Archive for September 1st, 2008
Seattle sweeps Indians, taints recent win streak
CLEVELAND — A visit from the Seattle Mariners, the American League’s worst team, was supposed to be a blessing for the Indians, who were playing their best baseball of the season and on the verge of climbing back to the .500 mark for the first time since mid-May. Instead, it wound up being a curse. [...]
Tribe notes: Choo making strong recovery
CLEVELAND — Shin-Soo Choo is beginning to state his case. One of a number of young Indians trying to play their way into starting spots next year, Choo has picked up steam at the plate, where he’s hitting .351 with five home runs and 17 RBIs over his last 21 games. His recent surge continued [...]
Browns ready for start of regular season
Guys named Derrick Morse, Chase Ortiz and Efrem Hill are gone from the Browns locker room. Guys named Tony Romo, Terrell Owens and Marion Barber are headed to town. After more than a month of two-a-day practices, lackluster preseason performances, a myriad of injuries and numerous roster cuts, the regular season is finally here. After [...]
Ohio State awaiting news on Beanie Wells injury
COLUMBUS — The Beanie watch is on for the Buckeyes. A day after Ohio State star Chris “Beanie” Wells fell back in a heap with an injured right foot, the second-ranked Buckeyes could do nothing but wait and hope that their Heisman Trophy contender would be quick to recover. Wells went down early in the [...]
High school girls tennis: Avon Lake’s Chiricosta looking for big ’08 season
While many believe the area girls tennis scene may have evened itself in regards to talent this season, the Avon Lake Shoregals still boast one of the most dominating players in the state. Junior Nikki Chiricosta won the Division I state doubles championship with her sister Christine during her freshman season, then returned to Columbus [...]
Gustav arrives today
NEW ORLEANS — With a historic evacuation of nearly 2 million people from the Louisiana coast complete, gun-toting police and National Guardsmen stood watch as rain started to fall on this city’s empty streets Sunday night — and even presidential politics took a back seat as the nation waited to see if Hurricane Gustav would [...]
Elyria wants to rework IT, city Web presence
ELYRIA — A poorly designed, user-hostile Web site and employees who are stretched thin caring for hundreds of personal computers, laptops and printers to do anything about it. That pretty much sums up what Elyria has to offer residents in the way of Internet presence. Ever try to go online and find out what’s happening [...]
Coughlin: Davalillo was on the juice … and eggs
Back in the 1960s, I did a story on the dietary regimen of the Indians’ miniature-sized centerfielder Vic Davalillo, who began each day by cracking a couple of raw eggs into a huge glass of orange juice. He got his daily requirement of Vitamin C and protein in one gulp. It seemed to work. At [...]
Biden has the ladies swooning in Toledo
TOLEDO — Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden thought he was fit. Then he stood next to running mate Barack Obama. “Hanging out with this lean, good-looking guy is making me feel pretty old, you know what I mean?” the 65-year-old Biden said to laughter at a forum on the economy on the roof of the [...]
Obama campaigns in northwest Ohio
LIMA — Barack Obama continued his campaign tour of battleground Ohio with a stop on Sunday in Lima, where he attended services at a Lutheran church. Obama took communion and shook hands with other worshippers during the 10 a.m. service. His name wasn’t mentioned by Lars Olson, the church’s pastor, although Olson did refer to [...]
Louisiana teams fleeing as Gustav approaches
As Tulane’s football team embarked on an unexpected trip to Birmingham, Ala., with Hurricane Gustav on their minds, center Michael Parenton figured it couldn’t be any worse than the last time the Green Wave left campus with a major storm threatening Louisiana’s coast. “We’ve been through it before and we made it,” Parenton said, recalling [...]
State GOP readies for new leader
COLUMBUS — A new generation of leaders is about to take the helm of the Ohio Republican Party, as party elders step down and the Bush administration prepares to hand over the reins in Washington. Bob Bennett, the 69-year-old chairman of the state party, will turn control of the party to 40-year-old Deputy Chairman Kevin [...]
