Archive for October 29th, 2008
Cross country notes: EC’s Coolidge leading Panthers to state
Elyria Catholic junior Marty Coolidge understands he’s got a pretty big fight on his hands, but he’s definitely one of the top contenders for the Division II state cross country meet on Saturday at Scioto Downs. If Coolidge comes through, he’ll be among a very select group of runners from this area. Lorain County has [...]
Celtics 90, Cavaliers 85: Cavs fall to defending champs on opening night
BOSTON — Banner No. 17 is up in the rafters, and win No. 1 is in the books. NBA finals MVP Paul Pierce scored 27 points and the defending champion Boston Celtics followed an emotional ring ceremony and banner-raising with a 90-85 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. LeBron James scored 22, but [...]
Boys Division I regional soccer: Comets upended by North Royalton
BAY VILLAGE — Still basking in the glow of the first district title in school history, Amherst Steele was being touted as the Cinderella story of the 2008 state soccer tournament. Unfortunately for the Comets, Ryan Minick shattered into a few million unrecognizable pieces both the glass slipper and the dream season in one fell [...]
Browns analysis: Romeo deserves credit for handling rough week
Romeo Crennel hasn’t won over many fans in his three-plus years as head coach of the Browns. But that list deserved to grow last week. Crennel did a masterful job under trying circumstances, then capped the difficult week with a 23-17 road win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Crennel’s week started with meeting after [...]
World Series: Game 5′s complettion delayed again by rain
PHILADELPHIA — Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball tonight. But snow showers are in the forecast. So just sit tight, folks, we’ll get back to you when we can. Right [...]
Boys Division II regional soccer: Rockets return to regional finals
ROCKY RIVER — Bay is going after its 10th regional soccer title Saturday at 3 p.m. against Lima Shawnee in Lexington after a hard-fought 2-1 Division II semifinal victory over Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary on a bitterly cold, snowy and windy Tuesday night at Rocky River High School. With temperatures in the low 40s and [...]
Boys Division III regional soccer: Aquinas ends Lake Ridge season
BRUNSWICK — It was a repeat performance Tuesday night in the Division III regional semifinals — not the one Lake Ridge was hoping for. For the second straight season, the Lions were ousted in the semis, and it came against the same opponent — Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas, which won a 2-0 decision at Brunswick [...]
Ohio State: Buckeyes will use off week for soul searching
COLUMBUS — This figures to be a week of learning for No. 13 Ohio State. No, not necessarily in the classroom. Not even in a football game. Instead, the Buckeyes will have a bye week to do nothing but rehash Saturday night’s 13-6 loss to No. 3 Penn State that put a severe dent in [...]
Buckeye periscope: Pryor bouncing back
Pryor bouncing back: After Saturday night’s 13-6 loss to No. 3 Penn State, Buckeyes QB Terrelle Pryor took the blame for the offense failing to score a touchdown and for two late turnovers that swung the tide in favor of the Nittany Lions. Coach Jim Tressel said Tuesday that Pryor was recovering after being distraught [...]
McCain coming to LCCC on Thursday
ELYRIA — John McCain is coming to town. Lorain County Republican Party Chairwoman Helen Hurst said the Republican presidential nominee will hold an outdoor campaign rally at Lorain County Community College about 3 p.m. Thursday. The event will be free and open to the public, and Hurst said tickets won’t be required to attend. She [...]
Elyria YMCA site gets low bid; Lorain YMCA gets no bids
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS — A local investor could potentially add the former Elyria YMCA building to his inventory of properties after being the highest bidder at a real estate auction. However, at a bid of $67,500, Eric Glynn, owner of The Century Block Building at the corner of Washington Avenue and Broad Street, will have to [...]
Military families get free YMCA memberships
CLEVELAND — Families of deployed servicemen and women will be able to swim, play and get counseling and childcare for free from the YMCA. A $31 million outreach initiative from the Department of Defense makes free memberships available across the nation to military families, including those living in Lorain County. Rick Haase, public relations coordinator [...]
