Amoss

Hot Wells, the fourth finisher in the Arkansas Derby, will be the first out-of-town horse to arrive for the 123rd Preakness.Trainer Tom Amoss said yesterday that the gelding will be at Pimlico tomorrow and is a definite starter."

The family of state Sen. William H. Amoss, the Harford County Democrat who died Wednesday, will receive visitors from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the family home, 2535 Baldwin Mill Road in Baldwin. Services will be private.Pub Date: 10/10/97

Del. Donald C. Fry, a Democrat from northern Harford County, was named to the state Senate yesterday to finish the term of William H. Amoss, who died in office last month.Gov. Parris N. Glendening named Fry, 42, a lawyer and two-term member of the House of Delegates, after the Democratic central committees of Harford and Cecil counties voted unanimously late last week to recommend him.Regina Simon, a Fallston businesswoman, also submitted her name to the committees, but Fry was the apparent choice from the beginning.

During its maiden voyage, a bulky craft hovered near the Carroll County Career and Technology Center in Westminster.Actually, the student-designed craft rose a few inches, high enough to push aside standing rainwater and powerful enough to validate the efforts of its student pilots.As part of a senior project, three engineering students transformed a rubber raft and used lawn mower parts into a 450-pound ship, which they christened Bumble Bee."They say a bumblebee is not supposed to fly, because it is too heavy for its wings," said Ryan Swinton, 18. "Everyone thought our Bumble Bee would be too heavy to hover, but we proved them wrong."

For farming in Harford County to survive, the county must help its 650 or so farms better connect with the local marketplace, help farmers deal with new regulations, and better educate residents about the importance of farming.Those are the major conclusions in a new plan to assist Harford farmers into the next century, said William D. Amoss, the county's agricultural planner.The plan -- the work of Mr. Amoss, an eight-member Agricultural Task Force and more than 100 county farmers -- makes a number of suggestions for the county.

Niewenhous promoted to operations directorSue Niewenhous, a registered nurse, has been promoted to director of operations at Tri-Home Health Care & Services Inc. in Forest Hill.Ms. Niewenhous previously was director of human resources. She joined Tri-Home 10 years ago as a home care nurse.She is responsible for the internal operations of Tri-Home, a home health agency and hospice.Corbin is acting chief of academic computingSharon P. Corbin, a registered nurse, has been named acting director of academic computing for the 1994-1995 academic year at Harford Community College.

Gwendalynne Corkran and Ruth James decided to run for the District 35 Senate seat for the same reason: To unseat longtime incumbent William H. Amoss.The women, seeking the Republican nomination in Tuesday's primary, think Mr. Amoss, a Democrat, has been in office long enough. The 57-year-old senator is unopposed in the primary."I've watched the current senator for 20 years sit on the fence," Mrs. James said. "Twenty years is too long for anything except marriage."Her GOP opponent agrees. "We had a gentleman who had never had serious competition.

State Sen. William A. Amoss is feeling the heat this fall in his campaign for re-election in District 35, which encompasses portions of Harford and Cecil counties.The 20-year elected official is facing two challengers: Republican Gwendalynne G. Corkran and Independent Catharine Wilson."I'm running a hard campaign . . . as hard as the first time I ran for Senate," said Mr. Amoss, a Democrat. The senator was elected to office in 1982, after serving eight years as a delegate.He's banking on his experience to carry him through in the Nov. 8 general election.

There is only one primary contest in District 35 for Harford County voters, the Republican nomination for state senator. The winner will oppose three-term incumbent Democrat William H. Amoss and independent Catharine Wilson in the November general election.The GOP candidates are Ruth E. James, chairwoman of the county Republican Central Committee, and Gwendalynne G. Corkran, who runs a criminal rehabilitation placement program.Both women have been active in county Republican affairs and have held offices in political organizations.

The power of incumbency is not to be denied, but it shouldn't be automatically raised as the primary reason to return the same candidates to office in election after election.But incumbent legislators who have proven that they can be effective, that their experience is beneficial and that their grasp of issues is comprehensive, do deserve re-election.That is the case in Legislative District 35, where we endorse Sen. William H. Amoss and Delegates James M. Harkins and Donald C. Fry for another term.

Mike Amoss has spent more than half his 19 years in 4-H. According to the 4-H charter, he will be too old for the club after this year. But he won't leave without showing one more pair of steers at the 21st annual Harford County Farm Fair, which opens Thursday at the Equestrian Center in Bel Air. "I grew into 4-H, and I grew up in it," he said. "It taught me responsibility and giving back." At a young age, he began showing what he had harvested from the family's Fallston farm. First there were home-grown vegetables, then the pigs he raised.

