Archive for October 22nd, 2007
Pastor’s son charged with murder
The 16-year-old son of a Wellington preacher was charged Monday in the shooting death of his mother and for critically injuring his father. Daniel Petric sat expressionless as county Domestic Relations Magistrate Stephen Blake read off the charges of murder and attempted murder. Sheriff’s Capt. Rich Resendez said Daniel shot his mom, 43-year-old [...]
Finished off at Fenway: Indians drop third straight, lose series
BOSTON — The Indians overcame a multitude of obstacles during their quest to return to the World Series for the first time in a decade. The final one, however, proved too tough to clear. On a cool Sunday night at a raucous Fenway Park, all the work and sweat that went into one of the [...]
Tribe’s title dreams slammed shut
BOSTON — With Kenny Lofton racing around third, Cleveland’s comeback — and a season stuffed with them — came to an abrupt halt. More heartache, decade upon decade of it, persists for the Indians. Months of surprises, whipped-cream pies in the kisser, late-inning rallies and an unexpected jaunt through October ended short of a World [...]
Byrd admits using HGH, but says it was for medical condition
BOSTON — As the Indians prepared to face the Red Sox in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday, Cleveland starting pitcher Paul Byrd prepared to face the music. Byrd, considered one of the more upstanding players in the game, acknowledged to taking human growth hormone under a doctor’s prescription for a [...]
Tribe notes: Top of rotation didn’t get the job done
BOSTON — The Indians were on the verge of squandering a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series on Sunday. That they were even in position to win Game 7 and advance to the World Series was surprising in itself, considering what Cleveland has received from its top two pitchers in the series. C.C. [...]
Beckett adds to his trophy case
BOSTON — Josh Beckett needs a bigger trophy case: Now he has an AL Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award to go along with his 2003 World Series MVP. Unflappable and close to unhittable, Beckett shut down Cleveland twice, including a victory in Game 5 that started Boston’s comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the [...]
Browns at the bye: Smiles, hope and playoff thoughts
Milli Vanilli’s “Blame it on the Rain” boomed from Orpheus Roye’s locker. Players joked with each other and discussed their weekend plans. Smiles were everywhere in the Browns locker room Wednesday, and not just because they were about to get a few days off for their bye. The Browns are 3-3 and feeling good about [...]
Browns at the bye: Positives, negatives and questions
5 POSITIVES SUCCESS AT HOME The Browns have won three straight at home after winning just two at Cleveland Browns Stadium all of last year. The team, especially the offense, has played much better in front of the home crowd, which deserves to see something good. DIVISION DOMINANCE Well, dominance might be a stretch, but [...]
Nextel Cup: Johnson gets seventh win, tightens point race
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Jimmie Johnson made the pass he didn’t allow Jeff Gordon to make in the spring, sneaking inside Gordon with 44 laps to go Sunday and holding on to win at Martinsville Speedway for his series-high seventh victory of the year. The Hendrick Motorsports teammates who have dominated the Nextel Cup Series all [...]
Tribe’s ALCS collapse complete
BOSTON — This has got to be a Cleveland thing. There’s no way else to explain it. A 3-1 American League Championship Series lead wound up meaning next to nothing for the hard-luck Indians, who watched Boston win the next three games to advance to the World Series with an 11-2 victory in Game 7 [...]
Fox report put spotlight on Garko, C-T columnist
Indians first baseman Ryan Garko and Chronicle-Telegram assistant sports editor Scott Petrak were unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight Saturday night, as they were accused of giving the Boston Red Sox added incentive to beat the Indians in the American League Championship Series. Garko Petrak Fox reporter Chris Myers did a story during the Game 6 [...]
Opposition has edge on county tax issue
ELYRIA — With just a few weeks left before Election Day, the county commissioners have no organized campaign in place to convince voters the 0.25 percent sales tax hike they want passed is necessary.Instead, the commissioners are relying on word of mouth, meetings with various groups and discussing the issue at their weekly meetings whenever [...]
Son is only suspect in shootings
BRIGHTON TWP. — Sheriff’s deputies believe the 16-year-old son of a preacher shot and killed his mother and critically injured his father, Lorain County Sheriff’s Capt. Rich Resendez said.Daniel Petric was being held Sunday night in the county juvenile detention center while sheriff’s deputies continue to investigate the shooting death of 43-year-old Sue Petric. Her [...]
