Maryland Gazette back issues from November 2007:
Teen of the week: Old Mill honor student is just a country girl at heart
Nov 02, 2007; ... Crownsville teen Elleena Grove has accepted that people willmisspell or mispronounce her name for the rest of her life. "It's acombination of my grandmothers' names - Ellen and Corinne - with an'a' attached. It's pronounced Ah-leeeen-ah," she said. "My dad cameup with it." Her ...
Store dahlias, cannas for winter
Nov 03, 2007; ... DETROIT - The first killing freeze of the season could happen anynight now. Once it does, many annuals will look as forlorn as celeryforgotten in the crisper drawer, so that's the time to pull up andcompost those limp flowers. Take care to leave the pansies, which keep blooming now ...
For the record: Food inspections
Nov 03, 2007 ... 7-Eleven #11540B, 7179 B&A Blvd., Ferndale, food must be held atproper temperature. Annapolis Seafood Market, 3105 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater,food workers must practice effective handwashing; must be free ofillness. Baci Bar and Grill, BWI Southwest Pier ...
Political notes: Survey: County voters reject tax increases
Nov 03, 2007 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation ofpolitical news items. --- County residents do not support the across-the-board taxincreases Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed to close a $1.5 billionbudget deficit, but they still back slot machines, according to ...
Going public
Nov 03, 2007; ... EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a two-part series examiningschool transitions. Wednesday we looked at how students adjustedwhen they switched from public to private schools for their highschool years. Today we look at how students are coping with thechange from private to public ...
The Hit List
Nov 03, 2007 ... Jalopyrama More than 200 hot rods and custom cars will be the centerattraction today at the fourth annual Jalopyrama from 8 a.m. to 5p.m. at the Maryland National Guard Armory, 14 Dorsey Road in GlenBurnie. Admission is $10 with proceeds benefiting the ProvidenceCenter. Children ...
For the record: Building Permits
Nov 03, 2007 ... Baltimore 518 Church St., Curtis Monkelien, interior remodeling, $3,000. 12 4th Ave., Joyce Ruff, replace fence, $7,450. Friendship 7014 Prout Road, Michael Zegalia, remodel house, $200,000. Gambrills 1688 Preakness Drive, William Taylor, deck, ...
For the record: Divorces
Nov 03, 2007 ... Deneen Bias from James Bias Christine Ann Stansbury from Stephen Joseph Stansbury Tansey Estep from Robert Estep Arturo Ujueta from Wendy Ujueta Benjmain Lewis Schwalb from Catherine Sypkens Schwalb Vicki L. Meade from Kenneth L. Kurlycheck Mark ...
Music Box: Acclaimed Brazilian brings the tropics to D.C.
Nov 03, 2007; ... Caetano Velosa, one of Brazil's favorite sons, comes to GeorgeWashington University Lisner Auditorium tomorrow night (7 p.m.). Born in Bahia, Caetano - my first Pick of the Week - is thebrother of another famous Brazilian singer, Maria Bethania. Hecarries on in the bossa nova ...
Away we go: Never a dull moment in November
Nov 03, 2007; ... "Away We Go's" top treks for November: Today through Nov. 25 - "Wild With Imagination" chrysanthemumdisplay at Brookside Gardens Conservatories, 1500 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. This exceptional facility is featuring a fanciful and imaginativeinstallation ...
NEWSMAKERS
Nov 03, 2007 ... Leslie I.D. Prewitt of Arnold was recently named the marketingand public relations manager for Opportunity Builders, Inc., anonprofit organization based in Hanover that trains and employsadults with developmental disabilities. Ms. Prewitt was formerly the owner of The Edible Edge ...
The Truth About Money: What to do when you want your money back
Nov 03, 2007; ... It happens to all of us: We make a purchase and soon discoverthat the merchandise is damaged or the service is below acceptablestandards. The best way to protect yourself is to make all purchases with acredit card. That way, the Fair Credit Billing Act covers yourpurchase. To ...
Covering the bases: You can get Medicare - even without Social Security
Nov 03, 2007; ... I didn't opt to collect my Social Security benefit yet, but Iwant to sign up for Medicare when I turn 65 in a few months. Can Ido that? Yes, you can sign up for your Medicare even if you are notcollecting Social Security. You can apply three months prior to your65th birthday. The ...
