Archive for April 17th, 2008
Kidnapping is fake Amber Alert
It appears a false Amber Alert is popping up on phones across the country. The text message we got here reads, "AMBER ALERT! 2 little girls kidnapped around noon. Suspect is driving brown jeep liberty. License plate Ohio #436519 PLEASE FORWARD." But a check with Lorain County 911 and the U.S. Justice Department’s Web site [...]
Elyria Schools cuts, closings made official
Board votes unanimously to shut Cascade, Eastgate STEVE MANHEIM / CHRONICLE Members of the public attend the Elyria Board of Education meeting on Thursday. ELYRIA — No amount of pleading Wednesday night could keep two beloved neighborhood schools open and save the jobs of 24 teachers and guidance counselors. “It’s out of our hands,” Elyria [...]
Ace in a deep hole: C.C. Sabathia hammered again as Tigers hand Indians their sixth loss in last seven games
CLEVELAND — C.C. Sabathia and the Indians saw their fortunes remain the same Wednesday night at Progressive Field. That was bad news where both parties were concerned. With Sabathia continuing to sputter and his teammates following suit, Cleveland was drubbed 13-2 in the first of its head-to-head matchups with Detroit, losing for the sixth time [...]
Tribe notes: Indians, Tigers in unexpected battle … for last place in AL Central
CLEVELAND — The Indians and Tigers, the two teams expected to challenge for Central Division supremacy, were in the same boat as they opened their first head-to-head series Wednesday at Progressive Field — a sinking one. “I’m not going to speak about Detroit, but (our players are) not pleased with how they’re playing and we’re [...]
City land – or is it – needed for condos
CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE Avalon Beach LLC has purchased this land for a high-rise condominium project. Units on Route 6 would go for $350,000 and up each LORAIN — A developer is planning to build a high-rise lakefront condominium complex off U.S. Route 6, and the units could start at $350,000 each, Lorain Councilman Dan [...]
Elyria boy, 5, found in pool
ELYRIA — A 5-year-old boy was clinging to life late Wednesday after nearly drowning at a Purdue Avenue home, Elyria police said. At about 5:15 p.m., firefighters rushed to a house just down the street from the East Park Recreation Center, Elyria Assistant Fire Chief Ron Brlas said. “When we got there, it appeared that [...]
City says no cash for tire damage
Elyria has nixed 19 ‘moral claims’ from potholes ELYRIA — Some drivers are finding out that that the city isn’t opening its purse to reimburse them for damages inflicted on their vehicles by the pitted roads. Nineteen people have filed moral claims since Jan. 1, asking Elyria to pay for damages potholes caused to their [...]
High school softball: Elyria’s 3-0 win over Hudson nice, even if a state title doesn’t come with it
ELYRIA — According to Elyria coach Ken Fenik, Hudson got the win that counted in June when the Explorers downed the Pioneers 4-0 in the Division I state championship game. Wednesday, whether Fenik wanted to admit it or not — and he wouldn’t — the Pioneers had a cleansing of sorts when they turned back [...]
Lorain native witnesses passing of popemobile
Brent Hodkey A cheering throng of people lined Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House on Wednesday to see Pope Benedict XVI and welcome him to the nation’s capital. Lorain native Brent Hodkey was among them. “When he went by, there was an eruption of cheers and people were waving Vatican flags,” Hodkey said. “It was [...]
North Ridgeville deacon will get to see pope’s Mass in NYC
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Seeing the pope is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people, so Sunday should be a big day for Deacon John Rivera of St. Julie Billiart Church. John Rivera Rivera is among 100 people from the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland chosen to hear Pope Benedict XVI celebrate Mass at Yankee Stadium in New [...]
High school baseball: Vermilion pulls out comeback win over Midview with gutsy squeeze play in seventh
VERMILION — A pitchers’ duel — with their bats, not their arms — ended on the most dramatic of plays … a squeeze bunt. Vermilion’s Adam Beach was the winning pitcher and scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday in the Sailors’ exciting 8-7 West Shore Conference victory over Midview. After [...]
GM Phil Savage says Day 1 of NFL Draft will be a slow one for the Browns
BEREA — Browns fans don’t have a reason to miss their afternoon tee time April 26. They also don’t have an excuse to get out of cutting the grass or painting the garage. General manager Phil Savage said Wednesday in his predraft news conference that the Browns won’t make a trade to obtain a draft [...]
