Archive for June 29th, 2008
Summit NHRA Nationals: Doug Herbert gets emotional victory, his first since death of his sons in auto accident
NORWALK — The second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals began under a cloud of sorrow as the death of driver Scott Kalitta less than a week earlier still weighed heavily on the hearts of everyone. The video tributes, T-shirts and memorial signs were all heartfelt, but the emotional apex wasn’t fully reached until Top [...]
Summit NHRA Nationals notes: Elyria’s Dave and Ray Connolly have changed roles over the years
NORWALK — One of the most endearing sights this weekend at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park has been the young children crowding around the drivers’ trailers, eagerly hoping to get an autograph or picture with their sports hero. About two decades ago, one of those heroes was the enthusiastic kid soaking in the thrills of [...]
Another lost series: Laffey has one bad inning, but that’s more than enough for the Indians, who fall to the Reds
CLEVELAND — Aaron Laffey finally reached his breaking point. Pitching admirably all season long but deprived of more favorable results thanks to a lack of run support from the Indians’ sagging offense, the left-hander finally turned the tables on his ungrateful hitters Sunday. One disastrous inning from Laffey was all it took for Cincinnati to [...]
Tribe notes: Indians have seen quite enough of the National League this year, thank you very much
CLEVELAND — While the majority of the American League continued its dominance in interleague play, the Indians did not follow suit. Cleveland, which entered the season with a favorable all-time record against National League opponents, went just 6-12 this year, losing its last interleague series Sunday with a 9-5 defeat to Cincinnati. Needless to say, [...]
Elyria Little League: Eagles catch Murphy Bros. napping in eighth inning, capture Juniors City Championship
ELYRIA — Steve Poskocil’s heads-up baserunning lifted the Elyria Eagles to a 10-9 come-from-behind win over Murphy Bros. on Sunday in the Little League Juniors (ages 13-14) City Championship at George Day Field. Poskocil scored the game-winning run in a most unusual way with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning. He spotted [...]
NASCAR: Rain, strategy key as Kurt Busch snaps 29-race winless drought
LOUDON, N.H. — Kurt Busch had strategy and luck on his side. Tony Stewart had neither. That’s how Busch wound up ending his 29-race winless string Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the rain-shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301, while the frustrated Stewart simply added another disheartening loss to his own winless string that has [...]
Olympic Track Trials: Westlake’s Tim Mack, 2004 Olympic pole vault champ, takes sixth, fails to qualify
Bob Richards’ 1956 Olympic record of back-to-back gold medals is safe for at least another four years. Tim Mack couldn’t pull off a return trip to the Olympics. The 35-year-old from Westlake finished sixth in men’s pole vault at Sunday’s Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Mack tied Jeremy Scott and Paul Gensic. The defending Olympic [...]
A walk for Park: Inbee Park wins by four to become youngest U.S. Women’s Open champion
EDINA, Minn. — Inbee Park woke up in the middle of the night 10 years ago when she heard cheering from the living room of her tiny apartment outside Seoul. Her parents were up at 3 a.m. to watch Se Ri Pak become the first South Korean and the youngest winner of the U.S. Women’s [...]
Engagement – Giesler-Simmons
Derek Simmons and Tabatha Giesler Dan and Kim Giesler of Elmore are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Tabatha to Derek Simmons, son of Russ and Heather Simmons of Wellington. Tabatha is a 2002 graduate of Woodmore High School and a 2006 graduate of Ohio Northern University. She received a Bachelor of Arts [...]
25th Anniversary – Hoffman
David and Dana Hoffman Congratulations to David and Dana Hoffman who celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary! They were married June 18, 1983 at Church of the Open Door in Elyria. Pastor Walls performed the ceremony. David and Dana, from North Ridgeville are the parents of Ryan, Cory, Emily, and the late Kyle and Brooke. David [...]
Wedding – Gantz-Wharton
Tracy and Kevin Gantz Tracy Lynn Wharton became the bride of Kevin Allen Gantz on June 7, 2008 at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Lorain. Rev. Robert Wickens performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Gary and Sherry Wharton of Elyria. The bridegroom is the son of Kenneth and Randy Gantz, Jr. of Elyria. [...]
50th Anniversary – LeScoezec
Jeannine and Gilbert LeScoezec Congratulations to Jeannine (Veronneau) and Gilbert LeScoezec who will celebrate their upcoming 50th Wedding Anniversary! The couple met and married in Montreal, Canada in the St. James Cathedral on July 5, 1958. The Rev. Pierre Rivest performed the ceremony. Jeannine worked for Sherwin-Williams in Montreal as a bilingual secretary prior to [...]
