Franklin Square

One man was killed and another seriously injured in a West Baltimore shooting Tuesday afternoon that was witnessed by plainclothes police officers, who were able to arrest at least two suspects, authorities said. The officers were in the 1500 block of W. Fayette St., in the Franklin Square neighborhood and a block from Franklin Square Elementary/Middle School, about 4:30 p.m. when they saw individuals fire into a vehicle, then climb into another vehicle and flee, said Agent Donny Moses, a police spokesman.

Events Coping with Alzheimer's -- The Baltimore County Department of Aging, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, will sponsor free sessions at local senior centers throughout this month. For a list of times and locations, call 410-887-2594. Autoimmune related diseases forum -- Mount Washington Conference Center, 5801 Smith Ave. / Sponsored by the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. April 29. Free, registration required. 586-776-3900. Classes Type 2 diabetes -- Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Geckle Diabetes & Nutrition Center, 6569 N. Charles St., Physicians' Pavilion West, Room 300, Towson / Days and times vary.

Events Listen to the Beat -- The Baltimore County Department of Aging, in partnership with Cardiophonics, will offer free cardiac arrhythmia screenings at area senior centers this month. Appointments are required. For times and locations, call 410-887-3423. Classes No-to-tobacco -- This month, the Harford County Health Department is sponsoring three free classes for people looking to quit smoking or stop chewing tobacco. For class times, locations and registration: 410-638-8405. Type 2 diabetes -- Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Geckle Diabetes & Nutrition Center, 6569 N. Charles St., Physicians' Pavilion West, Room 300, Towson / Days and times vary.

On February 16, 2007, CHARLES R. SR., beloved husband of the late Shirley E. Hoopert (nee Miller) devoted father of Diane Kretzschmar and her husband Bob, Bob Hoopert Jr, and his wife Cheryl, Patricia Robl and her husband Jeffrey, also survived by eleven grandchildren, dear brother of Russell Hoopert and loving companion of Charlotte Griner. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the SCHIMUNEK FUNERAL HOME INC., 9705 Belair Road, (at Forge Road) on Tuesday 7 to 9 P.M. and Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Fullerton on Thursday at 11 A.M. Interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

On August 8, 2007, IRENE CAROL METZGER. Beloved wife of Charles L. Metzger; loving mother of Anna Metzger and her husband Matthew DeSombre, Rose McGrath and her husband Patrick, Irene M. Metzger, Thomas Metzger and his wife Charlene, and Patrick Metzger and his wife Sabrina; cherished grandmother of Ryan, Kelly, Andy, Charlie, Alan, Ben, and Kevin; great-grandchild, Chloe; dear sister of Valerie Baker. Also survived by other loving relatives and friends. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, Friday, 4:30 P.M. Friends may call Thursday and Friday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Saturday, 9 A.M. Interment Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

At least 18 passengers became sickened on a charter bus that stopped near White Marsh Mall last night. They were treated at four area hospitals for symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure, a Baltimore County Fire Department spokesman said. About 9 p.m., three teenage passengers complained of nausea after getting off the bus when it stopped at an Exxon station on Honeygo Boulevard, said Lt. Pierre Thode, the department spokesman. Within minutes, an additional 15 passengers began complaining of nausea, and someone called the Fire Department.

Thanks a million, Todd Heap. That's what officials at Franklin Square Hospital Center probably are saying after Heap, a Ravens tight end, pledged $1 million toward a new pediatric center at the Baltimore County facility. Heap's gift, announced yesterday, will help kick-start construction of a seven-story patient care tower at Franklin Square. Groundbreaking for the 356,000-square-foot tower will take place Wednesday with a ceremony Heap is expected to attend. "It is encouraging to have someone outside our community ... believe in what we are doing," Carl Schindelar, president of Franklin Square, said in a news release.

Events Coping with Alzheimer's -- The Baltimore County Department of Aging, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, will sponsor free sessions at local senior centers throughout this month. For a list of times and locations, call 410-887-2594. JCC health fair -- Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC, Meyerhoff Health and Fitness Wing Lobby, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave., Owings Mills / Professionals will discuss various stress reduction therapies such as acupressure, acupuncture, hypnotherapy and holistic medicine.

Events Sleep seminar -- Franklin Square Hospital Center, Crawford Conference Center, Room I, 9000 Franklin Square Drive / Learn about the connection between attention deficit disorder and lack of sleep. Dr. Robert Meny will speak. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Registration required. 443-777-7900. Alzheimer's seminars -- The Baltimore County Department of Aging, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, will offer free seminars at area senior centers this month. The program helps identify and return lost Alzheimer's patients to their homes.

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Franklin Square Hospital announced an agreement yesterday under which the hospital will pay $325,000 to African-Americans who were denied nursing and file clerk jobs from 1993 to 1997.Judy Navarro, an investigator in the Baltimore office of the EEOC, said this was the largest such agreement reached by the office in several years. As part of the agreement, she said, Franklin Square will not only compensate people denied jobs but will be "monitoring its applicant flow with the goal of expanding on diversity."

