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Amherst News-Times
October  7.   1lV-)8
Amherst, Ohio
I discussing
ovation bill
ivi old and new
office centers
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by QLEN MLLER
News-Time* reporter
Tlie city may have to spend as
much as $70,000 to renovate the
recently-acquired San Springs
Building on Park Avenue so it can
begin moving government offices
there.
The cost of paying for the renovations was scheduled to be discussed
at the Oct 5 city council finance
committee meeting.
The city purchased the building
about three months ago to relieve
overcrowding in city hall. It also
will provide temporary administrative otfice space while city, hall is
being re-roofed and repaired.
The city will rent basement space
lo a beauty shop and the Amherst
Public Library to help defer the cost
of buying the building.
It includes construction of a ramp
for the physically challenged, painting, sew carpeting, the installation
of additional electrical outlets for
computers and moving or purchasing office dividers, according to
mayor John Higgins.
The city plans to apply for a
Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) from die state to
help defer some of the costs, he
added.
In the meantime, the city is preparing for the renovation of city hall
at a cost of $420,000.
Last week, city council approved
the issuance of bonds for the funds
for the re-roofing, and repair of the
bell tower, both which are badly
deteriorated.
Plans to use copper roofing have
been abandoned in favor of slate.
Although copper was less expensive, Higgins said bids by two contractors revealed the cost of erecting
special scaffolding and using cranes
increased the overall cost to at least
$350,000.
The Warren Roofing Co. of
Cleveland was awarded a contract to
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Top of the world
Anthony Jevince, 5, (left) and his friend, Emily Ashley, 6, are on
top of the world, or at least the monkey bars at Powers Elementary
School. The two adventurers said they decided to see Amherst
from a different perspective. Both were attending St. Joseph
School's Extended Day Care.
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Members of 4-H
group test their
culinary skills
by QLEN MLLER
Newe-Times reporter
The first time was a charm
for members of the Amherst
Critters and Such, a few of
whom could one day be titillating the palettes of
customers at restaurants.
The 17 would be chefs are
members of a local 4-H club
who spent the summer learning the pros and cons of outdoor cooking — on grills
none the less.
Although 27 kids belong to
the club, only 17 decided to
test their outdoor cooking
skills. For most, it was their
first 4-H project, one which
turned out to be a delicious
—- and educational —
success.
All are nine to 13 years
old.
For their efforts, they captured first place with a score
of 98 percent at a county-
wide 4-H cook-off held in
late July at Sheldon Woods, a
Lorain County Metro Park.
Their advisors, Cheri Hef-
feman, Terry Myosky and
Wendy Los, could not help.
They didn't need to because
apparently they had done a
good job when the kids meet
every other week during the
summer.
Among them was Heffernan
daughter, Shannon, 9. She's
already planning to attend
some culinary, institute, even
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Members of the Amherst Critters and Such 4-H Club gather
around a grill in Maude NekJing Park during a final summer
cookout.
Local speedster
puts competitors
behind her in
national contest
by OLEN MLLER
Ntwt TbiiM t•poitor
Amhent has a 16-year-old who is
nearly as Cast as a speeding bullet
and as swift as a locomotive.
No, she's not SupergW. She's
Vicki Zaborowtki. a Marion L.
Steele High School junior who recently won a national speed stating
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leave most of the more experienced
skaters behind to win a silver medal.
She inherited much of her skating
ability from her mother, who used to
figure skate when she was younger.
Despite years of skating, Zabor-
owski didn't make the switch to
•peed skating until last December.
Prior to then, she also spent time doing figure eights, twirls and other artistic maneuvers as an competitive
skates specially made far racing.
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early August surprised her and her
inother. Detahta. who has been fol-
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News-Times reporter
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