Capital (Annapolis) back issues from February 2008:
EQUESTRIAN NOTES
Feb 01, 2008 ... RIDING CERTIFICATION: The American Riding Instructors Associationwill be holding an instructor certification Test Center on Sunday atGoucher College. The cost is $595. To register for this Test Centeror to view the most current dates and locations of the of TestCenters for 2008, go to ...
CALENDAR
Feb 01, 2008 ... TOMORROW'S EVENTS DISTANCE TRAINING RUNS, by Annapolis Striders, 7:30 a.m., JonasGreen Park, Route 450 at Naval Academy Bridge. AARP TAX AIDE PROGRAM, free for seniors and taxpayers with middleand low income, 8 a.m.-noon, Knights of Pythias Lodge, 2529 SolomonsIsland Road ....
Three tips to help plants hibernate
Feb 01, 2008; ... What a wonder that plants can survive our winters. At a time when we humans can bundle up and stay indoors, mostplants have no choice but to stay put. They can't stomp their limbsor do jumping jacks to get their sap moving and warm up. But plants do survive. Some plants just ...
Around Crownsville: Baldwin Memorial's Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper set
Feb 01, 2008; ... Some of us are still recovering from the Christmas holidays.Certainly, most trees are down by now, and all the decorations,except that one that always gets left out, are tucked away. For some of us, however, the bounty of Christmas is still walkingaround on our hips and thighs and ...
Around Annapolis: Martin Luther King Jr. remembered
Feb 01, 2008; ... They weren't at work and they weren't at school, but those whogathered at the Banneker-Douglass Museum to mark the Rev. MartinLuther King Jr. Day came determined to "make it a day on, not a dayoff." Wearing T-shirts bearing that slogan, they were otherwise adiverse lot: black, ...
Rec Results: Local squad gangs up on 3v3 competition
Feb 01, 2008 ... Gary's Gang, a local 3v3 soccer team, went undefeated to win theU17 division of the Kick It 3v3 World Championship Tournament atDisney's Wide World of Sports in Florida. Gary's Gang had advanced through local and regional competitionsthroughout the United States, with the the top ...
Smoking lamp is off
Feb 01, 2008; ... Smoking in Maryland bars and restaurants is now officiallybanned. The Clean Indoor Act went into effect early this morning withlittle fanfare. At the Ebb Tide tavern on Bay Ridge Road just outside ofAnnapolis last night, signs informing patrons there was to be "nosmoking" ...
Letters to the Editor
Feb 01, 2008 ... Public art I do not believe any so-called art should be displayed on thefront, side or anywhere else on a public building. The rendering of possible "art" that would have been displayed onthe side of the Arundel Center, as shown in The Sunday Capital (Jan.6), looked like yet ...
POLICE BEAT
Feb 01, 2008 ... Annapolis Area Burglary Someone broke into a vacant residence in the 2100 block of ForestDrive Tuesday, city police said. Homeowner Andy Apter told police he recently bought the propertyand planned to start reconstruction in March. He went to the home Wednesday ...
Art & Antiques: Develop a 2008 collector's calendar
Feb 01, 2008; ... As an alumnus of the University of Michigan and Penn State, theannual New Year's day football games mark both the end and thebeginning. January's football mania ends the joy of college football seasonand begins a month of self-imposed organization and categorization.Using my art ...
Basement remodels: Start at the top
Feb 01, 2008; ... The basement is no longer a dark, underutilized space usedprimarily for storage. In fact, homeowners' attitudes towardbasements have changed so much in recent years that builders andreal estate agents now commonly call them "lower levels." Basement remodels are a smart investment ...
Teen of the week: Broadneck High class president is a 'Powder Puff' football organizer
Feb 01, 2008; ... It's the ultimate game of musical chairs. The person who iselected president of a high school senior class traditionallyremains president-for-life. There's another tradition: The presidentis responsible for arranging class reunions for the next 80 years ormore. "I would like to ...
Corrections
Feb 01, 2008 ... An Arundel Digest item about planned inspections of the Spa CreekBridge on page B3 of The Capital on Wednesday incorrectly reportedthe age of the span. It is 62-years-old. _____ An Associated Press story about wind turbines on page A4 of TheCapital yesterday ...