Report: 2,570 U.S. teachers punished for sexual misconduct
A young teacher in Iowa sheepishly admits that he fondled a fifth-grader’s breast. But he doesn’t lose his teaching license until one persistent victim and her family go public — 40 years after the first accusation. A middle school teacher in Pennsylvania targets a young girl in his class and uses the guise of love [...]
Chinese president wins another term
BEIJING — President Hu Jintao won a second five-year term as China’s Communist Party chief today, heading a new leadership lineup that features potential successors yet could invite a divisive battle to succeed him. Hu’s ability to manage the new, disparate coalition will determine how united the party is in dealing with tensions over a [...]
Blotter: Oct. 22
Elyria police Saturday, Oct. 20 8:57 a.m. — 900 block Lowell St., car broken into, jumper cable box stolen. 11:30 a.m. — 400 block Hampton Dr., car broken into, CD player stolen. 4:52 p.m. — 100 block Rush St., Luther Taylor, 33, 100 Rush St., charged with domestic violence and disrupting public service. 5:06 p.m. [...]
APL marks 50 years
ELYRIA — Debbie Lewis gives all the credit to Snoopy. She adopted the 3-year-old Rhodesian ridgeback puppy last year from the Friendship Animal Protection League in Elyria when she was in the midst of her chemotherapy treatment. CARL SULLENBERGER/CHRONICLE Foster mom Autumn Day-Tufts gives a hug to Bruiser as he’s blessed by the Rev. Jimmy [...]
UAW locals split on Chrysler deal
DETROIT — The fate of a tentative labor agreement at Chrysler LLC remained uncertain Sunday after two large United Auto Workers locals representing about 4,500 of the union’s 45,000 members at the automaker split over the deal. National UAW leaders appeared concerned about the fate of the agreement, asking all appointed union officials to [...]
Candy’s out, walking’s in for school’s fundraiser
AVON LAKE — All parents of elementary school students know that the day will come when their child thrusts an order form for candy into their hands with a plea to help raise money for their school.It’s a great way to raise funds, but it often puts all the pressure on the parents. That’s why [...]
Loophole boosts nursing homes’ income
CLEVELAND — Some Northeast Ohio nursing homes use a Medicare loophole to accept hundreds of mentally ill patients discharged from hospital psychiatric wards, spending millions of taxpayer dollars to house patients who often do not qualify for nursing home care, a state investigation found. Mentally ill patients are eligible for nursing home care paid for [...]
Proposed ethanol plant worries neighbors of western Ohio lake
ST. MARYS — Neighbors and environmental advocates are decrying a state agency’s decision to allow a proposed ethanol plant to dump 323 million gallons of wastewater a year into a lake already battling high levels of pollution. Residents and advocates learned this month that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency gave a pollution permit to Mercer [...]
Avon/Avon Lake blotter: Oct. 22
Avon Lake police Friday, Oct. 12 10:10 a.m. – 400 block Anchors Weigh. Two mailboxes at two separate residences torn down. Saturday, Oct. 13 2:25 p.m. – 200 block Moore Road. Resident reports someone entered his apartment and stole his medication, cut his cat’s whiskers, tainted his food and put fleas in his apartment. Sunday, [...]
Nathan Schonhiutt
Nathan Schonhiutt, 75, died October 20, 2007 in Lorain. He was a Korean War veteran. He was also a beloved husband, devoted father, dear brother and loving grandfather. Nathan is survived by his wife, Ruth (nee Roth) Schonhiutt; sons, Stuart Schonhiutt (Linda), Morris Schonhiutt (Laura) and Matthew Schonhiutt (Anita) of Columbus; brothers, Sam Schonhiutt, Julius [...]
Mark L. Maxwell
Mark L. Maxwell, 49, of Lorain, died Saturday, October 20, 2007 in the emergency room at Community Regional Medical Center in Lorain after suffering an apparent heart attack at home. He was born December 20, 1957 in Lorain and had been a lifelong Lorain area resident. He was a graduate of Lorain High School. Mark [...]
Jean G. Hutchinson
Jean G. Hutchinson, (nee-Gray), 82, of Elyria, died Sunday at Life Care Center of Elyria surrounded by loving family and her friends at Life Care. She was born March 2, 1925, in Elyria, where she was a life long resident. Mrs. Hutchinson was a senior accountant at the former General Motors Fisher Guide Plant in [...]