Capital (Annapolis) back issues from March 2007:
Obituaries
Mar 01, 2007 ... Michael Hagan Michael Thomas Hagan, 81, of Lothian, died of cancer Feb. 25 athome after a month-long illness. Mr. Hagan was born in Washington, D.C., where he graduated fromSt. Andrew's Catholic High School. He also attended the AmericanInstitute of Appraisers as an ...
New baseball coach leads Southern as season opens
Mar 01, 2007; ... Last season was a down year for the Southern High School baseballteam, but third-year coach Manny Branco never thought his job wouldbe in jeopardy. The Bulldogs had advanced to the Class 2A statesemifinals two years in a row before last season's 7-13 campaign cameto an end in the ...
Announcements
Mar 01, 2007 ... Concert Harpist Bronn Journey and vocalist Katherine Journey will playpop, classical, folk and sacred music starting at 7:30 p.m. tomorrowat Southern High School, 4400 Solomons Island Road, Harwood. The concert is open to members of the South County ConcertAssociation and the ...
Bulldog boys fall in hoop playoffs
Mar 01, 2007 ... Despite 18 points from freshman guard Brandon Belt, Southern lostto Kent Island, 64-59, in a 2A East region first-round game on Fridaynight. Seniors Derrell Brown, Bobby Gibbons and Justin Bishop combinedfor 12 points in their final game in high school. Southern took a ...
The Buzz: Potluck dinner and dance on schedule in Galesville
Mar 01, 2007; ... The folksy historic village of Galesville seems the ideal spot foran old-fashioned get-together like a square dance. A potluck dinnerand contra square dance will be held March 10 at Galesville MemorialHall to benefit SACReD's Junior Ecologist program. The potluck portion will begin ...
R4R teenagers learn how to be philanthropic
Mar 01, 2007; ... Around the county, several dozen corporations and businessesreceived letters earlier this month appealing for funds. They lookedas slick and professional as any effort by an experienced fundraiser -but they were crafted by high school students. Similarly, charitable organizations ...
School board OKs 19 percent budget increase
Mar 01, 2007; ... The county Board of Education passed a nearly billion-dollarspending plan last week that officials said makes up for cuts overthe past few years. Next year's $941 million operating budget, approved by a 6-2 voteon Feb. 21, is nearly identical to what Superintendent Kevin ...
Cleanup not done yet after Feb. 14 ice storm
Mar 01, 2007; ... The county seemed to dodge another coating of tree-snapping icewith a few inches of snow on Sunday, but county crews and privatecontractors were still busy cleaning up tons of tree branches andlimbs from the Valentine's Day freeze-out. Homeowners have been trying to bundle what ...
'Clean cars' bill motors through state Senate
Mar 01, 2007; ... The push to bring "clean cars" emissions rules to Maryland is inthe home stretch after the state Senate overwhelmingly approved themeasure Monday night. The Senate's 38-9 vote followed a similarly lopsided vote in theHouse of Delegates last week. Now minor differences between ...
Sports comment: Declining Lewis isn't answer for Ravens
Mar 01, 2007; ... The Ravens' release of running back Jamal Lewis seemed to comelike a bolt from the blue, but it shouldn't have been thatsurprising. Certainly anyone with the slightest bit of business sense had toanticipate that it would happen. And, anyone with football savvy hadto realize that ...
Gadgets for baby care: Do you really need them?
Mar 01, 2007; ... Congratulations! You're pregnant. Now comes the stressful task offiguring out which baby gear you actually need. It's easy enough tohead to the baby store, grab the scanner gun and beep on every itemin sight for your registry. Expectant parents are bombarded with advice and pitches ...
GRADING PERMITS
Mar 01, 2007 ... 135 Arundel Beach Road, Severna Park, Edward Garvin, residentialgrading for house and associated improvements, $6,559. 3730 Sixth Ave., Edgewater, Richard L. Howard Construction Co.,residential grading for house, driveway, well and public sewer,$5,922. 3742 Colliers Drive, ...
For the record: BUILDING PERMITS
Mar 01, 2007 ... Annapolis 1903 Beeches Glory Path, Brian Anderson, in-ground pool and fence,$46,000. 208 Bowen Court, Riva Road LLC, house, $259,044. 17 Carvel Road, Mark Moore, alterations, $12,843. 531 Lee Circle, Thomas Vickery, detached garage, $65,313. 612 Burley ...
