Archive for August, 2009
Wade Hayes ends hiatus at Lorain County Fair
Country singer Wade Hayes was supposed to be former Alabama rocker Randy Owen’s lead guitarist. But when Owen’s fiddler Megan Mullins got delayed flying in to Cleveland, Hayes was ready and able to keep the waiting crowd at the Lorain County Fair entertained Monday evening. Hayes’ debut single, “Old Enough to Know Better” was No. [...]
Randy Owen gets crowds on their feet as Lorain County Fair kicks off
Randy Owen’s fiddler Megan Mullins was late flying into Cleveland Hopkins International Airport tonight, so the former Alabama rocker couldn’t go on at 7:30 as scheduled. Lucky for him, Wade Hayes, the lead guitarist in his road band and a solo country artist in his own right was willing and able to keep the audience [...]
Fair food: Sweet potato fries
I hate sweet potatoes. I don’t mean I dislike them. I mean I harbor deep, deep hatred for them. I want sweet potatoes to die. (They even brought me to tears once. I was attempting a sweet potato hash recipe from Rachael Ray. The sweet potatoes involved were super hard, and cutting them into 1/2-inch [...]
Find me at the fair … and see your face on Chroniclet.com
Come find me at the Lorain County Fair this week, and let me put you on Chroniclet.com. Look for my pictures, videos and stories on Chroniclet.com. I’ll also be posting fair judging results, stories, photos and videos from other Chronicle reporters and photographers and interviews from WEOL. I’ll be out here all week, blogging from [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Coroner rules Jackson’s death homicide
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson’s death a homicide, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press, a finding that makes it more likely criminal charges will be filed against the doctor who was with the pop star when he died. The coroner determined a fatal combination of drugs [...]
2009 Lorain County 4-H special awards for ag products and still life
BEST WRITING PROJECT Michaela Pinzone, Big Dogs 4-H Club (Award Sponsor: Chronicle Telegram) BEST CONSERVATION PROJECT Michael Lott, Future Frontiers 4-H Club (Award Sponsor: Lorain County Soil & Water Conservation District) BEST GARDENING PROJECT LaTasha Perkins, LaGrange Hip Hoppers (Award Sponsor: Cheri’s Touch Interiorscapes) BEST HORTICULTURE PROJECT Mary Eichinger, Rochester Winning Workers (Award Sponsor: Cheri’s [...]
2009 Lorain County 4-H family and consumer sciences project winners
2009 4-H FOOD AND NUTRITION PROJECT WINNERS MEALS IN MINUTES 1st place & State Fair Participant: Cullum Andrews, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids (Award Sponsor: Maxine & Cloyd Simonson) 2nd place: Evan Provenza, Rural Rebels 3rd place: Neely Parsons, Rochester Winning Workers LET’S BAKE QUICK BREADS 1st place & State Fair Participant: Claire Miller, Elyria Family [...]
Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti stops in at Chronicle fair booth
Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti and sheriff’s Capt. James Drozdowski were among the first to stop by the WEOL-AM 930 and Chronicle-Telegram booth at the Lorain County Fair Monday afternoon. The Chronicle booth is located near Sterk’s cafeteria. Fairgoers can stop by and get a free Chronicle and free Forecast high school football magazine in addition to [...]
Lorain County Junior Fair king and queen crowned
WELLINGTON — More teens than any year since the 1980s competed to be crowned Lorain County Junior Fair king and queen, honors that went to Madalyn McMinn and Garrett Schwedt this afternoon during the fair’s opening ceremonies. McMinn, 18, of Wellington, is the daughter of Jennifer and Thomas McMinn. She is a 13-year member of [...]
Rides new and old attract thrill seekers
WELLINGTON — Take a pogo stick and combine it with a merry-go-round. Sound like fun? Well, to get in on this action all you have to do is go to the Lorain County Fair and experience its newest ride, The Mega Bounce. Riders will sit in one of 12 arms on the contraption and spin [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Peg Ziegler 2009 Lorain County Fair Clair Hill award winner
WELLINGTON — Peg Ziegler, a self-described Wellington farm wife who’s spent the last 11 years making sure the fair went off without a hitch, is this year’s recipient of the Lorain County Fair’s Clair Hill award presented by WEOL-AM 930 and The Chronicle-Telegram. WEOL Operations Manager and News Director Craig Adams presented the award, given [...]
Softball team cheered after nearly winning World Series
In the flash of red-and-blue police lights, against the glow of a roaring bonfire, Elyria’s East Little League Junior softball team came home Sunday night from the Pacific Northwest. The girls, who on Saturday lost a 2-1 heartbreaker to a team from Puerto Rico, finished second in Little League’s Junior World Series for softball players [...]
