Archive for July, 2011
Orioles 8, Indians 3: Sizemore hurts knee in series finale defeat
BALTIMORE — Another fielding gem by Asdrubal Cabrera and a three-run first inning turned out to be the highlights of a frustrating game for the Cleveland Indians, who ended up lamenting several missed opportunities and another knee injury to Grady Sizemore. The Indians wasted 10 hits and four walks in an 8-3 loss to the [...]
Ironman Andrew Kubuski makes history in victory
LORAIN — Andrew Kubuski went where no Ironman has ever gone before — over the fence at the Pipe Yard. Kubuski hit the first home run ever by a Lorain County player in its home park Sunday in a 7-5 win over Slippery Rock. With a runner on first base and the teams deadlocked in [...]
Kids can ride in derby cars for free Thursday afternoon
AKRON — The 74th Soap Box Derby Week in Ohio includes an opportunity for fans to get a taste of the fabled race. The Akron Beacon Journal reports children will be allowed to try out the downhill track for free aboard wheeled street luge sleds Thursday afternoon. In the evening, both kids and adults can [...]
Ohio gas prices edge up 2 cents per gallon
COLUMBUS — Gasoline costs slightly more this week at Ohio gas pumps, though it’s still much cheaper than the highs seen during the spring. A survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express shows Ohio’s average price for regular-grade gasoline is $3.60 a gallon, up 2 cents from last Monday’s [...]
15 Minutes: Swimmer Bob Elfers tried to cross Lake Erie
Bob “Biker Bob” Elfers Age: 76 Lives in: Elyria Pursuit: Swimming How did you get interested in swimming? Well, I was born and raised on Kelleys Island and we always swam from as long as I can remember. How did the challenge come to mind to swim across Lake Erie? I don’t know, it just [...]
South Lorain residents rally to save post office
LORAIN — “Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Budget cuts, however, are a different story. Faced with a crippling requirement to pre-fund $5.5 billion in employee health benefits annually, declining mail volume due to the Internet and competition from for-profit [...]
Man hospitalized after being stabbed leaving bar
ELYRIA — A man who had just left a downtown bar early Saturday morning told police he was stabbed by someone who ran up behind him. Gregory Barnes, 25, of Elyria was first taken to EMH Medical Center in Elyria for treatment of a stab wound to his left shoulder, Elyria police reports said. Hospital [...]
Man charged with burglary after fight
ELYRIA — An Oakwood Drive man was charged with aggravated burglary and domestic violence following an early-morning incident Saturday in which he got into a fight with another man at an apartment. Leroy Lee Wood, 35, was arrested, charged and jailed after being treated and released for minor injuries at EMH Medical Center in Elyria, [...]
Police say man assaulted woman, fled after jumping out second-floor window
LORAIN — An East 30th Street woman told police she was assaulted by a man Friday night who then hid in a bedroom of her residence, according to a police report. The 40-year-old woman said she was struck by the man at her residence in the 1500 block of East 30th Street about 7:45 p.m. [...]
Man faces charges for steel found in pickup
ELYRIA — A man was charged with receiving stolen property and possessing criminal tools Thursday after police were called to the 100 block of Marseilles Avenue on a report of a pickup containing steel stolen from Aztec Steel, according to a police report. Mark Perron was charged from warrants regarding a theft on July 12, [...]
Fundraiser listings for July 18, 2011
Food Chicken Barbecue, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Brownhelm Congregational United Church of Christ, 2144 North Ridge Road, Vermilion. $9 for adults. $5 for children 4 to 12. Free ages 3 and under. Dinners include half a chicken, homemade potato salad, applesauce, relishes, roll and butter, homemade pie or cake, and beverage. Carryouts available. [...]
James W. Blauvelt
James W. Blauvelt, 74, of Elyria, died Saturday, July 16, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. He was born October 29, 1936 in Elyria, attended Elyria High School and was a U.S. Army Veteran. Jim was an automotive mechanic and employed as service manager at J.R. Dall Ford in Elyria [...]
John Demich
John Demich, 67, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011, following a brief illness. He was born May 6, 1944 in Elyria and was raised in Sheffield Township. John had made his home in Amherst since 1979. John was employed at US Steel Corporation in Lorain as a grinder operator in [...]
Dorothy Marie Hellinger
Dorothy Marie Hellinger (nee Lakofsky), 97, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Amherst Manor Nursing. She was born Oct. 22, 1913 in Amherst where she was raised and lived her entire life. Dorothy was a lifetime member of St. Peter United Church of Christ in Amherst. She also belonged [...]
Raymond E. Long
Raymond E. Long, 96, of LaGrange passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011 at his home following a breif illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria. 322-4626.
Janice L. Mitchell
Janice L. Mitchell (nee Fairs) 77, of North Ridgeville, passed away Sunday July 17, 2011 at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland following a long illness. She was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on April 27, 1934. Mrs. Mitchell had been a resident of North Ridgeville since 1961. She graduated from Belmont High School in Belmont, Massachusetts [...]
Anna Mae Pash
Anna Mae Pash (nee Gill) went to be with the Lord on Saturday July 16th, 2011, at the New Life Hospice Center in Lorain. She was born October 18th, 1931, in Summerlee, West Virginia. She lived in Oberlin, since 1968. Before retiring she worked for several retail food stores. She enjoyed studying the Bible, going [...]
Loraine Sullivan
Loraine Sullivan (nee McCoy), 83, of Elyria, passed away Thursday evening, July 14, 2011 at Center Ridge Health Campus following a lengthy illness. She was born January 27, 1928 in Chattaroy, West Virginia and has resided in Lorain County since the mid 1950′s. Loraine was a homemaker and a member of Cross Community Church in [...]
Casmire Sobotka
Casmire Sobotka, 80, of Elyria, died Friday, July 15, 2011 at EMH Healthcare. Mr. Sobotka was born June 25, 1931 in Elyria and lived here all of his life. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving with the United States Air Force. He was employed by Bendix Westinghouse as a machine operator and [...]
Vivienne Cassidy
Vivienne Cassidy, 84, of Wellington, died Thursday, July 14, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later date. Services are being handled by Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, Wellington.
Pearl L. Martell
Pearl Louise Martell, 81, of Spencer, and formerly of Austintown, Ohio passed away Friday, July 15, 2011 at Burbank Parke Care Center in Burbank, Ohio, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, August 27, 1929 to Charles and Nellie (Snyder) Beard. She married Alfred Gordon Martell on August 27, 1944. They [...]
Dorothy M. Schneider
Dorothy M. Schneider (nee Linden), 92, of North Ridgeville, passed away Friday, July 15, 2011 at Northridge Health Center, North Ridgeville, following a sudden illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, (440) 322-4626.
Paul Abraham
Paul Abraham passed away Friday, July 15, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Please contact Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, Wellington for more information. www.norton-eastmanfuneralhome.com
Verma L. Davies
Verma L. Davies (Mollohan), 62, of Elyria died on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic following a short illness. Verma was born in Elkridge, West Virginia on April 16, 1949 and lived in Elyria for most of her life. She was a graduate of Elyria High School with the class of 1969. She [...]
William Edward Forgues
Mr. William Edward Forgues, born September 7, 1948, passed to his eternal reward at the Hospice of the Western Reserve Tuesday, July 13, 2011 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. His interests included horses, chess and playing the piano. He was a devoted husband, loving father, helpful neighbor and a man of many talents. [...]