Archive for June, 2011
Minnie L. Davis
Minnie L. Davis, 67 of LaGrange passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange after a long illness. She was born March 25, 1944 in Mac Beth W. Virginia, living in Parma before moving to LaGrange 3 years ago. She attended Freewill Baptist Church in Cleveland for several years. She was a [...]
Mary Alice Watson
Mary Alice Watson (nee Humm), 90, of Elyria, was called home by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, June 23, 2011, at the New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain following a one year illness. She was born December 25, 1920, in Lorain. Raised in Florence Township until age 21, Mary then moved to [...]
Florence A. Allen
Florence A. Allen (nee Schuster), 91, entered into rest Friday, June 24, 2011, at the Center Ridge Health Campus, North Ridgeville. She was born August 4, 1919 in Oberlin. Florence lived for over 60 years in Avon, coming from Oberlin. She was employed by Timm Spring Co. in Elyria, for over 38 years, in manufacturing. [...]
Mack S. Long
Mack S. Long, 84, of Lorain, passed away Friday, June 24, 2011 at the EMH Healthcare in Elyria, following a lingering illness. Mr. Long was born December 2, 1926 in Lorain to the late Fred D. and Laura E. (nee Scott) Long. A lifelong resident of Lorain, Mr. Long graduated from Lorain High School. He [...]
Joseph Mark Wade
Joseph Mark Wade, 51, of Elyria, died Friday, June 24, 2011, at home, following a short illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland Street, Elyria.
Two country acts to headline county fair
WELLINGTON — Two likeable country music acts — Billy Currington and Easton Corbin — will headline the Lorain County Fair. Corbin, whose first album last year had two No. 1 hits — “A Little More Country Than That” and “Roll With It” — will perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22. Tickets are $18. Currington, known [...]
Special Olympians bound for Buckeye land
ELYRIA — And they’re off. The athletes from Murray Ridge Center headed out to the 42nd Annual Special Olympic Games at the Ohio State University in Columbus. A bus and a supporting van filled with 47 Murray Ridge athletes, 13 coaches and lots of excitement left the Murray Ridge Center at 9 a.m. Friday for [...]
Free AIDS testing offered Monday
ELYRIA — In observance of Monday’s HIV Testing Day, free testing will be available to Lorain County residents. The free, anonymous testing will be Monday at the Lorain County Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program’s Lorain offices and at The Chronicle-Telegram’s offices in Elyria on Monday, joining hundreds of other testing sites throughout [...]
American flag journeys from Baghdad to area church
ELYRIA TWP. — Friday’s brief flag-raising ceremony at St. Vincent de Paul Church should leave a lasting impression of the past, present and future sacrifices made by U.S. military personnel serving in the Middle East. After “Reveille” was played by Larry Schuster, post commander of AMVETS Post 32 of Elyria, an American flag was raised [...]
Teen injured when car hits utility pole
LAGRANGE — A 16-year-old boy was flown to a Cleveland hospital after the car he was driving slammed into a utility pole Friday evening. Caleb Green was still being evaluated in the emergency room at MetroHealth Medical Center late Friday and his condition was not available. He was driving a 1989 Ford Mustang south on [...]
ROUNDUP: June 25, 2011
Shot man involved in domestic dispute ELYRIA — A reputed member of the M.A. Zone gang who was shot Tuesday afternoon was charged with domestic violence Thursday night. Christopher Howse, 20, allegedly pulled his pregnant girlfriend’s hair and hit her after they got into an argument over her not staying with him and taking care [...]
BLOTTER: June 25, 2011
Elyria police Wednesday, June 22 10:54 a.m. – 100 block Brunswick Drive, car windshield smashed overnight. 11:14 a.m. – 300 block West Ave., driver’s license and wallet stolen from locked car. Friend of victim later recovered license which he said a man tried to sell to him before running away. 2:09 p.m. – Sidelines Bar, [...]
