Archive for May, 2009
County to review cuts to bus service
ELYRIA – County officials are reviewing what cuts need to be made to Lorain County Transit bus service and plan to present their recommendations to county commissioners next week. The cuts could be those that were prematurely announced earlier this month and again today in legal notices in The Chronicle-Telegram and other local newspapers, Lorain [...]
Easter Seals’ ‘Amazing Race’ is Saturday
The Easter Seals Amazing Race will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Black River Landing in Lorain. Just like its namesake TV show, teams will race around Lorain County, solving clues to get them from one destination to another. At each destination, they will have to perform a task before receiving the next clue. Teams [...]
Allied Waste gets Pride Day contract
ELYRIA – Allied Waste will provide trash containers around the county for Saturday`s Lorain County Pride Day, the county commissioners decided Thursday. Allied had initially quoted the county a price of $16,968 for the containers and was outbid by Cleveland-based Metro Disposal`s bid of $16,170. After Allied complained about not getting the contract last week, [...]
BLOTTER: May 15, 2009
Lorain police Tuesday, May 12 5:24 a.m. – 1800 block E. 30th St., a woman reported she was robbed by a man with a handgun standing just outside the door to her home. 7:42 a.m. – 2200 block Fairless Drive, a woman reported Chenga World indoor skate park had been robbed. Police found 10 lever [...]
Corrections: May 15, 2009
Jim Simone is chief financial officer for the EMH Regional Healthcare System. A story Thursday reported an incorrect title. Also, former president and chief executive Kevin C. Martin died in February and his family was presented a plaque in his honor Wednesday night by Dr. Roy Thomas, president of the Ohio State Medical Association. That [...]
Oberlin High orchestra headed to Italy
OBERLIN – Excitement is building as 42 students and 12 chaperones prepare to jet off to Italy on Saturday for three concert performances – and a lot of sightseeing and fun. The trip is the brainchild of the orchestra`s director, Harriet Thomas, who has taken students on prior performance trips, including three cruises to the [...]
Ruling goes against death row inmate
Convicted killer Daniel Wilson has lost another legal battle to avoid execution, but it was a fight his lawyers expected to lose. A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Wilson`s efforts to challenge the constitutionality of the state`s lethal injection protocols, which other death row inmates have also unsuccessfully fought in state and federal courts. Wilson, [...]
Boy remains critical after fall at townhouse
ELYRIA – Three-year-old Aiden Mshabbek remained in critical condition Thursday after being seriously injured in a fall down the stairs of his College Park Townhome on Wednesday afternoon, a hospital representative said. Aiden was initially taken to EMH Regional Medical Center and then flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. “Upon his arrival here, he [...]
EHS teacher hit by car, breaks bones; driver charged
ELYRIA – A longtime Elyria High School teacher was struck by a van as she crossed Middle Avenue in the rain on her way into the school Thursday morning. Janet G. Fathauer, 61, was first taken to EMH Regional Medical Center before being flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where she was listed in [...]
Cavaliers Playoffs: Give the team an A-plus in chemistry
INDEPENDENCE – They have birthday cakes delivered to practice and sing “Happy Birthday” to a teammate or member of the coaching staff. They took a civil rights tour in Memphis organized by veteran Lorenzen Wright, a native of that city. They develop elaborate handshakes and skits for pregame introductions and routinely stay after practice to [...]
Indians: Bats come alive, lead Tribe to 2nd straight victory
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Victor Martinez had four hits, drove in four runs and raised his batting average to .400. And that was far from the only thing the last-place Cleveland Indians had to feel good about after Thursday night`s 11-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. “The guys did a real good job offensively. [...]
Grafton Fireman’s Festival coming up
GRAFTON – Come rain or shine, Grafton`s annual Firemen`s Festival is Memorial Day weekend. For the 73rd year, the Grafton Village Fire Department has spent numerous hours planning, preparing and working hard to make this year`s festival bigger and better than ever. The festival kicks off Thursday and runs through May 25 at Willow Park. [...]
Sectional softball: Elyria Catholic does it with defense
ELYRIA – Defense told the story of Elyria Catholic`s 6-1 Division III sectional victory Thursday over Oberlin. Elyria Catholic (11-5) had it, Oberlin (9-9) didn`t. None of the Panthers` six runs was earned, helped by a whopping five errors, along with four wild pitches and a passed ball. Elyria Catholic had no errors plus a [...]
