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After more than 150 years of anything-you-need service, Medina Hardware closes its doors. See the behind-the-scenes photos and find out what we learned! PG. 4
This month, we are adding a new guide to the Community section that takes a little bit of a different look at restaurant inspections and turns them into a positive pat on the back.
Each month, sit-down restaurants from a different area of Medina County will be featured in “Munching With Joy.” Since this is being done alphabetically, we are starting with Brunswick.
Only restaurants that earned perfect scores in the critical and non-critical categories from the Medina County Health Department will be included.
Extra kudos to the restaurant employees who are going above and beyond to ensure their establishments have clean inspection records.
If a restaurant is not on the list, that does not necessarily mean it has a bad report, some had no inspection report listed.
As a side note: Being on this list does not mean this magazine recommends or endorses any of the establishments listed, that is for the individual diner to decide.
We hope you find this list useful and that you take the time to congratulate the restaurant’s staff the next time you visit their establishment and tell them you saw it in Joy of Medina County Magazine.
When my family moved to Medina in 1998, I felt like I was coming home. I had grown up in a tiny Oklahoma town and had missed the friendly storekeepers, the charm of very old businesses where you could buy one nail or pounds of them, that certain smell of old wood in old stores that connected one to history.
In Medina, I found at least a part of that feeling in the stores on Public Square.
Granted, there were some empty store fronts, but there were unique stores scattered among the gift shops. One of my favorites was Medina Hardware.
The smell, the feel, store employees who were so willing to help, all added up to maintaining the Western days/farming community charm.
As I write this, Medina Hardware is facing its last few weeks of existence. My heart is broken. Perhaps, by the time you read this, the storefront already will be empty and closed.
I just could not let it close without memorializing what it is, what it has been for more than 150 years to the community.
If the store is still open when you read this, perhaps you can stop in, walk the floors and look up at the hooks and shelves and drawers that enabled the Stephenson family to offer so much to the community.
Medina loses so much more than just a store with the closing of this store. It was this store and Dan’s Dogs that helped to maintain a living, heartbeat connection with Medina’s past. While the storefronts and historic buildings remain, their contents are of modern things and fads. With the hardware store, you could feel you were stepping back in time, even though they carried modern items, still mixed among them were bits and pieces of history.
The rest is well deserved and hard earned for Rick Stephenson and Sharan Nawalanic, but we will miss you and Medina Hardware. People will always talk of “remember when we had that great hardware store on the square where they could custom-thread a pipe or you could buy one bolt of that particular size?”
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In 1932, Willard “Steve” Stephenson started working at Oatman’s Hardware in Medina.
He was the first graduate of Miami University’s new business school, and he was ready to use his knowledge to help the struggling business.
It just so happened the store was owned by a group of salesmen, one of whom was the father of one of Stephenson’s fraternity brothers. The group needed a manager for the store. One thing led to another, and Stephenson soon found himself managing the store.
Stephenson’s original plan was to stay five years at the hardware store and then move on. He ended up buying the store and staying for the rest of his life.
At the time, part of the basement was little more than a lean-to and it extended 150 feet longer than the building is now. Soon after WWII, around 1950,
the basement was dug out and the lean-to was replaced with brick and mortar.
Stephenson’s son, Rick, was 12 years old when he joined his father at the store and worked there summers when visiting from Florida, where he lived with his mother.
Despite his announcement that he had retired, Steve kept coming into the store up until the last week of his life, even after knee replacement surgery at age 95.
In 2005 he moved into The Inn at Medina, and Rick would pick him up and bring him to work and then take him back. After they would have lunch together, Rick would return to work.
“My wife took amazing care of him,” Rick said, temporarily lost in thought.
Until that final week, Steve did all of the ordering, signed the checks, and watched the world change
around him.
Steve had always wanted to experience Niagara Falls and ride in the Maid of the Mist boat. Rick made sure that happened.
“They were so nice to him,” said Rick, as he gets a faraway look in his eyes and adds, that in preparing for their ride close to the falls, “I remember putting the blue raincoat on him, over the wheelchair.”
Steve was so excited to be going on the boat ride, he got up at 5 a.m. and stayed up till 2 a.m. the next day. He stayed awake the entire time and even asked to stop for ice cream on the way back. Rick still shakes his head at his dad’s excitement and energy level that day.
Steve died November 24, 2008, at the age of 99.
Prior to his death, he founded the Willard Stephenson Foundation, which has donated to such causes as the modernization of the Medina County Veterans Memorial Hall and the rebuilding of the pavilion at Ray Mellert Park.
Rick Stephenson is now 65 years old, and he says it is time to retire.
He tried to sell the more than 150-year-old store because he did not want to see it close. There was a pending sale, but it fell through.
No one wants to buy a store that is vertical as well as horizontal, Rick said, adding, “The store is pretty labor intensive.”
In addition to that, everything is done old school, from the antique cash register to the handwritten paper receipts.
“We were too old fashioned (for anyone considering buying the store),” said Rick, with a sad acceptance of changing times.
COVID affected sales for the store, as it did many businesses. There also were challenges presented for customers, which included the Amish, having to navigate through road construction to get to the store.
Another challenge was trying to replace employees as they left. He said no one seems to be willing to work.
For the last 18 months, it has been only Rick and Sharan Nawalanic running the store, stocking shelves, helping customers, and providing custom services such as threading pipes.
Nawalanic has worked at Medina Hardware for 44 years. She is now 74 and is looking forward to joining her husband in retirement.
When Rick says it may take several months to sell all of the merchandise in the store, Nawalanic gives him a look and tells him that, “It’d better not!”
She is very much looking forward to retirement.
The final strike against the hardware store was the large hotel that is slated to be built a few doors down from the store and that will compete for the same parking spaces as area stores, Rick said.
He has had majority ownership of Medina Hardware, Inc., since 1995, when he was 38 years old.
Prior to being full-time at the hardware store, Rick had worked for a tire dealer and another hardware store, was a busboy, and even bagged pulverized horse manure, which was his highest paying job, “for obvious reasons,” Rick says.
As the final day for the store creeps closer, Rick finds he is frequently visited by memories of his father and of his own time at the store.
Long-time customers come in and share stories, some of his father, some of how someone was helped by the custom services the Stephensons and their employees offered them.
One customer comes in the door, looks at Rick, and says while laughing, “Quitter!”
That is quickly followed with the question running through many minds, “Where can we get custom fittings, screws, etc., after you’re gone?”
Rick shakes his head. He is not sure.
Some bring in their kids with them, one of whom is hunting for popular Pokemon characters through the mobile game Pokemon Go. He discovers a roll of hook-and-loop fastener tape that he needs for a project and gets his parents’ permission to get it.
As customers look for bargains and voice their upset that the store is at end of life, they are rather vocal about their regret.
“Well, we can go to Home Depot but they don’t have any knowledge. They can’t find anything,” said one.
One last secret of Medina Hardware.
How did they maintain that certain smell to the store, the one that spoke of old wood and history and how did the floors look so good after so many decades of foot traffic?
Rick said that once a year, on every Labor Day weekend, they would come in on Sunday and take a mop they have used for many years, and swab all of the floors with a product called DecoCRETE Easy Strip Foam Releaser.
They would then leave the floors to dry while the store was closed for the holiday.
