Club Of Maryland

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.

Members of the Country Club of Maryland have tentatively agreed to buy the financially troubled 18-hole golf course off Stevenson Lane in Towson, ending the chance that new owners would open it to the public.The club's 300 members formed a committee in recent weeks to arrange for the purchase and raised $3 million to help pay for it, said Brad Seeley, a club member and neighbor of the site.The seven-member committee also is seeking financing from area banks, and is filing papers with state tax officials to incorporate as the Country Club of Maryland Inc., an initial step in assuming ownership, Seeley said.

NOTEworthy Day:Adding Matt Riley to the late-season Orioles roster was a mistake, the result of an abrupt change in thinking by the front office that came out of left field, or from the general manager. Riley is only 20, and next year will mean a full opportunity rather than a September walk-on that could damage his confidence. And for what?WJZ blundered big-time with the firing of Chris Ely, weekend sportscaster who had a deep knowledge of what he was talking about and conveyed such a friendly presence.

Amid growing demand for public golf courses, Baltimore County officials are considering whether to purchase the financially ailing Country Club of Maryland in Towson, an 18-hole private facility that includes a pro shop, restaurant and clubhouse.The county Revenue Authority's chairman and executive director said yesterday that they have begun "exploratory talks" with the country club management to buy the course, which was built in the 1920s. If acquired, the club would become the sixth public course operated by the authority.

Dorothy M. Duke, co-owner of the Worthington Valley Country Club in Owings Mills, died Sunday of a gastric ulcer at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She was 80.Mrs. Duke took up golf as a teen-ager to keep up with her boyfriend, James W. Duke, who later became a professional golfer and pro at the Bonnie View Country Club. They were married in 1938."She realized that to be with him, she had better learn how to play golf," said her daughter, Carol Isaac of Upperco.By accompanying her husband on the national tour, Mrs. Duke, who was known as "Dot," developed acquaintances with such golfing greats as Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Patty Berg.

HEY, MOM, WANT to hear something funny? My French teacher wanted to know if we would host a foreign exchange student. Isn't that hysterical?" my youngest son said.My indignant reply was muted by the laughter from the rest of the family."I told him after four weeks of living with our family, a French guy would go home with a new understanding of our nation's dependency on Prozac," my son continued.Carefully choosing my words, I tried to explain that he was perhaps exaggerating. Granted our family discussions can be lively, but with three teen-age boys in the house I'm usually pleased we don't end up on a "Cops" episode."

Pat Tallent, who has enjoyed past success at Caves Valley Golf Club, outdid himself in the first round of the 11th annual Maryland State Mid-Amateur championship yesterday.A new member at the Owings Mills club, Tallent dipped 6-under par on the front nine and wound up equaling the competitive course record with 30-35--65, good for a five-shot lead at the halfway mark.The 65, recorded in showers and sunshine with high humidity, was 6-under par over the 6,629-yard, par 36-35--71 layout, and XTC matched the score established by Ed Gibstein in qualifying for the 1995 club championship.

The Producers Club of Maryland recently announced the recipient of its second annual Producers Club of Maryland Fellowship.Rodrigo Garcia, a cinematographer who has photographed "Mi Vida Loca" and "Four Rooms," among others, received $10,000 to help bring his directorial debut script, "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her," to fruition.The Producers Club of Maryland, which was created by Jed Dietz in 1993 to help the Maryland Film Office promote the state as a filmmaking location, began awarding the fellowship two years ago in partnership with the Sundance Institute, a nonprofit organization founded by Robert Redford in 1981.

75 years ago Automobiles of Annapolis soon will have the benefits of a regular day and night service station to be established by the Automobile Club of Maryland on King George Street. -- The Sun, Nov. 16, 1922.The percentage of illiterates 10 years or older in Maryland decreased from 7.2 to 5.6 percent since 1920. Anne Arundel, with 2,779, has the highest number of any county in the state. -- The Sun, Nov. 23, 1922.The popular minstrel troupe of the West Annapolis Fire Company will stage several shows around Annapolis with the first scheduled for Glen Burnie.

Environmental advocates urged legislators yesterday to broaden citizens' rights to take legal action against projects that they believe threaten health or the environment.In a hearing before the Senate Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee, the advocates said more people should have the right to appeal state permits in court for everything from trash incinerators to golf courses."It merely allows citizens to have a voice," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. Brian E. Frosh, a Montgomery County Democrat.

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.

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.

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.

On December 28, 2005, BETTY JANE HEFRIGHT (nee Jepson), beloved wife of Richard Walter Hefright, devoted mother of Mary Sue Lowery and her husband Danny, Deborah Lee Becicka and her husband Leonard, Richard Kelly Hefright and his wife Nancy, Theodore Dennis Hefright and his wife Patsy; loving grandmother of Jessica, James, Matthew, Rebecca, Katie and Patrick; great-grandmother of Aaron and Grace. She was an active member of the Baltimore Women's Civic League and of the United Ladies Democratic Club of Maryland.