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On October 1, 2005, FRED C. GREINER; beloved husband of Genevieve B. Greiner (nee Butkus); dear step-father of Jacqueline Di Donato; dear brother of Walter C. Greiner, of York, PA, Ruth Cappelletti and Helene Ensor. Also survived by three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services and interment private. If desired contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 8219 Town Center Drive, PO Box 43025, Baltimore, MD 21236.

Et cetera Rare trading cards found on attic to be on display at Convention Center Approximately 700 trading cards from the 1910 era, many in pristine condition, found in an Ohio attic will be on public display for the first time when the 33rd annual National Sports Collectors Convention returns to the Baltimore Convention Center from next Wednesday to Aug. 5. In addition to the 800 exhibitors, 85 high-profile athletes will be signing autographs....

William E. Kallas, a Harford County resident who spent 17 years in the Baltimore offices of Greiner, has joined the corporate staff of Greiner Engineering Inc. as vice president/director of marketing.Prior to his new position, Kallas was manager of marketing and sales for the Northeast and Midwest.He has been employed with the company for 23 years.Kallas earned undergraduate and master's degrees in civil engineering from the University of Maryland.He is experienced inenvironmental, civil and structural engineering, including project management and coordination for major highway, airport, mass transit, land development, marine, and community development projects.

College lacrosse No. 1 Maryland women win, 8-5, reach ACC title game Sarah Mollison had a hat trick and top-ranked Maryland (16-0) won, 8-5, over No. 12 Boston College (11-6) in an Atlantic Coast Conference semifinal Friday in Cary, N.C. Captain Laura Merrifield added two goals and a key interception late in the second half to secure the Terps' 26th consecutive win. The Eagles controlled possession for 45 minutes and forced a slower-paced game. The Terps will face No. 6 North Carolina in Sunday's championship at 1 p.m. Becky Lynch and Laura Zimmerman each scored four goals to power the Tar Heels (12-4)

County resident James M. Cloud has been named vice president at Greiner Inc., a Baltimore architectural and engineering firm founded in 1908.Cloud, a 28-year veteran of the firm, is chief of architecture and manager of the institutional division in the company's mid-Atlantic region. He is responsible for marketing and coordinating new projects, analyzing their profitability, and for overall design and activities of the firm's project architects.Involved in addition and renovation projects at Baltimore-Washington International Airport and the Motor Vehicle Administration's Ritchie Highway complex in Glen Burnie, Cloud has worked on a variety of county and state developments.

John D. "Jack" Coursey of Mount Airy recently was promoted to associate at Greiner Inc., one of the country's oldest professional engineering, architectural, planning and surveying firms.The criteria for promotion to associate is a combination of experience and demonstrated management and technical leadership abilities.Coursey joined Greiner in 1983 and is a construction administration engineer and civil engineer in the Airports department.He has more than 40 years experience in federal and state transportation programs, including highway construction, administration and the development of construction and materials, standard specifications of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

Chip Sullivan couldn't help feeling good, not only about the way he played, but especially the way he played the last hole. This was the second round of the 81st annual Maryland Open and the head professional from Ashley Plantation in Roanoke, Va., had just expanded his lead to seven strokes on the select field at Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace. The cut came at 155, and 40 players will contest today's final round. Starting the day with a three-stroke margin, Sullivan increased it on the strength of a 3-under-par 69 over a Bulle Rock course lengthened (174 yards)

An Ellicott City man pleaded guilty in Carroll County Circuit Court yesterday to stealing $3,600 in travelers' checks he purchased with a counterfeit check made on his home computer.Anthony J. Greiner, 28, will be sentenced Aug. 21. Prosecutor David Daggett asked Judge Francis M. Arnold to order a presentence investigation to "find out what's happening [with the defendant]."This [scheme] was fairly complicated, well thought out, and [the reproduction of the check was] very realistic," Daggett said.

An Ellicott City man who bilked AAA Mid-Atlantic of Westminster out of $3,600 last summer in a counterfeit check scheme was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and placed on four years of probation in Carroll County Circuit Court yesterday.Anthony J. Greiner, 28, must pay restitution within 18 months and agreed to forfeit a computer and printer that he used to produce the counterfeit check bearing the name of a bogus business.Prosecutors said Greiner purchased travelers' checks from AAA Mid-Atlantic with the counterfeit check and cashed them.

Baltimore Planning Commission Chairman Sotirius Stylianos Spiliadis is expected to head a search committee that will seek a replacement for Ernest Freeman, the city planning director who resigned last month to head the planning department in San Diego.Mr. Spiliadis said a subcommittee of the planning commission will also name an interim planning director to run the city agency after Mr. Freeman leaves his job July 10.The city planning department director is one of several city agency heads who are appointed by public bodies rather than by the mayor, along with the school superintendent and the executive director of the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation.