At press time, Medina Hardware was still open. If it still is when you read this story, perhaps you will find a moment to step back in time, listen to Natalie’s cheerful ding as another sale is made, overhear an old timer share a memory, and gain a memory of a part of Medina that once was. continued, Page 6
Shopping
much like a treasure hunt, one never knew what would be
Meet Nate. He hung out in the attic and was used for parts for Natalie. Both of which are National cash registers (inspiring their names). When Rick Stephenson tried to remove the keys from Nate to replace some of Natalie’s more worn ones, he found out that was the one part Nate was not willing to give up and Stephenson was forced to leave the keys where they were.
This is the well-known Natalie. She has had more than one customer marveling over her old-fashioned charm and appreciating her “ding” when a sale was run.
Many have tried to buy the numerous stacks of antique wooden drawer sets but Rick Stephenson said he is not interested in selling them. Ironically, he tried to sell the store and was told the store was too old-fashioned and labor intensive.
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One of the historic items displayed at Medina Hardware is a calendar from 1918, distributed by Oatman & Beck Hardware located at 454 S. Court, the original location of the hardware store. Following the fire on the square, the Oatman brothers built a new store at 225 S. Court, Medina Hardware’s current location. Note the phone number was 1392. The calendar’s photo is titled: “Visions of the Future.”
Medina Hardware: where the very old and modern merged. An authentic cigar store American Indian stands near much more modern products. Screws, nails, washers, bolts, and more could be bought by the pound or by the single item. This Detroit Automatic scale was used to weigh the small items, which would then be bagged in one of the small paper bags in the rack by the scale.
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The store was vertical as well as horizontal, which was one of the factors that scared potential buyers off, said owner Rick Stephenson. Note the large cones of twine dispensing from ceiling level.
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If you ever shopped in the basement, you probably noticed the double-doors marked “Employees Only.” What was on the other side of those doors? The basement and storage for overflow items.
Shelves in the basement were always overflowing with all kinds of household helpers, some as simple as solid wooden clothespins and replacement coffee carafes of all kinds to sink strainers and cookie cutters and Americanmade crocks and lids.
Thepair rode slowly through the empty street. The morning sun casting long shadows in front of them. They were a mismatched pair.
Tall and well built, Marshal Sam Willows was an imposing figure. Slightly graying but with neatly trimmed hair and beard. He sat tall in his saddle, commanding attention and respect.
The man next to him looked small and frail in comparison. Mr. Louis Wellsley, writer/reporter of some renown, rode quietly by the marshal’s side. Well dressed and clean shaven, he seemed out of place in this dusty scenario. Quick eyes behind round spectacles, darting and taking in every detail. Lips moving with no sound as if to a silent commentary that was playing through his head.
The town was clearly deserted. The people of Copperfield left soon after the local copper mine went bust. A boom town now left to slowly decay and be swallowed by the desert once more.
A lone black horse was tied to the rail in front of what was left of the Coppertop Saloon. The faded sign and swinging doors hanging slightly askew. The pair rode up, dismounted, and tied their horses to the rail.
Sam checked his sidearm, and Louis grabbed a notebook and a couple of pencils from his saddlebag.
Sam led the way and stopped just inside the swinging doors.
There, at a table in the middle of the room, a man sat playing a game of solitaire. He was clearly saddle worn. Long hair and beard. Lines on his face showing a life spent out in the elements. A Colt revolver sat on his right side, a shot of whiskey on the left. A dusty bottle of whiskey sat in the middle with two empty shot glasses beside it. Intent on his game, he didn’t acknowledge the two men at first.
When at last he looked up, a thin smile crossed his face, but his green eyes flashed a barely concealed resentment.
“Well, howdy Marshal Willows. It’s been a long time. I wasn’t sure you were gonna show up. And I see you brought your pet biographer like I asked you to.”
Sam thought for a second and then said, “Hello Jimmy, yes, it’s been a while. I guess I’ve spent the better part of 40 years trying to track you down. Your request to meet like this took me a little by surprise.”
Jimmy laughed.
“I’ve been reading about your exploits, thanks
to the fine writing by Mr. Wellsley in them penny Western magazines. He paints quite a dashing picture of you. All those amazing shootouts and arrests. Quite the career you’ve had. Oh now, where are my manners? Please sit down and have a drink with me.” Jimmy reached out, poured two shots, and slid the glasses across the table.
Sam walked over with Louis in tow and sat down, his eyes never leaving the sitting man. As he settled himself, he picked up one of the shots, and downed it in one smooth motion. Mr. Wellsley nervously sat down next to him but ignored the shot and waited quietly.
Jimmy laughed again.
“I’m sorry for the quality of the whiskey. It was all I could find behind the bar. I hope you don’t mind but I’m sure you’ll agree that it will cut that dust you’ve been eating all morning.”
Sam sat back and asked, “Why’d you ask for this meeting? I don’t see why I don’t just arrest you now and be done with it.”
Jimmy smiled a little wider and slowly said, “You could try but there’s a gun pointed at you under the table. They don’t call me Jimmy Two Guns for nothing. I’ve read about how quick you are on the draw, but I don’t think you’re that fast. Why don’t we just sit back, catch up and it will all be made clear.”
“OK, I’m all ears. We’ll play it your way for now,” Sam replied. “Say your piece. I hope this was all worth my while.”
Jimmy answered with that same thin smile, “Oh, I think it will be worth both our time. Like you said before, you’ve been chasing me for near now 40 years. It’s a shame I’m the one black mark on your fabulous career. I’ve got a proposition for you.”
Look for Part 2 of “The Death of Jimmy Two Guns” in the September issue of Joy of Medina County Magazine.
D.J. Barnett lives in Hinckley with his wife, April; his son, Robert; and daughter, Skylar. He is 1975 graduate of Highland High School and recently retired from Century Cycle’s Medina location after being there for 20 years. He enjoys cycling and other outdoor activities.
That does not mean things will not go wrong. If good ideas were easy to implement, someone else would have done it already.
Tough times will come. Do not overlook this when working on a business plan. No one can possibly know what the future holds. It is not possible to plan for an obstacle that cannot be predicted.
With all of the seemingly overnight success found in books, seminars and on social media, you might think your plan is foolproof. It is not.
So, what goes wrong?
Why do so many businesses fail?
Perhaps small business owners shortcut the plan and jump ship at the first sign of trouble ahead. Maybe they begin to second-guess themselves. It could be fear, dread or selfdoubt. Perhaps they give up too soon.
One piece of advice. When trouble comes to call, remember this: That great idea from back then, is still a great idea. If it was a bad idea, you would not have put the plan into motion in the first place.
Good ideas are not bad ideas in disguise. You might need to tweak it. You may need to work harder than you expected. That does not make it a bad idea. It also does not mean it is time to quit.
Give yourself some credit. Assuming the homework was done, the market was researched, feedback was gathered from friends not afraid to speak the truth, and plans still moved ahead, then you must be on to something. You are smart enough to know what is smart.
Now it is up to you to stand alone and see the plan through, make the hard decisions to get over the lumps and the humps. It will pay off.
Nothing worth doing is going to be easy, otherwise, everyone else would have done it already.
A good idea is a good idea. Period.
It may not pan out as expected, and it may take doubling down to grab the prize. Those folks who figured it out already and wrote the books on success sure did. It was not easy for them, either.
Still think that good idea is a bad one? Give yourself a break, buckle up and get to work.
