Woodbine

The weather didn't exactly call to mind the phrase "Play Ball!" but an April Fool's Day sun that kept trying to pierce the clouds above Camden Yards set the right tone yesterday for FanFest. The thousands who flocked to the ballpark for the team's fan-friendly, two-hour workout - a first glimpse before the Orioles depart on a six-day road trip to begin the season - radiated the kind of muted enthusiasm you might expect from fans who know all too well that the team hasn't been a winner since 1997 but still have spring optimism.

FiresWinfield: Firefighters responded at 12: 15 a.m. Sunday to a wash detail in the 600 block of Tanglewood Drive. Units were out 45 minutes.Mount Airy: Firefighters responded at 6: 27 p.m. Friday to an auto fire on Route 27. Units were out 20 minutes.Winfield: Firefighters responded at 5: 17 p.m. Friday to a wash detail at Woodbine and Gillis Falls roads. Units were out one hour and 35 minutes.

A Woodbine man who was was struck by a vehicle Friday while retrieving his dog from the roadway remained in critical condition yesterday at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, according to a hospital spokeswoman.According to state police, Everett J. Knight, 66, of the 7000 block of Woodbine Road went into the road in front of his house and was returning with the dog from the southbound lane when he was struck by a northbound 1999 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Justin L. Allenof the 1400 block of Hoods Mill Road in Woodbine.

A three-alarm fire at a warehouse in Woodbine extensively damaged the building's office last night and caused heavy smoke and water damage to the remainder of the single-story cinder block building, said a Carroll County Fire Board spokesman.Damage was set at $100,000, said Bill Dailey Jr., owner of the 30-year-old A-aarid Enterprise Corp. warehouse in the 7700 block of Woodbine Road near the border with Howard County.On the way to the blaze, the six-member crew of a Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company fire engine suffered minor injuries when the vehicle ran off the road at Flag Marsh and Watersville roads, said the fire board spokesman.

A collision involving a pickup truck that became airborne killed an 18-year-old Baltimore County woman and left a Woodbine man in serious condition late Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 70 west of Mount Airy, state police said.Andrea Kelly Simonson, of the 1000 block of Homberg Ave. in Middle River was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the undercarriage of the 1987 Toyota pickup, driven by David Grant Hollinger, 31, of Woodbine, struck her 1998 Oldsmobile.State police said the truck was eastbound on I-70 and changing lanes when it collided with a Ford Crown Victoria driven by Joseph Grimes, 52, of Ellicott City, who was not injured.

FiresWinfield: Firefighters from Winfield and Lisbon in Howard County responded at 6: 20 p.m. Wednesday to a woods fire in the 7000 block of Woodbine Road. Units were out one hour and 15 minutes.Winfield: Firefighters from Winfield and Lisbon in Howard County responded at 5: 58 p.m. Wednesday to a brush fire in the 1300 block of Hoods Mill Road. Units were out 10 minutes.Pub Date: 4/02/99

Howard County police charged a Woodbine resident with burglary yesterday, saying he wandered into a neighbor's house and fell asleep on her bed.Officials received a call at 7: 08 a.m. Wednesday from a 45-year-old woman in the 15700 block of Bushy Park Road in Woodbine. She reported that she awoke to find a stranger sleeping next to her.Police suspect the man walked into the house through an unlocked door between 2: 30 a.m. and 7 a.m., said Sgt. Morris Carroll, a county police spokesman.Upon their arrival, officers stirred the man from his slumber.

A three-alarm fire at a warehouse in Woodbine extensively damaged the building's office last night and caused heavy smoke and water damage to the remainder of the single-story cinder block building, said a Carroll County Fire Board spokesman.Damage was set at $100,000, said Bill Dailey Jr. owner of the 30-year-old A-aarid Enterprise Corp. warehouse in the 7700 block of Woodbine Road near the border with Howard County.On the way to the blaze, the six-man crew of a Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company fire engine suffered minor injuries when the vehicle ran off the road at Flag Marsh and Watersville roads, said the Fire Board spokesman.

Facing bleak lives in a struggling nation, three teen-age girls wandered into an auditorium in Estonia and quickly found themselves enchanted by an American pastor who preached devotion, discipline and love.Soon, they joined her church and eventually followed her to Howard County, where they were promised intense Bible studies and religious training. Instead, the teen-agers say, they became indentured servants, cleaning apartments and businesses, laboring for a woman who offered hope but delivered betrayal.

CHRISTIAN JOY Ministries in Woodbine is proud to play host to two visitors this week.Pastor George William Ssebaggala of Uganda and Pastor Lawrence Allosso of Kenya are missionaries visiting this country as guests of Pastor Penny King in Woodbine.Ssebaggala serves the spiritual needs of people in his region of Uganda through his 300-member church outreach. He wishes to reach people in his country, but transportation and money are limited."We need money to print handouts for people to educate them about AIDS and to help people affected by the wars in Uganda.

