Archive for December, 2010
Browns lead 7-0 after 1st quarter
CINCINNATI – The Browns led the Bengals 7-0 after the first quarter, thanks to a creative play call by coordinator Brian Daboll. Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy hit tight end Robert Royal for the 20-yard touchdown as he made a diving catch. He ran straight down the left side and McCoy made a perfect throw. The [...]
Browns list Jake Delhomme as 3rd QB for Bengals game
CINCINNATI – Jake Delhomme will be the third quarterback for the Browns (5-8) when they meet the Bengals (2-11) today at 1 p.m. at Paul Brown Stadium. Seneca Wallace got the nod as Colt McCoy’s backup because he’s part of the Wildcat package. The second quarterback can enter the game at any time, but the [...]
Milestones for 12/19/2010
50th Anniversary – Barnette Engagement – Barry-Heffernan Congratulations – Bukowski 50th Anniversary – Cheney Wedding – Coe-Goss Birth – DuVall 50th Anniversary – Holtzman Wedding – McGinty Wedding – Wildenheim
Cavaliers knock off Knicks in overtime, snap 10-game losing skid
CLEVELAND – Amar’e Stoudemire has played as well as anyone in the NBA this season, but he wasn’t even the best player on the court Saturday. That honor went to Anderson Varejao, who put the Cavaliers on his back and ended their 10-game losing streak. The mop-topped Brazilian collected 14 points, a season-high 17 rebounds [...]
Still some intrigue left in Browns’ final three games
The Browns will miss the playoffs for the eighth straight season and can finish no better than 8-8. Yet the final three weeks promise to be full of intrigue. The Browns will end their season with three games against AFC North rivals for the first time. They haven’t ended a season with three division games [...]
Lorain County Hockey Tournament: Amherst downs Elyria Catholic for second win of the day
ELYRIA – Two effective periods gave Amherst a leg up in its defense of the Lorain County Tournament championship. Amherst took only 12 shots in the first two periods, but scored four goals while holding Elyria Catholic scoreless in what turned into a 4-2 victory Saturday night. The win was the second of the day [...]
The Dash Between: Herman Frankel owned three Elyria movie theaters
From 1946 to 1968, Herman Frankel brought motion pictures to all the movie houses in downtown Elyria. He owned three theaters, all of which were located on Broad Street near the heart of the city. The Capitol Theatre was near the former Style Center on the south side of Broad, and Rivoli and Lincoln were [...]
Congress OKs openly gay troops
WASHINGTON – In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed on Saturday to do away with the military’s 17-year ban on openly gay troops and sent President Barack Obama legislation to overturn the Clinton-era policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Obama was expected to sign the bill into law next week, although [...]
Convicted killer asks Strickland for clemency
Convicted killer Clarence Weaver has applied for clemency after serving more than 16 years in prison for the 1991 murder of his wife. Weaver wrote in his clemency application to Gov. Ted Strickland, filed last month, that he had nothing to do with the death of Helen Weaver. “It is so hard to be serving [...]
Not-Forgotten Box hits its goal
Thanks to an extension in the donation deadline, a goal of 8,000 toys collected was surpassed Saturday for The Chronicle-Telegram’s Not-Forgotten Box toy drive. The toys are given to the Salvation Army for its Christmas program, in which qualifying parents can shop for toys for Christmas. By extending the deadline, 8,119 toys collected as of [...]
Police log for Dec. 19, 2010
Elyria police Friday, Dec. 17 11:30 a.m. – 600 block Middle Ave., a 14-year-old boy was charged with having a marijuana pipe at Elyria High School. 3:30 p.m. – 1000 block Chestnut Commons, Cindy Johnson, 20, of Lorain, charged with the theft of 25 items of underwear worth $176.43 from Wal-Mart. 8 p.m. – 4300 [...]
High school swimming and diving: Avon Lake’s Srail claims first invitational title
CLEVELAND – Morgan Srail was on her game Saturday afternoon and it showed. On the board and in the scores. The Avon Lake senior diver won the 36th annual Viking High School Invitational at Cleveland State’s Busbey Natatorium, scoring 431.50 points in the 11-dive competition. It was the first invitational win of her career. Division [...]
West Virginia finishes strong, hands Cleveland State its first loss
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The undefeated Cleveland State Vikings were right there with just under eight minutes to go in the game Saturday at West Virginia. But over those final minutes, the Mountaineers made the Vikings disappear … along with that unbeaten season. Casey Mitchell’s 3-pointer with 7:45 left in the game ignited a 19-8 game-clinching [...]
High school wrestling: Rangers, Dukes pass tournament test
SULLIVAN TWP. – For a while, it looked as if area wrestlers would dominate the 37th Annual J.B. Firestone Invitational on Saturday at Black River High School Twelve of them advanced to the championship matches in their weight classes. Unfortunately only three won. North Ridgeville sophomore Drew Dickson (103) joined Wellington senior Justin Bockmore (140) [...]
David Ralph Noble
David Ralph Noble, 78, of Douds, Iowa died Thursday, December 16, 2010. He was born March 2, 1932 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Charles and May (Muse) Noble. David graduated Valedictorian of his class in 1950 from LaGrange High School in LaGrange. He served in the U.S. Navy. He received his arts degree from Ohio University [...]
Linda M. Goodman
Linda M. Goodman (nee Alferink), 67, of North Ridgeville, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2010 at her home, following a long illness. She was born in Cleveland and had been a resident of North Ridgeville since 1969. Linda worked as a machine operator for Standby Screw Company in Berea, retiring in 2006, after 35 years. [...]
Edward F. Vitovitz
Edward F. Vitovitz, 82, of Columbia Station, died Friday, December 17, 2010, at the Northridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville, following a long illness. He was born April 17, 1928 in Berea and was a lifelong resident of Columbia Station. Ed was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Grafton and [...]
Stella Firment
Stella Firment, (nee Boreski), 92, of Elyria, died Saturday, December 18, 2020, at her home, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal – Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
George Charles Thieret
George Charles Thieret, 78, of Adrian, Michigan, passed away, Friday, December 17, 2010. He was born November 4, 1932, in Oberlin, the son of Edward and Maude (Miller) Thieret. He retired from U.S. Postal Service in Oberlin. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and was a life member of [...]
William G. Valerius
William G. Valerius, 81, of Grafton, died Friday, December 17, 2010, at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange, following a long illness. He was born November 5, 1929 in Elyria, where he spent most of his life. William was the president and one of the founders of the former Cascade Plating Company in Elyria. He was also [...]
Nancy L. More
Nancy L. More (nee Romandio), 92, of Lorain, died Friday, December 17, 2010 at her home, surrounded by her family, following a lengthy illness. The family will receive friends today, Sunday, December 19, 2010 from 2 to 6 P.M., in the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Rd., Amherst. [...]
Stella Firment
Stella Firment, (nee Boreski), 92, of Elyria, died Saturday, December 18, 2020, at her home, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal – Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Stella Firment
Stella Firment, (nee Boreski), 92, of Elyria, died Saturday, December 18, 2020, at her home, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal – Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Stella Firment
Stella Firment, (nee Boreski), 92, of Elyria, died Saturday, December 18, 2020, at her home, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal – Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Charles L. Snow
Charles L. Snow, 100, of Elyria, died Saturday, December 18, 2010, at the Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville, following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal – Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.