Mountain Road

On February 7, 2009, JOSEPH JOHN, of Brooklyn Park, formerly of South Baltimore, He is lovingly survived by 11 nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena) on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where services will be held on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment Meadowridge Memorial Park. Contributions may be made in his memory to the Salem Lutheran Church (Randall Street and Battery Avenue)

The southern banks of Marley Creek may not look like much -- a few scrub pines, brush and trees -- but to escaped slaves and free mid-19th century blacks, it was sacred ground.It was a place where blacks could own property and build a home, even before slavery ended, and where runaway slaves were slaves no more, according to local lore.Within the past five years, drugs and violence in its public housing complex have brought Freetown notoriety. But to many descendants of the settlers, the Glen Burnie neighborhood bordered by Mountain Road and Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard is still venerated.

Four people, including two children, were seriously injured and three other people suffered minor injuries in a collision yesterday in Pasadena.The accident occurred at Bodkin Avenue and Mountain Road. The driver of a Ford pickup traveling west on Mountain Road swerved into the eastbound lanes to avoid hitting a turning vehicle, Anne Arundel County police said.The pickup struck a Plymouth minivan traveling east.Officer Marc Gelven said the driver of the minivan was transported to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.

Daylight-saving time arrives this weekend. Normally, this just briefly complicates my life. It usually takes me a few weeks to get every clock, timer and VCR to stop flashing the incorrect time. Dinner is usually an hour late, and my internal alarm clock gets me up an hour early to listen to the birds sing.But this year, we have the added complication of a holiday to prepare for. While Easter lacks the hoopla of Christmas, quite a bit is going on.Add the one-hour time difference and you're playing catch-up all day.Have a happy Easter, and turn your clocks forward an hour, Pasadena.

APPEALING TO hungry tummies everywhere, two local groups will have food-related events tomorrow.Boy Scout Troop 478 is having its annual spaghetti dinner and bake sale from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Community United Methodist Church, 8680 Fort Smallwood Road.Parent volunteers will prepare the feast.The cost is $4 for adults and $2 for children. Carryouts are available for an additional 50 cents.A bake table filled with fattening goodies will be offered.Proceeds will help send the troop to summer camp.

AS SUMMER winds down, local community groups, churches and organizations are filling their fall calendars with events.Community United Methodist Church, 8680 Fort Smallwood Road, will sponsor a crafts fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow on the church grounds.Information: 410-255-1506.Fishing groupThe Pasadena Sportfishing Group will meet at 7: 30 p.m. Monday at the Orchard Beach Fire Hall, 7549 Solley Road.Sonney Forrest of Fin Finders Charters will share tips and techniques for catching migrating striped bass, trout and flounder.

IT'S ANOTHER spring-fling outdoor weekend in Pasadena this weekend.The Riviera Community Improvement Association will have its second Family Day tomorrow at the community park at Dale and Greenway roads. A day of activities starts with a flea market at 8 a.m. Kids' games and exhibits from local community groups begin at 10 a.m.Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company will demonstrate a car rescue, and the Sheriff's Department, the local Power Squadron, Meals on Wheels and Pets on Wheels, 4-H and Adopt-a-Greyhound will have exhibits, association President Lee Archibald said.

The state announced yesterday a new attempt to ease the maddening, three-mile traffic backups that have plagued drivers on Mountain Road in Pasadena for years. The center lane on a stretch of the three-lane road will become a reversible lane during rush hours.During the morning, a new signal light will open the center lane on the 1 3/4-mile stretch between Route 100 and South Carolina Avenue to westbound traffic only. During evening, the lane will be used by eastbound traffic only. At other times, it will continue to be a two-way turn lane.

County police say they are awaiting autopsy results to determine whether alcohol was a factor in a two-car collision on Mountain Road early Sunday that killed a Pasadena woman returning home with her husband from a Christmas party.Jean Ann Crouse, 29, of the 100 block of Second St. was pronounced dead at North Arundel Hospital in Glen Burnie an hour after the 1 a.m. crash. Her husband, Robert J. Elchin Jr., 29, was flown by helicopter to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he was listed in critical condition.

SUMMER BRINGS changes in just about everyone's schedule, especially if you have school-age kids. If you haven't enrolled your pride and joy in a summer program, you still have time.The county Department of Recreation and Parks will be sponsoring summer activity centers again this year. Centers for children in kindergarten through sixth grade will be at George Fox Middle and Bodkin, High Point, Jacobsville, Lake Shore, Solley and Sunset elementary schools.The program runs from 8 a.m to 2: 30 p.m. on weekdays from June 28 through Aug. 6. The cost is $130.

