Archive for October 3rd, 2007
School officials put on spot over minority contractors
ELYRIA — Elyria school officials said Wednesday they are aiming for total transparency concerning the construction of a new Elyria High, and at least one local leader put them to the test on the spot. Lorain County Urban League President Fred Wright urged the school district to reach out to local minority contractors and laborers [...]
Park mission: Bring families together
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is on a mission to bring families closer together. In the past few years, the department has reinvented itself within North Ridgeville, and the brainchild behind many of the family oriented events is Missy Williams, programming supervisor for the city. A real treat A Halloween party [...]
North Ridgeville police blotter: Oct. 4, 2007
Blotter bites A picture is worth a thousand words, or in this case — an arrest. On Sept. 24, a resident of the 6200 block of Wallace reported a picture that had been burned was placed on the front porch with a vulgar threat written on the back. The content of the picture revealed the [...]
Roberta Blake
Roberta Elizabeth Blake (nee Krause), 60, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at Haleakala National Park, HI, following a sudden accident. She was born June 15, 1947. Roberta was raised in Amherst and graduated from Marion L. Steele in Amherst. She was a lifetime resident of Amherst. Roberta was employed [...]
Phillip L. Puffer
Phillip L. Puffer, 82, of Elyria died suddenly Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at his home. He was born September 7, 1925 in Conneaut, OH. Mr. Puffer was a former manager of both J.C. Penny and Robrt Hall Clothing Stores. He and his first wife, Bernadine started Puffer’s Floral Shoppe in 1968. Mr. Puffer was a [...]
Michael Joseph Anderson
Michael Joseph Anderson, infant son of Michael V. Anderson and Jamie Jacobs of Elyria, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at University Hospital, Cleveland. Friends may call Friday, October 5, 2007, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. in the Richard J. Reidy Funeral Home, 1783 East 31st St., South Lorain. Additional survivors and arrangements [...]
Joseph W. Kotai
Joseph W. Kotai, 72, of Pembroke, NC, formerly of Lorain, died Sunday, September 23, 2007, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton, NC, of cancer. He was born August 28, 1935 in Lorain. Mr. Kotai graduated from Lorain High School in 1953 and served in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years. He retired with the [...]
John C. Schweda
John C. Schweda, 80, of Berea, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2007. He was the beloved husband of 60 years to Rose; father of Thomas C. (Mary Ann) of Louisville, KY, Cynthia (James) of Kanappolis, NC, and Daniel J. of Strongsville; two grandsons and two great-grandchildren of Grand Junction, CO. He was a U.S. Navy [...]
Frances A. Eager
Frances A. Eager, 97, of Columbus, formerly a longtime resident of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at Friendship Village of Columbus. She was born September 24, 1910 in Oberlin, the daughter of the late Emerson and Lena Sherrill. Frances is survived by sons, Dale and (wife Pat) of Westerville, David and (wife Caroline) [...]
Frances “Nea” Taylor
Frances “Nea” Taylor, 75, of Elyria, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2007 in the Center Ridge Nursing Center of North Ridgeville, following a long illness. She was born in Chactaw County, AL, coming to Elyria 30 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. She was employed at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, retiring after 27 years [...]
Ernestine Burnette Cook
Ernestine Burnette Cook, 84, of Lorain, passed away Monday, October 1, 2007 at the Golden Acres Nursing Home in Amherst following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 14, 1922 in Buffalo, NY and has resided in Lorain since 2003. Ernestine was employed as a pharmacist aid at Toledo Health and Pharmacy in Lorain. [...]
Elizabeth “Betty” Jones
Elizabeth "Betty" Jones (nee Marshall), 92, of Carlsbad, NM and formerly of Lorain, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at Lakeview Nursing Home in Carlsbad after a long illness. She was born April 25, 1915 in Lorain and had resided in Hobbs, NM for several years after moving in 1989 from Lorain. She moved to Carlsbad [...]
Clarence Williams Jr.
Clarence "Boogie" Williams, Jr., 53, of Elyria, died Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria. Mr. Williams was born October 5, 1953 in Oberlin. He attended Elyria High School and had lived in Elyria most of his life. He was a former member of Greater Christ Temple in Elyria. He had [...]
