Archive for September 20th, 2008
Lorain/Sheffield Notebook: September 20, 2008
Sheffield Family Pride Day Sheffield will host its first Family Pride Day 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 4 at the French Creek Nature Center, 4530 Colorado Ave, Sheffield. The event will be centered on Sheffield and its citizens. Families are welcome to enjoy nature activities, children’s games and music, as well as hike on the [...]
Plenty of fight: Indians brawl with Tigers, then stage knockout comeback for win
CLEVELAND — There were fireworks after the game Friday night at Progressive Field — and during. Frustration from seasons gone wrong boiled onto the field between the Indians and Tigers, with a bench-clearing brawl earmarking Cleveland’s dramatic 6-5 victory. Indians starting pitcher Fausto Carmona and cantankerous Detroit designated hitter Gary Sheffield were in the middle [...]
Tribe notes: Tickets prices for 2009 to be value-based
The Indians announced their ticket prices for 2009, offering fans what they are terming a “value-based” ticket-pricing structure. The concept is that not all of the 81 dates at Progressive Field are of equal value, so prices will reflect as much, with an April game against the Royals costing less than one against the Yankees [...]
Raven mad no longer: Browns running back Jamal Lewis not as amped to face Baltimore, his old team, this time around
BEREA — Jamal Lewis said Friday he isn’t putting anything extra into his preparation for the Ravens. Even if it is the organization that cut him loose after seven seasons, 7,801 yards and a Super Bowl win. “Hopefully I don’t put on more for one team than I do for another,” he said. “That wouldn’t [...]
Browns notes: Defense’s primary task Sunday will be to frustrate Flacco, the Ravens’ young quarterback
BEREA — Ravens rookie quarterback Joe Flacco will make his second NFL start Sunday, and the Browns will try to force him into quick decisions, and mistakes, by bringing pressure. “You want to affect the quarterback and you can do that with disguise, different looks, different fronts and pressure on first, second and third down,” [...]
Buckeyes stay alert: Ohio State says it won’t overlook the lesser-known men of Troy
COLUMBUS — It’s a game that could cause Ohio State fans to say ‘Uh-oh,’ merely because of its placement on the schedule. A week after that 35-3 beatdown at top-ranked Southern California, and a week before the Buckeyes begin their quest for an unprecedented third straight outright Big Ten title, in comes Troy. It’s the [...]
Strange day, indeed: U.S. leads Europe after Day 1 of the Ryder Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Phil Mickelson pointed his putter toward the cup, took a step and punched his fist to celebrate a clutch birdie. Boo Weekley revved up the crowd after holing a 50-foot putt from just off the green. Anthony Kim set a record for high-fives. Yes, those were the Americans having all the fun [...]
Area motorsports: Cavalcade fills up Sandusky weekend
The Annual Miller Lite Cavalcade got under way Friday at Sandusky Speedway and runs through Sunday. Today’s program includes qualifying and heat races for the Buckeye Super Sprints, Modifieds, Sportsman and Pure Stocks. The Spectator Stocks will run a complete program capped by a 12-lap feature tonight, with trophies to the top 10 finishers. The North [...]
Former SEND executive sued over funds
ELYRIA — The South Elyria Neighborhood Development Corp. sued its former executive director Friday, accusing her of stealing more than $61,000 from the nonprofit organization. Chris Baker, who was fired in March after SEND discovered it was missing money, also is the target of an investigation by the FBI, said Elyria police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub, [...]
Rescue plan rolled out; stocks rally
NEW YORK — Wall Street had another extraordinary rally Friday as investors stormed back into the market, relieved that the government plans to restore calm to the financial system by rescuing banks from billions of dollars in bad debt. The Dow Jones industrials soared about 370 points, giving them a gain of about 780 over [...]
Trustee’s order muzzles public comment in Eaton Twp.
EATON TWP. — If you go to a township trustee meeting, don’t count on voicing your opinion. Trustee President Douglas Edwards has suspended public comment until further notice, saying he needed to do so to get control of meetings where residents were using the floor to deliver heated diatribes against everything from putting sewers in [...]
Amherst native covers tailgating side of college football
The show is called “Fox College Sports Tailgate Tour,” but it doesn’t focus on the X’s and O’s. “It’s less about the game and more about the gameday experience,” said Kent Walls, a 26-year-old Amherst native and co-host of the new cable TV show that makes its nationwide bow this weekend. “As opposed to play-by-play, [...]
