Archive for May 19th, 2008
George G. Garretson
George G. Garretson, 72, of Oberlin, died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, Lorain. He was born and raised in Geneva, and was a 1954 graduate of Geneva High School. George enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany from 1954 to 1957. Following military service he enrolled and graduated [...]
Esther A. Moorhead
Esther A. Moorhead (nee Raccio), 86, of Lorain, died Saturday May 17, 2008 at Amherst Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 29, 1921. Esther was a graduate of Lorain High School and worked as a bookkeeper prior to her marriage. She was a member of the Catholic Church of St. Peter in Lorain and [...]
Earl Cooksey
Earl Cooksey, 85, of Elyria, passed away Saturday afternoon May 17, 2008, at Elyria Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born Oct 4, 1922 in Dennis, Kentucky where he was raised and lived until coming to Elyria as a young man. Earl has made his home in Elyria for the last 69 years. [...]
LeBron-Pierce battle ends with Celtics victory
BOSTON — LeBron James has seen tapes of the famous 1988 Game 7 shootout between Atlanta’s Dominique Wilkins and Boston Celtics great Larry Bird. The personal battle he staged with current Boston small forward Paul Pierce wasn’t nearly as dramatic, especially down the stretch, but there was one similarity that can’t be denied: The Celtics [...]
Cavs notes: Home-court advantage becomes obvious
BOSTON — Earning home-court advantage is important. If the Cavaliers don’t know it now, they never will. Boston improved to 8-0 in the playoffs at TD Banknorth Garden by beating Cleveland 97-92 Sunday in Game 7, meaning the Celtics have reached the Eastern Conference finals despite the fact they are 0-6 on the road. “Boston [...]
Reds sweep Indians, hand Lee first loss
CINCINNATI — Cliff Lee and the Cleveland Indians got their comeuppance. Adam Dunn homered for the fourth straight game, and Joey Votto finished off the previously untouchable Lee with the first pinch-hit homer of his career Sunday, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-4 victory and a three-game sweep. “I haven’t seen that in a [...]
Avon Lake gets win over Hudson at Progressive Field
CLEVELAND — Being able to beat a good team like Hudson and being able to do it under the lights at Progressive Field took a little bit of the sting out of a disappointing season for Avon Lake. Four Avon Lake pitchers combined to shut out Hudson 3-0 on Sunday in the final game of [...]
Local runners prosper in Cleveland’s Rite Aid Marathon
CLEVELAND — The fatigue of Sunday’s 31st annual Rite Aid Marathon caught up to Rob Juergens at the finish. Juergens’ hamstrings and calves knotted up, a by-product of the last 10 miles. It happened again as he stood inside the press room, about 20 minutes after the 26.2-mile grind, yet the 44-year-old Avon Lake boys [...]
Son says woman in fraud case talked of fleeing U.S.
COLUMBUS — A woman who disappeared days after being convicted in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud case likened to the Enron and WorldCom scandals said that she would flee to Costa Rica if found guilty, her son recalled. Rebecca Parrett, 59, a former vice chairwoman of National Century Financial Enterprises in suburban Columbus, flew into [...]
Elyria’s Tianna Madison finishes sixth in Adidas long jump
Former Elyria High star Tianna Madison finished sixth in the long jump at the Adidas Track Classic in Carson, Calif., on Sunday. Madison’s best jump was 6.25 meters. Grace Upshaw won the event with a jump of 6.68 meters. Madison, who won the gold medal at the 2005 World Championships, is working her way back [...]
Elyria’s Dave Connolly wins Pro Stock title in NHRA
Elyria’s Dave Connolly was in the winner’s circle Sunday night in the rain-delayed O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn. Connolly beat Greg Stanfield on a final-round holeshot to win the Pro Stock Division. Melanie Troxel became the first female driver and 14th overall to win in both nitro classes, beating Mike Neff in [...]
Mayor opposes plan to divert turnpike funds
TOLEDO — Mayor Carty Finkbeiner is urging cities along the Ohio Turnpike to oppose a plan that diverts about $20 million a year in turnpike revenue to pay for Gov. Ted Strickland’s $1.6 billion economic stimulus plan. Strickland’s goal is to create 57,000 new jobs by investing in road, bridge and water projects, along with [...]
