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The Bel Air Knights of Columbus recognized four individuals who serve the community in law enforcement, fire safety, primary and secondary Catholic education at a dinner March 20.

Joe Datsko was an admitted workaholic for the first 25 years of a 47-year career as a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Michigan. Datsko likes to say that until he was in his early 50s "most of my exercise was writing on a blackboard. " That changed in the early 1970s when the younger of Datsko's two sons - he also has three daughters - was invited to the 1972 U.S. Olympic trials in cycling. Robert Datsko, who was in high school at the time, failed to secure one of the 12 spots, finishing in the top third of the 66-person field.

On May 12, 2005; COLUMBUS BROWN; beloved husband of Aldreece Brown. On Tuesday, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 5151 Balto. Natl' Pike, from 3 to 8 P.M. On Wednesday, Mr. Brown will lie instate at the Monroe Street Church of God, 301 N. Monroe Street, where the family will receive friends from 10 to 11 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-233-2400.

Keith Marchiano is the Grand Knight for his Knights of Columbus Council (Father Maurice J. Wolfe Council 11372) and from May 3 to 5 led more than 300 of his members at the Maryland State Convention for the Knights of Columbus, which was held at the Princess Royale Hotel in Ocean City. "This year, my Council achieved first place status among nine different categories, the most out of any council in our division," Marchiano explained. "This includes the 'Award for Overall Excellence by a Single Council' where we achieved first place.

Are you ready for some football? Super Bowl Sunday falls on Feb. 5 and if you do not yet have plans for this de facto American holiday, the St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Knights of Columbus invite you to attend their annual Super Bowl Party and Chili Cook-Off that evening. Whether you think you make the best chili this side of the county line or simply love to eat it, you can help determine this year's "Chili Bowl Champ. " Of course, other food and beverages will be available, too, and admission is free.

The Columbia Association has received approval from the Public Service Commission to discount fares on Columbia buses (ColumBus) for teens enrolled as full-time students in the county school system.A one-year identification card will entitle students to 25 cents off the fare.The total family income must meet the Housing Urban Development Section 8 guidelines.

The "Columbian year" is finally with us. In an impermanent world, Christopher Columbus is one of only a few humans who gets to have a 500th anniversary commemoration.In company with Jesus, Mohammed and Confucius, his deeds have penetrated the globe. Explorers there have been, many of them, but Columbus is a standout. For better or worse, his adventures have changed the entire world.But how much do we know about this New World explorer? The information is piecemeal, gathered from spotty documentary records.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Christopher Columbus was tossed overboard yesterday by city officials who declared Oct. 12 "Indigenous Peoples Day," stripping the explorer of his honored day in this politically correct city.The city also declared 1992, the 500th anniversary of Columbus' landing in America, "The Year of Indigenous People.""Berkeley wants to celebrate the important place that indigenous people hold in this country," Mayor Loni Hancock said yesterday. "Their societies and philosophies flourished long before Columbus arrived and they continue until today."

On December 24, 2008, NOWELL. Visitation 2140 N. Fulton Ave, Monday 2 to 8 P.M. Family will receive friends Tuesday 11 A.M. in the chapel funeral to follow at 11:30 A.M.

When asked what they know about Christopher Columbus, seventh-grade students in Pam Monacelli's social studies class at Sykesville MiddleSchool offer a flurry of answers.They can, of course, name the Italian sea captain's three sailing ships -- the Nina, Pinta and SantaMaria -- recite dates, point to the pertinent geographical locationsand tell you what the explorer was looking for.But these students also will tell you that Columbus' meeting witha new culture had a profound impact on American Indians.

For years, the vacant Columbus School on a busy corner of East North Avenue appeared to be nothing more than a giant planter. Leafy tree branches stuck out over the top of the historic red-brick walls, making it seem like the school's only future inhabitants would be squirrels and birds. But Kevin Bell and Michael Barland saw more. They are investing about $14 million into the run-down 120-year-old building, also known as Public School 99, to make it livable for dozens of families.

Renovations of the Columbus School (also known as public school 99) began this week and the developers expect that people will be able to occupy the new affordable housing units there this fall. The $13 million conversion of the school, in Baltimore's South Clifton Park at the northeast corner of the intersection of E. North Ave. and N. Washington St., will create 50 residences for people who make 60 percent or less of the city's area median income, according to a statement by the developers.

Soccer The SAC U11 Yellow team won the Beach FC Columbus Day tournament in Virginia Beach earlier this month. The girls went undefeated in group play, winning 4-2, 5-4, and 9-2, including a hard-fought comeback win in the second game. The girls continued their great run in the championship, winning 4-2. The team, coached by Ivan Croft and Michael Ehrlich, includes Ellie Lane, Ashley Bilger, Kallie Wethern, Lexi Croft, Shaelin Rennert-Ariev, Jamie Caine, Gia Parker, Abby Houff, Kelly Schluederberg, Isabella Kushner, Mia Ehrlich, Piper Berry and Annie Cole.

Columbus Day passed, and we were forced to celebrate a half-truth. As a 10th grader, I appreciate honoring extraordinary individuals to look up to, and it's undeniable that Christopher Columbus connected the Old World with a new one. However, society accepts this apocryphal narration without learning the frequently omitted facts, namely, the horrifying acts of bigotry and villainy Columbus executed and oversaw. Even before he reached San Salvador, Columbus committed his first offense, pocketing the money he had promised to the first man able to discern land.

As a brisk wind blew down South President Street Sunday afternoon, 85-year-old Mary Sudano stood against a light pole leaning on a cane, a string of red, white and green beads around her neck. The Little Italy native and lifelong South High Street resident smiled and waved as four men dressed as gladiators marched past, holding a Roma Gourmet Sausage banner and flanking a fifth man dressed as National Bohemian Beer's iconic Mr. Boh character. "It's a good thing that they keep it up," Sudano said of Baltimore's annual Columbus Day parade, which at 122 years old is pitched as the longest continually running Columbus parade in the country.

This schedule will be in effect Monday: Government offices Open in Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Frederick, Harford and Howard counties. Closed in Baltimore City; Baltimore and Carroll counties. Courts Closed in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard and Frederick counties, and in Annapolis and Baltimore City. Libraries Open in Anne Arundel and Carroll counties. Closed in Baltimore City; Baltimore, Frederick, Harford and Howard counties. Public schools Open in all jurisdictions.

The Bel Air Knights of Columbus recognized four individuals who serve the community in law enforcement, fire safety, primary and secondary Catholic education at a dinner March 20.