Archive for April 29th, 2008
Gardeners, beware: It could get frosty
ELYRIA – Gardeners could have cause for concern early Wednesday, when temperatures are expected to drop low enough to harm plants. The National Weather Service is cautioning that frost will set in between 1 and 9 a.m. and it could get as cold as 32 degrees. The warning is for the northern half of the [...]
Cops seek witness to fatal I-90 accident
COURTESY OF WESTLAKE POLICE Westlake police are looking for the person who made a 911 call similar to the one pictured above. WESTLAKE — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating witnesses to the April 12 accident on Interstate 90 that killed an Elyria teenager after she got out of a car and [...]
H.S. Softball: Amherst’s Krueger no-hits Avon Lake in key SWC matchup
AMHERST — You can’t be any more perfect and not be perfect. Ask Amherst pitcher Megan Krueger. She’s missed perfection by a single batter twice in the past two weeks. Last week, it was Westlake. Krueger, a senior, carried a perfect game into the seventh inning. The leadoff batter bunted for a single, and Krueger [...]
Race is on for Grand Theft Auto IV
New game may be biggest ever ELYRIA —More than 20 “Grand Theft Auto” videogame fans lined up Monday night outside GameStop in Elyria for the fourth installment of the controversial game. The release of “Grand Theft Auto IV” is such a big deal that, as with the Harry Potter books, retailers held midnight release parties [...]
Elyria Sports Hall of Fame: House overcame obstacles to win state title
Brad House’s chariot of fire carried him through a tough childhood and a late challenge in his signature race on the high school track. Despite the rough road, the Elyria Catholic runner persevered and reached the ultimate prize: the 1978 Class AA state title in the 880-yard run. House will be enshrined in the Elyria [...]
Kipton hires police chief
KIPTON — The village has a new top cop. Former Geneva Police Chief Jim McManus, who now heads up the criminal justice program at Lorain County Community College, took over the job — which has been vacant for nearly a year — last month. Kipton Mayor Bob Meilander said he plans to hire two officers [...]
Woman fights to keep dozens of cats
BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE Victoria Wilson of Sheffield Lakes holds Samantha, a specially bred apricot Persian. SHEFFIELD LAKE — Cat lover Victoria Wilson is fighting a city law that restricts residents to owning four cats in a residential area. She has about 20 times that many. Wilson, 77, is passionate about breeding cats and has [...]
Amherst Brownies send joy to Iraqi children
As their fellow Brownies laughed and shouted in the background with the pure exuberance of being kids, Katie Turner and two other Brownies stood nearby, pondering the importance of boxes crammed with toys, clothes and school supplies. Though they might be too young to fully realize the extent of their own good fortune, one gets [...]
Amherst / Vermilion police blotter: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Amherst police Saturday, April 26 4:25 p.m. — 1234 Orchard Glen Drive. Resident reports a GPS unit valued at $500 taken from his van, which may have been unlocked. Wednesday, April 23 1:02 a.m. — Clechie Craighead charged with driving under suspension and license plate light violation following a traffic stop at North Ridge and [...]
Indians: Offense lets down Laffey in loss to Yankees
CLEVELAND — Indians starting pitchers came prepared to sweep the dreaded New York Yankees in a four-game series at Progressive Field — the Bronx Bombers’ only visit of the season. But thanks to an offense that continues to hold back the defending Central Division champions, the Indians were only able to take care of half [...]
Indians notes: Grady Sizemore sits for 2nd straight day
CLEVELAND — Grady Sizemore has begun a new streak, and it’s not the impressive one he used to own. Sizemore, whose major league-leading streak of consecutive games played came to end at 382 after a 1-0 loss to the Yankees on Sunday, was out of the lineup again Monday with a sprained right ankle. “I [...]
Police seek cause of I-90 crash
GARFIELD HEIGHTS — Police are searching for answers about why a former Sheffield Lake man drove the wrong way on Interstate 480 early Sunday, causing an accident that killed him and a Mentor man. Adam Brownfield, 27, died after driving westbound in the eastbound lanes at about 80 mph at 12:16 a.m. Sunday, according to [...]
