Archive for November, 2010
Loss of Cribbs could hurt Browns vs. Jaguars
BEREA — Offensive coordinator Brian Daboll has a section of his laminated call sheet reserved for Joshua Cribbs plays. Daboll and the rest of the Browns hope he gets a chance to use some Sunday in Jacksonville. Cribbs didn’t practice all week after dislocating multiple toes Sunday against the Jets on a 37-yard catch-and-run in [...]
Brookside’s Kauffman to play softball for Cleveland State
SHEFFIELD — Brookside star Salena Kauffman has signed a national letter of intent to continue her softball career at Cleveland State. Kauffman, who in 2009 helped propel the Cardinals to their first sectional crown in more than a decade, will join six other former Lorain County high school stars on the Vikings roster. They include [...]
First Baptist won’t field a girls basketball team this season
ELYRIA — First Baptist Christian School has announced it will not have girls varsity basketball this season. The announcement came earlier in the week from former athletics director John Milam, who said in an e-mail: “Because of the lack of bodies, we have to cancel our varsity girls basketball program this year. “We knew that [...]
BLOTTER: Nov. 20, 2010
Lorain police Wednesday, Nov. 17 12:59 p.m. – 2200 block Fairless Drive, Roberto Torres, 44, of Lorain, was charged with theft and obstructing official business after reportedly stealing frozen shrimp from Dollar General and Save a Lot. 9:06 p.m. – 4400 block Oberlin Ave., report of threatening comments made. 9:18 p.m. – 3100 block Kay [...]
Guy Wesley Sheets, Sr.
Guy Wesley Sheets, Sr., 86, of Elyria, died under the care of Hospice at Life Care Center of Elyria, on Thursday, November 18, 2010, following a long illness. Mr. Sheets was born in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania of Elyria. He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Mary (nee September 6, 1924, moving to Elyria [...]
Arlene Marie Myers
Arlene Marie Myers, 78, of Wellington, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2010 at her home, surrounded by family. Born March 13, 1932, Arlene was a daughter of the late Raymond and Elsie (nee Douglas) Machovina. For 14 years Arlene worked in the produce section of Sparkle and then the Village Market Grocery Stores. She also [...]
Paul E. Jones
Paul E. Jones, 85, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky. He had Alzheimers for the past seven years. He was born April 20, 1925 in Pomeroy, Ohio. Paul served in the Navy for three years during WWII as a Seabee in Pacific Theatre. Paul was employed [...]
Hilda J. Fracchione Schramm
Hilda J. Fracchione Schramm (nee Kirschner), 91, of Amherst, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, following a short illness. She was born July 21, 1919 in Amherst, where she had lived most of her life. Hilda was a beautician and owned and operated Hildagarde’s in Lakewood for over [...]
Russ A. Aden
Russ A. Aden, 54, of Wellington, died peacefully, November 14, 2010, surrounded by his family. He was very strong and fought his battle with cancer until the very end. He was born April 27, 1956 in Cleveland and graduated from North Olmsted High School in 1974. He was a man of many talents, including carpentry, [...]
James T. Waldo
James T. “Jim” Waldo, 80, of Elyria Township, went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at EMH Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born October 4, 1930 in Grantsville, West Virginia, the son of Ray and Thelma Waldo. He graduated from High School and attended Glenville College, where [...]
The Cole Family
Funeral services for the Gar Cole family will be Monday, November 22, 2010 at 11 A.M. at Penfield Community Church, 40775 St. Rt. 18 East, with Pastor Chris Reutepohler and Pastor Brad Kelly of Grace Brethren Church, Homerville, co-officiating. The Coles – Gar and Simone, their daughter, Ryleigh and unborn son, Kyler, passed away from [...]
Irene Susan Mytnick Broglin
Irene Susan Mytnick Broglin (nee Scheeff), 89, formerly of Cleveland and Chardon met her Maker Friday, November 19, 2010 at Northridge Health Center, North Ridgeville following a lengthy illness. She was born August 31, 1921 in Cleveland. She had retired from Kearfott Manufacturing in Cleveland. She enjoyed gardening, canning food and travel. She had visited [...]
