Laurel Regional Hospital

Events Legal documents seminars -- The Baltimore County Department of Aging and the law firm of Frank, Frank and Scherr LLC are offering free discussions on health care decision-making, estate planning and asset management in area senior centers this month. 410-887-2594. Classes Type 2 diabetes -- Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Geckle Diabetes & Nutrition Center, 6569 N. Charles St., Physicians' Pavilion East, Suite 507, Towson / Days and times vary. Registration: 443-849-2036. Screenings Hernia -- St. Joseph Medical Center, 7601 Osler Drive, Towson / Free for adults 18 and older.

A 25-year-old Maine resident was killed yesterday as he was unloading a juice company truck and the driver started pulling away, Howard County police said.Larry Blouin of Palmyra, Maine, was unloading a 1996 Isuzu at 5: 30 a.m. at Fresh Samantha Inc. in the 9400 block of Washington Blvd. when Brenton Olejack, 29, of Baltimore got into the truck to leave the business, said Sgt. Morris Carroll, a police spokesman.Olejack did not see Blouin on the back of truck, police said. As the vehicle began moving, Blouin lost his balance and his head hit the pavement, Carroll said.

Maryland Del. Marilyn R. Goldwater, a Montgomery County Democrat, and Del. Barbara Frush, a Prince George's Democrat, JTC will talk about recent legislative developments pertaining to the prevention of osteoporosis, education about the disease and reimbursement of bone-density testing for the disease from 10 a.m. to noon tomorrow at a meeting of the Osteoporosis Awareness Group at Laurel Regional Hospital, 7300 Van Duesen Road, Laurel.The group meets quarterly. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be served.

A Silver Spring man died of internal injuries Saturday evening after he drove his car into the path of another car in Laurel, county police said.Louis Emile Murray, 77, of the 9300 block of Greyrock Road died about 8: 45 p.m. Saturday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center of internal bleeding, police said. Police said Anthony Steven Harris, 32, of the 9600 block of Canterbury Riding in Laurel, driver of the other vehicle, was treated for bruises at Laurel Regional Hospital and released.Police said Murray was trying to enter Whiskey Bottom Road from Laurel Race Course in a 1996 Cadillac Seville about 5: 15 p.m. Saturday and drove into the path of Harris' eastbound 1991 Honda Accord.

Four people were taken to area hospitals after a small acid spill at a Savage pharmacy yesterday afternoon, authorities said.The spill at Neighborcare Pharmacies at 9036 Junction Drive involved 4 to 8 ounces of a concentrated acid that, when diluted, is used as to clean wounds, said Howard County police spokesman Sgt. Morris Carroll.Three people were taken to Howard County General Hospital, and a fourth was taken to Laurel Regional Hospital, all for precautionary reasons, Carroll said.Authorities said they think all four are employees at the pharmacy.

An armed masked man fled with cash after robbing a North Laurel gas station and convenience store Friday, Howard County police said.According to the victim, the robber entered the Crown station in the 9200 block of All Saints Road at 12:45 p.m., showed a gun and demanded money. After the cashier complied, the robber took the cash and ran from the store, police said.No one was injured, police said.Anyone with information should call Howard County police at 313-3700 or the Metro Crime Stoppers Hotline at 276-8888 to qualify for a $2,000 reward.

Linda M. Janzik has been hired as director of public affairs and development at Laurel Regional Hospital.In this senior-management position, Ms. Janzik will direct marketing communications, public relations, physician-support and community outreach programs for the hospital. She also will provide administrative support to the hospital's foundation, volunteer services department and auxiliary.Ms. Janzik has 18 years of experience in the health care marketing communications field. For eight years she headed the department of marketing communications and public relations at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney.

Dr. Thomas H. Burguieres of Bethesda has been appointed chairman of Laurel Regional Hospital's department of emergency medicine.Dr. Burguieres is an assistant clinical professor in the department of emergency medicine at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. He previously was clinical administrator in the emergency department at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring.POLICE LOG* Jessup: 8700 block of Clemente Court: A burglar pried open a rear sliding glass door and took jewelry, silverware and stereo equipment from a home Thursday, police said.

A Jessup man who previously served about four months in jail for fatally stabbing his brother has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the October 1994 robbery of a Jessup service station.Johnny Lee Mouzon, 44, was sentenced Tuesday by Howard Circuit Judge Raymond Kane Jr. Mouzon was convicted in August of robbing Gallagher's Amoco Station on U.S. 1 and assaulting a clerk.It was the first of three cases against Mouzon. He also is charged in a June 30, 1994, armed robbery at the Red Roof Inn in Jessup and in the July 4, 1994, stabbing of a man on U.S. 1 in Jessup.

A tractor-trailer rig struck an electrical pole along Leishear Road yesterday morning, forcing Howard County police to close the North Laurel roadway for more than six hours.The truck's driver, 54-year-old Jerry Wayne Roe of Ottumwa, Iowa, was traveling northbound on Leishear Road when he misjudged a turn at Gorman Road and the rig struck the telephone pole, causing it and power lines to fall into the street.No one was injured during the 8:30 a.m. accident.Traffic was rerouted through the nearby Hammond Village neighborhood, while workers from Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. repaired the power lines.

