Archive for January, 2009
ROUNDUP: Jan. 23, 2009
Man announces Lorain Council candidacy LORAIN — Lorain Democrat Brian Gates, 31, announced he’s running against incumbent Melanie Szabo, D-1st Ward, for her seat on Lorain City Council. Gates said his dedication to service is evidenced by his rank of Eagle Scout, his work as a community activist and his work as an ordained deacon [...]
David L. Black
David L. "Red" Black, 72, of Lorain, died Tuesday evening, January 20, 2009 at the New Life Hospice Center at St. Joseph, following a brief illness. Mr. Black was born in Lorain September 8, 1936, the son of the late Louis and Edna M. (nee Tellman) Black. He was a graduate of Lorain High School. [...]
Charles A. Pshock
Charles A. Pshock, 75, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (nee Hewson); loving father of Chrysa Muenchausen, Paula Flaim (Terry), Anthony (Sharon), Leigha Lopez (John) and Theodore (Colette); devoted grandfather of Kirsten and Meghan Muenchausen, Kristi Kowalski, Jason, Christopher and Jonathan Schroeder, Anthony, Nicole and Stefanie Pshock and [...]
BLOTTER: Jan. 23, 2009
County sheriff Thursday, Jan. 15 11:30 a.m. – 35300 block Royalton Road, Eaton Township, vehicle reported stolen. Saturday, Jan. 17 2:04 a.m. – 9600 block East River Road, Carlisle Township, Grace Lutheran Church was broken into. The alarm was activated, but nothing was reported stolen. Tuesday, Jan. 20 2:24 a.m. – 700 block Griswold Road, [...]
Microsoft resorts to first layoffs, cutting 5,000
SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft Corp. will make the first mass layoffs in its 34-year history, cutting 5,000 jobs as demand for personal computers falls and even one of the world’s richest companies gets burned by the recession. The company announced the cuts Thursday as it reported an 11 percent drop in second-quarter profit, which fell [...]
Ohio governor plans re-election kickoff
COLUMBUS (AP) — Gov. Ted Strickland plans to kick off his re-election campaign next week in Cincinnati. The Democrat erased any doubt about his plans to run for a second term in 2010 when an invitation for a kickoff reception was posted on the Web site of the Hamilton County Democratic Party. Tickets for the [...]
Commissioners hike sale tax
ELYRIA – Lorain County commissioners approved a 0.5 percent sales tax increase today, a move that will bring in approximately $15 million annually for the county’s criminal justice system – provided it survives a trip to the November ballot. The commissioners, who voted unanimously, imposed the rate hike as an emergency, which means the county [...]
Doubly dynamic: LeBron James and Mo Williams combine for 67 points as Cavaliers get big road win in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — The road was a bit smoother for the Cleveland Cavaliers in Portland. After losing four of their past five road games, the Cavaliers held off the Trail Blazers 104-98 on Wednesday night at the Rose Garden. LeBron James had 34 points and 14 assists, while Mo Williams added a season-high 33 points, [...]
Girls basketball: Elyria delivers in fourth quarter, hits clutch shots to outlast Magnificat
ELYRIA — It was the kind of basketball game you expect from Elyria and Magnificat — physical, competitive and close. The Pioneers’ clutch fourth-quarter shooting finally made the difference in a 54-47 non-conference win Wednesday night. The game was up for grabs until Elyria guards Cynthia Woodard and Kourtney Schweitzer hit the team’s only two [...]
Hockey: Strong final period lifts Elyria Catholic past Amherst
ELYRIA — Amherst outshot Elyria Catholic all night, except when it mattered most. The Panthers defeated the Comets 2-1 Wednesday night at North Park with a strong showing in the third period. Heading into the final period, Amherst held a 16-10 edge in shots on goal, but didn’t register a shot from the 6:30 mark [...]
Browns coach Mangini says Kokinis moving closer to GM job
CLEVELAND — Browns coach Eric Mangini was encouraged by two days of meetings with Baltimore Ravens pro personnel director George Kokinis and indicated his longtime friend will soon be Cleveland’s new general manager. Kokinis, the leading candidate to take over as Browns GM, spoke with team owner Randy Lerner on Wednesday and could be days [...]