Attorney: Cooey execution would violate constitution
COLUMBUS — Ohio would violate the state constitution if it proceeds with plans to execute a prisoner next month using its lethal injection method because it does not provide a quick and painless death, the state public defender’s office said Friday. The state should use a single, anesthetic drug instead of the three-drug combination, said [...]
BLOTTER: Sept. 20, 2008
Elyria police Wednesday, Sept. 17 8:35 a.m. – Comfort Inn, Leona Street, 2008 Chevrolet Trail Blazer stolen. 10:06 a.m. – Floral Court near Lake Avenue, a man involved in a fight suffered a seizure. 11:08 a.m. – Dr. Roger Beldoza’s office, S. Abbe Road, a burglar rifled through drawers and cabinets and stole $38. 3 [...]
Cleveland Street Ponderosa closes
ELYRIA — The financial woes of a franchise owner has led to the closure of the Cleveland Street Ponderosa Steakhouse. The causal dining restaurant was abruptly closed this week, leaving customers and employees in the dark as to the reason. A sign taped to the restaurant’s window said the Lorain location was still open. “That [...]
Provenza: Officials didn’t violate Sunshine Law
LORAIN — Even though a quorum of City Council’s Federal Programs Committee attended a private meeting with the city’s Community Development Department on Sept. 11, the meeting wasn’t a violation of the Sunshine Law, Lorain Law Director Mark Provenza ruled Friday. Provenza said Council members are allowed to attend informational sessions without making them open [...]
Ridgeville names new garage superintendent
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — A man whose resume includes stints as a city councilman in Fairview Park, a water treatment plant official and as a private eye has been appointed to the post of superintendent of the city’s service garage.William Gluvna, 51, will formally begin his duties Monday. Selected from nine applicants, he’ll earn $60,000 a [...]
Controlled burn of LaGrange Twp. barn goes awry
LAGRANGE TWP. — What started as a controlled barn fire Friday night ended as anything but, torching trees and melting siding on a nearby house before firefighters doused the flames. “That barn was 100-something years old,” said Nate White, whose home is about 30 feet away from where the barn stood. “We were burning it [...]
Girl at Detention Home tested for drug-resistant staph
ELYRIA — A 15-year-old girl who had been held at the county Detention Home was tested for a potentially serious, antibiotic-resistant staph infection.The county should know by Monday if the girl has Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. The girl, who was being held for a minor offense, was given an antibiotic Thursday night and released [...]
Murder suspect: ‘I’m not a fighter’
ELYRIA — Lamont Tarpley’s soft-spoken testimony in his murder trial Friday was peppered with nervous laughs, at least until he explained how he shot Gary Young Jr. on July 26, 2007. Young came toward him, Tarpley said as he choked back tears. “He looked at me and he had this like rage in his face, [...]
Local POWs recall harrowing stories
ELYRIA — Jerry Kennard’s ears perked up Friday night when he heard another veteran utter the word “Barth.” “You were at Barth?” he asked Don Maybaugh. “I was at Barth.” The fighters swapped details about the German concentration camp where they were both prisoners of war. Later in the evening, they told their stories to [...]
Group goes to bat for new playground
SHEFFIELD TWP. — Students who attend Vincent Elementary School may get a new playground if the Lorain County AIDS Task Force has its way. The nonprofit Lorain group plans to contact Proyecto Luz (Project Light), a faith-based holistic health ministry of Cleveland’s Spanish Church of the Nazarene that has built or replaced playgrounds in Cleveland [...]
Amherst cracks down on skating and biking ordinances
AMHERST — Police are serving notice to anyone who rides bikes and skateboards in the downtown area: Obey the laws, beware of walkers, or else. Police say they will enforce local ordinances governing bicycles and skateboards more closely in an effort to reduce problems. They recently issued citations to a juvenile who ignored an officer’s [...]
Off the beat: September 20, 2008
Time to bring the doughnuts Tim Haury is proud that his family’s been in the Elyria auto business for 80 years. To that end, he’s planning a big Monday morning celebration featuring doughnuts, doughnuts and more doughnuts. He’s buying 100 dozen glazed doughnuts — that’s 1,200 doughnuts, to be precise — and delivering them to [...]
Lorain kicks off Latino celebration
LORAIN — The city’s rich Hispanic culture will come to life this weekend during the Lorain County Latino Celebration. Lorain’s history is steeped with the immigrants who came to the United States to work in the steel mills and later, the Ford Assembly Plant. Those workers put down roots that have spread throughout the years, [...]