Archive for September, 2009
Families come out for Carlisle Community Day
The seventh annual Carlisle Community Day was Sunday at the Carlisle Township Fire Department at state Route 301 and Diagonal Road. There were activities for kids scheduled throughout the day as well as a 50/50 raffle, cornhole and a DJ for adults. There also was a blood drive in memory of firefighter Ed Shepherd.
Elyria native Haruki Nakamura settling in with Ravens
BALTIMORE — Haruki Nakamura’s rookie season was an unqualified success. The Elyria native was a sixth-round pick (206th overall) of the Baltimore Ravens out of the University of Cincinnati in April 2008. Not only did he make the team, he became an integral part of the special teams and saw action on defense in sub [...]
New team, season have Shaq fired up
CLEVELAND — New Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal got the party started Sunday night at the Barley House, where he was welcomed to Cleveland on the eve of the team’s annual Media Day. Tickets were $15 for general admission and $50 for VIPs, but that didn’t deter about 750 Cleveland pro sports fans, who haven’t had [...]
Indians 9, Orioles 0: Big first carries Tribe to sweep
CLEVELAND — David Huff and Asdrubal Cabrera are showing why the Cleveland Indians believe they can bounce back next year. Huff pitched eight innings, Cabrera drove in three runs and tied a career high with four hits, and the Indians beat Baltimore 9-0 on Sunday to extend the Orioles’ skid to 10 games. “It’s been [...]
Mangini defends his style
BALTIMORE — Coach Eric Mangini, in his first year with the Browns, is already under the microscope after an 0-3 start that has seen Cleveland get blown out three times and outscored 95-29. He was steaming Sunday after the 34-3 loss to the Ravens, but kept his composure despite being asked if he felt his [...]
Photo gallery: St. Lad’s last Mass
LORAIN — A misty look came over Valerie Hernandez’s face as she pondered the fate of her beloved St. Lad’s, which closed Sunday as part of the Diocese restructuring. “I always wanted to be married at this church,” Hernandez said, breaking down in tears after attending the last Mass. Hernandez, of Lorain, said her Hungarian [...]
VIDEO: Chronicle reporter takes a ride on the vomit comet
CLEVELAND — Just before zero gravity kicked in, I was plastered to the padded floor of an airplane with nearly twice Earth’s gravity pushing down on me. The feeling in my stomach was similar to what you feel as a rollercoaster tips over the peak of its first and highest hill. But instead of a [...]
Metro Parks pow wow celebrates Ohio’s first residents
Visitors to the Lorain County Metro Parks’ Vermilion River Reservation celebrated Ohio’s first residents at a native American pow wow Saturday. The event featured live professional dancers and drummers, costumes, food and craft vendors and focused on the tribes native to Ohio.
Police log for Sept. 28, 2009
Elyria police Saturday, Sept. 26 6:06 p.m. – 1500 block West River Road N., miscellaneous items and two checkbooks taken from vehicle. 8:06 p.m. – 1600 block Park Ave., surveying equipment and tools stolen from vehicle parked overnight. 9:45 p.m. – 300 block Briarlake Drive, Joseph Gonzalez, 41, Elyria, charged with domestic violence 11:59 p.m. [...]
Smiles for Sophie fest, garden club to meet
Smiles for Sophie Forever festival The third annual Smiles for Sophie Forever Fall Family Festival will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at Holy Spirit Church in Avon Lake. Admission is $10 for children ages 3 to 12, or $25 for a family pass that admits up to six children and includes a [...]
Weekend in photos: High school football
Week 5 of Lorain County high school football saw North Ridgeville beat Avon 42-14 to go 5-0 as well as Columbia beating Keystone 41-14, Black River over Oberlin 21-6 and Bay beating Midview 41-33. Keystone and Midview may have lost, but both schools had plenty to celebrate because it was homecoming. At Keystone, Corry Sprouse [...]
Lorain County Fair awards: Culinary arts
Culinary Arts — Decorated Cakes/Professional — Wedding Wilma Edgell Heather K. Tackett Sharon Urban Culinary Arts — Decorated Cakes/Professional — Birthday Wilma Edgell Culinary Arts — Decorated Cakes/Professional — Shower Wilma Edgell Culinary Arts — Decorated Cakes/Professional — Best of Show — Decor Cake Prof Wilma Edgell Culinary Arts — Decorated Cakes by Amateur — [...]
