Archive for April 10th, 2008
Baby survives getting hit by train
MOEHLIN, Switzerland — A baby whose carriage was blown by the wind onto railroad tracks and run over by a train survived with little more than a bump, police said Thursday. The 6-month-old was sitting in the buggy when a strong gust of wind blew it off the platform and into the path of an [...]
Sean Penn, Robin Wright cancel divorce
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Sean Penn and his wife, Robin Wright Penn, have withdrawn their divorce petition. A Marin County Superior Court commissioner has dismissed the divorce proceedings between the couple, who call the community of Ross, Calif., their home. Neither attended Tuesday’s hearing, and no comment has been released on the latest development. The [...]
Va. Tech victims’ families get $11 million
ROANOKE, Va. — Most families of victims of the mass shootings at Virginia Tech have agreed to an $11 million state settlement that will compensate families who lost loved ones, pay survivors’ medical costs and avoid a court battle over whether anyone besides the gunman was to blame. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday a [...]
Clinton picks up another Ohio superdelegate
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has gained an endorsement from an Ohio union leader, giving her a narrow lead over rival Barack Obama in support from superdelegates in the state. Clinton campaign spokesman Isaac Baker says Bill Burga endorsed Clinton Thursday. Burga is the retired president of the Ohio AFL-CIO. Five Ohio superdelegates have [...]
Defense steps up in win: Cavaliers hold Nets to one field goal in fourth quarter
CLEVELAND — LeBron James played extremely well despite back spasms. Wally Szczerbiak, Daniel “Boobie” Gibson, Anderson Varejao and even Sasha Pavlovic played key roles off the bench. That said, the Cavaliers’ 104-83 win over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena was all about defense. The Nets were 1-of-20 from the [...]
High school girls track preview: Dorricott hits the road to be good at her sport
Alexa Dorricott is a girl without a home. A home pole-vaulting pit, that is. But that little fact hasn’t slowed the Columbia High senior one bit. Fifth at last year’s Division III state meet with a school-record jump of 10 feet, 8 inches, Dorricott has taken to the road to train for her favorite event [...]
High school track 2008: Team capsules, top athletes, top teams
GIRLS Northeast Ohio Conference Elyria Pioneers COACH: Jackie Below (19th year, includes first stint from 1988-94) ASSISTANTS: Jeannine Feldkamp (hurdles, distance), Keith Rivers (throws) 2007 RECORD: 5th Pioneer Conference, 9th Amherst district (Division I), 29th Amherst regional RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (17): Jessica Buckey, jr. (hurdles); Alexis Filiaggi, jr. (hurdles, jumps); Cassy Gouge, so. (distance); DaVonna Hollis, [...]
Angels win HR derby: Long ball a killer for Indians, Byrd
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels usually don’t rely on home-run clusters like the one they had against Cleveland on Wednesday. But the Indians are giving them up at an alarming rate, and one thing led to another. Mike Napoli hit his first career grand slam, Garret Anderson and Casey Kotchman also went deep [...]
High school softball: Amherst uses home runs to defeat Highland
AMHERST — There’s a cynical proverb that goes, “No good deed goes unpunished.” Jenna Rosso’s good deed Wednesday was a two-run blast that cleared the fence in left-center field at Sliman’s Diamond. It was the impetus Amherst’s softball team needed in a 3-2 non-conference victory over Medina Highland. And it did not go unpunished, in [...]
A family affair at Augusta: Par 3 Contest all about having fun
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Barefooted kids frolicked on pristine greens. Caddies stepped up to take putts for the real golfers. Could this be staid ol’ Augusta National? The home of the Masters let down its guard Wednesday and finally allowed the rest of the country to get a glimpse of the rollicking good time known as [...]
Volleyball: Magnificat’s Matia, DuBroy taking their games to college
ROCKY RIVER — Two local volleyball standouts from Magnificat High School signed national letters of intent to play college volleyball Wednesday afternoon. Michelle Matia, a middle hitter from Westlake and a former Elyria resident, will continue her education at Xavier University in Cincinnati. Kristen DuBroy, a setter from North Olmsted, will attend Wheeling Jesuit University [...]
High school track: Athletes of the week
Blake Witherspoon, Southview YEAR Senior LAST WEEK: Won the 100 meters (11.18) at the 12th annual Avon Lake Invitational on Saturday. It was the first time he raced the open 100 since the eighth grade. OTHER SPORT: Football BIO: Witherspoon came back to track as a junior after missing his freshman and sophomore years. He [...]
