Archive for July 24th, 2007
Sox home in on win – red sox 6, indians 2
Boston finds fans, success vs. Tribe CLEVELAND — It was tough to tell where you were watching the Indians and Red Sox on Monday night. The sign said Jacobs Field, but the fans inside the park appeared split, some of the 32,439 in attendance favoring the hometown Indians and some the Red Sox and pitcher [...]
Promotion no Laffy matter – Tribe Notes
CLEVELAND — Indians manager Eric Wedge moved quickly to dispel speculation that Aaron Laffey would be promoted from Triple-A Buffalo to take the roster spot of struggling reliever Fernando Cabrera. “There’s nothing going on with that,” Wedge said. “I don’t know where that’s coming from. We’re pleased with the way (Laffey’s) throwing the ball. But [...]
Lester beats toughest foe
CLEVELAND — The most important victory of Jon Lester’s life did not come on a hot July evening at Jacobs Field, but in a sterile doctor’s office in December, at a time when baseball seemed furthest away. It was there that doctors informed Lester that his cancer — anaplastic large cell lymphoma — had been [...]
Bentley cleared to play
Tom Withers The Associated Press CLEVELAND — Browns center LeCharles Bentley was cleared by his surgeon to return to the playing field on Monday, another major step in his unexpected comeback from a career-threatening knee injury. “I passed it,” Bentley said excitedly on the phone from New York. “I’m good to go.” Bentley had a [...]
Big plays land Elyria in final
FREMONT — Elyria Post 12 used up every bit of luck available Monday night — tying the game with an unearned run in the top of the ninth inning, fighting off a meltdown in the bottom of the inning and scoring again in the 10th to come away with a 5-4 victory over Sandusky Post [...]
As an Asian insect threatens Under quarantine
While cities like Columbus and Cleveland are planning to clear cut ash trees, Lorain County Metro Parks is taking a less drastic approach to control the spread of an insect that decimates the tree. Metro Parks officials are hoping that quarantine and chemical treatment research and experimentation will control the spread of the emerald ash [...]
Teen shooter gets 18 years
Drug robbery ended in murder ELYRIA — Christopher Sartin will spend 18 years to life behind bars for the murder of Eddie Warner, but it’s not enough for Warner’s family. Margaret Warner told county Common Pleas Judge Christopher Rothgery that she wanted Sartin, 19, to spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting [...]
Do you want a full-time mayor, Sheffield?
Council members want to put issue to a vote SHEFFIELD — Two Council members want voters to decide whether the mayor should be on the job for 40 hours a week. Council passed an ordinance in October 2005 making the city’s chief executive a full-time job starting next year, but Councilmen Kevin Watkinson and Leo [...]
Avon bicyclist, 41, hit by tractor-trailer, dies
AVON — A 41-year-old man bicycling near a gas station on Colorado Avenue was killed when his bike was struck by a tractor-trailer turning into the station’s truck lot. Gary Krach of Avon died at the scene shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday after being struck by the tractor-trailer, which was driven by a 67-year-old man [...]
Avon Lake: Let’s make beach safer
Power plant intake, high waves contribute to undertows at Miller Road Park, officials say AVON LAKE — City officials will determine whether Miller Road Park beach can be made safer before next summer. The drowning deaths of Brandon Glass, 20, and Daniel Smith, 19, both of Elyria, were the third to occur off the beach [...]
Sweet sight, sick smell
‘Corpse flower’ in bloom for the first time in 13 years at the Cleveland zoo CLEVELAND — It took 13 years to bloom, and boy does it stink. The rare titan arum plant at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo bloomed Monday to the delight of botanists who had been waiting for the 6-foot-high plant to make a [...]
Foltin makes exit official
Lorain could be without a mayor — at least for a few days LORAIN — Mayor Craig Foltin made his departure official Monday by submitting his letter of resignation. Now, the talk turns to replacing him. Foltin’s filing of the letter starts the clock for the city Republicans — they can meet for the first [...]
