Maryland Gazette back issues from October 2008:
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Oct 01, 2008 ... BOYS Jason Gonos, Sr., St. Marys, football A linebacker for theSaints, Gonos recorded a team-high 15 tackles in a 26-7 victoryagainst Boys Latin on Friday. Gonos, the team leader in tackles,recorded 10 solo tackles and assisted on five others. He had twosacks, a blocked punt and a safety ...
THIS WEEKENDS PREP FOOTBALL GAMES
Oct 01, 2008 ... ARUNDEL (3-1) at MEADE (2-2) Friday, 6:30 p.m., Rifenberg FieldIt seems that each week both of these teams are locked up againstgreat competition, and itll be more of the same Friday night. Two ofthe countys top quarterbacks will be on display, as Arundels BillyCosh (14 touchdown passes) ...
Outdoors: Buck finally stops long enough for patient Pasadena bowhunter
Oct 01, 2008; ... Pasadena bowhunter Matt Vickery was beginning to appreciate thewoes of Scotlands King Robert Bruce, who legend has it failed sixtimes before rallying his forces to whip the British on the seventheffort. It was getting so Matt, 36, couldnt sleep, eat or thinkabout anything else. All I ...
Cehsapeake calendar
Oct 01, 2008 ... Want to help the Chesapeake Bay, learn about it or just plainenjoy it? Check out these upcoming bay-related events and meetings.Today Raw Hands Band plays at noon at the Tawes Garden atDepartment of Natural Resources building in Annapolis. Tomorrow Severn River Commission meeting, 4 ...
Oh say, can you see?
Oct 01, 2008; ... Agitator, artist, historian, or nitpicker? Call Conrad Bladey what you want, but he is asking a divisivequestion about the new J. Charles Linthicum monument and park. Dedicated in last month, the granite pedestal and bronze plaquehonor the community of Linthicum's most famous ...
For evicted renters, life is lived on the edge
Oct 01, 2008; ... Tanya Pfaltzgraff has learned the sound of an empty home. Just knock on the door of a vacant house or apartment, andthere's an unmistakable echo as the noise bounces off empty walls inrooms devoid of furniture. It's a sound that makes her job easier. A sergeant with the ...
A medieval marriage
Oct 01, 2008; ... Like most grooms, Tim Zulauf of Pasadena had plenty of concernson his wedding day. Would he be able to get into all his armor? Should he wear thehelmet during the ceremony, or hold it by his side? Well, maybe not most grooms. Mr. Zulauf and his fiancee, Shannon Cary, ...
Prep Notebook: Cosh, Arundel proving to be well-armed for opponents
Oct 01, 2008; ... Arundel already has as many losses at it did last season, butthats not bothering this years team. After a disappointing loss toOld Mill in Week 2, the Wildcats have been scoring at a furiouspace. In victories over North County and South River teams with acombined 5-0 record going into ...
Gas heat may rise average of $110 this season
Oct 01, 2008; ... Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. officials have said the averagenatural gas customer will pay about $110 more to keep their housewarm this winter. Between Nov. 1 and March 31, 2009, the five-month "heatingseason", ratepayers can expect a 16 percent increase from what theypaid last ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Oct 01, 2008 ... Boscov's sale hearing reset for today WILMINGTON, Del. - A Delaware bankruptcy court hearing on theproposed the sale of department store chain Boscov's has beenrescheduled for today. The court had been scheduled to consider the proposed bidprocedures last week, but Judge ...
Gazette readers write
Oct 01, 2008 ... Critical confusion Back on Aug. 13, I requested that the Anne Arundel CountyDepartment of Inspections and Permits fully disclose the zoning lawspertaining to homes located in the 200-foot "Critical Area Buffer"in the Maryland Gazette. Not surprisingly, there has been ...
Community digest
Oct 01, 2008 ... Spalding fundraiser The Graduate Mothers Association of Archbishop Spalding HighSchool is holding a fundraiser from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in theschool's cafeteria, 8080 New Cut Road in Severn. he evening features shopping from Arbonne Skin Products, CookieLee Jewelry, ...
Health Talk: Da Vinci robot improves surgeries
Oct 01, 2008; ... Prostate cancer is the most common solid organ cancer in men witharound 200,000 diagnoses and over 30,000 deaths per year. In the United States, there are more men diagnosed with prostatecancer each year than with colon cancer or lung cancer. Due toscreening tests, such as the ...
