Published April 19, 2006 by Catonsville Times in News
John Sarbanes has raised more money than any of his rivals for the 3rd Congressional seat being vacated by Ben Cardin, according to campaign filings.
The Democrat received $234,000 in contributions between Jan. 1 and March 31, outdistancing former cit...
Published April 19, 2006 by Catonsville Times in Sports
> Catonsville High School will be hosting the 7th Annual Prime Time Lacrosse Camp for boys ages 6-14 from June 19-23. Camp will run from 8-11 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Visit www.primetimelaxcamp.com or call 410-887-0808 and ask for Matt Ames for ...
Published April 19, 2006 by Catonsville Times in Sports
-UMBC's head coach Courtney Connor was an All-American while playing at the University of Maryland. During her five years of lettering she was a part of five NCAA championship teams.
-Assistant Tara Singleton was an All-American at Loyola College and ...
Published April 19, 2006 by Catonsville Times in Sports
Baseball
Calvert Hall at Mount St. Joseph, Wednesday, April 19 at 3 p.m.
The 3 p.m. start is not a misprint. It's the time for the completion of a suspended game tied at 7-7 earlier this season. A full game will follow as the two top teams in ...
Published April 19, 2006 by Catonsville Times in Sports
College Women's Lacrosse
What Julie Libertini did for her University of Maryland, Baltimore County lacrosse team in the final minute of a 14-6 loss to Johns Hopkins was greeted with boisterous cheers and excitement.
What the Mount de Sales alu...
Published April 19, 2006 by Catonsville Times in Opinion
Former television reporter channels energy into politics
With all the nasty headlines featuring the U.S. Congress these days, it's reassuring to know that we have a choice for a better future, at least in the 3rd Congressional District.
The 3r...
Published April 19, 2006 by Catonsville Times in Opinion
While waiting for a kidney transplant and pursuing his quixotic quest for the Democratic senatorial nomination, Bob Kaufman offers a chilling suggestion: Nationalize the electricity industry.
The very idea will strike political junkies as preposterous...
Published April 19, 2006 by Catonsville Times in Opinion
Editorial
If you're into theater, it doesn't get much better than this.
If you're more than a detached audience observer, however, as are all Maryland residents, you have a vested interest that goes far beyond the final curtain.
So how...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Nora Kotula has a problem.
She can't stop herself from buying books at the annual Friends of the Towson Library book sale.
It was bad enough when the Gaywood resident just attended the sale eight years ago. It got worse six years ago when she ...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
* Most older adults don't get enough physical activity.
* Lack of physical activity and poor diet, taken in combination, are the second largest underlying cause of death in the United States. Only smoking causes more deaths.
* Regular exercise...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Check with your doctor before beginning any exercise program.
Start your program slowly. Build up your range of activities and level of effort gradually.
Don't hold your breath while straining, particularly if you have high blood pressure. The...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
The new fitness center at the Bykota senior center features the following among its exercise equipment:
Keiser strength training equipment - strength machines that use air pneumatic pressure as resistance - including leg press, leg extension, leg curl...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
> The Cherry Blossom Cluster series of four dog shows runs 8 a.m.-7 p.m. April 21-24 at the Cow Palace at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.
Call 410-728-5462 for general information or 410-203-1337 for specific breed judging times.
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Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Keeping fit is a vital part of Ivar Holmquist's personal program for feeling good - and living longer.
A Timonium resident, Holmquist has prostate cancer, which recently flared up after a period of remission.
"When my cancer returned, I realiz...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
The huge concrete base in the entrance to Villa Vista, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's 30th anniversary Decorators' Show House, was like the elephant in the corner.
It was hard to ignore when Timonium resident Lynda Snyder and Catherine Christopher...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Residents in or near the 100 block of Greenmeadow Drive in Timonium's Haverford neighborhood know they are lucky to have Jim Harlan for a neighbor.
In February, when the winter's only serious snowstorm hit the area, they were delighted, though not par...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
Look for a flat-screen television at the Towson Library that will run news 24 hours a day.
That's just one of the items that proceeds from the 2006 Friends of the Towson Library Book Sale are expected to fund.
Last year, the Friends of the Tow...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
The BSO Show House is open Sunday, April 23 through Sunday, May 21, except Mondays.
Hours are 1-4 p.m. Sundays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Tickets are $15 and available through the ...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
The Friends of the Towson Library is holding the 12th annual book sale this week in the lower-level meeting rooms of the Towson Library, 320 York Road.
The four-day sale, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, pays for library enhancements. The...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
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Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Community
An environmental consultant from Lutherville is helping to organize Baltimore Green Week, the area's third annual celebration of sustainable living April 22 -28.
Carol Silldorff, coordinator of the weeklong event, gravitated to it naturally because sh...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Education
* Every day 4,000 kids across the United States try their first cigarette, and another 1,500 kids under age 18 become daily smokers, according to The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
* Ninety percent of all adult smokers began smoking in their teens or...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Education
> Katherine Becker of Lutherville-Timonium was named to the dean's list for the winter term at Furman University, Greenville, S.C.
> Amy Weishampel, Jennifer List and Sarah Levitt, all of Towson, were named to the dean's list for the fall semest...
Published April 19, 2006 by Towson Times in Education
What: The American Lung Association of Maryland's Free to Breathe Jam Fest 2006. Eight local college- and high school-aged bands screened from dozens of applicants will compete in the finals of a smoke-free battle of the bands finale.
To compete in th...