Amherst news-times, 2009-04-22

              amherst news-times a look ahead senior citizens of (scoa) will meet friday, may 1 at the eagles on milan avenue for catered lunch noon. speaker be captain resendez lorain county sheriffs department. reservations contact ruth 988-5287 no later than april 28. 2009 st. joseph's cyo football and volleyball signups held today, wednesday, 22 from 6-9 p.m. in parish hall lobby. fees are $100 per player $65 player. bring copy athlete's most recent sports physical. any questions, 988-2848. celebration national poetry month public library host reading by area poets sunday, 26, 2 this is free program open to public. comets wrestling team sponsoring betting baseball trip grcektown casino cleveland indians versus detroit tigers game 3. cost $35 which includes $20 back chips casino. 1:05 tickets must purchased participants their own. bus leaves 8 a.m. steele parking lot. thre raffles bus. bill walker 440-320-8302 or brian cesear 440-258-7466 more information. pool memberships sold treasurer's office (480 park avenue) beginning 1. information call 988-3745. thursday, 28, heritage house dean liska frorn avon lake coin & collectibles. he explain benefits fun collecting. residents invited an unusual old they have share tell why it special them. main street community center, 255 7 pinwheels prevention volunteer county's collaborative child abuse awareness helps place ,500 front lawn police department friday. "pinwheels prevention" raises growing problem county, across country. display moves joint vocational center. (photo john lasko) patients see plenty when gunman robs eye center cops hope leads lead capture lasko reporter departments lookout armed robber who up vision 1927 cooper foster rd., tuesday, 14. dispatch received 911 around 5 one employees inside optometrist stephen koos's business shortly after robbery took place. "a single male suspect entered business, produced black handgun was able obtain undisclosed amount cash," lieutenant joseph kucirek said. looking white male, his late teens early twenties, feet 6 inches 10 tall, medium build, wearing combination green flannel jacket, with ski mask wore cover face. last seen running south plaza road. "the possibly driving dark older mini van," "officers checked negative results." while 'remains large, sergeant dan jasinski department's detective bureau told following numerous come so far. "we're still working few hopefully within next couple days, we pitch them keep us," there were injuries patrons time occurred. other officers arrived scene, described both as calm. fact, provide detailed accounts what saw "these people pretty good witnesses," "i'm confident get guy because either make mistake some him." koos, oberlin, has owned several years. "he's slick laid guy," continued page 3 new bird shop, women, take flight - n o e p ij t r. x w j fh c3 i well-established store downtown flight, landed behind marco's pizza. loft, 141 leavitt road, offers wide variety small, large exotic birds, supplies, food, toys, cages more. owners elaine jameyson lisa bazydlo opened 2,500 square foot emporium march 15. mary's world closed saturday, 14, due slumping economy, combined rising costs associated operating business. "we knew need, been then supportive," said, adding official grand opening sunday. feeding babies going haul out our everyone can them." hours operation 11 until friday saturday; thursdays sundays. mondays. jameyson, wellington, her first little cock-atiel raising birds since 1986. she also worked sales associate years, before branching co-owner met promise. community" health partners