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Wednesday, October 25, 2000
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Boy, 10, killed while riding his bike
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Well wishers, both children and adults, have placed signs, cards
and flowers at the site where 10-year-old Carson Hamby Rittenour
was killed on North Lake Street over the weekend.
•   by JASON TOMASZEWSKI
News-Times reporter
Some things just aren't right and
that became apparent over the
weekend in Amherst
At about 5:53 pjn. on Friday,
10-year-old Carson Hamby-
Rittenour was riding his bike on the
sidewalk near North Lake Street A
witness told police that he saw the
child crossing a tree lawn on his
bike. The man lookea away, and
then heard a crash.
When he looked back, he told police the boy was lying in the street
near a stopped vehicle.
According to the Amherst Police
Department an investigation revealed that Carson was riding along
the sidewalk when he decided to
cross the street As he crossed, he
rode into the path of an oncoming
vehicle driven by a 17-year-old. A
press release from the police department reported that the driver of the
car had no chance to brake before
striking the victim.
A 911 call alerted police and officers were dispatched along with an
ambulance; however, upon arrival it
was determined that that Carson's
injuries were serious and that he
would need to be Life Flighted. He
was transported to Cleveland Metro
Carson Hamby-Rlttenour
Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
Carson died during the night as a
result of severe head injuries sustained in the crash.
Carson's mother, Sabrina Rittenour was en route to the scene when
the accident occurred. She was on
her way to pick up Carson, who was
playing at a friend's house. When
she arrived she was told of the accident and was at the scene in time to
accompany her son in the helicopter
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Downtown day of fun includes food, 5K run
Several community groups — including the Amherst Downtown
Business Association, the fire and
police departments, local merchants,
the EMH Center far Joint Reconstruction at Amherst Hospital and
the Amherst Historical Soceity —
are inviting the public to a day of
fun downtown on Sunday, Oct 29.
The day will begin at 9 am. with
a 5K run, walk or jog. The event
which is being called the Run for
Wellness is being sponsored by the
Amherst Downtown Business Association, EMH Center for Joint Reconstruction, and the Amherst Historical Society.
The run will begin in front of the
old post office on Park Ave. and
will stretch past City Hall. Runners
will wind their way to the Sandstone
Center where they will head down
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The annual Halloween festivities, sponsored by the Amherst
Police and Fire departments and the Amhent Fraternal Order
of Police Lodge #122, get underway at 3 pjn. where judging
for the costume contest will be held at the San Spring Building, 480 Park Avenue.
Judging for the costume contest begins at 4 pjn. This
year's judges are Nancy Brown, Dave Fox, Barb Kilgore,
Sherrill McLoda and Gary Mitchell.
The parade begins at 4:30 pjn. Featured in the parade this
year will be the Amherst DARE officer and Safety Pup, the
Comets Marching Band, the Amherst Cooper Comet Cadettes,
Penton's Farm Market mayor John Higgins and Marilyn Higgins, the Amherst police bicycle patrol, Amherst Police Explorers Post #422, the Amherst Fire Department Radio Disney AM 1260, Emergency Management System and the cos
tume contestants.
Trick or treat throughout the Amherst community will be
from 5-7 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the parade will
be canceled and the costume contest will be held in the
multi-purpose room at the high school Youngsters are reminded to wear light colored or reflective clothing, and to
take along an adult while trick or treating.,
Residents who do not wish to participate are asked to turn
their outside lights off.
Those who have donated prizes to this year's contest include the Amherst Fire Department the Amherst Fraternal
Order of Police Lodge #122, Amherst Giant Eagle, Impressions, Penton's Farm Market Ames, Amherst Downtown Business Association, Wendy's and Toys R Us.
South Lake Street
From there they will head to the
opening of the new MetroParks facility which is still under construction. Runners will then retrace their
steps until arriving back at the post
office.
Entrants may register online at
www.hcrmescleveland.com, or by
phone at 984-6709. There is a $13
pre-registration fee that includes an
event t-shirt, refreshments, and various giveaways. The first second,
and third place finishers in each of
the 12 age groups will receive an
award. Registration on the date of
the event will be $16.
The Run for Wellness will be the
first in what is planned to be an annual Amherst fall event Proceeds
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Barber opens doors to history
by JASON TOMASZEWSKI
News-Times reporter
There seems to be only two trains
of thought when it comes to history.
You are either old school or new
school
You either long for the days of
Woody Hayes, or get excited about
the Rams shredding defenses
through the air.
You either wish Frank, Dean, and
Sammy were still crooning on the
airwaves, or you think that DMX
and Method Man are the best
This seems to have worked its
way into the world of hair cutting.
People only have two choices. They
can go to an old school shop where
they can receive a crew cut or they
can go to a new school shop and receive anything they can imagine.
They didn't have a choice, until
now.
At Old Town Barbershop on
Church Street you can get any kind
of haircut you want, whether it ia a
traditional flat top, or a conservative
fade. Owner Ariel Torres wouldn't
have it any other way.
"I can give you any hair cut you
want" staled Torres. "I can do it
all."
He certainly can, and not just in
the barber shop. Tbe Lorain native
is doing it all in the community. He
has joined the Amherst Stonington
Mason's lodge, attended several
Downtown Business Association
Meeting, and taken the time to acquaint himself with the entire business community downtown.
All this and he haa only been
open for a week and a half. He feels
that Amherst ia on the rise and he
New downtown barber Ariel Torres wants to
be associated with Amherst's historical down
town appeal. In fact, he's having his window
painted to state he is the Otdo Towne barber.
re-
wants to be a part of that
"Everything here is growing,'*
said Tones. That ia why I wanted
to be down here and not over
SuperK. My place can be a place
where people can come and talc about what is going on downtown ad
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Although he grew sp ia
he has adopted Amherst si his
Library renovation
will displace books
but not its patrons
The Amherst Public Unary
board of trustees will begin a
$500,000 major renovation to
the library building located at
221 Spring St
The original building, built
in 1906 with funds from the
Andrew Carnegie Foundation,
underwent a major reconstruction project in 197S.
Current plans include a
new entrance utilizing the
south parking lot, increaaed
shelving space Coir added materials, and space to allow the
library to take better advantage of new technology.
"The design incorporates
the Arts and Craft period that
was a driving architectural
movement during the lint
half of the last
the building was
Judith Dworkin, director of
the library, ntplsiatid,
"We've incorporated details,
that will make the bufldsag a
unique focal point that truly
Library, Strongsville High
School, Madison Public Library and the Brecksville
l-*ublic Library.
In 1990, the company completed the Bainbridge Public
Library, a new $4 million
construction project
Vector Group, of Cleveland,
will serve as design architects
for the Amherst project Their
credentials include the executive offices of Forrest City
Products located in Tower
City as well as the offices of
McDonald Inveattneuts on
Superior Avenue in Cleveland.
Construction on the Am-
herst Public Library ia scheduled to begin in mid-
November.
"Of course, we never warn
to prevent oar patrons from
being able to visit as snd
take advantage of oar
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added that she ia
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