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The nine students selected to participate in the Ballet for Boys Only class are: Justin Buchoff, age 13, Sudbrook Magnet Middle School Raj Caparros, age 9, Wellwood International School Stuart Deininger, age 7, Bedford Elementary School Jamal Everette, age 8, Fort Garrison Elementary School Ritvik Gaddam, age 9, Fort Garrison Elementary School Damontae Hack, age 13, Sudbrook Magnet Middle School Tres McMichael, age...

The Marine Corps League, Harford County Detachment 1198 held its annual installation of officers and Marine of the Year presentation April 23 at the Jarrettsville VFW post. The Marine of the Year award was presented to Evelyn Remines. This is the most prestigious award any Detachment Marine can receive. Through her dedication to numerous programs and activities, Remines best exemplifies what it takes to be the best of the best. The 2013-2014 officers are Commandant Pete Arnold, Senior Vice Commandant Gene Wlock, Junior Vice Commandant Evelyn Remines, Judge Advocate Jeff Beavers and Junior Past Commandant Don Benson.

Rep. Patricia Schroeder said after it was revealed that the Marine Corps wanted to ban married recruits, "If they are not allowed to be homosexuals, and they're not allowed to be married, what are they supposed to do, take cold showers?"It is pretty easy to have fun with the Marines on this. Certainly, the way the attempt at policy change was handled was inept. The order was issued before the commandant had cleared it with the secretary of the Navy or the secretary of Defense. So no sooner had the directive gone out than it was rescinded.

In a pair of working gloves with the Ravens logo emblazoned on the front, San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee painted broad brush strokes at a West Baltimore police station Friday to make good on a bet. Had the Ravens lost to the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake would have traveled to the West Coast to complete a day of service, which was the wager she and Lee made on the February game. "I think San Francisco is a lovely city, but I am glad I did not have to go there in payment of a debt," said Rawlings-Blake, who traded in her signature high heels for a pair of wedge booties for the day of activities.

The Army Corps of Engineers said it will not issue a permit for a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at Sparrows Point and a pipeline through Maryland to Pennsylvania until the project's developer has complied with federal wildlife regulations, prepared mitigation plans for wetlands that might be disturbed during construction and met other requests for information. The Corps is the second agency this month to question plans by Virginia-based AES Corp. to build the terminal and lay 88 miles of pipe to transport the gas. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to delay its vote on the project, scheduled for tomorrow, until concerns about habitats for the bog turtle and Indiana bat can be addressed.

Dorothe Marie Grand, a retired Army Corps of Engineers employee and animal rights advocate, died Tuesday of heart failure at Mariner Health of Catonsville. She was 84. She retired about 20 years ago from the Baltimore office of the corps, where she worked with a collection of books about World War II and the Pacific Theater. Friends did not know where she was born. Miss Grand attended Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Syosset, N.Y., and other New York schools. She lived most of her adult life in the 3100 block of St. Paul St. "She was always picking up stray animals, mostly cats," said Baltimore attorney Louise Keelty.

The Army Corps of Engineers has ordered Abingdon farmer Michael J. Kozub to stop the dumping of dirt, concrete and other debris from state highway projects on his property next to Bynum Run.The corps sent a "cease and desist" order to Mr. Kozub by registered mail last week. He received it Friday.Based on a review of aerial photographs and other documents, corps officials said Mr. Kozub has filled an acre or more of federally regulated wetlands bordering Bynum Run, a state-designated trout stream and a tributary of the Bush River.

KMS Group Inc. of Columbia has said the Army Corps of Engineers will lease a 12-story, 250,000-square-foot office building at One National Business Park, taking off the market a building that had been vacant for two years.The corps signed the lease Friday, said Larry Lichtenauer, KMS spokesman. Terms were not disclosed.Spokesmen for the corps and the General Services Administration, which handles most of the federal government's real estate affairs, did not return phone calls yesterday. The National Business Park has about 400,000 square feet of space built and expects to grow to 3 million square feet.

An Army Corps of Engineers official told a community meeting yesterday that the corps will not revoke the permit it gave Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. six years ago to dump fly ash in wetlands in their neighborhood.Maj. J. T. Hand of the Baltimore corps listened as two independent engineers gave an hourlong presentation about possible health risks and environmental concerns, then said he "did not hear anything today that suggests we should revoke the permit."Asked later what it would take for the corps to revoke the permit, Hand said, "Maybe if somebody came forward saying there was a rise in cancer but I'm not going to second-guess a decision made six years ago."

