Archive for May 18th, 2008
Engagement – Gochenour – Judd
Engagement Gochenour – Judd Robert Judd and Kimberly Gochenour Congratulations Kimberly Lynn Gochenour and Robert Allen Judd on your recent engagement. Kimberly is the daughter of Peggy Gochenour and the late Gary J. Gochenour of Elyria. Robert is the son of Ken and Margaret Judd of Chardon. Kimberly is a 1990 graduate of [...]
Engagement – Bartelheim – Boynton
Engagement Bartelheim – Boynton Bryan Boynton and Amy Bartelheim Richard and Lois Bartelheim of Mansfield are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Amy to Bryan Boynton, son of Robert and Sharon Boynton of Amherst. Amy is a 1998 graduate of Mansfield Senior High and a 2002 graduate of Bowling Green State [...]
Engagement – Green – Warner
Engagement Green – Warner Amanda Green and Nicholas Warner Dennis and Stephenie Green of LaGrange are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Amanda to Nicholas Warner, son of Christopher and Cynthia Warner of Plain City. Amanda is a 2005 graduate of Kent State University with a Master’s degree. She is currently [...]
25th Anniversary – Lemaire
25th Anniversary Lemaire Dominic and Donna Lemaire Congratulations to Dominic and Donna Lemaire of LaGrange who celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary. They were married May 3, 1983 at Elyria City Hall with Judge Horn officiating. Dominic works for Concast Metals in Birmingham. Donna works in customer service for Allied Waste. They enjoy cooking, [...]
Engagement – Remster – Kolber
Engagement Remster – Kolber Brianna Remster and Greg Kolber Congratulations to Dr. Michael Van Amburgh, professor at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York for recently receiving the Professor of Merit Award. Susan and Eric Remster of Amherst are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Brianna Remster to Greg Kolber, son of Joan [...]
Award – Van Amburgh
Award Van Amburgh Dr. Michael Van Amburgh Congratulations to Dr. Michael Van Amburgh, professor at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York for recently receiving the Professor of Merit Award. This award recognizes excellence in undergraduate teaching and advising. Every year since 1947 the senior class of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has [...]
Wedding – Nass – Archer
Wedding Nass – Archer Amanda and Jacob Archer Amanda and Jacob Archer were united in marriage March 15, 2008, at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Amherst by Rev. Mark Petric. The bride is the daughter of David and Mary Nass of North Ridgeville. The bridegroom is the son of Dan and Lisa Archer [...]
50th Anniversary – Brown
50th Anniversary Brown Barb and Bill Brown Congratulations Barb and Bill Brown on 50 years of wedded bliss! They were married May 19, 1958 in Elyria by Rev. Talbert. Barb and Bill, of Oberlin, are both retired. They enjoy their family and the outdoors. Mr. and Mrs. Brown will celebrate this momentous occasion [...]
30th Birthday – Jason
30th Birthday JASON The Princess of Love just turned 30! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! May 12, 1978 GOTCHA! LOVE YOUR FAMILY
Cavaliers face long odds, but welcome Game 7 opportunity
INDEPENDENCE — The odds will be against the Cavaliers, but they don’t care. All they wanted was a chance, and they will get that at 3:30 p.m. today when they play the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series at TD Banknorth Garden. The Celtics, who dropped Game 6 74-69, are [...]
Horse racing: Big Brown runs away with 2nd leg of Triple Crown
BALTIMORE — Not once but twice, jockey Kent Desormeaux sneaked a peek to see if anyone was gaining on Big Brown. “I looked between my legs, under my arms, and they were eight (lengths) behind me,” Desormeaux said. “I stopped pushing. I said, ‘That’s enough.’” His big bay colt ran away with the Preakness on [...]
LCCC GRADUATION: Sen. Brown praises LCCC grads who blazed own path
ELYRIA — As he looked out across the crowd of 400 or so graduates Saturday morning, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said he saw stories written on the faces of each one. Seated in front of Brown inside Ewing Field House at Lorain County Community College was Dylan Atherton of Lorain, an Iraq war veteran who [...]
Indians: Dunn homers off Kobayashi to give Reds comeback win
CINCINNATI — Adam Dunn has a knack for breaking Indians hearts. Dunn’s three-run homer in the ninth inning off Masa Kobayashi powered the Cincinnati Reds to their season-high fifth straight victory Saturday, a 4-2 win that had a familiar feel for Cleveland’s relievers. They’ve had this Dunn to them before. The outfielder hit a game-ending [...]
