Archive for October 11th, 2008
K2 not OK: Browns tight end spends two nights in hospital with undisclosed illness, is only 50-50 to play Monday night
BEREA — Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow spent a second straight night in the hospital Friday with an undisclosed illness, but the Browns remained hopeful that he might be able to play Monday night against the Giants. Coach Romeo Crennel said there’s a 50-50 chance he’ll play, and Winslow was officially listed as questionable [...]
Browns notes: Williams not backing away from his comments about the Giants
BEREA — Corey Williams’ comments earlier in the week created a “controversy” big enough to find room on the back page of the New York tabloids, but he took the dust-up in stride. “Man, you know what? The only thing I gotta say, we’re only a couple days away,” Williams said Friday. “We’ll see. That’s [...]
Dice-K dominates Rays: Takes no-hitter into seventh as Boston blanks Tampa in ALCS opener
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Daisuke Matsuzaka’s brilliant escape act bewildered Tampa Bay and put the Boston Red Sox on top in the AL Championship Series. Matsuzaka took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and worked out of trouble all game, pitching the defending World Series champions past the Rays 2-0 Friday night in the [...]
Phillies win one for Charlie: On day manager Manuel’s mother dies, Philadelphia downs Dodgers to take 2-0 lead in NLCS
PHILADELPHIA — Brett Myers stood on first base, shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders. He couldn’t explain his hitting success, and no one ever expected it. Myers did better at the plate than on the mound, going 3-for-3 with three RBIs, and Shane Victorino drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame another [...]
College football: Ohio State not taking Purdue for granted
COLUMBUS — Stuck in between a tough road trip to Wisconsin and another potentially tricky away game at Michigan State, No. 12 Ohio State has a home date it would be tempting to write off as easy. Purdue comes to the Horseshoe today having lost three of four and with a quarterback coming off one [...]
LeBron, starters have good night vs. Celtics, but Cavs still lose
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — LeBron James only needed two preseason games to get back into a groove. The Cleveland star scored 12 points in the first quarter, finishing with 15 in 13½ minutes Friday night to help the Cavaliers open an early lead before the Boston reserves took over and led the NBA champions to a [...]
College football: Capsules of area teams
TODAY’S GAMES No. 12 Ohio State vs. Purdue TIME: 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Ohio Stadium, Columbus TV/RADIO: ABC will televise the game. On radio, the game can be found on WEOL-930 AM and WKNR-850 AM. RECORDS: Ohio State is 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten, while the Boilermakers are 2-3, 0-1. The Buckeyes scored [...]
Area motorsports notes: Speed festival keeps Lorain County Speedway busy
The 8th Annual Halloween Festival of Speed will provide plenty of racing this weekend at Lorain County Speedway. Festivities got started Friday with practice. Gates open at 11 a.m. today with hot laps starting at 12:30 p.m., qualifying at 3:30 and racing at 7 p.m. Admission is $10, $5 ages 6-12, 5 and younger free. [...]
Elyria police officer suspended after arrest
Patrolman Scott Willis charged with domestic violence after September incident
Avon Lake man killed in collision
AVON — A network administrator for Avon Schools was killed Friday afternoon while riding a Buddy 125 scooter on Stoney Ridge Road. Hieronymus Robert Bueck, 41, of Avon Lake, was struck about 2:15 p.m. by a Hyundai Sonata in the intersection at Kinzel Road, a short distance from Avon Middle School. He died a short [...]
Request, clemency denied for Cooey
ELYRIA — Convicted killer Richard Cooey’s efforts to halt his execution scheduled for Tuesday were dealt two serious blows Friday. Gov. Ted Strickland refused to grant Cooey, 41, clemency for the 1986 murders of University of Akron sorority sisters Dawn McCreery, 22, of North Ridgeville, and Wendy Offredo, 21. Also Friday, the 9th District Court [...]
Woman convicted in molestation case may get new hearing
ELYRIA — Nancy Smith’s hopes of being freed from prison have long rested in the hands of the Ohio Parole Board or a longshot pardon or commutation of her sentence from Gov. Ted Strickland. But Smith’s attorney, Jack Bradley, believes he may have found another way to get Smith, 51, back in a courtroom and [...]
