Snowden

He was a community organizer, rallying for tenants rights in Annapolis' public housing. Later, he was elected to local office, serving on the Annapolis City Council. And 21 years ago, Carl O. Snowden established the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee Inc., which sponsors a dinner in Anne Arundel County honoring community members in the name of the slain civil rights leader. This year, Snowden said, the event will be particularly poignant as the inauguration of the nation's first black president - Barack Obama - will follow.

On June 6, 2007, ABIGAIL DURRUTHY, passed away on in Columbia, MD; beloved father of Stephanie and Rosanna; devoted grandfather of Kristen and brother Jonas. Numerous nieces and nephews survive him in Cuba and the United States. Before retirement, he was the Medical Director of Hunt Point Multiservice Health Center in Bronx, NY. A viewing will be held at the Ortiz Funeral Home in Bronx, NY, (718)931-1500. On Wednesday, June 13, 2007, a Mass of Chritian Burial will be celebrated at St. Anselm RC Church on Tinton Avenue, Bronx, NY at 9:30 A.M. Interment St. Michael's Cemetery, Astoria Queens, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Greater NY. Arrangements by Snowden Funeral Home.

The Howard County Health Department regularly inspects food establishments. Violation of any of eight "critical items" -- those most likely to contribute to food-borne illness -- requires immediate correction or closure of the facility.Of 36 facilities inspected from May 4 to 17, eight were cited for such violations but corrected immediately. The numbers after the restaurant names and addresses correspond to descriptions below:Black-eyed Pea, 8335 Benson Drive (5).Borders Books, 9051 Snowden Square (5)

College basketballSpalding's Snowden, All-Met guard, commits orally to VillanovaDerrick Snowden, an All-Metro point guard from Archbishop Spalding, committed orally to Villanova on Monday for 2000-2001 and beyond.Snowden, 6 feet, averaged 16.0 points and 7.0 assists as a junior last year. He's the first private-school player to be named Anne Arundel County's Player of the Year since the award began in 1980."He's as good as you want," said Rick Landers, who was an assistant coach at Spalding the past few years.

MONTPELIER Mansion in Laurel commemorated the 200th anniversary of George Washington's death last weekend with a Colonial-style ball.Assisted by members of the Living History Foundation and the musical group MoonFire, the Friends of Montpelier created the type of a celebration that might have taken place 200 years ago.Re-enactors dressed as Ann Ridgely Snowden -- wife of Maj. Thomas Snowden, the original owner of the house -- and her guests. Montpelier Mansion is believed to have been built shortly after their marriage.

Former Annapolis mayoral candidate Carl O. Snowden agreed yesterday to settle a million-dollar defamation suit against political rival Sylvanus B. Jones after learning that Jones is willing to issue an "apology" for making what Snowden considered slanderous remarks.The two men abruptly agreed to end their dispute roughly four hours after testimony began in a civil case before Judge Martin Wolff and a six-member jury in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.In the case, filed in late 1997, longtime civil rights activist Snowden claimed Jones had "falsely accused" him of defacing Jones' campaign posters with swastikas when both were running for mayor in the summer of 1997.

It would be "the county game of the year," No. 3-ranked Archbishop Spalding vs. No. 4 Annapolis.Unfortunately, coaches could not schedule what would have been a sellout, no matter where it was played."

A robber pointed a handgun at employees of a Columbia restaurant before it opened yesterday morning and stole an undetermined amount of cash.About 9 a.m., a gunman entered the Ruby Tuesday restaurant in the 9000 block of Snowden River Parkway through a back door and ordered several employees into an office, police said.The robber then took out a gun, demanded money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.Anyone with information is urged to call 410-313-3700.Pub Date: 8/13/98

More than 500 Anne Arundel County residents are expected to turn out tonight to mark the 35th anniversary of the landmark civil rights March on Washington, when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.Event chairman Carl O. Snowden said the celebration at Anne Arundel Community College's Pascal Center for the Performing Arts likely is the only one of its kind in the state."The march was a turning point in history," Snowden said, "but it was also an important moment in Anne Arundel County and the state.

