Archive for April 30th, 2008
Dinosaur dung sells for nearly $1,000
NEW YORK — A pile of dinosaur dung 130 million years old sold at a New York auction Wednesday for nearly $1,000. The prehistoric deposit fetched $960, said a spokeswoman for Bonhams New York. Its pre-auction estimate was $450. The fossilized dung is from the Jurassic era, the auction house said. It looks like [...]
Ohio Senate cracks down on payday lending
COLUMBUS — One of the nation’s strictest proposed crackdowns on payday lending cleared the Ohio House Wednesday, backed by Republicans and Democrats who believed the protection of consumers would far outweigh job losses should the industry shut down. The bill, which passed 68-26, slashes customer charges to a fraction of their current rates and [...]
Home invasion foiled
LITHOPOLIS, Ohio — A teenager home alone pulled bed sheets over her head to hide from two intruders and sent a text message to her mother, whose 911 call led to the arrest of two suspects, authorities said Wednesday. Lauren Durnbaugh, 13, didn’t go to school Tuesday and was home when she heard someone open [...]
Cavaliers: LeBron James keeps cool, stays out of fights
INDEPENDENCE — The Washington Wizards can talk all they want, knock his headband off and commit flagrant fouls. There is one thing Cavaliers small forward LeBron James vows he won’t do. “I don’t fight,” James said Tuesday following a workout at Cleveland Clinic Courts. “That’s so grade school. I don’t need to fight. I stopped [...]
Cavaliers commentary: LeBron’s right — Wizards are done
LeBron James has a way of saying a lot by saying almost nothing. So it was as James sat at the interview podium Sunday afternoon at the Verizon Center, about 45 minutes after passing to Delonte West for the game-winning 3-pointer in the Cavaliers’ 100-97 victory over the Washington Wizards in Game 4. The win [...]
Indians: Offense fails Tribe yet again in loss to Seattle
CLEVELAND — Nothing says anemic like the Indians offense these days. It also says pitiful, feeble, awful, dreadful and atrocious. Another night at Progressive Field brought another listless performance from Cleveland’s hitters, who flailed away at a different pitching staff Tuesday — Seattle’s — paving the way for a 7-2 loss. Coupled with two straight [...]
Elyria Sports Hall of Fame: Jack Marsh learned the neighborhood way
Jack Marsh couldn’t have known it growing up on South Maple Street, a stone’s throw from Ely Stadium. Probably didn’t even think about it. All Marsh and his friends wanted to do was join a pickup game of basketball or football or knock the baseball around at the stadium — a typical day for a [...]
Tribe notes: Travis Hafner’s struggles carry over to 2008
CLEVELAND — The Indians survived a substandard 2007 season from Travis Hafner, and they’ve endured much the same at the start of this year. Though he says he feels different than he did last season, Hafner is producing similar results, entering the series opener with Seattle on Tuesday, batting just .219 (21-for-96) with three home [...]
H.S. Baseball: Andrew Kubuski pitches EC past Brookside
LORAIN — You could say Andrew Kubuski has Brookside’s number this season. And it doesn’t look like he’s going to lose it. Kubuski, a sophomore lefty, held Brookside to two hits Tuesday afternoon at the Pipe Yard in Elyria Catholic’s easy 9-0 victory. It was Kubuski’s second win over the Cardinals this year; the first [...]
H.S. Girls Basketball: Jeff Keith hired as Brookside coach
SHEFFIELD — Longtime dreams do come true. Just ask Jeff Keith, who has been hired as the girls basketball coach at Brookside High School. “I’m really happy about becoming the head coach at a place I call home and am able to live out my biggest wish,” he said Tuesday. Keith, a Vermilion High School [...]
Kentucky Derby: Jockey Desormeaux enjoying ride on Big Brown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kent Desormeaux is having fun again. Gone are the dark days that prompted his relocation from Southern California to the East Coast two years ago — days when all he had to show for his efforts were mounting losses. Now, at 38, the Hall of Fame jockey will ride the probable favorite [...]
Business in high spirits as IRG reworks old Ford plant
BRUCE BISHOP / CHRONICLE This drawing shows the proposed exterior of the IRG complex where Ford’s former Lorain Assembly Plant is located. LORAIN — The transformation of the old Ford plant on Baumhart is continuing. The plant — purchased by California-based Industrial Realty Group in December 2006 — slowly is becoming home to a variety [...]
