Wednesday, 22 May 2013 07:34

Piney Run Park will be holding the Piney Run Youth Panfish Derby Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 7am - 11am for children ages 15 and under.  This event is co-sponsored by Bass Pro Shops and will include fishing tackle prizes for the top three entries for Crappie, Yellow Perch, and Bluegill.  

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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 13:22

Eldersburg based Savage Dance Company journeyed to The Joyce Theater in NYC to compete at the Dancin' Downtown choreography competetion on May 20.  This is the first year that they submitted a DVD for consideration for the event.  The event is one of many events that the Savage Dance Company particpates in to give back and help...

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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 08:11

Mr Dixon Harvey, president of Black Oak Associates, aanouned to a large crowd of Eldersburg residents a $50 million renovation project for Carrolltown Center.  This once busy mall and shopping center has lost merchant after merchant over the last several years leaving an eye-sore and near empty building at the Ridge Road and Liberty Road...

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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 07:23

According to Assistant Secretary Bart Thomas, the Henryton State Hospital could be set to be demolished as soon as May.  The building that has become a target for ghost stories and a canvas for graffiti has both asbestos and lead paint in it.  The location has been vacant since 1985.  The Maryland Department of General Services...

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Friday, 22 March 2013 08:40

With the Town of Sykesville's General Election coming up on Tuesday, May 7, nominations for Mayor and three Council Members will be accepted this Monday, March 25 at the town council meeting. Residents must be registered to vote in the General Election and registration forms can be found at: 

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Wednesday, 20 March 2013 09:27

Piney Run Park will be holding it's 31st Annual Early Bird Fishing Tournament, Saturday March 30, 2013.  The tournament will begin at 6 am (gates open at 5 am) and will continue until 12 noon.  The top prize for the largest fish of the tournament will be $1,000! Species to be included in the tournament will include Striped Bass...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 07:36

Sykesville, Maryland, March 16, 2013 - Piney Run Summer Nature Camp registration is now open to the public! PRSNC is a day camp dedicated to promoting an attitude of awareness and appreciation of the natural environment through fun and educational programs and activities...

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Thursday, 14 March 2013 07:55

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Thursday, 07 March 2013 11:53

Sykesville, Maryland, March 4, 2013 - Back by popular demand, the Spring Fever Coffee House program is returning to Piney Run Nature Center on Friday, March 15, 2013. Please join Piney Run Park along with the Piney Run Recreation and Conservation Council for a fabulous night of live Celtic and Nordic music with Wherligig...

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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 13:06

Local Eldersburg salon, Elements of Style, held a cut-a-thon Saturday afternoon to benefit the Benjamin Wheeler fund.  The Benjamin Wheeler Fund was setup to help a family who lost their first grade son, Benjamin Wheeler, in the Sandy Hook tragedy.  The team at Elements of Style did 76 kids cuts in two hours and raised over $3200...

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Monday, 04 March 2013 09:14

Just as the classic idiom goes, "In like a lion, out like a lamb," it sounds like there's at least one last winter storm posed to hit Eldersburg with the potential to be the strongest storm to hit the area this winter.  The National Weather Serbice for Baltimore issued a Winter Storm Watch for Carroll County Monday Morning for Winter Storm...

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