Woodholme

The Woodholme Foundation capped off its sixth annual Celebrity Weekend with a packed house. About 150 guests jammed a banquet room at the Admiral Fell Inn. They sipped cocktails and nibbled hors d'oeuvres, while comparing scores from two days of golf tournaments in both Delaware and Maryland. But the night's big moment came with introductions of several recipients of the foundation's Second Chance awards, which pay the total cost of the freshman year in college for needy minority students recommended by a teacher, school counselor or principal.

With only 10 minutes notice, the 45 teachers of Woodholme Elementary School eagerly escorted their 781 students to a mystery assembly. Principal Maralee Clark had carefully crafted what she would say to them and quickly began building the suspense. "Boys and girls, we've won another award!" Clark said she enthusiastically told the students and staff gathered in the Pikesville school's auditorium on Jan. 17. Next, she called various faculty members onstage one by one, purposely planting the idea that yet another Woodholme teacher had been singled out for recognition.

For a championship match where each player took turns struggling, it figured that one would run into trouble at the crucial hole. That was the case in the final of the 63rd Women's Metropolitan championship yesterday at Chartwell Country Club, as Andrea Kraus outlasted Cindy Peterka in 19 holes for a third consecutive title.Each was over the back edge of the green in three at the par-5 first hole, facing a delicate chip shot to a pin that was about 10 feet from the rear of the green. Kraus' effort from 20 feet started out through the collar and turned down to the hole and almost dropped.

There are some teachers whose genius is clear nearly from the moment they step into a classroom. McKinley Broome, it seems, is one of those teachers. In his first year of teaching, he won the Rookie Teacher of the Year Award in Baltimore County and Wednesday, just six years into his career, the fourth-grade math and reading teacher was presented the Milken Educator Award, an award compared to the Oscars for teaching. The $25,000 cash award was a closely guarded secret at Woodholme Elementary School known only to the principal.

It's been a long time coming, but Alison Tucker of Pikesville has finally won her battle with developers over a nearby housing development called Woodholme Green.For her and the Baltimore County People's Counsel lawyers who argued the case before the Maryland Court of Appeals last year, the lessons of the high court's 16-page opinion this week are clear: A deal is a deal; and, the county Board of Appeals may accept new testimony in reviewing development decisions and is not limited to testimony from earlier administrative hearings.

With the conclusion of qualifying play today in the U.S. Mid-Amateur championship, the membership and staff of Woodholme Country Club will heave a collective sigh of relief. They will have showcased their golf course and club facilities to some of the best players in the world, and made it through with flying colors.Two years ago, when the USGA formulated plans for enlarging the championship field and initiated the two-course format for selecting the 64 men to continue at match play, it put a premium on second-course selection.

The Woodholme Country Club pair of Sheldon Kalish and Terry Mayer burned the back nine with a 31, including birdies on the last three holes, to capture the Baltimore two-man team golf championship at Mount Pleasant.Kalish set up the late Woodholme charge when he birdied the 16th hole of the second round. Then, Mayer took over, dropping birdie putts at the 17th and 18th, giving the team a 136 total. Their individual rounds were 68 and 68, 6-under-par.The rally nipped two challenging teams by a stroke.

Susan Slaughter, teaching professional at Woodholme Country Club, is 2-for-2 in U.S. Women's Open qualifying attempts.Slaughter, 29, used the same strategy both times -- going to the site where most of the LPGA players were in the field. "I like to go where the best players are, because the better the competition, the better I play," she said recently.It was true last month, when she shot par 72 at The Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn., where 129 competed for 22 spots, to make it into the field for this week's championship at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Miss.

Baltimore County school district officials last night unveiled two sets of proposed boundaries for the new Woodholme Elementary School, scheduled to open this fall to relieve crowding at New Town Elementary School. Under both proposals, Woodholme would draw children from New Town, Milbrook and Owings Mills elementary schools. The only difference between the two proposals is that one would move some children from Owings Mills Elementary to Fort Garrison Elementary, and move the area around the Owings Mills mall from the New Town attendance area to the Woodholme attendance area.

Although many in the community still aren't pleased with the chosen location for a much-needed elementary school in northwestern Baltimore County, ground is to be broken today for Woodholme Elementary in Pikesville. School officials have an ambitious construction schedule for the $15.3 million school, which they hope to open for the 2005-06 school year. Many Pikesville residents had opposed building Woodholme Elementary at 300 Mount Wilson Lane, which they said is too narrow and winding to accommodate the school, new housing and two other planned developments.

