Archive for August, 2011
Sandra “Sandy” A. Hatfield
Sandra “Sandy” A. Hatfield (nee Houston), 45, of Elyria, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at University Hospital in Cleveland, following a short illness. Arrangements will be announced by the Liston Funeral Home, North Ridgeville.
Rosa Lee Life
Rosa Lee Life, 82, of Elyria, died at Amherst Manor Nursing Home Thursday, August 18, 2011 following a long illness. Local arrangements are being handled by the Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, 327 Cleveland St., Elyria.
Dean W. Smith
Dean W. Smith, 83, of Wellington, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at the New Life Hospice Center of Saint Joseph in Lorain. Born October 27, 1927, Dean was the son of Herman and Ollie Lydia (nee Hanley) Smith. Dean was a job setter in the chaser department at Ridge Tool and retired after 45 years [...]
Couple: Racial slurs left in apartment after break-in
LORAIN — A couple living at the Liberty Circle Apartments at 2205 Tower Blvd. were subjected to racial slurs and death threats left after the second of two break-ins in a week’s time. The 23-year-old woman and her 34-year-old boyfriend found their apartment ransacked with “die n—-ers” written in lip balm on their television and [...]
William Dembie appears in court; case is bound over to county court
ELYRIA — Holly Dembie plummeted from a second-floor window at her Grafton Township home as she tried to escape her husband, William Dembie Jr., who was trying to kill her, Lorain County Sheriff’s Sgt. Donald Barker testified today during a hearing in Elyria Municipal Court. William Dembie, a former corrections officer at the county jail, [...]
Fair to hold first hay bale decorating contest
This year will be the first time the Lorain County Fair will feature a hay bale decorating contest. Charisse Nikel, fair secretary, said that at least nine groups, individuals and businesses will be participating. Nikel said the hay bales were set up the week of Aug. 15 and judged Friday. Groups participating included 4-H clubs, [...]
Pro-union group to Gov. Kasich: Repeal law, we’ll talk
COLUMBUS — The committee seeking to roll back an Ohio law limiting the negotiating powers of 350,000 unionized public workers says it will only consider negotiating a deal with the governor after the bill is repealed. We Are Ohio campaign director A.J. Stokes asked for a fresh start in a letter to Gov. John Kasich [...]
More than 200 to lose jobs at state development department
COLUMBUS — More than 200 state jobs will be eliminated as Ohio shifts its economic development functions to a new semi-private jobs board. Gov. John Kasich reported to the Legislature today that he expects 211 cuts over the next year at the Ohio Department of Development. The number represents 40 percent of the department. Many [...]
Courtney Kalman, 17, listens to what made the 1960s special
ROCHESTER TWP. — Courtney Kalman grew to love the music from the 1960s after a family trip to Woodstock, N.Y., a couple of summers ago. Two women who had attended the legendary music festival in 1969 were visiting at the same time and talked about sleeping outside and hearing iconic performers such as Jimi Hendrix [...]
Fiddlers vie for $1,200 in prizes
Would-be fiddlers will have a chance to compete for a pot of $1,200 in prize money at the Lorain County Fair. The fair’s ninth annual fiddle contest will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday at Pavilion 2. Doug Allen, fair treasurer, said about 20 people participate each year. Players don’t have to be professional musicians. [...]
Junior board talks about what it takes to put on the fair
The Junior Fair Board plays a large role in the planning of the Lorain County Fair. The members do a variety of things ranging from helping with fair set-up to caring for animals. The board has more than 10 barns at the fairgrounds that host 4-H animals and different projects. Currently, there are at least [...]
Amherst police warn about break-ins, ask for public’s help
AMHERST — In the wake of four break-ins in as many days, police want to encourage residents to call if they see anything suspicious. “A lot of times, people think they’re actually bothering us, and that we’ve got more important things to do, but that’s what we’re paid to be out here for,” Amherst police [...]
Fire destroys mini van, shuts down turnpike briefly
AMHERST TWP. — A minivan was completely destroyed in a fire that shut down the turnpike briefly this morning, according to the Highway Patrol. Trooper Phil Ralston said the driver was eastbound at mile marker 137, which is between state Route 58 and Baumhart Road, about 8 a.m. when the Chevrolet Venture mini van, which [...]
