Archive for August 23rd, 2007
Avon Lake committee considering beach patrol
AVON LAKE — City officials are considering adding some watchful eyes to the beach at Miller Road Park. Avon Lake Mayor Rob Berner and Parks and Recreation Director Alex Nichols presented recommendations Thursday night to City Council’s safety committee, which is weighing whether to add a security officer to patrol the park and beach area [...]
The key to donkey victory: Hang on tight
WELLINGTON — Thursday night, the donkeys ruled the grandstand. In front of 500 spectators, 60 brave souls saddled up and attempted to ride donkeys. But the donkeys seemed to have a hidden agenda — bucking their riders. STEVE MANHEIM / CHRONICLE Erika Gress holds on to win a donkey race at the fair Thursday night. [...]
Fair board member receives Claire Hill award
WELLINGTON — He wasn’t dragged by cattle to the Lorain County Fair’s grandstand on Thursday, but that’s not to say John Piwinski hasn’t been dragged around by a cow before. Piwinski, 51, a longtime Lorain County Fair volunteer and board member, received the fair’s 2007 Claire Hill Award on Thursday. The outstanding service award, sponsored [...]
William Earl Foster
William Earl Foster, 85, of Key Largo, FL, and Linville Ridge, NC, died Friday, August 17, 2007. Mr. Foster was born November 23, 1921, in Toronto, Canada. In 1933 he moved with his family to Elyria, which would become his home for much of his life. He had a very happy and active childhood, and [...]
Steven A. Drahan
Steven A. Drahan, 47, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2007, at Parma Community Hospital, following a short illness. orn in Cleveland, he had been a resident of the Elyria and North Ridgeville area for most of his life. Mr. Drahan was a truck driver for ECK Cartage in Cleveland for 16 years. He [...]
Pearl A. Burk
Pearl A. Burk (nee Drechler), 97, of Lorain, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at the Autumn Aegis Care Center in Lorain following an extended illness. Pearl was born in Lorain on August 16, 1910 and remained a life-long resident of the city. She was employed as a seamstress for the Goodall’s Clothing Company (predecessor to [...]
Luther Tony Miller
Luther Tony Miller, 70, of Lorain, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at Lake Pointe Health Center, following a lengthy illness. Arrangements will be announced by Brown-Robinson Funeral Home, Lorain.
Juanita Chadock Mathess
Juanita Chadock Mathess, 74, of Grafton, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007, at the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg, WV. She was born April 14, 1933 in Wirt Co. WV, a daughter of the late John and Anna Kelly Chadock. Juanita was a graduate of Wirt Co. High School, was retired from Schields I.G.A. in [...]
Jermaine Howard
Jermaine Howard, 29, of Kentucky, died suddenly Saturday, August 18, 2007 at his home. He attended Admiral King High School in Lorain. He also attended Bailey’s Barber College in Kentucky. He attended Compassion Baptist Church while in Lorain. He liked old cars, sports, and spending time with his fiancé, family and his friends, and traveling. [...]
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 Sunday, August 19, 2007. Jim was a loyal son of his home state of Ohio, where he was born on December 19, 1930 in Elyria, but he grew to love his adopted home [...]
Emery Harvey Klooz
Emery Harvey Klooz, Sr., 83, of Columbia Station, died Thursday, August 23, 2007, following a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of Columbia Station. Emery drove school bus for Columbia Local School System for 30 years. He was a farmer his entire life and an active member of the Valley City VFW Post # [...]
Elizabeth A. Fitch-DeMiere
Elizabeth A. Fitch-DeMiere (nee Woskobunik), 64, of Lorain, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at her home after a 2½ year fight with cancer. She was born November 16, 1942, in Brownton, WV and had resided in the Lorain/Elyria area most of her life. Betty worked as a nurses aide at the Lutheran Home of Concord [...]
Earl E. Krupp
Earl E. Krupp, 81, of Wellington died August 21, 2007 at his home. He was born August 27, 1925 in Warren, and had been a 30 year resident of North Ridgeville, moving to Wellington in 1989. He was employed at MacMillen & Bloedell in Cleveland as a pressman for 30 years, retiring in 1987. He [...]
