Hammond

When area residents begin lining up outside the Nancy Hammond Editions art gallery in Annapolis early Sunday morning for copies of the artist's latest city poster, it will be a bittersweet time for fans of Hammond's work. Having moved to the Eastern Shore, Hammond will close her Annapolis gallery on State Circle Dec. 31 and end a brief but popular tradition of selling hundreds of copies of an annual limited-edition poster, many at a big discount, on a first-come, first-served basis. As she prepared for a celebration to mark the introduction of her latest work, Hammond said it was the right time to end the series.

Hammond's Jermika Miller had long wanted to win a state title. The triple jumper finally got one Friday - in her last high school meet. Miller won her event in Class 3A at the state championship meet at Morgan State on a day that featured weather more suited for football than track. The senior turned in her second-best jump of the season to win on the first day of competition for Class 3A and 4A schools. The No. 6 Digital Harbor boys lead in Class 3A (23 points), thanks to a win from Michael Francis in the long jump and Corey Mendez's second-place effort in the high jump.

The Hammond baseball team has placed four players on the Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches preseason team, thought to be a possible state record. "I can remember Calvert Hall having three," said Mount St. Joseph coach Dave Norton, who has been coaching the game for 35 years. "But I can't recall four. It's very, very unusual for schools to have multiple players." Hammond's team members are all seniors: pitcher-third baseman Travis Clark, first baseman Tyler Clark, pitcher Danny Wissmann and shortstop Jared Christensen.

One day after suffering a walk-off loss against Howard, Centennial's softball team got itself back on the winning track. The Eagles pounded out 20 hits and scored 18 times, cruising to an 18-4 victory on the road over Wilde Lake Friday afternoon. Centennial put at least three runs on the board in each of the first three innings to put the heartbreaking defeat from less than 24 hours earlier in the rear-view mirror. “Today was a really big game to win, to come back from yesterday when we were right there and lost it on a home run,” said senior second baseman Donna Coburn.

The senior pitcher-third baseman led the Golden Bears (15-1) to a 4-0 week with strong pitching and fine work at the plate. Clark, who maintains a 3.15 grade-point average and has accepted a scholarship to play at South Carolina-Aiken, earned the save in Hammond's 8-4 win over River Hill on Thursday and was the winning pitcher as a starter the following day in a 14-6 victory over Mount Hebron. For the week, which also included wins against Howard and Wilde Lake, Clark went 6-for-12 with three homers, nine RBIs and three walks.

After 51/2 innings Tuesday night, No. 3 Hammond held a 4-2 edge over North Hagerstown. But eight runs in the bottom of the sixth gave the Hubs a commanding lead, propelling them to a 10-4 victory in the state Class 2A baseball semifinals at Arundel High. Things fell apart for the Golden Bears (21-3) after coach Michael Lerner pulled senior starting pitcher Danny Wissmann with one out and two men on in the sixth. Lerner said he and his coaching staff made the move because Wissmann was struggling to find the strike zone after throwing 122 pitches.

There's only one word describe this softball season: Upsets. Two more happened Monday, and the list of leaders has been trimmed in half. Hammond, led by Hannah Force, pulled off one upset, beating Reservoir, 6-1, and River Hill came from behind twice to upset Mt. Hebron in a slugfest, 11-8. Mt. Hebron, Reservoir, Howard and Glenelg had shared the league lead going into today's games. Both Howard and Glenelg won their games today to remain tied at the top, with two county losses each.

On August 9, 2003, EMOGENE D. HAMMOND of Ellicott City, beloved wife of the late Frank Hammond, Sr.; devoted mother of Frank W. Hammond, Jr. and Susan G. Scrivener; loving grandmother of Geofrey Hammond, Jessica Hammond Burnett and Michael Scribner; great grandmother of Zoe Hammond and sister of Renee Fleshman, Bertell Flippen and L. J. Dorsey, Jr. Family will receive friends Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. at HARRY H. WITZKE'S FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, INC....

The last time that Oakland Mills met Hammond, center Greg Whittington didn't play. Unfortunately for host Hammond, he did Thursday night. The junior scored a game-high 25 points - including a clutch 3-pointer to send the game to overtime - as Oakland Mills defeated the Golden Bears, 64-61, in the Class 2A South regional semifinals. Sophomore James Turner led the Bears with 24 points. The Scorpions (17-5) will meet the winner of the Frederick Douglass-Gwynn Park game on Saturday at a site and time to be determined.

