Archive for April, 2011
Andrew N. Carayiannis
Andrew N. Carayiannis, 90, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a brief illness. He was born January 10, 1921 in Kato Hora, Nafpaktos, Greece, immigrated to Oxford, Pennsylvania, under the sponsorship of George and Lucy Carayiannis and lived in the Elyria area for most of his life. Andrew [...]
Martin R. “Bob” Flanagan
Martin R. “Bob” Flanagan, 51, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at EMH Healthcare, following a sudden illness. There will be no visitation. A Memorial Mass will be held at 6 P.M., Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at St. Jude Catholic Church, 590 Poplar St., Elyria. A full obituary will appear in the Saturday, [...]
Mary B. Ksenich
Mary B. Ksenich (nee Seman), 86, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Main Street Care Center in Avon Lake, following a short illness surrounded by the love and presence of her family. She was born on October 4, 1924 in Cleveland to Steve and Anna (nee Mitro) Seman. She moved to Lorain [...]
Kathleen Quevy
Kathleen Quevy, 91, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2011 at EMH Healthcare, following a short illness. Arrangements will be announced by The Easly Funeral Home of Hastings, Pennsylvania. Local arrangements by Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home, Elyria.
Jane Rooney
Jane (nee Kane) Rooney, 83, died Tuesday, April 26,2011 at her home. Mrs. Rooney migrated from Scotland in 1930 with her two sisters and mother. She lived in Avon for over 45 years, coming from Cleveland. Jane was a manager of a local department store, retiring in 1984. She enjoyed spending time with her family, [...]
James E. Tygart
James E. Tygart, 82, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at EMH Healthcare, following an extended illness. He was born September 27, 1928 in Vulcan, West Virginia and had resided in Elyria since 1957. He worked as an apprenticeship painter at U.S. Steel, retiring in 1989. He was an extremely active member of [...]
NFL Draft: Browns trade twice, take DT Phil Taylor on busy night
BEREA — The Browns made two trades, adding three draft picks. They passed up receivers twice and some of the biggest names in college football. When the dust settled after a busy Thursday night, the Browns had begun to build the defensive line necessary to play the 4-3 scheme being installed for the 2011 season. [...]
Indians 8, Royals 2: Tribe sweeps Royals
CLEVELAND — The beat continued for the Indians on Thursday night. With Fausto Carmona pitching like an ace and Cleveland’s offense at full throttle once again, the Indians routed the Royals 8-2 to complete a three-game sweep of their Central Division rivals. Cleveland’s 10th straight victory at home improved the Indians to 16-8 on the [...]
NFL Draft notes: Browns players can get back to work today
BEREA – The doors at Browns headquarters are open. All of them. With the NFL lockout officially stopped – pending an appeal — after Judge Susan Richard Nelson denied the league’s request for a stay of her injunction, all 32 teams were told by the league Thursday to resume normal offseason activities. Players are allowed [...]
Indians 8, Royals 2: Tribe sweeps Royals
The Indians completed a three-game sweep of the Royals with an 8-2 win Thursday night at Progressive Field. It was Cleveland’s 10th straight win at home. Fausto Carmona got the win, allowing two runs on five hits over seven innings. The right-hander was backed by four home runs.
Indians notes: Sizemore surging after leaving DL
CLEVELAND — Grady Sizemore has always lived in the fast lane on the field, but this is a bit outrageous, even for him. With few expecting much early from the Indians’ center fielder upon his activation from the disabled list, Sizemore has instead provided more, batting .378 (14-for-37) with three home runs, seven doubles [...]
NFL Draft: Browns subject of trade talk leading into first round
BEREA – As the start of the NFL Draft approached tonight, the Browns were the subject of a number of trade rumors. Atlanta, which holds the No. 27 pick, was the latest possible partner. The Browns have declared their willingness to move down to acquire extra picks. But the deal must be right. “We’ve got [...]
