Archive for August, 2010
15 Minutes: Meet fair board member John Emerich
John Emerich Age: 64 Lives: New Russia Township Pursuit: Lorain County Fair board member How are you associated with the Lorain County Fair? Oh, just about a little bit of anything and everything, but I’m the speed superintendent. I take care of the Sheriff’s Department and the ambulance, the EMTs and first aid, wheelchairs, help [...]
Come find us at the fair!
Stop by The Chronicle/WEOL/K-96 booth at the Lorain County Fair all week for a chance to meet local media personalities and win prizes. Enter to win tickets to the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Browns, the Cleveland National Airshow, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the Lake Erie Crushers and African Safari Wildlife Park. Chronicle Web editor Rona Proudfoot [...]
Melon eating requires strategy
WELLINGTON — Be smooth, then move. Be smooth, then move. Once you shove that first piece of watermelon down your gullet, toss the rind away and devour the next. Don’t think, don’t look at your opponents, don’t even chew. Just swallow and grab the next one. “Be smooth, then move,” said former watermelon-eating champion Mason [...]
Royal court to announce king, queen
WELLINGTON — It’s down to the final seven and as each of them will tell you, it’s good to be the king — or queen. The Junior Fair Board Royal Court will announce its king and queen Monday during the fair’s opening ceremony and there won’t be a stomach in the bunch that doesn’t have [...]
Charlie Daniels to perform
Even though country music icon Charlie Daniels has been performing professionally for more than 50 years, the North Carolina native and Nashville resident is excited about his new album “Land That I Love,” a compilation of patriotic songs he cut over the decades, as well as new songs “Iraq Blues” and “(What This World Needs [...]
Fair fashions defy animal expectations
ELYRIA — County fairs typically conjure up images of — what else? — animals, tractor pulls and lots of fattening food. “Animals … that’s the fair to so many people,” Kelly O’Dell said. “They don’t think fashion when you talk about the fair.” But O’Dell and her close friend and fellow 4-H’er Anna Gibson dispel [...]
Scouts, others blast off on fairgrounds
WELLINGTON — Area youths use the fairgrounds as a place to reach for the stars. About 42 young people — from the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Adventure Crew — participated in a rocket launch last week. For some of the Boy Scouts, it’s work toward a merit badge in space exploration. For everyone else, [...]
Columbia Township boy has a scaly fair submission
COLUMBIA TWP. — Ever since he was a little kid, Nick Romanini has loved dinosaurs. Two years ago, he welcomed into his life a little creature that reminds him of the behemoths who lived hundreds of thousands of years ago. Since then, Nick, 11, has become very good friends with the bearded dragon lizard he [...]
Barrel decorating brightens fair proceedings
WELLINGTON — The winners of the annual trash barrel decorating contest for the Lorain County Fair won’t get to see garbage tossed in their barrels until next year. The winners of the contest — which had the theme “Litter Bugs Me: Pick It Up!” — will instead see their 55-gallon trash barrels displayed in the [...]
Queen and Horseman Show gallops on
Whether it’s galloping, making split-second turns around barrels or performing a measured, stately gait, the quality of any performance by rider and horse at this year’s Lorain County Fair Queen and Horseman Show is a testament to the bond between the two. Each of this year’s seven contestants are judged on a series of activities [...]
Craig Morgan’s popularity growing
If you’re not familiar with country music singer Craig Morgan, odds are you will be real soon. Not only did the Nashville native, known for his hits “Little Bit of Life,” “I Got You,” “Redneck Yacht Club,” “Almost Home,” “Love Remembers,” “Bonfire” and “That’s What I Love About Sunday,” spend the spring opening for Carrie [...]
Junior Fair Board brings buildings to life
WELLINGTON — It’s almost magical how empty fair buildings suddenly come to life during fair time. One day the structures are empty and the next they are filled with clean straw, beautifully groomed animals and attentive owners. Every day, the barns open on time thanks to 30 young people with the Lorain County Junior Fair [...]
