Archive for June, 2011
Boys H.S. Volleyball: Local pair helps St. Edward win state title
Most of St. Edward’s seniors spent a good part of May 29 in the school’s auditorium, receiving their high school diplomas. Not Jake Lorbach. He was more than two hours away, trying to take home something that, unlike a diploma, wasn’t guaranteed to him. Lorbach, from Elyria, was at Pickerington North High School that day. [...]
U.S. Open: Rory McIlroy makes history, leads by 6
BETHESDA, Md. — In one of those can’t-miss moments in sports, thousands of fans covered every inch of space on the hill behind the 10th green at Congressional. They spilled onto the clubhouse veranda, pressed their faces against the windows and lined up against the balcony railing to watch Rory McIlroy deliver a performance never [...]
Ironmen fall to Dans in 9th inning
LORAIN — The Danville Dans’ bus arrived 10 minutes before Friday night’s game against the Lorain County Ironmen was set to start. By the time the game was over, you can bet the Ironmen were wishing it hadn’t shown up at all. The Ironmen lost a 4-3 heartbreaker after entering the ninth inning with a [...]
Indians Notes: Travis Hafner hurries back into lineup
CLEVELAND — Travis Hafner was expected to play in three minor league rehab games, but the Indians cut it off after two, activating the designated hitter from the disabled list Friday for the series opener with Pittsburgh. “He felt that he was ready to go,” manager Manny Acta said of Hafner, who spent close to [...]
Ohio unemployment unchanged after steady decline
COLUMBUS — A long, steady decline in Ohio unemployment paused in May, but state officials said Friday that the job market continued to improve and outperform those in other states despite the unchanged jobless rate. Ohio registered 8.6 percent unemployment in May, matching the rate from April, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services [...]
Anti-SB 5 group collects more than 714,000 signatures
COLUMBUS — Opponents of Ohio’s new collective bargaining law say they have collected hundreds of thousands more signatures than needed so voters can weigh in on repealing the measure this fall. We Are Ohio said Friday it has collected more than 714,000 signatures, which still must be checked by the state’s election chief to ensure [...]
Man accused of distributing deadly heroin arrested by Marshals
ELYRIA — An Elyria man who was on the run after being accused of distributing “bad” heroin was arrested yesterday by U.S. Marshals. Brett Burnside, 29, of Elyria, was charged with possession of heroin and having weapons under disability, Lorain police detective A.J. Mathewson said in April. According to Deputy Tony Keffer, U.S. Marshals Service [...]
Ironmen sweep Chillicothe Paints
CHILLICOTHE — The Lorain County Ironmen came from behind, getting 17 hits on their way to a 7-4 and a two-game sweep of Chillicothe. Jeff Cola was on fire, going 5-for-5 with two homers and four RBIs. The Paints jumped out 1-0 in the bottom of the first, but it would be their last lead [...]
Crushers end losing streak in Illinois
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Lake Erie (8-17) tied the game vs. Rockford in the sixth, then scored three times in the eighth to put away a 7-3 win, ending a franchise-record seven-game losing streak. Joel Collins’ two-run homer led the Crushers’ 11 hits. Eight of the starting nine hit safely with with six players reaching base [...]
Indians slump quickly returns; Acta frustrated
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers are leaving the Motor City on a roll. Their manager, Jim Leyland, refuses to get too excited about it. Jhonny Peralta and Ryan Raburn hit back-to-back, solo homers in the fourth inning and Detroit went on to beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 Thursday. The Tigers, who won twice in the [...]
The Chronicle names bowlers of the year
AVON — One accomplished it by bowling in just one league, the other rolled in two leagues. Josh Truman and Maryl Hall each went home Thursday night with their second Chronicle-Telegram/Russ Davies Memorial Award as Bowler of the Year. They received the awards at the annual Elyria United States Bowling Congress Bowling Association awards banquet [...]
Longtime local softball coach Brian Daw retiring
Brian Daw has been a high school and youth league coach, a team organizer, league co-founder and generally a highly visible figure in fastpitch softball over the last quarter-century. In that span, he has been head coach at three high schools in Lorain and Cuyahoga counties, and has been involved with dozens of teams and [...]
