Eldersburg

Community group to meet tomorrow The Carroll County Community Association will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Westminster library branch meeting room, 50 E. Main St. The speaker will be Richard Klein, president of the Community & Environmental Defense Services. He will discuss how to win battles involving proposed highways, landfills, shopping centers, airport expansion, dam building or housing projects. He also will explain how to preserve all or part of a property before development construction begins, and will compare Carroll's growth management plans with other jurisdictions.

On Sunday, March 18, 2007, LT. EDMUND LEE "Peep" BRADLEY of Sykesville, beloved husband of Janis Lee Bradley (nee Gordon), devoted father of Edward Dana Bradley and his wife Robin, Julee L. Mingee and Emory T. Mingee, loving brother of Dawn Adams, Michele Adams and Gayle Moser, dear grandfather of Miranda Mingee, Austin Bradley, Jaden Mingee, Cathy Meyett and Camille Lynch. He was preceded in death by twin grandchildren Brittany and Freeman. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:30 A.m., at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 7538 Main Street, Sykesville.

On April 15, 2007, MICHAEL R. WALLACE, 82, formerly of Woodbine and Baltimore, MD. Mr. Wallace retired and spent the last 16 years in Carlsbad, NM. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Wallace in 2001. He is survived by his daughter; Joanne Lott and husband Edward of Eldersburg, MD, two grandchildren, Brian Davis of Hanover, PA, and Julie Davis of Eldersburg, MD; two sisters, Kathleen Wiesenbaugh of Naples, FL, and Eileen Cordell and husband Finton of Lutherville, MD; brother, Roy Wallace and wife Mary of VA; eight nieces and nephews; and his aunt, Eileen Hubbard of Carlsbad, NM. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 2 P.M., at Wesley Freedom United Methodist Church, 961 Johnsville Road, Eldersburg, MD, 21784.

On May 17, 2007, WILMER LEROY HEATWOLE, 78. Survived by wife; Lois Heatwole, two sons, Dwight E. Heatwole of Severn, MD, Galen L. Heatwole of Eldersburg, MD; daughter, Karen A. Baillargeon of Eldersburg, MD, and two grandchildren. Memorial service 11 A.M., Monday at Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway, VA. Masonic Service 6 P.M., Sunday at the funeral home. Family will receive friends following. Memorial contributions to Shriner's Cripple Childrens Hospital, c/o Valley Shrine Club-John M. Stone, 8883 Fox Hill Drive, Port Republic, VA, 24471.

On March 10, 2007, JOHN EDWARD FICK, S.M., beloved son of the late John and Elizabeth Fick, loving brother of Francis, Robert and Charles Fick. He was predeceased by siblings, Joseph A., and John Ralph Fick, Dorothy Ann Knauss and Mary Jeanette Keister. A Funeral Liturgy will be held at 10 A.M., Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church (915 Liberty Road), Eldersburg with Rev. Terence Weik, S.M., and Rev. Paul Reich, S.M., concelebrating. Interment will be in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Baltimore.

James Earl Ellis, a retired graphic artist and sign painter, died of heart failure May 1 at Northwest Hospital Center. The Woodlawn resident was 54. Mr. Ellis was born in Baltimore and raised in Sykesville and Eldersburg. At South Carroll High School, he earned letters in football, wrestling and track. He also took all-county honors in football. After graduating from high school in 1972, he attended the Maryland Institute College of Art. During the past 30 years, he worked for several commercial art firms in Baltimore.

Eldersburg event great success Luck is just the product of hard work. And again, we organizers of the third annual "Taste of Eldersburg" are the luckiest people on earth. Our "luck" contributed to the third annual "Taste of Eldersburg" at the Sykesville/Freedom fire hall on May 6. Each and every volunteer, sponsor, restaurant and attendee showed how much they care about your community by donating their time, energy, dollars and product for this event. Give them your attention now and patronage later.

The state's first green-certified shopping center will be built in Eldersburg by fall 2008 with a passive solar "daylighting" system, a rainwater recycling system and white pavers that reflect light, developers of the $20 million project said yester- day. Black Oak Associates Inc. plans a 90,000-square-foot Main Street-style center near the intersection of Routes 32 and 26 in Carroll County. The Owings Mills developer closed on the purchase of 12.5 acres yesterday and hopes to start construction within a month on Main Street Eldersburg, which will be next to the Eldersburg Marketplace.

Lake View Memorial Park will sponsor a living-memorial dedication to the late Peggy Holniker at noon Friday at the Eldersburg branch library.Friday would have been Holniker's 67th birthday. She died in December 1993. She was a community activist who was instrumental in getting the Eldersburg library built.Lake View's administrator, Chuck Kelly, has arranged for a tree with an engraved plaque to be placed in the library's children's section.Kenneth Holniker, Peggy Holniker's husband, will speak at the ceremony.

