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Baltimore girl, 17, dies in collision; 2 other teens hurt A Baltimore teen-ager was killed and two others were seriously injured in a two-car collision in Brooklyn Park on Monday night, police said yesterday. A southbound car driven by Zachary Philip Brown, 18, was turning left from Ritchie Highway onto Church Street when it collided with a northbound Chevrolet Blazer driven by Gwen Marie Sammons, 18, of Glen Burnie, police said. Sammons' vehicle struck Brown's on the passenger side, where 17-year-old Keri Ann Knott was sitting.

On December 4, 2004, MICHAEL EDWARD. Devoted son of Leo and Maria Frisby; dear brother of Dora Russell and husband Larry; loving grandson of Elizabeth Hoopes and Frances Frisby; dear uncle of Allie, Samantha and Nathan; beloved friend of Danielle. Also survived by several aunts, uncles and cousins. A Memorial Service will be held at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, on Friday, 11 A.M. Interment pr Ivate. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Michael E. Frisby Memorial Fund, c/o any Provident Bank.

On June 22, 2005, BILLIE JEAN HIPPLE (nee Lawing), beloved wife of Victor T. Hipple, Jr., devoted mother of Debra Jean Torres, Tammy Lynn Hipple, Peggy Sue Hipple and Mark Shawn Hipple, dear sister of Phyllis Reed, Catherine Griffiths, Doris Aldridge and Stanley Stroud, loving grandmother of Anthony, Stephanie, Eddie, Christina and Amanda. Friends may call the the CVACH/ROSEDALE FUNERAL HOME, 1211 Chesaco Avenue on Sunday 6 to 8 P.M. Service 8 P.M. Interment Monday 10:30 A.M. Graveside Service Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

Advertising and Public Relations GKV promotes Tulenko to vice president GKV Communications announced that Maribeth Tulenko was promoted to vice president of the Locust Point-based ad and public relations agency. Tulenko, who joined GKV in 1997, will serve as a brand advocate for agency clients, including Allfirst Financial, Pennsylvania State University and Lance Inc. A resident of Ellicott City, the University of Richmond graduate is active in the Advertising Association of Baltimore.

A bandit armed with a .380-caliber handgun robbed a gas station in the 8000 block of Crain Highway of an undisclosed amount of money early yesterday, county police said.The man walked into the Exxon station shortly after 4:30 a.m., picked up a pack of candy and walked to the counter. After the clerk rang up the sale, the man pulled out a gun, reached over the counter, grabbed money from the cash drawer and fled, police said.Man with note robs Provident bank branchAn unarmed man robbed the Provident bank in the 7400 block of Ritchie Highway Tuesday of an undisclosed amount of money, county police said.

A mass of Christian burial for Margaret L. Miller, a former Provident Bank employee, will be held at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. John the Evangelist Church, Ritchie Highway and Cypress Creek Road in Severna Park.Mrs. Miller, an Arnold resident for 17 years, died Thursday at her home after a brief illness. She was 79.The former Margaret Neighoff was born and reared in Baltimore, where she attended Fourteen Holy Martyrs Commercial School. She retired in 1970 from the Provident Bank of Maryland at Howard and Saratoga streets in Baltimore, where she had worked as a data processing operator.

Advertising *MGH announced the appointments of Lauren Hoffman to junior copywriter, Marilyn Korzybski as a proofreader and Peter Milkman to Web developer for the Owings Mills-based marketing communications agency. Banking and finance *The Patapsco Bank appointed William C. Wiedel Jr. as senior vice president and chief financial officer. He formerly was with Provident Bank of Maryland. *BCSB Bancorp Inc. selected George Engle as vice president/audit manager for Baltimore County Savings Bank.

Provident Bank names Vicki Cox a vice president Ellicott City resident Vicki Cox has been named vice president in the marketing division at Provident Bank. Cox will manage all public and community relations and oversee the corporate communications program. She served as public information administrator for former County Executive Charles I. Ecker. Ex-Md. parole official wins Ben Baer Award Columbia resident Jasper Clay, former vice chairman of the U.S. Parole Commission, was awarded the Ben Baer Award at the Association of Paroling Authorities International conference in Ottawa, Ontario.

Provident Bank gift of $10,000 to support hospital's expansion Provident Bank recently made a $10,000 gift to support Howard County General Hospital's Master Facility Plan Expansion and Renovation Project. A new and expanded emergency department, pediatric unit, labor and delivery suites and neonatal intensive care unit are occupying the completed 114,294-square-foot wing. The diagnostic imaging department, the final phase of the project, will open in the spring. The hospital has set a goal of raising $5 million to help fund the $33.6 million construction project.

Major Maryland banks have lowered their prime rates from 9.5 percent to 9 percent.They include Maryland National Bank, First National Bank of Maryland, Signet Bank, Sovran Bank, the Bank of Baltimore and Provident Bank of Maryland.The prime rate, which is supposed to be the interest rate charged by banks to their best corporate customers, is an important benchmark. Banks in New York and Chicago led the move to lower the prime on Friday.Many home-equity loans and some credit card rates are directly tied to the prime rate, with the interest rates pegged at one or more points above the prime.