Archive for November 4th, 2007
Regional football: Elyria Catholic has plenty of offense, but not enough defense
PEMBERVILLE — Forget about the style or the lack thereof. The Eastwood Eagles take a Stone Age approach to football: slam the ball down their opponents’ throats. They do it relentlessly and they do it well. And, given their success, it would be hard to argue with the results. Behind the outstanding running of tailback [...]
Regional football: Penalties a problem for Panthers
PEMBERVILLE — Elyria Catholic’s players knew they were in for a stiff test Saturday night against first-round Division IV playoff opponent Pemberville Eastwood, the region’s top-seeded team. What the eighth-seeded Panthers probably weren’t counting on was having to play against themselves as well. Needing to produce nearly a mistake-free game against the Eagles, Elyria Catholic [...]
Buckeyes 1, adversity 0: Ohio State not shaken by third-quarter deficit, rallies past Wisconsin
COLUMBUS — The biggest knock on Ohio State this season has been that the Buckeyes hadn’t faced a tough test during their first nine games, and might buckle under the pressure if the situation ever presented itself. The Buckeyes can check “overcoming adversity” off their to-do list, after rallying from a third-quarter deficit for a [...]
Ohio State defense makes life tough on Wisconsin QB
COLUMBUS — When Ohio State installed FieldTurf in Ohio Stadium before the season began, officials said it would take a full season of play to get the synthetic grass to feel the way it should. That season’s nearing completion and if anyone needs an opinion on how the turf feels, they need look no farther [...]
It’s been a while, but Browns finally have a big home game
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns Stadium has seen more than its share of clunkers in its nine years. On Christmas Eve 2005, the Browns lost 41-0 to Pittsburgh. On Christmas Eve 2006, they lost 22-7 to Tampa Bay. In November 2006, they lost 30-0 to Cincinnati. The vibe inside the stadium has changed drastically. After the [...]
Regional volleyball: Amherst lets Magnificat off the hook, falls in five games
NORWALK — The one that got away. Fishermen will exaggerate when talking about it on a good day, and usually lie about it on a bad one. But for Amherst, the one that got away was no tall tale. For the Comets it was Game 4, a game in which they were ahead 20-14 before [...]
Elyria Catholic’s Coolidge earns All-Ohio honors at state cross country meet
COLUMBUS — Nerves? A bit jittery? Naw. Only nerves of steel for two super underclassmen. Elyria Catholic sophomore Marty Coolidge and Bay freshman Mike Brajdic handled the pressure like veterans at Saturday’s state cross country meet. Coolidge finished 10th in the Division II boys race at Scioto Downs with a time of 16:08.26. He nipped [...]
Dan Coughlin: Today’s TV viewers are spoiled
The latest commotion is about high definition, or “HD” as they call it in television. Viewers complain about Channel 19’s crawl during Browns games telling them it’s not on HD. It is my belief that hardly anyone cares about HD because they don’t have HD sets, but the crawl is annoying. This week’s game is [...]
Ford, UAW reach tentative deal
Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract Saturday without the strikes and public ill will that marked negotiations with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler this fall. Ford employees might not sign off on the deal so easily, however, having watched their GM and Chrysler counterparts get hit with layoffs and [...]
Ashes to ashes
Cremation, rather than burial, is becoming preferred way of dealing with the dead Ashes to ashes and dust to dust — there are more than 2.4 million deaths in the U.S. every year, and families are turning to cremation more than ever as they widen their distance from home. The Cremation Association of North America [...]
Antioch College to stay open
YELLOW SPRINGS — Trustees overseeing Antioch College said Saturday they have reversed their decision to temporarily close the school, which is known for its pioneering academic program that produces students with a passion for free thinking and social activism. The reversal is contingent on whether alumni and the school can meet fundraising goals over the [...]
Dems look to solidify gains in state
COLUMBUS — The way Democrats figure it, they borrowed about 500,000 voters in bellwether Ohio last year and ended more than a decade of statewide political frustration. Now they seek a more durable relationship in time for the 2008 presidential election. Their salesman of choice? That would be Gov. Ted Strickland and the face of [...]
Police blotter: Nov. 4, 2007
Elyria police Monday, Oct. 29 6:30 a.m. – 500 block Ternes Ave., spool of wire stolen. 10:30 a.m. – 500 block Ternes Ave., a heater, ladder, scaffolding and pieces of aluminum were stolen. 3 p.m. – 500 block Georgetown Ave., missing wallet. 3:23 p.m. – 100 block Burns Road, broken window. 8:50 p.m. – 900 [...]
