Archive for May, 2009
Police blotter: May 27, 2009
Elyria police Monday, May 25 9:30 a.m. – 100 block Olive St., rock thrown through vehicle`s passenger-side window. 11:52 a.m. – 300 block Concord Ave., burglary, two rings stolen. 2:14 p.m. – Victoria`s Secret, about 40 items taken from front of store. 4:18 p.m. – Sears, Nolie Croft, 53, Lorain, theft of children`s shoes. 9:40 [...]
Oberlin College mows down diesel usage
OBERLIN – Â A pleasant whiff of what appears to be hot frying grease floats in the air behind a powerful Kubota tractor mowing large tracts of land at Oberlin College. That`s because the tractor has been converted to run on vegetable-oil instead of fossil fuels. “It smells like McDonald`s or Burger King when it [...]
Convicted killer asks for delay
Convicted killer Daniel Wilson has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to delay his execution, set for June 3, while he continues to fight his legal battles. The state`s highest court has already rejected one such request from Wilson, who was sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of Carol Lutz. Wilson, who doesn`t deny killing [...]
Council approves spending for strategic plan
LORAIN – City Council approved spending $15,000 to develop a strategic plan for the city`s future during a special meeting Monday night. After about 90 minutes of questioning city administrators, Council passed the ordinance 9-1. A $15,000 grant from the Stocker Foundation also will help pay the $30,000 price tag for Public Service Institute, a [...]
Wellington & Oberlin notebook: May 27, 2009
Bloom Catchers in Oberlin Oberlin`s Garden of the Week competition is back once again thanks to bed-tax dollars from the Oberlin-area Chamber of Commerce and a Kendal at Oberlin group called the Bloom Catchers. The Garden of the Week program was designed as a friendly competition encouraging residents to become involved with America In Bloom [...]
Business disputes ‘blight` designation`
LORAIN – A public meeting Tuesday to discuss the city`s urban renewal plan for 45 acres that would better connect downtown Lorain with the Black River had at least one company affected protesting the label of “blighted property.” Erin Fauber, president of American Metal Chemical Corporation (AMCOR), took exception to the fact that nine of [...]
Arby`s safe taken, two charged
AMHERST – Thieves made off with a safe that police say weighed between 400 and 500 pounds when they broke into the Arby`s on Cooper Foster Park Road last week. Police tracked the safe to a hatchback car parked in Lorain and arrested two men on charges of grand theft and breaking and entering. The [...]
Family of slain Columbine girl tells story of kindness to Southview High students and parents
LORAIN – It was clear after the presentation that something special had happened. Teenage girls wearing black pants and black lipstick ran to embrace their friends, who in turn squeezed them back tighter and began to cry. Parents hugged children sitting nearby and passed around tissues so their burly, athletic sons could dry their eyes. [...]
Avon High School crowned Scholastic Games champions
After 18 weeks, 10 season games, four quarterfinals, two semifinals and one championship, Avon High School defeated Oberlin High School to be crowned the champions of the 19th annual Scholastic Games of Lorain County. The games involved 18 area high schools for its 18-week academic radio series on WEOL-AM 930. The Avon team of Jayni [...]
Obituaries for May 27, 2009
Margaret J. Cook Daniel N. Alspach Troy Allen Riggle Dale S. Roth Catherine A. “Kay” Nolan Mary Martha Gallagher Mitchell A. Kopczyk Joseph “Mark” Markiewicz Anthony J. Lavalle, Jr. Mathew P. Glawe Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Oberlin blotter: May 27, 2009
Oberlin police Tuesday, May 19 1:52 p.m. – Berger Court, police respond after female was heard screaming on 911 call; she explained she was having an altercation with her boyfriend and police did not pursue the case due to lack of support from the alleged victim. Wednesday, May 20 1:25 a.m. – Locust Street, attempted [...]
Mo Williams guarantees the Cavaliers will beat Magic in Eastern Conference finals
ORLANDO, Fla. – Tinted sunglasses concealing the cuts and bandages framing his puffy left eye, struggling Cleveland guard Mo Williams plopped down on a table inside a ritzy hotel ballroom Monday and quickly proclaimed the Cavaliers were not in any trouble. Far from it. “We`re the best team in basketball,” he said. Really? The Cavaliers, [...]
Noland: A snapshot says Cavs’ efforts are undeveloped
If the Cavaliers were to take a team picture right now, LeBron James would be the only person worthy of being in it. No one else has shown up in the Eastern Conference finals against the Orlando Magic. Unless that changes real soon — like tonight in Game 4 at Amway Arena — the Cavaliers` [...]
Pietrus has been Orlando’s X-Factor against Cavaliers
ORLANDO, Fla. – Mickael Pietrus` title as the “X-Factor” in the Eastern Conference finals didn`t come from all the X-rays the Orlando Magic forward has had this season. But it easily could have. Pietrus broke his right wrist, sprained it, tore a ligament in his right thumb, missed time with bruised ribs and is still [...]
Indians use late rally to rock Rays
CLEVELAND – Little has made sense for the Indians this season. Add the opener of a four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night to the list. Facing what looked like an insurmountable deficit through seven innings, last-place Cleveland climbed all the way back to win 11-10 by scoring nine times over the [...]
Tribe notes: Anthony Reyes likely out for season
CLEVELAND − Anthony Reyes is likely done for the season. The Indians are recommending surgery for their fourth starter, who is scheduled to travel to Los Angeles later this week to seek a second opinion from renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Lewis Yocum on inflammation in his right elbow. According to Cleveland head trainer Lonnie Soloff, [...]
Tess Sito named Division I player of year as All-Lorain County softball teams are announced
Elyria pitcher Tess Sito has garnered yet another award – Division I player of the year – as the All-Lorain County softball selections were announced. “It`s a real honor. I`m really excited,” said a surprised Sito. “I didn`t think I`d get this award. I couldn`t do it without my team or all the people who [...]
Obituaries for May 26, 2009
Melvin C. Davis Vera Jean Marks Christine Dabney Jacquelyn A. Tramontana Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Regional track qualifiers
Division I WHERE: Amherst Steele WHEN: Wednesday, May 27 and Friday, May 29, starting at 4. WHO: Qualifiers from the Amherst, Lakewood, Ravenna – B (boys only), Tiffin Columbian (girls only) and Toledo St. Francis districts Local qualifiers by team BOYS AMHERST: Adam Kalivoda, sr. (pole vault); Brandon Kish, sr.; (200); Kyle Lowry, sr. (3,200); [...]
Oberlin College grads hopeful
OBERLIN – They`ll step out into the worst economic crisis of their lifetimes, but Oberlin College graduates appeared optimistic about the challenges sure to await them. Optimism was the mood at the college`s spring 2009 commencement ceremony Monday morning. Educated for the last four years at one of the top ranked schools in the nation, [...]
Reutimann wins first NASCAR Sprint Cup race in rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C. – David Reutimann stared at the gray sky and silently prayed for one more heavy rain. A gamble had put the journeyman driver in position for his first Sprint Cup Series victory, and so long as the clouds lingered over Lowe`s Motor Speedway, it would come in the crown jewel Coca-Cola 600. Reutimann [...]
Cops take guns from suspected mentally ill Elyria man
ELYRIA – Police confiscated 23 weapons from a suspected mentally ill Elyria man who said he was preparing for a war. Police were called Sunday after the man went to his neighbor`s home in the 200 block of Bond Street carrying a shotgun and asked the neighbor to call 911. When police arrived about noon, [...]
Skunk lovers say critter`s bad rep stinks
Does tomato juice really work to get rid of that skunk smell off of your overly friendly canine companion? Perhaps, but it will likely turn your animal an interesting shade of orange. Instead, Lorain County`s self-proclaimed “skunk lady” suggests using a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, Joy dish soap and water to get Fido smelling like [...]
Blotter: May 26, 2009
Elyria police Sunday, May 24 8 a.m. – 100 block Yorkshire Road, GPS unit stolen from vehicle and window shattered. 10:30 a.m. – 100 block College Park Drive, burglary, microwave, laptop, PlayStation 2 stolen. 11:33 a.m. – Dollar Bank, ATM damaged. 11:40 a.m. – Apples, Bernice Zmina, 83, charged with theft of butter and highlighter. [...]
Man says group asked for smoke, attacked
LORAIN – A Lorain man told police six men who asked him for a cigarette beat him up Monday afternoon. The man said he had just purchased cigarettes at the Southside Market off East 28th Street about 1:59 p.m. when he was approached by six men who asked for some, police said. The man told [...]