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THE POET Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote "In the spring, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." And in Columbia, a young girl's thoughts turn to a dress for the prom.A new prom dress can cost between $90 and $200 at the mall. If that sounds a little pricey, consider shopping at Project PROMise, a prom and formal wear consignment shop in Wilde Lake Village Center.Ellen Barth had the idea to open the shop in 1993, when she was a student at Atholton High School.Barth would pass the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center -- a shelter for the homeless -- every day on her way to school.

AS AN eighth-grade math teacher at Harper's Choice Middle School, it's unlikely that Brad Barth will be asked to write an essay on what he did over summer vacation. But if he did get the assignment, he'd have the most unusual tales to tell. On June 22, one week after school was dismissed for the summer, Barth boarded a plane for Skopje, Macedonia, to aid refugees fleeing the conflict in Kosovo.Barth's adventure began as he read a church bulletin at St. John's United Methodist- Presbyterian Church, which meets at Wilde Lake Interfaith Center.

John Barth, the Maryland novelist and dean of post-modern American writers, was honored yesterday with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the private Lannan Foundation.The honor carries one of the largest purses in literary circles -- $100,000. It has been given annually since 1987 by the Santa Fe-based foundation to signal excellence in English-language fiction, poetry and nonfiction.Barth, regarded as a master technician of the language as well as a distinguished storyteller, established himself in the 1960s by breaking out of the bounds set by modern writers such as James Joyce.

ST. MICHAELS -- Hank and Jan Barth had a somewhat singular problem when they started looking for a new home: What do you choose when you live in a historic 42-room, 16-bath mansion already?They found the answer near this picturesque Talbot County town: A French Jamaican house, known locally as "Candy Kisses" because its octagonal pods resemble the foil-wrapped candies made by Hershey.When a friend who was also a Realtor in Maryland sent them a postcard with a picture of "Candy Kisses," the attraction was instant.

A picture accompanying an article in Saturday's Today section misidentified the river on which John Barth lives. The author lives on the Chester River.The Sun regrets the errors.Pub Date: 10/02/96

You might expect public television's "Genesis: A Living Conversation" to start at the beginning with the first chapter of the first book of the Bible. After all, if it was good enough for GodBut not television. PBS' "Genesis," the highly publicized 10-hour discussion series with Bill Moyers as host, begins tonight with the story of Cain and Abel -- Chapter Four -- in an hourlong program titled "The First Murder."It is a striking choice not only for reasons of chronology, but also because it is the one hour that features secular writers instead of religious leaders talking about the text: Faye Kellerman, Mary Gordon, Oscar Hijuelos, Charles Johnson, Rebecca Goldstein and John Barth.

Brother F. E. BarthPainter, decoratorBrother Frederick E. Barth, S.J., a painter and decorator who took care of buildings at Jesuit facilities -- including Loyola College in Baltimore and Loyola High School in Towson -- died Friday of cancer at Loyola Center, the Jesuit community residence at St. Joseph University in Philadelphia. He was 76.Brother Barth, a Philadelphia native, joined the Society of Jesus in 1940. He worked at Loyola College from 1947 to 1949 and again in 1954 and 1955. He was assigned to the high school in 1949 and 1950.

Judging by the heated resistance from some students to the state's new community service requirement for high school graduation, one could get the impression there isn't a student left who thought about anything other than dates, facial blemishes and the latest fashions.Then, one comes across an Ellen Barth, a 17-year-old Atholton High School junior, who is taking something as seemingly extravagant as prom wear and using it to help the less fortunate.Miss Barth is the founder of Project PROMise.

Judging by the heated resistance from some students to the state's new community service requirement for high school graduation, one could get the impression there isn't a student left who thought about anything other than dates, facial blemishes and the latest fashions.Then, one comes across Ellen Barth, a 17-year-old junior at Atholton High School in Columbia, who is taking something as seemingly extravagant as prom wear and using it to help the less fortunate.Miss Barth is the founder of Project PROMise.

A two-alarm fire ripped through a Reisterstown apartment building early today, killing two men, injuring two firefighters and forcing the evacuation of several families, Baltimore County authorities said.The site of the fire at the Bentley Park Apartments in the 400 block of Shirley Manor Road, behind the Chartley Shopping Center on Reisterstown Road, was also where a tornado in October 1990 damaged more than a dozen apartment buildings and nearby single-family homes.The fire, which was reported at 1:20 a.m, occurred in a basement apartment at 404 Shirley Manor Road, a building that has sustained minor damage from the tornado, a county fire official said.

