Archive for August 21st, 2007
Diamond Rio plays crowds’ heartstrings
TOM MAHL / CHRONICLE Classic country band Diamond Rio performed before a near sellout Tuesday night at the Lorain County Fair. WELLINGTON — Rain, rain went away Tuesday night at the Lorain County Fair when Diamond Rio played its hits for a nearly packed house at the Wellington fairgrounds grandstand. Together for 15 years, this [...]
Crime hike forces Lorain cops from schools
LORAIN — An increase in violent crime has forced Lorain police Chief Cel Rivera to reassign school resource officers from the middle schools to the streets. Rivera said officers Mike Failing and Emilio Morales, who rotated between Whittier, General Johnnie Wilson and Longfellow middle schools, will be reassigned to road patrol for the upcoming school [...]
Sheffield vote on mayor may burn 2 firefighters
SHEFFIELD — An initiative by two Sheffield Village Council members to turn the mayor’s job into a part-time position might also cost the village two firefighters. On Monday, Councilmen Leo Sheets and Kevin Watkinson filed petitions with the county Board of Elections to place an ordinance on the November ballot that removes the mayor’s job [...]
Police briefs, Aug. 22, 2007
Car collides with motorcycle ELYRIA — A motorcycle driver was flown to a Cleveland hospital Tuesday after a collision with a car at Foster Avenue and Furnace Street, police and firefighters said. The victim’s name was not available late Tuesday. Firefighters, police and LifeCare paramedics were called to the intersection at about 9:38 p.m. Witnesses [...]
Starting dates for area schools
Amherst: Today Avon: Monday, Aug. 27 Avon Lake: Monday, Aug. 27 Brookside: Thursday, Aug. 23, for middle and elementary schools; Friday, Aug. 24, for the high school Clearview: Today Christian Community School in Grafton: Wednesday, Aug. 29 Columbia: Monday, Aug. 27 Elyria Catholic: Thursday Elyria: Monday, Aug. 27 Firelands: Tuesday, Aug. 28 First Baptist Christian: [...]
Local firefighters aid in flood rescue
ELYRIA — A team of Elyria and Avon firefighters trained in swift water rescue were dispatched to Richland County on Tuesday to help rescue residents deluged by floodwaters in that county, Elyria firefighters said. As part of a statewide mutual aid system that allows fire departments and other emergency institutions to share resources, eight Elyria [...]
Hazel D. Niner
Hazel D. Niner, 92, of Elyria died Monday, August 20, 2007 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria, following a lengthy illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wyers Funeral Chapel.
Roberta M. Penn
Roberta M. (Kolk) Penn, 57, of Sullivan, died Monday, August 20, 2007 at Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland. She was born December 6, 1949 in Cleveland. She grew up in the Cleveland area and had lived in Sullivan for the past 30 years. Mrs. Penn had worked at the Sullivan Post Office, the [...]
Robert C. Buckholtz, Jr.
Robert C. Buckholtz, Jr., 93, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at The Abbewood in Elyria. He was born May 6, 1914 in Columbus, where he lived most of his life. After retiring, he had lived in Port Clinton, before moving to Elyria in 2005. He graduated from Columbus North High School in 1931 where he [...]
Richard K. Miles, Sr.
Richard K. Miles, Sr., 89, of Elyria died Saturday, August 18, 2007 at The Abbewood in Elyria. He was born September 4, 1917 in Cleveland and graduated from West High School in 1935. He also attended Dyke School of Commerce and Fenn College. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 and was [...]
Mary Janice Martin
Mary Janice Martin (Osborne) died Sunday, August 19, 2007 at home following a long illness. Mary was born in Switchback, WV, on March 30, 1942 and moved to Ohio in 1960. She is survived by her loving husband, Paul E. Martin Sr.; sons, Paul Jr. (Betty), Howard (Carla); daughter, Della Hollan all of Elyria; seven [...]
Kenneth Hayward Cool
Kenneth Hayward Cool, 48, a former resident of Elyria, died Sunday, August 12, 2007 in Columbus after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his three children, Jordan Hunt of Elyria, Amanda Andrey of Grafton and Cassie Cool of Elyria; mother, Jane Bishop of Kingsport, Tenn.; two sisters, Sheila Williamson and Teresa Lenox, both of [...]
