Archive for February, 2011
Student working to make sure elderly have smoke detectors
GRAFTON TWP. — David Sukel is a young man on a mission to help save lives. The 17-year-old Midview High School senior is currently working his way toward earning the Eagle Scout honor through Boy Scout Troop 110. But before David can achieve Eagle Scout status, he must first complete one final Boy Scout service [...]
Dozens of dead geese puzzle Ohio wildlife officials
TOLEDO — Dozens of geese have been found dead along the Lake Erie shore and others are so sick that they are unable to fly, wildlife officials said. Many have been found dead near Toledo, where the geese often gather in the open waters of the lake. But others have been found dead in a [...]
Teen who held up bank dressed as woman ordered held for 2 years
ELYRIA — A 17-year-old boy who held up a bank last year while dressed as a woman was ordered held by the Ohio Department of Youth Services for at least two years during a hearing today. The teen could be held until he is at least 21 years old depending on his behavior, Lorain County [...]
Black River spilling over its banks in Carlisle Township
CARLISLE TWP. — The Black River is spilling over its banks, causing the closures of at least several roads. Greenville, Hillview, Normandy, Ferndale and Woodside are closed just south of Elyria Country Club. The roads are not completely flooded, but low spots in the roadway are covered by about a foot of water. Homes in [...]
Police log for Feb. 18, 2010
LaGrange police Thursday, Feb. 10 10:10 p.m. — South Center Street and West Commerce Drive, a 16-year-old boy was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, open container in a motor vehicle, prohibitions, underage possession of tobacco, failure to dim lights and plate light required. Tuesday, Feb. 15 1:10 a.m. — 100 block Public Square, report [...]
Lorain man dies after accident at Canton steel mill
CANTON — A Lorain man is dead following an accident at Republic Engineered Products in Canton Wednesday night. Arthur Smith, 57, was crushed by a hydraulic door on a utility truck and died at Aultman Hospital in Canton, according to Amanda Archer, a spokeswoman for the Stark County coroner’s office. Smith was a contract worker [...]
State to switch to new drug starting with March 10 execution
LUCASVILLE — Ohio expects its use of sodium thiopental to execute neo-Nazi Frank Spisak will be its last. Sodium thiopental is in short supply, and Ohio plans to switch to an anesthetic used in assisted suicides in Oregon and Washington. Spisak was executed Thursday for the slayings of three people on a Cleveland college campus [...]
Daytona 500: No clearcut frontrunner as drivers pair up to race
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Three races down during Speedweeks and nobody has any idea what they’ll see in the Daytona 500. Kurt Busch felt certain he cemented himself as the favorite after winning Thursday’s first 150-mile qualifying race, backing up last weekend’s victory in the exhibition Budweiser Shootout. Jeff Burton, the winner of the second [...]
Hockey: Middies’ stellar season cut short by North Olmsted
BROOKLYN — Hockey players, Midview coach Paul McKito said Thursday night, have good memories. He’s hoping his young team’s good memories — of a disappointing end to their 2010-11 season — push the Middies to new heights next season. North Olmsted ambushed Midview on Thursday night at the Brooklyn Recreation Center, scoring twice in the [...]
Girls basketball preview: Ashley Montgomery a driving force for Ridgeville
The North Ridgeville girls basketball team won fewer than 10 total games between 2000 and 2008. Sad but true, the Rangers have had exactly eight winning seasons in the history of the program, which dates to 1978, 33 years ago. But this, folks, is one of them. This year’s Rangers have a 15-5 record going [...]
Diving: Avon Lake’s Morgan Srail wins district title, heads to state
CLEVELAND — Not that there was any doubt, but Avon Lake senior Morgan Srail will not be missing any state tournaments during her high school diving career. She made sure of that Thursday when she won a close battle with Cuyahoga Falls’ Haleigh Bartlett to win the Division I district championship at Cleveland State’s Busbey [...]
Sectional wrestling preview: Mason Bremke ready for last stand
Tonight begins the final wrestling postseason for Oberlin senior Mason Bremke. While he’s looking forward to seeing how much he’s improved over the last four years, he also knows it’s the first step toward the end of his high school career. “It’s going to break my heart,” Bremke said. “I’m going to (the University of [...]
