Caitlin

The North Laurel day care provider charged in the November death of a 15-month-old child has been accused in a lawsuit of injuring another infant two years ago, causing spinal damage and broken bones.Jeffrey Loh alleges in the suit that he picked up his 9-month-old daughter Caitlin from the home day care center run by Kathleen A. Butcher in December 1997 and noticed she "was pale and listless." The girl did not improve during the next day, so her parents took her to a hospital, where doctors found broken bones in "her left hand, a damaged spine, nerve damage in both hands," the lawsuit says.

The North Laurel day care provider charged in the November death of a 15-month-old child has been accused in a lawsuit of injuring another infant two years ago, causing spinal damage and broken bones.Jeffrey Loh alleges in the suit that he picked up his 9-month-old daughter Caitlin from the home day care center run by Kathleen A. Butcher in December 1997 and noticed she "was pale and listless."The girl did not improve during the next day, so her parents took her to a hospital, where doctors found broken bones in "her left hand, a damaged spine, nerve damage in both hands," the lawsuit says.

A 7-week-old girl, who suffered a fractured skull at her North Baltimore home on Sunday, died about 6 p.m. yesterday at Johns Hopkins Hospital, police said.Police are awaiting autopsy results before deciding whether to upgrade charges against the girl's father, who has been charged with first-degree assault in the incident."It is standard procedure for us to wait until the cause of death is determined before any existing charges are changed," said Sgt. Steven A. Lehmann of the homicide squad.

"The book I recommend for children is 'Eating Ice Cream with a Werewolf' by Phyllis Green. I liked this book because it is about a boy who has a babysitter he doesn't like. She brought a magic book and they cast all sorts of spells. This is a very funny book."- Mark E. SchifferStevens Forest Elementary"I like the book 'The Secret Garden' because it gives parents one of the ways you can make a spoiled, rotten child into a little angel (if you have a pretty garden). It is recommended for fourth-graders to adults.

IN 1958, ALASKA became the 49th state to join the union; "The Chipmunk Song" and "The Purple People Eater" dominated the airwaves; and Arnold Palmer won his first Master's tournament.It was also the year Libby Joyce Hopkins and her classmates at Annapolis High School donned caps and gowns to celebrate the end of their last year in high school.Now Hopkins is organizing the class's 40th reunion.She wants anyone who was in that class, or knows someone who was, to call her at 410-267-8311.The reunion is scheduled for Aug. 8 at the Annapolis Elks Club.

"What family doesn't have its ups and downs?" Eleanor of Aquitaine says in James Goldman's "The Lion in Winter." The Hicken family, however, is definitely in an up cycle these days.Donald Hicken, head of the theater department at the Baltimore School for the Arts, has directed the production of "The Lion in Winter" that opens at Everyman Theatre Friday). His wife, Tana Hicken, who spent 15 years as a company member at Washington's Arena Stage, stars as Eleanor. And their daughter, Caitlin Bell, fresh out of graduate school at New York University, is Everyman's very first education director.

" 'Ten Apples on Top' by TheodoreLe Sieg is my favorite book because it's funny. There is a lion, a cheetah and a dog putting apples on top of their heads. They're running away so their apples won't fall. This books ends with everybody bumping into a big cart of apples."- Dustin ScottLeith Walk Elementary"The title of my book is 'Angel's Mother's Wedding' by Judy Delton. Angel O'Leary and her family lived in a neighborhood right outside of a small town in Wisconsin. My book is about a wedding, a parade, a rabbit at a bridal shower and a person dressed in a Christmas tree costume.

Atholton Raiders1995-96 record: 10-12Coach: Paul SeadlerTop players: Linda Mihelcic, 6-2, Sr., C; Katie Young, 5-11, Sr., F/C; Meagan Funches, 5-9, Jr., F; Sylvia Lin, 5-3, Sr., G; Anne Greenfield, 5-6, Jr., G.Outlook: Seadler, Don Van Deusen's assistant last year, takes over a team with good height and "a lot of good players" who will provide him flexibility. The Raiders lost one of their top players, Caitlin Bair, to River Hill, but Seadler said the team has experience -- Mihelcic, Young and Funches started most of last year -- and good balance.

Beverly and Curtis Poole are becoming skilled at assembly-line parenting since Mrs. Poole gave birth to quadruplets in December.Bathe, clothe, feed -- times four. Do laundry, make formula, prepare medications -- times four. Try to sleep for five hours or so and start again."We barely have time to even sit down on the couch," Mrs. Poole said. "I haven't seen the news in ages."The Pooles' lives now revolve around the care and feeding of Melanie, Zachary, Scott and Caitlin -- an undertaking that requires around-the-clock home nurses, more than 300 diapers a week and an undetermined number of diaper wipes.

When her 2-year-old daughter asks, "Where is Erin?" Barbara Trainor shows the child pictures of her baby sister.Five-month-old Erin Marie Trainor died in February of spinal muscular atrophy, a disease that destroys the nerve cells responsible for voluntary movement. It is the No. 1 genetic killer of children under 2."Caitlin's memories of her sister come from ours," said Mrs. Trainor, 29. "I remind her of how she loved to sit with Erin and help me with her breathing treatments."Now, in memory of the the child they lost, the Hampstead family has formed the Chesapeake Chapter of the Families of SMA."