On August 14, 2009 ; beloved husband of Donna Rae Atwell (nee Sterling) devoted father of Jeffrey Scott Atwell and his wife Kimberly and Robert Craig Atwell and his wife Lisa; loving grandfather of Lauren Paige, Blake Hunter, Brandon Scott and Ryan Chase Atwell; dear brother of Marilyn Lantz, Patricia Lewis, Gloria Atwell and Raymond Atwell; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, 1050 York Rd (beltway exit 26) on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM where a Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 AM. Interment Private.

On August 6, 2009, DUDLEY D. DIETRICK, SR. Beloved husband of Shirley Dietrick; predeceased by devoted wife Gloria Dietrick; dear father of D. Donovan Dietrick, MD and his wife Joan and Daniel D. Dietrick, MD and his wife Beth; cherished Pop Pop of Julie, Jennifer, Ehren, Duncan, and Charlie Dietrick. Mr. Dietrick worked for most of his career as a supervisor at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington DC. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy submarine service during World War II including service as Assistant Chief Petty Officer aboard the USS Diablo (SS 479)

One man was killed and another seriously injured in a West Baltimore shooting Tuesday afternoon that was witnessed by plainclothes police officers, who were able to arrest at least two suspects, authorities said. The officers were in the 1500 block of W. Fayette St., in the Franklin Square neighborhood and a block from Franklin Square Elementary/Middle School, about 4:30 p.m. when they saw individuals fire into a vehicle, then climb into another vehicle and flee, said Agent Donny Moses, a police spokesman.

On March 29, 2009, DOROTHY "Dot" R. (nee Hill), devoted wife of Stephen C. Sheeler, beloved mother of Kimberly Grauer and her husband David, and Stephen D. Sheeler and his wife Emily, loving Mom-Mom of Luke. Relatives and friends are invited to call SCHIMUNEK FUNERAL HOME INC., 9705 Belair Road (Forge Road), on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. where services will be held on Thursday at 12 noon. Interment at Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Cancer Institute at Franklin Square Hospital, 9000 Franklin Square Drive, Office of Development, Rosedale, MD 21237.

* Debbie Fleischman, a member of the Howard County General Hospital care team for 19 years, has been appointed director of the hospital's clinical education. She will be responsible for patient and staff education, quality improvement initiatives and grant and policy development, as well as community/business partnerships. Fleischmann is formerly the administrative director of Emergency Services. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Maryland and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Baltimore.

On March 15, 2009, DAVID W.; devoted husband of Cherie (nee Marshall); beloved father of Alexander David Smith; loving son of James and June Smith; dear brother of James L. Smith, Jr. and his wife Robyn, Sandy Winfield and her husband Philip; dear uncle of Jamie, Jennifer, James, Emily, Andrew and Philip. Also survived by loving members of his extended family and many adoring friends and students. Relatives and friends are invited to call the SCHIMUNEK FUNERAL HOME, INC., 9705 Belair Road (Forge Road)

Woman's body found by Arnold searchers Family and friends of a missing woman found a body late Tuesday in a wooded area in Arnold near Annapolis, and police say they do not suspect foul play in the case. Anne Arundel County police say the body has not been positively identified, but it matches the general description of an adult woman who was reported missing to Baltimore police. Arundel authorities did not release her name. Friends and relatives of the woman went looking for her near where her car had been found abandoned, and they called police about 11 p.m. when they discovered a woman's body in woods near Jones Station Road and College Parkway.

As an African-American business owner, Joe Weaver has observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day each of the past 14 years by working. When people asked why Global Interactive Design was open on the federal holiday, he would explain: "This is the dream." But yesterday, Weaver answered the call of President-elect Barack Obama, shutting down the Owings Mills marketing business and bringing a team of employees and family members to Our Daily Bread to help feed a hot lunch to the poor and homeless.

Upstairs at Franklin Square Hospital Center, they're treating patients with diabetes and high blood pressure. Downstairs in the cafeteria, onion rings and french fries glisten under the orange glow of a heat lamp. Upstairs at Johns Hopkins Hospital, they're treating patients for heart disease. Downstairs the patients - and the doctors who treat them - can order bacon cheeseburgers packing 822 calories and 42 grams of fat. Ironic? "It's incredible what people seemingly with a mind for health and medicine will accept as normal hospital fare," says Susan Levin, a dietitian with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Fatherhood programs continue with U.S. grant 1 The state Department of Human Resources will be able to continue paying for several popular fatherhood programs with the renewal of a federal grant, department officials announced yesterday. The nearly $1.5 million grant will go to Baltimore City and Montgomery, Prince George's and Talbot counties. This is the third year of a five-year grant that must be approved annually by the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.