Archive for November 10th, 2009
Veterans eat free at Applebee’s for Veterans Day
Veterans and active-duty military personnel eat free at Applebee’s Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. Just show proof of service, which can include any of the following: U.S. Uniform Services Identification Card U.S. Uniform Services Retired Identification Card Current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) Veterans Organization Card (i.e., American Legion and VFW) Photograph in uniform [...]
Obituaries for Nov. 10, 2009
Ann M. Krupar Judy G. Willis Lillian C. Wolf Chester Naidzinski Patricia Young Theresa A. Syphers Robert P. Miller Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Delay game at QB: Mangini not saying who’ll start
BEREA — Browns coach Eric Mangini can only delay the inevitable. Eventually he’s got to name a starting quarterback and send him onto the field to face the Baltimore Ravens on “Monday Night Football” next week. “I know where I’m headed, but I’d just rather talk about it on Wednesday,” Mangini said. He did the [...]
No love lost for Cavs, Magic in rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference Finals
INDEPENDENCE — At first glance, it looks like a matchup between two of the best teams in the NBA. In reality, when the Cavaliers take on the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night at Amway Arena it will be a meeting of two potentially great teams who are currently trying to find themselves. “We’re not a [...]
Ohio State 100, Alcorn State 60: Junior star’s triple-double keys easy win
COLUMBUS — Evan Turner started out his junior season by doing something only Dennis Hopson had ever done in an Ohio State uniform. The 6-foot-7 Turner recorded the second triple-double in program history, getting 14 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in the 16th-ranked Buckeyes’ 100-60 victory over Alcorn State on Monday night in the [...]
Browns notes: Mangini saying little about GM rumors
BEREA — Coach Eric Mangini said last week he expects to have input in the search for a new general manager. On Monday, he said he hadn’t talked to any candidates. “No. What I’ve been focused on is the team and the things we need to do to improve the team,” he said. “That’s what [...]
Local sports news roundup for Nov. 10, 2009
Hearts for Jesus national champs Andra Brown had six kills, 12 assists and two digs to lead the Hearts for Jesus volleyball team to a 23-25, 25-15, 16-14 win over Broadfording Christian Academy of Hagerstown, Md., in the championship match of the National Association of Christian Athletes tournament in Dayton, Tenn., on Friday. For her [...]
Assisted living at Spring Valley shot down by Elyria Council committee
ELYRIA — The developers of Spring Valley Golf and Athletic Club will not be building an assisted living facility in the front of the property anytime soon after City Council’s Community Development Committee shot down a proposal to rezone more than eight acres of land. With the failed rezoning request came a request for a [...]
Wesleyan Village ceremony honors veterans
ELYRIA — The passing of time is not lost on Julius Pondy. “I’ve had a lot of buddies die here,” the Elyria man said as he looked around the large room of 100-plus veterans honored Monday in a ceremony at Wesleyan Village. Pondy, whose looks, spry manner and razor-sharp wartime memories belie his 88 years, [...]
Lorain buys 14 blighted lots, aims for more
LORAIN — The city has purchased 14 properties with federal funds meant to remove blight from the city. Nearly half of the properties are in central Lorain on Beech Drive and the area around Central Drive. The remaining properties are scattered throughout the city. The Community Development Department is also bidding on between 30 and [...]
VIDEO TRIBUTE: Vigil celebrates life of shooting victim
LORAIN — Joseph Silva got a bitter reminder from his cell phone on Monday. It was a message to call his brother, Bryant Ortiz, on his 34th birthday. But Joseph couldn’t do that. Bryant was gunned down Sept. 21 on West 37th Street following an argument at Ray’s Memory Lane bar at West 37th Street [...]
Nord Center gets more than $260,000 in stimulus funds
LORAIN — The Nord Center is getting more than a quarter of a million dollars in federal stimulus funding. The mental health services organization was awarded $264,182.24 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds by the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission. The funds are to assist with severe mental illness in Lorain, Huron, Erie and Sandusky [...]
Park attacker apologizes, gets 33 years; victim disapointed by leniency
ELYRIA — Matthew Plas was sentenced to 33 years in prison Monday for a brutal attack that left Shawn Stevens paralyzed from just above her waist down. It wasn’t long enough, Stevens, 45, said after Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Edward Zaleski handed down the sentence, calling Plas one of the top 10 worst criminals [...]
Former County Commissioner Ross goes on trial for corruption
ELYRIA — Nearly four years after he was first indicted on corruption charges, former Lorain County Commissioner Michael Ross went on trial Monday. Ross, 45, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the case and his attorney, Michael Nelson, urged jurors to clear Ross of the 22 charges — two counts each of engaging in a pattern [...]
Lorain Foundry gets stimulus funds for 32 new jobs
LORAIN — Thirty-two new jobs will be created and 40 existing jobs saved at the Lorain Foundry thanks to a low-cost $4.9 million loan from the state, officials announced Monday. The foundry, located at 5311 West River Road, is the Midwest distribution center for National Bronze & Metals Inc., a Texas manufacturer and distributor of [...]
Lorain Council rejects deal with county auditor on tax breaks
LORAIN — City Council voted Monday night against an agreement between Mayor Tony Krasienko and County Auditor Mark Stewart over a tax-exemption program created under former Mayor Craig Foltin. At issue is the Community Reinvestment Area program, which gave properties in five areas of the city a 15-year, 100-percent property tax abatement in 2006 and [...]
Man charged with raping 13-year-old
LORAIN — An 18-year-old Lorain man was arrested Sunday for allegedly raping a teenage relative. Miguel Riojas was charged with rape after a bedroom window screen was found removed from the relative’s home, according to a police report. Questioning of the relative led to the rape allegation against Riojas. Riojas has been forcing the relative [...]
Amherst man gets 8 years for beating homeowner during burglary
ELYRIA — An Amherst man was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for beating a homeowner during a March 2008 robbery. Kent Shroyer, 42, pleaded guilty in August to attempted murder, felonious assault, aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery in connection with the attack on the then-63-year-old homeowner. He also entered guilty pleas to arson [...]
Man in drug ring gets probation
ELYRIA — A Lorain man was sentenced Monday to three years probation for his role in what police have described as a large drug distribution ring that has also led to criminal charges against the former secretary of a county judge. Andrew Wilhelm, 25, pleaded guilty in August to drug trafficking, possession of criminal tools [...]
Corrections for Nov. 10, 2009
There will be an EHS Class of 1939 gathering at Bob Evans by Midway Mall at 1 p.m. Nov. 19. All classmates and friends are welcome to attend. For information, call (440) 322-2122. The date was incorrect in a previously published announcement. A photograph that appeared with a story about Elyria police officer who is [...]
Police log for Nov. 10, 2009
Lorain police Saturday, Nov. 7 4:35 a.m. – Broadway and West Erie Avenue, Whitney Dillman, 21, of Lorain, charged with DUI after crashing her car into a guard rail on the Charles Berry Bascule Bridge. A test at the Lorain City Jail showed a blood alcohol content of 0.16. 9:15 a.m. – 1800 block Colorado [...]