Archive for May, 2010
Governor coming to Oberlin tomorrow
Gov. Ted Strickland will be in Oberlin tomorrow for a jobs-investment discussion, according to a news release. Strickland will discuss a recent state investment to help create 25 new advanced-energy-supply chain jobs to Ohio at Specialty Services in Oberlin. On May 10, Strickland announced Specialty Services Inc. will receive a $50,000 Rapid Outreach Grant for [...]
Lorain mom arrested for leaving 1-year-old in car
LORAIN — A Lorain woman was cited for driving under suspension and given a summons for endangering children after she left a small child in her car while she shopped, according to a police report. Officers were called to the parking lot at Lorain Plaza at Oberlin and Meister roads at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday after [...]
Convenience store owner says ex-employee stole thousands
ELYRIA — The owner of Convenient Food Mart on Lake Avenue in Elyria on Tuesday told police a former employee had taken tens of thousands of dollars from the business. Owner Brar Gucharan filed a police report accusing the worker of taking between $30,000 and $60,000 cash. He said the money went missing in the [...]
Man who witnessed accident says passenger threatened to shoot him
ELYRIA — A man who witnessed a traffic accident Tuesday says a passenger involved in the accident threatened to shoot him. The 41-year-old Elyria man said he witnessed the three-car crash about 6 p.m. Tuesday at 1285 East Ave. He told police that after the accident he ran down the street and approached the car [...]
Elyria police find truck driven into pond
ELYRIA — Police were called early yesterday morning to retrieve a vehicle that had been driven into a pond on Industrial Parkway by the old York International plant. Police were contacted shortly after midnight Tuesday by a 37-year-old Elyria man who works at 745 Industrial Parkway. He said he was leaving the parking lot and [...]
An update from Browns practice
BEREA — Just got back inside after watching the Browns’ organized team activities practice for 90 minutes. A few observations from the sidelines: ** The offense wasn’t nearly as crisp Thursday as during the practice open to the media last week. There were several drops from receivers, misfires by the quarterbacks and motion penalties. ** Owner Randy [...]
White Sox 5, Indians 4: ChiSox ejected, Indians dejected
CLEVELAND — The White Sox didn’t even need their manager or starting pitcher to beat the Indians at Progressive Field on Wednesday afternoon. Ozzie Guillen and Mark Buehrle were ejected early by first base umpire Joe West after arguing balk calls, but it didn’t hold the Sox back from handing the Indians another loss. Jake [...]
Regional softball preview: Success no surprise for consistent Keystone
LAGRANGE — A pinch of experience and a roster full of youth is not usually a recipe for success in the postseason, but it’s working out just fine for the Keystone Wildcats, who open play today in their 10th consecutive regional and their 21st in the last 22 years. The Wildcats (25-4 and ranked third [...]
Regional softball: ‘Peanut’ powers Elyria past Midview
CLYDE — They call her “Peanut” because she’s small in stature. Right. Small. Believe it, there was nothing small about the 0-1 fastball Darien Ward turned on in the fourth inning of Elyria’s hard-fought regional semifinal win over Midview on Wednesday. Ward cranked it about 205 feet down the left-field line and over the fence [...]
Regional softball: Young Middies hope to learn from setback
CLYDE — Although Midview’s 2-0 loss to Elyria in a Division I regional semifinal ended the Middies’ season Wednesday, coach Mike Ives, his players and their fans know that the loss could become a big win for the program this time next season. “It’s definitely a learning experience that we can build on as a [...]
William Harper named new United Way executive director
LORAIN — The United Way of Greater Lorain County will welcome William Harper as the new executive director. Harper joins the organization on July 19. Harper has more than 30 years of experience in social service management including a stint as the former executive director for the Lorain County Board of Mental Health. Harper is [...]
Division I regional track: Area grabs 3 titles
AMHERST — Three area athletes were outstanding in their field events Wednesday. Sophomore Christian Nogueras and junior Shanique Ogle of Southview and Amherst junior Matt Zvosec all picked up titles on the opening day of the Division I regional meet at Amherst. Nogueras won the long jump with a school- and career-record leap of 23 [...]