On May 30, 2009, ROBERT LOUIS, who was born May 16, 1965 and passed away unexpectedly. He is survived by his beloved companion Suzie Williams, and loving parents Frances and Kenneth Galey; devoted brother of Michael Galey and his wife Joanne and their son Simon and equine companions Shadow and Spike. Family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 3204 Mountain Road (Pasadena) on Thursday from 6-9 p.m. Further services and interment will be held in Clinton, Indiana by the Karandvich-Giovaini Funeral Home, 408 Vine Street, Clinton Indiana 1-765-832-2433.

Robert S. Pardoe, a retired Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. manager of customer accounts and a Korean War veteran, died of cancer Jan. 9 at Montgomery County General Hospital. The Woodbine resident was 77. Mr. Pardoe was born in Baltimore and raised on Wilkens Avenue. He was a 1947 graduate of Polytechnic Institute and during the Korean War served in Army intelligence from 1951 to 1955. Mr. Pardoe went to work for BGE in 1948. At the time of his 1992 retirement, he was manager of customer accounts.

Though it rained in fits and starts from daylight to dark, spectators packed Baltimore's Inner Harbor last night for a rousing fireworks show. A family from South Dakota decked out in rain ponchos, a Harford County grandmother, and a man from Long Island, N.Y., who said his friend told him the fireworks in Baltimore are "better than Disney World," all staked their claim to a spot on the waterfront for the Fourth of July display. Although rain stopped just before the fireworks began, some in the crowd held open umbrellas and most avoided sitting on damp ground.

Larriland Farm, a pick-your-own operation in Woodbine owned and operated by the Moore family since 1973, is offering opportunities to pick blueberries, tart cherries, red raspberries and beets through much of the summer. Sweet cherries can be picked Thursdays and Saturdays (call for hours). The farm also has an on-site farm market, selling fruits and fudge. The farm is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Containers are provided. Dogs are not allowed.

MR. JOSEPH B. DROLL, JR., died peacefully at his home in Mt. Airy on June 17th, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Margaret Oelschlager Droll, who died in December, 2001. He is survived by a daughter, Nancy Dankanich and husband Alex; three grandchildren, Alexis, Nicholas, and Andrew Dankanich; a sister, Mildred Hrebik, and many friends and relatives. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Sat., June 30th at Calvary Lutheran Church in Woodbine. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made (please note specifically In Memory of Joseph B. Droll, Jr.)

A Woodbine family whose drinking water was polluted with the gasoline additive MTBE has filed suit against a neighboring 7-Eleven gas station, contending that leaks from underground fuel tanks contaminated their well. When Michael and Hope Harrison purchased their Woodbine home in April 2004, they were told the house's well was contaminant-free, according to court documents. When tested in 2002, one of the four drinking water wells servicing the 7-Eleven store, in the 7600 block of Woodbine Road, had showed MTBE levels at 4,255 parts per billion.

The weather didn't exactly call to mind the phrase "Play Ball!" but an April Fool's Day sun that kept trying to pierce the clouds above Camden Yards set the right tone yesterday for FanFest. The thousands who flocked to the ballpark for the team's fan-friendly, two-hour workout - a first glimpse before the Orioles depart on a six-day road trip to begin the season - radiated the kind of muted enthusiasm you might expect from fans who know all too well that the team hasn't been a winner since 1997 but still have spring optimism.

WOODBINE, N.J. --Long before the lottery came to Woodbine, a Frenchman named Baron de Hirsch had his own dream of riches, buying 5,300 acres in 1891 for what he imagined would become a Jewish agricultural paradise. By the 1970s, most of the Jews had left, and Woodbine is not particularly noteworthy now, a blue-collar city of 16,600 in southern New Jersey. For the moment, though, it feels to many who live here like the center of the universe. "Whoever purchased that ticket put us back on the map," said Jim Schroder, who owns Campark Liquors on DeHirsch Avenue, where the winning ticket was sold.

Lowell T. "Tom" Haines, former director of the Carroll County Department of Social Services, died Sunday of a rare brain disorder at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster. The former longtime Woodbine resident was 75. Mr. Haines was born and raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1949. He earned a bachelor's degree from Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College, in 1953 and a master's degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania. He began his career in Baltimore as a social worker for the city Department of Social Services.

David Wayne Guynn, a truck driver and collector of antique tractors, died from complications of diabetes Saturday at Carroll Hospital Center. He was 45. Mr. Guynn was born in Frederick and raised in Woodbine. He was a 1979 graduate of South Carroll High School and of the Diesel Institute of America in Landover. For more than 25 years, Mr. Guynn was a self-employed dump truck driver who specialized in hauling gravel and stone. He collected, restored and operated farm tractors, and was a member of the Central Maryland Antique Tractor Club.