Archive for April 5th, 2008
John C. Williams
John C. "Jake" Williams, 80, of Amherst, died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Community Health Partners, Lorain, following a short illness. He was born in Lorain, January 20, 1928, to Edward and Rebecca (nee Jones) Williams, and was a graduate of Lorain High School, Class of 1945. Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Army during [...]
Lorain gears up for summer soccer tourney
LORAIN — The Venezuelans are in to round out an eight-team roster of soccer stars set to show their skills in a tournament this August in Lorain. It will be the first trial by fire for the 17 young members of the Premier Soccer Academies team, all of whom have been training since August 2007 [...]
Indians fall 6-3 in opener against the A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland right-hander Justin Duchscherer couldn’t even enjoy his first start in nearly five years. A strained biceps in his pitching arm made sure of that. Duchscherer allowed one run in five innings to help Oakland to a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night, but the celebration of his return [...]
Dinosaur discovery on display in Cleveland
Seven years ago, a recognized dinosaur expert who works at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History discovered the skull of a new species of horned dinosaur. Starting this week, the museum becomes the first anywhere to display a detailed resin-fiberglass cast of the skull of the 20-foot, 2,000-pound Albertaceratops nesmoi that roamed southern Alberta, Canada, [...]
Cavaliers deserve the hook after performance vs. Bulls
CLEVELAND — Remember “The Gong Show” from the 1970s? The Cavaliers staged their own version of it Thursday night in blowing a 17-point lead and losing 101-98 to the Chicago Bulls at Quicken Loans Arena. It started, fittingly enough, when 6-foot-9 power forward Ben Wallace missed a dunk with 2:20 to go. Certain the slam [...]
UCLA freshman Love ready to take on Memphis in Final Four
SAN ANTONIO — Kevin Love kept backing up, and a hush fell over the crowd at the Alamodome. They knew what was coming next: The only true long shot at this Final Four. From full court, the UCLA freshman started launching two-handed heaves at practice Friday. On his 12th try, bingo! Love banked it home, [...]
Kansas loses reserve guard during practice
SAN ANTONIO — Kansas’ practice started off as a rock-chalk rally, with the pep band blaring as the Jayhawks ran onto the floor to the cheers of throngs of fans. It ended some 40 minutes later with the crowd watching in silence as Kansas reserve guard Rodrick Stewart writhed on the court, his knee shattered [...]
Brother’s project: Help sister fund her schooling
An Elyria man is trying to pull off what he calls the biggest big-brother-helps-little-sister moment of his life by trying to win his 17-year-old sibling $25,000 in college money. CHUCK HUMEL/CHRONICLE Ryan Loper, 21, left, made a film of his sister Brittany, right, and entered it into Upromise Tuition Tales video contest. First-place prize is [...]
Matta, OSU men’s basketball team excited about future
COLUMBUS — Ohio State coach Thad Matta never made the case that winning the NIT was a substitute for going deep in the NCAA Tournament. But it sure beats bowing out with a loss. “Absolutely,” Matta said by phone while the team bus negotiated through Manhattan traffic after the Buckeyes beat Massachusetts 92-85 in the [...]
OSU linebacker Laurinaitis spurned the dollars to stay with the Bucks
COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s Austin Spitler remembers the first thought he had upon hearing that the guy in front of him at linebacker, James Laurinaitis, was coming back for his senior season. “Oh crap,” Spitler said. Spitler later looked at Laurinaitis’ return as a positive, another chance to learn something from the finest collegiate linebacker [...]
Firelands names schools chief
HENRIETTA TWP. — The Firelands Schools have a new superintendent. Well, almost. Ring Board of Education President Dwayne Becker said Friday that Greg Ring has been chosen to lead the district. Now, all that remains to make it official is for the school board to vote on it. That’s scheduled to happen at its April [...]
Vermilion boys, Olmsted Falls girls win Nelson Howe titles
HENRIETTA TWP. — It could have been a disaster. Vermilion’s 400-meter relay team dropped the baton. With the Sailors having a good shot at ending Olmsted Falls’ domination of Friday’s Nelson Howe Invitational, the goof could have been a killer. “We probably would have finished first or second,” Vermilion coach Todd Lawson said. “That’s eight [...]
