Kingsville

Baltimore County's world champions of creativity were delivered to school in a white limousine yesterday to the cheers of hundreds of classmates.Having captured a first place in the Odyssey of the Mind's 20th annual world finals, the team of seven Kingsville Elementary pupils -- wearing gold medals around their necks -- stepped out of the limo into hugs from their principal and onto red carpet leading into the school."

In Baltimore CountyMan who climbed phone tower is talked down after four hoursKINGSVILLE -- A distraught man climbed a 300-foot cellular telephone tower near Kingsville Elementary School yesterday morning, but police negotiators talked him down without incident.The man was taken into custody after he descended and was undergoing a psychiatric evaluation at Franklin Square Hospital Center, said county police spokeswoman Cpl. Vickie Warehime. The man's name was not released by police.Dozens of police officers clustered near the school, which was closed for spring vacation, after a passer-by reported seeing the man about 7 a.m. near the base of the Cellular One tower.

In Baltimore County18-year-old killed when car runs off road, hits utility polePERRY HALL -- One man was killed and a second injured in a single-car accident late Monday, county police said.Shawn E. Polston, 18, of the first block of Chapel Towne Road was killed when the 1992 Chevy Cavalier he was driving east in the 3700 block of E. Joppa Road left the road and hit a utility pole. Matthew Walters, 19, of the first block of Arlen Court was a passenger in the Cavalier and was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, police said.

See the historic village of Jerusalem come to life as the Colonial Craftsmen Weekend is held in Kingsville on Saturday and Sunday. There will be 18th-century demonstrations of craft-making and cooking, and participants will be in 1770s garb as part of a living history encampment. Talk with historians and see blacksmiths at work, while the children go on a treasure hunt. There will also be guided hikes of Jerusalem Village, and food and drink will be sold.Colonial Craftsmen Weekend will take place Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Jerusalem Mill, Gunpowder Falls State Park, 2813 Jerusalem Road in Kingsville.

KINGSVILLE -- County officials have given their final go-ahead for a 500-seat church planned for a 16-acre tract at Belair Road and Cheryl Avenue.On Tuesday, the three-member Board of Appeals concluded that the Grace Community Church project would have to be reviewed by the planning board because it would be about 1,000 feet from a historic stone building. But Thursday, the appeals board determined that was not close enough to require the review.The reversal means that those building the church can apply for building permits, although residents -- who have protested that the church is too large for the rural area -- can appeal the decision to the courts.

John Brooks' veterinary practice has been a good barometer for the changes that have taken place in Kingsville throughout the years."When I started 25 years ago, my practice was 80 percent large animals and 20 percent small ones; now that's completely reversed," Brooks said. "They're growing houses where they grew cows and horses."Kingsville is no longer all farmland but the northeast Baltimore County community still retains much of its rural character. The town has the fortune -- or misfortune depending on whom you ask -- to possess the two prerequisites most important to many people looking for a place to live: a quite country setting and an easy commute.

A northeastern Baltimore County church has made concessions in its controversial plan for a large worship center in rural Kingsville, but opponents are still expected to challenge the proposal.Grace Community Church's revamped plans for a 42,000-square-foot worship center -- expected to be filed today as part of the county's development review process -- include fewer buildings and parking spaces and a more traditional exterior.The Rev. Greg Gill, pastor of Grace Community, said the changes reflect compromises reached after months of negotiations with Kingsville residents.

Josephine Marie Kinlein, 72, secretary, civic activistJosephine Marie Kinlein, 72, a former secretary and civic activist, died of pulmonary edema Aug. 17 at Fallston General Hospital.Ms. Kinlein, who lived in Kingsville, worked as a secretary for a health care firm and as a clerk for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.The Overlea native attended the Institute of Notre Dame and moved to Kingsville in 1946.She was a Girl Scout leader for more than 20 years with Troop 584 and an organizer of the Kingsville Fourth of July Parade.

Kingsville residents will get a chance tonight to express their concerns about a church's plans to build a 42,000-square-foot worship center in their northeastern Baltimore County community -- a proposal that helped spur attempts to impose limits on the size of churches moving into rural areas.Officials in the Greater Kingsville Civic Association complain that the Grace Community Church's planned project would become a hulking landmark and place heavy demands on well water."It just boils down to the size," said Karen Stuebing, a member of the civic association board and former officer in the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, an environmental group.

