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- Neighborhood columnist Sharon Rydell reports on names and faces in Reisterstown
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This holiday season, Frisky's Wildlife Sanctuary is thankful for not one, not two, but three recently completed Eagle Scout projects. - Grace Fellowship Church, located at 9505 Deereco Road, is serving as one of two Baltimore County drop-off centers for Operation Christmas Child, which sends millions of gift-filled shoe boxes each year to underprivileged children in over 100 countries worldwide.
- 'Little Dog Laughed' finds mirth in the issue of hypocrisy in public images
- Members of 4-H Clubs across the county gathered for their annual 4-H Achievement Night to hear how their record books from 2010 had faired in the county's judging.
- The holidays are for family. But while we can squeeze folks around the table for turkey, or into the living room to unwrap presents sometimes they just have to sleep somewhere else. Here's a little help figuring out which hotels would best fit your relatives.
- Stop to smell the flowers or see a big top show this weekend
- Catch restrictions loom on menhaden, a fish too unsavory to grace a dinner plate but much sought by fishermen, who sell them for animal feed, heart-healthy oils for humans and bait to catch other fish — including Maryland's iconic blue crabs.
- Electronic readers will make their debut Wednesday at Anne Arundel County public libraries, when 200 e-readers become available for patrons to take home. The move puts the county's libraries on a growing list of libraries across the state, including Baltimore city and Howard County, that have added pre-loaded e-readers to the items that patrons can borrow.
- From monsters to monster rockfishda, the region's got you covered.
- It's Baltimore Restaurant Week... for needy dogs and cats
- West Friendship: You can almost smell the aroma of fresh baked brownies, cupcakes, cookies and fudge wafting down Frederick Road as Bushy Park Elementary fourth-grader Ellie Feaga gets ready for her bake sale Oct. 29 to benefit The March of Dimes.
- Highland Fulton: Adopting a pet is easy to do at Frisky's Sanctuary
- Ellicott City: Plenty of halloween happenings around town will make for a really ghoul time
- The show was called "Baltimore County Seniors Got Talent," and 11 performers proved it in a contest loosely based on the similarly named TV reality show.
- The Town of Bel Air Film Festival is in late October at the Bel Air Reckord Armory.
- Baltimore athletes join together to get across the message that cruelty to animals isn't cool
- Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: Spooky fun is around the corner at the Howard County Conservancy in October.
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- Concert news: Ryan Adams, Avey Tare, 'Young, Broke & Beautiful,' Sting
- West Friendship: The Howard County Fairgrounds will get a workout this weekend with a number of events coming to our area.
- "Fight like a girl" was Emily Meoli's motto when she battled breast cancer more than four years ago, and so it's appropriate that that's the name given to a fundraiser supporting Komen For Cure.
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- Achievements abound in the Awalt family of Cockeysville, and we're happy to share with the community these wonderful accomplishments.
- Kudos to the Tibbs Family of the Havre de Grace area for its recent success at the Maryland State Fair.
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- Havre de Grace farmer's cattle win six blue ribbons and five awards at Maryland State Fair
- Few things give me as much satisfaction in writing this column, then to hear news of the children of parents whom I wrote about when they were school kids. Such is the case with the latest good news from Kenya Conway,
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- Michael Raupp a University of Maryland professor and "Bug of the Week" blogger who lives in Columbia, says stink bugs "are going to be big" in a couple of weeks.
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- Duck Fair will honor Madelyn Shank and R. Madison "Mitch" Mitchell Jr.
- Howard County Recreation and Parks's annual Pooch Pool Party at the Roger Carter Recreation Center in Ellicott City will be Sept. 10.
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- Quilters and Crafters group at Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands Senior Center provides more than opportunity to learn new skills
- Howard County residents and visitors alike turned out for the 66th annual fair, which offers rides, fried food, contests and more.
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- Despite a season of extreme rain, heat and delayed ripening, local farmers anticipate a strong showing at the Howard County Fair.
- Additions to the Howard County fair this year include a new president, new contests and air conditioning in the exhibition hall.
- The Harford County Farm Fair ended Sunday evening with good attendance and exhibitors despite the high temperatures.
- Students show off 4-H projects for bidding at the 24th Annual 4-H Livestock Auction
- Many artists explore the world of water, often from the safety of dry land, but Christine and Dave O'Neill have a different approach; they live full-time on a 45-foot catamaran.
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- Peak demand on July Fourth holiday weekend often strains supply
