Archive for September, 2009
Rumors wrong: Browns cuts don’t include Jamal Lewis
BEREA – Running back Jamal Lewis is still a Cleveland Brown. Coach Eric Mangini still hasn’t named a starting quarterback. “I really don’t have any additional information on the quarterbacks,” he said to open a conference call Saturday night. The stunner some suspected – the release of 10,000-yard rusher Lewis – didn’t happen. The whispers [...]
Boys soccer: Wellington edges Elyria Catholic on Dowdell goal
Jim Jablonski The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA – The Wellington Dukes remained on their early season roll, but just barely, as they edged Elyria Catholic 1-0 Saturday afternoon. Winners of their first two games by a combined 15-0 score, the senior-laden Dukes seemed to be in control most of the game but couldn’t finish their opportunities until [...]
Twins’ Baker earning his dough against Indians
Brian Dulik The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND – Minnesota pitcher Scott Baker will never be mistaken for Pedro Martinez, but he does a pretty good impression of him against the Indians. On Saturday afternoon, Baker shut down the Tribe for the fourth time in four starts this season, allowing the Twins to post a 4-1 win at [...]
Elyria officials: Parks must fund for themselves
ELYRIA – For the city Parks and Recreation Department – provider of swim lessons and softball leagues – to survive past this year, it must find a way to pay for itself, city officials said last week. Mayor Bill Grace said the word he wants Parks and Recreation Director Frank Gustoff to focus on next [...]
Crane driver recounts brush with death when semi hit him
LORAIN – Every time crane operator Ken Balko moves his body, he is reminded of the massive accident that injured him six days ago. Shooting pain runs through his body, and exertion brings a torrent of sweat. Doctors say it will probably be 10 to 12 weeks before Balko, owner of A-1 Welding & Fabricating, [...]
Blotter: Sept. 6, 2009
Lorain police Friday, Sept. 15 9:45 a.m. – 2300 block W. 24th St., a 17-year-old boy was cited for not being in school during school hours. 11:46 a.m. – 4600 block Oberlin Ave., mail stolen. 3:03 p.m. – 1000 Meister Road, a 12-year-old Lorain girl was charged with the theft of six candy bars from [...]
Pheasant Run Golf Course vandalized
LAGRANGE – About $800 in damage was done to Pheasant Run Golf Course Aug. 31 when someone broke in and vandalized the course. Employees at the course reported three ball washers at holes 14, 15 and 16 were damaged as well as a park bench at hole 15, a sheriff’s report read. The sign for [...]
Crestwood students get backpacks, supplies
ELYRIA – If you see an elementary school child wearing a bright neon green or neon orange backpack this school year, chances are the child attends from Crestwood Elementary. Thanks to Costco, each of the school’s 380 students got a new, brightly colored backpack Monday on the first day of classes. The backpacks were given [...]
Obituaries for Sept. 6, 2009
Elcenia Betty Rose Young Ronald R. Roling Robert E. McVeigh Herbert R. Gainer Mervyn Karasevich, Jr. Bruce Elmer Findley Violet Lavina Hutton Parker Dean Miller Terrence M. Brennan Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Milestones for 09/06/2009
Engagement – Anschutz-Armstrong Engagement – Carpenter-Bischof Wedding – Cline 50th Anniversary – Frymier 50th Anniversary – Jordan 50th Anniversary – Mealwitz Engagement – Phares-Schuster Congratulations – Weegmann 60th Anniversary – Wolfe
Still work to do: Crushers fall to Sliders, fail to wrap up playoff berth
AVON – The Crushers were hoping to celebrate a playoff berth Friday night. But the Midwest Sliders – the last-place team in the East Division – decided to play spoiler. Needing a win and a combination of losses to wrap up a Frontier League playoff bid, the Crushers laid a giant egg, losing 9-1 to [...]
Scott Petrak: Browns’ QB secrecy gets ridiculous
Going through the whole process, apparently, includes evaluating how Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson look standing on the sideline for an entire preseason game. Browns coach Eric Mangini can keep as many secrets as he wants – after all, the fans can live without the information – but not revealing his plan to sit both [...]
