Archive for May 7th, 2009
Obituaries for May 7
These are the obituaries that appear in the May 7 edition of The Chronicle. To read the full obituary, sign up for The Chronicle’s free E-edition, the link for which is located at the top right corner of the our home page, www.chroniclet.com. Jeremiah Smalley Lillian Mae Laskay Anna Racz Myron Beauford Lallathin Donald Raymond [...]
Ramirez suspended 50 games for drug violation
NEW YORK (AP) – Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday, becoming the latest high-profile player ensnared in the sport`s drug scandals. The Los Angeles Dodgers star said he did not take steroids and was given medication by a doctor that contained a banned substance. The commissioner`s office didn`t [...]
Elyria parks department again faces ax
ELYRIA – The city`s Parks and Recreation Department, which suffered major cuts earlier this year due to an ongoing financial crisis, will have to absorb even more cuts, Mayor Bill Grace said Wednesday. City officials are looking to cut another $500,000 from the city`s budget, and at least half will come from the Parks and [...]
CHP cuts 35 jobs
LORAIN – Thirty-five employees of Community Health Partners were laid off Wednesday, and another 51 had their hours reduced in an effort by the hospital system to stave off financial problems. Ten of the laid-off workers are registered nurses, while the rest comprise clinical and non-clinical staff, as well as a few management and non-management [...]
Now, it’s official, LeBron james is ‘D’ man: Cavaliers star named first team All-NBA defense
INDEPENDENCE – LeBron James became the first Cleveland player to earn league MVP honors on Monday. He became the second player in franchise history to earn first-team All-Defensive honors on Wednesday. “It was a big goal of mine to get better and take a little more onus at that end of the floor,” James said [...]
Cavaliers’ Delonte West might not be big by NBA shooting guard standards, but he’s definitely a big-time player
INDEPENDENCE – When Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry first tossed out the idea prior to training camp, coach Mike Brown did a double-take. Start Mo Williams and Delonte West, who qualify as NBA midgets, in the same backcourt? Ferry, whose suggestions to Brown are usually quickly discarded to begin with, had fallen totally off his [...]
Fire-ravaged building torn down in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM – Â One of the owners of the building that housed a small post office and restaurant destroyed by fire in March said a new post office outlet and some type of business will rise again on the site. As for the restaurant? It won`t be returning. “With the economy the way it is, [...]
Flu closure means longer, earlier days at Ely School
ELYRIA – Ely Elementary students will be earlier risers come next week as school officials have decided to start the school day early every day until the end of the school year to make up for time lost due to the school`s unexpected closure after a student came down with the H1N1 virus. The early [...]
Cavs notes: Big men need to bounce back after coming up small on offense in Game 1
INDEPENDENCE – From the Cavaliers` perspective, there wasn`t much to fret about following a 99-72 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. One area of concern, however, was the offensive production of Cleveland`s big men, who combined for 13 points on 5-of-23 shooting. Starting center Zydrunas Ilgauskas was 2-of-9 [...]
Pavano stymies hot Sox: Third straight strong outing leads way as Indians end Boston’s nine-game home winning streak
BOSTON – Carl Pavano endured four injury-plagued years in which he gave the New York Yankees very little for their $39.95 million. So far he`s been a big bargain for the Cleveland Indians. Pavano pitched his third strong game in three weeks, Victor Martinez homered and drove in four runs, and the Indians ended the [...]
Life back on track, Lorain boxer can dream big again
Anyone who`s seen Wilkins Santiago in the ring during his 19-year career would simply call him a boxer. Those who have watched him knock out his personal demons over the past six years would call him a fighter. “I`ve had some ups and downs,” Santiago said. “But boxing is something I can`t let go. It`s [...]
Browns: Mangini tries a ‘smart’ start by drafting a bunch of scholar-athletes
BEREA – Smarter better be better. General manager George Kokinis and coach Eric Mangini are trying to rebuild the Browns through discipline, effort, concentration and intelligence. The thirst for knowledge was obvious in their first draft last month. First-round pick Alex Mack, a center, was the Draddy Award winner at California as the nation`s top [...]
Track and field notebook: Avon likely moving up to Division I next year
Avon High School track fans should be prepared for some changes next year when the OHSAA releases information for its divisional breakdowns for sports during the 2009-10 school year. According to athletic director Erich Frombach, the boys and girls track teams are likely to move up to Division I. Other Avon sports potentially impacted by [...]
ROUNDUP: May 7, 2009
Man charged for failing to report ELYRIA – A convicted sex offender has been indicted on an escape charge for failing to report to his probation officer after serving nine months in prison. Orlando Knight, 30, who was convicted last year of criminal child enticement, stopped reporting to the Ohio Adult Parole Authority, which declared [...]
High school track and field: North Ridgeville boys dominate Midview; Middie girls edge Rangers
GRAFTON – North Ridgeville`s boys won all but one of 15 events as the Rangers defeated Midview 100½-26½ Wednesday in a West Shore Conference dual meet. Alexa Katrinchak and Grace Demyan each won two individual events to lead the Middie girls as they bested the Rangers 59-57. BOYS WINNERS 100: D. Bowden (NR) 11.6; 200: [...]
Columbia’s Kuhn new Midview superintendent
GRAFTON – With cutbacks taking place in the Midview Schools, incoming Superintendent John Kuhn said he doesn`t want to be in the position of receiving a pay increase when others won`t be getting one. That`s why Kuhn, current superintendent of the Columbia Schools, said he has agreed to forgo an increase in 2010 and 2011 [...]
Two options for new Midview Middle School
GRAFTON – The Midview school district is considering two proposed sites for a new middle school following the release of $17.2 million from the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission. If all goes as planned, the school could be finished by June 2011 and opened that fall, Midview Schools Superintendent Howard Dulmage said. One possible location is [...]
Search warrant of ex-cop`s home staying sealed
A Lake County judge has refused to unseal the affidavit that allowed law enforcement to search the Wickliffe home of a former Lorain police officer last year. Joseph Montelon`s attorney had asked Lake County Common Pleas Judge Vincent Culotta to open the affidavit, saying his client has not been charged and police didn`t have a [...]
Man raising a stink with ‘corpse flower’
HUNTINGTON TWP. – For the past several days, Dan Thomas` front porch has had the faint smell of rotting meat. It`s all because of his corpse flower, konjac arum, a relative of the titan arum that drew more than 7,000 people in 2007 to the Rainforest at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. “It`s a fetid fragrance [...]
Shoreway Lounge may lose its lease over insurance hike
SHEFFIELD LAKE – The Shoreway Lounge, a longtime tenant of the Shoreway Shopping Center, may find itself without a home because of difficulties insuring the space, officials said Wednesday. Mayor John Piskura said the owners of the bar, Ruthann Oddo and a brother, were sent a letter terminating their month-to-month lease effective May 31 because [...]
Get hooked at North Ridgeville Fishing Derby
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – Saturday`s annual North Ridgeville Fishing Derby at South Central Park is open to kids from first grade to high school, but the majority of amateur anglers usually turn out to be 9 or 10 years old. “We`ve had as few as 60 fishermen and as high as 120, depending on the weather, [...]
North Ridgeville notebook: May 7, 2009
Garden club meets The Garden Club of North Ridgeville will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Lorain County Metro Parks` Sandy Ridge Reservation, 6195 Otten Road, to hear a program on arthritis and gardening by Leslie Noss, program field representative for the Arthritis Foundation. The club`s annual plant sale will be May 16 at [...]