Suzette

I made my way around the courtroom where a dozen or so families waited in anticipation to make official the adoption of their loved ones. This was the type of assignment where finding a touching moment would not be hard. When Suzette Brendon stepped up to the stand, the judge already knew her and her family. This was not the first child the Brendons had adopted. Judge John O. Hennegan, whose own son is adopted, bantered and joked with all the parents that morning, many of them saying little in response, just smiling, happy that the day had come.

George W. Addicks, a retired railroad mechanic who was a drag-racing and motorcycle enthusiast, died of heart failure Sunday at Laurelwood Care Center in Elkton. The Joppa resident was 85. Mr. Addicks was born and raised in Highlandtown and attended Baltimore public schools. During World War II, he was a Navy gunner on patrol bombers. He worked as a diesel locomotive mechanic for the Patapsco & Back River Railroad Co., a Bethlehem Steel subsidiary, for 41 years until retiring in 1987.

The Banger Sisters stands as proof that no movie is so bad it can't be redeemed by a single stellar performance. That performance is by Susan Sarandon, who is so believably unleashed as a former groupie learning to embrace her uninhibited past, it's tempting to believe she was reading from a different script when considering the part. Unfortunately, the script she was given to work with isn't much at all. At best, it's a trifle about old rock and rollers struggling to make sense of their misspent youth in light of the wisdom that comes with age. At worst, it's a dangerously simplistic paean to the sort of "anything goes" lifestyle that seemed so quaint and curious and even romantic back in the '60s, but today embraces perils undreamed of in the Summer of Love.

I made my way around the courtroom where a dozen or so families waited in anticipation to make official the adoption of their loved ones. This was the type of assignment where finding a touching moment would not be hard. When Suzette Brendon stepped up to the stand, the judge already knew her and her family. This was not the first child the Brendons had adopted. Judge John O. Hennegan, whose own son is adopted, bantered and joked with all the parents that morning, many of them saying little in response, just smiling, happy that the day had come.

When Suzette Mullings and Donna Mullings arrived at Howard High last September, everybody assumed they were sisters.No wonder. Both transferred from Jamaica and both hit the area track circuit like a tropical storm.Through most of this season, one or the other or both have posted the top metro area performances in six events. Both are top sprinters while Donna is just about unbeatable in the jumps.Even with sore hamstrings, each won three medals at Thursday's Howard County championships.Donna won the 200-meter dash and set a meet record (18 feet, 2 1/2 inches)

On May 8, 2004 RICHARD T. JENKINS, JR.; beloved husband of Annette Alfaro Jenkins; dear father of Joseph and Kathleen Jenkins, Theresa Lilienthal, Mark and John Jenkins, Rosemary Hatch and Susannne Storms; devoted step father of Suzette Renee Bell, Allen A. Bell, Jr. and Steven Patrick Bell; loving grandfather of nine grandchildren and survived by one sister and one brother. Funeral from the family owned Gregory J. Gonce Funeral Home, P.A., 169 Riviera Dr., Pasadena on Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Jane Frances Church at 11 A.M. Interment in Our Lady of the Fields Cemetery.

On March 6, 2005, RUDELL B. LEWIS. Devoted wife of Lushes Lewis, Sr. She is also survived by her two daughters, Loretta Mc Clarin and Suzette Lewis, Cheryl Lewis (preceded her in death), two sons, Lushes Lewis, Jr. and Richard M. Lewis and a host of other loving relatives and friends. On Friday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE Funeral Services (EAST), 4905 York Road, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 8 P.M. On Saturday, Mrs. Lewis will lie in state at Fountain Baptist Church, 1215 Monument Street, where the family will receive friends from 11 to 12 noon with services to follow.

Howard's girls continued their seasonlong domination, capturing the Class 3A East regional title yesterday at Howard High.Howard finished with 168 points, far ahead of second-place Broadneck (82). Northern finished third (76) and Centennial fourth (58).In the boys division, Broadneck took the overall team title with 134 points. Centennial finished second (95), just edging Carver (91). Host Howard wound up fourth with 86 points.Suzette Mullings' time of 11.7 seconds in the 100-meter dash was a personal best and broke the school record set earlier by senior teammate Kym Morehouse (11.84)

George W. Addicks, a retired railroad mechanic who was a drag-racing and motorcycle enthusiast, died of heart failure Sunday at Laurelwood Care Center in Elkton. The Joppa resident was 85. Mr. Addicks was born and raised in Highlandtown and attended Baltimore public schools. During World War II, he was a Navy gunner on patrol bombers. He worked as a diesel locomotive mechanic for the Patapsco & Back River Railroad Co., a Bethlehem Steel subsidiary, for 41 years until retiring in 1987.

IN CREPE Du Jour, owner/chef Mustapha Snoussi and his wife, Donna Morris-Snoussi, have created a little piece of France that's so appealing even Anne Tyler's Accidental Tourist would be at ease. Leaving aside the crepes suzettes, salade nicoise, croques monsieurs, assiettes des crudites and other well-made French cafe specialties, they have managed, through charm and creativity, to combine many of the most adorable aspects of French culture and exclude all of those with which Americans tend to lose patience.

