Archive for October 24th, 2007
Dan Coughlin: It wasn’t the usual suspects who let Indians down
The guys who let us down were not on my worry list. C.C., Fausto, Pronk and Blake. I thought we were golden with them. C.C. and Fausto folding up twice against the Red Sox. An off night occasionally, but you can’t explain an off series. Maybe we shouldn’t have been so comfortable with C.C. There [...]
Prep volleyball: Amherst, Olmsted Falls set for rubber match
EATON TWP. — The much-anticipated third match between Amherst and Olmsted Falls will happen Thursday at 7 p.m. in Midview High School’s Kubuski Gymnasium. This time the co-champions of the Southwestern Conference will meet to determine the Division I district tournament title. “This decides it,” Amherst outside hitter Courtney Jarvis said. “We split (two regular-season [...]
Boys soccer: Westlake’s Schade scores 3 goals in win over Avon Lake
WESTLAKE — Westlake senior midfielder David Schade definitely wanted to make sure his last game at Read Field was a memorable one. Consider that mission accomplished. Schade scored three goals to carry the second-seeded Demons to a 4-2 victory over Avon Lake in a Division I district semifinal match Tuesday night. The Demons (11-4-3) advance [...]
Ohio State knows how vexing Happy Valley can be
COLUMBUS — Ohio State cornerback Malcolm Jenkins will never forget his first White Out. Besides, it may help him get ready for his second one, coming up Saturday night at Penn State. The memory is still vivid from two years later: around 21,000 fans in the Nittany Lions student section wearing blindingly white shirts, stomping [...]
Browns put Baxter on injured reserve, ending his season
BEREA — Gary Baxter’s improbable comeback is on hold. The defensive back, who tore both patellar tendons on Oct. 22, 2006, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, ending his chances of playing this season. The move gives the Browns an open roster spot. “I have been working hard for the past year to recover from [...]
Cavaliers’ bench doesn’t look too steady
INDEPENDENCE — For starters, the Cavaliers have five good ones. In reserve, they don’t have much. With restricted free agents Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic still absent from training camp, Cleveland’s bench is remarkably weak as the Oct. 31 regular-season opener against the Dallas Mavericks approaches. It’s not that the Cavaliers don’t have depth. Guys [...]
Three guys, three holes-in-one at Bob-O-Link
AVON — A hole-in-one is one of the rarest feats in sports. So how do you explain three holes-in-one on the same day at the same golf course? Three golfers playing in three different outings came up with aces at Bob-O-Link Golf Course on Sept. 22. “The weather was really nice that day,” Bob-O-Link owner [...]
Rockies adjusting to World Series spotlight
BOSTON — Jeff Francis looked at Fenway Park and sounded like the wide-eyed World Series rookie he is. “I’m sure the Red Sox are used to this every day,” he said Tuesday, with more than a bit of awe, “but we’ve never seen anything like this, the bus pulling up into the parking lot, and [...]
Teen made gun threat
Daniel Petric had been in trouble before being accused of killing his mother and shooting his father. Daniel Petric Four years ago, police were called to McCormick Middle School in Wellington after Daniel was overheard threatening to bring a gun to school. Daniel — a seventh-grader at the time — had been in the district [...]
Once, twice, three times a husband
Newlywed apparently had two spouses already ELYRIA — Doris Diggs married James Bouyer on Sept. 15 in Newport News, Va. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE James Bouyer (right) appeared Tuesday before Judge David J. Berta for a divorce hearing accompanied by his daughter Pamela. The problem is Bouyer was already married and seeking a divorce before [...]
City: Cancer rate is normal
AVON LAKE — City leaders say a final study by the Ohio Department of Health indicates the city’s cancer rates are no different than cities of similar size. Avon Lake Mayor Rob Berner said state health officials will meet with him today to discuss the results of the study, which analyzed the city’s cancer rates [...]
Company stays quiet on Elyria Holiday Inn’s fate
SHEFFIELD — Officials at Holiday Inn’s parent company, Intercontinental Hotels Group, said Tuesday that they’re waiting for the developer of a proposed Holiday Inn in Sheffield to secure a franchisee license before saying what impact it will have on the Elyria Holiday Inn. “We can’t comment until they have a signed license agreement,” said Virginia [...]