State reviews health plans
Oct 01, 2008; ... Many Marylanders can now compare their health care plans tosimilar ones in the region and across the nation. The Maryland Health Care Commission's annual report on HMO andpoint-of-service health plans was released recently and, for thefirst time, it also included data for preferred ...
Young football stars punt, pass, kick for chance to shine
Oct 01, 2008; ... A little rain or mud couldn't cloud the chances of eight localyouth competing in a football skills competition in front of tens ofthousands of National Football League fans. Despite weekend rains that made field conditions less than ideal,65 competitors ascended to the Buccaneers ...
Linthicum: Rain causes delay, but community fair goes on
Oct 01, 2008; ... Rain delayed Linthicum's community fair for a little over 24hours, but residents turned out by the scores Sunday to enjoy theannual celebration, even if storm clouds still lingered over thegrounds. As the parade of school and church floats, fire engines,cheerleaders and the North ...
West County: Presidential trivia, meetings scheduled
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Provinces library, 2624 Annapolis Road in Severn, will be abusy place this month with many meetings scheduled. Here's arundown: Meade Battle Gamers - 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 18. MOMS Club of Odenton - 10 a.m. to noon Monday and Oct. 20. County Public ...
Glen Burnie East: Cruisers hope basket bingo will help club recover from fire
Oct 01, 2008; ... Each fall for the last several years, the Cruisers Youth SwimTeam has held a basket bingo to raise funds for itself and itssponsoring organization, the Country Club Estates RecreationAssociation. Due to a recent fire, this year's event is especially crucial toboth groups. The ...
Olde Mille-Millersville: Still plenty to do at fairgrounds
Oct 01, 2008; ... A craft fair, tractor pull and spooky happenings prove that thefairgrounds at 1450 Generals Highway aren't just for the annualcounty fair. Hundreds of handcrafted items will be on display this weekend atthe 18th annual Fall Craft Festival at the county fairgrounds. The event ...
Third Floor: New service will change obit policy
Oct 01, 2008 ... I've made a number changes in the Maryland Gazette over the lastfew years, some big and some small. Some have affected many people,others have gone unmarked by most. Here's one that is sure to touch lots of readers. On Nov. 1, you will be able to buy space for obituary ...
Brooklyn Park: Woman loves life at nearly 105 years old
Oct 01, 2008; ... Whether running her liquor store on Pennington Avenue or sellingdolls out of her bedroom at Genesis HealthCare Center on HammondsLane, Victoria Sosnowski has been a businesswoman most of her life. About to turn 105 years old on Oct. 8, the lifelong area residentisn't slowing down ...
Glen Burnie West: American Legion presents a fall dinner dance Friday
Oct 01, 2008; ... The American Legion Post 40 Auxiliary will host a fall dinnerdance from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday at the post hall, 500 FifthAve. S.E. The band Oracle will perform music for dancing. A roast beef andchicken dinner will be served. Admission is $20. Tickets will be sold at the ...
Glen Burnie losing one more grocery store
Oct 01, 2008; ... Weis Markets will be closing its Glen Burnie store on Saturday,only two weeks after Mars grocery stores closed one of its two GlenBurnie locations. The Weis grocery store at 7319 N. Ritchie Highway will closepermanently at 6 p.m. Saturday A sign on the window refers shoppersto ...
Monday round-up: Persistent Falcons down Bruins
Oct 01, 2008; ... Maddie Koch could only hold on for so long. Broadneck's All-County goalkeeper repeatedly turned away arelentless attack, but Hannah Balleza scored twice in the secondhalf to carry Severna Park to a 3-1 victory Monday in a battle ofthe last two unbeaten teams in Anne Arundel ...
Police Beat
Oct 01, 2008 ... GLEN BURNIE Delivery man robbed A man robbed a pizza delivery driver Monday afternoon on AquahartRoad, county police said. The victim just finished making a delivery in the first block ofAquahart about 1 p.m. when he was approached by the robber, policesaid. The man ...
Arundel digest
Oct 01, 2008 ... 2 charged with theft of catalytic converters GLEN BURNIE - Two men were arrested early Monday after theyallegedly stole catalytic converters from cars parked in front of aclosed business, county police said. Officers on patrol in the 200 block of Holsum Way at about 2:30a.m ....