Obi Egekeze said he didn't watch when North Carolina kicker Casey Barth attempted a field goal in the third quarter with the Tar Heels ahead 15-14. Barth hit the left upright. Said Egekeze, who has been great since starting the season 0-for-5: "I never wish bad on another kicker. I don't even watch other kickers kick. I just turned in the complete opposite direction and figured I'd let the fans tell me if it was good." ( For more, go to baltimoresun.com/terpsblog)

Turns out Maryland is big enough for more than one guitar-strumming Democrat. Frank Kratovil, the Queen Anne's County state's attorney running for Congress in the 1st District, has a band in his recent past. It appears to have been a back-burner thing compared to the Irish-rock ensemble a certain pol used to front. Kratovil's campaign manager, Tim McCann, even had trouble summoning the group's name when I inquired about it the other day. (I'd asked after hearing Kratovil had taken the stage recently at the big conference for local government officials in Ocean City.

On Monday, September 24, 2007, NANCY L. BARTH (Tinkey) beloved wife of the late Elbert (Gene) Barth, loving daughter of the late Nora Gillingham and Edward Jessen, loving sister of Doris McGill (Toddles), Betty Miller, Mary Lou Collins, Ronald Gillingham, Dorothy Morgan and Pam Hostetler, loving aunt to many nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., at HARRY H. WITZKE'S FAMILY FUNERAL HOME INC., 4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City, where a funeral service will be held Friday 11 A.M. Interment Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

The last time Baltimore gave its police chief the boot, it fired the messenger, too. Matt Jablow, a former TV reporter who'd been the Police Department's spokesman for four years, lost his job in July, when Sheila Dixon ousted Commissioner Leonard Hamm. Jablow has just landed another job, as a producer for Bethesda-based America's Most Wanted. "I think it would be hard to find a job that combines my interests and experience better than this one," Jablow said. "Producing good stories and helping find bad guys is a great way to make a living."

On December 2, 2006, MARY T.; beloved wife of the late George N. Barth. Also survived by the Stewart & Barth families. A Memorial Service will be held at the Gonce Funeral Service, P.A.., 4001 Ritchie Highway on Wednesday, at 12:30 PM. Interment private

Date of birth: Jan. 30, 1946 Party affiliation: Democrat Professional background: Reporter for WMAR-TV for 35 years. General assignment reporting covering all of Maryland and Washington, and including international coverage from Mexico, Israel and Russia. Shop steward of AFTRA union. Educational background: Graduated from the Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor of arts degree in political science, 1968. Graduated from public high school in Washington. Personal: Married for 35 years to Toba Dobkin Barth; father of two adult daughters, Ellen and Emily.

Congressional candidate Oz Bengur is launching an Iraq-themed television ad to begin running today on the Internet. The 30-second ad will be featured on a banner advertisement on The Sun's Web site. The same ad will begin running on four local Baltimore television stations Monday. The ad begins with a montage of pictures of troops in Iraq. "As a father of a Marine who fought in this war, I understand what our troops are going through and how George Bush has failed them," the Democrat says in the ad. Bengur, an investment banker, is running for the 3rd District congressional seat.

Former WMAR-TV news reporter Andy Barth made official his bid for the U.S. Congress yesterday, emphasizing his desire to strengthen Social Security and pensions and withdraw troops from Iraq. The latest entry in the Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin, Barth has not held an elected or appointed office, but he said his 35 years as a reporter have given him an unequaled sense of his prospective constituents. "Politicians sometimes say `I'm going to do a listening and learning tour' when they start out. Mine's been 35 years," Barth said.

What better way to draw attention to the travails of day care workers than to have a bigwig spend a day in their spit-up-spattered shoes? That's what the labor union that is trying to organize home day care providers promised with its news release: "Speaker Busch to become home-based child care provider for a day." Michael Busch, speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, changing diapers, wiping noses and singing Raffi all day? I'd like to see that! But I couldn't. That's because contrary to the SEIU Local 500's advance billing, Busch wasn't playing provider for a day yesterday.

Andy Barth, the veteran WMAR-TV reporter, has the inside scoop on a potential candidate in Maryland's 3rd Congressional District race.That's because the person thinking about joining the already crowded field is none other than Barth. "I'm thinking hard about it and talking to people, and we'll have more to say later," Barth, 59, told me yesterday. A registered Democrat, Barth lives in Columbia. Five years ago, he unsuccessfully sought the job of Columbia Association president. Barth said he hadn't told his bosses at Channel 2 on about his political aspirations, at least as of yesterday morning, when we spoke.