Archive for December 6th, 2007
Scout’s Eagle project collects tons of thanks
GRAFTON – Jared Linden knows times can be tough for the less fortunate during the holiday season. So, when it came time to think of a project to help him achieve the title of Eagle Scout, he had a seasonal plan. Midview High School student Jared Linden, 17, and Elyria Hospitality House co-director Bud Simmons. [...]
Grafton/LaGrange blotter: Dec. 7
Grafton police Thursday, Nov. 29 10:22 a.m. – Main Street, bowling alley railroad crossing, tractor-trailer broke a train signal light. Friday, Nov. 30 6 p.m. – 1100 block State St., juveniles shot at house with a soft pellet gun. Juveniles found, parents advised that they will discipline their children and had disposed of the pellet [...]
At least nine dead in Nebraska mall shooting
OMAHA, Neb. – Robert Hawkins had been kicked out of his family`s house, fired from McDonald`s and had broken up with his girlfriend. Hawkins left a suicide note Wednesday at the home where he had been living. It said he wouldn`t be a burden on his family any more and “now I`ll be famous,” according [...]
Wizards 105, Cavaliers 86: LeBron-less Cavs lose again
WASHINGTON – The Washington Wizards were perfectly happy to miss LeBron James. With the Cleveland Cavaliers` superstar sidelined for a fourth straight game with a sprained left index finger, the Wizards took advantage to beat the Cavaliers 105-86 on Wednesday night. Washington`s past two playoff runs were ended by Cleveland, including a sweep in the [...]
Elyria school district to get extra $1.1M from mall owner
ELYRIA – Elyria Schools officials and the owner of Midway Mall reached an agreement this week on the amount of money the school district should receive from property taxes on 47 acres of mall property. In short, the deal will give the school district an additional $1.1 million in payments from Centro Watt for 2006-08. [...]
Browns: Oregon ties bind QB counterparts
BEREA – Derek Anderson and Kellen Clemens are taking their friendly rivalry from Oregon to Broadway. Make that Off Broadway. As in the Meadowlands in New Jersey. “Everybody forgets about Oregon,” Anderson said Wednesday. “Actually nobody can probably tell you where it`s at.” That will change Sunday. Anybody watching CBS` coverage of Browns-Jets at Giants [...]
Girls basketball: Keystone overcomes mistakes to beat Wellington
WELLINGTON – A goal is for Keystone`s girls to make 70 percent of their foul shots. Noble enough goal. Achieving it is another story. The Wildcats missed 19 free throws Wednesday night, which is one more than Wellington took. And they got hammered on the backboards, 43-25. But somehow they left with a 62-51 victory [...]
Dan Coughlin: Ohio bloodlines run thick among BCS competitors
The college bowl season brings out the best in us. December is Buckeye Pride month. You are permitted to thrust out your chest and bust your buttons because every time television shows a sideline shot of a bowl game, chances are you`ll be looking at an old neighbor. Yep, the kid next door grew up [...]
All-Southwestern Conference: SWC honors fall athletes
Four area athletes and three area coaches received special honors as the Southwestern Conference announced its fall sports all-star teams. Courtney Jarvis of Amherst (volleyball), Kaleigh McMahon of Westlake (girls golf), Brooke Henderson of Westlake (girls soccer) and Nikki Chiricosta of Avon Lake (girls tennis) were named players of the year. Laurie Cogan of Amherst [...]
LCCC plans expansion of rec center
ELYRIA – Lorain County Community College is planning a two-phase, $4.2 million expansion and renovation for the college`s physical education center, LCCC officials said. COURTESY LCCC An artist`s rendering shows the proposed new recreation center at Lorain County Community College. The plan`s first phase – a $2.3 million expansion scheduled to begin in April – [...]
Sherrod Brown makes plea to keep historic coaster in Ohio
Janet Nguyen The Sandusky Register SANDUSKY – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is urging Cedar Fair officials to preserve a piece of roller coaster history. Last month Brown, D-Ohio, addressed a letter to Cedar Fair chairman, president and chief executive officer Dick Kinzel asking the company to develop a plan for Geauga Lake`s historic wooden roller [...]
Vote recounts do not change results
LORAIN – Nothing changed in four close races that were recounted Wednesday at the county Board of Elections. The recounts confirmed a six-vote win for David Kos, a challenger who unseated incumbent Avon Lake City Councilman Michael Stanek, as well as the victory of Fred Ostrander, who edged Donald Flak in the race for president [...]
