Archive for April, 2010
Shaq on a mission entering playoffs
INDEPENDENCE — Like Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and John Glenn, Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal is about to go on a mission. “The key was the mission,” O’Neal said Thursday night at Cleveland Clinic Courts when asked about all the work he put in while rehabilitating a Feb. 25 injury to his right thumb. “I had [...]
High school baseball: Saints rally for titanic rivalry win
LORAIN — The “Clash of the Titans” can be seen at movie theaters now. Admiral King and Southview, who will consolidate into Lorain High next year, put on the “Clash of the Future Titans” at Admiral King’s Jim Allen Popiel Field on Thursday. The Saints (7-4, 2-2) rallied from an early four-run deficit to tie [...]
NFL draft 2010: Getting top QB not likely for Browns
BEREA — In the span of a few minutes Thursday, Browns president Mike Holmgren discounted the chances of trading up to No. 1 to draft Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford and opened the door to taking Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen. But in the homestretch of what former general manager Phil Savage called the “silly season,” nothing [...]
About 400 gather to hear speakers, rally at tax-day tea party
ELYRIA — The national phenomenon known as the tea party made its Elyria debut as about 400 people showed up for a Tax Day rally Thursday afternoon in Ely Square. The Lorain County chapter of the 9-12 Project, started by right-wing talk show host Glenn Beck, estimated the crowd at 386 people. Almost as many [...]
Lorain Health Department cuts 6
LORAIN — The city’s ongoing budget crunch has now touched the Health Department. Six employees, including two nurses, a health sanitarian (inspector), a health educator and two clerk-typists will be let go April 23. The cuts will leave the department with 13 employees. City Auditor Ron Mantini said the cuts would save about $200,000 within [...]
Doctor’s car with shattered window had been shot
ELYRIA — The owner of a chiropractic service reported finding his car had been shot at and a window smashed out last week. According to police reports, Marc Friedman, owner of Elyria Chiropractic at 230 Market Dr., came to police headquarters Wednesday to report the damage that occurred April 8. Friedman told police he parked [...]
High school baseball: Vermilion sails by Middies in WSC
VERMILION — Vermilion junior pitcher Cory Fox had a good day — both on the mound and at the plate — as he helped the Sailors (7-2, 3-0) clinch a 9-3 victory over the visiting Midview Middies (4-6, 1-2) in West Shore Conference action Thursday. Fox needed 126 pitches to shut down the Middies offense, [...]
Police log for April 16, 2010
Lorain police Monday, April 12 11:29 a.m. – 1845 E. 28th St., Fritz’s Towing employees told police someone broke into the business overnight Sunday and broke windows out of three cars parked in a fenced-in impound lot. 11:31 a.m. – 210 W. 12th St., Mihalick Maintenance workers reported two loads of trash and debris, including [...]
Browns notes: Browns in no hurry to dump Shaun Rogers
BEREA — President Mike Holmgren isn’t in a hurry to dump defensive lineman Shaun Rogers, who was arrested and charged earlier this month after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage at Hopkins Airport. “We’re going to let the process work itself out before I make any different type of statement,” Holmgren said [...]
Council considers renaming state Route 57
ELYRIA — City Council is studying a suggestion to rename state Route 57 in tribute to fallen veterans. Now that Route 57 is complete, City Council is discussing whether the road should be rededicated as Veterans Memorial Parkway. But some members of Council see a problem with the idea as the road is already named [...]
Meeting seeks solutions to LCT’s funding woes
LORAIN — About 75 people came together Friday to discuss public transportation in the county, and how to get additional funding to end cuts to the Lorain County Transit system that went into effect earlier this year. Lorain County Commissioner Betty Blair said the meeting, held at First Lutheran Church in Lorain, was a good [...]
Hundreds turn out for tea party rally at Ely Square
At least 300 people have turned out for a tax-day tea party rally the conservative Lorain County 912 Project is holding this afternoon in Ely Square. The tea party rally — organizers said tea stands for “taxed enough already” — is 4 to 6 p.m. at the gazebo and features local political candidates and media [...]
Indians game story from 3-2 victory over the Rangers
CLEVELAND – The Indians rode the Shin-Soo Choo train Thursday at Progressive Field and it brought them to their first victory in six games. Choo, who has been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal start to the season, once again rose to the occasion for Cleveland, powering a 3-2 victory over [...]
