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Medina, Medina Township, Montville Township and Granger Township

Medina's boys basketball team got off to a solid start and finished off Ashland 60-52 in non-conference play on Friday night.

The Battling Bees break a three-game win streak to improve to 2-3 while the Arrows fall to 1-5. Medina's Danny Rymer finished with a game-high 17 points while teammates Tyler Peters and Ken Kaminski scored 13 and 10, respectively.

Medina knocked down a total of seven 3-pointers on the night. The Battling Bees built a five-point lead at halftime and stretched it to as many as 10 midway through the fourth quarter. Please read next Thursday's Medina Sun for the full story.

To promote Ohio's cuisine, wineries, organic produce and the arts, the Lorain, Medina and Wayne County Convention and Visitor's Bureaus have formed "Fresh Ohio."

Representatives from each bureau will share promotional materials and short-trip itineraries with group tour operators at the Heartland Travel Showcase in Pittsburgh Feb. 20-22.

The goal is to provide a local experience of all that Ohioans grow and create, now and in the past. Activities will include nautical Lake Erie activities, Amish areas, farmer's markets, wineries and Underground Railroad history.

The groups also plan to develop marketing materials for the leisure traveler.

For information, contact Dan Hostetler at the Medina County Convention and Visitors Bureau, (800) 860-2943 or at info@visitmedinacounty.com.

Students who suffer from test anxiety and other related problems will be offered a course to prepare for the up-coming ACT test.

A five-week course on testing skills will be offered at two locations beginning this month.

Medina County Career Center, located at 1101 W. Liberty St., Medina, will begin its course on Tuesdays, starting Jan. 6. Cloverleaf High School, located at 8525 Friendsville Road, Lodi, will also offer the course on Wednesdays, starting Jan. 7. Monday courses will be offered at Medina County Career Center beginning Feb. 23.

The course costs $157, which includes all learning materials. Homework assignments personalized to fit each student's needs will also be part of the course.

For more information and to register, call Laura Icardi at (330) 722-7235.

Fines will increase at the Medina County District Library effective Jan. 1

Overdue fines will go to 10 cents per day. The maximum overdue fine limit will be $3 for all items.

Patrons overdue $25 or more will have their borrowing privileges revoked and their computer use will be blocked. Patrons with 25 or more items overdue also will have their borrowing privileges revoked.

Books, audio books and CDs will be loaned for 21 days. New books DVDs and videos can still be borrowed for 14 days. The number of renewals will be limited to five per item.

Some items may be renewed by calling the library or visiting mcdl.info.

Free computer prints will be reduced to 10 pages per day.

For more information, call the community relations department of the Medina County District Library at (330) 722-6235, ext. 2930.

The new Medina County Transit director has been chosen.

Commissioners will be asked to approve the appointment of Michael Salamone on Monday.

From 2005-2007, Salamone worked for First Transit, a company that operates state-
owned bus transit systems. He was manager of the Clermont Transportation Connection near Cincinnati. When he was director, the Clermont system had 18 buses and transported 3,500 people per year.

The Medina County Health Department will be open Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 by appointment only.

The dental health emergency walk-in clinic is available for clients signing in by 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 26 and Dec. 31. On Jan. 2, the dental clinic will be open for appointments only.

The Medina County Health Department is located at 4800 Ledgewood Drive, Medina, and is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Evening hours for some programs are available.

To schedule an appointment, call the Medina County Health Department at (330) 662-0467 or toll free at (888) 723-9688. The Web site is medinahealth.org.