Archive for March, 2011
David Wise
David Wise of Elyria passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011 at EMH Regional Medical Center. Further arrangements will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, Elyria, Ohio.
Walk your Way to Health with Pedestrian Safety
Walk your Way to Health with Pedestrian Safety
The Reality on the Road
In 2008, more than 4,300 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States, and another 69,000 pedestrians were injured. This averages one pedestrian death in a crash every 2 hours, and a pedestrian injury every 8 minutes. In Lorain County between 2005 and 2010, there were 14 pedestrians killed.
Steps for Safety
Whenever you’re walking, keep these tips from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in mind:
- Be careful at intersections, where drivers may fail to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians while turning onto another street.
- Increase your visibility at night by carrying a flashlight and wearing retro-reflective clothing.
- Cross the street at a designated crosswalk.
- It‘s much safer to walk on a sidewalk, but if you must walk in the street, walk facing traffic.
Get Moving with Walking Maps
Now that warmer temperatures and more daylight hours have arrived, it’s a great time to get out and explore Lorain County communities while walking! Currently there are 15 walking maps featuring Lorain County communities, schools and worksites available to download, at no cost, at loraincountyhealth.com.
Carmona sharp in final exhibition outing
INDIANS (14-13-2) 6, DODGERS (13-19-1) 1 HITS: Fausto Carmona’s final exhibition start was a good one. The right-hander allowed just an unearned run on five hits over five innings to finish the spring with a 5-2 record and 3.72 ERA in seven starts. … Shin-Soo Choo and Austin Kearns had multihit games, with Choo’s two-run [...]
Indians counting on Hafner and LaPorta for power
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Travis Hafner and Matt LaPorta have experienced much different spring training camps, but similar positive production is what the Indians require of the duo this season. Despite no guarantees in either case, the Indians are counting on the pair of projected sluggers to play a major part in their power game, with [...]
Helen Lyons
Helen Lyons (nee Coleman), 71, of Vermilion, passed away Friday, March 25, 2011, following an extended illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, Lorain.
Gale Reinker Williams
Gale Reinker Williams, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Avon. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, Elyria.
Harold A. LaVine, Sr.
Harold A. LaVine, Sr., 59, of Wooster, former longtime resident of Lorain County, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 25, 2011. He was born in Elyria August 6, 1951 to the late Harold C. and Florence G. (nee Mroz) LaVine. Harold worked many years for Related Construction and had a barbershop in his home. He enjoyed [...]
Dorothy S. Anderson
Dorothy S. Anderson (nee Mearson), 72, of North Ridgeville, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, March 24, 2011, at her home. She was born in Armadale, Scotland and had been a resident of the United States since 1964 and North Ridgeville since 1975. Dorothy was an avid golfer and enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and traveling, especially to [...]
Geneva R. Gill
Geneva R. Gill (nee McCune), 87, of Elyria, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, at EMH Regional Medical Center, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Virginia Lee Garrett
Virginia Lee “Ginny” Garrett (nee McCain), 79, of North Ridgeville, died Friday, March 25, 2011 at her home. She was born April 7, 1931 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania and was a 60 year resident of Elyria before moving to North Ridgeville. Ginny was a member of Community of Christ in Elyria, was the former Director of [...]
Theresa M. Alten
Theresa M. Alten (nee Gioffre), 78, of Elyria, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, at the Cleveland Clinic, following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Indians column: Travis Buck, Josh Tomlin stars of the spring
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – With three games remaining on the Cactus League schedule, it’s time to pass out the spring training awards for performances good and bad during the exhibition season. Best Position Player Travis Buck, outfielder: Buck has been reborn with the Indians following a disappointing and injury-filled end to his four-year tenure in Oakland. [...]
Men’s NCAA Tournament: Butler does it again, returns to Final Four
NEW ORLEANS – Of course, Butler erased a late deficit. Of course, the Bulldogs hit a clutch 3-pointer late in overtime. Of course, they’re going back to the Final Four. This is the Butler Way. Shelvin Mack scored 27 points, including five in overtime, and Butler reached the Final Four for the second year in [...]
