Archive for November, 2007
Play Santa without leaving your car
You can help us reach our goal of collecting 10,000 new toys to give to needy children in Lorain County for Christmas — and you won’t even have to get out of your car. Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., volunteers will be waiting in the parking lot of The Chronicle, located at the [...]
Fire displaces LaGrange family this morning
GRAFTON – A family of five was displaced Friday morning after a fire tore through their two story home. Firefighters battled smoke and flames as they poured out of the upper story of the Chamberlain Road home shortly after 10 a.m. firefighters from Grafton, Litchfield, Eaton and LaGrange all responded to the blaze. No one [...]
Developing story: Standoff in Ridgeville
Cole surrenders and faces charges — 1:18 update North Ridgeville police just sent out a news release providing further details of this morning`s incident. According to police: A caller told police just after 6 a.m. today that Christopher Cole, former president of the company, had broken into Puritas Metal Products. The caller said he thought [...]
A sharp Sabre: Aaron Goodrich leads First Baptist to victory
ELYRIA – A new coach and Brandon Schmidt`s transfer to Wellington were the dominating topics of conversation during First Baptist`s offseason. On Thursday night, the Sabres` Aaron Goodrich was the one doing the dominating. The 6-foot-3 junior scored 24 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to spark the Sabres to a 39-26 season-opening victory [...]
Kurt Warner could teach Browns’ Anderson about rising from obscurity
BEREA – Derek Anderson, a sixth-round pick out of Oregon State, has seemingly come out of nowhere to be mentioned as a candidate for the Pro Bowl. He`s got nothing on Kurt Warner in the out-of-nowhere department. If it weren`t for the girl who lost a glass slipper, Warner would be the original Cinderella story. [...]
Browns notes: Tucker ready for challenge
BEREA – Ryan Tucker`s transition from right tackle to right guard has been smooth, but it has the potential to hit a speed bump Sunday. Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett (6-foot-4, 290 pounds), who will line up across from Tucker, leads all NFL interior linemen with eight sacks. “He`s a good player,” Tucker said. “He`s [...]
Injured Favre watches as Romo leads Cowboys past Packers
IRVING, Texas – Standing on the sideline, scowling and gingerly holding his bandaged right arm, all Brett Favre could do was watch Tony Romo impersonate him. The kid was good. Too good for Favre and the Green Bay Packers. The Wisconsin native who spent all week denying Favre was his childhood hero sure played a [...]
MRI confirms Cavaliers’ LeBron James has sprained finger
INDEPENDENCE – No new news was good news as far as the Cavaliers and LeBron James are concerned. The 6-foot-8, 250-pounder underwent an MRI on his left index finger Thursday at Cleveland Clinic Toronto, which confirmed the original diagnosis of a sprain. James suffered the injury late in the second quarter Wednesday in Detroit and [...]
Swimming and diving preview: Panthers pair are prepared
The Elyria Catholic swim program is in some pretty good hands with Evann Heidersbach and Michael Weber. The Panthers graduated some good swimmers last June, but the talent and passion of the two juniors should keep EC firing on all cylinders this season. Heidersbach, a five-time Division II All-Ohioan, is a two-time state qualifier in [...]
Spitzer leaves Grafton
GRAFTON – The year was 1913, and Model T automobiles began rolling off Henry Ford`s new moving assembly line. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Spitzer`s Grafton store on Main Street, which was the first Spitzer dealership, is closing. Ford rode through Grafton on a train, declaring it a great place to sell cars and convinced George [...]
Judge: Man is liable for death
Kimberly Riley, missing since 1998, is presumed dead ELYRIA – A county judge has ruled that Kimberly Riley`s live-in boyfriend is responsible for her disappearance and apparent death nine years ago. County Common Pleas Judge James Miraldi ruled Thursday that Omar Seymore – who has never been charged criminally in Riley`s disappearance – was civilly [...]
Swimming and diving preview: Team capsules
Northeast Ohio Conference Elyria Pioneers COACH: Colleen Everhart, 10th year ASSISTANT: Diane Price Boys 2006-07 RECORD: 8th place Pioneer Conference; 11th place Lakewood Division I Sectional; 22nd place CSU District; 38th state RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (6): John Bonko, jr.; Matt Hartman, sr.; Anthony Marsico, so.; Tyler Perkins, so.; Tyler Pileski, sr.; Ian Ward, so. REMAINDER OF [...]
Quarry deal moves ahead
Purchase expected in mid-December ELYRIA – The developer working to continue the quarry project on the county`s west side will unveil its new concept for the ambitious project on Dec. 18. California-based Industrial Realty Group is scheduled to complete its $22 million purchase of American Stone, which currently owns the land, on Dec. 14, said [...]
