Archive for July 15th, 2008
Correction — No Planning Commission tonight
A story in today’s paper incorrectly stated there would be a meeting of the Elyria Planning Commission this evening. That’s not the case — the next meeting will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 5.
Dying Manson follower considered for release
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California parole officials on Tuesday considered releasing a follower of Charles Manson who is dying of brain cancer, but the governor and others said her decades-old crimes were too brutal for her to be shown such mercy. Susan Atkins’ doctors and officials at the women’s prison in Corona made the compassionate [...]
Prosecutor: Woman charged after affair with teen
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — An employee of a Christian group home sexually assaulted and became pregnant by a teenager who state officials placed there, a prosecutor said. Carolynn Hatcher, 25, of Fort Wayne, Ind., was indicted on six counts of sexual battery. She posted $30,000 bond and was released Monday from the Warren County Jail. [...]
GM to speed up closing of Dayton plant
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will speed up closure of a factory in suburban Dayton, Ohio, as part of a series of moves to weather a severe downturn in the U.S. auto market. GM also said it will lay off salaried workers, cut truck production, suspend its dividend and borrow [...]
Jesse Ventura says he’s not running for Senate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura halted his political comeback before it began, using a national TV platform to announce that he won’t launch a third-party bid for the U.S. Senate “at this moment.” Even so, Ventura kept the door open a crack, saying things could always change before the 5 p.m. Tuesday [...]
Big League State Tournament: Elyria stages cap-tivating title defense, thanks to late scoring burst
ELYRIA — Kevin Brubaker doesn’t wear the team cap. While the rest of Elyria’s Big League team sports brand new caps in royal blue with the red script E on the front, Brubaker prefers one that has surely seen better days. It was once red but has since faded to orange. The reason he wears [...]
Roger Lee Harris
Roger Lee Harris, 71, of Seneca, South Carolina, died Saturday, July 12, 2008 at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca. A native of Kenton, Ohio, Mr. Harris was the son of Walter Lee and Thelma Josephine Watkins Harris of Florida. He graduated second in his class from General Motors Institute. His course of study was industrial [...]
Maude Thomas
Maude Thomas (nee Bryant), 82, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 11, 2008 at St. John West Shore Hospital. She was born on January 7, 1941 in Dozier, Alabama and had resided in Lorain since 1967. Mrs. Thomas was a member of Second Baptist Church in Lorain where she served as a missionary [...]
Mary Catherine Arison
Mary Catherine "Granny" Arison (nee Henson), 83, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 14, 2008, after a long illness. She was born on September 9, 1924 in Georges, Pennsylvania to the late Clarence and Bertha (nee Myers) Henson. Mary moved to Lorain in 1951 and then to Amherst in 1953. Mary was [...]
Elton F. Lear
Elton F. "Kuk" Lear, 90, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008 at his home. He was born May 9, 1918 in Westmoreland City, Pennsylvania. He was an 1936 graduate of Norwin High School in Irwin, Pennsylvania, where he played football, wrestled and also played semi-pro football. Elton served with the Merchant Marines before [...]
Elyria Little League Seniors Baseball: North finishes off big comeback, downs East to keep district title hopes alive
ELYRIA — Justin Hobart used his anger in a positive way in helping North Senior Little League survive, 25-24, in a two-night, error-prone district slugfest at East’s Vic Janowicz Park. North’s victory — in a game that was suspended Sunday due to darkness and resumed Monday — forces a winner-take-all battle tonight at North Park [...]
Jail notes clue cops to plot
Police say gang-slang-filled letters between murder suspect, prisoner revealed plot to kill witness ELYRIA — A Cleveland man awaiting trial on capital murder charges in the Lorain County Jail has been accused of plotting to have a key witness killed. Ruben Rivera — who already faces aggravated murder and other charges in connection with the [...]
Elyria golf course bets on country club living
$50M project would include 300 homes, assisted-living facilities ELYRIA — The new owners of Spring Valley Golf and Athletic Club are ready to take a shot at turning the picturesque property into a recreation and residential complex. Owner Bob Corna will present plans for the $50 million project and seek a conditional use permit at [...]
