Archive for August 22nd, 2008
Avon Lake bus schedule
Avon Lake Erieview a.m. bus #14 Troy 7:55 a.m. 32591 Lake Road 8:02 a.m. Lake Road/Sunset Road 8:05 a.m. 32299 Lake Road 8:06 a.m. 117 Jaycox Road 8:07 a.m. Beck Road/Electric Blvd. 8:08 a.m. Jamestown Pkwy/Electric Blvd. 8:08 a.m. 32150 Electric Blvd. 8:09 a.m. Fredericksburg Dr./Electric Blvd. 8:10 a.m. Lear Road/Grove St. 8:12 a.m. 407 [...]
Marian I. Cox
Marian I. Cox (nee Payne), 85, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008 in Elyria at Wesleyan Village. She was born in Bluemont, Virginia, September 5, 1922. Marian was raised in Charles Town, West Virginia. She moved to Warren in 1947 where she lived until 1966. With her family, she then moved to North [...]
BREAKING NEWS — Fatal accident in Lorain
LORAIN – A dirt bike rider was killed almost instantly Thursday evening in South Lorain after crashing into a tow truck, Lorain police officer Dennis Walend said. Seth Polly, 20, of Lorain, zoomed past a stop sign on a 2003 Yamaha YZ858 – which isn’t street-legal – and struck the side of the wrecker at [...]
Lawrence A. Rosebeck
Lawrence "Larry" A. Rosebeck, 87, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2008 at New Life Hospice Residential Center, following a brief illness. He was born February 19, 1921 in Mishawaka, Indiana. Larry moved to Amherst in 1959 where he had made his home for the last 49 years. Larry enlisted in [...]
Softball silver, 400 relay drops highlight tough day for U.S. at Olympics
BEIJING — Crystl Bustos rocked slowly from side to side, kicked away some dirt, then started rocking again. As she and her U.S. softball teammates waited to receive their silver medals — yes, silver — the slugger clearly wanted to get this over with. Instead of capping their sport’s fourth and possibly final Olympic appearance [...]
Sizemore has career day at the plate, helps Lee earn 18th win
CLEVELAND — American League Cy Young Award frontrunner Cliff Lee was the billboard star, but it was the Grady Sizemore show that drew the rave reviews in a matinee affair at Progressive Field on Thursday. While Lee’s magical season continued in earnest with his 18th win, Sizemore stole the spotlight from his fellow all-star teammate, [...]
Tribe notes: Gutierrez hopes he can improve
CLEVELAND — This was supposed to be a breakout year for Franklin Gutierrez. After establishing himself as the starting right fielder over veteran Trot Nixon during the second half of last season, Gutierrez was expected to provide a lift for the Indians’ offense. Instead, the 25-year-old Venezuelan has been one of the club’s biggest disappointments, [...]
Browns’ Rogers ready for return to Detroit
BEREA — During a break in practice Thursday, Shaun Rogers sat on a water cooler and rested. When work was set to resume, Rogers took his spot at nose tackle. But he was in no hurry. It was hot and Rogers is a big man. He also wanted to save energy. He’s got a big [...]
High school football: Avon downs Aurora in last-second victory
AURORA — Avon and Aurora began the high school football season under the lights of Aurora’s stadium, and in the spotlight of FSN Ohio’s prime time audience. The two teams battled through opening-night jitters and a scoreless first quarter before the Eagles managed to get their emotions under control, air out the ball and claim [...]
Lutheran West quarterback Fackler filled with Raw Talent
Lutheran West’s Paul Fackler spends his offseasons training at Raw Talent Sports in Cleveland, but anyone who’s seen him perform knows he’s already a polished athlete. Fackler, considered the top quarterback in the Patriot Athletic Conference and one of the best in the area, has Tim Tebow-like skills, using his rocket arm and his speedy [...]
Westlake’s football program has improved, but so has the rest of the SWC
WESTLAKE — If this were most any other season, the expectations for Westlake would be lofty, to say the least. But 2008 isn’t just any season for the Southwestern Conference. “This is a much better league,” Westlake coach Mark Hollars said. “A lot of juniors got to play last season and a lot of teams [...]
High school football: Week 1 game capsules
GAME OF THE WEEK Amherst (4-6) at Elyria (1-9) WHEN: Tonight, 7:30 RADIO: WEOL 930-AM, WDLW 1380-AM LAST YEAR: Did not play THE SKINNY: It’s almost hard to believe that Amherst and Elyria haven’t been on each other’s schedule since 1930. That game was the first ever played under the lights at Ely Stadium, and [...]
