Archive for March, 2011
NCAA tournament: Aaron Craft’s handiwork dazzles
CLEVELAND — Freshman guard Aaron Craft, an instrumental part of Ohio State’s Big Ten Tournament championship, was unable to score in the Buckeyes’ NCAA Tournament opener against Texas-San Antonio on Friday but impressed many with his game-high seven assists. Impressed would have been an understatement of Craft’s performance Sunday against George Mason. The sixth man [...]
Man arrested after downtown Elyria shooting early Sunday
ELYRIA — One man was shot and another arrested following an early-morning incident near Vic’s Nightclub. Around 3 a.m. Sunday, police pulled over Moises Velez, 21, of Lorain, after responding to shots fired in the area and hearing tires squeal away from Kerstetter Way toward Broad Street. Police found a switchblade knife in his pants [...]
Man armed with bow and arrows leads police on multicounty chase
A man led police on a chase across several counties, including Lorain County, while armed with a crossbow and six arrows. Around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, a trooper from the Milan post of the Ohio Highway Patrol attempted to stop Randy D. Black, 40, of Quincy, Ill., around milepost 137 of Interstate 80, the report said. [...]
Sandusky man charged in police officer’s slaying
Annie Zelm, The Sandusky Register The man accused of fatally shooting Sandusky police Officer Andrew Dunn faces a charge of aggravated murder as he recovers in the hospital. Kevin D. Randleman, 50, was conscious and talking when deputies served him with the first-degree felony Sunday afternoon at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Erie County [...]
Vigil held to honor Sandusky Police Officer Andrew Dunn
Annie Zelm, The Sandusky Register Amplified by a megaphone and illuminated by hundreds of flickering flames, a father’s grief rippled through the crowd. Sandusky police Officer Matt Dunn’s voice choked with sadness and anger Sunday night as he addressed those who huddled close together to honor the memory of his son. He spoke about a [...]
Avon cheer squad 2nd in national event
The Ohio Extreme competitive cheerleading squad, based in Avon, finished second at a national competition in February at Disney World in Florida. Head coach Heather Zidek said that to compete at the national level, the team had to receive a qualifying score at the regional competition in Dayton in November. “They are a great team, [...]
NCAA tournament preview: Bucks battling history
COLUMBUS — One team has never made it to the NCAA Tournament’s round of 16. The other has a recent history of March disappointments. When Georgia Tech (24-10) faces Ohio State (23-9) tonight in the tournament’s second round, there’ll be plenty of incentive on both sides. “Our only goal coming into the season wasn’t about [...]
Tribe notes: Asdrubal Cabrera’s injury ‘just cramp’
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Indians have had a number of close calls on the injury front this spring, another one arriving Sunday against the Diamondbacks at Goodyear Ballpark. Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera left Cleveland’s 5-3 victory in the first inning after experiencing tightness in his right leg while running the bases following his base hit. He [...]
Hazel M. Arbaugh
Hazel M. Arbaugh passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011, at North Ridge Health Center, She was 98 years old. Survivors include one son, Aubrey G. (Karen) Arbaugh; two grandsons, P. Glenn (Ann) Arbaugh of Shanghai, China, and Jeff (Kathy) Arbaugh of Westerville, Ohio; three great-grandchildren, Ashlee, Kaylee and Tyler Arbaugh. She is also survived by [...]
Harold D. Coley
Harold D. Coley, 85, of South Amherst, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011, at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain, following a lengthy illness. He was born May 26, 1925, in Grandview, Tennessee. South Amherst had been his home since 1955. Harold served with the United States Navy during World War II. An employee [...]
Betty Jane Karl
Betty Jane Karl (nee Harvey), 81, of Wellington, and formerly of Columbia Station, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011, at her son’s residence in Columbia Station. She was born on February 15, 1930 in Windber, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Karl had been a resident of St. Patrick’s Manor in Wellington for the past 11 years, had previously [...]
Eunice C. Shorts
Eunice C. Shorts, 80, of Lorain, passed away peacefully in the Mercy Hospital of Lorain, following a short illness. She was a life long resident of Lorain, where she attended Lorain High School. Mrs. Shorts was employed in the retail business, working at Smith and Gerhart Department store and Giant Tigers aka Gaylord’s Department Store [...]
