Archive for July 31st, 2008
Manny goes to Dodgers, er, Joe Torre
… and Ken Griffey Jr. goes to ChiSox BOSTON — Manny Ramirez is headed to Hollywood. The Red Sox finally parted ways with their disgruntled slugger, sending him to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a startling, three-team trade Thursday that brought Jason Bay to Boston. Pittsburgh gave up Bay and wound up with four young [...]
Indians blow two big leads as Tigers win in 13th inning
CLEVELAND — Even for the woeful Wahoos, this was a bit extreme. Seemingly in charge against the Tigers on Wednesday night at Progressive Field, the Indians instead found themselves in a more familiar position — on the losing end of a 14-12 decision in 13 innings. Despite leading 8-1 after three innings and bringing an [...]
Tribe notes: Wedge sorting out bullpen wreckage
CLEVELAND — No one has experienced the fickle business of the bullpen like the Indians. Cleveland’s relief corps, one of the majors’ best last year, has been one of the big leagues’ worst this season, despite the front office returning the bulk of it intact — with the addition of Masa Kobayashi. “It’s more calculated [...]
Browns Pro Bowl tackle Thomas hoping to avoid sophomore slump
BEREA — For a town that watched the Indians’ Joe Charboneau go from rookie of the year to answer to an obscure trivia question, it’s reasonable that fans be worried about a sophomore jinx for any promising Cleveland athlete. That includes Browns left tackle Joe Thomas. But Thomas and the team are supremely confident he’ll [...]
Browns notes: Quinn hoping to find a groove
BEREA — After a week of training camp, quarterback Brady Quinn is still trying to iron out the kinks. During the morning practice Wednesday, he threw late toward the sideline and was intercepted by safety Nick Sorensen. Later in the session, he rolled right and threw a strike to Efrem Hill on a 10-yard comeback. [...]
LeBron James has become Team USA’s leader on and off the court
MACAU — LeBron James was already one of the NBA’s best players by the time he slipped on USA jerseys in 2004 and ’06. Problem was, the United States had enough good players. What the Americans really needed was someone to be a strong leader, but King James wasn’t quite ready yet. Now, one of [...]
Kenny Perry hopes to add Bridgestone to recent run of success
AKRON — The old guy has arrived and even he isn’t used to the attention he’s getting. At 47 — he turns 48 next week — Kenny Perry usually gets to Firestone Country Club’s South Course without a police escort and in no need of worrying about the rush that comes from autograph seekers. Funny [...]
Bournival: Fear of Firestone a factor
There are 80 professionals competing at the Bridgestone Invitational this week, but only one opponent that every golfer is worried about. And it isn’t Tiger Woods. In fact, it isn’t a player at all but the 7,400-yard Firestone Country Club South Course. Most weeks, the pros come chasing either a win in a major or [...]
Bridgestone notes: Cink is sunk before he starts
AKRON — Based on his record, Stewart Cink won’t win this week at the Bridgestone Invitational. But don’t bet against him in two weeks at the Wyndham Championship — right after the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. “All of my tournament wins have come the week after majors, including one on the Nationwide Tour,” Cink [...]
Bush signs mortgage relief bill into law
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Wednesday signed a massive housing bill intended to provide mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners and stabilize financial markets. The bill will be far too late to help any of the 1,268 Lorain County families that have suffered firsthand from the foreclosure crisis this year. But it could help ease [...]
Murder suspect`s daughter: Dad`s a great person
ELYRIA — Frank Honaker’s 15-year-old daughter testified Wednesday that she’s forgiven her father for gunning down her mother’s lover outside a Lorain apartment in December. Kim Honaker said during the second day of Frank Honaker’s murder trial that she still loves her father despite the fact he shot Christopher Betts, her 4-H adviser and the [...]
Board rejects rezoning for The Silos
New owner must petition trustees to get site rezoned CARLISLE TWP. — Mangus Dotson was undaunted when the township zoning commission Wednesday night turned down his request to rezone The Silos back to commercial business. Dotson, of Elyria, said the next step is to take his case to the township trustees, who will hold two [...]
French Creek center hosts butterfly garden
SHEFFIELD — When a child sees a butterfly in the backyard on a warm summer day, little legs take off at full speed and little hearts fill with big determination — they are going to catch a butterfly. While this feat rarely, if ever, happens, the little one never gives up, convinced that next time [...]
