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Jessica Nichol Cornett, daughter of Mark and Becky Hicks of Pasadena, Maryland and John Matthew Hackmann, son of Jay and the late Linda Hackmann of Pasadena, Maryland, were married on Saturday, January 14, 2006. The wedding took place at Jenkins Memorial Church in Pasadena with Rev. Robert Douglas officiating. A reception followed at Martin's West in Baltimore. Given in marriage by her mother, the Bride was attended by Allyssa Cornett as Maid of Honor and Angela Caputo as her Bridesmaid.

The problem:: Smelly runoff from a nearby gas station floods a Towson home. The back story:: When it rains in Towson, it floods at Jerry Cornett's house. Cornett lives on Yakona Road, downhill from Porter's Loch Raven Hess gas station on East Joppa Road. His basement has flooded several times when the pump that catches runoff from the gas station gets overloaded. Each time, the Hess Corp. paid for the damage to Cornett's house, he said. But about three weeks ago, the company told him that it would not pay for recent flooding, blaming the problem on an inactive sump pump in his neighbor's vacant home.

On Saturday, October 23, 2004, FRENCH WINGATE CORNETT, SR., age 86, of Independence, VA. Born May 24, 1918 at Independence, VA to the late Heath and Eliza Wingate Cornett. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Irene Showers Cornett, son David Cornett, brother Olen Cornett, half-brother Claude Cornett, three half-sisters Jeanetta Jones, Lula Dewitt and Mae Bishop. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Campaign. He was also a retired employee of Bethlehem Steel, where he worked for many years.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- If anyone still doubts the correlation between obese America and our fast-food culture, consider Oklahoma City, where the mayor has asked residents to join him on a diet. The city best known to many Americans as the site of Timothy McVeigh's horrific act of terrorism in 1995 is also the fast-food axis of the nation and the eighth-fattest, with an obesity rate of 25 percent. Mayor Mick Cornett is hoping to change that. On New Year's Eve, he challenged citizens to lose 1 million pounds and launched an interactive Web site where people can sign on and track their weight loss (thiscityisgoingonadiet.

E. P. Cornett Jr., a retired truck driver for Baltimore County, died Sunday of cancer at his home in Rural Retreat, Va.He was 70.Born in southwestern Virginia, he moved back to his boyhood hometown when he retired about 12 years ago.Mr. Cornett worked for a construction company after moving to the Baltimore area as a young man.Mr. Cornett lived in Essex and later in Cockeysville. He was a member of Cockeysville Baptist Church.Graveside services were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Gardens of Faith Cemetery, Lillian Holt Drive and Trumps Mill Road in the Overlea area.

HICKORY, N.C. -- Tom Evans drove in three runs and Brad Cornett pitched a five-hitter, leading the Hagerstown Suns (39-31) to a 6-1 victory over the Hickory Crawdads (25-44) in a Single-A South Atlantic League game last night.Cornett (10-8), a right-hander, walked one and struck out five. The only run Cornett allowed was a sixth-inning home run by Nerio Rodguirez. The Suns scored three runs in the fourth, getting a two-run double from Evans and a RBI single by Angel Martinez.Martinez, went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Santiago Henry went 2-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.

R. Orin Cornett, an educator honored as the inventor of cued speech and former vice president at Gallaudet University, died of heart failure Dec. 17 at his Laurel home. He was 89. An Oklahoma native, he held a doctorate in physics and applied mathematics from the University of Texas, and taught at Oklahoma Baptist, Penn State and Harvard universities. In 1959, he became director of the Division of Higher Education at the U.S. Office of Education, and while reviewing Gallaudet's funding was appalled to learn that most deaf people had sublevel reading skills.

Junior striker Jerry Cornett scored in each half as No. 7-ranked Severna Park posted a 2-0 victory over No. 14 Old Mill in Millersville last night.Cornett's third and fourth goals of the season were more than enough for the Falcons (6-1, 4-0), who outshot the Patriots (5-2-1, 2-1-1) by 18-7 and employed an aggressive, veteran defense featuring two goalkeepers.Severna Park's defense was airtight with senior backs Reid Shaklee, Adam Bennett and Sean McGarry, and senior midfielders Bernie Edwards, Matt Sansbury and Robi Singh.

On Friday May 28, 2004, MARK DANIEL BAUER, survived by son Philip G. and Cookie (nee Cornett) Bauer of York; brother of Brian M. of York; maternal grandmother of Ruth Bauer of Baltimore, aunts and uncles; Junior and Betty Cornett of Westminster, Carol Weise, John, Larry, Billy Cornett, all of Baltimore. He was born February 12, 1986 in Salisbury. Graduated of Manito Academy and had worked for UPS. He was a weight lifter, sports enthusiast and loved the outdoors. Funeral 7 P.M. Wednesday at Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory Inc., 1551 Kenneth Road, York, PA. Viewing will be from 5 to 7 P.M. Wednesday.

The problem:: Smelly runoff from a nearby gas station floods a Towson home. The back story:: When it rains in Towson, it floods at Jerry Cornett's house. Cornett lives on Yakona Road, downhill from Porter's Loch Raven Hess gas station on East Joppa Road. His basement has flooded several times when the pump that catches runoff from the gas station gets overloaded. Each time, the Hess Corp. paid for the damage to Cornett's house, he said. But about three weeks ago, the company told him that it would not pay for recent flooding, blaming the problem on an inactive sump pump in his neighbor's vacant home.

