Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle in News, Entertainment, Arts
Eldersburg resident and hip-hop artist Billy Lyve says his album release concert this Saturday night at the Carroll Arts Center won't just be about music.
The 7 to 10 p.m. July 5 event, which will feature a number of other up-and-coming ...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle in News
Teens graduate from first Jr. CSI academy
Beside the warehouse at South Branch Park, Sykesville Police Chief John R. Williams Jr. outlined the robbery scenario to his investigative teams.
A 3 p.m. robbery hit one of the downtown busine...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle in Community, Entertainment, Arts
Westminster City Park will come alive this Sunday -- and every Sunday in July -- as the park once again hosts the annual of "A Month of Sunday" concert series.
The series, presented by the City of Westminster Recreation Department, the...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle in News
Sykesville will have to wait its turn to become a Main Street Maryland community.
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development announced June 24 the five communities that will receive the designation, joining the 18 existing citie...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle in Opinion
THE PASSING PARADE
In lieu of a column, I thought I'd pass along a little brain teaser, courtesy of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Let's call it an Independence Day Quiz, seeing as how the nation's birthday is this week.
T...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle in News
A public works agreement between Catonsville Homes and the Town of Sykesville could launch the Raincliffe Road townhouse development project in Sykesville, and will save the developer about $300,000 in water hookup fees in the process.
The agreement wa...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle in Community, Events
Arts
Mother Goose -- The Maryland Ensemble Theatre's Fun Company will bring "Mother Goose to Life" at the Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster, for shows at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9. The production adds mus...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle in Sports
SRCS celebrates grads, new additions
The nonprofit Sykesville Raiders Competition Squad All-Star Dance Team, which started during the 1996-97 season, works to provide quality dance instruction to youth through senior members so that they may go on...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle in Community
Twins succeed at Washington College
Twins Krystin and Daniel Jansen, both 2007 graduates of Liberty High School and rising sophomores at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., excelled during their freshman year at the college.
Krystin, a...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle in Opinion
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
People begin celebrating the Fourth of July the first week of June, when car dealerships and furniture stores start using fireworks to sell their wares on TV.
Apparently there's something about spending thousands of yo...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle in Community
Strawberries are a special treat.
They're quick and easy, just rinse 'em lightly and eat.
They're also a great source of vitamin C, folic acid and fiber.
There are many ways to enjoy berries: on top of breakfast cereal, pancakes, waffles...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle in Opinion
EDITORIAL
There are plenty of reasons to be proud on the Fourth of July, but one that comes to mind in Carroll County is the way in which the community itself celebrates Independence Day.
Every year, thousands of people gather at the Carr...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle in Sports
Freedom tourney aids Wilson
The Freedom Optimists Adult Co-Ed Charity Softball Tournament, supporting the Lindsey Wilson Cancer Fund, will be held Sunday, July 27, 10 a.m. until completion. This double-elimination tournament will be played at Free...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle in Community
'Son Harvest' -- St. Stephen's Church, 2275 Liberty Road, Eldersburg, will host Vacation Bible School, "Son Harvest Country Fair," July 7-11, 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. The VBS is open to children in kindergarten through the sixth grade. Call 4...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle in Community
South Carroll Senior and Community Center -- 5745 Bartholow Road, Eldersburg, is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. A well-balanced meal is served daily at noon. The cost for the meal is a contribution up to $3.48 for seniors 60 years of age or older...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle in Arts
The problem with "Get Smart" is that it can't decide how smart it should be. In the TV show on which it's based, Don Adams made secret agent Maxwell Smart as oblivious as he was inept; in the movie version starring Steve Carell, Smart is a waver...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle in Opinion
WOLF AT THE DOOR
Like thousands of other Carroll County parents, I am grateful my children have done well in school.
Our second child is a daughter named Kara. As soon as she could hold a crayon she practically wrote the word artist. My big...
Published July 2, 2008 by Westminster Eagle in News
A sign reading, "Saturday, June 21 Closed Permanently, 75 percent off in final days" is all that's left to greet customers at The Gateway Market in Finksburg.
Members of the Finksburg Planning and Citizen's Council last week lamented the sto...
Published July 2, 2008 by Westminster Eagle in Business
You could call it the 12-by-five-times four celebration.
Cygnus Wine Cellars in Manchester is commemorating its 12th anniversary in style during July and August with a series of five-course dinners hosted by four of the region's most celebrated ...
Published July 2, 2008 by Westminster Eagle in Opinion
As we say goodbye to the month of June, bachelors can breathe a sigh of relief that they've survived what has historically been the traditional month of the year to get married.
The history of June weddings goes all the way back to the days of th...
Published July 2, 2008 by Westminster Eagle in News
Local Boy Scout Zachary Holz recently earned his Eagle Scout rank, Scouting highest award.
For his Eagle project, Holz organized, planned and managed a successful used bike drive in conjunction with the nonprofit Bikes for the World.
At t...
Published July 2, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle in Entertainment, Arts
NEW MOVIES
"Hancock" (PG-13). The humorous premise is that Will Smith is a superhero who is a skid row alcoholic in his personal life. Many sociological jokes hit their target early in the movie, but the story starts to lose touch with ...
Published July 2, 2008 by Westminster Eagle in News
The farming industry in Carroll County has come a long way over the years.
Where once horses pulled plows and hands milked cows, technology has provided more efficient and timely ways to get things done.
And as the future continues to bring...
Published July 2, 2008 by Westminster Eagle in News
I am writing in response to the letter by Daniel Dekowski regarding "socialized medicine" in The Eagle of June 25, 2008.
I agree with him that one of the ways that the U.S. system could become more cost-effective would be to reduce &qu...
Published July 2, 2008 by Westminster Eagle in Community
12 residents graduate from WAIT training
The Marriage Resource Center of Carroll County recently hosted a regional conference for WAIT (Why Am I Tempted?) Training in Westminster.
National trainer Shelly Donahue of Denver, Col., was the in...
Maryland Broadband Cooperative although well intentioned, put county governments at risk of...
Posted in Carroll County forms cooperative pact to deliver broadband
Voice of Candidate Gary Johnson District 3 I offer the citizens...
Posted in Campaign Corner
I totally agree with user4carroll. Also Mr. Culleton, your attempt...
Posted in CULLETON: 'The rest of the story' is often too inconvenient to tell, or to hear