Archive for November 28th, 2007
Police release security video from robbery
LORAIN – Security camera footage released by police Tuesday shows a masked man wanted for Monday`s late-night robbery at Don`s Marathon, 3003 Colorado Ave. The man forced the clerk to hand over $565, then ran north on Euclid Avenue, according to a Lorain police report. Police said in a second report that a man walking [...]
Stop the revolution: Cavs show Celtics they won’t give up East crown so easily
CLEVELAND – It may not have been a statement game, but the Cavaliers sent the Boston Celtics a very clear message Tuesday night at sold-out Quicken Loans Arena: Cleveland – not Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and the rest of the guys in green uniforms and black hightops – is the defending Eastern Conference [...]
Cavs notes: LeBron reads between lines, says Varejao wants to return
CLEVELAND – LeBron James isn`t overly concerned about holdout Anderson Varejao`s statement that he no longer wants to play for the Cavaliers. “I think we all know he loves his teammates,” James said Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena prior to a game against the Boston Celtics. James is savvy enough to realize Varejao`s statement, which [...]
Three Celtics in search of a championship
CLEVELAND – For most of his 13 seasons in the NBA, Ray Allen has been a one-one show – spectacular enough to carry his modest teams to the playoffs, but unable to advance them past more talented opponents. Ultimately, it became a vicious cycle – and a lonely, frustrating one at that. Kevin Garnett and [...]
Prep football: Elyria Catholic’s Schuster makes first-team All-Ohio
Elyria Catholic quarterback Cody Schuster definitely wanted to make his senior football season one to remember. Being named first-team All-Ohio in Division IV certainly qualifies. “This is a really great honor for me,” Schuster said. “I couldn`t have done it without some great teammates. Our linemen gave me some great protection. We made some great [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria Catholic holds off gritty Raiders
COLUMBIA TWP. – In its effort to win basketball games and impress people, Elyria Catholic got it half right. Actually, the Panthers achieved the more important part. They beat Columbia 57-42 Tuesday night, gaining more points for the scoreboard than for style. Give Columbia credit for part of EC`s problems. What the Raiders lack in [...]
Boys basketball: Freshman’s dazzling debut helps Open Door down Lake Ridge
ELYRIA – Abe Valentine made a solid debut as a high school basketball player Tuesday night. The 6-foot freshman scored 16 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds in Open Door`s impressive 67-48 season-opening win over visiting Lake Ridge in a Northeast Liberty Conference game. After a close-fought opening quarter, the Patriots turned [...]
Analysis: A strong Lewis’ finish will benefit him and the Browns
There`s something to be said for consistency. Since the season began, whenever Browns running back Jamal Lewis has been asked about the running game, he`s given a similar answer. “Threes and 4s will turn into 6s and 8s,” he says. Translation: 3- and 4-yard gains early in the game will evolve into 6- and 8-yarders [...]
New Buckeyes back in spotlight vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Eight months ago the Ohio State men`s basketball team was battling one of the nation`s top programs every time it stepped on the court. Of course, the Buckeyes were considered most of those teams` equal, and proved it by finishing as national runner-up in the NCAA Tournament. But Ohio State lost its top two players [...]
Official results change councilman`s 3-vote victory to 6-vote loss
SHEFFIELD TWP. – On Election Day, David Kos lost his bid to unseat Avon Lake Councilman Michael Stanek, 4th Ward, by three votes. Or so he thought. Stanek Kos Now, it appears Kos is a winner – claiming the seat by six votes – after the Lorain County Board of Elections certified the results of [...]
HARVEY GITTLER: 85 skidoo
Time to go, Harvey says Today`s an important day in my life; it`s my 85th birthday. One thing I`m not going to do today is celebrate. A wild celebration may be a little too much for my heart. But I am about to make an important announcement. My column on Dec. 31 is going to [...]
Diesel spill stinks up ponds, streams
AMHERST TWP. – More than 25 gallons of diesel fuel spilled Monday into the creeks and ponds surrounding North Ridge Road in Amherst Township. STEVE MANHEIM / CHRONICLE A worker from Chemtron Corp. places a containment barrier for an oil spill in a pond at Ridge Hill Memorial Park in Amherst Township. There was no [...]
