Club Of Maryland

Follow-up: Hiking We heard from some longtime Maryland hikers after last week's story on fall hiking that we'd neglected to mention two mainstays of the state's outdoors community: the Maryland chapter of the Sierra Club and the Mountain Club of Maryland. Both organizations sponsor several hikes every month, from low-impact day hikes in and around urban areas to overnight mountain trips for hardier hikers. Activities are open to members and nonmembers alike. For more information: Sierra Club: 301-277-7111 or maryland.

Reuben Dagold wasn't sure what he was going to do when he retired as a bureau director of the Baltimore City Health Department 11 years ago at age 62. He knew one thing. "I told myself that I wasn't going to take on any responsibility," Dagold recalled. The day after he retired, Dagold joined a group from the Mountain Club of Maryland for a hike through Washington Monument State Park. He had not hiked since he was a high school student at Poly, when two teachers had organized a moonlight hike.

Robert M. Baldwin Jr., who played football for the Colts during the 1960s and later was owner of two companies, died of colon cancer Sunday on his 59th birthday. The former Fells Point resident was born in Baltimore and raised in Govans. He had lived in Ocean City since 1997. A fullback at City College, Mr. Baldwin was coached by George Young, who later coached the Baltimore Colts and was general manager of the New York Giants. After graduating in 1962, he attended Clemson University on a football scholarship and earned a bachelor's degree in forestry.

On Wednesday, December 10, 2008, CARL CORDARA of Baltimore, passed away at Sudbrook Manor, the son of the late Bartholomew and Venturella Cordara. Mr. Cordara was born in Baltimore, MD, on August 19, 1923. He graduated from the University of Baltimore with a law degree in 1953. Mr. Cordara had is own law practice after which he continued to practice and then retiring from the Social Security Administration. For most of his life he was an avid member of the Italian American Civic Club of Maryland.

Suddenly on October 5, 2003, DAVID S. WALZ, beloved son of the late Orry Walz. Service and interment private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Mountain Club of Maryland, 802 Kingston Road, Baltimore, MD 21212. Arrangements by the family owned Henry W. Jenkins and Sons, 410-343-3000. www.henrywjenkins.com

An article yesterday about the Baltimore election board incorrectly reported the affiliation of lawyer Matthew L. Iwicki. Mr. Iwicki represented the Republican Club of Maryland -- Baltimore Inc. in an earlier election-related action but was speaking as an individual at the board meeting Friday.The Sun regrets the errors.

On Wednesday, December 10, 2008, CARL CORDARA of Baltimore, passed away at Sudbrook Manor, the son of the late Bartholomew and Venturella Cordara. Mr. Cordara was born in Baltimore, MD, on August 19, 1923. He graduated from the University of Baltimore with a law degree in 1953. Mr. Cordara had is own law practice after which he continued to practice and then retiring from the Social Security Administration. For most of his life he was an avid member of the Italian American Civic Club of Maryland.

The Automobile Club of Maryland (AAA) urges party hosts to take these preventive measures during their festivities.BEFORE THE PARTY:* Serve food to slow down the effects of alcohol.* Use non-carbonated bases for alcoholic beverages to slow down alcohol absorption rates.* Have non-alcoholic beverages available.* Do not force alcoholic beverages on guests.AFTER THE PARTY:* Stop serving alcohol to guests about an hour before the party ends.* Guests who have had too much to drink should not be allowed to drive.

DHOWSSept. 24-27: Sunfest Boat Show at Shantytown Village in West Ocean City. Show opens daily at noon. No admission. More than 100 boats on display. Call (410) 213-1121.Sept. 24-27: Penn's Landing in-the-water boat show, Penn's Landing Boat Basin in Philadelphia. Call (215) 449-9910.FISHINGToday-Sept. 20: Fall Flounder Tournament at the Hotel Wachapreague and Island House Restaurant. Cash prizes. Entry fee required. Call (804) 787-2105.BOATINGTomorrow: Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11)

It looks like a piece of minimalist art, but those are samples of the seven, ascending achievement belts (white, yellow, orange, green, purple, brown, and black) hanging on one wall of Shotokan Karate Club of Maryland. It takes on average 3 1/2 years to progress from white to first-level black belt. Only about one in 300 students gets that far, according to Farid Amin, who regularly teaches at the club. Karate is a demanding pastime. Those who stick with it say the key is to not become too color- conscious.

Morris L. Taylor, a retired wholesale liquor salesman, died Wednesday of complications from a broken hip at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 86. Mr. Taylor was born in Baltimore and raised in Hamilton. He attended city public schools and enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1942. During World War II, he served with the shore patrol, said a son, Robert R. Taylor of Parkville. Mr. Taylor was a longtime employee of McCarthy-Hicks, a Baltimore liquor distributorship. He retired in 1988. A resident of Cockeysville for more than 40 years, Mr. Taylor had been a Baltimore Colts season ticket holder, and he enjoyed gambling trips to Las Vegas.

