Section: NBH

Teen of the Week: Alyson Lombardo

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00

A series of incidents that could have been disastrous have proven serendipitous instead for South River High School senior Alyson Lombardo.

Popliteal artery entrapment is the name of the rare congenital defect in Alyson's right leg that not only could have ended her run as a crack soccer and FUTSAL (five-on-a-side) soccer player, but may have ended her life as well.

The condition is an unusual cause of intermittent blockage of a arte...

Neighborhoods Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Academy chemistry professor honored

ANNAPOLIS - Naval Academy chemistry professor Judith Harrison has been granted the George L. Braude Award, the academy has announced.

The award was created to honor professors who have a significant impact on teaching and who collaborate in their research with students and postdoctoral fellows.

Harrison received her doctorate from the University of New Hampshire, where her graduate work ...

Recreation Results: Annapolis Swim Club gets warmed up

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00

SC Swimmers from the Annapolis Swim Club competed at the CBAC Fall Warm-Up Meet at St. Mary's College pool. Twelve swimmers won their events.

Maggie Kirby won the 13-14 year old 200-yard backstroke, 400-yard IM, 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard IM. She was 2nd in two more events. Yvonne Schere won the 9-10 year old 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM, and 100-yard backstroke. She was 2nd or 3rd in three more events. Emma Edwards won ...

Recreation Roundup

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00

BASKETBALL COACHES CLINIC: Anne Arundel County is sponsoring a free basketball coaches clinic on Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Annapolis High School Gymnasium. All Anne Arundel County youth girls and boys basketball coaches are invited.

John Brady, head boys varsity basketball coach at Annapolis High, will conduct the clinic. Contact the Rec & Parks Sports Desk at 410-222-7865.

RENEGADE BA...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Police seek help in finding kayaker

HIGHLAND BEACH - State Natural Resources Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing boater who apparently owns a yellow kayak found drifting on Oyster Creek Tuesday afternoon.
Police want to hear from anyone who saw or heard from Gerard "Jerry" Robert Welsh, 49, who lives alone near Annapolis, said spokesman Sgt. A.A. Windemuth.
Welsh's Chevrolet A...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Mid could face false report charges

MERCHANTMEN, W.Va. - Police in West Virginia are considering whether to charge a Naval Academy midshipman they said lied about being the victim of a kidnapping and extortion plot.
Police first received a missing-person report on 21-year-old Midshipman 1st Class Matthew C. Sanders of California, Md., on Sunday afternoon. Sanders was supposed to be headed for Annapolis but did not arrive.
...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00

More swine flu vaccine available

PAROLE - The county Health Department began taking more appointments for scarce H1N1 vaccine this morning.
At 8:30 a.m., the department started taking calls for 2,100 appointments for the injectable and nasal spray forms of the swine flu vaccine. The last time the health department offered appointments for the vaccine was on Oct. 23, when it filled all 450 appointments within two hours.
At ...

Orthodox leader visits Annapolis church

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00
In all of his 60-plus years, Mike Tsourounis never thought he would be standing in the same room as the ecumenical patriarch, the leader of the Orthodox Church worldwide.
But last night, Tsourounis was part of the welcoming party that greeted Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Annapolis.
"I never thought I'd live to see the supreme boss come and talk to our congregation,&quo...

More H1N1 vaccine available

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00
The county Department of Health is taking more appointments for the H1N1 vaccine Tuesday morning. Starting at 8:30 a.m., the department will begin making 2,100 appointments for the injectable and nasal spray forms of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine. At this point, the vaccine is only going to targeted priority groups: pregnant women, people who live with or provide care for infants younger than 6 months old, health care and emergency medical service...

Angelic entry takes first place in Bra Art contest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00

The theme of Caring Collection Inc. is angels, so it was only natural the subject of angels would be placed on a bra.

