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Most sailors can only imagine their dream boat. Annapolis advertising executive George Sass has just taken delivery of his. It is the product of his years on both sail and power boats, designed in Annapolis, built in Edgewater, and now berthed at the end of his yard on Spa Creek. Delivered June 30, it is being readied for the family's annual cruise to New England. At 43 feet, it is the latest model in the Thomas Point series off the drawing board of local naval architect Mike Kaufman, who worked closely with Sass to enable the new owner to have the some of the joys of a sailboat with the speed and comforts of a cruiser.

"The Walking Dead,"AMC's epic, buzzy zombie apocalypse drama, returns from its midseason hibernation this Sunday at 9 p.m. with the first of six episodes closing out the second season. The midseason finale, which aired on Nov. 27, saw a zombified Sophia emerge from the barn - Hershel Greene's holding pen for reanimated family members and friends - and take a bullet in the head from Rick Grimes' revolver. Key storylines heading down the stretch run of Season 2 include the volatile love triangle between Rick, Lori and Shane; Hershel's territorial protection of his farm and the whereabouts of self-amputee and great American badass Merle Dixon.

Ruth Ellen Sass, 84, a homemaker and longtime Middle River resident, died New Year's Day at Carroll County General Hospital of complications related to an aortic aneurysm.Funeral services were private.She and Albert R. Sass were married in Baltimore in 1929. He died in 1973.Survivors include a son, Dr. Donald J. Sass of Oakland, Calif.; two daughters, Bette Eminizer of Sykesville and Signe Lauren of Baltimore; two sisters, Marie Smith Lauterbach of Pikesville and Mabel Hlafka of Baltimore; a brother, Russell Smith of Baltimore, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Frank A. Sass Jr., a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent supervisor and longtime Monkton resident, died Nov. 3 from complications after cardiac surgery at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. He was 87. He was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. After graduating from Dubuque High School in 1940, he began his college studies at the University of Dubuque. He left college in 1942 and joined the Army Air Corps, where he was trained as a flight instructor. Mr. Sass spent the war years instructing pilots and ferrying B-17 Flying Fortresses and other aircraft, some bullet-ridden from combat, to other U.S. air bases.

Sass & Associates of Annapolis has landed new account for its advertising and marketing services.Harborplace & The Gallery, Baltimore's shopping and dining mecca, consists of 200 shops and eateries and is located in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore.Sass has been hired to create a print and radio campaign for the property, which was developed by the Rouse Co.The firm recently won a Merit Award from Photo Design magazine for a 12-page brochure designed for Revillon Furs.Out of 2,000 international entries, Sass' was one of the 43 winners chosen.

On September 20, 2003, CHARLES RAYMOND "RAY" JR., devoted husband of Jan M., loving father of Alice Miller, Jack Bauer and the late Charles "Ray" Sass, III, son of the late Alice and Charles Sass, beloved brother of Kathleen "Dee" Miller and the late Ann Oronson, blessed with five grandchildren Brian, George, Kerrin, Christina and Kimberly and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Rd. on Monday and Tuesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday.

Sass & Associates of Annapolis is adding four more countries to its European network of advertising agencies. The new agencies, in Dusseldorf, Germany; Milan, Italy; Madrid, Spain; and Copenhagen, Denmark, join agencies in France and the U.K.The agencies have worked together on a number of projects, and have been successful in creating campaigns for a number of international clients.Sass recently landed a contract with Bayside Marketplace in Miami, Fla., to create and produce its print and broadcast campaign and todesign its on-site marketing materials.

On Sunday, November 2, 2008, MILDRED SASS WEIKERS (nee Kolodner), age 92, of Rockville, MD; loving wife of the late Benjamin Sass and Walter Weikers; sister of the late Sylvia, Sigmund, Margie, and Norman; beloved mother of Lois (Charles) Price, Bonnie (Samuel) Sislen, and Micki (Glenn) Groper; beloved grandmother of Brian Price (Celia Fischer), David (Jennifer) Sislen, Julie (Brian) Barke, and Anna and Rebekah Groper; great-grandmother of Kaleigh, Joseph, and Gabrielle. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 11 A.M. at Ohr Kodesh Congregation, 8300 Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase, MD. Interment Shaarei Zion Cemetery, Rosedale, MD. Shiva will be held at the Sislen home thru Monday, November 10. Contributions in her memory may be made to Hadassah, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington or the Ohr Kodesh Funeral Practices Committee.

As the roomful of New York executives heard the catchy, new radio jingle for ABC Sports, after their initial moment of silence, George Sass heard the words every creative director dreads."

Billy Wilder said that what Greta Garbo and Marilyn Monroe had was "that strange trick of flesh impact - that is to say, their flesh registered for the camera and came across on the screen as real flesh that you could touch." In Barbershop 2: Back in Business, director Kevin Rodney Sullivan finds that same "flesh impact" in the new gal on the block, Queen Latifah, and the returning cast (female and male) of the 2002 hit about a South Side, Chicago barbershop. He guides them with such intimate assurance that they envelop audiences in the warmth of a small, tight-knit and joyous body politic.

