Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for July 4th, 2009
A YEAR LATER: Recalling the General Industries inferno
ELYRIA — It had everything that makes a fire dangerous, volatile and, yet in a strange way, beautiful.
It was early on the morning of July 3, 2008, when the Elyria Fire Department was called to the corner of Olive and Taylor streets and discovered an inferno ripping its way through the former General Industries building,.
No [...]
A YEAR LATER: Neighbors sick of seeing debris
ELYRIA — Living just a few houses from a pile of rubble, residents near the site of last year’s massive factory fire do not need a calendar to tell them more than 365 days have passed since the first flicker of flame engulfed the former General Industries site.
Each day since, residents including Debbie Songer of [...]
Choo gives Indians offense some bite
CLEVELAND — Indians hitters have gone hungry for the majority of this homestand. Friday night at Progressive Field, they feasted like kings.
Scoring a combined 13 runs in their five previous games, the Indians went on the warpath in their series opener with Oakland, battering the A’s 15-3 behind a 15-hit attack, which included eight extra-base [...]
A YEAR LATER: Site owner says work will begin later this month
ELYRIA — Getting John Peshek to open up about his plans for the former General Industries site is not easy.
In the year since a massive fire ripped through the buildings that filled three city blocks, Peshek has stayed mostly under the radar.
And even when he does decide to talk, he chooses his words carefully — [...]
Tribe notes: Choo has delivered
CLEVELAND — One positive in this otherwise disappointing Indians season has been the emergence of outfielder Shin-Soo Choo.
In his first full season as a big league starter, the South Korean has excelled in nearly every area, entering Friday with a .292 batting average, 10 home runs, 46 RBIs, 12 stolen bases and eight outfield assists [...]
A YEAR LATER: Blaze tested departments’ communication capabilities
ELYRIA — The only major stumbling block to take place the night of last year’s fire at the former General Industries factory was not the heat, smoke or flames shooting 200 feet into the air.
With more than 120 firefighters from 24 different fire departments on scene, getting everyone communicating on the same wavelength almost was [...]
She’s resigning? You betcha
Lucrative book deal, possible 2012 run in Sarah Palin’s future
Keystone’s Dill named 2nd-team All-American
Keystone star Kara Dill, the only Lorain County softball player ever to earn first-team All-Ohio honors four times, has been named a second-team All-American.
Dill, who shared the Lorain County Miss Softball award this spring, was chosen by ESPN RISE Magazine and EA Sports. Among many other accomplishments, Dill is the Wildcats’ career hits leader. Her [...]
Approval of gambling measure would kill Strickland’s video plan
COLUMBUS — Multimillion-dollar downpayments on racetrack slots proposed by Gov. Ted Strickland are at risk if Ohio voters approve a competing casino plan in November, the chief executive of a major racing company said Friday.
MTR Gaming Group Inc. CEO Robert Griffin told a special state Senate committee that a provision in the governor’s plan allowing [...]
Cavaliers targeting guard Anthony Parker
CLEVELAND — Trevor Ariza and Ron Artest opted to trade places out West, so the Cavaliers’ free-agent quest has shifted to the Great White North.
Toronto Raptors shooting guard Anthony Parker, a skilled defender and perimeter player, is reportedly the new object of Cleveland’s affections. The two-time Euroleague MVP is believed to be seeking the NBA [...]