Hickory

Members of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company watched as a house burned to the ground in Hickory over the weekend. It wasn't negligence, though, as the firefighters were participating in a live fire training session Sunday at 2228 Conowingo Road. The fire company burned to the ground a four-bedroom farmhouse recently acquired by Van Deusen Construction Company, which will be building an office building on the now-vacant property. "This is a rare opportunity for our members to train in an acquired structure," Eddie Hopkins, chief of the Bel Air fire company, said.

Members of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company watched as a house burned to the ground in Hickory over the weekend. It wasn't negligence, though, as the firefighters were participating in a live fire training session Sunday at 2228 Conowingo Road. The fire company burned to the ground a four-bedroom farmhouse recently acquired by Van Deusen Construction Company, which will be building an office building on the now-vacant property. "This is a rare opportunity for our members to train in an acquired structure," Eddie Hopkins, chief of the Bel Air fire company, said.

Hickory used to be just a bump in the road, a sleepy crossroads.But urbanization -- the great migration that turns farmland into suburban housing developments and shopping centers -- has shaken the little Harford County community awake to a traffic nightmare.During evening rush hours, those who moved to the cornfields of the north county to escape city congestion find themselves in traffic backups that can stretch for a mile -- from the old crossroads of U.S. 1 and Route 543 in Hickory to the Bel Air roller rink.

Barclay Street 3200 block, between midnight and 1:25 p.m. March 12. Cash, Maryland tag 14659M5 stolen from 2002 Lincoln. Buena Vista Avenue 3800 block, between 10:30 p.m. March 1 and 6:15 a.m. March 12. Silver, 2003 Dodge Intrepid with Maryland tags 1BWX64 stolen. North Calvert Street 2700 block at 7 p.m. March 14. Green, women's bicycle stolen from rear yard. Ellerslie Avenue 3500 block at 11:20 a.m. March 12. Resident returned home to find someone using screwdriver to break in though rear door.

For the fourth time in seven years, the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds are going to the South Atlantic League playoffs. And their ticket was punched in the usual manner. It took consistent pitching from the starters and the bullpen. Steady, if not always spectacular, defense. Timely hitting from a group of players comfortable with sharing the load. "It sounds like a cliche," said manager Joe Ferguson, "but that's why it becomes a cliche." The Shorebirds entered the weekend 43-24 in the second half, clinching the North Division with Friday's 9-7 victory in Lexington.

HICKORY, N.C. - In spring 2000, Century Furniture Co. ran a help-wanted advertisement for upholsterers in six area newspapers. The company was offering a good-paying job in a region with thousands of experienced furniture workers, but not one applicant responded. At the time, the unemployment rate in this manufacturing area of North Carolina was an extraordinarily low 2.2 percent. Anyone who wanted to work was doing so, and companies were raiding each other for experienced workers. New industries refused to move in, fearing that they could not fill jobs.

POLICE LOG* Owen Brown: 7400 block of Hickory Log Circle: A silver 1991 Ford Mustang with Maryland tags "RECUVRY" was stolen Thursday or early Friday morning.

KATHRYN WARD KURAD FULLER of Hickory died Dec. 10 at the Lutheran Home Hickory East in Hickory, NC. Ms. Fuller is survived by her son, J. Ward Kurad and his wife Martha Trotter Kurad of Hickory, her stepson, Wayne Fuller and his wife Sue, a step daughter Nancy McDade. The funeral service will be held at 1st Christian Church in Roland Park area of Baltimore, MD, on December 15th at 11:00 am and will be conducted by the Rev. David Caldwell. Interment will follow at Moreland Memorial Park Cemetery in Baltimore, MD. Ruck Towson Funeral home is serving the Fuller family.

HAGERSTOWN vs. HICKORY(Best of three)Day ......... Site .... TimeToday ..... at Hickory ..... 6Tomorrow .. at Hagerstown .. 7Wednesday.. at Hagerstown .. 7**-if necessaryNote: Winner advances to South Atlantic League championship series against winner of Columbus-Savannah series.

