Iron

SAINT JAMES -- New Saint James football coach Chris Milmoe has tabbed "Ironmen" as the theme to the upcoming season as many of the Saints players are being counted on for two-way play. The main ironman on campus this year will be senior Mike Russ, who returns at quarterback and will find himself in a new defensive position that he is relishing. The 6-foot, 210-pound senior will be the focus of the Saints offense as they run the spread attack under Milmoe. Russ will move from linebacker to free safety and he is ready to knock heads with the opposition.

Honesty requires the admission of neglect for the deserved recognition of many progressive women who have contributed so much to our nation. I was inspired to read the life of Frances Perkins as a result of getting so many thrilling bits and pieces from my wife, Joanie, as she read about her life as the first cabinet-level woman appointee of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In “The Woman Behind The New Deal,” author Kirstin Downey has given a very readable account of Perkins' most creative life and legacy as Secretary of Labor.

"Iron Man" is probably the most lucrative superhero franchise in Hollywood. Nolan's "Batman" series is sadly done, the "Spider-Man" reboot was hardly Marvel-ous, and I'm not convinced that Zack "Sucker Punch" Snyder can sell this generation on Superman in the upcoming "Man of Steel. " The real powerhouse is of course "The Avengers," the unprecedented convergence of superhero franchises that managed to rule the box office in an extremely competitive 2012. But as much as that film emphasized teamwork, there was little doubt that the most popular member of the team, and the one most capable of carrying the first follow-up film, was Iron Man. The new film sees Iron Man aka Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.)

The flames will fly Saturday at what is being billed as the Iron Chef 2010 Cook-off, one of many newcomers to the Washington County Ag Expo & Fair schedule. The Washington County Ag Expo & Fair begins Friday, July 16, and continues through Thursday, July 22, at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center grounds, south of Hagerstown. "Food shows are kind of a hot item right now," said Daphne Sigler, board president Washington County Agricultural Organization, of the group that organizes Ag Expo.

Issues delaying a $6.3 million storm water project in the Borough of Waynesboro are closer to being sorted out, lawyers involved in the matter said Wednesday. "We're working cooperatively to get this resolved," said Sam Wiser, solicitor for the borough. Owners of three properties in the south end of town have objected to eminent domain proceedings started by the municipality. Borough officials said they needed easements on six properties and owners of three of those properties would not sign over the easements.

Though a meeting last week left state lawmakers and fire and rescue association officials on the same page about some issues related to the association's use of public gaming money, officials left the meeting with many details still to be negotiated. "I think the important thing will be follow-up, and we'll have to follow up with principally the county officials because they're the ones who are going to know how this will work best," D. Bruce Poole, an attorney for the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, said Friday.

They call Joe Tischer the Iron Man. At age 75, Tischer has competed in more than 100 triathlons - an endeavor he started at age 50. He's finished three Iron Man competitions and two JFK 50-mile races. He's a hall-of-famer at Towson University for track and lacrosse. Not even a shoulder replacement, knee replacement or arm and back surgeries are enough to stop him from competing. "I have a life philosophy and a business philosophy," said Tischer, from the sunroom of his home in Fountain Head, north of Hagerstown, his swollen right ankle perched on an ottoman.

Whether you are pumping iron, training for the Iron Man Marathon or just trying to stay fit, iron is one nutrient that needs to be in balance for peak performance. [cont. from lifestyle ] Relatively common among all teenage girls and women, iron-deficiency anemia is even more common among female athletes, especially runners and ballet dancers. To add insult to injury, women with marginal iron stores stop menstruating as their bodies try to conserve what little iron they have.

Flat-iron steaks have gone from the grinder to the grill. Flat-iron steaks, the cut from beef that previously would have likely been ground up for hamburger meat or sold as roast, might be a common sight on grills this summer. The cut - the second most tender cut of beef next to the tenderloin - is available from at least 7,000 retailers, particularly among restaurants and food service providers, said Mary Bartz, spokeswoman for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, a trade association.

The iron-y of it all - Forrester puts away woods to win WACO By LARRY YANOS / Mail Sports Editor photo: KEVIN G. GILBERT / staff photographer Drew Forrester proved to be an iron man Sunday at Beaver Creek Country Club. Forrester discarded his driver after the fifth hole of the final round of the 17th annual Washington County Open Championship and used a 2-iron off the tee most of the remaining holes to claim the championship. continued The 37-year-old member of the Mount Pleasant Country Club near Baltimore carded a 71 Sunday and finished with a two-day total of 145. Greg Henry and Tim Reeves tied for second at 149. Forrester opened tournament play Saturday with a 74 and was one shot behind co-leaders Henry, Reeves and Kenny Smith entering Sunday.