Archive for August 1st, 2008
Honaker convicted of killing wife’s lover
ELYRIA — A jury found Frank Honaker guilty of murder and felonious assault today for shooting his wife’s lover outside her Lorain apartment on Dec. 13. Honaker, 46, will be sentenced to 18 years to life in prison at a hearing set for Monday afternoon. The jury cleared Honaker of aggravated murder and an additional [...]
Fund established to help Catherine Taylor
A local businessman, Ken Reddinger, has set up The Catherine Taylor Fund at Buckeye Community Bank, the only branch for which is located at the Centre of Sheffield. For anyone wishing to help Taylor save her home, simply stop in the bank and tell them you want to make a donation to that fund.
LOSING A HOME: Woman’s struggle to prevent foreclosure ends
ELYRIA — Catherine Taylor can’t help but cry when she reminisces about her parents — a middle-aged, childless couple who adopted her as a baby and raised her as their own. As she walks slowly around the Mussey Avenue home they left her — her pace slowed by debilitating arthritis and two very bad knees [...]
Ramirez, Griffey traded before MLB deadline
Manny’s on the move. Junior, too. With more than 1,100 homers between them, two of baseball’s greatest sluggers switched leagues just before the trade deadline Thursday to play prominent roles for playoff contenders. Unhappy in Boston, Manny Ramirez got his wish when he was shipped to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a blockbuster, three-team deal [...]
Tired Indians down Tigers to gain series split
CLEVELAND — A little less than 12 hours after completing a 13-inning game that lasted five hours and 33 minutes, the Indians and Tigers took the field for the finale of a four-game series Thursday at Progressive Field. Red Bull, anyone? Looking understandably lethargic in front of a surprisingly large crowd (34,186), the pair of [...]
LOSING A HOME: Who could have helped?
Catherine Taylor’s home needed repairs, and she couldn’t afford them. Unfortunately, the city’s Community Development Office couldn’t remedy the problems, either, said Carol Nawrocki, the office’s director .The allotment of Community Development Block Grant money set aside for housing rehabilitation is far less than the amount needed by local residents, she said. Community Development Block [...]
Tribe notes: Detroit’s Jones not happy with Shoppach’s HR antics
CLEVELAND — Not only did Kelly Shoppach equal a major league record with five extra-base hits Wednesday night, he also succeeded in ticking off Tigers reliever Todd Jones. Shoppach’s display after hitting a two-run home run in the sixth inning of Detroit’s 14-12 win in 13 innings — a bat flip several feet in the [...]
Ridgeville man recalls terror of carjacking
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — For 30 minutes that seemed like an eternity, Tom Dake was at the mercy of a carjacker who kept a gun pointed at his head and ordered him to drive around Cleveland’s east side. Dake, a former North Ridgeville Board of Education president, said he did his best to stay cool and [...]
Suspect said wife`s lover`s taunt final straw
What am I doing? ‘Having sex with your wife,` victim replied – then he was shot
Zaki’s deli downtown to close
ELYRIA — Zaki Touma will cook his last gyro at his downtown deli on Sunday. Touma and his wife, Josephine, are closing Zaki’s on Broad Street at East Avenue. “I’m putting the money, my life and time in it and getting nowhere,” Touma said. “The economy is eating everything up.” When he first opened his [...]
These Browns fans are driven, all right
Elyria couple up for best tailgate car
Antwan Peek’s knee surgery is Browns’ first training camp snag
BEREA — What would a Browns training camp be without a surgery? Outside linebacker Antwan Peek was the first to go under the knife, having arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday to remove a piece of cartilage. He is expected to miss the preseason, but coach Romeo Crennel hopes he’ll be back for the regular-season opener Sept. [...]
Browns notes: Players looking forward to break in routine
BEREA — After nine straight days, including four two-a-days, the tedious training camp routine will be broken this weekend. The Browns will be at Cleveland Browns Stadium tonight for Family Night, then have Saturday off. They return to practice Sunday as they prepare for the preseason opener Thursday against the New York Jets. Cornerback Brandon [...]
