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On Sunday, October 2, 2005, GUTMAN "GOODY" KOLODNER, beloved husband of Miriam Kolodner (nee Solomon); beloved father of Janis Mc Cormick of Saratoga CA and Barbara Kolodner of Boston MA, father-in-law of Bob Mc Cormick; beloved brother of the late Samuel Kolodner, Sadie Finkelstein (nee Kolodner) and Miriam Zerwitz (nee Kolodner). Services at SOL LEVINSON AND BROS INC., 8900 Reisterstown Rd, at Mt Wilson Lane, on Sunday, October 9 at 11 A.M. Interment Shaarei Zion Congregation Cemetery-Rosedale.

When Ken Kolodner first entered the realm of traditional world music, he had no aspirations to play in public. His only goal, he said, was to one day play with other people. Now, about 30 years later, Kolodner, 53, a Baltimore resident since birth, is viewed as one of the most influential players of the hammered dulcimer, a string instrument, in the country. Also a dulcimer teacher, fiddler and hammered mbira player, the self-taught musician has released several recordings and books and performed for nearly two decades as one-third of the Baltimore-based world folk-music trio Helicon.

Barry Kolodner spoke softly in Carroll Circuit Court yesterday morning, shrinking nervously into his tan jacket and brown pants. When theprosecutor read the charges against him, whispers ran throughout thecourtroom.Spectators and defendants awaiting trial were stunned that this Baltimore resident was charged with ordering the killing ofa man he saw as his enemy.The 30-year-old Kolodner spoke haltingly when he said he understood the consequences of pleading guilty to hiring a county man to killMichael Blickman, also of Baltimore.

On Wednesday, July 5, 2006, ELLWOOD FINK; beloved husband of Lee Kolodner Fink (nee Bressler) and the late Thelma Fink (nee Prisman); loving father of Carol Friedman of Baltimore MD and the late Mark Fink. Devoted father-in-law of Donald Friedman; beloved stepfather of Dr. George F. Kolodner and Dr. Robert M. Kolodner. Devoted brother of the late Sarah Feldman, Ernest Fink and Annette Nusinow; loving grandfather of Margie Daniels, Jimmy Berg, Robert Berg, Jill Galel and Jodie Roseberg. Also survived by many step grandchildren and many great grandchildren.

A Randallstown lawyer disbarred for stealing more than $54,000 from a client in 1989 now faces a charge in New Jersey of practicing medicine without a license at a medical clinic he and his wife opened last month.If convicted, Fred Kolodner, 66, could be sentenced to five years in prison and fined $7,500, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey Blitz said. Mr. Kolodner is free pending trial.The charge stems from the opening last month of the Kolodner Medical Center on North Main Street in tiny Pleasantville, N.J., near Atlantic City.

The sentencing of one of Maryland's most notorious con artists has been delayed while experts evaluate her mental health amid claims that she is an unstoppable swindler, obsessed with gems, ritzy cars and luxury penthouses.Deborah S. Kolodner, convicted in November of running a $3 million insurance fraud scheme, is arguing in U.S. District Court in Baltimore that she committed the crimes in "diminished mental capacity" because of prescription medications and a troubled life. She is asking for leniency.

Government documents accuse noted Maryland con woman Deborah Kolodner, the subject of a federal investigation into alleged real estate fraud, of asking a man to kill her probation officer in 1999. Kolodner is in jail awaiting a hearing to determine whether she will be sent back to prison for violating the terms of a 1998 mail fraud conviction. In the latest allegations against her, prosecutors say that Kolodner asked an unidentified man to kill Renata Ramsburg, a federal probation agent who had tracked and chronicled Kolodner's recent suspected activities.

WESTMINSTER -- Take one look at Barry Kolodner and it's clear he doesn't fit the mob-boss image of someone usually associated with contract-murder attempts.The short, slight 30-year-old was in court last week to be sentenced on one count of solicitation to commit murder, a charge to which he pleaded guilty last December.Dressed conservatively in a slightly oversized tweed jacket, a pair of dark khaki pants and slightly worn dock shoes, Kolodner glanced furtively at his attorney, Circuit Judge Luke K. Burns Jr. and his mother.

A federal judge sentenced a noted Maryland con artist to 27 months in prison yesterday, describing her as a woman of "unnatural material craving" who bilked a fortune to buy jewels, Rolls Royces and a $1.5 million condominium.Deborah S. Kolodner, 42, admitted in U.S. District Court inBaltimore that her fascination with wealth reached such an extreme that she once bought 20 pairs of shoes in a day and 50 dress suits in a month."Material things appeared to bring attention and acceptance in a fantasy world," Kolodner said in a written statement to Judge Benson E. Legg.

Something didn't seem right when the cook drove up in a Bentley."I thought, 'What kind of a nursing home has a Bentley for a company car?' " said Lizzie Johnson, recalling the months this year when her 76-year-old uncle lived at Shirley Manor assisted-living center in Northwest Baltimore. "That's no ordinary senior citizens home."There's nothing ordinary about the cook, either. She's Deborah S. Kolodner, a convicted fraud artist whose love for Rolls-Royces, diamonds, furs and a $1.5 million South Florida condominium has put her in one mess after another.

