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Frances D. Tompkins, a registered nurse who had been vice president and director of nursing at Union Memorial Hospital, died Tuesday of complications from pneumonia at the Oak Crest Village retirement community. The longtime Stoneleigh resident was 92. Frances Dillaway was born in Baltimore and raised on Stuart Avenue in the city's Forest Park neighborhood. After graduating in 1937 from Forest Park High School, she earned a bachelor's degree in 1941 from what is now McDaniel College.

Rosie L. Stanfield, a registered nurse who later became the first African-American director of nursing at Spring Grove Hospital Center, died Saturday of ovarian cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. The longtime Randallstown resident was 66. The daughter of a long-distance truck driver and a homemaker, Rosie Louise Walker — who went by the name Rose — was born one of 10 children in Olney. The family later moved to Catonsville, where she attended Baltimore County public schools.

Get in the mud! Here's a look at some of the region's upcoming obstacle mud runs. Note: Check each organization's web site for more race day options. Fees increase for most of these events as the race day approaches. Tough Mudder May 12 and 13: Pocono Manor, PA, final entry by May 5, $200 Sept. 8 and 9: Frederick, MD, "tough" discount through April 30, $125 Oct. 20 and 21: Englishtown, NJ: "tough" discount through April 30, $125 Register at: http://www.toughmudder.com Spartan Race July 14 and 15: Palmerton, PA, $60-$100 Aug. 25 and 26: Leesburg, VA, $95-$145 Register at: http://www.spartanrace.com Warrior Dash May 19 and 20: Mechanicsville, MD; $75 Saturday, $65 Sunday; registration closes May 7. June 16 and 17: Long Pond, PA, $75 July 14: Morristown, NJ, $55 through May 29, $65 through July 2 Register at: http://www.warriordash.com Rugged Maniac July 14: Englishtown, NJ, $68 by May 4, $78 by June 8, $88 through July 6 Register at: http://www.ruggedmaniac.com —Catherine Mallette

Sallie P. Mink, a registered nurse who for 20 years had been educational director for depression and related affective disorders at Johns Hopkins Hospital, died Saturday of brain cancer at Keswick Multi-Care Center. The one-time Ruxton resident who later lived in Mays Chapel was 65. "Sallie was a very passionate and extraordinarily effective person," said Dr. J. Raymond DePaulo Jr., director of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Hopkins School of Medicine, and a friend of nearly 40 years.

The Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber will hold its 65th annual meeting Thursday, April 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hotel at the Arundel Preserve, 7795 Arundel Mills Road, in Hanover. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of he University of Maryland Baltimore County, will give the keynote address, titled "America's Economic Future at the Crossroads: Education, Innovation and Learning. " Registration and networking begins at 11:15 a.m. Registration is $65 for members pre-paid; $100 for non-members pre-paid; and $125 at the door for all. To register online, go to bwcc.org/events . For more information, contact the BWCC at bwcc@bwcc.org .

Voter turnout for the presidential primary Tuesday was Maryland's lowest in at least 32 years. About 21 percent of registered voters cast a ballot Tuesday, according to early tallies from the Maryland Board of Elections. That figure does not include absentee and provisional ballots, which may push up the final total, but officials said turnout won't reach 25 percent. That is the previous record low — set in 1996 — in the 32 years for which statewide records are available. "Voters know when there's a real election and when there's not a real election," said John Willis, a political science professor at the University of Baltimore and former Maryland secretary of state.

For readers in shock from Sun articles about the Maryland state government's drive to take more and more of our hard-earned money, there is a solution. Maryland government is now controlled by interests that strongly benefit from an ever-increasing welfare state. My friend Tom calls them the "tax-takers" - public sector unions, urban developers, public service providers, and socialists/communists. By taking advantage of low voter turnout in primary elections, these groups make sure that tax-takers and their friends vote, so pro-tax Democratic candidates always win the primaries.

Martha E. "Mossie" Marshall, a registered nurse who in her youth had been an outstanding athlete, died Monday at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium of complications from injuries suffered in a fall. The longtime Roland Park and Garrison resident was 84. The daughter of a Baltimore ear, nose and throat physician and a homemaker, Martha Egerton was born in Baltimore and raised on Beechdale Road in Roland Park. She was a 1945 graduate of the Bryn Mawr School, where she had been a member of the field hockey, basketball, lacrosse and tennis teams.

Tennis The Glenmont Tennis League is a summer recreational tennis league for adult women. Meet new players and just have fun. Applications are due by April 1. For an application, email suefilson@verizon.net or call 410-730-6565.   Parents can register their children for the Howard County recreation department's spring and summer tennis programs Sat., March 11 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Meadowbrook facility, 5001 Meadowbrook Lane, Ellicott City. Softball The Cindy LaRue League, an informal co-rec softball league, is looking for players age 19 and older - especially couples and women - from all parts of Howard County.

Nonprofit organizations looking for the "Rx for Success" should consider attending the Annual Nonprofit Conference on Thursday, March 15, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Chesapeake Center at Harford Community College. The day begins with a keynote presentation by Upper Chesapeake Health President/CEO Lyle Sheldon. Workshops by topic experts from a variety of business areas include ideas for organizing fundraising efforts and making use of emerging technologies. The nonprofit conference is designed for board members, directors, staff, volunteers and other service providers affiliated with nonprofit organizations.