Weather can’t stop Lorain County Speedway’s Saturday racing
SOUTH AMHERST — Rain cancelled afternoon qualifying Saturday at Lorain County Speedway, but a full evening of racing was presented in the first of three shows featuring the Midwest Supermodified Association. Feature winners were Rick Page (E-Mod), Bill Sprague (Street Stock), Brian Taylor (Sportsman), Charlie Schultz (Midwest Supermodified Association), Charlie Wells (Chargers). Contact Bob Stascak [...]
Cancer survivors walk for life
AVON LAKE — Elaine Thompson knows what it’s like to fight cancer and win. Now she’s planning to join a 24-hour march with the American Cancer Society to defy the disease and raise money to research a cure. Thompson, 65, of Elyria, was diagnosed in 1993 with ovarian cancer and suffered a relapse a decade [...]
Avon/Avon Lake Notebook: May 19, 2008
Author to greet motorcyle riders Vietnam veteran and author Bill Murphy will greet Rolling Thunder riders from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday as they stop at Lake Erie Harley-Davidson, 38401 Chester Road, Avon. The dealership, just off Interstate 90 near state Route 611, is a courtesy stop on Rolling Thunder’s annual Memorial Day [...]
Sterling T. Dietrich
Sterling T. Dietrich, 75, born in Northfield, now a resident of Columbia Station, died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at the Sunder Regional Medical Center, Gallatin, Tennessee. He was a 1950 graduate of Columbia High School where he played End on the first football team. Sterling retired from Muraski Elementary School, Strongsville, as head custodian. He [...]
PIERCED HOPES: Boston All-Star helps oust Cavs
BOSTON — Maybe there’s something to this “Celtic mystique” theory after all. Red Auerbach wasn’t puffing a victory cigar. Bob Cousy and Bill Russell weren’t on the floor. Neither were John Havlicek, Larry Bird or Kevin McHale. This time, it was P.J. Brown, Rajon Rondo, James Posey and All-Star Paul Pierce who looked like lucky [...]
Dann inspector accustomed to high-profile probes
COLUMBUS — The man leading an investigation of former Attorney General Marc Dann’s office said he prides himself on steering clear of politics and living up to a reputation of being tough but fair. Inspector General Tom Charles, 65, a retired Ohio Highway Patrol officer, said he wouldn’t have it any other way. “I really [...]
Sniper allegedly used Quran for target practice
BAGHDAD — An American sniper was removed from Iraq after he used a copy of the Quran for target practice, the military said Sunday, a day after a U.S. commander held a formal ceremony apologizing to Sunni tribal leaders. The elaborate ceremony — in which one U.S. officer kissed a new copy of Islam’s holy [...]
Former C-T reporter’s friends, family set sights on Relay for Life
On July 7, 2006, Jeff Mohrman rallied his strength and climbed to the podium at the Elyria Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. After battling brain cancer for nearly a year, he was losing his sense of balance. But on that day, he was strong and steady as he led hundreds in [...]
Lorain Council to consider tax increases
LORAIN — If history is any indication, the odds of Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko’s new investment plan making it past referendum aren’t promising. Last week, Krasienko unveiled his plan to invigorate the city he leads, and the cornerstone of it rests on hiking by $15 the license plate fees collected from residents and reducing the [...]
‘Green’ bulbs are tougher to recycle
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — It’s a message being drummed into the heads of homeowners everywhere: Swap out those incandescent lights with longer-lasting compact fluorescent bulbs and cut your electric use. Governments, utilities, environmentalists and, of course, retailers everywhere are spreading the word. Few, however, are volunteering to collect the mercury-laced bulbs for recycling — despite what [...]
Blotter: May 19, 2008
Lorain police Sunday, May 4 7:04 p.m. – West 17th Street, Miguel A. Figuroa, 21, 300 block of W. 15th St., charged with reckless operation. Friday, May 16 8:59 a.m. – Southview High School, a 16-year-old girl reported being physically abused. 2:22 p.m. – Southview High School, 2200 block E. 42nd St., suicidal girl. 6:51 [...]
Phyliss M. Langston
Phyllis Mae Langston (nee Sparr), 70, of Oberlin, drifted off in her sleep and died gently on Saturday, May 17, 2008. She was a fighter and her fight ended Saturday. She survived breast cancer, battled diabetes, and was overcome by an unknown liver disease. Phyllis was born in Elyria, April 19, 1938, and was a [...]
Mildred M. Garbash
Mildred M. Garbash (nee Martz), 97, of Elyria, died Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Life Care Center of Elyria, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria. 322-4626