Archive for August 7th, 2007
PGA Championship is Tiger’s last shot at a major
TULSA, Okla. — The sun had just begun to cast a pink glow on the edges of morning clouds Tuesday when Tiger Woods stood on the first tee at Southern Hills, his typical pre-dawn start of his practice rounds in the majors. It is rare when he has to wait on anyone but the [...]
Local golf: Elyria CC pro Rob Moss wins $30,000 in tournament
It may be a little late in the season, but Rob Moss welcomes the turnaround. Moss, the Elyria Country Club pro, won the Falling Rock Classic in Farmington, Pa., held on Monday, July 30, and Tuesday, July 31. He had a 206 total on the Mystic Rock Course at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. The Broadview [...]
Mayor to fire Kipton chief
Village to consider eliminating troubled police department KIPTON — Mayor Dennis Watson plans to fire suspended Police Chief Pablo Cruz now that a state investigation into the chief is wrapping up, village Solicitor Dan Mason said Tuesday. Investigation aside, Cruz might have lost his job anyway. Village Council’s Police Committee will meet tonight with sheriff’s [...]
Coroner to rule on 2-year-old’s death
Lorain County sheriff’s deputies say they’re waiting on a ruling from the Cuyahoga County coroner to decide whether to pursue criminal charges in connection with the April 1 death of a 2-year-old. Zyairre DaShaun Pasenow, 23 months old, died Aug. 1 at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, where he’d been staying for the [...]
Avon Wal-Mart plans expansion
AVON — The Avon Wal-Mart is looking to expand, and the city of Avon wants to cash in. Ron Mosby, a Wal-Mart spokesman, said the store intends to use the former Murphy Oil gas station property to expand by an additional 38,000 square feet by summer or fall of 2009. The expansion would allow the [...]
Passenger hides monkey under hat, smuggles it onto plane
NEW YORK (AP) — A man smuggled a monkey onto an airplane Tuesday, stashing the furry fist-size primate under his hat until passengers spotted it perched on his ponytail, an airline official said. The monkey escapade began in Lima, Peru, late Monday, when the man boarded a flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said Spirit Airlines [...]
Hours before flying to see new wife, bigamist slain
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Muslim man who had taken a second wife in Morocco earlier this year was shot to death in his bed on the day he was to travel there, and his first wife has not been ruled out as his killer, authorities said Tuesday. Jereleigh Morton’s first wife, Myra, told police [...]
George Howard Clark
George Howard Clark, 88, of Morganton, NC, formerly of North Ridgeville, died Friday, May 25, 2007. A Celebration of the life of George Howard Clark will take place Saturday, August 11, 2007, 1 P.M. at Sandy Ridge Reservation, Otten Rd., North Ridgeville. Interment will follow the service at St. Peter’s Cemetery (beside Mr. Clark’s late [...]
Lorain may call back some teachers
LORAIN — The Lorain school district hopes to start recalling laid-off teachers beginning Friday, exactly three weeks after 243 of them were cut. Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said that Friday will be the first date that the district will have an idea of how many teachers are still needed for the upcoming school year, and the [...]
District to give parents a forum
LORAIN — After weeks of walking away angry and frustrated from several recent school board meetings, parents of students who attend Lorain Schools will have a forum to address their concerns. Back-to-school meetings, Aug. 15: • Elementary schools: 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. • Middle schools: 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. [...]
‘Goodbye, crime’
Sheffield Twp. holds Night Out in wake of crimes SHEFFIELD TWP. — See you later. Adios. Sayonara. There are lots of different ways to say it, but on Tuesday night, Sheffield Township chose to say goodbye to crime. A mini-festival was held inside the township hall on Clinton Avenue to show community support against criminal [...]
Mayoral race hits hopeful’s finances
LORAIN — The rigors of holding public office and campaigning for mayor collided to put Councilman Tony Krasienko behind in his bills, Krasienko said Tuesday. Krasienko Wells Fargo Bank, which owns the mortgage on Krasienko’s West 25th Street home, filed a foreclosure complaint with the county Common Pleas Court Monday to collect $2,500 the at-large [...]
