Archive for November 12th, 2007
Midview to be open today
EATON TWP. – The hospitalization of more than 20 people taken from Midview High School during a Junior ROTC drill meet Saturday cannot be linked to anything inside the building and likely came from heat exhaustion, school officials said. The school will remain open today for all classes, Midview Superintendent Howard Dulmage said. School officials [...]
Chef with area ties is ‘Iron’ worthy
Cleveland may not have a World Series or NBA champion, but it does have an Iron Chef – and in some circles that`s an even bigger deal. Michael Symon – owner of Cleveland hotspots Lola and Lolita – competed for eight weeks on the Food Network`s popular mini-series “The Next Iron Chef,” before finally taking [...]
Mixon Hall opens in style in Cleveland
CLEVELAND – Mixon Hall, the Cleveland Institute of Music`s new performance hall, opened to the public Sunday and the public took notice. The event, which featured speeches by its architect and acoustician as well as numerous musical performances, was standing room only and abuzz with plenty of praise and appreciation. The afternoon kicked off with [...]
Lorain lake houses go on the block — just two sell
ELYRIA – Seven luxury homes being built on Shore Drive in Lorain went on the auction block Sunday and all but two remain on the market after potential buyers refused to move the public sale along. Blame it on the rain, the housing market or even the Browns. But don`t blame it on the homes, [...]
Police seek suspect in Oberlin shooting
OBERLIN – A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot in the back late Saturday night and police are seeking a 15-year-old suspect believed to have been involved, according to a police press release. The injured teen, Matthew Jones of Groveland Street, was taken to Allen Community Hospital by his mother following the shooting. Police [...]
Roundup: Nov. 12
Man, chasing woman both charged LORAIN – A 25-year-old woman who called police to inform them that her intoxicated boyfriend was behind the wheel was charged with endangering her 1-year-old child after she recklessly followed him in her own car. Police charged Amanda J. Hartness of Pearl Avenue with disorderly conduct, disorderly conduct persisting and [...]
Blotter: Nov. 12
Elyria police Friday, Nov. 9 3:59 p.m. – 9800 Murray Ridge Road, Jamarius Kearse, 27, Lorain, served warrant. Saturday, Nov. 10 8:35 a.m. – 1100 block Middle Ave., condenser from an icemaker stolen from garage. 9:34 a.m. – 800 Cleveland St., David L. Stout, 44, Elyria, served warrant from Avon Lake Police Department. 11:31 a.m. [...]
Browns’ big chance goes amiss as Steelers dominate second half
PITTSBURGH – First place in the AFC North. A four-game winning streak. A rivalry revitalized. So much was there for the Browns` taking Sunday at Heinz Field – and all of it got away. Just like Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger slipping through the grasp of aging Browns linebacker Willie McGinest. Steelers 31, Browns 28. A [...]
Brian Dulik: Better showing not good enough for Browns
So close, yet so far. The Browns had a golden opportunity to make a statement Sunday and knock out the bully on their block – inside the bully`s own house, no less. They got a pair of long kickoff returns from Joshua Cribbs, had two judgment calls by the officials go their way and built [...]
Browns’ Anderson not dazed, just confused vs. Steelers
PITTSBURGH – Derek Anderson has seen better days – like the ones he enjoyed as the Browns` starting quarterback this season prior to Sunday. After resembling a Pro Bowler since taking over for Charlie Frye in Week 2, Anderson finally looked like the castoff Cleveland acquired from the Ravens as the Browns suffered a disappointing [...]
Browns notes: Cribbs returns keep game close
PITTSBURGH – Joshua Cribbs had an afternoon to remember on a Sunday to forget for the Browns. The special teams dynamo returned one kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and ran back another 90 yards to set up a score. His heroics weren`t enough, though, as Pittsburgh rallied for a 31-28 win over Cleveland. “Josh [...]
Browns-Steelers matchups: Give edge to Steelers
PLAYER OF THE GAME Joshua Cribbs, Browns kick returner If he keeps this up, he`ll be on a plane to Honolulu for the Pro Bowl. He had a 90-yard kickoff return in the first half to set up a touchdown, then returned one 100 yards in the fourth quarter to give the Browns a 28-24 [...]
