Maryland Gazette back issues from June 2006:
Sweaty windows need fixing
Jun 03, 2006; ... Q: I have casement windows that used to have blinds between thetwo panes of glass. The previous owner removed the blinds. Thewindows sweat terribly - must I replace the windows or is there sometype of repair? They sweat winter and summer - I need a permanentrepair not a temporary fix ....
Legacy of environmental activism
Jun 03, 2006; ... Faced with a challenge to come up with a leadership project,Samantha Morrow and Sara Flowe turned to two of their favorite thingsfor inspiration - spending time on the water and helping kids. The result was the "Nature Nuts," an environmental club forstudents at Shipley's Choice ...
2006's All-American Daylily selections
Jun 03, 2006; ... There are thousands of spectacular daylilies for sale, some evenapproaching the cost of my first car, but two reasonably pricedselections you should search for are this year's All-American DaylilySelections, Buttered Popcorn and Persian Market. Few things are prettier in the South ...
For the record: Drinking and driving
Jun 03, 2006 ... Judge Gerard Devlin Gerald Buterbaugh, 48, 3743 Nile Road, Davidsonville; 1 prior:charged Dec. 30, 2005; pleaded guilty DUI; bac .14; jail 60 days,suspend 60 days; probation 3 years; AETD, 40 CSH; $500, suspend $500/costs not listed. John McPherson, 43, 4903 Willes Vision ...
Teen of week: Racer driven to pursue immersion in Germany
Jun 03, 2006; ... Will Stanley lives life in the fast lane. A trained race car driver, the 19-year-old Chesapeake High Schoolgraduate has competed in events ranging from the 2004 Bertil RoosFF2000 Race Series to a six-hour endurance race in Charlotte. Mr. Stanley, who just finished his sophomore ...
For the record: Divorces
Jun 03, 2006 ... Teresa Lynn Riesett-Dove from Alvin Marion Dove Jr. Jeffrey W. Johnson from Michele J. Johnson Janelle S. Davis from Antonio T. Davis Hitasca Lambert from Garod Lambert Jennifer K. Fleischer from Ian M. Hogg Patrick A. Coyne from Kimberly A ....
A change of scenery
Jun 03, 2006; ... For more than a century, simple ranchers and modest two-storyhomes dotted the streets of Freetown, one of the county's most tight-knit historic communities. Dwellings built by original landowners have long been a sense ofpride to the neighborhood, harkening back to a day when ...
For the record: Marriage licenses
Jun 03, 2006 ... Jones, Daniel, 23, Glen Burnie, and Taylor, Dana, 20, Glen Burnie. Brown, Nathaniel, 43, Leesburg, Va., and Day, Jeannie, 44,Annapolis. Gray, Timothy, 40, Annapolis, and Crowner, Melissa, 31, Annapolis. Knapp, Bryan, 24, Glen Burnie, and Keggins, Bryana, 24, ...
What's Nude? Local nudist groups revel in the right to bare arms ...and everything else
Jun 03, 2006; ... There are three basic rules of nudism: Wear plenty of sunscreen. Always have a towel on hand for when you sit, both for hygiene and to avoid a potentially unpleasant union with hotmetal, plastic or wood. And never, ever, fry bacon. Richard Eriksen, a ...
Military news
Jun 03, 2006 ... Navy Seaman Recruit Chad W. Lewis recently completed United StatesNavy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. After basic training Seaman Lewis was transferred to the NavalHospital Corpsman School in Great Lakes, once completed he will betransferred to ...
Green thumb, Great view
Jun 03, 2006 ... When Judy Zazulia bought her Annapolis home two years ago, thegarden was not its prime attraction for her. She chose the house forits downtown location in the city's Historic District. But the organizers of the annual Annapolis's Secret Garden Tourwere quick to line up Mrs ....
Turn your garden into place of rest
Jun 03, 2006; ... The first sentence of the book "The Sanctuary Garden" made perfectsense to Ben Oefinger of Cleburne, Texas. He read with fascination: "There is a theology to gardening thatfew of us consider, but to understand this theology meansrelinquishing much control - our arsenal of books, ...
