Archive for October, 2010
100+Women group makes 1st donation: Shoes for needy kids
ELYRIA — When four college friends formed 100+ Women Who Care About Lorain County, they didn’t know how many women would be willing to turn out four times a year to each donate $100 to charity. They were pleasantly surprised at their inaugural get-together, which attracted about 65 women and raised $6,000 for the Soul [...]
Fire officials investigating apartment fire
ELYRIA — Elyria fire investigators are looking into the cause of a fire Saturday that gutted part of an apartment building off Barres Lane. The blaze caused about $100,000 of damage to the structure at 347 Fifth St. and about $25,000 to contents, according to Assistant Fire Chief Tim Mitchell. Ten families were assisted by [...]
Police log for Oct. 25, 2010
County sheriff Sunday, Oct. 3 4:19 a.m. – 4800 block Broadway, Sheffield Township, robbery reported. 12:29 p.m. – 6200 block Elyria Ave., Sheffield Township, domestic reported. 9:31 p.m. – State Route 57 and Grafton Road, Carlisle Township, Clyde Gibson, 29, Wakeman, charged with expired plates, expired license, possession of prescription medication without a prescription; and [...]
Fundraiser listings for Oct. 25, 2010
Food Free breakfast, 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Cornerstone Church, 2949 West River Road N, Elyria. Bring a friend or neighbor. All invited. An offering will be taken to help defray costs. Steak fry and reverse raffle, 6 p.m. Saturday at Elyria VFW Post 1079, South Abbe Road. $50 per ticket. Ticket includes dinner, [...]
Robert W. Botamer
Robert W. Botamer, 86, resident of Amherst, died Friday, October 22, 2010 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Bob was born in Elyria, October 26, 1923 to the late Walter R. and Edith S. (nee Hoard) Botamer. He was a graduate of Elyria High School, Class of 1941. During high school, Bob played the [...]
Patrick J. Denes
Patrick J. Denes, 44, of Wellington passed away Saturday October 23, 2010 at home following a short illness. He was born September 24, 1966 in Elyria. Patrick was a member of St. Mary Church in Elyria and had attended Lucy Idol School, Murray Ridge Program, and the Oberlin Adult Workshop. Patrick brought joy to people’s [...]
Brian Joshua Gregory, Jr.
Brian Joshua Gregory, Jr., 16, of Nova, Ohio passed away Friday, October 22, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born April 7, 1994 in Elyria, and lived in Nova most of his life. He was a Junior at Mapleton High School in Nova, and enjoyed riding his four wheeler, hunting, fishing, [...]
Victoria Florence Coughlin
Victoria Florence Coughlin, (nee Gembka), 84, of Elyria, died Thursday, October 21, 2010 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph following a brief illness. She was born December 25, 1925 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Victoria was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in Elyria, involved with Elyria Project Care [...]
Photo gallery: Tour of new Elyria High
Browns shock Super Bowl champion Saints
NEW ORLEANS — The Browns stunned the Super Bowl champion Saints 30-17 on Sunday in a raucous Louisiana Superdome. The Browns got two interception returns for touchdowns from linebacker David Bowens, picked off Drew Brees four times and used three trick plays to improve to 2-5 and give rookie quarterback Colt McCoy his first victory. [...]
Browns up 20-3 after 3 quarters
NEW ORLEANS – The Browns continued to hold down the potent Saints offense and held a 20-3 lead after three quarters. The Browns had chances in the quarter to extend the lead, but couldn’t take advantage of good field position. Drives stalled at midfield and the New Orleans 39-yard line. Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy was [...]
Browns lead Saints 20-3 at halftime
NEW ORLEANS – The Browns (1-5) are halfway to an improbable win. After 30 minutes and a few incredible plays, the Browns led 20-3 at halftime Sunday in the Louisiana Superdome. The Super Bowl champs, who are 4-2, left the field to boos. Linebacker David Bowens capped the half with a 30-yard interception return for [...]
Browns lead 10-0 after quarter
NEW ORLEANS – The Browns got off to a great start Sunday in New Orleans, taking a 10-0 lead after the first quarter. It could’ve been even better. A 23-yard Phil Dawson field goal made it 3-0 with 10:25 left, and a 4-yard Peyton Hillis touchdown run pushed the lead to 10-0. The Dawson field [...]
