Manchester

The following is compiled from police reports from the Cockeysville Precinct. Our policy is to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. Monkton Everett Road , 200 block, between June 29 and June 30. Hood, battery and oil breather stolen from vintage car on property. Manchester Gunpowder Road , 21500 block, between noon and 1 p.m. July 3. Two 9 mm handguns stolen from vehicle. Owner told police he was going out to shoot guns but left them in vehicle with windows down so vehicle could cool off. When he returned, guns were gone.

Marty Windisch didn't break any records at Manchester Valley High School. When he enrolled in August 2009, there simply weren't any records to break. After one year at North Carroll High School, Windisch stepped into a new school and a fledgling athletic program. Three years later, he left Manchester Valley as the top male student-athlete in the school's brief history. He now holds a few records, too. But Windisch's impact on goes beyond athletics. While playing football, basketball and baseball at a high level, he excelled academically and helped his school and community in many ways.

Manchester Valley High School conducted its 2012 commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 7, at McDaniel College in Westminster. The following are members of the Class of 2012: Andrew Austin Adami Jessica Alvarez William Gordon Ashby Shamsheer Singh Athwal Taranjit Kaur Athwal Taylor Marie Bachman Johnny Robert Baird Alexander David Bakke Cayce Alaina Bankert Thomas Andrew Banz Elaine Kristen...

Ebb Valley Elementary School, Manchester Elementary School, and Manchester Valley High School have all been selected for certification as Maryland Green Schools for 2012, according to the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education. Two other Carroll County public schools, Sykesville and West middle schools, were already "green schools," and were approved for recertification. The school were cited for various environmental programs and educational efforts implemented by staff and students.

Cristal Fortino, of Manchester, earned her degree in sociology from McDaniel College, and took part in commencement ceremonies on May 19. Fortino, who was a stay-at-home mom to her two children for 15 years, enrolled at McDaniel College after her husband lost his job due to downsizing. It was around her family's dinner table that the decision was made for her to return to school, and a scholarship from McDaniel allowed her to achieve that goal. Fortino technically graduated in December, but took part in the May commencement.

The Manchester Valley High School drama department will debut its production of Rogers and Hammerstein's classic tale, "Once Upon A Mattress," on Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at the school, 3300 Maple Grove Road, Manchester. Those who think they know the story of "The Princess of the Pea" may be in for a surprise with this story of royal courtship, filled with music and humor. Additional performances are Friday and Saturday, April 27-28, also at 7 p.m. each night.

MANCHESTER - State Sen. Joe Getty this week asked the Carroll County Board of Education to adopt a north county zone for implementation of school delays - similar to the "Hereford Zone" that currently operates in Baltimore County. In a letter sent on Jan. 24 to Board President Jennifer Seidel, Getty cited hazardous road conditions that confronted students, parents and school bus drivers on Jan. 23 in the Taneytown, Manchester and Hampstead communities as an example that demonstrates the need for such a zone.

It was encouraging to read that a group of residents in Eldersburg and Sykesville were able to attract county officials and Jeff Degitz, the director of the county's Department of Recreation and Parks, to form a group to decide future trails in the South Carroll area. It appears this group, with support of county resources, will develop a feasibility study to obtain grant funding for trails that will serve residents in the local area. This will allow many of the unique destinations along the routes 26 and 32 corridors to be tied together, allowing citizens a healthy, safe and cost-saving alternative to travel by auto.

Mary H. Coleman, a Medfield day care provider who cared for several generations of children, died Saturday of a stroke at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was 78. Mary Hilda Grothe was born in Hampstead and spent her early years in Manchester and Millers before moving to Fawcett Street in Remington with her family. She attended city public schools until leaving to go to work. After her 1955 marriage to John C. Coleman Sr., the couple moved to Medfield, where they had lived for more than 50 years.

A successful Carroll County fall sports season came to a close this past week, as two more teams brought home state championships. The Century volleyball team won its first state crown - the school's second championship this fall - with a four-game victory over Fallston in the Class 2A title game at Ritchie Coliseum in College Park on Nov. 19. Century also won the Class 2A girls' cross country crown. Both Manchester Valley soccer teams made their first state title appearances at UMBC Stadium, and gained a split.