FRIDAY "ON THE WATERFRONT": Marlon Brando's longshoreman battles the unions in Elia Kazan's 1954 film, screening at this week's Little Italy Open Air Film Festival, High and Stiles streets. The film starts at 9 p.m., but come earlier for gelato and people-watching. The event is free. Go to littleitalymd.com. BBQ ACROSS AMERICA: Ace Enders and his band, A Million Different People, host a straight-up barbecue for pre-sale ticket-holders before the show. Bring your meat and veggies and plop them down on the provided grill space.

The 19.8-acre Girl Scout property on Ilchester Road in Ellicott City -- visited by thousands of girls each year -- is getting a new nature center, named for Caitlin Dunbar, an ardent Girl Scout who died in 2004, when she was 15. The Caitlin Dunbar Nature Center will have a focus on science and will include a sunflower garden that produces seeds for biofuel, observation beehives and a fossil collection. Terrapins will be raised and released. In the days before the grand opening, scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, members of local Girl Scout troops have been painting murals of nature scenes on the walls, building book cases and collecting supplies.

Even in her earliest days on the basketball court, North Carroll's Caitlin Bach always played against the older girls. When she was in first grade, she competed against kids in fourth grade. In fifth grade, she took the court with eighth-graders. It was a strategy that her long-time Amateur Athletic Union and rec coach - who also happens to be her father - employed to help his daughters more rapidly improve their games. So it came as little surprise to Joe Bach that his freshman daughter, Caitlin, wound up leading Carroll County in points and rebounds this season despite constantly facing players who were two or three years her senior.

Caitlin Elisabeth Hamill, a college senior who was preparing for a career in psychology, died from complications of bulimia Jan. 5 in a Jacksonville, Fla., medical facility. The Towson resident was 22. Her father, John Patrick Hamill of Towson, said she had sought treatment for the eating disorder and had checked herself into the Florida hospital. Born in Baltimore and raised in Towson, she attended Pleasant Plains Elementary School and was a 2002 graduate of Roland Park Country School, where she danced and sang in a production of Bye Bye Birdie.

On July 24, 2006, MELVIN R. GILL of Lutherville; beloved husband of the late Evelyne D. Gill and Mary A. Gill; loving father of Donna G. Breuning and Pamela G. Walker and her husband Don; dear brother of Doris Weber and Carver Gill; cherished grandfather of Vikki Seidenman and her husband David, Michael Breuning, Kyle Walker and his wife Debbie and Corey Walker; devoted great-grandfather of Matthew, Ryan, Brandon, Dylan and Caitlin. Interment service will be held at the convenience of the family.

Caitlin Dunbar loved the outdoors and was active in Girl Scouts. "We called her our tree-hugger," said her father, Alex Dunbar. "Caitlin was really interested in adventure, excitement, things like that." As a youngster, Caitlin spent as much time as she could at Girl Scout Camp Conowingo, a 600-acre property owned and operated by the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland. She attended summer camps there and was particularly enchanted by an oar hanging on the wall in the lodge, signed by previous generations of Girl Scouts, including her mother, Marty Dunbar.

Marriotts Ridge High School in Marriottsville will be host for Howard County History Day on Saturday, a districtwide competition. This year's theme is "Taking A Stand in History: People, Ideas, Events." National History Day requires students to research topics related to the theme and create exhibits, documentaries, performances or papers that can be entered in district, state and national contests. Students in grades six through eight compete in the Junior Division; students in grades nine through 12, in the Senior Division.

Caitlin Riebau, Liberty SPORT Indoor Track GIRLS STATS -- The senior, who was an All-County selection in indoor and outdoor track last year, has overcome injuries for another solid season. She was a member of Liberty's county and conference champion 3,200 relay team and has run everything from the 800 to the 3,200 individual races. She's a past outdoor county champion in the 1,600. SIDELINES -- Riebau tried track in the winter of her freshman year at the urging of her father, a standout runner.

2 -- Chances for a Carroll County team to claim the county's first-ever state football championship on Saturday. Westminster will play Gwynn Park for the Class 3A title, and South Carroll will face Potomac for the 2A crown. 4 -- Starters returning for Winters Mill's girls basketball team, which last season finished 20-6 and advanced to the state semifinals. All four - guards Sieara Saunders, Allie Drechsler and Jordan Neville and forward Caitlin Byrne - received All-County honors. 8 -- Interceptions on the season for South Carroll defensive back Jason Burns, after picking off Milford Mill's Robert Jackson twice last weekend.

Caitlin Smith is starting to make a name for herself in the world of art. The 13-year-old Laurel girl, who will start eighth grade at Hammond Middle School next month, recently placed fourth in an international drawing competition that attracted tens of thousands of contestants from all over the world. Now she is providing illustrations for a children's book. Caitlin's work was honored in the 14th annual International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme, Bayer AG and the Foundation for Global Peace and Environment.