Maryland Gazette back issues from June 2008:
The Truth About Money: 5-year data can be misleading
Jun 04, 2008; ... Slick salespeople love to tout past performance data as aninducement to get you to invest. They sound authoritative and knowledgeable when they say, "Let metell you about the Widget Fund; it made 12 percent per year for thepast five years." And consumers happily follow along ....
Teen of the week: Ready for a challenge
Jun 04, 2008; ... The key to success in high school might sound kind of cliche,Chris Harshbarger admits, but it works. "Don't be afraid to try new things," the soon-to-be Meade HighSchool graduate said. "And don't slack off in the beginning, becauseit will come back to bite you." Chris, 17, ...
Bodkin Elementary PTA wins national honor
Jun 04, 2008; ... Walk through the halls of Bodkin Elementary any day of the week,and you'll see parents in just about every classroom, helping outteachers and students. Wearing brightly colored name tags and smiles on their faces, thevolunteers are members of Bodkin's PTA, one of the most ...
Health Talk: Thermage provides anti-aging treatment
Jun 04, 2008; ... Thermage - you may have seen and heard about it on "Oprah" orread about it in a magazine. It has been touted the next best thingin the fight against aging since Botox hit the scene many years ago. We now have a new weapon in our arsenal that has provenbeneficial to many in the ...
With hearing restored, 'You can't shut me up now'
Jun 04, 2008; ... It took more than 30 years, but Edwin Shaffer Jr. got used tolife without sound. Mr. Shaffer's two hearing aids were of little use, so he made hisown adjustments. He taught himself to read lips, switched thetelevision to always show the closed captioning and avoided manysocial ...
Annapolis Dodge dealership consolidates in Glen Burnie
Jun 04, 2008; ... Tate BMW/Mini of Annapolis, sold in May to Group 1 Automotive, isconsolidating its Dodge dealership with Tate's showroom in GlenBurnie as part of the deal. Houston-based Group 1 owns a string of auto dealerships in theUnited States and the United Kingdom. Tate Chevrolet was ...
A tour of two Odentons
Jun 04, 2008; ... Politicians and businessmen piled onto buses at Tipton Airportlast week to go to school. Their syllabus: new developments around Odenton. Planned by the West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce,about 160 people on three motor coaches toured the area, rode overmajor ...
Our say: Editor's notebook
Jun 04, 2008 ... LIBRARY CUTS - Facing $1.4 million in cuts by the County Council,Library Administrator Marion Francis said the library's Board ofTrustees is considering closing branches on Mountain Road inPasadena and The Provinces in Severn, closing all other branches onSundays throughout the summer, ...
Pasadena: Gold Award recipients improve Lake Waterford Park
Jun 04, 2008; ... Over the past 18 years, the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland haspinned 891 scouts with the Gold Award, the organization's highestrecognition. This year two Girl Scouts from Pasadena were among the 62 girlsreceiving the award. Brittany Drexel and Kelsey Wood were recentlyrecognized ...
West County: Two churches hold strawberry festivals Saturday
Jun 04, 2008; ... Two area churches will host their annual strawberry festivalsSaturday. Wesley Grove United Methodist Church, 1320 Dorsey Road inHanover, and Severn United Methodist Church, 1215 Old Camp MeadeRoad in Severn, will celebrate strawberries, rain or shine, from 9a.m. to 2 ...
Glen Burnie East: Messiah United Methodist to hold yard sale
Jun 04, 2008; ... Messiah United Methodist Church, 7401 Furnace Branch Road, willhold a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The rain date is June 14. The space rental fee is $10, or $15 for a space with a table. Other activities being held at the church during the sale includea ...
Glen Burnie West: Promotional ceremonies set for fifth-graders
Jun 04, 2008; ... Area elementary schools will hold their fifth-grade promotionalexercises this week. The schedule is: George T. Cromwell Elementary School will host its promotionalexercises at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the school, 525 Wellham Ave. For more information, call the school office at ...
Toddler drowns in backyard pool
Jun 04, 2008; ... A 1-year-old boy drowned in his family's pool behind theirPasadena home early Sunday morning. Dayden Alexander Dunn had crawled into his parent's bed in themiddle of the night, at the home in the 8000 block of Forest GlenDrive. When his parents awoke at just before 8 a.m., they ...
