Amherst News-Times, 2003-10-29

              amherst news tin man chelsea johnson shoulders her axe at the am herst halloween parade, while witches brooke and haley bridge fix cost goes by jason hawk nows-timos reporter about 40 concerned residents packed city council chambers last thursday night where they learned replacing jackson street may now as much $1.8 million. engineer chuck cvitkovich of cleveland-based hntb, inc. independent arm initially hired year to review brunk horst engineering's original plana presented mem bers public with tour sce narios for rebuilding from scratch. hntb submitted a report lost november detailing s3 design flaws shortly after law director kenneth stumphauzcr ordered halt construction ef forts due resident safety complaints. said in his profes sional opinion there is no possi bility rendering half finished structure that currently routine stop cop turns 10-minute, 85 mph chase what began traffic friday became 10-minute mid-speed chase, ended officer kurt oehlstrom taking down fleeing suspect elyria. stopped vehicle on cooper foster park road af ter noticing it had only one oper able headlight, but driver, la identified 23-year-old joseph morris elyria, didn't wait be approached. according oehlstrom, pulled over sped off when "we ran plates found car belonged female columbus," oehls trom. have any iden tification mole i wanted check cita tion out cite him headlight violation." ensued instead was lengthy topped flee ing foot through an elyria re sidential neighborhood. "he told us all he because license under suspension, couldn't believe that," oehlstrom. very cooperative once we caught our coverage straddles railway tracks safe, although included hntb's plans arc provisions recycle least portion metal used. four scenarios explained meeting were aimed eliminating impact area busi ness residences, diminishing uic steepness roadway grade, increasing speed rat legal 25 limit, removing sharp curve bridge's center line. "wc knew this tight location," cvitkovich. approached project try get srkicd so you slow going it." unfinished also rise 17 per cent grade order mcct-lhc railway's 23-foot minimum clearance, far ohio de portment transportation's se ven percent limit recommended sign proposal utilized nine acceptable odot will clas litue disoriented run, not impaired. just matter catching him." police ate no-chase policy, aided efforts blocking intersections along chose route protect civi lian bystander safety. twelve units continued gaga 3 local candidates begins costume daniels vampire anthony trifilotti nighttime candy harvest. maid-to-ordor brett martyn led steele sified major arterial route. first most expensive possible signs, calling twin concrete girder runs contiguously between abut ments. cvitkovich, alternative aes thetically pleasing would sealed prevent salt corrosion, too cosuy consider. second suggests use through-girder roll-beams, common economically feas ible idea. however, product ugly hlgh maintcnancc, third makes continuous rolled beams eli minate joints. avoids using girders, mak more visually appealing, reduces runoff consequently danger damage. option costs $30,000 than pago 13 youngster jaclde o'poll, annie stocker, mi chael song gut into character during dress rehearsal tho state theater cleveland. throe involved tha cleveland optra's production 'carmen." party's ball shows issue special night, aerial elevation prop- cvitkovich's osed solution page 6 - times high school marching band. 'carmen' chorus includes talented youths idds react opera hearty "ughl" eighth-grader stocker reacted enthusiastic "aha!" member obcrlin choristers since she participated weekend opera's "carmen." carmen tells story famous gypsy woman who leads soldier astray then rejects him, resulting murder. "our artistic choristers, betsy burleigh, childrcns' master opera," said. "she asked some uie chorus. 'tosca' opera, even got waif carmen." 24 kids chorus, adventure learning sing songs other languages such french. "the thing that's really neat unlike musi cals, entire time parts difficult understand," sold. "it's see how are spoken gives chance your voice hit uiat note." rolfc allows act well sing. "basically, little, 1 up rowdy trouble makers urchins," "and play men. hide strange. my favorite part act, we're imitating soldiers wc go around marching, banging pots getting action." fun woric big-name stars, like dorothy danner, tide actress emily golden, actors jean-francis monvoi sin john marcus bindcl real opportunity gctdng stage people talent," "they're nice us, wonderfully. cause waif, them lot hear different tfiings sing." wasn't understating hod those stars. travelled 23 practice b'tate total 67 hours, spent five-hour stints oberlin practicing new union arts. participating event youth jackie o'dcll michael seng. three members choris ters touring choir, performing 0 song3 sea son concert finney chapel dec. 20, 7:30 p.m.