Archive for November 17th, 2007
‘D’ man: LeBron adds big stop to his 40 points, near triple-double in win over Jazz
CLEVELAND – LeBron James did it with his scoring, rebounding and passing. When it mattered most, he did it with his defense. With the Cavaliers clinging to a two-point lead, James made a key strip of former teammate Carlos Boozer with 12 seconds to go, helping Cleveland record a 99-94 victory over the Utah Jazz [...]
Cavaliers notes: Hughes out again, will miss at least four weeks
CLEVELAND – Surprise, surprise, surprise! Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes is hurt again, this time with a deep bone bruise on the outside of his left leg, just below the knee. The shooting guard will require four weeks of treatment before resuming any basketball activity. “It`s tough,” Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said prior to Friday`s game [...]
Ravens game is show time for Browns’ Lewis
BEREA – Jamal Lewis has plenty to prove Sunday when he returns to Baltimore for the first time as a member of the opposition. He has the chance to show the Ravens they gave up on him too early; the league he`s got plenty left in the tank as he makes his 100th career start; [...]
Browns notes: Defensive line takes another hit with Shaun Smith injury
BEREA – The Browns, already thin on the defensive line, suffered a blow when Shaun Smith hurt his knee during practice Thursday. Smith didn`t practice Friday and was listed as questionable for the game Sunday in Baltimore. If he can`t play, that would leave the Browns with five eligible linemen, including end Orpheus Roye (battling [...]
Doug Clarke: You need The Gameplan to enjoy The Game
The best thing about the Ohio State-Michigan game is the early start. If you were going to plan your day – and the night before – around it, your daily planner might look like this: FRIDAY NIGHT 9 p.m. – Watch “Friday Night Lights.” Or, better yet, actually get out and attend a high school [...]
Ohio State-Michigan winner won’t take all, but it will take a lot
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Even without a trip to the national title game at stake, Ohio State-Michigan is huge. Ohio State`s hopes of returning to the BCS title game took a hit last week with its first loss of the season. The seventh-ranked Buckeyes still have plenty to play for today at the Big House [...]
Girls basketball: Elyria downs Vermilion, continues winning ways in own tourney
ELYRIA – A dozen played and 11 scored as Elyria`s girls opened the basketball season with a 64-37 rout of Vermilion on Friday night. With Honesty King scoring a game-high 25 points, the Pioneers won for the 17th straight time in their own invitational tournament. It was the second game of the ninth annual Lorain [...]
Girls basketball: Midview wins foul-plagued opener over Elyria Catholic
ELYRIA – In a game plagued by fouls and mostly played at the free throw line, it was fitting the season opener for Midview and Elyria Catholic would come down to late foul shooting at the Coliseum on Friday night. Elyria Catholic freshman Emily Taylor, who had a sensational debut with 26 points, unfortunately missed [...]
Elyria’s Riverwalk needs repairs
ELYRIA – Just four years after the East Falls Riverwalk opened to the public, the guardrail on the walkway will be taken down so the city can repair the rusting steel and replace the peeling paint. “We`re trying to arrange funds to have it refurbished over the winter,” Mayor Bill Grace said. “It appears we`ll [...]
Born and bred Buckeyes prepare for the game
When it comes to Buckeye lineage, Lorain Law Director Mark Provenza might as well have fallen off the buckeye tree. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Three generations of Buckeyes are represented here: Former OSU player Russell D. Provenza (left), a retired attorney; his son Mark R. Provenza, holds a “lucky buckeye” he picked in Columbus; and [...]
Local Michigan fan goes home to Michigan Stadium
Looking out into Michigan Stadium – the “Big House” – can be a daunting sight for some Ohioans, but for Amherst Schools Superintendent Robert Boynton, it`s like returning home. Boynton`s father secured his first set of University of Michigan football season tickets in 1937 and would eventually transfer the ticket rights to his son before [...]
Public answers call for help
WELLINGTON – A Wellington man dealing with the aftermath of cancer and a mountain of unpaid medical and personal bills has his granddaughter to thank for the assistance coming his way from a handful of Lorain County residents. A letter from Ashley Teter, 10, was the basis for a story Friday in The Chronicle-Telegram. In [...]
