Amherst News-Times, 1999-09-22

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Gallery of Success inductees return to ML
The 13th annual Distinguished Alumni Gallery of
Success awards program inducted Ave new members Friday,   Sept. 17 at Marion L.
Steele High School.
The Ave inductees were
Mary (Tetteton) Bajwa, class
of 1962, Michael Brady, class
of 1969, Wayne Garland,
class of 1971, Deborah Mcs-
sig, class of 1972, and U.S.
Army Major Thomas Stokowski, class of 1978.
Mary Bajwa and her husband Singh live in the
Washington D.C. area. Bajwa
was selected for outstanding
work as both an educator and
highly awarded real estate
agent. She encouraged students to "pick the brains" of
their teachers. She reminded
those present that "No man is
an island. The decisions you
are making now, may effect
you for the rest of your life."
She quoted Proverbs 3:5-6.
"Trust in the Lord with all
your heart and lean not on
your own understanding. In
all your ways acknowledge
Him, and He will make
straight paths for your feet."
Michael Brady has an impressive list of accomplishments and is currendy a
probate judge in Logan
County, who deals with juvenile cases. His advise to Amherst students was build
strong family situations and
Five alumni of Marion L. Steele High School were inducted
into the school's Gallery of Success last Friday. They include
Major Thomas Stokowski, Deborah Meesig, Mary Tettaton
relations.
If students weren't fortunate now and develop them for
enough to have them at *** ume toy *}•■ havc fam'-
home, they should find out lics of meir own- He used a
Bajwa, Michael Brady and Wayne Garland. They were chosen
on the basis of the personal and professional contributions to
others.
recent Nike commercial as an
example of accomplishment
through guts "You have to
just do it You have to push
your head down further and
just do it"
Wayne Garland is also successful in real estate, owning
his own firm in Columbus.
He mentioned that not many
accolades were given him in
school, and he just had to
take time and grow up. Just
because others may not be-   '
lieve you can succeed, don't
let that stop you. "Success is
small steps accomplishing
small goals."
Deborah Meesig, also a resident of Columbus and a
surgeon, told students to set
their minds to do something.
"If you have a goal • follow it. If you work hard, you
can accomplish anything you
want to."
Major Thomas Stokowski,
reminisced about school, football and the Army. He
stressed that peer pressure can
be used in a positive sense,
that good peer pressure can
push one beyond the envelop
of mediocrity.
His heroes are men and
women in the Army who
"Reached back for that little
bit extra to drive on." He
discouraged all students from
quitting, so that after they
have been out of high school
21 years, they too will have
no regrets.
Neighborhood's
^paee-age' house
on tour of homes
The American Association of
University Women, (AAUW) is
holding its annual tour of homes Saturday Oct 2. Proceeds are placed
into a scholarship fund trom which
many area students have benefited
since its inception 41 years ago.
Tickets and visit guidelines are
available from Joan Parsons in Lorain at 288-0676, or from Patti
Wegehaupt in Amherst at 988-8016.
The $10 tickets are also available
from: Higgins Pharmacy, Off
Broadway Flowers, David Anthony
Salon, Fratiane Flowers, Palace
Civic Center, The Mermaid's Tail,
Brandau Jewelers, Zelek's Florist,
Sisson's Flowers and the William's
House.
One of the six homes in this
year's tour of homes has been chosen from the Amherst area.
The Lesner home, located at
45180 Middle Ridge Road, is
known as the "Jetson House" by the
neighborhood kids because, of its
space-age appearance.
Mark Lesner grew up in the
Highland Park area of Lorain, graduating in 1972 from Admiral King
High School. He attended Baldwin-
Wallace during the 1972-73 school
year,-before electing to work for a
year at the steel mill. Lesner then
returned to college, switching to
Kent State University, and graduated from there with a five-year
architectural degree in 1979.
At first glance at the house, one
might wonder if Frank Lloyd
Wright had built a home in Amherst. In bet architect and owner of
this home, Mark Lesner of Mark
Lesner and Associates, was strongly
influenced by Wright and some of
the famed architect's design tech-
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.Anyone who has ever wondered what the inside of this house, at
45180 Middle Ridge Road, looks like on the inside will get a
chance to see it firsthand by buying a ticket to tho AAUW tour of
homes.
Annexation a must for city
to take on 'nowhere sewer'
; The Amherst Township "sewer to
nowhere" is still going nowhere.
; Mayor John Higgins presented a
proposal to the Lorain County commissioners on Sep. 9 outlining the
pity's terms and conditions lo provide sanitary sewer service to rati-
jdents who will tie into the Rt 58
hewer system.
1 According to commissioner Mary
Jo Vasi. the holdup is that me com-
jpiissionen need more information
from the city.
rTheh proposal was vague; whet's
fee cost going to her Vasi asked.
1 "I don't see too many people Un-
W up around her to grab this thing,
hut they sure wist to make it diiB-
Higtlae   cation.
As part of an agreement, Amherst
insists that in inspection verifying
condition should be undertaken, preferably by both dty and county, and
any repairs that might be needed,
should be paid for by the county.
Amhent is dogmatic about the
area along Rt 58 between Middle
Ridge Road and Rt 113 being annexed to the chy, and that residenu
who tie into the sewage system from
outside the Rt 58 annex ana would
have to agree not so fight annexation
should that be required later.
The commissionca appear to be
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drive up costs.
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quicksand pocket along Middle
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and either could akyrocket construction costs, tlw mayor explained.
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to regain lost revenues. Annexation
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Steele's new soccer coach
would like year-round team
The high school soccer
team has a new conch, one
who will have some big
shoes to fill following the
sudden death of coach Glenn
Voss last spring.
Alex Baldwin, 25. has token over the role played by
Voss as head coach for the
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Baldwin was last year's assistant soccer coach and also
is a history uaeher.
Bsldwin atunded high
school at Kent Roosevelt in
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