Archive for July, 2009
Rascals 3, Crushers 1: Stumbling, grumbling on way to 4th-straight loss
AVON — The drought is now nine days long. The Lake Erie Crushers lost their fourth straight game Sunday evening, dropping a 3-1 decision to the River City Rascals at All Pro Freight Stadium. With the Frontier League heading into its All-Star break, the Crushers won’t get a chance to win again until Friday. Lake [...]
Tigers 10, Indians 1: Embarrassing loss ends ugly first half
DETROIT — Brandon Inge said he wasn’t sure how to prepare for today’s Home Run Derby, but the Cleveland Indians gave him a good chance to warm up. Inge homered twice Sunday, giving him 21 on the season, and the Detroit Tigers went on to rout the Indians 10-1. “I don’t know what I’m going [...]
Oberlin dynasty rolls on in OGSO softball
WELLINGTON — Another day, another district championship for Ohio Action Images. Oberlin’s Class D powerhouse waxed Wellington, 11-2, on Sunday to win its fourth consecutive OGSO Lorain-Medina district crown. It was the Images’ 72nd victory in their last 73 games dating to 2006. With the victory, they advance to the state quarterfinals Saturday in Lordstown. [...]
And the winner has … 13 at Lorain County Hot Stove tourney
COLUMBIA STATION — The No. 13 proved to be lucky for three teams as they won first-round district games in the Lorain County portion of the state Hot Stove tournament on Sunday. One of the three wins came via the 10-run mercy rule, while another game wasn’t a rout as was a game earlier in [...]
Shellhorn’s pitching bails out Knights
LORAIN — If it’s a Sunday doubleheader at The Pipe Yard, chances are good that Rusty Shellhorn is pitching — and pitching well — in the nightcap. It happened for the second straight time Sunday as Shellhorn dominated in the second game of a twin bill, striking out nine in five innings to lead the [...]
John Demjanjuk charged in German court
MUNICH — German prosecutors formally charged John Demjanjuk today with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp during World War II. The charges against the 89-year-old retired auto worker, who was deported from his Ohio home in May, were filed at a Munich state court, prosecutors in the city [...]
Lakeview beach victim remembered as generous
LORAIN — Tina Simmons can still see her husband’s smile when she closes her eyes. She said that’s one of the things she’ll remember most about 30-year-old Detrick Simmons, who died Saturday evening while swimming at Lakeview Park. He was also a kind man, always willing to give no matter what he had to offer, [...]
Not so peachy: Winter cold snap takes bite out of local peach harvest
As local growers begin to open their farm stands this month, at least one crop will be in short supply. A period of severe cold in January was devastating to Northeast Ohio’s peaches. Along the lakeshore in Lorain and Erie counties, fruit farmers estimate that they’ll only pick 25 to 50 percent of their crop. [...]
First ears of sweet corn hit area stands
It’s a little late this year because of a muddy spring, but sweet corn has arrived on the stands, and the gorging has begun. Sweet corn goes for upwards of $5 a dozen — but aficionados say there is nothing like fresh local corn. Fenik’s opened Wednesday at 6413 Lake Ave. in Elyria Township. “The [...]
Lorain businesses fight blight label
LORAIN — City officials may be checking into whether properties labeled blighted in a study done by a Cleveland consulting firm deserve the designation. The blight study is part of the process the city is undergoing to create an urban renewal plan for the area along Broadway from East Erie Avenue along the Black River [...]
Easy jury: GOP to press Sotomayor but likely lacks votes to stop her
WASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor has decided advantages as she begins the most important trial of her long legal career, a nationally televised consideration of her nomination to be the first Hispanic and just the third woman on the Supreme Court. Beginning today, she will tell her compelling up-from-poverty personal story to a jury tilted strongly [...]
Police log for July 13, 2009
Elyria police Friday, July 10 11:02 a.m. – More than $600 in electronics stolen from car. 11:44 a.m. – Pratt Boulevard and Hodge Court, a man banned from Wilkes Villa spotted there, but the suspect ran from police into the woods on the west side of the complex and couldn’t be located. 11:35 p.m. – [...]