Judith R. Clemson, a garden lover with a knack for making colorful arrangements and growing orchids, died of bladder cancer June 21 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was 78. Mrs. Clemson was an alumna of Girls' Latin School in Baltimore and the Maryland College for Women in Lutherville, where she studied education. For several years after her college graduation, she taught preschool to disabled children, some of whom had been blinded after birth because of a shortage of oxygen in their incubators.

Ethel V. Fishel, a retired nursing teacher, died of pneumonia Jan. 16 at Stella Maris hospice in Timonium. The Towson resident was 83. Born Ethel Virginia Schaake in Baltimore and raised near Clifton Park, she graduated from Eastern High School in 1939, several months before her 15th birthday. She earned her undergraduate degree from Hood College and had a master of science in nursing from Yale University, which she attended under a military-sponsored program to ensure there would be nurses available at the end of World War II. Until her retirement in the early 1960s, Mrs. Fishel was a nursing arts instructor at Maryland General Hospital, where she trained hundreds of Baltimore-area nurses and wrote a nursing arts instruction manual that was used by other instructors, family members said.

Country club payout rips off taxpayers Baltimore County's payoff to a private country club ("Council OKs deal to protect Towson land," Oct. 17) makes it obvious that the rich keep getting richer. Under this deal: The Country Club of Maryland will get $2 million from county taxpayers. The developer can build a smaller number of select homes, which will surely carry a premium price. The surrounding residents will keep their property values up - at the expense of county taxpayers. But I'd like to know how this deal benefits county residents from Dundalk, Parkville and Arbutus.

For the first time, the Baltimore County government will pay taxpayers' money to a private country club to restrict development on its land, under a deal approved last night by the County Council. The government will pay $2 million to the Country Club of Maryland in Towson. In return, the club agrees to keep 143 acres off limits to development for 25 years. The club will also give the county 45 acres if it ever goes out of business. The agreement, approved by a 5-2 vote, ends a long standoff between the country club and the surrounding community over plans to develop a part of the property.

Country club payment draws opposition County government's plan to pay a Towson country club $2 million to limit development on its land was questioned yesterday by a county councilman who warned of setting a "dangerous precedent." The plan is a compromise between the Country Club of Maryland and community leaders who were opposed to development on the property. The club would move ahead with plans to build 36 homes on part of its golf course, while promising to restrict development on the remaining 143 acres for 25 years.

SHOWSFriday, Saturday, Sunday: Norfolk, Va., in-the-water boat show at Waterside Marina. Call (215) 449-9910.Sept. 24-27: Sunfest Boat Show, Shantytown Village, West Ocean City. Open daily at noon. More than 100 boats on display. Call (410) 213-1121.Sept. 24-27: Penn's Landing in-the-water boat show, Penn's Landing Boat Basin, Philadelphia. Call (215) 449-9910.FISHINGTuesday: DNR Tidewater Fisheries hearing on proposed sea trout regulations, Wicomico County Free Library, 1222 S. Division St., Salisbury, 6 p.m.Friday to Sept.

Daniel W. Prichard, 86, sales representativeDaniel W. Prichard, a retired Baltimore sales representative for Quaker Chemical Corp., died Friday from congestive heart failure at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Towson. He was 86.Mr. Prichard, who was known as "Woody," was born and raised in Philadelphia. A chemistry major at Penn State University, he graduated in 1935 and married the former Elleanore Clark in 1939. The couple celebrated their 60th anniversary this year.He began working for Philadelphia-based Quaker Chemical Corp.

In Randallstown, the plan calls for a community center and bustling town center where there are now vacant parking lots and empty shops. In Essex, the vision is a gleaming waterfront destination. And in Dundalk, building a marina district that would include an amateur sports center, a cruise ship terminal, a hotel and a park is among the goals. Now, Towson is taking its turn with a team of out-of-town community planners known as a UDAT -- or Urban Design Assistance Team -- that is to help Baltimore County officials and community leaders create a plan for the county seat and college town.

Joseph S. Reppert, a retired Chessie System executive secretary, died in his sleep Monday at his Timonium home. He was 83. Mr. Reppert was born and raised in Buckhannon, W. Va., where his father was the city's sheriff. After graduating from high school in 1941, he moved to Baltimore when he took a job with the Calvert Distillery. Two years later, he went to work in the office of Col. Roy B. White, who was president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, as an executive secretary. He was later assigned to the office of the railroad's secretary and ended his career in 1991 with successor Chessie System in the office of the vice president of transportation.