BGE, state to consumers: Pay now, save laterEnergy conservation plan comes at a time when customers are rate-shocked
Feb 01, 2008; ... Lowering your electrical bill is going to cost you. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers will pay more than $230each over the next decade for energy efficiency. That has the state's top power regulator calling for a "veryaggressive and effective education campaign" to help ...
Our view: On dental care, poor kids have little to smile about
Feb 01, 2008 ... Every veteran traveler knows that seeing white teeth and dazzlingsmiles shows that you are in an affluent area. That makes it hard toexplain why 30 percent of the children in Maryland - the richeststate in the nation, according to some rankings - suffer fromuntreated dental ...
Prep roundup: Overtime victory clinches triumph for Severna Park
Feb 01, 2008 ... Senior 189-pounder Patrick Downey's dramatic 18-13 victory inovertime clinched the victory for Severna Park as the Falcons edgedRiver Hill 36-32 yesterday in high school wrestling. The Falcons (7-5) dominated the upper weight classes, gettingvictories from Zach Shreve (145 pounds), ...
ASK THE PLANT AND PEST PROFESSOR
Feb 01, 2008 ... This winter I have been using my wood stove more often that Ihave in past years. Can wood ash be used to improve the soil in myyard in any way? Wood ash provides potassium, phosphate, and other trace elements.A thin layer can be spread over a vegetable garden in the fall/winter ...
Evening high school to open for Annapolis
Feb 01, 2008; ... The county's fifth evening high school will open at AnnapolisHigh next week, giving the area's students a night school closer tohome. The new school is part of a plan to expand evening high schoolsto more parts of the county, said Bob Mosier, a spokesman for theschool system ....
OBITUARIES
Feb 01, 2008 ... Suzanne Bennett Suzanne J. Bennett, 57, of Chester, died in her sleep Jan. 30 inher home. Ms. Bennett was born Oct. 12, 1950, at Earnest Harmon Air ForceBase in Stephenville, Newfoundland to Betty Babbitt Viner ofVirginia Beach and the late Milburn Viner. The daughter of ...
Ravens add two more coaches
Feb 01, 2008; ... OWINGS MILLS - The Baltimore Ravens hired veteran assistant JohnMatsko as offensive line coach and former NFL star WilbertMontgomery as running backs coach yesterday. Matsko coached the Kansas City Chief's offensive line for thepast two seasons. "John is an old-school ...
Ovechkin battered, far from beaten
Feb 01, 2008 ... Capitals' star scores fourth goal in OT despite broken nose,stitches WASHINGTON (AP) - The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin broke his nose,needed stitches in his lip after getting hit with a puck and thenshowed the Montreal Canadiens the true meaning of the word tough. The battered ...
BASKETBALL BOND
Feb 01, 2008; ... County coaches share more than job title Two area kids play high school basketball on different teams,then become great friends as they play for the same college team andthen move on to coach basketball in the same athletic league. Sound too much like a Hollywood ...
Super approach by New England attracts veterans
Feb 01, 2008 ... CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Junior Seau's next football destinationafter New England probably will be Canton, Ohio, and the ProFootball Hall of Fame. Adalius Thomas played with some of the NFL's best defenders on afearsome unit in Baltimore. Kyle Brady has been a journeyman tight ...
Sources say: 'Beg-a-thon' gets a new name and O'Malley gets some boos
Feb 01, 2008 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Sources Say is a behind-the-scenes look at localnewsmakers and events. If you have information to share, call 410-280-5912 or e-mail: capstaff@capitalgazette.com. --- He's got high hopes Like the boys in "Oliver Twist," school leaders from the state's24 ...
NFL: Snyder, Mariucci to meet
Feb 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - It's time to move Steve Mariucci from "maybe" to"definite" on the list of Washington Redskins coaching candidates. The former San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions coach willinterview with owner Dan Snyder about the Redskins vacancy, a personfamiliar with the selection ...
PREP SCHEDULE
Feb 01, 2008 ... TODAY BOYS BASKETBALL Indian Creek at Chapelgate Christian, 3:30 p.m. Severna Park at Annapolis, 6:45 p.m. Broadneck at Arundel, 6:45 p.m. AACS at St. Mary's, 6:45 p.m. Glen Burnie at Meade, 6:45 p.m. Northeast at Chesapeake, 6:45 ...
