Archive for February 26th, 2008
AK, Oberlin, Wellington BB games cancelled
Three area postseason games that were to be played tonight have been cancelled. Admiral King Division I girls’ game against Toledo Central Catholic has been CANCELLED until tomorrow. They will play at Norwalk High School. Oberlin Division IV boys’ game against Lutheran East has been CANCELLED until tomorrow. They will play at Strongsville High School. The [...]
Tonight’s Oberlin district BB game cancelled
Tonight’s Division IV boys’ district basketball game between Oberlin and Lutheran East has been postponed until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Strongsville High School.
Check your flight before heading to airport
Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport is open but Continental Airlines, which operates a hub at the airport, has canceled about 40 percent of its flights, airport spokeswoman Pat White said. The snow that has blanketed northern Ohio caused about two dozen accidents in our area, most of which were reported as vehicles sliding off slippery roadways. [...]
A winter short on flurries?
With a nod to The Who, meet the new forecast, same as the old forecast. It seems as if, with an exception here and there, most of this winter’s dire predictions of smacks along the head by Mother Nature have fallen happily short of the mark. If the storm predicted for today and tonight actually [...]
McCain targets Ohio
ROCKY RIVER — Mac is back in Ohio, and he plans on becoming a regular. “Since 1964, every single candidate for president has been elected, if they carry Ohio,” U.S. Sen. John McCain told a packed room at a rally in Rocky River on Monday. “You’re going to get sick and tired of me because [...]
Clinton will be at Admiral King; Krasienko endorses her
LORAIN — U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton will visit Lorain Admiral King High School today for a town hall meeting with up to 1,500 students and members of the community attending. Clinton, D-N.Y., will be making good on the promise she gave Mayor Tony Krasienko, as she follows fellow presidential hopeful Barack Obama, D-Ill., who spoke [...]
Midview seeks levy to buy new buses
Midview levy Issue: No. 10 What: 2.5 mills, general improvement levy for Midview Schools How long? Five years Raises how much? $1.2 million annually Purpose: Building maintenance, grounds, equipment or books that last at least five years Annual cost to the owner of a $150,000 home: $119 a year GRAFTON — When the Ohio [...]
Primary 2008: 911, Murray Ridge seek levy renewal
Murray Ridge levy Issue: No. 13 What: 1.6875 mills for Murray Ridge Center Services How long: Five years Purpose: To continue to provide critical lifelong support for Lorain County citizens with developmental disabilities. Annual cost to the owner of a home worth $150,000: $50.96 911 levy Issue: No. 14 What: 0.35 mills for Lorain [...]
Primary 2008: N.R. needs schools
N.R. school levy Issue: No. 11 What: 4.99-mills bond issue for North Ridgeville schools How long: 28 years Raises how much?: $54.25 million Purpose: To build a new high school and renovate the existing one to serve as the middle school Annual cost to the owner of a $150,000 home: $225 The influx of [...]
Primary 2008: Sheffield Township levies to pay for roads, EMS services
Sheffield Township expenses levy Issue: No. 7 How long: 5 years How much: 2 mills Purpose: current expenses Annual cost to the owner of a $100,000 home: $7 a year Sheffield Township fire levy Issue: No. 8 How long: 5 years How much: 0.90 mills Purpose: fire protection Annual cost to the owner of [...]
Primary 2008: Vermilion district seeks levy renewal
Vermilion Schools levy Issue: No. 12 How long: Three years How much: 4.77 mills Purpose: renewal for emergency requirements Cost to the owner of a $150,000 home: $210 per year already included in current taxes VERMILION —The Vermilion School District seeks the renewal of a 4.77-mill levy to cover operational costs over the next [...]
Primary 2008: Experienced candidates all vie for Domestic Relations judge
The candidates Paulette Lilly, 53 Party: Democrat Occupation: Private practice attorney and Lorain County Community College professor Education: Degree in sociology from Ohio Northern University; law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Previous elected office held: Two terms as county Domestic Relations judge Unsuccessful election bids: Lost bid for a third term in 2006 Family: [...]
Primary 2008: Amherst voters asked to approve 5-year emergency operating levy
AMHERST — The Amherst School District is seeking an emergency operating levy to avoid a projected $1.7 million deficit in 2010. The 5.77-mill, five-year levy would generate $3.3 million a year and fund the day-to-day operations of the schools, including utilities, salaries, benefits, technology, text books and instructional supplies. Superintendent Robert Boynton said the district’s [...]