Westlake fire chief demoted, suspended
WESTLAKE — A fire chief who used on-duty firefighters to service his family’s vehicles was demoted and suspended without pay for 30 days, Mayor Dennis Clough said. The union representing Westlake firefighters complained in June about Fire Chief Richard Pietrick asking them to do repair work on the cars, said Clough, who announced the results [...]
Car strikes pole; two men injured
AMHERST — Neighbors were jolted out of bed early Saturday by the noise as a Toyota Corolla jumped the shoulder of South Lake Street near Beach Cliff Drive and hit a utility pole. “We thought it was an explosion,” said Judith Ingersoll, who ran to the window with her husband, Charles. Police — who are [...]
Group urges ‘no’ vote on sales tax issue
ELYRIA — Taxes are high enough and county commissioners haven’t justified the 0.25 percent sales tax increase they passed in March, say activists who met Saturday on Ely Square. The group, called the Local Liberty Committee, spent the day erecting orange signs near highways and busy city streets, urging voters to “Vote No” on Issue [...]
New leader has big plans to streamline local Girl Scouts
Alford-Smith LORAIN — It’s not the camping badge, the gymnastics badge or the scrapbooking badge. No, what is really important, is training girls to be strong leaders, said Daisy Alford-Smith, the new CEO of the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio. “We want to equip them with skills, knowledge and experience to make them leaders. [...]
Who says they can’t have a ball in Iraq?
Soldier’s parents collect balls for troops and kids Even soldiers strapped with M16 rifles like to play ball once in awhile. “We just got an e-mail today that he was out of soccer balls and candy,” said Betsy Weaver, whose son, Richard Dibler, 27, is an Army soldier stationed in Iraq. Collection for troops To [...]
Anne L. Chernitsky
Anne L. Chernitsky (nee Dziak), 82, of Elyria, died Thursday, November 1, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born March 27, 1925 in Keisterville, Pennsylvania and lived in Elyria for most of her life. Mrs. Chernitksy was employed for 25 years at EMH Regional Medical Center, retiring as the [...]
Clarence N. Wallace
Clarence N. Wallace, 67, loving father of Jerry Laport of Elyria, Clarence Jr. of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, James of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Jeffrey (Terri) of Cleveland, Michelle Phillips (Glenn) of Cleveland and Albert of Waynesburg Pennsylvania; grandfather of five; brother of James of Olmsted Falls, Loretta Higginbotham of Brook Park, Richard of Elyria, Elizabeth Sturbleng of Elyria, [...]
Richard Gene Gunderson
Richard Gene Gunderson, 75, of South Amherst, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2007 at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home in Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born May 22, 1932 in El Paso, Wisconsin where he was raised, graduating from Spring Valley High School. After serving in the Marine Corp, he moved to Elyria and [...]
Joanne M. Kantner
Joanne M. Kantner (nee D’Ercole), 69, of Tidioute, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully with her family on Thursday, November 1, 2007 after an extended illness. A long time resident of Lorain County, Joanne was born in Cleveland and graduated from St. Stephen’s in 1956 and Cuyahoga Community College in 1987. She worked 17 years at Oatey [...]
Irene Claire Lenhart
Mrs. Irene Claire “Renie” Lenhart, 70, of Port Clinton, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2007 while in the company of family members at Magruder Hospital. Irene was born in Elyria, on February 8, 1937, the daughter of the late Daniel George and Rose Lucy (Bihn) Herman. Irene worked as a Primary school teacher for Keystone [...]
Lucille A. Brightbill Stegman
Lucille A. Stegman, 83, passed away late Tuesday evening, October 30, 2007 in Austin, Texas. She was born on September 2, 1924 in Elyria, to Roy and Alta Brightbill. Lucille was not one to sit back and watch the world go by. She was a graduate of the Oberlin School of Commerce and a flight [...]
Richard Lee Nixon
Richard Lee Nixon, 61, of Elyria, unexpectedly passed away at his home on Thursday, November 1, 2007. He was born July 2, 1946 and lived in Elyria his whole life. Richard retired from the Midview School district where he taught 5th grade for 25 years and was a member of the National Education Association and [...]