Folk trio Helicon, featuring Ken Kolodner, Chris Norman and Robin Bullock, returns to Maryland for its 20th anniversary Winter Solstice Concert. The group, which originated in Baltimore, will perform a variety of holiday music selections from countries all over the world. Goucher College's Kraushaar Auditorium, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road in Towson, will host shows at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $25 at the door and $22 in advance and can be ordered by calling 410-243-7254 or visiting kenkolodner.

On Sunday, October 2, 2005, GUTMAN "GOODY" KOLODNER, beloved husband of Miriam Kolodner (nee Solomon); beloved father of Janis Mc Cormick of Saratoga CA and Barbara Kolodner of Boston MA, father-in-law of Bob Mc Cormick; beloved brother of the late Samuel Kolodner, Sadie Finkelstein (nee Kolodner) and Miriam Zerwitz (nee Kolodner). Services at SOL LEVINSON AND BROS INC., 8900 Reisterstown Rd, at Mt Wilson Lane, on Sunday, October 9 at 11 A.M. Interment Shaarei Zion Congregation Cemetery-Rosedale.

William Kolodner pulled his shiny silver-green car up to the pump at the St. Paul Street BP station and committed what some purists would consider Jaguar abuse. The Baltimore lawyer bypassed the $2.87-a-gallon high-test and pumped midgrade Amoco Silver gasoline - with a paltry 89 octane level and a $2.78 price - into a car whose manufacturer recommends Supreme fuel with octane of at least 92. "There's absolutely no difference in how the car operates. The real question is, should I trade further down?"

Baltimore-based Helicon is back with its 19th annual Winter Solstice Concert. The group no longer tours, so the annual show is a reunion of sorts. Robin Bullock, Ken Kolodner and Chris Norman make up Helicon, and despite their busy solo careers, they find time to reunite and perform their December show every year. When asked what brings the group together for this one performance, Kolodner says, "People want us to do it, and it's still a lot of fun for us." Kolodner plays the hammered dulcimer and fiddle, Norman plays the tin whistle and wooden flutes, and Bullock plays guitar, citern and mandolin.

A Maryland woman known to federal agents as a relentless con artist was sentenced in Baltimore's federal court yesterday to a year plus one day in prison for using straw buyers to acquire and flip properties. Deborah Kolodner, 49, admitted in court documents that she had ignored a judge's order forbidding her from practicing real estate or handling anyone else's money. Kolodner, of Baltimore, was on supervised release after serving time in prison for other fraud charges when prosecutors say she started her most recent real estate scheme.

On March 6, 2004 MARGERY C. STEIN (nee Kolodner) beloved wife of Alan Stein, loving mother of Michael Stein and Denise Stein, loving mother-in-law of Rhona Stein, devoted sister of Mildred Weikers and the late Norman Kolodner, Sigmund Kolodner, Sylvia Scwartz and Flora Kolodner, adored grandmother of Mandi (Charles C.) Cregger, Adam (Felicia) Stein, Joshua Levin, Jeffrey Stein and Nicole Levin, great-grandmother of Kamryn Cregger, Aiden Cregger and Brendan Stein. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS INC., 8900 Reisterstown Rd., at Mt Wilson Lane, on Tuesday March 9 at 10 A.M. Interment Oheb Shalom Memorial Park, Berrymans Lane.

Federal prosecutors charged noted Maryland con woman Deborah Kolodner yesterday with obstruction of justice and tampering with a grand jury witness -- namely, a 76-year-old man she intimated she would marry if he would recant incriminating testimony, a federal affidavit said. Kolodner, 47, an attractive redhead alleged to have enticed numerous well-to-do men to act as pawns in an elaborate mortgage-flipping scheme, was accused yesterday of writing two beguiling letters from jail to Robert Wesley Harris.

The half-inch-tall plastic people in the city that Marc Kolodner built seemed to have it all -- a hotel, an airport, a cruise ship, a gas station, a police station, a working drawbridge. But it had been a city without a place of its own.After three years of searching, Kolodner, now 22, finally found that place in the Baltimore Public Works Museum, which agreed this past summer to keep and display his 4-by-8-foot city of Lego plastic interlocking blocks. A dedication ceremony was held yesterday at the museum along the Jones Falls near Pier 6 for the colorful plastic city that took him six years to build.

If defense wins championships, Princeton's women's lacrosse team appears to be in good shape to go for a third straight national title. Junior goalie Sarah Kolodner made 14 saves to lead the No. 1 Tigers to a 9-5 victory over No. 4 Loyola yesterday before about 1,500 fans at newly dedicated Diane Geppi-Aikens Field. "Because the team's a little younger this year," said Princeton coach Chris Sailer, "we joke with Sarah that the defense has helped her out a lot for the last two years, so now, it's her turn to back us up. She really rose to the challenge today."

If the members of Helicon ever tried to sneak through a holiday season without performing their annual Winter Solstice Concert, they'd never hear the end of it. Fans of the Baltimore trio, known for its magical renditions of folk melodies from around the world, still mourn the group's dissolution in the mid-1990s. "There was certainly a lot of disappointment out there," says Ken Kolodner, who plays the hammered dulcimer and fiddle. That's why, in part, Kolodner, 49, and fellow group members Chris Norman and Robin Bullock, both 39, reunite every December for the concert, now in its 18th year.