Archive for June, 2009
Unique camp to help grief-stricken
For one day, grief doesn’t have to be such a lonely journey. Adults who have experienced the loss of a loved one can feel the healing embrace of Camp Healing Hearts, the first grief camp in Lorain County. It is a collaborative program by the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Bereavement Center of the Hospice of Western [...]
Police find boy, 4, walking alone in downtown Lorain
LORAIN – Police discovered a 4-year-old mentally handicapped boy walking down West Fifth Street on Friday. An officer who was patrolling the area of West Fifth Street and Washington Avenue was flagged down by a resident about 6:01 p.m. who said the boy was wandering around and appeared to be lost. When the officer approached [...]
Fire destroys Avon home
AVON – A Moon Road man was left homeless after a garage fire spread to his house and destroyed it. Firefighters battled a fully involved fire at a home in the 3000 block of Moon Road at 12:04 p.m. Sunday, Avon fire Capt. Tim Barrett said. Firefighters are still investigating what caused the blaze, but [...]
Blotter: June 8, 2009
Lorain police Saturday, June 6 3:06 a.m. – George’s Hook & Gun, glass door shattered. 7:18 a.m. -Luis’ Auto Services, breaking and entering, computer and car battery stolen. 2:13 p.m. – 900 block N. Central Drive, burglary, laptop and VCR stolen, door pried open. 2:37 p.m. – 300 block W. 15th St., copper pipes taken [...]
Avon/Avon Lake notebook: June 8, 2009
Avon gets special emergency line The city will begin using a high-speed telephone service to instantly notify residents in case of an emergency. The new system, called CodeRED, gives city officials the ability to deliver pre-recorded emergency telephone messages such as boil and water alerts, missing children, evacuation notices, utility outages, fires, hostage situations or [...]
Obituaries for June 8, 2009
Thomas Howe Mary Laverne (Miller) Jackson John E. Hooker II Irene V. Pastor Frank Futo Carl Powell, Jr. Donald H. Pfingten Emilio Garza Cecil Simmons Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Blotter: June 7, 2009
Elyria police Tuesday, June 2 2:27 p.m. – 100 block Seneca Ave., potted plants stolen from backyard. 2:56 p.m. – Apples grocery store, Bonnie Holstein, 54, and Allison Pope, both of the 300 block of East River St., charged with theft of liquor. 3:48 p.m. – 1800 block Middle Ave., burglary, apartment door kicked in [...]
Cancer center’s fundraiser helps patients get free services
ELYRIA – Helping cancer patients is the mission of the Center for Body, Mind & Spirit at Community Cancer Center. There, those dealing with cancer can talk with others in a support group, enjoy the meditation garden, stretch under the direction of a yoga instructor or receive hands-on comfort from a Reiki master. The services [...]
NorthCoast Knights kick off season
LORAIN – It was baseball, pure and simple, that drew an opening day crowd to The Pipe Yard stadium on Saturday. The NorthCoast Knights didn’t disappoint, beating the Chillicothe Paints 3-2. “This is perfect – warm temperatures, baseball – it’s America’s pastime,” said Jeremy Adams, who played college ball at Tiffin University. Adams, an emergency [...]
Turning lemons into lemonade to beat cancer
WAKEMAN – Kylie Maddison Dupont-Houtchings was a typical child. She loved to sing, owned myriad pets, played the role of big sister, and found comfort in her family and God. But beneath her joyful appearance, she fought. On Nov. 14, 2002, 6-year-old Kylie was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer that claims [...]
Brookside grads look to future
As baby pictures from yesterday faded into class portraits of today on the big screen, 142 Brookside High School seniors waited anxiously to receive their diplomas at the Lorain Palace Theatre on Saturday. Student Council President Karilyn Smith gave the welcome address to the crowd of family and friends. “The past 13 years, we became [...]
Firelands grads urged to do service to others
HENRIETTA TWP. – At graduation Saturday, Firelands Schools Superintendent Greg Ring urged the class of 2009 to live a life of integrity with a willingness to serve others. “Small deeds done with great love can change the world – I believe that,” Ring said. “You will be presented with hundreds of opportunities in your life [...]
