relay for life

The 2014 Cecil County Relay for Life "kicked-off" Saturday at the Moose Lodge, Elkton. This year's event will be held on Friday, May 29 to Saturday, May 30 on the track at Elkton High School

Howard County Briefs

Better late than never with the results of this year's decorating contest in Port. The 2013 "Magic on Main" winners are

Saturday is the all-you-can-eat breakfast at Harmony Lodge from 7 to 10 a.m. Come out and bring some friends. The meal is terrific and the fellowship is wonderful.

Alex Yuan, a member of the public relations committee for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Western Howard County, is starting off the year with information about the 2014 Relay for Life. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, a kick-off rally will be held at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center in Glenwood at 7 p.m. to begin planning for the event, which will be held in June.

Atholton High's Academic Life Skills Classes for students with significant disabilities are developing skills you may need.

Musicians from five schools will unite to present a Choral Cluster Concert at Marriotts Ridge High

"O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree." Well it is that time again, folks. The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the lot adjacent to Rodgers Tavern will be held on Dec. 14 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.. There will be caroling, Santa will be there along with crafts for sale and light refreshments.

Now that October has ended, I want to send a "shout out" to the Town of Port Deposit for "turning the town pink" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The streetlamps in the center of town glowed pink all month long. As a Relay-for-Life-er, I appreciate the effort to raise awareness of this disease and I enjoyed the view as I passed through last month

On Saturday, Oct. 12, the 2013-2014 Cecil County Fire Prevention Ambassador Contest was held at Station 6, Perryville. The contest winners are: Miss Cecil County, Sarah Bowles of Singerly Fire Company; Miss Cecil County first runner-up, Michaella Patrick of Perryville Fire Company; Junior Miss Cecil County, Madeline Moore of Rising Sun Fire Company; Junior Miss Cecil County first runner-up, Mary Dixon of Cecilton Fire Company; Little Miss Cecil County, Victoria Reil of North East Fire Company;

Laurel Police cruiser 378's normal blue striping is now bright pink and is covered with breast cancer awareness ribbons to remind us that this is Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Ruth Moore, of Rising Sun, one of the Monday morning McDonald's Bingo Gang, celebrated her 95th birthday on Aug. 28.

The members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW Post 8185 met on Wed., Aug. 21 for their regular monthly meeting at the post home.

The Bainbridge Museum held their Grand Opening and Open House on Saturday, August 17 beginning at 1 p.m.

The Bainbridge Museum will hold their Grand Opening and Open House on Saturday, August 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. in their new digs at 6 S. Main Street.

Last Saturday's rain did not dampen the enthusiasm of the members of the Water Witch Fire Company, the members of the Ladies Auxiliary unit, and the Fire Police as they gathered for their annual picnic and crab feast on August 3 at Woodlawn Station off Tome Hwy.

The Paw Paw Museum, sponsored by the Port Deposit Heritage Corp. and at 98 N. Main St., will be open on Aug. 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. The Bainbridge Museum continues to open every weekend from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays until December at 6 S. Main St. (the old Bank Building) and it will hold a grand opening and open house on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 1 to 5 p.m

On Monday, July 8, a group of 15 seniors from Conowingo, Rising Sun and Port Deposit traveled to Baltimore to visit the Ronald McDonald House on Lexington Street. The group, formed in 2006, meets every Monday morning ¿ rain or shine ¿ at the Rising Sun McDonald's to play bingo.

Port was in the news a lot the week before last, however, with most folks still in a state of shock in my neighborhood following the discovery of a little girl's body in a field behind my house

The 2013 Bainbridge PAMI-CONUS Reunion was held from June 6 through 9 in Washington, D.C., and amazingly, I worked in PAMI-CONUS at Bainbridge during the summer between my junior and senior years at Perryville High School. I worked in the Document Control room, processing the computer reports that were generated by the huge reel-to-reel "computers" that filled the second floor of the brick PAMI-CONUS building

Relay for Life of North Baltimore County held at Goucher College June 8. Hundreds partcipated in the annual American Cancer Society fundraising event, which kicked off as it always does, with the highlighted survivor lap.

Perryville community notes

Port Deposit News

Catonsville Relay for Life will take place at CCBC track June 8 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday June 9

Area walkers are ready to move all night during the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of western Howard County starting at 6:30 p.m. June 7

What a weekend is planned for you! First Fridays will be held in downtown Havre de Grace tonight (Friday), 5 to 9 p.m. Let's party!

West Howard County briefs

Susan Hopkins, of Irvine, Calif., flew in last Saturday for a week's vacation in and around her hometown of Port Deposit.

There are so many things to be thankful for that it is hard to cite only a few

Six people will be added to the Edgewood High School Hall of Fame during afternoon and evening ceremonies to be held at the school on Wednesday, June 5.

Fifth-graders at

Many June brides have chosen Havre de Grace as the locale for their weddings

College lines

Coming events at Good Shepherd in Perryville include:

A carload of locals traveled to Ohio last weekend to attend the Collector's Club Gathering at the Longaberger Homestead. Stephanie Gibson from Conowingo, along with Anne Gibson and Maggie Jackson, of Port Deposit, visited sites in Dresden and Heath, while staying in Newark, Ohio.

Laurel's 2013 relay, the city's 15th overall, will be held June 8 and 9 at McCullough Field. The event will run from 5 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday.

An 18-year-old man was arrested and accused of making a false bomb threat on Thursday that targeted the Old Mill school campus in Millersville, Anne Arundel County police said.

The second annual Cody G. Richardson Relentless Run 5K and 3K fun walk will be held on June 1 at Perryville Middle School

Active senior community and local school eager to participate

Members of the Water Witch Fire Company barbecued chicken for the second time this season at Woodlawn Station off Tome Highway Saturday and sold out by 2:30 p.m.

On April 19, psychology major Kaitlin Ames of Churchville participated in Stevenson University's Relay for Life Event. More than $38,000 was raised to support the American Cancer Society

The second annual Cody G. Richardson Relentless Run 5K and 3K fun walk will be held June 1 at Perryville Middle School. This event benefits the Cody G. Richardson Memorial Scholarship Fund.

a performance by an actor playing Dr. Williams Beanes as he spun a nail-biting account of his imprisonment by the British during the War of 1812