Carroll County Death Notices through May 17

Links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Carroll County.

Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary and/or to submit online condolences.   Haight Funeral Home & Chapel P.A. (Sykesville) Location: 6416 Sykesville Road, Sykesville Phone: 410-795-1400 Larry Gene Wilson died May 14.  He was 71.   Fletcher Funeral Home (Westminster) Location:  254 E. Main St., Westminster Phone: 410-848-7575 Martin A. Convoer died May 16.  He was 47. Helene Josephine Sabo of Taneytown died May 15.  She was 90. Godfrey “Butch” Gordon Miller, Jr. of Finksburg died May 14.  He was 58.   Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home (Westminster) Location: 91 Willis Street, Westminster Phone: 410-848-3933 Phyllis M. Mitchell of Taneytown died May 15.  She was 70. Miriam G. Holmes of Westminster died May 14.  She was 91. …

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Commissioner Agenda: Board of Education Fund Balance, Budget Work Session and More

Find out what your Carroll County commissioners are up to this week.

This weekly notice and agenda is subject to change. Please call 410-386-2043 to confirm a meeting you plan to attend. All meetings, unless otherwise noted, will be held at the Carroll County Office Building room 311. All or part of a meeting may be conducted in closed session. Monday, May 20 6:30 p.m. Carroll Christian School PTO Meeting, Westminster, Commissioner Frazier Tuesday, May 21 8 a.m. District 5 Business Council Meeting, Salerno’s Restaurant, Commissioner Howard 9 a.m. Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, County Office Building, Reagan Meeting Room, Commissioners Frazier & Rothschild 3 p.m. Board of County Commissioners Open Session, County Office Building room 311 6 p.m. State Highway Administration Meeting at Sandymount …

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Warm Temperatures and Rain this Week in Eldersburg

Here's the week's forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service.

You can probably leave the sweater at home this week, but keep an umbrella handy. This week we can expect showers, maybe even a thunderstorm or two, and warm temperatures, according to the National Weather Service. There’s a 40 percent chance of rain Monday, maybe thunderstorms in the afternoon. Otherwise, temperatures should reach the high-70s. Monday night expect mostly cloudy skies and a 30 percent chance of rain with temperatures in the mid-60s.  Temperatures will jump to the mid-80s Tuesday, and skies should be sunny during the day. Clouds will gather at night when temperature drop to the mid-60s. There’s a 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms Wednesday. Otherwise expect partly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-80s during…

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Religion in Colonial Maryland

By HANNAH ANDERSON, Capital News Service

While a quick Internet search of “Maryland religious history” may turn up claims that the colony's founding heralded an era of religious tolerance, the truth is that the revolutionary idea was short lived. The right was not reestablished until the U.S. Constitution protected religious liberty for all citizens. Several landmarks throughout Maryland, beginning in St. Mary’s City, tell the story of the colony’s trial and struggle with religious tolerance. “Religious toleration is one of those things that didn’t take right away,” said Susan Wilkinson, director of marketing and communications for Historic St. Mary’s City. “It lasted here about 60 years and then it was revoked and went away, and it wasn’t until the U.S. Constitution reset it …

Longshot Oxbow Wins Preakness Stakes

Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth.

Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot, went nearly wire-to-wire to win the 138th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas the all-time lead in Triple Crown race victories with 14. The bay colt, ridden by 50-year old Gary Stevens and owned by Calumet Farm, took the lead early from Goldencents and won the $1 million Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown by 1 ¾ lengths holding off Itsmyluckyday and Mylute in 1:57.54. Oxbow also ended hopes for a Triple Crown winner for another year. Orb, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, never got started from his No. 1 post position and finished a disappointing fourth. "I get paid to spoil dreams," Lukas said after the race.  "You can’t mail it in, it’s a different surface, a different …

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Orioles to Host Father's Day Catch Session

The team announced special ticket packages for a June 16 game against the Red Sox.

Nothing like a game of catch with Dad. How about on Father's Day, and on the field at Camden Yards? The Baltimore Orioles announced Friday that the club is selling special ticket packages that will allow fans to do just that. The Father's Day Catch on the Field Package will be available for $150 for the Orioles' Sunday, June 16 game against Boston. The package includes two left field lower box tickets and the opportunity for two people to join in a pre-game catch session on the field. Additional tickets will cost $75 each, according to a team release. An upgraded package costs $198 and includes two lower box tickets in sections 6 to 14 (on the first base side) or 60 to 64 (on the third base side). The catch session will start at 11:45 a.m…

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Virtual Tour: Homes for Sale in Eldersburg and Carroll County This Week

In the market for a new house? Just curious? Check out these recently listed homes for sale in Carroll County.

These videos of Carroll County homes for sale were recently uploaded to YouTube. Each listing links to the YouTube video (also attached to this article). Each home is also shown on the map attached to this article: For sale this week: Eldersburg/Sykesville: 5910 Snowdens Run Road, Sykesville 4119 London Bridge Road, Sykesville 5876 Philben Circle, Eldersburg Westminster: 806 Windsor Drive 914 Burning Tree Court 1270 Fairway Drive 553 Leppo Road 166 Main Street   Check back next week for more virtual tours. 

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