Archive for February, 2009
Marshals arrest fugitive in Lorain
LORAIN — A Lorain man mistakenly released from a state prison on Feb. 1 was arrested Saturday night. Brandon Cruzado, 23, surrendered to the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force after an anonymous tip led officers to him near the corner of Broadway and East 31st Street shortly before 8 p.m., according to a news [...]
134 rescued from Lake Erie ice floe; 1 dead
OAK HARBOR — A miles-wide ice floe broke away Saturday from Lake Erie’s shoreline, trapping more than 130 fishermen, some for as long as four hours. One man fell into the water and later died. A Coast Guard spokesman, Chief Petty Officer Robert Lanier, said 134 people had been plucked from the ice by late [...]
Westwood Junior High science, art classes team up to create heavenly hallway project
The seventh- and eighth-grade students at Westwood Junior High School in Elyria are taking their education to new heights. They’ve nearly completed Constellation Hallway, a magnificent representation of outer space, spanning both walls between the science and music wings of the school. Along with the constellations and 12 Zodiac signs, passers-by can also see a [...]
Girls basketball: Elyria Catholic press flattens Villa Angela-St. Joseph as Panthers get seventh win in last nine games
ELYRIA — The wins are starting to pile up for Elyria Catholic. The Panther girls won their third straight game and seventh in nine games Saturday, downing Villa Angela-St. Joseph 67-51 in North Coast league play at the Coliseum. EC, which improved to 11-6 overall and 5-2 in the NCL, set the tempo early with [...]
Elyria/Elyria Township notebook: Feb. 8, 2009
EMH, Health District hold free heart screening EMH Regional Healthcare System is teaming up with the Elyria City Health District on Thursday to offer free heart health screenings. The event will run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Midway Mall’s “Community Corner” room. February is national Heart Health Awareness Month, so it is the perfect [...]
Open Door student wins poetry contest
Lindsey Hackney, a sixth-grade student at Open Door Christian School, won first place in the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Poem Contest. Lindsey’s poem about the importance of recycling and how she makes a difference in her own home to help the environment beat out 300 other submissions. “I think I am very blessed [...]
William Sabol
William "Bill" Sabol, 88 of Frankfort, Kentucky and formerly of Grafton died, Saturday February 7, 2009 at Bradford Square Nursing Home in Frankfort following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bauer-Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home. 322-4626.
Robert R. White, Sr.
Robert R. White, Sr., 66, of Rochester, died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born January 5, 1943 in Logan County, West Virginia. He had been raised in Wayne County, West Virginia and had lived in the Wellington area for the past 47 years. Robert had worked at [...]
Rev. Howard Kemp
Rev. Howard Kemp, of Conway, South Carolina, died Thursday, February 5, 2009. Memorial services will be held later. Conway Funeral Services, Conway, South Carolina, 843-488-4600 is in charge of arrangements.
Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson, 46, died Thursday, February 5, 2009, at Marymount South Hospital in Broadview Heights, following an automobile accident. She was born December 22, 1962 in Elyria and lived here all of her life. Karen was a graduate of Elyria High School and Remington College in Rocky River. She was a member of the House [...]
Dorothy H. Roduner
Dorothy H. Roduner, 71, of Rocky River, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday February 4, 2009 at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland. She was born in Endicott, Washington on February 4, 1938 and had been a Rocky River resident for 25 years. She was raised in Quincy, Washington, and attended school there until [...]
Calvin G. Arnold Sr.
Calvin G. "Calcutta-Dogg" Arnold Sr. 65, of Lorain, passed away Thursday February 5, 2009 at the Lorain Community Health Partners in Lorain following a long illness. He was born in Salisbury North Carolina coming to Lorain, in the early 1950’s from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Arnold was employed as a certified welder for Ford Motor Co. [...]
August J. Argenti
August J. "Sonny" Argenti, 60, of Lorain, passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 at his home. Sonny was born March 5, 1948 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to Yolanda and the late Peter Argenti, Sr. Sonny graduated from Clearview High School in 1966 and worked for the family business – Argenti Masonry - for over 30 years. [...]
