Archive for January 17th, 2008
Retiree isn’t just an average Joe
Sitting at the pottery wheel, he throws clay into the center of the base, slowly but firmly working it, his foot controlling the wheel speed. After several minutes, a pot begins to take form and Joe Filipiak smiles when his art work is complete. CARL SULLENBERGER/CHRONICLE Joe Filipiak poses in his Chamberlain Road studio in [...]
Grafton/LaGrange blotter: Jan. 18
LaGrange police Wednesday, Jan. 9 10 p.m. – South Center St., 17-year-old male charged with underage possession of tobacco products and speeding. Thursday, Jan .10 12:20 p.m. – South Center St., David Metz, 55, of Wellington, charged with driving under suspension. Sunday, Jan. 13 12:10 p.m. – 200 block Pleasant St., band playing loud music [...]
Man pleads guilty to girlfriend’s murder
ELYRIA — With God on his lips and a gun in his hand, county Common Pleas Judge James Burge sent Justin Johnson to prison for 18 years to life for the murder of his girlfriend. Burge preached forgiveness after Johnson pleaded guilty to murder and other charges Wednesday in connection with the September 2006 shooting [...]
Judge rips cop as his lover gets jail
ELYRIA — County Common Pleas Judge James Burge blasted embattled Lorain police Officer Stanley Marrero from the bench Wednesday, saying Marrero put his own sexual desires before everything else.Marrero’s face flushed a bit as he sat in the back of Burge’s courtroom, where one of his former lovers, Angela Mehallick, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor [...]
Seventh-grader faces charges for bringing toy gun to school
LORAIN — A seventh-grade student found with a plastic gun at school Wednesday afternoon will be charged with inducing panic, police said. Lorain Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said the boy will also face suspension or expulsion. A couple of Longfellow Middle School students overheard the boy talking excitedly about the toy, which he was keeping [...]
Nice backup plan: Elyria Catholic gets big game from No. 2 goalie in win over Strongsville
ELYRIA — Dave Phiel wanted Andrew Field to get more action. Action is just what Elyria Catholic’s sophomore goaltender got in his second start of the season — 50 shots worth of action, to be exact. Field, in turn, gave the coach just what he wanted, and possibly a lot more than expected. Field, normally [...]
Tim Dahlberg: In West Virginia, you might as well call Rich Rodriguez Betray-Rod
Rich Rodriguez might have gotten an inkling that this was not going to end well when, less than 24 hours after leaving for Michigan, the folks in tiny Grant Town had removed the highway signs advertising the West Virginia hamlet as the football coach’s hometown. If that wasn’t enough, some unhappy fans gave him more [...]
NFL playoffs: Ryan Grant, Green Bay’s new running threat, gets shot at team that traded him away
Another player might spend the week building it up in his mind as the ultimate way to say “I told you so,” a chance to stick it to the team that traded him on the big stage. But it doesn’t seem to be that way for Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant as he [...]
Girls basketball: Elyria Catholic’s zone defense shuts down Columbia
COLUMBIA TWP. — On paper, it looked as though two young and evenly matched teams — Elyria Catholic and Columbia — would duke it out Wednesday night in a spirited non-conference basketball game. The comparisons on paper showed identical 6-7 records and not a senior in either starting lineup. Combined, the starters included two freshmen, [...]
Cavaliers on a roll vs. Spurs … if you don’t count that pesky sweep in the NBA Finals
CLEVELAND — It’s public relations propaganda at its finest. In its official game notes for tonight’s game in San Antonio (8 o’clock, TNT), the Cleveland PR staff points out the Cavaliers have three straight regular-season victories over the Spurs, proudly proclaiming no other team in the league currently owns such a run against Tim Duncan [...]
Developers seek rezoning for planned Nagel interchange
AVON — The Interstate 90 interchange at Nagel Road that gained approval late last year already is driving economic growth as two developers asked Wednesday to rezone 120 nearby acres for medical offices and retail space. One exit to the west of the proposed interchange, the Wal-Mart on Chester Road also is looking to get [...]
Doctor: Snow shoveling caused man’s fatal heart attack
LAKEWOOD — The death of an 80-year-old man is being linked to a storm on Tuesday that left 1 to 4 inches of snow on the ground around the Cleveland area. Spokesman Powell Caesar with the Cuyahoga County coroner’s office says Michael Lesko suffered an apparent heart attack while shoveling snow Tuesday afternoon at his [...]
