Archive for June 29th, 2007
LaRuth Burke
LaRuth Burke (nee Johnson), 78, formerly of Sheffield Township, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at the home of her daughter, Scottie Smith in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, following a lingering illness. Scottie had been her caregiver for the past six months. She was born December 25, 1928, in Jackhorn, Kentucky, and resided there until moving [...]
Jayden L. Davidson
Jayden L. Davidson, 8 months old, of Lorain, passed away June 26, 2007, at his residence. He loved playing with his older brother and being with his family, he also enjoyed lots of attention. Survivors include his mother, Julie St. Clair of Lorain; father, Jason Davidson of Elyria; brother, Jordan Smitley of Lorain; also two [...]
Stanley J. Duposki
Stanley J. "Stan" Duposki, 54, of Ashland, died Wednesday, June 27th, 2007. He was born February 16, 1953, in Lodi to Rudolph and Sophia (Pileski) Duposki. Stanley grew up in the Litchfield area and lived many years in the New London and Nova areas. He worked for Modern Poured Walls in Wellington where he was [...]
Junior Gibson
Junior Lee Gibson, beloved husband and father, 72, and a resident of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at Community Health Partners in Lorain following an extended illness. He was born April 1, 1935 in Fenwick, West Virigina. He was raised in the Webster Springs area. At the age of 18, he moved to [...]
Christine Gunn
Christine "Grand-mama" Gunn, 90, of Oberlin, passed away Monday in the Allen Medical Center of Oberlin following a long illness. She was born in Okolona, Mississippi, coming to Oberlin 48 years ago in 1960. Mrs. Gunn was a home maker and was also a cook. A member of Clark Missionary Baptist Church in Mississippi, Mrs. [...]
Ruby Viola Owens
Ruby Viola Owens, nee Franklin, 87, of Lorain, died Tuesday morning, June 26, 2007 at Lorain Community Health Partners. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Brown-Robinson Funeral Home.
Julia Papp
Julia Papp, (nee Gergely), 86, of Lorain, died on Thursday, June 28, 2007, at Five Star Group Home, Avon Lake, following a short illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain.
Judith A. Workman
Judith A. Workman, 78, of Norwalk, died Thursday morning June 28, 2007, in Fisher Titus Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born March 24, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Wilbur E. Glass and Margaret M. McMorrow. She came to this area from Elyria in 1978. She attended Mt. Carmel Nursing School [...]
Cavs don’t get pick
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers did not acquire a pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on Thursday night, but they’ll be back in action Sunday when teams are allowed to begin negotiating with free agents. The Cavaliers have two restricted free agents of their own they want to keep in Anderson Varejao and [...]
Ohio State’s Oden taken with 1st pick
Brian Mahoney The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Portland Trail Blazers got Greg Oden and felt like they won a championship. The Seattle SuperSonics settled for Kevin Durant, thrilling fans disappointed by the trade of All-Star Ray Allen to Boston. The Trail Blazers ended months of debate Thursday night when they chose Oden over [...]
Michaels gets A’s for effort: Indians 4, A’s 3
CLEVELAND — Patience and power. They are two elements not normally associated with Jason Michaels. But for one key inning Thursday, they came together with remarkable results. Michaels smoked a prodigious three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning off Oakland Athletics reliever Ron Flores to lead the Indians to a 4-3 victory [...]
Stanford earns a save of sorts : Tribe Notes
Long-relief stint preserves ’pen CLEVELAND — It’s the least glamorous job on a pitching staff. But when the early innings go awry, a long reliever suddenly becomes a vital piece of the bigger picture. When Jason Stanford stepped onto the pitching rubber Wednesday against the Oakland A’s, there were runners on second and third, with [...]
Fans to see history
Local race fans traveling to Norwalk this weekend will get to witness a historic event. No, not the NHRA making its inaugural stop at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park — although that’s the top reason many will make the trek west. Fans will get to see one of the 17 events that lead up to [...]
Prayers for peace
Clergy urge end to violence at vigil for murdered pizzeria owner LORAIN — Twenty people with bowed heads stood silently in front of Granny D’s Pizza on Thursday — with some glancing up briefly for a quick glimpse of the pictures of David Kowalczyk pasted to the front of the building. The East Erie Avenue [...]
LCCC freezes tuition
ELYRIA — Lorain County Community College officials on Thursday approved a two-year tuition freeze at the school, largely a result of Gov. Ted Strickland’s commitment to bolstering funds for higher education, LCCC President Roy Church said. The college’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the tuition freeze, locking in the current rate — about $2,200 a [...]
Air traffic controllers chafe against dress code
a CLEVELAND — Air traffic controllers locked in a staffing dispute with the government are upset over a dress code and have shown their displeasure with high-flying fashion, with some men protesting by wearing women’s clothing. On a few occasions over the past year, male controllers have worn dresses to work, according to the controllers’ [...]
It’s still packed, but jail gets state’s OK
ELYRIA — The county jail passed its annual state inspection Thursday, despite the fact that the facility continues to be overcrowded. The overcrowding was the only problem raised by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction inspector who toured the jail Thursday, Sgt. Bob Tomusko said. The jail is supposed to house a maximum of [...]
‘I’m heartbroken’
Mother says she’s grief stricken, denies harming her children: ‘I love my kids’ LORAIN — The St. Clair family knows this much: Justice and grief will dictate their own roads in the days ahead. On Thursday — days after the murder of her 8-month-old son — Julie St. Clair, 20, would talk only about the [...]
Suspect has day in court – on theft charge
LORAIN — The primary suspect in the death of 8-month-old Jayden Davidson has not been charged in connection with the infant’s death but pleaded not guilty to an unrelated theft charge Thursday in Lorain Municipal Court. Police are still looking into what role Kevin Kimbrough, 24, may have played in Jayden’s death Tuesday but used [...]
More cuts in Lorain
School board delays plan to lay off 101 more employees LORAIN — The Lorain school board delayed laying off another 101 employees — 75 more than previously announced — Thursday. The cuts — 26 of which were previously announced — are still planned, but the board didn’t say why it put off the action. Instead, [...]
This time, no Taser involved
Sheffield Lake woman faces two drunken driving charges SHEFFIELD — Kristina Fretter escaped a drunken driving charge in March when she agreed not to sue after a police officer Tasered her while she was handcuffed. But she won’t have the same out with her two recent arrests. In a little more than a month, Fretter [...]
Townships: Commissioners should pay for more patrols
ELYRIA — More than 100 township trustees and residents attended the county commissioners’ meeting Thursday to express concern over the level of sheriff’s patrols in their communities. One by one, trustees tried to persuade the commissioners to give the Sheriff’s Office the $150,000 it needs to beef up its township patrols despite the county’s looming [...]
Toddler survives fall from window
ELYRIA — Crystal Bullocks said one minute she was picking up toys and getting her children ready for bed, and the next she was hovering over her 3-year-old son praying he would be OK. Bullocks said that in less time than it took for her to walk down a flight of stairs, her middle child [...]