Archive for May, 2009
High school softball: Wellington powers past Keystone
WELLINGTON – Keystone`s Kara Dill allowed just one hit in three innings, Wellington`s Cassie Gleisner only two hits in seven. Hard to figure, perhaps, how Division III Wellington could pound the Wildcats, Division II`s top-ranked team, 7-0, in a big Patriot Athletic Conference softball rematch. If you saw it, it`s not hard to figure at [...]
Division II sectional baseball: Bay takes advantage of Elyria Catholic’s pitching problems
BAY VILLAGE – If it was a secret before, it`s certainly one no longer. “The bottom line is, we`re very low on pitchers,” Tom Kubuski said after his Elyria Catholic team was trounced 17-1 by Bay in a Division II sectional game Monday. “That`s no secret, and we need pitchers to get through the week.” [...]
Division II sectional baseball: Avon rides seven-run third inning to win over Brookside
Dan Gilles The Chronicle-Telegram AVON – It all started with a hard shot up the middle by Avon freshman Joel Yeagley that glanced off the glove of Brookside pitcher Stephen Moody. That error started a chain reaction of calamity for Brookside and success for the Eagles in a Division II sectional semifinal baseball game Monday. [...]
High school roundup: Columbia’s Solanics just misses perfection against Clearview, settles for one-hit shoutout
COLUMBIA STATION – A bunt single kept Columbia`s Jen Solanics from a perfect game in a 10-0 Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division win Monday over Clearview. Solanics (7-2) struck out 11 and had two of the Raiders` (17-4, 7-1) five extra-base hits. Clearview   000   00   –    0   1   0 Columbia   234   01   –    [...]
After last-second cancellation by city, gardening group way with school district
ELYRIA – Rain or shine, members of the Cascade-Furnace Street Block Watch hope to plant a community garden today. The garden is taking root on an acre of land behind the closed Cascade School on Bond Street. Elyria Schools is allowing the neighborhood watch group to plant vegetables in a raised-bed garden on the property, [...]
Gas USA takes its case to Columbus
ELYRIA – A local gas station that continues to battle for a liquor permit despite being repeatedly denied will take its fight to Columbus in the coming weeks. Arguing its case in front of the Ohio Liquor Control Commission, Liberty Gas USA once again will try for a permit from the state allowing for the [...]
Police: Men on bond for slaying stormed house
SHEFFIELD TWP. – Two men out on bond for allegedly killing a Lorain man in February were charged with breaking into a Sheffield Township home and robbing a woman at gunpoint Sunday night. Andrew Lorenzana, 19, of Lorain, and Avery Taylor, 19, of Elyria, were charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery. Taylor was also [...]
$5 million Jaeger Road overhaul proposed
LORAIN – Members of Council`s Streets and Sidewalks Committee got a first look at plans for a proposed $5 million project to improve Jaeger Road that would include 8-foot-wide multipurpose sidewalks on each side of the road and new drainage. The road would be widened from 20 feet to 66 feet, including the sidewalks meant [...]
Demjanjuk on way to Germany
CLEVELAND – Deported by the United States, retired autoworker John Demjanjuk was carried in a wheelchair onto a jet that departed Monday evening for Germany, which wants to try him as an accessory to the murders of Jews and others at a Nazi death camp in World War II. Demjanjuk, 89, arrived in an ambulance [...]
Oberlin officials pleased with fire station price tag
OBERLIN – City officials in Oberlin – one of the few cities that can afford to build in this poor economy – think they have gotten a good deal on construction and financing for an addition and renovation of the fire station. City officials are recommending acceptance of $3.19 million bids for construction of its [...]
Court greenlights Smith resentencing
ELYRIA – Former Head Start bus driver Nancy Smith will get her resentencing hearing, an appeals court ruled Monday. In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th District Court of Appeals found that prosecutors cannot appeal Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge`s decision to hold a new sentencing hearing for Smith to correct a technical flaw [...]
Health reform needed, Sen. Brown says
LORAIN – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown told a crowd gathered for the Lorain County Board of Mental Health`s annual meeting on Monday that health coverage in the United States needs to be reformed. Brown, D-Avon, said there are 45 million Americans without insurance and another 20 million who are underinsured. Brown said he is hopeful [...]
Corrections: May 12, 2009
The owner of the New to You resale shop in Elyria is Bobbie Breen. A story Monday misidentified her.
Roundup: May 12, 2009
Police: Boy found in car while mom drank LORAIN – Police found a 4-year-old boy alone inside a vehicle about 12:35 a.m. Sunday while his mother was allegedly drinking at her mother`s house. An officer patrolling the south side of West 17th Street saw the boy in the vehicle`s front passenger seat. After the officer [...]
Soil blessing, planting on tap in Vermilion
VERMILION – While the idea of having soil from your garden blessed may sound a little unusual, the concept dates back hundreds of years. The original rogation services were centuries ago in France after devastating agricultural loses, but the Blessing of the Gardens in Vermilion on Sunday should be more spiritually uplifting than life sustaining. [...]
Blotter: May 12, 2009
Elyria police Saturday, May 9 6:25 a.m. – 300 block Miami Ave., laptop and school textbooks stolen from vehicle. 8:10 a.m. – 100 block Blaine St., William Radcliffe, 39, Wakeman, charged with receiving stolen property (license plates). 8:34 a.m. – 100 block Sussex Lane, slashes made to vehicle`s convertible top. 9:37 a.m. – Little League [...]
Obituaries for May 12, 2009
Edward J. Semo Alberta M. Franks Loretta E. McAlpin Mildred Rusterholtz Leonard K. Maier Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Amherst, Vermilion and South Amherst notebook: May 12, 2009
Reptilian knowledge Learn about snakes and say hello to one at an after-school program at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Ritter Public Library, 5680 Liberty Ave., Vermilion. Join Lindsay Miller, a naturalist for the Lorain County Metro Parks, as she discusses venomous and non-venomous snakes, their habits and diets. Fire hydrant tests The Amherst Fire Department [...]
Amherst, Vermilion and South Amherst blotter: May 12, 2009
Amherst police Friday, April 24 7 a.m. – North Main Street. A woman reported her car was stolen overnight from her driveway. Tuesday, April 28 2:29 a.m. – 134 Park Ave. Justin Morris was charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication, and Richard Markel was charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication, possession of marijuana and drug [...]
Cavaliers Playoffs: LeBron playing on a level all his own
ATLANTA – When LeBron James has one of those nights, everyone else turns into fans. His teammates? Yep. Even his coach. “I try as much as possible,” Cleveland`s Mike Brown said Sunday, “to stay out of the way.” With one of his best performances ever, James carried the Cavaliers to the brink of another playoff [...]
Cavaliers commentary: There’s no doubt LeBron’s the best
The truly remarkable thing isn`t that 109 out of 121 media members voted for LeBron James as the league`s MVP. It`s that 12 did not. If there were any doubts who was the best player in the league this season – and there`s no way there should have been – James put them to rest [...]
Indians: Punchless again, Tribe swept by Tigers
CLEVELAND – The players-only meeting the Indians called Saturday did little to ignite a fire under the terrible Tribe. On the heels of the first team meeting of the season, the Indians stumbled to another lethargic loss Sunday, a 5-3 setback to the Detroit Tigers, who completed their first three-game sweep in Cleveland since May [...]
Browns: Rookie Francies took long and winding road to pros
Jason Sehorn and Daylon McCutcheon played cornerback in the NFL for nearly a decade each. Dwight Lowery started 10 games at corner for the Jets as a rookie last season. They have nothing on Coye Francies, according to Keith Burns, who coached them all in college. “Coye may be the best of that group,” Burns [...]
Indians notes: Players won’t talk about closed-door meeting
CLEVELAND – Indians players remained tight-lipped Sunday about the players-only team meeting they held after a lackluster loss to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Players met for nearly 40 minutes after the club`s second straight shutout loss, with few willing to provide details about who called the meeting or what was discussed. On Sunday, [...]
Golf: How Swede it is — Stenson wins Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Henrik Stenson was famous for reasons he never imagined. Two months ago, he was best known as the Swede who stripped down to nothing but his underwear and a golf glove while playing from a water hazard at Doral. Out of curiosity, he searched the Internet and found 143 articles, [...]