Archive for July 22nd, 2007
Lorene Rone
Lorene Rone, 80, of Elyria, died July 19, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center. She was born May 31, 1927 in Harlan County, KY, and has been a long time Elyria resident. She and her husban d had owned and operated Ted rone Dry Cleaners in Grafton for many years. Lorene is survived by daughters, [...]
It’s Sergio’s to lose
Spaniard on cusp of first major win Doug Ferguson The Associated Press CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Sergio Garcia soaked up the scene on a soggy Saturday at the British Open, from his name atop the black-and-gold leaderboard behind the 18th green to an ovation so warm it gave him chills. It felt like a coronation at [...]
Time to give Dolans their due
This space has been a harsh critic of Indians owner Larry Dolan — aka Tightpockets, among other derogatory nicknames. After all, the man did promise to bring “multiple World Series championships to Cleveland” when he bought the team from Dick Jacobs, then slashed the payroll and didn’t bring any. But now Larry, whose legacy will [...]
Looking for relief relief – Tribe Notes
RANGERS 8, INDIANS 5 CLEVELAND — The internal search for late-inning bullpen assistance has drawn a blank thus far, which means if the Indians do get some relief help, it will most likely come at the trading deadline and from outside their organization. “We’re looking for people to step up,” said Cleveland manager Eric Wedge, [...]
Rule puts recruiting on recall
There’s a new deal in high school recruiting that will dramatically affect the way private schools, especially Catholic schools, recruit athletes. Actually, it affects the way all students are recruited, public and private. Earlier this year the Ohio High School Athletic Association adopted a rule stipulating that all recruiting must be done on school grounds, [...]
Hit for the underages
Young Jackson sparks Oberlin to Class D win EDINBURG — Kayla Jackson may be going into the eighth grade, but she’s hitting the ball as well as the high school seniors and juniors she’s playing with and against. The Oberlin slugger launched a walk-off triple to the fence in right field Saturday to send the [...]
These critters get around
Journey of stuffed animals teaches children about nation’s geography ELYRIA — Students in Kathleen Pero’s first- and second-grade summer class were gathered in a circle Friday, passing around Euros and German candy that Frog brought back from its adventure. Frog, 6-year-old Mya Kilgore’s tiny stuffed animal, is one of 14 critters that took a two-week [...]
Witnesses: Ambulance ran stop sign
Fatal collision with semi kills 5 PAULDING — An ambulance driver slowed down but failed to cautiously enter a rural intersection where the emergency vehicle struck a semitrailer and caused a fiery crash that killed the driver and four others, authorities said Saturday. The ambulance was headed to a hospital Friday night with two patients [...]
Scout saves grandmother
LANCASTER — A 10-year-old boy who had just completed first-aid training with the Boy Scouts put his skills to good use when his great-grandmother fell in her apartment and cut her head. Randy Monroe grabbed an ice pack, wrapped it in a towel and applied pressure to the 87-year-old woman’s wound. Leah Brown then instructed [...]
Toledo man survives shark bite in Hawaii
Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press HONOLULU — All the way back to shore after an 8-foot tiger shark chomped into his left leg, Harvey Miller thought he might die. “I just remember saying, ‘Oh God, not like this, no way,’ ” Miller said Friday, a day after the fish attacked him off Oahu’s Bellows Beach. [...]
Lake search for swimmer continues
Daylong effort brings no sign of Elyrian missing for two days AVON LAKE — Rescue workers continued their search for a missing swimmer Saturday, while friends and family members watched the water and waited. Brandon Glass, 20, of Elyria, has been considered missing since about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, when he went into the water off [...]
What happened to Angela Hicks?
In the summer of 1990, a 14-year-old cheerleader from Elyria disappeared. Her body was later found in a wooded area off West River Road. Seventeen years later, the case remains unsolved. Seventeen years ago, junior high cheerleader Angela Hicks dropped out of sight. Her best friend, Nicole Smith, immediately knew something was terribly wrong. The [...]
Two bodies, two old mysteries in Elyria
ELYRIA — The summer of 1990 in Elyria was very grim when the bodies of two females were found. Initially, police didn’t have a clue about the women’s identities, and the usual route to identifying them — comparing dental records — didn’t work in at least one of the cases because the woman never was [...]
Tammy Faye dies of cancer
Steve Hartsoe The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Tammy Faye Messner, who as Tammy Faye Bakker helped her husband, Jim, build a multimillion-dollar evangelism empire and then watched it collapse in disgrace, has died. She was 65. Messner had battled colon cancer since 1996 that more recently spread to her lungs. She died peacefully Friday [...]
Naval Academy Officer Linked to Escort Ring
Bradley Olson The Baltimore Sun ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The woman who authorities allege ran a prostitution business in the Washington area for 13 years and counted high-profile government officials among her clientele confirmed this week that she employed a female Naval Academy officer as an escort and believes the woman has agreed to testify [...]