Archive for December 5th, 2007
Sprain to nowhere: Cavaliers drop fourth straight as LeBron misses another game
CLEVELAND – No LeBron James equals no chance for the Cavaliers. No one, it seems, realizes this more than the rest of Cleveland`s players. With their superstar sidelined for the third straight game due to a sprained left index finger, the talent-challenged Cavaliers fell 100-79 to the very average New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night [...]
Varejao gets offer sheet; Cavaliers plan to match
CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers will save some money, while Anderson Varejao will earn the right to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of next season. Neither side, however, came out a clear winner. That`s a quick summary of the three-year, $17.4 million offer sheet Varejao signed late Monday with the Charlotte Bobcats, which [...]
Scott Petrak: Browns’ Anderson has shown he’s a keeper at QB
Derek Anderson played arguably his worst game of the season Sunday in the Browns` 27-21 loss in Arizona. He finished with 304 yards, but completed just 51 percent of his passes (21-of-41) and, more importantly, committed three turnovers, two of which led to a 14-0 Arizona lead in the first quarter. The desert disaster, coupled [...]
Boys basketball: Morgan, Oberlin flatten Columbia
COLUMBIA TWP. – Kurt Russell says “Morgan is just Morgan” when referring to his star point guard, Morgan Jones. If Morgan was being Morgan on Tuesday night against Columbia, it`s good to be Morgan. Jones, Oberlin`s all-county and all-conference junior, scored 22 points and doled out five assists in roughly three quarters as the Phoenix [...]
Boys basketball: Youthful Clearview responds to tough week of practice
LORAIN – After two losses, John Szalay made practices tough on his young Clearview basketball team this week. He wanted to get a message across. Then the Clippers took to the court against Brooklyn in their first Patriot Athletic Conference game and nearly blew a nine-point lead in the final minute before securing a 67-65 [...]
Boys basketball: Gentry’s big third quarter lifts Black River past Brookside
SHEFFIELD – David Gentry is only 5-foot-6 but Black River`s junior guard was huge in the third quarter Tuesday night, standing tall over everyone else on the court. Gentry scored 16 points in the quarter, including four three-pointers, as Black River (2-2) turned a close game into a 59-38 Patriot Athletic Conference rout. Brookside (0-2) [...]
Boys basketball: Cold Keystone falls to Cloverleaf
Hans Schneider The Chronicle-Telegram LODI – Keystone coach Greg Morgan didn`t offer any excuses after Tuesday night`s 56-45 non-conference loss to host Cloverleaf. In fact, he quickly pointed out why his Wildcats dropped to 1-1 on the season. “I think there were two things that hurt us tonight,” Morgan said. “First, we missed a ton [...]
Boys basketball: Mistakes costly as Open Door drops first game of the year
ELYRIA – Too many fouls and too many turnovers. Add too and too together and the sum is defeat. It happened to Open Door`s boys Tuesday night and the result was their first loss of the basketball season. Despite the mathematical probabilities, the Patriots (2-1) nearly pulled off their third straight win. They fought back [...]
‘Gingerbread Nazi’ artist is back — this time with homicidal snow woman and criminal elf
Click here to see some of Keith McGuckin’s past work, including the “Gingerbread Nazis.” OBERLIN – It`s that time of year again. The snow has begun to fall, holiday music is flooding the airwaves and murderous snowmen and drug smuggling elves are popping up in window displays around Oberlin. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Artist Keith [...]
Ford unites cities
AVON LAKE – A new product and a flexible body shop await Avon Lake`s Ohio Assembly Plant, and city officials from the three cities the plant straddles are ready to work together as Ford Motor Co. moves forward with plans that could keep thousands of jobs at the plant for years to come. Last week, [...]
David E. Orzech Sr.
David E. Orzech Sr., 59, of Lorain, died Monday, December 3, 2007 at his home following a brief illness. He was born July 31, 1948 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria area resident. Mr. Orzech worked as a truck driver for the Industrial Transport Co. in Lorain. He served in the U.S. Army where [...]
Donald Ralph Gilder
Donald Ralph Gilder, 73, of Duluth, Georgia and formerly of N. Ridgeville, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2007 at Gwinnett Medical Center, Duluth, following a short illness. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date and will be announced by the David Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville
Effie Sword
Effie Sword, 85, of Wellington, passed away peacefully at home Monday, December 3, 2007 after a lengthy illness. She was born, May 15, 1922 in Pikeville, Kentucky, daughter of the late Bert and Rattie (Gayheart) Dye. She had been a resident of Ohio since 1959. Mrs. Sword was a homemaker and a member of the [...]
