Archive for December 12th, 2007
Midview student brings mercury to school
A Midview High School student was sent home Wednesday after bringing a small amount of mercury into the school. Midview school officials said they don’t suspect the student had any intentions to hurt anyone, however, trace amounts of the chemical were found on the floor of a classroom. Exposure to other students and staff at [...]
Oberlin professor explains price for using cheap energy
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Ohio is a coal-fired state, but it could replace its dirty coal-burning plants with wind and solar power, said David Orr, a nationally known environmental ist and Oberlin College professor. Burning coal creates cheap electricity, but it contributes to global warming, Orr told about 150 students at Lake Ridge Academy during a [...]
Elyria safety service official to focus on buildings
ELYRIA — Elyria Mayor Bill Grace said he’s planning to renew emphasis on economic development, and his first move will include reassigning one of the safety service directors to the Building Department. Assistant Safety Service Director Jerry Klein — who formerly worked as the city’s chief building official — will be reassigned “in some fashion” [...]
Lorain County gets $4.9M for road projects
ELYRIA — The Ohio Public Works Commission has awarded nearly $4.9 million in funding to 27 road projects throughout Lorain County. The projects, which range from bridge deck replacements to drainage upgrades to simple road resurfacing projects, total about $12.6 million in improvements to the county’s roads. “The purpose of this is to rehabilitate the [...]
Store owner recognizes robbery suspect
LORAIN — A convenience store owner had to do a double-take Monday night as his West 23rd Street business was being robbed. Midway through the hold-up, Rudolph Harsar, 30, recognized the suspect as the man who robbed him two months ago, according to a Lorain police report. Harsar said he was closing just before 8 [...]
Republican fends off Democrat in Ohio congressional election
TOLEDO – A bruising primary campaign and big spending by Democrats didn`t end up costing Republicans a seat in Congress that they`ve held for nearly 80 years. Democrats were hoping to steal the seat from the GOP and make a big statement going into the 2008 election in Ohio. Instead, Republican Bob Latta easily defeated [...]
Elyria police: Friend pushed girl for strip club job
ELYRIA — Officers are looking for a woman who tried to get a 15-year-old girl a job at a local strip club, according to an Elyria police report. The girl’s mother told police Monday that her daughter had run away from home but returned after several days. During that time, a friend, who is an [...]
Cavs 118, Pacers 105: LeBron, Varejao and Hughes lead bench brigade
CLEVELAND — LeBron James for Sixth Man (and MVP). Anderson Varejao for Comeback Player of the Year. Larry Hughes for, uh, Most Improved? With those three players performing extremely well in non-starting roles, the Cavaliers looked sensational in beating the Indiana Pacers by the deceiving final score of 118-105 Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. [...]
Cavs notes: James comes off bench for first time
CLEVELAND — LeBron James, Larry Hughes and Anderson Varejao were all in action Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. All three came off the bench against the Indiana Pacers, however, as the Cavaliers went with a starting lineup of Eric Snow, Shannon Brown, Sasha Pavlovic, Drew Gooden and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. It was the first time [...]
Lawyer’s abduction tale a lie
TOLEDO — A pregnant Ohio attorney lied about being kidnapping left her family behind because she “experienced a meltdown,” her husband said Tuesday. She never was abducted last week outside the city’s juvenile court building or forced into a vehicle, said police Capt. Ray Carroll. Instead, she drove by herself to the Atlanta area, where [...]
Putting up the clippers
Barber kept Elyria’s finest looking their best for 5 decades For nearly 50 years, Elyria’s finest trusted Bob Vandemark to spruce them up with a straight razor, clippers and a pair of scissors. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Bob Vandemark cuts the hair of longtime customer John Morrison. On Monday as Vandemark snipped away Monday at [...]
Boys basketball: Clearview rallies past EC
SHEFFIELD TWP. — How many times have you seen it? A basketball team gets a reasonable lead, but somehow lets the other guys hang around. And in the end, the other guys walk away with a win. It happened to Elyria Catholic on Tuesday night. The Panthers led by nine points and were running their [...]
