Archive for June, 2009
Unqualified interest: Bucks’ Charlie Villanueva just might move to top of Cavaliers’ list of most-wanted free agents
It now looks like the Cavaliers will be in the running for free agent power forward Charlie Villanueva after all. The Milwaukee Bucks made qualifying offers to restricted free agents Ramon Sessions and Ersan Ilyasova on Monday, but did not extend one to Villanueva, who made $3.45 million last season. That means the 6-foot-11, 232-pounder’s [...]
New low: Indians lose to White Sox, fall a season-high 16 games under .500
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ losing stench has reached a new level of stink. Already sporting the American League’s worst record for the majority of the season, Cleveland arrived at another dubious milestone Monday night, now owning its worst mark of the season after a 6-3 loss to the White Sox. At 31-47, the Indians are [...]
Tribe notes: Can new faces give bullpen much-needed boost?
CLEVELAND — The Indians added newly acquired reliever Chris Perez to the roster Monday. The right-hander left a first-place team in St. Louis to join a last-place club with one of the worst bullpens in the majors. “I’m excited,” said Perez, who turns 24 on Wednesday. “It’s tough leaving a first-place team but I think [...]
Lorain school board says levy needed
LORAIN – Lorain Schools will be asking residents in November to pass a levy in hopes of keeping the district out of the red, but a decision wasn’t reached during a special school board meeting Monday night about what kind of levy. District Treasurer Dale Weber laid out a couple of different options for the [...]
$2.5 million bond for Lorain slaying suspect
LORAIN – A Lorain man charged in connection with the shooting death of a Lorain teen last week is being held on a $2.5 million bond. But Mike Duff, the defense attorney for Marlo Sanford, 20, said his client is innocent and the bond is too high. “He did not do this,” Duff said. “He [...]
Obituaries for June 30, 2009
Dorothy L. Rhodehamel Courtney Julianne Nichols Alan Blair Mallasch Gloria J. Luther Ryan G. Gosciejew Helen L. Willbond Forrest C. Caldwell Read the full obituaries on Chronicledition at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com.
Beach Bums’ Joy is Crushers’ pain: Traverse City reliever shuts down Lake Erie
AVON — Traverse City’s Brett Bostelman came into Monday night’s game with a Frontier League-leading 1.55 ERA. Then he ran into Lake Erie’s league-leading offense, which is scoring 7.1 runs a game. Bostelman was battered and bruised before being mercifully lifted two batters into the fourth. There was still Joy in Mudville for the Beach [...]
Sale of Avon Lake bar worries some
AVON LAKE – Residents and some Council members say they’re leery of talks that a restaurant and bar featuring waitresses clad in tank tops and short shorts may be coming to town. The restaurant, Knockouts USA, has been in talks with McCarthy’s Ale House owner Jack Kraddock to purchase the Walker Road pub-style bar, Kraddock [...]
Failure of Akron recall doesn’t faze foes of Grace
ELYRIA – Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic is keeping his job, but supporters of the recall effort of Mayor Bill Grace are hoping the same fate won’t befall Elyria’s leader. It was last week when voters in Akron headed to the polls to decide if Plusquellic should keep his job. As it became overwhelmingly clear by [...]
Ex-cop’s ex-girlfriend asks for protection
ELYRIA – The ex-girlfriend of former Lorain police officer Corey Earl has obtained a civil stalking protection order against him. Nadine Glass obtained the protection order at a hearing Friday during which she presented a two-page document listing Earl’s alleged harassment of her dating back to May. Under the terms of the order, Earl must [...]
Ohio’s polka princess from Amherst
AMHERST — You can have the Jonas Brothers. For Victoria Kish, polka rocks. The 16-year-old Amherst teen’s great affection for all things polka helped earn her the crown of Teen Miss U.S.P.A. during the recent 41st annual U.S. Polka Association convention in Independence. And no, the Polish teen didn’t have to eat pierogies or play [...]
Blotter: June 30, 2009
Lorain police Sunday, June 28 3:48 p.m. – Euclid Avenue and Crehore Street, a man reported seeing a woman throw a puppy out her car window. 4:04 p.m. – 400 block Euclid Ave., a woman reported the father of her children cut her hand with a pair of scissors during a struggle. The suspect allegedly [...]
