Archive for March 3rd, 2008
ELECTION UPDATE — Early voters swarm Election Board
If you’re considering early voting to save time, you might want to think twice. The Lorain County Board of Elections, 1985 North Ridge Road in Sheffield Township, has a line doubling through the interior of the building and out the door. There has been steady traffic as people try to get their votes in and the [...]
WEATHER UPDATE — Winter storm watch starts tonight
Enjoy the spring-like weather today because it won’t last. A winter storm watch goes into effect tonight with rain this afternoon expected to change to freezing rain after midnight, according to the National Weather Service. Snow and sleet also are possible. The watch will remain in effect through Wednesday morning There may be a break [...]
Robert D. Castle
Robert D. Castle, 87, of Elyria, died Saturday, March 1, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center. He was born June 1, 1920 in Bellevue, and was a 1938 graduate of Elyria High School. He served during World War II with the U.S. Army Air Force from 1941 to 1945. He was a technical sergeant and [...]
Cavaliers: James’ fantastic fourth beats Bulls, ex-mates
CLEVELAND — It seemed just like old times: LeBron James dominated the fourth quarter as Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden disappeared. The difference Sunday was Hughes and Gooden were playing for the Chicago Bulls, who stood by helplessly as James rallied the Cavaliers to a 95-86 victory in front of a sellout crowd at Quicken [...]
Sandra M. Konsesky
Sandra M. "Sandy" Konsesky (nee Avins), 63, of Columbia Station, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon, February 27, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria. She was born June 23, 1944 in Berea. Sandy was employed as a dietary aide at Villa Camillus Nursing Home in Columbia Station with 14 years of service (1994 to [...]
Cavaliers notes: Hughes would rather have fun than win
CLEVELAND — Apparently, Larry Hughes is having more fun losing with the Chicago Bulls than he did reaching the NBA Finals with the Cavaliers. “Winning a championship is not everything I base things on,” said Hughes, whose Bulls lost to the Cavaliers 95-86 Sunday at Quicken Loans Arena. “I wouldn’t take being unhappy, not being [...]
Stella Theresa Gammons
Stella Theresa Gammons (nee Solack), 88, of Avon Lake, died Friday, February 29, 2008 at the Main Street Care Center in Avon Lake. She was born January 16, 1920 in Amherst, and had been a resident within Lorain County all of her life, primarily in Amherst. She had received her Masters Degree from Kent State [...]
Indians: Laker discusses steroid use
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Tim Laker never made much of a name for himself as a catcher who spent the majority of his professional career in the minor leagues. Now he’s national news in the most negative fashion where baseball players are concerned these days. Laker, a veteran of 11 professional seasons and a former [...]
Tribe notes: Westbrook finally pitches, feels good
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Jake Westbrook finally made his exhibition debut Sunday and it was a positive one. Westbrook, who was scratched from his first start of the spring with a sore right arm — the first time he hasn’t opened the exhibition season for the Indians since 2003 — retired the side in order [...]
Arena Football: New Gladiators planning to win now
Bernie Kosar and football. That’s more than enough to draw interest. For a while. But in order for the Arena Football League’s Cleveland Gladiators — who will make their debut tonight after moving from Las Vegas in October — to keep the public’s attention and flourish in Northeast Ohio, they must win. The sooner the [...]
NASCAR: Edwards goes back-to-back in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Making his second visit in six days to Victory Lane, Carl Edwards triumphantly raised the glittering gold belt he earned at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In a town known for title fights, Edwards emerged as a heavyweight contender Sunday. “We do this to win. Winning these races is the greatest,” Edwards said. [...]
Golf roundup: Els ends long PGA Tour drought
This time, Ernie Els could enjoy someone else’s final-round misfortune. Ending nearly a four-year drought between PGA Tour victories, Els shot a 3-under 67 Sunday to win The Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He finished at 6 under, one shot better than Luke Donald (71) and two ahead of Nathan Green (67). “It’s [...]