Granny D’s is back, with new name
Pizza parlor was closed when owner was killed LORAIN — It’s been a while since so many people flowed through the doors of the former Granny D’s Pizza. JASON MILLER / CHRONICLE Daniel Nutt, the new owner of D’Tutanelli’s, formerly Granny D’s Pizza, takes a pie out of the oven Tuesday. On Monday, the staff [...]
Former Lorain teacher loses release bid again
ELYRIA — With less than a year to go before he’s released from prison, a former Lorain Admiral King High School teacher convicted of having sexual relations with two of his students doesn’t want to spend any longer than he has to behind bars. But Vinson Shipley can’t seem to convince Visiting Judge Judith Cross [...]
Boys basketball: Lutheran West wins guard showdown with Oberlin
OBERLIN — Some came off of circus shots. Others were airborne pictures of beauty. One after another, the shots came — from near and far, guarded by one, two, sometimes even three defenders. And the baskets certainly came often. Scott Voiers and Morgan Jones confirmed why they are two of the most electrifying talents in [...]
Teens say gunman took them for ride
ELYRIA — Three teens who told police they were abducted at gunpoint Monday night and forced to drive in circles through Lorain were still shaking Tuesday when they shared their story. “I didn’t know where I was going,” said the oldest, 18, who was behind the wheel when his car was hijacked. “I just wanted [...]
Owners expected to be cited for apartment fire
LORAIN — Assistant Fire Chief Anthony Cuevas said he expects to cite the owners of the Antlers Apartments today for violations he discovered while investigating a fire that trapped six people on a rooftop Monday afternoon. Cuevas didn’t want to discuss the violations in detail on Tuesday, saying his investigation wasn’t complete. But he did [...]
Playboy triplet gets community service
ELYRIA — In August, Vicki Satterfield and her two sisters graced the pages of Playboy magazine in a six-page pictorial called “Small-Town Triplets.” Soon, Vicki Satterfield will be featured in 30 hours of community service at a nonprofit agency if she wants to avoid serving three days in jail. Satterfield Satterfield, 23, pleaded no contest [...]
Police blotter: Dec. 12, 2007
Lorain police Sunday, Dec. 9 1:59 p.m. – International Plaza, Carlos Padin, 50, 1300 block East Ave., Elyria, possession of drug abuse instruments. 2:38 p.m. – 1800 block Livingston Drive, a burglar broke in through the bedroom window of a home and stole a purse. 5:15 p.m. – 500 block W. 25th St., a woman [...]
Walter P. Kretschman
Walter P. Kretschman, 87, of Elyria, died on Monday, December 10, 2007 at Lake Point Health Care in Lorain, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced next week by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, Elyria.
Scott Petrak: It’s OK to believe in these Browns
The Browns are three wins from 11-5 and a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. Two wins and a little luck would also do the trick. Even a perfect weekend — a win over Buffalo on Sunday, a Tennessee loss and a Denver loss or tie — would send the Browns on their most unlikely postseason [...]
Vivian J. Tulk
Vivian J. Tulk (nee Sherman), 81, of North Ridgeville, died Monday, December 10, 2007 at Arden Courts Alzheimer’s Assisted Living, Parma. She was born January 10, 1926 in Elyria, and had lived most of her life in North Ridgeville. She was a 1944 graduate of Elyria High School and graduated from M.B. Johnson School of [...]
Ralph L. Schacht
Ralph L. Schacht, 86, died Monday, December 10, 2007, after a long illness. Ralph was the son of Rosetta and Frederick Schacht, and the second eldest of five children. He graduated from South Amherst High School in 1939 and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1946. Ralph served as navigator on a B24 [...]
High school hockey: EC can’t hold on in loss to Trinity
ELYRIA — The third-period letdown hit Elyria Catholic again Tuesday. The second period was nothing to cheer about, either. Even the first period could have been better. “This was a winnable game for us,” Elyria Catholic coach Dave Phiel said after the Panthers fell to Trinity, 6-4 in a semifinal game of the North Coast [...]
Philip W. Davis
Philip W. Davis, 54, died Monday, December 10, 2007 at Parma Community General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Marcia L. (nee Holmes); dear father of Heather Martin of Willoughby, Koren (deceased), Lillian Starr of Seven Hills and Natalie of Columbus; loving grandfather of four; beloved son of Harold and Arline Davis of North [...]