Honor Roll: BROADNECK HIGH SCHOOL
Mar 01, 2007 ... The following students have been named to the Superintendent'sHonor Roll for the second marking period at Broadneck High School: NINTH GRADE: Edward Kardish, Joshua Koehler, Matthew Lanoue. 11th GRADE: Melissa Kardish, Daniel Koehler, Stephanie Steinweg. The following ...
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Mar 01, 2007 ... Tyler, Mark, 29, Baltimore, and Meyers, Jodi, 29, Baltimore. Terrell, Christopher, 35, Glen Burnie, and Berry, Stacy, 48, GlenBurnie. Picano, Jonathan, 21, Northville, Mich., and Pullen, Jennifer, 20,St. Marys, Ga. Kominoth, Tony, 64, Arnold, and Hahn, Susan, 51, ...
For the record: UNSERVED WARRANTS
Mar 01, 2007 ... NAME, DATE OF BIRTH Abadia, Freddy Ramos, 7/03/83. Abbott, David Gerard, 6/18/63. Abbott, Michael Theodore Jr., 2/10/75. Abdula, Mohhamed A., 3/05/62. Abel, Jessica Lynn, 12/04/84. Abendano-Mejia, Juan, 11/24/79. Abila, Antonio, ...
SCHOOL DIGEST
Mar 01, 2007 ... Science fair Annapolis High School will play host to more than 200 youngscientists at the 39th annual Anne Arundel County Regional Scienceand Engineering Fair tomorrow through March 8. The public can see the projects being set up from 7 to 8:30 p.m.tomorrow in the school ...
For the record: PROPERTY SOLD
Mar 01, 2007 ... Annapolis 2662 Greenbriar Lane, Colonial, $2,650,000, Colonial, 5, 3/2, 1.1. 1708 Westminster Way, $1,100,000, Contemporary, 6, 4, 1, N/A. 68 Regatta Bay No. 307, $370,000, Colonial, 2, 2/0, N/A. 2 Windwhisper Lane, $549,000, Contemporary, 3, 3/0, .22. 2161 ...
The Watchdog: Was Quiet Waters' Forest House a Satanist haunt?
Mar 01, 2007; ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Ever want someone to growl on your behalf? Fromplowing to potholes, from sediment runoff to sewer blockages, theWatchdog wants to hear about your civic problem. He'll figure outwhich government agency is responsible, and follow up to see thatit's handled ...
CALENDAR
Mar 01, 2007 ... TOMORROW'S EVENTS RENOVATION STATION, recycled building materials, home furnishingsto benefit Arundel Habitat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 8101 Fort Smallwood Road,Pasadena. 410-437-7755. THE BOUTIQUE, resale clothing to benefit Partners In Care, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., 346 Ritchie Highway, ...
Running: Cannon 5K keeps DNR specialist on run
Mar 01, 2007; ... Wendy Scarborough probably puts in more miles than most distancerunners, directing the Joe Cannon 5K run and walks at Harmans Park atHanover. She could walk, but she seems to do this little jog wherevershe goes and with a constant smile on her face as she prepares forthe March 24 ...
Letters to the Editor
Mar 01, 2007 ... Downed lines Like so many communities in Anne Arundel County, Cape St. Johnlost power on Valentine's Day because of the ice storm. What was different for us was that residents couldn't get in orout of the community. The main road was blocked by a tree that cameacross the ...
Living with Children: Differences in parenting result in differences in child behavior
Mar 01, 2007; ... Are teenagers basically nuts? Michael J. Bradley thinks so. Aneducational psychologist and therapist, Dr. Bradley's the author of"Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind"(2003, Harbor Press, $14.95). Dr. Bradley also has authored "Yes,Your Parents Are Crazy! A ...
Green Hornets: Cheerleading team places second in national contest
Mar 01, 2007; ... The 12-and-under girls select cheer season wrapped up recently,according to Green Hornets' cheerleading commissioner MichaelleMullins. To end the season, the girls traveled to a nationalcompetition held in Ocean City, where they placed second out of eightteams. The team began ...
DRINKING & DRIVING
Mar 01, 2007 ... Judge James Dryden Cecilia Weller, 46, 916 Severn Ave., Edgewater: charged Sept. 10,2006; pleaded guilty DWI; bac .16; jail 90 days, suspend 86 days;probation 18 months sup; AETD, VIP, abstain from alcohol, 2 self-help meetings per week for 18 months, ignition interlock granted ...
