Archive for May 6th, 2009
Kuhn chosen to lead Midview Schools
GRAFTON — Columbia Schools Superintendent John Kuhn has been chosen to lead the Midview Schools, according to a schools spokeswoman. The Midview Board of Education was expected to meet at 8:30 p.m. tonight to approve his contract, said schools spokeswoman Erin Gadd. Kuhn will begin work on Aug. 1. Kuhn is a graduate of Maysville [...]
Brick choice set at EHS
ELYRIA – The Thomas Brick Co, the supplier of the Glen-Gery brick, has been given the go-ahead to supply thousands of bricks to be used for the new Elyria High School. School officials anticipate the bricks will be delivered in June. Any delay could potentially delay the masonry work schedule, which could ultimately disrupt the [...]
Roundup May 6, 2009
Woman hit in head before being burned SANDUSKY – Investigators say a woman whose burned body was found at a state wildlife preserve near Sandusky suffered a blow to the head. Capt. Paul Sigsworth of the Erie County sheriff`s office said Tuesday the woman was between 20 and 50 years old, did not have any [...]
Ely Elementary reopening
ELYRIA – The unexpected break from class ends today for students who attend Ely Elementary School. Classes are resuming for about 450 children who have been out of school since school officials shuttered the building on April 27 after a 9-year-old student was confirmed to have the H1N1 virus, which formerly was referred to as [...]
Siwierka top Dem in at-large Council
ELYRIA – Councilman Kevin Brubaker said he knew when Mary Siwierka jumped into the Democratic race for the Elyria Council at-large seats that she was going to be tough to beat. He was right. In a five-candidate race for four at-large Democratic slots, Siwierka – in her first bid for elected office – emerged as [...]
Face transplant patient speaks
CLEVELAND – Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman. Connie Culp stepped forward Tuesday to show off the results of the nation`s first face transplant, and her new look was a far [...]
Middle Avenue shooting victim uncooperative
ELYRIA – An 18-year-old man who was shot Tuesday afternoon in the right arm in front of a house on Middle Avenue near 13th Street is refusing to cooperate with police in the investigation, a police spokesman said, Alverno Howse Jr. of Elyria was treated at EMH Regional Medical Center and later released. Howse`s refusal [...]
Blotter: May 6, 2009
Lorain police Monday, April 27 7:30 a.m. – 2500 block Marshall Ave., a woman reported someone broke into her apartment, broke a number of household items, slashed her loveseat and threw things around the residence. 7:36 a.m. – 1000 block E. Ninth St., five vehicles were found with punctured tires. 5:06 p.m. – 5300 block [...]
Chase ends with crash into shop
LORAIN – An armed man led police on a high-speed car chase through city streets late Monday night before he crashed the stolen vehicle into M&M Mowers on Colorado Avenue, police said. Abdul Taqi, 51, of Lorain, was charged with aggravated robbery, theft of a motor vehicle and failure to comply with the order or [...]
Man charged with robbing disabled man
SHEFFIELD TWP. – A 19-year-old Lorain man is charged with breaking into the home of a disabled man and beating and robbing him on Monday. Michael D. Unwin was arrested Tuesday and was being held on $100,000 bond in the Lorain County Jail on felony charges of aggravated burglary, robbery and theft of a disabled [...]
Lorain man indicted in 2006 death
A Lorain man has been indicted in the 2006 shooting death of a man in Cleveland. Christopher Conkle, 22, is charged with aggravated murder, two counts of attempted murder and four counts of felonious assault. The murder charge carries a mass-murder specification that carries the death penalty because two other people were shot by Conkle, [...]
Toni Morrison`s first-grade teacher recalls past century
OBERLIN – When Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison arrived in Oberlin on April 23, her old first-grade teacher Esther Hunt was unable to meet with her but sent greetings. Hunt, 98, had a longstanding commitment to attend a relative`s school event in Connecticut. At the urging of Oberlin College President Marvin Krislov, Hunt – who [...]
