Capital (Annapolis) back issues from April 2009:
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Apr 01, 2009 ... Pirate art exhibit Queen Anne's County Arts Council's Centre for the Arts will hostan exhibit featuring woodcut prints from the children's book,"Buried Treasure, A Pirate's Tale" by Carroll Harrison Kehne Jr. The exhibit will run Friday through April 25, with a receptionfor ...
Letters to the Editor
Apr 01, 2009 ... No more money More money is not needed in the school system. Everyone blamesthe educational system failings on teachers and the lack of money.The problem is students are out of control. Parents are responsiblebecause they defend the poor behavior of their children. Parentsrarely ...
What it would be to be 103
Apr 01, 2009; ... For 103-year-old Charles Matthews, early life was a grind -everything had a crank on it. "My first car was a 1916 Model T Ford, you had to crank it tostart it up," he said during an interview on his birthday March 25. The family's first telephone had a crank on it, too. So did ...
Wine, Etc.: Lehmann wines shine through even in hard times
Apr 01, 2009; ... When faced with an overabundance of grapes, growers sometimeshave to choose between pulling vines or making more wine than can besold. And when that's the case, conflicts can easily arise betweengrower and winemaker. Australia, for instance, asked growers to pullvines in 1986 and ...
Guest column: The answer my friend is Cohen in the wind
Apr 01, 2009; ... Dateline 2023: First-term Maryland Gov. Josh Cohen announced hewill seek the Democratic nomination for president. The formerpartial-term U.S. senator did not specify what higher office hewould seek next, but a delegation from the Vatican and UnitedFederation of Planetary Ambassadors seen ...
Medevac reform bills dying in Senate
Apr 01, 2009; ... Proposals to reform or further investigate Maryland's medevacsystem are being turned away in the state Senate, with politiciansswayed by the belief that the current system is respected worldwide. Heading into the 90-day legislative session, there was much angstabout the medevac ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Apr 01, 2009 ... Police: Man stabs ex-girlfriend, self CROFTON - A man broke into his ex-girlfriend's Crofton townhousethis morning and stabbed her in the chest before turning the knifeon himself, county police said. The 40-year-old man was flown to the Maryland Shock Trauma Centerin ...
POLICE BEAT
Apr 01, 2009 ... ANNAPOLIS AREA Apartment fire A two-alarm fire last night damaged four units on Newtowne Drive. Capt. Kelly Martin, city Fire Department spokeswoman, saidfirefighters were called to 706 Newtowne Drive at 6:56 p.m. for thereport of a fire. When they arrived they saw ...
Locally grown: A blast from the past
Apr 01, 2009; ... Food evokes all kinds of emotions in me - sometimes memories,often comfort, frequently the pleasure of its wonderful flavors. The other day it sprang a new one on me: it made me feel old. Everything started with the best of intentions. My husband hadvolunteered to do the ...
VCU took a look at Navy coach
Apr 01, 2009; ... Navy men's basketball coach Billy Lange confirmed yesterday thathe interviewed with Virginia Commonwealth University for its vacantcoaching position, a job that apparently is going to Floridaassistant Shaka Smart. Lange confirmed that he interviewed with VCU athletic ...
College round-up
Apr 01, 2009 ... MARYLAND WOMEN'S LACROSSE: Freshman attacker Karri Ellen Johnson(Broadneck) has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women'sLacrosse Player of the Week. She tied a career-high with five goalsagainst Towson on Tuesday, before eclipsing that mark with six goalsand two assists at James ...
Around West County: Gambrills girl's dress design featured at Philadelphia Flower Show
Apr 01, 2009; ... It's the perfect marriage of flora, fashion and fine art. Fashiondesign students at Philadelphia's Moore College of Art & Design havelent their artistic talents to the Pennsylvania HorticulturalSociety and its annual Philadelphia Flower Show, the oldest andlargest indoor flower show in ...
Editorial: Government's latest leap into car business is a gamble
Apr 01, 2009 ... President Barack Obama underlined the point on Monday: "Let me beclear. The United States government has no interest in running GM.We have no intention of running GM." But the government has just forced out the chairman and CEO ofGeneral Motors, Rick Wagoner. The president ...
