Blizzard

The Nathan A. Blizzard Memorial 4-H/FFA Dairy Scholarship Fund has been established in memory of a South Carroll High School graduate who died from injuries suffered in a car accident near Frederick in December.Nathan A. Blizzard, the only son of Melvin L. and Dianne L. Blizzard of Westminster, graduated from South Carroll in 1995. In his senior year, he began attending Catonsville Community College, majoring in animal science. He intended to transfer to the University of Maryland, College Park in 1998.

There was no rain or thunder Monday night when a sudden lightning bolt killed Wilson Harry Blizzard Jr., a 28-year-old Westminster plumber and athlete who was pitching horseshoes with friends in his yard.Blizzard, of the 1700 bock Old Westminster Road, was pronounced dead at 8 p.m. at Carroll County General Hospital after attempts by his fiancee, friends and paramedics to revive ,, him failed, according to Maryland State Police and Westminster emergency crew members.Blizzard was pitching horseshoes at 7: 18 p.m. when a sudden bolt of lightning struck a medium-sized tree about six feet away -- then hit him and a friend, knocking both to the ground, said Trooper Ed Winkler.

There was no rain or thunder Monday night when a sudden lightning bolt killed Wilson Harry Blizzard Jr., a 28-year-old Westminster plumber and athlete who was pitching horseshoes with friends in his yard.Blizzard, of the 1700 block of Old Westminster Road, was pronounced dead at 8 p.m. at Carroll County General Hospital after attempts by his fiancee, friends and paramedics to revive ,, him failed, according to Maryland State Police and Westminster emergency crew members.Blizzard was pitching horseshoes at 7: 18 p.m. when a sudden bolt of lightning struck a medium-sized tree about six feet away -- then hit him and a friend, knocking both to the ground, said Trooper Ed Winkler.

Third-grader Danny Carlin-Weber was at home sick, feeling left out, when a message flashed on his teacher's computer at school, in his trademark big, bold, lime-green letters: COULD YOU PLEASE SEND ME SOME WORK.Classmate Julianna Cornelius, 9, was in the middle of homework one afternoon, assigned to measure shapes, when she encountered a problem that in most schools would take another day to resolve."Beep" went the computer on her teacher's desk:"Dear Miss Boyer. I do not have a centimeter ruler."

The Spirit appeared to have everything under control against the Buffalo Blizzard after a successful third quarter provided an eight-point lead.What the home team forgot was there was another quarter remaining.The Blizzard scored 10 unanswered points -- the final two on a goal by Randy Pikuzinski with 40 seconds remaining -- to come away with an improbable 14-12 road win in front of a stunned crowd of 5,350 fans at Baltimore Arena last night.After a 4-4 tie at the half, the second half was divided into two swings of momentum.

A blizzard hit Baltimore Arena in the fourth quarter last night.The Spirit appeared to have everything under control against the Buffalo Blizzard after a successful third quarter provided an eight-point lead.But the Spirit apparently forgot there was another quarter to be ++ played.The Blizzard scored 10 unanswered points -- the final two on a goal by Randy Pikuzinski with 40 seconds remaining -- to take an improbable 14-12 win before a stunned crowd of 5,350.After a 4-4 tie at the half, the second half was divided into two swings of momentum.

Many of yesterday's late games were not included in today's editions of The Sun so that the newspaper could be printed early and delivered despite the snow.

When I didn't show up for work on Monday, the boss called me a wimp.When I didn't show on Tuesday (I've got a computer, which means I never have to leave the house), my friend from Maine, where snow and potatoes and rocky coastline are all they've got, said I was a weenie.I was starting to pick up on a trend here. Snow is not just a nuisance. It's not just shovels full of back-breaking, heart-attack-provoking fun.Snow -- and I never understood this before the blizzard -- is apparently a test of manhood.

"THE BUDGET IS busted but roads are in good shape." That was Gov. Parris N. Glendening's assessment of the situation yesterday as Maryland gradually dug out from under the snow dumped by the weekend's Blizzard of '96 and subsequent snowfalls.Each year, the state and Maryland's 24 local jurisdictions take a gamble with their snow removal budgets. They allocate some money for storms -- hoping against hope that little, if any, will have to be spent and those funds can be used to cover shortfalls in other budgets.

It's a headline you'll never see: "Lifesaving Blizzard Hits East Coast."But despite the media's careful compilation of "storm-related deaths," the statistics, the observations of police and the opinions of accident researchers all agree: Storms like this one -- probably save more lives than they take.The major reason is simple. Far fewer people drive during storms, and those who do brave the blizzard in cars keep their speed down. A second factor: Fewer street murders occur on snow-blanketed streets.

