The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 2007-03-07

              ladies lose in district final - par amherst news-timi plim lormt breaks ground on $4.4 million pto donates $20,000 page 3 bhbj 1bh5h y ' cwalina vows to continue 70-year tradition at new cooper foster site by jason hawk lormet board mombors bravo the elements turn over shovelsfull of earth credit union's base operations. news-times reporter neither rain, nor sleet, freezing winds stayed ceo dan from seeing his vision become a reality. last thursday's nasty lakcshorc weather, dozens local business minds gathered under small canvas tent corner plaza parking lot, where was broken for lormct's corporate headquarters 2051 park road. "lormet has faced many challenges," told huddled crowd. "moving forward, wc arc committed goal we forged so long ago." founded serve steel milt workers 1936, depths great depression, been headquartered decades east 28lh street lorain. out staffers there have critical crowding issues, and 10 years ago continued " thought it wrong that they should just go tax us without vote public said city councilman nick brusky. center referendum fight sure, it's only quarter percent. dut one is not taking recent county sales hike lying down. "i public," at-largc council representative brusky, who forefront movement place increase november ballot. understand elect commissioners make decisions us, but doesn't mean be able take more our pockets any time want," he said. brusky became alarmed feb. 27 hearing with lorain betty blair, ted kalo, lori kokoski. don't think gave full picture budget," alleged. "there's $15 that's currently unbudgeted being used, yet want increase." march 1 , voted 3-0 raise 6.25 6.5 will into effect july expected than $7 million. intended stave off projected $5.5 budget shortfall, which caused rapid health insurance 5 dominic jones, jon warlord, aaron winemlllor. three comets grapple glory "back reality, back calculus tests homework," steele high school senior warford as relaxed conference room monday afternoon. joke got slieepish grins fellow senior, junior wincmillcr. two days previously, muscle-bound trio had stood limelight columbus gymna slum, spilling blood sweat prove themselves against best wrestlers ohio. s3 mm wliile none walked away state tournament trophy, did walk(away cmpty-nanueu. "i've working forev er tor tins experience, since i little kid," jones. "once wrestling started, down tunnel all hit me. made it." early friday, jones took 12-1 eliminated preliminaries. knew once going tough. every shot counted, matter," no regrets. didn't 8 young heart patient big friends bryce, 8, endures third open-heart surgery replace pacemaker fragile eight years, doctors opened bryce loeckel's tiny chest an attempt give him normal life. through all, boy, lives brennan drive, never alone. family always offer unwavering love especially when surgeons akron children's hospital undertook death-defying procedure feb, 15 bryce's defective pacemaker. 6 army top fuel drag car racers rally around california eight-year-old loeckel rolled operating .room month another round open surgery, all-new celebrity cheering section ready lend support. ago, while attending national hot rod association's u.s. racing nationals indianapolis, mother, jennifer lafler, accidentally sat vip area stands. race promoters asked them move, also if would like meet team driver tony mbit imk mi. f '"l,r- 'il br ijv ; ". plans books (yet) lowe's, wal-mart rumors huge big-box stores move amherst-lorain border are both least now unfounded, sources say. gossip town lowe's home improvement property, she said, part shops deerficld, sits inside limits future construction require approval or yield revenue amherst's coffers. "everything rumor until hits my desk," planning commission secretary bill dobis, claims lot speculation, hut comes project this size," dobis. construct store next target oak point road unsubstantiated, say municipal counterparts neighboring cities. resident inquiries about possible desk clerk kaye browning, says tract land adjacent may suitable large-scale development. received official word development point. know what's there. i've heard subway other strip-mall-type stores. reality loockol