Archive for January, 2010
Commissioners OK plan to shrink transit to two routes
ELYRIA — Lorain County Transit will shrink to two routes largely serving only Lorain and Elyria starting on Jan. 18. The county commissioners approved the reduction in service plan today that was put forth by LCT Director Richard Enty. The plan combines four routes that currently serve about 46 percent of the riders who use [...]
15 minutes: Get to know Elyria High cheerleader Shatara Thompson
Shatara Thompson Age: 17 Location: Elyria School: Senior at Elyria High School Activity: Member of the Elyria Pioneer varsity cheerleading squad What do you like about cheerleading? I’ve been cheerleading since I was, like, 9 or 10 years old. I have plenty of trophies for cheerleading. I just love it. I like having fun with [...]
Reports: Heckert may finalize GM deal with Browns this morning
BEREA — Tom Heckert is on the verge of becoming the Browns’ new general manager, perhaps as soon as this morning. NFL Network, ESPN and The Associated Press all reported that the respected Philadelphia Eagles executive is in Cleveland, finalizing a contract with club officials. Though Heckert’s hiring is imminent, a Browns spokesman said no [...]
Cavaliers 106, Trail blazers 94: LeBron scores 41 wearing one orange, one blue shoe
PORTLAND, Ore. — LeBron James doesn’t even stumble wearing two different shoes. James, sporting one blue shoe and one orange shoe to go with Cleveland’s retro uniforms, had 41 points and 10 rebounds in the Cavaliers’ 106-94 victory over the late-charging Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. James, who had 20 points in the first [...]
Looking for landmarks: Historical society wants to identify more historic sites
ELYRIA — “We shape our buildings; thereafter, our buildings shape us.” The Lorain County Historical Society’s Lorain County Preservation Network has marked 2010 as the year to heed Winston Churchill’s words and identify as many landmarks countywide as they can. While the preservation network retooled and reinstituted the county’s landmark program a few years ago, [...]
Boys basketball: Good effort from Olmsted Falls in loss
CLEVELAND — The glass wasn’t half full for Olmsted Falls coach Pat Donahue after the Bulldogs lost to Akron Buchtel, 80-61, in the first game of Sunday’s seven-game Cleveland Scholastic Play-by-Play Classic at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center. It was overflowing. The upbeat Donahue — known each year to stack his nonconference schedule with top-notch [...]
Hockey: Middies stick to their plan, beat Garfield Heights
ELYRIA — Midview stuck to its game plan and saw its effort produce the desired result. It just wasn’t exactly the way it was drawn on the chalkboard. The Middies defeated Garfield Heights 5-3 in a Blue South division game Sunday, scoring the game’s final three goals to do it. The win kept Midview in [...]
Swimming: Eagles fly by Berea
NORTH OLMSTED — North Olmsted won 12 events — five by the boys and seven by the girls — as the Eagles bested Berea in a Southwestern Conference dual meet on Saturday night. The Eagle boys won by a 94-86 score, while North Olmsted’s girls won 95-90. Boys winners 200 Medley Relay: North Olmsted (E. [...]
Hockey: Bay blanks Canfield
LAKEWOOD — Alex Harris scored four goals to lead the Bay Rockets to a 7-0 victory over Canfield on Sunday at Winterhurst. Bay improved to 9-8 overall and 4-3 in the Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League’s Blue South division. Luke Heberle added a goal and a pair of assists, while Christian Nye and Corey [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 11, 2010
Margaret M. Gundry Ernestine G. Rogers Donald W. Markley Barbara Ann Neuman Robert G. Warmuth George Patrick Helen L. York Vincent G. Yacobozzi William F. Logue Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Persistence pays off for Columbia students in High School Rock Off
So far, three’s a charm for Columbia High School’s Back For More, which is headed to the 14th annual Tri-C High School Rock Off finals Feb. 6 at the House of Blues. After a disappointing show last year, the funk-based rock act turned in a solid performance Saturday night at the downtown Cleveland venue. “It [...]
Amherst Township man found dead in driveway
AMHERST TWP. — A 93-year-old Amherst Township man was found frozen to death in his driveway Sunday morning. Vincent G. Yacobozzi died of hypothermia, Lorain County Coroner Dr. Paul Matus said. The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office was investigating Sunday and had no further information. According to Matus, Yacobozzi was last seen at 7 p.m. Saturday [...]
County clinics still offering H1N1 shots
Anyone who hasn’t yet gotten an H1N1 flu vaccine shot can still get inoculated at one of eight upcoming area clinics. And it isn’t too late to be effective — particularly for the seasonal flu. “Things usually start to pick up now, from January to March,” said Joyce Davis of the Lorain County General Health [...]