Boys lacrosse: Mustangs end skid in overtime
Apr 01, 2009 ... Emanuelle Fadojutimi's goal gave Meade its first boys lacrossevictory over a county team in 11 years as the Mustangs edged GlenBurnie 5-4 yesterday. Robert Doughty scored two goals, while Sean O'Sullivan and JaredSneeden rounded out the Mustangs' scoring. Anthony Wilson ...
Girls lacrosse: Brandenburg scores eight for Annapolis
Apr 01, 2009 ... Panthers top Northeast Ali Brandenburg led the Panthers with eight goals and added twoassists in a 19-13 girls lacrosse victory over Northeast last night. Jody Cumberpatch added six more goals and an assist forAnnapolis, which won 24 of 34 draws. Lindsey Saunders scored ...
Prep roundup: Arundel surges past Meade
Apr 01, 2009 ... Arundel's baseball team blew things open with a 10-run thirdinning en route to a 10-2 victory over Meade yesterday. The early outburst made a winner of pitcher Brooks Miller. Zack Andrews drove in four runs, and Arundel took advantage offour Meade errors and two walks in the ...
Police link strand of hair to suspect
Apr 01, 2009; ... Police linked a strand of hair found stuck to a homemade silencerto a Charles County man in last fall's attempted murder of a Croftonhairstylist who was believed to have been pregnant with his child. Charles Brandon Martin, 31, of Crecy Court in Charles County, wasarrested at his ...
Protesters expected at slots hearing
Apr 01, 2009; ... Officials expect a crowd exceeding 100 people - includingprotesters - to gather at the Arundel Center in Annapolis tomorrownight to weigh in on the first slot machine parlor in the county. The County Council's first public hearing on a zoning bill thatpaves the way for a ...
Dead bird at BWI costs traveler $300
Apr 01, 2009; ... James Swanson thought he had seen just about everything as thehead of customs for BWI Thurgood Marshall and the Port of Baltimore. But on Friday, after his agents asked a Nigerian man entering thecountry if he had any food to declare, they found something new - adead bird encased ...
Something Special
Apr 01, 2009; ... South River rally tops Broadneck Special-teams play often makes the difference in close, low-scoring lacrosse games. South River scored two extra-man goals in the fourth quarter andfought off three of Broadneck's extra-man opportunities in a 5-4boys lacrosse win ...
County requests waiver for school funding
Apr 01, 2009; ... In yet another sign of the county's worsening fiscal situation,officials today asked the state to waive $9 million of theirobligation to fund schools. The move could leave the schools $53.8 million short of the"austere" budget education leaders have proposed for next ...
Calvert Hall ace gets best of Spalding; Cavs drop title rematch
Apr 01, 2009; ... TOWSON - By the time Tim George figured out Blake Geiger, it wastoo late for Archbishop Spalding. Geiger struck out eight and allowed only George's fifth-inningdouble to guide Calvert Hall to a 10-0, five-inning victoryyesterday in a rematch of last year's Maryland ...
Broadneck controls South River
Apr 01, 2009; ... Eshleman paces Bruins' fast start Fourth-ranked Broadneck did not want to give Brooke Griffin andher South River girls lacrosse teammates any momentum last night.Winning draws, getting control of the 50-50 ground balls and scoringearly would be critical to their chances of ...
Groups aim to stop new nuclear reactor
Apr 01, 2009; ... BALTIMORE - As Constellation Energy seeks to expand its nuclearenergy output by partnering with a French power company and buildinga new reactor just south of Anne Arundel County, statewide consumergroups are trying to draw a line in the sand. Members of Chesapeake Safe Energy ...
Steele: GOP must stop infighting
Apr 01, 2009; ... Republican National Chairman Michael Steele last night chidedRepublicans for infighting, reminding 400 cheering state and localGOP faithful they need to stick together to regain credibility. "If we're going to start putting together a transformativestrategy that people can trust, ...
Terps top thin Mids
Apr 01, 2009; ... Lack of pitching depth hampers struggling Navy Navy sent a converted infielder to the mound for his first careerstart yesterday against the University of Maryland. Not surprisingly, the visiting Terps managed an early lead andmade it stand, earning a 7-3 baseball ...
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Apr 01, 2009 ... Meet other artists South county artists are invited to meet thefounders of the Muddy Creek Artists Guild at a Meet and Greet from6to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Cedarhurst Community Center, 5187Chesapeake Ave. in Shady Side. The purpose is to introduce theconcept of the guild and to develop ...