Cavaliers fall to Pistons in a truly sub-par effort
CLEVELAND — The NBA record book will show that the Detroit Pistons beat the Cavaliers 84-74 in their regular-season finale Wednesday. Each team, however, was claiming victory after the game because none of their players were hurt in the meaningless matchup at Quicken Loans Arena. “Both teams accomplished what they set out to do,” Pistons [...]
High school softball: Busy ‘Beez’ spurs Midview past Vermilion
EATON TWP. — They call her “Beez,” a lighthearted corruption of her first and last names — Elizabeth Fazekas. It could just as well be “Bees,” as in the busy and productive little insects. Whatever you call her, Fazekas’ animated and productive nature paid dividends for Midview’s softball team Wednesday. The junior shortstop produced three [...]
Mistrial means man getting 3rd try in court
ELYRIA — Darrell Williams wanted one new trial for a May 2005 shooting in Lorain, and he’s getting two. County Common Pleas Judge Raymond Ewers declared a mistrial in Williams’ second trial after one of the victims in the case, Thomas Mounts, tried to walk out of the courtroom Wednesday, saying he wasn’t going to [...]
Blotter: April 17, 2008
County sheriff Sunday, April 13 8:09 p.m. – 43000 block Telegraph Road, Elyria Township, a tax accountant said a client’s husband called him 18 times while he was doing the woman’s taxes and threatened to kill him. The husband later told deputies it was all a misunderstanding and he thought his wife was cheating on [...]
High school track notebook: Regional disappointment motivating Avon’s Herbst
It was a heart-wrenching finish, but Avon’s Christina Herbst kept her perspective. Herbst had the fourth and final qualifying berth in the shot put (36-feet, 11½ inches) heading into the Division II regional finals at Ravenna last spring. A tremendous throw by Clearview’s Brianna Hancock (38-8¼) moved the Clearview thrower into second place and knocked [...]
Polansky’s Market survives blaze that destroys nearby barn
CARL SULLENBERGER / CHRONICLE Amherst firefighters try to save the remaining buildings near Polansky’s Market on Dewey Road in Amherst on Wednesday evening. AMHERST — Fire destroyed a barn Wednesday night that was part of a well-known area meat market, but the flames spared the retail portion of the business. Fire broke out around 7:30 [...]
Supreme Court ruling in Kentucky case won’t deter Burge
ELYRIA — A U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding lethal injection in a Kentucky case won’t prevent county Common Pleas Judge James Burge from moving forward with hearings on whether Ohio’s lethal injection process is flawed. Burge said Wednesday that while he hasn’t fully reviewed the high court’s decision, he will be looking at not only [...]
Midway Mall opens up space to nonprofits
ELYRIA — Midway Mall officials are rolling out the welcome mat to those wishing to hold functions at the mall. WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE MALL? – Young Child Art Show, now until Sunday – Focus on Multiple Sclerosis, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday – Rally for Kids, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday – Mini [...]
Francis P. Moore
Francis P. Moore, 90, of LaGrange, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Metro General Health Center in Cleveland. He was born February 19, 1918 in Orton, West Virginia and moved to Ohio in 1940. He retired from Bendix, Elyria as a machinist following 34 years of service. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII [...]
Charles C. Coleman
Charles C. Coleman, 66, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Fairview General Hospital in Cleveland, following a brief illness. He was born in Cleveland on January 24, 1942 and was raised in Fairview Park. He had been a resident of Elyria for the past eight years. Charles was employed as a manager [...]
Whitney Road rail crossing to be closed
LAGRANGE TWP. — The railroad crossing on Whitney Road just east of Whitehead Road will be closed for a week beginning Monday for repairs by CSX Railroad, according to county Engineer Ken Carney.
Joseph W. Jurcak
Joseph W. Jurcak, 58, of Elyria, died Monday, April 14, 2008, at his home while under the care of New Life Hospice. He was born May 12, 1949 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and lived in Elyria for most of his life. Mr. Jurcak was employed as a national service officer for the Disabled American Veterans National [...]
SR 57 to be closed for two weeks in Grafton
GRAFTON — State Route 57 will be closed in the village for two weeks beginning Wednesday for railroad crossing repairs. The detour for southbound motorists is state Route 57 to state Route 82, east on Route 82 to Route 83, south on Route 83 to state Route 57. The detour is reversed for northbound motorists. [...]