Indians 7, Royals 2: Tribe cruises to 9th straight win at Progressive
CLEVELAND — As the curtain closed on another Indians game Wednesday night, “Cleveland Rocks” blared from the sound system at Progressive Field. For the Indians, it sure does. The Central Division’s surprising leader continued its winning ways at home, breezing by the second-place Royals, 7-2, for its ninth straight win at Progressive Field. Cleveland, which [...]
NFL draft 2011: With lots of spots to fill, GM talking confidently
General manager Tom Heckert had been on the job less than four months when he ran his first draft for the Browns. He inherited a lame-duck coach set in his ways, loyal to his favorite veteran players and specific about the type of draft pick he wanted. He was overshadowed by a president with a [...]
Cover boy: Hillis wins Madden gig
Cleveland finally has a championship to celebrate. Browns running back Peyton Hillis will grace the cover of “Madden NFL 12,” the latest edition of the popular video game series. He beat Eagles quarterback Michael Vick in the final, collecting 66 percent of the more than 1 million votes cast online. The winner was announced Wednesday [...]
Dozens of tornadoes rip through South, at least 214 dead
PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. — Dozens of tornadoes ripped through the South, flattening homes and businesses and killing at least 214 people in six states in the deadliest outbreak in nearly 40 years. As day broke Thursday, people in hard-hit Alabama surveyed flattened, debris-strewn neighborhoods and told of pulling bodies from rubble after the storms passed [...]
Wrestling: Tough to know how changes will affect area
Lorain County wrestlers will have new target weights to shoot for next season. The National Federation of State High School Associations approved an upward shift in the 14 weight classes that encompass high school wrestling. The weight classes that will be used during the 2011-12 season will be 106 pounds, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, [...]
Baseball: Clearview shakes off site change, remains undefeated in league
SULLIVAN — Clearview could have been forgiven if it had gotten off to a slow start in Wednesday’s Patriot Athletic Conference game at Black River. After all, the team didn’t know until 3 p.m. it was going to try to play the game, which was originally scheduled at Clearview. After having to go home to [...]
Local company to replace Scouts’ stolen camping gear
A local Boy Scout troop that was facing a summer without camping trips due to the theft of their trailer and supplies can breathe a sigh of relief today thanks to the generosity of a local company. Clear Choice Laser in Brecksville has agreed to fund replacement of all of the $2,500 to $3,000 in [...]
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Elyria mayoral candidates plan final push before Tuesday vote
ELYRIA — Campaign finance reports from Mayor Bill Grace and challenger Holly Brinda show that the lawyers who argued for and against the controversial Lorain County Rural Wastewater District sewer project have donated thousands to both candidates. For more than a year, two law firms have debated the project’s future: Taft, Stettinius and Hollister for [...]
Elyria Dems have different strategies in last weekend before vote
ELYRIA — There will be a lot handshaking and politicking in the final days before Tuesday’s primary. But the style of campaign will be very different between Mayor Bill Grace and challenger Holly Brinda. Brinda, who is trying to snag the Democratic nomination and unseat the incumbent Grace, said she will be pounding the pavement, [...]
Lorain County Children Services to lay off 15 workers
ELYRIA — Lorain County Children Services will lay off about 15 workers in the coming weeks to deal with losing about $1.2 million in federal funding. Patti-Jo Burtnett, the agency’s spokeswoman, said the cuts will mean reductions in alcohol and drug assessments and psychiatric services. There also could be some reductions in other support services, [...]
Local animal group under fire at county meeting
ELYRIA — Veterinarian Bill Fox blasted several members of a local animal advocacy organization at the county commissioners meeting Wednesday, accusing them of trying to micromanage operations at the Lorain County Dog Kennel. Although Fox praised the work of both the dog kennel and most of the animal rescue organizations in the county, he singled [...]
Police: Woman insisted on ordering Taco Bell before submitting to DUI test
NORTH ROYALTON — Police in North Royalton say a woman insisted on picking up some fast food before she allowed an officer to charge her with drunken driving. The Plain Dealer newspaper of Cleveland reports police in suburban North Royalton got a call about a car weaving and going off a road at a little [...]