Clearview grad gets Black River volleyball job: Ashley Auvil, 21, will run her own program for first time
Brian Dulik The Chronicle-Telegram SULLIVAN TWP. — Black River’s long quest to find a volleyball coach has come to a successful conclusion. The Pirates have hired Ashley Auvil to take over their program, giving the Clearview High School graduate her first varsity head coaching position. The 21-year-old spent one season as an assistant volleyball coach [...]
Elyria Schools support staff OKs health plan
LORAIN – The union representing Elyria Schools’ support staff voted to accept the new insurance package offered by the district. The package is the same one administrators approved for themselves earlier this month. The teachers union has rejected it, saying it wants insurance compensation to be a part of contract negotiations currently taking place. “I’m [...]
Amherst & Vermilion notebook: June 30, 2009
Public hearing set for Vermilion bus Vermilion Mayor Jean Anderson will hold the first of three planned public hearings to gauge interest in a circulator bus from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Ritter Room of the Ritter Public Library. The meeting will include a brief presentation of questions about the implementation of regularly [...]
Man’s request for new trial is denied
ELYRIA – Convicted sex offender Joel Covender won’t get the new trial that he believes would clear his name, a county judge ruled Monday. In his decision, Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Miraldi wrote that Covender hadn’t produced enough new evidence to justify granting a new trial. Covender was convicted in 1996 of molesting [...]
Lawmakers to miss deadline on state budget
COLUMBUS – Ohio’s budget will not meet its deadline for the first time in almost two decades. Lawmakers trying to balance the state’s $54 billion budget agreed to an interim budget Monday that will give them another week to work out an impasse over a proposal to legalize slot machines at seven horse racetracks. But [...]
Avon ballpark gets bigger net
AVON – If drivers along Interstate 90 were worried about stray fly balls from All-Pro Freight Stadium, don’t be. The city has added another 10 feet in height to the netting near the highway to catch foul balls. The net is now 35 feet high and 240 feet long. Avon Mayor Jim Smith said that [...]
Woman upset about Michael Jackson sets trash fire in Lorain bar’s bathroom
LORAIN – A Lorain woman told police she set fire to two bar bathroom trash cans because she was despondent over Michael Jackson’s death. Amanda Jarvis, 27, was seen on surveillance footage from inside Bootlegger’s Bar on Broadway entering the bathroom twice during a short period of time before leaving the bar about 1 a.m. [...]
Roundup: June 30, 2009
Lorain police investigating rape LORAIN – Police are investigating the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by a 16-year-old Avon Lake boy the victim met on the Internet social networking site MySpace, according to a police report. The girl “was not willing to speak to a police officer regarding the incident,” the report said, adding [...]
Truck overturns on ramp to Route 2 eastbound
Steer clear of Route 57 near where it intersects with Route 2 and Interstate 90, if possible. A tractor-trailer overturned there a little after 4 p.m., and cleanup should take a while. For more on this story, see Tuesday’s edition of The Chronicle. Ramp to Rt. 2 east should be closed for a while after [...]
Ohio lawmakers agree to pass interim budget
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawmakers trying to balance the state’s $54 billion budget have agreed to pass an interim budget, giving them another week to work out an impasse over a proposal to legalize slot machines at seven horse racetracks. Senate Finance Chairman John Carey will offer the measure as an amendment during a Monday [...]
Madoff gets maximum 150 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to the maximum 150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Denny Chin handed down the sentence in New York on Monday. Defense attorneys had sought 12 years, while prosecutors wanted the maximum. The federal probation department had recommended 50 years. Chin [...]
Pro Stock victory is truly the Summit for Jason Line: Summit Racing Equipment driver wins Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
NORWALK — Jason Line is sponsored by Summit Racing Equipment, and that’s not normally a big deal except this weekend he was competing in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. “There was a lot of pressure on us to do well here,” Line, the Pro Stock winner, said of [...]
Cincinnati roughs up Huff: Indians left-hander pays for his inability to throw first-pitch strikes
CLEVELAND — The Cincinnati Reds entered their three-game interleague series with the Indians as one of the major leagues’ worst offensive teams. There wasn’t much evidence of that over the last two games, which the Reds won easily, clinching the series Sunday with an 8-1 victory at Progressive Field. Of course, it could have been [...]