Blotter: Aug. 24, 2009
Lorain police Friday, Aug. 21 6:18 p.m. – A man came to the police station to report a child who lives in the same apartment building and a friend were being loud outside his window and “messing” with his stuff. The child’s mother told police the man yelled obscenities and threatened to punch the 9-year-old [...]
Roundup: Aug. 24, 2009
Police: Man shot at during chase LORAIN — A man was shot at while chasing after someone who robbed the Daily Mart on Oberlin Avenue of more than $400 Saturday afternoon. The man told police he was visiting his girlfriend’s home on West 15th Street about 3:30 p.m. when he observed someone running westbound from [...]
Avon/Avon Lake notebook: August 24, 2009
Avon police Thursday, Aug. 6 12:32 p.m. — 35100 block Riegelsberger Road, mailbox and post stolen from yard. Friday, Aug. 7 8:22 a.m. — Mr. Handyman, 1507 Lear Industrial Parkway, ladders stolen off truck overnight. Saturday, Aug. 8 12:21 p.m. — Pilot gas station, police were called for two males who were punching each other. [...]
Indians 6, Mariners 1: Carmona shines against AL ace Hernandez
CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona picked an opportune time to produce his best outing of the season. With the Indians facing one of the American League’s top starters in Seattle’s Felix Hernandez on Sunday, Carmona rose to the occasion and then some, outpitching his heralded counterpart in a 6-1 victory at Progressive Field. Carmona allowed just [...]
Avon/Avon Lake notebook: Monday, Aug. 24, 2009
Art show at library AVON LAKE — The Erie Shore Art League will have a fine art show Sept. 4 to 29. Newcomers and non-residents alike are invited to view the displays at the Avon Lake Public Library gallery, 32649 Electric Blvd. A meet-and-greet with the artists will be held at the library 2 to [...]
Browns analysis: Anderson staying close to Quinn in QB race
Derek Anderson is making things hard for Eric Mangini, and Brady Quinn fans. Quinn was the presumptive pick to win the starting quarterback job when training camp opened, but Anderson won’t go away. He’s thrown the ball well since the beginning of camp and made his loudest statement Saturday night with a strong first quarter [...]
High school golf 2009: Avon street yields three top area athletes
It might not be Magnolia Lane, the main driveway leading to the clubhouse at famed Augusta National, but St. Francis Court in Avon has its own claim to fame when it comes to golf. After all, two of the top five boys golfers and one of the top five girls golfers in the area grew [...]
High school football 2009: Olmsted Falls to face tough tests early
OLMSTED FALLS — Is the schedule Olmsted Falls must face right out of the gate a blessing or a curse? “We’ll find out if we’re a playoff team in those first five games,” Bulldogs coach Jim Ryan said. Actually, Olmsted Falls won’t need that many games to gauge its worthiness for a playoff spot. The [...]
Crushers 15, Otters 4: Sweep helps Lake Erie’s playoff push
AVON — With 12 games remaining in the regular season and the Crushers leading the wild-card chase by a slim margin, the playoffs have started early. So, in that context, after getting swept by Southern Illinois before coming home, Lake Erie’s home sweep of last-place Evansville was huge. The Crushers used solid pitching from Alberto [...]
Cleveland Pops packs Lakeview Park
LORAIN — The Cleveland Pops Orchestra drew thousands to a free concert at Lakeview Park Sunday evening, despite the fact the concert had to be rescheduled due to rain Saturday. Lakeview Park manager Bryan Goldthorpe estimated 5,000 or more people turned out. The park’s southern portion, which was being used for parking, was nearly filled [...]
Local people share some fair memories
The year was 1974, and the fair was exactly what one young couple needed to shake off their pre-wedding jitters. “We jumped in my Volkswagen Super Beetle and set out for Wellington,” said Jim Strang. Once there, Strang and his bride-to-be, Peggy, stopped under the grandstand for a couple of Oh Boys, then “ate our [...]
Three dog lovers competing for crowns on 4-H’s K-9 Court
Two girls and one boy will make up this year’s Royal K-9 Court at the Lorain County Fair. Heavily involved in the 4-H dog program, all are dog lovers who hope to be crowned. prior to the fair’s dog show at 8 a.m. Monday. Being a member of the Royal K-9 Court is about more [...]
They’re miniature … don’t call them ponies
WELLINGTON — “Look at the pony!” is the wrong thing to say to a miniature horse owner like Heather Kuepfer, who will be showing a 5-year-old miniature named Dunkin Dun It Again this year at the Lorain County Fair. Miniature horse owners “hate that,” she said. Commonly mistaken for ponies, these horses generally range in [...]