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Page 8A Telegraph-Forum THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2001 planus Quip widenim Briefly means what theyll be paying each month is not very much, Keir said, adding the hard part will be to convince property owners along the proposed project to go along with the plan. Keir said within three to five years, when U.S. 30 is completed, the road will have to be widened anyway. But right now the state is willing to pay for half of it, he said. was determined that it wouldnt help the problem.

Tb that end, representatives from the city, Peco II, the Ohio Department of Transportation and Gov. Bob Thfts office lined up a $220,000 grant to aid in the widening of the road and the addition of a center turning lane. The grant would cover approximately 50 percent of the project. The other half must be raised locally. A contract for $220,000 is sitting on my desk.

Because the local match is anticipated to come from assessments, county participation is a must, Honsey said, noting much of the proposed route is maintained by Crawford County. Keir said assessments are one method being considered to help raise the local 50 percent of the funding. What Im hearing is that the assessment could be spread over 20 years, which By Russ Kent Gannett News Service GALION Galion is working to avoid a future traffic jam. Traffic north of the city along Ohio 598, between Gabons industrial park and Brandt Road, is already congested. In three to five years, a new interchange at Ohio 598 and U.S.

30 will add to the problem. Its only going to get worse, said Galion City Manager Phil Honsey. Traffic at 4 p.m. on workdays often backs up for more than half a mile as Peco II and Lifetouch Church Directories at Ohio 598 and Brandt Road change shifts. At times employees cant get in or out of work and there have been some minor traffic accidents, said Bill Keir, director of industrial development for the city.

A traffic light was considered, but it Byrd execution delayed further by federal court CINCINNATI (AP) A federal appeals court has further delayed the execution of a convicted killer who says he is. innocent but chose the electric chair over lethal injection to make his sentence as difficult as possible for the state. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday extended the stay of John W. Byrd Jr.s execution to Oct.

8 while judges determine whether to have a full-court hearing on motions filed by Byrds lawyers. Monday, the court delayed the execution of Byrd, set for Wednesday, hours after Gov. Bob Taft denied clemency. A three-judge panel of the court postponed the execution until Sept. 18.

The state filed an appeal Tliesday morning asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift Mondays ruling postponing Byrds execution, said Joe Case, spokesman for Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery. State attorneys were still evaluating Tuesdays ruling from the 6th Circuit, Case said. This is highly unusual for the court to be doing this. Case added he could not be sure when the state would get a decision from the Supreme Corn! in the wake of terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

We arent sure if the court has even gotten our motion, he said. Byrd, 37, says he chose electrocution over injection also as a protest against the death penalty. The electric chair has not been used in Ohio since 1963. Byrd was convicted of murder in the stabbing of convenience store clerk Monte Tewksbury of Cincinnati during a 1983 robbery. Byrd has acknowledged he took part in the robbery but claims an accomplice, John Brewer, stabbed Tewksbury.

Brewer admitted the slaying in a 1989 affidavit, which prosecutors say is false; In Byrds case, a lone federal 'judge Monday was able to stop the pending execution by convincing another panel member that more time was needed to look into the case. The complexity of the issues raised by (Byrd) are of such scope and magnitude as to demand a careful and exhaustive analysis, 6th Circuit Judge Nathaniel R. Jones wrote. Stars T-F photo by Thompson Crestline Fire Department Assistant Chief Bill Sharp with the custom-built motorcycle the department is raffling for money to purchase a Thermal Imager camera for the $250 each. Prizes will be awarded no later than March 31, 2002, and winners will be notified by mail on or before March 31, 2002.

For rules and regulations call the Crestline Fire Dept, at 683-3823 or check the Web site, www.crestlineooh.net. City academic Boosters meet The Bucyrus Academic Boosters is a system-wide booster organization to promote academic achievement for all students in the Bucyrus city schools and to recognize academic excellence. The first meeting will be Sept. 24. Additional meeting dates are Oct.

22, Nov. 25, Jan. 28, Feb. 25, March 25 and April 22. The meetings are at 6:30 p.m.

in room 112 of the Bucyrus High School. Parents, staff and members of the community are welcome. For information about the organization or the new Market Day fundraiser or SubWayThco-Bell coupon book fundraiser, call Nancy McMurray at 562-6603 or Barbara Holden, 563-1062. Proceeds of these efforts provide incentive and award programs at the schools. Oxley to address Chamber meeting Bucyrus Area Chamber of Commerce members and guests have been invited to attend the Annual Legislative Luncheon at noon Sept.