The Officers, Board of Governors and Members of Woodholme Country Club, regret the passing of our Member, BERNICE SCHAPIRO and extend our sincere sympathies to her family. Arthur H. Adler, President

LPGA regulars Beth Bader (74-68) and Kim Saiki (70-72) shared the medal at 2-under-par 142 yesterday, as sectional qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open was held at Green Spring Valley Hunt Club and Woodholme Country Club. With 36 spots available from the 134-player field, there was a 10-for-two playoff at 152. Moira Dunn and Siew Ai Lim, who went from morning leader at 69 at Green Spring to an 83 at Woodholme, advanced with birdies at the second extra hole. Bader birdied three of the last four holes at Green Spring for her 68. Saiki's opening Woodholme round included three back-nine birdies.

On Friday, July 15, 2005, IRVING ZWEIER, beloved husband of Edith Zweier (nee Weitzman); loving father of Dr. Marlene Dahne of Baltimore MD, Dr. Jay Zweier of Columbus OH, Dr. Debra Ehudin of Baltimore MD, and Carol Subar of Tampa FL; beloved father-in-law of Dr. Edward Dahne, Dr. Barrie Zweier, Ross Ehudin and Neal Subar; devoted brother of Lita Dior of Edison NJ, and the late Paul and Alvin Zweier; loving grandfather of Theodore, Melanie, and Zachary Ehudin,...

On April 14, 2005, THEODORE M."MIKE", beloved husband of the late Leona K. Bielski (nee Walinsmki), devoted father of Christopher M. Bielski and Jennifer M. Sandman; dear brother of David and Richard Bielski and Stephanie Mrzonski; loving grandfather of Michael, Erica and Elizabeth. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the family owned and operated Mc Cully Polyniak Funeral Home, P.A., 3204 Mountain Rd., (Pasadena), on Sunday and Monday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where funeral Services will be held on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.

While some parents urged the Baltimore County school board to adopt proposed boundaries for the new Woodholme Elementary School, a larger number turned out for a hearing on Woodholme last night to appeal to the board on other boundary issues. A majority of the approximately 50 people in the audience were there to urge the board to redistrict the housing developments of Long Meadow, Fields of Stevenson and Dumbarton Heights from Wellwood International Elementary School, which is slightly over capacity, to the slightly under-capacity Fort Garrison Elementary.

TODAY Arundel to discuss zoning Anne Arundel County Council will discuss proposed revisions to the zoning code and subdivision regulations at 7 p.m. in its chambers at the Arundel Center, 44 Calvert St., Annapolis. Student art and music The Annapolis Area Library will present Celebrate Art!, an art exhibit and music by Anne Arundel County public school students at 7 p.m. at 1410 West St. 410-222-1750. Howard council hearing Howard County Council will hold a public hearing on proposed legislation at 7:30 p.m. in the Banneker Room, George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City.

Opening a grocery store that sells tomatoes for $2.49 a pound may take a lot of chutzpah during a recession -- or any other time for that matter.But that's exactly what is about to happen at the Festival at Woodholme, a swank Pikesville area shopping center north of the Beltway on Reisterstown Road. Starting in early November, Sutton Place Gourmet, the trendy Washington food chain, will swing open the doors on its first Baltimore store.Leasing approximately 14,000 square feet and pumping in more than a $1 million in renovations, Sutton Place will be the anchor tenant for the three-year-old plaza.

A group home for troubled girls is shutting down its operations in Pasadena and is looking to move to Baltimore or Baltimore County, much to the relief of its neighbors along Jumpers Hole Road."

Baltimore County public schools may be named after people, provided they are dead, under a policy approved last night by the board of education. Schools may continue to be named after communities, subdivisions, streets, landmarks or other indicators of their geography. But now, in addition, they may be named after people who contributed significantly to the county, state or country. Gymnasiums, stadiums and other parts of schools may now be named for businesses, foundations, community organizations and people who are dead.

Baltimore County school district officials last night unveiled two sets of proposed boundaries for the new Woodholme Elementary School, scheduled to open this fall to relieve crowding at New Town Elementary School. Under both proposals, Woodholme would draw children from New Town, Milbrook and Owings Mills elementary schools. The only difference between the two proposals is that one would move some children from Owings Mills Elementary to Fort Garrison Elementary, and move the area around the Owings Mills mall from the New Town attendance area to the Woodholme attendance area.