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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.

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.

Taneytown library hosts day of board games on second Saturdays

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.

Senior centers in Howard County offer a variety of activities for ages 55 and older

Salvaged marble slabs installed in Barclay as game tables, benches

East Columbia 50+ Center offers educational opportunities relating to finances for seniors.

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.

East Columbia 50+ Center offers educational opportunities relating to finances for seniors.

Show explores ancient Chinese and modern Jewish-American mah jongg traditions

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.

Rose G. Vassallo, a retired construction firm bookkeeper, died of complications of renal failure Thursday at the Ellicott City Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was 84 and lived in Ellicott City.

Betty B. Scher, a nurse who was known to family and friends as indefatigable and with a lifelong thirst for knowledge, died Nov. 13 at her home. The Baltimore resident was 87.

Ed Sloman, the owner of Games and Stuff in Glen Burnie, says he's probably played thousands of the board, card and storytelling tabletop games he sells, but his all time favorite is Magic: the Gathering card game.

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.

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

Emma Connelly was awarded the second Comet Leader Award for creating SAT study crosswords