Sol Yoga: Good Cause Class Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15 & 22, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. • Urbana Regional Library This free yoga class is offered by Sol Yoga’s Good Cause Division. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat.…
Author: Town Courier Admin
Letter to the Editor
I want to thank Urbana and The Town Courier for their amazing support of our inaugural Educate Girls Superhero 5K with 1K Fun Run held on November 10, 2018! There are so many great things about our town. The way…
Obituary: Brad David Jacobs
Brad David Jacobs, age 51, of Urbana, Maryland, went to his Heavenly home after a difficult battle with pancreatitis on Dec. 8, 2018. Born in Bloomington, Minnesota, on June 23, 1967, he was a 1985 graduate of Bloomington Jefferson High…
Fall Cleanup
Shop Talk
Bussard Brothers Landscape Donates Mulch to UHS Athletics The annual Urbana High stadium and fields cleanup on Aug. 19 was again given a heavy lift from Bussard Brothers Landscape Supply. The Monrovia-based company donated double mulch to the annual project,…
Shop Talk
Modern Beauty Lounge to Open This August The current owner of Modern Nails & Organic Spa on 3568 Worthington Boulevard, located in the newest section of commercial townhomes, is expanding right next door and will be opening a full-service beauty…
Centerville Elementary School’s Star Pride Glows
By Sharon Allen Gilder Astronomical achievements from a school whose mascot is “Stars” should come as no surprise. Proof in the proverbial celestial pudding are the star successes at Centerville Elementary School (CES), which was named a Maryland Blue Ribbon…
Timothy Snyder, Teacher of the Year
By FCPS Staff Urbana Middle School art teacher Timothy Snyder was named the Frederick County Public Schools 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year on May 1. The school system’s most prestigious award recognizes outstanding representatives of the teaching profession. Once again,…
CTC InvenTeam Headed to MIT, Ethiopia
By Alice Ramos The Career and Technology Center (CTC) InvenTeam will be bringing its water purification system to the Melka Olba School in Ethiopia, hopefully this summer. The school is near a river, but staff and students have to walk…
Former Owner of Landon House Was Mayor of Mobtown
By Chris Haugh This article is excerpted from one in a series, “Stories in Stone,” written by Mount Olivet historian—and one might say detective—Chris Haugh. For more “Stories in Stone,” visit www.mountolivetcemeteryinc.com/stories-in-stone-blog/stories-in-stone or “Like” the Facebook page www.facebook.com/MountOlivetCemeteryInc. “Stories in…