Capital (Annapolis) back issues from June 2009:
First Kidney Walk set for Annapolis
Jun 01, 2009; ... Leigh Schaum believes that walking may be the best way she canhelp her brothers. She spent her childhood watching her older brother, Chris, beingtaken to the hospital repeatedly for various kidney treatments. Heryounger brother, Joel, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease ...
At swine flu ground zero
Jun 01, 2009; ... Things are quiet in the Health Room for the moment, but nurseJean Sauda knows that will change at lunchtime. That's when the students at Folger McKinsey Elementary School inSeverna Park tend to enter her office in droves with their ailments.The constant visits can last until the ...
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jun 01, 2009 ... Severn River The Severn River Association will hold its annual meeting at 6p.m. June 16 in the Parish Hall at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church,1601 Pleasant Plains Road. Stephen G. Barry, coordinator of environmental and outdooreducation at Arlington Echo Outdoor Education ...
Letters to the Editor
Jun 01, 2009 ... Claimants' money In the State's Workers' Compensation System, if a claimant isawarded a certain amount of money in a settlement, the insurancecarrier can elect to pay the money out on a weekly basis. In theprocess, the insurance carrier, not the claimant, benefits from ...
Guest column: Our nation would be stronger if we just put patriotism over politics
Jun 01, 2009; ... Next month I will be visiting my friend John in Wales. John lovespolitics; when I first met him he told me how much he envied mebecause I was a citizen and he was a mere "subject." Recently, however, his political harangues have been directed atthe United States. His position ...
State approves plan for Annapolis Middle
Jun 01, 2009; ... BALTIMORE - The state Board of Education has unanimously approvedSuperintendent Kevin M. Maxwell's plan to restructure AnnapolisMiddle School. State Superintendent Nancy Grasmick said Wednesday that sheexpects to see the same success at the middle school as she did inthe ...
Farrell answered the call
Jun 01, 2009; ... For the first time in three seasons wearing a Severna Parkuniform, Sam Farrell began to sense doubt. With a deep class having graduated and a fresh core lost toinjuries, the two-time defending Class 4A/3A state champion Falconsbegan stumbling. "I just knew that we were losing ...
Around Broadneck: Broadneck graduate finds the beauty in photography
Jun 01, 2009; ... Many of Broadneck High's 2005 alums put on their collective capsand gowns again this month, this time to graduate from college. Jay Fleming, 22, who grew up in Cape St. Claire, just earned hisBachelor of Arts in economics from St. Mary's College. Don't expectFleming to grow old ...
City police moving to 12-hour shifts
Jun 01, 2009; ... Beginning late next month, city police will begin working in 12-hour shifts aimed at providing flexibility and more manpower on thestreet. The move, approved by the police union last week, will be testedfor six months. Instead of the current three, 10-hour shifts in a day, ...
Editorial: Tougher graduation standards having the desired effect
Jun 01, 2009 ... Remember the hand-wringing about the supposedly massive numbersof Maryland high school seniors who were going to run afoul of thestate's new graduation requirements? As graduation approached forthis year's seniors, massive dwindled to minuscule - particularly inAnne Arundel County, where ...
Credit card law seeks to protect consumers
Jun 01, 2009; ... Like so many others, Kelly, a school teacher who lives in Arnold,found herself at the mercy of the almighty Visa, MasterCard andAmerican Express. Already this year, Kelly, who asked that her last name not bepublished, has maxed out a credit card and she and her husband ...
The watchdog: Broken up about Eastport sidewalk
Jun 01, 2009; ... 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. She'll figure outwhich government agency is responsible, and follow up to see thatit's handled ...
HOLE-IN-ONE
Jun 01, 2009 ... MARY MELVIN aced the 92-yard No. 7 hole at the Naval Academy witha 7 wood. Her ...
Golf: Severna Park resident scores rare double eagle
Jun 01, 2009; ... From well more than 200 yards away, Dave Stob saw his ballrolling on the 16th green at Crofton Country Club. And then he didn't. For Stob, the scene triggered a flashback to his first hole-in-one. It occurred 18 years ago at the University of Maryland golfcourse. "I was ...
