Archive for June 16th, 2008
Another dramatic putt, another U.S. Open for Tiger: Woods birdies 18 to tie Mediate again, wins in sudden death
SAN DIEGO — With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all. One shot behind after a collapse no one saw coming, Woods birdied [...]
Engagement – Bartelheim-Boynton
Engagement 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 University. She will be finishing [...]
Engagement – Feldkircher-Wrona
Engagement Jennnifer Feldkircher and Mark Wrona Mr. and Mrs. Carl Feldkircher of Westlake announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer Maria to Mark Joseph, son of Joe and Anna Wrona of Elyria. Jennifer graduated from Magnificat High School in 2000 and Muskingum College in 2005. She recently graduated from Stetson University with a Master’s degree [...]
Engagement – Johnson-Thompson
Engagement Eric Thompson and Erin Lindsay Douglas and Patricia Johnson of Wellington are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Erin Lindsay Johnson to Eric Alan Thompson, son of Dennis and Linda Thompson of Blissfield, Michigan. Erin is a 2001 graduate of Keystone High School in LaGrange, and a 2005 graduate of Bowling Green [...]
50th Anniversary – Jones
50th Anniversary Ralph and Lola Jones Congratulations to Ralph and Lola Jones who celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary! They were married June 7, 1958 in Elyria. Ralph is retired from the Railroad and the Elyria Post Office. His interests include genealogy, history, and spending time with his family. Lola is a homemaker. She enjoys cross [...]
50th Anniversary – Gula
50th Anniversary Patricia and Arthur Gula Patricia and Arthur Gula from Southern Pines, North Carolina, formerly of Elyria, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The couple were married May 17, 1958 in Lorain. They celebrated their special occasion by renewing their vows on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at St. Anthony’s Church in Southern Pines, North Carolina. [...]
50th Anniversary – Feierabend
50th Anniversary Robert and Linda Feierabend Congratulations to Robert and Linda (van Cise) Feierabend who recently celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary! The couple married June 14, 1958 at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Blue performing the ceremony. Robert is a retired plant manager. He was a member of the Hot Stove Baseball Executive Committee, a [...]
5th Anniversary – Jones-Hahn
5th Anniversary Lorettie and Doo Happy 5th Anniversary Lorettie and Doo We Luv Ya’ Yer’ Hillbilly Bonfire Gang
100th Birthday – Sterner
100th Birthday Pearl Wendorf Sterner Congratulations to Pearl Wendorf Sterner of the Canton Christian Home, who celebrated her 100th Birthday June 7, 2008 with an Open House from 2 to 4 P.M. in the activity room at her residence. Pearl was born June 9, 1908 in Collinwood, to Emil and Ann Wendorf. She lived and [...]
60th Anniversary – Leckrone
60th Anniversary Joan and Bill Leckrone Congratulations to Joan and Bill Leckrone of Amherst, who will celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary. The couple was married July 10, 1948 in Parma by the Rev. Ward. They have resided in Amherst since 1995. Joan enjoys sewing, baking, volunteering, and reading. Bill is retired from IBM. He can [...]
No bond for man accused of Gas USA killing
ELYRIA – A judge cited the heinous nature of the crime today in refusing to set a bond for the Chicago man accused of killing Gas USA clerk Qiana Walton. Elyria Municipal Court Judge John Musson told Vincent W. Jackson Jr. that he faced an aggravated murder charge that could be punishable by death or [...]
Indians: C.C. Sabathia gets best of Greg Maddux, Padres
CLEVELAND — It was a battle of former Cy Young Award winners Sunday at Progressive Field, and for all but one inning, Cleveland’s C.C. Sabathia fit the description to perfection. His counterpart, Padres starter Greg Maddux? Not so much. On Father’s Day, the Indians were the veteran right-hander’s daddy. With Sabathia nearly flawless and his [...]
Tribe notes: Travis Hafner not ready to face live pitching
CLEVELAND — The Indians were hoping that disabled designated hitter Travis Hafner would begin a minor league rehab assignment sometime during their upcoming six-game interleague swing to Colorado and Los Angeles. Not anymore. After watching Hafner take swings off a tee Sunday morning at Progressive Field, the Indians decided his ailing right shoulder still was [...]
