Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for June 2nd, 2008
Strickland signs payday lending law
COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland has signed a bill that puts new restrictions on the payday lending industry.
The law signed Monday limits borrowers to four short-term loans a year and caps annual interest rates at 28 percent. The state Legislature passed the bill last month over the objections of industry [...]
Universal Studios reopens after fire
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Tourists applauded firefighters Monday as Universal Studios reopened, while investigators examined the ruins of some of the most famous sets in Hollywood to find the cause of the spectacular weekend blaze.
When the gates opened, hundreds of people streamed into the [...]
Doc says Kennedy brain surgery successful
DURHAM, N.C. — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent what his doctors called successful surgery Monday to treat his cancerous brain tumor, and told his wife shortly after that he “felt like a million bucks,” a family spokeswoman said.
The surgery at Duke University [...]
ALERT: Falling bricks force road closing
Pearl Avenue in Lorain was closed Monday after the brick facade of a building started falling to the sidewalk below.
Monday afternoon, city officials are trying to figure out the best approach – whether the building is so unsafe it should be torn down, or whether an effort to remove the loose bricks was enough [...]
Down-to-earth Perry has uplifting win at Memorial
DUBLIN — The Zen of Ken? Hardly. Kenny Perry, a 47-year-old Kentucky native, is about as old school and down-to-earth as they come, a guy who eschews fancy swing coaches and expensive sports psychologists for good old-fashioned belief in self and faith in a higher power. “God’s my psychologist,” he said. [...]
Memorial notes: Goggin let nerves get the best of him
DUBLIN — He said he warmed up fine, but when third-round leader Mathew Goggin hit the first tee Sunday he had to admit he was battling more than just a tougher-than-usual Muirfield Village golf course.
Nerves were definitely a factor in his poor start and eventual [...]
Avon/Avon Lake Notebook: June 2, 2008
Yearbook advisers recognized Two advisers for the 2007 Shore Log yearbook at Avon Lake High School have produced one of the best yearbooks in the state of Ohio. Krystine Shea and Hilary Bickerton received the honor from Josten’s, a company specializing in making yearbooks and class rings. Only 10 schools in Ohio were among [...]
Raymond Anthony Mel Patton
Raymond Anthony Mel Patton, 53, passed away Friday, May 30, 2008. He was born in Lakewood, September 17, 1954.Ray loved the outdoors. He liked to boat, fish and travel.
Survivors include sons, Michael A. (Natalie), Jacob Donald; daughter, Sarah Elizabeth; parents, Manus and Irene Patton, brothers Manus J. Jr., James J. (Patti), Patrick T. (Madaline), and [...]
Marianne Weiss
Marianne Weiss , 54 of Valley City passed away Friday, May 30, 2008 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota after an accident. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home 1021 Main St. Grafton.
Royals win second straight over Indians
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nothing restores the bounce to a ballplayer’s step like bringing a long losing streak to a halt.
Feeling refreshed after snapping a demoralizing 12-game skid the night before, the Kansas City Royals got solid pitching from Brian Bannister and home runs from Jose Guillen [...]