Arts may return to Lorain Schools
LORAIN – Lorain Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said she hopes to restore art and music classes to many of the elementary schools by next semester. The programs were among those lost when the district was forced to make deep cuts to offset a looming $15 million deficit that was expected to hit the district by [...]
Former Playmate pleads for right to drive
OBERLIN – Former Playboy Playmate Jennifer Lyn Jackson begged a judge for the chance to drive to medical appointments before pleading no contest Tuesday to drunken driving charges. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Jennifer Jackson enters Oberlin Municipal Court on Tuesday. “I`m under disability and my husband is also under disability,” Jackson told Oberlin Municipal Court [...]
Getting ready for the holidays
The holiday season is officially here, and starting this weekend, Elyria residents will have the chance to see downtown in all of its illuminated, holiday glory. The Festival of Lights, the city`s annual lighting ceremony, will be held Sunday at Ely Square. The festival, which is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. features performances from the [...]
Inmate who escaped from AA meeting caught
ELYRIA – The woman who walked out of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting Sunday while serving time at the Lorain/Medina Community Based Correctional Facility was arrested by Elyria police Tuesday morning. Sherri Baker, 30, of Elyria, was picked up on an outstanding warrant about 5 a.m. after an Elyria police officer recognized her as she walked [...]
Avon to put new post office in city complex
AVON – The city`s municipal campus, which when complete will include a new police station, fire station and City Hall, also will have a brand new post office to replace a smaller inadequate building less than a half mile away, city officials said Tuesday. The city learned right before Thanksgiving that the U.S Postal Service [...]
Police blotter: Nov. 28, 2007
Lorain police Monday, Nov. 26 12:53 a.m. – Ashland Avenue and West 14th Street, a vehicle stolen out of Lakewood was found abandoned and set on fire. 8:23 p.m. – Broadway , Gilberto Amador, 51, 1000 block W. 19th Street, Lorain, charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering children for having his 10- [...]
Van crashes into milk tanker
EATON TWP. – An 81-year-old Lakewood man was injured when his van crashed into the rear of a milk tanker truck that broke down on state Route 83 near Cooley Road. Joseph Chapley was treated for minor injuries after his southbound Lumina van struck the truck at about 1:15 a.m. Monday, according to the Ohio [...]
Firefighter faces domestic violence charges
LORAIN – A Lorain firefighter was charged with domestic violence earlier this month for allegedly threatening his wife of two years and his stepdaughter. Kenneth P. Shawver, who has been with the department since 1998, was pulled over by a county sheriff`s deputy about 7 a.m. Nov. 15 in Elyria Township after a check on [...]
‘Pay as you throw’ up to the Ohio EPA
ELYRIA – The controversial “pay as you throw” trash program should be in the hands of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency today. The plan – approved by the county commissioners and a majority of the county`s cities and villages, including a hesitant Lorain – was forwarded to the EPA on Tuesday by the Lorain County [...]
Masked man robs Lorain gas station
LORAIN – Police are looking for a masked man who forced a gas station clerk to hand over $565 late Monday. Wanda Sue Meadows, 41, was straightening a merchandise rack about 10:30 p.m. at Don`s Marathon, 3003 Colorado Ave., with her back to the door, according to a Lorain police report. A white man wearing [...]
Court: Judge erred; plea tossed out
ELYRIA – A Sheffield Township firefighter who pleaded no contest to a theft charge earlier this year has had his plea thrown out by the 9th District Court of Appeals. The appeals court ruled that county Common Pleas Judge Raymond Ewers erred when he held a hearing to determine the value of two projectors that [...]
Oberlin families show off homes on tour
OBERLIN – In a community filled with gorgeous homes, four homeowners will throw open their doors and welcome the public on Sunday on a tour to benefit Allen Community Hospital. The houses on the tour range from an ultra-modern home on Pyle Road that resembles a spaceship to a home on Morgan Street on which [...]
Oberlin & Wellington blotter: Nov. 28, 2007
Oberlin police Monday, Nov. 19 5:39 p.m. – 23 W. College St., 13-year-old shoplifter at Gibson`s Food Mart & Bakery, referred to juvenile officer and released to parents. Tuesday, Nov. 20 10:17 a.m. – state Routes 58 and Walnut St., Christina Robertson, 21, of Lorain, arrested on a warrant for contempt of court. 11:30 p.m. [...]