Archive for July 8th, 2008
Elizabeth M. Sumney
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Sumney (nee Muller), 76, of Elyria, died Monday, July 7, 2008 at Westlake Healthcare Center following a long illness. She was born November 10, 1931 in Bellevue, Pennsylvania. She had resided in Elyria the past 29 years, moving from North Ridgeville. She graduated from East Washington High School in Washington, Pennsylvania and [...]
Ace no longer needed: Indians fold losing hand, trade CC Sabathia to Brewers for prospects, look to the future
CLEVELAND — High hopes greeted the Indians as they entered the 2008 season, fresh off a Central Division title in their most successful year in more than a decade. Now, in last place and all but out of contention, they are waving goodbye to their ace. During a news conference at Progressive Field on Monday, [...]
Chris Assenheimer: Indians excel at developing star talent … for other teams
It stinks to be an Indians fan, doesn’t it? You watch your team develop players into superstars and then you watch them walk out the door. You saw it with Manny Ramirez when he left Cleveland to help the Red Sox win a pair of World Series titles. You saw it with Jim Thome, the [...]
CC Sabathia enters new period in career … without the periods
MILWAUKEE — Write an e-mail and cc it all around baseball: New Milwaukee Brewers pitcher CC Sabathia no longer wants periods after the initials he uses for his first name. From here on out, Carsten Charles Sabathia is just “CC” Sabathia — not “C.C.” After holding a news conference Monday morning to announce they’d made [...]
Still going strong: Gladiators upset Force, advance to conference final, just a game away from the ArenaBowl
DULUTH, Ga. — Raymond Philyaw completed 20 of 29 passes for 295 yards and eight touchdowns to lead the Cleveland Gladiators to a 73-70 victory against the Georgia Force in the Arena Football League playoffs Monday night. Cleveland will play at Philadelphia in the National Conference championship game Saturday, with a chance to play in [...]
Soccer: Elyria Catholic’s Jimmy Zambo earns spot on Ohio North Olympic Development team
He was named after James Dean, the iconic movie star of the 1950s. But while Jimmy Zambo might not be a rebel, he definitely has a cause. Zambo, a Penfield resident who will be a junior at Elyria Catholic this fall, has landed a spot on the Ohio North Olympic Development soccer team. He was the [...]
Lightning strikes: Wellington team rallies from 6-0 deficit, downs Keystone QMP to reach OGSO Class C district final
LAGRANGE — The Wellington Lightning, trailing 6-0 early on, put together two big innings Monday night to whip Keystone QMP, 14-8, and advance to an OGSO Class C district final on Wednesday. It was one of five district semifinals for players 14-and-under. Another Class C Wellington team, the Lady Dukes, defeated Sheffield Lake on Sunday [...]
Golf: A more mature Anthony Kim might be next big thing
BETHESDA, Md. — Mark O’Meara saw the change in Anthony Kim seven months ago when he barely knew him. Kim had finished his rookie year on the PGA Tour with only a reputation, and not the kind a 22-year-old needed. No one questioned his talent, only his temper. He often spoke without thinking, and he [...]
Tennis: Raja and Roger a rivalry for the ages
They’ll talk about the 2008 Wimbledon men’s final for years. Or at least until Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal top themselves. Which, theoretically, could happen in about two months in the U.S. Open final. Rafa vs. Roger just keeps getting better and better — the sort of special rivalry that could lift their sport to [...]
Cops investigate former priest
Former St. Jude minister and Elyria police chaplain accused of sexual contact with teen in 1997 ELYRIA — A former priest at St. Jude Catholic Church has resigned from the priesthood after being accused of having sexual contact with a teenage boy in 1997 while serving at the Elyria parish. It was the second allegation [...]
Amherst grad gets the girl
The Bachelorette said she never thought she’d be marrying the guy with pink shoelaces. Well, neither did a lot of other people. But she plans to — and he’s Amherst Steele graduate Jesse Csincsak, a 26-year-old professional snowboarder who now lives in Breckenridge, Colo. The unlikeliest choice from the beginning, Jesse [...]
Local bars eager to sell Keno
Local bar and businesses owners are gearing up to take a gamble on the state’s latest gaming endeavor. Fifty local businesses have applied for Keno licenses, according to the Ohio Lottery Commission. Five businesses have already received approval, having gone through the three- to six-week application process, which includes a background check and the securing [...]