Away we go: June is bustin' out all over
Jun 03, 2006; ... "Away We Go's" top treks for June: Through today - Alexandria, Va., hosts the newly commissionedreplica Godspeed for the first port of call of her maiden voyage tolaunch America's 400th anniversary and commemoration of Jamestown,the first permanent English settlement In the New ...
Germs cropping up in the most mundane places
Jun 03, 2006; ... Germophobes and hypochondriacs should stop reading right herebecause this is a Cook's tour of the many mundane places wherepathogens and other disgusting bugs may be found. Some of them are inyour home. Consider the lowly shower curtain. A San Diego State Universitystudy ...
Caregivers corner:Getting unwilling patient to doctor no easy chore
Jun 03, 2006; ... Dear Mary, I am looking for suggestions to help me get my wife to aneurologist. She is 80 years old, has never taken any medication, andrefuses to see a doctor. In the past year I have seen big behavior changes and after muchurging and demanding from family she agreed to see ...
In 40 years, Summer Garden Theatre has sure scene it all
Jun 03, 2006; ... Ben Dillard grew up with the Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre. He was a freshman at Northeast High School when he made his debuton the outdoor stage. Nine years later he's there again, back withhis adopted family of sorts. His theater family. "It's the people I've met, the ...
keep COOL stay WARM save MONEY
Jun 03, 2006 ... about 50 percent of the energy used in a typical home today isspent on heating and cooling, according to the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA). It's no wonder that your utility bills canbe as unpredictable as the weather. Now is the time tow learn alittle bit about the new ...
Marine company sells bomb disrupters
Jun 03, 2006; ... In the new world of unconventional warfare, where bombs comes assmall as soda cans and can be hidden behind piles of leaves,companies across the country are racing to find the best way tocombat them. At the David Taylor Research Center, Morris Ransone sells about 50bomb ...
Gardening questions, answers
Jun 03, 2006; ... Q: I have a peony that is planted in the shade and has survivedthree years. But it has not grown very big and has had very fewblooms, maybe one or two a year. I know I need to transplant it to asunny spot. Is now the time? A: Do it in late summer. Dig up the plant and replant it in ...
Linthicum: St. John's church group presenting 'departing' drama
Jun 03, 2006; ... Live theater will arrive in Linthicum this weekend when the St.John Drama Group presents "Dearly Departed" at 7:30 tonight in thefellowship hall at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 300 W. MapleRoad. Two additional shows will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday andJune 10. The ...
Pasadena: Chesapeake Bay Middle fetes presidential award winners
Jun 03, 2006; ... Chesapeake Bay Middle School recently announced its eighth-gradeclass President's Education Award program winners. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education andhonors students graduating from elementary, middle and high schools.Those who meet specific academic ...
Kitchen drawers take on new roles
Jun 03, 2006; ... If there's anything Zen in an American kitchen, it's the drawer. Framed emptiness, drawers have always been defined by what is inthem - junk, silverware, potholders. No more. At the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show last month in Chicago,drawers rolled into a new state of being: the ...
BUSINESS DIGEST
Jun 03, 2006 ... Fight for BAA continues to brew LONDON - It's shaping up as a fight in a far off corner of theworld that could have big consequences at home. Spanish construction company Grupo Ferrovial SA indicated Fridayit will press ahead with a hostile $15.6 bid for BAA PLC, ...
Jessup-Severn: Neighborhoods set for Community Day
Jun 03, 2006; ... The communities of the Orchards at Severn, Meade Village, SpringMeadows and Still Meadows will hold annual Community Day activitiesfrom noon to 4 p.m. June 10 near the basketball / softball fieldbehind Meade Village in Severn. There will be food, fun and games forall. Volunteers ...
Olde Mill-Millersville: Church hosting abduction prevention forum
Jun 03, 2006; ... Parents, grandparents and children in preschool through their lateteens are invited to attend the free nationally recognized childabduction prevention presentation "Escape School," hosted by ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church at 6 p.m tomorrow. There will be important information ...
County studies liquor market for new licenses
Jun 03, 2006; ... Armed with a new liquor law that allows business owners to expandoperations here, economic development officials are working on astudy to determine how many licenses can be issued in specialdistricts across the county. Aaron Greenfield, president and chief executive officer of ...
