Archive for March, 2010
Slain police officer laid to rest
ELYRIA – Believing she would always have tomorrow, Misty Kerstetter said she planned to one day tell her father just how proud she was of him. But the tomorrows weren’t to be. Her dad – Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter – died March 15, when he was shot and killed in the line of duty, [...]
Officers from near and far pay respects
ELYRIA – Some were fresh off overnight shifts and others traveled thousands of miles, but every police officer who attended the funeral of fallen Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter on Saturday came with a common purpose – to honor one of their own. “It’s a brotherhood,” said Toronto police Constable Kristal Lynch, a member of [...]
Residents line procession route, express sorrow, anger over death
ELYRIA – A crowd of hundreds swelled into the street in front of the Police Department Saturday afternoon as the funeral procession bearing the body of slain Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter wove through Elyria from his funeral to a cemetery in Avon. Ladder trucks from the Lorain and Elyria fire departments held a large [...]
Avon shows support at officer’s burial
AVON – From those who had only to walk out their front door to those who drove from Lorain, people began gathering late Saturday morning near the entrance of Resthaven Memorial Garden with one common message: thank you. Close to three dozen cars were parked along state Route 83 between Hanamar Drive and Riegelsberger Road. [...]
Midview makes pitch for May levy
EATON TWP. – Their voices full of emotion, counselors Lisa Miller and Mary Duffy warned about 80 people at a community forum Saturday what could happen if their positions are eliminated if voters reject the 7.51-mill, 10-year additional emergency levy going before voters on May 4. “I talk to students one on one when they [...]
City posts warrants online
LORAIN – Lorain Municipal Clerk of Courts Lori Maiorana is hoping public embarrassment will help with collections as her office this week starts posting outstanding warrants on the popular social media site Facebook. “All they have to type (in the search bar) is Lorain Municipal Court and a link comes up to show all of [...]
Obituaries for March 21, 2010
Glenn “Bubba” Smith Ronald Carstensen Mildred Lucille Biltz Sandra Greenhill-Bell Earl Siebenhaar Roy Greenbank Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Wood could miss two months
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Indians manager Manny Acta and Kerry Wood kept saying that the closer’s right arm ailment was nothing to worry about. That was wishful thinking. The Indians announced Saturday that Wood would miss 6-8 weeks with what Cleveland’s head trainer Lonnie Soloff called a moderate strain of the right lat muscle – a [...]
Game info from Indians win over A’s on Saturday
Indians (10-5-2) 12, A’s (7-9-1) 4 Hits: Third baseman Jhonny Peralta went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI. … Designated hitter Travis Hafner reached base three times in four trips to the plate with his second home run of the spring – a blast to right field that nearly left the ballpark – [...]
Wood could miss two months
Indians closer Kerry Wood is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with a moderate strain in the right lat muscle (upper back). Wood has not pitched since experiencing discomfort in the area on March 10. The Indians do not feel it is a long-term injury. Right-hander Chris Perez is expected to fill the closer role while Wood rehabilitates the [...]
VIDEO: Hundreds line route, pay respects to Officer Kerstetter
ELYRIA — Hundreds gathered Saturday morning along the four-and-a-half mile route to watch the processional bearing the body of slain Elyria patrolman James Kerstetter from the funeral home to Lorain County Community College’s Field House for his funeral. Photos below. Balloons, signs and U.S. flags lined state Route 57 and North Abbe Road as more [...]
Your condolences for James Kerstetter
Unedited comments e-mailed to The Chronicle-Telegram expressing sympathy and gratitude for slain Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter Marie Weaver Arquillo: “This poem always touched my heart. As a former Police Officer’s Wife from another state, I know how much these Officers give on a daily basis. I also know how much their families give as [...]
Turner gets help as Ohio State rolls over UC Santa Barbara in NCAA Tournament opener
MILWAUKEE – Evan Turner took a back seat to slick shooter Jon Diebler and big forward Dallas Lauderdale, and Ohio State outlasted persistent UC Santa Barbara 68-51 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. Diebler scored 23 points and Lauderdale blocked a career-high eight shots and grabbed 12 rebounds for the [...]