VIDEO: JVS engineers help fix Amherst child’s most cherished toys
PITTSFIELD TWP. — Jake Hunady of Amherst can’t speak, but his grin spoke volumes as he played with his favorite toys — two colorful Grow & Discover Blocks repaired by the pre-engineering class at Lorain County Joint Vocational School. Jake, 11, who has a developmental abnormality called polymicrogyria, hugged the blocks Thursday and gave them [...]
County workers may have to pay to park
ELYRIA — The Lorain County commissioners are debating whether to impose a parking fee on county employees. The fee, if imposed, would be for employees who park in lots that the commissioners are responsible for, including the aging parking garage on Third Street and other county-owned lots in downtown Elyria, as well as places such [...]
Lorain seeks to recover $55,000 from county commissioner
ELYRIA — The city of Lorain has asked a county judge to declare that Lorain County Commissioner Ted Kalo has defaulted on three loans totaling $100,000 given to him by the city’s Community Development Department to refurbish the Broadway building that once housed Ted’s Floor Coverings. The building already has been foreclosed on because of [...]
VIDEO: Time to break the ice in Vermilion
VERMILION — Tony Scarpelli is one guy who bows his head to the forces of nature. “Mother Nature, she can have a fury if she wants to,” Scarpelli said by cell phone late Thursday afternoon in the midst of his third long day breaking up huge pieces of ice in the Vermilion River in hopes [...]
Community health centers anxiously await House’s appropriations vote
LORAIN — A vote was expected early today by the U.S. House of Representatives on an appropriations bill that could strip the Lorain County Health & Dentistry of operating money, but the center’s director said she hopes funds will be restored when the bill goes to the Democratic-controlled Senate. Stephanie Wiersma, the center’s chief executive [...]
Sparse turnout doesn’t limit residents’ hopes for future Lorain High
LORAIN — They were few in number, but those who turned out for a community forum Thursday night made themselves heard about what they’d like to see in the city’s planned $70 million high school. “It’s such a shame when people complain that no one is listening and then they don’t show up to voice [...]
Sectional wrestling preview: Capsules
Division I WHERE: Lorain High School TIMES: Today at 4 p.m.; Saturday at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. COST: $6 per session PARTICIPANTS: Amherst, Avon Lake, Elyria, John Marshall, Lakewood, Lorain, Midview, North Olmsted, North Ridgeville, Olmsted Falls, St. Edward and Westlake. PARKING: Free at Lorain High STATE PLACERS: Edgar Bright, St. Edward (sixth, 2010); [...]
Wrestling: Player of the week
Mike Mees, North Ridgeville YEAR: Senior WEIGHT: 189 pounds LAST WEEK: Went 3-0 — including a pair of pins and a major decision — to capture his third West Shore Conference tournament title last weekend. Mees, who was a perfect 27-0 over the last four years in WSC dual meets, also was named the league’s [...]
Norman Kloos
Norman Kloos, 80, of Avon, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at St. John Medical Center in Westlake, following a long illness. He was born June 6, 1930, in Cleveland. Mr. Kloos had been a resident of Avon for 52 years. He was a veteran and served in the U.S. [...]
William Edward Kelley, Jr.
William Edward Kelley, Jr., 93, of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2011. He was born July 13, 1917, in Elyria. He served in World War II and earned the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with five Bronze stars and one Bronze Arrowhead. He served as first director of the Cleveland Aquarium from [...]
Mr. Henry “Hank” Terry
Mr. Henry “Hank” Terry, 71, a resident of Elyria, Columbus, Columbia, Tennessee and most recently Spring Hill, Tennessee, passed away Friday, February 11, 2011 at his residence. Born December 3, 1939 in Elyria, son of the late Lily Cook and step-father, Jack Cook and the son of the late Englon Terry. He was the husband [...]
Gary P. Edwards
Gary P. Edwards, 66. Beloved husband of Donna (nee Incandela). loving father of Michelle Simko (Mike), James (Karen) and the late Gary and Brian Edwards, cherished “Paga”, of Christen, Brittany, Gary II, Tesa and James Edwards and Michael Simko, great “Paga”, of Sylar, dear brother of several. Gary was an avid auto enthusiast. Friends will [...]
Carol J. Smith
Carol J. Smith (nee Howard), 75, of North Ridgeville, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain, following a long illness. She was born in Ferndale, Michigan and moved to North Ridgeville in 1964. Carol enjoyed playing bingo, camping, making crafts and was active [...]