Cavaliers: Wizards’ Haywood takes verbal shot at LeBron James
CLEVELAND — Overrated hasn’t worked. Now one of the Washington Wizards is calling LeBron James another name: Crybaby. Following Cleveland’s 100-97 win in Game 4 on Sunday, James, who has absorbed two flagrant fouls in this rough-and-tumble playoff series and has been banged around by the Wizards, was asked about Washington’s tough-guy tactics. “I guess [...]
Family fight may have led to ax assault on daughter
WELLINGTON TWP. — An argument during a family get-together Friday may have triggered a man to allegedly hit his daughter with an ax and pour bleach on his son. Michael Conley, 56, of Wellington Township, was at his 25-year-old son’s Jones Road home in Wellington when he began assaulting numerous family members around 11:45 p.m., [...]
Browns: Oberlin’s Schubert invited to rookie minicamp
OBERLIN — Chris Schubert already has plans for the weekend, so don’t bother calling. The Oberlin High School and Oberlin College star receiver was invited by the Cleveland Browns to attend their rookie minicamp. He doesn’t have a contract, but will be in Berea on a tryout. The players report for camp Thursday and practice [...]
College notes: Family tradition carries Chiricostas to success
Family heirlooms are passed down from previous generations as a way of preserving the past through the future. Family members may hand down recipes, favorite stories about relatives or pieces of jewelry. Some choose to teach a certain craft that has been mastered or serves as a source of pride for the family. Rick and [...]
H.S. Baseball: Team effort gives Midview win over North Ridgeville
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Solid pitching by junior right-hander Nick Miller, great defense and timely hitting combined to keep Midview in first place in the West Shore Conference with a 7-0 win at North Ridgeville on a cold, overcast Monday afternoon. Miller allowed only three scattered hits while not walking a batter as North Ridgeville (5-10, [...]
H.S. Tennis notes: Overshadowed doubles teams make big difference
Singles players usually get most of the glory in tennis, but the doubles teams are the x-factor that can win or lose a match and weigh heavily into how successful a high school program can be. “Most kids want to play singles,” Avon Lake coach Rich Mostardi said. “Robert (Clayton) and Adam (Gross) are normally [...]
Robert E. Strouse
Robert E. Strouse, 77, of Westfield Center, passed away at his home peacefully, and went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 27, 2008. He was born in Lodi on November 10, 1930, to the late Merle J. and Edith L. Yergin Strouse. He was a 1948 graduate of Lodi High School. Bob [...]
Both drivers in fair condition after Hyundai is crushed by semi
LAGRANGE TWP. — One look at the wreckage left behind from a head-on crash Monday, and it’s hard to believe that anyone survived, but both drivers did. Residents along state Route 301 said they heard what they thought was an explosion around 3:45 p.m. What it was, however, was the sickening sound of metal hitting [...]
Phyllis Jane Hinman
Phyllis Jane Hinman, 84, of Norwalk, died Sunday morning, April 27, 2008, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky. She was born November 4, 1923, in Cleveland, to the late Earnest and Edith (Joy) Holiday. She was a 1942 graduate of Berlin Heights High School and was a member of the Berlin Echos. She [...]
Newly hired jailer caught in drug stakeout
LORAIN — A newly hired city corrections officer spent the weekend behind bars after he was arrested Friday evening with heroin, police said. Mario Berdiel, 56, of Lorain, was charged with possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia by officers of the Lorain Narcotics Unit after he was seen leaving a suspected drug house that was [...]
Elyria Council revisits topic of paying for tire damage on pockmarked stretch of Route 57
ELYRIA — The pothole-pocked state of state Route 57 has some city officials pondering if damage claims should now be paid. The heavily traveled — and heavily criticized thoroughfare — was once again the topic of discussion at Monday night’s City Council Finance Committee meeting after the moral claims of two local women seeking reimbursement [...]
Nola Mae Brown
Nola Mae Brown (nee Simmons), 83, of Eaton Township, passed away Monday, April 28, 2008, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a long illness. Born in Woodbury, Tenn., she lived most of her life in Elyria and Eaton Township. She was a member of East Broad Street Church of Christ, Elyria. Nola enjoyed crafts, [...]
Dems look to replace Barrett
Matt Barrett State Rep. Matt Barrett’s resignation officially took effect Monday, but no replacement has been named for the freshman legislator who tendered his resignation last week in a scandal over a topless photo he accidentally showed to a high school class last year. In his letter of resignation, Barrett, D-Amherst, cited personal reasons as [...]