Archive for October 11th, 2007
Avon proposes tax-sharing plan
AVON — The city is willing to cut a deal if it means a proposed new interchange off Interstate 90 will get built.Avon officials on Wednesday said they would agree to limited revenue-sharing with several Cuyahoga County cities if the interchange survives a planned vote on Friday by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. The [...]
Teen shoots 4 at Cleveland school, kills self
CLEVELAND — A black-clad 14-year-old student gunman who wounded two students and two teachers at his high school before killing himself had a history of aggressive behavior and had previously threatened to commit suicide, a newspaper reported. A fellow student at SuccessTech Academy alternative school said Asa H. Coon, who had been suspended for fighting [...]
ALCS: The Tribe’s curse
Maybe I should be sitting behind a curtain with my voice distorted to say this: My attraction to baseball came late in life. Fogarty Despite growing up watching Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Tony Perez and the Reds at Crosley Field as a Dayton native, I never acquired a real taste for the grand old game [...]
ALCS: The Sox curse
Despite having spent the last five years living in Ohio, I still wear my Boston Red Sox cap proudly. You see, growing up in Boston instilled me with two things: a sense of American history and a lifelong, unconditional love for the Boston Red Sox. Baker Don’t let anyone tell you differently: Boston is a [...]
What’s sweeter than sugar? Cold hard cash
ELYRIA — This Halloween, Elyria dentist Scott Nagy is willing to put his money where your child’s mouth is. Nagy and five assistants at his Gulf Road office have cooked up a no-cavity solution to this year’s Halloween: Cash for candy. On Nov. 1, a child can show up at his office between 6:30 and [...]
Indians: Tribe stops to savor ALCS atmosphere
Chris Assenheimer The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND — Showers kept the Indians from taking the field for a workout on Wednesday at Jacobs Field, but nothing’s going to rain on this parade — an impending ALCS meeting with the Boston Red Sox and an opportunity to advance to the World Series with a win. “To be able [...]
Browns: Reunion of sorts for Quinn
Scott Petrak The Chronicle-Telegram BEREA — Brady Quinn is in no hurry to relive draft day. It was long enough the first time. But with the Miami Dolphins (0-5) scheduled to visit Cleveland Browns Stadium on Sunday, Quinn was surrounded by reporters Wednesday. If the Dolphins had taken him with the ninth pick, there’s a [...]
State house passes gaming machine ban
COLUMBUS — Bars and storefront parlors will not be allowed to hand out cash prizes for games similar to slot machines under a bill that cleared the House Wednesday with surprising ease. The legislation drew just 13 “no” votes in the 99-member House, which is controlled by Republicans. Many members in the House support expanded [...]
Browns notes: Ginn not everything in Miami
BEREA — Ted Ginn Jr. is known for having track speed, but he’s had a hard time getting out of the blocks this year. He was drafted No. 9 by the Miami Dolphins but hasn’t started a game at receiver. He has two catches for 51 yards, including a 36-yarder last week on a crossing [...]
Police blotter: Oct. 11
Lorain police Monday, Oct. 8 5 a.m. – 1000 block W. 22nd St., a woman said several items were missing from her car. 9:08 a.m. – 2800 block Grove Ave., Alberto Ortiz, 44, Lorain, was picked up on a warrant and taken to CHP Regional Medical Center. 10 a.m. – 1000 block W. 23rd St., [...]
Election board investigating candidates’ residency
EATON TWP. — The county Board of Elections is investigating whether or not a candidate running for Eaton Township trustee lives where he says he does. Elections Board Director Jose Candelario said his office received two phone calls last week questioning whether Joseph Russo actually lives at the Cowley Road address he listed when he [...]
ALCS: Crossovers an interesting sidelight to Indians-Red Sox series
BOSTON— Julio Lugo has one of Manny Ramirez’s baseball cards hanging by his locker, only there’s something out of place: The slugger is wearing a Cleveland Indians uniform. It’s Ramirez, all right, the same guy now batting cleanup for Boston. He played his first 6½ years for the Indians before signing with the Red Sox [...]