Local roundup for July 13, 2009
Two arrested after fight in Lorain LORAIN —Two Lorain men were arrested early Friday morning after fleeing the scene of a shooting on the 1600 block of East 29th Street. Patrick Shropshire, 18, was charged with obstructing official business, underage consumption of alcohol and resisting arrest. Charles Atkinson, 21, was charged with having weapons under [...]
Tattoo studio opens in Avon Lake
Opening April 3 in an old dental office, Body Stylz is Avon Lake’s first tattoo and piercing studio. Owner Steve Valentine has been pleasantly surprised by the tattoo studio’s reception. “The opening created a buzz around City Hall,” Valentine said. “We even received flowers from the mayor.” Valentine said he was a little shocked to [...]
Avon & Avon Lake notebook: July 13, 2009
Library trustees meeting rescheduled The Avon Lake Public Library Board of Trustees meeting has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. July 23. The meeting, held at the library, 2649 Electric Blvd., is open to the public. Also at the library: Heroes Fun Fair — On July 25 from 10 a.m. to noon, children ages preschool through [...]
Avon & Avon Lake police log: July 13, 2009
Avon police Monday, July 6 6:24 p.m. — Best Buy, Courtney Nieman, 19, 35900 block Falcon Crest, charged with theft of DVD player and DVDs. Tuesday, July 7 10:44 a.m. — Young’s Automotive, pry marks found on window in apparent attempt to gain entry. 12:15 a.m. — 37900 block Heron Lake, two people seen trying [...]
Avon & Avon Lake calendar: July 13, 2009
Today Oral health presentation, 2 p.m., Towne Center Community Clubhouse, 200 Community Drive, Avon Lake. Barbara Batson, RDH, and Michele Kirby, treatment coordinator, will present a program titled “Oral and Whole Body Health.” For reservations, call (440) 930-6750. National Alliance of the Mentally Ill will meet 7 p.m. at Avon Fire Station, 36185 Detroit Road, [...]
Obituaries for July 13, 2009
Karen M. Michaels Corrine G. Wintrode Joseph C. Reichlin Robert John Wuensch Eleanora Mae Rairigh Donald E. Moore Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Obituaries: July 12, 2009
Corrine G. Wintrode Eugene F. Dvorak Richard C. Mongello Fred Chaney Hickman Karen M. Michaels Tamara Fisher Thompson Robert L. Kopczyk Robert John Wuensch Alice Kirasich George Albert Burgraff Harry F. Debevec George T. Yarmock Donald E. Moore Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://elyriachronicletelegram.oh.newsmemory.com
Indians 5, Tigers 4: Strong Pavano gets help from friends
DETROIT – Carl Pavano knew he wasn’t at his best in the first few innings Saturday night. His teammates kept him in the game until he got rolling. Pavano took advantage of three early double plays and three early runs and helped the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4. “When things go your way [...]
Lightning sends boys to hospital
AMHERST TWP. – Robert Mendak says it’s a miracle his children survived a lightning strike at his Graybark Lane home Saturday morning that he estimates caused upward of $75,000 in damages and sent his two young sons to the hospital. Mendak was fixing his boys breakfast in the kitchen while 11-year-old Stephen and 6-year-old Matthew [...]
Metro Parks program helps at-risk children
CARLISLE TWP. – Forty-five Lorain and Elyria kids spent Saturday grooming and riding horses at the Equestrian Center in the Carlisle Reservation as part of a summer youth program sponsored by Metro Parks and the Lorain County Urban League. “He helped the kids get off the streets,” said 16-year-old Terice Williams. “He takes us different [...]
Browns: Trouble ahead with Cribbs?
This week could be pivotal in determining Joshua Cribbs’ future with the Browns. According to a report on NFL.com, Cribbs’ agents have a meeting scheduled with general manager George Kokinis and coach Eric Mangini. If Cribbs doesn’t get a new contract, he will not play a game for the Browns this season, a person with [...]
Route 57 reconstruction means reworking turn lanes and lights
ELYRIA – A $22 million reconstruction project is bringing a lot of changes to state Route 57. The roads are smooth, the medians are landscaped, and motorists soon will have to travel in unfamiliar lanes to get where they’ve always gone. Traffic-pattern changes are coming to some intersections of the heavily traveled thoroughfare in an [...]
Corrections: July 12, 2009
A cutline on Saturday’s YourTown page contained incorrect information on Kaelyn Brown, 13. She is of Lorain.