Archive for August, 2011
Police log for Aug. 29, 2011
Lorain police Thursday, Aug. 25 11:38 a.m. – 400 block Euclid Ave., copper piping stolen from home. 12:55 p.m. – Kohl’s Department Store, 3080 Jaeger Road, Lashanda Elliot, 33, 3100 block Fulton Road, charged with theft of four pairs jeans. 4 p.m. – 4200 block Tacoma Ave., license plate stolen from rear of trailer. 7:39 [...]
Retiring Old Glory
Venturing Crew 2120 and Boy Scout Troop 120 held a flag retirement ceremony Sunday at the Elyria Family Moose Center. The first flag was cut into strips, and each strip was burned after naming one of the original 13 states, followed by the field of blue with the 50 stars. Click here for photos.
Fair has best year in nearly a decade
WELLINGTON — The weather cooperated perfectly, and the Lorain County Fair had its best year in nearly a decade. A total of 136,145 people attended over the course of the fair’s seven days, up nearly 5,000 from last year’s attendance of 131,675 and the highest since 2003. “The weather was perfect, and nothing major happened,” [...]
Royals 2, Indians 1: Tribe can’t complete sweep
CLEVELAND — The standings say the Indians are far from out of the race for a Central Division title, but the team assembled Sunday at Progressive Field, didn’t look like one itching to chase down the Tigers anytime soon. With a chance to sweep the last-place Royals while gaining ground on first-place Detroit, the Indians [...]
Indians notes: Brantley done for the season
CLEVELAND — A lingering injury that kept outfielder Michael Brantley out of the lineup on various occasions over the past month has ended his season. Brantley was transferred from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list Sunday and will undergo surgery early this week on a broken bone in his right hand. Brantley missed a [...]
Woman jumps to her death from Route 254 bridge
SHEFFIELD – A woman jumped to her death off the bridge over the Black River on state Route 254 near East River Road around 6:10 p.m. today. Witness Rima Beil, 24, of Lorain, said she was stopped in her car at the light at East River Road and Route 254 when she saw the woman [...]
Royals 2, Indians 1: Tribe can’t complete sweep
The Indians failed to complete the three-game sweep of the Royals on Sunday, dropping a 2-1 decision at Progressive Field. The Indians managed just a run on five hits in 7 1/3 innings off Royals starter Bruce Chen. Cleveland didn’t have a hit after the third inning. Justin Masterson was the tough-luck loser again, allowing [...]
Asdrubal Cabrera’s clutch home run lifts Indians past Royals
CLEVELAND – Jim Thome celebrated his birthday by putting another candle on the cake and another ball into the stands. Asdrubal Cabrera, however, gave Indians fans an even bigger reason to cheer Saturday night. Cabrera hammered a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting the Tribe to a stunning [...]
Tribe notes: Tomlin says injury ‘nothing serious’
CLEVELAND – Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin believes his first trip to the disabled list will be a short one. The right-hander was put on the shelf Friday with right elbow soreness, retroactive to Aug. 25, but says he has no concerns about missing the rest of the season. “I feel like having two weeks off [...]
Browns analysis: Injuries sure to impact roster decisions
Injuries have already played havoc with the Browns through four weeks of training camp and three preseason games. Neither the offense nor defense has fielded its expected starting lineup in a game, and won’t before the regular season begins Sept. 11 with a visit from Cincinnati. Coach Pat Shurmur hasn’t seen safety Usama Young, receiver [...]
Paul Fagan throws Crushers’ second straight shutout in win over RiverHawks
AVON – The Crushers never had pitchers throw back-to-back complete games, let alone back-to-back shutouts. Until now. One night after Josh Roberts shut out Rockford 4-0, Paul Fagan matched him Saturday night in another 4-0 win over the RiverHawks in front of 3,124 fans at All Pro Freight Stadium. The Crushers (47-41) remain a half-game [...]
