Amherst news-times, 2011-03-02

              7f leers 1 advance j pago ib i y ai1 page 3b ... a i..... ..- amherst news-times off to state fill ' the ebony heritage singers from university of dayton will perform free concert at st. joseph church 7 p.m. on friday, march 4. all are welcome. t bowlers ages wanted for lions club's 18th annual bowling-for-sight event help fund many vision-related and community projects. bowl-a-thon be held sunday, 6, a.m. rebman recreation in lorain. more information, call (440) 985-1196 or e-mail amher- stlionsyahoo.com. 'ip!;!1 v."' learn basics using facebook connect with friends online. public library host an entry-level instructional program tuesday, 8, 6 room. register, 988-4230. space is limited registration required. participants need have addresses before signing up class. thank you your patience while our web site down.' it undergoing complete redesign. we look forward bringing high-impact news very new future. meantime, please become friend facebook. pose questions there weekly readers give feedback local events, memories, opinions. staff see bulletin board 3. send items to: newsotheoberlinnews.com p.o. box 67, amherst. n .- o g 2 h lb & : s d, v r b shg . 3 - q ei e " l 3f qo 73 w f6 mm rn lifffi snow, rain, thaw cause havoc roads friday: ride wiih odot by jason hawk reporter "1 can't believe was just here hour ago." drawing cigarette, dennis rutherford squinted against .dawn lowered his plow blade. truck lurched slightly as dug into four inches snow that seethed across intersection routes 58 303 whistling 40-mph winds. drift. than eight fell over night morning. he'd already pushed away once, but relentlessly returned punish drivers caught friday's stormageddon. he onslaught, periodic bursts washed rutherford's blade covered windshield white, blinding him few seconds. deftly traced path rt. 301, then hit 162 loop way back, shedding hundreds tons wake. still storm continued pound county, burying causing level two emergency. didn't seem phase second. 5a .-.jv , f .till 7' 'r- -, kip "wjt w- 4 ; v' .... photos ohio department transportation driver let along early friday morning job entails. route go through amherst, does maintain here, had multiple crews scrambling keep them clear during storm. ,,,4 ill x beaver creek swelled between 10 feet deep areas monday ice melted under 50-degree temperatures. city workers closed one lanes west martin avenue creek's waters swept above bridge lapped onto pavement. out twice its normal width, flooding low-lying banks receding tuesday monday: creeli rises ouer bands rain melting inundated monday, sending frothing, muddy water some cases, roads. worst spots avenue, where near woodbridge court. utilities superintendent ron merthe said so much lane traffic. official rainfall amount national weather service got 1.76 inches. temperature 50 degrees turned nine yet water. flood receded mid-afternoon, leaving wet mark large part pavement dislodged tree stuck bridge. boiled large, flat area bank, doubling stream's size. 6a school district levy rec center sites review built? after months waiting, short list finally released afternoon packed meeting. properties being considered inside limits top list. metroparks director dan possible were investigated, six ruled because location price. remaining four: current homes powers shupe ele-mentaries, tjco inc. property cooper foster park road premier toyota, cobos oak. point next reservation (see inset pros cons each site). picks land elementary, which razed if voters pass 6.75-mill this spring build elementary south lake street. only eyes latter. since owns washington building would save $1.5 million acquisition costs. means cash could used bigger swimming pool (eight instead lanes) other "amenities," said. first think enough 45,000-square-foot center. showed maps showing constructed parish line. "we fits perfectly," make happen, "pods" back taken down replaced .a marion l. steel hs. 1j lj..j rfe iy:: downtown junior high lvt-j f"" '-wvv n-j -r-v .hi ( ll 5rv ti hi contact us! phone: 988-2801 e-mail: newstheoberlinnews.com mail: oh 44001 subscriptions: $34 per year delivered lorain $44 outside county. senior (60) rates $29 in-county $39 out-of-county. counter sales: drug mart, iga, dairy party shop, piggy's main street, convenient, convenient express, rite aid, giant eagle, get-go