Primary 2008: Candidates and issues
Candidates President Democratic Hillary Clinton John Edwards Dennis J. Kucinich Barack Obama Republican Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee John McCain Ron Paul Mitt Romney Fred Thompson 9th Congressional District Democratic Marcy Kaptur Republican Ed Emery Bradley S. Leavitt 13th Congressional District Democratic Betty Sutton Republican Frank Chestney Frances L. Kalapodis David S. Potter [...]
Girls basketball: Chemistry turns Admiral King’s fortunes
They’re trying to keep things as normal as possible for the girls basketball team at Lorain Admiral King. The players will not receive bouquets of flowers, and there will be no fancy meals, pep bands or rousing send-offs when they board their bus this afternoon. All of that is completely normal. They board buses all [...]
Primary 2008: Income tax renewal will keep revenue in city`s general fund
ELYRIA — City residents will be asked to pass a 0.50 percent income tax renewal that will generate no new tax money, but will keep roughly $6 million in the city’s general fund. Originally passed about 30 years ago, the money has since been used to run the day-to-day operations of the city, City Auditor [...]
Primary 2008: Hesmond again challenging Carney for county engineer
The candidates Ken Carney, 59 Party: Democrat Occupation: Lorain County engineer Education: 1966 graduate of Lorain High School; 1969 graduate of Lorain County Community College with an associate’s degree in civil engineering; additional studies in sanitary design and survey law Previous elected office held: Five terms as engineer; Democratic Precinct committeeman for more than 20 [...]
Girls basketball: A look at the regional matchup
Tonight’s game WHAT: Unranked Lorain Admiral King (21-2) vs. ninth-ranked Toledo Central Catholic (21-3) in a girls Division I regional semifinal. TIME: 8 o’clock WHERE: Norwalk High School, 350 Shady Lane Drive, Norwalk 44857 AT STAKE: A spot in the regional final at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The opponent will be either seventh-ranked Marion Harding (23-1) [...]
Amherst / Vermilion police blotter: Feb. 26, 2008
Amherst police Sunday, Feb. 17 2:06 a.m. — 193 Park Ave. Sean McCall, 24, charged with disorderly conduct intoxication following incident in the downtown area after motorist complained the man was throwing snowballs at his car parked at Ziggy’s Sports Pub & Grill. 4:19 a.m. — 900 N. Leavitt Road, Teresa Cruz, 40, charged with [...]
Blotter: Feb. 26, 2008
Lorain police Saturday, Feb. 23 8:25 p.m. – 2300 block Homewood Drive, burglary and theft. Sunday, Feb. 24 1:02 a.m. – Euclid Avenue, Johnathan E. Ellis, 33, 1200 block Pennsylvania Ave., Lorain, charged with driving under suspension, no license plate light, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of drugs. Elyria police Sunday, Feb. 24 4:45 [...]
Cavs: Delonte West grateful for chance to win
INDEPENDENCE — Delonte West might end up being the X-factor in the Cavaliers’ blockbuster trade with Seattle and Chicago, but it’s the chance to get more W’s that really excites the 24-year-old. West, acquired in the 11-player trade that also brought proven commodities Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and Wally Szczerbiak to Cleveland, knows all too [...]
Police: Teen choked, hit with metal pipe
LORAIN — A 17-year-old Lorain boy told police he was jumped by three suspects who choked him and hit him with a metal pipe. The boy was walking home around 7:48 p.m. near the area of East 31st Street when three males forced him into an alley, a police report said. One of the males [...]
A soup for cold seasons: Retired teacher revels cooking comfort food
Gazing out the dining room window at her snowy backyard, Kathy Schroeder emphasized her love for making new dishes, especially on days when winter’s chill lays over everything. But she’s not talking the stuff of exotic cooking shows or those restaurants where you need to take out a loan to step through the door. We’re [...]
Indians: Victor Martinez a lean, mean hitting machine
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A leaner, more muscular Victor Martinez stepped into the batter’s box late last week on one of the back fields at Chain of Lakes Park. Martinez, who dropped about 10 pounds and added muscle to his upper body in the offseason, effortlessly sprayed line drives all over the field from the [...]
Former Chronicle editor, Charles Hostetter, was ‘tough, but fair`
Former Chronicle editorial page editor Charles Jefferson Hostetter Sr. died Feb. 18 in Lubbock, Texas, at the age of 88. Hostetter, who retired from the paper in 1988, was conservative and tough, said former Elyria Mayor Michael Keys. Keys, a Democrat elected in 1979, said the paper didn’t endorse him in his first election, but [...]