Capital (Annapolis) back issues from May 2008:
Economist: Tax rebates may equal summer vacation
May 01, 2008; ... KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - For many Americans, those tax rebate checksmeant to stimulate the economy will be coming just in time - for avacation. The centerpiece of President Bush's $168 billion rescue packagefor a wobbly economy is a tax rebate program that will put up to$1,800 in the ...
For the record: MARRIAGE LICENSES
May 01, 2008 ... Christ Jr., Charles, 27, Pasadena, and Wagner, Carrie, 28,Pasadena. Randol, Bryan, 35, Arnold, and Lynch, Heather, 35, Arnold. Bennett, Joshua, 23, Severna Park, and Tucker, Lacey, 23, SevernaPark. McDaniel, James, 29, Claxton, Ga., and Cress, Erin, 21, ...
Maritime Festival sets sail for City Dock
May 01, 2008; ... If crab-eating contests and pirate pet parades seem like funnyways to celebrate our maritime heritage, they sure are. That's whythe Maryland Maritime Heritage Festival is worth a trip or two orthree. For three days, from tomorrow through Sunday, all day long,Annapolis's newly renovated ...
CALENDAR
May 01, 2008 ... TOMORROW'S EVENTS MARYLAND MARITIME HERITAGE FESTIVAL, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., City Dock.410-956-0182. CHARTERFEST, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Annapolis City Dock and Spa Creek,Main Street and West Street. www.annapolisalive.org. GRAND REOPENING/CELEBRATION OF CITY DOCK, 1:30 p.m., City ...
Is 3 the new 2?
May 01, 2008 ... Mornings are always a little crazy for the Fazioli family ofLower Macungie Township, Pa. There are breakfasts to eat, backpacks to pack and three buses tocatch for three children who go to three different schools. "It's insanity in the morning," admits Karen Fazioli, mother ...
Honor Roll: SEVERN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
May 01, 2008 ... The following students were named to the Principal's Honor Rollfor the third marking period: SIXTH GRADE: Connor Alwan, Rachel Armstrong, Emily Barton, AldenBauman, Taylor Bayat, David Bernhardt, Richard Blanchard III,Jonathan Burger, Joseph Buto, Rachel Campbell, Sarah ...
Too casual Fridays?
May 01, 2008; ... It's Friday. A great day for golf. But you have to work. Sigh. Fortunately in a dress-down town like Annapolis, it's easy to getaway with Docksiders and dungarees in the office any day of theweek. Still, image experts say the cost for dressing down too much evenon ...
ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 01, 2008 ... Parenting class A nine-week parenting class, "Effective Parenting in a DefectiveWorld," will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Cedar Grove UnitedMethodist Church, 5965 Deale-Churchton Road in Deale. This class can help parents raise children who stand out in acrowd ....
For the record: BUILDING PERMITS
May 01, 2008 ... Annapolis 2912 Southwater Point Drive, Paul Perry, bulkhead, $29,000. 848 South Holly Drive, Patricia Arcoleo, replace pier decking,$1,400. 307 Dellwood Court, Dominic Ciuffreda Jr., replace deck decking,$25,000. 118 Second St., Carl Altmann, front deck, ...
South County: South River High students in Edgewater Earth Day cleanup
May 01, 2008; ... Want to know what Gaylord Nelson, the former U.S. senator, andChris Torma, a 17-year-old South River High School student, have incommon? They both used past experiences and their concern for theenvironment to spur friends and colleagues to do something abouttaking better care of ...
SCHOOL DIGEST
May 01, 2008 ... Severna Park play "The Odd Couple" will be performed by the Severna Park HighSchool Stage Company at 7:30 p.m. Friday, and at 3 and 7:30 p.m.Saturday at the school, 60 Robinson Road in Severna Park. Tickets cost $5 at the door. For more information, call ...
For the record: PROPERTY SOLD
May 01, 2008 ... Annapolis 400 Ridgely Ave., $1,455,000, Contemporary, 4, 3/0, 0.24. 899 Hunters Ridge Court, $760,000, Colonial, 5, 2/1, 1.01. 408 First St., $712,000, Contemporary, 4, 3/1, 0.14. 2026 Gov Thomas Bladen Way No. 202, $290,000, Contemporary, 3, 2/0, ...
