Archive for June, 2009
Blotter: June 9, 2009
Lorain police Sunday, June 7 12:16 a.m. – 5000 block W. Erie Ave., a woman reported her husband, from whom she’s separated, broke into her residence and stole her laptop. 8:33 p.m. – 1300 block E. Erie Ave., a woman reported a man bumped into her and grabbed her purse while she was walking near [...]
Roundup: June 9, 2009
Electrical worker hurt at former Ford plant LORAIN - An electrical worker received burns to his face and hands while working Monday at the former Ford plant off Baumhart Road. Electricians from Firelands Electric Lake Erie Division in Lorain were attempting to fix a problem with the power supply at the plant, which now houses [...]
MLB Draft: Vermilion’s Oliver could get first-round call
Has it been three years already? Andrew Oliver, an All-Ohio standout at Vermilion High who was selected in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins, will be waiting for a phone call again today when the first-year player draft gets under way. Mock drafts have Oliver going anywhere from No. [...]
Golf: More practice time means much better Tiger
DUBLIN — No one is surprised when Tiger Woods wins a golf tournament. One reason he left Muirfield Village so satisfied with his second victory of the year is that Woods wasn’t surprised, either. What most people will remember about his 7-under 65 in the final round of the Memorial, which allowed him to make [...]
NBA Finals: Focused Lakers aim to make Magic disappear
ORLANDO, Fla. — Kobe Bryant has changed his look. Gone is the teeth-baring, nose-flaring, eyes-on-the-prize scowl that the Los Angeles Lakers star showed again and again in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The intensity diminished after Game 2, his expression morphing into one of relief and sheer luck. A botched layup by Magic rookie [...]
Tennis: Federer keeping heady company these days
PARIS — As of about noon Monday, Roger Federer hadn’t received a congratulatory call from Rafael Nadal, the man he succeeded as French Open champion. Who did touch base? Who did send along good wishes when Federer won his first title at Roland Garros to complete a career Grand Slam and tie Pete Sampras’ record [...]
NHL: Pittsburgh looks for different result from same spot
PITTSBURGH — The series score is the same, so is the opponent and the location, yet this Game 6 has a distinctly different feel to the desperate Pittsburgh Penguins. Back home after a 5-0 drubbing in Detroit on Saturday, the Penguins face the prospect tonight of watching the Detroit Red Wings skate around with the [...]
Motorsports: Kyle Busch hits wrong note with latest antics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch has always bucked the system, embracing the notoriety that comes with being NASCAR’s newest bad boy. He doesn’t care if race fans dislike him — and, boy, do they ever — and he makes no apologies for knocking people out of his way en route to Victory Lane. His rejection [...]
$271,000 deficit looms for Clearview
SHEFFIELD TWP. — By June 2011, Clearview Schools will be approximately $271,000 in the red, according to a five-year forecast approved by the board of education Monday night. “Sometime in 2010, the board will have to decide about a levy,” district Treasurer John W. Scott said. The district has an emergency levy that will be [...]
Avon double play: Y under construction near ballpark
AVON — Baseball season in Avon is under way, and just a short walk from All Pro Freight Stadium is a new project residents are anticipating. A 67,000-square-foot YMCA is expected to open by March, and along with the new stadium it is expected to draw restaurants, hotels and other business to the area at [...]
Invacare makes Fortune 1000 list
ELYRIA — Elyria-based Invacare Corp. has been named to Fortune Magazine’s 2009 Fortune 1000 list, ranking 983. The Fortune 1000 list is an annual ranking of America’s 1,000 largest corporations based on revenue. With revenue of $1.75 billion annually, the manufacturer and distributor of home- and extended-care medical products made the list for the first [...]
Former city employee says reading e-mails a misdemeanor, tops
ELYRIA — A former North Ridgeville city employee accused of breaking into his co-workers’ city e-mail accounts has asked a county judge to drop the charges against him. In court documents filed Monday, Tony Lance Sr.’s attorney, Anthony Nici, said prosecutors had charged his client with a felony count of unauthorized use of property. Lance [...]