Receiving some help: Indians feast on four Twins errors
Brian Dulik The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND – Progressive Field has seen plenty of bad baseball in 2009, most of it courtesy of the home team. On Friday night, though, the clown shoe was on the other foot. The Minnesota Twins committed four errors in a five-inning span and failed to come up with big hits when [...]
Tribe notes: Grady Sizemore, facing two surgeries, shut down for rest of season
Brian Dulik The Chronicle-Telegram CLEVELAND – The Indians still have one month to play, but Grady Sizemore’s season is over. The popular center fielder was shut down for the remainder of the season Friday due to lingering left elbow pain and an abdominal strain – both of which he has played with since spring training. [...]
College football preview: Positives in past drive Yeomen
OBERLIN – Fact: The last Ohio college to defeat Ohio State in football was Oberlin College, 7-6 in 1921. Fact: The legendary John W. Heisman, the man the Heisman Trophy is named for, coached the Yeomen for two seasons (1892 and 1894), going 11-3-1, and served as the athletic director. Fact: From 1990-2001, the Yeomen [...]
College football preview: Tough schedule awaits Baldwin-Wallace
BEREA – Baldwin-Wallace better be ready from the opening kickoff. The Yellow Jackets, who went 5-4 in the Ohio Athletic Conference and 5-5 overall last season, face three 2008 NCAA Division III playoff teams in their first five games. They will also travel to John Carroll for the annual Battle for the Cuyahoga Gold Bowl [...]
Lorain/Sheffield/Sheffield Village notebook: Sept. 5, 2009
Adult fun day AMVETS Post 47 will host an Adult Fun Day 3 to 9 p.m. today at 3009 Broadway, Lorain. Food, raffles, prizes and games will round out the event with a deejay providing music 4 to 8 p.m. For more information, call David Clark at (440) 288-1335. Greek festival St. Nicholas Church will [...]
Eight Elyria firefighters given layoff notices
ELYRIA — Eight more firefighters received layoff notices on Friday, bringing the total of employees let go this year to 18. Fire Chief Richard Benton spoke to firefighters involved in the layoffs, according to an assistant to Elyria Safety-Service Director Chris Eichenlaub. The layoffs bring manpower to 42 — 38 firefighters and four administrative personnel [...]
Man killed, 3 others hurt in motorcycle crashes
Ridgeville man who died in crash was a noted carpenter
Chalk one up for art
LORAIN – For Dante Rodriguez, art isn’t something he does, it is who he is. “Art is a passion; it is how I communicate, how I understand life, how I understand myself,” Rodriguez said. For the fourth year in a row, Rodriguez will be performing and exhibiting his chalk art at the 20th annual Cleveland [...]
Services for Lance Cpl. Hall to be sometime next weekend
LORAIN — The family of slain Marine Lance Cpl. David R. Hall is planning to hold a memorial service to honor the fallen serviceman next weekend. While many details have yet to be worked out, Lora Hall, David’s sister, said Friday that the family is making plans to hold a memorial service, most likely the [...]
Obituaries for September 5, 2009
1. Mervyn Karasevich Jr. 2. Dennis Jude Ralich 3. Anthony L. Poelking 4. Andrew M. Schaefer 5. Omar F. Malone 6. William Bruce Harris 7. Robert E. McVeigh Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Elyria to make quick fix on pothole-ravaged roads
But a full repair on West River may be put off because city needs to get cash from NOACA
Scherach to get board hearing
SHEFFIELD TWP. - The Lorain County Board of Elections will meet Tuesday to decide if Michael Scherach will get a hearing on his protest to have Lorain Law Director Pat Riley removed from the November ballot. Scherach, the Republican candidate for Riley’s job, contends Riley shouldn’t be on the ballot because a form naming Riley [...]
State agency to keep call center in Lorain
LORAIN — Thirty-two jobs that would have been lost from Lorain County were saved when the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced Friday that its Lorain call center will stay put. In May, Director Douglas Lumpkin announced that the agency was considering moving the call center to Richmond Heights or Akron after a [...]