Bob and Weave Club One Fitness' boxing classes a big hit with kids
Mar 01, 2007; ... Thump-THUMP, thump-THUMP. Damian Titow's fists pounded the heavy bag like a trip hammer. The11-year-old Severna Park resident threw his whole body into everypunch as sweat gathered on his forehead. Despite the strain, he wasin his glory, enjoying every minute of boxing class at ...
Psychology: The power of outages
Mar 01, 2007; ... Years ago, Joni Mitchell sang spiritedly in her song, "Big YellowTaxi": "Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you'vegot 'til it's gone?" The ice storm we went through two weeks ago andthe resulting loss of electric power to many of our homes andbusinesses proved that old ...
Political notes: War protesters arrested
Mar 01, 2007 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation ofpolitical news items. Four war protesters were arrested Tuesday for refusing to leaveSen. Barbara A. Mikulski's office. A dozen protesters had gathered there for the second time in twoweeks in an effort to persuade ...
Around South County: Science writer at SERC speaks on how to excel
Mar 01, 2007; ... As famed science writer Oliver Sacks once put it: "Science shouldbe as factual as a news article, but as imaginative as a novel." Kimbra Cutlip, science writer for the Smithsonian EnvironmentalResearch Center in Lothian, gave a talk Saturday afternoon on how toexcel as a science ...
Outdoors: Yellow perch fishermen green with anticipation
Mar 01, 2007; ... Today is the first of March and if you're a yellow perchaficionado, you know what that means: St. Patrick's Day is only 17days away - and you know the Irish holiday is a significant occasionfor anglers as well as the Sons of Erin. Traditionally, St. Paddy's day is the peak of the ...
Some ID theft victims face crimes they didn't commit
Mar 01, 2007; ... An unfamiliar face appeared in District Court on Jan. 19 to facecharges of burglary and trespassing. It wasn't the same man officers had arrested for trespassing in aboarded-up house on Bowman Court on Nov. 13. The true culprit, RobertRichard Williams, 41, of no fixed address, had ...
Carjacking, kidnapping charges follow series of Edgewater crashes
Mar 01, 2007; ... On his way to Annapolis to buy a part for his truck on Sundayafternoon, Douglas Collins thought he was being a good Samaritan whenhe pulled up to the scene of a car crash in Edgewater, rolled downhis passenger-side window and asked a bleeding man if he needed help. But when he told ...
For the record: DIVORCES
Mar 01, 2007 ... Joseph William Malecki from Brandy Malecki Roger V. Bohnert from Georganna Lynn Bohnert Randy Hildebrandt from Kathryn Hildebrandt Jeanette Ortegon from Raul R. Ortegon Earl R. Franks Jr. from Jennifer C. Pineda Franks Robin S. Nordt from Foday ...
Chesapeake Bay Boating Calendar
Mar 01, 2007 ... ANNAPOLIS SEAMANSHIP COURSES: The Annapolis School of Seamanshipwill offer the following winter courses: Advanced Electrical Systems Troubleshooting, March 17, 9 a.m.-4p.m. Installing Electronics and DC Equipment, March 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 410-263-8848 for ...
Around the Park: 2 Severn students win VFW speech contests
Mar 01, 2007; ... Two Severn School students competed in the annual Veterans ofForeign Wars patriotic speech contests, a series of threecompetitions hosted locally by VFW Post 160. . Severn's Evalyse Limon, 10th grade, took first place in the Voiceof Democracy state contest titled "Freedom's ...
Our view: On city crime, good intentions aren't enough
Mar 01, 2007 ... The battle over the safety of Annapolis is coming down to anunequal struggle between the words spoken by politicians and publicofficials and the guns fired by reckless young men. So far, there's no question which has been louder. Yet anotherdrive-by shooting - a 19-year-old ...
South County: Red Cross assists Lothian fire victims
Mar 01, 2007 ... Children playing with a lighter may have started a fire thatdestroyed a Lothian mobile home Monday, county fire officials said. Firefighters responded to the trailer at 208 B St. shortly beforenoon, finding heavy smoke coming from the building. The mobile homeis inside the Lyons ...
'Caring for Charlie'
Mar 01, 2007; ... For four hours Charlie Bauer was the toast of the town, histowering frame easily spotted from nearly any point in his popularEastport restaurant, The Rockfish. "He's the guy that's 6-foot-7. I mean, you can't miss him,"benefit organizer Kathy Nieberding said Tuesday ...
