Maryland Gazette back issues from April 2007:
Local leaders don't want smoking ban exceptions
Apr 04, 2007; ... A statewide smoking ban is inevitable even though Marylandlawmakers are still facing a key question: will all bars andrestaurants play by the same rules? For Anne Arundel County, the answer appears to be a definitive"yes," with county and Annapolis officials vowing to keep every ...
AMERICAN DREAMERS
Apr 04, 2007; ... Enrique Guzman arrived in California 18 years ago. He was anillegal immigrant from Puebla, Mexico, armed with a handful ofEnglish words and just as little cash. But like many immigrants in this nation's history, he wasconvinced that life would be better in America. "Nobody ...
Local players shine in all-star basketball tilt
Apr 04, 2007; ... TOWSON - When the rosters for this year's Charm City Challengewere announced, Glen Burnie High School's Kareem Downs was listed asan alternate, but fortunately for him and the rest of his teammates,he was given the chance to play. Downs not only played, but he ended up scoring a ...
Police Beat
Apr 04, 2007 ... Brooklyn Park Compressor stolen Someone stole a compressor from B&S Auto Repair between March 21and Saturday, county police said. The owner of the shop at 6051 Belle Grove Road said a customerbrought in a Dodge Grand Caravan for a replacement motor March 21 ....
Leaders to assess small, minority business programs
Apr 04, 2007; ... Pushing to strengthen the small business economy of Anne ArundelCounty, leaders from the federal, state and local level will meettomorrow to assess current programs aimed at growing women- andminority-owned firms. More than 40 business leaders and high-level executives will ...
Grease is the word
Apr 04, 2007; ... BALTIMORE - Recycling is turning a new leaf in Maryland - but notin the form of plastic bottles or rubber tires. This reclaimable is aliquid that smells like rotting french fries. A plant operated by Valley Proteins, a family-owned renderingbusiness based in Virginia with a plant ...
Catch her if you can
Apr 04, 2007; ... Meade's Mason stays on run in pusurit of title Christina Mason is not an easy girl to catch up with. On the track, the Meade senior has become one of the top femalerunners in the county, coming into this season as the defendingcounty champion in the 400- and 800-meter run ...
Report: 911 center training falls short
Apr 04, 2007; ... A lack of guidance and formal accountability is hampering trainingat the county's 911 call center, according to a review conducted byan independent agency. "The current training program appears to fall short of meeting theneeds of the Communications Section," said the report, ...
Obituaries
Apr 04, 2007 ... Georgiana Currier A memorial service for Georgiana Clayton Currier, 79, of GlenBurnie, will be held at 6 p.m. today at Singleton Funeral Home, 1Second Ave. S.W., Glen Burnie. Mrs. Currier died of natural causes April 1 at University ofMaryland Medical Center. Born ...
PNC braces for layoffs
Apr 04, 2007; ... As PNC Financial Services Group Inc. considers hundreds ofpossible layoffs following its $6 billion purchase of MercantileBankshares Corp., the outcome will affect an unknown number of jobsin Linthicum. The majority of positions at the Mercantile operations center onOld Hammond ...
Glen Burnie makes break from past
Apr 04, 2007; ... In years past, this was exactly the type of game the Glen Burniebaseball team would lose. The Gophers would build a lead, only to see a defensive miscue orhanging curveball give it away, and they could never seem to get theclutch hit to take the momentum back. Monday at home ...
Pasadena nonprofit seeks to boost minority business
Apr 04, 2007; ... No one's helping the little guys. That's why Perry Ealim made ithis business to help minority and low-income business owners getstarted, organized and profitable. "I want to change the thinking, the approach," Mr. Ealim said."The state and the county spend a lot of time and effort ...
Schools will screen for sex offenders
Apr 04, 2007; ... County school officials have purchased a visitor sign-in log thatchecks names against national lists of registered sex offenders. The $303,000 deal will put the Vsoft system in every middle andhigh school starting in the fall, school system spokesman Bob Mosiersaid. "It's a ...
Judge tosses island lawsuit
Apr 04, 2007; ... Calling their effort to protect public access to a private islandon the Magothy River a "vigilante taking," a county judge yesterdaytossed out an environmental group lawsuit. Undeterred by the courtroom defeat, however, the Magothy RiverAssociation immediately approached Dobbins ...