24 at the VFW 8999, 1325 E. Mansfield St. Reserva-. tions may be made by calling the chamber of commerce, 5624811. Reservations must be received no later than Monday.

Each year the chamber hosts the legislative luncheon, alternating the incumbent state representatives, state senator and the 4th District congressman. This year the guest speaker will be 4th District Congressman Mike Oxley. White Sharks ready to swim The Bucyrus White Sharks are getting ready for another winter swim team season by starting competitive strokes and conditioning clinics. Two levels of clinics will be held. Both levels will be on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Monday for four weeks.

Level I will be from p.m. for those swimmers who need to learn the four competitive strokes used in the swim team. Those swimmers who do not know how to do the strokes or are unable to do the competitive strokes, will need to be in Level I. Emphasis will be on stroke drills and practice that will also improve the swimmers overall conditioning and endurance. Level II is for those swimmers who know the four competitive strokes but would like to increase their endurance and improve the finer points of their strokes.

This endurance clinic will be-from p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Saturday. The cost of these clinics will be $14 for Bucyrus YMCA members and $43 for non-members. Registration will be taken at the YMCA front desk, 1655 E. Southern Ave.

The Bucyrus YMCA White Sharks Swim Tfeam will begin practice Oct. 17. lb be able to swim in the first meet, all participants must-be Bucyrus YMCA members for 30 days. For more information, contact the YMCA at 562-6218. Wildflower tour planned The Crawford Park District will offer a tour of the display of ferns and various wildflowers in the county at 2 p.m.

Saturday. Participants should meet at the bulletin board in Lowe-Volk Park, Ohio 598 next to Leesville. lb sign-up for the tour or for information, contact the Crawford Park District at 562-8394 or Bucyrus Community Hospital is a Proud Affiliate of The Ohio State Health Network. Meet Our Newest All Raffle benefits Crestline fire dept. By Mike Redelson T-F Staff Writer Looking for adventure? Want to head out on the highway, courtesy of the Crestline Fire Department? Then take a chance to win a 2001 Custom Softail Sanded motorcycle in a raffle the department is conducting.

Proceeds of the raffle will go toward the purchase of a Thermal Imager camera the Crestline Fire Department will use fighting building fires. The Imager, according to Sharp, allows firefighters entering a burning building to see hot spots and distinguish flames from human bodies. The motorcycle, custom built by Cycles, Sandusky, has a Softail chassis kit, 80 evo motor, Harley five-speed Speedo kit, Vance and Hines longshot custom exhaust, and carburetor. Second prize is $1,000 cash. Third and fourth place prize' winners receive $500 each and fifth through eighth place, Whooping cough stages comeback WASHINGTON (AP) Whooping cough is one of those diseases most people think is history but the dangerous germ that can leave sufferers gasping for air is making a comeback.

The cough so strong it can break a rib once hit mostly babies and toddlers, but now. its striking more and more teen-agers and young adults. Apparently the vaccinations Americans get as babies eventually can wear off. Heres the real risk: While older people usually recover, they can easily spread the illness to infants too young for vaccinations. Whooping cough can kill babies.

So experts warn new parents to keep infants away from anyone whos coughing, even as scientists study whether millions of Americans should start getting booster doses of whooping cough vaccine just as many get regular tetanus shots. The goal is to develop boosters for older children and adults so theres a wall of protection around the newborn baby, explains Dr. Michael Decker, a Vanderbilt University professor who has studied whooping cough, also called pertussis, for 20 years. He just joined vaccine manufacturer Aventis Pasteur, which is working to bring a booster shot sold in Canada to this country. Pertussis is a bacterial infection that at first seems like a cold: a runny nose and hacking cough, first at night and then during the day.

Coughing fits begin a week or two later, up to 15 coughs in a row followed by a high-pitched whoop as patients gasp for air. Infants are more likely to turn bluish than whoop as they run but of air. They can get pneumonia and become dehydrated and malnourished. For teens or adults, the severe coughing can cause vomiting or a hernia, even break a rib. XZ3 sTjL eet Leslie Apacki, D.O.

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Were not j'ust doctors and nurses. Were your neighbors, too. For a physician referral, call 419-562-4677. Were proud to be your hometown healthcare team. 44 As I transition from active to semi-retired, I feel Dr.

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