Police log for Jan. 11, 2010
Elyria police Saturday, Jan. 9 8:21 a.m. – 400 block Ninth St., vehicle windshield damaged with concrete block. 10:22 a.m. – 10 block West Ave., check for $10 altered and cashed for $100. 11:10 a.m. – 300 block East Ave., vehicle damaged in possible theft attempt. 12:43 p.m. – 300 block Morgan Ave., stolen vehicle [...]
The Dash Between: Ray Church, veteran and VFW commander, never wasted anything
During World War II, Ray Church scavenged abandoned tanks and combat sites for mechanical parts, weapons and ammunition. The lifelong Wellington resident, who died Dec. 23, 2009, at age 91, adapted odds and ends from his collection of junk to maintain or improve the 176th Field Artillery Battalion’s communications system and weaponry. His ingenuity and [...]
High school wrestling: Controversial match overshadows Middies’ win at Columbia Invitational
COLUMBIA STATION – Despite an ugly incident during the 215-pound championship match, most of the wrestlers, coaches and fans left with smiles on their faces after the Columbia Invitational on Saturday. The big controversy of the event came during the title match between Columbia’s Ethan Garofolo – the defending champion and a Division III state [...]
Girls basketball: Elyria downs North Royalton, snaps seven-game losing streak
ELYRIA – They’re called free throws and they definitely had a “freeing” effect on the Elyria girls Saturday night. The Pioneers shot 81 percent (18-22) from the foul line, including 13-of-14 in the fourth quarter, to down North Royalton 52-44 and free themselves from the throes of a seven-game losing streak. North Royalton was just [...]
Men’s college basketball: Gopher threes thwart Buckeyes
MINNEAPOLIS – Blake Hoffarber kept finding himself open behind the arc, where he’s rarely going to hesitate to sling those smooth left-handed shots. The ball was moving for Minnesota, just the way coach Tubby Smith wants it. Hoffarber scored a career-high 27 points, with six 3-pointers in the second half, to lead the Gophers to [...]
NFL playoffs: Jets show Bengals they’re for real
CINCINNATI – One playoff game into his career, Mark Sanchez is giving a pretty good off-Broadway performance. So are the rest of the New York Jets, who are no longer an overlooked team after dismantling the AFC North champions twice within a week. Any more doubters? With their rookie quarterback playing mistake-free, the Jets turned [...]
High school hockey: Elyria Catholic shuts out Avon Lake
Matt Florjancic The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA – The Elyria Catholic Panthers took the ice with a purpose in a home game against the Avon Lake Shoremen on Saturday and played like it for the entire night. Only 24 hours after poor weather conditions prevented a trip to the east side to play the Mentor Cardinals, the [...]
Boys basketball: Open Door downs Brookside for fifth straight win
Jim Jablonski The Chronicle-Telegram SHEFFIELD – Patriots always pull together when the going is rough and Open Door proved it again Saturday night in relying on everyone to win at Brookside, 48-45. In the process, the Patriots racked up their fifth straight win, improving to 7-2 overall. Trailing 43-33 with less than five minutes to [...]
Obituaries for Jan. 10, 2009
George Patrick Gertrude I. French Margaret M. Gundry Raymond C. Hudson Retired USAF Sergeant Richard Andrew Simmons Laura Bell Pycraft Fred Groflo Andy S. Takacs, Sr. Donald W. Markley William F. Logue Mary M. Williams Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Police log: Jan. 10, 2009
Lorain police Friday, Jan. 8 7:13 a.m. – 4400 block Ashland Ave., DVD player stolen from vehicle. 10:23 a.m. – 300 block E. 25th St., morphine and Lorazapan stolen from residence. 10:27 a.m. – A woman reported her estranged husband violated a temporary protection order by leaving flowers and a note on her vehicle while [...]
Teen accused of stabbing another boy in fight during New Year’s Eve party
ELYRIA TWP. – A 16-year-old Elyria boy was arrested on two counts of felonious assault for stabbing two teenagers during a New Year’s Eve party, according to the sheriff’s office. An anonymous tip from a mother to the sheriff’s office about a party in the 41700 block of Rambler Avenue in Elyria Township she’d read [...]
Tough start to road trip: Cavaliers falter down stretch against Melo-less Nuggets
DENVER – Even without Carmelo Anthony on the court, the Pepsi Center is still LeBron James’ personal house of horrors. Anthony had the best seat in the arena for the big visit from James, missing the game but enjoying the result as the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-97 Friday night. Anthony’s much-hyped [...]