Five Westminster establishments have been fined $300 each for selling alcohol to an underage police cadet in April, and a liquor store in Eldersburg has been fined $750 for employing an underage worker for duties other than stocking, county officials said.The Carroll County liquor board cited these establishments for serving or selling beer on April 3 to a 20-year-old state police cadet: Olive Garden in the 500 block of Gorsuch Road; Golden Palace Restaurant in the 140 Village Shopping Center; Parks Landing, 140 Village Road; Harbour House Liquors, 140 Village Road; and Carriage House Liquors, in the 100 block of W. Main St.In four instances, said Charles Kaiser, a liquor board inspector, the cadet was not asked for identification.

On September 15, 2009, William Joseph Dauer A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 7 P.M. at Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, Route 32 near Eldersburg with Colonel Mitchell of the Maryland State Police officiating.

On Tuesday, April 14, 2009, ALVIN E. CLARK. JR., of Finksburg. Loving husband of Doris "Penny" Clark (nee Proffit). In addition to his wife, he is survived by son, Alvin E. Clark, III, of Pasadena; son, Dwane E. Clark and wife Carol of New Windsor and daughter, Kimberly D. Bosley and husband John of Eldersburg; grandchildren, Paige and Justin Clark and step-children Dillon Frank and Brittany Baka. He is also survived by one brother. The family will receive friends Friday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the Jeffrey N. Zumbrun Funeral Home, 6028 Sykesville Road, Eldersburg, MD. Funeral service will be held Saturday, 11:00 A.M. at the Jeffrey N. Zumbrun Funeral Home with the Rev. Chuck Shacochis officiating.

On March 10, 2009 , Terry Lee Bryan A memorial service will be held Saturday March 14th, 2:00P.M. at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 2205 Old Liberty Road, Eldersburg , MD 21784. Donations are being accepted at Partners in Recovery, North Baltimore Center, 2225 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

On December 5, 2008, Cordelia Watson Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11AM at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 2205 Old Liberty Road, Eldersburg. Interment in Loudon Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Haight Funeral Home and Chapel, Rt. 32 near Eldersburg, from 7-9PM, Monday and on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 2205 Old Liberty Road, Eldersburg, MD 21784 or to The Shepherd's Staff, P.O. Box 127, Westminster, MD 21158.

Peter John Tasch Sr., a former Burger King district supervisor who later owned and operated an Eldersburg cafe, died of heart failure Nov. 25 at University of Maryland Medical Center. He was 56. Mr. Tasch was born in Philadelphia and was raised there and in Hatboro, Pa. He attended schools in Philadelphia and Neshaminy, Pa. Mr. Tasch worked for many years for Burger King, becoming district supervisor of stores in Atlantic and Cape May counties in New Jersey and Bucks County in Pennsylvania.

On August 15, 2008, Donald William Gaigalas of Woodbine, beloved husband of Barbara Lynn Gaigalas, devoted father of Steven Gaigalas and his wife Dawn, Tommy Gaigalas and his wife Keri, and Laurie Espey, loving son of Anthony "Tony" Gaigalas and the late Anna Poteet Gaigalas, dear son-in-law of Edith Bessling, dear brother-in-law of Gary Bessling and loving grandfather of Steven Gaigalas, Jr., Brandi Lookingbill, Tyler Gaigalas, Jacob Espey, Cody Gaigalas,...

Fourth-grader Corey Brooks dipped the small white strip of test paper into the glass vial of cloudy water taken from the school parking lot. "Look at all the sediment in the bottom," said one of his lab partners, Brady Meixsell. A few minutes later, the fourth-grader and his peers at Sandymount Elementary School in Finksburg had determined the water's nitrogen and pH levels, and reasoned that its lack of clarity would mean a drop in the production of algae and zooplankton, minute animal life that floats in water.

John Bruce McNeal, a retired Social Security Administration information technician, died of appendiceal cancer April 9 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Eldersburg resident was 57. Mr. McNeal was born in Louisville and spent his early years in Princeton, Ky., before moving to Simsbury, Conn., in 1962. He earned a degree in psychology from The King's College in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., in 1973. Mr. McNeal worked for the SSA for 34 years before retiring last month because of failing health.

On February 27, 2008, Marlowe "Mac" Starkey McGreevy Sr Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10am at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 7538 Main St., Sykesville. Interment in Lake View Memorial Park, Sykesville. Friends may call at the Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, Rt. 32 near Eldersburg on Friday from 3-5 and 7-9pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Paul's UMC, 7538 Main St., Sykesville, MD 21784 or to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.

On February 18, 2008, DOUGLAS F. HAWKLAND, JR, age 88, of Aberdeen; husband of the late Marjorie Hawkinson; father of Douglas F. Hawkland, III and wife Nancy of Dayton, Thomas D. Hawkland, Sr., and wife Robin of Eldersburg and Wendy, of Delta, PA, wife of late son Michael D. Hawkland; brother of John Hawkland and wife Anne of Phoenix, AZ and the late William Hawkland; grandfather of Katie Hawkland of Dayton, Matt Hawkland of Ft. Bragg, NC, Erica and...