Archive for November, 2009
Ravens 16, Browns 0: The misery continues
CLEVELAND — When it goes bad for the Browns, it goes bad in a hurry. And it keeps getting worse. The Browns played the sleepwalking Baltimore Ravens (5-4) to a scoreless tie in the first half Monday night at Cleveland Browns Stadium. But for anyone optimistic enough to think the Browns would pull the upset [...]
Elyria’s Ashlee Stolarski joins CSU softball
ELYRIA — When Ashlee Stolarski slid home in a cloud of Summit County dust on June 6, she ignited what became arguably the most significant offensive outburst in the history of Elyria High sports. It was the first run in the Pioneers’ 10-1 rout of Hudson in the Division I softball state final and the [...]
A record poor performance: Browns lose ninth straight at home
Move over Tim Couch, Corey Fuller and the rest of the 1999-2000 Browns, you’ve got company in the team record book. Cleveland’s current squad equaled its expansion brethren Monday night by losing its ninth straight home game, 16-0 to the Baltimore Ravens — extending its winless streak at Cleveland Browns Stadium to 399 excruciating days. [...]
King, Southview add swimming, name coaches
Admiral King and Southview high schools have added varsity swimming to their winter sports lineups for the first time with Bob Cunicella coaching the Admirals and Sean Murphy the Saints. Cunicella, 56, has been with Lorain City Schools since 1996. A computer tech teacher at Larkmoor Elementary, he has coached a variety of sports, including [...]
Local sports roundup for Nov. 17, 2009
Elyria High stars honored Elyria High had seven players named to the All-Northeast Ohio Conference River Division football teams — five to the all-conference team and two to the honorable-mention list. Offensive tackle Isaiah Byler, tailback Trynell Davis, defensive end Chare Farris, free safety Jacob Neuschaefer and linebacker Cameron Koepp were named to the all-conference [...]
Elyria to lose 10 cops next year
ELYRIA — The Elyria Police Department will have 10 fewer police officers next year. Some will retire, others will see their rank reduced and pay cut by thousands, and five — the youngest officers on the force — will lose their jobs, said Safety Service Director Chris Eichenlaub. Monday night, Eichenlaub outlined a cost-cutting plan [...]
St. Joe’s Community Center to stay open, for now
LORAIN — The St. Joseph Community Center will not close its doors at the end of this year thanks to an agreement with owners South Shore Development Corp., Mayor Tony Krasienko announced Monday night. But Krasienko stopped short of declaring that the center has been saved. “I’m not landing the jet on the aircraft carrier, [...]
Lorain Council discusses borrowing from Utilities Department
LORAIN — City Council sent legislation to borrow $2.5 million from the Utilities Department to cover payroll and deductibles to committee Monday night for further discussion. “I haven’t gotten the cash flow statements from (Utilities Director) Corey Timko yet to see if they even have the money,” said Finance Committee Chairman Mitch Fallis, D-at large. [...]
North Ridgeville grad blasts off as mission commander
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Roaring off its Cape Canaveral launch pad Monday afternoon in a nearly perfect liftoff, the space shuttle Atlantis embarked on an 11-day mission to the International Space Station loaded with nearly 30,000 pounds of spare parts. Headed by 1980 North Ridgeville High School grad Commander Charlie Hobaugh, the mission also goes forth [...]
Corrections for Nov. 17, 2009
A story about a reunion of the thespians at Elyria High School in Sunday’s paper incorrectly identified a retired teacher who returned from Las Vegas to attend the celebration. His name is Gene Dulmage. The property transfer list that appeared in Sunday’s paper was incorrect. The correct transfers will appear next Sunday.
Police log for Nov. 17, 2009
Lorain police Tuesday, Nov. 10 12:34 p.m. – 1400 block W. 35th St., items including a cellular phone, MP3 player, clothing and cash stolen from vehicle. Sunday, Nov. 15 2 a.m. – 2900 block Pearl Ave., cell phone stolen from Southerner’s Bar. 9:16 a.m. – 2300 block Washington Ave., a man reported hearing gunfire at [...]
Second mom testifies Ross never repaid $10,000 she lent him
ELYRIA — Retired Lorain Schools teacher Minnie Wade testified Monday that she loved former Lorain County commissioner like a son, he had borrowed $10,000 from her and never paid her back. “I’m not his biological mother, but I’m his mother at heart,” Wade told jurors as a witness for Ross during the fifth day of [...]
