Archive for June, 2009
Obituaries for June 18, 2009
Mary I. Downs James W. Miller, Jr. Edwin Miles Robson Sally Gonzalez Harry Raymond Sorg Marilyn Jerome Audrey L. Wood Glenda L. Lowman Basil W. Palinski Charles M. Chatlos Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Wanted: A home for 14
ELYRIA — Cynthia and Paul Seybert and their 12 kids are staring at a Monday deadline to leave a trailer at Colonial Oaks Mobile Home Park. They are hoping someone will be willing to rent a four- or five-bedroom home to the blended family. If not, they’ll be homeless. “It’s all of us or nothing,” [...]
It even fixes summer boredom: Duct tape fest next weekend
AVON — Food, carnival rides, games and duct tape. Yep, it’s time again for the annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival. What began six years ago by a group of Avon residents has become a mainstay of summer fun, which will begin Friday at Veterans Memorial Park. In addition to the traditional fare, seven different [...]
Garage sale time in North Ridgeville
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Theresa and William Schubert spent the past five days preparing for this moment — the start of the North Ridgeville Garage Sale Days. The citywide sale is an opportunity for bargain shoppers, collectors and curious onlookers to snag a deal. For the Schuberts, the sale offers an even bigger opportunity. The chance [...]
School chief gets 5-year extension
LORAIN — The Lorain school board on Wednesday approved a contract extension for Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson that will keep her in the district until 2014. Only school board member Jim Smith voted against the contract, saying he was worried about the district’s finances. “I’m very concerned that we are in a very tough situation,” Smith [...]
Free soccer game today at Lorain soccer academy
LORAIN — Brad Friedel’s Premier Soccer Academies will host a scrimmage today that will feature top up-and-coming female players, including one Olympic gold medalist. The under-23 women’s national soccer team — which is at the Leavitt Road soccer academy preparing for a series of games in England next month — will take on a local [...]
Cemetery meeting gets heated
AMHERST TOWNSHIP — The peaceful peal of chimes that floated out over the grounds and graves of Ridge Hill Memorial Park on North Ridge Road was in sharp contrast to the sometimes volatile atmosphere during Wednesday’s annual meeting, in which conflict of interest charges were leveled at members of the cemetery board of directors. The [...]
Lorain Walgreens hit by armed robbers
LORAIN — Police are looking for three men, two of whom were armed, who robbed the Walgreens on Leavitt Road early Wednesday morning. One of the men held a gun to the head of a customer during the robbery. The 21-year-old female cashier told police one of the men approached her and threw a drink [...]
Early morning fire guts Wellington barn
WELLINGTON — A barn fire on state Route 18 kept at least 14 fire departments and approximately 60 firefighters busy for 12 hours Wednesday before the blaze was finally under control. The 80-foot by 200-foot barn at a dairy and grain farm located at 49233 state Route 18, two miles west of the Lorain County [...]
North Ridgeville notebook: June 18, 2009
Rotary club May winners A medical career and one in art history are the goals of North Ridgeville High School students selected as the city’s Rotary students of the month for May. Sophomore Feyikemi Osundina has already packed a lot of learning and accomplishments into her first two years of high school. A 4.5 GPA [...]
Lorain Public Library to ask trustees to place bond issue on November ballot
AVON — Avon residents likely will be voting on a bond issue in November for a new 30,000-square-foot library. The Board of Trustees of the Lorain Public Library System plans to vote today on a resolution asking Avon City Council to place the bond issue on the November ballot. The library cannot by itself put [...]
Browns receiver Donte Stallworth gets 30 days in jail, house arrest after plea bargain on DUI manslaughter charge
MIAMI — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth began serving a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida, a punishment made possible by his cooperation with investigators and the fervent wish by the victim’s family to put the matter behind them. Stallworth, 28, also reached a confidential financial settlement [...]
