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Forget all the possible storybook tales about Morgan State's Jimmy Fields returning to his high school gym at Gilman yesterday and helping lead the Bears to a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over a strong South Carolina State team.Fields was never much of a factor in 23 minutes of action as Morgan lost, 73-64, but all of that was overshadowed when the Bears' leading scorer and rebounder, Rasheed Sparks, was carried off the floor in the first half with a possible fracture of the left leg.Sparks, a gifted junior forward, was taken to Sinai Hospital, and his teammates were still replaying the loss of their "go-to" man long after the game was over.

Morgan State completed its regular season yesterday with a 79-73 triumph over UMES in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest at Baltimore City Community College.The game proved to be a pre- lude to this week's conference tournament at the Richmond Coliseum, as Morgan State will play RTC the Hawks (9-17, 7-11) in a quarterfinal contest at 3 p.m. Thursday.Morgan State (11-15, 11-7), picked to finished seventh in the preseason, finished third in the MEAC and will be the No. 3 seed. The Bears completed a season sweep of the Hawks, who will be seeded sixth.

Milburn Henke,79, the first U.S combat soldier to set foot on the British Isles during World War II, died in Hutchinson, Minn., on Sunday.Pub Date: 5/01/98

Baltimore County Executive C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger is one of Maryland's leaders in political fund-raising with a cool half-million in the bank -- but guess who else is flush with campaign cash?Donald P. Hutchinson.That's right. The man who left that same county executive's job more than 11 years ago boasts a campaign fund of just over $200,000 -- more than most state legislators and county executives have on hand.Like Hutchinson, some Maryland politicians have retained five-figure campaign funds long after leaving office.

Aiming for its fourth straight year of increased donations, United Way of Central Maryland announced yesterday a goal of $39.4 million for 1998, a 4.2 percent jump over last year's pledges."

Baltimore County Executive C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger is one of Maryland's leaders in political fund-raising with a cool half-million in the bank -- but guess who else is flush with campaign cash?Donald P. Hutchinson.That's right. The man who left that same county executive's job more than 11 years ago boasts a campaign fund of just over $200,000 -- more than most state legislators and county executives have on hand.Like Hutchinson, some Maryland politicians have retained five-figure campaign funds long after leaving office.

Donald P. Hutchinson, president of the Greater Baltimore Committee, will be chairman of the 1998 United Way of Central Maryland campaign and take it in a new direction, the fund-raising agency announced this week."

RICHMOND, Va. -- A confident Morgan State point guard Lorenzo Hutchinson injected some excitement yesterday into a routine Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament moments after the Bears had blitzed UMES, 72-51, in the quarterfinals."

RICHMOND, Va. -- Morgan State point guard Lorenzo Hutchinson injected some excitement yesterday into a routine Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament moments after the Bears had blitzed UMES, 72-51, in the quarterfinals."

Elmer H. Hutchinson Sr., 78, chef, teacherElmer H. Hutchinson Sr., a retired chef, restaurateur and food service teacher who spent much of his career in Harford County, died Thursday of congestive heart failure at Fallston General Hospital. He was 78 and lived in Red Lion, Pa.Mr. Hutchinson, a Boston native, managed the officers club at Edgewood Arsenal, and was a chef at the old Bainbridge Naval Air Station officers club and at the Swiss Inn in Elkton. He served in the Marines during World War II and in the Army during the Korean War.A graduate of Loyola College, he began a 16-year teaching career in 1964 at what is now Harford Technical High School, then moved from Darlington to Red Lion.

Vikings RB Adrian Peterson vs. Ravens MLB Ray Lewis The Ravens gave up more than 100 rushing yards last week to Cedric Benson, so they are going to be pretty angry going into Minnesota. No player takes it more personally than Lewis, who in his 14th year is having a fine season. He'll get fired up to play Peterson. The key is to keep Peterson moving laterally, and not allow him to go downhill. Peterson, though, has the same physical and mental makeup as Lewis. This is one of the NFL's best matchups today.