Eleanor M. Hoffman
Eleanor M. Hoffman, 89, passed away 1 P.M., Saturday, November 24, 2007 at The Beckett House in New Concord. Eleanor was born in Cleveland on November 15, 1918 to the late John and Lena (Knox) Hilovsky. Eleanor worked at The National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Cleveland, until her retirement. Eleanor is survived by a [...]
Glendon R. Hawley
Glendon R. Hawley, 49, of Grafton died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at his home, following a long illness. He was born April 23, 1958 in Cleveland and was a resident of Grafton for most of his life. Mr. Hawley was a machine operator for Zaytran in Elyria. He retired in February 2007. He enjoyed hunting [...]
Laura V. Fritz
Laura V. Fritz, 81, of Amherst, went home to be with Christ on Monday, December 3, 2007. She was born September 29, 1926 in Glitzen, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Felix and Mary Perry. Laura was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister. She will be sadly missed by her family, her [...]
As North Ridgeville district bursts, bond starts journey back to ballot
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – Modular trailers, split sessions or putting the failed bond issue back on the ballot? North Ridgeville Superintendent Michael Tefs said it`s like being stuck between a rock, a hard place and an even harder spot, but that`s the reality of the district, and residents should gear up for one of the three. [...]
Teacher’s arrest for blog post sparks debate over free speech
MADISON, Wis. – Bloggers and free speech advocates are calling on prosecutors not to file charges against a teacher arrested for allegedly posting an anonymous comment online praising the Columbine shooters. Some were disturbed by the post police say James Buss left on a conservative blog, but other observers said it was a sarcastic attempt [...]
Final 47 of Vick’s dogs go to rescue groups
RICHMOND, Va. – The remaining 47 pit bulls seized from suspended NFL star Michael Vick`s dogfighting operation were recommended for placement with rescue organizations on Tuesday by the dogs` guardian. Rebecca J. Huss, an animal law expert, submitted a summary report to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday, as the [...]
Police blotter: Dec. 5, 2007
Elyria police Monday, Dec. 3 8 a.m. – 100 block Fourth St., slashed tires. 11:05 a.m. – M and M Improvements, Cleveland St., 12-foot flat-bed trailer stolen. 12 p.m. – 300 block East Ave., a man said he was threatened by another man and they both drew knives. 12:58 p.m. – Police station, West Avenue, [...]
Lori J. Dakters
Lori J. Dakters, 70, of Elyria, died Monday, December 3, 2007 at William Childs Hospice House, Palm Bay, Florida. She was born October 18, 1937 in Cleveland, and had been a resident of Elyria since 1969. She was a 1955 graduate of Notre Dame Academy, Cleveland. She enjoyed spending the winter months in Florida and [...]
Maxwell G. French
Maxwell G. French, Jr., 76, of Elyria, died Sunday, December 2, 2007 at his home. He was born February 17, 1931 in Elyria, where he has been a lifelong resident. He was a 1948 graduate of Elyria High School and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a former vice president of Summit National Life and [...]
Richard J. Conry
Richard J. Conry, 91, of Elyria died Monday, December 3, 2007 at EMH Regional Medical Center. He was born May 5, 1916 in Wakeman. He was an Army veteran of WWII, where he fought in several battles, including the liberation of Leyte, Luzon, Ryukyus and I. E. Shima with Ernie Pile. He was formerly employed [...]
Robert Theodore Metz
Robert Theodore Metz, 74, of Grafton, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2007 in Clearwater, Florida, of a sudden illness. He was born April 21, 1933 in St. George, West Virginia. He lived most of his life in Grafton. He enjoyed spending time with his family and traveling. He recently resided to Holiday, Florida. He is [...]
Wilma Lynn Ott
Ms. Wilma Lynn Ott, 25, of Ponce De Leon, Florida passed away November 29, 2007. She was born at Clark Air Base, Philipppines to Carroll Ott Jr. and Lilia Carcueva Nunn. Ms. Wilma had been a resident of Walton County. She was Catholic by faith. She graduated from Elyria High School. She worked as an [...]