Amherst News-Times, 2004-06-02

              woman accused of murder - page 6 no uniforms required 8 n d ' o 'j i r us cwo 2 rn t c tn news-times tl m . 3 h x jt i. eniors eagerly awaiting diploma class 2004 graduating get out the cameras and roll camcorders. straighten those mortarboards press gowns. look out, amherst -your graduates arc on march. for 368 comets there will only be one chance in a lifetime to march across stage accept high school diploma. sunday at 2:30 p.m., lorain palace civic theater, steele students shake superintendent dob boynton's hand as he distributes diplomas. among them 57 county joint vocational graduates, senior president andrea flickingcr (who deliver an address), winner tightly-contested valedictorian race. chasing highest possible gpa recent memory 4.33 -arc four candidates: wcs immlcr, christina melick, dana martin, elizabeth druga. official meningitis cases could linked, warn authorities by jason hawk reporter daughter whose finance recently died has also con tracted disease, health officials ore trying identify contain strain before it spreads pthcr children. 14-ycar-old, eighth grader junior milan avenue, became ill last wednesday was taken emergency room metrohcalth medical center cleveland. coroner paul matus said girl does not have bacterial meningitis, which can caused any agent, or infection kind. doctors looking viral cause infection, said. schools bob boynton is evidence that case linked 13-year-old who exhibited symptoms while trip washington, d.c., late april. "it hasn't been proven two there's proof they aren't," "at this time, we believe more do with gentleman vermilion." -carl scabold, 28, vermilion, weeks ago suspected meningococcal but communicable disease experts erie may never able validate disease's nature. engaged 14-year-old watch out: early indicators signa higher water bills .when comes cost running tap amherst, res idents are about little bit vet, .mayor dave taylor told news-times' week increased rates elyria where purchases its sopply being passed cpnsumers, tune anoth er 70 cents (four percent) each monu) typical 5,cc0'gallon billing, starting june 1. thatmay sound like won't announced until final eighth-semester grades tabu lated, leading contest immlcr outstanding 4.286 seventh-semester total. "he's right close number spot his entire career," counselor david bragg. "this extraordinary man incredible talent very bright future." plans attend ohio northern university study pre-pharmacy prc-mcd, active national honor society, student council, representative prestigious hugh o'brien leadership conference. named all-conference all-county teams basket ball, lettered golf. melick heels, trailing just fraction seventh semester 4.185. member band, her specimen from control shown above. student's mother. release education coordinator joyce davis stated potentially family based transmission, possibility school-based transmission still remains. "in situation, hopeful young lady fine," "during these involving (lorain officials) haven't sure what dealing with. hoping type of- involved." district learned thursday 10:30 a.m., sent home notices parents afternoon explaining precautionary steps. teamed department locate 80 individuals had come continued much, indicator charges jump during next five years hurt residents fixed incomes. "generally speaking, it's lot money, if you add rate year through 2008, .this become significant' "add negotiating again, start see effects passing prices along." city's contract buy reviewed may, 2005, expects pago 368; candidates wes immler church youth group. merit finalist all-confcr-ence cross country track team. she toledo major biomedical engineering. sacrifices remembered veterans proudly down forest street monday (above), hundreds cheer clap memorial day parade former soldiers presented contest's third-place sports 4.178 involved theater company, academic team, leo club (as vice : hunting title martin year), well tennis. after graduation, spanish miami o'f university. rounding top druga 4.168. tribute their fallen brothers cleveland avenue cemetery, were joined firefighters marching band. jjj aca demic dniga commended scholar served state officer honored