Gilchrest draws fire over war vote
Apr 04, 2007; ... U.S. Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest was grilled Monday by voters angryabout his vote for a supplemental Iraq war spending bill thatincludes a September 2008 deadline for the withdrawal of combattroops. Mr. Gilchrest, one of only two Republicans to vote for the billthat President Bush ...
County duo earn All America honors
Apr 04, 2007; ... By virtue of top eight finishes at the High School Junor NationalWrestling Championships this weekend in Virginia Beach, Northeast'sMaurice Fleming and Annapolis's Bubby Graham have earned junior All-American status in wrestling. Fleming, who won the Class 4A-3A state title at 140 ...
Tuesday Games: Broadneck's Regan sets county gymnastics record
Apr 04, 2007 ... Broadneck High School senior Kyle Regan set a county record whenhe finished with a 52.4 all-around score at last night's quadgymnastics meet at Broadneck. "We're very excited for him because that was his goal enteringthis season," Bruins coach Susie McGarity said. "But now he has ...
Arundel Digest
Apr 04, 2007 ... County union talks draw to a close ANNAPOLIS - Five of the 10 labor contracts that caused worryduring the county's tight budget season are close to being settled,county officials have said. Two tentative agreements have been struck between about 1,200county employees and the ...
When a skunk stamps its feet, it's time to run
Apr 04, 2007; ... Victoria Weber's French bulldog, Oscar, has been nosing around inthe wrong places. In the last couple of months, he's been sprayed byskunks four times. She attributes more skunk encounters, and otherwildlife visits, to housing developments expanding into rural areas. "It's because ...
Tuesday Lacrosse: St. Mary's plays tough in loss to Boys Latin
Apr 04, 2007; ... Not too many teams will admit to feeling good about a loss, butthe St. Mary's High School boys lacrosse team shouldn't feel too badafter its effort against a nationally-ranked Boys' Latin team lastnight. Even though the MIAA A Conference presents tough competition everygame, the ...
For the record: Grading Permits
Apr 04, 2007 ... 202 Fitzgerald Drive, Annapolis, Andrew McFall, residentialgrading to demolish and construct new house, $9,695. 78 Church Road, Arnold, Asbury United Methodist Church, commercialgrading permit for building additions, $214,437. 1108 Cherry Lane, Baltimore, S Sweet Properties ...
For the record: Drinking & Driving
Apr 04, 2007 ... JUDGE JAMES DRYDEN Robert Ingle III, 53, 6408 Mellow Wine Way, Columbia: charged Aug.9, 2006; pleaded guilty DUI; bac .09; PBJ; probation 1 year; VIP; $00/35. JUDGE MEGAN JOHNSON Brandon Brauckhoff, 25, 806 Geis Circle, Glen Burnie: chargedMarch 27, 2006; found guilty ...
For the record: Property sold
Apr 04, 2007 ... Brooklyn Park 402 Orchard Ave., $234,000, Cape Cod, 3, 1/0, .18. 111 Bon Air Road, $218,000, Rancher, 3, 1/0, .11. 16 Cedar Hill Road, $185,000, Rancher, 3, 1/0, .12. 5225 4th St., $90,000, Other, 2, 1/0, .03. 609 Wood St., $108,900, Other, 2, 1/0, ...
Tuesday Track: Familiar faces lacking at league meets
Apr 04, 2007; ... In an Anne Arundel County high school track meet that might havefeatured many of the most outstanding local performers, there werelittle more than cameo appearances by Glen Burnie High sprinterJustin Murdock, who won the 200 meter run, and Meade High middledistance runner Martina Dodd, ...
Game gives students sense of seniors' issues
Apr 04, 2007; ... MILWAUKEE - What does it feel like to be old? April Peterson, 25, a second-year medical student, has some ideas.Her great-grandfather turned 101 last month and gave up farm choresonly last year, after he fell off a tractor. But Ms. Peterson admits she doesn't know it ...
U.Md., Hopkins fight for patients
Apr 04, 2007; ... A collegiate showdown of medical proportions is brewing in AnneArundel County. With last month's announcement of a new partnership between AnneArundel Medical Center and Johns Hopkins, the stage is set for thestate's preeminent university medical systems to battle it out ...
Procrastination can bury you
Apr 04, 2007; ... DETROIT - It was something accountant Carol Soens could count onwith the certainty of death and taxes: one of her clients strollinginto her office on April 14 each year. "I finally had to start charging him more," says Ms. Soens, whoworks in Farmington, Mich., and is dubbed the ...
