Archive for April 27th, 2008
Victor means victory for Indians: Martinez gets first walk-off hit as Tribe beats Yankees in ninth
CLEVELAND — It was a day of firsts for the Indians that ended with their second regular-season victory over the Yankees in two years. With Jeremy Sowers making his first start of the year Saturday, Cleveland turned back New York 4-3 on Victor Martinez’s first career walk-off hit, which, in turn, gave Japanese reliever Masa [...]
Elyria Softball Classic: Tess Sito’s monstrous day helps Pioneers get their title back
ELYRIA — Her coach referred to her as “Clutchzilla,” a colorful equating of Tess Sito’s ability to perform on a level as large as movie monster “Godzilla.” Picking up on the metaphor in praise of Elyria’s junior pitcher-slugger, someone added, “The next thing she’s going to do is tear down Tokyo.” In coach Ken Fenik’s [...]
Elyria Sports Hall of Fame … Peggy Fortune Yetman: Ex-Baldwin-Wallace star distance runner still competing
Let’s get something straight: You can’t keep up with Peggy Fortune Yetman, so don’t bother trying. Don’t believe it? OK, then try running the Boston Marathon three months after delivering your second child. Oh, and seven months after that, try competing in an Ironman triathlon event. You know about Ironman events, right? That’s a 2.4-mile [...]
Tribe notes: Westbrook to be out at least four weeks with rib cage injury
CLEVELAND — The Indians have set a timetable for Jake Westbrook’s return, with the right-hander expected to miss at least four weeks due to a strained intercostal (rib cage) muscle. Westbrook landed on the disabled list after sustaining the injury in his last start — April 19 in Minnesota. It was the second time in [...]
Chris Assenheimer: Indians have to stabilize their bullpen
It must seem a lot like 2006 for Indians manager Eric Wedge where his bullpen is concerned. That was the year Wedge could turn to few members of his relief corps without it blowing up in his face — the pen’s pitiful performance playing a large part in the team’s overall lack of success. It’s [...]
Ohio man guilty in theft-to-order ring
YOUNGSTOWN — A man accused of being the leader of a sophisticated theft ring stretching from Cleveland to western Pennsylvania in the Rust Belt region pleaded guilty and faces up to 10 years in prison. Bobby Mock, 39, of Youngstown, helped lead a ring that burglarized businesses and homes throughout the region and resold stolen [...]
Woman honored by national YWCA
ELYRIA — For Jeanine Donaldson, executive director of the Elyria YWCA, receiving the National YWCA Sojourner Truth Award is like being recognized for simply breathing. Those were the first words she said she uttered after taking the stage in Washington, D.C., earlier this month to receive the honor, presented to a woman who has exemplified [...]
Elyria/Elyria Township Notebook: April 27, 2008
Unsung heroes sought Do you know a woman who has exhibited great compassion for others or her community? Do you wish there was a way to honor her, as well as let the whole world know who this unsung hero is? The Community Foundation of Lorain County and Lorain County Community College have joined forces [...]
Cavaliers staying loose for Game 4 despite blowout loss in Game 3
WASHINGTON — Cavaliers coach Mike Brown borrowed a line Saturday from Tom Bennett, his coach at Mesa Community College: “One hiccup does not mean indigestion.” The Cavaliers definitely had a hiccup in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series against the Washington Wizards. After all, their 108-72 loss Thursday was the worst in franchise playoff history. [...]
Browns Draft 2008: GM Phil Savage still OK with a slow first day
BEREA — One by one, the names of the best NFL prospects for 2008 were pulled off the giant draft board hanging in Browns headquarters. Yet there were no big announcements, no one holding up a pristine No. 1 Browns jersey. No trades, no news, no new players. Just a boring Saturday watching other teams [...]
High school tennis: Avon Lake edges Lake Ridge to win third straight LCAAA tournament
AVON LAKE — Avon Lake’s Kevin McNutt pointed to his thighs, then to his calves and finally to his right forearm. He was showing the areas on his body that were being ravaged by cramps during his third-singles championship match in the Lorain County Athletic Administrators Association tournament Saturday afternoon. “The (home) crowd helped me [...]
ONE YEAR LATER: How have area businesses fared since the smoking ban?
On May 5 last year, the statewide smoking ban took effect and extinguished smoking in all indoor public places. The law — passed with 57 percent of the public vote in November 2007 — was hotly contested when it was put on the ballot and divided people into several camps. Some felt that the ban [...]