Cavaliers use strong fourth quarter to pull out win over Clippers
LOS ANGELES – Everybody knows the Cavaliers are LeBron James` team. He loves it, though, when other guys call some of the shots. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 25 points, James added 22 and Cleveland rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 103-95 on Sunday night. Drew Gooden added 18 points and 17 rebounds for the defending [...]
Veterans Day closings
ELYRIA – Veterans Day was on Sunday this year, but government agencies at the city, county, state and federal levels will observe the holiday today. Post offices, E-check stations, credit unions and most banks also will be closed. Some banking institutions with in-store branches and ATM terminals may not be affected. Trash collection by the [...]
Some teachers’ contracts conceal personnel files
COLUMBUS – Some union contracts contain loopholes that allow teachers to dodge attempts by parents and others to get a look at their personnel files for evidence of misconduct, a newspaper reported Sunday. Union contracts throughout the state regularly imply that teachers` personnel files aren`t public and will not be shared with people who aren`t [...]
Johnson wins again, all but wraps up Nextel Cup championship
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Nobody could touch Jeff Gordon in his prime, a three-year stretch when he won 33 races and consecutive championships. That was almost 10 years ago, and few thought they`d ever see a driver capable of dominating the way Gordon once did. Until Jimmie Johnson came along. Johnson took command of the Nextel [...]
Ohio State men going back to square one … as in one returning starter
COLUMBUS – After a year of quality, the Ohio State Buckeyes are experiencing what it`s like to have quantity. “It`s amazing,” coach Thad Matta said during preseason workouts. “We started practice this year with 13 guys and I became claustrophobic. I`d never had that many guys before. Now at least we look better when we [...]
Female veterans see roles changing
As more women enter the military – and increasingly take positions closer to combat – female veterans say perceptions of women in the armed forces are slowly shifting in a culture that for centuries has been geared toward men. There are about 1.7 million female veterans living today, including about 62,000 in Ohio. They have [...]
Elyria grad will hit books over winter break
This December, most college students who come home from school will park themselves on the living room couch and wolf down some sorely missed home-cooked food. Stephen Miller will spend most of his holiday break in the Elyria Public Library hunched over political histories researching the 30-page paper he has to write. The paper – [...]
Police roundup: Nov. 12
Stabbing victim gets help at U.S. Steel LORAIN – Security guards at U.S. Steel called the police at 1:20 a.m. Saturday when a bleeding man approached their post, according to a Lorain police report. Robert Rayshawn Williams, 28, of Lorain, had several cuts and left a trail of blood around the guard house, the report [...]
Veterans bring history alive for students
AVON LAKE – At least 1,000 World War II veterans die each day, taking with them their priceless, first-hand accounts of war life. That statistic has prompted Karen Johnson, a teacher of gifted eighth-grade students at Learwood Middle School in Avon Lake, to take the opportunity to collect those stories that may otherwise have been [...]
Avon/Avon Lake blotter: Nov. 12
Avon police Saturday, Nov. 3 9:56 a.m. – 3400 block Concord Circle, CDs stolen from a vehicle. 4:13 p.m. – Heinen`s, Detroit Road, a clerk said a man and woman tried to leave with $150 in gift cards after their check did not clear. 5:29 p.m. – Avon Police Department, Detroit Road, three juveniles throwing [...]
Edward J. McCool
Edward J. McCool, 84, of Lorain, died Saturday at Community Health Partners, in Lorain, following a brief illness. He was born January 30, 1923 in Elyria and lived in Hobart, Indiana for many years until retiring to Elyria in 1978. He had been a Lorain resident since 2001. Mr. McCool was employed as a laborer [...]
Ethan Broschk
Ethan Broschk, 2½ month old son of Louis and Sharon Broschk, died suddenly Friday, November 9, 2007. Survivors also include his sister, Grace; grandparents, Pastor Richard and Elizabeth Bennett, Curtis and Virginia Broschk, Charley Bowling, and Sarah Bowling; great-grandparents, William and Marilyn Wells, and Ruth Broschk; great-great-grandparent, Betty Wells; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins, [...]
Lois A. Kalapos
Lois A. Kalapos, 92, of Sheffield Village, died Sunday, November 11, 2007. She was born August 29, 1915 in Lorain where she graduated from Lorain High School in 1932. She had been a longtime resident of Elyria and was a former volunteer at New Life Hospice. She enjoyed spending the winters in Port St. Lucie, [...]