Archive for December, 2011
Boys basketball: Columbia scores first 27 points, routs Open Door
ELYRIA — Columbia had the basketball equivalent of a first-round knockout Thursday night. The Raiders scored the first 27 points of the game en route to an 84-51 thrashing of Open Door in front of a sellout crowd. It took the Raiders’ high-octane offense a few minutes to get warmed up, but they scored 18 [...]
High school wrestling: Wellington gets a split in non-conference quad
WELLINGTON — Wellington went from one extreme to the other Thursday night. After running into a very good and full Northwestern squad in the first dual and losing 61-15, the Dukes took on a Mogadore team that was forfeiting seven of its 14 weight classes and gained the split with a 48-27 victory. Berea was [...]
Wrestling notes: Garcia thriving after move to Lorain
The high school wrestling world was abuzz during the offseason when it was decided that there would be a change in the 14 weight classes across the nation. In Lorain County, the biggest change came when Eli Garcia — a Division I state qualifier with Elyria last season — transferred to Lorain High for his [...]
Adrian W. Caywood
Adrian W. Caywood, 75, of Elyria, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Wesleyan Village in Elyria. He was born April 20, 1936 in Marietta. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marietta College and served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1962. He later moved to Elyria, where he taught for 30 [...]
Sarah Ruth Hammond
Sarah Ruth Hammond, 34, of Oberlin, died in Williamsburg, Virginia, Thursday, November 24, 2011, after a long and brave struggle with mental illness. A 1995 graduate of Oberlin High School, Sarah received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1999 and her Ph.D. in History of American Religion in 2010, both from Yale University. Sarah was [...]
Lenore A. Justice
Lenore A. Justice (nee Perreault), 70, of LaGrange, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011, at St. John Medical Center, Westlake. She was born in 1941 in New York City and grew up in Boston. She was a resident of LaGrange since 2008, moving from Grafton, where she spent eight years. She also had lived in [...]
Gerald J. VanFossen
Gerald J. VanFossen, 90, of Elyria, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at EMH Health Care, following a short illness. He was born May 21, 1921 in Jackson, Michigan. Gerald enjoyed interacting with people, golf, travel, ballroom and square dancing, Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Alice H. (nee Maynard); a son, Jim VanFossen [...]
Dorothy S. Wood
Dorothy S. Wood (nee Stoffer), 89, St. Petersburg, Florida, formerly of North Ridgeville, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 18, 2011, at her home. She was born January 30, 1922, in Shelby, Ohio. Mrs. Wood was a 1940 graduate of Elyria High School and lived in North Ridgeville for most of her life. She was a [...]
Peace of Mind: Next of Kin Registration
Often times in a crash it is important that an emergency contact or next of kin can be located due to death or injury. In 2008, Ohio became one of the first states to make a next of kin registration process available. Any holder of a valid Ohio dr…
(Updated) Browns place safety T.J. Ward on IR; QB Colt McCoy out for Ravens game
BEREA –The Browns placed safety T.J. Ward on injured reserve today with a sprained right foot. He had missed the last six games while he and the Browns hoped he’d be able to return this season, but the foot didn’t respond. He started eight games and finished with 38 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble [...]
New rules may affect Avon Lake power plant
AVON LAKE — The fate of the Genon Energy coal-fired lakeshore power plant hinges on whether company officials choose to comply with stricter U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mercury regulations announced Wednesday or close the plant. Mark Baird, a Genon spokesman, said after the announcement that the company may need a few months to make a [...]
Army: Recruiters not at fault in Vermilion man’s death
VERMILION — A U.S. Army Recruiting Command investigation found that recruiters were not at fault in the death of 20-year-old Army recruit Glenni “Glenn” Wilsey V, who died of a heart attack while dieting to enlist in the Army, but one recruiter admitted giving Wilsey a waist band against Army policy. Wilsey’s mother, Lora Bailey, [...]
Man hospitalized after flipping SUV
OBERLIN — A man was injured in a car crash in the 300 block of Washington Circle at around 10 a.m. Wednesday. Bert Locke, 38, of Oberlin, was trapped in his navy blue 2004 Ford Escape and had to be removed by firefighters. The rescue took about 45 minutes. Oberlin police Lt. Michael McCloskey said [...]
