Friday, May 11, 2012
Rose Gauza passed away this week at 52.
Rosemary Ann Gauza had a passion for teaching, and a passion for people. The Riderwood Elementary School fourth-grade teacher had a particular knack for reaching out to children, said principal Kathy DeHart. "They were not just names in a grade book, they were not just faces sitting in front of a desk," DeHart said. "She knew about their families, about their pets, about their passions. She would get to know them and she would give each of them a nickname." Ms. Gauza, 52, a Perry Hall resident, died Thursday after falling ill earlier in the week. Ms. Gauza missed last school year because of an illness. Ms. Gauza, who began her teaching career 30 years ago in Baltimore City, had taught at Riderwood since 1995. She began as a special …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Watch and listen to the sights and sounds of the annual day of remembrance.
For 27 years the Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens have set aside the first Friday in May to honor men and women of the public safety community who have died while serving in the line of duty. This year's ceremony, held at the Timonium cemetery, held the distinction of honoring the fewest Fallen Heroes—just one—Maryland State Trooper First Class Shaft Hunter. Hunter, 39, died on May 21, 2011, when his police cruiser collided with the back of a parked tractor-trailer on the shoulder of Interstate 95. Friends and colleagues remember Hunter as "high-energy, funny and a true professional." On Friday, before a crowd of over 1,000 police, firefighters, friends and family, Hunter's 11 dedicated years of service in uniform were remembered and …
Saturday, March 3, 2012
The fallen soldier will be honored at a church in Lutherville.
Members of the community are feeling the loss of an Army guardsman who they unanimously remember as a sort of gentle giant, a "good, Christian man" who was all about his family. Major Robert Marchanti II, who was killed in an attack on the Afghan Interior Ministry where he served as a NATO adviser, taught in Baltimore County public schools from 1990 until 2008. According to Baltimore County Public schools officials, Marchanti was a career reservist with the Army National Guard beginning in 1986. During his 18-year career with the school system, Marchanti worked at schools in Pikesville, Towson, Essex, and Parkville. Charles Herndon, a county schools spokesman, said that Marchanti left teaching in 2008 to pursue a military career. …
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Bel Air Town commissioners discussed the hotel tax issue at the town work session Tuesday.
Bel Air officials want to make sure the town holds an equal share in revenue if the Maryland General Assembly passes enabling legislation for a hotel tax in Harford County. At the town work session on Tuesday, Commissioner David Carey expressed concern about splitting the hotel tax revenue among the county's three municipalities. If the state delegation passes enabling legislation then municipalities in Harford County can levy a tax. "How does it provide for the tax revenue to come back to the municipalities?" Carey asked. Trish Heidenreich, the Bel Air director of economic development, said while early discussions involved splitting revenue on a case-by-case basis, that is no longer the case. Heidenreich said that the current plan is for …
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
A memorial service has been scheduled for Oct. 15.
Ronald (Ron) John Schaefer, retired contracts manager for Northrop Grumman Corp. and avid bicyclist, died of prostate cancer at his Timonium home. He was 78. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, October 15 at Peaceful Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Center, 2325 York Road, Timonium. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in his memory to the Prostate Cancer Foundation (www.pcf.org).
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Jerry Leiber, 78, died in Los Angeles on Monday.
Three thousand miles from Baltimore’s Riggs and McKean avenues, where it all started, Jerry Leiber died of heart failure Monday in Los Angeles, at 78. Mark this as the day the music died. The national newspaper obituaries got the headline stuff right: how the young Leiber teamed with Mike Stoller to become songwriting godfathers of early rock 'n' roll, and how their music brought the rhythms and comic street smarts of black musicians like the Coasters and the Drifters to the first generation of young white rock 'n' roll fans. They wrote “Hound Dog” for Big Mama Thornton, and Elvis Presley turned it into one of rock’s early anthems. They wrote “Yakety Yak” and “Charlie Brown” for the Coasters, and produced “There Goes My Baby” and “Spanish …
Sunday, August 14, 2011
A recap of Patch articles from the last seven days—just in case you missed anything.
An intruder fled the scene of a home he had broken into after he was confronted by the homeowners, according to our Crime Log. A College Manor employee was arrested after allegedly assaulting and robbing an elderly, blind resident. We profiled a former St. Paul's baseball player who is working his way up to the pros. Our food reviewer went on the hunt (blindfolded) for the best slice of pizza in town, and we got it all on video. We tried to save you some money with our Frugal Family post—just in case you have experienced any recent flooding in your home. Patch contributor Joanna Bell started the conversation about your children's class schedule in our weekly Moms Talk column. Patch contributor Joseph Klein made a few suggestions for …
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Man who died after motorcycle accident was a beloved brother, uncle and head chef of a popular Timonium restaurant.
Robert Junius Carter Jr. died June 26, two days after his motorcycle was struck by a driver who allegedly failed to yield the right of way. Carter was the head chef at The Charred Rib, a popular restaurant in Timonium. But his legacy extends well beyond his culinary talents, according to his sister and his former employer. From Angelia Carter: "My brother, Robert, was very much a family oreinted man. He was always smiling, easy going, sociable, and a peaceful man. Always sensitive to the needs of others. Enjoyed riding his motorcycle and cooking for the family during family gatherings. Robert started to enjoy traveling also. When the family got together for family time vacation, Robert always made sure his siblings—Angie (myself), …
Monday, June 13, 2011
The second-annual wing eating contest drew a large crowd to Timonium.
Having spent a good deal of time bar-hopping for sport, I have come to the realization that there are few things so simple and pleasing as a perfect bowl of Buffalo wings. The tangy spice of the sauce, the crispy bite of the skin and the juicy burst of the delicious meat all come together to make the perfect snack. Naturally, when I was presented with the opportunity to join my fellow wing-lovers at Hightopps Backstage Grille for the second-annual Wing Wars competition, I jumped at the chance. Now I usually stick to eating for quality, not quantity, but having sampled and enjoyed Hightopps’ wings in the past and with the knowledge that the event was for charity with the proceeds benefiting The United Way, I decided to put my critic hat …
Monday, May 30, 2011
Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens adds 10 veterans to the Circle of the Immortals.
About 3,500 veterans are buried at the Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, and 10 more have been added over the last year. On Memorial Day, their graves were decorated with American flags and flowers. Their families were honored with service awards. Decorated military officials—including Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown—spoke kind words about them. A crowd of hundreds gathered at the Timonium cemetery Monday to remember the nine men who died in the line of duty while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The nine men honored on Monday were: Air Force Msgt. Tara R. Brown, of Bowie, MD, was killed on April 27, 2011. She will be honored at the 2012 Memorial Day ceremony. The men and woman of the …
Bill Howard
10:48 pm on Saturday, May 12, 2012
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