Zach Johnson hoping past success helps this year at Bridgestone
AKRON — When the best golfers come to a course that is more finicky than a teenager buying back-to-school clothes, sometimes experience and past success can help. With just one 2008 win on the Tour among the leaders at the Bridgestone Invitational, Zach Johnson turned in an impressive round Thursday and sits one shot behind [...]
Bridgestone notes: Rocco proud of playoff
AKRON — The everyday guy on the PGA Tour is still talking about his second-place finish at the U.S. Open. And unlike many on the tour who have fallen to Tiger Woods, Rocco Mediate is reveling that he lost to the No. 1 player in the world in an 18-hole playoff and is looking forward [...]
Elyria softball All-Stars routed, play for state title today
ELYRIA — For the girls from Portsmouth, it was just another day in paradise. Their seventh to be exact. The 9- and 10-year-old softball players from the city on the Ohio River celebrated with a mercy-rule victory over Elyria’s All-Stars on Thursday night in the championship round of the Little League state tournament. The score [...]
Rush-hour crash ties up area traffic
ELYRIA — A three-car wreck Thursday afternoon on state Route 2 left some big dents, but nobody was injured, Elyria police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub said. The crash happened about 4:50 p.m. in the westbound lane just east of the state Route 57 interchange and, at first, firefighters feared people might be trapped inside the cars. [...]
Carlisle trustees close to recycling deal
CARLISLE TWP. — The township trustees are nearing a deal with Allied Waste that will bring curbside recycling to the township. The township has long been opposed to making the switch from its two drop-off centers, saying Carlisle Township has one of the best recycling rates in the county. But a new Lorain County Solid [...]
Judge reduces sentence of man who shot at cops
ELYRIA — Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski cut nine years off the sentence of a Lorain man accused of shooting at police. Billy McShepard, 45, was convicted of felonious assault in addition to drug and weapon charges in 2006 and was sentenced to 20 years by the late Judge Kosma Glavas. “I just [...]
New director strikes up the band
ELYRIA — This week, John Shepka has been keeping a secret. Never mind that the new Elyria High School marching band director has been putting everything in his head aside each morning as he climbs to a podium landing, overlooking a sea of high school students toting around music instruments in the parking lot of [...]
Woman who sought protection from bailiff has hearing delayed
AVON LAKE — A woman who obtained a civil stalking protection order in an attempt to avoid eviction from her apartment had her contempt of court hearing delayed again Thursday. Cynthia Mingus, who could be jailed or fined if found in contempt, told Avon Lake Municipal Court Judge Darrel Bilancini that she had trouble finding [...]
Guidance counselor enriched lives
LORAIN — William Moore, a longtime Elyria Schools guidance counselor, loved bringing people together and did so until the day he died, according to his family. Moore, 80, died Tuesday, but his memory lives on through the lives he touched during his 32 years with the Elyria Schools and his own neighborhood in Lorain. “People [...]
Kalo alone in filing campaign finances
SHEFFIELD TWP. — When it comes to major local races, two county commissioners’ seats are the only games in town this November. And when it comes to filing campaign finance reports, only one big player — Commissioner Ted Kalo — submitted war chest figures Thursday afternoon to the county elections board. Kalo, a Democrat, is [...]
Virble Ross
Virble Ross, 88, of Amherst, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Community Health Partners, Lorain, following a six month illness. He was born in Oden, Arkansas to the late William Henry and Maudie Patton Ross. Mr. Ross was raised in Arkansas and moved to Sheffield Lake in 1951 and then to Amherst in 1964, where [...]
Wine tour on two wheels
Cycling club hosts first ever invitational with stops at Lorain County wineries LAGRANGE — If the dog days of summer have you longing for some outdoor adventure, the Dog Days Wine Tour may be for you. Sponsored by the Silver Wheels Cycling Club, this invitational ride consists of three bike routes — one 35 miles, [...]