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Harding Nana scored 19 of his game-high 23 points in the first half yesterday to lead host Delaware to its first win, a 71-49 drubbing of Mount St. Mary's. The Blue Hens (1-1) trailed 16-14 in the first half before putting together a 26-6 run to take control. Nana scored 13 points during the run, which wasn't broken until Chris Vann hit a three-pointer just before halftime for the Mountaineers (1-2). Mount St. Mary's was held to 34.5 percent shooting. Women American 74, Loyola 63: Krystle Harrington's 17-footer with 20 seconds left helped the visiting Greyhounds (0-2)

  "Things happen for a reason. " Potomac's Nana Meriwether, the reigning Miss USA, says that a lot. Especially when she talks about the road she followed to her title: two runner-up finishes at the Miss California pageant before being crowned Miss Maryland last year; another second-place finish, this time in June's Miss USA competition; then - finally - the Miss USA crown, but only after the woman who beat her, 20-year-old Olivia Culpo...

In "For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again," Michael Tremblay writes about his mother with that rarest of sentiments: love untainted by embarrassment. The play doesn't equivocate, hold back or glance away. Although the 100-minute show is quite funny, it doesn't hide its feelings behind a scrim of jokes. And it's not afraid to weave an extravagant fantasy when that's the best way of getting at the truth. If only the acting and staging were as wise and honest as the script. The show takes place in Montreal in the 1950s and 1960s, among the French-Canadian working class.

Miss Maryland, you did us proud. Sunday night in Las Vegas, 27-year-old Nana Meriwether, from Potomac, finished as the runner-up in the 2012 Miss USA pageant. The title went to Miss Rhode Island, 20-year-old Olivia Culpo. Clearly, Meriwether didn't lose because her resume was lacking. It's impressive enough that she graduated from Washington's prestigious Sidwell Friends School (where the alumni list includes the children of presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Nixon and Clinton, and where the Obama girls are currently enrolled)

On July 4, 2003 CAROL D. DICKERSON (nee McClain), devoted wife of Alvin Weinberg. Beloved mother of Marc and Scott E. Dickerson. Loving NaNa to Lauren A., Jordan and Lauren S. Services and interment private.

On October 24, 2005, DOROTHY S. LINDLEY (nee Shankle), beloved wife of the late William A. Lindley, devoted mother of Joyce Sartwell, Carol Eckhart and her husband Bob, dear sister of derrill Shankle. Loving nana of Kristen Harper, Lauren Eckhart and Mandy Sartwell, great-nana of Tyler Harper Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A) on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. A funeral service will be held Saturday 10 A.M. at Havenwood Presbyterian Church.

On July 31, 2003, CAROL M. (nee Orem), beloved wife of Rodelio J. Salandanan; devoted mother of Rudy, Mark, and Roger Salandanan; loving sister of Barbara Schwartzman, Gloria Linder, Joni Detorie, Michael Detorie and Kathy Morgan; loving nana of thirteen grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Ave., on Tuesday 11 A.M. Interment in Meadow Ridge Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

On July 27, 2004, FLORENCE LEONA; beloved wife of Joseph A. Bruni; devoted mother of Cynthia A. Williams and her husband Bill, Annette B. Burton and her fiance John Foster, and Maria L. Matthai and her fiance Michael Forti; loving grandmother "Nana" of Joseph and Ashley Williams and Daniel and Steven Burton. Friends may call at the Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex at Rt. 702 (beltway exit 36), on Thursday and Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services on Saturday 9 A.M. Entombment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.

On January 13, 2005, EDITH E. HENDRICKS "NANA" (nee Ling); beloved wife of the late Charles J. Hendricks; loving mother of David Hendricks, Karon Stafford, Sally Hendricks and Joanne and her husband Thomas Donadio; devoted grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of six. Mrs. Hendricks is also survived by her sister Alice Kovak and her brother Theodore Ling. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, January 16, 2005 at 2 P.M. in St. John's United Methodist Church, 216 W. Seminary Avenue, Lutherville.

On March 15, 2004, BERNADINEKATHLEEN BOWDEN (nee Kane), 68, died of lung cancer. Beloved wife of the late Robert Paul Bowden; loving mother of Debbie Stockham of Baldwinsville, NY and Theresa Settles of Brooklyn Park, MD; dear sister of John and James Kane, Jean Gianaccinni, and the late Mary Theresa Tucker, Peggy Murphy and Frankie Mc Cluskey; loving Nana to six and great-grandmother to one; also survived by a large and loving extended family and last,...

Halloween need not be dark to be spooky. Creative Alliance's ninth annual Great Halloween Lantern Parade will shed light on some haunting family fun. Each year, people of all ages gather in Patterson Park to march in the parade, which is about three-quarters of a mile, or watch it unfold. The sight is nothing short of a spectacle. Gargantuan floats and revelers in wild costumes transform the green space into a treat for the eyes. But the main attractions are the hundreds upon hundreds of paper and bamboo candlelit lanterns, carried by participants, that will light the way. This year's event starts at 7 p.m. Saturday by the Pulaski Monument off Linwood and Eastern avenues.

