Archive for October 25th, 2007
Plugs may be pulled on gaming today
It was standing-room only Wednesday at the Thrill of Skill in Amherst, where gamers were squeezing in what could be their last chance to play video gaming machines like Tic Tac Fruit in their own state. That’s because it soon will be a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and up [...]
Elyria man indicted for abuse
Prosecutor: Injuries to 9 1/2-week-old infant were deliberate
Fires came close — too close for their comfort
My sister and her neighbors were roughly 10 feet from having another very bad day. That’s how close the San Diego wildfires came to the suburban Rancho Bernardo condominiums where my sister, Kristina, lives. At about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, she answered her phone as she was walking in the door to her place — the [...]
Avon Lake to target skin cancer
Study says melanoma levels in city exceeded expectations
CHP to end partnership at Elyria cancer center
ELYRIA — CHP Regional Medical Center has severed its five-year relationship with University Hospitals of Cleveland to jointly operate the Ireland Cancer Center on Schadden Road. CHP spokesman Patrick Crowley insisted the move has nothing to do with tentative plans CHP has to build a new hospital, which would be called St. Mary’s Community Hospital, [...]
Blotter: Oct. 25
Lorain police Tuesday, Oct. 23 5 p.m. – 3700 block Omaha Ave., a saw and nail gun stolen. 5:30 p.m. – 3800 block Globe Ave., Francisco Smith, 34, Lorain, charged with assault, theft, menacing and unlawful restraint. 8:20 p.m. – 1200 block Pennsylvania Ave., motorcycle stolen. 8:44 p.m. – 3500 block Sterling Road, woman tried [...]
Roundup: Oct. 25
Elyria man pleads not guilty to arson ELYRIA — An Elyria man accused of setting a Wilkes Villa apartment on fire and dousing himself in lighter fluid during an argument with his ex-girlfriend has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Kenneth Kimbrough, 24, is charged with aggravated arson, obstructing official business and domestic violence [...]
Beantown beatdown: Red Sox down Rockies 13-1 to win World Series Game 1
BOSTON — Josh Beckett, Dustin Pedroia and the Boston Red Sox were revved up and ready. Not so the Colorado Rockies, who showed up in Beantown looking rusty not rested. Back in the World Series with no Bambino’s curse to worry about, the Red Sox flattened the Rockies 13-1 in Wednesday night’s opener. Beckett got [...]
Shapiro says Indians proud of 2007, looking to grow next season
CLEVELAND — When Indians general manager Mark Shapiro looks back on the 2007 season, he won’t focus on its negative ending — not when there are so many positives to choose from. “You’re disappointed and you feel some sense of bitterness,” said Shapiro, whose team owned a 3-1 ALCS advantage over Boston with a chance [...]
Indians release 2008 schedule
CLEVELAND — The Indians have released their 2008 regular season schedule, one that begins March 31, against the Chicago White Sox at Jacobs Field. It marks the earliest home start to a season in club history and the first time the Indians have opened the season in front of their hometown fans since 2001. Cleveland’s [...]
Browns’ Baxter happy to not be on operating table for third straight Oct. 24
BEREA — No skydiving. No bungee jumping. No motorcycle stunts. Gary Baxter wasn’t taking any chances on his personal hell date. “I’m going to go home, I’m going to get into bed, I’m going to drive slow,” he said. Injured reserve isn’t where Gary Baxter wanted to be Wednesday, but it beats the operating table [...]
Browns notes: Quinn dons USC jersey to pay off bet
BEREA — Brady Quinn looked uncomfortable Wednesday as he stood in front of his locker. He had good reason. The Notre Dame graduate bet former NFL quarterback and USC alum Rodney Peete that the Fighting Irish would beat the Trojans last week. Final score: USC 38, Notre Dame 0. So Quinn donned a No. 10 [...]
Ilgauskas staying in touch with Cavaliers’ holdout Varejao
INDEPENDENCE – Zydrunas Ilgauskas must have a good cell phone plan. He`s been calling or sending text messages to Anderson Varejao at least every other day. Cavaliers coach Mike Brown will have to use his minutes wisely, but in a different way. With Brazil native Varejao holding out, front-line starters Ilgauskas and Drew Gooden are [...]
