Caitlin

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.

David Geaney, a sophomore at River Hill High School, didn't know Caitlin Dunbar well, but he was devastated by news of her death in December. "It was the first death I had ever experienced," he recalled. Caitlin, who was a sophomore, was active in the Girl Scouts, loved dancing and gymnastics, and often wrote poetry. She died suddenly of complications from leukemia. When she left school for winter break, her classmates had no inkling that they would never see her again. She had been diagnosed three days earlier.

The Glenwood library, 2350 Route 97, Cooksville, will present "Managing Your Well and Septic System" at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Representatives from the Howard County Health Department will speak. The library's Contemporary Fiction Book Club will discuss The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon, at 7 p.m. May 2. Library associate Lucie Pettis will lead the discussion. The Western Howard County Seniors Book Club will meet at 10 a.m. May 4. The group, made up for retired women, will discuss Wish You Well by David Baldacci.

River Hill High School will hold its first Caitlin Dunbar Memorial Poetry Contest in memory of a student who died suddenly last year at age 15 from undiagnosed leukemia. The contest is open to River Hill students and Caitlin's friends. Contestants are invited to write from the heart, as Caitlin is said to have done in times of stress. Entries can be rhymed or free verse and up to 150 words. The poems must not have been previously published or won any other competition. They also must not include profanity.