Thomas B. Hammond, formerly of Towson, MD and Nara Shoji of Moji da Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil were married April 4, 2009 in Washington, D.C. The ceremony took place at the World War I Memorial. Thomas is a graduate of Loyola High School in Towson. He attended the University of Vermont and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resource Science. Mrs. Hammond is a graduate of Paraiba Valley University, Sao Paulo, Brazil, with a Masters Degree in Bio Medical Engineering.

Former Maryland first lady Kendel Ehrlich, Del. Steve Schuh and acting Anne Arundel County Executive John Hammond led a field of 16 applicants Friday to complete the term of former County Executive John R. Leopold. County Republicans said the unexpected number of applications indicated a healthy interest in setting the county on a path away from the turmoil that has enveloped the government for at least two years. Leopold, 70, a Republican, resigned midway through his second four-year term this month after his conviction on two counts of misconduct for using county employees to perform personal and political tasks.

When he was a young city councilman in Annapolis in 1982, John R. Hammond surprised family and friends by putting his hat in the ring for the job of Anne Arundel county executive. He lost decisively to O. James Lighthizer, a Democrat who went on to serve two terms. "I finished second, and the other guy finished just one place ahead of me," Hammond, a lifelong Annapolis resident, said with a laugh. This week Hammond, 63, didn't have to knock on doors to assume the office he once sought.

When Glenelg's longtime girls soccer coach Dean Sheridan stepped down following last season, the program didn't have to go very far to find his replacement.  For the past six years, Maureen Hammond -- Sheridan's daughter -- has been by his side as an assistant coach. With a young group dominated by underclassmen, this season seemed to be the ideal time for the torch to be passed.  And now, it's Hammond calling the shots and Sheridan by her side as an assistant coach. The Gladiators, who won three state titles and reached the state playoffs a number of other times in Sheridan's time as head coach, are banking on a seamless transition with Hammond now in charge.

Jeanne M. Hammond, a homemaker and longtime volunteer, died Aug. 25 of congestive heart failure at her Glyndon home. She was 87. The daughter of a builder and a homemaker, Jeanne Monroe Wales was born, raised and lived her entire life in Glyndon. "She was born at home and delivered by Dr. T. Rowe Price, who was the father of the financial expert," said a son, Roy Hammond of Glyndon. "She lived on Central Avenue in Glyndon her entire life," said another son, James Hammond of Westminster.

The Benson-Hammond House stands as a tranquil oasis amid Linthicum's bustling air and ground traffic. The 200-year-old mansion-turned-museum sits on about 3 acres, surrounded by BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. That it escaped the wrecking ball and has thrived is due largely to a determined group of volunteers who formed the Ann Arrundell County Historical Society 50 years ago. "We are the only museum in the U.S. located on an international airport's property," said Oscar "Skip" Booth, former president and current vice president of the 400-member society.

There's only one word describe this softball season: Upsets. Two more happened Monday, and the list of leaders has been trimmed in half. Hammond, led by Hannah Force, pulled off one upset, beating Reservoir, 6-1, and River Hill came from behind twice to upset Mt. Hebron in a slugfest, 11-8. Mt. Hebron, Reservoir, Howard and Glenelg had shared the league lead going into today's games. Both Howard and Glenelg won their games today to remain tied at the top, with two county losses each.

Most of Lutherville resident Brooke Kuhl-McClelland's day is spent in a dance studio in Howard County. When this veteran dance teacher's students give a public performance, she prefers to be off to the side - watching as her students bask in the applause. But last month the spotlight and applause were for this teacher, who instructs dance students at Hammond High School. Kuhl-McClelland's career earned her one of the four Howie Awards, handed out at the 15th annual "Celebration of the Arts in Howard County" on March 24 in the Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College.

Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold appointed veteran county budget officer John R. Hammond as chief administrative officer Wednesday. Hammond will take the position formerly held by Dennis M. Callahan, who died Feb. 8 of a heart attack. Hammond has worked for the county government for 18 years, joining the county's finance office in 1993 and later becoming budget officer. Leopold said he briefly considered other candidates within county government but selected Hammond, whom he called the "obvious and logical choice," because of his experience.