Archive for May 12th, 2008
ALERT: Steer clear of Route 57 northbound
A word of caution: State Route 57 northbound is a mess. If at all possible, use alternate routes. Nearly all the orange barrels have been erected between Chestnut Ridge Road and Cleveland Street, narrowing it to a single lane of traffic so the road can be rehabbed. And to add to the fracas, there have [...]
Anne C. Wenzel
Anne C. Wenzel (nee Cherven), 94, of Vermilion, died at home Saturday, May 10, 2008. She was born June 17, 1913 in Lorain, moving to Vermilion in 1947. She graduated from Lorain High School. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Vermilion and their Altar and Rosary Society, and had also worked [...]
Despite impostors, wild child, Cavs beat all
Cleveland now looks to even series against the Boston Celtics tonight INDEPENDENCE — It started with a young man confiscating a backstage pass, asking Cavaliers coach Mike Brown an off-the-wall question and then sneaking into the team’s locker room prior to the game. It continued with fun-loving, wild-haired Anderson Varejao running onto the floor even [...]
Lorain mayor offers budget fixes
LORAIN — What Council asked for was a revenue plan that would finally get the city out of the red. What it got from Mayor Tony Krasienko this weekend was a revenue plan that would accomplish that — by increasing the city license plate fee and reducing the income tax credit for residents who work [...]
Area woman survives crash
Six die in wreck on I-90 along Ohio-Pa. border A minivan carrying a group of Indian computer programmers and their wives on the way to a Niagara Falls vacation flipped and was struck by a car driven by an Avon Lake woman in western Pennsylvania, killing six of seven people on board, officials say. The [...]
North Ridgeville installs state-of-art water monitor system
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The city is about to install high-tech water meters that will alert residents to leaks before they rack up weeks of big water bills. North Ridgeville is spending nearly half a million dollars to install the system and is the first city in Lorain County to have the latest water meter reading [...]
Avon police moving to a new HQ
AVON — When it opens later this month, the city’s new $5.2 million police station will mean officers will finally have a little bit of room to breathe. Moving day is May 22, and the trek to their new home will be only about three blocks. But the new 15,000-square-foot station near the corner of [...]
Vigilant neighbor nabs suspect
A man sat in his darkened garage Saturday night waiting to see whether the thief would return. A thief did turn up, but whether it was the same person who had been breaking into the 35-year-old man’s garage is anyone’s guess. Still, when the resident of a home on the 3500 block of Dayton Ave. [...]
Woman shot in leg in Lorain drive-by
A woman was shot in the leg Saturday as a man drove down the street and fired a gun into a crowd on the front porch of a home in the 1600 block of E. 29th St., according to police. No one on the porch was hit, but the 21-year-old Lorain woman, who was standing [...]
Cleveland man suspected in thefts
A Cleveland man with a history of felony arrests told police he didn’t care he was being arrested for theft because he had made more than $100,000 with his ruse. Richard S. Gratz, 32, of the 3200 block of E. 57th St., was videotaped opening a Little Tykes bike box in the toy department of [...]
Have you seen this fugitive?
LEONARDO ‘JOKER’ RODRIGUEZ 6 feet tall 170 pounds Brown hair, green eyes A man wanted in connection with a brutal April 2007 home invasion is still on the run, and investigators want your help finding him. Rodriguez Leonardo “Joker” Rodriguez, 35, of Cleveland, was one of several men who raided 856 Livermore Lane in Elyria [...]
Half of Cleveland subprime loans in `05 failed
CLEVELAND — About half of the city’s subprime mortgage loans written by top lenders in 2005 ended in foreclosure filings, leading to Cleveland having one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation, The Plain Dealer reported Sunday. Subprime mortgage loans, which are generally given to people with poor credit and come with higher fees [...]
Blotter: May 12, 2008
Lorain police Friday, May 9 7:56 p.m. – 200 block W. 13th St., burglary complaint. A thief entered through the back door while the family was out and made off with $350 in cash, Vicodin and some collector knives. Saturday, May 10 7:06 a.m. – 4900 block Oak Point Road, criminal mischief. A woman woke [...]
