Relay for Life

Collectors travel to Ohio for gathering [Port Deposit]

2013-05-22 12:14:00

Congratulations and best wishes go out to Malita Larue and to Maguel Paul as they were united in marriage May 18. The reception was held at the VFW Post 8185 following the ceremony. A carload of locals traveled to Ohio last weekend to attend the...

Good Shepherd plans breakfast, strawberry festival and pig roast [Perryville]

2013-05-22 12:14:00

Happy Memorial Day – and thank you to all our veterans who gave their lives so we can live in freedom. God bless them and their families. Coming events at Good Shepherd in Perryville include: June 2, all you can eat breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:...

Marriotts Ridge High principal spotlighted for leadership award [West Friendship]

2013-05-22 05:35:00

Congratulations to Marriotts Ridge High School principal Adrianne Kaufman, who was recently announced as a winner in the Washington Post 2013 Distinguished Educational Leadership Awards. Earlier in her career in Howard County, Kaufman had been an...

Laurel Relay for Life is a walk through the night

2013-05-21 03:00:00

Nancy Becraft has a T-shirt from each year Laurel has held a Relay for Life, and has witnessed the growth of the event since the first relay in 1999. "We only started out with about 11 teams," Becraft said. This year there are 40 teams, and counting....

Study of history earns honors for two students [Glenwood/Glenelg/Dayton]

2013-05-21 06:15:00

Congratulations to Chris Messer, a Folly Quarter Middle School student, and Emma Halley, a sophomore at Glenelg High School. Chris recently earned a first place in the junior division, while Emma earned a second place in the senior division at the...

Still time to sign up for Cody Richardson Relentless Run [Perryville]

2013-05-15 10:48:00

This year's Spring Fling was a "wet" event but it still was lots of fun. Congratulations to the Chamber of Commerce and all those who organized and those who attended. This was a job well done. The second annual Cody G. Richardson Relentless Run 5K...

Condolences, quick recovery wishes sent to Port-ites [Port Deposit]

2013-05-15 10:55:00

Much sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Jeannette Hillyer, Jackson Park Road, as she passed away on May 1. Happy birthday to David Fasterling, son of Roxanne and Chuck Fasterling, Colora, as he celebrated on May 10 The weather certainly...

Mini-Relay for Life a big attraction for Carroll schools and residents

2013-05-13 03:00:00

Butterflies were too expensive and doves were out of the question. After six years of using balloons instead of luminaries, the mini-Relay for Life committee at Carroll Vista in Taneytown was looking for something different. Concerns for the environment...

Marriotts Ridge principal named distinguished leader

2013-05-16 13:55:31

Congratulations to Marriotts Ridge High School Principal Adrianne Kaufman, who was recently announced as a winner in the Washington Post 2013 Distinguished Educational Leadership Awards. Earlier in her career in Howard County, Kaufman was an assistant...

Bomb threat on Old Mill school campus investigated

2013-05-16 12:50:16

An 18-year-old man was arrested and accused of making a false bomb threat on Thursday that targeted the Old Mill school campus in Millersville, Anne Arundel County police said. Matthew Permenter, 18, of Baltimore, was charged with disturbing school...

Remembering a dear sister-in-law, Joann Wilson [Commentary]

2013-05-08 13:25:00

This is going to be the hardest columns I have written to date. It has always been exciting to report on all the fun activities, birthdays, anniversary and stories supplied by my readers for your reading pleasure. Today I write in loving remembrance...

Water Witch fire company sells out of its barbecue chicken quick [Commentary]

2013-05-08 13:32:00

Members of the Water Witch Fire Company barbecued chicken for the second time this season at Woodlawn Station off Tome Highway Saturday and sold out by 2:30 p.m. The next dinner is scheduled for Saturday, June 8 from 1 to 5 p.m. Get there early! Teams...

The Relay for Life fundraiser at Rentschler Field on May 18 included a luminaria ceremony to commemorate those who have died and honor cancer survivors.

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Tina Schaubroeck, Greencastle, walks with a new lease on life after being told she's free of breast cancer just months ago. Schaubroeck, Mowrey Elementary School teacher, Waynesboro, Pa.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Wood leaves can be purchased and engraved with the names of cancer victims to be present on the 8 1/2-foot Tree of Life made by Steve Edwards to represent victims of cancer.

2013-05-12 03:21:00