Crofton's Berkshire wins Plantation Tour title
Jun 01, 2009 ... Crofton sixth-grader Kyle Berkshire captured the nationalchampionship in his age division at the Plantation Junior GolfTour's 15th annual Tour Championship held at Ginn Reunion Resort inOrlando last weekend. Berkshire shot 70-81-75_226 for a three-stroke victory in theboys 10-11 ...
GOLF BULLETIN BOARD
Jun 01, 2009 ... CADDIE SHOWCASE: American Express Women's Golf Month showcase,June 6, Annapolis Golf Club, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; June 13,Renditions, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mercedes Benz will have a Smart Caron display with a hook-on caddie. HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE: Seventh annual tournament, ...
POLICE BEAT
Jun 01, 2009 ... ANNAPOLIS AREA Money stolen Someone stole $1,500 Thursday out ofa home on Chesapeake Avenue in Eastport, police said. After enteringby breaking a window, the burglar ransacked the bedroom and took$1,250 in cash from a dresser drawer and $250 in miscellaneous coinsfrom a bedside table, ...
All-county girls lacrosse team
Jun 01, 2009 ... Chelsea Thompson Broadneck Sr., A Thompson, a UMBC recruit,scored 48 goals and added 38 assists. With precise cutting and aquick stick, Thompson opened up constant opportunities for herteammates. Chelsea was an offensive anchor with a great eye forseeing her teammates and getting to ball ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Jun 01, 2009 ... Speed camera ban petition fails ANNAPOLIS - Organizers of an effort to overturn a new speed-camera law in Maryland before it takes effect this fall said theyfailed to gather enough signatures to continue their effort. The group, Maryland for Responsible Enforcement, sought to ...
Teens charged in Crofton death
Jun 01, 2009; ... Two teens were arrested yesterday and charged with manslaughterin the death of a 14-year-old Crofton boy, county police said. Javel Marqueth George, 16, was charged as an adult and a 14-year-old boy was charged as a juvenile in the death of Christopher DavidJones, 14. Police ...
'Slinging some sauce'
Jun 02, 2009; ... The three chiseled brothers look like the types who might feelmore at home in a gym, dappled with perspiration, spending hourslifting barbells. The assumption wouldn't be wrong. But nowadays, they spend justas much time lifting measuring spoons. Homegrown Annapolitans Greg, ...
PharmAthene: Biodefense firm in running ot develop anthrax vaccine
Jun 02, 2009; ... An Annapolis biodefense firm said it is one of two companies leftin the running for a government contract to develop 25 million dosesof an anthrax vaccine. Stacey Jurchison, spokeswoman for PharmAthene, said the onlyother firm competing for the U.S. Department of Health and ...
Mission accomplished
Jun 02, 2009; ... For years Benito Francois had to deal with an 8- to 10-poundgrowth in the middle of his chest that made life uncomfortable andmade him a pariah. He was shunned to the degree that when surgeons and nurses fromthe Medical Mission Group, made up of doctors from New York andBaltimore ...
GableSigns helps M&T Bank replace Provident
Jun 02, 2009; ... Call it a sign of the times. M&T Bank's announcement that it would acquire 143 Provident Banklocations this spring meant plenty of changes for those branches. New signs were among the most visible. So the New York-basedregional bank hired GableSigns and Graphics Inc. of Curtis ...
Annapolis public housing gets more stimulus money
Jun 02, 2009; ... The Annapolis Public Housing Authority grabbed more than $92,000of the city's federal stimulus handout for its controversialredevelopment of the Annapolis Gardens and Bowman Court communities. City officials took away community block grant money initiallyreserved for a ...
Marylanders landing more BRAC jobs
Jun 02, 2009; ... As a key agency moves from Virginia to Fort George G. Meade aspart of the Base Realignment and Closure process, more Marylandersare being hired, increasing local income and property tax revenue. Also, those who work for the Defense Information Systems Agency,a defense organization ...
POLICE BEAT
Jun 02, 2009 ... ANNAPOLIS AREA Burglary reported An Annapolis woman called police Wednesday after discoveringsomeone had walked into her house and stolen items while she wasupstairs. Police responded to a Duke of Gloucester Street home at about 3p.m. after the woman called reporting ...
