Owings

Consider William "Bud" Owings's 30-year Boy Scouting career one of two ways: He was in scouting for three decades because the boy inside him never left, or he lasted through two generations of youngsters because the boys of Troop 108 never let him leave.As scoutmaster, organizer and lead rabble-rouser for Troop 108, Mr. Owings was the heart of the Northwest Baltimore Scout troop from 1946 to 1976 - a period during which he led thousands of youths.Bud Owings, who died Thursday of a stroke at the Robosson Court Nursing Home in Carroll County at age 75, was the scoutmaster to boys from the often troubled Pimlico area because that's where he grew up and joined the Boy Scouts.

Opponents of the ban on smoking in the workplace argue that the new law will discourage tourism and hurt the hospitality industry. But Del. George B. Owings this week voiced a different concern. At a hearing of the House Environmental Matters Committee, Mr. Owings wondered "how many health care workers would lose their jobs" if smoking stopped and cancer were eradicated.It is not surprising that Mr. Owings, who represents a district that straddles southern Anne Arundel and Calvert counties, worries for the future of his tobacco-growing constituents.

Randy Owings has climbed every hill and mountain asked of him as a wrestler for Francis Scott Key High School.He has taken on all comers and has walked away with a 110-6-1 record in four years on the varsity.Now as his favorite time of the season -- the state tournament at Western Maryland College -- draws near, the Key senior can't help but wonder what would have been if things had been different that day nine years ago when he tried to jump a sawdust hill on a mini-bike at his New Windsor farm.

Stacey Greene is taking her fast-paced, high-powered field hockey game to four European countries this summer.Greene, the 1994 Carroll County Player of the Year, has been chosen to play with 29 other athletes on a U.S. Continental All-Star team that will tour England, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands from June 20 to July 5.The Francis Scott Key junior and her teammates will participate in four games and three tournaments in 16 days, with the London International...

Jerry Parrish of Westminster didn't care much about racing until one of his employees convinced him to watch him one night.It wasn't long after that first encounter with the sport that Parrish became involved -- first as a pit crew member, then a sponsor and now as a driver.Parrish is in his rookie year in the micro-sprint division at Trail-Way Speedway near Hanover, Pa. He started going to the )) track when one of his employees and a top area micro-sprint driver, Steve Owings of Westminster, invited him to the track to watch him four years ago.Parrish enjoyed racing so much that he began to help Owings on his car. Parrish thought about racing, but put it out of his mind because he felt he didn't have the time to race and maintain his own car. Besides, he was enjoying helping on Owings' car.A year later, Jerry's younger brother, Dave, purchased one of Owings' micro-sprints and began his racing career.

Steve Owings of Westminster is on a roll. The 26-year-old has won four of the past six races in the micro-sprint division at the Trail-Way Speedway in Hanover, Pa.He gives all the credit to his sponsors, who helped him purchase a new chassis.Owings did not get out on the track until late June and has run in only nine races. But in those nine races he has won four and finished second twice.He has won every qualifying heat he has competed in, so he is enjoying his best year since he began micro-sprint racing four years ago."

About the only thing that doesn't come naturally to Francis Scott Key wrestler Randy Owings when he's on the mat is losing.Owings has taken to the mat 23 times this season for the Eagles and 22 times he has left a winner -- 14 by pin. Key coach Bill Hyson says the 16-year-old already wrestles like a polished veteran, despite being only a sophomore.Owings -- ranked second in the state in the 130-pound class -- has a strong wrestling background that began when he was 4. It was then he started competing in tournaments before joining the FSK Junior Eagles program at 7. He won states as an eighth-grader in the junior program, and his immediate success in high school was no surprise to him."

On the day before the United States went to war with Iraq, Delegate George W. Owings III asked state lawmakers to protect the American bald eagle from terrorism.The eagles evidently don't have to worryso much about Saddam Hussein's henchmen as trigger-happy hunters."What's happening in the Middle East has absolutely nothing to dowith trying to protect our national bird," said Democrat Owings, whorepresents rural South County and his native Calvert. "There are some people out there who will shoot these birds."

A lot of water has passed under the bridge since 1969, when Ray Owings took over as president of the Westminster Jaycees girls' softball program.Now, his tenure at the helm also has passed under that bridge.At the conclusion of last season Owings advised Jaycees officialshe would not return as president.His daughter, Steffanie, had finished her last year in the program, and Owings himself felt he "wanted to do something new. I was stagnating."That "something new" iscommissioner of the Carroll County Men's Softball League, a job he took over this year.

For top-ranked Old Mill, an unprecedented fourth straight Class 4A-3A state wrestling title seems just a knee-pick, single-leg takedown away.From a record-breaking squad that scored a state-high 130.5 points for its third straight crown, breaking Bowie's 11-year-old mark of 113, the top-ranked Patriots have five returning state place-winners, including state champion Brian Layman, who finished unbeaten.In addition, Coach Mike Hampe's Patriots, who kept the state crown in Anne Arundel County for the fourth straight year, recently dethroned No. 2-ranked and National Prep tournament champion Mount St. Joseph for last weekend's Annapolis tournament title.

George W. Owings III, a former Democratic delegate and party leader from Calvert County, is "actively considering a challenge" to Gov. Martin O'Malley in next year's election, the former majority whip told The Baltimore Sun. The 64-year-old Vietnam war hero from Dunkirk, who served in Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s Cabinet, said he was "45 to 60 days" away from deciding on whether to enter the 2010 Democratic primary. He acknowledged the "very long" odds of anyone unseating the governor.