Brooklyn Park: Rec group kicking up storm with bull roast and dance
Jun 03, 2006; ... The Brooklyn Park Cyclones will hold a bull roast and dance from 8p.m. to midnight today. The roast will be held at the Roland Terrace Democratic Club andtickets are $30 per person. Tickets may be purchased at the fieldhouse at the 10th Avenue ballfield complex from 10 a.m. to 1 ...
Glen Burnie west: Slade set for graduation Mass
Jun 03, 2006; ... Monsignor Slade Catholic School will celebrate a graduation Massat 2 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph's Monastery in Irvington. The Rev. Bill Murphy and the Rev. Bruce Jarboe will co-officiate. Students will receive certificates, student awards will bepresented and scholarship ...
Fort Meade opens new teen center
Jun 03, 2006; ... After budget cuts, numerous redesigns, 13 years and nearly $2million, the new teen center in Fort George G. Meade has finallyopened. The center, across the street from Meade High School, gives high-school-age children of military parents access to homeworkassistance, a computer ...
Guns N' Roses makes comeback; fans may not
Jun 03, 2006; ... LOS ANGELES - With concerts scheduled throughout Europe thissummer and its 10-years-in-the-making album slated for release thisfall, Guns N' Roses appears ready to make its rock 'n' roll comeback. Does anyone care? Some clearly do: Tickets for the band's four New York shows ...
'Break-Up' has problems right from the start
Jun 03, 2006; ... The problems with "The Break-Up" have less to do with the breakupthan with the initial hookup. Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston - who've hooked up in real life,for those of you who haven't gone through a grocery-store checkoutline lately - each have more than enough presence and ...
New stamp celebrates the Chesapeake
Jun 03, 2006; ... With the silhouette of a blue heron against a sunset in shades ofblue, pink and lavender Wednesday, the county got its first look atthe commemorative stamp celebrating the nation's largest estuary, theChesapeake Bay. Officially unveiled to about a 100 onlookers at Susan B ....
Our say: When the wind blows, planning will be a lifesaver
Jun 03, 2006 ... Long-range weather forecasts generally get coverage because ofentertainment value, not credibility. It always makes for good funwhen the forecast is based on the whims of a rodent in centralPennsylvania, or on the woolliness of caterpillars. But we didn't hear anyone joking about ...
'Going to be a cure'
Jun 03, 2006; ... Kim Kline can listen to a total stranger talk about breast cancerand immediately feel an unbreakable bond. She should. She's been through the battle twice, and lived to tellabout it. "I've been there," the 48-year-old Severn resident said, "and Iknow what I went ...
Music box: Capital Jazz Fest has something for everyone
Jun 03, 2006; ... Musician Chuck Loeb calls it the Woodstock of the contemporaryjazz scene. The Capital Jazz Fest has gotten around over the past fewyears. The 2006 version moves to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia,following up last week's HFStival at the outdoor venue. Two stagesand a huge ...
Pasadena man indicted in crash that killed wife
Jun 03, 2006; ... A Pasadena man has been charged with manslaughter and drunkendriving in the motorcycle crash that killed his wife, who was thedaughter of Del. Ted Sophocleus. Stanley R. Furrow, 41, was indicted by a grand jury May 26 oncharges of automobile manslaughter, homicide by motor ...
For the record: Property sold
Jun 03, 2006 ... Glen Burnie 7650 Hennesey Court No. 418, $235,000, Colonial, 3, 1, 1, N/A. 6311 Harris Heights Ave., $234,900, Colonial, 2, 1/1, 0.1 8146 Cloverhurst Road, $229,000, Colonial, 2, 1/1, 0.03 11 Cromwell Ave., $222,000, Cape Cod, 4, 1/1, 0.13 8124 Cloverhurst ...
COLLEGE LACROSSE ALL-AMERICANS
Jun 03, 2006 ... Following is a list of the All-Americen team from division IIImen's lacrosse and all dividions of women's lacrosse. USILA DIV. III MEN First Team A - Dan Boyer, Salisbury A - Connor Fitzgerald, Bowdoin A - David Thering, RIT LSM - Chase Caruso, ...
