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Anne Arundel County health officials are searching for a man who was bitten by a dog Dec. 15 in Glen Burnie. County animal control hasn't been able to find the dog and verify its vaccination record. It's unlikely the dog has rabies, "but we can't say 100 percent that it doesn't," said Carole Kauffman, the manager of the Health Department's communicable diseases program. Rabies, which can be fatal, is spread through saliva. Health workers want to determine whether the dog's teeth punctured the man's skin.

On February 23, 2006, JOSEPH L. AMATO; beloved husband of Dorothy M. Amato (nee Fox); devoted step-father of Shawn E. Fox and Scott A. Kauffman; devoted grandfather of Zhana, Alycya and Keyeara Kauffman; devoted son of the late Louis and Gertrude Amato; devoted brother of the late Marie Shives. Family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena), on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services and interment will be private.

Yesterday afternoon at No. 1 Boys' Latin, second-ranked Gilman snapped the Lakers' winning streak at 14 with a 6-3 lacrosse victory.Gilman defenders Packer Rodgers, Chris Tully, Lewis Applefeld and Herb Beatson foiled Boys' Latin's high-powered attack with vicious checks and relentless pressure and goalie Cory Popham did the rest. Popham's eight first-half saves -- many from point-blank range -- enabled the Greyhounds to secure what proved to be an unyielding 3-2 halftime lead.Gilman (11-2)

This time, the stakes were different. For one of the few times in series history, last night's Towson-Dulaney Lacrosse Classic didn't decide the Baltimore County championship.At Towson State's chilly, blustery Minnegan Stadium, however, the 12th-ranked Lions still managed to find plenty of motivation en route to a 6-3 win before an estimated crowd of 1,000."We've still got the rivalry going, and we were still fired up for them," said Dulaney attackman Bill Kauffman. "We know it's always going to be a tough, tough game."

Maryland is a pretty spirited place for entrepreneurial activity. Last year, 320 adults per 100,000 residents started new businesses each month, according to a recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a Kansas City, Mo., nonprofit group that encourages entrepreneurship. The Free State ranks 20th out of the 50 states in business creation with an entrepreneurial activity rate of 0.32 percent. It trailed top-tier states such as the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Wyoming, Georgia and California, which saw entrepreneurial activity rates ranging from 0.40 percent to 0.46 percent.

Whether preaching in factories along the Eastern Shore or singing in a church choir, William Davis Smoot spent his time and energy spreading the gospel and helping others."

Mary L. KauffmanOperator, 61A Mass of Christian burial for Mary Louise Kauffman of Severna Park, a C & P Co. telephone operator, will be offered at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.Viewing hours will be at the Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home between 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today.Mrs. Kauffman, 61, died May 22 of cardiac arrest at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.She was born and raised in Annapolis, and previously worked for BG&E Customer Services in Parole for 31 years before retiring and going to work for the telephone company.

Howard County school administrators have banded together to pull away from the education association that traditionally represents them at the bargaining table, in hopes of joining a national group that will focus more on their specific needs. About 175 principals, assistant principals and central office-based instructional facilitators recently formed the Howard County Administrators Association, breaking away from the Howard County Education Association (HCEA), which has represented the system's teachers, secretaries, nurses and other support staff for years.

It was a surreal moment. Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman stood nervously on stage Sunday, surrounded by the glitter of Hollywood, as their documentary about India's most destitute children, Born Into Brothels, was proclaimed the winner of an Academy Award. Worlds away, the subject of that documentary - a group of children from the notorious red-light district in Calcutta - clamored around a television, watching their Auntie Zana and Uncle Kauffman grasp Hollywood's greatest honor. "They were screaming," said former Sun photographer Briski, 38. "They're just really happy.

Ramon CaraballoSergeant, 70A Mass of Christian services for retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ramon Caraballo of Odenton will be offered at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Odenton.Sergeant Caraballo, 70, died May 26 of liver failure at Kimbrough Army Hospital.He was originally from Yauco, Puerto Rico, and retired from the Army in 1971.He was a member of St. Joseph's congregation and enjoyed sports.Survivors include his wife, Rosa Caraballo; seven children, Carmen Caraballo of Puerto Rico, Helen McDermott of Staten Island, N.Y., Sol Wilson of Virginia, Ramon Caraballo Jr. of Tampa, Fla., Ramon Lewis of Maryland, Evan Caraballo of England, and Julia R. Caraballo of Odenton; seven brothers; a sister; and 23 grandchildren.