Ellen Eva Berger (nee Drechsler) died Tuesday, April 26, 2011. She was born in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 27, 1912, and was married to the late Frederick J. Berger. The daughter of Katherine and Michael Drechsler, she lived in Brownhelm as a child and resided in Amherst as an adult. Mrs. Berger was a long-time […]
Gas at Amherst stations has galloped past the $4 per gallon mark to settle at $4.15 for regular unleaded. The national average today (April 28) is $3.88, according to the Associated Press. The high prices come just as Exxon “practically apologizes” for turning an $11 billion quarterly profit, its highest since 2008, AP reporters say. Exxon […]
WEB EXCLUSIVE The Amherst boys tennis team defeated North Olmsted 4–1 last Thursday, April 21. Winning for the Comets were Alex Flock in first singles, Mark Ferber in second singles, Brian Hama in third singles and Jacob Bartosh and David Bartizol in first doubles. The day proved to be very exciting for the team because […]
The junior varsity tennis team lost to the North Olmsted Eagles 3–2 in grueling tiebreakers in their April 21 match at home. The Eagles defeated the Comets in a very close match which was decided in two brutal tiebreakers. The first tiebreaker was fought by Amherst first singles player Zach Sroka. He lost the first match […]
Since sometime in November, around the time when the “tax deal” was made, I began my political vacation. Not so coincidentally timed with the actual holiday season, I needed to take a break. I haven’t written a political column or posted a political tweet or Facebook status. I even walked away from e-mail debates with […]
Season 45, 1992–93 was full of challenges and landmarks. Just “little” things like a fired actor, a broken leg and a pregnant cat… It all began in the fall with my production of “I Do! I Do!” by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Bev Sperry was my music director. She and I cast Barb Bentz (a […]
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.” This song is one I sang to all of our children when they were little. I confess that I’d dance around the dining room with them, singing at the top of my lungs. Lucky for me there was no Youtube […]
This is what I told folks in our moment of sharing at church last year. I said that a man, James Naismith, invented basketball, but God invented baseball. It was playoff time for the Cavs, and I was tired of being hyped up. As a matter of fact, I was all hyped out. My son, Peter, […]