Maryland Gazette back issues from January 2007:
Almost half of county killings unsolved in '06
Jan 03, 2007; ... When Dr. Albert Ro was found beaten to death Sept. 26 inside hisGlen Burnie office, the dentist's family hoped for a quick arrest. But then Dr. Ro's funeral came and went and his practice was takenover by a friend. Now, three months later, his family is losing hope the killer ...
Crocodile expert shares stories at Marley Middle
Jan 03, 2007; ... When Vershaun Terry gave an assignment for his seventh-graders tointerview someone in a field they'd be interested in, he wasn'texpecting all that much. He thought he'd get some local business owners or relatives ofstudents to come in, but he never imagined he'd get Brady Barr, ...
ANNE ARUNDEL HOMICIDES
Jan 03, 2007 ... Nov. 24: Taveon Jawon Watson, 18, of Glen Burnie, was shot outsidehis townhouse. On Dec. 3, police arrested Ronald Francis Dawson II,23, of Glen Burnie. Nov. 15: Timothy M. Wilson, 20, of Baltimore, was shot and killedin the streets of Brooklyn Park. On Dec. 23, police charged ...
Covering the Bases: Pay less at preferred pharmacies
Jan 03, 2007; ... When I was comparing Medicare Part D plans on the Internet, Inoticed that there was a list of preferred pharmacies I could lookat. What does that designation mean? A preferred pharmacy is a network pharmacy that offers covereddrugs to plan members at lower out-of-pocket costs than ...
Trans fat: Public enemy No. 1
Jan 03, 2007; ... Back in a 1971 commercial, Mother Nature took a nip of ChiffonMargarine and proclaimed it was butter because it was "so sweet andcreamy." When she found out she had a mouthful of margarine, she threw ahissy fit, brought down thunder and lightning, and proclaimed, "It'snot nice to ...
Two moms launch fitness magazine for kids, parents
Jan 03, 2007; ... MIAMI - Maria Sanz, Miami mother of four, wanted a fun fitnessmagazine for her kids that would encourage them to live healthy,smart lives. When she couldn't find one, she created it. Along with childhood friend Marycel Diaz, Ms. Sanz is nowpublisher of Be Fit Kids, a bimonthly ...
For the record: Property sold
Jan 03, 2007 ... Brooklyn Park 305 Panorama Way, $315,000, Colonial, 3, 1/1, .16. 5413 Wasena Ave., $150,000, Other, 2, 1/0, .07. 407 Cresswell Road, $224,000, Cape Cod, 4, 1/0, .11. 123 8th Ave., $200,000, Colonial, 3, 1/0, .07. Gambrills 2124 Red Leaf Court, ...
For the record: Divorces
Jan 03, 2007 ... December 28, 2006 Theodore Andrew Abernathy from Suzanne Lynne Abernathy Trisha Redzensky from Craig Redzensky John Carter from Chrystle Carter Michelle Renee Roy from John Steven Roy Ricky Thompson from Patricia Joanne Thompson Stephanie Eberly from ...
For the record: Marriage Licenses
Jan 03, 2007 ... December 28, 2006 Hudson, Preston, 33, Churchton, and Wilson, Natalie, 31,Churchton. Carpien, Siri, 30, Shady Side, and Tambrin, Sara, 28, Shady Side. Randall, Charles, 57, Baltimore, and Figueira, Normiana, 54,Baltimore. Lewis, Gregory, 35, Missoula, Mont., and ...
For the record: Grading Permits
Jan 03, 2007 ... December 28, 2006 219 Old Mill Bottom Road, Annapolis, Harley Hunteman, residentialgrading and sediment control for house, $18,619. 870 Childs Point Road, Annapolis, Erik Young, residential gradingto demolish and rebuild house, $8,693. 1211 Tilghmans Landing Way, ...
Lawyer could be disbarred
Jan 03, 2007; ... A Pasadena defense lawyer could be disbarred based on accusationsthat he fraudulently obtained a driver's license, overcharged aclient and lied about his conduct. But Louis P. Tanko said the case against him is baseless andpolice are out to get him. In court filings and in an ...
CRUNCH TIME
Jan 03, 2007; ... With people eager to work off the holiday ham or get a start onNew Year's resolutions, it's crunch time for local gyms. The period between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day is the busiesttime of year for new memberships. "(New members) have been busy all fall and now say, 'I ...
