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Dulaney coach Pete Chakmakas has said several times that in JTC this, his team's season of dreams, different heroes keep stepping up.Last night, the visiting Lions found two more.Jeff Thomas and Justin Tagg scored two key decisions as No. 12 Dulaney took six straight at one point and stretched its school-record winning streak to nine with a 35-30 victory over No. 15 Hereford.Chakmakas expressed concern before the match about his team's chances because Dulaney (11-1) would be without four starters -- Ben Bulloch (119 pounds, flu)

The bell tower in the Rotunda shopping center building is close to tolling clock chimes again after a five-year silence. And those Roman numerals will be watched once again. Overlooking a panorama of the city -- from Hampden and Roland Park to the downtown skyline -- foreman Steven Sadler stood on the Rotunda roof near the belfry Friday and explained why workers used the technique of "speckling" thumbtack-sized dots of black paint on the tower's terra cotta. "It's to make the terra cotta look original," said Sadler, who works for Worcester Eisenbrandt Inc. His team's intricate workmanship can't been seen from the streets below, but Sadler expects the look to last.

On August 15, 2004, LINWOOD LEE THORPE JR., beloved husband of Gloria L. Thorpe (nee Plowman); devoted father of Robert L. Thorpe, Mary C. Thorpe, Lillian L. Blaylock, Bonnie L. Clatterbuck, George L. Thorpe and William B. Thorpe; loving grandfather of Robert Jr., Kimberly, Daniel, Gary Jr., Sabrina, Heather and Lisa; also survived by eleven great-grandchildren and brothers and sisters. Friends are invited to call at the Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home Inc., 3631 Falls Road on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. Services on Wednesday at 10 A.M. Interment in Loudon Park Cemetery.

About 2,130 public and private high school students in Harford County will receive diplomas in 12 graduation ceremonies today, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.The baccalaureate and commencement exercises and the main speakers for the ceremonies are:* Aberdeen High School -- baccalaureate at 2 p.m. today in the auditorium; commencement at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, amphitheater; speaker, Barbara Scott, Forest Hill Bank.* Bel Air -- baccalaureate, 2 p.m. today, auditorium; commencement at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, athletic field; students will speak.

Some of the top graduates in Harford County high schools will address their classmates during commencement exercises to be held this week, starting with John Carroll High School this morning.More than 2,130 seniors will graduate from 10 public schools and two private schools in the county.Valedictorians and, at some schools, salutatorians will join the keynote speakers on the platforms.Valedictorians and salutatorians are the students with the highest and second highest grade-point averages in their classes.

New York Carrie Lannon eagerly looks forward to unwinding at the end of a hectic day. When she completes her work, which sometimes spills over into the night, she rushes home, kicks off her shoes and watches a videotape of her favorite soap opera."

Eating cookies is a normal activity for most toddlers, but it's not quite that simple for 3-year-old Ian Dvornicky. When snack time at Ilchester Regional Early Childhood Center is over, Ian has only touched some of an Oreo's cream filling to his lips. But even this is a victory. "We've made amazing progress," said Ian's mother, Laura Dvornicky, explaining that Ian has difficulty swallowing and a sensory disorder that makes eating all but impossible. But he has come a long way with the help of the center's staff.

Eating cookies is a normal activity for most toddlers, but it's not quite that simple for 3-year-old Ian Dvornicky. When snack time at Ilchester Regional Early Childhood Center is over, Ian has only touched some of an Oreo's cream filling to his lips. But even this is a victory. "We've made amazing progress," said Ian's mother, Laura Dvornicky, explaining that Ian has difficulty swallowing and a sensory disorder that makes eating all but impossible. But he has come a long way with the help of the center's staff.

At Stevens Forest Elementary School in Columbia, fifth-graders delight when good behavior leads to rewards, from earning shiny trophies to playing Nintendo Wii with the principal at recess. In fact, they say they've had so much fun being respectful, responsible and ready to learn that nowadays they often do so without anticipating perks. "The trophy is just recognition for it," said Malick Stafford, a Stevens Forest fifth-grader. Those sentiments would undoubtedly delight advocates of Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS)

Two high school principals who opened their respective schools are switching places for the 2011-2012 school year as a part of faculty promotions and transfers announced Thursday, June 9, at the Howard County Board of Education meeting. Marriotts Ridge principal Pat Saunderson, who opened the Marriottsville school in 2005, will move to Reservoir High School and Reservoir principal Adrianne Kaufman, who opened the Fulton school in 2002, moves to Marriotts Ridge. Kaufmann said the transfer was bittersweet, but that she always has viewed change as healthy.