Sports medicine taking notice of senior athletes
Nov 03, 2007; ... Sports medicine, long geared to the needs of young athletes, isbranching out to help older people remain active and athleticallycompetitive as they age. And while much of the new attention is focused on so-calledmasters athletes - those over 40 who regularly compete in ...
Final brush strokes County employee, 85, reflects on career of painting
Nov 03, 2007; ... Earl Whipple shuffled a ladder to the side to clear anothercanvas, yet another blank wall in a public building. He folded his 85-year-old body onto his knees and picked up abrush, his stroke steady and confident from 30 years of painting. "You have to have a good hand, and you ...
History not quite accurately portrayed in 'American Gangster'
Nov 03, 2007 ... "Serpico" meets "Scarface" in "American Gangster," Ridley Scott'shandsomely made but overlong and overly familiar epic of drugdealing and police corruption in 1970s Harlem. Running two hours and40 minutes, and featuring those twin titans of contemporaryHollywood, Denzel Washington and ...
Pasadena: Lions Club offers fresh fruit
Nov 03, 2007; ... The East Anne Arundel Lions Club is starting its Florida fruitsale today. The organization is selling ruby red grapefruits, navaloranges and mineola tangelos, delivered fresh from Florida. The club also will be selling packaged nuts and fruit along withits Georgia fruit ...
Your say
Nov 03, 2007 ... It's been about one month since the county ban on panhandlingalong roadsides went into effect. Have you seen fewer panhandlers atintersections and street corners in our part of the county? --- Yes. But it seems as though they have only changed theirapproach. I have seen them ...
Linthicum: Quilting expert to share ideas for thinking 'outside the square'
Nov 03, 2007; ... November is here and the holiday season is shifting into fullgear. During the coming weeks, clubs around Linthicum will offer thecommunity a variety of ideas for creative gifts and ways tocelebrate the holidays. Gyleen Fitzgerald, a quilting expert and author, will be theguest ...
Something for everyone this winter
Nov 03, 2007; ... Among your choices on Hollywood's holiday menu, you can havetalking bees and chipmunks or savage aliens and predators. You canhave jolly elves and pretty princesses or vicious gangsters and themother of all mythic monsters. You can have music, or you can haveblood. And in at least one ...
Against all odds, Britney Spears' new 'Blackout' is her best album ever
Nov 03, 2007; ... Just when it seemed safe to write off Britney Spears as a punchline only capable of entertaining people through tabloid escapades,she goes and gets all musically relevant on us. "Blackout," her first studio album in four years, is not only avery good album, it's her best work ever ...
Olde Mill-Millersville: Citizens called to tackle traffic
Nov 03, 2007; ... Southgate Trust for the Improvement of Neighborhood Governmentwill hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at SouthgateElementary School, 290 Shetlands Lane. STING members will gather at 7 p.m. for a social time prior tothe meeting with coffee and snacks. The guest speaker ...
County could lose $7M in education funds
Nov 03, 2007; ... Anne Arundel County would lose between $6 and $7 million in stateeducation funding next year under the most drastic and politicallyrisky budget cuts proposed by Gov. Martin O'Malley. As part of his plan to address the state's deficit, whichcurrently stands at $1.5 billion, Mr ....
West County: BWMC offering health screenings
Nov 03, 2007; ... Baltimore Washington Medical Center will offer the following freeinformation and health screenings during November at the ArundelMills Outreach Center, located between Dave and Buster's and mallentrance 4 in Hanover: A certified diabetes educator from the Joslin Diabetes ...
Brooklyn Park: Brooklyn Park Elementary gets surprise lounge makeover
Nov 03, 2007; ... The Monday morning blues didn't touch the teachers at BrooklynPark Elementary this week when their school day started. Over theweekend, the teachers were given a brand-new teachers' loungecourtesy of the folks at Abundant Life Church and the Glen BurnieRotary Club. On Friday, ...
Police try to ID victim found in burned vehicle
Nov 03, 2007; ... County police are working to identify the body found this week ina charred vehicle behind a Crownsville church. Cpl. Mark Shawkey, a county police spokesman, said it could takeanother day or two before investigators know the sex or age of theindividual, pending a report by the ...