Chief justice keeps Burge on capital case
ELYRIA — Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge will remain on a three-judge panel in a capital murder case over the objections of prosecutors. In a ruling released Monday, Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer said county Prosecutor Dennis Will failed to prove that Burge would be biased against the state in the [...]
Blotter: July 8, 2008
Lorain police Sunday, July 6 6:50 p.m. – 800 block W. 17th St., 13-year-old girl beat-up by some other girls. 7:47 p.m. – East Erie Avenue, Terry Welser, 45, 1100 block W. 12th St., Lorain, charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and improper passing. Monday, July 7 6:09 a.m. – Colorado Avenue, two Norfolk [...]
City won`t speculate on cause of fire
ELYRIA — Finding the cause of the fire that turned the former General Industries building into a smoldering pile of rubble will be a difficult task, fire officials said. Investigators began the tedious task of sifting through huge piles of debris on Saturday in hopes of finding the answer somewhere beneath the massive disaster area, [...]
Lorain, Elyria schools rank low in tests
Results from the state’s achievement tests were released Monday, and while many of the schools throughout the county fared well, a few did not. School districts in Amherst, Avon Lake and Avon consistently ranked among the highest in student scores for grades three through eight. Avon Lake Superintendent Bob Scott said the district worked hard [...]
Lorain to get more money to improve grad rates
Federal funds marked for Project GRAD LORAIN — Starting next year, the Lorain School District hope more seniors will be walking across a graduation stage and preparing to go to college in the fall. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced Monday an additional $100,000 in funding for the Project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) program in [...]
Linda M. Calvert
Linda M. (nee Squire) Calvert, 61, of Litchfield, died Friday, July 4, 2008 in Jefferson County. She was born April 8, 1947 in Lodi. Linda was a school bus driver and worked for Buckeye Local Schools for over 30 years. She was a member of Litchfield United Church of Christ Congregational. She enjoyed spending time [...]
Judge Stephen Robert Nagy
Judge Stephen Robert Nagy, 82, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at Venice Hospice House, with his children by his side. Stephen was born in EMH Regional Medical Center in 1926 and graduated from Elyria High School. In 1943, he joined the United States Marine Corp and proudly served in World War II in the [...]
Henna artist shows off craft at Oberlin Library
OBERLIN — Want a cool tattoo, but don’t want to shell out the cash for it? Worried your great design won’t seem so great in a few weeks? Try mehndi, a temporary tattoo that uses natural ingredients to stain a design onto the skin. The Oberlin Public Library is giving patrons the opportunity to try [...]
John Brain, Jr.
John Brain, Jr. of Springfield, died Sunday, July 6, 2008 in the emergency room of the Springfield Regional Medical Center Fountain Campus. He was born in Keansburg, New Jersey on January 17, 1919. He was the son of John and Stella (McCreary) Brain. John retired as a salesman with Conrail with 35 years of service. [...]
‘G.I. Jukebox` recreates WWII canteen
AMHERST — War wasn’t always hell. During brief but memorable reprieves, GIs had the opportunity to kick back, relax and enjoy the offerings of the local canteen. Music, girls and sweet treats from home all offered a little bit of sanity in an otherwise chaotic regime. Those tender moments are back with the Workshop Players [...]
Amherst/Vermilion blotter: July 8, 2008
Vermilion police June 30 12:26 a.m. — Liberty Avenue and Nantucket Place. Officer on patrol observes car veer off road and come back onto roadway in front of Rite Aid drugstore on Liberty Avenue. The driver of the vehicle, Gina Ward, was charged with operating a vehicle intoxicated and failure to maintain marked lanes. June [...]
Jennifer Marie Victor
Jennifer Marie Victor, 18, of LaGrange passed away Saturday July 5, 2008 in Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital in Cleveland after a brief illness. She was born Feb. 19, 1990 in Cleveland, living in LaGrange the last nine years. She was a 2008 graduate of Murray Ridge D.C. in Elyria. She was a member of [...]
Elizabeth M. Sumney
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Sumney (nee Muller), 76, of Elyria, died Monday, July 7, 2008 at Westlake Healthcare Center following a long illness. She was born November 10, 1931 in Bellevue, Pennsylvania. She had resided in Elyria the past 29 years, moving from North Ridgeville. She graduated from East Washington High School in Washington, Pennsylvania and [...]