This week in the Westminster EagleMarch 14th, 2007
Westminster Eagle
The high cost of twin tragedies at Bowling Brook
Last Thursday must have been another long and difficult day for Bowling Brook Preparatory Academy.
It was on that day that the academy's last remaining eight students boarded a van and left. Then the prep school's license was turned over to an official from the Maryland Department of Juvenile Serv...[Read full story]
Education Notes County opens enrollment for prekindergarten
The Carroll County Pubic Schools prekindergarten program is accepting applications for the 2007-08 school year. Children must be age 4 by Sept. 1, 2007. Students will attend classes five days a week for two-and-a-half hours at no cost to parents.
Appli...[Read full story]
Competition is sweet at Mid-Atlantic cake show
The sweet smell of butter cream frosting and cake filled the Carroll County Agriculture Center over the weekend as the Mid-Atlantic Cake Show and Wedding Cake Competition brought cakes of all sizes and shapes from states as far as Texas, Ohio and New Jersey together.
"It has been a very good show,...[Read full story]
Pillows for soldiers are one mom's mission
There's nothing like resting your head on a comfortable pillow at the end of a long day.
But that luxury isn't always available to many American soldiers currently serving overseas.
Staffers and families at TriStar Martial Arts in both Eldersburg and Westminster recently held a collection to try...[Read full story]
News Briefs Mudgett's Finksburg center faces review
The proposal for a new shopping center at Dede Road and Route 140 in Finksburg will face the county's Planning and Zoning Commission next week.
The Mudgett family, which owns and operates the existing Mudgett Auto Body on Dede Road, is seeking approval for...[Read full story]
Local Scout traveled globally, acted locally on path to Eagle
All work and no play may make Jack a dull boy, but it helped make Westminster's Ian Ellett an Eagle Scout
At a Scouting "Court of Honor" this past Sunday, Ellett, 17, was recognized for more than 12 years of hard work as a Scout with Troop 2040, and most notably for the past two years, when he com...[Read full story]
A little kick in the Irish
At a glance, it looks like a game of soccer. When you watch a little longer, though, one starts to notice elements of football, too. And volleyball.
And even basketball?
Gaelic football, the national sport of Ireland, has found a following here in Carroll County, and Westminster resident J...[Read full story]
A foundation for Habitat, Westminster
The details are still being ironed out and the contracts haven't been signed, but the city of Westminster and the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity are already hoping their deal to build a home on a vacant tract on Union Street will set an example for providing housing for low- to moderate...[Read full story]
Recreation
Balanced effort helps North Carroll girls win 3A-2A title
Track and Field
The North Carroll girls' team got a big lift from a newcomer to the indoor circuit, while the Liberty boys relied on a wildly successful veteran at the indoor track and field state championship meet.
North Carroll utilized title performances from senior Katie Hursey and junior Je...[Read full story]
Focus on People
Group efforts Legion Riders' efforts benefit Carroll Hospice
The Legion Riders of Westminster, based at Carroll American Legion Post 31, recently donated $500 to Carroll Hospice. The riders had decided to make Carroll Hospice the group's primary charity.
Gina Stanley, legion rider charity liaison officer, is ...[Read full story]
Business Briefs
Main Street Minute Smiling faces remind us: Don't worry, be happy
Last week we had another cold, snowy day -- another of those days when the children go from being happy about no homework to being crabby about being bored.
With the cloudy days overshadowing the sunny ones lately, it's easy to share their bad moods...[Read full story]
Opinion
No matter who counts it, traffic will remain a point of dispute Editorial
Who's better at counting cars? The county or developers?
Speakers at a hearing last week said it doesn't matter, because both parties have to work with the same rules and standards when conducting traffic studies.
County officials are considering a change in the way Carroll considers...[Read full story]
The Passing Parade
Worth the price of a ticket
Wouldn't you know it, after all the meetings I attended over the years open to the public, I missed the one recently -- a county "roundtable" meeting where the proposed bond bill was discussed -- that had a true element of excitement to it.
Fortunately, I saw a video of it, confirming what I'd hea...[Read full story]
For Better or Worse
If it can't take the heat, it's not likely under warranty
"What's wrong?" Doug asked, walking into the kitchen to see me standing over a cold oven holding a tray of seasoned Cornish hens stuffed with wild rice.
Sitting on the countertop were four porcelain ramekins filled with creme bržlŽe mixture. ...
OK, who am I kidding?
I was trying to heat up th...[Read full story]
Community Calendar
Community Calendar ARTS
> The Carroll Community College Campus Activities Board Spring Film Series continues this week. Films begin at 7 p.m. and are shown at the theater in the Scott Center, 1601 Washington Road. The movies are free and open to the community, but children must be accompanied by a parent or guardia...[Read full story]
Community Rallies behind Bowling Brook On March 2, Bowling Brook Preparatory Academy in Keymar announced that after 50 years in operation, it would close on March 9.
The closing comes in the wake of the death of one of the students on January 23.
Since the closing was announced, many Carroll Countians have rallied in sup...[Read full story]
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