Blood donations The Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region of the American Red Cross is requesting blood donations. Eligible donors can call 800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule an appointment. Platelet donors should call 800-272-2123. Calendar Clinical trial: An herbal research clinical trial of the effects of culinary herbs on brain function will be studied at Tai Sophia Institute, 7750 Montpelier Road, Laurel, now through January. Participants must be between the ages of 65 and 90 and nonsmokers in a stable state of general health.

A jury in Howard County Circuit Court found a 38-year-old Laurel man guilty Monday of first-degree child abuse, second-degree assault and two counts of neglect for leaving his 2-year-old niece in a bathtub filled with scalding water last October, then leaving her alone again when he went to a pharmacy to buy an analgesic. The little girl suffered second-degree burns over 20 percent to 25 percent of her body, police and prosecutors said. Michael Oye-Adeniran, of the 9200 block of Traders Crossing, faces up to 25 years in prison when sentenced Dec. 21. Judge Timothy J. McCrone revoked Adeniran's bond after the jury took less than two hours to convict him after a five-day trial.

* The Howard County Young Widows and Widowers will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Jilly's in the Enchanted Forest Shopping Center, 10300 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City. The social and support group meets the first Tuesday of each month. All are welcome; information is available from 410-740-5858. * Laurel Regional Hospital will hold its Senior Dining and Lecture from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. Louis A. Nistler, executive director and chief executive officer of the Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area, will speak on the foundation's programs and services.

A motorcyclist was killed yesterday evening in Laurel when he struck a sport utility vehicle that turned in front of him, Howard County police said. Police said the driver of a Toyota RAV4 traveling north on Whiskey Bottom Road about 6 p.m. attempted to make a left turn into a store parking lot. The motorcyclist, who was not identified, was traveling south on Whiskey Bottom and struck the SUV. He was thrown from his motorcycle. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at Laurel Regional Hospital.

Events Resources, Medicare facts and care options -- The Baltimore County Department of Aging is offering free discussions to help seniors find information about Medicare and other community health resources in area senior centers this month. The first is 11 a.m. Monday at the Lansdowne center, 424 Third Avenue. 410-887-2594. Blood drive -- Laurel Regional Hospital's J.R. Jones Conference Room, 7300 Van Dusen Road, Laurel / 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday. Appointments: 301-497-7914. Classes Type 2 diabetes -- Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Geckle Diabetes & Nutrition Center, 6569 N. Charles St., Physicians' Pavilion East, Suite 507, Towson / Days and times vary.

Events Legal documents seminars -- The Baltimore County Department of Aging and the law firm of Frank, Frank and Scherr LLC are offering free discussions on health care decision-making, estate planning and asset management in area senior centers this month. 410-887-2594. Classes Type 2 diabetes -- Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Geckle Diabetes & Nutrition Center, 6569 N. Charles St., Physicians' Pavilion East, Suite 507, Towson / Days and times vary. Registration: 443-849-2036. Screenings Hernia -- St. Joseph Medical Center, 7601 Osler Drive, Towson / Free for adults 18 and older.

Events Legal documents seminars -- The Baltimore County Department of Aging and the law firm of Frank, Frank and Scherr LLC are offering free discussions on health care decision-making, estate planning and asset management in area senior centers this month. The first is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Parkville Senior Center, 8601 Harford Road in Parkville. Information: 410-887-2594. Classes What is pilates and why you should do it -- Synergy, 8815 Columbia 100 Parkway #2, Columbia / 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Events Maintain your brain -- The Baltimore County Department of Aging, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, will sponsor free sessions at local senior centers this month. For a list of times and locations, call 410-887-2594. Back pain seminar -- Harbor Hospital's Baum Auditorium, 3001 S. Hanover St. / Benjamin Carr, Harbor Hospital orthopedic surgeon, will speak at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Dinner is included. Free. Registration: 410-350-2563. Classes Type 2 diabetes -- Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Geckle Diabetes & Nutrition Center, 6569 N. Charles St., Physicians' Pavilion East, Suite 507, Towson / Days and times vary.

MELVIN POWELL, SR., departed this life on April 18, 2006 at Laurel Regional Hospital; beloved father of Melvin Powell, Jr and Crystal Powell Jones. He also leaves four grandchildren, six sisters, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Family will receive friends at St. Marks United Methodist Church, 8th & West Streets, Laurel, MD on Tuesday, April 25 from 9:30 A.M. until funeral services at 11 A.M. Rev. J. Jennings, Officiating. Interment MD Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD. Arrangements by Snowden Funeral Home

Nancy Lee Farms' Chrusciki stalked the pacesetter up close before moving to the lead and galloped out to an easy victory in the $34,000 optional allowance feature for older fillies and mares yesterday at Laurel Park. Six of the seven entrants in the race had stakes experience, but it appeared Chrusciki was the class of the field as she went to post as the even-money favorite. After going 4-4-2 in 12 starts last year, Chrusciki started 2005 with a win in the Conniver Stakes. Jockey Abel Castellano Jr. crashed to the ground in the sixth race when his mount, Harrogate Hills, fell.