2 serious wrecks in one day at south county intersection
Feb 01, 2008; ... The intersection of Route 2 and Owensville-Sudley Road in Harwoodwas the scene of two serious and similar accidents yesterday thatsent three people to area hospitals. In both accidents, a vehicle heading south on Route 2 was rear-ended while attempting to turn left onto ...
Navy gets commitment from top running back
Feb 01, 2008; ... Kansas stars agrees to come to academy Navy's football program landed one of its primary recruitingtargets on Monday when Kansas running back Chris Hill committedafter making an official visit to Annapolis. Hill, who rushed for 870 yards and nine touchdowns on 123 carriesas ...
SCRUTINIZING 'SKINS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Speculation swirls as search for head coach drags on WASHINGTON - At times, the Washington Redskins seem to be writingthe book on how not to hire a head coach. Other times, owner Dan Snyder simply looks like a private mandoing things in his own private way, using all the time ...
NBA: Butler, Jamison rewarded for their efforts
Feb 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Caron Butler woke up sick yesterday morning. Onephone call proved to be a perfect dose of medicine. Butler and Antawn Jamison were selected as the Washington Wizardsrepresentatives for the NBA All-Star game, a reward for the playerswhose career years have carried the ...
Key West regatta gives Annapolis sailors plenty to bark about
Feb 01, 2008; ... Renowned professional Terry Hutchinson and a crew comprisedlargely of fellow Annapolis-area residents helped Barking Mad earnBoat of the Week honors at Acura Key West 2008. Barking Mad, a Newport, R.I. entry skippered by Jim Richardson,captured the highly-competitive Farr 40 class ...
FDA warns of suicide risk with epilepsy drugs
Feb 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Epilepsy drugs used by millions of peoplemay increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, the Food andDrug Administration warned yesterday in an alert to doctors. The FDA analyzed almost 200 studies of 11 anti-seizure drugs,some that have been on the ...
Hurricanes down Leafs in OT
Feb 01, 2008 ... RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carolina captain Rod Brind'Amour scored with1:40 left in overtime to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 win over Toronto. Scott Walker had a goal and an assist and Tim Gleason also scoredfor Carolina. Toronto captain Mats Sundin scored with 11.4 seconds left ...
Rain hampers commute
Feb 01, 2008; ... No arks were spotted sailing down Route 50 during this morning'scommute, but heavy rains and standing water all but brought trafficto a stop for travelers headed into Annapolis from the north or theeast. The heavy rains overwhelmed storm drains on westbound Route 50just past the ...
Celtics strain, but still win
Feb 01, 2008 ... BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics only had two of their Big Threeand one little point guard who made up for the absence of KevinGarnett. Six-foot-1 Rajon Rondo had a season-high 12 rebounds last night,grabbing the ball away from 6-11 Dirk Nowitzki before putting up thegame-winning ...
Copper thefts may bring scrap metal registry law
Feb 01, 2008; ... A dangerous uptick in copper wiring thefts has Maryland lawmakersconsidering whether scrap metal dealers should be required to takenames, descriptions and even vehicle tag numbers from peoplebringing in metal scraps to sell. Electrical wires, stadium bleachers and even bronze urns ...
State, CSX to share info on hazardous cargo
Feb 01, 2008 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - The state and CSX Transportation agreed to givesecurity officials real-time information about hazardous cargomoving through Maryland on freight trains. The agreement, prompted by a derailment near Camden Yards inNovember, "will allow Maryland security and law ...
Men's Basketball: Stanford wins fourth straight by manhandling Washington
Feb 01, 2008; ... Heading into a key game in the Pac-10, Stanford is rolling andWashington State is recovering from its first home loss of theseason. The 14th-ranked Cardinal won their fourth straight game lastnight. Led by Brook Lopez's career-high 31 points, they bulliedWashington in a 65-51 ...
O'Malley: 'We will spare no expense'
Feb 01, 2008; ... Gov. Martin O'Malley said yesterday he plans to do all he can torestore state regulatory power over utilities, a day afterConstellation Energy announced a lawsuit to recoup $386 million itsays the state shouldn't have forced them to give customers. "I also want to add that we will ...