On August 19, 2009, MARY ELIZABETH "LIZ" (nee Baumann); formerly of Violetville; beloved wife of the late James Andrew DeLauder; loving mother of Betty Weibe and James and Michael DeLauder; dearest sister of John J. Baumann and the late Catherine Fenzel; loving grandmother of 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena), on Friday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. where services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. Interment Meadow Ridge Memorial Park.

On August 9, 2009, DREAMA DeLYNN, age 32, devoted mother of Triston Grove; loving daughter of Joan Fischer; dear sister of Farah Phillips, Brittany Lucas, and Chris Hall. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena) on Saturday from 12 noon until 1 PM at which time a memorial service will be held. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to The Memorial Fund For Dreama Hall c/o Bank of America.

On May 30, 2009, ROBERT LOUIS, who was born May 16, 1965 and passed away unexpectedly. He is survived by his beloved companion Suzie Williams, and loving parents Frances and Kenneth Galey; devoted brother of Michael Galey and his wife Joanne and their son Simon and equine companions Shadow and Spike. Family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena) on Thursday from 6-9 p.m. Further services and interment will be held in Clinton, Indiana by the Karandvich-Giovaini Funeral Home, 408 Vine Street, Clinton Indiana 1-765-832-2433.

On February 19, 2009, MILTON DOUGLAS "Doug", beloved husband Carolyn Hiteshew (nee Wood), devoted father of Doug Hiteshew Jr. and Carrie DeBoy, loving grandfather of Carissa, Douglas, Christy and Christopher. Also survived by many relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena), on Tuesday 3-5pm only. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday at 4pm. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Hemophilla Foundation of Maryland Inc., 13 Class Ct., Baltimore, MD. 21234.

The board of education will hold public hearings for residents in the southern part of Anne Arundel County and the Mountain Road Corridor in Pasadena on proposed redistricting plans. Hearings are at 7 p.m. as follows: for south county, Wednesday Feb. 25 in the boardroom at the Parham Building, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis; Mountain Road, March 11 at Northeast High School, 1121 Duvall Highway, Pasadena. Those wishing to testify on a plan must attend the hearing on that plan. Speakers will be limited to three minutes, and can sign up beginning at 6 p.m. the night of the hearing.

On February 7, 2009, JOSEPH JOHN, of Brooklyn Park, formerly of South Baltimore, He is lovingly survived by 11 nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena) on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where services will be held on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment Meadowridge Memorial Park. Contributions may be made in his memory to the Salem Lutheran Church (Randall Street and Battery Avenue)

On January 27, 2009 ANNA MARIE FUKA beloved wife of the late William Howard Fuka; devoted mother of Sabina Selma Heath and Carolyn Ann Abbott; loving sister of Carroll J. Herpel and Catherine E. Duvall; predeceased by three sisters and three brothers. Also survived by seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena) on Sunday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Severna Park on Monday at 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow in Glen Haven Cemetery.

Three men stabbed on Harford County road 1 Three men were stabbed yesterday morning on Mountain Road in Joppa, according to Harford County police. The unidentified men had left the Port Sports Bar and Nightclub in Fallston about 1:50 a.m. when they got into an argument with one of the eventual assailants, according to police. As the three men were traveling south on Mountain Road near Old Mountain Road North, three vehicles approached them from the rear, police say. The suspects' vehicles formed a road block, forcing the victims' car off to the side of the road, according to police.

The Harford County Development Advisory Committee serves as a forum for the review of subdivision and site plans submitted to the Department of Planning and Zoning by those seeking building permits. The committee will review the following proposals at 9 a.m. Wednesday (in the second-floor conference room of the Harford County government building, 220 S. Main St., Bel Air: Churchville Recreation Complex Exp. With Library/Activity Center: Location : South side of Level Road (Route 155), east of Glenville Road.

On September 28, 2008, PATRICIA SARAH "PAT" (nee Herbert) of Pasadena; beloved wife of Charles "CHUCK" Baker; devoted mother of Katherine Mele, Ernie Amos, Millie Sebour and Joe Amos; loving grandmother of Anthony and Braden Mele and Kaitlyn and Sydney Sebour; sister of Geraldine Cameron, Nancy Wagner, Bonnie Brobeck, and Patricia Patrick. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother. The family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena)