Chatting with the Owner of Clement Hardware

Patch spoke with Gordon Clement about running a business in Severna Park.

Top 5: Home Burglary, Chocolate Olympics

This week Patch reported on a local Boy Scouts troop being honored, and updated you on a kidney donation.

Here's a look at some of the top stories from Severna Park Patch this week. To read more of any story, just click on the link. 1. Police Charge Man in Home Burglary Anne Arundel County police arrested and charged a Severna Park man after they say he attempted to break into an area home on New Year’s Day. 2. Update: Johnson, Brother Doing Well After Kidney Donation More than a month after Severna Park Middle School custodian Dovell Johnson donated a kidney to save his brother’s life, both men are doing well. Johnson, 23, donated a kidney to his brother, Rhondell Jones, on Nov. 13, and Johnson’s co-workers at Severna Park Middle School rallied around him and offered an abundance of support. 3. Victoria’s Fancy Food Seeking Chocolate Olympics…

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Chatting with Local Businesses

Chatting with the Owner of Clement Hardware

Patch spoke with Gordon Clement about running a business in Severna Park.

The town of Severna Park is full of local businesses that provide great services for the community. In order to get a better sense of the owners and managers behind the businesses, Patch is introducing a new column. Severna Park Patch will talk with local business owners about life in Severna Park and how they got their start. This week Patch spoke with Clement Hardware owner Gordon Clement. Clement is well known around Severna Park for his generosity. Whether he is donating his time or supplies to assist Superstorm Sandy victims or helping local elementary students raise money Clement is always willing to help others. Clement's parents first opened the hardware store in 1969 and it has been family-run and operated since then. Severna Park…

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Hamilton Tyler

9:40 am on Friday, January 4, 2013

Clement's is a great local business and Gordon has done so much for the community. I try to shop at Clement's as opposed to the big box stores whenever possible.   more ›

Top 5: Holiday Snowmen, Vacant Building

This week Patch reported on a veteran looking for a job and suggested some holiday gifts from local stores.

Here's a look at some of the top stories from Severna Park Patch this week. To read more of any story, just click on the link. 1. Local Soldier Battles Life After the Army Severna Park High School graduate Brett Miller said the Army helped put him on the right rack after he failed out of college. After his service was up he went back to school and got a degree. What he didn't realize was how the five years spent in the Army hurt his chances of getting a job. 2. Shipley’s Choice Students Sell Snowmen at Clements A special education class at Shipley’s, taught by Kim Chesek, has created decorative snowmen and are selling them for $10 at Clement Hardware to help raise money for their annual field day at Marley Elementary. 3. Chatting with Mutt…

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Shipley’s Choice Students Sell Snowmen at Clements

A class of special education students at Shipley’s Choice are selling handmade snowmen at Clement Hardware to raise money.

Looking to add a snowman to your holiday decorations? Consider purchasing one made by a Shipley’s Choice student at Clement Hardware. A special education class at Shipley’s, taught by Kim Chesek, has created decorative snowmen and are selling them for $10 at Clement Hardware to help raise money for their annual field day at Marley Elementary. “Each year the students participate in the Marley Invitational, which is like a field day for special education,” Chesek said. “But the cost for a bus to transport the kids was around $400, which was too much. So I needed a fundraiser to off-set the cost.” Since there are only 12 kids in the class, Chesek couldn’t ask each child to contribute, so she decided to organize a fundraiser using the kids …

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Top 5: Suspicious Man, Election Day, Sandy Relief

This week Patch reported on area residents helping Sandy victims and covered all the Election Day excitement in Severna Park.

Here's a look at some of the top stories from Severna Park Patch this week. To read more of any story, just click on the link. 1. ‘Suspicious’ Severna Park Man Visits Sikh Shooting Site A Severna Park man was detained at Oak Creek Sikh Temple, the site of an August mass shooting in Wisconsin, for suspicious behavior last week. He reportedly had boxes of ammunition in his car but was not arrested by police. 2. NJ Shelter Cheers for Severna Park Donations The Renick family home in Severna Forest on Thursday night was a sight to be seen. Spotlights illuminated a yard covered with boxes and bags, while Boy Scouts and community members sorted clothes and loaded boxes into the Clement Hardware truck. The entire effort was spurred by a common …

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NJ Shelter Cheers for Severna Park Donations

Community members from all over gathered at the Renick family's home in Severna Forest to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.

The Renick family home in Severna Forest Thursday night was a sight to be seen. Spotlights illuminated a yard covered with boxes and bags, while Boy Scouts and community members sorted clothes and loaded boxes into the Clement Hardware truck. The entire effort was spurred by a common desire to help those in New Jersey impacted by Hurricane Sandy. “I can’t even express how thankful I am to everyone,” Kristen Renick said at one point in the night. “People just keep showing up with supplies and want to know what more they can do.” One man dropped off a bag of blankets. He then stood in the driveway asking what more he could do. He wanted to know if he could go to New Jersey; he said he would leave the next day. He just wanted to "do something…

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