'A cut above'
Jan 03, 2007; ... hen he announced his retirement in May, Philip C. Jimeno gave hiswife, Ramona, an IOU for a winter vacation. It's something the couple hadn't enjoyed in 28 years. Now his official departure from the state Senate is less a weekaway, and in three weeks the Jimenos will head for a ...
Glen Burnie West: Help competition team with its basket bingo
Jan 03, 2007; ... The competition team at Edna Lee Dance Studio will sponsor abasket bingo Jan. 14 at the Roland Terrace Democratic Club, 619Matthews Ave. The doors will open for seating at 1 p.m. Games will begin at 2p.m. Admission is $15 in advance or $17 at the door. Admission ...
Gazette Readers Write
Jan 03, 2007 ... Recount costs In response to the letter from Guy Hall (Maryland Gazette, Dec.27). Sir, I am proud to say that I am one of the many citizens thatvoted for Joan Cadden and, I did encouraged her to ask for a recount.My guess is that if "your" candidate, Mr. Dwyer had lost with a ...
Arundel Digest
Jan 03, 2007 ... Crime rate down as thefts, assaults drop MILLERSVILE - Crime in the county was down slightly through thefirst 10 months of 2006, reflecting a sharp drop in the number ofthefts and aggravated assaults reported. County police handled 14,375 serious crimes through Oct. 31, ...
For the record: Food Inspections
Jan 03, 2007 ... There were two emergency closures from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30,2006. Listed below are facilities closed due to emergencycircumstances for these dates. Nov. 9: Carlson's Donuts/Thai Kitchen, ...
Olde Mill-Millersville: Millersville 55+ Club ready to deal
Jan 03, 2007; ... The Millersville 55+ Club will hold its weekly membership meetingsat 1 p.m. every Monday at Our Lady of the Fields Catholic Church. Bridge games will precede the meetings and will start at 9:30 a.m. The church is located at 1070 Cecil Ave. For more information, call ...
Pasadena: Learn about a fisherman's life
Jan 03, 2007; ... The life of a sport fisherman can roll along quite merrily, evenin the winter months. Chris Dollar, editor of Fisherman Magazine,will have a PowerPoint presentation to prove it at the next meetingof the Pasadena Sportfishing Group on Monday at the Earleigh HeightsVolunteer Fire Company ...
Wine, etc.: Keep your mind open in 2007
Jan 03, 2007; ... As we cross the finish line of yet another year, we find ourselvesreflecting on wine- how the wine world has changed and how ourpersonal interests have changed. Amazingly, no matter how many wines we taste or books we read,every bottle brings a new experience. Perhaps it's a new ...
Brooklyn Park: Enjoy American Legion Post 34's special - shrimp
Jan 03, 2007; ... Chosen will rock in the new year at the Brooklyn Bridge ChristianCoffee House Friday. The trio Awestruck will perform its contemporary music at thecoffeehouse on Jan. 12. Light will brighten up the stage with a contemporary rock sound onJan. 19. The contemporary ...
AARP offers tax help
Jan 03, 2007; ... With the tax season approaching, seniors and low-income residentscan get some help through a free service offered by AARP. AARP Tax-aide volunteers, trained by the Internal Revenue Serviceand the Maryland Comptroller's Office, help taxpayers over 60 andthose in low-income tax ...
Linthicum: Think Greek with food, travel
Jan 03, 2007; ... The Woman's Club of Linthicum Heights will explore the exoticwonders of Greece at Tuesday's 10:30 a.m. meeting at the clubhouse,110 N. Hammonds Ferry Road. "My Big, Fat, Greek Woman's Club Meeting" will feature guestspeaker Konstantinos Georgiadis of Amphitryon Travel in ...
West county communities joining forces
Jan 03, 2007; ... Several west county neighborhood associations are once againjoining forces, this time to brace for the arrival of thousands ofnew jobs and residents. The groups are reviving the defunct West County Federation ofCivic Associations in hopes of increasing their clout with thecounty ....
Determining how old is your body
Jan 03, 2007; ... MINNEAPOLIS - Mimi Grotenhuis has dropped 36 pounds - and nineyears - over the past 14 months. The 56-year-old Shorewood, Minn., woman had been "miserably out ofshape," with stiff, sore muscles. The extent of her exercise regimenwas walking her dog daily. "I just thought I ...