Howard L. Wade
Howard L. Wade, 84, of Camden Township, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011, at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria (440) 322-4626.
Asdrubal Cabrera leaves game with injury
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Indians have had a number of close calls on the injury front this spring, another one arriving Sunday against the Diamondbacks at Goodyear Ballpark. Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera left Cleveland’s 5-3 victory in the first inning after experiencing tightness in his right leg while running the bases, following his base hit. He [...]
Sizemore returns to field for exhibition debut
Chris Assenheimer The Chronicle-Telegram GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Grady Sizemore grounded out to second base in the first inning Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Goodyear Ballpark. Nothing special, only this time it was. The routine grounder to second was the first official swing of the bat for Sizemore, who made his exhibition debut in the [...]
Sizemore debuts in Indians’ victory
INDIANS (10-11-2) 5, DIAMONDBACKS (7-19) 3 HITS: After struggling mightily in his first three appearances, Cleveland starter Mitch Talbot offered up his second straight positive outing. The right-hander allowed just one earned run on three hits and three walks and struck out two over 5 1/3 innings. … Travis Buck continued his strong bid to [...]
Mildred Weitzel
Mildred Weitzel, 92, of Howard, Ohio, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011 at the Ohio Eastern Star Home in Mount Vernon. She was born December 4, 1918 in Summerset, Ohio to the late Roy and Mabel (Baker) Snider. Mildred retired in 1983 from Lorain Products. She was a member of the Apple Valley Singles Club, [...]
Richard Jadud
Richard Jadud, 68, passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 following a long illness. He was the loving husband of Sheela (nee Swan); beloved father of Tony (Patty O’Hara), Tim (Sharla), Stacey Jadud-Zachar (the late Michael), and the late Rick; brother of Judith Hantak, Louise Koester (Ken), and Matthew (Kathy); dear grandfather of Kyle, Kaylah, Mickey [...]
Theresa A. Zemanek
Theresa A. Zemanek (nee Cisarik), 89, of Midland, Michigan, formerly of Avon Lake and Lorain, died Thursday March 17, 2011 at the Toni and Trish House for the Care of the Terminally Ill in Auburn, Michigan. She was born October 21, 1921 in Lorain and moved to Avon Lake in 1950. In 2007, she relocated [...]
Janet G. Wille
Janet G. Wille (nee Grutzner), 82, of Medina, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at Anchor Lodge Nursing Home, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 31, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Carl and Fredea (nee Doering) Grutzner. She lived in various cities in New York and St. Louis, Missouri before [...]
Priscilla P. Sopko
Priscilla P. “Pearl” Sopko (nee Abahazi), 88, of Lorain, died Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Renaissance Health Center in Olmsted Falls after a lengthy illness. She was born December 29, 1922 in Lorain and had been a lifelong Lorain area resident. Pearl worked at Lorain Community Hospital as supervisor of housekeeping. She was a [...]
Helen Elizabeth Smorgala
Helen Elizabeth Smorgala, (nee Zdanovich), 89, of Sheffield Lake, formerly of Elyria, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 17, 2011 at home. She was born April 19, 1921 in New Cumberland, West Virginia and had lived in Elyria for 54 years before moving to Sheffield Lake where she lived for the past three years. Helen worked [...]
Judith Jacobs
Judith A. Jacobs (nee Cornell), 62, of North Ridgeville, passed away Thursday March 17, 2011 at the North Park Care Center in Brook Park. She was born in Cleveland May 21, 1948. She had been a resident of North Ridgeville for over 30 years. Mrs. Jacobs was a graduate of Parma High School and of [...]
Joyce J. Avery
Joyce J. Avery (nee Johnson), 84, of Elyria passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 at Specialty Hospital of Lorain in Amherst. She was born September 18, 1926 in Elyria. Joyce attended Brookside High School and Baxter Business College. She had been employed by the old Elyria Lace for many years where she met her husband, [...]
Hailey Marie Buga
Hailey Marie Buga, 5 months old, of Elyria passed away unexpectedly Thursday March 17, 2011. She was born October 13, 2010 at home in Elyria. Survivors include her parents; Charles J. Jr. and Heather M. (nee Connell) Buga of Elyria; twin sister of Arianna Buga of Elyria; sister of Connor Buga of Elyria; maternal grandparents, [...]