Archive for July 29th, 2007
Failure to close
Twins edge Indians 3-2 in 9th inning CLEVELAND — There were a number of positives coming from Jacobs Field for the Indians on Saturday, but the end result was a negative one. Jake Westbrook emerged from his season-long slump and the Indians nearly made history by beating Twins ace Johan Santana, but Cleveland still dropped [...]
Outfielders to split playing time – Tribe Notes
CLEVELAND — All of his outfielders are on track, and that’s the way Indians manager Eric Wedge wants it to stay. Wedge said Saturday that Grady Sizemore would be the only lock in the lineup among his outfielders and that, at least initially, he planned on splitting up the rest of the playing time between [...]
Kenny makes Tribe better – Commentary
When the Indians first started talking about bringing Kenny Lofton back for a third tour of duty, I was far from down with it. To me, it didn’t make much sense to go out and get someone that improved your team by an incremental quotient, with so many other players out there that would have [...]
K2 hoping for big year
BEREA — Double coverage. Fans taunting him on the road. Comparisons to his Hall of Fame father. Knee pain. When you’re Kellen Winslow, these are the facts of life. Even if you just turned 24 years old. “It always bothers me,” he said, “but I have to live with it and I’m healthy.” Winslow was [...]
It’s a mad, mad sports world
Sports world wide, especially in America, are taking a terrible beating. The Tour de France, for example, was in shambles when it finished Friday. Two teams had pulled out and two individual stars — Alexandre Vinokourov and Michael Rasmussen — were expelled because of failed blood doping tests. Furthermore, Levi Leipheimer of the Discovery Channel [...]
Bonds stuck on 754
Janie McCauley The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds wanted a pitcher to challenge him. Dontrelle Willis was more than ready. Hopping off the mound, pumping his fist and throwing fastball after fastball, Willis kept history on hold Saturday night. Bonds went hitless a night after connecting for his 754th home run, leaving the [...]
Pilot killed in Dayton air show crash
DAYTON — An award-winning stunt pilot who performed in air shows across the country was killed Saturday when his biplane crashed in front of thousands of people. Jim LeRoy, 46, was in one of two planes making loop-to-loops with smoke trailing as part of the annual air show at Dayton International Airport. His Pitts aircraft [...]
A year after flood, 100 still out of their homes
PAINESVILLE — One year after flooding devastated Lake County in Northeast Ohio, about 100 people haven’t been able to return to their homes. Crystal Forbes’ family is among them. As she walked around the shell of what once was her condominium on the bank of the Grand River, she reminisced about the damage wrought by [...]
Report says Cleveland elevator inspectors are behind schedule
a CLEVELAND — The city has fallen months and sometimes years behind schedule in its inspections of thousands of elevators and wheelchair lifts, a newspaper reported Saturday. Seventy-nine percent of the city’s 3,800 active elevators have not been inspected since 2005, violating Cleveland’s law that calls for annual safety checks, according to a Plain Dealer [...]
Elyria girl hurt after window fall
Two-year-old plummets 15 feet, is hospitalized with head injury ELYRIA — An Elyria toddler was listed in critical condition with a severe skull fracture late Saturday after she fell from a second-floor window at an apartment building, the girl’s family and a hospital spokeswoman said. Cora Mae Gentry, 2, also was suffering from broken [...]
Beyond the beach
Finding adventure on Lorain County’s waterways Life can be a beach, but being stuck on one when the gleaming lake is calling isn’t much fun. With 10,000 square miles of Lake Erie surface within the shoreline’s grasp, finding a way to explore the water can leave anyone without a boat on the shore kicking the [...]
Dick Cheney’s surgery goes fine
Procedure installed pacemaker battery Deb Riechmann The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart problems, had surgery Saturday to replace an implanted device that monitors his heartbeat. Doctors at George Washington University Hospital replaced the defibrillator, a sealed unit that includes a battery. If the device were to [...]