OBITUARIES
Apr 01, 2009 ... Edward Dick Edward F. Ed Dick Sr., 84, a resident of Annapolisfor 15 years and previously of Gulfport, Miss., and Severna Park,died of colon cancer March 29 after a six-month illness. He was bornNov. 20, 1924, in New York City. He received his degree inengineering from Alfred University ...
STOP WORK ORDERS
Apr 02, 2009 ... 848 Dogwood Trail, Crownsville, Thomas Galloway: permit requiredfor fence. 222 Obrecht Road, Millersville, June Hawk: permit required forshed. 7622 Beach Drive, Pasadena, Randall Stiles: permit required forshed. 1707 Sinclair Road, Crownsville, David Neal: permit ...
Boat building event coming up this summer in Annapolis
Apr 02, 2009 ... Annapolis Family BoatBuilding is holding its 7th boat buildingevent from July 2 to July 5 at the site of the former TrumpyBoatyard, 222 Severn Ave. This nonprofit group is seeking up to four families to constructand sail International Optimist racing dinghies that are ...
GRADING PERMITS
Apr 02, 2009 ... 1701 Wolcott Way, Hanover, Crownsville Investments LLC,residential grading for 32 single family homes and storm drains,$728,336. 633 Riverside Drive, Pasadena, William Saul, residential gradingand sediment control to demolish house, $5,325. 1407 Sharps Point Road, Annapolis, ...
Severna Park artist's paintingchosen for Hospice Cup XXVIII
Apr 02, 2009; ... John O'Neill of Severna Park knows first-hand what hospice caremeans to terminally ill patients and their families: a hospice caredfor both of his parents and his best friend during their final days. Now, the 64-year-old artist found his own way of giving ...
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Apr 02, 2009 ... Earth Day 5K The Anne Arundel Sierra Club's Earth Day 5K Race and Walk will beheld April 18 at Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road.Registration will take place from 7 to 8:15 a.m., followed by therace at 8:30 a.m. Refreshments will be available to all runners, andall ...
Letters to the Editor
Apr 02, 2009 ... Slots proliferation I would like to supplement the letter from Barbara Knickelbein(The Capital, March 29) concerning slots in Anne Arundel County. Wecitizens are under a serious threat from proliferation of slots inour county. Currently, there are three bills in play in the ...
Guest column: It's time to set an example and wean ourselves off oil
Apr 02, 2009; ... A few years ago, Thomas Freidman suggested energy independenceshould be our next moon shot. He meant the United States should makeit a priority to attain energy independence and we would have tospend money to get there. He was right as we have seen $4 plus gasoline prices in ...
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Apr 02, 2009 ... Gain meeting The Greater Annapolis Interfaith Network will meet at 6:45 p.m.April 16 at St. Philip's Episcopal Church Conference Center, 730Bestgate Road. Phillip C. Caroom, a member of the Annapolis FriendsMeeting, will discuss the history of religious tolerance ...
Boating courses
Apr 02, 2009 ... Annapolis Sail and Power Squadron will hold a boating class from7 to 9 p.m. April 13 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 31 Rowe Blvd. Thisclass explains the principles of waypoint navigation anddemonstrates how to use a global positioning system. The cost is$35. For information, call ...
Relationship maps: One day at a time
Apr 02, 2009; ... "It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-daybasis." - Margaret Bonnano One of the things that Sara and Rick shared was a commitment tothe gym. In fact, they first met at the gym. They'd both steppedforward at the same moment, from opposite directions, to claim ...
Running: Arnold runner anchors relay team to U.S. record
Apr 02, 2009; ... At the recent USA Track and Field Masters national indoorcompetition held March 20-22 at the Prince George's Sports andLearning Centerr, Arnold resident Alison Suckling ran the anchor legof the Women's 50-and-over 3200-meter team that set an Americanrecord of 11:13.84. Suckling ...
Golf: Victory par for course for Severn's Roth
Apr 02, 2009; ... With her first-ever round under par hanging in the balance, SageRoth drew on a past experience. Competing in the inaugural Hank Haney IJGA Invitational recently,Roth was 2 under through 16 holes at Port Royal Plantation in HiltonHead, S.C. However, on her 17th hole, No. 1 (it was a ...
