By BETTY CARLISLE
Special to The Gazette
The recently completed construction of the Medina Church of the Nazarene was “a long time in the praying,” said congregation member Claudia Skidmore.
Skidmore, who had been transporting materials for her preschool and kindergarten religious education class in a deep, heavy bag every Sunday, is happy that the congregation she […]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
The mission bug first bit Beth Schnabel when she went to Salmopal, Poland, 15 years ago with a group from her home church, Prince of Peace Lutheran (Missouri Synod).
“I packed paint brushes, but when we got there, the walls weren’t built yet,” she said. “We found out what they needed […]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL

Staff Writer

TIFFIN — Highland baseball coach Jeff Rollyson was looking for a Dick Weber somewhere on his baseball team.

Instead of a professional bowler seeking the perfect game, what the Hornets got was bowled over by Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 17-0 in the Tiffin Division II Regional final on Friday.

The seniors for the Warriors […]

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By RICK NOLAND

Staff Writer 

The thunderstorms held off, no one got injured and Highland’s baseball team had the good fortune of avoiding a meeting with powerful Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit until Friday.
Other than that, there wasn’t a whole lot of immediate positive news for the Hornets, who fell 17-0 in five innings in the Tiffin Division […]

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By John Benson

Special to The Gazette

This summer we’re going to party like it’s 1999 (sorry, no Prince but we do have Stone Temple Pilots) with a slew of veteran bands hoping to turn back the clock and turn up the volume.
Whereas 2007 was the year of unexpected reunions (The Police, Van Halen, etc.), the […]

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By JOHN BENSON

Special to The Gazette

Similar to the ’90s alt rock movement, which saw underground bands move into the limelight, the sketch comedy show “The Kids in the Hall” flirted with the mainstream.

Discovered by Lorne Michaels, The Kids in the Hall troupe, which features the off-the-wall and oftentimes subversive comedy stylings of Dave Foley, Bruce […]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE

Staff Writer

AKRON — Pitching is often overhyped in softball, but there’s no reason to downplay the undeniable talents of Brunswick’s Emlyn Knerem and North Canton Hoover’s Jessica Simpson.

The two lead their respective teams into the University of Akron Division I Regional final today at noon with unbelievable resumes in a rematch of the […]

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By ALBERT GRINDLE

Staff Writer

GRANGER TWP. — Matt Sheets is coming home.

Pending approval from the Highland School Board, the 26-year-old will be named the ninth girls basketball coach in school history, giving the 2000 graduate a chance to lead a sports program at his alma mater.

“I always envisioned coming back and winning league titles at […]

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Richard K. Elwell, 88, of Painesville, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Kemper House in Mentor.

He was born Dec. 3, 1919, and was raised in the Toledo area. He was a 1937 graduate of Libbey High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh. He lived in many different locales, including Akron, Cumberland, Md., and […]

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George A. Ling, 68, of Seville, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2008, in Medina.

He was born Sept. 25, 1939, in Johnstown, Pa. Mr. Ling retired as a machine operator for Hy-Level Screw with more than 25 years of service. He was an active member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, and a past Medina […]

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