Men’s College Basketball: OSU should be loaded with talent again next season
In the doom and gloom of Ohio State’s 62-60 loss to Kentucky in the regional semifinals, there was a ray of sunshine for the top-seeded Buckeyes. Three seniors from a sparkling season would be leaving, but the center of a lot of attention provided some good news. Jared Sullinger, the national freshman of the year [...]
Women’s NCAA Tournament: OSU bounced by Lady Vols
DAYTON – There are halftime chats and then there are coach’s rants. Pat Summitt hasn’t won 1,071 games by not knowing when to let her team have it. Summitt absolutely lit up her Tennessee Lady Vols at the break and their regional semifinal game Saturday tilted soon after. With Shekinna Stricklen scoring 14 of her [...]
Running: Steve Benesh, Molly Stout beat cold, get victories
AVON – The bitter cold failed to stymie North Ridgeville’s Steve Benesh and Avon Lake’s Molly Stout as they won titles Saturday in the second annual Holy Trinity Sole to Soul 5K at Schwartz Road Park. With wind chills barely above 10 degrees, the 31-year-old Benesh pulled away from defending champ Scott Snow, 40, of [...]
Spate of fires keeps crews busy
Area fire departments were kept busy Saturday with three house fires, one of which sent a Sheffield Lake man to the hospital. A blaze that began about 3:25 p.m. Saturday at a home at 4890 Elmwood Drive caused an estimated $175,000 damage and sent a man to St. John Medical Center in Westlake with burns [...]
Japanese student shares culture — and fears in wake of quake
While 16-year-old foreign exchange student Airi Sana was sleeping in Oberlin, her family back home in Nagoya, Japan, was rocked by the March 11 earthquake. Her father, Masatoshi, and 13-year-old brother, Hiroki, were OK, but her mother, Yumiko, was knocked off her feet on the 15th floor of an office building, she said. “She felt [...]
Lady Raiders lose close one in state tourney
BOWLING GREEN – The Lady Raiders of Murray Ridge Center and Ohio State University’s men’s basketball team have something in common. Both teams lost in close tournament games Friday night. The Buckeyes dropped a 62-60 heartbreaker to Kentucky in the NCAA East Regional Semifinals, ending their amazing 34-3 season. The Lady Raiders also lost a [...]
Passing out the spring training awards
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — With three games remaining on the Cactus League schedule, it’s time to pass out the spring training awards for performances both good and bad during the exhibition season. Best Position Player Travis Buck, outfielder: Buck has been reborn with the Indians, following a disappointing injury-filled ending to his four-year tenure in Oakland. [...]
Harold B. Steiner
Harold B. Steiner, 92, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, at the Wesleyan Village in Elyria. He was born in Lorain on August 1, 1918 and had been a resident of Lorain County for most of his life. Harold was a 1936 graduate of Lorain High School. He was a World War II [...]
John C. McCarty
John C. McCarty, 90, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Life Care Center in Elyria while under the care of New Life Hospice, following a long illness. He was born February 17, 1921 in New York, N.Y., Stanton Island. John grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and had made his home in [...]
Virginia S. Spigiel
Virginia S. Spigiel (Nee Lobato), 81, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Center Ridge Nursing home in North Ridgeville, after a short illness. She was born February 10, 1930 in Peabody, Massachusetts. She had made her home in Elyria since 1959. Virginia was a member of St. Jude Church, Elyria. She was active in [...]
Dorothy S. Anderson
Dorothy S. Anderson (nee Mearson), 72, of North Ridgeville, passed away unexpectedly at her residence Thursay, March 24, 2011. Arrangements will be announced by the David Bogner Family Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Verle Dallas Shiflet, Jr.
Verle Dallas Shiflet, Jr., 76, of Castalia, Ohio, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011, following a lengthy illness. He was born August 27, 1934 in Glenville, West Virginia. Verle was a retired truck driver for Leiter Trucking Company of Norwalk, Ohio. He enjoyed bowling and spending time with his family. Mr. Shiflet is survived by [...]