Timonium

When the Su family chose a burial plot two years ago, it had all the traditional elements valued in their native Taiwan. The site, protected by a hill, faced the sun in the south and overlooked a scenic lake at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium. Family members, who visit the site weekly, are delighted that there are so many more of the Asian designs and symbols that for centuries have honored the dead and comforted the living. The Sus now walk through a polished granite pagoda to the cemetery's Garden of Tranquility, which will be formally dedicated Wednesday.

Et cetera Trainers Ness, McMahon share honors at Timonium Remnants of Hurricane Isaac streaked across the Timonium fairgrounds just before call to the post for the final race of the Maryland State Fair meeting Monday afternoon, forcing officials to cancel the race and end the program. The meeting ended with a tie for training honors between Jamie Ness and Hugh McMahon . Both saddled five winners over seven days. McMahon won a trainer's bonus of $4,000 with points based on 1-2-3 finishers and number of starters.

Bieber-mania hits Timonium this weekend. And the Maryland State Fair may never be the same. "We've never had anything like this before, not for the state fair," says Andrew Cashman, the fair's assistant general manager. "It's unbelievable. " How unbelievable? The 12,000 general admission tickets to Sunday's concert sold out in 18 minutes. Plenty of tickets remain available for those willing to pay scalpers' prices, which start at about double the original cost of $47.50 and head up from there.

Baltimore County Councilman Todd Huff has postponed consideration of a housing development near Timonium that has drawn strong opposition from neighbors. Huff has pulled his resolution seeking council approval for 33 attached homes on Pot Spring Road near Old Bosley Road, the first of several approvals the developer will need to complete the project. The matter will not go before a council work session next week or come up for a vote the following week, as had been scheduled. An aide to Huff said he wanted to give the developer, Jeffrey C. Kirby, time to revise the proposal after a Monday night meeting that drew a crowd of about 200 residents, most of whom were opposed to the plans.

Baltimore County Public Safety officials are crediting a passer-by who alerted a family in the 300 block of Quaker Ridge Road in Timonium of a fire in their house. The fire occurred Friday afternoon, April 13, and Elise Armacost, director of communications for the public safety agency, said a man who was in the area saw smoke and banged on the door. "Two kids were inside and, happily, got out right away," she said. Armacost said the cause of the fire was still under investigation as of April 16. The one-alarm fire caused an estimated $150,000 worth of damage she said.

The managements of Timonium Race Course and Maryland's mile thoroughbred tracks, once considered bitter enemies for racing dates and legislative support, have forged a rare partnership in an effort to keep the half-mile oval open for 10 days of live racing during the Maryland State Fair, which begins Aug. 27.For the first time, Timonium will tie into the mile tracks' eight-outlet system of inter-track wagering facilities and off-track betting parlors, splitting...

Jockey Roneil Gerardo escaped serious injury yesterday at Timonium when his mount, Cristinas Apache, broke down in the opening race.As the field approached the backstretch, Cristinas Apache broke his left front leg, tossing Gerardo heavily to the track.Gerardo was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center by helicopter and was given a CAT scan and treated for abrasions of the face.He is being held for observation.Also yesterday, Alberto Delgado celebrated his 31st birthday by riding three winners on the card, including Brilliant Patriot, winner of the Taking Risks Handicap.

Horsemen who won purse money at the Timonium meet might be in for a pleasant surprise -- a bonus -- when the final betting numbers, less operating expenses, are calculated in a couple of weeks."

National training champion Todd Pletcher will send Somethinaboutbetty to run against eight other Maryland-bred fillies and mares today in the 6 1/2 -furlong, $45,000 Alma North Stakes, the feature race at Timonium. The Alma North features stakes winners and stakes place finishers, making this running one of the most competitive renewals in recent years. Timonium's other added money offering is the $45,000 Taking Risks Stakes, which is Monday. Jonathan Joyce, last year's Timonium riding champion, will ride the 4-year-old daughter of Forestry.

It's always fair weather in Timonium when the Maryland State Fair comes to town. This year is no exception, as the 110th edition of Maryland's annual homage to its agricultural community today kicks off a 10-day series of non-stop activities that will last through Labor Day.Last year's fair was plagued by a disastrous series of events at Timonium's half-mile thoroughbred race track. Unsafe track conditions led to an opening-day cancellation, break-downs by horses on the track and a paucity of horses to fill the race cards.