Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for June 23rd, 2007
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Mail call, with answers by Dr. Demento … Seeing as Kobe Bryant wants out of L.A., what are the chances he’ll be traded to the Cavaliers? — Steve D., Vermilion. A — Oh, yeah … That’s just what the Cavaliers need — a lab experiment. Would be like adding [...]
Old reliable fastest again
Bourdais takes provisional pole
CLEVELAND — The Champ Car drivers have changed from their familiar Lola chassis to the new DP-01. They will begin the Grand Prix of Cleveland with a standing start — a first here and a practice that will be used in the remaining series races. But [...]
Shooter at top of wish list
Guards will get most of attention in free agency
The Cavaliers will take their best shot at finding a shooter or two when the NBA free-agent bidding period begins July 1. If that person can also play some point guard, general manager Danny Ferry will be even quicker to open the checkbook of [...]
Candidate: U.S. Rep. Kucinich too busy running for president
Journalist plans bid for House seat in 2008
The mother of a fallen soldier with ties to Lorain County plans to run against U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Cleveland, in the May 2008 primary. Rosemary Palmer, 59, a former copy editor for The Chronicle-Telegram, said Kucinich “is so busy running for president, he [...]
Quarterback duel
Avon Lake has Brady Quinn, Avon has Charlie Frye
AVON LAKE — The future of the Cleveland Browns dwells in the cities of Avon and Avon Lake. Brady Quinn, the recently drafted quarterback out of Notre Dame, officially made Avon Lake his home after purchasing a Britannia Estates property on June 15. [...]
Have you driven a Model A Ford lately?
80-year-old gets a dream ride
ELYRIA — Rodney Lind turned 80 on Friday, and it ended up being a pretty special day: He got to indulge in a longtime dream of taking another ride in a Model A Ford. “I couldn’t have been anymore surprised,” Lind said from the window of the [...]
Off the Beat 06/23/07
Buddying up to Coach? When Al “Bubba” Baker was asked why Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Brady Quinn and Charlie Frye chose Avon Lake and Avon as their homes, respectively, the former Cleveland Browns player and owner of Bubba’s-Q World Famous B-B-Q and Catering in Avon didn’t hesitate to put in a plug for his restaurant. [...]
Lorain teen's body found in lake
Undercurrents claim boy, 15, as summer’s first lake fatality
LORAIN — The frantic search for a 15-year-old boy lost in Lake Erie after swimming with friends turned tragic hours into the second day of the search. Shortly after 11:30 a.m. Friday, family members watched as the Lorain Police Department’s dive [...]
‘We just wanted to have some fun’
Friends, family recall ‘Kiki,’ events leading to drowning
LORAIN — Christopher “Kiki” Pacheco wasn’t afraid of anything. The 15-year-old, who had just finished the eighth grade at Clearview’s Durling Middle School, loved life and was fearless about embracing it, his family said. “He woke up each day knowing the day [...]
Vietnam memorial to be dedicated today
AMHERST — For years, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee has been trying to raise money to honor the 98 Lorain County residents who died in the Vietnam War. Today, the memorial its members worked so hard to build will be unveiled in Amherst. “It will be a day of [...]