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Outgoing school board member Cheryl A. McFalls o Manchester bade a bittersweet farewell to her colleagues and administrators at the board's meeting Wednesday.Mrs. McFalls, who served as board president this year, lost the election to C. Scott Stone of Hampstead in November. Mr. Stone took his place at the board for the first time Wednesday after other board members recognized Mrs. McFalls with a plaque and words of praise.As her voice started to break and tears welled up, Mrs. McFalls said she had not meant to cry."

On September 4, 2009, CORRINE BERTHA MAE McFALL. On Friday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Road from 3 to 8 P.M. On Saturday, services for Mrs. McFall will be held in the Vaughn C. Greene Chapel-Randallstown, where the family will receive friends 1 to 1:30 P.M with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 655-00

School board President Cheryl A. McFalls and C. Scott Stone will square off in the November general election for the one open seat on thefive-member panel.McFalls, who is seeking a second six-year term, and first-time office-seeker Stone were the top two vote-getters inyesterday's primary. Early results showed McFalls with 4,773 votes and Stone with 2,702.A third candidate, Neil F. MacGregor, who ran unsuccessfully for the board two years ago, got 1,622 votes, though he had dropped from the race.

For Trudy McFall, the impetus to be Annapolis' next mayor comes from a love for the city she has called home for nearly three decades and a desire to see it managed more professionally. McFall says that yearning to improve Annapolis is why she began raising money months ago. She recently became the first candidate to officially declare a run to be the city's next mayor and succeed Ellen O. Moyer, whose second term expires this year. "I have a great passion for Annapolis, and I just feel Annapolis could do things so much better on a variety of fronts," McFall said in an interview at her West Annapolis home.

The county Board of Education elected John D. Myers Jr. president during its annual reorganization meeting last week.Myers, who has served on the board since 1982 and has held the president's post before, replaces T. Edward Lippy, who chose not to run for re-election last fall after serving on the board for almost two decades."

The winners of the Carroll school board race will need the votes of conservative Christians -- a sizable and active community in the county -- but those votes may not emerge in a bloc.Joseph D. Mish Jr. and Ann M. Ballard have the endorsement of Cheryl A. McFalls, who served on the board with them in the 1980s. McFalls' reputation has always been as a voice for watchful Christian parents.Challengers William M. Bowen Jr. and Jerry L. Brunst are gaining support from other Christian parents such as Brenda Feeser of Lineboro, who fear that outcomes-based education will take schools off the course of academics and into the realm of morals that children should learn at home.

Cheryl A. McFalls wasn't the only Carroll County school board member to approve a raise for the superintendent last summer, but she was the only one on whom voters could take out their displeasure.And they did.Mrs. McFalls, the board president, received only 44 percent of the vote to challenger C. Scott Stone's 56 percent. Observers said the $6,000 annual pay raise plus perquisites for Superintendent R. Edward Shilling, which Mrs. McFalls staunchly defended, cost her the election.Mrs. McFalls disagreed.

Once again, a steamy topic has Board of Education President Cheryl A. McFalls in the minority.This hot issue has nothing to do with sex or AIDS, but whether to close schools when the mercury rises.Parents should know schools could dismiss children early on humiddays when the temperature hits 95 degrees, just as they do on snowy days, said Vernon Smith, director of school support services.McFalls says students should learn to take the heat, though her fellow members did not agree. There was no vote on the matter, but McFalls wasthe only one in the room full of school board members and personnel who argued against closing for heat.

Until Carroll County's schools move from third to first place in the state, Cheryl A. McFalls is not ready to walk away from the school board.Elected in 1986, she is running for a second term mostly because of a movement called "school improvement."The school system is rewriting the curriculum based on what the community feels students should know by the time they graduate. A large group of educators, business people and parents have been drafting those requirements."To me, school improvement is just getting started," Mrs. McFalls said.

Major differences between Board of Education incumbent Cheryl A. McFalls and challenger C. Scott Stone:* Ms. McFalls highlights her intense school involvement as a parent volunteer, PTA member and board member. Mr. Stone emphasizes his insight as an engineer traveling the world in his job.* Mr. Stone advocates night board meetings at least once a month to give working parents an opportunity to attend. Ms. McFalls says that when the board does have night meetings, no more parents attend than during day meetings.