Glen Burnie East: Easter breakfast has goodies for kids
Apr 04, 2007; ... The community is invited to take children to Linthicum HeightsUnited Methodist Church's 14th annual Easter breakfast at 9:30 a.m.Saturday at the church, 200 School Lane. In addition to games, crafts, and goodie bags, the Easter bunnywill visit to celebrate the holiday. After the ...
Food safety advice to live by: 'Don't eat poop'
Apr 04, 2007; ... MANHATTAN, Kan. - E. coli in the spinach. Salmonella in the peanutbutter. Listeria in the hot dogs. Seven major food recalls since July. The Food Safety Network, which has a new home at Kansas StateUniversity, is dedicated to stopping the epidemic of foodcontamination that ...
Glen Burnie West: 'American Idol' contest to benefit cancer cause
Apr 04, 2007; ... The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 160 Ladies Auxiliary willsponsor an "American Idol" contest from 6 p.m. to midnight May 12 atthe post hall, 2597 Dorsey Road. Admission is $15 for contestants and audience members. Prizes willbe awarded to the top two winners. The contest is ...
Olde Mill-Millersville: 'Villagers' can get free lawn care advice from experts
Apr 04, 2007; ... The Village of Olde Mill Community Association will meet at 7 p.m.today in the guidance office at Old Mill High School. The special guest speaker will be Cory Stephen of the Anne ArundelCounty Farm, Lawn and Garden Center. Mr. Stephen will provide lawncare advice and information ...
Pasadena: Go 'trolling' for fishing information and gear
Apr 04, 2007; ... Learn more about trolling and get knives sharpened professionallyat the next meeting of the Pasadena Sportfishing Group Monday at theEarleigh Heights Fire Hall, 161 Ritchie Highway. Author Lenny Rudow will share his fishing experiences on the bayby discussing his new book, "A New ...
Good Charlotte shakes off tabloid talk with new album
Apr 04, 2007; ... Many acts avoid reading reviews of their albums for fear one sourcritic will reduce their noble efforts to rubble. Good Charlotte'sBenji Madden is not one of those artists. "I read all the reviews," he says. "I remember the first review Iever read about our band was 'They'll be ...
Golf: Local golfers plead: 'Take me to The River!'
Apr 04, 2007; ... For 16 years, Queenstown Harbor has been one of the most highlyrated courses on the East Coast. The first upscale public facilitybuilt in the region, Queenstown features a pair of 18-hole courses,The River and The Lakes. Designed by award-winning golf course architect Lindsay Ervin ...
Outdoors: Anglers find comfort zone in Patapsco waters
Apr 04, 2007; ... It was like a scene straight out of a documentary on the life ofSamuel Langhorne Clemens who in early life worked aboard barges andpaddlewheel steamers trafficking the Mississippi. Not infrequently,it fell upon him at the bow to periodically drop a weighted line intothe river and call ...
Our Say: Editor's notebook
Apr 04, 2007 ... Oak Hill - Government facilities don't come much worse than theDistrict of Columbia's Oak Hill Detention Center in Laurel. Built in 1967 on 800 acres adjoining Fort George G. Meade, thedetention facility for criminal youths has been a failure and ablight on the community almost ...
Third Floor: A couple seeks help
Apr 04, 2007; ... David and his wife, Yvette, came into my office looking for helpthe other day. I'm turning to you for advice. This is a nice couple in dire straights. He's a 53-year-old truck driver who lost his job last spring,she's a 42-year-old day-care worker who was laid off when ...
St. Mary's girls lax drops pair
Apr 04, 2007 ... McDonogh dealt St. Mary's a 9-7 setback Monday in IAAM AConference girls lacrosse. The Saints (3-5) got goals from seven different players - KimSchindel, Megan Schrum, Caroline Cochran, Melissa Perkins, Jen Fox,Kara Koolage and Taylor Ruland. Natalie Wills and Mary Jordancombined ...
9 students cited for fights at GBHS
Apr 04, 2007; ... Nine Glen Burnie High School students have been cited by police inthe past two weeks after fights at school. Principal Sam Salamy played down the incidents, saying the schoolis a safe environment. "Sometimes things just happen," Mr. Salamy said. "It's nothingthat we ...