Provenza faces up to a year in jail
LAKEWOOD — Lorain Law Director Mark Provenza pleaded no contest Tuesday to DUI and other charges stemming from an August crash in which he rammed a house with his wife’s minivan. Provenza stood with his hands clasped in front of him as he was found guilty by Lakewood Municipal Court Judge Patrick Carroll of the [...]
Grace: New fire chief will be Benton
ELYRIA — Interim Fire Chief Joe Pronesti will unofficially end his reign as head of the Fire Department today. But the city’s mayor already has an idea about who should be next to lead. When Fire Chief John Zielinski officially retires sometime next year, Capt. Rich Benton will become the new fire chief, Mayor Bill [...]
Republic begins weekly employee layoffs
LORAIN — Republic Engineered Products in Lorain has temporarily laid off 72 workers in light of the struggling economy. The layoffs, which began Monday and are to be for a week, were made throughout the bar mill section of the plant because of a lack of orders, according to REP spokesman Ken Braun. “Our orders [...]
Mayor`s TV show in limbo
ELYRIA — Production of the public access program “The Mayor’s Roundtable” is in limbo after Time Warner informed Mayor Bill Grace it would no longer staff the show’s tapings in Elyria. As a result, Tuesday’s taping did not take place, and Grace is looking for a solution that would allow the show to continue. He [...]
Committee won`t approve N.R. planned community
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — City Council’s Buildings and Lands committee has denied preliminary approval of a planned community development (PCD). The committee cited concerns over the broad latitude developers could have to change the 218-acre, 550-unit development slated for an area bounded by state Route 83 and Stoney Ridge Road. It also denied a request to [...]
Man fearing foreclosure removes sign seeking work
LAGRANGE — LaGrange resident Larry Riddell said he willingly took down a sign seeking odd jobs to help him save his home from foreclosure because he did not want to violate a village law that requires a permit for signs. “I don’t want to cause any problems and have a whole yard full of police,” [...]
Book over to Oberlin College library sale
OBERLIN — The Oberlin College book sale may not be the best place to go searching for titles by your favorite bestselling author, but you can still have a monster good time with more than 6,000 books, movies and music from which to choose. The sale, held every two years, is meant to be a [...]
Oberlin/Wellington blotter: Oct. 29, 2008
Cooking students face off on field Three Lorain County JVS Culinary Arts students work together in the classroom, but on the field, it’s another matter. Joe Okes is a center and defensive tackle for the Brookside Cardinals. Christian Luna plays wide receiver and cornerback for the Clearview Clippers, and Ethan Garofolo played offensive guard, defensive [...]
Project teaches JVS students about election process
OBERLIN — On Friday, Lorain County Joint Vocational School played host to the campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain — as well as Ralph Nader, Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin — as part of a schoolwide social studies project. In each social studies class, students were encouraged to make posters about the election process [...]
George Lee King
George Lee King, 69, of LaFollette, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Jellico Community Hospital. He was born March 9, 1939 in Clairfield, Tennessee. He is survived by his wife, Edna Goddard King of Crossville, Tennessee; sons, Edward Samuel King of Nashville, Tennessee, Gary, Jerry and Lonnie Tollet of Elyria; daughters, Wanda Tollet [...]
Homer C. Jones
Homer C. Jones, 85, of Lorain, died Friday, October 24, 2008 at his residence while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a short illness. He was born August 16, 1923 in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania and had lived in Lorain since 1952. He was a 1941 graduate of Hurst High School in Mt. Pleasant [...]
Sherman William Alexander
Sherman William Alexander, 71, of Lorain, passed away Friday, October 24, 2008 at Community Health Partners Hospital, Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born in Portageville, Missouri, coming to Lorain in 1949. Mr. Alexander was employed with the American Ship Building Company and also worked with Parker-Hannifin until his retirement. Mr. Alexander enjoyed fishing, [...]
Martin M. Friedman
Martin M. Friedman, 92, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008, at EMH Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born July 22, 1916 in Parma. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Army as an infantry commander. He was captain of Co. 1 Rifle Company 155th Infantry 31st [...]