OBITUARIES
Oct 01, 2008 ... Patricia Baker Patricia Sarah Baker, 67, a longtime Pasadena resident andhomemaker, died of liver disease Sept. 28 at Johns Hopkins BayviewMedical Center after a six-year illness. Mrs. Baker was born on Feb. 28, 1941, in Baltimore. She enjoyed bowling and playing ...
Stolen wheelchair replaced
Oct 01, 2008; ... Kim Gayleard was overwhelmed. Just hours after the story about how the Sunday School teacher'swheelchair was stolen ran in the Maryland Gazette on Saturday, callsfrom people offering to help started pouring in. "It was overwhelming; I couldn't believe it," she said ....
Firefighters mourn one of their own
Oct 01, 2008; ... County firefighters are mourning the loss of a former Glen Burniefirefighter killed early Sunday in the medevac helicopter crash inPrince George's County. Trooper 1st Class Mickey Lippy, 34, of Westminster was one offour people killed when a state police helicopter went down ...
Pasadena: Gibson Island wins library's Chesapeake Cup
Oct 01, 2008 ... Gibson Island Country School was recently named the 2008 privateschool winner of the county Public Library's Chesapeake Cup. The cup is presented each year to a public and private schoolthat enrolled at least 25 percent or its student population in thelibrary's Summer Reading ...
Sports Briefs
Oct 01, 2008 ... BASEBALL GAC 10U: The Gambrills Athletic Club will be holding tryouts forits 10U select travel team Oct. 15-16 at 5 p.m. at GambrillsAthletic Club on 682 McKnew Rd., Gambrills, MD 21054. GambrillsAthletic Club is dedicated to player development through afundamental teaching ...
Solar power coming to Millersville
Oct 01, 2008; ... Constellation Energy will build its first Maryland solar powerplant in Millersville, a $2 million project with the state that isdesigned to be a role model for others. Gov. Martin O'Malley unveiled the design for the projectyesterday at the headquarters of the Maryland ...
2 dogs killed after Pasadena rampage
Oct 01, 2008; ... Ernie Dimler had just dropped off his son at school Mondaymorning and was getting ready for his workday, loading up his FordRanger. He closed the door and stepped back and there they were - two pitbulls, one in front snarling and both clearly set on taking a biteout of Mr ....
Delegates decry island home lawsuit
Oct 01, 2008; ... State legislators and the attorney for the man who built thecontroversial home on Little Dobbins Island are challenging thestate's latest lawsuit, saying the Critical Area Commission hasoverstepped its authority by utilizing a new law to try and knockthe house down. Three ...
Cavaliers ease past Lions
Oct 01, 2008; ... Spalding girls tally 5 against Maryvale Despite playing through a brutal slate of games during the pastweek, the Archbishop Spalding girls soccer team has not forgottenhow to play well as overwhelming favorites. The Cavaliers silenced Maryvale, playing in its first year in ...
Severna Park handles weather, Broadneck
Oct 01, 2008; ... Falcons slosh past rival Bruins, 13-7 Sam Jones has never been more happy to take a 10-yard loss. The Severna Park senior quarterback joyfully ran backward to hisown 14-yard line, toward the sideline and then out of bounds, wherehe flipped the ball into the stands and Lambeau ...
Tuesday round-up: AACS girls remain unbeaten
Oct 01, 2008 ... Kelly Ostergran scored two goals and added an assist in AnnapolisArea Chrsitian School's 3-1 win against Mount Carmel in its quest toremain perfect. Classmates Christie Valentine and Katie Lyons both scored a goalfor the Eagles (9-0), while sophomore Sarah Castle registered a ...
Rowe's rebound lifts Saints
Oct 01, 2008; ... St. Mary's nips Severn, 1-0 After nearly 50 minutes of scoreless field hockey, something hadto give. Chelsea Rowe broke the tie late in the second half, and St.Mary's defense held off Severn for a 1-0 victory on the Admirals'new turf. Rowe caught Ali Hoffman's rebound ...
Saturday round-up: Spalding's Sullivan wins in Oregon
Oct 01, 2008 ... Archbishop Spalding senior Zach Sullivan won the 5K race at theNike Pre-Nationals held in Portland, Ore., Saturday. Sullivan finished in 15:42 for a four-second victory in theDivision 1 race held at Portland Meadows Golf Club. Teammate RyanTopita finished fifth in the race in a ...
