Archive for April 9th, 2008
Fishermen trolling for new casters
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Fishing, one of life’s greatest pastimes, is being revived in North Ridgeville. The North Ridgeville Fishing Club, which was founded about 12 years ago by North Ridgeville resident Bob Kirkpatrick, began as a way to allow men and women to share their fishing tales during the winter months. MELISSA LINEBRINK/CHRONICLE Members of [...]
BREAKING NEWS — Ohio Supreme Court overturns death penalty for mentally retarded man
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court today overturned the death sentence of a man who argued he was mentally retarded, the first time the court has reversed an execution sentence since the U.S. Supreme Court said it is unconstitutional to execute the mentally retarded. The court ruled unanimously in favor of convicted killer Clifton White of [...]
Avon school board backs off from eminent domain claim
AVON — Mary Jane Wolfe collapsed in tears against a friend’s shoulder Tuesday night when she learned she would not have to give up her family’s land. After an hour behind closed doors, the Avon school board relented and said it would not use the courts to force Wolfe to sell 25 acres of her [...]
Chimps say goodbye to Cleveland
Zoo can’t afford makeover, so chimps will move to Tennessee Bo, Binti and Jackie don’t know it, but they’re about to take a road trip. And this trip is strictly one way. BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Elizabeth Walters of Medina watches Binti the chimp eat Tuesday. Ranging in age from 23 to 34, the three [...]
While family watched ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ teen stopped to warn them of fire
AMHERST TWP. — Danny Metelsky was heading to his Amherst home after drama class at Elyria Catholic High School late Tuesday when he spotted an orange glow out of the corner of his eye. Danny Metelsky and Annette Grobe He glanced over and saw a tongue of fire creeping up the side of a house [...]
Builders begin quarry work
Developer picks name, details prototype home SOUTH AMHERST — Work has begun and a name has been selected for the $500 million upscale community set in the South Amherst quarries. IMAGE PROVIDED An sketch of a home at the Quarries at Beaver Creek. The Quarries at Beaver Creek could take seven to 10 years to [...]
Worker theft could cost SEND $20K from grant
ELYRIA — The South Elyria Neighborhood Development Corp. will not receive grant money it is due to receive while police investigate allegations of employee theft in the nonprofit organization. During this year’s public hearings to determine how the city would divide its allotment of Community Development Block Grant funds, representatives of SEND advocated for more [...]
State expert says odds of cruel execution minuscule
ELYRIA — The lethal injection process used by Ohio to execute condemned inmates is not only humane, there’s also little chance a prisoner would remain conscious after being injected with the first drug, a sedative, a state expert testified Tuesday. “The likelihood of that happening is negligible,” said Mark Dershwitz, an anesthesiologist at the University [...]
Hafner homer gives Indians a 9th-inning win over the Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Travis Hafner hit a two-run homer off emergency closer Justin Speier with two outs in the ninth inning, and Jake Westbrook earned his first complete game since 2006 to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. Speier, forced to close because of Francisco [...]
Elyria police’s Neighborhood Impact Unit returns for the summer
ELYRIA — A specialized law enforcement unit designed to target crime on the city’s south end is back up and running thanks to a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. After a winter hiatus, the Neighborhood Impact Unit was called back to service this week, police Chief Michael Medders said. The four-man team [...]
Glitter lawyers say crime not bar’s fault
ELYRIA — Attorneys for Glitter Nite Club insist that the bikini bar isn’t a nuisance and several complaints against the owners are so old they should be thrown out, according to papers filed Friday in county Common Pleas Court. The gentlemen’s club could be forced to close if a lawsuit filed by county prosecutors is [...]
Elyria Catholic bounces back from opening loss to down Vermilion in WSC baseball game
VERMILION — What a difference a week can make. Last week during the season opener, Elyria Catholic gave up nine walks, hit a batter and committed three errors in losing 9-4 at Southview. On Tuesday, the Panthers were a completely different team during a solid 5-3 win at Vermilion, which is projected to be one [...]
Fight to stop court unification steps up
ELYRIA — The effort to stop the merging of the county’s Probate and Domestic Relations court into a single Family Court is back under way. State Rep. Joe Koziura, D-Lorain, introduced legislation last week that, if passed, would keep the two courts separate. A state law passed in 2005 merges the two courts starting next [...]
