Archive for December, 2011
Indians: Tribe adds three players to the fold
CLEVELAND — At the recent winter meetings, Indians general manager Chris Antonetti hinted that he had something surprising up his sleeve. Tribe fans are hoping this isn’t it. Cleveland was busy Friday, acquiring three players, but it was more quantity than quality, with only one of them, outfielder Aaron Cunningham, a safe bet to grace [...]
Browns QB Colt McCoy out for Sunday; TE Ben Watson headed to IR
BEREA – Browns quarterback Colt McCoy (concussion) was sent home again this morning and won’t make the trip to Arizona for the game Sunday. Seneca Wallace will start his first game of the season. Coach Pat Shurmur also announced tight end Benjamin Watson will be placed on season-ending injured reserve with three games left. He [...]
North Ridgeville’s Ashley Montgomery off to a record start
North Ridgeville senior guard Ashley Montgomery knew she was closing in on a school record as the Rangers battled West Shore Conference rival Midview last Wednesday. What she didn’t know was that by the end of the night she had etched her name in the school’s record book more than once. Montgomery set four school [...]
Cavs’ Antawn Jamison happy again
INDEPENDENCE — Last season didn’t go the way Cavaliers power forward Antawn Jamison had hoped, and he puts a lot of the blame for that on himself. A solid citizen on and off the court during his NBA career, Jamison was unhappy about losing his starting spot to J.J. Hickson at the beginning of the [...]
GM Tom Heckert feels Browns have made progress in ’11
BEREA — General manager Tom Heckert hates the 4-9 record but believes the Browns have made progress in his second season building the roster. He’s also quick to admit there’s a lot of work yet to be done and holes to be filled. “It’s hard for me to sit here and say we’ve gotten tremendously [...]
2 local athletes competing for national championship tonight with Mount Union
In more ways than one, Tyler Almeida and Jack LaForce have been here before. As the Mount Union Purple Raiders prepare for tonight’s Division III football national championship game — also known as the Stagg Bowl — the fourth-year duo and Lorain County natives will be in Salem, Va., for Mount Union’s seventh straight appearance [...]
Ohio unemployment takes biggest one-month drop in nearly 30 years
COLUMBUS — Officials say Ohio’s unemployment rate has taken its biggest one-month drop in nearly 30 years amid improvement in the state’s job market and overall economy. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that joblessness fell in November to 8.5 percent, from an even 9 percent in October. Department spokesman Ben [...]
Light tower’s collapse baffles Crushers and Avon officials
AVON — City officials are looking into the collapse of a 120-foot light pole at the city-owned All Pro Freight Stadium to see whether there are problems with any of the ballpark’s other seven similar lightpoles. “It was a steel pole that snapped,” Mayor Jim Smith said. “Nothing was wrong as far as the footers [...]
Investigators: Deputy was shot by friendly fire
ELYRIA — Lorain County sheriff’s Deputy Charles Crausaz was hit by friendly fire Monday during a gunfight between deputies and a LaGrange Township man who later took his own life, Elyria police Lt. Chris Costantino said Thursday. Crausaz, who was released from MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland on Thursday, was shot by Deputy Steve Fuller [...]
County chopped into 3 districts as Kasich OKs plan
Lorain County will be divided into three districts under the congressional redistricting proposal signed by Republican Gov. John Kasich on Thursday. The legislation takes effect immediately. The proposal also reinstates one primary on March 6, saving an estimated $15 million over holding two primaries as was originally planned. Instead of being represented in Congress by [...]
Elyria Council committee settles on option for redrawn wards
ELYRIA — Members of the City Council Rules Committee have selected a map they will recommend as the new ward map at the next Council meeting. On Wednesday night, members reviewed two options presented to them by the Cleveland State University Maxine Levine College of Urban Affairs and, after some discussion, chose the second map, [...]
Not-Forgotten Box reaches goal but still accepting donations
The outpouring of support for the Not-Forgotten Box will ensure that approximately 1,400 Elyria children are not disappointed this holiday. Early Thursday afternoon, after numerous Lorain County residents stopped by The Chronicle-Telegram to deliver dolls, trucks and games — all purchased as donations for the annual toy drive — the goal of 8,000 toys was [...]
