Archive for October 24th, 2008
CORRECTION: October 24, 2008
A photo accompanying a story about French exchange students visiting Lorain County Community College incorrectly identified an instructor in the picture. That was Rita Hersh with the students, and she’s an instructional technician in the Nord Advanced Technologies Center.
Tracking teen drivers with GPS technology
This year I have covered too many stories about kids being killed in car accidents. When you add the little detail that one of my boys just started driving a month ago, there is a certain measure of stress in my world. My solution was to go online and find a GPS tracking unit that [...]
Stocks, oil, gold tank on growing recession fears
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets around the world plummeted Friday and oil prices plunged to their lowest in more than a year. Even gold, the traditional safe haven in times of panic, fell sharply. The common denominator was growing fears that governments, central banks and finance ministers seem powerless to stop the deepening of [...]
PNC Financial Services buying National City
NEW YORK (AP) — PNC Financial Services says it is acquiring National City for about $5.58 billion and will receive $7.7 billion in capital from the federal government. PNC will pay $5.2 billion for National City through a stock transaction that values National City at about $2.23 per share, a 18.9 percent discount from Thursday’s [...]
Olmsted Falls rolls past Amherst, EC falls in volleyball district finals
ELYRIA — It was a three-game sweep but far from a romp. Third-seeded Villa Angela-St. Joseph (14-12) ousted fourth-seeded Elyria Catholic (14-12) Thursday night for the Elyria Division III district championship in a hard-fought, exciting match that featured a number of long volleys. The 25-21, 26-24 and 25-18 game results gave VASJ its ninth district [...]
Avon, Westlake win girls district soccer titles
AVON — For the second straight year, Avon’s girls are district soccer champions. The Eagles defeated gutsy Firelands, 3-1, Thursday night to join the Division II Sweet 16 for only the second time in the history of the program. Only 12 Falcons were healthy enough to play, leaving them with just one substitute. The game [...]
Two area high school football teams look to finish with 10-0 regular-season records
Perfection doesn’t come easy in the world of sports. In thousands upon thousands of attempts, only 17 pitchers in major league history have managed to throw a perfect game. In 88 years of the NFL’s existence, only one team has managed to produce a perfect season. The NBA and NHL haven’t even bothered to create [...]
Browns GM Savage fires back, says Winslow suspension justified
BEREA — Phil Savage’s voice got louder as it filled with emotion. It wasn’t yet 8 o’clock Thursday morning, but the general manager was fired up as he defended himself and the organization for suspending tight end Kellen Winslow. “I capitalize that word, T-E-A-M. The Browns are bigger than one person,” Savage said on his [...]
Browns notes: Braylon rips Chudzinski’s play calling
BEREA — Receiver Braylon Edwards admitted Thursday he’s yet to find his groove this season. He doesn’t think offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski has, either. “He has a couple of games where I only got three passes a game, so we all have to find a way to get in that groove,” Edwards said. “Be it [...]
Ohio State’s Beanie Wells is sore, but ready to play
COLUMBUS — Chris “Beanie” Wells is sore all over. His foot still hurts from an injury that sidelined him three games, and aches and pains still linger from last week’s season-high 31 carries. And especially when he’s black and blue, Wells relishes the thrill of a big game. That comes Saturday when No. 10 Ohio [...]
Cavaliers pick Williams for final roster spot
COLUMBUS — Jawad Williams survived. Ronald Dupree did not. The Cavaliers got down to the 15-man league maximum roster limit Thursday by waiving Dupree, a 6-foot-7 swingman who has played with Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota and Seattle in five NBA seasons. The move means the 6-9 Williams, a small forward from Lakewood St. Edward High School [...]
Rays down Phillies to tie up World Series at one game apiece
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Big Game James. That’s quite a nickname for a pitcher with 32 major league wins. James Shields definitely deserved it Thursday night. Shields stymied the slumping Philadelphia Phillies, rookie David Price got the final seven outs and the plucky Tampa Bay Rays rebounded from a rare home loss with a 4-2 [...]