Letters to the Editor
Jun 02, 2009 ... Academy response The Naval Academy recognizes the public's interest in how we dealwith various midshipman misconduct and honor cases. The academyworks hard to provide timely information with minimum delay,endeavoring to balance public disclosure with an individual's rightto, and ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Jun 02, 2009 ... 6 people injured in 2-vehicle crash SEVERN - Six people were taken to the hospital last night after atwo-vehicle crash on Donaldson Avenue and Walnut Grove Road, countyFire Department officials said. Firefighters were called to the area at about 7:20 p.m. for thereport of a ...
Let's hope plan can bring GM up off its knees
Jun 02, 2009 ... It is hard to imagine a corporate giant as storied as GeneralMotors filing for bankruptcy reorganization. It is even harder to imagine the U.S. government buying 60percent of it. But that's exactly what happened yesterday in whatthe government says is the 100-year-old automaker's ...
Around Crofton: Members of Crofton Girl Scout Cadette Troop plant rain garden
Jun 02, 2009; ... If you've visited Crofton Town Hall recently, you may havenoticed something unusual about a newly planted garden near thebuilding's driveway. Unlike most commercially installed gardens,which feature plantings set in convex mounds of soil, this garden isconcave, its sides sloping downward ...
Probing a death in Crofton
Jun 02, 2009; ... When something inexplicable happens, rumors and fear alwaysspread faster than facts and perspective. So it was over the weekend after the senseless killing of a 14-year-old boy in Crofton. Never mind facts; everyone seemed to havean opinion or a theory on Chris Jones' death. Many ...
Working Best: Meetings boring? Here's how to fix that
Jun 02, 2009; ... We've read most of the books on how to hold productive meetings.Sometimes they work and sometimes not. We need some really differentideas. Anything new we can work with? - Mary Ann H. Hold on to your hat with these ideas, thanks to some greatdigging by Patrick J. Sauer in the ...
BUSINESS DIGEST
Jun 02, 2009 ... UltraVision vying for incubator honor Parole - UltraVision Security Systems Inc. has been named afinalist in the state's ninth annual Incubator Company of the YearAwards program. The company is a member of The Chesapeake Innovation Center inAnne Arundel County. The program ...
Mustangs forfeit track titles
Jun 02, 2009; ... Meade High School's boys track team, which swept the Anne ArundelCounty, Class 3A East Region and 3A state meets, has been forced toforfeit its titles because an academically ineligible athletecompeted for the Mustangs during the fourth marking period. The transgression was ...
SHA going for the green
Jun 02, 2009; ... The grass will be a little taller near area highways this summeras the state moves to save money on maintenance. The State Highway Administration is reducing how often workersmow roadsides to allow the grasses to grow to create naturalmeadows, a move also designed to enhance the ...
Crofton holds vigil for fallen boy
Jun 02, 2009; ... At least 500 people gathered last night in Crofton to pay tributeto a 14-year-old boy killed there on Saturday after he was attackedas he rode his bike. Residents walked somberly to the memorial service in droves,gathering around a makeshift memorial placed at the scene of ...
Slots vote scheduled for July
Jun 02, 2009; ... A final vote on whether to allow a casino in Anne Arundel Countyhas now been pushed to at least July, but last night marked thefirst legislative action since the local debate began in March. The County Council adopted two amendments to the zoning bill thatwould allow slot machines ...
LOCAL NOTES
Jun 02, 2009 ... COLLEGE TRACK: Three Anne Arundel County products have qualifiedfor the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, beingheld June 10-13 at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Oregon freshman Matt Centrowitz earned an automatic berth bywinning the 1,500-meter run ...
Running: Weekend's ZOOMA races were run smoothly
Jun 02, 2009; ... The forecast appeared to be perfect at the pre-race gathering atFado Irish Pub on Saturday. The surprise showers that rumbled thoughtown about 6 a.m. Sunday created some super-sized puddles at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, but barely dampened the enthusiasm of thealmost 3,000 runners ...
COVER GUY: St. Mary's defender provides complete package
Jun 02, 2009; ... Jason Gonos is one of those bright, talented youngsters that isalmost too good to be true. Gonos is a two-sport athlete and first team All-County selectionin both lacrosse and football. The St. Mary's High senior ranksthird out of 121 students in his class with a 4.36 grade ...