Boy cited for allegedly hitting teacher
ELYRIA – A 12-year-old boy was cited for assault and two counts of menacing at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday after a teacher was injured at Educational Alternatives on Lake Avenue, according to an Elyria police report. The boy, who was taken to the county detention home, also had an outstanding warrant for charges stemming from an [...]
Police blotter: Dec. 6, 2007
Lorain police Monday, Dec. 3 1:45 p.m. – 1800 block Crehore St., a woman surrendered a German shepherd that was neglected. 9:30 p.m. – 800 block Lakeview Drive, broken window. Tuesday, Dec. 4 2:16 a.m. – Shell gas station, Tower Boulevard, security tapes show a man breaking into the station and stealing seven cartons of [...]
Girls basketball roundup: EC wins first conference game
CHARDON – Elyria Catholic`s Katie Shoemaker scored a team-high 10 points as the Panthers withstood Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin`s pressure defense to come away with a 42-38 victory in a North Coast League game Wednesday night. The Panthers (3-2, 1-1 NCL) trailed by two points after one quarter before outscoring NDCL 13-8 in the second quarter [...]
Baldwin-Wallace men’s basketball team slips past Mount Union
BEREA – Sometimes you just have to be lucky. “We were fortunate to win,” said Baldwin-Wallace coach Steve Bankson following Thursday`s narrow 65-63 victory over Mount Union to open Ohio Athletic Conference play. The Yellow Jackets are now 3-3 overall with two straight wins. Baldwin-Wallace came from 15 points down in the first half to [...]
The costs of a green EHS
CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Jackson Geothermal drills a test hole for the new Elyria High School`s geothermal heating and air conditioning system last month. A $1.1 million payment from Midway Mall owner Centro Watt will help pay for the system. Among the costlier elements in making a new high school an energy-efficient “green” building: The [...]
Baseball: Twins may keep Santana after all
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Minnesota general manager Bill Smith maintained Wednesday that Johan Santana could wind up with a surprise team in 2008: the Twins themselves. Smith said he didn`t feel obligated to trade the two-time Cy Young Award winner just because he could walk away for nothing at the end of next season. Instead, Minnesota [...]
Lorain Planning Commission votes against limestone plant
Issue now goes to City Council LORAIN – The Lorain Planning Commission has joined the growing list of opponents to bringing a limestone grinding plant to town. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Councilman Dave Wargo brought in a 40-pound bag of granular limestone, saying the EPA would allow almost 6,000 times this bag in yearly emissions. [...]
Man ordered to pay $4.5M for presumed death
Boyfriend was never charged in disappearance but lost lawsuit ELYRIA – A former Lorain man was ordered to pay $4.5 million to the family of his former live-in girlfriend on Wednesday in her 1998 disappearance and presumed death. Riley Kimberly Riley – who would be 27 if she is still alive – disappeared nine years [...]
Highway Patrol tallies 25 accidents on slick roads
Vehicles slipped, flipped and smashed on icy roads in the first winter storm Wednesday. CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Carl Donan of Elyria looks for a place on the rear axle of his truck to place a jack in the parking lot of the Dinner Bell restaurant on Lake Avenue in Elyria Township. “I slid around [...]
Flamingo Nite Club not getting liquor back soon
LORAIN – Chances are slim that an alcoholic beverage will be served anytime soon at the now-closed Flamingo Nite Club, according to an official at the Ohio Division of Liquor Control. CHRONICLE FILE The sign for the closed Flamingo Nite Club on East 28th Street in Lorain. The bar was shut down in April by [...]
Avon councilman to take on Lundy
AVON – Avon Councilman Daniel C. Urban, who just won an uncontested second term on Council, has announced he will seek the Republican nomination for the state`s 57th House District in the March primary. Urban Urban, 37, represents more than 3,000 residents in the city`s 4th Ward in a term that is not set to [...]
Tasered woman again pleads no contest to DUI
AVON LAKE – A Sheffield Lake woman who was shot with a Taser in the Sheffield police station last year has again pleaded no contest to driving while intoxicated.Kristina Fretter, 32, received credit for time served and will avoid additional jail time as long as she continues treatment for alcohol abuse, said her attorney, Kenneth [...]
Sofa Express cuts stores, 21 local jobs
Sofa Express stores in Elyria and North Olmsted are among the stores being closed by the chain, according to mayor`s offices in both cities. In Elyria, nine people will lose their jobs following the closure of the store at 380 Market Drive, according to a letter sent to Mayor Bill Grace. The letter stated the [...]