Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Community
The Senator Theatre is rolling out the red carpet for a group of Hereford High School students and graduates Dec. 21 as it hosts the premiere of "Return of the Gnome 2."
The 90-minute movie was written, produced and directed by Zachary Hamilton, a 200...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Community
Phoenix resident Ian Judge guessed the correct number of seeds in a 712-pound pumpkin to win Valley View Farms' annual giant pumpkin contest. The contest pumpkin, and several other giant pumpkins, had been on display at Valley View Farms for several weeks...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Community
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Arts
> The Do...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Community
Parkton TechnoDudes finish in first place
The TechnoDudes of Parkton, consisting of Sam Bogucki, David Carls, Scott Forster, Nathan Villagaray-Carski and Cory Webb, took the top award for their research project at the "First Lego League Competition" t...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Education
Students outdo past efforts for food bank�
The Hereford Middle School Agricultural Science Department and the sixth-grade Treasure Seekers team combined efforts to collect more than 2,000 items for the Hereford Food Bank.
The donations benef...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Education
The news came out of the blue with a phone call Nov. 30. It was from Nancy Grasmick, state superintendent of schools.
Grasmick called Sparks Elementary School Principal Barbara Bisset to tell her that Sparks was named a Maryland Blue Ribbon School of ...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Entertainment
new movies
"Flight of the Phoenix" (PG-13). John Moore wrote and directs this remake of the 1965 drama about a group of plane crash survivors who must attempt to carve out a life on a remote island. Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson and Giovanni Ribisi star...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Business
Shari Kohn's patients hardly notice when she asks them to "open wide."
Most are too busy watching "Shrek 2" or "Finding Nemo" on a flat-screen television overhead.
Others are simply eager to get back to the waiting room so they can climb in th...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Business
The new Cold Stone Creamery at 10015 York Road may be the umpteenth ice cream retailer in the busy York Road commercial corridor from Towson to Hunt Valley.
But last month it may well have been the busiest. Even before the store's grand opening in Coc...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in News
The following hearings and meetings concern cases in the Baltimore County land use planning process in the third councilmanic district. They are open to the public.
Department of Permits and Development Management
Timothy M. Kotroco, director,...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in News
A North County church that is more than 100 years old has been memorialized in a way that is warm and fuzzy - literally.
A sketch of Pine Grove United Methodist Church on Middletown Road in Parkton has been woven into a cotton throw.
Or...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in News
Heaven only knows how the director of next week's musical at Our Lady of Grace Church pulled it off, but the show is not your conventional holiday fare.
In most Christmas plays, the children who portray angels simply stand in the background and look b...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in News
Cable rates going up in city and nearby counties
Customers of Comcast Cable will see an increase in their bills effective Jan. 1, 2005.
Notice of the increase was sent by mail to 350,000 subscribers in Baltimore, Howard and Harford counties an...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in News
The County Council will withdraw and reintroduce nearly all of the bills that were introduced last week after complaints that the original schedule provided no time for public hearings on the proposed legislation.
Council Secretary Tom Peddicord said ...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Opinion
Accelerated immigrant naturalization suggested
I am always heartened when I read that our delegates are working to protect their constituency. But the lack of any cost specificity on the part of Dels. Pat McDonough and Rick Impallaria in your article ...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Sports
D.J. Scarponi's last words after finishing second at the state championships last season were simple.
"I can still be a state champ again next year," said Scarponi, who won a Class 1A/2A title as a sophomore in 2003.
That quest began over the ...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Sports
Recreation
> Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks invites boaters to use its six Chesapeake Bay access ramps at Cox's Point Park, Inverness Park, Merritt Point Park, Rocky Point Park, Southwest Area Park and Turner Station Park. Ramp...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Sports
Wrestling
Hereford and Western Tech at Lansdowne, Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 4 p.m.
Bulls could gain two county 1A/2A Division wins.
Dulaney and Woodlawn at Dundalk, Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 4 p.m.
It could be difficult for Owls and Warrio...
Published December 15, 2004 by North County News in Sports
If the football fan in your life plans to fritter away as much free time as possible - and even some that isn't - watching heaven knows how many games on television over the holidays, maybe there's a way to pry him or her from the tube after all.
...
Published December 15, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Community
Submissions for the Bulletin Board should be sent to Jennifer Gibson, Northeast Booster, 409 Washington Ave., Towson, MD 21204, faxed to 410-337-2490 or e-mailed to jgibson@patuxent.com.
Items must be received no later than noon on Friday for the foll...
Published December 15, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Community
Traditions are a very big part of our lives. Tree-lighting ceremonies, cookie swaps, all the sisters and sister-in-laws getting together to bake cookies, ornament exchanges, traveling afar to see loved ones, and the list goes on.
I've learned that as ...
Published December 15, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Community
opening
"Flight of the Phoenix" (PG-13). Not reviewed. John Moore wrote and directed this remake of the 1965 drama about a group of plane crash survivors who must attempt to carve out a life on a remote island. Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson and Giovanni...
Published December 15, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Community
Edwards-Stein
Stephanie Marie Edwards and Jeffrey Lawrence Stein were married Nov. 26 at St. Ursula's Church in Parkville.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ture of Perry Hall and Mr. Bruce Edwards of Parkville.
The gro...
Published December 15, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Education
> Applications are being accepted for the third annual Northrop Grumman Corp. Engineering Scholars program, which will provide $240,000 in college scholarships to Maryland high school students interested in studying engineering.
Individual scholars...
Published December 15, 2004 by Northeast Booster in Education
> Eastern Tech High School students Kianna Hawkins and Mark Keibler, along with social studies teacher James Thomas, participated recently in a panel discussion at the second annual National High School Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.
Deputy ...