Nicholas James Skleres Services with be held at St. Ignatius Church in Hickory Maryland on Tuesday April 15th at 10:30am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Ignatius Church (Hickory, MD.) for the capital campaign building fund.

Thirteen parcels are identified and several are considered "ripe for development" in the new Hickory Ridge plan. In the early 1990s, CA proposed an ill-conceived plan for a Fun Center on the three-acre parcel adjacent to Giant that included night lighting and batting cages. The plan was overwhelming rejected by the homeowners nearby. In the late 2000s, another surprise awaited Clemens and Hickory Crest homeowners. A Walgreens was proposed at the corner of Freetown Road and Cedar Lane.

Thomas Louis "Pep" Perrella, a schools caterer and former Archbishop Curley soccer coach and player, died of pancreatic cancer Sept. 25 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 59 and lived in Overlea. The Baltimore native grew up on Kentucky Avenue. A childhood baseball coach named him "Pepper" or "Pep" after Pepper Martin, the 1930s St. Louis Cardinals base stealer. Before graduating from Archbishop Curley High School in 1970, he scored a soccer goal to secure the school's first Maryland Scholastic Association championship.

Duke names building for Easton resident Pascal Duke is naming an 80,000-square-foot building featuring a 120-yard football playing surface after Easton resident Bob Pascal , a Maryland state senator from 1970 to 1974 and Anne Arundel county executive from 1974 to 1982. Pascal, owner of the Pascal Group, provided a lead gift of $6 million for the project. A 1956 Duke graduate, he was an All-America running back who helped the Blue Devils to a three-year record of 20-8-3, including three Atlantic Coast Conference championships and a 34-7 win over Nebraska in the 1955 Orange Bowl.

A 26-year-old Harford County man remains in stable condition at Maryland Shock Trauma after he lost control of his car and hit the front porch of a business in Hickory, according to Maryland State Police. Clinton Hyde of the 4300 block of Federal Hill Road in Street faces reckless driving charges after police say he attempted to pass a vehicle while driving north in the 2400 block of Conowingo Road Wednesday at about 5 p.m. Hyde tired to pass the car on the left shoulder, lost control of the vehicle, crossed the center line and went into the southbound roadside area where he struck and embankment, according to police.

Since the mid-1950s, Hickory Elementary School has played a vital part in educating children in Harford County. It started as the Central Consolidated School, which was attended by the county's black students. Today, the school boasts more than a new face and name. Recently, Hickory was named a 2008 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Past and present principals cited a well-rounded staff, parent involvement, differentiated instruction, and community service initiatives as reasons for the school's success.

Nicholas James Skleres Services with be held at St. Ignatius Church in Hickory Maryland on Tuesday April 15th at 10:30am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Ignatius Church (Hickory, MD.) for the capital campaign building fund.

Thomas Louis "Pep" Perrella, a schools caterer and former Archbishop Curley soccer coach and player, died of pancreatic cancer Sept. 25 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 59 and lived in Overlea. The Baltimore native grew up on Kentucky Avenue. A childhood baseball coach named him "Pepper" or "Pep" after Pepper Martin, the 1930s St. Louis Cardinals base stealer. Before graduating from Archbishop Curley High School in 1970, he scored a soccer goal to secure the school's first Maryland Scholastic Association championship.

On Saturday, December 22, 2007, WILLIAM D. FOY; 87 of Bel Air. Mr. Foy served in W.W. II and later on went on to become a career state employee for over 30 years. He was the beloved husband of Lenora Foy; devoted step-father of Roger, George and Roy Goldman. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Williams life will be honored on Wednesday December 26, at the family owned Evans Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services-Bel air, 3 Newport Drive (Rtes 23 and 24, Forest Hill) from 6 until 7:30 with Visitation at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Hickory (Forest Hill)