Archive for June, 2009
Spitzer testifies on Capitol Hill
Local auto dealer Alan Spitzer took his pleas to save his dealerships to Washington, D.C., on Friday — delivering an impassioned speech in hopes of encouraging congressional leaders to support a bill to help displaced Chrysler and General Motors franchisees. Spitzer, owner of the Spitzer Auto Group, told U.S. House of Representative members that his [...]
Cavs get assist for new Boys & Girls Club facility
ELYRIA — A new “positive place for kids” will officially open today. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County will celebrate 10 years in the county, as well as open their newest facility at 1821 Middle Ave. in Elyria tonight with dinner, an auction and entertainment. At a ribbon cutting on Friday the new [...]
Auditor takes name off pumps
But you won’t escape Stewart’s deputy as you fill your gas tank
NAACP looking into e-mails to Atkinson
LORAIN — The Lorain chapter of the NAACP is investigating e-mails that school board members have sent to Lorain Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson. E. Jean Wrice, the chapter’s president, said her organization received a complaint several months ago alleging that Atkinson had received “inappropriate e-mails.” She said she couldn’t discuss the allegations in detail because [...]
Nationally known comedians playing Elyria
ELYRIA — A pair of stand-up comics will headline the “Comedians and Cocktails” shows at Stubby’s Pub and Grub at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. tonight. Both shows will feature Michael Malone of “Last Comic Standing” fame, and Quinn Patterson, a Second City alumnus. Tonight’s shows are the latest in a series of comedy programs presented [...]
CORRECTIONS: June 13, 2009
An item on the Grafton-LaGrange YourTown page Friday misidentified Sean Munn, a Grafton freshman who has been successful in martial arts and who recently placed second in a tournament in Cincinnati.
Doing a split: Amherst officials want road repair tax to boost general fund
AMHERST — For 18 years, voters here have said yes to a 0.5 percent city income tax that generates money for the repair and upkeep of city streets. When they go to the polls this November to renew the issue, residents will decide for the first time whether to split tax revenues generated by the [...]
Big spenders found success in Lorain County primary
ELYRIA — If money talks, Elyria firefighters made a statement for at-large Elyria City Council candidate Mary Siwierka, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday with the Lorain County Board of Elections. The political action committee donated $1,000 to Siwierka, the sister of fire Capt. Joseph Pronesti who served for a time as acting fire [...]
Lorain to receive $649K for energy efficiency
LORAIN — The city will be receiving a $649,500 block grant through the U.S. Department of Energy to help reduce the city’s carbon footprint, Mayor Tony Krasienko said Friday. He said the city could use the grant to replace its streelights with LEDs. The city used a previous grant to do that with traffic lights, [...]
Parishioners keep fighting to save Lorain’s Holy Trinity; appealing to the Vatican remains on the table
LORAIN — Holy Trinity Church parishioners will hold a second meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss their appeal efforts to keep the church open. Bishop Richard Lennon, head of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese, decided a few weeks ago to merge Holy Trinity’s congregation with St. Mary’s Church and close Holy Trinity on Elyria Avenue. [...]
Owners get Zulus clubhouse back
ELYRIA — Now that the Lorain County Zulus Motorcycle Club has pulled out of its downtown Elyria clubhouse, Lorain County prosecutors have dropped their effort to close the club down as a nuisance for a full year. In an agreement reached Friday, prosecutors agreed to allow the owners of 579 Broad St., where the club [...]
Brownhelm church to celebrate anniversary with pig roast, play
The Brownhelm Congregational United Church of Christ is throwing a bash — a birthday party in honor of its 190th anniversary. The festivities begin at 5 p.m. today with a pig roast — complete with all the trimmings — and a birthday cake for its members and friends. At 7 p.m., a play penned by [...]
Police briefs: June 13, 2009
Police: Gunmen invade Lorain home LORAIN — Two men burst into a Caroline Avenue home and robbed a woman at gunpoint early Thursday, according to a police report. The woman told police she was asleep in her bedroom on the first floor, while her 10-year-old daughter was asleep upstairs, when she heard a loud crash [...]