Teen depression focus of program
May 01, 2008; ... Severna Park High School broke new ground in April, confrontingthe troubling issue of teen depression and suicide, which hasoccasionally plagued the upscale community. The guidance department presented STAR, short for Students TakingAction Responsibly, which ran for one ...
Political notes: Ready new GOP executive director
May 01, 2008 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation ofpolitical news items. The Maryland Republican Party this week named Justin Ready to bethe party's executive director. Mr. Ready, 26, previously worked as chief of staff for Sen. JanetGreenip, R-Crofton, and will begin ...
Around South County: Tracey's Elementary open house draws parents, students, neighbors
May 01, 2008; ... On Saturday, Tracey's Elementary School Principal TheresaZablonski presided over a ribbon cutting and open house for her newschool building. The school was recently renovated after a nearly 15-year campaign by parents and administrators to update the 44-year-old facility. The ...
Letters to the Editor
May 01, 2008 ... Suspensions The Capital (March 30) actually listed the names of athletessuspended in a disciplinary action at St. Mary's High School. Thisseems irresponsible. As a result of your actions, when the names ofthese young people are Googled, guess what will show up? This willfollow ...
Green Hornets: Green Hornets T-Ball underway
May 01, 2008; ... The Severna Park Green Hornets T-Ball season is now underway. Formany this is the first year of exposure to the sport, according toSean Layne, coach of T-ball Angels. The Green Hornets T-ball program is fielding 10 teams of 14players each so there are some 140 boys in the program, ...
For the record: UNSERVED WARRANTS
May 01, 2008 ... NAME, DATE OF BIRTH Murphy, Kenneth Conley Jr., 09/14/72 Nixon, Patrick Maurice, 09/20/84 Nolan, Lisa Ann, 04/22/81 Novela-Ontiveros, Cezar, 11/29/66 O'Brien, Robert Paul, 11/30/73 Olvera, Pedro, 04/11/82 Osborne, Gordon Miller, ...
business calendar
May 01, 2008 ... TODAY - The Annapolis Thursday Breakfast Business NetworkingInternational group meets each Thursday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at theLoews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West St. Networking begins at 7:15 a.m.BNI is a referral-based networking group where only one person fromeach profession is a member ...
For the record: DRINKING & DRIVING
May 01, 2008 ... Judge Thomas Pryal Heather Thomas, 38, 105 Astoria Court, Winchester, Va.; 1 prior:charged Oct. 28, 2007; pleaded guilty DUI; bac refused; jail 60days, suspend all but 2 days; probation 1 year sup; 40 CSH; fines/costs not listed. Stephaie Hull, 25, Haile Ave., Baltimore: ...
NASCAR Notes: Hamlin sprints to lead as NASCAR's hottest
May 01, 2008; ... The hottest driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series the last fiveraces? It's not Kyle Busch, winner at Talladega last weekend. It'snot points leader Jeff Burton. It's Denny Hamlin. He enters this weekend's race at Richmond International Racewaywith five consecutive finishes of sixth ...
Living with childlren: Is it ever possible for a child to be good enough?
May 01, 2008; ... Today's parents believe in psychology, a predominant paradigm ofwhich is behavior modification; therefore, today's parents tend tobelieve that behavior, any behavior, can be modified by properlymanipulating reward and punishment. That was in fact the Utopian view of B.F. Skinner, ...
Relationship Maps: Express anger with consideration
May 01, 2008; ... An article I recently saw online bore the headline "Fighting withspouse can be good for your health." The headline was intended tograb attention by highlighting the idea of fighting with yourpartner as a positive, even health-enhancing activity. But, as is often the case, it turns ...
Admirals bring back one of own
May 01, 2008 ... Severn School Headmaster Doug Lagarde announced yesterday theappointment of Julian Domenech, 41, as the new athletic director atthe institution, beginning July 1. Domenech, a Severn School alumnus from the Class of 1984, is thewomen's lacrosse coach and assistant athletic director ...
Shallop race promises to be a bit more tortoise than hare
May 01, 2008; ... It could go down as the slowest boat race ever in Annapoliswaters. At high noon Saturday, three replicas of 17th-century woodenboats will race around a triangular course as part of the MarylandMaritime Heritage Festival. The replicas are based on the open boat, or "shallop," ...