Kathryn Gallagher Kinder
Kathryn Gallagher Kinder, 77, of Holland, Ohio, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007 in the Northwest Ohio Hospice Inpatient Center, Toledo. She was born September 3, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Leroy and Kathryn Hackenberg. She and her late husband George owned and operated the Gallagher Insurance Agency in Elyria prior to her working for [...]
James Robert Byam, Sr.
James Robert Byam, Sr., our dear Dad, Peep, brother, and friend went to be with the Lord and his precious wife on August 19, 2007. His funeral will be Friday, August 24, at 9:30 A.M. in the chapel at Moore Funeral Home, 1219 N. Davis Drive, Arlington TX. Burial will follow at Moore Memorial Gardens. [...]
Herbert Starkey
Herbert Starkey, 83, of Grafton Township, passed away Monday, August 20, 2007 at the Southwest General Hospice Center, Strongsville, following a short illness. Mr. Starkey was born February 4, 1924 in Wheeling, WV, moving to Lakewood, Strongsville, Grafton Township. He had been a resident at Villas Camillus Nursing Home in Columbia Township for the past [...]
Emma Jane Williamson
Emma Jane Williamson, (nee Williams), 53, of Mansfield, formerly of Elyria, died Monday, August 20, 2007 following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Williamson was born May 16, 1954 in Oberlin. She was a member of New Jerusalem Church in Mansfield where she served on the usher board, kitchen staff, and sang in the choir. She enjoyed [...]
Clarence S. Lockard
Clarence S. Lockard, 79, of Grafton passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007, in EMH Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home 1021 Main St. Grafton.
Vick cuts plea deal
RICHMOND, Va. — More than football, Michael Vick’s freedom is the question now. With three associates prepared to testify that he brutally executed dogs and bankrolled gambling, the NFL star agreed Monday to “accept full responsibility” for his role in a dogfighting ring and plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges. Vick Worries about playing time [...]
Engvall doesn’t disappoint fans
STEVE MANHEIM / CHRONICLE Comedian Bill Engvall performs at the Lorain County Fair. WELLINGTON — Billed as a clean and family-friendly funnyman, comedian Bill Engvall lived up to his reputation Monday night, when roughly 3,000 wet and brave souls defied the rain to see his 80-minute-plus set at the Lorain County Fair. Engvall, who stars [...]
Lorain worker crushed to death
LORAIN — An employee of Brush Wellman Engineered Products was crushed to death Sunday night in a casting machine. Matthew Salisbury, 30, of Day Drive in Lorain, was pronounced dead at the scene following the accident, which occurred at about 10:50 p.m., said county Coroner Paul Matus. Salisbury “He died as a result of acute [...]
Rain soaks county again
Black River avoids heavy flooding, but basements fill up JASON MILLER / CHRONICLE The intersection of Griswold Road and Manor Drive in Elyria was closed Monday afternoon. Flooded basements, water-logged streets and overwhelmed sewers. Lorain County has been through it before, and Monday was like a case of deja vu after a near-constant barrage of [...]
Browns: Frye still the starter but QB race heating up
BEREA — Charlie Frye is the Browns’ guy, at least for this week, but Brady Quinn has officially joined the battle. Coach Romeo Crennel wasted no time Monday in naming Frye his starting quarterback for Cleveland’s third preseason game in Denver, however, he made it clear that Quinn will also see increased action. “It’s [...]
Browns camp: A lowdown on Monday’s practices
WHAT HAPPENED: The Browns worked on a number of game situations in a two-hour indoor practice, including how to rush to the line of scrimmage and quickly run a play. They also ran 11-on-11 sets with the offense backed up to the goal line. QB DERBY: Charlie Frye wasn’t great, but he was the [...]
LaGrange woman survives fall in Rockies
FRISCO, Colo. — A LaGrange woman was listed in stable condition Monday after falling 30 feet down a mountain ridge in Colorado. Betty Whyel, 29, was with friends Mike Bazar and Paul Findley, both of Amherst, during a hiking trip on Mount Royal around 4 p.m. Aug. 15 when they accidentally picked up on the [...]
Ohio State Football: Seniors scarce on Buckeyes’ roster
COLUMBUS — It’s that time of year when football teams blab on and on about how important their senior leadership will be. You don’t hear that coming out of Ohio State. That’s because seniors are on the endangered list for the Buckeyes. By extension, no one knows for certain if there will be a [...]