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Wednesday. November 1, 2000
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Nord pledges $150,000, if levy's OK
by JASON TOMASZEWSKI
News Times reporter
The Amherst School System is
gearing up for one final push in the
campaign to pass Issue 35.
The issue, which would provide
the school system with a new junior
high school, is a top priority for
superintendent Robert Boynton and
his staff.
It is seen as the best way to alleviate the growing problem of
overcrowding.
While Boynton and just about
everybody else who is affiliated
with the Amherst schools is working
feverishly to get the issue passed,
they were in need of one thing that
would send them over the top.
They "were" in need because the
school system has gotten a huge
boost that arrived by mail last week.
Last Tuesday, Boynton received a
letter from local philanthropist Eric
Nord, of Oberlin, whose family of
course started the business now
called the Nordson Corporation.
Nord is retired chairman of the
board of trustees of the company.
In the letter Nord has pledged to
donate $150,000 to the schools. The
only stipulation is that the schools
only get the money if Issue 35
Boynton could barley conceal his
happiness when he opened the letter. "This is great," stated Boynton.
"This could be a real shot in the
arm.
The money would be used to es
tablish a discretionary fund for the
school board to supply the new facilities created by the bond issue
with a state of the art multi-media
package.
The package would include LCD
projectors, Elmo projectors, multimedia cabinets, electronic copy
boards, wireless computers, two
wireless computer class sets of 30,
and science probes for water quality, biology, chemistry, physics, and
physical science.
Again, the schools will only receive this donation if the bond issue
passes on Tuesday.
While the announcement of
Nord's donation is certainly a big
step in the right direction to getting
the issue passed, proponents of the
issue are not sitting back and coast
ing into election day.
' Boynton stated that they are now
in the working phase of the campaign. That began on Monday with
a media blitz. The school board has
purchased commercials to be played
on cable television in both Amherst
and Lorain. They also have radio air
time set aside on AM 930 WEOL
and WOBL AM.
The money used to purchase
these commercials was all donated
by residents. A total of $17,672 is
the most money ever spent by a levy
committee on an Amhent school
campaign. It is also the most money
the board has every received in donations for such an issue.
The board also has a host of volunteer parents working the phones
to gamer support for the issue. Boy-
Governor Bob Taft was in Amherst on Saturday where he made
a campaign stop at the Crystal Mortgage office of county commissioner candidate Dave Moore. Taft lent his support to Moore's
Comets oust Elyria
to take Division I
District champ title
campaign and made some phone calls hoping to get some local
support for candidate for president, George W. Bush.
j by JASON TOMASZEWSKI
News-Times reporter
, Clash of the titans. No, not that
cheesy mythology movie with Harry
Hamlin and Burgess Merideth. I'm
talking about the Division I District
Volleyball Oiampionship game between top seeded Elyria (21-3) and
second seeded Amhent (22-2).
Everyone in attendance got their
money's worth at the Comets
fought off several comeback attempts by the Pioneen lo take the
title 16-4, 15-6 at Midview High
School.
The win not only gives the Comets the District Tide and a trip to the
Sweet 16, but it ends the run of six
straight District Championships by
Elyria.
The first game of the night was
one for the ages. Amhent started the
game by ripping through the Pioneer
defense to take an early 7-2 lead.
Laura Soohacker led the Amhent
thy scoring the frit 3 points of
the game.
Elyria would fight back to cut the
lead to 7-6. However, the Pioneen
would turn the ball over and watch
as Amherst would rattle off another
6 points. Amhent would have a
seemingly insurmountable lead of
14-6 before Elyria would pull it
together.
I
Seven tir.»cs the Comets were
faced with match point, and seven
times their efforts were thwarted by
the Pioneers. At the same time
Elyria began to chip away at the
Comet lead. The Pioneen were able
to climb all the way back to 14-14,
however, a setting error on Elyria
gave the lead back to Amhent.
Sam Shagovac would put an end
to Elyria's comeback attempt with a
block at the net to give Amhent the
first game.
Wile game one was a heart stopping marathon, game two was a
walk in the park tor the Comets. Before the Pioneen could ay "Oh
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nton stated that 60 to 80 percent of
those people called are in favor if
the issue. However, he warns those
voters not to take it for granted that
the issue will pass.
"Just because we have 80 percent
of the voters favoring it doesn't
mean it will pass," stated Boynton.
"Some voters might think that since
it has high numbers they won't have
to vote and it will pass. That is not
the case. We need every vote."
Along with the new junior high
school, the issue will also provide
additions and renovations to the
high school and junior high. Should
the issue fail, the school board will
deal with the overcrowding by splitting the high school among the stu-
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Eric Nord
Phone home...
Local candidate
gets governor's
nod for his bid
by JASON TOMASZEWSKI
News-Times reporter
Those following the race for
county commissioner seats may
have noted there is a local flavor to
the race.
Two of the candidates are from
the Amhent area. David Moore and
Eric Flynn have tossed their hats
into the political arena to see if they
can make a difference.
Moore is a businessman who has
always been interested in politics.
"I have always found politics fascinating and I feel that with my experience, running at the county level
would fit," stated Moore, who has
been an Amherst resident for six
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Seniors Katey Percival, 11, and Laura Sldorowtcz. 15, take to
the skies, with Lauren Strolujcker. 23, waiting to assist.
MLS actors to stage
family's funny tale
The Marion L. Steele High School Theatre Company,
under the direction of Valerie Farschman, is producing the
all-time favorite, "Cheaper by the Dozen."
The play will be staged at the Powers Elementary School
gym at 7:30 pjn. on Saturday, Nov. 4, Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 10 and 11. with a Sunday matinee on Nov. 5 at 2
p.m.
The action of the play centers on the Gilbreth family with
dad (played by senior John Stransky) leading the way. Frank
Gilbreth is an inventor of timesaving techniques, which he
tests on his family, causing great embarrassment for his 12
children.
Mon (played by junior Reno Jones) is his partner in life
and work, and provides much needed insight, keeping the
chaos at a wfr1^—»
The oldest fU, Anne (played by junior Katie Primm) rebels against her father and his old fashioned ideas. She
doesn't understand his desire for her to concentrate on her
studies, and he doesn't understand her desire to date boys,
listen to jazE. or dress in silk stockings.
Written and narrated by two of the Gilbreth children, Ernestine (played by senior Kale Anderson) and Frank Jr. (senior Scott Dolan). this play is a delightful memorial lo their
unforgettable father, who died young from a heart condition
he kept secret from his children.
"Cheaper by the dozen" is wholesome family entertainment,
which will leave the audience laughing at the antics of the
Gilbreth fianMy.
Tickets, which may be purchased at the door, are $4 for    '
adults. $3 for iliMtwtti. aad free to senior citizens.