Woman creates Facebook page to help her mother find a kidney
Priscilla Bidlake had no intention of joining the world of Facebook. And she certainly had never heard of a “fan page.” Then fate — and failing kidneys — stepped in. Unable to ignore the opportunities that social media provides, Priscilla jumped on the Facebook bandwagon in hopes of harnessing the social media juggernaut to locate [...]
LifeFlight called in for Sheffield Township accident
SHEFFIELD TWP. — LifeFlight is transporting a victim from a two-car accident that happened at North Ridge Road and Elyria Avenue in Sheffield Township a little before 10 this morning. The woman, who is eight months pregnant, was eastbound on North Ridge in a silver Ford Taurus, according to State Highway Patrol Sgt. Charles Gullett. [...]
Beware Of Golf Instruction
[Editor's Note: The following article was written by Todd Casabella, Director of Instruction at Grey Hawk Golf Club in Lagrange. Todd is a member of the Professional Golfers' Association of America and a TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor.] Every month I look forward to getting the new golf magazines. I enjoy reading about golf almost [...]
Cedar Point haunted attractions getting new names after complaints
SANDUSKY — An Ohio amusement park says it will have new names this year for two Halloween attractions that drew complaints from mental health advocates. The National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, said Cedar Point promoted false stereotypes last Halloween by calling a haunted house “Dr. D. Menteds Asylum for the Criminally Insane” and [...]
Woman finally serving time for 1992 massage spa case
ELYRIA — The time came Wednesday for Yong Ran Myers, the woman who was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for helping to run an Elyria brothel in 1992 but never served her time, to serve her sentence. Myers was found guilty of felony charges for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity [...]
Groups in North Ridgeville, Amherst enact school supply drives
Going back to school can be hard enough for kids whose heads are still filled with thoughts of the last lazy days of summer. But it can be even more difficult for youngsters in need who head back to classes lacking the new notebooks, pencils, crayons and other supplies that help them to fit in. [...]
Ohio has more mosquitoes this year, and more with West Nile, health officials say
Health officials and pest controllers say this year’s Ohio weather patterns have meant more mosquitoes, including more carrying West Nile virus. Ohio Department of Health spokeswoman Shannon Libby says 248 pools of mosquitoes collected from traps have tested positive for the virus so far this year. That’s up from 78 by this time in 2010. [...]
New fence meant to prevent jumpers on Akron ‘Suicide Bridge’
AKRON — Years of discussion and concern have resulted in the installation of a fence meant to stop people from jumping off an Ohio city’s “Suicide Bridge.” That’s what some have called Akron’s “All-America Bridge” or “Y-Bridge,” from which dozens have leaped to their deaths since the mid-1990s. The Akron Beacon Journal reports work is [...]
High school football 2011: Columbia hopes to show 2010 wasn’t a fluke
COLUMBIA STATION — Columbia won the Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division and earned a spot in the OHSAA Division V playoffs last year. The question this season: Are those accomplishments a fluke or is coach Jason Ward on the verge of building the Raiders into a small-school football powerhouse? “Every coach wants to build a [...]
Fausto Carmona leads Indians over White Sox
CHICAGO — Fausto Carmona figured out the Chicago White Sox just in time to keep the Cleveland Indians in second place. Carmona allowed four hits over 8 1-3 innings and the Indians beat the White Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night. The win kept Chicago from passing the Indians and moving into second in the AL [...]
Browns’ D’Qwell Jackson putting his injuries in the past
BEREA — D’Qwell Jackson couldn’t believe it was happening again. Making a routine play during a training camp practice last August, he felt it. The same sensation he had 10 months earlier when his left pectoral muscle tore against the Steelers. This time it was the right pec. Another surgery, another lost season. “I was [...]
Rally planned to protest post office closing
LORAIN — Opponents of the U.S. Postal Service closing the South Lorain post office will rally outside the building at 1680 E. 28th St., at 11 a.m. on Aug. 27. “We in South Lorain are not giving up,” said at-large Councilwoman Anne Molnar on Wednesday. “We hope to fill that whole block with people protesting.” [...]