Section: NBH

Officials target drinking, boating

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00

It's a good weekend to take to the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to celebrate, but officials are warning boaters to watch their alcohol consumption to ensure a safe outing.

Sgt. Art Windemuth, spokesman for state Natural Resources Police, the agency that patrols the waterways, said the laws regarding alcohol for the water are identical to those for the road, as far as the operator is concerned.

For a blood-alcohol level of .07 ...

Recreation Results: SMLL Giants capture Machine Pitch crown

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00

The South Maryland Little League Giants captured the 8U Machine Pitch Division Championship with a 10-6 victory over the Red Sox at Riverwood Field in Davidsonville.

The season came down to the final game of a double-elimination playoff series where the Giants combined for 17 hits in the victory.

Team members include Kevin Vollentine, Noah Cox, Logan Catterton, Brian DeVol, Cameron Rees, Sam Keeny, Zachary Shelton, Nick Gilbreath,...

Recreation Roundup

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: The Boys Invitational Basketball Tournament will be held at Matapeake Middle School July 11-13. Every team is guaranteed at least two games in this tournament, sponsored by Queen Anne's County Parks and Recreation. Teams will be accepted on a first come first serve basis and each must have a minimum of eight players ages 10 to 13. The cost per team is $300.

Contact Barbara at 410-758-0835 ext....

Diving Results

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Waugh Chapel 65, Severn River 23

6 & under girls: 1. Faith McKisson (WC); 2. Abigail McClain (WC); 6 & under boys: 1. Alex Patriotis (WC); 2. Joshua Salisbury (WC); 3. Ryan Edmonds (WC)

8 & under girls: 1. Rose Singleton (SR); 2. Kerri Kazmarek (SR); 3. Alex Miller (SR)

8 & under boys: 1. Edwin Sarrech (WC); 2. Mikey Howerton (WC); 3. Wyatt Eagleson (SR)

9/10 girls: 1. Kara Costa (WC); 2. Claire Colli...

Teen of the Week: Madeline Zell

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00

It is not too hard to pick Madeline Zell out of the uniformly-dressed crowd of teens that comprise the Severna Park High School Marching Band. Madeline is one of two tuba players, and she toots away on her 15-pound, white fiberglass Sousaphone tuba as if it was handed to her in her cradle.

The 15-year old is a rising junior at Severna Park High. Her first instrument, also kind of hard to juggle in a cradle, was the piano. She's played sinc...

Sources Say: It's an attack of the monster crab cake

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00

A crab cake that would make a nice snack for Godzilla was recently served up in Baltimore by Arnold's own Donna Taylor, manager of the Graul's Market in Cape St. Claire.

Weighing in at a gargantuan 253 pounds, the crab cake fed more than 800 people and beat the standing record for the world's largest fish cake by 13 pounds.

Sound crazy?

"Even crazier is the amount of money we raise, which is the whole point," ...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Man wounded in city shooting

ANNAPOLIS - Officers are searching for a 15-year-old boy suspected of shooting a man in the thigh yesterday afternoon on Monument Street, city police said.

When police and paramedics arrived at 20 Monument St. at 1:34 p.m. for the report of a shooting, they found Anthony Lamont Thompson, 26, suffering from a gunshot wound. The area is a block away from Clay and West Washington streets.

Investig...

Chesapeake grad lands top position at Bethany College

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00

BETHANY, W.Va. - Pasadena native Andrews Sachs, a Chesapeake High grad and former assistant coach at Holy Cross, has been named the head men's basketball coach at Bethany College.

Sachs replaces Mike Summey, who stepped down in early June to become the director of basketball operations at the University of Miami. Athletic director Tim Weaver said Sachs' work at strong academic institutions at the Division I, II and III levels made him ...

Girls at fashion camp design, model

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Just in case it should ever come up, let it be known that two-ply quilted toilet paper can double as dress material. None of that single-ply, flimsy stuff will do when it comes to high fashion.

The girls at Amy Brunner's Project Funway summer camp know this firsthand.

Earlier this week, they had 10 minutes to transform a roll of toilet paper and tape into a dress. Although three of the five "finished" garments started to un...

Dog park opens in Lothian

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00

A swimming pool, a vending machine with treats, fire hydrants and a see-saw make Duncan's Family Campgrounds' dog park a doggie heaven.

Owned by sister-brother duo Laurie and Mark Duncan, they've been told by "word of camper" that their 4,500-square- foot campground dog park located at 5381 Sands Road in Lothian, is the largest visiting campers have seen during their travels across the country.