Dems won`t push Provenza to quit
Party chief says he’s to meet with Lorain law director LORAIN — There might be one group in Lorain that can pressure Lorain Law Director Mark Provenza to resign — the city’s Democratic Party — but Tony Giardini, chairman of the party, said it isn’t going to happen. In the wake of Wednesday’s events, in [...]
LCCC atheists put up ‘gay Jesus` poster
ELYRIA — Jesus Christ had a homosexual relationship? Those words, written on a poster above the image of a topless man tenderly kissing Jesus on the neck, angered dozens of students Thursday night at Lorain County Community College. “We had complaints all day,” said Amanda Lucero, a senior who also works at The Student Connection. [...]
NOACA to give $645K to LCT
Lorain County Transit may stave off cuts in service — at least temporarily. The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency is expected to give LCT $645,431 of the $11.2 million in unused federal money it’s divvying up to help public transportation. “It will help us out an awful lot this year, and I’m [...]
Gas USA suspect pleads not guilty
ELYRIA — The man who has been charged with killing a Gas USA clerk with an AK-47 rifle pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder charges Thursday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court. Vincent Jackson Jr., 27, is accused of killing Qiana Walton during a June 14 robbery at the gas station in which $12,000 was [...]
Grafton fights loss of Route 57 angle parking
GRAFTON — Fat Cats restaurant owner Tony Zavallo likes the brand new pavement in front of his restaurant, but he’s scared about a proposal to eliminate angle parking. A proposal to require parallel parking on state Route 57, which is called Main Street in Grafton, will eliminate dozens of parking spaces, he said. Pulling in [...]
Frank L. Pulig
Frank L. Pulig, 87, of Elyria, died on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, following a short illness. Mr. Pulig was born May 4, 1921 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, moving to Elyria in 1948. He served with the United States Army and Air Force Intelligence during WWII in [...]
Vermilion teachers, schools hope for long talks
VERMILION — Both sides are hoping for a long, drawn-out session when teachers and Board of Education members sit down for contract talks next week. The bargaining session, set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the local offices of the Ohio Education Association, will be the first with a federal mediator since negotiations broke off July [...]
Paul R. Dennis
Paul R. Dennis, 80, passed away August 20, 2008. He was the beloved husband of Eleanor; loving father of Mark and the late Bernadette Clark; brother of Rosemary Pflug and the late Richard, Donald and George; dear grandfather of six and great-grandfather of seven. Visitation will be Friday, August 22, 2008, from 4 to 8 [...]
Blotter: Aug. 22, 2008
County sheriff Wednesday, Aug. 20 5 a.m. — 1500 block Grafton Road, Carlisle Township, Quinn D. Callock, 27, Elyria, charged with domestic violence. 5:50 p.m. — 14500 block Plum Creek Drive, Columbia Township., Wayne J. Clark, 44, Columbia Township, charged with domestic violence. 6 p.m. — 4400 block O Neil Apartments, Sheffield Township, Arthur J. [...]
E. Harold Radabaugh
E. Harold "Raddle" Radabaugh, 85, of Elyria, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria after a short illness. He was born December 31, 1922 in Masontown, West Virginia, and resided in Elyria since 1956. Harold graduated from high school where he was captain of the basketball team and president of [...]
Grafton/LaGrange notebook: Aug. 22, 2008
Community effort brings helipad to LaGrange Fire Chief James Rader couldn’t be prouder of the efforts of firefighter Mike Metzger and others who helped build a 30-by-30-foot helipad at LaGrange Community Park on state Route 303. The need for the helipad became evident when medical squads from the LaGrange Fire Department responded to a number [...]
Mandates to raise cost of election
SHEFFIELD TWP. — High voter turnout and new regulations are expected to inflate the county’s Election Day price tag by hundreds of thousands of dollars, election officials said Wednesday. With 45 days left to register to vote, 193,612 people have already signed up to cast ballots in November’s presidential election, said Jose Candelario, director of [...]
Marvin “Brad” Woolfork, Sr.
Marvin "Brad" Woolfork, Sr., 75, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 20, 2008, following a long illness, from his home. He was born in Barbourville, Kentucky, coming to Elyria in 1949. Marvin was a graduate of Rosenwald High School in Barbourville, Kentucky. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, [...]