U.S. Open: Tiger Woods’ birdie on 18 forces playoff with Rocco Mediate
SAN DIEGO — In a week of epic moments at the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods delivered the biggest one yet. It didn’t bring him another major, just another chance. Down to his last stroke Sunday afternoon at Torrey Pines, Woods rapped a 12-foot birdie putt that bumped along toward the hole and swirled into the [...]
U.S. Open commentary: No doubt about it, Tiger will win playoff
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tiger Woods was celebrating so wildly on the 18th green Sunday you’d think he had just won the U.S. Open. He had. It won’t become official until sometime early this afternoon when they inscribe his name on the U.S. Open trophy for the third time, pat Rocco Mediate on the back [...]
U.S. Open: Rocco Mediate can’t wait for date with Tiger
SAN DIEGO — Rocco Mediate knows he’ll be the answer to a trivia question someday. Which trivia question? That’s still up for grabs. He’ll either go down as the first player to beat Tiger Woods one on one in a major, or the first one to lose to Woods in an 18-hole playoff at the [...]
NBA Finals: Lakers stay alive, force Game 6
LOS ANGELES — Pack up the championship trophy and book a flight back to Boston, the NBA Finals aren’t over yet. The Los Angeles Lakers are headed east to try a historic comeback of their own. Kobe Bryant scored 25 points, including a decisive dunk in the final minute, and Lamar Odom added 20 as [...]
NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr., nearly out of gas, ends winless streak
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is enjoying that old winning feel and he doesn’t much care what his detractors have to say about it. “I can understand how it might look, especially if you’re not Dale Jr. fans,” Little E said Sunday after ending a 76-race winless streak by stretching his last fuel load [...]
Vigil held for slain gas station clerk
ELYRIA — Gas station clerk Qiana Walton, who was shot and killed at Gas USA early Saturday, was remembered at a vigil Sunday as a beautiful woman who was kind to everyone. Jackson Walton But her mother said there’s one person the 27-year-old Lorain resident would not have forgiven —Vincent W. Jackson Jr., of Chicago [...]
Men who helped save boy honored
ELYRIA — Father’s Day was extra special for Paul Troutman, whose son Antonio made a miraculous recovery after nearly drowning in a backyard pool on April 16. Troutman said he has two people to thank — Allen Rogers and Bob Shuster. When Troutman found his son lifeless and blue, he began screaming “Help, help, somebody [...]
The skeeters are coming
ELYRIA — A word of advice: Stock up on the calamine lotion, because it’s going to be a long, itchy summer. If you live near a shady brook — or just about anywhere else — those pesky mosquito bites are probably pretty irritating right about now. With big thunderstorms passing through and with recent warm [...]
Man missing after boats collide in bay
SANDUSKY — Authorities have called off the search for a man believed to have been thrown overboard in Sandusky Bay when two boats collided early Sunday. Detroit Coast Guard Petty Officer Jason Rice said the missing man was one of four people on a 22-foot boat that collided with a 40-foot cigarette boat shortly after [...]
Blotter: June 16, 2008
Elyria police Friday, June 13 12:10 a.m. – 200 block West River Road, prescription medication stolen. 6:57 a.m. – North Recreation Pool, Duffey Street, vandalism to the pool area. 7:48 a.m. – 500 block Abbe Road, two children, ages 2 to 3, were spotted wandering alone in the area of FirstMerit Bank. 9 a.m. – [...]
Hundreds ordered to flee homes in Iowa City
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Peering across the swollen Iowa River on Sunday, University of Iowa President Sally Mason faced the unthinkable possibility that she might soon be ordering the relocation or even demolition of some buildings on the campus she took over just 11 months ago. “It’s demoralizing,” she said, staring across the torrent from [...]
Cleveland`s party boat gears up for 50th summer
As gas prices keep putting the squeeze on everyone’s wallets, the cry for close-to-home summertime fun just keeps getting louder. One answer could be a Cleveland attraction that is celebrating it 50th anniversary this year. We’re talking about the Goodtime III, the 1,000-passenger, four-deck sightseeing ship that’s given an estimated 4 million passengers a mellow [...]