Archive for May 21st, 2009
Grafton & LaGrange notebook: May 22, 2009
LaGrange woman wins $10,000 Talking on the telephone has paid off big time for LaGrange resident Patricia Deidrick. On May 15, Deidrick picked up a $10,000 “thank you” for participating in a customer service survey for Alltel Wireless, which has been acquired by Verizon Wireless. A loyal customer since 2000, Deidrick was honored during a [...]
Grafton & LaGrange blotter: May 22, 2009
LaGrange police Friday, May 15 4:30 p.m. – 80 block Church St., theft of a lawn mower. Saturday, May 16 3:55 a.m. – South Center Street, juvenile walking on railroad tracks. Tuesday, May 19 7 p.m. – Church Street and Parklane, a man found a drill and took it to the police department. Grafton police [...]
Officials: Health care costs draining Elyria Schools
ELYRIA – The current health insurance program of the Elyria Schools is bleeding the district dry, administrators say. One week after the Elyria Schools teachers union shot down a proposal that would have employees paying more for their health insurance, board members learned that the current health plan is no longer financial feasible and is [...]
Beehive removal a big buzz on Brandtson
ELYRIA – Nicole Cooper had just returned home from the grocery store when she noticed hundreds of black dots all over her porch. She turned around to ask her husband what they were, and that`s when she saw it. “It looked like a blizzard,” she said. “Of bees.” A beehive had filled about five feet [...]
Corrections official: Some death penalty changes already in use
A desire to make certain condemned inmates die painlessly prompted changes made earlier this month to the protocols used by Ohio`s executioners to carry out lethal injections, according to the state prison system`s attorney. “There are very few guarantees in life, but we certainly want to do everything we can to ensure that the person [...]
Area dealers marked for cuts to challenge Chrysler`s plan
ELYRIA – The Spitzer Auto Group does not plan to quietly let Chrysler cancel franchise agreements at seven of its dealerships. Spitzer attorney Anthony Giardini said Wednesday that the company plans to fight the decision handed down by Chrysler, which cut nearly 800 dealerships nationwide as it reorganizes under bankruptcy protection and merges with Italian [...]
Tested and bested: Cavaliers lose home-court advantage vs. Magic despite 49 points from LeBron James
CLEVELAND – Dwight Howard knocked off the shot clock, then the Orlando Magic came back and knocked the Cavaliers` block off. Down 16 in the first half, Orlando fought back and defeated the Cavaliers 107-106 Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Cleveland`s LeBron James had a franchise [...]
Lorain teen: Mom`s boyfriend sexually assaulted me
LORAIN – A 14-year-old girl told police her mother`s boyfriend has been sexually assaulting her since Easter. Police were called Tuesday at 9:51 p.m. after the girl and her brother went to an aunt`s house. The aunt told police she was surprised by the visit, but her niece and nephew assured her that nothing was [...]
Shaun Bennett: Super first half turns sour on Cavs
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers were perfectly happy letting Superman fly all over the court during the first half of their Eastern Conference finals opener against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. The Cavs were content to let Dwight Howard get his points, rebounds and blocked shots, just as long as Howard`s supporting cast was [...]
Blotter: May 21, 2009
Lorain police Monday, May 18 12:45 p.m. – A woman reported her 21-year-old son has been making inappropriate sexual advances toward his 16-year-old sister. 2:38 p.m. – 2500 block E. 42nd St., a woman reported the father of her child violated the temporary protection order between them by repeatedly calling her. She also reported someone [...]
Division I district softball: Sito does it all as Elyria rolls over Amherst in battle of state’s top-rated teams
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – Question: What do Tess Sito and Superwoman have in common? Answer: Absolutely nothing. Superwoman can`t throw 65 mph fastballs, evil drop-curves and killer riseballs. She can`t blast fence-clearing home runs, drill extra-base hits into neighboring ZIP codes and turn easy doubles into head-turning triples without slowing down at second base. On the [...]
Wood figures it out: Indians closer starts wobbly again, but this time saves win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For a few tense moments, Kerry Wood and the Cleveland Indians seemed destined to relive the agony of the night before. Then he found his cutter. Then he located his breaking ball. And after walking the bases full in the ninth, the Cleveland closer struck out Mark Teahen and David DeJesus [...]
District softball: Wild finish sends Brookside to final
LAGRANGE – After failing to take advantage of a Fairview error in the bottom of the eighth inning, Brookside finally capitalized on two Warrior miscues in the bottom of the ninth to pull out a 4-3 win in a Division II district semifinal at LaGrange Community Park on Wednesday. With one out in the eighth, [...]
Accused killer cleared of robbery by GPS
LORAIN – A GPS monitoring device has cleared an accused killer of robbing a Sheffield Township woman earlier this month while he was free on bond in a murder case. Andrew Lorenzana was freed Tuesday from Lorain County Jail, where he had been held since his arrest in the hours following the May 10 robbery, [...]
Drug sweep nets Columbia student
COLUMBIA – A senior at Columbia High School found his last year of high school cut short after the Sheriff`s Office`s K-9 unit swept the school and pointed out the 18-year-old`s car. After a search, deputies found marijuana seeds inside. “I can tell you he will not be back for the rest of the year,” [...]
Annual EHS Appreciation Day concert goes on despite lack of support from the city
ELYRIA – Financial woes have sidelined the city`s role in this year`s Elyria High School Marching Band Appreciation Day festivities. Regardless, the show will go on – but on a smaller scale. What started out years ago as a small concert in Ely Square to thank the community for all its support during the school [...]
Prison employee resigns amid ‘inappropriate relationship` allegations
GRAFTON – A longtime Grafton Correctional Institution employee resigned late last month amid an investigation into her relationship with an inmate. Warden`s Assistant Gwynette Shaw said Peggy Trill is being investigated for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate, but Shaw would not provide details of the allegations against Trill. Shaw also said she [...]
Irish Heritage Center sued by former president
ELYRIA – A former president of the Irish Heritage Center in Avon Lake is suing the club for not paying back $31,000 in loans he and other family members made to the club as far back as 1987. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court, accuses the club of failing to repay [...]
Second Harvest Food Bank receives large one-time gift
LORAIN – In an era in which large corporate donations are few and far between for nonprofit organizations, Wednesday`s gift of $91,475 to Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio left its executive director giddy with excitement. The donation from Cargill Deicing Technology, a division of Minneapolis-based Cargill Inc., is being lauded as the [...]
Prosecutors try to combat witness intimidation
CINCINNATI – Prosecutors have increased efforts to press charges in suspected cases of witness intimidation and retaliation since a witness-protection program was eliminated earlier this year due to the tough economy. Hamilton County had spent about $30,000 over the past four years to help witnesses who had been threatened move to another neighborhood or to [...]
Obituaries for May 21, 2009
Jean A. Matysiak Doretha J. Lohr Sara J. Bennett Mary Rose Toth Richard J. Brown Patricia A. Sedlak Shirley Gale Jantz Cynthia L. Shawver Mildred Irene West Joanne Marie Horak Walter V. Sexstella Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com