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DOVER, Del. -- Move over, Dale Earnhardt, Davey Allison and Rusty Wallace.Harry "Life Begins at 51" Gant is on the prowl on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit.Gant isn't making a comeback. He never left. He just hadn't won a lot of races in 19 years. Then, two weeks ago, he started a surge of three consecutive Winston Cup victories.A victory in the Southern 500 in Darlington, S.C., on Sept. 1 again made him the oldest driver to win a Winston Cup race. Before that, though, Gant was 3-for-159 in his latest starts and had won only 11 Winston Cup races in 19 years.

Bill Gant no longer carries rolls of quarters to pay for the 50-cents-an-hour metered parking in downtown Bel Air. Instead, he carries a debit card for use with digitized meters that the town debuted this month. The Bond/Thomas Street parking lot has 17 new digitized parking meters. Designed for convenience, the new black meters accept nickels, dimes, silver dollars and quarters. But the devices also take the Smartcard, which works like a debit card that can hold up to $100. "I was putting quarters in the meter for 20 years," Gant said after sliding his card into a meter when leaving recently.

On July 17, 2003, TIFFANY V., daughter of Gina Gant and sister of Brittany A. Gant. Friends may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 East North Avenue on Friday after 11 A.M. The family will receive friends at David Memorial Baptist Church, 1401 Milton Avenue on Saturday at 10 A.M. Funeral Services will follow at 10:30 A.M. See www.marchfh.com

On July 11, 2006 BILLIE. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Monday after 8:00 a.m. where the family will receive friends on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. Funeral services will follow at 11:30 a.m.

On April 25, 2003 LONNIE LOIS, beloved sister of Lloyd Bazemore. She is also survived by 19 nieces, nephews and other relatives. Friends may visit the James A. Morton & Sons Funeral Homes, Inc., 1701 Laurens St. on Friday 3-7 p.m. On Saturday, Mrs. Gant will lie in state at The City Temple of Baltimore (Baptist), Eutaw and Dolphin Sts. The family will receive friends 9:30 to 10 a.m. followed by services. Interment in Baltimore Cemetery.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Orioles general manager Roland Hemond expressed interest in Ron Gant to Eric Goldschmidt, the injured outfielder's agent, but Hemond said he does not expect to speak again with Goldschmidt for several weeks.Gant, released in spring training by the Atlanta Braves, suffered a fractured right leg in a February motocross accident two days after he signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract. By releasing Gant, the Braves were responsible for $945,000 of the contract."We just made contact to let them know we are interested in being kept posted on his progress," Hemond said.

California Angels closer Lee Smith has been doing it in California and now Ron Gant is doing it in Cincinnati.Doing what? Making the Orioles front office look bad. That's what.Gant, who was coveted by Orioles owner Peter Angelos last year but ended up signing with the Cincinnati Reds while he was recovering from a badly broken leg, has six home runs -- including one yesterday against the Braves -- and 17 RBIs, numbers that would lead the Orioles in both departments.Of course, Gant isn't the only one in Cincinnati who has enjoyed a change of fortune.

When the Cincinnati Reds signed injured outfielder Ron Gant, Orioles owner Peter Angelos left the distinct impression that he was upset with the "baseball people" in his front office.Apparently, he has since come to grips with the fact that baseball isn't always played on a level field. Just as the foul lines are often tilted toward fair territory, the action away from the action is sometimes unbalanced.Angelos has admitted to some frustration over not being able to sign Gant, whose career remains in jeopardy after a winter dirt-bike accident.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Depending on who's telling the story, either Kent Hrbek has been watching too much professional wrestling or Ron Gant is not telling the whole truth.Hrbek appeared to lift Gant off of first base in the third inning of last night's second game of the World Series, but umpire Drew Coble ruled that the Atlanta Braves outfielder fell off all by himself.The play turned out to be a pick-me-up for the Minnesota Twins, who escaped from a first-and-third jam and went on to score a dramatic 3-2 victory at the Metrodome.

NEW YORK -- Walter Huston never sang a sweeter "September Song" than Harry Gant. In the autumn of his years, at an age at which no driver had ever won a Winston Cup race, 51-year-old Harry Gant had a run for the ages.Starting Sept. 1, when he won the Southern 500, and ending Sept. 29, when brake failure while leading cost him a victory at North Wilkesboro, N.C. (he finished second), Gant won six races in a row overall, including two Busch Grand National races.He went on to stretch his Grand National streak to three in a row with his Oct. 5 victory at Charlotte, N.C. Seven wins and a second-place in eight races.

On July 5, 2006 DAVID; devoted husband of Hattie. He is also survived by mother Ernestine, father Roy, three daughters, one son, four step-daughters, one mother-in-law, one daughter-in-law, eight grandchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the Union Baptist Church, 105 Main St., Tuner Station, MD on Tuesday 2 to 8 P.M. Family will receive friends Wednesday 11:30 to 12 noon at the above church with service immediately following. Interment Crownsville Veteran Cemetery.