Woman hurt in crash on 113
ELYRIA TWP. – The eastbound lanes of state Route 113 were closed about 6 p.m. Friday after a sport utility vehicle flipped near Clemens Avenue. Connie Drochak, 29, of Elyria, tried to avoid hitting a deer and rolled her Ford Explorer twice, according to Trooper Jeff Kaess of the Ohio Highway Patrol. JASON MILLER / [...]
Suspect sought in Great Northern robberies
NORTH OLMSTED – Police are hunting for a suspect in three robberies Thursday and Friday in and around Great Northern Mall. A warrant was issued Friday for Tyrone L. Carroll, 31, who police said robbed the Famous Footwear on Brookpark Road. Carroll, who police believe to not be from the area, told the clerk he [...]
Police blotter: Nov. 17, 2007
Lorain police Tuesday, Nov. 13 11 a.m. – 4600 block Riverside Drive, cleaning supplies stolen from vacant house. Wednesday, Nov. 14 7:51 a.m. – 300 block W. Seventh St., a 15-foot section of copper downspout stolen. 11 a.m. – 2300 block E. 35th St., a laptop, digital camera, PSP and $180 were stolen from house. [...]
Strip club law goes to court
CLEVELAND – Ohio`s adult entertainment industry tried to persuade a federal judge on Friday to overturn a law banning dancers at adult clubs from touching patrons or each other and argued that there is no connection between such clubs and any increase in crime. The state of Ohio, which is defending the law and representing [...]
Mom and pop operations unite
Small businesses want your attention on America Unchained Day It`s Saturday afternoon, and you`re hungry. You drive in circles in a parking lot built by businessmen who thought it would be a good idea to pepper their shopping centers with stores that share names with a hundred other stores of the same name. JASON MILLER [...]
Downtown eateries ask city leaders for permission to keep seats outside
ELYRIA – Downtown business owners in Elyria are hoping city leaders will permanently allow them to set up outdoor seating during the summer months. This past summer, Elyria officials agreed to give a test-run to a proposal suggested by owners at Le Rendez Vous Cafe, a Broad Street deli that opened this past year. Sara [...]
Off the beat: Nov. 17, 2007
Martial arts instructor: Fight me for sword Who knows – maybe there will be some honor among thieves if Martin Miller gets his way. Miller Miller, an Elyria martial artist who reported that his $2,700 sword was stolen last week during a martial arts competition in Newark, said he`ll let the thief keep the sword [...]
Local orchard’s cider named state’s best
ELYRIA TWP. – Allen and Laurie Grobe`s cider is the apple of the state`s eye after five judges last weekend declared it the best in all of Ohio. “There`s no secret ingredient,” Laurie Grobe said Friday. “It`s just about picking the right apples at the right time.” JASON MILLER / CHRONICLE Grobe Fruit Farm’s Gold [...]
Local roundup: Nov. 17, 2007
Blind man hit by county worker sues ELYRIA – A blind man who was walking his dog when he was struck by a drunken county worker driving a county vehicle two years ago has filed a lawsuit against the county commissioners and the former employee. The lawsuit, filed Friday in county Common Pleas Court, accuses [...]
Hester J. McCallie
Hester J. McCallie (nee Sims), 84, of North Ridgeville passed away Thursday, November 15, 2007 at the Oak Ridge Nursing Home, Westlake following a long illness. She was born in Manila, Arkansas and had been a resident of Lorain and North Ridgeville for most of her life. She had also resided in Avon Lake. During [...]
Princess Ann Gordon
Princess Ann Gordon, 41, of Deltona, Florida and formerly of Elyria, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2007 in her home following a long illness. She was born in Columbus, coming to Elyria many years ago. She was a 1985 Elyria High School graduate. Aside from being a homemaker, Mrs. Gordon worked for Kenosha Visiting Nurses [...]
Bobby Elvort Matheney
Bobby Elvort Matheney, 76, of Lakewood, and formerly of Eaton Township, passed away Friday morning, November 16, 2007 in his home, after a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St., Grafton.
Lillian A. Amato
Lillian A. Amato (nee Scoffil-Gugliemino), 94, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2007, surrounded by family. She was born September 21, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Lorain in 1935 where she lived her entire life. Lillian was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, baking, and spending time with her family and friends. She [...]