For the people of Kingsville, the meeting of Belair, Jerusalem and Bradshaw Roads and Sunshine Avenue is the center of the civilized -- rural -- world as they know it."Kingsville is close and it's country," says Mary Jo Button, a real estate agent and past vice president of the 400-member Greater Kingsville Civic Association.In Baltimore County's Master Plan, the guide to development, Kingsville's 10 square miles are labeled a "rural village" with only limited development allowed compared with nearby Hereford, considered a "rural center," where more development can occur.

On October 31, 2009 MARGARET F. (nee Wilhelm) beloved wife of the late Joseph W. Herbert; devoted mother of the late Paul R. Herbert, Jean Finck and Charles B. Finck; also survived by five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home, P.A., 11750 Belair Road (Kingsville) on Monday at 3 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Margaret Catholic Church on Tuesday at 10 a.m. The family will receive friends on Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

On October 18, 2009, John F. Nowicki, Jr Visiting at the E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home, P.A., 11750 Belair Road (Kingsville) on Wednesday 6-8 pm. A Prayer Service will be held on Thursday at 11:00 am. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

On August 10, 2009, Mary Visiting at the E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home, P.A., 11750 Belair Road (Kingsville) on Wednesday and Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 12:00 P.M. Interment St. Stanislaus Cemetery

An unprofitable public golf course in Kingsville could become a regional park with trails, athletic fields and possibly a gymnasium, but not without a battle from golfers who want it to stay open. Baltimore County recreation officials have scheduled a community meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday at Kingsville Elementary School to help chart the future of the 112-acre course on Raphel Road and a recently purchased adjoining 28 acres. "We will gather a consensus and lean more toward that," said Robert J. Barrett, county director of Recreation and Parks.

On December 15, 2008, John Joseph Rosenberger Visiting at the E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home, P.A. (Kingsville), on Wednesday and Thursday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm am

On October 7, 2008, Donald A. Kristian, Visiting at St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Kingsville) on Saturday from 8:30- 9:30A.M. with services to follow. Interment Mountain Christian Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Day School, 12022 Jerusalem Road, Kingsville, MD 21087. Arrangements by E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home, P.A., 410-592-6100.

On October 4, 2008, JOHN EDWARD HIPLEY, beloved husband of Ethel M. (nee Unkart); devoted father of Melody A. Manuel and the late Linda M. Lutman; dear grandfather of Gary R. Manuel, Jr.; brother of Mae E. Fridley, David A. Hipley and Melvin R. Hipley and the late Adolph, Wilson, Earle and Alvin Hipley and Amelia Bissell; also survived by many n ieces and nephews. Visiting at the E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home, P.A., 11750 Belair Road (Kingsville) on Wednesday and Thursday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral services will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church (Kingsville)

Thomas E. Puckey, a retired Army research analyst and a former engineer with Martin Marietta, died of cancer on Sunday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The Kingsville resident was 74. Born in Altoona, Pa., he earned an aeronautical engineering degree from Pennsylvania State University and moved to Maryland in 1956 when he joined the Martin Marietta Corp. He worked on what became known as the space shuttle. He retired in 1999 from the Aberdeen Proving Ground, where he was an operations research analyst.

On May 19, 2008, WALTER P. DENT, JR., age 98, of Kingsville, MD, beloved husband of the late Margaret Pierce Dent, devoted father of Winifred Pierce, Anayezuka Ahidiana, John Dent and Walter Dent, III. Also survived by seven grandchildren, 16 great- grandchildren, and loving caretaker, Mary Deitz. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 24, 4pm at St. John's Episcopal Church, 11901 Belair Rd, Kingsville, MD.

ALICE EVELYN KLOPSTAD ANDERSEN, 95, widow of Col. Daniel J. Andersen, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 5, 2008. Mrs. Andersen was a resident of Kingsville, MD, after her retirement in 1992 from an extended career of 36 years on Capitol Hill. Mrs. Andersen is survived by two grandchildren, Amy Johnson, and Stephen Tecklenberg, an ten great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at Murphy Funeral Home in Arlington, VA at 9 A.M. on Tuesday, May 6, followed by the committal at Arlington National Cemetery at 10:30 A.M. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Eagle's Nest Ministries, P.O. Box 125, Kingsville, MD 21087, and the Evangelical Institute, 700 N. Parker Road, Greenville, SC 29609.