Archive for July 12th, 2007
Only the strong survive
Surprise contenders, chase at records highlight second half Jay Cohen The Associated Press Barry Bonds likely will take down the Hammer’s home run record soon. The fates of the surprising Milwaukee Brewers, the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees are far murkier. With baseball still buzzing about Ichiro Suzuki’s sprint [...]
Positive sign
Hafner, Tribe agree to four-year, $57 million deal CLEVELAND — The Indians will begin the second half on a positive note without even playing a game. Cleveland is expected to announce the signing of Travis Hafner to a long-term contract extension today, a day before the Indians open the second half of the season in [...]
Tribe has look of a playoff power
Terry Pluto Associated Press The Indians score a ton of runs, hit more home runs than any other American League team, draw lots of walks and close out games. They haven’t lost more than three games in a row this season. Take a bow for that, C.C. Sabathia, Fausto Carmona and Joe Borowski. Yes, Joe [...]
LeBron sings, dances and wins
Beth Harris The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — LaDainian Tomlinson won four trophies at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, including male athlete of the year for his record-setting season with the San Diego Chargers. Tomlinson defeated LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and Tiger Woods [...]
Oberlin may choose between levies or tax hike
OBERLIN — Voters might get the opportunity to eliminate two property tax levies for the Oberlin Schools if they agree to pay a higher income tax in November, school officials said. The whole idea is to make the taxes more equitable and to allow property taxes to drop, Superintendent Geoffrey Andrews said Tuesday. “Poor people [...]
Are you safe? Inspection law hasn’t been enforced
LORAIN — Since 1997, Building Department officials have sent thousands of notices to landlords warning them to either comply with a rental inspection or face fines and possible jail time. But until Monday, not a single case ever was referred to the city’s Law Department. “This is the first case I’ve received where we are [...]
Program would tighten rules for landlords
ELYRIA — City officials are taking a look at a program that will help keep track of landlords in the city and provide for more thorough checks of their property. “We are proposing a program for landlords to have to register their property with the city and to provide a contact phone number so that [...]
What tenants should know about their rentals
LORAIN — Thousands of renters in Lorain may be living in uncertified or unsafe houses and should know their rights when dealing with landlords. Renters should contact the building department if there any concerns over the safety of their residence, said Lorain Safety Service Director Mike Kobylka. Kobylka said the tenant has no financial obligation [...]
Lorain man pleads guilty to killing wife
Robert Thompson gets 24 years to life in plea deal ELYRIA — Robert Thompson Jr. will serve 24 years to life in prison for raping and killing his wife last August, but it’s not enough for the family of 40-year-old Wendy Thompson. “I believe he deserves way more than what he got,” said her sister, [...]
New words
Merriam-Webster’s dictionary is already a ginormous book, but thanks to a gaggle of new words, it’s getting even bigger. Adam Gorlick The Associated Press It was a ginormous year for the wordsmiths at Merriam-Webster. Along with embracing the adjective that combines “gigantic” and “enormous,” the dictionary publishers also got into Bollywood, sudoku and speed dating. [...]
JCPenney staying put
Employees told store in Elyria mall won’t close — at least until 2009 ELYRIA — It appears likely that JCPenney will stick around Elyria for at least a few more years. JCPenney employees were informed Tuesday by a district manager that the Elyria site wouldn’t be closing in the immediate future despite plans to open [...]
Beware, owners of ‘vicious’ dogs
Lorain dog warden to deliver about 70 registration notices LORAIN — Owners of vicious dogs, beware: The city is coming after you. Lorain Animal Control Officer Mike Mattei plans to hunt down the owners of dogs that have bitten people without provocation. Such dogs are labeled as “vicious,” according to state law. Mattei plans to [...]
Monroe P. Bond
Monroe P. Bond, Sr., 84, of Oberlin, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at New Life Hospice in Lorain. Arrangements will be announced by Brown-Robinson Funeral Home, Lorain.
Helen Dennis
Helen Dennis (nee Antus), 95, of Sheffield Township, charter member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and former Clearview Board of Education housekeeper, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at EMH Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Mrs. Dennis was born in Caldwell, on March 21, 1912 and had been a resident of Lorain [...]
Raymond Walter Donaldson
Raymond Walter Donaldson, 88, of Wellington, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria. He was born April 6, 1919, in Cleveland, son of the late Ellis and Oceana K. (Hitchcox) Donaldson. He attended schools in Cleveland and Bainbridge. Mr. Donaldson had lived in Wellington for the past 14 years. He was [...]
Florence R. Drennan
Florence R. Drennan, 89, of Lorain, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 in Hearthstone at Lorain following a short illness. She was born August 28, 1917 in Grafton, moving to Lorain in 1941. She was a devoted homemaker to her late husband, Harold, and to her five children. She was a member of the Catholic Church [...]
Ernestine J. Gondor-Yuhas
Ernestine J. Gondor-Yuhas (nee Kos), 90, of Lorain, died Monday, July 9, 2007 at Golden Acres Nursing Home, Amherst, following a lengthy illness. She was born January 12, 1917 in Lorain; living in Barberton for ten years and the Elyria area before returning to Lorain. She worked as a cook for Lorain Works U.S. Steel [...]
Violet Vivian Kovalsky
Violet Vivian Kovalsky (nee Vance), 66, of Westlake, died July 8, 2007, at her home. Proprietor for 37 years of Dairy Whip in Cleveland. Beloved wife of Joseph; devoted daughter of Carmella Vance; dear mother of Debbie Jerrome (Steve), Sheryl Donaldson (Rick), Kathy Kovalsky (Tim Stack) and Michael (Amy); loving grandmother of Jennifer King (Regan), [...]
Natashia S. Lowe
Natashia S. "Tasha" Lowe, 34, of Elyria passed away Monday, July 9, 2007, in the EMH Regional Medical Center following a long illness. She was a Life Long resident of Elyria, born July 22, 1972. A graduate of Elyria West High School class of 1990, she attended Lorain County Community College, where she majored in [...]
Lucy Spraggins
Lucy Spraggins (nee Mastin), 91, of Lorain, passed away Monday, July 9, 2007, at her residence following a short illness. Mrs. Spraggins was born September 3, 1915, in Huntsville, AL and had lived in the Lorain area since 1946. She was a founding member of New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church in Lorain, which was founded [...]
Allen John Williams
Allen John Williams, 72, of Lorain, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at his residence following a brief illness. Arrangements will be announced by Brown-Robinson Funeral Home, Lorain.
Mac Kenneth Young
Mac Kenneth "Big Mac" Young, 42, of Lorain passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007 in the Community Health Partners of Lorain following a short illness. A life long resident of Lorain, he graduated from Lorain High, Class of 1984, where he played football and wrestling. Mac was employed as a cook by trade with the [...]
Cops: Pizza man in on collar-bomb robbery
Dan Nephin The Associated Press ERIE, Pa. — A pizza delivery man robs a bank, takes off in his Geo Metro and is surrounded by police minutes later in a parking lot. A bomb is attached to a triple-banded metal collar locked around his neck; the handwritten instructions he was given say he can free [...]
Dog mauls Lorain boy
Eight-year-old in serious condition LORAIN — An 8-year-old Lorain boy is in serious condition at a Cleveland hospital after his arm was mauled by a pit bull Wednesday afternoon, Lorain’s animal control officer and emergency officials said. A police report on the incident was not available and Lorain police did not return calls seeking comment, [...]