Vermilion asks state to review its books
VERMILION — The state auditor’s office is going to take a look at the city’s books after city officials grew concerned that shortfalls were projected. Ohio Auditor of State Mary Taylor’s office informed Vermilion Council President Fred Ostrander on Tuesday that an analysis of the city’s financial conditions would be conducted in the near future, [...]
Greg White to become federal judge
CLEVELAND — A U.S. attorney in charge of prosecuting federal cases in northern Ohio is leaving to become a federal magistrate judge, his office said Tuesday. Greg White Greg White, who was appointed by President Bush in 2003 to serve as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, was asked to replace outgoing [...]
Police blotter: Oct. 24, 2007
Lorain police Friday, Oct. 19 7:03 p.m. – 1800 block E. 30th St., Jorge A. Perez, 58, 1900 block E. 28th Street, charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, left of center and open container. Sunday, Oct. 21 12:19 a.m. – 200 block E. 30th St., three males tried to coax another male into fighting [...]
School district warns of staph infection
A Clearview football player was hospitalized last week with a staph infection, and a general warning has gone out to students in the Keystone school district after five high school football players reported skin infections. However, none of the cases is the antibiotic-resistant “superbug” infection known as methicillin resistant staphlococcus aureus, or MRSA, which if [...]
It’s a nice day for a black wedding
ELYRIA — Who needs a white satin gown, tuxedo and tails and a church full of people to have a spectacular wedding? Certainly not Elyria couple Faith Charity and Shawn Culligan. They have been there, done that and have the divorce scars to prove it. So this Halloween, the couple said they are doing things [...]
Dinner to benefit officer fighting cancer
NEW RUSSIA TWP. — There’ll be a benefit dinner from 11 to 6 p.m. Monday to help longtime Lorain County Sheriff’s Deputy William Curtis Jr., who has been off work since early September while battling cancer. The dinner, at the New Russia Township Hall, 46268 Butternut Ridge Road, just west of state Route 58, will [...]
Lorain teacher allegedly touched a third student
LORAIN — A 13-year-old female student told police a teacher inappropriately touched her at The Arts Academy in Lorain, and two other female students have alleged the same teacher poked them in the breasts with his pen. The mother of the 13-year-old called police Oct. 18 after school officials said the complaint she’d made to [...]
Misconduct is underreported, Ohio school officials say
COLUMBUS School superintendents, and even prosecutors, are failing to report teacher misconduct to the state and should be penalized, Ohio education officials told a legislative panel Tuesday. The lack of teeth in a new law aimed at cracking down on misbehaving teachers was one of the explanations they gave members of the House Education Committee [...]
Oberlin grad a hit in literary world
“I can’t remember my own birth, but I’m sure it was something like caving.” That description of spelunking — cave exploring — by Gwendolen Gross in her novel “Getting Out” caught the fancy of Kirkus Reviews, which wrote, “Even committed couch potatoes should enjoy the graceful blending of outdoor adventuring and wry immersion in family [...]
Former official appeals conviction
ELYRIA — Former Lorain Safety Service Director Craig Miller wasn’t trying to deceive Lorain police when he told them he had already reviewed the city’s rental of heavy equipment owned by a city worker, his attorney told the 9th District Court of Appeals on Tuesday. Miller and his wife, Cynthia Miller, sat quietly in the [...]
Appeal denied for man who shot neighbor
ELYRIA — The 9th District Court of Appeals has denied Paul Hashman’s appeal, meaning the 85-year-old will continue to serve his seven-year prison sentence for shooting his Woodland Avenue neighbor in January 2004. Hashman’s attorney, Mike Duff, said he will appeal the decision to the Ohio Supreme Court. In his arguments to get Hashman’s felonious [...]
VFW Ladies Auxiliary to host Octoberfest
GRAFTON — The Grafton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3341 Ladies Auxiliary is hosting an Octoberfest at 6 p.m. Saturday at the post hall, 783 Huron St., Grafton. Cabbage rolls and other food will be served beginning at 6 p.m.; musical entertainment will be provided by the Magic Buttons band at 7 p.m. Cost is [...]
Albert J. Bodmann
Albert J. Bodmann, 90, of Lorain, died Monday, October 22, 2007 in Golden Acres Lorain County Home following a lengthy illness. He was born January 16, 1917 in Lorain, living in Amherst until returning to Lorain in 1990. He graduated from Amherst Central High School in 1935 and then served in the United States Air [...]