Volunteers in the organization create stained-glass angels for cancer patients. So, when it came time for the county Department of Health's Bra Art Cup of the Month Challenge, Bobbie Burnett and Verna Galloway decided to use their talents on a different medium.
They created "Guarded by Angels" - a bra...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Carbon monoxide sickens family

GLEN BURNIE - A woman and two children were sickened yesterday morning by carbon monoxide gas produced by a generator in the basement of their Glen Burnie home, county Fire Department officials said.
County 911 dispatchers received a call just after 8 a.m. for an unconscious teen in a home in the 100 block of Queen Anne Road, said Battalion Chief Matthew Tobia, a county Fire Department spokesman.

Food bank, club hand out 6,000 pounds of vegetables

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00

A bounty of potatoes, potato chips, snowpeas, starfruit, okra, baby squash, green beans, lettuce and other fresh fruits and vegetables was spread across several tables.

One shopper was excitedly talking about the delicious meals she was going to make.
"Is that eggplant?" Erika Coffield asked. "Oh my goodness, eggplant Parmesan!"
Coffield was one of many Freetown Village residents who went home Thursday wi...

Military Notes

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Marine 2nd Lt. Daniel L. Jewett, son of Navy Captain and Mrs. Charles Jewett of Severna Park, graduated with distinction from the Naval Academy with the Class of 2009.

Jewett served as the 20th company commander, leading his company to win the Brigade Color Company honors. In the spring, he held the position of brigade executive officer.
He was awarded the Chief of Naval Operations Distinguished Midshipmen Graduate Award, the Dr. ...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Greek Orthodox leader to visit city

ANNAPOLIS - It's the chance of a lifetime for county members of the Greek Orthodox Church. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has included Annapolis in his 2009 tour of the United States.
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our parish and the community of Annapolis, and it's a great blessing to be blessed by him," said the Rev. Kosmas Karavellas, pastor of Sts. Helen ...

Scary good decorations

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00

It's safe to say that Dr. Mark Radowich's Halloween celebrations have grown to monstrous proportions.

Just one look at Frankenstein's monster standing at the entrance to his driveway in Severna Park is a dead giveaway. If that doesn't do the trick, keep on walking up the path, past the man squirming under a lawn mower, and enter his two-car garage.
Radowich, a radiologist, uses a frightening amount of creativity to...

Giving for Good: Philanthropists of the Year: Philip and Meri Gibbs

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00

"Humble pioneers who demonstrate a fresh approach to philanthropy in our region," wrote Barbara Kappel, executive director of advancement for St. Mary's Parish and School, describing Phil and Meri Gibbs, our 2009 Philanthropists of the Year.

Kappel's sentiment was repeated by all who communicated with us about the Gibbses and their tremendous generosity. I am overwhelmed by the heartfelt remarks shared with us by those...

Teen of the Week: Kendall Lamar Saunders

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00
Kendall Lamar Saunders wasn't born with football DNA. His involvement with the gridiron and pigskin didn't begin until fifth grade.
"I had been playing touch football on a lot with a friend. One day I went to watch him play football with his team, the Edgewater Blue Devils. The coach asked me to play," said Kendall, a 17-year-old senior at Annapolis High School who lives in the Oxford Landing community.
"I played f...

North county cheer teams vault over competition

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00
For the second year in a row, Chesapeake High School cheerleaders took home the gold - and first place - in the fall county cheerleading competition. And just as they did last year, the North County Knights cheerleaders came in a strong second.
Third place went to the Northeast High School this year, making it a clean sweep for north county teams.
The stadium seats in the Meade High School gymnasium were packed to capacity Wednesday even...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Odenton man gets 10 years for drugs

BALTIMORE - An Odenton man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in federal prison for his part in a drug distribution conspiracy involving more than 440 pounds of ecstasy.
Bum Gu Kim, 33, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to possession with intent to distribute ecstasy, conspiracy to distribute ecstasy and conspiracy to launder money.
From September 2006 until August 2007...

