The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 2002-06-12

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WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2002
State honors
local ADBA
volunteers
for efforts
AMHERST, OHIO
75 CENTS
■' It doesn't take a bunch of awards
-for people to know that downtown
'Amherst is experiencing a rebirth of
sorts; it seems everyday it becomes
more attractive. But some recognition doesn't hurt either.
Amherstonians received five
awards last month after submitting
nominations in seven categories at
the Annual Downtown Ohio, Inc.
and Heritage Ohio Conference.
. • "I'm really proud," Lesia
Boytchuk-Schneider, Amherst's
Main Street program director said.
Tin proud of all of us."
Amherat competed with 23 other
communities throughout Ohio for
the Preservation and Revitalization
Awards. Competitors included the
cities of Cleveland and Toledo and
from Lorain County, Oberlin, Wellington and Lorain competed against
Amherst.
Even the counties of Ashtabula
and Lakeland submitted nominees.
Councilman Terry Traster won
the Spirit of Main Street award for
his work creating a little park on
Tenney Avenue and building a
gazebo there. He was also recognized for his oversight of the rebuilding of the Harris-Dute house in
the Amherst Historical Village.
He is also an active member of
the Amherst Downtown Betterment
Association and the Amherst Historical Society.
The Spirit of Main Street Board
Member of the Year award was given to the ADBA's secretary Diana
Kevin Kuchenbecker,
tor of Heritage;Ohio
John Higgins, Lesia
nter, Executive Direc-
8 with Terry Traster,
chuk-Schneider. Judi
Lyon. She was an original
of the ADBA. She also
ADBA brochureVflow
Rucknagel, John Deitrich and Diana Lyon at in
Columbus where they received awards for restoration efforts irii Amherst.
printing, that listed all of the bu-    11,000 homes in AmhersL
sinesses in the downtown and outly-       She also publishes the ADBA
ing areas. The brochure was sent to -**     'J~rJm.-.m.. .--
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Second
burglary
suspect
named
The Amherst Police Department
rarely releases the names of suspects
they don't already have in custody,
but they released the name and description of a fugitive who is suspected to be involved with a string
of robberies in the area.
Amherst police issued an arrest
warrant for Hector Rivera, no
known address, last week.
Police said 21-year-old Rivera
was the other suspect involved in
bold daylight burglaries around the
county that resulted in a five-hour
manhunt last month. Jose Ortiz was
captured by the Lorain County Sheriffs department with the help of an
Amherst Township resident.
Rivera allegedly escaped in the
stolen Ford Contour the two were
using during their break-ins, according to Amherst police, while Ortiz
escaped on foot.
Sgt. Dan Jasinski of the Amherst
Police Department said that Rivera
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Penton Honda-Suzuki sets
sights on Rt. 58 superstore
The weather has slowed them
down, but ihe owner of Penton
Honda-Suzuki is determined to get
his new building up in the new industrial park going up on Rl 58.
The motorcycle sales company is
moving from its location on Cooper-
Foster Park Road to a new a location south of Park Avenue on Leavitt Road.
Penton's general manager, Wes
Kish, said the new building would
be 120 ft. by 200 ft., about twice as
large as the current facility.
He said that in addition to being
bigger, the new building will be
more modern.
Kish said the company is looking
forward to moving to its new
location.
"The city's been good to work
with," he said.
He said Penton's owner, Dale
Barris, grew up in AmhersL He was
an employee of the Penton Honda
when it was owned by John Penton.
After moving on to some other
things he decided to buy the business from Penton when it came
available, Kish said.
Kish said the company is normally on the look out for new markets but right now they are just worrying about getting moved in to the
facility.
"Its enough just to get in," Kish
said. "We're really looking forward
to it. It's exciting, like
motorcycling."
: Students involved in the Network Cornrnunica-   able to secure testing in various technology
Mon Technology course at the high school are   arenas.
Steele High becomes site
for internet testing venue
VUE, the emerging leader in
electronic test delivery, rapidly expanding its presence worldwide,
las come lo Amherst Steele High
VUE is the worldwide testing
agency for NCS Pearson. Certificates me offered ia Novell. Microsoft, IBM, NASD, and a variety of
other programs.
Learning that no test site in the
area was available to test his Network Communication Technology
students, Joe Todd applied lo have
his Steele classroom become a testing site.
The requirements for testing centers are very specific. Todd had lo
provide documental ion on the Network system si Steele, the facility
maintenance, and the security of Ihe
testing site. He ted to meet the requirements for a test administrator.
The other major obstacle that
needed to be overcome was the test
fees of $63 per student. To offset
the cost of testing. Todd organized
nod ran a raffle for a new windows
computer.
Todd will test members of the
community who wish to become
certified. Contact him by email
Qtoddtgkieca.org) to make mraage-
menis. All tests cost $63 and arc
scored mmedisBcty.
Just a little closer
A construction worker guides the deck of the
new Jackson Street bridge being hoisted by a
crane on Monday. Residents were becoming re
stless as the progress of the
earlier this month. The city
bridge completed before tho
stalled until
to too the
of the summer.
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