Cuyahoga officials voice opposition to I-90 interchange
ELYRIA — City officials from Cuyahoga County said Wednesday that a proposed Interstate 90 highway interchange at Avon’s Lear-Nagle Road has the potential to rob their communities of existing business and future growth. More than 150 people turned out at Lorain County Community College’s Spitzer Conference Center for a public forum hosted by the Northeast [...]
John Howard drops out of mayoral race
ELYRIA — Republican John Howard Jr. dropped out of the race for Elyria mayor Wednesday. The city’s Republicans plan to meet this morning to ask Ray Noble to replace Howard on the November ballot. But Noble, the vice chairman of the Elyria Republican Party, said he hasn’t made a final decision yet on whether he’ll [...]
Songstress Rimes provides her own lightning at fair
Country music’s little girl is all grown up. That’s the message the tall and slender LeAnn Rimes delivered to a packed grandstand Wednesday night at the Lorain County Fair in Wellington. Arguably the biggest star performing at the fairgrounds this year, Rimes delivered for her audience time and time again. The audience witnessed an already [...]
Fire breaks out at REP
LORAIN — A steady stream of black smoke poured out of Republic Engineered Products on Wednesday as firefighters battled a blaze raging inside the steel mill. It took firefighters 3½ hours to put out the fire inside the plant’s primary rolling mill building. JASON MILLER / CHRONICLE Smoke rises from a fire at Republic Engineered [...]
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Police blotter: Aug. 23
Lorain police Monday, Aug. 20 8:28 p.m. – 2800 block Surf Ave., handgun reported stolen. Tuesday, Aug. 21 1:06 p.m. – Broadway, Shannon Plas, 22, of Oberlin, charged with speeding and driving under suspension. 10:53 p.m. – 3900 block Reid Ave., Ronald E. Rector II, 40, of Lorain, charged with assault on police officer, resisting [...]
State cracks down on gambling machines
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s governor and top law enforcer moved Wednesday to stomp out a proliferation of what they say are illegal gambling machines sneaking through a loophole in the law designed to help amusement venues like Chuck E. Cheese’s. In his 28th executive order since January, Gov. Ted Strickland authorized Attorney General Marc Dann to [...]
Indians pound on Tigers’ Verlander
DETROIT — Go figure. An Indians offense that couldn’t hit sand if it rolled off its beach towel for over a month erupted against none other than Tigers ace Justin Verlander on Wednesday night. The strange occurrence led to another one — an Indians’ win over Detroit. With Cleveland pummeling Verlander for a season-high seven [...]
Tribe notes: Players can’t find answers for missing offense
DETROIT — The Indians have made lineup changes and altered their batting order. They’ve held team meetings and tried different approaches. Nothing has helped their ailing offense. What’s next? “We’ve talked about yelling and screaming and throwing things,” said third baseman Casey Blake. “This is the big leagues. I don’t know what guys will respond [...]
Derek Anderson not giving up in Browns QB battle
BEREA — Derek Anderson appears to be the odd man out, but he hasn’t given up his dream of winning the starting quarterback job. “I just have to go out there, control the huddle, have a good game, move the ball, score some points — that’d be nice,” Anderson said Wednesday following practice. With Charlie [...]
Browns camp: Wednesday lowdown
TODAY’S PRACTICE: 2:30-4:30 p.m. WHAT HAPPENED: The rain let up and practice was held outside for the first time this week. Players and fans were greeted by warm temperatures and high humidity. WHAT’S NEXT: Training camp officially ends today. The Browns play in Denver on Saturday night, then return to the regular-season practice schedule, which [...]
Boys soccer: Elyria Catholic blanks Chanel
ELYRIA — A senior and a freshman helped kick-start Elyria Catholic’s boys soccer season Wednesday. Senior forward Anthony Saxton scored four goals and freshman goalkeeper Frank Sanabria posted a shutout in his first varsity game in the Panthers’ 8-0 rout of St. Peter Chanel in a North Coast League matchup. “We passed very well today [...]