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On August 28, 2007, GEORGE KENNETH beloved husband of the late Margaret Anna Kraft (nee Forster), devoted father of Linda Lockard, Gloria Scrivani and her husband James and Judith Holland, loving grandfather of Keri and Robyn Scrivani, dear brother of Janet Printy and Ronald Griffin and his wife Elsie, dear brother-in-law of Joseph Forster and his wife Agnes, and Robert Meluh. Also survived by many dear nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Road on Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Interment private.

Whether it's going to be planted with cash crops or dotted with pastel-colored split-levels, the soil that makes up Carroll County is a huge factor in big-money decisions.But the Carroll County Soil Survey, meant to be a comprehensive documentation of what type of soil is where and why it matters, is useless, said at least one official who is hopeful that the soil survey will be updated."It's become something that hasn't been consulted," said Steven Horn, director of planning for the county government.

After watching his team lose to both Towson and Dulaney during the regular season, Pikesville's first year coach, Jerry Dresner, was admittedly nervous heading into yesterday's finale of the Baltimore County Tennis Championships at Catonsville Community College.In the end, however, the perennial-power Panthers, as they do just about every year, found a way to get the job done.Pikesville posted three championships on the day, holding off both the Generals and Lions in winning the county title for the fifth straight year and 33rd in the past 35. The Panthers' last loss, five years ago, came as the result of a disqualification.

MIAMI -- There is a reason the closing hole of the Blue Monster is so highly regarded. It chews up players and spits them out. The 18th hole -- rated the most difficult on the PGA Tour last year -- engulfs its conquerors with drama and demoralizes those who go down in defeat.Just ask Steve Elkington.He kicked a dent in the scorers' trailer yesterday after storming off the 18th green with a bogey that severely jeopardized his lead at the Doral-Ryder Open. Two hours later, after Ernie Els and Greg Kraft were added to the list of victims of the menacing finishing hole, Elkington was back, this time after notching his 10th career victory and earning a winner's check of $540,000.

In the wee hours of the morning, Roberta Boardman recently awoke bleary-eyed to the sound of metal scraping against stone and the beep-beep-beep of a backhoe backing up in the yard next door.What the Cockeysville woman found several hours later was a pile of rubble that once was her neighbor's 145-year-old stone house. The structure had been at the center of a heated battle over historic preservation.Yesterday, Baltimore County officials continued their investigation into who illegally demolished the house without permits as a county councilman called for stiffer penalties to deter violators.

Whether it's going to be planted with cash crops or dotted with pastel-colored split-levels, the soil that makes up Carroll County is a huge factor in big-money decisions.But the Carroll County Soil Survey, meant to be a comprehensive documentation of what type of soil is where and why it matters, is useless, said at least one official who is hopeful that the soil survey will be updated."It's become something that hasn't been consulted," said Steven Horn, director of planning for the county government.

After losing six one-goal games last season and missing the league playoffs, visiting Loyola coach Don Kraft told Spalding's Rick Carlson he could relate to losing.But that was only after Kraft's 10th-ranked Dons (4-1, 10-1) had dealt Carlson's youthful Cavaliers (1-4, 4-6) their fifth straight loss, 2-0, yesterday. Nick Micelli and Justin Januszkiewicz scored the goals as Loyola secured its fifth shutout.Spalding, which debuted at No. 14 last week, has lost five straight games by a combined 16-0 after graduating nearly every starter from last year's Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference runner-up.

FOXBORO, Mass. -- The owner doesn't get it. Owners rarely get it when blessed with a coach whose talent and ego rival their own.Oh, New England's Bob Kraft conceded yesterday that Bill Parcells is "one of the greatest coaches in the history of the game."Still, this is a one-shot deal for the Patriots. They had better win the Super Bowl because they're probably going to lose Parcells.Can New England beat Green Bay? Don't count on it. But Parcells won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants.

NEW ORLEANS -- Bill Parcells will coach his final game for the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, but what happens next may turn into an ugly situation between him and owner Bob Kraft concerning his contract.Sources confirmed last night that Parcells will not return to the Patriots next season because of a continuing deterioration of relations with Kraft, the latest situation involving his contract.Robert Fraley, the agent for Parcells, said last night that Kraft has informed him that he will seek compensation from any NFL team that attempts to sign Parcells.

A Finksburg man who pleaded guilty in September to selling cocaine to a police informant, conspiring with his wife to sell marijuana and maintaining a common nuisance was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in the Carroll County Detention Center.Circuit Judge Luke K. Burns Jr. also ordered Daniel R. Kraft, 32, of the 2100 block of Ridgemont Drive to pay restitution of $1,350, the amount that police had paid for the drugs.Burns fined Kraft $500 and ordered him to pay $1,000 to the State's Attorney's Substance Abuse Fund.

