Amherst news-times, 2009-12-16

              amherst news-times ahead the annual christmas concert by community chorus will be on sunday, dec. 20 at 3 p.m. st. joseph's church social hall cleveland street. perform "the suite," a medley of traditional carols along with "merry mozart," "mary, did you know?" and hallelujah chorus. tickets are available door: adults $5, seniors $4, students $3 children under 5 enter free. homemade refreshments cookbook raffle follow concert. is in its 15th year providing music for direction simone steve gall. st peter's united christ having chicken paprikas dinner 20, 582 $8 adults, $4 four through 12, three younger can eat must purchased advance calling office 988-4965. also during services sunday morning. carry out available. reserved today, 16. high school choir department, mark skladan, present alumni thursday, 17 7:30 held lorain palace broadway avenue lorain. performance door, from any member or steele room after school. e-mail to reserve pick-up holiday favorites performed choir, women's chorus, men's hand bell madrigals. members public library board trustees hold regular meeting 6 monday, 21 library. open public. look new expansion revealed i:: pill h sgg s & 55 t 1 ir $ g it; ft r si ''iv' ' 'e o this sketch shows what expanded like if voters approve bond issue finance construction. john lasko reporter officials going host two meetings january outline an renovation project, how it affect taxpayers. tuesday, jan. 12 7 p.m., then again saturday, 16 2 director robin wood join architect dan meehan chagrin falls-based holzheimer, bolek meehan, holding meetings. which take place provide residents overview 1.17-mill february ballot. answer questions audience as well. continued page 8 telling story jesus's birth manger, (joseph) ryan breen (mary) ali zahorec (top), angels miranda estanek (left) jacquie patterson (above). youth groups braved cold stage live nativity their gift community. (photos randy meyers) arnold fleagle, pastor trinity evangelical free amherst, author. (photo lasko) preaches publishes his word has been preaching teachings bible congregation every last half years. however, may not know delivers christian message several books he written over "i developed proclivity towards writing very early my life," said. "my creative teacher, dr. lawrence bradshaw encouraged, mentored, pushed me express myself attempt share feelings faith." fleagle's love started when wrote entered poem collision repair program goes green paint firelands juniors zach leverknight rob haponek, senior jamie adams junior chris toman surround chevrolet impala they painted using water-based paints. enrolled county joint vocational school's following growing trend green. switching environmentally-friendly, waterborne technology called nexa autocolor aquabase plus manufactured pittsburgh-based ppg. "you do more jobs day water than solvent, so your production should pick up well," instructor gary carruthers "it saves electricity shorter bake dry times, no fumes, putting less, benefits far outweigh anything else." past, were made solvents contain volatile organic compounds (vocs) harm ozone layer. applying water- latex-based paints repaired restored vehicles, 9