Midview mourns teens killed in car accident
EATON TWP. — On Thursday, friends and fellow students of two Midview High School students tucked bouquets of flowers, mementos and even vehicle remnants beneath the canopy of a Norway spruce tree along West Capel Road. It was there that William “Billy” Krakora, 17, and Richard Curran Jr., 16, lost their lives when Billy lost [...]
Mother, daughter enjoy third installment in ‘Musical’ franchise
Imagine going back to high school, and the place is full of cool kids and carefree times.The jocks and the brainiacs are friends with the drama queens and the girly girls and the title of “pimply-faced geek” is a designation no teenage boy has to bear. That’s pretty much what you will get today, set [...]
Kid’s perspective: Movie was worth the wait
Victoria Roberson Special to the Chronicle-Telegram WESTLAKE — Sitting in the theater moments before “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” starts, there is a lot of excitement. It’s a movie that I — and all my friends — have been waiting to see forever. There are a lot of questions, too. What made them come [...]
Elyria officials talk tax renewal at town hall meeting
ELYRIA — Prospective voters had a lot of questions Thursday night about a 0.5 percent income tax renewal that will appear on the ballot in two weeks.In a forum at City Hall, officials explained that the tax has been on the books 25 years, and $6 million a year is on the hook if voters [...]
Campaigns stash cash for final stretch
SHEFFIELD TWP. — It’s politics as usual in Lorain County this election season — expensive.With numerous issues and several contested local races, levy committees and candidates are pouring money into winning. The most expensive race appears to be state Rep. Matt Lundy’s bid to win another term. According to campaign finance reports filed Thursday, Lundy, [...]
ROUNDUP: Oct. 24, 2008
Camera operator in dunking gets jail LORAIN — A Lorain woman who videotaped another girl allegedly holding a 3-year-old girl’s head in a public toilet pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor child endangering charge Thursday. Lorain Municipal Court Judge Mark Mihok found Sierra Sanchez, 19, guilty and sentenced her to 30 days in jail and [...]
BLOTTER: Oct. 24, 2008
Elyria police Monday, Oct. 20 9 a.m. – 1400 block Prospect St., pearl necklace stolen. 11:45 a.m. – Sears, Midway Mall, Delores Bermudez, 26, Lorain, charged with theft. 7:30 p.m. – 500 block Poplar St., rock thrown through a car window. Tuesday, Oct. 21 9 a.m. – Kaplan Furniture, Broad Street, two truck batteries stolen. [...]
Christine Dusa
Christine Dusa, 57, formerly of Lorain, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 in Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Avon, following a lengthy illness. She was born February 22, 1951 in Lorain. She attended Murray Ridge School and was employed in the workshop. Christine was a member of Saint Vitus Catholic Church, Lorain. She enjoyed dancing, music, swimming [...]
Grafton/LaGrange/Columbia Notebook: October 24, 2008
Free rides to vote The Grafton VFW and Ladies Auxiliary of Post 3341 will offer free rides to vote on Nov. 4. Call the post 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (440) 926-3341 for a ride. There will also be a spaghetti dinner 4 to 7 p.m. at the post hall. Cost is $5 for adults, $3 [...]
Richard P. Curran, Jr.
Richard P. "Bubba" Curran, Jr., 16, of Grafton, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2008 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Eaton Township. He was born October 25, 1991 in Elyria. He lived in the area all his life. He attended New Life Wesleyan Church in Columbia Station. He was a junior at Midview [...]
Neighbors help one another on annual Make A Difference Day
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Medical Reserve Corps may have officially kicked off just a month ago, but the group is wasting no time getting in gear. This weekend, the 115 volunteers who make up the Corps have organized a food drive to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank and a clothing drive to benefit [...]
Michael William Sparkman
Michael William Sparkman, 7, of Avon, lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic. Michael was born in Long Beach, California, October 11, 2001. Michael was an old soul; he loved way beyond his years and truly cared for others. Michael fought like he loved-fiercely. He loved to ride his [...]
Midview educator is named Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year
EATON TWP. — “She teaches me everything about life.” That’s what one fourth-grade student wrote while nominating Shona Overy for Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year. The rave review helped convince the Elyria Super Wal-Mart on Chestnut Commons Drive to choose Overy for the honor. Overy, a teacher at Midview’s North Elementary School, was awarded a [...]