Archive for October, 2010
Ohio State cruises past Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS – After his Buckeyes lost to Wisconsin two weeks ago, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel asked every player on his team to turn in a paper on how they planned to deal with the adversity. Terrelle Pryor and the rest of the squad have aced the assignment so far. With the field of unbeaten [...]
Boys district soccer: Elyria Catholic proves it belongs with first Division II title
ELYRIA – Before Saturday, Elyria Catholic hadn’t advanced to a boys soccer regional since 2005, when the Panthers were still in Division III. As a Division II team, the Panthers had never been able to make it through the tough Rocky River district. Well, they have now. The third-seeded Panthers broke open a scoreless game [...]
Cross country: Avon wins first regional title; Elyria Catholic, Avon Lake boys also make state
TIFFIN – No tradition? No problem. The Avon boys cross country team made its own history Saturday at the Division II regional meet at Hedges-Boyer Park by rolling to what is believed to be the first boys regional title in school history – in any sport. The Eagles rang up 70 points to outdistance defending [...]
Boys district soccer: Columbia downs Wellington in OT
COLUMBIA STATION – After waiting 10 years for a return trip to regionals, the Columbia Raiders made their fans wait a few extra minutes before they punched their ticket to soccer’s Sweet 16. Senior forward Tommy Petras scored on a pass from fellow senior Henry Proctor in the ninth minute of overtime as the Raiders [...]
Second-half meltdown vs. Kings leaves Cavs with another loss
CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers unraveled faster than a Halloween mummy costume made out of toilet paper. Up as many as 16 in the first half, Cleveland imploded in the second and lost 107-104 to the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena. “You should put your foot on the gas even more, put [...]
World Series: Home feels right to Rangers, who beat Giants to get back on track
ARLINGTON, Texas – Back in Texas. Back in the World Series. The Rangers, behind emerging October ace Colby Lewis, came home and threw themselves the biggest tailgate party of them all, beating San Francisco 4-2 Saturday night and cutting the Giants’ Series edge to 2-1. Longhorns, Aggies, Horned Frogs – sorry. This was a night [...]
Amherst man dies in motorcycle crash
FLORENCE TWP. – Troopers are still trying to piece together a motorcycle accident that happened on state Route 113 early Saturday morning that left an Amherst man dead. Jason Dodge, 35, of Vermilion Road in Amherst, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which happened sometime between 2:45 and 8:30 a.m. There were [...]
Elyria High School is home to restored Steinway piano
As Phil Gibson bent over the massive Steinway piano that dominated a corner of the choir room at Elyria High School, he rattled off bits and pieces of the storied past of the grand concert piano. One notable story is that it almost caught fire and nearly fell from the stage at the old high [...]
Longtime friends relive the old days at Farewell to Whittier
LORAIN – If you ask longtime friends Samantha Szabo, Rebecca Deaton, Toni Rees and Bart Hamrick to point to the time that solidified their friendship, they say 1981 to 1983, when they were students at Whittier Junior High School. There, the four met and made memories to last a lifetime. Szabo, Deaton and Rees said [...]
Police log for Oct. 31, 2010
Lorain police Friday, Oct. 29 12:55 a.m. – 1300 block Long Ave., Jeremy R. Brown, 21, Lorain, extortion and Anthony Shaw, 40, Lorain, charged with unauthorized use of motor vehicle, driving under suspension and extortion. 3:09 a.m. – 5300 block Leavitt Road, Dennis Klaus, 37, Vermilion, charged with shoplifting. Saturday, Oct. 30 12:48 a.m. – [...]
Fire damages East Erie Avenue home in Lorain
LORAIN — A late-night dryer fire sent a woman to the hospital and shut down East Erie Avenue in Lorain Saturday night. The fire, reported a little before midnight, damaged the home just east of Mr. Hero on East Erie. Firefighters arrived to find no flames but a lot of smoke and eventually hauled out [...]
Janet A. Meade
Janet A. Meade, 56, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2010 at the Cleveland Clinic, following an extended illness. Arrangements will be announced by the David Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Kathryn M. Dobos
Kathryn M. Dobos (nee Matesic), 94, of Elyria, and formerly of Lorain, passed away Friday, October 29, 2010 at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain, following a brief illness. She was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on February 24, 1916 and had been a resident of Lorain County for most of her life. Kathryn was [...]