Glen Burnie West: Toys for Tots campaign needs items
Nov 03, 2007; ... The annual Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign begins thisweekend with a toy drive at the Glen Burnie Toys R Us store at theCentre in Glen Burnie, 6711 Ritchie Highway. Marines, members ofAnne Arundel County Marine Corps League Detachment 1049 and membersof the county Young Marines will ...
Glen Burnie East: Celebrate Christmas early in December
Nov 03, 2007; ... Harundale Presbyterian Church has already made plans for itsannual Christmas family night that will be held at 5 p.m. Dec. 2. Tickets are $4 for adults and $3 for children, and may bepurchased at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship services in November andat the church office during the ...
Economist: Want a job tomorrow? Learn math
Nov 03, 2007; ... If you want your kids to have a high-paying job in Anne ArundelCounty, break them of their fear of math. The thousands of jobs coming to Maryland will require a bumpercrop of engineers and scientists, professions that require mathskills that today's students aren't particularly ...
Transportation funding proposal goes beyond deficit
Nov 03, 2007; ... As the General Assembly grapples with tax proposals from Gov.Martin O'Malley, politicians are facing a crucial question: How muchcan they ask Marylanders to pay? "I have trouble with all taxincreases," said Del. Ted Sophocleus, D-Linthicum, a member of theHouse Appropriations Committee ....
Our say: Editor's notebook
Nov 03, 2007 ... SYLVIA GAITHER GARRISON - As the interest in African-Americanhistory grows, we have people like Sylvia Gaither Garrison to thank. The 80-year-old Severn resident created the reading room at theBanneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis in 1984 and managed it foryears before retiring ....
How to be hospitable
Nov 03, 2007; ... It was not just any ordinary field trip. The group of some 30North County High School students interested in careers in traveland tourism got to see firsthand this week what it takes to run ahotel, from making beds to setting banquet tables. Touring the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport ...
Rockfish trophy season split in two
Nov 03, 2007; ... Rockfish anglers will have to deal with yet another set of rulesfor the 2008 spring trophy season. The popular spring season will be split into two segments. FromApril 19 to May 13, recreational anglers will be able to keep onefish per day, and it must be at least 28 inches ...
State, county probe dog shooting
Nov 03, 2007; ... A state agency is reviewing its weapons policy after one of itsinvestigators shot a Pasadena man's pit bull puppy last month. Norris West, spokesman for the Maryland Department of HumanResources, said it is unclear if its investigators are authorized tocarry a handgun on ...
Gazette readers write
Nov 03, 2007 ... Whose money is it? Sir, I am confused. Next year, I plan on going to Hawaii onvacation; I need a new car; my furnace is acting up; and my grocery,and gasoline bills just skyrocketed. I looked into my budget, and realized I didn't have enough moneyto cover it all. So I went ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Nov 03, 2007 ... Company seeks time to remove acid BROOKLYN PARK - Consolidated Pharmaceuticals Group has askedfederal officials for more time to remove a tank of hydrochloricacid at its former plant on Robinwood Road. Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered thecompany, which ...
Outdoors: Water temperatures are dropping, but is there a catch?
Nov 03, 2007; ... Fellow fishermen, figuratively we're all in the same boat. Withinthe past week bay water temperatures have dropped five degrees,which to fish at this time of year can be the step of a giant. It'sjust what we've been asking for - and now that we've got it, whatare we going to do with ...
Wednesday games: AACS continues to dominate IAAM competition
Nov 03, 2007; ... On the cusp of a second straight undefeated IAAM C Conferenceseason, the Annapolis Area Christian School girls volleyball teamleft no doubt Wednesday in its league semifinal matchup againstPikesville's Beth T'filoh, 25-15, 25-12, 25-9. The sweep improved the Eagles to 17-1 overall ...
Obituaries
Nov 03, 2007 ... Joseph Allen Joseph R. "Ron" Allen, 73, of Seaford, Del. died of naturalcauses Oct. 29 at Green Valley Nursing Home in Smyrna, Del. Mr. Allen was born Nov. 2, 1933, in Maryland. He worked as a meat cutter at the commissary on Fort George G.Meade. He served in ...