Mark Duncan sa...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Worker hurt after fall from bridge

BAY BRIDGE - A 46-year-old worker suffered back and neck injuries after falling off the Bay Bridge while trying to reach a scaffold Tuesday, Maryland Transportation Authority Police said.

At 12:13 a.m. Edward Harrison - a worker for Marksman Contractors - was working on the eastbound span of the bridge at the 36.3-mile marker.

He tried to move from the bridge deck to a scaffold when he fe...

Officials warn of fireworks laws

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00

In the final countdown to the Fourth of July this weekend, some residents may already be hearing the snap, crackle and pop of neighbors testing out their pyrotechnic stashes.

Tracey Harris, of Annapolis, was already loading up on $40 worth of pop-its and sparklers Tuesday at a stand in the Westfield Annapolis mall parking lot. She, like many others, said she wouldn't let an Independence Day go by without picking up some little goodies at t...

Gambrills landowner honored for preservation

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Ned Hall didn't see why all the fuss was necessary.

There were several government citations, heartfelt speeches and dozens of admirers offering a standing ovation - all to honor Hall's choice to preserve his tract of woodland in west county.

For Hall, it wasn't a difficult choice or one to be celebrated. Protecting land from development is just the natural thing to do, he said.

"It's too much, too much," H...

Youth swimming diving results

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Swimming: Mears at Heritage

Boys 5-18 100 Medley Relay 1. Heritage 1:22.47 - Thadeus Triandos, James Broomfield, Kevin Keegan, Paul Meiser 2. Mears 1:28.00

Girls 5-18 100 Medley Relay 1. Mears 1:33.56 - Amanda Wagner, Belle Strachan, Kathryn Pipkin, Leah Goodman 2. Heritage 1:39.90

Boys 9-10 100 IM 1. Daniel Djukic 1:53.30 2. Remington King

Girls 9-10 100 IM 1. Lucy Keegan 1:44.64 2. Sophia Loughlin 3. Caroline Wagne...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00

Fatal I-97 motorcycle crash stalls traffic

GLEN BURNIE - State police are investigating a fatal collision yesterday afternoon involving a motorcycle and a truck on Interstate 97.

Capt. Debbie Bowen, a spokeswoman for the county Fire Department, said the accident occurred in the northbound lanes between the Crain Highway and Quarterfield Road exits just before 2:30 p.m.

Nathaniel Britt, 51, of Severn, was driving his 2008 V...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00

House arrest for armored-car heist

GREENBELT - An Annapolis man was sentenced yesterday in federal court to six months of house arrest for his part in an armored-car heist last summer in Montgomery County.

Damon Keith Pritchett, 32, pleaded guilty March 24 in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt to accessory after the fact.

Prosecutors said Pritchett did not participate in the July 5 robbery outside Westfield Wheaton Plaza mal...

Volunteer Spotlight: Joan Seeger

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Joan Seeger had just retired from a 21-year military career and moved from Upper Marlboro to Davidsonville, when her youngest daughter brought home a flier for Lunch with Santa at the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department.

By the next spring, Seeger was planning open houses and running for treasurer at the department.

"I was just finding a place," she said. "I've always been curious about the ...

Firefighters attempt rescue of wayward Pasadena cockatoo

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Amanda Lott's pet cockatoo, Puffy, has no problem flying high in the air.

She just has trouble coming back down to earth.

"She'll take flight, but doesn't know how to come down," said Lott, who's owned the exotic bird for two years.

She thinks it's because the bird is domesticated and not used to flying.

So Lott's mother, Joan, panicked when she had Puffy outside the family's Pasadena hom...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Man shot at party on Kent Island

GRASONVILLE - A Prince George's County man was in serious but stable condition after being shot early yesterday morning at a party, the Queen Anne's Sheriff's Office said.

Deandre Ackree, 18, of Waldorf, who had been staying with relatives near Ridgely, was shot while standing with a group of people outside the Community Center in Grasonville around midnight yesterday, authorities sai...

Good Deeds: Woman who fell down thanks those who stepped up

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00

EDITOR'S NOTE: We reserve this space for readers to publicly say thanks to Good Samaritans. If you'd like to acknowledge a good deed, write to us in fewer than 300 words at The Capital, P.O. Box 911, Annapolis, MD 21404, or e-mail capletts@capitalgazette.com.

With all of the negative things being covered by the press these days, I wanted to write a letter to let people know ...