Cancer patients get a new Gathering Place
WESTLAKE — After nearly nine years of operating solely on the east side of Cleveland, The Gathering Place, a center for people living with cancer and their families and friends, has opened a second branch in Westlake. The Sharon Drive location officially opened its doors Monday, and had 33 new participants and about 125 phone [...]
Man has experienced both sides of Gathering Place
WESTLAKE — Fred Leonard has been attending the same support group at The Gathering Place since 2004. He started coming after his second bout with bladder cancer, when he was told he would have to have chemotherapy. “It scared me to death,” he said. “I thought, ‘Oh, that’s it.’ ” At his wife’s urging, Leonard, [...]
Family hopes for miracle in boy’s cancer fight
AVON — Today is Michael Sparkman’s seventh birthday.Doctor say he has about three weeks to live. “(His mother) has not accepted that. She has a very strong faith,” said Lisa Allen, a friend of Michael’s family who is heading up several fundraisers to help offset medical bills. “She knows the medicine can’t cure him, but [...]
Dorothy Lee Rainey
Dorothy Lee Rainey (nee Edwards), 65, of Lorain, passed away October 7, 2008 following a lengthy illness. She was born April 23, 1943 in Mississippi and had resided in Lorain since 1971. She was a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses Eastside on Crehore Street in Lorain. Dorothy was a homemaker who enjoyed fishing, taking rides in [...]
Annie Mae Berry
Annie Mae Berry (nee Frazier), 95, of Elyria, passed away Friday, October 10, 2008 at the North Ridge Health Center in North Ridgeville, following a short illness. Arrangements will be announced by the David Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Clair Lemasters
Clair Lemasters, 72, of Grafton, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, October 9, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center, after a long illness. He was born August 22, 1936 in New Martinsville, West Virginia. Clair was in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years serving in Vietnam and France. He was a jet [...]
Claude W. Driver
Claude W. Driver, 83, of Wellington, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2008 at his home following a long illness. He was born January 11, 1925 in Crossville, Tennessee and was a Lorain County resident for most of his life. Claude worked as a carpenter at National Engineering and Contracting Co. in Strongsville for 30 years, [...]
Robert Speckhart
Robert "Bob" Speckhart, 77, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 10, 2008 at EMH Regional Medical Center. He was born June 15, 1931 in Lorain and attended Lorain City Schools. He lived in Lorain and N. Ridgeville for 49 years and Las Vegas for 18 years before moving to [...]
Bonnie Horvath
Bonnie Horvath (nee Mayton), 52, of Avon, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2008 at her home, with her family by her side. Bonnie was born March 29, 1956 at Lakewood Hospital. She had lived in Avon for 50 years. She graduated from Avon High School in 1976, and from Cuyahoga Community College in 1978 as [...]
Elsie Mae Towne
Elsie Mae Towne (nee White), 93, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville after a lengthy illness. She was born October 22, 1914 in North Eaton and was a lifelong resident of Lorain County. Mrs. Towne was a homemaker and enjoyed card parties and potluck luncheons. [...]
Roundup: Oct. 11, 1008
Teens with drugs admit to robbery ELYRIA — Two teens caught Wednesday morning with drugs at Elyria High School admitted to a robbery earlier in the week, Elyria police reports said. A 16-year-old boy was cited with trafficking in marijuana and robbery. He allegedly had 30.9 grams of pot wrapped in 20 individual bags and [...]
Report: 23 charter schools close to failing
AKRON — Twenty-three charter schools in Ohio better get their grades up or risk being closed because of poor academic performance, the Akron Beacon Journal reported Friday. The schools are just one bad state report card away from closing, the newspaper said. Two schools — in Toledo and Youngstown — already have been told by [...]
Park district off the hook for landfill cleanup
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Metro Parks will have no additional responsibilities or costs associated with the old Ford Road Industrial Landfill, which the U.S. Environment Protection Agency has ordered to be cleaned up. The park district will continue to maintain, mow and test water as it has done since acquiring the property. However, under [...]