Monday, May 21, 2012
The school was one of 11 county schools to get the designation. Four others earned recertification.
Crofton Woods Elementary School earned an official Maryland Green School certification this year for its conservation efforts. The school was one of 11 to earn the designation this year from the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE). There are now 52 education facilities in the county with the designation. Four other schools also earned recertification, according to a press release from Anne Arundel County Public Schools. To earn Green School status, a school must go through a two-year process of establishing a program for environmental awareness. Efforts often include recycling, conservation programs and other activities designed to encourage "green" thinking. This is the third year in a row that 11 county …
Rusty Clark will man the trailer equipped with a smoker and will offer homemade barbecue six days a week. The stand will be open this Wednesday.
Area residents will have a new option for barbecue when a Gambrills man opens his new food trailer alongside Maryland Route 3. Russell “Rusty” Clark quietly started serving ribs, brisket, chicken and other barbecue options last weekend and will be open Wednesday for customers. He'll be open sporadically over the next week and hopes to have a grand opening and ribbon cutting on June 2. Clark, 55, said he decided to open Rusty’s Ribs 'n BBQ after holding countless successful cookouts with friends and family. “Everyone said ‘you should go into business,’” he said. “I’d been doing it for 17 years but never considered it. But then my wife and I talked and said ‘let’s go for it.’” Rusty’s will operate out of a mobile trailer equipped with a …
Ambareen Jafri, a volunteer at Nantucket Elementary, received the Maryland Parent Involvement Matters Award on Friday.
UPDATE (12:15 p.m.)—Crofton parent Ambareen Jafri, described as "Nantucket Elementary School's great communicator," received the 2012 Parent Involvement Matters Award for the state on Friday. Jafri was selected from among 24 semifinalists recognized for their exceptional support of public education. An awards ceremony was held Friday night at Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore County. According to a news release, parents are nominated for demonstrating significant, positive impact in their education communities. Here is an excerpt from Jafri's bio as listed on the Maryland State Department of Education's website: Answering a "call for help," she sprung into action for ESOL students to serve on the Diversity Committee as an Urdu …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Michael Brown hopes to collect several dozen flags as part of his Eagle Scout project.
A teen from Gambrills is looking to earn his Eagle Scout award by collecting old U.S. flags and retiring them during a special ceremony next month. Michael Brown of Troop 755 is encouraging people to find old or damaged flags and donate them to the troop so that they can be disposed of appropriately. He’ll be collecting flags at Odenton Volunteer Fire Company (OVFC) carnival from May 22 to 28. On Flag Day on June 14, he will gather with other scouts and community members for a formal flag retirement ceremony at the Gambrills Church of God. He hopes to collect several dozen flags. “This is definitely something that’s really important, because no one wants to throw away a flag, and no one knows what to do with them,” Brown said. “This is …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
With Pimlico triumph, I'll Have Another keeps Triple Crown dream alive.
I’ll Have Another proved the skeptics wrong by winning the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday in exactly the same way he won the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago. The Kentucky-bred chestnut colt chased down pre-race favorite Bodemeister in the stretch crossing the finish line first by a neck. In the process, I'll Have Another kept alive hopes for horse racing’s first Triple Crown champion in more than three decades. “More than anything, I’m glad I didn’t disappoint people,” said Mario Gutierrez, I’ll Have Another’s jockey. “Like I say, it’s not about me. It is about the horse. From day one, I’ve believed in him. I’m so happy for him because he’s just a great horse.” Affirmed, in 1978, was the last colt to capture the …
An article in the Maryland Gazette on Saturday reported that Brian McDevitt, the Pasadena man who died in an accident earlier this year, had alcohol in his system and was excessively speeding.
Brian McDevitt, a Pasadena man whose death earlier this year incited hundreds of passionate comments on Patch, had alcohol in his system and was excessively speeding when the car he was driving hit another car on Fort Smallwood Road, according to the Maryland Gazette. McDevitt was the co-founder of Anne Arundel Breaking News and Events, a popular local Facebook page and web page. McDevitt, 32, was traveling between 99 and 113 mph at the time of the accident and had a blood-alcohol content of between .05 and .07 percent, according to documents obtained by the Gazette. The posted speed on the portion of Fort Smallwood Road where McDevitt crashed is 50 mph and Maryland law states that a motorist can be charged with driving under the influence…
Friday, May 18, 2012
The parade will start at 10 a.m. Saturday at Crofton Woods Elementary.
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Friday, May 18
The annual parade to honor the U.S. armed forces will take place on Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. at Crofton Woods Elementary. The parade will proceed onto Crofton Parkway for 1.3 miles turning left onto Duke of Kent Drive and ending at Crofton Elementary. Share your parade photos with Patch! The lineup will include: Simply upload your photos clicking the “Upload Photos and Videos” button above the main image.
The surprise success of the Orioles and Nationals has the region buzzing.
The Orioles and Nationals "rivalry" has required quotations through the first few years of interleague play around the beltway. This year is different. Entering the three-game weekend set, beginning Friday night at Nationals Park, the two clubs are battling atop their divisions against clubs with star-studded rosters and larger payrolls. So as one of the most important series between these neighboring ball clubs gets underway, the Patch sites in the Maryland area are curious: who are you pulling for in this year's Battle of the Beltway? Are you cheering for Bryce Harper and the Nationals? Or are you behind Adam Jones and the Orioles? While we're at it, which team do you think stands the best chance of staying in the pennant race late into …
Feathers, bows and sequins, oh my!
For some ladies attending the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, the hats are more important than the horses. Last year, Patch visited Hats in the Belfry on Main Street in Annapolis to see what was fashionable in the world of hats. This year, Marjae Hicks is busy adorning Baltimore area heads with feathers, jewels, bows, sequins, flowers and all the bling that is associated with a Preakness hat. The Preakness is one of Baltimore's historical sports events, offering tradition and excitement. And big hats. According to Marjae, owner of Hats by Marjae in Westminster, MD, Preakness-worthy hats are big and whimsical and will get people talking. "You have to wear your hat with confidence. If you don't, it will show," Marjae said. "You have to have …
The Giant supermarket in Gambrills announced some upgrades to its produce and meat department. It also presented a check to School of the Incarnation.
Officials from Giant Food celebrated the grand re-opening of the Gambrills supermarket on Friday, and presented a check for more than $8,000 to a local school. The Giant store in the Crofton Station shopping center was recently updated with an expanded produce and meat section, plus a new seafood counter. It’s part of an ongoing effort to “refresh” all stores in the grocery chain, District Manager John Hicks said. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Giant officials also announced the donation of $8,248.58 to School of the Incarnation as part of its A+ School Rewards campaign. Colby Raber, a fourth-grader at the school, said the donation from Giant comprised about one-fourth of all money raised at the school this year, and would go toward new…
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1:25 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
I think its wonderful what you are doing shows some kids have their head on straight and who is not self absorbed. I will be stopping by to donate my old flags that I had no idea where to take them or what was the proper way to dispose of I only knew you should not throw them away an I would never do that its disrespectful to our great country. Good Luck to you on this project and all you do in … more ›