Convert serves up title shot
Nov 03, 2007; ... Galligan's switch from tennis propels Spalding volleyball Kelly Galligan came to Archbishop Spalding High School to playtennis. She grew up playing the game and it was her favorite sport. Then Galligan hit a growth spurt as a freshman and the addedheight was ideal for ...
Falcons carry off crown
Nov 03, 2007; ... Severna Park stuns unbeaten Broadneck for county championship It didn't seem overly significant when Broadneck High'svolleyball team defeated Severna Park during the regular season.After all, the Bruins were the defending county champions. And while Severna Park offered ...
Severna Park stays on title track Falcons advance to state semifinals on penalty strokes
Nov 03, 2007; ... As the sun crept over the horizon Thursday afternoon at JoePapetti field in Edgewater, Severna Park sophomore goalkeeper AshleyDalisera knew one final stop would clinch the Falcons' fifthstraight state tournament appearance and keep alive their dream of athird straight state title in ...
COACHES ALL COUNTY GIRLS SOCCER
Nov 03, 2007 ... Following is the coaches' All-County girls soccer team as votedon by the 12 Anne Arundel County public school coaches. Capital-Gazette Newspapers will publish its own All-County selections thatincludes both public and private schools at a later date. FIRST TEAM Sam Adams (Jr, ...
As real as it gets
Nov 03, 2007; ... It was clear to everyone aboard the MARC train at the Odentonstation Tuesday morning that the mumbling man with a suspicious bagwas up to no good. Clutching his bag, the "bad-guy," played by county police recruitRichard Furrow, paced back and forth, talking to himself and ...
Minority teachers still scarce in county
Nov 03, 2007; ... The typical newly hired teacher in county schools is young,white, female and in her first year of teaching. Overall, this year's recruits do not reflect the diverse studentpopulation in the county's public schools. And while schoolofficials are trying to recruit a more diverse ...
Guest column: The view from Annapolis remains cloudy
Nov 03, 2007; ... On Oct. 29, Gov. Martin O'Malley convened a special session ofthe Maryland General Assembly. Only time will tell whether this wasan act of courageous forethought or inexplicable folly. Once thesession is convened, no one can control its direction. The governor's intention in ...
Light Rail crimes worry community Linthicum, Pumphrey host meeting with MTA officials next week
Nov 03, 2007; ... Two communities are banding together to find creative ways toprotect their neighborhoods after a rape in broad daylight and othercrimes increased worries about security at area Light Rail stations. The Linthicum and Pumphrey neighborhoods will host a meetingThursday with a ...
Slots referendum suffers another setback
Nov 03, 2007; ... Like a spiderweb, much of the legislation Gov. Martin O'Malleyhas put forward to solve the state's $1.5 billion deficit isconnected and would be significantly changed if one strand is cut. While House and Senate committees Thursday discussed severalsweeping components of the ...
Brooklyn Park teen vies for Miss Maryland USA title
Nov 03, 2007; ... Yesterday was a busy day for the Selander family. Miss Maryland USA contestant Ashley Selander spent the morningprimping for this weekend's competition against aspiring beautyqueens. That's a pretty big undertaking, her parents found out. "This is the toughest part of the ...
"The situation is bad here"
Nov 03, 2007; ... With Thanksgiving less than three weeks away, the North CountyEmergency Outreach Network should be all ready for its annualbaskets for the needy. Unfortunately, the struggle to keep up with routine pleas forhelp has been so great that the nonprofit group is unprepared forthe ...
Joe Cannon Stadium eyed by minor league
Nov 03, 2007; ... Since its opening in 1989, Joe Cannon Stadium in Harmans has beenone of the jewels of the county's recreation and parks department,providing a well-maintained field and stadium for ballplayers of allages. With its close proximity to Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington,D.C., the ...
Football: North County keeps playoff hopes alive
Nov 03, 2007; ... The North County football team's playoff hopes may have taken aturn for the worse earlier this week, but things are looking betteras the week ends. Monday night's loss to Severna Park left the Knights on theoutside looking in. But after last night's 20-7 victory over SouthRiver ...
Region champs find reason to run 4A CROSS COUNTRY
Nov 03, 2007; ... The mental aspect of cross country running played a huge role indeciding the boys and girls' individual champions in the 4A EastRegion meet held yesterday at Baybrook Park. Both champions, Liya Kasimova of Severna Park and Jeremy Buyer ofBroadneck, employed specific strategies that ...
