Archive for August, 2011
Midview Middle School project taking shape after spring delays
GRAFTON — After a slow start, construction of the new $16.2 million Midview Middle School funded completely by the state is racing along, according to Midview Schools officials. “With the wet spring, we got behind and had delays,” Superintendent John Kuhn said. But construction crews “went gangbusters and got back on schedule” after a staging [...]
Pro-union supporters skip meeting with Kasich
COLUMBUS — Union leaders passed on meeting with Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Friday to discuss a possible compromise over the state’s new collective bargaining law, rebuffing an effort intended to remove a question from the November ballot asking voters to repeal it. Kasich and fellow Republicans planted themselves alongside an empty table bearing placards [...]
ROUNDUP: Aug. 20, 2011
Board member’s house broken into SHEFFIELD LAKE — The home of Lorain school board member Paul Biber’s wife was burglarized while their family was vacationing out of state earlier this month. According to a Sheffield Lake police report, Joan Perch-Biber called police about 1 a.m. Monday to report that she had discovered several items missing [...]
Poor second effort: Mistake-prone Browns fall to Lions
CLEVELAND – Crisp, it clearly was not. The Browns fought through the sloppiness for much of Friday night and led by 15 points early in the third quarter thanks to a gutsy performance from quarterback Colt McCoy. But two fumbles by fourth-string running back Armond Smith sparked a Lions comeback and Cleveland fell 30-28 at [...]
BLOTTER: Aug. 20, 2011
Sheriff’s office Thursday, Aug. 18 12:07 a.m. — 33860 Henwell Road, Eaton Township, breaking and entering reported, gutters, worth $150, reported stolen. Elyria police Tuesday, Aug. 16 9:57 p.m. — 200 block N. Abbe Road, a 58-year-old woman reported that someone stole her cell phone from her car while she was parked at Apples supermarket. [...]
CORRECTIONS: Aug. 20, 2011
A photo Friday incorrectly identified a Midview football player. Johnny Walsh was the player who was depicted scoring.
Brian Dulik: Browns show fans why preseason is waste of time
When NFL commissioner Roger Goodell finally gets his way and expands the regular season to 18 games, he can cite Friday night as a prime example of why. The Browns’ 30-28 loss to the Detroit Lions was an unwatchable debacle, even by the low standards of preseason football. There were myriad mistakes, misplays and miscommunications, [...]
Browns notes: Lack of practice time keeps Hardesty on bench again
CLEVELAND – Running back Montario Hardesty will get at least another week of practice before he plays against another team. The Browns made Hardesty, who had knee surgery last preseason, inactive Friday night against the Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The third preseason game is Thursday night in Philadelphia. Sitting Hardesty follows the team’s [...]
Long, long, long night: Tomlin gives up three home runs as Tigers down Indians
DETROIT – With a weekend sweep in Detroit, the Cleveland Indians would have been back in first place Sunday afternoon. That’s now impossible after Detroit’s 4-1 win Friday night, but the Indians aren’t discouraged even though they now trail the Tigers by 2½ games. “With the way they’re playing, the way we’re playing, and even [...]
High school football 2011: Firelands expecting to gain from last season’s pain
HENRIETTA TWP. – There’s a wealth of experience returning to Firelands this season. The coaches didn’t plan to have so much experience returning. It just worked out that way. “Injuries,” said Falcons coach Mike Passarello, who took over the team in Week 3 of last season. “A rash of injuries got a lot of guys [...]
Big crowd watches Crushers beat Windy City for franchise’s 150th win
AVON – With their largest crowd of the season on hand and the Crushers trailing going into the bottom of the seventh, they sure picked a great time to use some patented late-inning magic. Erupting for four runs in both the seventh and eighth innings Friday, the Crushers rode the late wave to a 9-5 [...]
Browns lose lead, fall to Lions
CLEVELAND – Crisp, it clearly was not. The Browns fought through the sloppiness for much of Friday night and led by 15 points early in the third quarter. But two fumbles by fourth-string running back Armond Smith sparked a Lions comeback and Cleveland fell 30-28 at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns are 1-1 in the [...]
Browns fall 30-28 to Lions
CLEVELAND – Pat Shurmur is no longer perfect. The first-year Browns coach suffered his first loss Friday night, 30-28 to the Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The game was overrun by sloppiness, including 26 penalties for 211 yards. The Browns are 1-1 in the preseason. The Browns led 28-13 early in the third quarter, [...]