Olde Mill-Millersville: Music honor society members to be inducted today
Jun 04, 2008; ... Old Mill High School will host an induction ceremony for theModern Music Masters Music Honor Society Chapter 1395 at 5:30 p.m.today in the auditorium. The TriM group recognizes youth for academic achievements,musical ability and leadership skills. Both senior and junior ...
Linthicum: Nursery school celebrates 40 years of preparing kids for kindergarten
Jun 04, 2008; ... St. John's Nursery School recently celebrated its 40th graduationof preschoolers in an event that spanned two generations ofeducating parents and their children. For four decades, the nursery school cooperative at the corner ofWest Maple and Medora roads has prepared students for ...
Brooklyn Park: St. John's hosts strawberry festival Saturday
Jun 04, 2008; ... Luscious strawberries, homemade cakes, craft tables and foodhighlight the strawberry festival that will be held at St. JohnLutheran Church from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The festivalwill be held in the church's social hall and all area residents areinvited to join in the ...
Gazette Readers Write
Jun 04, 2008 ... Unfair attack My family and I were deeply disappointed and disgusted by MichaelKellum's letter to the editor (Maryland Gazette, May 31). Hiscomments that my family got special treatment through the countypermit process are completely false. In fact, Dillon's Bus Service is ...
Still active at 100
Jun 04, 2008; ... By SEAN PATRICK NORRIS The Glen Burnie Improvement Association, whose slogan is"tradition, service and community, will mark a milestone in its owntradition Sunday when it hosts its own 100-year birthday party. "It's unusual for associations to last 100 years and we've ...
Guest column: Giving in tough economic times
Jun 04, 2008; ... The rising gas prices seem never-ending, colleagues and neighborsare starting to talk about layoffs and utility and grocery bills areincreasing. Given the weakened economy, the impending decrease in countygrant funds to support nonprofits and the fact that many of us ...
Business Digest
Jun 04, 2008 ... Complaint: Electricity buyers overpaying BALTIMORE - Maryland regulators have joined a complaint filedwith federal energy regulators claiming that consumers in 13 stateswill overpay for electricity by an estimated $12 billion over thenext few years. The complaint says rules ...
POLICE BEAT
Jun 04, 2008 ... BROOKLYN PARK ATV accident A 26-year-old man was seriously injured Saturday when he crashedan all terrain vehicle in Brooklyn, county Fire Department officialssaid. The man was riding the ATV in a heavily wooded area in the 500block of Fairfax Avenue just after 6:35 ...
Third Floor: Second procession raises new questions
Jun 04, 2008; ... There were two lengthy funeral processions traveling Interstate97 in Glen Burnie on the mornign of May 23. One from the Kirkley-Riddick Funeral Home passed south, brieflyentering the highway at Dorsey Road and getting off at Route 100.Police stopped traffic on local streets for ...
Clean sweep
Jun 04, 2008; ... Will Lamb gets great pleasure out of what he does. His company,AmRestore, uses a unique cleaning process to help prevent and stopoutbreaks of Staph and other infections that can spread throughitems such as sports equipment and also specializes in restorationof personal ...
Staying out
Jun 04, 2008; ... Chesapeake High's graduation will remain on campus for at leasttwo more years, continuing a decades-long tradition beloved byPasadena residents. Graduates getting their diplomas tonight at 7 p.m. will take partin the only county high school graduation still held on campus,though ...
Harmony House 'a home away from home'
Jun 04, 2008; ... When Brad Estep and his young family began working with officialsfrom the county Department of Social Services, they met in a smalloffice in Glen Burnie that looked like a doctor's office. It wasn't the most inviting place for a family visitation. So Harmony House in Pasadena, ...
The Cheese Course: Give in to the allure of washed-rind cheeses
Jun 04, 2008; ... "Stinky" is not an adjective I like to use when describing washed-rind cheeses, even though the smell of them has been likened toeverything from dirty gym socks to rotten eggs. For the uninitiated,the smell can make you bolt for the door, but like a shiny pearl ina barnacle-covered ...
Keeping the Faith: The Rev. Robert E. Douglas
Jun 04, 2008 ... THE CHURCH: The Riviera Beach community's first year-roundchurch, Jenkins Memorial Church began services at 133 Riviera Drive77 years ago. It is nondenominational and keenly dedicated toserving community. Some of the many programs it is actively involvedwith include administering a ...
Arundel Digest
Jun 04, 2008 ... 30-year sentence in homeless murder Annapolis - A homeless man who robbed and murdered anotherhomeless man in April 2007 was ordered Monday to serve 30 years inprison. A jury convicted Allan Jake Clark, 23, of first-degree murderMarch 25 in the death of Michael Walter Evans ...