Boys soccer: Fast start propels Elyria Catholic past Wellington
ELYRIA – School may not be in session just yet for everyone across Lorain County, but a veteran Elyria Catholic squad held its own version of Soccer 101 for visiting Wellington on Saturday afternoon at Knights of Columbus Field. Scoring goals in a variety of ways and playing keepaway with the ball from the Dukes [...]
Oberlin snaps losing streak in style, blasts Lutheran East 56-0
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS – Oberlin lost two fumbles on its first three possessions in its season opener Saturday afternoon against Lutheran East. Once the Phoenix held onto the ball, they found little trouble. Oberlin scored on five of its next six possessions en route to a 56-0 rout of the Falcons. The victory was sweet for [...]
Buddhists celebrate new temple in Elyria
ELYRIA – A community of Buddhists celebrated the opening of a new temple on the city’s north side with food, music, meditation and the joyous “Money Flower” procession Saturday night. About 100 people from several states, mostly of Cambodian descent, took part in the ceremony as several Buddhist monks dressed in orange or brown robes [...]
VIDEO: Combine derby heavyweight division
Relative’s quest leads to new headstone at veteran’s unmarked grave at local cemetery
CARLISLE TWP. – In the latter part of his life, World War I veteran Edward George Klaus lived modestly in Lorain County before he died May 9, 1954, and was laid to rest in Brookdale Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Little is known about what Klaus did here, except that he lived for a time [...]
Police: Flashing at bar leads to violence
LORAIN – Police investigated an incident early Saturday where a man and woman were beaten after an argument that began when the woman was flashing her breasts to patrons at the Chrystal Rock Bar on East 28th Street, according to a police report. The report said Shannon Johnson, 31, of Lorain, was found face down [...]
Police log for Aug. 28, 2011
Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, Aug. 24 1 a.m. – 17500 S. Boone Road, Columbia Station, a 30-year-old man reported that another man purposefully tossed a large boulder at his vehicle, damaging it. 11:33 p.m. – Lorain County Fairgrounds, Wellington, Dylan Mitchell, 18, charged with motor vehicle theft for allegedly trying to steal a $2,800 golf cart [...]
Martin Hasemann lived his life in the Middle Ages
As herald for the Shire of Falcon’s Quarry, Martin Hasemann helped fellow members of the Society for Creative Anachronism come up with pseudonyms, coats of arms and personas that identify them as people from the Middle Ages. SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe, according [...]
CCC comeback spoils Columbia’s opener
CLEVELAND – They say tough losses are the hardest to forget. If that’s true, Saturday’s 24-23 loss at Cleveland Central Catholic will haunt Columbia’s football team a long, long time. “They don’t get much tougher than that,” said Raiders coach Jason Ward. “You got 10 guys going both ways like that. They fight like that. [...]
VIDEO: Combine derby lightweight division
VIDEO: Lorain County Fair truck pull
Browns update: Team preparing rookie LG Jason Pinkston to start if Eric Steinbach can’t
BEREA – Browns coach Pat Shurmur didn’t have an update on the back injury of left guard Eric Steinbach, but the team is preparing rookie fifth-round pick Jason Pinkston to start in Steinbach’s place when the regular season begins Sept. 11. Pinkston started Thursday in Philadelphia. He had some rough spots and looked overmatched on [...]
Butch Born, Brad Fye win fair combine derby
Butch Born, certainly no stranger to the winner’s circle, was victorious yet again in the heavyweight division of this year’s Lorain County Fair combine derby. He and Rodney Jameyson battled to the end. “That is some darn good driving, Rodney,” Born said following the win. “What a heck of a feature.” In the lightweight division, [...]
William “Bill” Dalton
William “Bill” Dalton, 56, beloved husband of Eileen (nee McFarland); proud and loving father of Sarah; dear brother of Janie Dallos and Shelly McFarland (Patrick, deceased); special uncle, great uncle, brother-in-law and friend to many, including all of his customers at The Golden Shear, his barber shop in Westlake. Friends may call in the McGorray-Hanna [...]