Archive for September, 2010
Police log for Sept. 29, 2010
Elyria police Sunday, Sept. 26 3:30 p.m. – 3400 block Midway Mall, Heather Branch, 26, of Elyria, charged with theft, accused of shoplifting socks from Spencer Gifts and shoes from Payless. 7:33 p.m. – 500 block Second St., Scott Siglin, 38, of Elyria, charged with burglary. Marques Jeter, 30, of Elyria, charged with burglary and [...]
Ex-Elyria standout receives suspension over NCAA problems
YPSILANTI, Mich. — Eastern Michigan has put its women’s basketball program on two years of probation and reported several violations tied to practice and recruiting to the NCAA. The school said that the violations involved exceeding practice time limits, improper involvement by coaches in voluntary practices and allowing recruits into organized workouts. Coach AnnMarie Gilbert, [...]
Buy a raffle ticket, help save a dog’s life
OBERLIN — An eager police dog named Valley could get a bullet-proof vest and hundreds of dogs on death row could get a reprieve thanks to the brisk sale of Fido’s Choice raffle tickets, according to the event’s organizer. The drawing date is Oct. 18 and $10,000 worth of tickets have been sold, said Lorie [...]
Gabriel William Britton
Gabriel William Britton, 21 months, of Oberlin, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2010, surrounded by his family, at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital. He was born January 8, 2009, in Elyria. Gabriel loved his trains, his sisters and to laugh and smile. He loved to box with his dad and play outside. He is survived [...]
George J. Shopoff
George J. Shopoff, 55, entered into rest, Friday, September 24, 2010. He was born August 15, 1955 in Lorain. He graduated from Avon High School in 1973 and lived in Avon for 34 years. He is survived by his wife, Tina (nee Branco) Shopoff; sister, Sandra (David) Kasper; brother, Daniel (Louise) Shopoff; brothers-in-law, Louis, Jerry [...]
Eric Scarbrough
Eric Scarbrough, 51, of Elyria, passed away Monday, September 27, 2010 following a brief illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wyers Funeral Chapel of Sheffield Township.
Michael J. Costello
Michael J. Costello, 37, of Amherst, passed away Monday, September 27, 2010 at his residence, while under the care of Hospice of Cleveland Clinic, following a six month illness. Born September 16, 1973 in Amherst, he moved to Indiana in 2008 and returned to Amherst in 2010. Michael worked as a truck driver for Eagle [...]
Leah M. Kyer
Leah M. Kyer (nee Drowns), 91, of Marion, Ohio (formerly of Elyria) went to be home with her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday September 27, 2010. Mrs. Kyer was born May 19, 1919 in Cleveland and lived in Elyria for most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist Church [...]
Joyce Walter
Joyce Walter (nee Cooley), 79, of North Ridgeville passed away Sunday, September 26, 2010 at Rae Ann Westlake following an extended illness. She was born in Eastland, Tennessee and had resided in North Ridgeville since 1975. She was a retired shipping clerk for Ohio Brush in East Cleveland. A member of Shepherd of the Ridge [...]
Anthony Dean Tite
Anthony Dean Tite, 30, of Wakeman, died of natural causes Saturday, September 25, 2010 at his home in Wakeman. He was born June 19, 1980 in Elyria and had lived in the Wakeman area his whole life. He was a 1999 graduate of Western Reserve High School and Lorain County JVS. He worked for his [...]
Amparo Del Valle
Amparo Del Valle, 61, of Lorain, passed away Monday, September 27, 2010 in Avon Oaks Caring Community, Avon, following a 10 month illness. She was born December 29, 1948 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. She came to Lorain in 1959. Amparo graduated from Admiral King High School Lorain in 1968. Ms. Del Valle began working [...]
Christopher Harrison Barrett
Christopher Harrison Barrett, 61, of Elyria, died Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Mercy Regional Medical Center (formerly Community Health Partners) in Lorain, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria.
Benefit Saturday for paralyzed Penfield native hurt in hammock accident
PENFIELD TWP. — Jeremy Mohr and Brenda Gerber’s sons grew up together, spending lots of time each summer on Kelleys Island at Camp Patmos, a Christian family and children’s camp. “The boys went there every year since they were babies,” Gerber said. “They basically grew up together.” They also attended Midview Baptist Church together, where [...]
