In early October, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook the island nation of Haiti, leaving 14 people dead in its aftermath and injuring 152 people in the northern coastal town of Port-de-Paix. When Ijamsville residents Lydia and David Greenlees, co-founders of…
The Urbana High School boys’ soccer team made its sixth state final appearance in 10 years on Nov. 16 at Loyola University’s Ridley Athletic Complex but fell just short of winning its third state title. The Hawks fell 2-1 to…
With the Class 4A Maryland cross country championship finish line in plain sight—about 150 meters away—Urbana High School junior and reigning Frederick County champion Sara Jarman was running an “unbelievable race,” Hawks coach Charles Ecalono said, and closing in on…
The perennially deep seven-team Monocacy Valley division of the Maryland Student Hockey League is as unpredictable as eighth-year Urbana High School ice hockey head coach Toby Heusser can remember, he said, with each team capable of beating the next. And…
Green Book (PG-13) ***** There should be a run on old Don Shirley recordings. The snippets heard in this film will make music fans drool, they are so good. And the odd thing is that the trio is a bass,…
Urbana Advanced Aesthetics Skin Spa to Open Urbana Advanced Aesthetics Skin Spa will be opening the first week of December at CasaBella Commons, 3532 D Urbana Pike. Services offered will include skin facials and enhancements such as Botox and Juvederm,…
Sol Yoga: Good Cause Class Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21 & 28, 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. Donations accepted.…
Troop 81632 Donates Thanksgiving Meal Girl Scout Troop 81632 donated a huge Thanksgiving meal for a large food bank family. The girls, under the leadership of Corey Magill, each brought items in to be included in the dinner. Jo Ostby,…
It was about this time last year—indoor track season—that Urbana High School boys’ cross country and track coach Tim Snyder began planting the seeds for Jonathan Mason’s switch from boys’ soccer to cross country for the fall of his senior…
The great French post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne reportedly said, “Art is a harmony parallel with nature.” So it is for Urbana photographer and ceramist Ron Roos, who combines his fondness for the two disciplines with his love of local foliage…
