Archive for September 6th, 2008
Indians pound Royals, but Reyes only lasts three innings due to elbow tightness
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Asdrubal Cabrera lined a single up the middle. Grady Sizemore pulled one through the right side. Jamey Carroll nearly hit pitcher Brandon Duckworth in the forehead with another, driving in a run. By the time the Indians were done, they had an inning straight out of a Little League game: seven [...]
These ‘Boys are big: Size of Dallas’ offensive line to be huge test for Browns’ defense
BEREA — Easing into the season isn’t an option for the Browns’ revamped defensive line. The Cowboys are better known for their high-flying passing offense with Tony Romo, Terrell Owens and Jason Witten, but the running game can be just as potent. Marion Barber III rushed for 975 yards and scored 12 touchdowns on his [...]
Browns notes: Jamal Lewis’ status for Sunday’s opener to be game-time decision
BEREA — Running back Jamal Lewis was limited in practice for the third straight day Friday and was officially listed as questionable for the opener Sunday with a sore hamstring. Lewis missed the last two preseason games, but lined up with the first-team offense during a walkthrough Friday in the half-hour of practice open to [...]
College football: With 61 players from Ohio on roster, Ohio U. definitely fired up to play at Ohio State
COLUMBUS — This is not just another game for Kris Luchsinger. Or, for that matter, a lot of his Ohio teammates. The Bobcats’ defensive end, a native of Columbus, had to fight his emotions while casually discussing his team’s trip to play No. 3 Ohio State today. “Growing up I’ve always been surrounded by Ohio [...]
College football preview: Oberlin expects to be a factor in the North Coast Athletic Conference
Matt Florjancic The Chronicle-Telegram OBERLIN — Confidence is the buzzword at Oberlin. With key skill players returning and a solid core of recruits ready to step in, the Yeomen are looking to improve on last year’s 5-5 overall record and surprising third-place finish in the North Coast Athletic Conference football standings. “I think it’s about [...]
College football preview: Tough schedule awaits Baldwin-Wallace this season … starting today
BEREA — Challenging is the word that best describes the outlook for Baldwin-Wallace’s season. The Yellow Jackets open with a game at Franklin (Ind.) College today. This will be the first-ever meeting with the Grizzlies, who are a perennial Heartland Athletic Conference powerhouse and participated in the Division III playoffs last year. “This will be [...]
Cavaliers sign Lorenzen Wright as inside insurance policy
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers added some depth to their front line Friday by signing veteran center Lorenzen Wright. Terms of the deal were not announced, but the 6-foot-11, 255-pounder is believed to have received a one-year contract, most likely for the $1.26 million minimum for a player with at least 10 years in the league. [...]
Serena Williams makes it to first U.S. Open final since 2002
NEW YORK — Serena Williams wound up and smacked a shot directly at Dinara Safina early in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal. The ball hit Safina near her shoulder, ending the point, and she quickly turned her back to the net, muttering as she walked away, ignoring Williams’ attempts to apologize. Not [...]
Donation jar thieves sentenced
Woman gets house arrest; man sentenced to year in jail
Shot attorney’s condition improves
Former Chief Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor Jonathan Rosenbaum has been upgraded to good condition at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland nearly two weeks after he was shot in the back by his son. Rosenbaum Rosenbaum, 54, is reportedly paralyzed from the waist down, but he has declined all interview requests. The shooting, which took place [...]
Sheffield Lake officials meet with Shoreway owner
SHEFFIELD LAKE — The city may have finally caught a break in its ongoing battle with the owners of the Shoreway Shopping Center, which has sat largely vacant and has deteriorated over the past eight years. A protest Friday at the Terminal Tower offices of Forest City Enterprises by about 30 Sheffield Lake residents, including [...]
University starts cutting trees despite sitters’ protest
BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California, Berkeley has begun cutting down trees at the center of a dispute over its plans to clear the area to make way for a new sports center. Protesters sitting in a nearby redwood tree on Friday refused to move. University spokesman Dan Mogulof says school officials want to [...]
