Archive for December, 2010
Columbia firefighters to hold holiday blood drive
COLUMBIA TWP. — The Columbia Township Fire Department will sponsor its second annual Christmas Eve blood drive. The drive will take place in the meeting room of the fire station at 25540 Royalton Road (state Route 82) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. Operated by the American Red Cross, the blood drive will give [...]
UConn women beat Buckeyes, win 88th straight to match UCLA men’s record
NEW YORK — After the final buzzer sounded and another win was in the books, Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma found his family in the stands. He hugged his smiling mother, then kissed his happy wife. Turns out, No. 88 meant something special after all. Already with no equal in women’s basketball, UConn won its 88th [...]
Photo gallery: Amherst Community Chorus
The Amherst Community Chorus, directed by Simone and Steve Gall, performed its 15th annual Christmas Concert at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Elyria on Sunday.
Woman arrested after struggle with police officer
LORAIN — A Lorain woman was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct persisting after she struggled with a police officer and ignored warnings to calm down during an incident at a new teen night spot Friday. Nikkita Buschur, 20, was arrested after she became loud and refused to leave an area outside the Club [...]
Girl, 11, says man offered her a ride
LORAIN — The father of an 11-year-old girl told police her daughter was offered a ride by a man in an orange Mustang as she walked home from school Friday. The incident was a repeat of a similar episode involving the same man that occurred during the summer months to a friend of hers, the [...]
Roy D. Smith
Roy D. Smith, 81, of Elyria, died on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at University Hospital in Cleveland, following a long illness. Roy was born on September 7, 1929 in Columbia City, Indiana and lived in Elyria since 1955. He was a graduate of Columbia City High School with the class of 1947. He was a [...]
Wanda L. (Knapp) Clinker
Wanda L. (Knapp) Clinker, 75, of Ashland, died Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Samaritan Hospital in Ashland, after a sudden illness. Wanda was born July 10, 1935 in Rochester, daughter of the late, Wade & Helen (Merrill) Knapp. She was a 1954 graduate of New London High School. She had resided in Rochester, New London, [...]
Shirley A. Cowhick
Shirley A. Cowhick, 74 of Sullivan, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Good Shepherd Home in Ashland, following a brief illness. She was born February 9, 1936 in Chatham, to Fred and Fern (Mellinger) Smith. She grew up in Huntington and graduated from Wellington High School. She married Robert Cowhick on September 16, [...]
Lucille J. Knapp
Lucille J. Knapp, 91, of Sullivan died Sunday, December 19, 2010 at the Elms Retirement Village in Wellington. Lucille was born July 1, 1919 in Willard, Ohio, the daughter of the late, Ollie & Marie (Hahn) Richards. She lived in New London for a number of years before moving to Sullivan in 1952. Lucille was [...]
Stella A. Firment
Stella A. Firment, (nee Boreski), 92, of Elyria died Saturday at her home following a long illness. She was born June 9, 1918 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Stella was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Elyria, was a lifelong member of the former Holy Cross Catholic Church in Elyria [...]
Lynn Delp
Lynn Delp (nee Hoover), 71, of Elyria died Saturday, December 18, 2010 in her home following a sudden illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria. 322-4626
Steve J. Donat
Steve J. Donat, 60, of Elyria Township, died Sunday, December 19, 2010. Funeral arrangements to be announced by the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, Lorain. www.gluvna.net.
Frances Downey
Frances Downey, (nee Pawlikowski), 84, of Elyria died Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Brighton Gardens in Westlake following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria. 322-4626
Turnpike voting today on raising speed limit to 70 mph
BEREA — The Ohio Turnpike’s overseers are set to decide whether to raise the speed limit along the toll road from 65 mph to 70 mph. If approved by the Turnpike Commission today, the higher speed limit for all vehicles would take effect April 1 along the 241-mile turnpike. The commission member who put the [...]
Wanda L. Clinker
Wanda L. (Knapp) Clinker, 75, of Ashland, died Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Samaritan Hospital in Ashland, after a sudden illness. Wanda was born July 10, 1935 in Rochester, daughter of the late, Wade & Helen (Merrill) Knapp. She was a 1954 graduate of New London High School. She had resided in Rochester, New London, [...]
Shirley A. Cowhick
Shirley A. Cowhick, 74 of Sullivan, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Good Shepherd Home in Ashland, following a brief illness. She was born February 9, 1936 in Chatham, to Fred and Fern (Mellinger) Smith. She grew up in Huntington and graduated from Wellington High School. She married Robert Cowhick on September 16, [...]
Steve J. Donat
Steve J. Donat, 60, of Elyria Township, died Sunday, December 19, 2010. Funeral arrangements to be announced by the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, Lorain. www.gluvna.net.
Roy D. Smith
Roy D. Smith, 81, of Elyria, died on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at University Hospital in Cleveland, following a long illness. Roy was born on September 7, 1929 in Columbia City, Indiana and lived in Elyria since 1955. He was a graduate of Columbia City High School with the class of 1947. He was a [...]
Lucille J. Knapp
Lucille J. Knapp, 91, of Sullivan died Sunday, December 19, 2010 at the Elms Retirement Village in Wellington. Lucille was born July 1, 1919 in Willard, Ohio, the daughter of the late, Ollie & Marie (Hahn) Richards. She lived in New London for a number of years before moving to Sullivan in 1952. Lucille was [...]
Stella A. Firment
Stella A. Firment, (nee Boreski), 92, of Elyria died Saturday at her home following a long illness. She was born June 9, 1918 in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Stella was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Elyria, was a lifelong member of the former Holy Cross Catholic Church in Elyria [...]
Lynn Delp
Lynn Delp (nee Hoover), 71, of Elyria died Saturday, December 18, 2010 in her home following a sudden illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria. 322-4626
Frances Downey
Frances Downey, (nee Pawlikowski), 84, of Elyria died Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Brighton Gardens in Westlake following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria. 322-4626
Browns fall 19-17 to lowly Bengals
CINCINNATI – The regression is complete. The Browns lost 19-17 to the Bengals on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium in a performance that lacked energy and execution. The Browns fell to 5-9, and the Bengals improved to 3-11 after snapping a 10-game losing streak. The Browns lost to a 2-10 Buffalo team the previous week. [...]
Browns down 16-7 after 3 quarters
CINCINNATI – The Browns need a fourth-quarter comeback to take the listless Battle of Ohio. Cincinnati’s Clint Stitser kicked two field goals in the third quarter, extending the Bengals’ lead to 16-7 with 15 minutes left. But the Browns had the ball inside the 5-yard line at the end of the quarter. The Bengals continued [...]
Browns trail Bengals 10-7 at halftime
CINCINNATI – The Bengals scored 10 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 10-7 lead at halftime at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals rushed for 90 yards in the half as the Browns struggled to stop Cedric Benson inside and outside. The Bengals tied the game at 7 early in the quarter on [...]