Grafton and LaGrange notebook: May 15, 2009
Buckeye DockDogs Dogs and their owners are invited to a free event held rain or shine noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Forever Friends Pet Care Center & Hospital, 36469 state Route 303, Grafton. Buckeye DockDogs Club members will be on hand to answer questions, give instructions and demonstrate the sport. Members of Buckeye [...]
Sectional baseball: Avon Lake steals momentum, beats Midview
AVON LAKE – The Middies` momentum was gone before they had a chance to enjoy it. After scoring three runs in the top half of the fourth inning Thursday in a sectional opener, Midview allowed Avon Lake to answer with five and was never able to reclaim the lead. Avon Lake (12-9) put its home-field [...]
Sectional softball: Keystone starts fast, bounces Buckeye
LAGRANGE – Keystone`s softball team won its umpteenth sectional championship Thursday, having been urged to jump on Buckeye early in its Division II final at Community Park. The Wildcats did just that and coasted to a 7-0 victory over the Lady Bucks to improve to 22-3. Kara Dill, Taylor Bell, Taylor Kessinger, Casidy Gregory and [...]
Grafton and LaGrange blotter: May 15, 2009
LaGrange police Thursday, May 7 3 p.m. – Keystone Middle School, theft of a bicycle. Friday, May 8 11:45 p.m. – US Grant Street, Joseph Donnelly, 44, 600 block Rundle Street, LaGrange, cited for marked lanes, driving under the influence and prohibited alcohol content. Grafton police Thursday, May 7 11:50 a.m. – 1000 block Vivian, [...]
Sectional baseball: Admirals advance with big inning
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – Admiral King scored four unearned runs in the fourth inning and turned back North Ridgeville 5-2 Thursday in a Division I sectional game. After loading the bases in the third inning and coming away empty-handed, the Admirals (5-14) didn`t squander their second opportunity to score some runs. “We played a great game [...]
College softball: County has big influence on CSU’s NCAA Tournament team
Not that second place isn`t nice, but Andrea Nagy was happy to finish first this time. The Elyria High graduate opens NCAA Tournament play today as a member of the Cleveland State softball team thanks to the Vikings` 4-2 win Sunday over Illinois-Chicago in the finals of the Horizon League Tournament. Nagy, a sophomore, played [...]
Google glitch disrupts search engine, e-mail
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) – Technical problems at Google are preventing an unknown number of people from using its Internet search engine, e-mail and other services. In a Thursday post on its Web site, the Mountain View-based company reports that a “small subset of users” hasn`t been able to get into their e-mail accounts. Without [...]
Local Chrysler dealers on list to close
Area car dealerships are learning their fate as Chrysler indicated which of its nearly 800 locations will close their doors in the wake of a merger with Italy`s Fiat. Local dealerships that Chrysler has indicated should close in bankruptcy paperwork locally include Spitzer Autoworld Sheffield in Sheffield, where officials said they were going strong. Sliman`s [...]
A Young gun again: Cliff Lee returns to dominating ways as Indians blank White Sox, win second series of season
CLEVELAND – The Indians got a dominating effort from their starting pitcher, then went out and beat a counterpart who had dominated all others before. Thanks in large part to another Cy Young-like effort from Cliff Lee, the Indians were back basking in the positive glow with a 4-0 victory Wednesday over previously unbeaten ace [...]
Tribe notes: GM Mark Shapiro says team’s energy shortage is over
CLEVELAND – One of the more alarming things to come out of the Indians` turmoil last week was veteran catcher Victor Martinez`s comment following a players-only meeting that the club lacked fire and energy. It`s a stinging indictment of a team and its manager, and one that general manager Mark Shapiro felt the need to [...]
Sweep life just dandy: Cavaliers feeling no pain so far from long playoff layoffs
INDEPENDENCE – The Cavaliers have been down this road before, and they like where it ended the first time. After going nine days between games following a first-round sweep of Detroit, the well-rested Cavaliers came right back and swept the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. That means the Cavaliers could once again go [...]
Cavs notes: LeBron James only unanimous pick for All-NBA first team
INDEPENDENCE – Cavaliers small forward LeBron James picked up yet another postseason honor Wednesday when he was the only unanimous first-team All-NBA selection. James, who previously was named league MVP and honored as a first-team All-Defensive selection, was named first-team All-NBA on all 122 ballots cast by media members. The rest of the first team [...]