Browns lay off more than a dozen employees
CLEVELAND — Feeling the pinch because of the country’s economic downturn, the Cleveland Browns have laid off more than a dozen people in the past two days. On Wednesday, the club released a member of its media relations staff, one of the club’s Web site writers and members of the operations team. Other layoffs included [...]
High school swimming and diving: Bay’s Craft has sights set on defending her Division II state diving championship
Winning a state diving championship hasn’t changed the way Nikki Craft prepares. The Bay junior is working at polishing her list of voluntary dives, just as she did a year ago when she was chasing that first Division II state diving crown. Still, she knows this year is different. “It’s weird having all the eyes [...]
Remembering Dante Lavelli: Browns receiver was truly an all-time great
CLEVELAND — Dante Lavelli won seven championships in 11 seasons, across two leagues. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1975. He had the perfect nickname for a receiver: Gluefingers. Lavelli, a sure-handed receiver who helped the Cleveland Browns build a dynasty in the 1940s and ’50s, died Tuesday night at [...]
Another win for Lee: Indians ace named top pro athlete at Greater Cleveland Sports Awards
CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee is still racking up wins. The AL’s reigning Cy Young Award winner was named the city’s top professional athlete on Wednesday night, beating out Cavaliers superstar LeBron James and golfer Ben Curtis, a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team, at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards. James had won the award [...]
Prosecutors argue Burge`s order in appeals court
AKRON — Lorain County’s prosecutors continued their efforts Wednesday to overturn county Common Pleas Judge James Burge’s controversial order that could change how executions are carried out by lethal injection in the state. Arguing before the 9th District Court of Appeals, Assistant County Prosecutor Billie Jo Belcher said Burge overstepped his authority when he handed [...]
Residents, county officials trade jabs in sales tax hearing
ELYRIA — A county commissioners hearing to discuss raising the sales tax in order to help with a budget crisis got downright nasty Wednesday night. It started when Deborah Irvan, of Wellington, told commissioners she would never vote for the increase if it goes on the November ballot because not enough has been done to [...]
Grace: City can’t afford more firefighters
If outside fire audit finds low staffing, Elyria can`t pay to fix it, according to mayor
Wellington superintendent promotes bond issue, new school
WELLINGTON — If you haven’t heard a lot about the Feb. 3 special election giving voters a chance to reconsider an 8.98-mill bond issue to build a new kindergarten through 12th grade school, Superintendent Francis Robert Scruci met with reporters Wednesday to change that. He said the school would boost the village’s economy and be [...]
The ice is not so nice
Winter has been colder, snowier than average
McKinley students have an inaugural ball
The first time Ameera Rose grabbed her partner’s hand Wednesday and attempted to do the waltz, the 10-year-old girl stumbled a little. The fifth-grader at McKinley Elementary School wasn’t exactly a novice at ballroom dancing: In her school’s gym for days on end, she and dozens of other kids partnered up and practiced the steps [...]
N.R. school board holds levy until November
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Voters can breathe a sign of relief. They won’t be asked to stretch their already-tight budgets any further in May, after the school board agreed not to put any issues on the ballot. But they will need to brace for November when they may be asked to vote on two money issues: [...]
Midview students won’t be left in cold
GRAFTON — Students who arrive at Midview High School an hour before school will no longer stand in the cold until doors open, a school spokeswoman said. Several teachers have volunteered to supervise students an extra half hour, said Erin Gadd, the district’s public information and grants coordinator. Beginning today, doors will open at 6:15 [...]
Oberlin passes measure favorable to noncitizens
Foes plan fight of resolution that began as ‘sanctuary`
North Ridgeville Notebook: January 22, 2009
Cases in point During Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Councilwoman Nancy Buescher, R-1st Ward, jump-started debate on two issues, each of which was a construction recommendation forwarded from the Jan. 13 Planning Commission meeting. The first involved an 8,000-square-foot truck dispatching center proposed for a 4.3-acre site on Bliss Parkway owned by XL Industries Inc., [...]