If there was one soul in the world Jasmine Borum could turn to, it was her grandmother. When Jasmine clashed with her mother, got expelled from high school and rebelliousness took hold, it was Pauline Borum who took Jasmine in, no questions asked. And when Jasmine, 17, felt the world was against her, she knew her grandmother, known affectionately as Nana, wouldn't leave her side. Tuesday morning, grandmother and granddaughter were found dead in their home in the 6100 block of MacBeth Drive in Northeast Baltimore, paralyzing their family members with grief and sending shock through this quiet street just east of Belvedere Square.

Oumar Bah's family is certain that he would have just given the money to the 15-year-old boy in his taxi. Bah, a 28-year-old driver for Jimmy's Cab, had driven Damon Holmes to McClean Boulevard in Northeast Baltimore the afternoon of May 31 last year. But instead of paying his fare, the teen robbed the cab driver and shot him in the head, killing him. Yesterday, as a judge in Baltimore Circuit Court sentenced Holmes to 40 years in prison, the maximum time allowed under his plea agreement, Bah's fiancee, Nana Kufuor, tearfully described him as a "model human being and a model citizen."

Quietly on January 2, 2007, HELEN M. SHIPLEY; beloved wife of the late John Shipley; loving mother of SuAnn Doyle and her fiance Lou Markey; cherished "Nana/Grammy" of RustyM-BM- Shipley, Jane Shipley, Andrew Doyle and his wife Kim, and Kristen Doyle,M-BM- "Great Nana/Grammy" of Brianna Shipley, Michaela Shipley, Skylar Shipley, Emily Doyle, and AJ Doyle, dear sister of Mary Matejko and cherished aunt of John Matejko and his wife Marianne. Relatives and friends may call at the family owned AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME OF LANSDOWNE, 2719 Hammonds Ferry Road,M-BM- on Thursday and Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a service will be held on Saturday atM-BM- the funeral hour of 11 A.M.M-BM- Interment to follow at Meadowridge Memorial Park.

Minutes before tip-off last night, UMBC forward Jerrell Dinkins looked down at Delaware's bench and saw something that made him angry. Really angry. "I just happened to glance over and see the guys on the other team laughing and dancing," Dinkins said. "I pulled my team in together, and I said, `We can't let this team laugh and dance at us.' They took us as a joke." It's a safe bet to assume Delaware feels a little differently now. Even though UMBC played without John Zito, its leading scorer and rebounder, the Retrievers played their best game of the season, shooting 63 percent in a thrilling 85-84 victory over the Blue Hens at RAC Arena.

On October 24, 2005, DOROTHY S. LINDLEY (nee Shankle), beloved wife of the late William A. Lindley, devoted mother of Joyce Sartwell, Carol Eckhart and her husband Bob, dear sister of derrill Shankle. Loving nana of Kristen Harper, Lauren Eckhart and Mandy Sartwell, great-nana of Tyler Harper Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A) on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. A funeral service will be held Saturday 10 A.M. at Havenwood Presbyterian Church.

Quietly on January 2, 2007, HELEN M. SHIPLEY; beloved wife of the late John Shipley; loving mother of SuAnn Doyle and her fiance Lou Markey; cherished "Nana/Grammy" of RustyM-BM- Shipley, Jane Shipley, Andrew Doyle and his wife Kim, and Kristen Doyle,M-BM- "Great Nana/Grammy" of Brianna Shipley, Michaela Shipley, Skylar Shipley, Emily Doyle, and AJ Doyle, dear sister of Mary Matejko and cherished aunt of John Matejko and his wife Marianne. Relatives and friends may call at the family owned AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME OF LANSDOWNE, 2719 Hammonds Ferry Road,M-BM- on Thursday and Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a service will be held on Saturday atM-BM- the funeral hour of 11 A.M.M-BM- Interment to follow at Meadowridge Memorial Park.

Barbara F. McNamara, 88, of Columbia, Maryland left this life on Tuesday, September 30, 2003. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. McNamara who was the past International President of the International Brotherhood of Fireman & Oiler's Union. She was the loving mother to Judith L. Henry, Lewes, DE, Nancy E. Butler, Ellicott City, MD, Robert S. Salle, Alexandria, VA, John Daniel McNamara, Great Falls, VA, Lawrence Scott McNamara, Miami Beach, FL, loving sister to Shirlie Mackin, Millinocket, ME, loving nana to Jane Julian, Jill Roberts, Scott Henry, Ashley McNamara, Jill Butler, Julie Butler, loving Nana Mac to Dustin, Erin, Kevin Varnell & Christian Henry.

RICHMOND, Va. - The first season of the Pat Kennedy era at Towson ended inauspiciously last night at the Richmond Coliseum. The Tigers' offense was virtually nonexistent for the first eight minutes and they had little success shooting at all until they were hopelessly behind, enabling Delaware to pull away to a 76-56 victory in the opening round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament. It was the 13th consecutive loss for Towson, which finished with a 5-24 record and no wins since Jan. 19. Meanwhile, the victory was the 1,000th in the history of Delaware men's basketball.

On January 13, 2005, EDITH E. HENDRICKS "NANA" (nee Ling); beloved wife of the late Charles J. Hendricks; loving mother of David Hendricks, Karon Stafford, Sally Hendricks and Joanne and her husband Thomas Donadio; devoted grandmother of 13 and great-grandmother of six. Mrs. Hendricks is also survived by her sister Alice Kovak and her brother Theodore Ling. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, January 16, 2005 at 2 P.M. in St. John's United Methodist Church, 216 W. Seminary Avenue, Lutherville.