Bentley

It was time for Helen Delich Bentley to be honest about the shop. The Cockeysville antiques business the former congresswoman and her husband opened as a labor of love nearly 40 years ago was just labor these days. Dust was collecting on the early 20th century marble-top sideboards in the basement and the Baltimore Potthast cabinets on the second floor. Business hadn't been brisk at Bentley's Antiques Show Mart for years. It was time to close. The first antiques mall in the state is open for one last weekend, closing today at 5 p.m. -- 36 years after it spawned a row of quaint antiques stores in the small quarry town in northern Baltimore County.

Father Michael Pastrikos tends his flock at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, then looks after the strays in Greektown cafes. After services, he pops into the kafeneia with bits of holy bread for the no-shows. It is not communion. Unless you're bedridden, you have to come to church for that. But the bread - made at home as an offering, according to a special recipe, and cut into squares - is considered holy. Called antidoro, it is offered after communion, at the end of services. Since Pastrikos came to the parish in August, the bread can also be had in the smoky little cafes where men - and only men - gather to play cards, talk old-country politics and avoid church.

On January 11, 2007, William L. "Pop" Huggins, M-BM- A funeral service will begin at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, January 16 at J.J. Hartenstein Mortuary, Inc., 24 Second Street, New Freedom, PA.M-BM- Interment in Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery, Freeland, with military honors.M-BM- Friends may call at the mortuary on Monday, January 15, from 1-3 PM and 6-8 PM.M-BM- In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bentley Springs United Methodist Church, 423 Bentley Road, Parkton, MD 21120.

Sun, local media eluded local protest against trade groupOn Nov. 30, a large, peaceful protest was held at the World Trade Center in Baltimore against the World Trade Organization (WTO) to coincide with the demonstrations in Seattle against the WTO.In freezing weather, about 120 people rallied to oppose the WTO. The media was informed in advance with press releases. So where were they?The Sun did not send a reporter. Channels 2 and 45 did not come. On the 11 p.m. news on Channels 2 and 11, I saw coverage of the Seattle demonstrations, but not of the demonstration here.

Here's perhaps the most fascinating entry on place-kicker Scott Bentley's NFL resume, which includes nearly twice as many teams (five) as field-goal attempts (three):Signed by Tampa Bay, April 7, 1999.Waived by Tampa Bay, April 19, 1999.What did Bentley do, sabotage the playbook? Threaten Tony Dungy? Defect to NFL Europe?None of the above.Bentley had moved his belongings to Tampa with the understanding that he would compete with two other kickers for the starting job.But on April 17, the Buccaneers drafted Kansas State's Martin Gramatica in the third round, the earliest selection of a kicker since 1993.

Considering that he's competing with Pro Bowl offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden and 13-year veteran Harry Swayne, Spencer Folau said he needs to make the most out of chances when they come.He'll get his first opportunity this season when he works with the first team in tonight's preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles because of Ogden's injured hip flexor.Although Folau's chances of supplanting either one are slim, he enjoys the chance to be on the first unit."I'm definitely excited to be working with those guys," Folau said.

Kicker Matt Stover survived, wide receiver Floyd Turner did not, and the Cleveland Browns reunion party lost another member.The Ravens moved closer to finalizing their 53-man roster yesterday by waiving 10 players, most notably Turner, former Browns running back Eric Metcalf and kicker Scott Bentley, who gave Stover all he could handle throughout training camp and the preseason.The Ravens must cut two more players by 4 p.m. today to reach the league's mandatory roster limit.Bentley, who was unavailable to comment yesterday, may have blown his chance when he badly missed a 40-yard field-goal attempt at the end of the first half in Friday's 28-24 victory over the New York Giants.

George Kelly has never been to Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, but when he goes on Nov. 24, chances are his behavior will be as dignified as the concert.At least that's what Barbara Bentley hopes.Bentley, 68, teaches children the proper etiquette for attending concerts. She stopped by Pinderhughes Elementary School in West Baltimore yesterday to get dozens of third-graders ready for a performance.When she asked them about the do's and don'ts of attending a concert, George eagerly raised his hand.

Helen Delich Bentley, the former congresswoman whose Serbian roots helped make her a leading defender of Serbia on Capitol Hill, yesterday criticized the U.S.-led NATO bombing against Yugoslavia as the latest in a string of policy missteps that have contributed to the suffering of innocent civilians."

