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Percival captures state title — Page 8 VOD awards presented — Pag< o i-» o o O 'gO x x r~ 00 ~ i_i cr tn o o oo < X <-, _:"!,_ W l— (/) 3 -I 3> O Amherst News-Time < O t/> Wednesday, March 12, 1997 Amherst, Ohio I City eyes leg; I offence arou.JL mobile home park to act as buffer by BILL ROSS Pam Wenzel at work. Local woman paves the airwaves by GLEN MILLER News-Times reporter Six years ago, Pam Wenzel had no idea a career change would make her a female pion- eer in radio station programming. But in mid-February, she became the first female program director for country music station WOBL-AM. Wenzel started her career at the station six years ago as a part-time announcer. The only other female program director in the Greater Cleveland area is Sue Wilson at WDOK-PM in Cleveland. This was something I never Part-time on-air announcer turns pioneer for equality expected, but it's great because there are some things I'd like to do in time," Wenzel said. Formerly a secretary and babysitter by profession, Wenzel wanted to make some changes in her life but wasn't sure what to pursue. As a teenager, she had wanted to be an actress or singer but had difficulty overcoming shyness and quietness. "I wasn't real popular in school, but by the time I was 32 I had just started growing and gaining confidence. I wanted to start achieving things I never thought I could," she said. Now 38, Wenzel got a push in the right direction one night when she called in a personal request to Nancy Aid n, a Cleveland DJ. Alden broadcast her request on WDOK, which was heard by Wenzel's mother and others. "My mother said 1 sounded as good as .her. TtaalsjfcvVn I <fe cided to give it a try," Wenzel said Several weeks later, she en rolled in an Independence broadcasting school, where she met her husband. Bill, who was working part-time as an office aide. He also was working part- time at WOBL as "Wild Bill," a weekend DJ, and told her the station had an opening for another part-time announcer. Even though she was just in her second month of broadcast school, Wenzel sent station manager Doug Wilber a resume and tape. She was hired. From that point on, it waajall uphill. Eventually. "Wild BSsT asked her to marry him. She said CONTINUED on page 12 News-Times reporter "Don't fence me in" may become the battle cry of mobile home residents if a proposed city ordinance to require a buffer zone between mobile home parks and residential housing is approved by the city. At issue during a March 3 building and lands committee meeting, was whether or not the city should establish buffer zones, because of numerous complaints received from residents who live near mobile home parks. Law director Alan Anderson said, "What we have is a problem in the city and that (buffer zone) may be one of the only ways to control the problem." Anderson said residents who own property near a mobile home park on the city's east side have complained repeatedly, saying that all of the new construction in the area is "an eyesore." The proposed ordinance appears to target the Amherst Village Mobile Home Park, which has clashed with the city in the past over its right to expand. It subsequently won the right and is now within four units of completion, according to Sandy Apel, who owns the park with her husband, Tim. "It seems to me that what we ought to have is some kind of buffer zone," Anderson told couhpU «* the meeting. "The same way that we have a buffer zone between a commercial district and a residential." One man's trash is another man's recycling dream by BILL ROSS News-Times reporter ; It is almost time for spring cleaning but city officials want residents to recycle, instead of trash, their junk - At a recent city council meeting councilperson David Rice, who heads the recycling committee, talked about the ways people could improve their recycling efforts. "I want to remind people that the city still has recycling bins for newspapers and aluminum cans just off of Church Street, on the south side of the railroad tracks. We are encouraging people to use them and to look for other ways to recycle," Rice said. Although the city has shown some improvement in its recycling efforts, there is still much room for Improvement, according to Rice. "I would say that 10 percent of the stuff in blue bags shouldn't be there," he said. "People should check to make sure that any plastic Is either number one or number two (pete or hope) and that all lids should be removed before putting bottles and jars into bags." He said residents have been put- ling glass into the bags that is not container glass, like windowpanes «nd drinking glasses. This type of glass is of a different composition and is not recyclable. Rice also talked about other recyclable, that people might not normally think about, including old eyeglasses, hearing aids and mercury batteries. "Many people who wear {lasses have an extra pair or two ly- t| around — sometimes a whole drawer full — and they can take them to Walt Wyvill's Marathon Suuion or to a Lion's Club member «nd they will recycle them." Hear- Don't pitch it till you check over this list Here are some important dates and phone numbers to remember. • April 19 — Mother Earth Sings Concert at Cascade Park in Elyria. • April U —- Tire collection day, • May 3 — Household hazardous collection day. • May 3 — Slick Saturday collection (newspaper slick inserts). • May 10 (tentative) — Earth Day at BFI. • June 21 (tentative) — Appliance collection day. • Nearest I^nsCrafter* locations (ia partnership with Lions Club Internatioaai): 1-800-869-5367. • Lorain County Solid Waste Management District: 1-216-329-5440. • M illiron Waste Management: 986-5000. • Rechargeable Battery Re- cycllag Corporatioa: 1-800-8-BATTERY. • Used Vara (Roaeasuie Cake); 322-6081. Pam utso scrubs a pooch. When the fur flies, it might be Pam Utso doing her job by BILL ROSS ing aids can also be taken to the Marathon Station or the Lions Club. LerisCrafters is also in partnership with Lions Clubs Inteniational, and used eyeglasses are reground and sent on optical missions to help people in third world nations. CONTINUED on page 2 News-Times reporter At last count, Pam Utso had four horses, seven dogs, four cats, a llama, a white-tailed deer and several pheasants scurrying about her sprawling Wellington property. One might think that would be enough. But six days a week, Utso can be found in the Amherst Animal Hospital, washing, clipping, grooming and assisting with medical procedures on an endless variety of pets from all over the community. Utso's love for animals started when she was a little girl. "I was one of those kids who brought home every .'tray in town to my mother and begged her to let me keep them," she siiid, while carefully removing some unkempt hair from the end of Allie the Bichon's snout The dog barely flinches, and us Utso attends to * variety of four- leggou creatures who are having bad fur days, it is evident that she still carries with her the desire to bring them all home with her. "I guess I do get pretty attached to some of my regular clients," she said T just lost one of my favorites, Roscoe, last Christmas, due to kidney and liver problems, and I still get teary-eyed just thinking about him." It is her love for animals that makes Utso so much in demaud, and people bring their pets from several communities away to her to make sure the job is done right. Utso was a 4-H'er who started raising show dogs as u girl, following in her parent's footsteps. They raised Irish Setters for show, and Utso developed a special fondness for the breed, even though she admits they are a little "high-strung." Even after she married her husband Dale and started raising three CONTINUED on page 3 He added that commercial areas often have a buffer zone of trees, usually three deep, to provide a visual barrier, but that earthen barriers or fences could also be an option. Councilperson David Rice, whose third ward encompasses Amherst Village, said he has received complaints from residents. "When pets come over onto private property and drop things off and then go back...the people of course don't appreciate having to go back and clean up after. Also, there is trespassing going across the property to go here or there or someplace else, and I think most of this sort of problem could be eliminated with just a simple fence," he said. Treasurer Kathleen Litkovitz questioned Rice on whether the residents actually want a fence, suggesting that if there is a buffer zone, trees would be much nicer than a fence. Rice responded by saying that trees would not solve the problem of the traffic through people's yards and that even if trees are eventually p1 anted, a fence still needs to be put in to address the problem. Other council members questioned whether it is legal to require a mobile home park to erect a fence while not requiring a housing development to do the same. "Usually it is up to a homeowner whether or not they want to put up a fence to keep people out of their yard," ^ooirtci'twrson Robert Sister said. CONTINUED on page 2 Investor faces additional charges For the second time in two years, Joseph T. Nemchik, a financial planner from Amherst, has been indicted on charges of fraud and selling unregistered securities. In the latest indictment, Nemchik was charged with 106 counts relating to selling the unregistered securities, after an investigation was completed by the Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Securities. The Division of Securities began an investigation of Nemchik after receiving numerous complaints and determined that they deserved attention. Many of the complaints were from senior citizens, who said they had turned their entire life savings over to Nemchik — only to find out later that the securities he acquired for them were worthless. "As far as this case goes, the Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Securities initiated an investigation involving Mr. Nemchik," said Dennis Ginty, a spokesperson for the department. "Because the investigation is continuing, all we can say at this point is that we referred the case to the Lorain County Prosecutors on Nov. 22, 1996." Ginty added that the Ohio Department of Commerce does not have the authority to try cases; when complaints are lodged and the department finds sufficient grounds for the complaints, they are then brought to the attention of the appropriate prosecutor's office. Efforts to contact by phone both Nemchik, 36, and his lawyer, James Burge, were unsuccessful, but Burge has said in the past that his client insios that he was also an investor who lost money. CONTINUED on page 3 1
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Title | The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1997-03-12 |
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Amherst (Ohio) Lorain County (Ohio) |
Date of Original | 12-MAR-1997 |
Searchable Date | 1997-03-12 |
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Title | The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1997-03-12 |
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Amherst (Ohio) Lorain County (Ohio) |
Date of Original | 12-Mar-97 |
Searchable Date | 1997-03-12 |
Submitting Institution | Amherst Public Library |
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Percival captures state title — Page 8 VOD awards presented — Pag<
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Amherst News-Time
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Wednesday, March 12, 1997
Amherst, Ohio
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City eyes leg; I
offence arou.JL
mobile home park
to act as buffer
by BILL ROSS
Pam Wenzel at work.
Local woman paves the airwaves
by GLEN MILLER
News-Times reporter
Six years ago, Pam Wenzel
had no idea a career change
would make her a female pion-
eer in radio station
programming.
But in mid-February, she became the first female program
director for country music station WOBL-AM. Wenzel started
her career at the station six years
ago as a part-time announcer.
The only other female program director in the Greater
Cleveland area is Sue Wilson at
WDOK-PM in Cleveland.
This was something I never
Part-time on-air announcer
turns pioneer for equality
expected, but it's great because
there are some things I'd like to
do in time," Wenzel said.
Formerly a secretary and
babysitter by profession, Wenzel
wanted to make some changes in
her life but wasn't sure what to
pursue. As a teenager, she had
wanted to be an actress or singer
but had difficulty overcoming
shyness and quietness.
"I wasn't real popular in
school, but by the time I was 32
I had just started growing and
gaining confidence. I wanted to
start achieving things I never
thought I could," she said.
Now 38, Wenzel got a push in
the right direction one night
when she called in a personal request to Nancy Aid n, a Cleveland DJ. Alden broadcast her request on WDOK, which was
heard by Wenzel's mother and
others.
"My mother said 1 sounded as
good as .her. TtaalsjfcvVn I |
Format | newspapers |
LCCN | sn84028333 |
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