Elyria police officer pleads not guilty in punch incident
ELYRIA — Elyria police Officer Jay Loesch pleaded not guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor assault charge that stems from an allegation he punched a suspect who was handcuffed to a hospital bed in January. Loesch wasn’t in court to deny the charge. Instead, his attorney, Bob Phillips, filed the not-guilty plea. Loesch, who remains on [...]
Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival: 7th year promises more sticky fun
AVON — The Annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival kicks off today at Veterans Memorial Park on Detroit Road. Gates open at 4 p.m. Magician Bobby Maverick, Disney Radio and the Joy Unspeakable living statue will be featured. Cleveland’s Breakfast Club, a local rock band, will hit the main stage at 8 p.m. The festival [...]
Vermilion Festival of the Fish: ‘Crazy’ regatta a traditional highlight
VERMILION — Even though he lives in boating-happy Vermilion, Jeremy Kennison has never had a boat of his own. But that isn’t stopping him and friends and co-workers at Quaker Steak & Lube from getting in this year’s Crazy Craft Regatta with a wacky watercraft. “This is the first year we’re trying it,” Kennison, a [...]
Fire crews respond to mercury spill on South Logan Street
ELYRIA — Environmental Protection Agency investigators are expected today at the scene of a small mercury spill in the 800 block of South Logan St. No one was contaminated or sickened in the spill, which involved mercury stored in a container in a shed behind a home, according to Fire Capt. James Galway. A man [...]
Westlake officers help deliver breech baby at home
WESTLAKE — Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Dr. Eric Kaiser, an auxiliary police officer and anesthesiologist, teamed with police Officer Eric Gerry Vogel and Lt. Kevin Beilozer to help deliver a baby at 3:30 a.m. Sunday at a home in the 23000 block of Westwood Road. Mary Hamad and [...]
Rep. Matt Lundy, Gov. Kasich at odds over info release
When does the public’s right to know become a public nuisance? That’s what Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is being asked to decide by state Rep. Matt Lundy, D-Elyria. Lundy on Thursday requested a legal opinion from DeWine on whether Gov. John Kasich should provide emails and other documents related to how Kasich formulated his [...]
Teens — and a CT intern — get lessons in driving
ELYRIA — There’s that really unfair stereotype that women are bad drivers. Unfortunately, I am one of those who perpetuate that thinking. So on Thursday, when I went to cover the Key To Safe Driving event at Lorain County Community College that teaches teens to become better drivers, I thought I’d pick up a few [...]
Lorain sex offender found dead in prison
A convicted sex offender who once claimed to be an ax murderer has died in prison. Carlo LoParo, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said Theodore Miller died June 5 at Warren Correctional Institution, where he was serving a four-year sentence for failing to register as a sex offender. LoParo said [...]
Some county communities report uptick in debit fraud
Some police departments say they have noticed a definite increase in the number of people reporting cases of debit card fraud, while others said they have not. A number of area banks and credit unions contacted for comment over a widening debit card fraud breach across Northeast Ohio did not respond. But those that did [...]
Kathryn L. Big
Kathryn L. Big (nee Zierer), 73, of Avon Lake, formerly of South Amherst, passed away, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Big was born December 13, 1937 in Morgantown, West Virginia, she was raised in Star City, West Virginia and had lived in Avon Lake for 32 years. [...]
William “Neal” Carr
William “Neal” Carr, 53, of North Ridgeville, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, June 12, 2011. He was born in Gassaway, West Virginia and had been a resident of North Ridgeville for most of his life. He worked as an assembly line supervisor for Ford Motor Company at the Lorain and Avon plants [...]
Michael Clodwick
Michael Clodwick, 60, of Vermilion, passed away suddenly Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain. He was born in Oberlin on May 14, 1951 and had been a lifelong resident of Lorain and Erie Counties. Michael was employed as a welder at the former Lorain Shipyards and at ADI in Sheffield [...]
Denise C. Flickinger
Denise C. (nee Ladd) Flickinger, 53, of South Amherst, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 18, 1957, in Medina, living in Lorain County all her life. She was a member of Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic [...]