On March 28, 2009, EVELYN M. BLIZZARD; loving mother of Arlene Berry, Deborah Ross, JoAnn Branch, Gilbert Blizzard, and Helen Lee. She is also survived by a host of relatives and friends. Friends may visit the Family Owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Tuesday after 8:30 A.M., where the family will receive friends from 5 P.M. until 7 P.M. and on Wednesday where the family will receive friends at 11:30 A.M., followed by funeral services at 12 noon.

A relative of a man who died after being struck by a state police cruiser in 2006 is accusing the trooper who was driving the car of assaulting him. Joseph Blizzard, whose half-brother Randy Rakes was struck and killed by a cruiser driven by Trooper First Class Dale Derr, of the Westminster Barracks, has asked Gov. Martin O'Malley to fire Derr. Blizzard, 29, of Finksburg, asserts that after he was arrested Sunday in Carroll County, Derr threw him to the ground. Derr came to the arrest scene only after hearing Blizzard's name mentioned on the police radio and "mockingly" told Blizzard that he was the person who had "killed Randy Rakes," states a letter sent to O'Malley by Blizzard's lawyer.

The Aberdeen girls basketball team started strongly, but it now faces some major challenges. Aberdeen is 8-3 overall, but top scorer Tiffany Taylor (13 points a game) injured her ankle during warm-ups of the team's game at North Harford last week. The point guard will be re-evaluated Tuesday to see if there is a fracture, and Taylor's status is going to be determined then. This came a few days after starting guard Chelsea Stevens broke her collarbone diving for a loose ball in the team's victory over Bel Air. Stevens is expected to be out four to six weeks, and coach Mike Blizzard said he thinks she will be back for the end of the regular season.

A Carroll County man who police said was stabbed by his brother Friday was listed in serious condition, hospital officials said yesterday. Officers found Jason T. Blizzard, 23, in the 100 block of E. Baltimore St. in Taneytown with at least one chest wound about 1 p.m. Friday, police said. Authorities charged his brother, Ryan W. Blizzard, 16, as an adult with attempted murder and assault. Jason Blizzard was sent to Maryland Shock Trauma Center with what were described as life-threatening injuries, police said.

A Carroll County teenager is accused of stabbing his brother yesterday, sending him to Maryland Shock Trauma Center with life-threatening injuries, police said. Taneytown police officers were dispatched to the 100 block of E. Baltimore St. about 1 p.m. yesterday, police said. When they arrived, they found Jason T. Blizzard, 23, with at least one chest wound. They arrested his brother, Ryan W. Blizzard, 16, and charged him as an adult with attempted murder and assault. Several witnesses were being questioned, police said.

The mother of a Carroll County man struck and killed by a police cruiser last year has filed an application for charges against the state trooper driving the car. Jeane Blizzard submitted the application to Carroll County District Court on Wednesday, and it was forwarded to the state's attorney's office, said her attorney, David Ellin. Blizzard's son, Randy L. Rakes, was killed last November. Rakes, 38, had been walking along Route 140 with a friend near midnight when the two decided to cross the road, according to a Maryland State Police crash report.

Herman Allan Blizzard, a former Kent County sheriff and longtime Worton resident, died of cancer Monday at Chester River Manor nursing home in Chestertown. He was 81. Mr. Blizzard was born in Gransonville and attended public schools in Centreville. He left school in the ninth grade and went to work on local farms. "I remember him telling me he worked for 50 cents a day plowing fields with teams of mules at Bennett Point in Queen Anne's County," said a son, Joseph A. Blizzard of Worton.

On Tuesday, October 30, 2007, HILDA LORRAINE (nee Hetrick), age 76, of Hampstead, MD; beloved wife of the late Lawrence Garth Knoch; devoted mother of Susan (Knoch) Blizzard of Parkton, MD and Lawrence Garth Knoch, Jr. of Westminster, MD; dear grandmother of Kristie Blizzard-Warner, Lindsay Knoch and Lawrence Garth Knoch III. She was predeceased by sisters Cora Carbaugh and Doris Boone. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, November 2, at Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main St., Hampstead.

Al Lloyd writes from Baltimore: "Could you please explain where and what a `nor'easter ... storm is?" Nor'easters are intense coastal storms. Most form in winter or early spring off the southeastern U.S. and move toward New England. Counter-clockwise rotation around the central low brings strong winds onshore from the northeast, hence the name. Nor'easters can mix Atlantic moisture with cold Canadian air to produce some of Maryland's most memorable snowfalls. The Blizzard of 1996, dropped 22 inches on Baltimore.

Thoughtless humans, doing what they please, ignoring the warnings and advice just to satisfy their own desires to see wildlife up close, like some stupid TV show. It happens at Assateague State Park, where morons feed and pet the wild ponies for a photo op. It happens on trails, where hikers toss bits of trail mix to birds and chipmunks. And on July 20 at Deep Creek Lake State Park in Garrett County, cumulative thoughtless acts by people forced wildlife managers to kill a bear. She had three cubs.