Neighborhoods Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Music, poetry will 'Light Up the Lodge'

EDGEWATER - Arundel Lodge Inc. invites the public to join its third annual "Light Up the Lodge" celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 5 at its location, 2600 Solomons Island Road in Edgewater. The evening will showcase music by the Larks of the Lodge, a group developed with artist-in-residence Max Ochs, and poetry and artwork by lodge members.
The event will also feature a li...

Biggest Halloween fright this season: Swine flu

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00

The scariest thing on people's minds this Halloween doesn't wear a costume. It's the big, bad swine flu.

Threats and concerns about swine flu could keep some trick-or-treaters away, said Dr. Kelly Russo, public health and infectious disease specialist with the county Health Department.
"It's going to be an interesting Halloween," she said.
She recommends that everyone who is sick stay home and not g...

Senior gets $10,000 surprise

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00
James Dougan was hunched over a lab table in science class yesterday, concentrating hard on the assignment in front of him, when some strangers walked in carrying a big cardboard check.
A look of confusion, followed by a smile, spread across James' face when he realized the check - in the amount of $10,000 - was for him. The Chesapeake High School senior had won the cash from Nordstrom, which gives out scholarship money to 40 students ever...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Police: Stabbing was false report

ODENTON - County police said this morning that they believe a woman found stabbed in a crashed car Tuesday on Patuxent Road may have filed a false report.
Police responded to the area at 10:15 a.m. and found a 67-year-old woman suffering from multiple stab wounds behind the wheel of a maroon Chevrolet Venture minivan.
She told police she was parked at the pond in the 1200 block of Patuxent...

Soldier, police roles in Iraq share many similarities

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00
In a lot of ways, what Officer Ian Preece did while serving in Iraq was similar to what he does patrolling the streets of Anne Arundel County.
Preece, a 25-year-old Arnold native, returned from Iraq last month after a year of service with the Army National Guard. There, his unit - Charlie Troop of the 2nd 104th Cavalry - was in charge of security in an area just north of Baghdad.
They'd patrol, do surveillance, make arrests and charg...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Candle sparks fire that destroys home

PASADENA - A tipped-over candle sparked a blaze that destroyed a Pasadena home last night, county Fire Department officials said.
Firefighters were called to 89 Johnson Road at about 8:30 p.m., said Battalion Chief Matthew Tobia, a county Fire Department spokesman.
When crews arrived, they saw flames coming from the front of the wood-frame, single-family home.
It took 21 firefigh...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Agency's Meade move on schedule

ANNAPOLIS - The head of the Defense Information Systems Agency said its move from Arlington, Va., to Fort George G. Meade is on schedule.
Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett met with Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and other Maryland officials yesterday to discuss transportation issues and education opportunities for people who will be coming to the area.
Pollett said surveys show about 63 percent of DISA&#...

Recreation Results

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Navy youth hockey teams excel

Several Navy Youth Hockey teams met with success in recent action.
The NYH Squirt Gold skaters defeated the Tri City Eagles, 4-1, on goals by Ben Pazulski, Caden Cote and Max Newnam. J.T. Compton and Trevor Wiggins each had an assist and goalie Jane Paprcka made eight saves to secure the victory.
Goalie Zack Lewis's 36 saves and goals by Kevin Sheehy, Matt Burzenski and Konnor De Po...

Recreation Roundup

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00

BASEBALL TRYOUTS: The U14 Bay Blitz travel baseball team will be holding tryouts for players born after April 30, 1995. Tryouts will be held at Broadneck High School'S varsity field on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 2-5 p.m. Interested players must pre-register at www.broadneckselect.org or contact Kirk Haynes (410-375-2702) or Ed (410-905-5516).

MAGO VIST...

Update - H1N1 vaccine appointments filled

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00
The county Department of Health's latest round of H1N1, or swine flu, vaccination appointments have been filled. This morning, about 30 operators began taking calls at 8:30 a.m. to fill the 600 appointment slots that were available for both the injectable and mist forms of the vaccine. The phone lines were overloaded at one point and technicians were called in to address the problem.
All of the appointments were filled shortly after 11 a.m...