Archive for July 3rd, 2009
Cavaliers: Shaq makes good first impression, wants to get LeBron a title
INDEPENDENCE — Shaquille O’Neal wasted no time making his 7-foot-1, 325-pound presence felt. Clad in a black suit, pink dress shirt and bright pink tie, the 37-year-old center was both serious and funny in his first news conference since being acquired by the Cavaliers. “My motto is very simple: Win a ring for ‘The King,’” [...]
H.S. Softball: Sito named All-American; Pioneers ranked 29th in nation
Tess Sito, who pitched and batted Elyria to the Division I softball state championship June 6, has been selected a first-team All-American by ESPN RISE Magazine and EA Sports, Inc. In addition, the magazine and sports videogame maker ranked the Pioneers 29th in their final nationwide poll. Of the 28 teams ranked ahead of Elyria, [...]
Indians: More options, but little success in outfield
CLEVELAND — There are few things Eric Wedge could have predicted about this disappointing season, but the Indians manager did see into the future during his club’s spring training debut in Goodyear, Ariz., when he had a handful of career infielders try their luck in the outfield. Wedge played Ryan Garko, Jamey Carroll and Josh [...]
Wimbledon: Serena, Venus set for Sister Act IV
WIMBLEDON, England — Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can’t bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage. So once again, the patriarch of the greatest sister act in tennis history is heading home to the United States before the Wimbledon [...]
Browns: Judge refuses to release video of Stallworth accident
MIAMI — A judge refused Thursday to release surveillance video depicting the moment a car driven by Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth struck and killed a pedestrian in a drunk-driving crash. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy said the privacy interests of the family of victim Mario Reyes outweighed the public’s right to view the [...]
Deal saves Lorain police jobs
LORAIN — Eleven police officers who were facing layoffs had their jobs saved Thursday when the city and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 reached an agreement to pay their salaries and benefits with money generated by the police levy rather than from the general fund, Safety Director Phil Dore said. In 1995, the [...]
Smith, Allen off sex offender registry
ELYRIA — Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen will soon be off the list of registered sex offenders. Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge last month acquitted the pair of charges they molested 4- and 5-year-old children on Smith’s Head Start bus route in the early 1990s. And on Thursday he issued an order to [...]
Fourth of July fireworks listings
It’s a grand old flag. And a pretty grand country, too, as attested to by the number of Fourth of July celebrations going on around the county this holiday weekend. While the city of Elyria won’t be having its annual fireworks show, you can see the nighttime sky lit up elsewhere. Here’s a look: Friday, [...]
Transit cuts less painful, but $330,000 still must be cut
ELYRIA — This year’s unexpected one-time cash infusion into Lorain County Transit isn’t going to stave off cuts like the extra funds the county managed to obtain last year. County commissioners, who say they need to deal with an $880,000 shortfall in LCT’s budget, have already made some cuts and will make more next Thursday. [...]
Crash sends bicyclist to the hospital
ELYRIA — An Elyria bicyclist was in fair condition after being hit Thursday morning by a truck at Second Street and West Avenue. Samer Fontanez, 25, was riding a Roadmaster bicycle west on Second Street and may have run a red light just before he was hit at 9:57 a.m. by a Conrad’s Tire Service [...]
Sunset concerts kick off tonight
LORAIN — Nothing beats a Lake Erie sunset. Except, of course, possibly a Lake Erie sunset set to music. For the second year, the Lorain County Metro Parks is presenting the Sunset Concert Series at Lakeview Park, and guests are invited to bring a lawn chair or blanket and listen to artists throughout the month [...]
Roundup: July 3, 2009
Police: Teen pointed machine gun at man ELYRIA — Police say a 16-year-old pointed a submachine gun at an Elyria man outside a Lake Avenue home Wednesday morning. The boy and two friends allegedly walked up to an 18-year-old man who was sitting on the front porch of a home in the 200 block of [...]
Elyria Schools holds special meeting
ELYRIA — The Elyria school board has approved the new contract and health insurance plan the Elyria Schools support staff’s union accepted earlier this week. The unanimous vote was taken during a special meeting Thursday night almost as a formality. The insurance plan is the same one administrators approved for themselves earlier this month and [...]
Police blotter: July 3, 2009
Lorain police Wednesday, June 24 5:10 p.m. — 4400 block Camden Ave., a 12-year-old Lorain girl and her father received summonses respectively for no driver’s license and permitting an unlicensed driver to drive when the daughter backed into a neighbor’s house while her father, Luis Montanez, was trying to teach her to drive. Tuesday, June [...]
Lorain man convicted on rape charge
ELYRIA — A Lorain man was convicted on rape and gross sexual imposition charges Thursday for forcing himself on a 6-year-old girl last summer. Dennis Calhoun Jr., 19, now faces life in prison when he is sentenced by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge later this year. Burge decided the case instead of a [...]
Elyria Council to address two big money issues
ELYRIA — The Elyria City Council is expected to tackle two big topics Monday: The possibility of placing an income tax increase on the November ballot and the long-awaited audit of the Fire Department. But don’t expect any final decisions coming out of the meeting — this one is about getting the conversation started again. [...]
Murder trial focuses on the investigation
ELYRIA — Police quickly focused their attention on Rennell Malone in the 2001 murder of Diane Utsey-Henderson, the lead detective on the case testified Thursday, the third day of Malone’s murder trial. Retired Lorain police Lt. Robert Poli said after learning of Malone’s relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Malone was questioned, and his home and car [...]
Elyria drops charges against Kinlin
ELYRIA — The city on Thursday dropped charges accusing Assistant County Prosecutor Mike Kinlin of violating the city’s property maintenance code. Kinlin was charged for failing to correct two problems noted by city building officials during a series of inspections at 236 Fifth St., a rental property he owns. The problems the city filed charges [...]
Obituaries for July 3, 2009
Quntion Utsey Jewell Ross Gary Ray Coward Gladys Downham Davidson Regina Lynn Deitz Francisco “Turk” Gonzalez III Gladys Downham Davidson Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Grafton & LaGrange notebook: July 3, 2009
LaGrange Lions food pantry LaGrange Lions food pantry for Keystone School district residents in need is 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. For location information, call (440) 926-3543. Lorain County free clinic 13th annual golf benefit Lorain County Free Clinic will hold its 13th annual charity golf benefit on July 24 at the Pine Brook Golf [...]
Couple sets the pace for benefit
Jason and Wendi Fiest are in a race to save thousands of lives. In September, the Fiests, both 28, who are members of the LaPorte United Methodist Church, will each be taking part in different races where the fundraising efforts will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Jason Fiest is training for a national triathlon [...]
Grafton & LaGrange calendar: July 3, 2009
Wednesday CPR/first aid re-certification, 5:30 p.m., Lorain County Chapter of the American Red Cross, 2929 West River Road N., Elyria. Participants may be re-certified in any level of CPR or first aid. Each will be tested on practical skills and written tests. The next class will be 9 a.m. July 24. For information, call (440) [...]
Grafton & LaGrange blotter: July 3, 2009
LaGrange police Wednesday, June 24 9:57 a.m. — 300 block Liberty St., broken windows on four school buses. Surveillance video showed three young females walking around the buses. The case remains under investigation. Saturday, June 27 8:30 p.m. — Railroad Street and South Center Street, Francine Woods, 43, 40000 Parsons Road, LaGrange, charged with DUS. [...]