Roundup: Jan. 17
Reward offered for robbery suspect A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Eliezer Carabello, 31, who is wanted in connection with a Jan. 9 robbery at the Dollarama Plus store, 3226 Oberlin Ave., Lorain. Carabello Deputy U.S. Marshal David Siler said Carabello flashed a knife at a Dollarama clerk and [...]
Prep swimming notebook: Elyria Catholic boys and girls still in a good groove
Elyria Catholic stayed on a roll last week. The boys and girls teams swept Padua and Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin after beating Avon earlier in the week. The Elyria Catholic girls improved to 8-0 overall and the boys raised their record to 6-2. Twelve Panthers won individual events against Padua on Saturday night at Oberlin College. [...]
Plane crashes in Lake Erie; search on for pilot
CLEVELAND — A twin-engine plane with one person aboard crashed into Lake Erie just after taking off Wednesday night, and a search for the pilot was under way, authorities said. The Beechcraft Baron took off from Burke Lakefront Airport near downtown Cleveland at 7:25 p.m. and crashed into the lake just north of a breakwall, [...]
Blotter: Jan. 17
Lorain police Sunday, Jan. 13 2:34 a.m. – West 21st Street, Maritza Cruz, 27, 1000 block W. 22nd St., Lorain, charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, driving left of center and weaving. 7:17 a.m. – 2500 block Reeves Ave., six apartment windows were broken out by a woman’s ex-boyfriend. 8:35 a.m. – 2800 block [...]
Prep roundup: Keystone girls pull away from Brookside in second half
LAGRANGE — Keystone’s girls shot and rebounded better in the second half after leading by just a point at halftime en route to a 52-40 victory over Brookside in a Patriot Athletic Conference game Wednesday night. Taylor Bell and Erin Gallagher led the Wildcats (11-4, 8-2 PAC) with 14 and 13 points. Bre Mills of [...]
Elyria man, 19, charged in stabbing
ELYRIA — A gathering at an East Avenue home quickly turned from a good time to violence when police say a 17-year-old was stabbed three times in the chest and a 19-year-old man believed to be responsible was led away in handcuffs. Police are still trying to piece together what happened inside the home on [...]
Group aims to rebuild Central Lorain
LORAIN — Central Lorain has certainly seen better days, but a newly formed development group wants to return the area to its former glory. The Strategic Leadership Team of Central Lorain has been working on a plan to transform the blighted area around 14th Street and Broadway by rehabilitating dilapidated housing, constructing about 40 new [...]
Elyria Fire Department asks for $1.1M truck
ELYRIA — Pushing fire trucks until the wheels fall off will no longer do for the Elyria Fire Department. They want some new wheels — wheels costing more than $1.1 million. Fire Chief John Zielinski and Safety Service Director Chris Eichenlaub made the request for a new aerial ladder truck Monday during the Council’s Finance [...]
County, city of Elyria collecting mercury
ELYRIA — The city and the Lorain County Mercury Reduction Collaboration want to collect all the mercury that can be found in Lorain County.The collaboration, in its third year, allows people to drop off thermometers, barometers, thermostats and blood-pressure monitors to be recycled. Jim Boddy, director of environmental health for the General Health District, suggests [...]
What a Knight: Texas Tech upsets No. 10 Texas A&M for legendary coach’s 900th win
LUBBOCK, Texas — Bob Knight reached another milestone. Texas Tech beat No. 10 Texas A&M 68-53 on Wednesday night, the Hall of Fame coach’s 900th career victory. After the game fans chanted Knight’s name as he walked off the court to a thunderous ovation. “You folks being here, seats being full for a change, really [...]
Ex-Nord charity leader dies
OBERLIN — As a young man, Jeptha J. Carrell was known as the Quaker Marine when he led a rifle platoon during the invasion of Okinawa during World War II. Later in his life, Carrell, who died Saturday at Kendal at Oberlin at the age of 84, led some of Lorain County’s most prominent foundations [...]
Lois J. Edgar
Lois J. Mechling Edgar (wife of Daniel E.), 70, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2007 after a long illness. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 11 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church, 3rd St., Elyria, with Dan Reinke and Dalton Love officiating.
Lenore Rosen Dreuth
Lenore Rosen Dreuth, 86, died Sunday, January 13, 2008, at Kendal at Oberlin. Dicken Funeral Home, Elyria, is in charge of arrangements.