Archive for April, 2011
Allen Eugene “Al” Clawson
Allen Eugene “Al” Clawson, 72, Kimbolton, formerly of the Tappan Lake area and Sullivan, in Ashland County, passed away at his Kimbolton residence Wednesday afternoon, April 13, 2011. Allen was born in Ashland County on September 8, 1938, a son of the late Marion H. and Elizabeth A. Knight Clawson. He was employed as a [...]
Susie Juke
Susie Juke, 55, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at the New Life Hospice Center in Lorain. On October 6, 1955, Susie was born to James and Patsy Peterson in Erwin, Tennssee. She was a 1974 graduate of Wellington High School and lived in the Wellington and LaGrange areas most of her life. For the past [...]
Joseph A. Tornabene
Joseph A. Tornabene, 90, of Elyria, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at New Life Hospice Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. The family will receive friends Sunday, April 17, 2011, from 7 to 9 P.M., in the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain. Further arrangements are incomplete and will be announced tomorrow. For additional [...]
Mary Jo Sparaino
Mary Josephine Sparaino, 87, passed away on April 14, 2011, at New Life Hospice in Lorain. Mary Jo was born on May 12, 1923 to her loving parents, Louis and Mary (nee Ferraro) Sparaino in Gangi, Sicily, Italy but she was a Lorain resident most of her life. Mary Jo was a member [...]
Steven J. Kistner
Steven J. Kistner, 48, of Lorain, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, following a sudden illness. He was born February 12, 1962 in Aurora, Colorado. Steven was a member of Washington Ave. Christian Church, where he sang in the choir. He was a 1982 graduate of Midview High [...]
Marguerite M. “Peg” Callahan
Marguerite M. “Peg” Callahan (nee Hogan), 80, born in Elyria, died Friday, April 15, 2011 in Columbus. Complete obituary and arrangements to appear later by Egan-Ryan Northwest Chapel, Columbus.
Wolf Frederick “Fritz” Ligotke
Wolf Frederick “Fritz” Ligotke, 46, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011, in Pontiac, Michigan, after a sudden illness. He was born June 17, 1964 in Elyria, and graduated magna cum laude from Ohio University with a double Master’s Degree in political science and public administration. Fritz worked for the Social Security Administration for a number [...]
Donna M. Van Dyke
Donna M. (nee Miller) Van Dyke, 77, and a life resident of Amherst, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 14, 2011 after a brief illness. Donna was born in Amherst, September 9, 1933 to the late Charles A. and Lillian (nee Raesler) Miller. She was a 1951 graduate [...]
Sam Scagliozzo
Sam Scagliozzo, 85, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2011 at the New Life Hospice of St. Joseph in Lorain. Sam was born on January 18, 1926 to his parents, Michael and Geatoni (nee Trifiletti) Scagliozzo in Lorain. He attended Lorain High School and on April 20, 1944, he was drafted in the United States [...]
Masterson masterful again as Indians bounce back to bounce Orioles
CLEVELAND – Few are questioning whether Justin Masterson belongs in the starting rotation at this point. The right-hander, who many feel is more suited for the bullpen, continued to dispel that theory Friday night, as the Indians opened a three-game series against Baltimore with a resounding 8-2 win. In his third start of the season, [...]
So far, so good … so Pronk: Hafner showing signs of old self
CLEVELAND – Travis Hafner doesn’t care about the opposing pitcher’s numbers. He doesn’t feel he needs to earn their respect, either. Hafner just wants to be mechanically sound when he’s in the batter’s box and figures the rest of the intangibles will take care of themselves. The return of Pronk continued in earnest Friday night [...]
High school track: Avon Lake boys, girls defend titles at Lorain County Invitational
EATON TWP. – The juggernaut rolls on. For the second year in a row, the Avon Lake boys and girls swept the Lorain County Invitational meet at Midview’s Ed Adelsberg Stadium. For the Shoremen, it was their seventh major meet win since the start of the 2010 season. They won six of 17 events and [...]
High school softball: Elyria rallies for win at Wendy’s Classic
ASHLAND – Somehow, Elyria extracted itself from a deep dilemma Friday night to win an extra-innings softball thriller in the Wendy’s Spring Classic. Junior Alanna Williams, on base under the international tie-breaker, ran home in the eighth inning to give the Pioneers a 4-3 victory over Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger. The Saints are defending state [...]
