Archive for January, 2009
Scott Petrak: Ravens or Steelers? Can it get any worse for a Browns fan?
Sometimes there just isn’t a right answer. Like when your wife gets out of the shower and asks, “Have I always been this fat?” Or when the police officer leans into the driver’s side window and says, “Do you know why I pulled you over?” Browns fans ran face-first into another impossible-to-answer question this week, [...]
Boys basketball: North Ridgeville turns up the heat in second half to get past Firelands
HENRIETTA TWP. — A close first half was enough to tell North Ridgeville’s coaches something had to change in the second half Friday night. If, that is, the Rangers wanted to leave Firelands High School the way they entered it … undefeated in the West Shore Conference. “We threw down a challenge to the team [...]
Boys basketball: Midview turnaround continues against Avon
AVON — The four-game skid that started Midview’s season is quickly fading from memory. Since a player’s-only meeting last week, the Middies have put together a three-game winning streak. Friday’s victim was Avon, whom the Middies downed 54-49 to raise their record to 4-4 overall and 3-1 in the West Shore Conference. Avon fell to [...]
Boys basketball: Pioneers get caught in the no-win zone, fall to Medina and its 1-3-1 defense
Kenneth L. Coleman The Chronicle-Telegram MEDINA — Being in a zone is supposed to be a good thing. But it was all bad for Elyria on Friday night as the Pioneers got lost in Medina’s 1-3-1 zone defense and came out on the losing end of a 60-42 decision in Northeast Ohio Conference play. “Give [...]
High school wrestling: Southview shows its strength in dominating win over North Ridgeville
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — With a lineup filled with wrestlers that only have a handful of losses, Southview should be considered among the elite Division I programs in the state. But when fans are asked about those top programs, schools like St. Edward, Massillon Perry, Wadsworth and Elyria are listed, and the Saints are pushed to [...]
High school bowling notes: Elyria Catholic’s Hahner having a ball in his return to varsity sports
Bill Hahner has found his niche. The Elyria Catholic senior leads the North Shore Bowling Conference with a 221 average. Not too bad for a first-year varsity player. But then, Hahner has tried his hand at a variety of sports over the years. He was a fullback and tight end for the St. Jude football [...]
CORRECTIONS: Jan. 17, 2009
A list of nursing homes in Wednesday’s paper omitted Avon Oaks Nursing Home in Avon, which received an average score of 94.06 in the 2008 Nursing Home Family Satisfaction Survey.
Obama: Renewables key to Ohio’s rebound
President-elect visits Bedford Heights to talk about alternative energy sources, economy
Project proves too slippery for North Ridgeville buses
Mishap on Dyke Ave. halts service; district seeks a solution
Elyria’s design of the times
Review complaint targets the man who made Krazy Mac`s sign
Cold means boom and bursts for car service personnel, plumbers
Friday was a bad day for vehicle batteries and water pipes. But it was a great day for towing services and plumbers. By noon Friday, Dawn Schupp of Mugs Elyria Towing Service had responded to 65 calls requesting assistance. She estimated that 80 to 90 percent of those were from people needing jump starts for [...]
Lorain safety services depend on income tax
LORAIN — If a proposed income tax renewal fails in May, Lorain residents may find themselves with fewer police officers, firefighters and other services, city officials said Friday. The 0.25 percentage point income tax was passed in 2005 to make up for lost income when the Ford plant closed. It currently brings in a little [...]
Attorney: Bipolar woman shouldn`t be in jail
ELYRIA — A Lorain mother serving a 90-day sentence for poisoning her three children wants out of the county jail. In a motion filed Friday, 10 days after Theresa Fennell began serving her sentence, her attorney asked that she be released early, saying she wasn’t receiving the proper medication to treat her bipolar disorder. Attorney [...]
Cold puts area shelters at capacity
LORAIN — It was nearly a full house at the shelters at St. Joseph Church on Thursday with 42 men and six women seeking help so they wouldn’t freeze in the street or in their cars. As the 10 p.m. deadline approached on Friday, monitors for both the men’s and women’s shelter pledged to welcome [...]
Sheffield Lake checks in on seniors
SHEFFIELD LAKE — Older residents can thank Mayor John Piskura’s 95-year-old grandmother for a new program that offers check-ins and other services designed to give the city’s seniors peace of mind. Senior citizens, shut-ins, those who use wheelchairs and Social Security income recipients are just a few of the people who will be helped by [...]
BLOTTER: Jan. 17, 2009
Lorain police Thursday, Jan. 15 2:05 p.m. – 5300 Meister Road, a man reported his girlfriend hit him and threatened him with a knife after he destroyed her crack pipe. He told police friends came to pick her up, and while arguing about her leaving, a man, whom he didn’t know, threatened him with a [...]
Avon makes Internet predator arrest
AVON — Police said a 29-year-old Cleveland mechanic drove to Avon on Thursday night with the hopes of having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Instead, Douglas F. Demarco Jr. was arrested and taken to jail, police said. Demarco was charged with felony counts of importuning, attempted unlawful sexual contact with a minor and possession of [...]
State seeks pay cut from union workers
COLUMBUS — The administration of Gov. Ted Strickland is seeking a 5 percent pay cut from workers in the state’s largest union as the state faces a $7.3 billion budget deficit, Ohio media outlets reported Friday. The state also seeks to reduce work hours from 40 to 35 per week and eliminate paid holidays and [...]
Ex-nurse sentenced in sexual abuse case
SANDUSKY — A former night shift nurse accused of sexually abusing patients at northwest Ohio nursing homes entered a plea arrangement to avoid trial and has been sentenced to 12½ years in prison. John Riems entered an Alford plea Friday evening to four counts of sexual battery and one count of gross sexual imposition. In [...]
Local roundup: January 17, 2009
Special prosecutor assigned to Will case ELYRIA — A special prosecutor has been assigned to handle the felony drug case of Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will’s nephew. Elyria City Prosecutor Jay Grunda will handle the case of Sean Will, 33, of Elyria. Sean Will was arrested by county sheriff’s deputies on Dec. 16 and charged [...]
Ronald Roy Loescher
Ronald Roy Loescher, 61, of Grafton died Friday January 16, 2008 at home following a brief illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Bauer-Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria (440) 322-4626
Robert G. Engelhardt
Robert G. Engelhardt, 84, of Lorain, died Friday, January 16, 2008 at the Kingston of Vermilion in Vermilion, following a brief illness. The arrangements are pending and will be announced later by the Schwartz, Spence, Boyer and Cool Home For Funerals, 1124 W. 5th St., Lorian.
George T. Sheridan
George T. Sheridan, 73, a 40 year Wellington resident, died Friday, January 16, 2009 at Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin. He was born June 18, 1935 in Youngstown to the late Howard and Lucille (nee Bower) Sheridan. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School and served in the United States Navy from 1952 until 1956. George [...]
Denver Eugene Rice
Denver Eugene Rice, 78, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 16, 2009 following a long illness. He was born November 6, 1930 in Bolair, West Virginia, and moved to Lorain County in 1953 from Webster Springs, West Virginia. Denver was a Car Inspector for Lake Terminal Railroad in Lorain and [...]
Caleb Scott James
Caleb Scott James, 19, of Henrietta Township, died unexpectedly Thursday, January 15, 2009 due to complications of Congestive Heart Failure. Caleb was born April 26, 1989. He attended both Brookside and Admiral King High Schools and earned his G.E.D. prior to his scheduled date of graduation. He was looking forward to attending Lorain County Community [...]