Around South County: South River's Power Hawks robotics team wins award
Apr 02, 2009; ... The Power Hawks, a robotics team based at South River High Schoolin Edgewater, is an extracurricular activity for the 40 students whoparticipate; however, the level of involvement is a little moreintense than for other clubs. During the build season, which runs from early January ...
Green Hornets: McCarthy's Hornets undefeated at Midget C LAX Tournament
Apr 02, 2009; ... The Green Hornets Midget C lacrosse team didn't allow scatteredshowers and poor field conditions to affect their game play one bitlast weekend . The young lax players dug their cleats into the muck and won notone, not two, but all three of their games at the 10th annualBuccaneers ...
SCHOOL DIGEST
Apr 02, 2009 ... Vaccine clinics The Anne Arundel County Department of Health will provide freevaccine clinics for county middle school and high school studentsfrom 5 to 8 p.m. April 6 at the Parole Health Center, 1950 Drew St.in Annapolis, and the Glen Burnie Health Center, 416 A St. S.W. inGlen ...
Judge tosses sex abuse lawsuit
Apr 02, 2009; ... A woman who was repeatedly raped as a teenager and ultimatelyimpregnated by her stepfather may not sue county police and statesocial workers for allegedly conducting shoddy investigations, acounty judge has ruled. Circuit Court Judge Pamela L. North tossed the multimilliondollar ...
Announcements
Apr 02, 2009 ... Craft festival A spring craft festival and plant sale will be held from 9:30a.m. to 5 p.m. April 25 and from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 at theAnne Arundel County Fairgrounds, 1450 Generals Highway inCrownsville. This event will be held rain or shine and includescrafts and ...
Political notes: Some Republicans trying to oust state party chairman
Apr 02, 2009 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation ofannouncements. Maryland Republicans are reportedly circulating a petition tooust their chairman. According to a recent report in The Gazette newspaper, at leasthalf of the 14 Republican state senators have signed a ...
Editorial: State's Real ID stall leads to messy fight in the legislature
Apr 02, 2009 ... Procrastination begets rushed and sloppy work. If you want anexample, you need look no further than the House of Delegates'recent action on how to bring the state's handling of driver'slicenses into line with federal law. Forty-six other states comply with the Real ID Act of 2005 ...
Housing authority looks to city for money
Apr 02, 2009; ... Annapolis public-housing officials said the county and state areforcing them to ask the city to kick in funding for theredevelopment of the maligned Annapolis Gardens and Bowman Courtcommunities. But state and other local officials said they have made no suchrequests nor have ...
Scenic congestion?
Apr 02, 2009; ... Driving down Mountain Road in Pasadena, it's hard to miss thechange that happens somewhere around the Long Point community. Strip malls and housing developments give way to open spaces andsome of the last remaining north county farmland. At least a half-dozen horse farms run from ...
County gymnasts expect balanced competition
Apr 02, 2009; ... For a program that was almost eliminated, it seems as ifgymnastics in Anne Arundel County is back and stronger than ever. Arundel, Annapolis, Broadneck, Chesapeake, Old Mill and SevernaPark all have gymnastics teams this year, and although the level ofcompetition is certain to be ...
DRINKING & DRIVING
Apr 02, 2009 ... Judge Megan Johnson Brian Merica, 38, 1202 Winer Road, Odenton: charged Aug. 30,2008; pleaded guilty DWI; bac .15; PBJ; fines/costs not listed. Terri Miller, 47, 629 Chapel Gate Drive, Odenton: charged June21, 2008; pleaded guilty DUI; bac refused; jail 14 months, suspendall ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Apr 02, 2009 ... Alleged smuggler swallowed heroin LINTHICUM - Customs officers at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airportarrested a Dutch traveler last week who arrived from London carryingmore than two pounds of heroin in his intestines. Customs and Border Patrol officers said they became ...
UNSERVED WARRANTS
Apr 02, 2009 ... NAME, DATE OF BIRTH Scott, Lawrence Henry III, 01/18/71. Scott, Marc Toliver, 11/09/88. Scott, Rodney, 03/20/77. Sharps, Nakkia Laschelle, 10/15/87. Shatt, Abdel B., 10/21/84. Shavis, Latoya Nicole, 03/20/87. Shea, Jonathan Justin, ...
