relay for life
- The men and women of Water Witch Fire Company gathered for their annual awards banquet on April 20 at the VFW Post 8185, Port Deposit.
- Community notes from Perryville and surrounding areas
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St. John's Commons is receiving a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with the City of Havre de Grace, after the city council approved the petition Monday and also passed tighter regulations for PILOT agreements in general. - Congratulations to Marriotts Ridge High School freshman Ben Skopic on his notable showing at the 2013 Maryland State Swimming Championships March 7-10 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
- Jane Sawyers at the Port Deposit VFW Post 8185 organizes a canteen party on the last Saturday of each month at the post home for VFW members. Each month, Jane conducts a fundraiser at the party to benefit a different charity. January's fundraiser benefited the Department of Maryland Ladies Auxiliary President's Special Project and February's recipient was the VFW's National Home for Children. Last week, I incorrectly identified Jane; but…by any name…she is very much appreciated at
- March typically heralds not just springtime, but also the season of high school musicals. At Marriotts Ridge High School, the theater department has been hard at work on its production of "Crazy for You," a high-energy comedy adapted from George and Ira Gershwin's 1930 hit, "Girl Crazy."
- Call Linda now and reserve your tickets to Vegas Night at the Port Deposit VFW Post 8185,
- Aberdeen city manager Doug Miller said he wanted to give the city's elected officials more room to be involved in community activities than what state-mandated ethics regulations allow.
- Duo honored for athletic and academic achievement and community service
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- Congratulations to the Scouts of Troop 007 who recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Aaron Brent, Alex Wright and Zach Wright achieved this high honor with the completion of outstanding projects which will benefit our community.
- Unit makes debut before Terps play Delaware State
- The three young people killed in a car crash in Street on Saturday may have been returning from Havre de Grace, said the mother of one of them.
- Ballot questions for the upcoming presidential election, specifically the ones dealing with same-sex marriage and county charter amendments, brought out some opinions at Havre de Grace's council meeting Monday.
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- The Ravens' Captain Dee-Fense, Larry "Wes" Henson, will be inducted into the inaugural class of the ESPN Hall of Fans on Wednesday in Bristol, Connecticut
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- Neighborhood news from West Friendship columnist Lisa Peklo
- Paige Olson began and ended her Century tennis career as a champion, and Hannah Oneda of Winters Mill simply ran away from the competition in cross country and track and field.
- More than 400 people turned out to join a team and walk, run or jog overnight at the Laurel Relay for Life at McCullough Field June 9 and 10.
- Donna Holt was healthy and strong, a breast cancer survivor. But while training for the Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon in 2009, she was surprised to find she couldn't complete the practice swim. Turns out, the breast cancer she had conquered in 1998 had returned and metastasized.
- The Community College of Baltimore County held a Relay for Life on the Catonsville campus from Saturday night to Sunday morning and raised more than $100,000 for the American Cancer Society.
- Thursday, June 14 is Flag Day. "Flag Birthday" was originally observed June 14, 1885, by school teacher B.J. Cigrand and the students in the Fredonia, Wis., Public School District 6
- Prostate cancer survivor Robert Ginyard, is a nationally known as a speaker for ZERO — The Project to End Prostate Cancer. Ginyard will testify before Congress June 6, asking for research funding.
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- A record number of people are already signed up to take part in the Laurel Relay for Life Saturday, June 9 at McCullough Field, an overnight fundraiser for the American Cancer Society
- Memorial Day services were conducted by the VFW Post 8185 at two locations Sunday, May 27
- The Frederick Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America (which includes Howard County) will meet June 2 in the Community Room of the Manor House at Edenton Retirement Village, 5800 Genesis Lane, Frederick.
- Lisbon/Woodbine: The Western Howard County Relay for Life is almost upon us. The committee and teams have been working hard to make this a great event that will celebrate cancer survivorship and raise money for the American Cancer Society to continue its good work.
- Glenwood/Glenelg/Dayton: This year's Relay for Life for Western Howard County will take place on June 8 at the Western Regional Park in Glenwood, with opening ceremonies beginning at 6:30 p.m.
- West Friendship: There's great reason for celebration in the Chaillou household this holiday weekend. Ann and Wally Chaillou of West Friendship are proud to announce the birth of their newest grandson, Zachary Edward Shurer.
- Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: Mt. View Middle School creates inventive fundraiser with Olympic Day
- Not long after the sun comes up on Memorial Day, and hours before Westminster's 145th Memorial Day parade kicks off at 9:30 a.m., Arnold "Skip" Amass will be on site, helping set up the television cameras and tying up last-minute loose ends.
- The Water Witch Firemen's Carnival continues tonight (Friday) and Saturday, opening at 6 p.m. each day. There will be fireworks tonight and a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. Rain date for the fireworks will be Saturday
