Archive for June 7th, 2008
Edmund Fitzgerald Launch Video
The Chronicle-Telegram has obtained a film that shows the launching of the famous Edmund Fitzgerald freighter ship that sunk in Lake Superior in 1975. This video includes the launch of the massive ship, which occurred fifty years ago today.
N. Canton Hoover beats Elyria for state title
The Elyria Pioneers have to settle for being Division I state runnersup for the third straight year. Third baseman Erin Riccardi singled in McKenna Russ from second in the bottom of the 10th to give North Canton Hoover a 1-0 win and the Division I state championship. The Pioneers finish the season 28-2. Hoover wins [...]
Boom! Offense the difference as Pioneers pound ball, Mason in state softball semifinal
AKRON — If you drive over to visit the Sitos, park on the street. The driveway at the Sito house is a batting cage. It has been for years. That minor inconvenience paid major dividends Friday. “I practiced hitting with my dad this morning,” Tess Sito said after Elyria’s 11-2 rout of Mason in the [...]
High school softball capsules: Elyria, Wellington play for state championships today
TODAY’S STATE SOFTBALL GAMES Division I WHO: No. 1 Elyria Pioneers (2-1) vs. No. 3 North Canton Hoover Vikings (31-2) TIME: 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Firestone Stadium, 1575 N. Firestone Blvd., Akron AT STAKE: The Division I state championship TICKETS: $7 per session. For today’s championship games, the Division III and IV finals will be a [...]
There was nothing easy about it, but Byrd finally gets 100th win as Indians top Tigers
DETROIT — It took Paul Byrd 13 years to get to 100 wins — and the wait made the milestone feel even better. Byrd pitched seven sharp innings and Casey Blake had a two-run double in Cleveland’s three-run fourth, leading the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Friday night. “This [...]
Indians take the pitch: Tribe opts for pitching help on Day 2 of amateur draft
CLEVELAND — The Indians bucked the first-round trend Friday, taking pitchers with 28 of their 44 selections in rounds seven through 50 during the second day of the amateur draft. The opening round of the draft Thursday saw 15 position players go within the first 20 selections, the Indians following suit by taking third baseman [...]
Belmont Stakes: Big Brown’s hoof shouldn’t stand in way as he bids to become first Triple Crown winner in 30 years
NEW YORK — The Triple Crown trail is littered with colts whose feet failed them along the way. Less than 24 hours before the biggest horse race in three decades, favorite Big Brown and his Japanese challenger, Casino Drive, took steps in opposite directions. The cracked hoof that stood between trainer Rick Dutrow Jr.’s big [...]
State track and field: Columbia’s Dorricott vaults higher than last year, but settles for fifth place again
COLUMBUS — It wasn’t her top performance of the year, but Columbia senior Alexa Dorricott had plenty of positives to take away from the state track and field championships Friday at Ohio State. Dorricott vaulted 11 feet to finish fifth in the Division III state pole vault and earn All-Ohio honors (top eight) for the [...]
Lorain County All-Star Football Game: East squad building team unity, even with players from rival schools
AVON — The roar echoes over the football field behind Avon Middle School as the players do jumping jacks while warming up before practice. “E … A … S … T,” they chant in unity. The helmets they wear are different colors but most have a half dozen school logos on them, making it nearly [...]
Part of Vic Janowicz Drive closing
ELYRIA — A section of Sixth Street better known around the city as Vic Janowicz Drive will close to foot and vehicle traffic Monday as construction crews take over the thoroughfare to make way for the new Elyria High School. All the houses between Middle and West avenues have been demolished, and City Council weeks [...]
Ohio State eyes $2.5 billion campaign
COLUMBUS — “No wallet is safe,” Ohio State President Gordon Gee quipped as he accepted the job of running the country’s largest campus. Almost a year later, Gee’s hand-picked fundraiser is making preparations for the university’s biggest-ever fund drive, to the tune of $2.5 billion. The challenges are huge: a sluggish economy, a diverse institution [...]
Brusky launches campaign for county commissioner
LORAIN — Republican Nick Brusky launched his campaign for a county commissioner seat Friday evening by calling out his opponent, Democratic incumbent Ted Kalo. “I want him to apologize to the people of this county,” Brusky said of Kalo’s role in passing a 0.25 percentage point sales tax hike in March 2007. Brusky helped organize [...]
