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On May 29, 2005, FRANCES E. DEW; loving mother to Sandra Martin and husband Richard, Earl Dew and wife Ann, and William Dew and wife Lori. Beloved grandmother of Richard Martin, Jr. and wife Leeann, Brian Martin and wife Kathilynch, Jeffrey Dew and wife Jessica, Christopher Dew, Jodi Dew and Staci Dew. Dear great grandmother to Kailee, Emily, Scott and Todd Martin. Predeceased in death by her late husband Earl Williams Dew. Family and friends are invited to call on Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. at WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE, INC., 1630 Edmondson Avenue, Catonsville, MD 21228 (1 mi. W. of Beltway Exit 14)

Dew Tour Lasek takes second in shortened Skate Bowl Pedro Barros defended his championship in the rain-shortened Skate Bowl at the Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championships in Ocean City on Sunday, holding off Baltimore native Bucky Lasek . In the first-ever Mega 2.0 event, 12-year-old Tom Schaar threw down a front-side 180 melon over the gap and spun a 1080 out of the quarter-pipe to win with a score of 89.00. Second place was earned by New York native Elliot Sloan with a score of 87.00 by throwing a tail grab combo first with a 720 over the gap then with another in a 540 on the quarter pipe.

On December 28, 2004, ROY LEE DEW (BILL), beloved husband of Janice Marie Dew. On Sunday, friends may call at THE NEW VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Road, from 4 to 8 P.M. On Monday, Mr. Dew will lie in state at the Emmanuel Church, 8729 Church Lane. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 10:30 A.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-655-0015.

Dark clouds and a bit of rain was not enough to stop fans from packing the stands for the fourth and final day of the Pantech Beach Championships in Ocean City, but it was enough to delay the skate bowl final twice due to the rain-slicked surface of the bowl. The skate bowl final was delayed the first time after the first heat. Bucky Lasek took command in the first heat by throwing huge 540s and Mctwists to the delight of the packed stands. Zero Skateboards rider Ben Hatchell of Manassas, Va., was nipping at Lasek's heels using a more technical array of grind tricks.

On August 30, 2004, LENORE J., beloved wife of the late James Bertell Dew. Mother of Joyce C. Anderson, Mary A. Dew, Sr. Joan A. Dew and James B. Dew. Sister of Phyllis Hay and the late Edward Crowson, Jr. Also survived by six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday at 9:30 A.M. at St. John Catholic Church, 43 Monroe St., Westminster. Interment in Meadow Branch Cemetery. Friends may call at the Pritts Funeral Home and Chapel, P.A., 412 Washington Road, Westminster on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. where a Christian Wake will be held at 3 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Change, Inc., 115 Stoner Avenue, Westminster, MD 21157.

Services for Maurice Dew, a retired teacher, will be held at noon today at the March Funeral Home, 4300 Wabash Ave.Mr. Dew, who was 35 and lived on Gatehouse Drive, died Tuesday at Maryland General Hospital after a long illness.He retired for health reasons in October 1989 after teaching English for a year at Forest Park High School.A teacher of English and special education for about 15 years, he also had taught at West Baltimore Middle School and Southwestern High School.Born in Wilson, N.C., and reared in Baltimore, he was a graduate of Northwestern High School and earned bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

The Evidence Against Her, by Robb Forman Dew. Little Brown. 327 pages. $24.95. Those happy families, purportedly all alike, are simply very skilled at masking or repressing the unhappiness that lurks beneath the placid surface they present to the outside world. Robb Forman Dew, whose saga of small-town familial angst, Dale Loves Sophie to Death, won the 1995 National Book Award, illustrates the fragility and unacknowledged cost of one family's happiness in her new novel, The Evidence Against Her. In the small Ohio town of Washburn in the early 1900s, Agnes Claytor, the eldest daughter of a spectacularly unhappy family, struggles against the odds to achieve a happy family of her own. Her distracted, manic-depressive mother, Catherine, had been the belle of Natchez, Miss.

The highlights of the weekend's Dew Tour at Camden Yards: Sheckler the star Ryan Sheckler, 18-year-old Skateboard Park competitor and MTV celebrity, again took first place in the event. The three-time Dew Cup winner had droves of fans filling the stands in hopes of just getting a glimpse of him, making the Skateboard Park event the most packed of any this weekend. Other activities For those wanting to take a break from seeing crazy tricks, the festival offered a great alternative. Sony had a truck filled with PlayStation consoles for free gaming, and booths from national and local businesses were set up with activities and giveaways.

The Dew Tour will not return to Baltimore this summer. The action sports tour, which features skateboarding, BMX and other extreme sports, started in Baltimore in 2007, returned in 2008 and was expected to make its third appearance at Camden Yards this year. Instead, the Dew Tour will begin its schedule in Chicago in late June and will make its Boston debut in late July. The chance to break into two larger markets with a new format showcasing individual sports was too great to pass up, said Chris Prybylo, the tour's vice president of events.

