Archive for June 8th, 2007
Clearview seniors keep stiff upper lip
SHEFFIELD TWP. — The 120 Clearview High School grads are as hardboiled as they come, with a school motto that reads: “Life’s tough, get a helmet.” The class song is “Good Riddance” by Green Day. Despite how tough life may have been during the seniors’ four-year high school tenure, they were all smiles taking the [...]
Lorain cuts 246 teachers from district
Unexpected $4.75 million shortfall leads to staff dismissals; more are expected LORAIN — The Lorain school district is eliminating 246 of the district’s 714 teachers. And the job cuts won’t end with those announced Thursday — the district still plans to make additional cuts to administrative and support personnel in the next few days. The [...]
Church clusters see changes ahead
Cleveland diocese plan will result in closures and mergers, but area parishes focus on faith ELYRIA — Twenty-two years ago, Father Frank Kosem walked into St. Jude Church to a congregation of about 1,500 families. He knew things could change and, by 2000, they did. The parish size peaked to a bustling 2,300 families. But [...]
State test dashes some seniors’ hopes
A Vermilion High School senior needed to get just one more question correct on the science portion of the Ohio Graduation Test to collect her diploma. Superintendent Bruce Keller said all of the instructors at the school felt terrible for the girl. “She tried so hard, but she did not quite get her nose above [...]
Lorain looks into alleged harassment
Adam Wright and Brad Dicken The Chronicle-Telegram LORAIN — The city is investigating allegations that Deputy Safety Service Director Joe Arendt sexually harassed a fellow city worker. The investigation began this week after an attorney for Nadine Pena, a temporary employee working in the Community Development Department, made a public records request for both of [...]
School’s out … for some
ELYRIA — Thursday marked the end of the school year and start of summer vacation for students in Elyria City Schools.Well, for most students, that is. Students at Kindergarten Village, Crestwood Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, Oakwood Elementary School and Westwood Junior High had to return to the classrooms today because the schools were forced [...]
Strip club owners taking new law to ballot
Stephen Majors The Associated Press COLUMBUS — Strip-club owners and dancers will try to give voters a chance to overturn a law that forbids touching strippers and halts nude dancing after midnight, groups representing both said Thursday. The opponents are beginning to collect the signatures needed to put the issue on Ohio’s November ballot. By [...]
Volleyball matches set for spike in volunteers
LORAIN — When Leon Mason was named director of South Lorain’s Lincoln Community Center last month, he knew he’d have to develop creative ways to keep kids off the streets. Now his creativity may spruce up local parks. Mason plans on setting up open-gym volleyball and basketball games a few times a week so children [...]
Y wants help to replace closed facilities
ELYRIA — More than a year after YMCAs in Lorain and Elyria locked their doors without notice, the YMCA of Greater Cleveland is asking county residents to help it raise money to build two new facilities. Glenn Haley, president of the YMCA of Greater Cleveland, told the county commissioners Thursday that the organization has a [...]
A dud of a Debut: spurs 85, cavaliers 76
LeBron held to 14 points, gets little help in ugly opener SAN ANTONIO — It could be argued that the Cavaliers still haven’t played their first game in the NBA Finals. After waiting 37 years to advance to its first championship series, Cleveland barely showed up Thursday in Game 1 at the AT&T Center, falling [...]
Resilient Cavs must make some big changes
Terry Pluto Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Too much Tony Parker. Too much Tim Duncan. Not enough LeBron James. The defense also rested way too soon. For the Cavaliers, it was welcome to the NBA Finals. Final score: Spurs 85, Cavaliers 76 in the opener of the best-of-seven series Thursday night at the AT&T Center. [...]
Opportunistic vendors take their shot in cavs-crazy communities
Traveling businesses set up shop, and want their stuff to turn over NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Jimmy Devine has been to the locales of more NBA championships than Michael Jordan, but he doesn’t have a clue what it takes to win one. All the 49-year-old from Tennessee knows is that hometown fans go crazy for their [...]
Fausto does it again
Young righty delivers gem, gets 7th win CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona may never go back to Buffalo. Not to pitch, not to visit, not for anything. With performances like Thursday’s and barring any physical mishaps, it’s all but certain Carmona will finish the season in the Indians’ rotation — and out of the minor leagues. [...]
Indians say Beau – Tribe Notes
CLEVELAND — Most draft experts had the Indians considering taking Beau Mills with their first-round (13th overall) draft choice Thursday if the infielder, who was projected to go within the top 10, fell that far. He did and they did. Though there was strong speculation the Indians would take a high school pitcher with their [...]
Russell Forsythe Cahill
Russell Forsythe Cahill of Elyria, 80, died at the Hospice of St. Joseph in Lorain on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, following a short battle with kidney cancer. He was born February 27, 1927 in Peabody, MA to the late William and Frances Cahill. He graduated Ridgewood High School (New Jersey) in 1944, served as a [...]
Richard Alan Kaiser
Richard Alan Kaiser, 59, of Vermilion, died Friday, June 1, 2007 at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a long illness. Born March 5, 1948 in Amherst, he had lived in Amherst, Elyria, Lorain, Kansas City and Vermilion. A graduate of Amherst Marion L. Steele High School, he earned his bachelor of arts in social [...]
Edward J. Landin
Edward J. Landin, 64, of Oberlin, passed away early Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center after a four year battle with cancer, and recently suffering from a major heart attack. Mr. Landin retired from General Motors after 34 years of service. He served in the US Army, and was a 32nd Degree [...]
Margaret Nikolic
Margaret Nikolic, 74, of Lorain, died Thursday, June 7, 2007 in New Life Hospice Center of Saint Joseph, Lorain following a brief illness. Further arrangements will be announced by the Richard J. Reidy Funeral Home, 1783 East 31st Street, South Lorain.