UHS Band Holds Annual Mulch Sale The Urbana High School (UHS) Band, in partnership with Potomac Garden Center (PGC) in Urbana, will hold its annual mulch sale on April 9 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at UHS and the PGC. Band members will be selling 3 cubic feet bags of shredded hardwood and...
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“Rango” (PG) **** “Rango” starts as a satirical send-up of drama in general with a chameleon later known as “Rango” ruminating on dramatic arcs, pacing, character development and the whole jargon of “serious theater.” After a truck accident in which Rango’s terrarium is shattered and he is left stranded in the desert, informed by...
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Sherwood Forest is alive and well at The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring Friends School. You won’t encounter Robin and his merry men, but children ages 8 and up, teenagers, adults and many seniors can maneuver through the old trees as handily as Robin Hood’s band in the legends of medieval England. The “largest...
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“Mudbound” Written by Hillary Jordan When I looked at the title of Hillary Jordan’s “Mudbound” (2009) on my book club list, my heart sank. It sounded like the last book in the world I’d like to read during the excessively wet spring we’ve had, but I grudgingly picked it up. Yet in spite of...
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Hop on out of your house this April and take in all the holiday fun. There are a lot of activities geared to children of all ages and plenty of baseball action commencing for local sports fans. Spring Egg Hunt at Centerville On April 16 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m., the Centerville Recreation...
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Spring is in the air, so that should give residents plenty of incentive to get Out & About this month. Happenings in March include an art fair for teens, great deals on food, and a wine tasting for adults, so mark them on your calendars as “must-attend” events. Urbana Regional Library Hosts Book Sale...
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My sister Gladys was 25 when I was born, and I became an aunt instantly to the almost 2-year-old son of my sister. This often created some confusion for folks outside my family and sometimes within our family circle as well. Gladys had elected herself Second Mother (in the style of the Chinese) and...
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“The Glass Room” Written by Simon Mawer Simon Mawer’s latest novel “The Glass Room” (2009) will keep any book club talking for hours on end. In my group we didn’t even wait to get our coats off before we began an animated discussion. The story is set in Czechoslovakia during the 1920s and ‘30s...
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“Just Go With It” (PG-13) *** The title says it all. The plot is ridiculous, the characters outrageous, and it doesn’t make any sense if you analyze it — so just go with it. What you will get is great chemistry between Adam Sandler as Danny and Jennifer Aniston as Katherine (aka “Devlin”) and...
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Proponents of a new charter school in Frederick County made another pitch to the Frederick County School board, hoping this time to find a more receptive audience. On Jan. 12, organizers of the Frederick Classical Charter School presented their application to launch a new charter school in the county to a board that includes...
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