War simulator draws crowds at air show
CLEVELAND — Crowds are lining up at the Cleveland National Air Show to experience a virtual urban warfare game that is sponsored by U.S. Army recruiters and has attracted protests. Officials say that as many as 180 people an hour are taking part in the Virtual Army Experience, which puts users inside a military Humvee [...]
Marlowe ups points lead at Lorain County Speedway
SOUTH AMHERST — Elyria’s Matt Marlowe extended his points lead in the E-Mod division with a feature win Saturday night at Lorain County Speedway. Vermilion’s Michael Parks and Elyrian John Konzelman were victors in the night’s two Charger features. Rodney Saunders of Painesville held off last week’s feature winner Tyler Johnson to take his first [...]
Fire burns Elyria family out of home
ELYRIA — An early morning fire ripped through a California Drive home Sunday, leaving behind nothing but charred timbers when it was finally extinguished.Fire officials believe a weekend barbecue was to blame. Assistant Fire Chief Ron Brlas said the cause of the fire was traced back to charcoal briquettes left in a bucket to cool [...]
ROUNDUP: Sept. 1, 2008
Police: Suspect hurled brew at cop VERMILION — A theft suspect who allegedly led police on a low-speed, 2-mile-long chase Sunday shared a beer in an unfriendly manner when trying to elude a pursuing officer, police said. William Fuqua, 38, of Howard Drive, drove away from police investigating a theft report about 3 a.m. on [...]
McCain, GOP changes convention schedule because of storm threat
ST. PAUL, Minn. — John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, canceling most opening-day activities and positioning himself as above mere politics as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans. “This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics, and we have to act as [...]
Weight loss program enlightens dieters
AVON — EMH Regional Healthcare System wants people to forget about fad diets, which go out of style as fast as dieters gain back the weight. Instead, it is offering people the chance to enlighten themselves with a long-term alternative. “Enlighten” is a six-month, medically based program for weight loss. Participants attend weekly meetings with [...]
Avon/Avon Lake blotter: Sept. 1, 2008
Avon Monday, Aug. 25 6:47 a.m. – Baseball park construction site, Miller Road, plumbing trailer was broken into, and someone tried to steal a vehicle. 10:23 a.m. – 2200 block Langford Lane, police warned an elderly woman about financial fraud after she withdrew $500 from her bank. A report said the woman planned to hand [...]
Avon/Avon Lake notebook: Sept. 1, 2008
Get fit with YMCA The YMCA of Greater Cleveland is offering a new session of adult and teen fitness classes at Liberty Business Park on Moore Road in Avon. Classes include Pilates, power sculpting, step-sculpt-glide and more. Free baby-sitting is available, and residents can try any class for free. For schedules and other information, call [...]
Mangus Dotson
Mangus Dotson, 61, of Elyria passed away Friday August 29, 2008 at New Life Hospice of St. Joseph residence center in Lorain following a three year battle with cancer. He was born September 15, 1946 in Phelps, Kentucky. He movied to Elyria with his family and resided here until his passing. He was employed at [...]
Dorothy Morgan
Dorothy (nee Shepherd) Morgan, 71, of Elyria died Friday August 29, 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic following a long illness. She was born July 8, 1937 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Dorothy worked in the office of Dan Messaros Photography in Elyria for many years, retiring in 1997. She was a 1955 [...]
Robert E. Stanziano
Robert E. Stanziano, 81, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2008. Robert was born February 19, 1927 in Lorain where he lived before moving to Amherst. He attended Lorain High School before entering the United States Navy. Robert was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amherst where he served as an usher for many [...]
Alice A. Graben
Alice A. (nee Skebe) Graben, 93, of N. Ridgeville, passed away Friday, August 29, 2008, at Center Ridge Health Campus, N. Ridgeville. She was born in Cleveland and had been a resident of N. Ridgeville since 1985,when she moved from Euclid. Alice was a member of St. Christine Church in Euclid and active with the [...]
Helen Joyce Sparks
Helen Joyce (nee Hensley) Sparks, 71, of Sullivan Township and formerly of Avon passed away Saturday, August 30, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Ashland. She was born June 22, 1937 in Tazwell County, Virginia, the daughter of the late John and Arlene Hensley. She was a graduate of Tazwell High School in [...]