Archive for July, 2009
Indians 12, Mariners 3: Tribe’s bats still booming
SEATTLE — After four months of making the trade deadline a challenge for Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik, a weekend of getting routed may finally have the surprising Mariners accepting their fate. And the Mariners have the Cleveland Indians to thank for potentially knocking them out of contention. Grady Sizemore got it started with the [...]
Lorain team wins city’s first Hot Stove title
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Five regional Hot Stove champions in Classes H, G, F and EE were crowned at Palmer Field on Sunday. In addition, four Class E regional championships were won at Patterson Sports Complex in North Akron. All nine regional champions earned berths in state championship semifinals to be played at Butler Rodman Park [...]
Browns sign draft pick David Veikune
BEREA — The Browns signed their first second-rounder Sunday. Linebacker David Veikune, the last of the Browns’ three second-round draft picks in April at No. 52 overall, agreed to a four-year deal, reported to team headquarters and worked out with his fellow rookies. Receivers Brian Robiskie (36th pick) and Mohamed Massaquoi (50th), the other second-rounders, [...]
Kings 9, Crushers 6: Kings clip Rigo
AVON — Entering the first game of a three-game series against the Eastern Division leading Kalamazoo Kings, the Lake Erie Crushers were in a perfect position to make a statement. Sitting only 3½ games behind the Kings the Crushers viewed the first game as the first step to take two of three and possibly even [...]
Locals shut out at state slowpitch softball tournament
ELYRIA — Talk about survival and you have to be talking about Dayton P&G Custom Enterprises. After losing in the first round, Dayton came all the way back through the loser’s bracket and an unwarranted protest questioning the use of an illegal bat to claim the ASA Class D State Championship at West Park over [...]
Neighbors help save Elyria woman from house fire
ELYRIA — Neighbors tried to douse a house fire that sent three members of a family to various hospitals Sunday evening and caused an estimated $25,000 in damage. One family member was flown to a Cleveland hospital where she was listed in critical condition. Fifty-one-year-old Nancy Sue Dohanos is being treated in the burn unit [...]
Game to honor military at Pipe Yard delayed again
LORAIN — Hopefully the third time will be the charm and the U.S. Military All-Stars and the Latin All-Stars will take the field Sept. 12 at The Pipe Yard for a military tribute game that will now include tributes to victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The game has twice been delayed — once [...]
Knights split twin bill
BUTLER, Pa. — The NorthCoast Knights split a doubleheader with the Butler BlueSox on Sunday, winning the first game 3-2 and losing the second game by the same score. Evan Melendez tripled home what proved to be the winning run in the fifth inning of the opener for the Knights. Jacob Helvey allowed two runs [...]
Interns team up with kids for big blanket project
ELYRIA — College students in the Leadership Lorain County Internship Program will be collaborating with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County next week to serve the community. For their summer community project, the 11 interns at Leadership Lorain County each will be paired with a child from Big Brothers Big Sisters. They will [...]
Obituaries for July 27, 2009
Violet Marie Spooner Lucille L. Yunker Edwin R. Strohsack Helen Ethel Solack Sherry Boos Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
How the new state budget could affect you
Ohio’s next operating budget is now law. The $50.5 billion, two-year spending plan was filled with what lawmakers and Gov. Ted Strickland agreed were tough choices. Given lagging state revenues, they said they did what they could to preserve the state’s safety net of social programs. Many agencies and programs received cuts to account for [...]
Local roundup for July 27, 2009
Vermilion woman flown to hospital DANBURY TWP. — An 84-year-old Vermilion woman was flown to a Toledo hospital Sunday after she ran a stop sign and her car was hit by a minivan. Roberta Burley was taken to St. Vincent Medical Center who confirmed she was flown to the University of Toledo Medical Center. A [...]
Police log for July 27, 2009
Elyria police Friday, July 24 8:28 a.m. – 300 block 11th St., 20-inch boys bicycle reported stolen from residence. 10:45 a.m. – 100 block Bohannon Court, Brandon Williams, 22, Cleveland, arrested on outstanding warrant. 10:50 a.m. – Fuller Road and Middle Avenue, Lawrence H. Scott, 26, Lorain, arrest on warrant through Sandusky Police Department. 10:58 [...]
