Archive for January 25th, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: Killing in Lorain; suspect sought by police
5:26 p.m. Composite photo of the suspect released by Lorain police 1:58 p.m. — Jose Gonzalez, a 47-year-old father of four, was gunned down about 10 a.m. today during a robbery in the grocery store he owned, Lorain police said. The suspected gunman escaped the store with an undisclosed amount [...]
One lucky Sailor: Vermilion High’s Andy Pena thankful he still has his left leg after routine injury took scary turn
VERMILION — Andy Pena’s appetite for morbid curiosity can be satisfied by the mere touch of a button. He can flip open his phone and send any man, woman or child fleeing to the foothills. It’s all right there, photographed and documented: a hideous reminder of just about the strangest, most inexplicable injury anyone has [...]
Indians determined to top last season’s magical postseason run
VERMILION — They went further last year than any Indians team since 1998. The obvious goal is to go even further this season. A year removed from winning their first Central Division title since 2001 and advancing to the American League Championship Series, the Indians are bent on taking the next step to the World [...]
Scott Petrak: Lack of hitting vs. Red Sox still stings Indians
VERMILION — The last time we saw the Indians, they were walking meekly off the field after the end of their season. They were outscored 30-5 as they blew a seemingly insurmountable 3-1 lead to the Red Sox in the ALCS. One more win, and the Tribe would’ve taken down the Colorado Rockies for its [...]
Boys basketball notes: Improved defense turns around Southview’s season
For the Southview Saints, it simply became a question of pride. The Saints were giving up 74 points a game to opponents. The numbers were unsightly. While the calendar hadn’t yet reached Christmas, the mood of the team was down. After four games, Southview was by all indications a defensive laughingstock. Bedford had put up [...]
Girls basketball notes: Phoenix rises, clinches share of PAC Stripes division
It must be satisfying to wake up in the morning knowing the worst your basketball team can do is tie for the conference championship. That’s where Oberlin coach Brian Ruggles found himself Thursday after his Phoenix clinched a tie for the Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division crown. It happened in a 63-54 defeat of Clearview [...]
Prep wrestling notes: Small teams, big issues
What wrestler wouldn’t want to be part of the Lake Ridge program? You’d have a new wrestling room — fully heated — a lock to own all the school records in the sport and have your own personal coach to help you hone your craft. It must be pretty good to be Mike Rose. “We [...]
Cavaliers midseason report card: LeBron, Ilgauskas and Varejao only ‘A’ students
The Cavaliers are hitting their stride at the midpoint of the season, having won five straight games and 11 of their last 13 to improve to 23-18. That’s just one victory shy of their midseason total of a year ago, when they went on to capture 50 games, the second seed in the Eastern Conference [...]
Cavaliers guard Sasha Pavlovic to miss 6-8 weeks with foot injury
INDEPENDENCE — Everything’s been going great for the Cavaliers on the court, but they got some bad news Thursday. An MRI and CT scan at the Cleveland Clinic revealed starting shooting guard Sasha Pavlovic has a second-degree sprain of his left midfoot. He will be out of action six to eight weeks. If there is [...]
Buyouts back on table for local Ford workers
AVON LAKE — Ford Motor Co. is willing to pay its most experienced workers a $70,000 lump sum to leave the company, and some area workers are seriously considering it, union leaders said. The auto giant announced Thursday that it will offer eight different buyout packages to its 54,000 U.S. employees between Feb. 18 and [...]
Elyria officer wins $2.5M in lawsuit
Elyria police Officer Hetzel See won his long-running battle with police Chief Michael Medders on Thursday when a federal jury awarded him $2.5 million. See’s lawsuit against Medders centered on See’s allegations that he was the target of retaliation by the chief after going to the FBI in 2001 with complaints about misconduct in the [...]
Man, struck by car, dies
VERMILION — A 45-year-old Vermilion man was killed Wednesday when a vehicle struck him as he walked along Liberty Avenue. Keith Anders was walking west at 8:49 p.m. when he was hit by a minivan driven by Elden Paden III, 40, of Vermilion, according to Vermilion police. Police suspect Anders may have been trying to [...]