On Sunday, November 2, 2008, MILDRED SASS WEIKERS (nee Kolodner), age 92, of Rockville, MD; loving wife of the late Benjamin Sass and Walter Weikers; sister of the late Sylvia, Sigmund, Margie, and Norman; beloved mother of Lois (Charles) Price, Bonnie (Samuel) Sislen, and Micki (Glenn) Groper; beloved grandmother of Brian Price (Celia Fischer), David (Jennifer) Sislen, Julie (Brian) Barke, and Anna and Rebekah Groper; great-grandmother of Kaleigh, Joseph, and Gabrielle. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 11 A.M. at Ohr Kodesh Congregation, 8300 Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase, MD. Interment Shaarei Zion Cemetery, Rosedale, MD. Shiva will be held at the Sislen home thru Monday, November 10. Contributions in her memory may be made to Hadassah, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington or the Ohr Kodesh Funeral Practices Committee.

As a nervous flier, I wasn't too thrilled to hear Southwest Airlines could be fined a record $10.2 million for failing to inspect planes for cracks in the fuselage. This isn't the sort of thing that makes nervous fliers feel "free to move about the country," I can tell you that. In fact, when the story broke a few days ago, I could imagine hundreds of my jittery brothers and sisters who were flying Southwest at the time, opening a newspaper at 30,000 feet and seeing the headline: "AIRLINE FACES PENALTY ON PLANE CRACKS."

Every week, we attempt to use the power of the press to get to the nitty-gritty of consumers' problems. Often, we find truth and resolution. Occasionally, we find truth and no resolution. This week, we're just dizzy. It began with a complaint from Mark Everett, a 43-year- old systems engineer from Perry Hall, that his Carolina Skiff was being held hostage. About a year ago, Everett said, he paid $23,000 for the 23-foot boat from Beacon Light Marina in Bowleys Quarters. At the end of July, Everett took the boat to the Outer Banks for a week-long fishing trip.

First there were Three Tenors. Then Three Mo' Tenors. Now comes 3 Mo' Divas. Capitalizing on the Three Tenors phenomenon -- an international hit, not to mention a PBS fundraising staple -- six years ago, director/choreographer Marion J. Caffey devised an African-American version called Three Mo' Tenors. Not wanting to shortchange the ladies, he has come up with 3 Mo' Divas, which is making its East Coast debut at Washington's Arena Stage. Actually, there are six divas, because the vocally demanding show has two alternating casts.

Do the Miss USA contestants need a makeover? Maybe the 51 beauties don't, but pageant officials apparently thought this year's show could use one. They've hired the quippy king of makeover shows, Carson Kressley, to work the room during Friday's telecast. Kressley, of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy fame, will play the role of "color man" -- a first for the competition, in its 55th year. He's charged with enhancing the broadcast with his commentary "on everything from the ladies' gowns and their beauty looks to their on-stage presentation," officials say. Look for Kressley to be out-and-about in the aisles of 1st Mariner Arena, the site of this year's pageant, cracking wise in his signature way. He'll pair up with current Miss USA Chelsea Cooley, who also will offer some commentary before giving up her crown, and he'll add a bit of levity to the co-hosting chore shared by Nancy O'Dell, of Access Hollywood, and Drew Lachey, this year's winner of Dancing with the Stars.

Lucky Number Slevin features lots of cool dialogue but doesn't provide much of a movie in which to showcase it. The result is likely to leave audiences feeling as though they've been taken for a ride. There are things to like about this movie - some good performances, enjoyable plot twists, unique (if a bit too quirky) characters - but hardly enough to leave one wanting more. By the time the credits roll, Lucky Number Slevin has worn out its welcome. The trouble starts early, with a way-too-self-consciously impenetrable opening in which Bruce Willis, in a wheelchair, rolls up to a guy and, unprompted, starts talking about something called a "Kansas City shuffle," a con artist's move in which the mark's attention is directed one way while the action's happening in the other.

Ruth Ellen SassWorked with Red CrossPrivate services have been conducted for Ruth Ellen Sass, a homemaker and longtime Middle River resident who died New Year's Day at the Carroll County General Hospital of complications related to an aortic aneurysm. She was 84.The former Ruth Smith was born in Baltimore and moved with her family to a farm in Savage, Howard County, when she was a young child. As a teen-ager, she worked in the Savage Mill.She and Albert R. Sass were married in Baltimore in 1929.

On January 3, 2005, HELEN MARKEY (nee Sass) of Elvaton in Pasadena; beloved wife of Charles Markey; devoted mother of Linda K. Brown, William, Charles, Wayne, Richard and Ronald Markey; dear sister of Kathryn Pullman, Michael Sass, Frank Sass, Martha Kitchen, Edna Curry and Janet Finch. Also survived by ten grandchildren and one great-grandson. Friends may call at the Barranco & Sons, P.A., Severna Park Funeral Home, Ritchie Hywy at Robinson Road on Thursday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, at 1 PM at St. John's Church.

Helen Markey, a homemaker known for her baking, died Monday of heart failure at North Arundel Hospital. She was 77 and lived in Pasadena. Born and reared in Westover, Pa., Helen Sass was married in 1943 to Charles Markey, who survives her. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America, Aglow and the Homemakers Club. In addition to cooking, she enjoyed gardening. Mrs. Markey was a parishioner at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, where a Mass of Christian burial was offered Friday.