Johnson hopes history doesn't repeat itself at Talladega
Oct 01, 2008; ... Only once in the past four years has the points leader enteringthe Talladega fall race left the track in the same spot. So how will Jimmie Johnson, who leads Carl Edwards by 10 pointsentering Sunday's race, avoid repeating history? "I don't know," Johnson says. "I really ...
Weddings
Oct 04, 2008 ... Raschka, Drewer Amanda Drewer, the daughter of Donny and Betsy Drewer of Delmar,and Matthew Raschka, the son of John and Carol Raschka of Pasadena,were married June 21, 2008. The ceremony took place on Pelican Bay on the Grand BahamaIsland. The bride was given in ...
Marriage licenses
Oct 04, 2008 ... Sellman, Jeffrey, 38, Annapolis, and Rivas, Sonia, 24, Annapolis. Foard, John, 37, Arnold, and Branch, Mary, 35, Baltimore. Bean, Sheldon, 48, Baltimore, and Kunze, Jeanette, 43, Annapolis. Casey, Taylor, 23, Davidsonville, and Senatre, Dana, 22,Arlington, ...
Divorces
Oct 04, 2008 ... Agnieszka Kongas Sawera from Steven E. Kongas. Sondra J. Stewart from Clay D. Stewart. Laura Jane Vest Oden from Howard Oliver Oden. Tiffany Leigh Hooper-Dunbar from Ernest Peeja Dunbar. Kerry L. Dennis from John Dennis Jr.. Cynthia Belshaw from Walter ...
Anniversaries
Oct 04, 2008 ... 55th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. David Young Jr. of Brooklyn celebrated their 55thwedding anniversary with a dinner at the Rose Restaurant. The former Wilma Avery and David Young Jr. were married by theRev. John L. Leary Sept. 13, 1954, at Community Baptist Church. Mr ....
Good deeds: Thanks for remembering a vet from the forgotten war
Oct 04, 2008 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: We reserve this space for readers to publicly saythanks to good Samaritans. If you'd like to acknowledge a good deed,write to us in fewer than 300 words at the Maryland Gazette, 306Crain Highway S.W., Glen Burnie, MD 21061 or send e-mail ...
Political notes: Providing alcohol to kids draws steeper fines
Oct 04, 2008 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a weekly look at government andpolitical news. State lawmakers hope that greatly increased fines for adultsconvicted of providing alcohol to teenagers will put a damper onunderage drinking in Maryland. The law, which police will began ...
Experience the music
Oct 04, 2008; ... From Mexico's marimba rhythms to the strains of a Celtic harp,there's a panoramic array of musical performing arts this fall atthe Chesapeake Arts Center. The season jump starts tomorrow with a double dose ofentertainment. The Na'Rimbo, a marimba ensemble from Chiapas, ...
Rock hard with Seether, Stained, Papa Roach tonight
Oct 04, 2008; ... Tonight Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia rocks hard withSeether, Stained and Papa Roach (6:30 p.m. doors). The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival continues with dates all aroundtown including a monstrous gathering of jazz giants including Cubanmaestro Paquito D'rivera, Christian ...
Community digest
Oct 04, 2008 ... School lunch menus The following Anne Arundel County elementary school lunch menusare for Oct. 5-10. County public schools are closed Oct. 9 for YomKippur. MONDAY: Burrito or chicken nuggets with dip and roll, ovenpotatoes, side salad, whole-grain breads, rice, vegetables, ...
Glen Burnie West: Kick-a-thon to raise money to treat Alzheimer's patients
Oct 04, 2008; ... A.J. Bartlinski's Karate School will sponsor its fourth annual"Kick-a-thon" at 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at the karate school, 302 N. CrainHighway. Proceeds will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association in honorof Evelyn Bartlinski. Mrs. Bartlinksi died four years ago afterbattling the ...
West County: Saddle up for local Western screening
Oct 04, 2008; ... The Jessup Community Hall, 2920 Jessup Road, will host ascreening at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 of "One-Eyed Horse," the new Westernwritten and directed by local filmmaker Wayne Shipley. All proceeds will benefit the Jessup Improvement Association'sproject to renovate the community ...
