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Eagle Archive: There is no predicting the weather in March
Hopefully, the snowfall this week was this winter's last gasp. We always seem so surprised when it snows in March, but throughout Carroll County history some of our most significant winter storms have occurred during this month. Weather in March is just...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Carroll County (Maryland), Snow Storms, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Business Enterprises
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Ravens — and Super Bowl parties — still talked about [Rodgers Forge]
The Ravens — our champions! They are still topics of discussion as are those Super Bowl parties. Mary Lee and Dick Hilgartner divided their time between parties. They had great fun with friends from St. Pius X, out in Phoenix, for the first half...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore County, Lent, Students
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Lenten observers take their Ashes to Go
Leta Dunham got her breakfast order to go at a Roland Avenue Starbucks Wednesday morning: a grande triple skim latte in her cup and, on her forehead, an ashen reminder that we are all destined to become dust. Dunham was among Ash Wednesday observers who...
Tags: Religious Events, Death and Dying Customs, Rituals, Lent, Bars and Clubs
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Ashes to Go at Laurel MARC station
In a new twist on a centuries-old tradition, the Rev. Sheila McJilton of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church offered Ashes to Go at the Laurel MARC station during the morning commute on Ash Wednesday. "Ashes to Go is a way to bring the presence of God...
Tags: Anglicanism, Lent, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Christianity
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For Harford's Catholics, Lent means looking inward, as church looks for new leader
For Harford County's Catholic residents, the annual Lenten season is a time to reflect on how they can improve as people. "It's a much more intense look than just our daily routines," said Father Bill O'Brien, pastor of the Church of St. Patrick in...
Tags: Havre de Grace, Easter, Roman Catholicism, Mardi Gras, Jesus Christ
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HdG to celebrate Mardi Gra with parade Tuesday
Laissez les bons temps roulez, dear readers, Join me Tuesday, Feb. 12 for the Havre de Grace Mardi Gras Parade at 6:30 p.m. down Bourbon Street from the high school, to Washington Street into downtown, ending on St. John and Warren streets at Legion...Tags: U.S. Congress, Tea Party Movement, Lent, Bars and Clubs, Havre de Grace
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Some opposition to Chin Baptist Church showed discrimination [Letter]
I am the Realtor that was the agent for the seller of the land that was sold to the Chin Baptist Church. Shortly after this became public knowledge I was approached by a neighbor. He told me this had to be stopped because if you let one Korean into the... -
St. Philip's to bring Ashes to Go to Laurel MARC commuters on Ash Wednesday
In a new twist on a centuries-old tradition, St. Philip's Episcopal Church will offer Ashes to Go at the Laurel MARC station during the morning commute on Ash Wednesday. From 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 13, the Rev. Sheila McJilton will be available on...
Tags: Anglicanism, Lent, Religious Festivals, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Christianity
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Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: Jack Feezer, 93, has a lot to recall in his memoir
Few can picture the 1920s except through movies and old photographs, but 93-year-old John F. "Jack" Feezer Jr. was there, and he is sharing his story in a newly-published memoir, "A Life Well-Lived, Well-Loved, Well-Earned." Feezer is a one-time...Tags: Autism, Easter, World War II (1939-1945), Sykesville, U.S. Navy
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Column: Feast on Tuesday evening before fasts begin for Lent
Shrove Tuesday feasts continue the tradition of days when devout Christians purged their larders of fats and sweets to prepare for the dietary restrictions of the Lenten season. Savor the delicious fare on Feb. 12, the day before Ash Wednesday, at: &#...Tags: Pancakes, Lent, Sausages, Bacon, Methodist
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New Orleans hums with Super Bowl and Mardi Gras
— In a city where even funerals turn into parties, New Orleans rarely lacks for an excuse to strike up the band, boil up some crayfish and swirl together a daiquiri. But with the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras landing this month, New Orleans never has...
Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Fox Sports (tv network), Ozzie Newsome, Lent, Angelina Jolie
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Baltimore Highlands: Group hears from new County Council chairman
The Baltimore Highlands Community Association met Monday, Jan. 21, at Christ United Methodist Church for the first time in the new year. Attendance was sparse, due to the Martin Luther King holiday and the presidential gala. First District Baltimore...Tags: Potatoes, American Legion, Soups, Foods and Beverages, Tom Quirk
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