City hacker pleads guilty to lesser charge
ELYRIA — A former North Ridgeville city employee pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized use of property for hacking into his fellow workers’ e-mail accounts last year. Tony Lance Sr., who worked as a project manager in the city’s Engineering Department, had originally faced a felony charge in the case, but prosecutors agreed [...]
Abandoned golf clubhouse destroyed
COLUMBIA TWP. — Twenty-five to 30 firefighters from six Lorain and Cuyahoga county fire departments converged on a vacant clubhouse at a closed golf course overnight Sunday after the structure caught fire. Fire crews remained on the scene for several hours at the building, located on the grounds of what is believed to be the [...]
WATCH LIVE: Elyria mayor outlines cuts to balance budget
After the failure of Issue 10, deep cuts to Elyria’s budget were inevitable. And tonight, they’ll be official and live online as Mayor Bill Grace outlines his budget for 2010 to City Council and The Chronicle streams it live on the Web. (The Live Broadcast is over, and has been removed.)
Warriors trade swingman Stephen Jackson — but not to the Cavs
INDEPENDENCE — The Golden State Warriors will play at Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday night, but swingman Stephen Jackson won’t be with them. Nor will he be with the Cavaliers. Jackson, who had expressed a desire to play for Cleveland, was Monday dealt to the Charlotte Bobcats along with Acie Law in exchange for Raja [...]
Track the shuttle as North Ridgeville native leads it to space station
Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit this afternoon with six astronauts, a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station and a North Ridgeville High School grad will be at its helm. Commander Charlie Hobaugh is leading the STS-129 mission. Hobaugh, who graduated from the school in 1980, received a degree in aerospace [...]
Large fire destroys Born Implement building
HENRIETTA TWP. — A large fire this morning completely destroyed a large maintenance workshop at Born Implement in Henrietta Township. At least six fire departments responded to 11645 Gifford Road, and a large cloud of dark smoke could be seen for miles around. No one was hurt in the fire, although several loud explosions as [...]
Fire overnight damages abandoned country club
A fire overnight a 10005 East River Road in Columbia Station damaged an abandoned country club, according to a 911 dispatcher. Crews were called at 12:12 a.m. Firefighters from Columbia Township, Eaton Township, Grafton Township, Carlisle Township and from Medina County responded. Ohio Edison was also called to the scene. The fire was out within [...]
15 minutes: Get to know a crafty Elyria couple
Earl and Pat Baker Ages: 81 (Earl) and 77 (Pat) Live: Elyria Earl, where did you retire from? Earl: I retired from the Ford Motor Company in Lorain. I worked there (more than) 30 years. How about you, Pat? Pat: I’ve been a housewife taking care of my kids. Purchase a print. What are their [...]
Lorain businessman Dominic Rebman, owner of Rebman Recreation, dies at age 84
Lorain businessman Dominic Rebman, founder of Rebman Recreation bowling alley, died Saturday at age 84. Rebman was working with his father, owner of Lorain Meat Packing, after returning from World War II when the pair acquired a two-story building at 1040 Broadway to house their first bowling alley, a small eight-lane bowling alley and bar. [...]
Obituaries for Nov. 16, 2009
Dominic Rebman Clement “C.J.” Banjoff Joyce Elaine Gallagher Mildred B. Estep Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Comets’ Morales is first-team All-Ohio in volleyball
Amherst’s Deme Morales is the only area player to earn first-team honors on the All-Ohio volleyball list released this week by the Ohio HIgh School Volleyball Coaches Association. The Comets’ junior middle hitter, who earned the honor in Division I, led the Comets to a 23-4 record and a berth in the regional final, where [...]
MNF mismatch? Browns hope to avoid national embarrassment
CLEVELAND — “Monday Night Football,” in its 40th season, returns tonight to the spot where it all began. Too bad there’s nothing worth celebrating on the lakefront. The Browns (1-7) are of little interest to the national audience except as a morbid curiosity, the kind usually associated with car wrecks. Will the proposed fan protest [...]
Westlake’s Riley, a senior at Wooster, is NCAC’s top volleyball player
WOOSTER — KateLynn Riley made her great leap forward in 2008, and the drastic improvements won her first team all-conference and all-region and honorable mention All-America honors. This season, Riley made a smaller leap upward, but her improvements were enough to land her the North Coast Athletic Conference’s volleyball Player of the Year award. Riley, [...]