Ridgeville mayor: Holiday Inn coming to town
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A Sunoco gas station on Lorain Road will be torn down next week to make way for a 27-acre development that is expected to be anchored by a Holiday Inn Express, Mayor David Gillock said Thursday. Gillock said developer Don Mould and the Canton-based firm Omni want to build the hotel next [...]
County Dems not supporting former judge’s bid
Top county Democrats aren’t backing former county Domestic Relations Judge Paulette Lilly in her bid to return to the bench. The party has endorsed her opponents — James Walther and Honey Howard Rothschild — but snubbed Lilly, who shifted her allegiances to the Democrats after losing her bid to be re-elected as a Republican in [...]
Ronald K. Fidder
Ronald K. Fidder, 61, of Elyria passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at his residence, under the loving care of Good Sheppard Hospice, following a brief illness. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Wyers Funeral Chapel of Sheffield Township.
Richard C. Bias
Richard C. Bias, 85, of Phoenix, Ariz., went to be with the Lord on January 24, 2008. He left behind a rich, full life which began March 11, 1922, in Whittaker, W.Va., with his parents, Wyatt Bias and Helen Nelson. His family of 12 was moved to Arthurdale, W.Va., by Eleanor Roosevelt to be part [...]
Kathy Marie Whitten
Kathy Marie Whitten, 51, of North Ridgeville, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2008, at University Hospital, Cleveland, following a short illness. Born in Elyria, she grew up in North Ridgeville where she lived for the past 13 years, moving from Baltimore, Md., where she resided for 15 years. Kathy worked for the City of North [...]
Joan M. Durham Eaton
Joan M. (nee Holmes) Durham Eaton, 73, of Wellington, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at her home surrounded by family, following a long battle with cancer. She was born in Lodi on March 14, 1934, to the late Claude and Irene (nee Mosher) Holmes. Joan was raised in Brighton and was a 1952 graduate of [...]
North Ridgeville mayor predicts slight slowdown
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The city saw a lot of changes, and despite the slowing economy, likely will continue to see them in 2008, Mayor David Gillock said Thursday. During his state of the city address, Gillock said he expects to continue to see homes being built, albeit likely not at the same pace as they [...]
Tiny frog narrowly avoids becoming a crouton
NEW YORK — You just don’t want to eat some greens. That’s how a Brooklyn mom felt when she found a tiny frog comfortably nestled in the leaves of organic lettuce she was preparing to eat. “I jumped away,” said 39-year-old Yvonne Brechbuhler, who described the green critter as no bigger than the tip of [...]
Text of the North Ridgeville state of the city address
State of the City of North Ridgeville January 24, 2008 Kathy Whitten I want to thank all of you for coming out on such a snowing day. This morning I got my grandsons up for school, and Charlie who is 12 came down, looked out the window and said, “Grandpa, I hate snow.” After a [...]
Man suspected of stealing game consoles from neighbor
OBERLIN — An Oberlin man was charged with breaking into the apartment of a neighbor and stealing more than $1,000 of electronic game consoles and equipment. “Ripping off anybody is a bad idea, but ripping off your next-door neighbor is even worse,” Oberlin police Capt. Clif Barnes said. De Antae Guice, 19, was being held [...]
School uniform code hits a few snags
LORAIN — For about an hour, 100 students at Admiral King High School awaited word on their fate. They had thought that when they got dressed Wednesday morning, they adhered to the school’s brand-spanking new dress code. But when they arrived at school, they were told they were wrong. That is until Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson [...]
Armed man holds up Amherst shoe store
AMHERST — Amherst police are looking for a man who robbed a Payless Shoes store at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon. About 4:15 p.m., the robber walked into the store on Leavitt Road and tried to engage in small talk with the female clerk. Then, he pulled a ski mask over his face and produced a small [...]
Lorain woman robbed of purse in driveway
LORAIN — A 50-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday after she was pushed and held against her garage in Lorain. The woman arrived at her Crehore Avenue home shortly before 8 p.m., and she saw a black man walking across the street from her home when she pulled her vehicle into her driveway. When [...]