Here is one more good idea. Do not quit.
Bryan Lefelhoc is founder and president of Bryan Media Strategies LLC, a boutique “company of one” marketing firm. Learn more about Lefelhoc and his expertise at https://bit.ly/3FqMBfl Email Lefelhoc at bryan@bryanmediastrategies.com
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Wadsworth Public Library
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One of the most important aspects of marketing is knowing the audience. When we know our audience and ideal client, we can create content that speaks directly to them.
The first step is identifying which clients are not an ideal client.
Candice Coppola wrote a blog about creating an ideal client avatar. She wrote, “Before you can begin to attract, you have to decide who you don’t want to work with. You need to stop serving the clients who DON’T serve you.”
This is the first step in attracting the dreamy clients you desire.
If you have been in business for a while, you probably have come across your ideal client. It is the customer that you would like to duplicate.
If you have not found your ideal client, it may be time to use your imagination to create one. Creating an ideal customer avatar is not a new concept. It has been used in the marketing world for years and it is highly effective.
A client avatar is an extremely detailed description of your ideal client or buyer persona.
It helps a business develop the products and services that address a client’s problems, needs and desires.
When creating an ideal client avatar, consider the following: key demographics, interests and behaviors, challenges and pain points, objections and roles, and goals and values.
The key is to center the story around your customer. The customer should be the hero in the story.
Here is an example of an ideal client avatar for a meal prep service: Liz is a 35-year-old working mother of two children. Liz and her husband have demanding, high-paying, professional jobs. When Liz leaves the office, she often rushes to the kids’ sporting events. Grocery shopping and dinner are often an afterthought which frustrates Liz because she values eating healthy meals. Since using this meal prep service, Liz is now able to serve healthy and delicious meals to her family and she has more time to enjoy her life.
Now, it is your turn to create your ideal client avatar. It is best to start with one and expand as needed. Once you have completed this creative process, you can use it as a guide in all your marketing efforts.
Rachel Shepard is the founder of LonaRock, LLC, and a Medina County resident. She specializes in helping businesses understand financials and access capital. Learn more about Shepard at https://bit.ly/3h0LFEY Shepard can be reached by email at rshepard@lonarock.com
During a presentation I gave recently on networking, a question was asked.
“Bob, with the advent of always in-front-of-you technology, is it possible the kids of today are more adept at networking than ever before?”
Today, online, it is possible to have friends anywhere in the world. The kids know this.
Shooting a video or taking a picture is easier to do and post than ever before. The kids know this and exploit it.
Today, it is possible to grow influence groups that include millions of people. The kids know this, also.
When you have audiences this big, the focus tends to be on being impressive to keep interest.
Networking has a couple of levels to it, simple and life changing.
The first level, simple networking, is a force innate to every human. We naturally network with other humans on a social level. We also have natural reactions, intuitions, fears, and acceptance norms that are built in to help us navigate these interactions.
Care also is involved in simple networking, and as we care for someone, it is usually a one-to-one interaction. Yes, there are care groups, but the deep-down connection still tends to be the one-to-one interactions.
The next networking level is life-changing networking. This is where we have to work at it a bit. Its performance is not intuitive. Thus, built-in reactions cannot be depended on to give us the best guidance when deciding whether to dig deeper into networking relationships.
Work or career life is one area that comes to mind on this one. We need training in ways to best get to know someone, who to know, who to stay away from, and who to receive instruction (mentoring) from. As we learn, we find our life being shifted in new and deeper directions. This changes our life!
As much as our online relationships seem to have some sort of intimacy and care in them, we really get to know someone when we are face-to-face in person with them. Online connections have advantages that should be explored, but the best connections are made in person.
Bob Arnold is the founder of ONward Networking and the international best-selling author of “The Uncanny Power of the Networking Pencil,” which can be purchased at https://amzn.to/2KSy3Xm. Learn more about Arnold at https://bit.ly/3VLzr1S Contact Arnold at TheNetworkingPencil@gmail.com
Local business networking events, not category restricted
Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce Chamber membership requirement after two events.
Wednesday, August 16
Networking WOW! 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Williams on the Lake, 787 Lafayette Road, Medina. No walk-ins. $12 member attendance charge, $15 non-member attendance charge. Register at https://tinyurl.com/mrf8mrej
Friday, August 25
Chamber Chat, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce office, 211 S. Court Street, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl.com/47fjvh33
Tuesday, September 12
Monthly Member Meeting: State of the City, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Williams on the Lake, 787 Lafayette Road, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl.com/bddsm2em
Northern Medina County Chamber Alliance Chamber membership requirement after two events.
Wednesday, August 1
Chamber Chomps, noon, Serenite Restaurant and Culinary Institute, 528 W. Liberty Street, Medina. Networking and chomping! Open 11:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, August 16
NMCCA Business at the Barn, 3 to 5 p.m. VIP reception; 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. open to the public, The Barn at Mapleside Farms, 294 Pearl Road, Brunswick. Networking and learning about area businesses. Call Debbie Boehmke, 330225-8411, for more information.
Wadsworth Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber membership requirement after two events.
Monday, October 2
Women in Leadership Luncheon, noon to 1 p.m., Soprema Senior Center, 617 School Drive, Wadsworth. $15 Register at https://tinyurl.com/uez2279d
Seville Area Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, October 12
Quarterly Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hawthorne Suites, 5025 Park Avenue West, Seville. $8 donation, pay at the door.
From
Patents recently granted to Medina County residents. Only county residents are included, although there may be additional people listed as patent grantees.
Patent for: Ride Control Valve
Number: 11,680,385
To: Daniel Frank Brownson
City of Residence: Westfield Center
Patent for: Tire
Number: D989,697
To: Matthew A. Irwin
City of Residence: Medina
Patent for: Tire
Number: D989,696
To: Mark Alan Csepe
City of Residence: Medina
To: Lac An Nguyen
City of Residence: Wadsworth
Patent for: Tire
Number: D990,410
To: Matthew A. Irwin
City of Residence: Medina
As summer slowly wanes, and the promise of a new school year lingers in the air, it is the perfect time to reflect on the enchanting connection between education and the garden.
The garden, with its vibrant colors, fascinating flora, and gentle whispers of nature, holds immense potential to enrich the academic journey of students.
A dynamic classroom, the garden is where children can engage in experiential learning that stimulates their senses and cultivates a love for nature.
The act of nurturing a plant from seed to fruition imparts valuable lessons of patience, responsibility and perseverance. Students gain an understanding of the intricate balance of life, discovering the importance of ecosystems and interdependence of all living beings.
Beyond the academic realm, the garden provides an invaluable opportunity for students to unplug from screens and reconnect with the natural world.
As they dig their hands into the soil, the garden becomes a sanctuary for mindfulness and reflection, fostering mental and emotional wellbeing.
The fresh air, gentle rustling of the leaves, and vibrant blooms inspire a sense of calm and creativity, allowing students to recharge and find inspiration.
Moreover, the garden acts as a catalyst for interdisciplinary learning. History lessons can come alive as students study the cultivation techniques of ancient civilizations, while math skills are honed through measuring and calculating plant growth.
Science classes flourish as students explore plant life cycles, pollination and the delicate balance of ecosystems.
Artistic expression finds its muse amidst the myriad of colors and textures, encouraging students to observe and translate their observations onto paper or canvas.
