Renata

On October 24, 2005, RENATA SHEFFEY-STRONG, beloved mother of Christina G. Strong. She is also survived by her loving mother Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey. sister Illona Sheffey-Rawlings, niece Renata Afi Rawlings and nephew Michael Sheffey Rawlings, two aunts and host of cousins and friends. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Friday after 9 A.M. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Family will also receive friends on Saturday in Morning Star Baptist Church, 154 Winters Lane at 12 noon, followed by funeral service at 1. See www.marchfh.

On February 5, 2008, THOMAS JURGENSON; beloved husband of Judith L. Jurgenson; dear step-father of Heidi, Jeffrey and Sean Pringle; loving brother of Renata Barron. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, at 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church. Donations in his memory may be made to the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center.

The reigning Carroll County Farm Queen has agriculture in her future, if not her past.Renata Ramonda's only background in farming is through caring for and riding her family's six quarter horses. The Westminster High School senior has ridden them to win several ribbons and awards since she was 6.But Renata, 16 and representing Carroll County in promotional activities at the Maryland State Fair this week, plans a career in agriculture."Mostly I ride and go to shows," Renata said of her farm experience.

The credit all goes to those kids in Kansas. If it were not for them, Irena would still be living in poverty. The president of Poland would not be kissing her hand. No one would bother with her. The children of Kansas put her on the map." - RENATA ZAJDMAN, 78, of Montreal, who at age 14 was rescued from the Warsaw ghetto, on four high school students whose research for a school play for National History Day eventually led to recognition for Irena Sendler, 90, an unsung Polish heroine of the Holocaust who saved some 2,500 Jewish children

FOR SILVER RUN resident Renata Ramonda, horsing around has paid off big. Fourteen-year-old Renata, who has been showing horses since she was very young, has won the opportunity to attend two national events because of her talent.On Wednesday, Renata will leave for Columbus, Ohio, where she will show in the 30th All American Quarter Horse Congress, the largest breed competition of its kind in the world.Renata will be competing in the National Youth Team Tournament, representing Tri State Quarter Horse Corp.

On February 5, 2008, THOMAS JURGENSON; beloved husband of Judith L. Jurgenson; dear step-father of Heidi, Jeffrey and Sean Pringle; loving brother of Renata Barron. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, at 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church. Donations in his memory may be made to the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center.

"My favorite book is 'Kai: A Mission for Her Village - Africa 1440' by Dawn C. Gill Thomas. This book is about a young girl on a mission with many obstacles. Her mission is to find water. I like this book because I'm a young girl and we all have obstacles to get over and achieve."- Renata AllenDundalk Elementary"My favorite book is 'Treasure Island' by Robert Louis Stevenson III because he's a good author and because I like the pictures. I think you should read this book."- Donald WestonBedford ElementaryPub Date: 12/16/98

The credit all goes to those kids in Kansas. If it were not for them, Irena would still be living in poverty. The president of Poland would not be kissing her hand. No one would bother with her. The children of Kansas put her on the map." - RENATA ZAJDMAN, 78, of Montreal, who at age 14 was rescued from the Warsaw ghetto, on four high school students whose research for a school play for National History Day eventually led to recognition for Irena Sendler, 90, an unsung Polish heroine of the Holocaust who saved some 2,500 Jewish children

On July 4, 2004 AUDREY D. CAREY, loving mother of Annteria Rodgers-Ferrell, Audra and Renata Carey. She is also survived by seven grandchildren; dearest mother Aletha Mae Carey; two sisters Doris Carey, Dolley Mae Hemphill and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Friday after 9 A.M. The family will receive friends on Saturday at Wilson Park Holy Church of Power, 2654 Polk Street at 10 A.M., followed by funeral service at 10:30 A.M. See www.marchfh.

"Shards of Memory," by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. New York: Doubleday, 221 pages, $22.95By film standards, the lauded Merchant-Ivory adaptations of E.M. Forster's novels reach relatively few people. If those millions of viewers could transfer affection from Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's screenplays to her novels, she would be a best-seller and a lot of people would discover the pleasures of her lucid prose on paper.The author of 11 other novels and five collections of short stories, Ms. Jhabvala now has produced ""Shards of Memory," a slender tale of a delightfully complicated family and the spiritual movement intertwined with it over four generations.

