Archive for October 1st, 2007
Browns make fast work of Ravens
CLEVELAND — You gotta love it when a plan comes together. The Browns’ to-do list Sunday read: Start fast, get Jamal Lewis revenge, protect Derek Anderson and stop giving up the big play on defense. Check, check, check, check. The Browns completed a pivotal opening month with a 27-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens. The [...]
Brian Dulik: Ravens have the stats, but Browns have the ‘W’
The Baltimore Ravens had their starting quarterback throw for 307 yards, their franchise running back gain 104 more and their top wide receiver make 10 catches. Somehow, though, those eye-popping numbers didn’t translate to the scoreboard Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Buoyed by the return of veteran linebacker Willie McGinest, the Browns provided a textbook [...]
Injured Winslow puts hurt on Ravens
CLEVELAND — Just like Kellen Winslow’s spot on the injury list, the Browns’ chances for victory against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday seemed questionable at best. But the battered tight end, who suffered a partially dislocated shoulder in Week 3, suited up, his offense followed his lead and the Browns used one big play after [...]
Browns notes: Lewis gets Browns stark, Raven mad
CLEVELAND — Browns running back Jamal Lewis didn’t mince any words in getting his teammates ready to play the Ravens. “I told everyone, ‘Those guys don’t think we can beat them,’ and I know that having played in Baltimore the last seven years,’’ he said. “It seemed to work because it kind of got the [...]
Browns vs. Ravens: Extras, matchups
PLAYER OF THE GAME Kellen Winslow, Browns tight end His contribution was much larger than the four catches for 96 yards. He didn’t practice Wednesday or Thursday with a partially dislocated shoulder, but he wasn’t going to miss a meeting with the Ravens. His presence and competitiveness energized the entire team. He had a 25-yard [...]
Blotter/Amherst: October 2, 2007
Saturday, Sept. 8 10:38 p.m. – 100 block St. Joseph Drive. Marianne Lee, 30, Lorain, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and assault on a police officer. Monday, Sept. 10 12:54 a.m. – 700 block Leavitt Road, Speedway. Cell phone reported stolen by customer. 7:21 a.m. – 300 block Leavitt Road. Cement mixer vandalized by someone putting [...]
New tickle-me toys are ‘X-treme’ for X-mas
ELYRIA — Sesame Street’s laugh pack is back, and this time, they’re “X-treme.”Following the success of last year’s T.M.X. Elmo — the furry red Sesame Street doll that giggled, jittered and rolled around in uncontrollable fits of laughter — Fisher-Price is following up its “Tickle Me X-treme” platform with the release of T.M.X. Cookie Monster [...]
Thomas Donaghue
Thomas Donaghue, 71, passed away from cancer on September 29, 2007. He was an air traffic controller who had many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is survived by his loving wife, Jean; sons, Thomas (Sharon), Shawn (Patty), and David (Denise); stepchildren, Glenn Martin, Richard Martin (Kim), and Robert Martin (Jill). He was preceded in death by [...]
Reynold George Roby
Reynold George Roby, 82, of Lorain passed away Monday, October 1, 2007, at his residence, under the care of New Life Hospice, following a lengthy illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wyers Funeral Chapel.
Hafner back in groove, gets 100th RBI for fourth straight year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis Hafner is going to the playoffs for the first time, and he tuned up for the postseason with another big day at the plate. Hafner drove in two runs to reach 100 RBIs for the fourth straight year and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Sunday in [...]
Paul L. Schmittle
Paul L. Schmittle, 77, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, September 29, 2007. He was born in Wilgus, Pa., and lived in Elyria for most of his life. Paul was enlisted in the Army in May 1949, serving until June 1955. He retired from Arco’s Gas Station, where he was a [...]
Kenneth H. Schroeder
Kenneth H. Schroeder, 60, of North Ridgeville, passed away September 26, 2007, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was a supervisor at Ford Motor Company. He was the son of the late Harry and Margaret (nee Vida) Schroeder; loving husband of Kathy (nee O’Neill); devoted father of Kenneth J., Crystal Goad (Tom), Joe [...]
