Archive for September 17th, 2007
Simon Says game doesn’t set record
ATHENS — A giant game of Simon Says in southeast Ohio didn’t break the world record over the weekend, and there was no winner, except some Athens High School athletes and a local food pantry.
The event that drew 950 people to Ohio University’s football stadium was a fundraiser for the high school basketball team. […]
Deputy watching for speeders is real dummy
STONY RIDGE — Sure, the deputy sitting in a cruiser waiting for speeders is a dummy, but he’s smarter than the drivers who slow down when they see him.
To combat speeding, Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn put a mannequin in a patrol car along a busy road just outside Toledo. From a distance, the deputy […]
Experts: Early vote will relieve pressure
COLUMBUS — Elections experts say if you don’t want to get stuck in line in next year’s presidential election, don’t wait until Election Day to vote.
Memories of 2004 linger, when thousands of voters endured waits of hours — as many as 12 in some cases — to vote at understaffed, under-equipped polling places. Changes since […]
Anthony J. Grzenda
Anthony J. Grzenda, 95, of Elyria, died Sunday, September 16, 2007 at Northridge Health Center in North Ridgeville following a brief illness. He was born August 8, 1912 in Dickson City, PA and was an Elyria resident since 1938. Mr. Grzenda worked as a machinist at Ohio Screw Products in Elyria for many years, […]
Barbara A. Hill
Barbara A. Hill (nee Watts), 61, of North Ridgeville, passed away Monday, September 17, 2007 at her home. She was born in Cleveland and had been a resident of North Ridgeville since 1978 moving from Sheffield Lake. Mrs. Hill worked as a dental assistant for 20 years. She was […]
Charles A. “Charlie” Conrad III
Charles A. "Charlie" Conrad, III, 48, of Lorain, died Monday morning, September 17, 2007 at Golden Acres Nursing Home unexpectedly. Mr. Conrad was born in Lorain on February 3, 1959 and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Lorain High School in 1979. Charlie was a member of St. Mary Church, Lorain. He was […]