Archive for August, 2011
Albert W. “Butch” Melhinch
Albert W. “Butch” Melhinch, 69, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, following a two month illness. He was born December 25, 1941 in in Elyria and was a lifelong Elyria resident. Butch worked at General Motors for 30 years, retiring from the [...]
Franklin D. Johnson
Franklin D. Johnson, 78, of Grafton, passed away Friday, August 19, 2011 at Autumn Aegis in Lorain, following a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by The Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Ruth “K.K.” Hamrick
Ruth “K.K” Hamrick, 60, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011 at EMH Healthcare, after a sudden illness. She was born February 24, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland and had lived most of her life in Lorain County. Mrs. Hamrick was a member of the Amvets Post #32 in Elyria, where she was in the [...]
Couple gives kids super back-to-school block party
ELYRIA – Ivory Oliver said she plans to have a good school year. To a 6-year-old girl who will be starting second grade at Crestwood Elementary School in a few short weeks, having a good year means she will listen to her teacher and do her work. “It will be easy,” she said. “I like [...]
City wants to level house, but history holds it up
ELYRIA – A public meeting is being held Monday to get feedback on the city’s plan to demolish a 111-year-old home that has the potential for historical designation. Located at 916 Middle Ave., the house was built in 1890, but several years ago it caught fire, and as a result it now sits vacant. It [...]
Milestones for 08/21/2011
Wedding – Cox 50th Anniversary – Gregory Engagement – Machor-Lewis Engagement – McHugh-Szlempa 50th Anniversary – Reitz 50th Anniversary – Scrivens 70th Anniversary – Sooy Award – Weegmann
20-year-old gets 35th license suspension
ELYRIA – A 20-year-old Elyria man can’t stop driving despite never having a driver’s license, and he has racked up an impressive record to show for it, according to police. Before Friday, Mondrell Green, of Adams Street, had 34 active driver’s license suspensions, and he racked up another when an Elyria police officer conducted a [...]
Woman rear-ends patrol cruiser
ELYRIA – A 36-year-old Elyria woman rear-ended a patrol cruiser Saturday night while driving on East Broad Street near EMH Medical Center in Elyria. Rebecca Gutowski was driving a Chevy Blazer and hit an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper while he was stopped at a red light. The woman was driving in the car with two [...]
Police log for Aug. 21, 2011
Elyria police Friday, Aug. 19 8:17 a.m. – 200 block Ninth St., mountain bike valued at $120 reported stolen from house by someone who took it off a front porch. 2:30 p.m. – 300 block Lake Ave., Michael Bair, 50, Cleveland, arrested on an outstanding warrant through the Elyria Municipal Court. 5:35 p.m. – 300 [...]
Indians’ lose to Tigers to fall 3 1/2 games back
DETROIT – The Cleveland Indians have to beat the Detroit Tigers if they want to win the AL Central. More importantly, they have to find a way to win games at Comerica Park. The Indians were routed 10-1 in Detroit on Saturday, falling 31⁄2 games behind the Tigers in the division race. Cleveland has lost [...]
Chris Assenheimer: Once again, the Tribe needs offense
It’s that time again. The Indians needed offense at the July 31 trading deadline and instead got pitching in heralded right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez. Not knocking the Jimenez move or saying it was a great one, just stating the facts here folks. I will say that trading for Jimenez was a deal geared toward the future [...]
Scott Petrak: Colt McCoy is not one of the Browns’ problems
Colt McCoy led three touchdown drives on six possessions Friday against the Lions. Sure, one covered just 34 yards, another 21 yards in one play and the third was helped by multiple Lions penalties. But none of that should diminish the positive feelings McCoy has inspired among coaches, teammates and fans through two preseason games. [...]
High school football 2011: Avon looks to avoid letdown
AVON – Mike Elder has been here before. In 2008, Elder’s Avon Eagles went 10-0 and won a pair of Division III playoff games before bowing out. The next season, Avon fell to 6-4 and missed the postseason. Then in 2010, the Eagles again went 10-0 – including an opening-night victory over Avon Lake to [...]
