Chestnut Ridge

It is unusual for me to side with developers, but your article about the Chestnut Ridge property being re-zoned to accommodate nine houses instead of the more lucrative zoning that currently exists is just wrong ("Developer sues Balto. Co. Council," Dec. 24). I understand the issue with the Greenspring Valley Association, but the proper time to change the zoning is during the Comprehensive Zoning Map. This allows residents time to air their views and get a fair hearing. Residents cannot be expected to go to meetings every time a councilperson wants to change zoning.

It is unusual for me to side with developers, but your article about the Chestnut Ridge property being re-zoned to accommodate nine houses instead of the more lucrative zoning that currently exists is just wrong ("Developer sues Balto. Co. Council," Dec. 24). I understand the issue with the Greenspring Valley Association, but the proper time to change the zoning is during the Comprehensive Zoning Map. This allows residents time to air their views and get a fair hearing. Residents cannot be expected to go to meetings every time a councilperson wants to change zoning.

The first of two Baltimore teams seeking honors in the national scramble golf tournament will see action this week in Disney World, Fla.Chestnut Ridge, which gained the Oldsmobile championship finals by winning the net division in sectional competition, is scheduled to play rounds on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It will be joined with 126 other teams, representing golf clubs throughout the nation.The Chestnut Ridge fivesome includes Steve Hord (professional), Bob East, Buz Hiken, Richard Sammis and Harvey Hess.

A battle over the future of the closed Chestnut Ridge golf course in Lutherville is continuing, with the company that bought the property now suing the Baltimore County Council over its decision to limit the land's development potential. In a lawsuit filed last month in Baltimore County Circuit, CR Golf Club LLC, which has ties to Timonium developer Cignal Corp., claims council members made an unfair land-use decision this summer that limited the number of homes that can be built on the approximately 230-acre property off Falls Road.

Bob Woodward, a member of Chestnut Ridge Country Club in Lutherville, not only caught a glimpse of Tiger Woods at yesterday's Buick Open Pro-Am Tournament, but he also got to play in his group.Woodward, former general manager of WXYV (102.7 FM) and WCAO (600 AM), teed off with Woods and three amateurs yesterday morning at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich.Woods shot a 74 and his four amateur partners, who paid $3,250 each to play in the event, finished at 14-under in the best-ball format, placing them fourth among the morning groups.

Charlie Briggs, assistant professional at Caves Valley Golf Club, had his round divided in half by an hour rain delay, but handled the dry-wet conditions almost equally well in shooting a 5-under-par 33-3366 in a Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers' Association pro-am tournament at Chestnut Ridge Country Club yesterday.In winning his first pro-am, Briggs, 29, shot the last 14 holes in 6-under, after making his only bogey at No. 13, his fourth hole. Three of his birdies were two-putt efforts on par-5s, and the other three were on putts inside 10 feet.

Usually quick to dash into burning buildings to save lives and spare the structures, the firefighters of Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company stood by yesterday as their firehouse disintegrated. It was demolition day for the 60-member company, which will move into more modern and spacious quarters this fall when a $1.6 million fire station is constructed on the same spot. "I don't look at this as destruction," fire company President Rick Yaffe said as concrete and brick walls came crashing down, steel beams twisted and sheet metal fluttered like tissue paper in the breeze.

It's easy to miss the small "Members Only" sign along a heavily wooded section of Falls Road in Lutherville. But for those who belonged, the Chestnut Ridge Country Club offered 240 secluded acres where they could golf, play tennis, swim and gather for card games. Now, after more than 50 years as "a haven from the rigors of work and home," Chestnut Ridge has closed amid financial problems - and a legal fight with dozens of ex-members. The parking lot at the sprawling property was vacant on a recent afternoon.

On May 1, 2003, MARIE V. CLARKE (nee Voshell), beloved wife of the late A. Nelson Clarke, devoted mother of Karen C. Kalista and her husband William G., and Brian N. Clarke; dear grandmother of Tracey A. and Kimberly A. Kalista.. Friends may call at the family-owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (Beltway Exit 26-A), on Sunday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Service will be held in the Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church on Monday at 10 A.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

On November 15, 2004, JOHN C. "Jack"; loving husband of Jane Laslett (nee Burnham); beloved father of Jane Ann Welch and her husband Wilbur; dear brother of Raymond L. Laslett; cherished grandfather of Brandon Welch. The family will receive friends in the LEMMON FUNERAL HOME OF DULANEY VALLEY, INC., 10 W. Padonia Road (at York Road), Timonium-Cockeysville, on Thursday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. and on Friday, November 19, in the Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, 1010 Saters Lane, Lutherville, MD 21093 from 10 to 11 A.M., at which time a funeral service will be celebrated.

Tall, tangled grass grows on parts of the golf course at the former Chestnut Ridge Country Club. The buildings are locked. No one plays. The club closed last fall amid financial problems and a legal fight with former members. Now, its sprawling land in Lutherville is the subject of another battle. Nearby property owners are asking the Baltimore County Council to protect the land, worried that a developer will damage the environment and clog local roads by building homes there. "That green space, that stream valley was always an open space that this community knew as a golf course for nearly 60 years," said Howard Schulman, who lives on Broadway Road.