Drowned boater was Grafton man
LORAIN — Authorities have identified the local boater who died after being found Sunday in Lake Erie as a Grafton man. Ronald M. Shinn, 51, of Grafton, apparently died of natural causes after being pulled unconscious from the water, about 500 yards from his boat, according to county Coroner Paul Matus. The Lorain Coast Guard [...]
Police report separate shooting incidents
ELYRIA — A 13th Street resident is counting his blessings and thanking a friend for a well-timed phone call after a bullet whizzed through his bedroom on Thursday, barely missing him. “I was in the bedroom standing up when the phone rang, so I answered it and lied down on the bed to talk to [...]
Police Blotter – 06/24/07
Elyria police Sunday, July 22 12:36 p.m. – 900 block Salem Ave. Radio faceplate stolen from vehicle. 5:07 p.m. – 100 block Eady Court. Nail gun, circular saw, Sawz-all and Rotozip power tools stolen from construction property. 11:45 p.m. – 200 block Bath St. 15-year-old boy charged with aggravated menacing and obstruction of official business. [...]
Clarence Darnell Brown
Clarence Darnell "Lone Rider" Brown, 54, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2007 in the Community Health Partners of Lorain following a long illness. He was born in Birmingham, AL, coming to Lorain and the Elyria area 46 years ago. He was a graduate of Admiral King High School and also attended LCCC. He [...]
Clinton Brown Jr.
Clinton "Bay Brown" Jr., 59, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2007 in the EMH Regional Medical Center following a long illness. He was born in Bessemer, AL, coming to Elyria 15 years ago from New York. He was employed as a maintenance engineer at Health Care Services Group of Westlake, and a retiree [...]
Brandon S. Glass
Brandon S. Glass, 20, of Elyria, died Thursday, July 19, 2007 due to an accidental drowning in Lake Erie. Brandon was born March 14, 1987 in Elyria, where he was a resident all of his life. He was a sales associate with Speedway Gas Station on E. Broad St. He had enjoyed basketball, video games, [...]
John Hasko
John Hasko, 68, of Moreno Valley, CA, passed away in his home from Agent Orange on July 19, 2007. He was born March 28, 1939 in Pittston, PA. He worked as a Security Consultant for the Boeing Corporation. He served as a CMSgt. with the Security Police in the Air Force for 25 years. John [...]
Frank Metera
Frank (Pinky) Metera, 83, of Elyria, died on Sunday, July 22, 2007 at his home following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland St., Elyria.
Elizabeth Margaret Pitts
Elizabeth Margaret Pitts, 91, of Wellington, died Sunday, July 22, 2007 at the Elms Retirement Village in Wellington, after a short illness. Mrs. Pitts was born August 17, 1915 in Maple Heights, daughter of the late, John and Anna (Krupanski) Hoprich. She was a 1935 graduate of Maple Heights High School. She was a clerk [...]
Ronald M. Shinn
Ronald M. (Reggie) Shinn, 51, of Grafton, died suddenly Sunday, July 22, 2007 at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a boating accident. He was born on October 4, 1955 in Cleveland, and made his home in Grafton since 1995 and Lorain County since 1987. He was employed by MTS Systems Corporation as a Field [...]
Nancy Warner
Nancy Warner (nee Kniffin), 97, of Oberlin, died Saturday, July 21, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center. She was born May 5, 1910 in Cleveland and graduated from Collinwood High School in 1929. She joined the staff of the Cleveland Public Library after graduation. She was also an assistant to the librarian at the Lake [...]
Shellie B. White
Shellie B. White, 89, of Elyria, passed away to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 21, 2007, in the Center Ridge Nursing Center following a long illness. She was born in Ansley, AL, coming to Elyria 60 years ago from Luverne, AL. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking. A member of Jones Chapel [...]
Fan safety a challenge for pros
NEW YORK — Tiger Woods had a rough weekend at the British Open, and so did Jennifer Wilson, the 63-year-old fan who required two stitches to her bloodied head after she was beaned by one of his wayward shots. Her injury highlighted the perennial challenge faced by those who oversee golf and other big-time spectator [...]