Barrett’s lawyer: Investigation into topless photo incident won’t go anywhere
Matt Barrett The investigation into former state Rep. Matt Barrett centers on what he told police about the women in topless photos discovered on a state-issued memory stick, Barrett’s attorney said Tuesday. But Jack Bradley said he doesn’t believe that Barrett will be charged with a crime once Sandusky County Prosecutor Tom Stierwalt completes his [...]
Lorain jail set to open Thursday
LORAIN — After enduring months of delays, the Lorain City Jail finally is to open Thursday. Safety Director Phil Dore said that should the jail pass its final fire alarm test today, the 12-day holding facility will be open for business just in time for the anticipated warm-weather crime spike. “There are just a couple [...]
Cedar Point accolades continue rolling in
Cedar Point is stockpiling more awards and top rankings as it prepares to open its doors for another summer. The latest kudos come from the National Amusement Park Historical Association, an Illinois-based organization whose 500-plus members voted two of Cedar Point’s renowned roller coasters in the top four steel roller coasters in the U.S. and [...]
Park brings in the big dogs
When Cedar Point opens its gates May 10 for its 139th season, visitors will get to schmooze with the world’s most famous beagles. Snoopy, the signature character of the park’s Peanuts-themed Camp Snoopy, will welcome families alongside Uno, the adorable beagle crowned Best of Show at the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club Show. “We figured what [...]
Elyria Council may put meetings on TV
ELYRIA — It’s 7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of the month. Do you know where your City Council representatives are? Likely, they are seated inside City Council chambers for the regularly scheduled bimonthly meeting in front of an audience. However, unless a hot topic is up for discussion, there are few citizen [...]
Man, wife convicted of shooting him settle on divorce
ELYRIA — Herminio Carrasquillo won’t have to pay alimony to his ex-wife, who is facing a lengthy prison term for shooting him as he slept last year. The couple settled their divorce Monday, and according to the entry, Pamela Carrasquillo won’t receive any support from her now ex-husband, who also won’t be responsible for $15,000 [...]
Ohio court reverses speeding ticket after laser gun questioned
AKRON — Because a laser device used to catch a suspected speeder was not ruled by experts to be accurate, the 9th District Court of Appeals on Monday overturned a $100 speeding ticket for a truck driver traveling on Interstate 71 north in Brunswick Hills Township. It enough to give lead-foot drivers recently ticketed for [...]
Wellington/Oberlin blotter: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Wellington police Monday, April 21 6:18 p.m. – Lorain County Jail, Luke Lukasko, 25, of Elyria, served with a warrant. Thursday, April 24 12:10 p.m. – 200 block Wenner St., Randall S. Bollin, 38, of Wellington, charged with telecommunications harassment. 6:51 p.m. – 100 Jones St., missing bicycle. 9:43 p.m. – 100 Depot St., woman [...]
List of troubles grows for Dann aide
COLUMBUS — A minor scrape with a neighbor’s vehicle was added Tuesday to the list of past acts dogging a top attorney general’s aide accused of sexual harassment by two junior staffers. Attorney general’s office considering new policy COLUMBUS — Amid reports of an overly informal, sometimes profanity-laced workplace, the office of Attorney General Marc [...]
Teen arrested after chase through yards
ELYRIA — A 17-year-old boy who was drunk on cognac led police on a brief, winding chase through a residential neighborhood Monday evening, an Elyria police report said. Police said they were on the lookout for a red Pontiac Trans Am that was squealing its tires and speeding. When they spotted a boy driving a [...]
Owners drop Apollo price
Oberlin’s classic art deco theater has drawn some interest, but nothing firm CARL SULLENBERGER / CHRONICLE The historic Apollo Theater in downtown Oberlin is one of the few remaining single-screen movie theaters in the area. OBERLIN — The purchase price for the Apollo Theater is a little sweeter for a potential buyer. The owners of [...]
Lois Marie Simo
Lois Marie Simo (nee Borthwick), 88, of Lorain, died peacefully Tuesday, April 29, 2008, following a brief illness. Mrs. Simo was born in Lorain February 4, 1920, and had been a lifelong resident of Lorain County. She was a graduate of Lorain High School as a member of the Class of 1938-B. During World War [...]
Cycle ends for Lorain bike shop
CHRONICLE FILE Dominic Jacobs and Kerry Sayre were co-owners of Rise Above BMX and Skate Shop in Lorain, which closed this week. LORAIN — The Rise Above skate and bike shop in Lorain closed its doors this week after nearly two years of serving local bike and skateboarding enthusiasts. Shop owners Kerry Sayre and Dominic [...]