Sandra Gangadeen of Baltimore covered her signature doubles - two fried, eggy pancakes filled with chickpeas, mango chutney and masala - in wax paper, grabbed the two ends and swung them around like a jump rope. She handed the only-from-Trinidad doubles (pronounced do-blays) to sisters Susan and Suzette Patterson of Baltimore, who have sought out Gangadeen's food stand at the city's Caribbean-American Carnival in Druid Hill Park every year for five years. The three-day festival ended yesterday.

On March 6, 2005, RUDELL B. LEWIS. Devoted wife of Lushes Lewis, Sr. She is also survived by her two daughters, Loretta Mc Clarin and Suzette Lewis, Cheryl Lewis (preceded her in death), two sons, Lushes Lewis, Jr. and Richard M. Lewis and a host of other loving relatives and friends. On Friday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE Funeral Services (EAST), 4905 York Road, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 8 P.M. On Saturday, Mrs. Lewis will lie in state at Fountain Baptist Church, 1215 Monument Street, where the family will receive friends from 11 to 12 noon with services to follow.

On May 8, 2004 RICHARD T. JENKINS, JR.; beloved husband of Annette Alfaro Jenkins; dear father of Joseph and Kathleen Jenkins, Theresa Lilienthal, Mark and John Jenkins, Rosemary Hatch and Susannne Storms; devoted step father of Suzette Renee Bell, Allen A. Bell, Jr. and Steven Patrick Bell; loving grandfather of nine grandchildren and survived by one sister and one brother. Funeral from the family owned Gregory J. Gonce Funeral Home, P.A., 169 Riviera Dr., Pasadena on Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Jane Frances Church at 11 A.M. Interment in Our Lady of the Fields Cemetery.

The Banger Sisters stands as proof that no movie is so bad it can't be redeemed by a single stellar performance. That performance is by Susan Sarandon, who is so believably unleashed as a former groupie learning to embrace her uninhibited past, it's tempting to believe she was reading from a different script when considering the part. Unfortunately, the script she was given to work with isn't much at all. At best, it's a trifle about old rock and rollers struggling to make sense of their misspent youth in light of the wisdom that comes with age. At worst, it's a dangerously simplistic paean to the sort of "anything goes" lifestyle that seemed so quaint and curious and even romantic back in the '60s, but today embraces perils undreamed of in the Summer of Love.

The Montgomery County delegate charged Sunday with assaulting his wife has filed countercharges against her, claiming she is a former professional boxer who struck him first. Del. Dana Lee Dembrow, a four-term Democrat, filed the charges Monday evening against his wife, Suzette Diane Dembrow, just hours after he released a statement apologizing for the incident. Dembrow, 48, was charged with second-degree assault after he admitted slapping his wife in the face during a dispute at their home, according to court documents.

IN CREPE Du Jour, owner/chef Mustapha Snoussi and his wife, Donna Morris-Snoussi, have created a little piece of France that's so appealing even Anne Tyler's Accidental Tourist would be at ease. Leaving aside the crepes suzettes, salade nicoise, croques monsieurs, assiettes des crudites and other well-made French cafe specialties, they have managed, through charm and creativity, to combine many of the most adorable aspects of French culture and exclude all of those with which Americans tend to lose patience.

Sandra Gangadeen of Baltimore covered her signature doubles - two fried, eggy pancakes filled with chickpeas, mango chutney and masala - in wax paper, grabbed the two ends and swung them around like a jump rope. She handed the only-from-Trinidad doubles (pronounced do-blays) to sisters Susan and Suzette Patterson of Baltimore, who have sought out Gangadeen's food stand at the city's Caribbean-American Carnival in Druid Hill Park every year for five years. The three-day festival ended yesterday.

The Montgomery County delegate charged Sunday with assaulting his wife has filed countercharges against her, claiming she is a former professional boxer who struck him first. Del. Dana Lee Dembrow, a four-term Democrat, filed the charges Monday evening against his wife, Suzette Diane Dembrow, just hours after he released a statement apologizing for the incident. Dembrow, 48, was charged with second-degree assault after he admitted slapping his wife in the face during a dispute at their home, according to court documents.

Howard's girls continued their seasonlong domination, capturing the Class 3A East regional title yesterday at Howard High.Howard finished with 168 points, far ahead of second-place Broadneck (82). Northern finished third (76) and Centennial fourth (58).In the boys division, Broadneck took the overall team title with 134 points. Centennial finished second (95), just edging Carver (91). Host Howard wound up fourth with 86 points.Suzette Mullings' time of 11.7 seconds in the 100-meter dash was a personal best and broke the school record set earlier by senior teammate Kym Morehouse (11.84)

When Suzette Mullings and Donna Mullings arrived at Howard High last September, everybody assumed they were sisters.No wonder. Both transferred from Jamaica and both hit the area track circuit like a tropical storm.Through most of this season, one or the other or both have posted the top metro area performances in six events. Both are top sprinters while Donna is just about unbeatable in the jumps.Even with sore hamstrings, each won three medals at Thursday's Howard County championships.Donna won the 200-meter dash and set a meet record (18 feet, 2 1/2 inches)