Student’s pill turns out to be Tylenol
Officials cut expulsion over acetaminophen, but they still insist Amherst teen was snorting at school AMHERST — A 14-year-old boy caught with a Tylenol and a straw in his pocket last month at Marion L. Steele High School now has one less headache. STEVE MANHEIM / CHRONICLE Attorney Zachary Simonoff, left, Mike McGannon, 14, and [...]
Chief says it’s hard to punish rogue cops
He’ll fire them, but arbitrators always bring them back, Rivera says LORAIN — After a call-out by a councilman, Lorain Police Chief Cel Rivera said he’ll be glad to meet with City Council about alleged police misbehavior. But in an extended interview Wednesday, Rivera admitted that he’s as frustrated as City Council because his hands [...]
Local athletes: Don’t mix politics, Olympics
Two Olympic hopefuls and an Olympic short track speed skating judge with local ties said they are concerned about violent protests and attacks on people carrying the Olympic flame. “The Olympics are not political — they’re sport,” said 22-year-old Tianna Madison, a long jumper from Elyria training in Los Angeles who won the World Championship [...]
Tattooist’s niche was teens, cops say
LORAIN — A 37-year-old amateur tattoo artist known as Six Pack may have inked his last juvenile. James Danks James Danks, of Lorain, was charged Tuesday with tattooing without a permit, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and obstructing official business after an angry mother told police her 15-year-old son was going to Danks’ [...]
Vanishing investor imperils county’s Hollywood dreams
“Not in Ohio” may become “Not in Lorain County.” Or anywhere else for that matter. The long hours that J. Carlos Gonzalez and a small but loyal band of fellow movie lovers have devoted to making their fantasy-adventure movie a reality may be fading faster than the houselights going down at the local multiplex. As [...]
Olympic torch sneaks its way through San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — The Olympic torch played hide and seek with thousands of demonstrators and spectators crowding the city’s waterfront Wednesday before being spirited away without even a formal goodbye on its symbolic stop in the United States. After its parade was rerouted and shortened to prevent disruptions by massive crowds of anti-China protesters, the [...]
Charles Robert Crawford
Charles Robert Crawford, 67, of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at his home following a brief illness. He was born March 1, 1941, in Lorain. Charles was raised in Lorain and attended Lorain High School and received his GED in 1987. He had made his home in Amherst for the last 12 years. [...]
Anthony M. Russo
Anthony M. Russo, 94, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008. He was the beloved husband of Betty (nee Zernechel) and the late Isabel (nee Dettinger); loving father of Tony F. (Dianne), Joan Rolf, Lynn (Kim) Ewonus, and Susie (Chuck) Dunn; grandfather of 10; and great-grandfather of eight. Friends may call Friday, April 11, 2008, at [...]
Dorothea Lynette Hill Strickland
Dorothea Lynette Hill Strickland, 32, of Shaker Heights, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 3, 2008. She was born June 7, 1975 in Welch, W.Va. She was a former resident of Lorain prior to moving last year to Shaker Heights. She earned an associates degree in medical billing and coding from Ohio Business College in Lorain. [...]
Henrietta Moats
Henrietta Moats (nee Donnadio), 86, of Avon, died Tuesday, April. 8, 2008, at Bradley Bay Nursing Home, Bay Village. She was born January 5, 1922, in Juniata, Pa., and had lived in Avon for over 43 years, moving from Cleveland. She enjoyed gardening, shopping, cooking, and spending time with family and especially her grandchildren. She [...]
Kermit E. Burgess Sr.
Kermit E. Burgess Sr., 66, of Zephyrhills, Fla., and formerly of Marblehead and Elyria, died Friday, April 4, 2008, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, Lorain. Dicken Funeral Home, Elyria, is in charge of arrangements.
Paul A. Varho
Paul A. Varho, 90, of Wooster, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, in Wooster Community Hospital. Born January 15, 1918, in Orient, Pa., he was the son of John and Sophia Ontko Varho. He was a supervisor in a steel warehouse. He was also a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. He had previously lived in [...]
Donald J. McCallister
Donald J. McCallister, 88, of Grafton, passed away at his home Wednesday, April 9, 2008. He was born in Elyria to Fred and Matilda McCallister. He had been a lifelong resident of Lorain County. Donald retired as an electrical engineer foreman with the former U.S. Steel in Lorain after 32 years of service. He was [...]