Archive for June, 2011
Elyria eyes compost solution
ELYRIA — The city is looking to strike a balance between giving residents a place to dump their yard waste, keeping illegal dumpers from unloading at the city’s Garden Street facility after hours and saving money on organic waste disposal by entering into an agreement with a private company to operate a compost facility on [...]
Elyria’s Kristen Boros follows sister Alex as Lorain County Miss Softball
ELYRIA – You remember the kid as a 9- or 10-year-old going over a score sheet, helping to construct a box score when her big sister was a star softball player at Elyria High. After a distinguished career that saw her score the winning run in the Pioneers’ first state championship in 2002, big sister [...]
Indians 4, Rockies 3: Bullpen comes through for Tribe again
CLEVELAND – They call themselves the “Bullpen Mafia,” and they whacked another victim Wednesday night at Progressive Field. The Indians’ relief corps, which has been at the root of Cleveland’s success this season, rode to the rescue yet again, leaving the Colorado Rockies sleeping with the fishes in a 4-3 victory that avoided the series [...]
Noland: Cavs have many draft scenarios
In an ideal world, the Cavaliers will take Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the No. 1 pick in tonight’s NBA Draft, then package the No. 4 selection to move up and select Arizona forward Derrick Williams at No. 2. In a realistic world, they will take Irving with the first pick and hope Kentucky [...]
Avon’s Titsworth leads big after two rounds at Cleveland Junior Open
AVON – Beau Titsworth proved he was human but is still playing the role of Rory McIlroy, who ran away with the U.S. Open title last weekend by a whopping score. On Tuesday, Titsworth, a senior to be at St. Ignatius who hails from Avon, shot an American Junior Golf Association Cleveland Open first-round record [...]
Ironmen 14, Sliders 4: Pipe Yard pays dividends for hitters
LORAIN – There’s no place like home. The Lorain County Ironmen returned to The Pipe Yard on Wednesday and put on an offense show, pounding out a franchise-record 19 hits en route to a 14-4 win over Slippery Rock. It was the fourth consecutive day that the teams met after the Ironmen won two of [...]
Crushers 15, Beach Bums 4: Jodam Rivera’s return sparks rout
AVON – Welcome back, Jodam Rivera. In his first game back since being activated from the suspended list, the veteran Crushers shortstop had an RBI single and a two-run home run in his first two at-bats, keying an offensive outburst the team hasn’t seen at All Pro Freight Stadium all season. The Crushers scored 12 [...]
Whitey Bulger arrested in California, authorities say
LOS ANGELES — James “Whitey” Bulger, a notorious Boston gangster on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list for his alleged role in 19 murders, was captured Wednesday near Los Angeles after living on the run for 16 years, authorities said. Bulger, 81, was arrested in the early evening at a residence in Santa Monica, said [...]
Geraldine Davies
Geraldine Davies (nee Dove), 83, of Elyria, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011, at the Hospice Care Center of the Renaissance in Olmsted Township, following a long illness. She was born January 20, 1928 in Ashland, Kentucky and lived in Elyria for many years before moving to Phoenix, Arizona in 1970, returning to Elyria in [...]
Thomas P. Dool
Thomas P. Dool, 60, of Elyria, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011, at EMH Healthcare, following a long illness. He was born November 29, 1950 in Garfield Heights. Thomas was a graduate of Brookside High School. He retired from the City of Westlake in 1999, working in the maintenance department. Thomas was a member of [...]
John A. Hales
John A. Hales, 91, a lifelong resident of Elyria, went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, June 22, 2011. He departed from this life in his home, surrounded by his family. He was born June 17, 1920 in Elyria and was a 1938 graduate of Elyria High School. He served with the U.S. Army [...]
Frank S. Klena, Jr.
Frank S. Klena, Jr., 60, of Elyria, died at EMH Healthcare emergency room Saturday, June 18, 2011, following a sudden illness. He was born in Elyria November 30, 1950 and was a lifelong Elyria resident. He was a graduate of Elyria Catholic High School with the class of 1969. He was drafted into the United [...]
Frank Thomas Neale III
Frank Thomas “Thom” Neale III, 58, of Roaming Shores, Ohio died Friday, June 3, 2011, at Hospice House in Poland, Ohio. He was born November 26, 1952 in Warren, the son of Frank Thomas, Jr. and JoAnn Irene (Schwartz) Neale. Thom was a 1970 graduate of Howland High School and a 1974 graduate of Carnegie [...]