Student wants to be North Ridgeville mayor
But North Ridgeville Dems say he can’t run for them because he’s a Republican NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Anthony Russo is a 19-year-old University of Toledo student and lifelong North Ridgeville resident who wants to run for mayor as a Democrat in 2011. The only problem is, the city’s Democratic Party says, he’s a Republican. “Our [...]
Midway Mall loses Fazoli`s
ELRYIA — Lunch pickings around Midway Mall just got a little slimmer. In addition to Bennigan’s, which closed Tuesday, the nearby Fazoli’s at 1540 West River Road-N. has also closed. The closure of Bennigan’s came as a shock to many not only in Elyria, but also around the country, where about 300 restaurants closed abruptly [...]
Blotter: July 31, 2008
Elyria police Tuesday, July 29 10:05 a.m. – 500 block Baldwin Ave., Amanda E. Chapman, 25, Elyria, charged with domestic violence. 10:45 a.m. – 700 block Delaware Ave., Edward J. Planisky, 47, Elyria, charged with sexual imposition. He allegedly grabbed a 44-year-old woman’s breast. 2:33 p.m. – 300 block Fifth St., a pregnant woman told [...]
Fire destroys Grafton home
GRAFTON — Where there’s smoke, there’s firefighters. Heavy smoke from a fire Wednesday afternoon in Grafton Township home drew firefighters from Grafton, Eaton and Columbia townships, as well as Grafton Village. No one was hurt in the blaze, which started around 2 p.m. on Grafton Eastern Road, but firefighters were unable to save the two-story [...]
PolyOne plans to cut 40 jobs
AVON LAKE — PolyOne will cut approximately 40 jobs from its Avon Lake campus before next spring, according to a company spokesman. This is 15 more jobs than Mayor Karl Zuber previously said would be cut. The cuts will come from the campus’s Building 452, where packaging plastics are made. PolyOne spokesman David Honeycutt said [...]
Stepson-shooting suspect is officer in Coast Guard
LORAIN — The Lorain man accused of shooting his stepson Monday is a lieutenant commander with the U.S. Coast Guard. Donald Lajavic, 50, is accused of shooting 35-year-old Patrick Delisle with a .38-caliber handgun about 3:15 p.m. at his Mallard Creek Run home. Delisle, who lives with his mother and stepfather, was found in the [...]
Ex-guard sentenced for smuggling try
ELYRIA — A former Lorain Correctional Institution guard was sentenced Wednesday to three days in the county jail for trying to smuggle cash to an inmate at the Grafton prison. Andy Vanderpool, 53, was found guilty in May of bribery and illegal conveyance of prohibited items onto the grounds of a detention facility. Vanderpool also [...]
Hard times boost library usage
CLEVELAND — Libraries are lending more books, DVDs and other materials as patrons turn to free entertainment offerings during tough economic times. And with the quickened pace, librarians are seeing more people planning their library stops. Some go online and put books and materials on hold for pickup — making one trip instead of the [...]
Stocker Foundation approves grants
LORAIN — The Stocker Foundation’s Board of Directors approved 46 grants totaling $571,350. Twenty-one grants totaling $258,850 were approved to benefit agencies in Lorain and Cuyahoga counties. The next grant submission deadline is Aug. 15. For more information, go to www.stockerfoundation.org. The local grants are: — City Club of Cleveland: $1,500 toward the participation of [...]
Hundreds of fish die during Lake Erie marina project
MIDDLE BASS ISLAND — A contractor’s mistake during the expansion of a marina at a Lake Erie island state park led to the deaths of hundreds of fish and thousands of freshwater mussels, a state wildlife investigator said. The contractors drained too much water, stranding the fish and mussels in oxygen-depleted shallow water, said Kevin [...]
William C. Gerber
William C. Gerber, 47, of Elyria, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 18, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center. William was born June 14, 1961 in Elyria, where he was a lifelong resident. He had earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University in 1983, and had worked as supervisor in the manufacturing [...]
North Ridgeville notebook: July 31, 2008
Rescue squads at the links About 100 firefighters, paramedics, nurses, doctors and dispatchers and other medical personnel from five area fire departments and paramedic services enjoyed a sunny day of golf Wednesday in remembrance of one of their own — a Bay Village firefighter who died two weeks ago. Known as the WESHARE/Dr. Brian McNamara [...]