Almost a year ago, Chaz Ortiz was showing that he was the next big thing in skateboarding. The 14-year-old took first place in skateboard park in the Free Flow Tour, the official amateur series of the Dew Tour. This year, Ortiz was given a wild-card entry into the Dew Tour, and the Chicago native proved that stardom might be in his near future. He had two nearly flawless runs in the Skateboard Park preliminaries, finishing third with a top score of 82.5 points, which advances him to the final at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Half-way through the Dew Tour's Pantech Beach Championships in Ocean City, all eyes were on the skateboarding events Saturday afternoon. Thousands of fans were on the beach at Dorchester Street as defending champion Pierre Luc-Gagnon won the skate vert finals, with Baltimore native Bucky Lasek taking second place, followed by Sandro Dias in third. Lasek was leading going into the finals, but he fell on his last run. "I never got around to doing the round I wanted to because I kept falling toward the end of my run," Lasek said, adding that he loves bringing something new to the competition, like the boneless to invert maneuver that he pulled off after inventing it just last week.

With Chris Miller claiming the crown at last night's Skate Legends Bowl, the action at the Dew Tour's Pantech Beach Championships jumped into high gear on Friday in Ocean City. Walking down the boardwalk, the actions sports beachfront takeover was clear. Fans carried skateboard decks in hopes of getting an athlete's signature, small children skated in over-sized gear and skate shoes appeared to be more popular than sandals. The competition continued Friday with action in the Skate Vert semifinals and the BMX Vert Finals, both taking place later in the day at Dorchester Street and the beach.

With a brilliant sun overhead and the ocean within yards, the Pantech Beach Championships landed in Ocean City Thursday. Enthusiastic Dew Tour fans packed the beach to watch competition in skateboarding, BMX bike riding and surfing. Even the practice runs were popular as onlookers lined up along the fence as early as 10 a.m. to watch athletes like 15-year-old Mitchie Brusco take on the BMX Mega 2.0. Some of the star Dew Tour athletes were out for the early morning practice, including skateboarders Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Andy Macdonald and Bob Burnquist.

As Dew Tour launches the first day of competition in Ocean City, businesses on the boardwalk and beyond are amping up their efforts to attract customers as the influx of action sports fans hit the town. Local surf shop Quiet Storm on the boardwalk is going all in on making Dew Tour weekend their best of the summer. On top of the aggressive advertising that many of the local restaurants and vendors are using to let their presence be known, Quiet Storm is bringing in many of the competing athletes for signings and events inside the store.

As the Pantech Open draws closer and excitement begins to rise, even the casual sports fan will surely be making plans to check out the action. But if you're not a hardcore action sports fans, you may want to carve out some time to brush up on your Dew Tour dictionary. Here at the OC Blog, we've got you covered. Below are a few basic terms you'll be hearing throughout the Dew Tour weekend. SKATE -Half-pipe : A structure that typically has a flat bottom and curved sides and is used to do most of the gravity-defying tricks in skateboarding, as well as BMX. -Ollie : The action that propels the skater and the board into the air. It involves slamming the tail of the board, while simultaneously jumping and sliding your front foot up the grip tape towards the nose of the board.

The Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championships brings the action to Ocean City this week for the second year in a row. The extreme sports competition includes events in BMX, skateboarding and surfing all right on the beach. And that's "on the beach," not "at the beach. " The equipment is set up right in the sand at Dorchester Street. Huge ramps, cement bowls, vert ramps and much more, all silhouetted against the ocean. With this year's free admission, event organizers have aimed to involve more people than ever, allowing fans to go even deeper into the Dew Tour experience.

The Panasonic Open, the first leg of the 2007 AST Dew Tour, finished its four-day run at the Camden Yards sports complex yesterday, and tour officials were uncertain whether they would return in 2008. The event, which featured a variety of competitions with professional athletes performing on skateboards, bikes and motorcycles, made its first appearance in Baltimore, but a long-term agreement between the tour and the Maryland Stadium Authority has not been reached. Wade Martin, president and general manager of the tour, said negotiations are continuing.

Rapper Lupe Fiasco, Wolfgang Gartner, Baltimore's The Perfects and indie artist Vital are among the artists set to rock the stage at the Dew Tour's Pantech Beach Championship in Ocean City. Organizers announced nine musicians set to perform at the Aug. 16-19 event , making it the largest line-up in Dew Tour history. The biggest name on the roster is Grammy-nominee Fiasco, who will be headlining Friday, Aug. 17, at 10 p.m. on the beach. Rapper Theophilus London will open the show at 9 p.m. The performances begin Thursday, Aug. 16, at 8:30 p.m. with a set from RAC DJ. On Saturday, Aug. 18, six acts will perform, three during a daytime line-up and three during an evening line-up.

The Dew Tour has announced the list of confirmed competitors for August's Pantech Beach Championships, just 15 days away. The list has some major names, unfortunately one is missing: Shaun White won't be competing this year due to a knee surgery, but still plans to be in O.C. to show his support for fellow athletes. White, 25, was recently seen at the Summer Games in London, where he was pitching for skateboarding to become an Olympic sport. "I've heard talk about 2016 in Brazil maybe getting skateboarding, for me that would be like the ultimate to compete Winter and Summer," White, an Olympic medalist for snowboarding, told Reuters.