Cecelia M. Bober
Cecelia M. Bober (nee Rakita), 88, formerly of North Ridgeville, died Wednesday, September 5, 2007, in The Pines of Sarasota, Sarasota, FL. She was born September 30, 1918 in Lorain and grew up in Amherst. She had resided in N. Ridgeville for over 60 years until moving to Sarasota this past March to be close [...]
Carl A. Thome
Carl A. Thome, 88, of Elyria, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at his residence. He was born September 10, 1919 in Avon. Mr. Thome retired from Parker Hannifin in 1982, following 43 years of service, where he was a a machine setup man. He was a member of St. Agnes Church, and enjoyed gardening, camping, [...]
Barbara Niebling Boone
Barbara Niebling Boone, 59, born and raised in Elyria, recently of Houston, TX, passed away Monday, September 17, 2007. She is survived by her mother, Mildred (nee Pietch) Niebling. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert "Bob" Niebling, former Chronicle Telegram Composing Room Supervisor. Services were held in Houston, TX. A Memorial Service [...]
Ohio Supreme Court rejects Cleveland conviction, death sentence
COLUMBUS — A Cleveland man sentenced to death in a double homicide must be given a new trial because prosecutors failed to disclose documents that implicated someone else, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The evidence shows that Vernon Brown was involved in the 2004 shooting deaths of Duane Roan and Tearle Toeran during a [...]
Antioch alumni to present plan to keep school open
YELLOW SPRINGS — Alumni of Antioch College will present a plan at the end of the month to keep the school from temporarily closing, a trustee said Wednesday. About a dozen school officials and alumni representatives met in Denver for five hours to discuss the future of the college, said Art Zucker, chairman of the [...]
5 workers dead after fire at Colorado hydroelectric plant
GEORGETOWN, Colo. A chemical fire ignited at a hydroelectric plant outside this mountain town and five workers who were trapped in an empty water tunnel there were found dead, authorities said Tuesday. Crews went in from the bottom of the tunnel to put out the fire and found the workers’ bodies, said Clear Creek County [...]
Ford sales tank
Sales down 21 percent; GM, Honda numbers up DETROIT — Weakness in the housing market and flagging consumer confidence made September another tough month for the auto industry. Ford Motor Co.’s U.S. sales plummeted 21 percent for the month, largely due to a 62 percent reduction in sales to rental car companies. However, General Motors, [...]
Brinda gets back on ballot
ELYRIA — Overruling the Ohio secretary of state’s interpretation of the “sore-loser” law, the state’s high court has ordered the Lorain County Board of Elections to place Elyria school board member Holly Brinda’s name back on the November ballot. “I’m obviously very pleased,” Brinda said Tuesday, just minutes after learning about the Ohio Supreme Court’s [...]
State rep gives students revealing presentation
Nude pic on flash drive stuns seniors, Barrett NORWALK — Seniors in government class at Norwalk High School might have thought they were in anatomy class Tuesday when a topless photo popped up during a PowerPoint presentation. State Rep. Matt Barrett, D-Amherst, was speaking to a class when he plugged a flash drive, a portable [...]
Sandoval found guilty of murder
ELYRIA — Anthony Sandoval beat David Conti to death on July 16, 2006. On Tuesday, Sandoval was found guilty of murder and felonious assault, charges that will send him to prison for 15 years to life when he is sentenced Thursday. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Defense attorney Mike Camera stands with Anthony Sandoval in court [...]
Comics character leaves real-life legacy
The impending death of Lisa Moore, a favorite comic strip character in “Funky Winkerbean,” will end up benefiting those really battling the disease that kills her: breast cancer. Creator Tom Batiuk, who got his start cartooning for The Chronicle-Telegram, has compiled a book about Lisa’s saga, “Lisa’s Story: The Other Shoe,” a 246-page collection of [...]
Local roundup: Oct. 3, 2007
Alpaca owner pleads guilty to cruelty OBERLIN — A Huntington Township man pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of cruelty to animals for neglecting five alpacas and two dogs at a farm he was renting. Danny Dailey, 41, was sentenced to 30 days in jail on each count, but that sentence was suspended. He was [...]