Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in Community
"The first couple of times I went I liked it, but it wasn't something I was completely committed to," says John Weiland, echoing the thoughts of most occasional skiers and snowboarders.
Weiland, a 47-year-old Columbia resident, first started skiing 15...
Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in News
Police make arrests in series of rapes
Baltimore County police have arrested a man in connection with five separate rapes that took place in Catonsville and Arbutus during 1985 and 1987. DNA evidence in one the cases was used to identify the man, 53-y...
Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in News
Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam takes the issue of whether the state should fund nonreligious textbooks for private and parochial schools personally. She is irked that she couldn't get her grandson into a Catholic school.
Although Nathan-Pulliam cited ove...
Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in News
If you're losing ground instead of pounds with a tasteless, boring diet, maybe some chocolate macadamia nut cheesecake would be just what the doctor ordered.
That and some Thai peanut butter chicken, a side of spicy green beans and, for snacks, a batc...
Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in News
Crime Log is compiled from police reports. It is the policy of the Arbutus Times to include a description of suspects only if it is complete enough to aid in identification.
Arbutus
Belwood Green, 4700 block, between 1 and 7 a.m. Jan. 11. A wa...
Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in News
The Baltimore County state's attorney is seeking money to hire additional staff to handle identity theft cases, so numerous that some currently don't even get investigated by police.
"These are major and difficult cases," State's Attorney Sandra O'Con...
Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in News
A federal appeals court has ruled in a published opinion that a judge - now the Baltimore County executive - who edited and improved parts of a search warrant application before approving the warrant did not taint it.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U....
Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in News
The crowd of young adults waving stuffed toy cows and chanting "moo" outside Route 40's new Chick-fil-A one night last week wasn't a protest demonstration.
The company had announced a year's worth of free, once-a-week meals to each of the first 100 pe...
Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in Sports
> Catonsville Youth Baseball registration will hold registration Saturdays, Jan. 29, Feb 5 and Feb. 12 from 9 a.m.-noon and Monday, Feb. 7 from 7-9 p.m. in the Bloomsbury Center auditorium. You can also register online at http://eteamz.active.com/caton...
Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in Sports
Beware Cardinal Gibbons. Mount St. Joe may have found a new basketball rival in Archbishop Spalding.
Fanatic student fans on both sides, interested alumni and general hoop junkies might agree after St. Joe's cardiac 52-50 triumph over the visiting Cav...
Published January 19, 2005 by Arbutus Times in Opinion
In the often messy work of lawmaking, human problems are sometimes obscured. For example, take Sandy Rosenberg and John Astle, two notable figures in the legislature's Jan. 11 vote to override Gov. Robert Ehrlich's veto of the bill on medical malpractice ...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in Community
Children who come to Camp Puh'tok in Monkton this summer will have the best of both worlds for lodging: brand new sleeping quarters that look like they've been around for centuries.
Girls aged 13 to 16 will live in three log cabins that resemble dwell...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in Community
Kelly-Martin
Mary Beth Kelly-Wills and Dave Wills of Sparks announce the engagement of her daughter Maria Ann Kelly to Daniel Scott Martin, son of Donna and John Martin of Overlea.
Maria is the granddaughter of Thelma and Michael Kelly of Timo...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in Community
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Arts
> The Do...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in Education
Baltimore County teachers would receive raises for the second straight year under Superintendent Joe Hairston's proposed operating budget for the 2005-06 school year.
The $994 million request is $73 million more than last year's school budget.
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Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in Education
> Rachel Lachance, a sophomore at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., has been named to the Dean's List for the fall semester. Majoring in psychology with a minor in special education, she is the daughter of Sandy Lachance of Phoenix and Mik...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in Education
Carroll Manor celebrates 2004 Blue Ribbon award
Carroll Manor Elementary School celebrated the school's recognition as a 2004 NCLB National Blue Ribbon School with a school-wide assembly Jan. 5.
A host of special guests and dignitaries were on...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in News
The following list shows the number of votes missed by Baltimore County lawmakers as compiled from the legislative voting record for the 2004 session by the Maryland Accountability Project. For more information about specific votes missed, log onto www.ma...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in News
Home Improvements
> The Painting and Decorating Contractors of America awarded its Image Award for the most improved painting contractor of 2004 to Forest Hill-based ProPaint Systems during its annual Christmas Party in Annapolis. Steven Dodge, pre...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in News
Christmas tree pickup now through Jan. 29
Baltimore County residents may have their Christmas trees picked up and disposed of at no cost through Jan. 29.
Trees must be free of ornaments and not wrapped in plastic bags. They must also be set ou...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in News
Due to a computer error, a reference to Carroll Manor Elementary School was omitted in the Jan. 13 North County News story about efforts to help the victims of the tsunami. On Jan. 14, students at Carroll Manor Elementary School celebrated "School Spirit ...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in News
They say they feel like a cross between Cinderella and the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield.
Three men who have organized a campaign to convince county officials to replace the Jacksonville Senior Center claim they are being treated like unworthy step...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in News
Kids Calendar and Scout Calendar will appear as part of the Kid Bits column. Send your events, meetings, day-care notices and other youth-oriented items, four weeks prior to event dates, to: Kid Bits, c/o North County News, 409 Washington Ave., Towson, MD...
Published January 19, 2005 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
Tiimothy M. Kotroco, director...
Published January 19, 2005 by North County News in News
Republican Del. Wade Kach lost his position as vice chairman of Baltimore County's House delegation after a failed attempt to unseat the group's longtime chairman.
In a party-line vote, the county's 12 Democratic delegates and one Republican voted Jan...