Archive for January, 2010
HAITI: How to help
Church on the North Coast sponsors Destiny Village, an orphanage in Haiti. The church is taking donations for the relief effort and members hope to take part in an earthquake-relief mission. There also is a trip to the orphanage planned for June. To donate or take part in a planned relief mission, call Assistant Senior [...]
HAITI: All safe at orphanage with ties to Lorain church; trip considered
As thousands of people suffered in Haiti, pastors at the Church on the North Coast in Lorain were relieved to hear the 30 children at an orphanage their church sponsors were uninjured — but slept outside because of the earthquake’s aftershocks as a precaution. “Our kids are fine, they felt the tremors,” said the Rev. [...]
VIDEO: Elyria officer commended for helping save woman
The story of a courageous police officer saving a life has been told before. But this time, the officer is veteran Elyria police Officer Scott Willis and the life he helped save is that of a 66-year-old woman police say crashed her car while driving drunk. The accident happened on Nov. 10 in Gates Mills, [...]
Foreclosed hotel will remain open despite sheriff’s sale
ELYRIA — The Elyria Holiday Inn is open and will remain that way indefinitely despite a foreclosure case that is making its way through the county court system. Since mid-2009, the hotel has been in receivership with Tom Pratt of BBP Partners serving as the court-appointed receiver. Pratt said the goal is for the bank [...]
Police log for Jan. 14, 2010
Lorain police Tuesday, Jan. 12 4:50 a.m. – 300 block Root Road, Anthony Ramos Jr., 24, of Sheffield Lake, charged with obstructing official business. 9:23 a.m. – 5900 block W. Erie Ave., Michael Danielek, 29, of Lorain, charged with domestic violence. 9:37 a.m. – West 30th Street and Oberlin Avenue, Kevin Fisher, 21, of Cleveland, [...]
New plan for Lorain’s Pipe Yard came together quickly
LORAIN — The deal for RS Entertainment — run by ex-Indian Kevin Rhomberg and Bob Schenosky — to purchase Lorain’s baseball franchise in the collegiate Prospect League and take over the lease at The Pipe Yard came together rather quickly. “A week ago, we weren’t in this position,” Rhomberg said. But Wednesday the duo took [...]
Woman indicted for threatening cop
ELYRIA — A homeless woman who spent 15 years behind bars for stabbing a Sheffield Lake police officer in 1989 has been indicted for making threats against the same officer. Crystal Bobo, 40, is charged with intimidation and retaliation for telling Nord Center staff that she had returned to Lorain County to kill Capt. David [...]
Emergency agency suing over cleanup
ELYRIA — The Lorain County Emergency Management Agency is suing a trucking company to recoup the costs of cleaning up a 2008 chemical spill. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in county Common Pleas Court, accuses Tennessee-based U.S. Express Enterprises of refusing to pick up the $25,651.71 bill. About 35 gallons of styrene monomer resin — a [...]
Swimming and diving notes: Tweardy, Crist fare well at OSU
Junior MacKenzie Tweardy of Elyria Catholic and senior Logan Crist of Avon Lake posted top-notch diving performances Saturday at the Ned Reeb Memorial Invitational at Ohio State’s McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion. Tweardy finished fourth in girls diving with a score of 392.45. Crist was sixth on the boys side with 384.30. “My goal was to finish [...]
Vermilion man dead after 2-truck head-on collision
Cory Frolik, The Sandusky Register FLORENCE TWP. — A Vermilion man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-truck collision that closed a portion of state Route 60 for about three hours. According to Erie County Coroner Dr. Brian Baxter, Patrick Antonio, 28, died on impact. “It was a pretty nasty crash,” Baxter said. “The steering [...]
Obama will hold town hall at LCCC
ELYRIA – President Barack Obama will hold a town hall meeting at Lorain County Community College on Jan. 22, the White House announced today. Marcia Ballinger, LCCC’s vice president for strategic and institutional development, said the college has been told to expect about 1,000 attendees to the event. Further details of the event – first [...]
