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Edward E. "Bud" Itter Sr., a retired Baltimore Sun commercial artist who was also an acclaimed decoy carver and painter, died Monday from complications following surgery at his Pasadena home. He was 86.

A new door to employment in Baltimore is about to open wider. The gateway is the latest variation in online job listings and uploaded resumes called Apploi. Using desktop, laptops, smartphones and free-standing tablet screens in the city and elsewhere in Maryland, the business is poised for expansion.

Edward C. Saffell Jr., a teacher and artist whose works reflected Maryland and Baltimore-based themes, died.

Two hunting guides who pleaded guilty to illegally baiting black bears in Garrett County were fined thousands of dollars and ordered to do community service on Thursday, prosecutors said.

The estate on this winter morning is Pleasant Prospect Farm in western Howard County¿s Brookeville, and the riders are members of the Howard County-Iron Bridge Hounds, a local fox-hunting club whose roots stretch back 200 years.

He already had passed a hunter-safety course in August and received his hunting license in October. In that way, he is like most of his fellow youth hunters. But the way in which Cody is unlike them, and so many other people, is what makes his hunting trips so extraordinary: He is blind.

Funeral services were held Tuesday for a 57-year-old Belcamp man who died Saturday after his boat overturned while duck hunting in the waters off Talbot County.

The CBS production and the trio in the booth delivered a first-rate effort even if the Baltimore Ravens' play on the field was awful.

Ruiz de Luque and Richard Feeny, a sailing educator and coach from Rhode Island, were chosen by the U.S. Optimist Dinghy Association's international committee, which also picked six other coaches for three other international regattas.

Multiple law enforcement and regulatory agencies come together each hunting season to ensure that hunters are following state and local regulations and being safe. Though Carroll County had an accidental shooting injury less than two weeks ago, such instances are rare throughout the state.

The foxes that make Harford County their home could have competition for local prey in the form of coyotes, after a deer hunter spotted a suspected coyote in the woods in Street Saturday morning.

New Windsor Heritage Committee's Holiday Homes and Historic Properties Tour will take place from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7.

Bonnie Kelley wound up taking the first of the 69 bears that were killed in this year's four-day hunt, which ended Thursday.

The Maryland black bear hunt is scheduled to begin Monday and run through Thursday.

The first segment of Maryland's muzzleloader deer season will open Oct. 16.

A two-day event at the Baltimore racetrack is designed to show versatility, trainability and value of thoroughbred racehorses as they leave racing behind and learn new "careers."

William A. Seiler III, a retired real estate developer who was a U.S. Professional Tennis Association coach, died of liver failure in his sleep Aug. 30 at his Monkton home. He was 80.

Archery hunting for white-tailed deer opened statewide Friday and continues through Jan. 31.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police report:

Henry B. Mann Jr., a retired Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. marketing manager and World War II veteran, died Aug. 4 of complications from dementia at Envoy of Denton, a nursing home. He was 73.

Howard County datebook

Howard County datebook

For as long as anyone can remember, wild orchids have rewarded sharp-eyed hikers in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains with pink, yellow and white blooms peeping from the forest floor. But these "secret beauties," as one researcher dubbed them, are vanishing at an alarming rate.

Louis J. "Jack" Foudos, former owner of a cleaning and dyeing company who played a pivotal role in the founding of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Parkville, died May 21 of complications from cancer at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 77.

With cheaper, lighter plastic models and restrictive regulations that prohibits hunting on a commercial scale, wooden decoys aren't as common as they used to be. But increased interest in decoy collecting has made up for some of the lost business, with some models fetching tens of thousands of dollars.

A small crowd of on-lookers gathered around Daniel Irons, 11, of Queenstown, and his brother Jonathan, 9, Saturday afternoon.

Thousands of people will flock to Havre de Grace this weekend for one of the biggest events of the year.