Rain washes out Day 1 qualifying at NHRA event in Norwalk
NORWALK – The storm clouds that were predicted to arrive late in the afternoon at Summit Motorsports Park came earlier than expected and washed out Friday evening’s qualifying sessions at the fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The track crews worked several times during the afternoon to dry the track once the rain stopped, [...]
Elyria’s Dave Connolly back in Norwalk as crew chief for Pro Stock driver Erica Enders
NORWALK – What a difference a year makes. In 2010, Dave Connolly won the Pro Stock title in Reading, Pa., as well as the Super Gas competition in Gainesville, Fla. He also collected wins in the Norwalk and Mid-Michigan divisional in Top Alcohol Dragster. Though he spent many years as a drag racer, his responsibilities [...]
Giants 4, Indians 3: Choo hurt in error-filled debacle
SAN FRANCISCO – Andres Torres scored the deciding run from third base on Aubrey Huff’s long foul out in the sixth inning, and the San Francisco Giants overcame another erratic start by pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on Friday night. Torres also homered and singled twice to help the Giants rally [...]
Cavs’ top pick impresses local media
INDEPENDENCE – Dressed in a gray suit and tie, 19-year-old Kyrie Irving looked more like a young businessman than the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft when he met the local media Friday afternoon at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Equally impressive was the fact the Duke point guard, chosen by the Cavaliers with the first [...]
Rick Noland: Cavs’ draft left me unfulfilled
I’m not saying the Cavaliers had a bad draft. I can’t say that, because they added the closest thing to a sure thing by taking Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the No. 1 pick. I’m not saying I’m terribly upset with the selection of Tristan Thompson with the fourth pick, though the Texas power [...]
Crushers 7, Beach Bums 3: Norris’ big hit equals big win
AVON – Patrick Norris may not have realized what his two-out, three-run triple meant to Lake Erie’s Chris Luick and Adam Gleibe. It kept the eight and nine hitters out of the Crushers doghouse as Lake Erie bounced back to beat Traverse City 7-3 in the rubber match of the three-game series. “I didn’t want [...]
Billy Currington and Easton Corbin to headline Lorain County Fair.
WELLINGTON — Two likeable country music acts — Billy Currington and Easton Corbin — will headline the Lorain County Fair. Corbin, whose first album last year had two No. 1 hits — “A Little More Country Than That” and “Roll With It” — will perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22. Tickets are $18. Currington, known [...]
VIDEO: Lorain International Festival bazaar kicks off
VIDEO: Princess pageant talent portion
Critter Chronicles: A Preview of Sunday’s Pets
Erie Shores Humane Society: Peggy at (440) 365-7516 or (440) 452-4619 or www.erieshoreshumanesociety.com Friendship APL of Lorain County: (440) 322-4321 or www.friendshipapl.org Oasis Animal Shelter: (440) 775-4101 or www.oasisanimalshelter.com Read the Critter Chronicles column in Sunday’s Chronicle-Telegram to find out more about these pets available for adoption. If you work or volunteer for a pet [...]
Train splits truck in half, driver unhurt
COLUMBIA STATION — Station Road resident Keith Clark couldn’t believe his eyes after he heard “a big crunch” about 7:45 a.m. Thursday and went outside. A semitrailer truck carrying 44,000 pounds of steel coils had been sliced in half by a train at the CSX Transportation crossing near Osborne Road. The truck driver was sitting [...]
Family seeking identities of rescuers
ELYRIA — They appeared out of nowhere. Three women — who authorities believe are nurses — happened to be driving by when a 50-year-old motorcyclist crashed his motorcycle while exiting Interstate 90 onto state Route 57 shortly after 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Arthur Gula, a longtime employee of Invacare, struck a curb and was critically hurt [...]
Additional charges filed against woman accused of trying to hire hit man
ELYRIA — A Lorain woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to murder the husband of her late niece pleaded not guilty Thursday to two counts of conspiracy to commit murder. But prosecutors also have obtained two additional charges of conspiracy against Irene Wlasyzn, 53, in the alleged murder-for-hire scheme. Kenneth Ortner, Wlasyzn’s [...]