Beyond the immediate benefits to students, the garden fosters a sense of community and environmental stewardship. By involving parents, teachers and the local community in garden projects, schools can create shred spaces that promote collaboration, respect, and a shared sense of responsibility toward the environment.
Students can develop a deep appreciation for the importance of sustainable practices, fostering a greener future for generations to come.
Whether it is a small plot of land or a collection of
Michelle Riley is a local horticulturist, landscape designer, and consultant. She is the founder of the gardening subscription service, https://theplantmall.com; https:// michellerileyhorticulturist.com; and https://neohiogarden. com. She also is the president of All About You Signature Landscape Design, Inc. Learn more about Riley at https://bit.ly/3BavKLk Riley can be contacted at Info@ MichelleRileyHorticulturist.com or by calling 234-678-8266.
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Classroom pets are very popular for many classrooms. Not only can they be fun for the children to interact with, they can also be very educational!
I do not recommend rats, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, hermit crabs, goldfish, axolotls, or any species of animal that has complex care requirements.
Many animals become stressed in high-traffic environments like classrooms. It also is important to have a plan for the care of the classroom pet during weekends and school breaks. Always thoroughly research any animal prior to obtaining it so you are aware of its needs and requirements to not just survive but also thrive.
Below are some classroom pets I recommend.
Madagascar hissing cockroaches actually do come from Madagascar and they make very good classroom pets..
They are a unique species of cockroach as they have the ability to “hiss” by expelling air out of their abdomen. It can be an impressive sound, but they do not bite.
There are “grabbers” on their legs to enable them to securely hold on to surfaces and they can crawl up glass. While this is very entertaining, to avoid escapes, be sure there is a lid on their tank and smear approximately 1 to 2 inches of petroleum jelly around the inside of the top of the glass walls of the tank.
They require little room, and a pair or trio of males can comfortably live in a 10-gallon tank.
I do not recommend keeping females as they need to mate only once to produce babies, which can squeeze through the tiniest of gaps. There can be 15 to 40 babies per female roach
per hatching. It is very easy to get quickly overwhelmed as the population booms.
Bettas are another fun, low-maintenance classroom pet. They require a 50-percent water change once a week and feeding once a day.
They are interactive and flashy. They need very little space, requiring a 10-gallon tank minimum to thrive.
The only downside is getting the tank setup initially as the tank needs to cycle two to three times before adding the fish, which can take two to three months to do.
Garter snakes are a very inquisitive and interactive species of snake.
They need to be in groups to thrive and are highly social. They eat a variety of food including worms, mice, chicken hearts, and tilapia.
The only downside to them would be their tank size requirements, as they need a minimum of a 4-by-2-by-2 or 120-gallon enclosure.
These snakes also are diurnal, meaning they will be out during the day, unlike most other common species of snakes, like ball pythons.
Paris Deeter lives in Brunswick and has raised a wide variety of critters from spiders to rats. She welcomes questions and column suggestions, which can be sent to Joy@ BlakeHousePublishing.com with “Critter Crawl” in the subject line. Deeter also can supply information on where to obtain pets mentioned in her column.
One of the biggest challenges of a school day at our house was packing school lunches.
With four kids, each being uniquely unique in what flavors and textures they found acceptable, I was going nuts each morning trying to remember each kid’s preferences, favorites and each claimed made them gag.
Then, one school year, I had an idea that was brilliant in its simplicity, made each kid responsible for what was for lunch, and took a huge chunk of stress out of my mornings. Smiles all around! Well, except for my non-morning kids.
I got five rectangular baskets and to each basket I attached an index card.
The first basket had a card that said: a lunch includes 1 to 2 sandwiches, a water bottle or juice box, and your choice from each of the following baskets. Inside the first basket was a stack of lunch bags.
In the second basket was fresh fruits (with a note that vegetables were in the special drawer in the fridge) with a card that had written on it: Take one or more items from this basket.
The third basket had pretzels and chip type items with a card that said: Take only one item from this basket. The fourth basket was cookies, candy, other sweet items with a card that said: Take only one item from this basket.
I lined up the kids, showed them the new lunch system and explained how it would work. Plus, if anyone was caught taking more than they were supposed to, as directed by the card attached to each basket, that basket would disappear for awhile and its contents would not be available for anyone to include items from for their lunch.
As far as I ever knew (and my kids loved to tattle on each other), everyone followed instructions. Each week, I would refill baskets and try to change up the contents as much as possible.
The system worked like a dream. Everyone had the lunches they wanted, and thus, were more likely to eat, and, bonus! I did not have to stress out trying to pack lunches any more!
My kids are grown and gone now and the baskets were repurposed, but every once in a while, I come across one of those old cards in my kitchen and I smile at the memories that then march through the kitchen. I
Chains are an integral part of a bicycle’s performance, but chains wear over the course of time, so here are a few quick tips for taking care of a bike chain and knowing when to replace it.
Even when riding on paved trails or streets, a chain is still collecting dust, dirt and grime. The continued buildup of these sediments can slowly erode the bushings in the chain and the teeth on the gears.
To keep the drive train running smoothly, clean the chain every couple of months (more often if riding on gravel or dirt trails).
The easiest way to do this is to take an old rag and spray a degreaser in the center of it. Take that rag and wrap it around the bottom part of the chain. While holding the chain in the rag, spin the pedals of the bike backward so that the chain is going through the rag. Do this for at least a dozen rotations or so.
Take note that as the dirt and grime are removed from the chain, the lubricant also is being removed, so it is important to relubricate the chain once it has been cleaned. Be sure to use a bicycle-specific chain lube as it is formulated to bind to the chain. Some chain lubricants work best in either wet or dry riding conditions, while others can handle both.
However, a dirty chain is not the only thing that creates undo wear and tear. Chains also stretch from constant use and shifting, and as they stretch, they wear themselves into the teeth of the rear gear cluster, also known as the cassette.
Once the chain stretches too far, it no longer has sufficient tension to shift smoothly between the rings on a cassette. If not addressed, it can wear away the teeth on these rings so much that even a replacement chain will not align or shift properly with the existing cassette. In these cases, both the chain and the cassette will need to be replaced.
Be sure to check the chain length regularly. By doing this simple task, and keeping the chain cleaned and lubricated, the drive train will run more smoothly and provide many solid years of riding.
Robert Soroky is a lifelong cyclist who regularly participates in long-distance charity rides and is the manager of the Century Cycles Medina location. To learn more about Soroky, go to https://bit.ly/3Vof7DX Contact Soroky at robert@centurycycles. com to suggest column topics, for further information or to chat about bikes.
Where did the summer go?
If you are as unprepared as I am to send kids back to school, we can probably be best friends. Why do they go back so early anyway? Can we not just make this simple and have summer break go Memorial Day to Labor Day?
On second thought, no. Having them go back to school on some random day in the middle of August allows me to remain unaccountable for my disorganization.
At the time of this writing, I actually have no idea what day my kid goes back to school. (I just found the Cloverleaf Local School District calendar online and it says that August 21st is the first day for grades first through sixth and ninth. Seventh and eighth grades are not mentioned.)
Deep breath. It is just another season of change. Speaking of changes, this is my final column with Joy of Medina County Magazine. I will be taking extra time to revamp my blog and probably go fishing.
For my final column, I am going to share some of the most practical life advice I have in my arsenal.