Car hits brick wall, damages building
ELYRIA — A motorist who drove his Mazda sedan into an apartment building’s brick wall said he blacked out while he was pulling into a parking space in front of the building. Police and firefighters were called to 326 Sixth St. about 7:30 p.m., where they found the driver, a 74-year-old man, already out of [...]
Investigators interview witnesses of Phoenix television copter crash
Chris Kahn The Associated Press PHOENIX — People who saw two news helicopters collide and plummet to the ground while covering a police chase say they did not appear to be in distress beforehand, investigators report-ed Saturday. No one described any odd sounds before impact, and they didn’t see any smoke or debris from the [...]
Deloris S. Balderson
Deloris S. "Dee" Balderson, 84, of Elyria, died July 27, 2007 at her home after a short illness. She was born March 25, 1923 in Glouster, OH. She was a 1941 graduate of Glouster High School and has been a resident of Elyria since 1964. She worked for the former Piere R. Smith Investments., Elyria, [...]
Joan D. Havanish
Joan D. Havanish, 76, of North Ridgeville, died Saturday, July 28, 2007. Arrangements will be announced by David Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Louise Hylkema
Louise Hylkema (nee Knierim), 89, died in Broadview Heights, on July 25, 2007. She was born on June 20, 1918 in Hamburg, Germany. Survivors include her daughters, Joan Dyer of Irvine, CA, Jackie McKenna of Elyria; sons, Larry (Pat) Hylkema of Brecksville, and David (Kathy) Hylkema of Fairview Park; proud grandmother to Heather (Wade) Benjamin, [...]
Mary Margaret Magyary
Mary Margaret "Margie" Magyary (nee Kelovsky), 78, of Avon, died Friday, July 27, 2007, at St. John Westshore Hospital after a long illness. She was born, Feb. 4,1929, in Twin Rocks, PA and had lived in Avon for over 45 years. She was a member of the ladies VFW Auxilliary Post 7035 and enjoyed sewing [...]
Donnie R. Norris
Donnie R. Norris, 47, of Elyria, died Friday July 27, 2007 at his residence following a brief illness. He was born in Whitwell, TN and had resided in Elyria over 30 years. Mr. Norris was employed as an inspector at Rhenium Alloys in Elyria for three years. He was previously employed for 15 years at [...]
Walter Rea Ritter
Walter Rea Ritter, 81, of Elyria, died Friday, July 27, 2007 at Elyria Memorial Hospital. He was born November 6, 1925 in New Philadelphia to the late Walter and Edna (nee Heinig) Ritter. Mr. Ritter had worked in the automotive industry in sales, and was very involved in the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame, was [...]
Clara I. Schaffer
Clara I. Schaffer (nee Wilber), 81, of Lorain, died Friday, July 27, 2007 in her home following a lengthy illness. She was born November 12, 1925 in Clarksfield, OH. She was a Lorain resident for 61 years, coming to Lorain in 1946. Mrs. Schaffer was a dedicated house wife and mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She [...]
Eleanor Marie Smith
Eleanor Marie Smith, 92, of North Ridgeville died Saturday at Belvedere Nursing Home, in Westlake, following a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Chestnut Ridge Road at State Route 57, Elyria.
Black theater turns to mainstream collaboration
Thomas J. Sheeran The Associated Press CLEVELAND — Black theaters in America, often dealing with struggles similar to their inner-city themes on stage, increasingly find financial help through collaboration with mainstream theaters. Karamu House, whose alumni include Emmy-winning actor Robert Guillaume and James Pickens Jr. of “Grey’s Anatomy,” has worked with high-powered theater companies, including [...]
Judge dismisses suit over student’s suicide
AKRON — A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a college student who committed suicide after being arrested on drug charges. Judge Sara Lioi of U.S. District Court in Akron agreed with Summit County in rejecting the lawsuit filed by the family of University of Akron student Charles [...]