Amherst News-Times, 2004-09-22

              r cd , l c w o i is 2 n i" li 35 . : 9 x d -( r- m xi 4' r; pocket rockets get bad rap - page 3 ews staff on hurricane watch -lim t hoop dreams crushed vandals destroy st. joseph's service project dream by jason hawk news-times reporter all that effort for nothing. that's how a group of bright young students at joseph school felt last week when they found 12 months hard work had been ruined vandals. year, five seventh gradcrs in the school's quest track high achievers slaved to raise more than $1,000 purchase new ath letic equipment school. their prize objects were two basketball hoops parking lot, which installed friday, sept. 10. with out an outdoor court 10 years, because previously so vandalized offi cials removed them. only allowed replace after extensive pastor-petition process but once again, guys got laugh. four days rims installed, 14, offipe workers one destroyed, pulled down suspected gang kids who haven't owned up deed. "i was mad it few and we gotten use twice' said lcanna griebe, raised money holding coin drive, hosting raffle, writing letters businesses mak ing follow-up presentations. upset grade michelle hill, stephen loos, leanna katie coughlin, catholic school, hold rim ripped from park lot backboard installed. worked pretty.hard, within ;irwas-rained;" classmate coughlin. fel low 12-year-olds steven alysha zcmanck, hill filed police report, officers promised to. increase patrols tltcfea!n-airl!ft?rt" prevent damage sec ond hoop. now have no funds left repair damages, are scared to,permanently install,; vohcyrniljtfrret tltoy -to- purcnasc. instead will erect net every morning, go through tear-down continued 13 pedestrians may help zones could grow drivers pump brakes often if tentative plan expand near three amherst district buildings put action. safetyservice director dennis clotz he considering lower speed lim its milan avcniic, south lake street, elyria avenue mph 25 accommo date influx pedestrian stu dents, "since this junior built, exorbitant num ber walking along sidewalks attempting cross road pretty heavy traf fic," said. plan, approved mayor dave taylor, would affect areas around hi ah sahboc harris elementary shupc primary may, mayor's office received petition 67 avenue-area residents asking reduce driving speeds ' ,: avenue, become zones, clotz's "l snc v route, passes block shupc-primary "i'm not sold yet," biggest fan limits, illegal aliens, fake ids ignored dazed ordered release aliens traveling false iden tification cards, immigration naturalization services officials refused per form deportation. wednesday, minutes before midnight, ptl. devin small performing traffic cooper foster business spotted purple ford ranger pickup truck expired registration. stopped vehicle amchester cab contained mexican males licenses. dispatchers spoke customs miami international airport cleveland hopkins finally reaching cleycland-area ins officers. according td report small, men prior records or active warrants, handling "heavy volume," advised be taking into custody. "they basically went half-nour explaining why wouldn't pick them up, boiled down' since (sept. 11) funding manpower cut," chief lonnie dillon tlachi eloa francisco, 27, cautle anzures martin, 26 third, unknown, suspect werev released, ranger, belongs armando gacftupin tower boulevard, lorain, 1 sn mmmmm saluting hero members fire departments, veterans gathered pay homage fallen firefighter robert george becker sr., served u.s. army during vietnam war as member vil- lage department 1956 2004, recently lieutonant engineer. honored monday funeral procession engines across lorain county. headache' feels like winner girl creates first-place sculpture,; despite blindness don't tell brittany ,fo6r beauty eye of, beholder fpr her, ,1s hands holder. 15-year-old freshman steele hijjh foor proving nrt about feeling seeing her award-winning sculpture titjed "headache." "when placed kiln came crack head, cover filled yith little nails melted glue sticks glaze running, eyes," she explained. texture resulted foor, almost totally blind, visualizes headache, while can still see vague shadows wears glasses enhance, dark blurs eyes detect, art done entirely other senses that! bight, high-ly-developcil sense touch. result delighted judges summer's american. printing house blind insights contest, avard "headache" first-prize spot seventh-to-ninth-grade competition, teacher jeanne morris sub mitted clay head-picce foor'a behalf, masterpiece ways