Wellington school workers issue no-confidence vote
WELLINGTON — More than 100 teachers and non-teaching staff of the Wellington Schools met Sunday night and issued a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Victor Cardenzana, according to a spokeswoman for the teacher’s union. The highly-charged language in a 12-point resolution alleged that Cardenzana “threatened retaliation for union activities,” “misappropriated” funds from a permanent [...]
Military reports 60 insurgents dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD — U.S. and Iraqi forces killed more than 60 insurgent and militia fighters in intense battles over the weekend, with most of the casualties believed to have been al-Qaida fighters, officials said Sunday. The U.S. Embassy, meanwhile, joined a broad swath of Iraqi politicians — both Shiite and Sunni — in criticizing a nonbinding [...]
Roundup: Oct. 1
Man allegedly strikes Lorain cop with car LORAIN — A Lorain man faces 14 charges including felony fleeing, felonious assault and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs after allegedly hitting a Lorain police officer with his car. Donald William Zelenak, 43, drove away from Patrolman Timothy Thompson after Thompson [...]
Judith Ann Sislowski
Judith Ann Sislowski (nee Collins), 60, of Vermilion, died Sunday, September 30, 2007, at University Hospital, Cleveland, after a 3-week illness. She was born June 1, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Pa., and lived in Vermilion since 1970. She had also lived in Amherst and Elwood City, Pa. Mrs. Sislowski taught middle school and high school English, [...]
Brenda Carol ‘Penny’ Mitchell
Brenda Carol “Penny” Mitchell, 57, of Elyria, died Sunday, September 30, 2007, at EMH Regional Medical Center after a long illness. She was born April 16, 1950 in Millstone, Ky., and lived most of her life in Elyria. She was a 1968 graduate of Colonel White High School in Dayton. She worked as manager and [...]
Police blotter: Oct. 1
Elyria police Friday, Sept. 28 5:30 a.m. – West Avenue and 15th Street, five suspicious men knocked on woman’s car window; woman didn’t open her door. 1:46 p.m. – 300 block Sixth St., Elyria High School, 16-year-old male charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. 4:05 p.m. – West Avenue and Fifth Street, girl said an [...]
Arthur K. Dawson
Arthur K. Dawson, 71, of Grafton, died Monday October 1, 2007. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home of Elyria.
Catholic parishes unite to create regional schools
CINCINNATI — Ohio Catholic parishioners are forming regional schools that draw children from multiple parishes as falling enrollments and rising operating costs have caused school closings in recent years. Cincinnati’s 19-county archdiocese, one of the largest in the nation, saw enrollment fall 17 percent in the past decade at its 102 elementary schools and 22 [...]
Can’t drive 65? Police crack down on triple-digit speeders
COLUMBUS — State troopers issued 1,416 speeding tickets last year to drivers going more than 100 mph, an offense that Ohio labels a minor misdemeanor and is punishable by a $150 fine. In Ohio, local judges have leeway to impose court costs and other fines for speeding and reckless operation, another common charge in speeding [...]
Author to discuss time travel — for real
Time travel, once considered a science-fiction fantasy, is becoming reality. Ronald Mallett, a theoretical physicist at the University of Connecticut, is trying to design a working time machine. Mallett’s long journey began when he was 10, when he experienced the devastating death of his father. “The sun rose and set on my father,” he said. [...]
Rick Noland: Questions abound as new Cavs season approaches
The Cavaliers kick off training camp this morning with their annual media day, so here’s a look at a bunch of questions surrounding a franchise that is coming off its first trip to the NBA Finals: How will the Cavaliers respond to the pressure of being defending Eastern Conference champs? Will they win the Central [...]
Biffle wins as crashes jar Chase standings
Greg Biffle scored his first victory of the season Sunday — even though his car ran short on fuel before crossing the finish line — in a wild race that jumbled the Chase for the championship standings. The Chase field imploded at Kansas Speedway, where rain and impending darkness cut the race short by 85 [...]
Police roundup: Oct. 1
Man accused of exposing himself LORAIN — A Homewood Drive resident told police that her neighbor was harassing her and had exposed himself to her, a police report said. The woman, 26, said the man, 49, approached her on at least three occasions Tuesday evening, and at one point he had actually exposed himself while [...]