Written By Patricia Rouzer When you think of librarians, what words come to mind? Staid? Reserved, perhaps? More at ease among stacks of books than groups of people? Meet K. Lynn Wheeler, Carroll County’s chief librarian, who...

Written By Patricia Bianca Everything old is new again, isn’t that the old adage? Of course, with each generation come variations on the rites of passage. And why shouldn’t the Sweet 16 party – the kind celebrating the...

Written By Lisa Breslin May 1978 Lisa Kulick and her best friend Janet Slayton enter their prom at Old Mill Senior High School in Millersville, MD, decked out in to-die-for dresses that they had made themselves. Lisa’s dress is...

Written By Steve Jones For most people, spring represents a great awakening from the frozen months of winter. The ice and snow have melted, and longer, sunnier days and the return of foliage to the forests signal a new...

Written By Vicki Anzmann This time of year a gardener’s fancy turns to working in the earth. As spring plants peek up from the ground, garden stores and nurseries are flaunting the latest in garden supplies. If you’ve been...

Written By Cari Pierce Released from beneath winter’s blanket of snow, spring’s bounty is now revealing itself. Throughout the area, yards and gardens are showing signs that spring has, indeed, sprung. The beauty we see in a...

Written By David Greisman Depending on your perspective, Harney is either a faraway crossroads or a locale close to being crossed off the map. By one definition, Harney is remote, peaceful land nestled snugly in the northwest...

Written By Lisa Breslin More than 140 people rolled into the Westminster Riding Club on Saturday, February 10, for a few good laughs. With plenty of humor about the joys of living in a rural town and the foibles associated with...

Written By Bethany McLane Some people collect baseball cards, others cherish old movie posters. For Barry Boston, the owner of Westminster’s Boston Inn, nothing beats the yellow and green of a John Deere emblem. Since he became...

Written By Arlene Karidis When Maria Willingham pulls up to the starting line at Mason Dixon Dragway in Hagerstown, some male spectators and racers think it is funny, but those who know her do not laugh. The Superpro Class...

Written By Cori Simpson When Sykesville residents Charlene and Alan Gillis found out that McDowell County, West Virginia, had lost its fire engine, they found another one for the community. When they discovered that a local home...

Written By Anne Blue Walking through Patty and Paul Keener’s Westminster home is like walking through an art gallery. As much as it is a gracious and comfortable home, it is also a showcase for the couple’s art, antiques, and...