Demjanjuk to ask high court to stop deportation
CLEVELAND – A lawyer for alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk said Tuesday that he is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the deportation of the 89-year-old suburban Cleveland resident to Germany, where he faces 29,000 counts of accessory to murder. John Broadley said he sent the motion from Florida and expects it [...]
Elyria library levy passes
ELYRIA – Patrons of the Elyria Public Library System let their support be known Tuesday by overwhelmingly passing a 1.9-mill replacement levy to keep the library afloat. According to unofficial election results, the levy passed with 2,835 votes or 57.6 percent of the vote. Voters against the levy totaled 2,090 or 42.4 percent of the [...]
Wellington & Oberlin notebook: May 6, 2009
Be an outdoors woman Learn how to handle a shotgun, shoot a bow or fillet a fish when the Black River Chapter of Women in the Outdoors celebrates its 10th anniversary at the Women in the Outdoors Day event on June 27. The event will be at Lorain County Ely Chapter Izaak Walton League`s club [...]
Obituaries for May 6, 2009
Anna M. Watkinson Irmalee Corder Eleanor H. Grabor Margaret A. Trimmel Ruby Gross Jeremiah Smalley Julia Porciello Anna Racz Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Cavaliers playoffs: Rested Cavs show no rust in Game 1 win
CLEVELAND – Going nine days between games didn`t derail the Cavaliers. Neither did another MVP award presentation. The Atlanta Hawks didn`t have any luck, either. After being presented with the MVP trophy for the second time in as many days – NBA commissioner David Stern did the honors this time – LeBron James went out [...]
Cavaliers commentary: Williams, West ease burden on LeBron
CLEVELAND – The knock on the Cleveland Cavaliers during the last five years was that the team didn`t have much around LeBron James. James winning an MVP trophy, as he did Monday afternoon, didn`t seem like a stretch, but talk of the Cavaliers being able to plow their way through an NBA postseason and come [...]
H.S. Softball: Sizzling Keystone crushes Columbia
LAGRANGE – For the second straight day, No. 7 Columbia tackled another state-ranked softball team Tuesday. The Raiders went 1-1. Frustrating? Perhaps. But a split with top-10 opponents isn`t so terrible. On a bright but chilly Tuesday, Division III Columbia ran into Keystone, the state`s top-ranked team in Division II. With an attack that threatened [...]
Indians: Bullpen blows another lead in another loss
TORONTO – There`s not much relief in the Cleveland Indians bullpen these days. Adam Lind hit a three-run home run and Scott Rolen added a solo shot to punctuate a seven-run seventh inning for the Toronto Blue Jays in their 10-6 win Tuesday over the Indians. Trailing 6-3 after Cleveland scored four times in the [...]
Cavaliers notes: Ilgauskas grateful for LeBron
CLEVELAND – Zydrunas Ilgauskas is on record as saying he probably would not be playing professional basketball in Cleveland were it not for LeBron James. The Cavaliers center, whose team hosted the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena, also has credited James for rejuvenating his [...]
H.S. Baseball: Mustangs too much for Pioneers
ELYRIA – The leadoff hitter sets the tone for his team. In a sense, that`s what happened when Strongsville`s Shawn Riley was at the plate Tuesday afternoon against Elyria at George Day Field. Riley fouled off the first pitch he saw along the first base line. Though the ball was playable, Elyria`s Seth Harshberger could [...]
H.S. Softball: Midview’s Stone shuts out Avon
EATON TWP. – The West Shore Conference`s two undefeated teams went head to head Tuesday afternoon, featuring a matchup of two of the league`s undefeated pitchers, Midview senior Brittany Stone (5-5, 4-0 WSC), and Avon freshman Brittany Flower (11-3, 7-0). This time the senior prevailed by shutting out the Eagles, 5-0, via a seven-strikeout three-hitter. [...]
H.S. Baseball notes: Midview’s Gunselman pitches way into record book
Cody Gunselman has gotten himself into the Ohio High School Athletic Association`s record book. Gunselman, a senior right-handed pitcher for Midview, is 21st on the list of Ohio high school players for most consecutive innings pitched without allowing a run. Gunselman achieved that earlier this season by throwing 212/3 straight innings before he allowed a [...]