Wild turkey found dead in Elyria
ELYRIA — Elyria’s wild turkey population is down by one. A turkey, possibly the one that was seen gallivanting around the city Monday, was found dead Tuesday morning on East River Road in Elyria. Debbie Putzier found the turkey “right smack dab in the middle” of her lawn just after 7 a.m. Putzier moved to [...]
Elyria can’t find way to win baseball showdown with Solon
ELYRIA — It wasn’t errors that doomed Elyria this time — at least not the kind for which a baseball team gets charged. The Pioneers, fresh off a seven-error game versus Nordonia, played error-free baseball Tuesday against Solon. Unfortunately, they still lost 4-3 to drop their record to 0-3 for the year and 0-1 in [...]
Boys track preview: Midview’s Ebersole looking for a state title … or two
Midview senior Drew Ebersole isn’t pulling any punches, but he does plan on pulling out all the stops. Ebersole knows what he wants and his goal is to win the Division I state discus title this June. “Who knows? If everything goes right, I may be able to pull off a double (discus and shot [...]
Cavaliers’ shooters aren’t earning their paychecks
INDEPENDENCE — Daniel “Boobie” Gibson and Wally Szczerbiak are paid to make shots, but lately they haven’t been on the money — or earning it. Gibson is 5-of-24 from the field — including 2-of-13 from behind the arc — in five games since returning from a sprained ankle that caused him to miss five weeks, [...]
65 years later, veteran remembers WWII
ELYRIA — It was 65 years ago today that Berton Peepers had a very big day in northern Africa during World War II. STEVE MANHEIM / CHRONICLE Berton Peepers shows his medals from WWII in a display case at his home in Elyria. It started out quietly enough when Peepers, a motorcycle messenger for the [...]
Cavs notes: LeBron may sit tonight vs. Nets
INDEPENDENCE — There’s a chance LeBron James won’t play when the Cavaliers host the New Jersey Nets tonight at Quicken Loans Arena, but a final decision probably won’t be made until shortly before the 7 o’clock tipoff. James did not practice Monday or Tuesday, instead using the time to get treatment for the back spasms [...]
Tennessee downs Stanford to win the women’s NCAA basketball title
TAMPA, Fla. — Though bruised and braced, an injured left shoulder hardly prevented Candace Parker from hoisting the championship trophy one last time. Parker scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help Tennessee capture its eighth NCAA women’s basketball title with a 64-48 win over Stanford on Tuesday night. The Lady Vols also became [...]
Tiger Woods knows this weekend’s Masters is first step toward Grand Slam
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Seven players stood on the first tee in the morning chill of Augusta National on Tuesday, a half-dozen more waiting on the practice green behind them. They had about 10 minutes to kill before the course opened for practice at 8 a.m. The quiet was shattered by the crack of Tiger Woods [...]
Oberlin/Wellington blotter: April 9, 2008
Wellington police Sunday, April 6 6:16 p.m. – 300 block N. Walden Lane, a girl said she had been slapped by an adult; no charges filed. Friday, April 4 11:13 p.m. – 100 block of Jones St., vehicle was taken without permission. Saturday, April 5 10:27 a.m. – 300 block Prospect St., domestic. Thursday April [...]
Oberlin celebrates city milestones
OBERLIN — Oberlin is celebrating some big birthdays this year. Shansi Centennial Symposium WHERE: Hallock Auditorium at the Environmental Studies Center WHEN: 9 a.m. Saturday, “Missionary Religious Legacies and Post-Colonial Christianity” — 10:45 a.m. Saturday, “Missionary Framework” — 12:30 p.m. Saturday, “Shansi in Mid-Century: from Christian to Secular Education” — 4:15 p.m. Saturday, “Modernity in [...]
William Alden Bynum
William Alden Bynum, 51, of Midland Texas, formerly of Grafton, passed away Friday, April 4, 2008 in Midland Memorial Hospital, Midland Texas, after a six month illness. He was born Wednesday, June 6, 1956 in Elyria, and lived between Ohio and Texas most of his life. Mr Bynum owned and operated North Central Lawn Maintenance [...]
Sylvia Malone
Sylvia "Sylby" Malone, 96, of Lorain, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, April 3, 2008 in the New Life Hospice Center of Lorain, following a short illness. She was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, coming to Oberlin in 1944, moving to Elyria, then Lorain in 1961. Mrs. Malone was a homemaker and had [...]