Kauffman resigns as Midview girls basketball coach
EATON TWP. — Kim Kauffman, whose teams averaged double-digit victories in eight seasons, has resigned as girls basketball coach at Midview. Kauffman, who spent 21 years with the Middies as a player and coach, became head coach in 2001. She developed a competitive program as growing enrollment carried the school into Division I. In a [...]
Crash victim was 5 times over legal limit
VERMILION — The blood-alcohol level of a Wakeman man who died in a one-car crash March 27 was nearly five times the legal limit for driving, police said. Samuel H. Markman, 60, who was pronounced dead at the scene, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.395 percent, Vermilion police Sgt. Stephen Davis said. That’s the highest [...]
Avon police investigating baby’s death
AVON — Police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old girl who was found not breathing in her mother’s bed early Thursday. Avon police said Delaney Powell was found at 6:44 a.m. lying face-down in the bed of her mother, Melissa Ault, at the family’s Elizabeth Drive home. She wasn’t breathing and had no pulse, [...]
Avon man could face death in shooting
CLEVELAND — An Avon man could be put to death if convicted of charges handed down Friday by a Cuyahoga County grand jury related to the shooting death of one man and injuries to another Anthony Faraj, 22, was indicted on charges of aggravated murder, felonious assault and aggravated robbery. Cleveland police say he killed [...]
Roll out the orange road barrels
Brace yourself for the orange barrels, because tens of millions of dollars of road projects will take place in the 2008-09 construction season. County and state officials unveiled dozens of projects Friday at Transportation Day at the Lorain County Administration Building. For Elyria, the biggie is the $20 million rehabilitation of state Route 57, which [...]
Scheduled summer road projects
Ohio Department of Transportation $8.9 million rehabilitation of the bridges on Interstate 90 over Lake Avenue and the CSX railroad tracks west of state Route 57. $4.08 million resurfacing of state Route 57 from the Medina County line to county road 205, excluding a 1-mile section in the village of Grafton and resurfacing of state [...]
Lake Ridge drama students get chance to shine
It’s always a big deal whenever a high school drama program is invited to perform a scene or two from one of its stage productions at a statewide theater convention. But it’s a real treat to be asked to perform an entire play. The privilege goes to Lake Ridge Academy’s drama department, which will stage [...]
Oberlin College erases debt for poor students
As the gap between family income and affordability of a college education widens, students from low-income families are finding the promise of higher education is farther out of reach. But Oberlin College is trying to help. The college has introduced a new program that will eliminate the need for loans for students who are among [...]
Geography bee hopeful misses on finals
ELYRIA — A little-known fact about the tiny nation of Montenegro tripped up 11-year-old Claire Miller in the National Geographic Geography Bee on Friday. It was a tough competition, said Larry Miller, who watched his daughter battle 99 others in Mansfield. “The competition started out with eight rounds, and Claire answered seven questions correctly,” Miller [...]
OFF THE BEATS: Five-legged dog brings extra attention to others’ plight
It seems like Angel the five-legged dog has walked into many people’s hearts. Since telling her story, readers have been clamoring for updates on her status. And Lorain County residents aren’t the only ones. Angel’s story was picked up by news outlets across the country, including America Online. It wasn’t just Angel’s legs that got [...]
Oberlin Heritage center gets $1M grant
OBERLIN — The Oberlin Heritage Center has received a $1 million grant from the Richard R. Hallock Foundation to permanently support the salary its executive director. The grant was announced at the Heritage Center’s annual meeting this week by David W. Clark, manager of the Richard R. Hallock Foundation. Clark said the late Col. Richard [...]
Stanley J. Mazur Sr.
Stanley J. Mazur Sr, 91, of Lorain, died Thursday April 3, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. He was born May 2, 1916 in Tyre, Pennsylvania and had resided in Lorain since he was a youth. He attended Lorain High School and later joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he [...]
Rose Mary Hogrefe
Rose Mary Hogrefe (nee Roling), 81, of Avon, died Friday, April 4, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria. She was born June 25, 1926 in Sheffield. She grew up in Amherst, and had lived in Lorain for 10 years before moving to Avon 49 years ago. She was employed as an Avon school bus [...]