Archive for May 5th, 2009
Election news: It looks like there might be an upset in Elyria
Even though all the results aren’t in yet, it looks like Democrat Mary Siwierka not only will knock an incumbent out of an at-large seat on the Elyria City Council, but she might just be the top vote getter among the four in the primary. With nearly 32 percent of the votes tallied, Siwierka was [...]
Ely School to re-open Wednesday
School officials in Elyria have announced that instead of remaining closed through the week, Ely School — where a 9-year-old student was found to have the first case of swine flu in the state — will re-open Wednesday due to revised recommendation from the Center of Disease Control. For more on this story, see Wednesday’s [...]
Cavaliers vs. Hawks: 5 Reasons
5 REASONS – The Cavaliers will beat the Hawks 1. LeBron James James was sensational in averaging 32.0 points, 11.3 rebounds and 7.5 assists in a first-round sweep of Detroit, and he`s still all business as the Eastern Conference semifinals begin. As athletic as the Hawks are, they really don`t match up well with the [...]
Cavaliers vs. Hawks: A look back at the regular season
CAVALIERS 110, HAWKS 96 Nov. 22 at Quicken Loans Arena LeBron James had 24 points, seven rebounds and eight assists in a game in which the Cavaliers led by as many as 28 and never trailed, but lacked a killer instinct and had to bring their star back in late. Mo Williams added 20 points, [...]
Indians fight back against Blue Jays: Offense wakes up, pulls out win in 12th inning
TORONTO – Held without a hit through the first six innings Monday night, the Cleveland Indians finished with 15 and they needed all of them to beat the Toronto Blue Jays. Josh Barfield singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning as Cleveland erased two deficits and survived a blown save to hold off [...]
High school softball: Columbia edges Wellington in battle of state-ranked teams
COLUMBIA TWP. — The pitcher is a fill-in who has been No. 2 among Columbia’s pitchers. She was on the junior varsity a year ago. The third baseman used to be the No. 2 catcher and has been playing her new position for all of two weeks. But she recorded six assists, an unusually high [...]
High school baseball: Brecksville shuts down Westlake’s vaunted offense, wins big Southwestern Conference game
WESTLAKE — Brecksville sophomore Mike Mancuso did not look like a sophomore when he was on the mound at Westlake High School on Monday afternoon. Mancuso threw just 92 pitches in contrast to the 156 thrown by Westlake. Though his pitch count was low, the strikeout total was not. Mancuso struck out 10, walked only [...]
High school roundup: Midview scores one in the seventh to pull out win over Rocky River
GRAFTON — Anthony Gott’s infield single brought home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the seventh as Midview topped Rocky River 5-4 in a West Shore Conference baseball game Monday. Midview improved to 10-8 and 6-2 in the WSC. Rocky River 020 000 2 — 4 4 2 Midview 010 210 [...]
Lorain Council debates buying mortgages
LORAIN – City Council again revisited whether to purchase loans on two downtown buildings owned by Lorain County Community Action Agency during a first reading at Monday night`s meeting. In December, Council narrowly defeated a proposal to buy the mortgages on 502 and 506 Broadway for $450,000. Had it passed, the city would have purchased [...]
Elyria Catholic splitting top jobs
ELYRIA – Elyria Catholic High School will see a change in its administrative staff for the coming school year. Andrew Krakowiak, who has balanced the jobs of principal and president of the school for the past six years, will become EC`s president for the 2009-10 school year. Amy Butler, who has served as assistant principal [...]
Strickland: State’s economic success tied to education
COLUMBUS – Ohio can only enter an economic revival by refusing to be deterred by financial obstacles and by immediately reforming its out-of-date educational system, Gov. Ted Strickland said Monday in trying to rally support for his ambitious educational agenda. Strickland used lofty rhetoric and historical images to sell his education plan to a gathering [...]
Court briefs: May 05, 2009
Former Lorain cop appeals conviction ELYRIA — Former Lorain police officer Jesus Sanchez has appealed his conviction on stalking charges that led to him being locked up in the Lorain County Jail for 60 days. Sanchez, 54, retired in December after county Common Pleas Judge Edward Zaleski found him guilty of menacing by stalking for [...]
Amherst, Vermilion, South Amherst notebook: May 5, 2009
Haircuts for cancer A Beau Monde Salon in Amherst will hold a cut-a-thon noon to 7 p.m. today to benefit the American Cancer Society. All profits from the day’s haircuts will go to the cancer society, and hair will also be cut for Locks of Love wigs for kids. Locks of Love requires 12 inches [...]
Police briefs: May 5, 2009
Abandoned vehicles set on fire in Lorain LORAIN — Firefighters were called to extinguish two burning vehicles at the corner of East 28th Street and Elyria Avenue on Saturday night. A passing motorist called 911 and reported that the two vehicles, a Ford Contour and Chrysler Concord four-door, were on fire in an alley about [...]
Obituaries for May 5, 2009
E. Joseph Verlie Henry Smith, Sr. John G. Gradish Ronald C. Newman Catherine Edith Alice Ervin Marian Frances Wilker Ralph Derius Shannon Deacon Wentworth Jamerson Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com