Girls soccer: Fairview 1, Elyria Catholic 0
FAIRVIEW PARK – It was a tough loss to swallow but the Elyria Catholic girls soccer team should still be feeling pretty good about its effort despite a 1-0 setback Saturday afternoon to 2010 Division II Rocky River district champ Fairview. Elyria Catholic, which finished 7-9-1 last year, had its chances. Panther senior goalie Marisa [...]
Boys soccer: Wadsworth 7, Lorain 0
WADSWORTH – Speed kills and Lorain’s boys soccer team found that out Saturday afternoon in the Titans’ season-opening match with the Wadsworth Grizzlies. The Grizzlies’ speed and finishing skills overwhelmed the Titans from the opening whistle and resulted in a 7-0 non-conference loss at Art Wright Stadium. “With just 1-2 scrimmages, the players are still [...]
Indians column: Tribe needs offense — again
It’s that time again. The Indians needed offense at the July 31 trading deadline and instead got pitching in heralded right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez. Not knocking the Jimenez move or saying it was a great one, just stating the facts here folks. I will say that trading for Jimenez was a deal geared toward the future [...]
Clayton R. “Bob” Gentry
Clayton R. (Bob) Gentry, 59, of Lorain, passed away in the arms of his wife, Cindy on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Louis Stokes Medical Center in Cleveland, following a brief illness. He was born July 7, 1952 in West Virginia to Minnie and the late Chester Gentry. He graduated from Elyria High School with [...]
Charlene “NeeNee” Clingan
Charlene “NeeNee” Clingan (nee McBrayer), 77, of North Ridgeville, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at her residence. She was born February 22, 1934 in Maryville, Tennessee. Mrs. Clingan had been a North Ridgeville resident for six years and had previously lived in Old Brooklyn. She moved to Cleveland at the age of 19, after [...]
Sandra A. Hatfield
Sandra A. Hatfield (nee Houston) 45, of Elyria, passed away Monday August 15, 2011 at University Hospital in Cleveland, following a short illness. She was born May 3, 1966 in Berea. Sandra was raised in Grafton and had resided in Elyria for the past 30 years. She was employed as a press operator at Diamond [...]
Ruth Hamrick
Ruth “K.K” Hamrick, 60, of Elyria, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011 in EMH Healthcare after a sudden illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St., Grafton.
Robert William Grugel
Robert William Grugel, 89, of Amherst, died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Survivors include his daughter, Barbara “Bobbi” and her husband, James White of Amherst; his son, Joseph and his wife, Tracy (Gulbenkian) Grugel of Stamford, Connecticut; granddaughter and grandson, Rebekah (Drew) and Rastislav Janis of Amherst; great-grandchildren, [...]
Henry V. Koepp
Henry V. Koepp, 71, of Elyria, died Friday, August 19, 2011 at his home, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland St., Elyria, OH 44035.
Hazel Marie Young
Hazel Marie Young (nee Kirk), 75, of Vermilion, passed away peacefully with her husband at her side, Friday, August 19, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph. She was born on January 16, 1936 in Middleton, Tennessee to the late Lennie Palmer Kirk and Clara Kirk (nee Hathcock). She has been a resident [...]
BASF building going up
The new lithium-ion manufacturing facility the BASF Corp. is constructing is taking shape in the Elyria skyline. Ground was broken on the $50 million project, which sits on BASF’s current Pine Street site, in late October, and the building-to-come is already easy to see as it rises in the air behind the plaza that houses [...]
Tea party group reserves Avon ballpark
AVON — The Tea Party Express is coming to Lorain County. The national conservative bus tour will hold a rally at All Pro Freight Stadium 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 3. Randy Newman, leader of the Lorain County 47th Tea Party, which is among the organizations sponsoring the event, said he has high hopes for [...]