Avon Schools chief Jim Reitenbach to retire
AVON — Jim Reitenbach guided the city’s schools through their most explosive period of growth, when enrollment shot from 1,556 in 2000 to 4,078 for the coming 2012 school year. At the same time, the district maintained one of the lowest per-pupil expenditures of any school district in Ohio. The school board recognized Reitenbach’s leadership [...]
Lorain teachers’ union pushes to cut public funds for charter schools
LORAIN — They take public money, but run privately. They have the freedom to select their students and are permitted to employ less-expensive and less-experienced nonunion teachers. Critics of charter schools — also known as “community schools” — say those reasons help stack the deck against traditional public schools, and Lorain teachers union leader David [...]
Boys basketball notes: EC surprising fans, foes
One of the area’s surprise teams in the first two weeks of the season is Elyria Catholic. The Panthers are off to a 4-1 start and are 2-0 in their first year in the West Shore Conference. Fresh off wins over WSC opponents Vermilion and Midview, the Panthers will get a good indication of how [...]
Girls basketball notes: Jones giving Pioneers early spark
Junior forward Mary Jones is one of the main reasons Elyria is riding high at 3-1 going into Saturday’s showdown with defending Northeast Ohio Conference champion Medina. Jones had 24 points — 14 coming in the second half — as the Pioneers came from behind on the road to beat Mayfield 64-56 last Saturday. After [...]
Ruth Puhalla-Craig
Ruth Puhalla-Craig (nee Newman), 82, and a resident of Amherst Township, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at her residence after a long illness. Ruth was born in Portsmouth, May 27, 1929 to the late Troy and Zella Newman. Ruth was married in 1945 to her late husband, John Puhalla. They were residents of Maryland and [...]
Ruth Eleanor Farschman
Ruth Eleanor Farschman, 87, of Amherst, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Amherst Manor after a long illness. She was born March 9, 1924 in Thorndale, Texas. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church of Oberlin, past Treasurer of Grace Lutheran Women’s League, member of Lutheran Children’s Aid Assc., and Lakeshore Railway Assc. [...]
Esther L. Groner
Esther L. Groner (nee Dellefield), 62, of Elyria Township, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at EMH Healthcare after a lengthy illness. She was born June 11, 1949 in Elyria and has lived in Elyria Township most of her life. She was a 1967 graduate of Elyria High School and received an associates degree in English [...]
Mary Sayre Haverstock
Mary Sayre Haverstock, 79, died Saturday, December 10, 2011. She was born June 24, 1932 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she attended The Putney School in Vermont and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Radcliffe College in 1954, where she majored in fine arts. When she moved to Oberlin in 1985, Haverstock became one of the first Affiliate [...]
Terrence (Terry) John Horn
Terrence (Terry) John Horn, 61, of Broomfield, Colorado, passed away Monday, December 5, 2011, after a 15 month battle with cancer. Born in Lorain, he graduated from Cleveland State University with a degree in Business Administration. He served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1973, including one tour of duty in [...]
Geneva M. Knechtges
Geneva M. Knechtges, 97, of Grafton, passed away in The Renaissance in Olmsted Falls after a long illness. Mrs. Knechtges was born in Apple Creek and lived in the Grafton area since 1940. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St., Grafton.
Esther L. Wright
Esther L. Wright (nee Miller), 86, of Wellington, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at home, following a long illness. She was born in Bethlehem, West Virginia and had resided in Wellington the past 31 years after moving from North Ridgeville. She was a former member of North Ridgeville Church [...]
A Fireplace with no chimney?
Heat for around 10 cents an hour? Yes, it’s possible! Electric Fireplace are better than ever. If you haven’t looked at electric fireplaces in a long time you will be pleasantly surprised. Electric fireplaces have come a long way from the old days of a spinner wheel and orange light. Modern electric fireplaces are available [...]
Browns GM Heckert: No decisions made on McCoy and Hillis, but team wants to bring back LB Jackson
BEREA – General manager Tom Heckert said this afternoon he hasn’t made long-term decisions on quarterback Colt McCoy and running back Peyton Hillis, and will evaluate the roster after the season. He did say he plans to re-sign middle linebacker D’Qwell Jackson, whose contract expires in March. Jackson is second in the NFL with 125 [...]