Snub City? First Cavs guard Mo Williams is twice passed over for All-Star honors, then LeBron’s triple-double is taken away
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers were still seething Friday afternoon over the fact point guard Mo Williams is not an Eastern Conference All-Star. Then the other shoe fell. Well, actually, the basketball fell Wednesday in the final minute of the Cavs’ win in New York. LeBron James and the Cavs thought he had grabbed it with [...]
Boys basketball: Keystone could be headed for a banner year after key conference win over Wellington
WELLINGTON — That basketball conference banner hanging in the Keystone gym might just get an update before this season is over. The Wildcats haven’t added any new information to the banner since winning the now defunct Lorain County Conference in 2004. But Friday, Keystone moved closer to its first Stars Division title in the Patriot [...]
Boys basketball: Olmsted Falls finds a way, slips past Avon Lake with basket in final seconds
AVON LAKE — The game had overtime written all over it. Olmsted Falls, it appeared, was about to fritter away the final minute without getting off a shot in a tie game. The Bulldogs had all sorts of trouble finding a good look at the basket against a much taller Avon Lake team and its [...]
Team taking shape: Lake Erie Crushers, Avon’s fledgling minor league baseball team, introduces its first three players
AVON — The Lake Erie Crushers took another step toward their inaugural season Friday afternoon, unveiling their uniforms and introducing the first three players they’ve signed. The Crushers, an expansion minor league baseball team in the independent Frontier League, signed infielders Jodam Rivera, Drew Saylor and Gordon Gronkowski — all of whom were drafted by [...]
Boys basketball: Vermilion turns up the defensive pressure, shuts down Midview
VERMILION — The Midview defense was strong, but the offense mailed in its effort in a West Shore Conference game against Vermilion on Friday night. That was a big reason the Sailors posted a 47-31 victory to sweep the season series and remain a game behind North Ridgeville in the WSC race. Vermilion (10-3, 7-2 [...]
Boys basketball: North Ridgeville pulls away from Fairview behind big fourth quarter
FAIRVIEW PARK — The North Ridgeville Rangers came to Fairview on Friday night knowing they had handled the Warriors 69-53 the last time they played on Jan. 6 at North Ridgeville. But this time, on the Warriors’ floor, things were a little different. For three quarters, fans were reminded of last season’s first game between [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria’s 10-year winning streak against Parma comes to an end
PARMA — It had been 10 years and 13 games since Elyria lost to Parma. That streak ended Friday night on the Redmen’s floor as the Pioneers bowed, 67-61, in a Northeast Ohio Conference crossover game. Parma, having one of its best seasons in a long time, improved to 11-4 with the victory. Elyria fell [...]
Bowling notebook: Vermilion boys looking to get North Shore Conference championship back
Vermilion has won the last two Lorain County Division I sectional titles even though it’s only won one of the last two North Shore Bowling Conference tournaments. Last year, Vermilion finished third (3,738) behind North Ridgeville (3,948) and Keystone (3,741) in the league tournament. Part of the reason for the Sailors’ off day was that [...]
August J. Argenti
August J. "Sonny" Argenti, 60, of Lorain, passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 at his home. Sonny was born March 5, 1948 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to Yolanda and the late Peter Argenti, Sr. Sonny graduated from Clearview High School in 1966 and worked for the family business – Argenti Masonry - for over 30 years. [...]
Barbara J. A. Stevens
Barbara J.A. Stevens (nee Lauer), 69, of Elyria died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at the Elyria Wesleyan Village, following a long illness. She was born June 1, 1939 in Yakima, Washington and had been an Elyria area resident since 1958, coming from Portland, Oregon. She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elyria, Beta [...]
Elizabeth N. Pallotta
Elizabeth N. "Betty" Pallotta (nee Nagy), 95, of Wellington, died Friday, February 6, 2009, at Center Ridge Nursing Home in North Ridgeville, following a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Bauer-Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, (440) 322-4626.
Annamarie S. Ganczarski
Annamarie S. Ganczarski (nee Soennecken), 72, of North Ridgeville, passed away Thursday January 22, 2009 at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii following a brief illness. She was born in New York, New York on October 19, 1936 and was raised in Trenton, New Jersey. Mrs. Ganczarski had been a North Ridgeville resident since 1973 [...]