$625,000 scholar
Jun 04, 2008; ... Tests, classes and getting into college never posed much of aworry for John Zigler, a graduating senior at Glen Burnie High. What really gives him trouble is mastering his favorite sport. "I like golf because it's a real challenge," the 17-year-oldsaid. His handicap may ...
Police to run torch to Glen Burnie Event a fundraiser for Special Olympics
Jun 04, 2008; ... Police officers will run to Glen Burnie today, but instead ofchasing suspects, they're chasing a cause. Officers will run end start in Annapolis and run to the GlenBurnie Town Center as part of the annual statewide Torch Run toraise money for Special Olympics Maryland, which will ...
'Diamond Jim' could be swimming near Annapolis
Jun 04, 2008; ... The state's annual fishing contest, which has been going on formore than a month now, kicked into high gear yesterday as taggedrockfish worth up to $15,000 were released in the mouth of theSevern River near Annapolis. The state put 21 of the fish into the river, and one of them ...
OBITUARIES
Jun 04, 2008 ... Susan Barnickel Susan V. Barnickel, 56, a 32-year resident of Glen Burnie andretired federal government employee, died of cancer May 31 at herhome. Mrs. Barnickel was born Nov. 20, 1951, in Washington, D.C., toWilliam and Virginia Many of Laurel. She was a 1969 graduate ...
Former deacon sentenced to 7 years
Jun 04, 2008; ... Timothy Lee Mattoon was a deacon and trustee at Lake ShoreBaptist Church. Friends recalled how the family man from Pasadena attended Biblestudy, maintained a prayer journal and took his five children toSunday school. They said Mattoon even started his own heating andcooling ...
Judge guilty of wetlands violation
Jun 04, 2008; ... A Baltimore District Court judge was convicted Monday ofillegally dumping construction debris in the water to repair hisPasadena shoreline. But despite the conviction on his record, Judge Askew W. GatewoodJr. will continue to serve on the state's District Court bench - atleast ...
Sports comment: Hymy Cohen: 1916-2008 Cohen always played it nice, easy on Annapolis spsorts scene
Jun 04, 2008; ... Hymy Cohen was a diminutive man who had a huge impact on thesports scene of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Hymy passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 92 after anextended stay at an assisted living facility, but his presence isstill warmly felt by Capital-Gazette ...
Dog's World: June is national 'Adopt a Shelter Cat' month
Jun 04, 2008; ... Dear Readers, Today is cat day! Kathy Rude of Rude Ranch AnimalRescue wrote to remind me. "I've been following one reader'scomments about setting up a network/hotline for missing and lostpets. There is a Web site, www.pets911.com or www.myspace,com/pets911, that does offer a lost and ...
Outdoors: Gas prices fuel dip in fishing; many feeling economic pinch
Jun 04, 2008; ... It's the economy, stupid. So said Clinton aid James Carville in that future president'sfirst and winning campaign against George H. W. Bush. It turned outhe was right. Bottom line: It is the economy. Anglers who don't daydream of skippering a charterboat or guidingonce they ...
Purse snatcher targeting women at grocery stores
Jun 04, 2008; ... A man has been targeting women as they go to and from Pasadenaarea supermarkets in the past few weeks, grabbing at their pursesand taking off in a dark blue sedan. Now county police are warning all women in Anne Arundel to beaware of their surroundings while walking in grocery ...
Sports Briefs
Jun 04, 2008 ... FOOTBALL APACHES: Andover Apaches football registration will be held June7, 14, 21, 28 (9-1), July 2 (6-8), July 9 (9-1), July 12 (9-1), July16 (6-8), July 19 (9-2). Registrations will be held at the Apachefield house off of Andover Road in Linthicum. NEW - 5-year-old inhouse ...
AMIABLE ADMIRALVersatile Staines made getting better part of his standout Severn routine
Jun 04, 2008; ... Mark Staines is one of the best boys lacrosse players in theBaltimore-Washington metro area. What's great is that the SevernSchool senior defenseman doesn't think so. "Mark doesn't believe he is that good. That is why he's alwaysworking to get better," Severn head coach Brian Wood ...
