Largo

On February 4, 2003, DEREK WAYNE TEMPLE, 41, of Largo, FL passed away. He is survived by his loving wife Angie (nee Roewe); two stepsons, Nicholas and Stephen Pampinella of the home; his parents, Tom and Jerri Temple-Butschky of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; two sisters, Diane Temple and Denise Lane; a stepbrother, Michael Butschky, all of Maryland; four nephews, two nieces and a loving extended family. Mr. Temple was a native of Severna Park, Maryland and moved to Largo in 1990. He served in the U.S. Air Force in 1980-1984.

On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, HILDA SAMLER, 98, of St. Petersburg FL., formerly of Baltimore, passed away in Largo, FL. Mrs. Samler moved to St. Petersburg in 1968 from her native Baltimore, MD, and was a homemaker. She was a member of Temple Beth El of St. Petersburg and its Sisterhood. Beloved wife of the late Lee; loving mother of Isadora Dellheim of Owings Mills, MD; cherished grandmother of Susan D. Kolman of Columbia, MD, Michael E. Dellheim of Santa Fe, NM and Richard Dellheim of Baltimore, MD and six great-grandchildren.

LARGO -- Archbishop Spalding senior pitcher Meghan Cowen said she was surprised when she was named a co-Most Valuable Player of the Maryland State Private School Softball Tournament championship game. Nobody else could have been. Cowen threw a no-hitter, facing just one batter over the minimum, to lead the No. 1 Cavaliers to an 11-0 victory over Pallotti of Prince George's County yesterday afternoon at Prince George's County Community College for its fifth consecutive title. "That was only the defensive part of the game," Cowen said.

Similar to their coaching colleagues throughout the state, the brain trusts of Woodlawn and Dulaney spent last weekend crunching the numbers, hoping a break here and good fortune there would lead to the realization of a state class 4A/3A indoor track championship at the 5th Regiment Armory last night. "I must have gone over the seeding sheets about 15 times," said Woodlawn coach Mike Sye. "I figured 45 points would win the boys meet. The team I was worried about, the team I thought could score that and more was Westminster."

In Baltimore County Low blood supplies spur drive scheduled today at GBMC TOWSON -- Because of last week's weather, the area's blood supply is critically low, so Greater Baltimore Medical Center is holding an emergency blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Donors are asked to report to GBMC's fifth-floor classrooms 1 and 2, near the dining room. If snow or freezing rain develops tonight, hospital officials said Red Cross workers might continue the blood drive tomorrow. In Baltimore City Police find dead man in high school parking lot City police found an unidentified man dead in a Lake Clifton-Eastern High School parking lot in Northeast Baltimore yesterday.

A picture of a bluebird, that's all he was after. Not money and fame, not admirers and accolades, not the chance to quit his day job and take pictures full-time. Photographing birds was his passion; it always would be. One good shot out of 100 was worth it. And so it was that on a cold February day in 1979, Michael L. Smith set up a tripod in his Largo backyard, pointed his camera toward a fence post and waited. And waited. And waited. He wasn't trying to change his life. He wasn't trying to buy the house of his dreams.

Largo center Candace Sutton wasn't supposed to play last night because of a sprained ankle. It's a good bet St. Frances coach Jerome Shelton wished she hadn't.Sutton, a 6-foot-6 senior bound for the University of North Carolina next fall, scored only six points, but her presence on both offense and defense helped visiting Largo (2-0) to a 66-61 win over second-ranked St. Frances (2-1) at the College of Notre Dame.The Panthers' Shanell Watson led all scorers with 22 points, and Adrienne Harris led the visitors from Prince George's County with 14. Four of Largo's five starters scored in double figures.

JULIE LOVELL knows the ancient Chinese proverb, "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." She decided to participate in a fund-raiser for the Leukemia Society of America -- a 26.2-mile marathon.On Jan. 9, Lovell will power-walk a course through the Walt Disney World theme parks in Orlando, Fla. Until then, she has been counting the miles in three months of training in Key Largo, Fla., her new home.Lovell, 24, was a standout athlete at Howard High School. The basement of her parents' home in Long Reach holds trophies and awards she received for soccer and lacrosse -- but not long-distance sports.

Struggling home improvement retailer Hechinger Co. has changed its top management for the second time this year, pinning hopes of emerging from bankruptcy on a former executive of the Sports Authority.Largo-based Hechinger, which caved in to intense competition and heavy losses with a June 11 filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, said yesterday that it has appointed Richard J. Lynch Jr. chief executive officer and member of the board of directors. Lynch, 47, a former president and chief operating officer of the sporting goods chain, had been a consultant to Hechinger for several months.

Hechinger Co., long one of the most prominent hardware sellers in the Baltimore area, says that it may file for bankruptcy. The chain has suffered heavy losses as its larger competitors have seized control of the home-improvement market.Hechinger spokesman Sean Flynn said Friday that bankruptcy was one option for the struggling company. "Certainly, it's under consideration, as are other possibilities," he said.His statement, which was made to the Washington Post, echoed a belief within the industry that the company is in dire trouble and needs quick, large-scale help.