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- The Howard Astronomical League, or HAL, will hold its monthly public star party on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 5 to 11 p.m., at Alpha Ridge Park in Marriottsville,
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- The Veterans Day observance sponsored by the American Legion Post 47 will commence at 11 a.m. in Tydings Park to honor all military veterans. Phone 410-939-0234 for details.
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- Thomas M. Bailey Sr., a retired Baltimore City Fire Department captain and fire academy instructor who was a decorated World War II veteran, died of cancer Saturday at Brightview Avondell independent living in Bel Air. The former Cedarcroft resident was 96.
- George W. McManus Jr., a retired attorney and philanthropist who gave millions to assist schools and defended the indigent through the Legal Aid Bureau of Maryland, died of congestive heart failure Sunday at his Guilford home.
- The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1515 Emmorton Road, Bel Air, is turning 50 years old on Sunday, Oct. 20 – the 50th anniversary of its Organization Day on Oct. 20, 1963.
- The Howard County Antique and Farm Machinery Club of West Friendship is sponsoring a Basket Bingo Party on Nov. 9 in the dining hall at the Howard County Fairgrounds.
- Playing its only exhibition game before Friday's regular season opener against Connecticut at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., Maryland started slowly but easily dispatched Division III Catholic, 84-39, before a sparse crowd Sunday at Comcast Center.
- Roddy Peters learning to play point guard on the fly. The Terps freshman made his debut in an exhibition game and had seven points and two assists.
- Leith Symington Griswold, matriarch of the Symington and Griswold families who was an accomplished equestrienne, died of heart failure Tuesday at her Monkton home. She was 97.
- Revered as a "gentleman in the finest sense of the word, remarkable convert-maker and a friend of the benighted," Father Vincent Warren drove into rural Virginia one September night to share the word of God. He had no idea the treachery that awaited.
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- Winifred Coughlin, a homemaker who established college scholarships in thanks for the assistance she had received as a student, died of Alzheimer's disease complications.
- Harford County Del. Donna Stifler will step down when her current term ends in early 2015 after health issues made it too difficult for her to continue serving in office, she announced Thursday.
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- The Boy Scouts of Troop 007 left no stones unturned during the summer of 2013. This local troop meets for regular meetings on Monday evenings at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Glenwood.
- Ellie Gonzalez was not thrilled with her winning time in the IAAM cross country championship, but Gonzalez acknowledged that finishing first by a healthy 1:12 over runner-up Kristen Kohles of A Conference team champion John Carroll is still something special.
- Louis E. Schmidt, a retired state assistant attorney general who was an acting secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, died of congestive heart failure Oct. 29 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 87 and lived in Sparks.
- Congratulations to the newly crowned Homecoming Queen and King of Perryville High School. Megan Hall was crowed Homecoming Queen and the Caleb Stevens was crowned Homecoming King.
- Tonight (Friday) is a first Fridays celebration, 5 to 9 p.m. at the merchants and restaurants in downtown Havre de Grace.
- Vatican position on communion and divorce is just another example of its hypocrisy
- Dorothy Beksinski Higdon, a homemaker and former secretary once active in scouting, died of heart disease Friday at her Mays Chapel home. She was 89.
- The Rev. Terrence "Terry" Toland, a Jesuit priest who was a former president of St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, and had been campus minister at Loyola University Maryland, died Oct. 18 of heart failure at Manresa Hall, Loyola Center, in Merion, Pa. He was 90.
- Rev. Arthur Eugene Jones, a former pastor of the Jones Tabernacle Baptist Church who also ran the Maryland Baptist Aged Home, died of pneumonia Oct. 21 at Northwest Hospital Center. The Owings Mills resident was 88.
- Everett H. Wilson, son of Eastern Shore sharecroppers who was one of the first African-American students to enroll at St. John's College in Annapolis and later became a social worker, died Tuesday of pneumonia at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
- William Stump, a veteran Baltimore editor and journalist, died of pneumonia Wednesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The former Cockeysville resident was 90.
- When Brian Ganz performs a solo recital for the Sundays at Three series on Sunday, Oct. 27, he won't have any trouble finding Christ Episcopal Church in Columbia. This classical pianist knows the local roads like he knows his way around a keyboard
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- Kenneth G. Yeager, a retired Catonsville educator and counselor who had been principal of the Catonsville Evening High School and Catonsville Adult Center, died Sunday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia. He was 78.
- Aiming to secure a license for a Prince George's County casino, Greenwood Racing Inc. said it would ante $100 million into local road improvements and generate $30 million a year in tax revenue for the state, in part by accepting a higher state tax rate than required by law.
- Jeffrey F. Ritter, a physician's assistant who was recalled for his beside manner and willingness to listen, died Friday of cardiac arrest related to kidney disease at Hanover Hospital in Pennsylvania. The former Westminster resident was 55.
- Pope's soft words on gay marriage and other social issues are Christ-like
- Coming Thursday, Oct. 31. In celebration, the annual Havre de Grace Halloween Parade begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Washington Street and Congress Avenue. Dress in costume and register by 6 p.m. with the sponsor, Havre de Grace Recreation Committee. Contact 410-939-6724 or hdgactivityctr@harfordcountymd.gov.
- The choir from Linden-Linthicum United Methodist Church will be performing in a benefit concert for the American Cancer Society at Bethany United Methodist Church in Ellicott City on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 3 p.m.
- Geraldine G. M. Dell, an artist who was active in various cultural and educational institutions, died Oct. 9 of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 65.
- George W. McManus Jr. plans to leave an $8.5 million bequest to benefit the schools he attended as well as other charities.
- Not so at Reformation Bible Church in Darlington, where the church has celebrated the historic event annually for more than two decades. This year is no different. Each evening from Oct. 27 to 30, the RBC congregation will host special speaker Dr. Paul Elliot and listen as he highlights aspects of the Western civilization's single most important and unique event in the last 2,000 years
- Century High School senior Josh Turskey was one of about 500 volunteers who packed 108,864 meals of rice and potato mixes for children around the world through the non-profit organization Feed My Starving Children.
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- Saturday, you can travel back to the Middle Ages at the second annual free Ye Old Pumpkin Festival at the Christ Episcopal Church in Forest Hill from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Anne Arundel County District Court Judge Vernon L. Neilson who served from 1972 until 1985 and commuted to court by motorcycle, died Monday of cancer at Tate House Hospice in Linthicum. He was 87.
- Officials with the Southern Baptist Church of Baltimore have terminated their initial contract to purchase the Mariner Point Swim Club of Joppatowne, but that does not mean they have lost interest in acquiring the property and building a church and community center on it.
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- What better way to enjoy the colors and scents of the autumnal equinox than with a good old-fashion festival! Fall Fest, hosted by Grace Episcopal Church, 6720 Montgomery Road, in Elkridge, will be held Saturday, Oct. 19, 4-8 p.m.
- Mary Monica Skelton-Kerner, who sold residential real estate and was a hospital volunteer, died of heart disease Sunday at Sinai Hospital. She was 79 and lived in Bel Air.