'Without the basics, our generation can't survive
May 01, 2008; ... John Pindell IV wants to be a community leader, and at just 17,he's well on his way, helping younger children as a junior staffmember at the Bates Boys and Girls Club in Annapolis. But the Annapolis High School junior knows lots of other African-American boys don't feel the same ...
Correction
May 01, 2008 ... A story about a movie being shot in south county on the frontpage of The Capital Tuesday misidentified a local student working onthe film. Christian Quarantillo of Mount St. Joseph High School joinedSeverna Park High School's Scott Simpson on the set ....
Thieves steal boy's funeral money
May 01, 2008; ... The Severn couple didn't know how they were going to pay fortheir son's funeral. A falling tree branch hit 7-year-old Steven Richards and killedhim April 9 and his parents weren't ready for the $6,100 funeralbill that followed. To help cover the costs, Jennifer and Ron ...
Our view: Ethics, mistakes send theft bill to scrap heap
May 01, 2008 ... Miles of copper wiring removed from light poles at a countyathletic complex. Not once. Not twice. But three times. Aluminumstands stolen from a field, bronze urns purloined from cemeteries,hundreds of catalytic converters cut from beneath cars in broaddaylight. Wiring at ...
RUNNING NOTES
May 01, 2008 ... SEVERN SCHOOL 5K: The second Salute the Legends 5K /Family FunRun/Walk, sponsored by the Admiral Parents Association of SevernSchool, will be held on May 4 at Severn School in Severna Park.Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the run starts at 8:30. The feeis $20. Contact Ellen Ponder, ...
Outdoors: Fishermen should give dark side of lures a try
May 01, 2008; ... I must admit that in recent weeks this column has suggested blackas a bait color perhaps too frequently - and I must also admit thatprobably few fishermen take the advice. How can black produce fish,no baitfish are of that color and there's no flash to it? Skeptics, give it a ...
Around the Park: Library gets spruced up
May 01, 2008; ... The Severna Park Library's landscape is undergoing an outdoortransformation, thanks to members of the Hollyberry Garden Club andstudent volunteers from Severn School, Severna Park Middle Schooland Archbishop Spalding High School. The volunteers pitched in earlier this month by ...
Rumors aside, picking judges as political as ever
May 01, 2008; ... The rumor goes like this: The son of Thomas V. Mike Miller, theuber-powerful state Senate president, wants to be an Anne ArundelCounty judge. But when the county's Judicial Nominating Commission didn'trecommend him for any of the three open spots on the District Courtbench, Gov ....
Baseball: Sanchez hurls Annapolis to rare win over Arundel
May 01, 2008 ... Spalding tops Calvert Hall for top MIAA spot Annapolis finally found an answer for Arundel's baseball team,anchored by junior Andrew Sanchez's clutch performance on the moundin a 6-3 victory yesterday. Sanchez, backed by defensive performances by shortstop ZachSpencer and ...
Helping hands
May 01, 2008; ... Capt. James Goetz of Fort Meade Fire and Emergency was off dutywhen he heard about the wreck on his scanner. Christina Adamitis, a hairstylist, was driving down the highwaywhen she saw the car plow into the father and son as they changed atire on the side of Route 10. Within ...
Prep roundup: Broadneck starts fast, wins easily
May 01, 2008 ... Broadneck scored seven runs in the first inning to cruise to a 15-0, five-inning softball victory over South River yesterday. Winning pitcher Ashley Thomas went 2-for-3 with a triple and twoRBIs for the Bruins. Kourtney Salvarola contributed a solo homer,Dana Naylor hit a two-run ...
St. John's, Naval Academy, AACC announce graduation speakers
May 01, 2008; ... The head of the National Endowment for the Humanities willdeliver the commencement address at St. John's College on May 11,and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will speak at theNaval Academy commissioning on May 23, the schools announcedyesterday. At Anne Arundel ...
TENNIS RESULTS
May 01, 2008 ... SPALDING 5, CALVERTON 0 Singles Z. Fritz (AS) d. A. Chaney, 10-5 J. Lohr (AS) d. B. Baulina. 10-6 S. Larson (AS) d. S. Lyddam, 10-0 Doubles B. Davies/Z. Miller (AS) d. M. Hicks/A. Dill, 10-4 P. Joyce/S. Hartig (AS) d. J. Seymour/I. Chaney, ...
