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On April 25, 2003, MARJORIE JEAN TOWNS; beloved wife of 50 years to George Noel Towns ; devoted mother of Diane J. Iacia and Nancy C. Boidy; loving sister of Ruth Eareckson, Marylou Dutton and predeceased by brothers, Bill and Donald Chambers; adored grandmother of Brandt and Lauryl Boidy and Samantha and Briana Iacia. Also survived by nieces, nephews, a host of friends and neighbors. Friends may call the WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE, INC., 1630 Edmondson Avenue (1 mile west of Beltway exit 14)

" 'The Watsons Go To Birmingham' is a story about the bombings of Alabama and the Southern states of the United States of America. This book was written by Christopher Paul Curtis. It is a wonderful novel that explains how America has changed."- Briana MyersCromwell Valley Elementary Magnet School of Technology" 'Angelina Ballerina' by Katharine Holabird is a stupendous book, especially if you're a girl who likes to dance. There are some funny parts, like when Angelina jumped in her mother's sewing basket!"

This episode needed a parental guidance warning. Alexis gets a new nose and it is already out of joint because Gretchen didn't visit her on the day of the operation. And lucky us - we get to see everything they pulled out of Alexis' old nose -- septum and all -- on camera. Seriously, I'm 30-sumpin' years old and even I needed a hand to hold! In less explicit TV, Tamra decides that she doesn't need big breasts to define who she is, she's got Eddie to do that!

Another article yesterday misstated the level of lead in the bloodstream of Briana Hines, a 2-year-old West Baltimore child whose parents are suing the state. The child's original lead level was 39 micrograms per deciliter.The Sun regrets the errors.In the case of Briana Hines, only one thing is clear: A bright, cheerful 2-year-old lived for more than a year in a home that was slowly poisoning her.Why that happened is in dispute.Her parents, Andre and Bertha Hines, contend their landlord "dragged her feet" in fixing the peeling lead-based paint that was likely poisoning Briana in their West Baltimore rowhouse.

On January 29, 2004, CHARLES FRANKLIN HILBERG SR., beloved husband of Charlotte G. Hilberg (nee Griffin), devoted father of Charles F. Hilberg Jr. and his wife Carole Ann of Hereford, Md., Mark W. Hilberg and his wife Gwen of Jarrettsville, Md. and Scott Hilberg and his wife Briana of Fallston, Md. Dear brother-in-law of Jack, Mary, Gerald, Patricia, and Vera Griffin. Also survived by eight grandchildren, Emily, Jennifer, Trey, Ethan, Kristin, Elena, Natasha and Kathleen Hilberg. The family will receive friends at the E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home, P.A., 11750 Belair Rd. (Kingsville)

FIRST CAME Never Lost, But Found, the shovella. (That's a combination of short story and novella. I made it up.) Now we have Never Lost, But Found, the play. The stage version debuted Thursday evening around 7:30-ish at the Brown Center on the campus of the Maryland Institute College of Art. This was no ordinary play, for the playwright was also the cast - all 15 of him. Uh, her. Uh, them. Let's clear up this confusion, shall we? The cover of Never Lost, But Found identifies the author(s)

Mission accomplished.Centennial is once again a state champion.The Eagles, who had their four-year state championship run stopped last year by Mount Hebron in a region final, earned their sixth state title last night with a 13-15, 15-13, 15-7, 15-4 victory over Thomas Johnson of Frederick County at Catonsville Community College.The Eagles (19-0) completed their third unbeaten season in school history, and will finish the season as they started it -- with the No. 1 ranking."This has been our goal since we lost to Mount Hebron last year," said Meredith Price, the only senior on the team.

Point guards aren't always known for big offensive production, but Mount Carmel's Briana Grap set a school record for career points earlier this week. On Dec. 2, the senior became only the second girl in Mount Carmel history to eclipse 1,000 points, and Monday night, Grapp broke the 1,140-point mark set by Kerry Weber in 2002. She scored 13 points in a 52-35 win over Havre de Grace to run her career total to 1,146. The senior has hit as many as six three-pointers in a game this season and shoots 41 percent from the field.

Player of the YearBriana Zolak, Centennial, senior, hitter: "There was pressure on her to be the leader, the one everybody looked at, and she never shrank back from that or said she didn't want it," said Centennial coach Mike Bossom. "She met the challenge and I think exceeded some people's expectations." Zolak pushes herself hard to be the best, and rarely is satisfied with everything she does in a match. But make no mistake, Zolak does a lot of things well. "She's one of the most complete players I've coached," said Bossom, who has seen many talented players in his four seasons at the Ellicott City school.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The first congratulatory hugs weren't for Michelle Akers, whose second-half goal gave the U.S. team a little breathing room in yesterday's Women's World Cup semifinal.Nor were those embraces aimed at women's soccer spokesperson Mia Hamm, who engineered that pull- away goal against the underdog Brazilians.The first ones went to U.S. goalkeeper Briana Scurry, whose Independence Day stand helped drag her sometimes tired-looking team into Saturday's tournament final in Pasadena, Calif.