Archive for November 11th, 2007
Unranked Illinois hands No. 1 Ohio State its first loss of the season
COLUMBUS – A year ago, Illinois came close to wrecking Ohio State`s national championship dreams. Saturday at Ohio Stadium, the upstart Illini finished off the Buckeyes` nightmare. In line for a return trip to the BCS national championship game, Ohio State instead will not get the chance to avenge its loss to Florida after falling [...]
Ohio State players hoping to rebound from Illini loss, focus on Michigan
COLUMBUS – The stiff upper lip Jim Tressel and his players displayed after Saturday`s crushing loss to Illinois still couldn`t hide the pain. What was supposed to be a stepping stone to a second consecutive unbeaten regular season, another Big Ten championship and beyond went up in smoke with the 28-21 loss . But, hey, [...]
OSU notes: Buckeyes take exception to Illinois’ post-game celebration
COLUMBUS – Illinois took a major step to legitimacy by knocking off Ohio State, the No. 1 team in the nation Saturday, but the Illini picked the wrong place to celebrate. As time ran out on its 28-21 victory, Illinois players met at midfield to start the party, hopping up and down on the Buckeyes` [...]
Browns-Steelers game hasn’t meant this much for a long time
PITTSBURGH – The last time a Browns-Steelers game meant this much Kelly Holcomb played quarterback, Dennis Northcutt dropped the key pass and Butch Davis inexplicably changed defensive philosophies in the second half as the Browns lost their only playoff game since returning to the NFL. Five years later, the buzz is back in Cleveland`s best [...]
Coughlin: Browns-Steelers rivalry has lost its old-school bite
This “rivalry” between the Browns and the Steelers holds less water than a rusty bucket. Many years have passed since Steelers Week packed an emotional punch in the Browns` locker room. It is now reduced to a myth that we in the media trumpet with such fervor that we believe it. Except for the fact [...]
Browns players use practice flag to help build camaraderie
PITTSBURGH – Braylon Edwards jogs out to practice, swerves toward the nearest goalpost and touches the brown flag hanging from the crossbar. Kellen Winslow is in a hurry to join offensive drills and runs straight through the flag, lifting it momentarily with his helmet. The flag, with the uniform numbers inside an orange helmet, has [...]
Red teams sweep girls, boys games at Lorain County All-Star soccer event
AVON – It`s fair to say one side was a bit red-faced at Saturday`s 10th annual Lorain County Soccer Coaches Association All-Star Games at Avon Middle School. Both the boys and girls Red Squads prevailed against the Blue Squads in the annual event. The Red stars won the boys game 4-2 after the Red team [...]
Oberlin Yeomen down Allegheny to win season finale
OBERLIN – Fans looking for a game between an Ohio team and one from Pennsylvania won`t have to look far today. In fact, if they look hard enough they can double their pleasure. While most football fans will be tuned to the Browns-Steelers at 1 p.m., SportsTime Ohio will also show an Ohio vs. Pennsylvania [...]
ROTC students sickened at Midview High
EATON TWP. – Officials are investigating what caused more than 20 teenagers to be hospitalized Saturday during a Junior ROTC drill meet at Midview High School. About 400 students were marching and maneuvering in the school`s small gymnasium about 3:40 p.m. when, one by one, they began to topple to the floor, Eaton Township Fire [...]
Veterans Day: Vietnam vet’s yearly remembrance
 The names of 98 of Lorain County`s own were among the more than 58,000 read this week near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The memorial, referenced as the most-visited memorial in the country, contains the names of every U.S. soldier killed during the Vietnam War and celebrates its 25th anniversary Tuesday. For some, [...]
Veterans Day: Five brothers serve, survive WWII
ELYRIAÂ – Â For John Brattoli, serving in World War II was more than answering his country`s calling – it was a family affair. Of the six Brattoli brothers, five were old enough to serve in WWII and answered the call in “piecemeal” fashion. Brattoli, now 81, of Elyria, recalled watching his younger brother`s eighth-grade [...]
Veterans Day: Rittman hosts memorial to Italian-American soldiers
LORAIN – A small Italian flag waves proudly in front of a black slab of New Hampshire granite. The stone monument is one of 104 that borders the graves of veterans buried in the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, about 12 miles south of Medina. Etched into the monument are the names of [...]
