Amherst news-times, 2007-08-15

              for a complete listing of amherst school bus routes, see pagefe 6-7 our county fair tab i n ihe.new3-"nmes.oday is guide to the lorain airwnichjwlll run aug:' 20-27, news, event schedules, advertisina specials, :ahd more are included in guide, as well on information comedian bill engvall, leann rimes, and diamond rio. news-times plastic gun sparks five-hour siege neighbor recounts swat team's surge into 26-year-old suspect's house jason pence was charged with several felony counts after allegedly pointing at police officers. voice pence, 26, sluggish laconic when lie called 911 wee hours saturday morning. but say pence's attitude changed they arrived 121 forest hill dr., around 3 a.m., alleging that he levelled handgun officers held them bay than five hours. according 91 1 audio released early afternoon, very calmly reported dispatchers had been arguing his fiancd. sgt. mark cawthon ptl. jacob petez responded home behind shupe elementary school, driveway were approached by male whose hands out view, lt. joseph kiicirek. male, later identified ordered show hands, pulled up shirt brandished what appeared be 9 mm handgun, kucirek said. began raise level, though preparing fire, immediately retreated sought cover. "our concern this murder-suicide or somebody being against their will," said kucirek. disappeared. perimeter established help six additional officers, while dispatchers, unsuccessfully tried make contact an adult female four-year-old child inside. will that's why we took it level did," team approximately 5 mobilized armored personnel carrier front residence. "we looked window, saw thought tank sitting there, members all around," 19-year-okl sean prior, who lives directly across street from pence. "i didn't know where danger looking for. running window window," negotiators continued attempt people inside house." 8:34 contacted via cellular phone. she "out blue" surprised outside. asleep have knowledge happened over past three four hours, woman told fallen bedroom. page new jeans tennis shoes? check. number two pencils? notebooks? glueerasers..crayons. tissues, handanitizec. workbook-fees,, backpacks, calculator, compass, binders, highlighters-, pocket folders, rulers, safety scissors? then it's time head back school. schools open doors next wednesday, aug. 22, kids grades ona through 12. kindergartners follow close heels monday, 27. "it's most exciting year you hear football warming up, band practicing, cheerleaders, revving engines. we're ready go here year," spokesperson greg ring.- estimated 4,400 expected report first bell rings, marking growth 50 students since 2006-2007 year. 7 inciisuio-jl, r im koral kasnyik, 8, helps workers st. office trace cut stencil letters. fourth-grader forward spending her teacher once starts week. steele high 450 washington st., begins classes 8 a.m. releases 3:05 p.m. enrollment projected hold 1,500 students, principal michael. gillam figure likely fluctuate coming week late registration. "kids sometimes they're not come groan about it, i've talked can't wait 'get building," "that's good sign, start with." the. unofficially little t , friday, 17, comets "meet teams night", stadium. starting 6 p.m., cheerleader booster club host event, coaches introducing their;; ' w; v teletech senior vice president charles koskovich explains plans renovate former lisn building route 58. promises bring 460 jobs hawk reporter lot americans angry companies outsource overseas. one colorado company planning 500 call center township earning cheers local officials, pump $80 million northeastern ohio's regional economy. smiling economic experts side, holdings, inc. announced last wednesday take empty intersection park avenue site transformed 480 work stations. oh 12 r1 wwii nurse takes 'honor flight' d.c corky godfrey right now, world war ii veteran plane bound washington, d.c. she'll tonight. godfrey, 82, thousands veterans who, 2005, received absolutely free "honor flights" national memorial nation's capital. "i'm so honored trip. just day, means much," enlisted navy hospital corps 1945, serving york city corpus christi, texas. joined care those soldiers wounded," younger veterans, far concerned, because got in, over... quite experience grew lijtlc town like amherst, education really taught me country." transferred pensacola naval florida, met married u.s. aviator ii, rear-seat gunner radioman served pacific theater operations. died 2003. today, travels view memorial, celebrating birthday. honor flights founded 2005 earl morse, physician assistant springfield, ohio. working 78-year-old patient leonard loy, morse asked whether ever visited memorial. loy could afford licensed pilot air force captain, already rent cessna father, vietnam veteran, visit offered ride. cry,