LeBron James becomes youngest to 15,000 points in Cavs’ win over Bulls
CHICAGO – If indeed LeBron James decides to leave Cleveland, fans in Chicago would certainly hail The King. They certainly let out enough cheers along with those oohs and aahs as he soared around the United Center on Friday night. James became the youngest player to score 15,000 career points, breaking Kobe Bryant’s mark by [...]
Indians trim seven from roster
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It was moving day for a number of Indians in big league spring training camp Friday, as Cleveland reduced its roster by seven players during its second round of cuts. The Indians optioned right-handed pitchers Jeanmar Gomez and Hector Rondon, and catcher Carlos Santana and outfielder Jordan Brown to Triple-A Columbus, while [...]
MLB ready to make some changes
NEW YORK – Tweaking the postseason schedule. Eliminating the link between the All-Star Game and World Series. Adding replay for fair-or-foul calls down the lines. Oh, and a message to the Yankees, Red Sox and Dodgers: Hurry up! Baseball is looking to make adjustments. Some soon, others later. Some significant, others subtle. One change already [...]
NASCAR feud heating up between Edwards and Harvick
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Carl Edwards is personable and polite, always approachable. When he talks on camera, he makes sure to take his sunglasses off so the audience can see him clearly. Edwards attributes it to being raised right. Others have doubted his motives, and Tony Stewart once even described Edwards as the Eddie Haskell of [...]
VIDEO: Community turns out at vigil for Officer Kerstetter
Evening vigil leads into today’s services for slain Elyria police officer
People light way home for Kerstetter family
ELYRIA — As day turned to night, they worked. Housewives and office workers, children and senior citizens, city residents and suburbanites, hurried to make paper bag luminarias, set them along North Abbe Road and light the candles within so the family of Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter would see a glowing sign of the community’s [...]
Firefighters offer support to family of slain officer
SHEFFIELD — Officer James Kerstetter’s tragic death left a void in the lives of his family and friends that many in the community are trying to fill with gestures of respect. Those in the firefighter community — an extended family Kerstetter belonged to because his father, James Kerstetter Sr., once served as the Elyria Township [...]
Midview Schools to talk levy today
EATON TWP. — A community forum for the Midview Schools is set for 9 a.m. to noon today at the West Elementary School gymnasium. The school board will have a question-and-answer sessions with residents about the 7.51-mill additional emergency levy that goes before voters on May 4, Superintendent John Kuhn said. If the levy fails, [...]
Friends do battle in bee finals
EATON TWP. — Paul Kardar had to beat a familiar face —longtime friend Jeffrey Emilio — on Friday night to earn a trip to Washington, D.C., to compete at the 83rd Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee competition. “I just feel good,” said 13-year-old Paul, an eighth-grader at Open Door Christian School. “I’m glad I won. [...]
Prisoner said Granny D’s suspect confided in him about killing
ELYRIA — A jailhouse informant told jurors Friday that Neil Simpson described to him in detail the robbery that left Granny D’s Pizza owner David Kowalczyk dead nearly three years ago. Jose Louis Rivera also told jurors that he tried to keep his cooperation with investigators quiet because he feared retaliation for being a “snitch.” [...]
Home where boy was scalded is vandalized
AMHERST — “Baby killer” was scrawled in black spray paint Thursday along the yellow siding of the Forest Hill Drive home where 3-year-old Jesse Crum Jr. lived and where he allegedly received the injuries that led to his death Wednesday after he was removed from life support. No one has been charged in connection with [...]
Obituaries for March 20, 2010
Mildred Biltz William Wheeler Ronald Carstensen Rose DeLeonardis Jeanne Scholtz Daniel Kulas Frana McQuillin Debra Martell Thomas Montague Heather Reid-Ferguson Richard Torgerson Thomas Akers Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/