Burnis Sylvester "Burnie" Parker Sr., a retired elementary school teacher, died of complications from pulmonary fibrosis May 17 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Glen Burnie resident was 59. Born in the Freetown neighborhood near Glen Burnie, he attended a segregated two-room school there. Mr. Parker was a 1964 graduate of Wiley H. Bates High School in Annapolis and earned his bachelor's degree at what is now Bowie State University. Mr. Parker started his teaching career at Baltimore's Curtis Bay Elementary.

On Wednesday, June 22, 2005, WILLIAM PAUL "Bill" CANTY, JR., of Royal Oak, MD formerly of Pasadena, MD, beloved husband of Ann Canty (nee Asche), devoted father of Christopher C. Canty of Royal Oak, and Michele A. Gant and her husband Kurt of Easton. Also survived by one sister, Catherine Hoover and her husband Alfred Hoover of Everett, MA; two grandchildren, Ashley and Kendall Gant; one nephew, Stephan Hoover of Everett, MD and two nieces, Ellen Mosher of Salisbury, MA and Joan Callahan of Danvers, MA. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Easton at 11 A.M. Friends may call at the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Easton on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Easton, MD. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Talbot County Unit, P.O. Box 1306, Easton, MD 21601.

The Coppin State men's basketball team appeared en route to a rout in the first half of last night's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game against Howard. The Eagles had little trouble at either end and took a 19-point lead after 11 minutes. But that's when Coppin State seemed to lose momentum. Howard made 12 three-pointers to make the game closer, and the Eagles needed Darryl Proctor's 22 points and 10 rebounds to pull out a 75-66 victory at the Coppin Center. The win helped first-place Coppin State (11-12, 11-3 MEAC)

For months after her teen-age daughter died in a car accident at East Oliver Street and Broadway last July, Gina Gant couldn't bring herself to go near the intersection. Her daughter, Tiffany Gant, had just celebrated her 18th birthday when the car she was riding in collided with a police cruiser. The Dunbar High School honors graduate had planned to attend Coppin State College and become a criminal defense attorney. But in November, something else happened at the intersection that helped to ease her mother's pain a bit. A bright red-and-white street sign proclaiming "Tiffany Gant Way" went up, marking the corner in her daughter's memory.

On July 17, 2003, TIFFANY V., daughter of Gina Gant and sister of Brittany A. Gant. Friends may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 East North Avenue on Friday after 11 A.M. The family will receive friends at David Memorial Baptist Church, 1401 Milton Avenue on Saturday at 10 A.M. Funeral Services will follow at 10:30 A.M. See www.marchfh.com

If the Orioles are serious about pursuing free agent outfielder Ron Gant and San Diego right-hander Andy Benes, there's a word of advice that should be heeded.Caution.Whether or not the Orioles can get either or both players depends on two things: How deep does owner Peter Angelos want to go into his already lightened wallet and how deep into the minor-league system can the organization go hocking the future?But the biggest question of all is how much of a dividend, even on a short-term investment, could the Orioles expect?

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- With two laps to go in the Winston 500 here yesterday, Harry Gant thought his day's ride was over.Throttle down and 21 seconds ahead of the field, Gant's Skoal Bandit Oldsmobile sputtered once. . . twice. . . then roared back to life.It was a sign for him to duck underneath Skoal teammate Rick Mast, off whom he had drafted for the previous 10 laps to conserve fuel, and hope for a friendly push.Having stretched his final tank of gas to the limit, Gant could only wonder along with the Talladega Superspeedway crowd of 105,000 if he had enough fumes for the final two laps.

A Dunbar High School honors graduate who celebrated her 18th birthday Saturday and planned to attend Coppin State College in the fall was killed early yesterday when the car in which she was traveling collided with a police cruiser. Police said the accident occurred at Broadway and East Oliver Street about 1 a.m. yesterday in an area where construction makes visibility difficult. Tiffany V. Gant of the 4700 block of Parkside Drive was killed when the Honda Civic in which she was riding in the eastbound lane of East Oliver Street collided with a cruiser traveling north on Broadway, said Lt. Paul Sheppard, commander of the police traffic unit.

On April 25, 2003 LONNIE LOIS, beloved sister of Lloyd Bazemore. She is also survived by 19 nieces, nephews and other relatives. Friends may visit the James A. Morton & Sons Funeral Homes, Inc., 1701 Laurens St. on Friday 3-7 p.m. On Saturday, Mrs. Gant will lie in state at The City Temple of Baltimore (Baptist), Eutaw and Dolphin Sts. The family will receive friends 9:30 to 10 a.m. followed by services. Interment in Baltimore Cemetery.