Archive for June 12th, 2007
Online memoriam for Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes
Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes, 20, of Lorain, was killed by a roadside bomb while riding as a passenger in a lead convoy vehicle Sunday in Iraq. Barnes graduated from Admiral King High School in 2004, and was an Eagle Scout. He enlisted in the Air Force in 2005, and had already served one tour [...]
Needed: Effort, wins
Cavs hoping home crowd provides spark CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers did it once, but no NBA team has ever done it twice in the same postseason. Cleveland earned its first trip to the NBA Finals by winning four straight games after being down 2-0 to the Detroit Pistons, but now finds itself down by the [...]
Pitching falters early, late
mariners 8, indians 7 Indians fight back from 7-0 deficit, still fall CLEVELAND — In an ironic scene early Monday night at Jacobs Field, a flock of birds flew around the outfield while Indians pitcher Paul Byrd was on the mound. Unfortunately for Byrd and the Indians, so did baseballs. With Byrd offering up his [...]
Cardinals make ex-Comet star’s dream a reality
Antone DeJesus knew the telephone would ring. The standout center fielder from the University of Kentucky had spoken with enough scouts and baseball draft experts that expressed interest in his abilities. But no matter how confident DeJesus was that he would inevitably be picked somewhere in last week’s Major League Baseball amateur draft, the call [...]
McGuire leaving Elyria High
Lifelong Elyrian and EC grad approved as new Solon AD For the last 31 years, Mark McGuire has needed to drive all of one mile to reach his place of work. That’s about to change. After spending his life as a student and professional in the city of Elyria, McGuire will be moving on after [...]
Sowers replacement to be chosen soon – Tribe Notes
CLEVELAND — The Indians still aren’t saying who will take the place of demoted pitcher Jeremy Sowers, who was scheduled to start Thursday in the series finale against Florida before being optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. “We’ve got a pretty good idea but we’re going to keep it under our hat, because we’re not 100 percent [...]
Roger L. Garton
Roger L. Garton, 53, of Wakeman, died suddenly at his home Sunday, June 10, 2007. He was born on April 28, 1954 in New London, and has lived in the area his whole life. He was a 1973 graduate of Western Reserve High School and has worked at Certainteed in Milan for 33 years. He [...]
Bonita J. Husk
Bonita J. "Bonnie" Husk (nee Walker), 66, of Grafton, died Saturday at the Cleveland Clinic following a illness. She was born June 12, 1940 in Elyria and was a lifelong Grafton resident. Mrs. Husk was a 1959 Midview High School graduate, and was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Grafton. [...]
Julia E. Kish
Julia E. Kish (nee Moger), 93, of Lorain, died Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Community Health Partners Hospital & Surgical Center following an extended illness. Julia was born in Castalia on July 18, 1913, and had been a long time resident of Lorain. She was employed as a ticket seller at the former Crystal Beach [...]
Anthony Piwinski
Anthony T. Piwinski, 87, of Amherst, passed away Monday, June 11, 2007, at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin following a six-month illness. He was born June 12, 1919 in Cleveland. Anthony has been a lifetime resident of Henrietta Township. Anthony served in the U.S. Army in World War II serving in the Normandy Invasion, D-Day, [...]
Mary Alice Reed
Mary Alice Reed (nee Walker), 88, of Lorain, died Friday, June 8, 2007 in Lorain Community Health Partners, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Ripley, TN on February 23, 1919. She moved to Lorain in 1942 and lived here for the remaining years of her life. Mrs. Reed was a member of Mt. [...]
Kenneth A. Roberts
Kenneth A. Roberts, 56, of Ft. Myers, Florida, died May 26, 2007 after a short illness at Hope Hospice South in Ft. Myers. Born November 4, 1950, he graduated from Oberlin High School in the class of 1970. He worked 20 years in the Lorain County area, delivering milk for Parson"s Dairy and Smith Dairy. [...]
