Archive for May, 2010
Obituaries for May 31, 2010
Marilyn Pleichner William James Kriso, Jr. Thurman C. Mollohan Lois J. Mori Kenneth L. Hennes Leslie Richard Bathurst Ethel L. White Mary Ruth Suta James A. Guidish Marie J. Harter-Goodwin Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
15 Minutes: Meet Vietnam veteran Al Revercomb
Al Revercomb, 59 Lived in Lorain “all my life” Are you retired from a civilian job? Yes, U.S. Steel, I worked there 28 years. Al, the reason I’m interviewing you is for the upcoming Memorial Day. You’re a Vietnam Veteran and what branch were you in? Yes, I was in 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd [...]
Indians to lose Sizemore for 6-8 weeks
NEW YORK – Grady Sizemore will have surgery on his left knee next week and is expected to miss at least six to eight weeks. Cleveland’s three-time All-Star has a deep bone bruise in the knee he injured May 16, and the condition and stability of the cartilage beneath his kneecap will be assessed during [...]
Indians lose to Yankees as lead, game slips away in seventh
NEW YORK – After the Indians learned they will be without Grady Sizemore for at least a month or two, Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter reminded Cleveland that it has more problems than just a missing star center fielder. Teixeira hit a three-run homer after Jeter sparked a rally with a two-out, two-run single, A.J. [...]
Tribe notes: Huff says he’s ready to go, a day after getting hit in head by line drive
NEW YORK – Even a few hours after he took a line drive off his head, Indians pitcher David Huff was cracking jokes and trying to make people laugh. A day later, he thought he’d be ready to make his next start. New York’s Alex Rodriguez hit an RBI double off the side of Huff’s [...]
Smashing victory: Late crash all Franchitti needs to claim second Indy 500 in four years
INDIANAPOLIS – One lap to go, running on empty and someone bearing down on his tail. After having the dominant car and the perfect game plan, Dario Franchitti still needed more Sunday – one break to win his second Indianapolis 500. He got it in the form of a spectacular, airborne crash that brought out [...]
Kurt Busch holds off McMurray to win Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C. – It was only fitting to have Roger Penske and Chip Ganassi cars chasing each other for a victory in a Memorial Day weekend race. That it happened at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a NASCAR race, and not at their beloved Indianapolis Motor Speedway, likely didn’t matter to either team owner. And when [...]
Crushers bang out 15 hits in win over Kings, snap skid
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The bats are starting to wake up. Lake Erie, after struggling offensively much of the season, pounded out 15 hits Sunday in a 7-5 win over the Kalamazoo Kings. The Crushers, who had 13 hits in a loss Saturday, snapped a four-game losing streak to improve to 3-6. Andrew Davis had three [...]
New wheelchair ramp donated to Elyria woman
ELYRIA – Cordelia Simpson wore herself out this weekend, but it was a happy tired. American Ramp Systems of North Olmsted replaced the East Avenue resident’s wheelchair ramp on Saturday. John Wright of American Ramp Systems contacted Simpson on Saturday morning after reading news accounts of how thieves had stolen her wooden ramp Thursday. “I’d [...]
Family struggles to return body to U.S. after WWII crash, decades of uncertainty
AVON – The odyssey of World War II B-24 bombardier John C. Kelley is filled with escapes from plane crashes, an agonizing ordeal as a severely burned POW and a 60-plus year mystery surrounding the crash of a plane meant to return his remains to the U.S. After years of wondering if her uncle’s remains [...]
Elyria pilot flying anti-oil missions
ELYRIA – While home on a weekend pass to attend his son’s high school graduation, Lt. Col. Ken Saunders spared a few minutes to talk about what his Air Force Reserves unit is doing to help fight the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Saunders, 47, of Elyria, is a pilot and the [...]
Roundup: May 31, 2010
Elyria cops on patrol arrest three men ELYRIA – An Elyria police patrol led to the arrest of three men in a parked car on West Avenue early Saturday morning. Police had been patrolling the neighborhood near West Avenue and 12th Street after complaints of shots fired and drug trafficking. They discovered a green Chevrolet [...]
Cop log for May 31, 2010
Elyria police Friday, May 28 12:31 p.m. – 100 block Hodge Court, Jodeci Johnson, 18, of Elyria, charged with criminal trespass, obstructing official business and resisting arrest. 4:06 p.m. – Wood Street and Edward Avenue, Daniel Jantz, 27, of Elyria, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension and stop sign violation. Saturday, May [...]