Pasadena baker adopts Coast Guard crews in Curtis Bay

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00

As the oven timer begins to beep, Kathy Martin hurriedly pushes back the glasses from the tip of her nose with a flour-covered hand just before sliding on oven mittens to remove a fresh pan of her famous pecan dream bars from the hot oven.

Cracking open the oven door, the smell of baked goods fills the room. Placing the pan on the stove to cool, she starts to fill yet another large container to the rim with her home baked treats; satisf...

English girl befriended by GI visits family 67 years later

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00

The little gifts an American GI gave an 8-year-old English girl during World War II didn't amount to much - just some candy and a few sticks of chewing gum - but they helped forge a friendship that has lasted a lifetime.

"It was red and it was peppery," the little girl, now 74-year-old Kay Bowyer (nee Jones), said as she described the chewing gum Thursday during a visit with the vet's daughter, who lives in Arnold.

...

Construction project to shut down Bay Bridge lanes

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Beginning next week, motorists can expect overnight lane closures on the Bay Bridge as workers permanently repair damage discovered last year after the fatal accident that sent a tractor-trailer tumbling into the Chesapeake Bay.

Construction is set to begin Monday night to reinforce the Jersey barriers that line the eastbound span of the bridge, where the accident took place.

The damage to the barriers discovered after the crash w...

Teen of the Week: Matt Foer

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

If all of the good summer jobs were snapped up by older teens, it wouldn't matter to Matt Foer of Eastport. He's been busy running his own year-round business.

Matt provides odd-job services, walks and cleans up after pets, converts old records to digital or CD formats, or performs on his saxophone at parties. Thanks to word-of-mouth recommendations, this young entrepreneur has a steady roster of happy clients and earns over $1,000 mon...

South county site might have oldest structure in state

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Who would think a series of dark spots in the ground and a tiny clay pot could generate such excitement?

The dark smudges in the earth, deemed to be posts supporting Native American wigwams, found by county archaeologists this spring could be the oldest structures yet discovered in Maryland.

Carbon dating has determined the settlement along the Patuxent River near Jug Bay dates from A.D. 1290 and 1300.

"We have three or four w...

Bays team gearing up for regionals

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Baltimore Soccer Club Bays U-15 girls, a select travel team, usually play in showcase tournaments, but live for the state championships.

Next weekend, the squad will head to the Region I Championships in West Virginia.

The Bays starters include Severna Park's Gabriele Moreno and Alexandra Cavey, Severn's Abigail Ritter, Arundel's Carley Keer and Southern's Kassie Bryant.

Led by Coach Charley Myers, a former p...

Sources Say: Obama bans mids' swords at graduation - not!

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Bloggers - and their followers - who hate President Barack Obama are not letting facts stand in the way of a good story.

These folks saw a conspiracy when the Obama White House ordered graduating midshipmen not to wear ceremonial swords at the Naval Academy commissioning ceremony on May 22. Taking away the swords - under the guise of security - was just a prelude to taking away firearms and gutting the Second Amendment, these purists said.

...

Arundel Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Girl, 3, drowns in swimming pool

CAPE ST. CLAIRE - A 3-year-old girl died last night after she fell into an in-ground swimming pool in the 1500 block of Stacey Lane, county police said.

Police and firefighters were called to the home at 5:37 p.m. for the report of a possible drowning.

When police arrived, officers immediately started cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the girl.

Paramedics continued CPR as they rushed h...

Recreation Results: Annapolis Swim Club shines at Baltimore meet

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Three swimmers from the Annapolis Swim Club won their events at the Independence Meet at UMBC's pool in Baltimore. Three additional swimmers came in second or third place in one or more events.

Matthew Shiels won the 8 years and younger 50 LC meter freestyle, 50 LC meter butterfly, 100 LC meter freestyle and 50 LC meter breaststroke. He also came in second in the 50 LC meter backstroke. James Shiels won the 9-10 years old 50 LC mete...

Recreation Roundup

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

For information, contact Barbara at ...

Local Digest

unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Kent Narrows road closed Thursday

KENT NARROWS - Route 18 on each side of the Kent Narrows Draw Bridge will be closed to traffic and open to pedestrians during the Independence Day celebration Thursday.

Route 18 will be closed to vehicular traffic from Piney Narrows Way in Chester, across the Kent Narrow Draw Bridge to Kent Narrows Way near the Narrows Restaurant. A shuttle bus will continuously make pick-up and drop-off stops a...