Around the Park: Key Club to host a prom fashion show
Apr 02, 2009; ... A chance to get a glimpse of the latest trends in high schoolprom fashions is coming to Severna Park High School April 14. The 2009 Prom Fashion Show, sponsored by the high school's KeyClub, will feature eight male student models and 24 females from allgrade levels. The models will ...
PROPERTY SOLD
Apr 02, 2009 ... Annapolis 304 State St., $890,000, Transitional, 4, 4/0, .15. 930 Astern Way No. 311, $257,500, Contemporary, 2, 2/0, N/A. 805 Latchmere Court No. 103, $279,000, Colonial, 3, 3/0, N/A. 107 Charles St., $525,000, Traditional, 3, 2/1, .03. 617 Genessee St. No ....
Our legacy: Commitment to excellence reaches back into history
Apr 02, 2009; ... Annapolis, Maryland, This little city contains a large and thrifty colored population,distinguished for moral worth. It has two colored churches, one ofthe A.M.E and the other of (the) M.E denomination. The pastors ofboth churches are highly efficient men. (The) Rev. S.L ...
Outdoors: Spring fishing can deliver surprises
Apr 02, 2009; ... Words I've been waiting to write, and presumably readers havebeen impatient to read: At long last, pre-season fishing forstripers on the bay and the catching of white perch in thetributaries is beginning to fall into place nicely. Now is the timeto go fishing. There could be some ...
Big talk, no detail from candidates
Apr 02, 2009; ... Reading the platforms of Annapolis' would-be mayors makes youfeel all warm and fuzzy. It's like looking at the world through gauzy fabric that takesoff all the hard edges. Everything is cooperation and dialogue and openness andpartnerships and engagement. Not to mention ...
Man faces charges for Crofton stabbing
Apr 02, 2009; ... When a man was charged with stabbing his estranged girlfriend andthen turning the knife against himself yesterday morning, it was themost recent in a series of brutal crimes in Crofton that have putresidents on edge. Fernando Jorge Reis, 41, of Frederick is being guarded by ...
Ethanol not sitting well with older boat engines
Apr 02, 2009; ... With ethanol-enhanced gasoline already causing headaches forpower boaters, the federal government is pondering boosting the useof the additive, fueling opposition from the marine industry. Two years ago a mixture of 10 percent ethanol was added togasoline at the pump, as well as at ...
OBITUARIES
Apr 02, 2009 ... Maxine George Maxine Fae George, 81, of Davidsonville and a 70-year resident ofAnne Arundel County, died March 30 at the Mandrin Hospice House ofHarwood after a brief illness. She was born April 25, 1927, in Princeton, W.Va., to the lateJohn W. and Letie Wyrick. She moved to ...
County budget troubles worsen
Apr 02, 2009; ... The state Senate's version of Gov. Martin O'Malley's $31.5billion budget would cut almost $5 million more in local aid to AnneArundel County than the House's plan, as legislators continue tostruggle with difficult economic conditions. Senators are also proposing a two-year freeze ...
TENNIS RESULTS
Apr 02, 2009 ... ANNAPOLIS 6, CHESAPEAKE 3 Boys Singles M.Joyce (ANN) d. N.Hardesty, 6-0, 6-1 K. Alban (ANN) d. K. Kelly, 6-0, 6-1 Girls Singles R. Alban (ANN) d. A. Hendrix, 6-0, 6-0 B. Bidinger (CH) d. A.Beach, 6-4, 6-4 Boys Doubles N. Mattox/J ....
Broadneck edges Glen Burnie
Apr 02, 2009 ... Ashley Thomas struck out eight over eight innings to helpBroadneck's softball team post a 5-4 victory over Glen Burnie ineight innings yesterday. Adrienne Gebele, Diana Naylor and Emily Tempestelli all drove inruns for Broadneck. Melanie Slowinski went 3-for-4 with two ...
Stuck at 599
Apr 02, 2009; ... North County tops Arundel for first time since 2005, delaying coach's milestone Bernie Walter will have to wait at least two more days for hisnext milestone as Arundel's baseball coach. With a chance to secure career win No. 600, Walter watched hisWildcats run ...