Prep notes: Banquet boosts county baseball efforts
Jun 03, 2006; ... With the spring high school sports season concluded, the time forpostseason awards is upon us. One of the groups that gives annual rewards to scholar-athletesfrom Anne Arundel County schools is the Friends of Joe CannonStadium, a non-profit organization with a mission to promote ...
2 groups join to give seniors emergency kits
Jun 03, 2006; ... For some seniors already alone and isolated, power outages can beterrifying. There's the uncertainty of what caused the outage, how long it maylast and whether there's enough food, water and other essentials tosurvive for extended periods. With hurricane season under way, ...
Political Notes
Jun 03, 2006 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation ofpolitical news items. --- Shandrowsky running Prompted by the retirement of state Sen. Philip C. Jimeno, formerdelegate Walt Shandrowsky, a Pasadena resident, is running for theDistrict 31 seat being vacated ...
Our say: Judge forces PSC to do more than rubber-stamp rates
Jun 03, 2006 ... Finally, someone got it right. A Baltimore Circuit Court judge this week did what the governor,the Public Service Commission and the General Assembly failed to do.He said the PSC failed to act "in the public interest or withfairness to customers" when it gave permission to ...
Gazette readers write
Jun 03, 2006 ... Boat ramp For 12 years I've taken the lead on the Department of NaturalResources Waterway Improvement Fund, to assure our county receivesneeded money for dredging projects. I worked with Ron Bowen, directorof waterway improvements at the time, and the DNR to establish aprocess ...
Your say: Should illegal immigrants be given the chance to become American citizens?
Jun 03, 2006 ... This is a no-brainer. Simply put, what is the meaning of"illegal"? I would submit from "Webster's Dictionary": "Contrary tolaw." Therefore, the question answers itself. GRANT DEAVER Pasadena No! Why should we allow anyone who starts out breaking our lawsbecome a ...
Outdoors: Jim-dandy of contest brewing again
Jun 03, 2006; ... Diamond Jim is back. The last rockfish caught in the Chesapeake with that name wasreeled in by Baltimorean Bill Simmons at the Bay Bridge nearly 50years ago. It was of 8 pounds as I recall. In 1956, '57 and '58, only one Diamond Jim was released eachseason by American Brewery ...
Local student stung in bee
Jun 03, 2006; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Audrey Hosford recognized the spelling ofsprachgefuhl during the first round of the Scripps National SpellingBee Wednesday, but succussatory had her second-guessing. The former means the character of language. The latter pertains toup-and-down vibrations in ...
Child's play
Jun 03, 2006 ... 'Barbie' in Baltimore "Barbie Live in Fairytopia" continues at the Hippodrome Theatre atthe France-Merrick Performing Arts Center through tomorrow. Inspired by the highly successful 2005 direct-to-video move"Barbie<0x2122> Fairytopia," the magical theatrical production ...
Bush stumps for Ehrlich
Jun 03, 2006; ... Despite President Bush's plummeting approval ratings, more than300 Republicans welcomed him to Linthicum Thursday night as he workedto raise $1 million for Maryland Republicans, including Gov. RobertL. Ehrlich Jr. The president said he and Mr. Ehrlich are alike in that ...
County hikes water limits
Jun 03, 2006; ... Mandatory water restrictions already in place for 20,000 countyhomes and businesses got far more stringent this week as a brokenwater main led officials to ban all outdoor water usage in 10 ZIPcodes. The move, announced Thursday, came a day after a 12-inch watermain broke inside ...
Accident victim remembered as loving dad
Jun 03, 2006; ... Tuesday began much like any other weekday for Travis Dyer. About6:40 a.m., he kissed his mother on the forehead and headed out thedoor on his way to work in Woodlawn. Ten minutes later, however, tragedy struck less than two milesfrom his Pasadena home. Mr. Dyer was driving his 2001 ...
Police deem Glen Burnie man's death a homicide
Jun 03, 2006 ... County police detectives now believe a 49-year-old Glen Burnie manfound dead earlier this week was killed by a traumatic injury to theupper body. Joseph Charles Cortina Jr., of 702 A Old Stage Road, was found athis home around 7:50 a.m. Tuesday morning by his estranged ...
On the level: Should lightning rods make comeback?
