Winter

Registration for winter classes offered by Anne Arundel Community College is being held at the seven senior activity centers operated by the Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities. Classes begin the week of Jan. 11. To obtain a class schedule, visit the senior center you wish to attend or go online at aacounty.com/aging and click on a center for its list of courses, or call 410-777-2241.

Winters Mill High School ranked No. 36 in the state of Maryland and No. 1021 in the nation in the fourth edition of US News and World Report's listing of the best high schools in the nation. The publication evaluated nearly 22,000 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia. The survey, published May 8 on the US News website, considered a number of factors including Advanced Placement performance, overall student performance and "proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups.

It's going to get cold again this weekend and the perfect time to winterize your skin. Frigid temperatures, dry hair, high home heat and winter sun can wreak havoc on your skin. If you don't fend off the damage you'll be looking at botox by the time your 30. The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) suggest that at least 81 million Americans experience dry, itchy or scaly skin during the winter months. Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Rebecca A. Kazin has tips to keeping skin healthy.

Draw possession and their own patient offense proved equally effective as No. 8 Severna Park held No. 11 Catonsville to its lowest offensive output of the season en route to a 15-10 victory at Franklin in the Class 4A-3A state semifinals. The defending champion Falcons (17-2) advance to the state final for the 13th time and will go after their 11th title Tuesday or Wednesday night at UMBC against the winner of Saturday's semifinal between Westminster and Churchill. The Falcons defeated Westminster, 14-7, in last year's championship.

Colored leaves falland then revealthe shapes of winter's trees,in images surreal.Stick-figures all, stretchedagainst lowering skies,frame a leafless parklandthrough winter's eyes.By the cold streambeds,sycamores peel and grate;at the edge of the wood,bare beeches congregate.There's no leafy camouflagefor winter's birds of prey;now the hawks and elmswait for a longer day.

On September 2, 2004, FREDERICKEDWIN WINTER, beloved husband of Lois W. Winter (nee Mc Creery); devoted father of Paul F. Winter, Mark C. Winter, Adrienne L. Presgraves, and Barbara J. Bledsoe. Also survived by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exist 26-A), on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m., in the Ascension Lutheran Church.

JUDY WINTER, 62, of Amarillo died Sunday, December 3, 2006. Ms. Winter was a dietitian for more than 20 years at the Harrington Cancer Center. She was a member of Kingswood United Methodist Church as well as the Red Hat Society. Ms. Winter courageously overcame brain cancer in 1989. She lost a hard-fought battle to leukemia, and will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Schaffer, of Baltimore, MD. Survivors include son; Ryan Winter of Wilmore, KY; a daughter, Tammy MMorris and husband Wade of Denver; a brother, Robert Schaffer of Baltimore; her mother, Pauline Schaffer of Baltimore, MD and two grandchildren, Isaiah and Chloe.

Boat wintering tips from Boating, the world's largest powerboat magazine, and BoatUS: Remove electronic gear. Take valuables home. Take all flammables and food ashore for storage. Take bimini home for cleaning. If boat will remain in the water all winter, protect thru-hulls by closing seacocks and gate valves. Open hatches, drawers and ice chests to allow air circulation and slow mildew buildup. Gas and diesel users should top off tanks and add gas stabilizers. Remember that old gas loses its octane rating over time.

Entering last offseason, the Orioles were at a crossroads. New club president Andy MacPhail decided an overhaul was needed. MacPhail upgraded the young talent base by dealing Miguel Tejada and Erik Bedard for 10 players, including six who received time with the big league club this year. This was supposed to be a season in which the club evaluated what it had in its system. Unfortunately for the organization, the majority of young players either failed the test or received an incomplete grade.

On January 22, 2004 WILLIAM J. WINTER, SR., former owner/manager of Wintercrest, Inc., operated food services at Mt. Pleasant Golf Course, insurance Agent for Monumental Life Insurance Co. for 20 yrs. A member of the American Legend, Knights of Columbus and World War II Veteran. Loving husband of the late Mary E. Winter (nee Eichelman), beloved son of the late Bernard and Wilhelmina (nee Maglidt) Winter. Devoted father of Mary Rose Liberatore, Betsy Parziale, Jean Zimmerer, Geri D'Onofrio, William J. Winter, Jr., Catherine Willman, Edward Winter, Anne Marie Lagnese and Timothy Winter.

