Archive for October, 2011
Browns president Mike Holmgren: Contract talks with RB Peyton Hillis ‘quiet’
BEREA – Contract talks between the Browns and running back Peyton Hillis aren’t dead, but they’re not going anywhere, according to president Mike Holmgren. Holmgren touched on a number of topics in a 45-minute state-of-the-Browns news conference this afternoon, and Hillis’ contract situation was at the top of the list. Hillis wants an extension, but [...]
Browns update: Injured making progress; LB Scott Fujita sent home again
BEREA – The Browns will be without several key contributors at practice again today, but coach Pat Shurmur said they’re making progress and remains hopeful most will be able to play Sunday in Seattle. He didn’t rule out anyone. Linebacker Scott Fujita seems the least likely to play after he was sent home for the [...]
2011 sets record as wettest ever
Gene Kelly may have kicked up his heels as he was singin’ in the rain. The rest of us — not so much. This week’s rainfall has felt more like a monsoon across Northeast Ohio — and it isn’t going away just yet. A dubious mark — at least for many — was set about [...]
None of Sam Mazzola’s animals were at Zanesville facility
COLUMBIA TWP. — A woman who helped find new homes for the exotic animals kept by the late Sam Mazzola at a Marks Road facility said none were living at the Muskingum County Animal Farm where the owner apparently committed suicide Tuesday after opening the cages. Mazzola’s animals were placed at various sanctuaries in Ohio, [...]
Pat Shurmur, Colt Colt agree QB play has to improve
BEREA — Coach Pat Shurmur wasn’t breaking news. And he wasn’t placing blame. He was simply stating a fact of today’s NFL. “If you’re going to win games, the quarterback needs to play well,” he said Wednesday. “I really believe that. What ‘well’ means is that he’s got to play well throughout the game or [...]
Libyan prime minister confirms Moammar Gadhafi has been killed
SIRTE, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by rebels in a bloody civil war, was killed today when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell. Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril confirmed Gadhafi had [...]
Cross country: Avon Lake’s Francesco Maiorca back after fighting illness, injury
Part of the battle with a sport like cross country is staying healthy and injury-free. Francesco Maiorca appreciates that about as well as anyone. The Avon Lake senior has endured quite a bit the last two years. In 2010, Maiorca came down with a late-season case of swine flu. He gamely tried to give it [...]
Sectional volleyball: Big hitters lead winners
EATON TWP. — The results of Wednesday’s sectional championship matches set up a semifinal that could prove to be very interesting. Two of the most talented middle hitters in the region — Amherst’s Maria Concheck and Brunswick’s Gabbie Bulic — will face each other across the net at Midview High School on Tuesday evening at [...]
Sectional soccer: Avon upsets Amherst
AMHERST — It’s not like the Avon girls have been trying to mask their true potential. They’ve had a lot of injuries, to the extent that the talented Eagles have hovered at or near the .500 mark through the regular schedule. On Wednesday, under nearly impossible playing conditions — a driving, continuous and increasingly vigorous [...]
Ford says union deal will boost company’s competitiveness
AVON LAKE — A day after Ford’s roughly 41,000 union employees in the United States approved a new 4-year contract with the automaker, the company said in a news release that the deal will improve its competitiveness. “This agreement is proof that, by working together with our UAW partners and local communities, we can significantly [...]
Grizzly bear, 2 monkeys, 3 leopards in care of Columbus Zoo
ZANESVILLE, Ohio — A zoo says the surviving animals from an Ohio farm where exotic animals were set free by their owner seem to be OK. Some four dozen animals were killed by police after authorities say the owner opened cages at the farm near Zanesville on Tuesday and then killed himself. The Columbus Zoo [...]
Cleveland man indicted for lien scam on Elyria home
ELYRIA — A Cleveland man suspected of running a scam from a Michigan prison has been indicted on charges of tampering with records and forgery. Waukeen Spraggins, 39, is accused of placing a fake mechanic’s lien on the Elyria home of Herman and Rebecca Smith in April 2010 with Lorain County Recorder Judy Nedwick. The [...]