Man charged in ax attack
WELLINGTON TWP. — A 26-year-old Elyria woman was assaulted with an ax late Friday at a Jones Road home, county sheriff’s Capt. Richard Resendez said. Michael Conley, 56, of Wellington Township, was charged with felonious assault and two counts of domestic violence. M. Conley D. Conley His son, David Conley Sr., 25, who lives with [...]
Special agent fired over harassment allegations
COLUMBUS — The state attorney general’s office, which is at the center of a sexual harassment investigation, fired a special agent earlier this month over separate allegations that the agent demanded sex from a fellow member of a narcotics task force, a newspaper reported Saturday. The April 11 firing of Dwight Aspacher, a special agent [...]
Marian Ennemoser
Marian Ennemoser, 74, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward; loving mother of Michael (Diane) and Todd (Kimberly); sister of Louise Krutsch and the late Andrew and Paul Sr. Jakobsky; dear grandmother of Nathan, Julia and Katie. Friends may call Sunday, April 27, 2008 from 2 to [...]
15 dead in shootout on Mexican border
TIJUANA, Mexico — Running gunbattles between suspected drug traffickers broke out on the streets of the border city of Tijuana on Saturday, and there were conflicting reports on how many people were killed. One Tijuana police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk on the record, said the shootouts [...]
Antioch College holds last commencement before closure
YELLOW SPRINGS — Cash-strapped Antioch College had its last commencement ceremony Saturday as officials moved ahead with plans to close the school this summer for at least a year. The school announced last year that because of declining enrollment, heavy dependence on tuition and a small endowment the college would close to reorganize and reopen [...]
Kenneth W. Wacker
Kenneth W. Wacker, 91, of Elyria, passed away Friday, April 25, 2008 at the E.M.H. Regional Healthcare Center following a short illness. He was born August 18, 1916 in Swissville, Pennsylvania and lived in the Elyria area since 1941. He was employed at Bendix Westinghouse as a printer customer service representative, retiring in 1981. Mr. [...]
Judith Ann Kallas
Judith Ann Kallas, 66, of Lorain, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Community Health Partners in Lorain following a lengthy illness. She was born October 31, 1941 in Lorain and has been a lifelong resident. Judy was employed at Nationwide Insurance, Ken Roberts Agency and secretary for Genie Sales. She was an active member of [...]
Chloe Ann Thacker
Chloe Ann Thacker, daughter of Theresa M. Gonczy II and Christopher A. Thacker of Elyria was stillborn Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at Community Health Partners, Lorain. Chloe is also survived by her grandparents, Christine M. and Timothy R. Harding of Elyria, Roy D. and Gayle Thacker of Vermilion and Jeff A. and Theresa M. Akers [...]
Betsy Lynn Davis
Betsy Lynn Davis, 35, of Elyria, died on Tuesday, April 22 at her home after a long illness. She is survived by her parents, Carolyn and George Lytell, of South Bend, Indiana; brothers, Luke Lytell, and John Lytell, both of Rocky River, and Don Lytell, of South Bend, Indiana; sister, Laura Hueni, of Granger, Indiana; [...]
Signing club highlights ‘Wicked` issue
ELYRIA — Child abuse is a “Wicked” problem, and 23 students used song Saturday to get that message out.The teens are members of the Elyria High School sign language club. “Our message is that we’re all a lot more similar than we are different,” intervention teacher Sharon Svette said. Club members signed Saturday at Lorain [...]
Roundup: April 27, 2008
Bystanders help corral theft suspect ELYRIA — An angry mob chased down a man caught breaking into a truck early Saturday near Furnace Street and West River Road, an Elyria police report said. Leon G. Winans, 23, of Elyria, was charged with robbery at EMH Regional Medical Center, where he was being treated for a [...]
4 years later, soldier comes home to Ohio
BATAVIA — The remains of an Ohio soldier missing since he was captured in Iraq almost four years ago were returned to his home state on Saturday, and hundreds of mourners lined the streets with American flags as a police procession led his casket to a memorial service. Two top Army leaders and the 70 [...]
Blotter: April 27, 2008
Elyria police Friday, April 25 6:30 a.m. – 100 block Harrison St., a man said someone shot through the door of his Chevy Suburban. 7 a.m. – 200 block Harrison St., a woman found a bullet hole in her Ford Explorer. 9:48 a.m. – 100 block Middle Ave., an attorney said a man left a [...]