Condition of crash victims upgraded
Two teens hospitalized Thursday after a crash with a tractor-trailer on state Route 301 have been upgraded from critical condition.Phyllis Harman, spokeswoman for MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, said Katie O’Brien of Columbia Township was in fair condition Friday. A nursing supervisor said O’Brien had been “extremely critical” late Thursday. Lauren Bigler, 17, also of [...]
Off the beat: Would you like more ceiling in that coffee?
Boyd Payne had just put his dinner order in Monday evening at Rosie’s Family Restaurant and was preparing to read the latest edition of The Chronicle-Telegram when the restaurant’s ceiling came crashing down from overhead. Payne, 54, wasn’t injured, but was a little disgruntled by the fact that the falling debris spilled his coffee, in [...]
3-year-old in dire need of liver donor
LORAIN — Behind the bright smile of 3-year-old Enrique Ramon Davila, his body is fighting a war that could use a little help. Enrique was born with biliary atresia, also called neonatal hepatitis — a condition that causes a blockage in the tubes that carry bile from the liver to his gall bladder, resulting in [...]
Lorain/Sheffield Notebook: June 7, 2008
Black River Landing craft vendors Calling all antique, arts and craft vendors: The Black River Landing in Lorain will host a “Taste of History” event on Aug. 9, and has all kinds of space available just for you. The event will run noon to 9 p.m. Every $25 booth rental comes with a covered space [...]
Rocco Del Sesto
Rocco Del Sesto, 85, of Grafton, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008 in his home after a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announcedd by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home 1021 Main St. Grafton.
Robert Keith Ford
Robert "Robbie" Keith Ford, 40, of North Ridgeville, passed away suddenly Thursday, June 5, 2008, at his home. Born in Cleveland, he had been a resident of North Ridgeville for the past 25 years. Mr. Ford worked in construction as a roofer. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and spending time in the great outdoors. Survivors [...]
John A. Kosman
John A. "Jack" Kosman passed away Friday, June 6, 2008 at his residence in Rocky River. Jack was an avid golfer, He was a member of the Elyria and Oberlin Country Clubs, having scored a hole in one and had a nine handicap. A baseball player in his youth, Jack was the outstanding pitcher for [...]
Harriett Hall
A Memorial Service will be held for Harriett Hall Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 2 P.M. in the Peace Mennonite Church, 9300 West Ridge Road, Elyria.Mrs. Hall, 78, of Lorain, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Dovin Funeral Home, Lorain.
Dale J. Walters
Dale J. Walters, 76, of Lorain, entered eternal life at his home Thursday, June 5, 2008. He was born in 1931. Dale grew up and lived in Lorain all of his life. He was a 1949-B graduate of Lorain High School where he participated in dramatics and the acappella choir. Dale was drafted in 1952, [...]
It’s title time in Akron
Victory puts EHS in Division 1 championship game at 5:30 p.m.; Wellington faces Hebron Lakewood in Division 3 at 12:30 p.m.
Nordson gives building to Boys and Girls Clubs
ELYRIA — The Nordson Corporation Foundation finally has succeeded in giving away a $490,000 building, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Lorain County will have a new home. Along with the 17,000-square-foot building at 1821 Middle Ave., the foundation also donated $300,000 to the nonprofit’s capital campaign. CARL SULLENBERGER / CHRONICLE The Nordson Corporation [...]
Alfred L. Armstead
Alfred L. Armstead, 78, formerly of Berea, died Monday, May 26, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. He was the beloved husband of Betty Jo, of 42 years; dear father of Sirat Al Salim (Selam Beyene); and brother of Delaney (JoAnn Roberts). Alfred retired in 1982 as a systems analyst at NASA Glenn Research Center. He was [...]
Struck teen talks about her recovery
ELYRIA — Amber Johnson usually looks forward to summer fun when school lets out — swimming, camping and hanging out with her friends. But on Friday, the 13-year-old was at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, recovering from a serious accident that sliced the muscles from her tailbone. “I’m just in a lot of pain,” said [...]