ACLU complains about charging fee for political signs
AKRON — Two suburbs that charge a $5 fee for each political sign that residents put in their yards are infringing on constitutional rights to free speech, the American Civil Liberties Union said. The ACLU sent letters this month to officials in the village of Silver Lake and Bath Township, urging them to stop enforcing [...]
Second trial in alleged diocese theft begins
CLEVELAND — The boss of a former Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland accountant who was convicted of funneling $784,000 in kickbacks goes on trial today on multiple charges that include making false personal income tax returns, money laundering, mail fraud and conspiracy. Jury selection was set to begin in U.S. District Court in the trial [...]
Cavaliers: Efficient performance in Game 3 has team rarin’ to go
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers’ ball movement and spacing were so good in a 108-84 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 3, 7-foot-3 center Zydrunas Ilgauskas actually put the ball on the floor 20 feet from the basket and rumbled in for a layup. “I saw the replay,” a laughing Ilgauskas said Sunday following a [...]
Drunken driver found guilty in crash that killed family
TOLEDO — Danny Griffin grew quiet when the man who slammed a pickup truck into his family’s van stepped into the courtroom Friday. He rubbed a necklace he was wearing against his lips while a prosecutor described what happened the night Griffin was driving the family home to Maryland after spending Christmas with relatives near [...]
Indians: Rainout halts Tribe offense just when it was getting going
CLEVELAND — Just when the Indians’ offense was starting to heat up, rain came and cooled the momentum. The third of a four-game series with the Blue Jays was postponed by inclement weather Sunday that prevented the Indians from taking the field on the heels of two straight wins — four in the last five [...]
College notes: Elyria’s Myor hits her way into B-W record books
BEREA — It was the bottom of the fourth inning in the final game of the season for the Baldwin-Wallace College softball team. With the chance to eclipse the single-season home run record quickly evaporating, former Elyria Pioneer Caitlin Myor walked into the batter’s box. Myor stood at home plate with a runner on third [...]
A ‘Phiner’ way of dining
Amy L. McLysaght The Chronicle-Telegram AVON — This is a restaurant that seems to break all the rules. There is no salt or pepper on the tables, and definitely no microwave in the kitchen. Guests get so comfortable that they are chatting with one another as they sit across the aisles, and they often walk [...]
Golf: Sergio Garcia breaks through, wins Players in playoff
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Sunday at Sawgrass felt tougher on Sergio Garcia than what he faced last summer at the British Open, a playoff loss that seemed to define a career filled with more talent than trophies. He was tormented by a suspect putter. He heard questions about whether he could win a big [...]
Golf roundup: Annika looks like she’s back after runaway victory
Annika Sorenstam’s comeback is real. And with her third victory in eight events this season, she also showed she can beat the new No. 1, Lorena Ochoa. The eight-time player of the year pulled away from Ochoa on Saturday, using her typical steadiness for a 2-under 69, then did the same to Jeong Jang on [...]
Avon/Avon Lake Notebook: May 12, 2008
Avon Duct Tape Festival sails in June 13 Grab the duck tape and join the crew for a pirate adventure at this year’s Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival, which will hoist its sails and weigh anchor 4 p.m. June 13. The three-day celebration at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Avon will have a high-seas theme featuring [...]
William R. Randall
William R. Randall, 62, of Elyria, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 10, 2008. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home of Elyria (440)322-4626.
Area motorsports: Teenager Diano wins E-Mod at Lorain County Speedway
SOUTH AMHERST — Three weeks into a rain-plagued 2008 racing season, Lorain County Speedway was able to avoid more weather woes Saturday night. Seventeen-year-old Nick Diano took advantage of the good conditions to win the 50-lap, $1,000 E-Mod feature in a fierce battle. Other feature winners were Jason Knox in the visiting Legend Cars, Steve Harmon [...]