FBI tracked former Packer Max McGee’s gambling habits
MADISON, Wis. — Hard-partying Green Bay Packers receiver Max McGee, who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history, had a gambling habit that the FBI tracked after his career ended, newly released records show. Agents investigated McGee for about a year, from late 1972 through September 1973, before dropping the case for lack of [...]
State ruling gives county voters a choice of ballot options
Paper or plastic? That oft-heard refrain in supermarket checkout lines will apply to Tuesday’s key presidential primary in Ohio, and to the thousands of voters expected to turn out to cast ballots in Lorain County. Voters who show up within the first several hours at the county’s 104 polling places will likely have the best chances of having [...]
FANCY CATS: Annual show returns to Lorain
LORAIN — Like a shopper looking for the ripest melon, Gary Veach lifted, prodded and pored over all 78 cats that crossed his judging table. With a magician’s vest and a flair for the dramatic, Veach made the cats parade and bound around the table as he explained to the crowd what he looked for [...]
Putin protege wins Russian presidency
MOSCOW — Dmitry Medvedev, the man Vladimir Putin hand-picked to be his successor, scored a crushing victory in Russia’s presidential elections Sunday, a result that was long anticipated but that still raises questions about who will run this resurgent global power. With ballots from two-thirds of the polling stations counted, Medvedev had 69 percent of [...]
Investigation reveals cases of abuse at juvenile facilities
COLUMBIA, Miss. — The Columbia Training School — pleasant on the outside, austere on the inside — has been home to 37 of the most troubled young women in Mississippi. If some of those girls and their advocates are to be believed, it is also a cruel and frightening place. The school has been sued [...]
Jean Ann Gunter
Jean Ann Gunter, 72, of Vermilion, died Saturday, March 1, 2008 in New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph after a short illness. She was born March 31, 1935 in Avon Lake and had lived in Vermilion for the past 19 years, moving from Elyria. She worked as a home health aide for Lorain County [...]
Election official: Cuyahoga is OK to go
CLEVELAND – Ohio`s top election official, who overhauled the troubled operation in the state`s most populous county, expressed confidence Sunday in preparations for a new system that`s been put in place for Tuesday`s crucial presidential primary. Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a Democrat, toured the county`s vote-counting center in a six-story warehouse and said she [...]
Delores A. Riley
Dolores A. Riley (nee Kilcoyne), 74, of Naples, Florida, formerly of North Ridgeville, passed away unexpectedly at Naples Community Hospital on Wednesday, February 27, 2008. She was born June 29, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. She had resided in Naples since 1987, and had previously lived in North Ridgeville for 16 years. She was a [...]
Kucinich now fights to keep seat in Congress
The Washington Post WASHINGTON – Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, is back out on the campaign trail, where he always seems to be, hustling for votes in Tuesday`s crucial Democratic primary. But he is no longer running for president or supporting one of the remaining contenders. For the first time since he was elected to Congress [...]
Lizora B. Canady
Lizora B. Canady, 96, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord Friday, February 29, 2008 at the Center Ridge Health Campus, North Ridgeville, following a long illness. She was born in Ansley Alabama, the eldest of five children. She was employed as a research dietitian at the University of Georgia for more than [...]
Ohio`s private colleges see tuition hike
COLUMBUS – Families whose children attend private colleges in Ohio are watching tuition increase while those with students in public colleges won`t see an increase until at least the fall of 2009. It`s hitting those private-school parents in the pocketbook, with tuition and fees at area colleges going up by an average of almost 5 [...]
Bluffton opens season on crash anniversary
SARASOTA, Fla. – Bluffton University played its season-opening baseball game Sunday on a suburban high school diamond, with the bleachers behind the backstop filled mostly with families and friends of the players. But the enormity of the event wasn`t lost. On the same day last year, a horrific crash of the team`s charter bus in [...]
Jean A. Smith
Jean A. Smith (nee Szabo), 69, of Knoxville, Tennessee and formerly of Elyria, died Friday, February 29, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, following a sudden illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria.