Archive for May, 2009
Dogs have their Dayz Sunday
VERMILION – Teach an old dog new tricks, dress him up or treat him to a snack Sunday when the Lorain County Metro Parks Vermilion River Reservation holds its inaugural Dog Dayz. Similar to a program held at the Black River Reservation, Dog Dayz will offer visitors and their pooches plenty to see and do [...]
Amherst & Vermilion notebook: May 26, 2009
Create and Imaginate Check out some cool gadgets including elastic ropes and an “instant thought transmitter” when Professor Zap presents “Create and Imaginate” 2:30 p.m. June 12 at the Amherst Public Library. The program kicks off the library`s summer reading program. Upcoming programs will feature magician-escape-artist Ron Price. All programs will be held at the [...]
Amherst blotter: May 26, 2009
Amherst police Saturday, May 16 11:45 p.m. – 800 block Park Ave., Jonathon Villafane, 19, charged with underage consumption. Two teens, ages 17 and 15, charged with curfew violation, and a 15-year-old cited for curfew and criminal damaging after a report that four males with crowbars attempted to break in to a home. After breaking [...]
Painful performance: Cavaliers get roughed up in ugly loss to Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. – From an unforgettable shot to a cheap one. Three games in, the Eastern Conference finals have grown a little nasty. Dwight Howard scored 24 points – 14 on free throws – and Rafer Alston added 18 as the Orlando Magic, sick of seeing replays of LeBron James` dramatic buzzer-beater to win Game [...]
Mo providing less: Cavs point guard Williams still struggling against Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. – Mo Williams` left eye was swollen, bandaged with four stitches around it and bruises that caused him to wince with every blow. It`s been rough out there for the Cleveland Cavaliers guard. Banged up and struggling with his shot, Williams had 10 of his 15 points in the first half and was [...]
Cavs sign ownership deal with China group
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed an agreement with an investment group from China to become minority owners of the NBA franchise and its arena, a partnership that could impact superstar LeBron James` future with the team. The Asian conglomerate, which includes JianHua Huang, a Chinese businessman who has brokered sponsorship deals with [...]
Lack of big hits a big problem for Indians in extra-inning loss to Reds
CINCINNATI – Minus their two biggest bats, the Cincinnati Reds counted on an eighth-place hitter who was barely at .200. Alex Gonzalez delivered. Gonzalez doubled home the winning run with one out in the 11th inning and the Reds defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-3 to win the All-Ohio series. For the Indians, the culprit this [...]
Castroneves captures Indianapolis 500 for third time
INDIANAPOLIS – The tears flowed as soon as Helio Castroneves turned his red-and-white car into Victory Lane, and he really got emotional when Roger Penske leaned over to give his driver a hug. “Thanks for giving my life back,” Castroneves said between sobs. He could`ve lost it all. He could`ve gone to prison for six [...]
Obituaries for May 25, 2009
David A. Krieger Jacquelyn A. Tramontana Eileen E. Cooke Vera Kreilick Harriet L. Shirley Helen Margaret Papp Peter John Simashkevich Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition web site at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Elyria Catholic grads told to serve humanity
ELYRIA – Just like the well-rounded education they received in four years of school, the graduating class of 2009 at Elyria Catholic High School were sent out into the world with a well-rounded commencement featuring pearls of wisdom from each other, their principal and a cardiologist who tended to the poor with Mother Teresa. Sunday [...]
Crash victim was dad of Columbia High track star
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP – A man who died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash Saturday night was the father of a well-known Columbia High School track and field star. David A. Dorricott, 43, of South Boone Road, was the father of Alexa Dorricott, a two-time recipient of All-Ohio honors for pole vaulting in the Division [...]
Cops on DUI alert for Memorial Day
ELYRIA – The Ohio Highway Patrol is continuing stepped-up road patrols that began Friday and continue through today in hopes of keeping motorists safe, and accidents down due to impaired drivers during the four-day Memorial Day weekend. “Most weekends we`re out there with two to three units, but right now we`re out there with at [...]
Roundup: May 25, 2009
Neighbors report gun threat to them, dog ELYRIA – A man who neighbors said threatened to shoot them and their dog Saturday was charged with aggravated menacing and using weapons while intoxicated. Raymond Gains, 52, of Elyria, was arrested after the man`s neighbors on the 700 block of Penfield Avenue told police that he brandished [...]
Avon’s Stone Eagle Farm gets chance at preservation
A beauty of a building, Stone Eagle Farm in Avon has withstood the tests of time and foot traffic as the home of nearly three generations of the Hurst family of England. In 1974, it was placed on the U.S. Department of the Interior`s National Register of Historical Places. Now, a Columbus-based organization hopes to [...]
Avon/Avon Lake notebook: May 25, 2009
Avon academic team heads to finals The semifinals are over, setting the stage for Avon High School to make its first championship appearance. The 19th annual Scholastic Games of Lorain County, the county academic championship on radio quiz show, will feature three students from Avon High facing off against three students from Oberlin High School. [...]
LCCC GRADUATION: Optimism abounds as record class graduates
ELYRIA – With degrees ranging from associate of arts to master of education, Lorain County Community College graduated its largest class ever Saturday. This year, 84 students received two degrees, seven received three degrees and two received four degrees, with a total of 1,273 degrees being awarded. In addition, 289 students were honored for earning [...]
LCCC GRADUATION: Splitting college studies with caring for her father
ELYRIA – It wasn`t until Friday`s practice ceremony that 30-year-old Jessica Ortiz realized how sad and happy she would be Saturday. As the first in her family to graduate from college, Ortiz said she is proud to be able to give her family the joyful event. She received an associate degree in applied business. However, [...]
LCCC GRADUATION: If at first you don`t succeed, try, try again
April Serfozo read the chapter and studied hard for her first test at Lorain County Community College in the spring of 2006. It was for a general education class in U.S. history, and the result of that test was less than smashing – she failed. And while the failure hurt, the 38-year-old from Lorain said [...]
LCCC GRADUATION: Student fights through a rare blood disorder to graduate
ELYRIA – After a bout with a life-threatening and rare blood disorder that left an Avon Lake woman unable to attend traditional college classes because of a weakened immune system, Saturday`s commencement day walk ended a journey of a lifetime. “It`s been a long time, but after almost four years, I`m getting my degree,” said [...]
Teen recovers after line drive to the eye
They call it a wicked shot, a frozen rope or a screaming line drive. Whatever you call it, Tim Clark remembers nothing about the line drive that slammed him April 24 except its aftermath. “Everything went white, and I fell to the ground,” said Clark, 18. Coming to a few seconds later, Clark was in [...]
Local spelling bee winner heading to D.C. to compete for national title
SHEFFIELD – A family that spells together, wins together. That`s the hope of Thomas “Tom” Camp, 13, sister Maddie, 10, and parents Jeffery and Jill Camp. Tom, the winner of The Chronicle-Telegram`s 26th annual Spelling Bee in March, will fly with his family today to Washington, D.C., for the 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee competition. [...]
Fall from car led to woman`s death
ELYRIA – The criminal charges levied against a 34-year-old Columbia Township man in connection with his wife`s death came about because authorities say the woman bled to death at the couple`s home after she was injured exiting a moving vehicle driven by her husband. On Friday, a grand jury indicted John Biszantz on two counts [...]
Veteran creates his own memorial in LaGrange Township
Like all veterans, Memorial Day means a lot to Virgil L. Smith. This year he has something special to show visitors at his home on Vermont Street in LaGrange Township. He has completed a beautiful memorial for his family. Of his parents` 13 children, seven of the eight boys served in the armed forces during [...]
League seeks fund for concession stand
ELYRIA – There is a trailer that sits near the baseball fields in Elyria`s North Park, but it hasn`t been abandoned there. Instead, it serves as Little League North`s concession stand, something that the baseball league`s first-year president, Tom Wallencheck, says is anything but ideal. “There`s no running water to it or anything like that,” [...]
Elyria/Elyria Township notebook: May 24, 2009
Elyria seeks input of East River construction Elyria is seeking public input for a city project that will use federal stimulus money to reconstruct, repair and resurface East River Street. The project starts at the city`s south corporation line and ends at East Broad Street, and involves replacing existing curbs, widening the road, replacing the [...]