Raymond C. Jerousek
Raymond C. Jerousek, 76, of Wellington, died Friday, October 29, 2010 at EMH. He was born in Parma on October 17, 1934. Raymond lived in Wellington for the past 50 years. In 1960, Raymond’s father started the Farm and Dairy Hardware Store in Wellington. Shortly after, Raymond and his brother joined the business which eventually [...]
Robert W. Hilty
Robert W. Hilty of Huron, noted artist and retired Lutheran minister, went home to be with his Lord at Firelands Hospital, Sandusky, Friday evening, October 29, 2010, after a long illness. Bob was born in Orville, Ohio, February 8, 1932. He graduated from Orville High School, and graduated with a BA degree from Wittenberg University [...]
Harold E. Draper
Harold E. Draper, age 66, of Clyde, formerly of Wakeman, died Saturday morning at Toledo Hospital. He was born on December 9, 1943 in Millersburg, Ohio. He had lived in Clyde for the last eight years, having spent most of his life in the Lorain County area. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and attending Turkey Shoots. [...]
Douglas G. Lash
Douglas G. Lash, 80, of New London, died peacefully at his home, Wednesday, October 27, 2010. He was born February 27, 1930 in New London, son of the late Joseph and Winifred (Wilson) Lash. Doug was a 1948 graduate of New London High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Doug [...]
Faith Lynn Hall
Faith Lynn Hall, 3 months, of Elyria, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, October 27, 2010. She is survived by her parents, Anastasia Ondrusek and Christopher Hall; two sisters, Hailey M. Lacko and Destiny S. Hall, both of Elyria. Additional survivors include her grandparents, greatgrandparents, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Friends may call Monday, November 1, [...]
Beulah M. “Sissy” Todd
Beulah M. “Sissy” Todd, 55, passed away October 27, 2010. She was born January 18, 1955 in Lorain to the late Robert and Beulah (Carlton) Todd. She was the wife of Jerome Todd. Beulah was a member of New Life Deliverance Ministries MPGT, formerly known as the Apostolic Church of the Living God, where she [...]
Beverly M. Reisinger
Beverly M. Reisinger (nee Pohorence), 78, of Elyria, passed away at home Friday, October 29, 2010, following a long illness. She was born May 5, 1932 in Elyria. Beverly enjoyed crafts, gardening, and cooking. Survivors include her husband of 34 years, Alton R.; and a sister; Chick Engelhardt (Ron) of Wakeman. Beverly was preceded in [...]
Wayland M. Reid
Wayland M. Reid, 80, of Amherst passed away quite unexpectedly, October 5, 2010, just seven weeks after his wife of 60 years, Barbara J. Reid. Born in Owosso, Michigan, May 15, 1930, Wayland moved around before his parents settled in Flushing, Michigan where he met and married Barbara. Their early life together took them to [...]
Fern R. “Jeep” Fulton
Fern R. “Jeep” Fulton, age 89, of Lorain, died on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, following a sudden illness. He was born on July 12, 1921 in West Salem, Ohio. In the early 1940’s he came to Lorain County, residing in Lorain. He and his wife spent the [...]
John E. Buri
John E. Buri “Yonko Booty”, died Friday, October 29, 2010 at the Ohio Veteran’s Home in Sandusky. He was born September 11, 1921 in Lorain. In 1939, John served in the Civilian Conservation Corp. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1942 during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1946. Survivors include [...]
State attorney general won’t charge Montelon
LORAIN – Former Lorain police Officer Joseph Montelon won’t face criminal charges for a string of venomous anti-police letters he was accused of writing, a spokesman for Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray said Friday. “We’ve concluded our responsibilities in the Lorain County matter without filing any criminal charges,” Cordray spokesman Ted Hart said. Montelon has [...]
Firefighter charged with ‘doctor shopping’
ELYRIA – A North Ridgeville firefighter who was fired in August for a series of incidents including an alleged tirade during a senior center blood drive has been arrested for allegedly “doctor shopping” to obtain prescription painkillers. Robert Becker, 40, turned himself in 2 p.m. Friday at the Lorain County Jail after a county grand [...]