Amherst news-times, 2007-07-18

              court workers help babies - page 3 all-star games mark season end 6 amherst news-times kiuejibbon poses raise both eyebrows and cash by jason hawk reporter the 10 commandments say absolutely nothing about nudity. that creates a nice loophole for women of st. john united church christ in south amherst, who are using some strange eye-popping techniques to draw attention good cause. second time, 12 "church ladies" have stripped down their proverbial skin-nies produce charity calendar will benefit american cancer society's research programs. . "we're older ladies, it's kind out ordinary. but people also like it because affects lot people, we need find cure," said rosemary leshinski, helped create posed within its pages. dorris hall, a.k.a. miss july, has been captain john's relay life team four years. "we've getting attention, orders, so seems be working," she new 2008 calendar, which sports fleshy county fair theme. hall this year's edition as naked pie-baking contest judge, surrounded first, second, third place ribbons. continued on members team, many participated project, show quilt made from t-shlrts various 'life events. was raffled funds. jamboree featured miniature ponies driven matus, well euclid beach park rocket car (bottom left), carried passengers around town. at bottom right, alaina becker, 5, gus tapper, 10, roby 9, watch pet parade saturday. 171 hbbmpillsiiblb) mrn. jzmstzsm i "immmwww lowe's big impact local traffic, officials sets traffic lights already set spring up target store north lake street amherst. lorain work toward adding home1 improvement box mix border, question arises: those enough handle surge? last wednesday, planning commission gave blessing huge next target, just the" side lorain-amherst border. now matter fall jo city council's discretion. part shops deerfield, straddles border between two cities. past years, mcgill property group petitioned development, site plans shown only one box, grocery store, several smaller build-outs site, total 293,950 square feet retail space 14,000-square-foot strip malls front property. study urs cleveland, commissioned 2004, is based footage, 99 adjacent townhouses 192 single-family homes. determined conditions, mcgill's proposals, would generate an estimated 16,218 trips through cooper foster road intersection per day, with 767 vehicles passing hour peak evening commute times. now, addition 1 17,000-square-foot lowe's, deerfield growing closer 375,000 expected significant number shoppers streets. 2004 did not factor created premier toyota-scion dealership located stone's throw foster, safety-service director dennis clotz. that, say, change situation along signifi- 5 r b o e s awn h i: s3 funding fight hold after 2,100 signatures collected even school district residents could save day. disgruntled long years hoping fix ohio's unconstitutional system, educators across state decided take matters into own hands earlier year. months door-to-door petitioning, effort get constitutional amendment issue placed nov. ballot fallen face. changing constitution, activists tried line stop spending money, hiring teachers. we're seeing increased class sizes," spokesman greg ring. ohio education association hoped reverse decade illegal practices legislature. supreme first ruled lawmakers were schools unconstitutionally 1997, same twice more 2000 2001 regardless, elected leaders ignore court. oea voters flock cause, soliciting signatures, formally announced july 4 had 150,000 402,000 needed. volunteers able muster 252,000 difference aug. 8 dead imposed board elections. spokesperson ring originally pledged collect 4,400 later, teachers additional 600 hancock every child district. they fell far, far short, amassing 2,100. problem, ring, holding breath waiting see what newly-elected democratic governor ted strickland