Archive for September 19th, 2008
Avon Lake returns to winning ways with football rout of Olmsted Falls
AVON LAKE — It was vintage Avon Lake football Thursday night. The Shoremen pounded the ball, played rock-solid defense and pulled a trick play out of the bag at the most opportune time in beating Southwestern Conference rival Olmsted Falls, 34-7, on FSN Ohio’s game of the week. The Shoremen improved to 3-2 overall and [...]
Keystone’s Geisel and Beverage get kicks on soccer and football fields
Look at any soccer roster in the world and what do you see? The names of people who kick balls. Their numbers are legion, coast to coast and border to border — people who love to kick. So when the Keystone football staff was searching for a place-kicker a couple seasons ago, where did they [...]
North Ridgeville basketball star Drew McGhee commits to Miami of Ohio
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Although he hasn’t officially signed a letter of intent, which will come in the middle of November, North Ridgeville senior Drew McGhee — the Rangers’ premier 6-foot-11 pivot man — has given his verbal commitment to the Mid-American Conference’s Miami of Ohio. “It’s a real load off my mind,” McGhee said. “Now [...]
Dawson happy to return to Baltimore, site of his crazy field goal last year
BEREA — The pinball field goal off the left upright and the goalpost extension in Baltimore was the signature play of Cleveland’s 2007 season and Phil Dawson’s 10-year career. But Dawson insists he doesn’t have the play on a continuous loop on a big-screen television in his home. “I think about it when my son [...]
Browns notes: Tucker close to returning?
BEREA — Left guard Eric Steinbach missed his second straight practice Thursday with a shoulder injury and will likely be a gametime decision Sunday. While it seems like the perfect time for Ryan Tucker to make his season debut, the veteran isn’t sure he’s ready following a broken hip in the offseason. “It’s day by [...]
Pryor to see most time at QB for Ohio State
COLUMBUS — When he signed his letter of intent with Ohio State last March 19, Terrelle Pryor was praised as the Buckeyes’ quarterback of the future. The future is now. Pryor will not attend his first college class until Wednesday, but he is the choice of the week for coach Jim Tressel in the Buckeyes’ [...]
Firelands wins WSC golf tourney, shares league title with Midview
NORWALK — Led by Matt Gregory’s four-over-par 75, Firelands captured the West Shore Conference title Thursday at Eagle Creek Golf Club to earn an overall co-championship with Midview for the season. The overall conference championship is determined by combining regular-season dual match records and the tournament standings. Midview won the regular-season title with an 11-3 [...]
U.S. looks to end European domination at Ryder Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Paul Azinger had pairings in his pocket and butterflies in his stomach. As the last of his American players headed to the 10th tee for the final practice session Thursday at the Ryder Cup, Azinger acknowledged some nerves for the first time all week at Valhalla. It was different from being a [...]
Congressional leaders vow action to stabilize markets
WASHINGTON — The stock market finally found reason to rally Thursday, and Congress promised quick action as the Bush administration prepared a plan to rescue banks from the bad debt at the heart of the worst crisis on Wall Street since the Great Depression. Details of the plan were still being worked out, but Treasury [...]
Meal at shelter makes sure everyone counts
LORAIN — The smell of hamburgers and hot dogs wafted over residents of The Haven as they busily filled out voter registration cards and absentee ballot forms Thursday evening. The idea of Brittani Baker, 23, daughter of Al “Bubba” Baker, the former Cleveland Browns player and owner of Bubba’s Q restaurant in Avon, the goal [...]
Elyria blaze may be arson
Investigators suspect a fire on North Street intentionally set
Vermilion student has drug-resistant staph infection
VERMILION — Vermilion Schools and health department officials confirmed a single case of a potentially serious, antibiotic-resistant bacterial virus Thursday but said there is no reason for parents to keep children home from classes. Confirmed late Wednesday, the single case of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus affected a student at Sailorway Middle School, according to Superintendent Philip [...]
