Archive for December, 2009
Holiday choices to please anybody with a green thumb
By Renee Enna Chicago Tribune ALL DECKED OUT OK, not technically a book but close enough: “P. Allen Smith’s Container Gardens: 50 Recipes for Year-Round Gardening” (Potter Style, $14.99) puts a year’s worth of blooming ideas, divided by season, into a nifty little package. Smith’s wonderful combinations will instruct those who are befuddled by containers, [...]
Bottles for Santa’s sack
By Fred Tasker McClatchy Newspapers Wine’s a great holiday gift. But it must be given properly. The first thing you have to think about is price. Give your father-in-law too cheap a bottle and he’ll think you’re miserly; pay too much and he’ll think you’re trying to soap him up. It’s not hard. Just plan [...]
Trade gold, platinum & diamonds for holiday cash at Elyria Jewelers
Bill Piorkowski, owner of Elyria Jewelers and Repair, would like to offer the public the opportunity to bring in Gold, Platinum and Diamonds. The commodities market is at record levels, now is the time to sell! If you have unwanted gold, platinum and diamonds, you can turn them into cash. It is also a good [...]
Dog pens his own memoir
PRNewswire – Just in time for the holiday season the pawfect book for pet lovers, “Bad to the Bone: Memoir of a Rebel Doggie Blogger”. It’s the first memoir ever written by a dog published in non-fiction, and is a laugh-out-loud look at how a canine and two seemingly normal people wreak havoc on an [...]
Naked man arrested after shooting neighbor’s apartment floor
ELYRIA — An Elyria man is facing multiple charges after holding a gun to his girlfriend’s head and firing the gun into the floor of a neighbor’s apartment early today. Lamar Capers, 27, was charged with domestic violence, abduction, aggravated menacing, discharging a firearm, possession of drugs, having weapons under disability and aggravated burglary for [...]
BREAKING NEWS: At least one person dead in crash
ELYRIA — Police and firefighters are on the scene of a fatal accident on West River Road near state Route 57. One man is dead and another person had to be extricated from their vehicle. The crash, which occurred about 3:30 p.m., involves two vehicles, a red Jeep Grand Cherokee and a tan car. The [...]
Photo gallery: Police arrest at least two burglary suspects
Elyria police caught at least two of a possible four suspects following an attempted burglary in the area of Woodland Avenue and Parsons Street in Elyria. Read Wednesday’s Chronicle for more on this story.
LISA Alert issued for attempted abduction of Lorain girl
A LISA Alert when out today concerning the attempted abduction Friday morning of a 16-year-old Lorain girl. The girl, whose name wasn’t released, was approached by a man in his 40s driving a pickup truck outside Rebman Recreation at 5295 Oberlin Ave., police said. The teenager was trying to cross the street at 10:32 a.m. [...]
Police log for Dec. 15, 2009
Lorain police Monday, Dec. 14 8:35 a.m. – 100 block E. 34th St., window broken at residence. 8:55 a.m. – 4100 block Norfold Ave., tires slashed on two vehicles. 10:05 a.m. – 300 block Augusta Ave., Christmas yard decorations stolen. 10:40 a.m. – 2800 block W. Erie Ave., bank card stolen and $205 in fraudulent [...]
Governor threatens he’ll order lawmakers back to Columbus next week
COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland says he’ll order state senators back to Columbus if they break this week without a solution to an $850 million gap in the budget for funding schools. Strickland said Tuesday that addressing the gap should trump any plans lawmakers have made for the holidays. The Democratic governor says he’s willing [...]
Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for kids recalled
ATLANTA — Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. The recall is for about 800,000 pre-filled syringes intended for young children, ages 6 months to nearly 3 years. The shots, made by Sanofi Pasteur, were distributed [...]
Toys, toys and more toys: See where your donations are now!
ELYRIA — Have you ever wondered what happens to the toys donated to the Not-Forgotten Box? Sure, the toys and gifts and sent over to the Elyria Salvation Army for distribution to area families. But getting those items into the hands of hundreds of children is not easy. It takes a team of volunteers working [...]