Dad says he killed sons to protect them from life of hopelessness
COLUMBUS — A pharmacist who shot and killed his two sons and himself left a note explaining that he did so to protect the boys from a life of hopelessness. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office in Columbus says Troy Geller left a suicide note at his suburban Columbus home. His wife, Sarah, had been away [...]
Ohio voters — candidates included — start casting ballots
COLUMBUS — Voters in Ohio started casting their ballots Tuesday in the Nov. 2 election that will decide top state and federal offices in a key battleground state. The start of Ohio’s early voting, which allows voters to cast general-election absentee ballots in person or by mail, came a day after a federal judge denied [...]
Varejao excused from Cavs camp, headed to Brazil following grandfather’s death
INDEPENDENCE — Cleveand Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao has been excused from training camp following his grandfather’s death in Brazil. The team said Varejao has left for his home country, but did not indicate when he would return. The Cavs opened their first camp under new coach Byron Scott on Tuesday. Varejao on Monday said he [...]
Police: Shot fired overnight inside Toy Box Night Club
ELYRIA — Police officers responded to Toy Box Night Club on Broad Street overnight for a report of shots fired inside the bar and located a spent shell casing, according to a police report. Officers responded at 12:35 a.m. and arrived to find several people outside the bar “as if nothing was happening,” the report [...]
Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, more up for Rock Hall of Fame
NEW YORK — It could be a blaze of glory for Bon Jovi at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Jersey boys are up for possible induction in the hallowed hall, along with first-timers Donovan, Dr. John, Alice Cooper and Neil Diamond. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released its list of [...]
Jimmy Carter ‘doing fine’ at Cleveland hospital
CLEVELAND — Former President Jimmy Carter, on a trip promoting his new book, developed an upset stomach on a flight to Cleveland today and was taken to a hospital, officials said. Carter’s grandson, Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter, said his 85-year-old grandfather was doing fine. “He’s definitely resting comfortably and expected to continue his book [...]
Browns notes: LB Marcus Benard says he’ll be back this week
Scott Petrak The Chronicle-Telegram BEREA – The Browns missed linebacker Marcus Benard during Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the Ravens. The team leader in sacks with 2½ was inactive after hurting an ankle last week in practice, and the Browns failed to sack Joe Flacco. They hit him only twice. Benard pledged a return to the [...]
Police: Kerstetter beaten with own gun
ELYRIA — Elyria Police Officer James Kerstetter returned fire at Ronald Palmer, the 18th Street man who ambushed the veteran officer as he was responding to a call about Palmer terrorizing a neighbor, according to the investigative file on the March 15 incident that left both Kerstetter and Palmer dead. The lengthy report, released today [...]
3-year-old’s party turns into beer-soaked brawl, police say
ELMWOOD PLACE, Ohio — Police in southwest Ohio say a birthday bash for a 3-year-old turned into a beer-soaked brawl as people threw broken bottles and punches and sent two men to the hospital. Elmwood Place police tell The Cincinnati Enquirer that 30 kids watched as dozens of adults fought in a party hall near [...]
Woman realizes her dream, opens new salon in Avon Lake
In opening her own salon, Mary Loos-Velez said she is doing what she was always meant to do. Velez owns The Elements Salon in Avon Lake. “When I was 3 years old, I was cutting the hair of my Barbie dolls. I could braid my own hair at 5,” she said. “I have always liked [...]
Census finds record gap between rich and poor
WASHINGTON — The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew last year to its widest amount on record as young adults and children in particular struggled to stay afloat in the recession. The top-earning 20 percent of Americans — those making more than $100,000 each year — received 49.4 percent of all income [...]
Girls soccer: Middies blank Elyria, set school record for shutouts
ELYRIA — Midview set a school record for shutouts on a dreary and damp Monday at Pioneer Field. The Middies’ 1-0 non-conference victory over improving Elyria was their eighth of the season, surpassing the record seven turned in by the 2000 squad. In doing so, Midview improved to 9-2-1. The Pioneers dropped to 3-8. The [...]