Gardner ends career on top
Jun 04, 2008; ... Leads S. Park to second straight state title Behind Julie Gardner's big smile and wide eyes lies a competitivefire, and she used it to burn nearly everyone who stood in her way. Gardner, the key ingredient in Severna Park's recipe fordominance, earned her second consecutive ...
Tennis: S. Park ace picks Va. Tech
Jun 04, 2008; ... Severna Park's Patrick Daciek, the best tennis recruit the countyhas seen in years, will play at Virginia Tech this fall. Patrickalmost opted for the University of Maryland, but Coach Jim Thompsonof Virginia Tech won him over. At Virginia Tech, Daciek will join ateam hoping to be ranked ...
FINAL PREP LEADERS
Jun 04, 2008 ... BASEBALL BATTING AB H AVG. C. Jensen (SP) 54 29 .537 S. Kelley (AC) 43 23 .535 J. Wechsler (K) -- -- .515 A. Brown (ME) 58 28 .483 B. Jones (SP) 23 11 .478 A. Stallings (AC) 34 16 .471 W. Poulakos (AC) 32 15 .469 R ....
Wine, etc.: Let the wine speak for itself
Jun 04, 2008; ... We are both at an age where we find ourselves sometimes startledupon meeting accomplished people who appear younger than they shouldbe for their station in life. We have an image of what certainindividuals should look like. Clerics, doctors, and the heads ofindustry should at least be ...
Locals await draft call
Jun 04, 2008; ... Delaware's Buchholz, Dundalk's Moore prepare for tomorrow's MLBdraft Alex Buchholz was somewhat overlooked as a baseball player comingout of high school. That's probably because the Old Mill Highgraduate was a three-sport standout who was equally accomplished asa soccer and ...
Community Digest
Jun 04, 2008 ... Ladies learn to sing The Chesapeake Harmony Chorus of Sweet Adelines invites womansingers to receive vocal lessons from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdaysin June in Baldwin Hall, 1348 Millersville Road in Millersville. For more information, call 410-878-7740, 410-923-8823 or ...
Newsmakers
Jun 04, 2008 ... Chuck Lahatte of Pasadena was honored by Congressman C.A. "Dutch"Ruppersberger, D-Baltimore, for his volunteer service at the fifthannual 2nd District Congressional Veteran Volunteer Awards. Mr.Lahatte, who is a military veteran, drives a Disabled AmericanVeterans' van 20 hours a week ...
GOOD QUESTION
Jun 04, 2008 ... I've heard there are insurance policies that I can buy for my newengagement ring, digital camera or golf clubs, items that may not becovered by other insurance I hold. When is it a good idea to get oneof these policies? The young and newly engaged sometimes look down at their ...
FOR THE RECORD, PROPERTY SOLD
Jun 07, 2008 ... Brooklyn Park 605 Nautilus Ave., $36,000, Rancher, 2, 1/0, N/A. 312 Seward Ave., $300,000, Colonial, 3, 2/1, .23. 310 Townsend Ave., $163,500, Cape Cod, 2, 1/0, .14. 412 Holy Cross Road, $189,000, Rancher, 3, 1/0, .11. 500 Cresswell Road, $255,000, Cape Cod, ...
Toddler drowns in backyard pool
Jun 04, 2008; ... A 1-year-old boy drowned in his family's pool behind theirPasadena home early Sunday morning. Dayden Alexander Dunn had crawled into his parent's bed in themiddle of the night, at the home in the 8000 block of Forest GlenDrive. When his parents awoke at just before 8 a.m., they ...
Chesapeake High graduation: Staying out
Jun 04, 2008; ... Chesapeake High's graduation will remain on campus for at leasttwo more years, continuing a decades-long tradition beloved byPasadena residents. Graduates getting their diplomas tonight at 7 p.m. will take partin the only county high school graduation still held on campus,though ...
$625,000 scholar JOHN ZIGLER
Jun 04, 2008; ... Tests, classes and getting into college never posed much of aworry for John Zigler, a graduating senior at Glen Burnie High. What really gives him trouble is mastering his favorite sport. "I like golf because it's a real challenge," the 17-year-oldsaid. His handicap may ...
Former deacon sentenced to 7 years
Jun 04, 2008; ... Timothy Lee Mattoon was a deacon and trustee at Lake ShoreBaptist Church. Friends recalled how the family man from Pasadena attended Biblestudy, maintained a prayer journal and took his five children toSunday school. They said Mattoon even started his own heating andcooling ...
