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Charles L. Schelberg, a retired Eastern Shore banker and a World War II veteran who served with the Navy in the Pacific, died June 19 of pneumonia at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Queenstown resident was 86. Mr. Schelberg was born in Wilmington, Del., and raised in Towson, where he graduated in 1942 from Towson High School. He attended Washington College for a year before enlisting in the Navy in 1943. Mr. Schelberg was a seaman assigned to the destroyer escort USS Abercrombie, where he was a member of an anti-aircraft gun crew and performed damage-control duties.

David Boschert, who formerly served Anne Arundel County in the Maryland House of Delegates as a Republican and was earlier on the County Council as a moderate Democrat, died of liver and pancreatic cancer Thursday evening at his Crownsville home. He was 63. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. July 9 at Our Lady of the Fields Roman Catholic Church, 1720 S. Cecil Ave. in Millersville. Viewings will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. July 7 and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. July 8 at the Hardesty Funeral Home, 12 Ridgely Ave. in Annapolis.

Bank employees help charity group build a homeEmployees of Farmers National Bank recently lent a hand to Arundel Habitat for Humanity by building a home in Marley Park.Volunteers from the bank included: Ross Selby, senior vice president; Sherri Anderson, marketing director; Sonny Walker, vice president; Joe Schmidt, loan officer; Marsha Clemmer, loan review officer; Sue Barry, branch manager; and Judy O'Malley, assistant branch manager.Farmers National Bank also made a $1,000 donation to Arundel Habitat for Humanity.

Charles L. Schelberg, a retired Eastern Shore banker and a World War II veteran who served with the Navy in the Pacific, died June 19 of pneumonia at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Queenstown resident was 86. Mr. Schelberg was born in Wilmington, Del., and raised in Towson, where he graduated in 1942 from Towson High School. He attended Washington College for a year before enlisting in the Navy in 1943. Mr. Schelberg was a seaman assigned to the destroyer escort USS Abercrombie, where he was a member of an anti-aircraft gun crew and performed damage-control duties.

Vassilaros honored with metallurgy awardDr. Michael G. Vassilaros of Annapolis was recently awarded the George W. Melville award for his contributions in the field of metallurgy and materials.The award is the highest technical honor bestowed on scientists and engineers working at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Annapolis.Dr. Vassilaros, the 33rd award recipient, introduced high strength, low alloy (HSLA) steels to naval construction.This led to an increase in productivity and ship performance, as well as reduced cost.

County police are looking for a man who used a note to rob a Glen Burnie bank branch Monday before fleeing in a gray Acura.The robber implied that he had a weapon in handing the holdup note to a teller at Farmers National Bank in the 200 block of Hospital Drive about 11 a.m. He was described as black, 5-feet-6 to 5-feet-8-inches tall, 130 pounds, with a mustache and wearing a tan hat, khaki pants and sunglasses.

Bankers group names presidentThe newly formed Anne Arundel Bankers Community Reinvestment Group has elected Cheryl A. Anderson-Neff as the group's president. The group is made up of representatives from several area banks.Ms. Anderson-Neff is director of marketing and community reinvestment at Farmers National Bank in Annapolis.According to Ms. Anderson-Neff, the goal is to "educate ourselves and our local citizens about current community issues and look for ways to work together for the betterment of Anne Arundel County neighborhoods."

ANNE ARUNDEL BUSINESSAdvice to businesses offered in First FridaysBeginning January 8, the Anne Arundel Trade Council is offering a program called First Friday, a monthly gathering in which small-business people are encouraged to bring their bag lunches to the Trade Council offices to hear expert business advice.First Fridays are from noon to 1 p.m. at the conference room at 1460 Ritchie Highway, Suite 209, in Arnold.The program is free to Council members. For non-members, the cost is $25 per session.

Rachel Spangle is learning the value of saving, a quarter at a time.She and 10 other sixth graders at Chesapeake Bay Middle School lined up yesterday morning in Christine DiCio's classroom to deposit their spare change in savings accounts provided by Farmers National Bank."