Health Talk: Laparoscopic surgery: An overview
Jan 03, 2007; ... Historically, discoveries in anesthesia, sterilization techniquesand modern antibiotics have resulted in major advances in the art ofmedicine. In the new millennium, advances being made in laparoscopicsurgery are revolutionizing the field of surgery. Sicker patients are surviving ...
Our say: Many big stories of '06 boil down to failed foresight
Jan 03, 2007 ... In Saturday's edition we attempted to review the major stories of2006. Journalists always try such year-end summaries, even it it'slike reviewing a movie just after you've watched it with your nose 1foot from the screen. You may know a good deal about what happened, but you were ...
Recipes to showcase some delicious cheeses
Jan 03, 2007 ... Chicken-Mozzarella Melt with Pasta Bow Ties 4 chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless, pounded to 1/2inch thickness 1 cup fresh basil leaves, divided 1/4 cup olive oil 1 clove garlic 1 teaspoon salt, divided 1 box, 12 ounces, bow tie ...
Try this recipe for pad thai noodles
Jan 03, 2007; ... One of Thailand's best known dishes, pad thai is a delight for thetaste buds. It combines glutinous rice noodles with crunchy peanutsand bean sprouts, and gets a salty kick from fish sauce and a spritzof lime. This recipe was adapted from the version taught at Bangkok'sBlue Elephant ...
County woman to co-host PBS show
Jan 03, 2007; ... For many of her science-related projects, Victoria Bruce is behindthe scenes as a film producer or author. Her latest venture, however, puts her in front of the camera asone of four "Science Investigators" unraveling mysteries for PBS. Her show is one of three science-based ...
Weekend Games: Massie helps S. Park wrestlers to impressive finish at tourney
Jan 03, 2007; ... DAMASCUS - Mark Massie won his first varsity tournament title inhis second try this season and a total of 12 wrestlers finishedeighth or higher to propel the Severna Park wrestling team to thirdplace at this weekend's Damascus Holiday Tournament. Massie (10-3), who garnered the No ....
Obituaries
Jan 03, 2007 ... Kathryn Bechtel Kathryn E. Warren "Kitty" Bechtel, 63, of Queenstown, diedsuddenly of heart failure Dec. 29 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was born Sept. 21, 1943, in Baltimore and was raised inGlyndon. She lived in Pasadena from 1964 to 2001, when she moved ...
When's the right time to take down that Christmas tree?
Jan 03, 2007; ... After spending the better part of a week decorating her tree andthe rest of her house, Carolyn Bollino sometimes can't bear thethought of taking it all down. So the Severna Park resident keeps the decorations up, sometimesthrough most of January, and once, eight years ago, into ...
Editor's Desk: Judging the front page
Jan 03, 2007; ... At the end of every year, editors here engage in a lively critiqueof our performance of The Capital and the Maryland Gazette as awhole. Although we make a perfunctory attempt to revel in oursuccesses, journalists, as incurable skeptics, tend to concentrate ontheir failures. You know how ...
Outdoors: Major outdoors issues need to stay on front burner
Jan 03, 2007; ... In fishing and hunting as with most sports, it isn't easy tofigure what the next season will be like. Not infrequently, itstretches the imagination just to figure why things happened. Hunting and fishing is like the weather; the only sure thing aboutit is it will change. The new ...
Alex is 1st for 2007
Jan 03, 2007; ... New Year's parties just got a little more eventful for the Durkee-McCarthy family of Pasadena. Baby Daniel Alexander McCarthy entered the world at 2:56 a.m. onNew Year's Day at Anne Arundel Medical Center, the first baby bornthere - and in the county - in 2007. He just missed ...
Working Smart: Not getting enough sleep could cause trouble
Jan 03, 2007; ... My job is wearing me out, and sometimes I doze off in theafternoon. Part of it is job boredom, but I'm also more tired becauseof the pressures and hassles. I certainly can't take naps in theafternoon. Any suggestions? You're not alone. The National Sleep Foundation's 2005 Sleep ...
Prep notes: County hoop teams sparkle during holidays
Jan 03, 2007; ... A few of our county basketball teams closed out 2006 on high notesby winning tournament championships. That is noteworthy because ithas been, in recent years, unusual when playing against teams fromother counties in the region. The highlight of the holiday tournament season was ...
Marketplace: Fitness centers spring up in north county
Jan 03, 2007; ... There's no shortage of exercise facilities in north county - GlenBurnie itself is home to two Gold's Gym locations - but it looks likecouch potatoes will have even fewer excuses to avoid working out. A new health club franchise called Planet Fitness, which touts itsfocus on ...
