Robert D. Leonard, 63, a resident of Amherst, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at New Life Hospice Residential Center in Lorain following a valiant struggle with cancer. He was born July 11, 1948 in Lorain. Bob was raised in Lorain and graduated from Admiral King High School in the class of 1966. He lived in South Amherst […]
James “Jim” E. Young, 55, a resident of Camden Township, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. He was born June 21, 1956, in Toledo, Ohio. Jim was raised in Milan, Ohio, and was a 1974 graduate of Edison High School where he was active on the wrestling team. He had made his home in Camden Township for […]
The junior varsity Lady Comets tennis team faced tough competition at the SWC tournament Saturday, Sept. 24. The final records for the SWC tournament were cloase. Winning first place with 36 points was Westlake. The Brecksville Bees placed second with 34 points. Olmsted Falls came in third place with 27 points. The Comets tied for fourth […]
The Amherst junior varsity Comets football team traveled to Berea to face the Braves on Saturday, Sept. 24. Although the field was very muddy, Justin Silva ran for two touchdowns, and the JV beat the Braves 34–30. Anthony Eliopolous had a running touchdown and two passing touchdowns to Aaron Soto and Chase Klingshirn. “The offense played […]
The junior varsity boys soccer played the Brunswick Blue Devils on Thursday Sept. 22 and the Midpark Meteors on Saturday Sept. 24. The JV boys fought hard but gave up two goals in each half which resulted in a 4–0 loss. Despite the score the boys gave a good effort. “The JV squad continues to put […]
The Steele freshmen football team on Saturday came out of a long, muddy and tense game against the Berea Brave victorious. The game was a long fight with the final score at a close 16–14. Although the varsity is still experiencing difficulties, the freshman Comets were able to rise above the ankle deep mud and […]
Workers have asked for $350,000 to start fixing flooding problems on the city’s northeast side. The cash would be used to snake video cameras inside sewer pipes and find leaks, install water-monitoring devices, and test the lines with smoke. The aim is to find leaks that allow rain and snow melt-off into the sanitation system. When that […]
In no time at all, a scale model fire station came together Friday in the parking lot of the North Lake Street Lowe’s store. With hard-hats on and power drills handy, a dozen Joint Vocational School carpentry students nailed studs together, quickly roughing the building into place. “Working in a group and seeing something like this […]