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Ron Ladue inherited a football program that was not expected to win. But Ladue's teams did win and changed the expectations for Laurel High. By the time he left coaching after the 1972 season, Ladue had established himself as the school's best football coach up to that point. His tenure set the standard and, to this day, his record at Laurel High stands up with the best in school history. Delaney's Irish Pizza Pub opened in 1970 in the Montpelier Plaza with a new gimmick: Sammy Ross, a 4-foot

100 Years Ago - Close shave - Ad for Laurel store: "Machinery Repairs of all Kinds. Whole and Odd Pieces of Harness, A large Variety. Feds of All Kinds. Special: I have 4 2-horse wagons, 3 inch rim carried over from last year, these I will sell at special bargains to make room for a car load of new buggies unloading now. Something most attractive and very cheap." M .J. Tighe, Laurel, Md.

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