Palermo

I've been hot on the trail of something big, but up until last week, I just thought I had a great idea. Now, however, the proof has arrived. By gosh, I do have the answer to one of baseball's biggest questions.(By they way, does anyone have the name of a good orthopedic guy? I'm afraid I've just blown out a rotator cuff patting myself on the back.)Steve Palermo for commissioner.See there, brilliant. Simply brilliant. And very sensible, too.If you still consider yourself a baseball fan, and you were asked to name the three things most lacking in the game today, here's a bet your list would read:(1)

For Donna Crivello, it was a joyous busman's holiday born of sadness. The co-owner and inspiration behind Donna's restaurants in Mount Vernon, Cross Keys, Charles Village and Columbia watched her Mount Vernon restaurant burn in a spectacular five-alarm fire last December. But she and husband Peter Adams went ahead with a planned trip to Sicily in August. Crivello's family is from Sicily, and she has returned there often. It is where she found the inspiration for, among other dishes, her signature Donna's Salad, a colorful array of roasted vegetables.

A golf tournament to benefit the Steve Palermo Foundation For Spinal Cord Injuries will be held Aug. 8 at the Chestnut Ridge Golf & Country Club. A four-man scramble format will be used with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.Palermo, the American League umpire who was shot while trying to prevent a robbery three years ago, will serve as master of ceremonies for the event, which is being sponsored by the Timonium restaurant that bears his name. There will be long drive and closest-to-the-pin contests, with a car offered as the prize for a hole in one on two designated holes.

That Steve Palermo responded to the call of trouble didn't cause him even a remote reason to ponder the circumstance. Vigilance and courage signaled his attention. Go help. He did.There were two waitresses being robbed that July night in 1991 on the parking lot outside a Dallas restaurant and he had no time for asking questions. Rush to them as quickly as possible. Drive off the attackers. Lend assistance. Do what had to be done.He was doing precisely that when he took a shot in the back from a hoodlum's gun. A flash of fire.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Until taking a gunshot in the spine last summer, Steve Palermo was dedicated to umpiring. Now he's dedicated to umpiring again.Palermo, 41, works in physical therapy toward resuming his American League career. His legs were paralyzed initially, but now he can walk with crutches.Although he has no idea when he'll be able to umpire again, Palermo a resident of the Kansas City area was his typically lively self at Royals Stadium during Saturday night's Detroit Tigers-Royals game.

Every day Steve Palermo knows pain and trauma but never recrimination or self-pity. He is a true, honest-to-God hero. Revere the name. His presence creates a feeling of awe within those around him. This is a man of courage and, of course, the kind of character that carries a glorious, even mystical, wonder.To his profound credit and unwavering religious beliefs, Palermo doesn't look to the heavens searching for an answer and asking, "Why me, Lord?" He accepts the burden put upon him in this modern sequel to the Good Samaritan, wronged while on a mission of mercy.

On Monday, May 10, 2004, ELIZABETH I. "Kip" aged 79 years. Beloved wife of the late Joseph in 2001, dear mother of Mark J. Des Marais of Baltimore, MD and Timothy J. Des Marais of Tampa, FL. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and a sister, Coeleen Kiebert Boss of Aptos, CA. Friends may call Tuesday evening from six until eight o'clock at the Godfrey Funeral Home of Palermo, 644 South Shore Road, Palermo, NJ. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered...

On March 4, 2005, LEOBRA M. (nee Edell); beloved wife of the late Edgar Petty; devoted mother of Jerry Petty; loving sister of Helen Peters and Marcella Palermo. A Catholic Prayer Service at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue, Monday 1:30 P.M. Interment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens. Visiting hours, Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

Flea market The lowdown -- As an American, you can never have too much random stuff. Sunday, the Ottobar throws its annual flea market -- where you can buy even more random, cool stuff (records, clothes, various knick-knacks, etc.). If the weather holds, boutiques and hipsters will set up tables in the alley next door. Otherwise, the market will be held inside. If you go -- Admission is free. The Ottobar is at 2549 N. Howard St. Visit theottobar. com or e-mail ottobarwinter fleamarket@yahoo.