The price of a weekday adult admission to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will rise by $2, a move administrators say will help compensate for a drop in revenues received from the state, county and city governments. The new entry tab will rise from $11 to $13 for adults. The senior ticket price will rise from $10 to $11. Children's admissions will remain unchanged, and weekend and online admission rates are not affected. Zoo officials said they had been notified of a drop in contributions by Baltimore City, Harford and Howard counties, as well as the state's Department of Education.

She swung her legs from the rear compartment of the black limo, strode to the runway and posed for the cameras. At 5 feet tall and weighing 7 pounds, Candy Crane has the svelte build a supermodel might envy. But at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore yesterday, it was her endangered species status that made her a star. Candy, a West African crowned crane, shook her wings and ambled through the gate, officially becoming the zoo's first admission for 2009, its 133rd year of operation. "She walks a little like Groucho Marx," quipped interim zoo president and CEO Donald P. Hutchinson, as about 50 onlookers cheered.

Faced with a $194,000 cut in state funding and a long to-do list, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has decided to add four weeks to its planned two-month wintertime closing. The zoo will close two weeks early, on Dec. 15, and reopen two weeks late, on March 15. Officials said a planned Christmas event will be moved to the second weekend in December. The zoo began closing in January and February several years ago. The extra down time will save $60,000 in operating costs and allow more time to complete seven renovation projects, including roof and gutter repairs and construction of a new manure handling system.

On June 17, 2008 JAMES H. HUTCHINSON, beloved husband of Ellen V. Hutchinson; also survived by one sister, Florence; four step-daughters, Sheila D. Warfield, Gloria Black, Brenda Williams and Joyce Warfield and one step-son, Elmer Warfield. Viewing from 6 to 8 P.M. on Tuesday at the JOSEPH L. RUSS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 2222-26 W. North Ave., where there will be a family hour on Wednesday from 10 to 10:30 A.M. Funeral service will follow

Panel favors ban on felons' use of fund A proposal to ban certain felons from tapping into a state fund for crime victims has been approved by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. Sen. James Brochin's measure would ban people convicted of murder, assault, sexual offenses, robbery, serious drug charges and other felonies from receiving awards from the Maryland Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. The board compensates crime victims for medical bills, burial expenses and lost wages.

When grieving customers come into Jackie Jones' Lansdowne floral shop, she takes them to a separate room with a sofa and fireplace to talk about their loss. The flowers can come second to the conversation. You could even call her a floral therapist. "I don't know a family that leaves here without a big hug," Jones said. "It's all about being personal. You treat them like they're your family." In tight-knit communities, they can be like family, helping their customers celebrate the good times and weather the bad. They dispense fragrant, colorful consolations, pick me ups and sometimes even advice to those in need.

HOT 99.5 presents OneRepublic at the 9:30 Club at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Colorado-based pop-rock band recently drew mainstream attention with its single "Apologize" off of its debut release Dreaming Out Loud. A remix of the song is featured on Timbaland's Shock Value. Lead vocalist Ryan Tedder also writes and produces for his group and other artists. Washington-born singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson will also perform. Tickets are $15. The 9:30 Club is at 815 V St. N.W., Washington. Call 800-955-5566 or go to tickets.

Trustees of the Maryland Zoological Society have selected former Baltimore County Executive Donald P. Hutchinson to serve as interim president and chief executive officer of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, zoo officials said. Responsibilities for Hutchinson, now president of Hutchinson Consulting, will include managing the zoo and evaluating its finances, as well as helping to find his permanent replacement. Hutchinson, who was county executive from 1978 to 1986 and a Democratic state senator and delegate before that, also served as president of the Greater Baltimore Committee for nine years and president of SunTrust Bank's Maryland division for five years.

Johnny Newman is just too big for ordinary britches. The mass-produced clothes sold today refuse to stretch over his 6-foot-7-inch basketball-player's frame. So every few months the former Dallas Mavericks forward leaves his Richmond, Va., home and takes a trip back in time. His destination is a quiet, tree-lined stretch of Baltimore's North Eutaw Street, where tailors in two small shops make clothes the old way - from scratch. In two brick buildings, just two short blocks apart, Nicky's Tailoring and Shimba Inc. carry on the sartorial tradition - a remnant of a Baltimore that once hummed with thousands of sewing machines.