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Mike Sawyers shot a 120-pound black bear this season, then turned around and added a 20-pound turkey to his freezer. That man's better than a Whole Foods deli department. Sawyers, the outdoors editor at the Cumberland Times-News, was missing from the Mount Nebo check station during the opening days of bear season for good reason. He was one of the 240 people selected in the lottery for a hunting permit. Sawyers reports that he saw nothing the first two days. But on Oct. 28, as he climbed an old logging road on the eastern side of Dan's Mountain in Allegany County, he nearly ran into his bear.

Junior attackman Tyler Reid set a career high with five goals as Stevenson defeated Birmingham-Southern, 13-2, in a first-round NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament game Wednesday at Mustang Stadium. Reid scored in a multitude of ways as the Mustangs (16-4) pounded the Panthers (14-5). Freshman midfielder Billy Burgoyne and sophomore attackman J.P. Coombe (St. Mary's) each added two goals for Stevenson, which entered the game averaging 10.6 goals. Reid and his Stevenson teammates were relentless in attacking Birmingham-Southern's zone defense as the Mustangs outshot the Panthers 47-25.

Rockville police shot and killed a 120-pound Rottweiler-pit bull mix early Sunday after trying for hours to subdue the dog after it attacked its owner. Officers first tried using a Taser on the dog, named Jesus, but the dog ignored the shocks. Police say the dog's 38-year-old owner underwent surgery Saturday night for injuries including puncture wounds to his chest and thigh. Three children were in the house but weren't injured. Police were called to the home at 6:20 p.m. Saturday and spent hours trying to capture the animal.

The North Harford Hawks closed their Chesapeake (upper) Division schedule Wednesday with a five-inning victory, 10-0, over the visiting C. Milton Wright Mustangs (9-6 overall, 8-4 Chesapeake). With the win, North Harford, which clinched the upper division title Monday with a victory over Patterson Mill, improved to 15-1 overall and 11-1 in Chesapeake play. Wednesday's game was halted after five innings by the 10-run mercy rule. Cody Brittain tossed a one-hitter for the Hawks, striking out five in the complete-game shutout.

On December 2, 2006, Robert L. Pound Friends may call at the family owned Kirkley-Ruddick Funeral Home, P.A., 421 Crain Hwy. S.E., Glen Burnie, MD on Tuesday from 3-5 & 7-9 P.M. Services will be on Wednesday at 12:30 P.M. Interment in Crownsville MD Veterans Cemetery.

LONDON -- Britain announced yesterday that the pound will join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism Monday, tying sterling into a tighter relationship with major continental currencies.Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who during her 11 years in office has resisted pressure to link the pound to the mechanism, said yesterday that the time was "right."At the same time, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Major reduced the base, or prime, interest rate to 14 percent from 15 percent, easing a yearlong squeeze on spending.

The annual Maryland bear hunt ended Thursday night after a total of 65 bears were killed, the largest being a 372-pound male shot by a 12-year old boy. Colton Lucas of Kitzmiller in Garrett County brought down the biggest of the bears, which averaged 154 pounds, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Most of the bears — 59 of them — were killed in Garrett County. The other six were killed in Allegany County. Nearly 70 percent of the bears were killed on private property.

"Coffee is the common man's gold, and like gold, it brings to every man the feeling of luxury and nobility." - Sheik Abd-al-Kadir, "In Praise of Coffee," 1587. When you splurge on $4 coffee at Starbucks, it better not be an ordinary cup of joe. For many, it's not: It's a $4 respite from the office, a $4 getaway from the kiddie carpool, a happy little $4 nook of jazzy tunes, plush chairs and tasteful decor for catching up with friends over steamy mochaccinos. Such is the winning formula at Starbucks, a company whose allure is such that Baltimore's mayor is practically begging them to erect their green awnings on every other city block.

OCEAN CITY -- At the end of the first day of fishing in the five-day White Marlin Open, Dan Orenberg of Clark, N.C., had caught a 268 1/2 -pound blue marlin worth nearly a quarter of a million dollars in prize money. By the end of Day 2 yesterday, Orenberg's catch had been drastically devalued."Today was unreal," tournament organizer Chuck Motsko said last night. "Just absolutely unreal."First, Doug Salter of Chester came to the scales at Harbour Island Marina with a 287-pound blue marlin.

In a meeting hardly anyone could have imagined a few years back, BALCO founder Victor Conte and World Anti-Doping Agency chairman Dick Pound sat down yesterday for their first face-to-face discussion about doping in sports. During the two-hour meeting in New York, they didn't discuss specific cases or name names, but had what both termed a frank conversation they hope will lead to a more productive relationship. "We talked about ... his thoughts on how we could get better at what we do," Pound said.