Ravens trying to absorb new offensive coordinator's playbook
May 01, 2008; ... OWINGS MILLS - Now that the NFL draft is in the books, a crashcourse recommences for the Baltimore Ravens as they try to becomefluent in an unfamiliar offensive language. For the Ravens, the taxing mental demands stemming from offensivecoordinator Cam Cameron's intricate playbook ...
Missed signal leads Nats to 12-inning win
May 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Wil Nieves wasn't supposed to bunt, of course. Indeed, with a 1-2 count, the Washington Nationals tried tosignal to Nieves that he shouldn't try to sacrifice over the tworunners on base with no outs in the 12th inning against the AtlantaBraves. But Nieves didn't see ...
Rays top O's to cap first successful April
May 01, 2008; ... BALTIMORE - Andy Sonnanstine and the Tampa Bay Rays can only hopethe remaining five months of the season are as memorable as thefirst one. Sonnanstine pitched eight innings of six-hit ball, Erik Hinskehomered and the Rays completed the first winning April in franchisehistory by ...
Desperate Wizards drop Cavs
May 01, 2008 ... CLEVELAND (AP) - Caron Butler whispered in LeBron James' ear, onelast word in case the Washington Wizards' season was about to end. With only a few ticks of the clock left, desperate times calledfor desperate measures. "I was messing with LeBron before the play started," Butler ...
Track & Field: Old Mill enjoys field day at Golliday
May 01, 2008; ... Sullivan leads Spalding to MIAA B Conference crown In honoring the memory of one of their own, members of the OldMill track team used home-field advantage to achieve some top timesat the 29th annual Bob Golliday Invitational. Though team scores aren't tallied, which is a ...
Academy hire raises hoops bar
May 01, 2008; ... Navy seeks about-face for women's basketball "Expect to win!" That has been Chet Gladchuk's motto since taking over as NavalAcademy athletic director and he's worked hard to infuse thatattitude into every varsity program in Annapolis. Yesterday, Gladchuk hired a ...
Baseball Roundup: Repeat performance lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays
May 01, 2008 ... BOSTON (AP) - Strong-armed Vernon Wells fielded back-to-backsingles in the bottom of the ninth and fired home both times. The center fielder's first throw cut down the potential winningrun. His second was a split-second late, allowing Manny Ramirez toslide home safely and give the ...
Injuries hit Yanks
May 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabledlist yesterday with a strained right quadriceps, leaving anothermajor hole in the New York Yankees lineup. Rodriguez hurt his leg April 20 in Baltimore and missed threegames last week before returning for a four-game ...
Nats' Cordero out for at least a month
May 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nationals reliever Chad Cordero is expected tobe sidelined for at least a month with a tear in a muscle below hispitching shoulder, although the team determined yesterday he won'tneed surgery. Cordero left Washington's 6-3 victory over Atlanta on Tuesdaynight ...
Bankruptcy may exacerbate foreclosure crisis
May 01, 2008; ... Many people who found themselves in financial trouble, especiallyat the time of a major bankruptcy law change passed by Congress in2005, rushed to file thinking it would save their homes. Instead, experts say, the ensuing credit damage left manyhomeowners unable to refinance ...
Interesting mix ready to make run for roses
May 01, 2008 ... Filly Eight Belles to give Derby a try LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Eight Belles has never raced against theboys. The gray filly will get her big chance when she takes on 19 ofthem in the Kentucky Derby. A trio of horses - Colonel John, Bob Black Jack and Gayego - usedto running on ...
Arenas finished for the year
May 01, 2008 ... Injured guard makes decision, then neglects to tell his coach CLEVELAND (AP) - Gilbert Arenas' season is over. The WashingtonWizards' season isn't. Arenas, who missed most of the regular season following kneesurgery, decided he was done shortly before the Wizards faced ...
Area's air pollution among worst in nation
May 01, 2008; ... Once again, Anne Arundel gets terrible grades in a national airquality report card. The county earned an "F" for ozone pollution and a "D" for sootpollution in the "State of the Air 2008" report from the AmericanLung Association. That's a slight improvement over last year's ...