High school baseball: Victory is Bliss for Wellington
COLUMBIA TWP. – Wellington starting pitcher Ryan Bliss didn’t factor into the pitching decision but he did play a large role in Wellington’s 10-7 win over Columbia in a Patriot Athletic Conference crossover game Friday. The Oberlin College-bound senior’s bases-loaded, two-run single in the sixth inning ignited a five-run inning for the Dukes that broke [...]
Elyria firefighters get high tower training
ELYRIA — The Elyria Fire Department gave two members of the Columbus Fire Department a bird’s eye view of the city this week. Their perch was the top of the city’s water tower near Clark Street and South Abbe Road, which was where the two out-of-town rescuers taught 12 Elyria firefighters how to conduct rope [...]
High school softball notes: Could this be the best Keystone team ever?
Here’s something to think about. Is the current Keystone softball team the best in school history? There’s only one way to find out and that won’t come until late May or early June. But some people think this year’s Wildcats might be the best ever – and this is a school whose teams have been [...]
BLOTTER: April 16, 2011
Elyria police Thursday, April 14 7:52 a.m. — Red Roof Inn, 621 Midway Blvd., window of car broken and GPS unit stolen. 9:56 a.m. — 400 block 11th St., copper piping stolen from vacant home. 1:40 p.m. — 200 block Washington Ave., Heath New, 25, 100 block St. Clair St., charged with possession of marijuana [...]
Indians 8, Orioles 2: Masterson masters Baltimore
CLEVELAND — Few are questioning whether Justin Masterson belongs in the starting rotation at this point. The right-hander, who many feel is more suited for the bullpen, continued to dispel that theory Friday night, as the Indians opened a three-game series against Baltimore with a resounding 8-2 win. In what was his third start of [...]
Indians notes: Choo, Santana scuffling
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ fast start to the season is even more surprising considering two of the key cogs in the middle of their lineup, third hitter Shin-Soo Choo and cleanup hitter Carlos Santana, are struggling at the plate. Choo has been scuffling since the outset of the year, entering Friday batting a paltry .200 [...]
Report: Police investigated phone calls to Rep. Sutton’s office
LORAIN — Lorain police investigated threatening phone calls made to U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton’s office a little over a week ago, according to a police report released today. Officers were called to the office, at 205 W. 20th St., about noon April 6, the report says. They spoke with an employee who said another employee [...]
Lorain mayoral candidate resigns job to comply with Hatch Act
NORTH OLMSTED — Lorain mayoral candidate Chase Ritenauer has resigned as North Olmsted’s safety-service director after a federal investigation determined that he was in violation of the Hatch Act, which prohibits government workers who deal with federal money from running in partisan elections. Ritenauer, who is running in the Democratic primary against Lorain Mayor Tony [...]
Audit: Ohio police chiefs group misused $5 million from Homeland Security
COLUMBUS — An audit by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog says a police chiefs group in Ohio mishandled nearly $5 million in federal grants. The Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police received more than half the money allocated to the state through a local police terrorism prevention program. Homeland Security’s Inspector General [...]
Groups cleared to move forward in fighting Ohio union law
COLUMBUS — Opponents of Ohio’s new collective bargaining law have been cleared to move forward with their effort to get a referendum on the ballot this November. The state’s attorney general and secretary of state on Friday certified that the group called We Are Ohio can start collecting the more than 231,000 valid signatures needed [...]
Transportation director: State willing to lease turnpike, won’t sell it
TOLEDO — Ohio’s transportation director says the state is willing to lease the Ohio Turnpike but won’t sell it outright. Transportation Director Jerry Wray also says the state wants any deal to include caps on future tolls. Critics of Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to turn over the turnpike to private investors have warned such a [...]
Daniel Kovarbasich found to have violated probation
ELYRIA — Convicted killer Daniel Kovarbasich was found to have violated his probation this morning for allegedly threatening to stab a guard at the Lorain County Jail earlier this year. Daniel, 17, was convicted last year of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault for the Jan. 22, 2010, beating and stabbing death of 55-year-old Duane Hurley. [...]