Not-Forgotten Box toy drive begins this week
ELYRIA – For nearly 50 years, The Chronicle-Telegram has been collecting toys to donate to children throughout Elyria through the Not-Forgotten Box each holiday season. With the help of local families, groups, businesses and individuals, countless Elyria children have been able to find presents under the tree Christmas morning. This year, nearly 900 families, or [...]
Blotter: Nov. 11
Elyria police Thursday, Nov. 8 8:06 p.m. – JCPenney, Midway Mall, Theonna L. Mitchell, 19, Elyria, charged with theft of clothing. 9:55 p.m. – 8700 block West Ridge Road, criminal damaging. Friday, Nov. 9 12:30 a.m. – Interstate 90, Jeremy Gunter, 19, Lorain, contempt of court arrest. 5:51 a.m. – Elyria Police Department, West Ave., [...]
Marine Corps celebrates 232rd birthday
On Saturday morning, the parking spots in front of Moss` Prime Rib and Spaghetti House on Broad Street in Elyria are usually empty. But yesterday, they filled up quickly as veterans of the Marine Corps – joined by veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard – arrived to celebrate the 232nd birthday [...]
Ministry keeps local families’ pantries stocked
We all know the feeling that high gasoline prices, through-the-roof utility costs and overall inflation gives us, and it isn`t comfortable. There`s nothing worse than having the proverbial financial belt tightened to the point in which you can`t concentrate on anything besides your descending checking account balance. That said, the last thing we want to [...]
Rape suspect’s defense claims victim was sleepwalking
CINCINNATI – A lawyer for the man accused of raping a University of Cincinnati student says the encounter could have been consensual because the woman has a history of sleepwalking. Dexter Ford, 52, is charged with raping the 23-year-old woman early Thursday morning near Interstate 71 in Cincinnati. Ford`s lawyer, Jeff Adams, said prosecutors told [...]
Background checks skyrocketing in post-9/11 world
COLUMBUS – Already this year, 25 million Americans have had background checks by the federal government, a number that`s risen every year since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Amid the rise, a notable shift has occurred: More civilians are now checked each year than criminals. And checks on the vast majority come back clean, even [...]
Convicted killed joined Army to avoid charges
CINCINNATI – A man who joined the Army to avoid murder charges but was arrested by police while home for Christmas from basic training has been sentenced to life in prison. Hamilton County Common Please Judge Robert Winkler on Friday sentenced David Crawford, 23, of suburban Norwood, to life in prison for the 2004 murder [...]
Ray W. McClenaghan
Ray W. McClenaghan, 99, of Lorain, died Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at Community Health Partners, following a brief illness. He was born in Lakewood, June 5, 1908 and lived in the Lorain County area for several years. As a boy he would read anything and everything about flying, especially books about World War I pilots. [...]
Magdalene Taleff
Magdalene Taleff (nee Steve), 79, of North Ridgeville, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2007 at The Hospice of the Western Reserve Hospice House, in Cleveland, following an illness. She was born April 24, 1928 in Cleveland. Mrs. Taleff had been a North Ridgeville resident for 11 years and had previously lived in North Olmsted. She [...]
Linda D. Romoser
Linda D. (nee Gipson) Romoser, 60, of Lorain, died early Saturday morning, November 10, 2007 at the Speciality Hospital in Lorain following a long illness. Mrs. Romoser was born in Amherst on December 6, 1946. She resided in this area all her life. She was a 1964 graduate of Lorain High School. She had attended [...]
Lester R. Cantley
Lester R. Cantley, 106, of Peytona, West Virginia, died November 9, 2007 at CAMC Memorial Division. He was a retired coal miner, factory worker, merchant and carpenter. He was a member of Drawdy Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Genevieve (Holstein Lambert) Cantley; son, Harold (Roxie) Cantley of Elyria; stepchildren, Norene and [...]
Florence Elizabeth Bligh
Florence Elizabeth Bligh, 74, of Oberlin, died Thursday, November 8, 2007 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. She was born November 21, 1932. She lived in Oberlin all her life. Florence was a graduate of Oberlin High in 1950. She worked as an office manager for Cochrane Inc. of Oberlin for [...]
Edward J. McCool
Edward J. McCool, 84, of Lorain, formerly of Elyria, died Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a long illness. The Bauer Laubenthal Funeral Home in Elyria will announce arrangements.