Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
Irwin Trail
Irwin P. Trail, who helped launch the old Catonsville National Bank, died of heart failure July 7 at Charlestown retirement community. He was 98.
Born in Granite and raised on Old Court Road, Mr. Trail was the longest continuous me...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
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Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in News
A half-century later, the owner of the Varsity Drive-In and the hot-rodders who ate his hamburgers are back together.
The origins of this reunion _ recalling the days when Brylcreem-ed guys in souped-up cars cruised up and down Baltimore National Pike...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Sports
Baseball
The 9-10 Catonsville Cubs placed second in the Linthicum-Ferndale Baseball Tournament with a 3-2 record.
The Cubs advanced to the championship by defeating Lake Shore, 13-5. Matt Kruse was MVP of the game after hitting a grand slam an...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
Back in the "olden days," many churches used to hold outdoor camp meetings, where people would literally camp out and worship for days in the great outdoors, drawing closer to God and to one another in the shared fellowship of the intense, reviving worshi...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
Hall-Edwards
Danielle Maria Hall, daughter of Dwight Hall Sr. and the late Nancy Hall, will wed Marshall Charles Edwards, son of Sylvia Edwards of Pikesville and the late Charles Edwards, on Sept. 25.
After graduating from Catonsville High Sch...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in News
With each new thread of evidence that is reported, the disappearance of Patricia Ann Kelly becomes more baffling for police as well as friends and family trying to find her.
Why would the 44-year-old Catonsville resident - by all accounts a successful...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in News
Think you're the best at playing Risk or Diplomacy? You can test your mettle by competing at the annual World Boardgame Championship, being held Tuesday-Sunday, Aug. 3-8, at Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn.
The event, which will run from 9 a.m. to midnight...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in News
The only middle school in Baltimore County to be added to Maryland's list of troubled schools is Arbutus Middle School, which failed to meet state standards in two out of 24 testing areas on this year's Maryland School Assessment exam.
Although the sc...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Sports
Golf
>The John Jahnigen Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Monday, Sept. 27, at Rolling Road Golf Club.
Registration is at 11 a.m. and shotgun start begins at noon.
Cost is $150 per golfer and includes closest-to-the-pin and long...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Opinion
Cummings' trade vote good reason to support opponent
In voting against the Australian Free Trade Agreement last week, my opponent, Elijah Cummings, again displayed his true colors by missing this opportunity to cast a bipartisan vote.
If he wa...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in News
The only middle school in Baltimore County to be added to Maryland's list of troubled schools is Arbutus Middle School, which failed to meet state standards in two out of 24 testing areas on this year's Maryland School Assessment exam.
Although the sc...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
Donald Cooper appreciates the emphasis the Baltimore County school system has put on making science more interesting to students.
So the Hebbville Elementary School teacher is happy to spend two weeks of his summer vacation attending the county's Elem...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
The heroes of World War II have not been forgotten in Westowne.
The Westowne Community Association has launched an initiative to spruce up a neglected park, the site of a war memorial.
The group is collecting dues to pay for regular upkeep of ...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
New players crowded out veterans on the American Legion 17-19 Dewey Lowman Post 109 roster this season.
"A lot of the boys were just too old to come back," Coach Bernie Hynson said.
Only five returned from last year's squad: pitcher/infielder ...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
A bluegrass mainstay in the Baltimore-Washington area comes to Lurman Woodlands Theatre Sunday evening, Aug. 1.
Darren Beachley and the Maryland Line is a quartet whose members are all veterans of bluegrass bands in the area.
Guitar, banjo, ba...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in News
"Looking for job security and job satisfaction?"
"Tired of trying to make ends meet?"
"Your future starts now!"
Apparently, the U.S. Army is increasing efforts to attract a few good men - and women.
Eye-catching "For Hire" noti...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in News
Crime log is compiled from police reports. It is the policy of the Catonsville Times to include a description of suspects only when it contributes to identification.
Catonsville
Johnnycake Road, 5800 block, 10:25 p.m. July 21. The victim was g...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in News
Motorists westbound on Interstate 70 passing Security Square Mall now know that Cove Fort, Utah, is 2,200 miles away.
A newly erected sign also provides the distances to Columbus, St. Louis and Denver, all stops along the I-70 trail, which ends at Cov...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in News
The Hispanic-American population offers a rich vein of votes that neither John Kerry nor George Bush dares to ignore. But the need for delicate handling of that potential swing vote is emphasized by the current Maryland debate over the treatment of illega...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in News
The Concerned Citizens of Catonsville got an update on improvements at Banneker Field at their monthly meeting.
Representatives from Councilman Sam Moxley's office reported that Banneker Field will be completely re-done, including new lighting, and th...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis., announced that Rebecca Walker completed a bachelor of arts in writing-intensive English, criminology and law studies from the College of Arts and Sciences. She lives in Catonsville.
Jane Ryan participated in th...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
Victims of rape and sexual assault in Baltimore County no longer have to go to downtown Baltimore to be examined and treated.
Instead, those victims must go to Towson, where the county's only Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) program is housed a...
Published July 28, 2004 by Catonsville Times in Community
Think you're the best at playing Risk or Diplomacy? You can test your mettle by competing at the annual World Boardgame Championship, being held Tuesday-Sunday, Aug. 3-8, at Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn.
The event, which will run from 9 a.m. to midnight...