Archive for February, 2010
Photo gallery: Students place crosses for a cause
Cierra Goldsmith, 17, a senior at Midview High School, and Josh Pelletier, 13, a seventh-grader at Open Door Christian School, helped plant some of the 1,300 popsicle stick crosses in the snow banks outside of the Elyria Salvation Army on Sunday. The crosses represent how many children under 5 die of preventable causes every hour [...]
Photo gallery: Choirs ‘Sing and Shine on’ at Lorain Palace
The Oberlin Choristers choirs performed Sunday afternoon in the “Sing and Shine On” Showcase of Choirs at the Palace Theater in Lorain.
15 Minutes: Meet Habitat Director John Keaton
John Keaton Lives: Lorain Occupation: Executive director for Lorain County Habitat for Humanity since 2007. The most notable person to wield a hammer for Habitat for Humanity was ex-president Jimmy Carter, right? He was. He didn’t start it — that’s been a big misconception. It was started by Millard Fuller in 1976. Jimmy Carter lent [...]
Fundraiser listings for Feb. 22, 2010
Food Fish fry, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at VFW Post 9871, 6805 Lear Nagle Road, North Ridgeville. $8 for dinner. $3.50 for fish sandwich. Dinner consists of Lake Erie perch, coleslaw and french fries. Open to the public. For more information, call Howard at (440) 686-0953. Lenten fish fry, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday [...]
The Dash Between: Maggie Terry cooked her way to Oberlin students’ hearts
Maggie Terry, who ran the Lord-Saunders Dining Hall at Oberlin College’s Afrikan Heritage House, endeared herself to students by cooking their favorite comfort foods, designing costumes for dance programs and offering motherly counsel. She reached out to them beyond the walls of the AHH cultural center and after their years as students. “Maggie was instrumental [...]
Sectional Wrestling: St. Ed’s dominates; Ralston, Kelly break through
LORAIN – St. Edward made sure it was ready for next week’s showdown with No. 1-ranked Wadsworth at the Division I district tournament in Ashland. The Eagles, ranked No. 2 in Ohio, finished with 12 champions and two runners-up at the Southview sectional Saturday night, meaning every St. Edward wrestler will have a No. 1 [...]
Sectional Wrestling: 17 area kids fight way through Division III
BROOKLYN – The addition of CVCA into the Division III Brooklyn sectional made an already strong field even tougher, as three of Brian Brakeman’s top five teams in Division III (Chanel, CVCA and Cuyahoga Heights) competed. That left slim pickings for the rest of the teams in the field, but the area teams still managed [...]
H.S. Basketball: Southview rains 3s in win over Admiral King
LORAIN – Red-hot took on a whole new meaning Saturday afternoon at Admiral King’s “Shot Palace.” Southview took 23 shots from beyond the 3-point arc and drained 14 in winning the final regular-season battle between the Lorain schools, 70-59. King leads the all-time series 62-26, with one game yet to be played – March 1 [...]
District Swimming: Avon’s Runge waits and hopes for at-large spots
CLEVELAND – Right now, Avon swimmer Elliot Runge is checking the Internet – incessantly. Probably going to swimmeet.com. He likely didn’t sleep well Saturday night and might be a bit wired. Why? Runge is one of many Northeast Ohio athletes sitting on the bubble for an at-large berth to the state meet. The stakes are [...]
District hockey: North Olmsted’s short-handed goal sinks Elyria Catholic
BROOKLYN – North Olmsted gave Elyria Catholic more than enough opportunities to finally get a win over the Eagles in four tries this season. The Eagles went to the penalty box eight times in Saturday’s district matchup at the John M. Coyne Recreation Center. EC cashed in three of those chances, but it was a [...]
81 Lorain teachers could be laid off
LORAIN – As layoffs loom in Lorain Schools, officials said more than half of the proposed 150 employees laid off could be teachers. The positions being cut, according to Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson, include eight central office workers, four building administrators, 14 preschool teachers, 35 elementary school teachers, 17 middle school teachers, 15 high school teachers, [...]
