Archive for July 21st, 2008
Ohio furniture maker suspends 2 plant operations
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) — A furniture maker has suspended operations at plants in Norwalk, Ohio, and Cookeville, Tenn., effective Monday. Norwalk Furniture’s northern Ohio plant has a work force of more than 500 and is one of Norwalk’s biggest employers. Late last year Norwalk Furniture said its 50-employee Cookeville manufacturing and saw mill operations [...]
Ohio waterpark says it’s safe despite citations
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — An indoor water park billing itself as the nation’s largest has allowed too many people on a raft ride and operated other rides in an unsafe manner, state safety inspectors have reported in the past three years. Officials at Kalahari Resort say the park is safe and have requested a hearing [...]
`Bachelorette’ and boyfriend visit Cedar Point
SANDUSKY (AP) — ABC’s latest “Bachelorette” and her beloved put their relationship to the test in Ohio over the weekend and went through some highs and lows. DeAnna Pappas was taken on Cedar Point roller coasters by Jesse Csincsak (SIHN’-sak), the snowboarder from Amherst, Ohio, she picked on the season finale of “The [...]
UPDATE: Police say soldier’s husband stabbed, raped her
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Fort Bliss soldier’s husband kicked her in the face, stabbed and raped her before abducting her from her off-post apartment last week and taking her to Nevada, police said Monday. The soldier, who turned up wounded but alive in El Paso Sunday night, was attacked as she entered her [...]
Fish pedicure: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away. Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, [...]
Facebook debuts facelift today
NEW YORK (AP) — The popular online hangout Facebook is sporting a new look to reflect changes in how its members communicate with each other and how they share photos and updates about their lives. Central to the redesign, to be unveiled Monday, is an expanded Wall, the section of a member’s personal profile [...]
Family: Missing Ft. Bliss soldier found alive
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Fort Bliss soldier considered missing and endangered has been found hurt but alive, her sister said Monday. Tammy Skelton said she talked to Army Pfc. Jeneesa Lewis early Monday by phone, and her sister said she had been beaten and stabbed twice. Skelton said her sister “sounded tired, scared [...]
Yahoo relinquishes three seats on its board
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo Inc. is relinquishing three seats on its board of directors to activist investor Carl Icahn, ending a battle for control of the Internet company while still leaving the door open for a possible sale to Microsoft Corp. The truce announced Monday gives Yahoo a reprieve from two months of bickering [...]
Court tosses fine for Janet Jackson’s `wardrobe malfunction’
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson’s breast-baring “wardrobe malfunction.” The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in [...]
Father struggles to carry on slain family’s legacy
CHESHIRE , Conn. (AP) — A year ago, Dr. William Petit had a thriving medical practice. He lived in a comfortable colonial house adorned with flower gardens in an upscale Connecticut suburb with his wife and two daughters admired for their charitable works. Then two intruders turned the tranquil setting into a suburban nightmare. [...]
Doublin’ his Majors: Ireland’s Harrington fires brilliant final round to claim his second straight British Open title
SOUTHPORT, England — Padraig Harrington enjoys few moments more than the walk down the 18th fairway of a century-old links course, especially with a four-shot lead in the British Open and the engraver putting the final touches on the oldest trophy in golf. He stopped Sunday to share the moment with Greg Norman, who knows [...]
Jim Litke: The simple truth is it’s tough to win a major tournament in your spare time
SOUTHPORT, England — Greg Norman wasn’t haunted by his past or worried about his future. He didn’t get old overnight or suddenly forget how to play. No, the reason the wonderful, whimsical tale he authored for three days in the whipping winds and sometimes-howling gales along the Lancashire coast ended on a sour note is [...]
Efficient and effective: Indians’ Lee makes quick work of the Mariners on the way to his league-leading 13th win
SEATTLE — Cliff Lee left something behind in New York during a chaotic All-Star trip: command of his fastball. So what? He still has a nasty curve and a few other outstanding off-speed pitches. Lee followed up his All-Star start by allowing 11 hits in his second complete game of the season as Cleveland beat [...]
