High School junior Corey Lance (center) starts his 55-year-old Allis-Chalmers tractor, which he drove to school in Westfield Township on Friday. A handful of classmates also drove tractors to school, a yearly tradition. Lance, a Chippewa Lake resident, said the “drive to school was wet.” He said he drove the tractor from West […]

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By JOSEPH PAUKOVICH
Social Security Administration
Q.: I am confused about Social Security’s disability program. I hear people call it Social Security disability and others refer to it as SSI. Can you clarify this? My brother is very ill and I am trying to convince him to apply for benefits.
A.: It’s confusing because the Social Security Administration […]

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By COLLEEN RICE
Medina County Health Department
It is estimated that by the year 2040, adults older than 65 will account for 21 percent of the U.S. population. A growing number of older adults will need dental care in the years to come. Dentists must address the special needs of these patients and tailor treatment plans to […]

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By NANCY LIKENS
Director of the Wadsworth Center for Older Adults
Wadsworth Center for Older Adults
138 High St., Wadsworth
Director: Nancy Likens
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Phone: 330-335-1513
Fax: 330-335-2804
Web site: www.wcoa.wadsworthcity.com.
After a long, hard winter, spring is a welcome sight in Wadsworth. So kick up your heels and check out the many programs and […]

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By LORRAINE BARNETT
Common Sense Kitchen (SIDEBAR)
The pear is related to the apple. And oddly enough, it is closely related to the edible, herbal rose. Pears originate from Asia and Europe.
To ripen a pear, don’t refrigerate, but let it stand at room temperature. According to the California Pear Advisory Board, a Bartlett pear is juicy ripe […]

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By LORRAINE BARNETT
Common Sense Kitchen
I generally crinkle my nose at typical low-calorie desserts. If I’m going to eat chocolate or cheesecake, I want the real thing. But since I have a sweet tooth, I eat naturally sweet foods each day, leaving the decadence of a super-sized double chocolate fudge brownie for special occasions. So, today […]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Senior Living Editor
MEDINA — A little ripple of music threaded its way around the dining room at Medina County Office for Older Adults Senior Center. People sitting at the tables sported St. Patrick’s Day shamrocks and sipped green punch, waiting expectantly as the Jolly Jammers warmed up.
Thirteen musicians revved bass and brass, […]

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By BRIAN SCHWARTZ
Special to The Gazette
In last month’s column I reviewed the overall look and feel of the Macintosh Operating System. I discussed a brief history and how Apple named their past releases after types of wildcats, how the dock in OS X is similar to the task bar in Windows, how the Apple logo […]

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By MARY OLSON
Medina County District Library
There seems to be two camps of readers and film buffs: those who loved the book and can’t wait to see the movie and those who loved the book so much they would never see the movie. During the past few months, we’ve seen some bestselling books, both fiction and […]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
E-mail delivers to people of all ages and interests information that at one time might mainly have been shared by word of mouth, particularly among mature individuals whose topics of discussion focus on things past but seldom forgotten from the “good old days.”
Occasionally, the detailed e-mail lists of “remember when” […]

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