Amherst News-Times, 2003-08-27

              your comets win page 6 amherst news-time rock reverend 5 new name says it all, then some by jason hawk nows-timos roportor "this place has been jumping all day now," director rob ca prctto told mc as wc walked into the emergency room at hospital. oops make that hospi tal for orthopaedic and spe cialty services. is quite a mouth ful, although patients there didn't seem to mind. "people think we're ex clusively an tal, we've completely closed down our other normal opera tions here," said caprctto, who nothing further from truth. in fact, construction now complete on project more than doubles number of beds room, provides decontamination sterili zation area, remodelled lob bies waiting areas, makes amherst's facilities first county have all-digital x ray imaging, gives benefit state-of-the-art catscan machine, dou bles hospital parking space. "no matter what ser vices we offer, center focus us. it's heart community hospital,' caprctto. "the implies just hospital, but that's not true all. put word 'hospital' tide specialty second." orthopaedics only, account about six average 18 surgeries amhcrst-bascd doctors perform every bombs over baghdad looney comes home after seeing war up close while were watching headlines, lance corporal ni cholas was living them. sand devastating heat, 19-year-old steele graduate sweated out wait beginning last janu ary kuwait, among cross iraq when fighting orders finally arrived. "i feel like i really going anywhere until actu ally kuwaiti desert. woke one morning hard wood floor 100 degrees already outside, could say 'wow,'" he said. temperatures shot up. 120 during dropped comparatively freezing 45 overnight, 's unit forced seek protection wind sweep across open desert expanses. wanted get with. go iraq, csi: charges robbery suspect crimes are conve niently solved 60-minutc cop drama style, nine months investigation evi dence gathering, detec tive dan jasinski confident tliat tie's caught his man. worked this almost year, had dna results back state," news-times string robberies plagued former church street-based chatterbox restaurant. site hit five times fall winter demand those services rise. clcycland clinic emh joint venture caused misunderstanding with public well, got coll lady week very upset sold cleveland clinic," laughed. tried explain her sell any one. partnerships allow us retain local control, return funding assis tance maintain high standards both partner organizations." despite confusion, prognosis positive. "wc anticipate ra pid growth volume complete, things tint want emphasize addition spending nearly $6 million equipment facilities, spent lot time effort training recruiting truly top staff," they include skilled cleve land team led dr. mi chael kolczun ii, along alfred scrna, glenn whittcd, john conn, david shapiro. join orthopaedic, plastic, recon structive surgery krcbs, william stanficld, robert zanotti, teamed 2002. members can share special house sept. 7, 2003, tour am herst's premier medical facility. job done, leave," looney. wish granted march, three harsh conditions boredom politicians decided fate. arrived, looncy's move. their aggressive action tactical strike against iraq's highest point, safwan hill, march 21. "safwan most tense moments my life. know around, if enemy iraqis hiding buildings. nerv ous each other.,.it excitedscared feeling got. pumped go, tensed up." came next surprise. "what expected receive fire rolled city. thought would be no streets, half buildings 2002-2003, police charged 28-year old dc lbcrt cain taylor street, herst township, breaking entering theft least two robberies. according jasinski, may entry downtown establishment 19, sept 25, oct, 16, nov. 9., date january. believes work ing alone, looking quick cosh. course die beries, perpetrator entered door or day, said, stacy reaser, 12, miniature horse, pal little guy, take pose judging 4-h club, which lorain fair w'eek. oberlin. demolished, coming everywhere," "when safwan, civilians street lined cheering us, prais god there." "saddam's picture where, block, point iraqi children near saddam mosaic throwing rocks sticks it. doing foot patrols, kids adults holding dinars (iraqi money), saddam's ripping money spitting it, ground him gone, glad rid him. genuine, cause side highway six-year beggar rags clothes probably hadn't bathed eaten week, dinar," initially re sponse populace, hussein idle sneaking through window, made off total $953 cash, additional food items. "he knew cosy cash,..it vas frustrat because patrolmen kept checking never catching criminal uct," jasinski. "they evidence, weren't able criminal. looks prove case guy." collected fingerprints evidence scene, unable caki court happy trails american troops invaded. saw firsthand colled cowardly methods regime, including hidden cache weapons play ploy where sad dam's soldiers tied civi lians stood them windows fake draw u.s. fire. "saddam wo wouldn't bomb children's ground...thcre elemen tary school unloaded 70, truckloads returned. "in days, send costs so " ja sinski. "now getting better. building database state identification bureau, they're asking information raid cases solve unresolved ones," lab ar rived case, lie exactly head. "we fit bill, you charmers nicholas munition. went college, ammunition stored there. liad problem putting own people danger," majority time, safely 15 miles behind tanks, infantry, fighting, pick targets eight-ton gun 106-pound rounds miles. guiding mounted continued fingerprints, district attorney let alone," well on. force, schedule, how operated, patrols out, we'd check area. late, he'd early. early, late. insane." cpunty com mon pleas, trial dote yet set. voter f; getfr ; options candidates file boe none, ore some. residents filed board elections thursday, meeting deadline compete seals board. grabs arc scats current carol jack michael sutton. jajack declined reelection, incumbent sutton, 135 ravcngloss blvd., fall's contenders. joining ballot charles derricotte, 540 ave., milton lorcns, 759 terra ln., deborah laski, 23 slonchcdgc way, sandra matokovitch, westchester significant issue they'll dealing election, districts, operating funds," president ron yacobozzi. bond build junior improve buildings, promises another 2005-2006. later part 2004, elected year-will start giving serious considera tion 2005 ballot" hot election issue, will deal possible cuts funding, such recent loss title funds, 2002-2003 pro vided $157,000. do terms fund ing," yacobozzi, added bumps road managed stay relatively stable regard finances, faculty, pleased compared area districts. hired best successful business, whether school, nordson corp., grocery store, surround yourself good sults," "our administra also homogeneous. same understand trying accomplish five-year business plan. visit plan doily basis sure don't away goals." past present mind, "none personal agendas, grudges, revenge mind," 'they here formulate policies provide great-first class education students serve...we (some) districts have. jobs are, cooks, superinten dent, teachers arid aides." matters most, running seat, volved community. support everything -have dot, curri culum, projects. anything." t