Before Gov. Martin O'Malley made his choice of a specific plan for the Red Line, Baltimore's elected officials had little reason to take a stand. Many alternatives were officially on the table, though anyone who was paying attention knew that only one - the option O'Malley chose - was politically and economically viable. Now there's no middle ground. There's only one Red Line. The question is whether you're for it or against it. Some politicians recognized that, and made their choice.

It is illegal in Baltimore to leave a hogshead in the street for 12 hours, punishable by a $1 fine. A city law says merchants can't sell contraceptives to anyone under age 16, though municipal programs distribute condoms for free. And, technically, city officials could issue a $100 fine every time a performer pauses while Orioles fans yell "O" as "The Star-Spangled Banner" is sung at a baseball game. These and other anachronistic bits of Baltimore code should be deleted or updated, according to City Councilman James B. Kraft, who introduced a raft of legislation yesterday to modernize police ordinances.

A member of the City Council has called on State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy to fire her spokeswoman over comments she made about Zachary Sowers, a 28-year-old man who was severely beaten last year. Councilman James B. Kraft, who represents the district where Sowers lived, said the comments by the spokeswoman, Margaret T. Burns, were outrageous and that "Ms. Burns must go." In a May 28 article in a local legal magazine, Burns questioned whether the injuries Sowers suffered near his Patterson Park home were the result of a "vicious beating" and said he looked like a "sleeping baby" at the hospital.

Mom-and-pop bakeries would be exempted from Baltimore's recently enacted ban on trans fats under legislation to be introduced in the City Council today. City Councilman James B. Kraft's legislation would exempt bakers who have no more than three retail locations. The legislation is similar to an exemption approved by Philadelphia to its trans fat ban last year. "It's to deal with the mom-and-pop bakeries, of which there are few left in the city," Kraft said. "They have recipes that they've used for generations."

The reprieve was short-lived. Preservationists who had hoped to save a row of buildings next to the old St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church in Fells Point watched helplessly yesterday as a wrecking crew, armed with freshly granted approval from the city, began taking apart one of the structures. Last week, the workers were forced to postpone the demolition when told by City Councilman James B. Kraft that they lacked official approval of their plan to stabilize an 18th-century mansion that the preservationists hope will remain standing after the buildings on either side of it have been torn down.

John Rowland Kraft Jr., a retired WBAL-TV supervisor who enjoyed gunsmithing and keymaking, died Sunday of lung cancer at his Sparks home. He was 68. Mr. Kraft was born in Baltimore and raised in Hamilton. He was a 1958 graduate of Polytechnic Institute and attended the old Baltimore Junior College. He also served in the Coast Guard on active duty for six months and remained in the Coast Guard Reserve for eight years. In 1960, he went to work in the engineering department at WBAL radio and transferred in the late 1970s to its television station.

On August 28, 2007, GEORGE KENNETH beloved husband of the late Margaret Anna Kraft (nee Forster), devoted father of Linda Lockard, Gloria Scrivani and her husband James and Judith Holland, loving grandfather of Keri and Robyn Scrivani, dear brother of Janet Printy and Ronald Griffin and his wife Elsie, dear brother-in-law of Joseph Forster and his wife Agnes, and Robert Meluh. Also survived by many dear nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Road on Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Interment private.

On July 29, 2007, VIVIAN REBECCA (nee Kraft); beloved wife of the late Frederick O. Koors, Sr.; loving step-mother of Arlene Townsend and Frederick Koors, Jr.; cherished grandmother of two grandchildren and one great-grandchild; loving sister of Paul S. Kraft and Anna Upperman and the late Elizabeth Von Hagel and Thomas Kraft; also survived by loving nieces and nephews. A Funeral Service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Ave., Thursday, 10 A.M. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery.

Good morning -- LPGA -- It's the year's first major, the Kraft Nabisco. Winner gets all the macaroni and cheese and cookies she can eat.

Elderly homeowners in Baltimore could get a big property tax cut if the City Council approves pending legislation calling for a relief plan similar to one recently started in Howard County. But fears of revenue loss to the city could scuttle the measure. Similar concerns about financial implications arose in Howard County before the bill's passage Oct. 30, but politicians cast aside those doubts in the week before the Nov. 7 election. Some worry that the city's 2007 elections might be prodding the council into rushing ahead with the bill without the proper review that also appeared to be missing in Howard County.