Archive for July 14th, 2007
2nd verse, same as 1st: Indians 5, Royals 4
Indians start 2nd half with winning rally in 9th CLEVELAND — It didn’t take long for the rally pie to make an appearance in the second half. The Indians’ symbol of success carried by veteran Trot Nixon for much of the first half of the season found Ryan Garko’s face Friday night after Garko’s single [...]
Fultz stuck on DL: Tribes Notes
CLEVELAND — The Indians planned on activating reliever Aaron Fultz after the All-Star break but that was scrapped Friday, with the team feeling the left-hander wasn’t ready. Fultz, on the disabled list with a strained muscle in his rib cage, pitched a simulated game Thursday and the decision to leave him on the injured list [...]
Beckham next step in growth of U.S. soccer
Nancy Armour The Associated Press It’s safe to say no athlete, no matter how famous, has ever gotten a welcome quite like David Beckham. Hundreds of fans at the airport, and thousands more at the stadium — decked out in his brand-new jersey, of course. His every word, smile and wave during his introduction carried [...]
OSU’s Gee plans ‘zero tolerance’
Andrew Welsh-Huggins The Associated Press COLUMBUS — The new president at Ohio State University, the nation’s largest, says college athletics must be fixed at the national level and he will have “zero tolerance” for player misbehavior at Ohio State. Gordon Gee disbanded the athletics department at Vanderbilt University because he felt sports had become too [...]
Walk in the park
Opportunistic North wins district ELYRIA — Elyria North Little League had just seven hits but was the recipient of 18 walks and took advantage of other miscues to come away with a 15-5 mercy-rule victory over Elyria East to win the District 3 Juniors All-Stars (ages 13-14) championship at North Park on Friday. North advances [...]
Developer eyes farm in Oberlin
Proposal includes 400 housing units; woods would remain undeveloped OBERLIN — A Sandusky developer wants to build 400 housing units on the 126-acre Gott farm north of Wal-Mart and is willing to preserve 33 acres of woods as part of the deal. The total investment could be $60 million to $70 million, said Paul Bouman, [...]
Jailhouse Joker
Mark Lundholm used to be like many of the inmates at Lorain County Jail. Now he just makes them laugh. ELYRIA — About two decades ago, California native Mark Lundholm would have been sitting in this seat for a very different reason. On this day, however, Lundholm, 48, had reason to smile. He’d come a [...]
VFW member smoking mad
Veteran says he was barred from club after filing complaint ELYRIA — A Korean War veteran said he has been barred from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1079 on South Abbe Road after complaining to the state health department last month that the club was allowing its members to smoke in the building. Richard Bungard, [...]
Study: Most kids get a lift to class
Less than half of students who live close to school walk or ride a bike to get there Mike Stobbe The Associated Press ATLANTA — Fewer than half of American children who live close to school regularly walk or ride a bike to classes, according to a new study that highlights a dramatic shift toward [...]
Candidate takes a peek at trash plan
Potential successor to Foltin meets with Allied Waste to discuss ‘pay-as-you-throw’ NEW RUSSIA TWP. — Would-be Lorain Mayor John Romoser may have the power to stop a countywide “pay-as-you-throw” trash program if his fellow Republicans name him to replace outgoing Mayor Craig Foltin next month. But he’s not sure if he’s going to veto the [...]
Calender Gals (with a cause)
ELYRIA — A group of local women made a risque turn of the cheek to raise money at this year’s Elyria Relay for Life. The group, from St. John’s United Church of Christ in South Amherst, risked a major sunburn earlier this year to create a provocative calendar to help raise money and awareness for [...]
Lorain police seek attack leads
Lisa Roberson and Ben Norris The Chronicle-Telegram LORAIN — Police are investigating whether five attacks that took place over the course of three days were committed by the same group of men. Sgt. Mark Carpentiere said there is no way of knowing for sure if the incidents are connected, but officers are exploring that possibility. [...]
Sutton to probe attorney firings
Rep. will join House Judiciary Committee U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Copley, will soon be joining the fight between Congress and the White House over the controversial firings of eight U.S. attorneys last year. Sutton has been named to the powerful House Judiciary Committee, which has been conducting the investigation into whether the prosecutors were fired [...]
Off the Beat 07/14/07
Sex tape simply stashed A sex videotape that attorneys appealing a sexual harassment lawsuit couldn’t find turned out to be exactly where the judge who heard the original case said it should be — in his office. Attorneys appealing the loss by three former female employees at Spitzer Auto World in a jury trial last [...]
Kenneth L. Ahr
Kenneth L. Ahr, 59, a resident of Amherst, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at his home following a lengthily illness. He was born in Buffalo, NY on April 1, 1948. He was a 1967 graduate of Marion L. Steele High School. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict and was awarded the [...]
Evelyn M. Barnhart
Evelyn M. Barnhart (nee Rahl), 84, of Amherst Township, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at the New Life Hospice Center of Saint Joseph following an extended illness. Mrs. Barnhart was born in Amherst, on March 5, 1923 and had been a resident of Lorain County for her entire life. A graduate of Lorain High School, [...]
Irma A. Dyer
Irma A. Dyer (nee Shore), 96, of Elyria, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Life Care Center of Elyria following a long illness. She was born March 10, 1911 in Cleveland and lived in Elyria for most of her life. Mrs. Dyer worked as a inspector at the former Bendix-Westinghouse Co. in Elyria for 30 [...]
Agnes Gallardo
Agnes Gallardo (nee Olenik), 85, of Elyria, died Friday, July 13, 2007 at her home following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria.
William Earl Jones
William Earl Jones, 82, of Lorain, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 in Livorno, Italy while on vacation. He was born December 9, 1924 in Dover. Further arrangements will be announced by Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South St., Vermilion, next week.
Esther R. Krok
Esther R. Krok (nee Schmidkons), 83, of Elyria, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born in Elyria, November 28, 1923, and had been a lifelong resident of Lorain County. Mrs. Krok was a graduate of Elyria High School and the Elyria Business College. She was [...]
Michael F. Krupar
Michael F. Krupar, 88, of Elyria, died Friday, July 13, 2007 at his home following a brief illness. He was born February 6, 1919 in Dunlo, PA and had been an Elyria resident for most of his life. Mr. Krupar was a WW II U.S. Navy veteran. He was a tool and die maker for [...]
Police Blotter – 07/14/07
Elyria police Thursday, July 12 9:25 a.m. — 200 block New York Ave., Heather Stanaszek, 19, Elyria, served failure to appear warrant from Sheffield. 11:30 a.m. — 1800 block Middle Ave., Lashonda Clark, 24, Elyria, obstructing official business. 4:03 p.m. — 1000 block West River Road N. 16-year-old female charged with domestic violence. 7 p.m. [...]