Archive for October 30th, 2008
Sheffield cops, firefighters call for union
SHEFFIELD — They don’t want more money. They just want job security, firefighters and police officers told village council members Wednesday night, asking to be recognized as unions. “It’s about sick time. It’s about call-out time. It’s about being treated fairly,” said Mark Palmer, president of the Sheffield Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. “It’s not about money.” [...]
World Series: Phillies win suspended Game 5 to clinch
PHILADELPHIA — From losingest team to longest game, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions. Strange as that sounds. Strange as it was. Brad Lidge and the Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a three-inning sprint Wednesday night to win a suspended Game 5 nearly 50 hours after it started. Left in [...]
Elyria men narrowly escape drive-by shooting
ELYRIA — Two men hit the ground behind a pile of trash Wednesday afternoon to avoid bullets fired from a passing car. “My knees are still dirty from where I dropped,” said one of the men, who wanted to remain anonymous. He said he was talking with a neighbor at 2:50 p.m. on the 200 [...]
Girls Division I regional soccer: Westlake downed by Strongsville
BAY VILLAGE — Two of Westlake’s starting defenders were ill most of Wednesday. It didn’t show, but it didn’t help. Despite an eye-opening performance by Westlake goalkeeper Stephanie Poeppelman and the four defenders in front of her, soccer power Strongsville eliminated the Demons, 2-0, in a Division I regional semifinal at Bay High’s Memorial Stadium. [...]
Lorain County Sheriff’s Office nabs its first online predator
ELYRIA — A 49-year-old New York man thought he was sending sexually explicit video of himself to a 14-year-old boy in Lorain County but learned Tuesday he had just become the first online sexual predator netted by the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office. Robert S. Forsyth, 49, of Horseheads, N.Y., was charged with disseminating indecent material [...]
Elyria trick-or-treaters come out tonight
From 6 to 7:30 tonight, trick-or-treaters will be traipsing around Elyria. For tonight’s event, plus many others that will take place in other communities on Friday night, Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti urges parents to be cautious. Children should not be allowed to trick-or-treat alone, he said, and children should be told not to go [...]
Browns: NT Rogers surprising critics so far
BEREA — Shaun Rogers’ play at nose tackle has been dominant, capped by a one-man-wrecking-crew performance Sunday in a 23-17 win over Jacksonville. Just as impressive — and surprising to his critics in Detroit — has been Rogers’ presence on the practice field, in meetings and in the locker room. According to his coach and [...]
Nursing home operator sues ex-official
ELYRIA — Altercare Inc., which operates as Northridge Nursing Home in North Ridgeville, on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against former Chief Operating Officer Lisa Marie Clark. The suit contends that Clark mismanaged the facility, which resulted in adverse findings against it by government inspectors. The lawsuit, filed in Lorain County Common Pleas Court, alleges breach [...]
Browns notes: Cutting down on the penalties
BEREA — Yellow is not one of the Browns’ official colors, but it was all over the field earlier this season in the form of penalty flags. Cleveland was whistled for an NFL-high 47 infractions in its first five games — ringing up either nine or 10 penalties in each contest — before straightening out [...]
Nord Family Foundation announces grants
AMHERST — The Nord Family Foundation announced the nonprofit organizations in the fields of health and social services, education, civic affairs and arts that have been awarded grants this cycle. At the Oct. 18 trustees meeting, grants approved totaled $1.41 million and are to be disbursed in Lorain and Cuyahoga counties, Columbia, S.C.; Denver and [...]
Cavaliers: Home schedule starts tonight
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers have another opener tonight, this one of the home variety. After losing their first game of the season 90-85 to the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics on Tuesday at TD Banknorth Garden, the Cavaliers return home to host the Charlotte Bobcats tonight at 7 o’clock at Quicken Loans Arena. It will [...]
Killer’s attorneys seek resentencing
ELYRIA — Prosecutors say convicted killer Daniel Wilson has exhausted his appeals for killing an Amherst woman in 1991 by burning her alive and have asked the Ohio Supreme Court to set an execution date. But attorneys for Wilson, 39, argue that Wilson’s death sentence imposed in 1992 by former Lorain County Common Pleas Judge [...]
Girls Division II regional soccer: Avon’s season ends in semis again
LYNDHURST — Avon’s second straight trip to a Division II regional semifinal unfortunately had the same result — a loss and a long ride back home to Lorain County. Senior midfielder Lee Bachouros scored three goals to lead defending state champion Hathaway Brown to a 4-2 win over the Eagles on Wednesday night at Brush [...]
Chipotle building near Midway Mall
ELYRIA — Nearly two years ago, Mayor Bill Grace announced that a Chipotle Mexican Grill would open here. Finally, it’s being built. Located a good stone’s throw from a competitor in the battle for best burritos — the popular Qdoba Mexican restaurant at Midway Mall — the restaurant is going up next to the Verizon [...]
Police: Teen left Michigan to become a stripper here
ELYRIA — Three teenage girls who ran away from their homes in Michigan apparently settled in Elyria — staying with a young couple who said they met one of the girls while she was working as a stripper, according to police. The girls, who were being held at the Juvenile Detention Home, were picked up [...]
Volleyball: Falls’ Whyte made the right choice, now leads Bulldogs to regional semis
OLMSTED FALLS — Lauren Whyte is no Wayne Newton, or at least one coach at Olmsted Falls High School thought so. That coach didn’t want her to perform in Las Vegas. Whyte is a 6-foot-1 outside hitter for the Bulldogs. She will have herself four letters in volleyball when the season is over, which Whyte [...]
NRHS students engage in their own presidential debate
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — With the presidential election only a week away, students in Phil Kerlin’s accelerated American government class geared up for one last debate — their own. On Tuesday, the 24 students in Kerlin’s class took turns standing behind podiums and debating their classmates on important government issues while students from other social studies [...]
Incumbents’ challengers say Solid Waste ads give unfair advantage
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District spends more than $200,000 per year on advertising and promotional items, virtually all of which include the names of the three county commissioners and sometimes their photos. That’s an unfair political advantage, say the opponents of the two commissioners running for re-election. “In my opinion, it’s [...]
North Ridgeville Notebook: October 30, 2008
Project delays traffic on Center Ridge If all the congestion along Elyria’s bypass and in other locales isn’t aggravating enough, you can add the periodic back-ups that will plague Center Ridge Road near state Route 83 for the next several weeks to few months to your driving difficulties. The delays, which local motorists began experiencing [...]
Gates open for McCain rally at 1 p.m.
ELYRIA — Republican presidential nominee John McCain won’t take the stage at Lorain County Community college today until after 3 p.m., but get there far earlier if you want to see the Arizona senator in person. Marcia Ballinger, LCCC’s vice president of strategic and institutional development, said the Secret Service will begin clearing people through [...]
Obama pledges ‘middle-class bailout’ in primetime ad
WASHINGTON — He was the family man, the solutions-driven politician, the gifted orator. But for those who still harbor doubts about his candidacy, Barack Obama sought to present a special image — a man ready to sit in the Oval Office. Amid a pastiche of American stories, the Democratic presidential nominee spent 30 minutes and [...]
BLOTTER: Oct. 30, 2008
Elyria police Sunday, Oct. 26 9:03 a.m. – 200 block Courtland St., someone tried to steal a 2002 Honda Civic and pushed it into the street. The driver and passenger seats, radio faceplate and passenger-side tires were stolen. 3 p.m. – 900 block Eastern Heights Blvd., nearly $500 charged to a stolen debit card. 3 [...]
Samuel B. Gilbert
Samuel B. Gilbert, 89, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Community Regional Medical Center in Lorain following a lengthy illness. He was born August 15, 1919 in Barbourville, Kentucky and resided in Elyria since 1945. He attended Jones Chapel AME Church in Elyria and was a former member of Second Baptist Church [...]
Elsie Johnson
Elsie Johnson, 79, of Lorain, entered into the presence of the Lord Sunday, October 26, 2008 at home surrounded by family and friends at her bedside. She courageously battled several illnesses for a number of years. A lifelong resident, she was born September 16, 1929 and was educated in the public school system. She enjoyed [...]
Thomas Merle Smith
Thomas Merle Smith, 61, passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday, October 27, 2008. Tom was born in Reidsburg, Pennsylvania October 20, 1947. He began his career as a history teacher and later earned his Master’s degree in psychology. He dedicated his life to helping others as a professional clinical counselor, opening his private practice, [...]