Volunteers aid festival by hooking up power
ELYRIA — The buzz of electricity that will power hundreds of concession stands, food vendors and lights at this weekend’s Apple Festival was made possible by retired electric company employees. Earlier this week, the festival appeared to be in jeopardy after Ohio Edison told organizers that it could not spare any electrical workers to do [...]
Mall traffic affected by fire at vacant house
ELYRIA — Fire charred the inside of an abandoned West River Road house Thursday and tied up rush hour traffic along the commercial strip. The fire started just before 5 p.m. near the Ohio Turnpike overpass and Circuit City. Firefighters cut a hole in the roof to vent the flames, which burned through two bedrooms [...]
Ohio Supreme Court rejects ban on guns in parks
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a city law that banned people from carrying concealed guns in public parks, saying it conflicts with a state law that established a uniform policy on firearms. In a 4-3 decision, the court said the city of Clyde’s home-rule powers don’t allow it to override [...]
Learwood Middle School earns prestigious Blue Ribbon award
AVON LAKE — Among a sea of maroon and gold, hundreds of students at Learwood Middle School rallied in honor of another color Thursday. That would be blue, as in Blue Ribbon — the designation the school received from the U.S. Department of Education for the school’s efforts to ensure that every child learns and [...]
BLOTTER: Sept. 19, 2008
Elyria police Monday, Sept. 15 8:45 a.m. – Dr. Meir Benit’s office, East River St., breaking and entering. 8:55 a.m. – Dr. Ashok Ramadugu’s office, burglary. Someone entered the business through a roof vent and stole $150 and September medical co-pays. 10:47 a.m. – Sears, Midway Mall, Dana M. Zingales, 25, South Amherst, charged with [...]
Seniors put on the ritz in 1920s cotillion
AMHERST — Dressed in their best, more than 100 senior citizens danced the day away at a 1920s-style cotillion Thursday. Asked to wear what was chic of the era, men came dressed in the old-style gangster suits, and the women adorned themselves with fringe, feathers and long beaded necklaces at Heritage Presbyterian Church. The event [...]
Carlisle Reservation kicks off fall festivities
LAGRANGE — As the leaves begin to change colors and the dog days of summer turn into the crisp days of autumn, instead of retreating into your home, head out to Carlisle Reservation for some old-fashioned family fun. For the past several years, the Lorain County Metro Park has offered horse-drawn hay wagon rides at [...]
Small fire cancels class at North Olmsted Middle School
NORTH OLMSTED — Classes this week have been a wash at North Olmsted Middle School. After getting the first three days of the week off because of power outages caused by the weekend’s wind storm, the school’s sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders finally returned to class Thursday morning. But they weren’t there long. An early morning [...]
Grafton/LaGrange Notebook: September 19, 2008
After-Prom parents needed For several years, Midview High School has had one of the coolest after proms around, but the parent who ran it is stepping down. Bev Paul said she will continue to serve on the committee and help, but her daughter graduated two years ago and she wants to take a lesser role. [...]
Joseph Tomko
Joseph Tomko, 83, of Elyria, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at New Life Hospice Center in Lorain, following a brief illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria, 322-4626.
Jacqueline E. Basham
Jacqueline E. Basham, 79, of North Ridgeville, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at the Hospice House in Cleveland, following a long illness . Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Liston Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Doris Jane Summers
Doris Jane Summers, 74, of Amesville, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2008 at her home. Calling hours with a graveside service to follow will be held at Brookdale Cemetery from 12 to 1 P.M. on Thursday, September 18, 2008. Arrangements by the Warren-Brown Funeral Home, Nelsonville, Ohio.
Kenneth H. Alten
Kenneth H. Alten, 77, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at Center Ridge Nursing Home, N. Ridgeville, following a long illness. He was born in Avon Lake and had been a resident of Elyria for over 50 years. Mr. Alten served in the US Army during the Korean War. Kenneth owned and operated [...]