Moose

NAME: Moose BREED: English Mastiff AGE: Nine HOME: Reisterstown OWNER: Martha Frick Symington Sanger “Martie” HOW WE MET: When choosing a pup from a litter of English Mastiffs I knew Moose was meant for me. As if saying “the world is too much with me,” a common feeling for writers such as myself, he was snuggled away between a kitchen wall and the refrigerator, as far as he could get from his rambunctious mates....

George Warren "Moose" Mix Sr., a well-known Towson attorney whose legal expertise included administrative, criminal and family law, died May 4 of heart failure at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The 30-year Lutherville resident was 74. "I knew Warren when I was a prosecutor and later as a defense attorney, and he was often in three jurisdictions during a single day. He was a stand-up, honest and hardworking guy when it came to his clients. He'd fight for his people," said Gov. Martin J. O'Malley.

In an era of knockdown, drag-out litigation, in which leaders often seem to eschew decisive action in difficult situations, the national headquarters of the fraternal Moose organization wasted no time in delivering the coup de grace to its recalcitrant chapter in Hagerstown.Moose International, appropriately based in Mooseheart, Ill., last week revoked the charter of the Hagerstown club -- the largest in North America with 7,500 members. That killing blow came just a few days after the chapter voted not to induct its first black member.

Springtime 50 years ago was alive at the old Aberdeen Elementary School on North Philadelphia Boulevard. The playground (now Festival Park) was filled with children practicing for athletic events and the upcoming May Day. There were violets growing in the same spots where we picked them many years before. Mr. Aaronson's livestock were long gone, but memories of the old farmyard were still very vivid. The library building at 58 N. Parke St. was open for youngsters after school hours.

"Pets on Wheels" may not be the best name for the charitable organization my husband and our dog are volunteers with. It conjures up an image of a roller derby league for pets in one's mind. At least, in this particular one's mind. But Pets on Wheels is a collection of volunteers with docile, friendly and somewhat obedient, prescreened pets who commit to visiting area nursing homes and assisted-living facilities in our county. Its mission is to bring the joys of simply petting a dog or cat to the residents, who often have to give up their pets to enter these facilities.

On July 24, 2004, JAMES THOMAS MOOSE, SR.; beloved husband of Elizabeth (nee Gardner); devoted father of Deborah Kennedy and her husband James, Sheri Johnson and her husband Robert and James T. Moose, Jr. and his wife Susan; loving grandfather of Shannon Kennedy, Laura Moose, Lance Corporal Jason Moose, Jessica Johnson and Melissa, Emily and Amy Swift and Jonathan Moose. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home Of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue on Tuesday at 8:30 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church on Wednesday at 10 A.M. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.

In Hagerstown, there are more members of the Moose Lodge (7,500) than there are registered Republicans (5,500). Since the Washington County seat has a male population of about 16,000, roughly one of every two Hagerstown men is a Moose.One of every two white Hagerstown men, that is.There are no black members of the Hagerstown Moose Lodge, despite the fact that it is the nation's largest chapter of that fraternal organization.Despite the fact that 2,200 blacks comprise 6 percent of Hagerstown's population.

Chances are you didn't know or have never heard of Warren "Moose" Fralick. He was one of baseball's characters, the kind that aren't around any more. Sophistication has replaced enjoyment, which means that precious fun has been thrown for a momentous loss.We were once a roommate of Moose. While still in high school, we had signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and been assigned to York of the Interstate League. It was on that occasion when the kid catcher met the old pro pitcher and it was instant friendship.

Our dog, Moose, has many talents. He can dribble a half-cup of water from his mouth after just the briefest sip from his bowl. He can howl a very irritating high-pitched tone whenever anyone sings above middle C. He can sleep soundly for long periods. You may not have considered this last one a talent, but that only indicates that you are not yet eligible for membership in AARP. Still, the most unusual talent Moose has is an affinity for surreptitiously snatching items that are top-of-mind to a family member, and carrying them around in his mouth until he hears the "Drop it" command.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Randy Milligan is desperately trying to stay upbeat, but it's not holding.Sometimes, he's bitter. Sometimes, he's disappointed. But what he is mostly is sad.He's a sad Moose."

NAME: Moose BREED: English Mastiff AGE: Nine HOME: Reisterstown OWNER: Martha Frick Symington Sanger “Martie” HOW WE MET: When choosing a pup from a litter of English Mastiffs I knew Moose was meant for me. As if saying “the world is too much with me,” a common feeling for writers such as myself, he was snuggled away between a kitchen wall and the refrigerator, as far as he could get from his rambunctious mates....

Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Ronald Wilson Brown Jr., of the 1300 block of South Philadelphia Boulevard, was charged Saturday with second-degree assault. Alan Daniel Guleserian, 52, of the 800 block of Chelsea Road, was arrested Thursday on a bench warrant in a case in which he was charged with driving while his license and privilege were suspended. Aberdeen Police report: Michael Andre Knight, 32, of the 5700 block of Emelia Avenue in Baltimore, was charged Friday with dangerous weapon with intent to conceal.

Last weekend, I was accosted by an angry do-gooder. It was a shock, of course, because most do-gooders have smiles on their faces or at least in their hearts, and they approach their volunteer tasks with a calm, happy sort of vigilance. These folks simply show up where they are needed and quietly do what needs to be done — whether it's grading spelling tests, playing checkers, serving meals or picking up trash — because they want to give of themselves. Because it's enough to make a small difference in their corner of a troubled universe.

"Pets on Wheels" may not be the best name for the charitable organization my husband and our dog are volunteers with. It conjures up an image of a roller derby league for pets in one's mind. At least, in this particular one's mind. But Pets on Wheels is a collection of volunteers with docile, friendly and somewhat obedient, prescreened pets who commit to visiting area nursing homes and assisted-living facilities in our county. Its mission is to bring the joys of simply petting a dog or cat to the residents, who often have to give up their pets to enter these facilities.

Margaret I. "Meg" Sicher, a Jemicy School volunteer who headed the Owings Mills school's bookstore for many years, died Thursday of complications from a brain tumor at the Brightwood Center in Lutherville. The Riderwood resident was 49. Margaret Iglehart French was born in Baltimore and raised in Lutherville. She was a 1977 graduate of St. Timothy's School in Stevenson. Mrs. Sicher attended Skidmore College and earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Virginia in 1982.

Vandals gained access to two construction loaders that were parked behind a Glen Burnie fraternal lodge Friday night or yesterday morning, then flipped over vehicles, destroyed equipment, mangled a fence surrounding a baseball field and smashed open a back wall of the lodge. The owners of two businesses that stored equipment and vehicles in the back parking lot of the Glen Burnie Moose Lodge No. 1456 said they suffered hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses as a result of the vandalism.

Let us consider the many relevant themes in the childhood classic The Cat in the Hat. There is the "stranger danger" theme: Look what can happen when you allow a lanky cat wearing a candy-striped hat into your home! There is the "latchkey child" theme, which can foster discussion on what to do and not to do when left unattended for a day. Finally, there is the "family ties" theme, evidenced by the siblings coming together to contain the chaos caused by the cat before Mom returns home.