County Women

The 10th annual Carroll County Women's Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 27 at Westminster High School. The keynote speaker will be Trisha Norket, president and owner of Graybrooke & Associates and a sales representative with Cameron M. Harris & Co. Her son, Police Officer John T. Burnette, was killed in the line of duty in 1993. The day will include a series of workshops, running concurrently from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Children's Chorus of Carroll County will perform at 10:15 a.m. A women's program and Norket's speech will be from 10:35 a.m. to noon.

In its second year awarding grants, the Women's Giving Circle of Harford County gave 11 nonprofit organizations nearly $36,000 in 2012 to help women and girls in the county. Four thousand dollars went to the local Arc chapter to help single parents; $2,500 went to the Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation for a program to help children of people with cancer. Then there was $1,696 to the Highlands School, a private school in Bel Air for children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities in kindergarten through the eighth grade.

Nationally known psychologist Joyce Brothers will be the keynote speaker for the Carroll County Women's Fair, a daylong event with workshops ranging from shiatsu massage to understanding the difference between a bull and a bear market on Wall Street. The fair has grown steadily since a South Carroll businesswoman started it seven years ago. It is the largest all-volunteer fair of its kind in the state, said Janet Caldwell, co-chairwoman of the 2000 event. Initially held at Carroll Community College with an attendance of 200 the first year, the fair has moved to larger quarters at Westminster High School.

Rec sports The deadline for submitting sports copy is 9 a.m. on Mondays. We prefer email (howardcountysports@patuxent.com). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard County teams play, players from both teams (first and last names) must be mentioned in the write-up. Questions? Call 410-332-6578. Running Ragnar Relay Run for Chocolate, a group of 12 Howard County women, won the Ragnar Relay, a 198-mile run from Cumberland, MD to the National Harbor.

Three high school students have been awarded cash prizes for their winning logo designs for the Carroll County Women's Fair.Winners were Stephen Turner of Liberty High School, $100 for first place; Jenna Phillips of South Carroll High, $75 for second place; and Aimee Cummings of South Carroll High, $50 for third place.The organization invited all Carroll County high school art students to submit logo designs that depicted some of the goals of the Carroll County Women's Fair:* To bring women of all ages, nationalities and religions together.

2 county women killed in Taneytown accident Two Baltimore County women on their way home after a friend's funeral died yesterday afternoon after the car they were in collided with a truck near Taneytown in Carroll County, state police at the Westminster barracks said. About 1:30 p.m., Jane Apple Eberman, 75, of the 4500 block of Breidenbaugh Lane in Glen Arm was driving a 2002 Toyota Camry on South Pleasant Valley Road when she failed to obey a stop sign, pulled onto Route 140 and her car was struck on the driver's side by a heavy-duty 1993 Ford truck, police said.

Innterim will hold an open house from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at its homeless shelter for low-income women and their children at 112 Sudbrook Road.The shelter is located in the former St. Charles Borromeo convent in Pikesville.Nine Baltimore County women and their children will stay at the shelter while continuing their education.The purpose of the Innterim program is to provide educational and vocational training opportunities to allow the women to become self-sufficient, said director Gerry Buchanan.

Nearly 200 people attended the Carroll County Women's Fair yesterday, leading organizers to deem their first effort a success."I feel it went very well," said Kay Garnish, who chaired the 28-member committee that organized the fair at Carroll Community College."

Marjorie S. Holt became the first Maryland woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972. Elsie D. Barber became the first Anne Arundel County woman elected to the General Assembly in 1923. Cynthia A. Carter became the first African-American woman elected to the Annapolis city council in 1997. "Women have broken a lot of ground here in the county," said Bea Poulin, community services specialist for the county executive's Office of Constituent and Community Services. During tonight's Women's History Month celebration, the county will honor those women and the 58 other county women who were elected or appointed to public office during the 20th century.

Soroptimist International of Westminster recognized four Carroll County women for contributions to the county.* Lynda Gainor was given the Women Helping Women award for her contributions to women and children assisted through Human Services Programs of Carroll County, a private, nonprofit organization.* Kathryn Sieverts was named the Outstanding Woman of Carroll County for her volunteer efforts, especially her work in establishing the Literacy Council in Carroll County.* Audrey Cimino, an attorney and trust officer with Carroll County Bank and Trust, was recognized as a Woman of Distinction.