Browns update: RB Armond Smith goes 81 yards as Cleveland keeps lead
CLEVELAND – Browns coach Pat Shurmur called rookie running back Armond Smith a “fast sucker” this week after practice. Smith showed just how fast when he took Cleveland’s opening play of the third quarter 81 yards for a touchdown. Smith, from Union College, got a good seal block from Branndon Braxton off left tackle, hit [...]
Browns update: Colt McCoy hangs tough as Cleveland leads 21-13 at halftime
CLEVELAND – The second quarter wasn’t pretty, but the Browns went into halftime with a 21-13 lead over the Lions. Nine penalties were called in the second quarter – after seven in the first – as the Browns outscored Detroit 14-3 to take the lead. Colt McCoy overcame drops, penalties and inconsistent protection to go [...]
Browns update: Lions lead 10-7 after 1st quarter
CLEVELAND – The efficient offense that debuted last week was missing for the Browns in the first quarter Friday night at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns trailed the Detroit Lions 10-7 after a quarter. Cleveland’s first-team offense scored two touchdowns on three possessions last week in a win over Green Bay to open the preseason. [...]
Browns: RBs Peyton Hillis, Montario Hardesty out for tonight’s game
CLEVELAND – The Browns will be without running backs Peyton Hillis and Montario Hardesty for the preseason game against the Detroit Lions tonight at 7:30 at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Hardesty practiced in full pads all week – the first time since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament last preseason – but he’s inactive as the Browns [...]
Hundreds of foods to choose from at the Lorain County fair
WELLINGTON — When fairgoers enter the Lorain County Fairgrounds, there is one telltale sign that they are at the fair. It’s not the hay underfoot or the call of the auctioneer. It’s the many different aromas in the air. Food is just as synonymous with the Lorain County Fair as the projects youngsters bring to [...]
Meet the contestants for fair king and queen
Ah, the majesty. On Monday, the Lorain County Junior Fair King and Queen will be crowned in the Opening Ceremonies at noon outside of the Senior Fair Board office. Eight teens — four girls and four boys — were selected from 11 applicants who exhibited in the Junior Fair and participated in their youth organization [...]
Lorain school district looks at Atkinson fill-in
LORAIN — The Lorain Board of Education hopes to have an interim superintendent in place by the time Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson resigns to take a position with DeKalb County Schools in Georgia. The board discussed several potential interim superintendents while meeting Thursday behind closed doors, board President Anthony Dimacchia said. None of the potential candidates [...]
Lorain County Fair schedule
SUNDAY, AUG. 21 6 p.m. Judging of Antiques 6 p.m. Judging of Lapidary Art 6 p.m. Judging of Arts & Crafts 6 p.m. Judging of Books 701-704 and 710-716 — Culinary Arts 6 p.m. Judging of Ceramics 6 p.m. Judging of Paintings & Drawings MONDAY, AUG. 22 7:30 a.m. Gates Open 8 a.m. Junior Fair [...]
Lorain County Fair: General info
Gates open: 7:30 a.m. Prices Adults: $4 Children 8 and younger: Free Senior citizens (60-plus): Free Thursday Active military: Free every day Parking: Free Season and membership passes $20 for seven entries to the fair Membership ticket allows Lorain County residents age 21 and older to vote for directors. Midway rides by Bates Brothers Tickets: [...]
Meet the Queen and Horseman candidates
Some ride Western or English style while others are into the precision of showmanship or the speed and excitement of barrel racing. Whatever the event, the six candidates for Queen and Horseman at this year’s Lorain County Fair have bonded with their horses — big and small — through years of daily practice, patience and [...]
Fair will kick off with a bang — literally
3-2-1 — blast-off! Celebrating the kick-off of the fair 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, the littlest fairgoers were expected to let loose homemade, 2-liter bottle-rockets in the area behind the campers and train tracks along the fairgrounds, next to the overflow parking lot. Kids ages 5 to 8 compete for prizes in four categories — [...]
What’s new this year at the Lorain County Fair
WELLINGTON — Some years, the Lorain County Fair makes major improvements to the fairgrounds or facilities that are easily noticed by fairgoers. Other years the changes are more subtle. What is consistent is doing something every year to keep up the fair’s good reputation and standing as the third biggest fair in Ohio behind only [...]