Sheffield Lake Council votes down 2 levies
SHEFFIELD LAKE — City Council did not have enough votes Monday night to place two 0.5-mill property tax increases on the November ballot. With a 4-to-3 vote, Council was well shy of the two-thirds super majority needed to pass the ordinance on the first reading, which would have put the levies up for a vote [...]
County giving license forgiveness for child support payers
ELYRIA — If your driver’s license has been suspended because you haven’t been paying child support, August is the month you should make good on that debt The county Child Support Enforcement Agency is one of 20 counties throughout the state participating in a forgiveness program that allows reinstatement of driver’s licenses for those who [...]
Independents ask for free festival booths
ELYRIA — Like every other candidate, the people running as independents for mayor and City Council are looking forward to the Apple Festival. It’s a chance to meet and greet more than 100,000 visitors, which is the number event organizers say attend the all-things-apple celebration in the third week of September. But if independent Elyria [...]
Police briefs, Aug. 8, 2007
Avon police say death on I-90 likely suicide AVON — Avon police are considering the Monday death of an Elyria man who walked into Interstate 90 traffic an apparent suicide. Witnesses saw Jeffrey Lange, 22, sitting on a guardrail outside his vehicle shortly before he walked into the center lane of oncoming traffic around 6 [...]
Thomas A. Busche
Thomas A. Busche, 76, died Monday, August 6, 2007.He was a retired manager with GE Major Appliance division. Mr. Busche was the loving father of Mark (Lee Ann) Busche, Phyllis (David) Moller, David Busche, Douglas (Carol) Busche and Dana (Keith) Krider; dear grandfather of Laura, Ian and Sarah Busche and Katie Krider; dear brother of [...]
Robert M. French
Robert M. French, 81, of Jamestown, PA, formerly of Boardman, Westlake and Euclid, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007 at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Louisville, KY in 1926. He joined the Marine Corp. at 17 years old and fought in the South Pacific, most notably in Iwo Jima. He was [...]
Rev. Harold D. Ray
Rev. Harold D. Ray (Old Time Preacher Man), 64, of Elyria, passed away Monday, August 6, 2007 in the emergency room at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria following a sudden illness. He was born February 10, 1943 in Shawnee. He was a resident of Elyria for many years and he also lived in Chatham [...]
Mary Burtze
Mary Burtze (nee Rogan), 92, of Lorain, died Monday, August 6, 2007 at her home. The family will receive friends Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. at the Gluvna Shimo Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway Ave., Lorain. Complete arrangements will be announced.
Jeffrey R. Lange
Jeffrey R. Lange, 22, of Elyria, died Monday, August 6, 2007. He was born December 2, 1984 in Lorain, and was a lifelong Elyria resident. He graduated from Elyria High School in 2003 and also from the Masonry Program at the Lorain County Joint Vocational School. He was employed at Diamond Products, Inc. in Elyria. [...]
Darryl J. Szatala
Darryl J. Szatala, 55, of Parma, formerly of Lorain, died Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at the Cleveland Clinic Hospice in Olmsted Township following a brief illness.Schwartz, Spence, Boyer & Cool Home For Funerals, 1124 W. 5th Street in Lorain will announce additional arrangements.
Flooded ?
More than 3 inches of water poured down on Lorain County this morning flooding roadways and houses and in some cases causing crashes, making the morning commute a particularly tricky one. Several motorists escaped from their cars as flood water rose, but left their vehicles drifting in the water. The northern portion of the county [...]
Carol R. Bally
Carol R. Bally (nee Buchholz), 70, of Elyria, died Monday, August 6, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center. She was born January 11, 1937 in Elyria where she had been a lifelong resident and graduated from Elyria High School in 1954. She was employed at Gene Resar, Inc. in Elyria for 25 years retiring in [...]
Alice O. Budka
Alice O. Budka (nee Falls), 68, of Vermilion, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 5, 2007, at Community Health Partners in Lorain. She was born on May 3, 1939 in Samantha, AL, and had lived most of her life in Vermilion. She graduated from Vermilion High School in 1957 and attended St. Joseph School of Nursing [...]