Pasadena: Northeast cheerleaders show support for senior
Oct 04, 2008 ... Cheerleaders at Northeast High School are showing their supportfor Shawn Reichenberg, a senior battling Hodgkin's lymphoma. Varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders have been sporting purpleribbons in their hair at school sporting events in honor of Shawn.He was diagnosed with ...
Brooklyn Park: Love of Brooklyn Park motivates volunteer
Oct 04, 2008; ... Whichever meeting Ned Carey is attending, whether it's the boardsfor county schools, Harbor Hospital or the Chesapeake Arts Center,he says he volunteers because of his love of Brooklyn Park. He loves his home because it feels like a small Midwestern townin the middle of a big city ....
A moving trip to Birmingham, Ala.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Well we are back! Zastrow Simms and I attended the 10th annualSidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Birmingham, Ala., last weekendand it was awesome. What a great weekend in the home of steel, greatbarbecue and the Civil Rights District. A food lover's and ahistorian's heaven ....
The hit list
Oct 04, 2008 ... Fun at the fairgrounds This is a great weekend to visit the Anne Arundel CountyFairgrounds in Crownsville. The annual fall craft fair takes placetoday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Tomorrow, the fairground plays host to dozens of heavy ...
Editorial: One story shows people at their worst - and their bestNo solution in sight for island home
Oct 04, 2008 ... If we were asked to come up with a theme that is true of allnewspaper stories, it might be this: While a few people are worsethan you might fear, most people are better than you might hope. We got confirmation of this once again in the last few days, inthe case of Kim Gayleard of ...
School board's TV debut delayed
Oct 04, 2008; ... A slow start to the bidding process has stalled the debut ofcounty school board broadcasts. Meanwhile, the project's price tag quadrupled after schoolofficials found the board room's aging electrical system would haveto be rewired. This month the board was supposed to have ...
Olde Mill-Millersville: STING to discuss Southgate Elementary renovations
Oct 04, 2008; ... Members of the Southgate Trust for Improvement of NeighborhoodGovernment on Monday will discuss the impact of renovations atSouthgate Elementary School. Decisions to sell STING property and the future of theorganization also will be discussed during the meeting, which startsat ...
Linthicum: Pattern expert to address quilters next week
Oct 04, 2008; ... When the Friendship Quilters of Linthicum gather for theirmeeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, they will hear from a woman whohas been creating quilts for 27 years. Deb Tucker, who will be the guest speaker at the meeting at St.John Lutheran Church, 300 W. Maple Road, got her ...
Glen Burnie East: School redistricting panel meets Monday
Oct 04, 2008; ... The Redistricting Committee for county public schools in theMountain Road corridor will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at MarleyElementary School, 715 Cooper Road. The committee is made up of school system employees and citizens,including Marley Elementary PTA President Joe Offer and ...
Eure wins first county title, leads Seahawks' romp
Oct 04, 2008; ... South River dominates county championship at Compass Pointe South River senior golfer Josh Eure had conquered almost everyevent in high school golf. Now he can add a county championship to his crowded trophy case. Eure, the 2006 state champion, shot a 1-under-par 71 at ...
SOUP'S ON
Oct 04, 2008; ... Nestled among the car dealerships, auto repair shops and fastfood restaurants on North Crain Highway is Chesapeake Gardens, anorganic and all-natural cafe and carry-out. While unique compared toits surroundings, the cafe is also a one-of-a-kind business in theorganic food ...
Local teen brings 'attitude of professionalism' to dance studies
Oct 04, 2008; ... When performing for a panel of Maryland Distinguished Scholarjudges earlier this year, Danielle Cook of Pasadena danced just likeshe always does. "She took it as another performance," said her mother, Lucy Cook."It wasn't something she was sweating." Already having prepared ...
Reading for the record
Oct 04, 2008; ... Elementary students in Anne Arundel might help set a new recordin reading as part of a nationwide program designed to promotechildhood literacy. Read for the Record - an annual campaign designed to break theworld record for the number of adults and children reading the samebook ...
Your say
Oct 04, 2008 ... Yesterday, President Bush signed legislation Congress passed torescue the nation's financial system. Earlier this week, we askedreaders how they wanted their congressmen, Dutch Ruppersberger, JohnSarbanes and Wayne Gilchrest, to vote. Here's what they said. --- The stock ...