When was the last time you saw a loaf of bread growing on a tree? Or an Oreo swimming in the ocean? Never? If your great-grandfather would not have recognized it as food, it is probably not, and you should not eat it either.
Strength training will not make you bulky. Bagels and booze will. If you do not want to be fat when you are 50, lift weights two to three times per week.
Stop eating late-night snacks. Are you 10? No. You are an adult, and it is an hour past your bedtime. I am not going to dive into hormonal science but suffice it to say that eating late disrupts sleep and causes fat gain.
When it is time to walk away from something, be it a relationship, project or job, do so with grace, but without apology or over explaining.
You are going to die.
As Steve Jobs said, “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help make the big choices in life.”
Now, please excuse me. I have fish to catch.
A certified personal trainer and certified holistic nutrition coach, Kelly Bailey owns and operates Kelly Bailey Wellness. Find her blog, visit the Food Freedom page, and contact her at https://www.kellybailey.fit/ Learn more about Bailey at https:// bit.ly/3B9HkGm Following any recommendations are solely at your discretion and responsibility. Consult your medical professional prior to undertaking any suggested diet, lifestyle or exercise change or routine.
by Amy Barnes
Congratulations to these restaurants!
Each month the focus will be on a different area of Medina County’s sit-down eating facilities.
Only those restaurants that pass the Medina County Health Department’s inspection with a perfect score of 0 critical and 0 non-critical issues will be included.
Food trucks and those with no inspections will not be included.
Keep in mind that an inspection is only a snapshot in time, so a restaurant not listed this month may make the list the next time and inspections are based only on what the inspector observes at the time of inspection.
The list (as well as the order in which towns are covered) is in alphabetical order and information is taken from public records. (For more information, please see Page 2.)
Time to chow!
Book: “All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir”
Author: Beth MooreRating (out of 5 possible):
You may know Beth Moore as the author and teacher of Bible studies for women and the headline speaker at many faith conferences. You may know her from social media, where she tweets and posts encouragement, challenges, pictures of darling grandchildren, and occasionally an opinion which gets her in deep trouble with her church community.
You may not ever have heard of Beth Moore. But after you read “All My Knotted-Up Life,” you will know the real Beth Moore.
This is a beautiful and powerful memoir made hilarious, raw, sharp, and heartbreaking at various times. The author reads the audiobook, and all the emotion of Beth’s honest narration makes this a riveting audio.
Beth Moore grew up in an Arkadelphia, Arkansas, home with four siblings, two parents, and a beloved grandmother. Her retelling of childhood anecdotes is laugh-out-loud funny but is tempered by her recollections of abuse at the hands of her father and her mother’s extended and severe depressive episodes.
Beth met her beloved husband, Keith, in college, where she recognized him as a fellow beautiful, damaged soul. Together, they have raised a family and shepherded Beth’s rise from church aerobics instructor to sold-out arena tours.
The couple also has persevered through intense criticism from the evangelical community for a perceived “nontraditional” marriage.
Keith later suffered a life-changing mental and physical health crisis, and Beth’s unwavering, superhuman fidelity is a most poignant and affecting part of the book.
Beth was deeply entrenched in an industry with black-andwhite standards for women. When she spoke out against abuse and injustice, she was immediately subjected to the harshest discipline and cut off from her livelihood.
Since then, Beth has quietly continued her devotion to her faith, her family, and victims of abuse and injustice both within and outside the church.
If you enjoy Southern family stories; memoirs from women who overcome abuse, hardship, and mental health struggles; and anecdotes from childhood that pierce your heart and make you laugh out loud, this book is for you.
Movie: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
Seen: movie theater
Rating (out of 5 possible):
It is rare that I want to walk out of a movie. It was all I could do to stay for “Guardians” and the only reason I did was because I wanted to give a complete review.
Anyone who has seen the other Guardian movies knows that Rocket the raccoon had a rough past. He has scars and metallic parts that make it obvious.
This installment, Rocket is injured and when his companions try to save him they discover a self-destruct device is attached to his heart to protect the patent on the technology.
Let us never mind that by that point, I seriously doubt that patents will be anything similar to what they are now, I also work in a patent and trademark law office, so I do know something about the subject.
Nothing prepares movie goers for what they are about to see.
Rocket came from an experimental lab. We see him as an adorable baby raccoon nestled among his siblings and snatched from them.
Throughout and repeatedly in the movie, we see botched animal experiments, horrific animal/machine combinations, blobs of something alive that can no longer be identified, animal experiments seen as failures incinerated, Rocket’s friends shot to death in front of him. Need I go on?
I was shocked, dismayed, nauseated, and horrified. I was terribly glad that I did not have any kids with me. The rating of PG-13 was far below what it should have been, so far below that it made me wonder who bribed whom for the rating?
Guardians as a franchise has a lighthearted reputation, lots of fun music, dorky jokes, fun characters. Why did they not trust what they had created? Why does Marvel and Disney find the need to turn this into a horror show? I would love to meet the brains behind this, but then again, I probably do not. Their movie gives me the creeps enough.
As far as the actual story line? Trite, it has been done a hundred times before, the whole part about Peter being heartbroken over Gamora never felt authentic or sincere. Chris Pratt, who plays Peter, seemed to have left his box of emotions at home and just showed up at the set for the money.
Mary Olson is the readers’ advisory librarian at the Medina County District Library. To learn more about her, go to https:// bit.ly/3gZ1mg1
“The hypnosis is now complete. Your husband will finally stop using sports references to describe how he feels about you.”
Tuesday, August 1
National Girlfriend Day
Medina County Fair, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Medina Fairgrounds, 720 W Smith Road, Medina. For daily schedule, go to https://www.medinaohiofair.com/ copy-of-about
Book Bingo, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Highland Community Room, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Play book-themed bingo for chance to win prizes including books. Register at https://tinyurl.com/mtudsjdm
Create! Comic Creations, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Meeting Room B, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Register at https://tinyurl.com/3p4hntuz
Card Making, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sycamore Room North and South, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. Create 5 cards. $20 supply fee due to presenter at the event. Bring adhesive, scissors. Register at https:// tinyurl.com/4n9jsx47
Bad at Art Night, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Seville Library, 45 Center Street, Seville. De-stress and create weird art. Register at https://tinyurl.com/26sspysm
Wednesday, August 2
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
Medina County Fair, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Medina Fairgrounds, 720 W Smith Road, Medina. For daily schedule, go to https://www.medinaohiofair.com/ copy-of-about
Movie Matinee: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Meeting Room A, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Outback Ray, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Seville Library, 45 Center Street, Seville. Meet Outback Ray and animal friends. Register at https://tinyurl.com/yr3ay9d8
Nate the Great Magic Show, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Lodi Community Room, Lodi Library, 635 Wooster Street, Lodi. Card tricks, a mind-reading puppet, and a floating table.
