By LORRAINE BARNETT
Special to The Gazette
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is an attractive perennial fern-like plant if left to grow in the Ohio garden. It’s quite beautiful and airy. In early spring, the actual asparagus tips (we know them on a plate) push their way out of the soil. They grow rapidly by day — 10 inches […]

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By LORRAINE BARNETT
Special to The Gazette
Welcome to the Common Sense Kitchen. It’s time to reach for your coffee mug, pencil and notepad. Today’s recipe will only fill a single piece of note paper. That’s because it has only two ingredients. The main ingredient is a fresh spring vegetable that’s only available at this time of […]

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By BRIAN SCHWARTZ
Special to The Gazette
One of my favorite tools Google has come out with is Goog-411. This is something nobody else has. Basically, it’s Google over your phone. This is how it works.
Q&A
From any phone, dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-4664-411), you will be greeted and the computer will ask: “What city and state?” You have multiple […]

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By NANCY LIKENS
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 an especially long and cold winter, it’s great to see spring finally arrive in Northeast Ohio. May is Older Americans Month and a favorite at the […]

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By HO HOFFMAN
Special to The Gazette
So, what is the best and most enjoyable way to vacation in Hawaii? If you ask any of the 18 seniors from the Wadsworth Center for Older Adults, who joined 72 others from Barberton, Maumee, Columbus, Erie and a few other locations and toured the islands for 10 days in […]

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By HO HOFFMAN
Special to The Gazette
Aloha!
Welcome to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands, land of sunshine, sandy beaches, clear skies and blue water — not to mention botanical beauty, ancient island lore, history, rainbows and waterfalls — in general, a wonderful vacation spot to explore the sights or just simply kick back and relax.
When you visit Hawaii, […]

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By ANGELA HUSTON
Special to The Gazette
People of my generation had clearly outlined, well established goals as they worked their way through adulthood. It was generally accepted graduation would automatically be followed by becoming productive, long-term members of the work force, then getting married, having children, purchasing a home and, ultimately, retiring, pretty much in that […]

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Brunswick Community Recreation Center
3637 Center Road, Brunswick
Hours: 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Phone: 330-273-8000
Senior activities director: Julianne Keco
Rates: $99 for resident seniors age 60 and older a new membership, $75 for a renewal. Day passes are available for $5; a six-visit punch card is $18.
General information: You do not have to be a Brunswick resident or […]

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The five leading causes of death in Ohio — heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes — are directly linked to unhealthy lifestyles. The Medina County Health Department encourages all Medina County residents to be physically active; to eat nutritious foods, including the recommended five to nine daily servings of fruits and […]

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By LORRAINE BARNETT
Garden Nook
Ready to grow
Do you have a shady spot ready for planting? If so, cultivate the soil by digging air into the ground, test the soil for the pH and then plant some plugs of periwinkle. Water and watch it grow, flower and spread. Small bunches of periwinkle planted about 6 inches apart […]

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