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Wednesday, January 17, 2001
Amherst, Ohio
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Road crews keep trai ik.
moving in worst of times
The Amherst street department road crew     snow has wreaked havoc on city streets,
patches damage on Rt. 56. The early cold and
by JASON TOMASZEWSKI
News-Times reporter
Winter is a terrible season
for travelers.
Airports delay and cancel
flights, boating on Lake Erie
is non-existant, and roadways
are transformed into luge
runs.
The only thing that stands
between us and our path to
work every day is die valiant
effort of the Amherst street
department
This year, unlike most, we
have seen quite a bit of
snowfall early in the season.
That has led the street depart
ment into winter action
sooner than normal. The result has had an effect on
their resources.
"We've had quite a bit of
overtime,'' said street superintendent John Corban. "We've
also been using more salt
than normal."
Corban explained that the
street crew has used about
1,900 tons of salt already this
year. However, they have
been refilling the new salt
shed as they use iL
"The new shed holds between 1,200 to 1,400 tons of
salt," stated Corban. "With a
winter like this one it is especially important to restock
the shed when we use iL"
Generally people are happy
to see Corban and his men
working the streets. However,
Corban staled that he does
run into some irate residents.
"Some people leave their
cars in the street," stated Corban. "You can't do that when
the snow ordinance is in effect. If we can't get down
the street it wouldn't get
plowed. So we call the resident and ask them to move
their car. If they refuse we
get the license plat number
and report them to the
police."
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Library and construction employees work to get the Amherst
Public Library put back together. The Library is being renovated for
A work in progress
the first time since 1976 and is requiring a host of different workers    to complete.
Bachelor auction
rases funds, fun
for coljege-bound
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by JASON TOMASZEWSKI
News-Times reporter
Like the old disco song
said, "It's raining men!"
At least it will be raining
men oa Feb. 2 at the American Business Womens
Association's (ABWA) bachelor auction at Spitzer Plaza
Hotel in downtown Lorain,
being organized to raise money for scholarships. Association president Linda Hale of
Amherst will be organizing
the event for the third year.
"Everyone has such a good
time," Hale said. "And it's
for a good cause."
The idea to have a bachelor auction to raise money
first came to Hale while talking about a Christmas party
in 1998.  .
"The party sounded like it
was going to be fun," remembered Hale. "But I didn't
haw, a date. I jokingly said
something -tout an auctifn1
and everyone thought it was
a great idea."
Originally the program wm
going to be a traditional auction. The bachelors would be
escorted on stage and the audience would shout bids.
However, Hale felt that this
would make the bachelors
uncomfortable.
■   "We want to provide the
bachelors with an environment
that is as comfortable aa poa-
aiUe," she said, adding that
the idea of tasking the bidding process -.tat came up.
Again it was decided that it
might make the bachelors un-
cc-mfortable. That is why Hale
decided to raffle the bachelors
rather than have the audience
bid on them.
The night will begin with
each bachelor being introduced to the audience. Once
all of the bachelors have been
properly introduced they will
field questions from the audience. Following the question
and answer session there will
be a dollar dance where the
ladies in the audience will get
time to dance with the bachelors for $1.
That will be followed by
general dancing. This is when
the ladies will be able to
purchase raffle tickets and
select which bachelor with
whom they would like to try
and win a date. The evening
will be topped off with the
drawings and the announcements of the winners.
Hale takes pride in the
wide age range that is represented at the auction every
year.
"We have men from 21
I New lot deal
for parking
nearly done
In 1997 landowner Muad Aba-
ham contacted the city of Amhent
with a proposal to sell several of his
downtown lots to the city.
Today, the city is one step away
from closing the deal Law director
Ken Stumphauzer is awaiting coa-
tract revisions from attorneys repre-
Abraham to ffwnplrtt die
Amy Javornik takes a break from her classes
at Marion L. Steele High School. Javornik will be
competing in a state wide essay competition in
Cincinnati.
MLS teen advances to state
competition for democracy
yean old on up to 71,"
Hale. She is equally proud of
the turnout tbe event brings
every year. "On avenge we
see about 130 people at the
auction."
Tbe money that is raited
thtntigh _he awftMT" is used
for scholarships that Ihe
American Business Womens
"We
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Bveiy year the Veterans of Foreign Wan Post #1662 and its Ladies
Auxiliary of Amhent support tbe
Voice of rta-ocracy Program by
sponsoring a local t*w****1 in their
effort to win scholerahlp money.
While these two C-ganirations
have been active io this program for
tbe past 20 yean, they have recendy
In three of the tat four yean a
Marion L. Steele High School suite post at fte
of to Voice of
Democracy. This year that student is
Amy JawjmlL
tanmk, a H-yesr-aM Jnta at
Morion L. Steels High Sd-ooi, tad
dit assignment
"Ms. (Kathy) Loboda said that
anyone who wanted to write for the
competition would get extra credit
points on their final exam," staled
Javornik. She also cited classmates
as s reason for entering the
competition.
Once tbe essay wu written and
submitted it was reviewed by a
three-member panel at to VFW.
"Mine was one of about seven essays that toy reviewed," stated Javornik. Her essay eventually won at
to local level before moving on lo
to district competition.
"Tliere tre 12 __stricis into state
ofCtap-."explttodJavorol-.wIwos
ee-Mtfh io win tot
petition and qualify for to slate
competition in Cincinnati. I wiD
•have lo read my essay in front of to
judges." That competition will be
held this weekend.
In Kiditiofi to writing to easay,
Javornik also was required to record
an audio version of her wok. This
tape is also used in to judging
process.
Javornik has already won a
$1,000 stpbol-nhip by winning to
district competition snd is gar-unwed an rHJJf"—r1 $1X100 for com-
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peeing at to state leveL However,
she could be awarded _p to $10,000
at the stat
If she wins the
transaction.
The lots that Abraham is selling
to to city are scattered taougl-out
to downtown area. The the lota
make up roughly 1.5 acres of tad
space. There are three late between
Park Avenue and Tenney Street,
with two additional lots wiih frontage oo Church Street
The city will develop these lots to
create more parking for to downtown businesses. According to
mayor John Higgins there will roan
for up to 90 patting spaces.
One of to reasons that to deal
has stretched over three yean woe
to selling price of to tad. the original -ppntal of to tad
$349,937. At to time,
was asking for $595/100. -
to to offer, Abraham would i
two of te lots, totaling $264,498
and sell to remaining three lots to
the city at a cost of $285,439.
The other reason for to delay
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