| Zoning Board rejects gas station plan
A plan to bring a gas station and carwash to the Waverly Woods Village Center in western Howard County died Wednesday when the county Zoning Board unanimously voted against a zoning change in the fifth hearing on the matter.
"I'm obviously very disappointed in the outcome of the case," Rick Levitan, co-owner of the petitioner, Convenience Retailing LLC, said in an e-mailed statement yesterday. "I'm shocked that this Zoning Board showed no regard for the recommendations of its own Department of Planning and Zoning (DPZ), which in 1999 and in 2007 issued staff reports which stated that the right place for a service station was in the Village Center."
Levitan, who has worked on the project for about two years, said he does not plan to pursue rezoning for the parcel located at Warwick and Birmingham ways, but had not given up entirely on the service station idea.
Over 3,000 view Artrain in Ladysmith
�It was a terrific experience,� said Nancy Wheeler, who served as co-chair with Karen Ek. They were delighted that so many children were able to see the variety of Native American art featured aboard Artrain USA.
�It was wonderful to see the community come together to support Artrain,� Wheeler said. That support came in the form of volunteer hours and financial contributions by businesses, organizations and individuals.
Thirty-eight local residents served as exhibit guides, after receiving training from Artrain USA staff. Local artists demonstrating aboard the train included Janelle Thompson, Jason Gillis, Kristie Kringle, Lois Good and Dorothy Atchley. There also were artists from Lac du Flambeau and Lac Court Oreilles who demonstrated their talents.
�We were amazed at the number of people who came, considering the weather,� said Karen Ek.
Why wait?
A state law banning smoking in bars goes into effect Jan. 1, 2009, but some smoke-free proponents say, "Why wait?" That's the name of a campaign by the state Public Health Division to encourage bars to go smoke-free now rather than wait for the new law to take effect. .
Mary A. Shiley
Shiley was born Oct. 12, 1920, in Warren County, the daughter of R. Franklin Pitcock and Mary E. Pitcock Grim. She was a farmer for Robert Solenberger and Stewart Bell. She was a member of Refuge United Methodist Church. She married Aubrey M. Shiley on Dec. 25, 1940, in Winchester. Surviving with her husband are a son, Marshall Lee Shiley of Winchester; two daughters, Virginia S. Miller of Stephens City and Tina Shiley Renner of Charles Town, W.Va.; two sisters, Betty L. Sours of Richmond and Jessie P. Figgins of Stephens City; a brother, James R. Pitcock of Richmond; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Four sisters, Eva B. Sleeter, Viola Franklin, Susie Fitzwater, and Frances Pitcock; and five brothers, Jack E. Pitcock, Albert L. Pitcock, Harry Pitcock, Lake Pitcock, and Wallace Pitcock, are deceased.
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