Archive for March 7th, 2008
Warren A. Cuson
Warren A. Cuson, 77, of Amherst, and formerly of Elyria, passed away Wednesday evening, March 5, 2008, at New Life Hospice Center of Lorain following an extended illness. He was born January 13, 1931, in Owosso, Mich., and lived most of his life in Elyria except the past two years, residing in Amherst. Warren retired [...]
The Rev. Paul Oberhaus
The Rev. Paul Oberhaus, 66, pastor of Shepherd of the Ridge Lutheran Church, North Ridgeville, passed away suddenly Friday at St. John Westshore Hospital in Westlake. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by David Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Regina E. Spitzer
Regina E. Spitzer (nee Shuster), 87, of Elyria died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Lifecare Center of Elyria, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria.
Mabel Lukacik
Mabel Lukacik, 83, beloved wife of the late Clarence; dear mother of Bonnie Cross (Mark), Bill Lukacik (Diane); grandmother of six; and great-grandmother of three; aunt of Doug Vidler (Jennifer), Bryan Vidler (Gail) and Norma. She was a huge lifelong Cleveland Indians fan, and member of Ohio Eastern Star. Friends and family will gather from [...]
Joseph Herman
Joseph Herman, 73, of Amherst, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at Community Health Partners in Lorain. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wyers Funeral Chapel, Sheffield Township.
Frances C. Bunt
Frances C. Bunt (nee Taylor), 89, of Lagrange, passed away, Sunday, March 2, 2008, at her home following a long illness. Due to weather conditions, her memorial service has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. next Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Elyria Foursquare Church, 458 Concord Ave., Elyria. For more information or to send online an [...]
Floyd Allen Hozalski
Floyd Allen Hozalski, 77, of Oberlin, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at home. He was born November 24, 1930 in Lynch, Md. He lived in the Oberlin area most of his life. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the Air Force. He worked for Elyria Fence in the 40s and [...]
Florence Stitak
Florence Stitak, 87, of New Port Richey, Fla., died Friday, February 29, 2008. She was born in Lorain, and was a member of St. Anne’s Byzantine Catholic Church in New Port Richey. She is survived by a brother, Daniel Turcus of Lorain; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; [...]
Doris E. Joyce
Doris E. Joyce (nee Shannon), 93, formerly of North Ridgeville, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, in Las Vegas at the home of her son, James. Mrs. Joyce was born in Cleveland on November 9, 1914, and lived most of her life in North Ridgeville, before moving to Cucamonga, Calif. Due to the weather, the [...]
Deacon Glenn Stephens
Deacon Glenn Stephens of Elyria went home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 6, 2008, in the New Life Hospice Lorain following a brief illness. He was born in Riverview, Ala., coming to Elyria many years ago. Mr. Glenn attended Riverview Elementary School, and was employed for the Elyria City School System, retiring after [...]
Think this is bad? It’s supposed to get worse
The storm pounding the county is only expected to intensify as the night wears on, and the National Weather Service has issued a blizzard watch starting at 4 a.m. A winter storm warning will continue through midnight Saturday. The service is predicting 6 to 10 inches of snow in midday Saturday in [...]
Lorain issues parking ban
The city of Lorain has issued an emergency snow ban effective immediately. Parking is not allowed on city streets until further notice. To view a list of snow emergency streets, go to www.cityoflorain.com.
Boil alert lifted
Columbia Township residents no longer have to boil their water before drinking it or using it for cooking, according to the Rural Lorain County Water Authority. Tests showed the water was safe, a water authority employee said Friday afternoon. About 3,000 customers in Columbia Township and Olmsted Falls were affected by the boil alert issued [...]
What’s closed?
Avon Lake Schools All activities for the weekend have been canceled Avon Schools All activities for the weekend have been canceled, except for the Avon High School production of “West Side Story.” City of Avon Lake The Charter Review Committee meeting scheduled for Saturday has been canceled. It has been rescheduled for 9 [...]
Storm update …..it’s here!
