Brooklyn Heights

ENTHUSIASM FOR Brooklyn Heights was evident at last weekend's community day celebration. "It was a huge success. People were impressed with the size and variety of things to do. It was the largest event the [Brooklyn Heights] Improvement Association has been associated with in a long time," said its president, Joe Colllni. The District 31 legislative delegation - State Sen. Philip C. Jimeno and Dels. John R. Leopold, Mary M. Rosso and Joan Cadden -turned out along With County Councilwoman Pamela G. Beidle.

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The Brooklyn Heights United Methodist Church will serve a roast beef dinner from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.The menu includes roast beef, potatoes, gravy, green beans, corn, spiced apples, beverage, bread and dessert.Live entertainment, including an old-time piano sing-along, choral groups and instrumentals, also will be presented.Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children between the ages of 6 and 12, and free for children 5 and under.Proceeds will benefit local church renovations and reduce the debt at Camp Harmison, a church camp in West Virginia.

On April 27, 2005, ROBERT J. "BUDDY"; beloved husband of Edith V. Resuta (nee Barlow); dear father of Michael M. and his wife Connie Walton and Pamela Church; grandfather of Rachel and Michael Walton and Sean Allen; brother of Marian Kosack, Carol Ponder, Raymond, Bobby, Ralph and Jerry Resuta. Friends may call at the Gonce Funeral Service, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway, on Thursday and Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services will be held on Saturday at 12:45 P.M. in the Brooklyn Heights United Methodist Church, 110 Townsend Avenue, 21225.

THE BROOKLYN Heights Players of Brooklyn Heights United Methodist Church will present its third annual dinner and variety show at 5: 30 p.m. Saturday.The show begins at 7 p.m. The menu includes soup, lasagna, salad, bread, dessert and beverage.Entertainment will be provided by local talent that includes teen-agers and senior citizens performing vocal acts, comedy routines and more.The Severna Park Pickers will be strolling through the dining area playing bluegrass music.Tickets are $10 for adults and $3 for children ages 6 to 10. There is no charge for children under age 6.Tickets can be obtained by calling 789-3688 or they can be purchased at the door.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS residents found they had even more to celebrate than the holidays and the scheduled Police Officer of the Year award presentation at their community association's December meeting. Two legislators - state Sen. Philip C. Jimeno of District 31 and county Councilwoman Pamela G. Beidle of Linthicum - attended the meeting and took the opportunity to honor former Brooklyn Heights Improvement Association officers Amelia Collins and Elizabeth Hildt. Earlier this year, the association voted to honor a county police officer.

BIG THINGS have been happening in Brooklyn Heights -- a beautiful park, caring neighbors and an active community association. If you haven't visited the neighborhood in a while, perhaps it's time you stopped by to take a look. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, the Brooklyn Heights Improvement Association will celebrate the neighborhood's past and future accomplishments with the third annual Brooklyn Heights Community Day, held on the grounds of Park Elementary School, 3 E. Hammonds Lane.

IT'S A DIFFICULT task for a community to reinvent itself. But residents of Brooklyn Heights, assisted by county agencies working through the HotSpot initiative, are striving to do just that. A small but dedicated group of volunteers worked this month on the annual community cleanup."They cleaned the area around Park Elementary School," Brooklyn Heights Improvement Association President Joe Collini said of the May 6 effort. "They even cleaned out the storm drain in front of the school." Association member Elizabeth Hildt appreciated the labor.

AT A MEETING tomorrow, Linda Fitzpatrick will be installed as the president of the Brooklyn Heights Improvement Association. Joining Fitzpatrick will be the rest of the association's executive team, Vice President Mike Connell, Recording Secretary Angie Smith, Treasurer Derrick Myers and Secretary Virginia Eidinger. The new members at large are Roy Bartolomeo, representing the 1st District, Sharon Dehn from the 2nd District and Lynn Shifflett from the 3rd District. Fitzpatrick is a relative newcomer to the community, having moved here two years ago. "I grew up in Parkville and we lived in the [Baltimore]

AFTER DARK Club, not in our Back Yard," say members of the Brooklyn Heights community.Fearful of the prospect of such an establishment, which would be open at the odd hours of 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., the residents are circulating petitions through the area, hoping to get the attention of the powers that be: County Council members, zoning officials and the Anne Arundel County Liquor Board.The County Council has scheduled a hearing on the matter at 7 p.m. May 3 in its chambers at the Arundel Center in Annapolis.