60th Anniversary – Rowland
Harry and Gladys Rowland Harry and Gladys Rowland of Rochester, will celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary July 10, 2008! The couple was married in Wellington and honeymooned to Niagara Falls. They have four children, Gary, Judy, Frank and Robert; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Stop in for cake and ice cream Friday, July 4, 2008 [...]
50th Anniversary – Fields
Mearlean and Eddie Fields Congratulations to Mearlean and Eddie Fields of Elyria, who celebrated their 50th Wedding Annivesary June 7, 2008! Rev. R.J. Gordon performed the ceremony on June 7, 1958 in Elyria. Mearlean retired in 2000 from EMH, after 34 years of service. She serves on the Mother’s Board at Mt. Nebo Primitive Baptist [...]
Engagement – Yotter-Light
Aaron Yotter and Michelle Light Stephen and Luann Light of North Ridgeville are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Michelle to Aaron Yotter of Oklahoma, the son of Mark and Debbie Yotter of Lees Summit, Missouri. Michelle is a 2003 North Ridgeville High school graduate and a 2008 University of Oklahoma graduate with [...]
Marilyn Kaye Kelling
Marilyn Kaye Kelling, 53, of Wellington, passed away suddenly at Amherst Hospital on Friday, June 27, 2008. She was born on March 9, 1955 in Cleveland. She worked as a Chemist for Englehardt BASF and for BF Goodrich in Avon Lake. She was on the Zoning Board for Camden Twp. and enjoyed reading, puzzles and [...]
Lauren Brian
Lauren Brian, 23, formerly of Elyria died on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Indianapolis University Hospital following a year long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria.
Tribe halfway to where? Another loss to Reds in Game 81 leaves Indians looking like pretenders not contenders
CLEVELAND — This is not where the Indians expected to be halfway through the 2008 season. A win away from the World Series last year, Cleveland is now a victory and then some away from first place in its own division after being shut out 5-0 by the Reds on Saturday night at Progressive Field. [...]
Help a family, win a car lease
Purchase a $10 ticket, and you will help the family of Daniel McEntee, an EMH nurse who died in March, and have a chance to win a two-year lease on a 2008 Ford Fusion. Project McEntee was started by McEntee’s co-workers as a fundraiser to help his family following his death. McEntee was a nurse [...]
Helen L. Donovan
Helen L. Donovan (nee Molich), 81, of Elyria, died on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria.
Chris Assenheimer: A good baseball nickname is getting harder to find these days than Charlie’s Hustle
Where have all the nicknames gone? Baseball used to be a hotbed in that department with legendary nicknames bestowed on legendary players such as Lou Gehrig (Iron Horse), Babe Ruth (Bambino), Bob Feller (Rapid Robert), Ty Cobb (Georgia Peach), Willie Mays (The Say Hey Kid), Ted Williams (Splendid Splinter), Joe DiMaggio (Yankee Clipper), Phil Rizutto [...]
Complaint charges AG office discriminated
COLUMBUS — An aide in the Ohio attorney general’s office has filed a federal complaint claiming his boss harassed him, used profanity and called him a “dinosaur.” David Kessler’s claim is not directly related to those filed against former Attorney General Marc Dann and his aides. But Kessler, 49, said the sexual harassment scandal that [...]
Teachers get schooled in rock
CLEVELAND — Danielle Dachtler doesn’t have any Top 40 hits, but rock ‘n’ roll has made her a star nonetheless. The first-grade teacher at suburban University School has become a student favorite for playing the Beatles’ “Good Day Sunshine” every morning and using rock ‘n’ roll to teach math, reading and other subjects. Dachtler spent [...]
Tribe notes: Kobayashi piling up the appearances
CLEVELAND — Indians reliever Masa Kobayashi pitched in more than 50 games just three times during his nine-year professional career in Japan, averaging a little more than 49 appearances per season. Cleveland hasn’t even reached the All-Star break and the Far East import had already appeared in a team-leading 38 games through Friday. “He’s [...]
Gang prosecution draws criticism
CLEVELAND — Almost two dozen residents of an inner-city neighborhood are scheduled to go on trial next week on charges that they were part of a gang. Prosecutors, using a state law to crack down on gang activity, plan to argue that all members of the gang are responsible for violent acts committed by a [...]