School leaders band together against voucher bill
The leaders of Lorain County’s public school districts have banded together against a proposed bill that would send more children to private schools with public money. The proposed House Bill 136 was introduced earlier this year by Rep. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, and is aimed at giving Ohio families that make under $95,000 a year the [...]
Elyria law director candidate hit by car while crossing Middle Avenue
ELYRIA — Home and sore, Scott Serazin, assistant county prosecutor and unopposed candidate for Elyria law director, is thankful he was not seriously injured when he was struck by a car while in a crosswalk Wednesday morning. He is claiming his propensity to take his work home with him may have saved him. He landed [...]
Woman charged under new bath salts law
ELYRIA — The first person was charged in Elyria on Tuesday under a new Ohio law that bans possession of a drug labeled as “bath salts,” according to an Elyria police report. Allison Hughes, 30, of Oberlin, was arrested and charged with possession of a Schedule I controlled substance — bath salts, possession of drug [...]
Lorain workers OK wage freezes
LORAIN — A three-year contract with wage freezes for city workers was signed on Tuesday. The contract covers approximately 150 members of United Steelworkers Local 6621. All city workers except for firefighters and police officers belong to the union. Chris Martinez, the union’s lead negotiator on the contract, couldn’t be reached for comment Wednesday, but [...]
Blanche L. Bentz
Blanche L. Bentz (nee Dulkowski), 79, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011. She was the beloved wife of the late Thaddeus; dearest sister of Katherine M. Pandy, Henry L. and Gregory D. Dulkowski, and the late James J., Myron R., and Edward A. Dulkowski; and also dear aunt. There will be no Visitation. Everyone is [...]
Mary Louise “Sarge” Bulger
Mary Louise “Sarge” Bulger (nee Kelling), 79, entered into rest Tuesday, October 18, 2011 after a short illness. She was born April 30, 1932 in Lorain. Mary Louise lived in Avon Lake for 57 years, coming from Avon. She retired as a Sergeant in 1983 with the Lorain County Deputy Sheriff’s Department. A member of [...]
Joe Lee Davis, Sr.
Joe Lee Davis, Sr. “Jo Soul”, 63, of Elyria, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 17, 2011 in the University Hospitals of Cleveland, following a short illness. He was born in Saluda, South Carolina coming to Elyria, 51 years ago. He was a graduate of Elyria High School Class of 1968. [...]
John Paul Demyan
John Paul Demyan, 86, of North Ridgeville, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at his home. Born in Galloway, West Virginia he was a resident of North Ridgeville since 1946 moving from Cleveland. John served in the United States Navy during WWII. He worked as a superintendent for Ohio Water Development Authority and later for [...]
Nellie J. Denney
Nellie J. Denney, 80, of Elyria, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Lifecare Center of Elyria, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Laubenthal – Mercado Funeral Home of Elyria, 440-322-4626.
Arlene Jean Goad
Arlene Jean Goad (nee Sutfin), 87, of Wellington, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Lorain. She was born July 7, 1924, in New London. Arlene was a machine operator and inspector at Moen for 24 years. She was a former member of Free Will Baptist Church in Wellington. Survivors include [...]
Stephen G. Myers
A Memorial Mass for Stephen G. Myers will be at 11 A.M., Saturday, October 22, 2011, at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 611 Lake Ave., Elyria. Mr. Myers, 54, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011, at his home, following a five year battle with cancer. A full obituary and a gathering for a Celebration [...]
Ralph B. Skrobacs
Ralph B. Skrobacs, 73, of Elyria, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011, at Lakewood Hospital, following a long illness. He was born in California, Pennsylvania and had been a resident of North Ridgeville for 40 years, moving to Elyria in 2000. Mr. Skrobacs served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He worked [...]
Anne M. Szlempa
Anne M. Szlempa (nee Sabol), 86, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at the Elyria Wesleyan Village, following a brief illness. She was born July 15, 1925 in Bucknell, Iowa and was an Elyria resident for most of her life. Anne worked as a bookkeeper at the Hovey-Kaiser Insurance Agency in Elyria for [...]