On October 1, 2005, FRED C. GREINER; beloved husband of Genevieve B. Greiner (nee Butkus); dear step-father of Jacqueline Di Donato; dear brother of Walter C. Greiner, of York, PA, Ruth Cappelletti and Helene Ensor. Also survived by three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services and interment private. If desired contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 8219 Town Center Drive, PO Box 43025, Baltimore, MD 21236.

Andrea Kraus continued her recent domination of the annual Greiner Cup when she made a successful defense of last year's golf triumph yesterday at Caves Valley Golf Club, beating a select 31-player field for the sixth time in the last 12 years in an event limited to champions and conducted by the Women's Golf Association. Kraus, from Pikesville and Woodholme Country Club, returned a 2-over-par 36-37-73 to edge playing companion Natalie McNicholas, who has moved to Oklahoma, but still plays out of Baltimore CC, 36-38-74.

Chip Sullivan couldn't help feeling good, not only about the way he played, but especially the way he played the last hole. This was the second round of the 81st annual Maryland Open and the head professional from Ashley Plantation in Roanoke, Va., had just expanded his lead to seven strokes on the select field at Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace. The cut came at 155, and 40 players will contest today's final round. Starting the day with a three-stroke margin, Sullivan increased it on the strength of a 3-under-par 69 over a Bulle Rock course lengthened (174 yards)

Connie Pifer, from Hunt Valley Golf Club, highlighted her round with an eagle-3 at the 400-yard third hole and went on to shoot 37-3673 and capture the annual Greiner Cup at Caves Valley Golf Club yesterday.Andrea Kraus, a two-time winner, shot 39-3776, and Kristin Dollenberg included three birdies in a par-matching front-nine 36 and also ended with 76. Cindy Peterka, another two-time champion, followed at 78.Joan Winchester, the current Metropolitan champion, won the Seniors championship with 79.Wakefield Valley Golf Club pro-invitation: Joe Burden, second-year professional at River Downs GC, birdied the eighth hole (his 17th)

An Ellicott City man who bilked AAA Mid-Atlantic of Westminster out of $3,600 last summer in a counterfeit check scheme was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and placed on four years of probation in Carroll County Circuit Court yesterday.Anthony J. Greiner, 28, must pay restitution within 18 months and agreed to forfeit a computer and printer that he used to produce the counterfeit check bearing the name of a bogus business.Prosecutors said Greiner purchased travelers' checks from AAA Mid-Atlantic with the counterfeit check and cashed them.

Shirley Williams registered a 5-over-par 36-4076 at Caves Valley Golf Club yesterday, and won the annual Greiner Cup, symbolic of the Tournament of Champions of the Women's Golf Association.Williams, a public links player, was two strokes ahead of two-time titlists Andrea Kraus, Woodholme Country Club, and Cindy Peterka, Sparrows Point CC.With their 78s, Kraus, the 1993-94 winner, , and Peterka, the 1995-96 champion, were the only other ones to break 80 in the 28-player field."It's as well as I've played here," said Williams, referring to a round that included one birdie and one bogey in a par-matching front nine.

A Mass of Christian burial for Dr. Walter C. Boyer, retired chief ports engineer for Greiner Engineering Sciences Inc. and a former chief engineer for the Maryland Port Authority, will be offered at 11 a.m. today at St. William of York Roman Catholic Church, Edmondson Avenue and Cooks Lane.Dr. Boyer, who was 71, died Friday after a heart attack at his home in Hunting Ridge.He retired from what is now Greiner Inc. in 1985 but continued toserve as a consultant. He had been in charge of planning port projects and others related to it, including bridges.

Although Bob Kerrey has no plans to visit Maryland, he hopes to gain voter support with radio advertisements and surrogate campaigners.Martin O'Malley, Maryland coordinator for the Nebraska senator, said yesterday it was still possible the candidate would appear before Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary. Mr. Kerrey is concentrating on primaries in Colorado and Southern states after winning the South Dakota primary this week."Sometimes you're called on to lead the charge; sometimes you're called on to lead a flanking movement," Mr. O'Malley said philosophically.

An Ellicott City man pleaded guilty in Carroll County Circuit Court yesterday to stealing $3,600 in travelers' checks he purchased with a counterfeit check made on his home computer.Anthony J. Greiner, 28, will be sentenced Aug. 21. Prosecutor David Daggett asked Judge Francis M. Arnold to order a presentence investigation to "find out what's happening [with the defendant]."This [scheme] was fairly complicated, well thought out, and [the reproduction of the check was] very realistic," Daggett said.

Andrea Kraus recovered from a string of bogeys to par her last five holes for 39-3877 and won the annual Greiner Cup by two strokes at hot and humid Caves Valley Golf Club yesterday.The tournament, sponsored and conducted by the Women's Golf Association, is limited to players who have won a gross championship.Sharon Pusin and Bonnie Fry, each with a double-bogey on her card, tied for second with 79s, followed by Kathy Altemus and Cindy Peterka at 81.Kraus, reigning Metropolitan champion from Woodholme CC, had three bogeys on each nine of the 5,173-yard course, with five of them coming in a six-hole stretch in the middle of the round.