Elyria police officer saves woman from burning car
For his part in saving the life of a 66-year-old woman trapped in a burning car, Elyria Police officer Scott Willis was awarded a certificate of commendation from the Gates Mills Police Department. The accident happened on Tuesday, Nov. 10, shortly before 7:30 p.m. Willis said he was heading home after working a shift in [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 13, 2010
Richard A. Gills McCoy Beulah Lee Crum Joyce Orender Vincent G. Yacobozzi Phyllis Vitelli Sylvester R. Shapko James G. Mauk Mark R. Montgomery Robert Mason James L. Kokai Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Boys basketball: Sailors blow lead, but not game
VERMILION — At halftime Tuesday night, it appeared that Vermilion was going to cruise by visiting Rocky River. The Pirates were outscored by 13 in the second quarter and trailed by 15 at the half. However, they weren’t ready to concede just yet. Buoyed by a big third quarter, Rocky River clawed itself all the [...]
Boys basketball: Kubuski’s best, and last, nearly gets EC big win
ELYRIA — In a crowd-friendly game that featured a one-man performance local fans will likely remember for years, Elyria Catholic nearly pulled the upset of the basketball season Tuesday night. The Panthers, 1-8 and 1-3 in the North Coast League, fell to NCL unbeaten Villa Angela-St. Joseph, 55-53, with a missed 3-point shot at the [...]
New biz: Financial firm invests in a new location, larger staff
ELYRIA — Newer facilities and better parking have prompted Robert A. Wilber to relocate his business, Robert A. Wilber Retirement Investing. The company moved to 860 E. Broad St. with the intent of providing clientele easier access to the office. The office is open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 9:30 a.m. [...]
Motorists feeling the pinch of higher turnpike tolls
CLEVELAND — Higher tolls imposed last year on the Ohio Turnpike have an added pinch for motorists with rooftop luggage carriers or bike racks: they have been kicked into a higher toll classification. Turnpike director George Distel says the turnpike has gotten complaints and is trying to remedy the situation. The change means a motorist [...]
Volunteers jump at chance to ‘Give a Day, Get a Disney Day’
ELYRIA — Volunteer Lakeisha Fain of Elyria carefully herded kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County on Tuesday afternoon into a silver inflatable dome that serves as a traveling astronomy lab. Inside, the lights dimmed and children oohed and aahed as “stars” and the faint image of the Milky Way appeared. The [...]
Boys basketball: Middies snap 7-game skid
EATON TWP. — Midview had a great start to both halves and also survived a dismal second quarter to edge visiting Avon, 55-47, Tuesday night in a West Shore Conference game at Ed Kubuski Gym. The Middies (2-8, 1-3) made nine field goals in the first quarter, all within a foot of the basket, to [...]
Boys basketball: Dukes stay unbeaten in league play
WELLINGTON — Sometimes one really good quarter is enough, as long as you also make the last shot. The Wellington Dukes proved that Tuesday night in defeating Brookside, 51-49, to remain unbeaten at 3-0 in the Patriot Athletic Conference’s Stars Division. After a back-and-forth final period, Brookside guard Hunter Skolnicki sank a long jump shot [...]
Team effort: Mangini thrilled to no longer be Browns’ lone voice
BEREA — Eric Mangini sat in a comfortable chair behind a microphone with the plain orange helmet on it. When he looked right, he saw president Mike Holmgren and executive vice president of business operations Bryan Wiedmeier. When he turned left, there was general manager Tom Heckert. So much had changed for the coach since [...]
Elyria owes more than $48,000 for recall
SHEFFIELD TWP. — The cost of the special election to recall Elyria Mayor Bill Grace was $48,634.44. And the city will have to pick up the bill, Lorain County Board of Elections Director Jose Candelario said. Grace, who survived the recall effort, said that’s a lot of money for the city, which is in the [...]
Local surgeon suspended for drug and alcohol use
ELYRIA — The medical license of a prominent local orthopedic surgeon has been suspended because of his alcohol and drug abuse. John Krebs, who worked for EMH Regional Medical Center, agreed to the suspension in a deal reached last month with the State Medical Board of Ohio. He also admitted to drinking on the job [...]
Newcomer Siwierka to lead Elyria Council Safety Committee
ELYRIA — When the Elyria Fire Department wants to bring an issue before City Council, its members will turn to a familiar face for direction. In a surprising move, the Council named rookie Councilwoman Mary Siwierka, D-at large, to head the Council’s Public Safety Committee. She is the sister of fire Capt. Joe Pronesti. Council [...]
Skinned, dismembered remains were fox, not a dog
ELYRIA — Two animal rights organizations helped Elyria police get to the bottom of a complaint that someone had skinned a small dog, cut off its paws and thrown it in a garbage bin. The animal was actually a silver fox that could have been legally hunted or trapped and skinned for its pelt, according [...]