PREP SCHEDULE
Jan 03, 2007 ... TODAY BOYS BASKETBALL Chesapeake at South River, 5 p.m. Glen Burnie at Severna Park, 5 p.m. Meade at Southern, 5 p.m. North County at Broadneck, 5 p.m. Northeast at Arundel, 5 p.m. Old Mill at Annapolis, 5 p.m. Friends at St. Mary's, ...
Tennis: County tennis standouts pulling regional rank
Jan 03, 2007; ... Local players are featured prominently in the latest tennisrankings from the U.S. Tennis Associaton Mid-Atlantic Section withsix youths and seven adults in the Top 10 of their respective agegroups. Patrick Daciek (Severna Park) leads all juniors. He is rankedsecond in the Boys ...
Tuesday Games: Bonus points lead Broadneck wrestlers past Oakland Mills
Jan 03, 2007 ... Houston Zemanski (112) and Jacob Munsey (189) collected pins forthe Broadneck wrestling team, which topped Oakland Mills 33-22 by notallowing their Howard County opponents any bonus points in its sevenwins. "That was the key for us," said Bruins coach Marc Procaccini,whose team ...
Charter school deadline nears
Jan 03, 2007; ... As a Hanover charter school heads toward a critical deadline,parents and school officials say they have moved past a series ofearly gaffes. County schools Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell is expected torecommend next month that the school board either extend the charterof ...
Police Beat
Jan 03, 2007 ... Pasadena Necklace stolen Someone stole a three-diamond necklace from a resident in the 1200block of Farmview Road between Sept. 25 and Oct. 13, county policesaid. The theft was reported Thursday. The victim suspects a cleaningperson might have taken it, police ...
Teams sink teeth into county schedule
Jan 03, 2007; ... A new year can bring resolution and is usually a time for change.The Broadneck High School boys basketball team doesn't want to altera thing. The Bruins are a perfect 9-0 and are off to their best start inover a decade. Over the holiday break, Broadneck won the Wes UnseldClassic, ...
HALFWAY THERE
Jan 03, 2007; ... Last night's MIAA A Conference boys basketball game between St.John's Catholic Prep and Archbishop Spalding High School was thedefinition of the old cliche 'a tale of two halves'. Cavaliers coach Dale Chambers was pleased with a 34-31 halftimelead after his team had sustained ...
New weight rules a tough sell for wrestlers
Jan 03, 2007; ... The image of the wrestler, jogging with layers of sweats on todrop those last couple pounds before a big meet, is one that hasexisted for as long as the sport has been contested at the scholasticlevel. For years, it was an accepted part of the sport, but since the1997 deaths of ...
Antiques lovers have their items appraised in Pasadena
Jan 06, 2007; ... As a little girl, Kay Moeser can still remember dusting the smallwooden rocking chair that belonged to her Irish grandparents inPennsylvania. Ms. Moeser brought that same spindle back rocker to the PasadenaSenior Center recently to be appraised as part of the center'sversion of ...
Business leaders hopeful on O'Malley
Jan 06, 2007; ... Though the man in the governor's office will change this monthfrom a pro-business Republican to a mainstream Democrat, leaders ofMaryland's business community are cautiously optimistic about workingwith governor-elect Martin O'Malley. "The jury's still out," said William Burns, a ...
Studio questions if use of song on ads will hurt album sales
Jan 06, 2007; ... John Mellencamp's 21st studio album, "Freedom's Road," comes outthis month this month. But his record label was worrying for severalmonths that one song, "Our Country," may be suffering fromoverexposure. A pervasive ad campaign for Chevrolet's Silverado sport-utilityvehicle uses ...
Businesses urging workers to adopt healthier habits
Jan 06, 2007; ... NEW YORK - Many companies are starting to sound like moms: They'repushing employees to eat their vegetables and go outside and play.And they're not being gentle about it. Outdoor clothing company L.L. Bean, Inc. shuts down itsmanufacturing line three times a day for mandatory ...
Glen Burnie West: Scouts take new leadership roles
Jan 06, 2007; ... Boy Scout Troop 873 recently held a Court of Honor to award meritbadges and rank advancements and to announce election results. Brian Shatt, a sophomore at Archbishop Spalding High School, wasnamed the senior patrol leader. Chris Smith, a sophomore at NorthCounty High School, was ...