COLLEGE SCHEDULE
Feb 01, 2008 ... TODAY Squash Navy at Rochester, 6 p.m. TOMORROW Rifle Navy hosting NRA Junior Sectional, 8 a.m. Squash Navy at Hobart, 10 a.m. Navy at Cogate, 5 p.m. Men's track Army at Navy, noon Women's swimming Navy ...
REGIONAL DIGEST
Feb 01, 2008 ... Teacher charged with sex abuse DENTON - The Caroline County Sheriff's Office is reporting thearrest of an eighth-grade teacher on child sex abuse charges. Investigators say Lee Holmes, 25, of Greensboro is a teacher atLockerman Middle School in Denton and allegedly had a ...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
Feb 01, 2008 ... MEN EAST Mount St. Mary's, Md. 97, St. Francis, NY 60 Quinnipiac 73, St. Francis, Pa. 55 Robert Morris 61, Monmouth, N.J. 60 Sacred Heart 92, Fairleigh Dickinson 81 Temple 58, Fordham 50 Wagner 68, Long Island U ....
Maryland gets commitment from top DeMatha receiver
Feb 01, 2008; ... Kenny Tate, rated among the top wide receivers in the entirecountry, gave a verbal commitment to the University of Maryland lastnight with a live announcement on Comcast SportsNet. Tate, a rare four-year varsity letterman and three-year starterat perennial prep powerhouse DeMatha ...
Golf: Woods holds 2nd-round Dubai advantage
Feb 01, 2008 ... Warren, Sutherland share FBR Open lead on PGA Tour DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -Tiger Woods birdied the 18thhole to keep a 1-shot lead after a windy second round of the DubaiDesert Classic today. The blustery day caused problems for Woods from the start. Theworld's No. 1 ...
Swollen knee sidelines Burress
Feb 01, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The New York Giants have a bigger concernthan Plaxico Burress' mouth. Now, it's his left knee. Burress, who earlier this week predicted the Giants would beatNew England, missed his second consecutive Super Bowl practiceyesterday because of swelling and soreness ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Feb 01, 2008 ... Messy sewage break in Hillsmere ANNAPOLIS - A broken wastewater line was fixed yesterday morning,but not before 8,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Hillsmerecommunity near Annapolis, county officials said. The break in an 8-inch main on Mansion Road was discovered at6:50 ...
COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Feb 01, 2008 ... NAVY HOCKEY: Following numerous schedule changes this past week,the Midshipmen will host Lehigh in a non-league clash tomorrow at7:30 p.m. at the McMullen Hockey Arena in Annapolis. Navy Hockey team officials moved the Lehigh game, which had beenscheduled for next Wednesday, to ...
Sinkhole mystery solved
Feb 01, 2008; ... Officials with the Annapolis Housing Authority say they havefound the cause for the ever-growing sinkholes at the Glenwood high-rise. What they still haven't found, however, is the funding to fix thenearly $2 million problem. Since the first sinkhole formed about three years ...
Baseball: Nats, Estrada agree to deal
Feb 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Johnny Estrada and the Nationals agreedto a $1.25 million, one-year contract yesterday, giving Washingtonan experienced catcher to back up Paul Lo Duca, who is recoveringfrom knee surgery. The 31-year-old Estrada is coming off knee and elbow operationsand ...
Mets face deadline to sign Santana
Feb 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) - The Mets and Johan Santana's agent spent anotherday working on a contract extension, a deal that many in baseballexpected to be completed before today's deadline. Team officials met yesterday with Peter Greenberg in Manhattanfor the second consecutive day. The sides ...
MUSIC LISTINGS
Feb 01, 2008 ... City 333 COFFEEHOUSE, Unitarian Universalist Church, 333 DuBois Road,Annapolis. 433-786-0463. Peter Mayer, Feb. 15. Doors open 7:30 p.m., music begins at 8p.m. $8-$10. MARYLAND HALL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS, 801 Chase St., Annapolis.410-263-1906. The Baltimore ...
Q&A
Feb 01, 2008; ... Question: Could you please find out what happened to the actorwho played Dr. Michael McBain on ABC's "One Life to Live"? He hasrecently been replaced, and I would like to know if he will bereturning. Answer: If you're referring to the departure of NathanielMarston, who had played ...