Glenelg (16-4) had 16 hits and routed visiting Long Reach, 15-0, in a Class 2A South regional baseball first-round game Friday. The No. 6 Gladiators' Tyler Hoeflich pitched four shutout innings and allowed only two hits. Logan Dubbe had three hits, including a triple his first at bat that drove in his team's first two runs. Hoeflich also had two doubles and four RBIs. No. 8 Patterson Mill 4, North East 1: Matt Golczewski worked seven innings and struck out eight for the visiting Huskies (17-4)

The mild winter meant a dearth of heating degree days. Early in the cooling degree days season, the warm trend is having the opposite result. Degree days are a measure of how much energy is needed to warm homes to 65 degrees in winter. One degree day means a one-degree difference between a day's average temperature and 65.   The heating season was more than 1,100 degree days short of normal because the mild weather meant furnaces were given a break. The average temperature this winter was 5 degrees above normal, making it one of the mildest winters on record , and the 1.8 inches of snow was the least since 1972.

Winters Mill boys lacrosse coach Sal Picataggi gave senior midfielder Evan Horn high praise Wednesday when he simply stated: "When the game is on the line, I want the ball in Evan's stick. " In his third year on varsity, Horn, a captain, brings leadership, a good understanding of the game and a knack for making the smart play during the big moments. This season, he has six goals, 17 assists and 68 ground balls for the No. 11 Falcons. Also a four-year starter at point guard for the Falcons' basketball team, he is set to play hoops at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Va. Before going off to college, Horn - a National Honor Society member who maintains a 3.75 GPA - would like nothing better than to close out his high school career with a state title in lacrosse.

No. 3 Century's girls lacrosse team used four multi-goal scorers, led by Haley Bord-ner with five, to stay unbeaten Thursday by beating Winters Mill, 13-5. The host Knights (12-0) opened with a 5-0 run and led 8-2 at the break. No. 4 Marriotts Ridge 21, Oakland Mills 2: Marissa Davey and Taylor Hensh each scored four goals for the visiting Mustangs (11-0). Boys lacrosse No. 11 Winters Mill 10, Century 5: Spenser Love scored a game-high five goals and added two assists to power the visiting Falcons (10-1)

Rebounding from near-collapse four years ago, the Chesapeake Bay's blue crabs are more plentiful than they've been in nearly two decades, with a record crop of young, Maryland officials announced Thursday. The annual winter survey of Maryland and Virginia waters found an estimated 764 million crabs baywide — two-thirds more than last year and the highest since 1993, officials said. The number of juvenile crabs nearly tripled to 587 million, the most seen since the survey began 22 years ago. That should mean there'll be plenty of the crustaceans available this year, especially in late summer.

Despite ground that has been termed "rock hard" by race chairman H. Turney McKnight, the 102nd edition of the My Lady's Manor Saturday kicks off Maryland's three timber classic races. The My Lady's Manor expects to have full fields for the three-race program. A total of 45 horses have been entered for the three, meaning the racing surface hasn't deterred horsemen from a card offering $52,500 purse money, including $30,000 for the feature, a three-mile test that will start the day at 1:30 p.m. On successive Saturdays, the Grand National at Butler and the $75,000 Maryland Hunt Cup at Glyndon, one of the toughest timber events in the world, will follow.

On September 11, 2003 CATHERINE TRUITT WINTER of Baltimore County. She was predeceased by husband Albert M. Winter. Mrs. Winter is survived by Barbara Truitt Shanklin of Merry Point, VA. A Memorial service will be held at a later date.

The No. 6 Hereford boys lacrosse team bullied past the competition at Fallston's Fred Sheckells tournament Wednesday, defeting Dulaney 12-3 in the championship game after cruising past No. 11 Winters Mill in the semifinals. Junior attackman Joe Seider scored four goals and added an assist in the title game. Morgan Pritchett had two goals and an assist, and Freddy Bryant chipped in a goal and two assists. After opening the season with a loss to Gilman, the four-time defending Class 3A-2A state champion Bulls have won five straight.

Junior attackman Chase Cullison supplied the needed fourth-quarter offense and No. 11 Winters Mill's defense more than held its own at the other end to defeat host Westminster, 9-6, in Carroll County play Thursday. With the game tied at 6 going into the fourth quarter, Cullison scored the go-ahead goal and an insurance tally. Fellow junior attackman Ryan Ackerman scored four goals, and senior midfielder Jason Kreimer added two as the Falcons improved to 3-0 on the season. Westminster, which got two goals and two assists from junior attackman Ryan Drenner, fell to 2-1. Winters Mill coach Sal Picataggi didn't hesitate when asked what the difference was in the game.