In a pop world dominated by computerized beats and voices, trombonist Jim McFalls is helping to secure a place for the acoustic, improvisational sounds of jazz. For 27 years, he has been preserving the music's legacy through performance. FACULTY CONCERT / / 8:15 p.m. Tuesday / / Center for the Arts Recital Hall / / 410-704-2787

On February 24, 2007, ISABEL (nee Bish); devoted mother of Phyllis Aubrey and her husband Raimonde; grandmother of Vicki Morrissey and Suzanne McFalls and great-grandsons, Daniel, Matthew and Stephen McFallls. Mrs. Otten will be buried in her home town of Columbus, Ohio.

On November 4, 2006, ALEXANDER McFALL; beloved husband of Judy McFall. On Thursday friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 5151 Baltimore National Pike, from 3 to 8 P.M. Inquiries to 410-233-2400.

On November 5, 2004, FRANCES ELLEN Mc FALL, of Washington, DC, age 66. Beloved mother of Mark, Kathleen and John Mc Fall; caring mother-in-law of Cindy and Cathy Mc Fall and Clark Hays; loving grandmother of David, Danielle, Stephanie, Lisa and Jesse; devoted sister of Catherine and Sara; dear aunt of Michelle, Joanne and Susan. Frances touched countless lives as a devoted friend and teacher. She was very proud of her students and the part she played in their lives. Frances will be sorely missed and in our hearts forever.

On December 3, 2003 CARLIS WILLIAM McFALL, beloved husband of the late Mackie Estelle McFall; loving father of Margaret A. Kaelin and her husband Joseph T.; dear grandfather of Jennifer Adams; devoted brother of Virginia Eckhart. Friends may call at the HUBBARD FUNERAL HOME INC., 4107 Wilkens Ave, on Thursday from 6 to 9 P.M. Services will be held Friday at 2 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Carroll Hospice, 95 Carroll Street, Westminster, MD 21157.

Aspiring jazz musician Mike Feagan is excited to play with such amazing musicians as trombonist Jim McFalls, this year's guest soloist with the Glenelg High School Jazz Ensemble. "The concerts are always awesome," said Feagan, 16, an alto saxophone player in the ensemble. "It is so cool because Mr. E has the connections to have amazing professionals come through." Mr. E, or Barry Enzman, took over the school's band program 27 years ago and turned it into a powerhouse. A professional musician who plays saxophone, flute and clarinet, Enzman always had a keen interest in jazz; he revived the Glenelg program by inviting professional musicians to play with the students at their annual concerts.

On February 24, 2007, ISABEL (nee Bish); devoted mother of Phyllis Aubrey and her husband Raimonde; grandmother of Vicki Morrissey and Suzanne McFalls and great-grandsons, Daniel, Matthew and Stephen McFallls. Mrs. Otten will be buried in her home town of Columbus, Ohio.

Eighth-grade teachers won't separate the boys from the girls to watch a videotape on date rape and incest, the Board of Education decided yesterday by a 3-2 vote.At its regular meeting, a vote on the tape came up at the request of Board President Cheryl A. McFalls.Mrs. McFalls said the tape itself deals well with the issues and is one every eighth-grader should see, but not in a coed class.She was outvoted by other board members who felt boys and girls could benefit from hearing each others' views.

The winners of the Carroll school board race will need the votes of conservative Christians -- a sizable and active community in the county -- but those votes may not emerge in a bloc.Joseph D. Mish Jr. and Ann M. Ballard have the endorsement of Cheryl A. McFalls, who served on the board with them in the 1980s. McFalls' reputation has always been as a voice for watchful Christian parents.Challengers William M. Bowen Jr. and Jerry L. Brunst are gaining support from other Christian parents such as Brenda Feeser of Lineboro, who fear that outcomes-based education will take schools off the course of academics and into the realm of morals that children should learn at home.

It took some persistance from a local activist to extract the whole story behind the school superintendent's contract imbroglio.Over and over again since August, Wayne Cogswell has asked the Carroll County school board:Why did the board say it couldn't, by law, release the superintendent's contract, and then do it anyway? And why did it reverse that position last month and propose a policy to make contracts public for all future superintendents?Yesterday, Mr. Cogswell got his answer, but not without some more pressing.