Pole fire knocks out cable service
ELYRIA — A transformer fire Thursday night fried electric and cable wires on Kenyon Avenue and cut television, Internet and phone service to residents scattered throughout the city. Elyria firefighters said the blaze burned the top of a utility pole just before 9 p.m. and put several blocks in the dark. A stretch of private [...]
BLOTTER: Sept. 6, 2008
Elyria police Wednesday, Sept. 3 10:28 p.m. – Oberlin Road, Jerry L. Cannon, 44, Elyria, charged with tampering with evidence and possession of crack cocaine. Stephanie A. Willis, 36, Elyria, charged with possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Thursday, Sept. 4 3:40 a.m. – 900 block Middle Ave., a man said his estranged wife [...]
Vermilion teachers, district still talking
Sunday negotiating session two days before scheduled walkout on Tuesday VERMILION — At least one side in the continuing negotiations between the Vermilion school board and teachers union is optimistic a settlement has finally been reached. Linked by a conference call involving a federal mediator, bargaining teams for teachers and the school board worked for [...]
County sees random acts of caring
United Way sends crews of volunteers out for good deeds At the Boys and Girls Club’s building in Oberlin on Friday, seven volunteers from Kendal at Oberlin painted the cadets room walls a bright blue. A mural used to decorate the walls, but it hadn’t aged well. “It was getting tattered, and it was time [...]
Off the Beat: September 6, 2008
Offering a quilt of loving memories Earl Joffre Levesque Jr. — better known as Jeff “Lightnin’ ” Levesque — was the kind of guy who knew how to make, and keep, friends. When he became ill several years ago and started Lightnin’s Long May You Run benefit ride, all kinds of folks rode their motorcycles [...]
Prosecutors: Weaver not worthy
ELYRIA — Convicted killer Clarence Weaver isn’t entitled to DNA testing in his efforts to prove his innocence, prosecutors contend. In court documents opposing Weaver’s request to have evidence in his case tested, Assistant Lorain County Prosecutor Peter Gauthier wrote that Weaver doesn’t meet the requirements under state law that would allow him the testing. [...]
Next ACT college test set for Oct. 25
Students who want to take the college admission and placement exam must register by the postmark deadline of Sept. 19. Late registrations, with an additional fee, will be accepted until Oct. 3. Students can register online at www.actstudent.org or pick up registration packets from high school counseling offices. The cost is $31 for the traditional [...]
Green Circle Growers get greener
CAMDEN TWP. — A local greenhouse is one of three Ohio businesses that received alternative energy grants Thursday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Green Circle Growers, located at U.S. Route 20 and state Route 511 just south of Kipton, was awarded $287,445 to buy technology that will help cut natural gas use, according to [...]
Do you love a mystery?
How about “Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You?’ LORAIN — In the mood for a little romance? How about some mystery? Or just looking for an alternative to reading,”Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?” for the umpteenth time to your child? Well, the used book sale at the main branch of the Lorain Public Library [...]
Lorain/Sheffield/Sheffield Lake roundup: Seotember 6, 2008
2008 Lorain health department sets flu clinic schedule Lorain City Health Department will have flu clinics in October. Inside and drive-through options are available 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at Southview High School, 2270 E. 42nd St., Lorain. A drive-through only option will be available 1 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 21 at [...]
Anthony Joseph Olenek
Anthony Joseph Olenek, 72, of Sandusky, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky. He was born January 30, 1936, in Bellaire, Ohio. He was an Air Force veteran. He enjoyed traveling and get togethers with his friends. He is survived by his stepmother, Mary Olenek of Elyria; brothers, Stephen Olenek [...]
William C. Sabo
William C. Sabo, 91, of Avon Lake, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2008, after a short illness. Born in Berrysburg, W.Va., Bill later lived in Elyria as a young man, and several years after marrying Helen (Brodac), they relocated to Lorain in 1952. Bill worked at the Duplex Foundry and Ridge Tool in Elyria, Fruehauf [...]
Lemuel Orin Voorhies
Lemuel Orin Voorhies, 45, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 2, 2008. He was an Elyria High School graduate. He is survived by his children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will be noon Monday, September 8, 2008, at Wyers Funeral Chapel, 2900 North Ridge Road, Elyria. Cremation will [...]