Elyria, Lorain firefighters contend with pair of blazes
Firefighters battled heavy winds Thursday as they rushed to contain a three-acre wildfire on the south side of Lorain and a blaze at an empty downtown Elyria warehouse. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE An Elyria firefighter sprays water onto the stucture at the site of the old county fairgrounds off Third Street in Elyria. More recently, [...]
A sharp Sabre: Aaron Goodrich leads First Baptist to victory
ELYRIA – A new coach and Brandon Schmidt`s transfer to Wellington were the dominating topics of conversation during First Baptist`s offseason. On Thursday night, the Sabres` Aaron Goodrich was the one doing the dominating. The 6-foot-3 junior scored 24 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to spark the Sabres to a 39-26 season-opening victory [...]
Homeless in Lorain’s ‘Tent City’ scatter after woods are cleared
LORAIN – A homeless encampment near the city`s downtown was once a place where outreach workers could find those who shunned traditional shelters. But the wooded area behind the former Gaylord`s Department Store at 21st Street and Elyria Avenue has been cleared, scattering the homeless to the winds, advocates for the area`s homeless population said. [...]
Teen charged in bus incident
LORAIN – A 13-year-old boy was transported to the Lorain County Detention Home after he allegedly punched a girl and sprayed cologne in her face Monday on their bus ride home from school. The boy faces juvenile charges of felonious assault, menacing and resisting arrest after the girl`s mother told a Longfellow Elementary School principal [...]
Deputy’s cruiser damaged in accident
ELYRIA TWP. – A sheriff`s deputy was taken to the hospital early Thursday after a crash on Russia Road. Deputy Joseph Greiner, 36, was driving north near West Ridge Road when a red 2003 Ford Windstar rolled into the intersection and hit his cruiser. The driver, Londa J. Adkins, 52, of Oberlin, was charged with [...]
Baldwin-Wallace men down Case Western Reserve
BEREA – A little larceny on the basketball floor led Baldwin-Wallace to a home-opening, 95-82 victory Thursday against crosstown rival Case Western Reserve. The Yellow Jackets had 14 steals in handing Case just its second loss of the season against five wins. B-W (2-3) snapped a three-game losing skid after opening the season at the [...]
Police blotter: Nov. 30, 2007
Lorain police Monday, Nov. 26 3:14 p.m. – 1700 block E. 30th St., copper plumbing was stolen out of a residence Wednesday, Nov. 28 1:17 p.m. – Summit Academy, a bomb threat was drawn in marker above a bathroom in the school. Thursday, Nov. 29 12:14 a.m. – 800 block N. Central Drive, a disgruntled [...]
Ex-county official’s company is sued
ELYRIA – Former Lorain County Commissioner David Moore`s Amherst mortgage company is in legal hot water. Moore Financial Enterprises was sued by FirstMerit Bank on Thursday. The bank is trying to foreclose on a more than $1.2 million loan Moore signed for in September 2002 – while he was still a commissioner. As of Oct. [...]
Mantini: $12M deficit looms if tax fails
LORAIN – The city could be $12 million in debt in three years if voters don`t approve a 0.25 percent income tax renewal in 2009, city Auditor Ron Mantini said. The tax was first passed in 2005 to prepare for that year`s closure of Ford`s Lorain Assembly Plant. The $2.4 million generated annually is still [...]
Senior Center comes to city for money again
LORAIN – The Lorain Senior Center is asking for more money from the city to keep its doors open. Judith Foltin, the center`s vice president and treasurer-elect, has submitted a request for $75,000 for next year to Councilman Tony Krasienko, D-at large, who will be mayor next year. Foltin, mother of former Lorain Mayor Craig [...]
Students say skip a meal to remember the hungry
ELYRIA – A group of Lorain County Community College business students are hoping a novel approach to promoting hunger awareness could put them in the running for a national award from Campbell`s Soup and Students in Free Enterprise, or SIFE. Members of the college`s SIFE team on Thursday encouraged their fellow students to skip a [...]
LaGrange/Grafton blotter: Nov. 30, 2007
LaGrange police Wednesday, Nov. 21 3:20 p.m. – 100 block Keywood, 3-year-old boy had his arm stuck in a chair. Thursday, Nov. 22 10 a.m. – 400 block Grant St., unruly juvenile. Friday, Nov. 23 6:50 p.m. – East Main Street, officers spotted a man stumble from the sidewalk onto the grass. They advised him [...]