Jun 03, 2006; ... Q: Our house had lightning rods on the roof when we bought it 18years ago. Now we have to replace the roof and I'm wondering if weshould put the rods back up - they will have to be taken down toinstall the new roof shingles. The roofer doesn't think we need them.He says he almost never ...
Verizon, county announce cable TV deal
Jun 03, 2006; ... Later this year, Verizon could be connecting your cable box aswell as your phone and computer. Verizon Maryland and county officials have reached a tentativedeal allowing the telecommunications giant to sell TV service viaunderground fiber-optic lines to homes and businesses in ...
ELECTRICITY QUESTIONS
Jun 03, 2006 ... The ups and downs of the plans to raise BGE electricity ratesstarting July 1 have sparked a lot of confusion with customers. Hereare some frequently asked questions and answers. I thought I could choose to defer the 72 percent increase, and payonly 19 percent more on July 1. What ...
Small Wonders
Jun 03, 2006; ... John Tucker is the Larry Brown of lacrosse coaching. Like Brown of NBA fame, Tucker has enjoyed success in everycoaching position he's held yet doesn't seem to stay in one spot forvery long. Severn School is certainly glad Tucker stopped by since hetransformed the program ...
News In Brief
Jun 03, 2006 ... Council to take up taxi surchage A fee for taxi passengers and a gasoline surcharge for cabs willbe the subject of a public hearing at the County Council Mondaynight. Under a bill requested by County Executive Janet S. Owens,passengers 8 and older who are going to the same ...
Sports comment: No room for playing favorites
Jun 03, 2006; ... It's time for The Capital to present its All-County teams forspring sports. When those teams, along with the players and coaches of the year,appear in the sports section there are mixed emotions. Those who arehonored by being selected for those teams are thrilled, but there ...
Obituaries
Jun 03, 2006 ... Jean Busch Jean Elizabeth Fields Busch, 70, of Lewes, Del., and formerly ofSeverna Park, died of heart failure May 29 at Baltimore WashingtonMedical Center. She was born Sept. 15, 1935, in Baltimore and was raised there.She lived in Severna Park from 1959 until she moved to ...
Police Beat
Jun 03, 2006 ... COUNTY Double trouble County police charged a man with stealing two cars in one hourTuesday afternoon in Glen Burnie and Brooklyn Park. Sidney Lumpkins, 25, of no fixed address, was charged with robberyand two counts of auto theft. Police allege he stole the ...
Sports Briefs
Jun 03, 2006 ... FOOTBALL APACHES: Football registration for the Andover program will beheld 1pm - 2pm on Sunday June 4, Sunday June 11, and Sunday June 25at the Apaches Fieldhouse. SEMINOLES: The Severn Seminoles Football Program will be holdingregistration for the 2006 season on June 9,16 ...
Preserving a local landmark
Jun 03, 2006; ... W hen John and Augusta Lipin opened a gas station and store at theintersection of Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard and Mountain Road 86years ago, they probably had no idea what a landmark it would become. The store and its accompanying gas pumps have been gone fordecades, but the ...
SENIOR BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME
Jun 03, 2006 ... The Senior All-Star baseball doubleheader will start at 4 p.m.today at Joe Cannon Stadium in Severn. The contests, which issponsored by the Friends of Joe Cannon Stadium, a non-profitorganization with a mission to promote and support excellence andsportsmanship in amateur baseball, will ...
One for the road
Jun 03, 2006; ... Coaches and players of Anne Arundel high school softball teams,you may now exhale. The Kaila Jenkins era is officially over. After four years of being the pitcher that every hurler wanted tobe and nobody wanted to face, the Severna Park ace has played herlast game at the high ...
Volunteer aids lacrosse expansion
Jun 03, 2006; ... Four teams participated in the inaugural Robbie Hall Pee Weelacrosse tournament. That event evolved into the annual Bilderback Day, which this yearwill bring together 75 boys and girls youth squads. Jay Whitelock has played a major role in the growth of thislacrosse festival ...
Scientists: Bay's dead zone shrinking
Jun 03, 2006; ... Scientists are predicting better conditions throughout theChesapeake Bay this summer, just a year after one of the estuary'sworst on record. Though an oxygen-deprived dead zone will appear, it will be closerto the 20-year average which, while an improvement over last year,still ...