Avon property owners sued over septic tanks
ELYRIA – Health officials filed lawsuits in Common Pleas Court on Friday against the owners of eight properties in Avon, saying their septic systems or drainage tiles are malfunctioning. The lawsuits said the property owners have been ordered in the past several years to abandon their septic tanks and tie into sewer systems. The suits [...]
Roundup: June 7, 2009
Vending machines vandalized in Elyria ELYRIA – Exterior vending machines were broken into at three area businesses Wednesday night. Apples Food Mart in the 200 block of North Abbe Road and Drug Mart in the 500 block of North Abbe Road both reported pop machines were broken into and an unknown amount of cash stolen. [...]
Holy signups, Batman! Comic initiative off to a super start
ELYRIA – Last month on Free Comic Book Day, Ken Glanc was looking to register people for the Elyria Comic Book Initiative. Set up at Keith’s Comics at 394 Broad St., Glanc watched as more than 1,000 comic books were passed out and 275 people filled out registration forms for his nonprofit initiative. “I was [...]
Elyria/Elyria Township notebook: June 7, 2009
Elyrian is speaker at Kettering U. Tyler Finnegan of Elyria has been named the undergraduate student speaker at the Kettering University commencement ceremony June 13. Located in Flint, Mich., Kettering University is the country’s most advanced professional cooperative education institution. Finnegan will receive a bachelor’s degree in management. His professional co-op job was at Delphi [...]
State Softball Final: Elyria’s frustration melts away with championship
AKRON — With an energetic, animated crowd on its feet and cheering, Tess Sito fired the final riseball of her stellar high school career just past 11:30 Saturday morning. When Hudson’s Ashley Smith swung and missed, it completed a dream come true for the All-American Sito and the Pioneers. It also ended a run of [...]
State Track: Olmsted Falls’ Nageotte vaults to first state crown
COLUMBUS — It was a sweet, sweet day for Katie Nageotte, Bridget Doughty and Madeline Chambers. All three local athletes came through in a big way to win track and field titles at Saturday’s state championships at Jesse Owens Stadium. Nageotte, an Olmsted Falls senior, won the Division I state pole vault title with a [...]
Commentary: Knights’ home opener brings big league dreams to Lorain
LORAIN — Lorain got its first taste of Prospect League baseball Saturday night and the NorthCoast Knights got their first taste of what it might be like to be professional baseball players. The Knights roster consists of college players who are considered potential major league draft picks and are playing in the summer to keep [...]
State Softball Final: Defense steps up, backs Sito’s gem
AKRON — Tess Sito had always given the obligatory compliment to her defense in games past knowing full well it was her pitching that really won the game. But Saturday, Sito was the first to admit — even though the final score may not indicate it — that it was indeed the early defense behind [...]
State Track: EC’s Coolidge settles for 3rd in 3,200
COLUMBUS — It wasn’t the outcome Marty Coolidge was looking for. The Elyria Catholic junior had high hopes of winning the Division II boys state 3,200-meter run, but brought home a third-place finish in 9:26.12 instead. It was a good day, just not the performance he wanted. Last year’s state runner-up, Coolidge was the No. [...]
Baseball: Crushers make switch, rally for victory
AVON — Needing a spark to get some runs on the board, Crushers manager John Massarelli didn’t make a lineup change. Instead, he made a coaching change. Putting bullpen coach Pat Collins at first base to replace hitting coach Dave Schaub to start the sixth inning turned out to be a smart move. Lake Erie [...]
Baseball: Helvey’s strong start gives Knights perfect home beginning
Joel Hammond LORAIN — NorthCoast Knights starter Jacob Helvey said there’s a learning curve in the Prospect League, where players rarely have seen their opponents — or their teammates, for that matter — play before. Helvey, a physics and math major from Morehouse State University, had little trouble solving that problem in the Knights’ home [...]
Obituaries for June 7, 2009
ALCIE BURKHARD ENGLISH JOHN P. BOWDLER JEAN ROUSH BRIETKRENZ MARLA LYNN RILEY DALLAS PACK Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Milestones for 06/07/2009
Graduation – Booth Graduation – Tremaine Graduation – Brushaber Engagement – Kershaw-Picione Wedding – Arthur 50th Anniversary – Mosher Engagement – Hamilton-Baxter 50th Anniversary – Wibert 40th Anniversary – Richter