Baysox win, 5-3
May 01, 2008 ... BOWIE - Chris Waters turned in another outstanding start andimproved to 5-0 as the Baysox beat the Portland Sea Dogs 5-3 on achilly night at Prince George's Stadium. Waters was terrific through six innings. He allowed one run onthree hits and two walks while striking out five ...
Celtics grab lead over Hawks
May 01, 2008 ... BOSTON (AP) - If they need to, the Boston Celtics could wrap uptheir series against the Hawks without ever winning a game inAtlanta. Or, they could make things easier and finish off the Hawks insix. "We just have to do it there," Celtics forward James Posey saidlast night ...
Bebop gains upper hand on NOOD rival
May 01, 2008; ... Bob Rutsch and Larry Christy have enjoyed a healthy rivalry in J/30 class over the years, routinely trading victories in importantregattas. There has been intense competition between the Bebop andBig Kahuna teams, but the mutual respect is evidenced by the factChristy crews for Rutsch in ...
Briere's goal leaves Flyers in control
May 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Danny Briere made Montreal wish he was on itsside one more time. Whether spurning a free agent contract offer or scoring thewinning goal in a playoff game, Philadelphia's star center finds away to stick it to the Canadiens. Now Briere and the Flyers are ...
OBITUARIES
May 01, 2008 ... William Clark Jr. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. William W. Clark Jr., 87, a residentof Annapolis for five years and previously of Temple Hills, died ofnatural causes April 25 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Lt. Col. Clark was born Sept. 13, 1920, in Wisconsin Rapids,Wis., to the ...
After playoff flop, Mavs fire Johnson
May 01, 2008 ... DALLAS (AP) - From the start, Avery Johnson was a perfect fit ascoach of the Dallas Mavericks. At the end, it was pretty obvious he wasn't. Johnson lost his job yesterday, a move the team referred to as"relieving him of his duties." The softer tone made senseconsidering that ...
State's minority population grows
May 01, 2008 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - As Maryland's white population shrinks, thenumber of minorities, and particularly Latinos, continues toincrease, according to U.S. Census Bureau Figures released today. The figures indicate non-Hispanic whites in Maryland decreased by21,428 between 2006 and 2007, ...
REGIONAL DIGEST
May 01, 2008 ... Officer shoots 62-year-old woman COLUMBIA - Authorities say a 62-year-old woman was shot by aHoward County police officer after she created a disturbance in herapartment. Police were called to Pearl Wardell Harris' apartment in the 8600block of Snowden River Parkway about ...
College Football: D.C. gets postseason bowl game
May 01, 2008; ... Navy could participate against an ACC team Navy's postseason destination was secured yesterday when the NCAAapproved a college football bowl game for Washington, D.C. TheMidshipmen will likely play an opponent from the Atlantic CoastConference in the inaugural Congressional ...
Boy charged as adult in Eastport shooting
May 01, 2008; ... The 15-year-old boy who confessed to shooting a man Monday hasbeen charged as an adult in the crime. Malachi A. McFarland of Eastport Terrace is charged withattempted first- and second-degree murder, first- and second- degreeassault and weapons violations, according to charging ...
Mysterious witness sought in murder case
May 01, 2008 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - A Baltimore man accused of running over a 65-year-old man with his car, then dragging the victim before runninghim over again, will not go to trial because prosecutors could notlocate a key witness who wrote them an anonymous letter. In the letter, the witness ...
Ochoa sets self apart with four-tourney run
May 01, 2008 ... Approaches LPGA mark for consecutive wins BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) - Lorena Ochoa walked across the parkinglot at Cedar Ridge, no one within 100 yards of her. She was aloneagain yesterday morning in the clubhouse at breakfast, munchingfruit and bacon as she sat by herself at a ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
May 01, 2008 ... Police identify crash victim Severn - Police have identified the man killed in a car accidentearly yesterday morning in Severn. Paramedics declared Jamel Alexander Cross, 19, of Lanham, dead atthe scene. The car he was in crashed into a lawn ornament andseveral parked cars on ...
Top youth sailors descending on Annapolis
May 01, 2008; ... Some of the country's most promising youth sailors are inAnnapolis this week competing for the right to represent the UnitedStates in elite events around the world. A fleet of 197 youngsters aged 8 to 15 have descended upon theAnnapolis Yacht Club for the United States Optimist ...