Archive for May, 2011
Tim Moyers
Tim Moyers, 45, of Wellington, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at Mercy Allen Hospital. Tim was born September 3, 1965 in Elyria to William Bruce and Cathleen (nee Moore) Moyers. Tim was a 1984 Wellington High School graduate. After graduation Tim attended Remington College earning a Medical Assistant certificate. He worked for Welcome House in [...]
Dorothy A. “Dottie” Pugh
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Dorothy A. “Dottie” Pugh will be held 11 A.M., Saturday, May 21, 2011 at LaPorte United Methodist Church, 2071 Grafton Rd., Elyria. The Reverend Jonathan M. McCleery will preside. Luncheon will be served following the service. Visit www.dickenfuneralhome.com
Martha A. Schandorsky
Martha A. (Ann) Schandorsky, 84, of Elyria, passed away quietly on Saturday, May 14, 2011 in her home. She was born March 20, 1927 in Avon to Sepherinus Peter and Clara (nee Linden) Smith. Martha worked for 18 years at Lorain County Human Services as a Social Worker until her retirement. She was a member [...]
Rev. Robert Conrad Strom
In loving memory of Rev. Robert Conrad Strom who died Thursday, May 12, 2011. He was born in Springfield, Missouri June 23, 1931, son of the late Blanche (Duncan) and Egan Strom of Elyria. He was graduate of Elyria High School, Oberlin College and Princeton Theological Seminary. Organizing pastor of the Franklin Lakes Presbyterian Church [...]
Paula H. Timar
Paula H. (nee Warmeling) Timar, 67, entered into rest Sunday, May 15, 2011 at St. John Medical Center, Westlake. Born in Cleveland Heights on February 9, 1944, she was retired from Key Corp after 40 years of service. Paula enjoyed spending time with her animals, gardening, and her family. She is survived by her husband, [...]
Bernard J. Uline
Bernard J. Uline, 71, of Oberlin, died on Sunday May 15, 2011 at his home following a short illness. Mr. Uline was born in Cleveland, on February 16, 1940 where he resided until 1975. He moved to Lorain County in 1978 where he has resided since. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1957 to [...]
New venue for police memorial service
Due to inclement weather, the county’s Police Memorial Service scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday has been moved from the Black River Pavilion in Lorain to the Lorain Palace Theatre. The service is open to the public.
Gov. Kasich seeking $400,000 for Strickland administration’s unpaid bills
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s office is seeking more than $400,000 it says is needed to cover unpaid bills left by the administration of former Gov. Ted Strickland. The Republican governor submitted the request Monday to the State Controlling Board, which meets May 23. It is not unusual for some expenses to carry over [...]
Cleveland to lay off 81 police officers, 51 firefighters
CLEVELAND — The city of Cleveland has detailed budget-related cutbacks involving more than 320 layoffs, including 81 police officers and 51 firefighters. Five of 40 fire companies will be closed. The specifics were laid out Monday by Mayor Frank Jackson. He announced a general plan to cut costs last month and blamed the impending loss [...]
Federal judge halts Ohio man’s execution that was planned for tomorrow
COLUMBUS — A federal judge in Ohio is halting the execution of a man who was convicted in the 1984 shootings of his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend but says he doesn’t remember the slayings. Sixty-three-year-old Daniel Lee Bedford was scheduled to be put to death Tuesday. His attorneys had sought a stay of execution to [...]
Elyria police officer attacked while booking inmate
ELYRIA — A Cleveland man has been charged with assault on a police officer after he attacked an officer while he was being booked at the Elyria police station early Sunday morning. Anthony Thomas, 29, was arrested for contempt of court on drunken driving and driving under suspension charges after officers were called to a [...]
Gas prices under $4 for first time in a month, AAA says
COLUMBUS — Ohio gas prices have fallen back below $4 a gallon for the first time since late April as oil prices have retreated. Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express puts the statewide average price for a gallon of regular-grade gasoline at $3.98, down from an even [...]
New home for Ohio man’s pencil sharpener ‘museum’
LOGAN, Ohio — Tourism officials have made a point of displaying the hundreds of pencil sharpeners collected by an Ohio minister who died last summer. The Rev. Paul Johnson had kept his collection in a small shed he called his museum, outside his home in Carbon Hill in southeast Ohio. A new home for his [...]