The Dash Between: Velva Mihalis baked cookies for hospitalized vets
According to local veterans groups and Mihalis family lore, Velva Mihalis baked so many raisin-filled and Tollhouse cookies for hospitalized veterans that she wore out an oven. Velva and fellow members of various veterans organizations, including Thomas Mihalis Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1079 which was named for her husband, faithfully delivered homemade cookies, fun [...]
School playground burns again
SHEFFIELD TWP. – For the second time in two years, the playground at Vincent Elementary School burned to the ground in what officials are calling a suspicious fire. Around 1:30 a.m., the Sheffield Township Fire Department responded to the school on North Ridge Road and put out the fire after about 15 minutes, Fire Chief [...]
Lorain man reported shot in Elyria
ELYRIA – A 19-year-old Lorain man was shot twice early Saturday morning but told officers he doesn’t know what happened. Alton Goshen was shot in the arm and lower back just after 3:30 a.m., said Elyria police Sgt. Richard Ellis Jr., adding Goshen isn’t cooperating with investigators. “He don’t know nothing about nothing,” Ellis said. [...]
Vigil honors county’s Vietnam War dead
AMHERST – Roughly three dozen people sat next to 98 empty chairs representing Lorain County soldiers killed in Vietnam during the 23rd annual Vietnam Veterans Memorial vigil Saturday. “It doesn’t get any easier,” said Don Attie, president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee of Lorain County. “The lumps are still in our throats and our [...]
Veteran calls for drive to keep St. Joe’s open
AMHERST – The president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee of Lorain County called on county veterans Saturday to “fill the 117 seats, hallways and out the door” of Lorain City Hall during the next Council meeting to encourage city officials to keep the St. Joseph Community Center open. Don Attie told people attending a [...]
Cop log for May 30, 2010
Lorain police Friday, May 28 12:20 p.m. – 5300 block Leavitt Road, Ernesto Perez, 30, of Lorain, and a 17-year-old Lorain girl were charged with the theft of $150 in bathing suits from Super Kmart. 1:04 p.m. – 1900 block E. 32nd St., a man reported his ex-girlfriend made $5,000 in unauthorized charges on his [...]
Obituaries for May 30, 2010
Pauline Kellogg Marilyn Pleichner Donald Charles Plumley Tassie C. Clary Mary J. Montgomery Richard Ray Henderson Dolores J. Gruver Maria Ortiz David Lee Welch Bobby R. Eary William James Kriso, Jr Mary Eunice Bockelman Eileen A. Shaffer Arthur R. Sullivan III Thurman C. Mollohan Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
High school softball: Elyria denied fifth straight trip to state
CLYDE – Elyria’s long streak of regional softball dominance is over. The Pioneers fell behind on the third pitch of the game Saturday afternoon, never caught up and lost a 2-1 Division I regional final to Holland Springfield at Joe Wilson Field. It was their first regional tournament loss since 2005. In that time, Elyria [...]
Mr. Baseball: Vermilion’s Zima excels on field and in the classroom
VERMILION – Cameron Zima wasn’t just a standout pitcher and third baseman for Vermilion. He was also a standout student. Zima, who is going to Wake Forest on a full academic scholarship and plans to walk on to the baseball team, proved you can have the brains to match the brawn, and his dedication to [...]
High school baseball: Olmsted Falls doesn’t quit, makes it all the way to state
MANSFIELD – Olmsted Falls has spent its last three games living on the edge. And the Bulldogs – remarkably – are still living. Olmsted Falls sprung another huge upset on a ranked team Saturday, winning a 7-6 nail-biter over No. 3 Perrysburg in the championship game of the Mansfield regional. The victory sends Olmsted Falls [...]
Fright turns to delight: Indians rally past Yankees; Huff OK after getting hit in head by line drive
NEW YORK – David Huff lay motionless on the mound for nearly six minutes, struck in the head by Alex Rodriguez’s line drive. His Cleveland teammates gathered nearby, the crowd stood in stunned silence. “It was very scary,” Indians outfielder Trevor Crowe said. “One of the first times in baseball I was fearful for someone’s [...]
High school track: Champion sounds good to Elyria Catholic’s Coolidge, Vermilion’s Cunningham
RAVENNA – For some, just making it to state is enough. Others want to do it their way. For Elyria Catholic senior Marty Coolidge and Vermilion sophomore Emily Cunningham, their way meant winning Division II regional titles Saturday at Ravenna High School. Coolidge captured his third straight 3,200-meter regional crown, clocking 9:22.12 as he outdueled [...]