Archive for October, 2009
Elyria/Elyria Township notebook: Oct. 18, 2009
Win scholarships in essay contest Students in grades 6 through 12 can express their patriotism in the 2009-10 Voice of Democracy Essay Contest. Sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, this year’s theme is “Does America still have heroes?” Students can also enter the Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest with the theme “When is the right [...]
Milestones for 10/18/2009
40th Anniversary – VanDerbosch Engagement – Argenti-Ortner Wedding – Deak 50th Anniversary – Hempel 50th Anniversary – Janosko 50th Anniversary – Murphy 50th Anniversary – Porter Engagement – Sanders-McCully Sweet 16 – Winger Wedding – Yourkiewicz
Obituaries for October 17, 2009
Jacqueline M. Maiher William Henry Olsen Jack A. Pritt Mildred Carmella Karby Rebecca S. Presti Helen Keesor Bernard P. Schuster Bette I. McMillan Geraldine Hall Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
CORRECTIONS: Oct. 17, 2009
This information was omitted from a story Friday on the proposed purchase of the former Ponderosa restaurant to serve as Wellington Township hall. What: Meetings on the proposed purchase of former Ponderosa building When: 6 p.m. today; 1 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday Where: At the former Ponderosa building, 712 N. Main St. Why: [...]
Pulling together for Paul
Brookside freshman hurt when bike strikes pickup
County parks to choose designer for new Avon facility
AVON — A new park is coming to this fast-growing suburb, and it could have a theme that gives a nod to Avon’s past as the Greenhouse Capital of America. The Lorain County Metro Parks Board voted unanimously Friday to hire an architect to prepare plans to spend $2 million for a visitor’s center and [...]
No gold stars for coming in sick
Flu may thwart perfect attendance awards this year
Franklin Elementary mentor program gets Big start
ELYRIA — Mentoring youths is not hard work, but the results can be big for the little ones involved. That’s the approach Big Brothers Big Sisters will take when it starts its school-based mentoring program at Franklin Elementary School in Elyria. “We need to break the cycle of violence our young people see in their [...]
BLOTTER: Oct. 17, 2009
Lorain police Thursday, Oct. 15 3:43 p.m. – 2200 block Larkmoor St., Brian Fazio, 28, of Lorain, charged with domestic violence. 8 p.m. – 500 block W. 28th St., Thomas Yost Jr., 22, of Lorain, charged with domestic violence. 10:12 p.m. – 2700 block Collins Drive, residence broken into and a cell phone, black leather [...]
Ohio State: Buckeyes, Boilermakers have taken different paths to results
INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State gained just 184 yards last week, yet the Buckeyes beat Wisconsin 31-13 because they returned two interceptions and a kickoff for touchdowns. Purdue gained 402 yards last week, but Minnesota beat the Boilermakers 35-20 after taking advantage of Purdue’s miscues and returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown. Those scenarios [...]
Browns: Cribbs, agent want new contract
BEREA — Joshua Cribbs’ agent turned up the volume Friday in an attempt to get his client a contract extension from the Browns or a trade out of town. “The Browns’ current position of doing nothing about this is no longer appropriate, nor fair,” J.R. Rickert said in an e-mail. Browns coach Eric Mangini seems [...]
Spurs 105, Cavs 98: James shines in defeat
SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James isn’t quite over the flu. He’s not that far off. James scored 22 points in 19 minutes in his return to the Cleveland lineup after staying home sick for the last game, but the San Antonio Spurs beat the Cavaliers 105-98 on Friday night. Though not completely healthy, James said [...]
Boys golf: Lutheran West fifth in first round of state tournament
SUNBURY — It wasn’t bad but it could have been better. Lutheran West’s boys totaled 320 strokes during the first round of the state Division II tournament on Friday and are in fifth place in the team standings. “We played pretty solid but all of us feel we could have done better,” said Longhorn senior [...]