CAPITAL-GAZETTE COMMUNICATIONS ALL-COUNTY BOYS LACROSSE TEAM
Jun 02, 2009 ... Sam Jones SEVERNA PARK SR., A Smart, slick attackman led allpublic school scorers with 82 points on 47 goals, 35 assists. Navyrecruit was named an All-American. Offensive quarterback and teamcaptain. Sam was our go-to guy. We wanted the ball in his stickbecause he could turn nothing into ...
Wine, etc.: Spotlight on Bodega Septima
Jun 03, 2009; ... For years Chile was the South American wine-growing countrygetting all the attention in the United States. Then malbec camealong and the spotlight moved to Argentina. Jordi Tomas i Magana, CEO of Bodega Septima, says the blame forArgentine wines not being well recognized is mostly ...
My Time: Mortons lunch honors NICU moms
Jun 03, 2009 ... On Mothers Day, Mortons The Steakhouse honored moms with newbornsin the neonatal intensive care unit at Anne Arundel Medical Centerwith a Mothers Day lunch. We realize that it is hard for a mom tohave a newborn in the NICU at any time of the year, but it isespecially difficult on a ...
5K walk, run coming up June 13
Jun 03, 2009 ... The Kennard Alumni Association is seeking participants for its 5KWalk/Run and Family Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 13 on the groundsof the old Kennard High School, 410 Little Kidwell Ave. inCentreville. Individuals and teams are welcome and participants will receive aT-shirt and ...
ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jun 03, 2009 ... Art show Art Between the Creeks' spring show, "Incident," will bepresented Friday through Sunday at the temporary gallery at theAnnapolis Yacht Club Sailing Center, Sixth Street and Severn Avenuein Eastport. The show features the work of 22 local artists. An ...
Pasadena woman joins Sparrows Point lawsuit
Jun 03, 2009; ... A Pasadena woman is teaming up with the Chesapeake Bay Foundationto force state and federal agencies to clean up the Sparrows Pointsteel mill site, a dozen years after officials promised they would. CBF announced Friday that it had filed notification of intent tosue the ...
Sudan native raises awareness of his nation's pain
Jun 03, 2009; ... Area residents strolling along Main Street downtown or shoppingin Waugh Chapel in Crofton are not likely to hear the harrowing roarof tribal gunfire and the wailing of enslaved and injured Sudanesecivilians. Theil Theil, a Sudan native living in Crofton, has spent the pasttwo ...
Police offer window etching
Jun 03, 2009; ... In an effort to nip potential car thefts in the bud, Annapolispolice will etch your car's vehicle identification number on yourvehicle's windows for free this weekend. Police also will register your car or scooter in an anti-theftprogram during the five-hour session Saturday in the ...
Prep notebook: County honors its gems from baseball diamond
Jun 03, 2009; ... The top senior baseball players from the county will be honoredSunday, and three of them will walk away with large parting gifts. The Friends of Joe Cannon will host the 18th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Sunday at Michael's 8th Avenue inGlen Burnie, honoring one ...
The Cheese Course: A herd of ewe-phoric Spanish cheeses
Jun 03, 2009; ... As I go about my daily ritual of caring for my cheeses, I oftenrepeat a simple mantra: "Sheep's milk makes the best cheese, sheep'smilk makes the best cheese " If you doubt this, just have a tastefor yourself. From the ever-famous French Roquefort to the little-known Portuguese Azeitao, ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Jun 03, 2009 ... First trial in double killing postponed ANNAPOLIS - The first of four trials related to a double homicidelast year in Odenton was postponed yesterday until Sept. 15. Russell Kelscoe Harden, 26, of Annapolis was scheduled to gobefore a jury tomorrow, but prosecutors told Circuit ...
Obituaries
Jun 01, 2009 ... James B. Capron, Jr. James B. Capron, Jr., 90, of SatelliteBeach, Fla., died May 29 at the Casey House hospice facility inRockville. He was born February 5, 1919, in Bridgeport, Conn., tothe late James Byron and Charlotte Ruth Hatie Capron. After highschool, Jim Jr. enlisted in the Navy ...
