By ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writer
MEDINA — A room filled with children’s coats Tuesday morning was almost empty hours later.
They were given away to children as part of the Coats for Kids drive, which is conducted every year by employees at Medina County Job and Family Services.
Tuesday was the first day of the three-day drive, and […]

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Helen (nee Lahl) Klingshirn, 95, a longtime resident of Avon, passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at Life Care Center of Medina in Valley City.
She was born July 28, 1913, in Cleveland. Mrs. Klingshirn was a homemaker and foster mother, and worked at Elyria Savings and Trust in Avon Lake for many years. She enjoyed […]

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Susan Hale Anderson Murnane passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, at Orlando Lutheran Towers in Orlando, Fla.
She was born April 27, 1914, in Medina, to Paul and Vera (Hale) Anderson, the oldest of four sisters and two brothers. She and her siblings spent their youth at the family homestead and business, the livery stable on […]

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Fredrick O. Woodward, 81, of Medina, passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, in Medina.
He was born Feb. 5, 1927, in Creston. Mr. Woodward was employed by Chrysler Corp. for 30 years, where he was a tool and die maker. He was a former member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge Aerie No. 3505, […]

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By RICK NOLANDAssistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — Zydrunas Ilgauskas is 33 years old and in the next-to-last season of his contract, but the Cavaliers center looks like he could play at least five more years.
The likable Lithuanian is always going to be 7-foot-3 and he’s always going to be able to make shots — he’s also […]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
Derek Anderson has never been known for his accuracy.
A 50.7 completion percentage at Oregon State is a primary reason he lasted until the sixth round of the NFL Draft. And even in his Pro Bowl season of 2007, his 56.5 completion percentage ranked 28th in the NFL through four games this […]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
The Indians went with what they had this year, adding little in the offseason to a team that won the Central Division and came a win away from reaching the World Series.
They won’t be making that mistake again — at least they shouldn’t.
Even before injuries struck to key personnel this season […]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
LaGRANGE — Marah Farage and Nicole Wurstle have long dreamed about leading Buckeye’s volleyball team to its first championship in the sport.
On Tuesday night, they made it happen in the most dramatic way possible.
Farage and Wurstle each had a career-high 27 kills — the biggest coming late in the decisive fifth game […]

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