Scott Mitchell, QB: Although his best pass of the preseason opener was dropped by Justin Armour, Mitchell irked his coaches by fumbling as he scrambled in the first quarter against the Eagles last week. He seems to have shaken off the "dead-arm phase" of training camp. He also deserves better protection than his offensive line afforded him last week.Chris McAlister, CB: The rookie had a solid debut in last week's opener, but he followed that up with a shaky week of practice, as he admitted the rigors of his first pro training camp have caught up with him. Let's see if the tired legs show in his second test.

Josephine Bentley Offutt, who was active in Roman Catholic organizations, died of heart disease Sunday at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Lutherville resident was 99. Born Mary Josephine Bentley in Baltimore, she was raised at Rokeby, her family's Old Court Road home. She attended the Bryn Mawr School and was active in its drama productions. She then attended the old Eden Hall Academy in Torresdale, Pa. She married Thomas Worthington Offutt Jr. in 1931. When he was overseas during World War II, she ran the daily operations and handled the finances of their 450-acre Fleetwood Farms near Owings Mills.

On January 11, 2009 GEORGE H. BENTLEY. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Tuesday after 10:00 A.M. where the family will receive friends from 6-8 P.M. The family will also receive friends on Wednesday at 9:30 A.M. at Faith Baptist Church, 833 N. Bond Street. Funeral services will follow at 10:30 A.M.

On December 31, 2007, HELEN BENTLEY. Friends may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Friday, after 8:30 a.m. where the family will receive friends on Saturday, at 9:30 a.m. Funeral Services will follow at 10 a.m.

On December 23, 2007, GLORIA BADEN WILLIAMS; mother of Juli and David Williams; sister of Barbara Baden Bentley. Also survived by other relatives. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, 12 Noon in the chapel of Phillips Funeral Home, P.A., 1721-27 N. Monroe Street (Westwood Avenue).

On November 24, 2007, EVELYN M. (nee Grimm) dear wife of the late Elmer C. Geis, devoted mother of Joyce M. Thomas, loving grandmother of Lisa Bentley and Lynd Thomas, beloved great grandmother of Dane and Delaney Bentley and David Thomas. Also survived by two nieces. The family will receive friends at Fink Funeral Home P.A., 426 Crain Hwy S (at 5th Ave) on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where services will be held on Tuesday at 11A.M. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.

Garrison Keillor says he's being stalked by a woman who sent him a petrified alligator's foot and dead beetles. Naturally, there's a Charm City angle. When Keillor played the Hippodrome earlier this month, his allegedly overzealous fan came to town, too - all the way from her home in Hawkinsville, Ga. Keillor claims that a woman named Andrea Campbell has shown up at his Minnesota home and sent him strange gifts and e-mails, including one that "graphically described making love to me," The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported this week.

Mary A. Pyles, a well-known veteran Dundalk political campaign director who also enjoyed sewing theatrical costumes, died of renal failure Sunday at her grandson's home in Englewood, Fla. She was 87. Mary Ann Zinach was born in Slovan, Pa., the seventh of 12 children. She was the daughter of Serbian immigrant parents, and later moved with her family to Weirton, W.Va., where she graduated from high school and attended community college. In 1939, she married Ralph Pyles; seven years later, the couple moved to Dundalk when they both took jobs at Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point plant.

Father Michael Pastrikos tends his flock at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, then looks after the strays in Greektown cafes. After services, he pops into the kafeneia with bits of holy bread for the no-shows. It is not communion. Unless you're bedridden, you have to come to church for that. But the bread - made at home as an offering, according to a special recipe, and cut into squares - is considered holy. Called antidoro, it is offered after communion, at the end of services. Since Pastrikos came to the parish in August, the bread can also be had in the smoky little cafes where men - and only men - gather to play cards, talk old-country politics and avoid church.

The First Mount Olive Free Will Baptist Church bought a luxurious custom Bentley in 2005, the same year the inner-city church failed to pay a $12,000 water bill that has led to the filing of a foreclosure suit, motor vehicle records show. The congregation that owns the 140-year-old West Baltimore church, destroyed last week by lightning, is fending off multiple foreclosure threats because of the delinquent water bill and an alleged mortgage default on the 9-acre property the church owns in Southwest Baltimore, according to court records.

Any time Army Spc. Bruce Bentley leaves Fort Meade to see his wife and children in Lancaster, Pa., he sits at his computer and types in dozens of facts about his trip, including where he's going, what he's driving, how many times he's stopping, and when he's leaving and returning. The computer program, called TRIPS, then assigns Bentley's journey a risk level, displays stories of soldiers who died on similar ones and recommends ways to reduce the danger. Soldiers such as Bentley have logged on to the internal Army Web site more than 2 million times as part of a far-reaching campaign to curb the number of service members dying in road crashes.