Archive for May 3rd, 2009
Elyria Catholic High honors alumni
LORAIN — Each year, the alumni of Elyria Catholic High School gather to recognize the great achievements of some of their own. This year, the 11th annual ECHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Dinner will be no different, as five graduates will be inducted into the 2009 Hall of Fame. They are two longtime local [...]
Elyria and Elyria Township notebook: May 3, 2009
Firefighter finishes leadership program In April 2007, Capt. Jamison Norris of the Elyria Fire Department began an intense fire officer leadership program. It has taken two years, but Norris recently graduated from the Ohio Fire Executive program, a 2½ year education program geared toward those looking to one day serve as fire chiefs. The ceremony [...]
Shocking Bird: Mine That Bird, a 50-1 shot, pulls off one of the biggest upsets in Kentucky Derby history
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The cowboy and his horse beat them all. Four Hall of Fame trainers. The ruler of Dubai. Two sentimental favorites. Trainer Bennie Woolley Jr. hitched Mine That Bird to the back of his pickup and drove to the Kentucky Derby from New Mexico. With an inspired ride on the rail from Calvin [...]
A night to say thank you: Elyria Sports Hall of Fame enshrinees share honor with those who inspired them
ELYRIA — Any great athlete has someone in their past who influenced their life and mentors who were instrumental to their competitive success. It was the same for the 2009 Elyria Sports Hall of Fame enshrinees, and most of them got to thank those supporters in person at the Spitzer Center on Saturday night. Taking [...]
Tough guy: Kaluka Maiava impresses Browns with his talent, smarts and tales of hunting wild boar … with his bare hands
BEREA — Eric Mangini isn’t easily impressed, but Kaluka Maiava nailed his predraft interview. All it took were stories of hunting wild boar — without a gun. “He is a tough, tough guy,” Mangini said Saturday at rookie minicamp. Mangini was impressed enough with Maiava’s entire resume to draft him in the fourth round last [...]
Milestones for 05/03/2009
Happy 8th Birthday – Ward Anniversary Surprise – Varney-Esson Graduation – Lloyd 30th Anniversary – Melendez Engagement – Mick-Headley Engagement – Burnsworth-Wager Engagement – Schneider-Hunger 65th Anniversary – Ignatz 40th Anniversary – Simon
Browns notes: Mangini looking for versatility out of Veikune
BEREA — Second-round pick David Veikune had 18 sacks in three years as a defensive end at Hawaii and was the lone pass rusher drafted by the Browns. But he lined up as an inside linebacker the first two days of rookie minicamp. “I’m happy with the way he’s moved from defensive end to inside [...]
Indians find a way … to lose: Tigers get to Tribe bullpen for three runs in the eighth
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers were on the verge of another frustrating early season loss when Curtis Granderson and the struggling Cleveland Indians bullpen saved them. Granderson hit a two-run homer in Detroit’s three-run eighth inning and the Tigers beat the Indians 9-7 on Saturday. Detroit blew a 5-0 lead and trailed 7-6 before its [...]
Chris Assenheimer: Indians can’t afford to waste a healthy Victor Martinez
During a bright and sunny spring training day in Goodyear, Ariz., Victor Martinez boarded a bus along with a couple of reporters to head from the Indians’ complex to Goodyear Ballpark for an exhibition game. One of the reporters informed the bus driver that one of her passengers, not too tough to decipher which one, [...]
High school softball: Freshman provides huge hit as Elyria rallies for win, finishes as tourney’s only undefeated team
LAGRANGE — It was one of those situations the bat-and-ball sports do better than any other: Two outs, bottom of the last inning, runners at first and second, home team down a run, 6-5. Little freshman center fielder steps into the batter’s box and drills the first pitch down the right-field line for a two-run [...]
Eagles flying high: North Olmsted boys, Avon girls have strong performances at Avon Jim Reynolds Relays
AVON — To compete and win at the Avon Jim Reynolds Relays takes something a little different than other meets. Track athletes need “sea legs” of sorts to adjust to the jumbled order of running events. The North Olmsted boys and Avon girls handled the task very well Saturday. North Olmsted was the class of [...]
Saying goodbye to Lorain High
LORAIN — Mike Sosiak graduated from Lorain High School in 1949. He returned to his alma mater Saturday to bid farewell for the final time at an open house that drew hundreds of his fellow alumni to the school, which will be torn down later this year. Sosiak, a 78-year-old retired teacher, said he’s sorry [...]
Traveling Wall brings up memories
ELYRIA — Wilma Workman brought a painting of her son to place at the traveling half-scale model of the Vietnam Memorial on Saturday. She said she’s conflicted about how she feels about seeing the replica of the wall in her hometown or the name of her son, Calvin Coon — a 19-year-old Marine from Elyria [...]
Blotter: May 3, 2009
Lorain police Sunday, April 26 2:43 p.m. – 1200 block W. 13th St., burglary. Tuesday, April 28 8:48 p.m. – 1700 block E. 32nd St., fight. Friday, May 1 5:33 a.m. – 1800 block Hancock St., Richard Rivera Jr., 22, 7800 block Meister Road, charged with grand theft auto, theft, aggravated menacing, having weapons under [...]
Five hurt when car hits tree
VERMILION TWP. — Five people were injured early Saturday when a driver lost control of her car and struck a tree on U.S. Route 6, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. The 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by 20-year-old Shelbi Reineck of Huron, was headed east when she drove off the right side of road veered [...]
Local roundup: May 3, 2009
Police investigate man’s scalding LORAIN — Police are looking into whether a mentally handicapped Lorain man was scalded in the shower by a caregiver. Police were sent Thursday to the 300 block of Root Road to a residence for special-needs people, where they found a 36-year-old with severe burns on his back and arms. “He [...]
Lorain mayor, bar owner to fight for charity
LORAIN — Mayor Tony Krasienko and Mike Kennedy, owner of Kennedy’s Broadway Billiards, will come to blows on June 20. The pair will face off in a boxing ring during a fundraiser for the Puerto Rican Cultural Committee at the former Lorain Catholic High School, now known as the Spartan Building. Krasienko, 38, said he’s [...]
Obituaries for May 3, 2009
Thomas Owen Jordon Sr. Paul Vincent Tury Helyne W. Gongaware Benjamin James Reynolds Billy B. Goodwin L. Elaine Krieg Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition Web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com