Dancing from the Inside Out, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Highland Community Room, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Share songs, and dance while increasing strength and agility. Register at https://tinyurl.com/bdhjnpwa
Pressed Flower Lantern, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Lodi Community Room, Lodi Library, 635 Wooster Street, Lodi. Decorate a miniature lantern with pressed flowers. Register at https://tinyurl.com/bdek57w3
Using Canva to Create Banners, 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Medina Computer Lab, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Register at https:// tinyurl.com/ypu3jzbh
Thursday, August 3
National Watermelon Day
Medina County Fair, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Medina Fairgrounds, 720 W Smith Road, Medina. For daily schedule, go to https://www.medinaohiofair.com/ copy-of-about
Camp Wired, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Medina Computer Lab, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Learn how to find people on the internet. American Red Cross Blood Drive, noon to 6 p.m., Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Thermal Imaging Fun, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sycamore Room North and South, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. Register at https:// tinyurl.com/yc4tz5z8
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 3 p..m to 8 p.m., Saint Ambrose Church, 929 Pearl Road, Brunswick. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Tween Thursday: Art Party, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Children’s Activity Room, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Make art with colorful circles. Register at https://tinyurl.com/3acb9x8a
Friday, August 4
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Medina Hospital, 1000 E Washington Street, Medina. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Medina County Fair, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Medina Fairgrounds, 720 W Smith Road, Medina. For daily schedule, go to https://www.medinaohiofair.com/ copy-of-about
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saint Mark Church, 1330 N Carpenter Street, Brunswick. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Saturday, August 5
National Disc Golf Day
Medina County Fair, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Medina Fairgrounds, 720 W Smith Road, Medina. For daily schedule, go to https://www.medinaohiofair.com/ copy-of-about
A Healthy Dose of Nature: Hiking Series, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Princess Ledges Nature Preserve, 4361 Spruce Avenue, Brunswick Hills. Vigorous 3- to 5-mile hike with naturalist, dress for weather, wear appropriate footwear, bring own water. Ages 10 and up. No registration, free.
Mandala Art for Healing, 11 a.m. to noon, Highland Community Room, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl. com/3atnkr9p
Stuff-The-Bus Party, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Parking Lot, 1480 Pearl Road, Brunswick. Donation drive to support schools. Non-perishable food items, toilet paper, dish soap, laundry detergent needed. Car show, music, and food available.
ORMACO Presents: Jazz Under the Stars: Nick Puin Band, 7 p.m., Uptown Park, Medina Square. Enjoy an evening of classic jazz music. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, picnics to enjoy this free concert. Rain location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 317 E Liberty Street, Medina. Register at https:// tinyurl.com/2mpfr6n8
Starry, Starry Nights at Letha House, 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., Letha House Lodge (West), 5800 Richmond Road, Chatham Township. See deep-sky objects, planets, moon up close using the Cuyahoga Astronomical Association’s telescopes.
Sunday, August 6
National Sisters’ Day Medina County Fair, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Medina Fairgrounds, 720 W Smith Road, Medina. For daily schedule, go to https://www.medinaohiofair.com/ copy-of-about
Open House at the John Smart House Museum, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., John Smart House Museum, 206 N Elmwood Street, Medina. Admission $5 adults, $4 Medina Historical Society members and senior citizens, $3 students, and free for children under 7 with a hand-holding adult.
Monday, August 7
National Lighthouse Day
Mini Golf at the Library, All Day, Buckeye Library, 6625 Wolff Road, Medina. Jungle Life-Size Candy Land, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Medina Community Room
A and B, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Register at https:// tinyurl.com/5wd9mb45
Tissue Paper Painting, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Lodi Community Room, Lodi Library, 635 Wooster Street, Lodi. Register at https://tinyurl.com/5n82c5fr
Tuesday, August 8
National Happiness Happens Day
Knitting and Crochet Circle, 10 a.m. to noon, Hickory Room, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. Beginners welcome. Making Warm Up Medina County donations.
Stuffed Animal Tea Party, noon to 1 p.m., Seville Library, 45 Center Street, Seville. Register at https://tinyurl.com/rryzmznb
Bug Appreciation Day, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Oenslager Nature Center, 6100 Ridge Road, Sharon Center. Learn about lives and habitats of bugs.
Explorastory: “Winnie the Pooh,” 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Children’s Activity Room, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Ages 2 through 6. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ynh4a65s
Wednesday, August 9
National Book Lovers Day
13th Annual Lego Competition Drop Off, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Meeting Rooms
A and B, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Rules and regulations at https://tinyurl.com/yc57rs9k
Natural Discoveries, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Plum Park Creek North Open, 2390 Plum Creek Parkway, Brunswick Hills. An easy walk to explore and observe nature.
To have a show listed, send the information to joy@ blakehousepublishing.com at least two months in advance. There is no such thing as too early, but there is too late.
Evergreen Artists 15th Anniversary Members Exhibit
Through August 27
B. Smith Gallery
Third Floor, Medina Library
210 S. Broadway Street, Medina
Around the World in 80 Days
Through August 25
Brunswick Library 3649 Center Road, Brunswick
Brothers in Art
Through August 27
B. Smith Gallery
Third Floor, Medina Library 210 S. Broadway Street, Medina
Baby Paint Art, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sycamore Room North and South, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. Register at https://tinyurl. com/dybt65jy
Monthly Wednesday Craft Table, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina.
American Red Cross Blood Drive, noon to 5 p.m., Wadsworth YMCA, 623 School Drive, Wadsworth. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Family Movie Matinee, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Buckeye Community Room, Buckeye Library, 6625 Wolff Road, Medina.
Dancing From the Inside Out, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Highland Community Room, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Participants share songs and dance to increase strength and agility. Register at https://tinyurl. com/4s6svacw
Online Safety, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Medina Computer Lab, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Learn online safety. Register at https:// tinyurl.com/24czet8m
Thursday, August 10
National Lazy Day
13th Annual Lego Competition Exhibit, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Meeting RoomsA and B, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Vote for favorite entry.
Navigating Picky Eaters, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Highland Community Room, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ bdevsjfs
Camp Wired, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Medina Computer Lab, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Learn how to manage online bookmarks and favorites.
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saint Ambrose Church,
929 Pearl Road, Brunswick. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Forest Therapy Walk, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., River Styx Park, 8200 River Styx Road, Wadsworth. Register at https://tinyurl.com/52sjnapd
Taste of Summer, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Lodi Community Room, Lodi Library, 635 Wooster Street, Lodi. Register at https://tinyurl.com/42fvx7tt
Aging Well, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Meeting Room A, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Learn about social engagement, intellectual stimulation, and physical activity.
Friday, August 11
National Son and Daughter Day
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Medina Community Recreation Center, 855 Weymouth Road, Medina. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Music and Movement, 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Medina Community Room A and B, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street Medina. Participate in instrument playing, singing, and dancing with activities led by a board-certified music therapist. Register for the 10:30 a.m. session at https://tinyurl.com/ty9xhssp and the 11:30 a.m. session at https:// tinyurl.com/dur2e79j
Make a Cootie Catcher, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl.com/a9ndxpjt
End of Summer Party, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl.com/4nfk8tab
Saturday, August 12
National Middle Child Day
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hinckley Fire Department, 1616 Ridge Road, Hinckley. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saint Mark Church, 1330 N Carpenter Street, Brunswick. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
K-9 Kapers, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Princess Ledges Nature Preserve, 4361 Spruce Avenue, Brunswick Hills. Hikes for humans and dogs.
Learn to Kayak, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Chippewa Yacht Club, Longacre Lane, Chippewa Lake. Entrance is just past the Oaks Restaurant.
