Archive for June 9th, 2007
Any taming this wild animal?
No sooner had the Cavaliers dispensed with, er … make that totally whipped … the Pistons in Game 6 when the topic at the TNT analysts desk turned to the San Antonio Spurs and the upcoming championship series. The analysts were each asked to make a prediction. The question had barely escaped the host’s lips [...]
Another day at the zoo
LeBron, Cavs hoping to cage Spurs Rick Noland The Chronicle-Telegram SAN ANTONIO — The NBA Finals are a zoo. Just ask Cavaliers star LeBron James and San Antonio veteran Robert Horry. “This is a different beast we’re going against,” James said Friday at the AT&T Center, one day after Cleveland lost 85-76 to the three-time [...]
Were Lorain teachers ‘bamboozled?’
Teachers union says district could have prevented overstaffing, wasn’t hampered by contract; superintendent says otherwise Adam Wright and Joe Medici The Chronicle-Telegram LORAIN — The school district, not the teachers, are to blame for the overstaffing that led Lorain schools to fire more than a third of its teaching staff this week, according to the [...]
It’s a berry, berry fine time.
Strawberry patches ready to be picked all around the area Strawberry pie. Strawberry jam. Strawberry shortcake. It’s definitely strawberry pickin’ time in Lorain County. And that could not be truer for Melissa Grignon and her two children, Caleb and Julia, of North Ridgeville, who could not wait to fill their buckets with strawberries at the [...]
Crash kills Elyria woman
Husband steps outside club, sees accident scene CARLISLE TWP. — What was supposed to be a night of live music and fun at a veterans club ended tragically when an Elyria man walked outside to see his wife’s crumpled motorcycle lying next to the road. Troopers told Gerald Uehlein that his wife of nearly 29 [...]
She’s jailed again
Paris Hilton checks back into the gray-bar hotel Linda Deutsch The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — She was taken handcuffed and crying from her home. She was escorted into court disheveled, without makeup, hair askew and face red with tears. Crying out for her mother when she was ordered back to jail, Paris Hilton’s cool, [...]
Elyria Schools not immune to cuts, mostly through attrition
ELYRIA — Declining enrollment rates and overstaffing are not just a Lorain issue. Other districts, including Elyria, have been dealing with the same issues for years. “Elyria has been gradually eliminating, because of declining enrollment, positions mostly through attrition,” said Nancy Warzecha, president of the Elyria Education Association. “As teachers retire, their position may not [...]
LCCC plans culinary program
Site hasn’t been determined, but college intends to offer classes in fall 2008 ELYRIA — Lorain County Community College plans to begin offering a culinary arts program in fall 2008. Plans for a program have been in the works for more than a year. While the university hasn’t yet started recruiting faculty for the associate-degree [...]
Big Sister of the Year
Lorain volunteer earns national honor LORAIN — It’s hard for Crystal Rivera to believe that she probably saved Ariana Melendez’s life. When they first met, Ariana was barely maintaining a C average in elementary school and was getting into fights once a week. Just three years later, the 12-year-old girl is on the honor roll [...]
Oberlin manager finalists meet and greet public
City Council continues background investigation OBERLIN — City residents got a chance Friday night to meet the two finalists for the job of city manager and will get a second opportunity this morning. City Council wants to get input before it decides whom to hire for the position, which pays more than $85,000. Meanwhile, the [...]
Off the Beat 06/09/07
Don’t judge a city by its rating Local officials can get pretty glum when Cleveland Magazine releases its “Rating the Suburbs” edition, particularly if they don’t fare so well in the annual rankings. But Avon Lake Mayor Rob Berner was all smiles at his golf outing Friday, because Avon Lake ranked fourth out of 66 [...]
Mary Ellen Gonas
Mary Ellen "Babe" Gonas (nee Settlemire), 90, of Lorain, died Thursday June 7, 2007 at her home after a short illness. She was born April 16, 1917 in Lorain and had resided in Lorain most of her life. She had also lived in Pennsylvania. Mary Ellen worked for the Lorain Schools as a baker in [...]