Browns pregame notes from New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – A few pregame notes/thoughts from the Big Easy as the Browns prepare to play the Super Bowl champion Saints. ** Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy will make his second straight start, as Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace are inactive for the second straight week with high ankle sprains. McCoy played well in his [...]
The Dash Between: Teddy Zestoki Witt was Elyria’s first female police patrolman
Teddy Zestoki Witt, the first female Elyria police officer to hold patrolman status, believed that her life was directed by a higher power. When she married fellow officer Larry Witt in 1975, she told him she was following God’s orders. In addition to becoming Larry’s wife, Teddy became mother to his two children — 5-year-old [...]
Fire tears through Elyria apartments
ELYRIA – A fire gutted part of an apartment building off Barres Lane on Saturday and sent one Elyria firefighter to the hospital. No one from any of the 10 families that lived in the building at 347 Fifth St. was injured in the blaze, which started in a second-floor apartment around 2 p.m. Although [...]
Feds arrest ‘Mook Duke,’ reputed M.A. Zone gang member
ELYRIA – A reputed member of the Elyria street gang that calls itself M.A. Zone has been indicted on a federal weapons charge. Gregory Raymore, who also goes by the street name of “Mook Duke,” was arrested without incident around 1:45 p.m. Friday by Elyria police and members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task [...]
Driver in head-on crash may have been drunk
LORAIN – One of the drivers in a head-on collision in Lorain on Friday night may have been drunk, according to a Lorain police report. Eddie Love Sr., 60, of Lorain, told police he was heading south on Broadway about 7 p.m. in his 1999 Ford Explorer when a 2004 Saturn Vue crossed over the [...]
Oberlin unveils historic portrait
OBERLIN – Oberlin’s first settler, Peter Pindar Pease, looks fairly pleased with himself in the portrait donated by his family to the Oberlin Heritage Center. The portrait, which was unveiled Saturday at Kendal at Oberlin, catches Pease in his prime. “It looks like he dressed up for the portrait,” said Patricia Murphy, the heritage center’s [...]
Burglars cut hole in restaurant roof
LORAIN – Burglars apparently couldn’t get into El Bori Mex Bar and Grill, so they made their own entrance – through the roof. Lorain police were called to the East 28th Street restaurant shortly after noon on Friday. Owner Walter Maldonado showed them ceiling tiles and railings that held up the tiles on the floor. [...]
Three go to hospital after Route 57 crash
ELYRIA – A crash Thursday night around 10:30 p.m. that blocked traffic on northbound state Route 57 was caused when a 1998 Dodge Caravan ran a red light at Taylor Street and smashed into a 1993 Ford Explorer that was turning north onto state Route 57, according to an Elyria police report. The southbound Caravan, [...]
Police log for Oct. 24, 2010
Elyria police Wednesday, Oct. 20 9:49 a.m. – 1800 block Lorain Blvd., report of a cell phone stolen from a hotel room. 10:09 a.m. – 200 block 15th St., a woman reported a GPS unit valued at $100 and six pairs of her son’s Michael Jordan basketball shoes valued at $900 from her vehicle that [...]
Ohio State 49, Purdue 0: Buckeyes bounce back with big win
Jim Naveau The Lima News COLUMBUS — The question hung there in the air, taller than the huge American flag flapping in the breeze at Ohio Stadium and 10 times as big. What if Ohio State had played like it did in beating Purdue 49-0 on Saturday a week ago when it lost at Wisconsin? [...]
Boys district cross country: Eagles run to first-place finish
ELYRIA — The journey was sweet and worth the price for the Avon boys cross country team Saturday. Avon rebounded from a disappointing conference meet to capture its first regional ticket since 1997 at the Division II district cross country meet at Lorain County Community College. Avon placed four runners in the top 12 and [...]
Girls sectional soccer: Avon bests Bay for title
AVON — Until Oct. 13, Avon hadn’t defeated Bay in girls soccer since the two schools became charter members of the West Shore Conference. On Saturday, the Eagles did it for the second time in 10 days. Their first win, 2-0 at Bay, clinched a tie for the WSC championship. The second, 1-0 in Avon [...]