Browns RB Jerome Harrison practiced with team this week
BEREA — Browns running back Jerome Harrison returned to organized team activities this week after skipping the first week, coach Eric Mangini said Thursday morning. Harrison, one of five restricted free agents who haven’t signed their tenders, wasn’t at practice Thursday but Mangini expects him back next week. He said Harrison had some things to take [...]
Tremendous turnaround: Fersters help 14-17 Falls reach regional
Dan Largent has only two players named Ferster on his team. “I wish I had more Fersters,” said Largent, Olmsted Falls’ first-year head coach. “Life would be a lot easier if I did. They only have a sister, and I don’t think she could play baseball for us.” Probably not, but if sis is anything [...]
Billy Kopp, state champion and Southview wrestling coach, to lead Lorain
Billy Kopp was a state champion wrestler and a successful coach at Southview. He’ll get the opportunity to continue the winning ways next season as the first coach of Lorain’s new high school. “I feel very honored to start some new traditions at the consolidated school,” said Kopp, who will be recommended to the school [...]
Cruisers 3, Crushers 2: Lake Erie gets started late in early loss
AVON — The morning start Wednesday surprisingly brought out the largest crowd of the season to All Pro Freight Stadium. Unfortunately, it seemed like the Crushers didn’t wake up until midway through the game. Starting pitcher Matt Smith gave up three runs in three innings, and that proved to be enough for the Oakland County [...]
Track and field notes: Amherst’s Parrish makes huge jump
Amherst junior Tyler Parrish was on top of his game Friday, taking second at the Amherst Division I district meet. Parrish cleared 6 feet, 8 inches to break the school mark of 6-7 3/ set in 1973 by 4 Dave Armstrong. Parrish missed his first attempt at 6-8, then cleared on his second try. Defending [...]
Mike Brown exits with class as Cavs head coach
INDEPENDENCE — In his first public statement since being fired as coach of the Cavaliers, Mike Brown exhibited the same quality that stood out the most during his five years in charge — class. “The past five years have been an exceptional experience,” Brown said in a statement released through the Cavaliers on Wednesday. “I [...]
Riddell plans an expansion in Elyria
ELYRIA — Riddell Sports Group is working on long-term plans to expand operations in Elyria, said company officials. Riddell, which employs more than 1,000 employees across the country, is enjoying great success and that will translate into good news for Elyria. Ray Cromwell, vice president of sales operations, said the company plans to hire an [...]
Court filing: Suspect went from defiant to weeping
ELYRIA — Jeffrey Phillips’ attitude shifted from bravado to regret as he was treated for gunshot wounds inflicted by North Ridgeville police after he allegedly tried to run down two officers on April 1, according to court documents filed Wednesday. “Before he shot me, I was gonna run his (expletive) down; blow his (expletive) brains [...]
Bee prepared: Open Door student readies for competition in capital
ELYRIA — Paul Kardar wasn’t aiming for a win, but he got one anyway. It’s an attitude he’s carrying with him on his trek to Washington, D.C., where he will compete in the 83rd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Paul, 14 and an eighth-grader at Open Door Christian School, said he was surprised when he [...]
Police log for May 27, 2010
Elyria police Friday, May 14 6:34 p.m. – 200 block Erie St., a 15-year-old boy was certified to juvenile court for being unruly and disrupting public service for throwing items, including a phone, around the inside of his mother’s residence after she refused to pay his cell phone bill. 8:10 p.m. – 100 block Logan [...]
Red future: Lorain Schools expect to be millions in the hole
LORAIN — A five-year forecast presented to the school board Wednesday night projects the district to be tens of millions of dollars in the hole by June 2014 if renewal and new money levies don’t pass. Treasurer Dale Weber presented the board with a forecast that has the district in the black through June 2011, [...]
Oh, deer! Culprit breaks through door of Oberlin gift shop
OBERLIN — The suspect in Wednesday evening’s break-in at an Oberlin business got away. It probably helped that it had four legs. A deer ran through Tappan Square, across College Street and smashed through a glass door into Carlyle Gift & Flower Shop shortly before 9 p.m., staying in there for a while before police [...]
Obituaries for May 27, 2010
Bernard P. Schlather Helen M. Agnew Marian E. Chase Pauline Dudik Robert J. Ziegman Robert U. Obringer Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/