Archive for December, 2009
Hockey: Amherst beats EC for first time
ELYRIA — Shelby Neidert’s first goal of the 2009-10 season is one he most certainly will never forget. Neidert’s teammates and the Amherst fans in attendance at North Park Rink on Saturday night will likely remember the goal for a long time, too. Neidert, a junior defenseman, put in a rebound with time expiring to [...]
Wrestling: Ridgeville rides to second straight J.B. Firestone title
SULLVAN TWP. — North Ridgeville sent four wrestlers to the finals and another six to the consolation finals and then rode them home to their second straight J.B. Firestone Invitaional title Saturday night. With David Evans (119), Mike Zepp (135) and Mike Mees (171) claiming individual championships, North Ridgeville piled up 207 points to outdistance [...]
Milestones for 12/20/2009
Wedding – Balog Engagement – Fuge-Spishak Wedding – Halcovich Engagement – Hollopeter-Sabbaghzadeh Congratulations – Kerman Wedding – Steidl
Medders leaves Elyria PD
He’s using remaining vacation time before official retirement in February
Boys basketball: For Elyria Catholic, the name of the game is winning
ELYRIA – Will the real Andrew Kubuski please stand up? Or is that Andrew Kobosky? Though they spell their names differently, the players – Kubuski for Elyria Catholic and Kobosky for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin - pronounce them the same. But that’s where the resemblance ended Friday night. EC’s Andrew Kubuski was terrific in scoring a [...]
DISTRIBUTING GENEROUSLY: Toy collection goal is met, focus now on giving to needy
ELYRIA — People packed the lobby of the Elyria Salvation Army on Friday to wait their turn to “shop” for toys collected through The Chronicle-Telegram’s Not-Forgotten Box drive. Dale Jones, Salvation Army program director, said he expected about 375 families who had preregistered for help and expects to see another 400 on Tuesday, when the [...]
Elyria man charged in fatal crash
ELYRIA — The man behind the wheel of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that plowed into the back of a Buick LeSabre in a fatal car crash Tuesday was drunk, according to police, and has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. Elyria police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub said Emelio Hernandez Perez, 23, was charged Friday after police [...]
‘W’ is just D-lightful: Cavaliers shut down Bucks, pick up fifth straight win
CLEVELAND – This was not a case of mistaken identity. It wasn’t always pretty at the offensive end, but the Cavaliers were terrific defensively in beating the Milwaukee Bucks 85-82 Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena. “We won with our identity,” Cleveland coach Mike Brown said after his team recorded its fifth straight win overall [...]
Vending firm moving to Elyria
ELYRIA — A vending machine company will head to Elyria next year with a promise of adding 30 new jobs and expansion of a Lowell Street site for its growing business. Cuyahoga Vending, a branch of Canteen Franchise Group, has announced plans to move from North Ridgeville to Elyria by March 2010, according to Donald [...]
Lorain utility worker charged with theft in office
ELYRIA — A Lorain city utilities worker has been indicted for allegedly getting paid to respond to weekend calls that were never made by city residents. Pedro Rivera, 44, faces 12 felony counts of theft in office and six misdemeanor charges of falsification, according to a secret indictment unsealed Friday. Lorain Safety Director Phil Dore [...]
Lorain library, workers’ union discuss potential cuts
AVON — The Lorain Public Library union staff soundly rejected a memorandum of understanding Friday night offered to them by the library system. Union members shot down the proposal 58-16, but the union and library still have plenty of time to negotiate before February, when the memorandum would have gone into effect. The proposal, which [...]
Judge drops panel assignments to avoid county legal spat
ELYRIA — Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge on Friday rescinded his order naming two other judges to sit with him on a panel that was set to hear a capital murder case next year. Burge said he decided not to leave the order in place because of a request county Prosecutor Dennis Will [...]
Holmgren likes Browns’ offer, but hasn’t given up on Seattle
BEREA – Browns owner Randy Lerner is waiting for Mike Holmgren to accept his unique job offer. Holmgren is waiting for the Seattle Seahawks to show some interest before he decides on the Browns job. Holmgren, a three-time Super Bowl coach and Lerner’s No. 1 choice to run the team’s football operations, raved about Lerner [...]