Stimulus to fund Route 83 bridge work
COLUMBUS — President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic spending package reached Ohio’s roads Monday when construction crews began work on a highway project in Cleveland. The $1.8 million project will widen a ramp from Interstate 490 to Interstate 77, and other stimulus projects are scheduled to begin in weeks. In Lorain County, $474,296 in stimulus [...]
Amherst & Vermilion notebook: June 9, 2009
Relay for Life The annual Relay for Life cancer society team fundraiser will be Sunday at Marion L. Steele High School. The event will have a 5K run in addition to the walk. The first 50 walkers or runners receive free T-shirts. Cost is $10 for anyone signing up by Wednesday, and $12 for those [...]
LCCC police academy taking applications now
ELYRIA – The Lorain County Community College Police Training Academy will begin its next session Sept. 8. Applications to the academy will be accepted either by being sponsored by a local police department or through open enrollment for those with no affiliation to a police department. Those seeking entrance through open enrollment should contact the [...]
Chrysler sale stayed… for now
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has temporarily delayed Chrysler’s sale to Fiat. Ginsburg says in an order Monday that the sale is “stayed pending further order.” The action indicates that the delay may only be temporary. Chrysler has said a delay could scuttle the deal. A federal appeals court in New York [...]
Court rejects challenge to `don’t ask, don’t tell’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed with the Obama administration and refused to review Pentagon policy barring gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. The court said it will not hear an appeal from former Army Capt. James Pietrangelo II, who was dismissed under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. [...]
2 children, grandmother killed in Ohio
CANTON (AP) — Two young children and their grandmother have been found slain in the northeast Ohio city Canton, and police have a 35-year-old man in custody. The man arrested is suspected of slitting the throats of his children, ages 3 and 5, early Monday. Stark County Coroner P.S. Murthy says the children were killed [...]
Federer wins first French Open title, ties Sampras with 14 majors
PARIS — Oh, how Roger Federer savored every moment with his first French Open trophy. He raised it overhead. He cradled it in the crook of his elbow. He closed his eyes and kissed it. He examined the names of other champions etched on its base. Even in a downpour on Court Philippe Chatrier, as [...]
Tiger Woods roars back to win Memorial
DUBLIN — No need to worry about Tiger Woods heading into the U.S. Open. Woods broke away from a four-way tie for the lead Sunday at the Memorial with birdies on his final two holes, the last one a 7-iron that stopped a foot away from the cup for a 7-under 65 and a one-shot [...]
Indians rookies rock White Sox’s Colon
CHICAGO — While the Cleveland Indians celebrated a rare road triumph delivered by a bunch of rookies, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was furious with his flailing team. Chris Gimenez and Luis Valbuena hit consecutive home runs off former Cleveland ace Bartolo Colon and the Indians beat Chicago 8-4 on Sunday, handing the White Sox [...]
Gronkowski’s homer sparks Crushers
AVON — Gordon Gronkowski knows his name has a friendly, familiar ring to it around town these days. But the Lake Erie Crushers first baseman did a double-take when he checked the line-up card at last week’s Lorain County All-Star baseball game and thought he saw his name posted. “I see where that Avon kid’s [...]
Knights looking for offense in loss to Paints
LORAIN — Patience. That’s the plea of NorthCoast Knights coach Andy Jarvis. Sure, his team has scored only 10 runs in its first four games and continues to strike out often. But four games — or anywhere from 10 to 20 at-bats for the Knights’ everyday players — is a quite a small sample. And [...]
Butterfly displays in downtown Lorain support Relay for Life
LORAIN – When President Barack Obama was on the campaign trail, his message was one of change. After he was elected, he encouraged people to give back to their community. People like artists Peg Asensio and Barbara Zilko were inspired and wanted to answer his call, but they were unsure of what to do. Shortly [...]
Steele grads say goodbye in Cleveland
CLEVELAND – As her classmates prepare for a journey in uncertain times, Ariana Reynolds thought it might help if they understood that tough times are nothing to be afraid of. During her speech to the Marion L. Steele High School class of 2009 graduates, Reynolds drew on her own experiences making sacrifices to do what [...]