Archive for July, 2009
Grafton & LaGrange calendar: July 24, 2009
Aug. 4 Child immunization clinic, 4 to 6 p.m., Columbia Station United Methodist Church, 25453 Royalton Road, Columbia Station, open to families of children ages birth to 18 years old needing immunizations. There is a fee for each immunization, but no one will be denied due to inability to pay. For information, call (440) 204-2300, [...]
Obituaries for July 24, 2009
Jean M. Kohler Sharon Kay Burgess Kathryn Rogalski Ralph Hill Leonard B. Sorrell Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Game honoring military at Pipe Yard rained out
LORAIN — A NorthCoast Knights game that was supposed to be played tonight at the Pipe Yard in Lorain has been been rescheduled because of the rain. The game, which was to honor area military personnel and their families, will be made up on Sunday. The pregame ceremonies begin at 3:15 p.m., and the game [...]
Ely Square concert canceled
Thursday’s Concert in the Park sponsored by the Elyria Parks and Recreation Department has been canceled due to bad weather. Scheduled performer Dupree has not been re-scheduled as of yet.
Browns finally release training camp schedule
BEREA — Add this to the list of what we know about the new Browns regime: It works at its own pace. The Browns and first-year coach Eric Mangini released the first part of their training camp schedule Wednesday afternoon, just 10 days before the first practice. Full-squad practice opens Saturday, Aug. 1, with a [...]
Blue Jays 10, Indians 6: Pavano gives up 4 of 5 HRs
TORONTO — What started as a pregame joke turned into a rare display of power from Marco Scutaro. Not known for his slugging, the shortstop hit two of Toronto’s season-high five home runs and matched a career-high with four RBIs, leading the Blue Jays to a 10-6 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday. Scutaro [...]
Amherst’s Tyler Parrish a true triple threat
The first time Tyler Parrish competed in the triple jump was a month ago in his first meet of the summer. Next week he’ll be triple-jumping at the 43rd annual USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships at North Carolina State University’s Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro. “I thought I might be good at [...]
Little League baseball: Avon pulls out a dramatic win
AVON — Will Heilman stopped almost halfway between third base and home plate, seeming to dare Hudson’s first baseman, holding the ball, to throw it. He threw it, to home. Heilman broke for the plate. The throw was a bit off line and Heilman scored the winning run in the last of the sixth inning [...]
Four area teams in hunt for Little League state titles
Three Lorain County Little League baseball teams will compete in state tournaments this weekend. One Lorain Little League softball team is already competing against the best in Ohio. Softball Majors It’s down to Avon and Wheelersburg for the state championship in the girls 11-12 age group. Avon avenged an earlier tournament loss to Bucyrus, beating [...]
Elyria fire auditors have their say: READ THE FULL REPORT
ELYRIA — A Fire Department hit hard by the city’s economic downturn. A department in desperate need of direction, leadership and reorganization. A department that could be great if fire and city officials decide it’s time to think about what’s best for Elyria. Read the full 331-page report. Read the executive summary of the report. [...]
Ford Road dump cleanup nearer reality
ELYRIA — Work on a long-anticipated cleanup of an abandoned industrial landfill owned by the Lorain County Metro Parks finally could get under way next year. The park district’s board of commissioners approved an agreement with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and an environmental engineering and consulting firm to prepare plans for a 15-acre landfill on [...]
County job and family services recommends laying off 10 people
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Department of Job and Family Services has recommended laying off 10 members of its approximately 290-person staff because of budget woes. And that could be just the beginning. Jeff King, the social service agency’s business administrator, said he is awaiting word about just how much money the agency will lose [...]
Activists want Oberlin elementary principal pick reconsidered
OBERLIN — Several community activists are upset that Oberlin Schools Superintendent Geoffrey Andrews wants to hire a veteran educator to become the next principal of Eastwood Elementary and opted not to interview a younger black candidate. The school board will consider Andrews’ recommendation during a meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. Andrews wants [...]
