Amherst news-times, 2010-08-25

              premier talent pago 8 machine 2 amherst stlmes s3 micro tv ' mew j . ,m 111 drive through to get free coffee and a doughnut while supplies last at community appreciation day, starting 7 a.m. on wednesday, aug. 25, manor retirement community, 175 n.lake st. just in out with refreshments. trinity evangelical church will sponsor unity fest from noon 10 p.m. saturday, 28. the day include food, paintball, inflata-bles, live music ending everyday sunday. admission is $10. for more information, call office (440) 985-241 9. located 46485 middle ridge road amherst. congregational united of christ screen pg-1 3 movie about faith, family, football 988-9148 name film. 379 south main l - grief support group meet monday, 30, christ, or visit www.amherstcucc.org. senior citizens friday, sept. eagles milian avenue catered lunch noon. entertainment be joe marotta his accordion. tickets contact ruth 988-5287 no later than 31 iin u i wrfc; ii m nil iiiimiiiniiiii nil. inn piiiiiiiiii ilmii.m,....ti.briwici"iri'iiiiiiii i.i.ii.iiiiiuiwi... ,' lusjl jllllllljjljj ; , r ,, :, by jason hawk " '.; news-times reporter smokers need not apply, that's new hiring rule that go into place 1 health partners, which has three locations nearly 20 across county. all associates tested tobacco nicotine use as part drug screening process, chp announced week. applicants who admit smoking chewing test positive won't hired. instead, they'll given information cessation classes. "as single most preventable cause disease, disability, death states, hazards are well known," said edwin oley, presi ? continued page waitihg bus summer vacation ended yesterday when kids headed back school. see 6 photos. pvij -w'i mi iwi w. -- it f 'i ... ,,t,u ",f !l ''-f3.1-7ij i'-r::: .-i,' isabelle whitt bradley gregory, both seven years old, wait ride powers elementary lake street corner. town, 10-year-old matt floreske boards way harris elementary. ft- "'a iui rift'- 'i"i i'tlmi photos is) 5 -:: s l3 h" t zi p '-w. c" ijiiji1'1""" iv,,"'" "''"tj-y-j i'""1 v" : v what's like steele? we asked returning high school students tuesday first bell rang. pia walker "i'm kind bummed summer's over already." lauren thomas excited everybody didn't summer." laura tansey wish had another week so fair off." maximo meggitt "it's exciting week, then you find groove." seth zavotny my friends cute girls." learning curve after rising steady early decade, average act scores among ohio's seniors have been holding steadily above 21 points years. n hi uuuuuuu uu 12 h local beat ohio numbers released show performed much better college entrance exam this spring national average. 235 schoolers took here june scored 23.3 36 possible exam, measures knowledge english, science, math, reading, writing. far nationwide averaged, even elevated score 21.8, according associated press. "i contribute directly going classroom," steele principal michael gillam. "those our take full curriculum social studies, those do not," he said. "when they come college-bound courses need, succeed." learners two english point state norms science there special crash right before test, results true reflection how learned year long, gillam because objective rk' '--ah: submitted photo devin ramirez poses front great wall during china. five-year-old big hit china kindergartner story all. boy flew 11,000 miles late july brother, u.s. navy stationed "it was trip lifetime. aren't too many five-year-olds who'd able make without getting homesick," mother, raelene ramirez. traveled father, anthony together visited wall, forbidden city, tiananmen square, temple heaven, china's oldest brewery, pandas beijing zoo. also swam yellow sea. wasn't supposed first, but insisted tagging along. long away, if wants birthday tell me things wanted chirm," 11 st