OBITUARIES
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mildred Baker Mildred Catherine Baker, 86, of Revell Downs in Annapolis andLewes, Del., died of cancer Feb. 27 at her home in Revell Downs aftera brief illness. Mrs. Baker was born Nov. 15, 1920, and reared in Baltimore. Sheretired from the state of Maryland, having worked in ...
Mids can't buck Bison
Mar 01, 2007; ... LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell is a formidable team without DonaldBrown, evidenced by the fact it went 7-0 while the star forward wassidelined with an injury. The Bison are even better with Brown, a second team All-PatriotLeague pick despite playing only half the conference ...
PSC chairman calls for BGE rate hike hearing
Mar 01, 2007; ... Gov. Martin O'Malley's nominee to head the Public ServiceCommission announced this week he plans to scrutinize Baltimore Gasand Electric Co.'s pending 50 percent rate hike. Steve Larsen, who was nominated to chair Maryland's electricalregulators and is awaiting Senate confirmation, ...
Miller pushes for slots, gas tax
Mar 01, 2007; ... Slot machines at Laurel Park and other racetracks, higher pricesat the gas pump and painful budget cuts are the only ways Marylandcan climb out of its fiscal hole. That's according to Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.,who unveiled two sweeping bills yesterday that would ...
SP paints a masterpiece
Mar 01, 2007; ... After all the joyous hugs and hoisting his coach in the air duringthe post-game celebration, it took a minute for senior Joe Fontenotto come to grips with what just happened. "Whoa, we won," Fontenot said to the rest of the Severna Park HighSchool boys basketball team as it sat on ...
Broadneck ousted by Glen Burnie
Mar 01, 2007; ... Gophers reach region final Before the season started, Glen Burnie senior guard Kareem Downstold coach Mike Rudd that the Gophers were going to the statetournament. Downs and his teammates will have a chance to make good on thatpromise tomorrow night after third-seeded Glen ...
Terps take down Devils
Mar 01, 2007 ... DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Maryland is suddenly looking like a team thatnobody wants to play in March. Mike Jones scored 25 points and D.J. Strawberry had a pair ofbaskets during a decisive second-half spurt last night to lead the24th-ranked Terrapins past No. 14 Duke 85-77, giving the ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Mar 01, 2007 ... Suspicious man arrested near Bates ANNAPOLIS - A 35-year-old man was arrested near Bates MiddleSchool yesterday morning, a day after he allegedly approached astudent while she was walking to school, city police said. On Tuesday, the student, 15, told the principal that she ...
Dispute between CBF, local watermen gets attention of lawmakers
Mar 01, 2007; ... A dispute between two local watermen and the Chesapeake BayFoundation has spawned a bill that many say would crimp educationaland scientific projects with oysters. J.R. Gross of Shady Side and Mike Edwards of Grasonville havetaken issue with how CBF staffers dredge an oyster bar ...
Terrapin harvest debate continues
Mar 01, 2007; ... Though the O'Malley administration is working toward banning theharvest of diamondback terrapins, state lawmakers are still forgingahead with their own plans to protect the state reptile. Del. Virginia Clagett, D-West River, made her case yesterday withthe help of two terrapins and ...
Heatley, Emery boost Ottawa
Mar 01, 2007 ... OTTAWA (AP) - Dany Heatley scored his team-leading 38th goal andRay Emery made 27 saves to give the Ottawa Senators a 2-0 victoryover Carolina last night and a home-and-home sweep of the Hurricanes. Jason Spezza had a goal and an assist as Ottawa beat Carolina fora second straight ...
Untapped county revenue source spelled B-I-N-G-O
Mar 01, 2007; ... Outside Bingo World in Brooklyn Park last night, cars sped acrossthe parking lot to make the start of the 7:30 game. Inside, playerscrowded in four lines, 15 people deep. Here, amid the ink dabbers, clouds of smoke and rows of papercards, County Executive John R. Leopold says he's ...
Spring Training: Wainwright makes pitch for spot in Cards' rotation
Mar 01, 2007; ... Adam Wainwright is hoping to go from closing games for the St.Louis Cardinals to starting them. The big right-hander, who closed out the Cardinals' World Serieswin in October, opened his bid for a job in his team's rebuiltrotation with three hitless innings yesterday in a 6-3 ...