Classical concert -- The Performing Arts Association of Linthicum will present Jason Stearns in concert at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Chesapeake Arts Center, 194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park. Pianist Eileen Cornett will also be featured in this performance of Broadway melodies. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for PAAL members. 410-859-3308.

Jessica Nichol Cornett, daughter of Mark and Becky Hicks of Pasadena, Maryland and John Matthew Hackmann, son of Jay and the late Linda Hackmann of Pasadena, Maryland, were married on Saturday, January 14, 2006. The wedding took place at Jenkins Memorial Church in Pasadena with Rev. Robert Douglas officiating. A reception followed at Martin's West in Baltimore. Given in marriage by her mother, the Bride was attended by Allyssa Cornett as Maid of Honor and Angela Caputo as her Bridesmaid.

On Saturday, October 23, 2004, FRENCH WINGATE CORNETT, SR., age 86, of Independence, VA. Born May 24, 1918 at Independence, VA to the late Heath and Eliza Wingate Cornett. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Irene Showers Cornett, son David Cornett, brother Olen Cornett, half-brother Claude Cornett, three half-sisters Jeanetta Jones, Lula Dewitt and Mae Bishop. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Campaign. He was also a retired employee of Bethlehem Steel, where he worked for many years.

On Friday May 28, 2004, MARK DANIEL BAUER, survived by son Philip G. and Cookie (nee Cornett) Bauer of York; brother of Brian M. of York; maternal grandmother of Ruth Bauer of Baltimore, aunts and uncles; Junior and Betty Cornett of Westminster, Carol Weise, John, Larry, Billy Cornett, all of Baltimore. He was born February 12, 1986 in Salisbury. Graduated of Manito Academy and had worked for UPS. He was a weight lifter, sports enthusiast and loved the outdoors. Funeral 7 P.M. Wednesday at Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory Inc., 1551 Kenneth Road, York, PA. Viewing will be from 5 to 7 P.M. Wednesday.

A high-performance racing boat that went airborne and flipped over last weekend on the Chesapeake Bay, killing at least one of its two occupants, was being tested at high speeds at the time of the accident, authorities said yesterday. Police said yesterday that Edwin J. Mosmiller Jr., 52, a Baltimore-based powerboat manufacturer who lived in Pasadena, was killed in the accident. His body was found strapped by a safety harness to a seat in the overturned 40-foot catamaran. Maryland Natural Resources Police ended their search at nightfall yesterday for Roger B. Madden, 42, of Pasadena, who has been missing since the accident Sunday afternoon about three miles east of Gibson Island.

R. Orin Cornett, an educator honored as the inventor of cued speech and former vice president at Gallaudet University, died of heart failure Dec. 17 at his Laurel home. He was 89. An Oklahoma native, he held a doctorate in physics and applied mathematics from the University of Texas, and taught at Oklahoma Baptist, Penn State and Harvard universities. In 1959, he became director of the Division of Higher Education at the U.S. Office of Education, and while reviewing Gallaudet's funding was appalled to learn that most deaf people had sublevel reading skills.

A 19-year-old Severna Park man was convicted in Anne Arundel Circuit Court yesterday of negligent driving in an April accident that killed a 15-year-old honor student.Judge Martin A. Wolff acquitted Joseph Leigh Cornett of a more serious charge, auto manslaughter, in the April 5 accident that killed Bethany Anne Balasic, who was a passenger in Cornett's pickup.Cornett could get up to two months in jail and a $500 fine when he is sentenced Nov. 13. He could have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for auto manslaughter.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Jose Herrera and Angel Martinez each drove in two runs and Brad Cornett pitched a nine-hitter yesterday, leading the Hagerstown Suns to their fourth straight win, a 6-1 South Atlantic League victory over the West Virginia Wheelers.Herrera went 2-for-5 and had a two-run single in the second inning, giving the Suns a 2-0 lead. In the fifth, Martinez had a two-run double.Cornett went the distance, allowing only one walk and striking out four. The victory was the Suns' 11th in their past 14 games.

Gary Cornette Nelson, a retired General Motors autoworker, died of cancer Thursday at Franklin Square Hospital Center. The Edgewood resident was 61. Mr. Nelson was born in Harrisonburg, Va., and raised in the Victory Villa section of Baltimore County. He was a graduate of Kenwood High School. He served in the Navy from 1959 to 1963, and was assigned to the USS Jonas Ingram, a destroyer in the North Atlantic. Mr. Nelson began working in 1964 at General Motors' Broening Highway plant in the paint department.

ON THE NIGHT after Christmas, the three of them stood outside the Grace and Hope Mission, on Gay Street around the corner from The Block, with the temperature plunging like something thrown from the top of a building. "I thank God for this," said Danny Cornett, pointing to the mission doorway. "It's a blessing." "Yes, it is," said Terry Evans. You could see their breath in the dark. It came out of them between shivers. Danny Cornett's brother Ron stood a few feet away, near a plastic lawn bag full of belongings, but he wasn't saying anything.