Lorain soldier seriously injured in Afghanistan
LORAIN — U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Heath Kirk of Lorain was severely wounded when his convoy in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, was attacked Thursday, the soldier’s parents said. After two surgeries in two countries, Kirk is on his way to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., his parents said. Kirk, who turned 21 years [...]
Debating the lights and roses on Route 57
ELYRIA – It’s only 5 miles from Chestnut Ridge Road to Lorain Boulevard, but state Route 57 is more than just a convenient bypass for motorists. Two years ago, it was the pothole-pocked roadway that caused tires to fly off into the grassy median, rims to bend from the impact of hitting huge crevices and [...]
Police log: Sept. 27, 2009
Lorain police Thursday, Sept. 24 9:54 p.m. – 2900 block Leavitt Road, Louis Ramirez, 20, same address, charged with obstructing official business and resisting arrest. 10:27 p.m. – 1700 block Euclid Ave., two VCR/DVD players and 22-inch flat-screen TV stolen during home burglary. 10:30 p.m. – 1900 block E. 28th St., Angel Gonzalez, 25, 2200 [...]
Circle K robbed of $58, clerk slightly injured
SHEFFIELD TWP. – Two masked men armed with a gun and a knife robbed a Circle K last week and made off with some cash and cigarettes after tying up the cashier and locking him in a back room. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Sept. 17, two white men “stormed through the front doors” of [...]
Crash topples hydrogen-peroxide-filled semi
SULLIVAN – Two Elyria residents were involved in a crash Saturday morning and a few Sullivan residents were evacuated from their homes after the crash left a tractor trailer filled with 34,000 pounds of organic hydrogen peroxide overturned at the intersection of state Route 58 and County Road 40. Deanne King, 50, of Elyria, was [...]
Belongings stolen in sting by prostitute
ELYRIA – A 78-year-old Elyria man had his home burglarized Friday while he was giving a prostitute a ride to Lorain County Community College after she’d performed oral sex on him at his home, according to a police report. Ten collectable guns, ammunition, a German sword, coins and jewelry were among the things stolen from [...]
VFW post earns high state honors
ELYRIA – VFW Post 1079 of Elyria has received two prestigious awards for its service to veterans and the community. Post 1079, which has the highest number of members in Ohio, earned All American and All State honors this year. Commander Gene O’Quinn said that this is the first time in 19 years that the [...]
Elyria/Elyria Township notebook: Sept. 27, 2009
St. Mary church celebrates 150 years Alumni, friends and parishioners of St. Mary Church celebrated the 150th anniversary of the school’s inception with a two-day celebration that lauded the importance of Catholic education. When the school began in 1859 under the Rev. Robert A. Sidley, the school wasn’t much more than a room at the [...]
Buckeyes pour it on: Ohio State romps as defense, running game dominate
COLUMBUS – Two years ago, Illinois frustrated top-ranked Ohio State in a stunning upset at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes’ defense never gave Juice Williams and the Illini a chance to even start dreaming of another victory in their return to the Horseshoe. Dan Herron slogged through a downpour for two touchdowns on Saturday and No. [...]
Obituaries for Sept. 27, 2009
Eleanore Hancock Patricia (nee Oehlke) Reed Laura M. Hultai Diane Marquis Ernest E. Bedocs, Jr. Darius R. Corlew-Lewis Constance J. Rodjom Charlene M. Peck Charlotte A. “CharlieAnn” Curtis Mark Eugene Palinski Lorraine J. (nee Moss) Brown Molly J. Adams Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Ohio State notes: Offensive line starting to jell
COLUMBUS – An Ohio State offensive line that has drawn criticism finally got to bask in some praise Saturday. The interior line was at the forefront of a big day on the ground for the Buckeyes, who rushed for 236 yards in a 30-0 Big Ten-opening victory over Illinois. The rushing total was just short [...]
The man: Lewis still the Raven the Browns have to worry about most
BEREA – When Browns linebacker D’Qwell Jackson saw the highlight of Ray Lewis shooting the gap and dropping Chargers running back Darren Sproles for a 5-yard loss on fourth down to preserve a Baltimore win Sunday, he couldn’t help but feel a tinge of jealousy. “That’s the play I’ve been waiting to make around here [...]
Pirates back on top: Black River boys win own cross country invitational again after struggling a year ago
SULLIVAN – It was quite a turnaround from a year ago for the Black River boys and Keystone girls at Saturday’s J.B. Firestone Invitational. Both teams rebounded from mid-range performances last year to bring home championships. A year ago, the Black River boys finished eighth and the Keystone girls fourth. Saturday was a different story. [...]