A south county citizen group, determined to block plans for a Safeway store in Deale, is still hounding the Army Corps of Engineers for a public meeting to allow community residents to voice concerns about wetlands protection and the threat of flood damage.South Arundel Citizens for Responsible Development (SACReD) opposes building a store and a shopping center at routes 256 and 258 because members claim it would destroy sensitive shoreline and create acidic runoff that could contaminate waterways.

When officials in Washington evaluate the consequences of the sequester, Tiara Bland wants them to consider the sixth-grade girls at Mother Seton Academy. Bland, a 22-year-old AmeriCorps member at the Baltimore academy for low-income children, said the decision by government leaders to impose across-the-board spending cuts will shortchange the urban youths who turn to her for advice on math problems and life. Bland, who aspires to be a school psychologist, is one of 17 AmeriCorps members performing education and literacy work in Baltimore for the Notre Dame Mission Volunteers.

To Navy coach Cindy Timchal, it was only fitting that senior Jasmine DePompeo broke the all-time Patriot League scoring record on Saturday with an assist. "It just comes from Jas very genuinely being an unselfish player," Timchal said. DePompeo's feed to Aimee Gennaro 13:10 into the game -- one of five assists on the day for the attacker -- broke the 17-year-old record, helping stake the No. 12 Midshipmen to an early lead in a 12-6 win over visiting Colgate. It marked the seventh straight win for Navy, which improved to 14-1 (5-0 league)

Raymond Leroy Klingmeyer, a former boxer and referee who is a member of the state's boxing Hall of Fame, died Friday of renal failure at the Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was 88. "When he came into the ring, he looked like a referee. He had a presence, like an old-time referee … that commanded the respect of the boxers," said Patrick Pannella, executive director of the Maryland State Athletic Commission. "He was knowledgeable about any possible event that could happen in the ring," Mr. Pannella said.

The board of the Baltimore Development Corp. is recommending the city approve a developer's request for $107 million in tax increment financing to pay for roads, utilities and parks for the $1 billion mixed-use Harbor Point development on the waterfront between Harbor East and Fells Point. The board of the BDC, the city's development agency, voted Thursday to send a recommendation to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake for consideration. The financing, a way to fund construction of public infrastructure for new development, also requires City Council approval.

Baltimore's new speed camera company says it took in $18 million in revenue last year — a nearly 10 percent increase from 2011 — but still lost money, thanks in part to a rocky start in the city. In a statement to investors, Brekford Corp. of Anne Arundel County said the company lost $1.2 million in 2012, in part because it had to buy and install new cameras for Baltimore to replace the old ones. In addition, the firm said, more motorists than expected in other jurisdictions where it runs cameras failed to pay their tickets.

Big Lots Stores Inc. has agreed to purchase inventory from the financially ailing Commerce Corp. for an amount expected to top $6 million, according to recent bankruptcy court documents. The entire proceeds are slated to go to M&T Bank, which was owed $17.9 million by Commerce in principal alone as of late February, court documents said. Creditors of Commerce filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition last month against the Curtis Bay-based distributor of lawn and garden supplies.

The Army Corps of Engineers has ordered Harford County farmer Michael J. Kozub to stop the dumping of dirt, concrete and other debris from state highway projects on his property next to Bynum Run.The corps sent a "cease and desist" order to Mr. Kozub by registered mail last week. The Abingdon farmer received it Friday.Based on a review of aerial photographs and other documents, corps officials said Mr. Kozub has filled an acre or more of federally regulated wetlands bordering Bynum Run, a state-designated trout stream and a tributary of the Bush River.

KMS Group Inc. of Columbia says the Army Corps of Engineers will lease a 12-story, 250,000-square-foot office building at One National Business Park, taking off the market a building that has been vacant for two years.The corps signed the lease Friday, says Larry Lichtenauer, KMS spokesman. Mr. Lichtenauer was not able to supply terms of the lease.The National Business Park in Howard County has built about 400,000 square feet of space and expects to grow to 3 million square feet."It's a terrific deal for the National Business Park because it lends a great deal of credibility to the project," says Robert Oare, a broker for Manekin Corp.

Quentin Tarantino, Hollywood's reigning enfant terrible, seems to have some fans in the motion picture academy -- and in the pressroom. Tarantino's win, his second (he also won for "Pulp Fiction"), was a bit of a surprise, as it bested pre-Oscar favorites "Amour" and "Zero Dark Thirty. " But his win in the Original Screenplay category suggests the academy is becoming fond of Tarantino's brand of outrageousness. And the backstage pressroom's reaction -- a collective gasp followed by some heartfelt applause -- suggests cinema scribes feel likewise.