LOS ANGELES -- Twins Regina and Renata Salinas Fierros were in side-by-side beds in intensive care yesterday after surgeons separated the babies, who had been attached from the chest to the pelvis for the first 10 months of their lives. "Seeing the girls today respond," said Dr. James E. Stein, the pediatric surgeon leading the operation, "was a great excitement for us all." Stein told reporters that the girls were stable throughout the operation that involved separating them and dividing their internal organs.

On October 24, 2005, RENATA SHEFFEY-STRONG, beloved mother of Christina G. Strong. She is also survived by her loving mother Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey. sister Illona Sheffey-Rawlings, niece Renata Afi Rawlings and nephew Michael Sheffey Rawlings, two aunts and host of cousins and friends. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Friday after 9 A.M. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Family will also receive friends on Saturday in Morning Star Baptist Church, 154 Winters Lane at 12 noon, followed by funeral service at 1. See www.marchfh.

On July 4, 2004 AUDREY D. CAREY, loving mother of Annteria Rodgers-Ferrell, Audra and Renata Carey. She is also survived by seven grandchildren; dearest mother Aletha Mae Carey; two sisters Doris Carey, Dolley Mae Hemphill and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Friday after 9 A.M. The family will receive friends on Saturday at Wilson Park Holy Church of Power, 2654 Polk Street at 10 A.M., followed by funeral service at 10:30 A.M. See www.marchfh.

Of all the operatic roles you might expect to hear Renata Scotto sing, that of Klytamnestra, the murderous, maniacal queen of Thebes in Richard Strauss' "Elektra," might well be the last. The famed soprano, long associated with the likes of Mimi, Lucia, Violetta, Butterfly and a host of other sympathetic, endearing characters, took the plunge into the mezzo - even contralto - depths of Klytamnestra for the first time Saturday night at the Lyric Opera House. Scotto laughs about the way she is making her Baltimore debut.

Next month, Eustace Tilley, superfop, will appear on the cover of the New Yorker, just as he has done every year since that incomparably distinguished magazine's first issue 75 years ago. The New Yorker came by mail when I was a child. Since then I have, with a few breaks, been a subscriber. I learned to think about writing there -- from Edmund Wilson and Dorothy Parker. I learned most of what I know about the lavishness of irony from Charles Addams, and about the limits of civility from Peter Arno.

"My favorite book is 'Kai: A Mission for Her Village - Africa 1440' by Dawn C. Gill Thomas. This book is about a young girl on a mission with many obstacles. Her mission is to find water. I like this book because I'm a young girl and we all have obstacles to get over and achieve."- Renata AllenDundalk Elementary"My favorite book is 'Treasure Island' by Robert Louis Stevenson III because he's a good author and because I like the pictures. I think you should read this book."- Donald WestonBedford ElementaryPub Date: 12/16/98

LOS ANGELES -- Twins Regina and Renata Salinas Fierros were in side-by-side beds in intensive care yesterday after surgeons separated the babies, who had been attached from the chest to the pelvis for the first 10 months of their lives. "Seeing the girls today respond," said Dr. James E. Stein, the pediatric surgeon leading the operation, "was a great excitement for us all." Stein told reporters that the girls were stable throughout the operation that involved separating them and dividing their internal organs.

ONCE AROUND'' will remind some people of ''Terms of Endearment,'' but only in the best of ways.''Like Terms of Endearment,'' the new film combines comedy with tragedy and makes it all work. You'll come away crying or laughing or both.''Once Around'' is the first American production of Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom (''My Life as a A Dog''), which may be why it is so free of cliche. Maybe he hasn't seen the ''Godfather'' movies. Maybe he has and hasn't allowed them to influence him. Whatever the case, Hallstrom's film is both fresh and true.

The reigning Carroll County Farm Queen has agriculture in her future, if not her past.Renata Ramonda's only background in farming is through caring for and riding her family's six quarter horses. The Westminster High School senior has ridden them to win several ribbons and awards since she was 6.But Renata, 16 and representing Carroll County in promotional activities at the Maryland State Fair this week, plans a career in agriculture."Mostly I ride and go to shows," Renata said of her farm experience.

FOR SILVER RUN resident Renata Ramonda, horsing around has paid off big. Fourteen-year-old Renata, who has been showing horses since she was very young, has won the opportunity to attend two national events because of her talent.On Wednesday, Renata will leave for Columbus, Ohio, where she will show in the 30th All American Quarter Horse Congress, the largest breed competition of its kind in the world.Renata will be competing in the National Youth Team Tournament, representing Tri State Quarter Horse Corp.