Local roundup for July 23, 2009
Man convicted in 2007 crash death ELYRIA — An Elyria man was convicted Wednesday in the death of a woman in a June 2007 motorcycle crash. Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Raymond Ewers, who heard the case instead of a jury, found Richard Neal, 38, guilty of vehicular homicide, DUI and driving under suspension. Ewers [...]
Union says Nord Center won’t talk
LORAIN — About 40 union Nord Center employees and supporters protested outside their employer’s office Wednesday in what they say is an effort to bring management back to the bargaining table. Annette Wisniewski, vice president of the Service Employees International Union, said Nord Center management walked away from contract talks June 26 and unilaterally imposed [...]
DeWine to run for attorney general
XENIA — Standing in the courtroom where he was sworn in as a county prosecutor in 1976, former U.S. Senator Mike DeWine kicked off a bid for a political comeback Wednesday by announcing he is a candidate for Ohio attorney general. The addition of a veteran statewide candidate to an already strong 2010 GOP lineup [...]
North Ridgeville fire death ruled accident
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The death of a 70-year-old woman in a Case Road house fire last week has been ruled accidental. In a ruling issued Wednesday, county Coroner Paul Matus concluded Donna Jaskolka died from acute cardio-pulmonary failure as a result of the toxic effects of smoke inhalation and flames in a July 16 blaze [...]
South Amherst police officer resigns
SOUTH AMHERST — Alicia Huff has resigned as a South Amherst police officer. Huff was accused — and later cleared by Lorain police — of threatening to shoot a store clerk who carded her for a bottle of wine at the Dairy Mary on Grove Avenue. South Amherst police Chief Roger Kimble said Huff resigned [...]
Report: Lakeview drowning rescue effort followed guidelines
LORAIN — Lifeguards entered the water at Lakeview Beach to search for Detrick Simmons no later than five minutes after they were told by his wife that he was missing, according to a report released Wednesday by the Lorain County Metro Parks. Simmons drowned while swimming in four feet of water July 11. He had [...]
North Ridgeville calendar: July 23, 2009
Aug. 1 & 8 Babysitting basics, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Lorain County Chapter of the American Red Cross, 2929 West River Road N., Elyria. Classes for youths 11 to 15 years old. Cost is $40 per person. Preregister at American Red Cross. Call (440) 324-2929. Aug. 4 & 6 Standard first aid, 5:30 [...]
Obituaries for July 23, 2009
Michael G. Hura Gerald R. Ruth Phyllis B. Seger Renee’ Marie Elbert-Laubenthal Jean M. Kohler Mary H. Botamer Walter A. Fritsch Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Marion L. Steele grad sailing off on a music career
David Babich works in the same Washington Navy Yard as one of the branch offices of NCIS, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that has found ratings and pop culture fame courtesy of the slickly-produced TV series of the same name. While he doesn’t use the precise forensics equipment and techniques used by the agency charged [...]
North Ridgeville notebook: July 23, 2009
History of the Grand Army of the Republic The Aug. 10 meeting of the Lorain County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society at North Ridgeville Branch Library will feature a program by a man who had 11 Civil War veterans as ancestors. Jon Silvis, a former James A. Garfield No. 142 commander and state commander [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Read the complete Elyria Fire Department audit
Breaking down the day-to-day operations of the Elyria Fire Department was not easy. But the McGrath Consulting Group of Illinois has done so and produced a 331-page document it hopes will serve as a springboard of reorganization in the department. City Council received the report Wednesday night, and now it’s time for residents to see [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Metro Parks releases report on Lakeview Park drowning
LORAIN — Lifeguards entered the water at Lakeview Beach to search for Detrick Simmons no more than five minutes after they were told by his wife that he was missing, according to a report released today by the Lorain County Metro Parks. His wife, Tina Simmons, said one day after her husband drowned while swimming [...]