Residents of an urban Anne Arundel County community just across the Baltimore City line are urging county officials to refocus on their community, which they say continues to suffer from unchecked zoning violations, illegal drug activity and nuisance behavior. Last week, officials with the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development awarded more than $260,000 in funds to support communities in northern Anne Arundel County and South Baltimore. The Community Legacy program money will be used to "fill the funding gap" and rehabilitate housing developments, including those in Brooklyn Heights, said Rebecca Smith, a spokeswoman for the state agency.

On October 9, 2004 JAMES S. SR., beloved husband of Mary V. Lee and the late Marguerite Lee, dear father of Frances L. Miller, James S. Jr., Terry R., Larry H., and Michael A. Lee, step-father of Bud and Dennis Yonker, brother of Virginia Ware and Alice Lehr. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Gonce Funeral Service P.A., 4001 Ritchie Hwy., on Monday and Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Further visitation in the Brooklyn Heights United Methodist Church, on Wednesday from 10:30 A.M. to 11 A.M. at which time services will be held.

On October 8, 2003, JANNIE R. BARLOW "Memom", devoted wife of the late Berk Barlow. Loving mother of Edith V. Resuta and her husband Buddy. Cherished grandmother of Michael Walton and his wife Connie and Pamela Church. Great grandmother of Rachel and Mikey Walton and Sean Allen. Beloved brother of Harry Bullock and his wife Dot and Edith B. Sizer. Family requests friends to call at the George J. Gonce Funeral Home, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway, Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday 1 P.M. at Brooklyn Heights United Methodist Church, 110 Townsend Ave., Balto.

It takes a block to raise a neighborhood - or at least that's what Anne Arundel County officials hope it will take in Brooklyn Heights. Last week, officials showed residents of the North County community what they were planning to do with a $400,000 Community Legacy grant from the state. The money will be available to homeowners along one street - Ballman Court - in the form of low-interest loans for home improvements and renovations. The county will expand the program to other streets as it secures more funds.

AT A MEETING tomorrow, Linda Fitzpatrick will be installed as the president of the Brooklyn Heights Improvement Association. Joining Fitzpatrick will be the rest of the association's executive team, Vice President Mike Connell, Recording Secretary Angie Smith, Treasurer Derrick Myers and Secretary Virginia Eidinger. The new members at large are Roy Bartolomeo, representing the 1st District, Sharon Dehn from the 2nd District and Lynn Shifflett from the 3rd District. Fitzpatrick is a relative newcomer to the community, having moved here two years ago. "I grew up in Parkville and we lived in the [Baltimore]

BIG THINGS have been happening in Brooklyn Heights -- a beautiful park, caring neighbors and an active community association. If you haven't visited the neighborhood in a while, perhaps it's time you stopped by to take a look. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, the Brooklyn Heights Improvement Association will celebrate the neighborhood's past and future accomplishments with the third annual Brooklyn Heights Community Day, held on the grounds of Park Elementary School, 3 E. Hammonds Lane.

SINCE 1977, Joseph Collini has served the residents of Brooklyn Heights well. As president of the Brooklyn Heights Improvement Association, Collini has led the movement to improve quality of life in the community. Word about his community service has spread. County Council member Pamela G. Beidle, a Linthicum Democrat, nominated him, along with BHIA officers Amelia Collins, Virginia Eidinger and Lynn Shifflett, for recognition as the county's Most Beautiful Person. But now, work and other personal responsibilities have prompted Collini to step down from the association's presidency.

BROOKLYN PARK Middle School pupils Krystina Engel, Danielle Evans, Jessica Horton, Richard Rebstock, John Cosner, Emily Fador, Scott Mauller, Victoria Vykol, Crystal Marion and Patricia Wood were inducted last week into the school's Society for Social Studies Scholars. The society is a program designed by Brooklyn Park teacher Jan Meaney to reward and encourage pupils in the study of history, geography and other social studies. To achieve this honor, the pupils were required to successfully complete a study of ancient Egypt and present their findings in a PowerPoint slide show with animation and sound effects.

A NEW MUSICAL featuring the music of Scott Joplin will premiere at 8 p.m. Friday at the Chesapeake Center for Creative Arts in Brooklyn Park. Rags to Riches, described as a "madcap musical melodrama," was written by Baltimore playwright Michael Hulett. It is a production of the Musical Artists Theater, and it is based on the 1890s play From Rags to Riches by Charles A. Taylor. Hulett's works are well-known in theater circles. His play Alexander and his adaptation of The Wind in the Willows have won national playwriting competitions.