Veterinary Hospital

State police said they arrested one of three teen-agers wanted in the armed robbery of an Eldersburg veterinary hospital Feb. 28. The youth was arrested yesterday in Queen Anne's County, a spokesman said.Officers said three teen-agers, one carrying an Uzi-type automatic assault weapon and all appearing about 16 and 17 years old, wore bandanna-type masks when they burst into Carrolltown Veterinary Hospital. They forced one of four employees to a prescription drug cabinet in a rear room and stole 15 bottles of ketamine, a cat tranquilizer, and some cash, police said.

The phone rang at 7 a.m., and he knew that somewhere in Howard County a life was in danger. The week was off to a typical beginning for Dr. Fred T. Lewis.Lately, much has changed for Clarksville's Dr. Lewis: He recently sold his Lewis Veterinary Hospital to the Veterinary Centers of America -- changing its name to the VCA Lewis Veterinary Hospital and passing its managerial duties to his son, Dr. Rick Lewis.But after nearly a half-century of tending to Howard County's animals, Dr. Lewis, 68, still works full time.

Starting tomorrow, pet owners won't have to worry about waking their regular veterinarian to rush to the office when an animal companion becomes seriously ill or is injured during the night."

Fork kind of happens without warning. A sign announcing DTC you're here stands by Vera Gordon's stone home on Harford Road just south of Fork Road. An American flag flies on a pole in the 15-acre pasture in front of Mrs. Gordon's home and four red horses graze on the tall grass.Mrs. Gordon, a 75-year-old widow, isn't home today. She's working over at the Long Green Valley Florists in nearby Glen Arm. She doesn't have to but says, "I've always liked dealing with the public.""My husband and I met in Fork -- I was a telephone operator here -- and we got married in 1941," she says.