Nobert Bayelle was only 8 years old when his family had to flee their home country of Cameroon. “From what I have been told, they were burning teachers alive,” said Bayelle, 23. “My father was a teacher.” The family would come to the United States, settling in Taneytown. “It was the first time...
PFC Allen Ecker was selected as the Westminster Police Department's Police Officer of the Quarter, for the first quarter. Members are nominated by supervisors for their service to the department and the community. Among his contributions, Ecker was recognized for his self-initiated work and for...
Farmers and Merchants Bancshares Inc., the parent of Farmers and Merchants Bank announced that net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 2018, was $4,712,676, or $2.82 per common share, compared to $3,789,241, or $2.28 per common share, in 2017. This is the highest net income in the history of the...
Local growers earned top state honors the 2018 National Corn Yield Contest, sponsored by the National Corn Growers Association. Brenda Walsh, of Hampstead, placed first in the state in the A: A Non-Irrigated Class with a yield of 272.85770000000002 bushels per acre. The hybrid used in the winning...
Tom Walsh, of Hampstead, won state third place in the A No-Till/Strip-Till Non-Irrigated division of the 2018 National Corn Growers Association's Corn Yield Contest. Walsh won with Pioneer P1197AM brand corn, which yielded 269.58 bushels per acre. Walsh earned one of the 189 state titles won by...
Nearly 70 families attended Hampstead Elementary School's Harry Potter themed Family Reading Night on Nov. 14. The event featured an array of activities centered around reading, and were tailored for both parents and children. Students were entertained with a puppet show, listened to stories, and...
Barbara and Thomas E. Mize Sr., of Hampstead, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Dec. 24, 2018. The couple was married Dec. 24, 1958, in Baltimore. They are the parents of Thomas E. Mize Jr. and Rhonda Sue Mize Sullivan. They have three grandchildren.
Elements of Style Salon & Day Spa in Eldersburg has been named a Bioelements World Class Spa for 2019. There are hundreds of World Class Spas across the U.S., including nine in the state of Maryland, with Elements of Style as one of the three that was named World Class Elite this year. The Bioelements...
Barton & Loguidice, an engineering, planning, environmental and landscape architecture firm with more than 270 employees throughout the Northeast, has acquired Maryland-based firm Advanced Land and Water Inc. Currently operating from its Eldersburg office, ALWI is a nine-person firm specializing...
Montgomery Financial Services opened its new office on Liberty Road in September 2018 and is now home to two local advisors, Edward Scott and Edward Loftice. Both have a solid foundation within the community, residing in the Carroll County/Howard County area for nearly 50 years. As fiduciaries...
The Eldersburg office of Long & Foster Real Estate named its top producing agents and teams for November 2018. The top producing agents were Dixon/Kluge Group - Top Producers, Top Sales, & Top Listings, $6.0 million + total production on 13 units; Nancy Horne Team, Top Producers & Top Sales $1.1...
John Gundzik, of Manchester, ranked as fourth largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Maryland with the American Angus Association during fiscal year 2018, which ended Sept. 30. Angus breeders across the nation in 2018 registered 327,067 head of Angus cattle. The American Angus Association...
Heather Jackson and Timothy Wineke were married Aug. 17, 2018, at Antrim 1844 in Taneytown. The Rev. Mark Bialek, of St. John Catholic Church in Westminster, performed the Catholic ceremony. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Maid of honor was Brittany Jackson, sister of the bride....
A Manchester man was charged after investigators allegedly discovered a grow operation of 82 marijuana plants at a residence within 1,000 feet of Manchester Valley High School. Gary Matthew Long, 57, of the 3200 block of Beaver Street, was charged with one count each of manufacturing a controlled...
After heavy rains overnight Friday filled Cascade Lake to the brim by Saturday morning, Carroll County officials cautioned that an uncontrolled breach of the lake’s dam, and thus further flooding, was possible. However, because engineering crews were able to lower the water level significantly...
Weichert, Realtors - McKenna & Vane, with offices in Columbia and Mount Airy, was recognized at an event honoring the top 30 companies in the Weichert national franchise system. The Weichert Premier Client Group event, held May 7-9 at the Omni Resort in Amelia Island, Florida, recognized the top...
MISCellaneous Distillery, in Mount Airy, was awarded four medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, including double gold for both the Gregarious Gin and Popi's Finest Rum. The family-owned distillery also took home silver for the Risky Rum and bronze for the Gertrude's 100% Rye Whiskey....
Weichert, Realtors - McKenna & Vane, in Mount Airy, has announced its 2018 Office Award winners. The following realtors were honored by the national franchise organization, Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, based on achieving specified production requirements in gross commission income or units...
Pat Schoelen, a Mount Airy based travel advisor with Cruise Planners, received certification from Special Needs Group Inc., a global provider of special needs equipment for the travel industry, to specialize in special needs/accessible travel. To earn the distinction, Schoelen participated in Special...
Trenon Garner was awarded Employee of The Quarter for 2019 from The Taney Corporation, a wood stairway and rail manufacturer located in Taneytown. Garner started his career with Taney on June 6, 2018, as a press operator and is currently the lead truck loader. He was recognized for his outstanding...
Steven M. Williams has been named assistant vice president/treasury management officer to serve customers of NWSB Bank, a division of ACNB Bank. In this role, he is responsible for helping business customers in central Maryland manage their finances by providing a full suite of treasury management...
Jesse Sauerwein was awarded Employee of the Quarter for fourth quarter of 2018 at the Taney Corporation, a manufacturer of wood stairs and stair parts located in Taneytown. Sauerwein started his career at the company 18 years ago.
Andrea Keefer, of Linwood, and Shawn Eyler, of Taneytown, are engaged to be married. The bride-to-be is the daughter of David and Julie Keefer, of Linwood. She is a 2010 graduate of Francis Scott Key High School, a 2014 graduate of Frostburg State University, and a 2018 graduate of The Pennsylvania...