OGSO state tournament: Finals to feature a Lorain County team in all four divisions
WELLINGTON — There is still a state semifinal game to be played, but Lorain County will have a team in each of four OGSO state championship games Saturday. This was assured when undefeated Keystone Ford Builders, undefeated Midview Royal Sports and Fitness and the South Amherst Slammers won semifinal games in Classes C, B and [...]
Little League baseball roundup: Avon Majors off to a winning start at state tournament
The Chronicle-Telegram Avon’s Major All-Stars opened state tournament play with a blowout, then showed they could win a close one. After blowing away Bellevue 17-0 in its tournament opener Saturday in South Pointe, Avon edged Maumee 4-3 on Sunday. Avon scored three runs in the first as Conner Walker tripled to left-center and scored on [...]
Hot Stove district baseball tournament: J&J Greenhouses wins Class F battle of unbeatens
Eleven Lorain County Hot Stove teams — three in Class H and four each in Classes G and F — won district championships Sunday to earn Lorain Regional semifinal berths. In addition, three Class EE teams won regional quarterfinals and advanced to semifinal games. Five regional champions — one each in Classes H, G and [...]
Motorsports roundup: Penske finishes 1-2 at Mid-Ohio thanks to Briscoe and Castroneves, owner’s pit strategy
Ryan Briscoe took advantage of a surprising pit strategy Sunday on the way to a victory in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington. Team owner Roger Penske made the call to put Briscoe out of sequence with the other contenders and it paid off with the Australian driver’s second victory [...]
Lorain County Speedway: Shannon wins E-Mods
Bob Stascak The Chronicle-Telegram SOUTH AMHERST — Kent’s Joe Shannon took the lead on lap 11 and went on to win the 30-lap E-Mod feature Saturday night at Lorain County Speedway. Joe Coursen captured his fourth Limited Late Model feature, while 18-year-old Matt Wilson took the Street Stock feature victory. Kevin McCall made a last-lap [...]
Eatery spices up its looks by hauling in Boston diner car
GRAFTON — Instead of knocking down walls and hiring an architect to plan out an addition to Nancy’s Mainstreet Diner, the owners chose a different path. And it’s a rather unique one. They bought a diner that formerly called Boston home and are trucking it into Grafton from its current Cleveland location. The 60-year-old diner [...]
Economic downturn makes us thriftier – but will it last?
NEW YORK — Adrienne Radtke plans to keep riding her bike to work even if gas prices drop. Steve Pizzini got rid of his Cadillac Escalade in favor of a 16-year-old Acura and doesn’t expect to have another gas-guzzler. “I had a paradigm shift,” said Pizzini, a financial analyst. “I spent the money on a [...]
Penfield Twp. man trapped in one-car crash
PENFIELD TWP. — A Penfield Township man was in critical condition Sunday night at a hospital in Cleveland after a one-car crash on Whitehead Road. Michael Mayne, 21, of state Route 18, was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center after the accident early Sunday morning. Mayne was traveling at high speed southbound on Whitehead Road when [...]
Tiny victim a hero in fight against cancer
AVON LAKE — When Sophie Quayle was born on the Fourth of July in 2003, her parents, Marc and Emily, sat holding her in the hospital room, listening to the sound of fireworks in the distance and commenting on how neat it would be for her to have fireworks on each of her birthdays for [...]
Charles S. Ault
Charles S. Ault, 48, of Elyria, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Charles was born January 22, 1960 in Elyria, and was a lifelong area resident. He had worked for Southshore Cable in Berea as a Cable Lineman. Charles graduated from Elyria West High School in 1978. He enjoyed many sports, and while playing [...]
Avon/Avon Lake notebook: July 21, 2008
Guided tour Tuesday of Peter Miller House An open house will be 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Peter Miller House Museum, at the southwest corner of Miller Road Park next to the Avon Lake boat landing on U.S. Route 6. A free guided tour of the museum and flower gardens will be followed at 7 [...]
Harvey Ray Wagar
Harvey Ray Wagar, 81, of Medina, beloved husband and father, passed away at at his home on Saturday, July 19 2008, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on June 11, 1927 in Lakewood. Ray was a resident of Avon, where he served the community faithfully as an Avon School Board member, Avon [...]