An air-conditioned, spacious dining hall and conference center with a fully equipped, commercial kitchen, a newly graded playing field and an Olympic-sized pool are making the Harford County 4-H Camp a cool place to pass the summer. With a name befitting its setting, Deer Creek Overlook, the newest amenity and centerpiece of the camp in Forest Hill, is providing club members with a year-round activity center and a source of revenue for the entire facility. The 12,000-square-foot multi-purpose center, which opened last month, will be formally dedicated at 2 p.m. today and is already becoming a popular spot for receptions, business conferences and social gatherings.

After a lifetime in farming, 67-year-old Andrew Lohr wants to retire. He probably could sell his nearly 100-acre farm in Churchville for development but instead accepted an offer from Harford County. Lohr will place the property in Harford's agricultural preservation program. "I am putting all the land I own in preservation, in perpetuity," he said. "Perpetuity, I like that word." Lohr is one of 13 property owners who will join the Harford or state preservation programs this year. The County Council is considering an additional 10 farms for preservation and is expected to approve those next month.

Clara Amoss Davis, a former First National Bank manager, died of heart disease Saturday at the Dove House of Carroll Hospice in Westminster. The longtime Catonsville resident was 94. Born Clara Tucker in Baltimore and raised in Catonsville, she attended Catonsville High School. As a young woman, she did clerical work for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Mrs. Davis began her banking career in 1948 at the old Catonsville National Bank on Frederick Road. After its merger, she became a branch manager for the First National Bank.

Andrew "Chap" Cummings has lived his 90 years in the same historic Harford County home overlooking Deer Creek, and he has worked the land for most of his life. "From every window he looks out, he has a fabulous view of the creek and the valley," said his daughter, Susan Cummings of Bowie. To preserve that view and safeguard the land along Sandy Hook Road in Street from encroaching residential development, Andrew Cummings has placed all 91.5 acres in the state's Rural Legacy program. "Dad was born there, worked hard all his life there, and he wants to keep this land in farming," his daughter said.

On October 25, 2006 ANTHONY W. beloved husband of Ruth E. Diepold (nee Greener); devoted father of Michael Diepold; devoted brother of Marie Amoss, Margaret Novesecka, Elmer J. Diepold, Bernard Diepold and Andrew Diepold. Funeral Services will be held at the Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc., 7401 Belair Road on Monday at 11 a.m. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Friends may call on Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

A $2 million state grant will help Harford County preserve more farmland along Deer Creek and the Susquehanna River and ultimately protect the Chesapeake Bay. "It is the most we have ever received in any one year and brings to $7 million the amount we have received from Rural Legacy," said William D. Amoss, manager of the county's agricultural preservation program. "We could hypothetically add 200 more acres and fill in a lot of blanks on our preservation map." The state awarded more than $26 million last week to preservation projects across Maryland, including Harford's Lower Deer Creek valley.

On July 1, 2006, WILLIAM B., SR.; beloved friend of Thelma A. Pilarski Amoss; devoted father of William B. Amoss, Jr. and Deanna L. Amoss Lange and her husband Kevin E. Lange. Also survived by his mother, Marie Amoss and brother, Robert G. Amoss and his wife Eva and many supportive nieces, nephews, family and friends. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the Lassahn Funeral Home, Inc., 7401 Belair Road, on Monday at 3 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church (Fullerton)

On November 26, 2005, ELSIE M. (nee Allen), beloved wife of the late William Grafton Musgrove, devoted mother of Lois M. Maisel and Carolyn M. Amoss, dear mother-in-law of Michael Kitchell and Calvin Amoss, loving sister of Mildred Wolf and dearest grandmother of Carol Johnson, Thomas and Bradford Maisel and Robin La Grave. She is also survived by ten great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by siblings, the late Emory, Burton, Morris, Wilbur, Olive and Violet Allen and Evelyn Connell.

On Thursday, July 7, 2005, at his residence, CLARENCE ABEL AMOSS, of Wilmington, NC. He was born January 3, 1926, in Baltimore, MD; the son of the late John and Laura Leary Amoss. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lonie Crawford Amoss and a brother, Kenneth Amoss. Mr. Amoss was a veteran of the US Army having served during the Korean War. He was employed with American Can in Baltimore, MD for 35 years. Surviving is a special friend, Ella Mae Thomas, of Wilmington, NC. A private interment will be held in Mt. Christian Church Cemetery in Hartford County, MD. Arrangements by Andrews Mortuary Valley Chapel.