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY NOTEBOOK: Avon’s Ventura a definite ace
Andy Ventura finally zoned in cross country. He’s zeroed in. Torn between multiple sports like many high school athletes, Ventura knuckled down and focused exclusively on cross country this fall. In the past, the Avon junior bounced back-and-forth between club hockey and running. His commitment to cross country paid off. Ventura clocked a time of [...]
Girls soccer: Bay wins WSC for third straight year
Hans Schneider AVON — As much as things change, some things stay the same — at least in West Shore Conference girls soccer. For the third straight year, the Bay Rockets are WSC champions following a 1-1 tie against host Avon on Wednesday night. The tie put Bay’s record at 6-7-1 overall and 6-1 in [...]
NLCS: The future is now
PHOENIX — It’s the NL Worst no more. The National League teams out West, the subject of ridicule just two seasons ago, are young, talented and they work cheap, at least relatively so in the world of major league baseball. The Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks, who open their NL Championship Series tonight, are proof [...]
Big 10 Notebook: JoePa successor not top priority
Joe Paterno’s record-breaking 42nd season as Penn State’s coach has been a trying one on the field, where his team has lost two of its last three, and off, with a recent string of players facing legal trouble. It’s not enough to make the 80-year-old JoePa think about calling it quits, though. Asked Tuesday if [...]
Killer’s accomplice gets 13 years
Barry Williams Jr. testified against friend on 2006 Lorain killing ELYRIA — Barry Williams Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison for his role in the 2006 death of Michael Smith. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Barry Williams turns to apologize to the family of Michael Smith at his sentencing Wednesday. Last month, he [...]
Measuring bus safety
Highway Patrol makes sure buses are safe before school starts When your child steps on the school bus each morning, is that bus safe ? The Ohio Highway Patrol aims to make certain it is — conducting rigorous inspections on each and every bus in a district’s fleet, Sgt. Toby Smith said. Normally, the inspections [...]
Collectors read books by the covers
ELYRIA — The book was “The Killer Angels,” written in 1974 by a guy named Michael Shaara. It was the basis for the movie “Gettysburg” and won the author a Pulitzer Prize, and the copy that Mark Mittler found sitting on a shelf at an Oberlin book sale a few years ago was a first-edition [...]
Courts roundup: Oct. 11, 2007
Board member says ruling should stand ELYRIA — Elyria school board member Holly Brinda is challenging whether the Ohio secretary of state should be allowed to ask the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider its decision placing her on the November ballot. The high court ruled last week that Brinda, who lost her bid to unseat [...]
Ex-con leads prison prayer
GRAFTON — A quiet fell over the prison folding tables Wednesday as every head bowed in prayer. “What we go through tonight will be very personal,” said Michael Andrew Swiger, 39, a reformed convict. “The person sitting next to you is likely someone who wants your forgiveness, or who you want forgiveness from.” STEVE MANHEIM [...]
Drive-through flu shots popular
ELYRIA — For those who love the convenience of a drive-through, the Elyria City Health Department is happy to oblige with a drive-through flu shot clinic next month at Lorain County Community College. “Getting a flu shot is as simple as filling up your gas tank,” said Linda Moore, director of nursing for the Health [...]
North Ridgeville police blotter: Oct. 11, 2007
Monday, Oct. 1 10:13 a.m. — 7500 block Race Road, theft of trailer valued at $1,500. Tuesday, Oct. 2 4:11 a.m. — Forest Wood Drive, an officer observed a man stealing pumpkins from Marc’s on Center Ridge Road. Donald Bartlett, 37, Parma, charged with petty theft, driving under the influence and excess BAC. Wednesday, Oct. [...]
Candy Lee McComas
Candy Lee McComas, 57, of Wakeman, died Tuesday evening, October 9, 2007, at the Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Firelands, New London, where she had lived since 1992. She was born May 19, 1950 in Bay Village, daughter of the late Fred L. and Lajean (Novotany) Weldon, Jr. She was raised in Vermilion and lived [...]
The smell of the greasepaint, the flickering of the house lights
Olde Towne Theatre opens 27th year needing an angel NORTH RIDGEVILLE — When the lights go up to accent the Olde Towne Hall Theatre stage, sometimes they flicker. At times, they have even gone off for minutes at a time, leaving the actors in the dark. STEVE MANHEIM / CHRONICLE Rick Evans, Susan Didino (center) [...]