'Over Her Dead Body' conjures up few laughs
Feb 01, 2008; ... That narrow window TV stars have to pick a plum film project toshoot around their ongoing "day jobs" provides a ready excuse for"Over Her Dead Body," a wan, sad-eyed romantic comedy that has EvaLongoria Parker playing a ghost who tries to keep a psychic fromunscrupulously taking up with ...
Dining Event: Sample beer and oysters
Feb 01, 2008 ... Moorea Marketing will host the Heavy Seas Beer and Oyster Feastfrom 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 21 at Baltimore's Clipper City Brewing Co. The event, which is part of Great Tastes Culinary Weekend, willfeature all-you-can-eat oysters and select Clipper City beers, aswell as a ...
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Feb 01, 2008 ... City MARYLAND ARTS DAY, Miller Senate Building, Rowe Boulevard,Annapolis. 1-800-492-7122. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday. $40. MARYLAND HALL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS, 801 Chase St., Annapolis.410-295-0104. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Maritime Seminar Series: ...
THEATER
Feb 01, 2008 ... City COLONIAL PLAYERS, 108 East St., Annapolis. 410-268-7373. "Enchanted April," through Feb. 9. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 7:30p.m. Sunday. Matinee: 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $15-$20. "Singing Shakespeare" forum, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Free. MARYLAND HALL FOR THE CREATIVE ...
ART
Feb 01, 2008 ... Opening ANNAPOLIS POTTERY, 40 State Circle, Annapolis. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. 410-268-6153. "All About Love," interpretations in stoneware, white earthenwareand wooden spoons by Nevan, Genevieve and Amy, through Feb. 15. BAYWOODS ...
Dining: Azure finding favor with hotel guests and residents
Feb 01, 2008; ... These days, Park Place is the place when it comes to local buzz. Annapolitans have noted with interest the progress of the complexoff West Street near Westgate Circle, with the most recent attentiongiven to the unveiling of plans for the construction of a $60million performing arts ...
Coming Up
Feb 01, 2008 ... 9th Annual Gumbo Competition Chesapeake Chefs Association will host the 9th Annual Chef'sSignature Gumbo Competition from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 10 at theDoubleTree Hotel in Annapolis. More than 20 chefs from the area are expected to participate withtheir version of the New Orleans ...
'4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days' harrowing, yet transfixing
Feb 01, 2008; ... A cigarette burns on a table in the opening and closing scenes of"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days." There is so much smoking in CristianMungiu's harrowing and heart-stopping drama; more precisely, thereis the sense of smoking. When characters are not lighting up orwaving cigarettes in the ...
Super Sunday, Super bashBars kicking off Super Bowl parties with contests, bargain eats and brewskies
Feb 01, 2008; ... On Sunday at 6:18 p.m., the kickoff of Super Bowl XLII will takeplace on a field in Phoenix, Ariz. Two teams, the N.Y. Giants andthe New England Patriots, will play a game that surely will go downin the annals of football history. The Giants have battled to get to this point from a ...
In Concert
Feb 01, 2008 ... 8X10 CLUB 10 E. Cross St., Baltimore 410-625-2000 Today: Bonerama, 8 p.m. Tomorrow: Basshound, 8 p.m. Tuesday: Eric Lindell, 7 p.m. Wednesday: undefined, 8 p.m. Thursday: Jah Works, Can't Hang, 86 The Effort, 8 p.m. Feb. 8: ...
What's Hot
Feb 01, 2008 ... SONGS 1. "Low," Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. Poe Boy/Atlantic. 2. "No One," Alicia Keys. MBK/J/RMG. 3. "Apologize," Timbaland featuring OneRepublic. Mosley/Blackground/Interscope. 4. "With You," Chris Brown. Jive/Zomba. 5. "Clumsy," Fergie ....
Music Box: Counting Crows' Duritz heads Feel Good Fest
Feb 01, 2008; ... once again and the place to celebrate this year is at the 8x10Club in Baltimore (8 p.m.). When Bonerama struts on stage with itsfour-trombone frontline, you can guess it's not quite like any rock'n' roll band you've seen. When they tear into some vintage NewOrleans funk, there's no ...
Family-Child's Play
Feb 01, 2008 ... 'Stomp, South Africa!' comes to libraries Native South African Lesole Maine and his dance troupe willdemonstrate distinctly different cultural aspects of artisticexpression in "Stomp, South Africa!," presented in February by theAnne Arundel County Public Library. The three ...