Amherst News-Times, 2004-02-18

              wyvill has wings - page x i-i . o u) h g j r- r a c tn 3 p amherst news-tim l. m 1 new scam warning 6 sales spurt could mean more jobs at nordson ceo says company committed to local facility by jason hawk news-times reporter the center of any discus sion amherst's economic future is hesitant uncertainty concerning tiic corporation. declining revenues and eco nomic recession backed corpo rate leaders into 10 percent cut its global workforce in 2001, resulting loss or relocation about 300 nordson's facility. but industrial conglomer ate on rebound, according recent stock releases, edward campbell said that means pos itive even possible employment growth for site. "by measure, espe cially terms profit growth, -2003 was very good year us," said, "prom 2002 2003, profits grew 16 per cent an carnings-pcr-sharc basis, that's if you exclude rather large onc t i charge dispo "from point view, recovery we see u.s. globally impacting our businesses positively." sition some inventory wc had 2002. discounting that, saw 30 40 growth." rebounded dilut ed earnings 1.04 share last quarter, up 37 from five-year low .66 largely cred ited major turn around with students debate brewing over adoption school uniform policy marion steele high school, stu dents feci caught middle. order their opinions be heard, several have volunteered part 33 mcmbcr committee will examine possibility adopting standard classroom. "i figured need voice, too many adults don't know what feel. voices heard," sophomore class president terry trastcr jr., who serve alongside freshman, junior, senior presidents dallas roger kimble increase, which pumped annual $648 million $668 year. "business definitely better still this year," he said. "orders past 12 weeks arc already 14 pcr- n same period predictor certain extent how be." current trends excited talking returning former effi ciency levels, may coming years. continued 7 kampf, andy wincmillcr, andrea flickmgcr. also junior student council officers gcnna muriel lo, lee fcrbcr, megan mcndoza, rubina ratnaparkhi. 'there (a uni form code) against it. there arc, think, few it than it," flickingcr agreed. "many care, think majority opposed having forms," she 'they all want look like everybody 2 south following feb. 15 resig nation police chief william obcr, left his job citing discomfort vil lage liability policies, officials wasted no time naming suc cessor. village reported first day duty tuesday, quickly learning dif ferences between small-town big-city law enforcement. graduate cuyahoga llama handler horse breeder walt mcdowell pats two-year old bonnie, one three farm north ridge road. marillyn loves her locked away heart metropolitan rural oasis known as budmar farms. couched just quarter-mile plaza traf fic cooper foster park road, wedged sprawl ing suburban landscape, stood since 1948 home most unique breeds livestock northeast ohio. "llamas cleaner animals horses," owner marilyn jcnne, invested much life breeding racing busi ness. "don't let anybody tell horses are smart llamas smarter." jcnne homestead become llamas, named nickelodeon, priscilla, each live long gift family friend woostcr, wouldn't trade input dress code hsu ba heights cleveland state -university, holds bachelor arts degree criminology social services, retired may, 2000, after serving years department. "during my tenure (cleveland) department worked everywhere, basic patrol administra tion," "they moved us give different perspectives make sure ail training wide variety techniques." under kimble's belt exten number now. always soft place hcn$apjfyiodd ani mals. father would bringmertunfes, eels, frogs. dogs, jujdjevcri arow 'take carp-of, maybe thtft rea sons majjrjcbuiyjjinc, animal lover -whocrved world war lichen bud returned his-term serv ice, first' elpn buy horse, anf jgisjhas been saddled thcmtargincc. ncvericenwwr one," smiled idea grow love couple bought together. "when farm, nothing here. running water, heat, house looked made out sticks. couldn't believe husband it." start gate show ness, helped breed own 200 decades before died mm mfamwaa fllckinger sive experience detective bureau auto, theft unit, juvenile civilian case review board city hall, impound transport brief stints narcotics, homicide, plain clothes, vice units. "the administrator, feel comfortable with' administrative work doing amherst," "i've offered other jobs, discussed (mayor chet arcaba), fit." among opportu nities were shots positions jenne 1990. they single-handedly began little brown jug pace race delaware, now jcnnc's focus shifted less common lov able native andes mountains argentina. rflrhhitthhbhh9hhh 1' hhflflhhbjjm top cop precincts, behind him. , didn't go back department," cleveland, big city, looking smaller somewhere felt exert influence straighten problems might have." fifth person wear chief's badge 11 years, replaced ober nine-month tenure, "chief obcr done excellent updating lives animals, close cousins, alpacas, trend ohio decade. built differently, it's really hair traster jr. department's procedures, he's pointed force right direction becoming professional organization," currently employs four paid part-time eight reserve officers, soon hold inter views hire lieutenant. in-depth those bo mairt kimble, short-lived legacies chiefs gone