Archive for May 31st, 2007
John Benedik
John Benedik, 92, of Sheffield Township, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Hearthstone At Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born March 2, 1915 in Mala Poloma, Slovakia; he came to the United States in 1939, settling in Bluefield, WV where he worked with his father in the coal mines. In 1941 he moved [...]
Isabelle Lillian Robinson – Buck
Isabelle Lillian Robinson – Buck, 98, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Vicki’s Home Health Care after a long illness. She was born in Cleveland, June 30, 1908. She was a former resident of Oberlin and former member of the First Church of Oberlin and Eastern Star. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and [...]
George Howard Clark
George Howard Clark, 88, of Ervin Rd., Morganton, NC died Friday, May 25, 2007 at Burke Hospice Palliative Care Center following a period of declining health. Born in Argyle, Manitoba, Canada on December 18, 1918, he was the son of the late Frederick Cyrus Clark and Caroline "Carrie" Stumbles Clark. He was the youngest of [...]
Victor A. Hudak
Victor A. Hudak, 50, of Wheeling, WV and formerly of Mansfield, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia. Victor was born May 12, 1957 in Elyria to Betty M. (Herman) and Victor Michael Hudak. He was a 1975 graduate of Midview High School in Grafton and attended culinary arts school. Since [...]
Lutellis Kilgore
Lutellis Kilgore Lutellis "Shag" Kilgore, 81, of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2007 at the Summerfield Manor Nursing Home. He was formerly of Elyria. Mr. Kilgore was a retired crane operator for Stanadyne (Moen) Inc. for 37 years, a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, and had studied with the Jehovah’s Witness. [...]
William Leon McKim
William Leon McKim, 82, of Valley City, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 29, 2007. He was born on August 20, 1924 in Piney Fork, to Chester and Cora McKim. Bill has resided in Medina County for 58 years. He was a member of York United Methodist Church, where he has [...]
Shari Lynne Pais
Shari Lynne Pais, 46, of Huron, passed away Monday May 28, 2007 at the Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky after being diagnosed with cancer three weeks ago. She was born on November 1, 1960 in Elyria, and has lived in Berlin Township since 2001, having moved here from Grafton. She was a 1979 graduate [...]
Fabulous Fenway finale
indians 8, red sox 4 HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) – Even the most selective team in the league couldn’t coax a walk out of Paul Byrd. Putting his pitches where he wanted, Byrd extended his walkless streak to 43 innings and threw first-pitch strikes to 25 of 27 hitters as the Cleveland [...]
Talented trio
Unheralded outfielders a key to Pioneers’ drive for state glory In descending chronological order, they’re a senior, junior and sophomore, and you don’t hear much about them. They’re not like Megan Bashak and Tess Sito, Elyria’s top two pitchers who go around hurling perfect games and no-hitters all the time. Bashak and Sito are first-team [...]
Trademarks are sign of times in sporting world
Here’s the epitome of arrogance and greed. The NFL actually attempted to trademark the phrase, “The Big Game,” by filing an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. America is logo, slogan and trademark crazy. Someday you won’t be able to utter a cliché without infringing on somebody’s property and “Big Game” already was [...]
Cavs bring different Game 5 approach
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — So many things are the same as they were a year ago, but there are also some differences as the Cavaliers prepare to meet the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals tonight at 8 o’clock at The Palace of Auburn Hills. A year ago, the Cavaliers were [...]
Paying Respect
Slain officer remembered AVON — A steady line of friends, family and colleagues funneled into the doors of the Misencik Funeral Home in Avon on Wednesday to pay their respects to Cleveland Heights Police Officer Jason West. West, 31, grew up in Avon and graduated from Avon High School in 1994. He had worked for [...]
Carney’s campaign war chest had more sizzle than steak
SHEFFIELD TWP. — County Engineer Ken Carney has long been known as a fundraising powerhouse with a campaign war chest large enough to fend off even a well-funded challenger, but that reputation might have been exaggerated. In Carney’s most recent campaign finance report, filed in January, he lists Carney for Engineer as having $78,072 on [...]
New president brings business background to Lake Ridge Academy
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Carol L. Klimas, executive vice president and head of KeyCorp’s Wealth Management Segment, has been named president of Lake Ridge Academy, the school’s board of directors announced Wednesday. Klimas succeeds Debbie Cook, who resigned earlier this year to accept a similar position on the East Coast. Klimas’ appointment, effective July 1, represents [...]
‘Bewus-whatever’ helps to topple Avon boy at national spelling bee
WASHINGTON — A written spelling test that Mike Fumic described as “brutal” proved to be the downfall for his son, Jake, in Wednesday’s preliminary round at the Scripps National Spelling Bee . “He was pretty disappointed; he took it pretty hard,” Mike Fumic said of his 13-year-old son, a student at Avon Middle School. “Jake [...]
Back where he broke in
Chad Szeliga, Elyria High class of 1996, started out in the high school marching band. Now he’s on the road drumming with the rock band Breaking Benjamin. In town for a tour stop, he took the time to go Back where he broke in ELYRIA — Derek Faraji’s eyes grew wide, he spoke rapidly, and [...]
Delay in death report lands charges
With nephew dead, couple allegedly waited before calling police to their home LORAIN — A Lorain couple waited several hours before notifying anyone that their nephew had died in their home from an apparent drug overdose, police say. Traci and John Moore, of the 1600 block of New Hampshire Ave., were arrested Friday, three days [...]
Elyria would cash in on late court
New municipal court currently off schedule; fines loom for builder ELYRIA — Delays in the construction of the new $10.4-million Elyria Municipal Court building, along with a settlement from a lawsuit over construction problems at the new City Hall building, will bring some extra money to the city. Mayor Bill Grace said Wednesday that delays [...]
Busing extends Safety Town access
Children without transportation get chance to attend summer program ELYRIA — A new addition to the Elyria Police Department’s Safety Town program aims to make certain that every youngster in the city has a chance to attend. Officer Wandra A. Ward, director of Safety Town, said the program has been largely unattended by children from [...]
Tortilla lovers unite: Battle of burritos
Bette Pearce and Shawn Foucher The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — Elyria to the food industry: Hold the barbecue beef, bring on the black beans. Chipotle Mexican Grill — that bastion of burritos and fortress of fajitas — is looking to locate in the Midway Mall area this year, according to Elyria Mayor Bill Grace. The announcement [...]