LCCC GRADUATION: Lorain woman who studied through cancer gets diploma posthumously
ELYRIA — A diploma will hang on Shelley Smith’s bedroom wall in Lorain, but she’ll never get to hold it or use it. Shelley, who would be 22 now, died in September after a two-year fight against bone cancer. Her sister, Melanie Smith, accepted an honorary associate of arts degree Saturday from Lorain County Community [...]
Blotter: May 18, 2008
Lorain police Thursday, May 15 10 a.m. – Admiral King High School, Ashland Ave., Cory J. Tuck, 18, charged with underage drinking. 10 a.m. – Admiral King High School, Ashland Ave., a 16-year-old boy was cited with underage drinking. Friday, May 16 8:59 a.m. – 400 block Florida Ave., rock thrown through window. 9 a.m. [...]
Girl tells parents teacher caused marks on her arm
LORAIN — When her parents discovered marks on an 8-year-old girl’s arm Friday morning, the girl said her second-grade teacher put them there, according to a Lorain police report. The girl told her parents she was in a hallway at Palm Elementary School with a pencil in her hand Thursday just before lunch, trying to [...]
Chardon Township rejects disaster aid
CLEVELAND — The federal government isn’t used to being snubbed when it offers to help local governments. When it offered Chardon Township in Ohio $10,000 in disaster aid for a snowstorm in March, the locals said no thanks. Township Trustee Chuck Strazinsky told The Plain Dealer for a story published Friday that it was a [...]
Toledo cop must pay for stolen rifle, ammo
TOLEDO — A Toledo police officer has been ordered to pay $10,000 to cover the cost of a sniper rifle, ammunition and other gear stolen from an unmarked police vehicle that he drove home without permission. Officer Robert Barboza also will be suspended without pay for 30 days. Deputy Chief Don Kenney says Barboza was [...]
H.S. Softball: Columbia rolls over Longhorns, into districts
COLUMBIA TWP. — Energized by a big fourth inning, Columbia mercy-ruled Lutheran West on Saturday to win its second straight Division III sectional softball championship. The Raiders (21-2) won 10-0 in five innings. They advance to a Division III district semifinal at North Ridgeville, where they’ll meet Hillsdale at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Wellington takes on [...]
Indians commentary: Laffey’s demotion the logical choice
Some people are going to be in an uproar when the Indians option pitcher Aaron Laffey back to Triple-A Buffalo once Jake Westbrook is ready to return from the disabled list toward the end of the month. After all, Laffey has been almost Cliff Lee-like while filling in for Westbrook, posting a 2-2 record that [...]
Sex offender law ruled unconstitutional
CLEVELAND — A state law that requires increasing the length of time convicted sex offenders must register with police is unconstitutional, a judge ruled. The law, which took effect in January, wrongfully increases punishment without a court hearing and is applied to offenders who committed crimes before the law was passed in 2007, said Cuyahoga [...]
LCCC GRADUATION: College is all in the family for Elyrians
ELYRIA — For the Smith-McLaughlin family, college is a family affair. Not only did Christopher Smith, 40, and Valerie McLaughlin, 50, earn their associate of arts degrees Saturday from Lorain County Community College, but Smith’s daughter is a student there, too. The Elyria couple has been married for six years. Smith, who wants to open [...]
LCCC GRADUATION: Peruvian student challenged by American college
ELYRIA — Yorki Encalada-Egusquiza came to Lorain County Community College from Lima. Not Lima, Ohio, but Lima, Peru. And it’s a trip he’s glad he made. “I was challenged from my first day of classes here, which encouraged me to keep going and delve into the challenge of being an international student at an American [...]
Browns: Ryan Tucker has surgery on broken hip, out 2 months
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Ryan Tucker broke his hip during practice last week and will miss at least two months. The Browns said Saturday that Tucker had successful surgery at the Cleveland Clinic on Friday to repair the non-displaced fracture. He hurt himself Wednesday during the Browns’ organized team activities and limped off [...]
LCCC GRADUATION: Woman beats adversity to earn degree
ELYRIA — Holly Jackson was convicted of a crime and spent five years in prison, but the mother of three was determined her past mistakes would not define her. While Jackson does not want to discuss her crimes, she does have a message. “I want to show the community that people do make mistakes and [...]