Avon Lake officials to form task force on green energy
Within the renewable energy debate is opportunity; the opportunity for communities to utilize their resources not only to address energy efficiency and environmental concerns, but also to stimulate business. According to Avon Lake Councilwoman Jennifer Fenderbosch, there might not be a better opportunity than in Avon Lake. She said she first considered the idea after [...]
Avon & Avon Lake calendar: July 27, 2009
Today LifeShare community bloodmobile, 8 a.m. to noon and 5 to 8 p.m. at EMH Center for Health and Fitness, Healthway Drive, Avon. For information, call (440) 322-5700. Wednesday National Alliance on Mental Illness will meet 7 p.m. at Avon Fire Station, 36185 Detroit Road, Avon. Meeting is open to family members and loved ones [...]
Avon & Avon Lake police log: July 27, 2009
Blotter bites A rash of daytime burglaries has struck five homes in Avon Lake this month. Avon Lake police Sgt. Vince Molnar said police believe all five burglaries are related, although they can’t say for sure. “It’s quite possible it could be the same people, but we don’t want to narrow our search,” he said. [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Military tribute game at Pipe Yard postponed after accident
LORAIN — This afternoon’s military tribute game at the Pipe Yard in Lorain has been postponed after one of the teams was involved in an accident on the way to Lorain. First pitch for the game, between the U.S. Military All-Stars and the Latin Stars, had been scheduled for 4:05 p.m. today. The U.S. Military [...]
Cancer survivors share stories as they walk for cure in Relay for Life
LORAIN – Melanie Smith remembers the day her family’s life was changed forever. It was exactly five years ago. It was just a little more than a month before the start of her younger sister Shelley’s senior year of high school, and the family was dealing with the recent death of a family member. Shelley, [...]
Fire district still in running for grant
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – With six days left to vote, a proposed regional fire district for seven Lorain and Cuyahoga county communities including North Ridgeville is in fourth place among nine projects in the running for $300,000 in grant money. Saturday, the Westshore Regional Fire District Project was in fourth place. More than 8,300 ballots have [...]
Lorain councilman’s car window smashed
LORAIN – A Lorain councilman said finding his personal vehicle vandalized in his driveway will not stop him from his efforts to clean up his neighborhood. It was Saturday morning when Councilman Dennis Flores, D-2nd Ward, said he left his West 18th Street home and found his orange 2000 Ford Focus damaged. The rear window [...]
Browns sign first-round pick Mack; Cribbs won’t hold out
BEREA — Alex Mack signed on the dotted line Saturday and officially became a member of the Browns. The agreement was reached Saturday at 1:30 a.m. Mack didn’t leave Browns headquarters until the deal was done, according to Kim Younger, one of Mack’s agents. Marvin Demoff was the chief negotiator for Mack. The team’s first-round [...]
Indians 10, Mariners 3: Sowers shines in return to rotation
SEATTLE — Jeremy Sowers jumped back into the Cleveland Indians’ rotation after a stint in the minors and pitched his best game of the season. Sowers, recalled from Triple-A before the game, pitched seven scoreless innings, Asdrubal Cabrera homered, drove in two runs and scored three times and the Indians beat Seattle Mariners 10-3 on [...]
Oberlin suffers 1-0 loss to Deerfield, denied fourth straight OGSO state title
LORDSTOWN — Oberlin’s long and exciting softball run is over. Ohio Action Images, who brought OGSO state championships back to Lorain County three straight years, dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker Saturday in the Class D (18-and-under) state final. Deerfield of Portage County did the trick with an unearned run, ending previously unbeaten Action Images’ season at [...]
Former Coast Guard lieutenant commander retires from Cleveland Police Museum
ELYRIA – Allan Coates’ first assignment at the Cleveland Police Museum was to digitize the paper records. Now in retirement, the Elyria resident has a new assignment. “Mainly keeping up with the honey-do list,” Coates said with a chuckle. The 63-year-old retired Coast Guard lieutenant commander recently had a second retirement, stepping down from the [...]
Avon scores four in sixth to down Elyria in 10-11 girls softball
ELYRIA — A four-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning kept Avon’s 10-11-year-old girls championship hopes alive with a 5-4 win over Elyria in a District 3 tournament game at Vic Janowicz Memorial Park on Saturday evening. Avon, which held the upper hand for the game’s first four innings, avenged Tuesday’s 9-1 loss [...]