Westlake girls avenge last year’s district soccer loss with 1-0 win over Avon Lake
WESTLAKE — On the same field on the fourth Wednesday night of last October, Avon Lake’s unheralded girls upset Westlake 1-0 in a district soccer semifinal. In a mirror-image 1-0 thriller, the Demons returned the favor Wednesday night. Two sophomores hooked up for a Westlake goal in the ninth minute, and the Demons made it [...]
Magnificat downs North Olmsted with shootout win in girls soccer district semifinal
CLEVELAND — North Olmsted coach Erika Kleinholz saw her team’s season come to an end in one of the most disappointing ways. Top-seeded Magnificat ousted the Eagles from further play with a 1-0 shootout win in a Division I district semifinal at St. Ignatius High School’s Wasmer Field on Wednesday night. With their win, the [...]
Ghosts and goblins get run of town for parade
For a listing of Halloween events, click here. ELYRIA — Little ghouls will have the run of Elyria’s downtown on Sunday, while nightmarish fiends will overtake Elyria High School for the weekend. CHRONICLE FILE Tyler Kulbacki, 4, of Elyria, trick-or-treats in Elyria last year. Yes, it’s election season, but these events are for Halloween. Elyria [...]
Wanda L. Lissy
Wanda L. Lissy (nee Workman), 69, of Cleveland and formerly of Elyria, died October 22, 2007. She was born September 10, 1938 in Seth, West Virginia and was the former owner of High Quality Assembly Plus in Elyria. Wanda is survived by sons, Roy and James Willis, both of Elyria; daughters, Barbara Emmerson of North [...]
Vilma Nyarges
Former Lorain area resident Vilma Nyarges, 86, of Galion, died Monday, October 22, 2007 at the Village Care Nursing Home in Galion following a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Schwartz, Spence, Boyer & Cool Home For Funerals, 1124 West 5th Street, Lorain.
Terri J. Booth
Terri J. Booth (nee Dennis), 53, of Louisville, Kentucky passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Terri was born in Cleveland, on October 21, 1954. She was a 1973 graduate of North Ridgeville High School and a graduate of St. Joseph School of Nursing. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother. Terri [...]
Peggy Zelinka
Peggy Zelinka, 82, of Elyria, died Monday, October 22, 2007. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home of Elyria.
Patricia A. Baldauf
Patricia A. Baldauf (nee Graczyk), 63, of Avon, formerly of Cleveland, passed away, Monday, October 22, 2007 at St. John West Shore Hospital following a short illness. Mrs. Baldauf was born, May 17, 1944 in Cleveland and had lived in Avon for over 50 years. She is survived by a daughter, Debbie Venturella (Timothy) of [...]
Loyd Allen Lee
Loyd Allen Lee, 73, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Monday, October 22, 2007 in NHC Oakwood. Mr. Lee was a native of Marshall County, Tennessee and son of the late Henry J. and Elsie Vaughn Lee. He served his country in the U.S. Army, was a retired crane operator and member of the Elyria Baptist Church. [...]
Judy A. Taylor
Judy A. Taylor (nee Robinson), 55, of Elyria, died on Monday, October 22, 2007 at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, following a long illness. Ms. Taylor was born in Elyria on April 18, 1952 and made her home in Elyria for all of her life. She was employed as a waitress at Hazel’s Restaurant on Cleveland Street [...]
Jason S. Shaffer
Jason S. Shaffer, 81, of Lorain died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Community Health Partners Regional Medical Center in Lorain following a long illness. Mr. Shaffer was born in La Porte, Pennsylvania on August 30, 1926. He moved to Lorain in 1956. He was a retired inspector for Ford Motor Corp. in Lorain, retiring in [...]
Hayward Turner
Hayward H. Turner, 87, a resident of Ashland, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Hospice of North Central in Ashland following a lengthy illness. He was born December 8, 1919 in Hardman, West Virginia. He had lived inElyria, Oberlin and Wakeman. He had made his home in Ashland for the last four years. Hayward [...]