Rock Hall inductees announced: ABBA, Genesis and more
CLEVELAND — The 1970s Swedish pop group ABBA is dancing its way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges. The list of the next class of inductees was released Tuesday by the hall, which is based in Cleveland. ABBA — whose hits included “Dancing [...]
Demjanjuk witness may have committed killings himself, German prosecutors say
BERLIN — German authorities are investigating whether a man due to testify at the war-crimes trial of John Demjanjuk may have committed killings himself as a concentration camp guard, a prosecutor said today. Kurt Schrimm, who heads the special German prosecutors’ office responsible for investigating Nazi-era crimes, said his researchers are trying to determine whether [...]
Mike Holmgren in town talking to Browns
BEREA — Former Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Holmgren arrived in town Monday and continued his visit with the Browns today, a source confirmed. The meeting was originally reported by the Akron Beacon Journal. Owner Randy Lerner’s top priority is hiring a “strong, credible” leader to run the football operations. Holmgren is believed to have been [...]
Browns’ Cribbs an all-purpose star
BEREA — Joshua Cribbs won’t be getting a trip to Honolulu this year courtesy of the NFL. That’s only because the Pro Bowl will be held in Miami. Cribbs, who made the all-star game in 2007 as a returner and missed out as a first alternate last year, likely solidified a spot on the AFC [...]
VIDEO: Lorain police looking for decoration thieves
LORAIN — Some grinches who stole Christmas from the front yards of several Lorain homes have been caught on video in one of the incidents, and police are looking for help identifying the them. Video from 5602 Williamsburg Drive shows a vehicle that appears to be a dark Chevy Trailblazer with a chrome strip on [...]
Two-lane snowplows coming to Ohio Turnpike next winter
CLEVELAND — Next winter, motorists are expected to see snowplows on Ohio roads that do double the work, clearing two traffic lanes at the same time. The Ohio Turnpike Commission has ordered eight devices that go by the brand name TowPlow and are similar to farm equipment used to cover large sections of field. A [...]
Obituaries for Dec. 15, 2009
June N. Varadi Bessie E. Rohrdanz Dorothy M. Stine Jeanne A. Moore Mary C. Knight John J. Csubak, Sr. Albert J. Bozsoki, Sr. Johnnie E. Dillon Mary Louise Carter Richard A. Tarry Wayne R. Nellis John F. Todarello Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Cavs face Nets, ‘a team in turmoil’ at 2-22
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers shouldn’t need a half-court shot to put away the lowly New Jersey Nets, but they’ll be ready if the situation arises. Cleveland, which pulled away for a 102-89 win over Oklahoma City on Sunday after Mo Williams’ 48-footer stretched a four-point lead to seven with four minutes to go, hosts the [...]
Lorain endorses discount drug card
LORAIN — Mayor Tony Krasienko announced Monday the city is endorsing a discount card that could save users an average of 38 percent on their prescriptions and higher percentages on lab tests and imaging services. “This will mean significant savings for the uninsured and the underinsured,” Krasienko said at a press conference. Coast2Coast Rx is [...]
Elyria man sold drugs out of his business, task force says
ELYRIA — A local business owner faces seven drug-related charges. Terrence Tansey, 43, of Elyria was charged Monday with four counts of drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession and one count possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas. Dennis Cavanaugh, commander of the Lorain County Drug Task Force [...]
Lorain may hike license plate fee
LORAIN — City Council’s Streets and Sidewalks Committee voted unanimously Monday night to send a $5 motor vehicle license tax increase to Council for consideration. If passed, the five-year tax is expected to raise $1.25 million — money that would be earmarked for repairing Oberlin Avenue. The funds would cover most of the 20 percent [...]
Let’s Wine – Starting your wine cellar
Most wine lovers feel that a wine cellar is an extravagance and are convinced they have no idea of how to establish one or effectively use it. In reality, a cellar helps save money, offers adequate depth and selection for planned and unexpected events and reflects the tastes of the person maintaining it. In other [...]
School funding cuts the only option, governor says
COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland says slashing Ohio school funding appears to be the only option for filling an $850 million state budget hole by year end. The Democrat told reporters yesterday that other programs such as libraries and mental health services have already been cut and probably can’t be cut further. He says all [...]