Police log for Feb. 21, 2009
Elyria police Friday, Feb. 19 2:35 p.m. – 200 block Harrison St., a man reported someone used his Social Security number to run up unpaid cable bills dating back to 2005. 8:13 p.m. – 100 block Garden St., Wyatt Menges, 23, of Lorain, arrested on warrants charging him with aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery and kidnapping; [...]
Roundup: Feb. 21, 2009
Woman accused of faking prescriptions SHEFFIELD LAKE – A Sheffield Lake woman is facing multiple charges after trying to fill a bogus prescription at a local pharmacy. Lisa Tarski, 33, was charged Thursday night with two counts of forgery, two counts of deception to obtain a dangerous drug and three counts of illegal processing of [...]
Obituaries for Feb. 21, 2010
DENVIL LOONEY CLYDE WHITE VELMA F. SLAUTER SANDRA M. WARD JANET M. BRENDLINGER PINKERTON Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Milestones for 02/21/2010
85th Birthday – Balko Engagement – Barnette-Matovich Wedding – Ingersoll Engagement – Norris-Simpson Engagement – Pickworth-Poole 60th Anniversary – Reed Wedding – Rollin Engagement – Shively-Jayjohn 100th Birthday – Yost
Cavs debut a dud: Jamison goes 0-for-12 from field, scores two points in loss to Bobcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – LeBron James watched a group of reporters converge on Antawn Jamison in the locker room and yelled to his new teammate. “Don’t worry about that,” a smiling James said, mixing in a few expletives. “You’re home. They still love you.” Jamison burst out laughing. What else could he do? Jamison had just [...]
Boys basketball: Keystone wins big, hands Wellington its second league loss
LAGRANGE – Keystone’s Caleb Schillace had a game to remember during the Wildcats’ 53-25 win over Wellington on Senior Night. The only problem? Schillace is just a sophomore, which means he’ll have a tough time topping a 26-point, 13-rebound game when he’s honored during his senior season. “It was just a team effort,” Schillace said [...]
Tiger says he’s sorry: Calls his behavior unacceptable, gives no indication when he’ll play again
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Missing his smile and aura of invincibility, Tiger Woods finally showed his face to a waiting world Friday and apologized again for cheating on his wife, without revealing the scope of his infidelity or when he will return to golf. Standing at a podium before a presidential-blue backdrop in a [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria Catholic seniors come through on Senior Night
ELYRIA – Calm and focused, Elyria Catholic’s Spencer Roule hit both ends of a one-and-one free-throw situation with 19 seconds left in the game Friday to clinch an exciting 48-45 North Coast League win over Padua on Parents/Senior Night at the Coliseum. You would never have guessed as the ball swished through the nets that [...]
Sectional wrestling: Elyria sends six to semifinals
LORAIN – Stepping on the mat for your first sectional match can be an anxious moment for a freshman wrestler. But Elyria’s Nate Miller and Brandon Egnor didn’t let nerves stop them from coming away with quarterfinal victories during Friday night’s action at Southview High. “I’m glad I got that first match under my belt,” [...]
District swimming: Six from area qualify for state
CLEVELAND – Jeff Mackey got healthy just in time to have the best afternoon of any local swimmer at Friday’s Division I district meet. Mackey, a senior at North Olmsted, finished first in the 100-yard freestyle and second in the 50-yard freestyle at Cleveland State University’s Robert F. Busbey Natatorium. Mackey said he had just [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria pushes Medina, but can’t pull of upset
ELYRIA – Brett Larrick appreciates where Medina’s basketball team has been and where it is today. The Elyria coach hopes his team can duplicate what the Bees have accomplished in the past three years. Friday night, the Pioneers gave Medina all it wanted before falling, 46-41. The win sewed up at least a Northeast Ohio [...]
Obituaries for Feb. 20, 2010
Doris E. Miller Velma F. Slauter Kenneth R. Knapp Frances S. Goldberg Clyde White Shirley A. Toman Denvil Looney Lelia Mae Hagler Dorothy M. Flaherty Barbara Wade Wilson Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Whitely poised to become chief next week
Veteran Elyria police captain will succeed Michael Medders
Woman accused of trying custody scam
Hard-luck story included lie about being in military, judge’s staff says