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Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches

North Baltimore is at the epicenter of scholastic chess, with many tournaments at Poly and Roland Park Elementary/Middle School.

There are few anglers more revered than Frederick native Bernard "Lefty" Kreh. Kreh, who turned 90 last month, has fished for nearly 70 years with everyone from Ted Williams to Fidel Castro, and from President Jimmy Carter to Ernest Hemingway. Enshrined in numerous fishing Halls of Fame, he has been honored by the U.S. Postal Service, which issued a stamp commemorating a fly that Kreh made.

Centennial High School trumpet player Reece Updike and Burleigh Manor Middle School french horn player Keegan McCardell performed at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage in Washington as members of the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras.

Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches

Ralph V. Marchetti, a veteran city public school educator who was also a familiar presence at Camden Yards where he had ushered for two decades, died Dec. 18 at his Overlea home of heart failure. He was 65.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County's chess team placed third out of 45 teams in a major tournament over the weekend and will advance to the President's Cup, dubbed the "final four of college chess."

Studies show a healthy lifestyle can prevent a number of illnesses and diseases, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and certain types of cancer. And in Howard County, achieving that lifestyle is easier than you might think.

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Thirty students and nine teams received trophies as the top competitors in the Baltimore County Public Schools' fourth annual systemwide Chess Championship held April 26 at Cockeysville Middle School. More than 190 students from 43 schools participated.

Local winners in various categories in the fourth annual BCPS Chess Championship held April 26 at Cockeysville Middle School.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County's chess team placed second this week in an international chess competition and will next face a championship to determine the top college chess team in the U.S.

Atholton High's Academic Life Skills Classes for students with significant disabilities are developing skills you may need.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Dr. Theodore H. Kaiser, a pediatrician and psychiatrist was the founder and director of the Division of Child Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, died Aug. 5 of a heart attack while vacationing in Bethany Beach, Del. The Pikesville resident was 86.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

As the Howard County Public School System gears up for 2014 middle school redistricting, local families are still preparing for the last round of redistricting, which moved

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Thirty students and nine teams received trophies as the top competitors in the systemwide Baltimore County Public Schools Chess Championship held at Cockeysville Middle School on April 27

Saturday's Checkmate Cancer chess tournament will not only serve as a fundraiser for the Saacks family, but also a celebration of 9-year-old Thomas Saacks being in remission from liver cancer.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Dr. Howard H. Patt, a retired Baltimore surgeon and former longtime Mount Washington resident, died April 25 at Sunrise of Santa Monica, a Santa Monica, Calif., senior living community, from complications of a fall. He was 95.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

'The Amazing Race' touches down in Vietnam, and one tean drops out of the contest

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

Scrabble at the Bain Center perfect way for seniors to scrabble their brains.

The Rev. James R. LeVeque, a retired Episcopal priest and mathematics instructor, died of kidney failure Saturday at Keswick Multi-Care Center. The Charles Village resident was 81.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County chess team tied four other college teams for first place at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship on Sunday — maintaining its record as one of two colleges with the most top finishes in the history of the international event.