McCain officially in the 2008 race
Mar 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Republican presidential contender JohnMcCain, a staunch backer of the Iraq war but critic of how PresidentBush has waged it, said U.S. lives had been "wasted" in the four-year-old conflict. Democrats demand the Arizona senator apologize for the comment ...
Baseball: Gibbons ready to begin first base trial period
Mar 01, 2007; ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Jay Gibbons was efficient at fieldinggrounders to first base during February. Now it's time to see how hehandles the position against outside competition. The Baltimore Orioles open their exhibition schedule today againstthe Florida Marlins, and one of the ...
Olson's brain tabs baseball as top priority
Mar 01, 2007; ... Orioles pitching prospect near degree in mechanical engineering FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - There isn't anything about Garrett Olson'sfirst two years in professional baseball that would indicate he needsto think about an alternative career to pitching in major leagues. Olson does, ...
Gay marriage debate all but disappears
Mar 01, 2007; ... Anybody remember the gay marriage debate? In Maryland, advocates on both sides of the question packedhearing rooms in Annapolis last year to tell state lawmakers whatthey should do about a proposed constitutional amendment on gaymarriage as the state's highest court mulled whether ...
REGIONAL BRIEFS
Mar 01, 2007 ... Audit cites inmate health care flaws BALTIMORE - An audit has found "several significant areas ofnoncompliance" in the state's inmate health care system, includingstaff shortages and delayed plans for drug treatment programs and anelectronic database for better tracking of ...
POLICE BEAT
Mar 01, 2007 ... Annapolis area Drug bust A Lothian man using the wrong tags on his car was charged withdrug possession Monday, city police said. Officers stopped 46-year-old Ronald Vincent Wallace at 11:24 p.m.after noticing he drove a Hyundai Elantra with tags that belonged toa ...
Our Legacy: What would Harriet Tubman say?
Mar 01, 2007; ... Over the weekend we learned that the state of Virginia hasapologized for participating in slavery and the treatment of NativeAmericans. Some people that I talked with thought this "apology" was a firststep. To what was not clear. There were some who were insulted by anapology ...
O'Neal looms large; Heat tops Wizards
Mar 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - With less than a week to go before his35th birthday, Shaquille O'Neal took command of the game and couldnot be stopped. Woe unto the Washington Wizards, who tried to stopthe big man one-on-one. Just like old times, O'Neal assumed control when it mattered ...
For once, Suns fail to rise in the East
Mar 01, 2007; ... Phoenix's undefeated run through the East ended one game short ofperfection. Last night, the Suns couldn't overcome their injury woes, neverleading in a 99-94 loss at Philadelphia while playing without ShawnMarion and Boris Diaw. The Suns won their first 14 on the road ...
Nationals Notebook: Nats impressed by Simontacchi
Mar 01, 2007 ... VIERA, Fla. (AP) - Jason Simontacchi gave Nationals manager MannyActa and his staff an eyeful in yesterday's intrasquad game. The right-hander retired all six batters he faced in his twoinnings of work. It took Simontacchi just 15 pitches mow down theside twice. "I'm pleased, ...
NATIONAL DIGEST
Mar 01, 2007 ... Aiding the Taliban charged WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bush administration has filed chargesagainst David Hicks, an Australian citizen suspected of aiding theTaliban in Afghanistan and the first terrorism-war era detainee to becharged by the Pentagon under new rules for military ...
NFL: Bears finally sign Smith to extension
Mar 01, 2007; ... The Chicago Bears decided Lovie Smith was the right coach to leadthe team into the next decade - with hopefully a few more Super Bowlappearances. A week after Smith's agent said negotiations were so stalled thecoach would probably leave after the 2007 season, the Bears ...
NFL: Ravens, Lewis may reunite
Mar 01, 2007 ... OWINGS MILLS, MD. (AP) - The Baltimore Ravens released former ProBowl running back Jamal Lewis yesterday in a transaction that doesn'tnecessarily spell the end of his tenure with the team after sevenseasons. Lewis was due a $5 million roster bonus on March 3 along with a ...
Durant, Texas win in 2 OTs
Mar 01, 2007 ... AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A sign crowned him "King Durant" and thecrowd was chanting "Three More Years." Texas fans knew they just might be watching freshman KevinDurant's last home game for the No. 15 Longhorns. And boy, it was a doozy. Durant had 30 points and 16 rebounds ...