It's easy to miss the small "Members Only" sign along a heavily wooded section of Falls Road in Lutherville. But for those who belonged, the Chestnut Ridge Country Club offered 240 secluded acres where they could golf, play tennis, swim and gather for card games. Now, after more than 50 years as "a haven from the rigors of work and home," Chestnut Ridge has closed amid financial problems - and a legal fight with dozens of ex-members. The parking lot at the sprawling property was vacant on a recent afternoon.

James E. Pappas, a country club manager who spent his career in the hospitality industry, died Wednesday of cancer at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Glen Arm resident was 56. Born James E. Papademetriou in Baltimore and raised on Eastern Avenue in Highlandtown, he was a 1968 graduate of Polytechnic Institute, where he played football. He earned a business degree at University of Baltimore. As a young man, he worked alongside his father, Emanuel "Manny" Papademetriou, who managed restaurants in the Gino's fast-food chain, which was started by Baltimore Colts Hall of Famer Gino Marchetti.

On February 3, 2006, GENEVIEVE B.; (nee Burnham); of Oak Crest Village, beloved wife of the late Frank V. Tangney; devoted mother of the late Jennie Helen Taylor; dear sister of Jane L. Laslett, Ruth E. Howard, Eleanor H. Rohde, Ethel M. Spencer, Phyllis A. Bankard and the late John T. Burnham Jr. and Charles E. Burham; loving aunt of numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Also survived by a former son-in-law C. Richard Taylor Jr. and his wife Jeannette. The family will receive friends in the LEMMON FUNERAL HOME OF DULANEY VALLEY, INC., 10 W. Padonia Rd., (at York Rd.)

On November 15, 2004, JOHN C. "Jack"; loving husband of Jane Laslett (nee Burnham); beloved father of Jane Ann Welch and her husband Wilbur; dear brother of Raymond L. Laslett; cherished grandfather of Brandon Welch. The family will receive friends in the LEMMON FUNERAL HOME OF DULANEY VALLEY, INC., 10 W. Padonia Road (at York Road), Timonium-Cockeysville, on Thursday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. and on Friday, November 19, in the Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, 1010 Saters Lane, Lutherville, MD 21093 from 10 to 11 A.M., at which time a funeral service will be celebrated.

Usually quick to dash into burning buildings to save lives and spare the structures, the firefighters of Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company stood by yesterday as their firehouse disintegrated. It was demolition day for the 60-member company, which will move into more modern and spacious quarters this fall when a $1.6 million fire station is constructed on the same spot. "I don't look at this as destruction," fire company President Rick Yaffe said as concrete and brick walls came crashing down, steel beams twisted and sheet metal fluttered like tissue paper in the breeze.

On April 12, 2003, STANLEY V. ALBRIGHT, SR., Age 76 of Timonium, MD., beloved husband of Frances DeVeas Albright, devoted father of S. Michael Albright, Jr., Linda A. Mauldin and Susan A. Kraska. Also survived by seven grandsons, Stanley V. Albright, III, Myron Albright, Matthew Mauldin, Jason Mauldin, Patrick Mauldin, Jay Kraska and Andrew Kraska, two great-grandchildren Haley Mauldin and Samuel Albright and several nephews. Memorial Service will be held April 19, 11 A.M. at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, at Falls Road and Saters Lane, Lutherville.

Charles M. Musgrove, 83, millwright, limousine driverCharles M. Musgrove, a spice company millwright who drove a funeral parlor limousine in his retirement, died Friday at Brightwood Nursing Center in Lutherville after a stroke. He was 83.Mr. Musgrove -- a lifelong resident of Chestnut Ridge, the high point between Green Spring and Worthington valleys -- worked at McCormick & Co. for 40 years, maintaining equipment at its old Light Street spice plant, before retiring in 1980.He took a part-time job with then-Lemmon-Mitchell-Wiedefeld funeral home, working until age 81.Raised on his parents' dairy farm, now the site of Chestnut Ridge Country Club, off Falls Road, he attended Towson High School.

Marlowe Boukis, from Lutherville, and Ji Ho Moon, from Ellicott City, won their divisions of the Maryland State Junior golf championships yesterday. Boukis took the girls crown when she shot 2-under-par 70 for a 36-hole total of 146 at Tantallon Country Club in Fort Washington, and Moon won the boys title with a 4-under-par 67 for a two-round score of 141 at Redgate Golf Course in Rockville. MSGA Girls Junior At Tantallon CC Overall champion: Marlowe Boukis, Chestnut Ridge, 76-70-146.

On May 1, 2003, MARIE V. CLARKE (nee Voshell), beloved wife of the late A. Nelson Clarke, devoted mother of Karen C. Kalista and her husband William G., and Brian N. Clarke; dear grandmother of Tracey A. and Kimberly A. Kalista.. Friends may call at the family-owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (Beltway Exit 26-A), on Sunday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Service will be held in the Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church on Monday at 10 A.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.