Football: Miller's OT grab lifts Chesapeake
Nov 03, 2007 ... Senior caps rally with touchdown Senior Matt Miller caught a three-yard touchdown pass in thesecond overtime from senior Rob Burton as visiting Chesapeake HighSchool upset visiting and fourth-ranked Southern last night, 27-20. Burton went 10-for-15 passing for 140 yards and two ...
Spalding nets MIAA volleyball title
Nov 03, 2007; ... Cavaliers top St. Paul's 3-1 in B Conference final After winning the first two games of last night's MIAA BConference final against top-seeded St. Paul, the ArchbishopSpalding boys volleyball team stumbled a bit, dropping game threeand finding itself down 14-9 midway through the ...
Friday games; Old Mill tops Glen Burnie in first round
Nov 03, 2007 ... Senior Kim Bouyer had four kills, three assists and three aces tolead seventh-seeded Old Mill High School to a 25-21, 25-19, 23-25victory over No. 10 Glen Burnie in the first round of the Class 4AEast Region volleyball playoffs last night. The Patriots (11-5) will visit ...
St. Mary's Athens airs it out
Nov 03, 2007; ... Saints QB tosses four touchdown passes in rout of Boys Latin Junior quarterback Peter Athens transferred to St. Mary's HighSchool before this year and he's been filled-in by his teammates onthe different rivalries the Saints have with other local schools. St. Paul's School out ...
COACHES ALL COUNTY FIELD HOCKEY
Nov 03, 2007 ... Following is the coaches' All-County field hockey team as votedon by the 12 Anne Arundel County public school coaches. Capital-Gazette Newspapers will publish its own All-County selections thatincludes both public and private schools at a later date. FIRST TEAM Karri Ellen ...
Sports Briefs
Nov 03, 2007 ... BASEBALL PATRIOTS: The Patriots are looking for a few players for its U10select travel team for the 2008 season and beyond (indoor practicesstart in November).This team is going to Cooperstown for a 1 weektournament at the end of the 2008 season. For more informationplease ...
Baltimore Washington Medical Center job prescription:Keep patients happy
Nov 07, 2007; ... The philosophy is simple: happy hospital employees make for happypatients. That's the idea behind Baltimore Washington Medical Center's year-old "Quest for Excellence" initiative, a program that is stillevolving. Close to 100 employees serve on seven Quest teams. Eachteam focuses ...
Our say: Survey didn't touch on biggest question about slots
Nov 07, 2007 ... The latest survey by the Center for the Study of Local Issueswon't offer much guidance to the politicians who are now back in theState House contemplating Gov. Martin O'Malley's tax plan. The attitude disclosed by the survey - for which 936 countyresidents were polled by Anne ...
Veterans Day events will start tomorrow
Nov 07, 2007; ... In a region with a rich military history as well as wealth ofveterans and military monuments, cemeteries and organizations, thereis no shortage of Veterans Day events this year. Although the holiday marking the service of all military veteransis Sunday, the first ceremonies take ...
Keeping the Faith: The Rev. Shawn Hill
Nov 07, 2007 ... CHURCH: The Rev. Shawn Hill has led the 100-member congregationat St. Andrew's Episcopal Church since last December. The church wasfounded in 1957 by St. Albans Episcopal Church in Glen Burnie,housed first in the Riviera Beach Health Center, then in the firehall, before settling in 1959 ...
Grave issues: Yes, you might have afterlife insurance
Nov 07, 2007; ... A good insurance policy will protect you from cradle to grave -and then some. A little-known part of most homeowners' policies is that theycover headstones, grave markers, monuments and urns. "That would be surprising to anyone," said Mike McCartin, anindependent insurance ...
PREP FOOTBALL MATCHUPS/ PREDICTION CORNER
Nov 07, 2007 ... SEVERNA PARK (6-3) at BROADNECK (7-2) Saturday, 1 p.m. at Knight Stadium If the usual Broadneck-Severna Park hype wasn't enough,Saturday's showdown in Cape St. Claire is likely to decide all butthe top seed in the upcoming Class 4A East Region playoffs. "There's a lot ...