79th Major League All-Star Game: Indians’ Lee earns starting nod, continues amazing turnaround from last year
CLEVELAND — His first appearance in an All-Star Game would have been enough for Indians pitcher Cliff Lee. Thanks to a brilliant opening half and the decision of American League manager Terry Francona, the left-hander is going to get much more than that. On Monday, Francona, manager of the defending world champion Boston Red Sox, [...]
Hard luck hits Avon Lake`s Irish Heritage Club
ELYRIA — The luck of the Irish doesn’t appear to extend to avoiding troublesome financial entanglements. FirstMerit Bank has filed a lawsuit attempting to foreclose on the Irish Heritage Club in Avon Lake, saying the club hasn’t made payments on a 2007 loan for $70,000. Because the club didn’t pay off that loan by January [...]
Attempting satire, New Yorker draws outrage with Obama cover
NEW YORK — A satirical New Yorker magazine cover cartoon depicting Barack Obama and his wife as flag-burning, fist-bumping radicals drew outrage from the Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign as it appeared on newsstands Monday. The illustration, titled “The Politics of Fear” and drawn by Barry Blitt, depicts Obama wearing traditional Muslim clothing — sandals, robe [...]
A dream of a Home Run Derby: Hamilton bashes record 28 in one round, still loses; Sizemore hits six, fails to advance
NEW YORK — Josh Hamilton dreamed it. Now he’s done it. With a dazzling display of power Monday night, the Texas Rangers slugger hit a record 28 homers in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium before he was beaten out by Minnesota’s Justin Morneau in the finals. Morneau topped [...]
Lorain Council tables west-side blight study
LORAIN — City Council’s Federal Programs Committee put a blight study discussion on hold Monday, saying its $56,000 price tag is too high right now for the cash-strapped city. The study was to examine the shore area along West Erie from approximately West 21st Street to Beaver Creek Marina. Lorain Community Development Director Sandy Prudoff [...]
Grandma, what big insurance policies you have
ALBEMARLE, N.C. — Jeff Carstensen was spooked when he learned his grandmother planned to buy him a $100,000 life insurance policy — and name herself the beneficiary. “She told me that people of our stature have insurance policies on each other,” he said. “That way, if something happens to you, you take care of me, [...]
Woman pleads guilty to pajama arson
ELYRIA — An Elyria woman who set a rack of flannel pajamas on fire to help cover up her shoplifting at the Elyria Target has pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated arson, vandalism, inducing panic and theft. Tabitha Bozman, 19, hid CDs in her clothing and set the fire — which caused $2,168 in damage [...]
79th Major League All-Star Game: Yankee Stadium is the real star of this year’s show
All the All-Stars walked onto baseball’s most famous field, soaking up history. Manny Ramirez threw a ball to fans as his son scampered around the outfield in shorts during Monday’s workout. Mariano Rivera stood in center, surrounded by his three boys, all in new American League uniforms. Joe Girardi and his son were in left-center, [...]
Water agreement reached, court fight avoided
When the economy snaps back, the city of Oberlin, Pittsfield Township and the Rural Lorain County Water Authority are ready to benefit from expected development around the Wal-Mart at state Route 58 and U.S. Route 20. The city and rural water authority avoided a potentially costly court fight when they agreed to divvy up service [...]
Gallery aims to make visitors think
VERMILION — Inspired in part by the labyrinths of ancient mythology, Sherry Bradshaw literally puts visitors on a gradually constricting path in her new one-woman art installation “digging beneath the surface.” “In mythology, you always had young men entering a labyrinth to kill or be killed by the Minotaur or monster,” Bradshaw said, her descriptive [...]
Kelly Eberhardt takes Action … to the OGSO county championship in Class D with clutch hitting and pitching
WELLINGTON — Kelly Eberhardt helped her own cause Monday night, then she took it a step further in extra innings. Having hit a game-tying single in the sixth inning, the Oberlin Action Images pitcher delivered the eventual winner with an eighth-inning single in a 2-1 victory over Lorain in the OGSO Lorain County Class D [...]
Amherst/Vermilion notebook: July 15, 2008
Rain gives boost to library bake sale Storms on Saturday chased people indoors, much to the delight of the organizers of the Great American Bake Sale at Amherst Public Library. The bake sale and cookie-judging contest during the town’s annual Old-Time Jamboree benefited from the storms that blew through the area. [...]