Working with food isn't a job for sissies. One must be innovative, artistic, competitive, patient, flexible and competent. The hours are long and the competition stiff. Sacrifice? Required. Taking risks? Also required. How does one succeed against such odds? Four female standouts in the industry share their stories on how they got in and why they stay. Sugunya Lunz , executive chef at The Kings Contrivance Restaurant After a long day at work, Sugunya Lunz finds comfort in a simple bowl of cooked noodles.

September 1920 was all about women in politics in Harford County. As a result of the recent passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, women were given the right to vote. The Aegis newspaper reported that the Republican women "will take their initial fling into local political matters when they convene in the Armory to elect a member of the Republican State Central Committee on September 14." The Aegis continued, "In order to get in the good graces of the ladies, our Republican leaders hit upon the plan of filling the existing vacancy with a lady, elected by popular vote.

2 county women killed in Taneytown accident Two Baltimore County women on their way home after a friend's funeral died yesterday afternoon after the car they were in collided with a truck near Taneytown in Carroll County, state police at the Westminster barracks said. About 1:30 p.m., Jane Apple Eberman, 75, of the 4500 block of Breidenbaugh Lane in Glen Arm was driving a 2002 Toyota Camry on South Pleasant Valley Road when she failed to obey a stop sign, pulled onto Route 140 and her car was struck on the driver's side by a heavy-duty 1993 Ford truck, police said.

Maryland's highest court yesterday threw out the convictions of two Eastern Shore women who were sent to prison after their babies were born with cocaine in their systems, likening the prosecutions to going after mothers who smoked, failed to exercise or even went horseback riding while pregnant. While social workers regularly get involved when newborns test positive for drugs, Talbot County appears to be the only place in Maryland - and just one of a few in the nation - where police and prosecutors were putting mothers in prison for it. Within hours of the court's opinion yesterday, Talbot County State's Attorney Scott G. Patterson said in a statement that his office disagreed with the decision but would cease the practice of charging such mothers with reckless endangerment.

The Republican Women's Club of Carroll County and a few male guests who gathered last week in Eldersburg talked politics, sipped punch and munched on star-shaped cookies coated with red, white and blue sprinkles. But the main item on their agenda was an imminent phone call. First lady Laura Bush would be "calling with a personal message," announced Gerrye Johnston, party hostess and the club's membership committee chairwoman. "This is a phenomenal blessing for us," Johnston said. That the one small party with about 15 guests was among 7,000 other groups sharing in the conversation did not dampen their enthusiasm.

FOR MOST people, the two most powerful experiences in life are achieving and connecting," says Dr. Edward M. Hallowell in his book Connect. He also says, "Connection is an essential vitamin. You can't live without it." Bonnie Pace, 42, and many of the women who live in western Howard County, as well as hundreds of other Maryland residents, have discovered playing on a soccer team fulfills the need to achieve and to connect. Pace, a resident of River Hill for five years, plays indoor soccer on two teams at the Soccer Dome in Jessup and outdoors on a team in the women's soccer program run by the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks.

ANNAPOLIS -- Some members of the General Assembly's Women's Caucus agreed yesterday that Carroll County should have a women's commission, but they weren't sure they should break protocol to support it.Members of the legislative committee of the Women's Caucus said they wanted to know more about why the Carroll delegation voted against introducing a bill to create a county women's commission.Del. Nancy K. Kopp, a Montgomery County Democrat, said she could not remember a time when the Women's Caucus supported a bill that a local delegation had rejected.

WESTMINSTER -- Women of all ages will be invited to the Carroll County Women's Fair in March -- a daylong educational event designed to build esprit de corps among women."

Jean Moon didn't waste time on niceties in her welcoming remarks at a "Tea Party" held by the Women's Giving Circle, a philanthropic organization of 226 Howard County women. "My job is pretty straightforward - to ask you for time and money," Moon told the approximately 125 members and potential donors who assembled last week at Ten Oaks Ballroom in Clarksville. Established in February last year by Moon, Yolanda Bruno and Linda Odum, the Women's Giving Circle seeks to build a community of female philanthropists committed to addressing the needs of women and girls in Howard County.

The 10th annual Carroll County Women's Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 27 at Westminster High School. The keynote speaker will be Trisha Norket, president and owner of Graybrooke & Associates and a sales representative with Cameron M. Harris & Co. Her son, Police Officer John T. Burnette, was killed in the line of duty in 1993. The day will include a series of workshops, running concurrently from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Children's Chorus of Carroll County will perform at 10:15 a.m. A women's program and Norket's speech will be from 10:35 a.m. to noon.