John D. Rogers
John D. ‘Papa John’ Rogers, 58, of Elyria, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon, following a long illness. He was born January 31, 1949 in Washington, PA. He had resided in Elyria since 1969, having moved from North Ridgeville. He was a decorated U.S. Army Veteran, having received the Vietnam [...]
Violet S. Smith
Violet Sophie Smith (nee Toma), 91, of Lorain, died Sunday, June 10, 2007, following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 15, 1916 in Lorain and remained a life-long resident of the city. Mrs. Smith graduated from Lorain High School as a member of the class of 1934 where she was active in the [...]
Clifford E. Wilhelm
Clifford E. "Tug" Wilhelm, 82, of Monroeville died Saturday, June 9, 2007 in the Fisher Titus Medical Center, Norwalk. He was born March 9, 1925 in Monroeville, where he was a life long resident. Tug was a farmer and a life member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Monroeville. He married Margaret Elmlinger on August 16, [...]
Airport’s books can’t be audited, state says
ELYRIA — The state can’t audit the Lorain County Regional Airport’s financial books for 2006 because of problems with how the county sent in its annual financial report. The Ohio Auditor’s Office sent a letter to the county on June 6 ordering the county to revise the airport’s financial records so they can be audited. [...]
Lawyers get nudge to help Legal Aid
ELYRIA — The Legal Aid Society of Greater Cleveland can’t help all of the low-income clients from Lorain County that come through its doors, so the group is turning to local attorneys for help. To the rescue comes the Lorain County Bar Association, which is trying to recruit attorneys to help take on a few [...]
Health officials testing the waters
The Ohio Department of Health began testing the water at Lakeview and Century parks Monday to determine whether E. coli levels were high. Results are expected to be available this afternoon, said Steve Binns, administrator of public programs for the Ohio Department of Health. “You have to remember that this is raw, untreated water, not [...]
Grandmother raises money for Marines
Linda Gatton knows as well as anyone that when times get tough, it takes more than a yellow ribbon bumper sticker to support the troops in Iraq. Sometimes green is better than yellow. Her grandson, Pfc. Robert Cook, of Grafton, is serving his second tour of duty as the member of a security company in [...]
First step taken in land swap
AVON LAKE — City Council approved the first of three readings for a land swap with Reliant Energy on Monday night, further cementing the energy plant’s future in Avon Lake while providing improvements at Miller Road Park. Reliant agreed to exchange two acres of land it owned west of the park for two acres of [...]
Crash knocks out traffic lights
AMHERST TWP. — Hours after a motorist careened into a traffic control box at state Route 2 and Middle Ridge Road, Lorain police auxiliary officers still were at the intersection directing traffic. The Monday afternoon collision knocked out the traffic light and sent one man to the hospital. The Elyria post of the Ohio Highway [...]
Outcry over teacher cuts
Parents, teachers lash out at Lorain school board meeting LORAIN — About 500 people packed the Frank Jacinto Elementary School gymnasium to give the Lorain school board a piece of their mind. One by the one, parents, teachers, support staff and students came to the microphone, some angry and demanding that all of the board [...]
Johnson Controls, 150 jobs to leave Oberlin
OBERLIN — Johnson Controls, one of the city’s biggest employers, is pulling out of Oberlin along with 150 good jobs. The company, which manufactures seats for Ford Econoline vans, is shutting down on Aug. 3, according to spokeswoman Debra Lacey. “The change is due to loss of business at the plant,” Lacey said. Ford Motor [...]
Lorain loses another soldier
LORAIN — For the second time in 10 days, Lorain has lost another son to war. Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes, 20, of Lorain, died Sunday while on duty in Iraq. Barnes graduated from Admiral King High School in 2004 and enlisted in the Air Force the following year. He wanted to build a career [...]
Blog chronicles man’s depression before fire
Wayne Baker Special to The Chronicle VERMILION — An entry added to Adam Kurczi’s blog on Friday — the day before he lit himself on fire after a futile attempt to visit his ex-wife —included an entry about her. “I will love her with all my heart until my last breath on this earth,” he [...]