Indians notes: Peralta struggling to start season
CLEVELAND – Indians third baseman Jhonny Peralta has mirrored his team’s start to the season, which means he hasn’t been very good. Peralta, who is coming off one of the worst offensive seasons of his career, is hitting a paltry .148 (4-for-27) with a home run and four RBIs in eight games. He is riding [...]
Browns president Mike Holmgren says trade to No. 1 for Sam Bradford unlikely
BEREA — Browns president Mike Holmgren doesn’t want the fans to get their hopes up. While the Browns have played “phone tag” with the St. Louis Rams regarding the availability of the No. 1 pick in next week’s draft — which the Browns would use on Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford — Holmgren said it’s a [...]
Choo homer ends Indians’ losing skid
Shin-Soo Choo’s three-run home run in the eighth inning Thursday propelled the Indians to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers at Progressive Field that ended Cleveland’s losing skid at five games. David Huff pitched his first career complete game, allowing two runs. Check back at Chroniclet.com and read Friday’s Chronicle for more on the game [...]
Officer Kerstetter tribute T-shirts available
ELYRIA — After a local tattoo shop designed an Officer Kerstetter tribute tattoo, a number of people expressed their desire to commemorate the slain officer, but said they don’t dig body ink. That led to an idea to get T-shirts printed with the specially designed tattoo, Mitch Witherell said today. Witherell, a retired county humane [...]
Update: Another search under way for missing man
It’s one hour into a third day of searching for Jordan Ault, and the enormity of searchers’ task is obvious. Untrained at searching, small groups walk together in clumps looking at the ground and hoping to find an answer. As soon as they exited the cars two people walked into the woods, then another group [...]
Police: Man doused girlfriend in kerosene, tried to light her on fire
ELYRIA — An Elyria man is in jail after he doused his girlfriend and her dogs with kerosene and tried to set her on fire last night. Police were called to the Virginia Avenue home Maurice Williams, 44, shares with his 39-year-old girlfriend about 8:20 p.m. after they received a report of a disturbance. Williams [...]
Obituaries for April 15, 2010
Leona Mobley Timothy A. Walsh Stephan Mihalis Thomas A. Stetak James Paul Reynolds Christopher T. Surface John T. Ratcil Waldreen Koscho Marie H. Gardner Emma Mae Smith Patricia I. Jones Samuel Adorno, Jr. Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Darla Kustra’s nephew launches, then yanks Facebook group
Angry and frustrated, Mathew Kester sat down at his computer last night determined to bring his hurting family some closure. “I realized I was just really hurting for my dad and hurting for everyone involved,” he said. His dad, Gary Kester, is the brother of Darla Kustra, 56, of Lorain, who the Lorain County Sheriff’s [...]
Cavs open playoffs Saturday at 3 p.m.
Here’s the schedule for the Cavaliers’ best-of-seven, first-round playoff series with the Chicago Bulls: Game 1 – Sat April 17 Chicago at Cleveland 3 p.m., ABC Game 2 – Mon April 19 Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m. TNT Game 3 – Thu April 22 Cleveland at Chicago 6 p.m., TNT Game 4 – Sun April 25 Cleveland at [...]
High school softball: Keystone gets mercy-rule win at Wellington
WELLINGTON — Keystone had no mercy in Wednesday’s 14-0 mercy-rule win at Wellington. The Wildcats even scored a run in the top of the fifth when they already had enough runs for the mercy rule (a lead of 10 or more runs after 4½ innings) after four innings of the Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division [...]
Hawks 99, Cavs 83: Cavs glad regular season is finally over
ATLANTA — There was absolutely nothing on the line, just a shot at some playing time for a bunch of guys who rarely get on the court. And when it was over, after rookie Jeff Teague set career highs with 24 points and 15 assists in leading the Atlanta Hawks past the LeBron James-less Cleveland [...]
High school baseball: Morrissette’s bat leads Avon Lake past Olmsted Falls
AVON LAKE — Senior Kevin Morrissette didn’t even think about getting one more at-bat Wednesday afternoon as Avon Lake tangled with Southwestern Conference rival Olmsted Falls. Morrissette doubled, tripled and homered in leading the Shoremen to a 4-3 victory over the Bulldogs. All Avon Lake’s second baseman needed was one more chance to single for [...]