Lorain police: Man tried to abduct girl
LORAIN — A 13-year-old Lorain girl told police a man tried to lure her into his truck while she was walking from school to meet her grandmother Wednesday afternoon. The girl said she was walking near St. Peter church on Oberlin Avenue when a man in a red SUV, possibly a four-door Chevy Blazer, approached [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria’s shooting doesn’t get the job done against Strongsville
ELYRIA – Isn’t it ironic? The very things Brett Larrick thrived on during his basketball career at Elyria High are costing him dearly as the Pioneers’ coach. Elyria lost its Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division opener and its second game in three tries Friday night, 62-51, to Strongsville. The Mustangs (3-1 overall) were a perfect [...]
Official wants to meet Lorain’s entrepreneurs
LORAIN — Service Director Robert Gilchrist said Friday he wants to meet with every business owner in the city starting next month and find out what they need. “It’s the only way we’re going to move the city forward,” Gilchrist said. “If we’re not assisting our local businesses, how are they going to grow?” More [...]
Boys basketball: Keystone finds way to stop Black River run
LAGRANGE – For teams that produced mediocre field-goal shooting, subpar shooting at the foul line and too many turnovers, Black River and Keystone gave basketball fans a show Friday night. After three ties and seven lead changes, the Wildcats (3-1) won a thriller, 37-36, over their backyard rivals. It was Black River’s first loss in [...]
ROUNDUP: Dec. 19, 2009
Departments respond to fire at McDonald’s AVON — Firefighters from several departments were called in Friday to respond to a fire at the McDonald’s near the state Route 611 exit of Interstate 90 in Avon. First responders from Avon reported at about 8 a.m. that the fire, which was largely contained to a freezer, was [...]
Boys basketball: Firelands’ O’Keefe beats buzzer … and Midview
HENRIETTA TWP. – Firelands’ final play Friday night wasn’t drawn up for Jared O’Keefe to take a shot. Fortunately, the Falcons improvised. With Firelands and Midview tied at 50, and 9.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter, O’Keefe took a crosscourt pass on the right elbow, 16 feet from the basket. As Midview defenders flew [...]
BLOTTER: Dec. 19, 2009
Lorain police Wednesday, Dec. 16 3:45 p.m. — 2800 block W. Erie Ave., DVD player and jewelry stolen in home burglary. Thursday, Dec. 17 9:24 a.m. — 5600 block Cherrywood Dr., baby Jesus figurine stolen from lawn. 6:17 p.m. — 540 Broadway, front door of shop housing Christmas decorations was forced open. 11:47 p.m. — [...]
Obituaries: Dec. 19, 2009
Dale Robert Herrick Henry F. Jalowiec Phyllis Jean Cutright Edward Lee White Emma D. Matos Ethel M. Gibbons Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
CORRECTIONS: Dec. 19, 2009
John Cutter is chief of the Grafton Village Fire Department. The department he heads was incorrect in a story Friday. Federal stimulus money that was recently promised to Lorain County Transit comes from funds that were given to other transportation projects around the state and not used. The origin of the funding was incorrect in [...]
Driver charged in fatal crash on Tuesday
ELYRIA – The driver in a fatal car crash earlier this week was charged today with aggravated vehicular homicide. Emelio Hernandez Perez, 23, was allegedly drunk when he slammed his Jeep Grand Cherokee into the back of a Buick LeSabre driven by 65-year-old Neil Jalowiec on Tuesday while Jalowiec was stopped at a tragic light [...]
Holmgren says Browns job is his if he wants it, and he’s mulling it over
BEREA — Mike Holmgren told a Seattle radio station Friday afternoon that a job with the Browns is his if he chooses to accept it. He said he’s still mulling the offer, but would give the team an answer “sooner than later.” Holmgren raved about Browns owner Randy Lerner and their meeting earlier this week. [...]
Families pack Salvation Army to pick out toys from Not-Forgotten Box
ELYRIA — People packed the lobby of the Elyria Salvation Army this afternoon to wait their turn to “shop” for toys collected through The Chronicle-Telegram’s Not-Forgotten Box drive. Dale Jones, Salvation Army program director, said he’d was expecting about 375 families who had preregistered for help and expects to see another 400 on Monday, when [...]