Finger Knitting, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sycamore Room North and South, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. Learn to finger knit. Grades 3 through 5. Register at https://tinyurl.com/yw4x97n2
Princess Party, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Seville Library, 45 Center Street, Seville. Register at https://tinyurl.com/mrppvsxf
Tales and Tails, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Children’s Activity Room, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Therapy dogs visit the children’s area to be read to.
The Buzz on Bees and Other Pollinators, noon to 5 p.m., Susan Hambley Nature Center, 1473 Parschen Boulevard, Brunswick. August 12, 13, 19, and 20. Learn about bees and other pollinators.
Using Historic Newspapers for Family History Research, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Medina Community Room B, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street,
information to joy@ blakehousepublishing.com at least two months in advance. There is no such thing as too early, but there is too late.
To have
Friday, August 4
Collin Cares Glow With the Flow Twilight Run 5k and 1-mile Run, 8:15 p.m. to 11 p.m., Root Middle School, 333 W. Sturbridge, Medina. For fees, registration and more information, go to https://tinyurl. com/58zrzzzt
Saturday, August 5
Color FUN Run and Walk, 10 a.m., Northside Christian Church, 7615 Ridge Road, Wadsworth. Benefits Francis House, an addiction recovery housing foundation. For fees, registration and more information, go to https://tinyurl.com/4wu2w4nf
Sunday, September 10
Pump N Run, 8 a.m., 251 Great Oaks Trail, Wadsworth. Bench press and run, benefits Running2bwell. For fees, registration and more information, go to https://tinyurl.com/56wut4ph
Tunnel to Towers 5k, 8 a.m., no location given, Medina. For fees, registration and more information, go to https://tinyurl.com/m7w337ut
Sunday, September 17 through Sunday, October 22
Healthy Kids Running Series: Brunswick, 3 p.m., Heritage Farm, 4613 Laurel Road, Brunswick. Each run has a variety of distances. For fees, registration and more information, go to https://tinyurl. com/4ty2c45f
Medina. Register at https://tinyurl.com/mr3pdsnb
Sunday, August 13
National Left-Handers Day
3rd Annual Multi Vendor Plant Sale, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 9259 Zimmerman Road Homerville, Medina. Pre-sale entry from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., $10 a ticket. Free entry from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-sale proceeds will be donated to Whispering Grace Horses.
The Buzz on Bees and Other Pollinators, noon to 5 p.m., Susan Hambley Nature Center, 1473 Parschen Boulevard, Brunswick. August 13, 19, and 20. Learn about bees and other pollinators.
Music at the Lodge: Hip to That, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., The Lodge at Allardale, 141 Remsen Road, Medina. Free performance by Hip to That.
ORMACO Presents: Live at the Library: Cliff Habian Trio, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Register at https://tinyurl. com/nharr6aw
Monday, August 14
National Creamsicle Day
American Red Cross Blood Drive, noon to 6 p.m., Brunswick United Methodist Church, 1395 Pearl Road, Brunswick. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Bach for Babies, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Story Time Room, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. 30-minute program of classical music for babies. Register at https://tinyurl.com/mnphxjuz
Monday Movie Matinee: “The Fabelmans,” 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Meeting Rooms A and B, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Makerspace Mondays: Sublimation Printer and Heat Press, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Makerspace, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl.com/34fd6txa
Tuesday, August 15
National Relaxation Day
American Red Cross Blood Drive, noon to 6 p.m., Northside Christian Church, 7615 Ridge Road, Wadsworth. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Afternoon Movie, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sycamore Room North and South, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick.
Drop-In Crafts, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Children’s Activity Room, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth.
Candle Making, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Seville Library, 45 Center Street, Seville. Register at https://tinyurl.com/4yujcfcr
Local Author: Karin Feltman: “Fit, Fierce, and Fabulous Over 50,” 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Meeting Room A, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Learn about intermittent fasting.
Wednesday, August 16
National Tell A Joke Day
Brunswick
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sundays, June 11 through October 8
Produce, consumables and crafts, free historic building tours
Heritage Farm, 4613 Laurel Road, Brunswick
Vendor registration information by emailing brunswickareahistory@gmail.com
Medina
9 a.m. to noon
Saturdays, May 6 through October 29
Produce, consumables, crafts, knife sharpening
Cornerstone Chapel
3939 Granger Road, Medina
Enter lot from Weymouth Road
Vendor registration information at https://bit.ly/3MQSaFJ
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturdays, May 20 through October 7
Produce and consumables
Medina Public Square
Vendor registration information at https://bit.ly/3FSZQp5
Seville
9 a.m. to noon
Saturdays, starting May 27
Produce, consumables and crafts
Gazebo at Maria Stanhope Park, 73 W. Main Street, Seville
Vendor registration information at https://bit.ly/3muNr3S
Wadsworth
9 a.m. to noon
Saturdays, June 24 through September 30
Produce, consumables and crafts
Central Intermediate School, 151 Main Street, Wadsworth
Vendor registration information at https://bit.ly/409S0iR
Mission Ohio: Lunch and Learn, noon to 1 p.m., Lodi Community Room, Lodi Library, 635 Wooster Street, Lodi. Register at https://tinyurl. com/3ctupxbv
Thursday, August 17
National Thrift Shop Day
Camp Wired, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Medina Computer Lab, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Learn about computer literacy.
Alphabet Adventure - D is for Dinosaur, 6;30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., Children’s Activity Room, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Register at https://tinyurl.com/j2azs6c4
Friday, August 18
National Fajita Day
Music and Movement, 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Meeting Room A, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Children will enjoy music, dancing, and playing musical instruments.
Music and Movement, 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Sycamore Room North and South, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. Participate in instrument playing, singing, and dancing with activities led by a board-certified music therapist. Register for the 10:30 a.m. session at https://tinyurl.com/2shmm6xw and the 11:30 a.m. session at https://tinyurl.com/mr2rntse
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Holy Martyrs Church, 3100 S Weymouth Road, Medina. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saint Mark Church, 1330 N Carpenter Street, Brunswick. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg Valley City Street Fair, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., 6700 Center Road, Valley City. Enjoy games, bands, 5K, and cornhole tournament.
ORMACO Presents: Music at the Arboretum: Jerry Popiel, 6:30 p.m., John Streeter Garden Amphitheater, 2122 Williams Road, Wooster. Enjoy acoustic guitar music from the 1960s and 1970s. Register at https://tinyurl. com/59ku4swb
Saturday, August 19
World Photo Day
Seville Farmer’s Market Pop Up Library, 9 a.m. to noon, 73 W Main Street, Seville. Visit the library table at the farmer’s market. Pond Study, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Oenslager
Nature Center, 6100 Ridge Road, Sharon Center. Find fish, bugs, frogs, and tadpoles by exploring the pond.
Adapted Storytime, 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Story Time Room, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. Storytime in a supportive environment for children with autism and sensory integration challenges. Register at https://tinyurl.com/umtdcvaa
Invasive Species, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Highland Community Room, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Learn all about invasive species. The Buzz on Bees and Other Pollinators, noon to 5 p.m., Susan Hambley Nature Center, 1473 Parschen Boulevard, Brunswick. August 19 and 20. Learn about bees and other pollinators.
Valley City Street Fair, noon to 11 p.m., 6700 Center Road, Valley City. Enjoy games, bands, 5K, and cornhole tournament.