ALCS: Yanks win Game 1 behind Sabathia
NEW YORK — CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees stopped the Los Angeles Angels cold in the AL championship series opener. On a blustery night more suited to bobsleds than baseballs, Sabathia pitched eight superb innings of four-hit ball to win his second straight postseason start and New York took advantage of a rare [...]
A very special team
LORAIN – No one took losing the gym space well, especially not the dozen or so Special Olympics athletes who had finally begun to feel normal for the first time in their lives. Three years ago, a basketball team of athletes with developmental disabilities learned they didn’t have a place to play and therefore the [...]
Lorain/Sheffield/Sheffield Lake notebook: Oct. 17, 2009
LORAIN Support group An infant death support group for parents, family members and friends who are experiencing grief due to miscarriage, still-birth, neonatal or postnatal infant death or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome meets 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. The meetings are in the Parish Center of the Church of [...]
Mayor wants Armbruster to take post
NORTH RIDGEVILLE – Mayor David Gillock said Friday he plans to nominate a familiar face for the post of safety service director to succeed the retiring Denny Johnson. Gillock wants former mayor and state senator Jeffry Armbruster in the post. If confirmed by City Council, Armbruster will begin the job Nov. 30. The job currently [...]
Metro Parks official resigns
CARLISLE TWP. – Lorain County Metro Parks Treasurer Denise Gfell resigned her $60,000-per-year job Thursday, several weeks after she was charged with attempted child enticement in connection with a Sept. 19 incident in Wellington. Metro Parks Director Dan Martin said Gfell, 52, of Penfield Township, cited personal reasons for quitting. Gfell was pulled over by [...]
Man given 5 years in home invasion
ELYRIA – One of two Lorain men charged with an armed home invasion last year was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. Sean Marquez, 40, had pleaded guilty Aug. 14 to charges including kidnapping, burglary, aggravated menacing and weapons charges. After Marquez’s release from prison, he will have to serve five years of mandatory [...]
Civic, religious leaders meet with the public to discuss ways to deal with violence in Lorain
LORAIN – Two dozen people braved the cold and drizzle Friday to march from Veterans Park to Greater Victory Christian Ministries to commemorate the 1995 Million Man March in the nation’s capital. The crowd grew at the church as community officials, residents and religious leaders met for the rest of the afternoon to discuss atonement, [...]
Grant allows Vermilion to increase road patrols
VERMILION – After 10 fatalities in the past three years, the city will step up patrols along stretches of state Route 2 and Liberty Avenue with the aid of a $28,000 federal traffic safety grant. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grant was announced Friday by the Vermilion Police Department, which plans to use the [...]
BREAKING NEWS: High school student on bike hit on way home from football
SHEFFIELD — A Brookside High School freshman football player riding his bike home from practice Friday was hit by a pickup truck and flown to a Cleveland hospital. Paul Duncan, a student at Sheffield Middle School, was riding north in the 1200 block of Harris Road just before 12:30 p.m. when witnesses told police his bike went off [...]
Mangini denies Cribbs trade rumors
BEREA — Joshua Cribbs is the latest target of the NFL rumor mill, but Browns coach Eric Mangini said he has no intention of trading the special teams ace. “We have no interest in moving Josh Cribbs,” Mangini said Friday morning. Cribbs, who also plays receiver, has been asking for a contract extension or renegotiation [...]
When things go bump in the night, paranormal sleuth Brian Parsons gets the call
GRAFTON — As a paranormal investigator, Brian Parsons often finds himself in places most people tend to run away from — haunted places. Parsons, who resides in Solon, will be speaking about his findings as a paranormal investigator 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday at the Grafton-Midview Public Library. His program, “Investigating the Paranormal,” will touch [...]
Obituaries for Oct. 16, 2009
Rebecca S. Presti Helen Keesor Generalda Hernandez Rojas Carl W. Martin, Sr. Jack A. Pritt Virginia Seitz Geraldine Hall Amos C. Mehne Bernard P. Schuster Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/