Under ideal conditions, Aaron Magid, of Halethorpe, was the top finishing at the Arbutus 5K Spring Fling which originated at the Arbutus Fire Hall on April 21. Magid, 29, posted a time of 18:45.5 which translated to a 6:03 mile pace. The top female runner was Jess Ivy, of Columbia. She finished in 20:18.5, a pace of 6:33. Results 1. Aaron Magid 18:45.5 2. Jack Ivy 19:22.7 3. David Jun 20:03.1 4. Martin Goode 20:07.6 5. Jess Ivy 20:18.5 6. Rich Handler 20:45.

- With no crowd noise, much of the sound coming from Maryland's spring football practice Tuesday was generated by the "pop" of collisions on the field. Among the players initiating the most contact was Brandon Ross, a running back with a physical style. The 5-10, 205-pound player is competing with sophomore Justus Pickett for a starting spot. "He has the ability to hit the home run with that closing and finishing speed," said offensive coordinator Mike Locksley of Ross, whos is from Newark, Del. "Very explosive, and not just an outside guy. He's a guy that runs physical in between the tackles.

With the wind whipping granules through the sweet-smelling air, Monday could have been just another day on the Domino Sugars docks in South Baltimore. But workers in orange coveralls unloading raw sugar from a massive cargo ship were making company history. In its nearly 90 years, the Domino refinery never before has received such a large single shipment of raw sugar - more than 95 million pounds. Moreover, Monday's arrival of the vessel Simon Schulte marked the largest single shipment of raw sugar ever to any port east of the Mississippi River, Domino officials said.

Our latest healthy recipe comes from WebMD . It's for those of you trying to improve your diet, but that can't curb that sweet tooth. WebMD says you can serve this cake with raspberries and a dollop of Cool Whip. If you have a healthy recipe you'd like to share send it to: andrea.walker@baltsun.com . Ingredients:   3/4 cup less-sugar raspberry preserves 1 cup whole-wheat flour 1 cup unbleached white flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup Splenda 3/4 cup baking cocoa 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup less-fat margarine (with 8 grams of fat per tablespoon)

Never have I agreed more with Susan Reimer than I did with her column on gas prices ("Driving force behind high gas prices: me," April 2). Has anyone ever seen more than 10 percent of cars with more than one person within and each one with an unnecessary errand? There still remains primarily one 150-pound person per 3,000-pound automobile, and they all have trouble entering the highway. They all, like I, will start a car and drive two miles just to pick up a tube of toothpaste, so why get upset?

Four years of high school wrestling have not changed Nathan Kraisser's basic reason for pursuing the sport: "It's still fun just to roll around on the mat and wrestle," he said. It hasn't been so much fun for his opponents. The senior became only the fifth wrestler ever to win four Maryland Public Secondary School Athletic Association state titles over a career. In his final season he went 36-3, winning his fourth Howard County, East regional and Class 4A-3A state titles. He finished 152-6 overall for his career and is ranked 11th in his weight class nationally by Intermat.

On July 5, Bill Bennett of Timonium was aboard the charter boat Job Site, trolling the 100 fathom line out of Ocean City in search of marlin.The catch that Bennett brought aboard Captain Mitch Pierson's boat that day was, to say the least, unexpected -- an 11-foot, 857-pound mako shark that may qualify as the state record.The state record for mako shark is 766 pounds.Bennett caught the mako on 80-pound test monofilament and mono leader. The fight to land the fish lasted approximately 45 minutes.

Equal parts weight and heart won the county horse pulling contest last night, as Bill and Berk dragged 6,500 pounds 27 feet.The 4,800-pound team of Belgian horses, owned by Wayne Moreland of Lothian, Anne Arundel County, were the easy winners after pulling the sled with no hesitation."

Leo Frett was not just up and out of his Severn home before the birds awoke. He was on an elliptical trainer in the gym by 5 a.m., putting in a couple of miles. "I got my routine," said Frett, ticking off an exercise schedule that kept him on the move for a few hours before he arrived at work at 9 a.m., and a healthy diet. Frett, 31, a civilian pet care employee, won the men's division title this month in Fort Meade's Dump Your Plump contest. The two-month competition at the start of the year, open to service members, their families and people who work at the military post, is Fort Meade's annual battle of the bulge that's now in its fourth year.

Four bucks a gallon for gas? In the years since gas prices went from 39 cents per gallon to $3.39, I have seen nothing but an increase in traffic. I don't expect to see any difference if it goes to $10-a-gallon either. There still remains primarily one 150-pound person per 3,000-pound automobile and they all have trouble entering the highway. They all (myself included) will get in a car and drive two miles just to purchase a tube of toothpaste. So why get upset? Not worth it?