School punishing teen for not immediately reporting sex on bus, mom says
DAYTON — A woman says an Ohio charter school is unfairly punishing her daughter for not immediately reporting that she allegedly saw two classmates having sex on a school bus and for changing her bus seat during the trip. Saundra Roundtree told The Associated Press on Monday that her 14-year-old daughter changed seats with a [...]
Cleveland marathon: Ridgeville’s Kyle Basista breaks 3 hours in debut
CLEVELAND — Kyle Basista wasn’t 100 percent ready, and didn’t think his training base was close to what it should have been. But that didn’t stop the North Ridgeville resident from turning in an impressive debut Sunday at the 34th annual Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. Basista, a 2003 Elyria Catholic graduate, clocked a respectable two [...]
2 straight rainouts halt Tribe’s momentum
CLEVELAND — The Indians and Mariners wound up all wet again Sunday at Progressive Field. For the second straight day rain postponed a game between the American League rivals, with no official makeup date set for either of the final two games of a scheduled three-game series. This time around, the poor weather made for [...]
Len Barker’s perfect game helped the CT’s Shaun Bennett learn to love sports
When “Len Barker” is said aloud, eyes involuntarily widen and smiles creep onto the faces of Cleveland sports fans. That is because Barker is a member of Cleveland sports royalty. He’s a true rock star in the city that’s the epicenter of that musical genre. Sunday marked the 30-year anniversary of the event that made [...]
Soaked spring puts most farmers way behind on planting
In the midst of what’s been one damp, waterlogged, lousy spring for those who plant, cultivate and harvest the foods we eat, Fenik’s Sweet Corn on Lake Avenue in Elyria has been an early planting season exception to the rule. “Things are not that bleak for us,” Pat Fenik said. “We’ve got four-inch corn right [...]
John Demjanjuk ordered freed pending appeal
BERLIN — Munich prosecutors have appealed John Demjanjuk’s five-year sentence for war crimes and a judge’s decision to set him free pending appeal, a spokeswoman said Monday. The 91-year-old former Ohio autoworker was convicted Thursday on 28,060 counts of being an accessory to murder after the court found he served as a guard at the [...]
These Are The Players You Need To Win A Scramble
Playing in a scramble can be one of the most enjoyable events you can participate in at a golf course. It’s not every day that you get to write eight consecutive birdies on a scorecard. Sure, it’s a team score, but it’s still cool. You get to play from spots on the course that you [...]
Lorain Council set to OK study into stopping frequent flooding around Martin’s Run
LORAIN — A $300,000 flood prevention study is expected to be approved by the Lorain Council tonight. The study is designed to end chronic flooding from Martin’s Run Creek, much of which affects the 4th Ward. “We’re going to have the study done and move forward to eliminate that problem,” 4th Ward Councilman Bret Schuster [...]
Bedtime stories turn into book for Avon principal
AVON — Far below our everyday world lies the Kingdom of Gilacia, a magical place where trolls and goblins are at war, a princess has been abducted and two young girls from New Jersey become heroes in a thrilling adventure. OK, so that isn’t really our world, but it is in the plot of “The [...]
Police log for May 16, 2011
Elyria police Friday, May 13 6:59 a.m. — 300 block Kenyon Ave., theft from vehicle. 2:09 p.m. — 422 Lake Ave., Family Dollar, theft of groceries. 3:39 p.m. — 1000 block Belmar Court, theft from vehicle. 3:45 p.m. — 1000 block Chestnut Commons Drive, Walmart, Joseph Laird, 32, 39600 block Carol Lane, charged with theft [...]
Police: Drunken driver puts up fight after fleeing scene of crash
LORAIN — A drunken driver didn’t give up easily Friday night, according to police. Lorain resident Paul T. Robertson Jr. ran from the scene of where police said they found the crashed car he was driving around 9:15 p.m. Friday, according to a report by Officers Orlando Perez and Jarrod Nighswander. The incident began after [...]
Fundraiser listings for May 16, 2011
Food Bake sale, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. today at Asbury United Methodist Church, 1611 Middle Ave., Elyria. All proceeds go toward the funding of a community carnival and benefit for Wigs for Kids. Sponsored by Save Our Children, Elyria. For more information, call (440) 323-3272. Fish fry, Friday at VFW Post 1079, 500 South Abbe [...]