Archive for May 11th, 2008
Cavaliers: LeBron gets a lot of help from his friends in Game 3 win
CLEVELAND — LeBron James has carried the Cavaliers plenty of times over the past five seasons. Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena, his teammates returned the favor in an impressive 108-84 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series. The Cavaliers, who trail 2-1 heading into Game 4 Monday at 8 [...]
Elyria/Elyria Township Notebook: May 11, 2008
EMH achievements EMH Regional Healthcare System entered 2008 on the heels of a great year, bringing about several notable accomplishments for the hospital. That was the news more than 100 heard Wednesday night when EMH held its annual company meeting at Gates Auditorium. Kevin C. Martin, president and CEO, and Kevin Flanigan, chairman of Comprehensive [...]
Cavaliers commentary: Shots finally fall, as Cleveland rises up
Coaches preach defense, big men rave about rebounding and smaller players boast about passing. But at the end of the day, basketball always comes down to putting the ball in the basket. The Cavaliers looked like a well-oiled offensive machine for the first time in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday night, which led to [...]
Virginia D. Saddler
Virginia D. Saddler (nee Dague) 78, of Elyria, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at her home. She was born November 16, 1929 in Lorain. Virginia was a registered nurse and had worked at Lorain Community Hospital and had worked with Dr. Michael Kolczun until her retirement. She was the Chaplain of the Daughters of the [...]
Cavaliers: Delonte West has big game in huge win over former team
CLEVELAND — He used to make fantastic passes and knock down big shots while wearing Boston’s familiar green jersey, but Celtics fans must have been cringing every time Cleveland point guard Delonte West touched the ball during the Cavaliers’ 108-84 win Saturday night. West finished with a team-high-tying 21 points, seven assists and five rebounds. [...]
Ronald C. Gerken
Ronald C. Gerken, 69 of Vermilion, died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at home following a three month battle with cancer. He was born July 3, 1938 in Whipple, Ohio and has lived in Vermilion since 1963, moving from Amherst. He was a United States Army Veteran. Ron worked in management for the Ford Motor Company [...]
Richard Laux
Attorney Richard Laux, 81, of Elyria died Friday, May 9, 2008, at his home following a brief illness. Visitation will be Monday May 12, 2008 at Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Chestnut Ridge Rd. at state Rt. 57, Elyria 322-4626 at a time to be announced.
Paul E. Bakata
Paul E. Bakata, 64, of North Ridgeville, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2008, at the Northridge Health Center in North Ridgeville, following a long illness. Mr. Bakata was born in Cleveland on April 24, 1944, and had been a North Ridgeville resident for 40 years. He was a graduate of the Max S. Hayes Vocational [...]
LeRoy F. Bacher
LeRoy F. Bacher, 81, of North Ridgeville, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria. He was born in Avon and was a lifelong resident of North Ridgeville. Mr. Bacher was a graduate of North Ridgeville High School.. He was formerly employed at Fruehauf Trailer in Elyria. He then worked [...]
Kenneth A. Mohrman
Kenneth A. Mohrman, 76, of Wellington, died Friday, May 9, 2008 at Allen Medical Center in Oberlin following a short illness. He was born May 1, 1932 in Lorain to the late Forrest and Hilda (Ruminsky) Mohrman. Kenneth graduated from Wellington High School in 1950. After attending Valpariso University from 1950 until 1952, Kenneth joined [...]
John H. Coburn
John H. Coburn, 69, of Avon, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 at University Hospital, Cleveland following a long fought battle with colon cancer. He was born in New York City. He had resided in Avon the past seven years, having moved from North Ridgeville where he had lived over 20 years. He previously lived most [...]
James E. Wolford
James E. Wolford, Sr, 63, Commandant of the Loftin Henderson Marine Corps League, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 8, 2008 Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, Lorain.
No curbside recycling, no trash incentive
ELYRIA — Carlisle Township probably will have to give up its drop-off centers and make the switch to curbside recycling if it wants to qualify for incentive grants that go along with its new “pay as you throw” trash program. Township officials had been under the impression that its drop-off program would be enough to [...]