Commissioners approve county transit fare hike
Funding for county 4-H clubs is secured
Browns cornerback Sheldon Brown believes he has plenty left in the tank
BEREA — Cornerback Sheldon Brown hasn’t missed a game in his 10-year career. He’s started all but one in the last eight years, including all 30 with the Browns. He and his coaches say he’s having a good season and can point to the Browns’ third-ranked pass defense as proof. He’s also 32 years old. [...]
Five months in jail for man who taped woman in bathroom
AVON LAKE — An Avon Lake man who used a pen camera to spy on female coworkers in the women’s restroom at Catania Medallic has pleaded no contest to three counts of voyeurism and a single charge of attempted possession of drugs. James Mucha, 44, was sentenced to 150 days in the county jail during [...]
Browns notes: NFL won’t punish Browns for handling of McCoy
BEREA — Despite the objections of Steelers linebacker James Harrison, the Browns will not be punished for the way they dealt with quarterback Colt McCoy’s concussion in a Dec. 8 game at Pittsburgh. NFL spokesman Corry Rush said Wednesday that the league is not disciplining the franchise for allowing McCoy to return to action two [...]
BLOTTER: Dec. 22, 2011
Elyria police Tuesday, Dec. 20 3:22 p.m. — 900 block Livermore Lane, Marty Sharpnack, 51, same address, charged with domestic violence for allegedly telling his wife she deserved to die and holding a handgun in her presence. Two handguns and a shotgun were confiscated from the residence. 4:37 p.m. — Midway Mall, Taco Bell, a [...]
Russo: Ohio State made out OK
For players breaking rules and having its coach conceal those infractions, Ohio State ended up with a one-year bowl ban, the loss of nine scholarships over three years and a new coach with two national championship rings. “I feel closure, yes,” Ohio State President Gordon Gee said Tuesday night, hours after the NCAA announced its [...]
Girls basketball: Brunswick 53, Elyria 48
BRUNSWICK — Elyria’s girls basketball team nearly left town with a come-from-behind victory over Northeast Ohio Conference River Division foe Brunswick on Wednesday night. The win would’ve been an early Christmas present, one that veteran coach Mike Walsh didn’t think his squad deserved. “It’s Christmas time and I guess we were thinking about Santa,” Walsh [...]
Girls basketball: Rocky River 43, North Ridgeville 36
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — If North Ridgeville could have back the first eight minutes of Wednesday’s game against Rocky River, the West Shore Conference standings might look much different today. The Rangers were unable to overcome a three-point first quarter and fell 43-36 to the Pirates. With the win, Rocky River (4-2) improved to 4-0 in [...]
Michael E. Finnegan
Michael E. Finnegan, 57, of Elyria, passed away at home Tuesday, December 20, 2011 following a long illness. He was born May 27, 1954 in Elyria. Michael was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church and loved spending time with his family, especially on beach vacations. He was a true Cleveland sports fan, and like [...]
Green Bay’s Rodgers named Male Athlete of the Year
GREEN BAY, Wis. — When Aaron Rodgers needs to rekindle the feelings that drove his rise from a junior college quarterback to Super Bowl MVP, he doesn’t have to look too far. Rodgers held on to the many rejection letters he received from marquee college programs as he was coming out of high school. Even [...]
Jackie “Jack” Guy
Jackie “Jack” Guy, 58, of Elyria, passed peacefully in Westlake Health Care Center, following a long illness. He was born in Luverne, Alabama, coming to Elyria in 1975. A graduate of Luverne High School, he was employed as a general laborer for Ford Motor Co., Lorain plant, and a general handy man. Mr. Guy enjoyed [...]
Frank John Kleinholz
Frank John Kleinholz, 96, of North Ridgeville, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011, at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain, following a short illness. He was born in Austria-Hungary March 9, 1915 and came to the United States at a young age. Mr. Kleinholz had been a resident of North Ridgeville [...]