ORMACO Presents: Native American Day, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Heartland, 8187 Camp Road, Homerville. Enjoy Native American music performed by Billy Crowbeak Faluski and John Burke as Captain Wolf. Register at https:// tinyurl.com/2xducsnw
Wine and Canvas, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Medina Community Rooms A and B, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Bring favorite beverage, go home with an original painting by you. $20 supply fee due to presenter at event. Register at https://tinyurl.com/2dvztsmd
Sunday, August 20
National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
The Buzz on Bees and Other Pollinators, noon to 5 p.m., Susan Hambley Nature Center, 1473 Parschen Boulevard, Brunswick. Last day. Learn about bees and other pollinators.
Valley City Street Fair, noon to 10 p.m., 6700 Center Road, Valley City. Enjoy games, bands, 5K, and cornhole tournament. https://tinyurl.com/ bw84fph7
Lovely Ladybugs, 2 p.m., River Styx Park, 8200 River Styx Road, Wadsworth. Take a hike and look for ladybugs.
Monday, August 21
National Senior Citizens Day
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Medina Fire Station 1, 300 W Reagan Parkway, Medina. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Make it Monday: Buttonmaker, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Makerspace, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl. com/2exaf73d
Drumming Circle, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Lodi Story Hour/Activity Room, Lodi Library, 635 Wooster Street, Lodi. Register at https://tinyurl.com/5fvfh66d
Monday Night Intrigue - The Man From the Train, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Meeting Room A, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Learn about the mystery of one of the deadliest serial killers. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ pxn6wj36
Tuesday, August 22
National Tooth Fairy Day
Knitting and Crochet Circle, 10 a.m. to noon, Brunswick Hickory Room, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. Beginners welcome. Making Warm Up Medina County donations.
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Chapel Wadsworth Campus, 1391 State Road, Wadsworth. https://rcblood. org/32i1sbg
Cleveland Clinic: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly, 6 p..m to 7 p.m., Sycamore Room North and South, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. Learn how to manage cholesterol through medication and lifestyle modifications. Register at https://tinyurl.com/yn5ja23p
Otaku Tuesdays, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Medina 1907 Room, Medina Library, 210 S. Broadway Street, Medina. A discussion of all things anime. Grades 6 through 12. Do geekcrafts, learn about Japanese culture, cosplay welcome. Register at https://tinyurl.com/bdn78zdj
Wednesday, August 23
National Sponge Cake Day
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Root Candles, 640 W Liberty Street, Medina. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Thursday, August 24
National Waffle Day
Camp Wired, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Medina Computer Lab, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Learn how to use a computer mouse. Forest Therapy Walk, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Medina Marsh, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl.com/zf8me3sy
Nature’s Gems are all Around - Mary Lou Jubin, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Meeting Room A, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Learn about nearby nature and history through photos and music.
Friday, August 25
National Kiss and Make up Day
Saturday, August 26
National Women’s Equality Day
Touch-A-Truck, 10 a.m. to noon, 1825 Reimer Road, Wadsworth. Kids of all ages are invited to view and touch vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Free hot dogs, chips, drink, ice cream, cotton candy.
Embroidery Galaxy Paint Craft, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Highland Community Room, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Medina. Create star constellation using paint and gems. Register at https://tinyurl.com/bdhybkth
Folded Book Art, noon to 1:30 p.m., Seville Library, 45 Center Street, Seville. Register at https://tinyurl.com/54thwzet
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Discovery Drop-In - Summer Insects, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Carolyn Ludwig Mugrage Park, 4985 Windfall Road, Medina.
Free Clinic of Medina County Celebration, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., 8708 Hubbard Valley Road, Seville. Tickets include buffet dinner, silent auction, games. Rock the Block Community Festival, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., 400 N Broadway Street, Medina. Free $10 food vouchers will be given to the first 75 youth (17 years and younger). Free tickets for raffle baskets. DJ Brian Stanis, Magician Nate the Great, Bounce House Combo, Dunk Bucket, contests, games. Pizza, tacos, quesadillas, salads, shaved ice, cookies, beverages.
ORMACO Presents: Jazz Under the Stars: Dan Vannatter, 7 p.m., Uptown Park, Medina Square, Medina. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, picnics. Songs from the American Songbook. Rain location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 317 E Liberty Street, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl.com/mrnewd93
Glow Paddle, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Chippewa Yacht Club, Longacre Lane, Chippewa Lake. The entrance is just past the Oaks Restaurant. Join a naturalist on the water for a paddle after dark, lights and decorated boats encouraged. Register at https://tinyurl.com/3hnanccm
Sunday, August 27
National Just Because Day
Natural Discoveries Hiking Series: Butterflies, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Killbuck Lakes, 7996 White Road, Burbank. Easy walk to learn about butterflies.
Monday, August 28
National Bow Tie Day
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center Brunswick, 3574 Center Road, Brunswick. https://rcblood. org/32i1sbg
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., First Congregational Church, 114 Church Street, Lodi. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg Composting, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Seville Library, 45 Center Street, Seville. Learn about composting. Register at https://tinyurl.com/96kkzh5
Pawpaws: The Forgotten Fruit, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Buckeye Community Room, Buckeye Library, 6625 Wolff Road, Medina. Register at https://tinyurl. com/nhk48vds
A list of golf outings that benefit area non-profit organizations.
To have your golf outing listed, send the information to joy@ BlakeHousePublishing.com at least two months in advance. There is no such thing as too early, but there is too late. Contact the hosting golf course for pricing, registration and sponsorships.
Address Guide: Bunker Hill Golf Course 3060 Pearl Road, Medina 330-722-4174 or 216-469-9241
Weymouth Country Club
3946 Weymouth Road, Medina 330-725-6297
Sunday, August 6 Fox Tale Sanctuary Golf Outing 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Benefits: Fox Tale Sanctuary for foxes Bunker Hill Golf Course
Monday, August 7
46th Annual Cleveland Engineering Society Golf Outing and Fundraiser 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Benefits: Funds scholarships and STEM outreach Weymouth Country Club
Monday, August 21
Jobs for Ohio Graduates Golf Outing 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Benefits: Jobs for Ohio Graduates Bunker Hill Golf Course
Tuesday, August 29
National Chop Suey Day
Time-out Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. to 2;30 p.m., Sycamore Room North and South, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road, Brunswick. Create origami and learn how the process can improve mindfulness. Register at https://tinyurl. com/57ane44e
Meditative Art Journaling, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Meeting Room A, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ bde6m5ry
Wednesday, August 30
National Frankenstein Day
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Comfort Suites Brunswick, 1464 Town Center Boulevard, Brunswick. https://rcblood. org/32i1sbg
Rubik’s Cube Challenge, 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Buckeye Community Room, Buckeye Library, 6625 Wolff Road, Medina.
Thursday, August 31
National Eat Outside Day Camp Wired, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Medina Computer Lab, Medina Library, 210 S Broadway Street, Medina. Learn about icons and personalizing a computer with shortcuts.
American Red Cross Blood Drive, noon to 6 p.m., Brunswick United Methodist Church, 1395 Pearl Road, Brunswick. https://rcblood.org/32i1sbg
Interviewing Skills, Tips, and Resources, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Meeting Room B, Wadsworth Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth. Register at https://tinyurl.com/48er5tx8
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4691 Windfall Road, Medina
Contact: Patti Hetkey
330-725-7751
Dentist
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5076 Park Avenue West, Seville
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Phone: 330-769-4470
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