Fair memories: Hearing from county residents about the good times they’ve had on the ’grounds
Tony Krasienko, Lorain mayor, has two memories of the fair: one as a child and one as an adult. He remembers going to the fair with a friend as a child. He bought himself a whipped Orange Julius-type drink. Then they went on the Rotor ride. It wasn’t one of his best thought-out plans as [...]
Five girls and one boy vie for K-9 Royal Court crown at fair
WELLINGTON — Five women and one man are competing in this year’s K-9 Royal Court at the Lorain County Junior Fair. The competition recognizes Dog Project participants for their contributions to the event and other fair activities. They will be crowned 8 a.m. Monday in Barn 4 before the start of the Junior Fair Dog [...]
2010 Lorain County Fair prices
Adults: $4 Children 8 and younger: Free Senior citizens 60-plus: Free on Thursday Those with a military ID: Free Free parking.
Fair sees uptick in number of meat chickens on sale
WELLINGTON — This year, the fair is running afoul with chickens. In fact, there’s been a steady increase in the original white meat at the fair for several years. The number of meat chickens, which is what ends up on the dinner table during the week, increased by 2-0 to 1-44 this year, while fancy [...]
Fair’s online presence up this year
WELLINGTON — When you’re really big and have a reputation to match, the pressure is on to stay that way. That’s why officials work so hard to keep things up to date and looking good at the Lorain County Fair. Improvements and changes to this year’s fair do both. “They say we’re the second-biggest fair [...]
PHOTO GALLERY: Lorain County Fair prep under way
The Lorain County Fair begins Monday, and Sunday was a busy day for bringing animals and projects to the event.
PHOTO GALLERY: Dogs jump for it at Pet Fest in Lorain
Dogs take their best jumps in this weekend’s Pet Fest at Black River Landing in Lorain.
The Dash Between: ‘Tupper Greeter’ Eva Mae Pugh succeeded in sales
A plastic mold for making gelatin desserts and salads sealed Eva Mae Pugh’s decision to become a Tupperware lady in the 1970s. Eva couldn’t afford to purchase a Tupperware Jel-Ring Mold, so she agreed to host a Tupperware party in exchange for receiving the coveted mold as a complimentary gift. By the end of the [...]
Rams 19, Browns 17: A sloppy night for Browns in defeat
CLEVELAND — The Browns and Rams combined to win six games in 2009. The downpour started Saturday hours before kickoff and never let up. Sheets of rain blew in off the lake and swirled among the empty orange seats. The second game of the preseason had all the makings of a sloppy mess. It didn’t [...]
Dulik: Weather wins in sloppy preseason home opener
CLEVELAND — The Browns and Rams squared off in NFL preseason play on Saturday night, but the actual winner of the game was Mother Nature. A steady, soaking rain began several hours before kickoff at Cleveland Browns Stadium — and never stopped. The resulting slippery, sloppy, super-humid conditions led to countless dropped passes, bobbled balls [...]
Browns notes: Wright’s return sends Haden to sideline
CLEVELAND — Eric Wright wasn’t going to miss a second straight start, so rookie cornerback Joe Haden started the game on the sideline. Haden got the lion’s share of the first-team repetitions during the practice week, but when the preseason game against St. Louis started Saturday night, Wright was back in his starting slot. He [...]
Tigers 5, Indians 2: Scherzer tames Tribe
DETROIT (AP) — It took until late August, but Max Scherzer finally beat an AL Central opponent. In his 10th start against a division rival, Scherzer allowed two runs — one earned — in seven innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Cleveland Indians 5-2 Saturday night. “That happens,” Scherzer said. “When you are [...]
High school golf 2010: Black River’s Stuart proving coach correct
When Black River boys golf coach Jeff Calame made a bold proclamation at the school’s 2007 fall sports banquet, many were taken aback. Here was this gangly freshman named Mat Stuart — and yes, it’s one “T.” He had a frizzled hairdo and wasn’t even the No. 2 player at a school that sometimes forgets [...]