Browns notes: Donte Stallworth’s place on the team being evaluated
BEREA — Receiver Donte Stallworth could rejoin the Browns in time for training camp, but it’s unclear if the team wants him back. Stallworth pleaded guilty Tuesday to DUI manslaughter charges in Florida and was sentenced to 30 days in prison and two years of house arrest. One of his lawyers said the plea agreement [...]
Lack of big hits a big problem: Indians go 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position, lose to Brewers
CLEVELAND — Prior to Tuesday night’s game with the Milwaukee Brewers, Indians manager Eric Wedge bemoaned his team’s poor production with runners in scoring position. He’ll have more to talk about today. Struggling to find the timely hit all night long, Cleveland dropped a 7-5 decision to the Milwaukee Brewers, who will go for the [...]
Tribe notes: It’s back to the bench for Jhonny Peralta
CLEVELAND — Jhonny Peralta is back on the bench and back in manager Eric Wedge’s doghouse. “He’s got to get his head on straight,” Wedge said of the struggling third baseman, who is hitting .249 with just two home runs and 26 RBIs in 57 games, while striking out 57 times. “You can’t keep trying [...]
Skogley dazzles, but defense doesn’t: Errors sink Crushers as Beach Bums rally late
AVON — For the second time in four days, the Crushers got a great performance out of a starter, but wasted it. Left-hander Kevin Skogley took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Tuesday, but defensive miscues allowed Traverse City to score six runs over the final three innings and pull out a 6-2 win on [...]
CORRECTION: June 17, 2009
Elyria High class of 1964 reunion will be held Aug. 1 at the Elyria Country Club. The school’s name was incorrect in an item published Sunday on the Elyria YourTown page.
U.S. Open: Soggy conditions will only make brutal Bethpage Black that much more difficult
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Tiger Woods began his final practice round of the U.S. Open by hitting a 5-wood for his second shot on a par 4, which is rare for someone with his power. Stranger still was that it wasn’t enough club to reach the 10th green. The stubborn side of the defending champion showed [...]
Obituaries for June 17, 2009
Mary I. Downs Steven L. Tolliver Colleen A. Blanchard James W. Miller, Jr. Larry Elton Stumpp Laverne E. Newberger Courtney Rae Gardiner James W. Graham Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
No prep work necessary: North Coast Vipers’ Sizemore didn’t play varsity baseball, but his two-run homer makes Elyria blue
ELYRIA — Eddie Sizemore is a name high school baseball fans would likely not recognize when the North Coast Vipers are playing. Sizemore didn’t play any varsity baseball in high school. In fact, for his last two years, he wasn’t even in high school. He was spending that time in the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow [...]
Daniel Petric gets 23 years
ELYRIA — Daniel Petric was sentenced Tuesday to 23 years to life in prison for killing his mother and wounding his father during a shooting he blamed on the video game “Halo 3.” Daniel, 17, choked back tears several times during a hearing before Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge, including when he stood [...]
Elyria’s tax revenues plummeting
ELYRIA — The city’s budget woes are worsening as the year continues. Rather than cutting $800,000 more — as city officials initially feared — it looks as if they’ll have to carve out more than $1 million more because income tax revenue continues to drop. Income taxes for the city’s general fund are down 18 [...]
NOACA funds blunt 57 overrun
ELYRIA — A weight was lifted off the shoulders of Mayor Bill Grace when an additional $1.36 million was awarded Tuesday for state Route 57 improvements from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. “It was very good news,” said Grace, who serves as the agency’s president. The city was $1.76 million short on the project, [...]
Elyria’s city pools not totally drained: East Rec pool opens
ELYRIA — In the midst of massive budget cuts, the city is trying to provide some measure of fun. Several hundred people enjoyed the cool water and warm sun Tuesday at the pool at East Rec — the only one of Elyria’s four neighborhood pools that is open. Tasha Grapes, 15, came from the south [...]
Lorain Schools to consider Atkinson’s extension today
LORAIN — There will be at least one “no” vote if the Lorain school board votes today to extend Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson’s contract by five years. Board Member Jim Smith said he can’t justify the extension and a raise for Atkinson given the district’s poor financial outlook. “I just don’t think this is prudent use [...]