Years ago, I read a Q&A in Oprah Magazine that stayed with me. Maria Shriver asked poet Mary Oliver about losing her life partner to cancer. Oliver said, “I had decided I would do one of two things when she…
Author: Pam Schipper
Attorney Samantha Manganaro AIOPIA’s Best for Personal Injury Law
Father-daughter duo Steven Campen and Samantha (Sami) Manganaro are Urbana attorneys with a new, “out of the box” approach to personal injury law. “We’re taking a very different approach to value cases,” Manganaro said. Instead of the multiples of medical…
Stone Barn Wins Appeal, Middle School Students Eligible for Bus
All middle school students who reside in Stone Barn Village are now eligible for bus transportation for the remainder of this academic year, thanks to an appeal filed by Beth McKay, community involvement, and a Nov. 13 decision by the…
Board Votes on LOU Redistricting
The Frederick County Board of Education voted on the Linganore-Oakdale-Urbana (LOU) redistricting recommendations Oct. 16, which established attendance areas for the new Sugarloaf and Blue Heron elementary schools and redistricted some students in the LOU feeder patterns to better balance…
Ground Broken for Urbana Elementary School Replacement
The 2020-21 Urbana Elementary School community has already gotten a jump on fulfilling its mission statement, “Learning today, leading tomorrow.” At the Oct. 11 groundbreaking, Maryland State Treasurer Nancy Kopp said, “I don’t know any other community where before…
PTA Sells Pieces of the Past to Raise Funds for the Future
The Urbana Elementary School (UES) PTA is selling 300 bricks from the old UES school that educated community children from 1960 through 2018. Purchasers can select one of three plaques to turn the brick into a keepsake, perfect for home…
Miss Urbana Competition Debuts Nov. 16
A local preliminary to Miss Maryland and Miss America, the first-ever Miss Urbana Scholarship Program competition will debut Nov. 16, 4 p.m. at Frederick Community College’s JBK Theater. Four young women are vying for the title of Miss Urbana 2020…
Out & About
Trail of Jack-O-Lanterns Oct. 25-26, 6-10 p.m., Green Meadows Petting Farm Visit the trail of lights, jack-o-lanterns of all shapes and sizes, fire pits, and animals in the barn. Available for purchase are Halloween wagon rides, sweet treats, s’mores, pumpkin…
Shop Talk
Sweet Babe’s to Add Apple Dumplings Mark your calendars for Nov. 16. That’s the day that Sweet Babe’s Creamery, 3534B Urbana Pike in Casabella Commons, will begin serving apple dumplings. Nov. 16 is also the start of cool weather hours…
Around Town
Food Bank Gears Up for Holidays The Greater Urbana Area Food Bank is gearing up for a busy fall and holiday season. Starting the season off is the annual Scouting for Food campaign. Local Scouts will be placing bags on…