Tibbetts

FireNew Windsor: Firefighters responded at 7: 16 a.m. Wednesday to a fire alarm in the 1000 block of Tibbetts Lane. Units were out 16 minutes.Pub Date: 11/30/98

Business owner Sid Saab edged out lawyer David A. Tibbetts by 87 votes in the Sept. 12 Republican primary for Anne Arundel County Council District 4, according to complete, unofficial returns posted yesterday by the county Board of Elections. With all the absentee and provisional votes counted, Saab defeated Tibbetts, 1,544 to 1,457. The Crownsville resident, who owns a jewelry business in Prince George's County, will face Democrat Jamie Benoit in November. Results will be certified and made official Tuesday.

FireNew Windsor: New Windsor and Union Bridge were dispatched to the 1000 block of Tibbetts Lane to investigate a fire alarm sounding at Ryland Homes at 11:12 p.m. Sunday. Units were out 50 minutes.

When a public meeting was held last weekend to consider whether Odenton should become Anne Arundel County's third incorporated city, about 15 people attended. One who attended was Jamie Benoit, 34, a lawyer and a Democratic candidate for County Council. He said yesterday that he is cautiously optimistic about exploring the subject. "We are going to have a population explosion in this area in the next decade," Benoit said, "and then we should have enough of a tax base to support incorporation into a city."

Business owner Sid Saab edged out lawyer David A. Tibbetts by 87 votes in the Sept. 12 Republican primary for Anne Arundel County Council District 4, according to complete, unofficial returns posted yesterday by the county Board of Elections. With all the absentee and provisional votes counted, Saab defeated Tibbetts, 1,544 to 1,457. The Crownsville resident, who owns a jewelry business in Prince George's County, will face Democrat Jamie Benoit in November. Results will be certified and made official Tuesday.

When a public meeting was held last weekend to consider whether Odenton should become Anne Arundel County's third incorporated city, about 15 people attended. One who attended was Jamie Benoit, 34, a lawyer and a Democratic candidate for County Council. He said yesterday that he is cautiously optimistic about exploring the subject. "We are going to have a population explosion in this area in the next decade," Benoit said, "and then we should have enough of a tax base to support incorporation into a city."

Being deceptive can be costly - particularly if you're a wasp. Researchers at the University of Arizona caught female paper wasps, matched them by size and videotaped them as they fought inside plastic dishes - staring each other down, grappling, running at one another and trying to bite and climb on one another. They noticed that wasps with tiny black spots on their faces tended to be more dominating. But when they painted tiny black spots on some of the less dominant wasps, the impostors were beaten up more often than before.

Three Anne Arundel County Republicans defeated in last year's legislative elections are seeking to fill the vacant House of Delegates seat in District 32. David A. Tibbetts, David P. Starr and Terry R. Gilleland Jr. have applied to succeed Del. James E. Rzepkowski, who resigned last week to take a post in the Ehrlich administration. Friday was the application deadline. The Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee will select a replacement this week to serve through the end of 2006.

Being deceptive can be costly - particularly if you're a wasp. Researchers at the University of Arizona caught female paper wasps, matched them by size and videotaped them as they fought inside plastic dishes - staring each other down, grappling, running at one another and trying to bite and climb on one another. They noticed that wasps with tiny black spots on their faces tended to be more dominating. But when they painted tiny black spots on some of the less dominant wasps, the impostors were beaten up more often than before.

A Memorable Place Lighthouse hostel: a tempting treat By Peggy Rowe SPECIAL TO THE SUN On Cape Vincent, N.Y., my husband, John, and I came upon the end of a narrow, country road running along the St. Lawrence River and saw a beautiful sight -- the Tibbetts Point lighthouse, overlooking where Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence come together. When we saw a sign that the former lightkeeper's house was actually a hostel, John remarked, "We've never spent the night in a hostel." "It's for young travelers who can't afford a motel," I said.

Three Anne Arundel County Republicans defeated in last year's legislative elections are seeking to fill the vacant House of Delegates seat in District 32. David A. Tibbetts, David P. Starr and Terry R. Gilleland Jr. have applied to succeed Del. James E. Rzepkowski, who resigned last week to take a post in the Ehrlich administration. Friday was the application deadline. The Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee will select a replacement this week to serve through the end of 2006.

Here is a list of legislative candidates who have filed in Anne Arundel County: State Senate District 21:Arthur Dorman (D); John A. Giannetti Jr. (D) District 30:John C. Astle (D); Nora Criss-McIntire Keenan (R); Andy Smarick (R) District 31:Philip C. Jimeno (D) District 32:James E. DeGrange Sr. (D); Terry R. Gilleland Jr. (R) District 33:Robert R. Neall (D); Janet Greenip (R) House of Delegates District 21: Angie Como (D); Barbara A. Frush (D); Christopher P. Keene (D); Pauline H. Menes (D)

Fires Harney: Firefighters responded at 10: 49 a.m. Sunday to a woods fire in the 4700 block of Harney Road. Units were out an hour. New Windsor: Firefighters responded at 9: 40 a.m. Sunday to a fire alarm in the 1000 block of Tibbetts Lane. Units were out 21 minutes. New Windsor: Firefighters responded at 9: 34 a.m. Sunday to a fire alarm in the 1000 block of Green Valley Road. Units were out 25 minutes.

ALTHOUGH FEW voters understand the duties of the clerk of the Circuit Court or Orphans' Court judge, they must chose the people to fill these positions. They are not highly visible policy-making jobs; as a result, the public doesn't pay much heed to the candidates who have filed for them. However, when residents find themselves at the courthouse having to deal with questions about estates, wills, trusts, lawsuits or other legal records, they become keenly interested in these people elected to serve them.

FireNew Windsor: New Windsor and Union Bridge were dispatched to the 1000 block of Tibbetts Lane to investigate a fire alarm sounding at Ryland Homes at 11:12 p.m. Sunday. Units were out 50 minutes.