Four Annapolis banks have pooled $2 million to form a community housing fund that would make home equity loans available to people in Annapolis with low to moderate incomes.The loan program, designed to help people who may not qualify for traditional loans, is believed to be the first of its kind in the area, Margie H. Muller, state banking commissioner, said yesterday."This is being done all over the United States," she said, "but this is the first in the Annapolis area. There is a similar loan program in Western Maryland."

County police are looking for a man who used a note to rob a Glen Burnie bank branch Monday before fleeing in a gray Acura.The robber implied that he had a weapon in handing the holdup note to a teller at Farmers National Bank in the 200 block of Hospital Drive about 11 a.m. He was described as black, 5-feet-6 to 5-feet-8-inches tall, 130 pounds, with a mustache and wearing a tan hat, khaki pants and sunglasses.

County police arrested a Heritage Harbour man Tuesday afternoon on charges that he robbed a Severna Park bank. Police think the suspect also robbed a Heritage Harbour bank earlier in the day.The suspect was arrested at Ritchie Highway and College Parkway shortly after the 1 p.m. robbery of a Loyola Federal Savings bank in the 500 block of Ritchie Highway, police said.Joseph Campbell, a 44-year-old retired Anne Arundel county police officer, called police on his car phone and gave officers a description of the suspect's car, an Oldsmobile Cutlass with Delaware tags.

A former special assistant in the Anne Arundel County state's attorney's office pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing $12,700 from the office while he was prosecuting probation violations.Alvin Jones Arnett, 59, of the 200 block of Severn Drive in Annapolis pleaded guilty to misappropriation by a fiduciary before Judge Raymond G. Thieme Jr. As a part of the plea agreement, Arnett surrendered his license to practice law, agreed to perform 100 hours of community service and returned $205. He paid back $12,500 the day he was confronted with the evidence of the thefts.

Bankers group names presidentThe newly formed Anne Arundel Bankers Community Reinvestment Group has elected Cheryl A. Anderson-Neff as the group's president. The group is made up of representatives from several area banks.Ms. Anderson-Neff is director of marketing and community reinvestment at Farmers National Bank in Annapolis.According to Ms. Anderson-Neff, the goal is to "educate ourselves and our local citizens about current community issues and look for ways to work together for the betterment of Anne Arundel County neighborhoods."

Four Annapolis banks have pooled $2 million to form a community housing fund that would make home equity loans available to people in Annapolis with low to moderate incomes.The loan program, designed to help people who may not qualify for traditional loans, is believed to be the first of its kind in the area, Margie H. Muller, state banking commissioner, said yesterday."This is being done all over the United States," she said, "but this is the first in the Annapolis area. There is a similar loan program in Western Maryland."

Vassilaros honored with metallurgy awardDr. Michael G. Vassilaros of Annapolis was recently awarded the George W. Melville award for his contributions in the field of metallurgy and materials.The award is the highest technical honor bestowed on scientists and engineers working at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Annapolis.Dr. Vassilaros, the 33rd award recipient, introduced high strength, low alloy (HSLA) steels to naval construction.This led to an increase in productivity and ship performance, as well as reduced cost.

County police arrested a Heritage Harbour man Tuesday afternoon on charges that he robbed a Severna Park bank. Police think the suspect also robbed a Heritage Harbour bank earlier in the day.The suspect was arrested at Ritchie Highway and College Parkway shortly after the 1 p.m. robbery of a Loyola Federal Savings bank in the 500 block of Ritchie Highway, police said.Joseph Campbell, a 44-year-old retired Anne Arundel county police officer, called police on his car phone and gave officers a description of the suspect's car, an Oldsmobile Cutlass with Delaware tags.

Bank employees help charity group build a homeEmployees of Farmers National Bank recently lent a hand to Arundel Habitat for Humanity by building a home in Marley Park.Volunteers from the bank included: Ross Selby, senior vice president; Sherri Anderson, marketing director; Sonny Walker, vice president; Joe Schmidt, loan officer; Marsha Clemmer, loan review officer; Sue Barry, branch manager; and Judy O'Malley, assistant branch manager.Farmers National Bank also made a $1,000 donation to Arundel Habitat for Humanity.