Goodbye to some greats: A roll call of artists and entertainers who died in 2006
Jan 06, 2007; ... In films such as "Nashville," Robert Altman constructed a complexworld, interweaving a large ensemble of players, famous and unknown,to portray human beings in all their wisdom and folly. When Altman died in November at age 81, he was celebrated for hisvivid characters, his ...
Pasadena: Church to host sour beef and dumplings dinner
Jan 06, 2007; ... The Women of St. Andrews will be busy in the church's newlyrenovated kitchen preparing for the return of the annual sour beefand dumpling and roast beef dinner from noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 14 at St.Andrew's Episcopal Church, 7859 Tick Neck Road. The all-you-can-eat dinner will feature ...
Teen of week: Gymnast flips over competition
Jan 06, 2007; ... Surrounded by family and friends, Alexis Gross took home thecoveted all-around medal at the "Christmas on the Chesapeake" meet atthe Baltimore Convention Center in early December. Although the 13-year-old Pasadena resident has been involved withgymnastics since she was 2, it was ...
60 years of services
Jan 06, 2007; ... At 9 a.m. on Jan. 5, 1947, the Evangelical Church of theWaterfront was born in the basement of the Orchard Beach ImprovementAssociation. To furnish the bare room, First Lutheran Church in Odenton donatedan altar, offering plates, a gold cross, candelabra and a pump ...
Away we go: Get 2007 off to a great start with these fun events
Jan 06, 2007; ... Here are "Away We Go's" top treks for the last day of 2006 and thefirst month of 2007. Through Feb. 4 - "Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006" exhibitin Explorers Hall at the National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St.N.W., Washington, D.C. Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 ...
Review: Bow Wow older but not wiser
Jan 06, 2007; ... Ex-kiddie rapper Bow Wow opens his fifth album explaining how he'sdealt with fame's high price. Granted, the Ohio rapper's break-upwith R&B hottie Ciara probably hurt even more when Internet rumorsalleged the relationship was merely staged to make him appearmanlier. But being blog fodder ...
'Children of Men' is unforgettable
Jan 06, 2007; ... The time is soon, the place familiar, the vision devastating.London, 2027, is a crowded, decaying metropolis under martial law."The world has collapsed; only Britain soldiers on," TV announcersdeclare. Video walls report endless overseas wars and advertisepharmaceutical suicide ...
Gazette Readers Write
Jan 06, 2007 ... Sediment runoff The Chelsea Beach Resident's Association (CBRA) wants to thankseveral Anne Arundel County and Maryland Department of theEnvironment officials for working patiently with our community tocorrect several sources of sediment runoff that were contaminatingour Cockey ...
Bow Wow bares his teethEx-kiddie rapper sets out to prove he's not a teen act anymore with new 'Price of Fame'
Jan 06, 2007; ... NEW YORK - NEW YORK - Nineteen-year-old rapper Bow Wow is out toprove he's not a kid anymore. His latest album, "The Price of Fame," is raunchier than his fourprevious discs. On it, the maturing MC rhymes about trying to winback a certain someone - his ex-girlfriend, the sultry R&B ...
COMMUNITY DIGEST
Jan 06, 2007 ... School lunch menus The following county elementary school lunch menus are for Jan. 8-12. Monday: Manager's choice sub or burrito or chicken nuggets withroll with oven potatoes, vegetables and fruit; or chef or gardensalad with roll and fruit. Tuesday: Pizza or ...
Brooklyn Park: Stay healthy with Harbor programs
Jan 06, 2007; ... Want to start 2007 off with healthy lifestyle changes? HarborHospital has many free programs, talks and seminars to make ithappen. The programs are free to the community but preregistration isrequired to participate. The following are a few of the upcoming January events at ...
Olde Mill-Millersville: Take in an evening of song, sacred music
Jan 06, 2007; ... Our Lady of the Fields Catholic Church invites the community to aconcert of sacred music and evening song at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. The adult choir's Epiphany concert will be under the direction ofTim Reno, the new choir and music director. The church is located at 1070 Cecil ...
Linthicum: Storytime fun at Linthicum branch
Jan 06, 2007; ... Even though the holiday season has ended, there is still somethingfor small children to look forward to this month when the Linthicumlibrary offers winter storytime beginning 10 a.m. Wednesday. Children ages 2 to 5 can visit the branch at 10 a.m. for the nextfour Wednesdays to ...