Published July 31, 2002 by North County News in Sports
Michael Tsakalos has not spent much time on a bicycle.
This summer, he's going to spend 10-12 hours a day on one for 25 days starting Saturday.
All it took was a phone call from a stranger.
Jim Angelus, a cancer survivor from New Jerse...
Published July 31, 2002 by North County News in Opinion
Political savants who wonder how Kathleen Kennedy Townsend could dissipate a 15-point lead in the governorship race betray a forgivable innocence of Maryland history.
The record offers numerous cases in which front-runners wound up second best on Elec...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in Community
Koziel-Wright
Wendy S. Koziel and Jeffrey S. Wright were united in marriage on June 1 at the Waynesboro Church of the Brethren in Waynesboro, Pa. Pastor James Lucas officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Bob and Sandy Koziel of Waynesboro. T...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in Community
Enjoying summer upside down is how many of us spend the summer as we fly through the air at the many amusement parks in our area. Roller coaster thrill rides are at the top of the list for many, young and old alike. The more loops and sharp curves and the...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in Community
More than 350 middle and high school students each gave up a week of their summer vacations and paid to travel around the United States to work on houses for people they have never met.
Last week, the teenagers were at work on 30 job sites around Hill...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in News
The following is a synopsis of local planning cases as they make their way through the Baltimore County planning process. These cases involve projects within the 4th and 6th Councilmanic Districts:
Aug. 5 at 1:30 p.m. - Perry Hall Baptist Church. 3919...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in News
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's campaign for governor has introduced a new wrinkle into Maryland politics _ campaign signs and bumper stickers for sale to her backers.
The items are not being offered by the lieutenant governor herself but are advertised o...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in News
Every tomato has a story.
So does every cabbage and watermelon _ even the bean plants.
"You have to brag," says 66- year-old Russell Bull, leaning on his truck parked a few feet away from a flourishing garden. "We lie a little bit, too."
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Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in News
All three candidates running for the state Senate in the 8th District agree on the area's problems: Overcrowding in schools; inadequate prescription drug coverage for seniors, and a spiraling state budget deficit.
But while each has a plan to address ...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in News
Out of everyone, Rosanne Walters was the least surprised when her husband, Joseph, filed as a candidate for Baltimore County executive.
``I know this is for him," Walters said of her husband of 18 years. ``This is his calling. He would turn this count...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in News
Northeast Baltimore county residents know they want less traffic, better streetscaping and more consistent land-use patterns on Joppa Road.
After a meeting last week, they hope they are one step closer to getting those.
At the meeting, interes...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in Sports
Jerry Schuerholtz would do just about anything to be involved with baseball at the Major League level in his hometown.
From a stint as a member of the grounds crew at Memorial Stadium as a youngster to a current part-time hobby as a tour guide at Orio...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in Opinion
Political savants who wonder how Kathleen Kennedy Townsend could dissipate a 15-point lead in the governorship race betray a forgivable innocence of Maryland history.
The record offers numerous cases in which front-runners wound up second best on Elec...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Booster in Opinion
Kids should not be 'begging;' they should work for money
Just about every time I get to the intersection of Honeygo Boulevard and Route 43 to get home in the early evening, I see various people of many different organizations collecting money for some...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in Community
camp
>Camp Invention, a summer day camp to encourage children's creative abilities, Aug. 5-9, Pleasant Plains Elementary School. Cost is $185. Call 410-823-6434.
>The Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region will hold a camp for chil...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in Community
I like to think of myself as an organized person - a place for everything and everything in its place.
Part of my problem is that I've never found a specific place for every thing. The other part of the problem is that I live with people for whom orga...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in Community
I have a request of my neighborhood friends. We have several community associations in our readership area.
To name just a few, there are the Associates of Loch Raven Village, the Knettishall Community Association and the Hillendale Improvement Associ...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in Education
>Anna Dechtiaruk, daughter of Walter and Catherine Dechtiaruk of Carney, has been named to the Dean's List at Susquehanna University.
>The following students have made the Dean's List for the spring semester at McDaniel (Western Maryland) Colleg...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in Education
Results of the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills are in _ or at least that is what the general population believes.
However, the recently released scores for what many refer to as the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) were actually the result...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in News
After several months of complaints by the community, the lines of communication between Benson Rice, owner of the Whiz Car Wash, and Loch Raven residents seem to be opening.
At a Baltimore County Zoning Special Exception Hearing last week, Rice presen...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in News
Northeast Baltimore county residents know they want less traffic, better streetscaping and more consistent land-use patterns on Joppa Road.
After a meeting last week, they hope they are one step closer to getting those.
At the meeting, interes...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in News
All three candidates running for the State Senate from the 8th District agree on the area's problems: Overcrowding in schools; inadequate prescription drug coverage for seniors ,and a spiraling state budget deficit.
But while each has a plan to addres...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in News
Students find syringe, but aren't likely harmed
The families of four grade-school students who found a syringe on school property are still waiting, as is the county school system, for answers to questions about the incident.
Two weeks ago, fo...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in News
Crime reports are gathered from the Parkville and Towson precincts.
Harford Road, 7900 block, Nino's Pizza, between 11:15 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. July 16. Someone removed cash and a safe from the property.
Perine Lane, 9900 block, Egerton Green Hou...
Published July 31, 2002 by Northeast Reporter in News
Every tomato has a story.
So does every cabbage and watermelon _ even the bean plants.
"You have to brag," says 66- year-old Russell Bull, leaning on his truck parked a few feet away from a flourishing garden. "We lie a little bit, too."
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