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- West Friendship: Busy as bunnies you might say when describing the members of the Hare Raisers 4-H Club.
- Lisbon/Woodbine: The Ladies Auxiliary at St. Michael's Catholic Church will be holding its annual Friendship Spring Tea on Saturday, April 28 from 1 to 3 p.m.
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- BARCS is inching up in a national competition to win $100K
- Don't think of it as a ticket price. Ten dollars is the cover charge for a night at Camden Yards.
- Actor who plays Jon Snow talks about friendship with Richard Madden, Alfie Allen and how the show's funniest actors have already been killed off
- At rehearsals last weekend, local young actors were busy preparing for professional-caliber productions opening next week.
- Ellicott City: Now in its 10th year, Martha Clark and her daughter, Nora Crist, officially opened Clark's Elioak Farm for the season on March 31 to the delight of kids and their families.
- The Maryland SPCA Food Truck Rally raised over $5,000.
- Despite claims to the contrary, Ringling Brothers elephants don't appear to have been abused
- Inspired, its operators say, by the life and spirit of Theodore Roosevelt, Kettle Hill will open on April 20 on Market Place as the anchor restaurant in the Power Plant Live complex.
- Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: The signs of spring are cropping up all over Woodstock.
- West Friendship: A bright light was dimmed on March 9 when longtime West Friendship resident Janet McKegg died.
- Samson, the Maryland Zoo's young elephant, made quick work of his vegetarian cake while a hillside of adoring children and parents serenaded the birthday boy's fourth year.
- Catonsville firefighters arrive on scene sooner, thanks to 70 hp engine.
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- Ellicott City: March 2 marked what would have been Theodor Geisel's 108th birthday, but he is better known as Dr. Seuss. Events have been taking place around the country to honor this beloved writer. Here, in Ellicott City, two schools planned Dr. Seuss themed events.
- Demolition of a number of buildings in the 600 block of Washington Boulevard will make way for the new Walgreens in Old Town, Laurel. Two restaurants, Irene's and Mango Grill are relocating to spots in Laurel.
- Teachers wear costumes of characters and students learn how to make Oobleck
- Creative fare complements the upscale cocktails at this Fells Point watering hole
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- Carney columnist Sylvia Rogers writes of happenings in Carney
- Perry Hall neighborhood columnist Shelley Silwick writes of neighborhood happenings
- Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: The band students at West Friendship Elementary School get a kick out of seeing their names in print and teacher Amy Syversen enjoys praising them for a job well done. This week, she would like to recognize the February Musicians of the Month:
- McDaniel student's work with horse therapy program earns nomination for Compassionate Marylander award
- Historic home of Grace Turnbull in Baltimore Restored by Guilford family
- One of the delights of "Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas," the new exhibit opening Sunday at the Walters Art Museum, is that it creates common ground between contemporary humans and the ancestors from whom we are separated by four millenia.
- Highland/Fulton: Reservoir High School indoor track team fares well at recent county indoor championship meet.
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- Baltimore City has terminated its lease with the owners of the Inner Harbor carousel, ordered them to stop giving rides by the end of February and to remove the venerable structure by March 31, according to a letter from the city solicitor's office.
- Light up dog toys and accessories that really shine
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- Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: For those who revel in the stark beauty of winter, a nature walk could offer a wealth of discoveries. The Howard County Conservancy offers the perfect venue.
- As a resident of Strawbridge Home for Boys in 1950, Jim Mathis, at age 13, found himself working on a full-fledged farm with cows, hogs, chickens and horses.
- West Friendship: When the new Miller Branch Library opened Dec. 17, library employee Monica Suchowski noted that the "opening day" crowd numbered larger than anyone could have expected.
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- awaiting word from governor's office on whether Senator Theatre will get historic tax credits for its $3 million renovation and expansion plans.
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- Better or Worse: At least you know the new (fill in name of luxury vehicle) you bought for your spouse was much appreciated, because you haven't seen him/her for more than an hour — not since he/she said, "I just want to go outside and sit in it for a minute."
- New National Institutes of Health guidelines narrow the use of chimpanzees in medical research to the rare cases in which it is necessary to protect the public health
- Wolfgang Oehme, a renowned landscape architect and a founder of the New American Garden movement that incorporated windblown ornamental grasses and massed perennial plantings, died of cancer Thursday at his Towson home. He was 81.
- Jacksonville in Miniature train garden
- Theater review for Dec. 15 issue of Columbia Flier, 'The Lion King' at the Hippodrome Theatre
- In Rodgers Forge, Lawrence Swoboda, Santa's local travel coordinator, has received word that that jolliest of elves will visit children on the afternoons and early evenings of Dec. 15 and Dec. 18.
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