Helen Boross
Helen Boross of Port Charlotte, Florida and formerly of N. Ridgeville, died at peace on Friday, May 9, 2008. Over the last three weeks she fought a valiant battle against sepsis. Born in 1923 she was the last surviving child of Josef and Terezia Huszar of Hungary, educated as a child in Belgium, she was [...]
Planned Parenthood defends handling of prank calls
COLUMBUS — Anti-abortion activists’ prank phone calls pledging to underwrite abortions for blacks are an attempt to portray Planned Parenthood as racist, a spokeswoman for the health care provider said. The calls to Planned Parenthood clinics in Ohio, Idaho, Oklahoma and New Mexico were made with the help of students at the University of California, [...]
Indians: Laffey finally gets support, as Tribe rolls over Blue Jays
CLEVELAND — Aaron Laffey was a hard-luck loser, receiving little run support in two starts since replacing an injured Jake Westbrook in the Indians’ rotation. Cleveland hitters made amends Saturday night at Progressive Field. With another big inning paving the way for another victory, the Indians rolled past the Blue Jays 12-0 in front of [...]
Tribe commentary: Top 10 reasons for Pronk’s funk
Travis Hafner, once one of the most feared hitters in the American League, has been slumping for close to a year now. What gives? Well, we’re going to attempt to find out by going a little David Letterman on you with a tongue-in-cheek Top 10 list of reasons the slugger has lost his slug. [...]
Tribe notes: Casey Blake at his best in the clutch
CLEVELAND — Casey Blake may have entered Saturday batting just .221 (23-for-104) and leading the team with five errors, but he’s still doing his part to help his team win. Not only did Blake’s 24 RBIs (tied for the 8th most in the American League) lead the club by seven through Friday, but he has [...]
Once-thriving mall now barren
NORTH RANDALL — What was once called the “world’s largest shopping” center has become a cavernous echo chamber, and the cinema nearby often finds theaters empty when the movie starts. A lagging economy and urban decay in tiny North Randall have made the once-glittering Randall Park Mall a sign of the problems facing residents. Residents [...]
H.S. Baseball: Elyria’s streak hits 10 after doubleheader sweep
ELYRIA — When you turn four double plays and get decent pitching and timely hitting, you usually win. Those ingredients were enough to make it 10 straight victories for Elyria High’s baseball team following a sweep of North Olmsted, 4-2 and 12-2, Saturday at George Day Field. “Kids are playing great ball,” said Elyria coach [...]
Center is one step closer to home
ELYRIA — A house is a home 24 hours a day, not just when it’s time to sleep. Working off that premise, Family Promise of Lorain County opened its day center Thursday in a duplex on Middle Avenue for families to use as they transition from homelessness to a sustained home life. It’s a place [...]
H.S. Track: Demon girls repeat at Westlake Relays
WESTLAKE — If the Westlake girls track team was feeling a little down about its luck this season, the doubt was boldly cast aside Saturday afternoon at Lou Duchez Field. The Westlake girls captured their second straight title at the 43rd annual Westlake Relays. They rang up eight firsts in 16 events, including the last [...]
Officials: Sirens` wails a wimpy warning
In twister season, they say best defense is a weather radio
Angelika Papagianopoulou
Angelika Papagianopoulou, 88, and a resident of Lorain, passed away, Friday, May 9, 2008 at Kingston of Vermilion following a four year illness. She was born September 10, 1919 in Kiaton, Greece coming to the United States in 1967. Lorain has been her home for the last forty one years.Angelika was a member of St. [...]
When times are tough, moms keep it together
ELYRIA — Like a lot of moms, Michelle Martin will be doing Mother’s Day this year on a budget. Times are tough. Money is scarce. Martin, 25, has three children, ages 9 months, 2 years and 5 years old, with another one on the way. Her husband’s been laid off twice in the past year, [...]