Monday Softball: Matula, Owen lead Chesapeake past Glen Burnie
Apr 04, 2007 ... Sophomore infielder Alexis Matula went 2-for-3 with an RBI andsophomore pitcher Lauren Gibson hurled a solid six-hit performance tolead the No. 1 Chesapeake softball team past Glen Burnie, 3-1. Senior outfielder Brooke Owen also had two hits for Chesapeake,which moved to the top of ...
Monday Baseball: Northeast routs Meade on somber anniversary
Apr 04, 2007 ... Shortstop John Hodges went 2-for-4 with a triple and run scored asthe Northeast baseball team topped Meade 11-3 on the 12th anniversaryof former head coach Harry Lentz's death. Second baseman Craig Brown went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIswhile Chris Henry and Chris Mohn drove ...
Sports Briefs
Apr 04, 2007 ... FOOTBALL PANTHERS: The Panthers Athletic Club will hold youth football &cheerleading registration on Saturday April 21st at the EasternDistrict Police Station (across from Jacobsville Elementary.) We willaccept open registration from 9:00-11:00 am, and you must bring aCOPY of the ...
Musicians' bond increases with every performance
Apr 04, 2007; ... Jessica Harp says Michelle Branch is a career Wrecker. Ms. Harp, Ms. Branch's longtime friend and former backup singer,is talking by telephone from her Nashville home about The Wreckers,her country music duo with Ms. Branch that produced the gold debutalbum, "Stand Still, Look ...
Brooklyn Park: Community honors member of police
Apr 04, 2007; ... The office of the county executive and the Northern DistrictPolice Community Relations Council invite all area residents to aspecial meeting of the council at 7:30 p.m. today, when they willhonor Carl Brooks. The meeting will be held at the Northern District Police Station.Mr ....
Gazette Readers Write
Apr 04, 2007 ... Father's sentence I saw an item in the Arundel Digest (Maryland Gazette, March 28).This should have been next to it: I wonder if she would lie awake at night: wondering if he wouldcome into her room; wondering if he would touch her; wondering if hewould do things to her or ...
New radio protocol caters to those with short attention spans
Apr 04, 2007; ... If a defining feature of our time is too much information and toolittle time, then perhaps what the world needs now is a good old-fashioned two-minute pop record. So argues George Gimarc, a veteran radio programmer in Dallas whois beta-testing an Internet version of what he says ...
Jessup-Severn: Sarah's House to get 10 percent of sales at Pasadena restaurant
Apr 04, 2007; ... The Sarah's House Supportive Housing Program for homeless familieswill receive 10 percent of total food purchases from Glory DaysGrill, located on the corner of Mountain Road and Ritchie Highway inPasadena, from 4 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11:30 a.m. to11 p.m. Sundays during ...
Linthicum: Easter egg hunt and more at Marley Park
Apr 04, 2007; ... Marley Park Church of the Nazarene has scheduled an Easter egghunt for 10 a.m. Saturday at 20 Gambrills Road, the church's propertyin Severn for children in the sixth grade and younger. The property may be reached by taking Route 100 West to Interstate97 South, following 97 to Exit ...
Get mad, go to rehab
Apr 07, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES - It used to be that celebrities sought treatment forthings they put into their mouths. Now it's for things that come outof them. Michael Richards, warmly regarded for his oddball Kramer characteron "Seinfeld," began psychiatric counseling to control his anger ...
Volunteers form group to help jail inmates
Apr 07, 2007; ... For Owen Taylor, going to the county jail in Glen Burnie is thehighlight of his month. Mr. Taylor, who started the Community Re-Entry Support Team about14 months ago, enjoys the monthly meetings, which are usually held ina meeting room in the jail. The group strives to help ...
For the record: Building Permits
Apr 07, 2007 ... Baltimore 139 Carvel Beach Road, Kent Lutz, pier, $15,000. 6036 Belle Grove Road, Arthur Willie, house, $64,485. 108 Tenth Ave., Gregory Wilder, addition, $21,347. Gambrills 100 Calumet Court, James Mette, finish basement, $5,000. 1563 Defense ...
This 'Batman' wears an Orioles shirt
Apr 07, 2007; ... There's scarcely a diehard Orioles fan within a 100 miles ofCamden Yards who doesn't know who Tony Pente is. Or at least theythink they do. Even in an Orioles sweatshirt there's something about his steelygaze and ramrod bearing that suggests he doesn't spend a lot of timein a ...