On February 8, 2009, BRENDA, wife of Wendell Owings, mother of Taylor Owings, Friends may call at the Vaughn Greene Funeral Home, 5151 Baltimore National Pike on Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Family hour 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. Friends from 4 P.M. to 8 P.M. Funeral Services will be at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 6000 Radecke Ave. Wake 10:30 A.M. Funeral 11 A.M. on Wednesday, February 18, 2009.

On January 5, 2006, EARL J. OWINGS, SR., of White Hall, MD. Husband of the late Margaret "Peggy" G. (nee Sullivan) Owings, father of Earl, Jr. and Paul W. Owings of White Hall, MD and Neal B. Owings of Parkton, MD., brother of Lee M. Owings of White Marsh, MD. Also survived by five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mr. Owings was preceded in death by two brothers Carl V. "Jim" and Edward H. Owings, and sister Elizabeth J. "Boots" Ross. Mr. Owings was a decorated United Sates Army Veteran having been awarded the Purple Heart during his service in the pacific theater of operations during WWII.

On November 23, 2005, ALBIN EDWARD OWINGS; beloved husband of Betty Owings (nee Harris), cherished father of Edward Owings, Jane Nier, Leonard Owings, Jeanne Adkins, Julie Raynor, and Beth Conway. Also survived by ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends are invited to call the Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home, Inc., 3631 Falls Road, on Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 1 P.M. Interment at the Maryland Veterans' Cemetery at Garrison Forrest, will be scheduled at a later date.

On November 5, 2005, LOUISE CARROLL OWINGS, of Chesapeake Beach, MD, formerly of Owings, MD. Beloved mother of George W. Owings IV. Mother-in-law of Lara Owings. Former wife of George W. Owings III. Loving sister of Michael Jay, Raymond and the late Clarence "Ed" Carroll. Daughter of the late Clarence J. and Thelma Suggs Carroll. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews and many friends. Visitors may call at the Rausch Funeral Home, 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 1:30 P.M. at St. Anthony's Church, North Beach, MD. Interment Southern Memorial Gardens, Dunkirk, MD. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20010 or to the American Cancer Society, Calvert County Unit, P.O. Box 752, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

On September 23, 2005, DOLORES E. (nee Mitchell); beloved wife of Clinton R. Owings; mother of Janice E. Owings, Darlene O. Schultz, Cindy M. Thompson and the late Ronald C. Owings; sister of Robert Mitchell and the late Juanita Connell, Howard Hollingsworth, Marie Sagert, Catherine Mueller, and William Mitchell. Also survived by five grandchildren. Funeral services at Eline Funeral Home, 11824 Reisterstown Road at Franklin Blvd, Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment All Saints Cemetery. Friends may call Monday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. www.elinefuneralhome.

Saturday's results Curley 55, Severn 42 Eastern Tech 40, Towson 7 Gilman 12, Landon 7 McDonogh 19, Georgetown Prep 16 Patapsco 28, Franklin 6 Sparrows Pt. 37, New Town 0 Bishop Ireton, Va. 35, Riverdale 0 Woodlawn 26, Dundalk 0 Bullis 36, St. Stephens-St. Agnes, Va. 21 Gilman 12, Landon 7 St. James 35, Turkeyfoot Valley, Pa. 14 Friday's results Allegany 41, Westmar 6 Baltimore Chesapeake 21, Pikesville 12 Baltimore Poly 8, Dunbar 6 Baltimore-Lutheran 14, Friends 0 Beall 14, Northern-Garrett 8 Boonsboro 52, Clear Spring 0 Boys Latin 14, Archbishop Spalding 7 Broadneck 24, Old Mill 14 Calvert 17, Great Mills 14 Cardinal Gibbons 24, St. Mary's 7 Damascus 41, Sherwood 21 Dubois 12, Lake Clifton 8 Forest Park 38, Walbrook 12 Fort Hill 42, Hampshire, W.Va.

Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. nominated yesterday a Democratic legislative leader to be the state's veterans secretary. Ehrlich named Del. George W. Owings III to be secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs effective June 1. Owings represents Calvert County and is the House majority whip. His appointment requires Senate approval. Owings served in the Marine Corps from 1964 to 1968, rising to sergeant, and served three years in Vietnam, where he earned the Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy Unit Commendation with Bronze Star Device, the Navy-Marine Corps Medal, and the Vietnam Service Medal with Silver Star Device.

On July 29, 2003 JOHN ROBERT beloved husband of the late Joyce E. Gillan (nee Hoover); father of Michele Stein, Karen Gillan and Debra Owings; father-in-law of Phil Stein and Bill Owings; son-in-law of Ella Mae Hoover; brother of Ralph Hood, Barbara Parker and Patricia Morse; grandfather of Erin Stein and Kristen and Megan Owings. Services at ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL P.A., Maryland 30 and Charmil Drive, Manchester Friday at 10 a.m. Interment in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. If desired donations to The American Cancer Society

IT'S THE POSTER child for suburban sprawl. Arundel Mills mall was allowed to gobble up 120 acres of pristine northern county real estate, instead of being directed toward existing population centers. No amount of tweaking can make this commercial conglomeration an example of Smart Growth. But if developers make the right choices about what to build around the mall, it could someday be an example of more responsible land use. There was no need to build Arundel Mills mall where it is. Anne Arundel has several struggling commercial districts that could have used this development to spark a rebirth.