Archive for November 25th, 2008
Browns’ Edwards fined, ordered to do community service
AVON LAKE — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards will pay $252 in fines and court costs and do 30 hours of community service for doing 120 mph on Interstate 90. Edwards pleaded no contest Tuesday to a speeding ticket and was sentenced by Avon Lake Municipal Judge Darrel Bilancini. Before sentencing, Edwards apologized to [...]
Lerner: Decisions to be made after season on Crennel, Savage
BEREA – Browns owner Randy Lerner said Tuesday he will wait until the end of the season before deciding on the futures of general manager Phil Savage and coach Romeo Crennel. Both are considered to be on the hot seat as the Browns are 4-7 and out of the playoff hunt in a year that [...]
Ohio’s former elections chief eyeing RNC bid
CINCINNATI (AP) — Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell is considering a run for chairman of the Republican National Committee. Blackwell is one of two black men vying for the opposing party’s helm as America prepares to seat its first black president. The 60-year-old Blackwell told The Cincinnati Enquirer that members of the 168-member [...]
All-Ohio football: Avon lands seven on list, including three first-teamers; Kimbro snaps Admiral King’s first-team drought
A successful team needs solid players and no area team was more successful that the Avon Eagles this season. Just nine days after their regional championship appearance, the Eagles placed seven players on the All-Ohio Division II list — including three first-team selections, the most by a Lorain County team since Elyria Catholic had four [...]
Romeo’s still the man, for now: Browns coach not dodging blame for team’s struggles, says he’s not worried about job
BEREA — As the minutes passed and Romeo Crennel wasn’t behind the microphone for his scheduled news conference, the speculation swirled. Was Crennel in an upstairs office getting fired? Had the 16-6 loss Sunday to the Texans sealed his fate with five weeks left in the season? Had the frustrated fans finally gotten their wish? [...]
Browns notes: Quinn to get second opinion on finger
BEREA — ESPN’s Michael Smith reported Monday night that quarterback Brady Quinn will visit renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Alabama today to get a second opinion on the injured index finger on his throwing hand. Coach Romeo Crennel confirmed Monday afternoon that Quinn has a damaged tendon near the small fracture at the tip [...]
Apple appeal: LeBron’s visit sure to have New York buzzing
INDEPENDENCE — Spike Lee is expected to be there. So are Connie Chung and Maury Povich. Who knows, Lindsay Lohan and Woody Allen might even make an appearance. Toss in LeBron James, the Big Apple of New York’s professional basketball eye, and Madison Square Garden could be a zoo when the Cavaliers play the Knicks [...]
College basketball: Lighty lines up a win for Ohio State with clutch free throws against Bowling Green
COLUMBUS — David Lighty’s shooting wasn’t impeccable, but his timing sure was. Lighty hit two clinching foul shots with 6.4 seconds left to lead Ohio State past Bowling Green 61-57 Monday night. “I missed my first three (free throws), so I had to make something,” he said. “I made them at the right time.” The [...]
General Motors, Tiger cut short endorsement deal
DETROIT — General Motors is bailing out on Tiger Woods. Woods, a global icon in sports with his 14 major championships, has been carrying the Buick logo on his golf bag for the last nine years and still had one year left on his contract. But General Motors Corp. was looking to cut costs and [...]
A big, easy win: Saints, Brees crush Packers in return home
NEW ORLEANS — After heading out on the road for more than a month, the New Orleans Saints were unstoppable at home. The Saints spent 43 days away from the Louisiana Superdome for a trip to London, a bye and three road games, then returned to New Orleans and put on one of the more [...]
NFL notes: McNabb back in as Eagles starting quarterback
Donovan McNabb’s benching lasted less than 24 hours. One day after he got yanked at halftime of a close game, the five-time Pro Bowl quarterback got his job back — for now. McNabb will start when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night. “Donovan is the quarterback. I don’t want to leave [...]
Sheffield avoids safety layoffs for time being
SHEFFIELD — Village safety forces will remain intact for at least the first 90 days of the year after Council narrowly passed a motion Monday night calling for a temporary budget that avoids cuts from the Police and Fire departments. Councilman Ron Forster’s motion urged everyone to step back from the idea of downsizing the [...]
Car vandals hit Elyria area
ELYRIA — Windows were smashed on 23 vehicles over the weekend, leaving thousands of dollars in damage, police said. The damage included an Elyria council member’s truck as well as four vehicles at Action Maids on North Abbe Road, costing the company about $1,500 and forcing it to cancel a planned holiday turkey giveaway for [...]
Amherst district votes to freeze officials` salaries
AMHERST — Even though Amherst Schools passed a levy earlier this month, the district’s administrators are still going to take a hit in their pocketbooks. The Amherst school board voted to approve a proposal by the district’s 18 administrative personnel to freeze their own pay for the 2009-10 school year, even though voters approved a [...]
Lorain nearer decision on LCCAA
LORAIN — A revised option to buy the Lorain County Community Action Agency’s mortgages on two buildings downtown and then lease them back to the agency was re-introduced to city officials on Monday night, and Mayor Tony Krasienko is in favor of it. The reworked agreement would shorten the agency’s lease to 15 years from [...]
Lorain to apply for federal grant money
LORAIN — City Council unanimously voted Monday to apply for a $3 million federal grant to fix up or demolish run-down homes in an effort to improve blighted neighborhoods. The city could use the money only on vacant, foreclosed properties. The buildings could be demolished, or the city could rehabilitate and sell or lease them. [...]
Blotter: Nov. 25, 2008
Elyria police Thursday, Nov. 20 9:45 a.m. – 200 block Brittany Lane, $200 GPS system stolen from vehicle. 1:40 p.m. – Elyria High School, a 17-year-old Elyria girl charged with theft for allegedly stealing another student’s iPod. 2:55 p.m. – 300 block Barres Lane, two Elyria teenage boys charged with assault for fighting. 3:45 p.m. [...]
Students donate food to needy
ELYRIA — Youngsters at McKinley Elementary School have big hearts, collecting more than 2,000 food items such as stuffing, crackers, canned vegetables and cookies for the needy. On Monday, fourth- and fifth-graders helped load the food into a van so the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1079 could distribute it. In just a few minutes, [...]
Trustees say man`s lawn is a junkyard
ELYRIA — The Penfield Township trustees want a resident to clean up his property. The trustees on Monday sued Timothy Grudier of state Route 301 for violating the township’s zoning ordinance, saying he’d been parking two or more motor vehicles on his property in violation of the junkyard article of the ordinance. The lawsuit included [...]
Elyria company gets $100K grant
ELYRIA — Through a growing partnership between the University of Akron and Lorain County Community College, the Innovation Fund is giving $325,000 to four regional technology startup companies. In the latest application round, three companies will receive awards of $100,000 each: n Brainwashed Software of Elyria, which creates medical education software that uses 3D interactive [...]
Avon Lake man sues over trench injuries
ELYRIA — An Avon Lake man Monday filed a lawsuit against Loeser Excavating Co., saying he was seriously injured last November when an 11-foot trench collapsed. The lawsuit filed by Mark Heczko seeks an undisclosed amount of damages in excess of $25,000 in connection with the incident on Nov. 27. He was working at the [...]
Holiday meals for the needy
5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Full Gospel Faith Fellowship Church, 1901 North Ridge Road, Lorain 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lorain County Community College in the Spitzer Conference Center, Elyria 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church, 5500 Lear-Nagle Road, North Ridgeville 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday [...]
Thanksgiving closings
ELYRIA — City, county, state and federal offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving holiday. Exceptions are safety forces, such as police and fire departments, which will be on duty. Sanitation collections by Elyria and Allied Waste Services will not be made on Thursday but will resume on Friday, with collections [...]
Santa`s coming to Harbour Town
VERMILION — Santa Claus is coming to Vermilion. Jolly Ol’ St. Nick will arrive by ice breaker on Saturday. But before he does, the city will start the holiday season with the 22nd annual Harbour Town 1837 Christmas Walk. The Christmas walk begins Friday with free Belgium horse-drawn trolley rides. Trolleys take riders through Vermilion’s [...]
Amherst/Vermilion notebook: Nov. 25, 2008
Penguins in the Parks If you get a chuckle from — or at least a smile — from a series of five colorfully painted plywood penguins that are part of this year’s seventh annual holiday lights display at the Carlisle Reservation, you can thank the students of the Firelands High School Art Society. Some 30 [...]