For the record: Food Inspections
Apr 07, 2007 ... Anne Arundel County Department of Health Food Facility Inspectionsfor Feb. 1-28. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health inspectsrestaurants and other food service facilities routinely to monitorthe sanitary and physical conditions at each establishment.Inspectors closely evaluate ...
For the record: Marriage Licenses
Apr 07, 2007 ... Sohahong-Kombet, Peter, 21, Severn, and Truett, Leslie, 30,Severn. Cadenas, Rene, 29, Glen Burnie, and Torres, Alicia, 24, GlenBurnie. McCormick, Joseph, 31, Annapolis, and Melos, Marina, 28,Annapolis. Boyce, Donald, 58, Crownsville, and Platt, Dale, 59, ...
For the record: Property sold
Apr 07, 2007 ... Brooklyn Park 619 Douglas Drive, $260,000, Rancher, 3, 2/0, .26. 207 Doris Ave., $274,900, Colonial, 4, 2/0, .23. 5217 4th St., $134,900, Colonial, 2, 1/0, .05. 201 9th Ave., $285,000, Rancher, 4, 1/1, .29. Gambrills 2604 Chapel Lake Drive No. 109, ...
The Truth About Money: Don't forget to prepare for college financial aid
Apr 07, 2007; ... Your financial plan for paying for college - if you even have one -stinks. You think your kid will go to school for free. You say saving forcollege is a priority, but it's not. You're not saving enough. You'rerationalizing. And you believe in myths. Before you criticize me ...
County police say there is no racial profiling here
Apr 07, 2007; ... A departmental review of four years of traffic stop data found noevidence of racial profiling by county police officers, according toa new report. "It seems to be balanced and moving in the right direction," saidCounty Executive John R. Leopold, who asked Chief James Teare Sr ....
Running: Runners keep trucking for just about any cause
Apr 07, 2007; ... A while back I described the story of two Annapolis Striders,Peter Salmon-Cox and Susan Zevin, who ran a marathon aboard a cruiseship anchored off Antartica unable to dock because of weather. While running a couple Saturday's ago afternoon, I heard a storythat might just top the ...
GOOD QUESTION
Apr 07, 2007 ... What are carbon offsets? How do I choose among the organizationsand companies that sell them? And is buying carbon offsets the bestway for me to help the environment? Carbon offsets are a way for anyone who drives a car, turns on alight or takes a plane to "offset" their ...
Out from under?
Apr 07, 2007; ... The Baltimore Orioles doled out $42 million to enhance a bullpenthat last season logged 25 losses, a 5.25 ERA and 20 blown saves.They paid $29.5 million to add Aubrey Huff and Jay Payton to astarting lineup that contained one .300 hitter. If $51 million can buy 11 more victories ...
TINY 'TENDER
Apr 07, 2007; ... 5-foot-7 goalie makes quick, lasting impact for Bruins A freshman on the Broadneck High School boys lacrosse team? It's ararity. What about a freshman starting in a pressure-filled position likegoalkeeper? Almost unthinkable, right? Wrong. When Broadneck's ...
Pioneers making strides in lacrosse
Apr 07, 2007; ... After four seasons at Anne Arundel Community College, head coachRick Young has become familiar with the vagaries of junior collegelacrosse. Promising freshmen leaving the program after one season; talentedplayers that are enrolled at school refusing to come out for theteam; bad ...
Richard Gere the glue that holds together 'The Hoax'
Apr 07, 2007; ... "This book will sell more copies than the Bible!" exults a NewYork editor upon learning that her company has the exclusive rightsto Howard Hughes' memoirs. It's one of the funniest lines in "The Hoax" and one of the mosttelling, summing up in one arrogant outburst of avarice ...
Away we go: Spring into action with a month of fun activities
Apr 07, 2007; ... "Away We Go's" top treks for April: Today through April 15 - National Cherry Blossom Festival inWashington, D.C. This citywide celebration, honoring the 95th anniversary ofJapan's gift to the citizens of America of 3,000 cherry trees,features daily international cultural ...
Many Americans antsy about having a colon screening
Apr 07, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Sam Monismith was prepped and ready tobegin his colonoscopy when health workers brought the universityprofessor awkward news: His insurance wasn't going to cover the coloncancer check. They wanted a signed promise to pay, or the test wasoff. Mr. Monismith ...