Obituaries for June 13, 2009
Beverly L. Hetsler Merwin Charles Bridges Ellis Thomas, Jr. Willie Cash Lawrence S. Riddell, Jr. Josephine Mohr William Hubert Wrice, Sr. Arthur Lee Rogers, Jr. Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Friday marks final signoff for analog TV service
NEW YORK (AP) — TV stations across the U.S. started cutting their analog signals this morning, ending a 60-year run for the technology and likely stranding more than 1 million unprepared homes without TV service. The Federal Communications Commission put 4,000 operators on standby for calls from confused viewers, and set up demonstration centers in [...]
Let it rain: Browns coach Eric Mangini likes bad weather, says it helps team get used to tough conditions
BEREA — A couple of questions posed decades ago by Creedence Clearwater Revival were answered Thursday at Browns minicamp. Cleveland players have finally seen the rain. And Eric Mangini isn’t about to stop it. Practice started in the rain, and it never halted. Practice, or the rain. If anyone needed another example how much has [...]
Browns notes: Dawson kicks off the rust, but stays silent on contract demands
BEREA — Phil Dawson wants a new contract. He just doesn’t want to talk about it. The Browns kicker practiced Thursday at the start of a three-day mandatory minicamp. He skipped a pair or “voluntary” minicamps and the organized team activities (OTAs). He has two years remaining on his deal at $1 million apiece. “This [...]
High school softball: Gatorade names Elyria’s Tess Sito its Ohio Player of the Year for the second straight season
It seems that Tess Sito’s name is destined always to be followed by a comma, some parenthetical material and a lot of laudatory text. For instance: Sito, who led Elyria to the Division I state softball championship Saturday morning, is Gatorade’s Ohio player of the year. Or: Sito, who four nights later shared the Lorain [...]
Indians rally to beat Royals in 10 innings
CLEVELAND — Take solace, Tribe fans. The Indians won the battle of the Central Division cellar dwellers. On the strength of a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals in 10 innings Thursday night at Progressive Field, Cleveland wrapped up the three-game series in the rubber match. The win moved the Indians out of last [...]
Tribe notes: The hits just keep coming … and they hurt
CLEVELAND — The Indians set a major league record last season, getting hit by pitches 103 times. They are on pace to set another one this year. Through Wednesday, Cleveland had been hit 42 times (on pace for 112 on the season). It was 11 more than any other team in the big leagues. Boston [...]
Cavaliers: Source says Mike Brown’s job status is just fine, denies Internet rumors about his possible firing
INDEPENDENCE — There have been serious discussions and evaluations going on inside the Cavaliers organization, but the job of head coach Mike Brown is not in jeopardy. Two Internet stories — one from the New York Daily News and the other from Pro Basketball News — published late Wednesday said Brown, the NBA Coach of [...]
NBA Finals: Lakers down Magic in overtime, close in on another title
ORLANDO, Fla. — Kobe Bryant is one win from an NBA title to call his own. Derek Fisher got him there. Fisher forced overtime with a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left in regulation and then drilled another one with 31.3 seconds to go in overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the Orlando Magic 99-91 [...]
High school football: Mark Campo turned around Admiral King, now he gets chance to do the same at Westlake
WESTLAKE — The Westlake school board made it official Thursday, hiring former Admiral King coach Mark Campo to lead Westlake High’s football team this season. Campo, a 1980 Admiral King graduate, joins the Demons after turning around an Admiral King program that went 0-10 in Campo’s first season in 2004 and 7-3 last season, including [...]
Elyria Schools administrators’ insurance goes up
ELYRIA — Principals and administrators with Elyria Schools will soon start paying more for their health insurance. In May, the Elyria Education Association, the teachers union, rejected the recommendation of the district’s Joint Committee on Insurance to increase rates, but administrators decided Wednesday they would shoulder more of the benefits’ cost. As a result, starting [...]
Residency ruling may nix union contract provisions
LORAIN — Union contract provisions that mandate police officers live within city limits have likely been voided by an Ohio Supreme Court decision that ended residency requirements throughout the state, according to the attorney for the Lorain police union. But individual contracts that require a single employee to live within a political jurisdiction would remain [...]