Earl E. Carrick
Earl E. Carrick, 89, born in Adica, Ohio, resident of Columbia Station, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at The Renaissance, Olmsted Township, Ohio. Earl worked with Eaton Corporation as a Tool Maker. He served during WWII in the U.S. Army, with the rank of Corporal. Earl enjoyed golf, gardening and was an avid bowler, [...]
Cecilia P. Sokol
Cecilia P. Sokol (nee Drozdowski), 86, of Lorain, died Thursday, November 18, 2010, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, after a brief illness. She was born July 13, 1924 in Amherst and had been a lifelong Lorain area resident. Cecilia graduated from Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst. She worked [...]
John C. Holland
John C. Holland, 74, of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Scottsdale Healthcare. He was born November 20, 1935 in Elyria. He was a 1956 graduate of Elyria Catholic High School and had worked at Ridge Tool, before moving to Arizona in 1967. He was a member of St. [...]
Olmsted Falls ousted in regional football championship
Olmsted Falls got on the board first but ended up being overwhelmed by quick, tough Maple Heights 48-16 in the Division II regional final at B-W’s Tressel Field in Berea. The Mustangs (13-0) left their starters on the field and were driving until the end, even going for a two-point conversion on their final touchdown. Shaq Washington, [...]
Firefighters battling North Ridgeville house fire
NORTH RIDGVILLE — Firefighters from several departments are on the scene of a house fire at 4983 Leafy Mill Lane. The fire was reported about 4 p.m., and firefighters arrived to find heavy fire coming from the roof of a home. An elderly woman who lived alone in the house was not hurt. It was [...]
Man tells police he killed three people, but search turns up no bodies
LORAIN — A search near the Black River on Friday failed to turn up the bodies of a homeless family that convicted sex offender Theodore Miller insists he murdered and buried there earlier this year. Lorain police and city workers dug a 6-foot deep pit in a wooded area south of the 12th Street railroad [...]
Ohio unemployment below 10 percent for first time in a year
TOLEDO — Ohio’s unemployment rate is below 10 percent for the first time in more than a year and a half, the seventh consecutive month it has gone down. Hiring in the health care industry has been a bright spot in the state and manufacturing is starting to recover from the recession, a state official [...]
Wellington man LifeFlighted, says he was attacked in South Lorain
LORAIN — A Wellington man had to be LifeFlighted after he was found lying in a tree lawn in South Lorain. A resident called police after discovering the victim, Jason Rahning, 39, shortly after midnight. Police who responded to Mercy hospital were told Rahning had a facial fracture, fractured jaw and severe laceration to his [...]
Man shot on Massachusetts Avenue in Lorain
LORAIN — Police are looking for a man they say shot his friend in the foot after a verbal argument Friday afternoon. Randall Lee Taylor Jr., 23, fled from a home in the 1200 block of Massachusetts Avenue after shooting his friend, 30-year-old Desmond Johnson about 1 p.m., according to Lorain police Lt. Roger Watkins. [...]
3 more complaints reported against sex predator who lived near EHS
ELYRIA — A convicted sexual predator accused of exposing himself to two teenage girls walking home from Elyria High School last month has been charged with exposing himself on three other occasions, according to Elyria police and prosecutors. Matthew Trakas, 41, has been held in the county jail since he was arrested after police learned [...]
Lorain house fire arson, authorities say
LORAIN — Firefighters and police were called to a house fire overnight, and they believe it was intentionally set, according to a police report. Firefighters and police were called to 932 W. 17th St. about 2:40 this morning. According to the report, carpet in the first-floor living room was determined to be the point of [...]
Updated: Browns WR Joshua Cribbs misses practice again, listed as questionable
BEREA — Browns receiver/kick returner Joshua Cribbs was listed as questionable on the official injury report — meaning there’s a 50-50 chance he’ll play — after not practicing all week with at least three dislocated toes. The Browns play at Jacksonville on Sunday. “We’ll see (Saturday) morning,” coach Eric Mangini said. “We’d like to push [...]
American Greetings: 7 possible sites for HQs
CLEVELAND — American Greetings Corp. has narrowed its search for a headquarters location to seven places, including its current home in Brooklyn, Ohio. The other finalists for 2,000 jobs include four other Cleveland suburbs — Beachwood, Brecksville, Independence and Westlake — and two unspecified locations in the Chicago area. The company said Friday a decision [...]