A sophomore just isn't supposed to act this way, but Derrick Snowden loves the pressure of being a point guard.Snowden scored four points and came up with two crucial rebounds in the final minute last night as No. 12-ranked Archbishop Spalding upset No. 6 Mount St. Joseph, 66-61, in front of a packed house in Irvington.Winning coach Tony Martin praised Snowden's poise under fire saying, "He's growing up, and to put a sophomore in the position of running the show at this level of play is asking an awful lot."

ON July 22, 2009, JAMES E. SNOWDEN. On Wednesday, friends may call Vaughn C. Green Funeral Services (East), 4905 York Road where the family will receive friends from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. On Thursday, Mr. Snowden will lie in state at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 1501 McCulloh Street, where the family will receive friends from 10:00 to 10:30 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500.

On April 21, 2009 NANCY C. SNOWDEN devoted mother of four children; loving sister of five brothers. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 17 great-grand, two great-great-grand and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Friday after 2 p.m. where the family will receive friends on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. followed by funeral service at 12 noon.

On March 30, 2009, IRENE J. SNOWDEN. Irene leaves to cherish her memory four children; Patricia M. Shaw, Janis I Davis, Joseph B. Snowden, Jr., and Donna A. Jones; two sons-in-law, Roosevelt Shaw and Ricky Jones; grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. On Thursday, friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 5151 Baltimore National Pike, from 4 to 8 P.M. On Friday, Mrs. Snowden will lie in state at St. Bernadine's Roman Catholic Church, 3812 Edmondson Avenue, where the family will receive friends from 10 to 10:30 A.M. with services to follow.

Ed Sheridan's big Chevy sedan had little company on two-lane Snowden River Parkway when he and his wife moved to Crazyquilt Court near the Hopewell pool in 1976. "There was practically no traffic at all when I moved in," recalled Sheridan, 87, an Eastman Kodak retiree. Now, east Columbia's explosive commercial growth has spawned traffic that chokes the four-lane parkway during peak times, and Sheridan said it's often a risky adventure to emerge from Rustling Leaf to turn north, across traffic.

In an article in the Jan. 11 Anne Arundel section, the educational background of Carl O. Snowden was incomplete. He received his master's degree from Lincoln University in 1985 and is an adjunct professor at Sojourner Douglass College.

He was a community organizer, rallying for tenants rights in Annapolis' public housing. Later, he was elected to local office, serving on the Annapolis City Council. And 21 years ago, Carl O. Snowden established the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee Inc., which sponsors a dinner in Anne Arundel County honoring community members in the name of the slain civil rights leader. This year, Snowden said, the event will be particularly poignant as the inauguration of the nation's first black president - Barack Obama - will follow.

CLARIFICATION In an article in the Jan. 11 Anne Arundel section, the educational background of Carl O. Snowden was incomplete. He received his master's degree from Lincoln University in 1985 and is an adjunct professor at Sojourner Douglass College. He was a community organizer, rallying for tenants' rights in Annapolis public housing. Later, he was elected to local office, serving on the Annapolis City Council. And 21 years ago, Carl O. Snowden established the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee Inc., which sponsors a dinner in Anne Arundel County honoring community members in the name of the slain civil rights leader.

I SUPPOSE I am his mistress. It's wonderful, isn't it?" So said Britain's Marjorie Wallace, speaking about her relationship with the Earl of Snowden. (I know - you thought it was Madonna, fessing up on A-Rod.) The earl was not amused by his now former lover's candor. Snowden, ex-husband of the late Princess Margaret (Queen Elizabeth's sister), is the subject of a juicy new biography by Anne de Courcy. He cooperated with the author and spoke candidly. Too late he realized he had been too candid.

A Howard County construction project to create additional sidewalk along southbound Snowden River Parkway is to begin this week. On July 7, a portion of sidewalk, measuring about 500 feet in length, will be installed to connect two existing sidewalks, one fronting the park and ride lot and the other adjacent to Dobbin Road. The project is expected to be completed by mid-July, weather permitting. The right lane of southbound Snowden River Parkway, south of Dobbin Road, will be closed to traffic during construction hours, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

The Columbia Wegmans grocery store faces one less hurdle after a challenge to approval of its site development plan was dismissed this week. Michele LeFaivre, Board of Appeals hearing examiner, ruled Monday that "the 30-day filing has to be very strictly construed," before dismissing the appeal brought by Philip Rousseau, a Columbia resident whose property backs up to within about 15 feet of Snowden River Parkway, which is expected to handle much more...