A snow storm, projected to dump up to 12 inches of snow in some areas, has hit Northeast Ohio and travel in and around Lorain County is treacherous. Road conditions are deteriorating rapidly and motorists are being urged to travel with extreme caution. Earlier today, the Ohio State Highway Patrols handled a rollover accident with [...]
Snow storm descends on area
After skating through some boy-cries-wolf forecasts earlier in the season, it appears we’re finally getting the big beat-down promised by Old Man Winter. And people were apparently not willing to call his bluff this time, as forecasts of the worst storm yet of winter 2007-08 goaded many to jam grocery stores and retailers in hopes [...]
UPDATE — Weather delays tonight’s spelling bee
The heavy snowfall blanketing the county has forced organizers to delay The Chronicle-Telegram’s North Preliminary Spelling Bee that had been scheduled for this evening. Bee Administrator Jim Hartline said the event will now be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Amherst Junior High School. The South Preliminary Bee was held last Friday and the finals [...]
WEATHER UPDATE — Shoppers swarm Elyria grocery store as snow flies
As the first snow flakes of a winter storm that could dump as much as 10 inches of snow this weekend started to fall today, at least one local grocery stores is opening its doors to more customers than usual. Bill Stoller, grocery manager at the Elyria Apples store, said business is much busier than [...]
Boys Division II regional basketball: Tables turned as Vermilion is victim of late rally in loss to Lexington
BOWLING GREEN — The team that comes back last, comes back best. That team wasn’t Vermilion, although the Sailors did mount another one of their now-familiar rallies to erase a big deficit. Unfortunately, it came too early. It was Lexington that rallied at the end, wiping out a seven-point disadvantage with a 13-3 run over [...]
Boys Division II regional basketball: Turnovers turn the tide against Vermilion
BOWLING GREEN — Turnovers put Vermilion in a pickle early and a huge turnover screwed the lid shut Thursday night late in the Sailors’ regional tournament debut. Between the two miscues, the Sailors played good basketball with a strong defensive effort that cut off the lane as an attack route for Lexington. It even looked [...]
Bulls step up defense on LeBron James in second half, blow away Cavaliers
CHICAGO — LeBron James was at it again. Then the Bulls swarmed him. Ben Gordon and Luol Deng scored 23 points apiece, and Chicago overcame James’ 39 to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-96 Thursday night. The Bulls went on a 17-point run early in the third quarter to grab a 66-53 lead, and Gordon scored [...]
Minor worry: Indians’ Josh Barfield won’t be happy at Triple-A, but that’s where he’s likely to end up
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Josh Barfield is probably going to have to go to Triple-A, but he’s not going to like it. “I’m not a Triple-A player,” said Barfield, who was a rookie of the year candidate after hitting .280 with 13 home runs, 58 RBIs and 21 stolen bases as the Padres’ starting second baseman [...]
Lorain County Wrestling All-Stars: Elyria’s Mitcheff goes out on top, caps career by being named Lorain County’s best
VERMILION — As has been the case for most of his high school career, Elyria senior Steve Mitcheff found himself in the spotlight Thursday night as he was named the Lorain County Wrestler of the Year during the Lorain County Wrestling All-Stars meet at Vermilion High School. “This is really cool,” Mitcheff said. “I was [...]
College notes: Kent State’s Dan Mitcheff ready to attack at the MAC wrestling tournament
If there’s one thing Kent State’s Danny Mitcheff has learned as a Division I college wrestler is that injuries happen. So, the Elyria High grad says, why waste time worrying about them? That’s one way he was able to cope with missing time this season with an ankle injury. “It was my left ankle,” said [...]
Women’s college basketball: No surprise, Cheri Harrer has Baldwin-Wallace back in the NCAA Tournament
BEREA — When Baldwin-Wallace women’s basketball coach Cheri Harrer arrived in Berea 18 years ago she thought it would be a stepping stone to bigger things. She was only partly correct. Those bigger things have not happened at another school, but rather on the B-W campus where the University of Findlay graduate has amassed a [...]