Obituaries
Jun 02, 2009 ... Erica Hall Erica Yvongeula Hall, 36, of Pasadena, died May 29 atBaltimore Washington Medical Center, of cancer. She was born April12, 1973 to Wade and Patricia Hall Sr. Erica was educated in theAnne Arundel County public school system. She received hercosmetology education at Gordon ...
The Ninth Ward: Immigrants come here today for the same reasons as our ancestors
Jun 03, 2009; ... Once, when my wife and I were perusing the wares in West Street'sGoodwill store, a stranger walked up and sneered, "Prices keep goingup here because of all those immigrants." It made no sense, but hatred and ignorance rarely does. This tinyincident shows the disdain for and ...
City Hall: Officials celebrate city's successes in the fight on crime
Jun 03, 2009; ... Mayor Ellen Moyer joined Gov. Martin O'Malley and House SpeakerMichael E. Busch to celebrate the successes of the Capital City SafeStreets program. The program launched one year ago was the first-of-its-kind state and local partnership and focused on reducing crimein ...
Editorial:Teen's tragic death should help bring community together
Jun 03, 2009 ... More than 500 gathered on a quiet suburban street in CroftonMonday night for a memorial service for a 14-year-old boy who waskilled Saturday afternoon - apparently because he was riding hisbicycle at the wrong place and at the wrong time, and encounteredthe wrong group of ...
Around West County: Piney Orchard Figure Skating team brings home the gold
Jun 03, 2009; ... The Ensemble Team of Lauren Risher, 14 of Crofton, Niki Newcomb,17 of Glen Burnie, Alex Newcomb, 15 of Piney Orchard, AmandaPumphrey, 15 of Bowie, Sarah Kelly, 15 of Severna Park, and RylieNobis, 12, of Crofton, were ecstatic to learn they won a first placegold medal at the Ice Skating ...
Monkey business reported in city
Jun 03, 2009; ... Looking out his kitchen window yesterday morning, Scot Barrett ofAnnapolis saw his car - and a monkey sitting next to it. "It was not a chimpanzee, it was not a spider monkey," said theMaple Avenue resident. "It was like the pictures of a regular monkeyyou see when you're a ...
Annapolis crime rate plummets
Jun 03, 2009; ... Celebrating a more than 30 percent drop in serious violent andproperty crimes, federal, state and city leaders said yesterday thatthey believe Annapolis has made significant progress in improvingpublic safety. Gov. Martin O'Malley, House Speaker Michael E. Busch, D-Annapolis, ...
Don't eat those chips!
Jun 03, 2009; ... Ever wonder what children buy with their lunch money? Next year, parents won't have to ask. A feature of a new softwaresystem coming to county schools will allow parents to look onlineand see whether their children are really buying a balanced hotlunch or surviving on ice cream and ...
Academy maintenance gets new boss
Jun 03, 2009; ... The campus maintenance contract at the Naval Academy is under newmanagement as of yesterday, but almost all of the 100 or moreworkers who have sprayed for pests and patched leaky plumbing upuntil last week will keep their jobs, according to court documents. To end a bidding war, a ...
GOP picks Reilly for Senate
Jun 03, 2009; ... County Councilman Ed Reilly will take over the state Senate seatvacated by Janet Greenip last week, ending a month of politicalmaneuvering. The county Republican Central Committee last night voted 8-5 tonominate Reilly, of Crofton, over four other candidates, includingthe other ...
BUILDING PERMITS
Jun 04, 2009 ... Annapolis 1231 Stonewood Court, Matthew Parks, deck, $5,000. 1341 Fishing Creek Road, Andrew Kalback, addition, $70,111. 623 Snow Goose Lane, Katherine Harmina, replace 2 decks, $14,000. 630 Harberts Court, George Klein Sr., porch, $8,000. 1482 Breezewood ...
Obituaries
Jun 03, 2009 ... Macie Clarke Macie Marie Clarke, 74, a resident of Annapolis for40 years and previously of Va., died June 1 at Anne Arundel MedicalCenter. She was born Sept. 12, 1934, in Buckingham, Va. She workedin day care and was a member of Weems Creek Baptist Church. Sheenjoyed gardening, spending ...