Archive for May, 2009
‘Trek’ fans gather for new movie voyage
SHEFFIELD – If it wasn`t for the smell of popcorn and the abundance of denim pants, it could have been a scene inside the hull of the starship Enterprise. The new “Star Trek” movie officially opened at 7 p.m. across the country Thursday and members of the International Federation of Trekkers – decked out in [...]
Deliverers go gathering
Postal service`s annual food drive is Saturday
Authorities take steps to close Zulus
ELYRIA – Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will wants the Lorain County Zulus Motorcycle Club`s clubhouse on Broad Street closed down as a nuisance. Will has asked county Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski to order the clubhouse to be boarded up and the Zulus prevented from using it for one year. Betleksi on Thursday barred the [...]
Lorain man pleads not guilty to murder
A Lorain man pleaded not guilty Thursday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court to aggravated murder with a mass-murder specification that could send him to death row if he`s convicted. Christopher Conkle, 22, also faces attempted murder and felonious assault charges stemming from the June 4, 2006, shooting that left Donnie Ellis dead, and wounded [...]
BLOTTER: May 8, 2009
Elyria police Wednesday, May 6 11:14 p.m. – 100 block Portia Court, Eddie Hildreth, 38, of Cleveland, charged with obstructing official business. 4:54 p.m. – 300 block East Ave., Lawrence Davis, 53, 200 block Foster Ave., charged with criminal trespassing. 5:09 p.m. – Sears, William Martin, 27, of Lorain, charged with theft of tools. 6:45 [...]
Cavaliers Playoffs: Cleveland continues impressive run of routs
CLEVELAND – Twenty years ago, it was “The Shot.” Thursday night, it was “No Shot.” On the anniversary of Michael Jordan`s legendary playoff buzzer-beater against the Cavaliers, there was no way the Atlanta Hawks were going to beat Cleveland, which led by as many as 36 points while rolling to a thoroughly impressive 105-85 victory [...]
Cavaliers commentary: Hawks see writing on the wall — and it’s not good
There`s a popular cliché used every year during the NBA playoffs, and it`s usually uttered by the team that goes down 2-0 in a series: The series doesn`t start until a team wins on the other team`s floor. If that`s the case, the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks should [...]
Indians: Red Sox hammer Tribe with 12 runs in 6th inning
BOSTONÂ – The Red Sox rounded the bases at a rapid rate and broke an 84-year-old AL record. They did it at the Indians` expense. Twelve batters came up and all 12 scored before Boston made its first out more than a half hour into the bottom of the sixth inning of a 13-3 win [...]
Baseball: Manny suspended 50 games for drug violation
LOS ANGELES – Manny Ramirez joined a growing lineup of All-Stars linked to drugs Thursday, with the dreadlocked slugger banished for 50 games by a sport that cannot shake free from scandal. The Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder was suspended by Major League Baseball for a drug violation, adding a further stamp to what will forever [...]
Cavaliers playoffs: Szczerbiak delivers spark off bench
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have gotten some big performances off their bench during the 2009 postseason. Power forward Joe Smith had a pair of strong games against the Detroit Pistons in Cleveland`s opening-round sweep, Sasha Pavlovic hit several big baskets in the Cavs` Game 1 win over Atlanta and Wally Szczerbiak got the job [...]
H.S. Tennis Notes: Olmsted Falls serves an ace with charity work
The Olmsted Falls boys tennis team is a charitable lot. Not only are the Bulldogs spearheading a canned food drive at Medina High at the Southwestern Conference tournaments – today`s varsity and Saturday`s JV – they also choose an annual “Make a Difference” charity to back. This year it`s Critters For Comfort, which was started [...]
Cavaliers notes: LeBron knows tempers flare in playoffs
CLEVELAND – LeBron James refused to name names, but the Cavaliers small forward said a few of his teammates are capable of losing their head like Orlando`s Rafer Alston and the Los Angeles Lakers` Derek Fisher did Wednesday. “We`ve got a few guys on this team who could lose their cool,” James said Thursday at [...]
Former Avon councilman named to board of non profit
AVON – Former City Councilman Jack Kilroy has been named to the board of directors of the Great Lakes Protection Fund. Kilroy, who now works as special projects coordinator for Lorain County Auditor Mark Stewart and as a private attorney, will fill the unexpired four-year term of a board member who resigned. The Evanston, Ill.-based [...]
Convicted killer set to die for murder of Carol Lutz
ELYRIA – Time is running out for convicted killer Daniel Wilson, who is set to be executed by lethal injection June 3 for the 1991 murder of Carol Lutz. That has prompted his attorneys to waive oral arguments in an appeal they have pending before the 9th District Court of Appeals. The hope, said Wilson`s [...]
Eaton Twp. residents drop sewer suit against LORCO
ELYRIA – Two Eaton Township residents who sued the Lorain County Rural Wastewater District to stop LORCO from moving forward with its plan to build sewers in parts of Eaton and Carlisle townships have dropped their lawsuit. Donna Hicks said Thursday that she and Jeff Milum dropped the lawsuit and agreed not to refile it [...]
Lorain Hall of Fame: Yesterday’s stars have become today’s leaders
LORAIN – If, like former Browns coach Sam Rutigliano said in his opening remarks at the Lorain Sports Hall of Fame`s 40th annual enshrinement banquet Thursday night, life is measured not by what you do but rather what you do for others, the group`s committee lined up quite an exemplary lot. Sure, each was accomplished [...]
Benefit dinner to help family of injured Elyria Twp. man Saturday
ELYRIA TWP. – Donald Gregory has always called his 7-year-old daughter Nicholle his little angel. The term of affection took on a new meaning following a life-threatening accident in which Gregory suffered a serious brain injury while riding a dirt bike at his Lake Avenue home some weeks ago. Gregory always went to his daughter`s [...]
Allied Waste loses Pride Day contract
ELYRIA – Allied Waste General Manager Keith Cordesman is not happy his company didn`t win a county contract to provide trash-hauling services for the upcoming Lorain County Pride Day. Instead, the contract went to Cleveland-based Metro Disposal. Cordesman complained Thursday to the county commissioners that Allied should have received the contract even though its bid [...]
Family court could split up
ELYRIA – Family Court may not be a permanent fixture in the Lorain County legal landscape. State Rep. Joe Koziura, D-Lorain, said he attached an amendment to the state`s budget bill that would once again splinter Probate Court into a separate entity. Probate Court was merged with the already combined Domestic Relations and Juvenile courts [...]
Layoffs could put county in danger
ELYRIA – An Amherst Township man who had 10 guns stolen from his home last month warned the county commissioners on Thursday that laying off deputies has put him and other township residents in danger. County Sheriff Phil Stammitti laid off 12 full-time deputies and eight part-time deputies in December after seeimg his budget was [...]
City trying to shut trailer park
ELYRIA – The city health department is trying to shut down an Oberlin Road trailer park it says poses an “imminent danger” to residents. The Elyria City Health District board and city of Elyria filed a lawsuit Monday in Common Pleas Court against Elyria Mobile Home Park owner AIY Mobile Home Park LLC. The lawsuit [...]
Group wants VLTs in taverns
ELYRIA – Companies that supply taverns with entertainment devices, including Elyria`s Ohio Vending Machine Inc., want taverns to operate video lottery terminals, provided they get the consent of voters in the neighborhood. The Northern Ohio Hospitality & Entertainment Coalition, which represents 80 such companies, is lobbying the state Legislature to give the Ohio Lottery Commission [...]
Obituaries for May 8, 2009
Alma L. Squires William C. Voltz James V. Trupo Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
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 [...]