Graduation schedule
Jun 04, 2008 ... County public high school graduations begin tonight at ChesapeakeHigh School. Here's a rundown of the schedule for the next 10 days. Today The Phoenix Center, on campus in Annapolis, noon. Chesapeake High School, on campus 7 p.m. Ruth Eason/Marley Glen, on Campus ...
Engagements
Jun 07, 2008 ... Taylor, Bolling Allison Louise Taylor, the daughter of Jeffrey and Debra Taylorof Mount Airy, and Troy Ernest Bolling, the son of the late Ernestand Carrie M. Bolling, announce their engagement. The bride-elect is a 2000 graduate of Linganore High School and a2004 graduate of ...
FOR THE RECORD: DRINKING AND DRIVING
Jun 07, 2008 ... Judge John McKenna Britton Quayle, 18, 125 Hillcrest Lane, Severna Park: chargedJan. 8, 2008; pleaded guilty DUI; bac .17; PBJ; probation 18 monthssup; AETD; fines/costs not listed. Nebiyu Seifu, 37, 13306 Kilmarnock Way, Hyattsville; subsequentoffender - number of priors not ...
BIRTHS
Jun 07, 2008 ... Kendall Zimmerman David and Christie Zimmerman of Ellicott City announce the birthof their daughter, Kendall Riley Zimmerman, at Harbor Hospital onApril 7, 2008. Kendall weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces. She is the granddaughter of Garry and Sharon Voith of ...
All Harmony Explosion Benefit for the North County Emergency Outreach Network CALENDAR
Jun 07, 2008 ... NCEON music benefit If you like music, and you want to help NCEON, then head to theChesapeake Arts Center tomorrow. The Sons of the Severn Barbershop Chorus will host the 15thannual All Harmony Explosion Benefit for the North County EmergencyOutreach Network starting at 7 ...
UNSERVED WARRANTS
Jun 07, 2008 ... Phillips, Nathan J., 09/01/59. Platz, Karl Joseph, 08/16/46. Poist, Charles Wayne Jr., 03/13/84. Portillo, Jaime David, 10/31/80. Quiroz, Jorge Garcia, 03/07/87. Rashiyd, Muhammad Abdullah, 08/13/69. Reyes, Jairo Tapia, 01/17/83. Rines, ...
FOR THE RECORD, MARRIAGE LICENSES
Jun 07, 2008 ... Parker, Curtis, 37, Baltimore, and Blackmon, Donna, 49,Baltimore. Clark, Nicholas, 25, Crofton, and Aird, Megan, 26, Crofton. Wilkens, Christopher, 22, Baltimore, and Halagna, Victoria, 21,Baltimore. Willhide II, Daniel, 25, Baltimore, and Weaver, Teresa, ...
FOR THE RECORD, DIVORCES
Jun 07, 2008 ... Linda Ann Dorman from Del Timmons Dorman Susan Elizabeth Eisel from Charles Bruce Eisel Randy C. MacArthur from Christine Marie MacArthur Lois Gillis from Gordon Gillis Cheryl K. Greenleaf from John H. Greenleaf Jr. Mark Mineo from Stephanie ...
FOR THE RECORD, GRADING PERMITS
Jun 07, 2008 ... 1615 Colbert Road, Annapolis, Gordon Crandall IV, residentialgrading and stabilization for house and septic system, $4,386. 1470 Point Way, Arnold, Paul Wohlford, residential grading todemolish and re-build house, $9,212. 5709 Blaine Road, Churchton, Peter Stelnyk, residential ...
Music Box: Rilo Kiley comes to Rams Head Live!
Jun 07, 2008; ... Tonight Rams Head Live! comes back with the impressive pop ofRilo Kiley (7 p.m., all ages). Get the glow with the new Rilo Kiley CD "Under the Blacklight"recorded between 2006-07. Jenny Lewis and company rekindle theexcitement of classic rock acts such as Heart, Fleetwood Mac and ...
Gazette Readers Write
Jun 07, 2008 ... County costs After reading about $500 fees for ambulance use in Anne ArundelCounty, I want to point out opportunities to cut waste and chargeuser fees for services other than ones affecting public safety. Specifically, a number of county departments must respond tocomplaints ...
EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIPS
Jun 07, 2008 ... Scholarship for Scholars Inc. awarded scholarships to 18 studentsin the county in fields ranging from computer science to music. Students from area high schools were honored April 28 at aspecial program held at the Chesapeake Arts Center in Brooklyn Park. The concept is ...