Marcia A. “Marcy” Perkey
Marcia A. “Marcy” Perkey (nee Shoemake), 61, of North Ridgeville, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Parma Hospital, after losing her battle with lung disease. She was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania and had been a resident of North Ridgeville since 1987, moving from Cleveland. Marcy worked as an order processor for Western Enterprise for [...]
Mary V. Strukely
Mary V. Strukely (nee Stanko), 94, of Lorain, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Hearthstone at Lorain, after a brief illness. She was born November 11, 1916 in Lorain and had lived on Oberlin Avenue in Lorain for 55 years, before becoming a resident at Hearthstone in July 2003. Mary graduated from Lorain High [...]
Karen “Patti” Wensing
Karen “Patti” Wensing (nee Jesko), 72, of North Ridgeville, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at the Renaissance Health Center in Olmsted Falls. She was born January 31, 1939 in Royal, Pennsylvania, and had been a resident of North Ridgeville since 1968. Patti worked as a school bus driver and later as the Supervisor of [...]
Elder Stanley (Mike) Wolfe
Elder Stanley (Mike) Wolfe, 85, of Avon, passed away Friday, June 17, 2011 at the Hospice of Western Reserve, Good Samaritan, Avon, from complications of Diabetes. He was born March 10, 1926, in Elyria. Mike graduated from Avon High School then earned a degree from Cornell University. He served our country for two years in [...]
Paul Ryan Yeaples
Paul Ryan Yeaples, infant son of Michael and Amy Yeaples, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011, at MetroHealth in Cleveland. In addition to his parents, Paul is survived by siblings, Johnathan, Anthony, Christian, Michael, Jr. and Mychaela Yeaples; grandparents, Joann and Donald Reed, Kathryn Guess, and Terry Yeaples, Sr.; and great-grandparents, Joe Duncan, Marie Fulkerson, [...]
Indians 4, Rockies 3: Bullpen helps Tribe avoid sweep
CLEVELAND — They call themselves the “Bullpen Mafia,” and they whacked another victim Wednesday night at Progressive Field. The Indians’ relief corps, which has been at the root of Cleveland’s success this season, rode to the rescue yet again, leaving the Colorado Rockies sleeping with the fishes in a 4-3 victory that avoided the series [...]
Indians 4, Rockies 3: Tribe avoids sweep
The Indians avoided the three-game sweep from the Rockies on Wednesday night at Progressive Field, winning 4-3. A two-run home run from Travis Hafner in the sixth wound up providing the game-winning runs. Cleveland’s bullpen struck out six of the eight batters it faced after coming on for starter Josh Tomlin in the seventh.
Indians notes: Acta says closer Perez is all-star worthy
CLEVELAND — Though the Indians have been pushing shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera to represent them in the All-Star Game (July 12 in Arizona), manager Manny Acta thinks there is another worthy player on the roster. “Can you pitch any better in the closer role?” Acta said of right-hander Chris Perez, who entered Wednesday with a 2-3 [...]
Ohio Senate committee drops voter photo plan
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio Senate panel on Wednesday dropped from a broader package of election law changes a provision that would have required voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot in person. Lawmakers moved to delete the proposal a day after the state’s top elections official joined Democrats and the League [...]
Boy, 7, driving car to Dad’s house hits 50 mph
CASEVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A 7-year-old Michigan boy barefoot and in pajamas drove a car for 20 miles, sometimes hitting speeds of 50 mph, before finally slowing down and stopping with the help of authorities. “He was crying and just kept saying he wanted to go to his dad’s,” Caseville Police Chief Jamie Learman said. [...]
Postal Service suspends employer contributions to retirements
WASHINGTON — The financially troubled Postal Service is suspending its employer contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System. The agency said Wednesday it is acting to conserve cash as it continues to lose money. It was $8 billion in the red last year because of the combined effects of the recession and the switch of [...]
Southwest suspended pilot after radio rant
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. suspended a pilot whose disparaging comments about gays and older flight attendants were transmitted over an air-traffic control frequency. The pilot was talking with another crew member and apparently didn’t realize that his microphone was on. Southwest said Wednesday that the pilot was reinstated after going through diversity training. The [...]